Louisianans will go to the polls Saturday to vote on candidates and 10 proposed Constitutional Amendments. Poll hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.Lieutenant governor“Jay” DardenneCaroline Fayard Grambling mayorEdward JonesRobert Wiley Grambling City Council*Roosevelt Bryant, Jr. (D) Birdex Copeland, Jr. (D) Yanise N. Days (D)Nettie Goree (D) Cathy Holmes (D) […]

Ten Constitutional Amendments are on the Nov. 2 ballot.Proposed Amendment No. 1To provide that any salary increase enacted by law for certain state elected officials, including statewide elected officials, members of the Public Service Commission, and members of the legislature, not be implemented until a subsequent term of office. (Amends […]

I always get asked the question, “Why do you choose to love women,” and I always answer back, “Why does it matter?”What people fail to realize is that it doesn’t matter who one person chooses to love. The fact that they are happy is what is important. When I choose […]

#8220;You trust him enough to have a long distance relationship?” If I had a penny for every time I heard this question, I wouldn’t be complaining about the increase in tuition. I’ve been with my first (and only) boyfriend for three years and counting. When a male Gramblinite approaches me, […]

Is it possible to find that storybook romance kind of love, in college, the type of love you stay awake dreaming about, or even the kind that Jamie Foxx sang about to Fancy on the final episode of The Jamie Fox Show? At the ripe age of 23, I know […]

Albertina Walker, known as the Queen of Gospel Music, died recently at the age of 81. The gospel music legend, who recorded more than 60 albums in her 60-year career, died on Oct. 8 in her hometown of Chicago.Walker started singing as a 4-year-old in the children’s choir of the […]

I always wondered whom to blame for the state of music now.I’ve been sharpening my pitchfork for ages. My torch has been on my bookshelf for so long, sitting next to my copy of The Art of War. But I cannot summon the mob, for I simply can’t figure out […]

Winston Churchill once said, “All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.” While some may take this quote to heart, others may not. Despite his good deed of talking down a suicidal man, Clifford “T.I.” Harris will be serving another 11 months in prison. “As I […]

The time has come once again to dress to impress at the annual Black Affair. Keep your style sensually sassy or simply sexy as you make your way to the party this weekend. Lovely styles, such as a simple LBD to accessorize with a color of your choice or sexy […]

The Department of Criminal Justice and criminal justice club held a Domestic Violence Forum on Tuesday stressing the importance of troubled relationships, abuse and standing up for yourself. Debra Faircloth, a GSU graduate student was the speaker for the forum.Faircloth began her professional life as an English academic but after […]