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November 16, 2015

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1 THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE

1 November 16, 2015

NEWS CALENDAR Monday, 11-16

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Spirit Day in Quad from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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Mid-Term Grading for 2nd 8-weeks ends at 3 p.m.

Percussion Ensemble in Brown Theatre from 7:30 - 9 p.m.

Tuesday, 11-17 Guitar Recital in Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall from 7:30 - 9 p.m.

Wednesday, 11-18 Women’s basketball vs LSUShreveport in Monroe at 7 p.m.

Thursday, 11-19 ULM vs Texas State watch party in SUB Ballrooms at 8 p.m.

Men’s basketball at Northwestern State in Natchitoches, La. at 6:30 p.m.

Football at Texas State in San Marcos, Texas at 8:30 p.m.

Friday, 11-20 Final Date for Dropping Courses or Resigning from the University for 2nd 8-weeks all day Fall 2015 Dance Fusion in Brown Theatre from 7:30 - 9 p.m.

TODAY IN HISTORY

Nov. 16 1835: Cambridge Philosophical Society publishes Charles Darwin’s voyage 1945: The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is founded 2000: Bill Clinton becomes the first U.S. President to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War 2010: Prince William and Kate Middleton officially announce their engagement at Clarence House in London Birth: Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress, is born in 1977 Death: Milton Friedman, an American economist, dies at age 94 in 2006

1 Washington, D.C. 2 Missouri

Court hears abortion cases

3 France

Mizzou appoints Group claims interim president Paris attacks

4 China

(MCT) — The Supreme Court on Friday re-entered the abortion arena, as justices agreed to consider a challenge to a Texas law tightly regulating clinics that perform the procedure.

The highly anticipated case will mark the court’s first major return to the abortion issue since 2007. It will climax with a probable decision in the heat of the 2016 presidential campaign and thrust 79-year-old Justice Anthony Kennedy once more into a pivotal role.

“He’s the swing vote,” predicted attorney Janice M. Mac Avoy, who wrote a legal brief for the National Abortion Federation.

After justices met in a closeddoor conference Friday morning, the court announced several hours later it was granting the petition filed by challengers to the Texas law. As is customary, the justices did not elaborate on the decision.

(MCT) — The University of Missouri’s board of chancellors Thursday named a former federal civil rights attorney, one of the first black graduates of its law school, to serve as its interim system president as the institution seeks to quell racial turmoil after a week of death threats, racist vandalism and high-level resignations.

Michael Middleton, 68, a retired longtime administrator at the university, spoke bluntly about “systemic racism” he saw on campus.

Middleton, who said he was not seeking the permanent job of president of the system’s four public universities, promised to work with black campus activists to confront issues surrounding racial inequality at the system’s flagship campus in Columbia.

President Tim Wolfe and the campus chancellor resigned on Monday.

(MCT) —The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Saturday for the attacks that killed at least 129 people across Paris Friday, issuing both written and audio statements promising that the violence was only the “first of the storm.”

If confirmed as genuine, the statements would make Friday’s coordinated violence the first major operation by the group outside an area where it has a significant presence.

The Islamic State claim came as French authorities struggled to put together what took place Friday night, and security officials worried that the network that supported the attacks was still at large and planning more.

The death toll was expected to rise.

At least 257 people had been wounded in the attacks, at lest 80 of them critically.

(MCT) — Over the past five years, China contends it has made significant advances in protecting the rights of suspected criminals, including a crackdown on confessions extracted by torture.

But a new report by Amnesty International says torture remains pervasive in China’s legal system, and not just against alleged criminals and political activists. Increasingly, the report says, Chinese police and their operatives are torturing lawyers who defend people who come into the crosshairs of China’s Communist Party.

Starting in July, Chinese authorities began detaining lawyers who had defended or spoken out on behalf of human rights activists. More than 200 lawyers and activists were targeted in the sweep and, according to Poon, some 28 are still missing or in police custody.

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Thank you for your service!

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”

Henry David Thoreau American author

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Congressman Ralph Abraham thanks one of the veterans in attendance at ULM’s Veteran’s Appreciation Ceremony on the seventh floor of the library on Thursday. image courtesy of MCTcampus

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November 16, 2015

NEWS BRIEFS

Alumna tops Oprah’s 2015 favorites list It didn’t take Ashleigh Aldridge long to discover what she wanted to do after college.

With just $10,000 and her father’s hot sauce recipe, she started a food company called D’Evereux, based out of Natchez, Ms. Her first product was Pepper Sauce Rouge, described on the company’s website as “a bold, ground pepper sauce that has all the heat one expects from taditional hot sauce with the addition of a special blend of spices.”

Aldridge’s product was successful, but she didn’t stop there.

“The company’s first products were hot sauces, but I did not want D’Evereux Foods to be known strictly as a hot sauce company,” said Aldridge. “I wanted to show that we were expanding our product line, so I

came out with the jams.”

Those jams became an instant hit.

They attracted national attention when they were officially selected for Oprah’s 2015 “Favorite Things” list.

“I kind of sat back when I got the call-I felt like I won the lottery,” said Aldridge. “This was a marketing dream, an overnight resume builder.”

Aldridge is thankful for the privilege of being nationally recognized.

She gives the credit to her alma mater.

“I feel like my ULM education afforded me with every opportunity that I have had in my business,” Aldridge said.

D’Evereux Foods has a retail store, online store and supplies 150 stores in 22 states and two countries. To learn more about their products, visit devereuxfoods.com.

Mock Trial teams score big in regional tournament ULM’s Mock Trial teams competed in the Green and Gold Invitational over the weekend at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

ULM sent two teams to the competition, a Gold team and a Maroon Team, to compete against teams from Baylor University, Southern Methodist University, University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M, etc.

Allena Wiggers was awarded Best Attorney with the highest score of all attorneys in the competition.

“Being recognized for my performance was an honor, especially after competing with some of the top teams in the country, such as the University of Texas,” said Wiggers. “However,

I couldn’t have done it without the help of my coaches and teammates.”

The Gold team finished with a 4-4 record and the Maroon team finished with a 3-5 record.

Both teams are coached by attorneys Robert Noel and Kyle Moore, with assistance from graduate student Gabriel Silva.

ULM’s Mock Trial team has been invited to compete in the Mid-South Invitational Mock Trial Tournament hosted by Middle Teneessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN on Nov. 13 - 16.

ULM will host the 2nd Annual Warhawk Mock Trial Jamboree in the spring.

Campus issues discussed over lunch with president

by Olivia Barfield

Student Government senators and faculty members joined President Nick Bruno for Lunch with the President on the 7th floor of the library last Friday to discuss current ULM issues.

Senators have been gathering information from fellow students throughout the semester, with events such as “Let’s Talk Warhawks.”

Senators take a white board to different locations around campus to get student’s feeback about different aspects of campus.

Its purpose is to encourage students to express their opinions and concerns so that these issues can be brought up at Lunch with the President.

SGA senators brought up several of those issues, including parking, new classes, graduation caps, the laundry system, the SUB Ballroom microphone system and the fate of Einstein Bros. Bagels.

A large item of discussion was the billboards that have been put up around the Monroe/West Monroe area proclaiming Monroe to be “Bulldog Country.”

These billboards were put up by Louisiana Tech Athletics, and they have drawn several complaints from ULM students and alumni.

“Monroe is not bulldog territory.

And as a student with a lot of Warhawk pride, it makes me angry,” said Senator Shelbi Penny, as she asked administration if anything could be done.

“Buy one get one free daiquiris”

photo by Olivia Barfield

Christina Bruno listens asa Alec Shell speaks at Lunch With the President Friday on the seventh floor of the library.

Lisa Miller presented new bulletin boards to Senators at the luncheon.

She let students know that the issue has been addressed here at ULM. “Lots of us got together and talked about whether we should respond to it. We didn’t want to be on the defensive, we just wanted to be more powerful and strong about who we are,” said Miller, assistant vice president of marketing, recruitment and communications.

According to Bruno, the Louisiana

Tech billboards say positive things about ULM. “ULM is getting a great deal of attention[…]across the state. There aren’t a lot of students to recruit in Ruston…the students to recruit are here in Ouchita Parish,” Bruno said.

Bruno urged SGA to organize a way to recognize local business that support ULM as well.

contact Olivia Barfield at barfieor@warhawks.ulm.edu

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November 16, 2015

OPINION HAWKEYE P.O.V.

Truth better than silence Things happen that we’d rather not talk about.

Sometimes we make mistakes, and sometimes things are out of our control.

It’s easy to want to hide whenever something goes wrong, and it always seems easier to avoid the situation rather than to face it.

But avoiding the truth and the consequences of any situation does not make it better.

People question everything. They want answers, and they want them now.

And as a regular publication responsible for delivering news, we are expected to deliver these answers.

A large part of what we do depends on others. We constantly need people to tell us true and accurate information.

Consequently, it’s difficult for us to do what we need to if you don’t cooperate.

It would be easy to say that we can’t do our jobs if you don’t do yours, but that’s not true.

Why? Your silence tells a story as well.

Repeatedly refusing to divulge any information suggests you are hiding something.

In many cases, it would be much easier to just tell the truth, allow access to documents the public deserves and remember the university’s status as a public institution. We seek to answer the public’s questions. Instead, silence only creates more.

The truth is easier and less suspicious than nothing at all.

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Outrage Machine isn’t very effective Cooper Doyle

being angry at the outrage machine, and thus contributing to it?

That’s the funny thing about the machine, its kind of self-sustaining. Somebody gets upset over something, articles are written and clicked on, and the whole thing begins again.

However, when it comes to the Outrage Machine, we see anger being harnessed for profit more than anything else. Remember all those articles you’re sharing? That’s what drives the whole machine.

Countless click-bait articles are put up by websites for the sole purpose of getting as many views as possible.

These views then translate into ad revenue. As a result of this, these websites get to keep running.

And they are, of course, running with the incentive to publish more of the same type of outrage articles. They are always looking for the latest controversy. The cycle will continue as long as information is sellable.

So, probably forever.

Occasionally there gets to be another winner: the company whose product is part of the controversy. People buy it because of all the times it’s being mentioned or as part of the counter boycott.

In the end, lots of anger is expended for nothing. It gives meager profits to a few websites and relevant companies, but nothing really changes. People get a chance to ride their high horses, but once they get down, everything’s the same.

The Outrage Machine is mostly harmless, to be sure.

But the trick lies in that “mostly” bit, because I do think there’s a certain danger in the outrage machine.

Mostly it’s in the giving of attention and focus to certain people and things that don’t actually matter too much, and in the process siphoning away attention and even resources from bigger, more important fights in the actual halls of power.

So get angry and let everyone know about your anger, but be aware that you aren’t causing much change.

Have you ever heard of the Outrage Machine?

Even if you haven’t, you’ve probably seen it.

Here’s how it works: first, a controversy starts. Tons of people write articles about said controversy. Then, people get angry about this controversy, share these articles and make angry posts on social media. By this point, a hashtag has developed. And the same goes for the other side of the controversy, maybe even complete with a counter hashtag.

Then, in a month’s time, it is forgotten as everyone moves on to the next controversy. And, most of the time, nothing has changed, and if it has it’s probably small and meaningless and temporary.

As all this happens, people are filled with righteous anger and make regrettable statements.

And to be fully honest, this isn’t entirely a bad thing.

This never-ending stream of controversies and articles, ill-informed Facebook posts, regrettable tweets, and just generally stupid comments are actually all fine.

To be sure, it’s very annoying, but people have a right to be angry and to express that anger.

Additionally, anger and outrage over social ills have been a major factor in countless social movements.

Outrage has frequently been the center of positive social change and you fully have a right to be angry about anything and everything and to let us all know.

So, yes, anger can be harnessed for good. contact Cooper Doyle at And, if I’m being honest, what is this column other than doylelc@warhawks.ulm.edu

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November 16, 2015

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OPINION

Vitter’s past does define him Look beyond Vitter’s mistakes

Karissa Smith Scandals, mudslinging and hypocrisy; welcome to Louisiana politics.

This governor’s election has particularly challenged me.

The runoff race is in full swing, and Louisiana is more than ready for a new governor.

But who will it be?

Republican senator David Vitter and Democrat representative John Bel Edwards debated this past week and will square off again Nov. 16.

Though they differ on some obvious issues, they agree on others.

Both are pro-life, oppose Common Core and support private gun ownership and coastline restoration.

Though both oppose same-sex marriage, Edwards believes public officials should abide by the Supreme Court decision.

Each candidate opposes making marijuana legal for recreation but Edwards supports its medicinal use.

Both are open to increasing Medicaid coverage.

Higher education and health – two unprotected sectors – have felt severe cuts.

Both promise to untangle the state budget.

Louisiana needs a governor who will achieve his campaign promises in office.

At 18, I registered as an Independent. Some said I was trying to be different and a little rebellious and yes, I was.

I see more tradition than truth or value in institutional politics, religions and cultural ideologies. So I registered outside of the mainstream box. It was my quiet way of maintaining personal integrity.

At my core, I am a conservative democratic Libertarian.

John Bel Edwards

Pro-life Common Core Private Gun Ownership Increased Minimum Wage Focus on budget issues Tax Raises

(Thanks to my Gen-Y status, I can claim that.)

I have conservative values, believe in a free will largely unhampered by government interference and to quote Charles Koch, I want “peace, civility, tolerance and well-being for everyone.”

I usually vote Republican due to my conservative roots and because I love my freedom more than big government.

But this election, my decision comes down to character over ideology. And, based on my voting record, one could say I’m about to cross party lines.

Why does David Vitter turn me off?

First, Vitter was a no-show at many debates.

That demonstrates a lack of commitment and care for the Louisiana people.

Second, he has a spotty reputation.

Granted, the infamous escort scandal occurred 15 years ago.

Though I am an advocate of second chances and forgiveness, I have to insert my “however.”

Politically involved people need to accept the reality of hyper-scrutiny and the responsibility it brings.

And for goodness sakes, avoid compromising situations and there’ll be no reason to hide behind smear campaigns and accusations.

Some excuse Vitter’s behavior by stressing that his political decisions outweigh his moral compass.

But if Vitter’s moral compass allows him to cheat on his wife with an escort service, what else will that moral compass allow him to do politically?

Oh, wait: Spygate.

Vitter hired a private investigator to spy on various Louisiana citizens – not fifteen years ago, but one month ago.

So hold it, Hardy Boy. Your short-lived amateur sleuthing days are over as the FBI investigates the blatant privacy breach.

Obviously, character isn’t confined to one or two areas of life. Character affects every choice and decision.

This month, look past tradition. You don’t have to vote for the establishment’s sake. As Shakespeare said, what’s in a name?

What name do you want for Louisiana?

Think about it as you head to the voting booth. contact Karissa Smith at smithk8@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Sierra Lovell Who will I vote for on November 21st, 2015?

Easy, there’s only one choice for me and its Senator David Vitter.

He is the only Republican in the runoff, anyways.

But it’s more than just that; Vitter had my vote during the primary elections when there were other Republicans that I could have voted for.

It was an easy decision for me.

Many of us are aware of the scandal that surfaced involving David Vitter in 2007 over a decision that he made in 2001.

Now, let’s think about this. Fifteen years ago, Vitter made a mistake, one which he owned up to and took responsibility for.

What did you do 15 years ago?

Vitter’s decision shouldn’t impact the outcome of this election.

We conservatives can only hope that he will come out victorious.

In one of David Vitter’s latest campaign commercials, he states how he, “failed his family but found forgiveness and love.”

Like I said, how many of us have made decisions in the past that we aren’t proud to sign our name by? I can only imagine how many.

We all are humans and we all make mistakes, but it’s not the mistakes that define us. It’s all about how we handle the consequences.

Indeed, it takes a strong person to own up and admit that we have failed, and David Vitter did just so.

We may all be human, but we serve an awesome and perfect God who without a doubt forgives and loves us.

In the newest campaign ad, Vitter reaches out to The Twin Cities own television reality show star, Willie Robertson.

Robertson states, “I know he’s made some

David Vitter

Pro-life Common Core Private Gun Ownership Increased Minimum Wage Focus on budget issues Tax Raises

mistakes, but who hasn’t? The whole story of the Bible is about redemption. I’m concerned about our state.”

In the video, Robertson and Vitter are side by side dressed in full camouflage.

Vitter speaks of his past mistake to then uses it to tie together the plans he has for our state’s future by saying, “What defines us in life is how we get up and earn redemption. Where we are as a state is needing to get up, based on strong conservative principles, and that’s what I’m leading with.”

It takes integrity and honesty to own up to one’s mistakes, and David Vitter is definitely one with these two traits.

What more could you want for a governor?

Now I would like to talk about these strong conservative values that David Vitter has.

He is aware that the government is getting too big and too involved in our daily lives and he hopes to make it smaller.

David Vitter doesn’t support abortions. He is pro-life all the way.

Vitter is against common core and pulls for higher education. He wants to improve the technology in schools and he is for parents’ making the right choice for their own children, not the government.

When it comes to healthcare, Vitter was the very first Senator to call for a vote to fully appeal Obamacare. He voted to make healthcare premiums one hundred percent tax deductible.

He is also a strong supporter of our Second amendment rights. He fights against all gun control measures.

These are only some of the many conservative values he has.

David Vitter is not only one of Louisiana’s senators, but he also has 2 other very important roles in life.

Vitter is a caring father as well as a loving husband.

When the scandal came to surface, his family was able to accept him for his poor decision and look past it.

His family is in full support of him in the gubernatorial race. Wife Wendy states in his ad commercial that she doesn’t just think he can be governor, she knows that he can.

My vote is secure in David Vitter and I hope I’ve helped make your choice a little clearer. contact Sierra Lovell at lovellsm@warhawks.ulm.edu

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November 16, 2015

NEWS

Band, choir trips suffer bus accidents

by Stacy Reppond

The School of Visual and Performing Arts’ choir and band groups experienced multiple setbacks on their out-of-state trips, including two unrelated bus accidents in the same week.

Two students sustained minor injuries Saturday night when one of the buses carrying Sound of Today band members was involved in a collision in Montgomery, Alabama. All other student and faculty were not harmed, according to the university’s Office of Public Information.

Departments needing transportation for large groups “have discretion over who they use and they make those arrangements directly with a charter company,” according to Chris Ringo, assistant director of ULM’s physical plant.

Ringo said the Sound of Today band hired a charter company to transport band members to and from Troy, Alabama, for the football game Nov. 7.

Another vehicle collided with one of the band’s buses as it was proceeding through an intersection as part of a convoy, according to Vice President of Student Affairs, Camile Currier.

Currier also said that the band was not originally planned to drive back following the football team as part of convoy. They decided to leave at the same time that night. Currier also said that future trips will require more planning.

“We have to do a better job of coordinating,” Currier said.

If the band buses join the convoy in future trips, Currier said they will likely require a police escort in front and behind the vehicles.

Currier said, “It just takes coordination between all the departments working together.”

As the bus was driveable following the accident, Director of ULM Police, Tom Torregrossa arranged for ULM police to meet and escort the convoy back to ULM. Jason Rinehart, Sound of Today band director, did not comment and directed all questions to the Office of Public Information.

On the other hand, Ringo said two ULM coaches were used for the annual choir recruitment trip to Texas. One coach “experienced a mechanical problem unrelated to routine maintenance.”

As the other ULM coach headed back to Monroe, Nov. 4, a passenger car entered the highway in the wrong direction. That car collided with another vehicle that knocked into the ULM coach carrying choir members.

Ringo said the coach received moderate damage, but no one was injured. All choir members returned safely to campus that evening after piling onto one bus for the rest of the ride home.

Avery Dace, junior music major, said students remained calm on the bus and a few stepped out to help assess the situation.

“With the help of the brave students, and excellent handling of the bus by our driver, we were able to quickly load our luggage on to another bus and travel back to school safely,” Dace said.

Ringo said the ULM coaches undergo routine preventative maintenance as recommended by the manufacturer.

“This does not eliminate the possibility of mechanical failures between maintenance intervals,” Ringo said.

VAPA Director, Derle Long, refused to comment on either accident and directed all questions to the Office of Public Information.

However, the Office of Public Information said it did not have any details regarding the choir bus accident other than those

provided by Deborah Chandler, choir director. According to Brice Jones, assistant director of media relations, Chandler informed them that other motorists involved were injured but did not report the extent of those injuries.

According to Chandler, one choir bus with over 40 choir members broke down in Longview, Texas. Those members waited for a second bus at a nearby high school for around six hours until 9 p.m.

Then when the other choir bus was approximately 15 miles from the city of Shreveport, the three-vehicle accident involving the choir bus in the eastbound side of I-20 occured. Chandler immediately called 911 and left the bus along with others to assist people in the two other vehicles who sustained unknown injuries. The accident blew two back tires of the choir group’s bus, Chandler said.

Fortunately, the broken-down bus’ replacement was several minutes behind the bus involved in the collision, in order for all students to get on that one bus. However, Chandler and choir students were still shaken up by the accident.

“The very next day, I taught an 8 a.m. class that next morning and I was still kinda bruised, not in a physical sense but an emotional sense,” Chandler said.

“I think what we learned from this is that we’re a closer family than we ever thought we were and we need each other and we’re glad to be together,” she said. “I took 83 people away from here on Sunday and brought 83 home, so I feel like we did a good job.”

The Office of Public Information also did not have other details regarding the band bus accident. contact Stacy Reppond at repponsm@warhawks.ulm.edu

Shooting occurs near campus

by Stacy Reppond

After Monroe Police responded to a shooting near ULM’s campus in the 800 block of Filhiol Avenue Wednesday night, ULM sent out an emergency alert to students, faculty and staff.

The emergency notification system, Warhawk Alert, notified them by automated phone calls, text messages and emails.

Officials sent the first alert at 11:28 p.m., which first informed of the offcampus shooting and the suspect’s status as “not yet in custody.”

The alert advised all members of the ULM community to take caution and to be aware of their surroundings.

Though the suspect had not been found, the emergency alert was lifted at 6:05 a.m. Thursday, and classes resumed as normal.

The update to the alert said, “The ULM campus is safe and secure.”

However, students who live near where the incident occurred decided to take more precautions, as the area has become familiar with violent crimes.

Anirudha Dasgupta, a junior com-

puter science major, lives with other ULM students in an apartment near where it occurred.

“There was a shooting right across from our street. There was a murder on this street. We are a bit scared. For the first time, we didn’t keep our door open for the afternoon sun,” Dasgupta said.

Other ULM students living on Filhiol Avenue expressed concern about the shooting and related events in the area.

“Living on Filhiol has been extremely unnerving.

The ULM student who was murdered this summer lived two houses down from me.

The shooting early this week was Fennell another incident that has put our street in the news,” said Dana Fennell, a junior communications major.

Preliminary investigations revealed that two white males drove to the location to purchase methamphetamine from a black male. The black male then shot the white male

passenger in the head.

The victim remains in critical condition in an area hospital and his identity is unknown.

Police have not identified the black male, but he’s described as being approximately 5 feet 10 inches, 180 pounds and wearing dark colored clothing.

Detectives searched the area all night from around 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. in “an aggressive attempt to find the shooter,” according to Monroe Detective and Director of Media Relations, Reggie Brown.

Brown said 15 officers searched the neighborhood on foot and knocked on all doors in the area. He also said the shooting was “an isolated incident” and part of drug transaction that went “awry.”

“Students and faculty should feel absolutely safe that they’re not in any kind of danger,” Brown said.

Monroe Police are still collecting information in an ongoing investigation to find the suspect, who they do not believe is still in the area.

An official university statement from Brice Jones, ULM’s assistant director of media relations, echoed Brown’s.

The statement said ULM “has taken every action to ensure the safety of our campus.”

It also said the incident did not involve any student, faculty or staff.

Jones also said the Monroe PD’s CASE Unit and Street Crimes Unit worked the area, while Tom Torregrossa, ULM’s police director, increased campus patrol with law enforcement monitoring “all buildings, residence halls and campus property with the utmost scrutiny.”

“We would like to stress that, while the ULM community should always remain vigilant, there is currently no immediate threat to our campus,” Jones said.

Anyone with information about the incident can contact Monroe Police at 329-2600 or Crime Stoppers at 388-2274.

Warhawk Alert What is Warhawk Alert?

It is the emergency notification system used during a campus crisis.

How are the alerts sent?

You can receive alerts by email, cellular, landline or text messaging.

How do I sign up?

You are already registered through your ULM-issued email account. Check to see if Warhawk Alert has your appropriate contact information.

How do I update my information?

Use your initial log-in information that was sent to your ULM email account.

Why should I receive Warhawk Alerts?

Did you know?

Director of Police, Tom Torregrossa, said

You can reach the ULM Police Department at 318-342-5350

“It’s a necessity,” Torregrossa said.

contact Stacy Reppond at repponsm@warhawks.ulm.edu

the system is extremely important.

Check out: http://www.ulm.edu/ens/

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NEWS

Faculty adviser running for District 5

by Gwendolyn Ducre

photo by Gwendolyn Ducre

Betty Cooper will join incumbent Eddie Clark in the District 5 Councilman election. Primary elections begin March 5.

She watched as her supporters told stories they shared with her. Now, it was her turn to speak.

Betty Cooper, instructor of school of accounting and information service, stood in front of friends, family and media and formally announced her candidacy for City Councilwoman of District 5 Tuesday morning on the steps of City Hall.

Cooper said she’s ready for the challenge and responsibility if elected.

“Sometime it’s your time,” Cooper said.

Public figures and church members were all in attendance to hear Cooper’s announcement.

Ouachita Parish Police Jury member and Cooper’s campaign manager Pat Moore, District F, was one who spoke highly of Cooper.

Moore said she supports Cooper and have no doubts she is fit for the job.

“She will come in and make good

decisions for the community and decisions that God will be pleased with, “Moore said.

Cooper did not tell her platform, but she said she wants to be the councilwoman the community will know. In return, she wants know the community’s concerns.

“I’m going to ask them. I’m going to survey this district,” said Cooper.

“I really want to make it to No. 1 district.”

Some students said they are not surprised to see Cooper wanting to be more involved in the community.

In fact, one said she would encourage her students to exercise their civil duties.

“I remember her for was always mentioning at the end of each class that we need to be sure to vote and to stay knowledgeable of the people who were running for office,” said Lucas Breaux, junior finance major.

“She would even remind us to vote in her emails. That’s one thing I know students who take her classes for

will respect and admire about Betty Cooper,” Breaux said.

Cooper is currently the faculty adviser for ULM’s NAACP chapter and ULM student chapter of Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship.

Olivia James, senior speech pathology major and president of NAACP on-campus chapter, said working with Cooper is a learning experience.

“She gives guidance and insight on the decisions we make as an organization,” said James. “NAACP [on-campus chapter] supports her in her decision to run.”

Cooper is no stranger to the public.

She has been out in the community registering citizens to vote and has helped many register for health care.

“Moving into this position will be an easy transition for me because I have already been service. So, we’ll see if they will elect me,” Cooper said.

“If not, I’ll continue doing service.” contact Gwendolyn Ducre at ducregk@warhawks.ulm.edu

Honor students recycle to save environment World pollution poses serious threat to climate

by Olivia Barfield

For Professor Jana Giles and her students, studying about climate change wasn’t enough.

“I thought it was important that we not just talk and write about the environment, but do something constructive,” said Giles, about the first annual National Recycling Day event at ULM that took place in the Quad last Wednesday.

Giles is teaching two sections of Honors English Composition this semester, and the theme for the course is environment, climate change and sustainability.

After reading about these topics, Giles and her students decided to bring an educational event to the campus.

Students set up tables and encouraged other students, faculty and staff to leave their plastic waste in exchange for candy and informative flyers.

At the end of the day, the students

delivered the plastic recyclables to Marck Recycling on Arkansas Road in Monroe.

Rabi Shrestha volunteered to work an early shift at the event. He was surprised by the heavy participation from students and professors.

“We are only an hour into the event and there are already several huge bags full of recyclable bottles,” said Shrestha, a sophomore computer science major.

Students that volunteered to work the event were excited about their chance to inform others about recycling.

“We just throw things out, don’t care for them after using, and that leads to different problems. I just think we should do everything in our power to treat our planet well,” said Vivek Daruka, a sophomore computer science major.

Through their studies in Giles’ class, students have begun to feel passionate about the state of our planet. As Giles’ says, climate change is a truth that 92% of expert scientists agree on and that will have serious consequences in the future if we do not take action.

“Climate Change is something that’s going to be a serious problem, and recycling affects not only

climate change but also pollution in the world,” said Elliot Gonzalez, a freshman history major and volunteer for National Recycling Day at ULM. “So I think that it’s a really big deal that we start recycling now so we can help save our planet.”

Kylen Smith passed by the event just in time to recycle her empty water bottle.

Smith is not a part of Giles’ course on environment, Smith but was happy to see fellow students focusing on such issues.

“I think this is really neat because recycling’s not really something that people pay much attention to,” said Smith, a junior psychology major.

“Everyone wants to do it, but there aren’t many opportunities to, usually.

So the fact that there’s an opportunity now is really great.”

As for Giles, she wants to continue to to educate and encourage students to get actively involved in environmental causes. contact Olivia Barfield at barfieor@warhawks.ulm.edu

photo by Olivia Barfield

Vivek Daruke (left) and Rabi Shrestha (right) hand out educational flyers as they gather recyclable plastic on Wednesday in the quad.

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NEWS

by Tyler Smith

Veterans honored for sacrifices Veterans shown appreciation for “It produced my chartheir time in service acter and helped me to

by Tyler Smith

Bastrop is where Skylar Brown was born and raised. It’s the only city he ever knew. That all changed when he decided to serve his country.

“From St. Louis, to Haiti, to Germany,” said Brown, a senior social work major.

Working in the Army National Guard exposed Brown to different parts of the world he never thought he would get the chance to see.

“Meeting people from all walks of life, it opens your mind to different things that you didn’t think you could do,” Brown said.

Brown’s journey began in St. Louis, where he completed his basic training. He said it’s an experience that got off to a rocky start.

“St. Louis is probably the worst climate ever,” said Brown. “I went through winter, summer all in one day and I caught the flu down there.”

Brown said it was especially hard because he went four weeks without speaking to his family and friends.

Still, it was worth it.

“It produced my character and helped me to be as diverse as possible,” Brown said.

be as diverse as possible.”

Skylar Brown, senior social work major Roger Carpenter, associate professor of history, said being in the service is “a good thing for a young person.”

“Because most of us grow up in a community where things from our standpoint are rather static,” Carpenter said.

Carpenter spent 12 years and nine months in the service between the Army and Marine Corps.

He said “the service” brought him into contact with other people that he would have never met if he had stayed home.

“After you’ve Carpenter been away for a long time and come back to where you’re from, you see people who never left and see that their horizons were limited,” Carpenter said.

Carpenter also said he chose to go into the service before getting his education. Til this very day, it’s a decision he said he will never regret.

“I thought getting my education after being in the service was valuable because it allowed me to look at where I’ve been and to contextualize that experience,” Carpenter said.

Now, Carpenter gets up every morning to do what he loves, teaching. He also enjoys incorporating stories in his lectures from his time in the service.

Both Brown and Carpenter were honored on Thursday in the library at ULM’s Veteran’s Appreciation Ceremony.

The veterans in attendance were recognized and honored for their time in the service, with a red, white and blue ribbon.

Brown was recognized as well, even though he’s been serving for only a short time.

He said with all the other negativity going on in different parts of the world, “it’s good to see some positivity.”

“It’s just good to be appreciated because the long hours take a toll on your body and it’s just good to see people appreciate that,” Brown said. contact Tyler Smith at smithtw@warhawks.ulm.edu

photos by Tyler Smith

Clockwise: (1) Veteran says the Pledge of Allegiance during Veteran’s Appreciation Ceremony on Thursday. (2) Soldier salutes to American flag hung up in Warhawk Circle on Thursday. (3) Veteran is honored with red, white and blue ribbon for time in the service.

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Potential Warhawks preview campus

by Olivia Barfield

Parents and prospective students spent the day in the life of a Warhawk— gathering information on programs and student organizations, watching the 31 Ambassadors’ Chili Cook-Off and, of course, visiting the bayou turtles.

Future students can experience ULM, possibly for the first time, at Browse on the Bayou. Campus tours and sessions focused on specific academic interests give students an idea of what the university has to offer.

Browse includes the “Academic Showcase” of ULM’s different academic programs and social organizations that fill the SUB Ballrooms.

Students and faculty at various tables talk to prospective students about their specific interests.

Allison Ogden, a junior Spanish education major, attended Academic Showcase at Browse to represent the Honors Program and the Foreign Language department. Ogden attends Browse every chance she gets, and she said she enjoys getting to speak with potential students that are interested in the programs she represents.

“Browse the Bayou definitely helps incoming freshmen figure out what they want to be a part of and it shows what all we have to offer,” Ogden said.

Adrianna Vinson, a prospective ULM student who is considering dental hygiene, attended Browse and found that it made her much more interested in the university.

“I really like this, and I’m very interested in coming here now,” Vinson said.

Vinson’s mother, Joyce Vinson, found the event to be a very enjoyable way for both parents and students to learn about the school.

“We came down here from Natchitoches and my daughter is very interested in going to this school. We definitely picked a beautiful day, it’s a beautiful campus, and we’re having a wonderful time,” Joyce Vinson said.

Faculty at ULM are also interested in attended Browse as a way to recruit for their programs.

Anne Findley, professor of biology, was at Browse to speak to potential students about participating in research in the biology department.

Findley said that the program receives more applicants than it can actually accommodate and that Browse is a contributor to that.

“It’s a great way to meet prospective students and give them a little more information about ULM and our prospective programs,” Findley said.

photos by Tyler Smith and Matthew Johnson

contact Olivia Barfield at barfieor@warhawks.ulm.edu

Clockwise from left to right: (1) Up ‘til Dawn members at Browse on the Bayou in SUB Ballrooms on Saturday. (2) Matthew Sand explaining ULM’s meal plans to a visiting student Saturday. (3) Toni Brooks (left) and Brian Jenkins (right) at Saturday’s tailgate in the Grove.

(4) Taylor Prickett (left) and Megan Holman (right) enjoy chili during the tailgate before Saturday’s game.

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FREESTYLE

Gap year or trap year, post-graduation?

For most graduates, that is the direct route to take. Internships during previous semesters are frequently seen as the basis for long-term employment post-graduation. And with final exams coming up, students graduating are already thinking about their day-to-day routine on the job.

But with the economy the way it is, the transition from university life to a first big boy or big girl job is no longer viable for many students, said Isabel Bohrer, Century Link Accounting Executive.

Competition for positions are fierce, especially as more and more people are getting laid off.

For college graduates, it may be, at first sight a grim future—but it doesn’t have to be. “The key is to look beyond your immediate environment. Post-graduation can be the perfect time to go abroad and allow you to grow personally and professionally,” said Justin Page, KNOE 8

news reporter.

Some students may view a round world trip as an escape from corporate life. Catherine Schilling, senior biology major said she already has post-graduation plans, and they don’t involve any traveling but returning home to Colorado.

Schilling said, “Traveling the world sounds fun, but I never pictured putting my career on hold just to do it.”

Parents and some educators may frown upon students who choose not to keep looking for jobs in the United States.

Some people speak in favor of going abroad after graduation because of the opportunities it may provide.

Returning to the states with experience in different cultures, learning to become more independent, picking up a foreign language and even better managing a budget may sharpen the tools needed to succeed as an employer in America.

On the other hand, some people may view a RTW (round the world)

trip post-graduation as a retirement luxury, honeymoon present, an unecessary expense or a waste of time.

“Traveling would have been great, I just wanted to jump into my career without missing an opportunity,” said Page.

Depending on the graduate’s goals, the choice may vary. The cost to travel abroad is always the first question.

Where, when and what to do might be limited by finances.

Determining how much money you have available to travel should form part of the planning process.

Some students like, Spanish major, Heath Simoneaux said that he’s been working a part-time job since his freshman year. S imoneaux said he’s saved a little change each paycheck towards the RTW of his dreams.

“Traveling to Guatemala has been a goal of mine for years now. It has some of the best, cheapest schools for learning Spanish. I’m still saving and I can’t wait,” said Simoneaux.

Calling ULM new home:

by Traneshia Stormer

Foreign students travel far to experience American university life.

For Kaile Finies, freshman fine arts major, tennis brought her into the states. Finies was first introduced to ULM through ULM tennis coach Terrence De Jongh.

“My mother is a tennis coach and I was basically raised on the courts,” Finies said.

Finies came to ULM with the intention to play tennis but is now in a recovery period from a bad injury.

Finies said she hopes to be able to join the team her sophomore year.

Finies said she likes the atmosphere and location of the school, and it’s pretty easy to fly back home from Monroe.

One thing making Finies feel at home is people being genuinely nice and always greeting each other-southern hospitality.

“Back home it’s the same everywhere you go, no matter if you know the people or not,” Finies said. “When you enter a room you say ‘Bon dia’ or ‘Bon tardi’ which means good day or good afternoon.”

Finies is an international student

from the Caribbean island of Bonaire.

Language was not a barrier for Finies. Finies said she is pretty fluent in English. Sometimes she struggles with finding the right words to say or accidentally uses a Dutch word.

Finies also did not have trouble adjusting to life in America.

She moved to Miami in the summer of 2013 to attend a tennis academy. She lived there for one year and was homeschooled due to her busy schedule.

Finies said she loves to share her language with others.

“Sometimes when I hear a word in English, I’ll tell my friends the meaning of that word in Dutch or Papiamentu,” Finies said.

Finies said that when talking to friends about muffins and cupcakes, her friends used to word “moist” to describe them and said it was a weird word.

“I told them when you say ‘moist’ in Dutch, you’re actually saying ‘the prettiest or most beautiful’,” Fines said. In Dutch it is also written “mooist.”

Even as an international student, Finies relates to American students.

bottom line is the choice to transition from college to cubicle or from traveling to settling are a close call —the choice is yours.

Isabel Boher

Aside from the financial planning of traveling abroad after graduating, Boher said the greatest reward followed after returning, was the job offers she recieved because of her traveling experiences.

A recent study by IES Abroad shows that study and work abroad increases a post-graduates’ options of landing a job and eliminating the chance of unemployment.

With graduation being so close to the finish line, for some students, the

contact Carmen Blackwell at blackwcm@warhawks.ulm.edu

Dutch Tennis star infiltrates with Monroe melting pot

Finies said that she’s learned that broke college students do exist.

“I’ve learned that in America everyone takes a lot of pride in being part of a university and that Louisiana weather is unpredictable,” she said.

She said a festival similar to Mardi Gras happens back home each year.

Besides parades and parties, everyone gets a week off to celebrate.

Finies has participated in the carnival for the last three years.

“I’ve spent numerous nights just laying on my deck counting the stars.

The most shooting stars I’ve seen in one night is 17,” Finies said.

Finies said one of her favorite things about ULM is meeting new people and learning about their cultures.

“I like living in a ‘melting pot’ community, everyone can learn something from everyone,” Finies said.

Not only is Finies proud of her decision to come to America, but she also believes she made the choice to attend the best university. contact Traneshia Stormer at stormetc@warhawks.ulm.edu

“The key to increasing job prospects, and building a good resumeis marketing yourself with experiences.”

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by Carmen Blackwell

image courtesy of Kaile Finies

Kalie Finies (left) and best friend Julia (right) dressed in festive wear at annual Carnival parade to celebrate traditional Dutch custom on Bonaire’s main street in Caribbean Netherlands.

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Get horror fix for holiday season Ashley Lyons

‘Tis the season of holiday-themed romantic comedies and family fun movies. But one genre that often gets swept under the Christmas tree rug is horror.

On Dec. 4, the movie “Krampus” hits the theaters and it seems to promise some dark comedy and spook in our stockings this year.

“Krampus” is based on a German folktale about a horned creature that punishes bad children during the Christmas season.

Sometimes accompanied with a whip and chains, Krampus drowns, cannibalizes or delivers the children to hell--Krampus is the original bad Santa.

‘Winter Ghosts’

by Kate Mosse The Great War robbed an entire generation of family, friends and lovers.

If you like to mix history in with your horror, you may like this novel about Freddie Watson who has been unable to cope with losing his brother in the Great War. Freddie’s grief for his brother was so great he spent years in a sanatorium.

In 1928, Freddie sets off through the French Pyrenees but a snowstorm causes him to seek refuge in a small village in the woods.

There he meets a local woman named Fabrissa and they have a connection.

He confides in her about his loss and she, image courtesy of MCT Campus too, has a dark tale to tell him.

This is beautiful and haunting story that deals with death and tragedy around the holiday season.

This isn’t a “scared of the dark” horror story but a ghostly mystery and touching tale that will make you stick around until the end.

image courtesy of Flickr

image courtesy of Flickr

‘Snow’

by Ronald Malfi This novel is much more wild and dark than the first one.

It starts off with the typical divorced and lonely man, Todd Curry, trying to make it home in time to spend Christmas with his son.

But surprise, a snowstorm happens and ruins everything.

Todd decides to rent a car with a few other stranded travellers.

During the drive, they come across a disoriented man who claims he is looking for his lost daughter.

But something about the man is off.

His story doesn’t seem right and he has strange slashes on his back.

They pick him up and stop in the nearest town but discover it seems eerily stranded.

It’s not.

This is where things start to get wild.

It becomes survival horror as Todd and the other travellers are faced with image courtesy of MCT Campus evil forces in a story reminiscent of something made by John Carpenter and H.P. Lovecraft.

‘The Stupidest Angel’

by Christopher Moore The subtitle of this odd ball is “A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror.”

Little Joshua Barker is not in the Christmas mood, because he witnessed Santa get killed.

He prays that Santa come back from the dead and Archangel Raziel answers that prayer.

But Raziel doesn’t do a very good job.

His “botched sacred mission” turns Christmas-time in Pine Cove into a time of zombies, cannibalism and total chaos.

This dark comedy is full of a image courtesy of MCT Campus quirky ensemble of characters, slight gore and a stupid angel who’s a little lost in translation.

This book is definitely different from anything else you may have read.

Many of the characters in “The Stupidest Angel” have appeared in Moore’s other novels.

But this is a stand-alone story that won’t confuse you if you aren’t familiar with his other work.

contact Ashley Lyons at lyonsar@warhawks.ulm.edu

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‘Smash Brothers’ tournament challenges players on campus

by Alan Rawles

Campus organizations can give students an opportunity to meet new people.

That’s exactly what Paul McGee had in mind when he started a Smash Brothers video game tournament on ULM’s campus.

“Smash Brothers” is a competitive fighting game involving multiple players controlling popular Nintendo characters in an arena battle.

The two versus two tournament was held in the Bayou Suites Study Lounge for anyone who is a fan of the game series. It is a free entry tournament with prizes awarded to the best teams.

Paul McGee, a junior public relations major, started this tournament with a central purpose in mind.

“I wanted people with common interests to get together,” McGee said.

This is not the first Smash Brothers tournament that McGee has organized and he hopes it will not be the last.

“I want to start doing the tournaments once a month at least,” McGee said.

Over 40 people were in attendance at this tournament to participate and watch.

McGee counted 20 teams that were participating in the tournament.

Nathaniel Willoughby, a sophomore kinesiology major, was in attendance as a participant for the tournament.

“I attended because I was challenged,” Willoughby said.

Willoughby also mentioned how the tournament can bring people together.

“It brings the community together. It helps people meet new friends and new people,” Willoughby said.

Players are encouraged to bring their own controllers if they wish to Willoughby participate. The game is played on the Wii U console.

McGee has set up a Facebook page for this tournament with updates on tournament dates and details for students who are interested in participating.

This tournament illustration by Taja Carriere provides an alternative event for students who want to both become involved with campus life and play video games with friends.

Check the tournament Facebook page for future competitions. contact Alan Rawles at rawlesar@warhawks.ulm.edu

Acapella group ‘Pentatonix’

pops up with platinum Cory Thaxton Its sharpness and soul made Pentatonix one of the most popular and well-known a cappella groups outside of The Barden Bellas.

Pentatonix aren’t exactly new artists.

They won the hit a cappella singing competition “The Sing-Off” back in 2011 and they have been releasing cover albums every since.

But Pentatonix have really been making a name for themselves lately after having their Christmas album go platinum, winning their very first Grammy and finally releasing their very first album debuting all original songs.

Pentatonix consist of Kirstie Maldonado, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan and Kevin Olusola.

The five of them take a creative leap for-

ward with this album, crafting originals with the same energy, detail and richness that made their cover songs so beloved.

Why should you be listening to them?

Because PTX are pop geniuses, creating magic with just voice, handclaps and beatbox and they prove that in songs like “Sing” and “Na Na Na”.

They flow effortlessly between styles; “Misbehavin” takes it cues from a doo-wop sound, “Ref” can fit in with any electronic dance music set, and “First Things First” feels like a lost Timbaland track.

I really like this album. The sound is great.

There is variety with all of their original songs.

It proves that PTX deserves to be where they are.

The only complain I would have about the album is that it feels like the Scott show.

It’s more like Scott Hoying and his quartet instead of Pentatonix.

Scott has a great voice and is a great leader but the other members should have had more solos.

Other than that this album is a a well-made

work of art that deserve a lot of attention.

This groundbreaking a cappella group has certainly put their best foot forward with this album.

PTX has already proven they are more than

just a talented cover group and for that I thank them. contact Cory Thaxton at thaxtocl@warhawks.ulm.edu

photo courtesy of ptxofficial.com

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SPORTS

Deng dunks from Australia to Monroe Senior Majok Deng’s journey to Warhawk basketball success

by Josh Dean

After crossing the hemispheres of the Earth, he now crosses people on the court in his position as a senior forward for the men’s basketball team.

Majok Deng grew up in the African country of Sudan, where he spent the early part of his childhood.

He was born on March 1, 1993, and spent the first seven to eight years of his life in the country.

Despite starting for the basketball team and leading the team in points and rebounds last year his first interest did not lie on the court.

That changed once he moved to Australia near the year 2000.

“I played soccer originally and had no interest at all in the sport of basketball. My brother kind of got me

into it because he played basketball back in Australia,” Deng said.

After spending the next 12 years of his life in the “Land Down Under,” Deng moved to the United States to pursue a college scholarship.

His skills in basketball had progressed and he saw a great opportunity to play the sport he now loved while pursuing a college education.

His family immigrated to the U.S. to the state of Illinois. There he attended Indian Hills Community College where he led the team to the 2014 regional and district championships.

“Community college basketball wise was really hard because everybody was looking for a scholarship.

Every single day it was huge that you brought it all so that you could get minutes and showcase your talents.

That way a division one school could see you,” Deng said.

The ULM men’s basketball recruiting staff eventually took notice of the

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6’10’’ forward and Deng was brought to the team for the fall of 2014.

His first season he saw action in all 38 games while starting all but one of them.

Over this time he averaged a team high 10.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. He also led the team in blocks with 1.3 a game which ranked third in the Sunbelt.

He was selected All- C o n ference Third-Team, All-Louisiana Third-Team, and College Sports Madness All-SBC Second-Team.

This season Majok Deng is one of five seniors and four starters returning to the team from last year’s CBI tournament run. contact Josh Dean at deanj@warhawks.ulm.edu

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The men’s cross country team wrapped up their season at the 2015 NCAA South Central Regionals on Friday.

Freshman Issac Ndirangu led his teammates finishing in 93 place out of 162 competitors.

He ran a time of 32.50.9 in the 10k race.

Fellow freshman Elias Keter followed with a time of 33.23.2 and crossed the line in 116.

The Warhawks finished 22nd out of all 24 schools who played in the competition.

Volleyball downed Alabama A&M Tuesday night 3-1 in Elmore Gym. The win came behind the doubledoubles of freshman Tara Jenkins and junior Taylor Zaeske.

Jenkin’s double-double marked the first of her collegiate career and came on 24 assists and 13 digs.

After taking the first set of the night 25-21 the Bulldogs of Alabama A&M fought back to take the second 25-13.

The Warhawks came back to win the third and fourth sets 25-22 and 25-17 to win the match.

The team takes the court for their last game of the season Nov. 15.

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Men’s basketball team bounces into history

Travis Munning takes the ball to the hoop in Friday’s game against McMurry.

Warhawks’ defense shuts down McMurry

by Edward Raimundi

The Warhawks started off the season with a dominant 88-43 win over McMurry.

The 45-point margin of victory was the largest for the Warhawks in a season opener in school history.

ULM scored the first 17 points of the game and never looked back.

The Warhawks also came out strong defensively only allowing 12 first half points.

ULM also had 23 points off turnovers in the first half.

Senior guard Justin Roberson had 11 first half points and said he felt the team’s defense led to their offense.

"If we continue to get stops on defense, we will have more opportunities to score on offense. Coach wants us to play defense so we can take advantage of early offense," Roberson said.

The Warhawks shot 17-27 or 63 percent from the field during the first half.

McMurray came back in the second quarter with a 31 point second half.

ULM finished the game strong by scoring 45 second half points.

The scoring was led by senior forwards DeMondre Harvey and Majok Deng.

Harvey finished with 14 points and six rebounds.

"I am adjusting to a new role, being the six man of the team. I'm focused on playing good defense, scoring when needed and also getting rebounds,” Harvey said.

ULM dominated on the glass by winning the rebound battle 41-23.

Freshman forward Travis Munning, who started his first game as a Warhawk, finished with 6 points and 8 rebounds.

He led the Warhawks in minutes, rebounds and in steals.

Munning said he felt confident in his team defense.

"Our team is pretty good on defense, once we get the right mindset, we can stop anybody really, all we got to do is dig in and play together,” Munnng said.

Junior guard Prince Cooper is a player that coach Keith Richard said he is looking forward to seeing a greater role out of.

“Prince is a guy that didn’t get to play much last year but we’re really looking at him this year for some off-the-bench play. He’s coming along and we’ll see how he does as we move forward in competition,” Richard said.

Cooper finished the game with 12 points, seven rebounds, and three assists.

Richard said his focus in today's

Women’s basketball wins over Wildcats in season opener

photo by Mathew Johnson

opener was to get the new guys valuable minutes.

"We had a lot of minutes spread out among all of our players which was something we wanted to do today,” Richard said.

ULM starts the season 1-0 for the second consecutive time.

The team takes on Minnesota Nov. 15. contact Edward Raimundi at raimuneej@warhawks.ulm.edu

Men’s Upcoming Schedule: at Northwestern St. Nov. 19 At Houston Nov. 28 vs Chattanooga Nov. 30

photo by Mathew Johnson

Aundrea Davis dribbles down the court against Louisiana College Friday.

Women’s basketball cruises past Louisiana College

by Mariah Mitchell

ond quarter.

Louisiana College’s 25.9 field goal percentage was the lowest allowed by the Warhawks since a Feb. 26 win at South Alabama.

Senior Andrea Davis had three steals and three assists in the game and said she thought that they did very well as a team.

“I expect us to work hard and take no plays off, every play matters. If we bring our energy and our competitiveness we’ll be okay,” Davis said.

The last time the schools met ULM won 92-52 in the 2013-14 home opener.

Coach Jeff Dow said he felt pleased with the effort he saw, and encouraged the girls to finish the season unbeaten.

“I thought we played really well, we played hard and we were focused throughout the entire game,” Dow said.

The Warhawks take on LSU on Nov. 15.

The last time the two teams met in 2003 LSU won 86-48 at home.

The ULM Women’s basketball team started out the 2015-2016 season with an 85-42 win over the Wildcats.

Senior Alayshia Hunter scored a career-high 25 points.

She said she was extremely excited to begin her senior year.

“I think we all worked well together as a team... this was the first of many wins for us,” Hunter said.

Hunter had 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the first quarter.

ULM had a 10-0 run over 5:14 in that period to take a 14-2 lead and followed it up with another 7-0 run to lead 23-8 at the first break.

The second half started and the Warhawks, outscored the Lady Wildcats 28-4.

This came after the Warhawks contact Mariah Mitchell at held a 16-9 advantage in the secmitcheml@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Football coach fired after loss

photos by Mathew Johnson

Clockwise from left to right: (1)QB Earnest Carrington sprints towards the end zone. (2) Ben Banogu goes for a block.

Coach Berry

Head coach dismissed after 5 losing seasons

by Josh Dean

Todd Berry

Todd Berry became ULM’s 14 head football coach in 2009 after being the offensive coordinator in 2005.

He had one winning season in 2012 including a win over number 8 ranked Arkansas.

By his fifth season he oversaw 12 all-conference selections and seven All-Louisiana honorees.

During his time as head coach 41 players have been named All-Sun Belt.

After the Warhawks suffered their eighth loss in a row and ninth of the season head coach Todd Berry was relieved of his coaching duties.

ULM director of Athletics Brian Wickstrom said he wanted to express his gratitude for Berry’s time at ULM. “I want to thank Todd for his services. He and his staff raised the level of the program, brought national attention to the university in 2012 and throughout his time directing the program,” Wickstrom said.

Defensive line coach John Mumford will be the interim coach for the Warhawk’s remaining three games of the year.

The search for a new coach will begin at the end of the season.

Berry began his coaching career as an offensive coordinator at East Carolina University in 1992.

There he spent four seasons before

becoming the Illinois State Red Bird’s head coach in 1996.

He brought the team to the national semi-finals in 1999.

After spending four seasons at Illinois State he was hired as the head football coach at Army.

There his team went 5-35 over four seasons despite setting 25 Academy records under his tenure.

He was subsequently fired from Army and began a two year stint as the offensive coordinator at ULM. Under his and the rest of the coaching staff’s guidance the team went to the Sun Belt Conference Championship in 2005.

Berry then spent time as the offensive coordiantor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, before returning to become ULM’s 14 head football coach in 2009.

During his six seasons as the head coach of the Warhawks the team went 28-43 overall.

The team had its only winning year under his tutelage in 2012 when ULM went 8-5.

That year the team was also vaulted into the national spotlight with a win over the then number 8 ranked

Arkansas Razorbacks.

That game has since been known as “the shock in Little Rock.”

His final season of 2015-2016 the team went 1-9 before the decision was made to let him go with three games remaining on the schedule.

His last game saw his team downed by the Arkansas State Red Wolves in a 59-21 blowout.

ULM quarterback Garrett Smith went out with an injury in the first quarter but the Warhawks were able to tie the game in the second.

Running back Ben Luckett broke through a gap in the left side of the line for an 85 yard touchdown run to knot the game at 21 apiece.

The Warhawks suffered three more injuries over the course of the game and the Redwolves ran away with it in the second pouring on 24 more points.

Former coach Todd Berry said the team gave good effort but failed to make plays.

“I felt like we competed. They were able to hit on a lot of explosion plays and that made the difference,” Berry said.

“I want to thank Todd for his services.”

Brian Wickstrom Director of Athletics

contact Josh Dean at deanj@warhawks.ulm.edu

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