Category: Opinion

Joshua Burley is a senior mass communication major from Corinth, Tx. What is considered to be an unhealthy and toxic relationship? Sometimes we never take the chance to step back and observe people’s personalities, where they come from, their upbringing, as well as their treatment toward the other person within a relationship.  Sometimes, we know […]

Dr. Nasir Ahmed is a professor of Public Adminstration at Grambling State University. When I came to America 40 years ago as a graduate student, I paid less than $100 per year for my health insurance. Today, as a gainfully employed professor, I pay $8,000 from my paycheck and my employer pays another $8,000 for […]

Joshua Burley is a senior mass communication major from Corinth, Texas. Are we progressing or regressing as a generation? Well, for starters, we’ve really got to ask ourselves how proactive are we as a generation?  Since the first time I stepped foot into Grambling State University, one of my goals was to continue to pursue […]

Ask Ayeisha is an advice column for students. You are able to submit your questions and situations to Ayeisha to receive some advice and suggestions. To ask Ayeisha a question, send them into ayeishag@aol.com. QUESTION: If the family is the cause of your mental health effects, how can you balance your health while still engaging […]

 It is really sad to admit that after the last four years that I have been at Grambling State University, I have not really seen much progression in campus safety.  Ever since the death of Earl Andrews, we still don’t care how important it is to maintain campus safety. We still go to kickbacks without […]

Elijah Whitaker Dwedee Kobbah  How do you feel about weaves? Elijah: I personally don’t wear them but I don’t see a problem with a woman wearing weave. I love it when a woman can pull off any type of hairstyle in all honesty.  Dwedee: Weaves & all different hairstyles in the black community are a […]

De’Vante Martin is a freshman mass communication major from Saint Joseph, LA. I believe the mental health issues of celebrities are a huge problem in America today. Of course, mental health problems can strike at any time, and do not discriminate with regards to the situation or status.  Famous celebrities seem to have it made, […]

Dr. Nasir Ahmed is a Professor of Public Administration at Grambling State University.  Since my teenage years, I got used to seeing ‘change’ happening around me right and left. My teenage years include attending a Civil War when Bangladesh became an independent country in 1971. We thought the sun will be shining on the land […]