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The Marching Band > The Football Team. Well, at least this idea remains true at HBCUs. Check out Daily Finance’s account on the 2013 “House Party.” Historically Black College and University marching bands rocked the Georgia Dome with dynamic performances on Saturday at the 11th annual Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase. (Photo: Business Wire) An electrifying performance by [...]

Albany State University held their annual Dr. Martin Luther King Convocation Thursday Morning. To kick off the day, they invited Mrs. Charlayne Hunter-Gault, a pioneer in the Civil Rights Movement and now journalist, to be the keynote speaker. Mrs. Hunter-Gault began her speech by talking about her experience in the Civil Rights era as she was one of the first black students to be [...]

Not many people may be paying attention, but the Albany State volleyball team is on some kind of winning streak. 12 straight match victories, all against conference competition, it’s safe to say the Lady Rams are on a roll. Albany State dropped Benedict College Sunday at HPER gym in four sets: 14-25, 26-24, 25-17, 25-16. After the two teams split [...]

A Georgia Bureau of Investigation report Wednesday stated that a medical examiner using dental records officially identified Taylor Clayton Terrell as the body recovered from the Flint River on Sept. 18. Earlier, the GBI listed Terrell’s cause of death as drowning. The manner of death remains part of the investigation, officials said. The Albany State University sophomore’s death remains under [...]

Albany State University to Kick-off “Keep ASU Beautiful” Campaign The “Keep ASU Beautiful” campaign evolved from the annual ASU Go Green Week campus clean-up initiative. This year’s theme is “Blue+Gold=Green.” The campaign is a joint venture between ASU students, faculty, staff, and various community organizations including Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful and Life-Link of Georgia. Officials from the City of Albany will [...]

After watching this performance at the 2012 Honda Battle of the Bands, it’s easy to see why Albany State has one of the best bands in the country. Check them out.

The SIAC basketball tournament is more than just a week of basketball games. Its a homecoming and family reunion all in one. Friends and family all traveled to Atlanta to watch & support their schools. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is full of talent and competition. People from all over the South gathered inside of Forbes Arena. Day 1: February [...]

Henri Cohen and Opal Jones were originally set to graduate from Albany State College. Instead, they were among dozens of Black students arrested and ultimately expelled from the school in 1961 for defying the status quo. The legal charge was disturbing the peace for trying to buy bus tickets at the Whites-only counter. The expulsions were for conduct unbecoming a [...]

The conclusion of Fort Valley State University’s (FVSU) inaugural “All Star Basketball Reunion Weekend” on February 11th included the much anticipated basketball match up between the Wildcats of FVSU and the Golden Rams of Albany State University (ASU). Befitting the occasion of the weekend celebration, both Wildcat teams celebrated wins over the Rams. Lady Wildcats 65, Lady Rams 56 In [...]

ATLANTA—Tuskegee University senior Joshua Eichelberger has been named SIAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week while Kentucky State University sophomore Brandon Darrett was named SIAC Men’s Basketball Newcomer of the Week. Stillman College senior Jamila McKinnis and Albany State University freshman April Thomas have been named SIAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week, respectively. Eichelberger, [...]

ATLANTA—The 2011 Don Hansen All-Super Region Two Team was recently released and 25 football standouts from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) were selected to this year’s team. The SIAC had eight first team selections, including on two on offense, five on defense, and one on special teams, led by Morehouse running back David Carter and Albany State linebacker Jamarkus [...]

The ASU family teamed up to provide holiday food boxes to 100 area families during the University’s third annual “Yuletide Giving Project.” *** The spirit of giving and sharing was on full display at Alabama State University’s Dunn-Oliver Acadome on Friday, Dec. 16. ASU volunteers provided boxes of food for 100 Montgomery-area families as part of the University’s third annual [...]

Albany State University linebacker Jamarkus Gaskins was recently named to the 2011 Daktronics All-American Team as a first-team selection. In addition, Gaskins was named the Ron Lenz National Defensive Player of the Year. The 6-2, 200-pound senior from Tifton, GA native was a key anchor of the Golden Rams’ “Dirty Blue” defense, recording 73 tackles (42 solo) with 17.5 tackles for loss (75 [...]

Make room for Miles at the top of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Golden Bears stunned Albany State for a 20-17 victory on Patton Chambers’ 29-yard field goal with nine seconds left for a 20-17 victory at Clark Atlanta’s Panther Stadium. Miles (7-4) earned its first SIAC championship and knocked Albany State (8-3) out of contention for its seventh [...]

ATLANTA—The 2011 NCAA Division II football playoff pairings were announced today with one Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team, Albany State University, earning a berth in the postseason. The Golden Rams moved to No. 6 in NCAA Super Region Two and will travel to play the No. 3 North Greenville on Saturday, November 19th at 12 noon. The winner will travel [...]

ATLANTA—The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announces the 2011 SIAC Football All-Conference team as voted by the SIAC Football Coaches’ Association. The 2011 team is led by SIAC Player of the Year David Carter of Morehouse College, SIAC Offensive Player of the Year Stanley Jennings of Albany State University, and SIAC Defensive Player of the Year Jamarkus Gaskins of Albany State [...]

2011 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Championship (Day 3 Recap) Albany, GA— The third day of the 25th Annual SIAC Volleyball Championship found four teams still in contention for the coveted SIAC Crown.  Defending champ Kentucky State University; Claflin University; Albany State University; and Benedict College all had their eyes fixed on the conference prize.  The only thing that stood [...]