A back to back state champion and most valuable player from New Living Word High School (NLWS) has signed with Grambling State. Six-foot-seven senior, Javier Roper, was named MVP for the second year in a row averaging 19 points and 10 rebounds per game. This first team all-star had signed […]
Author: Kassandra Merritt
For all my rape victims
We all have secrets that we hope never come to light. Things we hold within because the public does not need to know. But rape, the forcing of unwanted sex, must not stay as one of those acts we continuously hide. Rape has been around for centuries as men […]
New Miss GSU says moment is surreal
Honored, blessed, grateful, anxious, and excited are all words I would use to describe how I feel at this very moment. It is still very surreal that I was elected to serve as the 2015-2016 Miss Grambling State University, and I am here, ready to be a catalyst for change! […]
Wallace prepares for SGA run
I am Jonathan Wallace, the 19-year-old son of Herman and Vanessa Wallace. I was born in the city of Jackson, Mississippi, but soon after birth I moved to Rayville, where I was reared. I am from the 2013 graduating class of Rayville High School and graduated as class valedictorian (4.0 […]
Grambling alumnae to hold annual cheer and dance camp
The third annual All-Star Dance and Cheer Camp will be held on Grambling State University’s Intramural Center campus from June 26 through 28. The camp is looking for aspiring dancers between the ages of 5 and 18 for the three-day camp that will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. […]
Library hosts annual week
This week kicks off National Library Week from April 12-18. Every year the librarians and staff host a week full of activities for the library staff and students for all their hard work. The theme of the celebration this year is “Unlimited possibilities at your library.” While this is an […]
Criminal Justice honors local women
Grambling’s Criminal Justice Department commemorated women with a Celebrating Women in History program, presented in the Betty Smith Nursing Building Auditorium on April 9. Originally scheduled for March during Women’s History month, the program was postponed due to inclement weather. Five women who have impacted Grambling State University, […]
Office of Retention offers weekly tutoring
The end of the semester is quickly approaching and Grambling State University’s Office of Retention is offering tutoring for students that need extra help in their studies. The subjects of chemistry, biology, science and mathematics will all be tutored to students in need. This is the time of the semester […]
GSU-TV crew goes on the road
Grambling State University’s Television Center took four mass communication students on a trip to Omaha, Nebraska. With the help of a GSU professor, the students helped produce the Omaha International,a world-class equestrian competition. Alan Blakeney, commonly known as Mr. B, selected a small crew every year to join him on […]
ULS President Woodley addresses budget
The University of Louisiana System has scheduled weekly, 30-minute webinars to discuss its budget. The briefing on April 10, narrated by UL System President Sandra Woodley, gave succinct but specific statistics and figures for each of the nine schools it fosters, which includes Grambling State University and Louisiana Tech […]