Thirty-nine seniors elatedly walked across the stage on May 23 in celebration of their graduation. The graduation was an evening ceremony held in the Frederick Hobdy Center. As the graduates and faculty marched in, the Grambling High School Band played. Family and friends yelled and cheered as the students immersed […]
Author: Tiana Phillips
City of Grambling celebrates Juneteenth
The city of Grambling will kick off its annual Juneteenth activities on Wednesday, June 15. There will be a “Raising of the Flag ceremony” and Watermelon Eating at 5:30 p.m. at the City Park.There will be a health and wellness fair from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., June 16, in […]
A GSU reflection
Funeral services for Grambling State University junior Reginald “Rody” Lucas, 21, will be held Saturday, June 18 in New Orleans.A Candle light vigil was held in front of the dormority 800 on Sunday in the memory of Lucas. Lucas was shot while stopped at a traffic light in Harvey, a […]
Roland Martin encourages graduates
Roland Martin, a commentator for TV One and host of the Sunday morning news show Washington Watch with Roland Martin and a CNN contributor, served as Grambling State University commencement speaker during the school’s 2011 Spring ceremony. He told Grambling State University’s spring class of 2011 to not let people […]
Grambling grad finds his calling
A teacher once told Patrick Patrong he would never amount to anything. That moment marked the beginning of his long-running dissatisfaction with traditional academia.But an impromptu juggling act at a conference breakfast table more than 20 years later convinced him there were other, more effective ways to learn. Today, with […]
Student’s superior work gets awarded
Grambling State University’s Department of English held its 3rd Annual Awards Ceremony program. Students were awarded and recognized and for their academic excellence and creativity.The program began with a song from student Michael Jackson, greetings by administrative assistant Karla Williams and an invocation from Dr. David Hodges, a member of […]
‘In it to win it’- the Biggest Loser
Fitness and weight loss exercising will never be the same at Grambling State University. The Department of Residential Life, in collaboration with Terry Lily is hosting what is now the talk-of-the-campus, Biggest Losers GSU edition. The program is inspired from NBC’s reality series Biggest Losers, in which 12 contestants struggle […]
Summer time fitness hits campus
With the sun shining and the birds singing, it can mean only one thing, that summer is well on its way.But if that leaves you dreading to bare your flesh in shorts and skirts especially after the memorial day weekend of overindulgence – then what better way to kick start […]
Students voice opinions about Father’s Day
Editor’s Note: The following columns are from MC 225-Mass Media Writing class taught by Dr. Sharon Ford-Dunn. FATHER’S DAY Some people may say what is Fathers day? How was it started, or where did it come from? Father’s day is a day celebrating fatherhood and parental bonds and the influence […]
Guest Columnist
For some, Father’s Day is a time to show one’s appreciation to their paternal figure in life. For me, it isn’t that simple. I lost my father at a vital point in my life. At the age of 16, I was left fatherless to figure out the world. As far […]