“Ain’t no way around it,” she says about rural life. Her prominent cheekbones beam with excitement as she talks about her family life. Miss Grambling State University, Ahvery Thomas is a self-proclaimed country girl who recalls how living simply encouraged community involvement and fostered loving relationships. She comes from a big family in Ruston and […]
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The James B. Haskin journey comes to an end after 105 years
A life well lived sums up the existence of James B. Haskin. At the prosperous age of 105, Mr. Haskin vacated his earthly body and ascended spiritually to a better place on March 25, 2009. Just shy of his 106th birthday on today, “Big Daddy” simply could not hold on any longer. He is a […]
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Grambling athletics granted conditional certification
NEW ORLEANS – Grambling State is one of two universities where the NCAA says the athletics program has problems.The organization gave the athletics programs at Grambling State and Howard University conditional certification on Wednesday. At the same time, it gave full certification to 35 other schools, including Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe and Ole Miss. An NCAA news […]
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Grambling cheerleaders come in fourth
An array of cheers filled the Ocean Center on Thursday in Daytona Beach, Fla. as the Grambling State University cheerleaders took the stage at the National Cheerleading Association’s cheerleading competition.The competition consists of about 140 teams from all over the nation competing to be judged on crowd involvement, choreography, technique and overall appearance. The teams […]
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Sending a letter is extinct in this day
Ever since I got on it, I’ve been fascinated for some odd reason. Twitter has finally gotten my attention, and it hasn’t let go since. In case you don’t know, Twitter is an online platform that allows users to answer a very simple question, “What are you doing?”Plain and to the point: it’s a scaled […]
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Reader takes a different point of view
Since going through the metamorphosis of the “new birth” I have realized it is nothing we can do to get closer to god. Luke 17:21 say god already rules us from within. That means everything any man does is under the supervision of god, that is why the meaning of Jesus’ name common to the […]
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Harmon extends congrats to new leaders
It was 5:45 when Senior Class President, Jared Evans, and I got on our plane heading back to Jackson, Miss. from Washington, D.C. and that made it 4:45 in Grambling. We were so anxious to know who had won the elections because it was a very intense race. All four of the candidates had their […]
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‘Dreamgirls’ to dazzle next week
Take a trip back to the music and dreams of the 1960s by attending the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Dreamgirls, and a silent auction at the 2nd Annual President’s Scholarship Dinner-Theatre Gala set for April 24-25 in the Grambling State University Assembly Center.The musical is presented by the President’s Scholarship Dinner-Theater Committee in collaboration with […]
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Spring carnival will come to Grambling
United Afrikan American Men (UAAM) and the Greater Grambling Chamber of Commerce are teaming up for the second Annual Spring Carnival. The carnival will be held Saturday, April 18 at the Grambling Community Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.The carnival will include performances by Lyrical Quest and a fashion show featuring models from Black […]