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Occupy movement inspires Valdosta

The Occupy Valdosta movement, inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, drew over 100 protestors to Drexel Park on Friday. Participants from parents and community members to students and children marched from the park to downtown Valdosta locations, protesting a variety of issues including school consolidation, private prisons and recent Bank of America debit card usage fees. Valdosta took a ...

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Blazers tennis dynamic duo wins big again

Valdosta State tennis dynamic duo Luis Loeffler and Christian Hansen won the USTA/ITA small college championship last Sunday in Mobile, Ala., adding another championship to VSU tennis’ already impressive trophy case. The pair claimed championship honors after defeating Brian Chow and Richard Meyer of Williams College 6-3 and 6-2. In the longest match of the day, the duo began the ...

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More states lift campus gun ban

Gun control was thrust into the spotlight earlier this month when Oregon became the second state in the nation to allow students to legally carry concealed firearms on college or university property. The passing of this law may have gone unnoticed by most students in Georgia, but it begs the question of whether this might become a trend, and most ...

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People Poll: What do you think about the ‘Occupy’ movement?

“I didn’t know we were having a movement down here.” Anthony Holloway junior computer information systems major “It’s nice that a small town like Valdosta is included in this.” Jade Gill freshman English major “I didn’t know about it.” Keyla Garcia freshman psychology major “I am glad to see that it is spreading.”Eli Rountree junior anthropology major “I kinda knew ...

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Bystanders should intervene

You walk through the Foshan City market one day, when you notice a bleeding two-year-old girl lying on the side of the street. You would of course rush over and help her, or would you? Last Thursday in Foshan City, China, a two-year-old girl was run over, backed over, run over again with a truck and then was run over ...

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Occupiers need organization

The Occupy Movement has gone worldwide. Inspired by the Egyptian Tahrir movement, protesters began occupying Liberty Plaza in New York City on Sept. 17. Fast-forward almost one month exactly. The Occupy movement has hit Valdosta, and we at The Spectator are all for it—kind of. There is a good message behind the protests, but they could be a little more ...

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