The Grambling State University Tiger Marching Band held its annual high school band camp. The camp lasted from July 5-10. The campers were composed of elementary, junior high and high school students from across the state of Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. The camp was divided into various divisions such as the orchestra, drumline, twirling team, […]
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CORRECTION
In the April 23 issue: ν On Page 2 in a story titled “First mayor’s widow becomes a centenarian,” Martha Woodard Andrus was misidentified and a daughter was left out. Andrus is a former mayor of the city of Grambling and a professor at Grambling State University. The second daughter’s name is Elaine Woodard Dunn, […]
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Campus briefs
Favrot Student Union Board to end 2015 Summer II activities The Favrot Student Union Board has only one more planned Summer II activity left for students to enjoy. The board will hold a kickball event on Wednesday, July 22 in the Old Stadium at 7 p.m. Alumnus to direct ‘Emmett Till’ […]
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Kittens can’t claw their way out ‘The Hole’
No defense no problem for Red River as they dissected Grambling Lab secondary in route to a 41-0 win in Fridays season opener. The Bulldogs offense set the tone on the third play of game when Travis Gray stepped up into to the pocket and connected with Shacoby Perkins on a 45-yard touchdown pass. “We […]
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G-Men ready for Bethune
President Willie Larkin and head football coach Broderick Fobbs are expecting Grambling fans to “Pack the Hole” in Grambling’s home opener against Bethune-Cookman University on Saturday. “It’s good to be at home in the month of September in front of our home crowd,” said Fobbs. Both teams took a lop-sided loss in week one to […]
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California catastrophe
The Grambling State University Tigers played up against PAC 12 Conference competitor University of California Berkeley Golden Bears in a nearly packed California Memorial Stadium. The G-Men came up short, losing 73-14. GLENN LEWIS/The Yearbook No. 36 Derwin Butler and No. 56 Troy Roach tackles Cal-Berkeley’s No. 15. “We’ve got to go back to the […]
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Embrace opportunities HBCUs offer
Attending an HBCU is not similar to attending just any other college or university. We mainly share similar surroundings, such as dorms, classrooms, professors, and student lounges; however, HBCUs share so much more. We share unity. It may not seem like it at times, but when you place people with the same color and background […]
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Student Perspective
To make it in today’s society it is all about two things: what you know and who you know. As we all are still embarking on our college journeys, what you learn right here at Grambling can set you up for those two key elements for life moving […]
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TWENTY QUESTIONS
Why does Grambling only have a Divine 7 instead of a Divine 9? G-Men, is this an early indication of this season? Who unplugged the Jukebox (SU Band) last Saturday? Who’s tired of eating Burger King and Taco Bell after 8 p.m.? Why is the SGA always knocking on your door? So who made that […]
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TWENTY QUESTIONS
Why does Grambling only have a Divine 7 instead of a Divine 9? G-Men, is this an early indication of this season? Who unplugged the Jukebox (SU Band) last Saturday? Who’s tired of eating Burger King and Taco Bell after 8 p.m.? Why is the SGA always knocking on your door? So who made that […]