By Lloydrica Hudson, Sports Editor VSU volleyball lost its Gulf South Conference opener Friday, Sept. 18, then responded with wins over Trevecca Nazarene and Auburn Montgomery to improve to 2-1 in conference play. The Blazers took the first set against Lee 25-20 on Friday at The Complex, but the Flames won the next three to take the match. Eva LaRochelle ...

By: Lloydrica Hudson, Sports Editor  VSU rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit, but its final drive ended on a sack in a 44-41 loss to UNC Pembroke on Saturday, Sept. 19. It was the Blazers’ first loss of the season. Running back Shawn Paschall rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns, including a 45-yard run that pulled VSU within three ...

Ailyn Quiroz  Staff Writer    VSU Student Conduct & Title IX and the Hazing Prevention Committee hosted events from Aug. 31 through Sep. 4, but there are still more campus awareness events to come.   On Aug. 31 through Sep. 4, the Hazing Prevention Committee alongside VSU Student Code of Conduct hosted events that inform students about hazing.  The Hazing ...

By Lloydrica Hudson, Sports Editor VSU volleyball returns home this weekend for two matches at The Complex, beginning GSC play Friday before turning its attention to Trevecca Nazarene on Saturday. The Blazers will open the weekend against Lee at 6 p.m. Friday before facing Trevecca Nazarene at 2 p.m. Saturday. While Friday marks the beginning of conference play, Saturday gives ...

Jimmy Horn Jr. is getting another opportunity in the NFL, and his next stop comes with a familiar face waiting in Cleveland. The Cleveland Browns are expected to add Horn to their practice squad after the Carolina Panthers waived the second-year wide receiver this week. The move reunites Horn with quarterback Shedeur Sanders, his former teammate at Colorado. Horn began ...

By Lloydrica Hudson, Sports Editor No.9 VSU will hit the road Saturday, Sept. 19, to face UNC Pembroke as the Blazers look to continue their undefeated start to the season. VSU enters the matchup 3-0 after defeating Fayetteville State last week. The Blazers are ranked No. 9 in the D2 Football poll, No. 13 in the AFCA poll and No. ...

By Dionte Daniel, Assistant Sports Editor   VSU’s perfect 3-0 start is impressive, yes. But it’s more than just an early-season statement.  Those three victories are the building blocks for an at-large playoff resume the Blazers will have to craft without the postseason safety net that came with Gulf South Conference titles in years past.  The GSC lost its automatic ...

By Rut Labrada, Arts & Entertainment Editor VSU is seeing an increase in the number of students choosing to enroll at the school this fall semester.  In an email earlier this semester, Vice President of Enrollment and Student Affairs Vincent Miller wrote that preliminary numbers showed a total increase of 7.8%.  “VSU begins this semester with 11,254 students, an increase ...

Hispanic Heritage Month  Megan Callahan  Campus Life and News Editor  Today marks the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month. From Sept. 15 to October 15 we celebrate Hispanic and Latino history as well as their culture.  Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the culture, vibrant art, cultural food, and their work throughout the years. To celebrate Hispanic History Month, The Department of ...

  By: Armone’ Gates, Editor & Chief Since starting the first term of presidency at VSU on Aug. 1, President Don Green’s main priority on campus right now has been increasing student retention, creating the message for students to “start here, and finish here.”  Dr. Green joined Valdosta State University in May when he was announced as the university’s new ...