Akane Simpson Hip-Hop. Rap. Most of us on this campus can at least write a whole list a of artists and songs that move our body or are always on someone’s personal playlist. I am no hip-hop aficionado, or even an avid listener of hip-hop, (mostly, my interest are somewhat alternative). But, I do know […]
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WALKER: The effects of hip-hop music in our community
Malik Walker What are the effects of hip-hop in the HBCU community? Honestly, there are a number of influences hip-hop has played, and is still playing, in our community. For starters, just looking back into history, as long as hip-hop has been around, it has had a huge impact on clothes, and style. From my […]
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GARNER: Hip-Hop music and black women
With one of the front page stories being about J. Prince’s visit to GSU, I thought it would be a great idea to have this week’s Voices page dedicated to the culture of hip-hop. So, I began to think about what angers me about hip-hop, and the first thing that came to my mind was […]
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Volleyballers advance to SWAC Tournament after victory over UAPB
Sheila Borders sets up an assist on Thursday night. Pine Bluff, AR.| The Grambling volleyball team defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3-1 Thursday night at the Pine Bluff Convention Center. The victory allows the Lady Tigers to clinch the sixth seed in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) tournament. GSU took the opening set, 25-21. However, Arkansas-Pine Bluff […]
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Grambling men’s and women’s basketball win season openers
Senior guard Jazmin Boyd has surpassed the 1,000-point mark in her college career. Boyd’s 1,000th point came in the Lady Tigers contest against University of Southern Mississippi on the road. The Lady Tigers lost to USM 68-47 before heading home for their 2018-19 home pener. The women’s home opener was successful as GSU opened […]
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Melendez looks back on career, forward to life after GSU
GSU players look on during SWAC Championship play. The Lady Tigers soccer team had a successful year, advancing to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship game. With seven seniors on their roster, leadership was not hard to come by for the Lady Tigers. One of those leaders who stood out this season was senior midfielder […]
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Eaze on 403 Main Street
Donovan Keith Shaw, the first male Tigerette Dorothy from The Wiz said “there’s no place like home.” Be that as it may, it is no secret the most lit homecoming celebrations are solemnized on Black college campuses. Grambling’s scenery projects entertainment: Southern barbecue brewing in the air, the beauty of fall leaves and there wouldn’t […]
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Miss Cover Girl explores ‘Road to 2019’
Students create vision boards during the event Carlton Hamlin / GSU Media Bureau Christy Hamlin (5th from left) displays her vision board and is surrounded by (Left to right) Kelsey Woods, Kyriah Alex, Gabrielle Brimley, Adrienne Gray, Alianndra Williams and Adaiah Hudson. To help keep her vision alive, Miss Covergirl, Alianndra Williams held her […]
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Event teaches students power of credit
Event attendees gather to discuss lessons they learned about the importance of maintaining good credit Raegan Nation and GSU past Interim-President Steve Favors educate students about how to manage their finances Miss Senior Raegan Nation co-hosted ‘The Power of Credit” with Earl Lester Cole Honors College, in Jacob T. Stewart room 262 on Nov. 7. […]