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The ability of every citizen of the nation to receive adequate and affordable health care is a moral imperative. As a matter of justice and fairness for all, big businesses and special interest can no longer be allowed to derail the process of meeting this critical need of the American people.Most people know something must […]

The house lights dimmed amid quietness in the Floyd L. Sandle Theatre at 7 p.m. on Oct. 14. The theater department presented Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which was written by August Wilson and directed by Dr. King Godwin. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, with minor flaws and few technical glitches, was a play that taught about […]

Majara Entertainment is putting on the Inaugural Louisiana Performance of Delivered from the Hand of the Evil Man, along with the National Gospel Stage. The unspoken issue of domestic violence that many members of our community, church and workplaces are silently carrying with them each day and night is what this play will highlight. The […]

Men of all ages gathered in the Favrot Student Union for a seminar on “Becoming A Man.” A few females attended the United African American Men sponsored event last week. The evening’s speaker was the Rev. Kenneth Sapp, is no stranger to Grambling State. He attended and served as the yearbook editor in 1979. He […]

“Be still or I’m going to burn you,” my grandmother often said while she sat me on a stool, tilted my head to the right, and ran a hot comb through my shampooed hair. Getting my hair done, on a Saturday night for Sunday morning was the norm around the house. The sizzling sound of […]

Admit it – you may not worry about breast cancer the way you used to. Many people you know who have had it have beaten it – in the U.S. alone there are over 2 million breast cancer survivors today. You think the chances of it happening to you are slim, and if it does, […]

“I never thought this day would come. This is the happiest day of my life.”Christina Lewis”A change is sure to come. The students and alumni of Grambling will be dancing in the streets.”Kaneshia Washington “The change is for the best. In the words of Coach Broadway, want you, but we don’t need you.”Dezmond Spivey “It […]

Lieutenant Colonel (Select) Krisa-Lana Carter Jones, a 1985 journalism graduate of Grambling State University, graduated from the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) School at Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 11. Jones, a native of Grambling, is now the Staff Judge Advocate for the 164th Airlift Wing, Memphis, a reserve component of the […]

Dear editor:There is an urgent need to pass health insurance reform this year in order to bring stability and improved care to all Americans. With over 46 million Americans uninsured, and an even larger number under-insured, we have a moral obligation to reform our current system and protect all Americans. Young people are the largest […]

Members of the student-body who have a meal plan are being encouraged to take a survey, which is aimed at improving the service provided by the cafeteria.Gwendolyn Giles, service manager at the facility, said that the survey began on October 1 and concludes at the end of the month. She is encouraging all students to […]