The Louisiana Department of Education has approved a recommendation to convert Grambling’s three laboratory schools into a single Type 2 charter school system. FORD This decision means that the laboratory schools are no longer in danger of closing and will open in August as the Grambling Laboratory Charter School for k-12 students. The new […]
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Students meet the Greeks
More than 50 Greek organization hopefuls came out on Monday to room 242 in the Student Union to get a glimpse of what the Greek life is about. The National Pan-Hellenic Council hosted the evening event hoping to spark an interest in some people. President of the NPHC, Charlie Ray Jenkins Jr. was the main […]
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UL System proposes budget cuts
After former governor Bobby Jindal’s announcement of over $370 million to be cut from higher education, the University of Louisiana System schools have planned for reductions of both 40 percent and 60 percent in state funding. In a past interview with The News-Star ULS former president Sandra Woodley said that when dealing with cuts of […]
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Looking back on Black Lives Matter
Roughly 336 black lives were lost in the year 2015, and nearly 800 black lives have been lost at the hands of police since 2013, according to Mint Press News. The nation has watched the trials unfold on television. The death of Trayvon Martin ignited the #BlackLivesMatterMovement after the man who murdered the teen was […]
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How do you feel about Oscar issue?
As the Academy Awards (The Oscars) slowly approach, so does the controversy it brings. As the days slowly wind down, I have now looked at the whole situation totally differently. You’re probably wondering what situation I’m talking about; well, have you ever heard “African Americans can’t get mad for not being acknowledged at a show […]
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Honoring Martin Luther King
Lets take a moment to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A man who literally sacrificed his life for a people that were in a time of need. This is the man responsible for being the face of the Civil Rights Movement. A time where it was okay and basically the law to separate one […]
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SPORTS BRIEF
On Wednesday, Grambling State’s Chellane Jones was recognized by the SWAC as one of three Track and Field Athletes of the Week for their outstanding performances in competition during Jan. 15-16. Jones, a sprinter from Dallas, Texas, won the 200-meter dash at the Oklahoma J.D. Martin Invitational with a time of 24.79 seconds. She currently […]
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As luck would have it
The number 13 is accompanied with great power and hard workers but it’s also worn on the uniform of freshman student athlete, shooting guard Jazmin Boyd of the Grambling Lady Tigers women’s basketball team, under the direction of head coach Nadine Domond. “I chose that number in high school and here at Grambling because I […]
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Teams fall to Texas Southern
The Texas Southern University Lady Tigers (5-0 SWAC, 9-6 overall) proved why they are the No. 1 team in the Southwestern Athletic Conference on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the Fredrick C. Hobdy Arena Center. TSU outscored Grambling (4-2 SWAC, 7-10 overall) in points in the paint (by 10) and points off of turnovers […]
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CAMPUS BRIEFS
Favrot Student Union Board announces upcoming activities Upcoming activities sponsored by the Favrot Student Union Board: A student spectator bus will travel to Jackson State University on Saturday, Jan. 23. Students must be a registered GSU student with no judicial record within the past year. The transportation is free and the ticket cost is $10 […]