When artist Michael Ray Charles graduated from college, he had three plans. Plan A – go into advertising, but he ran into problems when his ad depictions differed greatly from what agencies and clients wanted. Plan B – study painting in graduate school. Plan C – go to law school, which he never got around […]
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Twin cops upset alumna
Dear editor: This missive is a rebuttal to the article about the twin police officers Dewayne and Dewarne Jackson, which was written in the Monroe newspaper, The News-Star on Monday, March 28, 2005. I am a very proud graduate of Grambling State University, and I am constantly advocating for the university and promoting the university […]
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Student unhappy with presidential dialogue
Dear editor: April 14, 2005 commemorates the day I personally received the conviction that our voiceless thoughts on Grambling State University’s campus have led us to the point where we are at this present time. Unfortunately, if care is not taken, this will take us to where we do not expect. It is very disheartening […]
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Basketballers continue to reap honors
Three of Grambling State Tigers Basketball players were selected for ALL- LSWA College Basketball team. Brion Rush, Juleen Smith, and Macey Cormier. Brion rush was named as a third team select. This marks the second post-season award that he has received at the conclusion of the 2004-05 season. In addition, Rush was also a second […]
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Basketball, football camps set for June 12-17 on campus
The Annual Larry Wright All-Star Basketball Camp will be held on Sunday, June 12th through Friday, June 17th, 2005. The All-Star camp is open to all interested males ages 8 through 18. Registration will begin at 12 p.m. on June 12th at the Men’s Memorial Gymnasium on Grambling State’s campus. The entire camp will be […]
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Choppa performs free concert
The student body enjoyed free music and received information on safe sex in front of the T.H. Harris auditorium on Tuesday afternoon. Grambling was one of the many stops on the Grooveline “Music is Life” tour. The tour’s purpose is to speak out to college students about safe sex and HIV/AIDS prevention. “We are trying […]
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GSU golf team ready to make strides in national tournament
Grambling State University’s golf team is taking the sport to the next level with a positive outlook, talented players, and a dynamic, well-experienced coach. The golf program at Grambling has been established and continuously moving forward for over the last 25 years. This year the golf team will be making an appearance in the National […]
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Louisiana owes the wrongfully imprisoned more than freedom
Louisiana owes the wrongfully imprisoned more than freedom By Ernie Miles Guest columnist You may have seen or heard about Michael Williams. He is a native of Jonesboro who was freed from Angola State Prison in March 2005 after conclusive DNA evidence proved that he did not rape a 22 year-old woman in the late […]
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Students, where are your voices?
Some of you went home for Spring Break. I’m sure you enjoyed that taste of the home cooking that you haven’t had for a while. I stayed on campus, but, unfortunately, I didn’t get to experience any kind of home cooking. Yes, the “cafe” was closed. Now, I understand that the workers have to get […]
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Graduation rates are March’s true madness
The Big Dance should be renamed the Big Dunce. As many of us watched the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament these past few weeks, most of us did not hear about a recent report on the graduation rates of the tournament’s players. It is a scandal, to say the least. Not only were the […]