A great way for an incoming freshman to make his or her presence known at Grambling State University is to get involved and be impactful around campus. Joining the Freshman Class political Cabinet gives them a great opportunity to do just that. “Being that this is their first year, it does not limit their […]
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Lyrical Quest: Respect the mic’
Respect the mic’, that is the number one rule at Lyrical Quest, a spoken word outlet open to poets, singers and musicians at Grambling State University. “When people are up here, please listen,” said Johnathon Barris, Quest member and a guitarist from San Diego. “It takes a lot to get up in front of people […]
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Dedication V
Many critics wrote off Lil Wayne’s career uttering things like he’s “washed up ” or he’s “over.” One can easily support that claim because as of late, he hasn’t been nominated for any major music awards and there has been an emergence of new emcees on the hip-hop scene. But on Sept. 1, after a […]
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50 years of happiness
Frank and Dorothy Dexter Pogue first met in 1958 when they enrolled at the SD Bishop College (then Alabama State College Mobile Branch Campus). They transferred to the senior campus, Alabama State College in Montgomery, where he graduated in 1961 and she graduated in 1962. They were married at Mount Olive Baptist Church #2 […]
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Trials, tribulations came with a storm
On Aug. 29 merely eight years ago winds moved buildings and roofs, water overflowed stores and tremendous damages to a city full of life made it seem so dull. Killing more than 1,800 people it put a dent in this wonderful city. Loitering, looting, robbing, raping and killing all came along with this hurricane. But […]
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G-Men prep for ULM
Grambling State University’s head football coach Doug Williams said there are things that needed to be corrected before they take on the University of Louisiana at Monroe (0-1) this Saturday at Malone Stadium in Monroe. “There is a lot of things we have to fix because there is a lot of things that didn’t go […]
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Traffic Office to enforce changes
Grambling State University’s Traffic Office will begin to enforce parking violations, especially lawn violations, started on Wednesday. This measure is to maintain the efforts by the campus beautification project. There shall be no parking in the lawns near the Purchasing Office, the hill near Old Wheatley Hall across from Holland and the rear of […]
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GSU cheerleaders win big at nationals
Grambling State University cheerleaders are a big deal. The squad is No. 4 in the nation, they won a recent Spirit Award and they won a “gold bid” that helps pay travel expenses to a national competition. The squad trained extra hard to compete in memory of a colleague, Robert Miller, who died in a […]
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Volleyball win home opener
In the Lady Tigers’ home opener Wednesday night, many passionate GSU fans filled the Hobdy Assembly Center with excitement and hopefulness for success. After losing both meeting to University of Arkansas Pine Bluff last season, the Lady Tigers snapped their losing streak and gained their first conference win beating the Lady Golden-Lions in all three […]