The spring 2013 commencement at Grambling State University was very special for a local mother and daughter, as well as GSU alums. Janet Robinson and her daughter, Janeisa Robinson, both received their master of science degrees in criminal justice during the Friday, May 10 ceremony. Janeisa decided to pursue a masters degree in […]
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Grambling selected among HBCU award nominees
Grambling State University has received three nominations, for this year’s first awards ceremony honoring excellence at HBCUs, hosted by Jackson State University located in Mississippi. The winners will be announced on Friday, June 28 as part of the inaugural National HBCU Media Week. Grambling’s World Famed Tiger Marching Band was nominated for the best […]
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Recording artist Meleni Smith One of industry’s hidden secrets
I recently received an e-mail from my friend Guy Brody, a legend in Baton Rouge radio who has been around for decades. He knows a hit-making voice when he hears it. When I opened my e-mail, there was a photo of a gorgeous young woman named Meleni Smith and a link to one […]
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My father is my hero
Every morning when I wake up, I thank the Lord for all that he has done in my life ,and one of the many things that I am thankful for is my father. I’m appreciative of my father because when I look at the people whom I interact with on a daily basis, I realize […]
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Student Loans for Service Members
The federal government has now made more information about military educational loans, benefit programsand repayment options available to America’s servicemen and servicewomen. This came with the release of a new brochure announced today. “We know that our servicemen and women are faced with an abundance of challenges and transitions while deployed and upon […]
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Grambling wins $1.7 million Stem Grant
Grambling State University has been awarded a $1.7 million, five-year grant by the National Institutes of Health to provide graduate degree opportunities to under-represented honors students. “Cutting across race and ethnicity is low or poor socioeconomic status, both of which influence career choices and opportunities,” said Mack Himaya, a professor in the university’s Department […]
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Grambling to get a new kind of tiger
Grambling State University officials, administrators, faculty, staff and students crowded the quad Monday morning for the ground-breaking ceremony of the soon-to-be tiger statue, which many believe will be one of Grambling’s landmark. “Visitors and parents, that come to Grambling’s campus-they are going to be greeted by an aggressive, yet meek and humble tiger,” said Dr. […]
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Acting Workshop
An “Acting Workshop” will be held Saturday, May 18, at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Shreveport at the Clarion Hotel. The workshop location is 1419 E. 70th Street. Working with the workshop will be Charnele Brown, Kimberly Reese of A Different World, is an American actress, producer and singer. She is perhaps best known for […]
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Corban Bell wins Toyota Green Initiative
Grambling State University student Corban Bell, a senior double major in accounting and economics has a lot to smile about, as he is the winner of the Toyota Green Initiative Contest 2012-2013. “I’m extremely thankful. It was a blessing to be able to participate and even more so to be able to win the […]
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Community Garden a growing success
City officials and GSU students gathered around Maple Street in Grambling recently to create a garden. The volunteers planted squash, cucumbers, watermelon, onions, tomatoes, and hot cayenne peppers. Some students were just learning to plant, while others were not at all strangers to gardening. The site the garden sits on not too long ago […]