Written by Julia Rodriquez, Staff Writer For a long time the thought of life inhabiting another planet seemed like complete science fiction. But NASA is hoping to turn this concept into reality. NASA announced on Sept. 28 that there is water flowing on Mars.  In the ongoing search for life outside of Earth, NASA has focused on Mars, because it ...

Written by Carlius Williams, Staff Writer Wouldn’t it be cool to have a highlighter that sends what you highlight directly to the computer? Well Scanmarker has made this product available. Scanmarker makes it so students, lawyers, researchers, and anyone else can highlight text and have that material sent to their computer. This highlighter recognizes various different types of texts from ...

Written by Jyrell Wynn, Staff Writer As flu season approaches, Valdosta State is gearing up for the upcoming season. Some VSU students are already getting their shots for the flu such as Cole Horne. Horne, a senior majoring in legal assistant studies, plans to get his flu shot today. “I’m concerned enough to get the shot, “said Horne. The three ...

Written by Jamel Shorter, Staff Writer Ben Carson, a renowned neurosurgeon, has now chosen to take on another chapter of his life—politics. Carson has been known for making controversial statements during debates. He has talked about everything from the Affordable Healthcare Act to why he thinks “being gay is a choice.” Despite all of this, in the latest NBC News/Wall ...

Written by Niamani Carlyle-Hollis, Staff Writer Having a fear of something, whether it is large or small, can present an array of problems within itself. We tend to hold ourselves back or at a distance from things that we fear. Our fears may even be some of the biggest obstacles to overcome in our lives, so how do we do that? ...

Written by Gabe Burns, Asst. Sports Editor The Blazers are going to have an opportunity to rebound in a big way. VSU takes the road for what will be a can’t-miss matchup with the No. 2 ranked West Georgia Wolves. The Blazers stomped the Wolves 40-6 in their regular season meeting a year ago, but VSU’s 2014 season was ended by ...

Written by Stuart Price, Staff Writer After winning their first 12 matches of the season, VSU Volleyball fell Tuesday night to the nationally-ranked UWF Argonauts in Pensacola. It was a close match the entire time, and VSU came out on fire taking the first set of the match by a score of 25-15, which ended UWF’s ten-set win streak.  However, ...

Written by Stuart Price, Staff Writer CORE Outdoors has a huge line of events in store for the VSU community this October. The next big things you have to look forward to are the Fall Break trips. Students can travel to North Carolina for a hiking and rafting trip Oct. 9 to 13 or go to Jekyll Island from Oct. ...

Written by Jyrell Wynn, Staff Writer 2015 is a year where, all across the world, we are making changes and addressing many social, political and religious issues. One religious issue that has not been explored much is whether nuns and priests should be allowed to marry. The Catholic Church should allow nuns and priests the opportunity to marry if they ...

Written by Mayah Centave, Asst. Opinions Editor There was a belief that young people born in the early 1980’s through the late 1990’s are starting their lives sooner meaning getting married, having kids and starting careers younger. However this is not the case for the young people in this generation. According to the Wall Street Journal, millennials are waiting a ...