Dr. Frank G. Pogue, former Grambling State University president, is now the interim president of Cheyney University. On Oct. 9 the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education selected Pogue as the interim president for the university. Founded in 1837, Cheyney University was started as the Institute of Colored Youth, and of […]
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Lift every voice, GSU
The choir group Strong Tower is mighty and stronger than ever. They are one of the top choir organizations here on the campus of Grambling State University. Strong Tow- er is a religious choir group that doesn’t mind spreading the word of God through their inspirational singing and is a refuge for students to keep […]
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Bold, Black and Fashionable
When you weave the ideas of a show coordinator and model together, you’re bound to be in store for an event that will be talked about long after it has ended. Students Russell Simms and Kyrea Booker collectively orchestrated the scenes of the Fashion Show that was titled “Vogue: The Black Issue”. The event was […]
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Athletics holds coaching clinic
Grambling hosted the first coaching clinic in Tiger Athletics history with new arrival, Nadine Domond at the reigns. The clinic was held on Saturday. Domond, head coach of women’s basketball, held an open practice for visiting coaches, which, once registered, allowed them to get an insider’s view of team drills, the newly implemented offense and […]
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What if I asked about your pride?
Pride by definition is the “satisfaction in something done, owned, etc.” So it is natural that one could easily ask any Gramblinite, what is Grambling Pride? What is it that brings you joy when you think about your alma mater? Is it the grades, the sports, the colors, or even the parties? Grambling Pride, like […]
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Lab Schools crown kitten queens
Miss Grambling High, Kaniya Dudley, a senior from Minden along with many other students were honored at Grambling High School’s Coronation in the T.H. Harris Auditorium Wednesday, Oct. 8. The jazzy sounds of “Down in New Orleans” played throughout the room as the backdrop appeared with a setting that would have you thinking you were […]
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Grambling partakes in online college fair for recuiting
Grambling State Universi- ty will be reaching out to high school students interested in attending Grambling State University using the fall on- line “CollegeWeekLive” fair for prospective students. The college fair planned for Thursday, Oct. 23 will fea- ture more than 500 colleges from across the U.S. Teens and their parents, regardless of geographic location, […]
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GSU’s High School Day attracts hundrends
Grambling State University’s annual High School Day, where high school students come to see what GSU has to offer, was this past Saturday. Buses started arriving around 7 a.m. Saturday, with visitors ready to learn what GSU is all about. There were high school students from Monroe, Shreveport and even Dallas. Grambling provided the students […]
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Knox to host Greek Step Show
Grambling State Univer- sity alumna Kingi Knox re- turns to Grambling to bring The GREATEST Fan of 365BLACK to Grambling State University. Knox is a native of Baton Rouge yet she has interviewed many celebrities for ESPN ra- dio across the country at the Super Bowl, Essence Festival, MTV VMAs, BET pre- mieres and the […]
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80% or bust: Nursing program remains in limbo
The Grambling State University School of Nursing met with the Louisiana State Board of Nursing on Tuesday to discuss the future of the pro- gram. The board decided to keep the current status of the pro- gram, which is currently not accepting any new students into the professional nurs- ing discipline. The School of Nursing […]