Written by Olivia Studdard, Staff Writer The Valdosta State University Faculty Senate led by President Peggy Moch and Vice President Mike Holt will meet today at 3:30 p.m. to discuss changes to student affairs including changes to Student Opinion of Instruction surveys. This decision has been prompted by a recent decline in completion of the surveys. SOIs give students the ...
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Written by Gabe Burns, Asst. Sports Editor A game that had the look of a back-and-forth affair turned into a blowout, as the West Georgia Wolves defeated the Valdosta State Blazers 49-28 in Carrollton on Saturday. VSU moved to 3-2 on the season after their second straight loss, and is now 0-2 in conference play. UWG is 6-0 and 2-0 ...
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Written by Jordan Barela, Editor-in-Chief and Mayah Cantave, Asst. Opinions Editor Walk into Ashley Street Station on a Friday night and you will notice three things: beer, beards, and bands. Last Friday night, something was different. Unfiltered, unadulterated, and pure rock-and-roll was in the air, and Radio Birds controlled the air waves. Trading the Atlanta skyline for a life on ...
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Imagine it is a Friday morning, and you only have one class for 50 minutes. You are running a little late so you decide to park by the library in a 45-minute spot thinking, “Surely I won’t get a ticket for going five minutes over.” But when you get back to your car, low and behold, there is a ticket ...
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Written by Julia Rodriquez, Staff Writer For a long time the thought of life inhabiting another planet seemed like complete science fiction. But NASA is hoping to turn this concept into reality. NASA announced on Sept. 28 that there is water flowing on Mars. In the ongoing search for life outside of Earth, NASA has focused on Mars, because it ...
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Written by Carlius Williams, Staff Writer Wouldn’t it be cool to have a highlighter that sends what you highlight directly to the computer? Well Scanmarker has made this product available. Scanmarker makes it so students, lawyers, researchers, and anyone else can highlight text and have that material sent to their computer. This highlighter recognizes various different types of texts from ...
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Written by Jyrell Wynn, Staff Writer As flu season approaches, Valdosta State is gearing up for the upcoming season. Some VSU students are already getting their shots for the flu such as Cole Horne. Horne, a senior majoring in legal assistant studies, plans to get his flu shot today. “I’m concerned enough to get the shot, “said Horne. The three ...
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Written by Jamel Shorter, Staff Writer Ben Carson, a renowned neurosurgeon, has now chosen to take on another chapter of his life—politics. Carson has been known for making controversial statements during debates. He has talked about everything from the Affordable Healthcare Act to why he thinks “being gay is a choice.” Despite all of this, in the latest NBC News/Wall ...
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Written by Niamani Carlyle-Hollis, Staff Writer Having a fear of something, whether it is large or small, can present an array of problems within itself. We tend to hold ourselves back or at a distance from things that we fear. Our fears may even be some of the biggest obstacles to overcome in our lives, so how do we do that? ...
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Written by Gabe Burns, Asst. Sports Editor The Blazers are going to have an opportunity to rebound in a big way. VSU takes the road for what will be a can’t-miss matchup with the No. 2 ranked West Georgia Wolves. The Blazers stomped the Wolves 40-6 in their regular season meeting a year ago, but VSU’s 2014 season was ended by ...
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