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Students to show off in showcase

Written by Isaiah Smart   Standout students of the Arts department will grace the stage to showcase their talents in VSU’s Emerging Arts Showcase this weekend.   Today begins a weekend full of performances by students skilled in dance and general theatre that will be hosted in the Fine Arts Building.   The Emerging Artists Showcase begins with The Musical ...

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Curriculum cripples students

This editorial was written by Jennifer Gleason & Rebecka McAleer   Back in March, CNN reported on 35 Georgia public school educators and administrators who were indicted on a cheating scandal. It’s a peculiar report, given that educators and school administrators are often the first to preach about honesty and policies against plagiarism and other forms of cheating. Middle school ...

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Johnson supporters seek answers

Protesters and family members gathered at the Lowndes County Courthouse on Tuesday and Wednesday to bring awareness to the case involving the death of 17-year- old Kendrick Johnson.

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Everyone deserves the right to marriage

Some people claim that this marriage will undermine the institution of marriage – that the sanctity of marriage will be damaged by these two adults who have loved and been faithful to each other for years. Give us a break.

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3D printing comes to VSU

Written by Olivia McLean   Although it sounds like a future invention, 3D printing has made its way onto the VSU campus.   This past year, VSU purchased two machines named the Replicator—a desktop 3D printer introduced in January 2012 and manufactured by MakerBot Industries.   “Basically, it uses plastic to build things in layers,” Michael Holt, assistant professor and ...

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