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Page 2 October 3, 2013The Spectator | www.vsuspectator.com
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Homecoming Court... ...Page 3
Homecoming Preview of Events... ...Page 4
Game Preview... ...Page 5
T-Shirt Exchange... ...Page 6
Sidewalk Chalk/Sheet Signs... ...Page 7
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Check online and in the paper for more
coverage and previews of Homecoming events.
Rebecka McAleer / The SpecTAToR
Campus is covered in red and black for Homecoming. Odum Library has
decorated with old Homecoming photos, VSU inspired banners and bows and the
original Blaze mascot from 1987 to 2000.
Important Homecoming
Parade Information
Saturday, Oct. 5, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
there will be limited access available to the
Oak Street Parking lot.
Homecoming Parade participants will be setting up in the Oak
Parking lot.
The best places to see the parade come through town will be:- Patterson Street, between Georgia Avenue and Brookwood Drive
- Brookwood Drive, between Patterson Street and Oak Street
- Oak Street, between Brookwood Drive and Georgia Avenue
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HomecomingCourt 2013
The top 5 candidates for VSU’s
Homecoming Court have been announced:
Betty Davis
Kara Fountain
Ali MacDonald
Jessica Tuggle
Emily Waltz
Students will be able to vote for their choice for
Homecoming Queen today!
The winner will be announced during the halftime show at the
homecoming game Saturday, Oct. 5.
File Photo
Page 4 October 3, 2013The Spectator | www.vsuspectator.com
Mr. VSU to be crownedKappa Alpha Psi to host Mr. VSU and other events
Jeremiah wiggins of
Kappa alpha Psi fraternity,
inc. is delivering “Khaos”
to VsU with plans to make
Homecoming 2013 a lasting
memory.
this year, Homecoming
week will not be a typical
one as wiggins puts on a
fall version of Kappa week
affectionately dubbed as
“Homekoming.”
“Khaos is going to be a
reoccurring theme that
probably won't fully make
sense until later,” wiggins
said. “But, the surface of it
is just what students wish
for every homecoming to
be. students want to feel the
excitement, the ambience.
they want a reason to be
able to flaunt school pride.”
Monday, wiggins
collaborated with the
Lambda Beta chapter of
sigma Gamma rho
sorority, inc. to bring
students a movie night at 6
p.m. in the student Union
theater. after “space Jam”
was shown, the Kappa
Upsilon chapter of alpha
Kappa alpha sorority, inc.
assisted in hosting karaoke
night at applebee’s.
“VsU’s Got talent!” and
we can find out what kind
of talent students have
tonight at 6 p.m. in all three
of the student Union
Ballrooms. Creative Media
and Marketing, Media arts
Geniuses and the theta tau
chapter of Delta sigma
theta sorority, inc. are
working with wiggins, and
admission is $1.
friday, at 1 p.m., sGa
will support wiggins in
bringing back the Mr. VsU
Competition.
the pageant hasn’t taken
place in four years, and
wiggins felt it was
important to bring it back
before graduation.
“in the absence of a
homecoming king, Mr.
VsU encourages the
gentlemen of VsU to get
involved,” wiggins said.
“when i won the title, it
was a honor to be able to
represent VsU in a positive
way. Mr. VsU is someone
who is involved, gives
back, and can lead by
example.”
this week’s events were
lead by wiggins as Kappa
alpha Psi in collaboration
with Creative Media and
Marketing and Media arts
Geniuses.
Isaiah Smart
s ta f f w r i t e r
itsmart@valdosta.edu
Page 5The Spectator | www.vsuspectator.comOctober 3, 2013
Top players to watchon Saturday night
Florida Tech linebacker Chris
Stapelton leads the team in
tackles (37).
Linebacker Jeremy Grable
finished with a team high
14 tackles Saturday.
Florida Tech wide reciever
Xavier Milton is
considered the best
athlete on the team.
Blazers ready for Homecoming
the top ranked Blazers (3-
0) host new Gulf south
Conference opponent, Florida
tech (1-3) saturday.
this will be the first ever
match-up between the two
programs. this is Florida
tech's first season in the
program's history.
the panthers have gotten off
to a rocky start in their
inaugural season, losing their
opening two GsC match-ups
against west Alabama and
Delta state by a combined 62
points.
Valdosta state's defense has
been dominant this season; the
Blazers held Angelo state's
12th ranked offense to just
three points last saturday.
“i was really proud of them.
that was an offense that was
very explosive, and for us to
hold them three points; if you
had told me we were going to
do that, i would've laughed at
you. it was a great effort,”
Coach David Dean said.
through three games, VsU
is allowing only eight points a
game.
the Florida tech offense
has struggled up front, giving
up nine sacks on the season.
things won't be any easier for
the panthers, going up against
a VsU defense that has
recorded 11 sacks on the
season.
“Florida tech throws the
ball a good amount and that's
what they do best, but
hopefully we're going to put
pressure on the quarterback. it
would be good to see our
defensive ends get up the field
and get some sacks,” Dean
said.
VsU's junior wide-reviver,
willie Downs, had a break-out
performance last saturday
against Angelo state, recording
160 yards and a touchdown on
eight catches.
“i think you can see Cayden
(Cochran) has a lot of
confidence in him, because he
threw to him on several third
downs, and willie made those
conversions,” said Dean. “we
all realize he is a play-maker
and he's benefited from teams
double-teaming seantavious
(Jones) and i think it's going
shift a little bit.”
Downs, listed at 6’3 and 210
lbs, is a match-up nightmare
for opposing defenses.
while saturday's game is an
important conference matchup,
the
Blazers have a big road game
against west Alabama right
around the corner.
“i really haven't heard
anyone say anything about
west Alabama. i think our
guys are focused on Florida
tech, and a lot of that has to
do with homecoming
. i want us to be focused on
one game at a time, because
we're not good enough to do
that.”
Kick-off is scheduled for 3
p.m.
Dowling Payne/ Blazer Pride
Quarterback Cayden Cochran reads the defense before hiking
the ball during Saturday’s 37-3 victory over Angelo State.
Chris Kessler s p o r t s w r i t e r
ckessler@valdosta.edu
Cornerback Dominque
Wheeler tallied an interception
last game. Also was named
Gulf South Conference player
of the week.
Page 6 October 3, 2013The Spectator | www.vsuspectator.com
Students trade t-shirts for school spirit
Photos by Alexis Waters / The SPecTATor
The VSU Alumni Association hosted a T-Shirt Exchange outside West Hall on Tuesday for students to
trade in their gently-used t-shirts from other universities for VSU shirts. Director of Alumni Relations
Heather Proctor exchanges shirts with Daria Thomas, freshman exercise physiology major (ABOVE).
SGA President Will Jimerson lends a helping hand (LEFT).
Joe Adgie/THE SPECTATOR
Page 7The Spectator | www.vsuspectator.comOctober 3, 2013
Students get artsy for CommUnity
Blaze shows off his love for the community on this sheet sign between West Hall and Nevins Hall. Sheet signs were
hung across campus in support of events during Homecoming Week.
Joe Adgie/THE SPECTATOR
Students covered the grounds of campus in sidewalk chalk on
Monday to show off their homecoming spirit.
Check out more sidewalk chalk
and sheet sign masterpieces at
www.vsuspectator.com!
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