(I write this several days before the University of Oklahoma banned SAE for racist behavior.) Readers will know that VSU has been criticized on many fronts over the past several months: draconian budget cuts; alarming faculty reductions; the Mark George debacle. Indeed, the faculty senate contemplated a no confidence motion against members of the administration recently. The administration countered that ...

by Cole Edwards The VSU student who was arrested on Tuesday for falsifying a robbery report has hired a lawyer and hopes to prevent any further action from being taken against him against him. Matthew Tito, 21, of Snellville, Georgia, was determined by the VSU Police Department to have called in a false report and is in Lowndes County Jail ...

by Kristin Whitman Call it a hot streak for lady Blazers softball. No. 2 National Fastpitch Coaches Association-ranked Blazers extend their winning streak to thirteen after defeating Florida Tech Tuesday, in a double header (4-0, 3-2) moving their overall record to 23-2 and conference play stays at 10-1. Game one With leadoff batter Courtney Albritton out for six weeks with ...

by Zenobia Harris Dozens of VSU students flooded Whitehead Auditorium last Friday night as Media Arts Geniuses prepared to host their 3rd Annual Evening of Geniuses awards show. VSU students arrived dressed to impress for the show which featured a variety of live performances and awards. The show was hosted by David Burdette and Marissa Daniels, both members of Media ...

Every driver has experienced it—some carefree pedestrian taking his or her sweet time to stroll across a busy street. Every pedestrian has gone through it— some irresponsible driver speeding through an intersection in some inexplicable hurry to get nowhere important. Many VSU students have the pleasure of experiencing both sides of the coin because they have to commute to campus ...

by John Preer The Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter of Oklahoma University has been in national headlines lately for a video that surfaced on social media last week. The video depicts several members of SAE on a bus singing a racially charged song full of derogatory terms for African-Americans. After the video went viral, OU immediately disbanded the chapter and suspended ...

by Tatyana Phelps The cost of not studying abroad may be even more costly than the money that comes out of your pocket for a school trip to a foreign country. VSU offers several study abroad trips each year, with a wide variety of courses and programs. Although studying abroad can be a bit expensive, research shows that students who ...

by Erin Martin First lady Michelle Obama went without a headscarf during her visit to Saudi Arabia and quickly sparked conversations about her choice to not wear the customary veil. In a trip to show respect for the death of King Abdullah, the first lady joined her husband President Obama shortly after the country’s loss to give condolences at a ...

I would love to be wrong. As an avid Atlanta Braves fan that grew up during the team’s reign over the National League’s East and West divisions, it’s tough for me to ever admit that I think the team is going to have an unsuccessful season. But, after trading away big names like Jason Heyward and Justin Upton in a ...