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‘Praise’ hits campus in dance, song

Praise! was the main focus of the showing of “Dance His High Praise,” which, in its eighth production, was held Nov. 19 in T.H. Harris Auditorium on the campus of Grambling State University.   WESLEY LOVE/The Gramblinite “Dance His High Praise” brings together many dance troupes. Its next performance will […]

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Finally on the right path

Senior mass communication major Tiffany Bailey will be graduating this fall, and is currently at the top of her game, producing on-campus shows such as Eye of the Tiger and Tiger Talk with President Dr. Willie D Larkin.  Her story is not a fairy tale, but one of perseverance. The […]

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Fresh Company offers stress-relief activity to students

Fresh Company recently held a stress relief seminar called “Keeping a Balance.”   Courtesy photo Participants pose in front of the art created by throwing paint-filled balloons to relieve stress. Paint filled balloons of different colors were there, along with a white canvas. The instructions were to throw a balloon […]

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Student Leadership Initiative gets new members

Nearly 50 of Grambling State University’s best and brightest freshmen were initiated into the Student Leadership Initiative on Nov. 19 in the Betty E. Smith Nursing Building.    Beverly Hill-Hercules, executive director of Title III programs, and Vivian Larkin, first lady of Grambling State, created the Student Leadership Initiative for […]

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Pageant hopefuls attend interest meeting

Monday was the first interest meeting for the pageant. The Black and Gold Room were filled with eager prospect students.  “Some of my teammates had done the pageant before and told me they had a blast doing it so I thought maybe I should try it out. I was so […]

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Summit targets students from HBCUs, high schools

The New Orleans Convention Company Inc. held its third annual Bayou Classic University-Business Summit in Shreveport on Friday, Nov. 6. The workshop included three seminars that were called Economic Opportunities for Business, Workforce Development, and Cyber Technology that featured GSU’s Dr. Otto Meyers, Interim VP, Advancement, Research, and Economic Development […]

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Omegas in midst of Achievement Week

The 2015 Achievement Week of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. began on Sunday at New Rocky Valley Church in Grambling, Louisiana. The brothers of Omega Psi Phi, also known as “The Ques”, started off the Founders’ Week with a church service open to everyone.    Courtesy photo Members of Omega […]

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Grambling State student receives national scholarship

Senior Prentiss Smiley from Homer is the recipient of the National Association of Historically Black Colleges and Universities Title III Administrators, Inc., Scholarship. The scholarship program is open to students attending 98 HBCU; 15 students from Grambling applied, but Smiley was the one who brought home the big prize, a […]

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Beacon Awards honor leaders in the community

Grambling University Foundation honored nine extraordinary individuals with awards at the Red River Classic Gala in Shreveport on Nov. 6.  Mildred Gallot, professor and head emerita of history at Grambling State University, received the 2015 Outstanding Alumnus Award. The Beacon Award winners include Pam Atchison, arts and culture; Lamore Carter, […]

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Black Dynasty creates ‘Mayhem’

Black Dynasty Modeling Troupe brought the student body back at Grambling State University to the “Mayhem” on Tuesday night. Giving a five-scene show, the organization kept the crowd very entertained with not only their moves on the catwalk but with just knowing how to have a great time.  The show […]