Written By: Cole Edwards Students fed up with high textbook prices now have an option to pay it forward to benefit themselves and students who follow.               In recent years, the national average cost of college textbooks has reached an all-time high, hovering around $1,100 per two semesters with the figures only continuing to rise with inflation, according to ...

Written By: Kristin Whitman The Lady Blazers soccer team fell short in its fourth Gulf South Conference game to Lee University with a 0-1 loss. However, the Blazers outshot the Flames 12-9 on Sunday, Sept. 28. This was the first loss for VSU in GSC play, making their overall record 3-4 and 3-1 in GSC. The Flames back up goalkeeper, ...

Written By:Lia Armistead VSU junior Maya Newsome has successfully made one of her dreams come true: in June, she self-published her first book of poems, “Things I Wrote by the Window.” All written within the past two years, the 25 poems found in “Things I Wrote by the Window” encompass love, self, faith, the world and life observations. Newsome started ...

Written By: Hailey Nelson During midterm, we can’t help but feel pressured and stressed out with all the tests and lists of things we have to do. Developing the habit of doing certain relaxation poses before bed can help with better sleep and establish a clear mindset. Yoga allows us to bring attention to our bodies and come into a ...

With sore shoulders, rape victim Emma Sulkowicz carries her mattress across campus in protest while her alleged rapist walks the same campus path. In Sulkowicz’s opinion, Columbia University did nothing to punish her alleged rapist. She plans to carry the mattress around campus until she no longer goes to school with her alleged rapist. One student at the University of ...

Written By: Isaiah Smart The ability to enjoy tobacco products at free will is going up in smoke on Oct. 1.   After a decision from the USG Board of Regents was passed this spring to make all campuses in the system tobacco-free, the time has finally come to go into effect. The policy is a by-product of the Georgia ...

Written By: Tatyana Phelps Last October, Dr. William McKinney revealed that VSU’s faculty senate made the decision to move the ATM from the University Center to the Student Union due to its secluded and unsafe location. It is now almost an entire year later, and the ATM has yet to be moved. The new chief of staff, Dr. Kimberly Luse, ...

Written By: Adrienne Fry After nearly four months of construction, Valdosta’s new Mellow Mushroom will be officially open for business on Monday, exciting members of the Valdosta community.   This Mellow Mushroom franchise has been planned for over a year, according to general manager Wes Kennedy, and the theme of this Mellow Mushroom? Comic Books.   “Most Mellow Mushrooms are ...

Written By: Tatyana Phelps Ratemyprofessors.com is one of the most useful resources when it comes to students choosing their classes. For those unfamiliar with the website, it allows students to type in almost any teacher’s name to see how other students rated that professor. Each teacher’s overall rating (known as overall quality on the website) consists of helpfulness, clarity and ...

Writen By: Kristin Whitman   Gulf South Conference announces Olivia Mills, VSU’s women’s soccer goalkeeper, defensive player of the week on Tuesday, for the fourth time in her career.   Mills led the team to two GSC victories this past weekend with a 2-1 finish against Christian Brothers followed by a 2-0 shutout against Delta State.   Mills faced nine ...