As we all know, death is an inevitable part of life. Every second, minute, hour, day, month, or year, either directly or indirectly, death impacts each and every last one of us. In 2013, many died, but there were four celebrity deaths that had great impact on the lives of many: Nelson Mandela, and the […]
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Cover Girl gives pageant tips
As the Cover and Calendar Girl Pageant season nears, Grambling State University’s current queen Tiara Thomas hosted a series of workshops to help this year’s competitors prepare. With a focus on interview and etiquette, Thomas called upon the 2011-2012 Cover Girl queen Geralka “Gerri” Jackson to help her demonstrate proper interview etiquette. While the student […]
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Joseph Glenn laid to rest
Campus Community Worship Center was filled to the brim Saturday, with relatives and friends paying their respects to Joseph “Joe-Lee” Glenn, a Grambling resident, GSU student and an avid lover of skateboarding and freestyle rhyming. Glenn succumbed to gunshot wounds inflicted by Louisiana State Police in the early morning hours of Dec. 29. Loved ones […]
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Flu season toll raises concern
The recent number of influenza related deaths this flu season continues to climb. There have been 20 deaths from the flu reported since October in Louisiana, and 22 deaths in Arkansas since September. Flu season starts in the fall and generally peaks in the months of January and February. Most physicians believe that the flu […]
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Ex-football coach wins notable honor
Former Grambling State University standout quarterback Doug Williams will receive the 2013 Davey O’Brien Legends Award for his outstanding contributions to the game of football both on and off the field. The award will be presented to Williams at the 37th Annual Davey O’Brien Awards Dinner on Feb. 17 in Fort Worth. “What it says […]
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Jindal gives relief to budget
Four-year higher education institution budgets at Grambling State University, Louisiana Tech University and other institutions have been cut twice each year in the last several years, so Gov. Bobby Jindal made a lot of people happy with his big announcement Tuesday. During an afternoon news conference at the LSU Business Education Complex in Baton Rouge, […]
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Women’s hoops hit slow streak
After two back to back conference losses, Grambling State University women’s basketball team must now retaliate. “It hurts when you lose at home, obviously, that’s two straight,” assistant Coach Lou Hamilton said. “So right now we got to get it turning around and make sure we play team basketball.” In Monday’s home game against Prairie […]
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They call that dance the Nae Nae
When it comes to hip-hop, dancing has always been one of the four main foundations of the culture. Over the years, just as hip-hop changed, so did the dances that came along with it. As of lately, this new Atlanta dance called the “Nae Nae” has gone viral over the Internet. The new dance in […]
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Living King’s dream
Alana Belton brought a message of hope to the students of Grambling State University as she spoke at a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Monday. “It’s not enough for us to keep dreaming, we have to start living,” Belton told more than 200 in the audience. Joining the students were prominent leaders in the […]
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Alpha Theta celebrates 106 years
The Alpha Theta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., had at least 106 reasons to celebrate Founders’ Day this year. However, the chapter made it a priority to celebrate the purpose of what the sorority was founded on. “We just wanted to do something to give back to our community,” said Johnson, who celebrated […]