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November 3, 2014

‘Orpheus’ opens curtains to modern opera P 10

Trunk or Treat back on its feet P 9

Halloween Ball spooks campus P 8 photos by Daniel Russel

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NEWS CALENDAR

Monday, 11-3 Artist Marcia Scott exhibits her “We Are All Related” painting until Nov. 26 in Bry Art Gallery

Tuesday, 11-4 Tau Omicron Chi $1 Krispy Kreme doughnut sale in the Quad from 7:30 11:30 a.m. Midterm Elections

Wednesday, 11-5 Pi Kappa Alpha will host Pikes for Pup between the SUB and Student Success Center from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. World War I Series - Ambiance 1914:Belgium Remembers by Stacy Reppond in Stubbs Hall 100 from 7 - 8 p.m.

Thursday, 11-6 ULM Chorale Concert in Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall from 7:30 - 9 p.m. Up ‘til Dawn letter sending in the SUB Ballrooms from 8 p.m. - 12 a.m.

Friday, 11-7 ULM Volleyball vs Troy in Troy, Ala., at 7 p.m.

Saturday, 11-8 ULM Football vs Appalachian State in Boone, N.C., at 2:30 p.m. ULM Volleyball vs Georgia State in Atlanta, Ga., at 5 p.m.

TODAY IN HISTORY

Nov. 3 1783: The American Continental Army is disbanded 1911: Chevrolet enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T 1954: The first Godzilla film is released and marks the first appearance of the character of the same name 2013: A solar eclipse sweeps across Africa, Europe and Eastern United States Birth: Gary Ross, American writer and director of movies such as “The Hunger Games” and “Pleasantville,” is born in 1956 D e a t h : Olympe de Gouges, a French playwright and feminist, is guilliotined in 1793 during the Reign of image courtesy of Wikipedia Terror

1 New York City 2 Orlando Collaborator Jury reviews pleads guilty Martin case

3 Mexico City Pressure to find students rises

4 Switzerland Ebola virus shows signs of slowing

(MCT) — A North Carolina man who reportedly tried to aid the Islamic State pleaded guilty Thursday to terrorism-related charges. Donald Ray Morgan, a 44-yearold resident of Rowan County, N.C., pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and to possession of a firearm by a felon. Morgan was initially arrested on Aug. 2, 2014, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. According to court documents cited in a Justice Department release, Morgan “knowingly attempted to provide support and resources, to alQaida in Iraq, also known as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Islamic State of Iraq and alSham (ISIS).” Morgan faces a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, as well as a $250,000 fine.

(MCT) — The clock ticks. A nation waits. More than a month after 43 student teachers went missing, a frantic search unfolds in the hills of western Mexico’s Guerrero state. By some counts, more than three dozen potential grave sites have been searched. Some have yielded bodies. All have added to anguish. Yet no grave has relinquished a body identified as one of the missing students. As events play out, the pressure is building on President Enrique Pena Nieto to either obtain results with the massive federal search now on or risk having his presidency permanently identified with unpunished violence rather than the economic growth he envisioned with his slogan “Mexico on the move.” The crisis has ricocheted from the green hills of Guerrero state to Mexico City and on to the Vatican, other European capitals and Washington.

(MCT) — The World Health Organization has detected slowing in the number of reported new cases of Ebola infections in West Africa in recent days, leading its top official in charge of combating the outbreak to express cautious optimism Wednesday that health workers may be gaining a modicum of control over the disease. “It appears the trend is real. There may be a slowing of the epidemic there,” said Bruce Aylward, the WHO’s assistant director general. “Do we feel confident that the response is now getting the upper hand on the virus? Yes, we are seeing a slowing of the rate of new cases, very definitely.” Still, Aylward provided statistics that showed the outbreak is more than a third larger than had been tallied just four days earlier. At least 13,703 cases of Ebola had been recorded in this outbreak, he said.

(MCT) — A federal grand jury will meet in downtown Orlando on Wednesday to hear testimony about whether Trayvon Martin’s civil rights were violated when Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman shot him in the chest, according to court paperwork. A U.S. Department of Justice attorney from Washington, D.C., Mark Blumberg, has issued at least one subpoena for Wednesday in the case. Blumberg would not comment on the grand jury session, but the federal panel is to meet at 9 a.m. at the federal courts building in downtown Orlando to hear evidence in the case. Following Zimmerman’s acquittal on a murder charge, Taaffe has reversed his position and now says that he believes Zimmerman was motivated by race the night he followed then shot Martin in 2012. Zimmerman would not comment.

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Fright Night!

“I personally believe we developed language because of our deep inner need to complain.” Jane Wagner, American writer

Students have a blast at the Halloween Ball last Thursday in Brown Gym.

photo by Daniel Russell

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NEWS

BRIEFS

Pharmacy students recognized for service Pharmacy students recently brought home multiple awards from the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists mid-year regional meeting held in Austin, Texas. The meetings are the only meetings in the country designed exclusively for student pharmacists. According to Ketelyn Horn, ULM’s APhA-ASP’s vice president of communication, MRMs offer great networking, professional and leadership development, educational programming and more. ULM was presented with the Chapter Challenge Award. The

chapter earned the award after accumulating the most points in their region. Point-earning opprotunities included chapter attendance, miles traveled and participation at social events. The chapter also received the outstanding development and implementation of “Operation Diabetes” award. According to Horn, the chapter hosted a total of 18 patient care events. The chapter has already begun their next campaign.

Student made head of social work program Andre L. Lewis, a student in the online marriage and family therapy creative systemic studies Ph.D. program was recently appointed director and assistant professor of social work at the University of Akaransas at Monticello. Lewis will be maintaining the program accreditation, ensuring course offerings, as well as directing the faculty within the social work department. Lewis will also carry his own course load. Lewis said that applying and being appointed was something he was thrilled about. He said that he

believes the Ph.D. at ULM helped him achieve it. The appointment follows over a decade in academia, in practice as a clinical social worker for Delta Counseling Associates and as the director of the Crossett Service Center in Crossett, Arkansas. Before his time in the field, Lewis worked as an assisstant professor of social work at Mississippi State Univeristy. Lewis said that the unexpected benefit of the work in his online Ph.D. program is the structure and involvement of faculty members.

SGA back to business by Stacy Reppond

Four Alpha Phi Alpha members requested assistance from SGA in putting on the fraternity’s annual Miss Black and Gold scholarship pageant. The fraternity requested a $500 sponsorship from SGA for the event, as the total cost to hold the event exceeds $1,600. The pageant will take place Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 7:06 p.m. at the top of the Student Union Building. The pageant awards scholarships to Miss Black and Gold for $500, Miss Black $300, Miss Gold $100 and Miss Talent $50. The fraternity said that if given a sponsorship, all SGA members would be allowed in for free.

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Chelsea Wyatt planned for the Halloween Ball on Tuesday’s SGA meeting.

Officers covered information on Halloween Ball and promoting it on social media. SGA President Adrian LeJeune said minutes from meetings will be uploaded on the organization’s website. LeJeune also said they are “going to try to utilize the website a lot more.”

SGA Adviser Laura Knotts promoted the annual Trunk or Treat hosted by Up ‘til Dawn. Knotts said kids go from trunk to trunk in a safe trick-or-treating environment. “If you’ve never been there, the kids love it. It’s so much fun,” Knotts said. contact Stacy Reppond at repponsm@warhawks.ulm.edu

Professor talks American aid after war by Olivia Barfield

Tuesday. Chris Blackburn presented “Securing the Peace: The American Relief Administration in Eastern Europe,” as part of the School of Humanities commemoration of the 100th year anniversary of WWI. Blackburn’s presentation took place during his regularly scheduled class periods. Students not taking his course were welcomed to attend. The presentation focused mainly on the years after what many consider to be the end of WWI in 1919. Blackburn, an associate professor of history, chose to focus on the years after the war because they are still a part of the war’s history. “History is not a straight line; it’s not black and white. It’s written in shades of gray, it’s chaotic, and it’s not anything simple,” said Blackburn. After WWI ended, fighting continued in Eastern

Europe through some of the 1920s. Much of Europe had a desperate need for food after the end of the war. Not only was starvation a threat, but so was the spread of Typhus, a deadly disease spread by lice, and the spread of Bolshevik ideals, or communism. To prevent the spread of starvation and Typhus, America formed the American Relief Administration, headed by Hebert Hoover. The ARA sent food into Europe for several years after the end of WWI, and eventually provided equipment to help prevent the spread of Typhus as well. Adam Novak, a senior secondary education social studies major, said that he had never learned of the subject in school. “It’s interesting how poor the European countries were after the war,” said Novak. contact Olivia Barfield at barfieor@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Think Carefully

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Trust Your Advisor

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OPINION HAWKEYE P.O.V.

Finish off semester strong It’s official. You’ve made it. Okay, maybe not completely, but almost. The end of the semester is in sight. Final projects are coming up, the weather is cooling down and pumpkin spice is out on the grocery store shelves. In all the excitement, it’s easy to get lost in the holiday spirit and lose track of deadlines and due dates. You just want to snuggle up on the couch, watch Christmas specials on Netflix even though it’s only November, and stuff your face with whatever junk food you happened to fancy from the gas station that day. It’s tempting, but don’t give up. Keep the momentum going and power through these last few weeks. You’ve worked this hard until now, so it might as well be worth something. Study hard and when things get tough, remember that five weeks of blissful, uninterrupted sleep are only a month away. You will have plenty of time for friends, family and irresponsible shenanigans once your last final is handed in and you stroll off campus with confidence. And when your friends start to tempt you with parties, movie nights and “All A’s aren’t really important,” along the way, thank them for trying and run in the other direction. You may be fed up and annoyed with school now, but finishing the semester and staring at Flightpath with regret because you know you could have done better had you stayed on course is not a good feeling. Trust us on that. You can do it. Netflix and holiday cheer can wait, but your deadlines can’t.

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Bedtime beats books KATE HUFF College is hard. It’s the hardest thing any of us have probably experienced in our lives, but it’s not worth destroying your health over. Everyone jokes about the “college lifestyle” of no sleep and a diet of ramen noodles, and for a lot of us that may be our actual reality. Ramen noodles aren’t healthy (we all know this) but it’s cheap and available in large quantities. Caffeine pills and energy drinks, however, can be avoided. You have to study, understandable. But averaging less than 10 hours a week in sleep is ridiculous. Human beings need sleep, without it we literally begin to fall apart. Lack of sleep makes you less smart; you make rash choices and aren’t thinking clearly. Without sleeping properly, the suggested seven to eight hours, you will not retain that material

you have been studying so furiously. So put the book down, shut up and go to bed. Besides not being able to retain information, sleep deprivation makes you more likely to gain weight, more susceptible to depression and more likely to abuse a substance. Not getting enough sleep is proven to be detrimental to your mental and physical health in the long term. You may just experience moodiness and the occasional delirium. In the future, you may be dealing with chronic medical conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, according to healthysleep.edu. By not getting the sleep you need, you’re shortening your life expectancy. Your immune system is also suffering from lack of shut-eye. When you are sick, you go to bed, but those that don’t sleep don’t have a properly functioning immune system. Sleep differs from person to person, according to a Harvard study. Some need more; some need less. It’s up to you to find out how much you need, but three hours isn’t going to cut it. Grades are important, and so is maintaining your GPA, but sacrificing sleep is not worth it. You won’t get anything done productively by skipping sleeping in

favor of studying or finishing homework. Set up a schedule and stick to it. Set aside time for homework and projects and try to do so before seven at night. Get to bed at a decent time and sleep for the number of hours you require. Your mood, health and attitude will definitely improve, and so will your grades. If you’ve built up months worth of lost sleep, recovery won’t happen in a single night. Expect it to take weeks. You may sleep upwards of ten hours a night at first, but the amount of time spend sleeping will gradually decrease. Don’t rely on caffeine pills and energy drinks, and definitely do not mix the two. They will boost your energy in the short term, but can disrupt your sleep pattern even further in the future. Take care of yourself; nothing is more important than you. If you’re busy dealing with the stress of not sleeping, your grades will suffer along with every other aspect of your life. We all want to graduate with that shiny four point zero GPA, but if you have to deal with insomnia and health problems for the rest of your life, is it really worth it? The answer is “no,” by the way. contact Kate Huff at huffka@warhawks.ulm.edu

Tejal’s tips for when school is becoming your life: 1. Take a break. I know, I know. You don’t have time. Make the time. Your sanity is depending on it. 2. Remember to eat. If you’re going to spend long and hard hours studying, skipping meals is pretty counterproductive. 3. Get some sleep. You look like an over-caffeinated raccoon with those dark circles and coffee jitters. 4. Breathe. A B will not be the end of you. Sometimes you have to loosen up in one class or you won’t do well in any of them. 5. Enjoy life around you. Looking down and trudging to the library is a pretty good way to miss the beautiful fall weather. Walk a little slower, clear your mind, close your eyes and smile.

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OPINION

Tejal’s LastWords:

Platonic relationships persevere

For every guy that claims girls are confusing, is a girl that will object and say they aren’t and that guys just need to pay more attention. Those girls are liars. Lying liars that sit on a throne of (you guessed it) lies. It’s not that we mean to be annoyingly indecisive or complex; we just don’t know what we want or when we want it. We don’t know if we’re hot, cold, full or hungry and for some reason, we assume guys go through the same struggles and that they should just understand. To simplify it even more, it’s not that we’re particularly complex, just moody. And that’s probably why the only living things on Earth that can ever understand and truly enjoy the company of women are cats and other women. But every once in a while, you meet a guy that totally gets it. He understands that a closet full of clothes means you have nothing to wear or that just because you don’t look fat doesn’t mean you don’t feel fat. That’s the kind of guy you keep around. Hold onto him, watch romantic comedies, eat ice cream together and never let go. But maybe holding onto someone that understands you and makes you happy just means being friends.

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Yes, I’m saying the friend zone is completely But it’s the kind of love you look to for comfort real and worthy of use. There are some people and joy rather than romance. It’s the kind of love you can’t risk losing by starting a relationship. you want to feel after having your heart broken, A mutual friend-zoning is pretty easy for the when a bad day finally comes to an end or when two of you to understand. You hang out, tell se- you need someone to reluctantly come sit with crets, watch movies, cuddle and pretty much you while you get your nails done. spend all your time together without any roYour friends aren’t meaning to annoy you by mantic obligations to make things awkward. pushing a relationship; they just want to see you But all your friends on the outside looking in with someone that makes you happy. may not be so understanding of the situation. But there are more ways a guy can make you They’re constantly asking, “Why don’t you happy than kissing you or putting a ring on your guys just date?” or “When are you going to ad- finger. mit you like each other?” Your other friends may not understand, but I A strong male-female friendship is hard to can pretty much guarantee you have one friend understand. that you won’t have to explain to at all. He’ll just Not because it’s weird or wrong, but because know. good relationships are hard to come by. Every Sometimes the bond between you and your time you scroll through your home page, there’s guy best friend is stronger than any relationship some couple that went on two dates before you’ll ever have. deciding they were in love and making it “FaceThat doesn’t mean you should date, get marbook official.” ried and live happily ever after. The people closest to you know this and can’t It just means when you do decide to date, get seem to understand why you wouldn’t claim married and live happily ever after, you have the true love when it’s standing right in front of you, support of someone who loves you along the holding a jar of cake frosting and Kleenex to ease way. your pain after yet another awful date. contact Tejal Patel at They’re right. It is true love. pateltn@warhawks.ulm.edu

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NEWS

Canterbury hosts outdoor Eucharist by Josh Dean

Canterbury is the collegiate Episcopal Church at ULM and derives its name from St. Thomas of Canterbury. The Episcopalian Church is the equivalent of the Anglican Church in Europe and began to adopt an independent identity during the time of the Revolutionary War. Anglicans in America began to refer to themselves as Episcopal during the war to indicate that they had become a separate church within the United States. Canterbury is a religious organization sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana, and the group held its first open air Eucharist in Bayou Park on a Thursday evening. The ceremony began at 5:30 p.m. with prayer and the recital of scripture and was held as All Soul’s Day approaches us on Nov. 2. All Soul’s Day is a day of prayer for the dead, which is particularly but not exclusively devoted to ones relatives. The ceremony is associated with All Saint’s Day, which precedes it on Nov. 1 and its vigil which is Hal-

loween. It was led in part by the communications director Bette Kauffman along with two other priests. Two ULM students attended the ceremony, and each participated in the worship by reading scripture. Garret Boyte, a senior mass communications major, said he wanted to be involved in a church, but couldn’t find the right one until Canterbury. “They accept everyone no matter who you are,” Boyte said. This sentiment was echoed by Blake Marchbank, who said that when he discovered the church he was able to naturally fit in. “The organization on campus is a tight-knit group and the first day they treated me as if I had been there my whole life,” said Marchbank, a freshman history major. Organizations on campus are often seen as places of refuge for those looking to find their place at ULM and who desire a sense of community. Religious organizations often profess their openness and hope that those who are looking for a family on campus would share them a visit.

photo by Amber McCormick

Bette Kauffman, communications director, serves as deacon during Wednesday’s outdoor Eucharist in Bayou Park.

Boyte said, “The Episcopal Church and Canterbury can often seem inaccessible as the book club meetings we hold can seem too intellectual and lack a sense of welcome. The standard service we held to-

day gives people a chance to get involved.” Arch Deacon Kauffman was pleased with the event and said more ceremonies were to come for the organization.

“We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful night to hold this service,” Kauffman said. contact Josh Dean at deanj@warhawks.ulm.edu

University ranks low on sexual safety survey by Trojan by Amber McCormick

In a recent survey by the Trojan condom company, ULM ranked 132 out of 140 for sexual health, five spots lower from 2013. Health professional representatives on campus provided the results of the survey. The survey covered subjects such as hours of operation, allowance for walk-in and appointment based scheduling, quality of sexual health information and condom availability. HIV and other STI testing, lecture and outreach programs, student peer groups for health and sexual education, sexual assault programs, resources and services and resources available on the web were other factors. The past year’s changes implemented by Affinity Health, appointed last year to run the

campus clinic, have declared health services no longer free for all students. The campus clinic offers free information and screenings free to Vantage Health insurance holders. The clinic accepts most insurance companies. Kathryn Goodwin feels that necessary services should be available to students. “The school should make services free to all students again, those tests protect Goodwin people,” said Goodwin, a senior nursing major. Compared to other institutions, ULM ranks

well with at least two health fairs that offer free screenings each semester. “Sex education is extremely important because Louisiana us very high up on the list for STDs,” Emily Plummer said, Plummer, a senior nursing major, said that Ouachita Parish is leading the country in syphilis cases. “I’m not convinced it is the university’s responsibility to provide the education, however,” Plummer said. Trojan conducted a second study that examined how modern college students perceived condoms. The findings showed the males using condoms show more respect and responsibility than those that don’t.

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Sexually active couples over the college age of 30 are shown to be diagnosed with HIV less than the standard college student. According to Trojan’s study, positive cases have not gone down due to students practicing safe sex, but instead lack of testing. ULM offers HIV testing both in the clinic and at each one of their health fairs. Natasha Johnson said that the university is right in promoting HIV testing. “When I stated nursing school I was tested and was glad that knew I wasn’t positive even though I had not been in a situation I had been exposed to it,” said Johnson, a senior nursing major. contact Amber McCormick at mccormal@warhawks.ulm.edu

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World War I series wraps up with student presentation

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NEWS

Students talk safety abroad Career fair prepares

health science majors

by Ashley Lyons

Study abroad is often paired with tips and tricks for safety. But international students don’t often have the same advantage. Marcelo Gomez arrived in the United States six years ago. Gomez said he considers knowing the language the first rule of safety abroad. “The first thing that you learn how to say is ‘repeat that please’ or ‘what did you say,’” Gomez said. He said it’s tedious, but “you get used to the accents and everything, the language and the culture.” “It’s nice to get immersed into it. You learn a lot of culture. You meet a lot of new people,” said Gomez. “You learn how to be by yourself. It’s never easy but it’s a new experience.” It’s not just the “I’m new and I don’t know anyone” experience for international students who choose to study in the United States. According to Gomez, it’s more of a “I don’t know anybody, and I don’t speak the language and it’s a different culture and everything’s different” experience. “But when you come to the United States, it’s you by yourself and everyone by themselves so everybody works for their own and it’s nice,” Gomez said. Isabelle Rocher shared similar sentiments with Gomez. Rocher, a senior and French native, agreed that knowing language and culture is an important part of being safe while traveling.

by Stacy Reppond

photo by Ashley Lyons

Isabelle Rocher and Marcelo Gomez serve authentic French cuisine at the International Food Fair in spring of 2014.

Rocher has been in the United States for five years and came to ULM to play tennis. She travelled by herself from Paris to Atlanta to catch another flight to New Mexico. But she missed that flight. “I couldn’t speak English. I didn’t have a phone to call anybody, and it was like a nightmare to me,” Rocher said.

Then she met a family from Chicago who helped her. It was a tough time, but she came through with a lot more independence and experience. contact Ashley Lyons at lyonsar@warhawks.ulm.edu For the full story go online at: ulmhawkeyeonline.com

Project 17 promotes healthy relationships by Josh Dean

The group Project 17 is based on the biblical verses of John 17 and its accompanying Christian message. The group stresses the need to be involved with campus ministries and the communities they are a part of. The project hosted an event discussing how to navigate the pitfalls of dating and how to form solid, concrete relationships. The event featured several guest speakers who each brought a message of guidance on the travails of love and included a minister from the

Wesley and the wife of congressional candidate Zach Dasher. In the BCM, students listened as the speakers gave a message that was counter to a lot of what is promoted in popular culture today. In a society that is dominated by the idea of the self and has been coined by the popular term of the “me” generation, a message of selflessness and compassion was needed according to Preacher Wesley Allen. “I think that for students they’re in this pre-marriage pattern of life. We need to give them solid things, or val-

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ues, to hold onto,” Allen said. These values were defined as communication, vulnerability, selflessness, self-giving and the ability to be taught or to listen to others and accept criticism. Parker Neathery, a freshman undeclared major, said, “It’s really cool to see the perspectives from different preachers.” Students came to hear a message that gave them an alternative way to look at and understand the nature of relationships and dating. contact Josh Dean at deanj@warhawks.ulm.edu

Cross country sprints toward finish

ULM’s Nursing and Health Sciences Career Fair held Thursday was a “giant melting pot of fields” to student Nathan Simpson. Simpson, a senior biology major, came to the annual Nursing and Health Sciences Career Fair held in Student Union Building ballrooms from 3 to 6 p.m. Though Simpson hopes to go to medical school in the future, he noted local hospitals’ medical laboratory science programs as possible options. Simpson said that people could check out fields they might be interested in or people who are unsure of future career choices can “find their options.” Though nursing students were the majority in attendance, other health sciences students also had the ability to gain ca- Simpson reer information and connections. Simpson said the fair was important for both nursing and health science majors. According to Simpson it “gives them the opportunity see all local area hospitals and what they offer.” Nursing and health science students visited different businesses’ tables to speak with representatives and to gather information about career options after graduation. Leslie Neider, a senior nursing major, said professors encouraged nursing students to go and that she thought it was a great opportunity to learn about career options. Neider also said it gave her a “new understanding of how many options there are.” Though most businesses are local medical facilities and hospitals, representatives from employers such as the US Army and University Health from Shreveport gave students a glimpse of options elsewhere in the state and country. Roslynn Pogue, director of Career Connections, said around 23 medical facilities and hospitals from the

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region attended the fair to recruit nursing and other health science students to full-time positions after graduation. As with each fair, Pogue said the office tries to get more facilities represented at the fair to show students a wide vaPogue riety of options. This year’s fair included several businesses new to the fair such as Willis Knighton and Opelousas General Health System and loyal employers who attend every year. Pogue called the fair a “great networking event” for students because employers that they meet remember them. Pogue said it was a time for students to “make a positive first impression on employers.” “It gives them a chance to meet their future employers and get a good look and what they seek,” Pogue said. Pogue said the recruiters seemed pleased with the turnout of students at the event. Anna Lee is the Employment Specialist from St. Francis Medical Center. Lee said the event is a good networking tool and one that St. Francis representatives “must attend” each year. “We get a lot of good feedback from nursing students,” Lee said. Lee said students in related majors should attend to “get a good idea of what’s available after graduation.” ULM’s Office of Career Connections hosts the annual Nursing and Health Sciences Career fair each fall semester. The office switched the fair from evening to afternoon after checking with health sciences professors. Though the fair is recommended for juniors and seniors in those fields to bring resumes and to meet possible employers, the fair is open every year to all classifications with nursing or health science majors. contact Stacy Reppond at repponsm@warhawks.ulm.edu

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NEWS

Costume ball creates characters by Sabrina Simms

Cobwebs coated Brown Gym and eerie lanterns provided a dim light on each table as students, witches, wizards, and other characters danced their way into the night at the annual Halloween Ball last Thursday. Music echoed outside the gym into the night, and food and beverages were provided to the students who came to enjoy the festivities, dressed in attire that ranged from horrific to adorable. One of the winners of the costume contest, Allison Willard, said she enjoyed dancing in her wings. Willard, freshman pre-nursing major, was dressed in a colorful parakeet costume. Other contest winners include Beaux Coleman, Kinsey Kerrigan, Amber Griffin, and Jessie Waller. Coleman and Kerrigan were dressed as a Fred and Daphne couple. Coleman, a junior psychology major, said he wasn’t really trying to win the contest. “This was our costume from last year, so we just decided to put it back together. We don’t get to go out and dance very often, so this was really fun. Halloween is his favorite holiday,” said Kerrigan, sophomore biology major. Griffin and Waller also came to the party as a couple, dressed as Mickey and Minnie Mouse. “Dressing up in our couples costume was the best part, along with being with the university and getting to participate in events on campus,”

photos by Daniel Russell

photo by Daniel Russell

Counterclockwise from top: Keri Anderson and Ciara Snelling dance at the Halloween Ball Thursday night. SGA senators Aritney Ross and Breana Boone serve food. Peaire Allison and Lacy Bagbey accidentally coordinated costumes at the ball.

said Amber Griffin, junior pre-physical therapy major. Waller, a junior business major, agreed with Griffin and said he enjoyed getting to dance with his girl the most. Each of the contest winners were awarded with gift cards to spend at their leisure. Other students, who weren’t even aware that a costume contest would take place during the night’s festivities, still did not hesitate to dress up and show their Halloween spirit. Elaina Greer, junior computer science major, said she takes any opportunity to dress up. “It’s a good opportunity to mingle with people,” Greer said. She was dressed in a very convincing Draco Malfoy robe from the popular “Harry Potter” movie series. Greer said her entire outfit came from London, where she participated in a Harry Potter tour. Her wizard costume, wand and all, was an exact replica of the movie costume. Shelby Cunningham, a junior secondary English education major, was dressed as Bilbo Baggins from the popular saga “The Hobbit.” “I’ve never been to a Halloween party before. It’s really fun, plus I have friends here too. I’m a really bad, in public, dancer and dancing terribly is fun,” Cunningham said. contact Sabrina Simms at simmsse@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Trick or treaters receive stickers and candy from Erin Foster, senior biology major, dressed as a pirate during Trunk or Treat Friday evening in the Brown Stadium parking lot.

photo by Daniel Russell

Trunk or Treat proves ‘spooktacular’ by Josh Dean

Kids lined up with their parents in a gravel parking lot dressed as the most spooky, humorous and magnificent creatures from the depths of their imaginations. Student groups filled bowls and cauldrons in the backs of their black and orange lined cars with candies and sweets that dazzled the taste buds. Laughter and anticipation filled the air and grins lined the faces of the little monsters and princesses Friday evening. The line to enter the candy haven wrapped around the parking lot, with more than 200 children ready for a night of sweets. Halloween was celebrated at ULM’s annual Trunk or Treat event, hosted by Up ‘Till Dawn, which is the collegiate fundraising organization of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Trunk or Treat gives students an opportunity to give back to their community while having fun and enjoying the festivities themselves. Students lined the parking lot in front of the track field with costumes donned and candy in tow. Marissa Wright said the event was one of her favorites. “I love the costumes and seeing what everyone else is wearing,” said Wright, a senior secondary education major.

event she always looked forward to. “We worked it the last year and it was a lot of fun and we wanted to come out again,” said Hays, a senior English major. A small costume contest was held for teams participating, with the frog themed trunk of Beyotiful coming in first place. North Monroe College Ministry’s ‘Lego Movie’ theme swept second with the Hawkeye’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ trunk taking third. The event gave parents a chance to take their kids out trick-or-treating without the fear of having to worry about their children’s safety and wellbeing. ULM PD watched over the event and was assisted by the countless eyes and ears from the students and parents that were participating in the activity. photo by Daniel Russell Jill Corn, a parent at the event, Tau Omicron Chi passes out candy to trick or treaters during Trunk or Treat Friday evening. said traditional trick-or-treating was Trunk or Treat provides students college students and organizaa junior education major. proving less safe each year. the opportunity to help out their tions to make a difference. Several sororities were represent“We wanted somewhere safe to go community and to give parents a “It was so incredible to see the ed such as Zeta Phi Beta. Amanda and it’s not as safe to go through the safe and secure environment for joy and excitement that it brought Manning, a senior health studies neighborhood as it was at one time. their children. to some of our community,” Mosh- management marketing major, said Events like this present a good area Member of the Up ‘til Dawn ex- er said. it was one of the main fall events for to go,” Corn said. ecutive board Hannah Mosher said Kallie Etheridge, a member of participation. Khayl Moore, a parent at the the organization is passionate about the North Monroe College Ministry “I’ve done it in the past and want- event, felt that Trunk or Treat was fighting for kids in general. team, said the event was a great way ed to do it again. I also love seeing the best option for children. “It’s humbling to work with such to give back. all the kids in their costumes,” Man“I think coming out here is a awesome and inspriting people,” “We wanted to come and help out ning said. lot safer than going door to door,” said Mosher, a junior biology major. and serve the kids. I love giving out Alpha Omicron Pi members also Moore said. Mosher said her favorite part of candy and personally love the Hal- came out to pass out candy. Mallo- contact Josh Dean at the event was getting to work with loween sweet treats,” said Etheridge, rie Hays said Trunk or Treat was an deanj@warhawks.ulm.edu

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FREESTYLE

Photos by Joshua Detiege Above: Amy Matherne and McKenna Giovingo performing “Stop in the Name of Love.” (Right) Actors gather around in the last scene.

Opera creates campus harmony on stage by Gwendolyn Ducre

Photos by Joshua Detiege Amy Matherne opening up the opera with melody.

It was an opera. In English. The School of Visual and Performing Arts Department of Music (VAPA) presented “Orpheus in the Underworld” by Jacques Ottenbach on Oct. 30 and 31 in Brown Auditorium. The opera tells the story of Orpheus, a legendary poet and musician, who must go to the underworld to rescue his wife. Sounds romantic? It would have been if Orpheus, played by Daniel Zeagler a senior music major, didn’t accidently refer to his wife, Eurydice, played by Amy Matherne, a senior music major, by another name. Both husband and wife admitted to being in love with another person. Which, made rescuing Eurydice from Hades more unpleasant for Orpheus. When hearing the word opera, some will assume the dialogue would be in Latin or Italian. One could also conclude the opera would be completely outdated with unfamiliar phrases. Not this production. In fact, the dialogue was current

and localized. Some actors referenced KFC Chicken, sung The Supremes, “Stop in the Name of Love,” and a “y’all” got throw into the mix when the fourth wall was broken by Public Opinion, played by McKenna Giovingo, a senior music major.

“...it was originally in English.”

Greg Holdieness, freshmen music education This made some audience members enjoy their first opera. Brionna Zeigler, a sophomore nursing major, said she was surprised at how much she was enjoying her first opera during intermission. “I actually liked it a lot. I honestly didn’t expect it to be that good. This

is my second time coming to of the ULM plays. The first one I went to it was alright, but I feel like this one is going to be a lot better,” Zeigler said. Though the opera posed to have a serious plot, the opera was directed in a way that would please its audience with laughter. When jokes or puns were made, the audience was able to catch on quickly. Greg Holdieness, a freshmen music education major, said his favorite part was when Eurydice and Public Opinion started to sing, “Stop in the Name of Love.” Having a background in music, Holdieness said he was surprised at how the dialogue was modernized. “I was expecting it to be a little more classical because it wasn’t originally in English,” Holdieness said. The opera was directed by Derle R. Long, director of VAPA, and was conducted by Deborah Chandler, director of choral activities. contact Gwendolyn Ducre ducregk@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Sport’s editor gives new Taylor Swift album 4 out of 5 stars rate My Top 3 Taylor Swift’s Album Taylor Swift’s new pop album “1989,” is different than anything she’s done before. Gone are the tearful acoustics, enter the sounds reminiscent of eighties pop. Taylor starts out strong, and never looks back. Taylor Swift’s new album “1989,” plays just like a pop record from, well, 1989. Taylor put away her acoustic guitar for the most part, opting for catchier, dance tracks. These synth heavy songs could be the soundtrack to every Saturday night in history. Swift has come a long way from the baby-faced 16-year-old she was when she was first signed. The now 24-year-old seems to have found her place in the music industry. The first half of the album is Swift just getting warmed up. She welcomes the listener to her new sound with “Welcome to New York.” The lyrics “Everybody here wanted something more / Searching for a sound we hadn’t heard before,” personifies the album. Swift goes for the new sound and owns it. The first half of the album is highlighted by the tracks “Blank Space” and “Style.” In “Blank Space,” Swift happily chimes that she “can bad guys good for a weekend,” and in “Style,” Swift sings about the classic bad boy, good girl romance. The Billboard Top 100 number one song, “Shake It Off,” serves as the midway point of the album. The song launched to number one on many charts, and has been noted as one of

the fastest climbing single to date. The second half is when Swift really kicks it into gear. Each song really stands out. In particular, the two tracks where Swift slows the tempo down. In “Wildest Dreams,” Taylor croons about the way she will be remembered. “This Love” is the most reminiscent of the old Taylor. Although there is heavy pop influence, the strumming of the acoustic guitar and songwriting capabilities of Swift are really highlighted. The deluxe edition available at Target also includes three more tracks, “Wonderland,” You Are in Love” and “New Romantics.” It also includes three voice memos in which Swift takes the listener behind the scenes of the songwriting process. This is an album that will stick in the listener’s head. Each song seemingly has a catchy chorus, and Swift’s voice shines even in her new fast paced sound. On the album, Taylor shows her talent can span a variety of genres. She took over country and now she has her eyes set on the pop world. With “1989,” she’s well on her way of accomplishing her pop takeover.

contact Dakota Ratley ratley@warhawks.ulm.edu

“Fearless” release date 11/11/08

albums inspirational

Walmart Associates makes album Walmart making the music charts? Walmart presents The Walmart Associate Choir, The choir was created in 1995 as a small informal group of associates who love to sing and love Walmart. Today, there are almost 134 members of the choir who all work for Walmart. They perform in hospitals and shelter and senior centers.

rap

California’s own drops new album “Red” release date 10/22/12

The Game released “Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf,” this year and received more thumbs down than up. The California- raised rapper has been argued as one of the most rappers who lack the respect he deserves. The album features artists such as Chris Brown, 2 Chains and Too $hort.

country

“Speak” release date 10/25/10

Band due to release greatest hits Zac Brown Band is due to release their greatest hits album this month. The album title will be, “Greatest Hits So Far…” which is expected since the band hasn’t been out for more than a decade. The album will include their “Chicken Fried” and ‘Sweet Annie.”

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contact Dakota Ratley ratley@warhawks.ulm.edu

“Fearless” release date 11/11/08

albums inspirational

rap

California’s own drops new album “Red” release date 10/22/12

country

“Speak” release date 10/25/10

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Students fall drunk in sleep by Stacy Reppond

photos by Ashley Lyons Taja Carriere admiring Marcia Scott’s artwork in Bry Hall on Oct. 30. Scott reviews her artwork before the gallery opens.

London artist returns with abstract showcase by Ashley Lyons

For the last few years, Joni Noble would meet Marcia Scott every summer in London for lunch. One summer, Noble suggested how great it would be for Scott to come to ULM. Scott was ecstatic about the idea. “I couldn’t believe it. Why would she want to come to Monroe when she has a show in New York City?” said Noble, an art professor. Noble was not only excited to have her London friend here but also for the students to have a chance to meet someone like her. Scott is an international, full-time artist, and Noble said students here don’t really encounter a person like that very often. The “Gallery Talk” and reception for Scott’s “We Are All Related” exhibition took place last Thursday and many students stayed behind to have a chance to speak with Scott. Scott found that the students seemed blown away by her artwork and some of them told her “they connected with it in a way some of them say they’ve never connected with art before.” Abstract art started in America in the 1960s, and Scott believes it really put America center stage. “A lot of people identify with abstract art as a very important part of American heritage and I certainly think abstract has a much more universal impact,” said Scott. “America, they’ve identified with that and acknowledged that.”

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“It’s beautiful... It’s not something you see everyday.” Taja Carriere, sophomore art major

Scott said whether America is impressed with abstract art now or not, there is more openness to it. Taja Carriere, a sophomore art major, was in awe of Scott’s large-scale, colorful pieces. She said she absolutely loves abstract art. “It’s beautiful. It gives you an opportunity to look at it in different ways. It’s not something you see everyday,” Carriere said. Scott’s exhibit in Bry Art Gallery will continue until Nov. 26, and Scott said she is looking forward to being involved with the creative life in Monroe and get students from all disciplines together to think of ideas for a better future. “To actually kind of dream and make practical solutions for a better world and creativity workshops to introduce everybody to the power creativity,” Scott said. Scott called it a revelation of love through art.

College students might be known for not being awake and alert in those 8 a.m. classes, but they might not be the only ones. According to a new report in the journal Neurology, a recent study revealed that one in seven people experience severe disorientation from waking up or falling asleep. This confused state has been described as both “sleep drunkenness” and “confusion arousal.” In some cases, individuals do not remember the experience at all and have no knowledge of their behaviors. In addition to this amnesia, those who suffer from being “sleep drunk” struggle to return to complete wakefulness and may have violent or sudden reactions. As the condition’s name suggests, cognitive and motor skills might be as impaired due to sleep drunkenness as they would due to alcohol intoxication. Alexis Guidry, a senior prepharmacy major, said she once experienced sleep drunkenness during a spring break vacation at Gulf Shores. Guidry woke up for a glass of wa-

ter and tried to walk through a glass door that she did not see in her confused state. “I wish when I wake up, I’d be awake immediately,” Guidry said. Guidry said she has not had other similar experiences and sleep problems but notices irritability and difficulty with concentration from sleep deprivation. The study cited two examples of “sleep drunk” experiences in which a man answers an alarm clock on his phone as if it were a phone McIntyre call and a woman is unable to find the bathroom in her own home. Kelsi McIntyre, a freshman kinesiology major, said that her strangest sleep experience actually proved beneficial. McIntyre said she began to doze off in a hallway before class when she heard her friends studying out loud for an upcoming quiz. When she took the quiz, she remembered all of what her friends said while studying and passed it with a 100 percent.

illustration by Jacob Evans

“I didn’t believe what I was experiencing because it was so unrealistic,” McIntyre said. McIntyre said she has such experiences every month and considers it a problem for college students. Research showed that sleep drunkenness results from getting too much or too little sleep. contact Stacy Reppond at repponsm@warhawks.ulm.edu

New fast food restaurants contradicts gym

CARMEN BLACKWELL Dine-in or pick-up? Take-out or drive-thru? What’s coming soon to a location near you other than a whopping two new fast food joints. However, with all things comes a twist. The contradiction lies on 1205

contact Ashley Lyons at lyonsar@warhawks.ulm.edu

For the full story and photo gallery visit: ulmhawkeyeonline.com illustration by Jacob Evans

Lamy Lane in the heart of Monroe. Popular pick-up joints, Zaxby’s and Whataburger, are being built dangerously near new Planet Fitness Gym. Convenient? May be for some. When it boils down to the facts, what benefit are two new fast food restaurants for every fitness center built? The ratio is backwards. Statistics show that America holds the number one spot on the chart for obesity. An unfortunate 74 percent of U.S. citizens are obese. What could be worse? Thirty-four percent of our population is classified “obese” adults. The explanation is simple. Every time we leave the gym feeling that great workout- you just put an hour or two in and there’s oddly a convenient fast food restaurant next door and the smell calls your name. What’s a 24/7 gym membership to two new fast food drive-thrus? It may seem easier to pull in and pick up breakfast, lunch or dinner for under $5, but is it really worth the extra calories? The struggle is real for college students to maintain healthy eating habits while juggling crazy

hours between classes, work and extracurricular activities. But the importance of self-control is essential. Instead of bringing an organic food market or whole foods store to Monroe, it seems as though the fast food industry just won’t cut students a break. Scary enough, the fast food industry is smarter than you think. Is it a coincidence that two new drivethru joints have landed their way near campus? Not at all. They use college students as a gateway for more business. Falling victim to their spell of what might taste like heavenly fried goodness at first will later send students running to the toilet along with an unnecessary calorie overload that won’t look so hot on that springbreak body you have in mind. So think before you take that turn into Zaxby’s or pull into Whataburger for a greasy heart attack, and ask yourself if the calories and the fast food trash is honestly worth putting into your body. Kick those fast food contact Carmen Blackwell at blackwcm@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Across 1 Jeweler’s concerns 9 Coke product 15 Passed 16 “Top Hat” dancer 17 How Dickens’ novels were first published 18 Is wild about 19 Backwash creator 20 Montreal Canadiens’ all-time leading point scorer 22 Toon shopkeeper 23 Signals one’s presence, in a way 25 Highly visible septet 27 Year in Clement VIII’s papacy 28 Piquancy

29 Silly sorts 30 Jump back into the fray 32 Clingy husk 33 Paper fatteners 34 Flips 38 Hot air ballooning watchdog: Abbr. 39 Almond confection 40 About 1% of the Earth’s atmosphere 43 Engine once known as Live Search 44 Abbey section 45 Gig at the brig 47 Your alternative, at times 48 Taper off 49 1974 top ten hit for Carole King

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horoscope 51 Kenyan export 53 Green Giant morsel 55 Dietary practice 57 Efface 58 Sea along the Balkan peninsula 59 Letter closing 60 Buoys up Down 1 Underwhelming 2 She played Principal McGee in “Grease” 3 View providers 4 Prefix with athlete 5 Right-leaning type?: Abbr. 6 Bourbon Street city, informally 7 Drivers can be seen in them 8 Broad view 9 Mountebank 10 Five-time A.L. home run champ 11 A BMOC may have a big one 12 Colorful cover-up 13 Brunch order 14 Guarantee 21 Whisking target 24 Miss badly 26 Blofeld’s cat, in Bond films 27 Picture of health? 28 “I’m off!” 31 Baryshnikov move 32 Wimbledon five-peater 34 Largest moon of Jupiter 35 Fondness 36 Submits, as an exam paper 37 Topeka-to-Peoria dir. 39 Bar __ 40 Handout from a chair 41 40th anniversary symbols 42 Unintelligible talk 43 Sawyer of old comics 46 “Antiques Roadshow” expert 47 Booth warning sign 50 Onetime capital of the Mughal Empire 52 Pacers and Ramblers 54 Bk. of the Torah 56 Baseball’s Ryan Zimmerman or Jordan Zimmermann, briefly

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Your confidence is super high right now, thanks to the moon. Even if you’re just an average looking Joe or Jill, you’ll be projecting charisma and oozing sexuality everywhere.

Taurus

Mars is making you impatient with maintaining the status quo. If you and your honey have been dating but avoiding any major commitment, you’ll want to make a big change.

Gemini

You’re going back and forth about a romantic situation, unsure about which way to turn. The moon is adding to your confusion. Maybe you’re attracted to somebody, but you’re unwilling to risk getting hurt and heartbroken again.

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07/14

You might need to confront someone who has been taking advantage of you. The sun is showing you that even if you care about someone, it’s not right to let them drain you, abuse you, or otherwise harm you.

Libra

You probably don’t feel like you can be honest with your sweetheart because you’re going through some difficult stuff. The moon is reminding you that keeping everything to yourself sometimes just makes you feel more lonely and isolated.

Scorpio

Relationships are going through some big shifts as Venus encourages you to focus on quality, not quantity. Don’t attempt to date 14 people at once when just one special sweetheart will do.

Sagittarius

You could receive some good news about your career or education as Jupiter shines its light on you. Maybe you’ll finally get that raise or promotion.

Capricorn

An intense full moon is bringing a lot of pent-up emotion to the surface. If you’ve been casually dating someone, maybe it’s time to get more serious. Or if you’ve had your doubts about your partner being healthy for you, voice your concerns now.

Aquarius

You could be contemplating a career change as Jupiter stirs up some restless energies. As an Air sign, it’s important for you to feel challenged and inspired by your work. Brainstorm with your partner about how you might manifest your ideal job situation.

Pisces

You’re analyzing a complicated relationship, taking note of its undercurrents and shadow aspects. Mercury is encouraging you to keep thinking about love in a deep way. Don’t assume that the surface side of a romance is its only dimension.

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Volleyball falls to Trojans in three straight sets by Dakota Ratley

ULM got tricked instead of treated Halloween night, dropping in three straight sets to conference foe UALR. The Warhawks came out strong, and with a lot of energy in the first set, giving the Trojans all they could handle. The Trojans would take the first set by the score of 25-22. UALR would take the momentum, and use it to dominate the second set 25-12. The Warhawks showed fight in the third set, but eventually fell 25-17. ULM got a complete team effort as Hope Pawlik and Hadley Swartz each Araya pitched in eight kills a piece while Kaitlyn Shearer tallied up seven. Marcela Araya continued her impressive season, racking up another 24 digs to her season total. She is now 41 digs away from setting a new school record for digs in a single season. She already currently holds the record of 549 digs in a season. Despite the loss, the team seemed optimistic. Senior libero Marcela Araya said that the team is getting better. “We are improving, definitely. Slowly, but we are improving,” she said.

The loss drops ULM to 7-20 on the season, with a 1-13 record in conference. UALR continues their undefeated streak, and is now 14-0 in the Sun Belt. Head coach Patrick Hiltz still remained confident with his team, and said he was looking forward to stepping on the court again. “Now we make some tweaks, and hopefully we’re able to go get a couple wins next weekend,” he said. The Warhawks have six games remaining in the regular season. The team will travel to play Troy and Georgia State before returning home to play Arkansas State and Appalachian State. ULM will then close out the season on the road against South Alabama and UL-Lafayette. The Warhawks have been on a six game skid since winning their first conference game against Troy. The Warhawks are currently 10th in the conference, ahead of only Troy. The next stretch of schedule will determine if the Warhawks are able to make the Sun Belt Conference tournament. The Warhawks will need to win virtually all of their remaining games in order to make it to the end of season tournament. ULM is currently four wins behind both UL-Lafayette and South Alabama contact Dakota Ratley at ratleydl@warhawks.ulm.edu

Tennis ends fall season by Meghan Dollar

The ULM tennis team rounded out their productive fall season with wins at the Big Easy Classic in New Orleans last Friday and Saturday. They began the season with junior Petra Horakova collecting four singles wins and two doubles wins with partner senior Sophie Rufyikiri at the HEB/Under Armour Fall Invite held in Waco, Texas earlier this month. After that, the Warhawks competed in the USTA/ITA Regional Championships where the dynamic duo of Rufyikiri and Horakova continued to rack up victories progressing them to the quarterfinals which the furthest a ULM doubles pair has advanced in this particular tournament. Then at the Big Easy Classic tournament freshman Jana Duhanova captured her six and seventh singles wins of the fall after she defeated Southeastern Louisiana’s Natalie Duran 6-1, 6-0 and Yasmine Rashad (UNO) 7-6, 6-1 on Friday. Dunhavoa continued to the finals of fight three and was defeated by West Virginia’s Carolina Lewis 6-2, 6-2. Freshman Amy Olivier succumbed

to Troy’s Linnea Skymberg 4-6, 6-3, 10-6 in her first match, but came back victorious against Ikttesh Chahal (WVU) 1-6, 6-2, 11-9 in the second round on that Friday. On Saturday Olivier beat Brion Flowers (XU) 6-1, 6-2 and then captured a victory over Alex Way (ULL) by retirement in the finals of the consolation round of Flight Two . After capturing a 9-7 victory over Jackson State’s Bright Phakamad and Anastasia Zviahnitseva in the first round, they then lost in an 8-5 decision against West Virginia’s Habiba Shaker and Hailey Barrett on that Saturday. Rufyikiri feels that the progression of this season has stood out from the previous ones she has participated in. “It’s pretty much been a good season overall. I think everybody performed pretty well and it might be our best yet,” said Rufyikiri. Head coach Terrence De Jonghsaid he was pleased with his team’s efferot. contact Meghan Dollar at dollarme@warhawks.ulm.edu

Men’s golf finshes off fall season by Dakota Ratley

photo by Daniel Russell

Hope Pawlik serves during the Warhawk’s Halloween battle with UALR. ULM lost in straight sets.

The men’s golf team has finished off its fall season with a ninth place finish at the Quail Valley Intercollegiate. The Warhawks shot five under par in the final round to jump three spots to finish over the teams of Bowling Green, UConn, Rice, Houston Baptist and North Dakota State. The team clocked in at a final score of five over par, which was good for a tie with Arizona for ninth. North Florida won the tournament with a score of 24 under par. Sophomore Calum Hill led the Warhawks during the fall, recording three top-six finishes during the five events. He placed in the top-15 in four of the events. Coach Walt Williams said he was looking forward to seeing how well his team would perform in relation to the rest of the Sun Belt. “I think we’ll be right there in the mix. We’ll see. I think we’re better than we’re ranked,” Williams said. The season has been a bit tough on the Warhawks, according to Williams. The team has had health issues, with multiple players fighting sickness and injuries. “We’re all pretty confident. We know what we can do as a team.” Hill said. contact Dakota Ratley at ratleydl@warhawks.ulm.edu

Play ball!

photo by Daniel Russell

Members of the baseball and softball teams gathered for a game of slow pitch softball on Halloween. The players all wore their Halloween costumes. A shark, baby and even Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez from the movie “The Sandlot” were some of the costumes worn to the game.

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Men’s basketball selected sixth in Sun Belt preseason poll by Josh Dean

“I feel good, but being named the 10th best player in conference means there are nine better players.” Tylor Ongwae, Senior forward

Men’s basketball is projected to finish sixth in the Sun Belt following a seventh place finish last year. Coach Richard said that the team has potential to be better than the preseason ranking. “I thought we’d get picked towards the middle but we would like to finish in the top five,” Coach Richard said. The Warhawks this year welcome seven new players along with three starters from last year. The Warhawks had a strong offseason, according to Coach Richards which began over the summer and continued into their round of 30 preseason games which began Oct. 4. “We’ve had a great offseason. Our returning players have improved and our two hour practice sessions which we instituted this summer have been a great benefit. I’m very pleased with the progress we’ve made,” Richards said. Senior forward Tylor Ongwae is one of the team’s returning starters. He was selected second team all-conference this preseason. This comes on the heels of all-conference third team selection last year. Ongwae said that there is s a lot more work to go. “I feel good, but being named the tenth best player in the conference means there are nine better players. There’s a lot of work I need to do on and off the court to improve,” Ongwae said.

photo by Daniel Russell

Sophomore Nick Coppola attempts to find a whole in the defense during the Warhawks practice session Friday. ULM will being their season Nov. 15 at UAB. The first home game is Nov. 17.

Ongwae along with the other retuning players from last year understand their responsibility to help bring in the new players under their win. “Coach has simplified the system and we’re more comfortable. We can help them adapt to the system with more ease,” Ongwae said. ULM will open up the year playing at UAB Nov. 15. The team’s out-of-conference schedule also includes away games at Florida and Coastal Carolina.

The Warhawks will have their first home game Nov. 17 against Champion Baptist. The Warhawks home slate features a handful of games against Louisiana schools. ULM will play host to Louisiana College, Northwestern State and LSU-Alexandria. ULM’s schedule also features matchups against the usual conference foes such as UL-Lafayette, Arkansas State and Texas State. contact Josh Dean at deanj@warhawks.ulm.edu

Women’s basketball getting ready to tip off this month by Chinedu Almajoyi

photo by Breanna Harper

The women’s basketball team during Friday’s practice at Fant Ewing Coliseum.

With the season just moments away, the Warhawks are gearing up for an intriguing year. Jeff Dow is anticipating an eventful season to start off his tenure as a first year head coach. “It’s exciting having a tremendous opportunity being a division 1 head coach,” Dow said. Dow noted the challenges replacing four starters from last year’s team. He, however, also aknowledged the opportunity for new players to step into even bigger roles. Senior guard Aleesha Coulter said she’s also eager to get things rolling on the basketball court. “I’m excited, because we have been working hard since the summer trying to make sure we are in the best possible shape to make a run this year,” Coulter said. The hiring of Dow has made an immediate impact on the players since his arrival. The team is continuously learning his way of thinking on and off the court. Dow has been put in charge of replacing Mona Martin. Martin roamed the Warhawk sideline for 19 years. Coulter remarked on the change. “I personally like the change, because Coach Dow is very down to earth with a detailed manner,” she

said. Coulter also said it has been difficult adjusting to the new style of coaching. Dow said it’s a day-by-day process making his players understand his philosophy of coaching, but as weeks go by he enjoys seeing the progress and development of his team. “One of the things we want to establish is to be a team that plays very hard and a team that plays together,” Dow said. While Dow enjoys the team’s commitment to growth, Coulter appreciates the coaching staff’s willingness to help the players give their best every day. “I love how he pushes us to the limit every single day. Coach Humphries brings a lot of energy to practice as well, which helps us stay motivated to push ourselves individually,” Coulter said. Dow’s expectation is to make sure his team stays committed to improving every week. He is trying to lay the foundation of progression to this program. The Warhawks will begin their season Nov. 15 at Fant-Ewing Colliseum against William Carey. contact Chinedu Amajoyi at amajoycc@warhawks.ulm.edu

Player to Watch Sharnice Brooks was a contributing factor to the Warhawks last year, and looks to become a even bigger part of the team this year. The senior from Bastrop played in every game last year. She ended the season averaging 4.5 rebounds per game. She tallies 141 rebound over the course of the season, including season highs of nine rebounds at both Louisiana College and Southeastern Louisiana. Brooks recorded a career-high of 22 points during a game against Southeastern Louisiana. Brooks also was a calming influence at the free throw line, sinking 75.7 percent of her free throws. That was a team-high last year. Brooks’ presence, however, is most felt on the defensive end of the court. The center looks to anchor down the ULM defense in the middle this upcoming year. Brooks was able to lead thte Warhawks with 28 blocks on the year.

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November 3, 2014

SPORTS

Texas A&M vs ULM The Score

21-16 Play of the Game Photo courtesy USA Today Sports/Raymond Carlin III

A Texas A&M ballcarrier rushing through the Warhawk defense during Saturday’s loss by ULM at College Station.

Texas A&M powers through Warhawks

The first quarter saw the Warhawks struggle offensively in the first quarter, and were not able to capitalize on a Bryce Ray interception. Texas A&M drove down the field, going 75 yards in 13 plays to score the game’s first touchdown on Texas A&M’s first drive of the game. Brandon William went in the endzone from a yard out to cap the drive. At the end of the first the score was 7-0.

The second quarter saw the Warhawks open up the playbook to drive down the field and score. The Warhawk two-quarterback set was featured in the drive that was capped with a 1-yard Centarius Donald run. Texas A&M would score another touchdown, and tack on a field goal to go up 21-7 before a 51-yard Manton field goal at the end of the half brought the score to 21-10.

The third quarter was short on scoring as both defenses kept the other team in check. The Warhawk defense was able to force both Texas A&M drives to stall after three plays. The last Warhawk drive would result in the ball laying at the Texas A&M four at the end of the quarter with the score still knotted up at 21-10.

The fourth quarter immediately brought another Manton field goal to bring the game to 21-13. Texas A&M would turn the ball over on their first offensive play on the next drive. The Warhawks were unable to fully capitalize on the field position and came away with another Manton field goal, this time from 22 yards out. The final score would stick at 21-16 in favor of the Aggies.

“Only good thing is the SEC games are over. That’s the good news.” Todd Berry, head coach

ULM had a chance to drive, and win the game late in the fourth quarter. The Warhawks took over with the ball at their own 11. The Aggie defense would hold tough, forcing a Warhawk 4-and-out.

Forced turnovers by the ULM defense. A&M had one.

Total yards given up by the Warhawk defense to A&M.

243

Times the Texas A&M defense recorded a sack.

Total yards the Warhawks gained on offense.

347