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The Xi Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma hosted an STD seminar for freshmen in the lobby of dorm 800 B Wednesday night. About 30 people attended the program. The Sigmas presented students with facts about sexually transmitted diseases, passed out color photos of untreated and diseased genitalia, gave scenarios and prayed with the students. The […]

Area 4-H enrollment will begin in September for Lincoln Parish Schools. Lincoln Parish 4-H officials are looking forward to working with each school. Great educational programs have been planned for monthly club meetings, and fun experiences. This year the club will focus its educational efforts on the environment specific to the state of Louisiana, along […]

The fifth annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge featuring the South Carolina State Bulldogs and Grambling State Tigers has had all the pre-game hype one could ask for. For the past year, many have had a hard time understanding how Grambling captured the Sheridan Black College National Title in 2008. Though South Carolina State finished the season ranking […]

The Grambling State Tigers and South Carolina State Bulldogs will participate in the fifth annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Orlando, FL on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. This will be the opening game for both teams.When GSU has the ball:Ten starters return and all eyes will be on the continued progression of QB Greg Dillon who […]

Performing arts troupe Lyrical Quest headlined at the Naked Bean Caffe in Shreveport last Friday. The group is creating a buzz throughout the state and began networking nationally when they slammed against established slam poetry group, Productive Poets. The organization performs constantly throughout each semester on Grambling State University’s campus and hosts several free shows […]

The internet has been the most prolific purveyor and dispenser of information in human history. It has broken down the barriers of ignorance as access to more information becomes increasingly available. Access to such information is made possible through such companies as Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and the networking giant, Cisco. It is therefore ironic to […]

This Saturday marks a somber anniversary as people remember Hurricane Katrina’s devastation and the near eradication of one of the most internationally celebrated cities and a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast. It has been four years since 80 percent of New Orleans went underwater and the Mississippi coast was beaten by waves. Some blame […]

Many Grambling State University newcomers are skeptical. Most pray nothing bad comes their way. A few worry about peers and roommate compatibility. Some ponder parties and Greek life. Others hope to find positive organizations to join. Shelton Berry, president of Campus Ministry, gave some advice for the incoming freshman. “Freshmen should focus on their class […]

“She was treated like she didn’t belong in this world anymore,” said “Shannon” played by Jeralyn Williams during the Serial Killers last weekend. Shannon was referring to a cousin who contracted HIV and experienced alienation after her status was made public. The show kicked off the theatrical semester as an action packed venture into an […]