Juneteenth will always be an important day for African Americans in history ,and we will never allow it to escape our memories. Slavery was one of the worst things in America’s history. There were so many slaves in this country that they had become too costly for their owners. Slavery was legal until President Abraham […]
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Farewell – Actor by night, editor-in-chief 24/7
Over the hill and into the imaginary gates of Grambling State University; now my immediate reaction was, “Where in the world am I?” As a native of Los Angeles, Grambling is a city that is big in size, but small in social activities, however it was the best thing that could have happened to me. […]
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Farewell IV – Tiger embarks on new life journey
As I sit here I think if how I want to start my farewell article, I’ve always envisioned the people I’d thank and all the right things that I would say, but it’s actually all different now. First, I would like to thank God for giving me peace understanding and a sound mind in […]
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Farewell IV – SGA ‘finish strong’
Dear Gramblinites: The semester has begun to approach its conclusion and I want to take some time to motivate each and every one of you to “FINISH STRONG”! As I look over my term as president of the Student Government Association there are many things that I will never forget about Grambling State University […]
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Faculty Speak Out
From an old Yoruba Proverb we have this gem: “Truth came to market but could not be sold; however, we buy lies with ready cash.” And hip-hop pioneer Ice T’s observation on censorship simply states, “Freedom of speech…just watch what you say.” Attributable to the Oxford English Dictionary, censorship is defined as “the practice of […]
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Farewell IV – Not a goodbye, just a farewell
Tomorrow was one of those days that would scare the life out of me, but then I began to pray and the challenges and burdens became removable. When I first arrived in Grambling I thought of all the opportunities, dreams, and mountains I could climb, but most of all I became engulfed of how to […]
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Professor speaks about recent controversies
On April 15, 3 students were shot at Grambling State University. Recently, I found out that tuition went up beyond any reasonable explanation. Two weeks ago, this newspaper came out as a supporter of the one of the most idiotic issues in the history of human civilization- gay marriage (the term itself is senseless because […]
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Farewell III – Love writes final love letter ererer
“Keep Straight ahead and your destination is on the left,” is what the voice from the navigation said as I rolled over that hill entering into Grambling State University. “Yes we’re finally here,” I cried aloud as a million thoughts filled my mind and I realized this was my new home. On the day of […]
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Farewell II – Photo Finish
This is not a farewell but more like a long letter to thank those that have helped me while I have been at Grambling Let me start by thanking my mother and grandma Robbie for all their hard work getting meW through college. Year after year, I talked about staying home and the only way […]
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Farewell – Justin Madden
Over the hill and into the imaginary gates of Grambling State University; now my immediate reaction was, “Where in the world am I?” As a native of Los Angeles, Grambling is a city that is big in size, but small in social activities, however it was the best thing that could have happened to me. […]