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Grambling native a driving force

#8220;I like it,” he says sitting crossed-legged in his chair pushing up his tinted glasses. Dressed usually in jeans and sneakers, Olemuel Ashford describes how he feels about his occupation as a bus driver and travel aid for Grambling State University. With 25 years under his belt, Ashford has had […]

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GSU professor wins NAFEO award

Dr. Loretta Walton Jaggers, professor of education at Grambling State University, is one of seven outstanding faculty of historically or predominantly Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) recently honored as NAFEO NOBLE prize awardees. The award was presented at the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education’s 35th National Dialogue […]

Opinion

President-elect seeks student involvement

As the SGA president-elect, I would like to encourage all students who are committed to a “Better GSU” to get involved, for which you will be able to receive service learning hours for participating in projects. Students seeking to become a member of the administrative council should stop by the […]

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Microsoft deal offers savings to students

The Ultimate Steal Promotion saves students up to 91 percent off the estimated retail price when downloading Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007. Recently Microsoft Corp. kicked off its ultimate deal campaign with the Ultimate Steal Promotion that is targeting 12 Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic student organizations at colleges […]

News

Grambling cheerleaders come in fourth

An array of cheers filled the Ocean Center on Thursday in Daytona Beach, Fla. as the Grambling State University cheerleaders took the stage at the National Cheerleading Association’s cheerleading competition. The competition consists of about 140 teams from all over the nation competing to be judged on crowd involvement, choreography, […]

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Climbing peaks for the Alzheimer’s Association

Every 70 seconds, someone gets this disease. It’s a disease that can make people forget the simplest things in an instant. The disease is the often referred to, but little is known about Alzheimer’s disease. There has yet to be a cure discovered but the impact of the disease is […]

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Jackson takes office with passion

It was a long, stressful week, but Steven Jackson wasn’t done yet. He sat in the Grambling Hall Auditorium, in sweltering heat, waiting, hoping. As the results were read, he could finally breathe a bit.”I was a little nervous,” he said. Jackson’s celebration of his victory was short-lived, as he […]

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‘Dreamgirls’ to dazzle next week

Take a trip back to the music and dreams of the 1960s by attending the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Dreamgirls, and a silent auction at the 2nd Annual President’s Scholarship Dinner-Theatre Gala set for April 24-25 in the Grambling State University Assembly Center.The musical is presented by the President’s Scholarship […]

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Grambling cheerleaders come in fourth

An array of cheers filled the Ocean Center on Thursday in Daytona Beach, Fla. as the Grambling State University cheerleaders took the stage at the National Cheerleading Association’s cheerleading competition.The competition consists of about 140 teams from all over the nation competing to be judged on crowd involvement, choreography, technique […]