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Alumni: In Focus

     Alumna Khadijah Polly recently united her love of the performing arts, snacks, and her marketing skills into a Midtown Art Center showcase.   On Jan. 18, Polly held an event called “Popcorn & Poetry” at a venue in Houston, Texas. The event featured other Gramblinites Herb Milton, Regan Martin, […]

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Suspects arrested on campus

Thanks to an anonymous tip, Grambling State University’s Police Department was able to contribute to the arrest of two Monroe suspects on GSU’s campus. Terrance Williams, 19, and Josh Chisley, 20, who are not GSU students, were suspected of being invoved in a complex burglary ring that had been under […]

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South slammed with unusually harsh winter weather

  A rare winter storm slammed the Southern region of the United States Tuesday and Wednesday, causing numerous school closings, leaving thousands stranded on highways and in airports, and contributing to at least a dozen deaths.  As much as 3 inches of snow fell on parts of the South. Atlanta […]

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SGA News

  The Junior Class president has a lot planned for the students of Grambling State during the spring semester. Ginia Smith plans to bring back her “G-Talk” series, along with other events. According to Smith, the “G-Talk” is a series she devised during her sophomore year to help encourage, empower, […]

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Ebony project spotlights GSU alumnus

 An alumnus of Grambling State University, D’Anthony Smotherman, and his family were blessed to have been acknowledged as being among the elite as “Coolest Black Family in America.”  he Ebony.com original series takes an ongoing look at the beauty that can be found in African-American family life.   family member […]

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GSU’s infamous potholes

 With many students on the campus of Grambling State University who drive a car, there is a major issue about the potholes that are still around campus. GSU is still in the process of the beautification plan, which also includes the streets within the academic community.  Potholes can grow up […]

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Gramblinites join to empower dreamers

 Following his dream, alumnus and former Student Government Association president, Jonathan Allen has formed a business to empower people’s dreams.  Dream Again Empire was recently put in place after years of planning out his vision, even before coming to Grambling State University.  ”I am a big dreamer,” said Allen. “I […]

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Flu season toll raises concern

The recent number of influenza related deaths this flu season continues to climb. There have been 20 deaths from the flu reported since October in Louisiana, and 22 deaths in Arkansas since September. Flu season starts in the fall and generally peaks in the months of January and February. Most […]

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Alumnus’ family named the coolest

 D’Anthony Marshall Smotherman is a dedicated teacher and track coach who recently moved to Atlanta. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, he speaks of his choices in life with spirited regard. Offered several opportunities for college, he chose Grambling State University, receiving a full athletic scholarship in track. “Grambling? Man, that’s […]

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Joseph Glenn laid to rest

 Campus Community Worship Center was filled to the brim Saturday, with relatives and friends paying their respects to Joseph “Joe-Lee” Glenn, a Grambling resident, GSU student and an avid lover of skateboarding and freestyle rhyming. Glenn succumbed to gunshot wounds inflicted by Louisiana State Police in the early morning hours […]