As school is back under way, the volleyball, football, cross country and soccer teams are back in action. Here is a look at what the teams have done so far. Soccer The soccer team, which was picked to win the SWAC West, has gotten off to a sluggish 0-3 start. […]
Author: Alexander Knight
Saturday’s game changed to Sunday at 2 p.m.
Saturday’s game pitting the G-Men against the Northwestern Demons has been moved to Sunday due to the fallout effects from Hurricane Ike.The game was originally scheduled for Saturday at 6 p.m. However, the game was moved up to 11 a.m. so the World Famed Tiger Marching Band could make an […]
Multimedia: GSU v. Northwestern State
Meet and greet with the Calendar Girls
The 2008-2009 activity calendar has finally arrived, with Calendar Girls signing calendars on Tuesday.Participants got a chance to meet the Calendar Girls and get their copy of the calendar signed. Kayla Williams, Miss August, is one of those that one would least expect to enter. “I consider myself a tomboy,” […]
Chamber banquet to honor Gallot
State Rep. Ricky Gallot will be honored Thursday, Oct. 2, at the annual banquet sponsored by The Greater Grambling Chamber of Commerce.Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu will be the keynote speaker for the event which will be a “roast and toast” highlighting the life and career of Gallot. “This is just […]
UPDATE: Police looking for suspects in robberies
UPDATE: 9:45 a.m.The campus of Grambling State was locked down last night on one side of campus due to gunmen robbing students in Tubman Hall. According to several witnesses, men dressed in all black were sporting at least one AK-47 and one shotgun. TheGramblinite.com called the GSUPD early Wednesday morning […]
G-Men fall to Northwestern
The G-Men could not muster out a win, despite many opportunities, falling 31-19 to the Northwestern State Demons.The G-Men were able to muster out 268 offensive yards for the game, but could not put the points up to show for it. Northwestern scored quickly and went up 10-0 before a […]
MARCHING SILENT
It didn’t take long, at all.”Play something!” shouted one angry fan. Other fans agreed. The World Famed Tiger Marching Band sat silent, unable to play to the fans’ wishes. The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) has started enforcing its rules in regard to the bands. The rules were issued out to […]
Commentary: The band can’t play
Before my phone blows up with threats, let me explain the heading. The SWAC recently ruled that bands are NOT allowed to play while any offense has the ball, while the offense is in the huddle, while the offense is at the line of scrimmage, and some other stuff. Also, […]
Commentary: Sitting calmly in my room
It has been three years since Hurricane Katrina, and staring down the barrel of Gustav gave me a strong feeling of Déj vu. The only difference this time is that I didn’t have to run.I didn’t find myself in a house with 56 other people, wondering about the fate of […]