I woke up in the morning, preparing for another long, dreadful day of hard work. It wasn’t that dreadful, but I’d rather stay asleep. I picked up my hearing aids, did a quick checkup on them and noticed a crack in the left hearing aid. Luckily, the hearing aid still works, even with the cracks […]
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Senior Class president shares updates
Graduation is a mere seven weeks away and the senior class has been extremely busy trying to prepare for this momentous occasion.There have been a lot of questions about the date when seniors will be able to purchase caps, gowns, stoles, and announcements. On April 1 in the Black and Gold Room from 9 a.m. […]
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An athlete who’s worth the Price
It’s Monday around 4:30 p.m. Assistant head track coach Carlos Robinson is telling freshman Darwin Price, to push himself through sprints. After the sprints, Price engulfs himself in water to cool off.For those who may not know, Darwin Price is not your typical freshman, this 19-year-old sensation has been breaking records and is head and […]
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The case for why Wade should be MVP
As the NBA season comes to a close, it is time to give out postseason awards and I’m campaigning for Dwyane Wade for the Most Valuable Player award in the NBA.I know that Cleveland Cavaliers Forward Lebron James and Los Angeles Lakers Guard Kobe Bryant have had great seasons, but the bottom line is that […]
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NO Jazz and Heritage Festival performers announced
The performers for the upcoming 40th annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival represent the musical spectrum and a variety of musical eras. Featured performers for the seven-day event that covers two weekends include Erykah Badu, Third World, Dave Matthews Band, Earth, Wind & Fire, Etta James & the Roots Band, The Robert Cray Band, […]
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SiHLE hosts women’s retreat
A couple dozen young women rose early Saturday morning, wiped away remnants of midterm stress and headed to the Washington Johnson Complex for a retreat. SiHLE stands for Sistas Informing Healing Learning Empowering and also means “beauty” in Swahili. Every attendee was given a SiHLE shirt, calculator and pen. The big wins were $50, $100 […]
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Nomination fever hits campus
Students entered Grambling Hall Auditorium quickly Tuesday, as the SGA Nomination Convention was held. The SGA Nomination Convention is where potential candidates are nominated for the SGA Elections, slated to begin the week of March 30.As the nominations went on, position after position was passed up with little to no competition. “I expected a few […]
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Grambling French film festival continues
The Tournées French Film Festival continued on Tuesday. Frantz Fanon: sa vie, son combat, son travail (“Frantz Fanon: His Life, His Struggle, His Work”) and Le plafond de verre (“The Glass Ceiling”) were the films viewed and discussed.The first was moderated by Dr. Rose Harris and the second by Dr. Janet Guyden. Frantz Fanon, was […]
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Students, professors attend Powershift 2009 conference
Members of the Social Research Club and Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society recently participated in the Powershift 2009 Conference in Washington, D.C. Organization sponsors Dr. Frances Staten of the Department of Sociology and Psychology and Inetha Wimberly and Dr. Lurie Thompson of the Criminal Justice Department accompanied the students. The students participated in three days […]
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Student leaders selected to speak before Congress
Grambling State University Student Government Association President Christopher Harmon and Senior Class President Jared Evans have been chosen by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to represent GSU at the National Civic Responsibility Conference in Washington, D.C. The TMCF Civic Responsibility Conference is a national program designed to introduce HBCU students interested in careers at the […]