The Spectator: I know this is really weird, but I did not think you would be as tall as you were Waka Flocka: Yeah, a lot of people be thinking that. It’s crazy The Spectator: Have you been to Valdosta before? Waka Flocka: Yeah, definitely. The Spectator: When? Waka Flocka: Before I was famous. I went to Valdosta for spring ...
Read More »Kuhns is in for the long haul
In the two seasons that she has been coaching at VSU, Carley Kuhns has been a firecracker of success and shows no signs of burning out. Women’s Basketball Head Coach Carley Kuhns produced VSU’s first 20-plus win season since 2011 and the first NCAA South Regional Tournament appearance since 2010 in her first season with the team. This season she ...
Read More »Meet our new marketing manager: Azhia Smothers
The Spectator proudly introduces its new marketing manager, Azhia Smothers. Smothers is a junior English major at VSU who will strengthen The Spectator’s relationship with its readers. She will also help facilitate a viable, open forum for students’ voices to be heard using interactions with The Spectator as a platform. Smothers’ background includes a bachelor’s degree in communications from Jackson ...
Read More »Proposed law would make punishments for texting while driving harsher
A new texting-while-driving law is being pushed by a Republican state representative to more severely punish those who use their cellphones behind the wheel. The new law, if passed, would not only increase penalties for drivers who are caught, but would also cost drivers points on their driving record. In addition, the penalties would increase by a large margin, ranging ...
Read More »Striving for excellence, Chris Thompson aims to motivate VSU
Born in Tallahassee, Florida and raised in Suwanee, Georgia, Christopher Thompson splits up his jam-packed days between work, school organizations and classes. However, his real passion is helping people better themselves, and he somehow finds ways to incorporate that desire into everything he does. “There’s a drive in me that always pushes me to be a little bit better,” SGA ...
Read More »Crime Report 1/29 – 2/4: Theft wave continues to go unanswered
Jan. 29, 2018 At 2:54 p.m., UPD responded to a staff member who reported a missing computer monitor from an office in the University Center. Jan. 30, 2018 At 2 p.m., UPD responded to a student who reported a theft of a bicycle from Hopper courtyard. At 3:35 p.m., UPD responded to a student who reported a theft of an ...
Read More »Softball swinging ahead of double header
It’s early but the hits keep coming. Blazer Softball blazed through their first week of games with a record of 3-1. “I think it was a decent start,” Taylor Hartenbach said. “There are always room to improve, we need to be sharper on defense, we also didn’t hit like Valdosta is known to do. Compared to others it’s still good, ...
Read More »Baseball takes on Golden Rams
Blazer Baseball debuted opened their season on the right swing after winning the first series of the season against Embry-Riddle. The baseball team finished their weekend 2-1, but only hit a .219 batting average in the three games. “I think it was nice to win, and win the first series,” head coach Greg Guilliams said. “I think when it’s all ...
Read More »Preview: Blazers set to test streak against Hawks
This season the VSU Men’s Basketball team has seen a huge amount of success with just minimum failure. The Blazers currently hold the No.1 spot in the Gulf South Conference standings with a 19-2 record. This past week, the Blazers went on the road to face Alabama-Huntsville University and North Alabama University. In the first road game of last week, ...
Read More »Editorial: Private profiles don’t protect prejudice
People love to speak their minds, especially on their “private” social media profiles. But what if the content that is posted is troubling, or, like in some recent news, racist? Even though we are not a full month into 2018, incidents of prejudice and hate speech have flooded the media. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 19-year-old Harley Barber, a ...
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