Written by Tierra Bell, Staff Writer Whether you’re an excited freshman coming into college or a senior ready to leave, many students may know the struggle of paying for an education. According to The College Board, for the 2014-2015 school year, tuition and fees for in-state students at a public four-year college averaged $9,139. Out-of-state students paid an average of ...

Written by Mayah Cantave, Staff Writer Look in your pocket, on your desk, television or even around campus. Chances are that something that you own, or that you have seen recently has been influenced by Apple and its products. Apple has become increasingly popular in the past 20 or so years with products such as the IPhone, IPad and MacBook ...

Written by Tyra Mills, Social Media Editor There are a few reasons why I think that Harriet Tubman would not want to be on the front of the 20 dollar bill. Let’s take a moment to think about why Harriet Tubman was important to history in the first place. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery around 1820 in Maryland, according ...

Written by Tatyana Phelps, Managing Editor It’s safe to say that Michael Jackson has been reincarnated. If you’re a Weeknd fan or a Michael Jackson fan, you’ll definitely love the Weeknd’s new album, “Beauty Behind the Madness,” which dropped on Aug. 28. I got chills the first time I listened to the album. The resemblance of the Weeknd’s voice to ...

Written by Gabe Burns, Staff Writer Valdosta State head coach David Dean said his team will lean on their defense and tough run game in the 2015 season. That philosophy held true in the Blazers 21-13 road win over Albany State on Saturday. The Blazers (1-0) started fast with preseason all-conference running back, Cedric O’Neal, scoring a rushing touchdown 4:05 ...

Written by Olivia Studdard, Staff Writer There’s a magnificent song by Sugarland that says, “We come here with nothing, and take it with us the day we leave.” Maybe they meant for that to apply to life, but I’d say it applies to college students and the VSU community. Between the costly textbooks and the preposterous student loans, it is ...

Written by Tiara Bell, Staff Writer To paint a picture of Valdosta State’s old mascot, the “Rebels”, there was an animated Confederate general plowing through the “V” of the campus logo flashing the school’s colors of red and white. As you can probably imagine, it brought great controversy to the Valdosta community. Many people loved the new mascot as much ...

Written by Aldean Starr, Staff Writer It’s that time of the semester that has students excited beyond measure and the financial aid office very busy. Refund checks are being processed and released to all students with extra money on their balance. But, huge refund checks are not always a good thing. Sandra Griffin, the assistant director/ loan director of the ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This letter was written by Dr. JT Cox, a professor in the College of Education and Human Services and was submitted to the Editors-in-Chief. The opinions in this letter are expressed by Dr. Cox and not necessarily those of The Spectator and its staff. An Open Letter to Future Teachers and Revolutionaries* *(Yes, this is a message for ...

Written by Austin Wells, Staff Writer Although it would seem that it would be more suitable for a college student to work on campus, there are actually more benefits to working off campus. One of the benefits is working more hours. If you’re working somewhere on campus, especially here at VSU, then most places will close pretty early compared to ...