Lifeshare Blood Center has been coming to Grambling State University for a number of years, and has left the campus with coolers filled with life-saving blood that would someday help someone in need. “Our goal this year was to get at least 25 donors,” said Amanda Jones, a donor specialist. […]
Author: Allison Minor
Leaving behind memories
This past weekend the Pittsburgh Panthers dominated on the field against Grambling State’s football team 34-10. Although the Tigers suffered a loss on field, they were undoubtedly victorious in the stands. From the moment of arrival, Pittsburgh fans were inquiring about the GSU Tiger Marching Band. Many students were unaware […]
Charles Owens seeks re-election to Police Jury
Charles H. Owens III has announced his candidacy for re-election to the Lincoln Parish Police Jury, District 1 in Grambling .Owens, who has served as vice president of the jury, said his leadership positions on the jury and on key issues have helped his community and the parish. “My 23 […]
NAACP to sponsor trip
The Grambling State University Chapter of the NAACP will sponsor a bus trip to Jena on Sept. 20. The chapter will host a Town Hall Meeting concerning the Jena Six case at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the School of Nursing Auditorium.For those interested in traveling to the rally in Jena, […]
Z-Hope enlightens
Whom should you trust when ordering a drink at the bar? What should be done after any sexual assault? What are the various types of date rape drugs? These were some of the questions that were discussed at “Z-Hope” on Sept. 5 at a seminar held in Favrot Student Union. […]
Football: GSU @ U of Pitts
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World Famed Takes Over Pittsburgh
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Dr. Blake had a good heart, helping attitude
I was having a good time in Pittsburgh. I was seeing a city I’d never seen and enjoying a lot of it. Then, the heartbreaking news hit me as we were in a seminar at a TV station: Ms. (Dr.) Zinnia Blake had died from injuries in a car accident.My […]
Blake funeral set for Sunday
The funeral date for Zinnia Blake has been set for Sunday at 3 p.m. at the North Louisiana Expo Center in Ruston. The Center is located on Highway 33 past the Lincoln Parish Park.There were several discrepancies about the funeral date, including an error in the print edition of The […]
“Jena 6” conviction overturned
The Associated Press and Gramblinite reporter Rae Dawn Johnson contributed to this article.After months of widespread criticism, the conviction of Mychael Bell was overturned earlier today. The state appeals court tossed out the aggravated battery conviction that could have sent Bell to prison for 15 years. Bell was charged after […]