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Alumni relocate church to Arcadia in time for Easter
Well known local place of worship The Church of the Champions has found new residence in Arcadia. The church that was founded by two-time SWAC Championship winner, Pastor Henry Tolbert, who holds the record for most reception touchdowns in Grambling State’s history. The church has been in the area since 2010 and started out with […]
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Supporting Our Own
Grambling State University celebrated National Women’s History Month with a Women’s History convocation Tuesday in the T.H. Harris Auditorium. Miss Senior Kayla McClellan introduced speaker Margarita Anderson, the founder and CEO of the Empowerment Experiment, who informed the audience about uplifting the African American community. Anderson, a first generation Cuban-American, is a Black entrepreneurship […]
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Outstanding alumnus remembered
There will be a double funeral service for Fred Douglas Hearn Jr., a Grambling State Alumnus, who passed away in Chicago. The Louisiana service will be held Tuesday, March 17 at the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church on Evergreen Road in Jonesboro. The Chicago visitation will be Friday, March 13 from 7 p.m. until 9 […]
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GSU plans to reopen Friday
GSU classes cancelled for four days due to inclement weather. Picture by Maria Villocrota. With the ice and snow melting, Grambling State University will reopen on Friday at 7:30 a.m., according to GSU Interim President Cynthia Warrick. After four days of cancelled classes, students will not have to make-up any days. According to Dr. Janet […]
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GHS to present charter application
Grambling High Foundation will present the charter application for Grambling State University Laboratory Schools on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The group is scheduled to speak with the Lincoln Parish School district. The meeting will take place at I.A. Lewis Elementary School at noon. The team has been in constant communication with staff members from the Louisiana […]
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Laying the Foundation
The main focus of Dr. Cynthia Warrick, interim president of Grambling State University is to make sure GSU has a successful semester. Although she doesn’t plan on applying for a permanent position at the university, she said she is laying out the foundation for whoever comes behind her. “My first semester was pretty exciting, because […]
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Warrick chooses not to apply for permanent position at GSU
GSU Interim President Cynthia Warrick chooses not to apply for permanent position. After revealing numerous spring plans and plans for the future, Dr. Cynthia Warrick, the interim president of Grambling State University, announced that she is not planning to apply for a permanent position. “Well, while I am confident that I can make a positive […]
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Tallulah native remembered as ‘Everyone’s Friend’
Those who knew Carl Robinson Jr., a junior from Tallulah, La. knew him for his smile and warm hugs. He was definitely helpful and very loved. “It’s very rare that you find some- body who was everybody’s friend,” said Dana Howard, director of Residential Life. “He never had anything bad to say about anyone.” On […]
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Contract stipulation could stop Warrick
GSU Interim President Dr. Cynthia Warrick has stressed her desire to become GSU permanent president of the univeristy. Grambling State University’s interim president, Dr. Cynthia Warrick, has expressed on various occasions her desire to be the permanent president at the university. But a contract between the University of Louisiana System and the Registry means this […]