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Pleasant Grove Baptist Church of Ruston held its annual Family and Friends Round-up, which began with Sunday school and was followed by the morning service and the anticipated round-up last Sunday. The theme was “Black History: Culture and Change.” The welcome, a prayer and announcements were the responsibility of the youth in the church: Sasha […]

College students must typically cut some things in their lives because they can’t afford everything they want while taking care of everything they need.Slice of Heaven is a simple eatery in the village that serves college student’s favorites: pizza, chicken tenders and hot wings for a low price. At Slice of Heaven, one can purchase […]

Lil’ Wayne and The Clipse blared through speakers as a crowd gathered in Tiger Xpress to shake the cold to come out to One Life Entertainment’s Freestyle Thursdays. One Life Entertainment is a student run organization led by President Glynn Price and Vice President Drew Smith. The entertainment group is the result of two young […]

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The Psi Beta Zetas sponsored a substance abuse seminar in Favrot Student Union room 243 Wednesday night. The guest speaker was Tara Haskin, a Grambling State University nursing associate professor. Haskins’ experience includes addict recovery and psychiatry. The focus for the night included date rape drugs such as rohypnol, GHB and ecstasy. Metaphetamines were also […]

In my few years of life there’s some things that I have noticed,Like the rule that’s broken the most is the one they call golden.Like getting money unexpected is like Christmas earlier in the year,Like everything a parent says doesn’t always fall on a listening ear.Like never come to college and don’t know why you’re […]

On Friday, Feb. 26 a meeting concerning a new permanent president for Grambling State University was placed on hold. Reasons concerning the issue have not yet been determined, yet many believe the interim president is on his way to becoming GSU’s permanent president. Vanessa Littleton, director of public relations, thinks highly of Pogue and his […]

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes hosted a spiritual event entitled “Tired of Losing” in the Tiger Village clubhouse Monday evening. The conversation kicked off as students explained how they are tired of losing. Some said that people tend to compare themselves to others and, as a result, feel dissatisfaction in their lives. The event was […]

A beautiful smiling sista walked up to me in the caf a year ago. Her stride was spontaneous and strategic. She was focused and friendly. I was unarmed, skeptical and mid-bite. My girls and I just concluded a decrescendo of chuckles at our millionth inside joke of the day. The sista then excused herself for […]