Virginia State University to see Tuition Increase
Virginia State University’s Board of Visitors recently approved a tuition and mandatory fee increase of $364 for in-state undergraduate students for the 2013-2014 academic year. The increase equals out to a 4.9 percent rise for in-state undergraduate students. Due to the modest increase, VSU hopes to maintain its position of having one of the lowest [...]
Trojans Return Home With Ten All-American Trophies & A National Champion
Virginia State University sent eight student-athletes to compete in the 2013 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in Birmingham, AL and the Trojans returned with ten All-American trophies and a National Champion in the women’s 400m dash.
Sprinter Samantha Edwards won her first national title by winning the 400m dash with a time of [...]
Accounting students offering tax assistance
Virginia State University Accounting majors are working in cooperation with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide income tax preparation and filing assistance for 2012 tax returns to individual or joint filers in the Tri-Cities area with income below $51,000.
This is the 25th year VSU accounting majors have provided this service, which is being [...]
Trojans Eliminated By Falcons 60-56 in CIAA Tournament
The Trojans were eliminated from the 2013 CIAA Tournament by St. Augustine’s University in a 60-56 loss at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC. Christopher Grier had a game-high 20 points with six rebounds to carry Virginia State.
St. Augustine’s dictated the tempo of the game throughout the first half as Virginia State shot [...]
Virginia State Falls to Virginia Union 57-55 in the CIAA Tournament
Virginia State’s Lamesha Deal finished with double-double; 19 points and 14 rebounds, but Virginia Union held on for a 57-55 victory over the Trojans eliminating VSU from the 2013 CIAA Tournament.
In an evenly matched game between two familiar foes, turnovers down the stretch ultimately doomed Virginia State. The Trojans shot 27% in the first half [...]
