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Election 2024: 7 questions answered about Super Tuesday

Election 2024: 7 questions answered about Super Tuesday

Sheridan Phillips, Executive Editor March 5, 2024

On Tuesday, March 5, voters will be headed to the primary polls to decide who will be on the ballot in 15 states in November 2024. This is a big day politically because so many states are participating....

Williams Hall

Williams Hall overcomes second floor fire

Nakhii Young, Features Editor February 11, 2024

On Jan. 11, Williams Hall experienced an unexpected fire on the second floor of their laundry room. Students were quickly told to evacuate the scene  and relocate to Hotels in Chesterfield, Virginia....

CCAMPIS comes together for fellowship for their Friendsgiving Celebration on Nov. 9, 2023.

Virginia State University’s CCAMPIS supports student parents

Joyce Ella, Staff Writer February 10, 2024

CCAMPIS stands for Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools. It is a federally funded program, granted to colleges and universities to assist student parents with childcare costs to ensure that they...

Black 82 Begins With Opening Celebration

Black 82 Begins With Opening Celebration

Walter Butler and Llori Holland February 2, 2024

Black 82, Virginia State University’s tribute to Black History Month kicks off on Friday, Feb. 2, with its opening celebration. This Friday’s opening will be held at Daniel Gym starting at 7 p.m.,...

Virginia State to host 2024 Presidential Debate

Virginia State to host 2024 Presidential Debate

Anjel-Ali Ormond, Executive Editor November 20, 2023
Virginia State has been selected to host one of the 2024 Presidential Debates.
The Trojans Takeoff Team looks to the sky above Randolph Farm as they practice for the final launch which will take place in April 2024 in Alabama. Photo by Rashai Enoch Bailey.

Trojans Takeoff Team competes in NASA Student Launch Challenge

Anjel-Ali Ormond, Executive Editor November 13, 2023

For the first time ever, Virginia State University has been selected to participate in the 2024 NASA Student Launch Challenge, hosted by NASA.  Virginia State’s rocket launching team is called the...

A sign welcomes voters to a long day of voting on Nov. 7. Many Petersburg citizens voted at Petersburg High School.

Elections offer voters chance to shape state’s future

Kyra Alston, Staff Writer November 4, 2023

Falling leaves, shorter days, and lower temperatures can mean only one thing: It’s election season.  This year, seats in both Virginia’s House of Delegates and Senate are up for grabs, a biannual...

Don Napoleon, Emmy Award-winning video journalist and photographer, engages the audience in a discussion
at the Alumni Panel on Friday, Oct. 13. Napoleon earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in
English/Communications from Virginia State University.

Alumni Panel offers advice to Trojans during Homecoming Week

Llori Holland, Contributing Writer October 15, 2023

The faculty and students of Virginia State University ha­­­d the opportunity to partake in the Mass Communications Alumni Forum held on Friday, Oct. 13 in the Multi-Purpose Center during Homecoming...

Midfielder Rish Gist looks to pass the ball up the field in a home match.

Women’s Soccer endures verbal abuse from spectators at Guilford College away match

Sheridan Phillips, Features Editor October 5, 2023

Updated - Thursday, October 5, 1:30 PM On Thursday, Sept. 26, the Virginia State University Women’s Soccer team faced “racial slurs and inappropriate sounds” from spectators who attended their...

Students participate in the Org Bazaar in front of Foster in 2022. Staff photo.

Homecoming Week promises live music, plenty of activities

Sheridan Phillips, Features Editor October 4, 2023

Every fall, the highly anticipated Homecoming concert is a topic of conversation. Buzz created on social media and on campus multiplies during the weeks leading to it. This year, Virginia State University...

Dr. Cynthia Ellison, Executive Director of Health and Wellness at VSU, speaks to the crowd before the walk begins. Photo by Alijzah Koonce.

Students, faculty walk in support of suicide prevention

Sheridan Phillips, Features Editor October 4, 2023

Several students gathered around the front of Foster Hall Thursday, Sept. 21 for the Suicide Prevention Walk. Everyone geared their attention to the stairs as the speakers orated and the voices of the...

Bridge repairs alter Homecoming parade route, construction limits parking

Bridge repairs alter Homecoming parade route, construction limits parking

Anjel-Ali Ormond, Executive Editor October 4, 2023

This year’s Homecoming parking situation will be a little different. With the construction of the new Annexes on campus, there will also be less parking available to students, faculty, and alumni. In...

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