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The latest comedy from the ‘Dosta Playhouse opens Oct. 12. Check out pg. 6 for more details.
- FEATURES: “Eating healthy on a college budget” - SPORTS: “Outfielder shines off the field”
Check out Ritsuki Miyazaki’s coverage of Hopper Hall’s ‘Battle of the Chefs’ event!
Today at VSU BAKE SALE Homemade sweets provided by the College Democrats in the Student Union from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
REAL TALK BIBLE STUDY XChange Ministries is a bible study group meeting from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Bailey Science Center Auditorium room 1101.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY VSU chapter of Habitat for Humanity will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Odum Library room 1480. Free ice cream! Member fees are $15 and are due today.
SCIENCE SEMINAR Dr. Tom Sawicki from the department of Natural Sciences and Engineering of Macon State University will present a lecture about the interconnectedness of caves within the Floridian aquifer. The lecture will take place at 4 to 5 p.m. in Powell Hall.
STUDY IN GERMANY! An opporunity to visit Berlin, Germany next summer has come for students. A meeting will be held in West Hall room 140. Contact Gabriele Stellmacher gstellma@valdosta.edu for a time and more information.
A&S COLLOQUIUM A&S Faculty/Student Research Colloquium will be held at 7 p.m. in the UC Theater. Andrew Tatler-Burgess and Deborah Davis will present “A Guide to Collecting, Authenticating and Exhibiting Antique Printed Artifacts.”
Photo courtesy VSU Archives Dr. Hugh C. Bailey, VSU president from 1978-2001, and former Georgia Gov. Zell Miller attend the groundbreaking of VSU’s Biology/Chemistry building. This building was later named the Hugh C. Bailey Science Center in the president’s honor.
VSU bids Bailey farewell
Former president dies at 83; Memorial to be held Friday students and faculty. Dr. Bailey was a father, husband, friend, president and leader. Dr. Bailey’s notable achievements include helping Valdosta State become a university, doubling student enrollment and overseeing the construction of more than $60 million worth of new campus facilities. Bailey’s achievements and involvement with staff members is recognized across the VSU campus. “Dr. Bailey was an excellent leader with a clear vision for the university,” Frank Barnas, head of the mass media department, said. “What he understood and what people really undervalued was how important it was to ele-
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Dr. Hugh C. Bailey, who served as president of Valdosta State as long as most traditional college students have been alive, died on Oct. 5 at the age of 83. Dr. Bailey began his presidency in 1978 when VSU was still called Valdosta State College and retired in 2001 from Valdosta State University. During his time here at VSU Bailey supported, funded and created lasting memories with
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Next school year, midsemester breaks may be different. The SGA Senate discussed a Faculty Senate proposal to change both Fall Break and Spring Break during Monday night’s SGA meeting. The Faculty Senate proposed that in fall 2013, fall break and Thanksgiving break would be combined into a week-long break on the week of Thanksgiving. The SGA was in favor of this proposal. “Some of their concerns were class attendance,” said Reginald Merritt, who was at the recent Faculty Senate meeting with fel-
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would always miss them going to Mississippi and I would end up having to be alone,” Logan said. “If I had a whole week off, I could have been with my parents.” Also mentioned was a Faculty Senate proposal to change the date of Spring Break to the beginning of April. “The reasoning for this is we have a lot of student teachers at VSU,” Merritt said, “You know, the student teachers can only go on spring break when their school is on spring break, so they pushed it back to the first week of April.” Merritt also added that Valdosta High and Lowndes High both have their spring break See SGA, Page 2
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Fall, spring break dates discussed low senator Desiray Ward. “They feel that when we have two breaks, we might miss more days the day before the break starts and the days after the break ends.” Merritt and Ward were asked to report back to the SGA to see what they thought, and there was a lot of feedback from both senators and visitors. “I feel that as a student, it is your responsibility to go to class anyway,” De’Miah Greene, a student visitor, said. “You paid to go to these classes.” Greene added that she was in favor of not changing the breaks. SGA senator Sam Logan was in favor of the change, however. “My parents would always go out of town on Tuesday, and I would still be having class, so I
VSU’s first patent. “I still have an award on my wall for it given to me in merit from him.” Dr. Manning said. “I am proud that his name is on the building yeah, but that’s kind of superficial, getting the money for it, that was a big honor for us.” Tim Golden, Georgia senator, also has fond memories of spending time with Dr. Bailey. “I have lost a father figure; a mentor; an adviser; and, most of all, a wonderful friend,” Golden said in a university press release Oct. 6. “I will miss his quick wit and his smile. I thank God that Hugh Bailey came my way.” There will be a memorial service for Dr. Bailey at 3:30 p.m. on Friday in Whitehead Auditorium.
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Homecoming events start next week The university welcomes students back from fall break with a host of activities to celebrate Homecoming week. The week kicks off with a special Wednesday night at Wild Adventures Theme Park for VSU students only. Thursday will bring the annual community pep rally to bolster school spirit. The Alumni Association is hosting several events including a golf tournament and tailgating. Other events include a photography exhibit by Jason Miczek, an alumnus whose work has been featured in such publications as “Sports Illustrated” and the “New York Times,” as well as a performance by the VSU Chamber Singers. The homecoming football game will be Saturday night against Delta State.
Wed., Oct. 17 - Wild Adventures Night
Thurs., Oct. 18 - Pep Rally
Fri., Oct. 19 - Homecoming Parade
Sat., Oct. 20 - Blazer Walk - Blazers vs. Delta State - Step Show
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So you think you can salsa? Students embrace Latin American culture through dancing
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The Latin American Student Association gave students a chance to meringue, samba and salsa like a professional at Salsa Night. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, LASA hosted Salsa Night on Oct. 5 in the Cypress Room at the U.C “We really wanted to have a day where the students on campus could come and enjoy a huge part of Latin American culture,� Joshua Gomez, president of LASA, said. “So we figured what’s better than having students come dance some salsa while celebrating Latin American culture.� Students learned from professional dance instructors Hannah Moore and Alvaro Leyva of Motion Dance Studios. “The instructor was very fun, entertaining and showed everyone the salsa and meringue,� Luke Voigt, a sophomore Spanish major, said. “I love the Hispanic culture and learning some dancing was amazing. I had a fantastic time!� Moore and Leyva taught students the basic steps at an easy step-by-step rate. “I was very pleased with the dance instructions,� Gomez said. “Both the instructors did a very awesome job showing the basic
SGA Continued from Page 1 scheduled for that week. This was not as warmly received as the fall break proposal, and the SGA Senate voted against it. “I do feel sorry for the student teachers that can’t enjoy Spring Break because of their major,�
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Students follow along to the dance steps that dance instructors Hannah Moore and Alvaro Leyva give. Students learned to salsa, meringue and samba at LASA’s Salsa Night Oct. 5. steps at a slow motion not just doing a fast pace for them at the last part but even doing a slow pace. I think that by doing it that way, it made it easy for each and every person to jump in, even if they couldn’t learn the basic steps immediately. So overall they were amazing.� Salsa Night was a great way for students to fully immerse themselves in Latin American culture. “It was good,� Ashlee D. Robinson, a freshman biology major said. “I enjoyed it.� Others were also inspired to get up and groove. “It was a lot of fun,� Michelle
Forbes, LASA advisor, said. Forbes felt the location played
Logan said. “However, pushing the college spring break to be at the same time as the high school spring break could cause chaos [...] because think about it--most colleges have spring break in March [...] because most high schools have theirs in April.� Logan added that he has gone to Panama City for Spring Break as both a high school student and a college student, and the experi-
ences were entirely different. Ryan Baerwalde, SGA President, mentioned that changes to spring break were discussed last year, and that other colleges across Georgia had their spring break scheduled at the same time. “Typically, you’re going to have friends that you’re going to want to meet up with,� Baerwalde said. “I understand the
“ I love the Hispanic culture and learning some dancing was amazing. I had a fantastic time! � - LUKE VOIGT, SOPHOMORE SPANISH MAJOR
a key factor in the success of the event. “I thought it was spectacular for the University Center away
from campus,� Forbes said. “So many students showed up and we’re happy with the turnout. The next time is going to be a blast.� Gomez was very pleased with the turnout and is looking forward to the next event. “It exceeded my expectations,� he said. “ Everyone pretty much just showed up and got engaged. We’re actually doing another salsa night. It will be in November.� LASA will have more opportunities for the VSU community to participate in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month for the remainder of October. plight of student teachers, but to benefit a few and have the rest sacrifice going with the rest of their friends, it’s kind of rough looking, and I believe last year, we shot it down, and keep it where it was.� NOTES: $450 was made out to fund Blazer-A-Thon, an event coming in November.
Upcoming Events Oct. 12 The VSU Planetarium presents “The Cold, Blue Spheres of Mars� at 7, 8 and 9 p.m. by Dr. Martha Leake. The presentation will present the latest information from NASA’s new Curiosity rover. Only 47 seats are open, so admission is first-come, firstserve. The Planetarium can be found in Nevins Hall room 3004. Contact the VSU department of physics, astronomy and geo-
Police Briefs Oct. 9 A cell phone was stolen while the owner was in the Dewar College of Education. A bicycle was stolen from the storage shed by the Fine Arts building. A car was keyed while in the Centennial Hall lot. A wallet was stolen and when it was found in Brown Hall, the debit card was missing.
sciences at 333-5752 for more information. Oct. 16 Sponsorship information for the VSU vs. West Georgia Blood Drive (Oct. 23), is due to Alisha Stabler in Student Life. If organizations are interested in purchasing T-shirts, signup sheets and money are also due on this day. For more information on spon-
sorship and the blood drive, contact Student Life. Oct. 18 Community homecoming pep rally will begin at 7 p.m. in the P.E. Complex. Oct. 19 Alumni Golf Tournament registration begins at 8 a.m. for the four-person scramble. The tournament is open to VSU alumni and any friends. Lunch will be provided as well as a giveaway.
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Oct. 19-21 Alabama Sand Rock Climbing trip hosted by CORE. The cost is $30 for students and $40 for faculty and staff. No experience is necessary to join the trip. Prices include the cost of transportation, climbing harnesses, guides, camping and gear. The last day to sign-up is Oct. 17. For more information contact CORE.
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Oct. 8 Shoes were stolen from a guest at the Rec Center. Oct. 7 A bike was stolen from the courtyard between Georgia and Langdale Hall. Oct. 6 A bike was stolen from in fromt of Georgia Hall. Oct. 5 Two leaf blowers were stolen from the boiler room of Pine Hall. A bike was stolen from the bike rack by the UC entrance. Oct. 4 A bike was stolen from the south side of Lowndes Hall. The report had several locks broken as well.
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Office of Promotions and AT&T reveals the actual dangers of texting while driving. Valencia Williams S TA F F W R I T E R vwilliams@valdosta.edu
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WGST hosts the Clothesline Project on the Pedestrian Mall to spread the word about Domestic Violence Awareness month. On Oct. 12, students decorated T-shirts with personal stories and words of encouragement to victims of domestic violence.
Students help Rivers Alive keep waterways clean Veronica Dominicis S TA F F W R I T E R vmdominicis@valdosta.edu
Last Saturday had VSU students up the creek without a paddle, but what they didn’t lack was a bunch of garbage. Multiple student organizations took part in Rivers Alive, an annual event hosted by the city of Valdosta. Three organizations, The Collegiate Women of VSU, Black Student League and Chi Omega Sorority reported to the Oak Street Parking deck at 8:30 Saturday morning. Their mission was to collect trash and debris from a portion of the One Mile Branch Creek. The area covered went from Drexel Park to the nature trail behind Sustella parking deck. Heather Evans, Goodwill community needs program facilitator, and Dr. Molly Stoltz, board member of KLVB, were site coordinators. “We're trying to clean the river up and make it healthy,” Stoltz said. The city of Valdosta added more locations to the cleanup route this year because of the large amount of volunteers. “This year was unlike most years, we had a great number of volunteers,” Evans said. “So many that we had to add more sites.” According to H. Aaron Stickland, executive director of Keep Lowndes/Valdosta Beautiful, there was approximately 265 volunteers at 10 work sites for the event. Groups shared their view on the event and reasons why they wanted to give back. “We wanted to bridge the gap by getting involved,” Shelby Dunbar, community service chair for the Black Student
League, said. “Our organization is about giving back.” Approximately 15 students from the Black Student League participated in River's Alive. The BSL volunteered for the event last year and hope to make it an annual activity.
“ We’re trying to clean the river up and make it healthy.” - DR. MOLLY STOLTZ, BOARD MEMBER OF KLVB
Three members of Chi Omega Sorority also attended the event. Annabelle Smith, junior criminal justice major, Charlotte Black, junior early childhood/ special education major, and Alex Alter, freshman business management major, worked towards the community service hours their sorority requires. “The creek's kind of gross so, I was excited to do this,” Smith said. The 26 members who participated from the Collegiate Women of VSU plan on volunteering for the event again next year. “We want to make our campus look better, we would like to make it a tradition,” Mariah Nuckles, sophomore speech communications major, said. All three groups along with all volunteers in the city of Valdosta picked up numerous bags of trash located in rivers, streams, and creeks. According to the Rivers Alive website, since the effort began, over 7.3 million pounds of garbage have been recovered from Georgia's waterways. So far, approximately 13,866 volunteer hours have been put towards Rivers Alive this year.
North Campus construction makes room for students New buildings ease cramped student body on North Campus Ben Skender S TA F F W R I T E R btskender@valdosta.edu
For some students, North Campus is just that place where the red bus goes. But as North Campus continues to be transformed, students are quickly learning that no place on campus is exempt from the wave of construction that is sweeping over VSU. On Sept. 10, construction crews blocked off the original parking lot in front of North Campus, and began clearing away the asphalt five days later. “One day they came and fenced it off and then after that they went right to work,” Jeffrie Shipley, assistant technology and facilities manager, said. Now students have to park on the fifth floor of the hospital’s new parking deck, at the baseball fields or the Ashley Cinemas parking lot, forcing students
to walk a considerable distance. “For those of us that bought parking passes it kind of defeats the purpose now that we have to park so far away,” VSU student, Kaitlyn Wille, said. Fortunately, some good news comes out of this. After eight years of attempting, VSU will soon welcome the new Health Sciences and Business Administration building. The building is an attempt to bring nursing students closer to Valdosta’s main hospital, South Georgia Medical Center. Cheryl Hatcher, facilities manager of the Langdale College of Business is particularly interested in space conservation. “We have 1,400 students here at North Campus and only so many class rooms,” she said. “We’re running out of space and classroom repairs have to take place in 10 minute gaps.” The actual construction hasn’t caused any trouble for classes, though ever present hammering and drilling doesn’t help professors trying to give lectures. The building is estimated for completion in January 2014.
It’s not worth it. On Monday, students waited in line on the Pedestrian Mall in front of Odum Library to experience the Texting Simulator. The Office of Promotions provided the full-size car designed to model the dangers of texting while driving, and Tyler Salzwedel and Aaron Snyder from the Peer Awareness Company operated the demonstration. Students sat behind the wheel of the car and wore virtual goggles while trying to send a text as they “drove.” Meanwhile, other students watched a screen that showed how many miles per hour the
driver was going and whether the student crashed due to texting. There was also a display board sponsored by AT&T with statistics about texting and driving and its dangers. “It was pretty intense because it was hard to stay in one lane and easy to get into the opposite lane,” Brittani Avery, a junior graphic design major, said. “I learned that texting and driving is very dangerous, especially if you take your eyes off the road for one second.” One fact that was repeatedly emphasized was that texting and driving takes a person’s eyes off the road for an average of five seconds. Officer Juan Arzayus commented on how the Texting Sim-
ulator will raise awareness and settle the doubts of whether drivers feel they can handle texting and driving or not.
“I learned that texting and driving is very dangerous, especially if you take your eyes off the road for one second. ”
- BRITTANI AVERY, JUNIOR GRAPHIC DESIGN MAJOR
“While you may think you are a skillful driver when you text and drive, we’re going to prove that it does become an impair-
ment to your driving skills,” Arzayus said. “Many people have been led to think, ‘Well, I have been doing it for a while and haven’t been involved in an accident, so nothing will happen,’ Arzayus said. “This might prove while you are in a controlled environment, you are more prone to get into an accident.” Salzwedel was impressed with the reactions of the students. “It’s a growing epidemic in America with more and more teens texting,” he said. “We got a good turnout of people saying they won’t do it anymore when they were done with the simulator. They got to experience the accidents now so they won’t get into them in real life. Don’t text and drive.”
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hat better time to take a look at our nation’s history than today— National Coming Out Day. In 1776, our founding fathers decided to fight back against the tyrannical rule of the British and form a country of their own. They published their intent to separate in a document known as the Declaration of Independence, which holds one of the cornerstones of our beliefs as Americans. “We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness,” it reads. So why is it that over 200 years later it is unacceptable for many citizens of this country to be themselves? Why are members of minority groups still denied their rights to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness; oftentimes simply because their be-
liefs do not align with the majority? The Declaration does not say that some men are created equal and only a chosen few get to live life to the fullest. Today is National Coming Out Day—a day that, according to the Human Rights Campaign, “promote[s] a safe world for LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender] individuals to live truthfully and openly.” National Coming Out Day has been celebrated since this day in 1987. This date was
picked to commemorate the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. After 25 years, why is there still a need for this type of activism? Better yet, why was there a need for this type of activism to begin with? Which leads to an even broader question: why do we, as Americans, not practice what we preach? If we really do hold the truths that all men are created equal and thus are endowed with the unalienable rights to life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness to be self-evident, we wouldn’t need activists to tell us that members of the LGBT community are human beings, too. We shouldn’t need National Coming Out Day to serve as a call to action for LGBT individuals and allies to take a stand for who they are and what they believe in. We certainly would not have to argue that all people should be able to spend their lives with the ones they love.
You can’t help who you love or the way you were born, but you can help who you hurt. You can help who you alienate. You can help end or perpetuate bigotry towards those who are different or share different beliefs than your own. This year we at the Spectator ask that everyone “come out” for justice. Take a stand for what’s right. Show the world that all men (and women) really are created equal and thus equal rights should be extended to all.
This editorial was written by Amber Smith (amsmith@valdosta.edu) and it expresses the general opinion of the editorial staff.
Same-Sex marriage didn’t kill us W
here are the destruction, the apocalypse, and violence rampant in the streets? I have been waiting for these things to happen, since they have been foretold by opponents of same-sex marriage. Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore said this past weekend that same-sex marriage will cause our country to self-destruct because it destroys the foundation upon which this nation is based. Funny that the argument continues to be how same-sex marriage is going to destroy the “institution” of marriage when the damage is already there. According to divorcestatistics.info, first marriages are ending at a rate of 41-50 percent per year and second marriages are ending in the 60 percent range. This trend is increasing. What makes me crazy is that naysayers of marriage equality say that allowing for same-sex marriages will change the implications of marriage. Let’s take a look at that. Historically, marriage has been about property, more specifically, that men can claim women as their property. Women were bartered into marriages that allowed their family to: (1) increase social status, (2) maintain their status, or (3) al-
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Reality tv re-enforces negative stereotypes David Lacy S TA F F W R I T E R dclacy@valdosta.edu
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hy people enjoy watching reality TV is beyond me. What does it show about our culture when we reward people who do things we believe are wrong, by giving them a television show? In 1973, a 12-episode show called “An American Family” was released. It was the first look into the lives of Americans and included the separation of the husband and wife and the revelation of their son’s sexuality. Then in 1992, a television show on MTV called “The Real World” spawned what we now know today as the modern reality show. With “Survivor” showing up in 2000, it was set in stone that reality shows were likely here to stay. Recently, I had the pleasure of learning about the newest reality show sensation Honey Boo Boo. Now I’m not here to make fun of
her or her family-- that’s not the point of this. Is this really the way we want to be portrayed as southerners and Americans? This family is exactly what we do not need on television. I hear all the time that people don’t like to be stereotyped and that not every person of a specific social group acts that way. But when people who live up to stereotypes are paid and put on television it’s going to make society believe that this is the way everyone who is from that area acts. For those of you who don’t know, Honey Boo Boo and her family live in McIntyre, Ga. This is only three hours away from here-- right outside Macon. When I became aware of this it began to hit home. This is what people are going to think of those of people who live in South Georgia. The way her mother raises her should put up some red flags. She feeds this girl energy drinks and supports all the things she does and says. I don’t think there is anything wrong with pageants
if your child wants to do them, but when parents are trying to live vicariously through their kids, someone needs to say something. You can tell the father on the show is not pleased with what is going on, but he does nothing but sit in the corner and keep his mouth shut. It’s honestly sad. This is just one of the many reality shows that portrays certain places in a negative light. Look at New Jersey-- not everyone has been to the Jersey Shore, so when a show about a group of narcissistic and uneducated people that live there comes out, what do you think the majority of people, whether they watch the show or not, are going to think of the people who live in that area? So it’s up to you-- are you ok allowing this to continue?
Raves of the week “A good experience for me would be getting into the Nursing program” Kendra Love, junior, nursing major “The Happening was really fun and allowed me to sign up for many things including FBLA. Our first meeting is coming up soon.” Charmyne Montfort, freshman, biology major
People Poll: What are you doing for fall break?
Tanetra Strickland sophomore pre-nursing major “I’m going to visit my family.”
Amber Ash senior communication science and disorder major “I’m just going home.”
Jenna Ives freshman accounting major “I’m working all fall break.”
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Should we let the next generation grow up with people like Kim Kardashian as role models? I don’t think so, but I’m only one person. We have to stop allowing people like this to have such a big impact on our society. It’s sad that I even have to say that.
Antonio Boykins senior sociology major “I’ll probably exercise and recuperate from school, just Relax!”
Rant of of the the Week Week Rants Christian Phares freshman biology major
“There is no microwave in the nursing building.” Michaela King, junior, nursing major
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Eating healthy on a college budget These 15 items can be converted into meals that don’t require a stove or oven--only a
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you’re short on cash and by midsemester your Blazer Buck stash is dwindling, leaving you to choose between the dollar menu and Ramen noodles. You may feel there isn’t room in your budget to eat healthy, even though you may want to. Don’t fret--you can still eat healthy and not break your pockets or your parent’s bank. I’ve provided a simple grocery list that will not only get you through the week, but will allow you to prepare meals that are easy, quick and convenient.
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reetings Blazer Nation, I’m Devin Crudup, senior exercise physiology major, and the newest addition to the Spectator family. I’ll be bringing you a weekly dose of healthy eating and exercise tips via the new Be Healthy column. The topics discussed in this column will range from weight lifting, to recipes, all geared towards students. It is my hopes that this column will be informative and inspire readers to jumpstart or maintain a healthy lifestyle. If you’re like most students
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simple microwave. Instead of popping a pack of Ramen noodles in the microwave try warming a cup of brown rice, grilled chicken strips and a steamer bag of veggies. Or have a bowl of oatmeal with sliced bananas as opposed to your usual PopTart. These alternative meals are more filling and will leave you feeling more energized throughout the day. Don’t forget to portion your meals so you don’t run out of food before the week is over.
More good news for your pockets is that bargain brands such as GreatValue carry the majority of these items, which can also cut down on prices. So, no more blaming your bad diet on your pockets or your hectic schedule, eating healthy on your budget just became possible. That’s all the health tips for this week! Send any questions and comments to dmcrudup@valdosta.edu.
-Bottled water -Canned Tuna -Bananas -Apples
-Quick oats Oatmeal -Low fat dressing -Head of lettuce -Pre cooked grilled chicken strips -Canned black beans (drain & rinse) -Steamer bag of veggies -Minute brown rice -Peanut butter
Box office is ‘Taken’ back by Neeson Amanda Usher PHOTO EDITOR amusher@valdosta.edu
To all of those die-hard Taken fans, “Taken 2” has been released! Opened in theatres Friday, “Taken 2” is a packed-action sequel starring Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills, a father and ex-husband who would do anything to save his family. Directed by Olivier Megaton, “Taken 2” has grossed an estimated $18.6 million on opening night in more than 3,000 North American theaters. It was predicted to gross about $40 million, according to both Entertainment Weekly and the Hollywood Reporter. Alongside Neeson is Famke Janssen (ex-wife Lenore) and Maggie Grace (daughter Kim), both who had drastic changes to their roles since the first movie. Everyone who saw the first Taken should know that Mills is not to be played with. In the sequel, it’s now the parents turn to be taken by Albanians, led by a man with revenge in his heart, and it’s Kim who
shows that she will not be defeated. Mills has to go to Instanbul to work and the family follows in hopes of having quality time together. One thing turns into the next, and it’s Kim who has to play hero to save her parents from men who are after her father and who clearly wants them all dead. Grace shows that she can drive with the best of them. Ignoring her father’s plea to run to safety, Kim runs on rooftops, sets off grenades and takes the bad guys on a high-speed chase. Ironically, this is coming from a girl who didn’t even pass her driving test until the end of the movie. The test itself, along with other elements from the movie, reminds the audience that even though Grace’s character grabbed control of the situation, she’s still a teenager. Sixty four-year-old Neeson is once again impressive and proves that age does not slow a man down. It only makes him better as he can still kick butt when he needs to. Neeson displayed no sign of old age at all other than his panti-
ng and slight weakness at the end of his last fighting scene. Sadly it was Janssen’s turn to play the victim, which was different than her role as the worrying mother in the first movie. Her performance was pretty convincing and the fear in her face was touching, though the anguish that she experienced was mild violence considering she was kidnapped by heartless foreigners who wanted her dead. This is all surrounding the plot line which hints that Neeson and Janssen’s characters may be rekindling their love for one another. The movie itself was quick and fast-paced. It had a slow build-up and it took some time for things to connect, but what action movie doesn’t? This sequel was just in too much of a hurry to end. The audience should appreciate the role-reversals and the desperate love between a man and his family. Once connected, it was nonstop and didn’t really slow down until the very end, which won’t be spoiled. That’s the reason why “Taken 2” gets three out of five stars.
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Repertory dancers perform for full house Arnett, featured a fresh twist on ballet and the first VSU stage appearance by Larren Woodward. “It was my first stage appearance at VSU, so I was very excited,” Larren Woodward, a freshmen musical theater major, said. “Each crowd so far has been so responsive and so energetic.” According to Schaeffer, “Axis” was about falling on and
prised at how well they danced,” Erin Ellis Job Cannon, a junior physical S TA F F W R I T E R education major, said. eellis@valdosta.edu “I think they were all amazing The VSU Repertory Dancers actually. I was surprised that delivered a strong and consistent VSU had so much talent in performance with its concert dance. The concepts they had “Fresh Tracks” which ran from were amazing.” Oct. 4-7 at Sawyer Theatre. “Axis “also featured original “The turnout was very good-music by faculty member we had a pretty full house every Christopher Bailey. day,” Catherine Schaeffer, chore“Intimate Echoes” showed the ographer, said. “I think it was a many changes relationships can very strong concert, well roundexperience as they aded, and the people vance through time and really seemed to enspace. joy it.” “People will be able to “Fresh Tracks” really pull something was comprised of from it,” Arnett said. six different pieces “It’s a little bit more difeach bringing their ficult to watch because own diverse element it’s very much about the of the dance world emotions and the contogether to create a nections. But really melting pot of dance beautiful.” genres. “Time Out” was a vi“It was definitely sually stimulating and a little bit of everytheatrical piece due to thing together,” vivid costumes and an Astrid Scheib, a juelectrifying set design. nior art major, said. “All the routines are “It was unique. It really good,” Kiara Wilhad a lot different son, a freshmen accountthings all put toing major, said. “I love it gether from differso far it’s just been ent dance times.” amazing. Fresh Tracks capArnett incorporated her tured the attention love of jazz music into of audience mem“Habit of Change” bers with “Call of which made for a beautithe Beat”, a percusful ending to a magical sion piece that indance concert. cluded stimulating “I thought it was greatrhythmic elements - the last one especially that Eric Nielsen, in the all black outfits Contributed by Dr. Catherine A. Schaeffer head of VSU’s was fantastic with the VSU Repertory Dancers, Darius Jackson and dance program, created Nicole Summerlin dance ‘Long Before Us’, a part jazz,” Jenny Kortrey said. with his Music Analysis of ‘Intimate Echoes,’ choreographed by Catherine “I like it.” for Dancers class. A. Schaeffer. This dance was a part of the ensem“We try to make our “I think the perfor- ble’s annual concert ‘Fresh Tracks.’ concerts as diverse as posmances have been off your axis in life. The contrast sible,” Nielsen said. good,” Tori Brown, a freshmen was between very strong mascu“We try to entertain as well as pre-nursing major, said. “The line movement and a softer educate artistically and we try to dancers are really talented and I women’s movement. It was a rebalance heavy and light. We ofcan see that they’re very skilled sponse to how things blow in fer variety so that there’s at least and passionate about what they and out of your world and unsomething for everyone when do.” center you. they come to the concert and I “Fluttering Awake/ Wash Over “I’ve never really been to a hope that will continue to hapMe”, choreographed by Sarah dance recital before so I was sur- pen.”
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‘Dosta Playhouse prepares for ‘Love, Sex & the I.R.S.’ Von Kennedy
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Valdosta has a new play that is sure to make audiences laugh about the hardships we all face when it comes to “Love, Sex and the I.R.S.” “Love, Sex and the I.R.S,” the second play of the season, will be showing at the ‘Dosta Playhouse in Downtown Valdosta on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The show was created by famous playwright, director and actor William Van Zandt who has written 20 other plays with co-creator Jane Milmore. The play is centered on the misadventures of Jon Trachtman and Leslie Arthur, two unsuccessful musicians who move into an apartment together. In order to keep their money in their pockets, Leslie advises John to do his taxes, but list her as his wife.
An investigator is sent to their home to see if they are really married thus triggering a chain of events that included, lies, secrets, affairs and drama that they never envisioned. “I really cannot wait until the show opens on Oct. 12,” Laura Pickens, a nurse, said after buying her tickets. “I’ve seen a stage adaption of ‘Love, Sex and the I.R.S’ in Minnesota and it was hilarious. I can’t wait to watch the show and see how small town actors in Valdosta will make this big city play their own.” Actor Andrew Thomas is in his second play this year. In the first play of the season, ‘Into the Woods’, he played a soothsayer and narrated the story. He will be playing Jon in “Love, Sex and the I.R.S.” “Andrew is extraordinary at what he does and will be great in this play,” Terrance Young, a freshman film major at Florida
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State, said. Young, who is from Valdosta, traveled home for opening night. “I like watching community theatre and I really want to see this play.” Season ticket holders are also ready to see the how the play will be. “I go to every show,” Meredith Sanders, teacher, said. “Into the Wood was pretty good to me, so I really want to see this show as well. The ‘Dosta Playhouse really knows how to put on a show and their actors are really good.” Some people are being drug into a show they really do not want to see. “I just bought the tickets because my wife wants to see the show,” Doug Wilson said. “What Cindy wants, she gets, and right now she wants me to see this play with her this weekend.” Tickets are $13.91 at the ‘Dosta Playhouse Box Office.
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Flag football continues Kellan Rhone S P O RT S W R I T E R
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Daniel Young/The Spectator The VSU women’s soccer team start their road trip against West Alabama on Friday. Sophmore midfielder Leanne Bishop last season against the Tigers recorded a hat trick scoring three goals in the Blazers 3-2 win.
On the road again Ace Espenshied S P O RT S
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The Lady Blazers hit the road on a four game road trip where they will face off against the number two team in the nation and hope to seed themselves nicely for the Gulf South Conference Tournament in November. Starting on Friday and ending on Monday, October 22 the team will play in four different states beginning with West Alabama, then West Florida, Union, and Shorter. The first two games against West Alabama and West Florida will not be counted as GSC games, but the Blazers will play those same two schools to finish the regular season at home which will count towards the conference record. Coach Heinz says those two games to start the road trip will still be highly important. “I think it’s going to help us prepare for those two teams when
we play them here at the end of the season,” Coach Heinz said. “Those games won’t count as conference play, but when we play them at home in a couple of weeks it’s going to prepare us for those games that will actually count.” West Alabama is 4-1-1 in GSC play this season and West Florida is 5-0. Even though those games won’t count they will play a big impact in how the Lady Blazers can respond to the top teams of the GSC. The Argonauts are the number two team in the nation and are coming off their first loss of the season. They will by far be the best opponent the Blazers have played this season. “They both will be [big games],” Coach Heinz said. “West Florida is number one right now and West Alabama number two [in the conference].” The Lady Blazers will play Union for the first and only time this season on Saturday, Oct. 20 and they are winless in GSC games at 0-3-2. The road trip, and last road
game of the regular season for the Blazers, will be wrapped up in Rome against Shorter. The Blazers beat the Hawks 10 last Sunday at home not counting as a GSC game. The Hawks are 1-3-1 in GSC games this season. Hopefully the Lady Blazers can feed off their first Player of the Week Award this season. Both Kim Caitlin Alderman and Olivia Mills earned the honor this week. Freshman mid-fielder, Alderman earned the offensive award with two game winning goals against Shorter and AlabamaHuntsville. Sophomore goalkeeper, Mills earned the defensive award by allowing just two goals in three games with two shutouts. Winners of four in a row the Lady Blazers will look to feed off of their momentum and carry it through the road trip and the rest of the season. They will need it if they want to be in a good position for the conference tournament in November.
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VSU’s Intramural Flag Football League turns a rough sport into a great competitive scene promoting exercise and health. Flag football is very different from American football. The ability to tackle is completely nullified, which penalizes anyone that attempts to use physical contact. The goals are similar except instead of tackling, a player must grab a flag on the opposing player’s waist and pull it off in order to stop them. The league includes multiple teams that branch out into multiple smaller leagues and divisions. While football is considered a male sport, females are invited
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to join leagues of their own that also includes sororities. The men’s leagues include teams from different resident halls and fraternities. Men have two different leagues that differ in difficulty called the A and B leagues. The A league is considered to be the most competitive. “It’s a good way to work out and meet a lot of people” says Quadeem Colvin, a member of the A-league Men’s team, Hot N Spicy. Because of lack of contact, flag football is much safer for players. “It’s good to play something without contact so you won’t get hurt as much,” Colvin said. Each league has a championship game. Winners and runner-ups from each championship game are invited to the all-cam-
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pus tournament in which all leagues face each other to determine the final winner. Last year’s B-league champions and currently undefeated Aleague team, NIKES, competed and won VSU’s Show Me The Money tournament in September, granting them an invitation to the Georgia State Flag Football Championships at the University of Georgia. Tedrian Thompson feels confident his team can win the Aleague championships. “B-league was a good experience for us [team NIKES]. After we added a few key pieces to our team, we feel like there’s no competition for us.” The flag football league games are still going on, with lots of competition fighting for a title.
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Outfielder shines off the field Eric Jackson S P O RT S
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Senior outfielder Morgan Johnson will be the first to tell you, there’s nothing easy about being a student-athlete. The Macon, Ga. native knows how to excel where numerous student-athletes struggle by balancing a demanding season schedule while maintaining a decent grade point average. Johnson led the national champion Lady Blazers last season in on-base percentage, starting every game. Despite the long exhausting journey, she ended last semester with a 3.66 GPA. If winning a national championship wasn’t enough, a month later Johnson was awarded the Gulf South Conference’s highest honor the Commissioners trophy which deemed her as the top student-athlete in the conference. Again this week she has received yet another award for her academic achievements and involvement in honor societies and community service. The South Region NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year is the newest piece of hardware Johnson can add to her trophy case. Johnson and 15 other regional winners are eligible now to win
the national award. A winner will be selected on October 22nd. She is far from being the only good student on the team. VSU led the GSC this past season with five players earning spots on the conference All-Academic team including Johnson. “We work hard at bringing in good student athletes,” Head Coach Thomas Macera said. “Most of the time, if a kid works hard in the classroom they’ll work hard on the field. We want kids that can develop in the classroom and can also develop on the field so we can get them graduated. That is the key at the end of the year is to graduate our kids.” Johnson was notable for her clutch games last season especially the three-run homer outing she had against Southern Connecticut State beating them 6-3 in the national tournament which secured the Lady Blazers as one of the final four teams left in the nation. The once tri-athlete in high school at First Presbyterian Day never had aspirations of becoming a Lady Blazer until Coach Macera spoke to her after one of her games where he was there scouting his future standout. “The fact that he wanted me persuaded me to come,” Johnson said. “He finds a player that he thinks can help and I guess he
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The Blazers may have won the Peach Basket against West Georgia with a 42-7 drubbing last weekend, but if they do not beat North Alabama, VSU will not be flying high anymore. The win improves the Blazers to 4-2 and 1-1 in the Gulf South while UWG falls to 0-2 in the conference and 2-3 overall. The Blazers put up 507 yards of total offense and held UWG to 217 yards total in the game. VSU has one of the highest
scoring offenses in Division II at 42.8 points per game, but faces tough competition against UNA’s defense which ranks number one in the conference against scoring. After allowing 61 points in their first two games, the Lions have only given up two touchdowns in their last 16 quarters. UNA is surprising pre-season skeptics with its 5-1 record and current four-game winning streak. Last week UNA got a quality non-conference road win at Texas A&M-Kingsville. UNA has won five of the last six meetings against VSU in the
Upcoming VSU Sporting Events 10/12 - VSU volleyball @ Alabama-Huntsville* 10/12 - VSU women’s soccer @ West Alabama
10/13 - VSU volleyball @ West Georgia* (Above) This summer the Lady Blazers brought VSU its first ever softball national championship. Sam Posey celebrates with Ashley Steinhilber after making the final out of the season. (Left) Senior outfielder Morgan Johnson this past season was named All-GSC, All-Region and earned All-America honors after hitting .427 with 51 RBI while maintaining a 3.66 GPA.
thought I could in some way.” The All-American has done more than just help since she has arrived at VSU. Contributing since her freshman season she became the first Lady Blazer to win the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II National Player of the Week award and the GSC East Freshman of the Year award. In her sophomore year, John-
son led the team in stolen bases en-route to winning their second consecutive GSC championship. Having a hectic routine balancing being an athlete with academics isn’t new for the senior whose time management skills are needed now more than ever. “It’s never been anything like this,” Johnson said. “Nursing school is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. It’s way harder than
softball. My brain gets tired faster than my body does.” The aspiring nurse practitioner is looking to have a productive senior year on and off the field. “Morgan is Morgan,” Macera said. “She is the same every day of the week. She shows up, does her job, and leaves.”
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series and look to continue their streak against the Blazers. But the Blazers are prepared to make this game a track meet. The Blazers Gerald Ford hopes continue his breakout year after scoring another touchdown last week, giving him eight for the season. Running back Austin Scott wants to find huge running lanes this week after a career high 132 yards and three touchdowns at UWG.The game will be at UNA’s Braly Stadium Saturday at 6 p.m.
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10/13 - VSU Football @ North Alabma * 10/14 - VSU volleyball @ Shorter * 10/14 - VSU women’s soccer @ West Florida *conference game
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Austen Hutto/ The Spectator Quarterback Cayden Cochran is ranked second in the GSC for most offensive yardage of any player so far this season. In last season’s 23-20 loss to UNA, Cochran went 10-20 with two touchdowns.
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