The pungent scent of hickory and barbecue fills the air. Laughs can be heard ringing from every corner of the parking lot. Tyrone Davis’ and Marvin Cease’s voices are the most recognizable things pumping through the speakers. Faces of every shade of brown are smiling and inviting me to come into their camps for just […]
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Concert not one to remember
Homecoming week was mediocre at best, with the comedy show marred by the heat in the auditorium and the talent show being absolutely awful. Most of the student body was hopeful that the concert could salvage the week’s events. By the end of the night’s show, it became apparent that besides beating ASU, this Homecoming […]
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Symantec Research Labs seeks graduate fellowship applicants
Symantec Corp. announced earlier this week that applications are now being accepted for the 2009 Symantec Graduate Fellowship. The fellowship was established to identify and nurture exceptional graduate students who are investigating innovative ways to solve real-world problems in security, storage and systems management, and who have a desire to collaborate with leading industry experts […]
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Memorable acts highlight Talent Show
“Shake your maracas. I’m the love doctor.” This hook, along with others, emanated from speakers during Thursday’s talent showcase. Under the Homecoming School Daze theme, students presented a variety of skits based on the Spike Lee film, while participants competed for audience acclaim and mantelpiece gold. Rump-shaking and smelly appendage boogieing followed a classy and […]
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Students to participate in leadership event
Fifteen students were selected to attend Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 8th Annual Leadership Institute & Recruitment Conference in New York held Oct. 24-27. Campus department heads recommended 40 students to represent Grambling State University at the TMCF Leadership Institute. These students were prescreened by financial aid and interviewed by TMCF South Central Regional Program Career […]
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NABA keeping legacy alive
Students from the National Association of Black Accountants Grambling Chapter continue to strive for excellence. The NABA students attended the Southwest-Western Region Student Conference held Oct. 16-18 in Dallas.The chapter won the “2008 Student Conference Attendance Award,” because the GSU chapter had the highest number of student attendees at the conference. Of the numerous schools […]
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Popular legal Web site launches career service
FindLaw (www.findlaw.com), the most-visited legal Web site, recently launched a new job matching service for legal professionals that offers a more targeted and time-saving way for employers to search for qualified candidates and job seekers to search for employment opportunities in the legal industry. Located in FindLaw’s “manage your career” center for legal professionals (http://careers.findlaw.com/), […]
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A brother’s starry eyes could be therapeutic and justified
Men are a blessed species. A privileged lot awarded a special package of rights by God. So special, these rights do not have to be included in the Bill of Rights. I take it that some people choose not to acknowledge these rights, just like some people pretend that we came from monkeys, and were […]
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Science teachers honored with a banquet
A second annual “Honoring the Teachers” banquet was held recently at Grambling State University. The first banquet was held at La TECH on Sept. 20, 2007. The 18 teachers to participate in the Polymers, Plastics, and Recycling workshop were recognized for their achievement. The teachers who were honored for participating in the SHELL Workshop on […]
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We can find a Black family remedy
My father propelled me toward clouds. My stomach dropped. A slight breeze caught my sun-kissed cheeks. My mom wailed. My protruding eyes found their way back into the holes in my face. Ponytails whipped behind me like a tousled midnight cape – and he caught me.That kindergarten moment taught me the safety of a fatherly […]