Last Friday, a New York jury acquitted three NYPD policemen of the shooting death of 23-year-old Sean Bell. Bell died in a hail of bullets, after leaving his bachelor party located at the Kalua Cabaret, the morning of November 26, 2006.This decsion has sparked outrage among African-Americans in the United States. My reaction is beyond […]
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Laughter for the soul
On Wednesday, TigerFest seemed to be better than the days before. At 7 p.m., the comedy show started as usual with music to keep the students alive and hyped until the comedians were ready to put on their performances. The opening act was one of our own Grambling State University students by the name of […]
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Health Promotions students get active
In an effort to make people aware of the dangers of drinking and driving and alcohol bingeing, Grambling State University’s Living Learning Communities (LLC) hosted a “Mocktail” party on Monday evening. This event was coordinated by Melanie C. Thomas who serves as an English tutor and program assistant with the LLC. She said, “April is […]
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TigerFest takes a step forward
I can honestly say this year’s Tigerfest was definitely a step up from last year. Although as an upperclassman I’ve realized the campus events seem to lose their charisma the longer you’re here, it was still memorable. I guess I could give the Advisory Board members of the Student Union Board a pat on the […]
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Prom, graduation season among deadliest times of year
April and May mark high school prom and graduation season for many Louisiana high schools, but the two months are also among the deadliest for motorists, according to the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. In May 2006, 91 people were killed in automobile crashes in Louisiana, making the month that typically marks high school graduations the […]
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Chaos unfolds at GSU
The 2008 TigerFest went well for the majority of the week. It seemed that all events were positive and students enjoyed the last bit of festivities before the close of the school year. This was until Friday afternoon when students were shocked to see dozens of state troopers with assault rifles around the campus of […]
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‘I like it here’
The last time Coach Rod Broadway received a lot of media attention, it was focused on him leaving Grambling for either Florida A&M University or Duke University. While many “insiders” claimed that Broadway was indeed leaving, Broadway insists that he never thought about leaving.”I like it here,” he said. “I tried to tell people all […]
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A conversation about guns
April 16 marked the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting, when crazed gunman Seung-Hui Cho opened fire on the campus, killing 32 people and leaving about 30 injured.Before 1999 when a shooting rampage at Columbine High School left 15 people dead, a school campus was considered one of the safest environments around. Now, many […]
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Strong Tower Chorale celebrates
Recently, Grambling’s Strong Tower Music Group hosted its Inaugural North Louisiana Gospel Choir Concert at Lewis Temple Baptist Church in Grambling. Southern University Performing Arts Gospel Choir (of Shreveport), Louisiana Tech University Gospel Choir, Entourage Performing Arts Group, and Unity Chorale were the other gospel choirs that performed. Dr. Frederick Pinkney, the director of Strong […]
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Emergency system has shaky start
On Friday, Grambling State University was shut down because of out-of-control fighting and gunshots being fired. According to The News-Star, Ralph Wilson, the GSU media relations officer, said the GSU Emergency notification system was activated at 2 p.m. However, many students, on campus and off, didn’t start receiving e-mails and text message alerts until around […]