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Spring carnival will come to Grambling
United Afrikan American Men (UAAM) and the Greater Grambling Chamber of Commerce are teaming up for the second Annual Spring Carnival. The carnival will be held Saturday, April 18 at the Grambling Community Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.The carnival will include performances by Lyrical Quest and a fashion show featuring models from Black […]
Gamma Gamma wins chapter of the year
In 2004, 2005, and 2006, Grambling State University’s own Gamma Gamma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was awarded Chapter of the Year at a recent district meeting in Shreveport.It seems that history is repeating itself, because the brothers of Gamma Gamma have re-grouped and has risen to the top again as they take […]
GSU professor wins Governor’s award
Dr. Marianne Fisher-Giorlando, a criminal justice professor at Grambling State University, has received the Governor’s Award of Excellence in honor of the more than 20 years she has dedicated to rehabilitation work involving Louisiana inmates.Fisher-Giorlando received the award at the David Wade Correctional Facility in Homer. Giorlando has been involved in a number of prison […]
Faculty fret about job security, handbook
Money and jobs formed the crux of conversation during the latest Faculty Senate meeting. The monthly meeting was held Tuesday afternoon in Jacob T. Stewart.Cuts were alluded to but no budget was shown. The agenda slated Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Robert Dixon to present the Proposed Budget Reduction Plan for the […]
List of TigerFest events
The Gramblinite has obtained a list of the Tiger Fest events for this year, beginning Sunday, April 19. The schedule is as followed:SundayGospel Extravaganza at 6 p.m. Cost: Students – free, children under 12 – $3, and non-students – $5. MondayWax Hands – 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Student UnionCost: Free Block Party – […]
GSU well represented at the MUPIE conference
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund hosted the 2009 Member University Professional Institute and Exhibition conference. The conference was hosted in New Orleans.Student leaders Christel Eugene, Chris Harmon, Christopher Hughes, Daniel Nwachokor, Jacquelyn Hoyle, June Wilson, Lawerence Gulley, Nicholas Dailey, Roshunda Belton, Steven Jackson, Vallon Wilson, and Whitney Waller were selected to attend the conference. The […]
The James B. Haskin journey comes to an end after 105 years
A life well lived sums up the existence of James B. Haskin. At the prosperous age of 105, Mr. Haskin vacated his earthly body and ascended spiritually to a better place on March 25, 2009. Just shy of his 106th birthday on today, “Big Daddy” simply could not hold on any longer. He is a […]
Grambling cheerleaders come in fourth
An array of cheers filled the Ocean Center on Thursday in Daytona Beach, Fla. as the Grambling State University cheerleaders took the stage at the National Cheerleading Association’s cheerleading competition.The competition consists of about 140 teams from all over the nation competing to be judged on crowd involvement, choreography, technique and overall appearance. The teams […]
‘Dreamgirls’ to dazzle next week
Take a trip back to the music and dreams of the 1960s by attending the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Dreamgirls, and a silent auction at the 2nd Annual President’s Scholarship Dinner-Theatre Gala set for April 24-25 in the Grambling State University Assembly Center.The musical is presented by the President’s Scholarship Dinner-Theater Committee in collaboration with […]