Unity in the Black community is a rarity today here in America. We here slang like my “brotha” my “sista”, but do we really know the meaning of the terms? Regardless, we have lost the true meaning of brotherhood and sisterhood. Social status does play a big part in this lack of unity in […]
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2012 election heating following second debate
With three weeks until Election Day and less than a week from their third and final debate, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney went heads up on the financial system and other domestic issues on Tuesday night. The Town Hall-style debate was held at Hofstra University in New York City with Candy […]
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#GramFam, #uncapped, #vitaminwater
With anticipation high, Grambling State University students lined up in front the T.H. Harris auditorium on Monday for the free vitaminwater and FADER concert. Doors opened at 8 p.m., and each attendee was given a free vitamin water and smart water along with a current edition of The FADER magazine. The opening […]
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King Perspective
Greetings to the male freshmen class of 2016, being a senior at Gambling State, I want to share a little insight as to what’s to come within the next few years of college. I understand that this is your first few days in college and there are a variety of women, parties, and plenty […]
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Summer time fitness hits campus
With the sun shining and the birds singing, it can mean only one thing, that summer is well on its way.But if that leaves you dreading to bare your flesh in shorts and skirts especially after the memorial day weekend of overindulgence – then what better way to kick start your summer regime than to […]
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‘In it to win it’- the Biggest Loser
Fitness and weight loss exercising will never be the same at Grambling State University. The Department of Residential Life, in collaboration with Terry Lily is hosting what is now the talk-of-the-campus, Biggest Losers GSU edition. The program is inspired from NBC’s reality series Biggest Losers, in which 12 contestants struggle to shed excess pounds by […]
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Student’s superior work gets awarded
Grambling State University’s Department of English held its 3rd Annual Awards Ceremony program. Students were awarded and recognized and for their academic excellence and creativity.The program began with a song from student Michael Jackson, greetings by administrative assistant Karla Williams and an invocation from Dr. David Hodges, a member of the English faculty. Awards were […]
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Grambling grad finds his calling
A teacher once told Patrick Patrong he would never amount to anything. That moment marked the beginning of his long-running dissatisfaction with traditional academia.But an impromptu juggling act at a conference breakfast table more than 20 years later convinced him there were other, more effective ways to learn. Today, with two degrees and a successful […]
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Roland Martin encourages graduates
Roland Martin, a commentator for TV One and host of the Sunday morning news show Washington Watch with Roland Martin and a CNN contributor, served as Grambling State University commencement speaker during the school’s 2011 Spring ceremony. He told Grambling State University’s spring class of 2011 to not let people make them change, to provide […]
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A GSU reflection
Funeral services for Grambling State University junior Reginald “Rody” Lucas, 21, will be held Saturday, June 18 in New Orleans.A Candle light vigil was held in front of the dormority 800 on Sunday in the memory of Lucas. Lucas was shot while stopped at a traffic light in Harvey, a New Orleans suburb, early Tuesday […]