Articles by Jayden Van Buren
The becoming of Miss Sophomore
Madison Johnson currently serves as Miss Sophomore for the 2021 and 2022 academic school year. Johnson’s major is mass communication. She is from Dallas, Texas. “One of my immediate short term goals will be to get through this semester,” Johnson said. “I was recently accepted into honors college so that’s exciting and I want to continue my 4.0 gpa and then my long term goals would basically be to graduate with honors.
Adrian Consonary Jr. serving as UAAM Inc. chapter president
United African American Men Inc. President Adrian Consonary Jr. is an honorable man who sets great examples inside and outside of school. Consonary began his presidency of the Genesis chapter of UAAM on Aug. 24 after a vote by organization members. At the age of 16 Consonary received a royal crest after he was knighted at the age of 16 to signify his transition from boyhood to manhood. The symbols on the crest symbolize leadership, integrity, love, engineering and belief.
Call Me MISTER: Kamerius Palmer
Freshman Kamerius Palmer is an advoate of the Call Me MISTER (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role models) program. "I always wanted to come to Grambling State, but I never did have a major so my senior year when I was introduced to the Call Me MISTER program, I finally had a major and that is when I first decided to come to Grambling State University," he said. Call Me MISTER just celebrated its first-year anniversary.
Betts: ‘I been proving people wrong my whole life’
One of the G’s very own Dakari Betts is a freshman at Grambling. He also Is a part of the Men’s Track and Field Team. Betts was born and raised in Flint, Mich. He attended Carman Ainsworth High School and soon after transferred to Hamady High School graduating from there before finding his way to a new home known as Grambling. Betts is taking on a whole other state with the means of conquering his goals here during some global tough times.
SGA Junior Class Senator Taylor Polk
Taylor Polk is a junior child development and education major from Birmingham, Ala. She is currently Junior Class Senator for the Student Government Association. As class senator her main role is to manage the budgets for things like Homecoming events, Miss Grambling’s wardrobe and other events held around campus. Another responsibility she has as senator is making sure that each student at Grambling voices are heard.
Gramfam to the support
Two great friends spontaneously came up with the idea to support their football team when they get back from a big win. Chloe Dovzart and Brooke Gray organized the welcome back party after the season opener. On Sept. 5 – after a big win against Tennessee state – Dovzart and Gray showed their loyalty behind our G-men by orchestrating and welcoming back the team after the winning campaign.
Band member relishes being back on the field
Marching band member Taye Abraham said the experience of traveling to and being at the football season opener versus Tennessee State University was a great welcome back to the fall sports season. Abraham, an upperclassman trumpeter with the World Famed Tiger Marching Band, said he enjoys performing in front of large crowds.
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