Thanksgiving is a special holiday where people celebrate, giving thanks, prayer, spending time with family, feasting, watching the parades and football games. Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. It has been celebrated as a federal holiday since 1863, when, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a […]
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Student Perspective
When it comes to religion in this country, it is a controversial topic to talk about. The area of the country you are residing in will determine how much a religious topic will be debated or talked about. In most regions of the country, like the West, North and East, religion can be and is […]
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We must look into origins of ISIS
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, which has claimed responsibility for Friday’s terror attacks in Paris, but the group as we know it today is in many ways a product of Syria’s civil war. That war is much bigger than ISIS but it is crucial for understanding so much that has happened in the […]
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CAMPUS BRIEFS
Favrot Student Union Board closes November activities The Favrot Student Union Board is wrapping up its scheduled November events with a Friday, Nov. 20 Bayou Classic Pep Rally at 2:30 p.m. in the Men’s Gym. Grambling departments to come together for fall health fair Grambling State University departments has joined together to host the second Annual […]
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City Christmas Parade set for December 12
The Annual Grambling Christmas Parade will be held Saturday, Dec. 12. Area churches, schools, bands, businesses, clubs, scouts, ROTC groups and organizations are invited to participate by contacting Nelda Williams Baisy, Grambling Joy Fund committee chairperson at 247-6912 or 548-6922 or Charles Young, Parade Chairperson at 247-3730. The parade is scheduled to line up at […]
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Former department head remembered
Funeral services will be held for Dr. Willie Byrd Dillard Ford, on Saturday at 11 a.m. at New Rocky Valley Baptist Church in Grambling. The church is located on 2155 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., pastored by Rev. Julius Sumler. Willie B. Ford A visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on […]
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City to work with Black Towns Alliance
The City of Grambling officials of will hold a meeting in the Community Center and City Hall today at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will introduce the community to two consultants offering their assistance to the Black Towns and Settlements Alliance, Inc. Two years ago, the mayors of five historic Black towns formed the Black Towns […]
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Laboratory student nabs honor
Each month the Rotary Club of Ruston hosts a luncheon honoring Lincoln Parish high school seniors for their academic achievements. Abigail Gail Morris was chosen as Grambling State University Laboratory High School’s November student. She said, “I thought it was a huge honor. It is good to be with other students who were being recognized […]
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Pageant hopefuls attend interest meeting
Monday was the first interest meeting for the pageant. The Black and Gold Room were filled with eager prospect students. “Some of my teammates had done the pageant before and told me they had a blast doing it so I thought maybe I should try it out. I was so Excited for the pageant,” said […]
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Summit targets students from HBCUs, high schools
The New Orleans Convention Company Inc. held its third annual Bayou Classic University-Business Summit in Shreveport on Friday, Nov. 6. The workshop included three seminars that were called Economic Opportunities for Business, Workforce Development, and Cyber Technology that featured GSU’s Dr. Otto Meyers, Interim VP, Advancement, Research, and Economic Development as the moderator. Dottie Belletto, […]