Written by Darla Dunning, Staff Writer On Thursday, Feb. 9, the Residence Hall Association hosted a free event called Condom Casino where students learned about safe sex by using condoms that they got to keep as their playing chips. There were over 100 students who attended this event where they learned information about sexual education while playing casino games such as ...
Read More »Erin’s Food Corner
Written by Erin Turner, Staff Writer Just because you’re away from home, doesn’t mean you should go without a home cooked meal. This Cajun Shrimp Foil Pack recipe is perfect for anyone craving a low country boil. The Cajun shrimp, buttery potatoes and spicy andouille sausage will make you feel like you’re in the French quarter of New Orleans. Enjoy ...
Read More »Provocative poet visits VSU, ‘misses the penis’
Written by Darla Dunning, Staff Writer Kim Addonizio read a collection of her poems and stories to a full theater of students, teachers and the local community on Feb. 2. Her provocative poems and short stories that were read didn’t hold anything back, detailing her sex life and humorous adventures that led her to be a writer. Addonizio is the ...
Read More »SGA signals a power shift with new vice president
Written by Juston Lewis, Staff Writer It’s only four weeks into the new semester and the Student Government Association has already made substantial changes for the future. Monday’s weekly meeting began with Sen. Adam Slaton being sworn in as the new vice president of SGA. The former vice president, Othellious Cato, stepped down from the responsibility. The vice president job ...
Read More »Student’s ’20 questions’ goes viral
Written by Alex Dunn, Staff Writer Briana Parrish, a student at Valdosta State University, recently posted a list of questions about VSU to the university’s branch of The Odyssey Online that skyrocketed to viral video status, prompting VSU to respond. Parrish posted her questions on Jan. 23 titled “All the Unanswered and Somewhat Unimportant Questions VSU has Left Us with.” ...
Read More »President Carvajal, VSU take to canoes for battle
Written by Cynthia Papailler, Staff Writer On Feb. 2, the Student Recreational Center hosted Canoe Battleship in the newly renovated swimming pool. President Richard Carvajal participated as one of the players on the faculty team. The objective of the game was to take buckets filled with water and sink the opposing team’s canoe. Four teams competed, and the faculty team was ...
Read More »Weekly Weird: Professor live tweets to an empty classroom
Written by Darla Dunning, Staff Writer Instead of yelling at his students for not showing up to class, this professor decided to fire off a series of hilarious but heartbreaking tweets that went viral on Twitter. Adam H. Avitable, professor at a college in Central Florida, teaches GED-prep courses to students who lack transportation or resources to get the help ...
Read More »‘We Need to Talk’ gives students expressive outlet
Written by Kevin Paul, Staff Writer The world seems to be accelerating at record speed, with history, politics and culture shifting daily. With these rapid changes, an expressive outlet is now needed to balance and bring together differing beliefs and emotions, and that outlet has come in the form of “We Need To Talk.” “We Need to Talk” is a ...
Read More »Four Directions holds first meeting
Written by Briana Salem, Staff Writer The student organization Four Directions held its first interest meeting on Jan. 24. The meeting was open to all students, faculty, and staff. “We work in conjunction with the Native American studies minor to promote it and discuss basically anything we want, but most of the things we discuss are centered around Native Americans ...
Read More »Student Health Center goes online
Written by Edward Rella, Staff Writer VSU’s Student Health Center has implemented a new online pharmacy, selling common over-the-counter medication via an online store through the Student Health Center webpage, according to Lynnette Lewis, assistant director for the Student Health Center. On the webstore, students, faculty and staff can find items from cold sore products, pain and headache relivers, as ...
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