Campus safety has become an issue at Grambling State. Over the past few weeks, fighting, smoking and the sale of illegal drugs have occurred in Freshman Village (dorms Fredrick Douglass, Phyllis Wheatley and J.D.E Bowen). Since freshman orientation week between 5-10 fights have happened. Police have been able to break up these altercations between […]
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‘Breaking the silence’
In the peak of a hot sunny Tuesday, students, faculty and organizations; UAAM, Sigma Gamma Rho, Phi Beta Sigma of Grambling State University, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. of Louisiana Tech, joined together to “break the silence”. The domestic violence abuse walk began at Brown Hall ending at the Quad, the area in front […]
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Grambling Loses Legend
Early Wednesday morning, Grambling State University fired head football coach Doug Williams days away from the G-Men’s away game in Kansas City, Mo. After just starting the football season with two losses, and an eight-game losing streak, the university thought it was best to go in a different route. “There wasn’t a lot of conversation. […]
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Junior nursing major named Hercules Scholar
Grambling State University junior nursing major Lionel Kilofonyuy-Sandjong is the second of four students to be recognized as a Hercules Scholar by the Tom Joyner Foundation on the Tom Joyner Morning show this morning (Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013). The university is the foundation’s September school of the month. The foundation selects historically black colleges and […]
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GSU ranked in top 5 of ongoing HBCU competition
Sitting amongst the top five historically black colleges and universities, Grambling State University has taken the extra mile, using its media outlets to promote Allstate’s nationwide competition with The Tom Joyner Foundation. The university is aiming to win $50,000 in a national Allstate insurance contest. The HBCU with the most online votes by the […]
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Moore announced as scholarship recipient
Grambling State University has been selected the school of the month for September by the Tom Joyner Foundation, and sophomore Pierre L. Moore was named the first of four Hercules Scholars Thursday. “It’s always nice to be tied to the Tom Joyner Foundation because it brings such national exposure to Grambling State University,” said Pogue. […]
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Moving forward
Even with a coaching change, one element will remain the same: starting quarterback. George Ragsdale said Wednesday afternoon that D.J. Williams will keep his job for Saturday’s Missouri Classic. “I haven’t seen any reason for him to lose his job,” said the interim head coach of Grambling State University’s football team. “When you are quarterback, […]
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Sports Radio Network unceremoniously disbanded
Grambling State students who were part of the Sports Radio Network are still uncertain as to why it has ended. They were notified by text message that the program was being disbanded following a meeting between SRN director Santoria Black and GSU administrators earlier this semester. No one knows the official year that SRN […]
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50 years of happiness
Frank and Dorothy Dexter Pogue first met in 1958 when they enrolled at the SD Bishop College (then Alabama State College Mobile Branch Campus). They transferred to the senior campus, Alabama State College in Montgomery, where he graduated in 1961 and she graduated in 1962. They were married at Mount Olive Baptist Church #2 […]
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SWAC band rules explained
As the World Famed Tiger Marching Band prepare their top hats, shine their instruments and clean their white shoes, they remind Grambling fans of the football rules pertaining to the band. Dr. Larry Pannell, marching band’s director, urges the Grambling community to become educated on the Southwestern Athletic Conference rulings for the band and […]