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Cyclemeisters attack

WARNING: The following is a work of sarcasm. Any resemblance to any persons living, dead, undead, or Super Saiyan is purely coincidental, so seriously, get off your ass and go and support these people! Beware the Cyclemeisters, dear readers! This Friday, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Bleu Pub Parking Lot on 116 N Lee St., a bevy ...

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See what Downtown has to offer

Valdosta State University faculty members are not the only ones thrilled to see the new and returning college students for the fall 2010 semester. Downtown Valdosta’s young professionals and business owners are overjoyed, as well. Downtown welcomes you into their hometown and wants you to value it as much as they do. In fact, these business owners support VSU more ...

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The Toys are Back in Town

Finalizing a brilliant, classic film series is no easy task. George Lucas proved that all too well with the less-than-brilliant prequels to Star Wars, and the sequels of many other films do not even bear mentioning. Toy Story 3, however, proves that there is a way to make it happen, because this sequel is not only well-written and masterfully executed. ...

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Inception: No dreams are safe

When it comes to appreciating a movie or a work of fiction, I must say that “Inception” is by far one of the best movies of the year. “Inception” was co-written and directed by Christopher Nolan, the man who brought us masterpieces such as “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight,” “The Prestige,” and “Memento.” All of these movies are great and ...

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Jimmy Coy Named Starting Quarterback

As the new VSU football seaso­­n ra­pidly approaches, the Blazers have their man that will be calling the signals for the offensive unit this season. Redshirt junior quarterback Jimmy Coy— who entered fall camp as the No. two quarterback on the depth chart behind senior Russ Callaway— was named the starting quarterback less than 24 hours after Callaway went down ...

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Blazers Ready for New Competition

Since Aug.9 the members of the VSU football team have been hitting the same opponent—their teammates. On Sept. 4 that will change when the Blazers welcome the Wingate Bulldogs to Bazemore-Hyder Stadium to begin the 2010 season. “We are ready. I am fired up,” running back David Arnold said. “I keep it fired up (at practice) though. I challenge the ...

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No new summer construction plans

According to Robert Kellner of Auxiliary Services, VSU will not initiate any new construction during the summer, and instead will focus on completion of already existing projects such as the renovation of Langdale Hall’s C-wing. This comes as good news for environmental advocates who feel that past construction has negatively affected native animals’ habitats. “Trees being cut down affects not ...

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New apartments opening

A new off-campus housing option is now available for VSU students. What will attract students most to these apartments is the proximity to campus, according to founder Kurt Lamon. “Living at CarronOak eliminates the constant parking hassle,” according to the CarronOak Web site. The CarronOak student housing, which is located on Oak Street across from Palms Dining Center, consists of ...

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Senior Demario Jones elected as new SGA president after run-off

After two tight elections, the new Student Government Association President is senior political science major Demario Jones. The run-off election began Monday between Jones and candidate Chris Nish after the results of the original election showed that Jones didn’t achieve the mandatory 50 percent plus one of the student votes to win the election. In the runoff election on April ...

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Former professor arrested

A former professor at VSU was allegedly caught with a stolen VSU laptop during a warranted search of his office by the Western Kentucky University Police Department. On March 22, Captain Lee McKinney of the WKU PD contacted VSU police about a HP Compaq tc4200 laptop found in Dr. Mark Fenster’s office at WKU. The laptop contained a VSU property ...

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