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NEWS QUOTE

WORLD

44 die in Taliban attack on courthouse in west Afghanistan (MCT) KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban fighters wearing Afghan army uniforms stormed a provincial courthouse in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 44 people and wounding more than 90 in a complex attack that began with the explosion of a truck bomb followed by an assault in which the attackers took hostages and kicked off a gun battle with Afghan security forces that lasted until late afternoon.

The death toll made it one of the worst attacks of the 11-yearold war.

At least 34 civilians, six Afghan soldiers and four police officers were killed. All nine Taliban attackers also died.

“Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up depends on the stuff he’s made of.”

Josh Billings, American Humorist

NATION

Famed movie critic Ebert dies after long battle with cancer

BRIEFS

Faculty members University to rename join with IBM to nursing building in benefit students honor of DeGree Computer Information Systems faculty members at the University of Louisiana at Monroe recently joined the Academic Initiative provided by IBM, one of the world’s most recognized and well respected technology firms.

Membership in the IBM Academic Initiative provides faculty members and students access to software, hardware, technology and other tools, as well as course specific materials that can be incorporated into classes.

Academic Initiative program membership benefits include extensive expertise, assets, and community resources to develop worldclass curricula.

At 11 a.m. on Friday, April 12, ULM and community officials will celebrate the dedication of “Kitty DeGree Hall.” The public is encouraged to attend.

The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors approved renaming the university’s nursing building in honor of philanthropist Kitty DeGree, on Feb. 26, following a formal request from ULM. DeGree’s dedication to ULM ensured the remarkable progress of several university programs and facilities. DeGree’s capital gifts include the Kitty DeGree Computer Center, the Kitty DeGree Pharmacy Student Resource Center/Library; and the Kitty DeGree Speech and Hearing Center.

GAZING THROUGH GALLERIES

(MCT) CHICAGO — Roger Ebert, the 70-year-old Pulitzer Prize-winning movie critic whose gladiatorial “thumbs-up, thumbs-down” assessments turned film reviewing into a television sport, died Thursday.

Ebert, who had battled cancer in recent years, had undergone several surgeries to remove tumors from his thyroid and salivary glands, which resulted in him losing his jaw and speaking voice.

Ebert continued to critique movies all the way up until his death. By his count, in 2012 he wrote 300 reviews – more than any other year.

STATE

Inmates shoot heroin, gamble and drink beer in Orleans Parish Jail (Times Picayune) NEW ORLEANS — Jaws dropped Tuesday at a federal court hearing when video evidence showed Orleans Parish inmates shooting heroin, drinking, gambling and brandishing loaded guns all while behind bars.

One inmate even snuck off to the French Quarter for the evening without objection from the guards.

The conditions prompted corrections expert Manuel Romero to call it “the worst prison I’ve ever seen” as well as remarks from Mayor Mitch Landrieu decrying Sheriff Marlin Gusman.

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Victoria Smith studies Jerry Berg’s work, “Nuntius Christi,” during Monroe’s April Downtown Gallery Crawl. The collection of works titled “A Joining of Time” is on display at the Livaudais Studio and Gallery.

CALENDAR

Monday

Tuesday 7:30 p.m. FACS: Boldin & Vangelisti in Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall

Thursday 10

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8 7:30 p.m. NELA Horn Ensemble in Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall

Wednesday 5 p.m. ULM Softball vs.

Memphis at the ULM Softball Complex SGA Elections www.ulm.edu/vote

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7:30 p.m. Flute Soloists Night in the Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall SGA Elections www.ulm.edu/vote

12 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. UL Summit Art Exhibition in Bry Art Gallery

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NEWS

World Health Day focuses on high blood pressure

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The World Health Organization sponsors World Health Day, which will focus on on the dangers of high blood pressure this year. 120/80 is considered normal blood pressure.

by Sctt Simoneaux

The World Health Organization will sponsor World Health Day on Sunday.

World Health Day gives the medical community around the world the chance to advocate awareness for a certain medical condition.

This year’s condition is high blood pressure--or hypertension.

High blood pressure affects one in 10 people in their 20s and 30s. The odds are one in five for those over 50, according to

the WHO. Sophomore nursing major Amber Wallace said she likes to bring awareness to high blood pressure.

“High blood pressure or high blood tension is the gateway to so many more diseases,” Wallace said.

High blood pressure can lead to more health issues with one of the worse case scenarios being a heart attack.

Chronic high blood pressure can slowly damage one’s health and cause disabilities.

1/10 The number of people 20-30 years old who have hypertension “High blood pressure is a major complication of many disease processes

and some of these diseases can be fatal,” Wallace said.

Stephen Taylor, a former LPN and a senior music education major, said there are many things that contribute to high blood pressure.

“Fatty foods that are high in cholesterol, caffeine, stress, smoking, obesity, salt intake and anger are all causes of high blood pressure,” Taylor said.

According to Taylor, once a body is used to the disorder, it acts like high

blood pressure is the new normal, which can lead to more health complications.

A healthy diet and exercise will go a long way to reduce your risk for high blood pressure.

Limiting the amount of sodium and alcohol in your diet also helps.

Something as easy as skipping the salt at a meal can go a long way to reduce your risks. contact Scott Simoneaux at simonesa@warhawks.ulm.edu

Zeta Phi Beta gives back to local schools Sorority makes service to community, campus priority

by Cheyenne Wilson

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority knows what it means to serve. The Zeta girls are always on the move to give their time or money to the next philanthropic event or organization.

The ULM sorority does everything from helping high school kids study

to motivating current ULM students.

Every Friday the Zetas go to Carroll High School and volunteer their time to tutor students, help with paperwork Jones or anything else they might need as a part of its adopta-school program.

“We are such a down-to-earth group, and I think that helps set us

apart,” said Stormie Jones, a senior communication studies major.

On campus, the Zetas host a forum called Z-HOPE, which stands for “Zetas helping other people excel.”

Z-HOPE offers students the chance to hear guest speakers once a semester.

Topics include sex health and domestic violence.

The sorority was founded on the principles of scholarship, service, sisterly love and finer womanhood.

Finer womanhood stuck out to Jones, and she strives to stay true to this

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principle every day.

Christy Scott, a senior toxicology major, is the president of the group.

“Once a Zeta, always a Zeta.

This principle really touched my heart. Being a Zeta is a lifelong commitment,” Scott said.

Scott is a first generation college student who was told about the sorority by a church member.

“You have to be comfortable and confident in yourself to be a Zeta,” Scott said. “…we may not get a shoutout all the time, but we are definitely

a present force and here to stay.”

Jones encourages everyone to join an organization on campus in order to give back.

She also said that it’s a good way for students to create a support group and social networks.

“One thing that attracted me to Zeta Phi Beta was the friendliness of the members,” Jones said. “I saw a group of women that I could really call my sisters.” contact Chetenne Wilson at wilsoncy@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Spring referendum is waste of money In the Spring of 2011 the SGA tried to pass a referendum that would have given $1.8 million to sports annually. The Spring 2012 referendum would have increased fees to build a new pool as our programs were cut and faculty were being laid off. In the Fall of 2012, the SGA had a referendum on the drawing board to increase fees in order to raise over $200,000 for athletics, but it was scratched before it came to a vote within the SGA. And they wonder why they are known for their pathological bias in favor of Greeks and athletics.

This latest referendum, they say, is different. It’s not the obvious gift to sports or frivolous waste of money the others have been.

Well, I think it might be. The slow learners at the SGA finally realized how to talk about their proposals with the rest of us in a way that at least pretends to care about our needs. After all, earlier this semester, SGA President Stafford told the Hawkeye “We won’t just be telling students that we are going to give more money to football.”

Then again, only a week later, concerning the referendum, he told the Hawkeye “This is going to ensure that athletics has the money they need.”

More recently, Stafford published a letter in The Hawkeye to clarify concerns and answer questions students may have regarding the referendum, but his letter proved to be nothing more than him shaking pompoms at his organization.

I’m sorry, but the nature of my own concerns about this referendum requires answers that go beyond repeating “all students benefit” ad nauseam and in all-caps.

I will try to be brief, and for the SGA senators, I

will attempt plain-spoken diction.

First, I have already asserted that the senators lack a critical understanding of this referendum, something that was easier to infer from attending their meetings than to prove conclusively. That is, until it was reported that on Feb 27 and 28 referendum meetings were held in the SUB at which senators were educated and coached on the particulars of the referendum and how to talk about it with students. But that occurred one month after the Jan 19 meeting at which the senate voted to finalize the language of the referendum to present to the ULS board.

This means that the SGA senators voted unanimously in favor of a referendum they did not understand well enough to have a conversation about.

Second, SGA officials have in the past admitted to working closely with the administration in formulating referendums. If the current proposal passes, it is projected to raise about $1.5 million annually, and the Student Assessed Fee Committee – comprised of students appointed by the administration – will determine which requests for money get approved or denied.

If the administration influenced the construction of this referendum, and if they hand pick the committee of students deciding how the money is allotted, then the illusion of democratic legitimacy surrounding the way students appropriate fees vanishes into thin air.

Third, and perhaps the referendum’s biggest flaw, is the lack of built-in transparency or accountability. There has been no indication that

the Assessed Fee Committee will be open and forthcoming about how it decides to spend this new money, and there is certainly no way students would be able to hold it accountable, even if they did know who or what it was approving funds for.

If most of the $1.5 million was funneled straight to athletics, students would have no recourse.

This is highly problematic, because this referendum has been billed as a relief effort for RSOs, but the athletic programs the SGA has a proven history of favoritism for will also be eligible for the funds. These groups have influence ordinary RSOs do not, and by now they know the routes to acquire funding. After all, athletics officials have openly admitted to the Hawkeye that it is their job to ask for money.

In the end, even though this referendum is being sold as fundamentally different from past initiatives, it appears to be a means to implement funding measures students have already voted against. It’s just repackaged as something the SGA knows we all care about in order to get it through the voting process. With no transparency or accountability, the biggest mistake the SGA has made is asking us to trust them not to bait and switch.

And may I just say, isn’t it good to see ‘students serving students’?

Joseph Roberts

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You can live without your cell phone

LANDIUS ALEXANDER Nomophobia. That’s short for “nomobile-phone phobia.”

It is exactly what it sounds likefear of being without a cell phone. It is one thing to not want to lose your cell phone. You likely paid good money for it. And if you don’t have your contacts and apps backed up somewhere, regaining all of it can be a hassle. My phone deleted all of my contacts before my birthday, so I sent out many “thanks…now who is this?” texts.

But nomophobia is something

different. People suffering from this feel unusually high stress levels if unable to check their phone frequently. A U. K. study said the stress nomophobes feel compares to the stress of “getting married, moving into a new house, or going to the dentist.”

I have seen this stress level firsthand. In 2006, I spent the night at my cousin’s house and as a prank hid her phone when she went to the bathroom. When she returned and couldn’t find it, within a minute she asked, “Where’s my phone?” I played coy and shrugged.

After spending another 30 seconds looking, she turned towards me with a fierce glare. I noticed her breathing had changed. She was hyperventilating and she formed a fist with both hands. Needless to say I quickly returned it the next time she asked and never repeated that again.

If that sounds like a reaction you’d have to losing your phone for

a whole two minutes, you’re likely a nomophobe. Which would put you with the majority of the population.

A Lookout study showed that 73 percent of people panic when losing their phone.

Fourteen percent feel desperate, and another seven percent feel physically ill. I’d roll over in my grave if my tombstone read: “Died of panic attack-misplaced cell phone for 20 minutes.” It’s not just texting or calling that keeps people glued to their phones. Apps and social networking sites are also to blame.

Yet none of that compares to a poll

by Mashable. The survey was broken down by countries and Spain came in first with 85 percent of surveyors saying they would give up water rather than their mobile apps. Maybe Mashable is unaware of an app that lets you drink water from your phone.

Is there a cure? No, and nomophobia is more likely to spread now that children and senior citizens

are getting mobile phones too. It won’t be long until teachers must deal with crying kindergarterners who won’t hush once they realize they’ve left their cell phones at home.

For those who won’t or can’t cut back on cell phone usage, keep your phone charged.

That’s your only hope.

If you can’t remove the fear you might as well keep it in check.

contact Landius Alexander at alexanlc@warhawks.ulm.edu

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HAWKEYE P.O.V.

Be patient when dieting

Students should make informed decision on referendum April has arrived and the spring SGA elections are here.

One important vote that will play a huge part in the future of the university is the upcoming Student Activity Enhancement Fee referendum.

The passing of the referendum will raise fees $60 beginning next semester and is expected to double the amount of money available for student groups.

The Hawkeye has concerns about voting for something our SGA senators don’t even fully understand.

The SGA has made efforts to explain the referendum to students, but with many details still floating in the air how can students vote for what’s best?

We’re days away from the election and the committee hasn’t been named.

As students, we won’t know where the money is going. This takes away the transparency of knowing how your tuition money is being used.

Given the fact this fiscal year’s audit revealed university administration lost over $58,000, how can we trust how our money is being used on blind faith?

Any additional fees would and should be questioned, as it is imperative that we know where exactly our money is going.

It’s also important that we know both the negative and positive impacts the fees may have on the university and its student body.

With that being said, The Hawkeye encourages everyone to take the time out to really research and understand what exactly the referendum is offering.

The fate of the referendum lies in our hands.

Students will be able to vote this Wednesday and Thursday. The Hawkeye encourages students to really think about this referendum and to make the best decision based on what our university needs most.

Check out our website at ulmhawkeyeonline.com Leave a comment to let others know your views

STEVEN SMITH I love spring. From the birds chirping to the smell of fresh cut grass, everything about spring time is amazing. The weather is the perfect temperature for having a picnic, throwing the baseball around or even playing guitar under a tree by the bayou. However you spend the short spring we have, it’s mostly pretty much perfect.

Along with the weather warming up comes the packing away of winter clothes and the breaking out of shorts, t-shirts, flip-flops and other clothes associated with the warmer temperatures. As the shorts come out and the jackets go up, a larger emphasis is put on losing weight and getting back in shape.

Gyms all over the country this time of year are being filled with men trying to lose their love handles and women trying to fit into their bathing suits. Even the activity center here at ULM has the annual Spring Meltdown this time of year.

No matter what walk of life you are from or group of people you associate with, it seems that there are always a few people in each group that are on some sort of new diet, meal plan or workout schedule.

While some people truly enjoy working out and cutting back on delicious food, for the rest of us normal human beings, cutting back and being healthier is quite a task and at times, overwhelming.

For many embarking on the quest to get in shape, the pressure of eating healthy and staying active is overcome by the allure of cheeseburgers and lying on the sofa.

So how can one start a diet plan and stick with it? Well of course there’s always signing a contract or having a personal trainer, but I think the most important way is to make sure you’re doing it for the right reason.

If you are just dieting and working out because you want to look good, then it will become miserable and you won’t want to do it anymore. It may not seem that way at first, but as time drags on you will definitely feel it losing its appeal.

Dieting and working out is the kind of thing you have to really work at and want to do for the right reason, and that reason is to make yourself better.

If the main goal behind your diet and exercise is make yourself better as a person and to make yourself healthier for your future, then you will be motivated more than for the superficial reasons.

Another important thing to remember is that everyone loses weight in a different way at different speeds. Don’t feel discouraged or start taking dangerous supplements because you’re not losing the pounds like the person next to you.

In the end, the eating healthy and exercising is all about making you better and making yourself feel better.

If what you are doing, whether it is running all afternoon at the activity center or having a protein shake for lunch instead of food, is making you miserable, check and see if you’re being motivated by the right reasons.

If the motivation comes from an inner desire to better yourself you will find the motivation to finish that lap, but if that motivation comes from outside sources then it will be tough. contact Steven Smith at smithsp@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Republicans must increase social networking use

KEVIN CARROLL Maybe I’m a politics nerd. I’ve been told that I am. But I dare say that the future of our nation is far more important than that picture of your dinner or another whiny status update about your ex.

We live in a time where much of our lives are ruled by social media. I personally can’t seem to go five minutes without checking my phone (either Facebook, Twitter or iFunny). It’s only

logical that this will spill over into politics.

Democrats have definitely taken a lead over Republicans in the social networking arena. No surprise then that they have a huge advantage among young voters. President Obama took 60 percent of the 18-29-year-old voter demographic.

Republicans are a party of dinosaurs. I say this as a faithful Republican. The only way Republicans can ever hope to challenge the Democrats’ superiority is by attracting younger voters. A good part of that is becoming better at social networking.

A stark example of social networking brilliance is Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) filibuster.

Paul spoke for nearly 13 hours recently on the Senate floor to protest Obama administration’s refusal to rule out the use of drones against American citizens.

Without the use of social networks to aid his cause, it would have merely been a guy talking for 13 hours. Instead, the filibuster, named “Filliblizzard” on Twitter, took on a life of its own. For hours, #StandWithRand was the top trending topic on Twitter.

In the Senate, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) made Twitter history by reading selections from the many tweets supporting Paul. He noted that the “Twitterverse” was “blowing up” with support for the filibuster.

The result? The Obama administration backed down. Attorney General Eric Holder sent Paul a letter saying that the administration did not have the authority to use drones against Americans. Paul caused a major change in policy, by simply using Twitter to his advantage.

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) accused Paul of “firing up impressionable libertarian kids.” My

point is… that’s exactly what needs to happen.

As a Republican, I’m proud of the few good recent examples of outreach to young voters by elected officials. However, there is still a long way to go for Conservatives to really establish themselves in social media.

As a political observer, I would recommend any party wishing to be taken seriously to reach out to young people on social networks.

For a political party to survive in this day and age, they must learn to use tools like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to their advantage.

We, as young people, can influence our government by voicing our opinions. We can use social networks to reach larger and larger audiences. In the end, it’s our future at stake. Why not use our freedom of speech for a good cause? contact Kevin Carroll at carrolkp@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Oozeball applications are available now: online at www.ulm.edu/alumni/31, or at the ULM Alumni Center

Oozeball Friday April 26th

The earlier you submit your completed application, the cheaper it is! Applications are due no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2013 – ULM Alumni Center.

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Referendum set for vote Students will decide whether or not to increase fees $60

by Ashley Lyons

The big day for the Student Activity Enhancement Fee is almost here.

Students will have their chances to vote yes or no on Wednesday.

The Student Activity Enhancement fee is taking 18 current fees and consolidating them into one big fee.

There will also be a $60 increase in student fees.

According to SGA advisor Laura Knotts, these fees are so small that it makes it easier to deal with just one fee.

“This would allow the groups currently receiving money to ask for more money than they are currently receiving,” said Knotts. “This is especially good for groups like the Water Ski Team who can use that money to go to Nationals. That event can be more expensive for them some years than other years.”

Fees that are more than $10 will

not be included in the consolidation of the 18 fees. Some of the 18 fees are the $5 for theater production, $5 for Intramurals, $1 for student involvement and $1 for student loans.

Knotts said any organization seeking funding will have to put together a detailed budget that focuses on the exact amount of funding they need, what they need it for and why for a student committee.

This budget will also include how much money they have raised on their own and how much they receive in dues to give the committee an understanding of their financial situation. The committee will vote on the budgets on a case-by-case basis.

This committee will be made up of students and will be a standing committee for the University of Louisiana System Board. The chairperson of the committee will be elected by the voting members. The committee will follow the guidelines directly from the UL system policy.

Committee membership will include, but is not limited to, a Chief Business Affairs Officer and Chief Student Affairs officer each of whom

will have a voice, but will not vote.

The committee will schedule an annual orientation meeting coordinated by the Chief Business Affairs Officer on appropriate fee use and review the budgetary reporting.

The committee may also file a report recommending whether the SGA senate should take action to initiate the recall referendum process with respect to a student self-assessed fee.

“I am sure that [Wendell] Brumfield, [William] Graves and I will work to make sure that the group of students Rajkarnikar chosen will be representative of all of our kinds of organizations,” Knotts said. “It will not be an SGA member heavy committee.

We want the most diverse group of students possible to make sure we get as many voices heard as possible.”

Senior biology major and SGA Senator Amit Rajkarnikar was confused about what the referendum was trying to achieve. But after he

understood it he became supportive of it because of the benefits it provides to the entire student body.

Rajkarnikar said merging fees will make it easier for funds to be allocated because the SGA won’t be dealing with 18 different bank accounts.

Any RSO spirit groups, honor programs, band, and sports teams will have a chance to get more money than they could receive through SGA. “You have to understand that CAB can only give scholarship money to events that are open to all and SGA can only give up to $500. But some organizations need more than that,” Rajkarnikar said. “The new referendum will provide more possibilities for ULM to get its name out there.”

Rajkarnikar wants students to understand that this is not just about a $60 increase.

“Students will be regretful if they vote no and in the future would need funds to support them or their research or their tour or conference expenses,” Rajkarnikar said. contact Ashley Lyons at lyonsar@warhawks.ulm.edu

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SGA passes changes to constitution

by Ashley Lyons

The SGA unanimously passed changes to the constitution to allow freshman senators the same voting rights as other senators.

The first change to the constitution said “there will be two voting seats allotted for the two freshmen elected from each college in the fall election.”

The second change said “two freshmen shall be elected from each college in a fall election and be voted in by all members of their respective colleges. Once a freshman senator is elected, he or she will be awarded the same rights of a voting senator.”

SGA adviser Laura Knotts said this was a necessary change because freshmen tend to be most active. The way that the constitution was originally set up prevented the freshman senate from voting. This is a fair exchange for their contribution to the SGA, she said.

The changes will also be on the ballot for Wednesday. contact Ashley Lyons at lyonsar@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Nursing major dances way to success

by Jamie Arrington

Some guys can’t dance to save their lives. And others simply won’t. But every now and then a spark of inspiration hits and you just can’t shake it off.

Cody Jackson dreams of ditching the small town life and becoming a professional dancer.

And he is going to get there one twist and turn at a time.

A pre-nursing major, Jackson dances whenever he has time. It has finally paid off with his acceptance into MasterWorks Festival this summer in Indiana where he will join their ballet program.

He doesn’t remember a time he didn’t dance.

However, he waited until the end of high school to join a studio for proper training.

“I had taken the big leap and started dancing at Mandi Hollis Dance Company in Rayville. That is where my love and passion for dance began,” Jackson said.

And as a freshman he found yet another outlet to dance even more. ULM Dance Repertory Ensemble and dance courses are where Jackson met ULM’s dance faculty.

Robin Stephens, Tina Mullone and Gretchen Jones make up the department and were excited to work with Jackson. Stephens said Jackson arrived with energy and passion for dance but lacked proper training.

Jackson spent many hours at the barre practicing technique and gaining muscle needed for a dancer. His practice paid off when it came time to audition for MasterWorks.

He said the process was intense because of the many talented dancers around him, but he was up for the challenge.

The director of dance for MasterWorks taught

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Cody Jackson dreams of becoming a professional dancer. And with his acceptance into Master Works, he is well on his way to reaching that goal.

an adagio, which Jackson describes as a ballet variation dancers do when at the barre.

“I do it because dance is who I am.”

Cody Jackson, Pre-Nursing Major

“My journey begins mid June,” Jackson said.

Until he leaves for Indiana he has some performances to get under his belt.

He is one of the dancers in “Guys and Dolls,” the spring musical presented by VAPA. He will also perform in Spring Fusion.

Stephens said Jackson is one of the strongest and most devoted dancers, which is what earned him many feature roles.

“Over the years I have seen him grow as a dance technician, embracing the numerous styles of dance we teach and practice in our department,” Stephens said.

Mckenna Giovingo, who plays Adelaide alongside Jackson in “Guys and Dolls,” said he is one of the most determined people she knows.

“He commits himself 100 percent to everything he does,” Giovingo said.

Giovingo and all the other dance students proudly support their friend’s great achievement.

“On top of everything, he is a great friend and one of the goofiest people you will ever meet,” Giovingo said.

Jackson and many other ULM students make up a large dance program at the university. With such passion for dance, they have their own dream to one day bring a dance major to ULM.

“Jackson, along with other departmental dancers, inspires the dance faculty to continue to pursue the dream of a dance major at our university,” Stephens said.

Only three colleges in Louisiana offer a dance major: Tulane, Centenary and ULL. The addition of a dance major to ULM could bring more students to the university because it would be the only public institution in North Louisiana to offer such a degree.

But no artist is complete without his muse.

Stephens gives Jackson advice that picks him up when he’s down.

“Dance is a fine art that you can spend a lifetime perfecting. Don’t give up and work hard,” Stephens said.

No matter the number of hours in the studio or sweat and blood involved, he feels a sense of accomplishment when he performs on stage.

“I do it because dance is who I am,” Jackson said.

“MasterWorks is just the beginning of my dream,” Jackson said.

Like many before him, the road to his dream is hard. However, his passion for the art of dance and determination will get him there.

All of these dance accomplishments will hopefully help Jackson realize his true dream of being a dance teacher. contact Jamie Arrington at arringjl@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Sorting through the misperceptions of eating disorders

by Jamie Arrington

Clumps of hair falling out in the shower, inducing vomiting with the end of a tooth brush until there is nothing left but stomach acid- there is nothing glamourous about an eating disorder.

Eating disorders aren’t fads.

They aren’t a phase that comes and goes in a week.

They are disorders that are far too often misrepresented.

Two of the most well-known eating disorders are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

Binge eating is also a recognized disorder. It can be easy to think eating disorders are all about deprivation.

Binge eating is compulsive eating.

Just because someone is extremely overweight does not mean they have a compulsive eating disorder, and just because someone is not extremely overweight doesn’t mean they don’t have one.

Anorexia is when a person literally starves themselves thin, and according to Fox News, it has the highest mortality rate of all psychological disorders.

Because it is arguably the most well-known disorder, people tend to assume

anyone who doesn’t eat often is anorexic. However, there is actually specific criteria that must be met in

“The best of the

best is not a realistic goal, but that’s what is being chased after.”

Russell Hollis ULM counselor order to be diagnosed with anorexia.

Along with other requirements, a female must have not had a period

for at least three consecutive cycles in order for a doctor to officially diagnosis her with anorexia.

A lot of people don’t know that.

Bulimia involves a person regularly binge eating and then purging.

Russell Hollis, a counselor at ULM’s Counseling Center, gave a presentation called “The Naked Truth” last semester, which dealt with body image disorders.

“The best of the best is not a realistic goal, but that’s what is being chased after,” Hollis said.

Hollis said a misperception some may not know, is there are two types of bulimia. Sub-types, purging and

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non-purging, deal with the goal to stay thin; both involve fasting for days then binge eating.

Another common mistake people tend to make is quickly lumping people into the “bulimia” category or the “anorexia” category.

If a person does not meet the requirements in order to be diagnosed with bulimia or anorexia, then that person will most likely be diagnosed with EDNOS, Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified.

Movies, advertising and pop culture affect people’s view on their body image.

It causes people to become preoccupied with becoming thin.

Hollis gave an example about spring break.

“People see advertisements which give them false expectations to become thin for their swimsuit for spring break. It can lead to unhealthy ways to become thin,” Hollis said.

Misportrayals can also be seen when television shows a person with an “eating disorder” one day, and then by the next episode they’re fine.

“That’s a cry for attention,” said Alise Carter, a junior graphic design major. “You just can’t completeley do a 180.”

People who truly have an eating

disorder do not face an easy road to recovery, nor do they recover within a week’s time.

“Anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating are not phases a child, teen or adult goes through. Some may go through dieting phases but this is far different from having an eating disorder,” according to somethingfishy.org.

Another common thought is that media can cause eating disorders.

According to Carter, the media may trigger the disorder if someone has it, but the media cannot actually create an illness. contact Jamie Arrington at arringjl@warhawks.ulm.edu

To see how body image also affects men: go to: www.ulmhawkeyeonline.com

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Bodies so frail and thin they look like skeletons with skin draped over them.

Women losing their dreams of one day having children.

These are just a few of the awful side effects that can accompany an eating disorder.

I’m no doctor, but I’m fairly confident in saying that the media needs to step it up when covering topics as serious as these kinds of illnesses.

There are many movies and books that have been written about body image and eating disorders. Some of them reveal the true dangers that go along with eating disorders – Lifetime does a pretty good job – while others misrepresent them and even make light of the subject.

I love “Glee” just as much as the next showtune-obsessed person, but this season a couple of episodes aired that really made me question where the producers’ heads were at.

In the episodes, one of the main girls starts worrying about her weight when her costume for a performance becomes too snug. One of the popular glee clubbers was taking in the costume and making it smaller, making the main girl think that she was quickly gaining weight when she wasn’t.

In order to lose weight, the main girl began to make herself throw up and laxatives are found in her bag.

Instead of concern, her fellow glee clubbers show their sick ‘friend’ disgust and anger when she causes them to lose a singing competition because she passed out on stage.

After they blamed her for the loss at the competition, she actually apologized.

She apologized like it was wrong to be sick.

I know just because somebody tries making themselves throw up to lose weight once, doesn’t automatically mean they have bulimia. There are requirements that must be met in order to be diagnosed with that.

I get that.

Even if she didn’t actually have an eating disorder though (which would not have come and gone within the span of an episode) she was still struggling with body image. That’s not a funny matter either. I didn’t stick around for anymore episodes to see if producers went into more detail or followed up on her condition, but even so, what I saw was handled poorly. .

Eating disorders aren’t just someone beating themselves up over how they look. Anorexia, bulimia and all of the other eating disorders are real disorders.

It saddens me to see a show that is so influential make light of them. contact Catherine Morrison at morriscl@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Starving in order to get drunk

by Ashley Lyons

Binge drinking and eating disorders are common among young and college-aged adults.

When aspects of both collide, it can make for a deadly habit.

According to assistant professor in behavioral sciences Cecil Hutto, “drunkorexia” is not yet classified as an official eating disorder, but is the “street term” designated for a specific behavioral pattern.

It combines binge drinking and eating disorders such as anorexia.

“In my past clinical practice I have worked with people who eat less to be able to drink more,” said interim director and clinical psychologist Bill McCown. “Alcohol has a lot of calories. A 12-ounce beer is about the same as a small bowl of ice cream.”

Drunkorexia is when a person deprives themselves of food

throughout the day to keep their calories under control and not gain weight when they go drinking.

And without a stomach full of food to slow down the rate of alcohol absorption, that person would then become intoxicated quicker.

These people generally end up binge eating when they are drunk, resulting in a high calorie intake.

These people are risking malnutrition and extensive liver damage. Alcohol poisoning is also at a higher risk.

By starving the body of calories and binge drinking, a person’s body is unable to process alcohol at a fast enough rate to avoid poisoning.

Drunkorexia has also been defined as a method of purging by consuming food with large amounts of alcohol.

This is done generally to induce vomiting. “[Throwing up] works because

alcohol tends to enter the stomach quicker than food,” McCown said.

“The trick is to eat after you drink some, then induce vomiting and then eat and drink some more. I don’t recommend this approach to weight reduction.”

According to McCown, when a person is drunk they are at a very high risk for accidentally asphyxiating on vomit.

This is called bronchial aspiration.

It can be fatal.

This behavior is more commonly noticed among women, but has also occurred with men.

Many medical experts believe this behavior is more common than most people might think.

It may be a new term, but it is definitely not a new disorder. contact Ashley Lyons at lyonsar@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Books turned movies: what a novel idea

ASHLEY LYONS It seems like most films of today are being based on books. Recently we have had movies like “Cloud Atlas,” “Warm Bodies,” “Safe Haven” and the recent trends of fairy tales and comic books.

It is almost guaranteed that a movie adaption will soon be in the works when a best seller tops the lists.

It’s just the way Hollywood works today.

When approaching a popular book, especially young adult novels, you have the most important parts of the movie already figured out for you.

But sometimes book-to-movie adaptions spark up a lot of drama.

Fans start fighting over who should have played their favorite characters and how wrong every minor detail was.

It seems like whenever a book is involved, people suddenly forget how to enjoy a movie.

Almost everyone who knows what a vampire is probably knows of Anne Rice’s work.

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Her “Vampire Chronicles” have had quite a following over the past couple of decades.

Yet only two of the books have been made into movies.

Rice expressed dismay when Tom Cruise was cast as main character Lestat de Lioncourt in “Interview with a Vampire” back in 1994. She took back her negativity when she later saw the film. Fans loved it.

But when “Queen of the Damned” was released in 2002, many fans were upset by how much the movie deviated from the book.

Even Rice doesn’t like it to this day.

Recently on Facebook, Rice asked her fans about their opinions on the book. She then insisted that she would not read anything posted

about the movie because “the pain factor is too great.”

I’m not trying to call her out for it. I am a huge fan of Rice and her books.

I liked “Queen of the Damned” as a stand-alone movie, but compared to the book it was wrong.

Though books can be tragically ripped to shreds in their movie counterpart, some do manage to make it through with the author’s message still clear.

“I, Robot” of 2004 was a series of short stories written by Isaac Asimov in 1950.

The movie simply tells the story of Calvin, Spooner and Sonny. But the book is very different. Spooner is actually a mix of several different characters created for the film adaption.

Asimov’s message and underlying story are still present in the movie although it is vastly different from the book.

Sometimes movie adaptations get people reading for the wrong reasons.

The book snobs come out to play.

They just read the book so they can say, “Oh you only watched the movie? Well I read the book first.”

And sometimes they aren’t even a real book snob. They just want to look like one.

I do think book to movie adaptions are wonderful. They are exciting, fun and not exactly new.

There have been movies based on books ever since the age of silent

films.

“Nosferatu” of 1922 was based on Bram Stoker’s “Dracula,” but copyright issues caused names and details to be changed.

It mostly depends on a person’s willingness to just accept and enjoy it without feeling any superiority to other moviegoers who haven’t read the books.

Though it wouldn’t hurt for Hollywood to tune down the mutilation. contact Ashley Lyons at lyonsar@warhawks.ulm.edu

Another Meyers’ book hits the big screen

SHATERICA WILSON Stephanie Meyers, creator of the Twilight Saga, strikes again with her new movie “The Host.”

The movie is based off Meyer’s novel of the same name.

Honestly, the movie trailer did not

nearly reveal how good the movie was going to be. Yes, it gave the basic plot, but for the most part it showed random pieces of the movie. It wasn’t until I actually saw the movie that the pieces all made sense.

In “The Host,” Earth has been overtaken by aliens, who choose not to necessarily harm the humans, but to live with them in harmony.

However, to do this the aliens must invade the body of a human as their host. Sometimes the soul of the host would die away.

Other times, the soul would create a resistance against the alien, which is what happens to the main character,

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Melanie Stryder, played by Saoirse Ronan.

Before Melanie is invaded by the alien, her main goal is to protect her little brother, Jamie, and her lover Jared Howe.

When their hiding place becomes known by the aliens called seekers, she hides her brother and promises that she will come back for him. This promise is what helps Melanie to resist her alien, Wanderer.

Instead of deleting the memories of the human host or using them to help the seekers find the other humans, Wanderer chooses to help.

Unlike their other hosts from

different planets, she realizes humans have strong feelings that she can’t help but to feel herself.

For the rest of the movie, Wanderer and Melanie work together to protect the humans from the seekers.

However, there is one seeker, played

by Diane Kruger, who will not give up until she finds Wanderer, though no one really knows why until the end.

There are so many more details to share, but what would be the point of going to see the movie if I spoil some of the most important and surprising parts? contact Shaterica Wilson at wilsonsg@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Sand volleyball burned by Blazers UAB outlasted ULM 3-2 in a competitive match that saw four of the five sets decided by a single point.

The Warhawks (4-4) took the first and third sets, dropping the second, fourth and fifth to the Blazers (9-6).

In the number one spot, ULM’s Tetiana Sukach and Zuzana Markova moved to 8-0 on the season with a 2-1 victory over Bethanie Thomas and Kiriana Hirini of UAB. Marcela Araya and Maria Garcia claimed the third flight for the Warhawks with a 2-1 victory over Alison Woods and Sam Serley.

ULM forced a third set in both the fourth and fifth flights before falling 16-14 and 15-13.

Dispatches from the Sports Desk: Episode V Don’t forget about the players in college sports

FISHING ADAM HUNSUCKER

Fishing team reels in number-one ranking As the ULM fishing team enters the home stretch of the 2012-13 season, it can look back on a historic season of accomplishments.

After finishing last season ranked second, the program has reached the pinnacle of the sport.

In just its fourth year of existence, the team has spent the last three weeks ranked number one in the country.

“This ranking is great,” team advisor Ralph Swillie said. “The main thing is that the guys work hard. They have jobs, they go to school and they fish.”

The team competes against schools from all over the country

in tournaments sponsored by the Association of Collegiate Anglers (ACA). ULM leads second place Arkansas Tech by 33 points in the ACA standings.

Since fishing is not an NCAA sponsored sport, team members are responsible for funding their own tournament and travel expenses. Currently, the team is selling t-shirts to help with its expenses.

For more information, visit the team’s Facebook page by searching: ULM Fishing Team.

The collegiate fishing season began on July 1, 2012 and runs through June 30 of this year.

Usually, when the sports desk does its dispatching, we don’t take ourselves too seriously.

This column—like the games we cover—is meant to be taken with a grain of salt. Sports, in all their absurdist, vulgarian glory, are here for our entertainment. If you can’t make fun of them what’s the point?

The plan this week was to continue as normal. After a few weeks hiatus, Dispatches From The Sports Desk would make its return with a treatise on overcoaching in the NCAA tournament.

That was the plan anyway. But that changed. If you saw the first half of the Elite Eight tussle between Duke and Louisville then you know what I’m talking about.

The image is still engrained in my brain. Louisville’s Kevin Ware mangled leg covered by a terry cloth tow-

el. Surrounded by his teammates and a swarm of athletic trainers, all unable to hide their distraught.

Suddenly pointing out the shortcomings of anal retentive college basketball coaches didn’t seem so important anymore.

It’s no secret I enjoy taking my shots at the sports media. Especially those who fall back on the crustated clichés and well-worn crutches of the sportswriting game.

But in the aftermath of Ware’s injury, I was guilty of the same behavior reserved for my own glib, snarky remarks. I couldn’t even wait for the medical staff to get Ware off the court before taking to Twitter.

Most of us on the side of paying college athletes aren’t shy about it.

They generate millions of dollars for the NCAA without seeing a dime for their labor. Instead, they’re “paid” with a scholarship, which in some cases doesn’t even cover the full cost of attendance.

It’s a topic I’m passionate about, but that’s a whole different discussion for another time. Lost in all our declarative statements about the financial hypocrisy of the NCAA was the real tragedy of the situation.

Kevin Ware lays on the floor in ag-

ony. No doubt scared out of his mind.

And in response, all we did was use him to rail against the NCAA. Fauxconcern for the purpose of dropping sports takes.

Ware is a 20-year old kid from Atlanta. He isn’t a pulpit for the media—including me—to stand on and promote our agenda.

I was wrong. In my attempt to draw attention to the plight of student-athletes, I dehumanized Ware just like the NCAA. Instead of a profit, it was for a retweet.

There’s a time and place to have a discussion about paying players, scholarships and injury issues. I hope I’m around to see the day student-athletes are fairly compensated.

For now, I’m going to enjoy watching them play basketball.

I won’t forget the sight of Ware’s gruesome leg injury. And I hope I never do. Because sometimes, even when we’re fighting the good fight, we need to step back and remember these guys are people, too. If not, we’re no better than the institution we mock.

I’m pulling for Louisville—and Ware—the rest of the way.

How about you? contact Adam Hunsucker at hunsucam@warhawks.ulm.edu

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ULM men’s golf posted a 13th-place finish in the Red Wolves Intercollegiate on Tuesday in Jonesboro, Ar. The Warhawks’ overall team score of 908 was good for a +15 among the 20-team field competing in the three-round, 54-hole tournament held at the RidgePointe Country Club.

Individually, Mason Seaborn’s 14th place finish on a score of 219 (+6) was the highest on the team. Greg Small ended the tournament with a 226, (+13), which tied him for 45th place.

Christian Tepley and Adam McCleary also turned in scores 235 (+22) and 251 (+38), respectively.

Following this tournament, ULM hosts its second annual ULM/ Wallace Jones Invitational at Southern Pines Golf Club. The tournament begins on Monday, April 8 and lasts through Tuesday, April 9.

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ULM swept by FIU, 5-2, 7-2 Janel Salanoa has 19 career home runs, one away from moving to sixth on ULM’s all-time list.

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Janel Salanoa protects the first base bag on Saturday at the ULM Softball Complex.

Saturday’s first game was ULM’s 150th Sun Belt Conference game.

ULM fell behind early and never recovered, losing 5-2 to FIU on Saturday at Warhawk Field.

The Warhawks (16-19, 3-7) quickly fell down 3-0 to the Panthers (23-19, 6-7) in the second inning before Elena DiMattia’s RBI ground out got ULM on the board.

ULM pulled within one run in the third inning, but would come no closer to closing the gap. FIU held the Warhawks scoreless for the rest of the game.

Stephanie Routzon went the whole game for ULM, giving up eight hits in seven innings pitched. As a team, the Warhawks recorded two hits.

FIU stayed hot at the plate to start the second contest, leading off with the game with a home run.

ULM quickly found themselves down 6-0 in the midpoint of the fourth inning. An RBI single by shortstop Summer Melancon scored ULM’s first run in the bottom of the fourth.

ULM didn’t get on the board again until. the sixth inning thanks to Janel Salanoa’s RBI single.

Haylie Wilson pitched all seven innings for the Warhawks, giving up three earned runs on eight hits. ULM recorded six hits, but struggled to score runners all game.

Men’s golf to host Wallace Jones Invitational

by Adam Hunsucker

As ULM men’s golf looks forward to this year’s Wallace Jones Invitational, the team can’t help but remember the heartbreak of last year.

The Warhawks ran neck-andneck with Oklahoma City in last year’s event, overcoming a onestroke deficit to force a playoff.

ULM fell short in the end, finishing runner-up to OKCU. “Our guys are using last year as motivation. Hopefully we can take home some hardware this year,” head coach Erik Hsu said.

The second annual Wallace Jones Invitational begins Monday, April 8 at the Calvert Crossing Course at Southern Pines Golf Club in Calhoun, La. Last year’s inaugural event was the first time ULM hosted a home golf tournament in seven years.

Mason Seaborn surveys his shot during last year’s ULM Wallace Jones Invitational.

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“Every golf course is different,” Hsu said. “To be able to play your

home course is certainly an advantage. Our guys are comfortable

there...the course is in great shape.”

Tournament-play consists of 54

holes broken up into three rounds.

The field consists of 14 teams, up from last year’s field of 11.

Sophomores Mason Seaborn and Christian Tepley highlight ULM’s lineup card. Hsu said the team has a sense of pride in hosting this event and is looking forward to competing in front of its home supporters.

“They really want to play well.

My only expectation is they take what they’ve learned from past events, put it to use and compete,” Hsu said.

The Wallace Jones Invitational tees off with a shotgun start beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday.

The field will play two rounds (36 holes) on Monday and one round (18) holes on Tuesday. contact Adam Hunsucker at hunsucam@warhawks.ulm.edu

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FOWLED OUT Late surge not enough, ULM bested by FAU 8-6

by Drew McCarty

Friday night’s game was set up to be one of the best pitching duels in the Sun Belt Conference this season. Cale Wine (3-4, 2.08) took the mound for the Warhawks (11-19, 1-9) facing #25 Florida Atlantic University’s Austin Gomber (3-1, 1.75).

The final outcome was nowhere near the expected result as the game ended with 14 combined runs and an 8-6 win for the Owls (219, 8-2).

Wine cruised through the early innings not allowing a run until the fourth. FAU had back-to-back hits in the inning followed by a walk, which loaded the bases. A two RBIdouble followed, giving the Owls the early 2-0 lead.

The Warhawks didn’t have any life offensively until the fifth inning. Gomber retired 14 straight batters until Dalton Herrington came up with two outs and sent a successful bunt down the third base line.

“Both starters were really good early then the hitters made adjustments,” said Head Coach Jeff Schexnaider.

Herrington’s bunt-single gave the ULM bats life. Kodie Tidwell had an RBI single to right field followed by a two RBI double from Jeff Fuller. The score was tied at three after the fifth inning.

“I like to be aggressive early in the count, getting fastballs and luckily they were giving me those tonight,” said Herrington. “When I got on base, the guys behind me did a good job of getting me around.”

FAU countered with four runs of its own in the sixth inning. Wine found himself in a tough

“We have to stay confident and stick together and relax and play the kind of baseball we are capable of playing.”

Jeff Fuller, Junior Infielder

situation early in the inning. The bases were loaded with no outs when a double to left field and an infield single signaled the end of Wine’s day at the mound.

Reliever Devin Malone replaced Wine. Malone kept ULM in the game pitching three and twothirds innings, only giving up one hit and one run.

ULM gave the hometown fans a reason to stay in their seats as they made a push in the ninth inning.

Herrington led off the inning with a screaming line drive single to right field. He was followed by a walk and three consecutive outs, one of which was Fuller who had 3 RBI’s on the night.

“It felt good to contribute a little bit,” Fuller said.

“I kind of wish I could have contributed a little more there in the end. We have to stay confident and stick together and relax and play the kind of baseball we are capable of playing.”

The Warhawks return to the diamond on Tuesday for a one-game matchup with McNeese State before traveling to Miami to face FIU in a three-game series beginning on Friday. contact Drew McCarty at mccartdp@warhawks.ulm.edu

Saturday’s score ULM came away with an 8-5 victory over FAU on Saturday at Warhawk Field.

photos by Emi McIntyre

TOP: Cody Connally hangs his head in disappointment on Friday at Warhawk Field. BOTTOM: Taylor Abdalla takes a cut at a pitch.

Score by Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Florida Atlantic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 12 0 ULM 40010003X8 80