The artists of Lyrical Quest have been busy, busy, busy recreating and exhibiting their talents this semester. The group, which has only been in existence a little better than a year, has made its name known in a variety of settings. The Quest began as an underground, indie art scene until it solidified its journey […]
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Former VP of Student Affairs passes away
Ardmore, OK – Memorial services for Dr. Ernest L. Pickens Sr., 70, was held at 2 p.m., Friday, April 24 at the First United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Everisto Chikanga, Pastor of Warren Memorial United Methodist Church. The eldest child of Elmer Wesley and Kittie Marie Pickens, Ernest Leon Pickens was born Nov. 23, […]
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Paper wins 9 awards at LPA
The Gramblinite is no stranger to winning awards for its campus news coverage. This weekend, the Louisiana Press Association announced nine awards for The Gramblinite in the LPA’s 2008 College Newspaper Competition. The Gramblinite walked away with four first-place awards, three second-place, one third-place and one honorable mention at the LPA annual convention Saturday in […]
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Five students get flu after one visits Mexico, shuts down private school
BATON ROUGE – A private school in Lafayette is closed because five students have the flu, though officials don’t know whether it is swine flu, Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday.The closing is a precaution because one of the ailing sixth-graders was recently in Mexico, where experts say the swine flu outbreak may have started, Jindal […]
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Study shows that GSU has $264 million impact
In an effort to convince the state legislature to curtail the budget cuts to education, the University of Louisiana Systems released an economic impact study of all its universities. GSU President Horace Judson discussed the economic impact study on Monday.According to the study, GSU has an impact of $264 million on the economy. The bulk […]
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Neville to perform at the Dixie on May 8
Louisiana ‘s own multi-Grammy winner Aaron Neville is scheduled to appear at the Dixie Theater in Ruston May 8.Aaron was the first of the famous Neville Brothers to burn his way up the national charts. In 1966, his “Tell It Like It Is” hit No. 1, and he hasn’t stopped yet. Since then he has […]
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Southern graduate publishes youth novella
It is rare to find a college graduate working within her field in the current economic and employment atmosphere. Yet that is exactly the position Southern alumna Brandi Worley has found herself.Worley graduated from Southern in 2006 with a bachelor of arts degree in print journalism and in 2007 with a master of arts degree […]
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‘Vagina Monologues’ delight, uplift
Vagina power. Vagina knowledge. Vagina pain. Vagina appreciation. Vagina beauty. Vagina experience. All things vagina were celebrated and explored Monday night in Dunbar’s theater for Aigner Edgerson’s senior project. She presented a portion of The Vagina Monologues. The cast included freshman Tiana Alexander, sophomore Julietta Gonzague, senior Ebonie Hubbard, sophomore Jamila Hickman and senior Angela […]
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Conscientious fashionistas?
Gone are the days of the frivolous, selfish consumer, the ones who blindly frolic through retail areas and purchase everything on a “got-to-have” basis.Consumers have become much wiser. This might be due to a deteriorating economy or simply, the consumer has become more compassionate in a sense. With all that is going on with the […]
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Research club represents at Atlanta conference
Members of Grambling State University’s Social Research Club, Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society presented Intergenerational and International Panel on the Significance of the 2009 Inauguration at the Association for Gerontology and Human Development (AGHD) conference in Atlanta. The meeting and educational conference was held during the month of March.The GSU club addressed the challenges […]