In an effort to raise money for their spring concert and to cover traveling expenses, Entourage Performing Arts Group held a fish fry. Director Trea Trapp said, “We decided to sell fish because many people eat fish on Fridays during Lent. Our fundraiser was very successful,” he said. Shante Bostic, […]

Twenty-one undergraduate and graduate criminal justice student mentors arrived at Swanson Center for Youth in Monroe on March 25.The student mentors are volunteers committed to making a difference in the lives of youth placed in a secure care facility. The mentors completed the required background checks and academic screening necessary […]

While America remains a majority White nation, rapid increases are occurring in the Latino community.This demographic change presents interesting issues in the nation’s cultural landscape. Admittedly, the Latino community includes people who identify as White, Black and multiracial, and the group is typically represented as a minority. Latinos sometimes contribute […]

I witnessed one of the best live performances I’ve seen since I’ve been in Grambling Monday night. For anyone who is was wondering, no, Travis Porter was not onstage “making it rain, trick.” I was in the T.H. Harris Auditorium, where the Dallas Black Dance Theatre brought life back to […]

Our beloved institution is in turmoil with the possible elimination of certain disciplines. While many people would see the reduction of major programs as a structural problem concerning our university in regards to the function of our school and the faculty who support our educational system, I strongly believe this […]

All white powders are not treated equal.Although crack cocaine and cocaine contain the same active ingredient, they do not cause the same consequences if one is caught selling, transporting or using them. Cocaine, which is the purer form of the drug, does not pose the same societal risks that crack […]

This column is not advocating the use of marijuana; however, it is hopeful that this would broaden ones views on people who use it.When people think of a “weed-head”, society portrays him/her as a lethargic young adult who never has any money, yet always has funds for weed. While this […]

I need it. I have to have it. I can’t function without it.When you hear words like this a true addict comes to mind. And when you think about addicts and their addictions generally marijuana, crack and even sex come to mind. But the addiction I speak of is caffeine. […]

Whoever said Grambling State University was a safe haven for African Americans must be ignorant of what goes on in “The G.” A great deal of people have a misconception on the university that I attend, but I perceive more than the average eyes. Around the same time as the […]

Natural, nappy, thick and out of control. Dealing with a head full of kinks was nothing but torment, and strangely, I loved it. My strong willed semi-naturalist mother raised my sisters and me to live by the hot comb and away from the creamy crack. Every two weeks she put […]