Matthew Vongsavan,  junior psychology major   “No, because they need some incentive to bring them to this school.” Guy Abernathy senior criminal justice major “Yes because the athletes first of all get uniforms and equipment provided by the school on top of all the food that is catered to them and rides with meals during trips.”   David Zeon ...

  The dream was in effect at VSU last week when the week-long Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration got under way with lectures, discussions and ended with a concert by folk artist and political activist Peter Yarrow.   The celebration, sponsored by The Office of Social Equity, had in previous years been celebrated for a single day.   This year ...

   Carlton Quintez “Tez” Wimbish, a former VSU student who pursued a mechanical engineer major, died on Jan. 1.   Authorities believe it was suicide, but the case is still under investigation by the Valdosta Police Department, said Lt. Aaron Kirk of the VPD.  Wimbish was born in Atlanta, Ga. on Jan. 1, 1989.   He graduated from Stockbridge High School ...

 With spring sports officially beginning practice last week, I thought it would be appropriate to give my predictions for the teams that will be competing for the famed red and black this upcoming spring.  Baseball: Although the Blazers lost a ton of talented players from last year’s team, including sluggers Brandon Decker, who was drafted by the LA Angels, and ...

 Earlier in the season, VSU head coach Kiley Hill said college basketball is a marathon, not a sprint.  With that said, Hill and his Lady Blazers have paced themselves to a 7-8 record to this point, which includes a .500 record in conference play.  Now with heart of conference play facing the Lady Blazers, Hill and his team know this ...

 The Lambda Beta Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho will be hosting a Postpartum Depression Awareness Benefit and Forum on Dec.6, after the recent events of SGRO member Tijuana Maria Vasquez.   Vasquez, a junior art education major, went missing for about 24 hours in Cairo, Ga.and was found in the woods close to her home Friday morning. Cairo Police Department ...

  The Faculty Senate met Nov. 18, and approved a prayer recommendation by majority vote. The recommendation had been presented by the Minority and Diversity Issues Committee.   The senate eventually approved the initial recommendation that was presented in May.    The recommendation’s language said that the committee “recommends the campus community be mindful that public prayer at official VSU events ...

 The Student Government Association skipped its weekly meeting so its members time to prepare for final exams.   After what SGA President DeMario Jones considered a productive semester,  there are high hopes and plenty of ideas for next semester. One plan involves turning some reserved parking spots into student spaces on Oak Street. In efforts to create more convenient parking ...

  Ashley King  sophomore nursing major   “Yes. Mixing Alcohol with energy drinks makes underage drinkers think it’s ok to drink.” Mack Clemons junior middle grades education major “I don’t think so because it limits the freedoms of American society.” Sasha Sanders sophomore  early childhood  education major “Yes, because it will give you an ‘energy drink high’ and then make ...

 It gives me a full heart to see that no matter what the media or “fundamentalist” religious factions may say, the youth of America is becoming more accepting of homosexuality.   All you need to do is look around you.  In a state and town that is deep in the Bible Belt and has been, at times, infamous for its ...