Anthony McGhee will never forget the day Grambling State University’s football team grabbed national headlines. He doesn’t consider last fall’s boycott a bad thing either; instead he sees it as something positive that brought the team together. “Regardless of what you have been through, you can always get something greater […]
Author: Diana Sepulveda
The MisUnderstood
Grambling State University’s Travis Matthews, a senior mass communication major from Houston, dropped an extended play named TheMisUnderstood Oct. 15. He has been rapping since the 4th grade, but didn’t seriously pursue a rap career until he was 15. He was inspired by his friend in high school who had […]
Bo$$ Up The Trap
Dee “the6thGrade” Wilson is this era’s balance between what people want to here and what people need to hear. The Monroe born and raised artist released two projects before having the whole Grambling State University campus under hypnosis of his “Boss Up The Trap” record. He began rapping in the […]
Having ‘smoothe life’ is what it’s all about
ldquo;Smoothe life” is how I describe my way of existing in the world: enjoying the positive side of life, never losing my cool. It’s a feeling, an influence, a way of life, and I even added an ‘e’ to the end of smooth, making it my own word in a […]
August Wilson play set for next week
The Department of Visual and Performing Arts will present Radio Golf by August Wilson at 7 p.m. next Monday through Thursday. The play will be performed in the Floyd L. Sandle Theatre in the Conrad Hutchinson Performing Arts Center on the Grambling State campus. In Radio Golf, the Pulitzer-winning author […]
Vibin’ out with Lyrical Quest
There is a place on Grambling State University’s campus where students go to freely express themselves as they share their gifts and talents with fellow peers. This place is the student-ran Lyrical Quest. Lyrical Quest (LQ) is a spoken word driven organization composed of poets, rappers, singers, and musicians. “(LQ) […]
Earning stripes in the kitchen
Many Grambling State University alumni have gone on to become actors, singers, and a few professional athletes. However, one recent graduate has aspirations of becoming big in the culinary arts field. Daniel Jackson, who was born in Shreveport but was raised in Pittsburg, Ca., plans to enroll in graduate school […]
Loving being in a black sorority
When you think of a sorority what is the first thing to come to mind? Parties? Pillow fights? The movie Legally Blonde? People rarely think of the benefits that come with being a member of a sorority but usually rely on what they have seen on television or in movies. […]
Join for the right reasons
There’s nothing wrong with pledging in my eyes. I just think there is something wrong with the reason people pledge. Be aware that you are committing yourself to a life-long organization. Whether you join a Greek, non-Greek, or even a club, know why you are doing so. Because the reason […]
You can get rid of the ‘Gut’
As a freshman coming to college you are excited and eager on your new found journey in life. You are excited on finally leavng the nest and become independent. Finding this newly found independence comes with a price; rather it is excessive amounts of food intake to cope with stress […]