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NEWS CALENDAR 2 Monday, 4-14 Working in the USA after Graduation: What Every International Student Needs to Know. Guest speaker Arthur Serratelli will speak on Immigration Law in Strauss 148 from 3 - 5 p.m.

ULM Percussion Ensemble in Brown Auditorium from 7:30 - 9 p.m. Larry Anderson will conduct the Percussion Ensembles. This event is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, 4-15 ULM Wind Ensemble in Brown Auditorium from 7:30 - 9 p.m. Derle Long will conduct the Wind Ensemble.

This event is free and open to the public.

Thursday, 4-17 The Jackson Alumni Chapter will host their annual alumni dinner and social at Sombra Mexican Restaurant in Jackson, Miss., from 6 - 9 p.m.

ULM Jazz Ensemble in Brown Auditorium from 7:30 - 9 p.m. Larry Anderson will conduct the Jazz Ensemble. This event is free and open to the public.

Friday, 4-18 Spring Break begins.

TODAY IN HISTORY

April 14 1828: Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary 1865: President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford’s Theatre by John Wilkes Booth 1912: The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11:40 p.m.

1956: Ampex company first demonstrates videotape in Chicago, Ill. Birth: Anne Sullivan, an American educator, is born in 1866. Sullivan is best known as the instructor and companion of Helen Keller Death: Perry Smith and Richard Hickick, American murderers, are hanged in 1965. They were convicted for the murder of the Clutter Family in 1959.

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trepreneurs are rolling out new both a prosecutor and his own lawyer. technology for consumers to buy and store bitcoin, shop online with the virtual currency and send it to friends.

Last week, a Bitcoin ATM was un(MCT) — The only two African- veiled in Mountain View, Ca. American senators, a Democrat and And more retailers, from consumer a Republican, reached across the par- electronics to coffee roasters and piz(MCT) — The Russian tricolor is not tisan divide Wednesday to introduce za delivery, are accepting Bitcoin. yet ubiquitous in the Black Sea resort legislation targeting the high unemtown of Yalta — made infamous by a ployment rate among minority youth.

World War II agreement that divided Sens. Tim Scott, a South Carolina up the world — but many native RusRepublican, and Cory Booker, a New sian speakers give a thumbs-up when Jersey Democrat, unveiled a bill that they’re asked what it’s like now that would give businesses tax credits for it’s ruled from Moscow, not Kiev. hiring apprentices registered with the (MCT) — He always seemed to be For everyone else, however, it’s a U.S. Labor Department or with a state “the shy kid in the corner,” a classmate nightmare come true that’s forced government agency. said. them to choose between taking RusHours after a startling and sav- sian citizenship and submitting to age attack Wednesday morning that rule from Moscow, or fleeing. left 21 students and a security guard Many native Ukrainian speakers, wounded, that was the picture that who compose at least 24 percent of began to emerge of 16-year-old Alex Crimea’s 2 million population, are Hribal, a sophomore at Franklin Re- packing their bags after Crimea voted (MCT) — It’s getting easier for con- gional Senior High School. in a referendum last month to besumers to buy and spend Bitcoin, Armed with two 8-inch knives, he is come part of Russia. the cybercurrency that has captured accused of stabbing and slashing his But Crimean Tatars, the Musmuch of the tech world. way through a crowded hallway in an lim ethnic group that composes 14 With each passing month, en- assault that was labeled “bizarre” by percent and has built a thriving civ-

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il society since returning from exile when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, say they’re staying — and they won’t accept the takeover.

5 Seoul, S. Korea N. Korea military nears border (MCT) — North Korea on Monday held military exercises near the maritime border with the South, drawing response fire from Southern troops, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Monday.

Around 100 artillery shells from the North landed on the other side of the Northern Limit Line, a disputed maritime border off the west of the peninsula, the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

South Korea fired 300 self-propelled howitzer shells in response, aimed at open water on the North’s side, and dispatched F-15 fighter jets to the area, the report said.

The North has described them as a rehearsal for an invasion.

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NEWS BRIEFS

Referendum may be in future

History Department gears up Student fee for Civil War re-enactment increase possible for History professor Jeffrey Anderson is organizing a Civil War reenactment Tuesday as part of his U.S. History course.

The History Department will host the reenactment at 9:30 a.m. in Bayou Park.

Each unit is called a “regiment” and will be commanded by a “colonel.” They will combine to form larger units commanded by higherranking officers.

The rules require students to maneuver using formations and tactics similar to the Civil War.

The weapons are PVC-pipe blowguns which will serve as rifles, and large marshmallows in slingshots Anderson in place of artillery.

Anderson hopes the reenactment will give insight into how Civil War battles played out and why casualties were high.

The event is free.

Movie producer organizes drive for local food bank Pure Flix Entertainment and West Monroe native Anna Zielinski will hold a food drive until April 29 for the Northeast Louisiana Food Bank.

Zielinski, who is producing the movie “Dancer and the Dame,” rented a liquor store to use as a grocery store set in the movie.

They contacted Northeast Louisiana Food Bank for stock and found out the food bank was low.

They then decided to do a food drive to help out.

The food will be used to stock the liquor store and afterwards will be donated to the food bank.

Tri Beta travels to Oklahoma to co-host regional conference

by Ashley Lyons

ULM’s biology honor society helped to coordinate the event that included chapters from Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Tri beta Historian Cody Grimsley thought the event was a huge success.

According to Grimsley, almost 200 people from the region attended the conference.

They received compliments from the regional president and vice president on how well the event went.

“That is a big deal because they don’t comment much,” Grimsley said.

Tri Beta co-hosted with the University of Oklahoma. All chapters present research and have the opportunity to win prizes such as scholarships.

Tri Beta Secretary Erin Foster believes that ULM was “wonderfully represented.

Grimsley said the University of Oklahoma’s contribution was very crucial in making the event run smoothly.

ULM’s Tri Beta chapter is currently the only chapter in Louisiana.

According to Grimsley, a new chapter is forming at Centenary college in Shreveport. contact Ashley Lyons at lyonsar@warhawks.ulm.edu

natatorium space

by Kaitlyn Huff

As the new executive officers prepare to take over their roles, a referendum may be in the future for students.

The natatorium is slated to close at the end of April, and a new purpose must be found for the space.

“We don’t have to use the ideas that have already been attempted. We can have a completely new option. There are several things we can do. This summer we can begin working on a solution,” President Jana Robinson said.

For any option chosen, if the university cannot fund it completely, a referendum will be Robinson implemented.

“So there would be a student fee increase. The students would go through us and we would take it to the UL system,” Robinson said.

SGA adviser Laura Knotts said a referendum would be likely because “our budget has been slashed and slashed and slashed.”

They would then get quotes on it from professionals who would lay out how much it would cost.

“Then we estimate enrollment and figure out how much it would be per semester. If we look at it and it’s something like three hundred dollars a semester, we won’t go with that option,” Knotts said.

Rino Nicholas, a senior professional pharmacy student, said that since the natatorium is closing down no matter what, they have a lot of options.

“If people want an indoor pool still, it will be cheaper to tear the Nat down and build a new indoor pool complex.

With that said, we would have to ask the students what they want in its place,” Nicholas said.

C u r r e n t suggestions include an event complex, or revisiting Nicholas the Bayou Park amphitheater combo with a canoe dock and new pool complex.

Nicholas, an SGA senator, loves rock climbing and thinks it would be cool to have a rock wall.

Nicholas believes a rock wall would give ULM a competitive edge in recruitment.

“It’s fun and it’s a good work out.

From a recruitment standpoint, having worked in the recruitment office previously, having something like a rock wall is a great selling point to incoming freshmen,” Nicholas said.

“While I’m not an expert in construction, I feel it would be easy to build one or convert one of the racquetball rooms in the activity center,” Nicholas said.

Nicholas prepared a survey for students to fill out and suggest options for the natatorium space and Activity Center.

The survey is available online. It asks five questions; two questions are about the natatorium and two are about the Activity Center.

The fifth question asks participants if they would be willing to attend a “town hall” meeting to talk about different options and other ways to improve the university.

“The link has been spread around via social media. Since it’s being run by a student and not the university, we can leave it up until the end of the semester as long as students are

responding to it,” Nicholas said.

Students must consider cost for possible options, as well as how this will affect future students, according to Nicholas.

He said there is no point in voting for something nobody will use.

“Also, as future alumni, we have to realize our choices now affect the students later. I feel it is our responsibility to always make decisions for the betterment of our current and future students,” Nicholas said.

With vital parts of the natatorium sorely outdated and extremely expensive to replace, keeping the building open is no longer a viable or cost efficient option, according to Knotts.

“The chiller system for the pool is so old that they have to make special parts just for our pool. Renovating this site would be just as expensive Lejeune if not more so than starting over,” Knotts said.

Treasurer Adrian Lejeune hopes to hear from students directly, suggesting the use of a dry erase board to gather ideas .

“We talked about bringing a big dry erase board out into the quad for students to scribble ideas down.

Usually if they see a group of people, they get curious and it would be an easy way to get ideas,” Lejeune said.

Lejeune said they can direct it more towards the natatorium or what students would generally want to see improved on campus.

“When you’re face to face it’s easier to get a response,” Lejeune said.

Robinson supports student suggestions. contact Kaitlyn Huff at huffka@warhawks.ulm.edu

SGA Senator Rino Nicholas started a survey about natatorium and campus activity ideas. The survey is not affiliated with ULM, but serves to help the SGA get an idea of what the students may want for future referendums. The survey asks five questions: two about the natatorium, two about the Activity Senator and one about a forum for students to discuss options face to face. It is available online and has been spread around the student body via social medial.

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OPINION

HAWKEYE P.O.V.

Campus fixes important to students Things are constantly happening behind the curtains on campus.

There are functions and fixes occuring so quickly and efficiently that students are able to go about their day without even noticing anything was wrong at all.

That kind of efficiency is hard to achieve and is key to making ULM run smoothly. But, what about the big fixes happening that students can’t see yet?

If we’re going to buy things with tuition, fees or even referendum money, we want to know what we’re spending our money on.

It’s like when people pay taxes. We can’t really get out of them, and we need to have those funds, but we like to know where tax money is going.

Students can’t be expected to just come and ask about what’s happening around campus if we aren’t sure what to even ask about.

It’s ULM’s responsibility to be forthcoming with information, no matter how minor it may seem. For students, if we can’t see the change happening, it may as well not be happening at all.

If there are major changes happening in Sandel hall, we’d like to know. If Masur is undergoing renovations, we would like to see them. If there’s even a small hope of us getting more parking, we’d be excited to hear about it.

It’s not that the university is hiding the information, they may just not think we actually care about minor things. And, honestly, most people dont. But, there are many of us that do.

For those of us who do care about the details, leaving the lights off in Sandel and expecting us to assume something is going on inside isn’t enough.

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Our ink does not define us:

Tattoos not a true judge of character is entirely outrageous. It is morally and professionally wrong to base decisions like that on purely superficial reasons.

If a company refused to hire people who are blonde, it would be discrimination. If a company only hired skinny people, it would be illegal.

Why is it okay, then, to discriminate against people who have tattoos?

Why should people have to base their own life decisions on someone else’s closed mindedness? The decision to cover our bodies with tattoos I have 13 tattoos and 10 piercings.

That alone disqualifies me from a number of potential jobs. Why? I do not have a criminal record.

I am a hard worker. I have job experience and a clean driving record.

Soon, I will have a degree and, overall, I am a very nice person.

On paper, people like me look like an ideal candidate for a job. But we have tattoos. I want to know why that seems to be the most important thing some employers see.

Some employers want to hire employees who look “professional.” How does someone look professional?

Put on nice business clothes? We can do that. Look well kempt and well rested? We can do that too. What is it about tattoos and piercings that makes a person look less professional? I don’t know, and I don’t think the people who might turn job applicants down because of tattoos even know.

Turning people down for jobs because of various body modifications

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is just that- our decision.

But then we have to worry about whether or not future employers like them or not. It is entirely unfair. Why should other people get to dictate the way anyone chooses to look?

If people want to get tattoos, they should be able to do so without worrying whether or not they will be able to get a job later on down the road.

Tattoos are permanent.

They cannot be taken off at work and put back on later. Once they are there, the ink cannot simply be washed away.

Tattoos seem to label people as delinquents or just bad people in general. We are not felons, thieves or thugs. We just like tattoos. As simple as it sounds, that’s the truth- we think they are pretty.

The whole reason I have tattoos is just because I like them, which is difficult for some people to understand.

I don’t want to look tough or anything like that. I just want to be colorful, and I believe I have a right to. And so does everyone else.

I am fortunate enough to work for a company that allows me to express myself and look the way I choose, but many people are not so lucky. People with tattoos do not work any less than others do.

Ink doesn’t make us bad people.

We are who we are, with or without tattoos.

contact Halen Doughty at doughthe@warhawks.ulm.edu

CORRECTION from last week’s Hawkeye P.O.V.: The SGA was not given a new budget to fund the natatorium or future renovations on campus. The money for such projects would come from a student decided referendum.

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OPINION

Sagging pants now costly trend in La. parish

Sabrina Simms Recently in Jefferson Davis Parish, the vote was unanimous among the parish police jury.

According to Juror Steve Eastman, several complaints were made by the guards about this particular issue, and he initially requested a new law be passed.

The issue that now costs $50 for the first offense in Jefferson Davis and $100 for each offense after is one that plagues us nationwide. Some consider it to be a lasting fad, others a mark of delinquency.

This now expensive and illegal style is the all too common trend of sagging pants.

Indeed many are sick and tired of

seeing peoples’ underwear revealed in public places like schools, grocery stores and restaurants.

Not to mention the tendency for even the underwear to slide down resulting in a public display of other downside cleavages.

However, does casting a new law to prevent unpleasant views infringe on the right of the citizens to express themselves freely?

School systems have been establishing dress codes for centuries, - where a professional appearance is necessary - but what about communities?

Could this new law be one step closer to an attempt to establish a socalled utopian society described in many popular novels, such as Lois Lowry’s The Giver, where people are unable to express themselves at all?

On the other hand, there is no such thing as a utopian society. Innocent children are already exposed to enough as it is.

Along with profanity on daytime TV and the sexual messages in commercial advertising, why add undergarments and butt cracks to the

list?

Indecent exposure is already a crime, and rightly so. Why should freedom of expression involve wearing your pants on your knees instead of your hips?

Sagging pants have become a major issue in society, and many people other than court guards are repulsed by it.

Yes, a statement is made to the public about the individual who chooses to dress this way.

However, too many people, this statement is not a positive one.

The statement made is more likely to scream “I’m going to prison” rather than “I am going to land a job and contribute to society.”

There are countless ways that individuals are able to express themselves.

Showing the world what color underwear they are wearing should not be one of them.

It may seem cool to peers, but it is frowned upon by many in the general public.

Self-expression is thought to be a positive thing, but only in the right

way. The world should be shown what is on the inside- not to be taken the wrong way.

People shouldn’t show off underwear, but talents and values that truly make them who they are.

These are the good qualities that are sought out by women looking for their soul mates, employers looking for their next hire and good citizens look for in their communities.

Perhaps by changing this one aspect of how individuals choose to

express themselves, these individuals can adopt a new way to express who they are for the betterment of society and themselves. contact Sabrina Simms at simmsse@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Victims not at fault for sexual assault Kaitlyn Huff Well, what was she wearing?

There is no context to that question, but I’m willing to bet my meager savings that you knew exactly what I was talking about.

It’s often one of the first questions asked when a sexual assault is reported.

Not whether or not the victim will recover from the tragedy and horror they have suffered.

Not if the attacker was apprehended.

No, instead we focus on whether or not the victim was asking for it. Whether or not her clothing suggested she wanted it.

We want to find a reason to tell the victim that what happened to them was their fault.

Why? We don’t ask people what their house

looks like if there is a break in. We don’t ask what a car looks like if it is vandalized or stolen.

It doesn’t matter in those situations.

What matters is there was a crime committed.

Why isn’t that the case with rape and other sexual assault crimes?

This phenomenon is called rape culture and includes the idea that rape is somehow the fault of the victim, the product of their choices, instead of the rapist.

This doesn’t just apply to women.

While women can suffer hundreds of questions about their clothing, their alcohol consumption, or whether or not they “asked for it”, men who are the victims of sexual assaults are often brushed off completely or considered weak.

According to a Time article regarding rape culture, one in five women will be sexually assaulted. One in six men are abused sexually before the age of 18.

And, yet, we are not focusing on the problem.

We are still teaching women how to avoid being raped instead of teaching just don’t rape.

What is rape culture exactly?

A movement was started on Twitter by Zerlina Maxwell using the hashtag #RapeCultureIsWhen.

The hashtag trended nationwide and is still bands and husbands are raped by wives, and active for men and women voicing their distaste there is no punishment. for the practice of teaching how not to be a vicRape culture is when victims are afraid to tim. come forward.

In the media, we mourn the loss of athletRape culture is when only three out of evic careers and promising futures of rapists and ery hundred rapists will serve time, according attackers instead of acknowledging the struggle to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Netthat lies ahead for the victim. work).

We police girls and implement strict rules reRape culture is the poster in my building tellgarding dress code instead of explaining what ing me how to not be a victim. consent is.

Rape culture is when victims are shamed into Rape culture is when sexual violence is ac- silence, and perpetrators walk free. Rape culture cepted and expected as a social norm. That’s needs to end. impossible right? America doesn’t endorse The first step is you. Stop asking what she was rape, we hate it! wearing.

The truth is, we despise the idea of rape.

Stop insinuating she was asking for it.

We hate the image of an evil predator lying in Start educating on clear consent. Start teachwait behind some bushes to attack an innocent ing men and women not to rape, instead of women walking down a dark alley. But, that sit- hiding behind dress codes and buddy systems. uation is almost never the case.

I shouldn’t be afraid to walk from the library According to a study held by the National In- to my dorm when it gets dark. stitute of Justice and Department of Defense, No one should be afraid for their safety based more than half of female victims were raped by on their gender, outfit or where they happened an intimate partner. Forty percent more were to be. raped by an acquaintance.

It’s not right, and it needs to change.

Rape culture is when we can trivialize sexual assault into “boys will be boys”. contact Kaitlyn Huff at Rape culture is when wives are raped by hus- huffka@warhawks.ulm.edu

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NEWS

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Seminar debunks sexual assault myths

by Halen Doughty

“No means no.” That was the message Melanie Clark of The Wellspring delivered to students at an outreach program about Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention last Tuesday.

At the seminar, Clark dispelled myths and misconceptions about sexual assault and rape.

“Anyone can be sexually assaulted.

If you don’t give consent, it’s assault,” said Clark.

Sexual assault is any sexual contact, physical or verbal, that takes place without the victim’s lawful consent. Clark said sexual assault is an act of violence, not sex.

According to Clark, sexual assault can happen anywhere, any time, to anyone. One in three women and one in 33 men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime.

In many cases, the attacks are planned in advance, said Clark.

Silence, “maybe,” and “no” are not consent. Consent cannot legally be given under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

“Alcohol is the number one date rape drug,” Clark said.

The chances of assault are greater for college students. About 25 percent of women will experience a completed or attempted rape during their college career.

Girls living in sorority houses are

three times more likely to be sexually assaulted, and students living in dorms are 1.4 times more likely to be asGreer saulted.

Only 28 percent of victims report their assault to the police. More than half of raped college women will tell no one about the incident. Many rapists never serve time for their crimes.

Emily Greer attended because sexual assault awareness is a cause promoted by her sorority, Alpha Omicron Pi, on a national level.

“I think it’s something we all need to be aware of,” said Greer.

Clark said each victim handles the situation differently. However, about 75 percent of women who resist immediately avoid being raped and are less likely to be injured.

Victims of sexual assault are more likely to suffer from depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

They are also more likely to abuse drugs or alcohol and contemplate suicide.

The Wellspring offers help to sexual assault victims and can be reached at (318) 323-1505. contact Halen Doughty at doughthe@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Alex Fields smells a Southern Crabapple after helping to identify the plant using a dichotomous key.

Nature lovers enjoy Bioblitz

by Ashley Lyons

Deep in the forest of Columbia, ULM biology students got a firsthand look at the flora and fauna they normally only read about.

Even though they didn’t see many unexpected organisms, Siddharta Dhakal still found the trip exhilarating.

“In the forest out there, I could sense my curiosity towards nature oozing out of me,” Dhakal said.

Dhakal, a freshman biology major, was one of several students who went to Columbia for an event called Bioblitz.

A group of graduate and undergrads, as well as local volunteer birders John Dillon and Gerry, observed, identified and recorded data about the plants and animals that they found.

Graduate students, including Matthew Herron, a plant ecology student, led the group.

“I have a strong passion for environmental education and worked at an outdoor school for two years as a naturalist before coming to ULM to get my masters in plant ecology,” Herron said.

ULM does not currently have a nature club but Herron said starting one wouldn’t be hard.

He would like to see a student

organization that would steward the preserve, facilitate the Bioblitz each year and possibly engage in other biodiversity and conservation related activities.

He’s happy to offer advice to anyone who wants to start a nature club.

Herron’s role was promotion. He passed out fliers and press releases, supplied field guides and gave a short presentation to Tri Beta to inform biology students of the event.

Bioblitz was held earlier this year to avoid conflicts with finals and spring break.

The students found less species than last year, which Herron said was likely due to the cool spring causing decreased activity in cold blood species like insects, amphibians and reptiles.

The cold weather also meant fewer leaves on trees, which are useful for identification, decreasing their number of observed plants as well.

However, plants still accounted for 62 percent of their observed species.

Thanks to Gerry and Dillon, they saw more birds than last year during the bird hike of Bioblitz.

Herron said, “Among the many exciting finds was a juvenile bald eagle seen soaring over the Ouachita River.”

Herron thought the Pickerel frog was an interesting find. The Pickerel frog is common in most of eastern North America, but rarely seen in Louisiana.

Dhakal was disappointed that only four undergraduates participated.

“We are learning the same material in class: ecology and evolution. I think many biology undergraduates missed an important chapter because real class was out there,” Dhakal said.

He said Bioblitz filled in some gaps in his current stage of knowledge despite seeing nothing new. He had an exciting and worthwhile experience.

Dhakal said: “Once we start thinking, why there is so much diversity among species? What are the reasons behind birds’ songs? Why are all the trees in a forest of the same height? Why do all the flowers not give pleasant smell? The ordinary things will start looking extraordinary.”

Both Herron and Dhakal enjoyed interacting with other nature lovers.

“The greatest joy in life is to share a moment of discover and wonder with someone else,” said Herron. “It can and should happen more often outside, in the real world.” contact Ashley Lyons at lyonsar@warhawks.ulm.edu

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NEWS

Runners shine in 5k race for Up ‘til Dawn

by Landius Alexander

Three-hundred sixty five runners decorated with glowing accessories gathered in the Quad. Some desired to dominate the competition, others aimed to finish quicker than last year while some people just wanted to say they finished.

Students and families from the community ran and sweated together in Up ‘til Dawn’s 5k Glow Run. Just over $10,000 dollar was raised for St. Judes Children Research Hospital.

Bryson Belaire, a sophomore prepharmacy major and Up ‘til Dawn counsel member, said: “I’m impressed with all the people that showed up. This is definitely the bigggest thing we’ve down this year. We appreciate all the people that showed up, and we’re just happy to be raising money for the children.”

CAB and SGA gave $1000 combined to the glow run as RSO scholarship.

The idea for the Glow run, like the Color Run last year, comes from SGA using a trendy, nationally traveling 5k run that Up ‘Til Dawn borrows.

Seth Hall, the operations manager for the College of Business and Social Sciences, won first place overal. He was described by his Up ‘Til Dawn members as an elitist, expecting him to win.

Hall was humble about it, saying: If you wanna win you have to believe you can win, but there’s one guy running today that’s really good, he’s beaten me before. We’ve traded off some. But I thought I would win.”

Hall says he runs about 45 miles per week, six days a week.

During the week he runs anywhere from five to eight miles and On Sundays runs about 10 to 16 miles right now.

Runners were greeted with cheers as they crossed the finishline, and had a table full of water and cut-up oranges and fruits awaiting them.

Lauren Parker didn’t place top 10, but was prettty happy with her results.

“I finished it so I think I’ve did pretty good. That was my goal. Together, a bunch of us we did it at the pace that we wanted to. We’ve been practicing so we did pretty good,” Parker said.

She outperformed her expectations in the actual race thanks to adrenaline and wanting to beat the people behind her Parker pushed her.

Registeration for the event started at $25 and rose in $5 increments, topping out at $40 for people who registered the day of the race.

The first place winner git $200 dollar DICK gift card, the second place got a $100 Target gift card, and third place won a $50 Fitright gift card. Other prizes, including a free box of Canes, medals, were also awarded.

Ashley Mccoy, junior pre-occupational therapy major, placed third among female runners, was the first female student to cross and the placed 12th overall.

Even though she regularly does longer than a 5k, she didn’t call this race easy.

“The hardest step for a runner is the first step out the door. You have to be dedicated to do it,”Mccoy said.

Mccoy said it was easier than she expected because there weren’t any hills.

She also felt comfortable running Mccoy in the dark, when she normally trains, unlike most marathon runners who run in the morning. contact Landius Alexander at alexanlc@warhawks.ulm.edu photo by Daniel Russell

WISE idea for funding colleges goes to Senate $40 million motion to increase gradutes in ‘high-demand jobs’

by Landius Alexander

Gov. Bobby Jindal proposed a bill that would create a $40 million dollar incentive fund to help graduates gain skills for high-demand fields.

The bill would set up the Workforce and Innovation for a stronger Economy Fund, called the WISE Fund. It would direct money into schools’ science, technology and research programs.

It’s a part of a funding increase of $141.5 million dollars announced by Jindal for the next fiscal year for colleges and universities.

Unfortunately for students and parents, around two-thirds of that increase - around $90 million- come from tuition increases, per nola. com.

Joshua Stockley, professor of political science, likes that Louisiana legislature is actually providing universities with an opportunity for additional funding for a change.

In the previous years, colleges and universities have watched the Louisiana legislature cut $700 million from higher education, according to

“This...will not come close to replacing lost revenue, but it is a step in the right direction.”

Joshua Stockley, political science professor Stockley.

“This $40 million will not come close to replacing lost revenue, but it is a step in the right direction,” Stockley said.

Gov. Jindal said that since 2008, economic development has created “more than 80,000 new jobs” and that there are “tens of thousands of jobs” that must be filled.

“Our next challenge is to ensure we have the skilled workforce to fill these jobs of the future… we must do a better job training skilled workers that will be needed to fill the demand for jobs,” Gov. Jindal said.

The WISE fund doesn’t guarantee the universities money.

First, schools must partner with a private business and get a 20 percent funding match, such as technology or cash.

It also requires state research institutions to produce nationally recognized commercial

research and state colleges and universities that produce graduates with four and five STAR job ready degrees.

STAR stands for science, technology and research.

These degrees prepare students for jobs in petrochemical, engineering and manufacturing, which occupational forecasting finds to be the most employable and most in demand, per Louisiana.gov.

Stockley said he has reservations that the funding must be used in “high-demand fields.”

Stockley said: “We should be allowed to partner with any demand field. We should be allowed to match funds with any entity willing to invest in and work with colleges and universities.”

While many university presidents expressed joy over the plan, which they helped make, James Boyte doesn’t take this as Jindal caring about higher education.

“From what I can gather of this, it’s Jindal giving private interest priority over the well being of higher education, which he has little regard for,” said Boyte, a junior communications major.

Under Jindal, state funds for Louisiana’s public colleges and universities have been cut over 80 percent per the Advocate. Tuition has continually rose under Jindal to neutralize his budget cuts.

The bill already passed through House last Wednesday with a 100-0 vote. It now awaits the Senate’s vote.

Stockley isn’t confident that it will pass through the Senate because the budget relies upon one-time funds.

Stockley believes that the legislature is increasingly reluctant to use the budget because these one-time funds are being drawn down to a zero balance and does nothing to solidify long term financial stability of the State.

“While the legislature is likely to avoid cutting higher education, it remains to be seen if they will increase funding top higher education,” Stockley said.

President Nick Bruno believes the bill should pass because “it will allow us to increase the number of students enrolled in high demand jobs by providing incentives for students and recruiting faculty.” contact Landius Alexander at alexanlc@warhawks.ulm.edu

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NEWS

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2014

H a n n a h Davidson sticks herself to the velcro wall on Wednesday

Deshaun Walker takes a risk and jumps into the extreme inflatables Wednesday

Zachary Jones went shark riding on Wednesday

photo by Daniel Russell

photo by Daniel Russell

April 14, 2014

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#TALONSOUT photo by Zach Garcia photo by Amber Mccormick photo by Daniel Russell

Rachel Barnes participated in the car painting on Thursday.

Above: Yen Tran enjoys her cotton candy and pizza at the Spring Fever Hangout Tuesday night.

Right: Clay Burley holds a dog during Pikes for Pups on Wednesday

photo by Amber Mccormick

Claudio Kostenberger and Eleanor Benjamin get into a game of Oozeball on Friday.

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FREESTYLE

Panic! ensues during Spring Fever concert

by Ashley Lyons

Backstage with Brendon...

After 3Oh!3 rocked the crowd, students waited eagerly for a band most of them have been listening to since their middle school days. After a long intermission, a banner dropped down. It read “Panic! At the Disco” and the crowd screamed.

The three members of Panic! At the Disco, Spencer Smith, Dallon Weekes and Brendon Urie, took to the stage.

Lead singer Urie’s beautiful voice filled the Fant-Ewing Coliseum and no one could stand still.

“I expected all of you to be toothless, but you’re beautiful!” Urie said jokingly to the crowd.

Panic! At the Disco had never played in Monroe until now.

“Do You Know What I’m Seeing?”

Traveling anywhere at the beginning of the band was crazy for him because they had never done anything like it before. Urie loves the feeling of waking up in a new city, seeing new faces and meeting new people.

“This is just kind of a dream, just being able to travel and play music,” said Urie. “I love seeing all the cultural differences in America.”

He also loves experiencing the climate differences compared to Las Vegas.

“There’s dry-ass desert and then humid-ass swamp,” said Urie. “It’s pretty exciting.”

Urie really liked visiting Monroe and experiencing “southern hospitality.” It was chill compared to Las Vegas.

And Urie said that’s more his speed.

“Everyone seems a little more easygoing, a little more open to hangout and talk,” said Urie. “It moves at a much more easy pace and I like that.”

Earlier that day, Urie went to Bootleggers for drive-thru liquor. He was in awe about being able to drive through and get a daiquiri.

“Like what, you can do this? We don’t have those in Vegas. It’s pretty awesome,” Urie said.

Urie really wanted to go camping, but was worried about alligators. He’s always loved camping.

“I Wanna Be Free” Urie was also always a hyperactive kid. When he was 13, doctors tried to diagnose him with Anxiety Disorder Nervosa. He always knew he had high energy, and he translates his nervousness into that energy.

“I just feel excited all the time. Like really, I am. I wake up, not too slow. Once my eyes are open I’m up. I can just jump up,” Urie said.

Urie finds performing an exciting thing. It gives him a chance to let out all of his energy with a crowd of people who love him. It’s an experience he is always excited to share with people.

For him, it’s more like an exchange rather than something he has to do. It gets his adrenaline flowing.

“You’re in the same room playing music, people are singing back at you, you’re singing at them. It’s more like performing together,” Urie said.

Urie was just as excited to perform for ULM as students were excited to hear him.

“Time to Dance” Panic! At the Disco’s newest album “Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die” came out October 8, 2013 and featured quite an electronic sound.

The album was very dance-driven as Urie is a huge fan of electronic dance music. And he loves to dance. It was inspired by one of his “favorite bands of all time” called The

Faint.

“They’re just phenomenal. I think they have the coolest mix of live rock, punk instruments and electronic music.

It’s awesome,” said Urie. “Any time I can try to recreate that for our own band is just a dream.”

Panic! At the Disco has experimented with different sounds such as their sophomore album “Pretty.Odd” which featured the fan favorite song “Nine in the Afternoon” and a folk rock vibe.

During the time of the second album, the band was still trying to get to know each other in the songwriting process.

“We basically wanted to just copy The Beatles and do a Beatles record,” Urie said.

Urie believes you get in a different mindset as you get older. You want to do something that surprises yourself and hopefully people will jump on board as well.

But Urie doesn’t favor one sound over the other. He just likes not repeating the sound. “Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die” was also a much more personal album for Urie.

They spent a lot of time on it and the themes were very personal to Urie. He had to allow himself to open up more, and he was nervous to sing it in the beginning.

“This one is very special. I love it,” Urie said.

“Can’t Fight Against the Youth” During tours, the fans come for them and the audience is there for them. The band controls their environment. But Urie compared performing on college campuses to performing in festivals.

He said he likes it when people don’t know who they are and they can showcase their talent to a broader range of people. They showcase their sound, who they are, build a persona and freak people out.

“It’s just fun to do that stuff, you know?” Urie said.

Urie respects the way 3Oh!3 builds their persona on stage. He loves those guys and the party they bring with them.

“On a personal basis, they’re just personable, easy-going guys, like easy to talk to,” said Urie. “If someone ran up to them and was like ‘oh my god I love you guys’ they would be the nicest. They’re sweethearts, really.”

Sean Foreman of 3Oh!3 said Panic! At the Disco is like their extended family in the music business. They have a lot of ties within their circle and know a lot of the same people.

The bands hung out that day before the concert at Black Bayou Lake, a wildlife refuge, where they held snakes and alligators.

“We don’t have anything like that,” said Foreman. “But we come from a college town, we always feel at home on college campuses. It’s the party atmosphere which we love for our shows.”

Foreman and Nathaniel Motte, the other half of 3Oh!3, are both from Boulder, Colo., and started their band as a way to have fun and party.

Motte said it was less about performing and more about entertaining. But as they’ve gone further into their career they’ve tried to expand musically.

Just like Urie, Foreman said they thrive on having participation between them and the crowd.

“For people to be having a good time and bring their fun philosophy to our shows is insane,” Foreman said.

Urie closed the concert with the classic Panic! At the Disco song “I Write Sins Not Tragedies,” and the crowd performed it with him. contact Ashley Lyons at lyonsar@warhawks.ulm.edu

photos by Daniel Russell

Top: Panic! At the Disco lead singer Brendon Urie enjoys the reactions of the crowd during their performance.

Bottom: 3Oh!3 member Sean Foreman gets into the music during the opening act.

For more concert photos and video clips visit ulmhawkeyeonline.com

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Kersten Lee (left) plays a game of twister, Marc Calhoun (middle) gets into the hangout activities and La’Quinta Payne and Hilary Goudeau (right) shows off license plates.

Students hang out for Spring Fever

by Amanda Hikes

The ULM Coliseum transformed into an arena of fun Tuesday for the Spring Fever Hangout.

Students could come and chill and enjoy themselves for a nice laid-back night during the week.

ULM Campus Activities Board hosted the free event that kicked off at 6:30 pm and the festivities lasted until 9:30 pm.

Students were able to enjoy inflatable games like Twister, Wipeout and an all-star basketball shoot. For entertainment, a live band played for the audience and students were able to get free customizable street signs with ULM logos made

for a souvenir.

Bria Mays, sophomore biology major, attended the Spring Fever Hangout working a shift for CAB. “We have a lot going on at this event. Everyone is socializing and just having a good time,” Mays said.

Candy Clark, sophomore pre-occupational therapy assistant major, said she enjoyed free food and getting away from studying.

“The pizza was pretty good and I attempted the inflatable wipeout game, but I sucked at it,” said Clark.

“This is a good chill night for students to

come out and relax on a Tuesday night. Nothing too crazy; we’re leaving that for tomorrow with the Extreme Inflatables,” said Maggie Warren, coordinator of Student Development and Student Life & Leadership.

Hillary Goudeau, sophomore kinesiology major, attended the event with her friends to have a good time. Goudeau said her favorite part of the night was the inflatable wipeout game.

Warren also said that the live music from Blue Run Road is another unique aspect of the night. One of the musicians is actually a student here at ULM.

“That’s cool that we are bringing talent from the school back on campus,” said Warren.

Nick McCullough, a nursing school senior, is a Blue Run Road drummer. He says the band has a large variety of music that they perform.

“We play anything from 70s, 80s, 90s, to today,” said McCullough. “Although the event is just getting kicked off, I think there is going to be a bunch of people, so it will be a good time.”

Blue Run Road played covers of popular songs and kept the crowd of students entertained. contact Amanda Hikes at hikesadl@warhawks.ulm.edu

contact Halen Doughty at doughthe@warhawks.ulm.edu

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can improve results if the skin is dry.

However, over exfoliating until the skin is red can have adverse effects.

Deodorants and perfumes can stain the skin.

They can also prevent the tanner from fully penetrating the skin.

People should shave before getting a spray tan, not after, because shaving will cause the tan to fade two days sooner than usual.

When getting a spray tan, it is important to wear loose clothes and avoid showering for at least eight hours. Anything the person rubs against within eight hours will get streaked with tanner.

Once the tan starts to fade, people should take a bath and buff their skin with a towel. This will cause the tan to flake off.

Whatever sunless tanning option you use to get that perfect glow, use it responsibly.

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cern.

“As long as people use it in moderation, it’s okay, but I think they should try natural ways and use sunscreen,” Romero said.

Spray tans are another method of getting an unnatural tan.

Although they do not carry the health risks that UV beds do, spray tans can be messy and unattractive if they are not done and cared for properly.

In addition, whereas tanning beds offer some degree of privacy, there is no room for modesty when getting a spray tan, which are all done by hand in salons.

In order to avoid the “OompaLoompa” look, experts advise people not to go more than two shades darker than the person’s natural skin tone. Spray tans must also be maintained frequently because a spray tan only lasts about five days.

In order to get the best results from a spray tan, people should go to a specialist at a professional sunless tanning salon, rather than the cheaper spray tans offered by other facilities like nail salons.

Exfoliating gently before the tan

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Summer is on the way, which means many people are working on their “beach bods” by dieting, working out and, of course, tanning.

Those who seek out that natural glow in unnatural ways have two options- indoor tanning beds or spray tans.

Almost 22,000 indoor tanning salons across the country serve about 28 million customers. Seventy percent are white females between the ages of 16 and 29.

Chastin Farley, a sophomore communication major, said she has been using tanning beds every other day since high school, but she does not tan year round.

She goes to Tropical Tan and lies for 20 minutes. She has also had a spray tan before.

“I liked it,” Farley said, “It’s not as natural, but it still works.”

Of those people, over 2 million of them are teenagers. Only 36 states restrict minors from using indoor tanning methods. About 58 percent of adolescent tanners have burns from constant exposure.

Last year, indoor tanning beds were classified as “carcinogenic to humans,” which is the highest cancer risk category.

Research has proven that both UVA and UVB rays can cause skin cancer, and UVA rays have also been linked to melanoma.

The risk of melanoma is 75 percent higher for people who tan indoors before the age of 30. Tanning bed users are also more likely to be diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma or basal cell carcinoma.

Tanning indoors carries other health risks as well. It can cause skin aging, eye damage and immune suppression. These problems worsen when people do not use sunscreen, and only one third of people do.

Even more danger lies in excessive use of tanning beds. For some people, tanning can be addictive with the UV radiation having almost drug-like effects.

Myraji Romero, a junior communications major, said she does not use indoor tanning methods because she does not want to look “like an Oompa-Loompa.”

She also thinks it is a health con-

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Fitness

Agribusiness majors put food on the table

nation

Jobs track employees’ fitness Companies have now adopted the idea of, “healhier employees, happier employees,” which also means more sales and more money.

Leo Widrich, co-founder of Buffer, handed out JawboneUp wristbands to all of his employess to monitor thuer fitness. Widrich said he saw a major change in his team.

“One of our key values at Buffer is to work smart, not harder,” Widrich said.

Some employees seem to feel violated. But all continue to stay with the company.

state

New Orleans native makes news on ABC

Roger Juneau made it to ABC news April 9 after his cardiologist told him not to focus on losing weight.

Juneau, 61, is 191 pounds and is still considered to be overweight.

However, Dr. Carl Lavie, his cardiologist, said he was fit because Juneau can walk a mile in less than 15 minutes.

Juneau also works out four times a week, lifts weights and makes a daily effort to stay active.

“Fat isnt the devil,” said Dr. Lavie.

“Linebackers in the NFL would all be considered obese by the BMI and they have hardly any body fat.”

local

Activity Center offers free exercise, sports Students and faculty looking to get in shape need to look no further than the school’s activity center.

Downstairs are a gym with machines for every part of the body. a room with 4 basketball courts, another with just one, and locker rooms that include saunas, a steam room and a shower.

Upstairs is a track and an area with many kinds of cardiovascular machines.

Students who like group exercise can join intramurals or join in on preset group exercise glasses like Zumba, various kinds of yoga, etc.

by Stacy Reppond

While others are trying to figure out how much chicken is actually in the chicken pasta they’ve just ordered, agribusiness majors will have the answers.

The agribusiness major at ULM blends the study of agriculture and business together to ensure career options in today’s job market.

“Our students go into a variety of fields and careers that support agriculture,” said James Casey, the agribusiness department head.

“We’re talking about agriculture from the farm to the dinner table.”

The agriculture business field constitutes the production, commercial processing and marketing of products. These food and fiber products account for over 22 percent of the nation’s economic output.

Agribusiness is an interdisciplinary field that teaches students how to meet industry challenges. These students learn about marketing, finance, management, production and processing methods, environmental aspects, technology and more.

Students and faculty advisors

recently took a trip to attend its annual conference in Tennessee.

They attended business sessions, educational programs and an honors banquet. Two national officers from ULM were recognized at the banquet.

Chanel Ingram, a recent agribusiness graduate, said technology and financial practices have changed the way of farming.

Ingram said she chose the major to become a part of the “next generation of agricultural leaders.”

“It takes a lot more than planting a seed or buying a piece of land to be successful in agriculture today,” said Ingram. “It takes knowing your environment and having the tools to make the best decisions possible for your business. That’s exactly what the Agricultural Business program at ULM gives to its students.”

ULM’s agribusiness program uses several technology systems such as biotechnology, mapping software and GPS/GIS software.

Students receive a minor in business with the electives already built into the agribusiness curriculum through related management, marketing, business law and finance courses.

Image courtesy of Zach Moore

Agribusiness majors gets recognized at an honors banquet in Tennessee.

These options serve students in increasing their employability skills sought by potential employers.

Recent ULM graduates have pursued careers in farming units, agricultural credit management, equipment and chemical dealerships and federal and state departments of agriculture.

Zach Moore, an agribusiness instructor and Delta Tau Alpha Chapter Advisor, said that the top six careers that agribusiness graduates

pursue have an annual median salary of $75,000 or more.

ULM’s unique location of an agricultural major in the College of Business and Social Sciences gives students business-oriented career paths.

ULM’s agribusiness program includes a chapter of the Delta Tau Alpha National Honor Society. contact Stacy Reppond at repponsm@warhawks.ulm.edu

Script personifies human anatomy

by Ashley Lyons

Vaginas are natural in nature but not conversation. Many girls are raised not knowing much about their own anatomy. They don’t think about themselves and their bodies in an empowering way.

Vanelis Rivera believes that women shouldn’t have to grow into empowerment, but be born with it and not have to learn the hard way.

That’s why Rivera, an English instructor, started The Vagina Monologues as a grad student at ULM. She wanted to do something special for Women’s History Month and found out one of her friends did The Vagina Monologues at her university, except they didn’t let her do it on campus. Rivera was shocked and didn’t understand why.

So Rivera went to ULM’s English Department to see if they would let her do it.

“They were incredibly supportive,” Rivera said.

Rivera said it means a lot to her to be able to bring women’s issues to life.

“Because growing up nobody really tells you these things or if they tell you they kind of sugar coat it,” said Rivera. “It really came from bringing that awareness, particularly things that women or men don’t like to talk about that is completely

photo by Ashley Lyons

Vanelis Rivera performes every year. This was her performance in 2013.

organic.”

The Vagina Monologues took place last Tuesday in Stubbs 100, Friday at the Upstairs Gallery and Saturday in Stubbs 100. On Tuesday, Rivera performed various skits such as “My Vagina Was My Village” and “The Woman Who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy.”

The monologues evoked laughs and emotion from the crowd with a wide range of topics from sex, pubic hair and tampons to rape and female genital mutilation.

The Vagina Monologues is part of V-Day, which represents awareness of women’s issues.

At the end of the monologues, they played a video for One Billion Rising – a global campaign to end violence and rape against girls and young

women around the world.

“It really is all about women empowerment and men getting involved in that process as well, it’s just one community and that’s what I love about it so much,” Rivera said.

And just as Rivera would hope, sophomore psychology majors Mikal Jeffcoat and Crystal Curry feeling more empowered as women.

“All of the performers did very well and were extremely captivating,” Jeffcoat said.

Curry said it was very humorous in parts and moving in others. Even though “all the ladies did really well in the performance,” Curry believes Meredith Mckinnie was exceptional.

“I am the angry vagina,” said Mckinnie, an English instructor.

She loves playing the part of the angry vagina every year because “it’s angry and animated and loud.”

“It brings awareness to women’s issues that I think a lot of times goes ignored. It uses humor and shock value to bring attention to cause,” Mckinnie said.

Rivera said, “There is always that one point where you’ve just had enough and I think that the angry vagina just encompasses that.” contact Ashley Lyons at lyonsar@warhawks.ulm.edu

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FREESTYLE crossword

Across 1 Steady look 5 Uneducated guess 9 Knife and fork separator, in a place setting 14 Black cat, to some 15 Like a guru 16 Long-eared hoppers 17 Hand Vac maker 19 Haloed messenger 20 Nocturnal annoyance 21 Once in a while 23 Until now 25 Road groove 26 Bermuda hrs.

29 Special “Jeopardy!” square

36 Stir-fried hodgepodge 38 Ad-lib comedy style 39 Hailed vehicle 40 Cavity filler’s letters, or, said another way, a hint to 17-, 29-, 49- and 65-Across 42 Comedian Cook 43 “The Real Slim Shady” rapper 46 Big name in gloves 49 A&E reality series featuring the Robertson family 51 Arid 52 Past-tense verb that sounds like a number 53 EMT technique 55 Squirrel’s discard

60 Continental bank notes 64 Hauled to the hoosegow 65 Computer component 67 Speak one’s mind 68 Good earth 69 Peak 70 Moisten, as a lawn 71 Tolkien tree creatures 72 Ash Wednesday-to-Easter time Down 1 Zeus and Apollo 2 Idi of Uganda 3 None 4 Way in 5 Nor. neighbor

horoscope 6 DVR pioneer 7 “Not a chance!”

8 Steeple section with a ringer 9 “The __ of the Opera” 10 Touch down 11 Jason’s ship 12 New driver, often 13 Immigrant’s subj.

18 Closing documents 22 German automaker 24 Cross-shaped Greek letter 26 Played a part (in) 27 SeaWorld orca 28 Poisonous, as waste 30 Mil. roadside hazard 31 Winona’s “Beetlejuice” role 32 Prom hairstyle 33 Mark with an iron 34 Introvert 35 “__ Breath You Take”: Police hit 37 Internal color of a medium steak 41 Puncture sound 44 1970s Mary Tyler Moore co-star 45 Folk story 47 Non-prescription: Abbr.

48 Used a keyboard 50 Tattoo tool 54 Not urban 55 California wine valley 56 Textbook chapter 57 Fork prong 58 Big cat 59 Test for a future atty.

61 Like a red tomato 62 Cookie cooker 63 Modern message between trysters, perhaps 64 Spreadsheet feature 66 Metric distances: Abbr.

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Aries:

Libra:

You could have a missed connection with someone. A moon opposition is making it harder for you to focus, so you might schedule a date one night, but it’s really supposed to happen on a different night. Don’t worry. You’ll hook up soon enough.

Mars is making it hard for you to focus. If you have to study, complete a big work project, or deal with stress at home, your energies might be scattered. See if you can get your honey to help you out in exchange for a future hot date night.

You might find yourself giving a lecture to your honey. Maybe your guy isn’t paying his share of the bills.

Or perhaps your girlfriend keeps acting vague about whether she wants to be exclusive with you or not.

The moon says talk it out.

The moon in your sign is helping you identify what’s really going on in your relationship. If you’ve been on again, off again, with someone, you’ll have greater clarity about which path is the right one for you. Do what is in your highest good.

There’s a funky lunar eclipse, and this is making you feel jumpy. Don’t lash out at your partner just because you’re in a mood. And don’t make any big moves. For example: avoid getting engaged or buying a home.

You could be attracted to someone who is super shy. Your outgoing, friendly nature will draw this person toward you. Sometimes it’s fun dating somebody who is your complete opposite. Venus says it’s worth checking things out.

Taurus:

Gemini:

Cancer:

Sensitive Venus is increasing your longing for a certain someone. This person might be unavailable. Or this guy or girl could be somebody you used to date, but you split up long ago. You’ll have to figure out what your feelings are trying to tell you.

Leo:

You and your sweetheart might find yourselves disagreeing about “big stuff” like religions, politics, or gender issues, thanks to the moon.

It’s good to debate hot topics. Don’t shy away from discussing things like grown-ups; that’s how real relationships are built.

Virgo:

A friendly sun has you reconsidering your position regarding somebody. Maybe you hated this person, but now you wonder if you’re really in love. Or perhaps you didn’t understand this person very well, but now you have more complete information about him or her.

Scorpio:

Sagittarius:

Capricorn:

You’ll want to put your foot down about something as the sun makes you super confident. If your partner isn’t treating you right, bring this issue out into the open. If your honey has been evasive about something, confront him or her about those lies.

Aquarius:

You’ll be in angel mode as the moon enhances your sense of generosity.

You’ll volunteer at a homeless shelter or soup kitchen, or you’ll spend all night with a friend who just broke up with her loser boyfriend. Doing kind deeds is good for the soul.

Pisces:

Venus is increasing your sensitivity to touch. You’ll want to ask your partner for a nice massage. Or if you’re single, try snuggling with your loving pet doggie or kitty. Do something that allows you to connect on a warm, physical level with a being.

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Nick Ladart and Brian Eaton show off their haul at the weigh-in of the Carhartt College Central B.A.S.S. Regional on the Ouachita river.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE

April 14, 2014

SPORTS

Hilltoppers too much early

by Dakota Ratley

Western Kentucky defeated ULM in the first game of the double-header Saturday, 7-1.

Western Kentucky got off to a hot start, scoring two runs in the first inning. They would go on to tack on two more runs in the fifth and three additional runs in the sixth inning.

ULM had trouble offensively, only scoring a run on a solo home run by third baseman Alexis Cacioppo in the third inning. Western Kentucky pitcher Emily Rousseau pitched a complete game.

The fielding for the Warhawks also struggled. Four errors were commit-

ted in total by the team.

Samantha Hamby got her first start since winning the Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week last week. She gave up five earned runs and six walks, while striking out five batters in about five innings of work. Haylie Wilson came on in relief with the bases loaded in the sixth inning. She did not allow a hit or a walk.

The three game series is the last time ULM is set to host Western Kentucky as a conference foe, as WKU is set to move to Conference USA next year. contact Dakota Ratley at ratleydl@warhawks.ulm.edu

Hollie Letourneau takes a cut against Western Kentucky Saturday in Game one. photos by Daniel Russell

Hollie Letourneau takes a cut against Western Kentucky Saturday in Game one.

Samantha Hamby started pitching Game one Saturday evening against WKU,

Texas State 1

ULM 1

Game 1 Score

Game 2 Score

ULM-12 TX St-5

ULM-17 TX St-12

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THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE

April 14, 2014

SPORTS

Gold shines in Spring Game

by Raymond Swalley

Trust the Midas touch!

ULM’s Gold team takes the victory in the 2014 Spring football game Saturday.

In a game that was mostly dominated by the defense, the Gold team was able to walk away with a 27- 0 shutout of the Maroon team.

The Gold defense was able to capitalize early on in the game by taking an interception back for a touchdown. Two plays later the snap went through the hands of Maroon quarterback Brayle Brown and was taken into the end zone by linebacker Ray Stovall to put the Gold team up by 14.

“I just saw the ball, picked it up, and ran,” Stovall said. “Then I just went and celebrated with my teammates.”

It took a while for an offensive touchdown, but Gold team wide receiver Vincent Hobbs caught a deflected pass and took it 65 yards to the endzone, giving the Gold team a three touchdown cushion.

After another Maroon team turnover, the Gold team regained control of the ball. They were able to put together a decent drive that ended in a touchdown reception by

Ajalen Holley for the final scoring play of the game.

“It felt good, it felt real good,” Holley said. “It’s the spring game, you finally got people coming to watch what y’all have put together all spring, and to score was only a plus.”

The spring football game marks the end to the football team’s spring semester practice schedule. Head coach Todd Berry was happy too see the guys go out and preform, but did express this scrimmage wasn’t all for the coach’s evaluations.

“This is just for our guys to come and have fun,” Berry said. “Our main scrimmages have already happened.

This was just a fun scrimmage.”

The two teams were chosen by a draft format that did have some players slightly out of position.

It appeared the Gold team, guest coached by Stewart Cathy Jr., picked the right formula.

“We picked people, number one, who had the most swag and big hitters,’’ Stovall said.

ULM will open the 2014 season against Wake Forest at home in Malone Stadium on August 28. The game will be televised on ESPNU. contact Raymond Swalley at swallerg@warhawks.ulm.edu

Warhawk defenders swarmed a ball carrier Saturday at the annual Spring game.

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Yards Cody Robinson returned an in INT for a score.

Points scored by the Maroon Team

14-0

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Gold’s first quarter lead

Yards Ray Stovall returned a fumble for a score A Maroon team defender deflects a pass in Saturday’s spring game at Malone Stadium.

photos by Daniel Russell

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