Tragedy struck Hollywood this past week when two suicides where confirmed. “Growing Pains� star Andrew Koenig, who had previously been missing, was found hanging from a tree in Vancouver’s Stanley Park. Marie Osmond’s son, Michael Blosil, jumped from his apartment building after leaving a suicide note. Both victims suffered from depression. May they rest in [...]

“Twilight� fans, it’s official. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are dating. After months of speculation, they finally went public with everything. The two were supposed to make their debut couple premiere at the BAFTA Academy Awards in London, but they couldn’t even arrive together because the fans would be too crazy. They even avoided photographs [...]

Tiger tucked his tail and hid after all of his scandalous behavior was plastered on America’s televisions, but now he’s decided to come out of hiding and speak for the first time in months.
Friday, Tiger will address a small group of colleagues and friends as he discusses his career and apologizes for his actions. It [...]

Droids, crackberrys and iPhones, oh my!
With all the unbelievable phones, plans, and offers cell phone companies now have, it’s no wonder that texting seems to have taken over as the main form of communication.
Texting makes everything [...]

Well, John Mayer, it looks like you still want to run through the halls of your high school.
I thought “kissing and telling� went out the window once a certain age was reached. Apparently this guy didn’t get the memo. Not only did he put one foot in his mouth with the racial slur during his [...]

All was golden at the Grammys!
Lady Gaga finally proved to be more theatrical than freaky during her duet with Elton John. The two kicked off the show with an energizing performance that proved we still can’t read her poker face, and also proved that Elton John will always keep us speechless.
Taylor Swift and Beyonce shared [...]

 Did Taylor Swift find her Romeo, or just another picture to burn?
 Actually, she found neither.  While she was seen out to dinner with John Mayer, it was simply a group outing, but of course, rumors started circulating about a possible budding relationship. She’s too busy designing her own line of greeting cards with gift packaging [...]

 Welcome to spring semester, Blazers. With all the exciting celebrity news from last year, this year is sure to follow suit.
 But of course, we can’t forget the memorable events that wrapped up 2009. Baby boys  put the icing on 2009’s cake for both Kendra Wilkinson and Kourtney Kardashian in December. Wilkinson gave birth to baby [...]

University System of Georgia students will have to dig deeper into their pockets for spring 2010 tuition, due to an eight percent budget cut announced by the Board of Regents on Tuesday.
The Board increased the existing six percent budget cut to eight percent because of the decline in tax collections from the state. This will [...]

Young and pregnant: a concept so “popular� that the topic itself became a show on MTV. So why is the “popularity� of young pregnancies and STDs such a shock factor for many people?
 Maybe this shocks so many people because we live in south Georgia, a seemingly more conservative place where pregnancy is not related to [...]

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 By wearing pink today, faculty, staff, and students can help the members of Zeta Tau Alpha paint the campus pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
 ZTA will have a booth on the pedestrian mall between Nevins and West Halls. Information about breast cancer can be obtained at the booth, and with a [...]