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At the Feb. 22 SGA meeting, some, but not all, of student concerns with the new Student Union eateries were addressed. Many students still have major concerns about the menus and service at both Nathan’s and The Loop. SGA President Kelli Cody helped expand the menus by adding three combos (a 3-piece chicken tenders combo, [...]

Students in Free Enterprise, also known as SIFE is a nonprofit international student organization that uses marketing and other business tactics to volunteer in the community. SIFE began at VSU in 1994 with seven members and has grown to 200 members. The group is also active in 47 countries with 1500 college campuses nationwide.
SIFE was [...]

“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” It’s a mantra we’ve all heard at one time or another. How many of us actually try to live by this simple guideline? We all see the green and blue recycling containers around campus, meant for the plastic bottles, aluminum cans and old notebook paper that would otherwise be tossed into already [...]

It seems there is this neverending competition between two of the most well-known social networks: MySpace and Facebook. First, Tom founded MySpace, then a group of Harvard students founded Facebook. First, MySpace dominated the Web’s social networking life, then Facebook rose up and took over.
Personally, I still have both. MySpace is great for [...]

Students are eager to return home for Thanksgiving dinner, to enjoy “real food” rather than noodles and tasteless TV dinners. But what if the recession has ruined your Turkey Day? Here are some ways to keep your Thanksgiving cheap and tasty.
According to the American Farm Bureau’s 24th annual price survey, the average cost of [...]

The Valdosta State University campus features a number of technologies to improve the educational experience for both professors and students. There are many devices to which professors have access that supplement the classroom and the ways the students in the class learn. These devices, which include computers, projectors, and programs such as PowerPoint, are available [...]

Gwen Desselle, 2009-2010 GA Teacher of the year, visited Valdosta State’s campus Wed. Nov. 18 from 2 t0 3 p.m. Speaking at the VSU Education Center, Desselle shared some insights into her career in order to encourage future teachers from VSU. Over 100 students and many professors attended the talk.
Desselle earned three degrees from [...]

24 days – that is how long until the traditional dorms on campus close for the holidays. Traditional dorms are all the dorms on campus except Converse and Centennial. This includes Brown, Georgia, Hopper, Langdale, Lowndes, Patterson and Reade Halls. These dorms officially close for Thanksgiving break on Nov. 24 at 5 [...]

The Valdosta Film Festival is coming back to VSU, with more films, prizes, laughs and suspense than last year. The Fifth Annual Valdosta Film Festival will take place on December 5 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Bailey Science Building. Changes from last year’s festival include the festival being open to the region, [...]

With reports of patchy wireless service on the rise, VSU’s Information Technology group has acknowledged that there are multiple issues contributing to the problem, the most prevalent being network congestion in the afternoon and evenings.
“We are working to arrange and pay for a ResNet segment dedicated for use by the residence halls and separated from [...]

Earlier this year, AT&T announced that they would be launching a 3G mobile broadband Network in Valdosta. As of Oct. 29, 2009, there is more than 300 square miles of new 3G coverage across Valdosta.
            The availability of AT&T 3G mobile broadband network in the Valdosta area is incredibly crucial to businesses, colleges and universities, [...]