‘They didn’t give me an explanation.’

Grambling State University fired two employees on Tuesday. Dr. Karen Martin, the vice Pres. of Student Affairs, and Audrey Warren, SGA adviser, were both released on Tuesday morning. The dismissals came right in the middle of the SGA Election Week, which is normally overseen by the SGA adviser and the SGA Election Commission. Dr. Stacy [...]

Regarded as one of the best

Back in the day, Grambling State University was known as Grambling College. There were barracks and dirt roads. There was one academic building. And there was also one intimidating piece of land that football was played on. “We called it the Dust Bowl,” said Joseph Dixon Sr. “Not too many people came out of there [...]

I have so much things to say

“They have so much things to say right now/they have so much things to say,” Lauryn Hill spits on Method Man’s “Say.” It appears everyone has something to say these days, whether it’s negative or positive. However, their knowledge of things that they say doesn’t appear to be as strong as it should be when [...]

Let’s kill Black History Month

It’s the month I hate the most. Yep. I said it. I hate Black History Month. It’s kind of pointless these days. I really don’t see the purpose of it. To me, it’s like every other month. I get a holiday off from school, and it’s business like usual. I’m a proud Black (or African [...]

Fred’s Pharmacy leaves Grambling

As Mike Adkins reached for a bottle on a shelf, he knew it might be one of his last times doing a job he’d done since 2003. The pharmacy in Fred’s Dollar Store of Grambling has closed. Fred’s Inc., which owns the Fred’s Dollar Store chain, is in the process of closing 75 complete stores. [...]

Familiar sight throughout the city

The town of Grambling is a city on the move. While the town is trying to drastically improve its visibility to compete with other cities in the area, businesses in the town are drastically disappearing. Over the past year, the city has seen the closing of many businesses, most notably Sonic. Other businesses include, but [...]

Obama/Clinton Media Lovefest

By now, everyone has seen it or heard of it. It’s the photo that has caused a firestorm of backlash for the Hillary Clinton campaign and possibly added more deterrents to the Obama campaign. Either way, it appears that the photo has dominated the mainstream media for a few days. The sad part about the [...]

Cheerleaders compete for top spot; GSU cheerleading squad receives hard-earned sixth place finish

Going into the tournament, the cheerleading team had one goal. “Our main goal was to strive for the best,” Jacobs said. “Our team has worked so hard and so long.” “We work very hard, and we deserve this opportunity to win.” Jamarsa Peters hit the nail right on the head as the GSU cheerleading squad [...]

Former Miss GSU finds father

It happened so fast. At around 3 a.m. Aug. 29, Hurricane Katrina breached the 17th Street Canal levee in New Orleans. Later that day at 9 a.m., the eye of Hurricane Katrina just missed the city, flooding the 9th Ward. Hours later, the Big Easy was underwater. Many fled to the Superdome for shelter; others [...]

Grambling University students describes housing as nightmare

It’s been a total nightmare. That’s how some students have described this semester at Grambling State University. Alisia Sowden shares that sentiment. She one of 400 students that was moved off-campus from Jones Hall to Steeple’s Glen apartment complex and back on-campus to Wheatley Hall. While some students had the pleasure of studying for their [...]