Run Date: 11/09/08The G-Men keep their quest for a SWAC championship alive, as they routed Arkansas Pine Bluff 28-7 in the Annual Delta Classic 4 literacy. The G-Men (8-2, 5-0) started off the game very rough as quarterback Greg Dillon threw two interceptions in the first half. However, thanks to turnovers by Pine Bluff, the […]
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3rd Annual Bayou Classic Christian Fellowship set
The Zion Tabernacle Baptist Church of Lake Charles will host the third Annual Bayou Classic Christian Fellowship of Southwest Louisiana, Nov. 22-23.The fellowship is to further the gospel of Jesus Christ and to assist area youth in making career and educational choices. In pursuit of this purpose, Grambling State University and Southern University will be […]
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What if the President elect was Muslim?
President elect Barack Hussein Obama. We all have to get used to that phrase. I predicted this over a year ago when most people felt Hillary would win the primaries.I look back to the time he started his campaign, how the right wing media tried to smear him. I still find it hard to believe […]
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1968 GHS class holds 40th reunion
The Grambling High School Class of 1968 celebrated its 40th reunion during Grambling State University’s homecoming weekend. A group of 40 classmates, and many spouses, gathered from all over to participate in the festivities. From California, Nevada, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Texas and Louisiana, many classmates saw each other for the […]
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Author gives review of ‘When the Whippoorwill Sang’
Arthur Lee Ford Jr., from Plain Dealin recently reviewed “When the Whippoorwill Sang: A Memoir of Rural Life during the Twilight of the Segregated South” in the Grambling Hall Auditorium.The program began with greetings from Dr. Robert Dixon, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs and Kari Davis, president of Carter G. Woodson History Club. […]
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Lady Tigers soccer clinch SWAC West with win over UAPB
The Lady Tigers soccer team defeated University of Arkansas at Pine-Bluff today to clinch the SWAC West title.The lone goal of the game came from Ashley Baker. The Lady Tigers soccer team snapped their one-game losing streak with this win. The Gramblinite will have extensive coverage of the Lady Tigers soccer season in the next […]
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Department accepts African Art collection
A 15 piece African Art collection was dedicated to the Grambling State University Art Department on Thursday, Oct. 16 from alumnus and an active member of the Black and Gold Foundation Wayne McConnell. McConnell has been collecting African Art since 1991when an interior designer working with his firm recommended the purchase of some tribal art […]
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Faculty member gives personal philosophy of librarianship
Libraries are great, cool, warm and an exciting place to work. As everybody knows “Knowledge is Power,” and we must try to acquire more and more knowledge in this challenging world. My personal philosophy of librarianship is particularly coming from two major sources: first is the American Library Association’s Code of Ethics, and the second […]
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Theatre department to present a ‘Big Bad Musical’
The Theatre Department at Grambling State University is pleased to announce its children’s show, Big Bad Musical, by Alec Strum. The musical will be held on Nov 4-7 at the Floyd L. Sandle Theatre.The Big Bad Wolf is on trial for eating Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother, some sheep herded by Boy, and […]
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A collective plea for Amendment No. 4
Dear editor:On Nov. 4, the voters of Louisiana will have their opportunity to vote on House Bill 420 (ACT 932), which will be Constitutional Amendment No. 4 on the ballot. It is very important that the voters approve this amendment next month. It is also very important that voters know it does not increase taxes, […]