Two Grambling State University students are the first HBCU students to receive scholarships from the Advertising Education Foundation of Houston (AEF– Houston). Richard Klein, chairman of the AEF– Houston, said Erina Love and Justin Madden were chosen from a pool of about 300 applicants to each receive a $2,000 scholarship, making it “the first […]
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Election fever sweeps campus
Student Government Association candidates and their campaign teams took full advantage of the Election Weeks activities, starting with Monday’s parade. As the World Famed Tiger Marching Band led the parade, attracting the crowd, some candidates raised the bar from throwing coconuts and beads to flinging flip-flops to bystanders. Candidates like Justin Owens took advantage of […]
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Unsatisfactory progress
In 2002, Allen Iverson was known for his infamous “practice rant” when he stated in a press conference that practice was not needed to win. Not so, says Dr. Percy Caldwell. The Grambling State University athletic director blames the men’s basketball team’s horrific 0-28 season on the limited amount of practice time. The end […]
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Pageant controversy
Saturday night the T.H. Harris Auditorium was filled with students, parents and supporters in attendance to see 24 girls vying for 12 months, but what they witnessed was pageantry marred by controversy. Technical difficulties caused by a computer glitch postponed the results of the 45th Annual Calendar Girl Pageant for nearly an hour. But five […]
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Perry delivers dynamic speech
Black and gold was in full effect Tuesday as students, faculty and staff flooded the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center, which was soon turned into classroom during the Honors Day Convocation. Educator Dr. Steve Perry served as the keynote speaker, holding no punches and reminding hundreds of honorees on what it is that the ceremony […]
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Solace of reading drives student
Born July 17, 1989, in Sacramento, Calif., Stephanie Lindsey proves that a person’s past has no control over their future. Before transferring to Grambling State University in 2010, Lindsey admits to her life as being testimonial. “The reason I read a lot as a child was because my mother who, although she loved me, was […]
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19th Annual Spring Reading Conference a hit
In 1995, a reading class in Grambling State University’s College of Education executed a class project in which they were able to showcase some of their work. Little did they know that simple class project was the start of what was to become the College of Education’s Annual Spring Reading Conference. On Saturday, with […]
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Green Initiative Contest could reap rewards for Grambling
In efforts to beautify Grambling State University, administrators, student leaders and corporate sponsors have came together to develop an initiative to turn GSU into a “green” community. Led by Corban Bell, 22, a double major in accounting and economics, has submitted documents for the Toyota Green Initiative Contest 2012-2013, in which the university would win […]
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A father’s plea
Eyeglasses black. Hair gone, leaving a shiny reflection from his shaved head as counterpoint to go along with his youthful goatee, which shows a splash of grey. His eyes red and watery, his voice scratchy and trembling, he says, “I cry in my pillow at night when no one is around.” These were the words […]
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Dr. Steve Perry to speak at Honor’s Day Convocation
Nationally renowned educator Dr. Steve Perry will be the keynote speaker at the Grambling State University Honor’s Day Convocation at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Students from spring and fall 2012 semesters who received a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher, will be honored at the event, along with other […]