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“I’m trying to drop weight,” said my eight-year-old sister.When I was a kid we’d have one or two children in the class who were “overweight.” I was self-conscious back then too. But I never thought my confident, outgoing, little sister would say these words. Children are commonly overweight. This is due to inactive lifestyles, according […]

A major thought on everyone’s mind these days is the swine flu. H1N1 is a virus that is quickly spreading. On Sept. 29, the brothers of Alpha Phi Omega held a seminar on the H1N1 virus in the Favrot Student Union. The seminar covered the origin, symptoms and statistics of the virus.School of Nursing assistant […]

As students filed into the Senate meeting, looks of disappointment and confusion covered their faces. The topics of discussion weren’t limited to the usual complaints.The Vote of No Confidence was the main concern of students. SGA President Steven Jackson wanted everyone to know that “(student leaders) haven’t gone to sleep” on the concerns of the […]

The on-the-court basketball product has been awful. Washington takes over a team that has won a total of 16 games the past two seasons and has only had a .500 five times in the past 23 seasons. Last year the team was 6-23, which included an abysmal 4-14 conference record. Washington said the first thing […]

The International Modeling Society held an open model call for their upcoming fall show, “Fashionable by Association: Take Two” last Thursday. The call, which was a closed casting, was held in the atrium of the student union building. Each auditioning model came prepared to walk, dressed in simple clothing such as blue jeans, black tops, […]

Vanessa Littleton has been named director of Public Relations forGrambling State University. She attended the University of Central Florida, where she was a McKnight Fellow and a doctoral candidate in Public Affairs.Littleton will serve as the official spokesperson for Grambling State Universityand she will assist in developing communication and marketing strategies for GSU. Prior to […]

“The blacker the college, the sweeter the knowledge.” During invocation at the Cotton Bowl, ripples of laughter emanated mid-prayer as a pastor praised HBCUs and stressed the necessity of Black higher education avenues.In the midst of today’s Black president era, Black advocacy seems dated to some. However, race issues still exist. Sometimes all that race […]

In an effort to promote the array of services offered by the Office of Career Services, the Senior Class held a reception in the Black and Gold Room geared to getting the word out to the students. Senior Class President Dafnee Chatman extended a warm welcome to all the students. “If there is anything you […]