Category: Environment

People in the community visited the past in order to change the future as the Valdosta Task Force held a forum Tuesday night raising awareness about violence in the Lowndes County.
City officials, pastors, off duty police officers and retired law officials were in attendance.
Though numerous topics were discussed, the main topic was public safety.
During the [...]

 According to a recent article on the Inside Higher Ed Web site, smoking has, to date, been banned from or restricted heavily in at least 381 educational institutions, according to Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights. However, Valdosta State retains their individual restrictions and is currently remaining a smoking environment.
 “The Georgia Smoke Free Act of 2005 prohibits [...]

 VSU students, faculty and staff and people in the Valdosta area had the opportunity to participate in the Third Annual “Causes” Mini-film Festival this past Saturday.
 The festival, founded by Dr. Matthew Richard, professor of anthropology at VSU, is dedicated to turning learning into action on behalf of society and the planet, with 90-second mini documentaries.
 Forty [...]

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 Over a week has passed since an earthquake devastated the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The United States and Valdosta have answered the call for help.
 Friday VSU will hold a food drive from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the baseball field house parking lot located on N. Patterson Street. Bagged rice and beans along with [...]

 After receiving 400 doses of the H1N1 Influenza vaccine that was disbursed starting last week to high-risk persons, VSU Student Health Center is now proving shots to other students, faculty and staff as of Wednesday.
 According to the VSU website, the Student Health Center received a limited supply from which the vaccine was first disbursed, to [...]

Amy Johstono
Staff Writer
acjohstono@valdosta.edu
Several cases of H1N1 influenza have been confirmed on the VSU campus since the beginning of the fall semester, according to Health Center officials.
“We had nine confirmed cases of swine flu in August and a few more the first part of this month,” Dr. Edwin Hiatt said. “Regular seasonal flu is not yet [...]

Amy Johstono
Staff Writer
acjohstono@valdosta.edu
Three days after the arrest, Langdale residents feel shocked and betrayed after finding out that an RA was charged with setting fires in the dorm she was an RA for.
On Monday, Cherish Prickett, an RA on the fifth floor of Langdale, was charged after reportedly confessing to the charges of arson in various [...]

Amy Johstono
Staff Writer
acjohstono@valdosta.edu
VSU alumnus and community manager for the American Cancer Society, Ashley Braswell revealed the easiest ways to prevent and treat cancer at Campus Wellness’s monthly luncheon “Lunch-n-learn.”
After a lunch of Hawaiian chicken provided by VSU catering, Braswell began the discussion about cancer prevention.
According to Braswell, one in three people will be [...]

R.J. Yancey
Staff Writer
rjyancey@valdosta.edu
Discussion still continues in Remerton on a revised alcohol ordinance, affecting business owners, residents, and consumers.
The ordinance is expected to help regulate alcohol sales, having bars and restaurants have their last call at 2 a.m. with a closing time of 2:30 a.m. The current policy allows bars to stay open until 3 [...]

Kim Wright
Staff Writer
kiwright@valdosta.edu
Local residents went great distances to make a difference on Nov 22 when VSU hosted its first Water for Life Triathlon.
The event benefited WaterAid, which provides sanitary drinking water and bathroom facilities for people around the world.
Several different VSU organizations took part in the event.
Among the participants were representatives of American [...]

Francesca Zagami
Staff Writer
frzagami@valdosta.edu
This past Monday, the Infectious Disease Program of South Health District organized free HIV testing and awareness at the University Center to acknowledge the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. More than 130 people took the test at VSU.
Public health educator John Rodgers explained that the purpose of the event was to [...]