Thirty-nine seniors elatedly walked across the stage on May 23 in celebration of their graduation. The graduation was an evening ceremony held in the Frederick Hobdy Center. As the graduates and faculty marched in, the Grambling High School Band played. Family and friends yelled and cheered as the students immersed from the tunnels onto the […]
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‘In it to win it’- the Biggest Loser
Fitness and weight loss exercising will never be the same at Grambling State University. The Department of Residential Life, in collaboration with Terry Lily is hosting what is now the talk-of-the-campus, Biggest Losers GSU edition. The program is inspired from NBC’s reality series Biggest Losers, in which 12 contestants struggle to shed excess pounds by […]
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Summer time fitness hits campus
With the sun shining and the birds singing, it can mean only one thing, that summer is well on its way.But if that leaves you dreading to bare your flesh in shorts and skirts especially after the memorial day weekend of overindulgence – then what better way to kick start your summer regime than to […]
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Sports Briefs
G-Man picked in MLB draftTigers center fielder Eldred Barnett was selected 897th overall in the 2011 Major League Baseball draft by the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night.Barnett is the second Tiger to be selected in the MLB. The Baltimore Orioles took Jeremy Shelby in the 38th round of the 2010 MLB draft. After hearing […]
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A Student Perspective
Father’s Day is a holiday on the third Sunday in June where people can show gratitude to their fathers. Although not as highly regarded as Mother’s Day, Father’s Day deserves just as much attention. One might wonder what makes a father special. What makes a father not a father, but a “dad”? Fathering a child […]
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Grambling grad finds his calling
A teacher once told Patrick Patrong he would never amount to anything. That moment marked the beginning of his long-running dissatisfaction with traditional academia.But an impromptu juggling act at a conference breakfast table more than 20 years later convinced him there were other, more effective ways to learn. Today, with two degrees and a successful […]
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Community Worship Center holds GSU Day
Recently Ruston’s Campus Community Worship Center (CCWC) celebrated GSU Day. Grambling State University students, alumni, administrators, faculty, staff and supporters were a part of this event. Dr. Frank Pogue, president of Grambling State University served as guest speaker. GSU professor Dr. Glenda Island, the coordinator of this celebration, used the analogy of a tiger to […]
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Campus Briefs
Grambling State University to sponsor youth Summer campsSeveral Summer camps will be available for youth ages seven to 12 on the Grambling State University Campus.A Theatre Arts camp will be hosted for Session 1: June 27 – July 1 and Session 2: July 11-15. A Culinary Arts camp will be hosted June 20 – June […]
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GSU gets $110, 583 LA GEAR UP Grant
Grambling State University will again host the LA GEAR UP (Louisiana Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) Summer Learning Camps starting with Week I which will be held during July 10 thru 16 . Week II activities will be held from July 24 thru July 30. The focus of the LA GEAR UP […]
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The life of Brad Young remembered
“Brad loved football, but he made sure he got his grades. He understood he was wonderfully and purposefully made. He was loved by his Grambling High family, especially the girls” she said.She told Clair that she was a good mother and said, “We have to turn this over to God because it is too painful […]