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Editor’s Note: The following columns are from MC 225-Mass Media Writing class taught by Dr. Sharon Ford-Dunn. FATHER’S DAY Some people may say what is Fathers day? How was it started, or where did it come from? Father’s day is a day celebrating fatherhood and parental bonds and the influence of fathers in society. It […]

I was taken on a roller coaster of emotions while listening to the depressing tales of life centered around African American women in society. They were dealing with issues challenging their strength, homosexuality situations and fighting the power to not end their journey. Pearls of Wisdom was an adaptation of 1975’s Ntozake Shange’s For Colored […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has no “definitive evidence” that Pakistan knew Osama bin Laden had been living in the compound where Navy SEALs killed him, but the Pakistanis must now show convincingly their commitment to defeating the al-Qaida terrorist network, a senior Pentagon official said Thursday.Michele Flournoy, the top policy aide to Defense Secretary Robert […]

Three weeks after election results were announced, election talk lingers at Grambling State University. After meeting with several concerned students in regards to the election, President Frank Pogue sent out a letter to the student body via their student e-mail accounts. In an effort to make sure the comments in his letter were clearly understood […]

Eric Rogers opened a Boost Mobile store in downtown Grambling, “The Village,” last spring. The store is located at 315 Main Street and is across the street from the city’s the Post Office.Aside from offering mobile services to the Grambling community, Rogers said that he believes in giving back to the community. “We make enough […]

The Grambling Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. held its inaugural Dorothy Height Parade of Hats scholarship luncheon.Irene Thomas served as mistress of ceremonies for this fundraisexr. M. Gail Foster, owner and operator of Martha’s Showcase in Ruston, spoke about women and their crowns (hats) and emceed during the parade of hats. She […]

Picture this; you are sitting out enjoying the scenery in front of Tiger Village 400 when here comes stray dog, Bertha, out of nowhere! If you are a Grambling student this imagery is not hard to believe. Bizarre twist is, when approached by the hound one resident did not scatter in fear, but rather opened […]

Osama Bin Laden became a mythical figure in the past decade. Everyone thought he was in possession of the remote control to do all the evil things in the world. As the news broke out in late Sunday that U.S. Special Forces killed the most wanted man in the 21st century – news media, internet, […]

I’m a Black man, and I have some Native American heritage. It shows most demonstratively in the texture of my hair. When my hair is at a certain length I’m often asked about my nationality. When I say that I’m Black, I’m usually asked what I’m mixed with. While I’m fully aware of what the […]

Where do I begin? For the past five years Grambling State University has been more than just my home away from home, it has been my comfort zone. Never in a million years did I expect I would be here, but now that I am, I could not have imagined myself anywhere else. GSU has […]