Is rap becoming the new rock-n-roll right in front of our eyes? This newly adapt- ed sense of fashion consist- ing of tights, spikes, and multiple pieces of leather, I think it may be safe to say it could be. Even Kanye West made a statement in his BBC interview […]
Author: Kendrell Turner
Beyoncè again rises to top
Are your a part of the “BeyHive?” The Queen Bee of hip- hop/R&B surprised her fan base by releasing her latest album Dec. 13 at midnight on iTunes. Beyoncé sold 80,000 cop- ies in the first three hours, according to Billboard. Apple reported that it sold 828,773 copies in three […]
G-Men drop two games
Alcorn started the first half with a 7-0 run and never looked back just edging out Grambling 64-56 in conference play. The Tigers 1-12, (0-4) were out rebound 28-18 Alcorn’s 5-11, (2-2) Octavius Brown (ten points) had game high rebound with nine. Grambling called a timeout with 17:07 left in […]
Clash of the Lady Tigers
Grambling State University women’s basketball team (6-9 overall, 3-1 SWAC) will go in to Saturday’s game against Texas Southern University (5-9 overall, 2-1 SWAC) playing with much confidence. After dropping a game against Southern University with a score of 100-92, they bounced back with a 77-72 victory over Alcorn State […]
Alum starts new scholarship
The statistics for African-American males attending college is lower than 3.5 percent being that 3.5 is the percentage for all African-Americans attending college, which includes males and females, according to metrostatecue.org. One attribution to that statistic could be from funding, seeing that 50 percent of African-American children live below the […]
Grambling State student organizations help give back
When typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines recently, it brought back memories for Reller Jones, criminal justice professor at Grambling State University. Ity was one of the strongest storms in the world when it hit the eastern seaboard of the Philippines on Nov. 8.. “My husband and I were previously stationed […]
MLK events hosted across North Louisiana
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is considered one of the greatest advocates for civil rights. He is also seen as the personification of the greatness that can be produced from an HBCU. As a Morehouse graduate, his life is proof that the need for HBCUs in the African-American community is […]
Alpha Theta celebrates 106 years
The Alpha Theta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., had at least 106 reasons to celebrate Founders’ Day this year. However, the chapter made it a priority to celebrate the purpose of what the sorority was founded on. “We just wanted to do something to give back to our […]
GSU College of Business gets new dean
One Grambling State University professor received a promotion with the start of the new year. Tsegai Emmanuel has been selected as the new dean of the College of Business. He is a former professor of management in the Department of Management and Marketing. “This was a national search, well organized […]
An Editor’s Perspective
As my plane sped along the tracks from the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, I smiled. One day after Christmas I flew to Washington, D.C., for the winter leadership conference hosted by American Israel Public Affairs Committee. My knowledge about the American-Israel relationship was nonexistent at the beginning this […]