Grambling State University has produced many sports legends. However, until recently, many of them received very little recognition. Thanks to the Grambling Legends, many GSU athletes (both living and deceased) are receiving their rewards as they are inducted in the organization’s hall of fame. Recently, 38 former football players […]
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Dejà vu
It was only seven years ago that Hurricane Katrina tore through the city of New Orleans and surrounding cities including the state of Mississippi. Seven years to the exact day, August 29 the residents of those areas prepared for the worst. This year Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal took no […]
Alumni time and support helps
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 […]
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 […]
Canterbury group initiates contemporary service
The Canterbury Association (CA) of St. Luke’s Chapel of Grambling was in charge of the 10 a.m. worship service on Sunday, April 3. The vicar, The Rev. Thomas Nsubuga informed the congregation present that the first Sunday of every month had been designated to contemporary worship where students at Grambling […]
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 […]