Grambling State University students, faculty, staff and retirees attended the 67th Annual New Rocky Valley Baptist Church’s Family, Friends and College Sunday.College Day is an event the church holds annually at the beginning of the school year. This year’s theme was “The Impossible Dream.” Pastor Julius Sumler said, “The event […]
Author: TYREE GOODMAN
Gas prices continue to jump
Instead of the usual low gas prices around this time of year, they’ve been increasing. Despite gas being dramatically high, Americans demand for it has only risen 0.7 percent in the past year.”The gas prices are outrageous! Until they go down, I am keeping my car parked,” said junior social […]
Credit card advice for college students
Students debt has become largely acknowledged in society. Over the years, many college students obtained credit cards and take pleasure in using them. Credit cards are used as a means of payment convenience, online shopping, reserve in case of emergency, ease of purchases and gaining financial responsibility.Mishandling credit cards puts […]
Famed author, ex-inmate visits GSU
Dr. Marianne Fisher-Giorlando of GSU’s Criminal Justice Department held an informal reception for author Wilbert Rideau, an ex-convict of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, on Feb. 23. During his 44 years in the notorious Angola prison, Rideau was on Death Row for more than a decade and eventually became editor of […]
GSU offers up three programs to be cut
The Grambling State University low completer review 2011 included the recommendation for termination of the undergraduate Middle School Education program and French Education 6-12. The graduate program that was recommended for termination was Family Nurse Practitioner. The review of low-completer programs was mandated by the Board of Regents of the […]
Revolts rage on
As North African and Arab nations revolt, the season of uprisings and violence continues. “The winds of change are sweeping the Middle East and North Africa,” United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated Tuesday to the General Assembly on Libya. “The world has spoken with one voice: we demand an […]
Theatre Department honors Emmett Till
Capping off Black History Month, Grambling State University’s Department of Theatre Arts presented the play, The State of Mississippi and the Face of Emmett Till written by Mamie Till Mobley and David Bar III. The story of Emmett Till is one that still pierces hearts and minds to this day. […]
Glamorized teen pregnancy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
Lights. Camera. Action. Then there is real life. What happens when the camera and equipment disappear? The American reality series Teen Mom, aires on the MTV network, shows a glimpse into the first year of birth and daily issues single teenage mothers across America are facing. These issues specifically highlight […]
The pain of a good father
Unfortunately, we now live in a society where the custom of “baby daddies” leaving the responsibility of raising a child to the mother is all too common. Lost in the stigma of this stereo-typical world, are the unmarried fathers who do everything in their power to make sure their child’s […]
GHS heads toward championship
If you haven’t taken notice the Grambling High School boys’ “Hoopsquad,” now might be a good chance to see what you have been missing.Jameion Kimble led Grambling High, as the No. 2 ranked Kittens (24-5) knocked off the Delhi Bears (22-7) in the LHSAA regional playoffs Tuesday night. The final […]