By: Rut Labrada, Staff writer Dr. Zhiguang Xu, VSU computer science professor who redesigned the department’s senior capstone course to allow students to work with local organizations, died on March 31, at his home in Orlando, Florida.   Dr. Xu, who worked at VSU since 2002, was one of three professors spearheading the development of an artificial intelligence track for the computer science major that was set to start in the fall 2026 semester.  According to Computer Science ...

Hey Blazer nation!! We are almost about to wrap up the spring 2026 semester, but before we do, here are some tips on how you can “Blaze” through the rest of these last few weeks of school. First, make sure that you are prioritizing your time wisely when it comes to completing your assignments on time. Let’s try to complete ...

By: Rut Labrada, staff writer  Get ready to “Dance the Night Away,” Blazers. On Friday, April 17, VSU’s K-pop Club will be hosting their yearly busking event from 3-4 p.m., where the club members will perform a lineup of nine different K-pop dances at Converse Square.  The event, which was initially planned to occur from 2-3:30 p.m., was moved back one hour ...

By: Rut Labrada, staff writer   On April 10 and 11, the City of Valdosta hosted its 4th annual Bluesberry Festival to celebrate Georgia’s agricultural industry, local vendors, and of course, the blues music scene of the deep South. When I first heard about the festival, I was confused as to why it was blueberry themed, but a quick Google ...

By Winter Dube Campus Life Editor VALDOSTA — Valdosta State University’s music, theatre and dance programs will come together Saturday for the annual “Dancing With the Stars of Valdosta,” a scholarship fundraising event supporting student artists. The event will take place April 18 at the Rainwater Conference Center, beginning at 6 p.m. “Dancing With the Stars of Valdosta” is a ...

By Adam Peachey, Staff Writer If a person’s screentime is four hours a day, that winds up being equivalent to eleven years of their life on the phone, assuming they live for 80 years. While the importance of phones in our modern society definitely isn’t to be written off, it gets to a point where one must question the status ...

By: Austin, Stellars, Staff writer VALDOSTA, Ga – When you hear the name Muhammad Ali, the phrase “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” might come to mind, or you might remember his legendary fights with “mean” Joe Frazier and his bouts with George Foreman. What if I told you that his most important fight wasn’t against either of those guys?  ...

By Madeline Higdon, Staff writer April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and during April, for the past ten years, The Haven, an organization dedicated to the sheltering and protection of sexual assault victims, has set up a display between West Hall and Nevins Hall on VSU campus to fight against the question of: “What were you wearing?”   One thing that ...

By: Gray Walker   Staff Writer The Lowndes Associated Ministries to People and Inc. (LAMP), is a primary homeless shelter in Valdosta that also serves in seven other counties, and for the past four years every spring semester VSU hosts a fundraiser for them in the Student Union. This year’s took place on March 26th.   The fundraiser was started by Professor Thomas Hochschild, a professor of sociology here ...

All of us at The Spectator would like to with our staff a very happy Faculty Week! We appreciate all that you do to ensure that all of us Blazers get a great education. Keep doing what you do best.