Head coach Dante Jackson has a 30-28 overall record at GSU. GSU Athletics/Courtesy photo On traveling to Jackson State University the Grambling State University men’s basketball team sorely needed a victory in the Feb. 23 matchup. The fact that this was a SWAC game only made the stakes higher. Prior to the contest […]
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General Body Meeting
FSUB advisory board during Welcome Week activities with local rapper Whop Beezy. Courtesy photo This semester students can expect several new events from the Favort Student Union Board including the Mardi Gras Ball that took place on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m in the Black and Gold Room. According to FSUB President LaJazz Pichon […]
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HIBBETT SPORTS
Faded out Hibbett Sports sign on Legends Market marquee. Staff photo/The Gramblinite Empty storefront where Hibbett Sports was formerly located in Grambling. Staff photo/The Gramblinite After being open not even a full year, the Hibbett Sports store located Legends Square shopping center in Grambling has closed. The store officially closed down at the end […]
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Construction on campus ongoing
Exterior beams going up at new aquatic center. Courtesy photo Students have been waiting on the arrival of the new Natatorium and Intramural Center for several years. Those in the community have requested answers concerning the progress of the new gymnasium and aquatic facility. When the $8.5 million intramural center and aquatics […]
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My Safe Place: The meaning of Sankofa, an African term
We must return and claim our past in order to move toward our future. It is in understanding who we were that will free us to embrace who we are now. Identity is part of our lives that does not change, even when society and the people around us do. We are the […]
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DARROUX: Black history: How far we have traveled, how far we must go
Kris Darroux is a junior computer information systems major from Commonwealth of Dominica. Every year we are constantly reminded of our past, and the contributions our fellow brothers and sisters the Black community have made in society. What is Black History Month? Black History Month, also known as African American History Month, is an annual […]
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BECK: How to Mardi Gras: A guide for out-of-state students
Averi-Alexya Beck is a junior mass communication major from Shreveport, La. For out-of-state residents, attending a school in Louisiana may bring you many surprises. One of them is getting nearly a full week off for a holiday called Mardi Gras. Everyone talks about “going to Mardi Gras” — which is a phrase that bothers […]
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Brochure design contest winner gets prize
Attendees to a reception sign a poster for Eddie G. Robinson’s 100th birthday. Glenn Lewis/GSU Media Bureau Coby Pointer, a Grambling State University senior from California, won the Eddie G. Robinson Museum brochure contest, held recently in conjunction with the commemoration of what would have been Robinson’s 100th birthday. The monetary prize was given […]