Sontus Mitchell, a deputy with the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Department, does not think he did anything to warrant receiving a special honor, but he is grateful for the community’s support. “Everybody knows I go out there and do my job in good faith,” said Mitchell. “I guess when I go out there with a bullet-proof […]
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Women’s basketball team on two-game winning streak
The Lady Tigers (7-13 overall, 4-5 in SWAC) are on a two-game winning streak at home with wins against the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (4-15 overall, 2-6 SWAC), 75 – 56, and against Mississippi Valley State (3-17 overall, 1-8 SWAC), 62 – 31. Saturday, Jan. 31, against UAPB, the leadingscorer of the game was […]
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Brady wins fourth Super Bowl
Ten years removed from their last Super Bowl win, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick wasn’t letting this one get away. In the final minute of Super Bowl XLIX The New England Patriots (15-4) escaped Seattle Seahawks (14-5) 28-24 during Seattle’s last drive when Jermaine Kearse hauled in an acrobatic catch that brought Seattle within yards […]
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Over 20 new G-Men signed
National Signing Day, a day that brings joy to hearts of mothers and fathers, brings hope to universities, a day that young student athletes have anticipated for their whole high school career. The 2015 recruiting class brings great promise to the Grambling State University football program that was just inches short of playing in the […]
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I just want to be successful
What would it take to make you feel like you were a success? How much money would you need before you felt like you had ‘made it’? How famous would you need to be? How many cars would you need to own? I believe it is all a matter of perspective, goals, and determination. Some […]
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Leave TOPS alone, Louisiana needs it
The year was 1988. A successful New Orleans businessman named Patrick F. Taylor had a speech to give. His audience was 183 restless middle school students who weren't college bound. Heck, many weren't even high school bound. They were bidding their time until they could drop out of school. Instead of a pep talk, Taylor […]
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What is the meaning of success?
As college students we all bear the common goal of one day attaining what we like to think of as success. But what is success really? The simplest definition of success is to accomplish one's aim or purpose. Some people's goals may be to become famous and noticed by the entire world. Some may aspire […]
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Twenty Questions: 2-5-14
DISCLAIMER: 20 Questions is intended for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. Those who can’t take a joke need not read!!! 1. Why doesn’t anyone want to be our president? 2. How many applicants do we have? 3. Can we just elect Coach P? 4. Have you already used all your Tiger Bucks? 5. Who’s using their refund […]
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The LGBT community spreads awareness on the campus
On Jan. 26, students had the opportunity to attend an informational program about college students with alternative sexual and gender identities titled “Deep Cover: LGBTQIA People of Color on HBCU Campuses”. The presentation, given by Grambling State University alum Destiny McKinney, was designed to inform student leaders about the LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community […]