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Vol. 92, No. 16 April 7, 2016
Lavergne wins SGA presidential bid SECRETARY/ TREASURER RUNOFF SET FOR WEDNESDAY Kara Timberlake UP managing editor
Lamar University’s Student Government Association election results are in. During the elections, which took place from March 29-30, Aaron Lavergne was elected president and Marcus Anderson was elected vice
president. Amber Fannin was elected senior class senator, Victoria LaFleur was elected junior class senator and Tia Green was elected sophomore class senator. There will be a run-off election for the position of secretary-treasurer beginning Tuesday at 8 a.m. and concluding Wednesday at 5 p.m. Candidates Danelle Sanders and Dillon Nicholson will campaign until Monday. “We are in the process of completing the election,” Julie Eddards, director of new student and leadership programs, said. “In the instance that no candidate receives a 50 percent plus one majority of the
votes cast for any contested office, there needs to be a run-off election.” There were 593 total votes cast in the presidential election with Lavergne garnering 57.67 percent of the votes. President-elect Lavergne said he was speechless when he discovered he won. “When I found out, I was in class taking a test,” he said. “My phone was blowing up, and I ignored everybody because I was in class. Then I listened to the messages. The news still hasn’t sunk in all the way.” See SGA page 2
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SGA president-elect Aaron Lavergne, center, talks with students Michael Boyett, left, and Datron Brown in the Setzer Student Center, Tuesday.
Star-cross’d lovers
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Austin Jones and Shelby Dryden play the titular characters in Lamar University’s production of “Romeo and Juliet,” which opens today.
‘Romeo & Juliet’ set for today through Sunday Tim Collins UP staff writer
A young person in love is like a reckless drunk. No amount of convincing will stop them from thinking they’re the best driver in the world or that starting a barroom brawl because
someone spilled their beer is a great idea. Millions of plays, sonnets, operas, songs, films and novels have been written attempting to capture the subtleties of young love, but no work of fiction that does this has held more acclaim than William Shakespeare’s
“Romeo and Juliet.” It has been 400 years since Shakespeare’s death, and the Lamar University Department of Theatre and Dance is celebrating the Bard’s work with a production of “Romeo and See SHAKESPEARE page 4
UP staff garner 24 TIPA awards
DALLAS — The University Press staff earned 24 awards in competition of the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association for work published during 2015. Managing editor Kara Timberlake also placed in on-site competition. The awards were announced at the organization’s annual convention, held March 31 to April 2, in Dallas. The awards included three first-place honors. The awards were spread among nine staffers placed in the competition. “It is gratifying to see the students’ hard work recognized,” adviser Andy Coughlan, said. “It is always nice to win awards as it shows the staff are doing a good job. But more importantly, the number of students represented shows that it is a real team effort and that everyone who writes even one or two stories is a valuable member of the crew.” Timberlake earned honorable mention for PR writing in competition on-site, March 31. In previously published competition, editor Grant Crawford led the way with eight awards, including first place for General Magazine Picture Story for his photo essay in the spring UPbeat magazine. Former staffer Lane Fortenberry, who graduated in December, earned first place in both the Sports Column and Critical Review categories. Second place awards went to the UP staff for the Orientation Special Section, former managing editor Kristen Stuck for General Magazine Column/Essay, former editor Lauren Van Gerven for Newspaper General Column, Desmond Pickens for Newspaper Information Graphic, and Crawford for both Newspaper Picture Story and News Feature Story. Third place awards went to photo editor Josh Aych for Newspaper News Photo, former advertising manager Melissa Conley for Newspaper Ad Design, Van Gerven for Newspaper Opinion Page Design, Fortenberry for Sports Feature Story, and Crawford for both Sports News Story and Sports Page Design. See TIPA page 2
Pro-Trump, anti-immigrant slogans chalked on campus Kara Timberlake UP managing editor
When Lamar students awoke on Saturday, they were met with “Trump 2016, Build that wall” written in chalk on campus grounds, provoking a wide array of responses. The Lamar University Police Department received two reports of the chalk incidents, both presumed to have oc-
curred near the Education Building around the same time frame. “Lamar University is not different from other universities in that it is an open campus, meaning individuals that are associated with and not associated with the university come on campus,” Vicki McNeil, vice president of student engagement, said. “Chalking on campus does
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deface university property and when it does occur, the university will remove it as soon as is reasonably possible.” Hector Flores, Lamar University Police Department chief, said that the police have not received feedback regarding these reports. “The LUPD conducts thorough investigations of all inciSee CHALK page 2
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Graffitti that seemingly supported Donald Trump’s presidential bid was chalked across campus over the weekend. This one reads, “Trump 2016 Build That Wall.”
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Thursday, April 7, 2016 University Press
QUOTE OF THE DAY
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“Liberty without learning is always in peril and learning without liberty is always in vain.” — John Fitzgerald Kennedy
TIPA
Charlene Fern, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Hall of Fame inductee, speaks to students about her experiences as a journalist and speechwriter at the 2016 TIPA convention, April 1.
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Honorable mentions were awarded to staffer Elizabeth Grimm for General Magazine Feature Story, Haley Bruyn for General Magazine Illustration, Pickens for Photo Illustration, Aych for Sports Action Photo, Van Gerven for both magazine News Feature Story and newspaper Single Subject Design, and Crawford for both Sports Column and General Column. TIPA comprises 78 member schools across Texas. More than 500 students attended this year’s conference.
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dents reported to our department,” he said. “In this particular case, the camera system was reviewed by officers, but we were unable to identify a suspect or suspects at this time. We ask anybody that may know something regarding this criminal mischief case to come forward with information.” Flores asked that the community remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity
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to the LUPD immediately. “Furthermore, we want to remind our students and the community that our officers take these concerns seriously,” he said. “The LUPD works tirelessly to prevent crime in and around campus.” Police officers proactively patrol the campus everyday to deter crime, Flores said. “We utilize mobile car patrols, bicycle patrols, and foot patrols to enforce campus
rules and state laws,” he said. “LUPD employs Texas commissioned peace officers, campus safety officers, dispatchers, and security guards to ensure the safest possible learning atmosphere for our students, employees and visitors. “We work collaboratively with LIT to install new cameras and add new cameras on campus. Extra foot patrols are designated to prevent
these types of incidents.” McNeil said that LUPD works hard to prevent crime in and around campus. “Anytime any member of the university community sees something that appears questionable and or suspicious, please report it immediately,” she said. “It takes everyone’s eyes and follow-up in reporting that helps provide a safe place for all our members.”
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Lavergne said before he decided to run for an officer position, he talked to former SGA presidents. “I wanted to get a feel of what the position held,” he said. “I just felt like I was able and ready to step up to that position and lead the campus into a brighter future.” Lavergne said he wants to make sure Lamar is transparent with students. “I want to let our students know which issues we’re working on, which issues we’ve heard students bring to us and,
basically, the status of how things are going,” he said. “I also want students to know what SGA is. “It’s crazy that when I was campaigning, I found out how many people didn’t know what SGA did and what power it has on campus.” Lavergne said he wants students to know that Lamar is for them. “If you’re not satisfied as a student, there’s something you can do about it,” he said. “I want to make sure that all of our students feel that way and
can express their feelings including what they like about Lamar.” Lavergne said he’s glad that he can break the engineering stereotype. “As an engineer you get portrayed as an unsociable or introverted person, but I think my path at Lamar has shown that not all engineers fit into that category,” he said. “Engineers aren’t just sticks studying in their books who are clueless as to what’s going on in the world.” Lavergne said he’s happy to
be a part of the transition at Lamar. “I’m ready to see what Lamar can bring to our students,” he said. “It’s a good time. Buildings are being built and more students are coming to Lamar. I just want to keep the ball moving so we can be on the road to greatness.” Executive officers and the newly elected senators will be sworn into office at the Toast to Leadership Banquet, April 21 at 6 p.m. on the eighth floor of Gray library. Officers will take office June 1.
CALENDER
April 7
Lamar Toastmasters Membership Drive
Cherry Engineering, Room 3204 2:20-3:20 p.m.
Faculty Brass Quintet Concert
Rothwell Recital Hall 7:30 p.m.
“Romeo and Juliet”
Studio Theatre 7:30-9 p.m.
April 8
Brass Faculty Solo Recital
Rothwell Recital Hall 7:30 p.m.
Gruber Seminar
with Douglas Beck
Speech and Hearing Sciences Bldg, Room 170
April 9
Diversity & Inclusion Conference
Setzer Student Center 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
“Discover Engineering”
Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
April 10
Phi Mu Alpha Men of Music Concert
First United Methodist Church 5-7 p.m.
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OPINION
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Price of free speech?
Slogans chalked on campus raise issues of responsibility
This past weekend a proDonald Trump message was emblazoned in chalk on the sidewalks of Lamar University’s campus, stirring up a variety of emotions. For some students, this was simply an act of free speech. However, other students perceived this colorful illustration as a discriminatory slogan. Affecting more than the college inhabitants, the matter also drew community attention. Opinions depicting students as overly sensitive, whiny, entitled and privileged surfaced in the comment portion of news articles on local media sites. The divisive issue highlights a growing problem found in universities across the nation — where do we draw the line between free speech and prejudicial vitriol? Although the political drama can seem overwhelming, there are a few steps we can take in approaching this controversial topic. First, instead of pointing fingers, students should be open to listening to different opinions. No matter the party a person belongs to — conservative, liberal, moderate, etc. — there is always an opportunity to learn from those with contrasting beliefs. Inevitably, there will be fundamental disagreements; however, if we expand past our own horizons, we might find that there are also similarities in convictions and goals. Until we listen, we cannot know. College is all about exchanging ideas and perspectives, a place where a diverse array of thought is encouraged. Let’s not limit this concept with closed minds. Second, regardless if one disagrees with the message displayed, retorting with expletives and offensive language should be avoided. This eye-for-an-eye strategy accomplishes nothing
but a bunch of blind eyes. There is a lot of tension and aggression found in the political atmosphere today, with those emotions often trickling into our lives as students. If we look to pre-eminent leaders and activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, we find they employed non-incendiary behavior, responding to intolerance with peace. We could take a page from their book. Third, we need to be vigilant about potential hate messages cropping up. To paraphrase Spider-Man, “With great power comes great responsibility.” Free speech, the right to convey opinions without censorship
or restriction, gives us a great amount of influence and authority. However, what we choose to do with this sway is important. As a consensus, the student body dislikes it when the infamous traveling preachers stand in the Quad, inciting ignorance and hate by yelling insults at innocent students walking to class. Together, the students unite against this inflammatory behavior. Regardless of whether the message is desired or appreciated, those guys have the freedom of speech that allows them to hurl offensive remarks to anyone happening to walk near them. Nonetheless, most students would argue that in
that case, the evangelists’ use of free speech proves more harmful than liberating. Ultimately, college is not a “safe space” — a space where topics that are potentially offensive are banned — and neither should it be treated as such. Lamar is not an incubator, hiding students from the woes and tribulations that exist outside of its university parameters. To do this would sabotage students’ abilities to survive and thrive in the “real world.” The reality is that unpleasant and derogatory sentiments are expressed on a daily basis, but that’s the price we pay for a beautiful thing called democracy. If the nasty social media
comments and posts are indicative of the tension brewing at Lamar, we need to start having open discussions about free speech. What does it mean? Does it have limits? What is our personal responsibility for defending and observing free speech? With all this said, does this mean we like the chalk-written messages on the ground we tread everyday going to class? No. Yet, opposing beliefs aside, we don’t have to be yet another university embroiled in controversy and dissension. Lamar is better than this. At the end of the day, we’re not party lines — we’re people. So, let’s start acting like it.
Middle school tips for writing essays still relevant
With spring break behind us, the end of the school year is fast approaching. Stress levels are rising and the panic of finals is starting to set in. For many of us, this means the longest essays and research papers are being assigned, and that can be downright daunting, even for people who love to write. Some tactics I use to tackle scary-long essays come from my earliest English classes. I’m not talking Comp I. I mean elementary and middle school stuff. There are some tried and true tips to turn to when due dates start approaching.
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Outlines are your friend. Remember in grade school when your teachers made you plan out what you wrote before you even started writing the actual essay? Yeah, that strategy is actually pretty awesome when you’re trying to find 10 pages worth of talking points on a subject you have little to no interest in. An outline doesn’t have to be a Roman numeral-clad breakdown of every single sentence you plan on writing. Actually, I hate that format. My brain doesn’t work in neat lists, so I don’t plan in lists (and I sure as hell don’t use Roman numerals. Caesar and the Super bowl can keep their X’s, I’s and V’s, thank you very much.). No, my brain branches, goes on tangents and takes sharp turns — so my outlines reflect that style of thinking. Start with a topic and then break that down into three or four sub-topics, then break those sub-topics into sub-points. It ends up looking like a weird family tree/flow chart hybrid. If two sub-topics or points connect in some way — boom. There
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is a transition. Maybe circle the same few ideas or key words, and that can help form a thesis. Making a map to follow takes the stress out of, “What will I say next?” and makes composing the substance of the essay easier. Actually, I think the substance of the essay is easier to write than the intro. There’s a lot of pressure there. Is the first sentence catchy enough to grab someone’s attention? Does the thesis explain the topic without giving away all of the good stuff? Is this really the argument to make in this paper? To begin a paper with such a crucial part really doesn’t make sense. Skip the intro paragraph — at least in the beginning. Actually, skip transitions too. My method (if you can call it that) is to write the big chunks first. Again, this is from grade school — Free writing. Now I call it “word vomit,” but it’s the same idea. I write down everything I know or want to say about a topic until I run out of things to write. Don’t worry about intros, don’t think about transi-
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tions, just write until you can’t anymore. When staring down a blank word document, knowing it has to turn into a 15 page research essay, take whatever is most interesting and start there. Once the outline is done, look at one of the sub-topics and explore it on paper, making sure to cover every sub-point and explore any new ideas that might emerge. Do this for the other sub-topics, and there you go — you’ve produced the bulk of your essay’s content. Obviously, it will need to be cleaned up a bit, and maybe reorganized, but now the content is written out. Copy, paste and highlight to your heart’s content, until you have the makings of basic body paragraphs. What’s great about this method is that there are clear and approachable chunks of writing that can be tackled one at a time. Once the meat of the paper is there, it’s much easier to go in and fill out the less crucial parts, like transition sentences and concluding thoughts. This is the point in
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which I typically write my intro. If one knows what the paper looks like, it’s much easier for the reader to follow. The last piece of advice is the most important — let someone else read it before you turn it in. Remember passing your paper to your neighbor in elementary school? Yep. Same idea. The writer is much too invested in the writing to catch all of the mistakes, so giving the paper to someone outside of the writing process is crucial. If you can’t think of anyone you trust to go over your paper, make an appointment at Lamar’s Writing Center. There are students the university pays to help with this very thing. They will not write the essay for you, but they can show you ways to make it better, or help you get started if you’re stuck. Grade school and middle school teachers give students some of the most practical writing advice they will ever get in their academic career — and one is never too old for good advice.
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SHAKESPEARE Juliet” today to Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. Tickets will be $7 for LU students, $10 for senior citizens, students and LU faculty and staff, and $15 general admission. “Romeo and Juliet” is a love story set against the backdrop of two warring families, the Montagues and the Capulets, and tells of the love affair between Romeo and Juliet, two star-crossed lovers in “fair Verona,” now replaced by 1920s New Orleans. It’s a story of love, death, passion and comedy, and has been one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays since his death in 1616. Austin Jones, Pearland freshman, who plays Romeo, said that although Romeo begins the play convinced he’s in love with a girl named Rosaline, the moment he lays eyes on Juliet, everything changes. “He’s a love-struck puppy,” Jones said. “He’s trying so hard to find this girl he can fall in love with. At the beginning of the play, he’s still complaining and whining about this other girl, but literally as soon as he sees Juliet, he forgets who she is. What makes his love for Juliet stronger is that their households have had this feud for generations, and she just starts to become this forbidden fruit that he desperately wants.” Guest director Rutherford Cravens said that one of the reasons the play is so popular is because it truthfully depicts the passion and mania that derives from young love. “I just think it’s the most accurate play I know about what it feels like to be a teenager really in love for the first time — that weird hormonal storm going on all the time,” he said. “I think, especially for a college audience, it’s one of the Shakespeare plays most where students can see themselves.” This kind of love can be fleeting, Cravens said, but because the love between Romeo and Juliet is forbidden and their families are locked in a blood feud, it
from page 1 takes on a new importance in their lives. “You have this sense that if all the adults in the world hadn’t failed them, if they hadn’t been in this situation where what they were doing hadn’t been forbidden, in a couple months, Romeo and Juliet would have broken up,” he said. “It’s that thing that you feel, that everything is so important, everything is now, everything is this, and this is your one chance.” Romeo’s love for Juliet has become short-hand in our culture for a poetic love and devotion that few experience. The fact that Romeo begins the play convinced he’s in love with Rosaline shows that Romeo doesn’t really know what love is, Cravens said. “He’s basically a ‘player’ at the beginning,” he said. “He’s wanted a lot of women, but I don’t think he’s ever been in love.” Shakespeare is known for his poetic and metaphoric use of language, but Cravens said Shakespeare uses language in “Romeo and Juliet” to show just how much Juliet’s love changes Romeo, and vice versa. “His language at the beginning of the play is really overwrought,” he said. “A lot of it is really crap poetry, but it’s what (Romeo) thinks is poetic. Juliet’s language is so straightforward, just honest and direct and so UP photo by Tim Collins stripped of metaphor. Then, as the play progresses, they meet in Austin Jones, left, Sydney Haygood, center, and Thomas Gentry, right, rehearse for the middle — his language be- Lamar University’s production of “Romeo and Juliet” which opens today. comes stripped down, and her tio be in love with Romeo,” she language becomes much richer straightforward, honest place.” Romeo’s best friend and fierce said. “In this one, it’s mostly her and filled with images. “In the balcony scene, for in- protector is Mercutio. Many and Romeo against the world. stance, he’s the one who says, adaptions of “Romeo and Juliet” She knows him like the back of ‘Let me stay the night,’ and she’s have played with Mercutio’s ap- her hand. She just wants him to like, ‘No, no, you’ll get killed.’ By parent love for Romeo, including be happy, but then there are mothe time you get to the morning Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 adaption ments where she’s upset because after their wedding night, when with Leonardo DiCaprio and he doesn’t see her like that. So, he has to leave, their positions Claire Danes. In this adaption, yes, this play deals with not one have been totally reversed from Mercutio is played by a woman, love, but multiple, different kinds Sydney Haygood, of love.” where they were on the balcony and Romeo and Mercutio’s enemy scene. He’s saying, ‘I’ve really got Friendswood sophomore, said this time the subtext is text. in the play is Tybalt, the “Prince to go or they’ll kill me,’ and she’s “Rutherford’s always said, eiof Cats” and cousin to Juliet. saying, ‘No, no, you can stay. They’re not going to come in.’ Fi- ther way, if I were a man or a Thomas Gentry, Beaumont sennally, with Juliet, he reaches that woman, he would make Mercu- ior, who plays Tybalt, said he
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feels it’s Romeo’s womanizing past which causes Tybalt’s animosity. “Basically, when they were growing up, Romeo was the one who got all the girls and Tybalt was the one who didn’t,” he said. “Tybalt went to school and learned how to master a sword and different areas of combat, and Romeo was the one talking to girls and taking names. When Tybalt sees Romeo with Juliet, his cousin, then he’s like, ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hold up. No. It’s one thing (that) I don’t like you because I don’t like you, but now you’re trying to get with my cousin. We can’t be having that.’” There’s a reason theaters across the globe still perform Shakespeare, Cravens said, and it’s not necessarily the dialogue, but Shakespeare’s understanding of human nature which has led to his work being translated and cherished across the world. “The language is exquisite, but I don’t think that’s why we’re still doing it 400 years later,” he said. “I think it’s because the characters are so rich and beautifully drawn and recognizable, and I think that’s what draws people back to the play. I mean, all over the world, Shakespeare is the most produced playwright, and he’s produced in translation, so it’s not the language. It’s the characters and how true they are, I think.” Haygood said that she hopes the play lives up to these expectations, and that this performance is an opportunity to show that Shakespeare can be fun. “I’m nervous because it’s my first big role in a Shakespeare play, and I have a huge monologue,” she said. “I’m prepared, but still, I want to do my best, and I want the audience to have fun and enjoy Shakespeare, because I know there are some people that dreaded learning it in school. I really want them to come in and see a different side to it and realize it can be a fun play.” For more information, call the box office at 880-2250 or follow the LU Department of Theatre and Dance on Facebook.
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Doodling to better grades Allison Pipkins UP contributor Lines, circles, swirls and loops. When we are bored, stressed, distracted or taking notes, we doodle. Most of us, at one time or another, have been told to stop doodling and pay attention. It turns out there are benefits to the squiggles, stars and faces we draw in the margins or on our folders. In her TED talk, Sunni Brown, a creative consultant and leader of a global campaign for visual literacy called The Doodle Revolution, says there has long been, “A powerful cultural norm against doodling in settings where we are supposed to learn something, but doodling — and its more formal cousins ‘sketchnoting,’ ‘visual notetaking’ and ‘mind mapping’ — might instead be considered powerful and interesting ways to help yourself think.” The art of doodling has evolved into something far greater than simple lines, circles, swirls and loops. Visual communication started with the cave drawings
from our ancestors. They used their pictures and stick figures to communicate between tribes. Over the years the pictures became words. R. Neal Shambaugh, in his study “Personalizing Meanings: The Cognitive Potentials of Visual Notetaking,” states that people should choose an image that summarizes or denotes a specific concept, fact or idea. “It requires a student to connect new material with existing meanings and to produce a new representation,” he states. “Word pictures can be fun to construct and challenging to use, and they can be very satisfying to a student as a personalized rendering of one’s learning.” Textbooks and handouts include pictures, graphs, diagrams, sketches and other visual variations. However, lectures are usually presented in a verbal form. Some students write notes first then organize them later, while others organize the information while they’re transcribing. As students sit in the classrooms and learn about different
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Alexus Williford doodles during a recent exercise in the nursing department.
cultures and historical landmarks, they draw and doodle just like their ancestors did. “When I see students drawing their notes instead of the usual note taking, it intrigues me,” Cynthia Pipkins, Lamar University nursing instructor, says. During the first semester in the nursing program, the department conducts a learning-style quiz that helps the students understand their learning process. “With 80 percent of the students (testing as) visual learners this semester, some of the faculty have revised their lectures to keep those students engaged,” she says. During her lectures, Pipkins utilizes activities to help the students use visual note-taking skills instead of words or phrases. One activity involves handing the student a blank sheet of paper. “I give no instruction with this project until the end of the lecture, when I ask the students to explain their pages,” she says. “Most students have pictures or drawings that they have in their mind when I am speaking on a specific topic.” Jen Teal, a Michigan high school English teacher, sent a picture to the New York Times blog where she describes an exercise where students are asked to choose a new word they come across in their reading and then, after looking up the definition, try to create a simple drawing to illustrate it. Shambaugh argues that visual notetaking establishes explicit connections between visual and verbal and analytic aspects of concepts, and helps to maintain the balance between the various elements of school knowledge, such as logical, mathematical, spatial and kinesthetic. In the article “Notetaking on Lectures: An information processing approach,” H.S. Ladas states that highlighting and organizational frameworks can be enhanced by specific teacher behaviors, such as pacing and organization of material, calling attention to important points, and strategic use of the blackboard. Concept mapping is a schematic summary and a visual road map that interlocks interconnected meanings to help
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learners explore what they already know, and to chart a course with a beginning and an end. Designer Mike Rohde has developed a system of “sketchnoting,” which has been described as, “Creating a personal visual story as one is listening to a speaker or reading a text.” When we visually note-take during lectures or meetings, we are utilizing two different parts of the brain. In order to retain the information more than those who don’t doodle, two or more learning styles must be engaged at the same time. The four common learning styles are visual, kinesthetic, tactile and auditory. Doodling automatically incorporates the visual and the auditory. As each student recognizes their personal learning system, specific and unique strategies and notetaking frameworks may emerge. There are many different icons that may be used in visual notetaking. Light bulbs, stars, question and exclamation marks are all icons that are commonly
used in notetaking. In the Journal of Educational Research article, “Use of students notes and lecture summaries as study guides for recall,” Gary Thomas states that a personalized recording and review of notes provides for unique coding and rehearsal of information, and generates cues that serve to activate retrieval strategies. Developing one’s own style of icons is part of the systematic journey. The symbols are representations of what helps the brain retain more information. As students progress from recording exact replicas of teacher-generated notes to reconstructing personal meaning through a range of elaborations, the benefits students will receive from notetaking increases, according to Jerrold Barnett, Francis di Vesta and James Rogozinski in their article, “What is learned in notetaking?” The doodling technique can also be used to extract meaning from textbooks, labs, studios, field trips, reading articles in newspapers, magazines and journals, and can be used to plan a paper or presentation. It is not only students who can utilize these techniques. There are a number of fields that utilize drawing as part of their job — such as engineers, architects and doctors. In fact, studies show that doodling is beneficial to any situation where retention and communication is necessary. “During my residency, I developed a system of codes and colors that helped me organize my notes and patients,” Dr. Keli McCalman, general surgeon at Previty Surgical Clinic in Beaumont, says. “With having so many patients at one time, you have to train yourself to be organized and efficient with a ton of information.” McCalman says that in the beginning of the program, other residents and doctors gave her helpful tips that allowed her to develop her own system. Visual notetaking may not be for everyone, but as research increases, the benefit of doodling to aid learning is becoming increasingly apparent. So pick up the pen and doodle away — guilt free.
Woodard triplets same, but different Caylin Poulter UP contributor Triplets look alike, dress alike and each one can easily be mistaken for the other — except for the Woodard triplets. While Anthony and Adrian are identical, Andre is fraternal and would not be mistake for the other two. And all three are very much individuals. Like most multiples, the triplets grew up dressing alike and sharing a bedroom. Anthony, a senior communications major, says that when they were younger they weren’t seen as their own person. “We were grouped as one,” he said. “We really didn’t get to personalize ourselves until we got into high school. Being grouped is awesome because we’re unique, but sometimes you want to be known for yourself and not as a triplet.” Andre said people generally see each of the brothers as part of a set. “They don’t really know you because of you,” the junior photography major said. “Especially in high school, you have your own friends, but people are like, ‘Aren’t you their brother?’ People know who you are because of your siblings.” The brothers said there were advantages and disadvantages to sharing a room as kids. “It just sucks because you don’t get privacy,” Andre said. “If I was talking on the phone to my friends I’d have to go into the closet.” As with most siblings,
sharing often became an issue. “Stuff got to be a hassle, like what TV show to watch or who played a game more,” Adrian said. Three brothers in one room didn’t always mean fighting and arguing, however. Adrian, a senior music major, said their room was their own little kingdom. “Most siblings hate sharing a room with their brothers but honestly, I loved it,” he said. “We’d always be talking before we went to sleep and we’d always end up staying up too late.” And it was nice always having someone to play with, Adrian said. “Our cousin, who’s an only child, would come over and I would always think I’m blessed to not be an only child,” Adrian said. “I would always at least have two people and my little sister to play with.” As the years went by the triplets began to show some differences. The siblings, their sister Tiana and their parents moved from Tennessee to Texas just before high school and the brothers split up between two rooms, with Anthony and Adrian continued sharing a room, while Andre got a room of his own. “I remember when we moved down here, we had this extra room and I was like, ‘That’s mine!’” Andre said. “I just took it only because I called it first.” The trio started developing their own individual hobbies and interests as
they got older. Andre enjoys art, photography and video games. Adrian and Anthony both share a love for sports. Adrian is involved in the music program where he is a drum major for the Lamar marching band, while Anthony is internal vice president of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. “Honestly, whenever we’re home they just go to their room and I go to mine,” Andre said. “I mean, we talk of course, but I’m just like, ‘Hey guys, what’s up?’ and then I go to my room.” Despite their different hobbies and interests, the brothers share one major quality. “We were all born leaders,” Anthony said. “Even when we’re all in different organizations or at work, UP Caylin Poulter we don’t just settle to be a Triplets Adrian, left, Andre and Anthony Woodard. part of them — we all strive to be leaders.” or a problem that I have, I tage to being triplets. Adrian said that stems “I can always rely on don’t have to call a friend to from another shared qual- someone,” Andre said. “If I come all the way over to my ity. don’t have anyone, then I house — I can look across “We’re all very passion- know I have them.” my room to my brother or ate about what we want to Adrian said that connec- go in his room,” he said. do,” he said. “I’m a music tion is beneficial. Adrian said that having major and I’m very pas“It’s very special to me each other was especially sionate about music and because I always knew, advantageous when they teaching. Anthony is very growing up, that if I had a moved to Beaumont from passionate about his field problem, I never felt alone, their home town of — communications and Pi because I had both of my Nashville, Tenn. Kappa Alpha. Andre is a brothers going through the “We were going to a difphotography major and he same thing I did at the ferent high school in an enwants to be the best at exact same time,” he said. tirely different state not whatever he puts his mind “It was very beneficial for knowing what to expect, to. and it eased me knowing me especially as a child.” “He’s always looking at Anthony said that that I had my brothers,” he ways to be better and that’s whether he was at home or said. “Whenever we started in all of us. We’re always school, he always has going to West Brook, we trying to bring ourselves to someone to go to. would always walk together do better.” “If there’s a problem I until we found our own All three brothers agree have, or somebody I want friends. It makes it easier to that there is one big advan- to talk to about a situation go through things because
you have someone there for you at all times.” Adrian said the move made him realize the important role his brothers play in his life. “When you’re younger you don’t appreciate how much your brothers and sisters mean to you until something big happens,” he said. “The move from a different state really showed that I’m closer to my brothers than I actually think.” Ultimately, all agree that the advantages of being a triplet outweigh the disadvantages. With the brothers’ time at Lamar coming to a close, they each have different plans for their future. Anthony would like to be a public relations representative for a company, Adrian plans on being a middle school or high school band director and Andre hopes to get a job as a photojournalist or at a photography studio. All agree that moving out of Southeast Texas is a possibility. “I think we’re now at a point in our lives where if we do move off, it will be OK,” Anthony said. Andre said he doesn’t think the brothers’ relationships will be any different if they aren’t living close to each other. “If anything, since we won’t get to see each other every day, we will talk more than we already do, just to make sure we’re doing alright,” he said. The triplets agree that no matter where their future takes them, they will always be brothers.
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LU’s Wilson interning in Washington, D.C. Sarah Sanders UP contributor
Bryson Wilson wakes up early every morning and rushes to the subway, trying to beat the Washington D.C. traffic to get to Capitol Hill by nine. He spends all day networking and going to briefs and hearings for various Congressional committees. When he gets off work at six, he has a line up of receptions to attend. After a few hours of networking, food, drinks, networking and more networking, Wilson hops back on the sub-
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way for a little rest in his apartment. The next morning, he does it all over again. This has been Wilson’s life all semester. The Sugarland senior is interning with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, an organization founded in 1971 that strives to advance the black community, according to their website. “I found out about the internship from a Lamar alumnus who had participated in the program in the past,” Wilson said. “He posted that they were hiring so I went ahead and applied. I had a strong feeling about it, but I was nervous and they were taking a while to get back to me. It was finals and I still hadn’t heard anything. When I found out that I got the internship, I was so happy I almost cried. I was ecstatic. I ran and called people.” Wilson is a corporate communication major with a minor in social work. He chose the fields because he said he felt they would open doors to make an impact. “I just love helping people,” he said. “I love engaging with them and assisting them. Corporate
communication enables me to be more effective in doing this.” Wilson’s life in Washington is filled with non-stop excitement, he said. “My most valuable experiences here have been interacting with people, making friends, and the work itself,” he said. “Working on Capitol Hill is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, not many people get to experience working on Capitol Hill. You always hear about it, but to be able to do it is like, ‘Wow!’ Working in a Senator’s office, you get to see so many different aspects of the world and the economy.” Wilson said that there are major differences between Beaumont and Washington, D.C. “Beaumont is a very good community, but D.C. is very young,” he said. “Millenials have taken over — there are a lot of young people here. The good thing is, I’ve been around a lot of young, aspiring adults from ages 19 to 30, so I’ve gotten to know a lot of amazing people.” Wilson said it was hard to adjust to his new environment, but after being around the other people in the program, it got easier. “The underground trains were a big thing for me to get used to,” he said. “You hear about them, but I had never had to be on one. Public transport is the way to get
around here. If we aren’t going on the subway, we’re using the metro buses or Uber.” Wilson said one of the best perks of interning in Washington D.C. is the city itself. “There’s always something to do,” he said. “Every weekend I try to go tour and visit historical sites. I want to travel to Boston and New York before I leave.” Wilson said that one of the best places to network is at brunch. “Brunch here is a very big deal — people love brunch and mimosas,” he said. Wilson said he has come into contact with so many powerful individuals it is hard to say who is most inspiring. “One time, I even saw the actress who plays Sally Langston on ‘Scandal,’” he said. “One time, we saw the secret service at a pizza place with a big black SUV. We thought that President Obama might be in there and followed them down the street to try to get a glimpse of him. I haven’t seen President Obama yet, that’s one of my goals.” However, not everything in Washington is all sunshine and roses. “I was actually at work during the Capitol Hill shooting, working in my booth, and the next thing I know, everyone was like, ‘What,
what, there’s a shooting on Capitol Hill?’ My chief of staff came in and told us all to shelter in place. The shooter wasn’t too far from my office, but I was in a very safe area. “I was a little nervous but not really scared, just ready to go home. I wasn’t worried because I was in safe hands. You never know what’s going to happen here, when someone is going to do something like that.” Working in D.C. has solidified Wilson’s belief in the power of the vote, he said. “Before I got here, I already cared about voting — voting is really important,” he said. “Being here has made that even stronger. We need to get out the vote. It doesn’t matter what party you’re voting for, you need to let your voice be heard.” Wilson said he intends to bring what he’s learned in Washington back to Lamar. “I want to bring all the good things I’ve learned — especially how to network, the importance of having an internship, and the importance of being involved,” he said. “That’s something that students at Lamar need to improve on — getting involved and getting to know their peers. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know, those are proven facts.”
Earth and space sciences gifted $1.7 million Tim Collins UP staff writer
The department of earth and space sciences has been gifted two three-year software licenses worth approximately $1.7 million by Schlumberger, a petroleum industry service and technology company. The software licenses include Petrel E&P, a software package which allows geologists, geophysicists and reservoir engineers to share data on oil and gas drilling, and Techlog, a software package which aids in borehole interpretation.
Joseph Kruger, geophysicist and associate professor of geology, said he plans to use the software licenses for student research projects, and that it helps to build experience and skills when going into the petroleum industry. “Learning this software is one of the skills students can gain if they’re interested in the oil and gas industry, or even if they’re interested in other types of industries such as environmental, groundwater drilling and mining,” Kruger said. “Experience with this type of software gives them an advantage when they go
looking for a job.” Kruger said that Petrel and Techlog are both industry standard software, and are put to use by both larger and independent oil and gas service companies. “Petrel is designed particularly for showing reflection seismic data, which is something that the petrol industry uses a lot. It’s much like an ultrasound. Techlog is able to take all of that information, analyze it, determine if it’s a good reservoir or not, and determine what the different types of rocks and formations are surrounding the borehole,” he said in a press re-
lease. Kruger said experience with the two software packages would be helpful for students looking to get into the oil and gas service or exploration industries. “What we’re talking about is basically upstream oil and gas,” he said. “This would be working for service companies like Schlumberger or a variety of companies that actually do the drilling of oil and gas, and also for exploration companies that actually explore crude oil and natural gas, what’s basically the seed product for what comes into the refineries around here.”
Kruger said he hopes to obtain more licenses of this software in the future. “This summer I’m going to start retraining myself and hopefully start to use it next semester,” he said. “It’s really useful for students who are planning to do some undergraduate research or their senior thesis projects. That’s really what it’s designed for now. Once I’m working with it and it looks like a good match to teach our students as a whole, hopefully they’ll grant us more licenses. Right now it’s mostly for research projects and smaller scale student researching.”
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Going streaking Cards extend winning run to 11 games, down Colonels 7-2 Grant Crawford Editor
The Lamar Cardinal baseball team extended their win streak to 11 games, Tuesday, when they beat Nicholls State 7-2 in a non-conference meeting. The Cards are tied with
Southeast Missouri State for the longest active streak in the nation. “I love streaks,” head coach Jim Gilligan said. “I told the guys to cherish this thing, because you never know how big it could be, or it could end tomorrow. You find a way to play
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Senior Fernando Martinez pitches during LU’s 7-2 win over Nicholls in Vincent-beck Stadium, Tuesday.
a little bit harder when you have a streak going, because you want to keep it alive.” Senior Fernando Martinez helped keep the streak going, getting the start on the mound against the Colonels. Martinez held Nicholls scoreless through the first three innings. The Lamar bats produced early in Tuesday’s game, getting on the scoreboard in the first inning with two runs on a couple of RBI base knocks from Bryndan Arredonodo and Cutter McDowell. In the fourth, Martinez gave up a double down the thirdbase line to Nicholls’ Kyle Knauth. An error then allowed Knauth to make it around the base path for the first Colonel run. “When you get a start, you try to go out there and try to prove why they picked you,” Martinez said. “I just tried to go out there and perform to the best of my abilities. There were a couple things I could have done better, but overall I’m happy. A ‘dub’ is a ‘dub.” In the sixth inning, Martinez gave up his only earned run when the Colonels tied the game on a sacrifice fly. LU senior Travis Moore (2-1) relieved him in the sixth and claimed the win on 2.1 scoreless innings, with a walk and four strikeouts. “I probably should have brought in Moore a little earlier,” Gilligan said. “I really wanted (Martinez) to get through that inning. I wasn’t going to let him fall behind, though. Moore went in and did a real good job.” The Cards took the lead again in the bottom of the sixth when junior Reid Russell reached on a throwing error and advanced to second. After a wild pitch, McDowell was at the plate with a man on third and no outs. He drew a walk and freshman Robin Adames was hit by a pitch to load the bases for senior Jacoby Middleton, who blooped a 1-0 pitch in to
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A Colonel baserunner is tagged out at third on a throw from right fielder Jacoby Middleton during LU’s 7-2 victory, Tuesday. right field, driving in Russell. Still in the sixth with the bases loaded, Trey Silvers pinch hit for Chaneng Varela and hit a double that bounced over the third base bag and rolled into left field foul territory. That allowed McDowell and Adames to score. Two batters later, Stijn van der Meer singled home Middleton and added to his hitting streak — 18 games, tying Russell for sixth all-time in LU school history. Pinch-runner Gavin Tristan then scored the last run of the inning, and the game on a fielder’s choice to third base. Senior Joe Farley finished the Colonels off in the ninth, walking two batters before closing out the inning on a fielder’s choice. “I was going to save Joe for tomorrow, but he was looking so good in the pen, I said, ‘I’ve got to throw you tonight,’” Gilligan said. “He didn’t quite take his pen out there with him, but he got by. That was good that he worked his way through it.” After hitting seven home runs against Abilene Christian University over the weekend, Gilligan said he was happy to see Lamar find other ways to score. “Tonight the wind was blowing in and it evened things up in a hurry,” he said. “We played in Abilene, Saturday, with the wind blowing out. If we would have been playing Abilene in
this park, it would have been a different Saturday. We have to find other ways to score other than slug, so it was good to see that.” Lamar’s victory put them just a game shy of tying their 12-game win streak from 2013. Although the Cards haven’t lost a game since mid-March, Gilligan said he can’t stop being concerned with the condition of his team and that there’s always room to improve. “My job is to be concerned about every position, every bat and every guy that goes out there,” he said. “There will always be concern, no matter how well we’re playing. “I’m happy where we’re at right now, but there’s always something new to learn. We just have to keep on getting better. They’re college players, there’s so much room to improve. So, we’re going to continue to try.” LU remains second in the Southland Conference, only behind Southeastern Louisiana, whose only loss came at the hands of Nicholls. Lamar played Nicholls again on Wednesday at Vincent-Beck Stadium. Results were unavailable at press time. The Cards will return to action Friday, when they face Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi for a conference game. First pitch is 6 p.m.
Lamar softball falls to no. 19 Baylor, 5-4 Lamar media relations Press release
The Lamar University softball team saw its upset bid against 19th-ranked Baylor come up just short as the Lady Bears rallied for a 5-4 win over the Cardinals in a non-conference game, Tuesday. LU (21-14) held a 4-2 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth before Baylor (32-7) scored three runs in the frame to take the lead for good. “We gave it a great effort,” LU coach Holly Bruder said. “We made a couple of mistakes that proved costly. We weren’t able to overcome that.” The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Jenna Holland’s double scored Kelly Meeuwsen, but the Cardinals left the bases loaded in the inning, without doing any further
damage. Baylor responded with two unearned runs in the bottom of the first, taking advantage of three errors by the LU infield. “We have to be better defensively,” Bruder said. “They scored two runs and never got the ball out of the infield.” The Cardinals regained the lead with two unearned runs of their own in the third inning, taking advantage of two Baylor issues, before making it 4-2 in the fifth on Ashley McDowell's double to right, a shot that hit the top of the wall, missing being a home run by a matter of inches. McDowell stole third, but ended up stranded there. “I thought it was gone when it left the bat,” Bruder said of McDowell’s shot. “Unfortunately, it just missed.” Those few inches proved to be costly to LU, as Baylor took a
5-4 lead in the bottom of the sixth thanks to back-to-back run-producing doubles. The Bears tied the game at 4 on a two-run double by Caitlin Charlton. Charlton scored the go-ahead run when Sydney Christensen doubled down the left-field line off LU starter Ciara Luna (10-4). LU’s Laura Napoli came on to get the final two outs of the inning. LU’s Sable Hankins would single in the seventh off of Baylor closer Heater Stearns, but Stearns pitched a scoreless seventh to record her sixth save of the season. Luna allowed seven hits and five runs, three earned, over 5 1/3 innings. She walked one and struck out two. “I thought Ciara pitched well,” Bruder said. “But give Baylor credit. Good teams make adjustments throughout the
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Jenna Holland waits for a pitch during LU’s 5-4 loss to Baylor, Tuesday, in Waco. game, and they did that.” competed. If we give this type of Kelsee Selman (4-3), the effort the rest of the season, third of four pitchers used by we’ll be in good shape.” Baylor, got the win by pitching a The Cardinals return to action this weekend when they scoreless inning. Hankins, McDowell and host Southeastern Louisiana in Holland had two hits apiece for a three-game Southland Conthe Cardinals, who stranded ference series. LU enters the nine runners. Baylor left four weekend in third place in the SLC with an 8-4 record. The runners on the day. “Again, we struggled coming teams will play a single game at up with the timely hit,” Bruder 5 p.m. Friday, and a doublesaid, “But I loved the way we header at 2 p.m., Saturday.
LU chops down Lady Jacks in match play Lamar media relations Press release
The Lamar University women’s golf team wrapped up its regular season with a 4-1 win over host Stephen F. Austin in a dual match at the Crown Colony Country Club in Lufkin, Tuesday. The event featured five match-play contests, with Lamar media relations Wenny Chang, Taylor Stockton, Olivia Le Roux hits a bunker shot at the Crown Colony Country Club, Tuesday. Kura Poko and Olivia Le Roux cult and the layout is demand- land Conference Golfer of the posting wins for the Cardinals. “Colony Crown is a great ing. We really enjoyed ourselves Year as well the conference’s Golfer of the Month for March, course,” LU coach Jessica Stew- today.” Chang, the reigning South- was a 4-and-2 winner over ard said. “The greens are diffi-
SFA’s Jessie White in a meeting of each team's No. 1 golfer. Stockton was a 5-and-4 winner over Mackenzie Steiner of SFA at No. 2. “Taylor and Wenny played very steadily, and didn’t make many mistakes,” Steward said. “It was hard for their opponents to come back.” Poko was a 2-and-1 winner over Sydney Reed in the third match, while Le Roux posted a dramatic 2-and-1 decision over Ann Holcomb as she rallied from two down after eight holes. Le Roux started her come-
back by chipping in on the ninth hole before winning the 10th hole. “Olivia did a tremendous in coming back after being down by two,” Steward said. “That’s hard to do in match play.” SFA’s only win came at No. 5 singles, as Courtney Ford defeated Felicia Sauceda 6-and-5. The Cardinals return to action when they compete in the Southland Conference Championship, Monday through Wednesday in McKinney. LU is looking for its fourth-straight conference title.
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Conference to focus on inclusion, diversity Haley Bruyn UP staff writer The second Diversity & Inclusion conference “Constructing a World of Inclusion ‘I Will because I Can!’” will be held Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in the Setzer Student Center. All Lamar students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend, as well as students from LIT, LSC-PA and LSC-Orange. “Although the term ‘diversity’ has become a part of our everyday consciousness, few people could define the concept,” Vernice Monroe, special assistant to the president for university multicultural enhancement, said. “Diversity is a concept that means many things to many people — it can trigger a wide range of positive and negative feelings. Unfortunately, what we have learned about this subject is often incomplete and inaccurate.” This year’s conference will dispel some myths about diversity and expand the participants’ knowledge of the dimensions of diversity, which are differences based on age, gender, race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, disability status, sexual orientation and socio-economic status, Monroe said. “The values, beliefs, biases and stereotypes we have about people who possess those dif-
ferences not only frame our daily social interactions, but also impact social issues and social policy,” she said. Monroe pointed out that diversity and inclusion don’t always stem from one and other. She said she doesn’t believe that an understanding of diversity will automatically result in inclusion. “Inclusion involves the intentional behaviors to make sure individuals who differ based on possessing certain characteristics are valued — respected as contributing members of campus, community, region, state, etc.,” she said. “Inclusiveness allows for the exploration of differences in a safe, positive and nurturing environment. Understanding each other beyond simple tolerance allows us to embrace and celebrate the uniqueness within each individual or group. “This is an opportunity for students to gain a better understanding of diversity and to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to construct an inclusive campus, community and global society. Interactions with diverse populations present new opportunities for expanding our knowledge and understanding of people.” Building on the format from last year’s conference, the coordinators have added more opportunites for student-led
participation. “We will have two workshops featuring students panels — one of international students, and the other panel by Education Initiative Association president Earlyn Castorena and Lamar student Denisse Cardena on ‘Immigration Issues Faced by Undocumented College Students,’” Cynthia Parra, assistant director of the office of diversity and inclusion, said. Parra also said that the coordinators are taking cues from the social climate. “Since there has been an increased call for social justice on college campuses, we decided to offer a luncheon keynote on so-
cial justice,” she said There will be three keynote presentations throughout the day, each focusing on a different aspect of diversity or inclusion. Between the keynote addresses, attendees will have two chances to participate in one of five workshops. Workshop topics include “LGBTQIA Bingo: Understanding Terminology to Promote Inclusiveness for the Queer Community,” “Understanding Wellness Needs for Individuals with Mobility Impairments,” “Immigration Issues Faced by Undocumented College Students,” “Historical and Contemporary Visions of
Comm to host professional alumni Grant Crawford UP editor The Lamar University College of Fine Arts and Communication will hold an alumni networking event where students can meet successful graduates on the eighth floor of Gray Library, Tuesday. “The College of Fine Arts and Communication has asked six alumni from several areas of concentration — graphic design, broadcasting, journalism, film, corporate communication, and advertising,” Jenna Powell, assistant director of the Center for Career and Professional Development,
said. The event will start at 6 p.m. with the alumni question-and-answer panel where students will have a chance to ask the visitors questions related to their careers. “I encourage students to attend so they can network with alumni,” Powell said. Perhaps they will find a mentor that has made a successful transition from Lamar student, to professional. This is also a great opportunity to get first hand advice and answers about the challenges each alumni faced so the students may be able to avoid such obstacles.” At 6:45 p.m., the panel will take
UP news briefs Speech & Hearing to host Beck at Gruber Seminar
Lamar University’s Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences will host the Gruber Seminar featuring guest lecturer Douglas Beck, director of professional relations for Otiocon Inc., 9 a.m. to noon, Friday, in 107 Speech and Hearing Sciences Building. Beck will discuss issues in cognition, audiology and amplification. The Gruber Seminar Series is named in honor of Lamar University faculty member Frederick A. Gruber of the Department of Communication Disorders
and Deaf Studies, now the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences. For more information, contact Vinaya Manchaiah at 8808338, or visit http://lamar.edu/speech.
Lamar Allies to host series of Pride Month events
Lamar Allies will host series of events throughout April to commemorate Pride Month. A walk will be held Tuesday, with a pre-Pride walk mixer at 4 p.m. in 214 Setzer Student Center, Tuesday. Art supplies and light refreshments will be provided at the mixer. The walk
a break and allow those who attend to help themselves to hors d’oeuvres. At 7 p.m., the alumni will sit at their designated tables for students to sit and chat more intimately. Powell said this is a great time for students to connect with a professional in a career they’re interested in pursuing. “The answers they receive will help them succeed and possibly land a job before, or quickly after graduation,” she said. “We want to bridge the gap from student to professional by giving students access to the alumni that were in their shoes not so long ago.”
will begin at Mirabeau’s head at 5:30 p.m. Lamar Allies will host a game night, April 14, 6-9 p.m. Board games and refreshments will be provided. Lamar Day of Silence, a student-led national event that brings awareness to anti-LGBT bullying and harrassment in schools, will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., April 15. A coming out panel discussion will be held April 28 in 210 SSC. Panelists will discuss their personal experiences about coming out at work, school and in social settings. For more information, visit Lamar Allies on Facebook and Twitter, or Allies.Lamar on Instagram.
Feminism: Two and a Half Centuries of Challenging the Patriarchy” and “Global Cardinals: Celebrating the Diversity of our Student Body.” “True diversity and inclusion requires the dismantling of those structures that prevent full and equal participation in a society,” Monroe said. Those who attend will be eligible to receive free giveaways. Three student organizations will win $100 if five or more members are present. Registration on Saturday will based upon availability. For more information, call 880-8216, or email cynthia. parra@lamar.edu.
UP Trivia
Each week the University Press staff will compile a series of questions related to the week in history. How will you do? Answers are posted below. 1. Who was the Baby Ruth candy bar named after? 2. Which famous American musician was fatally shot by his father on April 1, 1984? 3. In what year did Charles A. Lindbergh cross the Atlantic Ocean? 4. Which U.S. city has been hit by the most tornadoes?
5. In what year was the blue M&M first introduced?
1: The candy bar was named after Ruth Cleveland, daughter of President and Mrs. Grover Cleveland. 2: Marvin Gaye, who helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, was shot after an altercation with his father.
3: The American aviator achieved worldwide recognition after his nonstop flight from New York to Paris in 1927. 4: According to the local National Weather Service, Oklahoma City has been hit more than 140 times since records began in the early 1890s.
5: After Mars ran a promotion in which consumers were invited to vote on a color to replace the tan M&M’s, blue was the winner, replacing tan in 1995.