The Gramblinite staff continued its award-winning ways this past weekend, placing in a number of categories at the Louisiana Press Association’s 125th annual convention held in Lafayette. Gramblinite staffers claimed seven awards in the LPA’s student competition overall coming second only to Louisiana State University, which won 15. Next in […]
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Jacques Roulette to wear Mr. AKA crown
The Alpha Theta chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha found its “Prince Charming” Wednesday night when Jacques Roulette was crowned Mr. AKA for the 2005-2006 school year in the T.H. Harris auditorium. The pageant, hosted by Leslie Randall and Martin Lemelle, began with an opening act done by the contestants and […]
Debate team makes national showing
The Grambling State University Debate Team made its first appearance in the International Public Debate Association’s national tournament, whcih was held April 15 – 17 at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. The tournament, which featured some of the best debating universities in the nation, ran smoothly. “This tournament went […]
New mace for new president
As a part of the inaugural celebration in honor of Dr. Horace Judson, a new mace was presented to him on Friday morning. The last mace was presented to Dr. Joseph Johnson, Grambling State University President from 1977-1991. The mace is an instrument used to begin special programs like convocation, […]
Local high schools gear up for prom safety
As the month of April draws to a close, and many schools host their proms, Lincoln Parish high schools have taken precautions to ensure the safety of their students and prevent the number of drunk driving incidents. According to the Louisiana Highway Commission, more fatal crashes occurred in April 2004, […]
West lecture a highlight of inauguration weekend
Included in the bustling week of Grambling’s inaugural ceremonies for President Horace Judson was a visit from renowned professor and lecturer Dr. Cornel West. West, an expert on race and academics with degrees from Harvard, Yale Divinity School and Princeton University, is currently Professor of Religion at Princeton University. Though […]
Survey shows Judson not visible among students
A survey conducted among about 15 percent of the GSU student body showed that President Horace A. Judson and his staff lack visibility. When the students were asked to rank Dr. Judson’s visibility on a scale from 1 to 5, (1 being the lowest), 66 percent gave him a 1 […]
Tap God’s grace to break curses
When we talk about grace, we’re talking about God’s power, God’s ability, God’s favor, God’s endowment working on our behalf to cause His plan and purpose to come to pass in our lives. Romans chapter 5:17 lets us know there is an abundance of grace – grace for everything in […]
Gospel show host praises advertisers
Advertising plays a major roll in business success. Both small and large business owners recognize the vitality of strategic advertising. When promoting a business, one must consider the audience which the business is attempting to attract. For example, the Jaguar car company is less likely to run an ad on […]
It done hit the fan, and believe you me, it stinks
#8220;You know there’s no way that this boy was going to let me forget him,” said Dr. Sally Clausen, president of the University of Louisiana System, at the scarcely attended presidential inauguration of Dr. Horace A. Judson in T.H. Harris Auditorium on Saturday. It’s not my intent to blow this […]