Just as the Christmas season, which is predicated on the spirit of giving, approaches, CALYPSO (Caribbean Leading Young Professionals Student Organization) hosted a fundraiser for a youth outreach center in Monroe, “Our House” on Friday in front the Favrot Student Union. The activity was also a way to educate and […]
Author: Bynta Ernest
Foreign Language consortium benefit students at GSU, elsewhere
In January of 2005, Grambling State received a grant from the Louisiana Board of Regents for more than $60,000 to establish the Louisiana Foreign Languages Electronic Learning Consortium, a multi-university consortium, in order to enhance the academic programs in foreign languages. In addition to GSU, the consortium includes Nicholls State, […]
Zac Posen’s Spring 2009 Review
The fashionably famished, alluring leopard print gowns and shoulder grazing earrings, amongst other exotic signatures in Zac Posen’s spring 2009 line, are sure to satisfy- assuming the recipients’ funds back up their hunger for haute.Posen has been backed by Sean Combs since 2004 and is hailed by www.notablebioraphies.com as “the […]
Gears of War 2
Every activity that can be thought up can be done through a few button presses. In a video game, one can rescue a princess, kill the undead, turn back a terrorist attack, and engage in any manner of mischievous behavior. Some of my favorite moments involve fighting aliens. No matter […]
G-Men fall to Tech in OT
Grambling and Louisiana Tech campuses are separated by a mere five miles, but they have never played against each other in basketball – until Tuesday night.A game that was seen by more than 4,000 fans went back and forth, with the biggest margin of lead eight points in regulation. But […]
Psychology class launches ‘Feed the Children’
A mash up of the times has arrived. Psychoanalysis is now second fiddle to village starvation in the GSU psychology department. While students won’t likely reverse all of international poverty’s effects, they plan to venture beyond dense papers on self discovery and mental cycles, to silence the grumbling belly of […]
Rebirth of Q-Tip
It’s been a long time since A Tribe Called Quest released their classic album, The Low End Theory. Being that hip hop fans today seem to not like the jazz-infused sound that made Tribe one of hip hop’s greatest groups, it came as a bit of a surprise that Q-Tip, […]
‘White Van Music’ shows Jake One’s production talents
If listening and reviewing rap music has taught us anything (aside from how to depict and inaccurately judge a person’s character based on their record collection), it’s that you’d be shocked, better yet stunned to find anyone who would take time and help produce beats for De La Soul, G-Unit, […]
Singer goes more retro than usual
The Way I See It is Raphael Saadiq’s third album. He definitely goes old school on this album. His sound is reminiscent of a Motown album, even right down to the length of the songs and the live use of instruments. For those who don’t know, he used to be […]
Middle school holds mock elections
Grambling Middle School recently participated in the National Student/Parent Mock Election . It is the nation’s largest and most successful voter education program.While focusing on the political process, students researched the candidates, wrote speeches and held a mock press conference to encourage fellow students to vote for them. Cathy Holmes’ […]