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74 candidates compete for spot on acclaimed squad

 Cheerleading Tryouts Slideshow     It’s that time again, cheerleading tryouts time that is. The cheerleaders at GSU are the crowd grabbing, spirit raising, acrobatic men and women that get the crowed hyped events like a jammed packed football game or basketball game energized.      April 24th was the first day of cheerleading clinic. Those attending would […]

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To Be or not to be……..Greek

Did you ever watch Spike Lee’s "School Daze" growing up and wonder if you would one day share the same college experience? Maybe you caught an episode of "The Parkers" and thought after seeing Kim pledge AAA, all sorority life was exactly the same. Well, contrary to popular belief, everything you see on television or […]

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Is the (gas) price really right?

Man, do you remember those days when gas used to be $1.21 a gallon? I used to be able to put $20 in my car and not have to worry about gas for two weeks. Try that now. It barely gets you past the half-full line.What amazes me is how oil companies make so much […]

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Alpha Lambda Delta inducts 44 members

Grambling State University’s chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society recently inducted 44 members and two honorary members. Alpha Lambda Delta is an organization geared towards celebrating academic excellence among first-year students. Eligibility is based upon a 3.5 or better GPA after the first full semester of college. Newly inducted member Ashley Anderson, from […]

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Time has flown for former campus editor

Life is always full of surprises, however, graduation from Grambling State University was the one thing that I always expected. It’s hard to believe that four years have come and gone. I remember the first day at Grambling State University in the fall of 2002. How quickly strangers become friends!Trameka Jewett: They always say that […]

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Facebook is no more at Grambling State

The trend of the academic school year 2005- 2006 was Facebook and Myspace. Every day, students gathered around the computers of Jacob T. Stewart (JTS) and the library to check their messages several times a day. Checking Myspace and Facebook all came to an abrupt halt, however, when the library and JTS computers no longer […]

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It’s easy to give credit where credit is due

I’ve been gone for a minute but I’m back with the write-off. Over the past few years, I have seen many elected officials do nothing. Sadly, the number of elected officials doing nothing in comparison to the persons actually doing work is a bit uneven. Many people decide to vote for certain individuals because either […]

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2 Gramblinites chosen for NY Times Institute

Two Gramblinite editors are among 30 students selected to attend The New York Times Student Journalism Institute in its fourth annual program to be held May 13-27 at Dillard University in New Orleans.Darryl Smith, Gramblinite sports editor and photographer, and Wendell Graves, Gramblinite editor in chief, will attend the institute for two weeks where they […]