Amanda Blank Staff Writer alblank@valdosta.edu VSU held its third annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life on the front lawn on Friday. The event raised over $11,000. This year’s event featured 42 relay teams with over 500 participants. Many of the teams held fund-raising booths, with “compose a cure” as the theme, which included different [...]

Amanda Blank Staff Writer alblank@valdosta.edu VSU Career Services has established the Alumni Mentoring Program, a Web-based mentoring network available to students and alumni. The program was established on the College Central Network to help students and recent graduates find professionals willing to share career advice. John Trombetta, director of alumni, says the mentoring network is [...]

Amanda Blank Staff Writer alblank@valdosta.edu I wake up with a headache on the day a big assignment is due in one of my classes. I’m already exhausted and now I have to take time out of my morning routine to take something to relieve the pain which also means I should probably eat breakfast, a [...]

Amanda Blank Staff Writer alblank@valdosta.edu The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life is almost here! Student Life will host the event on April 24 at 7 p.m. on the front lawn. Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society’s annual event held to raise awareness of cancer prevention and treatment and allow members of the [...]

Amanda Blank Staff Writer alblank@valdosta.edu Francesca Zagami Staff Writer frzagami@valdosta.edu On March 26, at 7:30 in the evening, students and faculty ventured out into the wind and rain to listen to novelist Tom Hazuka read selections of his writing in the UC Theatre. Hazuka set the audience at ease with jokes about hurrying up so [...]

Amanda Blank Staff Writer alblank@valdosta.edu Spring break is infamously known for getting people drunk in public, acting funny and remembering only the hilarious stories to tell everyone back at home. Add a cigar, laughter and of course Ron White, and my spring break ended up fitting the bill. Not only did I end up taking [...]

Amanda Blank Staff Writer alblank@valdosta.edu At the beginning of every year, I have to wait at least nine months for my favorite holidays to come around– ten months for those who wouldn’t consider my birthday a holiday.  Halloween, Christmas, and New Year’s are my favorite days of the year, but waiting that long to celebrate [...]

Amanda Blank Staff Writer alblank@valdosta.edu It’s that time of the semester again when students’ stress levels rise and some grades rely solely on the results of upcoming tests. Its midterm— and along with increased stress some students are also suffering from test anxiety. Most students experience some anxiety before taking a test, but for others [...]

Francesca Zagami and Amanda Blank Staff Writers All around the world, historical achievements and scientific breakthroughs in the astronomy field are being recognized. This year marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei’s improvements to the telescope and his publication of his observations in the Starry Messenger. 2009 is also the 400th anniversary of Johannes Kepler’s [...]

Amanda Blank Staff Writer alblank@valdosta.edu Weight Watchers urges people to eat right and live healthy, and that is exactly what members of the VSU Weight Watchers program are doing. Since its beginning in fall 2007, the group has lost over 1,000 pounds Becky Murphy, a Campus Wellness Committee member, says that the VSU Weight Watchers [...]

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