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The Alpha Theta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., had at least 106 reasons to celebrate Founders’ Day this year. However, the chapter made it a priority to celebrate the purpose of what the sorority was founded on. “We just wanted to do something to give back to our community,” said Johnson, who celebrated […]

  Joseph Glenn, 22, of Grambling will be funeralized Saturday, Jan. 18 at Campus Community Worship Center in Ruston at 11 a.m. A wake will not be held for Glenn. Glenn was pronounced died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013 at Northern Louisiana Medical Center in Ruston, after confronting Ruston police officers with a replica of a […]

  Dear Students: It is my pleasure to welcome you to Grambling State University for the 2014 Spring semester.  I hope that you have enjoyed a wonderful Christmas break and that you are ready to return to the business of your education.   This promises to be an exciting semester, one that will require your […]

    Services for Rev. Roosevelt Bryant Jr. will be held Thursday, Jan. 16 at 11 a.m. at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The church is located on 908 Evergreen Rd. Jonesboro. There will be a family hour/wake on Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at also at Pleasant Grove church. Services are […]

      Grambling’s Favrot Student Unio Board (FSUB) opened the spring semester with a series of events for the returning students. FSUB is Grambling’s social event planner, their motto is “We work hard so you can play hard.”      This week FSUB hosted the following events for the students, Monday “Move-in pizza party” […]

RaNeshia Monete’ Wimberly, a 21-year-old senior at Grambling State University and currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in social work, was selected to participate in a summer internship in the office of Senator Mary Landrieu in Washington, D.C.   She indicated that it was the most memorable experience imaginable.  “I was excessively excited about all of […]

Dollie Marie Howell Pankey, a Grambling native, is making her mark in the music industry. D’ Marie, as Pankey is known in the music business, has put together a great soul stiring CD. The “new” voice on the music scene now resides in Birmingham, Ala.  If you love the soulful sounds of India Arie, Roberta […]

The English Writing Enhancement Lab (EWEL) and the English Instructional Computer Classroom (EICC) recently underwent a five-day review.  Dr. Claudia Grinnell, associate professor at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, was invited by Dr. Evelyn Wynn, the grant activity director for the labs.   Dr. Grinnell spent time interviewing English faculty and student tutors to […]

BATON ROUGE – Rev. Theodore Judson Jemison, a longtime Louisiana pastor and civil rights leader, will lie in repose Friday, Nov. 22 in Memorial Hall (state Capitol first floor) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Services will continue at Mt. Zion First Baptist Church in Baton Rouge from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The funeral […]

Dr. Allen Williams, professor, thespian, academician and author impacted the lives of countless students during his 45- year tenure at Grambling State University.  He died in 2011. While at Grambling, Williams served as acting dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and head and professor of the Department of Speech and Theatre. “It was nice […]