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“Insurance doesn’t cover the memories,” said GSU sophomore Larry Davis. Davis was on campus while his family in New Orleans went through the motions hurricane Katrina brought their way. “My house, car, pictures and all of my memories are lost,” Davis said. “Besides Grambling, I have nowhere else to go.” Grambling students from New Orleans […]

Spades, diamonds, clubs, and hearts: the four suits in a deck of cards. Of course, don’t forget the Jokers. The Sports Marketing graduates of Grambling State University held a Spades Tournament at Wossman High School in Monroe on Sat. (Oct. 15). The purpose of the event was to raise money for the high school’s tennis […]

Two Grambling State University students were killed and two others were injured in a one-vehicle accident on Interstate 20 at 3:12 a.m. today. University officials said Marquist McCray and Marcus D. Watson, both 20, were pronounced dead at the scene. McCray, from Shreveport, was a junior majoring in pre-law and a member of the Tiger Marching […]

On Sunday morning at approximately 9 a.m., a few members of the Delta Sigma chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc discovered that their plot had been vandalized. According to the members who discovered the white paint on the benches, grass and the ground mural, the area was vandalized sometime between 4 a.m. and 9 […]

Many locals of Grambling, Ruston and Monroe came out on Wednesday to support the local rap group Cook -N- Cash as they shot a video for their song “My Jam (Remix).” Grambling police blocked off part of R.W.E. Jones, the main street through campus, for the video shoot, which started at 6 p.m. and ended […]

David Banner once again has released another club jam for all you club bangers. The album, titled Certified, includes guest appearances from Jadakiss, 8Ball, Marcus, MJG, Jagged Edge, Jazze Pha, Case, Twista, Lil’ Boosie, Magic, B.G., Sky, Dead Prez, Talib Kweli and Kamikaze. The just-released CD debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard Album Chart […]

Have you ever been in a situation that got out of hand, you could not control, or you just did not feel comfortable in? This is largely due to your mental stability not being where it needed to be which caused you to be mentally unsafe. Protecting our minds is not something we focus a […]

When new R&B artist John Legend burst on the scene late last fall his music became widely excepted by all audiences young and old. his sultry voice and well produced tracks ruled radio and soared to the top of the charts. But one single on his debut album “Get Lifted” stood out a little more […]

In the past weeks, the region that has become my adopted home, the South has taken more than a beating. If by chance you have not seen the news, read a newspaper or heard by word of mouth, two hurricanes Katrina and Rita have brought great devastation. The hard part will now be enduring the […]

The ladies of the Delta Iota chapter of Delta Sigma Theta dazzled the student body and Grambling community with their Red Carpet Premiere which entailed an evening of poetry, song, and dance Tuesday evening.  Chapter member Jacqueline Cooper identifies the purpose of this event when she states, “We just wanted to make students and the […]