So far, so bad this fall for Grambling State University athletics. The women’s volleyball team remains winless as does the football team. But in one sporting event from last weekend, one team’s athletes showed the passion and pride that have always been associated with Grambling. The GSU soccer team put forth a performance that […]
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Runner makes most of time at Grambling
What was your fastest completion of the 5-mile run this year? I think it was like 38:18 in Natchitoches at Northwestern State University. What is the difference between cross country and track? In cross country you only have to run five miles, it’s only one event, but in track it depends on the event. […]
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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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Art and soul of the underground adolescent
Houston native, Stetson Leon Rhodes is not just your everyday “rapper with a dream,” but an individual who has intentions to change the urban industry with his story. The young artist is working to release Youth from his three-part music project, Youth Soul Love and is anticipating his new clothing line, Dynasty XXIILIX coming […]
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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 […]
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Somebody has to win
Losing on Saturday nights has become repetitive for Grambling’s football team. The same goes for the Prairie View A&M football squad. Week after week, game after game, the Tigers’ and the Panthers’ records continuously deteriorate. Combined, both teams hold a record of 0-9; Grambling being (0-4, 0-3 SWAC) and Prairie View being (0-5, 0-3 […]
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A Different Look
All of us yearn for them, the nostalgia for the ‘yesteryears’, bittersweet longings for the past. And yet, despite all the pleasantries, the jukebox fawning for “Happy Days”… ‘the Fonz’, and “Opie Cunningham”– this ‘rear view mirror’ stare often offers a starker contrast than our ‘windshield view’ up ahead. You’ve heard the utterances of […]
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Chamber to honor local leaders
The fifth Annual Community Contributions Banquet sponsored by the Greater Grambling Chamber of Commerce will honor a local business, individuals, and two community groups Oct. 11 in the Ruston Civic Center. “We look forward each year to this opportunity to acknowledge the outstanding individuals, institutions, community groups and businesses that contribute to the vitality […]
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GSU faculty honored for service
The Service-Learning Department at Grambling State University, directed by Dr. Rory L. Bedford, held a luncheon to honor GSU faculty and staff for their exemplary projects and service. Many claimed that this luncheon was one of the best they have attended. Waneene Dorsey, Stacey Duhon, Joyce Evans, Elaine Foster, King David Godwin, Rhonda Hensley, E. […]