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The Office of Student Judicial Affairs staff and student Judicial Board members recently attended the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault (LAFASA) College Sexual Assault Prevention Conference in Baton Rouge. The LAFASA is a coalition of the state’s sexual assault crisis centers, as well as other agencies and individuals concerned with sexual violence. Its primary mission […]

Funeral services for Earnest E. Miles II will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 2586 Martin Luther King Ave., Grambling.He was born on April 8, 1959, to Earnest and Clara Miles in Winnfield. Earnie, as he was affectionately called, sang in the church choir. He was the second of four […]

As a little kid, I never understood what a huge responsibility it was for my mother to be a single parent. The challenges she faced every day trying to take care of me, maintain a job and a life of her own were a lot to juggle. Despite all the ups and downs, my mother […]

Leon Frederick Blankenship Sr., the first African American unit conservationist for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service in Louisiana, died Nov. 9 at St. Francis Hospital in Monroe.Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. -7 p.m. today at Paradise Funeral Home, 3201 6th St. in Arcadia. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at […]

It starts with an innocent glance that lingers just a second too long. “Hey,” he says. ” Can I talk to you for a minute?”I flash a coy, inviting smile and begin to entertain thoughts of the prospective Mr. McDreamy. We will exchange the usual small talk: What’s your name? Where are you from? What […]

Parenting is never easy, even when there are two parents in the home. It is important to realize that one parent can not fill the roles of both mother and father. You cannot do the work of two parents, but you can be a successful parent.Some may be one-parent families due to death, divorce or […]

When I learned the AffordableHealth Care forAmericans Act passed in theHouse of Representatives,propelling health care reforminto the realm of reality, myreaction was bittersweet.On one hand, we’re onestep closer to making healthcare coverage a necessitywith access for all instead ofa privilege for some; on theother, we’ve taken two stepsback with regard to women’shealth issues – specifically,exercising […]

Few rappers from hip-hop’s golden era (the late 1980s for those who don’t know) remain relevant in 2009. William Michael Griffin Jr. is an exception. Best known as one half of the legendary rapper/producer duo Eric B. & Rakim, Griffin, then Rakim, has returned with his third solo album. The Seventh Seal is the first […]

Baton Rouge, LA.—-The Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System today appointed Frank G. Pogue to serve as Interim President of Grambling State University. Pogue, President Emeritus of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and a higher education consultant, was recommended by UL System President Randy Moffett.”While searching for the right interim leader for Grambling, […]

The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma Incorporated hosted a seminar on health last Wednesday night in the Favrot Student Union. The men began the seminar with healthy snacks and bottles of water. They also quizzed the audience on the human body. They then gave tips on staying healthy and fitness advice. The men shared facts […]