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Candidates sank, sputtered and swam in the Favrot Student Union during the campus debates Tuesday. About 30 people attended. Many of those audience members included candidates and representatives of the Student Government Association. The most interesting responses came from presidential hopefuls. Current SGA Vice President Steven Jackson stressed the importance of listening to the issues […]

The monthlong Tournées French film festival held at Grambling State University ended on Tuesday with the film Caché (Hidden). Caché is a thriller centered on Georges and Anne Laurent, a wealthy French couple, and their son Pierrot. They receive threatening phone calls and videotapes of surveillance of their private life and weird drawings. Eventually, Georges […]

Earth Day Network and Green Apple Festival have announced their 2009 plans for “America’s Largest Earth Day Action” – simultaneous events in 10 U.S. cities over Earth Day Weekend – April 17-19 – that will this year focus on environmental volunteerism. The service events, coupled with Earth Day on the National Mall in Washington and […]

The 30th annual Black College Radio (BCR) and Television Conference was held in Atlanta. The organization was created by Lorenzo (Lo) Jelks. Over the years this organization has given many African American students the opportunity to showcase their talents and be awarded for them. In the program given to us during the awards dinner Jelks […]

After nearly an hour delay, Steven Jackson was announced the winner of the SGA Presidential race this afternoon. Ahvery Thomas was also announced the winner of the Miss Grambling race.Steven Jackson beat the second-closest candidate, Dean-Julien Weatherly by 38 votes. Weatherly garnered 374 votes. Alonzo Blalock came in third, garnering 338 votes, while Christopher Hughes […]

Numerous plaques depicting awards hang Alan Blakeney’s office wall. A student sits in Blakeney’s office, tapping away on a keyboard, eyes steady on the screen. Blakeney sits at his desk, skimming through e-mails.GSU TV is on the air after being black since spring 2007. Since then, the station has undergone drastic upgrades, shedding its old […]

Spring 2009 ElectionSGA PresidentAlonzo BlalockChristopher HughesSteven JacksonDean-Julien Weatherly SGA Vice PresidentLaMark Hughes SGA SecretaryKanesha CarterLe’Nel GoshenKeysha Martin SGA TreasurerErnesia HutchinsonDeAndrea Johnson Miss GramblingAmyra ChapmanBlythe DennisKurlyn HonoreAhvery ThomasTierra Walters Senior Class PresidentDafnee ChatmanIvory LaCour Senior Class Vice PresidentLaCresha DouresseauxKindrell Plains Senior Class SecretaryGabrielle Jones Senior Class TreasurerJeremy Mims Senior Class Senators (pick three)Ryan CharlesLaSherri FieldsCourtney Grant-Simerly […]

The elections are coming along again, and according to the nominations meetings, there were no females interested in the running for the Student Government Association presidency. The spring 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 elections were and will be male presidents. But the past three presidents before then were all women. Many people have questioned if a woman […]