Recently Ruston’s Campus Community Worship Center (CCWC) celebrated GSU Day. Grambling State University students, alumni, administrators, faculty, staff and supporters were a part of this event. Dr. Frank Pogue, president of Grambling State University served as guest speaker. GSU professor Dr. Glenda Island, the coordinator of this celebration, used the analogy of a tiger to […]
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City of Grambling celebrates Juneteenth
The city of Grambling will kick off its annual Juneteenth activities on Wednesday, June 15. There will be a “Raising of the Flag ceremony” and Watermelon Eating at 5:30 p.m. at the City Park.There will be a health and wellness fair from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., June 16, in the Grambling Community Center. The […]
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GSU gets $110, 583 LA GEAR UP Grant
Grambling State University will again host the LA GEAR UP (Louisiana Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) Summer Learning Camps starting with Week I which will be held during July 10 thru 16 . Week II activities will be held from July 24 thru July 30. The focus of the LA GEAR UP […]
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Grambling High grads moving forward
Thirty-nine seniors elatedly walked across the stage on May 23 in celebration of their graduation. The graduation was an evening ceremony held in the Frederick Hobdy Center. As the graduates and faculty marched in, the Grambling High School Band played. Family and friends yelled and cheered as the students immersed from the tunnels onto the […]
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The life of Brad Young remembered
“Brad loved football, but he made sure he got his grades. He understood he was wonderfully and purposefully made. He was loved by his Grambling High family, especially the girls” she said.She told Clair that she was a good mother and said, “We have to turn this over to God because it is too painful […]
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Top grad receives high praise
The Department of Criminal Justice held a luncheon for their graduates and a very special one, the valedictorian on May 20. It had been awhile since the Department of Criminal Justice, the largest department, on-campus had the honor of someone being valedictorian. So when they found out one of their very own had received such […]
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Campus Briefs
Grambling State University to sponsor youth Summer campsSeveral Summer camps will be available for youth ages seven to 12 on the Grambling State University Campus.A Theatre Arts camp will be hosted for Session 1: June 27 – July 1 and Session 2: July 11-15. A Culinary Arts camp will be hosted June 20 – June […]
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Commentary
When Shaquille O’Neal decided to call it quits last week, he ended an era of basketball that was yet to be seen during the modern age. He announced his retirement via Twitter after a heralded 19-year career.Big Aristotle. Shaqtus. Diesel. Wilt Chamberleazy. However you affectionately refer to Shaquille O’Neal, one must agree that he has […]
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Sports Briefs
G-Man picked in MLB draftTigers center fielder Eldred Barnett was selected 897th overall in the 2011 Major League Baseball draft by the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night.Barnett is the second Tiger to be selected in the MLB. The Baltimore Orioles took Jeremy Shelby in the 38th round of the 2010 MLB draft. After hearing […]
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A Student Perspective
Father’s Day is a holiday on the third Sunday in June where people can show gratitude to their fathers. Although not as highly regarded as Mother’s Day, Father’s Day deserves just as much attention. One might wonder what makes a father special. What makes a father not a father, but a “dad”? Fathering a child […]