Student reactions are split after a snowball fight on the courtyard between two freshman dormitories escalated to a water fight with the Grambling Fire Department Wednesday morning shortly after midnight. Students were allegedly having a friendly snowball fight when the Fire Department showed up and began to spray them with water. Firefighters said the […]
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Would FSUB consider underground artists for TigerFest?
The past TigerFest artist selections may seem OK to the naked eye, but with closer attention to detail within the music community, there’s a way bigger scale of artists residing in the underground that could save the school a couple dollars. Due to my obsession with music, I often find myself on YouTube looking […]
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Grambling student joins Clinton’s global initiative
Grambling State student David Freeman has been selected to participate in the Clinton Global Initiative University Conference this year taking place in Phoenix, Arizona. “I am very excited to represent Grambling State University and to engage with the best and the brightest intellectuals of my generation,” said Freeman, a senior business major from Houston. […]
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Delta alumnae chapter goes ‘Red’
The American Heart Association has implemented National Wear Red Day, the first Friday of each February. On this day, everyone is encouraged to wear red, take notice of their cardiovascular health and take action to live longer, healthier lives. The Grambling Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. hosted its annual Go Red […]
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‘The Gramblinite’ wins best HBCU newspaper
The Gramblinite, Grambling State University’s student newspaper, won best overall student newspaper and took home seven other awards at the 16th Annual National HBCU Student News Media Conference, held in Houston and at Prairie View A&M University. “We faced much adversity last semester, and to overcome that and still produce a paper every week […]
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Microwave pralines in 18 minutes
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 2/3 cup heavy cream 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons margarine 1 1/2 cups pecan halves 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions: In a large, microwave safe bowl, combine sugar, cream, salt, margarine and pecans. Microwave 9-minutes on high, stirring once. Let rest 1 minute. Next, stir in […]
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GSU to present ‘The Glass of Water’
The Department of Visual and Performing Arts is presenting The Glass of Water by Eugene Scribe, which will be playing in the Floyd L. Sandle Theatre from Feb. 18 through the 21 at 7 p.m. The play is a comedy set in the 1700s in which major events occur from small events happening throughout […]
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Don’t stess, it’s just one day
It’s that time of year again. Time for the surplus of jewelry commercials, fancy chocolates, massive sales on roses, and whining. Yes, whining. Something about St. Valentine’s Day brings the best and the worst out of people in our society. I find that there are two kinds of people on Valentine’s Day. There are […]
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Editor’s perspective
From the outside looking in on Grambling State University’s chaotic snow day on the morning of Feb. 12, one would assume that the city’s officials committed acts of bigotry, as many city and state officials did during the Civil Rights Movement. Numerous pictures and videos went viral of Grambling’s Fire Department riding through freshman […]
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Paying the Price
Joseph Price came to Grambling State University with a plan and a mission to turn the men’s basketball program around, knowing it would take more than a season. During his first season last year, the team went 0-28 and entered level three of NCAA APR suspension with less scholarships and fewer practice time. However, […]