Heads up Blazers! Another wave of the flu has hit the campus hard. Since VSU is going through another sickly spell, here are our top tips for staying healthy this flu season: Be sure to disinfect your living space to get rid of pesky germs. Stay cautious around your friends, classmates and professors to avoid catching anything unsavory. If you ...

By Maddie Higdon Photojournalist Waffle House has some new competition in town! The Baptist Campus Ministry, more commonly known on campus as the BCM, sets up a free waffle bar outside of Bailey Science Center between 8:00A.M. to 10:00 A.M. every Monday.   The organization began Maple Mondays in the fall of 2024, wanting to help bring the love of ...

By: Austin Sellars, Staff Writer  VALDOSTA, Ga – The VSU men’s baseball team will host a three-game series against Union University on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 13 and 14, at Billy Grant Field in Valdosta, Ga.  This is the first conference series for the red and black.  The first game will be held on Friday, with the first pitch scheduled for 5 p.m. On Saturday, ...

We all know that maintenance is important for keeping the campus nice, right?   No one wants to drive on old broken roads; no one wants to trudge down nasty sidewalks, and certainly no one wants to see dead plants and animals all over the place.   But what happens when the maintenance that’s supposed to be beneficial to students puts a wrench in their plans?  Recently there has been ...

By: Rut Labrada, Staff Writer  VSU’s undergraduate research journal, Omnino, is soliciting student research papers after receiving low submission numbers due to website renovation during the Fall 2025 semester.  Every year, the research journal, advised by English Professor Dr. Anne Greenfield releases a volume of student-written and peer-reviewed papers from various departments across VSU, but after the website renovation, the Omnino staff and faculty were forced ...

By: Ailyn Quiroz, Staff Writer  VSU students and local high school students can win a total of up to $20,000 in cash prizes by participating in a business competition that takes place this spring.   The J. Donald Lee Center for Entrepreneurship and the College of Business Administration have launched the 2026 Business Plan Competition where students get to build and showcase their business ideas while gaining real-world skills in the entrepreneurial field.   The registration date for the contest is Feb. 15.  Participants must form teams of at least two ...

By: Austin Sellars, Staff Writer  VALDOSTA, Ga. – The VSU men’s baseball team hosts Florida Tech for its home-opening three-game series this weekend, taking place on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Feb. 5, 6, and 7, at Billy Grant Field at Tommy Thomas Park.  The opening game is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, 4 p.m. on Friday, and 1 p.m. on Saturday.  The Blazers are coming off a ...

By: Marese Hudson, Assistant Sports Editor  VSU men’s basketball team survived a late scare and prevailed overtime, to claim a thrilling Gulf South Conference victory over the University of West Florida 103-100 Saturday at The Complex.   VSU improved their overall record to 12-8 and 9-2 at home, extending its record against West Florida to 23-10.  Senior guard Drew Mills led the whole game in points as he had a season-high 36 points, ...

By: Marese Hudson, Assistant Sports Editor VSU men’s tennis enters the 2025-26 season chasing rarity, as they will try to win their third straight NCAA DII championship, but this run will depend heavily on one of the youngest rosters in the country.    The Blazers finished 26-0 last spring and extended their dual-match streak to 42, and ended off by winning ...

By Dionte Daniel, staff writer   On Saturday afternoon, the VSU men’s basketball team will return home in hopes of picking up a win against West Florida in conference play.   VSU currently stands at 11–8 overall and 6–7 in conference play, right in the middle of Gulf South Conference (GSC) play. The Blazers have lost their last two games, but their home court record is nearly ...