Grambling Mayor-elect Edward Jones is closing a chapter of 34 years of teaching to open a new one to help make the city of Grambling a better place. Of the seven candidates in the mayoral race, the citizens of Grambling as well as Grambling State University elected Jones to help bring life back to the […]
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State Farm and NBC celebrate decades long partnership with Bayou Classic
The highly-anticipated rivalry between the Grambling State University Tigers and the Southern University Jaguars is set for Nov. 27. Each year, four to five million viewers watch the play-by-play drama of the State Farm Bayou Classicr on NBC and 60,000 fans fill the New Orleans Superdome. This year, the Classic celebrates a 20-year partnership with […]
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G-Men get Homecoming win
Does defense win games? Apparently the Grambling State Tigers think so. No other aspect of the game was more apparent than the swarming nature of the Tiger defense as the G-Men shut out the Concordia Hornets by a final score of 37-0 Saturday. Concordia’s freshman quarterback Sherman Stevens looked inexperienced in front of 14,543 people […]
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GSU aids post-hurricane St. Lucia, more needed
When Hurricane Tomas ravaged St. Lucia a few weeks ago, 14 people died and others went missing. Tomas’ effects were felt by more than just the island’s residents. At Grambling State University, many international students were concerned about the status of their families and homes during post-Tomas chaos. “I was in a frenzy searching for […]
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Tigers fare well at cross-country championships
Grambling State University’s underestimated women’s cross country team pulled through with a strong victory at the Southwestern Athletic Conference championships in Mississippi recently. The team was led by freshman Ameesha Washington, who finished in third place. Grace Korir followed Washington with a fifth-place finish, while Shaquea Howard and Tiesha Alexander sealed the championship with their […]
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Sports Commentary
The Dallas Cowboys head coach, Wade Phillips was fired Monday. He was then replaced by the new interim head coach, Jason Garrett. But the question still remains, whose fault is it anyway? The Cowboys record dropped to an embarrassing 1-7 after losing 45-7 to the Green Bay Packers on Monday afternoon. The owner Jerry Jones […]
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It’s all about Homecoming
“The Traveling Tigers give all us alumni from out of state a chance to reunite with each other, and to generally come back to our alma mater cheaper with a group of our friends and family.”Willie Jones, 55, of Chicago, Class of 1968 and member of the Traveling Tigers “I come almost every year. It’s […]
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GSU engineering students create flying stop sign
The students enrolled in the Engineering Technology 103 class at GSU, taught by John Frazier, cranked up their creativity this semester by pulling out the “stop” with a flying stop sign. The flying stop sign is close to the actual size and design of the street (stop) sign. Frazier and the students came up with […]
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Grambling Army ROTC honors cadets
Grambling State University’s Army ROTC recognized seven cadets in its first branching ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 3 in the Grambling Hall Auditorium. The cadets students at Grambling State University, Louisiana Tech and the University of Louisiana at Monroe. The purpose of the ceremony was for the cadets to receive their act of duty assignments within their […]
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GSU models rock Runway Report
Lynnell Fashion Group hosted The Runway Report last Friday night in Knight’s Inn of Ruston.The combination fashion show, dessert bar and networking opportunity was born of two Louisiana Tech student fashionistas, Hermosa Lynn and DonChunte Foster. Two Grambling State University students, Shawnae Combs and Amanda Beaton, walked the two-act show. Both are members of International […]