With the word starting to spread around the Grambling campus about the head basketball coaches, many players have mixed feelings regarding the situation. “I was sad when I heard the news,” Kourtney Sherman said. “I still cannot believe it.” “As far as coach Wright, I feel that it was time for a change,” said Marcus […]
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Speech & Theatre students winners at national conference
The Department of Speech and Theatre participated in the 72nd Annual National Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts Conference, held recently in Dallas.Eighteen members of the F.L. Sandle Players, attended workshops featuring professional playwrights such as P.J. Gibson, J.E. Franklin, and Mikki Grant. Gibson wrote such award-winning plays as Long Time Since Yesterday and My […]
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Can Broadway, recruits maintain GSU’s football tradition?
A person can’t help but think when placed in a situation such as this. Ever since the glory days of Eddie Robinson and the offensive dominance we witnessed from Bruce Eugene, there has been somewhat of a conundrum surrounding the Grambling State University football team. The men have had their ups and downs as a […]
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Gone with the wind!
After an abysmal basketball season for the men and women, the Grambling State University Department of Athletics announced Tuesday that head coaches Larry Wright (men’s team) and David “Rusty” Ponton (women’s team) will not return after this season.This decision came after both head coaches managed to win a mere nine games combined this season. Coach […]
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ULS vows to address La. workforce needs
BATON ROUGE – All eight presidents in the University of Louisiana System recently committed to addressing Louisiana’s workforce needs by targeting 2,400 new graduates each year in some of the state’s critical shortage areas by 2012.University presidents last week signed a sweeping agreement that the UL System will: – Generate 2,400 additional new graduates annually, […]
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Diddy’s Day 26 debuts
All I can say is that it’s about time! Almost everyone who watches the fourth season of MTV’s Making the Band can agree that the self titled Day 26 album was well overdue. On March 25, Diddy and the Bad Boy Records family released the Day 26 debut album.Although Diddy’s idea of putting together a […]
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Escaped lab rat blows whistle on HIV/AIDS cover-up
Dear Editor:It’s been 16 years since I and my then girlfriend, Linda Nichols, were told by the people in the Lake Providence Health Clinic that we were HIV-positive. They also advised us that if we didn’t get treatment, that our HIV would become full-blown AIDS. We, like others, had heard about HIV/AIDS; however, like many […]
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A conversation with Erykah Badu
When many students arrive on the campus of Grambling State University, they begin to learn about it’s history. The founders, the people who played significant roles in reshaping the schools image and, of course, the celebrities who attended.GSU has always been known as “the place where everybody is somebody,”‘ and for multiplatinum recording/performing artist Erykah […]
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Effective leadership needed
In 1951, Grambling College developed an administrative body to govern its students and protect their interests. Its establishment was once viewed as an effort to bridge a noticeable gap between university officials and the student populous. It was formed to encourage student involvement, promote academic growth and vocalize students’ needs and concerns. This organization was […]
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She’sloving everything
Many people are only familiar with the stage name of Erykah Badu. But true fans, GSU alumni, family and friends have an idea about who Erica Wright is.A couple of weeks ago, she allowed GSU to take a small personal tour in a place where so few get the chance to wonder – her personal […]