An hour before Grambling State University’s Homecoming game, hundreds of alumni, students and sports legends gathered around Gate 2 of Robinson Stadium, built 30 years ago in honor of the late coach, as it was renamed the Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium. According to President Frank G. Pogue, when it was built Robinson was alive […]
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Grambling High school council president speaks
Adarian Demonte’ Williams, a 17 year-old senior, is currently serving his second term as the Student Council president of Grambling State University Laboratory High School. “As Student Council president, I want the student body to take advantage of the expertise of each faculty member and to set high expectations and realistic goals. I plan to […]
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Omegas and Zetas head to the Classic
Approximately 1,200 tickets were sold, and a new winner hopped across the throne inside the T.H. Harris Auditorium Saturday night. The last time the brothers of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. got first place in the Homecoming Greek Show was in 2008. Using creativity and stepping blindfolded, the ladies of the Zeta Phi […]
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Flash mob thrills Caf by surprise on Halloween
On Halloween day, Grambling State University’s McCall Dining Hall was surprised with a flash mob performance staged by GSU TV, Aramark and the Favrot Student Union Board during the lunch hour. Alan Blakeney, GSU’s television center director, said he wanted to shed some positive energy on the university during a time of adversity. He […]
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Message to the Students
In light of the recent rise of trigger-happy behavior on campus and violence in the residence halls at Grambling State, parents, students and faculty alike are asking questions as to what steps will the administration and GSUPD be taking to ensure that students at Grambling State University are protected at all times while on […]
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83′ G-Men pay tribute to their legendary coach
Five players from the 1983 Grambling State University football team that played in Robinson Stadium as it opened 30 years ago returning to their alma mater as the stadium was officially renamed the Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium. “It’s great day for Grambling,” said Robert “Big Bird” Smith, a defensive end from Bogalusa, La., […]
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Eminem’s detrimental hyper-lyricism
Eminem is impossible to untangle in just a few listens. As a story, as hip-hop poetry and as an album filled with hidden meaning and insight, Marshall Mathers LP 2 is how Eminem views his own life The record opens with “Bad Guy”, a seven-minute long banger that concludes with a reference to […]
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Grambling alumna gives $10,000 during Homecoming
Audrey Gilbreath, a 1979 Grambling State University alumna, made sure she did not just talk the talk, so she showed her passion to see her alma mater succeed despite its financial hardships. Saying “the true measure of a proud university is its legacy” during a Homecoming alumni event, Gilbreath reached into her pocket book […]
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Hallelujah!
In the late Eddie G. Robinson’s day, Mississippi Valley State University was always an unfortunate victim of Grambling State’s unprecedented moments. In 1970, Robinson won his 200th game against MVSU, then won his 400th game in 1995 and then won the last game of his career against them in 1997. So it would be […]
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Gramblinites show off their talent for HC2K13
It was a semi-packed house Wednesday night in T.H. Harris Auditorium during Grambling State University’s Homecoming Talent Show. he hosts of the event were senior Jacareum “Rudy” Bradford and senior Rica Charleston. The two kept the crowd entertained between acts with various jokes and humorous acts. here were 12 acts […]