Articles Written By ‘ Jessica Green ’

 

Drag queens rock VSU

Dec 2nd, 2010 | Written by: , , | Category: Campus News, Entertainment, News, Spotlight

Samantha Foxx performs Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” Wednesday night as part of the sixth annual Drag Delight in the Ballroom of the Student Union.



‘Sweet Charity’ opens

Nov 11th, 2010 | Written by: , , | Category: Entertainment, Features, Spotlight, Top Headlines

The last theatre show of the fall semester opens tonight with “Sweet Charity,” a musical based on the book by Neil Simon.



Battle of the blood donors

Oct 28th, 2010 | Written by: , , | Category: Administration, Campus News, News, Top Headlines

VSU beat the University of West Georgia in the annual blood drive competition.The Office of Volunteer Services and Parent Programs and the American Red Cross hosted the VSU vs UWG blood drive on Tuesday in the Student Union Ballroom. Even though the goal for VSU was 250 pints, VSU beat UWG with 185 pints of [...]



Negative ads lack morals

Oct 28th, 2010 | Written by: , , | Category: Editorial, Opinion, Spotlight

Every political season campaigns start as positive messages about each candidate. Sadly, this quickly changes.



‘Buried Child’ opens tonight

Sep 16th, 2010 | Written by: , , | Category: Entertainment, Features, Spotlight

The 2010-2011 VSU theatre season opens tonight with Sam Shepard’s 1979 Pulitzer Prize winning ‘Buried Child’ directed by Dr. Jimmy Bickerstaff.



Technology disrupts manners

Sep 2nd, 2010 | Written by: , , | Category: Editorial, Opinion, Top Headlines

We are firmly cocooned in our digital bubbles. Technological advances can be a wonderful thing, but they should not replace basic human contact and interaction or even awareness of our surroundings. I enjoy my Blackberry, iTunes and wireless connections just as much as the next person, but wrapping yourself up wirelessly and ignoring the people [...]



Halls close for break

Nov 19th, 2009 | Written by: , | Category: Web Exclusive

24 days – that is how long until the traditional dorms on campus close for the holidays. Traditional dorms are all the dorms on campus except Converse and Centennial. This includes Brown, Georgia, Hopper, Langdale, Lowndes, Patterson and Reade Halls. These dorms officially close for Thanksgiving break on Nov. 24 at 5 p.m. and re-open [...]



‘Damn Yankees’ now playing

Nov 12th, 2009 | Written by: , , | Category: Campus News, Entertainment, Features, News

Valdosta State University Theatre and Dance Area presents “Damn, Yankees,” opened on Thursday night and can be seen at 7:30 p.m. in Sawyer Theatre, located on the first floor of the Fine Arts Building.  Damn, Yankees tells the story of baseball fan Joe Boyd (Jake Alley) as he sells his soul to a salesman named [...]



Veterans in the classroom

Nov 12th, 2009 | Written by: , , | Category: Campus News, News, Spotlight

 Imagine living with no running water.  How about sleeping in a tent?  Or having no showers – only baby wipes to use to clean yourself?  Soldiers face hardships while deployed that create many problems adjusting to normal life when they return home; some adjustments are easy to appreciate, such as unregulated time in a hot [...]



New beekeeper class comes to VSU

Aug 27th, 2009 | Written by: , , | Category: News, Spotlight

Beekeeping doesn’t top the list of hobbies in South Georgia, but to beekeepers, it is important and fulfilling. John Avera, Valdosta beekeeper, hopes to encourage people to adopt the hobby and give them a working knowledge of beekeeping through the Continuing Education Center’s course “Introduction to Beekeeping” next month.



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