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Students and Tiger Xpress staff saw officers from the Grambling State University Police Department scuffle with and handcuff an outraged man who attempted to fight a student Monday. The incident left students wondering about campus safety. Many believe GSU’s open campus provides non-students an opportunity to create chaos on campus. The man in question is […]

The Student Government Association hosted the State of the Union Address Wednesday night in the Black and Gold Room. Key points from the address:n The library fee that the student body shot down, will be revisited by the state, according to SGA President Lamark Hughes. The fee, had it been supported, would have cost full-time […]

Naturalistas are surfacing all over campus. Is it because of the humidity or is it because it is what their idol is doing.There are only a handful who can pull the look off. Jill Scott, a long-time naturalista, recently got a perm. She should have stayed natural and is one of the few beautiful women […]

People say,”She’s probably just as fake as her weave.” I know I’m not the only one fed up with defending my weave. In response to last week’s natural hair feature page; Yes, wearing natural hair is a bonus, but not everyone is able. Also, weave is worn for different reasons. Some wear it to try […]

With the 9-11 anniversary, Park 51 controversy, and Koran burning threat (later withdrawn) – America had a pretty rough fortnight. The media, of course, brings the controversial issues in the living rooms of the world. Add to that the role of cyber chatters, making the discourse more intense and personal. It’s an age, where everyone […]

As the student body entered the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center, they were greeted with gold shimmering curtains, an all black stage, a host of photographers and videographers waiting to capture the magnificence that was about to occur: Solange Sayers being crowned Miss GSU. The Mistress and Master of the Ceremony were Tanisha Cousby and […]

We, unfortunately, live in a society where there is a lack of appreciation for education for African Americans. My mother always instilled in me to read and speak properly. So I have always continued to do so. But, for some reason, in elementary, the other Black kids would always accuse me of trying to be […]

It has been so hot around GSU that students, faculty and visitors should walk around campus with a towel. This heat is really something serious. The temperature has been 90 plus more times than many care to count, and it continues to be that way. How much more heat can we take?When you walk outside […]

Many students anticipate being a part of a Historically Black College or University from the day they start high-school, due to the “hype” they might have heard about it, or simply because their parent(s) or someone influential in their lives are now alumni. Others just go out on a limb and want a change of […]