Written by Neil Frawley   Blake Pearce has been appointed VSU’s newest Dean of the College of the Arts. Pearce has served as head of the department of art at VSU since 2000, and has served many roles during his 12 years. According to Pearce’s application sent to the Dean of Search Committee, Pearce wrote:  “I am responsible for all ...

Written by Isaiah Smart   Standout students of the Arts department will grace the stage to showcase their talents in VSU’s Emerging Arts Showcase this weekend.   Today begins a weekend full of performances by students skilled in dance and general theatre that will be hosted in the Fine Arts Building.   The Emerging Artists Showcase begins with The Musical ...

This editorial was written by Jennifer Gleason & Rebecka McAleer   Back in March, CNN reported on 35 Georgia public school educators and administrators who were indicted on a cheating scandal. It’s a peculiar report, given that educators and school administrators are often the first to preach about honesty and policies against plagiarism and other forms of cheating. Middle school ...

Written by Olivia McLean   Valdosta radio listeners can expect to hear a new voice on the airwaves soon. Four of the Valdosta Black Crow Media radio stations: Hot 102.7, Rock 108, 99.5 Kix Country and Star 105.3, are hosting their first ever “Who Wants to Be a DJ?” competition. The event will be hosted by Jay Mathews, Hot 102.7 ...

Written by Jessica Ingram   VSU students will soon have an opportunity to fight for a cause.   VSU’s annual Relay for Life will take place on the front lawn from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. on Friday.   Opening ceremonies will begin at 7 p.m., and will recognize both cancer survivors and the teams that will participate.   Relay ...

You haven’t come a long way, baby.   I’m writing to express my disappointment with the hiring committee charged with finding a new provost/vice president of Academic Affairs.  Despite no official announcement being made, it appears that the search for a new provost was discontinued after no offers were made to any of the final four candidates.   What is ...

Written by Taylor Stone   Here’s a scenario: You give me a $100 bill, I take it, I make a copy of it and I hand it back to you. Now we both have $100, right? Wrong. I have just cut the value of your $100 bill in half simply by making a copy of it.   Take that scenario ...

Written by James Washington   Students choose to attend school part time for many reasons. Perhaps the course of study is too much for them to handle in a full-time setting. This poses the question: Is going to school part time a blessing or a curse? I began my college career with aspirations of graduating with a degree in biology ...

Written by Ivey Ingalls-Rubin   Here’s a common misconception: Cigarette butts are biodegradable. Here’s the truth: They aren’t. The plastic present in cigarette butts takes years to fully break down. Smokers on our campus truly don’t realize that their action of tossing these butts out has such a negative impact on our beautiful environment. The myth of biodegradable butts has ...

Written by Joe Adgie   William Jimerson walked away from the Student Union on Tuesday night the SGA president-elect, having scored a victory that political pundits would call a “landslide.” Jimerson won with 868 votes out of the 1,262 – or 68.8 percent – of all votes cast. The crowd cheered as results were announced. “I am just overwhelmed, and ...