Funeral services for Tequita D. Bryant will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Winnfield Primary School in Winnfield.Bryant was killed on Feb. 29 in an accident on U.S. 167 in Grant Parish. The crash involved a 2000 Ford Escort, which was driven by Bryant. She was driving southbound on U.S. 167 when she lost […]
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TB: What do you believe needs changing at GSU?
Cameron HuntShreveportFreshmanWhat I think that needs to be changed in Grambling is parking. Because Grambling doesn’t have a student parking lot so we have to park along the sidewalks and in the red zone and get a ticket by the police.Dominique TurnerEl Dorado, ArkFreshmanTiger Express needs to have more seating, because it is often overcrowded. […]
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Candidates Clinton, Obama have uphill battles to fight
The 2008 presidential election is a watershed election in the history of politics in America. For the first time, Americans will have a chance to see people of different genders and races compete for this nation’s highest elective office. Sen. Hillary Clinton, the New York senator whose husband occupied the White House for eight years, […]
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KGRM, staff nominated for Black College Radio Awards
GSU radio station 91.5 FM KGRM has once again been nominated as the station with the most community involvement in the 2008 Black College Radio Annual Awards.Individual staff members who have also been nominated are competing for are: Joyce Evans, station manager of the year; Natasha West, program director of the year; Brandie Singleton, music […]
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How do you define legitimate beauty?
“U-G-L-Y. You ain’t got no alibi, you ugly, yeah, you ugly!” From childhood on, we’re taught to equate beauty with desirability and success. After all, we didn’t chant “S-M-A-R-T, show us how we need to be. You’re smart, yeah, you’re smart!” No, that’s not intense enough. Today’s woman can rarely age gracefully without the pressures […]
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Enough! It is time for change
As Black people, “WE” are strong believers in continuing tradition. Meaning “WE” like to keep everything the same, keeping it hard for us to make a launch. But what “WE” fail to realize is that “WE” are grown now, and it’s time for us to start acting like it and start standing up for what […]
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Grambling celebrates Women’s History Month
“Women’s Art: Women’s Vision” is the theme of National Women’s History Month, which will be observed throughout the month of March by Grambling State University and the city of Grambling. Activities, which will be sponsored locally by the Epsilon Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, kicked off with the signing of a Women’s […]
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Best college players looking to go pro
Some of the best college basketball players today are freshmen. Players such as: USC guard O.J. Mayo, UCLA’s power forward Kevin Love, Kansas State small forward Michael Beasley and Indiana’s Eric Gordon, just to name a few. However, get a good look at them now because when each one of their respective seasons conclude, look […]
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Davis never got a chance at greatness
Potentially one of the greatest athletes of our time, Ernie Davis never got his chance to showcase his talents at the next level. Davis dominated the ranks in football and basketball. He helped Elmira Free Academy in Elmira, N.Y., to a 52-game winning streak in high school basketball even though basketball wasn’t his sport of […]
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Bright star
Benicia, California. It sits by the waterside, home to roughly 26,000 people and was founded in May of 1847. A small town in Northern California. Most people have never heard of Benicia . “Not before Kourtney came,” Lady Tigers basketball coach David Ponton said. Benicia is home to Kourtney Sherman, a walk-on from a small […]