The Grambling State Student Government Association fall elections are close to being in full effect here at GSU and you are invited. For the next two weeks Grambling’s Student Government Association will be holding elections for all classifications that were not able to run in the spring. All students interested in joining SGA must attend […]
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Dominican tragedy touches GSU
Dominica is a country known for producing bananas, citrus, mangoes, coconut oil, and soaps that many other products used around the world. But, the small country and its many resources was heavily damaged by tropical storm Erika on Aug. 27. The storm left an estimated 20 people dead with many more unaccounted for. The in […]
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Sport’s Briefs
Myers Named HBCU Coach of the Year Grambling State University Head Women’s Tennis Coach Kenneth Myers was named the 2015 Historically Black College & Universities Coach of the Year. Myers received this honor during the 98th American Tennis Association (ATA) National Tennis Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Aug. 8. The Grambling State University Athletics […]
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Grambling baseball player shines in summer league
Larry Barraza, shortstop for the Grambling State University baseball team, had a memorable summer as he spent the past two months at the Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy in Compton, California. Barraza, who is from Huntington Park, California, played for the Academy Barons in the highly talented California Collegiate League (CCL). Coming off of […]
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You can’t get a refund on a refund
Your freshmen year can bring a number of different things that you may not use. One main thing is the freedom. You may be thinking “I had freedom at home,” and you could have; but not the type of freedom that you will experience in college. You had freedom at home, but your mom […]
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SGA’s Wallace and Miss GSU welcome all to Grambling State
Greetings Gramblinites, It is a privilege and honor of being chosen to serve this 2015-2016 academic school year as the Student Government Association (SGA) President here at “The G”. I would like to greet you and welcome you to what I would consider the best days of your life! It is my charge to you […]
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President extends greetings
Greetings: It is my pleasure to welcome all new and returning students to Grambling State University for the 2015-2016 academic year. DR. Willie Larkin As your new President, I am excited about the upcoming school year and the many opportunities I will have to meet many of you on your path to your ultimate […]
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Thurgood Marshall College Fund launches Apple Scholars Program
Washington, DC – The Thurgood Marshall College Fund this week launched the application process for the inaugural year of the Apple HBCU Scholars Program. Thirty successful undergraduate student recipients will be awarded sizable scholarships and receive year-long mentorships by Apple employees to include a paid internship at Apple headquarters next summer. The scholarship program, the […]
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10th anniversary of devastating hurricane
Normally for hurricanes my family would just have hurricane parties. My whole family would gather up-town at my grandmother’s house and ride the hurricane out. School days off and fun with my cousins are what a hurricane meant to me. I didn’t feel the urgency that my family needed to evacuate, until I saw one […]
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Are you ready for the G?
Moving off campus and searching for a place to stay can be a difficult task for students in the Ruston/Grambling area. There are difficult choices to be made, from having a roommate or wanting to stay alone. From there, students must decide on buying furniture or obtaining a place already furnished. The area has several […]