Brent ThibeauxGraduate studentOaklandI’ve been ready for an African American president since Jessie Jackson. Before my time Frederick Douglas could have been president and Dr. Martin L. King Jr. was intelligent enough to be president. Ezekiel JohnsonFreshmanAlief, Texas I’m ready for a black president; I think the change would be great for the U.S. It will […]
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An open letter to Grambling students Pt. 2
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a part two of a three part series.Currently, I am working on a webpage devoted to GSU and will eventually put the essays up on that page (see www.theamericandissident.org/GSU.htm). This letter and that page will evidently not be beneficial to my professional career, which has been on a rocky road for […]
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Dr. Martin, let FSUB do their job
Dr. Karen Martin was appointed to take the helm of Vice President of Student affairs, overseeing the Favrot Student Union and numerous student organizations at the university. Every year, the fall semester is kicked off with freshman events that many students look forward to. But for some reason, this year was quite different. There was […]
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National/Campus News
Greece Wildfires claims 64 livesATHENS, Greece (AP) – A helicopter swooped into a village in southern Greece to rescue residents trapped by flames on Monday _ one of dozens of fires that have torn through village and forest across the country, leaving blackened landscape in their wake. The fires have killed 63 people over four […]
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An open letter to Grambling students
An Editor’s note: This is the first of a two part series. At its essence, the willingness to protest represents less a response to a perceived affront than the acting out of a state of mind. Often, the desire to change the offending situation that is beyond our reach may be an incidental benefit and […]
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Overcoming tragedy
NEW ORLEANS – Clarence Russ marked the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by scrubbing away at the big black “X” spray-painted on his Lower 9th Ward home _ the seemingly indelible mark left in September 2005 by authorities making a house-by-house search for bodies.”I hope to be living here again in two weeks and I […]
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TALKBACK:
“The first day was very good when you do not have to sit in the financial aid line all day.””It was as I expected; exciting and it felt like a fresh start. There were a lot of new faces and it was good to see my old friends.” “My first day was fine. I was […]
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Jena 6 puts a real ugly face on La.
Several years ago, the town of Jena was a sleepy little town where Blacks and Whites peacefully co-existed, even if race relations weren’t the very best. Then, as if an evil sign of some kind was dropped on the town, race relations went all the way down, and Jena became a town that is now […]
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Delta suspension a disgrace to GSU
With all of the controversy that went on last semester with the Delta Iota chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, it was only a matter of time before the entire chapter was suspended. We, The Gramblinite editors, feel greek life is a big part of the HBCU experience, but no student should be put in harms […]
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Major stigma, baby!
There is a major stigma going around today. Apparently, if you are Black, you should be sentenced to jail, unless you are wealthy or an asset to the government. If you are White, then you only get a slap on the wrist. Everyone has heard of the Michael Vick saga. The man fought dogs, blah […]