As the NBA season comes to a close, it is time to give out postseason awards and I’m campaigning for Dwyane Wade for the Most Valuable Player award in the NBA.I know that Cleveland Cavaliers Forward Lebron James and Los Angeles Lakers Guard Kobe Bryant have had great seasons, but the bottom line is that […]
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Appreciation for female SGA presidents at GSU
The elections are coming along again, and according to the nominations meetings, there were no females interested in the running for the Student Government Association presidency. The spring 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 elections were and will be male presidents. But the past three presidents before then were all women. Many people have questioned if a woman […]
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Ebony Fashion Fair entices
Hold up. Waif a minute! The Ebony Fashion Fair kicked off “What’s Hip. What’s Hot. What’s Now!” at the Monroe Civic Center this weekend. The fashion extravaganza celebrated myriad blackness and bold international designs. The Zeta Phi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc hosted the event. Profits benefit scholarships and community service. Publicity […]
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Nomination fever hits campus
Students entered Grambling Hall Auditorium quickly Tuesday, as the SGA Nomination Convention was held. The SGA Nomination Convention is where potential candidates are nominated for the SGA Elections, slated to begin the week of March 30.As the nominations went on, position after position was passed up with little to no competition. “I expected a few […]
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Student life is decaying rapidly
As I eat my box of Samoas for the day, 10th of the year, I begin to notice that my time at dear ol’ Grambling is almost up. A plethora of topics began to wander in my brain, so I just let my fingers guide the white keys attached to the Mac in The Gramblinite. […]
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Grambling French film festival continues
The Tournées French Film Festival continued on Tuesday. Frantz Fanon: sa vie, son combat, son travail (“Frantz Fanon: His Life, His Struggle, His Work”) and Le plafond de verre (“The Glass Ceiling”) were the films viewed and discussed.The first was moderated by Dr. Rose Harris and the second by Dr. Janet Guyden. Frantz Fanon, was […]
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Remember to claim earned income credit
State Treasurer John Kennedy wants to remind working families in Louisiana that it is not too late to take advantage of an important and often overlooked federal tax break known as the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).”People are struggling, and in today’s economy, every little bit helps,” said Treasurer Kennedy. “If you haven’t filed your […]
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FYE class helps inform
As a culminating activity for Heart Month, the First Year Experience 101 class provided displays and informational flyers as well as interviewing students about heart disease in the McCall Dining Hall. During the month of February the students researched various factors that lead to heart disease. A survey was distributed by the class, taught by […]
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Students, professors attend Powershift 2009 conference
Members of the Social Research Club and Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society recently participated in the Powershift 2009 Conference in Washington, D.C. Organization sponsors Dr. Frances Staten of the Department of Sociology and Psychology and Inetha Wimberly and Dr. Lurie Thompson of the Criminal Justice Department accompanied the students. The students participated in three days […]
