Category: 2008-09-18

Marie Warren
Staff Writer
mmwarren@valdosta.edu
The loud bustle of a kitchen in motion preparing for a feast, here on campus brought to life the hunger pains of having missed lunch.
The man of the house is known as the “Fried Chicken King.” His name is Earnest Duncan and he has worked as a chef here at VSU for the [...]

VSU President Dr. Patrick Schloss signed a new General Public Forum Venue policy on Sept. 11, changing VSU’s free expression on campus.

In a letter to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), Schloss announced that a new General Public Forum Venue policy replaced the old Free Expression Area policy. The new policy dramatically increases the amount of time allowed for use of the school’s free speech expression area on campus for public debate.

Francesca Zagami
Staff Writer
frzagami@valdosta.edu
VSU’s new plagiarism policy has been put in place to help discourage students from giving into the temptations that technology has put at their fingertips.
By using harsher punishments, the new policy aims at deterring “serial” plagiarists and cheaters. Now these offenses become part of students’ permanent records and will appear on background checks.
Once [...]

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Who I am and what I do: My name is  Danielle Everson, a Senior with a major in Journalism and Broadcast. Currently I am a reporter and Copy-editor for the Spectator and I inform students of news that that happens on the VSU campus.

Why this story is important: Staying connected is always [...]

Kim Wright
Staff Writer
krwright@valdosta.edu
Study Abroad programs provide students with opportunities and experiences they might otherwise never have. Valdosta State University is rich with opportunity, offering students with around 44 programs all over the world, according to the VSU official website. This is including two new programs added just last year. Students were able to go to [...]

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series, giving VSU a closer look at the 2008 President and Vice-President nominees.
Kenny Bush
Staff Writer
krbush@valdosta.edu
John McCain is a 72-year-old senator from Arizona and the Republican nominee for the 2008 presidential election. A veteran of the Vietnam War, McCain has spent the last 26 years as an active [...]

Danielle Everson
Staff Writer
dveverson@valdosta.edu
Chuck Hudson announced his retirement at the end of spring semester 2008. He officially retired on Sept. 1, 2008.
Hudson has worked at VSU for 16 years, beginning as the overseer of the ROTC program in 1992. He worked with the Graduate school thereafter. He worked for the Registrar’s office prior to his retirement [...]

Ashley George
Staff Writer
ajgeorge@valdosta.edu
Molly was just starting her sophomore year. She made pretty good grades last year, B’s and a few C’s, so she is confident in her ability to do the same this year. As long as she kept a 3.0 to keep HOPE, she was happy. As she started her new classes, she was [...]

Dustin Swedelson
Sports Editor
dmswedelson@valdosta.edu
Sports Column: Swede’s Peeves
The Blazer football team finally suits up this weekend after an extended break. With parents weekend, and the team not having played in 21 days one would think Bazemore-Hyder will be packed. That however will not be the case, and it’s time for students at VSU to be called out.
I [...]

Michael Wilson
Sports Writer
mhwilson@valdosta.edu
The only mismatch the VSU football team had to face this past weekend was the weather. So it is little wonder that the players, coaches and even the fans are looking forward to this week’s home game against Ouachita Baptist. This Gulf South Conference match-up will be the the No. 1 Blazers first [...]

Lacey Bearden
Sports Writer
lbearden@valdosta.edu
Sherard Reynolds has been an essential star to the Blazer football team for the past three years.     If there is a big play on defense, Reynolds is a part of it. Reynolds as well as the coaches, see his fourth year with the Blazers looking no different.
Reynolds is attempting to become [...]