“S & D in Panama City Beach.” Kellen Stark junior exercise physiology major “I’m going to Miami and then I’m going on a cruise.” Chris Reid senior office administration and technology major “We will go to New York.” Mitsuki Yamashita & Asami Kadokura Foreign Exchange Students “I am going to Panama City Beach with my friends.” Marquasha Law junior business ...
Read More »Religion drives wedge between confused voters
Do you know what scares me about the current GOP primary? Let me broaden that question: Do you know what scares me about the state of politics today? It’s how religion has hijacked the conversations surrounding politics. On the marquee at the Presbyterian Student Center on the VSU campus, it states: “All that is needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
Read More »History could repeat
The primary election campaign has intensified a justified concern about inequality in America: People at the top are rising much faster than everyone else. Even low-income Americans consider relatively high levels of inequality acceptable if they have a decent opportunity to improve their condition. But because they may work fewer hours and at stagnant wages, their gains are very limited. ...
Read More »A new gun bill could mean disaster for students on campus
You may have heard about HB 981, a bill introduced a couple of weeks ago in the Georgia Assembly that relaxes restrictions on the possession of concealed hand guns on all school campuses, both public and private throughout the state. You’ll want to read it for yourself because it’s really important that you understand the facts. I’ll briefly highlight just ...
Read More »The halls run out residents
At the airport, we expect to be monitored. We expect to have to show multiple kinds of I.D. We even expect to have to walk through a metal detector to make sure we don’t have any weapons on our person. To get on an airplane, this behavior is standard. It should not, however, be standard procedure to get to a ...
Read More »Super Tuesday draws nearer as candidates get narrower
Your Georgian vote isn’t important to current GOP candidates Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum. At least that’s what they would have you believe.
Read More »Higher education poses a challenge for every student
The surprising element on the budget is his commitment to education. His administration strives towards the goal of a higher college graduate rate in the world by 2020.
Read More »Few hail to the future chief
While people are interested in the GOP presidential nomination race, a search close to home has VSU looking at a different type of candidate. VSU has been putting the VSU presidential candidates through their paces with interviews, meetings, and public speeches. The student attendance was minimal at the speeches. At Dr. Bill McKinney’s speech event, the room was filled, but ...
Read More »The Electoral College remains an outdated sign of the past
The time has come to ask whether citizens of the U.S need representation through which to vote for the leaders of our country. The Electoral College, which consists of the electors appointed by each state that then elect the President and Vice President of the U.S is unnecessary. Why should we have any form of middle man when it comes ...
Read More »People Poll: What actor or actress deserves to win an Academy Award?
“Angela Bassett. I think she is a phenomenal actress.” Adonis Mundy sophomore international business major “Rachel McAdams. She’s young, she’s uprising. She’s been in many movies lately. Her roles are very differentiating.” Christine Brower junior exercise physiology major “Robert Downey Jr. He can play any kind of eccentric role and he plays it well. He’s overcome a lot of obstacles ...
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