Written by Alex Tostado   With the recent flooding in Valdosta, Mayor John Gayle observed National Severe Weather Preparedness Week and spoke about sales tax reconstruction along with the possibility of a new water treatment plant in Valdosta in a press conference last week.   Gayle has lived in Valdosta for 62 years, and he cannot think of a time ...

Written by Jamal Tull   Starting today, VSU will be interviewing three candidates for the position of dean of the College of the Arts. The itinerary for each candidate has been made and includes lunch and a meeting with President William McKinney. It also includes a question and answer session at 3 p.m. on the third floor of the Student ...

Written by Anthony Pope   On Tuesday, VSU President William McKinney announced his opposition to Georgia House Bill 29, called Georgia Campus Carry Act, a bill that would permit firearms on colleges and universities. In the email, which was sent to all VSU faculty, staff and students, McKinney, along with the Board of Regents, pledged his support for the existing ...

Written by Dowling Payne   Not only is red one of the colors that represent our Blazers, it also stands for AIDS and heart disease awareness. On Monday, VSU HEROS and the VSU chapter of the National Council for Negro Women came together to host a red-themed event to promote HIV/AIDS and heart disease awareness. The event was a forum ...

Written by Jessica Ingram   VSU has been given the honor of hosting the 90th annual meeting of the Georgia Academy of Science from March 29 to March 30.   Donald Thieme, assistant professor in the department of physics, astronomy and geosciences, said that the last time the Academy met in Valdosta was in 2000.   “The Academy is dedicated ...

Written by Will Lewis   VSU Landscaping and Grounds plans to replace the two trees that formerly stood in front of West Hall.   The two trees were mortally damaged earlier last month after framing the university building for over 20 years.   “They were split right down the middle,” Brett Ganas, assistant director of landscape and grounds, said.   ...

Written by Eric Jackson   A business partnership between the VSU athletic department and Jostens Inc. has left many members of the recently crowned national champion football team feeling bitter. VSU Athletics and Jostens Inc. are offering the public the opportunity to purchase several different memorabilia jewelry items, including an authentic Division II national championship ring. The ring available to ...

Written by Joe Adgie   A new pope has been named, and representatives from the Newman Center are cautiously optimistic about what this pope will do for the Catholic Church. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, was elected pope on Wednesday, and took on the title Pope Francis. Francis is the first Pope not from Europe, hailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...

Written by Amber Smith   Unemployment is down to 7.7 percent, according to the employment situation summary released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. “The unemployment rate edged down to 7.7 percent in February but has shown little movement, on net, since Sept. 2012,” the summary read. President Obama commented on these new employment numbers and the ...

Written by Joe Adgie   VSU’s Speech and Debate Team has scored a national championship, the fourth for the university in less than two years. The team defeated the debate team of the University of Miami, something that members of the team view as a major accomplishment. “It allows us to realize that we’ve come a great way,” Keven Rudrow, ...