Many students on campus are unaware that they might have to find another location in the future to pay their school fees because the current location where they go, Long-Jones Hall, is a building in danger of collapsing. Long-Jones Hall is one of the oldest buildings on the campus of Grambling State University. And because […]
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Fire blazes a Tiger Village 400 room
Around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, a fire broke out in the Tiger Village 400 dormitory on the first floor. Rodney King, a freshman from Tallulah, lived in the room where the fire occurred.”I was getting ready to go to sleep and I smelled smoke coming from the closet,” King said. King said that he tried to […]
No team is safe in BCS Top 10 this year
The 2007-08 NCAA football season has been filled with excitement, as unranked teams take down top ranked opponents, leaving the BCS standings in chaos. The team that is statistically better, for example Applachian State, can come into a game and play spoiler, which eliminates a team like Michigan from a national championship. Nine unranked teams […]
Basketball team more ready than ever
The gridiron G-Men are winding down for the last three games of their season. But another team of G-Men is gearing up for their season.Yes, the GSU men’s basketball team is preparing for their season opener and in talking to Coach Larry Wright, the team is more than ready. ” It’s another season, and at […]
Unequally applied law amounts to harassment
Could it be true? Can a person wearing “sagging” pants be ticketed at GSU? It has indeed become an offense in many cities across the country and in Louisiana, including Delcambre and Mansfield. But Grambling law enforcement must not jump on the bandwagon of this harassment of young Black males. Where there is a law […]
Saturday’s match with ULM was more than just a game
It had been 22 years since Grambling last defeated a Division I program. Sept. 28, 1985, in Shreveport, Grambling shocked the world when they upset Oregon State 23-6. Last weekend, the Tigers attempted to do the same against the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The game was more than just a normal out-of-conference game for […]
TB: Do you feel safe on campus?
Rachel DavisSophomoreJonesboroYes, I feel safe, but I still carry my pepper spray just in case I’m caught up in a situation. Whitney AllenSophomoreMinden Yes, I feel safe, but I will never under estimate what may happen in the future. Damondric JacksonSeniorAlexandria Yes I do feel safe, because trust me I have a great security system, […]
Grad student receives SACS-COC travel grant
Nara Martirosyan, GSU International doctoral student, has been selected to receive a Travel Grant to attend the 2007 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) annual meeting in New Orleans Dec. 8-11. Martirosyan was chosen out of a limited number of travel grants available to graduate students in postsecondary education in Southern […]
United Campus ministry launch ‘Angel Tree’ Christmas
Delivering gifts of love and a message of hope to children of prisoners is the aim of Angel Tree Christmas sponsored by United Campus Ministry. This is the second year for the Angel Tree promotion.”If you’re a first-time volunteer, you’ll soon understand our excitement and enthusiasm as we reach out to families of prisoners,” said […]
Club celebrates 25 years of service
Grambling’s chapter of the Lions Club has been around for over two decades.Lula King, acting associate dean and coordinator of the undergraduate social work program, is the president. She has been a member for nine years and president for five years. “We are planning to commemorate the 25th anniversary on Friday, Dec. 7 with a […]