50 soar in High Ability
“Since the administration of Dr. Joseph B. Johnson, the High Ability Program has been around,” said Veterine Simpson, director of Retention and the High Ability Program. Simpson has been the program’s director for three years.
The High Ability Program at GSU is enrichment for high school juniors (rising seniors) who have exemplified [...]
Big $$$ for Grambling
Grambling’s Bingo Palace is on the road to success! Conveniently located in the Old Grambling Plaza, it is an environment for individuals seeking a place to relax or seek excitement.
Owners Kyle Kershaw and Brett Sulzer have not only created an establishment where adults ages 21 and older can pass time pleasantly, but [...]
GSU chosen as Joyner School of the Month
Grambling State University has been chosen as the Tom Joyner Foundation’s School of the Month for August.
The syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Sky Show allows listeners to donate throughout the show using a hotline number. The show, which reaches more than 9 million listeners across the country, also awards [...]
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Christ Temple to hold program of praising Sunday
Christ Temple Baptist Church, located on 7349 Hwy 80 Ruston,will sponsor The Men and Women Praising God program Sunday, July 20 at 3 p.m.
The quest pastor/teacher and church will be the Rev. Salvin Albritton Jr.
City holds annual Juneteenth celebration
Juneteenth is an official annual holiday in 29 states. Celebrated on June 19, it commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery. Also known as Freedom Day, Juneteenth was brought about when the Emancipa-tion Proclamation created by President Abraham Lincoln had been issued on Sept.
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Grambling State University MSW graduate receives honor
A Grambling State graduate was recently honored as the 2008 Social Worker of the Year.
Alisa Lear was chosen for the honor by the Louisiana Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers earlir this year.
Summer numbers down from last year
The total enrollment for the Summer School Session I 2008 was approximately 1,246 and Session II is 1074, according to the Registrar’s Office.
Last year’s Summer Sessions consisted of more students, having in the first session 1,257 and second session 1,317.
Promotion comes from the Lord
James 4:10 says, Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up. And Proverbs 21:1 complements this scripture by adding, The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: He turneth it withersoever He will.
I don’t know about you, but [...]
New ULS president to address grads
Micheal “Randy” Moffett, who was selected late last month to head the University of Louisiana System, will be the graduation speaker at Grambling State.
Commencement will be held at 10 a.m. July 25 in the GSU Assembly Center.
“I am extremely honored and pledge to do everything I can to [...]
Energy Crisis:What’s next for America?
At the dawn of the 21st century the energy politics is taking a new twist. Currently, our world is going through an energy crisis of unprecedented nature.
Energy crisis is not a national crisis anymore than it’s an international crisis with America at the center.
Jewish storytelling
WTAMU’s Panhandle Storytelling guild will host its 16th annual storytelling workshop and festival in the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex Friday.
This year’s featured teller, Peninnah Schram will conduct a storytelling workshop from 3-5 p.m. in the FAC, room 185.
Softball team wins two in one day
The Lady Buff Softball team received two wins in one day after completing a doubleheader sweep of Adams State University on Sunday at Lady Buff Yard.
The Lady Buffs improve their overall record to 14-31, while ASU falls to 16-23 after the losses.
The first game came down to the final [...]
Small book, big message
The first to perish were the children…From these a new dawn might have risen. - Yitzhak Katzenelson
May 9, 1945, according to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, by this date two of every three Jewish people in Europe had fallen victim to the Nazi genocide.
Facebook used by students in aftermath of Virginia Tech shootings
(U-WIRE) BLACKSBURG, Va. - For a generation that has grown up with the evolving technology of the time, it seems most fitting for memorials and prayers to be passed around through the internet.
Facebook, a social networking site, has been hit with an influx of recent [...]
WT student rewarded for hard work
Wes Condray, senior political science major, was named Student Employee of the Year on April 12 during National Student Employment Week. Condray was nominated by Enrollment Management.
Condray received a plaque, a gift certificate from the Buffalo Gold Card Office and his name was entered into the Southern Association [...]