Dear Editor: I send a thank you out, fellow seniors, to everyone who came to our first meeting of the semester and the resume-writing workshop. We had a very productive meeting and are looking forward to a successful semester. Our next class meeting will be March 9 in Room 242 in the Student Union. We […]
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Tabasco brings out taste
A Tabasco seminar took place in Washington-Johnson Complex Friday where Grambling State University students got a taste of the market industry. GSU students educated themselves about Tabasco hot sauce on how it works, where it is found, and why it is such a big product in restaurants.GSU students also had a chance to sample different […]
NFL Combine is worthless
Is that time of year again. This weekend, over 300 college college football players will tmake their was to Indianapolis, for the annual NFL Combine. This combine is used a measuring tool to see where a player is taken in April’s NFL draft. As a football fan and lover of the sport, I have to […]
Read first and stop spreading nonsense
Upon returning to campus from the HBCU conference, fresh from seemingly endless accolades for Grambling State University, I was informed that the rumor mill misinterpreted a new morsel. Last week’s sexual harassment cover story and the accompanying photograph supplied assumers fodder from which to run wild. While I hoped that the article would stimulate discussion […]
Lincoln and freedom: an essay on Black self-determination
Each Black History Month African Americans take pride in the extraordinary citizens of African heritage having made significant contributions to the American culture and enrichment of the Black community. Being the presidents’ month as well, many African Americans praise former President Abraham Lincoln as the one who freed them during the Civil War of the […]
Union Board reports on activities
A new year and spring semester is underway and the Student Union Board has been working hard to present another excellent semester to the student body with the countless ideas and plans. On Feb. 11, the Favrot Student Union Board held their first general assembly for the semester. The general assembly presented a plan and […]
Madea Goes To Jail guaranteed to give you seven laughs
Once again Madea (Tyler Perry) is back on the screen and causing chaos. After being sent to court for a high speed chase and assaulting police officers, Madea escapes from being sent to jail. As a result of all her trouble making she gets sent to anger management. Adding to the humor was her destructive […]
Growing natural was a tough challenge
Like many other women, I am very sensitive about my hair. It is my crown and glory, my adornment. Over the years, I have experimented with so many different hairstyles that I sometimes felt like I was in a real life fashion show. The chemical relaxer treatment kept my thick curly hair straight and flowing. […]
Forces of fashion
“I make the rules,” said 18-year-old junior Dorian Harris. The Chocolate City native is an amiable artist with a plethora of noteworthy talents and eclectic ensembles. In addition to being a campus it-girl regarding all things style, she designs and sews, pretties up hair, scrawls poetry, serenades, skateboards, merengues, speaks a few languages and shrugs […]
Street Fighter 4 in early running for game of the year
Let’s start this review off with a brief history lesson: the Street Fighter series began 22 years ago and to be quite honest, it wasn’t that good. Its inevitable sequel, Street Fighter II, was not only a better game, but it was hailed as the game that saved the arcade in the United States. It […]