Written by: Zenobia Harris, Staff Writer Tensions are running high in the midst of a rapidly expanding controversy involving a veteran’s attempt to take an American flag from a group of people walking on it as part of a protest on Valdosta State University’s campus. On Friday afternoon, a group of African-American students set up a protest in front of ...

Written by: Jamel Shorter, Staff Writer For the past week, the campus has been plastered with street signs, posters and yard signs advertising various candidates for the SGA elections, and on April 15 the candidates went head-to-head in a heated, two-hour debate in an attempt to win over students right before the SGA elections. Elections take place April 16-17, and ...

Written by Tatyana Phelps, Copy Editor A suspect was apprehended shortly after burglarizing a house near VSU’s campus late in the evening on April 14, according to police reports. The incident was the latest in a string of crimes reported in and around VSU this semester. According to police, at approximately 10 p.m. on April 14, a robbery was reported at ...

Written by Cole Edwards, Multimedia Editor VSU students might be soon feeling a little pinch in the pocketbook, but they should be happy they don’t go to UGA. VSU is facing a 2.5 percent increase in tuition for the fall semester after the University System of Georgia’s board approved on April 14 a tuition rise for 30 of the state’s ...

Written by Tatyana Phelps, Copy Editor SGA elections are approaching and students can prepare to vote on April 16 at 12:01 a.m. The open positions for the election are president, vice president, comptroller and secretary. There are also 40 senate seats up for election. Students can attend the SGA’s executive branch debate in the Student Union Theater at 7 p.m. on April ...

by Erin Martin Recently, when students logged onto Blazeview or their VSU email account, they were met with something completely new: a fresh, more involved design for MyVSU. Since December of last year, VSU’s creative services has been brainstorming and working to create a new design for VSU’s personal portal for students and faculty. The more visual MyVSU page includes ...

by Jamel Shorter At SGA’s April 6 meeting, President William McKinney’s resignation was the dominant topic of discussion, and many senators expressed their sadness at his planned departure. “I don’t want him to leave, because he can really have a high impact on the future of the institution,” Senator Nydrah Wright said. “I think he is a great president, and ...

by Cole Edwards A week after the surprise resignation of Dr. William McKinney, the Board of Regents has tapped a five-term Republican Georgia senator to take over the helm of VSU for the foreseeable future. University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby announced in a press release released late Wednesday afternoon that Dr. Cecil Staton would take over as VSU’s ...

by Kristin Whitman SGA learned at its March 30 meeting that VSU’s freshman enrollment will likely drop for the third year in a row, a trend that is wreaking havoc on VSU Housing. Dr. Tom Hardy, director of housing and residence life, told SGA that VSU is predicted to be down in freshman enrollment for the third year, making it hard ...