Author: Raven LeDay

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Special elections for District 12 house seat

Voters are going to have two candidates to choose from this month in northwest Louisiana’s House races. District 12 includes part of Lincoln Parish and all of Union Parish.   Republicans hold 59 House seats in the state. They also hold large majorities in both the the Louisiana House and […]

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GSU TV Center’s “Mr. B” provides hands-on-training

Mr. B assists mass communication student Ahmya Ash with camera equipment. Averi-Alexya Beck/The Gramblinite When attending different events on campus, students often see other students working behind the scenes as camera operators or utilities, but may not know how those students received the opportunity to do so.    The GSU […]

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Students find new accomodations on ‘‘Walk Day’’

Have you ever had an unpleasant living experience? Have you ever thought if you lived near classes or buildings it would make getting to class a lot easier?   For Grambling State University students who answered “yes” to the questions above, the Department of Residential Life came up with an […]

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Community Service

SGA officer Ashley Dabney (middle) stands Linneka Watson and Araya McNeary showing off care packages. Raven LeDay/The Gramblinite Student Government Association members and the JCS Project assembled 150 snack bags, 75 school supply/personal boxes and 15 GSU custom boxes on Jan. 17 for on-campus students.   Simply Helping Foundation out […]

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GSU wi-fi fix pushed back to fall 2019

Imagine opening your laptop to do homework however you cannot complete assignments because the wi-fi isn’t working. Or you’re headed to class but the teacher cannot access the internet to pull up the powerpoint slides for notes.    Those were two examples students provided as issues that they face each […]

Opinion

WILLIAMS: If MLK was alive today, he would think…

Majesty Williams is a sophomore visual and performing arts major from Houston, Texas.  As we all gathered to celebrate the history of one of our most influential civil rights activist, I am posed with the controversial question: “If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was alive, what would he be like […]

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LEDAY: Spring Editor-in-chief plans for the new semester

Raven LeDay is a  graduate public administration student from Dallas, Texas. “Leaders inspire accountability through their ability to accept responsibility.”    That’s the overall theme chosen for The Gramblinite because I know that you are all games, parties, TigerFest, parties, clothes and parties. (Did I mention parties). And that’s so […]

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LEWIS: The true recognition of Martin Luther King Jr.

Cartoon illustrated by Deshantey Coleman.   Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by this time 50 years ago, became unrecognizable, just as the Bible explains how Jesus’s disciples did not recognize him. There are many different accounts of one’s life by the people that are closest to them and each […]

Sports

CORRECTED: From humble beginnings to G-MEN

We all know spring brings many things Mardi Gras, warmer weather, even probate season, but most importantly spring is a time to add to one of the oldest legacies and one of the oldest GSU traditions, the Tigers football tryouts. The most recently known walk-on to produce for the G-MEN […]