The Grambling Laboratory School held its Pride and Respect Rally on the morning of Jan. 21. The program was held in the gymnasium.The Pride and Respect Rally was put on for students in grades 6-11. The guest speaker of the program was Ron Anderson, a successful businessman and public speaker for different institutions in Northern […]
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Alum inducted in Hall of Fame
Audrey Gilbreath, president and CEO of Gilbreath Communications, Inc., has been selected as one of seven distinguished industry leaders named as the Southwest Advertising Hall of Fame’s 2010 class of inductees. She has the rare distinction of being both the first African-American and the first woman inducted for the honor. The induction ceremony and luncheon […]
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Church serves community 135 years
New Rocky Valley Baptist Church of Grambling celebrated its 135th anniversary Sunday. Pastor James B. Johnson of Monroe’s New Light Baptist Church was the guest speaker. Johnson’s speech was centered on New Rocky Valley’s theme: As the Lord Builds this House: Spiritually and Physically. He said, “We have to build on a clear and clean […]
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Evans receives first campus ‘recognition award’
“Wait a minute, y’all. I am not dying,” said KGRM Radio Station Manager Joyce Evans Tuesday morning.Evans received Grambling State’s first Employee Recognition Award. University President Dr. Frank Pogue said that the award was created to express appreciation for people who not only take an interest in GSU, but who also go out of their […]
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Broadway says bye bye to GSU
Grambling State University’s head football coach Rod Broadway will leave GSU to return to his home state of North Carolina.The university released a press release, which confirmed the upcoming change. Rumors circulated about a week ago that Broadway was leaving GSU. During that time an athletic representative from North Carolina A & T said that […]
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‘Through the Fire’: one man show to be historical, entertaining
Jonathan Jackson, a native from Shreveport and a graduating senior theatre arts major/Floyd L. Sandle Theatre Arts president will conduct a one man show. The show will be held in the Conrad Hutchinson Performing Arts Center on campus Friday at 7 p.m.The show is entitled Through the Fire. The theme is, if you don’t know […]
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Students respond to State of the Union
President Barack Obama presented his second State of the Union address by paying tribute to the victims of the January 8 Tucson tragedy that left 6 dead and 14 injured including Democratic House Representative, Gabrielle Giffords. Immediately after his tribute, Obama appealed to both parties to put aside political differences and come together to move […]
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GSU could lose academic programs
The Louisiana Board of Regents yesterday announced that 460 academic programs at the state’s public colleges and universities are up for possible elimination.The board’s reasons included duplicative academic offerings and abysmal graduation rates for the cuts. The Southern University System might lose more than 50 programs between Baton Rouge, Shreveport and New Orleans schools. Grambling […]
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50 Cent & World Star Hip Hop’s demise
Popular Web site worldstarhiphop.com has been put to rest.Rapper 50 Cent quickly took the credit for the demise of the highly known site. He called New York radio station Hot 97 to give his reasoning of the shut down. According to billboard.com, he said, “I took a lawsuit… we’ve been through the process for a […]
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Tiger Bucks, GFlex and added options
GSU students have increased options with their identification cards this semester. Previously, student IDs were used for meals in the cafeteria, Tiger Xpress food court and Tiger Xpress convenience store. Once validated, the cards are also used for entrance to on-campus games.Students now have the option of putting Tiger Bucks or GFlex on their cards. […]