The Honors Day Convocation held Tuesday April 21 in the T.H. Harris auditorium celebrated with the theme, “Yes We Can: Celebrating Change Through Academic Excellence.” The ceremony recognized the academic achievements of students who made the Honor Roll and President’s List for the 2008 school year. President Horace A. Judson […]
Author: Courtney Mackey
Powershifters clean up
The Grambling State University Powershifters participated in the Keep Lincoln Parish Beautiful cleanup recently. The Powershifters cleaned up an historic road between Highway 80 and Martin Luther King street. The cleanup was a big success and is just the start of many more great things to come from the Grambling […]
New pep and steps
#8220;GO TIGERS! GO!”The 2009-2010 Cheerleading squad tryouts took place in the men’s gym Sunday afternoon. Eager, anxious, and nervous participants sat as they waited for their numbers to be called for a chance to step up to the plate. Dressed in white sports bras (or T-shirts for males) and black […]
Annual Spring Bling focuses on sports awareness at GSU
On a humid Monday afternoon, students from Grambling and Louisiana Tech were competing in various sports events by the Assembly Center; however there were no ranking or bragging rights on the line. They were just having good, clean fun. While the majority of the students were in class, the fifth […]
Hurt pockets … Hustle hymen?
Ill-fitting ensembles, garish face paint, stratosphere level stilettos and alleyway addictions- that’s the prostitution millions envision. Yet in the midst of a recession, the oldest profession might be gaining publicity and speed. Romanian teenager, Alina Percea, recently placed an ad online auctioning her virginity. With a domestic father, unemployed mother […]
Grambling: a troubling place
When I first got to Grambling State University, I learned that there was a place that the University resided in. That place was called the city of Grambling. As the time progressed, I noticed that the city was improving.They instituted a trash program, put up some recycling bins at City […]
Campus is dead!
So it’s the fall of 1993, Zhane is pumping through the speakers and the Yard is as thick as molasses and, no, it’s not Homecoming. The Greeks are crowding the sidewalks strutting, strolling, and hopping like there’s no tomorrow. Diss struts are sent flying across the Yard in an urgent […]
Senior Class VP drops advice for graduation
Our time has finally come and graduation is just a few days away. This is a very exciting time and we are all anxious for May 16th to get here.Clearance forms for graduation can be picked up in the Student Accounts Office on the second floor in Long-Jones Hall. Signatures […]
Leaders shine in D.C. visit
Student Government Association President Christopher Harmon and Senior Class President Jared Evans recently participated in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Civic Responsibility Conference in Washington. The theme for this year’s event was “The Best of the Best: Preparing the Next Generation of Federal STEM and Public Servants.” Harmon and Evans […]
GSU’s professionals honor self and spirit at luncheon
The GSU Administrative Professionals sponsored the 34th Annual Administrative Workshop in Washington Johnson Complex Wednesday afternoon. The entire day was dedicated to professional and personal development. The luncheon honored Dorothy Burks, a former GSU employee who was killed. The food was presented and prepared by the Hotel Restaurant Management Club […]