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VOLUME 94 ISSUE 1

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August 22, 2016

Longoria lives P 7

Back to school fashion tips

Flood waters rush in on south Louisiana students P 9

Residents look for end ahead

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August 22, 2016

NEWS CALENDAR Monday,August 22 WEEK OF WELCOME Spirit Day and Student Planner GiveAway, 9 AM-1 PM, Scott Plaza Lunch Social, 11 AM-1 PM, Quad Ninja Tower & Zorb Ball Challenge, 11 AM-3 PM, Quad Wesley Fish Fry, 5:30-7 PM, Quad Foam Party, 5:30-7 PM, Quad Ice Cream and Karaoke, 7-9 PM, Wesley Foundation

Tuesday, August 23 Final date for adding 1st 8-week courses for credit WEEK OF WELCOME Free Lunch and Forum, 11 AM-1 PM, SUB Ballrooms Inflatable Fun Challenge, 11 AM-3 PM, Quad Luau Open House, 5 PM, Warhawks for Christ NPC Orientation, 6 PM, SUB Ballrooms Movie Night: Central Intelligence, 7 PM, Fant-Ewing Coliseum

Wednesday, August 24 Job Fair, 1:30-3:30 PM, Sub Ballrooms WEEK OF WELCOME Greek Life Show Case, 11 AM-1 PM, Scott Plaza Ace’s Birthday Party & Lunch Social, 11 AM- 1 PM, Quad Convocation, 5 PM, Fant-Ewing Chi Alpha Burger Bash, 7 PM, Bayou Park

1 Local

4 World

2 State Obama to visit Pharmacists on state board after Trump

3 Nation

Four Monroe area pharmacists were recently elected to serve as directors of the Louisiana Pharmacists Association, showing that Monroe’s dedication to pharmacy does not go unnoticed by the rest of the state.

The 134th Annual Convention of the association was held at the Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge. Of the four Monroe area pharmacists chosen as directors, three works, or have worked, at the University of Louisiana at Monroe School of Pharmacy.

Bill Bourn, Ph.D is a retired dean and professor of the ULM College of Pharmacy and was chosen to serve as a director-at-large. Beverly Walker, PharmD. and Anthony Walker, PharmD. were both chosen to serve as directors-at-large as well.

Also chosen from the Monroe area was Ben Orlando, RPh.

(MCT) — The Cuban government has never liked the Cuban Adjustment Act, which allows Cubans who reach the United States to remain, but it’s stepping up its campaign against it as it struggles to hold onto human resources it considers crucial to the island’s economy.

In recent days, Cuban officials have called on President Barack Obama to use his executive powers to end the controversial “wet foot, dry foot” policy and to cut off the professional medical parole program that has led thousands of doctors and medical professionals, trained for free in Cuban universities, to flee to the United States.

The Cuban government made its latest demand via Granma, the Cuban government’s newspaper, where officials accused the United States of maintaining policies and laws that encourage illegal migration

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President Barack Obama will visit Louisiana Tuesday, the White House announced Friday. This will be four days after Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump toured some of Louisiana’s most damaged areas.

Prior to Trump’s visit, Gov. John Bel Edwards defended Obama’s absence, saying that his presence may hinder recovery efforts due to the security measures the state would have to enforce for him.

“We have to take hundreds of local police officers, first responders, sheriffs deputies and state troopers to provide security for that type of visit. I would just assume have those people engaged in the response,” Edwards said.

Trump and his running mate Mike Pence were well-received in south Louisiana, where they handed out food and supplies to victims.

“I’m just here to help,” Trump said.

Cuba steps up Ven. oil crisis against US law affects world

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Activity: Poke’lympics, 11 AM-1 PM, Quad or Bayou Park Lunch Social, 11:30 AM- 1 PM, CCM NPHC Stroll Off & Cookout, 5:30 PM, Bayou Park Jump Off Party, 10 PM-2 AM, Brown Gym

Friday, August 26

“But we are more alike, my friend, than we are unalike.’”

Maya Angelou, American Poet

Final date for adding courses for credit or making changes for fall full-term Volleyball vs Middle Tennessee, 4:30 PM, Soccer Stadium WEEK OF WELCOME Hashtag Wars! 8-11 AM, Online Free Yoga Seminar, 5-5:45 PM, Bayou Park International Studnet Reception, 6 PM, International Student Center

Saturday, August 27 Volleyball vs Cincinnati, 3:30 PM

Front page photo credits: Main story photo by: Danny Prestigiacomo Top right photo by: Matthew Johnson Top sidebar photo by: Tandi Hendrix Caldwell Bottom sidebar photo by: Ansell Jordan

TODAY IN HISTORY

August 22

Thursday, August 25 WEEK OF WELCOME

(MCT) — Venezuela’s oil crisis goes far beyond a simple problem of low prices and threatens the world’s supply of oil because of mismanagement of the country’s state-run oil company, a new report from Columbia University concludes.

Oil production in Venezuela which boasts the world’s largest oil reserves -has plunged to alarmingly low levels, the report found, worsening a dire economic crisis that already has led to food and medicine shortages.

As the world price for oil declined, other oil-producing countries have increased production to make up for the lower price. But lack of investment, deteriorating infrastructure and poor planning at the state-run Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) has seen oil output decrease by 230,000 barrels a day, making such a response impossible.

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MOVIN’ ON UP: Incoming freshmen moved into their on-campus housing with the help of current students at Move-in Mania Saturday.

photo courtesy of MCT Campus

1654: Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America.

1848: The United States annexes New Mexico.

1849: The first air raid in history. Austria launches pilotless balloons against the city of Venice.

1864: Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention.

1902:Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to ride in an automobile.

1932: The BBC first experiments with television broadcasting.

1950: Althea Gibson becomes the first black competitor in international tennis.

August 22, 2016

NEWS

Car Crimes on campus: something to watch for

by Kandice Johnson

Most people take seeing their car outside their homes for granted… that is until one day you walk out and find yours missing.

Kylen Smith, a senior speech pathology major, realized her car was missing in Bayou Village Apartments parking lot.

“I went to the mall that night and got back around 8-9 p.m.,” said Smith. “I first noticed it was missing around 4-5 p.m. on July 10. So I imagine it was stolen late at night.”

Smith’s car was missing for over two weeks. It wasn’t until the Monroe police identified the car during a high speed chase that Smith was aware of her car’s location.

18-year-old Michael Shaw was initially pulled over for speeding, but when the teen refused to stop, things went from bad to worse. “there was some damage to the front bumper and undercarriage,” said Smith.

“The officers and I were unable to determine whether or not it Smith was safe to drive.”

Smith’s car is currently in the shop for repairs.

She said her paid rental helps her get by for now.

Ironically, Smith’s friend Ethan Simms had his driver door keyed and his gas cap taken. The senior modern languages and psychology

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major said that the ULM Police Department contacted his father since the car is in his father’s name.

“We assumed they were trying to siphon gas from it, but no gas was actually stolen,” said Simms.

While Smith’s and Simms’ car incident did occur on campus, the ULMPD said car thefts are rare to none at the university.

“We’ve had Simms one auto theft and two auto burglaries within the last eight months,” said Police Chief Tom Torregrossa.

Torregrossa said that while the Clery Act requires them to post

crimes happening around campus, the campus is “safe and secure”.

While no campus is perfectly crime free, Torregrossa has two simple tips students can follow to help ensure a safer campus: 1. Be conscious of your surroundings.

2. If you see something, say something.

On the ULMPD website, students can click the report a crime link and send an anonymous crime statement straight to the police.

“Every case sent will be investigated,” said Torregrossa.

contact Kandice Johnson at johnsokf@warhawks.ulm.edu

To report a crime anonymously, vist www.ulm.edu/police

What’s new?

Here’s what to look out for: 1. BadgePass:

Students can now access their Warhawk Express card online with the new Warhawk Express SelfService made by BadgePass.

With this new provider, students, and family members of students, can put money on the ULM ID card and check the balance and transaction history. If a ULM ID card is ever stolen or lost, students now have the control to deactivate the card and reactivate it if found or replaced.

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2. Parking Zones:

Students will need ULM ID access to enter the all girls dorm, Parking zones were updated for Masur Hall this semester.

The fence was built over the students and faculty this school summer to ensure a safe and secure year.

Aside from new parking signs campus for the upcoming school being placed on campus, campus year. residents can now park on either sides of the bayou; however, ULM Police Department requests students park near their assigned Sandel Hall will reopen after dorms three years of renovation.

Commuters can now park in the Presidnet Bruno said the hall Fant-Ewing Coliseum parking lot, was orignally scheduled to open and the newly paved commuter last fall, but due to construction parking lot next to the Liew Family issues and the Monroe flood, there International Center. are plans for the hall to be open in Improvements have also been October. made to the gravel parking lots.

The 53-year-old building Faculty have extra parking spots originally served as the university added on Bayou Dr. and between library until 1999 and housed the SSC and Sandel Hall. An the University’s Natural History updated map of the parking zones Museum, the ULM Herbarium, is available on the ULM website. the ULM Testing Center, the ULM Bookstore and the ULM Office of Recruitment and Admissions.

4. Sandal Hall:

3. Masur Hall:

Aside from the bookstore and admissions office, the hall’s new renovations will also provide several multimedia classrooms, a multimedia conference room and a state of the art biology laboratory.

5. Starbucks: Starbucks was expanded over the summer into the space that was formally known as the Hawk Nest convenience store.

The newly remolded coffee shop features new lounging chairs, new tables and seats and a bar and dining table that can sit eight.

6. Fountain: The fountain that has graced Scott Plaza/The Quad for years is finally being replaced by an above ground model. The old fountain, which Dr. Bruno called “unreliable,” broke everytime it rained last semester.

TOPS funds frayed

by Olivia Barfield

For the first time, TOPS will not be fully funded over the course of the next two semesters. Fall semester is being fully funded at 100 percent, but spring will see only 40 percent coverage.

The changes to the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) are part of the result of this summer’s special legislative session called by Gov. John Bel Edwards to relieve some of Louisiana’s massive budget crisis.

Overall, TOPS will be funded at 70 percent over the course of the two semesters. The push for uneven distribution from one semester to the next came from leading republicans in the House, who threatened not to pass the revised budget bill without it. The concept is being referred to as “front-loading.”

According to the Times-Picayune, Rep. Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, said the idea of full funding followed by a cut would allow students to prepare for the spring semester without first having to worry about the fall semester.

“We want to make sure students aren’t caught off guard for the fall semester,” said Henry, who heads the House Appropriations Committee that writes the budget.

However, concerns are being raised about how such a large change between semesters will affect federal financial aid to students.

Federal financial aid forms may not be able to be adjusted during the middle of a fiscal year.

It is possible for new taxes that passed during the special session to bring in more money than estimated, which would perhaps allow for greater TOPS funding and lesson the damage done to students in the spring.

Following the special session, students were forced to wait until as late as July to know how much of their college bill TOPS covered when they typically would have known much sooner. As Louisiana students go back to school, the uncertainty surrounding the funding of their education is still present.

For some students, like Abbie Massey, a

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OPINION

HAWKEYE P.O.V.

Keep the flood spirit

August 22, 2016

What I wish I’d known as a college freshman

Our state has gone through so much these past few years, and it’s always amazing to see how tragedy binds us. In 2005, hurricane Katrina tore through our homes as well as our hearts. We stood by one another and helped each other to rebuild. In March, our town was submerged in water, and once again we saw an outpouring of love, support and kindness. Now several towns in southern Louisiana are suffering once again. This time, we did not wait for the government to help us as neighbors gathered together to help other neighbors.

Although it is amazing to see the outpouring of love and support, it should not take a tragedy to unite this great state.

Remember all the love and kindness you are seeing and feeling right now. Keep it with you as you go through life this semester. If a classmate falls, be there to catch them. It takes only a second to do something to brighten someone’s day. If you see someone sitting alone, go eat with them. Take a few minutes of your day to listen to someone who is having a problem. We will all have a personal flood sometime this semester, but as long as we stand together there will be nothing we can’t achieve.

True unity is shown when people stay together even after the tragedy is over.

We fall. We rise. We move on.

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Student Evolution: Corlyn Key sits as she reminisces on past, present and future goals.

Advice from a (thriving) senior

by Corlyn Key

When I became a freshman, I thought I knew it all. I was confident in my ability to do what needed to be done with no help at all. The advice to keep in constant contact with my advisor was studiously ignored. I mean, who really sits down and talks with a counselor about changes or difficulties in their classes.

I laughed when they told me not to take 8 a.m. classes because I had always been an early morning person.

Taking 6 classes didn’t seem difficult because I had been taking 7 classes since 1st grade. Studying was nonexistent because I never had to study in high school.

I wasn’t interested in extracurricular activities because I felt it was a high school thing, and it was time to put away childish things.

I thought I could do it on my own.

Freshman year is supposed to be the best year of your college career, and I succeeded in making it my worst.

I wish I had a mentor. Someone who would have guided young, headstrong me in the right direction.

When I said I knew everything, I wish someone would have sat me down and said, “No, you don’t. Let me

guide you. Let me teach you.”

First rule of thumb is that although you think you know it all, you actually know nothing. Advisors are an invaluable resource and should definitely be used. Email them. Call them. Most importantly make appointments to sit with them and LISTEN. Let them guide you.

Research your teachers. Everyone has a different teaching style, and it’s important you find the one that works for you. Don’t just take a teacher because someone tells you that they are easy.

I remember being at PREP and deciding which Spanish instructor I would choose. I had already selected a particular teacher because her class time would fit perfectly in the schedule I had made. Before submitting I showed it to one of the workers, and he instructed me to pick another professor because I would never survive that particular teacher because they were uncommonly difficult.

I listened to his advice and selected the teacher he recommended. I admit the class was easy, and I did very well in the class, but I still wish I had taken the harder professor. A hard professor would have forced me to study for the class, and I would have retained way more knowledge of the language and culture.

Talk to your professors. Even if you think that it’s too simple or common

photo by Ansell Jordan

knowledge, ask them. I wish I knew how important it was to ask questions. I’ve learned there is no such thing as a stupid question.

I wish I knew how important it was to make friends in every class because those people could become amazing network connections throughout the years.

I wish someone had told me it’s okay to be scared. You are not alone.

I wish I’d paid more attention in University Seminar. I viewed it as an easy A and only did the work required of me, no more. I didn’t listen to their advice or go to the events they suggested because I thought they were useless.

As I enter my senior year of college, I find myself wishing I could have a conversation with my younger self.

There are so many things I would like to tell her.

I would tell her it’s okay not to have life all planned out. That freshman year should be renamed the Year of Great Mistakes. I’d want her to know it’s important to take every opportunity that comes her way.

Most of all, I would tell her to follow her dreams and have fun while she is doing it. If I could do it all over again, I would be in any and everything I could. contact Corlyn Key at keyc@warhawks.ulm.edu

August 22, 2016

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The problem

with #BLM

by Anonymous

In 2012 there were more black babies killed by abortion (31,328) in New York City than were born (24,758).

This is insane that the people who use BLM movement to get TV time and further themselves, have not pointed this out. How can black lives matter to these people, yet they are being murdered inside the womb at this astounding rate?

The answer to making black lives matter “equally” is not going to be found in these violent riots over hardened criminals. The answer is not going to be found by shooting policemen to get “even.” This is also ludicrous considering more white people are killed by police annually, but the BLM people don’t care about facts.

The way to make black lives matter more is to stop the killing. Stop the gang fights, the drug related homicides, the outlandish rates of abortion. Stop it!

Black lives do matter just as much as any other life on the planet.

Black lives mattering is not the main goal of the BLM movement. It has become nothing more than a ruse to loot, riot and burn cities to the ground with no repercussions.

It also allows people to get on television to get a little face time such as Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson.

If they want to see a difference, it has to start in the home. 72 percent of blacks are raised in a single parent home. There are countless studies that show single parent raising has a direct effect on the chances of the child being a criminal.

Another disappointing fact, 27.4 percent of blacks live in poverty. There are countless other studies showing how poverty raises the chances of being a criminal.

We know the root problems of why blacks feel like they “don’t matter.” It’s not the cause of whites, or police or anyone else. The problems begin at home.

This movement is not doing anything to help blacks. Really it’s only making the stereotypes worse and in turn making racial issues worse.

It’s time to do something to end racism for all, but this movement is not the answer. Black lives will never “matter” as much if we keep letting this group represent the entire population

First off, I just want to say that black lives DO matter. If at the end of this article you get a different feeling please refer back to the first and third sentence of this article as many times as you need.

Once again black lives DO matter.

Now that that is out of the way, I’d like to say I don’t think black lives are top priority to the people way up in the BLM movement.

I also don’t think cops and white people are to blame for making black lives matter “less” than other lives. I think part of the problem starts right at home.

Let’s look at some recent BLM rallies. Milwaukee, St. Paul, Baton Rouge, Ferguson.

All of these riots started over police shooting someone. Most of the victims had very lengthy arrest records. Most of these men probably caused other black men to go to jail whether it be dealing drugs, or anything else violence related.

If black lives really do matter, then why is the group advocating riots? If you cannot respect yourself, take pictures with guns pointed at the camera, have tattoos all over your face, sell drugs or have violent gang related dealings with other people often, then how can anyone else respect you?

Statistics over the years have shown blacks to have a higher chance of incarceration, a higher chance of being a victim of violent crime and a higher chance of committing violent crime.

According to the Department of Justice, blacks make up 13 percent of the population; yet make up 47.4 percent of homicide victims and 52.5 percent of offenders. 93 percent of the murders of black men were actually caused by other blacks.

How can these same people screaming black lives matter be the same people responsible for taking so many black lives? Al Sharpton and others constantly scream that police brutality is so common towards blacks, but where is the criticism for other blacks killing so many of their own?

Also let’s look at some other statistics. This one is on abortion.

Again blacks make up around 13 percent of the US population. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, blacks contact the editor at also accounted for 35.7 percent of all abortions. keyc@warhawks.ulm.edu

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#BLM right, lacks unity

by D’ron Anderson

#BlackLivesMatter has been an ongoing term for positive messages, slander, controversy and hope. Every person and every race has something different to say about it, good and bad. As an African American male, I can proudly shout out #BlackLivesMatter, because they do.

Now, when we say #BlackLivesMatter, we don’t mean that Black Lives are the only ones that matter. What we mean is that #BlackLivesMatterTOO. The “too” shouldn’t even have to be referred to because it’s been pretty clear from our history that black lives have never been seen as equal in America. If all lives truly mattered, then black people would not have felt the need to point it out.

We’ve been called slaves, savages, unintelligent, Neanderthals, thugs and just about any other derogatory term that you can think up. Not once have we been seen as equal, and that’s something that needs to change!

Recently I posted a gif of #BlackLivesMatter on my social media profile. A “friend” of mine decided to comment, “#AllLivesMatter not just black lives. That’s racist”. When I saw this, I immediately got angry. How dare he claim I was racist for standing up for my people?

Both black and white people came to the defense of the BLM movement, but the commenter persisted in his beliefs. Aren’t black lives a part of all lives? Don’t the cops kill whites and blacks, right?

I have to admit I was furious with the “friend” for continuously trying to make his point against the BLM movement when so many people were bombarding him with information and facts that refuted his claims.

Then I started thinking, why am I fighting him so hard? Yes, I am a black man, but I am also a gay black man.

Not too long ago, the majority of people who shouted out #BlackLivesMatter were also saying gay men and women at #PulseOrlando got what they deserved. These people said God hates the gays, and they’re abominations so it’s fine for them to die.

Being a black gay Christian, I was even more outraged! How could a group of people who’ve been oppressed and hated by the majority of America be so hateful towards a group of peo-

ple, a culture in black lives, as well as other races?

When creating a movement such as this, we have to include everyone. It can’t just be #blacklivesmatterBUT. When the riots in Baton Rouge occurred, several people stood in support of DeRay Mckeeson when he was arrested, but some of them took issue because he was a gay man.

“I wish DeRay wasn’t a homosexual male… he would have had more support from blackmen…its hard for us to take instructions from a gay male,” said one tweeter.

What does his sexual orientation have to do with him standing up for our rights as human beings?

Nothing ,that’s what.

From my viewpoint, all lives should matter, but they don’t! That’s why so many people say things like #BlackLivesMatter, #LGBTLivesMatter, #BlueLivesMatter, and so on.

No one can deny the most dominate race in history has been white lives, but it’s time for a change.

Once I heard someone ask, “If black people were even with everyone else, wouldn’t they just try to do to us what our ancestors did to them?”

The vast majority would probably say no. We just want to live without the danger of getting murdered every five minutes or discriminated against just by the color of our skin.

LGBT people feel the same. No one wants to be looked down on, hated, judged or discriminated against. Until everyone is seen as equal, we never will make any progress.

It doesn’t matter if you’re black, white, Hispanic, Asian, gay, straight, bi-curious or an animal, at the end of the day we’re all going to end up in the ground.

It’s up to us to make this life worth living. Unfortunately, I don’t think we’ll see this Utopia in our lifetimes or even at all.

As forward thinking people, we can only hope for the best and do our best to make things better. It all starts at home, so do your best to end discrimination within your own mind and then educate others who aren’t as enlightened.

contact D’Ron Anderson at andersdm@warhawks.ulm.edu

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NEWS

New year, new faculty Here’s a partial list of the faculty changes made for each college. For the full list, vist our website.

College of Arts, Science and Education Left the univeristy: 1. Terry Jones, History 2. Gene Eller, English 3. Gary Ratcliff, Art 4. Amy Dagley, Education 5. Don Shepherd, Biology 6. Jason Rinehart, Music 7. Uduak George, Mathematics 8. James Layfield, Music 9. Nikki Nichols, Communication New to the university: 1. Matthew Overturf, Assistant Professor Biology 2. Siva Murru, Assistant Professor Chemistry 3. Adaoubi Duru, Assistant Professor Communication 4. James Pettit, Visiting Instructor English 5. Steve Pederson, Assistant Professor Music, Director Sound of Today 6. Jeremy Marks, Visiting Instructor Music 7. Nicole Vaux, Assistant Professor Education

For the complete list of professors who have come and gone, visit ulmhawkeyeonline.com

MEET AND GREET: Global Ambassador member greets incoming international students during first meeting.

photo by Ansell Jordan

Two worlds, one team How the Global Ambassadors plan to unify ULM students

by Alan Rawles

A new campus organization hopes to bridge the gap between international and American students.

The Global Ambassadors are students who spend time with international students to help them adjust to their new environment in the United States and at ULM. Global Ambassadors also help the International Office with campus and community events that relate to international students.

Events, such as International Student Week and the annual international student banquet, are projects in which the Global Ambassadors will be involved.

International students should feel welcomed on campus, and the Global Ambassadors were created to provide this welcoming atmosphere. Kelsey Bohl, the ULM International Advisor, saw the need to help international students break out of their comfort zones.

“We saw that international students would stay in their own international bubble,” said Bohl. “There really

weren’t many campus activities planned for international students.”

Global Ambassadors will work with international students in various ways.

Aside from bridging the communication gap between American and international students, Bohl said another important goal is to provide safe and convient transportation.

“Many of our international students don’t have vehicles,” said Bohl. “Some of them walk to Walmart and even tried to Kinncanon walk to the mall.”

Bohl said utilizing students who have drivers licesnses and creating shifts to help international students run errands is one of the main reasons the organization was created.

The Global Ambassadors have American and international students in their ranks to help the new international students become comfortable with their new environment.

Mattie Kinncanon, a junior marketing major and member of Global Ambassadors, said the program will not only benefit international students, but American students as well.

“We’re learning about each other‘s cultures, what countries we came from and how everything works,” said Kinncanon. “I think this can actually unite us a whole lot more and make the university much stronger.”

Students who wish to be a Global Ambassador must have multiple requirements including having completed at least two semesters at ULM, at least a 2.5 GPA and display professionalism when working with others.

Students can benefit from volunteering as a Global Ambassador.

Working with international students gives students the opportunity to develop interpersonal communication skills.

The Global Ambassadors recognize the importance of working with international students to help improve communication skills.

“It’s not just American students working with American students, it’s American students working with international students, and that’s something companies are looking for,” said Bohl.

The Global Ambassadors have many events planned for this school year. Keep reading The Hawkeye for updates on upcoming events involving ULM’s international community. contact Alan Rawles at rawlesar@warhawks.ulm.edu

Did you know?

About 100 international students were welcomed this school year.

Over 55 countries are represented on campus.

The largest international student population is

Nepalese.

August 22, 2016

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NEWS

Miraculous recovery leaves alumna alive Longoria walks, talks after taking a gunshot wound to the head

by Olivia Barfield

Kelly Kiper Longoria, a ULM alumna, is making unexpectedly hasty progress towards full recovery after being abducted and shot in Winnsboro on the morning of July 18.

Longoria, 22, was abducted from a convenience store and driven to a cemetery in her own car before being shot in the head and abandoned.

Now, a little over a month later, Longoria is doing exceptionally well, according to her mother, Lisa Knight Kiper.

“She is making progress! She is walking, with assistance. She is moving her left arm and hand some,” Kiper told the Hawkeye.

Longoria, who graduated in December 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in speech language pathology, is working hard in her physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy sessions, Kiper said. Kiper said that speech therapy is Longoria’s Maxwell favorite, and that comes as no surprise.

Kiper mentioned that she “cannot brag enough” about the care her daughter has received at the photos courtesy Shane Longoria Methodist Rehabilitation Center in Jackson, Miss., and FAST RECOVERY: Kelly Kiper Longoria walks alongside her husband, Shane Longoria, at the Methodist Rehabilitation Center. Longoria is in recovery after suffering a gunshot to that she and her family are thankful to those who have the head.

kept Longoria in their prayers.

“We are thankful for the thousands of people who are praying for her, and us. It is such a blessing to see how God has been working big miracles, and He continues to work everyday in the little miracles too,” Kiper said.

Longoria’s attacker, 35-year-old Kevin Mathis, was indicted July 29 for attempted first degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and felon in possession of a firearm.

Officers responded to a call concerning Longoria’s abandoned vehicle on the early morning of July 18.

Longoria was found with a gunshot to the head and first transported to Franklin Medical Center, then airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Longoria planned to start her graduate degree program this semester.

Allyson Maxwell, a ULM alumna who graduated in speech language pathology with Longoria and is also planning to start graduate school this semester, said Longoria is a kindhearted person with a passion Fertal for her studies and her faith.

“If anyone ever needed anything she was there with a smile and willingness to help,” said Maxwell, who also mentioned that Longoria lost her father to cancer only last year.

Longoria’s family and friends are using social media to ask for prayers. Abigail Fertal, another of Longoria’s classmates, said Longoria made her beliefs clear to those around her.

“I know her faith is keeping her and her family contact Olivia Barfield at barfieor@warhawks.ulm.edu contact Mariah Mitchell at mitcheml@warhawks.ulm.edu

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NEWS FREESTYLE

New space lets faculty think outside the box

Academic Innovation Center opens in Walker

by Kandice Johnson

Generating, sharing and supporting the student body was the mentality ULM faculty had stepping into the new Academic Innovation Center room Tuesday evening in Walker Hall.

The center was created to “promote the development of the next generation of academic leaders, support collaboration, and offer opportunities for inspiration and shared knowledge.”

The space will give faculty an area to think beyond creative boundaries.

Council members of the AIC will arrange documented meetings that will assist in the use of the room and the growth of the program. New

equipment, such as the SMART Board, are just some of the features the new center has for faculty to share data, ideas and research amongst each other.

“We’re going to see new academic programs generated,” said Eric Pani, Vice President of Academic Affairs and creator of the AIC. “I hope it will generate research projects.”

The Academic Innovation Council will schedule faculty events this fall.

The AIC Council features faculty members from all three colleges in order to ensure a balanced voice for all falculty.

Leading Academic Innovation Council members Dr. Joydeep Bhattacharjee and Professor Cliff Tresner hosted the opening event.

“There are plans for a series of presentations and talks geared toward faculty innovation and collaboration,” said Tresner.

While the short term goals are to create groundbreaking ideas to strengthen education, the “sky is the

photo by Olivia BArfield

LET ME SHOW YOU: Joydeep Battacharjee demonstrates the use of a new SMART Board in the Academic Innovation Center in Walker Hall.

limit” for the long term.

“We believe that our faculty are already doing great things in the areas of research, teaching and service,”

said Bhattacharjee. “but this is a platform to bring like-minded faculty in one place and foster synergism.”

Bhattacharjee and Tresner both

President highlights university highs during his 6th State of University address

by Olivia Barfield

University President Nick J. Bruno gave his sixth State of the University address Thursday morning, pointing out several academic strengths of the university and a few challenges to faculty, staff and community members in Brown Auditorium.

“I tell folks all the time that I feel privileged to talk about the accomplishments of so many people that work so hard on a daily basis despite the challenges we face,” said Bruno.

The address was given on the last day of “University Week,” a week in which all facultynew and old- attended training and development activities in preparation for the new semester.

Bruno began by reviewing some “points of pride” that the university has achieved. One large “point of pride” is that the university has been recognized for the first time as an “R3” (moderate research) doctoral-granting institution of higher education by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education (CCIHE). Certification by the CCIHE puts

ULM in a category that only half of US higher education institutions achieve.

It was also mentioned that ULM has once again been ranked as a Tier 1 school by US News and World Report, which is great for public relations.

The president also highlighted the fact that our passage rates on licensure exams are up, our Doppler weather radar is expected to be up and running within a week, and our accounting program ranks 26 in the country.

As far as athletics go, although ULM is not the most-winning school, its athletic program has the highest academic performance rate of any school in the Sunbelt Conference.

Bruno also covered the subject of TOPS. This semester, TOPS is paying about 93% of what it paid last semester. Next semester it is expected that TOPS will only pay about 48% of what it did in spring 2016.

“We don’t know economically how that’s going to affect our students in the spring or further if a solution isn’t found. I do know the legislatures are very aware of it and concerned

agree that the effects of the AIC will positiviely imapct students. contact Kandice Johnson at johnsokf@warhawks.ulm.edu

“TOPS” continued from page 3

about it, and we’ll just have to see what happens,” said Bruno.

Another challenge that the university faces is that the Board of Regents funding formula was recently changed to reward research more.

As a consequence, there are many programs the Board may not consider funding in the upcoming semesters.

The address ended with recognition of the ULM Foundation, which raises money for student scholarships and faculty pay enhancements.

This year, the board passed out six awards to faculty and staff for excellence at work.

Tom DeNardin was awarded for teaching, Bette Kauffman was awarded for creative and artistic activity, Seetharama Jois was awarded for research, Kioh Kim was awarded for faculty service, Sabrina McClain was awarded for service by unclassified staff and Sue Oliver was awarded for service by classified staff.

senior Spanish major, the TOPS cut is like Louisiana going back on a promise they made to their students.

“We were told that if we made certain grades and took the required courses, we would be rewarded for it. But now, because of budget cuts, they are breaking the contract,” Massey said.

Massey said that 40 percent is better than nothing, but rising tuition costs along with the cut may keep some students from college.

“I know money has to come from somewhere, but I don’t think this is the best solution.”

Some students, however, believe that cutting TOPS is the right choice.

“From what I have heard, the other major budget we could cut like this is healthcare.

Health is more important than education in my opinion, so cutting education is the right choice.

Although, I wish the decision didn’t have to be made,” said Benjamin Morris, a senior criminal justice major.

Morris said that he isn’t concerned about his ability to pay for school, but he is concerned for the future students of Louisiana.

“There will be fewer people attending college and more debt for those who do go to college when funds for school are cut,” said Morris.

contact Olivia Barfield at barfieor@warhawks.ulm.edu

contact Olivia Barfield at barfieor@warhawks.ulm.edu

August 22, 2016

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12

Parishes considered under Louisiana’s Federal Diasaster Decleration

40,000

Affected homes in S.E. flooding

13

Deaths so far due to flooding

4,000

Approximate number of those still in shelters

photo courtesy Katelyn Trahan

WAITING IT OUT: Katelyn, her dog and her brother sit at the end of a sidewalk that has been covered by floodwaters in Denham Springs during the 2016 Louisiana Floods.

Flood ruins houses, not hope Flood victim and volunteers share stories

by Kandice Johnson

It took less than six hours for “The Great Flood of 2016” to wash out Katelyn Trahan’s city, neighborhood and home.

“It was so sudden,” said Trahan, a sophomore biology and pre-med major. “Most of the flooding happened from the Amite River overflow instead of the rain itself.”

The Denham Springs native said she and her family members were evacuated from their home Saturday night, and while it only took four inches of rain to make her home inhabitable, the homes in the back of her neighborhood received 5 feet.

“There were several boats driving around the neighborhood to rescue people,” said Trahan. “There was even a party barge.”

Trahan said a small boat brought them to the front of her neighborhood.

“On the way through, our prop hit a mailbox, and there was a truck

completely under water,” said Trahan.

North Corbin Junior High, in Walker, LA, opened their doors to victims in need of shelter. “They had some food, but it was steadily running short,” said Trahan. “The sight of so many people, young and old, huddled up into the awful smelling shelter made my heart ache.”

Trahan and her family planned to sleep outside on concrete that night, but her uncle drove through the flood waters to bring them to his home.

Trahan inspected her home three days later, then returned to grandparents where she remained until school started.

The Times-Picayune reported that 75 percent of homes are affected by water levels in Livingston Parish.

State emergency-management officials said 4,000 people remain in shelters and 40,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed.

Though Trahan is heartbroken about the devastation she saw, she still managed to see a postive.

“Even through the devastation and despair, it’s incredible to see so many people come together to help each other out,” said Trahan.

Tray Washington, a ULM alumni and

intern at the Wesley Foundation, drove from Monroe to Denham Springs - with other Wesley Foundation membersWednesday morning to relieve families.

Washington said the flood reminded him of the Monroe flood in the spring.

“We began cleaning up the house as soon as we got there and stopped when it got dark,” said Washington.

“The trash pile was high on the family’s street,” said Washington.

“At the house that I was helping out, the family lost numerous photo albums, brand new items, all the furniture (except for a few chairs) and other sentimental items.”

Joshua Hanna, another ULM alumni and intern at the Wesley Foundation, said he was “pretty blown away by the widespread devastation.”

Hanna went to help his friend’s inlaws who had 4-6 feet in their home.

“It was my first time seeing something like this,” said Hanna. “the damage in the house was pretty incredible.”

Hanna said although people lost a lot, locals and volunteers from all over helped each other out. photo courtesy Katelyn Trahan

contact Kandice Johnson at johnsokf@warhawks.ulm.edu

ROADS TO RIVERS: Katelyn Trahan’s hometown of Denham Springs sits underwater after the 2016 Louisiana Floods.

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FREESTYLE:ATHLETES

Images courtesy of flickr

American Athletes reach new heights in 2016 Rio Olympics Michael Phelps SADDLE UP: Whitney Johnson starts the semester off right by attending the 16th Annual Black Bayou Rodeo.

Cowgirl inspires others

to ride like the wind

by Cory Thaxton

Riding with the wind, enjoying the breeze and seeing all of the beautiful sites is what senior pre-pharmacy major Whitney Johnson loves about riding her horse, Texas T. The 16th annual Black Bayou Rodeo was held this past Saturday at the Monroe Civic Center., and Johnson made sure she went to see her fellow horse riders.

Every year, on the morning of the rodeo, there is a parade and tailgate. Johnson was nominated to be Miss Bayou State for the Northwest Trailride Association last year.

She was in the parade along with Miss Monroe and other local riders.

“It was very exciting actually.

Seeing all the little kids yelling for candy and wanting to take a picture was very heart warming. I remember one little girl wanted to put on my hat to take a picture, so I let her and she told me I want to be just like you when I get older,” said Johnson.

Johnson has been riding horses for as long as she can remember. Her dad had an accident when she was a child and it didn’t allow him to continue to ride when he got older.

“He gave me his horse, and from that day on I started riding,” said Johnson.

Horses are gentle creatures, and Johnson sure does love her’s.

“I like that I have someone that will listen when I need to talk. They are just big babies and playful too and will actually protect you because they can sense if you are in danger,” said

Johnson.

Although Johnson has participated in rodeos, she has never considered training for the Olympics. In the Olympics, athletes like Johnson compete in equestrian competitions in which they compete in jumping, eventing and dressage.

“I’m more of a barrel type of a girl,” said Johnson.

Johnson would tell anyone who want to learn how to ride to “just get up and do it”.

She said not to try it when you’re scared or nervous though because horses can sense fear, and if they do they may get a little crazy. But at the end of the day it’s not that hard.

“It’s just like driving a car, just without a pedal! Just pull back softly to stop and make a “clicking” sound or nudge them to go,” said Johnson.

One of Johnson’s dreams is to live on a ranch with not just horses but with other animals as well.

Another one of her passions is actually football. Ironically her favorite team is the Dallas cowboys.

“Football season is here! So now I can watch my Cowboys play on Sunday nights,” she said.

Johnson also spends her time focusing on her studies to become a family pharmacist after she graduates, but she will never give up her passion for riding horses.

“The only thing that would stop me from continuing is if horses go extinct! So yes, I would love to continue doing it in the future,” said Johnson. contact Cory Thaxton at thaxtocj@warhawks.ulm.edu

•

Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time. He has earned 28 medals in his career, 23 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze.

• His “wing span” is longer than he is tall. When his arms are extended they reach 6 feet and 8 inches.

• The first stroke he learned was the backstroke because he was reportedly afraid to put his head under water.

He has a size 14 foot and is so bendy at the ankles that they’re practically flippers.

Simone Biles Biles won gold as the 2016 all-around gymnastics final champion. She also won gold on vault and floor. She is considered to be the best gymnist in the world.

• She was adopted by her grandfather at a young age.

• She has four german shepherds at home.

• She is also the shortest out of all 555 U.S. Olympians, standing at 4 feet and 9 inches.

Aly Raisman Aly Raisman is an American gymnast and two-time Olympian. She was a member and captain of both the 2012 “Fierce Five” and 2016 “Final Five” USA Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Teams. After she didn’t get to compete in the 2012 London all-around final, she came to the Rio games with one goal in mind, to win an all-around medal and she did just that, earning the silver medal. She also earned silver on floor.

• Aly has her own line of socks.

• She competed on the 16th season of “Dancing with The Stars.”

• She puts ketchup on everything.

Ashton Eaton

Images by Cory Thaxton

Ashton Eaton is a decathlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist champion who holds the world record in both the decathlon and indoor heptathlon events, and is the second decathlete to break the 9,000-point barrier, with 9,039 points.

• He is married to another olympian • He’d never heard of the decathlon before his senior year of college.

• He has a thing for macaroni and cheese and fettuccini.

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FREESTYLE

Artist Spotlight: McDonald finds talent after retirement

by Olivia Barfield

Image by Olivia Barfield

TALENT HAS NO AGE LIMIT: Kay McDonald in her art studio.

Kay McDonald doesn’t think of herself as a “real artist,” but her paintings prove her wrong.

“I feel funny about calling myself an artist, but I like it,” said Kay. Kay, who primarily uses acrylics, paints landscapes, portraits, abstracts and whatever else her art group challenges her with. She’s even helped complete abstract sculptures.

She’s sold several pieces, she’s got a studio and she’s got talent.

It’s just all very new to her.

For almost 40 years, Kay worked as a dental hygienist.

While working part-time, she also helped her husband, Charles McDonald, with his work at ULM. McDonald served 34 years as the Dean of Student Affairs, a role that now boasts the title of vice president.

While there, he and Kay were heavily involved.

They were busy nearly every weekend doing something for the university. Today, fourteen years after her husband’s retirement, Kay still boasts the same university spirit.

“As the old saying goes, if you cut me I’m going to bleed maroon and gold,” said Kay, smiling.

In 2013, 11 years after her husband, Kay retired too.

Not used to being bored, she looked for something to do.

The Monroe Senior Center is where she gave painting a try.

She found out she liked it and she also found that she had a talent for it.

One of Kay’s first paintings is a portrait of her great nephew. It’s has details, shading and looks exactly like he does. She didn’t expect that.

“I didn’t just surprise myself, I shocked myself,” said Kay. For Kay, finding so much talent after retirement has provided her with something to leave behind. Kay and her husband have no children, but now she has something to live on in.

“Charlie’s going to live on at the school, to an extent, but this is sort of my legacy, in some respects. It’s a way for something to go on when I’m gone,” said Kay. Although she’s still getting used to all this talent, Kay is adjusting quickly. She’s even begun thinking of herself as an artist, sometimes.

“I’ve never really fit into any other particular group, but when you put artist, that’s where I seem to fit,” said Kay. Now, Kay is 68 years old, but you can’t tell by looking at her. Especially not in her studio. She glows next to her work.

After discovering her hidden talent, Kay started attending workshops at the Ouachita River Art Guild.

She joined the Upstairs Gallery on Antique Alley, and she regularly completes assignments within her art group.

She encourages others to get involved in Northeast Louisiana’s art scene too, because you never know what you might be good at. contact Olivia Barfield at barfieor@warhawks.ulm.edu

28 “Ned’s Declassified” tips that apply in college 90’s kid’s childhoods involved plenty of Nickelodeon, and lots of “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide.”

After three seasons, the show had accumulated hundreds of tips to help students survive and succeed in middle school.

However, many of these tips transcend time and still apply in college.

1. Don’t worry if the first day isn’t perfect.

2. Make a list of homework and say when it’s due so you

9. Make sure your best friends know what you’re good at

20. Have fun (and be

and vice versa when it involves school to help each other out.

careful!) at parties.

10. If a friend is there for you, be there for them.

have flash cards handy so you can make any time a study time.

11. Don’t judge a teacher by their first day.

21. Always

wont forget, and to have a reminder.

12. Keep a schedule, if you have to read a novel, calculate

3. Have fun, get to know your teachers better.

how many pages per day you have to read. 8-10 pages per day sounds a lot less scary than a 220 page novel.

22. Go with a study group before the test starts.

4. Don’t be afraid to raise your hand. It doesn’t mean

13. Actually read your books.

new friends.

you’re dumb when you raise your hand. You just get interested.

14. Grades are important but not the most important

24. Don’t lie about forgetting something. Your teacher

thing in life.

most times will understand or give you more time.

like a good idea, but in the summer the sun will cook you.

In the cold it gets breezy.

15. Don’t wait to get to the library.

25. Don’t forget your spirit. Improvise!

6. Don’t be afraid of trying out new things because you

16. The library isn’t just for checking out books. You can

26. If you’re failing, try something new.

also make friends in the library.

5. Try to avoid sitting next to the window, It may seem

just might like it.

7. If you’re homesick, email the teacher to find out what

17. Being positive is contagious.

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23. Try to talk to more people and introduce yourself to

27. Ask the teacher if you can do more in the class to pass the class. This tip always works, so don’t be shy.

you missed.

18. Unfortunately, so is being negative.

28. Ask your teacher about tutor options.

8. Put what you really need in your backpack.

19. Be smart with your money.

contact Cory Thaxton at thaxtocj@warhawks.ulm.edu

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FREESTYLE

9 trendy back-to-school tips for stylish students

All images courtesy of Flickr

Images by Cory Thaxton

Now that you’ve got the backpack squared away, it’s time to move on to the backto-school wardrobe.

While getting good grades is the ultimate goal, anyone will tell you that sustaining a certain level “swag” throughout the year is also of great importance unless it’s one of those days you just want to throw on a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt which is understandable.

Remember it’s technically still summer when school starts so don’t bust out those sweaters and jacket yet, or you just might have a heat stroke, espically here in Louisiana.

First things first: jeans are always in vogue and always high on the must-have list, which makes sense, since denim goes with just about everything.

Here’s a few other things you should snag: 1. Colored Jeans Rest assured that classic jeans will never go out of style, but colored denim allows you to wear them in a new way.

2. Graphic Tees Graphic T-shirts are always a hot back-to-school trend, and everyone needs a few that you can wear with anything.

There is so much you can do with a graphic tank top.

You can pair it with jeans or shorts for a simple, casual look.

You can wear it with a skirt for something a little more dressed up.

3. Comfy Shoes Whether you’re a commuter student or you live on campus, one thing’s for sure: every student needs a pair of comfy shoes.

They’re easy to walk around in all day, and you’ll feel totally at ease in your classes.

They work for summer and fall weather, so buy ‘em quickly.

4. Fall Florals Flowers aren’t just for the spring and summer.

Floral prints give a makeover to pretty much any article of clothing.

5. Athleisure Who doesn’t like activewear? You don’t even have to like working out to wear them.

6. Bold Leggings Don’t just stock up on solids this season.

A bold pair of printed or embellished leggings are just as versatile and a lot more stylish.

7. Plaid There are tons of terrific tartans being used in back-to-school fashion.

And thanks to eye-catching graphic details, they look more grunge than granny.

8. Funky Socks Socks aren’t usually a key element in pulling together an awesome ensemble, but that’s easily changed with the right pair.

9. Adorable Pajamas If you’re living in a dorm room, you should have at least one pair of pajamas that you’re proud to show off.

Wear them to class or to the cafeteria. contact Cory Thaxton at thaxtocj@warhawks.ulm.edu

Let’s be frank, the wurst is yet to come

by Brea Joyner

Ain’t no party like a sausage party, but this party should have been stopped.

Because they went too far.

The animated movie “Sausage Party” reveals the secret life of food as they discover a deeper secret—that they die.

Because we eat them.

The film opens with the food characters happily singing to “the gods” about being chosen—purchased—to go to The Great Beyond, which is the outside world. Shortly after the song ends, Honey Mustard is chosen and everyone cheers.

Since the Fourth of July is the next day everyone is hopeful that they will be selected, especially Frank and Brenda—a match made in American tradition. Frank the hotdog and the bunsumptuous Brenda yearned to…consummate one another.

Low and behold, Frank, Brenda and their fellow packaged partners were selected on the Fourth, but Honey Mustard was

returned. Unfortunately, he revealed to the overzealous food that they were not in for a treat. For their destiny was death and “The Great Beyond” was, in fact, The Great Abyss.

I won’t ruin the detail of the food apocalypse, but let’s just say, it was the beginning of Frank and his friends’ journey to discoving the truth.

This film was loaded with an all-star cast of: Seth Rogen (Frank and co-writer), Kristen Wiig (Brenda), Jonah Hill (Carl), Bill Hader, Michael Cera (Barry), James Franco (Druggie), and director Conrad Vernon.

Sausage Party was filled with raunchy, sometimes dark humor that flowed pretty well throughout the plot. Raunch, Rogen and ridiculously funny are things I like in a movie.

I appreciate Sausage Party owning up to its restriction. I can handle raunchy humor, but I’m not a fan of religious humor, which was featured throughout the film.

Other than that, I think the writers did a great job at keeping all of the characters’ storyline consistent, from Frank’s journey into

the deep freezer where he’s inhaling more than frozen vapors, to Barry’s brave journey convincing a high man not to eat him.

The ending of the film, the celebration the food had after defeating the humans, was the big shocker. Traditionally, when you hear celebration, you would think “Yay guys we did it,” Pixar playlist. No. This was not even the remotely opposite of Pixar.

To celebrate their freedom, they had a giant organic orgy.

There is not really a better way to explain it.

The same food that we eat every day was devouring each other over and over for about two minutes.

Frank and Brenda scored more than a homerun at last. From glazed donuts into burrito flaps to tacos diving in hotdog buns.

No one was safe.

Ever since, I have not eaten popcorn the same.

Judging from the ending, this won’t be the last time secular sausages ruin my favorite snacks. contact Brea Joyner at joynerba@warhawks.ulm.edu

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FREESTYLE crossword

y l k e s e W sion s e s b O Across 1 Illusions in a stage act, collectively 6 Muslim leaders 11 Place for a massage 14 Twist 15 French Revolution radical 16 Put a strain on 17 *Cost of shares on the exchange 19 Tip jar denomination 20 Miffed 21 Gizmos 23 __ buco: veal dish 26 Director Lee 28 Student’s workplace 29 Guttural “Psst!”

30 Wedding vows 32 Condemn 34 Most rational 36 Nobel Peace Prize city 38 Jack-in-the-box sound 40 Drips in the ICU 41 *U.S./USSR con-

flict 43 Give it a go 44 Witness 45 Yankee slugger, to fans 46 Area of expertise 48 Sound from Leo 50 Twist, as water-damaged floorboards 52 Sharpen 53 World Cup soccer org.

55 “__-hoo!”

56 1946 N.L. RBI leader Slaughter 57 Part of a chess match when most of the pieces are off the board 60 “__ the mornin’!”

62 Sch. run by Mormons 63 United stand ... and what the first part of the answers to starred clues literally can have 68 Track transaction 69 Wabbit-hunting Fudd

70 Fragrant wood 71 Pig’s home 72 Officials who have their faculties 73 Hit hard, biblically Down 1 Leo is its logo 2 California’s Santa __ River 3 Long-jawed fish 4 Annoying 5 Egyptian queen, familiarly 6 Loom on the horizon 7 St. Patrick’s mo.

8 Very dry 9 Sprayed in defense 10 Longshoreman 11 *Element in an executive compensation package 12 Window glass 13 Lumberjacks’ tools 18 Double agent 22 Prefix with metric and bar 23 Desert retreat

24 Norelco product 25 *Drive to do the responsible thing 27 *”So long” 31 U-turn from NNE 33 Rita with an Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Grammy 35 Like Al Capone 37 Ridicule satirically 39 Combustible funeral piles 42 Under a quartertank, say 47 Geometry proposition 49 Bailed-out insurance co.

51 Copter blades 54 Whac-__: arcade game 57 Diminishes 58 Russian denial 59 Actress Stone of “Birdman” 61 Low-ranking GIs 64 Guys 65 Prefix with meter 66 __ King Cole 67 Italian three

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I don’t deserve any praise” Thirdstory - Searching For a Feeling

A place to share what you’re obsessed with this week!

It can be something campus related, a song you have on repeat, someone you can’t stop thinking about or just about anything else you can think of.

This Weeks Obsessions:

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SPORTS

Opinion: Placing of olympics Volleyball team as important as placing gold finds its beach

John Stevens While most people sit down in front of their TVs to watch their respective countries and feel patriotic, what they don’t see is the dangerous situations and hazardous diseases athletes are surrounded by on the Olympic stage.

The last two Olympic host cities (Sochi, Russia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) have been quite possibly the worst locations to host an international array of sports since Nazi Germany hosted the Olympic games in 1936.

In 2014, when Sochi was hosting

the winter Olympics, many athletes complained about the quality of living in the Olympic village.

Sure, I understand some of them may be held to a higher standard of living, due to their financial status, but as a former athlete, I don’t think I would prefer sleeping on a cot the night before a big game. I would also not want to wake up and take a shower with dirty bath water.

The committee that votes on where to host the Olympics needs to do a better job of thinking about the athletes, rather than revenue.

This year’s summer games are at a terrible location, and it’s not just because of the high crime rates around the city. The widespread disease known as the Zika virus should have been a reason to change the location this past spring.

While the disease may not have everyone scared, no one can ignore that it has deterred athletes from

competing in the 2016 summer games.

One of the top ranked golfers in the world, Jason Dey, decided to not compete in the Olympics due to fear of the virus.

It’s hard to lay your head down at night when you win a gold medal in an event and realize there may be someone else out there in the world who’s better than you, but that’s not what kept him away. He didn’t want to compete because he feared for his health and safety.

These great men and women are trying to represent their country in the best way possible, and I think we need to do a better job of supporting them. Sure we all love to support them by tweeting about how awesome they are at swimming or how fast they can run, but how about we support them by backing the social issues they face. contact John Stevens at stevenjr@warhawks.ulm.edu

New courts mean more possibilities

by John Stevens

This semester students shouldn’t have to wait their turn to play sand volleyball on campus. After summer construction, ULM has finished adding three more sand volleyball courts to make a grand total of five on campus.

ULM Sand Volleyball head coach Patrick Hiltz is very enthused with the new additions, saying that the students were the ones that got the ball rolling on adding three more courts.

“We approached the athletic administration, but ultimately it was the students and SGA that got it started and then we were able to find more money and get it done, ” said head coach Hiltz.

The new courts will make ULM a much more appealing destination for other schools to come play the Warhawks.

Normally, matches at ULM would take three hours to complete, which made it really hard for fans to come and and watch their favorite player.

They usually could only stay for part of the match.

However, matches should only take about an hour to complete with multiple courts being used at the same time.

“Being undefeated on our own courts, it kind of got to the point where no one wanted to play us here and take three hours to get beat,“ said Hiltz.

Not only will time be a factor, but recruiting is also something Hiltz looks forward to.

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Petra Horokova Slovakia

photo courtesy ULM Athletics

by John Stevens

Traveling to a whole different side of the world is hard, but travelling there without knowing what to expect out of your new lifestyle? That’s even harder.

Petra Horokova is an international student from Trnava, Slovakia. Having never been to the United States before, she didn’t really know what to expect besides the stereotypes she saw on TV. The tennis team recruited Horokova to come play for ULM in the spring of 2013. Since coming to Monroe, she has time and time again proved that she is a major threat to her opponents.

In her freshmen season alone she tallied 16 total victories in singles. The following year she became even more lethal, recording a 13-2 record to set the bar for the rest of the team.

She was named to the 2015 All-Sun Belt Conference First Team in both singles and doubles. However, Horokova can’t give all the credit to herself. Her assistant coach R.J. Nagel has helped developed her as a tennis player and was a great help during her rehabilitation last season.

“He’s a really big support for me, if it was not for him I’m not sure I would still be here,” says Horokova.

Looking ahead to this upcoming season, Horokova will be the veteran on the team amongst younger players. The newcomers on the tennis team this season are also from other countries near Slovakia, so Horokova will be able to relate to their new adventures state side.

“The new recruit from Poland will be close to me because I can speak Polish. I am also one third Polish and have Polish grandparents, so it will be awesome,” said Horokova.

Looking back on her time here at ULM, Horokova has had a lot of hardship she’s faced.

However, she’s glad she never transferred or even went back home when the idea was suggested to her.

“I really fell in love with the Warhawk Nest here, and I felt a lot of support from the people around me.“ Horokova is set to graduate this December, but still has eligibility through May 2017 and will finish up her collegiate tennis career then. contact John Stevens at stevenjr@warhawks.ulm.edu

NICE SAVE!: ULM goalkeeper, Brooke Scroggins, led the Warhawks against USF with seven saves in the match.

photo courtesy ULM Athletics

Soccer loss starts season Warhawks face off against top 20 team

by John Stevens

The Warhawk soccer team started their season under new head coach Keyton Wheelock last Friday with a loss to the #18 ranked University of South Florida 2-0.

“My team played with a lot of heart this afternoon. They did everything I asked them to do, and their intensity was up. We were unlucky on a couple of bounces, but credit to USF,” said coach Wheelock.

“Beach” Continued from page 14 Hiltz talked about how the best sand volleyball programs in the country have five courts and play on actual beaches, but he likes to think ULM has it’s own beach now. He thinks it will definitely keep ULM’s recruiting competitive on the national stage.

“Some of the schools with five courts on the beach, I mean that can be like a twentyminute drive. I’ve talked with our recruits and they’re excited that we have five courts on campus,” said Hiltz.

The USF Bulls started off the game strong by recording 11 of their 13 shots in the first half alone. Forward Laticia Skeete scored the first goal of the game with 17:10 remaining in the first half to put the Bulls ahead going into halftime.

Fifteen minutes into the second half, the next strike didn’t result in a goal, but instead with lightning. Coach Wheelock talked about the delay and it’s affect on the game.

“You go into a lightning delay where you’re down and off the field for a long period of time. It is hard to come back on and get going, but these girls continued to battle and didn’t drop their heads,” said Wheelock.

After a delay that lasted a little over an hour, ULM regrouped and only allowed two shots in

the second half.

Unfortunately, one of those two shots was by freshman midfielder, Andrea Hauksdottir, who would tally another goal for USF with only 21 minutes left in the game.

Despite forward Maia Mumfords two shots on goal, ULM could not find the back of the net before the clock ran out.

Former leader of the Sun Belt conference in save, Brooke Scroggins, continued her strong net-presence by recording 7 saves on the day.

ULM may have lost to the #18 ranked team in the nation by a final score of 2-0, but they will be back in action this Friday at 4 p.m. when they travel to Southern Miss.

The sand volleyball team is happy not only for their own use of the courts but also for the student body being able to have more room to play volleyball. Junior sand volleyball player Claire Crossfield expanded on what the courts mean to her.

“We have anticipated the arrival of the courts for so long. Home games will certainly help develop beach volleyball in the Monroe community, and there is nothing more we want than the game to grow,” said Crossfield Coach Hiltz noticed that students would have to wait for their turn on the courts after the team finishes practice. Now they can play alongside the team’s practice because the

team only needs two courts.

“The more people playing volleyball the happier I am, that’s my job as a volleyball coach,” says Hiltz.

Although sand volleyball won’t start until next spring, the volleyball team will start their season on the road against Middle Tennessee on August 26.

contact John Stevens at stevenjr@warhawks.ulm.edu

contact John Stevens at stevenjr@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Football preview: fall 2016

THINGS ARE LOOKING UP: Tre Hunter intercepts a pass to take possession for the maroon team during Saturday night’s scrimmage.

Coaches anticipate strong season

by John Stevens

Under new head coach Matt Viator, the Warhawks have high expectations to bounce back from their 2-11 season last year.

Although they ended the season on a high note last year by defeating New Mexico State at home 42-35, the Warhawks have plans to make this season a comeback success.

Lately, Coach Viator has been trying to figure the depth chart before the season begins.

“There’s some tough decisions on where you see everybody at, and who you are looking at redshirting or not.

All those things factor in it. At this time of the year, some of the things that are really critical are the special teams numbers,” said Viator.

Coach Viator has never had a losing record as a head coach. In his last season at McNeese, he led the Cowboys to a 10-0 regular season and a birth in the FCS playoffs.

One of Coach Viator’s strongest assets is his offense. Last season alone, his Cowboys averaged over 30 points a game. Coming off a season where the Warhawks scored the lowest points-for in the Sun Belt conference, Viator will rebuild

the offense and make it lethal inconference.

Besides hiring a new head coach, ULM can also look forward to running back Tyler Cain, who was redshirted last year due to an injury in training camp. Cain will add speed to the redesigned offense this season and be a major factor in the red zone.

This past Saturday the Warhawks showcased their hard work in the end-of-camp scrimmage. With the teams divided up into maroon and white, you could tell there were bragging rights on the line.

Notable performances in the scrimmage came from tight end Alec Osbourne and safety Tre Hunter.

Both players are in their senior year at ULM and are very excited about what this season has in store for the Warhawks.

“On offense we were a lot cleaner than we were the first scrimmage. We’ve been beaten up by each other, and we’re ready to see the game plan for week one.” - Alec Osborne, tight end

“On offense we were a lot cleaner than we were the first scrimmage.

We’ve been beaten up by each other, and we’re ready to see the game plan for week one,” said Osborne.

Viator is really happy with how successful camp has gone. The offense looks very clean and mistake-free.

“I’m pleased, we moved the Viator ball pretty well on offense tonight. I think we’re heading in the right direction,” said Viator.

Something else Warhawks fans have to look forward to this season are all of the transfers that made their way to ULM in the offseason.

Three notable transfers are

photo by Matthew Johnson

cornerback Juwan Offray from Holmes Community College, safety Luke Hedrick from Navy and offensive lineman Eastwood Thomas from last year’s national champions, Alabama.

These transfers add depth in places where the Warhawks lost key senior leadership. With former safety cornerback Trey Caldwell gone to the NFL, the Warhawks defensive backs needed more depth, and they will find that in Hedrick and Offray.

The Warhawks will start their season at Malone Stadium against the Southern Jaguars on September 3rd at 6 p.m. Come out and support your Warhawks as they start the season off right. Talons out!

contact John Stevens at stevenjr@warhawks.ulm.edu

“I can think of our first game after we redshirted freshman year when we were going to OU, it really feels like a few weeks ago.”-Tre Hunter, safety