Favrot Student Union Board releases upcoming activities The Favrot Student Union Board has released several upcoming events for October. “I Stand, You Stand, We Stand” is a domestic violence event to be held in the union, Room 242 at 6 p.m. on Oct. 5. A general assembly will be held in the Black & Gold […]
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‘Blues for an Alabama Sky’ to begin Tuesday
The season opener, Blues for an Alabama Sky, will begin Tuesday, Oct. 6 through Friday, Oct. 9 at the Floyd L. Sandle Theatre located in Grambling’s Conrad Hutchinson Performing Arts Center. Set in the 1930 Harlem, New York, the harsh realities of the Great Depression have devastated the bright decade of the Harlem Renaissance. […]
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University employee beats the odds
There is no doubt that faculty play a huge role at any school, especially at Grambling State University. Florence I. Simon has been at Grambling for 20 years and teaches all of the early childhood education classes. Florence Simon Although Simon was reared in Natchitoches; she is no stranger to Grambling. She has three […]
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Grambling Chamber to host banquet
Three area residents and two businesses will be honored at the Greater Grambling Chamber of Commerce annual Community Contributions Banquet Thursday, Oct. 15 at the Ruston Civic Center. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a wine and cheese reception followed by the banquet at 7 p.m. Individual tickets are $30, and tables seating eight […]
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Engineering student donates
Dominique Wilson, a senior from Rayville, knows the true meaning of giving back, even before graduating. Wilson donated $200 to the Department of Engineering Technology. “When I went on my first internship, I told my professor once I started making some decent money, I would start giving back before I graduated out of the program. […]
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ROTC gets tested at camp
It’s an exciting time for GSU’s ROTC. Results have been received from a camp that was attended during the summer. The camp happens annually. It includes cadets from all 235 programs on the same MS level. Eleven cadets from Grambling attended a rigorous camp that helped determine what part of the service that they […]
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Grant helps fill needs of GSUPD
The work done by GSU Police Chief Howard G. Caviness and his staff continues to pay off. The money the department was awarded through Title III grants from the U.S. Department of Education has been used to get better equipment because what was in use was “outdated,” Caviness said. The initial grant was for $100,000, […]
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Event kicks off job search season
The Grambling State University’s 48th Annual Career Fair was held in the Black and Gold Room recently. The name of the event was the Lonnie Smith Career Fair, named to honor a longtime placement director at GSU. The fair offered several opportunities to receive internships, entry-level jobs, and graduate schools’ information. There were representatives from […]
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Event kicks off job search season
The Grambling State University’s 48th Annual Career Fair was held in the Black and Gold Room recently. The name of the event was the Lonnie Smith Career Fair, named to honor a longtime placement director at GSU. The fair offered several opportunities to receive internships, entry-level jobs, and graduate schools’ information. There were representatives from […]
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Two Towns, Two Teams, One Cause
On Friday the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Lincoln Parish hosted the Lincoln Parish Purple Bowl. The game, Grambling High versus Cedar Creek, was held in Eddie G. Robinson Stadium. MELANIE C. THOMAS/Courtesy photo Purple balloons are released during GHS halftime activities for the “Purple Out” Friday, Sept. 25 at Eddie Robinson Stadium. […]