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Ariel Felton Staff Writer arfelton@valdosta.edu  In the most recent meeting of the SGA, held this Monday at 8 p.m., the senators elected justices, nominated senators for empty seats and also attempted to review the newest suggested changes to the constitution, causing the meeting to run over two hours.  The first order of business was the judicial board nominees: Morgan Roberts, ...

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 ...

Ariel Felton Staff Writer arfelton@valdosta.edu  In the most recent SGA meeting held this past Monday, speaker Pat Sullivan from the Downtown Merchants Association spoke of ways to revitalize Valdosta’s downtown area in order to get students involved in downtown life.  Sullivan informed his audience that Valdosta’s downtown  area, only half a mile away from campus, has plenty to offer and ...

Kenny Bush & Jasmine Hicks jshicks@valdosta.edu The SGA met on Monday to discuss future plans for two new women’s sport teams and a new sports complex, as well as address future elections. At the beginning of the meeting, it was announced by Morgan Alexander, comptroller for the SGA, that VSU was in violation of Title IX of the Equal Opportunity ...

Ariel Felton Staff Writer arfelton@valdosta.edu  VSU’s Student Government Association held its second meeting of the year this past Monday, and many things were discussed, including upcoming elections, a new constitution, dress code policy, the possible forming of  Facebook and twitter pages and even the rumors about swine flu.  The meeting started off with President Kelli Cody listing important dates dealing ...

By: Staff Writer Samaria Johnson  As the holiday season approaches, Blazer Fest has brought students together to celebrate the holiday spirit, an afternoon of arts and crafts, and conversation. From Polaroid decorating fun to nostalgic carnival style fun, they even offered something heartfelt for everyone who stopped by.   One of the heartfelt stations was hosted by Omega Phi Beta sorority member Jasmine Jaimes, who led students to create holiday ...

Written by Armone Gates, Campus Life Editor. The Kappa Delta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity hosted their annual scholarship pageant in the Pound Hall auditorium of North campus on the evening of Friday, April 4.  The title of Miss Phi Beta Sigma was awarded to SGA’s vice president, senior Neaveh Wallance.  The Phi Beta Sigma are a Divine Nine ...

Written by Armone Gates, Campus life editor. On Tuesday, March .11 around 5:15 p.m., SGA’S Campus Engagement Committee Chair Timiaya Clark and Co-chair Kaleigh Jones hosted a HERStory panel highlighting women in leadership on campus.  Campus engagement committee is an organization on campus that’s a part of SGA. Their main goal is to help students be more engaged on campus ...

Written by Lloydrica Hudson, Staff writer. VALDOSTA, Ga. – The VSU Student Government Association (SGA) convened Monday evening in the Student Union Ballroom C to discuss upcoming events, budget allocations and key student initiatives.    SGA President William Burnett led the meeting, showing the organization’s continued efforts to pass resolutions and maintain student engagement.   “My predecessor motivated me to ...

Written by Ashley Jones, Web Editor. On the evening of Feb. 19, VSU and SGA held a candlelight and floral tribute to celebrate the life of Tanique Thomas, a freshman student who died on Monday, Feb. 17.  Thomas’s mother, friends, fellow SGA members and members of the community joined each other to honor her life and support each other through ...