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Roxanne Shante was a young rap star. When the music stopped, she didn’t miss a beat.Roxanne’s revenge was sweet indeed. Twenty-five years after the first queen of hip-hop was stiffed on her royalty checks, Dr. Roxanne Shante boasts an Ivy League Ph.D. – financed by a forgotten clause in her first record deal. “This is […]

Community of Faith offers Radical HospitalityUnited Campus Ministry joined the hospitality committee of Grambling State University to welcome incoming students and their families this fall during registration with a radical hospitality event. The mission of Radical Hospitality on campus was to be in partnership and to be visible at a site which would offer water […]

Greetings new and returning Tigers! I am Ahvery Thomas, your Miss Grambling State University 2009-2010, welcoming you to an exciting new school year. GSU prides itself on education and programs that will provide opportunity for your excellence and will train you with the skills needed for your future. I want to encourage you to take […]

“She was treated like she didn’t belong in this world anymore,” said “Shannon” played by Jeralyn Williams during the Serial Killers last weekend. Shannon was referring to a cousin who contracted HIV and experienced alienation after her status was made public. The show kicked off the theatrical semester as an action packed venture into an […]

There is something about seeing incoming freshmen with a wide smile at the bookstore buying every book they need. Freshmen have a certain “oomph” that at times upperclassmen lack. Yes, they still might be getting into the groove of college, but they are genuinely happy to be in here. Each day they are learning new […]

The Grambling community is planning a vigil next week for Henry White, the Grambling State student-athlete who died at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday at LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport.White, 21, was a junior criminal justice major and a first-year member of the university’s basketball team. As of press time, there had been no information released on the […]

“I didn’t like what she wrote last week,” said vice president of student affairs Dr. Stacey Duhon after commanding that I leave a cabinet meeting called by Student Government Association president Steven Jackson. Dr. Duhon told me that no one wanted to talk to me and that the Gramblinite wasn’t invited to the meeting. She […]

Many Grambling State University newcomers are skeptical. Most pray nothing bad comes their way. A few worry about peers and roommate compatibility. Some ponder parties and Greek life. Others hope to find positive organizations to join. Shelton Berry, president of Campus Ministry, gave some advice for the incoming freshman. “Freshmen should focus on their class […]

The Gamma Gamma chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. earned several awards, including the Undergraduate Chapter of the Year, at the 72nd Ninth District Meeting held recently in Shreveport. Grambling State University’s Gamma Gamma Omegas also brought home the Scrapbook of the Year and Community Service awards. “The scrapbook was like a collage of […]