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HEALTH:

The Psi Beta Zetas sponsored a substance abuse seminar in Favrot Student Union room 243 Wednesday night. The guest speaker was Tara Haskin, a Grambling State University nursing associate professor. Haskins’ experience includes addict recovery and psychiatry. The focus for the night included date rape drugs such as rohypnol, GHB […]

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You Are Appreciated

In my few years of life there’s some things that I have noticed,Like the rule that’s broken the most is the one they call golden.Like getting money unexpected is like Christmas earlier in the year,Like everything a parent says doesn’t always fall on a listening ear.Like never come to college […]

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Search for GSU president postponed

On Friday, Feb. 26 a meeting concerning a new permanent president for Grambling State University was placed on hold. Reasons concerning the issue have not yet been determined, yet many believe the interim president is on his way to becoming GSU’s permanent president. Vanessa Littleton, director of public relations, thinks […]

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FCA encourages relationship with God

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes hosted a spiritual event entitled “Tired of Losing” in the Tiger Village clubhouse Monday evening. The conversation kicked off as students explained how they are tired of losing. Some said that people tend to compare themselves to others and, as a result, feel dissatisfaction in […]

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Zulu Dancers Teach

The Umdabu Dance Company Zulu performers of South Africa sent messages of praise and honor from their country on campus last week. They began by engaging the crowd about when they said Africa was a virgin instead of what it is today.One topic of the speech was Nelson Mandela and […]

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Tupac, anthrax, appreciation

A beautiful smiling sista walked up to me in the caf a year ago. Her stride was spontaneous and strategic. She was focused and friendly. I was unarmed, skeptical and mid-bite. My girls and I just concluded a decrescendo of chuckles at our millionth inside joke of the day. The […]

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Free eye exams

Dr. Jared Vincent, Board Certified Ophthalmologist & Northeast Louisiana’s only fellowship trained specialist, will provide free glaucoma screenings at Grambling City Hall. Approximately 2.2 million Americans age 40 and older have glaucoma. Half risk going blind is because they do not know they have the disease. Glaucoma is a condition […]

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Honoring the legend

One man. One coach. One team. One dream. Legendary Coach Eddie G. Robinson is a name vastly spoken around the pine trees and streets of Grambling, but at the corporate banquet honoring the legend, hearing Coach Rob’s name was similar to hearing a thousand pins being dropped at the same […]

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Student leaders assess fee

The Student Government Association is taking a closer look at student self-assessed fees for the university. According to the University Fee Schedule students pay $200.00 in self-assessed fees per semester, which does not include summer sessions. With fiscal issues throughout state institutions, SGA officials said that the university should reconsider […]

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D – 9 hosts health seminar

Campus sorority and fraternity representatives presented a food and nutrition seminar that focused on health Monday evening in the T. L. James auditorium. John Irving, vice president of the Panhellenic Council, introduced the topic of discussion for the evening. “Health and Nutrition is the key element for survival. We as […]