Sarah-Renee Garner Is Founders Day important? Yes, Founder’s Day is extremely important; in fact, it is so important that GSU has turned Founder’s Day into Founder’s Week. Students, faculty, and alumni, get the opportunity to learn about GSU’s humble beginning in several different enriching activities. As a freshman, I did […]
Author: Sarah-Renee Garner
Surviving predators at GSU
A docuseries surrounding allegations against Robert Sylvester Kelly, famously known as R. Kelly, was released on Jan. 3. These allegations were centered around sexual abuse and pedophilia, as most of the alleged victims ranged between the ages of 13 and 17. Since the series aired, there has been an […]
Talk Back: How are you spending your winter break?
GARNER: This semester has come to an end ENJOY your break
This issue of SarahSays will be short and sweet because we have FINALLY ended the semester. I think I can speak for everyone when I say, that this semester has been one of the most stressful semesters of our lives. Still, we made it. Now, you get to go back […]
GARNER: Sarah Says
With our fall semester FINALLY coming to an end, I am sending you all tons of positivity and good energy. We are all probably stressing about exams over things that we have more than likely forgotten, but do not fret. With these study tips, you will set yourself up for […]
GARNER: Generational curses: The financial burden of family
If you read Lexy’s story below, you will see that she talks about creating generational wealth. White people have had years to implement ways to keep their family wealthy way past their immediate families. They have had the chance to take measures to insure that family members coming after them […]
The importance of reversing the stigma of mental health
Sarah-Renee Garner is a junior mass communication major from Dallas, Texas. With the start of SarahSays, I wanted to stray away from being a relationship advice column, or a column festering gossip, but this week’s submission was something I think we as young students should speak on: our mental health, […]
GARNER: We must vote
Welcome to the first ever issue of SarahSays! SarahSays, named after me, Sarah-Renee, is a column dedicated to giving students a way to discuss what is happening in our community as young black collegiate students. SarahSays will allow weekly submissions from students across GSU’s campus: here you can ask questions, […]
GSU professors have selective caring
Sarah-Renee Garner With my experience at Grambling State University, I have come across professors who claim to care about the state of black youth, and the progression of black people. Yet, they continue to give us busy work, under the guise of “preparing us for the real world” as if […]
GSU makes technological strides with new app
Grambling State University recently unveiled an app on Oct. 2, that brings GSU right to student’s fingertips. Many students have complained about the lack of technological growth at GSU, but this recent update is a step in the right direction. The students in the student technology committee are the leaders […]