The 70’s are known for many things. Disco, polyester leisure suits, hippies and great movies. Many of these movies have become cult classics with huge followings. This is a list of the top ten movies of the decade. The first great movie of the 70’s was released in 1970 and is one of the most well known romance movies ...
Read More »VSU plans drive for Haitian relief
� Over a week has passed since an earthquake devastated the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The United States and Valdosta have answered the call for help. Friday VSU will hold a food drive from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the baseball field house parking lot located on N. Patterson Street. Bagged rice and beans along with bottled water will ...
Read More »Food Network star guest speaks at VSU
VSU students, faculty, staff and other members of the Valdosta community joined together last Thursday night in celebration of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as “The Next Food Network Star” 2008 season four winner, Aaron McCargo Jr., spoke as this year’s guest speaker. The annual commemorative celebration was held in the University Center Magnolia room where ...
Read More »Construction on campus continues
Construction on campus may be an inconvenience for students, but the new projects reinforce the campus’ Spanish theme. “Nevins Hall renovation was funded by the state legislature and includes the renovation of the interior of Nevins Hall to increase the number of classrooms and faculty offices,” Raymond Sable, Director of Plant Operations at VSU, said. This operation is expected ...
Read More »Student Union offers variety
The new Student Union offers more food choices on campus with the returning pizza grill restaurant The Loop, along with new choices Nathan’s Famous, and Starbucks Coffee in a combined food court area. When asked about the student response to the new food establishments, the supervisors all said that the students loved to stop and grab something to eat, drink ...
Read More »Flood in Hopper Hall
Hopper hall residents flooded out the building due to a fire alarm that went off Sunday Jan. 10.� What seemed like another fire drill was a suprising flood of water on the third and fourth floor.� According to VSUPD, the flood was triggered due to a fourth floor HVAC pipe bursting. The water began to leak down the fourth floor ...
Read More »Odum Library renovations transitioning to first floor
Odum Library has finished the first phase of renovations with the completion of the second floor. Construction at Odum began the summer 2009 with plans to renovate all three floors in separate phases. New carpet, paint, ceiling tiles and sprinklers will be added to make the older side of the library look similar to the addition already renovated. Plans to ...
Read More »Student Union leads to new office locations
With the opening of VSU’s new student union, several offices have relocated. These relocations have led to empty buildings around campus this semester. Offices such as Student Life and the Dean of Students have moved from Hopper Hall into the new union as the building brought forth more office spaces However, plans for their old offices are already ...
Read More »Make donations that make a difference
So by now most everyone has heard about the tragedies in Haiti. An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale hit Haiti on January 12, and the country is still suffering from aftershocks. According to The Red Cross, the earthquake is estimated to affect about three million Haitians. This already poverty-stricken nation now needs housing, search and rescue and ...
Read More »Researchers tell tall tales about short people
Let’s face it, being short bites. If you happen to be short, you know. If you happen to be tall, you probably laugh at us for breaking things at WalMart trying to climb up to the top shelf. You sit in front of us at the movies, obliviously blocking our overpriced view with your oversized head. You get served ...
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