A hot topic in this year’s election is the women’s reproductive rights. On one side you have most women and on the other you have people like Congressman Todd Akin who say things like “legitimate rape” doesn’t lead to pregnancy and that when a woman is raped “the female body has ways to try to shut the whole thing down.” ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and many students and organizations are opening up to the cause. According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most common kind of cancer effecting women in the United States. The women of Zeta Tau Alpha and the Collegiate Women of VSU are doing their part in making sure that VSU is ...

Pretty soon, those that want to smoke may have to do so in a designated area. A possible restriction on smoking was discussed at the first SGA town hall meeting of the semester. The SGA voted to form a subcommittee to draft legislation for these new smoking restrictions. The proposed legislation would be sent to the Faculty Senate. “This smoking ...

The month of October, for the Women and Gender’s Studies department, is Domestic Violence Awareness month. WGST has planned a few events to help spread awareness of domestic violence—particularly domestic violence against women. Some of the faculty and staff from WGST involved in the cause are: Dr. Tracy Woodard-Meyers, Teresa Paliwoda, Helen Wishart, Dr. Mark George, Andrea Ramirez, Felicia Hilson ...

“Rivalries in political parties are stopping progress.” Joshua Rhudy sophomore physics major   “I do not feel for politics.” Kristin Hall freshman music major   “Politics are a good thing if you keep up with them, but i have not kept up with them lately.” Megan Weigle-Eany freshman early childhood education major   “I understand politics, but i definitely do ...

Spoiler alert: The Maya doomsday prophecy is just a myth, according to the panel discussion Tuesday. The Arts and Sciences Lectures Series invited the VSU community to a panel discussion titled “Debunking the Maya Myth: Reassessing the Doomsday Prophecy, 12/21/2012.”

Unsuccessful trips to Gulf South conference rival territories these upcoming two weeks could steer the Blazers towards missing the playoff for the second consecutive year for the first time since 1999. The VSU football team suits up every season with one goal in mind which is at seasons end becoming national champions. High expectations are not surprising in title town ...

It’s hard to be a statistic. I never thought that I would be bullied as an adult, but I have. I thought once I left school—the mosh pit of bullying—I was home free.  Turns out home wasn’t as safe as I imagined. My neighbor and I had become pretty close after he moved in at the beginning of the year. ...

Hookahs have become increasingly popular with VSU’s students, however, its popularity also comes with new health risks. Hookahs are an all-natural tobacco mixed with honey, molasses and fruit extract and is flavored with different scents. Recently, hookahs were found have some of the same health issues as smoking cigarettes. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, hookah is ...

It’s that time of year at the movies again. The summer blockbusters have passed, and it’s not quite Oscar season yet. What we as movie goers are left with is the average run of the mill movies that really have no reason to exist other than someone finding the money to make it. So thankfully we have “Dredd.” It’s been ...