November 19, 2015

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UNIVERSITY PRESS

The Newspaper of Lamar University

Vol. 92, No. 11 November 19, 2015

Lamarites reflect on Paris attacks Lauren Van Gerven UP editor On Nov. 13, the Western world was brutally awoken from its sense of security when the City of Lights was the target of a series of terror attacks. At the time of press, the four suicide bombings and six shootings have left 129 people dead, and 433 injured in the Paris attacks.

For several people on the Lamar University campus, including France native Celine Hodge, coordinator of Cardinal LEAD, and Caitlin Duerler, instructor of French and former resident of Paris, the attacks hit close to home.

Hodge said that although she is from Toulouse, in the Southwest of France, she has a lot of close friends who live in Paris.

“I was at a conference when I first heard about it,” she said. “I was finishing the last session.

My immediate reaction was to contact all my friends that live in Paris, to see if they were affected by it or not.”

Eagles of Death Metal, the band that was performing at the Bataclan Theater where 89 people were killed, is one of Hodge’s favorites bands.

“I have a lot of friends that love music,” she said. “And I was afraid that some of them might be out there. They didn’t respond right away, but then Facebook has the ‘marked safe’ tab, which I saw probably two hours later, and was really reassuring.”

Duerler, who lived in Paris from January 2014 to January of this year, said that her first thoughts went to her friends

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currently living in Paris.

“All the places that were hit, I knew people who lived there, or live there currently,” she said. “So, that was my main concern, connecting with the people I know. People on the street were affected. If you happened to be walking by at the wrong time, anyone could have See PARIS page 6

STUDY ABROAD PANEL SET FOR 4 P.M. Haley Bruyn UP staff writer China, Spain, England, Iceland and Japan. What do these countries have in common? They are all destinations for Lamar’s study abroad programs.

Students who have previously participated in Lamar’s study abroad program will join in a panel to discuss their experiences, today at 4 p.m. in the Dishman Art Museum auditorium.

Kevin Dodson, dean of the Reaud

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‘Avant Garden’ thesis show to open Friday seum.

“Each semester, the real beauty of the thesis project is watching the students mature and evolve their own work,” senior thesis art professor, Prince V. Thomas said. “It’s initiated by the students and the ideas are from the student. They’re evolving

Cedric Lyons II UP contributor The Lamar University Art Department senior thesis exhibition “Avant Garden” opens Nov. 20 with an Opening Reception from 6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m. in the Dishman Art MuLamar art student Sunni Forcier, right, prepares to hang her collage in the Dishman Art Museum, Tuesday.

Kayleigh Thompson, above,hangs her photographs while the paintings of Brittney Drinkard wait to be hung.

The students are part of “Avant Garden,” the senior thesis exhibition, which opens with a reception, Friday.

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these projects in their own way.”

Donna M. Meeks, chair of the painting committee, explains the concept behind the senior thesis project.

“When they [students] do their senior thesis, they have to do a written paper and an oral defense where they defend their work in front of faculty,” she said. “The students get to pick two professors, one as the chair director of their thesis and one as a supporting faculty member.

Then the two faculty members work with them one-on-one basis during the semester as they develop their work.

“Prince Thomas, the teacher of note for senior thesis class, works with the students on the writing portion,” Meeks said. “Anyone doing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Lamar University, either graphic design or studio art, must do a senior thesis, and so it’s a graduation requirement. We like to think that it’s a very strong thesis program and it makes us kind of unique.”

Meeks said she believes that it is going to be a very interesting show and the senior thesis is really wonderful and exciting for the art and design students.

“Although it’s very demanding and gets on the students nerves a little bit, what usually happens is they come out with such wonderful art work.

The art can be used to get a job, go to graduate school, or to present themselves as an artist to the world. So when they leave here, it’s not just

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‘Minions’ to launch finals week LAMAR ALIVE! TO HOST DRIVE-IN MOVIE EVENT Cobi Green UP contributor

The Lamar Alive! has announced a free drive-in movie night showing the film, “Minons” as its remaining

event for the Fall semester to be held at the Montagne Center on Tuesday, Dec. 1. The start time will be announced at a later date in November.

“The movie ‘Minions,’ which happens to be a Pixar favorite in the hearts of most Universal Pictures lovers. This is the last event for us for this semester and we wanted to end things with a bang,” associate director of Student Activities, Kiet Le said.

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Organizers said they thought the concept of a drive-in would bring in students for an event they would enjoy.

“This will be the first time we did a event like this in the end of the semester, but we have been doing many events throughout the semester, so we just decided to close out things in a big way. We are trying to See MOVIE page 2

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Christian Parker, senior student admissions assistant hands Tammy Salena, senior students records assistant her updated ID card.

Gray Library to update faculty, staff ID cards Brooke Stinebrickner UP contributor Gray Library is updating the ID cards for faculty and staff use. The switch will consist of changing from barcodes to the Banner L-numbers.

“It is more identified, because when we look on the Banner we look at the Lnumber,” Kim Le, library supervisor, said. “Let’s say if they have a barcode but it does not have the L-number in our system, when we look at the Lnumber on the Banner, we have to search for the name. However, if we have the L-number in our system — all we have to do is put the L-number on the Banner and it goes a lot faster.”

Le said the new cards will have the L-number encoded into them, making it easier not only for the library staff for also for the card user.

“We have had staff who came in here with a lot of different barcodes because they have lost their card,” she said.

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“A minister should not complain about the newspapers and even read them. He should write them.� — Charles de Gaulle

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have a great turn out, so we want as many people as we can possibly have. The movie drive-in brings a different feeling to watching movies, because most people usually don’t watch movies on their spare time at a drivein. We worked pretty hard this semester making the events as student friendly and also community friendly for surrounding areas,�

Lamar Alive board member, Amanda Prince said.

The popularity of the “Minions� franchise, organizers said, will hopefully draw students in with it’s fun and humor after being a successful box office

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hit world-wide. “We know that people really enjoy watching great Universal pictures films, and one of the biggest hits from them as of late would be the ‘Minion’ movie. The Lamar Alive board is really happy to be presenting such a great outing for students and families to come and have much fun. The movie itself is PG, meaning that children can come, so the turnout for the event should show many different faces as we are hoping,� Lamar Alive board member, Dani Sanders said.

In case of rain or bad weather the free event will be moved to the Setzer Student Center Ballroom.

For more information contact Lamar Alive! 8808723 or check OrgSync for updates.

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Honors College, said “Cardinals Return Home� is co-sponsored by the college, LU’s office of study abroad, Phi Beta Delta and Phi Kappa Phi. “The moderator for the event will be Dr. Jeff Palis, who is the director of the Office of Study Abroad,� Dodson said. “We’ve got at least five students who will be talking about their experiences and the different kinds of programs.

They range from a spring break program, three or four week programs, and then there were some longer programs that students were able to get on their own — so, it’s a pretty interesting spread.�

Dodson said the students that are presenting represent the diversity of options for different majors. “Since there are only five presenters, and we might add a sixth — obviously we can’t cover all the majors or even all the colleges,� he said. “Study

abroad is open to all.�

The student speakers are what will make the panel so informative, Dodson said. “Rather than having faculty and staff talk about studying abroad, and faculty talking about their specific programs, you can get a student perspective,� he said. “Certainly Dr. Palis will be there to answer any questions that students might have. I think the most important thing is that students hear from students — hear students talk about their experiences, what challenges they encountered, how they handled it and just how much they grew — because that’s a major part of studying abroad.�

Dodson said the panel is for anyone who wants to study abroad, or for students who just want to learn more about their options.

“It’s a good starting point if people have haven’t already started (looking into study abroad),� he said. “And if people have, it’s important for them to hear from students to find out what they can expect. “The difference here is that the presenters are students. (At other panels) it’s basically a faculty member telling the students how exciting it’s going to be — and it is exciting — but this one is students talking about their experience. These are students who have already gone abroad. I think that they have a different perspective. “One thing is the faculty perspective, but another is the student’s who has actually been involved in it and done it and what that student experience is. I think that is what’s going to be unique about this panel.�

Admission to the panel is free and open to all.

CALENDER November 19

Open Registration

begins for Winter Mini session and Spring 2016

Get to know the International Conversation Club

Gray Library, Writing Center, First Floor 12:45-1:45 p.m.

Undergraduate Research Faculty Talk

Landes Auditorium 3:30-5 p.m.

Cardinals Return Home: A Student Panel on the Study Abroad Experience

Dishman Art Museum Auditorium 4-6 p.m.

Cardinal Jazz Singers Concert

Rothwell Recital Hall 7:30-9 p.m.

November 20

David J Beck Fellowship Award Ceremony

Gray Library, 8th Floor 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Guest Artist Recital: Pianist Lina Morita

Rothwell Recital Hall 7:30-9 p.m.

LU Brass Choir and Grand Organ Concert

St. Anthony's Cathedral Basilica 7:30-9 p.m.

Women’s Basketball vs.

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Montagne Center 7 p.m.

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Dueppens bring ‘soul’ to Beaumont LU brass choir concert series to open, Friday Mitchell A. Junious UP contributor The Lamar Brass Choir will return to a musical tradition with the kick off of the “Soul of the City” concert series at the historic St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, Friday.

“Throughout history, cathedrals were the center of the city, town life,” Timothy Dueppen assistant professor, said. “They were gathering places for the community, not just a place to worship, but a place to talk meet, look at art, listen to music, and enjoy being a community.

“The Church has always been a traditional venue for brass ensembles. In the Renaissance, churches like St. Mark’s in Venice welcomed brass instrumentalist to perform at various Masses and services. Brass players were considered the preferred types of church musicians, so brass players in church is one of the oldest musical traditions.”

The Lamar Brass Choir, which is made up of all brass students in the Mary Morgan Moore Music Department and also includes a full percussion section, will play a wide variety of musical selections from various styles and musical periods, including classical pieces, vocal transcriptions, and even some movie music. There are also pieces based on vocal works that show off the choral similarities of the group.

“It is different from other en-

sembles where you may have a couple of notes and then rest for a while. This is really a lot of playing and it is really fun energetic playing,” he said.

At the end of the show, the group will perform the “SaintSaens Organ Symphony” accompanied by St. Anthony organist Paul Holliday.

“The piece shakes the very ground with tons of brass and the full compliment of pipes of the Grand Organ. It is truly a tour de force. The organ and added percussion give the piece a great warmth and grandeur that truly makes the audience feel moved,” Dueppen said.

He said he prefers the cathedral basilica to a concert hall, not only because it makes for a place of artistic creativity and unity, but because it also makes the brass ensemble sound so full and resonant. But he said that it also adds a level of difficulty for the players.

“Since we are playing in a cathedral, it rings for a very long time, so if someone cuts off a little bit delayed, then it rings for a very long time out of sync with everyone else, so we have to really make sure that all of our releases of notes are the same, otherwise someone will stand out for a very long time,” he said.

Besides the special venue, the musicians faced unique challenges in preparation for this concert. Matthew Deuppen, Timothy’s brother and Lamar graduate student in music education, said this is the

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The Lamar Brass Choir rehurses for their “Soul of the City” concert series, which will open Friday. first year where the musicians play different instruments within the ensemble.

“We rehearse two hours every Friday. Within the concert, a lot of the trumpet players switch between instruments as well as some of the trombone players. Playing all of those instruments is important from an educational standpoint to learn all of those different instruments,” Matthew said.

Matthew said he switches between three different types of

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Timothy Deuppens at the St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, the venue of the “Soul of the City” concert series.

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you know and what you can do,” Meeks said.

Some projects to be exhibited at the event include graphic design, comic book graphic design, photography, sculptures and paintings. This year’s thesis exhibition is going to involve students Kailey Fazio, John Nguyen, Shamon Burton, Brittney Drinkard, Brandi Griffin, Sunni Forcier, Jonathan Smith, Abby Lejeune, Ethan Pitcher, and Kayleigh Thompson.

Each student has a different point of view about their senior thesis project.

“All of my Glory is from God. I’m the only painter so it’s going to be really easy to see me and I have 14 paintings,” senior Brittney Drinkard, said. “It’s always hard when you have something that you want your audience to feel, but the beautiful thing about artist is that they’ll come in with different aspects that you didn’t even know was a potential feeling on a series.

“I want the audience to be open because while I feel a certain way about certain pieces, I made them. They could

’This is a chance for art students to actually make something of their own and this is treated as an independent study on a greater scale’ ‘

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come in and see something completely different. If anything, I want to learn from them too and I want to go back and forth like this big cloud of fun ideas and awesome.”

The senior thesis project is one of the last assignments most of the seniors in the art department finish at Lamar University and has impacted each student differently.

“I value this assignment very much.

This is a chance for art students to actually make something of their own and this is treated as an independent study on a greater scale,” senior John Nguyen said.

“As BFA students here we throw that word ‘thesis’ around all the time and it’s like an end goal thing. I think I try not to over value and over think things because at that point, you take it too seriously and that can really destroy your progress and cripple you in certain ways. I am doing a comic and so I hope it can do all of the things that a comic can do. Hopefully engage the audience and that it will be interesting enough for people to read through.”

Thomas also encourages for students to come and support their graduating seniors.

“The whole university’s community should come out and if nothing else it’s a great party that the Dishman throws for our community. There’s good food and it’s all for the students, so come enjoy and look at some art,” Thomas said.

The exhibit continues until Dec. 13 and is free and open to the public. For more information visit, follow the Dishman Museum on Twitter @Dishman Museum or like them on Facebook.

trumpets over the course of the event.

“It is challenging because you actually have to know and practice all of those different instruments. You can not just pick up a horn and expect it to act like your regular horn. You have to spend time throughout the week preparing on those different instruments as well,” he said.

Soprano and Lamar adjunct faculty in voice, Abigail Dueppen, Timothy Dueppen’s wife and sister-in-law to Matthew, has to prepare in a different way, with no less effort.

“Your voice is inside of you all the time. There is no carrying case, you live your entire day with it, so you have to watch what you eat and drink especially the day of the performance, to make sure you do not over exert your voice,” she said.

With vocalists, it is important to be very relaxed to achieve the correct sound and projection within the ensemble safely she said.

“I am a very high soprano so if there are things that are low, I can not project very well over brass players, strings, and woodwinds, and timpani, you do not bother fighting that battle. There are fine-tuned things that you have to do so you can project over the instrumentalists without a microphone, because we do not use

microphones,” Abigail Dueppen said.

The brass choir can be too loud for more than just vocalists. The first ten rows will be corded off so people do not sit right in front of them.

“The sound continually moves around so if you sit on the far right side you would hear differently from someone sitting in the far left side and the middle is the place where it comes together,” Matthew Dueppen added.

The Dueppens said that the group loves playing for the community and seeing the excitement for music really gets them going. They also said that it is important for the students to keep seeing how fun and energizing chamber music can bring a community together, which they say is a beautiful thing.

“Come and not be scared of classical music. This is an event that is incredibly varied and each piece of music will touch a person differently. Just come with an open mind and enjoy and escape,” Abigail Dueppen said.

The concert is free and open to the public, and will begin at 7:30 pm Friday evening at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica located at 700 Jefferson Street, Beaumont, Texas.

For more information on any LU concerts visit finearts comm.lamar.edu/music.

LU Drumline and Percussion Ensemble win world championships Lamar University's Drumline and Percussion Ensemble both took first place at the annual Percussive Arts Society's International Competition, Nov. 11 - 14, 2015, in San Antonio. Winning first place at the Percussive Arts Society is among the highest honors a collegiate percussion ensemble can receive. The awards establish LU’s percussion program as one of the finest in the world.

“We are extremely proud of these ensembles,” said Kurt Gilman, chair of the Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music. “They just keep getting better and better, and they really are putting us on the map.”

Travis Fife, director of marching percussion, and Matt Holm, instructor of percussion, conduct the ensembles.

"Having the experience of going to this convention is truly an honor and a valuable opportunity for our students to grow and develop," said Fife.

“I’m very proud of the students and their dedication. This is a huge stepping stone for our percussion studios, the music department and the university.”

The Percussive Arts Society is a nonprofit music-service organization whose mission is to promote percussion education, research, performance and appreciation throughout the world.

Today, the society has nearly 7,000

members, with 50 chapters located across the United States and 28 international chapters.

LU’s Drumline competed and won in the college standstill marching percussion category. The 45-member group performed “Catching Shadows,” written by Ivan Trevino and arranged by Fife and Holm.

The Percussion Ensemble placed first in the chamber percussion ensemble category. The small, five-member group performed “Kyoto,” written by John Psathas.

“We are extremely grateful for the support from LU,” said Fife. “Dr. Derina Holtzhausen, dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication, attended all three days of the competition and cheered us on. It was great to have her there. I’m also thankful to Dr. Scott Deppe and Dr. Eric Shannon for making it possible for the entire marching band to attend the competition and support the percussion groups. We had a great showing from Lamar.”

Holtzhausen said it was not a surprise that the ensembles won.

“Their performances were breathtaking,” she said. “You could have heard a pin drop when they finished playing because everyone was just in awe. I am greatly impressed by and proud of the hard work from our students and faculty in the Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music.”

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Cutting the cord Getting rid of cable could save people money Lane Fortenberry UP contributor In this new “Golden Age of Television” that started with “The Sopranos,” we are all glued to our TVs to watch the new episodes of our favorite show or catch up with recordings. With cable prices increasing frequently, is it time to cut the cord for the benefits of streaming services?

The percent of people who are cutting cable, or never getting cable, is steadily rising. The percentage of people who have either a Netflix or Hulu account and do not have cable rose from 12.7 percent in 2010 to 18.1 percent in 2013, according to Experian Marketing Services.

The Federal Communications Commission said the average cable bill for a basic package was $66 a month in 2014.

Odds are, people are paying more than that with the cost of renting the cable box, and even more if they want a box with DVR. The basic HD cable box starts at $7 a month and costs up to $22 a month for ones that can record – which is for each room. Some cable companies provide free cable set up, but some charge a one-time fee to come out and install everything, which could cost up to $99.

The basic cable package probably doesn’t include everything that people want to watch, unless they only watch network television. People are worried they won’t be able to watch the new “Fargo” or “Supergirl” episode if they only go with streaming services.

Don’t be worried, because that’s not true.

With 40 million subscribers and counting, people most likely already have a Netflix account, which only costs $10 a month. While they have full seasons of great shows, exclusive shows like “House of Cards” and “Orange is the New Black” and movies — they don’t really have new network television episodes to watch the night they come out.

Hulu is the subscription for the people who like network television, which

only costs $8 a month. They only have nine million subscribers, but are growing because of the shows they offer, which includes shows from networks like NBC, ABC and CBS. If people really want the best of the best, they can add HBO Now for only $15 a month.

With a simple digital antenna purchase, people can still get local channels for news and sports. If they need more, such as ESPN, TNT, TBS, CNN or AMC, 0they can subscribe to Sling TV for only $20 a month to get access to those networks.

How do people actually stream all of these outlets? It’s simple. Plugging a laptop to the TV will allow people to access these outlets. If they want a more simple solution, they can make a cheap pur-

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chase and get a Roku stick, Fire stick or Chromecast, which ranges from $30 to $50.

Of course, to stream all of these networks, people need Internet access. Different companies offer Internet packages that start at $15 a month for a decent speed and goes up to $65 a month, if you need to use multiple devices with really fast speeds. Some companies let people rent a modem/router, which costs around $8 a month, or they can provide their own, which start around $50.

So to put this all in perspective, basic cable costs an average of $66 a month, plus $7 for the box and $99 for installation. That’s $172 for the first month, then $73 a month going forward. Odds are the package probably doesn’t include

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everything the customer wants to watch.

These prices don’t even include Internet service.

People could save a pretty large amount of money if they went streaming only. If you bought a decent internet package at $30 a month, a modem/router for $50, Netflix for $10 a month and Hulu for $8 – that comes out to be $98 for the first month and $48 a month going forward. That’s a savings of $74 the first month, $25 for the rest of the term and $374 yearly. Adding a streaming stick would only bump the cost up around $35.

There are multiple options, and the savings would differ depending on the options people want. The point is everyone could save some money – and cutting cable could be one of those ways.

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Presidential candidate visits Beaumont Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump visited Beaumont, Nov. 14. The busninessman and reality TV personality spoke at Ford Park in front of a crowd of 3,000 to 4,000

people. His hour-long speech covered his main campaign points of immigration reform, including building a wall and deporting illegal immigrants.

University Press photos by Jared McClelland

Wilson, Tejwani earn first place at ACET conference Two students from the Lamar University department of computer science, James Wilson and Bharatkumar Tejwani, both won first prize at the Student Poster Contest during the Association for Computer Educators in Texas conference.

The conference, which took place Oct. 30-31, hosted several other students presenting their work from universities in Texas. This year’s theme was “IT ED: Best Practices for Computer Education.” ACET,

through its conferences, provides for the exchanging and sharing of ideas, techniques, materials and procedures developed for the use in educational computing.

Graduate student Tejwani, from India, presented “An Interactive Map Working as an Avatar-Based Game,” which provides a virtual look at the Lamar University campus map with up to 100 percent user control, giving better visibility to the campus for prospective students.

“ACET 2015 was a perfect platform to showcase our work and utilize our skills to represent what we have been working on,” Tejwani said. “It was an opportunity to meet new people and to gain some knowledge on new technologies through different lectures.

We had a fun time.”

Wilson, from Beaumont, presented his poster, titled: “On-Screen Swipe Typing Using a Mouse for a Disabled Person,” which focuses on helping disabled people more

easily use a computer by giving them the ability to type quickly and efficiently using a mouse.

Wilson tied with Tejwani for first place.

“I am honored to have had the opportunity to present my project at the conference and very proud to have tied for first place with Tejwani,” Wilson said. “I look forward to attending the conference next year and hopefully competing once again.”

Stefan Andrei, associate professor and department

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A full school schedule, working every weekend, studying every night — living the life of a college student can be stressful and exhausting. But Groves senior Brandon Belaire has it figured out. After watching the “David Blaine Street Magic” special on TV, Brandon bought his first magic set at an elementary school book fair. Now it’s one of the things he uses to relieve the stresses of school. Although he considers himself quiet and reserved, he enjoys stepping out of his comfort zone to entertain people with a few tricks. “Magic allows me to see someone’s true personality,” he says. “No matter how good of an actor someone is, as soon as you make them question reality and give them a true feeling of wonder, you get to see a rare facial expression and share an amazing experience with them. It’s a fantastic ice breaker and you’ll definitely be remembered.” When Brandon isn’t entertaining others with his sleight of hand, he studies civil engineering. However, he says that magic will always be a part of him, and he will continue to use his hobby to relieve his stress and meet new people. Sounds like a great plan. And feel free to ask Brandon for a trick. He’d love to meet you.

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chair of computer science, mentored the students.

“I am very proud of our students,” Andrei said. “They again proved the quality of education and support from Lamar University faculty and administrators. This year the University of Mary HardinBaylor in Belton organized the conference. But next year, it will be held at and organized

by Lamar University.

“We are looking forward to organizing this important event.”

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Thursday, November 19, 2015 • UNIVERSITY PRESS

PARIS

UP Mitchell Junious

City workers install decorations in downtown Beaumont for the holiday season, Nov. 13.

Tree lighting party set for Dec. 3 Summer Chambers UP contributor The Art Museum of Southeast Texas and Texas Energy Museum will host their annual Holiday Tree Lighting party, 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Dec. 3, at 500 Main St. in Beaumont.

Beaumont mayor Becky Ames will light the Christmas tree at 6 p.m. Leading up to the tree lighting, families will be able to participate in events including creating Christmas ornaments and decorating cookies, as well as a visit from Santa Claus along with mailing letters to the North Pole. Children are also invited to decorate the tree

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with the ornaments they make, and take an extra one for their home.

“The Holiday Tree lighting is an excellent way to usher in the Christmas season,” John Rollins, AMSET public relations coordinator, said.

“The museums of downtown Beaumont come together to provide people from all over the community with a night of free family fun. This annual celebration of AMSET is a festive addition to the holiday season in Southeast Texas.

We look forward to it every year.”

Admission is free and the event is open to the public.

For more information, visit www.amset.org.

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“They could not find it, so we had to give them another barcode on top of the one they already had. Some of them have had four or five barcodes.”

Mark Asteris, coordinator of access services, said, the L-numbers are already switched in the library system.

“When you swipe the card it will show up on the monitor,” he said.

“For a faculty member who does not have it now and comes to the circulation desk, we have to look him up by his name. They will tell him, ‘Here is your opportunity to get a new card.’

“If you take out a book or use some of the services, you are going to use your L-number. It’s just not coded on their cards and that is what the problem is. We would like them to get new cards, but if they don’t, the number is still in the system.

When they give us their names and we look them up, then we will use their L-number.”

Asteris said the library is changing the cards because it is a better way to identify people. “(The L-number) is the only one you can have,” he said. “You cannot have multiple L-numbers. In the past, you could have had multiple barcodes, but you cannot do that anymore.”

Le said it makes sense to change the cards.

“Having the cards would be more uniform,” she said. “This is what we are using for students, so we want to do that for faculty and staff, too. The only person who is still using the barcodes, because they don’t have Lnumbers, is alumni and friends.”

Faculty or staff who received a card after September, 2012 should have the L-number already encoded.

However, Le said that at the time, the card machine was not working properly and some cards were not encoded.

“The chances are your card is encoded, but we are not 100 percent sure,” she said.

Faculty members and staff who are unsure should try using them, or can just get a new one, Le said.

One of the perks for switching to the L-number will be the use of new copy machines on the second floor.

“The new copiers we will be getting will work with the cards,” Asteris said. “They will all be based on L-numbers. The copies you will make, instead of putting a dime in, will go towards your account. You can make copies instead of paying for them, but that means you will have to have an L-number.”

Anyone who wants to change their card can stop by the lobby of the Wimberly Building, or call the library circulation department at 880-7257.

NOTICE The next print edition of the UP will be available Jan. 28.

Advertising deadline is Noon, Friday, Jan. 22.

Contact us at advertising@lamaruniversitypress.com or 880-8102.

Visit us at www.lamaruniversitypress.com

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been involved.”

During her time in Paris, Duerler lived in several different places in the city, and she is familiar with the areas where the attacks took place.

“When I lived in Paris, I went to the Bataclan,” she said. “I lived in a hostel for the first two-and-half weeks, and I would go to the Bataclan to use their Wi-Fi to look for a place to live.

“It’s a very hip area, it’s very bobo — bourgeois, bohemian — it’s a cool place where people go and hang out and have drinks, it’s a very Parisian place.”

Both Duerler and Hodge said this week’s attacks brought back memories of the Charlie Hebdo attack earlier this year.

“I guess my immediate thought was back to what happened a few months ago with Charlie Hebdo,” Hodge said. “That it was some kind of terrorist attack. It’s just really disordering and scary. First of all, we don’t have a lot of guns — we don’t have mass shootings like you have here. So for us, it’s even more impactful, I think that the Charlie Hebdo attack was the first deadly attack in a lot of years, and this was even worse.”

Duerler said that the Charlie Hebdo attack was a lot more direct than the Nov. 13 attacks.

“They targeted cartoonists whose drawing people were finding offensive,” she said.

“Where as this was an organized attack on people in Paris. It’s not just French people, it was anybody in Paris. The Bastille is in the 11th arrondissement, and the Stade de France, where the President was — it’s an open attack, it’s very shocking.”

Despite the magnitude of the attacks, residents of Paris are trying carry on with their daily lives.

“As far as my friends living there, they are of the attitude that they should go on living their lives as normal,” Duerler said. “They don’t want to live in fear. They are mourning with their country, burning candles, attending wakes, but they are also very much of the attitude that they need to get back to business as normal, because you can’t live your life in fear.”

Hodge said that for her, the attacks in Paris are comparable to what September 11 must have felt like for Americans.

“A lot of Americans after September 11 shared their fear,” she said. “And what happened in Paris a couple of days ago is similar in the sense that, I think, we felt not untouchable, not protected necessarily, but you know that now this is going to happen everywhere, and not necessarily just in Paris. I think it might also happen in other big cities in France.”

Hodge said that her parents were supposed to go to a concert the day after the attacks, but that they felt unsure about going, and a lot of events were being canceled.

“I started thinking about that,” she said.

“What should be the appropriate response?

Should we cave in and cancel these types of events out of fear for what could happen? Or should we just keep our chin up? And that’s also in our culture, the places they attacked — apart from the Bataclan — the bistro, the restaurants. People like to people-watch, we like to observe, sit outside. To me, it was also an attack on civilization, our culture, and I feel like this was try-out. This is a model they wanted to test, and it’s just going to happen again. Maybe it’s a pessimistic outlook that I have.

“Then the response of the French government was to retaliate, and the same thing —

Former Lamar student, Maaria Klemola, who currently lives in Paris, commented through Facebook: I am well, although still a bit down because of the events. It has been a very emotionally consuming experience. Wanting to go back to normal life, while respecting the memory of the deceased, while not making a fuss about it because someone might get offended because of conflicts going on in the world, while still being shaken because of physical and emotional closeness of the attacks, while reassuring friends and family everything is fine to calm them down. There has been a lot on my mind the past couple of days, although I was lucky enough not to have lost any friends. should we do this, or should we not? In a sense, I guess, I have that French thing, where our liberty and our freedom is so dear to us, and in that sense I feel that we should not cave in, but I don’t know….”

Hodge said people should also recognize their responsibility for the situation.

“With Algerians, for example, during WWII, we told those Algerians fighting for us that they would gain French citizenship and that they would be able to live in France. In the end, we didn’t treat them with respect.

“To me, that’s a historical lesson. History is a big cycle. What’s happening now is partly due to our own doing. Some of these terrorists were French and they were unhappy with the way we treated their parents or grandparents — it carries over generations and generations.”

Duerler said that a lot of people were expressing their opinion on the media attention that Paris is getting.

“Paris is a symbol,” she said. “If you want to get a message across you have to attack a symbol. It’s a modern city, as well as certain liberties and freedoms that Paris represents.”

Hodge said that she is intrigued by the reactions people shared on Facebook.

“For a bit, I just stayed away from it,” she said. “All the people that are so concerned with their guns here were saying, ‘Well, if France has more guns, this would never happen.’ That would not be a solution. Look at all the people that are dying here every day because of guns. And it’s not necessarily because of attacks and mass-shootings, it’s also freak accidents. But then, on the other hand, you also had all the European countries, or even New York, light up their main monuments as a sign of support — I thought that was very touching. And you can tell that, yes, Paris is a symbol of freedom for people all over the world.”

Duerler, who is planning a study abroad trip to Paris in late May, early June, said the trip will go on as scheduled.

“One student told me that her mother wasn’t going to pay for her to go to Paris anymore, and that’s disappointing,” she said. “Something bad can happen anywhere. I imagine that there will be new safety measures, but as far as American students going to Paris, I don’t think they should be concerned.”

As Parisians return to their daily activities, it is worth remembering those who have lost their lives, but also how the world united to show their solidarity.

Jean Julien’s “Peace for Paris” image was shared all over the Internet in the aftermath of the Paris attacks.

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SPORTS

UNIVERSITY PRESS November 19, 2015

Cards look to finish strong Lamar to face rivals McNeese State with hopes of a winning season Grant Crawford UP sports editor @GrantLamarUP The Lamar football team looks to finish their season with a winning record, by defeating McNeese State University at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Saturday.

The Cardinals have a 5-5 (4-4 Southland Conference) record, while the Cowboys are 9-0 (8-0 SLC).

“Saying that McNeese is a good football team — that may be the understatement of the year,” head coach Ray Woodard said.

“They’re undefeated for a reason.”

McNeese is ranked third in the nation in the FCS, and Woodard said he’s looking forward to playing a top-tier team.

“We have an opportunity to start off conference play beating a top-five team and end conference play beating a top-five team,” he said. “The challenge is there. Knowing our team the way I do, I know that we’ll put in a good week, and I think we’ll play sky high Saturday, I really do.”

Lamar is coming off a 28-21 victory over Incarnate Word, Sat-

urday, in San Antonio. Junior Kade Harrington, LU’s all-time leading running back, became the seventh player in NCAA Division I history to rush for more than 2,000 yards. He leads the league, averaging more than 200 yards a game. Meanwhile, McNeese averages the least allowed yards a game, 80.1, and has only allowed 97 points all season.

“The first thing that jumps out at you is their defense,” Woodard said. “I think we gave up 97 (points) in September. They’ve had two weeks to prepare for us, so they’ll have a very good defen-

sive plan.

“This will be by far our biggest challenge, offensively. We’ll be challenged more than we’ve been challenged all year.”

McNeese has committed the fewest turnovers this season, and Woodard said turnovers will be key to who wins.

“We’re just going to have to be smart with (the ball), and understand that sometimes punting is not a bad thing” he said. “Punting is better than giving the ball to the other team. To beat them you have to try and beat them at their own game, which is try to

Junior Brendan Langley intercepts a pass and returns it for a touchdown during Lamar’s 28-21 victory over Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Saturday.

make less mistakes than they do.”

In LU’s victory over UIW, junior Brendan Langley returned an interception 86 yards for a touchdown, and Woodard said he will look for him to build off of that.

“I told him when he came off the field that they threw it to the wrong guy,” he said. “He knows what to do with the football when he catches it. He’s got two things you just can’t coach. He’s got great straight-line speed, and he’s got athleticism. He’s got a little toughness to him that you’ve got to have when you play out there on an island.”

The game against McNeese will be the last game for the seniors, and it will be the second class that Woodard has seen go through the program from freshmen to seniors.

Woodard said it’s hard to see the team’s seniors finish their season, and hopes to send them off with a victory.

“I’m very proud of this class — what they’ve done the last two years,” he said. “This year’s been a little see-saw. We haven’t reached everything we’ve wanted to. I think it’d be very deserving for them to go out a winner. It’s tough to say goodbye to a number of young men who’ve done so much for you and for your program. It’s emotional.”

The game will kick off at 6 p.m. For ticket information, visit www.lamarcardinals.com.

The Ar’KADE’ with a performance to remember Michael Horton UP contributor Lamar University’s Kade Harrington has been making headlines across the country following his performances on the football field. The running back, nicknamed “The Ar’Kade’” has been placed on the STATS FCS National Offensive Player of the Year Watch List.

“I think he is deserving based on his performances in the first six ball games,” Ray Woodard, head football coach, said. “He is exciting to watch and statistics speak for themselves.”

Harrington is one of a handful of Lamar players to be placed on the list for this award, since its creation as the Walter Payton Award back in 1987.

Woodard said Harrington is the type of player he’d like to see continue to win awards.

“I’d like to see him stay there for two reasons,” Woodard said.

“From an individual standpoint, it’s a great thing to have the leading rusher in the FCS, but at the same time we are probably going to need the performance out of him the next few weeks in order to have a chance to win.

That’s really what it’s all about.

We haven’t given Kade the ball to get yards to break records — we give him the ball because he’s successful moving the sticks and it gives us a chance to win.”

Harrington currently leads the nation, averaging 202 yards a game, and has 2,022 yards and 21 rushing touchdowns.

Harrington is leading NFL-

ready running backs such as Leonard Fournette of Louisiana State University and Derrick Henry of the University of Alabama.

“It’s pretty crazy, you don’t really expect it going into the season,” Harrington said. “You just go out there and try to win every game at this point. Every week you go in with a game plan and prepare so you can execute, and do whatever you can to give your team the best chance to win.”

Woodard said he believes Harrington’s profile will help in recruiting.

“I think he has given us more notoriety and got our name out there in some places,” Woodard said. “He’s doing some things that you don’t see done week in

UP media relations

Junior Kade Harrington hurdles into the endzone during LU’s 30-27 loss to Southeastern in Hammond, La., Oct. 1.

UP Josh Aych

Kade Harrington stiff arms a player during LU’s 35-17 home loss to UCA, Oct. 24. and week out. He’s leading the entire nation in rushing and it can’t do anything but help.”

Harrington also believes his performances will help in recruiting.

“I think it puts us on the map for sure,” he said. “I think not just my personal performance, but we played well against Sam Houston State University, we played well against Baylor University on TV. I think once people come to the facilities on campus and see how nice they are, it will help.”

Despite all the attention, Harrington doesn’t seem to be fazed by all the hype, crediting the offensive line for his success, adding that if he does win the award, it will not change how he plays or who he is.

“That’s just an award, it’s not

going to affect me in any way other than having my name underneath that column,” he said.

“I’m going to go out there and do what I need to do to become the best player I can be.”

Woodard said that coaching Harrington is a pleasure.

“Kade’s a very easy coachable young man,” he said. “We found out early on when he was a freshman, he was so far ahead of the rest of his class. He knew his plays and playbook ahead of time — he came to practice prepared mentally. He does all of the little things he needs to do to go along with great talent, but I think one of the great things is his knowledge of the game and his mental approach to it.

“He’s a very easy young man to coach.”

UPsports briefs Women’s Basketball

Lamar’s women’s basketball team suffered a 71-67 loss to Utah University in Salt Lake City, Tuesday.

Lamar (0-2) trailed by as many as 32 points in the third quarter before battling back to come within four of the Utes (20).

The team also announced Thursday, that four student-athlets signed National Letters of Intent to play for Lamar next season.

Joining the Lady Cardinals in the 2016-17 season are Siyana Allen, a 6-foot wing player from Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg, Fla., Ivana Boyd, a 5’7” combo guard from Flagler Palm Coast High School in Palm Coast, Fla., Kyla Green, a 5’11” small forward from Overton High School in Memphis, Tenn., and Bri-

ana Laidler a 6-foot post player from Spruce Creek High School in Port Orange, Fla. The team will return to action today when they play Louisiana College in the Montagne Center. The game tips off at 7 p.m.

Men’s Basketball

The Cardinals fell to Fresno State 8072 in Fresno, Calif., Monday. Sophomore Kevin Booze finished with a game-high 20 points for the Lamar.

The team signed three players to the squad for the 2016-17 season, Oct. 11.

Joining the Cards will be 6’6” Tyrin “TJ” Atwood from Central High School in Beaumont, 6’2” Cameron McGee from Newman Smith High School in Dallas,

and 6’5” Colton Weisbrod from Nederland.

The team will next face Delaware State in Dover, Del., Saturday. The next home game will be Nov. 29 in the Montagne Center against California Riverside.

Volleyball

The Lady Cards added one player to the roster for the 2016-17 season Monday, when the team announced the signing of Dannisha House from Fort Bend Hightower High School in Houston.

The signing comes in the hope that she can help replace senior Cortney Moore who will be graduating.

“We went to see her play and she is the right kind of athlete for us,” head coach Alan Edwards said. We graduate Cortney Moore, and you can’t replace a

kid like Cortney, but you can try to find a similar athlete that has the same strengths.”

Baseball

The Lamar baseball team signed Kyle Strovink from Rocky Point High School in Rocky Point, N.Y., for the 2017 season.

During his 2015 campaign, Strovink, brother of 2015 Cardinal Brennan Strovink, notched a .426 batting average, .533 on-base percentage, .738 slugging, 26 hits and 14 walks in a 20-game season.

The Cards will start their 2016 season Feb. 19 when they face Southeast Missouri State at Vincent Beck Stadium.

Compiled by Grant Crawford

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Thursday, November 19, 2015 • UNIVERSITY PRESS

StoryCorps encourages students to collect tales over holidays Caroline Badon UP contributor The Lamar University Webb Society is inviting students to participate in StoryCorps’ “The Great Thanksgiving Listen,” Nov. 27.

Mary L. Scheer, chair of the history department, said StoryCorps is affiliated with National Public Radio and features oral histories.

“These are very compelling stories,” she said. “Some are stories of courage, stories of challenge, basically stories of all subjects. I thought, ‘What a grand idea.’ I suggested this idea to the Webb Society and they were all for it. The Webb Society does a historical project every year, so I thought ‘The Great Thanksgiving Listen’ would be absolutely perfect.”

There is no restriction on the choice of topic.

StoryCorp is working with teachers across America to get students to interview an older person over the Thanksgiving holiday. Students can download the free mobile app and upload their interview to the American Folklife Center archive at the Library of Congress.

“StoryCorps provides a powerful platform for people to listen, share and record stories,” Anna Verghese, TED Prize director said in a release. “With the app, people can step outside the recording booth to bring the experience home, which means anyone, anywhere can

record a conversation. This Thanksgiving, we hope kids, parents and grandparents take the time to talk, share stories, and impart wisdom for generations to come.”

The app provides step-by-step instructions throughout the interview process. Users will be guided through the process, from recording the stories to uploading them.

David Isay, StoryCorps’ founder and president, stated in a release that “The Great Thanksgiving Listen” is the perfect opportunity for students to get off social media, sit down with their family, and listen to stories about their family that they might have never known otherwise.

“In this time of great disconnect and division, we hope ‘The Great Thanksgiving Listen’ will prove a unifying moment for the nation,” he said. “We are excited to use the new StoryCorps app to bring the country together in a project of listening, connection and generosity. Together we will collect the wisdom of a generation and archive it for the future, while at the same time reminding our grandparents how much their lives and stories matter.”

StoryCorps hopes to collect more stories in this one holiday weekend than they have in the 12 years since its founding.

For more information, email mary.scheer@lamar.edu, call 880-8518, or visit https://storycorps.me/about/thegreat-thanksgiving-listen/.

Johnson, Nikoloutsos named 2016 Beck Fellows

Cade Johnson, of Lumberton, and Nicolas Nikoloutsos, of Vidor, have been selected as 2016 recipients of the David J. Beck Fellowships, a competitive award for Lamar University undergraduate students.

LU President Kenneth Evans will formally recognize Johnson, who is double majoring in biology and exercise and fitness management, and Nikoloutsos, an electrical engineering and physics major, as Beck Fellows at a ceremony on campus, Friday.

The event also will include recognition of Beck Fellowship finalists Kelli Creel of Nederland, Progga Chirontoni of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and Miroslava Zandejas of Baytown, as well as presentations by LU’s 2015 Beck Fellows, Kara Timberlake and William Shipp. The event will take place at 1:30 p.m. in the University Reception Center, 8th floor of LU’s Gray Library.

The Beck Fellowship covers all expenses — including tuition, fees, books and on-campus room and board — for one year and includes up to $10,000 to pursue a summer project proposed as part of the application packet. First awarded in 2009, the fellowship is made possible by a generous gift from LU distinguished alumnus and prominent attorney David J. Beck, founding partner of

Beck Redden LLP in Houston.

Johnson plans to pursue research in the oncology department at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine on Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. He plans to join in ongoing studies of the specific functions and effects of chemotherapeutic drugs as well as the cancer itself.

Nikoloutsos plans to perform research on experimental procedures in nanomedicine at the Academia Sinica, the top research institution of Taiwan.

He will be working with leading researchers in bioengineering, and will participate in developing methods of drug delivery using nanoparticles and biomimetic approaches to create novel treatment methods.

Applicants for the David J. Beck Fellowships must be full-time LU undergraduates in any major with grade point averages of 3.5 or higher. Fellows are selected based on the strength of their complete application packet, including proposed summer project, academic record and financial need. Application packets are available late in the spring semester and must be submitted by Oct. 1 each year. For more information on the David J. Beck Fellowships, visit lamar.edu/beckfellowships or call 8808400.

Cardinal Jazz Singers present fall concert, today

From Pentatonix to B.B. King, Lamar University’s Cardinal Jazz Singers' concert today will feature a variety of classic jazz standards and Christmas music, as well as more contemporary selections, all performed a cappella or with a live student rhythm section. The free concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Rothwell Recital Hall.

Directed by Rebecca Windham, instructor of voice in the Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music, the Cardinal Jazz Singers ensemble is designed to provide students with a

dynamic musical experience that takes them from the classroom to the stage.

“Our focus is on vocal jazz as an art form,” said Windham. “I’m proud of how hard the students have been working to learn this challenging music and of how much our ensemble has grown in the last few years.

Membership in the Cardinal Jazz Singers is open to all LU students regardless of major. For more information, contact the Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music at 880-8144 or visit lamar.edu/music.

New app to connect Greeks across the nation Sarah Harris UP contributor Imagine being able to see what it is like to be a Greek at a different school.

Do they host the same events? Is there the same

amount of rushing opportunities? Are the people the same as far as personalities go?

A new app called oneGreek, founded by two alumni from the University of Arizona — Gavin Glatting, a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon, and Sam

Garst, the founder of the Theta Chi chapter at UA, launched Nov. 12, is designed to connect fraternities and sororities to share and explore the differences, similarities and common interests between groups nationwide. With the app, users are able to see and share events, pictures, and videos.

“Other social media platforms, like Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, all focus on connecting people with their friends,” Garst said. “However, oneGreek is about connecting Greeks with other Greeks and providing a platform to share their stories and thoughts.”

The app is free and works with both android and iPhones.

Although the app is free and

easy to access, the use of the app itself is strictly exclusive.

“You can download the app for free, but in order to use it, you must first be invited to gain access,” Glatting said, “You can only be invited by someone who already has access to the app.

“Once you have been invited and have access, you are free to access the website and invite others, as long as they are members of a non Pan-Hellenic Greek community.”

Anthony Woodard, Nashville, Tenn. junior, has been member of Pi Kappa Alpha since fall 2013.

“Overall the app is a clever idea,” he said, “I am able to see how Greek life is around the

nation. An app for only Greeks eliminates that question of what other schools do.”

Woodard was a representative for the app selected to test out the program, and said he has already invited several people to join.

“The launch was amazing,” he said. “I’ve had the app for about three weeks testing it out.

Hearing good feedback from my Greek peers makes it all worth the wait.”

Garst said he is excited for the launch.

“OneGreek is a place for Greeks to be Greek,” he said.

In order to download the app, go to the App Store or Google Play Store and search for “oneGreek.”