Kara Ramos
Staff Writer
klpardun@valdosta.edu
While parents aren’t literally swooping down to carry their children to safety, Valdosta State University, and colleges nationwide, are facing a new problem in parent and child relationships: “helicopter parents.”
Dr. Cheri Tillman, VSU director of perspectives curriculum, has published an article on the subject and works closely with VSU students. She is also [...]

Kara Ramos
Staff Writer
klpardun@valdosta.edu
Beginning July 24, 2008, the federal minimum wage will increase from $5.85 per hour to $6.55 per hour.
According to Machelle Powell, VSU payroll manager, this second implementation will be effective at VSU July 12, 2008.

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Kara Ramos
klpardun@valdosta.edu
Before enrolling for classes, VSU students can learn about and compare professors’ characters, grading policies, class structures and more by browsing Rate My Professors.com.
Providing free and confidential service, Rate My Professors.com does not require visitors to create an account to search through over 6,000 schools, 1 million professors and 6 million opinions. However, if [...]

Kara Ramos
klpardun@valdosta.edu
A helicopter parent, a trend of parents hovering over their children in college and the workplace, is on the rise. Are they overbearing or simply lending a helping hand? Either way, should parents be involved in their child’s college education or career?
According to Social Technologies website, “parents intervene in roommate disputes, try to register [...]