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An interest meeting and open auditions for the upcoming films Campus and Zero will be held Oct, 15 through Oct. 18 for anyone interested.You can receive your audition script at that time or any time before that date. Immediately following the meeting, auditions will begin. Auditions are available by appointment on Tuesday and Thursday. Wednesday […]

Lady Tigers beat Southern, lose to JSU

It was an up and down weekend for the Grambling State University soccer team. The women started the weekend with a decisive 4-0 victory over Southern University then suffered a 3-0 loss to Jackson State in Southwestern Athletic Conference play. On Friday, GSU was led by two goals from freshman forward Ashley Baker, while senior […]

Open mic events at GSU open eyes

Once I laid eyes on Russell Cummings, I was greeted by an enthusiastic mouthful of pearly whites, an openness that made his interview more conversational than work and a passion for my love, words. With that said, there have been a handful of open mics on campus, but much of the student body has been […]

BET Black College Tour

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Reader disturbed about reports of censorship

Dear editor:As an African-American journalist and someone who advises high school students and parents about college choices, I am deeply disturbed about reports of censorship at The Gramblinite newspaper. From the reports I’ve read, it seems that the paper’s editor and adviser did the right thing when they made the decision to take down the […]

Yes, We Can Rise

As a first-time guest columnist, I need to introduce myself. I am an ordained minister of two years. I formerly resided in New Orleans, Louisiana. I was a lifelong resident of 54 years until Hurricane Katrina.I am currently teaching in the Lincoln Parish Public Schools. It is quite rewarding, of course; as I have met […]

Spent time on GodTube lately?

Can we get an amen? Skeptics said that folks would never give out their credit-card numbers to buy a pair of shoes on the Internet. Others sneered at the prospect of obtaining a college diploma from an online university. With those realities as ho-hum as e-mail, could online churches be far behind? Will Catholics eventually […]

You missed a great forum!

Is freedom really free?Why does the Willie Lynch concept still keep us divided today? That’s just a taste for those of you who missed last Tuesday’s forum, “Rifts in the Black Community” hosted by the Delta Sigma chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha. The program opened with a reading of the Willie Lynch letter by Garrick […]

Racism still alive in America

Racism, prejudice, and unequal treatment has always been sensitive issues in the south, but were reawakened by the charges facing the “Jena Six.” Al Sharpton has called it “the new civil rights movement for the 21st century.”Clearly new minds, bodies, and spirits were touched by this common case of unequal sentencing of black youth. Although […]

Sandle Theatre season kicks off with fanfare