As the winter break approaches, two major infrastructure projects have already begun, with a replacement of the main water and steam piping. Currently, the replacement of the water piping has been concentrated between Odum Library and Nevins Hall, causing a disruption in pedestrian traffic by blocking off main walkways.             However, this project [...]

With reports of patchy wireless service on the rise, VSU’s Information Technology group has acknowledged that there are multiple issues contributing to the problem, the most prevalent being network congestion in the afternoon and evenings. “We are working to arrange and pay for a ResNet segment dedicated for use by the residence halls and separated [...]

RJ Yancey Staff Writer rjyancey@valdosta.edu Fees for the Japanese Study Abroad program have been extended until March 20 with the departure date set for June 17. Fees are $4,125 plus the cost of tuition. The fees cover airfare, meals, lodging, and a travel pass. This is the second Japanese Study Abroad program, the first of [...]

R.J. Yancey Staff Writer rjyancey@valdosta.edu At approximately noon, on Jan. 15, two African American males broke into an apartment at the Spanish Mission Apartments, 422 Connell Rd., by Jac’s Lanes, assaulting one male resident as well as sexually assaulting a female resident. According to the police, the two suspects fled the scene in one of [...]

R.J. Yancey Staff Writer rjyancey@valdosta.edu Discussion still continues in Remerton on a revised alcohol ordinance, affecting business owners, residents, and consumers. The ordinance is expected to help regulate alcohol sales, having bars and restaurants have their last call at 2 a.m. with a closing time of 2:30 a.m. The current policy allows bars to stay [...]

Disney spiraling down Disney has slowly been swirling down the drain ever since the beginning of the millennium. The icing on the cakecame to Valdosta theaters on Oct. 24, the third iteration of “High School Musical.” Besides the actor’s personal lives being contradictory to the moral lessons the movie tries to endorse, the movie is [...]

R. J. Yancey Staff Writer rjyancey@valdosta.edu A recent poll found that 77 percent of college students have to work to pay for their schooling. That percentage may come as no surprise, but what does that really mean? How many students are actually juggling their job and school work in an effective manner? It may be [...]

R.J. Yancey Staff Writer rjyancey@valdosta.edu Social networking giant, Facebook, has recently been developing a new program called “Schools”. Theoretically, the program will enable students to add or drop classes, join student organizations, and chat with classmates. College students may remember a similar feature that was in use back in 2006. However, with the addition of [...]

With the new fall semester in full swing, commuters, students and faculty alike, are faced with many new variables in the parking situation at hand on the VSU campus. Since the completion of the new parking decks, the Valdosta City Council has started to place limitations on when students can park on city streets.