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Republican candidate for Louisiana governor Ralph Abraham released a new TV ad. In his 30-second reel Thursday, Abraham shared his one-sided views concerning abortion rights and the LGBTQ community claiming his personal opinion to be “the truth”. Abraham believes that life begins at conception, claims taxes are too high and supports President Trump. He ends the ad taking the jab at the LGBTQ community stating that there are only two genders while emphasizing his authority as a doctor. Abraham is one of the three GOP contenders challenging reigning official John Bel Edwards; businessman Eddie Rispone being the other. The ballot takes place Oct. 12. The deadline to register to vote in person or by mail is Sept. 11.
According to KNOE, people from the ages of 5 to 81 have been affected by the hepatitis A virus outbreak in Louisiana. A total of 484 people have been diagnosed with HAV infection as of Aug. 23. This number is 16 cases higher than the previous week alone reported LDH. The largest concentration of cases reside in Livingston Parish which rounded up to 130, with Baton Rouge Parish following behind with 76 and Ouachita Parish a hair over 50 cases. Averaging no more than 10 to 15 cases of hepatitis A statewide, this is the highest breakout of HAV in Louisiana in the past 20 years. For perspective, the U.S. alone had 4000 estimated cases of HAV nationwide back in 2016; Louisiana this year alone has already matched 10 percent of the nations total case count.
MCT- Kodak Black was arrested just before his performance at the Rolling Loud Music Festival. Black plead guilty for falsifying documents while purchasing weapons from Lou’s Police Distribution earlier in the year, and will be detained for the next 10 years. Black is being prosecuted for marking “no” on forms that asked if he ever committed a felony while making a purchase on his two visits to the Hialeah distribution center in Jan. and March. Black also altered several digits of his social security number which had allowed him to obtain the first three pistols, however, after correctly writing his correct social he was denied from purchasing a fourth. Black’s hearing is scheduled for this coming November.
MCT- Saudi Arabian women experience new found freedom as the Islamic kingdom loosens their guardianship system. Now, women are able to apply for a personal passport without the permission of their father, husband, brother or son. Though the guardianship system is still in place, amendments to travel, civil status and labor laws had taken place within the past month. Crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman, son of King of Saudi Arabia, has uprooted the laws and social restrictions placed on woman. Since the four years Salman’s father has been in office, women have been given the right to drive, however, some women are still revoked the privilege of traveling without the permission from their guardians. However, if women refuse to get permission, they can potentially face legal charges from their guardians.
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"Believe you can and you're halfway there." Theodore Roosevelt, Former U.S. President
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Students enjoy petting various animals during Week of Welcome's petting zoo exhibit. The zoo had other animals like piglet, chicken, alligator and goat.
1429: Joan of Arc makes a triumphant entry into Paris. 1789: The Constituent Assembly in Versailles, France, approves the final version of the Declaration of Human Rights. 1883: The Indonesian island of Krakatoa erupts in the largest explosion recorded in history, heard 2,200 miles away in Madagascar. 1920: The 19th Amendment to the Constitution is officially ratified, giving women the right to vote. 1996: U.S. President Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law, representing major shift in welfare policy. 2008: Democrats gathered at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado to officially nominate Barack Obama as their presidential candidate. Obama became the first African-American presidential candidate.
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HAWKEYE P.O.V. Tailgating should be free for everyone On August 22, Student Life and Leadership sent an email regarding reserving your spots for tailgating in the student grove. But this isn’t a free reservation- everyone will now have to pay to reserve spots to tailgate. The cost of tailgating is $25 per game or $100 for the entire season. Before this semester, reserving a spot in the grove was free for everyone. But now everyone has to pay a fee to tailgate for their own university. In 2017, attendance to football games at ULM had declined by 29 percent. With this decline in attendance, adding a charge to tailgate will not create a desire in students to want to come to the football games. The Hawkeye has noticed that the athletics department is pushing for more students to attend games. The reason for this push for higher attendance is clear and fair. People in seats gives a homefield advantage for any home team. According to the Sport Journal, college sports teams play better when they are supported by the home team’s crowd. The charge to tailgate will not help ULM reach its athletic goal- to get more students to come out and support athletics. Even at this year’s Convocation, Todd Dooley made this goal clear by encouraging all freshmen to attend the sporting events. Student Life and Leadership hasn’t been transparent as to where the money from tailgating will be going or what it will be used on.Students deserve to know what this money is going to be used on and how it will help students. For some students who don’t have a large access to money, tailgating will be hard. Tailgating should be an event that everyone should be able to enjoy.
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News Outlets
Journalists no longer use objectivity in writing Kaitlin Maness Ever since President Trump was elected, there have been rallying cries of “fake news” pointed toward all media outlets. According to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Trust, Media and Democracy initiative, most adults in the U.S. have lost trust in the news in the past two years. During their research, the Knight Foundation discovered that the reason most adults don’t trust news outlets anymore is because they are worried about biased news. But in 2019, it is hard to find a news source that is completely impartial. In fact, I don’t believe there is one. Fox News and CNN are two of the most prominent news outlets in the U.S. and both lean toward one of the U.S.’s major political parties. So, what outlet is directly in the middle? The answer is that there isn’t one. Some sources get close to being impartial like the Wall Street
Journal, but none can ever be 100 percent unbiased. Every journalist will approach their articles with an arsenal of experiences that will influence their work and whether it is intentional or not does not matter. Some part of the journalist writing will make it into their work. There is nothing that any reader can do about that. The Knight Foundation also discovered that twice as many young adults aged 18 to 34 mentioned political bias as a major factor in their mistrust of the news. Sixty-nine percent of the people surveyed believe they can regain their trust in the news. But if bias is their problem then I doubt they will ever begin to trust the media again. Bias will always be there. It is not something that will go away in the upcoming years. When the concept of objectivity was first introduced to journalists, it did not even mean what it does now. In fact, according to the American Press Institute, it began as the idea that journalists should learn to develop a “transparent approach to evidence.” Journalists are often not the only ones being biased. Readers will gravitate toward news sources that blatantly lean to the left or the right depending on what their political party is. Then, they will call out other
news sources as being biased or fake news. A lot of people’s mistrust of the news comes from their own inability to read something that doesn’t play into their own personal biases. It doesn’t help whenever the U.S. president takes jabs at the media and pushes people to mistrust it even more. On multiple occasions, he has referred to news outlets as “the lying media” and even more harshly, “the enemy of the people.” Understand that journalism isn’t perfect and won’t always be objective. The only solution to biased news is for the reader to make sure they are looking at multiple sources with different perspectives. If each news outlet is going to be biased in some way, the reader must do their part to balance what ideologies they are reading. If you aren’t doing your part, you can’t complain. If there is a political or world event happening, the chances are that multiple types of news sources have covered the story. Read about the issue from news sources with different biases. This will allow you to form your own opinion after learning about the event from every side.
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64% We go to school day in and day out without a single incident. Now, we turn on the news and what do we see? A shooting here, a shooting there. The reasons they happen don’t matter, and we won’t discuss them here, but what does matter is innocent lives being at risk. It’s time to discuss our safety while at school. We’d be stupid to think something like what happened in El Paso, or Dayton wouldn’t happen here. I don’t say this to incite panic but rather to open your eyes. Let’s be aware of our surroundings. Let’s talk about how we can keep ourselves safe here. According to CBS News, there have been more mass shootings than days in the year. An interesting
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discussion comes when we actually discuss school shootings and not just mass shootings. According to an article by NPR, despite the growing fears of school shootings they’ve been on a decline compared to past decades. Now, that’s all fine and dandy but a statistic like that won’t have me sleeping better at night. It’s better to be prepared than unprepared. Shootings are still happening. When it comes to school shootings, the university puts faculty
and staff through active shooter training and other forms of training to help in situations of danger on campus. In fact, our University Police Department is ready for all types of situations. We have a real, fully functioning police department on our campus. What’s missing for all of us to really be safe is for students to have the discussion and plan accordingly for dangerous situations. Think about it. UPD and most of the faculty are prepped, why can’t you be?
ULM has given us a simple solution so we can be prepared. Check out the new “ULM Safe” app. It’s a must have. You can send in anonymous tips through the app or call UPD. It’s sad to say we even have to be having this discussion, but we’re lucky to come to a campus that is actually considering scenarios like these and enforcing countermeasures. UPD used to host events, and they still do, to help students face or avoid difficult situations on campus. They
do this for our benefit. Events like these should be attended. If a situation where to arise it doesn’t matter how prepared you are if you’re among a group of unprepared people. Go to these events and learn, it’s as simple as that. “If you see something, say something,” is the biggest advice anybody can tell you to avoid dangerous situations. UPD preaches this. It basically means that once you see something suspicious going on you report it to the proper authorities. With the beauty of our new ULM Safe app all we have to do is send a quick text through the app. If you’re not sure whether to be worried or not, discuss the situation with some of your fellow peers. Chances are they can either calm you down or reassure you of your initial suspicions. Either way we must all start or continue to be alert, informed and prepared about how to stay safe on our campus. contact Alfonzo Galvan at galvana@warhawks.ulm.edu
National
Candidates: Put away tragedy strategies for votes
Ashlyn Dupree Within the past few weeks, many citizens have been affected by the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. But that’s not what we are here to talk about. With presidential elections coming up within the next year, many presidential candidates are using these tragedies as an attempt to gain voters. This is not okay. What exactly does this mean you are probably wondering? According to Los Angeles Times, Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said at a forum to “keep that shit (guns) on the battlefield. Do not bring it into our communities.” Another Democratic candidate
Pete Buttigieg also shared a similar look to Beto O’Rourke saying that the U.S. is “under attack from homegrown white nationalist terrorists.” And while it is fine to share your views on gun control, immigration, health care and other issues you shouldn’t use tragedies like El Paso to share your viewpoint. People are hurting. People lost loved ones, family members and friends. People aren’t worried about your viewpoints on gun control. They want help to deal with the tragedy they are facing. If O’Rourke and Buttigieg really wanted to help with the tragedy that those in Dayton and El Paso faced then they should have shown those cities an actual helping hand. It is so easy to give a speech on how we need better gun control laws. But the real proof that you care is taking action. What is this action you may ask? It really doesn’t even have to be that much. Go to the cities. Understand what those people are feeling.
Talk with them about how this affected them and who those people were to them. Learn the lives of the people that were killed. Value the memories and the relationships the citizens had with those who died. Those were their brothers, sisters, moms, dads, children and significant others. Show that you care. Stop speaking and put your words into action. Another issue I have with presidential candidates is using these tragedies as a strategy to get votes. Presidential candidates always make promises, but a lot of them don’t keep their promises. According to politifact, with President Donald Trump, promises he made are not cutting Medicaid, Social Security and Medicare. Trump hasn’t kept to those promises. And while his election isn’t over, it’s coming close to an end. Same thing with President Barack Obama. He was supposed to sign the Employee Free Choice Act which would help increase penalties on companies that violate employee rights, but this never happened.
While I understand that not every president can fulfill their promises, it’s important to keep their promises and not change viewpoints. President Trump did this with his view on abortion- he was pro-choice but changed his viewpoint during the elections of 2016 to pro-life. For college students, it’s important for us to pay attention to these strategies that are used to gain our votes. Sadly, young adults have voted at lower rates than those older, according to campus vote project. However, since 2012 to 2016, the younger generation has increased in voting. Young adults make up about 21 percent of the voting eligible population, but we have a reached record lows. It’s time for us to vote. It’s time for us to take notice in what a presidential candidate actually stands for. Don’t just research what a candidate views are now, but what they were like before. Know what their career was and what their beliefs were before they decided to run as candidate.
See if you can find people who know the candidate and what they are actually like. Don’t fall for bad strategies and fallacies in presidential candidate’s statements. It’s time for us to stick up for those whose tragedies have been used as strategies to win our votes. Their losses should not be used as a scheme or ploy to get others votes. Do your part and understand who you are wanting to vote for. Don’t sit around and wait for change to happen in our country- make it happen. Your voice and vote matters. Make a difference and vote for the best candidate. Without our generation, we can’t make the difference that we so desperately need and desire. Step up, do your civic duty and vote for the candidate you think would make the best difference in our country. Notice the signs of those who use the ploy of “tragedy as a strategy” and let’s make the U.S. the best it can be for those who will come after us. contact Ashlyn Dupree at dupreeaf@warhawks.ulm.edu
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Safety
University Police designs app for student protection by Ashlyn Dupree Last May, ULM was ranked one of the safest colleges in America by Alarms.org. Director of University Police Tom Torregrossa said that this was not because of the UPD. “That is the result of everybody working together. It’s not that the University Police Department has done anything special. It’s the fact that you have your residential life people, your faculty, your staff and your administration on board. And most importantly- we have our students on board,” Torregrossa said. And while being one of the safest colleges in America is something Torregrossa takes pride in, he said that maintaining the student’s and faculty’s safety was the goal now. According to Lieutenant Jeremy Kent, this is the purpose of ULM’s Safe app. “I think it is important to recognize the safety mechanisms that we have in place which are what brought this to light for us,” Kent said. With this app, there are many features for any student or faculty member to use. “Everything is app-based now. They want apps. They want direct contacts in their phones to be able to reach us and to communicate with us,” Kent said. ULM Safe app is available to students and faculty for a free download on ITunes or Google Play.
According to Kent, there is an emergency panic button that can be pressed. This will dial the person’s GPS coordinates to the UPD dispatch at any time and will provide an open line communication with their dispatcher. “We can get a police officer to their exact location in a much quicker response time than we could previously,” Kent said. Not only does the app have the emergency panic button, but it also has an anonymous tip software too. If someone sees something going on, but doesn’t want their name attached they can take photos or videos of the incident that is occurring with a dispatcher. “If you just feel like something isn’t right say something to somebody,” Torregrossa said. Also, FriendWatch allows for students to make sure that their friends make it to their dorms or their car safely. Lastly, they added resource tabs, the student handbook and several difTorregrossa ferent options for students to get more comfortable with the Safe app. For ULM’s Safe app, it wasn’t just the UPD who helped bring this idea to life. “There was a lot of work. The lieutenant, the
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SAFETY FIRST: The University Police Department worked with many different people and organizations on campus to design an app with ULM students' safety in mind.
IT center, the computing center, the marketing department, residential life and students were all involved,” Torregrossa said. This app will also help with getting information into the emergency notification system. “Before the emergency notification system was not as user friendly but now the information you provide in the app is the information we will send the notification out to. This allows student a bit more ease of access to go in and change phone numbers or add-
ing other people,” Kent said. Lieutenant Kent and Torregrossa wanted everyone to know that this app wasn’t just for students, faculty and staff- it is also available to the community. “If a student’s parent wanted to download the app and receive the same emergency notifications, they now have access into the system,” Kent said. contact Ashlyn Dupree at dupreeaf@warhawks.ulm.edu
Alumni Spotlight
School of education awards Emily Ogden by Kaitlin Maness Success often comes after one has worked hard day in and day out. ULM alumna Emily Ogden found this to be true when she was recognized as the Louisiana High School Teacher of the Year for 2020 and then was awarded $500 by ULM's school of education for her achievements. Every year, the Louisiana Department of Education shows appreciation to teachers and school leaders by annually partnering with Dream Teachers and the Louisiana Association of Principals to participate in the Teacher and Principal of the Year program. This year, over 67 Louisiana school systems nominated teachers and school leaders for the Teacher and Principal of the Year program. On July 19, finalists and semi-finalists were honored at the 13th Annual Cecil J. Picard Educator Excellence Awards Gala. Ogden wasn’t expecting one of the professors
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TEACHER APPRECIATION: ULM alumna, Emily Ogden, was chosen as Louisiana's 2020 High School Teacher of the Year and then was awarded $500 by ULM's school of education.
that inspired her early in her career to present the $500 award to her, but that is exactly what Dr. Shalanda Stanely did.
“When Dr. Stanley walked to the podium at the Richland Parish General Assembly…I was completely surprised to be recognized by the
ULM School of Education and to be given scholarship money to assist in furthering my education,” Ogden said. Ogden was a student in Dr. Stanley’s literacy method course. There, Ogden was given a piece of advice that would later become her mantra, “Students are only going to rise to the expectation you set for them, so always set the bar high.” “Emily was an outstanding student,” Dr. Stanley said. “She loves children and is motivated to help them reach their potential. She has made a tremendous positive impact on her students’ performances in the classroom.” Ogden credits her growth and success to the many teachers she’s had throughout her life. “I believe they helped me become the person I am today and the only way I could repay the debt was to give back to the students of my home, Richland Parish,” Ogden said. contact Kaitlin Maness at manessk@warhawks.ulm.edu
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Philanthropy TALONS OUT: ULM kicks off football season and the new academic year with the Pursuit, sponsered by Bankcorp South Bank.
I learned that I couldn't limit my challenges, but I could challenge my limits.” Joe Profit, ULM alumnus
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LIMITLESS: During ULM's athletic program's annual fundraiser, the Pursuit, ULM alumnus Joe Profit (middle) shared his all-American, success story.
Annual fundraiser uplifts athletics by John Radcliffe “I didn’t hit my growth spurt till the 10th grade. I was a water boy for two years. On my third and last football game in high school, I had broken my arm." If ULM alumnus Dr. Joe Profit’s story had stopped there, he would not have become the all-American college athlete he is now. His number would not have been the first to be retired in ULM history. He would not have been the keynote speaker at ULM’s athletic program’s annual fundraiser, the Pursuit. This year, the Pursuit began by introducing the new head coach for ULM’s women’s basketball, Brooke Williams. "My focus is to win championships on the
floor, in the classroom and in life," Williams said. Then, it was announced that ULM will be streaming all 29 women’s basketball games and 56 men’s baseball games this season. President Bruno recognized several school achievements outside of athletic including: $56,985,000 raised for ULM’s campaign S.O.A.R. (Success, Opportunities, Achieve and Renovation), $12 million raised for the renovation of Sugar and Caldwell Hall and $179,000 was set aside for new lights in the Fant Ewing Coliseum. ULM's athletic director, Scott McDonald praised the athletic program for "racking up" 3,300 community service hours. “I was a refugee from a colored college, and
everything I’ve experienced since then has been good,” Profit said. Growing up on a cotton farm with a father whose education had gone no farther than the third grade, Profit said he has a deep appreciation for having the opportunity to attend NLU which is now ULM. “The only way to escape our community was to either succeed in school or Williams sports,” Profit said. Being one of the few African American students to attend the predominately white college, Profit had one thing in his pocket that exalted him above the other
players, and that was a strong work ethic. “My dad taught me there was honor in work, and I had taken that to the football field,” Profit said. “The challenges I faced at Northeast gave me the experience I needed to maneuver through life. I learned that I couldn’t limit my challenges, but I could challenge my limits.” If Profit had not attended ULM he openly said he would have volunteered for the Vietnam War. Pursuit for the past four years has been an opportunity for ULM to recognize decades of academic, extracurricular and personal achievement that has taken place at ULM. contact John Radcliffe at radclijp@warhawks.ulm.edu
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Campus Resources
Counseling center offers aid to students Semester brings stress, ULM is here to help by Miles Jordan In college, each semester is about 16 weeks long. For many students, those 16 weeks are packed with stress about class and the future. For others, the stress goes beyond just class and the future, many are struggling with depression and specifically seasonal depression. Seasonal affective disorder, better known as seasonal depression, is a form of depression that typically occurs within the fall and winter months. “Similar to other mood disorders, it is something that causes clinical impairment and functioning in different areas, those being social, academic, occupational, on a seasonal cycle,” said Karen Foster, counseling center director. The most common reason for seasonal depression is less sunlight. Other contributing factors are living further from the equator. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, people living further from the equator are more likely to have seasonal depression than those close to the equator.
Other reasons are chemical, according to the NIMH. Studies have found that some people have trouble regulating serotonin leaving less serotonin available. The chemical melatonin can be a problem too as in winter months with more darkness comes more melatonin production. For some this can lead to more sleepiness and more feelings of being lethargic which are both symptoms of SAD. ULM students who think that they are struggling are in luck though. As the counseling center offers support for students in need. “The counseling center generally works by appointments, but if a student is in distress and is in need of urgent counseling, they can communicate that information with the staff, either by phone or by walking into the Center, and arrangements can be made to see that student immediately. Emergency counseling services are available to students after business hours and on weekends,” Foster said. As well as the support the counseling center can give to students, it’s also free for students to use. “There is no charge for the services provided by the ULM Counseling Center. The Counseling Center is funded by both the University budget and a small portion of student fees,” Foster said. contact Miles Jordan at jordanm1@warhawks.ulm.edu graphic by Prajal Prasai
Achievements
Student research wins national competition by Kaitlin Maness
The FBI reported 250 active shootings with 799 deaths and 1,148 injuries from 2000 to 2017. “Alarmingly, a majority of these incidents started increasing around 2010 and continually skyrocketed up until this day,” said Summer Ho, a recent graduate of ULM’s risk management and insurance program. Ho noticed this growing trend of active shootings in the U.S. and decided to focus a required research paper on the issue in the course surplus lines and reinsurance. She used her understanding of the insurance industry to propose an photo courtsey of Siddharth Gaulee option for protection when shootings LIFE IS WORTH THE RISK: Before graduating ULM’s risk management and insur- occur that had yet to be explored ance program, Summer Ho, placed in Wholesale and Specialty Insurance Associa- before. tion’s spring 2019 White Paper Contest. RMI professor and instructor of the
surplus lines and reinsurance course Dr. Christine Berry, urged Ho to enter her paper in the Wholesale and Specialty Insurance Association’s spring 2019 White Paper Contest. Ho’s entry, “A Bullet-Proof Plan,” took a closer look at trend of active shootings and stated the insurance surplus lines insurance industry should help manage the problem by offering coverage in case an incident occurs. “Only one insurance group discusses and offers active shooting coverage,” Ho said. “Other insurance companies do not specialize or emphasize this risk.” Ho went on to be one of two national winners in the contest and became the second ULM student to place in the contest. “We are extremely proud of
Summer’s accomplishment. It is an excellent paper and a well-deserved honor,” said Berry in an article posted in ULM’s News Center. Ho was happy that her research topic allowed her to raise awareness to sensitive subjects “that society tends to shy away from” and possibly make a change with her work. “Instead of merely declaring active shootings as a tragedy or pointing fingers at people, I believe we should all unite and start a conversation on how we can confront this problem,” Ho said. The two winners received $1,000 and their papers were published on the WSIA website.
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Tradition
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WARHAWK PRIDE: At the beginning of each new academic year, ULM welcomes the freshman students to campus with Convocation. After Convocation, freshman make their way toward Malone Stadium where they experience their first college pep rally.
Convocation bridges freshman to ULM by Kaitlin Maness
At the beginning of each semester, ULM hosts Convocation, an event that marks the start of a new academic year. The event begins with the “Freshman March” where first-time students walk from the library, across Bayou DeSiard bridge and end at the coliseum, to welcome the freshman. This year, ULM’s director of retention, Dr. Barbara Michaelides, led the Convocation ceremony. She introduced many speakers including: Dr. Nick J. Bruno, alumnus Alton Clay, SGA President Olivia Bailey and 31 Ambassadors President Cameron Tingle. The main speaker of the event, Alton Clay, hoped to enlighten freshman with his personal experience as a ULM student in 2013. “For me, once I got here things shifted and that might happen to some of you,” Clay said. “Things happen out of your control but if you keep focus and you keep going, you can adjust.” Hogan After the initial ceremony, the freshman went to Malone Stadium to participate in a pep rally. ULM’s executive associate director of athletics, Todd Dooley, opened the pep rally with a speech about the upcoming football season. This excited fresh-
man elementary education major, Julia Hogan, who has a love for the sport. “Football season is about to start which is always a fun time of the year,” Hogan said. Freshman communication major, Jesus Aguilar, was nervous for her first semester at ULM before Convocation. After the event, he said he felt more at ease and open to the experiences college has to offer. “Convocation was a fun way to know what college life will be like,” Aguilar said. “I came in a bit nervous and shy but then I left more open and excited for what college will be like.” For an assignment in university seminar, the freshman were required to take photos with people they met at Convocation. Freshman music education major, Emma McCandlish, met friends while completing the assignment. “I loved taking different pictures with people I didn’t know,” McCandlish said. “I made some good friends while doing so.” Junior marketing major, Marcus Ehle, started going to ULM in 2017. Ehle can remember his Convocation experience like it happened yesterday. He didn’t know many people on campus, but he slowly began talking to those around him and found out they were friendly. Ehle hopes all freshman that attended Convocation realize getting involved on campus “enhances” your college experience. contact Kaitlin Maness at manessk@warhawks.ulm.edu
MARCHIN’ ON: New students partcipate in the walk across the library to the coliseum where the Convocation ceremony begins.
TALONS OUT: ULM alumnus, Alton Clay, speaks at Convocation about his personal college experience.
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August 26, 2019
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Campus Events
Photos by Miles Jordan
AMAZING HANGER SWALLOWING: Student pulls hanger from Matt the Knife’s mouth during Thursday night performance. This is a first time in years that Campus Activities Board invited an entertainer for Week of Welcome. The illusionist was welcomed by good student attendance.
Mentalist, illusionist blows away students by Chelsea Terrell
Thursday night students stood outside the door of Brown Auditorium awaiting to see the amazing “Matt the Knife.” Although the show started about 20 minutes later than planned, it was well worth it. Matt the Knife started off his show with a slight comic show and then dove into his “sword swallowing act.” Instead of using a sword, however, he chose to use a wire hanger. The illusionist even pulled several students from the audience to assist him in the show. He chose one particular student to pull the hanger from his throat leaving many students in awe. Although many were impressed with the beginning of the show, audience members were still not in full belief of the illusions. Matt the Knife then performed one of his mentalist acts. He asked for an audience member that was willing to share their story about a friend or family member that recently passed away.
Sophomore psychology major, Ashley Holaway, volunteered to share her story but did not say it aloud. Matt then began to feel the pain in his chest as Ashley’s friend felt when she passed and audience members
“I love it when people are laughing and having fun and they can feel like they’ve had a real experience.”
Matt The Knife
jaws dropped. Matt was able to ask things about her friend only she would know. He was able to write the friend’s name on a poster leaving Ashley amazed and in tears. “I was completely awestruck at his ability to sense and read my thoughts about her down to the
point that he knew I was thinking about her passing away instead of a good memory I had with her.” Holaway said. Ashley was even able to meet with Matt the Knife after the show and he thanked her for sharing her story. He gave her the poster he wrote her friend’s name on with his autograph at the bottom. Matt the Knife Holaway did an amazing job and his show kept the audience with smiles making this a great way to conclude Week of Welcome events sponsored by CAB. The mentalist and illusionist said in an interview that CAB “worked really hard” to get him to perform on campus and he exclaimed our CAB board “is an absolute delight…they are fantastic and they work really hard. They really appreciate my work and what we do. “ contact Chelsea Terrell at terrelcl@warhawks.ulm.edu
PAINT BALLS IN THE AIR: Matt The Knife prepares to catch a paint ball by his mouth.
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Off Campus Events
Chelsea’s ‘Pick of the Week’
Chelsea Terrell 1. ULM vs. Grambling game I am so excited for the new season of football not only for the games but also for tailgating in our new grove. We need to fill the stands for our first home game and show support for our football team who has worked really hard this summer. Bring a friend, tailgate and attend the game along with many other Warhawk fans. GO HAWKS! GO!
TWIN CITIES: Monroe and West Monroe have more to offer than one might think. Visit the Masur Museum of Art, watch a movie at Tinsletown or stroll down the RiverMarket.
Things to do off-campus by Ashlyn Dupree
It’s finally the weekend! You are ready to take a break from studying and have some fun. But you are new to Monroe and aren’t sure what there is to do. There is always Typsy, a new local night club, or Enoch’s, an Irish pub and café. But what about just fun things to do during the day? Here are a few cheap ideas for you and your friends to do in Monroe. If you are a movie lover then the movie theatre, Tinseltown, in West Monroe is the place for you on Tuesday nights. All movie tickets are five dollars. Tinseltown is a huge theatre so they normally provide movies of all genres and for all ages. Monroe also has the Pecanland Mall with various stores you and your friends can venture through. Pecanland Mall also has a large food court with cheap places such as Canes, Auntie Anne’s and Great American Cookie Company.
If you are looking for something to do outdoors, one of my favorite places to go is Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. Black Bayou has various trails that lead to different, beautiful views. Some trails have bridges that lead you to the lake and others are just trails throughout a field with flowers and trees. The trails also lead to views of the mysterious Black Bayou with the sort of swamp vibe. This is perfect for people who like to fish. Grab a fishing pole and head to Black Bayou for a day on the water away from campus. If you like to take pictures, this is one of the best places to take pictures at. This is the perfect place to let your adventurous side out. Black Bayou is located on 480 Richland Place. For those who like to be creative, look no further than the Masur Museum of Art. The Masur Museum presents unique visual arts for anyone to enjoy. Also, this
museum offers educational programs like artist talks, academic lectures, drop-in activities and art classes for all ages. The art classes include a range of creative outlets like digital photography, painting, collage, printmaking, stained glass, book making and more. Luckily, the Masur Museum is always free. You can also go to masurmuseum.org to see what events are coming up. Masur Museum is located on 1400 S Grand St. One last thing I always check when I run out of ideas is monroe-westmonroe.org. On this website, they have a list of events that are happening in the Monroe and West Monroe area. The events range from films, museums, rodeos, festivals, concerts and block parties. One of my favorite places that I have discovered from the Monroe and West Monroe area is any type of event at the RiverMarket. All of these events are a great way to bring the community
together and students to experience the culture of people. One of my favorite events that has been hosted at the RiverMarket was the Louisiana Food and Music Festival. There were tons of different vendors with authentic Louisiana food. Also, there were many local bands and artists that played different genres of music that related to Louisiana. I love to listen to music so getting to hear local artists is super fun for me. On the website listed with the events, it gives you the dates, time, cost, location and website information. Monroe and West Monroe has more options than many think for places to go and things to see for all students around campus. After your study session, class or homework, take a trip off campus and see what this place has to offer.
contact Ashlyn Dupree at dupreeaf@warhawks.ulm.edu
2. Wesley Foundation events This upcoming week the Wesley Foundation is hosting several events for students on campus. For example, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday Wesley is hosting “Bayou Burgers.” This will be located by the foot bridge in Bayou Village Apartments in between buildings 5 & 6. All ULM students are invited for free burgers! The Wesley Foundation is also hosting Game Night from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday at the Wesley Foundation building. This will be a tradition every Friday night this semester. After Week of Welcome there is not very much going on around campus so these events are perfect for students wanting to meet new people. 3. Ouachita Live Want to listen to free live music? Then attend Ouachita Live which will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday. This event will take place downtown West Monroe on 200 Natchitoches and admission is free. This will also be held every last Friday of the month until Oct. Ouachita Live is perfect for all music lovers and people trying to find their passion for music. 4. First Monroe’s Downtown Block Party First Monroe is hosting their annual Downtown Block Party from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. This event will take place at Anna Gray Noe Park in downtown Monroe. Tickets are available on Facebook. Join in on the fun at the party including live music, touch a truck, a photo booth and games for everyone of all ages! This event is a great opportunuity for you and your friends to meet people around Monroe and enjoy their version of fun. contact Chelsea Terrell at terrelcl@warhawks.ulm.edu
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August 26, 2019
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Technology
4 best apps for campus safety
ULM Safe
Find My Friends
One Scream
Circle of 6
Over the summer, ULM released a new app to increase safety on campus. Many students walk alone on campus at late times after leaving study sessions at the library. With a click of an emergency button on their app, ULM police are notified if they ever feel unsafe. UPD will be aware of the student’s smartphone location and will show up in a matter of minutes. There is also an anonymous tip button that allows students or faculty to send texts or photos to UPD that may seem suspicious.
The Find My Friends app allows people to share their location with who they chose and follow their location while using their apple product. The app also allows location-based alerts for friends to know when the other person has arrived at another location. Find My Friends also has privacy controls that can assist in times you don’t want friends to see where you’re located. The app is great when it comes to safety especially when you have friends on campus that are concerned with your wellbeing and location.
The app One Scream is a personal voice-activated safety app designed for moments of panic or uneasiness. This app is for girls from early teenage years to women at the age of 60. The app does not listen to every conversation but will alert once it hears a woman’s scream. After 20 seconds of hearing the panic scream, the app alerts help. Your phone must have signal to alert help and will not work if your phone is off or if you are on the phone talking to someone.
Circle of 6 was originally created for college students and has now evolved to families and teens. The app works by creating your “circle” and up to six of your contacts can join it. There are several icons involved in your circle that all link to different texts that are sent to members of your circle. For example, the phone icon when pressed sends a text to your circle saying “Come and get me. I need help getting home safely.” This app can be very beneficial for college students wanting to keep their self and their circles in a safe environment.
Food Review
Best in town, Popeyes sandwich leaves many wanting more by Alfonzo Galvan There is a debate raging all over our country. It’s not politics but it sure feels like sides have been taken in this debate. Popeyes has debuted their chicken sandwich and if the social media hype is anything to go by the sandwich was a total success. It is a must try. After finally obtaining one Chick-fil-a became a thing of the past for me. The holy experience that comes with eating a Popeyes’ chicken sandwich is an actual journey nowadays. In search of the most popular fast food item in the country, I set out to Popeyes next to ULM’s campus. All who made the pilgrimage to the orange establishment were greeted by a sign signaling the unavailability of the sacred sandwich. No chicken sandwich at the Popeyes next to campus led me to another Pop-
eyes and then another. No Popeyes had the chicken sandwich in stock. Word at the last restaurant was that by 1:00 p.m. the place had sold over 475 sandwiches and was clean out. As I have not tried it, the urge to do so grew even more. A day later finally I achieve salvation for my taste buds. The sandwich is back and I get my first crack at it. This is where the only debate should be held. What type of sandwich do you get? A regular or spicy? I went with spicy. You can go with regular but Popeyes is known for their spicy chicken so when in doubt, spicy it out. The sandwich is a nice size for the $3.99 that you pay for it. A brioche bun isn’t what I expected from Popeyes given their dry buttery biscuits. But in the end, it’s surprisingly soft and tasty. I can’t decipher what the type of sauce it has, mostly because I finished the sandwich so quick. But it was like a creamy Cajun sauce. The chicken you
get is the best part of it- as it should be. If you’ve ever seen the ad for the sandwich, it comes with a nice size chicken patty. The actual piece you get is huge. It’s the big daddy to all other restaurant’s chicken sandwich. It tastes just as good. My eyes opened wide after that first bite. Popeyes basically trademarked the term “chicken sandwich” every other feeble attempt at recreating the sandwich by Popeyes’ competitors should be referred to as something else completely. 10 out of 10 would recommend. By the writing of this article I’ve eaten that thing four times. And guess what? Every time it’s another wonderful ride. If you’re still debating whether or not to try the sandwich just don’t. I need there to be more for me next time I go.
contact Alfonzo Galvan at galvana@warhawks.ulm.edu
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Horoscope Aries Trust a crazy hunch about your physical work or health. Watch for surprises or potential collisions. Take it easy, and handle priorities close to home.
1 Meat shaped for a burger 6 Consider 10 Place to unwind 13 Sound before “Bless you” 14 Food brand for Fido 15 Visa competitor, briefly 16 Like a wet day 17 “Deal me a hand” 18 __ slaw 19 Nickname for Elvis Presley 22 One rotation of Earth on its axis 23 Up until now 24 “I’ll pay any price!” 28 Nod off 31 Not hers 34 “We’re having __!”: retail come-on 35 Jupiter’s wife 36 Marriott rival 37 Nickname for Ella Fitzgerald 40 Scarlett’s plantation 41 Acme
DOWN 1 Place to spread a picnic blanket 2 Smoothie berry 3 Slender 4 Half a barbecuer’s pair
5 Up-and-down weight loss effort 6 Grocery section with milk 7 Red Muppet 8 “Lawrence of Arabia,” e.g. 9 2000s OCD-afflicted TV sleuth 10 Often sarcastic “Nice one!” 11 __-mell: disorderly 12 Ice skater’s jump 15 Property measure 20 White part of beef 21 “Science Guy” Bill 24 1990s commerce pact acronym 25 Thai or Laotian 26 He’s not single 27 Film lioness 28 Fellas 29 Banded gemstone 30 Place to observe animals 32 __ circle: group of close advisers 33 Omens 35 Joke
36 “__, can you see ... “ 38 Loo 39 Having an irregular design 44 “Roth” investment 45 Bovine sound 47 Not at all close by 48 Make a hard copy of 49 Fellow 50 Black-and-white treat 51 Uber alternative 52 Runs smoothly 53 Blissful Genesis place 54 New York stadium dismantled in 2009 55 Honolulu’s island 56 Eurasia’s __ Mountains 57 Chocolate dogs
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Libra Slow down, and reconsider your actions. Recent changes require adaptation. Invest in efficiency. Check suppositions against current data. Imagine possible scenarios. Rest and shift plans.
Scorpio
Make no assumptions, especially regarding love and romance. If you want to know something, ask it directly. Symbols don’t get through. Focus on shortterm goals.
A team project requires a temporary fix. Solutions arise in conversation. Take immediate action to grab an opportunity. A window is closing. Upgrade later.
Take advantage of a bargain for your home. Find domestic solutions for free or secondhand. Handle immediate objectives, and resolve long-term solutions later.
42 “Nevermore!” bird 43 Boy in “Star Wars” prequel films 44 Currier and __: printmakers 45 Seth of “SNL” 46 Ring or stud site 48 He wrote “The 42-Across” 49 Nickname for James Brown 58 Funny Bombeck 59 A4 automaker 60 Scarlett’s last name 61 Close by 62 Marvel Comics mutants 63 Post-op therapy 64 2,000 pounds 65 Ain’t right? 66 Brutalizes
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Gemini
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Cancer A conversation could get uncomfortable. Focus talk and action toward urgent matters. Revisit this issue later; for now, listen and offer resources and connections.
Sagittarius A career opportunity takes quick action. Expect a test. Practice makes perfect. Words can be deceptive. Run reality checks and balances. Leave misconceptions behind.
Capricorn You can learn without direct experience. Discover tricks, cultures and views through another’s perspective. Avoid risk and expense. Read, watch and investigate. Explore nearby.
Leo
Aquarius
Divert a trickle from positive cash flow toward savings. A steady stream of pennies adds up over time. Replenish reserves, and handle short-term priorities.
Strategize with a partner for financial gain. Collaborate to get necessary funding or support. Intuition guides you. Grab a temporary opportunity without expensive risk.
Virgo Expect energy surges, and balance activity with rest. A surprise requires personal attention. Grab a short-term opportunity, and find longer-lasting solutions later.
Pisces A partner’s view is important. Don’t make an important decision until you’ve worked it out together. Consider logistics, practical details and emotional impact.
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August 26, 2019
SPORTS
Coaching
photos by Miles Jordan
NEW BEGINNING: Coach Charlie Olson organizes and cheers his team on during his first ever game as a head coach.
Welcome Warhawk: Olson takes regins of volleyball New coach hired few weeks before season opener by Alfonzo Galvan, Miles Jordan
A month ago, Charlie Olson was living in Texas working as an assistant volleyball coach at Sam Houston State University. Today, he is the head volleyball coach at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. “Todd [Dooley] called me and he said ‘I want to bring you and your family in if you’re interested,’ and that was Olson like the Saturday
before the team reported back. So, that was a quick turnaround,” Olson said. Olson came to ULM after spending five years at Sam Houston under the guidance of legendary college volleyball coach Brenda Gray. Sam Houston’s coach has been there for over 35 years and according to Olson, is one win away from 700 wins. “I felt that Charlie was just about ready last year, and I believe with this opportunity knocking right in front of him, I think he’ll do a wonderful job for ULM. I’m excited for him,” Gray said. Coach Olson is at ULM serving as a head coach for the first time in his career. His experience with the sport doesn’t end with just coaching. “I played in high school and in college. After I graduated college, I thought that volleyball was done,” Olson said.
According to Olson, the journey into coaching started with a blind
“Give volleyball a shot. Stay for a set. You like it, stay for another set. You like that, come next week.”
Charlie Olson Head Volleyball and Beach Volleyball Coach
date after college. What was supposed to be an invitation to meet his date’s AAU team turned into his
first coaching gig. After a couple of years away from the sport he returned as a volunteer assistant coach McDonald at the University of Tennessee. A little over a year later, he made the move to Sam Houston. ULM’s athletic director Scott McDonald said he saw the new coach’s hiring like a race. “This is like a relay race. Russ ran that leg and got us in a good place and now he’s handing off the baton. Now, it’s up to that next person to take that baton and increase our lead. That’s the way we looked at it with Charlie,” McDonald said. “It was a big decision for him and his family as well as for us. It just seemed like a good fit,” McDonald added.
According to McDonald, Olson was able to accept his job offer on a Monday and showed up a day later to meet his new team who were reporting back from their summer break. Olson said the move has been sudden and with a very quick turnaround but it has all been positive. As he hopes to begin his first season as a head volleyball coach at the collegiate level, Olson is also working on moving his family to Monroe. Olson said he expects this to be a good season with his new team and encourages students and the rest of the Warhawk supports to catch a set or two of volleyball. “Give volleyball a shot. Stay for a set. You like it, stay for another set. You like that, come next week.” contact Alfonzo Galvan galvana@warhawks.ulm.edu contact Miles Jordan jordanm1@warhawks.ulm.edu
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SPORTS
Soccer
Warhawks’ flight dropped at Grambling by Miles Jordan
The ULM soccer team opened their season on Friday traveling to I-20 rival, Grambling State to take on the reigning regular-season Southwestern Atlantic Conference champions. The Lady Tigers got on the board first in the 12th minute as sophomore midfielder Kailey Pena netted a goal to put the Lady Tigers ahead of the Warhawks. Pena’s goal would be the only score of the first half. The second half would be a slugfest with high paced offense including four combined goals for the two teams. The Warhawks would open their season scoring and the second half’s scoring off a goal from sophomore forward Carmyn Ciaramella coming off an assist by freshman defender, Victoria Altieri. ULM’s high paced attack would prove to be too
much for Grambling a second time two minutes later as freshman midfielder Melissa Taft netted the first goal of her Warhawk career to give the Warhawks the lead. The Warhawks would hold onto the lead for 15 minutes before the Lady Tigers would equalize in the 66th minute after three ULM fouls gave Laila Loring a great opportunity to score. “We, as a team, saw moments, but need to do a better job not taking our foot off the gas when we have momentum,” Wheelock said. The momentum started to slow as the sun went down and no lights came on, as Grambling used its home field advantage and a rowdy crowd to lead them to a late 88th-minute goal from Pena. This would ultimately decide the game, 3-2 and give Grambling their second win of the early season. photo by Miles Jordan
contact Miles Jordan at jordanm1@warhawks.ulm.edu
LOOK UP: Junior defender Bailey Botkin brings her head and looks for the runs to pass the ball.
Volleyball
Exhibition ends in defeat for new coach Warhawks stunned at home by Lady Demons
by Alfonzo Galvan
photo by Miles Jordan
EYES ON THE PRIZE: Freshmen setter Darby Fisher tosses the ball in the air and swings at it to bring the game into action.
Saturday afternoon the ULM Warhawks volleyball team fell to its in-state rivals the Lady Demons of Northwestern State University. ULM lost all four sets it played as part of an exhibition match. Although the match was an exhibition, the game served to introduce the Warhawk faithful to their new head volleyball coach in Charlie Olson. And Olson was able to finally see his new team under real action against a formidable foe. “Anytime you can bring in a quality opponent like Northwestern State it really shows what you do well and where you have to put some work in,” Olson said. The Warhawks and their new coach have been together about two weeks at this point and it seems like Olson is still trying to figure out what lineups work best. Throughout the night he experimented and changed his lineups frequently. When something didn’t seem to work well he was quick to make a change.
The Lady Demons cruised through the first two sets but struggled as the Warhawks used the power of the crowd to inspire their game. “We appreciate them coming in and giving forth their best effort which allowed us to really make some changes with our line up to see what we need to improve on moving forward and setting for New Orleans,” Olson said. Since the game was an exhibition match, the teams were allowed to play a fourth set even after the Lady Demons won the first three in a row. The Warhawks gave the fans in the stands something to cheer about during the last set as they fought back and almost took the last set. It ended 21-25 in favor of the visitors. “We’ll take it one match at a time but it gives a lot of quality film to go back and really talk to our centers, find out what we need to make improvements on,” Olson said. Volleyball next travels to New Orleans for the New Orleans Invitational tournament to kick start their season. The tournament starts Friday and runs into Saturday. The team returns home for their first official game of the season in front of a home crowd Sept. 22 against other in-state rivals McNeese State. contact Alfonzo Galvan at galvana@warhawks.ulm.edu
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August 26, 2019
SPORTS
Football
This will be Viator’s best season
Game preview: ULM vs GSU I-20 rivals meet for first time in six years by Alfonzo Galvan
Jimmon Felton The wait is over, back to our regularly scheduled programming. It’s football season. Last season gave the fans high hope that we would reach a bowl game. This year is what you could call a contract year for coach Viator who signed a two-year extension through 2020. Last season, Viator posted a 6-6 record. It was the first winning season ULM football had since 2013. Viator needs to improve his record once again to satisfy the fans and critics. In his first two seasons, he went 4-8, then 6-6 last season. A 7-5 or 8-4 record and making a bowl game would lift a weight off Viator’s shoulders. Now would be the time to get to the next level, everybody is itching for a bowl game. The non-conference schedule the Warhawks have is set to be a trying one. The team could go either 1-3 or 2-2 with an upset being either Memphis or Florida State. Memphis is coming to Malone Stadium this year; the home field advantage and the weather will play a huge part in the game. The Warhawks should handle Grambling in the season opener. This year we should win the West division of the conference and in the conference a 6-2 record is very doable. The only teams that pose a threat to the Warhawks in the conference is the defending conference champs Appalachian State and Arkansas State. The team is returning 13 starters including senior quarterback Caleb Evans whose numbers have been consistent in his last season. This year should be impressive for him. He threw for almost 2700 yard and 17 touchdowns with 12 interceptions. If he can find a way to cut down on the turnovers then he can have a real special season. Evans is losing his top two targets from last season though- Marcus Green to the NFL and RJ Turner who transferred. This could be the year that Xavier Brown steps up and shows that he can be a number one receiver. Coach Viator is in his fourth year so the players that he plays in his scheme are his players. He has no excuse not to be successful. The defense is returning eight starters. It’s time experience turns into production. The most important thing about the upcoming season is no matter what happens finish with a winning record, make a bowl game and beat Lafayette.
contact Jimmon Felton at feltonjj@warhawks.ulm.edu
Fans begin to rejoice and plan for the weekend as the ULM Warhawks are set to take on their north Louisiana neighbors in the Grambling State University Tigers for this football season’s opener. Saturday’s game will mark the fourth time the two universities meet on the field. The Warhawks own the series and are undefeated in all three games played against Grambling. Their last game ended 48-10
Last Matchup Sept. 7, 2013
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in favor of the Warhawks back in Sept. 2013. Both teams had decent seasons last year, although Grambling did play one less game. The Warhawks ended their 2018 campaign 6-6 while Grambling managed 6-5. Their one common adversary came in the form of the University of
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Louisiana at Lafayette. The Ragin’ Cajuns beat out Grambling opening day (17-49) and finished the Warhawks season when they beat them (28-31) at home. Representatives of both teams recently met up at the Monroe Civic Center for a joint press conference in anticipation of the game.
Among the coaching staff for both teams, Monroe mayor Jamie Mayo was also present as well as ULM president, Nick Bruno, and Rick Gallot, the president of Grambling State University. Saturday’s game is set to kickoff at 7 p.m. at Malone Stadium. Other than the chance to see their local team in action against an in-state rival the Warhawks faithful have one more reason to turn up for Saturday’s game- the new grove. This year marks the first season away from the famed grove tailgating spot that was replaced by a parking lot for the new medical school being built on ULM’s campus. The new grove looks to excite fans and maintain their game day atmosphere. contact Alfonzo Galvan at galvana@warhawks.ulm.edu
4 key offensive players
T.J. Fiailoa
Caleb Evans
Brandius Batiste
Austin Vaughn
OG
QB
WR
RB
The offensive line will be Evans’ best friend this season and no one better to secure his safety than AllSun Belt third team member and preseason All-Sun Belt SecondTeam member, T.J. Fiailoa. Fiailoa is back for redshirt junior season after having a dominate redshirt sophomore campaign that saw him give up only 1.5 sacks in 373 passing plays. Fiailoa even graded out perfect in three games.
Senior quarterback, Caleb Evans, comes back for his final season poised to become a historic Warhawk. The Mansfield, Texas native is already in the top 10 in seven passing categories for the Warhawks, including passing yards, passing touchdowns and completion percentage. Coming off of a season that saw Evans pass for 16 touchdowns, 2869 passing yards on a 61 percent completion, the bar is set high for the season.
The biggest question mark on the offensive side of the ball is wide receiver ever since Marcus Green left for the NFL and RJ Turner transferred to Texas Tech. The receiver to step up for the losses is redshirt junior Brandius Batiste. The Roanoke, Louisiana native is coming off a season that saw him splitting time at both receiver and returner, Batiste even scored his first collegiate touchdown.
A balanced offense is the best kind of offense and like receiver, there’s a hole at running back after Derrick Gore left for the NFL, that hole will be filled by fifth year senior, Austin Vaughn. Vaughn was the third leading rusher for the Warhawks behind Gore and Evans. Beyond that Vaughn had the third most carries and touchdowns for the Warhawks this year.