Part of being in college is the social experience—learning new things and connecting with fellow peers who share the same interests. Student Life, the office focused on the needs of the students from social to recreational, oversees campus activities and has a long list of student organizations eager for new members. In fact, four new organizations have joined VSU as ...

Anyone walking into a grocery store in the United Kingdom will probably pass a magazine rack and see the melancholy, expressive face of Amy Winehouse gazing back at them. Since her death on July 23, at the age of 27, Winehouse has graced the covers and pages of nearly every entertainment and music publication. The furor and publicity surrounding her ...

The VSU women’s soccer team is set to start their inaugural season Thursday Sept. 1 when they host the VSU Tri-Conference Challenge. Melissa Heinz brings a lot of experience to the head coach position, having had previous success with starting new teams from scratch. Heinz was named Coach of the Year for first year programs by the National Soccer Coaches ...

A special “Ad Hoc Committee” was approved Monday at the final Student Government Association meeting to investigate voting practices during the recent SGA Elections, which were held last week. An ad hoc committee is a committee created on an emergency notice in order to deal with an issue. “I came from a country that was full of corruption and I ...

“I’m gonna be sad to see him go, he was a great man and did a lot of great things far the university. We are gonna be hard pressed to find someone as good as he is.” Aaron Hatch freshman marketing major “I think it sucks that he’s leaving. Who will take care of the major issues for the school ...

College graduates: great news. This year’s graduates are finding a better job market than last year’s graduates, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. The survey says that employers intend to hire about 19.3 percent more graduates than the class of 2010. The survey consisted of information from 174 schools from February through April. While the top paying ...

When finals end, summer break begins. Here’s a thought on how to spend those long, lazy days—keep taking classes. Most of you might scoff this idea, wanting to disappear for three months and forget VSU exists. Growing up in an American culture, we are trained to associate summer with relaxation, not responsibility; we should be all lounging on the sandy ...

It’s sometimes easy to forget that the people writing your newspaper are people too.

Staff Reports VSU scored three runs in the first, third and seventh innings as the Blazers defeated Thomas University 11-3 in non-conference baseball action at Billy Grant Field Wednesday evening. VSU (19-25) jumped out to an early lead as it scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning. Chaz Bagwell singled to open the Blazer half of the ...

It is not often that VSU is represented on “SportsCenter” and other major media outlets around the country. It is also not often that a softball player hits for the cycle or hits four home runs in one day.