Author Archives: michael

New Orleans native Walter “Trifelon” Johnson’s tale features chapters of familial crime, a fatherless household, prison and ultimately the desire to overcome trying circumstances with civic engagement and rap music. The stage name “Trifelon” derives from the armed robbery conviction that earned him 10 years and four months of imprisonment. He was transferred thrice. Legal […]

Lady Gaga and Beyonce premiered the genius abstract “Telephone” music video.Even though the video lasted (9:41) minutes its story depicts two fabulous crazed murdering vixens that go from town to town. The beginning depicts Gaga being guided as an inmate through the hall of the prison where other female inmates lust after her.She approaches the […]

Twenty miles from Atlanta is a city located in Cobb County called Marietta, and it is the hometown of numerous celebrities, Ty Pennington and Travis Tritt to name a couple. It’s also the place of birth for track & field star TyShaun Webb, a junior history major at Grambling State. The events that Webb competes […]

The Intramural League basketball women’s and men’s champions for spring are the Lady All-Stars (left) and the Underdogs. The league this year had the participation of 24 men’s teams and seven women’s teams. The winners will compete in the state Intramural Basketball Championship to be held April 24-25 at the University of Louisiana-Monroe.

At last night’s home game, The G-Men baseball team put up a scuffle on the mound against the Northwestern State Demons, but the victory ruled in favor of the opposing team, and it showed. The Demons scored their first three runs in the top of the first inning, with The G-Men only scoring one run […]

In 2008, President Obama and Democrats throughout the country campaigned on a promise to fix our broken health care system and provide all Americans with the same affordable, quality health care that federal employees, including members of Congress, have. For more than a year, Congress has been working to fulfill that promise. For months, Louisianians […]

It’s that time of year again. Spring has arrived and high school seniors are beginning to dream of graduation. It’s not too late for students to get scholarships. One scholarship open to bowlers is the John Jowdy Scholarship Fund from Columbia 300.The John Jowdy Scholarship Fund is awarded annually to a graduating high school senior […]

As I reflect, I can remember the women in my life who influenced me. I began my life with devastation and disaster. At the age of two, I lost my mom to an automobile accident. Though life was hard, I always had an angel in my corner. She influenced my life through her death and […]

The student body has been getting familiar with campus Student Counseling Services. Located in Foster Johnson Health Center west wing, the counseling center is free to all students who are currently enrolled at Grambling State. Started in 1986 by Dr. Andolyn Harrison, the SCS main focus is to improve students’ personal development and to promote […]