By Adam Peachey, Staff Writer If a person’s screentime is four hours a day, that winds up being equivalent to eleven years of their life on the phone, assuming they live for 80 years. While the importance of phones in our modern society definitely isn’t to be written off, it gets to a point where one must question the status ...

By: Austin Sellars – Spectator Staff Writer VALDOSTA, Ga – The VSU men’s golf team competed in and hosted the First Federal Collegiate Classic on Monday and Tuesday, March 9-10, at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club in Valdosta, Ga. The red and black finished their home tournament in eighth place, posting scores of 284, 288, and 292 for an even-par total ...

Are you ready for CHICKEN? Tomorrow The Spectator will be releasing THE food review of the year: THE CHICKENING. Witness this incredible food feat right here on our website (and all of our social media) on April 1 at 8:00pm. We hope you’re hungry.

By: Rut Labrada, Staff Writer On March 25, the Student Life Office hosted their annual Winning Wednesday event on Converse Square amidst increased efforts to promote upcoming athletic events, as well as sororities, fraternities, and other on-campus organizations.  This event was hosted as part of an ongoing endeavor to grow engagement with student organizations on campus, which has significantly declined in the past years.  The event ran from noon-2 p.m., and it ...

Welcome back from spring break, Blazers! We at The Spectator hope you’ve had an amazing week. To keep your spirits high, we’re here to remind you that there’s only six weeks left in the school year! That means it’s time to kick it into high gear. Finish those classes strong, go out with a bang, prep for graduation (reminder: the ...

By Ailyn Quiroz Staff Writer This Sunday and Saturday, Drexel Park will be filled with a variety of vendors, events, and activities for everyone to enjoy.   “We’re very excited to continually expand the Azalea Festival to include our community partners and to give out out-of-town patrons even more of a reason to make Valdosta and Lowndes County their destination for the entire weekend,” said H. ...

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By Rut Labrada  Staff Writer On an early Friday morning in March, 19 bleary-eyed staff writers and editors of the VSU Spectator were dressed in their business-casual finest—cardigans, skirts, khakis, and button-ups—as they walked down the bright streets of Athens, Georgia.  The group was preparing to attend the Georgia College Press Association’s Better Newspaper contest, a yearly event where student newspapers from across ...

By Madeline Higdon, staff writer  Since I was six years old, my life has been a euphonious wave of chord blending, vowel matching, head voice vs chest voice, and singing in comically named spaces such as “Disney Princess”, “Pizza Burn”, and “Ah Ha”. Which ultimatley reminds me to sing with my soft palate lifted. My earliest memories of music is ...

Classes got you beaten down? Homework got you stressing out? Keep your heads up blazers! Only 3 more days until spring break officially kicks off. Rev up those plans, call up those friends and get ready to party (responsibly of course)! Also be sure to stay tuned in to The Spectator. A big announcement is on its way.