Rachel Wayne Copy Editor vrwayne@valdosta.edu   “I’m going to be a zombie!” I excitedly told my friends last January. “Huh?” was their usual response. Once I’d gotten the email, I sped to Facebook and trumpeted it for the world (at least as represented by my online friends) to hear. Funny how many people added, “Congratulations” after the “huh,” as though becoming ...

Danie on the Clock By Danielle Everson Fellow job hunters who are not having success in finding jobs out there, don’t worry. There are quite a few available positions this week to apply for. So find a highlighte,r because some of these may brighten up your job search.  If you know all the technicalities of working with Adobe Creative Suite ...

Rant A Foul Smell   Every once in a while I have noticed that the corner where Hopper and the new University Union face each other will have this putrid smell. It smells like a combination of poop and rotten garbage. I have also noticed that there is a grill there so I can only guess that somebody is cooking up ...

Danielle Everson Managing Editor dveverson@valdosta.edu   VSU students will soon have the chance to vote on changes in the Student Government Association constitution, as SGA President Kelli Cody presented the senate with tentative revisions at their meeting Monday night.   Other topics of discussion included welcoming of new senators, voter registration, a senate retreat, homecoming and Judicial Board voting.  SGA finally reached ...

Open Mike By Michael Wilson The Valdosta State Blazers are the face for Division II. If you don’t believe it check out Katie Thomas’ article in The New York Times this past Monday.  Well to be more precise, Ronnye Nelson, VSU’s junior running back, is the face of Division II. He appeared as one of the featured athletes in an ...

Crissie Elrick Photo Editor  cmelrick@valdosta.edu  By wearing pink today, faculty, staff, and students can help the members of Zeta Tau Alpha paint the campus pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  ZTA will have a booth on the pedestrian mall between Nevins and West Halls. Information about breast cancer can be obtained at the booth, and with a $1 ...

Francesca Zagami interviews Ashleigh Kenny from VSU Spectator on Vimeo. Francesca Zagami Staff Writer frzagami@valdosta.edu  Ashleigh Kenny, a VSU English major, has been at the center of a nationwide political controversy caused by a simple cotton shirt with a complex message:  “RIP the U.S. Constitution.” Kenny’s message has been debated and misinterpreted on national television and the internet.  Kenny’s T-shirt ...

Amy Johstono Staff Writer acjohstono@valdosta.edu   On campus residents have apparently been having problems with Internet services on campus.  IT received the patches to fix the hardware Monday and put them on Tuesday, according to Joe Newton Director of Information Technology.  The patches were applied to the wireless network hardware  to help fix the technical issues students in residence halls have ...

Brittany Briscoe Staff Writer blbriscoe@valdosta.edu   VSU students have the chance to receive free tickets to the Jacksonville Jaguars game.  The Jaguars are scheduled to take on the Tennessee Titans Oct. 3 at the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium at 1 p.m.  VSU Student Life Office is offering this opportunity until Friday.  Students interested in getting put on the list to receive a ...

Stephanie Turner Staff Writer sdturner@valdosta.edu   VSU’s Model UN is getting ready to address the issues of the world as they prepared Tuesday evening  at Odum Library for their upcoming competition.  This year, the group is focusing on the United Kingdom and South Africa.  James Hamilton, a political science senior, will focus on global views on the International Assessment of ...