Studying is important for students to become more knowledgeable in their field, but there are various ways one can accomplish it. One of many important factors to gain the most from studying is the location. The VSU campus provides many places to study, but where do students prefer to study the most? The Spectator Newsletter asked readers to choose from ...

Recently, students at VSU have noticed that some of the buildings on campus have been having some issues with air conditioning. Last semester, Hopper Hall had AC issues that took weeks to fix, and now some of the other buildings have been having issues as well.   It’s gotten hot in major buildings, like West Hall and Bailey Science Center, and even Odum Library wasn’t ...

By Rut Labrada, Arts & Entertainment Editor Three years ago, I was a senior in high school when K-pop fans began to debate the existence of a fifth generation of idols, only five years after the beginning of the fourth generation in 2018.   For those unaware of the intricacies of the K-pop system, since the birth of the K-pop genre ...

Since the beginning of the fall semester, there has been an increase in many of the restaurant lines within the Student Union and Palms Dining Hall.   Around lunchtime from 11:30 a.m-2:30 p.m., the Student Union is packed with students and faculty members trying to grab a quick bite to eat between classes.   Palms is also packed around these times, as ...

By Faith Forster, Managing Editor & Graphic Coordinator  A piggy bank has always been a classic way that a child would save their money. So, why shouldn’t adults have one?  I grew up, living by the philosophy that you should only buy what you need in order to do your best to save money for the future. Now, as an ...

By Adam Peachey, Staff Writer If a person’s screentime is four hours a day, that winds up being equivalent to eleven years of their life on the phone, assuming they live for 80 years. While the importance of phones in our modern society definitely isn’t to be written off, it gets to a point where one must question the status ...

Growing up, we were told all about the wonders of technological advancements: how they would take us beyond the moon or let us soar through the sky in flying cars. They were supposed to lead us toward freedom that we could never imagine, right here in the land of the free.  But what happens when those that can afford to support ...

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Over the years, Artificial Intelligence has grown into a mind of its own, generating a complex computer program trying to simulate human intelligence.  However, with the rapid AI usage comes AI data centers to take the software and storage architectures to the next level.   A proposed AI data center will be located near Foxborough subdivision in Valdosta, located 4.6 miles northwest of Valdosta State.  This project is ...

We all know that maintenance is important for keeping the campus nice, right?   No one wants to drive on old broken roads; no one wants to trudge down nasty sidewalks, and certainly no one wants to see dead plants and animals all over the place.   But what happens when the maintenance that’s supposed to be beneficial to students puts a wrench in their plans?  Recently there has been ...

 By: Megan Callahan, News Editor   On Jan. 17, the Tallahassee Immigrant Rights Alliance and Michael Noll, a former VSU professor who is now a civil rights activist, joined forces to protest the activities of the U.S. Immigrations and Enforcement agency (ICE).  The protest was put together soon after Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother who was shot and killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.  Similar protests have been taking place across the country since Good was killed.  Several protesters stated that part of the reason for this ...