Written by Jessica Ingram   The VSU FamilyWorks therapy clinic is now holding a Sexual Assault Survivors Support Group at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday nights.   The therapy clinic is operated by the Marriage and Family Therapy Program and is open every day of the week.   The group started on March 6, and is open to men and women ...

Written by Joe Adgie   While the University System of Georgia may have spoken against legislation that would permit firearms on college campuses, they may be unable to stop it.   That was discussed during Monday night’s SGA meeting, where Dr. Michael Noll, physics and astronomy professor, and Kathryn Grant, a recent VSU graduate, explained why this legislation would be ...

Written by Joe Adgie   With an upcoming Friday deadline, interest in the SGA elections may be at an all-time low – so low, that no hopeful senator has yet to turn in their election packet. This issue was mentioned during Monday night’s SGA meeting, where executives lamented the low turnout. In an email sent on Tuesday night, SGA secretary ...

Written by Will Lewis   The U.S. is the world’s leading exporter of sperm.   According to an ABC News report, as of 2005 American sperm banks controlled over 65 percent of the global market.   This places Americans in a prime location for the import of another commodity: greenbacks, bones, dollars—money.   The business is estimated at $100 million ...

Written by Quasha Ross   American Cultural Anthropologist Margaret Mead said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Social activism consists of an intentional action to bring about social, political, economic or environmental change and is becoming the foundation of our generation today. According ...

Written by Stephen Cavallaro   While bureaucratic protests flare over the supposed environmentally hazardous Keystone XL Pipeline Project, preventing the harvest of an abundant supply of crude oil in northern North America by U.S. companies, a different source of domestic energy prevails. Shale gas, a copious natural gas in the United States, is being drilled for by British-owned utilities company ...

Written by Ivey Ingalls-Rubin   The concept of original sin didn’t come about due to some fruit in some garden; it became so when our ancestors used the very first non-renewable resource in an unsustainable way. There’s nothing but concern and worry that encompasses this seemingly endless binge of non-sustainable resource consumption. Contrary to widespread belief, the real issue generated ...

Written by Amber Smith & Jennifer Gleason   Locally owned and operated Korea Garden offers a fresh, authentic taste. Amber: Ethnic cuisine aficionados will love the menu at Korea Garden, a locally owned and operated restaurant on St. Augustine Road offering traditional Korean dishes as well as Korean barbeque. The building’s exterior hasn’t really changed since it belonged to a ...

Written by Anthony Pope   Hello world—Anthony here bringing you everything ratchet, thirsty, and anything else that had us scratching our heads in the world of entertainment this week.   It’s beginning to look like 2013 will be remembered as the year that the art of twerking has gone mainstream.   In a video posted last week for her 11.5 ...

Written by Brian Hickey   If you came to college to find the meaning of life, you might get your answer in today’s performance of “Pippin” at 7:30 p.m. in Sawyer Theatre in the Fine Arts Building. Led by Director Eric B. Nielsen, VSU’s theatre and dance department will perform the Broadway musical for students and citizens who enjoy storytelling ...