College Headlines

Emergency system has shaky start

The Gramblinite, Grambling State University, LA

5 days ago by DeEric Henry

On Friday, Grambling State University was shut down because of out-of-control fighting and gunshots being fired.

According to The News-Star, Ralph Wilson, the GSU media relations officer, said the GSU Emergency notification system was activated at 2 p.m.

RIAA requests file-sharing info from UA

The Traveler, University of Arkansas, AR

5 days ago by Eric Evridge

UA administrators recently received a formal request from the Recording Industry Association of America, a trade group that represents intellectual property and First Amendment rights of the U.S. recording industry, asking that the UA cooperate in addressing illegal file-sharing activities.

Chaos unfolds at GSU

The Gramblinite, Grambling State University, LA

5 days ago by Cedric Boyd

The 2008 TigerFest went well for the majority of the week. It seemed that all events were positive and students enjoyed the last bit of festivities before the close of the school year.

This was until Friday afternoon when students were shocked to see dozens of state troopers with assault rifles around the campus of Grambling State University, ordering students to remove themselves from campus.