Shayna Espy represented Grambling State at the White House Initiative for HBCU students. Courtesy photo Grambling State University sophomore Shayna Espy represented Grambling State University as a 2019 HBCU Competitiveness Scholar during the National HBCU Week Conference, Sept. 8-11 in Washington, D.C. Held at the Renaissance Hotel with the theme “Enhancing HBCU Competitiveness: Student Achievement, […]
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How to avoid parking tickets
On Aug. 12 a campus parking advisory was put into effect for Grambling students, enforcing the campus parking decal policy. Students must display the appropriate decal when parking or face receiving a ticket. There are two simple solutions to avoid getting parking tickets. “Buy a decal and park in student-designated parking,” said Jeanette Amos, administrative […]
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Enrollment Continues to rise
Grambling State University has reached a record breaking enrollment in fall 2019 marking a seven year enrollment high. There are currently 5,232 students enrolled at GSU ranging from 45 states and 35 countries. The student body had a five percent increase in out of state students since fall 2017. “Our continued growth is a […]
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BRICE: Is Sodexo a better food providing than Aramark?
Taylor Brice Magic Johnson’s SodexoMAGIC at Grambling is awesome. I love the idea. SODEXO is really bringing out a lot of creativity from our cafe. I was very impressed when we had things like chives in the mashed potatoes and discovering that I could add capers or zucchini to my pasta. As a foodie most […]
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JOHNSON: Is Sodexo a better food providing than Aramark?
Michelle Johnson After the first week with Grambling’s new food provider, Sodexo, it already seems as if we’d been bamboozled. Okay, we got new plates, an ice cream machine, and painted walls. Despite the “changes” I soon realized: the more things change, the more they stay the same. One week I recall eating chicken almost […]
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Creating students of “prime quality”
Dr. Robbie Morganfield. Courtesy photo The department head of Grambling State University’s Department of Mass Communication is striving to improve the overall attitude and culture of the university. Dr. Robbie Morganfield, the Cleo Fields Endowed Professor in Mass Communication, wants Grambling students to join the movement of ‘Minding our P’s & Q’s’ going forward when […]
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Grambling student set to graduate after losing scholarship, overcoming academic probation
Deonta Rigsby. Courtesy photo A study, published in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics in April of 2010, showed that college students who rebound from academic probation do improve their grades, as well as higher their chances of graduating. This was the case for Deonta Rigsby. Rigsby, a native of Jasper, Texas, enrolled at Grambling […]
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Former student body president lands job at Texas A&M mentoring student athletes
Jonathan Wallace. Courtesy photo Beginning in the fall of 2019 Jonathan Wallace is serving as a Scholastic Supervisor for freshmen football student-athletes at Texas A&M University in the Center for Student-Athlete Services. At Texas A&M Wallace is responsible for providing academic support, guidance and mentorship to student-athletes while working collaboratively with academic professionals to create […]