According to a video that was leaked this week, Mitt Romney isn’t worrying about 47 percent of the country, but could it cost Romney the election? “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what,” Romney said in the video, which was filmed in May at a $50,000-per-plate fundraising dinner. “There are 47 ...

After the semester ends, VSU could become a simulated war zone. At the SGA meeting Monday night, senators discussed an “Active Shooter” video to be filmed after the school closes for winter break. The film would be a VSUPD production. Amber Worthy, SGA vice president, explained. “We do have an open campus, and we are more susceptible to active shooters, ...

Caricature Art at the Student Union from VSUspectator

I’ve been struggling for a week or two trying to figure out a great topic to write about here at SPECRacing without sounding incessantly whiny. I’ve very frequently accused my fellow race fans of whining about the most trivial of topics, so I try not to do the same myself. You know, the whole “do as I say, not as ...

Monday night’s SGA meeting was highlighted by a suggestion that the Oak lot be restricted to commuters to alleviate parking problems. Amber Worthy, SGA vice president, mentioned the suggestion. “One suggestion that was brought up was that the Oak Street parking lot would be extended to commuters – all of that (would be) commuter parking,” Worthy said, “and Sustella would ...

 U.S. President Barack Obama took time out of his busy schedule to answers citizens’ questions for half an hour online at reddit.com on Wednesday beginning at 4:30 p.m.   As a part of his introduction, President Obama expressed his concerns for those directly impacted by Hurricane Isaac.  “We are going to be coordinating with state and local officials to make ...

 The Student Government Association is geared for greatness, at least according to President Ryan Baerwalde. � During the first meeting of the year Monday night Baerwalde explained that other SGA across Georgia look up to VSU’s.  “I met with (the other SGA presidents) earlier this summer, and spoke with a lot of SGA presidents, and told them what we’ve been ...

This weekend is one of the most exciting NASCAR races of the season, the annual stop to Watkins Glen, the 2.45 mile road course in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. However, the very idea of road courses on the NASCAR calendar put some off from watching that weekend. But why? Unfortunately, there is a sizable contingent of ...

So, I missed the entire weekend of racing last weekend, with the exception of the last few laps of the Brazilian IndyCar race, which appeared to be rather entertaining. Consequently, I honestly have nothing to say regarding the weekend of racing. Oh, the things you miss when you’ve got stuff to do. Either way, there are two videos of the ...

PREFACE: Every week, on Thursday, or “‘Tator Day,” I will try to give my thoughts on a particular idea or thing. This week is short track racing. However, one may wonder, What is ‘Tator Day? For those who attend VSU and regularly read The Spectator, ‘Tator Day is the day that the Spectator is released every week, Thursday. You will ...