A rain delay suspended play Sunday afternoon between Grambling State University (19-19, 12-5 SWAC) and Texas Southern University (16-19, 10-10 SWAC) at MacGregor Park. TSU led 3-0 in the sixth when the game was called. Game three of the three-game weekend series will be continued later in the season. No date has been set. The […]
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Cheerleaders want ‘respek’ on their name
Grambling State cheerleaders are slightly disheartened with the student body for not voting to pass an increase to their bill. This year, the cheerleaders sought to add $5 for the semester and $2.50 for the summer to their current fee, which is $10. The extra revenue would be geared toward assisting with equipment and traveling […]
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Gnites headed to NFL?
Grambling State’s astounding football season produced confident athletes in Johnathan Williams, Chester Rogers, Christopher Bazil, Jevonta Williams, and Larry Stalling, who are all eligible for the National Football League draft. Johnathan Williams is undersized as quarterback so various positions will be open for him. He rushed for over 200 yards and threw 2,148 yards. Rogers […]
Posted inOpinion
It’s so hard to say goodbye
Where do I begin? Although I knew the day would come in which I would have to finally bid my farewell to my alma mater, my dear ole’ Grambling, reality is not going to set in for me until my name, Candice Sherrie Dixson, is beginning called. It’s been a long, event-filled and interesting (to […]
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Farewell, GSU, I’m looking toward the future
I came to Grambling hoping to experience and explore my culture a little more and I got just that. I’ve always wanted to attend a historically black college and I did. I didn’t, however, live college out to its fullest potential. I didn’t party. I can count on my hand how many times I went […]
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The Day purple Faded Away
The world officially said goodbye to Prince Rogers Nelson, famously known as Prince, on Saturday in a private service with only close friends and family. Fans left flowers, cards, posters-majority were the color purple-outside Paisley Park on Saturday just to pay their respects to the fallen legend. Prince had an emergency landing on his private […]
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Prince was soundtrack to my life
My experience with Prince is personal. Not because he was personal friend. I personally never met him. The closest I ever got to him in the physical form was seeing him live at the Forum back in 2009. Great show, I was literally in heaven for three hours. But despite having no material relationship with […]
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The Sound Of Silence
It hurts my ears to hear that in the past five months five powerhouses of pop/soul artists who laid the foundation for the past 50 years of American music have died, and what they built seems to be eroding. Even thought their influence peeks out here and there from seasoned disc jockeys and independent artists, […]
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Honorary doctors in the house
Thelma Williams received an honorary doctorate degree as a early present shy of her 91st birthday from Bethesda Biblical Institute earlier this year. Dr. Thelma Alice Smith Washington Williams smiles at her 90th birthday surprise party in the Grambling Community center. In insert, she is escorted by Steve Favors and daughter Alyson. Many youngsters dream […]