Grambling has a great fan base. We have fans all across the nation who would give their all to this university, and its great to watch us play against non conference teams to show the world that we can play with almost anybody on our schedule. The question is can we break down the barriers […]
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Christian fellowship set for Bayou Classic
The Zion Tabernacle Baptist Church of Lake Charles will host the third Annual Bayou Classic Christian Fellowship of Southwest Louisiana, Nov. 22-23.The fellowship is to further the gospel of Jesus Christ and to assist area youth in making career and educational choices. In pursuit of this purpose, Grambling State University and Southern University will be […]
Black beauty Obama style
Behind powerful men are persistent women.Who better embodies this than minority communities? As Black people, most of our males navigate the terrain of today’s manhood under matriarchy. With such ever present estrogen, it is imperative that we celebrate (wo)man power as of late. Whether we agree with the politics of this year’s female participants or […]
Team submits over $4 million proposals
A team of math and science faculty under the leadership of Dr. M.A. Himaya, Dr. Felix Ifeanyi, and Dr. Parashu Sharma submitted recently two grant applications for over $4 million dollars for a period of five years each to the NIH. These grant proposals include the renewal MARC application for $2,663,322, and the renewal Bridge […]
Lets take a Rick Warren lesson
This is an absolutely incredible short interview with Rick Warren, Purpose Driven Life author and pastor of Saddleback Church in California.In the interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick Warren, Rick said: People ask me, What is the purpose of life? And I respond: In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were not made […]
Barack Obama is no messiah
My grandmother always said “keep living and you will see” however one of the things I am sure she did not expect to see is America elect Barack Obama as president. The dream of having someone in a political office that they can relate to is one that is shared by many. Now the real […]
G-Men fall to Tech in OT
Grambling and Louisiana Tech campuses are separated by a mere five miles, but they have never played against each other in basketball – until Tuesday night.A game that was seen by more than 4,000 fans went back and forth, with the biggest margin of lead eight points in regulation. But in overtime, Tech used a […]
Play still delights, even after 70 years
The play had every reason for scarce attendance. With a myriad of campus activities, theatrical catharsis could have easily been rejected.It was not. The historically relevant Old Man Pete drew curtains at the same time that campus athletics commenced, Caribbean fashionistas strutted and fraternity pageantry went under way this week. However, the theatre department was […]
Fashion your style
Many people ask me why I dress the way I do. The first thing that comes to mind when addressing the issue is to ask, “Why do you dress the way you choose to?” Instead I politely answer, “I dress according to how I feel.”Fashion has no limits and there should be no ‘serious’ restriction […]
Speech and Theatre still growing
As the audience filed into a dimly lit theatre, they had no idea what they were about to witness. As the production of Old Man Pete wrapped up, the audience showed their appreciation in applause and cheers. On Tuesday and Wednesday nights, history repeated itself.On those nights, the Speech and Theatre department performed Old Man […]