How do you celebrate the death of a fallen soldier? Is one day out of the year really enough time to show our thanks to those who have laid down their lives for our way of living? Memorial Day is an underappreciated holiday that honors those who have paid the […]
Author: Darrius Rose
My father is my hero
Every morning when I wake up, I thank the Lord for all that he has done in my life ,and one of the many things that I am thankful for is my father. I’m appreciative of my father because when I look at the people whom I interact with on […]
Grambling wins $1.7 million Stem Grant
Grambling State University has been awarded a $1.7 million, five-year grant by the National Institutes of Health to provide graduate degree opportunities to under-represented honors students. “Cutting across race and ethnicity is low or poor socioeconomic status, both of which influence career choices and opportunities,” said Mack Himaya, a […]
Grambling selected among HBCU award nominees
Grambling State University has received three nominations, for this year’s first awards ceremony honoring excellence at HBCUs, hosted by Jackson State University located in Mississippi. The winners will be announced on Friday, June 28 as part of the inaugural National HBCU Media Week. Grambling’s World Famed Tiger Marching Band […]
English Department releases La. High School Poetry contest winners
Students from 26 Louisiana high schools entered a Poetry Contest sponsored by the Department of English and Foreign Languages at Grambling State University. Fourteen department faculty members participated in the judging without knowing the names of the poets, their high schools or their locations within the state. After several […]
Juneteenth winners crowned
When the victories of a troubled past meet with today’s opportunities, the result can be beautiful. This years’ annual Juneteenth pageant was exactly that. The Miss Juneteenth 2013 pageant was held on Friday, June 7 in the T.H Harris Auditorium on the campus of Grambling State University. The Epsilon Alpha […]
Shreveport chapter gives donation
Grambling State University President Frank G. Pogue was surprised when Doug Mosley ended an otherwise enjoyable, though normal luncheon program by handing him an unexpected gift: A $10,000 donation. “It was a great day for Grambling State University students when the Shreveport chapter of the Grambling State University National Alumni […]
GSU competes in Honda Campus All-Star
Four Grambling State University students and their coach traveled to Los Angeles to participate in the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC), recently. This year marks the 14th time that the university has participated in the tournament. GSU participated in the inaugural competition, and the 2006-2007 and 2008-2009 teams were quarter […]
Remembering longtime Gramblinite ‘Coach Ed’
Evert Edwin Stevens, 77, of Rosamond, Calif., died June 4 at his home after a two-year battle with esophageal cancer. Memorial services will be held July 13 at Joshua Memorial Park & Mortuary in Lancaster, Calif. Stevens, long known to the Grambling State family as “Coach Ed”, was born on […]
Shreveport senior receives GSU dance scholarship
A Shreveport high school senior has received a $2,000 scholarship from the Helen Horton Education and Performing Arts Scholarship. The award was announced during the Dance His High Praise VI performance at The Strand in Shreveport on Saturday (April 27, 2013). Angela Mitchell, who attends Byrd High School, said she […]