Volume 94 Issue 12

find us on:

Student spotlight: Opinion: Riots Cancer won’t justified at Senate interrupt her busy debate schedule P 7 P 4

Offense upsets Jaguars in overtime P 16

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

VOLUME 94 ISSUE 12

www.ulmhawkeyeonline.com

November 7, 2016

Disney internship gives dream of a lifetime P 10

Sorority hosts special olympics on campus

‘

P 6

‘

Lanford crowned Miss ULM 2017 Singer stuns at this year’s pageant P 9

PAGE 2

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

November 7, 2016

BRIEFS CALENDAR 7

Monday, November Men’s basketball vs. Louisiana College (Exhibition), Fant-Ewing Colliseum, 7 PM Flute Choir Concert, Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall, 7:30-9 PM

8

Tuesday, November United States Election Day Volleyball vs. UL-Lafayette, FantEwing Colliseum, 6:30 PM Jazz Ensemble Concert, Brown Auditorium, 7:30-9 PM

Wednesday, November 9 CAB Elections

Thursday, November 10 CAB Elections Veteran’s Appreciation Ceremony, Library 7th Floor, 10:30 AM

Friday, November

11

Cross Country vs. NCAA South Central Regional, Time and place TBA Women’s Basketball vs. Centenary, Fant-Ewing Colliseum, 1 PM Men’s Basketball vs. Centenary, FantEwing Colliseum, 1 PM Volleyball vs Texas State, Fant-Ewing Colliseum, 6:30 PM

Saturday, November 12 Volleyball vs. UT Arlington, FantEwing Colliseum, 6:30 PM

QUOTE

1 Monroe 2 Louisiana 3 United States CenturyLink Students protest Pay rate rises keeps head here ex-KKK leader pre-election CenturyLink headquarters will stay in Monroe after acquiring another technology company.

The Monroe, Louisiana, based telecommunications company announced Monday that they began the process of buying Level 3, another telecommunications company. The process costs $34 billion in cash, stock and debt.

“This makes us stronger, both from a competitive standpoint and a financial standpoint,” Post said in an interview with USA Today Network of Louisiana.

CenturyLink’s CEO Glen Post will remain in charge of CenturyLink while Level 3’s Sunit Patel will take over as CFO. This merger will not negatively impact the deal CenturyLink has with IBM. CenturyLink employs 2800 people in the state, making it the largest Louisiana public company.

Protesters at Dillard University were pepper –sprayed by campus police during the Senate Debate Wednesday night. David Duke, a former KKK leader, was one of the candidates at the debate held on the historically black campus. Protesters became angry that campus police were defending Duke and hurled insults from the crowd.

“You defended the people that fight against us, the people that enslaved us,” Guss Moore, a protester said. Campus police had to use pepper spray multiple times after protesters tried to force their way into the debate room according to a university statement. The statement said six people were arrested when they tried to block an entrance gate to the campus.

The Dillard Student Government held a watch party in the Student Union since it was a closed debate.

(MCT) - The last monthly jobs report before Tuesday’s presidential election offered some encouraging news for workers: Job growth remains steady and pay is rising at a faster rate.

Employers in October added 161,000 jobs, a little less than analysts’ average forecast but still a solid pace consistent with a healthy labor market. That’s more than enough to absorb new entrants to the workforce and keep the jobless rate from rising.

The unemployment rate dipped back down to 4.9 percent last month, from 5 percent in September, but that was mostly because the size of the labor force, a sometimes volatile number in government surveys, shrank in October.

The jobless rate has ranged from 4.7 percent to 5 percent this year, but the figure doesn’t include people who have given up looking.

Civilians fight Islamic State (MCT) - A group of civilians took up arms and joined the fight against Islamic State on Friday as Iraqi forces continued to close in on Iraq’s second-largest city, defense officials said.

“There is a demonstration from within Mosul, on the (east) side,” said Brig. Gen. Tahsin Ibrahim, spokesman for Iraq’s ministry of defense. “Some of them have guns _ they have AKs and pistols,” he said.

A number of civilians have organized into a unit that is “inside now fighting against ISIS,” Ibrahim said. “We have contact with them and the news is very good.”

Iraqi forces have said civilian support will be crucial to retaking Islamic State’s stronghold in Iraq, but they cautioned that civilian combatants will face the same challenge Iraqi troops face: how to fight the group with less risk.

TODAY IN HISTORY

THUMBS UP!

“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”

November 7

Lucy Maud Montgomery Canadian Writer

Front page photo credits: Main story photo courtesy: Cory Thaxton Top photo by: Siddarth Gaulee Bottom sidebar photo by: Siddarth Gaulee

4 Iraq

photo by Siddarth Gaulee

A student gives a thumbs up while playing a game at the Special Olympics hosted on campus Friday.

1492: The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the Earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France.

1665: The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published.

1775: John Murray, the Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia, starts the first mass emancipation of slaves in North America by issuing Lord Dunmore’s Offer of Emancipation 1916: Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress.ited Nations.

1929: In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public.

1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt elected for a record fourth term as President of the United States of America.

November 7, 2016

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

PAGE 3

NEWS

Savannah Payne finishes her fight

BRIEFS

TOPS cut appears on Banner

by Kandice Johnson Savannah Payne, a student who received extensive treatments after having parts of her arms and legs amputated, passed away Friday night in a hospital.

Payne, a 21-year-old senior speech-language pathology major and residential life hall director, had been fighting for her life since late August.

According to recent posts made on “Prayers for Savannah” - a Facebook page that kept the public updated on her condition – Payne was in critical care after an additional infection was found.

Early Friday afternoon, Payne’s mother reported that Savannah had gone into septic shock. Around 8:45 p.m., she stopped breathing.

In late August, Payne was rushed to the hospital due to seizures. Later, doctors discovered Payne had a staph infection plus strep.

The severe side effects from certain medications and treatments to lower her body temperature forced doctors and her parents to make the tough decision of amputating parts of her arms and legs.

Despite the rough days Payne experienced, her mother, Stephanie Payne, made sure to alert the public when Savannah was smiling with her parents or consuming Coke Icees.

The Prayers for Savannah page received well over 4,500 Facebook likes during Payne’s battle.

“We have grown to love everyone and consider each of you (whether we “know” you or not) as our brother and sister,” Payne’s mother wrote on

photo courtesy Savannah Payne Facebook

Savannah Payne

Facebook. “We are honored that our Heavenly Father chose her to be a vessel used to touch so many lives and was an instrument of spiritual revival. Love you.”

The love for Payne was felt not only on the ULM campus, but other colleges throughout Louisiana as well.

Kaitlyn Solice, a junior psychology major, created a Bonfire funds page to sell t-shirts that read “Savannah Strong.” The fundraiser has raised over $12,200, and the proceeds were used to pay for hospital bills.

31 Ambassadors raised $219 for Savannah Payne during their GratiTuesday event.

No funeral arrangements have been made yet.

Payne’s mother said they will give updates later today with more information. contact Kandice Johnson at johnsokf@warhawks.ulm.edu

Last week, several students noticed that their TOPS funding for the spring semester has been cut roughly in half.

The change in funding was made on Banner and sent emails out to students that signified that the dreaded 50 percent TOPS cut is finally here.

While the basic TOPS scholarship was about $2,692 for the fall semester, this same basic funding will be about $1,209 in the spring semester.

This decrease in funding is a result of this summer’s special legislative session called

by Gov. John Bel Edwards to relieve some of Louisiana’s massive budget crisis.

This this current fall semester, TOPS is

paying only about 93% of what it paid during the 2016 spring semester. In an address given before the current semester began, Dr. Bruno announced that it was expected that TOPS would only pay about 48% of what it did in spring 2016.

Overall, TOPS will be funded at 70 percent over the course of the 2016-2017 school year.

The change to Banner can be seen by checking “Award Package” for the current school year.

In a post made online, ULM encouraged students to contact the financial office, student account services or admissions and scholarships office if they need help paying for the semester.

Senator debate may be on campus A debate between whichever two senators face a runoff vote after the Nov. 8 election may take place on campus, according to Cory Crowe, news and public affairs director for KEDM Public Radio.

Crowe is trying to arrange for an oncampus debate that students can engage in, but has received no promises that any of the candidates would show up. He has gotten in touch with those leading in the polls, but most candidates won’t commit to anything until after the primary election.

Crowe is hoping to set up the debate for a date later this month. He has received the support of the university, the Student Government Association and the Hawkeye.

One problem facing an on-campus debate is that local TV stations do not have the equipment to host a debate away from their studios. If nothing can be done about this, the debate will likely still feature student interviewers, but not a live student audience.

A more-certain answer as to whether the debate is possible will be available Wed.

SGA prepares amendment voters Along with the presidential election, the residents of Louisiana are preparing to vote for six proposed amendments for their state.

These amendments are related to issues like income tax, education and revenue stabilization.

One amendment has the potential to change how tuition is set and, if passed, would make changes to tuition easier.

The Student Government Association (SGA) set up camp in front of Schultz and took time Thursday afternoon to inform students about the upcoming elections and the amendments.

The organization also offered an absentee ballot for students.

SGA member Ellen Ingram said that the ‘Let’s go Warhawks’ board aims to inform students about Louisiana’s election.

“It’s very important because it directly affects the students,” said Ingram, a freshman general studies major.

Ingram specifically said the second amendment is the most important one for the education system in Louisiana.

If passed, the second amendment will return tuition authority from the state’s Legislature to the state’s higher education systems’ governing boards.

“I fear that many don’t know about the other amendments,” Ingram said.

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

PAGE 4

November 7, 2016

OPINION

POLITICS

Farewell Obamas, you’ll be missed

Cory Thaxton The end is near. Tomorrow we will choose our next president.

That means we have to say goodbye to probably the best president we’ve had in a while, President Barack Obama.

Not only do we have to say goodbye to him, but we have to say goodbye to Michelle, the best first lady to ever be in the White House, their beautiful daughters, Sasha and Malia and even their two dogs, Sunny and Bo. I was 14 when Obama was first elected, so I’m sure I can speak for everyone who grew up with them that they will be missed, and we are proud of them.

Let’s start with the man himself, the 44th President of The United States of America. This man is the coolest, most laidback, charming and humble man to ever grace the Oval Office.

Which other president has sung Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” at a campaign fundraiser, been in a funny Buzzfeed video or literally dropped the mic after uttering the words

“Obama out” at his last White House Correspondents’ dinner?

All jokes aside, Obama has done so much for this country, and we should all thank him.

In 2010, he passed his Health Care Reform. After five presidents failed to create universal health insurance, he signed the Affordable Care Act, covering 32 million uninsured Americans.

He repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” which formalized a new policy allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military for the first time.

In 2011, he ordered a raid on a secret compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, which resulted in the death of the terrorist leader Osama bin Laden.

He ordered all U.S. military forces out of Iraq. The last troops left on Dec. 18, 2011, ending the war in Iraq. The list goes on and on, and it’s a long one.

Now let’s talk about his wife, Michelle Obama. She is one cool lady.

Did you know that this first lady is the only first lady in American history to hold two Ivy League degrees? Did you know that she is one of the few first ladies to show love for her husband openly without scandal?

Not only does she have out-of-this-world fashion skills and awesome dance moves, she also has done a lot for this country.

In 2010, she launched Let’s Move! which brought together community leaders, educators, medical professionals, parents and others in a nationwide effort to address the challenge of childhood obesity.

In the same year, she passed The School Lunch program with bipartisan support. This program provides free and reducedprice meals to more than 21 million low-income children.

In 2014, Michelle launched the Reach Higher Initiative, an effort to inspire young people across America to take charge of their future by completing their education past high school. In

David Duke debate at Dillard is our fault

David Duke running for a senate seat is a perfect example of how far our country has fallen.

Before I delve into this any further, I want to point out that it doesn’t matter that Duke is no longer a part of the KKK. It doesn’t matter because Duke still holds the same beliefs that he held when he was the Imperial Wizard.

He showed this during the debate by referring to the protesters as “Black Lives Matter radicals” and saying things like “CNN Jews.”

It is inconceivable to me that people like Duke and Trump are still around.

What’s worse, is that this man was allowed to even step

foot on a historically black college campus. Does the state even recognize how much of an insult that is to the black community?

It definitely sends a “we don’t care about your feelings” type message that he was even allowed to speak there, yet there are people who are upset that students and citizens of the community came out to protest.How’s that for irony?

Of course people were going to protest. How foolish would you have to be to be okay with this man running for any type of political office?

Sometimes we tell people not to let their past shape their present or future, this is not one those times. His past was that of the highest ranking Klan member in the state.

It doesn’t matter that he was never convicted of committing any crimes. The KKK’s entire existence as an organization should be a crime.

His level of belief in their idiotic cause would have been too great in his position, to have diminished entirely.

We can’t be 100 percent sure that he will not let his past interfere with his job. And that is why we can’t allow him to have it.

Although I’m extremely upset that this man even has a small chance of actually winning, I must give blame where blame is due and that blame lies with us. The voters.

We gave him the 5.1 percent that was needed for him to have a platform to spill his inaccuracy and hate. Whether is was done by voting or not voting, it was our fault. We need to do better.

Our state deserves better. contact Corlyn Key at keyc@warhawks.ulm.edu

2015, she joined President Obama to launch Let Girls Learn, a U.S. government-wide initiative to help girls around the world go to school and stay in school.

She even started a large vegetable garden at the White House.

The food grown is donated to local schools and neighborhoods.

Her commitment to young women and all children’s health is an undeniable commitment that I am sure will live on way past the White House. She will be missed.

Anyone under the age of 25 grew up with Sasha and Malia.

Now Malia is 18 and will start college at Harvard in 2017 and Sasha is 15. Sasha was the youngest kid in the White House since John F. Kennedy Jr. in 1961.

Before his inauguration, President Obama published an open letter to his daughters in “Parade Magazine,” which said what he wanted for both his daughters and every child in America. “To grow up in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach, and to grow into compassionate, committed women who will help build that world.”

Both of his daughters have done just that. It has been great to see them grow into strong, beautiful women.

If I could tell President Obama one thing before he left office, it would be this: Thank you.

Thank you for being a role model and a father figure to young men like me in this country. You were someone I could look up to and aspire to be like.

Thank you for constantly reminding me and every other child and young adult in this country that we can literally be anything we want to be with no limitations.

Thanks for just being a cool guy altogether. This country was already great, and you only made it better.

We will miss you. contact Cory Thaxton at thaxtocj@warhawks.ulm.edu

Check out our website at

ulmhawkeyeonline.com Leave a comment to let others know your views.

Don’t agree?

Let us know!

Contact the writers or the editor at

keyc@warhawks.ulm.edu

Stubbs 131 700 University Avenue Monroe, LA 71209 Editor in chief - Olivia Barfield Co-managing editor news - Kandice Johnson Co-managing editor design - Sandeep Shrestha Photo editor - Siddharth Gaulee Opinion editor - Corlyn Key Freestyle editor - Cory Thaxton Sports editor - John Stevens Multimedia editor - Brea Joyner Advertising director - Clarence Nash, Jr. Chief copy editor - Alan Rawles 318-342-5453 ulmhawkeyead@gmail.com Faculty adviser Dr. Christopher Mapp 318 342 5454 mapp@ulm.edu Feedback 318 342 5453 newsroom 318 342 5452 fax ulmhawkeye@gmail.com

The opinions expressed in personal columns are the opinions of the author and not necessarily the opinions of the editors, staff, adviser or the University. Unsigned editorials represent the collective opinion of The Hawkeye’s editorial board, but not necessarily the opinions of the adviser or the University.

The Hawkeye (USPS #440-700) is published weekly except vacation, exam & holiday periods

by The University of Louisiana at Monroe, 700 University Avenue, Monroe, LA 71209. Annual subscription price is $15.00. Periodicals Postage Paid at Monroe, LA 71203. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Hawkeye, 700 University Ave., Stubbs 131, Monroe, LA 71209-8832.

ULM Hawkeye @ulmhawkeye

November 7, 2016

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

PAGE 5

OPINION

ABORTION

All children Pro-Choice doesn’t mean deserve their pro-abortion chance at life

POLL POLL

It takes a lot for me to say “I am pro-choice” because when I do people say “so you’re alright with killing a child,” or start talking about God blessing people with children, or saying “there is always adoption.”

It always ends with me feeling like the bad guy because I wish we didn’t have circumstances that needed a safe abortion, I do believe that babies are a blessing, and I am realistic to know that adoption is not always an option.

Abortion is not something I would be able to do personally, but a child in my life would have a support system outside of just me and I am capable of caring for a child.

I also don’t believe that other people should be required to make their decisions based on my religious beliefs.

I value life, but I know that if there is an issue in the quality of life, such as a child being in extreme pain for its short life, that allowing a child to suffer is not love.

Or the possibility that the mother’s life could be in danger if she carried the child to term.

Adoption could be a fantastic option if there weren’t 25,000 kids aging out of foster care each year who will likely end up incarcerated, pregnant, on welfare and/or (in any combination) dead within a few years.

I hate that it is not a system that provides an extremely viable option.

People tend to think that women want to have an abortion.

It isn’t like women wake up and say “I am going to go get pregnant then have an abortion; that sounds like a good plan for my month!” they definitely don’t carry a child for months and months just to decide they don’t want it and ask for late term abortions “because they feel like it.”

Now some women may be just that heartless but I’m pretty sure that isnt’t the case for the majority. Sometimes, the pregnancy or carrying the child to term is not an option.

Maybe she’s too young, the child has serious issues, the pregnancy has serious complications, she was raped, she can’t afford the child or she just isn’t ready.

It is a tough decision to make no matter what the circumstance, but the circumstance is no one’s business unless they are willing to step in to feed and finance mom and baby.

It isn’t that I like the idea of a child not being born, I don’t think anyone does, and it isn’t that I don’t value their lives.

I genuinely wish we lived in a world that supported women and children better, but the systems are set up to fail them.

Being pro-life should be about ensuring that children are healthy and able to thrive regardless of their parent’s situation, not about being born.

Our nation refuses to teach sex education, does not make birth control easily accessible, wants to eliminate abortion and also has a problem with supporting children after birth because of the “don’t breed them if you can’t feed them” mentality even though it is not the child’s fault and they deserve care.

This idea that “pregnant women must have their child, even when they can’t afford a child, but I do not want any of my tax money going to help this defenseless child that I demanded be brought into the world because the parents should do it all by themselves” is ridiculous.

Something has to give. contact Mollie Yorks at yorksmj@warhawks.ulm.edu

Kaitlynn Harris For me, life starts at conception.

The world we live in is full of contradictions and oxymorons. It is perfectly acceptable for some things, but other things make people cringe.

Humans take what is convenient for them and ignore the rest, this creates a problem for everyone.

We spend so much time picking and choosing what to make acceptable and what to make illegal or frowned upon.

I’m just as guilty of this as the next person.

One thing I truly can’t understand is the pro-life, pro-choice argument. I truly just don’t understand how it is an argument to be honest. I was always taught that a child is not a burden, mistake or accident.

They might not be planned or brought on by horrible circumstances, but they have reason to be there.

I was taught that every child is a gift from God. That’s right, every single baby. Excuse me, the other side likes us to refer to them as fetus.

I do understand that rape happens, and it can be too painful for a mother to keep that child. But I have also seen countless couples struggle with not being able to have their own child.

I know that they pray daily for somebody to make the choice to look into couples to adopt their child.

One person’s curse is another person’s blessing.

Just because the mother was raped doesn’t mean the child has to die. It didn’t ask to be created.

When I was in the seventh grade, my youth pastor, now pastor, told us during a lesson that he and his wife had discussed the issue of rape before.

He told us that if she were ever raped, that they would keep the baby. That he would raise the child as if it were his own and that they would show him or her love.

That spoke to me. Two individuals determined to a love a child brought to them in an appalling manner.

Children are my true joy in life. I have been babysitting for over half of my life, and I consider all those that I once watched as my own “babies.”

I can’t imagine life without them. I do also know that there are medical reasons, no reason to scold me yet.

But I also know that there are cases when the mothers refuse to get rid of their child, and they end up just fine.

Im not saying this is everyone’s case but before you jump all over me, consider every possibility.

We live in a world where you’re convicted of double homicide for killing a pregnant woman, but it’s perfectly legal to abort a baby.

That doesn’t really make much sense.

If the baby is not considered a person by the constitution, how can it be considered a person if murdered along with its mother?

This is the flawed system that is the law.

As a student unable to support myself, if something were to happen, either rape or of my own stupid actions, I would keep the child.

Of course I would also consider adoption, but that child would definitely be carried to term.

Not everyone feels as strongly as I do, but I am truly convicted in the life of any child. contact Kaitlynn Harris at harriskk@warhawks.ulm.edu

Donald J. Trump

Who are you voting for this election?

Question

83 votes

Hillary Clinton Third Party Undecided Not voting

66 votes 12 votes 9 votes 5 votes *This poll was administered through Facebook.

Grapic by Sandeep Shrestha

PAGE 6

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

N SHAVE

NEWS

Going for gold Sorority raises funds, hosts special olympics on campus It was all about endless energy and excitement last Friday during the Special Olympics at the Brown Stadium track.

The event was organized by Kappa Beta Gamma Sorority, as their philanthropy, along with Northeast Northcentral Special Olympics Louisiana.

This was the first time the event was held on campus, and it had an estimated 450 active participants and 1000 overall participants.

There were four non-competitive events: banshee, horseshoe, flag football and soccer. The main purpose was to improve motor skills.

“Today, this is not a competition,” said Kimber Hanchey director of the Northeast/ Northcentral Spe-

cial Olympics team management.

“It’s mainly just a fun day for them to get out of the classroom, get in the sunshine, breathe God’s air and just enjoy being alive.”

According to Hanchey, the competitive phase of the event would take place during spring.

Every group had an equal ratio of participants and volunteers assisting them.

One volunteer, Rebecca Walters, taught the kids to throw a football for the flag football event.

“I have two cousins who are both special needs,” said Walters, a junior public relations major. “I can’t be with my cousins, so it helps me kind of be with them through this cause.”

Walters said the event was a humbling experience.

“You have to be more patient with them because sometimes they are not going to understand it or not want to participate through the whole activity,” said Walters. “You take things that you can do every day for granted, just normal physical activity that they don’t have that ability

NOVEMBER

ULM Police Dept. raises funds for prostate cancer

photo by Siddarth Gaulee

HIGH-FIVE: A student high-fives Ace during the Special Olympics hosted on-campus Friday.

to do.”

Libby Ebarb, a senior kinesiology major and president of Kappa Beta Gamma Sorority said the event had a great response. Ebarb said the they had 30 members sign up to work within a day.

Special Olympics Louisiana is

constantly in need of volunteers for their programs.

According to Hanchey, the volunteers just need to be positive, happy and energetic. contact Sisam Shrestha at shrests8@warhawks.ulm.edu

ULM launches digital view book for prospects

by Kandice Johnson

ULM is trading paper for electronics.

The new digital book was made public on Halloween. Digital Wave designed the digital book and the ULM Admissions Department commissioned it.

According to the department, the

paper books limited information on campus programs. The size of the book also overwhelmed the reader.

“No matter if you open it on a computer, smartphone or tablet, the view book will adjust to the space and size of the device,” said Seth Hall, the director of high school recruitment on ULM’s website.

Hall said the digital book helps the

November 7, 2016

university answer questions easier as well as give students a more personal experience.

Once on the page, potential students pick the majors they’re considering, the organizations they’re interested in and the photo theme they love.

The digital view book allows ULM to adapt to new technology to attract

students. Hall said this will allow ULM to be ahead of the curve for admissions.

Digital Wave has made digital view books for many other prominent universities such as Rutgers and the University of Kentucky. contact Kandice Johnson at johnsokf@warhawks.ulm.edu

The ULM Police Department will ditch the razor this month and participate in “No-Shave November.”

Police Chief Tom Torregrossa said this year, he wanted his fellow officers to join him and participate in No-Shave November to help raise prostate cancer awareness.

Torregrossa said he wants each officer participating in the event to contribute a sum of money from the department to the cancer foundation. Their goal is to raise $200.

The officers started off their shavefree month Tuesday and will keep track of their progress till the end of the month.

Torregrossa also said that students are allowed to participate as well.

Students can stop by the ULMPD and donate money for the cause.

Accodring to the No-Shave November website, the event is a funded program that raises money for cancer research and provides free information and services to cancer patients and their caregivers. contact Kandice Johnson at johnsokf@warhawks.ulm.edu

November 7, 2016

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

PAGE 7

NEWS

Student Spotlight: Allison Crotwell

Cancer can’t take her down

by Olivia Barfield

Every time Allison Crotwell goes for a checkup, she gets her tests run and then waits a few hours until it’s time to hear her results. For most patients, this off time is for relaxing. For Crotwell, who has throat cancer, it’s a time to do physics homework.

Crotwell, a senior math major, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer only a year ago. Since then, she’s had her thyroid removed, but the cancer has spread to her lymph nodes. Sunday she made the six-hour trip to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston for one of her most important visits yet.

“This is the most scared I’ve been for any visit there,” she said.

Today, Monday, she’ll start the process. She’ll go in at 11 a.m. She’ll have her blood work done.

She’ll go to her ultrasound. And then she’ll wait.

At 3:30 p.m. she’ll go to her doctor and get the news.

Will she need another surgery or not?

She’s praying she won’t, but there are a lot of “ifs” going into the decision. They know the cancer has spread to her lymph nodes, but they don’t know if her radiation treatment has done anything to better the situation. If radiation is working, then she’ll do more radiation. If it’s not, surgery is likely.

As she puts it, there’s a lot riding on this visit.

And she’s worried.

Of course, surgery is the last thing Crotwell wants. She’s already waiting for surgery on a torn ACL, and she doesn’t want to have two surgeries over break.

Last time she had surgery, it was to remove her thyroid. She found out she had thyroid cancer Nov. 1 and had it removed two weeks later.

She couldn’t bear the thought of having cancer in her body, and she couldn’t wait to get it out.

“Once you know you have a large, cancerous tumor growing in you, mentally, for me at

least…it consumed my every thought,” she said.

Now, with her lymph nodes, there’s nothing she can do but wait, which she is admittedly no good at. She likes to have control of things, she said. This cancer is teaching her that having control is not always possible.

Because her first surgery was during the semester, Crotwell had to take “incomplete” grades in 15 of the 16 hours she was enrolled in.

Typically, taking incompletes means you have to finish the course within the first month of the next semester. In spring of 2016, Crotwell was taking 28 hours.

Not wanting to lose scholarships, Crotwell decided to finish all the courses to keep her status as a full-time student. However, she said taking 28 hours is impossible, and she could have never done it without the understanding and help of her teachers and her college’s dean, Michael Camille. Her teachers worked with her far past the one-month mark, even into the summer.

Crotwell, who describes herself as sometimes too independent, says one of the biggest lessons she’s learned is that there’s nothing wrong with asking for help.

“Sometimes I feel like that makes me weak, but…it would be weak of me not to ask my professors for help or to try to do everything on my own…that’s unrealistic,” she said.

Even through last semester’s double load of two 4000-level math classes, accounting, macro-economics and calculus-based physics, Crotwell has managed to keep her GPA above a 3.5. She’s also an SGA senator, a student worker, a member of Kappa Delta Sorority and PanHellenic Council. She’s still going to graduate on time too.

“I’m constantly busy, on the go. I do too much I know, but I’d rather keep myself busy than do nothing,” she said, adding another item to the growing list of to-dos on her hand.

Crotwell loves her degree program, but she’s

photo courtesy Allison Crotwell

STAYING BUSY: Allison Crotwell smiles while volunteering for her sorority, Kappa Delta. Crotwell was diagnosed with thyroid cancer last year and is currently battling cancer in her lymph nodes.

looking to stray from numbers after undergrad.

Her experiences have sparked an interest in speech therapy, and she’s applying to the accelerated speech language pathology graduate program at ULM after graduation.

Because her thyroid surgery was around her vocal chords, the chance of her having to work with a speech pathologist was high. Luckily, her vocal chords were fine. But that’s when she realized that there was a “bigger picture” to speech therapy. And she wants to be a part of that bigger picture.

Ever since she was young, Crotwell has wanted to work in a children’s hospital. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis is her goal. She’s looked at their website hundreds of times looking for ways to volunteer.

She loves math, but now she’s found a way to get to St. Jude with speech language pathology.

For now, though, she’s focused on finishing off her math degree and her cancer.

Crotwell has mostly learned she can’t control it all. She said when the lump on her throat formed, she put off going to get it checked out for a while. Her advice to anyone is to get themselves checked if anything ever feels off.

She said she may not be dealing with cancer in her lymph nodes right now if she hadn’t waited so long to have her throat checked. Even though thyroid cancer is slow-growing, putting it off still took its toll.

“There’s no point in waiting and giving yourself the benefit of the doubt. Get that confirmation…don’t ever feel like you’re being ridiculous or dramatic,” she said.

Crotwell wouldn’t wish cancer on anyone, but she’s grateful that her cancer “is what it is.”

While her experience is a little more complicated than the typical thyroid cancer struggle, she still realizes that things could be worse.

She’s grateful that her life isn’t at risk right now, that she can stay in school, and for the opportunities this has given her to grow.

As she goes through her checkup today, Crotwell will keep in mind all the lessons she’s learned so far.

She may not be able to control the news she hears, but she knows she can control how she handles it. contact Olivia Barfield at barfieor@warhawks.ulm.edu

PAGE 8

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

November 7, 2016

NEWS FREESTYLE

Miss ULM 2017

Ashlynn Lanford and 4 runner-ups win in group of 14 women

1

2

3

THE COMPETITION IS FIERCE: 1) First runner-up Samantha Vaughn of West Monroe dances during the talent phase of Friday’s pageant.

“I encourage all young ladies to compete because you will leave with valuable life skills and scholarahip money to further your education,” Vaughn said of her Miss ULM 2017 experience.

2) Second runner-up J’lyn Henderson of Monroe models her evening gown during Friday’s pageant.

3) Third runner-up Elaine Blanco of Leesville sings during the talent phase of Friday’s pageant.

4) Fourth runner-up Baylea Huffman of Delhi dances during the talent phase of Friday’s pageant.

“Throughout my preparation process, I had the opportunity to learn a lot about who I am as a person, and fall in love with my school all over again. I am so thrilled to have made the Top Five,” Huffman said.

4 Photos by Cory Thaxton

Ivory Williams

ADVERTISEMENT

If you’ve ever eaten at our Grille Works location in the Student When you walk into Schulze you are greeted by a consistent Union Building, then you have most likely had the pleasure of meeting our friendly face each and every day. That friendly face is none other than supervisor, Mr. David Wilks. He came to work for ULM Dining Services straight Angelique Carter, our sweet, shy and faithful cashier. Angelique came to work out of high school over 37 years ago and decided this would be the place he for ULM Dining Services right out of high school and has been with us for nine would make his career. From the dish room, to prep cook, to the salad bar, Mr. years now. Her mother, Angela, who also works for us, first introduced her to David has done a wide array of jobs here at Aramark. He even became the first Aramark. Angelique fell in love with the students and the university and has male supervisor at ULM Dining Services. When Mr. David was a little boy, his been here ever since. She tells us, “I love the students and am very happy to mother taught him how to cook and has loved it ever since. serve them with a smile daily.”

He not only enjoys cooking at the Grille, but he also enjoys it What many people may not know about Angelique is that she is a outside of work as well. When he goes home to his wife of thirty-six years, he single mom of a beautiful one year old daughter, Arianna. While interviewing takes pride in making dinner for her, his daughter and son who are now grown her, we got the opportunity to spend some time with her and it was evident and the rest of his family. Even during the holidays, Mr. David prepares the how wonderful of a mother Angelique is to her little girl. Not only is Arianna entire meal himself for everyone who attends. It is evident that cooking is a the cutest, most well behaved child, but she is also smart, just like her mom. passion for him that he loves to live out every day. As a resounding theme When asking Angelique what it is like being a single mother who works from all of our employees, he tells us the thing he loves most about working full-time, she told us while playing with Arianna and a huge smile on her face, here are the students. “I love watching them grow up,” he says, “they walk in “It can be hard, but it is definitely worth it.” Angelique is also very close to her the door as nothing but kids and then grow up to make something of family which helps provide her support. She has five siblings on her mom’s themselves.” We hope that you have enjoyed seeing Mr. David on campus as side, nine siblings on her dad’s side and ten nieces and nephews. We at much as he has enjoyed getting to know all of you. Thank you Mr. David for all Aramark are grateful she chose and continuous to choose us as her employer! you do!

Valerie Harris

November 7, 2016

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

PAGE 9 NEWS

Arts in Healthcare: About Miss ULM’s

creative platform

Photo by Cory Thaxton

ALMOST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE: Ashlynn Lanford smiles after winning the Miss ULM 2017 pageant Friday night in Brown Auditorium.

Lanford crowned Miss ULM 2017 Pineville native wows at this year’s pageant

by Olivia Barfield

Ashlynn Lanford couldn’t believe the news at first. Had she really just won Miss ULM? The red-haired sophomore stood shocked behind her 13 fellow contestants. The runner-ups looked back, waiting for her to make her way to the front of the stage.

“That’s you,” someone said.

Lanford, holding back tears, stepped into the bright lights to be crowned Miss ULM 2017.

“I thought I didn’t hear it, but I heard it,” she said after the pageant. “I’m still trying to process it.”

To Lanford, that moment felt like “winning Miss America.”

And who knows? Maybe she’s on her way there.

Lanford said she’s looking forward to competing in the Miss Louisiana competition in June. For now, however, she’s excited to start working for her fellow Warhawks.

“I have a laundry list of things that I can’t wait to do,” Lanford said.

Her list starts with recruitment. She’s ready to tell her ULM story. She wants people to know that they are not numbers at ULM, but people who are cared about.

“I want potential Warhawks to understand that ULM is not just a place you go to school or pledge a sorority/fraternity. It is truly a family,” she said.

Lanford, who has been doing pageants for about six years, didn’t compete in Miss ULM last year. Winning her first Miss ULM seemed like a huge feat, but she reminded herself to keep “calm, cool and focused” throughout the night.

It worked.

Although Lanford’s crowning may have surprised her, the audience didn’t bat an eye

when her name was called. A packed-full Brown Auditorium exploded with cheers when the girl that shone throughout the night was declared the winner.

That night, on-stage competition began with questions. While some contestants drew ULMbased questions from the bowl, Lanford drew one a little more hard-hitting.

“Does the public have a right to know about the personal lives of politicians?” asked Miss Louisiana Justine Ker, who co-hosted the event with Miss ULM 2016 Sarah Torregrossa.

Lanford answered yes, although the line should be drawn at mudslinging and delving into family lives.

“Their personal lives reflect on how they will run in office,” she said, adding that her family life is very dear to her.

Whispers of “good answer” rose from the crowd. They were beginning to notice her. And Lanford’s night only got better from there.

After slaying in the swimsuit competition, Lanford got her chance to really wow the crowd during the talent portion of the night.

Lanford stood behind the microphone in a black fringe top and a long black skirt that perfectly set the mood for her slow rendition of “House of the Rising Sun,” a song originally recorded in the 1960’s.

Lanford, contestant number 14, was last to perform. And, based on the crowd’s reaction, they had truly saved the best for last. The crowd went wild during her performance.

Talent was Lanford’s favorite phase of the competition. She’s only been singing publically for three years, but it sounded like she had practiced her whole life for Friday night.

“I was so excited to be able to sing for a house full of Warhawks,” she said.

Although Lanford shone on stage, she believes her off-stage interview was what helped the judges really get to know her “personality, style

Newly-crowned Miss ULM Ashlynn Lanford is looking forward to a lot of things in the upcoming year, but one of the things she’s most excited about is the chance she’s getting to expand her platform.

As Lanford says, her platform “Arts in Healthcare” is exactly what it sounds like. She plans to bring the arts into healthcare settings because it helps patients heal faster and happier.

“It just brightens the atmosphere and it actually helps a lot with the healing process because if a child feels better (or) if a senior citizen feels better, then they heal faster,” Lanford said.

Lanford, a sophomore kinesiology major, plans to one day be a physical therapist and wants to implement these same ideas throughout her career. She has already been inspired by the nursing homes that she’s worked at back home.

“All you have to do is set a box of crayons out, it’s as simple as that, because it takes the mind off of what is really happening,” she said.

Stress-reducers like coloring can go a long way for many different types of patients, Lanford said.

In Lanford’s hometown of Pineville, LA she works with Central Louisiana Arts in Healthcare in conjunction with Christus Cabrini Hospital, a Children’s Miracle Network facility. She loves seeing what art can do to help the children there, and she’s hoping to find a similar organization in this area soon.

National scoring changes made before pageant

Photo by Cory Thaxton

NIGHT OF THE RISING STAR: Ashlynn Lanford sings “House of the Rising Sun” during the talent portion of the Miss ULM 2017 pageant Friday night in Brown Gym. Lanford went on to win the crown later in the night.

and beliefs.”

Lanford will make her first official appearance as Miss ULM 2017 at the opening of Sandel Hall on Nov. 22. contact Olivia Barfield at barfieor@warhawks.ulm.edu

Scoring changes straight from the Miss America organization were made before this year’s 2017 Miss ULM pageant, meaning that this year’s pageant was judged differently than last year’s.

Most notably is the fact that the final, top-five ballot is gone. In the past, the five contestants with the most points at the end of the competition were considered equally by the judges at the end.

Essentially, once you made it into the top five, your points didn’t matter and judges had the overall final say.

Now, however, the final ballot is gone. Final score positions develop the winners.

Another important change is that the on-stage question, which used to be five percent of a contestant’s score, is now 20 percent.

The lifestyle and fitness, or swimsuit, portion of the contest has now decreased to count for only 10 percent of the final score.

Talent and interview still make up the highest percentage of the final score.

PAGE 10

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

November 7, 2016

FREESTYLE

‘A dream is a wish your heart makes’ Importance of internships for all college students

by Cory Thaxton

“Magical isn’t even a big enough word to describe getting to work at your favorite place in the world.”

Internships are important for all college students no matter the major.

Jami Holmes, a senior public relations major, agrees that “having an internship while in college sets you up for success.”

The semester is coming to an end and another class is getting ready to graduate. An internship is a great way to jumpstart your career while still in college, and it is encouraged that all college students do one.

Holmes participated in the Disney College Program Internship back in 2014 at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

She said the process was very simple.

It consists of three different stages: the application, a web-based interview and a phone interview. She couldn’t have been more excited to get accepted.

“My favorite part was speaking to the Disney recruiter at the last stage of the process. They are so kind and encouraging,” Holmes said.

On the first day, they toured Epcot which is where she would be working the attractions at Mission Space. She was the first person anyone saw when they walked up to the ride, and she was the person in the control tower making sure everything was running smoothly.

“People who were just as enthusiastic as I was surrounded me…as we were welcomed into the company. I was scared out of my mind that I wouldn’t be able to handle the pressure or remember all of my responsibilities, but there was nothing to worry about,” Holmes said.

Holmes described her experience as “incomparable” to anything else she has ever been a part of. So much so, that after she completed then program, she applied to go back for Disney’s Summer Alumni Internship, which is a highly selective program. She said she was lucky enough to get in.

“I applied a second time because the moment I got back to Monroe, I could not stop thinking about Disney,” Holmes said.

During the alumni program she gave a 22-minute tour ride on “The Great Movie Ride” in Hollywood Studios.

“As a Cast Member at The Great Movie Ride, I had the opportunity to really draw on the communication skills I’ve been learning about in my classes,” Holmes said.

She was standing on the dock about to give a tour one day when two managers approached her, and they made everyone clap. She received an “Applause-A-Gram” (a high honor) and a letter from a family she met while working.

“It was such an honor and really made me feel like I was contributing to the Disney legacy,” she said.

On her last day, she was a mess.She had almost made it through her 10-hour shift without crying, then on her last tour, as she was parking her vehicle, she looked over and saw a crowd of her coworkers waiting for her on the dock.

“I barely got out my last line before I was sobbing, and everyone was clapping for me. It was magical,” she said.

Employers are impressed to see an internship on a resume, and Holmes said they are even more so to see Disney on one.

“I have experience working for the best entertainment company in the world! It’s given me so much confidence in my ability to search for careers that I did not consider before,” she said.

Homes says employers want to see that you have experience doing something other than studying for a test.

As a student, an internship allows you to test your strengths and weaknesses.

You can get an idea of what kind of company you want to work for while holding an internship and begin to shape the rest of your college career from that. Getting real world experience will set you apart from your peers.

Holmes encourages those who want to apply for the Disney College Program to just go for it!

“It is hard work. But, it is rewarding work. You get to make an impact on family memories, people celebrating successes, and people coming through hardships. You will share the memories you make at Disney for the rest of your life,” she said, and that is exactly what she is going to do.

Jami ended her Disney College Program experience in Magic Kingdom.

There she was, sitting with her friends, watching the fireworks show.

“We all just held each other and cried because we had the most amazing internship experience, and we just weren’t ready to go back to reality,” Holmes said. contact Cory Thaxton at thaxtocj@warhawks.ulm.edu

photos courtesy of Jami Holmes

“IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT”: Jami arriving at Diseny World.

“WE’VE GOT EARS, SAY CHEERS”: Jami recieving her Mouster’s Degree after finishing the program.

“HIDE THE RUM”: Jami and Captain Jack Sparrow.

“IT ALL STARTED WITH A MOUSE”: Jami’s bestfriend Olivia came to visit and they enjoyed sweet treats.

November 7, 2016

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

PAGE 11

FREESTYLE

photo courtesy of imdb

photo courtesy of ew.com

Opinion: People upset about ugly beast, but why

“Tale as old as time, true as it can be.”

Entertainment Weekly released the first photos from the new “Beauty and the Beast” live-action remake movie, and people are extremely upset. But, I’m not sure why. I think they are missing the point.

People were seriously outraged, and they took to Twitter to call the new CGI-created beast freaky, weird and down right ugly.

But I don’t get it because the beast is supposed to be a beast right? When I think of a beast, I assume it’s a creature that is supposed to be ugly.

He hasn’t turned into the handsome prince yet, so you can’t expect the beast to be a beautiful hunk.

Even the beast in the 1991 cartoon version wasn’t very pretty. Maybe it was easier on the eyes just because of the simple fact that it was a cartoon.

Maybe everyone is just upset because we are so used to the old movie that any changes are unacceptable. Which is kind of how our society feels about a lot of things.

I also noticed that the new beast has larger horns.

Maybe people think they are a bit too much I can’t agree or disagree to that as the movie has

not been released yet and I haven’t seen it.

But Disney doesn’t do anything without thinking long and hard about it first. They just made him even more unappealing, which he is supposed to be.

The whole meaning behind “Beauty and the Beast” is that inner beauty is what really matters.

Belle turns down the hot jerk, Gaston, and falls in love with the ugly but caring beast.

That’s just it, she falls in love with the beast and not the handsome prince behind the creature.

The story line wouldn’t make since if the beast was beautiful. I guess the internet didn’t get that memo.

One person even said the photos Entertainment Weekly published look like they could be fan-made and not of good quality.

I think Belle, who will be played by the lovely Emma Watson from Harry Potter, and the Beast, played by the handsome Dan Stevens, are an adorable match. She’s so tiny compared to him, and also, let’s not forget he turns into a totally hot prince.

But even if he didn’t, it’s inner beauty that’s really important.

In fact, all of the characters looks fantastic.

Mrs. Potts, Lumiere and Cogsworth all of which look magnificently crafted in the sneak peek photos.

Like I said, it all comes down to the fact that people don’t like change, especially when it involves something we have come to know and

love for a long time.

If people aren’t upset about one thing, it’s another, and this is just something else for people to be upset about.

The only thing I would agree with that people have been saying is that I wish they hadn’t showed us what the beast looked like until the final trailer or even until the movie came out.

That would have just added to the excitement for the film, at least for me.

Honestly, to me, the beast looks exactly like you’d expect the live-action version to after watching the cartoon movie.

People always criticize remakes of classic movies before they even come out, which is unfair, but it’s still Disney.

Its not like it is another production company making the film.

At the end of the day, it is just a movie, which I am pretty sure will be amazing regardless.

So please, cry me a river.

The beast looks fantastic along with everyone else.

Disney is bringing our childhood to life, people. This crap is magical as heck.

“Beauty and the Beast” doesn’t come out until March of next year, but the teaser trailer is awesome. I can’t wait to see more!

Now where was I? “Tale as old as time.” contact Cory Thaxton at thaxtocj@warhawks.ulm.edu

BRIEF

‘That’s So Raven’ Reboot “If you could gaze into the future, you might think life would be” That’s So Ravenfree. Well, surprise, Disney Channel fans, The mystically hilarious classic is making a comeback.

And not just late-night reruns, but a sequel where Raven-Symoné reprises her role as Raven Baxter!

The show will revolve around Raven of course, who is now a divorced mother of two teenagers, a boy and a girl, one of which will inherit Raven’s psychic abilities.

Symoné anncounced the reboot on her show “The View” last week, and everyone is excited.

Symoné is leaving her gig as co-host of “The View” to work on the sequel, which she’ll also be producing.

And if Disney Channel’s reboot of Boy Meets World is anything to go by, fans will definitely be seeing Uncle Cory and Grandpa Baxter throughout the course of the series.

Viewers don’t have to be able to see into the future to know that they will love it.

PAGE 12

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

November 7, 2016

FREESTYLE

photo by Brianna Duronslet

BONAFIED DAY: Chevy and Bingo enjoy their day out on Saturday morning.

Woofstock: They need good homes, not left in shelters

by Brianna Duronslet

Woodstock to Woofstock. A psychedelic day for the dogs.

KTVE and KARD hosted their first annual event for dogs.

Owners and dogs spent the day out at the Downtown River Market. There were many events and treats for man’s best friend.

Eskamoe’s Frozen Custard and More provided dogs with a Eskamoe cup full of frozen custard topped with a bone shaped treat.

There were also wonderful treats like cotton candy, snowballs, Cajun corn dogs, and Frito pies. Not for the dogs but for their owners.

Woofstock had some interesting events that drew dog owners to this event like the Dioxin dash, treat walk, costume contest, pet pageant and races.

The Clayton family brought their dog Ella to compete in the races.

“Ella has done races before, so we brought her for that and we thought it would be fun,” Rebekah Clayton said.

Ella took first place in the Dioxin dash.

Shops and booths were set up for dog owners. The shops offered opportunities for owners to buy pet products and even Christmas apparel for their pups.

Woofstock also gave out an animal advocacy award. The award went to Ginger Padgett, who has used a social media platform to help place animals into homes.

Mayer Mayo declared Saturday, November 5 is Ginger Padgett Day. Padgett stated in her speech that she is grateful for the award and recognition and wants everyone to do what they can to save the animals.

“Help animals find a home before they get euthanized at the shelter,” Padgett said.

PAWS of Northeast Louisiana came out with volunteers to walk dogs that needed to be adopted.

The day was filled with tons of events, adoption and loveable dogs. Both man and his best friend had a good time at this dogday event. contact Brianna Duronslet at duronsbl@warhawks.ulm.edu

photo courtesy of Flickr

With Confidence: Earning their place

by Tori Anderson

Say hello to your new favorite breakthrough pop punk band, With Confidence.

Originating in Sydney Australia, With Confidence has proved to millions of people around the world that they are here to make an imprint in the pop punk scene.

The band consists of four members, Jayden Seeley (vocals, bass), Inigo Del Carmen (backing vocals, guitar), Luke Rockets (guitar), and Josh Brozzesi (drums).

They’ve released two E.P.s in the past three years and recently released their debut album “Better Weather” this summer.

It is definitely safe to say that the boys will be leaving a mark on the industry like fellow Hopeless record band, All Time Low. Their new album consists of a mixture of genuine pop-punk with an emphasis on pop melodies, leaving the band with an edgy poppunk mixture that will leave you humming their songs for hours on end.

‘Romeo and Juliet’: Reborn by young cast

by Jimmon Felton

A classic is reborn, but in a more modern time by an unlikely cast.

Most read and re-enacted Shakespeare while in high school, but the Strauss Young Troop got a head start on most people. With ages ranging from 10 to 18, it is quite unexpected to see these young performers perform the play so well.

Anybody who has made it to the tenth grade for the most part knows the storyline of “Romeo and Juliet”: boy sees girl, boy and girl fall in love, boy kills girl’s cousin, boy is banished, boy and girl mistakenly kill themselves. This group, however, made it much more than that without trying too hard to be great.

The setting of this production stayed in Verona. The way the cast would shift from modern to classical and back was outstanding. In a scene, they would send a text message and in another scene, they would send a note as if it were Victorian days. If I had to compare it to another production of “Romeo and Juliet” it would be the Leonardo DiCaprio version without the guns and cars.

Mercutio, played by Jackson Culp, was a fan favorite, and he played his role to perfection.

Even though I knew it was coming, when Mercutio was killed, I was hurt because I had grown fond of his character. Up until his death, Mercutio was stealing the show from Romeo and Juliet.

In act one, it was more about Romeo in act

two the roles flipped, and it became more of Juliet’s story.

The part of the play that I was most anticipating was the friar’s mistake. At first, it looked like it was going to be just a small piece even though it’s one of the most important parts of the play.

They did a good job of coming back and letting the friar explain.

Without the explanation, someone who doesn’t know the story would be lost when Juliet wakes up.

When it came to both funerals, the mood in the room had been excitement to sorrow. That was amazing how it shifted like that.

I would recommend anyone to see it. contact Jimmon Felton at feltonjj@warhawks.ulm.edu

Although they are often compared to bands like 5 Seconds of Summer, With Confidence has proven to be a little edgier, with a few screaming vocals laced through songs like “Keys” and “London Lights.”

Their sound easily fits them into the Warped Tour category, and that’s exactly where the four piece landed themselves this summer.

The four piece Aussie band has now toured the United States, parts of the UK and recently finished their headlining Better Weather tour in Australia.

With Confidence hasn’t released any recent plans for touring dates, but fans can assume that they will only be going up from here.

Despite the weather it gets better, and boy is it only going to be getting better from here!

Check out With Confidence’s new album “Better Weather” on iTunes, it definitely won’t leave you disappointed! contact Tori Anderson at andersvc@warhawks.ulm.edu

November 7, 2016

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

PAGE 13

FREESTYLE Crossword

Horoscope Aries The sun will be boosting your energy for the next four weeks. It’s a good time to push through any and all obstacles, both personal and professional. Let go of old grudges and toxic behavior patterns. Forgive your former flames and let go of bad relationships.

Taurus

Scorpio You might need to find a new way to approach relationships. Mars is showing you that your old methods of handling love and friendship could stand some improvement. Try to be honest with yourself about your weaknesses or bad habits so you can work on them.

Gemini

44 Spoil 45 Word with circle or tube 47 Miracle-Gro, e.g.

50 Flower usually sold by the dozen 51 Ivory source 52 Upper crust 54 NFL Hall of Famer Bart 57 Dreaded high school spots?

59 Baker’s amts.

62 Part of an Aretha Franklin refrain about fools ... and a hint to the ends of 17-, 28and 47-Across 65 Swiss river 66 Congressional confidante 67 Florida city on the Gulf Coast 68 Waitstaff rewards 69 Post-combat affliction, briefly 70 Sharply inclined Down 1 Chicago mayor

Emanuel 2 Thought 3 Big bamboo muncher 4 “Peekaboo!”

5 Boy king 6 Online service for booking rooms with local hosts 7 Guilty, for one 8 Ump’s cry before the first pitch 9 “For shame!”

10 Mentored person 11 Roast, in Dijon 12 Oil cartel acronym 13 Actor Lugosi 18 Arthur of “Maude” 19 “Incredible” superhero 24 Chicago daily, familiarly 26 Frozen drink brand 27 Sty supper 29 Keno kin 30 Ali Baba’s magic words 31 “Drove my Chevy to the __”: “American Pie” lyric

32 Luv 33 “Knock it off!”

38 Kennel cacophony 39 Suffered financially 40 iPhone’s voice-activated app 43 Postings in ledgers 46 “Please, anything else!”

48 Right or left, while driving 49 Didn’t admit 53 Sportscaster Berman 54 Ella’s expertise 55 Spicy Asian cuisine 56 Boomers’ lobbying group 58 Scoundrels 60 Water carrier 61 “Just like that!” fingers sound 63 Put a limit on 64 Dol.’s 100

“Now you don’t know, what you don’t have til’ it’s walking in some red stilettos talking to some handsome devils. Jealous, well you should be. It’s a feeling I know all to well, our chance at heaven shot to hell.”

High Heels - JoJo

Libra Three planets are increasing your ability to get what you want. Take some chances, because risks are likely to pay off in a big way. Focus on what you really want to manifest in both your career life and love life. You can make miracles happen during this time.

Try not to be too impatient with your sweetheart this week. Venus is reminding you to be more compassionate and empathetic. Your partner could be going through a rough time at work or having troubles with extended family members, so keep that in mind.

It’s good for you to be ambitious since Jupiter keeps beaming positive career vibes at you. Don’t make scared decisions; make bold moves. Try to bring the same energy to your personal life.

Focus on anchoring some healing, happiness and abundance onto the physical plane.

Across 1 Correct 6 Dr.’s visit 10 “No __”: “Piece of cake” 14 Farewell that’s bid 15 Societal woes 16 Weapon in Clue 17 It’s “down at the end of Lonely Street,” in an Elvis hit 20 Horse hair 21 Online marketplace 22 City in upstate New York 23 Business baron 25 Liver secretion 27 Practice boxing 28 Oil well output, in slang 33 Hindu teacher 34 Fútbol fan’s cry 35 Fencing weapon 36 Malleable metal 37 Historic events at Gettysburg and Vicksburg 41 Sister of Zsa Zsa 42 Ye __ Shoppe

Courtesy of MCT Campus

Cancer The moon has you yearning for a spiritual connection as well as a romantic one. It’s OK to be honest about that fact that you want to be with someone that has a mind, body and spirit link to you. Keep seeking that experience.

Sagittarius Saturn in your sign is helping you to attract positive experiences. You could make some new friends in an unexpected way. Or you might discover something exciting about your career potentials that leads you in a fresh direction.

Capricorn You’ll be feeling good about romantic stuff this week as Venus helps you look on the positive side.

If you’re single, you’ll feel good about the freedom you have. If you’re involved with someone, you’ll truly appreciate being with your sweetheart.

Leo

Aquarius

Good karma is coming your way. Nice things that you did for other people will start to pay off for you. Maybe a friend will set you up on a really nice date. Perhaps a work contact will give you an enticing job lead. Saturn is helping you out.

Mars could make you a little anxious because your energy is very amped up. Find ways to relax. Hit a spa. Chill out with your family members.

Meditate. Give yourself permission to do nothing instead of always racing around.

Virgo

Pisces

Friendship is always important to you, and Venus is reminding you about this fact. If you’re in a relationship, you’ll want to hang out and relax with your honey in a casual way. If you’re single, you’ll seek people you can have a nice conversation with.

With the moon opposite your sign, you could find yourself misinterpreting something that your honey says or does. Avoid jumping to conclusions because your partner is likely to be going through some extra stress.

PAGE 14

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

November 7, 2016

SPORTS

Baseball boils down to end

by John Stevens

On Wednesday night, all eyes were glued to game seven of the World Series where the Cubs made history winning in extra innings to take the title for the first time in 108 years.

While history may not have been made at Warhawk Field on Wednesday, baseball was still in full tilt as the team divided up for their inner-squad scrimmage also known as the Blood Series.

Wednesday’s contest featured some of ULM’s young talent where six different players reached base on hits in Maroon’s 6-5 win.

One of those six hits came from Casey Oliver who continued the hitting affair for his team when he hit a two-run homerun in the bottom of the third inning.

Oliver also led his squad with three RBI on the night.

Turner Francis came in right behind Oliver with two RBI in the game.

Meanwhile on the Gold team’s squad, seasoned veteran Anthony Herrera had two hits including a double that ignited the team’s comeback attempt late in the game.

Johnny DeLaCruz matched his teammate hit-for-hit with a double and two hits of his own.

Gold squad member Will Daniels only had one hit, but it was a a tworun homerun in the sixth inning.

On the defensive side of the game, pitcher Kyle Backofen struck out five

David Wilks

batters through three and two-thirds inning.

During his first start, he only allowed one run and four hits to earn a spot in the win column for the Maroon squad.

After Wednesday’s game, the teams faced off again on Friday for more work and practice against one another.

While they would get more work in, it wasn’t the plays made that left the game controversial.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Maroon squad was able to find themselves with the bases loaded and two outs.

After a failed attempt at a pickoff play, the Maroon squad scored their game clinching run on a walk-off balk by the pitcher.

While it was a weird way to lose or win a game, it’s most definitely better to do so in the pre-season before the season starts this February.

Looking ahead to the season, the Warhawks will welcome seven new freshmen including three from Ouachita High School in Monroe.

Of those seven freshmen, two are catchers, which will be vital in replacing last year’s veteran catcher behind the plate, Dalton Todd.

Keep up with more coverage of ULM’s baseball team and their upcoming spring schedule at ulmhawkeyeonline.com

contact John Stevens at stevensjr@warhawks.ulm.edu

Soccer ends season with high hopes for next

TEAM HUDDLE: Warhawks celebrate last game of the season.

by John Stevens

For the first time in program history, the ULM soccer team competed in the Sun Belt Conference tournament where they took on the Little Rock Trojans as the number six seed.

The Trojans came out in the first half and made sure to capitalize on their opportunities when Doro Greulich passed the ball into the box and found teammate Quin Wilkes who netted the first goal of the game.

Down 1-0, the Warhawks looked to retaliate with a goal of their own but had no such luck finding the back of the net.

After the Trojans added another tally before halftime, they took a commanding 2-0 lead heading into the second half.

While the Warhawks only two shots came from seniors, Mary Ashton Lembo and Kylie Kukowski, the ladies in maroon showed no quit until the final buzzer.

“It has been a great experience to finally be able

photo courtesy ULM Athletics

to push through and make it to our first conference tournament. We have had a great season,” said senior forward Whitney Tuckfield.

While the season ended on Wednesday, the Warhawks will reflect on their successful season under Sun Belt Conference coach of the year Keyton Wheelock.

Other notable honors were made for ULM’s goalkeeper Brooke-Lynn Scroggins who was named all conference first team after recording a total of 124 saves throughout the season.

Looking ahead to next season, the Warhawks will have key pieces returning in strikers Emely Segovia and Cke’Lana Caesar.

The skill between the goal posts won’t change for the Warhawks either with Scroggins coming back for her junior year. Her six shutouts this season will be something the program looks forward to next fall. contact John Stevens at stevensjr@warhawks.ulm.edu

ADVERTISEMENT

When you walk into Schulze you are greeted by a consistent If you’ve ever eaten at our Grille Works location in the Student Union Building, then you have most likely had the pleasure of meeting our friendly face each and every day. That friendly face is none other than supervisor, Mr. David Wilks. He came to work for ULM Dining Services straight Angelique Carter, our sweet, shy and faithful cashier. Angelique came to work out of high school over 37 years ago and decided this would be the place he for ULM Dining Services right out of high school and has been with us for nine would make his career. From the dish room, to prep cook, to the salad bar, Mr. years now. Her mother, Angela, who also works for us, first introduced her to David has done a wide array of jobs here at Aramark. He even became the first Aramark. Angelique fell in love with the students and the university and has male supervisor at ULM Dining Services. When Mr. David was a little boy, his been here ever since. She tells us, “I love the students and am very happy to mother taught him how to cook and has loved it ever since. serve them with a smile daily.”

He not only enjoys cooking at the Grille, but he also enjoys it What many people may not know about Angelique is that she is a outside of work as well. When he goes home to his wife of thirty-six years, he single mom of a beautiful one year old daughter, Arianna. While interviewing takes pride in making dinner for her, his daughter and son who are now grown her, we got the opportunity to spend some time with her and it was evident and the rest of his family. Even during the holidays, Mr. David prepares the how wonderful of a mother Angelique is to her little girl. Not only is Arianna entire meal himself for everyone who attends. It is evident that cooking is a the cutest, most well behaved child, but she is also smart, just like her mom. passion for him that he loves to live out every day. As a resounding theme When asking Angelique what it is like being a single mother who works from all of our employees, he tells us the thing he loves most about working full-time, she told us while playing with Arianna and a huge smile on her face, here are the students. “I love watching them grow up,” he says, “they walk in “It can be hard, but it is definitely worth it.” Angelique is also very close to her the door as nothing but kids and then grow up to make something of family which helps provide her support. She has five siblings on her mom’s themselves.” We hope that you have enjoyed seeing Mr. David on campus as side, nine siblings on her dad’s side and ten nieces and nephews. We at much as he has enjoyed getting to know all of you. Thank you Mr. David for all Aramark are grateful she chose and continuous to choose us as her employer! you do!

Angelique Carter

November 7, 2016

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

PAGE 15

SPORTS

Five set fight ends with Warhawk win

by Reginald Wells

ULM Volleyball survived a five-set match against South Alabama to keep its conference tournament hopes alive. They rallied to win the final three sets to win the home contest.

“We find a way,” head coach Patrick Hiltz said after the “nerve-racking” match.

“If we need to win ugly, we’ll win ugly. That’s Warhawk volleyball right there.”

Both teams had lackluster performances statistically, committing countless errors on the night.

The highest attacking percentage of any set for the Warhawks was .263 in the fifth set. The third set was the lowest with a .033 percentage.

Tara Jenkins controlled the offense with 41 assists and five kills. Hope Pawlik ended with 14 kills along with 15 digs for another double-double. Kacey LeBlanc added five service aces for the Warhawks.

LeBlanc also led the defense

with 25 digs. Pawlik and Jenkins both added 15 digs each. Kaitlyn Shearer had the team’s only solo block while assisting on 8 more blocks.

Kalena Caruthers also assisted on 4 blocks.

The Warhawks began the match scoring seven of the first eight points. The Jaguars quickly countered and decreased the lead. ULM retained a small advantage until they reached 24.

With the set point at their reach, they gave up a threepoint lead and eventually lost the set on an attack error (2725).

In the second set, the Warhawks scored most of the early points. Much like the first, the lead vanished.

Four unanswered Jaguar points gave them the late 2218 advantage. ULM fought to even the score but fell short and lost the set (25-22).

The third set began with a South Alabama run which called for a ULM timeout with a 10-4 score. Four miscues in

a row for the visitors helped bring the Warhawks back into the game. After a tie game at 18, the Warhawks were able to finish the set strong with an Ana Ribeiro kill winning the third (25-23).

ULM took control of the match in set four. They were challenged throughout, but they responded with great defense and a relentless offense.

The 16 kills powered the team as they never tied or trailed in the set. The team took the fourth set (25-21).

The final set belonged to ULM as they attacked the Jaguar defense early.

ULM held onto their slim lead throughout, winning (1513).

The Warhawks will host the three final matches of the season next week.

The first match will be against in-state rival ULL Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. photo courtesy ULM Athletics

contact Reginald Wells at wellsrd@warhawks.ulm.edu

SMILES FOR MILES: : Libeiro Kacey Leblanc celebrates a kill with her teammates in Friday’s five set thriller.

CHACAHOULA The Chacahoula yearbook staff is looking for photographers, writers, and graphic designers.

Scholarships provided Meetings every Thursday at 5 p.m. in Stubbs 131

Contact: E-mail: ulmhawkeye@gmail.com

Phone: 318-342-5453

PAGE 16

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

November 7, 2016

SPORTS

all photos by Siddharth Gaulee

PUMPED UP: Marcus Green runs in the endzone to make a touchdown Saturday night. Alec Osbourne (89) congratulates his teammate, RJ Turner (2), for scoring the first touchdown of the game.

Sack seals overtime win Warhawks tackle Jaguars 42-35

by Kandice Johnson

Both teams wanted to be crowned Saturday night’s winner, but the Warhawks came through in the bitter end, beating the Jaguars 42-35 in overtime.

Before the game-winning play, referees gave players and fans false hope by calling a pass made to wide receiver RJ Turner a touchdown.

Referees then realized the catch was out of bounds.

The setback didn’t shake the ULM football team, as they came back with a zinger.

The crowd roared when starting quarterback Caleb Evans linked with wide receiver Marcus Green for the official overtime touchdown.

When linebacker Cortez Sisco Jr. sacked South Alabama quarterback Dallas Davis four plays later, the roars became ear-piercing.

“I knew I was going to be open, so when I ran, I just knew he was throwing it to me,” Green said. “When I turned around, there the ball was. I

just had to catch it. Get two feet in.”

Throughout the game, both teams were neck-and-neck in making touchdowns.

The Warhawks wasted no time putting seven on the board, scoring a touchdown within the first five minutes of the game.

For a moment, it seemed ULM would maintain dominance on the scoreboard, but the Jaguars quickly bounced back in the second drive, running the ball 55 yards into the end zone.

ULM attempted a field goal kick at the 45-yard line, but whether it was the temperature drop or the Jaguar fans chanting “block that kick,” the field goal went wide.

Upping the ante, South Alabama held the lead on touchdowns in the third quarter, but like the diamonds they are, pressure made the Warhawk offense shine in the fourth quarter and overtime.

Running back Thomas Koufie made two of the crucial touchdowns needed to get a winning gain over the Jaguars, making the score 35-28.

In the first touchdown, Koufie rushed for nine yards, while for the second touchdown he rushed for two yards.

Coach Viator praised his

quarterback for his “hot hands,” but Evans was humbly recognized the offensive effort.

“I feel like our receivers are the best in the conference. If feel like when it’s in their hands, they can make plays for me,” Evans said. “They made me look bigger than I was, and I all I have to do is give them the ball and they’ll be straight.”

The ULM offense tried to bleed out the clock, but once the Jaguars got the ball with one minute and 58 seconds left, the ULM defensive let South Alabama slip in the end zone to tie the game with a touchdown.

South Alabama cheers soon met the haunting reality of a loss when the Warhawks delivered in overtime.

Head coach Matt Viator said tonight’s win was not about him, but the players.

“The last two weeks didn’t look good, but they come to practice. They work,” Viator said. “A home game like this against a good team like (South) Alabama…I’m happier for these guys.”

The Warhawks will travel to Atlanta, Ga., next Saturday to play against Georgia State.

contact Kandice Johnson at johnsokf@warhawks.ulm.edu

FINAL MOMENTS: ULM football players Nick Ingram (23), Terry Ausborne Jr. (13) and Trequerrious Wadley (35) focusing on the scroreboard during overtime.

FAST FACTS ULM 42

27 460 4 30:47 1

A

M A B A L A S. Final Score First Downs Total Yards Penalties Possession Turnovers

35

30 516 12 29:13 1