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Graduating from college during today’s economic uncertainty is a scary feat. To ease tensions Sarah Troyer, a Teach For America representative at Grambling State University, explained that the program might benefit students who are about to face the real world. “We are looking to solve the achievement gap,” said Troyer, who added that low-income students […]

The long lines, security, and booming speaker system should have been an indicator of the mayhem that the Comedy/Talent show would release in the Men’s Gymnasium on Tuesday night. Students rushed in to get a good seat, an earful of good music and an eyeful of the talent walking Grambling’s campus.The live band, DJ, Host […]

High steps, hard stomps and fast walking. The spring Black Dynasty show has came and gone.On April 14, Black Dynasty had their big show of the spring semester. Hosts Jalissa Meredith and Kenneth Williams opened with the history of Black Dynasty.Black Dynasty is a modeling troupe that has been active since 1983. With over 200 […]

“Let the story be read and read well” kicked off the third annual Presidential Scholarship Dinner Theater Gala. The event gave director Dr. King David Godwin to tell the story through the play Tell Pharaoh. The play was a two night special held in the Fredrick C. Hobdy assembly center on April 16th & 17th. […]

Funeral services for Mary Alyce Scott Hobdy will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at New Rocky Valley Baptist Church in Grambling. She was 84 years old.She died Thursday, April 16 following a bout with cancer. Hobdy was the personal secretary to GSU’s second president, R.W. E. Jones, and executive assistant to GSU presidents Joseph […]

“You left a legacy,” said one of Mary Hobdy’s admirers. Just like her husband, she was extremely dedicated to her job and in return she received love and admiration from many people. Hobdy was a secretary at Grambling State for 43 years. She grew up in a segragated area of Misissippi in a town called […]

President Barack Obama signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and essentially changed the nation’s loan policies. Students must now sign a new master promissory note for funds disbursed after June 30. It’s extremely important that all students interested in a loan sign the updated document, said Financial Aid Counselor Katherine Mixon. […]

Junior marketing major Jonathan Coleman hails from Cincinnati, Ohio and has experienced a successful golf/student career so far at Grambling State University. Oftentimes campus golfers are overlooked, so The Gramblinite sat down with the notable athlete to find out more. Q: So how long have you been playing the sport of Golf?A: Since I was […]

The Student Government Association and Royal Court results are in. They are as follows: Sophomore class: The president is Jonathan Allen. The vice president is Antonio Stuckey. The secretary is Demetrias Spencer. Miss Sophomore is Casey Wells. Junior class: There is no president. There is no vice president. The treasurer is Deanna James. Miss Junior […]

ambling State University student members of the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. (NABA), accompanied by Dr. Fred Osadebe and Melanie C. Thomas, participated in “Day with NABA” activities. This annual event is an informational workshop with several different sessions through which professionals interact with students. Students met with professionals from the Big Four accounting […]