The Gramblinite
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Feb. 6 was a very special day to mark the birth of Odessa Harrison Dunn. Several of her family members assembled in her home to celebrate the joyous occasion. One celebration is not enough for so many years of service to the community, so the members of the Mt. Olive […]
Campus Community Worship Center was filled to the brim Saturday, with relatives and friends paying their respects to Joseph “Joe-Lee” Glenn, a Grambling resident, GSU student and an avid lover of skateboarding and freestyle rhyming. Glenn succumbed to gunshot wounds inflicted by Louisiana State Police in the early morning hours […]
T.H. Harris Auditorium was nearly full Sunday with open hearts and ears ready to enjoy the gospel performances that night. As attendees walked into the free event, they were greeted with inspirational music until the host and hostess were ready to get the show started. Hostess Kelsey Kyser, a 26-year-old […]
It’s been over 90 degrees here in Grambling and summer hasn’t even arrived. The cooler temperatures of spring decided to go away early and the sweltering summer heat is here and sizzling. It is necessary that one stays cool and comfortable when out and about away from the air-conditioner and […]
Dimmed lights, flickering candles and soothing incense was the atmosphere set for Lyrical Quest’s first show. The performing arts group, used as an outlet of expression for talents such as singing, poetry and rhymes held their first show of the fall 2012 semester Wednesday night. Lyrical Quest kicked off the […]
The James Ard Adventist Center hosted a food tasting on Tuesday evening to showcase different flavors of vegan dining. The tasting was part of the Center’s Revelation Seminar taking place this week. The goal is to develop a healthy, spiritual and physical lifestyle. Dr. Martin Opoku, a licensed doctor and […]
Natural, nappy, thick and out of control. Dealing with a head full of kinks was nothing but torment, and strangely, I loved it. My strong willed semi-naturalist mother raised my sisters and me to live by the hot comb and away from the creamy crack. Every two weeks she put […]
An estimated 15 religious protesters condemned Louisiana Tech University students to hell during lunch Tuesday.Representatives of Consuming Fire Fellowship from Woodville, Miss., held hell-centered signs and verbally assaulted students. The protestors distributed pamphlets with scriptures of the God’s wrath toward sinners. For some on Louisiana Tech’s campus, hate-based expression is […]
Sigma Gamma Rho: smart, fat, ugly and insecure. These are just a few stereotypes or labels that have been branded to this Divine Nine sorority over the years. People are quick to emphasize the negatives of others to make themselves or their organizations seem better; but, they are really just […]