The year was 1988. A successful New Orleans businessman named Patrick F. Taylor had a speech to give. His audience was 183 restless middle school students who weren't college bound. Heck, many weren't even high school bound. They were bidding their time until they could drop out of school. Instead […]

As college students we all bear the common goal of one day attaining what we like to think of as success. But what is success really? The simplest definition of success is to accomplish one's aim or purpose. Some people's goals may be to become famous and noticed by the […]

The likelihood of an African American being granted the chance to exhibit their maximum potential on a job that he or she is not only passionate about, but provides them with food, clothing, shelter, or the other quintessential things needed for survival are highly unlikely or slim to none. Es­pecially […]

In today’s age of tech­nology and social media like Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, one might ask, “Is it possible to be chiv­alrous?” Better yet, some might even ask, “What is chivalry?” You don’t have to always meet in person to hookup, because of the ablity to ‘direct message’. Although times […]

Technology has made amazing contributions to the world we live in. Technologi­cal advancements have saved lives, brought families closer together through inventions like Skype and FaceTime, and increased our access to information probably a mil­lion times over. But what has it done to our ability to physically interact with people […]

Resolutions and goals are pretty much the same thing. I would much rather say goals because when I set a new resolution I never own up to it. People usually set New Year’s resolutions, and within a two-month period their commitment to the resolution stops. Whether you set goals or […]

How hard is it to set a goal? Would you say it is harder to set the goal or harder to achieve it? I would say setting the goal is harder than achieving it. The goal has to fit you, and once you find a goal that corresponds with your […]

Well here we are in a brand new year, 2015! We made it through the ups and downs that 2014 threw at us and here we stand in a new year with new opportunities, and everyone’s favorite tradition, New Year’s resolutions. No doubt you’ve already been asked that famous question: […]

Members of the dance group Rude Awakening held an event titled “I’m So Rude” Sunday in the Tiger Express where students received the chance to showcase their numerous dance and vocal skills, rapping abilities as well as mingle on Sunday, Nov. 16. The purpose of the event was to showcase […]

From the attic to the “Hall of Fame,” to a reunion nearly 45 years in the making. It all became a reality last Friday and Saturday as more than 50 alumni and friends of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 311 converged on Grambling State University for an […]