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February 25, 2019

Opinion: President’s not always correct

Embracing Roots: Master class teaches umfundalai P 11

Award-winning poet reads at ULM P 10

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CALENDAR Monday, February 25 CAB Movie NightBlacKkKlansman, 7: 30 p.m., SUB Ballroom A Guest Low Brass Recital, 7:30 p.m., Emy-Lou Biedenharn Hall

Tuesday, February 26

ULM Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Brown Auditorium Zumbathon, 5 p.m., Brown Gym

Wednesday, February 27

Black History/ Women's History Chalking, 7 a.m., Quad

Thursday, February 28

Mardi Gras Ball, 9 p.m., Bayou Pointe

Student Health Fair, 10 a.m., SUB Ballrooms

Friday, March No events planned

Saturday, March No events planned

Sunday, March Men's basketball Vs Coastal Carolina, 2 p.m., Fant-Ewing Coliseum

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Women's basketball, 1 p.m. @ Coastal Carolina

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Bangladesh

Mayor Jamie Mayo presented the annual State of the City address on Thursday. This year's theme was " Let Us Wake Up and Embrace Our People, Address Our Challenges, and Celebrate Our Potential through Powerful Partnerships."

Along with addressing the city's budget and crime statistics, Mayor Mayo also presented a possible solution to develop local businesses through a new arena.

The two-level arena will have 7,500 seats and is expected to drive traffic and money to Monroe.

According to KNOE, 75 percent of the funding is secured through no new taxes whereas 25 percent will come through sponsors. That's when Mayor Mayo take it to the Monroe City Council for a vote.

Mayor Mayo will bring the final proposal to the public and the council.

According to KNOE, five people have been arrested in connection with a home invasion that took place on Feb. 9 The home invasion took place on the 1400 block of Georgia Street.

The victim told police that multiple males with handguns forced their way into his home and stole several items from him.

Police said they arrested four people whose names could not be released due to their ages along with 17-year-old Xzavior Osteen.

Osteen was charged with home invasion.

Osteen was also arrested for an alleged carjacking that happened on Buckhorn Bend Loop Road, according to his arrest report.

As per the report, Osteen admitted to holding the victim at knife point and taking his cell phone and car.

MCT-A new campaign in North Carolina's ninth Congressional District kicked off Friday following an order for a new election. The North Carolina State Board of Elections made the decision after a hearing that detailed election fraud in Bladen County.

Republican Mark Harris stunned the hearing with his own call for a new election, after insisting for weeks that he won the vote last fall and should be certified. He led Democrat Dan McCready by 905 votes after Election Day. Testimony from witnesses showed Bladen County operative McCrae Dowless at the center of what officials described as a "coordinated, unlawful and substantially resourced absentee ballot scheme."

One scenario would be for a May primary, a June runoff if needed and an Oct. general election.

MCT- At least 69 people were killed on Thursday in an overnight fire that engulfed several buildings in an old part of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.

According to Ali Ahmed Khan, the director general Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defense, 41 injured people had been taken to hospital.

Around 200 people were working at the site to recover further bodies.

The fire broke out at around 10:40 p.m. Wednesday on the ground floor of a four-storey building in an old part of the city.

It took fire fighters around five hours to contain the fire that had since spread to three adjacent buildings.

Fire officials said the fire originated in a chemical warehouse located on the building's ground floor and spread quickly.

In 2010, a similar devastating fire in an old part of Dhaka killed 124 people.

New arena planned 5 arrested in home New election ordered At least 69 dead in Dhaka fire for city development invasion case after voter fraud

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TODAY IN HISTORY

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

"No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in."

February 25

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Catherine Griffith (right) defends the spike during Thursday's exhibition at the ULM beach volleyball courts.

1969: West Germany gives $5 million to an Arab terrorist as ransom for the passengers and crew of a hijacked jumbo jet.

1986: Corazon Aquino becomes the first female president of the Philippines and ending the 20year authoritarian rule of Ferdinand Marcos.

1998: Switzerland's first legal brothel opens in Zurich.

2011: French fashion house Christian Dior suspends its chief designer John Galliano after he is arrested for an anti-semitic verbal attack in Paris.

2012: World Health Organization removes India from the list of polio endemic countries.

2014: Pro-Russian protesters block the Crimean parliament and demand a referendum on Crimea's independence.

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CAMPUS LIFE

Annual award honors local leaders

by Sisam Shrestha

photo by Miles Jordan

UNITED WE CHEER: Nanami Kanosue (left), a Japanese exchange student, and Morgan DeRosia (right), a ULM cheerleader, cheer together at Thursday's women's basketball against Texas State. Kanosue is part of a cheer exchange program that brought together cheerleaders from Japan and ULM.

Japanese cheerleaders share ULM cheer experience

by Ashlyn Dupree

Entering a new country can be a scary thought, especially if you are performing a cheer routine, that you had learned a day before, in front of hundreds of strangers.

Nanami Kanosue, a Japanese student from Ehime University, was nervous to perform in front of the fans at Thursday's women’s basketball against Texas State.

“We were a little nervous, but the ULM cheerleaders were so welcoming. We practiced a little bit, but they were very encouraging,” Kanosue said.

The experience was something Patience Talley, the assistant coordinator of Student Life and Spirit Groups, was happy to be a part of.

“This is the first time ULM Cheer has ever been part of an exchange program. It’s been absolutely amazing. When I heard about them coming, I was ecstatic,” Talley said.

From learning new baskets to eating crawfish for the first time, the exchange program students made sure to make the most of their three week trip to the U.S.

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“In the U.S., there are nine mats used for cheer competitions. But in Japan we compete with seven mats.

We do the same jump, toe touching, motions and tumbling,” Kanosue said.

Talley said that the cheerleading team was able to teach them more tumbling skills and stunts to take back to the cheerleading club in Ehime University in Japan.

Rio Mitsuhata, another Japanese student, was very impressed with the atmosphere at ULM’s basketball game.

“It was my first time watching a basketball game in the U.S. The atmosphere was very great. We don’t have a live band in Japan. It’s just the crowd cheering. I enjoyed listening to the band,” Mitsuhata said.

Morgan DeRosia, a second-year cheerleader, was impressed by the exchange students’ skills.

DeRosia was up til 2 a.m. the night before the performance, going over cheer moves with the exchange students. She also picked up a few Japanese sentences while acting as their unofficial guide at ULM. “I didn’t get to learn any Japanese

cheer moves. But they caught on easily whenever I was teaching. They learned 'Hey Baby' two minutes before we went on the floor,” DeRosia said.

The exchange program, though very short, inspired Talley and the cheerleading team to reignite their flame for cheer.

Talley said that the entire ULM cheerleading team, who are in off season, were smiling from ear to ear when the four students showed up at practice.

"They brought a different energy and taught us a few hand signals from Japan. They may think that they’ve taken a lot from us, but we’ve taken so much more from them just being with us,” Talley said.

Talley is looking forward to an exchange program where ULM cheerleaders will travel to Ehime University and learn cheers in Japan.

Nanami and the other cheerleaders from Ehime will remember this experience and ULM , especially with the ULM merchandise they bought. contact Ashlyn Dupree at dupreeaf@warhawks.ulm.edu

ULM Women’s Symposium announced its list of annual award winners on Thursday. Betty Cummins won the Legacy award, the highest recognition from ULM Women’s Symposium.

The award honors an individual of an exemplary character for her “inspiration, dedication and significant contribution to her community.”

Cummins is the chairman of the Scott companies and the Scott Foundation.

ULM Women’s Symposium is an organization that works towards empowering women from all different backgrounds. The committee also announced winners for four other categories: Emerging Student Leader, Vanguard, Distinguished Leader and Rising Professional.

According to Kelsey Bohl, this year’s chair for Women’s Symposium, the awards “recognize all the good work the recipients are doing in our community and in their professional careers.”

“The awards allow us to show gratitude to these people and provide us an outlet tell the recipients' stories in hopes of inspiring others,” Bohl said.

Cummins, during her time as the president of the ULM Foundation, led the charge to raise the private funding for the president’s house on Bon Aire Drive.

“She along with both the Scott foundation and Scott companies’ support for higher education, especially ULM, is unmatched,” Bohl said.

Sydney Canfield, a graduate student, won the Emerging Student

Leader award. The award honors a ULM student who works towards the “empowerment, motivation, and encouragement of fellow peers and fosters positive change.”

Canfield has been actively involved with the ULM Peer Leader program, 31 Ambassadors, AmeriCorps and other organizations, both on and off campus.

“One of my good friends, Nirali, was selected last year and I am very excited to be able to be selected after her. It really is such an honor to have been named the Emerging Student Leader, " Canfield said.

Dr. Eric Pani, former vice president of Academic Affairs, won the Vanguard award for his efforts in supporting gender equality in both in and out of workplace/organization.

Susan Hoffmann won the Distinguished Leader award, which recognizes a woman who has “demonstrated a continual level of notable, sustained, and outstanding contributions throughout her career.”

ULM alumna Kandice Guice won the Rising Professional award, a recognition for a young professional making significant contributions in her work field and community.

Attorney Guice is the founder of #MoreThanPretty campaign that encourages women to “break down barriers by leading the way in areas of STEM, corporate leadership, government and community activism.”

The awards will be presented at the Women’s Symposium on March 27 at the Bayou Pointe Student Event Center. contact Sisam Shrestha at shrests8@warhawks.ulm.edu

Fraternity celebrates Black History Month through service Members of the Mu Lambda Chapter of Omega Psi Phi came together on Wednesday to celebrate Black History Month through community service.

The fraternity worked the food line at Schulze cafeteria and served dishes like collard greens, peach cobbler, fried chicken and turkey necks.

According to Blair Guillory, the vice president of Omega Psi Phi, the event was put together to bring recognition to Black History Month

through different types of “soul food.”

The event was put together in collaboration with Aramark and Carday Marshall, the supervisor of Schulze cafeteria and a member of the chapter.

On March 14, the fraternity is teaming up with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to organize a blood drive on campus.

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OPINION

IMMIGRATION

Children can’t help being illegal Border apprehensions of families increased substantially in 2018 The number of family units and unaccompanied children apprehended at the U.S. Southwest border per month, Nov. 2017-2018

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Erika Guerrero One of the most pressing questions in today’s society is should young illegals have a path to citizenship?

My answer is, if they do not cause any problems such as criminal behavior and they contribute to our society, then 100 times yes.

I do believe they deserve a pathway to citizenship and here’s why.

Many times, young illegal immigrants are brought to the U.S. as children by their parents so the first thing we need to understand is that it isn’t their fault that they were brought over here illegally.

They did not make the choice to come over here as illegals. Their parents chose for them.

Another thing we should keep in mind is that these young illegals

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their parents do. This means if their visas run out, they have to leave again or they are at risk of being deported.

Take Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, also known as 21 Savage, for example.

21 Savage is a 26-year-old rapper who is a U.K. native. He came to the U.S. on a one year visa in July 2005.

The rapper was arrested just a

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few weeks ago during a traffic stop in DeKalb County when the police realized that he and three other people with him had overstayed their visas.

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Staff, whoGraphic: were brought overTNS by their parents grow-up in our society, go to our schools and work within our communities usually on student visas or work visas.

Some of these illegals contribute to society more than legal U.S. citizens, but despite all of this, they have no more rights to U.S. citizenship than

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own. But now he is facing possible deployment.

21 Savage has made ties to the community he lives in, works hard at what he does and was not a danger to the community. He was simply a victim of an overstayed visa as a minor that eventually led to his arrest.

The sad truth to this story is that over two million minors have been left without legal statuses and face these charges as well as the fear of deportation.

They are looked at as illegals when it was never their fault that they were brought over here to begin with.

Overall, I believe that young illegals should have a pathway to citizenship if they are able to prove their roles in our society and do not have criminal records.

We could perform background checks, ask for school records, ask for proof that they have a job and are doing their parts in the community.

If all of the background checks and records come back clean, then I believe we should offer them a process that the young illegals can go through in order to obtain citizenship.

Free speech has always been controversial in our country.

People become divided when the discussion of who can and cannot speak their mind freely arises. The latest addition to the discussion of free speech is a local here in Monroe-well, sort of.

Mac’s Fresh Market is a grocerystore chain with locations in Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi.

They have a weekly ad and in it they

include a quote for their shoppers every week.

Recently, the quote said, “Heaven has a wall, a gate and a strict immigration policy. Hell has open borders. Let that sink in.”

The quote is a political reference and although insulting to many, Mac’s has no need to apologize.

Reggy McDaniel, Mac’s owner, refused to apologize after receiving backlash about his ad online. In an interview with KALB, he admitted he used a political message in the ad, but said it was used to highlight Jesus. When threats of boycotting the grocer became apparent, McDaniel said that being in America gave the shoppers the privilege of shopping where they pleased.

Mac’s and its owner are an example of free speech in America whether we like their message or not. They cannot be forced to censure themselves or apologize for their statements, but they must

accept the consequences of their actions, which, according to the owner, they have.

The problem here is Mac’s willingness of free speech and some people’s wish to see it censured. The solution is simple- ignore it. The grocery store continues to post a weekly quote. The most recent one was a Ronald Reagan quote about abortion supporters.

The owner also posted a statement on the store’s website and said Mac’s would continue “to share the message of salvation through Jesus Christ.”

We cannot continue as a country to strike down everybody who doesn’t agree with us, but instead we must learn to coexist. If Mac’s owner is ok with people shopping elsewhere, then the people criticizing the store should be ok with seeing it express its beliefs. contact Alfonzo Galvan at galvana@warhawks.ulm.edu

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OPINION

GOVERNMENT

National emergency is uncalled for, not necessary

Emma Brunel Back in the 1900s, when industries needed cheap workforce to earn higher profits, Mexican immigrants were welcomed. Their motivation and hardworking spirits were seen as a great resource, and they played a key part in the businesses’ growth. Today, more than a century later, the president wants to send them back, and stop them from coming.

On Feb. 15, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in order to build his long-promised wall between Mexico and the U.S. to stop drug and human trafficking. Right after ending the longest shut down in history, President Donald Trump found a way to bypass Congress’ approval to fund his project.

The word “emergency” qualifies an action that happens unexpectedly, which is not a good word when talking about the issue at stake. While drug trafficking increased in the recent years, it has been a problem since the 1900s. At the beginning of the 20th century, opium and morphine were a drastic problem in the U.S. and were the cause of overpopulated jails and hospitals, according to the Time.

President Trump’s declared a state of emergency on an issue that we have been

dealing with for decades. Action needs to be taken to prevent drug smuggling into the country, but is building a wall the ultimate solution to this problem? Is a fence preventing your dog from going into the neighbor’s backyard helpful when the gate is open? The answer is no, not when we know that this gate already lets hundreds of thousands of people go through every day.

According to USA Today, Gil Kerlikowske, the former head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, said that “regardless of the number of drug dogs and technology and intelligence, the potential of smuggling the drugs in through a port of entry is far greater.”

Drug traffickers find it less risky to go through the busiest entrances such as San Ysidro port of entry in southern California than using illegal paths. President Trump still thinks that building a 234-mile steel wall will stop this from happening, which is why he demanded $5.7 billion from Congress.

Only $1.4 billion were given to him, but he does not give up and intends to fulfill his campaign promise before the next elections in 2020. His only resource left is to call for a national emergency, which will allow him to unlock $3.6 billion dedicated for the construction of military housing, schools and gyms.

He will also have the power to use other funds from counter-narcotic programs and from the Department of Treasury, eventually obtaining a greater amount than the one he asked in the first place.

Many presidents have declared a state of national emergency since 1976, when the law was enacted. From President Carter’s response to the 52 hostages detained in Tehran, to Clinton’s prohibition of

transaction with terrorists and to Obama’s response to the H1N1 influenza pandemic in 2009, everyone was responding to a new and urgent threat that required immediate action.

Moreover, none of them ever tried to circumvent Congress to fund a chosen project. Building the US-Mexico border wall is a domestic project clearly dividing the population. According to CBS News, a poll made in Nov. showed that 59 percent of the American population was opposed to it.

Declaring a state of emergency for such a split issue is setting the tone for other presidents to use the act for issues like climate change or gun control. While some could see it as a great thing, it also deprives citizens of many rights.

For instance, it can suspend writs of habeas corpus letting the government imprison people without political review or shutdown internet and emails if they are considered as a threat of war. It increases the president’s power considerably and does not represent the idea of democracy that the U.S. embodies.

President Trump should think of better alternatives before engaging in such a process. Congress does not have the power to stop him, but the House and the Senate can elaborate a joint resolution of termination, if they believe that his decision is unappropriated or that the threat has decreased. Another way to oppose the president’s decision is to file a lawsuit against it. Sixteen states already filed one to challenge the president in courts, and hopefully the judicial branch will redefine the separation of power that tends to be omitted by our 45th president. contact Emma Brunel at bruneleo@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Education

Quality Enhancement Plan to change Biology

by Ethan Dennis It’s that time of the decade when ULM needs to focus their energies extra hard into creating a better learning environment through what’s called a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP).

Every 10 years, the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), requires universities to reaffirm their accreditation.

Every university develops a QEP as part of the reaffirmation of accreditation. The QEP is meant to enhance student learning in a specific area, and it should be centered around the university’s mission and vision.

ULM’s QEP this year is “FOCUS on Biology” which was created by a planning committee of students, faculty and staff. FOCUS stands for formulate, observe, communicate, use and synthesize.

It will implement a curriculum change in two gateway biology courses- Biology 1014, Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology I, and Biology 1020, Principles of Biology.

Looking at institutional data, these two classes have the potential to have the biggest impact on our campus. However, the curriculum change won’t change the lecture

and labs, just add onto the understanding of the lecture material.

“The students will just come to a FOCUS section once a week with a teacher, a graduate assistant and hopefully some peer mentors who have been successful in the class. Activities that demonstrate concepts such as mitosis or photosynthesis will be completed so that students can learn them at a deeper level,” said Mallory Benedetto, the QEP coordinator and biology instructor.

These FOCUS groups will take place every week, outside of class.

This model has been partially based on the Supplemental Instruction model already offered here at ULM and demonstrated to improve performance in students who participate.

If approved, the first FOCUS sessions will be implemented in BIOL 1020 starting in spring 2020. In fall 2020, all sections of both BIOL 1020 and BIOL 1014 will have FOCUS sessions.

This will hopefully increase the success rates and thinking skills for students in these classes so that the success in upper-level biology classes will improve and not be as difficult as it is now for many students.

“Meteorology, astronomy, geology, physics and chemistry-I love all

of those. In biology, however, I had to fight for a low ‘B.’ I have no idea why biology is so much different than every single other branch of science, but I had to fight a lot harder for a grade in a freshman biology class than even upper level classes in the other sciences,” said Greg Sova, a senior atmospheric science major.

“During the process of implementing this quality enhancement plan, we will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of the FOCUS sessions through a variety of methods.

We will quantitatively measure critical thinking and discipline specific knowledge using a proven critical thinking test developed at Tennessee Tech called the CAT Test and through locally developed diagnostic questions that will be embedded on the final exam of each section of the two courses,” said Anne CaseHanks, the School of Sciences director.

Case-Hanks also said, “We will also gather qualitative data through post-mortem focus sessions, where we will get information from students, faculty and others involved on what went well, what should be changed and other ideas to continually improve.”

SACSCOC is the regional body that accredits degree-granting higher education institutions in the

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southern states of the U.S. The Commission’s mission is to enhance educational quality throughout the south and make colleges more effect by enforcing standards that address the needs of society and students.

Accreditation by SACSCOC signifies three things. The first is that the institution has a mission appropriate to higher education. The second is that the institution has resources, programs and services sufficient to accomplish and sustain that mission.

The third thing is that the institution maintains clearly specified educational objectives that are consistent with its mission and appropriate to the degrees it offers and that indicate whether it is successful in achieving its stated objectives,

according to the SACSCOC’s Principles of Accreditation Handbook.

Dr. Judy Fellows, the associate vice president for Academic Affairs, and Allison Thompson, the director of assessment, plan to demonstrate compliance with the SACSCOC’s 14 principles and 72 standards through almost 1,000 pages of narrative and additional electronic pages of evidence.

Fellows said faculty, staff, students and administrators across campus were important to the reaffirmation process.

“As ULM prepares for the reaffirmation committee, our work continues so that we can physically demonstrate the quality of our university. In March, we will have the opportunity to show that ULM meets the needs of our students and society and should be recommended for reaffirmation of accreditation,” said Fellows.

The opportunity Fellow mentions is an on-site campus visit which is required as part of the reaffirmation process. ULM’s accreditation visit will be March 18-21.

However, the final decision to grant reaffirmation of accreditation will be made by the SACSCOC Board of Trustees in Dec. 2019. contact Ethan Dennis at dennisec@warhawks.ulm.edu

Awards

Hawkeye wins ‘Best College Newspaper’

by Chelsea Terrell

From Feb. 14-16, The Hawkeye staff attended the Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, at Middle Tennessee State University and left the conference with three awards. The Hawkeye won first place in Best Newspaper, third place in Best Website and also Sid Gaulee, a Hawkeye graphic designer, placed fourth for Best Graphic Designer.

The director of the paper, Dr. Christopher Mapp, is very proud of the Hawkeye staff and believes attending conferences such as the SEJC, is very beneficial for all staff members.

In fact, Mapp said, “First, they network with media students from other schools, forming friendships and professional connections. Second, they attend training sessions where they learn new skills and trends. And finally, they compete in different media categories, such as writing, editing, video, photography and layout and design, against other colleges and uni-

AWARD-WINNING: (Left to right) Kaitlin Maness, Alfonzo Galvan, Ethan Dennis, Sisam Shrestha and Ashlyn Dupree accept awards on behalf of The Hawkeye staff.

versities. These competitions provide them a measuring stick for the quality of their work.”

Gaulee, junior communications major, also agrees that attending these various conferences is very helpful for the editors, writers and other staff members that work hard to keep The Haw-

keye running smoothly.

Gaulee said, “Even though I couldn’t attend SEJC this year, going to the conference in the past has been a tremendous help for our paper and for me personally. Watching what some of the schools were doing differently who placed

high consistently helped me realize where we stood and what improvements we needed to make to reach that standard, and it’s great to see our work is now getting recognized.”

While the Hawkeye staff is proud of themselves for winning these awards, Luke Cotton, freshman risk management insurance major, said he was proud too.

“The Hawkeye is a great newspaper. I am not much a reader, but I do enjoy reading about events on campus. You can definitely tell how hard the editors and writers work to make the paper so great,” said Cotton.

Through hard work and dedication, the Hawkeye staff managed to bring home three awards.

The Hawkeye staff hopes to receive more awards on March 6-9 as they attend the College Media Association Convention in New York. contact Chelsea Terrell at terrelcl@warhawks.ulm.edu

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On-campus art

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Visual and Perfoming Arts

What’s

VAPA -NING? -NING?

by Ethan Dennis

photo by Amelia Wilkes

MISSING IN ACTION: “Pretending to Be” by Roger Halligan of Tennessee is the only sculpture of six art works that used to full this space between Spyker Theater, Biedenharn Hall and the Sound of Today Band Building.

ULM Sculpture Garden to not exist after upcoming summer

by Ethan Dennis

Everyone, especially the young, likes to have fun and time to relax.

However, infants, toddlers and preschool children at the ULM Child Development Center will have to find a new place to do so very soon.

Already having cancelled their trip this semester, their biannual trip to the ULM Sculpture will have to be permanently relocated since no sculptures will remain after the summer.

The ULM Sculpture Garden began in 2005 with money provided by the 2004 graduating class.

However, funding for the garden has been hard to acquire since 2013.

“There have been many funding sources over the years. For the last few years, it was funded by awards from the Student Activity Enhancement Fee (SAEF).

The sculptures used to change every year, but after limits were put on funding amounts, the rotation went to every two years in the 2014 season,” said Clifford Tresner, the coordinator for the garden.

ULM’s associate art professor Tresner became the coordinator for the garden because of his involvement in the sculpture field.

Every two years, a national call for entries is sent to a list of contacts, but only five or six works are selected for display for the two-

year period.

Some of these sculptures are pre-made, while others are made specifically for Tresner the exhibit, which is located between Spyker Theater, Biedenharn Hall and the Sound of Today Band Building.

In spite of them being responsible for the delivery, setup and takedown of their work, art has been shown from artists based in Louisiana, Minnesota, Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida, Arizona, Texas, Mississippi, Missouri, Georgia and South Carolina.

Artists will no longer have this chance if funding is not found soon. Funding from the SAEF is no longer an option, since the guidelines for funding this fee has been modified to not include exhibitions, according to Tresner.

“I have notified the administration that there is currently not a funding source for these exhibition spaces,” Tresner said.

So, the future of the garden looks nonexistent. The removal of five of the six sculptures has already started affecting the Monroe community. Emily Williamson, the director of ULM’s Child Development Center, brings children aged six weeks to five years old to the garden to expand their creative thinking and expression skills.

“With the infants and toddlers, we want them to respond and show interest in visual stimuli and begin exploring with art materials. With our preschoolers, we want them to participate in various forms of creative activities, develop verbal skills by describing general features in a piece of artwork, observe and/ or describe what they like and do not like about various forms of art and how it makes them feel,” Williamson said.

Speaking to the need for the garden, Williamson said, “It is one thing to see a sculpture or mural in a book, but until children actually see and explore one in real life, it doesn’t actually come alive.”

This space is used for many things including discussion and class dialog for ULM courses.

Every spring, ULM’s School of Visual and Performing Arts hosts a Director’s Gala there where the Monroe community raises money for the department.

“The space contributes to the campus community and culture in a positive way. Faculty have mentioned they were pleased to see the space while interviewing for a faculty position here. The arts can help beautify an otherwise sparse area, and I hope the works presented over the years have sparked dialog and conversations among college students at a level expected at an institu-

tion of higher l e a r n i n g ,” Tresner said.

Some students will be unhappy should the Williamson sculpture garden disappear.

“I think the sculpture should be kept on campus. It’s one of the gems on campus that people should see. Some consider it to be an eyesore, but it’s an important area to the art program and the artists who have works presented there,” said Trey Gordon, a junior art major.

The ULM Sculpture Garden even had plans once to travel works between the Masur Museum of Art and Public Art and ULM, but a lack of funds hindered this.

According to Tresner, at one time, “There were funds to provide ULM art students with material to design and make large scale work. These works were shown in the garden for a year, then many were shown on the grounds of the Masur Museum.”

The ULM Sculpture Garden has provided a space for art and education to coexist since 2005. The re-maining sculpture, “Pretending to Be” by Roger Halligan of Tennessee, can still be found facing Caldwell Hall. contact Ethan Dennis at dennisec@warhawks.ulm.edu

Here is what’s happening in the School of Visual and Performing Arts at ULM: Thirteen ULM music education majors attended the Texas Music Educators Association annual conference Feb. 14-16 in San Antonio.

Also attending were ULM music faculty members including James Boldin, Judy Bowers, Justin Havard, Derle Long, Eric Siereveld and Kenna Veronee. Bowers and Veronee made presentations during the conference.

There will be a Wind Ensemble Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, in Brown Theater. The College of Arts, Education and Sciences (CAES) is hosting the Spring 2019 Art Crawl at several campus locations from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28.

The exhibition in the CAES Dean’s Conference Room will honor ULM’s 50th anniversary as a university. Admission is free and open to the public.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Participating galleries include The Walker Gallery, Dean’s Conference Room, Bry Art Gallery and the Stubbs Hall senior art student studios.

A showcase of ULM’s talented students, faculty, staff and alumni will be on display throughout the crawl.

The Dean’s conference room will host an exhibition featuring historic photographs, artworks and creative writing, commemorating 2019 as ULM’s 50th Anniversary of being designated as a university.

The show in the Walker Gallery features the ULM Art Program’s student and faculty work, including paintings, pottery, sculpture, prints and photographs.

In addition, Bry Gallery will display the 26th Annual Jr./Sr. High School Art Competition and Awards Ceremony. Awards and scholarships will be given out at 6 p.m. that evening.

For more information about the high school art competition, contact Dr. Joni Noble at noble@ ulm.edu or 318-342-1383.

The senior art students’ studios in Stubbs Hall will be open so that visitors can meet the artists and observe their works in progress. These studios are located at the end of the hall on the second floor of Stubbs Hall.

Finally, don’t forget to get your ticket to VAPA’s spring production, the Phantom of the Opera. It runs from March 21-24. Students receive one free ticket with an ID, and general public tickets are $15.

More information can be found at ulm.edu/ VAPA website or visit the VAPA office in the Biedenharn Music Building. contact Ethan Dennis at dennisec@warhawks.ulm.edu

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February 25, 2019

NEWS

Pageant

I am very honored and honestly, the best part is all the money we raised for so many different philanthropies."

Riley Cooper, inaugural Miss Lady of the Nile

photos by John Radcliffe

RIVER MEETS BAYOU: (Top Left) Riley Cooper is crowned as the inaugural Miss Lady of the Nile. (Top Right) Jasmine Bingham sings a powerful song for the talent portion of the competition.

(Bottom Left) Hosts Ben Evans and Kimberly Moore from 99.7 MyFM are caught mid-joke during the pageant. (Bottom Right) The winner of the pageant, Riley Cooper (center), stands with first runnerup Asja Jordan (right) and second runner-up Hillary May (left).

Miss 'Lady of the Nile' takes place on bayou

by Tiffany Johnson Riley Cooper proudly stood for her philanthropy, the Children’s Miracle Network, as she was crowned the first Miss Lady of the Nile.

Delta Sigma Phi hosted their first annual philanthropy pageant, Miss Lady of the Nile, on Thursday, in the Hangar, formerly the Student Union Building Ballrooms.

The first ever Miss Lady of the Nile was crowned by Monica Whitman, Miss ULM 2019.

“I am very honored and honestly, the best part is all the money we raised for so many different philanthropies,” said Cooper, a sophomore mathematics major.

Cooper was one of seven ladies to compete for this crown. The only re-

quirement to compete was to be currently enrolled as a ULM student. They were asked to have fun and Whitman represent something great or something that they’re proud of.

"I’m very proud of all the girls competing, and I'm so happy for Riley. She not only looked beautiful, but you can tell she’s so passionate about her philanthropy, Children’s Miracle Network which is also the philanthropy I raise money for as Miss ULM," Whitman said.

Hollis Walker, a senior kinesiology major and Delta Sigma Phi member, took ownership of orchestrating this

pageant with the help of his fraternity brothers and other friends.

The pageant not only honored Delta Sigma Phi’s philanthropy, American Red Cross, but also each contestant’s philanthropy they chose to represent.

“I have a big heart for philanthropy. I wanted the contestants to feel special and represent something close to their heart,” Walker said.

The Children’s Coalition, Children’s Miracle Network, Special Olympics and five other philanthropies were represented, with over $1,000 being raised.

Brianna Hutson, a freshman pre-pharmacy major, was a crowd favorite and competed to raise money for the Special Olympics.

“I competed in this pageant, be-

cause it was for a good cause. I love Special Olympics,”Hutson said.

This is her first pageant since her freshman year in high school, and she expressed how good it felt to be back on stage.

Tristan Conville, a senior pre-occupational therapy major, came out to support her sorority sister from Alpha Omicron Pi, Sara Offord, another contestant in the pageant.

“I think the pageant was really good. It takes talent and nerve to do this. I liked how it was smaller. It seemed more meaningful,” Conville said.

The only other pageant she’s attended was Miss ULM back in Nov. Conville said that the only difference between the two competitions was that there was no talent and

swimwear portion in Miss Lady of the Nile.

Walker wishes the pageant to grow bigger, even though the Walker paticipation already shocked.

“I was not expecting so many people to come and show support or so many sponsorship donations. Seeing how successful this pageant was, being our first one, I definitely see pageants in our future for more money for philanthropies, a bigger show and more participants,” Walker said.

The second Miss Lady of the Nile pageant will be in 2020. contact Tiffany Johnson at johnsota@warhawks.ulm.edu

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NEWS

Counselling LEARNING TO MANAGE: A panelist recounts his tramautic experience and how it lead him to experience grief at Wednesday's panel about grief, hosted by the gerontology program.

We organize this panel of discussion to help students understand that grief is a very significant emotion...”

photos by John Radcliffe

Anita Sharma, gerontology program director

FREEING THE TRAP: Panelists and eager listeners gather on the seventh floor of the library to teach and learn about how one should manage their grief.

Warhawks learn how to manage grief

by Chelsea Terrell The College of Business and Social Sciences’ gerontology program hosted a discussion panel with the topic, “Grief Management: Effects on Health and Well-being.”

The discussion was held on the seventh floor of the library.

ULM has the only gerontology program in Louisiana.

Dr. Anita Sharma, along with the rest of the gerontology program, feel that it’s their “responsibility to get the word out about gerontology, especially in our state.”

The program has seven concentrations, one being grief care management. The program organized this event to “point out how grief affects our life if it is not handed positively.”

Sharma, the program director, is very passionate about the effects of grief and how society views the subject.

“We organize this panel of discussion to help students understand that grief Sharma is a very significant emotion, which if not handled the right way, can create a lot of short-term problems in our lives and in the long run," Sharma said.

Sharma also compared grief to “a wound that is not healed” which will continue to worsen if not appropriately treated.

The five panel members consisted of students, faculty and staff.

The members discussed topics such as family illness, death of a loved one, personal illness or general experience with the subject.

All experiences discussed led to a hard journey of overcoming the many steps of grief.

Each panelist shared their life experiences, personal issues of grief and the effect it has had on their life today.

Audience member Pantara Simpson was touched by the panelists’ emotional journeys, and will take what she learned from the discussion with them.

Simpson, a junior elementary education major, said “I never realized how much big of a topic grief actually was and how much it affects many people every day.”

All of the panelists had been through some traumatic event that caused them to suffer the

many stages of grief which are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.

However, they learned what processes to take to maintain their grief and not let it overcome their Simpson daily lives.

While grief can be compared to “a wound that is not healed,” one take away from the discussion panel was to remember to handle grief correctly, so the effects are not worse in the end.

contact Chelsea Terrell at terrelcl@warhawks.ulm.edu

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February 25, 2019

FREESTYLE

Guest Poet

Sara Henning combines science, poetry

by Kaitlin Maness

Sara Henning’s heart had always belonged to three things: science, poetry and her cats.

During college, her passion for science and poetry divided her heart into two parts.

Desperate to hold onto both, Henning double majored in English and genetics with a focus on pre-med at the University of Georgia. It wasn’t until two years later in an introductory creative writing class that Henning realized she no longer desired to go to medical school.

“It’s clear that I have always struggled between my passion for the two fields, but poetry and English kept winning out,” Henning said.

Yet, the war inside Henning, with science on one side and poetry on the other, is far from over. That much was obvious at Henning’s poetry reading last Thursday night.

ULM’s English program and Beer

photo by Amelia Wilkes

VIEW FROM TRUE HENNING: Sara Henning reads from her poetry book, “View from True North,” last Thursday.

& Bard’s hosted Henning in Hemphill Hall to read from her latest published poetry book, “View from True North.” In this volume of poet-

ry, Henning discussed taboo topics like alcoholism, abuse and the negative effects of sexual repression on homosexual individuals.

The speaker in “View from True North” deals with the phases of life and death and understanding them.

Through the speaker, we learn about her grandfather and the struggles he faced during a time where he wasn’t allowed to be himself.

Although it is suggested that the poems are based on Henning’s real life, she often reminded the audience that you cannot assume poetry is about the poet.

Henning’s interest in science did not disappear. She references scientific material all throughout “View from True North.” She uses scientific concepts to begin understanding things like trauma and pain.

For example, in her poem “The First Murmuration,” Henning writes about the strategic way starlings, a type of bird, flock in the thousands to explain that trauma can transfer through generations.

Anup Ghimire, senior com-

puter science major, highly enjoyed the science mentioned throughout Henning’s poems.

He said that it Ghimire helped him view poetry and the world in a different way.

Ghimire said, “You can get the sense of what’s beautiful about the world from other peoples’ words.”

Another ULM student, Chloe Howard, wishes more students would attend events held by ULM’s English program.

As a sophomore English major, she already appreciates poetry, but she believes attending events like Henning’s poetry reading can help students learn to love literature. contact Kaitlin Maness at manessk@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Dance Class

MASTER DANCER SHARES HIS WISDOM: Dr. Kemal Nance (center), a master of the African dance technique umfundalai, teaches a class on Thursday, thanks to ULM’s dance department.

Nance brings umfundalai to ULM

by Ethan Dennis Swarthmore College’s undergraduate program has a gym requirement as part of its curriculum.

For Dr. Kemal Nance, this requirement involved a contemporary African dance technique known as umfundalai, which means “essential” in Kiswahili. After falling in love with it, Nance has not only been studying the style for 30 years, but is considered one of few master teachers of the style.

Nance became a master teacher in the style in 2002.

Back then, Dr. Kariamu Welsh, the progenitor of umfundalai, decided when someone had performed and taught enough that they would be called a master teacher.

ULM students, Grambling State students, Monroe community members and young dancers from Dazzle Dance, a local dance studio, recently had the chance to learn from Nance.

ULM’s dance department hosted a Umfundalai Master Class on Thursday in Brown Annex.

Live drumming music was provided by senior music performance major Noah White and other ULM percussionists. Although he didn’t dance, White enjoyed participating in the class.

“I thought the class was a very fun experience for everyone in the room, no matter what they were doing. The atmosphere of the class was not that of judgement or timidness. Every individual was accepted as a member of one large unit, and everyone worked together to demonstrate a sort of ‘visual example’ of unity,” White said.

The talk about Nance teaching the class began in May 2018 between Nance and associate professor Tina Mullone. The dance department submitted a proposal to the Student Activity Enhance Fee committee, and Dr. Derle Long, the School of Visual and Performing Arts director, provided additional funding. Nance was selected for several reasons, according to Mullone.

“He is an accomplished dancer, choreographer, educator and scholar. He has taught, set work and performed all over the world. He brings this worldview approach to teaching and choreographing. He has researched both African and African diaspora dances extensively and continues to do so,” Mullone said.

Nance said it means everything to be able to teach and share the umfundalai technique with others.

“While umfundalai comes out of African dance, in many ways, it’s uniquely African-American. When I share umfundalai, I’m really sharing a piece of my own legacy. It helps me make sense of the world,” Nance said.

Throughout the class, Nance encouraged everyone to “make music” with their bodies and breathe by saying, “Without breath...there’s death.”

Essence Parker, a member of the Grambling Orchesis Dance Company, enjoyed the class very much, especially the instructor whose “personality brought comfort to anyone feeling shy or lacking confidence.”

“I learned to never apologize for my existence and to stop biting my lip. I’m a victim of being shy, so I stand in the back for class, and when I’m very focused, I bite my lip with my head held down,” Parker said.

Close to the end of the class, Nance mentioned Baba Chuck Davis, an American dancer and choreographer whose work focused on traditional African dance.

Nance told the class to help one another, especially the younger participants, by quoting Davis saying, “The only time I look down on somebody is when I am helping them up.”

To sum up her experience in the class, Mullone said, “He is great to have as a teacher and mentor. I am quite honored he was able to come.”

Upcoming events for the dance department include a Heart Health Zumbathon hosted by the Lambda Chapter of Chi Tau Epsilon Dance Honor Society from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26 in Brown Gym and a Date Night in March. Participants at the Zumbathon are asked to wear red and bring a $3 minimum donation. The dance department is also preparing for the South Regional Conference of the American College Dance Association which is hosted by the University of Mississippi in March.

“Dancers will participate in the adjudicated and informal concerts, present a dance film and attend classes, workshops as well as panels of their choice,” Mullone said.

Also, the ULM Dance Rep Ensemble will have auditions for fall participation at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, in Brown Annex. Finally, the dancers are also preparing for the Spring Fusion Dance Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3, in Brown Theatre. photos by Prajal Prasai

contact Ethan Dennis at dennisec@warhawks.ulm.edu

LEARNING FROM THE BEST: People of varying ages learn dance techniques from dance master, Dr. Kemal Nance.

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FREESTYLE

Album Review

Ariana Grande heals hearts, breaks records

by Kaitlin Maness

Only six months after the release of her Grammy award-winning album “Sweetener,” Ariana Grande wrote, recorded and released her fifth studio album, “Thank U, Next, early February.

Despite creating the entire album in a short amount of time, the quality of the production, lyrics and vocals prove Grande and her team put every ounce of their souls into it.

Grande’s newest release is an open love letter to herself and the past year of her life. She reaches new levels of honesty with “Thank U, Next.”

Each song on the album approaches the trauma she has endured from a different perspective.

From a bombing to an ex-lover dying to a failed engagement, Grande has been through it all.

Often, she is written off as a generic pop singer, but “Thank U, Next” opened new territory for Grande. Her songs remain fun to listen to, but they are much deeper than tracks off her previous albums.

“Dangerous Woman,” which came out in 2016, was a masterpiece with multiple number ones on the charts, but it would have been a good album even if Grande wasn’t the star behind it. That album didn’t feel personal. “Thank

U, Next” did what none of Grande’s previous works could do— accurately depict Grande as a person.

The best example of this is the eighth song on the album, “Ghostin.” In a tweet, Grande said that the song is about feeling bad for your partner because you are in love with someone else.

According to genius.com, many fans believe the song is about Grande’s love for her deceased ex, Mac Miller.

The lyrics in “Ghostin” are the most honest we have heard Grande in a song.

“Thank U, Next” quickly began breaking records with its release. According to Billboard, Grande simultaneously occupies the top three spots on the Hot 100 chart. This has only ever been achieved by one other recording artist— The Beatles, who spent five consecutive weeks in the top three in 1964. In the streaming era, Grande has more opportunities to shine than her predecessors.

“Thank U, Next” set a new streaming record for pop music with 307 million audio streams earned in the U.S. alone during its first week, according to Billboard. contact Kaitlin Maness at manessk@warhawks.ulm.edu

Restaurant Review

Fieldhouse Bar & Grill: Perfect for students

by Chelsea Terrell

photo courtesy Fieldhouse Bar & Grill

College students are constantly bombarded with thoughts about studying, homework, partying and most importantly—food.

Many students get tired of eating the same things from the same drive-throughs over and over. ULM students want to try something new.

One restaurant that has a drive-through along with an amazing selection of foods is Fieldhouse Bar & Grill.

It is located on 1510 Sterlington Road which is right off campus. The restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day except Sundays.

Fieldhouse Bar & Grill has a menu with a large variety of delicious items. You can choose between amazing burgers, quesadillas, salads, wings, po-boys and much more. The possibilities are nearly endless at Fieldhouse.

Also, the restaurant has daily specials that are perfect for college students on a budget. For example, on Wednesdays, there is a $10 bottomless wine deal.

Fieldhouse is the perfect restaurant for students wanting wings and a beer to escape college life for an

hour. It’s nice to enjoy a night with friends, not buried in books.

Many fast food restaurants surround ULM’s campus such as Wendy’s, Taco Bell, Burger King, KFC and others. However, most of this cheap fast food gets old quick.

Different restaurants like Fieldhouse Bar & Grill are important because they give students more choices for places to eat. The food is also of a higher quality than the fast food options near campus.

The hamburger, for example, are mouth-watering.

Also, their selection of appetizers such as nachos, cheese fries, fried pickles and boudin balls are to die for. There are enough options to please everyone in your friend group.

Fieldhouse Bar & Grill is the perfect restaurant for college students trying not to “break the bank.”

It has a convenient location, delicious food and cheap, daily specials that are great for my wallet.

There’s not much more a college student could ask for from a restaurant. contact Chelsea Terrell at terrelcl@warhawks.ulm.edu

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February 25, 2019

Crossword

Horoscope Aries Get out and explore. You can get farther than expected. Discover unexpected treasure. Stay focused; grab an educational opportunity. Expand your horizons.

Down 1 Stubborn animal 2 Chickadee relative 3 20% expressed as a fraction 4 Snail or junk follower 5 “New York, New York” crooner 6 Valiant 7 Disney snowman 8 User-edited site 9 Eyed wolfishly 10 Don, as boots 11 China’s __ Kaishek 12 Carried 13 Shielded from the sun 21 College sr.’s exam 22 Send out 23 Buddy 24 Grain storage area 28 Tax-collecting agcy.

29 Like most light switches 30 Classic roadster 34 Used car lot event

35 The “F” in TGIF: Abbr.

36 Furry sitcom ET 37 Landing site for Santa’s sleigh 38 Dance in a pit 39 Olympic fencing event 40 Wise one 41 Opinions 42 Dog at a cookout 43 Ramis of “Ghostbusters” 44 “Doesn’t bother me at all” 45 NFL official 46 “Oh, no, bro!”

47 Dazzled 51 Relaxed running pace 52 Fells with an ax 53 Steak order 57 Mate, across the Channel 58 Tazo product

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Libra A creative project develops in satisfying directions. Get your message to a wider audience.

Grow your networks, connections and community participation. Write and publish.

Review reserves and resources over the next two days. Work out priorities and practicalities with your partner. Your collaboration can get especially fruitful.

Your ideas are attracting attention. Keep providing the value that’s bringing home the bacon.

Demand for your services in on the rise.

Cancer Get moving! Physical action produces satisfying results. Practice, prepare and then perform with confidence. For best outcomes, get yourself energized, motivated and inspired.

Sagittarius Have faith in your own imagination. You’re especially creative and confident today and tomorrow.

Try a new outfit or style. Dress for the role you want.

Capricorn Slow down to recharge. Process recent activities with rest and meditation. Plan and organize for what’s coming next. Nurture yourself; body, mind and spirit.

Leo

Aquarius

Fun comes naturally over the next few days.

Prioritize family and romance. Your passions grow and blossom with attention. You’re especially lucky in love.

Friends can open doors. Reach out and connect for shared goals. Attract community attention to a cause everyone can get behind. Together, you’re a powerful force.

Virgo Invest your heart and muscle into domestic renovation. Improve your sanctuary to nurture your family more. Words and action come together for beautiful results.

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Scorpio

You and a partner are really cooking now. The next two days get especially productive and even romantic.

Good fortune blesses your venture together.

36 “Alas!”

40 Waves to ride on 41 Hit that barely gets over the infield 42 “And suppose my answer is no?”

46 Panini cheese 48 “Alice” diner owner 49 “That’s all __ wrote” 50 “What’s your hurry?” ... and a literal hint to what’s hiding in 20-, 27- and 42-Across 54 Stereo preceder 55 Length times width 56 Erode 59 Blue dye 60 Storm-producing weather systems 61 Wharton’s Ethan 62 Must have 63 Crafter’s website 64 Brown-toned photo

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Gemini

Across 1 Sources of nuclear energy 6 Wolf call 10 Banned pollutants, briefly 14 Exodus mount 15 Author Wiesel 16 “I smell trouble” 17 Tavern mug 18 Get off the lawn, as leaves 19 Noncurrent currency of Italy 20 Tricolor flier in Dublin 23 Longtime forensic drama 25 The first “T” in TNT 26 Bitcoin, notably 27 Quality sound reproduction 31 Prefix with violet 32 Shipshape 33 Mineral hardness scale 34 “The game is __”: Sherlock Holmes

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Pisces Schedule carefully at work. A professional goal is within view. Old assumptions can get challenged; strike out in a new direction. Advance boldly.

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February 25, 2019

SPORTS

Track & Field

Track & Field throws away competition

by Erika Guerrero

The Warhawks soared in and swept up five top10 placings on the opening day of the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships last Monday in Birmingham, Alabama.

On March 8-9, a handful of ULM’s best will be chosen to compete at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships while the rest of the team will travel next door to McNeese on March 9 to begin the outdoor season with the McNeese Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes Louisiana Challenge.

Sophomore Brianna Sam showed up ready to win as she threw 20.19m. She earned her first indoor championship and broke a school-record.

This performance also allowed Sam to slide into the NCAA top 35 for this season.

Sophomore Sam Healy also had an awarding opening day as he placed third in the men’s long jump with a jump of 7.40m. Healy wasn’t the only one who had a successful long jump. Following close behind was his teammate, Colm Bourke, with a jump of 7.09m which landed him sixth place.

The men’s distance medley relay team consisting of Brandon McDonald, Nolan Smith, Eric Hawkins and Elias Keter crossed the line fifth in a time of 10:20.98.

On the final day at the Birmingham Cross

Plex, Micaiah Dendy, Healy and Hawkins snagged the three highest placings of the day for the Warhawks.

Dendy placed third in the women’s triple jump with a leap of 12.40m. Hawkins came flying in on the men’s 800-meter run with a time of 1:55.08 and earned a third-place medal as well.

Also, earning the Warhawks a few points on the second day was freshman Eran Siboni. Siboni placed fourth in the men’s 400-meter dash and set a new personal record for himself with a time of 48.37.

Junior Austin Walker beat five of his personal records in the men’s heptathlon and scored a total of 4,863 points which lead him to place ninth overall.

Walker wasn’t the only one crushing personal records. Rebekka Schubert earned season bests in four of five events in the women’s pentathlon.

Schubert set a personal record of 3,214 points and finished 11th overall.

ULM had 11 individuals and three relays earning points for the Warhawks throughout the two-day competition. The men’s team finished the competition in eighth place with a total of 40 points and the women finished up placing ninth with 21 points.

photo courtesy ULM Athletics

RECORD HOLDER: Sophomore Brianna Sam set the school record with a throw of 20.19m for women’s weight throw at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama.

contact Erika Guerrero at guerreec@warhawks.ulm.edu

Beach Volleyball

Beach volleyball serves up wins on opening weekend

by Dallon Lewis

photo by Miles Jordan

FLEX ON ‘EM: Senior Allie Kemp celebrates after a great set during the beach volleyball exhibition on Thursday at the ULM beach volleyball courts.

The ULM beach volleyball team opened its 2019 slate this weekend when the team headed to Birmingham, Alabama to take part in the Blazer Beach Bash, hosted by UAB on Friday and Saturday.

The Warhawks had a successful weekend and defeated Jacksonville State 5-0, Huntingdon College 5-0 and North Alabama 3-2. ULM’s only loss of the weekend came at the hands of UAB with ULM losing 3-2.

Last season, the Warhawks finished 9-12 overall and split their last four matches of the season.

“We are finally playing this weekend,” said Sara Rishell, head coach. “Our athletes are hungry to compete against someone other than their teammates, and are fully prepared for the weekend ahead.”

Huntingdon College and North Alabama are fresh programs this year, but the University of Alabama at Birmingham is a very established team, which has received votes to be considered in the Top 20 in the AVCA Coaches Poll.

For the second time in program history and first time

since the 2015 campaign, the ULM beach volleyball team opened the season with a win by virtue of a 5-0 sweep over Jacksonville State on Friday in the Blazer Beach Bash in Birmingham, Alabama.

“Despite the pouring rain, our team held their composure,” Rishell said. “Our big focus this season has been developing a mindset and a ‘no excuses’ attitude. Instead of making excuses and blaming the rain, we used the rain to our advantage.”

ULM claimed the team victory when the tandem of Tamara Merseli and Kayla Gallant emerged with a 21-9, 21-9 triumph over the Gamecocks’ Mackenzie Rombach and Hailey Hughes on court three.

The ULM beach volleyball team rolled to a second 5-0 victory on Friday when it downed Huntingdon College in the second match of the Blazer Beach Bash in Birmingham, Alabama. The win, which followed a 5-0 triumph against Jacksonville State earlier in the morning, moved the Warhawks to 2-0 on the season for the first time in the program’s seven-year history. contact Dallon Lewis at lewisdt@warhawks.ulm.edu

February 25, 2019

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SPORTS

Women’s Basketball

Dow is out, E.J. Women’s basketball loses again needs to be in with home-court advantage

by Tiffany Weiss

Miles Jordan ULM is back in the job market for a women’s basketball head coach after current head coach Jeff Dow announced that there would be no extension after his contract expires after the season.

In May of 2014, the Warhawks were on the hunt for a new women’s basketball coach after the great Mona Martin announced her retirement after 19 years.

ULM made a decision then to hire Jeff Dow. The hire made sense at the time. He was coming off an 108-40 record at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Since 2014, the hire has been immensely successful off the court as the Warhawks have consistently been academically successful with up to as many as eight players on the Sun Belt Commissioner’s list, which is a GPA of 3.5 or above.

On the court, it’s been a different story as the team has never finished over .500 with Dow at the helm. Worse than that, the team has just been plain bad especially during the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 season where the team won 10 games total and ended the 2017-2018 year with 16 straight loses.

The move makes sense for both parties. The next step and the next coach is an easy decision as well. ULM must promote associate head basketball coach and ULM legend, E.J. Lee Smith to head coach.

Smith has been a part of the program since the 1980s when she was a star for some of the greatest teams in school history. She helped lead the Warhawks to the Final Four during her playing days, won four consecutive Southland Player of Year awards and is a Louisiana Sports Hall of Famer.

Obviously, on-court success is not always a sign for coaching success as we’ve seen many great basketball players burn out as coaches like Magic Johnson and Isaiah Thomas in their coaching stints.

What differentiates Smith, though, is she is already responsible for a lot of what the job entails. She scouts opponents, recruits, helps guards and is the head coaches right-hand. Her ability to hop right into the head coaching position would not be surprising at all.

Beyond all the possible success Smith could have, the university owes it to her. Smith is arguably the reason ULM is on the map athletically. Smith has also waited her turn. She’s been a part of the program for a whopping 28 years.

It is the university’s time to admit old mistakes, and admit to themselves and everyone else that E.J. Lee Smith is the next head coach as long as she’ll take it. contact Miles Jordan jordanm1@warhawks.ulm.edu

The women’s basketball team came home for a two-game home stretch against Texas State and Texas-Arlington this past week.

ULM lost to Texas State, 62-51, on Thursday and lost to Texas-Arlington, 60-56, on Saturday. ULM now has three consecutive losses.

The Warhawks have to work together if they want any more success on the season.

ULM has a 5:30 p.m. showdown on Thursday against Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina.

ULM is now 8-17 on the season and 2-12 in the Sun Belt Conference.

“Today I feel like we fell down in defense,” said junior Lauren Fitch. “For offense, we did try to break down the zone more and I feel like I got in the zone more and made them work hard to stop me. If we would have made more shots from the 3-point line, we would have had better scoring and

won the game.”

On Thursday’s game, the Warhawks kept up with Texas State and took a lead before halftime. Fitch was the highest scoring player for the Warhawks and scored in the double digits with 14 points.

Freshman Jamie Means was also another player for the Warhawks scoring in the double with 11 points.

The Warhawks had a field goal average of 32 percent against Texas State. ULM only made 15 percent of their shots on 3-pointers and went 0-for-10 in the second half.

Unfortunately, ULM fell short in defense on Thursday, which cost them the game.

Going head-to-head throughout the entirety of the game on Saturday against Texas-Arlington, the game was tied at 51 at the end of regulation and forced overtime.

Sophomore Arsula Clark took the lead for the Warhawks and scored in the double digits with 16 points. Sophomore Whitney

Goins and Fitch trailed right behind, each scoring 14 points. Though the Warhawks fought hard, they also lost hard and gave the game away in overtime.

Head coach Jeff Dow blames the losses on lack of team support and not taking charge.

“A lot of turnovers that didn’t need to happen, some great looks at three that didn’t drop, some 50-50 balls that we needed to come up with that we didn’t come up with them, opportunities to take charges that we didn’t. That’s two games in a row we haven’t taken a charge,” Dow said.

ULM will go on the road for two games against Appalachian State and Coastal Carolina before coming home to finish the season against Arkansas State and Little Rock on March 9. The Little Rock game will serve as Senior Day. contact Tiffany Weiss at johnsota@warhawks.ulm.edu

Softball

Softball continues tough start to season

by John Radcliffe

Warhawks (1-12) continued their losing streak in the Easton Bama Bash this weekend. The Warhawks lost 5-0 against Minnesota and 4-3 against Missouri State and then faced another setback in their Saturday game losing 4-1 once more to Missouri State.

ULM was scheduled to face Minnesota again on Saturday night, however, due to rain, the game was rescheduled for Sunday morning before they had to take on Alabama later in the day.

The highlight of the tournament was in their second game when the Warhawks finally broke their 27-inning scoreless streak against Missouri State.

Senior outfielder Sydney McKay (2-4, RBI, double, run) and junior infielder Jessie Watts (2-2, 2 RBI, double) both put in the work as they scored multiple hits for the Warhawks and tied the score 3-3 in the fifth inning against the Bears.

However, Missouri State took the win as Steffany Dickerson hit a sin-

gle, moved to second on the throw, and pushed home to take the lead on the Warhawks 4-3.

Freshman pitcher Murphy Williams led the team through a close game, but because of the six hits, two runs and two walks, the Warhawks failed to win their closest game of the tournament.

Watts showed strength in her offensive batting skills, but when it came to pitching the first game against the Minnesota Gophers, she allowed five runs (three earned) on eight hits and then an additional three walks. The score read 5-0 in favor of the Gophers and paved the way for a tough couple of games for the Warhawks.

After the Easton Bama Bash, ULM will travel to Lake Charles to take on McNeese on Tuesday. The Warhawks will then head to the Central Arkansas Tournament in an effort to redeem themselves after a tough weekend. photo by Miles Jordan

contact John Radcliffe at radclijp@warhawks.ulm.edu

LEARNING CURVE: Freshman pitcher Karly Taranto stands on the mound in Alabama. Taranto threw 2 strikeouts at UAB.

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THE STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

February 25, 2019

SPORTS

Men’s Basketball

photos courtesy ULM Athletics

ROAD TO NEW ORLEANS: (Top Left) Junior JD Williams slams down a dunk in the game against Texas State. (Bottom Left) Williams and Senior Travis Munnings celebrate the win against the Bobcats.

(Right) Sophomore Michael Ertel looks to pass the ball against Texas State. ULM defeated Texas State on Thursday 63-60 and lost to Texas-Arlington on Saturday 91-86 in double overtimes.

Warhawks split pair of road games in Texas

by Nate Nasworthy Men’s basketball took to the road this past week and was able to end their road woes against Texas State and fought to the end in a barnburner against Texas-Arlington. ULM defeated Texas State, 63-60, and lost to TexasArlington in double overtime, 91-86.

The Warhawks are now 14-12 on the season and 7-7 in the Sun Belt and currently sixth in the Sun Belt standings with only four games left in the regular season. ULM will come back home and take on Appalachian State on Thursday and Coastal Carolina on Saturday.

The loss has potential Sun Belt Conference championship standing implications as the Warhawks would have passed the Mustangs with a win. However, ULM remained in sixth place.

The Warhawks have struggled on the road

this season, but ULM was able to reverse the curse and defeat Texas State on Thursday.

“It was a physical game,” said Keith Richard, head coach. “The refs let the teams play on both ends of the floor. It became a toughman’s game and we haven’t won a lot of those games. This was a great road win for us [against Texas State] and the road woes are officially over in conference play.”

It took a team effort to take down the Bobcats. Both Michael Ertel and Travis Munnings ended the night with 13 points. JD Williams scored 11 points and Andre Washington recorded 10 points.

ULM shot well during the game and recorded 49 percent from the field. However, the Warhawks only shot 33 percent on 3-pointers.

“It took a courageous effort by our team to play that brand of basketball on both ends of the floor,” Richard said.

“Our players did a great job on offense and defense,” Richard said.

ULM stayed in Texas to take on Texas-Arlington on Saturday. The game ended after two overtimes and gave the Warhawks another road loss.

Daishon Smith stole the show with 34 points and was almost perfect on free throws.

However, Smith missed two key free throws in the first overtime that allowed Texas-Arlington to regain the momentum and force a second overtime.

Ertel recorded 22 points, Williams had 12 points and Munnings ended with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Ertel also missed a key shot at the end of the first overtime as time expired that would have given the Warhawks the win.

The Warhawks had a tough day shooting the ball and it showed. The team only shot 39 percent from the field and 29 percent on 3-pointers.

The road to New Orleans has four games left and the Warhawks will look to make the most of them. contact Nate Nasworthy at nasworna@warhawks.ulm.edu