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On Friday, Sept. 30, GSU nursing students in levels 2-5, participated in the 11th annual Operation Stand Down held at the Salvation Army on Stoner Avenue in Shreveport. Operation Stand Down is a collaborative project undertaken by agencies, businesses, and faith communities to address the issue of homelessness in the cities of Shreveport and Bossier. […]

Crowd turns out for Cook -N- Cash

Many locals of Grambling, Ruston and Monroe came out on Wednesday to support the local rap group Cook -N- Cash as they shot a video for their song “My Jam (Remix).” Grambling police blocked off part of R.W.E. Jones, the main street through campus, for the video shoot, which started at 6 p.m. and ended […]

‘Certified’ headed to that status

David Banner once again has released another club jam for all you club bangers. The album, titled Certified, includes guest appearances from Jadakiss, 8Ball, Marcus, MJG, Jagged Edge, Jazze Pha, Case, Twista, Lil’ Boosie, Magic, B.G., Sky, Dead Prez, Talib Kweli and Kamikaze. The just-released CD debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard Album Chart […]

Re-establish, maintain your mental safety

Have you ever been in a situation that got out of hand, you could not control, or you just did not feel comfortable in? This is largely due to your mental stability not being where it needed to be which caused you to be mentally unsafe. Protecting our minds is not something we focus a […]

We’re just ordinary people

When new R&B artist John Legend burst on the scene late last fall his music became widely excepted by all audiences young and old. his sultry voice and well produced tracks ruled radio and soared to the top of the charts. But one single on his debut album “Get Lifted” stood out a little more […]

What Katrina, Rita mean for economy

In the past weeks, the region that has become my adopted home, the South has taken more than a beating. If by chance you have not seen the news, read a newspaper or heard by word of mouth, two hurricanes Katrina and Rita have brought great devastation. The hard part will now be enduring the […]

Wearing the Crown of Elegance

“The Elegant Enchanted Garden Of Tigerland,” the theme that will forever place a mark on the heart of the reining Miss Grambling State University. NaKesha Dionne Alexander, the 21-year-old elementary education major from Baton Rouge took center stage Wednesday night in T.H. Harris Auditorium. The evening began with a greeting from Vice President of Student […]

McCall reopens with new featuresMcCall reopens with new features

Broken tables, bent chairs, and filthy restrooms are now only a memory in the McCall Dining Hall, which opened it doors to hundreds of students on Monday. Dinner, which originally started at 4:30 p.m., started at 5 p.m. with eager students entering the dining hall for the first time since May. The 2.4 million dollar […]

Activist Davis to bring message to campus

Professor Angela Y. Davis will speak at 7:30 p.m. Monday in T.H. Harris Auditorium, after which she will conduct a book-signing. Davis, known as an activist throughout her career, has maintained her commitment to radical feminism and human rights. A native of Birmingham, Ala., Davis attended Elizabeth Irwin High School, best known as the Little […]

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