Students, when you hear about Grambling State University, most of the time, you hear about the band, the Orchesis and the football team. But you never really hear things about the people that made it somewhat possible for the things we have now.Do we all know our Grambling State University? Do we know some of […]
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One of the best of all-time
Grambling State’s own Willie Brown is regarded as one of the best cornerbacks in National Football League history. Brown was apart of some excellent Oakland Raiders teams. During his tenure with the Raiders, they 128-35.Brown was born on Dec. 2, 1940, in Yazoo City, Miss. After his stellar career at Grambling State ended in 1963, […]
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SGA queries administration
Prior to the event, flyers coated the many walls on campus, and on Wednesday, February 13, the Student Government Association hosted a town hall meeting. Topics of discussion included campus safety, accommodations for international students, the upcoming Eddie G. Robinson museum, and the outrage inducing removal or relocation of plots in upcoming months.As an event […]
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Cervical cancer seminar enlightens
Many women don’t know they can catch it. Many aren’t even sure what “it” actually is. The reality is, however, that cervical cancer is fast becoming an epidemic among young women worldwide. What is even scarier is that many women don’t know the fact on how to recognize and avoid risk factors. A seminar on […]
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UAAM shares some pertinent info about Black history month
The brothers of United Afrikan Amerikan Men Incorporated held a Black History seminar on Feb.12 in Woodson Hall. The speaker for the night was Dr. Brett Sims, a well-known math professor at Grambling.The purpose of the seminar was to provide the student body with more knowledge about past and present African American prominent leaders. Maurice […]
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It’s ‘Us or Nothin’
During your daily routine here at Grambling State University you’ll notice some of the usual things on campus. The mud-laden sidewalks in front of Brown Hall, the students socializing in front of the cafeteria just before it opens or even the campus police writing GSU students more parking tickets as they sit in class.However, one […]
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LLC program sponsors retreat
The Living Learning Communities program sponsored a retreat to Outdoor Wilderness Learning Center on Saturday, Feb. 23.The students participated in activities such as the Circle Name Game, Bull Ring, Help Triangle, Spider Web, and Mountain Top. Claire Lewis, director of the program, said, the retreat was designed to get the students to bond with each […]
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Artist Cbabi returns to campus
Grambling State University’s Art Department will welcome back alumnus and former Gramblinite cartoonist Cbabi Bayoc as the guest artist for the 2008 Spring Celebration of the Arts. Dunbar Gallery is featuring an exhibition of Cbabi’s work through March 4, on which day he will present a lecture on his work from 10 a.m. to noon […]
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A member of the Grambling family well remembered
Mrs. Gloria Beard-Horton was born to James Beard and Elnora Bradford Beard of Hosston, the eldest of three girls. After graduating from high school in 1966, she attended Southern University, Baton Rouge, from 1966-1968. Mrs. Horton married in 1969 and went to Buffalo with her husband William Horton, as he attended graduate school. When he […]
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Junior Gramblinite gone but will not be forgotten
Funeral services for 3-year-old Tejahn Marquel ReShawn Johnson will be held Saturday, 1 p.m., at South Parkway Worship Center, 3000 S. Vienna, Ruston. Tejahn was pronounced dead Monday at St. Francis North Hospital in Monroe. He was born in Ruston Feb. 13, 2004, the son of Kimberly Chollette and Terry Johnson. Family and friends called […]