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EpiPen is too expensive: Patients don’t have many options

Written by Julia Rodriquez, Opinions Editor Mylan Inc.’s well-known product, the EpiPen, has increased in price 600 percent in the last several years– raising the price of an individual EpiPen from about $50 to over $300. According to Market Watch, a drug price-comparison will show that the cheapest option for EpiPens now is a two pack for over $600. Unfortunately, ...

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President Brown visits SGA

Written by Kyle Dawson, Sports Editor SGA held their third meeting of the semester on Monday, Sept. 12, in which VSU Interim President Dr. Kelli Brown was in attendance and helped to induct six new freshmen into the senate. Dr. Brown, who was the president of her grad student association while getting her master’s degree, said SGA is a perfect ...

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YouTube deletes longtime users

Written by Kimberly Cannon, Staff Writer During the first week of September, numerous YouTube content creators posted on their Twitter accounts and uploaded videos discussing the issues of censorship and demonetization of their YouTube videos. Philip DeFranco has been a YouTube creator for a decade, but on Aug. 31 DeFranco posted a video that addressed the possible shut down of ...

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Review: Palms updates increase seating

Written by Evelyn Dunn, Staff Writer The Palms Dining Hall has gone through some changes for this semester which includes a whole new remodel, more food options, and are even getting bigger crowd with the new improvements. The new spaces provided for seating are noticeable right out the gate, or through the front doors at least. Thanks to the removal ...

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VSU first-year admissions increases

Written by Ryan Sulski, Correspondent VSU enrollment is increasing, largely due to newer marketing techniques and nearby states being offered in-state tuition, according to Interim President Dr. Kelli Brown. She estimated a 4.3 percent increase in freshmen enrollment from a year ago. Dr. Brown said VSU’s current enrollment range is where the school hopes to stay. “I think 13,200 looks ...

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VSU shouldn’t forget current students

It might be time for VSYOU to take a backseat to VSUS. The 2015-2016 school year saw the beginnings of the VSYOU advertisement campaign, and this year enrollment is set to reap the benefits. The campaign has produced a 5 percent increase in freshman enrollment from last year, with majors like communications, math, and accounting seeing the biggest growth since ...

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Driverless taxis may soon be hailed

Written by Evelyn Dunn, Staff Writer Singapore became the first ever country to have a driverless taxi run its streets, an innovation that could possibly change the transportation industry forever. Who wouldn’t want to take a high tech ride like this? The driverless taxi project was trialed by nuTonomy, a company that was founded by two MIT researchers. Karl Iagnemma ...

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America takes too many pills: Health is poorly impacted by avoidable bad habit

Written by Bryce Ethridge, Staff Writer In the words of Gin Rummy from “Boondocks” “…there are known knowns, and that there are known unknowns…” One of these known knowns are that Americans literally take pills for everything, but are these pills helping or hurting us? Do doctors really want to help you get better or do they want you to ...

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Lifestage: the new Facebook app

Written by Julie Jernigan, Staff Writer Recently, Facebook quietly released a stand-alone app for teens only, specifically high schoolers. The app, Lifestage, was designed by Michael Sayman, a 19-year-old employee of Facebook, who immediately left high school to work for the social media empire. Similar to Snapchat as I have come to find, the app, which is free, opens to ...

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Free college abroad tempting: Fees worth it for comfort and close proximity to home

Written by Jada Dukes, Staff Writer U.S. students are paying zero dollars in tuition to earn their bachelor’s degree at a faster rate by choosing to study abroad. According to a CNN article titled “Americans are moving to Europe for free college degrees,” there are around 44 schools in Europe offering a free college education and others with tuition costs ...

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