As a part of a campaign titled “Muhammad: A prophet of Mercy” a group of Muslim students distributed 100,000 free roses with short quotations from the Prophet Muhammad such as “peace be upon him and his family” on Feb. 7 in 52 cities in 25 states. Muslim students at […]
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CJ Dept. celebrates Black History
The Department of Criminal Justice celebrated Black History Month by hearing a speech, singing songs, and observed an honoree acknowledged for her service. On Thursday, Feb. 20 in Charles P. Adams Hall auditorium, Dr. Grace Tatem, a retired faculty member in the Grambling School of Social Work, was honored. […]
Ceremony honors 24 students
At times our university can be portrayed to the media in a negative stance, but Tuesday night’s event entitled GRAMFAM Rocks credited select students that have taken the time to not only excel in their studies but make a difference around campus as well. The event was hosted and coordinated […]
‘This really works’
Grambling State University President Frank G. Pogue was chomping on some French fries and a corn dog as he chatted with students. Celebrating Presidents Day with an interactive lunch in McCall Dining Hall, Pogue, members of the administration, faculty and staff enjoyed lunch eating what students eat as they asked […]
GSU students pledge not to use the ‘N’ word
Emotions and opinions were stirred inside the Favrot Student Union by the topic of the “N” word hosted by the Iota Phi Theta Fraternity. Yesterday, the Iota Theta Chapter at Grambling State University held a forum called “Say No to the “N” Word” yesterday in room 243. Nobel Michael, […]
Surprise! Surprise!
Grambling State University president pops in on weekly meeting of The Gramblinite to congratulate the staff on a national win, offers encouragement The Gramblinite‘s weekly staff meeting was preempted when the president showed up. Grambling State University President Frank G. Pogue made a surprise visit to the Washington-Johnson Complex […]
GSU ROTC cadets attend camp in Florida
Eleven Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from Grambling State University recently traveled to Camp Blanding in Florida for a Cadet Ranger Challenge during the weekend of Jan. 26. The training events tested several skills that the cadets have trained for. But the object of the game is teamwork. […]
GSU receives $1.8 million in research grants
Two grants totaling $1.8 million from the U.S. Air Force have been awarded to two Grambling State University professors. Yenumula B. Reddy, a computer science professor, and Naidu Seetala, a physics professor, are the recipients of the awards to conduct research on cognitive radio cloud network, high performance GP-GPU […]
GSU’s brightest shine
The Grambling State University quiz bowl team participated in the national qualifying tournament of the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge for a chance at $50,000 Feb. 15 and 16 in Phoenix. ”I am more than satisfied, I’m super proud of them because they did amazing,” said Jasmine Ayatey, a freshman […]
Russia passes anti-gay law
Russian President Vladimir Putin is under fire after enforcing anti-gay laws before the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. The bills concern the “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations” and the protection of “children from information that can bring harm to their health and well being.” According to article 6.21 of the […]