Bad things happen when one tries to “class up” hooker fashions. Another Bayou Classic has come and gone. We have enjoyed the football game as well as creative looks and trends. Although there was an abundance of beauty throughout the Crescent City, there were also many stylistic follies that could and should have been left […]
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Action on & off the field
The 37th annual Bayou Classic was a success for the G-men and Grambling community. With a final score of 38-17 over Southern University’s jaguars, black and gold enthusiasm permeated throughout New Orleans last weekend. Bayou Classic weekend was an opportunity for alumni and students to network. It was also an opportunity for financial gain in […]
GSU students go green for service learning
Students left their environmental footprint on the Grambling State University campus during the month of October. The Water Quality Management class, taught by Dr. Waneene C. Dorsey of the Biology Department, engaged in cleaning the grills of storm water drains around campus.Campus storm water drains are strategically located on the curbs of streets and on […]
Alumni play top role at Bayou Classic
Grambling University National Alumni Association held its annual breakfast during the Bayou Classic. Melissa Bickham, vice president of GUNAA served as mistress of ceremonies.Bickhan introduced GSU president Frank G. Pogue. “I’ve heard so many great things about him. He is an answer to a prayer. He is a breath of fresh air. He is liked […]
Gramblinites claim scholarship money at institute
Gramblinites earned over $17,000 in New York at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) annual 2010 Leadership Institute recently. A small group of Grambling State University students were interviewed and selected to attend an invitation only leadership institute in New York, where there were 47 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and six law schools […]
Artist launches lyrical love attack
Eldridge releases spoken-word album ‘The Awakening’.”We need love like halfway houses,” Reggie Eldridge spits on his latest spoken word album, The Awakening. In it, he blends Afro-punk, hip-hop, soul and rock into rhythmic stanzas of contemplation and conclusion. He touches on issues of race, God, sex, identity, love, health disparities, history and more. Eldridge is […]
Let’s give a little love for Christmas
It’s nippy outside. As you drive through neighborhoods you notice each house has a touch of magic. That’s right. It’s Christmas time. So bust out that soulful Christmas CD. Buy some eggnog, and get a Snuggie for those of you trying to cuddle by the fireplace. Christmas is usually about getting gifts, stuffing your face […]
Student Success-First Year Experience classes involved in community service
Former professional tennis player and civil rights leader Arthur Ashe once said, “From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.” This quote was taken to heart by Clair Lewis’s Student Success-First Year Experience (FYE) 101/102 classes. During the “season of giving”, Lewis’s classes made sure they were […]
New toys needed to help families
“Every child deserves a new toy for Christmas,” said KGRM Station Manager Joyce Evans. Evans oversees the yearly Season of Giving toy drive on campus.This endeavor was the result of campus media converging more than a decade ago to help families in need. “We decided that we needed to do something for the community,” Evans […]
Intramural teams make it to finals
The Grambling State University Intramural Flag Football teams, which consisted of one women’s and two men’s, participated in the Louisiana statewide flag football competition held at Northwestern University Nov. 20-21. The tournament kicked off with pool play with each team having to win at least one or two games to advance to single elimination round […]