Category: 2010-02-18

It is not hard to find Tonya Wilkerson, the mother of Blazer guard Kevin Harris, and the Kevin Harris fan club when attending a basketball game at the VSU Complex. They sit courtside sporting their red t-shirts that mostly read “It’s been a long time coming,” which is most commonly followed by a picture of [...]

In the most recent SGA meeting, held Feb. 15, new legislation was passed concerning senate nominations, and plans for a new stadium as well as the upcoming SGA elections were also discussed.
During committee reports, the University Coordination committee announced that they are in the beginning stages of bringing a new stadium to our campus. A [...]

Today at 6 p.m., the VSU branch of the NAACP will have their biweekly meeting on the third floor of the Student Union in Meeting Room 2.
According to VSU NAACP president Kim Tucker, various topics will be discussed, including the 2010 census and upcoming community service events. The NAACP is an organization that involves itself [...]

An act of vandalism has occurred as Sigma Gamma Rho’s sign advertising their Greek week in front of Hopper Hall was burned down early yesterday morning.
The white sign was between two palms tree and read “Sigma Gamma Rho Week Royal Comeback 2010.”
The president, junior art education major, Maria Vasquez, was sent a picture message at [...]

The issue of gun violence on campuses was pushed back to the forefront after a professor at University of Alabama-Huntsville allegedly opened fire on fellow faculty members on Friday, Feb. 12. The tragedy sent shockwaves to campuses across the U.S., including VSU.
Three professors were killed, two were critically injured, and a sixth was treated and [...]

According to a recent study, 28.5% of college students are smokers. Of these, 28% have been doing so since the age of 19. But what about the students who do not smoke?
An American Lung Association report released in 2008 states that over 130 colleges and universities have completely smoke-free campuses; 500 schools, including [...]

Tammy Leavell
junior, middle grades science
“Yes, because you see evidence in a broad range of ages, young to old.”
Calandria Grogan
senior, sociology
“Yes, because today children are being raised differently by younger parents. The parents need to watch what their children eat and be more active with them. “
Daniel Resciniti
senior, mass media
“Yes, never in the history of mankind [...]

So you two had sex. It was okay sex. But now he/she is acting like he/she is always busy or just don’t have enough time for anything. She said she was in the library studying, but you walked around the entire library slowly and saw no glimpse of [...]

Apparently my attempt at Swift inspired sarcasm went over a few heads last week. It’s a shame, because I was looking forward to modeling the health care debate after Gulliver’s Travels.
I guess I’ll leave the extravagant tales about health care to our politicians.
The [...]

The opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver took place on Friday, Feb. 12 in a display that clearly showed the pride and excitement of the Canadian people. The excitement was not lost on the analyst of NBC who have been covering the first six [...]

Tiger tucked his tail and hid after all of his scandalous behavior was plastered on America’s televisions, but now he’s decided to come out of hiding and speak for the first time in months.
Friday, Tiger will address a small group of colleagues and friends as he discusses his career and apologizes for his actions. It [...]