Category: Politics

“Jew,” “redneck,” “homo,” “nigga,” “terrorist,” and “cracker” are just some of the words posted on the walls of the Georgia Hall lobby.
The resident assistants of Georgia Hall decided to have a week full of programs and an exhibit in the lobby dedicated to the remembrance of civil rights and the discussion of respect and equality [...]

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 [...]

 Georgia House Bill 615 will be presented on March 3. If the bill goes through, one will be allowed to carry a weapon on any Georgia college campus with a permit.  Bill 615 would affect at least 400,000 Georgians who hold gun permits.�
 Republican House Representative Tim Bearden is co-sponsor of this bill.  He explains 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 [...]

VSU College Republicans presented Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Magnolia Room (A) of the University Center. Cagle is the incumbent candidate for the 2010 race.
There will be Albany and Tallahassee news stations attending the event as well as the Valdosta Daily Times.  Also, invited guests include [...]

Representatives and supporters for “Health Insurance Reform Now” posted flyers around VSU’s campus promoting people to write or call their member of Congress and voice their support on Obama’s health insurance reform.
The purpose of “Health Insurance Reform Now” is to bring stability and security to those who currently have insurance, provide affordable coverage to those [...]

Francesca Zagami interviews Ashleigh Kenny from VSU Spectator on Vimeo.

Francesca Zagami
Staff Writer
frzagami@valdosta.edu
 Ashleigh Kenny, a VSU English major, has been at the center of a nationwide political controversy caused by a simple cotton shirt with a complex message:  “RIP the U.S. Constitution.” Kenny’s message has been debated and misinterpreted on national television and the internet.
 Kenny’s T-shirt [...]

Molly Deaton
Staff Writer
mmdeaton@valdosta.edu
Last week on Tuesday September 8th, President Barack Obama gave a speech at 12 noon that was addressed to America’s schoolchildren (or was supposed to be, anyway). It came as a shock to find out that parents were contacting their children’s principals’ saying they did not want their children to participate in the [...]

Ellesia Thurmond
Staff Writer
elthrumond@valdosta.edu
Former Chief Judge of the Southern Judicial Circuit H. Arthur “Mac” McLane visited students in University Attorney Laverne Lewis Gaskins’ Trial Advocacy class who had listened to McLane’s lecture Trial Advocacy: Reflections from the Bench.
McLane started his lecture by giving a brief discussion of what he would discuss, such as the process of [...]

Boyana Peeva
Staff Writer
bppeeva@valdosta.edu

According to an article in chronicle.com from Nov. 2008, a report has shown that most Americans, including college students have a very limited knowledge of American history, government, or economics.
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s new report “Our Fading Heritage: Americans Fail a Basic Test on Their History and Institutions” proves that a college degree [...]