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Sigma Alpha Pi Week, on Nov. 8 – Nov. 15, gave pending members opportunities to start their lives as leaders.Sigma Alpha Pi is an honors and leadership society. The organization not only helps members meet friends, but it also helps to construct an action plan for becoming a successful leader in the future. Alonzo Blalock, […]

The Grambling State University Chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants celebrated its NABA Week of Activities Nov. 2 -6. It was a well anticipated week for the executives and members of the chapter, NABA officials said.The week was designed to bring student members together to celebrate accomplishments and successes throughout the years. The […]

The Windy City Association has been involved on and around Grambling State University’s campus this semester. The organization was active in the coronation of Miss Grambling. Kyle Rounsaville and Latrice Crosby represented the Windy City Association during the event.The group served the community by performing cafeteria cleanup in the campus dining hall. Additionally, members maintained […]

The brothers of UAAM found a way to let students release steam before finals. The Exodus Chapter of United African American Men hosted “Poetic’s Lounge” at Louisiana Tech University Tuesday night. The night featured song and poetry from Tech students and Grambling State’s own performance arts troupe, Lyrical Quest. The Tonk on Tech’s campus was […]

The members of Xi Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma gave their time on Tuesday to 12 kindergartners at Alma J. Brown Elementary School. Phi Beta Sigma members supplied children with brown paper bags to help make puppets for arts and craft class. The teacher of the class, Cassandra Johnson, was overjoyed when she heard of […]

The Office of Student Judicial Affairs staff and student Judicial Board members recently attended the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault (LAFASA) College Sexual Assault Prevention Conference in Baton Rouge. The LAFASA is a coalition of the state’s sexual assault crisis centers, as well as other agencies and individuals concerned with sexual violence. Its primary mission […]

We, as African-Americans, must become more marketable in the workforce. Many African-Americans believe that due to Barack Obama’s presidency, doors will magically open; however, this is a partial truth.Indeed, many of our nation’s social, political, and economical issues concerning African-Americans have been relieved as a result of Obama’s administration; nonetheless, numerous racially-charged conflicts within America’s […]

By definition, money is a medium of exchange issued by a government or other public authority; but I define money as a strong illusion in everybody’s life. Often times people become so engulfed by this illusion that they fail to realize that money is nothing more than a piece of paper. Money comes from the […]

Everyone, from Paul McCartney, to Akon, to Gwen Stefani, found the time to sing about interracial love. They’ve all reached the same conclusion as Michael Jackson: “It don’t matter if you’re black or white.” But what if it does?When I was around five years old, I would come home with my hair in a hundred […]