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SGA, administration explore campus life improvements

Mock Trial trains harder in wake of P 8 win

New activities for students discussed at Lunch with the President

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Paws: now read about these pets

Warhawks experience college with full nests

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BRIEFS CALENDAR 3

Monday, October Mid-term grading for Fall full-term classes, all week NPC Circle of Sisterhood Week, all week.

Spirit Day, 11am-1pm, Scott Plaza

Soccer vs. Appalachian State, 1 PM, Soccer Complex

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Tuesday, October Building Healthy Relationships, 2 PM, Student Center 170 Vice Presidential Debate, 8 PM CT

Wednesday, October 5 Homecoming Run-offs

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Thursday, October

Face-to-Face: How to Meet with Your Professors, 1 PM, Student Center 170 Nursing/Health Science Career Fair, 3-5 PM, SUB Ballrooms

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Friday, October Tennis vs SMU Invite, TBA

Tennis vs Under Armour/Heb Kickoff, TBA

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Saturday, October Football vs Idaho “Pink Game,” 6 PM, Malone Stadium Parents Day

Men’s Golf vs LSU and David Toms Intercollegiate, TBA

Sunday, October

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Second Presidential Debate, 8 PM

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1 Monroe

Citizens suing landfill gases

2 Baton Rouge 3 California Gov. defending Stricter rape LGBT clause rules signed

4 Israel Former Israeli president dies

A group of concerned citizens thinks Monroe is gassy, and they’re tired of it.

The group notified a Monroe landfill that is only about 6 miles away from campus of an imminent lawsuit calling for a halt to the flow of noxious gases and pollutants coming from the landfill’s facility earlier this week.

A notice of citizen suit was delivered to defendant WCI-White Oaks Landfill, Inc. on Sept. 26. A notice of citizen suit announces a party’s intent to file a lawsuit.

The state Department of Environmental Quality was also notified.

The suit said that the facility knowingly discharges harmful pollutants into the air that create a public nuisance The landfill is owned by Delta Disposals.

Governor John Bel Edwards says he’s suing State Attorney General Jeff Landry because he has rejected contracts with an anti-discrimination clause that would protect LGBT people.

Landry, a Republican, has refused approval of contracts allowing state agencies to hire outside lawyers because they bar discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Edwards, a Democrat, issued an executive order requiring the language to be included in nearly all state contracts in April.

According to Landry, the order exceeded the governor’s legal authority.

The two met Friday on the issue.

Landry told Edwards if he wanted contract approval, he’d have to go to court. Edwards responded by saying he was going to “oblige him on that.”

(MCT) - Former Israeli President Shimon Peres was laid to rest Friday beneath the pine trees of Israel’s Mount Herzl national cemetery, eulogized by Israeli leaders, family and two American presidents as a founding father who first built up Israel’s military industrial complex and then sought peace with the Palestinians.

President Barack Obama led the processional at an Israeli state funeral attended by world leaders and dignitaries from dozens of countries _ as well as Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who honored Peres by crossing the chasm of national divide to mourn in a pantheon of the Zionist history.

Peres’ casket was borne by a parliamentary honor guard before a crowd of politicians, former military chiefs, diplomats and Cabinet members.

(MCT) - Months after outrage over the six-month sentence for sexual assault given to former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday broadened the power of judges to treat sex crimes as rape at sentencing and agreed that the crime’s punishment must include time in state prison.

The governor’s decision to sign the two bills comes as heated debate raged this year over the “mishandling” of sexual assault investigations on U.S. college campuses and by police and courts.

But strengthening punishment for sex offenders posed a challenge for Brown, as the state undertakes a broader effort to move away from a focus on prison sentences.

Brown said he would usually be against such a proposal, but signed the bills regardless.

TODAY IN HISTORY

BUSINESS SAVVY

October 3 “Nothing will work unless you do.”

Maya Angelou American Poet

Front page photo credits: Main story photo by: Molly Masters Top graphic by: Sandeep Shrestha Top sidebar photo courtesy: Kristen Dean Bottom sidebar photo courtesy: Mandi Grace

photo by Ansell Jordan

Students network with businesses and graduate schools at the Fall Career Fair Wednesday.

1778: Captain James Cook anchors in Alaska.

1789: George Washington makes the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the United States of America.

1849: American author Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore under mysterious circumstances; it is the last time he is seen in public before his death.

1932: Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.

1942: Spaceflight: The first successful launch of a V-2 /A4-rocket at Peenemünde, Germany. It is the first man-made object to reach space.

1949: WERD, the first blackowned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.

1995: O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

2008: The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the U.S. financial system is signed.

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BRIEFS

Student robbed near campus

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WE’VE GOT THIS: Lex Porter, Timothy Perkins, Michael Roboski, speaker Matt Mattson and Dustin Hickman give a thumbs up before Mattson’s Leadership Workshop Series speech Monday.

Leadership Series says students matter

by Brianna Duronslet

When most think of changing the world, they think of generating grand ideas, but according to Matt Mattson, the founder of Phired Up Productions LLC., all it really takes is a handshake.

Mattson was the chosen speaker for the Leadership Series.

Mattson spoke to students about social excellence and how to change the world Monday evening for the beginning of Career Week.

“Handshakes lead to conversations, and when conversations are done right they can form relationships,” Mattson said.

Initially, Mattson’s company was aimed to help college fraternities and sororities gain the skills they needed like fundraising and communication.

Now Mattson does not just talk to Greek members, he speaks to all types of organizations like religious organizations, hospitals, schools, corporations and many more.

Mattson encouraged students with his theme: “I don’t want to be average; I want to matter.”

Mattson told students that although college is full of meaningless conversation about our classifications, majors and what we like on campus, the greatest social movements happened with college students.

“The world needs you right now for so many different reasons,” Mattson said. “When we gather we matter.”

Jacob Cater, a sophomore agribusiness major, said he believes everything Mattson said is true.

“Most of the time you meet someone, and it starts with a handshake or a Cater hug,” Cater said.

Cater said when it comes to communicating with others in his major, he will start his conversations off with a handshake to form relationships for study groups and help.

Tiffany Weeks, a freshman speechlanguage pathology major, said when it comes to leadership roles, she

believes they are a big deal, especially in her major.

Weeks said attending the event was important because Mattson’s advice would help her build relationships in her career.

M a t t s o n concluded his speech with information from a book his daughter wrote Weeks called Elliotte’s Way of How to Make Friends.

Mattson said his seven-year-old summed up his whole speech: Step 1: See someone you would like Step 2: Then say hello, tell them your name, and make them your friend Step 3: Give them love and hope Step 4: Include everyone Step 5: Help them Step 6: Tell them how you are feeling Step 7: Follow the rules Step 8: Listen. Yes! contact Brianna Duronslet at duronsbl@warhawks.ulm.edu

A student was robbed at an off-campus apartment some time last week, ULM Police Chief Tom Torregrossa confirmed.

According to one teacher, the student was leaving campus and walking to his home when three men approach the student, muffled his mouth and slash his face with a knife, stealing the student’s phone and wallet in the process.

The student survived.

Concerned students at the lunch event questioned why a Warhawk Alert wasn’t sent out to warn students of the incident.

Torregrossa said that he didn’t hear of the attack until the next morning, when issuing a timely warning would have been too late.

Toregrossa assured students that alerts will be sent out when necessary and that campus is very safe.

Banned Book reading soon The annual Banned Books reading, hosted by the Beta Zeta chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English Honor Society, will be taking place Tuesday, October 4 in the Chemical and Natural Science Building 101 at 6:30 p.m. The event will consist of the reading of various book excerpts that have been banned or censored in the United States. The event will also provide details as to why the books were banned. It will also cover the reasons why the books were banned as well as why the fight against censorship of literature is important and should be continued.

Rotaract club new to campus Rotaract is a newly established Rotary club- a sponsored organization of ULM faculty, staff and students whose purpose is to provide opportunity for them to enhance knowledge and skills.

The club aims to assist in personal development, to address the physical and social needs of the community and to promote better relations between all people worldwide through a framework of friendship and service.

The club, which is led by a team of four executive officers, has 27 members in total. The members are divided into club service, international service, community service, professional development and finance committees.

Hanna Neal, the president of Rotaract, shared that she is excited to start.

“We are working with Rotary club for a fundraiser this Saturday. We will be organizing trunk or treat in October and canned food drive in December,” Neal said. Neal said the club is still accepting membership, and anyone can be a part of it.

contact Olivia Barfield at barfieor@warhawks.ulm.edu

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OPINION

You’re free to leave as well Our constitution gives us the right to do a lot of things, including the right to disagree with the way the country is being run.

However, when someone disagrees with the “traditional” American way, it’s not uncommon for someone else to step in and give them what they likely think is a better option.

“If you don’t like it, leave.”

It’s an ear sore.

This nation was not built to stay the same forever. In fact, this country was founded on change and improvement. As Americans, we should always remember that.

What is more cringe-worthy is when this suggestion is thrown at those of different minority cultures.

Yes, America was founded by a group of white men. But it is a country of immigrants, a country for everyone. Minorities and their ideas shouldn’t be silenced because their ideas are different than the old American typical.

Your America is the same America as theirs. They get to have their own opinion.

It doesn’t have to be the same as yours. It doesn’t have to be the same idea that’s been in place since this country was founded. If someone doesn’t like something, they get to voice that.

In America, we grow. We change our way of thinking at least as often as we change presidents. This is the land of the free, the brave and the opinionated.

If you don’t like to live in a country where people like to speak about change, then maybe you’re the one that should leave and form your own country too, just like they did 200 years ago.

Where there is disagreement, there is growth. Listen when someone has a different idea about this country. And never think this America is any more yours than theirs.

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Kandice Johnson When fourth grade Atlanta teacher aide Patrice Brown, now known as “#TeacherBae” on the internet, popped up on the scene, I was one of the many who believed her Instagram pictures went too far, but my reasons for believing a line was crossed doesn’t stem from her body shape or her clothing (although, I do despise seeing a grown woman try to pass off a body-con dress as a work dress in the office). Brown crossed the professionalism line in other ways.

Allow me to rewind the story, before I breakdown my reasons.

Brown became the latest Instagram sensation after multiple photos of her in the workplace went viral.

Why would it go viral?

Well, Brown has the rare curves that most women dream of having, but only genetics, workouts or goodold-fashion surgery could make it happen.

One does not simply wake up rocking a body like Browns without some hard work involved. Kudos to her because not every woman is able.

But she made it her curse when she decided to use her classroom as a runway. Her decision to pose for the camera at her workplace made some people stamp her teaching skills as incompetent and her clothes as unprofessional.

Grab your cell phone, go to Google Images and type in “#TeacherBae” if you haven’t seen the photos, because I want you to be on the same level as me for the rest of this article.

I want readers to see these photos just like I did and understand why I’m saying the things I’m saying.

Now to judge Brown’s teaching skills as incompetent is so harsh and shallow of America. I don’t believe her teaching skills are incompetent. Her professional ethics seem a bit “lacking,” but I wouldn’t go so far as insulting her teaching skills.

Also, I wouldn’t go as far as attacking her body and the clothing as being the main problem, because I personally understand the fact that sometimes you just can’t cover wide hips, a full chest and a big bum.

Now…I’m not blessed with a full chest, but I was almost kicked out of a meeting for wearing a sheath work dress that fit a bit too snug and too short in the eyes of my boss.

Although on paper I passed the dress code policy, something about seeing 43-inch hips and a 26-inch waist in a work dress made my boss uncomfortable.

The way my boss confronted me was so embarrassing to my spirit, members of the meeting tried to apologize afterwards on her behalf.

So please, don’t think for a minute I’m attacking Brown’s teaching skills and her shape. I can semi-relate.

I was judged as tacky and flippant, but I was not branded as unprofessional.

Why? Because at least I was smart enough to know posing or taking pictures was just too much.

When I first saw the photos, I wondered why Brown decided to take photos…at work…in a classroom of all places…consistently.

Posing with the peace sign, the duck lips and all. If we’re telling kids they can’t take photos during school, why in the world should teachers be excluded from the policy?

I could understand if she was taking pictures with the students and publishing their cool class projects or taking pictures incorporating some of her learning plans, but they way it looks to me, Brown was taking pictures just to take them.

I feel as though if she had toned down the posing and constant full body pictures of her in the workplace, Brown probably wouldn’t have received majority of the criticism she did receive.

Brown should have realized just like every one else working in this world, how you conduct yourself on company ground impacts the company as a whole.

The photos weren’t taken outside of school. But since they were taken on school ground, that allows the faculty, the school board and the parents to evaluate her professional work ethic.

If Brown wanted to take pictures at the school, she should have at least incorporate something about the school.

If you’re ever feeling confused about what a professional picture in the workplace looks like (if you seriously can’t help yourself and must take a picture at work), ask yourself this…if I take this picture, could this be something my job could use to show the business in a positive productive light?

As far as I’m concerned, her pictures in the work place failed with flying colors.

But if you look at those pictures, ask yourself the question and still believe a professional line wasn’t crossed, maybe you should reevaluate your professional work ethics.

contact Kandice Johnson at johnsokf@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Those who can’t succeed, pout when not in lead

Countries are not corporations. Businessmen are not politicians.

Running the country isn’t a business.

A nation’s “workers”-it’s citizens- are both the shareholders and its main customers. A country’s economic success is not measured by the profit its government makes, like a business, but by the wealth it returns to its citizens.

So what am I saying? Monday’s debate only furthermore proved why Donald Trump should not be president of the United States.

After the debate was over, every major news station I turned to said the same thing, that Trump started off strong and won the first 15 to 45 minutes of the debate, but Hillary Clinton won overall. Well, they got one thing right, and that’s that Clinton won.

Trump never really answered any of the questions. He was all over the place with both his “answers” and his emotions. Clinton kept her composure the entire time, even during Trump’s constant interrupts.

Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey and Trump advisor, said that if Trump didn’t show up for the next two debates “Clinton still wouldn’t win.”

If Trump didn’t show up for the next two debates he really wouldn’t win.

This was only the first debate, and Trump interrupted Clinton over 30 times according to several different sources. In a real debate, that would lose you some points.

He kept repeating words like Obama, ISIS, China, “law and order.” Go watch Special Victims Unit, Trump.

On top of that, there was all of the lying.

Clinton said that Trump’s businesses filed for bankruptcy six times, Trump said it was only four times. Clinton was right.

Trump claimed “the record shows” he was opposed to the Iraq War before it started, but there is no record of that.

He denied saying that global warming is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese, when in fact in 2012 he tweeted that it was.

He claimed he didn’t say that pregnancy is an inconvenience when, in fact he did.

In a post interview with CNN, a reporter asked him if he meant to say he was smart for not paying any federal taxes and he responded, “no, I didn’t say that at all.” But that’s exactly what he said.

Gov. Christie said that fact checkers have a political agenda. Well, some might, but the facts themselves don’t.

Not all of Clinton’s information was correct, true, but at least she stayed on topic and didn’t just go off in every direction like a five-year-old in Toys’R’Us. A lot of people want to say that Clinton can’t be trusted because of those darn emails. Well, here’s what I think. Nothing that has been deleted on the internet is lost forever. The FBI did an entire investigation, and I’m sure they have read the emails. If the whole email thing was an actual problem, Clinton would not be a presidential candidate in the first place. She would be in a jail cell somewhere or relinquished from any further duties.

Clinton’s mistakes are smalled compared to Trump’s.

Like this whole Rosie O’Donnell thing. First of all, that shouldn’t even have been brought up in the debate at all, but it was. He basically called her a pig and during the debate he said that everyone probably agrees with him and that she deserved to be called that.

Then he claimed Clinton doesn’t have the look or the stamina to be president. And towards the end he began to disrespect the moderator, Lester Holt of NBC. There was one moment when Holt asked Trump a question and after giving him the run around, Holt tried to speed things along.

Trump smarted off by saying, “you asked me a question, didn’t you?” I was glad I wasn’t Holt in that moment, or Trump would have gotten a few choice words.

Now, lets talk about the fact that he has paid nothing in federal taxes. According to Clinton,

“that’s zero for troops, zero for veterans, zero for schools or health.”

Then Trump goes on to talk about how our country has tremendous problems and that we’re a, “debtor nation” and he said that all of the nations money has been wasted on Clinton’s ideas when we need all these new things like schools and roads. Well, I agree with Clinton.

Maybe it’s because he hasn’t been paying any federal taxes for a long time.

He wants to lower taxes? Sure, that might benefit some, but he doesn’t pay any.

After an hour and a half of back and forth with relevant information from Clinton and propaganda from Trump, it finally came to an end.

At the end, Trump continued to prove why he is not fit to run this country.

While Clinton joined her family and began to talk and shake hands with audience members, there Trump was standing on the stage with his family, all with petty smirks on their faces as they walked off the stage not saying a word to anyone.

Almost like they knew he didn’t do very well.

In fact, his campaign didn’t have anything to say immediately following the debate. Which usually means they don’t know what to say yet.

This was a debate of emotion versus preparation. While Clinton was well prepared, Trump reacted off impulse.

You don’t want someone reacting off of impulse in the White House with the codes to nuclear bombs. I know I don’t.

And, as we all know, Trump does not have a “winning temperament.” The crowd actually laughed when he said that, as did I. I know some people will read this and could probably tell me every single thing that Clinton has done wrong or how many times she has lied, but come on, what has our country come to if we let a reality star be President?

These are the two main opinions we have, whether we like it or not, please choose the more rational one.

Think of the presidency as a track relay. In a relay race the first runner hands off a baton to the next runner and so on and so forth.

Well, who do you want Obama to hand off the baton to? Clinton or Trump? If you say Trump, think about about it. Trump will never get us closer to the finish line. contact Cory Thaxton at thaxtocj@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Letter to the editor

POLITICS

from Pamela Saulsberry

Mr. Thaxton, I read your article. Thank you for expressing your opinion so well. I do have one question.

As you stated, BlackLivesMatter is not a policy. It should not have to be. It should be policy that all lives matter equally.

As history will note, all lives mattering equally has not nor does it appear to be the case. Protesters, especially black protesters who are peaceful, have been judged by the ones who are not peaceful. Even when all have been peaceful, the act of protest itself draws the disgust of those who believed (and believe) those who bring attention to injustices should not bring attention through protest. Those who see the peaceful protests want the protesters to keep quiet and pray for change.

The example you gave regarding a child being “popped”; was that your way of saying the persons who are killed by police should have complied? They shouldn’t have smarted off- thus they would not have gotten popped - shot. That sounds akin to blaming the victim.

Remember the acceptance of that stance with rape victims - i.e. “she asked for it.”

Thank God that has changed, though some still believe that way. Change is a slow process.

I do believe that additional training and education requirements for police are spot on. Please check to see how little education and training it takes to become a police officer. Police officers have to make life and death decisions within a few seconds.

Also, it is worth noting, a life time of having a negative view of a group of people is not erased by a short period of training. First one has to do an honest self assessment. After that, education has to be a continuous training process, especially when it comes to police or people who are interacting continuously with those who are different ethnically, educationally, religiously, economically, etc from them.

Otherwise, like your mother, they believe they have the absolute power to pop you - take your life. Even your mother did not have that, no matter how smart your mouth was.

Thank you for your contribution to this discussion.

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Our parking situation is better than others schools, police say

by Kandice Johnson

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The parking situation here isn’t as bad as you think, especially in comparison to other college campuses.

The 238-acre campus holds almost 6,000 parking spots, and has 38 total parking zones for students – 19 zones for residential students and 26 zones for commuter students.

In comparison to other universities, we have plenty of parking said Assistant Police Chief Mark Johnson.

Some students still find parking on campus to be limited, but according to Assistant Police Chief Johnson, 420 parking spots near Malone Stadium go unused every single day.

However, Johnson said bringing back the trolley system that once came around to pick up students every 20 minutes near Malone Stadium could be a possibility, though it might be an uphill battle.

When ULM increased the decal and ticket prices back in 2013, frustration amongst some students seemed to increase as well despite the parking improvements made over the years.

SGA often gets complaints about lack of parking, but it’s hard to make improvements to the situation.

Johnson said it’s not an issue of parking spots not being available, but students choosing not to park in certain areas.

Johnson said it only takes an extra

five-minute walk to get where you want to go on campus.

“All you’re doing is crossing FantEwing to get to the bridge,” Johnson said. “When you’re at the bridge you’re basically everywhere you need to go.”

Hayes Callahan, a junior dental hygienist major and residential student parker, said that parking only seems to be a problem in the fall due to the incoming freshman, but it gets better by the spring.

Callahan also said that ULM should consider building another parking garage or buying more land for lots.

Harley Ogden, a junior history major with a minor in political science, and commuter student, said she doesn’t seem to have trouble with parking because she arrives early every morning.

Ogden said she thinks the cause for the lack of close campus parking could be due to students getting to campus late, but also because they don’t know where all the commuterparking zones are.

Though both students have a different experience with parking on campus, they agreed on one thing: the parking issues are caused by the lack of in-depth knowledge concerning parking policy.

One of the recent changes to the parking zone policy was allowing all students to park at certain facultyonly parking zones after a certain time.

Residential parking students are

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PARKING DATA

Students Enrolled

ULM

McNeese McNeese

Northwestern StateState

9115

7626

9819

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Registration Price Fall Semester

$100*

Spring Semester

$18

$45**

$60

$17

$40

$15

$35

Summer Semester

$30

# of parking areas for students to park

38

63

27

# of parking areas for student resident

19

27

17

# of parking areas commuter student

26

36

23

Prices of tickets * Covers Fall, Spring, Summer ** Covers Fall, Spring

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All fines: $50 Minimum: $35 Prices vary Except, $150 $150 for between $20 for handicap improper use and $300 violation and of parking fire zone; $100 permit for immobilization graphic design by Sandeep Shrestha

also allowed to park in commuter spots after a certain time.

The faculty-only parking zone, between Stubbs Hall and the SUB, allows both resident and commuter students to park penalty-free after 2 p.m., while the faculty-only parking zones on the side of Stubbs Hall allows both residential and commuter students to park after 4:30 p.m.

Compared to schools like the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Louisiana State University, whose colleges are so complex it requires a bus system to pick up students, ULM is not that bad, police say.

When comparing ULM to universities with a close enrollment population, ULM’s decal price is $20 higher when you add McNeese University and Northwestern State University of Louisiana’s parking decal for fall and spring semester together.

Although McNeese State University provides the most parking zones for their student body, the university also holds the title of having a highest ticket citation price of the three.

Assistant professor of Atmospheric Science, Todd Murphy, recently received three grants worth over a quarter million from University Corporation for Atmospheric Science, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Louisiana Board of Regents.

Murphy, who’s taught at ULM for three years, started his professional career at University of Alabama Huntsville as an instructor five years ago.

The infrastructure grant, one of three grants, will be used towards new equipment and software for the Atmospheric Science program. According to Murphy, these grants encourage participation from smaller undergraduate programs.

“The computers in our lab are starting to show their age. Software keeps getting better, but our computers keep getting stagnant,” Murphy said.

With the other two grants, Murphy plans to get new computers able to run the AWIPS software, same as used by the National Weather Service.

The assistant professor also plans to use the enhancement grant to get a

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Making the experience even better Administration, SGA meet to talk campus improvements over lunch

by Olivia Barfield

Bettering campus life was one of the main focuses during the Student Government Association’s Lunch with the President event Friday.

Lunch with the President is a once-a-semester event where SGA senators eat lunch with administration and discuss university issues.

Most of the issues brought up at this year’s event had to do with enhancing the on-campus experience for all students. First, Senator Trey Jones suggested that more activities take place on weekends so that students have something to do other than leave.

“Students have been telling me on the weekends that they don’t have much to do, and they feel like they need to go home,” Jones said.

SGA Adviser Laura Jennings said that SGA and CAB have already been working on that. Recently, CAB hosted a “battle ball” tournament on

a Saturday, and they are ordering equipment that will allow for some “recurring weekend activities.”

Some events are being moved to different days of the week to encourage students to stay on campus. For example, the annual Ms. ULM pageant is being moved to a Friday this year from its normal Thursday spot.

Another issue brought up was food selection at the SUB. Senator J’Lyn Henderson said many students have to quickly get food from the SUB between classes due to time crunches, but they are dissatisfied with the higher prices. Henderson suggested adding a cheaper food option such as McDonald’s or a pizza place.

Tommy Walpole, executive director of Auxiliary Enterprises, said that he would ask Robert Hoag, director of dining services, about the idea.

One other food-centered problem brought up was that Schulz Cafeteria is only open until 8 p.m., but on Tuesdays many students have meet-

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photo by Ansell Jordan

LET’S TALK IT OUT: President Nick Bruno speaks with SGA members during Lunch with the President Friday.

ings back-to-back that don’t get out until after closing time. Walpole also agreed to look into possibly extending cafeteria hours on Tuesdays.

SGA and campus administration are working on reducing litter and adding more lighting. Camile Currier, vice president of Student Affairs, said a lighting assessment is in progress, and students can expect improved lighting all over campus soon.

Currier also addressed several comments from senators about adding crosswalks to several parts of campus as well as raising some painted crosswalks. He said while nothing can be guaranteed, it can certainly be looked into. New painted crosswalks in front of Hemphill Hall are the products of last semester’s Lunch with the President.

To read more, please see the graphic to the right of this article. contact Olivia Barfiled at barfieldor@warhawks.ulm.edu

Fast Facts

from Lunch with the President General Campus Life: -CAB and SGA are looking into more weekend activities for on-campus students -More-popular events are being moved to weekends, like Ms. ULM -CAB is ordering more equipment for bayou use -The Wesley recently acquired paddle boards for student use -SGA is in the process of creating a PSA series that will address litter -Campus Murals are being looked into for campus entrances and the concrete circle by Commons 2 Dining services: -Schulz is getting a soft serve ice cream machine -Administration will talk about the possibility of putting a cheaper franchise in the SUB -Administration will look into keeping the cafeteria later on Tuesdays for students with back-to-back meetings

Bikes on campus: -New bike racks are about to be put up outside Schulz -Bike racks may get covers to prevent damage to bikes -Bike registration is being considered by ULMPD Safety: -ULMPD Chief Torregrossa assured students that ULM is a very safe campus -Alerts are sent out when students are even in the slightest bit of danger -A lighting assessment is underway and more lighting will go up soon -More crosswalks were requested -Administration looking in raising the crosswalk in front of Hemphill Miscellaneous: -A new symposium showcasing different majors is being considered -Construction on the Natatorium started this past weekend -Graduation gowns may be maroon instead of black for graduation in May 2017

Up ‘til Dawn registers most in nation

by Kandice Johnson

photo courtesy Up ‘til Dawn

#SAVETHECHILDREN: New Up ‘til Dawn members smile in their St. Jude “Go Gold” gear. Sept. is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and gold is worn.

This little group got a lot bigger Tuesday.

Up ‘til Dawn (UTD) recruited the most new members in the entire nation on their National Recruitment Day Tuesday.

Up ‘til Dawn members were in the Quad from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with food, prizes, music and a lot of smiling faces to convince people to join in their mission. They ended up registering 229 students, exceeding their 150 person goal by 79.

Executive Director Nirali Patel said that at first they were unsure that they could even get 100 to sign up.

“As usual, this university and student body continues to surprise us.

I’m still genuinely shocked,” Patel said.

Although other schools recruited more students on Wednesday, ULM UTD recruited the most on the des-

ignated National Recruitment Day. Over the course of two days, ULM recruitment was the fourth most in the nation.

They only fell behind Belmont University, Texas Tech and University of Memphis for the two-day count.

The group rais- Hickman es money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital mainly through online donations.

Dustin Hickman, CAB President and senior risk management and insurance major, joined Up ‘til Dawn Tuesday and got to work fundraising online right away.

“I’ve had family that’s been helped

by St. Jude, and I just want to try and help anyway I can,” Hickman said.

Students can sign up to fundraise online where they are given a per-

sonalized web URL that they can distribute how they want, usually over social media. People then donate to the link and the student gets prizes for however much money they raise.

St. Jude is a nonprofit hospital that provides free care to critically sick children. According to the St. Jude website, “families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment...because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.”

Up ‘til Dawn is currently tenth in the nation for fundraising. Last summer, they finished the summer at first in the nation and won a trip to visit the hospital in Memphis.

The Executive Board asks new members to like their Up ‘til DawnU. of Louisiana- Monroe Facebook page for more information. on how to fundraise. contact Kandice Johnson at johnsokf@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Mock Trial team has eye on prize Team leaders say this year better than last

by Kandice Johnson

For ULM Mock Trial members, this year is intense.

Members of the team spend over 20 hours a week breaking down a court case to act out. They try to perfect every aspect of the case, from the questions they ask to the tone of their voice and even to the clothes they wear and the way their hair is placed on their head.

But who could blame their perfectionism?

The mock trial team must be at their best since they are one of the youngest programs in the state that is in the top 100 national rankings. The program, founded in 2013, is only 3 years old.

While members of the team aim to establish a program that will only grow stronger after they graduate in spring, ultimately the goal for this season is to get past the second round of nationals and play against the prestigious Harvard University.

The team is starting the season off to great start, winning their first trial at the Jackson Joust at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss.

The team scored had a 68-point margin of victory over the second place.

Awards for Best Attorney was given out to team members Adam Nettles, Isaiah Chavis and Carsyn Smallwood.

With bigs wins comes hard training.

Training for the team started in August.

Members of the mock trial team are given a case based on national issues, and they actually use federal rules of evidences to plea a case.

Gold squad captain, president and senior political science major Adam Nettles said very few of the new members have experience in law, especially at an undergraduate college level.

Captains teach members how to direct and cross witnesses, how to diagram what each question looks like and how to object. Once that is understood, captains can dive deeper into the rules and more specific points of the trial.

“It’s all habit,” Nettles said. “The only way that we practice is by doing it. There’s no other way.”

The mock trial judge’s strict criteria for the trials are crucial to the success or failure of the team.

Vice President Olivia Sage said judges are trying to teach courtroom demeanor.

“Judges look at little things like your body language or –if you’re a girl specifically- are you wearing makeup that’s distracting...[or] does a witness tell their story believably?” Sage said.

Sage says every small detail is taught to ensure a good performance The mock trial team’s hands-on approach to their training is partly why they win so much.

MOCK ON: Members of the ULM Mock Trial's Gold Squad team posing after a tournament.

“We have gone above and beyond what was expected of us as a team and as a school.

Competing with the big dogs is golden for me,”

Olivia Sage, ULM Mock Trial vice president Maroon squad captain, Charles Dupree, said you have to feel the emotion of what you’re doing.

“When it doesn’t feel real is the time that you start having issues,” Dupree said. “You really have to make them feel the emotion that you’re feeling,

otherwise you’re going to get a low score and you’re going to lose.”

Team members have created backstories, clothing styles and even accents for their character roles.

“Judges always say at the end, ‘I actually believed you were a psychiatrist…I actually believed you were a grieving mother,’” Nettles said. “That just takes time and [team members] always get into it.”

Their teamwork is just as strong as their acting skills when it comes to winning.

“Team chemistry is a huge deal,” Nettles said. “We all get along and we teach each other and we help each other a lot.”

The mock trial team consists of members from all across the colleges at ULM, encouraging diveristy from majors and age groups.

photo courtesy Olivia Sage

Dupree said not only do they meet two days out the week for their standard three-hour practices, but they also meet individually to work.

“I can’t thank the coaches or the Political Science Department enough for giving us this opportunity,” Sage said.

Squad coaches and attorneys Bob Noel, Kyle Moore and Brooke Michiels and mock trial advisors Joshua Stockley and John Sutherlin all volunteer their time to assist the team.

Even former members of the team stay in touch with current members just in case anyone would need advice.

Sage says without them, the team wouldn’t exist. contact Kandice Johnson at johnsokf@warhawks.ulm.edu

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NEWS

3rd party nominees still in race for office

Presidential Debate 1 BEFORE AND AFTER THE DEBATE

BEFORE

AFTER

No. of Students

TRUMP CLINTON UNDECIDED

50 15 60

No. of Students

TRUMP CLINTON UNDECIDED

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Every election year there is a faceoff between the major political parties: the Republicans and Democrats.

Although these two parties have ruled presidential elections since the mid-1800s, there is another option that many voters are not aware of: third party candidates.

Gov. Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party and Dr. Jill Stein of the Green Party are little known alternatives for those who would rather not vote Republican or Democrat.

Both Johnson and Stein say they want to see an end to the two party system, beginning with more inclusive elections.

No third party candidate has ever won the presidency, but due to the

overall dissatisfaction Americans have with the current major party candidates, recent polls show that the two outsiders are receiving more support than any other third party candidate since 1992.

The two candidates together are taking about 13 percent of possible votes away from Clinton and Trumpa significant amount that has the potential to affect the outcome of the 2016 race.

While they weren’t permitted to be in Monday’s debate because they didn't meet the required 15% qualification, they are both gaining a good amount of momentum with younger voters.

Here is where each candidate stands in regard to the major issues:

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graphics by Sandeep Shrestha

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JOHNSON Supports women’s right to choose Supports wage equality for women Against corporate tax

poll taken by dr. stockley. graphics by Sandeep Shrestha

1st presidential debate changes student views

by Olivia Barfield

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump finally fought face-to-face in the first presidential debate of this election cycle Monday night, and students made sure to tune in to the most watched presidential debate in history too.

A debate watch party was held on campus Monday night, and 125 students showed up.

Polls show the race between Trump and Clinton as a close one, although they also show that most Americans had already chosen who to vote for prior to the debate.

However, according to an unofficial poll by Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley, the debate may have changed some ULM students’ minds.

Before the debate, about 50 students predicted Trump would win the election and about 15 predicted Clinton would win. The rest were undecided.

After the debate, about 120 students said that Clinton won the debate, and zero said Trump won.

About five students were undecided, according to Stockley.

“ULM has unofficially spoken,”

Stockley said on Facebook.

The debate, which had over 84 million views, was moderated

by Lester Holt of NBC News and took place at Hofstra University in Hemphstead, N.Y. Cheers and loud boos were spurred from the live crowd that had agreed to stay silent as hot topics like income inequality, race and presidential ability were discussed.

Holt reminded viewers that although all campaign issues may not be covered during the first debate, there are still two Saunier more debates.

“We are going to focus on many of the issues that voters tell us are most important,” Holt said, adding that he would press for specifics.

The debate was divided into six segments, each of which lasted roughly 15 minutes. The three main topics discussed were achieving prosperity, America’s direction and securing America.

Perhaps one of the biggest topics brought up was race and policing.

While Clinton called for criminal justice and gun law reforms, Trump emphasized a need for “law and order.”

Trump’s involvement in the Obama birther conspiracy was addressed, as well as past statements he’s made saying that Clinton does not have good judgment nor a “presidential look.”

As far as policy goes, the two mainly discussed economic plans and defeating ISIS. Emily Saunier, a senior prepharmacy major, said that she doesn’t think either side won the debate. However, she thinks Clinton did a better job discussing details, and that Trump could have done much better if he’d included more details.

“Donald Trump was kind of like ‘here’s my point’…there’s no details. Had he not gone off on these emotional tangents or spun in circles about the same topic, he could have done much better,” Saunier said.

To read a more detailed article about the debate, please visit ulmhawkeyeonline.com. contact Olivia Barfield at barfieor@warhawks.ulm.edu

Against raising income taxes Supports Black Lives Matter Supports criminal justice reform Supports legalizing marijuana Against Common Core EPA

Against EPA regulation Supports taking in Syrian refugees Supports term limits Supports gun ownership Against gun ownership for mentally ill Against government managed health care Against mass deportations

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These blessings are worth it

by Cory Thaxton

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mersyn Wade, two-years-old, was in an ice cream parlor with her mom and dad. She picked out here favorite flavor, looked at the lady behind the counter and said “go get it!”

Everyone died with laughter.

Children are truly a blessing and we all know that they can say the darndest things, but its not always cupcakes and giggles.

These Warhawks are here to share the ups and downs about having a kid while still in college.

Mandi Grace, a senior risk management and insurance major, was 19 when she had her son Blaine,10 years-old. She was young, overwhelmed and scared, but she knew that he was the greatest gift from God she could ever get.

“It may not have been ideal timing, but everything happens for a reason. He changed my life for the better,” Mandi said.

Mandi said the most challenging part is the busy schedule. She works full time on top of going to school full time and being a full time mom. It can get exhausting keeping up with Blaine’s homework and her own and both of their extra curricular activities.”

“It’s almost next to impossible to have a social life,” Mandi said.

But, for her, the best part is the motivation she gets from him.

“He makes me believe that I can achieve anything that I put my mind to. He gives me the drive and discipline to accomplish the things I want in life. He is a blessing. I probably wouldn’t have pursued college as hard as I have if I did not have him,” Mandi said.

Blaine has a kind heart and a love for God that goes above everything else. That is what Mandi loves most about her son.

“He tells me he loves me and I’m his number two…because God is his number one,” Mandi said.

Mandi believes that the most important thing to teach Blaine is to love God and trust in Him, and she is doing a good job of doing just that.

“I hope he grows to have confidence in himself and never doubt that he can do anything that he desires,” Mandi said.

Being a parent isn’t easy whether you are in college or not, and there are always going to be some scary moments.

When Blaine was three, he and his mom were walking hand-in-hand through a parking lot. Before Mandi knew it, a car backed up in a hurry and ran over her son.

“He was pinned under the car, close to the exhaust and the tire. It was the scariest experience I have had as a mother,” Mandi said.

Luckily, Blaine is thriving today.

Mandi describes Blaine as a class clown. At only two-years-old, Mandi’s friend asked him if he wanted to go with her and he said, “get your

own kid, Kasey.”

“In third grade, he wrote on his test paper that he and his teacher were dating, and he was going to marry her. She gave him points for his answer but wrote in red pen, ‘Blaine, sweetie, I’m just your teacher’,’’ Mandi said.

The same teacher told him he needed to have a seat in the classroom. While smirking and bouncing his eyebrows up and down, he said, “Yes ma’am, sassy girl!” Mandi said the teacher couldn’t help but laugh.

The advice Mandi would give to anyone having a kid while in college is to make sure you have support.

“I couldn’t have done it without my mom and best friend, Ayo. They have supported and pushed me along the way. It takes a village to raise a child, right? Don’t go into it alone,” she said.

C

hris Wade, senior psychology major and father of Emersyn, said “The most challenging thing about having a child while attending school is not being able to see them as much. You get up, go to class, go to work and come home to study. It can be really depressing, and you miss them like crazy.”

Chris is married to Brittany Wade, his wife of two years. Brittany has done nothing but support Chris while he continues to get his education.

“My wife has stepped up to take care of the things that I can’t…She is a full time teacher and a full time mom. I love her for that,” Chris said.

Even with all the stress of not being able to see Emersyn and his wife as much as he’d like to on top of all of his school work, he wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. He said that his heart melted the day Emersyn was born.

“I never knew love until she came into my life,” he said.

Chris said that is it tough but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have kids while you’re in school, just be prepared.

Photo courtesy of Mandi Grace

“IN OCEANS DEEP, MY FAITH WILL STAND”: Mandi and Blaine Grace find seashells at the beach.

Photo courtesy of Chris Wade

WOULD’NT HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY: Chris, Brittany and Emersyn Wade.

B

rittany Aymond, senior dental hygiene major, had her first bundle of joy this summer.

Her daughter’s name is Tatum and she is threemonths-old.

“Her little smile warms my heart,” Brittany said.

The most challenging thing for Brittany, like everyone else, is time management.

Being a single mother, she has to pick Tatum up from daycare at almost 6 o’clock everyday and she has to do all her mommy duties before she can even start her school work.

Besides that, Brittany couldn’t be any happier.

“Throughout my entire pregnancy I was terrified because…I’m in a town where I have no family. The moment I looked into her big eyes I forgot about the struggles that were ahead of us. I have never felt a love like I did at that moment,” Brittany said.

Brittany wants to teach her child that

Photo courtesy of Brittany Aymond

AWWW: Brittney and Tatum Aymond in Church.

regardless of your situation there is always a bright side to things. Never give up, and shoot for the stars.

Brittany looks forward to showing Tatum the world.

“Traveling to new places is one of my favorite things to do so I’m excited for her to be by my side,” Brittany said.

If you’re currently pregnant while in college or thinking about having a child, just know that it may be hard.

It can get stressful but it will al be worth it when you get to go home to your blessing everyday. contact Cory Thaxton at thaxtocj@warhawks.ulm.edu

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PUPARAZZI: Buddy caught off guard by his fans in his bed.

Photo courtesy of Kristen Dean

Photo courtesy of Ashely Durel

THE BARK SIDE: Bullet and Bailey for the photo op!

They can change your life, you can change theirs

by Cory Thaxton

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magine walking into Ouachita Parish Animal Shelter and seeing a Chihuahua puppy sitting in a glass fish tank with no food, no water and the saddest look on face.

You can’t help but pick him up to hold him. He won’t let you go.

That is what happened to Kristen Dean, freshman pre-nursing major, when she adopted her Chihuahua, Buddy, about six months ago.

Sadie, a tan Chihuahua and weenie dog mix is Dean’s newest addition to the family.

Sadie was rescued from a group that hoarded dogs and they couldn’t take care of them all.

“She was covered in fleas and bugs bites and hadn’t eaten for days,” Dean said.

Dean now describes Sadie as the little cookie monster of the family who eats everything in sight.

Some people would say taking care of a dog is just as much work as raising a child because they need love and attention.

They need food and water.

They need to be taught the differences between right and wrong. They get sick, have favorite toys and have feelings just like children.

Dean feels like raising her two puppies is just like raising two babies.

“What I love most about my dogs is that no matter what mistake I make, what grades I make, or what I say they will always love me no matter what,” Dean said.

She said they bring joy to her life and they have shown her a “totally different kind of love.”

Annie is a two years and three-month old cocker spaniel.

“Even though I have to spend excess

money on daycare, vet bills and food along with making sure I am not gone for more than five hours, the love I get when I get home and the companionship I get from her makes it all worth it,” owner Chelsea Veldhuizen, senior biology major, said. Her life would not be the same without her dog.

Veldhuizen loves that Annie is always so excited to see her when she gets home. Even if she is having a bad day at work or school, as soon as she gets home, Annie makes her feel better.

Ever wonder what your pet would say to you if they could speak? Well, Gretel Veldhuizen thinks Annie would say “mom stop” a lot.

“I constantly pick her up, making her take baths and doing things she doesn’t want like going on runs with me,” Veldhuizen said.

Bullet and Bailey, two lab mixes with two totally different personalities.

Ashley Durel, senior marketing major, said that Bullet is extremely hyper and Bailey is laid back, but it is a great balance between the two.

For one, Bullet tends to know when Durel is stressed out or sick, and he will crawl into bed with her and cuddle.

Bailey, on the other hand, doesn’t care.

She is very independent.

“Bullet is really goofy, every time you give him a treat instead of eating it, he will play with it. Like throw it in the air and bark at it. I usually have to watch over this because Bailey will come snatch it up really quick. She loves food,” Durel said.

Durel’s boyfriend even has voices for their dogs.

He’ll talk to Durel as Bullet and Bailey

and, she even responds. “Bullet just says mom a lot and asks her what she is doing.

“Bailey” doesn’t speak much, but when she does its usually just “I love you mom.”

“It’s a very interesting dynamic we share with our dogs, and it is something I enjoy,” Durel said.

One night after Valerie Placke, junior finance major, petted another dog, her German shepherd, Gretel, smelled it and “huffed dramatically and walked in her kennel” and waited until Placke to close the door.

“She opted to sleep in the kennel instead of with me,” Placke said.

Other than the utter disappointment Gretel shows Placke every now and then, she really is a great dog.

She will go to Placke’s daughter’s room every night to check on her before everyone goes to bed.

“My dog was extremely malnourished when I rescued her. She only weighed 30 pounds and was 8 months old. If she could talk, she would thank me for rescuing her from the bad situation she was in…she loves me, I’m hers…She shows her gratitude everyday,” Placke said.

“She makes my life better.”

Placke believes everyone should have a dog of their own.

Dogs are truly man’s best friend.

We love them.

We spoil them.

They’ve really got it made. contact Cory Thaxton at thaxtocj@warhawks.ulm.edu

Photo courtesy of Kristen Dean

LOOKING QUITE FETCHING: Sadie with finger nail polish on.

Photo courtesy of Chelsea Veldhuizen

“STOP TRYING TO MAKE FETCH HAPPEN”: Annie’s face.

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FREESTYLE: REVIEWS

Strauss Youth Academy for Arts celebrates rock music with show

by Cooper Doyle

“Dead Poets Society” will always be the best “Inspirational Teacher Story”. Its honest, dramatic, tragic, and the only happiness in the ending is the internal spiritual growth of the characters. Many have tried, and failed, to match Dead Poets Society.

So how does one compete with it? By doing what “School of Rock” does and not even trying.

That’s honestly probably the genus of the Jack Black lead comedy turned stage musical now playing at the Strauss Youth Academy for the Arts now through October 2nd.

Not trying to be like the greats may sound a bit insulting at first, but giving up on shooting for the stars allows School of Rock to find a nice apartment in a decent city and do its own thing and be totally happy with itself.

The thing in question is, of course, Rock and Roll. Expect not quite Rock and Roll itself.

There’s plenty of classic rock name drops and jokes, the music is good and at times even by the actors themselves which is impressive.

There’s lots of love for Rock and Roll throughout.

However, “School of Rock” isn’t so concerned with Rock itself, so much as the spirit of Rock and Roll. That sense of rebellion and sticking it to “the man” for freedom and stuff.

And “School of Rock” celebrates that spirit quite well.

It sticks it to “the man” and only grows up on its terms because its been liberated by music and is free.

But of course, this being live theater, half the fun is having live actors actually acting on a stage in front of you. And “School of Rock” has no shortage of actors.

As such it can be rather hard to stand out in such a large cast, but lead actor Jace Cascio certainly does.

He puts on a great performance and has enough energy to carry the play almost by himself.

Which isn’t to say the rest of the cast is bad on the contrary, it’s a nice cast with good actors who do their jobs very well.

All in all, “School of Rock” was worth checking contact Cooper Doyle at doylelc@warhawks.ulm.edu

Photo courtesy of Flickr

‘Peculiar children’ leaves audience wanting answers

by Ethan Ozburn

Photo courtesy of Flickr

‘Forza Horizon 3’ goes on an outrageous Outback adventure

by Alan Rawles

Forza Horizon 3 returns with beautiful visuals and fast cars.

The open-world version of the Forza racing simulator franchise heads to Australia to offer players a new place to drive the world’s best cars.

Horizon 3 puts players in charge of the Horizon Festival, a place that mixes a high-energy music scene with adrenaline pumping racing.

Players race through various climates including a rainforest and the Australian Outback to gain fans who help expand the festival across the country.

As the festival boss, players can sign music station contracts to listen to a wide variety of songs while driving.

The 350 car roster ranges from classic muscle cars to the most exclusive hypercars available. A more extensive customization list giver players the chance to make their cars unique to their style.

A beautiful Australian landscape gives players miles of open road and even off road play space to push cars and trucks to the limit. As the in-game mechanic says, “sometimes in life you have to stop and enjoy the view, or at least drop into second gear.”

The vehicles also received a visual up-

grade which forces me to stop and use the camera feature to take many photos of my favorite rides. But the visuals aren’t just the highlight of the cars.

The sound each car makes is intoxicating. From the roar of the Shelby GT350R’s V8 to the scream of a Lamborghini Centenario’s V12, each sound is unique to the vehicle.

Another sound improvement comes from the option of new music. The best music improvement is the new ability to stream Groove Music into the game.

One of the best improvements comes from the new online co-op campaign.

Players are able to join their friends and race together in the same campaign which will keep players progress for when they return to their own solo adventure.

The downside to Horizon is the same as the previous Horizon game. It’s the same as its predecessor.

For example, showcase events, which make their return, feel recycled from the last game.

It’s a great Australian adventure with new cars and a new locale, but it’s still Horizon, and that’s all it needs to be. contact Alan Rawles at rawlesar@warhawks.ulm.edu

Photo courtesy of Flickr

“Miss Peregrin’s Home for Peculiar Children” is a fantsy that brings director Tim Burton’s precise style to a new age for the fantasy genre.

Most movie fans recognize Burton from his work on movies such as “Beetlejuice” and perhaps his most recognizable of recent films, “Alice in Wonderland”.

While some might say that Burton relies heavily on computer generated special effects, his work on “Miss Peregrin’s Home for Peculiar Children” proves that he can use CGI tastefully, considering it is a movie about children with super-powers and monsters with long limbs.

The movie breaks itself up into two main parts. It starts with the main character Jake, played by Asa Butterfield who finds a home for children with gifted abilities by request from his grandfather.

This part of the film makes up a little over half the film and introduces the titular Miss Peregrin (Eva Green) and the children who live under her care, each who possess a unique characteristic or ability.

The second part of the movie follows the children as they fight off monsters when one of the residents of the home gets taken prisoner by Barron, who is played by Samuel L. Jackson.

This movie felt like a mashup between “X-Men” and “Harry Potter”.

Tim Burton really brought a certain vibrant feel to movie A lot of questions about the villains and their plotline go unanswered. This might be a better movie to rent than to see in theaters. contact Ethan Ozburn at ozburnet@warhawks.ulm.edu

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FREESTYLE Crossword

Horoscope Aries The moon is intensifying those emotions you have for a certain someone. If you’ve been trying to date this person, you’ll find it impossible to stop obsessing about him or her. If you’re revisiting a past relationship, you’ll be haunted by thoughts of a former flame.

Taurus

Scorpio

The sun is moving opposite your sign for a few weeks, and this means you shouldn’t make any major moves. Avoid getting engaged, quitting your job or indulging in other huge life decisions. You need to use this time to meditate and sort through past events.

The sun will be in your sign the next four weeks, and this is your personal new year time. You’ll feel thoughtful as you consider all the craziness of these past 12 months and all the adventures you’ve had.

And you’ll be looking forward to a bright future.

Gemini Avoid wasting energy on pointless fights with people who don’t appreciate or understand you.

You have nothing to prove to them. Instead, focus your energies on like-minded spirits. Venus says keep seeking soul mates.

Across 1 Solidifies 5 Extends, as a building 11 Triple __: liqueur 14 Golfer Aoki 15 Unfortunate event 16 Thurman of “Kill Bill” 17 Noir film temptress 19 Writing implement 20 Therapeutic ointment 21 Tenants 23 Engineer Nikola 25 “__F!”: pre-weekend cry 27 Homer Simpson’s wife 28 Football-like sport played with a disc 31 Falsehood 32 __ Angeles 33 ‘50s prez 34 Kareem’s former name 35 Dangerous current 37 Female pronoun 40 Cupid’s mo.

41 Year, in Spain

42 Ate 43 Close kin 49 “__ Rae” 50 “__ who?!”

51 Execs, or outfits hanging in their closets 52 Goes on the offensive 54 Gentle 55 Life story, briefly 56 Ironic change in destiny ... and, literally, what happens in this puzzle’s circles 61 Egg cells 62 Transition slowly 63 __ out a living 64 Crossed (out) 65 Same-as-above marks 66 Fender damage Down 1 Animated Internet file suffix 2 Suffix with Siam 3 Meaty dish that would make Mary sad?

4 Mogadishu native 5 Radio band-switching switch 6 Day, in Spain 7 Hrs. that begin when we “spring forward” 8 “Doctor Zhivago” actor Omar 9 “Tall” story 10 Amateur night at a comedy club, e.g.

11 Exquisite 12 Come into view 13 As far as the eye __ 18 Jack of old Westerns 22 Stun with a gun 23 Rock’s Jethro __ 24 Nobelist Wiesel 25 Sporty sunroof 26 Develop in the womb 29 “I was with my girlfriend all night,” say 30 No longer encumbered by 35 Edited 36 “Mockingbird” singer Foxx

37 Asian mushroom with an odd spelling 38 “Freeze!”

39 Breyers competitor 40 Storm relief org.

43 Packed up for shipping 44 Whodunit reason 45 “The Wind in the Willows” croaker 46 Help out 47 Dating from 48 Bungled 53 “The Bridge on the River __” 54 Daughters’ brothers 57 Part of a tennis match 58 Padre’s hermano 59 On a scale of one to __ 60 Approx. figure

“Yesterday I thought I saw your shadow running round. It’s funny how things never change in this old town” This Town - Niall Horan

Libra You might get off on the wrong foot with someone as the moon generates some minor misunderstandings. Focus on communicating in an open and clear way, and things will soon correct themselves. Don’t allow third parties to get in the way and make things worse.

Cancer The sun is bringing you a sense of optimism and confidence. If you’ve been single for a while, you’ll feel more hopeful about the future. You’ll be more motivated to interact with new people and showcase that sexy self.

Leo Passion is in the air as Venus heats up your relationship. You and your honey will want to spend lots of private time together away from work and other distractions. If you’re single, you’ll be tempted to call up a former flame and propose something intimate.

Sagittarius Venus is in your sign now, making romantic issues a lot easier. If you’ve been trying to get over someone, you’ll finally be ready to let go. If you’re involved in a serious relationship, you’ll feel more connected to your partner than ever.

Capricorn With a moon opposition going on, it’s best to take things slow. Don’t rush into something with a new romantic partner just because you feel restless. And avoid generating trouble with your career when it’s best to sit back and allow events to unfold for another week.

Aquarius You and your honey will enjoy lots of quality time together courtesy of friendly Jupiter. You could discover that you share many similar philosophies about life, the universe and everything. You’ll definitely be growing closer.

Virgo

Pisces

Mars is making you all business this week, increasing your focus on your career. Maybe you’re pushing to get a promotion at work, and you don’t want to mess things up. Or perhaps you’re working several jobs, acquiring extra cash. Make sure your honey understands.

Don’t force an outcome to a situation if things aren’t quite coming together. Don’t start making wedding plans if you’ve only just begun to date someone. And don’t make assumptions in the workplace until you have more information. The moon says be cautious.

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To play or not to play: the Chris Bosh verdict Reginald Wells As this new NBA season slowly approaches, teams will sport new rosters and lineups with hopes of a better season than the last. The Miami Heat, in particular, is simply looking for a new start. Earlier in the offseason, they said goodbye to Dwayne Wade, who brought them their only three NBA championships in franchise history. Now, they will most likely repeat the same with Chris Bosh, the last player remaining from their “Big Three” era.

Unlike with Wade, the Heat is doing what is best with Bosh. The team announced last Friday that he failed his physical because of more blood clotting issues. The first episode happened in Feb. 2015 when a clot traveled from his leg to one of his lungs. He was hospitalized for a week and missed the rest of the season.

The next year, he was sidelined for the same reason and missed the last half of the regular season. Now with this failed physical, it is clear Miami Heat physicians do not believe it is safe for Bosh to return to the court, even though he strongly disagrees. The 32-year-old can fight all he wants, but it is certain these clots will not go away.

He needs to retire. There comes a time in which you have to do what is best for you. Basketball is not worth losing your life when you can live another 32 years.

His former teammate Lebron James expressed his thoughts and brought up a great point. “I think his health and his family is the most important thing.

Basketball is a huge part of our lives, and obviously he wants to be on the floor. But as a friend I want him to be as healthy as possible,” James said.

His life is not worth risking when he has five young children and a loving wife who depend on him for so much more than money. He will have more time throughout the year to spend teaching his kids the ways of life. There will even be some time for a few lessons about basketball, too.

Bosh has already cemented his legacy as an 11-time all-star. In seven years, he became the Toronto Raptor’s all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks, etc. In six seasons for the Heat, he became a two-time NBA champion. He was even on the 2008 Team USA that won gold in Beijing. What more does he need to do?

He can retire now knowing he has two cities that will forever be indebted to him for his contributions to their success and history. One day his jersey might even be retired in Toronto. He can also retire, playing his last season on a contender. They might not have won the championship, even with him healthy, but it’s better than how other greats have left the game.

If he does continue his career, it won’t be as easy going as it has been. He will join a new team and will have to deal with all of the hurdles that come with it, like building team chemistry and finding his niche in a new system. He undoubtedly will forever have to monitor his body with utmost caution. This is all, of course, only if another team is willing to take that chance on him, which I don’t see.

He has proven that he can be a team’s number one guy, and he can also be a team’s third option. He impacts a game in every way possible, but it’s his adaptability and ability to roll with the punches and still succeed that makes him great. It is time to accept the fact that it is not in his best interest to play anymore. Hang up the jersey Chris Bosh… for yourself.

contact Reginald Wells at wellsrd@warhawks.ulm.edu

Cross-Country stays comfortable The men and women’s cross-country team made their way to Fayetteville, Arkansas on Saturday to race in the Chili Pepper Cross-Country Festival where they both finished in the top 20.

The festival, which is a team favorite every year, featured collegiate teams from 17 different states around the nation.

Both the men and women put seven runners in each race Saturday and went up against very talented teams like the University of Arkansas, Wichita State University and Texas Tech.

As a team, the women finished 17th and were lead by Edith Jebet who paced the team finishing with a time of

19:01, which placed her 82nd overall.

Following Jebet was Angela Jepchirchir who finished in 90th place with a time of 19:10.

On the men’s side of the cross-country team was Elias Keter who paced the Warhawks with a time of 25:25, which placed him in 47th overall in the men’s division of the festival.

Behind Keter was Kipkirui Victor who finished in 49th with a time of 25:26. Keter and Victor helped the Men’s team finish in 16th place.

The cross-country teams will now prepare for the Watson Ford Invitational which will be held this Friday in Clinton, Mississippi.

Volleyball falls short in Arkansas

by John Stevens

The Volleyball team headed up to Arkansas for two matches against Arkansas State and Arkansas-Little Rock.

In the first match Friday night, the Warhawks were swept in three straight sets against the defending Sun Belt conference champion Red Wolves.

Head Coach Patrick Hiltz said the Warhawks couldn’t keep pace with the aggressive Arkansas State team.

The first and second sets had a high tempo, but the Warhawks could not find their rhythm.

Falling behind early in the first set, ULM went on to have an attack percentage under 18 percent.

Meanwhile, Arkansas State was landing 50 percent of their kills.

After dropping the first set (25-12) not much changed in the second set.

The Warhawks attack dropped even

lower than that of the first set and fell behind early to the Red Wolves. The Warhawks went on to lose the set (2513).

Sophomore right setter, Sarah Woods, had a great match despite the team’s failed attack. Woods recorded 6 kills on only 14 attempts in the match.

“Sarah (Woods) played consistently for us tonight offensively. The whole team was certainly trying hard, but we simply overwhelmed ourselves early and couldn’t recover,” Hiltz said.

Set three seemed to be a different story for the Warhawks. The team looked more committed to chemistry and started making great team plays around the net.

With the third set and match on the line late however, the team committed seven errors to drop the third set (2521) and lose the match 3-0.

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Soccer loses close game to No. 17 South Alabama

by Reginald Wells

ULM Soccer lost a defensive duel to South Alabama 1-0 Friday afternoon.

The matchup featured the two teams unbeaten in conference play, and the nationally ranked Jaguars left victorious.

With seven of the all time meetings between ULM and USA being decided by one goal, head coach Keyton Wheelock was pleased with the overall effort she saw from her team on the day.

“My girls put a lot of heart into this game, and they worked their butts off today. We kept it close; we kept it tight,” Wheelock said.

Emphasis was placed on defense in her first game coaching against her former team.

The Warhawks played well in the first half. They challenged the visiting goalie with quality looks at the goal.

About half way through, they almost scored on a strike, which just missed to the left and hit the wrong side of the net.

With only three minutes left before halftime, South Alabama seized a rare opportunity after a defensive stand.

Jemma Purfield found the back of the net, which would prove to be the game winner.

After a short break at halftime, the second half belonged to the Jaguars as they attacked early and often.

While the Warhawks tried to find the

net, they were outshot in the second half 11-1.

It seemed as though the ladies could not get any offensive chances in the second half. While they’re offense was lacking, their defense was outstanding, including the last defender, sophomore goalkeeper Brook-Lynn Scroggins.

Scroggins continued her impressive season and anchored the Warhawks with seven saves in the second half and eleven total on the day. Coach Wheelock mentioned that her impact has given the team huge success in the past couple of matches.

On the offensive side, senior Mary Ashton Lembo led the Warhawks with three shots, two of which were on goal.

Losing 1-0 to a top ranked team means so much more than just a tally in the loss column for ULM. Coach Wheelock believes it might predict a bright future for the program.

Wheelock said as long as the Warhawks can continue performing at a high level, they are looking at a positive future.

The team will begin a three-game road trip, featuring in-state rival ULLafayette. They will then battle Troy on Friday, Oct. 21 in the final home game of the year. Come out and support your Lady Warhawks as they try to make a run in the playofffs. contact Reginald Wells at wellsrd@warhawks.ulm.edu

photo courtesy ULM Athletics

EYE ON THE BALL: Erika Wiest makes a play on the ball looking to advance it downfield Friday.

“Volleyball” continued from page 14 After the game, Hiltz said while the team may have lost in three straight sets, he’s happy with how they played in the third set. He went on to say that the mistakes they made are very fixable.

“The key is to learn from our mistakes tonight. Since most of them were based on the psychological side of things, it’s important for us to erase this match from our short term memory and get ready for Little Rock tomorrow,” Hiltz said.

In their second match against UA-Little Rock on Saturday, the ladies regrouped and tried to prove that they were back in full action.

In the first set, the Warhawks struggled by falling behind early to the Trojans when they jumped out to an 8-2 lead on ULM. Little Rock made sure they were in the driver’s seat and kept up the fast pace to extend their lead late to 20-10. After an attacking error by ULM, the Trojans kept up the pace and went on to take the first set (25-11).

In the second set, the Warhawks came out stronger keeping the margin narrow throughout the set.

Sarah Woods started the second set with a kill and then made her presence even more known with a block to make the score 11-7 in favor of Little Rock.

Unfortunately for Woods and the Warhawks, the Trojans would take control of the set and go on to win the second set by a final score of (25-13).

In the third set, ULM managed to find themselves ahead 9-8 when Tara Jenkins found a kill in the corner of the court.

However the Trojans proved to be too tough to stop and made a late push to take the third set (25-21) and win the match, sweeping the Warhawks 3-0. contact John Stevens at stevenjr@warhawks.ulm.edu

Tennis tops competition in Lafayette tournament The ULM tennis team came out swinging strong at the Ragin’ Cajun Invitational on Friday in Lafayette, Louisiana.

The team together had three players qualify for the finals, which were slated for Saturday.

Tiffany Mylonas beat her opponent from Southeastern Louisiana in flight one to start the day off for the Warhawks. She won the flight with scores of 6-2, 6-3, and then went on to beat her opponent from McNeese State with scores of 6-2, 0-6 and 6-0.

Mylonas is scheduled to play an opponent from Lamar in the final on Saturday.

Leading the way for the Warhawks was Ioana Popescu who led the way by winning both of her matches on Friday against McNeese State 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 and New Orleans 7-5, 7-5.

Meanwhile in doubles action, the Warhawks had Tiffany Mylonas and Luana Stanciu pull out a 6-4 victory over New Orleans to set them up against UL-Lafayette on Saturday.

For Saturday’s results, please head to ulmhawkeyeonline.com I’VE GOT THIS:: Tiffany Mylonas sets up for a hit during the Ragin’ Cajun invitational in Lafayette.

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Warhawks walked over by Tigers 58-7 photo courtesy The Auburn Plainsman

TAKE ‘EM DOWN: Justin Backus dives to make the tackle on Auburn quarterback Sean White during Saturday’s game.

Offense fails to move ball with only 251 total yards

by John Stevens

Fresh off of a bye-week, the ULM football team fell to Auburn University on Saturday afternoon by a final score of 58-7.

The Warhawks were lead by quarterback Garrett Smith who passed for 139 yards and one touchdown.

The lone Warhawk’s touchdown came from wide receiver Marcus Green at the final seconds of the first half.

ULM started off the game with a quick four-play drive that resulted in a punt to the high-powered Auburn offense.

Auburn quarterback Sean White came into the game and put together a 70-yard drive that ended up with him diving towards the pylon to put the Tigers on the board first 7-0.

The first quarter offered chances for the Warhawks to capitalize, however dropped passes would comeback to hurt them in the long run.

On a third down and long, Smith threw a deep ball to wide receiver Green who then proceeded to drop the ball after trying to secure it while falling to the ground.

The Warhawks were then forced to punt, which would later result in a Tigers ten play 72-yard touchdown drive to make the score 14-0.

There was a short momentum shift when ULM safety Tre’ Hunter forced a fumble, and defensive end Tyler Johnson recovered the ball on the Auburn 21-yard line for ULM. With great field position and their sights on the end zone, the Warhawks then turned the ball back over on the very next play when receiver Xavier Brown fumbled on a screen pass that

had brought the team success prior in the game.

Auburn would take advantage of the second chance and put together a quick four play 83-yard that ended with a Kerryon Johnson touchdown run to make the score 21-0.

The ULM offense came out and responded with a 12-play 50-yard drive. The play calling was balanced with rushes from Austin Vaughn and multiple receptions from Green.

While the team may have a short memory from the game against Georgia Southern, it seemed that the blocked field goal still haunted them when Craig Ford lined up for a 42yard field goal at the end of the drive against Auburn.

Auburn defensive lineman Joshua Holsey pierced through the line and blocked Ford’s field goal attempt that would have broken the shutout.

The Tigers then used the blocked field goal as momentum to extend their lead to 28 points after Sean White connected on four different passes to set up Johnson for yet another touchdown.

With a under five minutes left in the first half, the Warhawks looked to regroup and build off of their success on their last drive. They did just that with another mixed offensive drive to gainlarge chunks of yardage.

The Warhawks found themselves at fourth down and one with 21 seconds to go in the half on the Auburn four-yard line.

After Vaughn rushed for the first down, the Warhawks now had 1st and goal, but the clock was running out. With two seconds left, Aurburn called a timeout giving ULM a chance to draw up a play.

Smith snapped the ball and threw a fade to the corner of the end zone, which was caught by Green with no time on the clock. This would go down as ULM’s only score on the day and make the score 28-7 heading into halftime.

In the second half, the Warhawks came out hoping to add on to their late success in the first half, but it wasn’t meant to be. Auburn more than doubled their score in the first half, with 28 points coming in the

third quarter.

Not only did the offense struggle to move the ball in the second half, they also struggled to keep possession.

While punts were bountiful in the second half, Smith’s interception in the third quarter proved the quarterback was having a long day.

Auburn scored a total of four touchdowns in the third quarter and never struggled with bad field position. Auburn’s last touchdown came from quarterback John Franklin III, who is a second string transfer from East Mississippi Community College.

However, Auburn’s last touchdown was not their last score, with six seconds left in the game, Lamon Garrett sacked Smith for a safety to end the game and make the final score 58-7.

The Warhawks return to Malone Stadium this week on Saturday, October 8 at 6 p.m. when they take on Idaho for their Sun Belt conference home opener. contact John Stevens at stevenjr@warhawks.ulm.edu