BIG CREEK, W.Va. (AP) – For at least a week, authorities say, a young Black woman was held captive in a mobile home, forced to eat animal waste, stabbed, choked and repeatedly sexually abused – all while being peppered with a racial slur. It wasn’t until deputies acting on an […]
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We shall give account for every idle word spoken
Have you ever been in a conversation and someone’s name is mentioned? If you are acquainted with them, you say, “Yeah! I know them.” Either you really know them, or you know them casually. You may know them by sight or what you heard about them. You may even know […]
Parenting: Courage, Heart, Sacrifice
For people wanting to attend college but have children all it takes is a little COURAGE, mixed with a lot of HEART, which makes it all worth the SACRIFICE. Graduating from high school while being a parent is one thing, but obtaining a degree from college while being a parent […]
‘My children impressed me to come back’
It’s not really hard attending college for freshmen Nursing major Dorthy Graves-Hines. ” I have had two kids to attend Grambling and one of them are currently working on their Masters degree,” she said.One of the main reasons Graves-Hines chose to come back to school is because she was tired […]
We don’t make the news; we report it
Reply to see what runs in The Gramblinite next:A day with the GSU cheerleading team. Band overcomes no lighting to still put on a halftime show. Unemployment in college.
Is this rivalry good for hip-hop?
With the success of two previous albums, both Kanye West and 50 Cent were geared up for the release of their latest albums, titled Curtis (50 Cent) and Graduation (Kanye West). There has been a lot of controversy, gossip and money at stake. This has been the best rivalry since […]
Curtis shows promise, disappoints lyrically
With all of the hype surrounding the 50 Cent Curtis album, I expected at least a banger. After all, 50 did run around telling everyone that he was a better MC and better rapper than rival Kanye West.However, after listening to the album, I’m left scratching my head and wondering […]
Show us what you got, GSU
Are you an unsigned artist? Do you have a book on the horizon? Are you making a movie? The Gramblinite wants to know what you’re working on. Contact Justin LaGrande at the e-mail address at the top of the page. What’s the use of having a campus newspaper if the […]
Dr. Martin, let FSUB do their job
Dr. Karen Martin was appointed to take the helm of Vice President of Student affairs, overseeing the Favrot Student Union and numerous student organizations at the university. Every year, the fall semester is kicked off with freshman events that many students look forward to. But for some reason, this year […]
An open letter to Grambling students Pt. 2
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a part two of a three part series.Currently, I am working on a webpage devoted to GSU and will eventually put the essays up on that page (see www.theamericandissident.org/GSU.htm). This letter and that page will evidently not be beneficial to my professional career, which has been […]