Rumors of a shooter in the

Mass Media building on

Wednesday proved to be false.

Eyewitnesses place a young

man at the scene who was de-

scribed to be around 5-feet-9-

inches tall, stocky and traditional

college student-aged.

He wandered around the

building asking for money,

claiming to be armed. It was dis-

covered that the man was not

armed and the situation was

deemed non-threatening.

According to witnesses, once

the man was inside he ap-

proached students asking them

for money while claiming to be

an aspiring rapper and actor. He

then asked several female stu-

dents if they could direct him to

the person in charge of putting

people on television.

Brejae Wylie, junior mass me-

dia major, was a witness to the

event.

“He continued to ask all the

women coming out of their

classes and one of them proceed-

ed to walk with him outside,”

she said. “When we stopped her

from leaving, he came back as

well and claimed to be armed.

He said he would not use the

gun and that he would exit the

building.”

Wylie said that after the man

left, the group of women alerted

the professors who then locked

all the Mass Media Building’s

doors.

According to Wylie, two mass

media professors stepped outside

and asked the man to vacate the

premises.

Michael Taylor, mass media

instructor, was in his office when

the man entered the building.

“Basically we had a young

man who wandered into the

building,” he said. “Anyone

could tell he was not a student.

He was disturbing some of our

students. When he wandered

back out, the other professor and

I made sure the door was secure

so we wouldn’t have to worry

about him coming back in.”

This was not the end of the or-

deal, however.

“[The man] did come back a

little later at which point I went

ahead and went outside to in-

form him that he needed to leave

the building to stop harassing

our students,” Taylor said. “I no-

ticed out of the corner of my eye

he kept talking to kids. I said he

needed to leave and stop mess-

ing with the students. I then saw

campus cops were pulling up, so

I could back away.”

According to Taylor, the man

seemed to be acting out of delu-

sion rather than malice.

“When I talked to him, he was

obviously disturbed and not all

the way coherent, and at one

point threatened to blow up the

building, claiming to have a

grenade in his hip pocket. Irony

being that he said here’s the pen

and pointed to his ear. I think he

basically was dealing with a situ-

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Miss VSUpageant returns

For the first time since 2008,

one young woman will hold the

title of Miss VSU.

Thirteen young women will

vie for the coveted crown, but

only one will become the face of

the university.

The Miss VSU Pageant will

be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday in

Whitehead Auditorium.

Alisha Stabler, director of the

Miss VSU Pageant, has put in a

lot of hard work to make sure

the pageant is a success.

According to Stabler, she

wouldn’t have made it this far

without an extremely helpful

franchise committee that has

helped out--from finding spon-

sors to heading up volunteers.

“A lot goes into planning a

pageant, and with this pageant

being the first in a few years

they wanted to make sure every-

thing went well so that it will

continue to be an annual event,”

she said. “We all have had so

much fun planning this event

this year and with all the student

involvement and support, I

would hate to see it go by the

wayside again.”

Not only is this the first year

since 2008 that VSU has had a

Miss VSU pageant, this is also

the first year since 2006 that the

pageant has been a preliminary

for Miss Georgia.

The winner of Saturday’s

pageant will go on to represent

VSU in the Miss Georgia com-

petition. That winner will move

on in the hopes of becoming

Miss America.

“This is a great marketing tool

for Valdosta State University as

there are no longer many Miss

Georgia preliminary pageants lo-

cated in South Georgia,” Stabler

said.

According to Stabler, a few

students expressed interest in

bringing the pageant back to

campus.

“We held an interest meeting

this past spring and had an over-

whelming amount of students in-

terested so we decided to move

forward to look at the possibility

of bringing the pageant back,”

she said.

Everything fell into place for

the pageant to be an annual cam-

pus sponsored event. The Stu-

dent Life office has been respon-

sible for making sure that Sta-

bler and her committee were in

line with regulations for Miss

Georgia as well as with the Miss

America organization.

With a lot of hard work over

the past few months, they are all

excited about hosting the

pageant Saturday.

The Miss America organiza-

tion focuses on providing schol-

arships to young women and

motivating them to reach their

academic as well as personal

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Four SGA senators warnedabout attendance, one resigns

Above: Dwayne Gray, sopho-

more engineering major, is a

frightening Freddy Krueger.

He participated in Wednes-

day’s costume contest in

Palms Dining Hall.

Right: Kevin Jourden, fresh-

man industrial engineering

major, plays a creepy jester

at the Honors College haunt-

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Four SGA senators are in hot

water due to lack of attendance.

These senators, Stacie Linton,

John Maratto, Rachel Martin,

and Kaysie Williams, were given

warnings for lack of attendance.

Martin resigned from the SGA

due to multiple obligations that

prevented her from attending the

meetings.

The SGA’s attendance policy

states that those that miss more

than three SGA meetings without

informing SGA secretary Kelly

Hessler in advance will be put

up for review by the judicial

board during their next meetings

and could lose their seat as a re-

sult.

During the week, discussion

has been prevalent about increas-

ing accountability among both

senators and executives, and

Ryan Baerwalde, SGA President,

discussed this on Tuesday.

“Obviously, we’re holding our

senators accountable,” said Baer-

walde on Tuesday. “Currently, I

believe the Judiciary committee

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Other business:SGA appropriated $900 to the

Collegiate Men of VSU to

cover the cost of food for its

“Women’s Appreciation Din-

ner.”

Other funds appropriated:

$175 for the Presidential

Watch Party

$475 for Blazer-A-Thon

SGA has $11,750 in their bud-

get for the rest of the year.

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Oct. 31

A bike was stolen from a bike

rack near West Hall.

Oct. 28

A student was pulled over

while driving back to campus

due to a suspended license.

A bike was stolen from a bike

rack near Langdale Hall.

A thief was discovered while

in the process of stealing a bike.

A bike was stolen from a bike

rack near the Student Union.

Oct. 27

A student was assaulted at

Woodstone Apartments. The vic-

tim had scrapes, cuts and bruis-

es.

A traffic stop by the Fine Arts

building and marijuana was

found.

Metal was stolen from the

P.E. Complex.

Oct. 26

A bike was stolen from a

West Hall bike rack.

A bike was stolen from the

Fine Arts building.

A phone and wallet were

stolen from a bookbag while the

bookbag was sitting in the Fine

Arts building.

Oct. 25

A bike was stolen from near

West Hall.

A camera was stolen from the

College of Education lobby.

Police Briefs

Nov. 7

The next CORE trip is Hoseback

Riding through the trails of

northern Florida.

The price is $45 for students and

$55 for faculty and staff. The

price includes transportation,

horses, guides and gear. The trip

is on Nov. 10 and the last day to

sign up is Nov. 7.

Contact Sean Wilkinson

(srwilkinson@valdosta.edu) for

more information.

Nov. 7, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

There is a Legal Career Options

and Market Outlook webinar

(web seminar) for those interest-

ed in pursuing a career as an at-

torney.

Registration required. Visit the

Michigan State Law website for

more information.

Nov. 8, 7 to 8 p.m.

Joan Browning, Civil Rights Ac-

tivist, is WGST’s guest lecturer.

Jennett Lecture Hall Rm. 1111“That’s Not My Movement... Is

It?” talks about how Browning

became a member of the civil

rights movement for blacks in

the 1960s, and the common ele-

ments of all civil rights move-

ments.

For more information call

333-5947.

Nov. 14, 7 p.m.

CMVSU hosts a Women’s Ap-

preciation Dinner.

Student Union Ballrooms A, BThe dinner is open to all women

on campus. Registration is re-

quired with an RSVP to

CMVSU@valdosta.edu.

The deadline to RSVP is Nov.

11.

Nov. 15

Release of housing contracts are

due. Students withdrawing,

transferring, graduating or doing

a VSU internship must submit

the release of contract form by

deadline. The process can be

done on Banner

Contact Housing at 333-5920 for

more information.

Nov. 17, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Blazer-A-Thon is a VSU Dance

Marathon that runs for 12-hours.

The event raises money for the

Children’s Miracle Network, and

$100 of all proceeds go to

Shands Hospital for Children.

VSU Student Union BallroomThere is a $15 registration fee

and, and all participants are

asked to set a goal of $98 by the

end of the night.

Registration can be done through

www.dmvsu.kintera.org

Jan. 2-5

CORE is hosting a Ski Trip in

Winterplace, West Virginia.

The price is $250 which includes

transportation from Clayton

State University, ski/snowboard

rentals, lodging, guides and gear.

Spaces are limited.

Contact Sean Wilkinson

(srwilkinson@valdosta.edu) for

more information.

Dr. Frances Paterson, profes-

sor emeritus in the Department

of Corriculum, Leadership and

Technology, died Oct. 25 in Ann

Arbor, Mich.

Dr. Paterson was an educator

at VSU from 1997 to 2012.

She earned doctorates in Ju-

risprudence and Education in

Education Law from the Univer-

sity of Oklahoma.

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Upcoming Events

Tie up your laces and grab a

bottle of water because Saturday

marks the date for the American

Heart Association’s annual

Lowndes Heart Walk at 8 a.m. at

Mckey Park.

This year AHA is hoping to

raise $10,000 for critical cardio-

vascular disease research and ed-

ucation.

There are only eight teams

registered, but everyone has the

option to join a team or create

their own.

For some, the walk is more

than an event.

“My grandfather died of Heart

Disease three years ago,” Jake

McHargue, senior sign language

major, said. “I’d walk a mile

everyday for him if I had to, so I

think I can manage waking up

that early.”

This year’s walk is dedicated

in memory of Dr. Phillip Gunter.

Gunter served as VSU’s former

vice president for Academic Af-

fairs, dean of the Dewar College

of Education, provost and chair

of the Department of Special Ed-

ucation and Communication Dis-

orders.

According to the National

Stroke Association, cardiovascu-

lar disease is a huge risk factor

for strokes. Strokes occur every

40 seconds and are the fourth

leading cause of death in the

United States.

Shelby Wiley, a nursing stu-

dent at Southwest Georgia Tech-

nical College is already aware of

the possible heart risks.

“In nursing school I have

learned that the heart is one

complicated organ,” she said.

“Heart disease causes so many

problems for the human body; it

doesn’t just cause problems with

your heart but with your brain,

body movement and other areas

throughout your body.”

Cassandra Ward, senior Ad-

ministrative Secretary and vice

president for Academic Affairs

encourages and thanks VSU stu-

dents and staff in advance for

walking, donating and joining

her in this worthy cause remem-

bering those we have lost, cele-

brating the survivors and raising

funds for research and education.

Alison EricsonS TA F F W R I T E R

abericson@valdosta.edu

NEWS

Heart diseasecauses so manyproblems for the hu-man body; it doesn’tjust cause problemswith your heart butwith your brain,body movement andother areas through-out your body.

- SHELBY WILEY

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ShooterContinued from Page 1

-uation of psychological diffi-

culty or may have been drug in-

duced. He was obviously not in

his right mind. [He was] truth-

fully more of a nuisance than a

physical threat. But you never

know. It was just a simple mat-

ter where we got him away from

the building. When the police

pulled up, I basically backed

off.”

Taylor did note, however, that

while the man appeared dis-

turbed, his eyes were clear and

did not appear dilated.

According to Thressea Boyd,

assistant to the president for

communications, “[…] The

VSU Police responded and the

man did not have any weapon

and did not appear to be an im-

mediate threat. While being

questioned it became apparent

that he needed some medical at-

tention; VSU Police called for

an ambulance which arrived and

transported the man to SGMC.

A Criminal Trespass Warning

for VSU was issued to the man.”

The entire incident unfolded

in less than 10 minutes, accord-

ing to Taylor, who also praised

VSUPD for their handling of the

situation and quick response

time.

PageantContinued from Page 1

goals. The organization requires

each contestant to choose a plat-

form they are passionate about to

bring awareness to that cause or

organization. The winner advo-

cates for her chosen platform

during her reign whether it is as

Miss VSU, Miss Georgia or

Miss America.

Contestant platforms for this

year’s Miss VSU pageant in-

clude: distracted Driving, child-

hood cancer and poverty.

The pageant will consist of an

opening number, on stage ques-

tion, a swimsuit judging, talent

and evening gown competition.

Stabler explained that the

contestants will be judged on

five categories. The first catego-

ry is the interview, which will

take place the day of the pageant

and will count for 25-percent of

their score. The onstage ques-

tion, which will count for 5-per-

cent of the total score, will be

the first competition attendees

will see. Other categories in-

clude, fitness in swimsuit which

will count for 15-percent,

evening wear which will count

for 20-percent, and talent, the

largest percentage, accounting

for 35-percent of the contestants

overall score.

Preliminary winners of the in-

terview and talent categories will

receive a $200 scholarship. The

2nd runner up will receive a

$500 scholarship, and the 1st

runner up will receive a $750

scholarship. The crowned Miss

VSU will win a $2,000 scholar-

ship.

“We are trying to keep the

pageant fun and high energy,”

Stabler said. “We have incorpo-

rated a performance by VSU stu-

dent, Vicorie Brown, and the

Valdosta School of Ballet. There

is a People’s Choice winner that

will be chosen by the students

and attendees. There are buckets

set up in the Student Union from

11-2 p.m. this week where stu-

dents can cast their vote by do-

nating monies to the contestant

they think deserves to win. All

money collected from the Peo-

ple’s Choice buckets will be do-

nated in the contestant’s name to

the Children’s Miracle Network-

-the national philanthropy of the

Miss America organization.”

Students can purchase tickets

from the Student Life Office in

the Student Union, Event Ser-

vices in the University Center, or

in downtown Valdosta at City

Market. Tickets are $5 for stu-

dents and children and $10 for

adults. If you are not able to

purchase a ticket early, tickets

will be sold at the door begin-

ning at 6 p.m. Monies collected

from ticket sales will help send

Miss VSU to the Miss Georgia

competition in June 2013 and

help begin planning for the 2013

Miss Valdosta State University

Pageant.

There are also Miss VSU

pageant t-shirts available for sale

for $10 in the Student Life of-

fice.

This year’s contestants are a

diverse group of intelligent

young women with talents rang-

ing from singing, dancing, dra-

matic monologue and even com-

edy. Each contestant brings their

own personality and passion to

the competition making this

event one to remember.

We are trying tokeep the pageantfun and high ener-gy.

- ALISHA STABLER

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SGAContinued from Page 1

is working on some legislation

to ensure that the executive com-

mittee is held accountable.”

Baerwalde went on to say that

while there wasn’t a problem

with executive attendance, but to

have a “solid set of rules” to

keep the executives honest

would be great for the SGA, “to

keep things even-steven across

the board.”

SGA senators were given an

opportunity to give suggestions

during Monday night’s meeting,

and Senator Yannick Gill was

one of them.

“[It should be] no different

than the rest of the senate,” Gill

said, regarding policies about ab-

sences between the executive

and legislative branches.

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People Poll:Are you voting nextweek, why or why not?

Amber Hardesty

sophomore

middle grades

education major

“I am voting next week because

I feel that if you want to have a

say about your life, voting is a

great way for that to happen.”

Joy King

sophomore

nursing major

“I am voting next week because

I believe that it is my duty as a

citizen to play my part in our

country’s future.”

Patterson Ambo

junior

business managment major

“No, I am not voting because

I’m from the Virgin Islands and

this election doesn’t do much for

my people.”

Tikeyah Varner

freshman

criminal justice major

“I voted early last weekend. I

voted because I feel it is ex-

tremely important to exercise my

right to vote and have my voice

heard. I encourage everyone to

get out there and vote next

week.”

Tyler Quick

freshman

nursing major

“Yes, I feel that it is important to

exercise my voting rights and I

want to have a part in what goes

on in our government.”

Vote Tuesday

This editorial was written by Jennifer Gleason (jlgleason@valdosta.edu) and it expresses the general opinion of the editorial staff.

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Imagine if everyone con-

tributed a few cents or dollars

with every non-food and pre-

scription purchase, and then said

contribution went to help all citi-

zens of Lowndes and the sur-

rounding counties.

Think of all of the incredible

new public works and institu-

tions that would be available to

everyone.

For the last several years, the

Special-purpose local-option

sales tax (SPLOST) has done just

that by bringing many public fa-

cilities to Valdosta and the sur-

rounding areas that benefit all

citizens.

SPLOST is a 1 percent sales

tax that any county in the state of

Georgia has the ability to impose

for the purpose of funding public

facilities, operating expenses and

maintenance projects.

According to the SPLOST of-

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in revenue throughout our dis-

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SPLOST achieves this goal by

simply raising sales tax from 4

percent up to, at most, a mere six

percent on all non-food and pre-

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This incredibly nonintrusive

tax is being voted on throughout

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election. If this

piece of legis-

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will continue

for the next 10

years.

Currently,

nine of the 12

districts of

Georgia are se-

verely against

SPLOST, refus-

ing to acknowl-

edge the poten-

tial of the tax

that has proven

itself time and

time again.

One of those

districts is the

Southern Geor-

gia District,

which includes

Lowndes County. Voter discon-

tent lies with the tax allowing the

state government to maintain in-

frastructure at the local level. In

addition, people fear that this tax

will put those of lower incomes,

those who may benefit the most

from SPLOST, at a disadvantage.

Yet, the advantages that SPLOST

creates are numerous.

In Lowndes County, the votes

have been projected to be 66%

no, 34% yes. If passed, SPLOST

revenue will be used to build a

new $22 million library auditori-

um near Five Points. Mathis City

Auditorium will then be sold to

South Georgia Medical Center in

order to assist staff and better aid

patients. Millions more generated

through SPLOST will be spent

on other various projects aimed

at the public good. Over the

years SPLOST has giving way to

Fire Station No. 2, the Regional

Airport terminal, the Senior Citi-

zens Center, the Lowndes Coun-

ty Jail facilities, the Valdosta Re-

gional Crime Lab and many

more local innovations and ne-

cessities.

If voted in, SPLOST will al-

low for decaying and outdated

buildings such as Valdosta High

School, and the local Library to

be renovated and equipped with

modern technologies. In addition,

an excess of new jobs will be

created. There is a critical need

to maintain the crumbling foun-

dation that supports the legacy of

historic Valdosta. SPLOST will

do just that by bringing life back

to downtown Valdosta through

renovation of the area and by

providing easy access to the local

venues.

Without SPLOST we risk los-

ing both the culture and nature of

progression that has forever been

identified with Valdosta and its

people. In November we must all

vote yes to SPLOST in order to

create a city of opportunity and

knowledge for future genera-

tions.

SPLOST, spending for the future

Information from the Valdosta Daily Times

OPINIONS

The idea that affirmative

action is preventing white

students from getting a

great education because colleges

are admitting unqualified minori-

ties is nothing more than an of-

fensive joke.

Despite the narrative that some

may try to paint, minority stu-

dents are in college because they

are able to stand on their own

merits and no amount of twisting

facts and distorted history

lessons can change that.

This particular affirmative ac-

tion controversy is back. Abigail

Fisher, a 22-year-old white

woman, who was denied admis-

sion to the University of Texas at

Austin, has sued the school,

claiming that its consideration of

race is unlawful.

To note, Fisher graduated in

the top 12 percent of her class,

which is outside of the top 10

percent of Texas students who

are granted automatic admission

into UT.

I feel that her comments re-

flect a sense of entitlement that

subconsciously puts her academ-

ic dreams above others.

“I dreamt of going to UT ever

since the second grade,” Fisher

said in her Supreme Court ap-

peal. “My dad went there, my

sister went there, and tons of

friends and family. And it was a

tradition I wanted to continue.”

That may be a heart touching

statement, but we have all dreamt

about getting accepted into our

dream college-- key word is

dreamt.

However, I view us as lucky,

Miss Fisher. We had the ability

to dream about college and com-

plain when there are thousands

of minority students who are at a

disadvantage when it comes to

education. You and I dreamed

about college, while minority

students dream about new text-

books, clean classrooms and

holes in the classroom ceiling

closed.

Furthermore, it’s important to

realize that affirmative action

promotes diversity, benefits all

minorities and helps to level the

playing field.

It wasn’t until 1954 that segre-

gation in public schools was

ruled unconstitutional. And be-

fore then, African Americans

were attending Historically Black

Colleges and Universities be-

cause we weren’t allowed to at-

tend predominantly white institu-

tions. So the playing field is not

and has never been equal when it

comes to education.

Even though I disagree with

Miss Fisher’s complaints, she has

the right to complain. According

to an article by Evette Dionne,

Fisher graduated 82nd out of a

class of 674 with a 3.59 GPA and

had an SAT score of 1180. That

is pretty impressive, too. Fisher’s

achievements were good, but

not good enough for her to get

automatic admission into a high-

ly competitive university.

And even though it seems like

Fisher’s argument is that her race

is the reason why she wasn’t ac-

cepted to UT, UT spells out what

they are looking for on “What

we Consider” application review

factors page: class rank, test

scores, coursework, written es-

says, activities information, letter

of recommendation and special

circumstances that include so-

cioeconomic status of family,

single parent home, language

spoken at home, cultural back-

ground and race and ethnicity.

So death to the argument that

the UT is just turning down

white applicants to accept minor-

ity students for the hell of it. And

congratulations to Miss Fisher on

her success as she graduated

from Louisiana State University

and is currently working as a fi-

nancial analyst. It doesn’t look

like affirmative action held her

back any, and if not getting ac-

cepted into UT is her only fail-

ure, I considered her to be lucky.

Weighing Affirmative Action

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Precinct 1 - Hahira Historical Society, 116 E. Lawson St., Hahira

Precinct 2 - Old Pine Grove Elementary School Gym, 4023 Pine Grove Road, Valdosta

Precinct 3 - Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3501 Bemiss Road Valdosta

Precinct 4 - Northside Baptist Church Gym, 200 E. Park Avenue, Valdosta

Precinct 5 - Jaycee Park Activities Building, 2306 Jaycee Shack Road, Valdosta

Precinct 6 - Naylor City Hall, 8753 Georgia Highway 135, Naylor

Precinct 7 - Wood Valley Community Center, 1907 Gornto Road, Valdosta

Precinct 8 - Rainwater Conference Center, One Meeting Place, Valdosta

Precinct 9 - New Clyattville Fire Station, 5080 Madison Highway, Clyattville

Precinct 10 - Mildred Hunter Community Center, 509 S. Fry St., Valdosta

Precinct 11 - Dasher City Hall, 3686 US Hwy 41 S. Dasher

Precinct 12 - South Lowndes Recreation Center, 6440 Ocean Pond Ave, Lake Park

No ExcusesYou. You’re an American, a tax payer

and a citizen with a voice.

National, state and local elections.

This next election is not just presiden-

tial, but determines local officials as

well.

Nov. 6.

Your local precinct—see map.

How much money you make, how

your money is spent and what sort of

aid will be available to you, including

education are all determined by your

government officials

l Who:

l What:

lWhen:

l Where:

l Why:

Regardless of your political leanings, we

urge you to exercise your civic duty.

William GarrettS TA F F W R I T E R

sjcavallaro@valdosta.edu

PAGE 4 | VSUSPECTATOR.COM NOVEMBER 1, 2012FEATURES

Hello World—Anthony

here, back again to bring

you all the latest celebri-

ty news that had us all talking

this week.

Kicking things off,

country/pop princess Taylor

Swift released her long awaited

fourth album.

The album sold 1.1 million

copies in its first week making it

the singer’s biggest debut to

date.

In a world where people

download music illegally, 1.1

million copies is a huge feat, es-

pecially for a country artist.

Having a habit for being the

voice of any girl’s breakup dra-

ma, I guess Swift’s fans were

missing her enough to go out

and purchase the album legally.

Speaking of breakups, I have

some sad news to report in the

TV world. After two seasons,

Anderson Cooper’s daytime talk

show ‘Anderson Live’ has been

cancelled.

Excuse me while I go cry in

front of my Anderson Cooper

shrine in my closet.

The low rated syndicated talk

show revolved around the silver

fox chatting with various guests

and discussing various topics.

I guess me rushing home from

class and watching the show

wasn’t enough for network execs

to save the show. Go figure.

At least all of us Cooper fans

still can catch him on Anderson

Cooper 360.

In other news, it’s being re-

ported that Rihanna and Chris

Brown are rumored to be making

their debut as a reunited couple

at the American Music Awards.

Smh.

This goes along with the other

rumor that the pair is supposed

to perform together at the award

show.

All this information would

make sense seeing as how they

were both photographed coming

out of the same recording studio

in Los Angeles this past week.

Somewhere in the world Kar-

rueche is giving a side eye.

Some sad news for all the 80’s

and 90’s babies out there-- Nati-

na Reed from 90’s girl group’

Blaque’ passed away in Atlanta

late Saturday night.

Details surrounding the

singer’s death are scarce but po-

lice have revealed it was an auto-

mobile related accident.

Fans of the singer remember

her as the spunky cheerleader

from the rival squad in the cult

classic ‘Bring It On’.

The two remaining members

of the girl group released a state-

ment addressing their fallen

member’s passing.

“We are devastated by the loss

of our group member, sister and

friend Natina Reed. Because of

the enormous support of

‘Blaque’ fans and our love for

each other, Blaque officially re-

united this fall and we are in the

process of working on a new al-

bum and a reality show.”

Reed was only 32 at the time

of her passing.

As always, tune into Pop Ad-

dict next week to check in and

see what all your favorite celebs

are up to!

P o p A d d i c t

Anothony Pope

‘Bring It On’ actress dead at 32

Smh: (v.) to shake one’s

head after hearing or see-

ing something ridiculous.

Side-eye: (n.) a look given

to someone who has per-

formed a questionable act.

Slang Dictionary

One of the things that I love

about the Wachowskis as film-

makers is how divisive their

movies can be among audiences.

It shows that they are not just

making movies to bring in mon-

ey-- they do it because they have

a love for it. They enjoy taking

on impossible projects that most

writers and directors would shy

away from.

“Cloud Atlas” is their most re-

cent film and it may arguably be

the best movie that has come out

this year.

“Cloud Atlas” is made of six

stories spread out over the

course of around a 1000 years.

The reason this movie may be

so intriguing among moviegoers

has a lot to do with how the

movie has been put together. The

way that this movie edits each

scene is the best I have ever seen

in a movie.

Its ability to move from story

to story works incredibly well.

The biggest thing I was afraid

of in the beginning was getting

lost in the different plots and

keeping up with all the charac-

ters.

I don’t have a lot to complain

about. “Cloud Atlas” runs nearly

three hours, but that is becoming

more and more the norm for

movies now.

Some of the stories may stand

out more than others and some

of the actors take on roles of oth-

er ethnic races.

It can seem odd, but it doesn’t

take away from the overall

movie.

The acting was nothing less

than phenomenal. Tom Hanks,

Jim Sturgess, Halle Berry, Jim

Broadbent and Hugo Weaving

are a handful of the great actors

in this movie.

The thing that really helps this

movie stand apart from most is

the way each actor shows up in

one way or another in different

time periods.

“Cloud Atlas” should not be

missed. The movie does so much

right which makes it epic in

every way.

It proves to me that there are

still people in Hollywood that

know what they are doing and

are willing to take risks in order

to be creative.

It has been a long time since

I’ve enjoyed a movie as much as

“Cloud Atlas”. It’s different, fun

and engaging.

Don’t miss this-- it is bound to

be a classic.

David LacyS TA F F W R I T E R

dclacy@valdosta.edu

Wachowskis deliveranother five star film

Starbucks move over.

The Beanery and Continuing

Education at VSU invites stu-

dents, faculty and staff to take

the Coffee Lovers class on Sat-

urday at 9 a.m.

The event will take place at

The Beanery, located on

Williams Street where students

of the class will take part in

many activities based on the fun-

damentals of specialty coffees.

The class was created in

hopes of enlightening individu-

als on the art of coffee brewing,

tasting and overall background.

Ellen Stevens, owner of The

Beanery and an economics

teacher at VSU, will hold the

event inside her business.

"First I will talk about the ba-

sics of specialty coffee: how it is

grown, which regions of the

world grow coffee, a little about

the plants, the politics and the

economics of the world coffee

market,” Stevens said.

“Then we will taste three or

four different coffees--paying

close attention to taste, body,

and aftertaste."

Sue Bailey, program coordina-

tor at VSU's Continuing Educa-

tion, admires Steven’s attempt at

making the classes unique.

"While we’ve been holding

these classes for several years,

each time Ellen tries to come up

with a unique angle,” she said.

Coffee cupping is another ac-

tivity that students will take part

in during his or her experience at

The Beanery.

Coffee cupping is similar to

sample tasting, and is a way for

the student to point out different

components of the coffee.

"It is the step-by-step process

of tasting and smelling a coffee,

focusing the mouth and nose on

specific qualities,” Stevens said.

“The qualities are aroma, acidity,

taste, body, and aftertaste."

After coffee cupping, Stevens

plans to show her students how

coffee blending works.

“I thought it would be fun and

informative for coffee lovers to

play around with blending dif-

ferent coffees,” she said. “Some-

times I am surprised by the

chemistry of coffees from two

different regions, and how they

merge unexpectedly with one

another."

Students will also learn the se-

crets of The Beanery's most

sought-after blend: The Holiday

Blend.

After experimenting with cof-

fee roasting at their home,

Stevens and her husband Tom

opened the coffee shop in 2005.

"We learned a lot about the

different countries around the

world where coffee is grown,

and learned to appreciate the in-

teresting differences in the flavor

of these different coffee beans."

The Beanery offers multiple

services such as selling roasted

coffee to wholesale customers

including restaurants, churches,

offices and other coffee shops.

"I hope they will learn to sa-

vor every sip of coffee, and en-

joy the subtle, magical compo-

nents that combined together,

create the flavor of coffee,” she

said. “I hope that they will never

think about adding sugar to a

fine cup of coffee again!”

Top 10 DVD rentals at Redboxkiosks from Oct. 22-28:

1. Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection

2. That's My Boy

3. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

4. Snow White and the Huntsman

5. Dark Shadows

6. The Avengers

7. Rock of Ages

8. The Five-Year Engagement

9. Soldiers of Fortune

10. Battleship

McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)

Photo contributed by IMDB.com

Beanery, VSU hosts‘Coffee Lovers’ class

Veronica DominicisS TA F F W R I T E R

vmdominicis@valdosta.edu

OddEven

VSUSPECTATOR.COM | PAGE 5NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Ihope everyone had a fun and

safe Halloween! Now stuff

your face with candy and

read about Google and Microsoft

in this issue of Spec Tech!

Due to Hurricane Sandy,

Google had to cancel its event to

announce new devices, but re-

vealed these devices online any-

way.

The first new device is the LG

Nexus 4 smartphone.

It has a quad-core processor,

4.7-inch display, has 8GB of

storage, HSPA+ data, and wire-

less charging.

It is the fastest phone on the

market with 2GB of RAM.

It runs on Android 4.2: Jelly

Bean and goes on sale contract-

free for $299 on Nov. 13.

The 16GB version will cost

$349. T-Mobile will, however,

sell the 16GB version for $199

with a new two-year contract.

Google and Samsung also an-

nounced the Nexus 10 tablet.

It is a 10-inch tablet with

300ppi—more than Apple’s Reti-

na Display—a 16:10 aspect ratio,

runs Android 4.2 and contains a

dual-core ARM Cortex-A15

CPU with 2GB of RAM.

It has two NFC chips, a mi-

croUSB and microHDMI ports.

It comes in a Wi-Fi only model

for now.

$400 will get you the 16GB of

storage, while $500 will get you

a 32GB version.

The Nexus 10 will go on sale

Nov. 13 from the Google Play

store.

The Nexus 7 no longer has an

8GB version. Instead, Google

lowered the 16GB version to

$199 and introduced a 32GB

version for $249.

You can also get a 32GB ver-

sion with HSPA+ connection for

$299. These price changes take

effect Nov. 13th.

Microsoft showed off more of

Windows Phone 8.

You can now customize the

lock screen with an App that will

tell you information before you

unlock your phone. Bing will

now create recommendations for

you with local hotspots and

events.

There is a child safe interface

called Kid’s Corner where a

child can access only certain

content.

They showed off Xbox Music

and Xbox SmartGlass. Windows

Phone Apps now replaces the

Zune Apps store and claimed

that Windows Phone 8 now has

46 of the top 50 Apps on their

devices.

Windows Phone 8 devices

will arrive sometime this month.

Lastly, Microsoft celebrated

this weekend for having sold

over four million copies of Win-

dows 8 since last Friday. I as-

sume this includes all new hard-

ware as well as customers who

upgraded from Windows XP,

Vista, or Windows 7.

That’s it for this week view-

ers. Come by the Student Union

from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. today to

meet some of the Spectator writ-

ers--including myself. I hope to

see you there!

Spec TechQuestion of the Week

What device would youlike me to review?

E-mail answers tosmsetser@valdosta.edu!

Spec Techwith Steven Setser

FEATURES

Rarely does a record come

along that is so careful in its

construction that it feels like an

album and not just a collection

of songs.

Kendrick Lamar’s major label

debut, “good kid, m.A.A.d city,”

uses all the tools that make a

compelling hip-hop record which

create an interesting and emo-

tional narrative as it flows

through its 12 tracks.

By mixing carefully selected

moody beats with deep and

thoughtful lyrics and skits that

feature Lamar’s family and

friends, “good kid” tells the sto-

ry of a young Kendrick as he

deals with the everyday troubles

of living in Compton.

This album does not pull any

punches as it deals with heavy

subject matter like addiction,

gang violence and prostitution.

Because of this, many may

not find this album as accessible

as other commercial rap and hip-

hop that is coming out these

days, but with each and every

listen the strength of “good kid”

becomes more apparent.

While some of the songs have

that single potential (m.A.A.d

city and Money Trees especial-

ly), this album works best as a

collective work to be listened to

from beginning to end.

Each song deals with its own

unique subject matter, and

Kendrick uses a variety of deliv-

eries and creative lyrics to con-

vey different emotions.

In “Bitch Don’t Kill My

Vibe,” Kendrick raps about stay-

ing true to himself and his own

style while others in the rap

game have a different motive.

The chill beat and his delivery

work perfectly to create this

easy-going groove that fits the

content of the lyrics.

One of the title tracks,

“m.A.A.d city,” starts off with a

banging beat and Kendrick rap-

ping with a frantic tone about

gang violence as he describes the

mad city that is Compton.

The song then transitions into

a completely different beat that

has a very early ‘90’s west coast

feel.

I could go on and on about

how each song works on differ-

ent emotional levels, but I think

it is better to just listen and make

your own connections.

I will say though that I have

never had a song give me chills

like “Sing About Me, I’m Dying

of Thirst” Powerful stuff.

This brings me to another

strong point of the album--the

features.

Each artist that was chosen to

be featured on the album fits into

their slot perfectly. Drake sings

about love in “Poetic Justice,”

MC Eiht lends nicely to the

gangster vibe of “m.A.A.d city”

and Jay Rock absolutely kills it

with probably the best feature

verse on “Money Trees.”

The only thing I was disap-

pointed with was Kendrick did-

n’t include the other two mem-

bers of Black Hippy, Ab-Soul

and ScHoolboy Q, on any of the

tracks.

Overall, I have been incredi-

bly impressed by this record and

it has been on repeat since its re-

lease on Oct. 22.

It has the potential to become

one of the classics of this gener-

ation of hip-hop, and Kendrick is

controlling his own destiny after

two strong releases (if you

haven’t checked out Section.80,

get it ASAP).

If you haven’t heard it yet,

give it a try or two-- or 20.

Chad StoneD E V E L O P M E N T E D I T O R

cstone@valdosta.edu

Lamar releases potential classic album

Don’t forget to visit our website for more stories!

REVIEW

Kendrick Lamar releasedhis first major label al-bum, marking the end ofhis career as an indepen-dent artist.

Lamar’s first major label album, “good kid, m.A.A.d city,” debuted at No. 2, selling 242,122 copies

in its first week. The album features appearances by Drake, Jay Rock and MC Eiht.

Sandy dampens Google debut

PAGE 6 | VSUSPECTATOR.COM NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Blazer soccer ready for GSC tourneyIt’s win or go home as the

Lady Blazers kick of the Gulf

South Conference tournament to-

day vs. West Georgia.

At 13-3-2 the team had a great

second season and has looked

dominant at times.

With possibly three games in

four days and the No.2 team in

the nation West Florida most

likely making the championship

game, they are going to have to

be more than dominant.

In last year’s tournament the

Blazers were the number three

seed but only four teams made

the tournament.

It is a little different this year

as now the top six teams in the

conference make the tournament.

Head coach Melissa Heinz

said that this is one of the

biggest obstacles that the team

will face.

“The biggest challenge is going

to be that this year there is going

to be three games. Last year

there was just the Semi-Finals

and Finals,” Heinz said. “Having

two games back to back will be

the additional challenge, but

nothing we can’t handle.”

The Blazers enter the tourna-

ment again as the number three

seed in the GSC and West Geor-

gia the number six.

The winner of VSU vs. UWG

gets North Alabama on Friday in

the Semi-Finals.

Last year in the GSC tourna-

ment the Blazers lost in the

Championship to North Alaba-

ma. This year the Blazers suf-

fered their first loss of the season

to the Lions 4-3.

A huge revenge match in the

Semi-Finals is looming.

But first VSU has to get past

rival West Georgia, a team VSU

has struggled with in the past.

In two games against them

this season the Blazers have only

scored one goal, which came in

overtime giving them a 1-0 win.

In the second game in Car-

rolton neither team found the net

knotting a 0-0 tie.

Perhaps they can continue

their stellar defense against

UWG and get a few goals to

work with.

This team knows how it feels

to be close and lose.

They have improved in almost

every aspect of the game. Coach

Heinz thinks that experience will

be huge for the Blazers in the

tournament.

“They’ve been there,” Heinz

said. “They understand that if

you lose you’re out. We win and

compete and keep going.”

The Blazers have gained expe-

rience and leadership through

virtually every position on the

soccer field.

Five players were named All-

GSC. Senior defender Arielle

Sabina and midfielder Abby Ed-

wards were named to the first

team. Goalie Olivia Mills, mid-

fielder Leanne Bishop, and for-

ward Blakely McClellan were

named to the second team.

Win the conference. That was

the goal set by players and

coaches since the start of the sea-

son.

As an underdog in the tourna-

ment again, they have positioned

themselves nicely to achieve

their goal.

Daniel Young/THESPECTATORSophmore mid-fielder Leanne Bishop along with Arielle

Sabina,Abbi Edwards,Olivia Mills, and Blakely McClellan were

named All-GSC.

Gulf South Conference

Standings1.West Florida #2 (17-1)

2. North Alabama (11-4-1)

3. Valdosta State (13-3-2)

4.West Alabama (7-8-3)

5.Alabama-Huntsvile (9-9)

6.West Georgia (5-10-3)

------------------------------------

Women’s Quarter-Finals

#5 UAH vs. #4 UWA

#6 UWG vs. #3 VSU

Women’s Semi-Finals

#1 UWF vs. #4 UWA or #5

UAH winner

#2 UNA vs. #3 VSU or #6

UWG winner

Ace EspenshiedS P O R T S W R I T E R

acespenshied@valdosta.edu

Austen Hutto/THESPECTATOR 

Newcomer junior guard Kamyia Smith drives past teammate guard Katie Repko during practice.

Smith, who is preparing for her first season as a Lady Blazer, transfered from St.Petersberg. VSU will

fill up the empty seats starting with the season opener on November 10.

Lady Blazers begin practice: 2012-13 VSU basketball schedule Mens:11/10 vs. Point

11/16 vs. Carver

11/17 vs. FloridaMemorial

11/20 vs. AlbanyState

11/24 vs. Lynn

11/29 at Union*

12/1 at North Alaba-ma*

12/ 4 vs. Fort Valley

Womens:11/10 vs. Trinity

Baptist

11/15 at Fort ValleyState

11/17 at GeorgiaSouthwestern

11/20 vs. AlbanyState

11/29 at Union*

12/1 at North Alaba-ma*

12/4 vs Fort Valley

*GSC game

-The mens team hasbeen picked to finishto 6th in the confer-ence by leaguecoaches.

-The womens teamhas been picked tofinish third in theconference by leaguecoaches.

Jasmine Mapp andKamyia Smith wererecognized as topnewcomers in theGSC.

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VSUSPECTATOR.COM | PAGE 7NOVEMBER 1, 2012 S P O R T S

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VSU takes on Texas A&M Kingsville in regular season finale

Valdosta may be cooling down

for winter, but the Blazer football

team looks to continue its hot

streak.

After a 37-6 win in Rome, Ga.

last Thursday versus Shorter, the

Blazers (7-2, 4-1 GSC) set their

sights on the Javelinas of Texas

A&M- Kingsville.

VSU host Texas A&M

Kingsville at Bazemore-Hyder

Stadium Thursday night at 7:30.

Javelinas are also known as

peccaries or “skunk-pigs” and are

related to hippopotamuses.

The Blazers are on a five game

winning streak and are averaging

44 points per game during the

streak.

In regards to the high scoring

Blazers, Head coach David Dean

hopes the team will not let up this

week.

“It’s going to be a great chal-

lenge,” Dean said. “They’re very

good defensively. Their defensive

front and linebackers is as good as

any unit we will face this year.”

Dean wants to focus on not

committing costly turnovers that

will give the Javelinas any mo-

mentum.

Led by reigning Lone Star Con-

ference Linebacker of the Year Je-

remy Aguilar, Kingsville’s defense

is on a three game winning streak.

Earlier in the year, they upset

#9 ranked Abilene Christian Uni-

versity in Abilene, Tex.

“There is really no weakness in

their whole unit,” Dean said.

“They played North Alabama

outstanding. An interception re-

turned for a touchdown was the

difference in their 21-16 loss, so

they are a good team.”

This will be the Blazers second

straight Thursday night game and

the team is excited for another

mid-week game.

“They’re excited,” Dean said.

“Anytime you have a chance to

change up the schedule, some-

times it can be a distraction, but

with us doing it last week I think

it is going help us out.”

The final game will also be a

bittersweet one as the 15 seniors

say goodbye to the home crowd in

their final home game.

“It’s tough,” Dean said. “When

you recruit these players and time

flies, it makes it so hard to say

goodbye these guys and you just

don’t want it to end. That is why I

hope we play hard and not let our

season end, because I’m not ready

to say goodbye to all these se-

niors.”

The Blazers currently sit at the

three spot in the NCAA Regional

Super Region two standings be-

hing Miles College and GSC rival

West Alabama.

Coach is not ready to speak

about the playoffs considering

nothing is set in stone even at this

point in the season.

“We don’t know where we are

going to be,” Dean said. It doesn’t

matter whether we win on Thurs-

day or not but that is our main fo-

cus this week.”

Von KennedyA S S T. F E AT U R E S

E D I T O R

vtkennedy@valdosta.edu

The black swarm hosts Javelinas tonight

Austen Hutto/THESPECTATOR

The Blazer football team didn’t dress out at practice on the eve of the final regular season game. Players used the time to comfortably

walk-through plays while emotions ran high for seniors soaking up their last practice.

For Blazer updates andscores follow

@Blazersports or @epjackson

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