Author: Kaeyla Boyd

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Phi Alpha inducts 19 during ceremony

The Lambda Phi Chapter of Phi Alpha Honor Society held its induction ceremony on Tuesday, March 4. The 2008 inductees were honored for their academics in the School of Social Work.Yolanda Buncom, MSW, LCSW and chief team leader at Vet Center in Shreveport, gave encouraging words to the inductees. “She […]

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Research club promotes ‘Let’s Raise a Million’ project

In an effort to be more proactive, Grambling State University’s Social Research Club and the Power Shifters sponsored an environmental information breakfast featuring Kari Fulton, climate challenge coordinator for the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative. The primary purpose of Fulton’s visit to Northeast Louisiana was to assist the Power […]

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Office of Retention host plagiarism workshop

The Office of Retention sponsored a workshop titled “Avoiding Plagiarism by Learning the Research Process” recently. Many students fail classes or receive lower grades because they are tempted to plagiarize their essays and research papers. As a result, Veterine Simpson, the director of the Office of Retention, believed that students […]

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Despite rumors, Federal Family Education Loans will continue

Dear Editor:There have been numerous reports of lenders throughout the country announcing that they will no longer be making Federal Family Education Loans or they will be reducing or stopping the lending of private education loans. We are writing to let you know despite a series of negative developments that […]

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Obama must overcome challenges

Obama’s challengeIn spite of her notions about a conspiracy, Hillary R. Clinton has not lost sight of herself, her role or her goals. In 2001 she became senator of New York. She acquired a reputation of being willing to work with Democrats and Republicans. In spite of being labeled a […]

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Real hip hop is in serious danger

In society today, the state of hip hop is doing very well economically. However, the number of legitimate hip hop artists has decreased drastically. There are several reasons why the hip hop world is losing its content and credibility. In almost every song you hear on BET, MTV and the […]

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Why not praise our way out

Acts 16:25-26 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. In […]

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Life explained in animal terms

On the first day, God created the dog and said: ‘Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of 20 years.’ The dog said: ‘That’s a long time, how about […]

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I have so much things to say

#8220;They have so much things to say right now/they have so much things to say,” Lauryn Hill spits on Method Man’s “Say.”It appears everyone has something to say these days, whether it’s negative or positive. However, their knowledge of things that they say doesn’t appear to be as strong as […]