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New members celebrate on the DST plot following probate. Raven LeDay/The Gramblinite New DSTs smile following presentation at the Assembly Center. Raven LeDay/The Gramblinite The Divine nine is back in full effect. The crimson and cream ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority are active again on GSU’s campus for the first time since 2016. “It […]

FSUB advisory board during Welcome Week activities with local rapper Whop Beezy. Courtesy photo This semester students can expect several new events from the Favort Student Union Board including the Mardi Gras Ball that took place on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m in the Black and Gold Room.    According to FSUB President LaJazz Pichon […]

Faded out Hibbett Sports sign on Legends Market marquee. Staff photo/The Gramblinite Empty storefront where Hibbett Sports was formerly located in Grambling.  Staff photo/The Gramblinite After being open not even a full year, the Hibbett Sports store located Legends Square shopping center in Grambling has closed.    The store officially closed down at the end […]

Exterior beams going up at new aquatic center. Courtesy photo Students have been waiting on the arrival of the new Natatorium and Intramural Center for several years.    Those in the community have requested answers concerning the progress of the new gymnasium and aquatic facility.     When the $8.5 million intramural center and aquatics […]

South Carolina Legislator (D) and CNN Analyst Bakari Sellers. GLENN LEWIS/GSU Media Bureau CNN Political Commentator and history-making South Carolina Legislator, Bakari Sellers spoke at Grambling State University’s Black History Convocation on Tuesday, Feb. 19.   “It’s a privilege, an honor, and every other adjective you can think of to be in Grambling, and be part […]

Members of a Greek fraternity at Louisiana Tech dress in blackface for costume party in 1997. Courtesy photo Vauderville duo Charles Sellers and George Moran, known as Two Black Crows and Moran and Mack, were popular for their blackface comedy routine in the 1920s and '30s. Courtesy photo Amid national controversy regarding the use of […]

Stone Sheriff Mike Stone has announced this will be his last term as Lincoln Parish Sheriff.   Stone been the parish’s top law enforcement officer four terms. His current term will end July 1, 2020.   Stone graduated from Grambling State University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and is also a graduate of […]

Courtesy photo Do you have any ideas for Spring Fest? Want to share ideas with the Favrot Student Union Board? Want to voice your concern about any activities that are going on campus? Favrot Student Union Board (FSUB) would like to join forces with rest of students of Grambling State University it is an anonymous […]

Members of (SLI) Student Leadership Initiative. Courtesy photo Members of the President’s Student Leadership Initiative (SLI) sharpened their professional and social skills during a Professional Development and Leadership Institute conference. Grambling State University and Southern University are arch-rivals in sports and students have a fierce but friendly banter with opposing schools. However, for two days […]