If you told me in 2002, I was going to an HBCU nestled in the piney hills of Northern Louisiana, I would never have believed you. Like most people from “up north,” when I thought about Louisiana, all I thought about was New Orleans. I was taking a leap of faith when I applied to […]
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As I Am…
Alicia Keys is back, intoxicating her fans with powerful lyrics and a soulful voice. It has been a while since we have consumed her seductive words since Songs in A Minor in 2001, Diary of Alicia Keys in 2003, and Unplugged in 2005, but the 26-year-old Harlem native has done it again dropping her fourth […]
GSU alumna shines as Miami Dolphin cheerleader
LaTasha Gray is a native of Grambling. She graduated with a bachelor’s in marketing in May 2006. She is currently employed with Hershey Co. in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and is a rookie on the Miami Dolphin cheerleading team. She is a former member of the Orchesis Dance Company, where she served as captain for the […]
Multiple choice
Here’s the scenario: The rent is due, your car just broke down, Grambling says you owe them money, your parents are at your throat, the money you’re making is spent before it’s ever put in your hand and there’s just not enough time in a day to do everything that has to be done. What […]
Why must we steal ideas from one another?
Dear editor: A Greek-letter organization constructed a fantastic theme last semester, and the outcome was a first place standing. Before the step show was repeated on the campus of GSU, a different Greek-letter organization presented the same show in California. Last weekend, the Monroe Civic Center hosted a step show in which Greek-letter organizations competed […]
Nintendo game brought me up just right
I can remember the first time I played Super Mario Bros., like it was yesterday. I was about seven, and I slept over at a friend’s house. He had five games for his NES: Super Mario Bros., Metroid, Double Dragon, Excitebike, and Castlevania. To this day, all of those games are favorites of mine and […]
‘Go Green or Go Home’
Ten Grambling State University students and Dr. Frances Staten participated in the first Power Shift Conference, convened earlier this month to discuss issues related to global warming. Held at the University of Maryland, the conference brought together about 6,000 students from across the nation to learn more about the effects of global warming, gain skills […]
Report card details GSU flaws
This year, The Gramblinite editors discussed the different things areas were doing to improve the university. We decided to form a GSU report card to showcase the state of the university.We judged primarily on the things that were visible to the student body, trying to be as nonbiased, fair and accurate as possible. No one […]
Veterans honored
Duty, honor, country. Just a few of the words spoken at the Eighth Annual Veteran’s Day program held Friday morning in the Nursing Auditorium . Guest speaker was Dr. Lamore J. Carter, whose credentials include being a World War II veteran, 33rd Degree Mason, graduate of Fisk University, and founder and first president of the […]
GHS coach prepared for successful season
Success is a word that is synonymous with the Grambling High School basketball team. So as head coach Michael Lyons and the Kittens enter the 2007-08 season, they expect nothing less then greatness. “I expect the same thing every year,” coach Lyons said. “We want to win the district, we want to win 25 games […]