By Dionte Daniel, Assistant Sports Editor  Blazer athletes continue to make waves within the Gulf South Conference, as players from multiple Valdosta State athletic programs picked up GSC weekly honors last week. Volleyball junior Paola Aviles was named GSC Offensive Player of the Week, and football freshman Jabari McMillan was named GSC Freshman of the Week.  Aviles picked up her award ...

By Dionte Daniel, Assistant Sports Editor  For years, the NFL has been trying to spread its game around the world. With the league starting to play more games overseas, we are slowly getting there. However, this brings us to an issue the NFL needs to address with its expansion. What is global growth going to do to its players?  The ...

By Tahmira Fryson, Sports Reporter    Following an impressive performance, the Blazers secured a 41-31 victory over Shorter University in their previous matchup.  The Blazers will hit the road Saturday, Oct. 31, to face the University of West Alabama. VSU aims to extend its winning streak and carry its momentum into another competitive matchup.  VSU is now 5-1 on the ...

By: Rut Labrada, Arts & Entertainment Editor The Lowndes County Board of Commissioners announced at a regular meeting on Oct. 27 that an ordinance draft will be released Nov. 2 following the ending of the 60-day moratorium on applications to build artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. Many Lowndes residents still feel skeptical, however, and the issue has continued to incite ...

By: Rut Labrada, Arts & Entertainment Editor    The mayor of Valdosta shared plans to allocate $24 million to increase foot traffic downtown among other topics at a press conference with journalism students on Oct. 8.  According to Mayor Scott James Matheson, he has big projects in store for the city of Valdosta in the coming years.  The improvements to ...

By Dionte Daniel, Assistant Sports Editor Many people have talked about what Angel Reese cannot do in her career so far in the WNBA. Well, she won Defensive Player of the Year and can win the Atlanta Dream their first WNBA championship in four games. Pretty good right? Considering all the people that said she was not good enough. Angel ...

 By: Faith Forster, Managing Editor and Graphics Editor  I lived in a household growing up where I always heard my father talking about retirement. So, how did this inspire me? Well, since I was a kid, after I finished my schooling, I planned to retire.   Unfortunately, those childhood dreams won’t come to fruition. But investing in your future properly could ...

By: Faith Forster Managing and Graphics Editor Have you ever wondered why our nation’s two largest representatives have the most ridiculous animals as their mascot? To begin, we have to go back to 1828, the year of Andrew Jacksons second run for presidency.   During this run most of his opponents called him a “jackass.”. Typical of Jackson’s wild nature,, he ...

By: Demaya Sawyer, Staff Writer Valdosta State University’s campus bookstore is getting a new look and a new name after the university’s contract with Barnes & Noble ended. The store will reopen as VSU’s “Spirit Shop,” focusing on merchandise and a self-checkout market instead of selling textbooks in person. Alandria Steele, the current Barnes & Noble store manager, said she ...

Taylor LeMay, Staff Writer As the 2026 midterm gets closer, international conflicts, voter turnout, and emerging political issues could influence the outcome, according to Valdosta State University political science professors Dr. Bernard Tamas and Dr. Michael Baun. Both professors discussed the potential impacts and effects on American politics, including how voter attitudes toward the Trump administration and international developments could ...

Editorial.   It seems that no matter where a student looks on the VSU campus anymore, Artificial Intelligence (AI)  looks back at them.   Since the start of the 2026 academic year, there has been a drastic rise in AI-generated advertisements for campus events.   It began first with Housing, showing off an AI-generated infographic on their table at The Happening, then other ...