Welcome to Cherie’s Picks, the spooky edition! I am so glad you decided to drop in. As usual, I have a list of upcoming events on campus with organizations that would love for you to accompany them! Without further ado, here are the events for the week of Oct. 28. To start the week off, on Monday, Oct. 28 from ...
Read More »The State of the Blazer’s
The second-ranked VSU Blazers head into the bye week with a perfect record. They are 7-0 on the season and 3-0 in the Gulf South Conference play. The Blazers are first in the GSC standings and will remain there going into the bye week. So, what has been the key to the Blazer’s success this season? Well, the offense has ...
Read More »Review: VSU Brings Upscale Dining Experiences To Students
VSU Dining has implemented a new event to its rotation in order to bring the fine dining experience to campus, 20 students at a time: a monthly supper club. The idea of a supper club is simple: a few people come together once per month or so, where they eat a meal consisting of a few courses based on a ...
Read More »VSU ranked 408 in Wall Street Journal’s Best U.S Colleges of 2025 List
VSU finished 408th out of 500 colleges within America in the Wall Street Journal’s annual ranking of the best colleges, down from 319th in the previous year. The Journal analyzes a variety of statistics, including salary impact, graduation rate, learning environment, career opportunities and others, in order to conduct its ranking of the best U.S. colleges each year. This year, ...
Read More »VSU Police Chief resigns from position
Former VSU Police Chief Alan Rowe voluntarily resigned his position earlier this month. Rowe had been placed on paid administrative leave, according to the university. VSU announced that a “third-party review is underway.” No information is available as to why he was placed on leave. Captain Bryant Leverett is serving as the interim director while the search for a replacement ...
Read More »Blazers dwarf the Choctaws in a Homecoming win 35-10
The third-ranked VSU Blazers triumphantly returned to Bazemore– Hyder Stadium to defeat the Mississippi College Choctaws, 35-10. Despite the Choctaws rushing for 223 yards in the game, the Blazers held the Choctaws’ offense in check by allowing only 38 passing yards and forcing two turnovers, an interception and a forced fumble in the win. The Blazers’ offense was efficient ...
Read More »Cherie’s Picks Week of 10/21
Welcome back to another edition of Cherie’s Picks! Long time no see, but I am so glad you decided to drop in. As usual, I have a list of upcoming events on campus with organizations that would love for you to accompany them! Without further ado, here are the events for the week of Oct. 21. To start the week ...
Read More »VSU Blazers return home to face the Mississippi College Choctaws
For the first time since Sept.14, the Blazers will play a home game at Bazemore– Hyder Stadium against their Gulf South Conference rival, the Mississippi College Choctaws. The Blazers come into this matchup a perfect 6-0 on the season and 2-0 in Gulf South Conference play after escaping from the jaws of defeat against the North Greenville Trail Blazers ...
Read More »VSU hosts National Night Out
The VSU campus hosted it’s National Night Out event, which opened the temporarily shut down campus to the public. The event took place on Wednesday, Oct. 16, on the front lawn. National Night Out first started in 1984 by the National Association of Town Watch, a nonprofit organization that allowed community watch groups to stay informed. The aim for the ...
Read More »Liam Payne, former One Direction member dead at 31
Liam Payne, a former member of the 2010s English Irish pop group, One Direction, was pronounced dead today in Buenos Aires, Argentina. According to The New York Times, Buenos Aires emergency services reported that Payne fell three stories out of a window at the Casa Sur Hotel. The circumstances of the fall are still undetermined. Payne rose to fame as ...
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