By: Armone’ Gates, Editor & Chief Since starting the first term of presidency at VSU on Aug. 1, President Don Green’s main priority on campus right now has been increasing student retention, creating the message for students to “start here, and finish here.”  Dr. Green joined Valdosta State University in May when he was announced as the university’s new ...

By: Lloydrica Hudson, Sports Editor VSU volleyball will look to bounce back as it continues the Blazer Volleyball Fall Tournament at The Complex this weekend. The Blazers enter Friday with a 3-5 record after falling to Embry-Riddle 3-1 Thursday. VSU will play Lander at 1:30 p.m. Friday before playing two matches Saturday. The Blazers will take on Paine College at ...

By: Lloydrica Hudson, Sports Editor VSU football will hit the road for the first time this season when they take on Fayetteville State on Saturday at 11 a.m. in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Blazers enter the matchup 2-0 after wins over Emory & Henry and Warner. VSU’s offense has shown improvement through its first two games, particularly on the ground.  ...

By: Dionte Daniel, Assistant Sports Editor  Southeastern Conference fans don’t mind controversy. Recruiting scandals, SEC-wide coaching beefs and conference realignment are all par for the course.  Kicking LSU out of the conference, however, would be different.  The ongoing war between LSU and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has opened a can of worms about how much power a conference has to ...

By Aileene-Bjork Novascotia, Staff writer In 2024, Swedish developer team Wrong Organ made us gasp, flinch, and cry at their masterpiece of a video game, “Mouth-washing.” Their depressing, uncomfortable tale about what kind of monsters we can be in our worst moments is now a staple in horror game history. Well, Wrong Organ is coming back with another title, and ...

By Madeline Higdon, Photo Editor The population of America all falls into two categories: Everyone either has a kid or knows a kid; I myself fall into the second category.   As we all fall into these two categories, surely you have heard of the trend of squishy toys – moreover, the NeeDoh craze.  When my middle cousin heard that I ...

By Rut Labrada, Arts & Entertainment Editor  Welcome to the first installment of Spectating Seoul! This past summer, I was lucky enough to spend a month exploring the streets of Seoul through a study abroad program at Dongguk University, located in the Jung district, right in the center of South Korea.  As a writer, my time in Korea left me ...

  By: Megan Callahan, Campus Life & News Sept. 11, 2001, was a defining moment in our country’s history. The iconic Twin Towers, Manhattan’s World Trade Center, were taken to the ground and almost 3,000 people died during this attack.  This year marks this date 25 years since this tragic event occurred. Many people who were born after it happened ...

By Aileene-Bjork Novascotia, Staff writer While I’m a big fan of “Valve’s Left 4 Dead series”, it’s surprising to know that it’s actually not the first zombie game on Valve’s famous Source engine.    That honor goes to “2007’s Zombie Panic! Source”, which aims to scratch a different itch all together for zombie fans. It’s for people who not only ...

By: Rut Labrada, Arts & Entertainment Editor The Lowndes County Board of Commissioners passed a two-month moratorium on applications for Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centers on Aug. 25.  Unanimously voted by the commissioners, this moratorium will ban businesses from submitting applications to receive permits to build data centers for 60 days, as commissioners and county agencies research, review, and develop ...