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The Lady Tigers Basketball Team ended their season Thursday night with an upsetting loss against the Texas Southern Tigers in the quarterfinals round.Adrenaline was raging through both squads as the players vied for the win against one another. GSU Lady Tigers began with the lead in the first half of the game, and held their […]

Grambling State University was recently named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction. This award represents the highest level of recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement. Approximately 700 colleges and universities are recognized each year for their impact on service-learning, […]

The Beta Omega chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho crossed 14 ladies in front of the Men’s Gymnasium last Saturday. This is the first time in five years that the sorority has been on campus. Criminal justice graduate student Andrea Dillon from Tucson, Ariz., brought the chapter back. Dillon crossed Beta Omega Sigma graduate chapter in […]

One part of student nurse’s life on the Grambling State University campus is to become an active member of the Student Nurses’ Association (SNA). This organization is one way to gain not only the community service hours required by the Louisiana State Board of Nurses, but also a means to network with other future nurses. […]

Gabby was robbed!Qiyas SmithThere’s a time in every awards show when the “wrong person” wins. In this case, it was Gabby Sidibe. She lost the Oscar to Sandra Bullock for Best Actress. I can’t be the only one who thinks Sidibe was robbed. The movie Bullock won for was “The Blind Side.” For those who […]

1) Who passed their midterms?2) Who doesn’t know?3) Who misses Elijah?4) Since it’s getting warm now, shouldn’t he be back?5) Who’s all in an adult video these days?6) Doing something strange for a piece of change?7) Is this probate season?8) Will the rappers freestyle tonight?9) Do they have midterms tomorrow? 10) Who plans to celebrate […]

While we are all aware of sex tape scandals from Paris Hilton, Pamela Lee Anderson, and Kim Kardashian, it’s comical until the person on camera is you or someone you know. The distribution of pornography accounted for nearly $12 billion and seeks new talent. This gives anyone with a camcorder an opportunity to make a […]

You are appreciated, in the words of the late Tupac Shakur from his 1994 hit song “Dear Mama.” I salute loving mothers, single/married and grandmothers, the young lady getting her education, Ms. Career-driven independent woman, Ms. Natural, and my full-figured and always ladylike sistas holding down the fort. For you, men would try to move […]

Since the inception of the United States of America, African-American women have been dehumanized and demoralized. During slavery, African-American women were subjected to sexual relations with their masters; they were the primary caretaker of their masters’ home and slaved in a cotton or tobacco field.Black women slaved all day for their masters either in their […]

The Louisiana Chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. hosted their annual State Wide meeting in Alexandria on March 5-7. State coordinator, Delores Smith, said the conference gives members of the sorority an opportunity to learn more about Delta and allows them to enjoy good Delta fellowship. Smith said members in the state can learn […]