Category: Spotlight

Local business bears new artistic mural.

Date: Feb 2nd, 2012 • By: , • 43 views • Comment

Students who drove down Baytree Road may have notice a very new addition to the nearby scenery. John Gay, a former VSU student and owner of the novelty shop Divided By Zero hand painted a very impressive artistic mural on the side of his shop just off Baytree Road. Check the slideshow below for some [...]

Separating church and state

Date: Feb 2nd, 2012 • By: • 160 views • Comment

The religious leanings of our politicians are almost as prevalent as their stand on the issues – which are often impacted by their religious beliefs.

Nerd turned Rapper: VSU takes a new approach to hip hop music

Date: Feb 2nd, 2012 • By: • 594 views • 1 Comment

Michael Schwartz is a nerd. It may be hard to believe, but there is something very unusual about this sophomore from Roswell, Ga; he can rap.

Don’t mess with how I dress

Date: Feb 2nd, 2012 • By: • 48 views • Comment

When it comes to the classroom, students should have to worry about tests and papers, not how they are dressed.

Unstoppable force

Date: Feb 2nd, 2012 • By: • 20 views • Comment

The Lady Blazers are on a romp right now, winning 13 of their last 15 games including a four-game win streak they hope to continue when they travel to Delta State tonight.

Rekindling winning fire

Date: Jan 26th, 2012 • By: • 81 views • Comment

The Blazers (8-9) finally end their 5-game cold streak with a win over Carver Bible College 88-80 Tuesday night.

Eaton channels emotion into poetry

Date: Jan 26th, 2012 • By: • 220 views • Comment

Joseph Ashley Eaton, VSU junior and mass media major, has managed to publish two books: “Night’s Ocean View” and “The Imagination Engines,” all while balancing school and playing guitar in two bands.

Grinding down on the books

Date: Jan 26th, 2012 • By: • 98 views • Comment

In the wake of the worst economic times since the Great Depression, it’s easy to get caught up in our own affairs and take certain things for granted.

The Tunnel sheds light on serious social problems

Date: Jan 26th, 2012 • By: • 75 views • Comment

Tuesday night was a happening night inside the University Center as attendees entered The Tunnel, an event held to illustrate various types of oppression.

VSU marches for MLK

Date: Jan 19th, 2012 • By: , • 155 views • Comment

VSU hosted a series of events in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., ending with a march and candlelight vigil Wednesday night. Students met outside the University Center and sang spirituals on their march down to West Hall at 5 p.m. VSU NAACP, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Mu Omicron Chapter and the Office [...]

New scholarship honors teacher of 67 years

Date: Jan 19th, 2012 • By: • 81 views • Comment

A new scholarship, for students in need, honors a life-long educator and her son. At a post-lunch convocation, Dr. Louis Levy announced the Ruby and John Sullivan Educational Scholarship and awarded Sullivan the fourth President’s Medallion to be awarded at VSU. The scholarship announcement is in conjunction with the renaming of the Valdosta Literacy Center [...]

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