IBM Masters Fellowship Program has awarded fellowships to Grambling University’s students: Crystal Shelling and Elliot Howard. Shelling is a psychology major and Howard is a social sciences major at Grambling State University. Shelling appreciated the moment and spoke about how she can complete her education without stressing over monetary help. Both recipients were awarded $10,000 […]
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McCall Dining Hall renovations revealed
On Friday, Grambling State University officials and foodservice ally, SodexoMAGIC, revealed a beautifully refurbished dining lobby to a crowd of students, staff and members of the community. SodexoMAGIC is a collaborative project that was formed in 2006, between Magic Johnson Enterprises, LLC, and Sodexo, Inc.. Earvin “Magic” Johnson is an active chairman and owns 51 […]
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Black History Facts
Did you know Georges Biassou was an early leader of the 1791 slave rising in Saint-Domingue that began the Haitian Revolution? He fought with the Spanish royalists against the French Revolutionary authorities in colonial Haïti. Marry Kenner was an American inventor most noted for her development of the sanitary belt. Kenner didn’t receive any recognition for […]
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Grambling campus turns into winter wonderland
With the arrival of extreme winter weather, Grambling State University made the decision to cancel classes that were scheduled for Monday, Jan. 11 because it was expected that it would snow. GSU President Rick Gallot made the declaration on Friday after the National Weather Service forecast called for freezing temperatures and snow Sunday night into […]
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Valerio: The life of a student athlete can be challenging
The Grambling State baseball program has just begun to hit full steam in their pursuit towards a Southwestern Athletic Conference title this year. The first two weeks back on campus for the team have been devoted to conditioning, lifting and small individual activities specific to positional groups. The life of a student athlete can be […]
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Williams: Let’s Go Back
Let’s go back, back to when Fredrick Douglass said, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress”. Or back to when Harriet Tubman said, “I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed more if only they knew they were slaves.”. What about when Rosa Parks simply said, “NO!”, and “The only tired I […]
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Fun facts for Black History Month
Did you know the first successful open-heart surgery was performed in 1893 by a black surgeon named Dr. Daniel Hale Williams? According to Columbia University, he was an American general surgeon, who in 1893 performed the first documented, successful pericardium surgery in America. He also founded Chicago's Provident Hospital, the first non-segregated hospital in the […]
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Gram community has high expectations for Biden/Harris administration on HBCU funding
Students and graduates at Grambling State University have high expectations from the Biden administration in regards to the betterment of all historically black colleges and universities (HBCUS). President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were officially sworn in as of Jan. 20. The Vice President holds a special place in the hearts of many […]
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Fall sports shift brings more activities to spring
Spring semester is always a great time for college sports. Usually, the main sports at the forefront are basketball, softball and baseball in the spring. but now falls sports like football, and women’s volleyball will be played in the spring. Basketball kicked off their season back in November and the SWAC tournament is right around […]
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UPDATED: Fire incident reported at Dunbar Hall
Grambling State University reported a fire at Dunbar Hall on Jan. 22. Director of Communicationsat Grambling State University Tisha Arnold said the fire was caused by a power line that fell on the debris surrounding Dunbar Hall. There were no students in the building at the time and no one was reported injured. The fire […]