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Vol. 95, No. 13 January 31, 2019
LU GETS SAFETY UPGRADE Campus improves lighting, crossings
LiveSafe app helps students feel secure Rachel Hellums UP contributor
Lamar University has adopted LiveSafe, a new safety app specifically designed for college campuses to create a safe college experience. “We had an app called MyPD before,” Daniel McLemore, associate director of marketing and communications, said. “It was a contact info kind of app, but it didn’t have Watch Me Walk or notifications, so it was lacking in some areas that we were hoping to improve.” LiveSafe allows users to contact LUPD, and also to contact facilities and maintenance as well as IT. “Sometimes you’re walking around and realize a little piece of concrete fell off a column or
something,” McLemore said. “Students can snap a photo of it immediately and it goes to the LUPD dispatch, and then they can issue a work order to have something repaired.” The app allows users to report suspicious or dangerous activity. “Let’s say they see an assault case or something else going on,” McLemore said. “They can grab their phone and start sending that to LUPD discreetly. We had to have the ability for students to send something anonymously, too.” LiveSafe features include “Watch Me Walk” and “Watch A Friend Walk” programs. The features allow individuals to be monitored as they move around campus.
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Zachary Mosteller, Vidor junior, above, crosses the street by the Maes Building on Rolfe Christopher Drive, Jan 24. Lamar University has added flashing cross walk signs along Rolfe Christopher. Junior Jonathan Reyes, left, checks out the new LiveSafe on-campus security app in the Setzer Student Center, Jan. 28.
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Dennis Kiel, Dishman Art Museum director, talks about the ‘Dream Weavers’ exhibit, featuring the work of Beaumont-native Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo.
Dishman exhibit showcases artwork by Bell, Vallejo Sierra Kondos UP staff writer
The Dishman Art Museum is hosting “Dream Weavers,” an exhibition of work by Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo, through March 1. The duo, who are internationally renowned for their illustrations will present a gallery talk, Feb. 15, at 5:30 p.m., followed by a free reception from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the museum, “A consistent theme in all of my paint-
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ings is the personal dignity and empowerment of the subject, whether the subject is a person, animal or creature,” Beaumont-native Bell said in an email interview. “It’s been a subject of introspection throughout my life, and has deep and important meaning to me. It’s a wish of mine that all beings could have the gift of their own dignity and empowerment.”
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Steltzner to lecture about Mars rover Cade Smith UP staff writer
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In addition to the LiveSafe app, Lamar University’s facilities and maintenance has installed improved lighting and crosswalk features. “There are 18 lights that were installed along Rolfe Christopher, and there will be more installed with the new project for the G-2 parking lot and Iowa Street,” David Martin, interim associate vice president, facilities management, said. Students will also notice the flashing crosswalk signs. “If you look down Rolfe Christopher you’ll see all the crosswalk signs have yellow flashers all the way around them,” Sgt. Jarrod Samford, public information officer at LUPD, said. “They have solar powered batteries on top of them and you definitely see there’s a crosswalk.” During Christmas break, new Blue Light emergency phones were connected around campus. “Additionally, we have installed 39 new Blue Light
Adam Steltzner, NASA rocket scientist and chief engineer of Mars 2020, will present a lecture as part of Lamar University’s Academic Lecture Series, Tuesday, 7:30-8:30 p.m., in the Live Oak Ballroom of the Setzer Student Center. The event is hosted by the College of Engineering. “Adam Steltzner is the lead engineer of the ‘Curiosity’ Mars rover build,” Erin Lovelady, director of Outreach and Student Services, said. “The talk will mainly focus on the engineering aspect of how he and his team got to the point of launching ‘Curiosity’.” Lovelady said that it took Steltzner and his team nine years before they launched ‘Curiosity’ in 2012. “Steltzner and his team were part of designing, testing and inventing the ‘sky crane,’” she said. “The talk will also discuss the leadership it took to launch the rover to Mars and the camaraderie that developed between the team. After they got the rover together, it took about eight to nine months to get it to Mars.” As well as being a rocket scientist,
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Steltzner is also the author of “The Right Kind of Crazy: A True Story of Teamwork, Leadership and High Stakes Innovations,” that focuses on the unique strategies and perspectives it takes to break through the seemingly impossible. “When we went to work with the committee on choosing who to give See NASA page 2
REDtalk to address critical thinking, study strategies Eleanor Skelton UP contributor
REDtalks are Lamar University’s play on the popular TED talks and the first of the semester is set for 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. today on the sixth floor of Gray Library. “REDtalk speakers are students, faculty or staff,” Kelly Williams, LU success and REDtalk coordinator, said. Today’s talk is titled “Thinking for College Success” and will be presented
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by students Kara Ficken and Donna Fleming, LU Success partners. “It’s about being aware of yourself as a learner or problem solver,” Williams said. “It’s something to apply to all of your classes as a college student.” Williams, who has been REDtalk coordinator since fall 2016, said REDtalks are usually discussion-based and sometimes include activities. “This REDtalk is going to be very See THINKING page 2
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emergency phones,” Martin said. “These phones are cellular and solar powered, enhancing the overall reliability of the older phones they are replacing.” Samford said the old phone lines were 1980s technology. “The old white pole lines were phone driven, which means they actually had
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phone lines ran to them,” he said. “There are some really large oak trees around campus that love to grow through power lines. We were always having connectivity issues with those things, constantly having to rerun lines and patch things.” For more information visit www. lamar.edu/campussafety.
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the talk, we wanted someone who was more dynamic and not just engineering specific,” Lovelady said. “We wanted someone that could talk and discuss more leadership aspects, and we believe that Dr. Steltzner was the person who could show that leadership. “Also, because of his engineering background, (he could) bring in that extra input.” Lovelady said the lecture will be beneficial to students who are interested in engineering and leadership, but also
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has relevance to a wider audience. “‘Curiosity’ is currently digging on Mars as we speak, and arrived in 2012 so it is more current to students,” she said. “Steltzner will actually go back on the team to get the rover back to Earth and evaluate its progress thus far. I highly recommend that anyone who seeks better leadership skills from another perspective should attend this lecture.” For more information, call 8808174, or email lovelady@lamar.edu.
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interactive,” she said. Last semester’s average attendance for REDtalks was 60 students, Williams said, with the largest audience being 87 students. Refreshments will be available. “We’ll also have Frito pies. Snacks are always good, right?” Williams said. The next REDtalk is scheduled for Feb. 13 and will focus on creating connections and building relationships with others. Speaker Nechele McClinton, assistant director of residence life, will dis-
cuss leadership skills and communicating as a leader, both in student organizations and beyond college, Williams said. “We provide surveys to attendees,” she said. “Some of the words students have used to describe REDtalks in the past have been ‘informative’ and ‘engaging.’ “We want all REDtalks to provide information that helps students meet their academic goals or professional goals.” For more information, visit www.lamar. edu /redtalks.
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New payment plan introduced for spring Olivia Malick UP managing editor
Lamar introduced a new payment plan option for the spring 2019 semester to make it easier for students to pay for classes. Previously, students were required to pay 50 percent of their total student balance by the beginning of the semester but now only have to pay 25 percent. The option to pay the full amount upfront is still available as are emergency options. The remaining 75 percent of the total balance will be split into three equal payments throughout the semester. The following are the due dates for the spring 2019 semester payments. Jan. 17-25 percent of total bill (down-payment) Feb. 13-25 percent of total bill (first installment) March 13-25 percent of total bill (second installment) April 13-25 percent of total bill (third installment) The aforementioned payment plan will apply to subsequent semesters for students who choose to enroll in it. During the summer term, 50 percent of the total balance is due before the term begins. A $20 non-refundable enrollment fee is assessed for enrollment into the installment plan. A $15 late fee for each missed payment date will be assessed, but students will not have their classes canceled. All previous semester balances must be paid prior to enrollment. The payment plan will recalculate as charges increase or decrease due to schedule change. For students receiving financial aid, financial aid cannot be used to assist with enrollment into the payment plan until it is disbursed 10 days prior to the first day of classes. For more information, contact the cashiering office at 880-8390, or cashiering@lamar.edu.
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Jan. 31
Coffee & Connect Eighth floor, Gray Library 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Jan. 31
REDtalks presents: Thinking for College Success Sixth floor, Gray Library 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Jan. 31
The Art of Social Media Etiquette Professional Development Event Executive Event Center, Wayne A. Reaud Building, first floor 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Lecture Recital featuring Chris Madden Rothwell Recital Hall 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Academic Lecture Series presents NASA rocket scientist Adam Steltzner Live Oak Ballroom, Setzer Student Center 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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History in Motion series presents “La Bamba” Discussion led by Julio Delgado Dishman Art Museum auditorium 5:30 p.m.
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LU Men’s Basketball vs. Abilene Christian Montagne Center 7 p.m.
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Not home for the holidays Journalists spend time apart from families for assignments
My Christmas started around 5:30 a.m., but I wasn’t getting up early for Santa. I was in the middle of working 13 days straight, usually working an eight-hour shift at two jobs every day, averaging 16-17 hours a day. Being a young journalist in a small town isn’t easy. Although the New York Times and Washington Post have been describing this period in our history “the golden age of journalism” with investigative articles reminiscent of Water-
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gate being written about the Trump administration, working as a journalist still means tight deadlines, long hours and filling in for staffing shortages. I write online content for a TV station and I’m also a barista at a coffee shop. My best friend and I went to see friends and family in Colorado before the holidays because I knew both of my jobs would be understaffed between Christmas and New Year’s. My days began before 6 a.m. and ended after 11 p.m. I took as many naps as possible between shifts and during lunch breaks. But getting five hours or less of sleep every night for that long takes a toll on one’s mental health. For one thing, it made me less tolerant of coworkers’ bull. One of my fellow baristas told me three different times that we were out of eggnog for lattes. I started typing “out of eggnog” into the custom section on each sticker, even for drinks that didn’t come with eggnog. It was my way of telling him
that I knew we were out, that he didn’t need to keep reminding me over and over. I was trying to make a joke out of it. Unfortunately, it just made him angry. I didn’t have much patience for petty behavior and I ended up being petty back because when I’m that sleep deprived, I don’t have a filter anymore. Dealing with the public during the holidays means customers are petty, too. One older lady came through the drive-through one night, asking if she could get a free red cup with her holiday beverage. “I’m so sorry, we ran out at 9:30 a.m.,” I said, just like I’d been telling everyone else. “Would you still like one of our new lattes?” I could see her on the drivethrough camera. She sat silent in her car, staring forward. My shift supervisor came over and asked her if she’d like anything else. “No!” she said. “I just want to pout.” She crossed her arms angrily like a toddler, not like someone who had to be over 50.
We let her sit there and fume until she was ready to order because we didn’t know what else to do. But working two jobs during the holidays wasn’t all stress. I took two huge grocery bags full of leftover pastries to a soup kitchen on Christmas Eve. The people standing in the cold outside told me they were excited to have food they could not normally buy. At the same time, I shot video on my iPhone of volunteers preparing sack lunches for those in need on the holidays. This ended up being a VOSOT — the sound byte and video that runs behind the anchor’s voiceover in a newscast. I drove over to Christmas Eve service at my church between shifts, savoring an hour to just sit and enjoy the music while also shooting video of the candle lighting to message back to the station for the 6 p.m. show. After work, I tiptoed into the back of a Catholic cathedral’s midnight mass and closed my eyes for the Hallelujah chorus.
The moment felt sacred. But on Christmas Day back in the newsroom, I heard more domestic disturbances than usual over the police scanner and I covered three homes or apartment complexes that caught fire, both overnight and that morning. Just because it was a holiday didn’t mean every family was celebrating in harmony like a classic Hallmark movie. But I heard one of the first responders thanked everyone else who was working on Christmas over the radio Christmas morning for their dedication and service to the community. And then just as suddenly as it began, New Year’s Day arrived, the last day of the work streak. I’d worked around 120 hours in 12 days. I collapsed into bed and slept at least 10 hours for the next several days. Now school is back in session and I’m still working two jobs, taking classes and writing for the college paper. But this is the career I have chosen, and my favorite kind of work.
the weekends, we go to Central Mall, Walmart and HEB. If you’re not getting something you want on campus, food or clothing wise, you just show up with your student ID and we take you. Instead of our students waiting outside for the shuttle to show back up, they can actually see when the shuttle is coming back. It’s a good safety thing for the students.” Parents are encouraged to download the app, too, McLemore said. “Currently, unless you give us your parent’s information, we don’t have a way of getting in contact with them,” he said. “But this is a way that a parent can go and download the app
and register as a guest, and have access to all the same safety features that students do. Whenever we send out a notice saying that campus is being closed due to weather conditions or something, the parent can also get that notification, too. That gives them a little peace of mind, especially if it’s parents out of the area — they feel like they’re a little more connected with their student.” McLemore said the LU campus is relatively safe, but things happen and individuals being there for their fellow students is important. “We have a relatively large police force, and a great staff and faculty who are watching
out for students,” he said. “But a lot of what’s important is students watching out for their fellow students and calling attention to things when they see it happen. “It literally is like a community in this app. The more people that are using it, the more beneficial it becomes for the entire student population. You then become the eyes and ears of campus. It shows that you are invested in campus, too. We want our students to be invested with us as much as we are with them.” The LiveSafe app is free and available from the Google Play or App Stores. Registration is through Lamar email.
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“You can actually give someone access to the GPS on your phone,” Sgt. Jarrod Samford, LUPD public information officer, said. “If you’re on Lamar’s network, as far as LiveSafe, you can open that up to somebody that you feel secure giving your GPS to. You can add or remove who you want to. It opens up a map and they can actually see you walking from the building going to your vehicle as a dot.” Notifications that the campus is shut down or classes are canceled will be sent through the app, as well as instructions on what to do for any emergency procedure. “So if we have to cancel class because it snows randomly or
hurricane-type stuff, we need to be able to reach students quickly and this system does that,” McLemore said. “But it also integrates with the current system we have which is Blackboard Connect, so when we send out a message it goes to phone calls and text messages, and then it goes through this app through the push notifications, too.” Students who use the shuttle or live on campus, will be able to access routes, times and GPS location of the shuttle as a dot on a map. “Not only does it show you the route that the shuttle is on, it shows you where the shuttle is right now,” Samford said. “On
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Campus Diamond College of Education celebrates 60th anniversary Claire Robertson UP contributor
The College of Education and Human Development will host its 60/30 anniversary party Friday, 6 p.m. in the Setzer Student Center Ballroom. The celebration will celebrate 60 years since the inception of the College of Education, and 30 years as the College of Education and Human Development. Mandy Arceneaux, associate director of marketing relations, has been planning the celebration since March 2017. “Dean (Robert) Spina said to me, ‘I don’t know how long we’ve been around. As a dean, I feel like I should know that. Can you find that out?’ And I said ‘Sure,’” she said. “So I went to the library archives and worked with Penny Clark, who is the archivist here at Lamar, and with her expertise, she helped me find that the college was indeed formed in 1959. I reported back to Dean Spina and said, ‘1959,’ and he said we should have a party because 60 years should be celebrated. “The purpose is literally to have a party and just to celebrate.” The invitation-only event is
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The College of Education is celebrating the 60th anniversary since its inception in 1959. Simultaneously, the College of Education and Human Development is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
designed to not feel like an academic event, Arceneaux said. “We’re just celebrating the fact that we’ve been around 60 years and have had tremendous growth,” she said. Dessert will be provided by students from the culinary arts department. Eight different awards will be given out during the event. Randy Best, founder and chairman of Academic Partnerships, has been named recipient of the College Award, which will be presented by LU President Kenneth Evans. “They have done a fantastic job growing our online presence,” Arceneaux said. “I mean, Lamar has 15,000 students, and 8,000 of them are online. We have a big online population and most of that is due to Academic Partnerships.” The college will award the first Lena May Francis Staff Award to a current staff member, chosen by submissions
from staff. “The committee came up with that title, and it’s named after a long-term staff member of the college for over 41 years,” Arceneaux said. “She just retired in 2014, and the committee decided to name the award after her because she was a well-known and well-loved staff member. It was pretty unanimous.” Francis will be in attendance and the award will be presented by Rebecca Weinbaum, associate dean. The Ruth Olcott Award will be given to a current faculty member. The award is named after the founding dean of the college, and will be presented by James Marquart, provost and vice president of academic affairs. “(Olcott) was in place when it went from being a School of Education to the College of Education,” Arceneaux said. “And so we named the faculty award
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after her.” Five Crystal Star awards will be given to prominent alumni. The awardees were chosen by their former departments based on criteria developed by the college. “All of our success stems from the incredible work and dedication of the college and the roads it has paved for all of us in the past,” Angelica Figueroa, president of the College of Education dean’s student advisory council, said. After the ceremony, entertainment will be provided by the Backyard Cowboys. The Backyard Cowboys are a local band including Brett Welch, director of the doctoral program of the department of academic leadership. Attendees will include honorees, superintendents and principals from Region 5 schools, college faculty and staff, deans and executives on campus, special guests and col-
lege donors. Looking to the future, the College of Education and Human Development is developing an alumni network, Arceneaux said. The network will allow alumni in different areas of the state to stay connected to the college. “If there’s someone up in Dallas who’s an alum, and they agree to be part of this network, then they agree not only to support Lamar, but Lamar has agreed to continue to support their endeavors as a professional,” Arceneaux said. “The idea is that there are partners throughout the state that continue to build relationships with the community.” The college is also initiating a Cardinal Center, which will partner with district superintendents and support them with resources such as speakers and workshops. For more on the college, visit www.lamar.edu/education.
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Beautician and the border wall Be wary of sharing political views with strangers I had the good fortune of finding a talented brow technician, and I never want her to leave my life. A brow technician is a beauty professional that can tweeze, wax, thread, tint, or any combination of these eyebrow treatments. For the sake of this story and her privacy, I will refer to her as “Christy.” I met Christy when she was working at a department store brow bar, and I have loyally followed her through her journey to open her own salon. She plays an important role in my beauty routine — she makes me feel like I have Cara Delevingne’s eyebrows when I was naturally blessed with a Bert from Sesame Street look. We have a nice routine during my appointments, we fill each other in about our lives since we’ve seen each other, and I try to pretend that waxing does not hurt. At my last appointment, we had a lot of catching up to do since the holidays. I am reclined, spotlight on my face, hot wax is on my brow, and Christy asks, “So, what do you think of this government shut down?” We don’t normally speak about politics, so I was surprised when she introduced the topic. She probably asked me this because I am studying journalism, so I pay close attention to national stories. But I did not give her a professional or intelligent response. I started humming awkwardly and said, “Oh man…, I don’t know where you stand on this issue.” I know her family immigrated from Mexico, but that doesn’t necessarily mean she is not in favor of the Republican plan for border security including a $5.7 billion wall. At the time of writing, Congress still has not reached an agreement on border
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security, making this the longest government American shutdown. The most recent news includes Congress voting on two opposing plans: to fund the wall and temporarily protect some immigrant children, or to reopen the government without funding for the wall. It seems like Congress is desperate to make a deal but unable to compromise party priorities. Christy and I chatted briefly about different government employees we knew, currently working without pay. We sympathized with their hardship, and we agreed it is tragic that families are struggling. “Non-essential” government employees, like those working to inspect food, secure airports and enforce the law, are either not working at all or working without pay. These government workers are struggling to provide for their families, turning to food banks and other charities since they have missed two paychecks so far. Christy mentioned she was uncomfortable about the efforts to stop Mexican immigrants, specifically. “Because people are coming from other countries, too,” she said. “Like Asian countries, but no one cares about that.” I spoke too quickly and said that this focus on Mexican immigrants was purposeful, and the dialogue surrounding the reasons why are racist. I know I spoke too candidly because
Christy looked uncomfortable and stopped talking about the shutdown after that. If I could go back to the conversation, I would avoid the controversy. While I feel the president’s proposal is a product of his deeply held ego, that’s not how I want to discuss issues with my friends. I wanted to remind her that the president ran his campaign with the promise that this project would be at no cost to the American people. When Mexico refused to pay for the wall, President Trump said last month that the wall would pay for itself, as a result of new trade agreements. Obviously, this was not true because now he has handed a $5.7 billion bill to Congress and tried to terrify the American people into compliance with a national address calling this a “crisis.” Democrats insist the wall will not work and refuse to fund it. I am concerned that the president seems to be taking notes from my favorite episode of “The Twilight Zone” called “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street.” In that episode, a neighborhood is driven to riot after a child suggests that a power outage could be the result of alien invasion. The similarities are too close — a fear of outsiders invading, neighbor turned against neighbor, and, in the end, they become the very thing they fear. The crisis I am concerned with is that there is an unchecked ego in the White
House that would sacrifice the public’s trust to manufacture and weaponize fear. For what purpose could this serve other than to intimidate Americans into submission? National Public Radio reported 800,000 government workers are without pay. I feel these people are being used as pawns as both sides are lamenting their position, but these workers don’t have the power to restore their own jobs. We need to hold politicians accountable. We must call our representatives and tell them we are not scared — we are empowered. The information is one search engine result away. We are speaking on behalf of our communities which are made great by diversity, and we are voting with these issues in mind. I wish I had not spoken so thoughtlessly in my conversation with Christy. I respect her, I do not know her political leanings, and I worry I wasted the opportunity to discuss our experiences and thoughts. In the future, I want to lead with the facts and supplement with my opinion, instead of putting my foot in my mouth before we had a chance to understand each other. It has been a few weeks since this conversation, almost time to make another appointment. Maybe I’ll get the chance to overcome this awkwardness and learn something new about my friend — because she’s really so good with these brows.
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BLINDED BY ‘BIRDS’ LU Theatre and Dance to present thriller, Feb. 7-10 Vy Nguyen UP staff writer
LU Theatre and Dance will present “The Birds,” Feb. 7-9 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. Ticket prices are $7 for LU and LIT students, $10 for faculty, staff, students and senior citizens and $15 general admission. “The Birds” was written by Connor McPherson and adapted from a short story written by Daphne DuMaurier. It is directed by Joel Grothe, LU associate professor of theatre. The play focuses on a post-apocalyptic Earth where humanity fights for survival against hordes of rogue birds, and the consequences of coexisting with strangers. Grothe said that McPherson, as a playwright, is intrigued in the concept of the supernatural and their presences as it is evident within the play. “The experience of watching the play really gets that across, and it’s present in the script,” he said. “The way he crafts the whole thing, it makes for a unique theatrical experience.” The whole idea is to have the audience experience that supernatural presence like it was in the room with them, he said. “A good performance can be felt before it can be understood,” he added. Grothe said that this version of the play has similar elements compared to Alfred Hitchcock’s version of “The Birds,” having the same plot of birds attacking humanity, but it’s different because it’s based around a couple. “Basically, three people are stuck in a house trying to work out the dynamic between them,” he said. Grothe said that the play surrounds the concept of human relationships and what people do under dire circumstances. “It’s not ‘The Walking Dead,’ but it is the end of the world,” he said. “It’s people learning to adapt to not having electricity, to not knowing what’s going to happen next and having everything taken away from them. “They all have their moments, and any good characters are relatable at some point and full of contrasts,” he said. The main male character, Nat, played by senior Christopher Shroff, suffers from a mental illness, possibly stemming from the unfortunate circumstances he endured. Shroff said he always try to find something in his own life to relate to his characters. “Nat is older than I am, so it can be difficult, but it’s not hard to find something to latch onto, whether it’s just a moral code or the way that he interacts with an-
other person,” he said. “I try to bring that into something that I’ve experienced, or I’ve seen someone else experience that I would be able to make it my own character.” Shroff said that there is some difficulty when it comes to getting into Nat’s headspace. “There are a bunch of birds slamming themselves into the windows, so it can be difficult to wrap your head around being able to think that there’s something going on outside that I’m supposed to be terrified of, but there’s also a conversation going on inside that’s important to the plot of the play,” he said. “I balance both of those, being able to say that there’s tension of what’s going on outside that’s causing the conversation and social issues that’s going on inside to become more tense.” Nat, originally joined by Diane, a writer, played by senior Caitlyn Grammer, is later joined by Julia, played by junior Emily Buesing. Grammer said that Diane is the most grounded character in the play. “Nat has some issues with headaches as he hallucinates when he’s sick, and you can’t decide whether Julia is telling the truth or not,” she said. “For me, a lot of the decisions that Diane makes, make sense to me, like they’re decisions that I would make.” Grammer said that the big theme in the play is paranoia and trust issues. “In a situation like that, where you’re stuck in the same place all day, not knowing the time or day, and what’s true and not true as the passage of time affects you,” she said. “Something like this either brings out the best in you or the worst.” Grothe said that he enjoys bringing this play to life because it’s simple, yet complex at the same time. “I liked the simplicity of it, and I think it tells an interesting story,” he said. “It also gives us a chance to do interesting things with the set designs.” Grothe said that other than directing the play, he appreciates the collaborative process of the production the most. “All of the design work is being basically done by myself and another faculty member,” he said. “We’re sort of creating the whole environment, and I’ve had a few people consult with me on it.” Grothe said that his inspiration for the set came from sculptor Richard Serra, who creates large-scale metal art pieces that changes one’s perspective. “I’m playing with space and I’m playing with perspective,” he said. “The sculpture we have over the stage is built from PVC pipes, originally created for another play that happened a couple of weeks ago.
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LU student Emily Buesing, playing Julia, rehearses her lines for the upcoming play, “The Birds” in the Studio Theatre, Jan. 24. The play will open Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Studio Theatre and run through Feb. 9 with a matinee Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. We decided to keep it and incorporate that, just sort of giving that presence that we need.” Grothe said that most of the set of this play has been done on more realistic sets in the past, but he decided to go with the simple, concentrated and straightforward route for this production. “I wanted to create something not realistic, a setting that can be stripped away and by the end of it, can just be black and white,” he said. There are a few challenges, as any production, Grothe said, but everything is organized and they’re handling themselves just fine.
“It’s all about problem solving and teaching the students how to be creative problem solvers in terms of how they put the play together,” he said. Grothe said that the theater they present is for the Lamar students as it is part of their college experience. “Part of your university experience is being able to participate, work on a production like this, or being audience members and being exposed to something artistically that will open up your mind and horizons to something you have not seen before,” he said. For more information, contact 8808037.
BCP’s ‘Intimate Apparel’ conceals lovers’ secrets REVIEW Cheyenne Ard UP contributor
Saturday afternoon, I watched the Beaumont Community Players’ outstanding and delightfully funny performance of Pulitzer Prize winning author Lynn Nottage’s award-
winning play, “Intimate Apparel.” BCP’s rendition of the play, directed by Julia Rodriguez, is remarkable and the audience was captivated the moment the performers stepped onto the beautifully-decorated stage. “Intimate Apparel” follows an African American seam-
stress, Esther Mills, who creates the eponymous garments for women out of a small room in Manhattan in 1905. When Esther receives a letter out of the blue, romance and betrayal ensues, and six lives are changed forever. The play features an interesting mix of characters portrayed
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Marshey Smith, left, plays Esther Mills, a seamstress who creates women’s garments in Manhattan, and Paul Martin, who plays Mr. Marks, run through the dress rehearsal for “Intimate Apparel,” Jan. 17, at BCP.
by a predominantly black cast. It is refreshing to see a diverse cast on the Southeast Texas stage. The characters are what makes this play refreshingly unique and the cast illustrates these characters wonderfully. Marshey Smith, who plays Esther, is a force to be reckoned with on the stage. She brings Mills timid character to life with impressive attention to detail, down to her voice and dialect, and her work with the sewing machine. Bethany Thomas gives a striking performance as Mayme, a woman of questionable repute. Not only did she deliver each joke flawlessly, she also graced the audience with her incredible vocals as she sang a duet with Smith. Her character is multi-dimensional, and Thomas does an excellent job showing us the baggage that Mayme carries under her brash exterior. T.J. Scott, as George Armstrong, also delivered a strong performance. Scott did an excellent job portraying a character who may not be what he seems, and his Jamaican accent is impressive. The chemistry between Scott and Smith captured the audience’s attention each time he was on the stage. Antionette Kelly as Mrs. Dickson, Brittany Mendoza as Mrs. Van Buren, and Paul Martin as Mr. Marks also give fantastic performances. The costumes are splendid
and reflect the time period and the characters’ standing in society. They reflect the materials Esther buy from the fabric store. It brings the realism of the play to a high level. Along with the costumes, other small details such as the stage layout and the music captured my attention. The incorporation of jazzy music from the early 1900s mixed with contemporary pieces like “Take Me to Church” by Hozier was unusual and refreshing. John Manfredi’s scenic design is visually appealing. The scenes shift from place to place without the need for stagehands and long blackouts, which adds to the intimacy of the play. “Intimate Apparel” makes the audience reflect on the power of love, how love can change people and just how far people will go for love — even false love. My only real problem with the show is I was left wanting more. I spent the better half of my night lying awake trying to figure out what Esther will do next. And that’s the sign of an excellent show. “Intimate Apparel” runs tonight, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. BCP is located at the Betty Greenburg Center for the Performing Arts, 4155 Laurel Ave. For more information, visit beaumontcommunityplayers. com.
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Alumnus heads to AMSET Cacioppo debuts exhibit ‘Happy Accidents,’ today Tiana Johnson UP contributor
Starting today and ending April 14, the Art Museum of Southeast Texas will show the artwork of Lamar University graduate Mike Cacioppo in an exhibition titled “Happy Accidents.” “What does my art aim to say?,” Cacioppo said. “For me it’s that nature is talking to you all the time. “I’ll be driving or walking around, and I will either look at the trees or at the sky and I’ll start thinking, ‘OK, this is saying something to me.’ So I want to then try and project what it’s saying on to the piece of paper. I want to be able to convey those feelings.” The work he is focusing on right now is landscape painting, using the Tyrrell Park Garden Center as a muse. Cacioppo said that while working it makes him feel a part of the landscape, and objects in the paintings have something to tell us. “All year long the trees are telling you something, they change throughout the year and each time they change they’re telling you something,” he said. “Right now, they’re barren but beautiful, but next month you’re going to see them spring out and they’re going to have a whole new coat.” One of the pieces, a painting of a group of trees, called “Family Portrait,” it is the postcard for the show, Cacioppo said it is a happy accident. “I usually do what they call a wet-on-wet technique,” he said. “When you put water color paints on a wet piece of paper they tend to spread, it’s going to be like an explosion on the paper, and sometimes something would occur that I didn’t expect when I was doing the painting.” With watercolor, once one puts the paint down, that’s where it’s going to be, and one can’t make a lot of changes, Cacioppo said. Painters don’t have a lot of control when it’s wet-on-wet, and sometimes it doesn’t go exactly to plan, and even by the end of the painting results are not guaranteed.
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Mike Cacioppo paints at the Tyrrell Park Garden Center, Monday. The Art Museum of Southeast Texas is hosting an exhibition of his watercolors through April 14. “So, what I would do is let it dry, go back the next day, and wipe off the top layer of paint leaving you with the original stain of colors,” he said. “From there you can develop a whole new painting and that to me is part of the happy accident — you took something that was really a loss, and from that you created a whole new painting.” It wasn’t the original focus of the painting, and it’s not what was intended, Cacioppo said, but it’s what works for the painting. “When I was at Lamar, my watercolor professor was Robert O’Neil, and he knew that people didn’t consider water color an easy medium,” Cacioppo said. “He tried to put us at ease by letting us know that even if things do not go right while we are painting, though the painting itself will be an accident, it will be a happy accident.” All the paintings in the show
‘DREAM WEAVERS’ Vallejo began his career as youth in his native Peru. “Art came to me in a very natural way,” he said. “I won a prize in a national competition for high-school artists and the prize was to attend art school for free. I did so and went on from there. As I finished high school and went to college, I thought that I wanted to pursue a career as a physician. Around the same time, I started being requested for freelance artwork for local merchants for advertising art. I decided that art would be my career. As I developed my skills, I was advised by an Amer-
are happy accidents, Cacioppo said, because they turned out to be something wonderful and something he didn’t expect. That’s why he finds watercolor to be a fun medium that he can do a lot with it. “A lot of this is thanks to my art history professor at Lamar, Dr. Lynne Lokensgard,” Cacioppo said. “She would bring art to life and because of her I have the knowledge to do what I can do. Even though all these professors taught me techniques, it was Lynne who taught me the why, the background, the reason, and the inspiration.” The things that everyone needs to realize is that art is all around them even if they don’t realize it, Cacioppo said — it makes everyone’s life so much better. For more information, contact AMSET at 832-3432, or visit www.amset.org.
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ican art director that I should go and follow a career in commercial art in the USA. That finally happened in 1964. So, here I am, 55 years later.” Bell and Vallejo’s art is a combination of women and animals both realistic and mythical. “You would think that this is funny or peculiar,” Vallejo said. “But truly, my dreams inspire my art. Painting and seeing weird situations for my paintings is something quite natural for me.” In a 2010 interview with SFX, the married couple spoke
about their idols and inspiration that intertwined their interests in science fiction and fantasy. “One of my first idols was Tarzan,” Vallejo said in the SFX interview. “I read all the Tarzan books. I used to do these drawings of Tarzan going around with the apes and fighting savage animals and so on. Subsequently I discovered the work of Chelsey Bonestell, as well as J. Allen St. John, who was the classic illustrator for Tarzan. Bell’s interest began in mythology and fairytale inspired art. “Of course I was really influ-
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Dennis Kiel, Dishman Art Museum director and Ironesha Ogletree, graphic design junior, talk about the “Dream Weavers” exhibit at the museum, Jan. 28. The exhibit showcases the work of Beaumont-native Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo.
enced by Boris, but before that I was really interested in the work of Edmund Dulac, and other fairytale artists,” she said in the SFX interview. “These are watercolors so it was a very different kind of thing, but it still had that fantasy use of color and design. “I figure fantasy allows us to use the bodies in a way that we want to in the paintings, it’s so fun to be free when you are creating. Fantasy settings give you freedom. Bell said her painting skills stem from her father, architectural artist Milton Bell, who designed the Plummer Building, among others, on the LU campus. “I’ve been an artist for as long as I can remember, so I would say I was born that way,” she said. “I studied art throughout high school and then at Lamar with Jerry Newman and, later, several other universities. It was when I met Boris, when I was 30, that I decided to take my art seriously and pursue it as a professional career.” Vallejo said that bodybuilding has been his inspiration since he was a teenager and the fit figures in his work reflect the admiration he has for the profession. “As a teenager in Peru, my home country, I was small and weak,” he said. “I got interested in exercise and actually built up to a degree. Not competitive bodybuilder shape, but much more developed than the average teenager around. People that train their bodies hard and enter bodybuilding shows not only have great bodies but know
how to display those bodies.” It was through bodybuilding that the pair met. “Julie was a competitive bodybuilder,” Vallejo said. “She had won many trophies at national contests. She was recommended to me as a model for my paintings by a mutual friend who was a gym owner. She had just won a contest that he organized. We were mutually attracted, and the rest is history.” Bell said she hopes the couple’s work inspires Lamar University students to believe that it’s possible to have a successful career in creating art. “When I was an art student at Lamar, the concept of an artist being able to have a career and actually make a living creating art seemed so mysterious and arcane to me,” she said. “I hope that the LU students will see that Boris and I are just regular people who chose to do the necessary work to make such a dream a reality. Mostly, I just hope they leave feeling the way I do when I see an art exhibit — that they enjoy the artwork and feel inspired to create.” Bell said that the exhibition is dedicated to her father. “My father passed away a few weeks ago,” she said. “I was given the precious and amazing gift of being his daughter. His presence in my life bestowed upon me the qualities that made it possible for me to create my art and, in a million lifetimes, I could never thank him enough.” For more information about the artists, visit www.borisjulie. com. For more on the exhibition, visit www.lamar.edu/dish man.
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In Loving Memory...
Thursday, January 31, 2019 • UNIVERSITY PRESS
Lamar University President Kenneth Evans talks about his wife, Nancy, during a memorial service at the John Gray pond where a bench was dedicated in her memory.
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SGA dedicates bench to former LU First Lady Nancy Evans Abigail Pennington UP contributor
Nancy Evans
Guests and students were invited to join the Student Government Association in formally dedicating the Evans Memorial Bench, in memory of former First Lady Nancy Evans, at the John Gray pond, Tuesday. To honor Evans, SGA partnered with the Lamar Foundation to create a memorial that would last for years to come. SGA president, Madison Marino, worked closely with Nancy Evans and said she is thankful she was able to give back
to Lamar. “We were so thankful to be able to pull all of this together with the help of student engagement and all the other administrators — we had the Lamar Foundation sponsor the bench for us,” she said. Evans was known for her mission to make Lamar a beautiful place for the students to enjoy and took special interest in the John Gray pond, Marino said. “We wanted something that the students could easily access, and something that would let students look over the area that she had a touch on — beautification
wise — for the university,” she said. “We felt like since she had such a great hand in the beautification of John Gray pond, we thought that this would be a great place to have a memorial.” Nancy Evans was no stranger to the students at Lamar and would regularly host meetings and events in her home. “It’s just a really special event,” Marino said. “I worked closely with Mrs. Evans over the past couple of years, being a senior, and being around her for the past four years, she has really touched me in a lot of ways. “She would open up her home
for Cardinal Conversations and student ambassadors, so it just meant a lot to me to be able to do something, even if it is just a small amount, on behalf of the students to represent her and her legacy.” Marino said the bench represents Evans’ work and all the hearts she touched during her time at Lamar. “Maybe you didn’t know her personally, but if you want to just come out and kind of reflect on some of the work she did you can,” she said. “The Evans’ have really devoted their lives to making LU’s mission come true and change the lives of students.”
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UPcampus briefs Coffee & Connect today at University Event Center
The Center for Career & Professional Development invites students to build networking skills at Coffee & Connect, today at 1 p.m. in the University Event Center at Spindletop. Students will be able to meet representatives from various companies in a zero-stress environment while enjoying free refreshments. For more information, visit lamar.joinhandshake.com/ career_fairs/7416student_ preview.
Bumping along
Information for Texas Undergrad Research Day due Monday
Lamar University is sending a student to the 2019 Texas Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol on April 1. To be considered, students must submit their information to the Office of Undergraduate Research by Monday. Students will need to provide their contact information, the contact information of their advisor, title and abstract of poster as well as a letter of recommendation. Applications from all undergraduate students currently conducting research or creative activities for the selection process. For more information, contact Kumer Das at kumer.das@lamar.edu.
Email security enhancement to start Friday
Due to recent trends showing an increase in emails originating from non-LU systems that impersonate faculty and staff names, the following measures will be implemented
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Eryn Sherman, left, Ryan Are and Taylor Schoon, right, play with the bumper cars in the Setzer Student Center during Carnival night, Friday. The event was part of Welcome Back Week, organized by the Cardinal Activities Board to welcome students to the spring semester. to help faculty, staff and students recognize emails from non-LU systems and take appropriate steps to validate the sender. The subject line of emails that originate outside of Lamar will include the prefix “[EXTERNAL-EMAIL].” The following text will be included as a footer on all emails that originate outside of LU — “**ALERT** This email originated outside Lamar University. Do not click links, open attachments or respond unless you validate the sender and know the content is safe.” For more information, contact the Service Desk at 880-
2222 or email servicedesk@ lamar.edu
‘Lose Smart’ competition starts today
The Student Health Center is helping students get back on track after the holidays with their “Lose Smart” competition which starts today and ends March 8. This year’s “Lose Smart” competition is focusing on motivation and providing valuable information to each participant. Weigh-ins will be scheduled to minimize wait time and maximize time for questions. Registration is limited to
the first 30 participants. Registration is available through OrgSync.
SURF application due March 4
The Office of Undergraduate Research is accepting applications for the 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program. Application deadline March 4. Students must submit a cover sheet, narrative, resume, budget and timeline, and a letter of support to apply. For more information, contact Kumer Das at kumer.das@lamar.edu, or visit www.lamar.edu/undergradu-
ate-research-andfunding/surf/apply-forsurf.html.
Office of International Student Programs to send out newsletter
The Office of International Student Programs & Services is sharing their November/December International Newsletter. To access the newsletter, type in the following link — www.lamar.edu/international/files/documents/international-newsletterv2-7.pdf.
Compiled by Olivia Malick
A FIRE REIGNITED Rams seek revenge for ‘02 loss
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SUPER BOWL LIII
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Thursday, January 31, 2019
RAMS ANALYSIS
TOM BRADY
Regular Season Team Stats
Total First Downs
Brady has led the Patriots to five Super Bowl wins
401
Third Down Conversions 86/191 Fourth Down Conversions 6/15 Total Offensive Yds
6738
Total Passing Yds
4507
Total Rushing Yds
2231
Sacks
41
Field Goals
34/41
Touchdowns
60
Turnover Ratio
+11
Time of Possession
30:41
Punt Returns
30
JARED GOFF
Goff became the only QB at his alma mater (California Berkeley) to start as a true freshman in Week 1
Who: New England Patriots vs. Los Angeles Rams When: Feb. 3 at 5:30 p.m.
Where: MercedesBenz Stadium in Atlanta
Regular Season Team Stats
Total First Downs
365
Fourth Down Conversions
7/14
Third Down Conversions
Goff surpassed his fellow Cal grad, Aaron Rodgers, in touchdown passes his junior year in college
Total Offensive Yds Total Rushing Yds
Total Passing Yds Sacks
Field Goals
Touchdowns
Goff was a first round overall pick for the Rams in 2016
TRIVIA
1. What was the number of the last Super Bowl the Patriots and Rams played in?
Time of Possession Turnover Ratio Punt Returns
Kick Returns
Super Bowl package by Cassandra Jenkins
Total Interceptions
82/201 6295 2037
4258 41
27/32 51
31:05 +10 26 28 18
5. How many Super Bowls have the Rams won?
6. What other NFL teams match the Patriots with five Super Bowl rings?
3. Before the Rams moved to Los Angeles, where were they located?
7. Jared Goff and Ram’s coach Sean McVay could be the youngest QB/Coach duo to win a Super Bowl. What is their combined age?
4. How did the Patriots win the Super Bowl against the Rams in 2002?
Answers: 1. Super Bowl XXXVI, 2. Nine 3. St. Louis 4. By a field goal 5. one 6. Cowboys and 49ers 7. 57
2. How many times has Tom Brady been in a Super Bowl game?
PATRIOTS ANALYSIS
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BULLSEYE
Lady Cardinals eye another SLC title Cassandra Jenkins UP editor
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LU guard, Moe Kinard, goes for a layup during practice, Tuesday in the Montagne Center. After hosting Nicholls, the Lady Cardinals will hit the road to play rival McNeese State, Saturday, at 1 p.m. in Lake Charles, La.
The LU women’s basketball team has been hard at work as they continue to battle for their spot at the top of the Southland Conference list. After being voted to finish the season as the No. 1 team, the Lady Cardinals have fought hard to uphold their title and live up to those expectations. After finishing 17-1 last year, head coach Robin Harmony said they want to go 18-0. With an 83-72 victory over Sam Houston State, Saturday, the Lady Cardinals are almost half way to their goal as they sit at 70 in conference with a nine-game winning streak. “We want to set the bar higher than what it was,” Harmony said. “Obviously, if you know us, you know we take it one game at a time. Now, we are getting ready to go on the road and I feel like our conference has gotten a lot better. There is no game now that is an easy ‘W’ like there was before. Before, it was the top four teams and then you could just go and crush somebody and now, obviously, we have a bullseye on our back, everybody knows it and they want to knock us off.” The women look to uphold a three-year home winning streak and maintain their dominance as the No. 1 team as they shatter school and NCAA records. “We haven’t lost in three years here,” Harmony said. “We are the No. 1 team and us and SFA are tied, but that’s all going to come down quickly. We play Abilene (Christian) on the road. We play Stephen F. Austin on the road. Even McNeese, who is getting better, they have a new building and they won three games straight — we can’t take anybody for granted.” Harmony said she looks to defense and her senior leaders, Chastadie Barrs and Moe Kinard, to help guide the team through the second half of the season and into another SLC championship title. “I think we are hanging our hat on defense,” she said. “In the conference, we are leading in steals. It’s defense. Defense is what makes our offense go and it’s the lead-
ership of Chastadie and Moe that is important. They are engaged every day in practice, and by the time you are a senior you’re tired, but they have kept a good attitude and they work hard. They are the ones that show us — how they go, we go.” Harmony said that she has also found talent in her freshmen, who have stepped up since the start of the 2018-19 season. “Miya Crump came in right away and we knew she was a special player,” she said. “She was in the starting lineup from the beginning. Angel Hasting is really not back yet from injuring her ACL her junior year in high school, but we see glimpses of her on offense that show us that we know she can help us. Our big post player, Umaja Collins, we have her as the first sub for the post because she’s strong, physical and we know she can play defense. So, those three kids have made an impact.” Harmony said her goal is to keep winning, improve and, hopefully, make it to the NCAA tournament this time. “I think that we just keep getting better every game and so does everybody else,” she said. “Sometimes they are ugly wins, but a win is a win and that’s what our motto is — just get that ‘dub.’ I think that our kids are trying to play for 40 minutes. They are trying to play hard and trying to represent Lamar whether it’s home or on the road.” Harmony said she wants to encourage all students to continue cheering them on and show up to games to show their support. “I think it’s important for the students to come out and watch,” she said. “If they come to the men’s game, they should come to the women’s game. A lot of them might think that women can’t play, saying, ‘Oh, they’re not that good.’ But if they come to one game and see, we can get them to come back. So, we encourage them to do that.” LU faced Nicholls State Wednesday night. Scores were unavailable at press time. The Lady Cardinals will hit the road for the next four games, starting with rival McNeese State, Saturday, at 1 p.m. in Lake Charles, La.
Men’s basketball hits road block Cardinals struggle to overcome obstacles in early season Cassandra Jenkins UP editor
The men’s basketball team had a rocky start to their 2018-19 Southland Conference schedule losing their first game to Houston Baptist, 82-88, in overtime. They struggled to regain their momentum with a win over A&M Corpus-Christi before going on to lose three games straight. The Cardinals sit at 2-5 in conference and 9-11 overall. “We struggled on the road,” head coach Tic Price said. “We have got to learn to grab victory from the jaws of defeat. We’ve been in every game and had the opportunity to win those games. “Our Achilles heel has been free throw shooting. We have played in three or four overtime games and only won one of the four, mainly, because of turnovers or free throws. That is something that has been an issue for us that we have to fix if we are going to overcome some difficult times.” Price said a large factor this season has been injuries with primary scorer T.J. Atwood being out for the season. “We have had our share of suspensions, injuries and guys not being at a 100 percent,” he said. “We’ve had to make last minute adjustments to our game plans, and it’s been one thing after another. “As a team, you have to overcome adversity, and lord knows we’ve had our share of those this year. It’s still a work in progress with this team. They are still growing, but I still think this team has a chance if we stay the course.” Price said he has had to look to new players, freshmen and his bench to step up. “It’s got to be the next man
up,” he said. “That’s the way it is. If someone goes down, then someone else has to step up and that’s what we are counting on at this point in the year.” Price said the team’s second biggest obstacle is confidence on the road. “We’ve got to learn to win on the road,” he said. “We’ve got two road games coming up with Nicholls State and McNeese State, which I think will help build our confidence going down the stretch with six of our eight games being at home, so it’s reversed from the beginning of the year. We need to get to the winner’s circle for those two games. We need to build some confidence and get some momentum.” Adjusting, adapting to adversity and taking it one game at a time are going to be the keys to success, Price said. “We’ve got to make sure we adjust and make our game preparations based on who our opponent is,” he said. “Our practices have got to become game specific. Our guys have got to do scouting reports on other teams and know their strength and weaknesses. That way, when we play them, we can disrupt what they like to run, and we have not been able to do that, yet. “We have to pay attention to detail and that’s one thing that I think we have to improve on if we want to make a late run going into conference play.” Price said leaders Josh Nzeakor and Nick Garth have been a constant through the ups and downs of the season. “Josh Nzeakor, inside, is a force,” he said. “Nick Garth has given us a presence on the perimeter. I think this team is really focused in on the team effort and that’s a big part of us having
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LU guard, Nick Garth, right, directs his team in a matchup against Incarnate Word, Jan. 23 at the Montagne Center. The Cardinals defeated UIW, 87-81 in overtime with Garth hitting 16 points. success. I think if our team will continue to execute offensively and play stop defense, it will help us grow and develop, and have some more success in conference play.” Price said although they aren’t happy with the current record, there is still plenty of fight left in the team. “We don’t feel good at all,” he said. “We know we are better than that. We have been in every game. No one has really blown us out. There were times when we were our own worst enemy and
those were some heartbreaking losses, but our guys are playing hard and I have to give them that. “Our mistakes have been costly in certain games, but we have to learn and don’t relive.” Price said he believes the Cardinals still have a shot at the SLC tournament, but it will be a tough road. “We have to take care of our own business,” he said. “We can’t hope somebody else will do it for us by losing. In this conference, there is so much parity, there is no dominant team. The road is
tough, and you’ve definitely got to win at home, there’s no doubt. “This is really the part of the year where teams have to be mentally tough and grind wins out — and that’s were going to do.” The Cardinals faced Nicholls State, Wednesday. Scores were unavailable at press time. LU will hit the road to take on McNeese State, Saturday, at 3 p.m. in Lake Charles, La., before returning home Feb. 2 to host Abilene Christian at 7 p.m. in the Montagne Center.
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