Author: Alexander Knight

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Long-Jones Hall in danger of collapsing

Many students on campus are unaware that they might have to find another location in the future to pay their school fees because the current location where they go, Long-Jones Hall, is a building in danger of collapsing. Long-Jones Hall is one of the oldest buildings on the campus of […]

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Veterans honored

Duty, honor, country. Just a few of the words spoken at the Eighth Annual Veteran’s Day program held Friday morning in the Nursing Auditorium . Guest speaker was Dr. Lamore J. Carter, whose credentials include being a World War II veteran, 33rd Degree Mason, graduate of Fisk University, and founder […]

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‘Go Green or Go Home’

Ten Grambling State University students and Dr. Frances Staten participated in the first Power Shift Conference, convened earlier this month to discuss issues related to global warming. Held at the University of Maryland, the conference brought together about 6,000 students from across the nation to learn more about the effects […]

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Black and Gold foundation to host captial campaign

Final plans have been made for one of the most detailed capital campaigns for Grambling State University.The Grambling Black and Gold Foundation Inc. will host a comprehensive capital campaign kick-off gala Nov. 24 in New Orleans at the J.W. Marriott Hotel, 616 Canal St. The black-tie event will start at […]

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Basketball team more ready than ever

The gridiron G-Men are winding down for the last three games of their season. But another team of G-Men is gearing up for their season.Yes, the GSU men’s basketball team is preparing for their season opener and in talking to Coach Larry Wright, the team is more than ready. ” […]

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GHS coach prepared for successful season

Success is a word that is synonymous with the Grambling High School basketball team. So as head coach Michael Lyons and the Kittens enter the 2007-08 season, they expect nothing less then greatness. “I expect the same thing every year,” coach Lyons said. “We want to win the district, we […]

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Nintendo game brought me up just right

I can remember the first time I played Super Mario Bros., like it was yesterday. I was about seven, and I slept over at a friend’s house. He had five games for his NES: Super Mario Bros., Metroid, Double Dragon, Excitebike, and Castlevania. To this day, all of those games […]

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Nintendo’s MVP returns

Super Mario is older than 90 percent of the student body. Most of you probably never saw any of the games he was in prior to the NES being released.I can almost guarantee that none of you knew that Mario was originally called “Jumpman” in the Japanese version of the […]

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TB: Do you feel safe on campus?

Rachel DavisSophomoreJonesboroYes, I feel safe, but I still carry my pepper spray just in case I’m caught up in a situation. Whitney AllenSophomoreMinden Yes, I feel safe, but I will never under estimate what may happen in the future. Damondric JacksonSeniorAlexandria Yes I do feel safe, because trust me I […]