Miss NAACP Ashley Dabney hosts Intern 101 workshop in hopes of helping fellow GSU students land internships. Courtesy photo On Monday, Nov. 11, Ashley Dabney, Miss NAACP 2019-2020, hosted an “Intern 101” workshop, in the Grambling Hall Auditorium. “NAACP is used for the advancement for colored people and for our terms… an organization so that […]
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How to handle stress at end of the semester
Dr. Mary Coleen Speed As the semester continues to wind down, stress and anxiety levels for college students go through the roof. It is common for college students to have end-of-semester stress, especially when projects, research papers, online assignments and homework start to pile up. Even though you may start to feel overwhelmed, there is […]
Bayou Classic attendees encouraged to observe precautions in NOLA
The Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans implements strict safety guidelines ahead of this year’s Bayou Classic. Courtesy photo The Bayou Classic is more than a football game. This yearly ensemble is one of the world’s most profound college sports rivalries, bringing the fans, students and alumni of Grambling State University and Southern University to New […]
WATTERS: Chelita O’Neal is an admirable breast cancer survivor… this is HER story
Chelita O’Neal Cyra Watters is a sophomore mass communications from Chicago, Ill. On Jan. 7, 2013, Chelita O’Neal was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 34. O’Neal diagnosed herself based off the things she already knew about breast cancer. O’Neal then went to doctors and they informed her that she had to do […]
A Recap From this Week
Three-time SWAC Champion and former GSU President and Baseball Head Coach Wilbert Ellis, stands outside the Eddie G. Robinson Museum. Media Relations/Courtesy photo GSU President Rick Gallot Jr. and wife Christy Gallot. Media Relations/Courtesy photo Grambling State University was awarded with two million dollars from vendor SodexoMagic. Media Relations/Courtesy photo Gov. John Bel Edwards […]
WATTERS: Cause of deaths in black entertainment
Cyra Watters is a sophomore mass communications major from Chicago, Ill. When thinking about black entertainment, we have to fully understand what it is and how it has impacted others physically, mentally and musically. For us to do that we must go back to the past to understand how Whitney Houston, and Prince affected people […]
MARTIN: HBCU Funding
De’Vante Martin is a freshman mass commincations from St. Jospeh, La. HBCU funding is a critical asset to the success of many blacks. I believe that it is needed to improve the number of people who graduate college. Currently, there has been a growing dischord after the $250 million dollar annual plan expired Oct. […]
New curriculum mass communication department introduced
A mass communication classroom. Jasmine Franklin/The Gramblinite Dr. Robbie Morganfield, the mass communication department head, spoke to students in class Friday, Nov. 1 about the new curriculum for mass communication students. The new curriculum has been put into place by the university and is now in full swing. It has been approved by the proper […]