The Canterbury Association of St. Luke's Episcopal Chapel held its culminating activity on Sunday, April 17 at 4 p.m. Students who were recommended by their departments as potential graduates of the 2016 class at Grambling State University and the Lady Tigers Basketball team were invited. The guest speaker was Reverend Stavinoha Bradley, a recent gaduate […]
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Wet and Stress Free Day
The International Student Organization (ISO) hosted Stress Free Day at the ‘Quad’ (the green, open area in front of the auditorium). The event started at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27 and ended at 6:30 p.m. The turnout was high as students slowly trickled in the area. The water activities were being set up. Some […]
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Graduating and missed the RJE? No problem
The Center for Academic Assessment conducted the Rising Junior Exam. The students enrolled in Get 300 tested March 14-17, March 29-31, April 4-7, and April 11-12. Departments were advised to contact and encourage all pending graduating seniors Spring 2016 to take the exam on these dates to ensure they will be able to graduate. If […]
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Green takes over professional development center
Suzanne Douglas Green is helping prepare Grambling State University students professionally for jobs, interviews and careers, making them more marketable to employers. “We're here to assess the students and their needs,” said Green, the new director of the Center of Student Professional Development in the College of Business. Green started the job earlier in the […]
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Businessman to be graduation speaker
Thomas Allen Moorehead’s career has taken him down many interesting paths, but his road map on life has remained consistent: Look for ways to help others. A visionary business professional, Moorehead is a mentor to hundreds of African Americans interested in careers in the automobile industry and a philanthropist who has funded scholarships for college […]
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Message of hope at Spring Convocation
James Cole Jr. visited Grambling to emphasize the importance of getting a historically black college education. The last convocation of the spring semester took place in the Black and Gold Room on Tuesday. The event was titled, “The President’s Spring Convocation”. Cole currently serves as the delegated duties of deputy secretary, chief operating officer and […]
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FEMA sharing costs of $7M repairs
The director of Facilities, Safety and Risk Management said that Grambling State, with the help of Federal Emergency Management Agency, is in the process of repairing the $7 million in damage caused by the March 9 flood. “We are only in Phase One, which is remediation and tear-out of all damages,” said Kevin Tallasken, the […]
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Squeeze on these
All Hail Queen Bey! With her second visual album, singer Beyonce´Knowles-Carter has slayed us all once again. On April 23, at 10 P.M. the 34-year-old Houston, Texas native debuted her sixth album, Lemonade, after the one hour long video that was more like a small film was aired on HBO. The album is a collection […]
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‘Keanu’ the movie
The hilarious duo, Keegan-Mitchell Key and Jordan Peele are at it yet again with their new movie that will be in theaters, called, Keanu. They both agree that it is the ultimate action movie, something that would usually star DeWayne “The Rock” Johnson and Van Diesel. After five seasons of their Key & Peele sketches […]
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Iotas host battleground explosion
The Epsilon Delta Chapter of Iota Phi Theta hosted the first ever head-to-head step-off/stroll off event on Grambling State University’s campus called Battleground. The event was a single-elimination tournament style face-off between fraternities and sororities with a $600 prize for the winning fraternity, and sorority. The event consisted of four teams of fraternities, and four […]