A love of style and respect for the past prove to still be a part of Grambling State tradition as the Harlem Renaissance-themed 2014 President’s Black Tie Scholarship Gala opened and closed with a packed house. President Frank G. Pogue said GSU’s growing tuition necessitated the fundraising effort. […]
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President presents spring convocation
Grambling State University President Frank G. Pogue’s last spring convocation is Tuesday at 11 a.m., and he’s looking at it as the first of a few opportunities to say what’s on his mind and to thank those who helped him during his nearly five-year stay as president. “This will […]
Remembering a fallen Gramblinite
Shockwaves of anger, anguish and utter confusion have been sent throughout the tight-knit Grambling community as it mourns the loss of one of its own. The body of Alexandria Shelton, 21, was found in a drainage ditch in Lafayette on Saturday. Friends say Shelton was supposed to meet them for […]
SGA announce spring elections results
All week, spring election candidates have been campaigning to get students to vote for them and the results are finally in. For the 2014-2015 school year, Erik Johnson won the ballot for SGA president, Ebony Wilson won the ballot for vice president and Ginia Smith won Miss Grambling State […]
‘The Gramblinite’ wins 12 awards
Grambling State University’s campus newspaper, The Gramblinite, received seven first place awards, including first place for Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper. It is the second best-newspaper award in the Society of Professional Journalists Region 12 Mark of Excellence Awards contest and follows a best newspaper award by the Black […]
Vigil celebrates life, questions death of Shelton
The Grambling State University community united on Thursday to remember Alexandria Shelton. Shelton’s body was found Saturday in a drainage ditch in Girard Park not far from the campus of University of Louisiana at Lafayette, a victim of drowning, officials say. Friends of Shelton are finding it difficult to […]
Orchesis featured in ‘Dance His High Praise’
The Strand Theater is hosting the production of “Dance His High Praise VII” on April 26 at 7 p.m., as a fundraiser for the Helen Horton Scholarship. The theme is “The Impossible Dream,” and features the Orchesis Dance Company from Grambling State University, under the direction of Diane Maroney-Grigsby. […]
Final days at GSU
After working for Grambling State University for five years, Frank G. Pogue announced his retirement, giving many seasoned students the opportunity to reflect on his contributions to the university. “It was a breath of fresh air for the university,” said Kindrell Plains, 27, the Graduate Student Government Association […]
Campus arrests made
Tuesday morning, the Grambling State University Police Department made two arrests – and more. They seized several pounds of marijuana and a semi-automatic handgun in a residence hall in Freshman Village. Police Lt. Ruby Jones says Donavan Taylor, 20, a freshman from Lancaster, Texas, and Trevonne Mingo, 18, freshman […]
Rumors of reaccreditation trouble in nursing program debunked
The graduate nursing program at Grambling State recently achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the national certification exam. However, the undergraduate program has been under fire in recent years, but it seems to have reached an all time high now that there are rumors of the […]