The Tiger Express food court was packed with students and faculty as Grambling State University President Frank G. Pogue and his wife, Dorothy, stood at the Taco Bell counter ordering tacos as scores of hungry customers stood behind them. Students made it clear last semester that they wanted this fast […]
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G-Man surprises with musical talent
As the G-Men gathered in the hotel lobby for a team dinner, the sounds of John Legend’s “Ordinary People” was being played on a black piano. It wasn’t Legend; it was freshman kicker and punter Jonathan Wallace. “We were bored and the piano was just sitting there,” said Wallace, […]
Horn possibly Grambling’s next coach?
A roar of excitement and chats of “Who Dat” filled the T.H. Harris auditorium as attendants of Tuesday’s general assembly received an unexpected proposal from former New Orleans Saints wide receiver. Joe Horn announced he wanted his name to be put in the mix of the next head football coach. […]
A Saint in Tigerland
Tuesday at 11 am in the T.H. Harris Auditorium former wide receiver of the New Orleans Saints Joe “Hollywood” Horn spoke to Grambling State University’s students, faculty and staff on the importance of education, his 14 year football career and his helping hand in repairing the city of New Orleans. […]
Issues with fights and drugs plague Freshman Village
Campus safety has become an issue at Grambling State. Over the past few weeks, fighting, smoking and the sale of illegal drugs have occurred in Freshman Village (dorms Fredrick Douglass, Phyllis Wheatley and J.D.E Bowen). Since freshman orientation week between 5-10 fights have happened. Police have been able to […]
Junior nursing major named Hercules Scholar
Grambling State University junior nursing major Lionel Kilofonyuy-Sandjong is the second of four students to be recognized as a Hercules Scholar by the Tom Joyner Foundation on the Tom Joyner Morning show this morning (Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013). The university is the foundation’s September school of the month. The foundation […]
GSU ranked in top 5 of ongoing HBCU competition
Sitting amongst the top five historically black colleges and universities, Grambling State University has taken the extra mile, using its media outlets to promote Allstate’s nationwide competition with The Tom Joyner Foundation. The university is aiming to win $50,000 in a national Allstate insurance contest. The HBCU with the […]
Moore announced as scholarship recipient
Grambling State University has been selected the school of the month for September by the Tom Joyner Foundation, and sophomore Pierre L. Moore was named the first of four Hercules Scholars Thursday. “It’s always nice to be tied to the Tom Joyner Foundation because it brings such national exposure to […]
Moving forward
Even with a coaching change, one element will remain the same: starting quarterback. George Ragsdale said Wednesday afternoon that D.J. Williams will keep his job for Saturday’s Missouri Classic. “I haven’t seen any reason for him to lose his job,” said the interim head coach of Grambling State University’s football […]
Sports Radio Network unceremoniously disbanded
Grambling State students who were part of the Sports Radio Network are still uncertain as to why it has ended. They were notified by text message that the program was being disbanded following a meeting between SRN director Santoria Black and GSU administrators earlier this semester. No one knows […]