The Grambling Juneteenth Heritage Festival annual Miss Juneteenth Pageant will be held Friday, June 19 at 7 p.m. in the T.H. Harris Auditorium on the campus of Grambling State University. “Keeping the Spirit of Juneteenth Alive – 150 Years Later….Remember the Past, Embrace the Present, Hope for the Future” is the theme for the event. […]
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SOAR ready to kick off Monday
The Summer Orienta-tion, Advising and Registration (SOAR) will kick off the Grambling State University summer orientation project. The first session will be held Monday, June 15 all day in the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center on the university campus. “It’s time to get connected,” said Kevin D. Sly, coordinator of the Grambling Achievement Program (GAP). […]
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Louisiana legislature passes land grant status for university
Both the Louisiana Senate and House of Representatives have passed resolutions to recommend that the U.S. Congress grant Grambling State University status as a land-grant institution, which would make the university eligible for millions of dollars in federal funding every year. “We could be receiving 5-10 million dollars a year just in direct appropriations for […]
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GSU GETS 9th president
The Grambling State University students, faculty and staff welcomed a new member to their family last week. Dr. Willie D. Larkin was named the ninth president of the university. He is currently serving as chief of staff to the president at Morgan State University […]
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Grambling basketball legend Bob Hopkins remembered
Bob Hopkins, a basketball legend at Grambling State University who was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall f Fame in 1978, died May 19 at the age of 80. He suffered from heart and kidney disease. A Jonesboro native, Hopkins is survived by his wife of 57 years, Beverly, and children Marilyn, Lynnetta, Debbie and […]
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Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame announces inductees of 2015 class
The Board of Directors of the Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame have announced the seventh Hall of Fame induction class. There will be a reception July 10 at 4:30 p.m. in the Eddie G. Robinson Museum to honor the new inductees. The Legends Hall of Fame Induction Program will be July 11 at 6 […]
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Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame announces inductees of 2015 class
The Board of Directors of the Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame have announced the seventh Hall of Fame induction class. There will be a reception July 10 at 4:30 p.m. in the Eddie G. Robinson Museum to honor the new inductees. The Legends Hall of Fame Induction Program will be July 11 at 6 […]
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Athletic Department to offer activities for children
This summer a host of sport programs plan to have several camps for the locals. The camps will range from youth players to high schooler. Football One-day football camps will be held in three different locations this year: Neville High School in Monroe on June 26; BREC Memorial Stadium in Baton Rouge on June […]
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Simmons named interim athletic director of GSU
Before the end of the spring semester, former interim President Dr. Cynthia Warrick announced that Dr. Obadiah Simmons would assume the role as interim athletic director of Grambling State University. This became effective May 1. Now, Simmons will oversee the university’s 17 athletic programs. He is also the interim head of the Department of […]
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Former baseball players get opportunity in MLB
In the past six years, five Grambling baseball players have been drafted to play at the professional level. Wednesday, Edwin “Woody” Drexler was drafted in the 38th round by the Los Angelos Dodgers. The Jeanerette native recently from Grambling in May with a bachelor’s degree in sports management. “It means everything to me,” said Drexler. […]