Dr. Louis Sullivan jams at Bayou Bills from VSU Spectator on Vimeo. Francesca Zagami Multimedia Editor frzagami@valdosta.edu “All y’alls’ eyes look crazy” called out Kyle Nichols, guitar player for Dr. Louis Sullivan, as the LED lights lit fan’s irises iridescent at Bayou Bills on Aug. 28. The 21-and-up bar welcomed Dr. Louis Sullivan, affectionately nicknamed [...]

Francesca Zagami Asst. Photo Editor frzagami@valdosta.edu The setting sun over Valdosta colors the clouds with soft purples, gods and reds. The silhouette of a girl balanced on her tip-toes in front of the giant red stop sign at the corner of Green Street and Gordon is striking. She disappears, leaving behind a white sheet of [...]

Joe Robison prepares hotdogs for hungry Valdostans. Francesa Zagami/ SPECTATOR Francesca Zagami Assistant Photo Editor frzagami@valdosta.edu New York hotdogs are on sale in Valdosta! Joe Robison has been standing at the corner of Brookwood and Patterson for almost three weeks now, selling hot dogs to students, faculty, and citizens from his specially-made hotdog cart. But [...]

The University System of Georgia just passed a tuition bill this month that expects students to take on more hours each semester. Georgia’s full-time college students will now be expected to carry 15-hour course loads instead of 12, an integral part of the University’s attempt to herd students through the institution in only four years. [...]

Quiet in the Building Generally speaking, a library should be a quiet place. Odum Library serves over 11,000 students. It is understandable that Odum gets noisy from time to time, especially in common areas. However, Odum has clearly marked quiet areas where students are expected to work quietly and individually. The third floor computer lab [...]

Quark 8 Although I was pretty irritated with the noise level in the third floor lab last week, I was thrilled to discover that the computers in the lab are now equipped with Quark 8. This is an excellent program that students can use to design any document. Quark is also very expensive. So, thanks [...]

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 [...]

At Monday night’s meeting, SGA Faculty Advisor Russel F. Mast, Dean of Students, admonished senators that they needed to better serve the student body and revise the SGA constitution.

Francesca Zagami Staff Writer frzagami@valdosta.edu This weekend the Lady Blazers will travel to Atlanta to play in the Clarke-Atlanta Tournament.  The Blazers will play six games, three on Friday and three on Saturday. The Blazers are currently 15-3.  The Blazers were recently ranked No. 12 in the National Fast-pitch Coaches Association Division II Top 25 [...]

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 [...]

Francesca Zagami Staff Writer frzagami@valdosta.edu Academic Affairs has begun a new process for assigning ‘I’ (incomplete) grades. VSU professors will no longer have the option to assign incompletes through their banner login. Incomplete grades will be assigned through the Registrar’s Office after the appropriate paperwork has been submitted. “This updated process should create fewer complications [...]