The Faculty Senate meeting today will discuss the proposed policy to limit the number of classes from which a student may withdraw to five. According to the March 25 agenda, the Education Policy Committee believes this policy should address the problem of “course shopping.” Course shopping occurs when students overload themselves with hours, and in the beginning of the semester, ...

The 2010 national census was mailed out by the National Census Bureau on March 15, the results of which will determine the amount of House of Representatives seats each state gets in the 2012 elections. Although April 1 is National Census Day, the census form encourages citizens to return the form the day it is received. “Students make up a ...

Foreign exchange opportunities in Japan are available through the Office of International Programs. For students who wish to take advantage of the summer to do study abroad, a program in the Osaka region of Japan is ripe for the picking. The duration of the trip is roughly 35 days, or five weeks, from mid-June until late July. Courses offered during ...

Former NASA employee Dr. Cherilynn Morrow is coming to VSU on March 26 to speak for the Philosophy and Religious Studies Club. Morrow, currently a professor of physics and astronomy at Georgia State University, has been speaking to people about the importance of art and religion in science. This is not the club’s first event, either; unique speakers and entertainers, ...

It’s well known that breast cancer is the No. 2 cancer killer of women, with over 1.3 million cases worldwide in 2007 and 40,170 deaths last year in the U.S. However, the lesser known tragedy is the staggering number of breast cancer cases among men. There were 1,910 men diagnosed last year in the U.S., with 440 deaths. While breast ...

If the international community is running low on reasons to sustain their contempt for American culture, they are about to hit the jackpot—thank MTV and the guidos and guidettes of “Jersey Shore.” This week the New York Times informed us that MTV has begun airing the show in over 30 countries and promoting it with slogans like “muscles + gel ...

According to the U.S. Bureau for Labor Statistics, the United States unemployment rate reached 10.4 percent in February. Not the ideal economic condition for our future alumni. Just a college degree might not be enough to score you a good job these days. Doing well in the interview, however, couldn’t hurt your chances. The interview is more important than most ...

Sam Raffield sophomore English major “I had to sit through New Moon with Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson with their shirts off. ” Stephanie Cooper senior English major “My boyfriend got pulled over in Panama City and got eight tickets in one stop.” Ansley Fender junior English major “We were in PC and there was a drunk girl in the ...

After returning from spring break and re-focusing on schoolwork, many students are now anxious for the next few weeks to fly by so summer can arrive. For most, spring break was full of fun, relaxation and reminders that the school year is almost over. Has summeritis kicked in as VSU? Freshmen Ansley Taylor and Cindy Williams are on the fence ...

Imagine if you had to sit in silence for ten years, watching everyone around you making decisions about your life and you had no say. Wake up VSU, this is a reality. The United States census only happens every ten years and many people don’t take the advantage of letting their voices be heard. We have all seen the commercials, ...