R.J. Yancey Staff Writer rjyancey@valdosta.edu  With more students than ever, the Odum Library staff has noticed an increase in missing material, ranging from academic journals to weekly subscriptions of magazines and newspapers. As a preventative measure, certain books and articles are bound with security strips, but because these strips are so expensive, many articles are [...]

R.J. Yancey Staff Writer rjyancey@valdosta.edu The H1N1 swine flu influenza virus continues to spread worldwide with at least two cases occurring at VSU this June. Although both students made a healthy recovery, Dr. Edwin Hiatt, Director of the VSU Health Center, has sent out an open letter/e-mail to students, faculty and staff on preventative measures [...]

R.J. Yancey Staff writer rjyancey@valdosta.edu The Board of Regents for the University System of Georgia has requested that VSU and other USG institutions prepare for additional cuts in budget for the 2010 fiscal year. For students, faculty, and staff, this means a complete restructuring of how VSU operates. During the 2009 fiscal year, VSU lost [...]

R.J. Yancey Staff Writer rjyancey@valdosta.edu Men and women enrolled in college are not equal academically. Women, as a whole, perform better. Compared to men, women have a higher enrollment rate, higher grades, and also a lower dropout rate. In comparison, as of 2006, male enrollment has been on the decline, making up 42% of the [...]

R.J. Yancey Staff Writer rjyancey@valdosta.edu Brand loyalty is a societal behavior demonstrated by a consumer’s commitment to repurchase the same brand over and over. This behavior can be shown in people who buy certain brands all the time, with no regard to price or quality. Some of the first brands that come to mind when [...]

R.J. Yancey Staff Writer rjyancey@valdosta.edu Flyers for bands, restaurants, and other third party affiliates have always been well regulated at VSU, but in recent months solicitation has steadily increased, with individuals posting multiple advertisements on bulletin boards and walls with no regard for school policy. “Only VSU recognized student organizations and VSU departments are allowed [...]