Student Life is “going green.” By installing the Elkay EZ H20 water fountain filter on the Student Union’s second and third floors, the department aims to cut down on plastic bottle waste. “Student Life is trying to encourage reusing water bottles and trying to stop students from throwing away so much plastic,” John Writer, Student
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Attention, Italian-food lovers: Olive Garden has come to Valdosta. About 200 people gathered in anticipation of the restaurant’s grand opening Monday afternoon. “We’re a family restaurant focusing on delighting everyone with a genuine Italian dining experience,” Eric Kosloff, Olive Garden director of operations, said. “A lot of people are excited because it will save them
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As the new semester at VSU begins, so does the spring program for the Campus Outdoor Recreation Experiences. The CORE program aims to provide VSU students, faculty and staff the opportunity to learn about the outdoors, gain leadership skills, and make new friends. This semester there are a number of weekend trips planned, including Pine
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This week is a slow week for tech news, but we have leaked phone information, more rumors of the next Xbox and a new Alienware desktop. Although Verizon announced the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx at CES last week, there have been some updates. This device has a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, a 4.3 inch Super
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If you have a child in a public school, you may want to look at a study that has set the education world abuzz this month. You may also want to ask your child’s principal or superintendent what he or she plans on doing with the information. Harvard and Columbia researchers discovered that quality teachers
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President Obama opened his annual State of the Union Address with a lesson in cohesion, working together and having one another’s back. He pointed out that the heroes coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan had to work together in order to accomplish their goals; a recurring theme throughout the speech. While his words rang true
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An enthusiastic crowd of spectators were graced by the beautiful and innovative sounds of Nephtali Santiago’s guitar last Friday night during his faculty recital in VSU Whitehead Auditorium. Santiago began the performance with three popular, classical selections including “Pavane” by Luis Milan, “Gran Sonata Eroica” by Maurio Giuliani and “Chaconne” by the easily recognized Johann
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Hearts Everywhere Reaching Out, a new organization on campus, has a mission to help children between 6 to 18 infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS. The organization serves kids living in the Atlanta, Augusta, Albany, Macon and Athens areas. H.E.R.O also offers support for children through enriching programs, unforgettable experiences, and connections with the community.
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“Doesn’t make a difference-they’re just a pretty face anyways.” Heidi Duthoy MS psychology major “Unless Ron Paul gets the Republican vote, I’m still voting for Obama.” Yannick Gill junior Spanish major “ Ron Paul 2012!” Clark Franzman sophomore theater major “I would like to see President Obama re-elected.”Brittany Vereen senior sociology major “ I support
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Hello guys and dolls, get your cups ready because I am serving some hot tea! Nicki Minaj needs to have several seats. Her new song and video, “Stupid Hoe”, is foolery at its best. If the ignorance of the song is not enough, the video is ridiculous. You paid for all that butt and can’t
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