National Library week this year will be celebrated during the week of April 10-16. National Library Week theme The A.C. Lewis Memorial Library on the campus of Grambling State has planned a week of activities in line with the theme, “Libraries Transform”. The following activities are all held in the A.C. Lewis Memorial Library. […]
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The race continues
With 216 days until the U.S presidential elections, the primary elections are still a hot topic. Two Democrats and three Republicans are still in the running for their party’s 2016 presidential nomination. For the Democrats party Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, and for the Republicans Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and John Kasich. The Republican Party […]
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We should know not all of Islam is hostile
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), is a large group of followers of hardline religious teachings of Islam. Followers of ISIS align themselves to the teaching set out by the Sharia law. Moderate Muslims would disassociate themselves from the images being broadcast by various news agencies. The moderate followers of Islam are greater […]
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MC shines ‘Lyte’
This morning, GSU held its Women’s History Month Lyceum Program in the T.H. Harris Auditorium, with the legendary MC Lyte as the keynote speaker. “The God-Mother of Hip-hop” delivered an inspiring message to each vessel that was open and willing to receive it. MC Lyte, whose given name is Lana Moorer, is a well known […]
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Edwards protects higher education from further cuts
Governor John Bel Edwards said last week that the $70 million shortfall in this year’s budget will be resolved by a combination of cuts and savings from the Department of Health and Hospitals. That will spare Louisiana’s colleges and universities, which have already suffered a $28 million reduction in TOPS funding this year, from further […]
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FSUB crowns new Cover Girl
TONY VALENTINO/The Yearbook Taylor Stewart is all smiles after being crowned Miss Cover Girl for 2016-17. The 48th Annual Miss Calendar Girl Pageant has arrived and the competition surely had a “New York State of Mind.” Due to inclement weather, the pageant was delayed a few days, but that was no challenge for this year’s […]
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Flood cleanup to be costly for university
What seemed like a storm from hell hitting Grambling State University last week is going to cost at least $2.7 million to clean up after flooding and roof collapses, according to GSU President Willie Larkin. GLENN LEWIS/The Yearbook Fans and electrical cords spread along the floor in Charles P. Adams Hall. It was one […]
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Sign of the times: Albany State no longer an HBCU?
Albany State University students are outraged about their beloved school in the process of losing its title as a Historically Black College and University in its revised mission statement. They refused to go unheard. On Friday (March 11), hundreds of ASU students protested during a presentation by the school’s president, Arthur Dunning. That week the […]
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Former dean at Grambling State to be remembered Saturday
The funeral and homegoing service will be held for Dr. Dorothy Alexander on Saturday at King’s Funeral Home, 1511 W. California Ave, Ruston, Louisiana at 11 a.m. Dr. Alexander died at the Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Austin, Texas on Sunday, February 28. The family hour and Omega Omega Service (Delta Sigma Theta, […]