Murphy Williams freshman mass media major “The page is definetly harmful. Putting your information out on the internet is never a good thig.” Will Dekle junior exercise physiology major “I think it’s harmful in the fact that it’s bad stuff but it’s very fun to laugh at. “
Read More »Change the damage, not the name: The government supports harmful energy sources despite condemning oil
Written by: Taylor Stone What if the U.S. government tracked every phone call you’ve ever made and every e-mail you’ve ever sent and stored them all on servers so large that it would require 1.7 million gallons of water each day just to keep the computers cool? Unfortunately, this isn’t a trailer for the latest sci-fi movie; rather, it’s the ...
Read More »NSA possesses new scary technology
Written by: Taylor Stone What if the U.S. government tracked every phone call you’ve ever made and every e-mail you’ve ever sent and stored them all on servers so large that it would require 1.7 million gallons of water each day just to keep the computers cool? Unfortunately, this isn’t a trailer for the latest sci-fi movie; rather, it’s the ...
Read More »Students control campus media
Written by: Eric Jackson As campus media outlets continue to work as career stepping stones for students at universities nation-wide, the fight for editorial independence remains a never-ending obstacle . This is noticeable as a bystander, but it all came to light last spring, after leaving the Georgia College Press Association convention. Throughout the weekend trip, during meetings and seminars, ...
Read More »Let’s coexist with Greek life
Written by: Isaiah Smart In recent news, Greek Life gained hundreds of new members. After CPC and IFC rush concluded earlier this fall, a few NPHC organizations gained their own new set of initiates. Both of these instances hold their own significance. It has been four years since the Lambda Phi chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi has had any new ...
Read More »Citizens say ‘so long’ to privacy
Written by: David Lacy By 2015, law enforcement, colleges and private users will have the chance to use drones as they see fit. This is a good thing, but it’s not without its concerns. This could be great for research. Who knows what companies such as Google could do if they had a drone to use for things like Google ...
Read More »Opting out of Obamacare
Are you young, invincible and feel like you do not need health care? Do you dread money coming out of your paycheck for doctor’s visits that you will not make this year? Do you oppose government intervening in your everyday life on matters they cannot necessarily control? If you answered yes to all these questions, so did I, but are ...
Read More »People Poll: Do you think BlazeVIEW D2L should be changed, remain the same or go back to the ‘old’ BlazeVIEW? Why?
Nick Sanford sophomore computer science major “I’ve had a few problems with it personally, but for the most part it works pretty well. If they do make a couple minor changes to it or tweaks to it for next semester that could only be for the better.” Check out the Video People Poll online at: youtube.com/ValdostaSpectator
Read More »Countdown to the Earth’s end
Written by: Will Lewis Florida is no longer in existence, and with it most of the Eastern Seaboard has also sank into the abyss. Great cities such as London and Venice have been reclaimed by the sea, and an area in China that is the current home of 600 million people is gone. The National Geographic Society released a map ...
Read More »Providing contraceptives: Students deserve defense against STDs
Written by: Isaiah Smart With VSU being deep in the Bible Belt, beliefs on subjects such as sex and gender roles are a little different than other places. One topic that often leads to an intense conversation involves condoms on campus. Many would believe that having condoms on campus promotes premarital sex. On the opposite side, many will argue that ...
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