ULM Hawkeye - 11/29/10

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VOLUME 84 ISSUE 13

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Craft named Miss Black and Gold p. 8

Spring Fever guest to be chosen by student body p. 14

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Allison Fletcher Junior- Computer Information Systems Leesville, LA “Chicken and dumplings that my grandmother makes are awesome.

That’s my favorite thing to eat.”

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Students rally at capital against cuts

Two ULM students join with others in Baton Rouge to protest

by Catherine Olson

Students from throughout the state gathered in the capital last week to protest the upcoming budget cuts to universities.

Of the hundreds of students that attended, only two were there to represent the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

The rally took place at the State Capital in Baton Rouge on Nov. 12.

Around 500 students gathered on the steps to showcase their concern about budget cuts to the state legislature.

These students were from Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU), University of New Orleans (UNO) and Louisiana State University (LSU).

This movement of college students began by students at UNO. The goal of this state wide rally was to generate public awareness concerning fiscal policies set in place by Gov. Bobby Jindal.

ULM has been able to minimize losses so far due to the hard work of the administration.

In the next year, though, the school expects to lose between $12 and $17 million dollars, about a fourth of its annual government funding.

Projections for budget cuts in 2010-2011

Photo courtsey of Laura Osborn

Hilary Slaughter (left) and Laura Osborn (right) attend rally meeting in Baton Rouge on Nov. 12.

Laura Osborn, an accounting senior from West Monroe, was one of the two students who attended and is quite passionate about the topic.

“Jindal made the comment that we’re just whining students, but we’re not whining students.

We’re students who care about something and believe in something,” said Osborn.

Osborn thinks that by January, when more of the effects of the cuts are evident, students

Governor Jindal is telling universities to prepare for a 30% budget cut for the next year.

will be ready to show support at

“ [Governor] Jindal made the comment that we’re just ‘whining students,’ but we’re not whining students.

We’re students who care.”

-Laura Osborne Senior accounting major

Cuts could result in: eliminating academic programs, tuition increases and cutting into merit-based TOPS scholarship fund, just to name a few.

another rally.

In the meantime, campus organizations have been making themselves heard in other ways.

Brook Sebren, a senior entrepreneurship major from Rayville, gives tribute to the efforts the Student Government Association of ULM has done.

“A lot of the work our SGA has been doing is working with our legislatures, following the process closely, and also seeking alternatives to the cuts,” said

Office of Budgeting and Planning expect a range from $212 million to $382 million.

Sebren.

ULM President Nick Bruno agrees that while demonstrations can spread awareness, alternative solutions are necessary as well.

“It is not just waving a sign; it’s being prepared and sharing what they know to their friends and peers,” said Bruno.

The president also talked about his plans for handling for handling this crisis, even though he has just come into office.

For now, it is too early for him to make major judgments on what to prioritize, so he is sticking to the plan former ULM President James Cofer set in place.

Bruno feels that handling the budget will be a transparent planning process that will try to involve students as much as possible.

John Sutherlin, an associate professor of Sociology and Political Science at ULM, is concerned for students’ future.

“Louisiana has to decide what kind of future it wants. Does it want one where bright, young people are rewarded with careers and communities that are excellent? I am always reminded of the quote: ‘If you think education is expensive, try ignorance,’” said Sutherlin. contact Catherine Olson at olsoncj@warhawks.ulm.edu

President Bruno and ULM do not expect any additional budget cuts in the current fiscal year on top of the $576,810 already assessed.

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Advising produces problems

November 29, 2010

Order of scheduling becomes headache for ULM students

by Ciera Paul

As the fall semester comes to an end and the spring approaches, the University of Louisiana at Monroe’s advising schedule is causing chaos.

In previous years, registration was done by last names. This year, the registration schedule was alittle confusing to students.

The schedule for registering last week was: Monday: seniors and grad students, Tuesday: freshmen, Wednesday: juniors and on Thursday, sophomores were allowed to register.

Markeaya Eaton, a junior mass communications major from Shreveport, said freshmen

“I think they changed it so that seniors andgrad students will get the classes they need before others.”

-LaBresha Small Senior ULM student registering before juniors and sophomores just isn’t fair.

“Whoever has been at the school the longest should be able to pick their classes first,” said Eaton.

In addition to the chaotic registration schedule, students have also reported problems getting an advising appointment with their assigned advisors.

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Viewing lights is a major attraction around this holiday season.

Top 5 places to see Christmas lights this year

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Students were frustrated while trying to register last week on Banner.

Some mass communications majors have said that their advisors had been changed, and they weren’t notified until they made an appointment with their old advisor.

Nakeshia Owens, a biology major from Coushatta, is grateful that she hasn’t had any problems with her advisor.

“I just don’t like the fact that they don’t guide us,” said Owens.

Owens said she is annoyed because most advisors only want to see the classes you have already chosen to take.

“They only approve them, take your hold off and then students are free to walk out the door,” Owens said.

She said her biggest concern is that she is a sophomore biology major, and she has yet to take a biology class.

While some complain and continue to disagree with the advising process, others see the schedule as an advantage for them.

LaBresha Small, a senior from Shreveport, doesn’t have any complaints about this year’s advising and registration process.

“I think they changed it so that seniors and grad students will get the classes they need before others,” she said.

Small said freshmen registering before the juniors is not a big deal because freshmen can’t register for the classes that juniors can.

“However, I feel bad for the sophomores because it seems like they were just added to the registration schedule,” she said.

In October, the registration schedule was acknowledged, and many students voiced their concerns at the Student Governement Association (SGA) presidential election.

SGA has promised to look into the matter, but as of now, there are no promises that the schedule will be changed. contact Ciera Paul at paulcr@warhawks.ulm.edu

The hassle of finals and planning for next semester is quickly approaching, but so is Christmas. Viewing Christmas lights and enjoying activities with friends and family is one way to spend your Christmas break.

Here are a few local and affordable events that may keep you busy during Christmas vacation.

Christmas Festival of Lights in Natchitoches- This festival is not only the best and most well known throughout the state but it also boasts the reputation of being the oldest holiday celebration in Louisiana.

Not only can people come and enjoy the food, parades and festivities but they will also get a taste of history while in attendance. More than 100,000 visitors come each year to enjoy the light. The festival begins Nov. 20 and lasts until the New Year.

Baton Rouge Festival of Lights-This a a great event for the entire family. Visitors can go to North Boulevard where they’ll be able to view Christmas lights, art displays, parades and fireworks. This event begins on Dec. 1.

Christmas Lights in Lafayette-Lafayette and its neighbors create a winter wonderland each year even without the snow. This city offers a Festival of Lights ceremony that includes a visit from Santa, ice skating, music and train rides.

Christmas New Orleans Style: Celebrate Christmas Creole style. Not only does New Orleans have some of the most unique lighting arrangements in the state but they offer some of the best shopping, food and music. Visitors will enjoy a unique celebration of holiday activities all season long. This event takes place Dec. 1- Jan. 6.

Holiday Trail of Lights: Shreveport and Bossier City’s “December on the Red” is a glorious display of bright neon lights. These twin cities host one of the biggest local celebrations to date.

This celebration includes fireworks, live performances, lights and shopping on the Boardwalk.

“December on the Red” begins on Thanksgiving and lasts throughout the holiday season. contact Nikeisha Mitchell at mitchena@warhawks.ulm.edu

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GRE gives college students run for their money

by Jessica Mitchell

A graduate or business degree can give anyone a big career advantage. An important step toward reaching that goal and the path to thousands of graduate and business programs is to take the Graduate Records Examination (GRE).

Graduate programs and business schools use GRE scores to evaluate your readiness for graduate school. The GRE General Test measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical

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The GRE is no longer administered on paper and is taken on computer.

thinking and analytical writing skills. Each year, more than

600,000 prospective graduate school applicants take the GRE. Scoring is based on how one performs on each section of the GRE: Verbal Score (200 to 800 points); Math Score (200-800 points); Analytical Writing Assessment (0 to 6 points).

The GRE is now only available as a computer-adaptive test. Instead of having a predetermined mixture of easy, medium, and hard questions, the computer will select questions for you based on how well you are doing.

The first question will be of medium difficulty; if you get it right, the second question will be selected from a large group of questions that are a little harder; if you get the first question wrong, the second will be a little easier.

The result is that the test automatically adjusts to your skill level. The tough questions have more credit than easier ones.

The first thing you should do to prepare for the exam is take a free GRE practice test.

The practice test will deter-

mine how well you will do on the real thing. Then you can gauge your strengths and weaknesses and see what GRE test prep options might be best for you.

Jaleesa Harris, an English major from Shreveport, plans on taking it in April.

“I want to teach at the collegiate level and getting my masters is very beneficial,” Harris said.

contact Jessica Mitchell at mitcheje@warhawks.ulm.edu

What does ‘CLEP’ping a class mean?

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Test can move students on to higher level courses

by Melinda Johnson

With the cost of college on the rise, many students want to graduate as soon as they can.

They have an opportunity to with the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), which allows students to receive credit for lower level classes so they can advance more quickly and graduate earlier.

CLEP tests are $77 and there is a registration fee of $25 so there is a price to this chance to graduate sooner.

Taylor Diaz, a sophomore English major from Dry Prong, chose to take her lower level Spanish classes instead of “CLEPing” out of them.

“I made the choice because I was a bit insecure if my Spanish skills would enable me to CLEP successfully, which I now know, they probably wouldn’t have,”

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John Lawson takes test hoping to be able to move on to higher level.

Diaz said.

Ruth Smith, the head of the foreign language department, encourages students to take a placement exam instead.

“We advise students on a regular basis to take the in-house placement test. The CLEP exam is a good instrument but tests everything. Of course, the drawback is that by passing the placement test for 1001 and 1002, they do not automatically receive credit,” Smith said.

However, students can receive credit hours if they get an A or B in the next level and pay

for the hours they tested out of.

These placement tests are not limited to the foreign language department.

There are tests for English and math as well. So, before signing up for a lower level course that you know you already understand, check out what other options are available.

“I am glad I stayed in my classes and didn’t CLEP out. It benefited me in the long run,” Diaz said. contact Melinda Johnson at johnsom2@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Integration of Technology in Math Courses

In response to

“The pen is mightier than the PC”

A helicopter ride full of budget cuts Dear Editor, Governor Bobby Jindal’s response to the impending budget cuts for Louisiana is, in my opinion, irresponsible.

In 2011, 100 million plus will be cut from the University of Louisiana School System alone.

This will lead to more layoffs, limited classes and resources for students. There may also be more students turned away from universities because of the mere meekness of each school’s budget. There will also probably be long-term effects of this, with less people actually attending school in the state because of the failure to place the cuts elsewhere. This will effect the intellect of citizens in the state, the economic state, as less students will be paying for tuition, as less will be attending college at all. There will not be as many people to fill necessary careers in the state (i.e. doctors, lawyers, journalists, etc.)

I, for one, am personally affected by budget cuts towards higher education in the state

already. I have been attending ULM for one year after transferring from two other colleges.

Now, I will have to transfer once again, next year, to LSU. The reason behind this, in the middle of last semester I found that my particular degree at ULM, Mass Communications, is not an accredited degree. I need an accredited degree so that I can at least attempt to get the job that I one day hope to have. Now, I’m not sure if the lack of money needed to obtain accreditation for this program is the fault of ULM, itself, for giving so many funds to the athletics program, or the fault of Bobby Jindal’s decisions. I’m guessing that it’s probably the fault of both parties, as Jindal cut ULM’s budget, and ULM made the terrible decision to give more money to athletics than to academics. And I say terrible decision because ULM doesn’t even have any highly ranked athletic programs; it seems like a waste of money.

Also, I’ve read that these budget cuts will also be effect-

ing state historic sites, such as Winter Quarters, Los Adaes, Plaquemine Lock, Fort Pike, Fort Jesup. Historic sites such as these will be closed, except by group appointments, to the public. This will wreak havoc on the income Louisiana will receive from tourism. And it limits the citizens’ ability to experience a bit of good, honest history.

As far as fixing these problems, I believe that Jindal should make no budget cuts towards any sort of educational or environmental or historic programs or administrations. Instead, the salaries of the higher ups in government in the state, including Jindal himself, could use some cuts. No one needs that much money to survive. Like most Republicans, Jindal is mainly worried about his best interest, not the interest of the people at large. I mean think about it, does Bobby Jindal really need to use his helicopter for personal use? Or does he even need a helicopter at all? It seems ridicu-

Dear Editor, Math may not be so easy for many to grasp, but blaming it on the technologies used to teach that course is absolutely absurd.

To begin with, the whole argument about how pen and paper would help individuals visualize better and help make better grades would work if only the case was that the students were doing all their mathematical questions completely online. The Hawkes Learning System provides with instructions to a chapter and then just questions. All the work is actually done on a paper with the help of a pencil or pen and the answers are the only thing typed into the system.

In fact, Hawkes Learning System provides step-by-step and solution features which can help a student learn his/her mistakes and solve a problem by oneself. This saves students from the hassle of bothering the teacher every time about every single problem or trying to find

a colleague to help them learn it. In a way I’d say the system actually instills in you with the quality of self-motivation and self-dependence.

Many might also complain about the user interface of the learning systems. I argue this point saying that if we can get used to the latest and most complicated technologies provided in our cell phones and other electronic devices, we can most certainly get acquainted and learn how to use such simple software.

Being a student-athlete tutor myself, I know that other students and colleagues have numerous mathematic related complaints, but it is never about the software they’re learning from. Students should sort out the contents that they’re having trouble with and keep practicing that till they get perfect. One should not complain about a challenge, instead stand up to it and ace it.

lous to me, but what I am? Just a citizen with no say as to what the governor spends our money on.

Some tax increases I wouldn’t mind. I don’t mind helping to pay for the upkeep of the economic revenue of the state if this money would be put towards education or something of importance to everyone. I do not believe in higher taxes in the form of higher tuition. It makes no sense for us, as students, to pay more for school that is depleting in value because of bud-

get cuts.

If I were governor, I don’t know what I would do exactly, but I do know that I would never place budget cuts on education, the arts, history or anything that actually makes the state what it is, or I guess what is was, prior to Jindal’s rash decisions, which he probably made riding high above us in his helicopter.

Amit Rajkarnikar

April Kelley ULM Student

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Hawkeye P.O.V. Winding down the semester

by Jarred Hardee

Three women in West Palm Beach, Florida, say $1,000 worth of Best Buy merchandise was stolen from their car Friday morning within minutes of being purchased.

These three women were the first in line at Best Buy (they set up camp on Wednesday night).

After they made their purchases they left the store and went to JCPenney. When they returned to their car, all their goods were gone.

Theft, vehicle towings, tramplings and dissappointments can all be experienced during this consumer driven holiday. Is it worth it? Why is there such a thrill for a deal? Getting a good deal is one thing, but its a whole other ball game when people start waiting in line days in advance.

Just try to remember that it is the holiday season and your time should be spent with your family, not waiting in line or making mad dashes for a deal.

Happening San Francisco overrides mayoral veto, bans Happy Meals with toys. The law is the first of its kind for a major American city, and San Francisco officials said they hope other cities would follow. The city is trying to battle child obesity by forcing fast food chains to offer toys with only healthy and nutritious meals.

When the Mayor Gavin Newsom vetoed the measure, he said, “Parents, not politicians, should decide what their children eat, especially when it comes to spending their own money.” I support his statement. It is the parent’s right to decide how they feed their children, but too many parents are making bad decisions as child obesity continues to rise.

This is a small step in the right direction. Parents should at least notice the steps being provided to help lessen the rate of child obesity.

Today

President Obama receives stitches for busted lip after basketball game. According to the Associated Press, President Obama required stitches in his lip after he was injured playing basketball. Obama received the stitches under local anesthesia in the doctor’s office on the ground floor of the White House.

One major question I have: “Why is this news?” I understand that he is the President, but a busted lip does not deserve America’s attention.

Obama’s love for basketball has been sensationalized to extreme. It helps him seem more personable. I’m glad he is not severely injured. However, the next time the White House feels the need to alert the press, lets hope its about a much more serious issue. contact Jarred Hardee at hardeejs@warhawks.ulm.edu

become briefcases and your comfy attire will become suits and business like. We hope your years spent here were rewarding not only educationally, but also emotionally. We wish you the greatest luck in all of your future endeavors, and hope you always remember, “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are,” by E.E. Cummings.

The Hawkeye would also like to congratulate four of our own “Studly Pubbers” who are graduating this semester. To Kelsea McCrary, Mallory Wiggins, LaMar Gafford and Zach Parker, we will miss you terribly, but have no doubt that the four of you will be successful in everything you do. You are the hardest workers, and have truly become the best friends we have ever known. May you always remember and feel the love we will forever hold in our hearts for you.

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The week that we all dread (and secretly love at the same time) is almost upon us- finals week. Every semester, we wait patiently as this week creeps slowly into view. But, when it finally arrives, we’re so stressed and worried about having three finals on the same day, we forget to take a breath and realize the finish line is just a couple of days away. This week, while you’re elbow deep in notes and highlighted book pages preparing for next week, remember to just relax and be proud of yourself. Another semester is down and you are now closer to reaching the goal that will ultimately make you an elite citizen of this country; you will be closer to graduation.

The Hawkeye would like to congratulate the students who are graduating on Dec. 18. You are about to embark on the greatest journey of your life, where your school bags will

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Danielle Craft : a quick profile

All photos by Robert Brown

Danielle Craft, above, was crowned as 2010 Miss Black and Gold.

(Top): Left to right: Monvanda Golden (Miss Black), Craft and Tiffany Glenn (Miss Gold).

(Above): All eight contestants perform choregraphed number with crown in sight.

Craft named Miss Black and Gold 2010 queen is crowned, Dawson gives up 2009 title

by Ciera Paul

Danielle Craft, a junior political science major from Memphis, Tenn., is the Eta Chi chapter or Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Miss Black and Gold 2010.

As the recipient of the title, Craft will be awarded a book scholarship and a chance to represent the Eta Chi chapter in the regional pageant.

Craft won the title against seven other girls and was also the winner of the most ticket

sales.

First runner up, Miss Black, was Tiffany Glenn, a junior music theater major from Grambling.

Second runner up, Miss Gold, was Monvanda Golden, a freshman from Warren, Ark. As a second time participant in the pageant, Craft knew exactly what to expect.

“I have participated in about five or six pageants and each one was a learning experience,” Craft said.

“I did what needed to be done for me to improve.”

Craft put a lot of thought into her preparation for the pageant.

She said she decided to follow the Alpha Phi Alpha Inc theme in every portion of the pageant.

“From their colors being black and gold, to my swim-

suit and my dress having white and gold,” she said, “I put a lot of thought and time in it and I guess it all paid off.”

Several times throughout the pageant, the girls were required to meet and rehearse.

“...I put a lot of thought and time in it, and I guess it paid off.”

-Danielle Craft

Miss Black and Gold 2010 Crafts most enjoyable moment throughout the pageant was the moment after she finished her talent.

“I was worried about it being so different. I knew it would be liked or disliked and to my surprise, it was loved,” she said.

As Craft celebrated her new

beginning with family and friends, the night ended for Rashida Dawson, Miss Black and Gold 2009.

“Dawson did an excellent job of representing and helping out the Eta Chi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc.,” said Joe Millhouse, a senior from San Antonio, Texas.

Craft plans to work hard and begin her preparation for regional.

While perfecting her talent and keeping her body in shape, she will work on what she thinks will be her hardest challenge.

“I plan on working on my public speaking skills. My nerves get the best of me when I have to speak in front of crowds,” Craft said. contact Ciera Paul at paulcr@warhawks.ulm.edu

• Craft’s home state is Tennessee.

• Miss Black and Gold was her 5th pageant she competed in.

• Member of ULM’s Repertory Dance Ensemble.

• Çraft made up the African dance for talent event herself.

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Greek life showcases its new probates

Ladies remove mask, make themself known

by Ciera Paul

Zeta Phi Beta introduced seven new members into the Greek world Thursday night in the University of Louisiana at Monroe Activity Center.

Students flocked into the activity center to see the new

members.

The show was highlighted with creative chants, strolling by all the black Greek organizations on campus.

“This show is to let our new members have the spotlight,” Shannan Smith, president of the Beta Theta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta, said.

“It’s the moment of being a Zeta,” said Smith.

As each individual took her mask off to reveal herself the crowd screamed and applauded out of the excitement of seeing

Photo by Lane Davis

school as well.

“Putting a show together to entertain our student body is a good thing to do. It gives the students something to do in their spare time,” she said.

“Getting to see our other sorority sisters and fraternity brothers come watch the show is also a blessing; the Blue and White family always sticks together,” Jones added.

New members reveal themselves after taking off masks Thursday. the new members.

Ashley Jones, another mem-

ber of Zeta Phi Beta, said the probate is entertainment for the

contact Ciera Paul at paulcr@warhawks.ulm.edu

Yapapalooza comes full circle Event brings morals and laughs to the stage

by Jacyln Jones

Audience members were in for a treat when the ULM’s Speech and Debate Forum and Communications Oral Interpretation class presented the Yapapalooza.

The students showcased their talent in presentations such as an informative speech on happiness, a eulogy of “Queen Elizabeth’s Speech upon the Death of Lady Diana” and Haiku Duets.

There were also a few poems and poem fragments ranging from 30 seconds long to 10 minutes.

“It was my first time attending the Yapapalooza and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it,” said Kendra Jefferson, a sophomore toxicology major from Jonesboro.

The highlights of the night were the numerous complications of non-traditional texts.

There were complications such as “Love Shouldn’t Hurt” a story where a woman dealing

Photo by Lane Davis

Student Cameron Moore showcases humor during Yapapalooza. with domestic violence realized, while sitting in a hospital waiting room, there were ways out of her situation.

“I wasn’t planning on staying the entire time but I couldn’t leave my seat because I wanted to know what happened in the end,” said Jefferson.

The students in the showcase worked on their pieces throughout the semester.

“This is something we do in class; we really focused on it within these last three class periods and really wanted to share it

with the public,” said presenter Alycia Hodges, a senior communications and English major from Tallulah.

There were other presentations such as “Simple Things,” a story about a woman who searched for love in a man and eventually realized she had to find it within herself.

Not only did the Yapapalooza teach moral lessons through its presentations, but it gave the audience a good laugh as well. contact Jaclyn Jones at jonesj2@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Dance Fusion brings poetry and music together Repertory group prepares for Dec. 3 show

by Jaclyn Jones

The University of Louisiana at Monroe’s Repertory Dance Ensemble will host the Fall Dance Fusion Concert Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Brown Auditorium.

The concert is free, and will consist of two acts.

The Dance Ensemble partnered with English professor Jack Heflin’s creative writing

Photo by Inwon Byun

Members of ULM’s Repertory Dance Ensemble at last year’s Fusion.

class for the first act and fused together poetry and dance.

Dance instructor Robin Stephens said that preparing for

this concert has been an experience.

“We’ve been working on this almost the entire semester, since October,” said Stephens.

“We’re not only fusing poetry and dancing but singing and dancing as well,” Stephens added.

The second act will be Musical Theater, a performance very similar to “Cabaret,” with surprise guest appearances.

“Cabaret” was performed in October by the Visual and Performing Arts group, which featured Jeff Cass, dean of the Col-

lege of Arts and Sciences.

Some members from the Dance Ensemble were also featured in the production.

A’kai Solmone, a sophomore mass communication major from Hammond, is excited for the concert. Solmone will be a dancer in the show and is a part of the Dance Ensemble group.

“We’ve been working really hard and practicing a lot to prepare for this and I’m excited for everyone to see it,” said Solmone. contact Jaclyn Jones at jonesj2@warhawks.ulm.edu

Freshmen show off Find a job for the holidays talent during festival

by Heidi Fuller

by Andrew McDonald

Students enrolled in the University seminar class must get together into groups of four to five people and create a short five to seven minute film documenting freshman life.

Reianna Morse, a freshman elementary education major from Springhill, found the project to be exciting.

“My first thoughts about the project would be that it’s going to be fun; then I thought ‘Oh geez, more work,’”said Morse.

The timespan differed by class, but they were all finished by the beginning of November The themes differed, from a “Borat” impersonation to a mock of an infomercial, and even a replica of the show “Jersey Shore.”

The top video from each seminar class was turned in, and students got to vote on which one they liked the best.

The top seven choices were sent to the Film Festival in the Grove. The top three were “The Book,” “I Love College,” and

Photo by Devon Raymond

Winning group members from “The Book.”

“ULM’s Borat.”

Karen Lacaze, a freshman interior design major from Sterlington, also enjoyed the project.

“I absolutely loved the Freshlife project. It gave me a chance to make new friends,” said Lacaze.

Lacaze’s group was responsible for the winning video, The Book.

“It was an amazing start to my college career,” said Lacaze. contact Andrew McDonald at mcdonatt@warhawks.ulm.edu

Students are having difficulty finding seasonal jobs as the holidays approach. Some students have jobs to return home to, but others are hurrying to find seasonal jobs before Christmas break arrives.

With competition high in this year’s job market, students need to put their best foot forward to increase chances of being hired.

Caleb Smith, an assistant manager at Cutco, thinks students should be prepared and ready for the interview.

“It’s important to bring your best game because competition for seasonal jobs is high,” said Smith.

“Go to the interview prepared, and look your best,” Smith said.

Studies show the top five hirers for the holidays are Sears, RadioShack, JC Penney, AT&T and Kohl’s.

According to their websites, they all offer benefits that are competitive with other national retailers.

Photo courtesy of MCT Campus

Looking for a job over Christmas break? Toys-R-Us is one option.

Students can also check with the Career Connections office on the third floor of the University of Louisiana at Monroe’s library to see what kinds of jobs are available.

Also, a helpful tip offered by many different websites is to check online for job offerings.

For example, Kohl’s, Toys R Us and UPS all have seasonal job opportunities listed on their website.

Krystal Scott, a sophomore pre-social work major from Keithville, found a job and is holding on to it.

“When I was searching for a job over the Christmas break, it was in sales for a store in the mall,” said Scott.

“I loved it so much that when they offered me a job in the spring, I agreed,” said Scott. contact Heidi Fuller at fullerhe@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Cameras on campus keep ULM safe

New surveillance takes students by surprise, UPD assures it’s for safety

Quick Facts:

by Nikeisha Mitchell

Over the past few weeks multiple surveillance cameras have been installed in the main buildings on campus and students have noticed.

“I saw them a couple of weeks ago and they came from nowhere,” Jerica Sears, a Family and Consumer Sciences senior said.

“I figured they were just part of some upgrades the university was doing,” she said.

These new developments are part of an overall campus security project.

ULM was awarded $3 million in grant money from the state of Louisiana in order to enhance safety for students, faculty and staff.

ULM was awarded the same

“I saw them a couple of weeks ago and they came from nowhere.”

-Jerica Sears Family, Consumer Science major type of grant in 2000 in order to build the ULM library.

Between now and May 2011 more than 250 new cameras will be placed on campus in areas such as entrance corridors and areas where there is high student traffic.

In addition to the cameras, ULM will also be adding electronic door access control, exterior lighting improvements including 50 additional lights to aid pedestrians at night and at least 10 new emergency tele-

Between Fall 2010 and Spring 2011, 250 new cameras will be added around campus.

Photo by Lane Davis

Stormy Knight walks under the new cameras installed by the university in an effort to provide safety in buildings.

phones around campus.

ULM will also be receiving an emergency alert siren.

This enhancement will protect students by releasing a siren that can be heard campus wide in case of disasters such as fires, tornados or a terrorist attack.

“The university requested a grant for this project about four years ago and we were approved for it about a year ago,” Facilities Management and EHS director Jason Roubique said.

“We are excited about these improvements and I think it’s a great deal,” he said.

ULM’s Administration building will be receiving the most

security upgrades.

In addition to the cameras there will be new generators

“Students will now be

able to step away from their things and not have to worry about them being stolen.”

-Jason Roubique, Facilities Management and EHS director

placed in the building as electrical backup for all of the student and security systems and the building will also have a brick wall set up to protect the

systems wiring. The security is meant to cut down on theft of personal property such as laptops, Ipods, etc. as well as school property.

The cameras will make it much easier for UPD to identify a thief, leading to a quicker recovery of stolen merchandise.

“These cameras are meant to protect students, not spy on them,” Roubique said.

“Students will be now be able to step away from their things and not have to worry about them being stolen.” contact Nikeisha Mitchell at mitchena@warhawks.ulm.edu

Electronic door access control and at least 10 new emergency telephones around campus will also be added.

Exterior lighting improvements including 50+ lights will be installed to aid pedestrians.

Cost?

ULM was awarded $3 million in grant money.

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Norah Jones’ ‘Featuring’ falls flat

by Collette Keith

On paper, the idea for “Featuring Norah Jones” is genius: take a vocalist whose music romances the soul and pair her with legendary artists who changed the music game.

Some of them include Herbie Hancock, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Matthew Ward, etc.

Instead of each song becoming two distinct sounds that melt together in harmony, each track sounds like two separate

works that were just sort of spliced and strung together.

The album turns into the concept that has most mothers wanting to throw in the dish towel As kids we knew we liked spaghetti and ice cream, and it made sense that the two would taste great together.

However, we are not children, our taste buds have matured and we demand something more refined.

And despite her lack of chemistry, Norah Jones is still ice cream. Her voice is just as sweet and melty. She still satisfies that sweet tooth.

But her sound is one that just can’t combine with the likes of Willie Nelson. His feeble, dusty trail voice falls by the way side next to Jones’.

However, female country legend Dolly Parton leads Jones in a way that most other artists can’t. Their’s is one of the few tracks that feel as though the two played off each other vocally.

Unfortunately, most others (with Outkast, even Matthew Ward) begin to sound like noise. The album feels forced.

It may be in Jones’ best interest to remain in the jazz realm. contact Collette Keith at keithcs@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Twilight: Eclipse Saga turned soap opera

by Zachary Parker

There’s more action, more blood and much, much more sappy love triangle drama between Edward, Bella and Jacob.

The action is standard horror fare and the romantic tension qualifies for the perpetual eyerolling category with lines like “We both know I’m hotter than you.”

Eclipse is much less given to cinema than the previous two movies.

Where Twilight excelled in a rapturous emotional experience, finding its rhythm in unrealistic eros, where New Moon worked in its dramatic plot, Eclipse fails all together.

With its banal dialogue and its constant, dippy close-ups, the series finally plays just like the soap opera it’s often accused of being. contact Zachary Parker at parkerzk@warhawks.ulm.edu

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‘Burlesque’ Hits all the wrong notes

by Zachary Parker

“Burlesque” delights in watching Christina Aguilera do her thing, makes room for Cher and makes little impact in comparison to musicals like “Moulin Rouge!” or “Chicago,” though it begs to be counted in the same category.

But the film can’t capture the magic of the relationship between music and film, something more often found in music videos that made Barker’s Outkast movie, “Idlewild,”

worth watching.

For example, the first musical number with Cher operates on a strict process of close-ups of Cher singing, medium shots of an audience listening and then back to a close-up of Cher.

There’s nothing climactic about this monotonous and choppy editing.

And if you look at the ragsto-riches story of a small town girl (Aguilera) hoping to make it in the big city, guided by the club owner/mentor (Cher), it doesn’t come out to be anything we haven’t seen.

Poor Cher gets tossed to the side as Aguilera steals the spotlight.

The script includes a few Cher numbers just to justify her top billing, pulling the audience out of the picture’s suspense.

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It still can’t make a name for itself in the same way that even plotless dance/musicals like Bob Fosse’s “All that Jazz” did.

There are two Aguilera songs near the end, each putting a spin on the word “burlesque” that make the picture something thrilling, but once those clips are available on YouTube, the movie itself will find its place at the bottom of the five dollar bin along with forgotten horror and

Western pics.

It compensates for the lack of visual style with lens flare and glossy production sets. It tries too hard with its story by wrapping up as much as possible and most of it is unnecessary as we watch characters repeat earlier lines again for dramatic effect.

But the effect loses its power after the first time, much like the film itself.

by Bill Nighy) admitting the darkness of the current plight and it doesn’t stop there in the search to destory Voldemort’s horcruxes.

At the same time, the film is full of ingenious sequences and moments that make the experience fulfilling for both fans and non-fans alike. There’s the three magic-teers polyjuicing themselves into disguises while infiltrating the Ministry of Magic.

The triumph of the film is its shadow puppet animation short film, detailing the story behind the “deathly hallows.” It’s beautiful and worth the price of admission alone.

Unfortunately, the movie gets lost in its Harry/Ron/Hermione triangle and bickering during a super long camping expedition that adds very little to a film that desperately needs more story development.

The long hormonal sequence

seems to exist to satisfy the series’ fans who’ve grown up with these characters, but it takes too long and could have been shortened when there are more interesting characters to explore like Snape, Grindewald, Dumbledore’s history, Lupin, Bellatrix, and yes, even Voldemort.

The worst part of this film is that it ends without an ending.

It’s a cheap cliffhanger that follows a deus ex machina rescue of Harry Potter and friends without letting him or anyone else show how adult they really are.

Sure, it’s preparation for the final film, but it wasted precious storytelling time with cheap romantic development and then no character development at all.

If the beginning and middle of the series were so entertaining, why can’t the end be so as well? Why can’t it even have an ending, for that matter?

Disney’s ‘Tangled’ lets down The Deathly Hallows gets rocky with cliffhanger

by Zachary Parker

Much like last year’s “Princess and the Frog,” this new Disney film recalls the classic Disney animated movie.

But only slightly.

The movie’s only classic Disney is in its characters and the fun they have, whether it’s Rapunzel flinging her hair like a whip or a horse fighting, using its teeth instead of hands.

Being a retelling of the tale of Rapunzel, “Tangled” comes off as a Shrek-lite, the family version.

A self-conscious narrator and an obvious upside-down weaving of fairy tale characters.

It manages to be fun, but nothing like “Princess and the Frog” and more disappointing than anything Pixar or Dreamworks has done. contact Zachary Parker at parkerzk@warhawks.ulm.edu

all photos from MCT Campus

by Zachary Parker

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” is the penultimate film in a series that began with Christopher Columbus directing a young, mischievous cast of Gremlin-like characters, but this newest picture is far more adult-oriented and melancholy.

Harry Potter, Hermione and Ron are adults now, though they still grumble and whine like they did as twelve-year old brats. However, where Dumb-

ledore lamented Harry being forced to grow up in the face of adversity, Harry and co. seems to take the growing up as their own initiative in a way that’s more believable and sad than previously accustomed.

This has much to do with the death of characters in previous films and the sudden deaths of some important characters here, but director David Yates doesn’t let up. In fact, the film starts out with a close-up of the Minister of Magic (played with aplomb

contact Zachary Parker at parkerzk@warhawks.ulm.edu

contact Zachary Parker at parkerzk@warhawks.ulm.edu

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A quick click away

photo by Robert Brown

Clickers are more popular, as many professors are electing to use them. photo by Robert Brown

Last Spring, Ludacris performed in front of students from ULM and other schools at Faint-Ewing Coliseum.

ULM seeks input on Spring Fever concert SGA, CAB wants students to say who they want to see perform

by Brandy Heckford

Spring Fever may be many months away, but plans for this year’s concert entertainment are already being put into motion.

Campus Activities Board (CAB) and Student Government Association (SGA) are the two major organizations that put together the activities for Spring Fever.

CAB is the organization that puts together the concerts each year. CAB has budgeted to spend anywhere from $60,000 to $100,000 for a concert or comedy show. The equipment for lights and food for the artists and concert workers can be expensive.

Nathan Hall, Assistant Dean of Student Life and Leadership and the faculty advisor of both SGA and CAB, tries to make the process of finding the right en-

tertainment as fair and as open as possible.

However, some genres are automatically taken off the list because of either current events in the community or because that genre came last year.

This means no country or rap for this year’s entertainment.

CAB’s concert committee in collaboration with Hall, get together and make the final deci-

“If I count just talking to people and not e-mails, I would have to say I have talked to around 400 to 500 people about who they’d like to see.”

-Nathan Hall

sion over who will come to the university, but none of this is done without thorough deliberation.

CAB has gone out into the Student Union Building (SUB) and the Student Success Center (SSC) to survey students.

Students are also encouraged to e-mail Hall about who they want or talk to any CAB member.

“If I count just talking to people and not emails, I would have to say I have talked to around 400 to 500 people about who they’d like to see,” said Hall.

Spring Fever is still many months away, but the student body’s voice is still needed in preparing for this great event.

Peyton Floyd, a senior business management major from West Monroe, is excited about having CAB and SGA ask for her opinion.

“I want something good but not too crazy,” said Floyd.

Another student, Beau Johnston, a senior communications major from Monroe, voiced his opinion, too.

“I want John Mayer to come for Spring Fever,” said Johnston.

For any comments or suggestions about Spring Fever, please e-mail Nathan Hall at nahall@ ulm.edu . contact Brandy Heckford at heckfobe@warhawks.ulm.edu

Students, faculty have vital need for new technology

by Andrew McDonald

The University of Louisiana at Monroe has implemented technology in many different ways on campus.

One of these is the addition of “smart” classrooms, where

“Why should I have to get a piece of plastic that lets the teacher know I’m here...”

-Cameron Scott Junior construction major technology becomes tightly integrated into the teaching environment. Faculty teach material using the Internet, PowerPoint presentations and uniquely enough, clickers.

Clickers are small devices that look similar to a television remote control. Students “click in” to the class that uses them and interact with the teacher on quizzes, pop questions and Jeopardy-style activities.

A few classes use the clickers, such as large lecture rooms,

where it is a convenient way to take attendance. Some students, however, find that using them for “clicking in” is somewhat pointless.

Cameron Scott, a junior construction major from Columbia, is not a fan of clickers in the classroom.

“Why should I have to get a piece of plastic that lets the teacher know I’m here when I could just as easily give it to someone else to do for me, and have to pay $50 if I lose it?” said Scott.

Some students, however, enjoy the technology, including Julia Fuller, a freshman biology major from Central.

“It keeps other kids from copying off of me when we have an in-class essay, because it’s instant, and no delaying. If they try and do what I do, they could miss the problems,”said Fuller.

Clickers were designed to allow instructors to ask questions and gather students’ responses during a lecture.

In clicker systems, each student can answer questions posed by the instructor in a speciallydesigned PowerPoint presentation. Summaries of student responses can be shown in real time toAndrew instructors. contact McDonald at mcdonaat@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Schulze and Schulze Express are favorite eateries on campus

by Andrew McDonald

Most students at the University of Louisiana at Monroe have heard of Schulze Cafeteria, the residential dining hall that sits across the bayou from the main campus.

But to the students living in Madison Hall, Ouachita Halls and University Commons I and II, the cafeteria is all but residential to them.

Situated across Bayou Desiard, the cafeteria has many choices, but is not always the easiest choice to students, especially when a student has only 30 minutes to an hour for a break between classes.

Recently, Aramark has teamed

photo by Lane Davis

Schulze Express is located in the Student Union Building.

up with ULM Food Services to bring the best of both worlds to the Student Union Building: fast, quick service and a close and convenient location to students on the main campus.

Schulze Express, an express

line consisting of home-cooked meals in take-out form, allows students and faculty to basically “grab and go” with food that they would normally get in the dining hall.

They can then enjoy the fla-

vors that would come with walking across the bridge to Schulze itself, but in an easy to-go form that can be eaten in an office, at Scott Plaza, at the Grove or even in the SUB itself.

The patrons can then pick an entrée, two sides, and a roll or cornbread, plus a drink.

The trays then can be brought back to Schulze for recycling, adding to the green effect of the new eatery.

Schulze Express is a unique creation and nice addition to ULM’s campus.

Students have been positive so far about the express line. John Sanders, a junior mathematics major, is a big fan of Schultze

Express.

“I think it’s faster; the choices might be less than the cafeteria, but since I only have 30 minutes between classes, it’s more convenient,” said Sanders.

The only downside to going to Schultze Express is that students can’t eat more than once per meal plan, unlike the main dining hall across campus.

Also, it is not an all-you-careto-eat facility like Schulze, and the hours are only from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., Monday through Friday.

contact Andrew McDonald at mcdonaat@warhawks.ulm.edu

International event exposes culture Parents Day proves

to be big hit at ULM

by Heidi Fuller

Students, faculty participate in Expo held in the Student Union Building (SUB) last week.

2010 expo teaches students about different cultures

by Courtney Collins

China, India, Russia, Africa and Taiwan were just a few of the places that graced students and faculty with their culture and way of life.

Students were able to see their names in Chinese and hiero-

glyphics, were told the history of the boomerang and got to wear traditional Chinese clothing.

Each country had its own unique story to tell and brought a better understanding and appreciation to its culture.

Many students were amazed when learning about the different artifacts, religion and traditions that separate the different worlds.

In Africa, pregnant women would place beautiful statues inside their clothing so that the unborn child would come out just as beautiful.

The students received a greater concept on other countries belief, way of life and religion.

By grasping that concept, they looked at life and people in a new light. contact Courtney Collins at collinc3@warhawks.ulm.edu

t-shirt, free samples of chili, a The ULM Student Govern- ticket to the football game and ment Association held the sec- a ticket to the basketball game. ond annual Parent’s Day Nov. With a crowd attendance of 20. Parents could join with their 8,905 the Warhawks pulled out students and enjoy in the pre- a victory, leaving the crowd to game events. enjoy the basketM e l i s s a “If they hold Parent’s Day ball game later Harvey, a ju- next year, I want mine to that evening. nior pharmaJillian Hunt, a come back and enjoy it cy major from sophomore kinesiwith me.”

Houston, was ology major from -Jillian Hunt Bossier City, really glad she got to see her par- Sophomore kinesiology major enjoyed having her ents. parents here.

“My parents drove almost six “It was my first basketball hours just to hang out with me,” game, and I’m glad that my parsaid Harvey. ents were here to enjoy it with The festivities included the me,” said Hunt.

Chili Cook-off, tailgating in the “If they hold Parent’s Day Grove, football game against next year, I want mine to come North Texas and a men’s basket- back and enjoy it with me,” ball game against Southeastern Hunt said.

Oklahoma State University. contact Heidi Fuller at For $40, parents received a fullerhe@warhawks.ulm.edu

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November 29, 2010

This week in

History

Military Family Month was established in 1993 by the Armed Services YMCA, with the U.S. Government recognizing the occasion every year since.President Barack Obama proclaimed November 2009 as Military Family Month, calling on all Americans to honor military families through private actions and public service for the tremendous contributions they make in the support of our service members and our Nation.

Each November, ASYMCA celebrates Military Family Month to demonstrate the nation’s support and commitment the families of military personnel. With hundreds of thousands of service members deployed overseas, recognizing the daily sacrifices made by military families has never been more important.

ASYMCA is able to provide its support services to hundreds of thousands of junior-enlisted military personnel and their families because of the generous support of individuals and corporations.

Additionally, volunteers are essential to carrying out ASYMCA’s mission to serve junior-enlisted military personnel and their families. In 2007 alone, more than 9,200 individuals nationwide volunteered their time to help ASYMCA serve nearly 400,000 military families.

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Richard wins in home debut ULM currently stands at 2-4

by DeRon Talley

The ULM men’s basketball team hosted Southeastern Oklahoma State on Nov.20 at the Fant-Ewing Coliseum for its 2010-11 season home opener.

The Warhawks were able to send the Savage Storm away winless in front of a home crowd of over 1,500 fans in a score of 70-59 to give coach Keith Richard his first win as Warhawk head coach.

“It’s a neat deal,” Richard said.

“I’m happy to be back here, I’m happy to be on this floor coaching as the head coach. I would be lying to you if I said it wasn’t a special night.”

ULM (2-4) came out firing with an early 10-2 lead led by freshman guard Marcelis Hansberry. ULM pushed that lead to 26-9 with 7:15 left in the first half.

However, Southeastern Oklahoma mounted a furious rally as

they finished the first half trailing by only five points in a score of 28-23.

The Savage Storm picked up where they left off, and started the second half with a chip on their shoulder quickly tying the game and eventually taking the lead from the Warhawks. ULM struggled under the full-court pressure turning the ball over on its first four possessions of the half. The low point for the Warhawks came with 14:47 left in the second half as they trailed 43-36.

ULM guard Fred Brown rallied to rejuvenate the offense with a three-pointer with less than 12 minutes to play, putting the Warhawks in striking distance to take the lead. Junior guard Hugh Mingo tied the game with a big three and senior forward Lawrence Gilbert put the Warhawks back on top, 5246, with less than six minutes to play. Brown controlled the flow of the game as the Warhawks cruised to the relieving victory.

Brown led all scorers with 21 points, while Gilbert finished

Concussions becoming a growing concern in the NFL

by Brandon Craven

Obviously, it is uncontrollable when someone gets a concussion in the NFL, those kinds of things happen. However, the NFL is taking action against when a player can come back from one.

Since Nov. 29, 2009, the NFL instituted new rules as to when a player would be allowed to return to a game when Clinton Portis suffered a concussion against the Atlanta Falcons.

Also in 2007, a policy prohibited players from returning to games

or practices if they lose consciousness after suffering concussions.

The NFL is currently taking action against severe injuries even more than before with their current “flagrant hit” policy.

This new rule made Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker, James Harrison, to contemplate retirement after the league fined him $75,000 for his hit on Mohamed Massaqoui. contact Brandon Craven at cravenbp@warhawks.ulm.edu

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the game with 14 points and eight rebounds. Tommie Sykes added 13 points and six rebounds, and Hansberry finished with nine points, five assists, and four rebounds after starting the night with an early hot hand.

The Warhawks took on Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 23 in Monroe, but a heartbreaking three-pointer by Zac Downing gave the Lumberjacks a 65-64 win.

Despite the loss, four Warhawks scored in double figures, with Mingo leading the way with 17 points.

The Warhawks then traveled to Normal, Ill. to compete in the Global Sports Roundball Classic over the weekend.

ULM won 57-50 against Jacksonville State, but lost to Illinois State and South Dakota to close out the tournament.

The Warhawks will stay on the road this week as they take on Kent State on Thursday and Louisiana Tech on Saturday. photo by Srdjan Marjanovic

contact DeRon Talley at talleydl@warhawks.ulm.edu

Warhawk senior forward Lawrence Gilbert goes for a dunk against Southeastern Oklahoma State on Nov. 20.

ULM baseball players booked on rape charges

by Anthony Drummer

released on $15,000 bond each.

Two ULM baseball players Both Aulds and Thamm have were booked on been suspended aggravated rape “A decision will be from the Warhawk charges on Nov. made by the Universi- Baseball team until 19. ty Conduct Standards an investigation is Shelby Esters completed.

Office pending their Aulds, 21, 111 The academic investigation.”

Briar Cliff, and status of the stuKendall Scott -official statement dents has not yet Thamm, 20, been determined. from ULM 2206 Magnolia The News-Star Bend, Baytown, Texas, turned contributed to this report. themselves in to Ouachita Cor- contact Anthony Drummer at rectional Center and were each drummeac@warhawks.ulm.edu

Cross Country Daniel Mutai finished in 138th on Nov. 22 at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. Mutai finished with a time of 31:30.5, and became the first ULM cross country athelete to compete in the NCAA Championships.

Football ULM head coach Todd Berry agreed to a one-year extension through the 2014 season on Nov. 18.

Berry guided the Warhawks to a 5-7 record after replacing Charlie Weatherbie.

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Bowl Projections BCS BOWL GAMES BCS National Championship: Oregon vs. Auburn Rose Bowl: Wisconsin vs. TCU Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech vs.

Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Stanford Sugar Bowl: Arkansas vs. Ohio St OTHER IMPORTANT BOWL GAMES Cotton Bowl: Alabama vs. Nebraska Capital One Bowl: LSU vs. Michigan St. Gator Bowl: Florida vs. Penn State Outback Bowl: Iowa vs. South Carolina Chick-fil-A Bowl: Florida St. vs. Mississippi St. Sun Bowl: Maryland vs. Temple Independence Bowl: Air Force vs. Georgia Tech GoDaddy.com Bowl: FIU vs. Miami (OH) New Orleans Bowl: Troy vs. UTEP

November 29, 2010

Oh Neaux! ULM loses to ULL, 23-22 Bowl dreams fall wayside on bayou

by LaMar Gafford

As quarterback Kolton Browning’s fourth-down pass attempt fell harmlessly to the ground, the Warhawk faithful knew that their team’s season was over.

The ULM Warhawks received a heartbreaking 23-22 loss to the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns on Nov. 27 to close out the season.

The loss crushed any possible bowl game aspirations since the school joined the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision in 1994.

“This one is tough to swallow,” ULM head coach Todd Berry said. “I mourn for the seniors. I told them that I have been in the locker room on both sides, one’s where you mourn and one’s where you celebrate.”

Players such as Theo Smith shared Berry’s feelings.

“We’ve been in this situation a few times since I have been here and it hurts,” Smith said. “You try to give it all you have to win and sometimes you just can’t come up with the victory.”

ULM (5-7, 4-4) played its heart out after jumping to a 13-3 lead to begin the second quarter. A balanced rushing attack ensued as senior Frank Goodin and redshirt freshman Jyruss Edwards combined for 158 of the Warhawks’ 182 rushing yards.

ULL (3-9, 3-5 Sun Belt) used a strong passing game to pull even and eventually take the lead in the third quarter. The Ragin’ Cajun attacked often by air, with Chris Masson throwing for 330 yards and two touchdowns in the

photo by Srdjan Marjanovic

Warhawk quarterback Kolton Browning (left) and Justin Roberts show disappointment in the fourth quarter of the ULL game. contest.

Ladarius Green caught six passes for 120 yards as Masson’s favorite target. The two hooked up with 35 seconds left in the third quarter to give the Cajuns a 23-13 lead.

Showing life in the fourth, the Warhawks responded with two scoring drives to pull within one point behind ULL, but Cooper Gerami blocked Radi Jabour’s extra point attempt to prevent the tie with 4:55 remaining in the game.

ULM cornerback Alex Ibe intercepted the ball on the following Cajun possession, but the

Warhawks could not capitalize.

However, ULM showed an attitude this season that has outgoing seniors, like Goodin, hopeful about the future.

“I think in previous years we haven’t finished, but that isn’t something I can’t say about this year’s team,” Goodin said. “I think the future is bright for ULM and I will follow them for the rest of my life.”

ULM will look to regroup next season as they open up in Tallahassee, Fla. to take on the Florida State Seminoles. contact LaMar Gafford at gafforlc@warhawks.ulm.edu

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ULM, Sun Belt celebrate 10 years together Lasting images fill decade

by Anthony Drummer

This football season marks the 10-year anniversary of football in the Sun Belt Conference.

A lot of football and lasting memories took place over the years of the fledgling confer-

ence. Arguably the greatest moment came when ULM upset

“The best game was definitely the win over Troy in the 2008 season.”

-Logan Thibideaux

Alabama 21-14 in 2007.

There were other notable games as well, including when ULM upset eventual Sun Belt champion Troy two years ago.

“The best game was definitely the win over Troy in the 2008 season,” said Logan Thibideaux, a second-year pharmacy student from Opelousas. “It was a huge, unexpected upset. The kick

Hawks defeat Lady Demons, finish 3rd at New Mexico State ULM off to 4-2 start in 2010-11 season

by Jerry Cox

The ULM women’s basketball team continued its winning ways against the Northwestern State Lady Demons on Nov. 19, winning 81-68.

Warhawk guard Priscilla Mbiandja scored the first eight Warhawk points and finished with a double-double she finished the night with 11 rebounds and 11 points.

ULM (4-2) pushed their lead to 13 early in the first half, and led at halftime 46-27.

Northwestern State started chipping away at the lead in the second half, but the Warhawks stayed on course thanks to second-chance points and dominating inside the paint.

After defeating Centenary on Nov. 23, the Warhawks hoped to carry that momentum to the New Mexico State tournament in Las Cruces, N.M. ULM opened with a 65-60 loss to Northern Iowa on Friday, but bounced back in the consolation game against Alcorn State to take third place.

Sannisha Williams recorded 10 points and 11 rebounds against Northern Iowa and Larrie Williams followed with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Alcorn State as both recorded their first doubledoubles of the season.

Before heading to Houston this weekend to participate in the Hackerman Invitational, ULM hosts photos by Srdjan Marjanovic Grambling at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday in Fant-Ewing (left) Warhawk guard Jasmine Shaw attempts a Coliseum. shot in Nov. 19’s game against Northwestern St. contact Jerry Cox at (right) Elizabeth Torres drives inside to score. coxja@warhawks.ulm.edu

bounced off the goal as time expired, and I rushed the field when we won.”

Charlie Weatherbie handled most the coaching duties in the first decade after taking over as head coach in 2003.

In 2005, Weatherbie lead the Indians to a co-conference championship but the team never had a winning season or

made a bowl game.

Todd Berry took control of the Warhawk football team this season and finished at 5-7.

Everyone can vote on his or her favorite ULM former players for the 10th Anniversary Football Celebration Football Team at sunbeltsports.org. contact Anthony Drummer at drummeac@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Where’s the love for the Hornets?

by Raymond Swalley

While black and gold fever is still running wild across the state from the New Orleans Saints, another Louisiana team is living in obsecurity.

When I say the names Willie Green, Marco Belinelli, and Jason Smith what comes to mind?

If by some chance you guessed the NBA’s upstart New Orleans Hornets, then you are correct.

These are just a few of basketball’s castaways that joined the likes of all-stars David West and Chris Paul in hopes of returning the Hornets to the top of not only the Southwest Division, but also the entire Western Conference.

It was a very busy offseason

in 2010 for the Hornets.

Monty Williams was hired as head coach. The Hornets parted ways with former free agent acquisition James Posey and promising young point guard Darren Collison to acquire Trevor Ariza.

This broke the Hornets trend of acquiring players believed to be past their prime such as Posey and Stojakovic in past seasons.

Now with a rookie head coach as well assembling a team that would need to learn to play together, New Orleans is exceeding all expectations this season and doing much better than the Miami Heat, who were projected by some to win the NBA Finals.

The Hornets are 12-4

through their first 16 games and hold the sixth-best record in the NBA, thanks to great health, cost cutting, and a youth movement to help Paul and West.

Oh, and I forgot to mention it doesn’t hurt to play a little defense either. The Hornets allow a league-leading 91.1 points per game and have allowed a team to score 100 points only three times this season.

Add all of these factors together and it all makes sense to see the Hornets playing as good as they are, maybe even Western Conference Champion good. contact Raymond Swalley at swallerg@warhawks.ulm.edu