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The Grambling branch of NAACP hosted its second annual Freedom Fund/Scholarship banquet Saturday, April 2 in Washington-Johnson Complex, Room 100. The theme of the event was “The Race is on…We’ve Got The Power.” The banquet provided its guests with an elegant dinner, keynote speaker, Irene Thomas, retired registrar of GSU, and an awards presentation. The […]

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 […]

Grambling State University’s Gamma Psi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. was highly regarded this previous weekend. The chapter attended its 69th Southwestern Province Council in historic Natchez, Miss. There, the chapter made history by receiving several awards and nominations. For the first time, Gamma Psi was presented the Undergraduate Chapter of the Year […]

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 […]

Though it will not be complete until 2006, the tall-framed building located behind the Robinson football is stadium will be the new home of an Assembly Center. There have been plans for a basketball arena for over 25 years, according to Leon Sanders, Vice President of Operations. According to Sanders, the university would also be […]

Grambling State University will observe National Library Week, April 17 – 23 with a slate of activities. Highlighting the celebration will be a reception and book signing for renowned poetess Nikki Giovanni will be held Thursday, April 21 in the Grambling State University School of Nursing Auditorium. The event is free to the public, but […]

The Grambling State University facilities department recently made upgrades to a major switch on campus. In an effort to respond to last month’s three-to-four hour power failures officials in the facilities department spent time making electrical repairs. A major switch that controls all electricity on campus went out,” senior associate vice president for campus operation […]

Due to Percy Miller AKA Master P’s empire he has built over the past decade or so, many Millers have become famous — from his two younger brothers to his son Romeo. One Miller who is sometimes overshadowed is Jodi Miller, who is on the Romeo show on Nickelodeon. Her real name is Erica O’Keith, […]

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 […]

Grambling State University’s Social Research Club recently participated in the 25th celebration of the Association of Gerontology and Human Development Conference at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The conference was hosted by North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, N.C., March 31- April 2. The attendees received a warm welcome by the president of the association, […]