As I did my daily Facebook browsing, I noticed a status update that read, “Education, the only thing we are willing to pay for and not receive.” Since that day I have sat and thought about those very words . I came to the conclusion that in many aspects it […]

Zion Traveler Baptist Church of Ruston will host a Breast Cancer Awareness seminar at 11 a.m. Oct. 24 in the Family Life Center. The guest speaker will be Dr. Cynthia M. Jones, chief of staff at Northern Louisiana Medical Center. She has 13 years of experience in surgery. Jones is […]

Yes, we all know when HBCUs get together there is bound to be a clash of crazy fashion attempts. But you would think when it rained that students would not go as hard. Wrong! Many of the clothing styles that I saw Saturday at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas couldn’t […]

#8220;The blacker the college, the sweeter the knowledge.” During invocation at the Cotton Bowl, ripples of laughter emanated mid-prayer as a pastor praised HBCUs and stressed the necessity of Black higher education avenues.In the midst of today’s Black president era, Black advocacy seems dated to some. However, race issues still […]

The on-the-court basketball product has been awful. Washington takes over a team that has won a total of 16 games the past two seasons and has only had a .500 five times in the past 23 seasons. Last year the team was 6-23, which included an abysmal 4-14 conference record. […]

Humans are a funny species. While being the most dominant, we often succumb to the most juvenile things. Even the strong fall off the path throughout the course of life; so there’s no time to be weak-minded. Knowing one’s self is said to be the apex of learning, so let […]

GSU’s TABASCO Marketing interns Christel Eugene and Alexis Davis attended the annual Fall student orientation session held at Avery Island on Friday, Sept. 25. The day long affair was held under the college marketing reps and advisors of Dillard’s, Southern and Xavier University.The mandate for this activity was to provide […]

GSU has Sodexo Ambassadors. Hospitality majors can hope to benefit from internships and full time positions offered through Sodexo’s Student Ambassadors program this semester. Sodexo – Food services & Facilities Management Services Company Inc. is the leading provider of integrated food and facilities management services in the U.S., Canada, and […]

He rattles off places, dates, and statistics like it was yesterday and not 10 years ago. His passion for the game is only overshadowed by his enthusiasm. Known simply as ‘number 10’, Melvin Monrose is not your average football player, or soccer depending on which side of the equator one […]