Author: Mitra Morancie

Opinion

Morancie: Positive effects of coronavirus

Without disregarding or straying away from the casualties, death and displacement that coronavirus has placed on mankind, there are some “silver lining” moments in this COVID-19 pandemic.  From the drop-in air and traffic pollution to the siting of or the frequenting of wild animals in places to the decrease in […]

News

GSU mourns loss of student killed in car accident

Ryan Alasia Johnson Grambling State University is mourning the loss of Ryan Alasia Johnson. She was a freshman studying biology from Kentwood, La. Johnson was killed in a four-vehicle crash Wednesday evening.  The incident took place on April 22 at approximately 6:45 p.m in the eastbound lane of I-10. A […]

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GSU Student Gets Internship for Yale

GSU senior Nicol J-Lewis, a native of Salisbury, Dominica, received an internship for the Yale Cardiovascular Medicine AHA Undergraduate Research Fellowship at Yale University. She received this news at the beginning of the year. “I saw an ad online from a biology Club, " Lewis said. “I decided to give […]

Tips

How to Stay Productive in the Quarantine

During this time of national chaos, confusion and confinement, it is very easy to begin to get comfortable with doing absolutely nothing. Since you are basically confined to the comfort of your own homes, any type of work is probably the last thing on people’s minds. It is not hard […]

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Spring Break Quarantine Style

As the school year goes into April, spring break has begun for many students. Many students have returned home for the remainder of the semester and are nearing the month mark since universities closed in response to COVID-19.  “This virus ruined my birthday plans,” said Tamia Hopkins, a senior business […]

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GSU Students Celebrating Easter At Home

This past weekend everyone from across the nation and the world were celebrating Easter. Unlike the past several years where people were traditionally going to church or searching for Easter eggs, students at Grambling State University are celebrating either within their own homes or dorms. This adjustment is made due […]

Features

USM professor recalls over half a century teaching art

When Jim Meade was a young boy he recalls seeing the “terrible” treatment of African-American children during segregation. Meade believes that experience was a  turning point in his life that impacted his career forever.  As a young child, Meade spent some of his free time deer hunting with his father. […]

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List of virtual services and activities at Grambling area churches

This list of virtual services and activities at Grambling area churches has been released by the Greater Grambling Chamber of Commerce.  The list was compiled by the Rev. Dr. Earl Griffin Sr., a member of the Greater Grambling Chamber of Commerce and pastor of Lewis Temple C.M.E. Church in Grambling.  […]