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Local fashions play role in Homecoming

If you were in front of the Men’s Gym on Monday night, you know the Ace of Spades fashion show was a great way to kick off Homecoming festivities.  Two designers and five boutiques were present to show off the latest fashion trends which included, an array of jackets, tops, bottoms and one-of-a-kind pieces.  Clothing […]

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Orchestrator of dedication and discipline

“One band, one sound means team-work, meaning the same 200 people that are in one band, are the same 200 people that create one sound,” that is the philosophy of Dr. Larry Pannell, director of the World Famed Tiger Marching Band.  “When one band member makes a mistake, they all make a mistake, and they […]

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Inner necessity

Do you believe hardship breed’s artistic creativity? Albert Einstein once said, “the most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”  In creating her art, visiting artist Joli Livaudais explores the relationships between people and the constructs we use to interpret the […]

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Biopic about TLC hits VH1 ratings record

  From the music in the 1980s and early 1990s, TLC comes to mind. No, we don’t think of the word Tender Loving Care or even the network The Learning Channel better known as TLC.  We quite often think of three women who dominated the television and radio airwaves with their rhythm and blues, hip-hop, […]

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Using art as a vehicle to invoke thought

Before she became a filmmaker and producer, Cindy Hurst was always an advocate of the African American cause.  “I love discussing issues about our community,” Hurst said via telphone.   The films Hurst produce are mainly about the Black issues. She takes the films around the world and holds discussions about various problems. Her most […]

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Quick chat

  Senior mass communication major Tiffany Bailey is starting a reality show. It’s not just any reality show where we see our culture acting foolish for ratings.  Bailey’s reality show follows the life of a mass communication student. She will have auditions Tuesday from 11 a.m. – 1p.m. in the GSU TV Center.  It will […]

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Best medicine is laughter

Orlando Lewellen says laughter is one of greatest things that can be given. The first of its kind, GSU’s student-produced sketch comedy show, “Etch N’ Sketch,” premiered Tuesday night on Youtube and will premiere on the Residential Life channel 79 this week.  The idea for the show is largely originated when the senior mass communication […]

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Nicki Minaj launches Kmart collection

  Kmart may not be your go-to spot to shop for statement-making fashion, but now it can be, thanks to Nicki Minaj.  On Tuesday, the hip-hop mogul celebrated the debut of her lifestyle brand in Los Angeles with affordable clothing that can flatter all body types.  “Teaming up with Kmart and ShopYourWay.com is gonna give […]

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Elements of his left side roots

  Anyone paying attention to hip-hop music today, you cant help but  feel that we are on the verge of a West Coast Renaissance.  Like many other rappers before him hailing from the Golden State, listening to his Dom Kennedy’s debut Get Home Safely, gives you a feel for his landscape, and everything about it, […]

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Heartbeat of snare line

  “Anything you can do, I can do better,” a slogan many women know too well. For World Famed Tiger Marching bandsman Ya’Lisha Gatewood, those words have become her prerogative Gatewood, an 18-year-old Freshman is the only female on the snare line in the Grambling band. There has not been a female to take this […]