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The Future Is Now!

The Queen is here! The Arch-Android known as Cindi Mayweather has brought her vision into fruition by sonically harnessing a mass following from her world of Metropolis into our world as The Electric Lady, now as she rightfully takes her throne as the beloved leader of the Wondaland Arts Society, […]

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First mayor’s widow becomes a centenarian

Eula Turner Woodard Celebrated her 100th Birthday on  Saturday, April 4 surrounded by family and friends making her a centurion. Although Woodard’s orginial birthday was  Sunday, April 12, over one hundred relatives and friends gathered at New Rocky Valley Baptist Church in Grambling to wish the wife of the first […]

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Students talents shine during show

On Tuesday as a part of Grambling State University’s TigerFest, Senior Class President Corey Howard and co-host Brittina Bethune hosted a talent show. Several of GSU’s most talented students got the chance to display themselves for the student body. The acts ranged from spoken word, to singing and dancing and […]

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A taste of home

The International Culture Celebration was held in Grambling State University McCall Dining Hall on Monday as one of the first of many events to kick off the week of Spring Fest. The dining hall was buzzing with students enjoying the International Day festivities during the usual lunch period. Music filled […]

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Comedy show performers have similar background as students

This Wednesday was the annual TigerFest Comedy Show featuring comedians Terry Tee, Willie Lynch Jr., and Jeremiah “JJ” Williamson. With Terry Tee as the starting act and host of the show, along with DJ Twin, junior DeQuanna Alexander was picked on stage to help announce him. Terry Tee is from […]

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Crawfish boil set for Friday

Tiger Village/Ambling Managment is once again truly excited to host the sixth annual Crawfish Boil in the quad Friday. Tiger Village started the crawfish boil back in 2010 when Tanishua Williams, the property manager found a new home at Grambling State University.  For years the boil was held in the […]

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Baseball great Ralph Garr honored at home-opener

Grambling has its share of sports legends-Eddie Robinson, Frederick Hobdy, Doug Williams, Wilbert Ellis, and Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones.  But Ralph Garr is one we hear less about. Garr is a Ruston native who led Grambling’s baseball team 35-1 in 1967 coming out third in the National Association of Intercollegiate […]

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Mother of 8 GSU alumni honored on 94th birthday

Feb. 6 was a very special day to mark the birth of Odessa Harrison Dunn.  Several of her family members assembled in her home to celebrate the joyous occasion. One celebration is not enough for so many years of service to the community, so the members of the Mt. Olive […]

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Lesser-known civil rights activist

On the morning of Jan. 31, 1961, a group of 18 African-American civil rights demonstrators, most of whom were students at Friendship College in Rock Hill, S.C., converged on the McCrory’s 5-10-25¢ Variety Store in downtown Rock Hill.  Authorities had been notified ahead of time that there would be protests […]

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GSU’s ROTC battalion serves vital purpose for U.S. Army

Grambling State University is a historically black college in Northern Louisiana, well known for the World Famed Tiger Marching Band and the Tiger football team. But history on campus goes deeper than that.  The Grambling State University Army ROTC Tiger Battalion has a lot of history as well. The GSU […]