Underground music is about passion. A true underground artist will create music from the heart, as opposed to something tailored to a commercial market. “Don’t call it a comeback” was the famous words LL Cool J spit over one of his famous songs, “Mama Said Knock You Out.” For hip hop group UA, rejuvenating […]
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West Campus still shows links to WWII past
The Grambling State University West Campus Annex had strong historic ties to the university and community even before it was given to GSU on Aug. 1. West Campus Annex was the site of a prisoner-of-war camp in World War II, the land for which came from local black farmers. Those same men were members […]
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Campus Ministry holds celebration
“God does not give you anything you can not handle,” were the first words that opened up United Campus Ministry week at the Methodist Children’s Home. Under Campus Ministry Director Connie Beaux, each day the women of campus ministry, held an event that would better the Grambling-Ruston community. The first event held, was a […]
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Mt. Zion church holds revival
Pastor O. W. Billups Jr. is the fall revival speaker at Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Grambling. The revival began on Monday and ends tonight with the 7 o’clock service. Billups is also the pastor of Mt. Oliver Baptist Church of Monroe. In his message entitled “Conditions for Answered Prayers,” he said not every prayer […]
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GSU Homecoming 2012
Many festive events are schelduled for Homecoming week. Favrot Student Union Board organized the weeks activites and the theme for this Homecoming is “GSU Flight 1901… You Are Now Free To Roam Tigerland!” Sunday – Gospel Explosion @ 7pm – T.H. Harris Auditorium Featuring: Joshua Rogers; Admission: Free Monday – Common Senses @ […]
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Get ‘Pretty’ at new shop
“Anything to get pretty we have it here at Pretty” is the slogan used by the new hair supply store “Pretty Beauty Supply” located on 309 Main Street in between Realitees and Heavenly Hands Barbershop. This store was opened by former Gramblinite Hanniyyah Castro to help provide a service for the Grambling students. Many […]
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NABA holds pre-conference workshops
The National Association of Black Accountants held its annual Pre-Conference Workshop at Grambling State University on Saturday in the Jacob T. Stewart Building. NABA partnered with corporate sponsor Deloitte to provide workshops designed to equip students with the necessary knowledge to ensure their success at the regional conference. Attendees of the pre-conference had the opportunity […]
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Arcadia Women Association makes a difference
The Arcadia Women Association (AWA) continues to seek ways to help and uplift communities. Recently, the organization made a commitment to Grambling State University to endow a scholarship. GSU was chosen because each member has a personal connection to the university. Many of the members of AWA, either attended, graduated or had a family […]
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KGRM to host Radiothon
Grambling State University is set to host its first Radiothon, sponsored by the Office of Institutional Advancement and 91.5 KGRM-FM. The Radiothon is a fundraising medium that will reach individuals outside the GSU community. “The Radiothon is just another vehicle. The difference is that we’re reaching out to listeners of KGRM,” said Shirley Clay, […]
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Losing
Two teams entered the Cotton Bowl with winless records and one team walked out with a win. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the Tigers (0-5). Saturday, when the game clock read 0:00, with a final score of 31-14, Grambling dropped its fifth consecutive game to the Prairie View Panthers (1-5) in the State Fair Classic for the […]