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Fall 2016

Burkini ban promotes hate

Written by Cynthia Papailler, Staff Writer A picture of a Muslim woman being forced to remove her veil surrounded by policemen on a French beach is going viral, and women around the world of all different backgrounds are rallying behind her. Does any government that boasts “Liberty, equality, and fraternity” as their national motto have the right to tell any ...

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Editor Experience: Getting in a good twerk-out

Written by Kelsey Dickerson, College Life Editor Putting in time on the elliptical or lifting some weights in the gym can be a great way to blow off steam at the end of a long week of studying, but a group of ladies got together last Friday to put on a class for a different kind of workout. “We wanted ...

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Editorial: Don’t break the bank to educate

Don’t break the bank to educate. Nelson Mandela said that education is the most powerful weapon, which you can use to change the world. How exactly can we change the world when we can barely afford it? Paying for college has always cost an arm and a leg. Now it seems like it’s costing an arm, leg, heart and soul. ...

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Games Corner: 9-1-16

  Print this out and see if you can complete our games page! Complete the grid so that every row, column, diagonal and 3×2 box contains every digit from 1 to 6 inclusive. Good luck! (Solutions: Click Here) Find the words hidden in the grid of letters. (Solutions: Click Here) Come back Thursday for more!

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NBC Universal Signs Deal with Snapchat

Written by Shanice Barnes, Staff Writer NBC Universal signs deal with Snapchat to produce original content and episodes within the app. Yes, that means your favorite app, famous for those amazing filters just got much better. These two companies are no strangers to one another. NBC already has an existing deal with Snapchat where they showcase the 2016 Olympics in ...

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Intramural field gets a facelift

Written by Bryce Ethridge, Staff Writer VSU has changed a good bit over the summer aesthetically. Among the new additions is the recreation field behind Centennial. In the recent years, flag football games have had to be postponed due to the field being rained out and too muddy to play on. Now, the entire field is made out of turf ...

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Review: Cinema is a hit in downtown Valdosta

Written by Kelsey Dickerson, College Life Editor A decked-out staff greeted customers as they bought tickets and snacks at the Red Door Records and Cinema this weekend. The movie began to roll as the crowd chanted “Lips! Lips! Lips! Lips! Lips!” in anticipation of what was to come. Red Door Records and Cinema screened the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” Saturday ...

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Throwback Tech: What the heck happened to Myspace?

Written by Michaela Leung, Copy Editor Most of us remember the days of Myspace. Today’s teenagers unfortunately will never get the chance to experience Myspace the way that we did when we were younger. From arranging your “Top Friends” to perfecting your HTML code for your layout and uploading the perfect wacky bathroom mirror pic. We would update our statuses, ...

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Michael Phelps’ medals deserve respect

Written by Kimberly Cannon, Staff Writer Phelps has had a few scandals during his 16 yearlong swimming career, but his accomplishments have outshined those scandals. Phelps has made mistakes, but during competition he followed the rules, unlike some of his fellow USA Olympic athletes. Phelps’s popularity is why most people know about his past marijuana use, not because he is ...

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