The Favrot Student Union Board needs a wake-up call and a 101 tutorial immediately on how to efficiently run an event professionally dealing with high-profile talents. A tutorial on how to be ethical would also be great. To the Mass Communication Department, FSUB has a reputation of being “difficult” in allowing students in The Gramblinite, […]
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Did you know April is STD awareness month
April is sexually transmitted disease (STD) awareness month. The month provides individuals, medical providers, and community-based organizations with a timely opportunity to prevent some of the nearly 20 million new STDs that occur in the United States yearly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published new analyses in 2013, providing for an overview […]
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Social Research Club attends conference
Grambling State University faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students participated in the 79th annual Association of Social and Behavioral Scientist Inc. (ASBS), recently in Atlanta. The conference was centered on “Transforming the Social and Behavioral Sciences: Impacting Human Rights.” Dr. Frances Staten, graduate students Darrell and Jarrell Specks, and Dr. Laivain Coleman of GSU […]
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Stompin’ Success
The 2014 Greek Show for Tigerpalooza was filled with excitement and fun as the Greeks and Non-Greeks of Grambling State University showed off their skills in front of an excited crowd, each displaying what they had been working on to represent their organization. There were three first place winners: UAAM, Delta Sigma Theta and […]
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West Coast Takeover
Entering the spring fest concert, I for sure knew that it was going to be a treat. With both performing artists having chart-topping releases, it was only right for the energy to be at a high level. Despite a small scatter of confused audience members during the two performances, the captivating sounds of both […]
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Orchesis featured in ‘Dance His High Praise’
The Strand Theater is hosting the production of “Dance His High Praise VII” on April 26 at 7 p.m., as a fundraiser for the Helen Horton Scholarship. The theme is “The Impossible Dream,” and features the Orchesis Dance Company from Grambling State University, under the direction of Diane Maroney-Grigsby. Also included in the recital […]
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Vigil celebrates life, questions death of Shelton
The Grambling State University community united on Thursday to remember Alexandria Shelton. Shelton’s body was found Saturday in a drainage ditch in Girard Park not far from the campus of University of Louisiana at Lafayette, a victim of drowning, officials say. Friends of Shelton are finding it difficult to believe the information disseminated by […]
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Campus arrests made
Tuesday morning, the Grambling State University Police Department made two arrests – and more. They seized several pounds of marijuana and a semi-automatic handgun in a residence hall in Freshman Village. Police Lt. Ruby Jones says Donavan Taylor, 20, a freshman from Lancaster, Texas, and Trevonne Mingo, 18, freshman from Bogalusa, have been arrested […]
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Spring Fashion Preview
Winter is over and spring has arrived, and students have begun to transition their wardrobe from sweatpants and sweatshirts to tank tops and flip-flops. It is common to show a little more skin then we normally would in this Louisiana weather. With new seasons come new fashions, and it is important for students […]
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Final days at GSU
After working for Grambling State University for five years, Frank G. Pogue announced his retirement, giving many seasoned students the opportunity to reflect on his contributions to the university. “It was a breath of fresh air for the university,” said Kindrell Plains, 27, the Graduate Student Government Association president. “Students could see the […]