Students rock their Chevre appreal around campus. Diamond Hawkins (left) Chris Dennis (right). Courtesy photo Khaleel Paskel. Courtesy photo Khaleel Paskel, a 21-year-old junior at Grambling State University, is making major moves as a business owner with his up and coming clothing brand, Chèvre. The word Chèvre, is the french pronunciation of the word “goat”, […]
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On campus nail tech making waves
Many students around campus already booked with Sumrall for her nail services. Courtesy photo Dejah Sumrall. Courtesy photo Dejah Sumrall is nailing in on her passion for cosmetology while managing her own campus business. Sumrall is a freshman business marketing major from Mobile, Ala. “I started doing nails because it was a different hustle from […]
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New baseball recruits looking to fill holes on the diamond
The Grambling State University baseball team suffered big losses to their roster last year with students moving on in their career. Key players the Tigers lost include pitchers D’Quan Matthews and Ryan Huntington, in addition to infielders Ace Felder, Kristian Franklin and Garret Smith and others. The Tigers are looking to regroup this year with […]
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GSU cross country team continues winning ways in new season
Naomi Kiprop won first place in the Cross Country Southern University invitational on Sept. 7. GSU Athletics/Courtesy photo The Grambling State University Cross Country team competed in the Southern University Invitational meet on Saturday, Sept. 7. The Tigers are off to a great start and they look to continue their success as the year continues. […]
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Former basketball standout inks international deal
Hill signs her new contract surrounded by former teammates Former Grambling basketball star Shakyla Hill has signed a new deal overseas to continue her career. The multi-use guard inked a contract last week with ZKK Kraljevo, a Serbian women’s basketball team. With the team needing a new point guard, the team reached out […]
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GSU narrowly falls to LA Tech in “Buddy Bowl”
Geremy Hickbottom, a redshirt junior quarterback from Mobile, Ala, drops back to pass. GSU Athletics/Courtesy photo Quintin Guice, a senior wide receiver from Monroe, La., high points a ball. GSU Athletics/Courtesy photo Brandon Wiggs, a redshirt senior linebacker from Atlanta, Ga., stuffs a run versus Louisiana Tech. GSU Athletics/Courtesy photo Week two of college […]
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WATTERS: Are food stamps helpful for college students?
Cyra Watters I personally feel that food stamps aren’t helpful because it allows us to buy unhealthy foods, it doesn’t cover the whole amount of groceries you buy, you can’t buy household supplies, and some people will go as far to use false information to get food stamps, when other people may need it more. […]
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ROBINSON: Are food stamps helpful for college students?
Ian Robinson is a junior mass communication major from West Monroe, Louisiana. I believe that college students getting food stamps is a helpful thing. A lot of times, college students are on a strict budget, trying to balance the allowance they get from parents or the money that they get from work study or off-campus […]