Written by: Alex Tostado After an impressive 2013 campaign, Valdosta State baseball head coach Greg Guilliams and his team are ready to get back on the field. The seventh-year head coach led his squad to a 34-18 record last season which included bringing home the Gulf South Conference title since 2010. The Blazers’ season ended in Tampa, Fla. during the ...
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Wolves host Blazers in GSC matchup
The Valdosta State Blazers (9-3) look to get back on track against the struggling West Georgia Wolves (10-5) tonight in The Coliseum. The Wolves have lost four in a row after a 10-1 start, while the Blazers have gone winless on their current four-game road trip. In VSU’s loss to Union, the Blazers set season-lows in points (54), three-pointers made ...
Read More »Blazers to host Argos Saturday
The 6-0 Valdosta State Blazers will be back in action Saturday as they open Gulf South Conference play against rival West Florida. The Blazers last played Nov. 30 on the road in Boca Raton, Fla. against Lynn, a game which saw VSU play in its third consecutive overtime contest and emerge with an 81-80 victory. Blazers head coach Mike Helfer ...
Read More »Blazers improve to 4-0 with overtime win over Johnson C. Smith
It took a furious comeback and an extra period to settle it, but Valdosta State prevailed over Johnson C. Smith in a 91-85 overtime win Saturday night. The Blazers (4-0) trailed by as many as 12 in the second half but timely defensive adjustments by VSU head coach Mike Helfer and shot-making from junior guard Jalen Crawford turned momentum in ...
Read More »S.A.V.E. hosts discussion on climate change
Written by: Abbie Baggerly The topic of climate change is heating up on campus. On Nov. 12, S.A.V.E (Students Against Violating the Environment) hosted a panel discussion of four speakers on climate change and the fossil fuel divestment movement. Dr. Jason Allard, associate professor of geosciences, was the first speaker to address the audience. Allard said that humans are most ...
Read More »Change the damage, not the name: The government supports harmful energy sources despite condemning oil
Written by: Taylor Stone What if the U.S. government tracked every phone call you’ve ever made and every e-mail you’ve ever sent and stored them all on servers so large that it would require 1.7 million gallons of water each day just to keep the computers cool? Unfortunately, this isn’t a trailer for the latest sci-fi movie; rather, it’s the ...
Read More »Chorus raises spirit and profit
Written by: Jordan Barela The holiday spirit is in the air, and the best way to celebrate is by singing while raising money for a trip to England. The Department of Music held its annual Candlelight Concert on Saturday, raising over $2,000 for the Chamber Singers’ trip to England this spring. “This year is very important because the money that ...
Read More »Wishes grow on trees
Written by: Cole Edwards The Holiday Helper Tree is in bloom once again. Students interested in fulfilling a child’s Christmas wish list need to come by the Student Life office on the third floor of the Student Union to choose a child’s list from the tree. Gifts need to be turned in by Dec. 6. “This is the largest number ...
Read More »Chris Brown throws tantrum in rehab
Written by: Anthony Pope Hello, World—Anthony here bringing you all the latest and greatest celebrity gossip that had us buzzing this week. First up, Chris Brown is still crazy. It’s being reported that while the singer was in rehab earlier this month, he became violent and started throwing objects at the staff. Sounds like the Breezy we all know and ...
Read More »NSA possesses new scary technology
Written by: Taylor Stone What if the U.S. government tracked every phone call you’ve ever made and every e-mail you’ve ever sent and stored them all on servers so large that it would require 1.7 million gallons of water each day just to keep the computers cool? Unfortunately, this isn’t a trailer for the latest sci-fi movie; rather, it’s the ...
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