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The 2008 Founder’s Week Celebration Committee organized convocation to celebrate the founders of Grambling State University and its 107-year -old history on Tuesday.Guests at the convocation included alumni, staff and students. Edward Adams, the grandson of the founder Charles P. Adams, was one of the speakers at the Convocation. Dr. E. Faye Williams, chair of […]

I-20 Accident on 9.24.08

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GSU Art: Spotlight

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Eddie Robinson Museum Groundbreaking

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Spivey’s Chicken returns home

A small business sits on Main Street. While the facility is not big, the tradition it carries is.The business, Spivey’s Chicken, is not exactly new. Spivey’s Chicken first opened in Grambling in 1969, when a two-piece cost 60 cents, attracting customers all day. “It was the most popular chicken place around,” said Karl Norman, a […]

Grambling’s first day of school

Charles Phillip Adams founded the Colored Industrial and Agricultural School of Lincoln Parish with the purpose of satisfying the educational needs of the Black people in North Louisiana.By 1896, 1,500 ex-slaves in North Louisiana decided they needed a more organized community and an industrial school for the people of the area. The result was the […]

Water restored on campus

Water has been restored on campus, according to a FirstCall message sent out shortly after 10 a.m.On Thursday, Grambling State University had a water main break on campus, forcing the university to shut down campus Thursday from 7 p.m. to midnight. However, the Miss GSU Coronation went on as planned.

Wireless Internet making an impact on campus

In previous years, wireless technology was a minute part of Grambling’s college experience, but with an advancing infrastructure, the wireless technology is expanding. Cell phones, laptops, personal digital assistants (PDA), and portable multimedia players are very popular among college students and many require wireless connections. Whether used for researching an assignment for class or checking […]

Plush open and ready for business

Johnnie Hassen has opened up a brand new and convenient Sports Bar & Grill in Grambling. Other than the usual Thursday through Saturday club hours, Plush hosts open mic and karaoke on Wednesday nights, along with 25 years and older on Sunday nights. Security will be in full force on these occasions, especially with Thursday […]

‘I don’t feel safe’