Author: ALEXIA HINTON

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ULS president to visit campus

Grambling State University can expect a first-time visit from the president of the University of Louisiana System, Sandra K. Woodley, on February 5. Her visit to Grambling is part of a UL System campus tour to meet university presidents, faculty, leadership teams and students between January 18 to February 20. […]

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GSU celebrates MLK Day

  The United Campus Ministries/Interfaith Council, and the Favrot Student Union Board hosted the Campus Candlelight Vesper Monday to honor and commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Grambling’s students, alumni, faculty, staff, community residents and friends gathered in the quadrangle to participate in the candlelight processional to […]

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Leaders welcome back students

Greetings students, faculty and staff to the 2013 spring semester.     I hope that each and everyone on of you enjoyed your holidays and spent it with love one’s. Once again I have the honor and privilege of serving you this semester as the editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper. […]

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Influenza epidemic found in Northern Louisiana

  With the death toll rising throughout the nation due to this year’s Influenza epidemic outbreak, the flu season is far from over and with February around the corner raises concerns. The flu season typically varies from year to year and lasts around three months; however, its peak points can […]

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KGRM’s Toy Drive proves succesful

The University’s radio station landed another home run with yet another successful Toy Drive for the community.  According to Brandon Richardson, the operations manager of the 91.5 KGRM the radio station was filled with toys in every room. The amount of toys that were donated, including money donations that totaled […]

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Cheering their way to Nationals

After months of preparation and determination, the Kittens are clawing their way at the door of cheer leading nationals. Grambling Laboratory High School cheerleaders  will be competing at nationals for the first time.  Seven of the eight GHS cheerleaders will  be competing. This particular cheering  competition   is called the […]

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Band making history, again

#8220;Goodwill Ambassadors” is what band Director Dr. Larry J. Pannell called the Grambling State University World Famed Tiger Marching Band, as they prepare for the 57th Presidential Inauguration.  Scheduled as the only Historically Black College and University to perform on Monday, Pannell says that the band is representing multiple entities.  […]

Arts

Anticipated releases for 2013

  Jay-Z-Untitled-TBD Instead of releasing new music last year, Hov stayed busy raising Blue-Ivy, introducing a liquor line called D’usse, and bringing the Nets back to his hometown Brooklyn. Jay-Z told MTV news last March that he was in “a good place creatively,” and was in the lab working on […]

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Is Cassidy and Meek Mill beef over?

  The dispute between Maybach Music Group (MMG) recording Meek Mill and former Full Surface recording artist Cassidy has seemingly ended. After nearly six months of Twitter talk and diss songs between the two Philadelphia natives, Meek Mill said he will not respond to Cassidy but instead focus more on […]

Sports

Both hoop squads struggle in SWAC

  Grambling men’s basketball team had a rough week since the spring semester started.  First they fell behind to their in-state rival Southern University(12-6,6-0 SWAC), then dropped three more to Alcorn State(6-15,4-2 SWAC), Prairie View A&M (7-11,2-3 SWAC), and Texas Southern (5-13,4-1 SWAC).  The four straight losses extend the Tigers […]