A life well lived sums up the existence of James B. Haskin. At the prosperous age of 105, Mr. Haskin vacated his earthly body and ascended spiritually to a better place on March 25, 2009. Just shy of his 106th birthday on today, “Big Daddy” simply could not hold on […]
Author: Brea Douglas
GSU well represented at the MUPIE conference
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund hosted the 2009 Member University Professional Institute and Exhibition conference. The conference was hosted in New Orleans.Student leaders Christel Eugene, Chris Harmon, Christopher Hughes, Daniel Nwachokor, Jacquelyn Hoyle, June Wilson, Lawerence Gulley, Nicholas Dailey, Roshunda Belton, Steven Jackson, Vallon Wilson, and Whitney Waller were selected […]
List of TigerFest events
The Gramblinite has obtained a list of the Tiger Fest events for this year, beginning Sunday, April 19. The schedule is as followed:SundayGospel Extravaganza at 6 p.m. Cost: Students – free, children under 12 – $3, and non-students – $5. MondayWax Hands – 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Student […]
Faculty fret about job security, handbook
Money and jobs formed the crux of conversation during the latest Faculty Senate meeting. The monthly meeting was held Tuesday afternoon in Jacob T. Stewart.Cuts were alluded to but no budget was shown. The agenda slated Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Robert Dixon to present the Proposed […]
GSU professor wins Governor’s award
Dr. Marianne Fisher-Giorlando, a criminal justice professor at Grambling State University, has received the Governor’s Award of Excellence in honor of the more than 20 years she has dedicated to rehabilitation work involving Louisiana inmates.Fisher-Giorlando received the award at the David Wade Correctional Facility in Homer. Giorlando has been involved […]
Gamma Gamma wins chapter of the year
In 2004, 2005, and 2006, Grambling State University’s own Gamma Gamma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was awarded Chapter of the Year at a recent district meeting in Shreveport.It seems that history is repeating itself, because the brothers of Gamma Gamma have re-grouped and has risen to the […]
Spring carnival will come to Grambling
United Afrikan American Men (UAAM) and the Greater Grambling Chamber of Commerce are teaming up for the second Annual Spring Carnival. The carnival will be held Saturday, April 18 at the Grambling Community Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.The carnival will include performances by Lyrical Quest and a fashion […]
Harmon extends congrats to new leaders
It was 5:45 when Senior Class President, Jared Evans, and I got on our plane heading back to Jackson, Miss. from Washington, D.C. and that made it 4:45 in Grambling. We were so anxious to know who had won the elections because it was a very intense race. All four […]
Reader takes a different point of view
Since going through the metamorphosis of the “new birth” I have realized it is nothing we can do to get closer to god. Luke 17:21 say god already rules us from within. That means everything any man does is under the supervision of god, that is why the meaning of […]
Sending a letter is extinct in this day
Ever since I got on it, I’ve been fascinated for some odd reason. Twitter has finally gotten my attention, and it hasn’t let go since. In case you don’t know, Twitter is an online platform that allows users to answer a very simple question, “What are you doing?”Plain and to […]