The City of Grambling will hold its Annual Christmas Parade on December 11. Parade officials invite all area groups and organizations to participate.The parade is scheduled to line up at New Rocky Valley Baptist Church, Martin Luther King Avenue, at 10 a.m. and will begin promptly at 11 a.m. The parade will move east on […]
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Jaguars learn valuable lesson
A mere four months after first-year coach Stump Mitchell projected his Jaguars would go 12-0, the Grambling State Tigers gave Mitchell his final lesson in humility with a 38-17 victory in the 37th installment of the Bayou Classic.Coach Rod Broadway tried to make the game as sentimental as possible to a certain group of players. […]
GSU Campus Ministry: Spiritual life 2010 wrap up
The fall semester opened doors for many new students at Grambling State University in 2010. Students who are connected with one of the many religious clubs had an exciting semester, with cultivation of faithfulness to their spiritual life. Campus ministry networks with not only Student Affairs but also Academic affairs, international students, and many off […]
GSU alum and former employee remembered
Rubye Lee Ferguson Williams, Grambling Grad and former secretary for Earl Lester Cole, dean of Grambling College Department of Education was funeralized Saturday, Dec.4 in Detroit.It has been said that great men and women are remembered for their contributions and participation with life changing or situational enhancing experiences. Notable acts worthy of legacy status include: […]
Marshall to speak at GSU graduation
Henry L. Whitehorn Sr., U.S. Marshal – Western District in Shreveport, will speak during the Grambling State University Fall Commencement Friday, Dec. 17 at 10 a.m. in the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.Whitehorn was sworn in on July 15 to be the U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Louisiana.Previously, Whitehorn was the Chief of […]
GSU students go green for service learning
Students left their environmental footprint on the Grambling State University campus during the month of October. The Water Quality Management class, taught by Dr. Waneene C. Dorsey of the Biology Department, engaged in cleaning the grills of storm water drains around campus.Campus storm water drains are strategically located on the curbs of streets and on […]
Student Success-First Year Experience classes involved in community service
Former professional tennis player and civil rights leader Arthur Ashe once said, “From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.” This quote was taken to heart by Clair Lewis’s Student Success-First Year Experience (FYE) 101/102 classes. During the “season of giving”, Lewis’s classes made sure they were […]
Finley sworn in for Western Louisiana
Finley sworn in for Western LouisianaFlanked by family members, lawyers, judges, law enforcement officials and members of the federal judicial system, Stephanie Finley was officially sworn in as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana on Monday, Nov. 22. A former assistant U.S. Attorney and a member of the U.S. Air Force Reserves, […]
Dogfighting: A look into the sporrt
Some people find entertainment at the expense of animals. While dog fighting is one of the more popular cruelties, it does not get the attention it should.Dog fighting by professionals and the upper classes was viewed as a taunting but acceptable pastime in earlier time, according to aspca.org. Because it is much less accepted now, […]
Hide your envy and snatch your respect
“He’s climbing in your window. He’s snatchin’ your people up . hide ya kids . hide ya wife, and hide ya husband, because they’re raping everybody out here.”These colorful words literally turned Chicago born Kevin Antoine Dodson from an unknown resident of the Lincoln Park housing development into a viral video and internet sensation. After […]