Growing up in Los Angeles, I knew it was to survive. At an early age, I knew I needed to have several methods of income to make it in Los Angeles. In high school, I never knew I would commit to college and call a small town called Grambling located […]
Author: Jada Stokes
Online learning environment presents challenges for some
The coronavirus has presented an unprecedented situation for Grambling State university. GSU announced on March 13 in a press release that students had to leave campus. The Office of Housing and Living wrote that it “urges students to vacate campus no later than March 23, 2020”. Soon after the reminder […]
Stokes: Like a bad dream, but we aren’t making it up
COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, has changed the world indefinitely. It has affected not only my life but other lives as wells. This pandemic that we're going through has taken away sports, schools, jobs are being taken away from Americans and so many people have died from this […]
Grambling Subway franchisee started off career with idea to become own boss
The Subway on RWE Jones Street in Grambling is owned by Roderick Sims. Courtesy photo Roderick Sims is the owner of the Subway locations throughout northern Louisiana, including the one on Grambling State University’s campus. Originally from Ringgold, La., Sims, a father of two, currently lives in McKinney, Texas. After […]
STOKES: Nipsey Hussle, a true neighborhood hero
Jada Stokes is a sophomore mass communication major from Los Angeles, Ca. Nipsey Hussle. Courtesy photo Ermias Davidson Asghedom, professionally known as Nipsey Hussle, was father of two, a son, a brother, a friend, an entrepreneur, a community organizer, an activist and a mentor and dope artist from Los Angeles, […]
Prehousing for fall 2019 semester open
Directions for the new digital room reservation. Courtesy photo Reserving an on-campus room just got easier. Grambling State University Resident Life is giving students a service update by now allowing more digital room reservations. Room reservations opened on April 4 for returning students. Students can reserve on-campus housing from their […]