Dear editor: In regards to the last article published about the business, Gotham City, was very misleading, damaging and incorrect. The article published March 10 (Entertainment section, brief column) stated that “INCIDENT CLOSES GOTHAM CITY.” The reason for Gotham City being closed is that the city failed to renew the occupational license for the next […]
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Join in effort this month to prevent child abuse
Dear editor: While the horrors of child abuse are seen on television and in newspapers almost daily, it is important for the citizens of Louisiana to know that child abuse and neglect can be prevented and that everyone has a role to play. April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a great time for anyone who […]
Pope John Paul II remembered locally
Funeral services will be held tomorrow (Friday, April 8) for Pope John Paul II. The Pope was 84. Pope John Paul, the Polish pontiff who led the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century and became history’s most-traveled pope, was announced dead Saturday, April 2 by the Vatican. Many across the world mourned […]
Etefia, Pettway await their chance
Two men have one mission on April 22 and 23: to get drafted. These two men are Aqua Etefia and Kenneth Pettway. Both spent the entire season, preparing for the draft. They have succeeded as they both have received numerous rewards. One of those rewards was being some of the few that can say that […]
Is your SGA vote really your voice?
Well it’s that time of the year, Student Government Association elections. A time comprised of solicitation, loitering, harassment, and empty promises. Now under normal circumstances a person could go to jail for 3 out of 4 of these offenses, but we’ll let them slide for the sake of pseudo-positions that need to be filled. But […]
Cheerleaders ready for national competition
As the NFL draft and spring training begins, people are getting ready for the football season all over again. There is one group that has been preparing for an event of their own: nationals. The GSU cheerleading squad will officially compete in 2005 National Cheerleading Association Collegiate Cheerleading Nationals. The GSU squad has a chance […]
It’s time to look at the whole truth
People who say that the government has no business interfering in a private decision such as removing Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube somehow have no problem with a squad of policemen preventing her parents (or anyone else) from giving their daughter food or water. “Do those who want to keep the government out of private decisions […]
GSU to host La. Academy of Sciences
Scientists from all of Louisiana’s public and private colleges and universities will converge at Grambling State University to share information regarding the latest research in their respective fields during the will host the 79th Louisiana Academy of Sciences slated for Friday in the T. L. James Building on the campus. Seventy-one abstracts will be presented […]
Art Dept. seeks sponsors for awards for art students
Donations needed for prizes in annual competition. A High School Student Art Competition will be held from April 4 -14 in the Dunbar Hall Gallery, followed by the Annual GSU Student Competition. Awards will be presented to artists in both of the exhibitions, and sponsors are being sought. The aim is to get members of […]