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Horn’s move to Cleveland could open door for Colorado reunion

Jimmy Horn Jr. is getting another opportunity in the NFL, and his next stop comes with a familiar face waiting in Cleveland. The Cleveland Browns are expected to add Horn to their practice squad after the Carolina Panthers waived the second-year wide receiver this week. The move reunites Horn with quarterback Shedeur Sanders, his former teammate at Colorado. Horn began ...

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Should the SEC remove LSU from the Conference?

By: Dionte Daniel, Assistant Sports Editor  Southeastern Conference fans don’t mind controversy. Recruiting scandals, SEC-wide coaching beefs and conference realignment are all par for the course.  Kicking LSU out of the conference, however, would be different.  The ongoing war between LSU and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has opened a can of worms about how much power a conference has to ...

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Bring Back the Piggy Bank

By Faith Forster, Managing Editor & Graphic Coordinator  A piggy bank has always been a classic way that a child would save their money. So, why shouldn’t adults have one?  I grew up, living by the philosophy that you should only buy what you need in order to do your best to save money for the future. Now, as an ...

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Column: What caused Miami to cancel spring break?

Spring break just passed for Valdosta State University, and many other college students are going on spring break this month.   Many students take trips to see their family, but most students are known to take trips to Florida; a state known for its sun-drenched beaches, warm climate, and popular spots such as Orlando and Miami.  However, despite Miami being a ...

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Column: What I learned from F.I.R.E.’s Free Press Workshop

As Americans, we are taught that we have an inalienable right and responsibility to free speech written into our Constitution. However, many students are unsure of how to use this right to change the world for the better. One group that is well-versed in their First Amendment rights are journalists, but even they need a push in the right direction.   ...

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Column: Willow Project approval will cause ecological devastation

On March 13, the Biden administration approved the Willow Project, an oil project based in Alaska, which caused a major backlash in the U.S. According to Protect Our Winters, a nonprofit environmentalist group, this project is the “largest oil extraction project in the federal lands” and is estimated to release millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere ...

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Column: More food services needed on campus

On Friday Nov. 11, VSU Auxiliary sent an email to the student body that included a survey regarding dining on campus. The survey asked a series of questions regarding campus dining, including how many times a week campus food services are used, what students pay attention to when deciding where to eat, what restaurants on campus would students replace and ...

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Column: Recent controversies prove to be big yikes for Ye

It is no surprise that it took only mere days for Ye, also known as Kanye West, to completely destroy his career and reputation. Ye has been hypocritical for years, from his treatment of others in the Kardashian family and his long-time support of Trump to the time he stole the limelight during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the MTV ...

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Column: gun violence should be stopped after Uvalde shooting

On Tuesday, May 24, a little over a week since the shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo, New York, 19 fourth grade students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The shooting comes as we approach the ten-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre, which left 20 first grade students and ...

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