It was a semi-packed house Wednesday night in T.H. Harris Auditorium during Grambling State University’s Homecoming Talent Show. he hosts of the event were senior Jacareum “Rudy” Bradford and senior Rica Charleston. The two kept the crowd entertained between acts with various jokes and humorous […]
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Flash mob thrills Caf by surprise on Halloween
On Halloween day, Grambling State University’s McCall Dining Hall was surprised with a flash mob performance staged by GSU TV, Aramark and the Favrot Student Union Board during the lunch hour. Alan Blakeney, GSU’s television center director, said he wanted to shed some positive energy on the university during […]
Omegas and Zetas head to the Classic
Approximately 1,200 tickets were sold, and a new winner hopped across the throne inside the T.H. Harris Auditorium Saturday night. The last time the brothers of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. got first place in the Homecoming Greek Show was in 2008. Using creativity and stepping blindfolded, the […]
Gospel Explosion kicks of week of activities
T.H. Harris Auditorium was nearly full Sunday with open hearts and ears ready to enjoy the gospel performances that night. As attendees walked into the free event, they were greeted with inspirational music until the host and hostess were ready to get the show started. Hostess Kelsey Kyser, a 26-year-old […]
Thrills and chills lead the way to less than scary costume party
Students are still talking about this year’s Haunted House and Costume Party combination. Students were encouraged to pass through the haunted house to get to the costume party. The air was thick with anxious chatter and nervous laughter, and the line to get into the fearfest stretched the length […]
A look through Grambling sports history
Longtime registrar remembers Adams, early Grambling
The woman who would later be highly esteemed left Grambling in the same place she started. Ruby Weekly Billups, who is from Vidalia, attended Grambling College in 1947 and graduated with an elementary education degree in 1951. Billups was a student worker for the registrar’s office for four years. After […]
Founder’s Sports
Over the late Eddie G. Robinson’s 57 seasons at Grambling, he won 408 college football games, the most games ever among Division I coaches, and sent over 200 players to the National Football League, including the only Super Bowl XXII MVP Doug Williams. As a result, he became the most […]
Experiencing Founder’s Day for first time
My first convocation as a Grambling State University student was a Founder’s Day Convocation and it was sure enough a true blessing and a wonderful experience for me. As a freshman I joined the GSU choir, and the Charles P. Adams Founder’s Day Convocation was my first performance with […]
Celebrating 112 Years of Tradition, Service And Excellence
Standing 6 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 300 pounds, he had the voice of a tiger. Charles P. Adams was a force of nature who sometimes scared some faculty and students. As the first Grambling State University president, he contributed life, love, and history to the campus and Louisiana. […]