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Alumni breaking political barriers

(L-R) State Rep. Jeffery Hall and Mayor Mildred Ferguson. Two Grambling State University alumni won big in the midterm elections both securing the mayor position in Alexandria and Bernice, La. State Rep. Jeffrey Hall (D-Alexandria) won mayor elect for the town of Alexandria and will become the first black man […]

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All buildings on campus reopen following bomb threat

Grambling State University has re-opened all buildings following the investigation of a bomb threat on campus. The campus was partially shut down after students were notified by the university’s alert system of a possible bomb threat in Grambling Hall at 4:13 p.m. Students and faculty were advised to evacuate building […]

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Tigers relinquish Bayou Classic crown for first time since 2014

GSU quarterback Geremy Hickbottom. New Orleans, La. |   Grambling State football season came to an end in front of a record-breaking crowd of 67,871 at the 45th annual Bayou Classic, as the Tigers fell short to Southern University 38-28, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. With the win the Jaguars conquered the […]

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SIMPSON: Has hip-hop gotten wack?

Akane Simpson Hip-Hop. Rap. Most of us on this campus can at least write a whole list a of artists and songs that move our body or are always on someone’s personal playlist. I am no hip-hop aficionado, or even an avid listener of hip-hop, (mostly, my interest are somewhat […]

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WALKER: The effects of hip-hop music in our community

Malik Walker What are the effects of hip-hop in the HBCU community? Honestly, there are a number of influences hip-hop has played, and is still playing, in our community. For starters, just looking back into history, as long as hip-hop has been around, it has had a huge impact on […]

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GARNER: Hip-Hop music and black women

With one of the front page stories being about J. Prince’s visit to GSU, I thought it would be a great idea to have this week’s Voices page dedicated to the culture of hip-hop. So, I began to think about what angers me about hip-hop, and the first thing that […]