Articles Written By ‘ Stephanie Turner ’

 

Bank robbed near campus, man arrested

Nov 3rd, 2011 | Written by: , | Category: 2011-11-03, Fall 2011, News, Spotlight, Top Headlines

The Southeastern Federal Credit Union bank on Baytree road was robbed by Jeffery Hargo, 35, on Friday afternoon.



Consolidation an issue with Valdosta citizens

Oct 27th, 2011 | Written by: | Category: 2011-10-27, Fall 2011, News, Top Headlines

Valdosta citizens have until Nov. 8 to vote on the Lowndes County issue of consolidating or “unifying” the Valdosta City and Lowndes County Boards of Education. County citizens have spoken their opinions in forums, such as the one held by Valdosta City Schools at J.L. Lomax Elementary School Tuesday at 7 p.m., and placed signs [...]



Inked skin still carries stigma

Oct 27th, 2011 | Written by: | Category: 2011-10-27, Fall 2011, Opinion, Top Headlines

The tattoo addiction has spread out so far that even Barbie bared her skin to the needle. A pink-bobbed, miniskirt and skull heart and bones shirt wearing tokidoki® Barbie® doll was released earlier this month online to adult collectors for $50. Parents are freaking out about this popular children’s doll having—not the miniskirt, pink hair [...]



Bystanders should intervene

Oct 20th, 2011 | Written by: | Category: 2011-10-20, Fall 2011, Opinion, Top Headlines

You walk through the Foshan City market one day, when you notice a bleeding two-year-old girl lying on the side of the street. You would of course rush over and help her, or would you? Last Thursday in Foshan City, China, a two-year-old girl was run over, backed over, run over again with a truck [...]



Nation’s obesity epidemic slows

Oct 13th, 2011 | Written by: | Category: 2011-10-13, Fall 2011, Opinion, Top Headlines

The United States is battling obesity—and kind of winning. The number of normal weight people at 36.6 percent outweighs (no pun intended) the number of overweight people at 35.8 percent for the first time in over three years, according to a recent Gallup poll. The poll’s authors have come up with theories as to why [...]



Classic comic strip comes to life

Sep 29th, 2011 | Written by: | Category: 2011-09-29, Entertainment, Fall 2011, Features, Spotlight, Top Headlines

Six students performed “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” on Sept. 24, taking the audience out the Fine Arts Building and into the Schulz County Schools to experience a day in the life of Charles Schulz’s “Peanuts” gang. The college student cast undertook the challenge of acting in a sold out performance with an audience [...]



‘The show must go on’: Carrollton mayor approves ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ musical, then cancels due to its risque nature

Sep 22nd, 2011 | Written by: | Category: 2011-09-22, Fall 2011, Opinion, Top Headlines

A tale of bizarre Transylvanian delight with a riff-raff group, a married couple and a cross dressing scientist would be warping its way onto the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center stage on Oct. 27 had one mayor not stood in its way. Mayor Wayne Garner of Carrollton, Ga., shut down an approved performance of “The Rocky [...]



Protestors on hand for visit

Sep 22nd, 2011 | Written by: | Category: 2011-09-22, Administration, Fall 2011, News, Spotlight, Top Headlines

Students protested several issues outside the University Center during Gov. Nathan Deal and Chancellor Hank Huckaby’s visit on Sept. 16 at 11:30 a.m. The protest had several different purposes: the diversity of the presidential search committee; the execution of Troy Davis; the appointment of Philip Kent, Phil Kent Consulting Inc., president, author and political and [...]



Hollywood out of ideas

Sep 15th, 2011 | Written by: | Category: 2011-09-15, Fall 2011, Opinion, Top Headlines

“Beetlejuice 2,” “Footloose” without Kevin Bacon, “Star Wars” tweaks made by George Lucas—these are just the few of the sequels, remakes and updates to grace recent movie news. Ultimately, Hollywood should leave most, if not all, movies alone. You can argue maybe they do these various films to give more to their fans. The industry [...]



Committees start president search

Sep 15th, 2011 | Written by: | Category: 2011-09-15, Administration, Fall 2011, News, Top Headlines

The Presidential Search and Screen Committee, the Special Regents’ Search Committee and Myers-McRae Executive Search and Consulting firm are now on the pursuit for VSU’s next president, after holding their first meeting on Sept. 8 at 1 p.m., in the University Center’s Executive Dining Room. According to Robert Watts, an Office of the Chancellor official, [...]



Our own actions foster peace

Sep 8th, 2011 | Written by: | Category: 2011-09-08, Editorial, Fall 2011, Opinion, Top Headlines

Today, you can make a difference. It was 10 years ago Sunday that thousands watched as the airplanes crashed into the Twin Towers. Brian Patrick Monaghan, 21, loved baseball and was known around Inwood, a neighborhood in New York, as “slick” the good guy; he was on his second day of work at the Certified [...]



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