Graduation is a major milestone in life, and anyone who has helped along the way deserves to be acknowledged. Some seniors at Grambling State University talked about the people who were most influential in helping them to graduate and even prepare for life after college. Those who were recognized ranged from faculty to family to […]
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Student by day, business owner by night: A look at Allen Sandifer
Allen Sandifer manages to run a business all while pursuing his education at Grambling State University. Sandifer is a New Orleans native who is currently completing his Senior year at Grambling State University, where he is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications. He is also the CEO and founder of the Beast Vibez clothing […]
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Senior farewell: Beating the odds
Never in a million years did I believe I would be graduating from college in the middle of a world pandemic. Since I was 9 years old, I had dreams of becoming a NBA player. I thought that I would be “one and done”, get drafted, and take of my family, but God had other plans.I […]
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Tigers look to finish spring season on a positive note in the Bayou Classic
This season has been opposite of everything the Tigers had originally expected. Due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the team, the program was forced to shut down all football activities for the past two weeks. “We currently still have virtual meetings each week about the game plan headed into the Bayou Classic,” graduate defensive lineman […]
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Matthews: Farewell Grambling
As a kid who grew up in Southeast San Diego, it was never a plan or even a dream of mine to go to college, let alone an HBCU. It was expected of me to graduate high school and start working to support myself. After attending and graduating from a community college in my city, […]
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Bayou Classic still on football schedule despite cancellation of last two games
Grambling's most recently scheduled Southwestern Athletic Conference games against Alabama A&M March 27 and Texas Southern on April 3 were canceled last week. The cancellation of the games and suspension of the season came after multiple positive Covid cases on the team. “Grambling to suspend all football activities immediately,” Grambling State Athletics said on Facebook. […]
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Talk Back: How has Covid-19 impacted your Spring 2021 semester?
Talk Back: How has Covid-19 impacted your Spring 2021 semester? Brian K Philson Assistant Chief of Police / Graduate student “For our whole department I would say it was difficult because of the unknown of dealing with the virus. Although we have done a good job of putting rules in place not everyone has taken the […]
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GSU’s superpower is the promotion of student success
It is common for students to get overwhelmed or discouraged along during their academic careers. However, there are resources available to students designed to help them align with their academic goals. One resource that aids students in developing a plan is the Career Center. The Career Center is an office located in the Business Department, […]
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Tigers fall yards short of win in 2021 State Fair Classic
The Grambling State Tigers lost to the Prairie View Panthers 17-10 in the 2021 State Fair Classic at Global Life Park. For the G-Men, this is the second game in a row that they had the ball deep in the red zone late and failed to capitalize. "We have to figure it out quickly because […]
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Baseball looks for first win; Softball and volleyball teams hope to recover
Coming off of losses last week Grambling women’s softball, volleyball and men’s baseball team all hope to recover. The women’s softball team is scheduled for three games in total this week. They will be at home Tuesday against Louisiana Tech with the start time for the game set at 3 p.m. Their next two games […]