INDIANAPOLIS, IN– Leaders of the Society of Professional Journalists sent a letter of support Tuesday to editors of the Montclair State University student publication, The Montclarion.Last week, the university’s student government association president froze funding to publish the weekly newspaper after disagreements rose over some association meetings being conducted in […]
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Junior Gramblinite gone but will not be forgotten
Funeral services for 3-year-old Tejahn Marquel ReShawn Johnson will be held Saturday, 1 p.m., at South Parkway Worship Center, 3000 S. Vienna, Ruston. Tejahn was pronounced dead Monday at St. Francis North Hospital in Monroe. He was born in Ruston Feb. 13, 2004, the son of Kimberly Chollette and Terry […]
Michael Lyons to retire from GHS
Last Thursday, Grambling High School introduced a new wing in the school called the Lyon’s Den. This place is named in honor of longtime GHS boys’ and girls’ basketball coach Michael Lyons, who will retire at the conclusion of the season. For almost 30 years, Lyons has put his stamp […]
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TB: How do you feel about the Greek plots being removed?
Claude McCann Jr.SeniorAtlantaFirst I haven’t heard anything about the plots being moved and it really doesn’t bother me it might give the school a new look.Nick CarterJuniorKappa Alpha PsiJacksonville, FLI feel that the plots should stay in their original spot because by moving them to another location wouldn’t be the […]
It’s unjust to not include non-Greeks in plan
#8220;Chillin on the yard.” “Meet me at the plot.” These are just a few expressions that are used by members of the student body, but after May 18th, these expressions will no longer be of use.President Horace Judson has stated that the campus organizations, both Greek and Non-Greek, are causing […]
Why do some Blacks distant themselves?
In the black community in America, there is a severe disconnection among those of different classes. Many upper and middle-class Blacks feel as if they can look down on, talk down to, and overlook Black people who are considered lower class.I often witness black people who are college-educated, living in […]
Complaining with no solutions
Our hearts are heavy right now. As we progress through the semesters of our collegiate lives, we are always hearing complaint after complaint after complaint about the way things are conducted at the university. However, we don’t see many student leaders doing anything.Before you start to ask, no, this is […]
AKA’s donate $1M to Howard
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. has donated $1 million to Howard University, the institution where it was founded 100 years ago.The money will be used for a Founder’s endowed scholarship, in addition to helping preserve the extensive collection of sorority documents kept on a database at Moorland-Spingarn Research Center on […]
McCain, Romney spar over timetable of Iraq war
SIMI VALLEY, Calif.- Republican Mitt Romney accused John McCain of using dirty tricks by suggesting the former Massachusetts governor wanted a deadline for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, in a spirited debate Wednesday night that underscored the intensity of their presidential rivalry.Coming 24 hours after McCain defeated him in Florida, […]