Laughter and amusement radiated through the crowd when comedians Steve Brown, Damon Williams and Benji Brown took the stage for the Spring Fest Comedy Show that took place last Wednesday. Even though last week’s Spring Fest events were held in the Assembly Center instead of the auditorium, due to the […]
Author: MINIYA SHABAZZ
Mini conference pays off
The Department of Mass Communication held a mini conference on Tuesday, April 19 and Wednesday, April 20. KEION HAYES/The Gramblinite Speakers for the Department of Mass Communication Mini Conference stand with students. Standing (from left) Heather Wright, Ashley Johnson, Jerry Ceppos, Christine Rambo, Tricee Nelson, Shelby Prout and Jayne Ruben. […]
GSU represents in ‘Climate Change’ conference
The fourth Annual HBCU Student Climate Change Conference was held recently at Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Grambling State University students and faculty was part of 18 universities present. Courtesy photo Grambling State University students and faculty attend the fourth annual HBCU Student Climate Change conference. The […]
Local church to host musical workshop
The Grambling Gospel Music Workshop will sponsor its fifth music workshop on May 31- June 3. This workshop will benefit pastors, musicians, choirs and others. The host church will be Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Grambling, Louisiana, Rev. Anthony C. Slack, pastor. The workshop is designed to bring churches […]
CAMPUS BRIEFS
Make your vote count, GSU track star needs support Morgan Simon, a former Grambling State University track star, is a finalist to become a Houston Texans cheerleader. The finalists now go to a fan vote. To vote for Simon go to https://www.onlineregistrationcenter.com/register.asp?m=143&c=448 and put “Morgan S.” You can vote once […]
Spiffing up business image
Fobbs StrutLA modeling Troupe partnered with career services in a “Dress for Success” fashion show. The fashion show was based on knowing where and when to wear certain things, while also showing students the do’s and dont’s of the following categories: late evening, formal, casual, semi-formal and professional wear. The […]
5K on campus to benefit Diabetes Association
Courtesy photo Two runners approach the finish line in the 5k run held on the GSU campus Saturday. The New KMT organization hosted the LouisianaFitness5k run on the Grambling State campus on Saturday April 16. Brodderick Tucker is the chief executive of New KMT as well as the event organizer. […]
Queen with a paintbrush
The Dunbar Art Gallery hosted an event called “HerStory” on April 14 that was presented by Miss Grambling 2015–2016 Joiya Smith. The gallery was used to document the struggles and accomplishments of black women in American history. The underlying theme was black empowerment as well as the adversity women have […]
Spring ‘Art Crawl’ in downtown Ruston
Eight galleries and art businesses will be participating in downtown Ruston's Spring Art Crawl, Friday, April 29 from 6 – 9 p.m. The public can expect fine art, design, refreshments, friends and fun. Participating locations and artists will include Frame of Mind – mixed media paintings by Joey Slaughter; Gallery […]
Know your status: April is STD Awareness Month
April is National Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)/ Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Awareness Month. This month is nationally observed to encourage people to get tested regularly and to raise public awareness about the impact that STDs and STIs have on a person’s regular life. Many students on campus are sexually active, […]