A disease linked to the Zika virus in Latin America poses a global public health emergency requiring a united response, says the World Health Organization. Zika is a virus spread by mosquitoes that affects its victims with a fever rash, joint pain and red eyes. In most cases, the illness is mild with symptoms lasting […]
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Governor visits GSU
A line formed nearly to Eddie G. Robinson Stadium as faculty, students and members of the Grambling community waited to enter the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center to have the opportunity to meet and greet with newly sworn in Gov. John Bel Edwards. Gov. Edwards arrived on campus at 9 a.m. and was greeted by […]
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Acclaim for World Famed
Super Bowl halftime shows in recent years have been spectacles of top-name musical acts: Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Beyoncé, and the like. And who could forget the “nip-slip” year Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake performed? But those who were around in the early days of the game remember that college marching bands were […]
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GSU World Famed Tiger Marching Band
Super Bowl 50: How Grambling State band marched into Super Bowl halftime history Halftime show's top-notch performers and over-the-top antics may have never been possible without a group of bandmates from Louisiana
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Poise steps out
Poise is Grambling State University’s new modeling troupe who made their first appearance Tuesday in the Black and Gold Room. Damik Bridges, a 20-year-old junior with a double major in chemistry and theater, is the founder of Poise . DEQUANNA ALEXANDER/The Gramblinite Poise models make their way down the runway. The troupe’s next show is […]
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Union Board holds ‘Glow Bingo’
The Favrot Student Union Board Featured Attractions Committee put on an event for the students called Glow in the Dark Bingo on last week. If you are unfamiliar, this board has different committees that plans activities throughout the year for students to enjoy themselves. This event was a huge hit last semester, so FSUB decided […]
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‘I Was Someone Before My Letters’
On innumerable college campuses there are Greek-letter fraternities and sororities. There is an assortment of non-Greek organizations and the most recognized which are the National Pan-Hellenic Council Greeks. Present on the campus of Grambling State University are Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Gamma Rho, Zeta Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, […]
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GSUPD will be ticketing
As many of you might already know, the Grambling State Police Dpartment has begun issuing tickets to students, faculty and staff members driving vehicles without proper university parking decals. Due to the campus beautification project, the university will strictly enforce parking policy restrictions. Anyone commuting must park in the areas designated with a white curb. […]
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Student continues her French studies
An alumna of Grambling State, Nia Karriem from Oakland, California, has been selected to attend the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California. Nia Karriem Karriem, who received her bachelor of science degree in business management in fall 2013, had a minor in French. “I decided to further my studies because I want to […]
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Students get business advice
This past Tuesday the Department of Career Services held a seminar on “How to Develop and Start a Business.” The event was held in Grambling Hall and started promptly at 11:30 a.m. Business consultant and ULM graduate Christina Davis of the Louisiana Small Business Development Center was the speaker. Davis, one of only three consultants […]