Articles Written By ‘ Adeshina Lawal ’

 

Taxes protested

Apr 16th, 2009 | Written by: , , | Category: News

Adeshina Lawal Staff Writer ailawal@valdosta.edu With yesterday being National Income Tax day, many Americans, along with many Valdosta residents, are at unrest. Gathering in the afternoon off N. Ashley St., people came  from all over Valdosta to protest what they believe to be unfair taxation, using the 1773 Boston Tea Party as precedence. The people [...]



New fieldhouse opens doors

Mar 4th, 2009 | Written by: , , | Category: Sports

Adeshina Lawal Staff Writer ailawal@valdosta.edu The new field house, located off of Mary St., opened on Sat. with a ribbon cutting and a host of VSU stars. The building offers students as well as student athletes a new facility for training and rebuilding the VSU athletics department. The VSU powerhouse football team gets a new [...]



Hopper Dining offers new option to VSU students

Feb 12th, 2009 | Written by: , , | Category: Health & Fitness

Adeshina Lawal Staff Writer ailawal@valdosta.edu Looking for premium entrees or a hand tossed salad made fresh on campus? VSU Food services has just the spot. The Hopper Dining Hall offers a plethora of premium entrees such as steak, tuna, and salmon. “It is a more customized style of dining,” Jenna Gilbert, Marketing Manager for Palms [...]



Get smart and sumo up

Jan 29th, 2009 | Written by: , , | Category: Campus News, News

Adeshina Lawal Staff Writer ailawal@valdosta.edu Got a craving for wisdom and power? Every month at Palms, Jenna Gilbert, Palms Dining Center’s marketing manager, and her crew assemble an activity that raises student awareness in different categories. The category this month is physical fitness and awareness. The activities for the month will include a Smart Food eating [...]



Economic difficulty has trickled down to life here at Valdosta State

Jan 22nd, 2009 | Written by: , , | Category: Campus News, News

Adeshina Lawal Staff Writer ailawal@valdosta.edu With the economy in recession, students wonder if and how their lives have been affected. With Little Debbie cakes and the Mac Double increasing in price, one must wonder if the recession has started trickling down to life here at VSU. “There is a direct and indirect effect on students [...]



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