For several years now, finances in colleges have gotten higher, causing many potential students to simply just forget about going to college due to financial struggles.   This makes people assume the idea that college is an amazing place to live, and to find what you’re truly passionate about doing with your life apparently only works if you have deep pockets.  Starting next year, VSU will start to make restrictions that will reduce the amount that some students will get. This ...

By: Ailyn Quiroz, staff writer  Students who are interested in publishing research should make sure to attend the annual VSU Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 7-9 in the Student Union.   Although the due date for abstracts was Feb. 13, it does not hurt to get a head start on coming up with a research topic for the next VSU Undergraduate Research Symposium.   “A couple of things we’re really trying to focus on this year is making research ...

Written by: James Brown Editor-in-Chief   Raising Cane’s hosted a grand opening event at their new location on Tuesday Feb. 10 to celebrate its long awaited arrival with the citizens of Valdosta.   The fast food chicken chain recently opened its first Valdosta location on North Saint Augustine Rd. Since its opening, the restaurant has been packed with business. Following ...

By: Rut Labrada, Staff writer  Promenade Shopping Plaza has always been a center for restaurants and stores within the city of Valdosta, featuring places such as Books a Million and Mori, but a new restaurant opened in the plaza three months ago, calling for all foodies to stop by and have lunch: Saigon Corner.  Saigon Corner is located right next door to Books a Million, and ...

Heads up Blazers! Another wave of the flu has hit the campus hard. Since VSU is going through another sickly spell, here are our top tips for staying healthy this flu season: Be sure to disinfect your living space to get rid of pesky germs. Stay cautious around your friends, classmates and professors to avoid catching anything unsavory. If you ...

By Maddie Higdon Photojournalist Waffle House has some new competition in town! The Baptist Campus Ministry, more commonly known on campus as the BCM, sets up a free waffle bar outside of Bailey Science Center between 8:00A.M. to 10:00 A.M. every Monday.   The organization began Maple Mondays in the fall of 2024, wanting to help bring the love of ...

By: Rut Labrada, staff writer  Be ready to lend an ear, everyone! Poet and professor Tim Seibles will be visiting Valdosta State University on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. as part of the Georgia Poetry Circuit.  He will be reading selected poems from his works to a wide audience at the Student Union Theater that evening, with entry being ...

We all know that maintenance is important for keeping the campus nice, right?   No one wants to drive on old broken roads; no one wants to trudge down nasty sidewalks, and certainly no one wants to see dead plants and animals all over the place.   But what happens when the maintenance that’s supposed to be beneficial to students puts a wrench in their plans?  Recently there has been ...

Written by: Ashley Jones, Art & Entertainment Editor  On Tuesday, Feb. 10, Valdosta will witness the opening of its first Raising Cane’s.   Opening with an early morning celebration, the new Valdosta restaurant will start by celebrating the first customer in line with a gift basket and a greeting from the Valdosta Raising Cane’s employees.  The new Valdosta restaurant will continue the celebration with a “Lucky 20” drawing to award 20 customers with free ...

By: Rut Labrada, Staff Writer  VSU’s undergraduate research journal, Omnino, is soliciting student research papers after receiving low submission numbers due to website renovation during the Fall 2025 semester.  Every year, the research journal, advised by English Professor Dr. Anne Greenfield releases a volume of student-written and peer-reviewed papers from various departments across VSU, but after the website renovation, the Omnino staff and faculty were forced ...