The Canterbury Association (CA) of St. Luke’s Chapel of Grambling was in charge of the 10 a.m. worship service on Sunday, April 3. The vicar, The Rev. Thomas Nsubuga informed the congregation present that the first Sunday of every month had been designated to contemporary worship where students at Grambling […]
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Barack Obama’s presidential swag
George H. W. Bush couldn’t do it. Bill Clinton couldn’t do it. George W. Bush damn sure didn’t do it. Yet, Barack Obama accomplished the impossible.For the first time in my lifetime, I could truly say, “I’m proud to be an American,” after hearing President Obama’s declaration of Osama bin […]
Staffer recalls her first story
Where do I begin? For the past five years Grambling State University has been more than just my home away from home, it has been my comfort zone. Never in a million years did I expect I would be here, but now that I am, I could not have imagined […]
Will the violence ever stop at GSU?
Why do people feel that violence will solve their problems? Why use guns and endanger lives? With only two weeks left in school, Grambling police were called around 3:00 a.m. Saturday to respond to a shooting on campus in one of the dorms. Police reported there were no injuries, but […]
Alumni time and support helps
The Gramblinite is a chaos haven. But, it works and so do we. With the national unemployment rate at 9.2 percent, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, thriving Gramblinites deserve to be highlighted. This is especially true of the mass communication field, where downsizing has become commonplace and to […]
I am Black and Blacker, proud of it
I’m a Black man, and I have some Native American heritage. It shows most demonstratively in the texture of my hair. When my hair is at a certain length I’m often asked about my nationality. When I say that I’m Black, I’m usually asked what I’m mixed with. While I’m […]
The rise and fall of Osama Bin Laden
Osama Bin Laden became a mythical figure in the past decade. Everyone thought he was in possession of the remote control to do all the evil things in the world. As the news broke out in late Sunday that U.S. Special Forces killed the most wanted man in the 21st […]
NBA Playoff quirks just keep on coming
With the NBA playoffs now in full swing, you must agree some things have gone as expected, while others have come as a shock. Here are the top headlines of the NBA Playoffs thus far.Are Grizzles for real? Ask San Antonio. Let’s be honest, if you were to tell me […]
Like a scene from ‘Dogs Gone Wild!’
Picture this; you are sitting out enjoying the scenery in front of Tiger Village 400 when here comes stray dog, Bertha, out of nowhere! If you are a Grambling student this imagery is not hard to believe. Bizarre twist is, when approached by the hound one resident did not scatter […]
Event planning students are learning by doing
According to her students, Dr. Berkita Bradford’s event planning class is like no other. Students say they enjoy her hands-on, real world approach.Bradford, an assistant professor in Grambling State University’s Management and Marketing Department, had her students to plan a Black History program for GSU’s College of Business, an 80th […]