VSU’s enrollment has increased this year, causing many students to strain over finding a parking spot in time from class.    The university overall welcomed  300 more students to campus this year than last year. Earlier this year, the school eliminated a lot of online courses, leaving students with no choice but to commute to the campus.     According to Intern ...

By Ibec Francis    This fall, the Fine Arts building has welcomed two new faces who bring fresh energy, creativity, and passion to the classrooms: Professor James Reiman and Professor Tijuana M. Vasquez.   Both artists and educators come to Valdosta State University with unique journeys that led them back to the place where creativity thrives.   Reiman, a photographer and ...

By Lloy Hudson Spectator Sports Editor VALDOSTA – The Valdosta State Blazers will begin their 2025 football season on Saturday, Aug 30, with a nonconference matchup against Clark Atlanta University. The game will be played at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, with a kickoff scheduled for the afternoon at 1:15 p.m.   The Blazers are coming off a 13-1 season ...

Written by: Ashley Jones, Arts & Entertainment Editor    The Happening Information Fair was launched in 1991 to offer in-coming and returning students the opportunity to connect and learn all that Valdosta State’s local community offers.     It is held every fall semester on the VSU front lawn, the happening hosts fun activities, free food samples, giveaways, and familiarity with ...

Written by Christopher Mercer Sports Editor  Many changes have shaped and changed college basketball in the Gulf South Conference, but what hasn’t changed is who has been leading the charge for the VSU Blazers: Head Coach Mike Helfer. Helfer has just completed his 20th season as the head coach of the Blazers, which included his most successful turnaround in school ...

Written by Jasmine Hightower, Copyeditor. Housing has recently updated its health and safety inspection policy, increasing the number of room inspections to better the safety and well-being of their residents. At the beginning of the 2024-2025 semester, students have noticed that housing has increased the amount of room inspections. In previous years, these inspections were conducted approximately once every two ...

Written by Christopher Mercer Sports Editor  Former VSU quarterback Sammy Edwards has been invited to the New York Giants’ Mini camp. After going undrafted in the 2025 NFL draft, Edwards announced on his social media that the Giants would ask him. He will hope to compete for a spot on the roster come September. For the first time in since ...

Story and photo by Jenna Arnold, Editor-in-Chief. A Valdosta man was arrested after Valdosta Police connected him to a series of room break-ins in Lowndes Hall.   Twenty-year-old Ricardo Neloms of Valdosta was arrested on April 16 after he was accused of multiple unlawful residential break-ins.   According to the Valdosta State University Police Department report, the first account was recorded on ...

Written by James Brown, Entertainment Editor. The city of Valdosta held its third annual Bluesberry Festival on April 11 and 12, bringing fun filled nights of food and music participants from across the south of Georgia.   Although the musical performances were great, the main attraction for many pedestrians and vendors was the food.   I took to the festival grounds to ...

Written by Ansley DeCenzo, Staff Reporter. As Gulf South Conference  teams continue to grow their national presence, the media partnership with FloSports is helping push VSU athletics to new levels of visibility and opportunity. Through a multi-year agreement, FloSports serves as the exclusive digital platform for GSC broadcasts, including VSU’s football, basketball, volleyball and other sports. The partnership has elevated ...