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At a time when an unprecedented number of Americans are struggling to save and pay for the ever-rising cost of college tuition, Upromise, a Sallie Mae company, is doubling financial support for its annual scholarship program. This year, the Upromise Scholarship will award a total of $500,000 in college aid to 200 students. Based on […]

After a long line of Resident Evil games featuring the flesh-eating Zombies, Turtle Rock Studios developed a classical first-person shooter game, Left 4 Dead, which was release in the late fall of 2008. The game was released on the X-Box game console and has been a very popular game. The game is based on four […]

Shakespeare is considered to be one of the greatest playwrights of all time. More people have redone works from Shakespeare than any other playwright in history. Now it’s the Grambling State University Theatre Department’s turn to take a swing at Shakespeare. The department will start the semester off with one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays, […]

A reception will be held at the Dunbar Gallery for four members of Grambling State University’s Department of Art faculty today from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The display of works is part of the Annual Faculty Exhibition which will end on Feb. 6. Artists exhibiting works are Donna McGee, Rodrecas “Drék” Davis, Tommie Sue […]

The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant became available through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, Congress created the program. The grant provides up to $4,000 per year, with a maximum of $16,000.Students who intend to teach in a high-need subject area at a public or private elementary […]

Four buses. Two hundred band members. A piece of history. The World Famed Tiger Marching Band is set to perform in the Inaugural Parade held to honor the swearing in of President-elect Barack Obama.”This is really astounding,” said DuJuan Lockett, one of the three drum majors for the band. “It feels good to be a […]

Posted: January 11, 2009Ariece Perkins scored 21 points, including the game-winner with one second left, to give Grambling State its first SWAC win of the year in a 55-53 win over rival Southern University on Saturday evening in the Assembly Center. Grambling, which led 26-21 at the half, held a seven-point lead less than five […]

Posted: January 11, 2009The Grambling State Lady Tiger basketball team stepped into the winner’s column in SWAC play for the first time this season as they managed to withstand a furious Southern University rally en route to a 54-53 win on Saturday in the Assembly Center . Grambling (3-10, 1-2 SWAC) clicked on all cylinders […]

Posted: January 6, 2009The city of Grambling conflict between the mayor and City Council continued tonight in a special-called meeting. The meeting was called by a majority of the council members. It is reported that the Council wanted Mayor Martha Andrus to resign after she fired a newly hired accountant on Dec. 31, a move […]