The Artistic and Cultural Committee of the Favrot Student Union Board held an event to prep for Halloween and get students into the spooky spirit. On Oct. 22, students were able to decorate pumpkins for their “boos”, their friends, and also themselves in the Favrot Student Union. Each student was given a single artificial pumpkin […]
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Legends Market is reshaping local retail landscape
Pictured are (l-r) Charlene Turner, bakery manager; Shay Torbor, deli manager; Renee’ Duff, store manager; Mary Walker, produce manager; and Robert Price, meat market manager. The moment you walk through the door, the delicious smells from the freshly prepared deli offerings, the cleanliness of the store, and the warm and friendly smiles of the employees […]
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SGA holds General Assembly
Recent shootings and the conversation on sexual assault have raised questions amongst students and administrators of Grambling State University. SGA Vice President Kyla Nelson, and chair of SGA Safety and Grievances Dhara Richardson hosted a discussion on the upcoming plans of the university’s police department. Also there was Director of Media Relations Jovan Hackley, who […]
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Women’s self-defense class held
Police officer demonstrating self-defense mechanisms in the self-defense class. The counseling center hosted its first ever women’s self defense class on Oct. 17. The two hour class was held in the Nursing Building student lounge. Kim Gibson, a counselor for Grambling State University and the event’s coordinator, partnered with the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office to […]
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‘Shimmy Like A Nupe’ shines
Members of Gamma Psi pose for a picture after the “Shimmy like a Nupe” event. The Gamma Psi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. at GSU has been full of surprises. For the OBB and UPhi U Stroll Off, the fraternity showed off some slick cane work. Late last week, they held their annual […]
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Omegas alumni chapter to hold ‘Q-Back’ fundraiser on Friday
Join the brothers of Gamma Gamma Alumni Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and members of the Grambling community to discuss ways to enhance Grambling State University. The event, titled “Q-Back,” will be held Friday from 7 a.m. to noon at the Omega fraternity plot at 403 Main St.
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The importance of reversing the stigma of mental health
Sarah-Renee Garner is a junior mass communication major from Dallas, Texas. With the start of SarahSays, I wanted to stray away from being a relationship advice column, or a column festering gossip, but this week’s submission was something I think we as young students should speak on: our mental health, and how our mental health […]
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Hallelujah not Halloween
Destini Thurman is a junior mass communication major from Orlando, Fla. Being raised in a Christian household, Halloween was looked down upon by my parents, especially my dad. I would always hear my friends talking about what their costumes are, who everybody was going to go trick-or-treating with, or what neighborhoods had the big candy […]
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E. Faye Williams to speak during Grambling Homecoming Alumni convocation
E. Faye Williams will return to her alma mater as alumni convocation speaker Friday, November 2 at 10:30 a.m. in the T.H. Harris Auditorium. The convocation is sponsored by the Grambling University National Alumni Association, Russell Day, president. Williams came to Grambling State University at the tender age of 16 from Peabody High School in […]
