Baton Rouge has always been known for creating some of the most violent music known to man. Glorifying pill popping, gunplay and murders, artists still manage to attract fans all over the world. One rapper in particular by the name of Torrence “Lil Boosie” Hatch managed to break […]
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Senior Recital: Ja’Mell Fairley
All music majors are required to perform a senior recital before they graduate and on March 11 the stage belonged to Ja’Mell Fairley. In flawless fashion standing in front of family, friends and fellow peers, she performed nine selections in the Conrad Hutchinson Performing Arts Center on Grambling State […]
Alum paves way for future stunt workers
The significance of having a Black History month is to recognize those African-Americans who paved the way for us to have equal opportunities in a once segregated society. Martin Luther King Jr. did it in politics, Rosa Parks did it socially and Jackie Robinson did it in sports. An […]
Cover girl/calendar contestants named
The 46th Annual Miss Calendar Girl Scholarship Pageant will be held March 22 at 7 p.m. in T.H. Harris Auditorium. “Ladies Night Out” is the theme for the semi-formal event in which six will vie for the Cover Girl title and 22 for the months. The first Calendar Girl […]
Professor donates books to Alma J. Brown school
Dr. Evelyn Wynn, assistant professor of English, donated approximately 25 African American books along with an African American painting to Alma J. Brown Elementary School (AJB) during Black History Month. The books, which focus on African American history, cover a broad range of topics including biographies and autobiographies of […]
Women History Month Proclamation Signed
GSU political science student receives award
This month the Political Science Department is honored to have one of their very own students, Brooke Battiste, selected as an HBCU All-Star from the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The White House Inititative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities works towards promoting academic excellence […]
Engineering dept. celebrates Clayton Wiley week
An array of activities highlighted the recent observance of Clayton A. Wiley Engineering Week on the campus of Grambling State University. It was celebrated on Feb. 17-21 was the 11th year of the event. Organizers called it one of the most successful, with a competition among local high schools, […]
Organization holds panel discussion
On Feb. 27, The Society of Distinguished Black Women held an open discussion on many issues within the Black community, featuring a panel from the Political Science Association. The program was called “Remembering the Past, Thinking of the Future.” The discussion panel included political science majors Brooke Battiste, Timothy […]
Ruston to run for cure
Northern Louisiana is preparing to be showered with color. The inaugural Color Me for a Cure 5K walk/run will be held in downtown Ruston on Saturday. “This is the first Color Me for a Cure in Ruston and this event will be about fun not really on the competitive […]