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12 make GSU Legends Sports Hall of Fame
The big deal in Grambling Saturday night was the Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame banquet. Hosted by former four-time all pro NFL cornerback and GSU legend Everson Walls, the star studded gala honored the 2013 Hall of Fame class: Hillary Bossier (baseball), Jamie Caleb (football), Frank Cornish (football), Bruce Eugene (football), Wilbert Frazier […]
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Houston alumni chapter holds fundraiser
The Douglas L. Williams (DLW) Chapter of the Grambling University National Alumni Association, Inc. hosted its annual crawfish boil/fish fry scholarship fundraiser in early June at the Judson Robinson Jr. Community Center in Houston. The inaugural fundraiser was held in May 1991 at Deussen Alexander Park. This effort was led by Khadijah Polly and […]
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Grambling gets Snowball Stand
It’s been over 90 degrees here in Grambling and summer hasn’t even arrived. The cooler temperatures of spring decided to go away early and the sweltering summer heat is here and sizzling. It is necessary that one stays cool and comfortable when out and about away from the air-conditioner and seek alternative cooling methods. To […]
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Juneteenth winners crowned
When the victories of a troubled past meet with today’s opportunities, the result can be beautiful. This years’ annual Juneteenth pageant was exactly that. The Miss Juneteenth 2013 pageant was held on Friday, June 7 in the T.H Harris Auditorium on the campus of Grambling State University. The Epsilon Alpha Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi […]
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English Department releases La. High School Poetry contest winners
Students from 26 Louisiana high schools entered a Poetry Contest sponsored by the Department of English and Foreign Languages at Grambling State University. Fourteen department faculty members participated in the judging without knowing the names of the poets, their high schools or their locations within the state. After several rounds of anonymous judging, the […]
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Memorial Day deserves a celebration
How do you celebrate the death of a fallen soldier? Is one day out of the year really enough time to show our thanks to those who have laid down their lives for our way of living? Memorial Day is an underappreciated holiday that honors those who have paid the ultimate price for this great […]
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Recording artist Meleni Smith One of industry’s hidden secrets
I recently received an e-mail from my friend Guy Brody, a legend in Baton Rouge radio who has been around for decades. He knows a hit-making voice when he hears it. When I opened my e-mail, there was a photo of a gorgeous young woman named Meleni Smith and a link to one […]
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Former GSU tennis star Robert Calvin dies
Funeral services were held Saturday at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Opelousas for Robert Charles “Coach” Calvin, 67, who died May 30 in Opelousas. Most people remember Calvin as a standout tennis player, both at J. S. Clark High School and Grambling State University. However, his actions off the court were just as impressive. Calvin’s […]
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Shreveport chapter gives donation
Grambling State University President Frank G. Pogue was surprised when Doug Mosley ended an otherwise enjoyable, though normal luncheon program by handing him an unexpected gift: A $10,000 donation. “It was a great day for Grambling State University students when the Shreveport chapter of the Grambling State University National Alumni Association presented me with that […]