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Hispanic Heritage videos a must-see

Hispanic Heritage Month is an interesting period of time because it doesn’t just cover one month. The celebration began Sept. 15 and will end Friday.The starting date was chosen because it marks the independence of five countries of Latin America. To commemorate such an awesome month and see how Latin American heritage ties into our […]

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CJ students attend law school boot camp

Three Grambling State University students from the Criminal Justice Department, attended Loyola’s Law School Regional Law Boot Camp in New Orleans last month. The camp was sponsored by the Black Law Students Association.GSU students learned about law school admission, financial aid, scholarships and legal study. Students met law students and administrators from Southern, Tulane and […]

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Tips to unwind after midterms

Cramming and hard-core focus have been on almost everyone’s agenda to prepare for midterms. Students have had plenty of study time over the past week.Many feel exhausted and need ways to refuel their jets for the weeks ahead. A few ways to clear your mind and cleanse your body are as easy and painless as […]

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‘Pimp My Room’ successful

Two residents of Jeanes Hall have been declared top winners in “Pimp My Room” competition held on Sept. 30. It was part of dorm hall activities for the month of September and saw 12 competitors from six rooms.Top winners were announced as Sean Jno-Francoise and Leon Norvill whose theme was “Jus Sean & Leon.” The […]

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Alumni want to mentor, work with Gramblinites

It takes a Gramblinite Nation to grow another generation. This is the slogan for Grambling State University Office of Retention’s Alums as Mentors program.GSU graduates and alumni chapters from are being called upon to mentor students from their areas because some of them do not have anyone to assist them. “Many of our students are […]

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Homecoming 2010

sunday, Oct. 31Theme/Attire: Sunday’s Best3 p.m. Campuswide Picnic in Charles P. Adams Park (free) 7 p.m. Gospel Explosion in the Black & Gold Room (free) monday, Nov. 1Theme/Attire: International Day/Patriotic Day3 p.m. Build-A-Tiger on the Yard 5 p.m. International Carnival on the Yard Tuesday, Nov. 2Theme/Attire: Opposites Attract 11 a.m. Greek/Non-Greek Stroll Off on the […]

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Pageantry, primping and pimping: let the babies be babies

Chunky, sticky, doe-eyed children adorned in colorful clothing who clutch everything from rattles to cartoon coated backpacks are life’s most beautiful entity. Part of children’s wonder is their unaltered essence. Something about keeping a child filled with curiosity and color, and gradually giving them information, keeps their childhood in tact. And we all know that […]

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Social media addicts are not real people

Tweetaholics and Facebookaholics are one and the same. They are not real people. The age of information has birthed a group of junkies. I had the pleasure of entertaining one of those “cra-cras” (crazy people), who tweets/updates his status consistently. You know what I mean. He has the cracking pages, gets the hits and friend […]

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#Donotactafool-Twitter is a branding tool

Twitter is a microblogger’s paradise, built by milky reposts and honey coated trending topics. If tweetliness is next to godliness, give me wings now. I have woken up, clutched my phone, and given several hundred people my first comprehensible thought of the day. Twitter is a social crutch and daily habit. My thumbs participate in […]

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Sports recap in tweetspeak

No, the NFL players are not “homos” if that’s what you were thinking. If you’re curious about all the players wearing pink in week 4 in the NFL, it’s because of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Every team in the NFL is wearing pink gloves and cleats to show their support Breast Cancer Awareness. #MESSAGE. Now […]