Campus Life Editor: Winter Dube VALDOSTA, Ga. — The Blazer’s flame burns brighter as their win streak against the Buccaneers extends to eight after a nail-biting back and forth play resulting in 28-26 in their second set at the VSU Complex on Thurs. Oct. 23, forwarding them to 9-12 overall and 8-4 in conference play.    The Blazers opened the ...

By: Arts & Entertainment Editor, Ashley Jones  VSU hosted their annual Homecoming Pep Rally in the Plex on Oct. 21. This year’s pep rally featured a special performance from the Hip-Hop duo The Ying Yang Twins, with additional performances from VSU’s Marching Band, VSU Cheer, VSU’s Red Hots, and MC Trizzy alongside DJ Smeezo.  Before the start of the pep ...

By: Lloy Hudson Sports Editor After three straight losses and a much-needed bye week, VSU rediscovered its rhythm Saturday afternoon, defeating North Greenville 35-24 at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in front of a live homecoming crowd. Head coach Graham Craig said the win was exactly the response he wanted to see from his team. “It felt great,” Craig said. “I was really ...

By: Marese Hudson Spectator Staff Writer  VSU looks to make homecoming special by getting the football team’s first win at home against the North Greenville Trailblazers Oct. 25 after a sluggish start.   Coming off the bye week after losing to Division I team The Citadel (38-14), VSU looks to break their 3-game losing streak against North Greenville.    The Trailblazers look to ...

By Anthony Duckworth, Spectator Staff  The casino night that was held Monday night in the ballrooms of VSU’s Student Union was filled to the brim with students ready to feel the thrill that a casino has to offer.   The casino hosted several classic games from the small roulette tables that take luck into the role of a single marble to ...

    VSU Spectator Staff  A few years ago, VSU did not have a dedicated Fall Break; instead, Thanksgiving Break offered students a full week to go home, which, if you included the weekend, was a total of 9 days. Making that 10 for students who did not have Friday classes.   Now that students get Fall Break, for two days, ...

Written by: Ashley Jones, Arts & Entertainment Editor Keeping in line with this year’s homecoming theme of “Throwback to the ’90s,” the Student Life team has scored the Atlanta native duo The Ying Yang Twins to perform during the homecoming pep rally on Tuesday, Oct. 21.    For some of the student body, simply hearing the name Ying Yang Twins ...

By Aiyana Hunter, Staff Writer  Ready your balls, everyone—VSU’s new Pokémon Club is gearing up and getting ready to catch ‘em all.   You may have heard of this club through either email, word of mouth, or the many fliers advertising their interest meeting in September, but now they’re fully up and operational.  With a heavy interest in the franchise and ...

By: Staff Writer Bee Wilson  Conan Gray released his fourth studio album, Wishbone, on Aug. 15. The album features dreamy sounds, powerful vocals, and crushing feelings of heartbreak and yearning.   The aesthetic of the album surrounds imagery of things that people make wishes on such as wishbones, the time 11:11, and four-leaf clovers. This is all neatly wrapped in ...

By Ibec Francis, Photo Editor   In the corner of his college dorm room, surrounded by notebooks, sketches, and half-finished ideas, Kolby James began building something that would grow far beyond fabric. What started as a butterfly tee and a Lil Durk-inspired graphic soon became the foundation for a brand with a mission: OMNI-K.   “The name comes from the word omniscient,” ...