Fifth-grader Lucas Lawrence was named Student of the Year at Alma J. Brown Elementary School during its annual Achievement Recognition Day on May 13. During the ceremony, AJB students from kindergarten through fifth grade were recognized for awards ranging from academic achievement to perfect attendance. Lawrence’s selection as Student of the Year was based on […]
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Over 400 degrees awarded in spring
Over 400 students were conferred undergraduate and graduate degrees during the Spring commencement exercises at Grambling State University Sunday, May 18 in the University assembly center. Talea Lashea Mayo not only took the spot as the highest graduate, she also scored a perfect score on the math section of the GRE. She majored in mathematics […]
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Grambling to kickoff High Ability
Grambling State University High ability program will begin Saturday, June 21 and end on July 23. This summer program is offered to rising high school seniors with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA. “The program gives the high school students an opportunity to get the experience of college living,” said Veterine Simpson, program director. The […]
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We find post racial ‘Poster Boy’ in Barack Obama
American political scene was waiting for a rock star. And they got it. His name is Barack Obama. Rather an unusual name by American standard. Majority of the Americans are so demoralized by failed Bush policies; the emergence of Obama was like the arrival of spring time after a long, cruel and bitter winter. The […]
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It’s always a GSU party!
It was the best of times! It was the best of times! I can’t explain it any better than that. The Grambling State University alumni reunion for the Classes of 1985-1990 exceeded my expectations, and probably those of many of my fellow classmates. It was a truly awesome experience, from start to finish. Seeing all […]
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GSUs Barbara Lewis appointed to National Bowling Committee
National Bowling Committee last summer. As a member of the committee, she is responsible for developing policies, procedures, and rules governing the administration of the National Collegiate Women’s Bowling Championship. Appointment to this committee was one of the most memorable and honored moments she will remember in her lifelong bowling experiences. “This appointment is so […]
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GSU hosts Rod Broadway football camps
With the approaching of the second annual “Rod Broadway Tiger Football Camp” coaches and staff members are preparing for their expected 100 to 150 prospective campers. This year’s goal for the camp is to provide the finest football instruction possible in all phases of the game. “It’s a privilege to work with the campers. It […]
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Grambling family mourns losts
Funeral services for Wanda Jean Miles will be held Friday, June 13, at 11 a.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 2586 Martin Luther King Ave. in Grambling. The viewing will be held today from 6 to 7 p.m. at King’s Funeral Home, 1511 W. California Ave, Ruston. She passed Saturday, June 7. Wanda was born […]
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Retired GSU band leader remembered
Funeral service for William James Alexander Wiley II, was held Monday, May 26 at the New Rocky Valley Baptist Church inGrambling.Wiley is the second born child of the late William James Alexander Wiley I and Elizabeth Wiley. He was born in Montgomery Alabama, on August 2, 1919. He received his primary education at Tuskegee Institute. […]
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Grant enables GSU to receive first aid, CPR training
Twenty-two members of Grambling State University’s faculty, staff and student body recently participated in Heart saver First Aid and CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AED (Automated External Defibrillator) training. James Gibson and Candace Wilkins of the American Heart Association served as trainers.The training was funded through a Louisiana Campus Compact Ready First Aid and CPR grant […]