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Is gender a social construct?

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Students worry about housing restrictions P 5

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BRIEFS CALENDAR Monday, April

12

Coat and can drive, 10 a.m., various locations across campus

Tuesday, April

13

Burgers on the Bayou, 6 p.m., Bayou Park

Wednesday, April

14

Sexual assault awareness program, 4 p.m., online via Zoom

Thursday, April

15

Sipping T.E.A., 11:30 a.m., online via Zoom

Friday, April

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No event planned

Saturday, April

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Walk against sexual assault, 8:30 a.m., Forsythe Park

Sunday, April

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No event planned

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Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge

California

United Kingdom

KNOE- A 47-year-old man says he was greeted by a gun in his face as he put down his window at a McDonald’s drive-thru near downtown Baton Rouge.

The incident happened in “broad daylight” around 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, he said.

The victim, Brien Buxton, said he was still shaking as he recalled the situation Wednesday afternoon.

“He said give me your watch, your wallet, and your keys,” Buxton said.

“I rolled up my window and took out part of their landscaping as I sped out of there,” he told WAFB-TV. He did not give any of his belongings to the gunman. He said the man, who was wearing shorts and a t-shirt, had a black bandana covering his mouth and nose.

KNOE- Groups of volunteers walked up and down the Mississippi River levees in Baton Rouge Friday looking for something no one wanted to find, the body of LSU freshman Kori Gauthier.

Gauthier was reported missing after she was last seen Tuesday, April 6.

Police say Kori Gauthier’s vehicle was found on the eastbound side of I-10 on the Mississippi River Bridge shortly after midnight when a driver crashed into it Tuesday night.

According to BRPD, it appears her car had been abandoned.

Police had the vehicle removed from the roadway to prevent any other crashes. The registered owner of the unoccupied vehicle was not contacted, but this investigation remains ongoing.

MCT- Two of four dead whales that washed ashore Bay Area beaches in the last eight days were likely killed when struck by ships, investigators announced Friday.

How the other two died remains undetermined, as a team from The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito continues to study them.

While gray whales are known to swim along the Northern California coast on their northbound migration this time of year, the center’s pathology director is concerned about how many have died since the first of this month.

The most recent whale carcass washed up Thursday on Marin County’s Muir Beach.

Her death is the only one of the four that investigators are certain was caused by a ship strike.

MCT- Gun salutes rang out across Britain, in Gibraltar and from vessels at sea on Saturday to mark the death of Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. Saluting batteries fired 41 rounds at one round every minute from midday, the Ministry of Defense said.

Buckingham Palace said the prince, also known as the duke of Edinburgh, died on Friday morning at Windsor Castle, which lies to the west of London.

The palace on Saturday also announced that Philip's funeral would take place on April 17, in a scaled-down ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The funeral is to begin at 3 p.m. local time in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

The spokesperson also said Prince Harry would attend the ceremony.

Man held at gunpoint LSU student missing, 4 whales wash up on Prince Philip dies, April 17 funeral set in fast food drive-thru car found on bridge Bay Area beaches

TODAY IN HISTORY

EYES OF A HAWK

“War is what happens when language fails.”

April 12

Margaret Atwood, Canadian poet

1872: Jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky.

1900: The U.S. Congress passes the Foraker Act, establishing Puerto Rico as an unincorporated territory.

1945: Former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office.

1961: Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to orbit Earth.

1988: Harvard University patents a genetically engineered mouse.

Front page credits: Main photo: Saugat Shrestha

1999: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a sexual harassment civil lawsuit.

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A statue of ULM's mascot, the Warhawk, stares down on campus with watchful eyes.

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OPINION

Pop Culture

Lil Nas X music video sparks unnecessary controversy

Chloe Chapel Lil Nas X came back with a bang after his first hit single “Old Town Road.”

Lil Nas X’s new song “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” came out on March 25 after months of anticipation from fans.

While fans loved the song and the music video that accompanied it, people of many religions were offended by it.

In the video, Lil Nas X takes the saying dancing with the devil very literally.

He starts his trip to Hell by descending down a stripper pole so he can seduce Satan.

After seducing the devil, he kills

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him and takes over his title.

These scenes don’t even take up half of the video, but they are the center of the controversy.

Many religious people felt disrespected by these scenes because they felt it was his way of worshiping the devil.

This led to many pastors such as Greg Locke, a right-wing pastor in Tennessee, referring to Lil Nas X a “Satanist” and that there was a bunch of “psychotic wickedness.”

Whatever that means.

While people were so riled up, they failed to see the real meaning behind the video.

Lil Nas X is not worshipping the devil.

He starts the video by saying “in life we hide the parts of ourselves we don’t want the world to see.”

He is referring to his sexuality.

He had to tuck away the fact that he was gay because of fear of judgment.

Throughout the video, you can see him slowly coming to terms with his sexuality.

This is when he starts his descent to Hell.

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He goes to Hell in the video as a way to symbolize that no matter if people are right when they tell him that being gay will send him to Hell, he doesn’t care as long as he can finally be himself.

The controversy around the video is uncalled for.

It’s not controversial because he was disrespectful to people’s religions.

If that were the case, people would have been offended by Ariana Grande’s song “God is a Woman” or by Kanye West calling himself Yeezus.

People only got so fired up about it because of his sexuality, which is exactly the point he is trying to prove.

If a straight man would’ve made the same video, they would’ve allowed him to explain himself.

But because Lil Nas X is gay,and he was instantly demonized.

While it sucks to see this happen, Lil Nas X made this video to shine light on issues like this, and it worked. contact Chloe Chapel at chapelcb@warhawks.ulm.edu

Social Issues

Gender is a social construct, meaning changes over time

Braylon Beinvenue

who may experience a gender identity that is neither exclusively woman or man or is in between or beyond both genders.

According to Healthline, people have identified a nonbinary as far back as 400 B.C. to 200 A.D. However, it has only recently become accepted as a gender identity.

That is an example of gender changing from society to society. It once wasn’t acknowledged and now it’s a well-recognized gender identity.

While gender is socially constructed, sex is not. We tend to use these terms interchangeably even though they aren’t synonyms.

According to Planned Parenthood, “sex is a label assigned by a doctor at birth based on the genitals you’re born with and the chromosomes you have.”

One example that shows a differentiation between sex and gender is when you go to the doctor and they ask whether you are male, female or other.

They aren’t asking what gender you present yourself as, they are asking for your assigned sex.

This is because gender is everchanging, but sex isn’t.

Despite gender being a social construct, it’s important.

It’s a way we are taught to view and be viewed in the world.

However, we must look at how we as a society must change how we view gender to achieve gender equality and get rid of gender stereotypes.

Girls wear pink and play with dolls. Boys wear blue and play with trucks. Women stay at home to cook and clean. Men go to work to make money to provide for their family.

These are all examples of gender stereotypes.

From a young age, we are told we need to look, act and present ourself a certain way depending on our gender.

But who decided to set these gender standards?

The answer is that we did. Well maybe not me and you specifically.

But we as a collective society have decided what defines being a girl, boy, woman and man.

This is why gender is socially constructed.

According to the World Health Organization, “gender varies from society to society and can change over time.”

One instance is identifying as non-binary, which contact Braylon Beinvenue at according to Very Well Mind, describes individuals beinvenuebr@warhawks.ulm.edu

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NEWS

Art

photos by Saugat Shrestha

BAYOU BIRDS: Thirty-six heron statues were unveiled in Bayou Park last Saturday as part of the Herons on the Bayou project that art professor Brooke Foy started in 2019. They're all decorated or painted in different ways and some were created by students.

Public art project introduces 36 new herons on the bayou Students, alumni paint, decorate heron statues for bayou installation

by Uchechi Owunna After putting about five hundred hours of work into designing his heron statue, Mario Mata stood beside his completed heron, which he named "La Garza," at Herons on the Bayou.

Herons on the Bayou was the unveiling of 36 painted and decorated heron statues last Saturday.

Mata decided to use this opportunity to express his cultural background through his artwork.

“I wanted to raise a question,” Mata said. “I wanted to design a piece of art that people can see it and see where it comes from.”

"La Garza" was designed with tiny glass beads glued to the heron with

beeswax. This artwork was inspired

by Huichol bead art—an old tribal Mexican art form.

The heron project began in fall 2019 when Brooke Foy, an art professor, led the making of 51 herons to be placed on campus and around Monroe and West Monroe.

“ULM has been amazing to work with, which is why we wanted to bring the reveal event to campus,” Foy said. “Bayou Park is such a beautiful place to showcase all of the work our artists and sponsors have done.”

Darla McKee, a parent of a student, attended with her son.

“My favorite artwork was the 'La Foy Garza' because it is so detailed has all these beautiful unique beads,” McKee said. “And the artist said that it took him 400 to 500 hours of work to complete.”

Sherry Stevens, the sponsor for Neville High School’s heron, said that artist Leigh Buffington was spe-

cifically assigned to them to help design a heron that would suit the taste of what the high school was looking for. Buffington is a 1991 graduate of Neville High School.

“We love the arts and wanted to help,” Stevens said. “Every year, we donate something to the arts and the Monroe/West Monroe community.”

When Buffington was about four, Neville High School still had a real tiger named Shasta as their mascot. She channeled her memory of Shanta into her design.

“Neville High school is a school of lots of traditions,” Stevens said. “To our school, Shasta represents pride, traditions, legendary people that have attended the school and also the strength of our school both in academics and athletics.”

Some of the herons from Saturday were auctioned off and the proceeds will be donated to Grace Place Ministries and the Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum. contact Uchechi Owunna at Owunnaud@warhawks.ulm.edu

PAINTED FLOCK: Some herons were auctioned as a fundraiser for Grace Place Ministries and the Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum.

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Campus Issues

Students voice complaints about housing rules Some say they were denied claim of financial hardship

by Loryn Kykendall

You applied to move off campus for financial hardship but were denied.

And now you have to take out loans just to be here.

This is Alicia Mims’ reality. The sophomore dental hygiene student applied to live off campus not only because she can’t afford it, but because all her classes are going to be online next semester.

Mims told housing that even if all her classes weren’t online, she still didn’t want to stay here. She was told that without a valid excuse, she would have to stay.

But this isn’t an uncommon situation. Last month, student Ashlynn Henderson took to the ULM Student to Student Facebook page to share her criticism of housing policies.

Other students related to her situation and began telling their own stories.

“I just want to say housing is a joke,” Henderson said. She went on to explain that just because a stu-

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BREAKING THE BANK: Last month, students on the ULM Student to Student Facebook page discussed the problems they've recently had with on-campus housing, including financial hardship.

dent’s parents make a lot of money doesn’t mean they help their child pay for school.

“Just because they claim me [on their taxes] does not mean they help me whatsoever financially,” Henderson said.

According to Tommy Walpole, executive director of Auxiliary

Enterprises, problems like Henderson’s aren’t unfamiliar.

He said ULM is audited based on state policy, which means if a student comes to them and says their parents make a lot of money but aren’t helping pay for college, ULM can’t just accept their word for it. There has to be documentation to

prove that.

Walpole said his department always goes the extra mile to help students in this situation, but sometimes it just doesn’t work out.

After all, ULM doesn’t make the housing rules. The UL system does.

Another problem for a lot of students is the credit requirement.

If you don’t qualify for one of the exemptions, you have to live on campus until you have at least 75 credit hours.

Kori Meshell, a freshman nursing student, said her application to move off campus was not declined. But she still thinks the rules should be changed. While she understands the university’s Meshell desire to keep newer students on campus, she said nobody except freshmen should be required to stay.

According to Walpole, when he started his job six years ago, the credit requirement was 90 hours.

But he and the other auxiliary staff worked to get it down to 75.

He said they always try to help out students who want to move off campus. In fact, 233 students applied to live off Walpole campus next fall and 208 of them have been approved. About 20 of them are still under consideration. contact Loryn Kykendall at kykendalllk@warhawks.ulm.edu

Donation

Alpha Kappa Alpha partners with nonprofit to donate shoes

by Madelyn Johnson

tries to sell shoes to help provide for their families. A sale of one pair of shoes can help a woman entrepreneur, in countries like Haiti and Honduras, provide five meals for her family.

By donating your unwanted shoes, you give Soles4Souls the opportunity to continue providing relief and empowering people to break the cycle of pover- Jones ty. Instead of these shoes going to a landfill, they are transported all over the world to help give people a feeling of stability and comfort.

Because of the pandemic, Theta Zeta was not able to collect shoes last year. And they pledged to donate shoes to Soles4Souls as soon as they got the chance.

Now, they’re fulfilling their promise and encouraging others to join the effort. This nonprofit is heavily dependent on donations.

We've all got that pair of shoes we haven't worn in forever but haven't thrown away.

They just take up space in your closet. But there's a nonproft called Soles4Souls that wants to use them to help others.

Alpha Kappa Alpha is partnering with Soles4Soles in a donation drive to give away your used or unwanted shoes.

Jordan Jones, Theta Zeta chapter president, said Alpha Kappa Alpha targets several issues on both a local and global scale. They specifically engage in partnerships that provide assistance to underserved international populations of people of color.

Within this demographic, Soles4Souls is a major partner. For National Global Impact Day on April 9, Alpha Kappa Alpha thought this donation drive would be a great opportunity to give back. So they set up donation boxes around campus.

Soles4Souls helps provide relief to those affected by natural disasters and homelessness.

Their slogan, “turning shoes and clothing into opportunity,” is exactly what they do. contact Madelyn Johnson at They help women in undeveloped counjohnsom3@warhawks.ulm.edu

photo courtesy Soles4Souls

Soles4Souls: Alpha Kappa Alpha took shoe donations last week for Souls4Soles, a nonprofit that helps women in underdeveloped countries sell shoes to support their families.

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FREESTYLE

Feature

photos courtesy Morgan King

FIX YOUR HAIR, PUT YOUR FACE ON: MorgTBraidsMe and Moaesthetics provide high quality beauty and hair services to students and residents of the Monroe/West Monroe area.

Warhawk juggles college, 2 businesses Morgan King sells self-care products, braids hair

by Chloe Chapel

It’s Christmas night. Wrapping paper is covering the floor. Everyone is full from dinner. And it’s time to talk about everyone’s goals and ambitions for next year.

Everyone goes around and expresses their need for alone time, exercise or self-care. Next is Morgan King’s turn.

“I want to start another business.” Everyone is shocked by what King said. Immediately, she is discouraged by her mother who thinks she needs to focus on school and not spread herself thinner.

However, a couple months later, Morgan started her second business, Moaesthetics, without telling her mother.

King is the definition of a go-getter.

At the age of 22, King owns and operates two businesses on her own while going to school for radiologis technology.

King’s first business, MorgTBraidsMe, is a braiding business that started in 2017 after years of experience and preparation.

In 2014, King had to find someone new to do her hair when her previous hair stylist was forced to quit after developing carpal tunnel syndrome.

Instead of struggling to find someone new to do her hair, King decided to do it herself to see how it would go.

She got better at doing her hair, so people would ask questions like “Where did you get your hair done?” and “Who did your hair?”

As people became more interested in her

work, King began to develop a clientele.

However, King graduated high school and went to UL, so she lost a majority of her clientele by the time she transferred to ULM. This didn’t stop her. King continued to put herself out there.

One day in class, she heard someone asking if anyone knew someone that did hair. King spoke up and said she does.

They loved her work, so they began telling other people.

King said, “I gained my clientele [at ULM] by word of mouth after that client.”

As word spread of her work, King started an Instagram page to keep clients up to date and in-touch.

One of her previous MorgTBraidsMe clients, Chloe Duhon, said she found out about King on social media.

Duhon went to King for small knotless braids and described the experience as “very pleasant” because King “genuinely cares about the services she provides each person.”

Her passion for braiding and her clients is what made her start her second business, Moaesthetics.

Moaesthetics was originally meant to be a branch off her braiding business Duhon that would sell haircare products.

After looking into products, King decided that she wanted it to be more. She wanted to not only sell products she was passionate about but also products that help customers become more confident.

This led King to selling jewelry, lip gloss, hair oil and other accessories catered to helping customers feel like their best self.

Both her lip gloss and hair oil are made and packaged by King.

photo courtesy Morgan King

KING BUILDS HER BEAUTY AND HAIR KINGDOM: Morgan juggles her school work with managing her business and building her own brand.

She does this because it gives her products a unique and personal touch. It also allows her to get customers input into the product through polls and other social media posts.

Ayana Green, a MorgTBraidsMe client and Moaesthetics customer, said she goes to King because “the experience is great” and she sells “all the things you Green

need.”

Currently, Moaesthetics is going through a relaunch, but King explained that it will be back soon. King said customers can look forward to new items such as clothes and sunglasses.

With the stress of a relaunch, school and her braiding business, King is still striving to keep the original goal of her two businesses, which is to help clients and customers feel confident. contact Chloe Chapel at chapelcb@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Study Tips

Movie Review

How to raise your ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ pits rivals in royal rumble grades post-break

by Alexis Page

Pop culture fandoms love debating which characters would win in a duel. Batman or Superman? Alien or Predator?

This week, we’re witnessing a battle with two characters revered for their titanic size and godlike powers.

Adam Wingard’s “Godzilla vs. Kong” pits two classic behemoths in a WWE-style brawl mixed with some heart and a twist. It spikes your adrenaline as you root for your favorite titan.

The movie is most definitely a worthy addition to Legendary Pictures’ “MonsterVerse” saga.

Your local theater will guarantee an energetic crowd ready for bloodshed in this longawaited blockbuster. You can also catch this in theaters and HBO Max throughout April.

Once a savior in Michael Dougherty’s “King of the Monsters,” Godzilla returns with a vengeance setting Apex Cybernetics outposts ablaze, harming people in his rage.

Kong grows restless as he is being confined on Skull Island.

by Madelyn Johnson

How will these titans meet?

What secrets does Apex hide?

Our two monsters have already met before–nearly 60 years ago.

“King Kong vs. Godzilla” was a 1962 Japanese film produced by Toho Studios, where Godzilla originates.

Ishiro Honda, director of the original 1954 “Gojira,” directed this version.

You can see how laughably primitive it looks compared to now.

Wingard favors a lighthearted and rowdy romp compared to Dougherty’s more serious installment. There’s an equal balance between story and carnage. We get an emotional tale with Kong and a conspiracyladen journey for Godzilla.

My favorite human character is Jia played by Kaylee Hottle, a young deaf actress new to Hollywood. She serves as the movie’s heart with a close bond to Kong.

“Godzilla vs. Kong” shone a hopeful light on the theater industry’s gloomy post-

Now that spring break is over and the semester is coming to a close, it can be hard to get back in the swing of things and finish strong. With five weeks left of the semester, it’s important to stay motivated to get work done. .

1) Set a study schedule Having a set schedule of when to study is a good way to stay on track. By looking over your class material an hour or two a day, you will be able to retain more.

2) Practice active studying

pandemic state. According to Insider, it’s made nearly $300 million worldwide since its March 31 release—the highest since last year. Theater may have a chance of survival after all thanks to Godzilla and Kong.

Wingard’s “Godzilla vs. Kong” kickstarts summer blockbuster season early in far from normal times. Its balance of

smackdowns, likable characters and story are reminiscent of WWE’s rambunctious attitude.

The original 1962 version gets a desperate facelift, crafting a film worth returning to theaters for.

Get ready to rumble and find out why “Kong bows to no one.” contact Alexis Page at pagean@warhawks.ulm.edu

3) Use your calendar

Album Review

Taylor 'swiftly' reinvents herself in 'Fearless'

by Kaitlin Maness

Music manager Scooter Braun purchased Big Machine Label Group in 2019 and with it— Taylor Swift’s first six studio albums.

Neither Big Machine nor Braun gave Swift the opportunity to buy her masters.

But Swift decided to jump in “head-first, fearless” and take back what is rightfully hers by rerecording and re-releasing her music from the past 11 years.

She started with her 2008 Grammy award-winning album, “Fearless.”

Swift fans who grew up listening to “Fearless” are now able to witness the album grow up with them.

The songs that were once sung in the adorable southern twang of a 17-year-old Swift are now being sung in the raspy notes of a 31-year-old Swift.

Listening to Swift’s rerecordings of hits like “Love Story,” “White Horse” or “You Belong with Me” feels like

If classes are too fast-paced, you can always ask the professor to slow down or stay after class and voice your problem. Most professors are understanding and willing to help you further. You could also get with others in your class to create a study group. From tutors in the SSC to forming your own study groups, there are many resources on campus to help you if you need them.

visiting your childhood home after moving away.

The songs are familiar and safe but also different in nearly inexplicable ways. Subtle note or lyrics changes were made that only true Swift fans will notice.

The nostalgia felt from hearing an adult Swift sing the songs that got so many of us through our worst days in elementary, middle and high school is

unmeasurable.

There is something special about getting to revisit these songs of the past in such a unique way.

This is not an experience many fans get to share with their favorite artist.

But Swift breaking barriers in the music industry should come to no surprise.

Swift also re-recorded and

released six songs previously rejected by Big Machine. Each was written for the original “Fearless.”

The new tracks fit perfectly with the tone and themes of the album, filling in the gaps like missing puzzle pieces.

It is rather in Swift’s character to go above and beyond what is necessary for her art.

Without the constraints of her old label, Swift was given the opportunity to reshape “Fearless” into what she always dreamed of.

The re-recording is aptly titled “Fearless (Taylor’s Version).”

Swift is not only a singer but also a storyteller. “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” shows fans the full image she had for the album back in 2008.

After winning Album of the Year for “Folklore” at the Grammys last month, there seems to be no stopping Swift as she reclaims her life’s work and continues to dominate the charts. contact Kaitlin Maness at manessk@warhawks.ulm.edu

An online calendar is another good way to keep everything in order. With a calendar, you can put important dates for tests and homework that will send you alerts so you do not miss them. With all the resources out there, you are sure to find something that works for you.

4) Stay focused Of course, toward the end of the semester, everyone is ready to be done with school and is ready for a break.

This is usually the time when students tend to slack off on their studies. For graduating students, it is very important to not get sidetracked with other things going on but to remember why you started your college journey in the first place.

When you start to feel discouraged or unmotivated, remember why you chose to come to college. Whether you are a first-generation college student or coming to your parent's alma mater, there is always a bigger picture. We need to stay motivated and finish this semester strong. contact Madelyn Johnson at johnsom3@warhawks.ulm.edu

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SPORTS

Baseball

Crimson Tide washed away by Warhawks, 5-3

by Jonah Bostick

Baseball traveled to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to take on the Southeastern Conference’s Alabama Crimson Tide on Wednesday, April 7.

The Warhawks utilized six different relievers to stall the offense of the Crimson Tide and take the 5-3 victory.

“We played an errorless game,” head coach Michael Federico said. “We didn’t walk a lot of people. We had a big two-out hit and got middle relievers to throw strikes.”

This would be their second matchup of the season against an SEC team. Their first was a three-game series versus Ole Miss, where they lost the series two games to one.

With the win, the Warhawks ended their sixgame losing streak.

“It makes everything a little bit easier now that you get that win”, said Danny Desimone, who hit the three-run homer in the first inning, giving the Warhawks the early lead.

The ULM bats turned on early, as Disimone, with two outs, homered with two runners on

base, and made it a 3-0 ballgame.

The game remained 3-0 until the bottom of the third when Alabama’s Jim Jarvis scored on a sac fly from William Hamite. Peyton Wilson scored on a double from Zane Denton, making the score 3-2 in the Warhawks’ favor.

The game would remain at a stalemate until the top of the eighth. Micheal Cervantes, with two baserunners, would produce a base hit.

With the help of an Alabama error, Desimone and Ryan Humeniuk were able to score. This put two more runs on the board for the Warhawks, making it a 5-2 ballgame.

Alabama would attempt to come back in the bottom of the ninth, as Denton would produce a base hit down the right side, which would score Caden Rose. However, the comeback would fall short. The Warhawks won the game 5-3. The Warhawks improve to 11-14 on the season, and will earn their second SEC win.

The Warhawks will play LSU on April 20 for their next SEC test. contact Jonah Bostick at bostickjm@warhawks.ulm.edu

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MOVING FORWARD: ULM’s Micheal Cervantes was able to score two runners in the eighth inning, securing the win for the Warhawks. This victory ended their six-game losing streak.