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The Favrot Student Union Board presented the annual homecoming comedy show in the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center tonight.The headlining comic was Charlie Murphy, best known for successful skits on the Dave Chappelle show. The show opened with JJ, the host of the night. His country accent, jokes about elementary school and makeshift vasectomy quips […]

I was so lucky the summer of 1996 because that was the summer I attended the Eddie Robinson Football Camp at Grambling State University for a week. Coach Robinson did the same routines with us as he did with his players. He even went so far as to wake us up for practice by knocking […]

WASHINGTON – House Speaker-in-waiting John Boehner pledged Wednesday that Republicans will use their new majority to seek a “smaller, less costly, and more accountable government,” and said he hoped President Barack Obama would join them.”We hope he is willing to work with us on these priorities. But as I have said, our new majority will […]

Former mayor pro tem Edward Jones was elected Grambling’s mayor Tuesday. The previous Chamber of Commerce president won with 68 percent of the votes. Jones’ campaign conversation reflected a desire to work with the people of Grambling. Jones committed to work with business owners in the downtown Grambling (Village) area and to create internships for […]

Saturday’s Literacy Classic in War Memorial Stadium brought thousands of fans from near and far to witness the game between the undefeated (SWAC) GSU Tigers versus the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Golden Lions (3-3). The beginning of the game seemed to be in favor of the Golden Lions, as they took an impressive start as […]

In the court of public opinion one seems to always be guilty until proven innocent. Facts go unchecked. Speculation and rumors run amuck. Stereotypes are formed and then branded onto the foreheads of many. This branding leaves them victims of what other people think. I was asked to write an article about the misconceptions of […]

“Setting the Standard” are the words of alumnus Brandon Logan. Logan, who hails from the Lone Star state of Texas, is a 2006 graduate of Grambling State University and since crossing the stage has been avid in mentoring aspiring student athletes and creating a name for himself. While at Grambling, Logan recalls spending mornings on […]

Fat, Black and ugly I am not; but, I am a Zeta. Over the years, the perception of Zeta changed; but, those three attributes have not. Even though there are members who are the opposite, the fight to end the stereotypes continues. Chapters like Psi Beta exemplify the true image of what it means to […]

It was quite cold outside of the Grambling High School gymnasium where dozens of students and family members eagerly waited to witness the crowning of Miss Grambling High 2010. When the doors opened, they all rushed in and nearly fought for seats. After they had cleared, there was a group of young men in tuxedos […]

Greek sororities and fraternities will be forever stereotyped. It has been permitted by not only the student but also by the National Pan-Hellenic Council. It seems as if Non-Greek members know better than I do how an Omega man is supposed to act. The misperception about how we are supposed to talk, walk, act, or […]