In an effort to make people aware of the dangers of drinking and driving and alcohol bingeing, Grambling State University’s Living Learning Communities (LLC) hosted a “Mocktail” party on Monday evening. This event was coordinated by Melanie C. Thomas who serves as an English tutor and program assistant with the LLC. She said, “April is […]
Author Archives: michael
Posted inUncategorized
Prom, graduation season among deadliest times of year
April and May mark high school prom and graduation season for many Louisiana high schools, but the two months are also among the deadliest for motorists, according to the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. In May 2006, 91 people were killed in automobile crashes in Louisiana, making the month that typically marks high school graduations the […]
Posted inUncategorized
It can happen to us, are we really prepared?
Most of us were barely in Jr. high, but we remember what happened at Columbine in 1999. We remember the shocked and horrified faces of the high school kids who were caught off guard by the rage of their own peers. We remember the media stating that it was one of the worst homegrown attacks […]
Posted inUncategorized
Gun violence and revisiting the second amendment
Gun violence is taking too many lives in America. Liberal gun laws and the Second Amendment right to own gun has made America a very dangerous society to live in. Gun violence is disproportionately affecting the African-Americans and the people at the low socio-economic level. The debate around the Second Amendment is mindboggling “politics almost […]
Posted inUncategorized
Can I only fast from food?
Fasting according to Wikipedia is the act of abstaining from food, drink or both for a period of time. “And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting,” Daniel 9:34. Christians use the principle of fasting to show their devotion, respect and or thanks to God. Some […]
Posted inUncategorized
Who’s to blame?
Just about every tongue is wagging about Nas and his decision to title his new album Nigger and wear a T-shirt to the Grammys bearing that expression.Reactions have been mixed. Some are indifferent, others think it’s ingenious, but many find Nas’ title offensive and upsetting. Even my hometown church, St. Sabina, has weighed in on […]
Posted inUncategorized
Laughter for the soul
On Wednesday, TigerFest seemed to be better than the days before. At 7 p.m., the comedy show started as usual with music to keep the students alive and hyped until the comedians were ready to put on their performances. The opening act was one of our own Grambling State University students by the name of […]
Posted inUncategorized
TigerFest takes a step forward
I can honestly say this year’s Tigerfest was definitely a step up from last year. Although as an upperclassman I’ve realized the campus events seem to lose their charisma the longer you’re here, it was still memorable. I guess I could give the Advisory Board members of the Student Union Board a pat on the […]
Posted inUncategorized
Chaos unfolds at GSU
The 2008 TigerFest went well for the majority of the week. It seemed that all events were positive and students enjoyed the last bit of festivities before the close of the school year. This was until Friday afternoon when students were shocked to see dozens of state troopers with assault rifles around the campus of […]
Posted inUncategorized
A conversation about guns
April 16 marked the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting, when crazed gunman Seung-Hui Cho opened fire on the campus, killing 32 people and leaving about 30 injured.Before 1999 when a shooting rampage at Columbine High School left 15 people dead, a school campus was considered one of the safest environments around. Now, many […]