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Grambling State University’s judicial board received training on Thursday, March 16. Nan Delafosse, Director of Judicial Affairs at Texas Southern University, facilitated the workshop. The judicial board is the primary judicial body of the university. It has original jurisdiction over all cases referred to it by appropriate university officials. Also, it has jurisdiction over all […]

Black Dynasty story

Whatever Black Dynasty wears in their shows they are guaranteed to turn heads. This was definitely the case of their latest sidewalk show held last Wednesday in the front of the Men’s Memorial Gymnasium. The modeling organization decided to host an entire show dressed as exotic animals from all genres of the jungle. The audience […]

Alumna steps to the bench

After 22 years of civil litigation, newly appointed Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Dorothy B. Reyes now presides over a Proposition 36 drug court. "I wanted to give back," Reyes, a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, who hails from a farm in central Louisiana. "This is really a good place for […]

Fires scorch Pinchback again

"Makes no sense" is what freshman business management major Maurice Blake said as he and other students stood in the rain, evacuated from Pinchback Hall while the second of two fire of the day was being battled Monday afternoon. The incident devastated the second and third floors. The first fire, on the third floor, started […]

Miss Cover Girl

It was a rainy day on Saturday, but many people headed to the 38th annual Miss Calendar Girl Pageant in T.H. Harris Auditorium. As people took their seats and brushed the rain off of them, they were greeted to a blue light show. Shortly after 7 p.m., the pageant began. Little did they know that […]

Berry remembered for long, disatinguished career

The dignitaries who were present at the funeral of Dr. Charles A. Berry Jr. show the esteem he was held in by Grambling State University and the significance of his contributions to higher education in general. The funeral for Dr. Berry was held Monday at Lewis Temple C.M.E. Church in Grambling. He died March 20 […]

Azusa movement celebrating 100 years

In the United States today Pentecostalism is the fastest growing section of Christianity and this year 2006 they are celebrating 100 years of existence. "It Started in Los Angeles California in 1906," said Dr. Dana Carson. "William J. Seymour was a black, preacher who had converted a horse stable into a church on Azusa Street […]

Any flavor in youthful love?

Relationships, are they a wonderful thing? I couldn’t tell you, but by today’s standards, it seems not. I was reading an opinion piece titled, "Why wait?" Now don’t get it twisted, she’s not asking why wait to give it up. She’s asking why wait so long to love. The subhead read, "Teen pregnancy wouldn’t have […]

GREEKS FOR WEEKS

Ever wondered what’s a Greek and why you should pledge? Maybe you were unsure about a certain organization and wanted some filling-in without directly asking a member. Whatever the case, last weeks "meet the Greeks" days were held so students who may be considering Greekdom could gain more insight. Many took advantage. Tamika Woods, a […]

Kappa Kappa Psi probates