The Baptist Collegiate Ministry, commonly known as BCM, is a national student-led, Christ-centered ministry and collegiate organization that encourages students, faculty and staff to enhance and deepen their faith through various activities and functions. The ministry began on the campus of Grambling State in fall 2006 under the director of […]

With President Obama’s signature, historic health care reform bill has become the law of the land. Prior to his signature, the bill was passed in the House, and before that it was passed in the Senate. It was an extremely complicated and comprehensive bill with more than 2,000 pages, and […]

Not to toot my horn, but when people glance at me they usually see a pretty face and a welcoming smile and judge a book by its cover. Today my inner feelings match my personality, but I can’t say the same for my past. When I first ventured off to […]

In this day and age, a good father is hard to come by. With the rising number of teen pregnancies, the number of teen fathers are also rising. No one can ever be 100 percent sure the type of parent he/she will be, but when the time comes, the test […]

If you walk onto campus, any given day, you can see the entire world before you make it to your 8 o’ clock class. As you make your way through India and China, you will notice a small country nestled between the two, Nepal. Personally, it has become my favorite […]

Lady Gaga and Beyonce premiered the genius abstract “Telephone” music video.Even though the video lasted (9:41) minutes its story depicts two fabulous crazed murdering vixens that go from town to town. The beginning depicts Gaga being guided as an inmate through the hall of the prison where other female inmates […]

New Orleans native Walter “Trifelon” Johnson’s tale features chapters of familial crime, a fatherless household, prison and ultimately the desire to overcome trying circumstances with civic engagement and rap music. The stage name “Trifelon” derives from the armed robbery conviction that earned him 10 years and four months of imprisonment. […]

The international community of Grambling State University is still trying to come to terms with a stunning loss. Solange Thomas, a junior French major from St. Lucia, died March 11 after battling a short illness. A memorial is set for Monday in Grambling Hall from 5-7 p.m. Organizers request that […]

The Grambling State University Theatre and Speech Department returned from the National Association of Speech and Dramatic Arts Incorporated competition with prizes in several categories.The department participated in the annual conference in Dallas at the Black Academic of Arts and Letters on March 7-14. The National Association of Dramatic and […]

Grambling State University Police Chief Craig Nance reminds the public that general crime declined in Grambling recently. “Crime, for the most part, is down here significantly,” Nance said. Crime statistics show decreases across the board; however, larceny theft increased. While larceny theft was 32 percent in August 2009, it was […]