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Greek Week is the one week out of the semester when Greek-lettered fraternities and sororities host various events, trying to be the best represented fraternity or sorority on campus. The president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. gives his impression on the upcoming events: "I think it will be successful," he continues, "it will bring […]

Monday night the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated hosted Tribute to a Black Woman. This program was held in honor of the "mother" of their organization, Mrs. Annie Singleton, to show their appreciation to women and other women giants. The night started off with the gentlemen passing out yellow roses to all the […]

Funeral services were held for Andre’ Maurice Young Saturday, March 5 at the Mt. Zion B.C. in Grambling. He passed away Friday, Feb. 25 in the evening. Andre’ was born Dec. 26, 1978, the middle child of three, born to the union of Milvin Young Jr., and Mary Lane Young. His family moved to Simsboro […]

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 […]

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 […]

The School of Social Work field Education department in collaboration with Grambling Housing Authority held an Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday afternoon, March 12 in the quad in front of Grambling Hall. Children residing in the Housing Authority Complex and those throughout the Grambling and Ruston areas were invited to attend. Over 75 parents and children […]

BATON ROUGE – As the final minute ticked off the clock in LSU’s 81-69 victory over Vanderbilt Saturday, Darrel Mitchell tossed the ball to Antonio Hudson who punted it into the student section. "I was so pumped up I could have run around the building a bunch of times," said Hudson, who scored 25 points […]

Black College Wire Fridays on the Yard at Howard University would be a little quieter without the calls of Omega Psi Phi fraternity members to one another, and the homecoming step show would be virtually nonexistent, at least if one follows the logic of Ricky Jones. Jones is an associate professor and chair of the […]

CHOUDRANT – Karl Malone has gone from the hardwood court to the hardwoods. Malone, the second-leading scorer in NBA history, retired after 19 years in the league. But he isn’t taking it easy. In a woods near his new north Louisiana home, Malone was recently at the wheel of a "skidder". The monstrous vehicle is […]