“When you come back for Homecoming, you get an incredible feeling. The game is really something you miss and can’t wait to be a part of.” -Corey Chambers, attorney and alumnus from Chicago “Homecoming at Grambling is always a memorable experience.” – Herve` Hicintuka, senior electrical engineering technology major from Burundi “It was […]
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What does it take to be No. 1?
Here we are at Week 10 with no front runner in the NFL. Sure Indianapolis is undefeated but one might remember them having the same record this time last year. Due to last year’s choke act, I’M NOT CONVINCED. There is one team that is making noise and has a lot to prove the Carolina […]
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Banned but not silenced
Dear Student Body: We, The Gramblinite, regret to inform you that Homecoming events sponsored by the Favrot Student Union Board will not be covered in this Homecoming edition. The Student Union Board took an action that was tantamount to censorship, apparently in retaliation for an article The Gramblinite published on Oct. 19. In that Oct. […]
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The Reading Lounge
I have always been told that I should keep my thirst for knowledge. The books I have chosen are ones from which I can draw knowledge of the Black community (or even the world), and the struggle of many to better it. No, these books are not the Omar Tyree, Eric Jerome Dickey and Zane […]
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GSU alum elected to lead Shreveport
¨I want to first thank God. He¨s been so good to me and to my wife and to my family in helping us to endure this wonderful journey,¨ said Cedric B. Glover in his victory speech after winning the Shreveport mayoral race. Glover was elected the city¨s first Black mayor on Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger […]
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More students are playing the family role while attending school
Patricia Anderson is a 20-year-old junior at Grambling State University. She has a 9-month-old son named Devin. Patricia receives help from her family and friends in taking care of Devin, and his father tries to support her in anyway that he can. “I am most grateful for my parents, though, because they help me out […]
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Cant we all just get along?
When you cut on any show on ESPN – Around the Horn, PTI, SportsCenter, etc., – you get the overwhelming sense of doom and gloom that comes with professional sports. You start asking yourself, “Where are all the damned professionals?” I mean it’s getting to the point where college sports are not even wholesome. What […]
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GSU Fulbrighters present at conference
Recently, Grambling State University Fulbright Scholars presented at the 32nd Annual Mid-South Sociological Association Conference in Lafayette. The panel consisted of GSU faculty Dr. Sue Abraham, Melanie C. Thomas, Gay Lynn Bond, and Dr. Brenda Wall and Dr. Eurydice Osterman of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Ala. The session was entitled Women, Religion, and Secularism in […]
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Wendell’s Sports Rap
It was story of three blind mice – again It has happened again. For those who do not know, please take a seat and let me explain it to you. If you were not in attendance at last week’s Grambling game, then you certainly don’t know what I am talking about so let me inform […]
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GSU male student juggles band and parenting
David Lee Atman IV, an alto saxophone player in the Grambling State University Band, is 20 years old. He is the father of 3-month-old Chrystian. David has a six-hour class load. He devotes about 10-15 hours weekly to studying. He juggles at least 60 hours a week – sometimes more – on the band and […]