Thirty-nine seniors elatedly walked across the stage on May 23 in celebration of their graduation. The graduation was an evening ceremony held in the Frederick Hobdy Center. As the graduates and faculty marched in, the Grambling High School Band played. Family and friends yelled and cheered as the students immersed […]
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Grambling State University to sponsor youth Summer campsSeveral Summer camps will be available for youth ages seven to 12 on the Grambling State University Campus.A Theatre Arts camp will be hosted for Session 1: June 27 – July 1 and Session 2: July 11-15. A Culinary Arts camp will be […]
Top grad receives high praise
The Department of Criminal Justice held a luncheon for their graduates and a very special one, the valedictorian on May 20. It had been awhile since the Department of Criminal Justice, the largest department, on-campus had the honor of someone being valedictorian. So when they found out one of their […]
‘For Colored girls’ adaptation thrills
I was taken on a roller coaster of emotions while listening to the depressing tales of life centered around African American women in society. They were dealing with issues challenging their strength, homosexuality situations and fighting the power to not end their journey. Pearls of Wisdom was an adaptation of […]
U.S.- Pakistan relations strained
WASHINGTON — The U.S. has no “definitive evidence” that Pakistan knew Osama bin Laden had been living in the compound where Navy SEALs killed him, but the Pakistanis must now show convincingly their commitment to defeating the al-Qaida terrorist network, a senior Pentagon official said Thursday.Michele Flournoy, the top policy […]
Near chaos reigns in meeting with administrators
Three weeks after election results were announced, election talk lingers at Grambling State University. After meeting with several concerned students in regards to the election, President Frank Pogue sent out a letter to the student body via their student e-mail accounts. In an effort to make sure the comments in […]
Local businessman believe in giving back
Eric Rogers opened a Boost Mobile store in downtown Grambling, “The Village,” last spring. The store is located at 315 Main Street and is across the street from the city’s the Post Office.Aside from offering mobile services to the Grambling community, Rogers said that he believes in giving back to […]
Alumnae Deltas host hat show
The Grambling Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. held its inaugural Dorothy Height Parade of Hats scholarship luncheon.Irene Thomas served as mistress of ceremonies for this fundraisexr. M. Gail Foster, owner and operator of Martha’s Showcase in Ruston, spoke about women and their crowns (hats) and emceed during […]
Like a scene from ‘Dogs Gone Wild!’
Picture this; you are sitting out enjoying the scenery in front of Tiger Village 400 when here comes stray dog, Bertha, out of nowhere! If you are a Grambling student this imagery is not hard to believe. Bizarre twist is, when approached by the hound one resident did not scatter […]
The rise and fall of Osama Bin Laden
Osama Bin Laden became a mythical figure in the past decade. Everyone thought he was in possession of the remote control to do all the evil things in the world. As the news broke out in late Sunday that U.S. Special Forces killed the most wanted man in the 21st […]