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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Just weeks away from the 2024 presidential election, climate change has solidified itself as one of the most pressing issues for voters across the country, especially on college campuses. The recent Hurricanes Helene and Milton have taken the southeast region of the U.S. by storm.   Many students on college campuses worry about the effects political decisions have on them ...

Three weeks after Hurricane Helene demolished VSU and the surrounding region, students are still struggling to get their lives back to a normal school year.    Many members of the VSU community were without power, water and other essentials for weeks and some are still recovering in a variety of ways.   On Thursday. Sept. 26, Helene made landfall as a ...

The VSU Blazers survive an upset scare against the North Greenville Trailblazers, pulling out a victory, 32-24.  The Blazers improved to 6-0 on the season and 2-0 in the Gulf South Conference play. The Blazers had to do something they had not done all season: play while trailing.   The Trailblazer’s started the game hot, with two touchdowns on the first ...