VSU’s Intramural Flag Football League turns a rough sport into a great competitive scene promoting exercise and health. Flag football is very different from American football. The ability to tackle is completely nullified, which penalizes anyone that attempts to use physical contact. The goals are similar except instead of tackling, a player must grab a flag on the opposing player’s ...

Hello World—Anthony here yet again bringing you all the things in Hollywood and beyond that had us buzzing this past week.  In flip floppers who aren’t on the presidential ballot (I’m looking at you Mitt Romney), everyone’s favorite non couple Chris Brown and Rihanna are rumored to be getting back together.  The news of the on again off again couple ...

The battle of chef’s cooking competition was took place on yesterday at Hopper dining hall. “This is the first annual cooking competition we provide here at VSU, it is based off the TV show called Chopped from Food Network”Allison Mitchell, senior marketing manager at Valdosta state dining, said. “We’ve had ramen noodle contest before, but we wanted to bring it ...

Dr. Gina Doepker, director of the Ruby R. Sullivan Literacy Center at VSU, has grown from a child once struggling with reading into a local advocate for literacy in children. “I had very poor eyesight,” Dr. Doepker said. “I was a slow reader and as a result, I was always put in the lowest reading group. I knew I could ...

As we move closer to November the political theater intensifies; we are constantly being faced with radical new claims and accusations created by the candidates. “The war on women,” an exaggerated and worn-out phrase by the Obama administration is used to describe the Republican Party’s attitude towards women’s rights and their involvement in politics. This overly simplistic stance has dominated ...

The Lady Blazers hit the road on a four game road trip where they will face off against the number two team in the nation and hope to seed themselves nicely for the Gulf South Conference Tournament in November. Starting on Friday and ending on Monday, October 22 the team will play in four different states beginning with West Alabama, ...

 If SGA has its way, fall break may fall by the wayside. The SGA Senate discussed a Faculty Senate proposal to change both Fall Break and Spring Break during Monday night’s SGA meeting. The Faculty Senate proposed that in fall 2013, fall break and Thanksgiving break would be combined into a week-long break on the week of Thanksgiving. The SGA ...

 Last Saturday had VSU students up the creek without a paddle, but what they didn’t lack was a bunch of garbage. � Multiple student organizations took part in Rivers Alive, an annual event hosted by the city of Valdosta.  Three organizations, The Collegiate Women of VSU, Black Student League and Chi Omega Sorority reported to the Oak Street Parking deck ...

The VSU Repertory Dancers delivered a strong and consistent performance with its concert “Fresh Tracks” which ran from Oct. 4-7 at Sawyer Theatre. “The turnout was very good– we had a pretty full house every day,” Catherine Schaeffer, choreographer, said. “I think it was a very strong concert, well rounded, and the people really seemed to enjoy it.” “Fresh Tracks” ...

What better time to take a look at our nation’s history than today—National Coming Out Day. In 1776, our founding fathers decided to fight back against the tyrannical rule of the British and form a country of their own. They published their intent to separate in a document known as the Declaration of Independence, which holds one of the cornerstones ...