Hey– stop playing Temple Run 2 and dive into this week’s tech updates! Speaking of phones, Nokia is doing research that has nothing to do with phones–yet.  Nokia received a grant from the European Union to research and develop a material called “graphene.”   Graphene is the hardest, thinnest and lightest material found by man. It is 300 times stronger than ...

Zumba has officially swept the nation. Becoming a popular craze over the last few years, Zumba has become popular in gyms and private studios around the U.S. VSU’s Campus Recreation offers students the chance to get the great culture and exercise that Zumba provides. Sophomore fashion design major, DeAnna Dahmer, also a retail management major, is passionate about her job ...

Black Student League along with NAACP and NPHC will host “It’s Showtime at the Apollo,” a variety show that aims to showcase student talents, today at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Union theater.   The showcase is a continuation of Black History Week 2013, and will host an array of talent from steppers, impersonations, and singers in an effort to ...

Former VSU student, Mathew McConnell, will return to VSU to have his art displayed from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Monday in the exhibit at the Fine Arts building   McConnell will host a reception for his display, Everyday Something New, and will also conduct a gallery lecture about his work at 3 p.m. in the gallery.   The ...

VSU’s men’s tennis team dropped their second consecutive match to start the season yesterday while the Lady Blazers tennis squad opened the season falling just short of a great comeback against Georgia College. The day started out promising for the men. In the first doubles spot Konstantin Kutschenko and Mario Navarro defeated Johan Wadstein and Andreas Ainalides 8-6 while in ...

Lax bro: “A guy who plays lacrosse and fully embraces the culture,” according to Urban Dictionary. There is a common misconception that these “bros” are extremely laid back due the popular Youtube video, “The Ultimate Lax Bro,” which helped conjure up stereotypes about lacrosse players. However, these stereotypes could not be farther from the truth, as the VSU club lacrosse ...

When the Blazers won the first NCAA Division II National Championship in school history nine months ago, Courtney Albritton led off the game homerun; she did the same in the season opener against Southern Arkansas. The Blazers ran though the season opening West Florida tournament in Pensacola, Fla. against South Arkansas and Young Harris. Valdosta State’s 2012 National Championship’s momentum ...

The Valdosta State basketball teams are hitting the road again Thursday night as they travel to Spragins Hall in Huntsville, Ala. to take on the Chargers of Alabama-Huntsville. The men’s team is currently No. 9 team in the nation, to tip off a two-game road trip. The Blazers enter Thursday night’s contest with a 13-6 record overall and 5-6 in ...

The Blazers aim to iron out early season wrinkles this weekend after losing 6-4 to Flagler College Wednesday night now falling to a record of 2-2. Valdosta State will take on Paine College in a doubleheader on Saturday and a day game on Sunday. PC is 2-2 this season coming off big losses and big wins against Tuskegee University and ...

The first Wednesday of February isn’t like any other hump day in the world of college football. National Signing Day always is exciting at the Division I level as the most-sought after recruits in the nation make their public announcement where they’ll be playing collegially next year. Division II may not have as much anticipation or thrill but Valdosta State ...