Written by Jessica Ingram   This week, cities across the state of Georgia are celebrating Georgia Municipal Association’s Georgia Cities Week from April 20-27.   GCW is an opportunity for cities to share with their communities about services offered and how the city has an impact on citizens’ lives.   Each year there is a theme for the GCW. This ...

Written by Neil Frawley   An electrical malfunction forced the evacuation of the Mass Media building on Monday afternoon. The incident took place near the journalism lab where a smell of burning rubber emanated from the ceiling tiles. Students became alarmed by the foul smell and quickly informed Dennis Conway, assistant professor of mass media, about it. “I went near ...

Written by Jennifer Gleason   Students can expand their knowledge of foreign languages further during fall semester with the addition of Korean language courses. The Center for International Programs, in conjunction with Modern and Classical Languages, has offered Japanese, Russian, Arabic and Chinese for years, and they are available again for registration in the fall. With over 100 Korean exchange ...

Written by Joe Adgie   The SGA closed out the 2012-2013 year with a round of goodbyes and some further explanation as to what caused problems during last week’s SGA elections. Ryan Baerwalde, outgoing SGA president, explained that it involved bills that were seemingly vetoed by accident by his predecessor. “I had written quite a few amendments to the bylaws ...

Dead Day is not dead yet. It was saved on Thursday at the Faculty Senate meeting.

Written by Shane Thomas & Jamal Tull   The VSU Faculty Senate will meet today at the UC Magnolia Room to discuss policies as the semester winds down. Among the issues to be discussed, the Faculty Senate will propose the elimination of “dead day,” the Tuesday of finals week when no classes are scheduled, from the University calendar. Also part ...

Written by Will Lewis   VSU students will soon experience a 2.5 percent increase in tuition next year. The rise is set to approximately match the current inflation rate and follows a statement issued by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents. “In determining tuition rates for the upcoming academic year, affordability was the regents’ primary concern,” John Brown, ...

Written by Brian Hickey, Jr.   VSU students will have the chance to learn about getting in shape this Saturday during the “Exercise is Medicine” symposium at 8:15 a.m. in Jennette Hall room 1111. The Exercise Physiology Club will host the event with an initiative to make physical activity and exercise a standard part of disease prevention and treatment in ...

Written by Von Kennedy   Former U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine and award winning poet Lynn Aarti Chandhok showcased their talents at the Whitehead Auditorium Wednesday as a part of Georgia’s Contemporary Writers series. The auditorium was filled with over 200 spectators in anticipation to hear their favorite poems read. Levine, 85, served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 2011-12. Chandhok ...

Written by Amanda Usher   On Friday from 3-6 p.m., the VSU community piled into the UC Magnolia Room to see graduate students present their research during the Fifth Annual Graduate Student Research and Scholarship Symposium. According to Teresa Williams, administrative coordinator of the Graduate School, this year’s symposium broke the record for the amount of poster presentations by graduate ...