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Grambling State University officially unveiled its newly acquired West Campus Annex this morning. University officials, alumni, community and elected officials celebrated the university’s expansion during a ribbon-cutting event at the new campus. The 157-acre property, which will now be called Grambling State University — West Campus Annex, is 2 miles west of the main campus on Louisiana 150. It houses [...]

With the NCAA vacating 111 wins from Penn State coach Joe Paterno, Grambling State coach Eddie Robinson returned to the top of the wins’ list at a Division I school (including Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivsion schools). Penn State Office of Physical Plant workers cover the statue of former football coach Joe Paterno near Beaver Stadium on Penn [...]

GREENSBORO, April 20, 2012 — Patricia Cage-Bibbs has resigned as the head women’s basketball coach at North Carolina A&T. Bibbs, a graduate of Grambling State University, was announced as the school’s next head women’s basketball coach today. The legendary coach spent the last seven seasons at A&T, where she compiled a 130-88 record. Bibbs’ .596 winning percentage is the best in school [...]

GRAMBLING, LA – It seems as though it was only yesterday when Whitney Houston graced Grambling State University’s commencement stage in the summer of 1988 to receive one of the university’s highest honors, the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. The Grambling State University Family, like others across the world, was saddened to hear the news of a fallen alumnus. Our [...]

    Who would have imagined, a player who finished last season with no carries for no yards and no touchdowns would be emerging as one the top rushers in the SWAC conference. Dawrence Roberts, a 5-foot-9, redshirt sophomore from Clearwater, FL, was an inconsistent special teams player last season. But, this season after a slow start, he has exceeded all of [...]

The Tigers are riding a two game winning streak as their next match up will be against University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, whose roster is shortened by 25 players including 11 starters, due to a suspension after a brawl took place in the midst of their victory over Southern University on Oct.15. Key players that will miss Saturday’s game include: leading [...]

           The students at Grambling State University had an awesome homecoming week. The Favrot Student Union Board (FSUB) planned all events with hopes of keeping all entertained.              On Sunday, there was a university wide picnic at 2 p.m. with the gospel explosion following at 7 P.M. Student Government Association member Jonathan Allen and Miss Grambling State University, Jamesia Leonard, hosted the show.  Jessica Reedy for BET’s [...]

The National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) is the umbrella organization of the nations historically black colleges, universities (HBCUs) and predominantly black institutions (PBIs). NAFEO provides an international voice for the nations’ HBCUs to place and maintain issues of equal opportunity in higher education on the national agenda. They recognize that Blacks in America deserve the same [...]

On October 11, 2011, Grambling State University served as the host school for a groundbreaking roundtable discussion titled “Race: A Millennial Generation’s Perspective.” The conversation was held in the Black and Gold Room Tuesday and included student leaders from GSU, Louisiana Tech (La Tech), University Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) and Louisiana State University at Shreveport (LSUS). “This is a monumental event, [...]

On Saturday morning at 6:30 a.m. students and faculty of Grambling State University united to partake in the 2011 high school day. High schools started arriving at around 7:30 and after registration they were taken on tours around the campus. Cities such as Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, Lake Charles and various others were represented. Some buses carried more than high [...]

GRAMBLING — While Grambling State’s search for a quarterback continues, the Tigers found a couple of players willing to answer coach Doug Williams’ call for playmakers. No one answered it more than running back Dawrence Roberts. Roberts ran for 198 yards and a touchdown in the Tigers’ 20-14 loss to Alabama A&M on Saturday night, helping solve — at least [...]