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Vol. 94, No. 23 April 26, 2018
Strength in Numbers ‘MAS FUERTE,’ SENIOR THESIS ART EXHIBITION TO OPEN FRIDAY AT DISHMAN Sierra Kondos UP staff writer
Many Lamar University students suffer with invisible illnesses. Every day we walk past one another without giving a thought as to what the person walking by us is going through. If you don’t see anything wrong on the outside, who is to know if someone is fighting a battle on the inside? In “Mas Fuerte” the Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Thesis Exhibition, graduating artists will display their inner struggles through various art forms in the Dishman Art Museum, Friday through May 18. The exhibition opens with a free reception, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. “The title represents the entire group in terms of the work that they created,” Prince Thomas, professor of art, said. “‘Mas Fuerte’ means stronger together. They are all dealing with works that are all on a humanistic scale, so it’s things that they are exploring, or physiological things.
All of the works revolve around some aspect of the individual.” The show will consist of drawings, animation, photography, painting, ceramics, graphic designs and various combinations of all those things. “The BFA thesis show is a culmination of a students’ four years of study here at Lamar,” Thomas said. “It is demonstrating not only to the department, in terms of their credentials for graduating, but to the public as well, that they are qualified in whatever area of study that they are doing.” Abigail Ortiz, studio art major, created, “Creature Within,” which deals with inner monsters. “My drawings are portraits of people with physical and mental invisible disease, such as anxiety, celiac disease and more,” she said. “On the back of the drawings are creatures that I created and based are on See THESIS, page 6
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Artists showing their work at the “Mas Fuerte,” the LU senior art thesis show, are Mary Catherine Wilbur, foreground, Abigail Ortiz, back left, Virginia Johnson, Erin DeLeon, Raven Morse and Irene Flores. Not pictured is Tim Bazar.
Remembering Waco Survivors gather to commemorate siege Editor’s note: This is the final story of a four-part series about the shootout between law enforcement and members of the Branch Davidian cult in Waco that occurred 25 years ago.
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Breland Patterson’s aunt posted a Facebook warning, April 20, describing how Patterson was approached by a white female in her mid 40s driving a white car, who rolled her window down and asked, “Did you get the email, all classes were canceled.” According to Ednika Williams’ post, which was shared more than 300 times, the lady continued to ask Patterson why she was still walking towards campus and offered her to give her a ride. The windows were tinted and Patterson said she thought she saw someone in the back seat. “I believe it was human traffickers,” Williams wrote. Patterson is 19, according to Williams’ post. Lamar corporal officer Jarrod Samford said that the incident was not reported the next Monday, after the officers saw the Facebook post and officers reached out to Patterson. Although no crime was committed, Samford said that anyone who is involved in similar incidents should contact Lamar PD immediately. “This is the only incident of this kind that I can recall,” he said. If any other students are approached in a similar manner, Samford said they should walk away, just like Patterson did. “If they continue to follow, yell at them to stop,” he said. “Yelling will get the attention of others around you. That is more people to identify them.”
Branch Davidian survivors Kathy Schroeder and David Thibodeau attended the Waco siege memorial service, April 19.
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Survivors of the Branch Davidian religious sect, family members and supporters gathered April 19 at the Helen Marie Taylor Museum in Waco for a threehour memorial remembering the Waco Siege that occurred 25 years ago. Roughly 100 people attended the service, including Stuart Wright, Lamar University chair of the department of sociology, social work and criminal justice, an expert on the subject who has been to four of the Waco Siege memorials. “Every year there is another person that’s died,” Wright said. “Usually due to old age or illness. David Koresh’s mom died. She had some health complications. Kathy Madison died of old age. Some have moved. Livingstone Fagan moved back to the U.K. Each year it shrinks.”
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New local garden to supply fresh food for community Sierra Kondos UP staff writer
With the rise of fitness awareness, a better body is not just
found in the gym, it also demands a balanced diet. The Lamar University Community garden has partnered with the South Park Community to create a gardening
Veong works in the new community garden located on the corner of Vermont Street and Jimmy Simmons Boulevard.
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space to train people to grow nutritious food. The garden is located on the corner of Jimmy Simmons Boulevard and Vermont Street.
“Around Earth Day and Arbor Day, the LU Green Squad tries to grow the gardens,” Alicen Flosi, LU director of sustainability, said. “The South Park Community garden location is for planting vegetables and fruits, and it’s open to the neighborhood and campus to go plant. Anyone can adopt a bed and keep or donate the food to whoever needs food.” LU Green Squad president, Victor Vuong said the location was picked to show that the LU students want to connect with the surrounding community to build a stronger relationship. “I think that this garden shows self-reliance and not being dependent on others,” Vuong said. “Watching your own food grow, helps you see that if you put in the work you will reap the fruits of
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your labor and appreciate having it more.” Vuong said having a new garden is hard work but has its rewards. “My experience in the South Park garden has been refreshing to be able to work with the community members, but challenging to establish a new garden from scratch,” he said. Robert Hamilton, LU undergraduate advisor and personal trainer, said that not enough people have the resources to grow their own food to consume the vitamins, minerals, and micronutrients from a non-processed source. “If fruits and vegetables are more accessible to the commuSee GARDEN, page 6
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The day before the memorial service, Wright and his wife had the opportunity to go to Davidian survivor Sheila Martin’s house with a small group of other survivors and scholars. David Thibodeau, author of “Waco: A Survivor’s Story,” the book that is the basis for the Paramount Network “Waco” miniseries, was one of the Branch Davidian survivors who spoke at the memorial. Wright said his speech was compelling and moving. “He basically demanded that the government make an apology to him and to others for what they did,” Wright said. “(Thibodeau) said, ‘It’s been 25 years. You’ve been covering your butts all these years. It’s time for an apology. I don’t want any money, but I would like an apology.’ “I congratulated him afterwards. We all went up to Mount Carmel (the site of the Branch Davidian compound) and walked around. He was telling us what room was where and reconstructing where the building was. He’s the one that pointed out the underground bus that is still there.” Wright said he feels like he’s in a struggle for the historical narrative and how it will be remembered. “I’m afraid, sometimes, that the law enforcement-government narrative prevails,” he said. “They keep depicting this group in a very simplistic manner — this evil cult that was brainwashing its members and stockpiling weapons. It’s so much more complicated. “There’s no nuance. There’s no context. There’s no complexity here or appreciation for what actually did happen.”
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Nerf War Dining Hall Lawn 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Phi Beta Delta Poetry Reading Gray Library, 6th floor 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
April 27
Splashfest Dining Hall Lawn 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
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Pokemon Club Lucas Engineering, Room 118 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Nerf War Dining Hall Lawn 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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‘Mas Fuerte’ senior art thesis exhibition Dishman Art Museum 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Photos courtesy of Stuart Wright
The bus that was caught in crossfire is buried at site of Mt. Carmel (top). Dr. Catherine Wessinger and Stuart Wright visited Mt. Carmel following memorial service, April 19 (bottom left). Survivors and scholars gathered at Sheila Martin’s house the night before memorial service (bottom right).
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“Capricious Sustainability: Perusal of My Condition” opening reception The Art Studio, Inc. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Watch for Sasquatch Bigfoot could be more real than we think Shelby Strickland UP editor
SILVERTON, Ore. — What has two feet, stretches more than seven-feet tall and is covered in hair? And no, the answer isn’t Steven Adams of the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team. Bigfoot and American, Sasquatch, has long roamed the American forests. Although primarily associated with the Pacific Northwest, there have been hundreds of accounts across the nation, and even across the world. In Asia, the equivalent of Bigfoot is Yeti, or the Abominable Snowman. In Australia, it’s Yowie and in Mongolia, it’s Almas. In the American South, Bigfoot is referred to as Skunk Ape, and in Ohio as The Grassman. Canadians call him Wendigo, and in Sumatra there is said to be a smaller, evolved version named Orang Pendek. There is even a scientific name for Bigfoot: Gigantopithecus. Researchers and scientists of Gigantopithecus have collected hundreds of the species’ teeth and several jaws in China, Vietnam and India. Accounts of Sasquatch sightings were testified as early as the 1840s given by separate reports from Indians and Missionaries, and there are still sightings being reported to this day, but more so by hikers, backpackers and the Bigfoot Field Researchers (BFR). In their research, the BFR says that the most Bigfoot sightings occurrences have been in Oregon (227 sightings), California (425 sightings) and Washington (528 sightings). This makes sense considering the dense amount of forestry for Bigfoot to hideout. With respect to the amount of sightings, it is not surprising that three in 10 Americans believe that Bigfoot exists. Junay Johanson, an Oregon resident of 16 years, has been documenting Bigfoot sightings on a poster in the Silver Falls County Store she and her husband have owned for four years. The store doubles as a restaurant that is home of the Sasquatch Burger. “Most of the dots that are on the map, the red and the blue
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ones, if you get on the Bigfoot Research Organizations website, they have all of the Bigfoot sightings that have been reported to that site by state, and so all of those I just plotted on off of that map,” Johanson said. “The green and the yellow ones are ones that were reported to us off of our Bigfoot book that we used to have, and those were the ones that are yellow and green on there.” Johanson kept a record of sightings in a book with firsthand descriptions and accounts of those who had seen Bigfoot in the area. “The book was stolen about a year and a half ago,” she said. “There used to be a lot of people
up here looking for Bigfoot, but now that whole area is cut off from people going up there because we are a hazard. Now you have to have a permit to go up on their property.” Although Johanson no longer has access to the original book, she started a new one that already has several accounts of Bigfoot sightings. Variations on Bigfoot have been spotted on every continent except Antarctica. When passing through the Pacific coast, it is evident to a visitor that Bigfoot is not taken lightly. Souvenir shops are filled with T-shirts, coffee mugs and Oregon-shaped stickers with a
figure of Bigfoot. Rumors of Bigfoot being spotted in the area are sure signs that residents of the Northwest believe in his (or her) existence. With numerous accounts, the question then lies, is Bigfoot actually what we think he is, or is he simply a myth similar to that of Scotland’s Loch Ness Monster? There are several theories of what, or who, Bigfoot is, and how he ended up in America. Some think he followed humans across from Asia through the Bering Land Bridge into Russia and Alaska many years ago. Others believe that survival of the fittest and natural selection is what kept Bigfoot alive, and that his near
extinction is the reason he is in hiding. Zhao LingXia of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and his colleagues analyzed carbon isotopes in a sample of Gigantopithecus teeth. According to Erin Wayman, writer for the Smithsonian magazine, Zhao said that, “The rise of the Tibetan plateau 1.6 million to 800,000 years ago altered the climate of South Asia, ushering in a colder, drier period when forests shrank. And at least one dental study indicates Gigantopithecus developed and matured very slowly — a sign they probably had low reproductive rates, which can elevate a species’ risk of going extinct.” In contrast to the theory by Zhao, some people believe there could be more than one Sasquatch considering the different accounts in numerous countries. Did two Sasquatch board Noah’s Ark and now we’re seeing the remnants of the Sasquatch species? Is it it possible that Bigfoot is actually one massive, nocturnal mammal that can survive in most climates? Or is he really a large, hairy animal-man jumping from continent to continent, making his appearance and leaving the rest to the imagination? Others who do not believe in the Sasquatch himself say that Bigfoot could be mistaken for a person. There are more than 100 uncontactable tribes around the world today, including those in South America, Central America, New Guinea, so who’s to say these tribes have not had their figure mistaken for Bigfoot? As the average height of people in the Netherlands in 6-feet tall, a 7-foot Bigfoot is not too far fetched. Though the search for Bigfoot will go on, Americans are continually inspired by stories and tales, so much so that we’ve created an organization specifically researching Sasquatch, we keep records of sightings, and we’ve made a YouTube series that features a Sasquatch named “Sassy.” Still not convinced of Bigfoot’s existence? Visit www.bfro.net for sightings by region, as well as sound recordings.
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“There used to be a camping tradition called Prairie Farm. A group of families had been camping together every year since the late 1960s, the weekend before or after memorial day. My husband and I had joined this tradition in the early 2000s. One day we were sitting around the campfire in the late afternoon and I heard a strange noise… pop.. pop… pop…. I distinctly remember asking people what they thought the noise was. One person said they were sure it was a badger. We heard it on and off the rest of the day and through the next day as well. I didn’t really think much about it until I had a similar experience closer to home and started putting it together. I went online to hear recorded noises that badgers make and none of the noises are even vaguely familiar in regards to this one. In fact, it sounds almost identical to wood knocks that have been recorded and are assumed to be a Bigfoot communication method.” — From an entry in Junay Johanson’s book
Junay Johanson keeps this Sasquatch footprint (left) in her store. The size of the footprint is the equivalent to a US men’s size 24. A copy of the book that contains the sightings is next to the footprint for reference.
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Survivors speak out about sexual assault Editors note: The names in this story have been changed to protect the victims. Eleanor Skelton UP contributor
For women living with the uncertainty of whether their next swipe right on Tinder could be a fun new date or a predator hiding behind a smiling profile picture, dialogue about sexual assault and how frequently it occurs can help. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Feminists of Lamar president Savannah Anderson-Bledsoe said that students must work together to create a safe environment. “The rates of sexual assault and harassment, particularly on college campuses, will likely increase unless we all join together and fight to end rape culture and toxic masculinity,” she said in an
email interview. “We must not forget that toxic masculinity hurts all of us.” Sexual assault occurs everywhere. Several local women shared their experiences. “Jessica” said she left Lamar University almost seven years ago after she became a target. “I was victim of severe emotional manipulation during my time at Lamar, and it’s the principal reason I ended up completely leaving the area,” she said. “Jessica” said she met another older student through one of the religious organizations on campus who was quite charismatic. He was dating one of her friends at the time. “Jessica” explained that she was vulnerable after breaking up with her fiancé. “All my ideas of who God was had been tied up in the success of that relationship,” she said. “I still had a lot of ideas about the world that came from a conser-
vative upbringing, like women should be submissive to men.” What began as friendly support turned quickly into something much darker, “Jessica” said. “He promised me marriage in the future without ever actually committing to date me,” she said. “Our relationship was supposed to be super-secret, but everybody around us knew something was up.” That’s when “Jessica” started noticing the red flags. “Something was very wrong,” she said. “My mom and sisters all told me to stay away from him. He used this as a way to demonstrate how we couldn’t trust anyone and he was the only one I could trust.” Over time, he showed himself to be manipulative and a liar, “Jessica” said. While the abuse never became sexual, “Jessica” said she believes it would have eventually.
“I ended up needing to completely get away,” she said. “The experience with abuse ruined a lot of the best parts of my life in Beaumont. I quit school. I still haven’t finished my degree now, 10 years after entering college.” Lamar’s annual security report states that, “Dating Violence includes, but is not limited to, sexual or physical abuse or the threat of such abuse” and “Is a threat that reasonably places the victim in fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault.” The wording in the report expands the definition of abusive relationships beyond encounters that turn into rape or assault to behaviors that are predatory. Sexual abuse is obviously not limited to adults. “Genevieve,” a former Lamar State College-Port Arthur student, is a victim of childhood sexual abuse. Her grandfather molested her during
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what was supposed to be nap time when she was five-years old. She made an outcry to her parents, but her mother told her not to tell anyone. “To me, he killed me that day and got away with murder,” she said. The experience “Genevieve” described is consistent with national statistics. More than 90 percent of juvenile sexual abuse victims are abused by someone they know, according to a 2010 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report. “Genevieve” said her high school boyfriend and ex-husband later abused her as well. She’s now a single mom with three children. “Recovery is rough still, 34 years later,” she said. Anderson-Bledsoe said survivors of sexual assault need support, and rapists need sufficient jail time rather than public sympathy. “As citizens, we must demand tougher laws on sexual violence, and we must vote for state representatives and politicians who are dedicated to combating sexual assault and furthering or supporting efforts to adequately prosecute sexual assault cases,” she said. To report sexual abuse on campus, students can contact the LU Student Health Center at 880-8466, the Lamar University Police Department at 880-8311 and the Title IX Coordinator’s Office at 880-8375. For more information about Lamar’s policy and how to report, visit www.lamar.edu/titleix. Anyone can also contact Beaumont Child Abuse and Forensic Services, located at 810 Hospital Drive, Suite 190 in Beaumont for help off campus. Their number is 832-0421 or visit cafstx.com. Victims’ Assistance Center: 833-3377 Rape and Suicide Crisis Center: 835-3355 or 800-793-2273 Texas Family Protective Services Abuse Hotline: 800-2525400. National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-2233.
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Looking inward for answers Walthall explores universal questions through self-portraits Hannah LeTulle UP photo editor
“It’s like if I were to roll myself up into a ball and throw it at a canvas.” Travis Walthall, who graduated with a degree in drawing from Lamar University in December, said his upcoming solo exhibition, “Capricious Sustainability: Perusal of My Condition,” at The Art Studio gave him the opportunity to paint the physical body while reflecting internally. The opening reception will be held at The Art Studio 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., May 5, and the show runs until May 25. The show is the result of Walthall winning the 2017 art studio membership show. “They say paint what you know, try what you know — and I know myself better than anything else in this world,” he said. Walthall’s exhibition includes figurative, surrealist, oil painted self-portraits and drawings.
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Travis Walthall, who graduated from Lamar University with a BFA in drawing in December, sits among his paintings in the LU art studio as he prepares for his solo exhibition, “Capricious Sustainability: Perusal of My Condition,” which opens May 5 at The Art Studio, Inc. in downtown Beaumont. “I call it a self-portraiture series,” he said. “Some of them are very clearly self-portraiture, others are references to Da Vinci’s notebooks (or) writings from Charles Darwin. I like to
think of it as a study of the human condition from my perspective, and what I’ve taken into consideration.” Walthall’s works relate to different periods of his life.
“A lot of them document an experience or movement you’re going through,” he said. “So the idea is having repetition of these self-portraits, so you can step back and look at yourself in the bigger picture.” Walthall, a Southeast Texas native, said he finds influences in his own life and in the works of historic artists. “I pay tribute to a lot of my favorite artists throughout history — of course (Salvador) Dalí, Leonardo Da Vinci, Hieronymus Bosch — something that shows great intellect on the subject matter you’re working with,” he said. “I will reference personal experiences. My granddad worked on a farm and drove a turquoise Chevrolet pickup truck, and I felt it was crucial to incorporate some of this. Right now I’m trying to find the style I really want to embrace and incorporate this local culture I’ve grown up in.” Although his degree is in drawing, Walthall said he discovered that painting is his strong suit.
“I think I really found my niche at Lamar when I fell in love with oil painting,” he said. “Oil is just super patient and takes a long time to dry, so you’re able to communicate and work with the same piece for a longer time.” Walthall has developed a fluid style using drip techniques. “Usually I start with a rough idea, but the final piece — I’d say 50 percent of it — is unexpected,” he said. “That’s why I love drips. It may lead to another form in the composition but it’s out of your hands. It’s in the nature of the drip and the texture of the canvas.” Walthall is working at Rao’s while he plans the next step in his career. “(Oil painting) is probably what I will be pursuing in a graduate program,” he said. “Hopefully, in the mean time, I’ll get better and figure out more about myself.” For more information, visit www.artsmindfulmedium.com, or www.artstudio.org.
Killing spree survivor turns trauma into art Eleanor Skelton UP contributor
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Erin DeLeon shows off her ceramic plate which she made as a tribute to her uncle who was murdered in 1998. Her work will be featured in the senior thesis art show, which opens Friday.
Twenty years after a home invasion changed her life, Erin DeLeon is graduating with a degree in art from Lamar. She said her senior project, which will be shown at the Dishman Art Museum in a few weeks, tells her story, even the darker parts. Her thesis deals with the emotional repercussions of a tragic event. On Feb. 6, 1998, Elroy Chester entered the home of Kim Ryman DeLeon, a Port Arthur firefighter and raped Erin, who was 17 at the time, and her younger sister. Erin said she was home alone watching a movie when it happened — her mom, Kim, was at work and her younger sister Claire was out with her boyfriend. Erin said she left the door unlocked so they wouldn’t wake her infant son when they came home. “This guy just walks in my door with a gun and mask and he said, ‘I bet you wish you locked the door,’” she said. “I thought one of my friends was playing a really, really bad joke. I felt like my stomach tried to fall out of my body.” When Claire and her boyfriend came home, Chester held them all at gunpoint, tied up the boyfriend and raped Erin and assaulted Claire. When her uncle, Willie Arnold Ryman, III also a firefighter, stopped by to check on the girls, which Erin said he did regularly while her mom
was at work, Chester went outside, shot and killed him. Claire jumped up and locked the door, and Chester fled because he couldn’t get back in the house, Erin said, adding that the two teenagers couldn’t call anyone since he’d cut the phone lines. While her sister and boyfriend went to find a policeman, Erin grabbed her infant son and fled to a neighbor’s house. “My mom was a firefighter and she got the call from the 911 dispatch,” Erin said. The fire department would not let Kim drive the rig because she was too emotional, but she was part of the response. Dutch filmmaker Jaap van Hoewijk featured the story in the 2013 documentary “Killing Time,” which was filmed around the time of Chester’s execution for the crime, and interviewed Erin and her family. Erin said she hasn’t watched the documentary, but her family told her it has information about Chester’s life and background, as well as her uncle’s. “My uncle was the fifth person murdered, but he was actually the 10th person shot,” she said. “People asked me, ‘Why haven’t you watched it?’ To be honest, I was kind of done with it at that point. “I don’t have anything bad to say about the guy who made (the documentary), he was a pretty neat guy.” Now at 37 years old, DeLeon is finishing her bachelor’s in fine arts. Most of her studies concentrate on
drawing and ceramics. For her senior thesis, she threw a some ceramic plates and broke them, drawing pictures on the shards.
“The biggest platter I’ve made was for my uncle,” she said. “It’s his portrait. On top of it, I have all the old newspaper articles. I copied the headline, ‘Veteran PA firefighter murdered,’ with a girl leaning head down, arms around her knees. It’s basically a commentary on survivor’s guilt. I still feel it just as strong today as I did in the beginning.
“I feel like I could have done something. I’m the one who survived it, but my uncle was a hero, awarded medals, and the last thing he did was save me and my sister, her boyfriend and my son.” Erin painted his initials on the bottom of the plate, along with his son’s initials, scratched out since William’s son died of a heroin overdose after the murder. “It ruined him, he couldn’t handle it,” she said. Erin said her emotions surrounding Chester’s execution are complicated. “In the beginning, after everything happened, I felt like it was taking too long, that justice needed to be served,” she said. “I was angry because I was hurt, my family was hurt really badly.” It’s taken the majority of the last 20 years to sort out her feelings, Erin said. “It wasn’t just a rape, it wasn’t just See KILLING, page 6
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nity, they are more likely to be consumed,” he said. “Fruits are a good alternative to sweets like candy and snack cakes because while it still has sugar, it’s going to be much lower in calories and much higher in vitamins and minerals in comparison. A healthy diet helps supplement health and fitness goals. The saying trainers have is, ‘You can’t out train a bad diet.” LU students now have access to two gardens. The Lamar Community Garden is located behind the Communications Building. “Although the campus garden is for students to plants flowers, work in the garden, or sit and have a picnic at the patio, the South Park garden is for the South Park community along with LU students,” Flosi said. The next work day planned is Friday. For more information, email alicen.flosi@lamar.edu. Cardinal View was moved from the Sheila-Umphrey Recreational Center due to a power outage, to the Setzer Student Center, which had a usable generator. “The circumstances weren’t ideal and the plan I had in place had to be scrapped because of the storm, but I have never had a greater sense of accomplishment or been prouder to be a part of the Lamar family than I was Saturday,” Craig said. “We had only emergency power, and can-do attitudes but we did it together. Facilities, IT, Custodial, Setzer Center staff and student organization representatives who joined the recruitment team and embraced the challenge and did what needed to be done. It was awesome, and clear proof that there is no stopping Cardinal spirit.”
their symptoms. The reason I have chosen this topic is because I have been diagnosed with depression and anxiety since 2011. I have struggled to get to where I am today, but by having conversations with friends, family, and acquaintances, I realize that I’m not alone. We all have our inner monsters and it should be more talked about.” Raven Morse, graphic design major, is showcasing “Ultra-Bella,” a branding series of a cosmetic company that strives to have a social impact. “Brands have a huge impact not only their consumers, but also the environment,” she said. “They have the ability to capture new standards of beauty, and Ultra-Bella is determined to create and support the idea of ‘beauty for all,’ meaning the consumer sets the standard for themselves. As for environmental aspects, these products are vegan and cruelty-free, created by utilizing recyclable materials. This project is aspiring to change the face of beauty, as well as how beauty products are made. The collection Ultra-Bella is showcasing is the Shipwrecked 2019 Collection.” Drawing major Virginia Johnson will present, “Auto-Composition,” a series of watercolor and ink drawings. “It is important to me, because it is a visual exploration of self-creation and it expresses an idea I have had for a long time,” she said. The Senior Thesis art exhibition shows the strength, not only of the department’s work, but also the artists themselves.
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Beaumont Police are investigating a similar incident in which a vehicle approached three children walking home from Blanchette Elementary on April 23. Beaumont Police detectives are working with BISD PD and Lamar University PD because the incidents were similar, the department posted. Breland Patterson did not immediately respond to request for comment.
when people do these terrible things to other people.” “That’s why I’m torn. I don’t want to see people hurt. I don’t want to see people suffer, and if we had a better way to punish the people who have destroyed other humans, I would be 100 percent for it. I think that’s the only form of justice — that’s the most they can do to somebody who has taken so much from someone else.” DeLeon said she missed the documentary screening at the Jefferson Theatre, Friday, because her grandfather recently died and she was at his funeral. Erin said the tragedy shattered her family. “I was very, very close with all of my family, it was almost surreal,” she said. Erin remembers her family having Sunday dinners after church, playing guitar on the porch, going shopping together, and on outings to the beach and fishing before her uncle’s murder. “After (he) was killed, it stopped, because I guess we just had a hard time
being in the same room together,” she said. “I don’t have the words to truly explain how I feel because I don’t know if there are words.” Erin hopes to focus on production pottery after graduation. “I enjoy making affordable art,” she said. “Coffee mugs, pieces of functional, useful art that make people happy.” Most of Erin’s pieces have been sold through word of mouth, but she plans to launch a web site and an Etsy store after graduation. Working on the pottery has helped Erin make sense of the trauma she experienced. Although she will never be able to fully put it behind her, she has some advice for other victims. “We don’t have to be trapped in that trauma our entire life,” she said. “It doesn’t mean you have to live in this horrible fear and confusion. You don’t have to be a victim — be a survivor.” The Senior Thesis show, which includes DeLeon’s artwork, will open with a reception at 6 p.m., Friday.
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a murder, it wasn’t just a home invasion — there was all those different things that were separate traumas,” she said. “It took me a long time to finally work all the way through all that.” Erin and her family watched Chester’s execution, which was the hardest thing she’s ever done, she said. “I did watch that man die,” she said. “I thought I would feel vindicated. I thought I would have closure. But it just hurt really bad to see another human being die.” As Erin and Claire watched behind the glass, Chester made eye contact with them. Erin said she thought he looked scared. Then the chemicals were injected. “He just started to relax,” she said. “He made this one last loud gasping breath, and then that was it. At that point, I was crying so hard that I couldn’t catch my breath anymore. My mom sat there with her hand on my shoulder and I just felt so awful. That was the most terrible thing I have ever seen. I don’t like the death penalty, I despise it, but I don’t have any other solution for
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Lamar Celebrates Diversity International Festival draws multicultural fare Abigail Pennington UP contributor
Beats from around the world, accompanied by the savory smell of cultural cuisine, filled the Montagne Center, Saturday afternoon, as Lamar hosted its sixth-annual International Cultural Festival. This years’ festival showcased a myriad of cultural exhibits, global cuisine, traditional dances, musical performances and presentations from countries including China, Nepal, Korea, Turkey, Bangladesh, Vietnam and India. The festival was organized by the office of international student programs and services, and the international student advisory council, and was sponsored by the division of global diversity, inclusion and intercultural affairs and other Beaumont community partners. The goal was to celebrate the diversity and cultures of international students at Lamar and the international Beaumont community. “It’s not just here at Lamar University, there are a lot of cultures here in Beau-
mont as well,” Harsh Patel, international student council president, said. “There are people from different countries that settled down here, so that is why we wanted to make sure to include the city of Beaumont.” Students and residents participated in festivities and performances. LU junior Reality Boutte attended her second festival. “I was in one of the performances this year and had a lot of fun,” she said. “Last year I came to the event, but this year I got to be a part of it.” LU sophomore Kim Nguyen, who hails from Vietnam, said she had never been to an international cultural festival before but said she wanted to get out of her comfort zone. “I never really got the chance to meet other students who are from another country like me,” she said. “In the beginning I was nervous, but now I am glad I decided to come and meet people and make new friends. I think Lamar should have more events like this.”
Lamar University hosted their sixth-annual International Cultural Festival, Saturday. The event featured several different cultures across the world. Students, professors and faculty performed several unique dances and sketches from their perspective parts of the world. A young group of girls t, above right, perform an original dance. Students from Lamar, above, and professors, right, dance for a crowd of onlookers while sharing their cultural experiences.
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Masters of Ink come to town Cade Smith UP staff writer
Tattoos have become a popular topic over the last several years with shows like “Ink Master,” “Tattoo Nightmares” and “Ink Master Angels.” At the Ink Masters Tattoo Convention at the Eleganté Hotel in Beaumont, April 13-15, there were many artists from different walks of life with stories to tell. “I have been tattooing for 10 years,” Giovanni “OG” Ruiz said. “I started with graffiti, where I learned how to draw and write and pretty much everything doing that.” Ruiz, who is based in Las Vegas, specializes in American Traditional and watercolor tattoos. “The first four years that I was tattooing was out of my house,” he said. “I was just tattooing buddies and their friends.” Ruiz said he didn’t go the usual training route, where artists tattoo on pig cadavers. “I never really started with pigskin, the first tattoo I ever did was on myself with no idea on what I was doing so I said, ‘F*** it, I am going to get the needle out and start doing it,’” he said. “After that, I started with oranges and bananas, after fruit you graduate from pigskin to human skin.” Ruiz said that he has fun tattooing at conventions and enjoys making connections with clients. “It is amazing to be able to travel, and (have) people seek out your style, or (meet) people who follow you on the internet,” he said. “It’s a really humbling experience to be able to tattoo, travel and get paid for it all at the same time. I like meeting cool new people at conventions that want me to tattoo them. To me, this is not even work because I get to hang out with my buddies from the shop, doing what I love by tattooing people.” Ruiz said it is sometimes hard being away from his family. “Being away from family is the crazy part of tattooing at a convention,” he said. “I have a 6-
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Giovanni “OG” Ruiz is a tattoo artists based in Las Vegas, N.V. He specializes in watercolor and traditional tattoos. year-old daughter, and being away for seven days, or sometimes 13 days out of the month, is a little touchy for me, but it’s a sacrifice that needs to be made so that I can keep my house and put my name out there, so I can stay home in a year or two.” Barrett Handel, who works out of Javelina Tattoo in Beaumont, specializes in Japanese and neotraditional style. “I have been tattooing for 10 years, and I have been drawing ever since I could hold a pencil,” he said. “I have always done something that was creative, whether it is drawing, painting or making music. I wasn’t really happy in college, wasn’t going anywhere with it, and one day I got offered an apprenticeship at a shop and tried doing tattoos.” Handel said convention work is disorganized and one has to be prepared for whoever and whatever walks into the booth. He prefers the organization of Javelina Tattoo. “Our shop is appointment only, so usually we come in and knock out appointments,” he said. “When we are (in the shop), we are usually drawing, getting
ready for an appointment or we are tattooing. It’s methodical, man. If you take this seriously you are prepared, you have your references and drawing ready to go. The artists at the shop play off each other — we are always looking at what someone else is tattooing. Of course, we goof off because we’ve all known each other for a while, so it is a chill environment.” Handel said that when he was apprenticing he would tattoo his friends or anyone willing to be tattooed. “I didn’t start off with the usual fruit and pig skin,” he said. “The people I first tattooed when I was apprenticing knew that I needed to practice. Usually, the people you tattoo are only letting you do simple things and not huge pieces. When you are learning to tattoo at the beginning, obviously you don’t draw custom stuff or do big pieces. Usually you tattoo flash that is on the wall or stuff that you can only mess up so bad.” Handel travels to three or so tattoo conventions a year and enjoys meeting people who love his work.
“It is fun, but it is tough, because I hate leaving my wife and kiddo — it drives me nuts,” he said. “It is nice to get out occasionally, see a new state, see somewhere different, meet new people and see different artists that you wouldn’t normally see every day. The bigger conventions are really fun to do because there are different vendors selling things you wouldn’t see here at the Beaumont convention.” Handel said that people should get their tattoos from a reputable source. Scratching, underground tattooing out of someone’s house or non-sanitary environment, is both unsafe and frowned upon by professionals. “They are literally butchering people and they don’t know what they are doing,” he said. “We have people come in all the time and want to apprentice, and the first thing we are going to ask them is if they have already tattooed? If they say yes, I don’t want anything to do with them.” Lacey Rose, who tattoos out of Houma, La. at Inkwell Tattoos, was one of the few female artists at the convention. “I have been tattooing for four
years and I got out of my apprenticeship a couple of months ago at my first Ink Masters convention,” she said. “My mom was an artist. I hated drawing when I was younger, because every time I would get into trouble my mom would go tell me to go to my room and draw. “Around the time I was in middle school I had gotten a little Chibi manga book and I read it from front to back— I was super into it and I think that was when I started liking drawing.” Rose said she went to college to major in graphic design. “I hated it after a while, so me and my friend ended up dropping out the same day,” she said. “I was a librarian at the time, and I was thinking about what I was going to do. I was into tattoos and stuff like that, but I thought tattoos were only for cool people. “Eventually, I started working to build up my portfolio and got into a shop. That went a little crazy at first, because I felt like my master at the time wasn’t good for me so I left. Later, I met my master Trevor, who opened his own shop and asked for me to be his apprentice.” Rose said she likes to challenge herself with each new tattoo. “I always think about that, because I don’t know what I specialize in,” she said. “I like doing a lot of different tattoos and challenging things — it is fun to do because it makes me freak out. I like doing color tattoos and doing nerd tattoos, because that is what I am into. Where I am from, people are not really into that kind of stuff.” Being a female artist in a maledominated industry has its advantages and disadvantages, Rose said. “I know sometimes guys don’t want other guys tattooing them, I guess because they want a lighter touch,” she said. “I get a lot of females, too, because their boyfriend or husband doesn’t want another guy touching them. “There are also some downSee TATTOO, page 10
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THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE TATTED
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Robert Jones, a 70-year-old man from Winnie, started getting tattoos after he was diagnosed with cancer. Jones uses tattoos to help cope with the pain of going through chemotherapy.
‘Ink Master’ Tattoo Convention returns to Beaumont The third annual “Ink Master” Tattoo Convention returned to Beaumont, April 13-15, at the MCM Eleganté Hotel. The convention showcased artists from around the United States showing off individual artistry, equipment, ink and talent. A handful of experts attended the convention which saw more than 100 participants throughout the three-day
event. Local Beaumont artists came out as well as artists from the Texas area, along with others from California to the Carolinas and many more. Locals came to the convention to get new art pieces that varied across their arms, chest, legs and more. Some members were tattooed from head to toe, while others received their very first tattoo.
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MAGIC IN A DULL WORLD Reading can reduce stress for college students COMMENTARy Cassandra Jenkins UP managing editor
Picture this. It’s 2012. A lone little girl sits in the corner of an empty library with a book curled in her lap, completely engrossed and shutout from the world. A stack of books sits next to her, dusty and old, yet so full of life. The sun shines calmly through the window allowing just enough light to read by, but not enough to be distracting. The girl turns page after page without ever looking up or making a peep. Suddenly, her head jerks up. She covers her mouth at whatever thrilling dialogue had just grabbed her attention. On the cover is a shirtless teen with nothing showing but his torso, which is filled with strange black markings. Behind him, a green and gold glow resonates above a city outline. On the front, it says “City of Bones.” This was me, roughly six years ago in high school, reading one of my all-time favorite book series called “The Mortal Instruments.” I loved to read, and back then I had all the time in the world. My favorite books were fantasy novels that could transport me to new worlds beyond my own. I read books of magic and mystery, everything from werewolves and vampires to warlocks and wizards. Soon, my love of reading began to grow rapidly. I read a
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book a day — literally. Fast forward six years. I’m a junior in college with two fulltime jobs, a full load of classes and extra-curricular activities. Time began to get away from me. TV became more accessible and easier than picking out a new novel, and finding a quiet space and quiet time to read was nearly impossible. There was always homework to be done or shifts to be picked up at work, so my bookshelf became empty. I read less and became stressed more. I began to notice that I was sleeping less and less at night. I worked and worked, whether it was to get an A in class or to make money for bills. Something I loved to do so much became something I never had time for anymore. It was depressing. So, I put an end to it. About a month ago, I set down the TV remote and headed into a bookstore. Barnes and Noble reminded me of home. The smell of coffee from the neighboring Starbucks wafted through my nose, along with that new book smell. For me, bookstores and libraries are my favorite places. They are always calming. There is no rush. No urgency to pick out a book. I could wander the aisles forever admiring the beauty of all the covers — I was in my happy place. I scanned the shelves for a new find and immediately a book called “Fate of Flames” caught
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sides to being a female tattoo artist. One time I had a guy on Facebook that said, ‘Whenever you don’t have a female working in the shop let me know and I might come by.’ I just went off on that dude for saying that to me. “Even when I am with my boyfriend and
my attention. It was a blue cover with fire and lightning twisting above a city skyline. I plucked it from the shelf, read the preview and checked it out. Just that simple task made all the difference on my nerves. I was getting back to the original, calm, happy me. (10/10 this book was awesome.) After initially buying the book, it sat on the windowsill beside my bed for the first couple of nights before I was able to read it. I read about 5-6 chapters with a cup of chamomile tea in my other hand (how I use to always read before bed) and promptly fell asleep. It was one of the best sleeps I had had in months. I slept like a baby all the way through the night without any tossing or turning. My mind was blank, instead of my usual train of thought of all the deadlines coming up, all the worries about how I was
we go to restaurants, I give them my card and they think that he is the one who is the tattoo artist. Before I decided to apprentice, I read up on all of the issues that female artists go through and expected the worst. But once I got into it, I realized that it wasn’t bad at all.” Rose said that conventions allow her to travel to different states. “This is my fourth tattoo convention,” she said. “My first convention was in New
going to pay for this or that, that kept me up for hours after I should have been asleep. This simple step made me feel more awake and focused the following day. It took me about two to three weeks to finish the short book, reading glimpses here and there in between study breaks and slow work nights. By the end of the book, I was completely engrossed in the developing story and the character’s lives, that I knew I had to purchase the second book. Now, when I’m not working, in class or hanging out with my significant other, I’m reading. The more I read, the less I spent mindless hours scrolling through social media and watching TV shows that don’t even hold my interest. My frequent headaches and anxieties declined as well, and my sleeping pattern
Orleans at the Tattoo Voodoo convention. Whenever we got invited to ‘Ink Masters’ we were like, ‘F***, yeah!’ The first Ink Masters we went to was out of state and I was nervous about it because we didn’t have any appointments or anything like that. I was afraid that after spending all this money for hotels and stuff that we wouldn’t have any clients. But going to these conventions, you get to meet all kinds of different people who like the same things
got back on track. Just this simple, small act of reading has changed me. I am a happier, well-rested person with more focus and determination than I was before I picked up a book (one that wasn’t a textbook) and brought just a little bit of my childhood into my adult world. Life gets rough, no doubt. Sometimes that harmony train goes so far off the tracks you fear you’ll never get it back. But, as a busy college student, I know that there is respite. For some, it’s watching their favorite TV show at the end of the night. For others, maybe it’s doing crossword puzzles or writing in a journal. But, for me, it’s reading a book before bed time. Getting out of my own head for just a little bit and entering an impossible universe of monsters, magic and more.
you do and want you to tattoo them.” Whether one is looking for New School, Nerd, American Traditional, Japanese, black and white or color, tattoo conventions offer something for every taste. And the artists who work them are as interesting as the work they produce. For more, follow the artists on Instagram, Giovanni “OG” Ruiz @ogruiztattooer, Barrett Handel @sickboy_79, and Lacey Rose @laceyrose_tattoos.
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THROUGH THE FINISH LINE LU track heads to Southland Conference Outdoor Championship Cassandra Jenkins UP managing editor
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LU track & field runners practices at Ty Terrell Track, Tuesday, as they head into the Southland Conference Outdoor Championship, May 4-6, in San Antonio.
Lamar University’s outdoor track and field teams have been hard at work racing through wind, rain and hail, but concluded their season on a high note adding 10 Top 10 finishes on Saturday’s last meet in Houston. “The outdoor season has been interesting because of the weather,” head coach Trey Clark said. “We’ve had a lot of wet days and cold days on Saturday’s, but we’ve had some really good meets. The majority of kids have run really well and performed well so we are looking forward to what happens here in the next two weeks at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championship.” A handful of runners beat their personal best times at the J Fred Duckett Twilight Meet Saturday, including freshman sprinter Caitlin Ambeau in the 100m and 200m, Abisola Anifowoshe 200m, Webster Slaughter 200m and 400m, Ben Morales 800m and Talon Tilley 110m hurdles. Other top finishers also included Georgia Tuckfield in the 1500m, Keri Banks who took home fifth place in the high jump, Ju’Vonta Conston who finished sixth-place in the high jump, Cameron Dickey with ninth place in the long jump, and Javon McCray was sixth in the triple jump. “From a positive standpoint, we’ve had some upperclassmen who are performing very well,”
Clark said. “We have some underclassmen that are developing at a rapid rate. They are progressing nicely. Webster Slaughter just ran another personal best in the 400m. He’s ranked sixth in the conference as a freshman so we have guys like that, as well as women who are progressing at a quick rate. That’s exciting for us. “We are young, so our best days are in front of us. On the women’s side, we are losing two and on the men’s side we are losing only three. So, it’s a very positive thing that we are performing this way with younger kids. It can be different when you get to a championship and the pressure is turned on. We’ll see how they perform there, but it will be a good experience either way. If they come through successfully than that will set them up well for the future.” The track and field team will head to the SLC Outdoor Championship, May 5 in San Antonio. “We have prepared as best as we can,” Clark said. “We do have some injuries we are dealing with for some critical people. But, in two weeks, we’ll sort it all out and figure out where we are at.” Clark said this year has produced some of the best performers who are ranked nationally. “Brian O’Bonna, on the men’s side is ranked nationally on the triple jump,” he said. “He’s ranked 18th in the nation. Deja Phillips is ranked nationally on the long jump at 37th in the nation. Those are probably our best
performers at this point in the season.” Clark said he is proud of the way he’s team has performed this season and is hoping for an outstanding showing for the conference championship. “Typically, in our sport, the only thing that really matters from a team standpoint is the conference championship,” he said. “Everything else is individual. We had a group that went to Auburn two weeks ago. That was a great competition for the group. We took 14 individuals over there and nine or 10 of them had set personal records in at least one event. Any time you go to a competition like that and you have those kinds of performances it is really encouraging. Clark said at the same time,, the distance group, along with some others, went out to California this weekend. “We have a handful of distance kids who are right on the bubble of making the national championships,” he said. “Our men’s distance group is a quality group. They won the conference championship in the fall for cross country, so we have high expectations for them. Our jumpers are really doing a good job right now. On the women’s side, it is a little more balanced. “We have some sprinters that will do well, distance kids, jumpers, a field eventer or two that are across the board that are more balanced. So, I think we are ready and will do a great job in the conference final.”
LU football squad sets new records Eleanor Skelton UP contributor
The Night of Champions produced just that — champions. Several Lamar University football players gathered, Tuesday in Provost-Umphrey Stadium to grab a chance at breaking strength and conditioning records set my previous LU teams. In total, the 2018-2019 squad broke 10 school records this past week, five of these being on the field, Tuesday as well as multiple personal records “Our guys have absolutely worked their tails off this year,” LU strength and conditioning coordinator Dan Darcy, who’s been in the football program for two years, said. “They earned the right to be out here tonight. Ten school records don’t fall by accident and we’re very pleased with the numbers that we saw here.” Night of Champions
was started by new LU head coach Mike Schultz following the 2017 spring camp. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Adam Morse broke his record in the squat, originally set last season, with a mark of 480 pounds. Sophomore kicker Elvin Martinez set a record in squat with 500 pounds. Derrion Randle set the running back records for the squat (515) and cling (340). Other record setters included Zae Giles in the bench press for receivers (305), Dawud Shorts, tightend, in the squat (525) and Garrett Bowery with a three-lift total for offensive linemen (1,313). Earlier in the week other records were set. Transfer defensive linemen Darien Wilson squatted 600 pounds in the weight room and benched 470 on the field. Sophomore David Crosley set records in the clean (367), squat (525) and three-lift total (1,262) for linebackers.
Club Sports ARCHERY Won team competition for a division at South Central Shoot. Two got first place and one got 2nd. The team qualified for Nationals in mid May in Florida. BASEBALL Placed 5th in their conference.
BASKETBALL The women lost in the semi-finals at the regional tournament.
ULTIMATE Placed 5th out of 10 in Fire on the Bayou Tournament in New Orleans. Placed 6th out of 10 universities at sectionals in two tournaments. SOCCER The women’s team competed in the annual SFA spring tournament and made it to the semi-finals. The men’s team is newly formed and practicing
TENNIS Placed 4th/5th in the Bronze Bracket at sectionals with only losing two matched the entire tournament.
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Lamar football players test their strength at the Night of Champions event at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Tuesday.
Every time a player set a new personal record, a bell hanging from the weights was rung.
“Over the course of the past week, I’ve had a constant ringing in my ears but that is a good thing,” Darcy
said in a release following the results. “We’ve had guys this week break a record and then go back
and break it again. Some may think it’s an annoying sound but it’s music to my ears.”
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