During the month of February, Black History Month, members of the Epsilon Delta Chapter of Iota Phi Theta Inc. are taking a pledge, ‘Say No to the N-Word.’ “I think the pledge is a provocative way of showing we, as Black people, don’t have to use a term that was used to demoralize us for […]
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Alumnus Green to lead neighborhood Walmart
WEST MONROE- While smiles and cheers came from most at the Walmart Neighborhood Market grand opening, the emotions from Yvonne Green were different. She watched as her only son stood with big scissors ready to cut a red ribbon. As Terry Green Jr., 32, snipped the ribbon Wednesday morning, his mother, who had traveled from […]
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Aramark employees upset with students
Grambling State University offers a two-hour break on Tuesdays and Thursdays every semester. During this time, the Favrot Student Union Board holds events called “Tiger Tuesday” or “Turn-Up Thursdays,” where students can come to hear music, dance and interact with each other. However, this midday break has raised concerns from the Aramark employees, the company […]
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Local business owners discuss success and failure
The oldest business in Grambling is the small barbershop in the white building in the village. James Moore is located at 325 Main St., has been open for 55 years. Moore has seen more than your average Gramblinite. He was the first barber in the town, and he was the late Eddie Robinson’s personal barber. […]
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Greyhound returns to Grambling
The Greyhound bus lines are officially back rolling through Grambling as of Jan. 14. “Students need to know that although the station on the corner is closed, there are designated times for arrival and departure on campus,” said David Ponton, the associate vice president of Student Affairs. Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, Greyhound will arrive and […]
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Twenty Question: Jan 29
DISCLAIMER: 20 Questions is intended for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. Those who can’t take a joke need not read!!! What administration is driving one of the campus vans across northern Louisiana and who’s paying for the gas? Do you know who Dr. Warrick’s husband is? Who’s more attractive, the volleyball team or the soccer team? Who […]
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Students’ Choice
Normally, the members of the Favrot Student Union Board decides who will be the performers, but this year they decided to have the students vote on the artists they would like to perform for Springfest. The announcement of the voting was broadcasted on the FSUB Instagram and went on for a week starting Monday, Jan. […]
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A look at ‘the man in the mirror’
The likelihood of an African American being granted the chance to exhibit their maximum potential on a job that he or she is not only passionate about, but provides them with food, clothing, shelter, or the other quintessential things needed for survival are highly unlikely or slim to none. Especially if they dare make any […]
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Chivalry or Thirst?
In today’s age of technology and social media like Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, one might ask, “Is it possible to be chivalrous?” Better yet, some might even ask, “What is chivalry?” You don’t have to always meet in person to hookup, because of the ablity to ‘direct message’. Although times have changed, chivalry does still […]
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Tigers winless in SWAC play
The Grambling State University men’s basketball team (2-15, 0-7) dropped their tenth game in a row to Jackson State University Tigers (5- 15, 3-4), Saturday, Jan. 24, by the score of 63 – 74. The last game the GSU Tigers were able to come away with a win came almost two months ago against the […]