Social media is now a driving force behind our culture. Yet, the medium may be in store for a radical change of scenery as Google releases its new social media service Google+ and Facebook makes a number of changes to help secure its dominance. Google+ has been recently opened to the public but is still technically in beta. It has ...

This week had a lot of device announcements as well as company updates. Both Apple and Amazon had huge keynote announcements this week. Let’s dig in! Let’s start with Apple; I will say I am not impressed, but here is what you need to know. Apple had updates for the iPod Nano, Touch, and iPhone. The newest iPhone is called ...

It’s October and not only does it mean fall is here and calling for a wardrobe change, but it’s time for the ladies to check those Ta-Tas! Duh! Its Breast Cancer Awareness month so if you haven’t changed everything that has a picture on a social network to a pink ribbon then go ahead and do so to spread the ...

Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 is nationally observed as Hispanic heritage month. It is a time for people—not just Hispanics—to enrich themselves in a diverse culture of foods, music, art, and language. President Lyndon B. Johnson introduced Hispanic heritage month in 1968 to celebrate the independence of many Latino countries such as Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, and Honduras. October 12th, ...

VSU’s Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. hosted “Be an Angel Week” in the Student Union Sept. 26 through 29. “The purpose of ‘Be an Angel Week’ is to help promote awareness to the students on campus about the needs of others and how they can help,” Niquisheila Hall, senior biology major and member of Sigma Gamma Rho Inc., said. The ...

Everyone likes a good underdog story. Just think about all the past sports movies that stick in your memory as classics: “The Replacements,” the never-ending underdog story of the “Rocky” movies and then the always hysterical “Major League” franchise starring the infamous Charlie Sheen as the wild man pitcher. How strange that the part he played there somehow continued on ...

This has been one crazy, long week. Hello, Thursday and cheers to Friday! I’m too ready for the weekend. I need some me-time, seriously. Besides that, can anybody tell me what the heck happened to that brick island in front of Hopper? One day, I’m walking around the thing then poof! It’s gone, just like that. Anyway, who knows with ...

Seven years ago, Business Bites was just a small trailer behind Pound Hall providing students on VSU’s North Campus with cheap and affordable food. The Students in Free Enterprise made the decision to build Business Bites to cater mainly to students on North Campus, keeping students from leaving the campus just to eat. According to one of the faculty advisors ...

Six students performed “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” on Sept. 24, taking the audience out the Fine Arts Building and into the Schulz County Schools to experience a day in the life of Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts” gang. The college student cast undertook the challenge of acting in a sold out performance with an audience ranging from children to older ...

Earlier this year, Fabulous Pizza on Jerry Jones Drive opened its doors to the public for the first time. Located by Slap Daddy’s right off of Baytree Road, this Italian inspired restaurant attempts to set itself apart by providing what Luis Leiva, the owner, calls good quality food, as well as having cheaper prices than its competitors. As soon as ...