The Grambling State softball team had it’s season ended by arch rivals Prairie View A&M Panthers, as the Panthers held off the Tigers 9-6 Friday. The Lady Tigers have no reason to hold their heads down, as they made their first postseason appearance in seven years. This was a vast improvement from the 3-35 season […]
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Two GSU football players sign NFL free agent contracts
Two former GSU football players that will be playing on Sunday. Shortly after this weekend’s NFL draft concluded ,wide receiver Clyde Edwards and DeMicheal Dizer were signed to free agent contracts.Clyde Edwards signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The 5-10,175 pound wide receiver from Houston, was arguably one of the best wide receivers to ever put […]
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Poetry readings held during Library Week
In observance of National Library Week, the staff of A. C. Lewis Memorial Library presented Poetic Readings. The program began with an invocation by Belinda Woods and the singing of the Negro National Anthem, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” which was led by Jerry Brooks. Maraine M. Hall, chair of the program, said, “This program […]
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Poll reveals campus safety, parking as major issues
According to a poll, students agree that parking and the need for a shuttle bus system are major issues on campus. The poll, done by Dr. Gaylon Murray’s MC 562 class, was conducted earlier this month.Of 224 students surveyed, 67 percent strongly agreed that the university needed a shuttle bus system. As for parking being […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Emergency system has shaky start
On Friday, Grambling State University was shut down because of out-of-control fighting and gunshots being fired. According to The News-Star, Ralph Wilson, the GSU media relations officer, said the GSU Emergency notification system was activated at 2 p.m. However, many students, on campus and off, didn’t start receiving e-mails and text message alerts until around […]
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Golf fundraiser to honor Grambling graduate
Herndon High School Scholarship Fund Inc. is inviting the public to participate in the first Floyd Washington Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament on May 10 at Olde Oaks Golf Club in Haughton starting at 1 p.m. Registration is 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The tournament is in honor of Floyd Washington, a 1965 graduate of Grambling State University […]