Written by Neil Frawley   Country-alternate rock band, Sam Sniper, rocked Ashley Street Station as they were nominated for Athens’ 2012 Artist of the Year award. On Sunday,  the band headlined a show at Street Station, Valdosta’s up and coming music bar located on North Ashley Street. The performance was opened by VSU student, guitar player and songwriter Cody Gibson. ...

Written by Anthony Drake   David Bowie has released yet another album– “The Next Day.” The cover art for this 24th studio album might look familiar to some as Bowie made some edits to the album art from “Heroes” that came out in 1977. This album has a total of 14 tracks, and is about 54 minutes in length. “The ...

Written by Allison Ericson   After four years, Hilary Lee, a senior music and chemistry major, will showcase her dedication and hard work in a vocal recital today at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Building.   The recital will have pieces from famous performers like Mozart, Brizett and Britten.   “Although I’ve been running my recital repertoire in order ...

Written by Amber Smith   Unemployment is down to 7.7 percent, according to the employment situation summary released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. “The unemployment rate edged down to 7.7 percent in February but has shown little movement, on net, since Sept. 2012,” the summary read. President Obama commented on these new employment numbers and the ...

Written by Ray Pack A seven match road trip is on the horizon for the Valdosta State men’s tennis team. The tennis team will be traveling from Georgia to Alabama to Florida for this testing road trip.  This trip will consist of a match up against the No.1 Armstrong Atlantic State. “We’re probably not gonna be to confident going into ...

Courtesy of VSU Athletics   AMERICUS, Ga. – Stephen Eldridge hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning to propel Georgia Southwestern to an 8-6 victory over Valdosta State in non-conference baseball action at Hurricane Stadium Wednesday evening. John Duran led off the fifth inning with a double and, two batters later, moved to third when Michael ...

Written by James Washington At the end of a season, the concept of a team sport is completely thrown out the window by players in favor of “my” money.  Many athletes are willing to drop everything in one city and move elsewhere in search of immediate success. I do not see anything wrong with this, but it is incredibly easy ...

Written by Shane Thomas Valdosta State men’s basketball will test its mettle in the Gulf South Conference tournament which tips off tonight in Birmingham, Ala.  The No. 4 seeded Blazers will look to prolong their season on Friday against No. 5 seed Delta State. Head Coach Mike Helfer and his team did not close out their regular season as well ...

Written by Joe Adgie   VSU’s Speech and Debate Team has scored a national championship, the fourth for the university in less than two years. The team defeated the debate team of the University of Miami, something that members of the team view as a major accomplishment. “It allows us to realize that we’ve come a great way,” Keven Rudrow, ...

Written by Neil Frawley Jostens combined their graduation sale, titled “Grad Finale,” with 2012 football championship merchandise Tuesday and Wednesday. However, while purchase is no longer available outside of the bookstore, dedicated Blazer sports fans can still shop online at Jostens website to find all the products that were available at the setup. The products that Jostens offers include both ...