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Orchesis Ballet Under the Stars

The Orchesis Dance Company (ODC) traveled to Shreveport Saturday to represent Grambling State University. The Company performed at the Riverview Theatre for Ballet Under the Stars 2010. Ballet Under the Stars, presented by the Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet, is an annual event in which dancers from local and regional groups perform ballet, modern, jazz, liturgical and […]

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Does sex really equal success?

Karrine Steffans appeared on “Life After” on TV One. In it, she said that she wouldn’t have gotten where she is without doing what she did. Steffans is known for sleeping with (among other things) a variety of celebrities. She went into great detail in her first book, Confessions of A Video Vixen. The book […]

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Sports Brief

Ruston Parks and Recreation is in dire need of coaches, three for Under 8 soccer, one for Under 10 soccer and five for the 5- to 6-year-old division of flag football. RPAR is looking for coaches who can commit to three hours per week (one or two practices and one game hour). Volunteers are asked […]

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Groupie antics questionable; who are we to judge?

With the recession ending any time soon, Americans do any and everything to make ends meet. In a society where people can reap the benefits of exploitation of their bodies, promiscuity and exposing sexual encounters Karrine Steffans (Superhead) and Kat Stacks have found their place. Stacks has become internet-famous by contacting celebrities she would like […]

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Self-esteem absolutely needed

I, Casey Linn Wells, was elected Miss Sophomore of Grambling State University 2010-2011. Born and raised in Bronx, New York, I currently resides in Magnolia, Arkansas.A sophomore majoring in mass communication with a concentration in broadcasting, I am also a member of Grambling Sports and Radio Network. After graduating, I aspire to be an NFL […]

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Longevity research group presents at conference

Faculty/Staff members of Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences, Youth participants of the Black Empowerment Apprenticeship Program (BEAP) and relatives of centenarians, recently participated in the 27th annual Summer Series on Aging, sponsored by the College of Public Health at the University of Kentucky.They were invited by Dr. Frances Staten to participate […]

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Something new going on in WJC

Many new things are arising in Washington Complex, which is home to the Family and Consumer Science and Mass Communication departments. The new changes that are taking place include: The Family and Consumer Science Department now has a new computer lab. The FCS department is also making a push to get at least one-fourth of […]

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Retention is everyone’s business!

In an effort to increase the retention rate at Grambling State University, the Office of Retention is asking parents to become partners.Not only were freshmen students involved in orientation, so were the freshmen parents! The Office of Retention, under the auspices of Enrollment Management, treated the parents of new freshmen to a whirlwind education on […]

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Alum’s book makes best-sellers list

Jan F. Whitaker, a best-selling author, widely recognized as a leader in the social services and author-writer industry, has been selected to contribute to Wake Up.Live the Life You Love. Her book is an inside look at herself in sharing her stories of remarkable inner resources which can be tapped into by everyone. Whitaker’s book […]

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Dick Gregory makes an appearance at GSU

Dick Gregory stands with LaMark Hughes, SGA president, and Solange Sayers, Miss Grambling State University. Gregory talks at a reception held in the President’s Room of McCall Dinning Hall Wednesday evening in his honor. He spoke during a Constitution Day Convocation earlier today in the Fredrick Hobdy Assembly Center.