The Gramblinite is a chaos haven. But, it works and so do we. With the national unemployment rate at 9.2 percent, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, thriving Gramblinites deserve to be highlighted. This is especially true of the mass communication field, where downsizing has become commonplace and to […]
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Barack Obama’s presidential swag
George H. W. Bush couldn’t do it. Bill Clinton couldn’t do it. George W. Bush damn sure didn’t do it. Yet, Barack Obama accomplished the impossible.For the first time in my lifetime, I could truly say, “I’m proud to be an American,” after hearing President Obama’s declaration of Osama bin […]
The James B. Haskin journey comes to an end after 105 years
A life well lived sums up the existence of James B. Haskin. At the prosperous age of 105, Mr. Haskin vacated his earthly body and ascended spiritually to a better place on March 25, 2009. Just shy of his 106th birthday on today, “Big Daddy” simply could not hold on […]
Jackson takes office with passion
It was a long, stressful week, but Steven Jackson wasn’t done yet. He sat in the Grambling Hall Auditorium, in sweltering heat, waiting, hoping. As the results were read, he could finally breathe a bit. “I was a little nervous,” he said. Jackson’s celebration of his victory was short-lived, as […]
Faculty fret about job security, handbook
Money and jobs formed the crux of conversation during the latest Faculty Senate meeting. The monthly meeting was held Tuesday afternoon in Jacob T. Stewart. Cuts were alluded to but no budget was shown. The agenda slated Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Robert Dixon to present the […]
‘Dreamgirls’ to dazzle next week
Take a trip back to the music and dreams of the 1960s by attending the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Dreamgirls, and a silent auction at the 2nd Annual President’s Scholarship Dinner-Theatre Gala set for April 24-25 in the Grambling State University Assembly Center. The musical is presented by the President’s […]
GSU well represented at the MUPIE conference
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund hosted the 2009 Member University Professional Institute and Exhibition conference. The conference was hosted in New Orleans. Student leaders Christel Eugene, Chris Harmon, Christopher Hughes, Daniel Nwachokor, Jacquelyn Hoyle, June Wilson, Lawerence Gulley, Nicholas Dailey, Roshunda Belton, Steven Jackson, Vallon Wilson, and Whitney Waller were […]
Grambling Tabasco interns walk away with top awards
Grambling State University Tabasco interns Christel Eugene and Vernette Simon recently captured first place at the 2009 Spring Intern Marketing Challenge. The competition was held at Tabasco’s headquarters at Avery Island. Other schools included in the competition were Dillard University, Southern University and Xavier University, all of Louisiana. Tabasco Brand […]
Grambling cheerleaders come in fourth
An array of cheers filled the Ocean Center on Thursday in Daytona Beach, Fla. as the Grambling State University cheerleaders took the stage at the National Cheerleading Association’s cheerleading competition. The competition consists of about 140 teams from all over the nation competing to be judged on crowd involvement, choreography, […]
Climbing peaks for the Alzheimer’s Association
Every 70 seconds, someone gets this disease. It’s a disease that can make people forget the simplest things in an instant. The disease is the often referred to, but little is known about Alzheimer’s disease. There has yet to be a cure discovered but the impact of the disease is […]