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Quick Read 2 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