Author: SAVANNAH JOHN

Features

Poise steps out

Poise is Grambling State University’s new modeling troupe who made their first appearance Tuesday in the Black and Gold Room. Damik Bridges, a 20-year-old junior with a double major in chemistry and theater, is the founder of Poise . DEQUANNA ALEXANDER/The Gramblinite Poise models make their way down the runway. […]

Sports

Reshetnikova finds new home

It is never easy for a student to leave their hometown and family to attend college, but Anastaysa Reshetnikova, a 19-year-old freshman from Vitebsk, Belarus took a chance and transferred to Grambling State University this semester.   Courtesy photo Anastaysa Reshetnikova Reshetnikova is a business major who was recruited by […]

Tips

University employee beats the odds

There is no doubt that faculty play a huge role at any school, especially at Grambling State University.  Florence I. Simon has been at Grambling for 20 years and teaches all of the early childhood education classes.    Florence Simon Although Simon was reared in Natchitoches; she is no stranger […]

Sports

Soccer player perseveres through pregnancy

Any parent would agree that it is not easy to raise a child, but it is even more difficult when you are also working towards a degree. Heidi Thomas isk a 23-year-old senior here at Grambling State University, but more importantly, a mother who has to deal with the heartache […]