Category: Features

  Legend, icon, pioneer are perhaps three of the most appropriate words one can use to describe Conrad Hutchinson Jr.  “Hutch”, as he was affectionately known, became Grambling College’s band director in 1952, a position he held for more than 37 years. Through his knowledge and love for music, he transformed Grambling’s band from a […]

History is being made every day at Grambling State University, and as we take this month to celebrate the innovators of the past, we also look at what today’s innovators have in store. One such innovator is Henry Tolbert, pastor of The Church of the Champions. For the past two years, he and his ministry […]

I’m excited about the second inauguration of President Obama, largely because I know he’ll be more free to express his true beliefs and feelings about the critical role of HBCUs and that can’t be anything but good for all of us, private and public institutions. That said, we must be realistic that just as our […]

  The crowd went wild, as drum lines from both Grambling State University and Southern University stepped forward to rock the stadium.  “This is what everyone has been looking forward to, a nice smooth battle between both drum lines,” said Florida Franklin, a sophomore at Grambling.  As fans from all over the world crowded the […]

  From My Heart… I want to share my deepest feelings with you all on how appreciative I am to have family, friends and Angels like you all. This journey I began over 4 years ago has taught me to believe in faith, to sue my interpersonal strength to overcome, and to have the courage […]

Fours ago I was an eager 20-year-old ready to leave the vibrant island of Jamaica and experience life in college. I must admit I was scared when I first saw my dorm and I wanted to leave that same day. The transition to college was not really difficult thanks to the Caribbean population that welcomed […]

Dear Grambling family, Wow, I am really graduating from Grambling State University! I have anticipated this moment for years and I can honestly say everything was worth it. Often, my close friends, family and I reminisce about my first encounter with Grambling. I was a little apprehensive about staying because I was in an area […]

Where do I begin? I’ve grown so much at Grambling State University. Entering as a freshman I always got advice from upperclassmen telling me to savor my time here in college and to get involved with as much as possible. Truth is you just don’t grasp that concept till you’re almost at your junior year. […]

  “Whom are you voting for?” “My dad said [insert political figure here] was good, so I guess him.” This is a dialogue that occurs far too often between young adults, and it is these same young adults who often do not end up at the polls.  Many young adults probably do not realize they […]