Are you looking for a great book to read during this winter break? Then you should go to the library. But if you are looking for an exciting, heartfelt, historical account of one of the most famous college football rivalries ever known then, Bayou Classic: The Grambling-Southern Football Rivalry by […]
Author: TORY WADLINGTON
Artist launches lyrical love attack
Eldridge releases spoken-word album ‘The Awakening’.”We need love like halfway houses,” Reggie Eldridge spits on his latest spoken word album, The Awakening. In it, he blends Afro-punk, hip-hop, soul and rock into rhythmic stanzas of contemplation and conclusion. He touches on issues of race, God, sex, identity, love, health disparities, […]
Abra cadabra! AKAs reappear
The Divine nine is in full effect. The salmon pink and apple green ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority hadn’t been on GSU’s campus for some time but now they’re back. “I chose AKA because of what it stands for. Growing up, I was surrounded by women of AKA who […]
GSU holds ‘Red Carpet’ Classic after party
Grambling State University Tigers held an after party to celebrate the State Farm Bayou Classic victorious win of 38 to 17 over Southern. As Kingi Knox hosted red carpet interviews at Grambling’s official after party. Among the supporters were DJ Raj Smoove. Kingi talked to GSU football players, Alpha Phi […]
James tapped for SWAC Hall of Fame
One of Grambling’s own is among the just-announced inductees into the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame.Former GSU basketball star Aaron James, who led the nation in scoring during the 1973-74 season and was a first-round draft pick of the New Orleans Jazz in 1974, is one of six 2010 […]
New toys needed to help families
#8220;Every child deserves a new toy for Christmas,” said KGRM Station Manager Joyce Evans. Evans oversees the yearly Season of Giving toy drive on campus.This endeavor was the result of campus media converging more than a decade ago to help families in need. “We decided that we needed to do […]
Gramblinites claim scholarship money at institute
Gramblinites earned over $17,000 in New York at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) annual 2010 Leadership Institute recently. A small group of Grambling State University students were interviewed and selected to attend an invitation only leadership institute in New York, where there were 47 Historically Black Colleges and Universities […]
Action on & off the field
The 37th annual Bayou Classic was a success for the G-men and Grambling community. With a final score of 38-17 over Southern University’s jaguars, black and gold enthusiasm permeated throughout New Orleans last weekend. Bayou Classic weekend was an opportunity for alumni and students to network. It was also an […]
Another Style Social soiree success
Uploaded 12/14/10 *Web-only exclusive*Coveted Productions brought the Style Social back to Bijou’s Ultra Lounge of Shreveport Saturday night. The recent glam bar soiree took the successes of the Port City Style Social, the first fashion fiesta, and elevated the expectations of local fashion lovers, designers and artists. That event occurred […]
Bayou Classic starts with coaches luncheon
Grambling State University and Southern University held the 37th Annual Coaches Luncheon at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. The message at the luncheon was primarily geared toward the football players from both schools reminding them that they are. ” Students first and athletes second.” The Master of ceremony for the […]