In spite of Grambling State University’s dismal last football season (1-10), should we have high expectations for the G-Men? Of course we should! It’s Grambling football! “We started practice on Aug. 1, with one goal in mind, and that is to play in the championship game and I’m sure everybody […]
Author: KEVIN KEISE
Exploring Diversity
Richard A. Lou questions and initiates discussions about race and celebrates the multicultural background that the world shares. As an increasingly ethnically ambiguous Asian American generation is coming of age, his multiplatform project Stories on My Back combines photography, found objects and sound. Lou oftentimes references his own Chinese and […]
Open Letter
I am a pastor born and raised in Oakland, Calif., and now I have a church in Grambling. I grew up with after-school programs and summer sports programs, with mentors who enhanced and rounded my life as an individual. These programs also kept me out of trouble! I want […]
Dr. Jimmy McJamerson stood for something
H e stood his ground. However … Oscar Epps and others who knew him called it stubbornness. “His stubbornness is what was unique about him,” said Epps, an Omega Psi Phi fraternity brother and close friend. “In terms of discussions we would have, we both would say we were right […]
Houston alumni chapter holds fundraiser
The Douglas L. Williams (DLW) Chapter of the Grambling University National Alumni Association, Inc. hosted its annual crawfish boil/fish fry scholarship fundraiser in early June at the Judson Robinson Jr. Community Center in Houston. The inaugural fundraiser was held in May 1991 at Deussen Alexander Park. This effort was […]
2013 University summer enrollment slightly declines
Grambling wraps up Juneteenth events
Nominations being made for Beacon Awards
12 make GSU Legends Sports Hall of Fame
The big deal in Grambling Saturday night was the Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame banquet. Hosted by former four-time all pro NFL cornerback and GSU legend Everson Walls, the star studded gala honored the 2013 Hall of Fame class: Hillary Bossier (baseball), Jamie Caleb (football), Frank Cornish (football), […]
Aaron Hernandez: Money doesn’t buy freedom
This time last year, Aaron Hernandez was living the good life. He had just signed a lucrative $39.5 million five-year extension with the New England Patriots before training camp. He made $3.1 million during the 2012 football season. He was set to receive a “workout” bonus for $83,000 and a […]