Though it was a very chilly Sunday night, souls were on fire in the T.H. Harris Auditorium for Phi Mu Alpha’s first Gospel Extravaganza. This event was planned as a kickoff for the other upcoming Homecoming events. Several choirs, ensembles and soloists came out to showcase their gifts of praise. These groups included Louisiana Tech’s […]
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GSU holds memorial service honoring victimsGSU holds memorial service honoring victims
Hundreds of students gathered Monday in T.H. Harris Auditorium to pay their last respects to two fallen Gramblinites, Marcus Watson and Marquist McCray. Family members of the two students traveled from near and far to not only pay their respects, but to also thank the Grambling State family for their support during the time of […]
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Tigers exact revenge on Jackson Sunday, winning 2-1
The road to the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championships has been an up and down stretch for the Grambling State University Lady Tigers Soccer team. Two of the last three games the women have played have been decided in overtime yet the team has been victorious in two of the three. On Friday Kendall Smith scored […]
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Grambling University student describes housing as nightmare
It’s been a total nightmare. That’s how some students have described this semester at Grambling State University. Alisia Sowden shares that sentiment. She one of 400 students that was moved off-campus from Jones Hall to Steeple’s Glen apartment complex and back on-campus to Wheatley Hall. While some students had the pleasure of studying for their […]
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Just to set the record straight
It has been brought to my attention that I have created a small buzz around campus. Yes it was I; Shannon Marie Miller who wrote the letter to the editor that appeared in The Gramblinite two weeks ago. The letter was backed by 16 other young ladies as well. Since I was the one who […]
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AKAs step out 95 strong
Thunder hit the floor as 95 ladies of pastel pink and green made their presence known. Their 4-inch black boots greeted the floor with heavy stomps as they stepped their way into the fall 2005 Alpha Theta chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. The theme of pink and green completely flourished the scene in […]
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Lyricist Lounge adjust to an outside setting
Students lined up in front of Grambling Hall, getting ready for Groove Phi Groove’s Lyricist Lounge, only to be surprised. The GSU Police shut down Grambling Hall at 6:50, ten minutes before the 7 p.m. event. According to Justin Henry, a member of Groove Phi Groove, a new procedure had been set in place, and […]
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Concert to be held in Gym on Friday
On Friday, Bobby Valentino, Nivea and the Youngbloodz will appear in concert at Grambling State University, an event sponsored by the Favrot Student Union Board. The concert will be in the Men’s Gym. Valentino is currently a member of Ludacris’ Disturbing The Peace record label. His self-titled CD hit stores earlier this year, and he […]
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Full slate of activities under way for GSU Homecoming
Homecoming Week is well under way, and the annual GSU family reunion keeps building toward its culmination Saturday night. Variety seems to have become the watchword of Homecoming 2005. Activities ranging from the educational to the fun have brought many students – past and present – out to participate. The week kicked off Sunday with […]
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1,370 folks born before 1945
By Ernie Miles Guest columnist Folks born before 1945, we are survivors. Consider the changes we have witnessed. We were born before television, before penicillin, before polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, contact lenses, Frisbees, and the pill. We were before radar, credit cards, split atoms, laser beams, and ball point pens, before panty hose, dish […]