“The Free Expression Tunnel gives students a venue for expressing their thoughts and feeling about anything.”
That comes straight from North Carolina State’s Web site, under the ‘traditions’ link.
The “Free Expression Tunnel” is a [...]

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 Over a week has passed since an earthquake devastated the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The United States and Valdosta have answered the call for help.
 Friday VSU will hold a food drive from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the baseball field house parking lot located on N. Patterson Street. Bagged rice and beans along with [...]

he topic has been stressed before, in this specific spot, but time has passed and it seems that voice has been lost in the masses. Please do not underestimate the importance of this idea, and please do not overlook this message. To understand this message, ask yourself: What makes Valdosta State so attractive, not only [...]

Over a week has passed since VSU quarterback Kellen Lewis was arrested for one count of misdemeanor battery. Charges are still pending. The Indiana transfer returned to practice last Thursday, just two days after the arrest, and made the start at Harding.
Our question: should Lewis have played?
The answer will depend on who you ask. Some [...]

The University System of Georgia and Valdosta State are taking appropriate measures to ensure that state-funded universities like VSU will come out of the budget cuts as unscathed as possible. This is all well and good, but unfortunately it’s not enough. The upper ranks of the USG and our administration at VSU should not bear [...]

Attention off-campus students: as you may be aware, the City of Valdosta has put into effect a residential parking ordinance (No. 222-11 and 222-12). The ordinance states that “no more than five vehicles [may be parked] in the front yard and ALL vehicles on the property must be parked on an improved surface [i.e. surfaces [...]

Over the past weeks, VSU Parking and Transportation has been cracking down on illegally parked cars in marked disabled spaces on campus. This is due to an increase in the number of people parking in those designated spaces without proper credentials.

We come to the end of another semester. For most it means another one ahead, filled with new classes, teachers, friends and experiences. For the others who walk across the stage next weekend, it means the end of an era, but the beginning of a new, and hopefully, exciting one. Whichever category you fall into [...]

Lee Johnson
Managing Editor
gljohnson@valdosta.edu
Sports Column
War Eagle! Gooooo  Dawgs! Sic ‘em! Rambilin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech and a hell of an engineer! All three can be heard on a fall Saturday anywhere on VSU’s campus. Purple and yellow, orange and blue and, yes, even the crimson and white of Alabama can be seen on a daily basis [...]

Last week The Spectator published an article about the Student Government Association’s allocated budget hardly being spent. The thing about news stories is that they lack opinion and are completely objective, so that is why the aforementioned news story is getting followed up by this editorial.
Without getting into too much detail about SGA’s budget, seeing [...]

Lee Johnson
Managing Editor
gljohnson@valdosta.edu
On Saturday, the Delta Chi fraternity will host the Sixth Annual Delta Chi Charity Winterball Softball Tournament at Freedom Park in hopes to raise money to help a Valdosta family overcome tragedy.
The proceeds from this year’s tournament will go to help the Lee family.
The Lees lost a child not long after his birth [...]