Twitter is a microblogger’s paradise, built by milky reposts and honey coated trending topics. If tweetliness is next to godliness, give me wings now. I have woken up, clutched my phone, and given several hundred people my first comprehensible thought of the day. Twitter is a social crutch and daily […]
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Naturally relaxed
India Arie, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Jill Scott, Angie Stone; these are a few of the women that set the tone for rocking natural hair. From dreads, to twists, to free flowing ‘fros, women are pushing the chemicals aside and giving their roots a new look.African American women are known […]
Why not let geek meet chic?
Dramatically different or simply serene, everyone can step up their fashion during cool weather. Boots, scarves, hoodies and hair spray can all be used to showcase fall fashions for the week of midterms. Although the time has once again come to study and stay on track with our grades, why […]
Sports recap in tweetspeak
No, the NFL players are not “homos” if that’s what you were thinking. If you’re curious about all the players wearing pink in week 4 in the NFL, it’s because of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Every team in the NFL is wearing pink gloves and cleats to show their support […]
‘Deathtrap’ leaves audience in suspense
The 2010 season opener for the Theatre Arts Departments was nothing short of a thrill-seeker. Death Trap is considered one of Ira Levin’s premiere plays. The play’s storyline took the audience on a ride of kills and chills not to mention there were startling surprises and unexpected twists left and […]
Gospel concert at Trinity provides food for the soul
Gospel group SoulFruit shook the roof of Trinity United Methodist Center on Oct. 1.What better way to begin the month than with GSU Campus Ministry’s Third Annual Gala Explosion. “A Soulful Evening of Sounds and Sights” was jump-started with sign singing from Grambling alumna Cortney Culton. SoulFruit then hit the […]
Safe sex seminar lifts spirits
The Delta Iota chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. hosted a safe sex seminar Wednesday night in room 243 of Favrot Student Union. The event prompted a packed audience and was filled with men and women, Greeks and non-Greeks. The seminar covered the risks associated with sexual activities, the […]
New coach hails from ‘holy land’
Native Brazilian and new Grambling State University Soccer Coach Maria Oliveira embodies two traits synonymous with her country: a warm demeanor and a passion for soccer. If soccer is a religion, then Brazil is the holy land. The country has won more world cup soccer tournaments than any country on […]
Barbecue rekindles service bonds
Grambling’s Ludley-McCall-Williams American Legion Post 593 recently hosted a barbecue in Grambling park. The post was established in the late 1940s. Members are wartime veterans.”Each member of this organization has fought in a war for the United States, not just joined the military,” said Mack Williams. Williams helped reactivate the […]
Eddie Long: Money, the (mega) church and masculinity
Four suits against Bishop Eddie Long allege sexual impropriety with young men. The accusations are complicated by what the men claim was the spiritual and familial nature of Long’s relationships with them. Even so, the bishop deserves due process and cannot be prematurely convicted. As the validity of the men’s […]