Nov 12 2018 Full Issue

find us

Football becomes bowl-eligible for 2nd time

Volleyball honors seniors at last home game

P 16

P 15

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

VOLUME 96 ISSUE 12

www.ulmhawkeyeonline.com

Opinion: New fee needs to be justified

Election brings state, national changes P 6

Jackson steps off field, into kitchen P 10

November 12, 2018

P 5

Whitman crowned Miss ULM 2019 P 8, 9

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

PAGE 2

November 12, 2018

BRIEFS d

CALENDAR Monday, November 12 No planned events

Tuesday, November 13

National Society of Leadership and Success Induction and Awards Ceremony, 6:30 p.m.

Fall Leadership Workshop featuring Jonathan Jones, 6:00 p.m., SUB Ballrooms

Wednesday, November 14

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Diabetes Awareness, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Scott Plaza Bone Marrow Drive and Health Fair, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Quad

Thursday, November 15

Chorale Concert, 7:30 p.m., Biedenharn Recital Hall

Friday, November 16

Fall Dance Fusion, Brown Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 17

Dance Repertory Ensemble Auditions, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Brown Annex

Sunday, November 18

Phantom of the Opera Auditions, Brown Auditorium

Monroe

Winnfield

California

Russia

Myresha Ellis, a ULM alumna, was arrested Friday, Nov. 2 for bank fraud. According to the police report, Ellis contacted Scott’s Northern Towing on Facebook about a job offer through email. The company mailed her checks.

Ellis stated that she was told to take those checks to her bank, endorse them, take the cash to a Money Gram station and send cash.

She was also told to keep $275 of a $974.88 fraudulent check. Ellis admitted that the checks she had been cashing were fake and was then placed under arrest, according to the police report.

Ellis has since explained her situation and started a GoFundMe account to help her raise money. So far, she has raised $903 of her $1,900 goal. If you would like to help, you can donate at www.gofundme.com/ i-was-scammed-amp-need-help.

An army veteran has lost her sight after an alleged act of police brutality saw her tasered in the eye.

Tanisha White from Winnfield, Louisiana, says she was beaten by police in an attack so bad it has caused her to lose sight in one eye.

White also suffered broken bones in her face and a black eye and is now at a Shreveport hospital getting treatment.

White explained that she was at a friends’ house when she called Winnfield police for a ride home on Monday night, something she’s done many times before. She believes a misunderstanding led to her brutal attack.

She is an army veteran who suffers from PTSD, anxiety and depression.

Louisiana State Police have taken over the investigation per the Winnfield Police’s request. The investigation is ongoing and no further information could be provided.

Around a quarter of a million people were under evacuation orders Friday including the entire city of Malibu, Calabasas, Agoura and Hidden Hills, the Topanga Canyon area and threequarters of Thousand Oaks. More than 70,000 acres have burned, and two people were found dead Friday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Initially, two thousand firefighters were deployed along with more than 600 law enforcement personnel Fire jumped the 101 Freeway in three places, said Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby as he urged people to obey evacuation orders.

The substance-abuse treatment centers and sober-living facilities along the Malibu coast are one industry that has been affected the most. Many celebrities including Kim Kardashian West, Lady Gaga and Alyssa Milano have been forced to flee their homes as well.

More than 100 whales are being held in cramped and potentially illegal enclosures on Russia's Pacific east coast, according to Russian authorities.

Eleven orca and 90 beluga whales are being held in the pens, and activists fear they are illegally being sold to Chinese water parks and aquariums, contravening laws on the capture of wild whales.

A video shared on social media on Monday shows a whale being lifted out of a small container by a crane in preparation, activists believe, to ship it to China.

It is illegal to capture wild whales except for educational and scientific purposes, following a worldwide ban on commercial whale hunting in 1982. However, orca whales, or killer whales as they are often called, can fetch as much as $6 million at theme parks in China.

ULM alumna arrested Veteran loses sight Thousands evacuate Whales allegedly for cashing fake checks after alleged taser as fire ravages coast captured, sold

d

QUOTE

MISS LOUISIANA: SOMEONE FOR EVERYONE TO LOVE

“I'm willing to negotiate, but not compromise my core principles.”

November 12

Markwayne Mullin, American politician Front page credits: Main photo: Siddharth Gaulee Top sidebar courtesy: Pixabay Bottom sidebar courtesy: ULM Athletics Top left photo courtesy: ULM Athletics Top right photo: Siddharth Gaulee

TODAY IN HISTORY

photo Siddharth Gaulee

Miss Louisiana 2018, Holli Conway, performs Queen's "Somebody to Love" at Friday's 2019 Miss ULM pageant.

1941: Alma Heflin, the first American female test pilot for commercial aircraft, made her first test flight for the Piper Aircraft Corporation.

1960: Coup against South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm fails.

1966: Buzz Aldrin takes the first 'space selfie', a photo of himself performing extravehicular activity in space during the Gemini program.

1970: Scientists perform 1st artificial synthesis of a live cell.

1975: Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas retired after 36 years.

1979: U.S. President Carter announces a halt to Iranian oil imports and freezes Iranian assets.

1989: Brazil holds its 1st free presidential election in 29 years.

2015: Out Magazine names Barack Obama 'Ally of the Year', making Obama the 1st sitting U.S. President to pose for the cover of a gay magazine.

November 12, 2018

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

PAGE 3

PHOTO FEATURE

Service

ULM honors veterans at military appreciation game Veterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day, is an official U.S. public holiday, observed annually on Nov. 11, that honors military veterans. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower officially changed the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day. Veterans day marks the anniversary of the formal end of World War I at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

ULM celebrates Veterans Day through a special military appreciation game.

This year’s special game took place on Nov. 3 against Georgia Southern. The Warhawks played in their P-40 Warhawk inspired jerseys.

Before the game, there was a flyover that featured two F-15C aircrafts, provided by the 159th Fighter Wing of the Louisiana Air National Guard, stationed at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in New Orleans. The fighter pilots were Major Josh Higgins and Captain Zach Givens.

Also, Vietnam veteran Major Ron Griggs participated in the pregame coin toss. A member of the 334th Army Helicopter Company, Griggs earned the Silver Star and three Purple Hearts during his service in Vietnam. He later became an assistant professor at ULM, teaching military science and aviation.

Today, ULM works closely with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to offer various entitlement programs to students who have served in the military on active duty, are members of the selected Reserves/National Guard, or are dependents of a veteran who died while in the military or who has a service-related disability.

photos courtesy ULM Photo Services layout by Ethan Dennis

photo by Siddharth Gaulee

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

PAGE 4

November 12, 2018

OPINION OPINION

#HBCULM: It’s more than a hashtag Kandace Moss It’s hard being black-- you’re often either too black or not black enough. And, it is worse when your own people do not support you. A couple of weeks ago, ULM and pretty much every Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the country went head to head on social media over a hashtag started by the black students at ULM years ago.

The hashtag, #HBCULM, drew controversy simply because students at HBCUs felt that the students of ULM did not understand the struggles of being black, because we chose to attend a Predominantly White Institution (PWI).

And because we chose to attend a PWI, we do not get to use a term that explains the historical aspects of the black colleges and universities simply because we are black.

And, I totally agree with all of the above.

However, at some point, these universities

have to understand that we did not create this hashtag in the intention of making fun of such an important historical tradition for AfricanAmericans.

We created it, because we wanted to create a feeling of inclusion at a university where many of us are just not included. Identifying with a certain aspects of a HBCU gives us that inclusion that we want.

At a time where blacks did not get a chance to have a secondary education due to our skin color, HBCUs were established to serve the educational needs of black Americans.

Prior to the Civil War, there was no structured higher education system for black students.

There were laws in place that just prohibited it. These schools were initially created to provide blacks with any type of education, elementary and secondary.

It wasn’t until the early 1900s that HBCUs began to offer courses and programs at the college level. Now, HBCUs offer some of the best degree programs in the country while providing students black unity.

I promise the black students of ULM highly respect that. It is amazing that African-Americans came together and did what they had to do in order to provide us an educational future.

But, HBCU students have to understand that integration was not easy. The people who fought to have the chance to attend any school in the country , like other ethnicities, did not do this

for all black students to fight in 2018. It was for the equality that we deserved. And, this should be respected.

After the court ruling, Brown vs Board of education, PWI’s were court ordered to let AfricanAmericans attend their schools. But it wasn’t sunshine and dandelions for blacks. Schools went wild.

After the University of Alabama admitted Autherine Lucy, its first African American student.,white students and residents rioted.

Lucy was later suspended and expelled for criticizing the university. In 1960, New Orleans federal marshals shielded Ruby Bridges from angry crowds as she enrolled in school. She was 6 years-old.

In 1961, University of Georgia admitted African American students Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter.

After a riot on campus, the two were suspended. In 1962, the University of Mississippi admitted James Meredith. Upon his arrival, a mob of more than 2,000 white people rioted.

There were several other incidences, but the point of this was to show that just because black people decided to attend a PWI, does not mean that their educational journey was any easier or less “black.”

So, how do we fix this without offending anyone?

First of all, we all need to realize that we are all black no matter what school we choose to

attend. You’re not any better, because you decided to attend a PWI or a HBCU. We will still face racism and any other minority related issue in the real world.

We all need to celebrate the fact that black people are getting an education. Because a little over 150 years ago, this just was not possible.

Secondly, we both need to sit down and seriously discuss what it’s like to attend a PWI or a HBCU as a black student. Maybe, we could even shadow each other on-campus.

If we can see how it is from either side, maybe we will both finally understand that this hashtag was not created in any malicious intent and come together to fight on real issues.

And lastly, black ULM, maybe we should just find another name to call ourselves. The term, “#HBCULM,” is catchy, easy and fun to use.

And, I know the deeper meaning behind the hashtag. But every year when we think we have solved the problem and settled our differences with the local HBCU, the issue comes up again and even worse than before.

Fighting over something like this is unimportant and irrelevant, there are way bigger issues.

We have to respect that HBCUs have their own culture and history. We cannot continue to step on it as black students attending a PWI. contact Kandace Moss at mosskv@warhawks.ulm.edu

HAWKEYE P.O.V.

New fees, new problems ULM students now have to deal with a new fee increase approved by the University of Louisiana (UL) System’s board.

This fee came as a big slap in the face to the students of this university after they declined the Student Spirit and Athletic Enhancement Fee last month.

This new fee seems outright unfair to the student body.

The board approved ULM’s request to increase fees by an additional $10 per credit hour up to 12 hours, and each hour above that will be an additional $36.85 charge. ULM will accumulate $607,000 each semester after this increase.

There are several problems that follow this fee spike.

First and foremost, since this fee is being enacted in such short notice, a lot of low income families will have to find new ways to fund education for their children or even themselves.

Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS), whose

existence is constantly in is not going to cover a single penny of this new fee. So, if someone is planning to take 18 credits in the coming semester, they will be paying extra $341.

Secondly, this is another blow at ULM’s financial transparency.

The university did not provide a single piece of information to the students regarding this fee increase. The students do not know what they are paying for.

Thirdly, ULM’s interest doesn’t seem to be catered towards the students. Even after this information has been published in news outlets, locally and nationally, the university doesn’t doesn’t seem to have any plans to justify or promote this price hike. Finally, this price rise has questioned student body’s freedom. As it is obvious that UL system schools can increase fees, up to certain limit on their own, the idea of students voting to pay for what they want is now debatable. The university

might be doing this in the best interest of the students, but the problems mentioned above will foreshadow ULM’s intentions.

Comparatively, ULM’s fee increase is not the highest, and it is still one of the more affordable universities in Louisiana.

One of the reasons this increase might be justified is because of the constant budget cut in higher education over the years. This forces the universities to seek money from students to compete with other states’ universities.

University-level students will understand the fee increase if ULM advocated for it and explained why it is necessary.

Adding numbers to the student’s account just raises unnecessary doubt on the institution’s credibility.

ULM has been through this before and still has not learned the lesson.

They are forgetting the importance of communication.

Stubbs 131 700 University Avenue Monroe, LA 71209 Editor in chief - Ethan Dennis Co-managing editor news - Alfonzo Galvan Co-managing editor design - Prajal Prasai Freestyle editor - Sisam Shrestha Opinion editor - Kandace Moss Multimedia editor - Samrat Dhakal Photo editor - Siddharth Gaulee Sports editor - Tristan McGowen Circulation director - Misisipi Bhandari To advertise, contact: 318-342-5453 ulmhawkeyead@gmail.com

The opinions expressed in personal columns are the opinions of the author and not necessarily the opinions of the editors, staff, adviser or the university.

Unsigned editorials represent the collective opinion of The Hawkeye’s editorial board, but not necessarily the opinions of the adviser or the university.

The Hawkeye (USPS #440-700) is published weekly except vacation, exam & holiday periods by The University of Louisiana at Monroe, 700 University Avenue, Monroe, L- A 71209.

Annual subscription price is $15.00. Periodicals Postage Paid at Monroe, LA 71203.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Hawkeye, 700 University Ave., Stubbs 131, Monroe, LA 71209-8832.

Faculty adviser Dr. Christopher Mapp 318 342 5454 mapp@ulm.edu Assistant director Kristin Nieman 318 342 5450 nieman@ulm.edu Feedback 318 342 5453 newsroom 318 342 5452 fax ulmhawkeye@gmail.com

Don’t agree?

Let us know!

Contact the writers or the editor at mosskv@warhawks.ulm.edu

November 12, 2018

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

PAGE 5 OPINION

Our citizenship may be at risk Voting finally Alfonzo Galvan Recently, President Trump made a comment on Twitter about ending birthright citizenship.

Although his exact reasoning for doing so is unknown, it kind of sounds like a waste of time and an enormous hassle if you ask me.

First of all, what is birthright citizenship you may ask? Birthright citizenship in the U.S. allows for all people born on American soil, including territories, to be given full citizenship to the U.S. This clause stems from the 14th amendment. It’s not a concept exclusive to the U.S.; many countries around the world have this concept in place to some degree.

Now for instance, you can be a totally illegal alien of the U.S. and have a kid here and that child will be a full-fledged citizen of this country. The President refers to these as “anchor babies,” because

they make it harder to deport their illegal parents. Anyways the President said that he’d be able to do away with birthright citizenship through an executive order, and while it’s not 100 percent known why the President would want to do that, my guess is it has to do with keeping certain people out of the country and making sure they stay out.

I like a President who does stuff while in office just as much as the next guy, but I don’t know if that’s a good idea. First of all, just the hassle involved should be a turnoff.

The executive order will be challenged in Congress, and then, if it doesn’t go through, the President can take it to the Supreme Court.

Yeah, if you look at it on paper, the President seems to have it easier in the Supreme Court seeing as he just appointed a judge himself, but let’s think of what would happen if it were to go through.

If a baby born into the U.S. isn’t automatically a citizen, are they at risk of deportation? What type of requirements would be set in place for one to become a citizen of the U.S.? Would non-citizens be given a grace period to try and become a citizen? These are all

questions that come into play if the President is serious about ending birthright citizenship. News flash, he’s probably not thinking about these important questions. In this country, you get to be a citizen. It’s that simple.

As a baby what other allegiance to another country could you have? In a country that prides itself on equality, I don’t see that as equal.

Being the son of two permanent residents, the government didn’t look down on me and say “No, you’re not one of us.” It simply said I’m a citizen of this country by birth.

I didn’t have to prove how American I was or my family was.

I’ve lived here my whole life and love my country. It wouldn’t feel fair if others weren’t given the same treatment I was from birth.

And, for those wondering should the President ever make a decision like this, you won’t have to apply to be a citizen. You’ll just kind of slide by, being grandfathered into citizenship.

The U.S was founded by immigrants for immigrants.

Ending birthright citizenship is just making the country look like hypocrites.

contact Alfonzo Galvan at galvana@warhawks.ulm.edu

New hours equal healthier students John Radcliffe Coming into college, everyone has heard of the “Freshman Fifteen,” the massive weight gain students face attributed to the lack of not working out and new eating habits.

With that said, I am thankful that the Activity Center has considered that many students lack the proper amount of exercise and extended their facility hours from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

I know this came with a lot of apprehension from students, mostly workers, when the news broke. But, I don’t think the university did this to work the student-faculty to death; they were just looking out for the students who cannot work out during the day.

I commend the Activity Center for this effort. They heard the stu-

dents complaints about the early closing and took the steps to change that for us. They wanted to promote a healthier lifestyle for all of ULM’s students.

With all of this freedom, it is now up to the students to take the initiative on how they plan to spend their free time.

They no longer have to feel constrained to go to the facility at a certain time, skip a workout because of their busy schedules or pay for a real membership at a gym.

Instead, whether it is a late-night jog or a few minutes of pumping the iron, students can spend the desired amount of time at ULM’s facility.

Now, days after the extension of the Activity Center’s hours, many students are relieving their stress from their rigorous days of studying by spending their nights in the weight room or playing basketball on the courts.

You can even chill in the sauna or relieve some stress in the steam room—late at night.

It is truly motivating to see the energy of all those enjoying the facility during these late hours instead of having to go to a local rec center where there is not a familiar face for

miles.

It is also very encouraging to know that the school has been taking steps in the right direction as ULM tries to live up to the title as the “Best on the Bayou”.

With the school being as progressive as it is toward the opinions and needs of its students, a positive atmosphere is circulating around campus between all members of the school.

With all of this said, big things could happen to the Activity Center in the near future.

Maybe new training equipment is in store for the Activity Center. Or, maybe even a rock climbing wall or anything that will make our exercise experience better.

As more and more students continue to use this momentum and come to the rec to work out, maybe the school will see that we actually care about the Activity Center and will do everything they can to make our experience good. Who knows, maybe they will build us another building. contact John Radcliffe at radclijp@warhawks.ulm.edu

rid us of an outdated law

Miles Jordan The state of Louisiana got something right. The people of Louisiana got something right. The legislators of Louisiana got something right.

All of those statements are a known rarity for people from Louisiana, we know how futile progress or change can be in the state. Missteps are frequent and often times gigantic but not this time. The state of Louisiana made a statement- although, one it should have never had to make- by now requiring unanimous verdicts as opposed to our previous 10-2, leaving Oregon as the last state in the union to have the law.

The history of the now former law sees its roots in the Jim Crow era.

Those same roots can be traced back to inherently racist ideas. When the law was being enacted in 1898, the reasoning was explicitly racist. The idea was to “perpetuate the supremacy of the Anglo-Saxon race in Louisiana.”

Since that period and since that racist proclamation the state of Louisiana has kept the law, the impact has been skewed as well. According to the New Orleans Advocate, “The newspaper’s analysis found that 40 percent of trial convictions … came over the objections of one or two holdouts. When the defendant was black, the proportion went up to 43 percent, versus 33 percent for white defendants.”

This is of greater importance in a place like Louisiana where the incarceration rates are the highest in the U.S. and the world as a whole.

Louisiana, itself, is not wholly to blame for the situation at hand. Yes, the creation of the law is but the Supreme Court has upheld the law previously. The most famous cases coming in 1972, both Johnson v. Louisiana and Apodaca v. Oregon.

In Apodaca the court’s argument based itself around the necessity of “commonsense judgment” arguing that unanimity was not vital in that

form of viewing. Frankly, though, the court got that one wrong. Commonsense is so if everyone agrees but that is not the case in non-unanimous decisions.

For Johnson the court made an even larger error deciding in five to four decision that non-unanimous jury verdicts do not violate the 14th amendment’s reasonable doubt clause. It seems, though, that putting anyone in jail should require the agreement of all parties. No human deserves to be imprisoned unless there is an undoubtful reason for such a thing and the court ruled against that, in my eyes.

Today, though, the few dissenters of what has become known as Amendment Two, as it was on the ballot, argue that it is for efficiency and for monetary purposes.

The argument centers around the idea that if you require unanimity there will be more hanging juries, therefore adding time and money to an already lengthy and expensive process. Dissenters are not necessarily wrong but their solution is. Not requiring unanimous verdicts lead to even lengthier and even more expensive appeal processes.

The dissenters were few and far between as people across the aisle in Louisiana understood the importance of ending the law.

The next step should be to let currently incarcerated individuals have a re-trial since they should have never been in jail in the first place.

The Supreme Court would benefit as well by officially changing their precedent on the issue so to slam the door on laws like this in the future.

Luckily for residents of Louisianaalthough, not currently incarcerated Louisianians, we actually made the right decision that finally ended this disgusting relic of the past. contact Miles Jordan at jordanm1@warhawks.ulm.edu

PAGE 6

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

November 12, 2018

NEWS

Midterm election brings change to politics

by Miles Jordan

The midterm elections came and went last week with drama coming on all fronts, a record turnout and a swing in the direction of blue.

On a national level, all the House of Representative seats were up and 33 Senate seats were up for grabs.

The major results surrounded Texas as there was hope from Democrats that Beto O’Rourke could unseat incumbent Senator Ted Cruz. O’Rourke did not win the seat but showed a path for victory for Democrats in deeply red states.

Of similar importance was majority in the House, which swung back blue as the Democrats now hold a majority in the House of Representatives.

Much of this success was driven by women across the country as a record number of women won seats in Congress. More than 100 women were declared winners this past week, shining some light on an ever-changing American political landscape.

Joshua Stockley, a political science professor, sees this success.

“Democrats did, in fact, make significant gains.

They had their largest gubernatorial increases since 1994 and their largest congressional gains since 1974. Democrats gained majorities in five Stockley state legislatures and broke three Republican legislative supermajorities. This will be critical for the next round of redistricting,” Stockley said.

This shift comes from the voter turnout this midterm cycle as the U.S. set a 50 year high as 47 percent of eligible voters voted an upturn from 36.7 percent in 2014.

Many are calling this a blue wave countering the red wave from a few years prior.

Bria Winfree, a sophomore history major, is excited for the swing back blue but is disappointed still.

“Nancy Pelosi isn’t the right pick for

photo courtesy MCT Campus

CAST YOUR BALLOT: This year’s midterm election experienced a record turn out.

speaker of the House.

She does not have interest from the youth and will struggle to keep this success going because of it,” Winfree said.

Stockley, too, does not see all positives from the Winfree midterms, citing Florida as a major source of concern.

“Republicans are poised to win two critical races in Florida. That Democrats could not win either statewide race in Florida should be of concern for the part, because

by Kaitlin Maness

Young voter turnout rises

Getting information about elections has not always been as easy as it is in 2018.

Hannah Meredith, an English instructor, can vividly remember being a child without access to a computer, let alone the internet. She can remember her parents going to a local school to vote. They would stand outside talking to other voters for hours before actually casting one of their own.

“The information pool was small, community based,” said Meredith, “People voted, because they knew somebody who knew somebody. Or they consistently voted for a particular party without even recognizing the names on the ballot.”

This was how political discussions

it will be very difficult for them to win the White House without Florida, and they simply cannot win Florida right now,” Stockley said.

Louisiana, though, did not feel that blue wave as Republicans swept their elections.

As only incumbent Cedric Richmond won in district two.

Winfree was particularly disappointed in the fifth district race as incumbent Ralph Abraham won against Democrat Jessee Carlton Fleenor.

“It’s disappointing to see Fleenor lose. He put in so much work, so it’s just sad seeing the result,” Winfree said.

worked before the rise of social media.

Historically, young people are not likely to vote during midterm elections, but this year youth turnout was significantly higher thanks to social media.

According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 31 percent of people aged 18 to 29 voted in the 2018 midterm elections.

To put that into perspective, data from the Current Population Survey shows only 20 percent of people aged 18 to 29 voted in the 2014 midterm elections. In just four years young voter turnout rose 11 percent. Social media played a huge role in getting young people to the polls.

The company that owns Snapchat, Snap, revealed to the New York Times

“I don’t see any takeaways locally. Voters always approve constitutional amendments, because they tend to not know what they are voting for (or against),” Stockley said in reference to Louisiana voters voting approving every amendment.

The one positive from all the yes though comes in Louisiana ridding itself of nonunanimous jury verdicts.

“That being said, it’s good to see us take a small step towards eliminating some of the vestiges of Jim Crow,” Stockley said. contact Miles Jordan at jordanm1@warhawks.ulm.edu

that it had gotten 400 thousand users to register to vote. Snap placed a button on the profiles of users 18 and older that led to a nonpartisan voter registration website, TurboVote. org, when pressed. Other social media platforms sent videos and created filters that encouraged their users to vote.

When Meredith was in college, she stopped voting, because she did not know enough about politics. Young people today could simply login to one of their many social media accounts and learn about the election in an instant.

No matter the reason behind young voter turnout this midterm election, one thing is certain: young people want their voices to be heard.

Trey Skains, a senior toxicology major, said, “Voting is important to

me, because it’s the only way for our government to hear from us in a way that matters. You can post a Facebook status or partake in a march or protest, but none of that will matter if you do not vote.”

“With the current political system in place, it does mean that my vote has the chance to not matter at all, but at least they will know what we want, so that’s something,” said Erica Garcia, a senior art major.

And their voices had a profound affect. According to CIRCLE, sixtyseven percent of young people voted for a Democratic candidate helping Democrats gain control of the House of Representatives.

contact Kaitlin Maness at manessk@warhawks.ulm.edu

November 12, 2018

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

PAGE 7

NEWS

Arkansas’ minimum wage is set to rise Students consider possibility of pay raise because of neighbors

by Tiana Thompson

Arkansas’ minimum wage is $8.50 and is set to increase gradually until Jan. 2021 where it will become at $11.

Arkansas voters confirmed the Issue five Referendum on minimum wage increase in Tuesday’s midterm election. The referendum stated that it would raise the minimum wage from $8.50 to $9.25 on Jan. 1, 2019, to $10 on Jan. 1, 2020 and to $11 on Jan. 1, 2021.

The minimum wage increase will help working family members receive higher paychecks. According to census.gov, the Arkansas poverty level is at 17.2 percent. It is the sixth highest ranked state in the U.S. when it comes to poverty. Lawmakers expect the higher pay will allow people to pay back debt and make living conditions easier for Arkansas residents.

Charles Riddick, a senior public relations major, thinks that it’s a great idea.

“People can argue that when wages increase, so will prices, but that decision is up to business owners that you choose to do business with,” Riddick said.

Riddick said he believed that if citizens support businesses Riddick with higher wages that are capable of taking a pay cut, we can get higher wages at the same price. He

has hopes that Louisiana will follow in Arkansas’ footsteps on the pay raise.

Kayleigh Richard agrees that Louisiana should raise minimum wage, but only to $9. Richard is a sophomore risk management major who supports a move towards pay raise in Louisiana, because she feels it would compensate workers who put in effort and will get a little more advantage with their pay.

“I think it is a bad idea being that Arkansas’ economy isn’t the best, therefore, cost of living isn’t high either,” Richard said.

According to the Missouri Economy Research and Richard Information Center, Arkansas is the second lowest ranked state to live in based on cost to live with an index of 87.4. The value of a dollar in Arkansas is $1.14.

Louisiana is the seventeenth ranked state on the list with an index of 92.9. The value of a dollar in Louisiana is $1.10.

Paul Nelson, an economics professor, does not see this in Louisiana’s future.

“This is a more political topic than economical. Arkansas’s vote was more of a populist vote, but I don’t see Louisiana’s legislature passing it,” Nelson Nelson said.

As far as the economy goes, Nelson said that this could lead to higher unemployment rates in Arkansas. Arkansas is currently at a 3.5 percent unemployment rate. Nelson acknowledges that it is a gradual increase but believes business will look into the future of the increase. graphic by Prajal Prasai

contact Tiana Thompson at thompstt@warhawks.ulm.edu

PAGE 8

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

November 12, 2018

NEWS

“I'm so glad that I was blessed enough to have this opportunity to pass the crown on to Monica, who is a dear friend.”

Hagen Campbell, Miss ULM 2018

photos by Siddharth Gaulee

ALL ABOUT THE CROWN: (Top Left) Miss Louisiana Holli Conway performs during intermission. (Top Right) Miss ULM Monica Whitman (middle) with top 5 contestants. (Bottom Left) Robert Wright, one of the judges at the pageant tallies up the scores. (Bottom Right) Makaya Nicosia performs a jazz routine during the talent portion.

Miss ULM: Campbell passes on her crown

by Alfonzo Galvan It’s the pageant that just keeps getting bigger. Friday night saw a new Miss ULM crowned in front of a packed Brown Auditorium.

Monica Whitman, a junior prepharmacy major from Tioga, Louisiana was crowned Miss ULM at the 66th Annual Miss ULM Pageant.

“I feel so awesome, I’m ready to kick this year off. I’m ready to start serving ULM and to get ready for Miss LouiWhitman siana in June,” Whitman said.

Whitman whose platform was making healthy a habit preformed a contemporary dance as her talent.

Whitman was one of 14 girls competing for the crown Friday evening.

For those keeping count that is an additional five girls in this year’s pageant compared to last year’s.

The Miss ULM Pageant is associated with the Miss Louisiana Pageant hosted every year, that being said, there are certain requirements needed before any of the girls walk across the stage.

First of all, a participant in the pageant had to be a full-time student at ULM, enrolled in at least 12 credit hours. Second, they must have a minimum 2.5 GPA the semester previous to the pageant and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5. For freshmen participants, their high school GPA was used.

Other than academic require-

ments ladies also needed to be a single female that has never been married or had children, between the ages of 18 and 25 years of age, be an American born citizen and a native Louisiana resident. Out of state students wanting to compete for the crown were required to have attended ULM for at least one semester.

Hagen Campbell, Miss ULM 2018, hosted the event alongside Miss Louisiana and second runner-up to Miss America, Holli Conway.

As per most pageants the categories and the percentage of the total score were as follows: the on-stage question category (20 percent), the lifestyle and fitness category or swimsuits (10 percent), the talent portion (30 percent) and the evening wear category (15 percent).

Before the winners were announced Campbell had her final time on the stage as Miss ULM, where she thanked all her supported for allowing her to be a representative of the school. She then returned to the stage in place of Nick Bruno, the university president, to crown her successor Monica Whitman.

“This year has been absolutely amazing, it is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I’m so glad that I was blessed Campbell enough to have this opportunity to pass the crown on to Monica, who is a dear friend. I know she’s going to represent the university well with

poise and grace and honor. I’m just so proud of her,” Campbell said.

Campbell went on to joke that her time was up with the crown, which she is upset about but she knows Whitman will do a great job.

As the pageant ended friends and family were quick to storm the stage in hopes of being the first to congratulate Whitman and the rest of the participants.

“It was really great to work with her (Campbell) especially it being my first pageant and her first pageant.

I think Monica really earned it this year and the judges did a great job,” said Dereck Healy, 2018’s Mr. ULM.

contact Alfonzo Galvan at galvana@warhawks.ulm.edu

November 12, 2018

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

PAGE 9 FREESTYLE

SISTER SUPPORT: Whitman’s friends and sorority sisters from Kappa Delta Sorority congratulate her after being crowned Miss ULM 2019.

Whitman achieves childhood dream

by Sisam Shrestha

Monica Whitman grew up watching Miss ULM. From Kathrine Colombo, Miss ULM 2007, to Amy Medlin, Miss ULM 2013, Whitman has been following the pageant her entire life and her dreams of following their footsteps strengthened with time.

Her childhood dreams finally came true last Friday when Whitman was crowned as the 66th Miss University of Louisiana at Monroe.

“I grew up watching Miss Louisiana and watching Miss ULM, because I always knew I wanted to go to ULM. To finally have this title and serve this university is awesome,” said Whitman after winning the pageant.

Whitman is a junior pre-pharmacy major. Due to academic reasons, she had been putting Miss ULM on hold for the last three years.

After getting accepted to pharmacy school this year, there was nothing stopping Whitman from going after her childhood dream.

“I think coming into this she knew this was kind of her only chance and she rose to the occasion. She couldn’t have done any better,” said Megan Lee, executive director of the Miss ULM pageant.

The new Miss ULM is no stranger to the pageant world. Before participating in Miss ULM, she had participated in different preliminaries.

Whitman competed in the teen category when Lee was competing in Miss Louisiana.

Lee watched Whitman grow up and develop over the years and thus, could clearly see the “hunger” in Whitman’s eyes this year.

“She really wanted this job and this title. She came prepared to win,” Lee said.

Regardless of the familiarity with the pageant world, the path to the crown wasn’t an easy one for Whit-

photos by Siddharth Gaulee

NEWLY CROWNED: Whitman poses after winning Miss ULM 2019.

evident to everyone near and close to Whitman, including her Kappa Delta sorority sisters.

“She has worked so hard. She was very nervous about her dance last night, but she did absolutely fabulous. This is the best I’ve ever seen her do her dance,” said Alyssa Garner, Whitman’s grand-big in Kappa Delta sorority and Miss Heart of Trenton 2019.

Taylor Moneaux, one of Whit-

ONE, TWO, LEAP: Whitman dances during the talent round of Miss ULM.

man.

The most difficult part of the competition, for Whitman, was the talent round. She performed a contemporary dance number as part of her talent. Having little experience as a dancer, Whitman shared that she struggled a lot while preparing the dance.

However, Angie Whitman, her mother, describes her as a driven and a competitive person. According to Angie, Monica had been doing everything from mock interviews to work outs to be a part of the

“legacy of Miss ULM.” “No matter what she does, from sports to school, she always prepares and practices, because she’s a competitor. She was the most prepared that she could be,” Angie said.

“ULM is so good to their queen.

So, that’s what excites me as a mom that they take care of their contestants so well. The mom doesn’t have to you know do quite as much,” said Angie reflecting on Whitman’s win.

Her want for the title and the effort she put towards winning was

“I think coming into this she knew that this was kind of her only chance and she rose to the occasion.”

Megan Lee Executive director of Miss ULM man’s best friends, was helping her prepare for the pageant’s interview section till the morning of the pageant.

With her new title, Whitman will promote physical and mental health through her platform, “Mak-

ing Healthy a Habit.” She plans to persuade students towards a healthier lifestyle and make ULM a “healthier university.”

“Because I’ve known her for so long, I can attest that she lives that [healthy lifestyle] every day. She’s incredibly physically fit, and I think that she’s going to be a great representative for the university and spreading that [message] across campus,” said Lee about Whitman’s platform.

Apart from competing in pageants and practicing a healthy lifestyle, her friends describe Whitman as “down to earth and supportive.”

“She’s the person you can call at any point of the day and she’ll pick up. She’s the person that got your back,” Garner said.

Apart from the title of Miss ULM 2019, Whitman said that she was taking away “a bigger love for ULM and 13 new, beautiful friends.”

“Ever since freshmen year, ULM has just taken me in and just the whole aspect of ULM and the family environment of it, I absolutely adore. I love being a Warhawk,” Whitman said.

contact Sisam Shrestha at shrests8@warhawks.ulm.edu

PAGE 10

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

November 12, 2018

NEWS

A HELPING HAND: The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. put on a forum to help prepare students for the adversities faced before and during professional school.

photos by Prajal Prasai

AKAs educate campus on professional school

by Alfonzo Galvan

Students hoping to enter a professional program at ULM got a little help with their preparations thanks to the women of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. The Theta Zeta chapter of AKA put on a professional school forum Wednesday and invited everybody on campus who were interested in joining any of the professional programs offered at ULM. While there, members of various programs took turns presenting some of the requirements of the program and gave some insight into what potential applicants are to expect once in the program.

Preparation for the application process was the first thing mentioned during the forum, and it began with pharmacy students.

“I highly recommend that you go ahead and start now,” said Destiny Dubose, a student in pharmacy school in regards to when students should start applying for a professional program.

Prerequisites, recommended courses, GPAs and GRE scores were some of the main points hit on by each presenter in regards to their program.

One thing that stood out during the presentations was campus involvement and community service.

Presenters emphasized campus involvement time and time again.

They even went as far as to recommend which organizations and clubs looked best on applications for each of their programs.

Brittany Jones, a dental hygiene student, gave attendees the advice of knowing why they wanted to be in the program. According to Jones, you can’t just say you’re interested in one program, because you didn’t get accepted into another one. You had to have a legitimate and good reason for wanting to join a program. Jones drew a high applause as she concluded her presentation, affirming that hard work gets you far anywhere.

“You can pray all you want, but if you don’t put in the work, it won’t get you nowhere,” Jones said.

Colby Carey, a nursing student, talked about commitment in her presentation with the nursing program. Carey admitted that school was not easy, but if you’re fully committed and do what you love, then you can manage to get by. She also told attendees to not get discouraged if they aren’t accepted into their program of choice their first semester.

“If you aren’t admitted the first time don’t change your major immediately,” Carey said.

The event ended with a Q&A session where attendees could ask specific questions to the presenters of their choice. Michaela Bell, the president of Theta Zeta, said that she hopes events like the one put on help students in their journeys

to professional school and that she and her sorority hope to put on more events like the forum.

“We think it’s a program really needed for this campus because coming in as a freshman you think you want to be a part of a major, and you don’t really know what you’re getting yourself into. So, we just want to let them know what they’re getting themselves into before they apply,” Bell said.

Bell said given the turnout of Wednesday’s event her and her sorority are looking into hosting another similar event in the Spring.

contact Alfonzo Galvan at galvana@warhawks.ulm.edu

November 12, 2018

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

PAGE 11

FREESTYLE

photos courtesy Devin Jackson

FOOTBALL AND FAMILY: Jackson (center) with his family after a football game at Malone stadium.

Athlete turns gloomy Mondays into ‘Good Mondays’

by Kandace Moss As college students, it is hard to get a good, homecooked meal outside of the school cafeteria. With school, extracurriculars and busy social lives, most students either can’t cook for themselves or aren’t able to go home every weekend to get leftovers.

But, when a fellow student of their own “steps up to the plate” and decides to cook plates, it makes getting a homecooked meal a lot easier.

Senior football player and kinesiology major, Devin”DeeJay” Jackson Jr. decided to feed his fellow Warhawks on “Good Mondays” by cooking and selling comfort foods such as crawfish etouffee and red beans and rice.

“I have been interested in cooking since about 10 years old,” said Jackson, a New Orleans native. At only 10 years-old, Jackson’s mother allowed him to start experimenting on the stove. After cooking his very first meal, Jackson said it was “love at first dish.”

Although football was his passion, Jackson wanted to cook and become a master at it. He felt it would separate him from his super athletic siblings; he wanted to stand out. And he did just that by becoming a starting left guard for the ULM Warhawks

PLATE OF LOVE: A plate of shrimp etouffee cooked by Jackson.

and also the students’ local chef.

Starting “Good Mondays,” the name of the food pickup day, wasn’t entirely Jackson’s idea. The constant encouragement from friends and teammates, after they had tasted his food, led Jackson to go through with his idea.

Most of his teammates aren’t from Monroe, let alone the Louisiana area. So, at least once a month, Jackson would empty his freezer and have a barbecue with his teammates and friends.

On Sundays, when he had the free time, he would cook a big meal and invite teammates over, so they could have a homecooked meal away from home.

Teammate D’Marius Gillespie was always a fan of “DeeJay” Jackson’s cooking. He and his friends knew Jackson’s cooking would go a long way.

According to Gillespie, Jackson’s service gives students an opportunity to get high quality, homecooked meals for a great price away from

home.

“I’m very proud of him,” Gillespie said.

After listening to his friends’ encouraging words to start his food service, Jackson and his sister, a ULM alum, formalized a formal menu.

They decided to call the food service “Good Mondays,” a name that comes from his nickname “The Good Dee Jay” and that the food was served on Mondays.

Jackson began promoting the service on social media and with that,

his business skyrocketed.

With the business booming, Jackson does not plan to stop his food service. So far, he has made red beans and rice with fried chicken plates, shrimp and crawfish pasta plates and, this week, he plans to make red beans and rice and fried catfish plates. He has already sold over 50 plates.

Arceneaux, a management senior, has known Jackson for a long time and said he is one of the best cooks that she knows.

“A lot of students out here don’t have family and can’t go home often and if they live in a dorm, they can’t cook. So, Deejay doing these plates really gives you that home feeling and gives people the homecooked meals they desire,” Arceneaux said.

Jackson isn’t only serving his food for profit. He also plans to make plates for the local homeless shelter for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Jackson wants the student body to know that he loves to cook, and he will continue to serve the Warhawks with food if they are ever hungry.

He may be a football player by day, but at night, he is a beast in the kitchen. contact Kandace Moss at mosskv@warhawks.ulm.edu

PAGE 12

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

FREESTYLE

‘Nobody’s Fool:’ Family, love meet comedy

by Chelsea Terrell Tyler Perry’s newest film, “Nobody’s Fool,” is a hilarious, yet heartfelt romantic comedy starring Tiffany Haddish and Tika Sumpter.

Haddish is best known for her comic role in the hit movie, “Girls Trip,” however her comedy continues in her newest appearance.

Haddish plays Tanya, who was recently released from jail and now is in the care of her high-class sister, Danica, played

by Sumpter. The two sisters are complete opposites and butt-heads continuously throughout the movie.

The sisters’ weed loving mother, played

by Whoopi Goldberg, refuses to take in Tanya because of her stealing to buy drugs in her past.

Luckily, Danica welcomes her sister into her home and assists Tanya in following her probation, by giving her sister a makeover to helping her find a job.

However, at the coffee house that Danica pops into every morning the owner, Frank, offers a job to her sister.

Tanya begins working everyday becoming very close friends with the owner Frank, who she soon realizes is in love with Danica.

The movie is centered around Danica’s recent love triangle between her online boyfriend, Charlie, who Tanya thinks is catfishing her sister, and her coffee house friend, Frank.

Tanya worries about her sister’s love life so much that she even resorts to contact-

ing “Catfish: The TV Show” and even has the cast of the show, Nev Schulman and Max Joseph, involved in the search for Danica’s catfish.

Haddish begins to fade away in the movie when the main focus begins to be on Danica’s love life. Danica eventually finds out the true identity of her catfish but is confused with her feelings of Frank.

Things begin to spiral out of control for Danica and her career when her love life starts to be more confusing than ever.

The movie was very enjoyable and hilarious; however, it is not a movie for the whole family to watch.

The movie has crude humor, drug and alcohol references and sex scenes.

I would suggest this movie to anyone looking for a loving, but comedic movie.

contact Chelsea Terrell at terrelcl@warhawks.ulm..edu

November 12, 2018

November 12, 2018

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

Crossword

Horoscope Aries Your romantic relationship could be on hold for a bit due to the moon. It’s likely you are so busy with work or other concerns that you can’t focus as much on your sweetheart. If you need to, take a break from love and take greater care of your own stuff.

68 Art Deco icon DOWN 1 Arguments with teams 2 Captivates 3 Some woolen sweaters 4 Bar beer 5 Story spanning generations 6 Mao __-tung 7 Like stocks not sold on an exch.

8 Sumatran ape 9 Hip-hop headgear 10 “Everychild. onevoice” org.

11 Everglades transport 12 Nasal cold symptom 13 Supplied with personnel 18 Assist with a heist 22 Brainy bunch 25 Sonia of “Moon Over Parador” 26 Che Guevara’s first name 27 Campus bigwig

30 It’s often broken at breakfast 34 “Peer Gynt Suite” composer 36 Naval hoosegow 37 Sicily, to Sicilians 38 Scratch or dent 39 Shipping department gizmo 40 Like tearjerkers 41 Made irate 43 Fighter with a cape 44 Exam that involves reading letters 45 Rochester brewery or its river 48 Jury member 51 Curved macaroni shape 52 A trey beats it 54 Cartoon genre 57 “Auld Lang __” 59 “Star Trek” rank: Abbr.

61 H.S. equivalency exam 62 Prank

Mobile Access

Libra Make sure you and your honey are on the same page when handling financial, property, and legal matters. Maybe you’ll need to come up with a more realistic household budget. Saturn says talk things over with your partner to avoid unpleasant surprises.

With the sun opposite your sign, your energy levels could be low. Take it easy. And try not to make any huge moves in your personal and professional life, because your judgment might not be too sharp.

Meditate a bit until you have greater clarity.

Sensitive Mars has you figuring out the psychology of people you care about. You could find yourself analyzing your friends’ problems or family members’ troubles. You might be able to guide loved ones through some rough times.

Cancer Pay attention to any random thoughts, coincidences and ideas that pop up out of the blue. The moon is making you super psychic. Your intuition could reveal something important to you.

You could be picking up on hidden undercurrents in your life.

Sagittarius Be open to unexpected invitations and social opportunities, since they’re likely to come your way with Mercury’s help. You could have a chance to meet up with a friend you haven’t seen for a while.

Or you might have fun going to a surprise party.

Capricorn You could find that you have strong feelings for two people at the same time. One of these people might be more of a friend, and you connect on an emotional level. The other person might inspire more of a physical attraction. The moon is complicating things.

Leo

Aquarius

The moon is opposite your sign just now, and this means you and your honey could have some minor communication problems. Don’t rush into a senseless argument over nothing. Watch your anger and control your emotions as best you can.

As an Air sign, you have an outgoing personality. You can quickly make friends with anybody.

The moon is increasing your charm this week. You might attract someone fun and flirty who could develop a big crush on you.

Virgo As Mercury goes retrograde for three weeks, you could find yourself revisiting romances from your past. Maybe you still have strong feelings for a former flame, and you’re wondering if you should get back in touch with that person. Proceed carefully.

Say Hello to Checking That Changes Everything Visa Debit Card

Courtesy of MCT Campus

Scorpio

Mercury, your planetary ruler, will be in retrograde for a few weeks. Be on the lookout for communication or technology problems. Make sure you back up your computer and scan for viruses. And don’t jump to conclusions if your honey doesn’t instantly return texts.

35 Filled completely 36 Guy acting more maturely 39 Some corporate jets 42 Japan is in it 43 Actress Ryan 46 Prenatal test, for short 47 U. of Maryland athlete 49 Affirmative vote 50 Cross between a Boston terrier or boxer and a beagle 53 In one’s stomach 55 French summer 56 Pub pint filler 57 America’s has 100 seats 58 Euros replaced them in Italy 60 Carriage outings 63 Tied, as a game 64 Continental divide?

65 Jazzman Allison 66 Cincinnati team 67 Golfer’s “pitching” iron

FREESTYLE FREESTYLE

Taurus

Gemini

ACROSS 1 “Agreed!”

5 Rose from a chair 10 Free ticket 14 Sicilian resort city 15 Houston baseballer 16 Salon coloring 17 Passenger train’s suitcase carrier 19 “Otello” solo 20 Single-celled creature 21 “Platoon” setting, briefly 23 Texter’s soul mate 24 Former Yankee manager Joe 25 Turned down an invitation 28 Victorian, for one 29 Puerto Rico, to the U.S. 31 Harlem Renaissance author Zora __ Hurston 32 Hissing sound 33 Jets or Sharks, in “West Side Story”

PAGE 13

Remote Deposit

University Commons II • 2600 Ferrand St. • HelloLaCap.com • 800-219-3658 Monthly service fee and low balance fee are waived on Simple and Simple Plus accounts owned by members age 24 and under.

Pisces Powerhouse Mars will be in your sign for several weeks, and this will increase your confidence, health and energy levels. It’s a good time to make some bold moves. You could change your work or home situation. Or you might start a new relationship.

PAGE 14

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

November 12, 2018

SPORTS

Warhawks drop season opener

by Jerimee Washington

photo by Siddharth Gualee

SET IT UP: Arsula Clark brings the ball down the court.

The Warhawks played a good defensive game against SMU, but the offense could not produce enough points to get by SMU. In her first official game as a Warhawk, junior guard Lauren Fitch scored 13 points and shot 75 percent from the field, but ULM fell to SMU 49-38.

“We were pleased with how well we battled on the boards,” Coach Jeff Dow said to ULM athletics. “To be dead even on second chance points and have only two fewer offensive rebounds was encouraging given the size of their front line.”

ULM got off to a rough start in the first quarter as SMU went on a 10-0 run to break open the game.

At halftime, SMU lead ULM 23-18 which was a comfortable margin for the Warhawks to be able to get back into the game and hopefully take the

lead. Despite having a dismal offensive effort in the first half, ULM was only down by five. At the start of the second half, ULM was overwhelmed

by SMU’s defense as they recorded one turnover after another. The Warhawks gave up a grand total of 26 turnovers. As the game progressed, ULM couldn’t cut into the lead like they did in the second quarter, when they cut it to just two. The defense for ULM kept them in the game for the most part, but the offense only shot 29.2 percent from the field. The Warhawks cut SMU’s lead to three, then four, but ULM couldn’t tie the game or manage to take the lead.

“Their length and bulk gave us problems on the offensive end,” Dow said. “We probably forced too many passes and attempted too many tough shots. I thought we were trying to do the right thing in terms of attacking the basket, but on several

occasions, we probably would have been better served had we kicked it out to get a better shot.”

On a positive note, ULM held SMU’s high scoring offense to under 50 points and they only shot 35 percent from the field. Sophomore guard Arsula Clark was second on the team in scoring with seven.

For SMU, the double double from their start player Alicia Froling, who scored 19 points to pair with 12 rebounds to lead the team.

The next home game for the Warhawks will be on Thursday, Nov. 15, against LSUA. The tip off is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Fant Ewing Coliseum. The following Sunday, the Warhawks will remain at home as they welcome McNeese State, tip off is scheduled for 2 p.m. contact Jerimee Washington at washinjd@warhawks.ulm.edu

Men’s basketball start hot, face tough road schedule

by Miles Jordan The ULM Warhawks Men’s basketball team is off to a fast start during the 2018-2018 season.

The Warhawks (2-0, 0-0 Sun Belt) opened up the campaign against Jackson State University in Jackson.

The Warhawks won that game by nine, 75-66. The Warhawks in surprising fashion were lead by senior guard and transfer from Wichita State, Daishon Smith scoring 24.

Sophomore guard Michael Ertel also scored 12.

The second matchup was more of what was expected from ULM entering the season. ULM dominated Millsaps college, 94-52. The Warhawks were led by senior forward Travis Munnings who scored 23. Er-

tel, again, had a good game scoring 16 on 6-10 shooting.

The Warhawks, while successful thus far, are heading into arguably their toughest stretch of the season.

Not only are the Warhawks on the road for the next five games, but three of their opponents are from the Power Five conferences.

Their road stint starts Monday, Nov. 12th against Michigan State in Lansing before traveling to Austin to play the University of Texas.

After a quick breather from the Power Five against Tennessee Tech and Northwestern State, ULM will end its road trip against Ole Miss.

The Warhawks will need to do a couple of key things to come out with a winning record on this trip.

The first key for the Warhawks flight will be the three-pointer. The

Warhawks are not a tall team. Youry White would be the tallest Warhawk at 6’8, but after a preseason knee injury cut his season short, the title of tallest goes to 6’7 Tyree White. The Spartans of Michigan State have 11 players on the roster listed 6’5 or taller, with two 6’11 players.

Ole Miss has nine such players including a seven-footer, Texas, as well, has nine. To counteract the height disadvantage, the Warhawks will probably have to rely on the three ball which has been going in to open the season as the Warhawks are shooting 42% from deep.

The second key is getting production from Travis Munnings, Michael Ertel and someone else. Ertel and Munnings are two of the best players in program history and Munnings, in particular, has a wonderful chance of

propelling himself into the draft conversation with good games against these teams. The dynamic duo, though, cannot do it by themselves as these teams will gameplan to take them out of the game.

That’s where Daishon Smith comes in. Through two games, he’s leading the team in points with 17 while playing only 17.5 minutes.

If he can keep up this production, ULM will have a shot of surprising some teams.

ULM’s next key to victory is to play with a level head. It’s cliche for sure, but ULM is playing teams of talent levels that simply weren’t on the schedule last year. The Warhawks have to go into these games acting like they’ve been there before to give themselves their best chance at victory.

The fourth key is to control the pace. The Warhawks do not have the recruits teams like Michigan State has.

The level of overall talent is just higher for powerhouse schools, but good coaching can beat talent. If ULM controls the pace and gets itself quality looks, it can play with any team in the country.

The final key is to just have fun. The Warhawks have a talented team with little expectations, as reflected in the Sun Belt Preseason rankings putting them in last in the Sun Belt.

These games give the Warhawks an opportunity to gauge itself against these great teams, and maybe to even shock some folks. contact Miles Jordan at jordanm1@warhawks.ulm.edu

November 12, 2018

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

SMILE FOR THE CAMERA: (Left to Right) Taylor Wood, Tara Jenkins, Presleigh Willams and Sarah Woods are honored during senior week.

PAGE 15

SPORTS

photos by Siddharth Gualee

Volleyball ends season with senior weekend

by Nate Nasworthy Thanksgiving is just around the corner and that means another volleyball season has come to a close. First year head coach Russ Friedland has instilled grit and determination into the team and it showed this past weekend.

On Friday, the Warhawks entered FantEwing to take on the Red Wolves of Arkansas State. The game kicked off senior weekend for the Warhawks, honoring seniors Taylor Wood, Presleigh Williams, Tara Jenkins and Sarah Woods.

In set one, ULM jumped out to a quick lead before ASU was able to tie it up and eventually win the set 25-21.

The back and forth play of set two was exciting and ended in a nail-biter. ASU was able to pull out set two 29-27.

Looking to avoid a sweep, ULM took a 9-4

lead in set three before ASU was able to catch up, taking set three 25-19. Arkansas State won the game 3-0.

Mikaela Worley was able to grab 15 kills in the loss. Tara Jenkins recorded 18 assists and Kate Blasingame registered 11 digs.

On Saturday, the Warhawks gathered for the final game against Arkansas-Little Rock. After a competetive game, ULM fell to UALR three sets to one. ULM finished the season with an 11-19 record overall and a 3-13 record in the conference.

The weekend marked the final games from seniors Wood, Williams, Jenkins and Woods.

Starting last week, the official ULM Volleyball twitter page posted letters to the seniors from other teammates.

Sarah Woods, who is 3rd in blocks and 5th in kills on the team, received a letter from Mikaela Worley.

“From our first visit together to every fami-

ly dinner we’ve shared, every day with you has been an adventure,” Worley said.

Tara Jenkins, who led the team in assists, had a letter written to her from Katie McKay. “You are the sweetest, most helpful, selfless person I’ve ever met,” McKay said.

Catherine Griffith wrote a letter to Presleigh Williams, who was 2nd in assists on the team.

“You’re the kindest, most loyal and cheerful person I know,” Griffith said.

Taylor Wood, who led the team in blocks, received a letter from Alix Christie.

“I look up to you like a big sister. You have a big presence on our team and have made a big impact on my life,” Christie said.

The impact these four seniors have made on the team can not be understated and have contributed to a successful campaign this season. contact Nate Nasworthy at nasworna@warhawks.ulm.edu

SPIKE IT: Mikaela Worley spikes the ball over the net.

PAGE 16

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE

November 12, 2018

SPORTS

Bowl vision: a look at the Warhawk’s season

by Kris Albert

HE’S GONE: D’Marius Gillespie breaks free for his first touchdown of the season.

photo courtesy: ULM Athletics

Warhawks tame the Jaguars

by Kris Albert

ULM sets up first place clash with Arkansas St. ULM crashed South Alabama’s homecoming party en route to bowl eligibility.

The team looked the best it has all season in a dominating performance. After a rough 2-4 start, the Warhawks have righted the ship.

ULM is now bowl eligible for the first time since 2012, and they have full control in the race for the Sun Belt West division.

The Warhawks punished the Jaguars 3810, with the home team’s only score coming early in the game. Marcus Green fumbled the opening kickoff, but that was the only blemish on the day. ULM had major performances from some unknown heroes. After a blocked field goal gave ULM the ball in striking range before half, D’Marius Gillespie put the game away. The wide out caught a five-yard TD right before half, his first of the season, and

one of many highlights. Gillespie finished with an amazing 159 yards catching all seven of his targets.

Quarterback and leader Caleb Evans continued his impressive campaign as well.

Evans completed 27 of his 32 passes for 367 yards and two touchdowns, while also gaining two more TDs on the ground. Marcus Green also continued his blazing trail with 139 all-purpose yards and a ten-yard rushing touchdown in the third. Jonathan Hodoh had his first receiving touchdown of the year on a 29-yard catch in the second quarter. Hodoh

and Gillespie were forced to step up with Xavier Brown missing and RJ Turner getting injured early on.

ULM’s defense played a great game giving up only ten points and 218 yards to South Alabama. Tra Minter, the all-purpose-yard leader of the Sun Belt, was shut down all game finishing with only 79 yards.

The defense earned four sacks; two came from sophomore defensive end Kerry Starks.

Starks also lead the team with three tackles for loss, while David Griffith was second with two. Griffith also had eight tackles, tying for the lead with Collin Turner. The defense, ravaged by injuries, was still able to put on a highlight-filled performance.

It’s safe to say the Warhawks have had an impressive turnaround this season, but there is still work to be done. While bowl eligibility was reached with this win, ULM now faces a first place clash on the road next week.

ULM will travel to Arkansas State to take on the Red Wolves. Both teams took care of conference opponents in dominating fashion on Saturday and sit on the same record (64). The game takes place Nov. 17, kicking off at 2 p.m. contact Kris Albert at albertkx@warhawks.ulm.edu

It is easy to talk about how bad ULM football has been in recent years, and it is fair to give that criticism. Warhawks football has not been consistently good, but things may be about to change. The football team is in the middle of a magical season, and it is time to give credit where it is due. After starting a horrible 2-4, everything has gone right for ULM. After two straight close wins to start the season against Southeastern and Southern Miss, ULM went on a four game losing streak. The losing streak consisted of two expected loses to SEC teams Texas A&M and Ole Miss, a close loss to Troy and a devastating blowout to Georgia State.

Since then, ULM has been on a tear winning four straight games and becoming bowl eligible for the first time since 2013. It is only the second time in program history that ULM has been eligible for postseason play.

ULM has been winning in dominating fashion as well. Putting up 45 vs Coastal Carolina, 44 against Georgia Southern and most recently 38 on South Alabama. The defense is also coming along nicely, giving up an average of 17 points during the win streak.

Caleb Evans has gained 3,120 yards (2,450 passing and 670 rushing) along with 22 total TDs (13 passing and nine rushing). Marcus Green has remained elite this year with 887 yards on the season (710 receiving and 177 rushing) with seven receiving TDs, a rushing TD and a return touchdown as well. Derrick Gore has 585 rushing yards and 6 TDs on the ground.

Not to be outmatched, the defense has some impressive players as well. David Griffith is having a monster year with 68 tackles and a team leading five sacks from his middle linebacker spot. Griffith also has 10.5 tackles for loss leading the team. Kerry Starks also has five sacks, followed by Donald Louis Jr., (4.5) and Sam Miller (3). Collin Turner has 64 tackles, playing aggressively. Starks also has 9.5 tackles for loss.

While ULM lacks in the turnover area, they are an aggressive and fast defense.

ULM is in the middle of a very impressive season that students should be proud of. It is now facing its toughest test of the year with a first place game upcoming against Arkansas State.

The game will feature the two best quarterbacks in the Sun Belt, Caleb Evans and Justice Hansen. The pair are top 3 respectively in multiple important QB categories including yards, touchdowns, completions and yards per attempt. This season is winding down and it is time to end it with a bang. A win vs Arkansas State can lead to a conference title birth and a shot at a better bowl game. contact Kris Albert at albertkx@warhawks.ulm.edu