Snack rules, parking in restricted work areas and Justice of the Judicial Council were discussed in Monday’s SGA meeting.  Attendance was comparatively low, with many senators’ seats left empty and the visitors’ area filled with less than 10 people.   The first to speak at the meeting was Genesis Jackson, a junior who is campaigning for the Justice of the Judicial ...

 Calling all females!…if you want to learn self-defense techniques, gain self-confidence and snag some elective course credit at the same time, the Rape Aggression Defense program will offer credit hours for the first time beginning fall 2011.  The R.A.D. class has been offered at Valdosta State to all female students, faculty, staff and non-students for some time, but it has ...

 Those hoping that the Georgia State Legislature has come to an agreement on a new HOPE plan will have to wait a bit longer.   The Senate approved House Bill 326 on Tuesday, voting for cuts to the HOPE scholarship that would apply to all but the highest achievers as well as other cuts to avoid drying up all of the ...

 The case of rape that was reported on Feb. 20 is still under investigation, said Major Ann Farmer of the Valdosta State University Police Department.   A VSU student reported around 5 a.m. “that she was forced to have sexual intercourse against her will,” according to the VSUPD’s incident report.  The incident report also indicates that the victim knew the offender. ...

 Eighteen students from a South Korean university are currently enrolled at VSU through a new program. Next spring, that number could increase to 120.  “Students want to come here, and we’re happy to have them,” Lauren Braun, International Student Advisor, said.   For the past three years, VSU and Dongguk University in Seoul, South Korea, have been working on the 1:3 ...

 The Student Government Association debated a newly proposed Code of Conduct for the organization, passed a motion to co-sponsor an upcoming student event, and briefly discussed the Spring Break and Health Fair during its meeting Monday night in the Student Union.  The Code of Conduct proposed by Helen Burkett, Johnathan Lozano and two other senators was suggested to improve on ...

So, who’s ready for spring break? I know I am! I brought out my flip flops, beach towel and hopefully I can snag me a hottie in hot Miami. No matter where you’re going—I pray that this break takes you somewhere—remember to have fun and let loose! But before you do that, let me send you away with something to ...

“I think people party too much sometimes, but I don’t know. I can’t say for sure.” Markeisha Wilder freshman nursing major “It feels like we’re in school for so long that one week isn’t enough. Party! Party! Party!” Kris Dyson freshman journalism major “I think people party too much during spring break. When people get back to classes, they’re dragging.” ...

 Parking around campus is the top complaint of students.  The Parking and Transportation Department’s most recent idea for generating revenue would only exacerbate the complaints.  In the Student Government Association meeting on March 7, the idea of Parking and Transportation installing parking meters on campus was introduced. The parking meters are in early stages of planning and would only be ...

 Whites are oppressed.  According to a CNN article “Are whites racially oppressed?” that is what some of them think.  Caucasians are freaking out because they are losing their slot of superiority, calling themselves the new “minority group.”  As a white female, I have to say, “So what?” I am tired of one race feeling more dominant than another. There has ...