Driftwood The community newspaper of the University of New Orleans
Volume: 58 Issue: 23
April 15, 2015
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What’s Inside:
Get to know Dean of Engineering Emir Jose Marcari Macari shares his journey to UNO and his plans for the department page 3
Find out our view on the $384 Student Self-Assessed Fee Is SG’s proposed fee the answer to cuts to higher education? page 5
New proposed fees need student approval to move forward Clean the Lake project is a success
The Honors Council’s annual community service event is met with enthusiasm page 8
UNO Track and Field team continues to shine The team completes multiple top-10 finishes at the McNeese State Springtime Classic page 10
Rebekah Bell Driftwood Staff The University of New Orleans budget is in need of help, and the Student Government is taking action. Cuts to Louisiana’s higher education budget have chipped away at UNO for the last several years. A larger threat of an 82 percent cut to the state appropriations is upon us. If passed by the state, UNO’s budget would shrink from $28 million to just $5 million. In an effort to counteract the loss, UNO’s Student Government (SG) has developed a Student Self-Assessed Fee (SSAF) plan that would allow students to take the matter into their hands. Based on a collaborative idea from fellow senators, SG executives and other schools, this plan—if ap-
proved by the Louisiana System Board— would require students to pay $384 per semester to raise an annual 7.6 million dollars. The fee would be included in the student annual estimated cost and would raise the amounts of grants and loans accordingly. Any Federal Student Financial Aid or scholarships that currently cover fees would also cover this fee as well. To come up with the exact dollar amount, a student budget committee consisting of members from Student Government, athletes, Greek life, and dean appointees from every college carefully weighed the needs across the campus into nine categories: Academics Fee- $130 to cover anticipated expenditures in the children’s library, lab and departmental supplies, Tocqueville project speakers, musical excursions and Ein-
stein Week. Digital Infrastructure Fee: $50 to cover anticipated expenditures in software, PC’s for on-campus computer labs and projectors and a/v materials. Student Experience Fee: $10 to cover anticipated expenditures in First Year interest groups, Privateer Camp and other programming efforts. Student Physical and Mental Health Fee: $1 to cover anticipated expenditures in intramural sports supplies, departmental student workers and outreach programming. Athletics Fee: $55 to cover anticipated expenditures in travel and lodging, uniforms, equipment and athletic programming. Maintenance and Beautification Fee:
$50 to cover anticipated expenditures in campus cleanups, amphitheater renovation, general campus beautification, sidewalk drainage, lighting fixtures and building maintenance. Student involvement and Leadership Fee: $2 to cover anticipated expenditures in student organization resource center, leadership retreat, Service Coalition days and leadership recognition ceremonies. Learning Commons Fee: $1 to cover anticipated expenditures in scantrons, blue books and other testing supplies as well as student workers. Operations Fee: $85 to cover anticipated expenditures in homecoming, Annual Crawfish Boil, Campus-wide programming, Fees continued on Page 2...
How do you feel about the proposed Student Self-Assessed Fee plan? Brionnah Williams Freshman, Theatre
“I don’t like the student Self Assessed Fee Plan. I believe that students shouldn’t have to pay extra. We are already paying a lot of money to the student government.”
Erin Bourgeois Freshman, English
“I cannot afford to pay an extra $384 besides tuition.”
Ashley Borel Freshman, Film
“I find that this can raise a lot of questions, asking for students to pay extra could be a red flag in today’s economy, especially if they don’t see exactly where their money is going.”
Nick Matta Sophomore, Secondary Education “One of UNO’s selling points was its affordability while maintaining a high standard of education. This takes away from that and therefore I am not happy with this proposal. However, with the lack of funding the school has received from the state. I understand the intention. This is a symptom of a bigger problem.”
Josiah Berger Freshman, Film
“I find it #bogus.”
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paraprofessional development, Greek Leadership retreat, open forums, major events, student academic travel and study abroad scholarships. “We know that SSAF have worked for every other University of Louisiana System school” said Joy Ballard, member of the student government, “It’s important to see not the amount we are paying, but how much better our education can be with this funding.” Michelle Lepori, an interdisciplinary studies major, attended the first open forum held last week. Lepori said, “I had a lot of critical questions about the structure. I am not satisfied at all with the allocations. But the message I heard was, no matter what you are unhappy with, this has to pass. If this passes, then the new constitution also has to pass because the two documents are interdependent upon each other. Voting yes for these fees and a new constitution is the only way to change our university. But
my concern is how will it change? My question is also why there were only four people at the forum?” State allocations have been continuously falling since 2008, forcing UNO to make up the budget gap with tuition increases. The money collected from the annual tuition raises do not stay at UNO because the state has the ability to reallocate that money to other schools in the system. “That is a sad fact for our public schools” Ballard said, “UNO
“It’s important to see not the amount we are paying, but how much better our education can be with this funding” -Joy Ballard will continue to lose money, and it is now up to us to take this into our own hands and build a better UNO.” The money collected from the Student Self-Assessed Fee would be untouchable by the state. Controlled by UNO students, the money can only be spent on their designat-
ed purposes through the approval of the student budget subcommittees. Upon receipt of student proposals, these committees would allocate the funds as necessary. The SSAF plan has already been submitted to the University of Louisiana System Board by President Fos and it will be reviewed for approval at their April 23 meeting. The Student Government is confident that the proposal will be approved, which would put it in the hands of the student body for voting on April 27-28. Prior to voting, a series of open forums will be held for students to ask questions and address concerns regarding SSAF. Students can expect to receive an email through their UNO email accounts that will include a link that they can vote through. “We feel that once we show just what this money can be used for and how we can truly save our school, students will be interested” said Ballard, “So far we have had a great deal of positive feedback. Students here at UNO are ready to invest and build a brighter future for UNO.”
VOTE! Student Government Spring Elections Elections will take place on April 15 and 16. The candidates for each position, according to the sample ballot posted on April 9, are as follows: Senate Seats Monica Green (Liberal Arts) Chance Aucoin (Engineering) Charles Hollis (Education and Human Development) Teresa Fleming (Interdisciplinary Studies) Michelle Lepori (Interdisciplinary Studies) Pemba Sherpa (Sciences) Treasurer Leroy Johnson Joshua Lambert Vice President Hunter Christopher Student Body President Joy Ballard David Teagle Secretary of State There are no candidates running for Secretary of State Visit www.uno.edu/student-government/elections.aspx for more information.
Entrepreneur Week gives students an opportunity to learn about owning a business Carlee Lauve Driftwood Staff Last week, starting Tuesday April 6 through Thursday April 9, the University of New Orleans hosted its first Entrepreneur Week, which featured entrepreneurs and small business owners as guest speakers. Entrepreneur Week was hosted by the College of Business Administration and was devised to allow business students to get an inside look at the positives and the negatives of self-employment and owning a business. Dr. Kenneth Lacho, a professor in the College of Business, is the head of the Entrepreneurship Program at UNO. Lacho along with Shelley Elliott, an adjunct instructor in Entrepreneurship at UNO, were responsible for procuring the speakers for this event. “The New Orleans area is becoming more entrepreneurial in nature. We want to encourage UNO students to someday start their own business. Entrepreneur Week allows them to meet and interact with
entrepreneurs and small business owners to receive an insight to what self employment is all about,” said Lacho. Entrepreneur Week consisted of three days with 12 guest speaker discussions to classes in the College of Business. There were also two keynote speakers, Simone Bruni and Todd Matherne. Both discussions were open to all students. Simone Bruni spoke on Tuesday. Bruni is the founder and owner of the Demo Diva demolition company. Demo Diva was founded in 2006 to help with the cleanup and rebuilding of the New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Bruni has received many awards for her work including: Gambit’s 40 under 40 in 2008, City Business Woman of the Year in 2008, 2011 Louisiana Women’s Summit Award, 2011 Junior Achievement Rising Star Award, 2012 Louisiana Women in Government Big Dream Award, and in 2012 the Brees’ Dream Foundation Mentor of the Year award. Todd Matherne of Renaissance
Todd Matherne of Renaissance Publishing, LLC, spoke on growing business in New Orleans.
Publishing, LLC spoke on Thursday. Matherne’s talk was co-sponsored by the UNO Department of Management and Marketing, the UNO Entrepreneurship Program and the American Marketing Asso-
ciation. Matherne, a University of New Orleans graduate, is part owner of Renaissance Publishing, LLC along with Errol Laborde and Alan Campell. Renaissance Publishing, LLC
photo by Grant Campbell
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Now Hiring: Driftwood Editor-in-Chief The Student Publications Board is seeking a student interested in serving as editor-in-chief of UNO’s student newspaper for the 2015-16 school year. Please submit a cover letter, résumé, at least two published writing samples and one reference letter by noon Monday, April 20. (May be submitted as attachments electronically or dropped off at the history department office, LA 135.) Applicants must meet the following qualifications: -be a University of New Orleans student (graduate or undergraduate). -have a GPA of at least 2.5 for the fall 2014 semester. -be a student in good standing. -and have worked at least one semester for the Driftwood or equivalent publication experience.
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Dean Macari plans to increase enrollment and reasearch for the College of Engineering Charles Nicholson Driftwood Staff This semester the University of New Orleans welcomed Emir Jose Macari as the new dean of the College of Engineering. Macari came to UNO from California State University (CSU) where he was a professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences. Macari is well-experienced in the subject of engineering. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Virginia Tech and moved on to get his master’s and doctorate from the University of Colorado. Macari is experienced as a dean having worked for the College of Engineering at CSU as well as the dean of the College of Science and Technology at the University of Texas. He also worked at Louisiana State University, where he was the chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Though Macari is a well-travelled man, having been born and raised in Mexico and lived in many different states, he considers New Orleans his home. “I think I have several homes and I believe New Orleans, right now, is one of my real homes,” said Macari. “Since coming [back] here I’ve felt so much at home. Why had I left New Orleans before? Well I had other opportunities in Texas and then in California. But Baton Rouge didn’t have the feel that New Orleans has. New Orleans has a really neat feel that’s unique.” Macari has enjoyed working at UNO so far and feels welcomed by everyone. “It’s been a wonderful reception by everyone in the administration, the faculty and the students. It’s been a fun three months,” said Macari. “I came here right before Mardi Gras so it was a great introduction and it’s been a lot of fun.” Macari said the reason for taking
up the job wasn’t so much the position, but the location. “I think a lot of it had to do with my family and my connections to the city when I saw [the position] advertised,” said Macari. “My mom was getting up in age when I was trying to get her to come and visit me when I was in Sacramento. One day she told me ‘the only place where I would travel to would be New Orleans’ and here it was. The job opportunity came out and I looked at it and I said ‘I’m not really looking to move anywhere but this is very interesting.’ I pursued the opportunity, came over here and really fell in love with the place. It’s been something fun for me.” Only having been here since January, Macari has set big goals for himself. He wants the College of Engineering to be the “top college in the whole university.” “ I want to double [the college’s] enrollment and our enrollment right now is at all-time highs post-Katrina, but I want to make it double what we have,” said Macari. “The next thing is to grow our graduate programs, which have not come back after Katrina. I want to grow our graduate programs because employers in the region said that they want to have engineers with more experience, with more education and with a master’s degree.” Macari also wants to expand on the university’s research in engineering. He said UNO’s faculty members are capable and committed and the research labs are up to par, which could bring in a lot of money. “The way it works with research is we go and seek money from the federal government; the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, any of those agencies and we find out what their needs are,” said Macari. “What are they looking for? What do they need innovation in? And we write proposals and
SPECIAL - SHOW YOUR UNO ID
photo by Grant Campbell With a vast amount of experience in engineering, Dean Macari offfers advice to aspiring students.
bring funding in here. For every dollar we bring in, the university keeps 48 cents.” Having worked in colleges of engineering for so long, Macari noticed that the career isn’t for everyone.
“Engineering is one of those degrees or careers people go into that has a huge dropout rate. We lose over 50 percent of our students,” said Macari. “A lot of times, students want to come in and say ‘I want to be an engineer’ but in middle school and in high school you didn’t get prepared for it and you come over to college and you have to take bunch of remedial courses to start your career. Then you finally start doing it and you see your colleagues, your friends, your roommates that are going out to party and you’ve got all this math and physics and chemistry and you start thinking, ‘I wanted to be an engineer not a mathematician or a physicist.’ They think ‘I’ve gotten in way over my head’ and give up quickly.” According to Macari, the best way to be prepare for a career in engineering is by starting early, preferably in high school. He said taking advanced math and science classes in high school would make those classes in college much easier. Macari also said students should “never give up.” “Ask for help, ask friends, study in groups. Because you think you may be the only dumb kid in the class and really the same problems that you’re having, a bunch of other kids are having the same problem,” said Macari. After being educated in Virginia and Colorado, Macari said that he owes a lot to the schools he attended and tries to be a good alumnus by donating back to the universities. He has a large connection toCo-
lorado because of everything he accomplished there. Not only did he earn his master’s and doctorate degrees there, he met his wife and had his eldest daughter, whose godfather is one of Macari’s former professors. Macari was never into engineering for the money. It has been an aspiration of his since he was only five-years-old. “My maternal grandfather, a Sicilian immigrant, he came in through Ellis Island and settled with his family up in Boston. This kid, he worked his way up. He played football for Tufts University, got a bachelors in civil engineering. Then he applied to Harvard and got a masters in architecture. Then he got a scholarship to go to MIT and got a masters for civil engineering,” said Macari. “And then he joined the Navy. He was in Guadalcanal in World War II, being the engineer that built the runways for the airplanes to come in and land. When I would hear the stories about him, I would visit him as a little boy, I remember thinking ‘Man, I wanna be like that guy someday.’ So I’ve wanted to be like him since I was a little boy.” Macari values engineering in our society and wants others to understand that value as well. “Engineering is a people-serving profession. It’s a profession that is there to help society. And I think a lot of young people need to realize that it is a profession to serve the people and that way it connects us better to the community.”
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Reopened Career Services eases path to better jobs Charles Nicholson Driftwood Staff
The University of New Orleans’ Career Services reopened in February after a temporary closure due to the resignation of its former director. New director Celyn Boykin said that working at UNO “feels like home.” “I love working for UNO. I got my graduate and undergraduate degree from here,” said Boykin. Boykin came to UNO after working for Lone Star College in Houston, where she was the director of Continuing Education and Career Services. Since February, she has helped impact over 400 UNO students trying to prepare for their careers. “I would like to see more UNO students be prepared when they go to interview. I want them to come to us and utilize the services that we have,” said Boykin. “Help with their resume, showing them how they should dress, how they should conduct themselves in an interview. We want to make sure we can get them prepared. I want to encourage students to come by, especially first year students.” Boykin said that one of her biggest goals is that she would like to see first year students come to her as early as possible in order to “groom” them over the years. “My goal is to make sure that every student is aware that Career Services is here to help them...in terms of their professionalism, getting them prepared for a career,”
said Boykin. “Helping them prepare their resume, helping them with interviewing skills, professional etiquette, how to conduct themselves once they get their jobs. Just having the full-rounded person so that they feel confident when they’re in their last semester and they’re trying to find a job.” Lately, Boykin has been busy speaking with employers about obtaining internship opportunities for students.
“My goal is to make sure that every student is aware that Career Services is here to help them...in terms of their professionalism, getting them prepared for a career” -Celyn Boykin “The colleges have expressed to me that they have a need for students to have more internships. I think students aren’t really exposed to internships like they should be or at least they need to know that there is an option to obtain an internship,” said Boykin. “They need some sort of training to get themselves out there.” She also works to open career opportunities for graduates. “I think it’s important because I really don’t want to see any of our graduates not employed. I’m trying to help by working with the alumni fair to help graduates obtain jobs and careers.”
photo by Traven Stout New career services director Celyn Boykin wants to help students find opportunities starting freshman year.
Career Services also promotes job and career fairs for students to attend. Mardi Gras Invitational (MGI) Career Fair, the most recent career fair, took place in the Superdome, February 5-6. The fair is sponsored
by the Association of New Orleans Career Services Offices and in collaboration with UNO, Xavier, Loyola, Tulane and Dillard universities. The next MGI fair will be in October of this year with an official
date to be announced. Career services is located in the University Center, room 250 and open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m to 4:30 p.m.
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OUR VIEW
Why are students responsible for the state’s failure?
It’s no secret that our university is desperately hurting for money. Louisiana’s colleges have reached a “doomsday scenario,” according to a recent article in the New Orleans Advocate and there is no letting up in sight. University of New Orleans President Peter Fos released an email this past Friday that UNO administration won’t know the exact extent of the numbers until May or June. Fos stated, “If lawmakers pass all of Governor Jindal’s budget proposals, UNO would sustain a $7.5 million cut, or 26 percent, to its state funding. If there is no contingent money to help fill the deficit, UNO’s cut would be $23.6 million, or 82 percent of its state funding.” This uncertainty leaves students, faculty and staff fearful for their future, but is Student Government’s proposal for a Student Self-Assessed Fee (SSAF) the solution? The SSAF brings a sense of empowerment to students. The money generated from these fees will remain completely in control of students to ensure that we, the students, have a final say over how our money is being spent. But how much control do we actually have? The breakdown supports organizations that are already being supported, such as a $55 fee to support athletics, whereas mental health services will receive only a dollar from each student. The committee who decided on the breakdown was made up of members from Student Government, Greek life, athletes, and dean appointees from every college, but was someone knowledgeable in the
area of the mental health of college students present? Just this February, USA Today published an article about the increased student deaths on Tulane’s campus, several of them due to suicide, so it is questionable whether the proposed allocation of fees is balanced and prioritized in a way that best benefits the entire UNO community. To go from no student assessed fees to $384 is a big burden to bear, one that all students might not be able to afford. Additionally, charging a flat $384 per student is unfair to part-time students, especially those who can only afford to take one or two classes at a time. Students in lower level classes may opt to earn these credits at Delgado and transfer to UNO for their upper level classes in order to save money. Some schools, such as Fletcher Technical Community College in Schriever, LA, charge a self assessed fee based on how many credit hours a student is enrolled in. We think a fee based on the amount of credit hours enrolled would be fair, with a cap per semester of how much students may be charged. This would ensure that students who aren’t on campus as much aren’t being charged the same, and full time students (12 hours or more) won’t be charged more than what’s currently being voted on. UNO is the most affordable four year institution in the state, but tuitions have steadily been on the rise. The entire UNO community has been waiting for the state’s budget to balance out. Staff has increased workloads
due to terminations, faculty has not received raises in over seven years and students are responsible for increased tuition with less class availability. Current enrollment is lower than it’s been since 1968 (excluding post-Katrina 2005) and steadily dropping each academic year. Increasing the student cost to attend UNO does not seem likely to encourage more enrollment. If students are discouraged from attending a university with such high additional fees, this will create an even larger deficit for SSAF to bridge the gap. Without increased enrollment, state budget cuts become just another problem on a long list of financial struggles for UNO. The Driftwood supports SG’s efforts and appreciates the transparency of the plan so that students know exactly where their money is going, but we think $384 may be too much of a burden to bear for some students. How much of that money will directly benefit all students, and not just a select few? The general student body was not involved in the creation of the SSAF, or its allocation, and in its current state, the fee is an all-ornothing vote. It is concerning that SG has not allowed room to make changes to the SSAF to address student concerns and change the fee accordingly. As a result SG must work to convince students the SSAF (in its current form) is the best option for the university. We propose a more modest amount be introduced, starting just with the academic fee, and allowing students to vote on other key points, increasing transparency from the
beginning of the process, rather than the middle or even end. We think SG’s intentions are good but wish there was an alternative that is feasible to implement and be fair to all students, not just the ones that will directly benefit from the surplus in cash. It’s not fair that it has come to this- students having to pay extraneous fees just for simple things such as campus beautification or building and equipment maintenance. While it feels like a noble idea to create a large amount of money free for student-controlled usage,
students are left feeling like they are the ones responsible for funding mismanagement at the university and state levels. If state legislators and UNO administrators see that students are willing to pick up the slack, what is to stop them from continuing down the same path of leaving students with more and more to compensate for? We encourage students to bring their questions and concerns to the remaining SSAF panels for more information regarding the proposal before voting on April 28-29.
Letter to the Editor
My name is Chloé Valdary and I am the president of Allies of Israel. I read your piece regarding our protest in the paper this past week, { E d i tors note: The article ran in issue 21.} and I am requesting that you edit or submit an updated correction regarding the description of our types of protest. We are categorically NOT “anti-Palestinian” and do not put on “anti-Palestinian” events. Indeed, one of the reasons why we protested Norman Finklestein, apart from being anti-Semitic is that he makes excuses for war crimes that regimes such as Hamas commits -- against Palestinians. We recently launched a petition to divest from the Palestinian Authority precisely because they steal money from the Palestinian population and often imprison political dissidents and other minorities in the Palestinian community. Moreover, my friend Maor and I were not, as reported, escorted out by the police. Only Igor was and this misrepresentation can bear badly on our record for the future. So, please, in the next publication of the Driftwood, publish these corrections. Thank you for your time.
THE DRIFTWOOD UNODriftwood
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April 15 Books and Brownies, a used book sale and bake sale will be held from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. on the 4th floor on the UNO Library. Free admission. Sponsored by the Friends of the UNO Library to support the Library and raise funds for a server to access worldwide priceless records of the Louisiana Supreme Court dating from 1813 entrusted to UNO. April 16 A Jean Brainard Boebel Memorial Lecture will take place at 6 p.m. in Kirschman Hall. The lecture is being hosted by Dr. Stephanie Ryberg-Webster. April 17 The 2015 NWP Urban Sites
Network Conference is a two-day event from April 17-18, breakout sessions by urban teachers from other states, such as Oregon and Missouri, on the theme of “Students Write Our Cities.” The conference is presented by WriteFest, for more details and registration, visit GNOWP.org. April 18 Theta Xi Fraternity will be hosting their Dare 2 Dodge dodgeball tournament in the Recreational and Fitness Center at noon in support of Habitat for Humanity. Contact dgaeta@uno.edu for more info. Alpha Xi Delta will host its 2nd annual Xi Man competition, a male pageant open to all student organizations that benefits Alpha Xi Del-
ta’s philanthropy, Autism Speaks. April 24 Genshi-Game-On! 2015 Video Game Competition from 5 -11p.m. Tournaments focused are Super Smash Brawl, Halo: Reach, and League of Legends 1v1 (WiFi capable laptop required). Fee required for entry, discounts for pre-registration. Free play room also available. Multiple prizes sponsored by Tubby&Coo’s, GameStop, Go4Games, etc. Contact unogenshiken@uno. edu for details or more information.
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First Year Experience helps students make a smooth transition into college life Coreyiel Ellis Driftwood Staff
Since opening its doors Summer 2012, First Year Experience has watched the student retention rate increase. FYE helps students develop their time management and study skills to create a successful second-year. Nicole Ralston, Coordinator of University Success and Student Success Counselor at FYE, said, “The purpose of FYE is to basically transition students throughout their first year to make sure they’re being successful and ultimately retained.” FYE offers a variety of resources to first-year students to help them succeed, which are listed on their website uno.edu/fye. “We’re an office with an extensive list of programs,” said Ralston, “All of the programs are designed to help the students maximize their first year, connecting them to faculty, connecting them to each other, getting them some success skills, and just basically making sure they feel comfortable and getting them to stay. We also have a Student Success Center.” Anyone attending UNO for the first time is encouraged to utilize the resources provided by FYE. Ralston said, “When we say first year students, we mean traditional first-year, adult students, returning students and transfer students. So, anyone that starts their first year at UNO.” FYE offers coaching to students who want to see improvement in their GPA. “We do success coaching with students where students can meet with us one-on-one and we help them work through their goals through individualized success plans,” said Ralston. “Students who go through our success coaching program always see an increase in their GPA at the end of the semester.” Within three years of being in service, FYE has gained fans in faculty, staff and students. Ralston said, “It was a little slow
in the first couple months but now we’re well established on campus. Even when they get admitted they get emails from us starting to chat about different things to look forward to. Also, because faculty and staff and various offices on campus now know who we are, they’re referring a lot of students to us and talking about our services and inviting us to come into their classes and chat at events. I think we’re definitely known on campus now as the office that will help you out if you’re confused or struggling with something.” FYE evaluates first-year students performance mid-semester and at the end. “Through our various assessments, we assess students at the eight week point of the semester and at the end of the year their first year,” said Ralston. “[FYE has gotten] all very positive results.” Academic boot camp, Common Read Program, Start Strong Fest, Pizza With a Professor, Wake Up Wednesday and Strengthsquest are all popular programs and events that FYE facilitates. FYE also runs University Success 1001, a course that identifies and strengthens students’ talents. Ralston said, “All of the first year students take Strengthsquest, which is an assessment on their top five talents or strengths and they go through a series of facilitations to help build on their strengths in the UNIV 1001 course.” Since the start of FYE in 2012, UNO has seen an increase in its first to second year retention rate. “We have seen a significant increase in the first-to-second year retention rate at UNO,” said Mike Hoffshire, Coordinator of University Success and Student Success Counselor at FYE. Hoffshire said, “In 2012 when we started our first-time, full-time student retention rate was 65 percent, which is pretty low compared to national averages. This past academic year that percentage is now at 69 percent. And I will say, it cannot all be contributed by any means to first
photo by Traven Stout Student Success Counselor Cat Polivoda is prepared to assist students adusting to their first year.
year experience. But I think that it is making a difference in helping with the culture.” There are obstacles that first-year students all face. “The issues that we’re seeing a lot of is struggling with time management, study skills, and financial literacy,” said Hoffshire. “Those three are the recurring themes that we see every semester.” Students that take advantage of the resources offered by FYE build lasting connections with the counselors. “[The FYE staff] all are educat-
ed with Master’s degrees in Student Affairs, Student Development, Leadership Training, so we have a working knowledge of some of the issues and transition issues that students are going to face,” said Hoffshire. “We get to serve as a point of connection for first year students.” Hoffshire said, “A lot of times if you’re coming to an institution for the first time, you may not know where to go, what to start, which campus office or resources does what, so those students we’re building relationships with often feel
comfortable coming back [with questions].” In addition to helping first-year students transition into college, FYE offers continued help to the students as they advance in their college careers. Hoffshire said, “A lot of times our sophomore, juniors and seniors will still continue that connection. We always help as much as we can. Our doors are always open in this hallway.”
Honors Council’s “Clean the Lake” project a success Sidhant Mahat
Contributing Reporter The Pontchartrain lakefront has always been an integral part of campus life at the University of New Orleans. When the UNO Honors Council organized the Clean the Lake event, it was met with enthusiasm and swift course of action. Students from different colleges spent Friday, April 10 along the
lakefront area picking up trash off the shores and leaving the lakefront looking spotless. The event, which has been going on for several years, was a success with more than 60 individuals spending time together as a team for a good cause. “It is a beautiful day,” said Connie Chung, a senior HRT major, “You are spending a beautiful day outdoors and doing the community good.” Many volunteers were also feeling the same. No good deed
photo by Tiffany Malasteta UNO Honors Council hosted the annual Clean the Lake event.
goes unnoticed, and a member of the Orleans Levee District stopped by and told a group of students how much he appreciated the volunteers for their time and effort. Freshman Susie Diaz Ferrera said that she had a very good time. “There was not as much trash as I was expecting, and that made me really proud,” she said. Sophomore Krishna Shah, biology major, expressed that he felt there was more trash on campus grounds rather than the lakefront, a sentiment expressed by many other participants as well. Several participants also stated that the campus area was not clean, and despite UNO being a Tobacco-Free Campus, there were cigarette butts lying all around. The volunteers, in their concern of debris over campus grounds, wished there were more cleaning events that not only focused on the Lakefront area, but on campus as well. The idea was conjured and met with enthusiasm as students enjoyed their pizza after a day of hard
photo by Tiffany Malasteta Student volunteers spent the day cleaning Lake Ponchartrain.
work. Emily Brocato, president of the Honors Council, said the Honors Council hopes to offer more community service opportunities in the
future and that “there can never be enough service events. It is important that everyone plays their part and gives back to their community.”
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Students struggle with New Orleans public transportation system Krystal Dumas Driftwood Staff
Students who live on campus struggle with the lack of 24-hour public transportation to and from UNO through New Orleans’ public transportation system, Regional Transit Authority (RTA). Students find fulfilling their daily needs difficult, such as buying groceries or running errands, while living on campus. The nearest gro-
cery store is Rouses, which is a 22 minute walk and a six minute bus ride from campus. Students can take the RTA 60 bus and get off at the Franklin St. stop to go to Rouses. This bus arrives at the UNO campus 11 times a day, almost once every hour, from 6:17 a.m. to 6:36 p.m. on weekdays. The RTA 60 does not run on weekends, forcing students with no other means of transportation to either take the 22 minute walk or try to find a ride.
Freshman Kira Orleans lives on campus and has a car, but she prefers to use the RTA for financial reasons. Orleans said, “Nothing’s wrong with taking the bus and it’s cheaper than buying gas, but I usually suck it up and take my own car or get a ride to the store, because I always end up having to go on the weekends.” Sophomore Meara McNitt lives on campus and struggles with RTA when venturing off campus at night. “The buses stop running at a
certain point in the night, which is super inconvenient for students wishing to go out. A bus is the most affordable way to get home safely after a night out, and it isn’t even an option after 11 p.m., when most people are just going out, not coming home,” said McNitt. On weekdays, the RTA 55 Elysian Fields bus, which takes students downtown, arrives at the school twice an hour from 6:05 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. During the weekend the bus arrives at the university less frequently, arriving once every hour. The last stop to the UNO campus is at 10:42 p.m. UNO students who stay out past 12:00 a.m. can’t rely on RTA for transportation. Their options are limited to sharing a cab or carpooling with someone else. McNitt and Orleans expressed their frustration with the RTA system and the changes they hope the RTA might make in the future. Orleans said, “The only thing I would change about the RTA is their hours, but everything else is fine.” McNitt said, “I just wish it were free with our student IDs and that it ran more often.” There are other students, like sophomore Mike Hunt, who lives off campus but uses the RTA to travel back and forth, who have expressed that the current bus system is fine just as it is. Hunt said, “I travel to and from [campus] with no problems and the current bus system works fine to me.”
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Privateers still searching for first April win Nigel Washington Sports Editor
A tough month of April road games continued for the UNO baseball team as they were swept against Northwestern State (20-15, 12-5 SLC) in their weekend series. The sweep now gives the squad a seven-game losing streak, the longest losing streak of the season. Games one and two were close matchups as no more than two runs decided the score for each game. A three-run opening inning for the Privateers (11-24, 2-13 SLC) in
game one wasn’t enough as the Demons roared back in the fifth inning with two-runs and capped off the comeback with a three-run inning in the ninth to sneak by 5-4. In the second game both teams traded runs in the first five innings. Northwestern State had the advantage with a two-run third inning. After the fifth inning, with the Demons leading 4-3, UNO couldn’t put anything on the board for the remainder of the game. Even though the Privateers recorded 10 hits to Northwestern State’s five, they were unable to come back and
dropped the series to a 5-3 score. The final game of the series did not go well for UNO. After a 4-2 Northwestern State lead through the first five innings, Northwestern exploded in the sixth and seventh inning, scoring a combined nine runs. The run-rule ended the game and the series after the seventh inning with a 13-3 score. The Privateers will finish out their nine-game road trip with matchups against Jackson State (21-14, 10-5 SWAC) on April 14 and Southern University (22-23) on April 15.
photo courtesy of UNO Athletics Alexia Fortenberry placed 7th in the hundred meter hurdles at the McNeese State Springtime Classic.
UNO Track and Field continue to shine Nigel Washington Sports Editor
The UNO Track and Field team continued to shine as they traveled back to Lake Charles on Saturday for the McNeese State Springtime Classic. At the McNeese Invitational on March 14, the team ran well with multiple top-10 finishes and against a slew of in-state schools. Both the men and women’s competitors continued the trend at Lake Charles that ended in another great day for the team. The Lady Privateers seized the day as well with a pair of first place finishes for the day. Sophomore Fadeke Adeola earned first in the women’s high jump with her 1.65-meter jump. Another first place performance came from junior Callie Wilcox with a 12:05.24 time in the 3000-meter steeple. In addition, the Lady Privateers also saw themselves place in the top-10 throughout the day. For the 100-meter dash sophomore Alexia Fortenberry earned seventh while teammate and fellow sophomore Chelise Brown finished four spots behind. Junior LaKayla LaFrance and sophomore Mikayla Barber both competed well in the 100-meter and 400-meter hurdles respectively. LaFrance, with a time of 15.22, earned fourth while Barber’s 1:02.13 put her in second place. It wasn’t just the runners who shined for the women’s side, however, as the women’s team contin-
ued their success even off the track. Following Adeola and her top finish was sophomore Farydah Inoussa who placed fourth in the high jump. With a 3.20-meter jump, sophomore Daigle Bailey came in third place in the pole vault event and Inuoussa rounded out the women’s side with a fourth place finish in the shot put event. For the men’s side it was sophomores Michael Batson, Clayton O’Callaghan and Jared Robertson who all had the highest place among the Privateer men in any event with third place finishes in the 1,500-meter run, 5,000-meter run and 3,000-meter steeple respectively. Along with those third place finishes, the Privateers saw junior Constant Pretorious finish fifth in the 200-meter dash with a 21.90 time. Sophomore Edmund Pine was a spot behind Batson in the 1,500-meter run with a fourth place time while O’Callaghan was eighth in the event. Federico Machado joined O’Callaghan in the 5,000-meter run and his 17:34.04 time was good enough for fifth place to round out the day for the men. The UNO Track and Field team will have a busy weekend; first they will travel to Baton Rouge for the LSU Alumni Gold on Friday and then travel to Hammond for the Southeastern Invitational on Saturday.
Junior Chaz Boyer takes a swing at the Northwestern State pitch this past weekend.
photo courtesy of UNO Athletics
Sports Wrap-up Nigel Washington Sports Editor
Men’s Tennis The UNO men’s tennis team played their last matches at the University Tennis Center for the season, beating Alcorn State and Jackson State. Against Jackson State on Thursday, the Privateers were given the doubles point due to a delay, and then followed it with four singles victories to earn a 5-0 win for the day. A 4-0 victory against Alcorn State the next day pushed the Privateers record to 9-9. Next the team will travel to
face Incarnate Word this Thursday. Women’s Tennis The Lady Privateers (12-9) beat Jackson State and Alcorn at the University Tennis Center. On Thursday the team faced Jackson State and controlled the Lady Tigers to a 5-0 score. The next day they faced Alcorn State and won by a 4-1 score. Next up for the team is a road trip to Southeastern Louisiana April 14. Sand Volleyball The UNO sand volleyball team played its last match at Coconut beach this season as they fell to Tulane twice on April 7. A 5-0 score was the result for
both matches of the day. With the season nearly over, the squad hopes to end on a high note to end their very first season. The Lady Privateers will travel to Monroe to face UL-Monroe on April 4 before ending the season at LSU for the Battle on the Bayou this weekend. Women’s Basketball On April 12, freshman guard Randi Brown was named to the All-Louisiana third-team. The last Lady Privateer to earn All-Louisiana honors was Brittany Helm in 2009-10. Last month Brown was awarded with Southland Freshman of the Year honors.
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Staff Picks Coreyiel Ellis Driftwood Staff
Album: It’s been a few months since its release but I am still listening to Big Sean’s latest album, Dark Sky Paradise. The album, executively produced by Kanye West, offers a variety of sounds including trap as on the song titled “Paradise” and rap mixed with R&B and pop, heard on “Play No Games” and “Research”. Big Sean’s lyrics are sophisticated, clever and sometimes funny. There is so much diversity in each song that I haven’t tired of it months later.
Instead of paying attention in class I’m calculating what the lowest grade I need to get on my final to pass. New Drinking Game: Take a shot
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Be different, create, explore, and chance.
PSA: The Easter candy is now on sale. I repeat, easter candy is on sale.
What’s the difference between a dirty bus stop and a crawfish with breast implants? Ones a crusty bus station and the other is a busty crustacean.
Keep going everyone the semester is almost over.
I accepted your friend request not a marriage proposal.
Imagine a world where clothes were never invented, and we weren’t so afraid of the human body.
If I’m up at 2:15 a.m. you can pretty much guarantee I’m thinking about pizza.
UNO Internet is so slow that it will be faster for me to go to Google
College success of not, you can still have a happy life without a degree.
Anyone else having trouble finding courses to enroll in for fall?
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How do you make holy water? You boil the hell out of it.
try for any pizza lover. Offering wood-fired pizza and a wide variety of beer, this is the perfect chill spot. It’s also a great option for patio dining now that it’s warm outside.
TV Show: “The Following” follows the story of a killer cult and its leader. The show is now in its third season and there are surprises around every corner. The show is simultaneously creepy, scary and exciting. The Monday night show will keep you on the edge of your seat and have you loving Mondays instead of hating them.
Bradford Willingham’s Skull = Quinoa is on display at the UNO Fine Arts Gallery. photo by Grant Campbell
FREE LUNCH ON THURSDAYS Served from 11:00 until 1:30
The Chapel of the Holy Comforter (Episcopal Ministry to SUNO and UNO)
2220 LAKESHORE DRIVE, RIGHT ACROSS ELYSIAN FIELDS FROM UNO’S MAIN CAMPUS Restaurant: As a pizza fanatic, I’m hard to impress. Wood Pizza Bistro and Taphouse, located in the Warehouse District at 404 Andrew Higgins Dr., is worth a
No sermon, just good company VEGANS AND VEGETARIANS DON’T GO AWAY HUNGRY!
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