With the school year coming to an end, election week finally arrived. This year there were some strong competitors who definitely brought the competition with them. Michael Meadows won the title as Student Government Association president and the 2016-2017 Miss Grambling State University will be Astra Watts. Michael Meadows (left) calmly accepts his victory as […]
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National Library Week is set for April 10-16
National Library week this year will be celebrated during the week of April 10-16. National Library Week theme The A.C. Lewis Memorial Library on the campus of Grambling State has planned a week of activities in line with the theme, “Libraries Transform”. The following activities are all held in the A.C. Lewis Memorial Library. […]
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The race continues
With 216 days until the U.S presidential elections, the primary elections are still a hot topic. Two Democrats and three Republicans are still in the running for their party’s 2016 presidential nomination. For the Democrats party Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, and for the Republicans Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and John Kasich. The Republican Party […]
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We should know not all of Islam is hostile
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), is a large group of followers of hardline religious teachings of Islam. Followers of ISIS align themselves to the teaching set out by the Sharia law. Moderate Muslims would disassociate themselves from the images being broadcast by various news agencies. The moderate followers of Islam are greater […]
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Community previews Jackie Robinson film in museum
Head baseball coach James Cooper and the Grambling State University baseball team got a special preview of “Jackie Robinson,” the latest Ken Burns documentary for Public Broadcasting Corporation at the Eddie G. Robinson Museum. glen lewis/The Yearbook Head coach James Cooper, baseball legend Wilbert Ellis, Ralph Garr stand with former pro baseball players while […]
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Grambling’s own historic women
NOTE: Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when the week beginning March 7, 1982 was designated as “Women’s History Week.” Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987, the month of March 1987 was designated […]
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In Commemoration of Woman’s History Month
(NOTE: The Gramblinite conducted several interviews with the daughters of Charles P. Adams over the years prior to their deaths. This article contains information from some of those interviews.) Say the name Charles P. Adams in Grambling and everyone knows who he is. Those old enough can probably name his children, particularly the two […]
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MC shines ‘Lyte’
This morning, GSU held its Women’s History Month Lyceum Program in the T.H. Harris Auditorium, with the legendary MC Lyte as the keynote speaker. “The God-Mother of Hip-hop” delivered an inspiring message to each vessel that was open and willing to receive it. MC Lyte, whose given name is Lana Moorer, is a well known […]
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Edwards protects higher education from further cuts
Governor John Bel Edwards said last week that the $70 million shortfall in this year’s budget will be resolved by a combination of cuts and savings from the Department of Health and Hospitals. That will spare Louisiana’s colleges and universities, which have already suffered a $28 million reduction in TOPS funding this year, from further […]
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GSU Tigers fall to Tech Bulldogs
Before Grambling State University could settle down, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs jumped to a quick 5-0 second inning lead and did not look back. Tech won 10-2. Tech (14-7, 3-3 CUSA) ended the Tigers (10-14, 7-2 SWAC) four game winning streak. Tech proved to be dominant at the square with 10 hits, nine RBI’s and […]