The International Culture Celebration was held in Grambling State University McCall Dining Hall on Monday as one of the first of many events to kick off the week of Spring Fest. The dining hall was buzzing with students enjoying the International Day festivities during the usual lunch period. Music filled […]
Author: Maria Villacorta
Black history from the outside looking in
Black History Month is an event that is recognized every year in the month of February. Many people take issue with this fact for several reasons. Why only one month? Why must it be the shortest month of the year? Shouldn’t Black History be taught progressively throughout regular history? Because […]
What is the meaning of success?
As college students we all bear the common goal of one day attaining what we like to think of as success. But what is success really? The simplest definition of success is to accomplish one's aim or purpose. Some people's goals may be to become famous and noticed by the […]
Seminar enlightens students, faculty
Paul Mcaniff, a market specialist from Canon company, gave a hands-on seminar at Washington-Johnson Complex for students who were interested in learning about or purchasing various products from the company. The seminar was held on Jan. 22. As the seminar began photographers and aspiring photography students gathered to receive information […]
Alumna encourages students to support Grambling State
Grambling State University received a visit from one of its successful alumna, Cheryl Mango-Ambrose on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Cheryl Mango-Ambrose visited the History Department to speak to the students on the importance of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. “I was here on campus today to speak to history students about […]
‘Once Upon a Time’ returns to programming
Actors Elizabeth Lall (left) and Georgina Haig play the roles of Anna and Queen Elsa in 'Once Upon A Time,' an expansion of the Disney animated classic 'Frozen.' On Sept. 28, ABC’s hit series Once Upon a Time made its Season Four premiere featuring the characters from Disney’s animated film […]
President’s concert
Tuesday night Grambling State University’s music department held their annual President’s Concert in the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. With marching season being over in the spring, the music department can focus on preparing for concerts. The performers prepare for the President’s Concert from the beginning of the semester. […]
Adventures in anime
Anime Matsuri hosted its eighth convention of Japanese culture, anime and related arts on March 14, at George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. Anime Matsuri was recently named the 10th largest anime convention in North America. The event hosted approximately 20,000 attendees over the three days of events, […]
Organization holds panel discussion
On Feb. 27, The Society of Distinguished Black Women held an open discussion on many issues within the Black community, featuring a panel from the Political Science Association. The program was called “Remembering the Past, Thinking of the Future.” The discussion panel included political science majors Brooke Battiste, Timothy […]
GSU political science student receives award
This month the Political Science Department is honored to have one of their very own students, Brooke Battiste, selected as an HBCU All-Star from the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The White House Inititative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities works towards promoting academic excellence […]