by Rebecka McAleer Hello my faithful readers! Like many of you, we at the Spectator were not really impressed with the Miley Cyrus/Robin Thicke performance at the 2013 VMA’s. In retaliation (and to save the rest of our week), we have compiled a playlist of the music we remember seeing on TV as children and teens. Ladies and gentlemen, we ...
Read More »Pop Addict: Miley Can’t Stop; *NSYNC won’t stop
by: Anthony Pope Hello, World—Anthony here bringing you everything that had us buzzing this past week in pop culture. This week the VMAs were on everybody’s mind, and depending on who you ask, the ceremony left nothing to be desired. There was nudity, twerking, shade-throwing and just all around ratchetness—or as I would call it, a normal MTV event. ...
Read More »Charges and chewing gum
Welcome back, students! We’re charging up for a new semester, and we’re seeing a lot of new changes this semester. From a new Wi-Fi system for the campus to a new title for myself, (multimedia editor) everything’s getting stirred up around here. What better way to start off fall 2013 than with the energy to levitate? Today’s song is one ...
Read More »Microsoft pacifies customers
Written by: Steven Setser Welcome to the new academic year with a fresh edition of SpecTech. If you are new this year, welcome to VSU! SpecTech is all about keeping you up to speed with the rapid changing technology around us. I give the latest information on cell phones, tablets, computers and just about everything in between. I also ...
Read More »Oprah gets Lohan to talk
Written by: Anthony Pope Hello, World—Anthony here once again wrapping up everything that happened in Pop Culture last week just in case your brain was still in summer mode. Kicking things off this week, the interview that everyone, or at least I, was waiting for finally arrived on Sunday. Troubled actress and perpetual magnet for chaos, Lindsay ...
Read More »Additive Noise: Farewell GNTV, hello new semester!
By: Rebecka McAleer Welcome readers to the final chapter of my journey with GNTV Media Ministry. Dallas, Texas, was where I was finishing up my last job of the summer before I head back to school. This week I ran graphics for the 25th Annual Conference for Black Clergy Women. There were preachers there from across the country! They’re one ...
Read More »Señorita Spanglish: Homecoming
By: Abby Stanley Tuesday we took our last group excursion here in Spain. We took a ferry boat to Puerto de Santa Maria, where we toured the castle that Christopher Columbus stayed in for a little while and a bodega filled with wine/sherry! We were able to sample several different sherries, some in which you just had to acquire a ...
Read More »Señorita Spanglish: My Time in Paris
By: Abby Stanley Bonjour Friends! I spent my weekend in the beautiful city of Paris, France! We got three full days in Paris, and let’s just say that is not near enough time to experience everything you need to see in Paris. However, we did get to see a lot of the high points and some other interesting things happened, ...
Read More »Bonjour de Paris: Bastille Day
By: Taylor York Hello again! I’m now halfway through my time here in Paris, and time is flying! I’ve visited so many amazing places and made so many new friends. Not to mention, the classes are great, too. It’s so cool to learn about something like the Notre Dame cathedral or the Sainte Chappele and then walk by it on ...
Read More »Señorita Spanglish: Bull Fighting and a New Class
By: Abby Stanley Hola, everyone! Just wanted to update you on our last excursion! We traveled to the mountains of Ronda Sunday. It took us a good 3.5 hours to get there by bus, but it was well worth the drive and the wait! Ronda was gorgeous. We got to see an actual bull fight arena and went on a ...
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