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Homecoming 2010

sunday, Oct. 31Theme/Attire: Sunday’s Best3 p.m. Campuswide Picnic in Charles P. Adams Park (free) 7 p.m. Gospel Explosion in the Black & Gold Room (free) monday, Nov. 1Theme/Attire: International Day/Patriotic Day3 p.m. Build-A-Tiger on the Yard 5 p.m. International Carnival on the Yard Tuesday, Nov. 2Theme/Attire: Opposites Attract 11 a.m. Greek/Non-Greek Stroll Off on the […]

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Pageantry, primping and pimping: let the babies be babies

Chunky, sticky, doe-eyed children adorned in colorful clothing who clutch everything from rattles to cartoon coated backpacks are life’s most beautiful entity. Part of children’s wonder is their unaltered essence. Something about keeping a child filled with curiosity and color, and gradually giving them information, keeps their childhood in tact. And we all know that […]

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Social media addicts are not real people

Tweetaholics and Facebookaholics are one and the same. They are not real people. The age of information has birthed a group of junkies. I had the pleasure of entertaining one of those “cra-cras” (crazy people), who tweets/updates his status consistently. You know what I mean. He has the cracking pages, gets the hits and friend […]

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Cyber cruelty, fear and suicide

October is National Anti-bullying Month. It could not be timelier with recent crimes against gay people, sexuality discomfort and related suicides. Last Tuesday, a Howard University student committed suicide. It was reported that the young woman, Aiyisha Hassan, was a lesbian who struggled with her sexual orientation. Another story that conveyed a college student’s inability […]

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GSU professor responds to US syphilis experiments

I watched the interview with the professor (Kathleen Sebelius) who was in charge of the research.She, of course, thought she would find more information regarding the Tuskegee research and found that there was information regarding Guatemala research. I believe this is a repeated show of our western world and who we are, nothing different … […]

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Regular screenings for breast cancer advised

Women tend to wait to learn about breast cancer until they breastfeed or have a problem that needs medical attention. They should become familiar with their body’s ins-and-outs, so that they can understand normal and abnormal changes.An estimated 207,090 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S […]

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Rampant pregnancy: Should we worry?

Should we be worried about the newest fad? No, not the latest pair of shoes or designer clothing, but the bulging bulge on our campus. It seems that some individuals enjoyed their summer too much, with several sightings of soon-to-be mothers. Is this the newest fad, or simply a case of unprotected sex? Can it […]

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Tiger Game Highlights

The G-Men celebrate a touchdown after SirDerrick Landreth (94) intercepts the ball. Antonio Leonard and Cliff Exama team up to sack Demetric Price of ASU. Frank Warren gives Marcus Solomon a stiff arm to fight for a first down.

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G-Men to host Alcorn in ‘High School Day’ game

The Grambling State Tigers (4-1, 4-0) will host the Alcorn State Braves (3-2, 2-1) in a Southwestern Athletic Conference battle on the gridiron at 2 p.m. in Robinson Stadium. Freshman quarterback Anthony Carrothers went 14 for 23 with 210 yards and a touchdown as the Tigers offense dominated the Alabama State defensive line. Senior Frank […]

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CJ students attend law school boot camp

Three Grambling State University students from the Criminal Justice Department, attended Loyola’s Law School Regional Law Boot Camp in New Orleans last month. The camp was sponsored by the Black Law Students Association.GSU students learned about law school admission, financial aid, scholarships and legal study. Students met law students and administrators from Southern, Tulane and […]