“My hair too nappy but I’m happy/reminiscing on the days when the rich kids laughed at me,” raps Williams on his personal reflection song, ‘Kite’. Terry’s first music project is about isolating, feeling disconnected and touches on the idea of socially recoiling, and the positives and negatives that come with his emotions. The 8 track […]
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The life and times of Charles Fenton
A foot soldier, activist and traveler are just some of the names that come to mind when hearing about the life of this lone ranger. Born April 14, 1941, now 71-years-old and not even remotely recognizable from his youth, as his hair is now long and silver with a bushy beard to match; a […]
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Battle of the Sexes
Miss Senior Carmen Reeves hosted ‘Battle of the Sexes’: King vs Queens part two on Monday, and it allowed her to get a better understanding of how people mentally analyze, and perceive the opposite sex. “I wanted to hear out some of the opinions of the students hear at Grambling State University.” Said Reeves, […]
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Touching many lives
As we celebrate Black History Month, we reflect on those who made a difference on the campus of Grambling State University and in the city of Grambling. Ruby Weekly Billups served as the registrar for 22 years before retiring in 1986, and she had previously served as assistant registrar for 13 years, and student assistant […]
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Miss La. makes visit to Robinson Museum
Miss Louisiana Lauren Vizza visited the Eddie G. Robinson Museum for the first time Saturday, and she was inspired. “It just goes to show that whether you’re from Grambling or from a bigger (place), you can be anything you want,” said Vizza, who garnered quite a bit of attention during the museum’s open house celebrating […]
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Cracking down
As the word spread across campus of the new “sagging” ordinance for the city of Grambling, many Grambling State University students were outraged while others felt relief that something was being done about the often-seen attire. “I feel attacked, like they coming for our necks,” said Telvins Black, 21, a sophomore engineering technology major from […]
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Mrs. Carter Returns
There is one entertainer whose name has been on the tip of every tongue since the beginning of this year – Beyonce! After taking a necessary hiatus last year to spend time with her newborn and prepare for the challenges that lay ahead, Mrs. Carter is back. She hit the ground running with incredible […]
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Deltas go ‘Red’ to fight heart disease
The Grambling Alumnae and Delta Iota chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. held a workshop to make people aware about the dangers of heart disease. In conjunction with the American Heart Association’s (AHA) National Wear Red Day, the Deltas asked area residents to join in the AHA’s fight against heart disease in women. […]
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Baseball team takes the mound
A normal preparation practice for the Grambling State University baseball team consists of the following: the players stretch and run to get loose and warm up. Then the team does bunt coverage, first to third defense, pick off and run downs, cut off an relays, and last reads and leads. The Tigers […]
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Jon Gosier known as a true triple threat
Online media is a world filled with many technical innovators and great thinkers. With the world literally at their fingertips, they help pave the way for our communities and cultures to advance into the digital age. In such a fast paced, growing industry it can be hard to stand out and do something original or […]