Hey Spec Tech readers.  Welcome to a new week with shocking news from Apple and Android about launching some new devices. This week Apple gave another press conference where they announced the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display for $1699.  It has a 2.5GHz dual-core i5 processor with 8GB RAM and 128GB flash storage.  It also has a FaceTime HD ...

Hello World—Anthony here yet again to wrap up all the things in pop culture that had us buzzing this week. I promised myself that I wouldn’t talk about Lindsay Lohan anymore, but old habits die hard. Everyone’s favorite hard partying actress has made news yet again– except this time she decided to make it a family affair. Several blogs and ...

Two o’clock hits and you’re ready for a nap–problem is you still have two more classes to attend followed by a five hour shift at your job. How are you going to make it through the day? The answer is food. What you eat can boost your energy levels and even help you avoid that blah 2:00 feeling all together. ...

Hello world—Anthony here bringing you all the stories from Hollywood and beyond that had us talking this week.  After taking some time off to become a mother to daughter Blue Ivy– or as us commoners know her ‘The Golden Child’–, Beyoncé is set to make a major comeback.  It was announced via the singer’s website that she would be performing ...

Weight training, or resistance training, is sometimes over looked and out shadowed by its counterpart– cardiovascular training. It is important to have a healthy balance of the two when exercising. Weight training has many short term as well as long term health benefits that can support your healthy lifestyle. This article will outline some of the benefits of resistance training ...

Hello and welcome back to Additive Noise, the official Spectator source for music and music reviews. We’ve been a Spectator sponsored blog for quite a while, but this is our first appearance on the Spectator website. It’s an exciting week here- In celebration of homecoming, we’ve selected our favorite dance song to review this week. Have you ever heard one of those songs ...

Greetings Blazer Nation,   I’m Devin Crudup, the newest addition to the Spectator family. I’ll be bringing you a weekly dose of healthy eating and exercise tips via the new Be Healthy column. The topics discussed in this column will range from weight lifting, to recipes, all geared towards students. I’m currently a senior here at VSU majoring in exercise ...

“I think they should put more lights in Oak Street. There are only a few there and they are all burned out.” Ashley White senior criminal justice major “It’s not that much light by the strip behind the education building.” Destiny Aighobahi junior biology major “I haven’t felt unsafe yet.” Joe Pyles junior nursing major “I feel like the area ...

This week Apple announced the next iPhone, Amazon has found a new Fire, and I look into the beta of the new Xbox Dashboard. Big news! The new iPhone was announced by Apple yesterday.  The iPhone 5 has all the features I’ve talked about for the last few weeks, except NFC.  The new phone has a 4-inch screen with a ...

Hello World–Anthony here to wrap up everything that had us all talking this week in pop culture. MTV took their annual break from showing mind-numbing reality TV and attempted to remind everyone that it is still a music network. The Video Music Awards kicked off last Thursday with comedian host Kevin Hart. The pint sized funny man brought big laughs ...