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Thursday, Marchr 3, 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 Room 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.
The 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 voting for the 2016 Student Choice Awards on March 7. Follow @whatsupwithfsub
on social media to get instructions on how to vote. Last day
to vote is March 31. The awards show will be held during
Tiger Fest on April 11. Tiger Fest is scheduled for April
10-15.
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 for 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 step aerobics from Mondays
through Thursday at 5:15 p.m. (step aerobics) and dance
aerobics 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.
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.
GSU students, faculty, staff can
still receive free flu vaccinations
Flu shots are still available. Free flu vaccinations will be
given by Walgreens Pharmacy on Tuesday, March 8 from 9
a.m. until 1p.m. at Foster-Johnson Health Center.
For additional information, call Foster-Johnson Health
Center at (318) 274-2351.
St Luke’s Episcopal Church to
hold student Canterbury Assoc.
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.
For additional information, please call 318-680-7679 (c)
or 318-247-8449 (H).
The 2016-2017 student FAFSA
filing time is fastly approaching
The FAFSA application for the 2016-2017 Academic Year
is now available on FAFSA.ed.gov. Please complete the application after you and/or your parents have filed taxes for 2015.
If you and/or your parents are not required by the federal
government to file taxes, please complete the 2016-2017
FAFSA now, said Gavin R. Hamms, director of the Office of
Student Financial Aid & Scholarships. He can be contacted at
or [email protected].
The priority deadline is April 15, but please act immediately!
For questions please come by the office in Lee Hall or
call/email one of the experienced staff members such as
Hamms, [email protected].; Janice Critton, Counselor
(A – E) [email protected] or 318-274-6229; Carlever Allen, Counselor (F – J) [email protected] or 318-274-6230;
LaTisha Sutton, Counselor (K-R), [email protected] or
318-274-6415; Vertise Pickens, Coordinator/Counselor
(S-Z) [email protected] or 318-274-6372; Gloria Rhodes,
information specialist, [email protected] or 318-274-6440;
Cherlyn Hatter, administrative coordinator II, hatterc@gram.
edu or 318-274-6277 and Sherita Robertson, assistant director
of system maintenance, [email protected] or 318-2746439.
Correction
In the February 25 issue:
n On Page 3 in a story titled “Student walks in NYFW,”
SBFW and Marie Janae were two separate shows. Marie Janae
wasn’t a part of SBFW but an independent high fashion
designer that had her own show during fashion week. Le Carnivale fashion show will be at the DuSable Museum of African
American History not Gustavo. Johnson’s work can be found
on instagram @rjandthepyrmaid. The Gramblinite regrets the
errors.
CONTACT: [email protected]
48th Calendar Girl Pageant set
STAFF REPORT
The 48th Annual Miss Calendar Girl Scholarship Pageant
will be held Saturday, March 12
at 7 p.m. in the T.H. Harris Auditorium. “New York State of
Mind: Fashion week 2016” is
the theme for the semi-formal
event in which six contestants
will vie for the Cover Girl title
and 15 for the months.
The first Calendar Girl Pag- Ya’Lisha Gatewood
eant was presented on March
24, 1969, at Grambling State
University. The setting was in
T.H. Harris Auditorium, and
the décor was bright orange
with a green crown trimmed in
white.
This new concept of entertainment was sponsored by
the Favrot Student Union Advisory Board.
The idea was to choose
a Cover Girl, 12 Calendar
Girls for each of the calendar
months and to sponsor a social Jimmitriv Roberson
affair to honor the p