“A tree is known by its fruit: a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost. He who sows courtesy reaps friendship and he who plants kindness gathers love,” – Saint Basil. Willis Reed’s deeds speak for themselves. His contributions and influence transcended the basketball court. The legendary Reed was born on June […]
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Diamond Tigers begin SWAC season with hot streak
Grambling State’s baseball team started hot in Southwestern Athletic Conference play. The Tigers opened the season at 8-1 in conference play after securing a series win against Southern and two series sweep against Alcorn State and Arkansas Pine Bluff. Grambling defeated Southern two of the three game series to open conference play. Game One was […]
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55 years of beauty and poise – Miss Calendar Girl pageant held
The 55th Annual Miss Calendar Girl Scholarship Pageant was held March 25 in the T.H. Harris Auditorium. This pageant is held annually to celebrate the beauty, charm, and talent of young women who attend Grambling State University. The first Calendar Girl Pageant was held March 24, 1969, and was sponsored by the Favrot Student Union […]
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G-Men working toward April 22 Black and Gold Game
Spring is a time for new beginnings. That’s something the Grambling State Tigers football team is looking to take advantage of with the Tigers looking to bounce back from a three-win season that ended with a loss against Southern in the Bayou Classic to close out their disappointing 2022 season. GSU football is out on […]
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Tigers’ feel good about men’s hoops season, future
While the Tigers fell one game shy of earning a berth to a NCAA Men’s Basketball Play-In Tournament game, the 2022-23 season was still a historic run for the G-Men of Grambling State University. Grambling State finished with a modern-day record breaking 24 wins, ending its 2022-23 season at 24-9, their best mark since going […]
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Former Miss Black and Gold wins 2023 Ms. New England Petite pageant
Kimberly Campbell, a Grambling State University graduate, won Ms. New England Petite 2023 and is heading to compete for Ms. Petite USA. Campbell is a Fall 2010 member of the Alpha Theta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated. During her time at GSU she became a member of Phi Gamma Mu honor society […]
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Grambling hoops great Willis Reed dies at 80
Legendary Grambling basketball player Willis Reed passed away Tuesday at the age of 80. Reed was most known for his championship years with the New York Knicks. Born in the small town of Hico, Louisiana, in Lincoln Parish, Reed went on to play his entire 10-year professional career with the Knicks after being drafted out […]
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Coach Ellis’ No. 30 baseball jersey to be retired this weekend
Grambling State baseball will honor legendary coach Wilbert Ellis by retiring his No. 30 jersey this weekend. Ellis a native of Ruston, Louisiana native spent 26 seasons as the head baseball coach after serving as the assistant coach to Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones for 17 seasons. He built a great list of accomplishments […]
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The late ‘Prez’ Jones to have baseball jersey retired
Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones – also known as ‘Prez’ Jones – who was Grambling State University’s second president and first baseball coach, will have this weekend by getting his jersey number 30 retired. Jones was not only the second president of Grambling State University, he also founded the university’s baseball team and became their […]
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The Gramblinite’s Edler conducts interview for HBCU-Africa Correspondents Corps
Joshua Edler, editor-in-chief of The Gramblinite, recently conducted an interview with Themba Mahleka – Senior Program Officer at Justice for All, which is part of the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies project at the New York University Center on International Cooperation For Peace for the HBCU-Africa Correspondents Corps. Click on the YouTube […]