Grambling State University is doing its best to prepare for another major budget cut, and that effort will include student tuition increases. According to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s budget plan proposed earlier this month, the university can anticipate a reduction of $3.7 million, and to continue operating at a reasonable level a number of […]
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GSU history emeritus head remembered
Minnie Elizabeth Thomas Bailey’s funeral services will be held Saturday, April 27 2 p.m. at Mays Chapel CME Church, Ruston and a Family Night Ceremony is set for Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m. at Our Christian Funeral Home/Miller’s Funeral Home location. She was born to Robert Jackson and Georgia Malone Thomas on March 10, […]
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Farewell IV – Not a goodbye, just a farewell
Tomorrow was one of those days that would scare the life out of me, but then I began to pray and the challenges and burdens became removable. When I first arrived in Grambling I thought of all the opportunities, dreams, and mountains I could climb, but most of all I became engulfed of how to […]
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Earl Lester Cole Honors College holds last series
The Earl Lester Cole Honors College ended its Spring 2013 lecture series with an evening packed with information and history on Monday. The evening opened with Grambling State University Mathematics teacher, Dr. Carl Roberts entertaining the audience by relating Math to everyday life. Roberts kept the audience intrigued with his anecdotes and examples. “When […]
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Farewell IV – Tiger embarks on new life journey
As I sit here I think if how I want to start my farewell article, I’ve always envisioned the people I’d thank and all the right things that I would say, but it’s actually all different now. First, I would like to thank God for giving me peace understanding and a sound mind in […]
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Corban Bell wins Toyota Green Initiative
Grambling State University student Corban Bell, a senior double major in accounting and economics has a lot to smile about, as he is the winner of the Toyota Green Initiative Contest 2012-2013. “I’m extremely thankful. It was a blessing to be able to participate and even more so to be able to win the […]
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Still no crowns for the campus’ champs
It’s understood that Grambling State University’s track and field program doesn’t generate any revenue. The program is fairly unappreciated and doesn’t receive much support. But seriously, what needs to happen for the program to receive all of its rings? Win 30 more titles? It’s unheard of for a university’s winningest program to not be […]
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Professor speaks about recent controversies
On April 15, 3 students were shot at Grambling State University. Recently, I found out that tuition went up beyond any reasonable explanation. Two weeks ago, this newspaper came out as a supporter of the one of the most idiotic issues in the history of human civilization- gay marriage (the term itself is senseless because […]
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New director stirs things up at McCall Dining Hall
Working in the food service industry since high school, Eddie Rushing takes pride in serving a variety of quality food. Now he’s the new food service director at Grambling State University. Leon Sanders, the university’s vice president for Finance and Administration, announced Rushing’s selection at the Spring Convocation last Thursday in the T.H. Harris Auditorium […]
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Students must meet aid requirements
The Grambling State University Finanical Aid Office has released the 2013 Summer School aid process. Students are asked to follow each step provided and pay attention to requirements. * Students who received a Pell Grant as a full time student in the Fall and the Spring Semesters will not be eligible to receive a […]