JORDAN CAMERON/The Yearbook Terry Lilly, director of the GSU cheerleading squad, and Virgie Broussard Pradia, former Orchesis director, put on a show as the alumni band takes the field during the Homecoming halftime show. BREYANNA ROBINSON/The Yearbook The Grambling State University Tiger Marching Band and the Orchesis Dance Troupe put on a show […]
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G-Men to take on TSU Tigers
The Grambling State University Tigers, the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s only undefeated team (6-2, 6-0 SWAC) face the Texas Southern University Tigers in the Red River State Fair Classic in Shreveport on Saturday, Nov. 7. The G-Men won a sixth consecutive conference win last Saturday, defeating Mississippi Valley State University 49-14 during the homecoming game. That […]
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Tigers dominate Delta Devils
From start to finish the Grambling State University Tigers dominated and controlled the Mississippi Valley State University Delta Devils. During their homecoming day game, the Tigers stuck with a ground attack for the third week in a row, this time against winless Mississippi Valley State University. In the second half, the G-Men resumed their air […]
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Men experience domestic violence too
For those who may not know, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Devonta Sonnier Domestic Violence is a pattern of behavior used to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation, often including the threat or use of violence. Other terms for domestic violence include intimate partner violence, battering, relationship abuse, […]
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14 acts, but only one winner
In celebration of Homecoming Week, the Favrot Student Union put together a week of activities for visiting alumni and current students, including the annual talent show. There were a variety of performances: from singers, to dancers, to rappers, to poets and even a saxophone player. Jazmyn Hobdy, who is a distant relative of the late […]
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Alumni show they have still got it at annual Yard show
The Friday of Homecoming Week, the alumni greek yard show was held in the Men’s Gym. All of the Divine 9 was in attendance except for Sigma Gamma Rho. The show was supposed to start at 2 p.m., but Grambling — doing what they do best — got the show started a little after 2:30. […]
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Stepping it up: It was old school vs. new school
With their crisp moves and precise details, the members of Iota Phi Theta National Fraternity Incorporated stole the show — again. This is the second year in a row that the brothers of brown and gold have won first place and will represent Grambling in the State Farm Bayou Classic to be held in New […]
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United Way launches its 2015 campaign
Grambling State University kicked its United Way of Northeast Louisiana 2015 campaign off on Monday, October 19. Since 2007 GSU has participated in raising money in support of United Way. United Way is known for targeting issues that affect the community such as education, income, health and even emergency needs to help others. United Way […]
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Radio staff speaks to students
The staff at Monroe’s KOUS Live 96.3 stopped by GSU’s campus on Tuesday to give advice and provide internship and career opportunities in the broadcast industry to engineering technology and communication students. E’VONNE GIPSON/Courtesy photo From Left: Johnny Patterson, GSU engineering technology lecturer, stand with Augusta Turner, and Dexter Jackson of KOUS Live […]
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Police Jury incumbents Wyatt, Hunter retain seats
With Saturday’s primary election having come and gone, there were some surprises at the polls. Even with the heavy rain and Grambling State and Louisiana Tech universities playing football games at home, many still made it out to vote. Then again, some would say that both these things played a major part in the voter […]