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2 Thursday, February 25, 2016 Campus briefs Favrot Student Union Board to sponsor activities, auditions The Favrot Student Union Board is releasing its schedule of activities for the months of March and April. If you are interested in being an opening act in the 2016 Tiger Fest concert to be held on April 14 please bring your CD to office 221 in the Favrot Student Union or mail it to Grambling State University, Favrot Student Union Board, 403 Main St. – Campus Box 4234, Grambling, LA 71245. Deadline to submit is March 17. This is open to the public. However, enrolled students must not have a judicial record within the past year. Upcoming events will include student choice awards nominations on February 29 and the annual calendar girl pageant on March 12. Tiger Fest is scheduled for April 1015. Student Government Association announces schedule for meetings The Grambling State University Student Government Association officials are encouraging students to attend the monthly general student body meeting. The next general student body meetings are set March 17 and April 21. All meetings are held in the Favrot Student Union Theater at 6 p.m. The meetings are open not only to students, but faculty and administration as well. For additional information or concerns contact Jonathan Wallace at 318-303-2927. Grambling’s Intramural Center to offer additional operating hours The Department of Recreation and Intramural Center is now operating with new hours. The center open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Fridays, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays and closed on Saturdays. Terry Lilly will teach aerobics from Mondays through Thursday at 5:15 p.m. (step aerobics) and again at 8 p.m. (dance aerobics). Yoga will also be held in the center on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. with Capree Bramel. Grambling State University to hold pre-housing on March 1 Pre-housing for fall 2016 will be held Monday, Feb. 29, and Tuesday, March 1, in Grambling Hall Auditorium 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for students who want the same room. For GSU students who want any room, pre-housing will be held Wednesday and Thursday, March 2-3 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tiger Village Club house and on Friday, March 4, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Grambling Hall Auditorium. Student Counseling and Wellness Resource Center to host sessions The Student Counseling and Wellness Resource Center will be hosting Wellness Group every Tuesday from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through March 15. Sessions will be held in the “Tiger Room” Student Counseling Center. For more information, contact the Student Counseling Center at 318-274-3277. Earn Service Learning hours for Social Research Club project A Service Learning Black History project sponsored by the Social Research Club, Pi Gamma Mu and BEAP will be held Today from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. The service project will continue Friday, February 26 from 12 noon until 5 p.m. The project is in honor of the 20th anniversary of BEAP (Black empowerment apprentice Program). Grambling organizations as well as individuals can participate in the project by cleaning up, beautification and research. Those involved will assist in the location of grave sites of veterans and centurions for Grambling State University service credit. For more information, contact Dr. Frances Staten at 318436-9572. Annual area and city to kick off revival with Sunday night musical The Annual Musical and the Dr. C P. Payne Area and City Revival, sponsored by the Interdenominational Alliance Ministries, will be held on Sunday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. at the New Hope Baptist Church, 301 W. Vaughn Ave. in Ruston, Louisiana. Revival services will be held Monday-Thursday, Feb. 29–March 3, with day and night services. Daytime services will be held at the New Rocky Valley Baptist Church, 2155 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Grambling, Louisiana, where the Rev. Julius Sumler is pastor, beginning at 11:45 a.m. daily. Nighttime services will be held at the Zion Hill Baptist Church, 505 Lee Ave. in Ruston. St Luke’s Episcopal Church to hold student Canterbury Assoc. The Canterbury Association (The Student Ministry of the church) will meet at 4 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 538 Main St., Grambling. All students are welcome. Refreshments will be served. St. Luke’s Episcopal Chapel will hold its annual Celebration honoring the life of Absalom Jones on Sunday, March 6. The celebration will begin with the Eucharist Service at 10 a.m. followed by a luncheon. Both events will take place at St. Luke’s church. The speaker will be Rev. Kim Jackson of Atlanta, Georgia. She is a dynamic, inspiring and visionary person who will share her thoughts on the theme for this occasion. Additional information will be forthcoming. For additional information, please call 318-680-7679 (c) or 318-247-8449 (H). Quick Read CONTACT: [email protected] A tribute to style and grace BRITNEY WILLIAMS Contributing writer Grambling State University as well as the community have lost one of many legends. Mrs. Mildred Gray Moss was a key part of Grambling history. Her name alone carries so much weight because of her contributions and the foundation she has placed in major aspects on Grambling’s campus. Mrs. Moss was known for creating and teaching the famous “etiquette course”. It was a way to teach the school’s athletes proper etiquette as they began to travel across the country to play games during the intense era of segregation. At that particular time, African American athletes faced many challenges when traveling due to the color of their skin. Mrs. Moss saw an opportunity to better prepare her students for the tough real world off of Grambling’s fields and courts. Mildred Helen Gray Moss’ passion and l