“How can Black lives matter if we are not fighting the degradation of the woman’s image, the black woman’s image?” That was the question Truth In Reality founder and domestic violence activist, Sil Lai Abrams, asked at the beginning of the seminar. This seminar was part of Abrams “Redefining HERstory” tour which was created to […]
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Tips to maximize career fair opportunites
Another career fair is on its way to Grambling State University Friday on the tenth of April in the Black & Gold Room. This event sponsored is by The Office of Career Development and Placement as well as The Office of Student Support Services. Employers include IBM, Century Link, Aramark, and a host of other […]
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Grambling State Student Receives Georgia Peach Award
A Grambling State University student received the Georgia Peach of An Athlete Award for his outstanding studies in the classroom as well as outside it. “It was a humbling experience to say the least,” said Jahi Gilkey. “To be honored for something that you put so much work into and that you are passionate […]
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Office of Retention Offering Tutoring
The end of the semester is quickly approaching and Grambling State University’s Office of Retention is offering tutoring for students that need extra help in their studies. The subjects of chemistry, biology, science and mathematics will all be tutored to students in need. This is the time of the semester when students are hitting the […]
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Quiz Bowl Team reaches playoffs, loses in first round
Although there were high hopes for the Grambling State University Quiz Bowl Team in this year’s Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, the team lost in the first round to Norfolk State University, Sunday, March 22. “We played six matches, I was kind of nervous to begin with, but as we kept playing it just got more […]
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Rapper Releases Shoes, Clothing Line, Album
Rapper Kanye West has been doing a lot to build his brand as his clothing line debuted Feb. 12, he released his first shoe with Adidas, and announced he will have a new album to be released May 10 of this year. On Feb. 28, the rapper tweeted a picture of the cover artwork of […]
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Greeks provide information to interested students
The members of Grambling State University National Pan Hellenic Council started Greek Week with a seminar on Monday in the Favrot Student Union Room 242. The session was aimed to educate students about the different Black Greek-letter organizations on campus. The organizations that participated were Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc, […]
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Queen hosts ‘The Social Effect’
Miss Senior Kayla McClellan hosted an open discussion for the student body Monday titled "The Social Effect", shedding light on how relationships and bonds between people can be affected by pictures and quotes uploaded on social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram in addition to courtships depicted from popular reality television shows. "I […]
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Union Parish to hold gospel choir competition
Ain’t God Good Entertainment will be producing its first Northern Louisiana Gospel Choir competition. Community and Church Choirs from Union, Lincoln, Morehouse, Jackson, and Ouachita Parish, and Southern Arkansas will compete for a $500 grand prize. This event brings together all denominations under the theme of "Ain’t God Good." To be considered, choirs are required […]
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Grambling Lab sponsors ACT Boot Camp
Grambling State University Laboratory High School, Simsboro High School, and Gibsland-Coleman High School participated in an ACT Boot Camp on Friday, March 13. The camp was held in the Betty Smith Nursing Building auditorium. Approximately 177 students attended the camp and all seniors and juniors at Grambling High School was administered the ACT test […]