Articles Written By ‘ Amber Smith ’

 

Surviving finals, for students, by students

Apr 29th, 2010 | Written by: | Category: 2009-2010, 2010-04-29, Features, Top Headlines

1. Work, Study, then Party
Micah Nusbickel, senior mass media major, seems to be following this plan.
“Every waking moment that I’m not studying, taking the test, or working will most likely be spent at Charley O’s,” he says.
2. One Class at a Time
Follow in the footsteps of several VSU students and just take finals one day [...]



First Federal graces union

Apr 15th, 2010 | Written by: | Category: 2009-2010, 2010-04-15, Administration, Campus News, News, Spotlight

The pedestrian plaza leading to the Student Union has been named “First Federal Savings of Valdosta Plaza.”
Wednesday afternoon, this name and a plaque were affixed the left wall on the Union’s Oak Street side. The naming of the plaza was a move by the university in response to a gift pledge given by First Federal [...]



Barefoot for a cause

Apr 8th, 2010 | Written by: , | Category: 2009-2010, 2010-04-08, Campus News, News, Top Headlines

Today, people across the world will be going “One Day Without Shoes.”
According to onedaywithoutshoes.com, “One Day Without Shoes is the day we spread awareness about the impact a simple pair of shoes can have on a child’s life. On April 8, we ask people to go the day, part of [...]



Actor spotlight: get to know VSU’s actors

Mar 31st, 2010 | Written by: | Category: 2009-2010, 2010-04-01, Entertainment, Features, Top Headlines

Ever wonder about those student actors you see on VSU’s stage? Here’s a little bit about some of the theater program’s finest.
Raoul Barnick
A senior theatre major from Adel, Ga., Raoul Barnick is a small-town boy with big city dreams. His theatre career began in first grade when he was selected to play the narrator in [...]



The Boom Box professor

Mar 11th, 2010 | Written by: | Category: 2009-2010, 2010-03-11, Features, Web Exclusive

Dr. Louis Schmier, senior history professor, does not lecture, give tests, or give grades.
He has to give a final grade, however, so what Schmier does is start his students off with an A in his class, which they may or may not keep throughout the semester.
“They think no grades [means] easy, but I push them,” [...]



Know Your Professor:Peguesse uses the unconventional

Mar 4th, 2010 | Written by: | Category: 2009-2010, 2010-03-04, Features, Top Headlines

One of the first things you will see upon walking into Dr. Cheré Peguesse’s office in the Student Success Center is a large poster of Billie Holiday on the back wall with a line from her song, “Strange Fruit”: “Southern trees have strange fruit to bear…”
This dog-loving English teacher has been known to practice belly [...]



No plans for stadium

Feb 24th, 2010 | Written by: , | Category: 2009-2010, 2010-02-25, Administration, Campus News, News, Spotlight

Despite campus-wide interest in a new football stadium, evidence from university administration and SGA executives suggests that such a project will not be possible in the near future.
The possibility of a new stadium was among topics discussed in the SGA’s Feb. 15 meeting, as reported in the Feb. 18 issue of the Spectator.
“It has not [...]



Student strives to beat Guinness World Record

Feb 11th, 2010 | Written by: | Category: 2009-2010, 2010-02-11, Features, Spotlight

Spike Cook, sophomore mass media major, is not your average punk with piercings.
Cook can be seen on campus dressed in head-to-toe black, black boots, leather jacket, a hoodie, chains, and shades. Both of his ears are pierced as well as his tongue, nose, and lip.
“I look unapproachable,” Cook says, “but if somebody talks to me [...]



Having a really bad day?

Feb 4th, 2010 | Written by: | Category: 2009-2010, 2010-02-04, Campus News, Entertainment, News, Top Headlines

Alexander is having a bad day, a terrible day even. His day is so bad; it’s horrible, no good. It’s just a very bad day all together.
Starting Fri. Feb. 5, the Valdosta and VSU communities are invited to share in Alexander’s bad day by attending a performance of the play, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, [...]



Flood in Hopper Hall

Jan 21st, 2010 | Written by: | Category: 2009-2010, 2010-01-21, Campus News, News, Top Headlines

 Hopper hall residents flooded out the building due to a fire alarm that went off Sunday Jan. 10.
 What seemed like another fire drill was a suprising flood of water on the third and fourth floor.
 According to VSUPD, the flood was triggered due to a fourth floor HVAC pipe bursting.
 The water began to leak down the [...]



Student Union leads to new office locations

Jan 21st, 2010 | Written by: | Category: 2009-2010, 2010-01-21, Campus News, News, Top Headlines

   
 With the opening of VSU’s new student union, several offices have relocated.
    These relocations have led to empty buildings around campus this semester.
 Offices such as Student Life and the Dean of Students have moved from Hopper Hall into the new union as the building brought forth more office spaces
 However, plans for their old offices are [...]



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