The Dream continues to live on. As members of The Gramblinite, tired and exhausted from the Southeastern Journalism Conference, paid a visit to the King Center, they did not know what an experience it would be. “Initially, I didn’t want to go, due to changes in the weather,” said Shemekila Quarles, a Gramblinite staff member. […]
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Les bon temps rouler
That time has finally rolled around again. The only time of the year that you are allowed to get falling down drunk and walk the streets with out getting a single ticket. Bon ton de Mardi Gras! Many people don’t know the history of this great celebration, so a brief history has been provided. Mardi […]
Alum brings motivational message
LaMarr Darnell Shields, Grambling State alumnus, came and spoke to several classes Friday, Feb. 17 while visiting Grambling. Shields is the cofounder of an organization called Urban Leadership Institute (ULI). He spoke on several issues facing Black America. One of the main issues he talked about was how all young Black males are stereotyped as […]
Mass communication students attend SEJC conference
Ten students representing Grambling State University traveled to Decatur, Ga. to compete and attend mass communication related seminars at Emory University. Schools came from all over the Southeastern United States and gathered for the 20th South East Journalism Conference (SEJC). There was a keynote speaker on Friday, Feb. 17 was Jay Bookman, award-winning columnist of […]
Where is our money going
We, students, always seem to want something. We always want better dorms. We always want cable. We always want our refund checks to come in on time. However, I rarely hear students asking the pertinent questions. How about where is our money going? Well -I wanted to include exact figures. However, I could not find […]
Picture perfect season now imperfect
Sports editor It was picture perfect. Head Coach Larry Wright is having his best campaign in his coaching career at Grambling, and Wright’s own prospect Brion Rush is having the best season of his life. That picture was slightly shattered when Rush went down with a foot injury. The G-Men are in second place and […]
Let’s not forget where we come from
In an age where hip hop and pop music is in the forefront of African American culture and entertainers are getting deals not for their excellence at their craft but for their ability to create a hot song, one should take a minute to reflect back on the music of yesterday, and I mean that […]
Engineers Week features competition
By Amina Brown Contributing writer The Engineer department sponsored their third annual Clayton A. Wiley Engineers Week. Named after former GSU engineering professor/department head Clayton Wiley. Dr. Thomas believes Mr. Wiley was a person of great character and great love for engineering. All of the events for the week were dedicated to the many fields […]
Iwonder what the trailblazers would think … and your mom
It’s like when you do something you know you’re not supposed to be doing … and get caught. Momma takes that switch and wears you out. After the screams, the tears, the torture, you wish you never made that terrible decision. There was a reason for the beating: You knew you weren’t supposed to do […]
Student, know thyself
This semester to me seems to be one of pointing fingers and blaming. I’m not just talking about the recent issues on campus but I’m talking about relationships. Academics, romance and friendships have seemed to go wrong this semester. When things go wrong it always seems that people begin to blame others but don’t realize […]