Author: ALEXIA HINTON

Arts

Student turned entrepreneur

  After one semester of selling clothing, the newest addition to Scents of Heaven on Main Street has become the go to place for unique and customized vintage pieces. Jessica Taylor, the owner of Thrift Boutique says she’s been an entrepreneur since elementary school and knows how to cater to […]

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Sexy attire standsout during StrutLA show

StrutLA strutted down the runway last Thursday to a packed crowd of Grambling students held in the Men’s Gymnasium on Grambling campus. The clothed models showed off wear from the Ro Collecton designed by Romello Truitt.  The clothing exhibited in the show was everything from casual jeans and T-shirts sporting […]

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Million dollar project hopes to improve Grambling

  A change is coming to the city of Grambling that can come as early as the end of the year.  Once covered with trees, the curve on Stadium Drive is now overwhelmed with tractors and construction as they are in the ending stages of clearing shrubs for a new […]

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Two GSU grads sworn in as attorneys

Former Gramblinites Kourtni R. Mason and R. Jared Evans were recently sworn in as members of the Louisiana State Bar by the Supreme Court. The ceremony took place at the Ponchatrain Center in Kenner as retiring Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Katherine “Kitty” Kimble administered the oath.  Mason and Evans […]

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Entertainment executives visit GSU

The president and chief operating office of Universal Studios encouraged Grambling State University students to sacrifice and do what it takes to succeed as they pursue their dreams.  His message was simple: You can go further in life if you believe.  “You have to find a way to follow your […]

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Alum, US veteran takes a strong stand for his country

Willie and Mae Modica reared 11 children — 10 boys and one girl – in small-town Arkansas, with six of the boys serving in the United States military. The youngest son, Greg, had a dream of conquering the world as he watched his elder siblings enlist and vow to protect […]

Sports

Bringing Joy to the game

A good mother will always go the extra mile for her child, and Anne Jones is no exception. Despite her daughter Joy’s multiple injuries that haunted her tennis career, Anne was convinced Joy could still play. So Anne sent secret emails to college coaches, and the resolution is Joy Jones […]

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Two GSU students receive scholarship

  Two Grambling State University students are the first HBCU students to receive scholarships from the Advertising Education Foundation of Houston (AEF– Houston). Richard Klein, chairman of the AEF– Houston, said Erina Love and Justin Madden were chosen from a pool of about 300 applicants to each receive a $2,000 […]

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Campus security gets upgrade

  Grambling State University students should feel safer thanks to the acquisition of new security sesyem. “Today, it is evident that campus violence is becoming much more prevalent in the media, in thus in the minds of students and their parents when selecting a college,” said Winfred Jones. To further […]