Last week for Grambling fans was a tough one. The week of March 8-14 started out with the women’s volleyball team playing at Arkansas Pine-Bluff, in which they lost 0-3. Gillian Jones led the team with 7 kills. The Lady Tigers played again Thursday at home against Jackson State where they lost 1-3. Gillian Jones […]
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Springs sports, football team look to get back in the win column
Recently, Grambling athletics have been up and down. This week, the volleyball, soccer, softball, and baseball teams will have the chance to get back in the win column. The men’s football team will play the Cotton Bowl versus Prairie View A&M set for Saturday, March 13. They will play at Arkansas Pine-Bluff Monday with the […]
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Unpredictable week for Grambling sports
Recently, Grambling athletics have been up and down. This week, the volleyball, soccer, softball, and baseball teams will have the chance to get back in the win column. The men’s football team will play the Cotton Bowl versus Prairie View A&M set for Saturday, March 13. They will play at Arkansas Pine-Bluff Monday with the […]
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Grambling’s basketball teams take on SWAC tournament
Grambling State’s women’s and men’s basketball teams will both participate in the SWAC tournament this week, March 8-15. The 2021 Cricket Wireless SWAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships will be held at the Bartow Arena located in Downtown Birmingham, Wednesday, March 10, through Saturday, March 13. The women will play Alabama A&M University on March 11 […]
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Office of Admissions sees increase in number incoming students during pandemic
Despite challenges arising from the ongoing pandemic, Grambling's admission team has been able to overcome the environment to provide an academic home to more students than before Covid-19. GSU Director of Admissions Georgio “GeeGee” Douglas said the admission team has been meeting the needs of various students during this difficult time. “The Office of Admissions […]
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Q&A: Grambling alumnus Sharon Ford-Dunn
Sharon Ford-Dunn was once just a small town girl who had big dreams and hope for herself to become an inspiration to others. Grambling was once a tiny area with few opportunities at the time but the few opportunities they did offer she was more than determined to do great things to help improve her […]
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Talk Back: What’s an issue of interest at GSU?
What’s an issue of interest at GSU? Tiffany Sanders, Graduate Student, Criminal Justice, Monroe “GSU adheres to its motto, “Where everybody is somebody”. The GSU atmosphere and teachings are motivational and inspiring. It’s most welcoming to different ethnic backgrounds while also taking pride in being a minority. Not many universities offer this experience, I am […]
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Creating history one GSU alum at a time
Leslie Washington is a GSU alum who is affecting change and leaving a mark on the world. With his bachelor’s degree in history and his enormous family, Washington’s path to becoming an educator was nearer than he understood. Washington is the oldest of 10. His siblings range in age between 2 to 24-years-old. The obligation […]
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Miss Cover Girl Grace Powell: Beauty with a purpose
The largest misconception about beauty pageants is that all beauty pageants are full of girls with all beauty and no brains. From Miss America to Miss USA, Miss World and Miss Cover Girl, girls prove to people that beauty and brains go together. The purpose of beauty pageants is to find one’s personality, their strengths […]
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Talk Back: What life lesson(s) have you learned while attending GSU?
What life lesson(s) have you learned while attending GSU Vionetre Petty Chicago Senior Engineer Technology “Things always get better with time.” Vino Taylor Chicago Sophomore Mass Comms “Since attending GSU I have learned that it is very important to live in the moment and be grateful for everything you have. When COVID hit last year, […]