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Healthy eating leads to healthier schooling photo by Macky James

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L Club announces Hall of Fame class P 16 illustration by Breanna Harper

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NEWS CALENDAR

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Tuesday, 8-26 I’m Frat and I’m Saved in SUB Ballroom A at 7 p.m.

Thursday, 8-28 “Come On Out in Your Camo” Wake Forest football game tailgating in the Quad at noon ULM vs Wake Forest football game in Malone Stadium at 6:02 p.m.

Saturday, 8-30 Back to School Supplies Drive for Shady Grove Elementary. Boxes will be located in Starbucks, the bookstore, the SUB and the SSC

TODAY IN HISTORY

Aug. 25 1609: Galileo demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers 1914: World War I - the library of the Catholic University of Leuven is destroyed by the German Army.

Thousands of ireplacable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lost 1989: Mayumi Moriyam becomes Japan’s first female cabinet secretary

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Blood Drive in the Warhawks Circle from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. The drive will end on Thursday and photo ID is required

Sexual Assault Awareness in the Student Center Room 170 at 4 p.m.

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Monday, 8-25

1 Miami, Fla. Mayor proposes cameras on cops

2 Atlanta, Ga. Emory releases Ebola patients

3 Mosul, Iraq 4 Northern Syria Dam recaptured New abductions from Islamic State of foreigners

(MCT) — In the wake of national outrage over alleged police misconduct in Ferguson, Mo., Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez on Thursday vowed to make “body cameras” mandatory for all county patrol officers.

His proposed budget calls for purchasing 500 of the mini cameras, enough to outfit about half of MiamiDade’s patrol force. Made by Taser, they’re small enough to snap onto a pair of glasses or a hat in order to record everything an officer sees.

Gimenez’s strong words put Miami-Dade, one of the largest local governments in the country, on the forefront of a national debate over police cameras in the wake of the Ferguson shooting of an unarmed teenager by an officer. Days of unrest followed, with protestors alleging homicide and authorities saying they didn’t yet have enough evidence to pass judgement.

(MCT) — One of two Americans treated for the Ebola virus expressed his gratitude to Emory University Hospital and those who have prayed for him Thursday morning as the hospital announced his release.

Brantly, 33, and Nancy Writebol, 59, were infected with the virus while working at a missionary clinic. Brantly had been working with Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian aid organization, in Africa, where an Ebola outbreak has claimed more than 1,200 lives.

Writebol worked for SIM USA, also a Christian aid group.

Both Brantly and Writebol received an experimental treatment called Zmapp, but it’s not known whether the drug helped or whether they improved on their own, as has happened to others who have survived the disease. Both tested negative to the virus, are free of symptoms and pose no health risk,

(MCT) — Iraqi and Kurdish troops, backed by heavy U.S. air support, recaptured Iraq’s largest dam Monday, the most significant victory over the Islamic State since the militants overran almost half of Iraq in mid-June.

It remained to be seen whether the Iraqi military, which all but collapsed as the Islamic State staged its lightning advance to the doorstep of Baghdad, can capitalize on the first serious setback dealt to the extremists. The Iraqi army remains burdened by serious deficiencies, the country’s sectarian politicians have yet to form a new government and President Barack Obama made it clear again Monday that there are limits to U.S. military intervention.

“I have been firm from the start that we are not reintroducing thousands of U.S. troops back on the ground to engage in combat...” Obama said at White House news conference.

(MCT) — The posting of a video showing the grisly execution of American journalist James Foley by the Islamic State, the al-Qaida spinoff that controls much of Iraq and Syria, coincided with a rash of new abductions of foreigners in northern Syria.

Two Italian citizens and a Japanese man, who might have been fighting with a moderate Syrian rebel group, have been reported kidnapped during the past week.

There are persistent rumors among opposition activists and rebels in the embattled northern Syrian city of Aleppo that a fourth Western national also has disappeared.

Western intelligence and officials on Thursday confirmed that the two Italian citizens were missing and presumed abducted in northern Syria, but they declined to reveal the pair’s identities or the reasons why the two were in Syria.

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Stroll the yard!

“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.

The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.”

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Voyager 1 spacecraft enters interstellar space becoming the first man-made object to do so Birth: Tim Burton, an American director, is born in 1958 Death: Aaliyah, an American singer, dies in 2001 from an airplane crash. She was 22-years-old.

Members of Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc. take a break during the stroll off on Thursday illustrations courtesy of MCTcampus

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Elie Wiesel Political Activist

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NEWS BRIEFS

30 year tradition continues with campus blood drive The annual campus blood drive will begin August 25 and end Ausgust 28. Each donor will recieve a free t-shirt after donating.

LifeShare will host the event, a 30 year tradition according to Ashley White, Donor Recruiter for LifeShare.

Accoridng to White, thousands of blood units have resulted from these drives and saved many lives.

Director of LifeShare Blood Center in Monroe, Phillip Thomas said that it is a safe, simple way to save lives.

Each donor will recieve a total cholesterol screen among other health screening to assist with

monitoring personal health and wellness.

LifeShare Blood Centers regularly supply blood components to 117 medical facilities throughout Louisiana, East Texas, and South Arkansas.

LifeShare was founded in Shreveport in 1942 as a non-profit community service provider.

LifeShare is a member of America’s Blood Centers and the American Rare Donor Program, liscensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and acredited by the AABB.

Student organization promotes immunization The Amrican Pharmicists Association’s-Academy of Student Pharmacists at ULM are promoting the importance of immunization for National Immunization Awareness Month for the remainder of August.

Drew Register, president of the local chapter, shared his concerns of the “anti-vacination” movement’s part in resurfacing numerous vaccine-preventable diseases.

Many young parents and celebrities embrace and endorse this movement and are advocating for others to follow suit.

The movement favors natural, vaccine-free lifestyles for children in lieu of traditional vaccination procedures.

As a result, these anti-vaccination advocats are causing major resurgences of many diseases, such as measles, mumps, and whooping cough.

Register hopes to promote the positivity of vaccination and the importance of having children keep up with their vaccinations.

Many vaccines are easily obtained at local pharmacies.

Email security breach affects recent graduates On August 19 ULM experienced a data security breach when an employee’s email account was accessed by an unauthorized individual.

The security breach may have compromised sensitive information such as names and social security numbers of student who graduated in Fall 2013 or Spring 2014.

The university is advising all who might have been affected to monitor their accounts closely.

Data security measures have been reinforced with ULM Foundation staff. In addition ULM is stengthing it’s data secuirty measures.

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Students want visibility from SGA

by Ashley Lyons and Kate Huff

In anticipation of the first Student Government Association meeting of the year, new SGA Treasurer Marc Calhoun plans to do his best for campus beautification.

Campus beautification is a big goal for SGA this year, according to Calhoun, along with getting more involved with the student body.

“We want any students with concerns to come to us, so that we can try to put a plan together to get every situation and problem solved,” Calhoun said.

But Kyle Bailey-Pham, a sophomore radiologic technology major, thinks the SGA should come to the students rather than having the students “forcefully come to them.”

Larrese Rollins, a senior psychology major, also thinks SGA’s visibility is important.

“It’s a soft no on their communication of student needs to administration. If they are, it’s not very visible,” Rollins said. “It’s more so just them sitting behind a desk.”

Rollins does not think SGA is visible enough in the active efforts they make for the student body.

“You can’t blame everything on the SGA. To some degree, some things can’t be avoided, such as with state budget cuts,” Rollins said.

According to Rollins, it would Robinson be better if SGA did more active things like rallies and students were able to see them out there pushing for them instead of “the typical Tuesday meetings.”

Bailey-Pham wants more clarity on the SGA’s actions.

“What I’ve noticed in the past few days of being here is that they don’t do much in advertising,” Bailey-Pham said.

“I actually knew Calvin Stafford, and you could often see him walking around the SUB shaking hands. We need more of that,” Rollins said.

Calhoun hopes that the SGA will

continue to grow and surpass that of years previous.

“We’re here trying to take care of the student body, we work together to accomplish things, and we are students serving students.” Calhoun said.

Bailey-Pham believes there must be a lot of red tape that keeps people in positions of leadership from getting things done.

“It just seems that it would be more effective if we had a direct voting system.

But, we couldn’t get that idea off the ground if they didn’t advertise it properly,” Bailey-Pham said.

Rollins supports the possibility of having more activity space with the options presented last year for the Natatorium lot.

“It’s pretty much an act of god to get a place to practice sometimes with so many different organizations wanting to use the limited amount of space that we have,” Rollins said. contact Ashley Lyons at lyonsar@warhawks.ulm.edu

Protests continue in spite of violence

by MCT Campus

Although the Missouri National Guard was deployed and a curfew was lifted Monday, what began as a peaceful demonstration here turned restive after dark, as this racially polarized St. Louis suburb hunkered down for another night of painful protests stemming from the police killing of Michael Brown..

Authorities ordered protesters to disperse. Tear gas wafted over the darkened streets. But the standoff continued, and police made several arrests.

A pathologist for the Brown family said his preliminary autopsy suggested no sign of a struggle by the unarmed black man. U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. would visit Ferguson on Wednesday, and Holder announced that FBI agents had conducted several new interviews in the neighborhood where Brown was

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killed.

Police have said Brown, 18, was shot after confronting Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson inside his police car. But at least one witness who was with Brown that afternoon has said Brown was shot as he walked away from the officer with his hands raised, then was struck by additional bullets.

Dr. Michael Baden, a renowned New York forensic pathologist who performed a preliminary autopsy for Brown’s family, said Brown had been shot at least six times and probably could have survived all but one.

Local officials also have performed an autopsy, but its findings have not been released.

Although Ferguson was not under curfew Monday night, police told demonstrators that they needed to keep moving and avoid congregating on sidewalks and parking lots.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon issued

the executive order early Monday to bring in the National Guard, saying in a statement that its “limited mission” will be to protect the command post so local law enforcement officials can ensure the safety of peaceful demonstrators..

Raya Boyte, a senior political science major, said she still believes racism to be a major factor in tension.

“While we have made a great step in decreasing racism in our country over the last 60 plus years it shows there it is still there at some level.”

Boyte said.

Connor McCain, a junior political science major, views the situation as “sticky.”

“I have a lot of respect for officers who serve and protect. That badge doesn’t make you the law though.

You enforce the law, not create it.”

McCain said.

Additional reporting by: Ashley Lyons lyonsar@warhawks.ulm.edu

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OPINION

HAWKEYE P.O.V.

Freshman 15 an inevitable gain Freshman 15 is a myth. It’s not that you won’t gain weight, but your body doesn’t just recognize that you’ve started college, award you 15 pounds for your accomplishment, and then stop to pat itself on the back.

You won’t wake up one morning and randomly find a second chin where your neck used to be or discover love handles sprouting as you sit in biology.

It’s a gradual gain that’s nearly inevitable because there are so many new things working against you.

Your home cooked meals have been replaced with quesaritos and cinnamon twists from Taco Bell, you can count on one hand the number of hours you sleep per night and you’re stressed. You’re stressed about school, work, money, family, friends and whatever else tempts you to eat a whole pint of ice cream in the middle of the night.

As much as it hurts to watch yourself transition from skinny jeans to sweat pants, know that you’re not alone and it will go away. Maybe not as quickly as it came, but it will.

Give yourself a break! After all, this whole college thing is both mentally and physically challenging.

Turning to comfort food is okay, but manage your health and try to make good choices when you can.

Start frequenting the salad bar in the cafeteria and take the stairs up to your dorm room instead of hopping on the elevator.

Put the cinnamon twists down, slowly back away and spend some time in the activity center when you’re tempted to snack out of boredom.

It sounds silly when your mom says it, but it’s true; you’re young and it’s a lot easier for you to gain and lose weight now than it will be 30 years from now.

So, enjoy your college experience and stop stressing about those few pounds that creep up on you at the worst of times. Rock those elastic pants in class, but maybe use them for running afterward.

No matter how stressed you may become, the goal should always be to find a little balance and take care of yourself.

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Humble-bragging plague takes campus by storm Kaitlyn Huff Humble-bragging is a relatively new term, but one that definitely needs to be more widely recognized.

The art of humble-bragging is a subtle one.

Humble-braggers begin their process quietly, sewing the conversational battle ground with land mines set to trigger carefully laid traps.

The humble-bragger has but one desire: to modestly boast about trivial accomplishments.

But modest-boaster doesn’t sound as good as humble-bragger.

We’ve all run into them. They are the ones who seem to always want to let you know that they are in fact better but do not want to outright say it.

They instead dance around the subject, try to get you to bring up a certain topic and then attack.

For example, the humble-bragger will claim to be horrible at math and will then reveal that his or her math ACT score was in the thirties. But “only a 32.”

Humble-bragging is becoming a pandemic that is taking our campus

by storm, and it must be stopped.

Everywhere you turn, they are waiting with their college resumes in hand— wanting to show you how “badly” they did with their extracurricular classes and activities.

They’re moaning like zombies over test scores that weren’t perfect.

The first way to protect yourself against this invasion is to evaluate how you are treating a conversation.

Are you waiting for the chance to pitifully announce one of your achievements? You might just be a humble-bragger.

Are you trying to speak loudly enough so that everyone in the bookstore line will hear you? You are most definitely a humble-bragger.

The cure is simple. Realize that once you reach college, ACT scores and AP classes don’t really matter.

No one cares anymore because you’ve already made it; you’ve proven that you are smart enough, active enough or spirited enough to get in.

Also, realize that just because you were popular in high school, it doesn’t mean you will be popular in college.

There are tons of students who were the “popular kids” in high school.

Find your niche.

You don’t have to be a brilliantly shining comet. It’s okay to settle for that nice little star. Stars are steady, after all, while comets only last a short time.

In college, different things matter.

You being crowned as homecoming queen in your senior year of high

school is not one of them.

But don’t be ashamed of it either.

Just don’t bring it up to everyone you meet.

There is a time and a place for everything, and the stranger you are talking to in the bookstore line probably does not care.

It’s awesome that you were an AP student, but it’s also awesome if you weren’t! Because in college, everyone is in the same classes together. There is no such thing as an AP class.

The main thing to remember is that you are unique, just like everyone else.

Not to be cynical or sound bitter, but remember that there are hundreds of people around this campus that are interesting and new who have the shared experience of high school.

Don’t just stick with your old friends. Make some new ones to complement the old ones.

Get out of your comfort zone and hang out with someone that you thought wasn’t “cool” enough for you high school.

Stop boasting your old letterman and join a team on campus.

As important as your high school accomplishments are, this is a fresh start. Be happy about what you have done and do something new.

You deserve to be proud of yourself, just not at the expense of the stranger standing behind you in Starbucks. #StopTheHumbleBragging2k14. contact Kaitlyn Huff at huffka@warhawks.ulm.edu

To fight the freshman 15…

1.Read labels. Don’t just go and buy random snacks off the grocery store shelf. If there’s a “light” or “reduced fat” option, take it.

2.Walk. You don’t need to drive your car from Commons to the Activity Center. That’s the whole point of going to exercise.

3.Relieve stress. The first thing you want to do when you’re stressed is eat your sorrows away. Pick up a hobby or hang out with friends instead.

4.Compromise. As tempting as it is to walk straight to the pizza station in the cafeteria, don’t bypass the salad bar. You can have a little of both.

5.Calm down. A few pounds won’t be the difference between you being a model and looking like a whale. Just make healthy choices and you will find balance.

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Oppression not a competition Ashley Lyons Imagine being at a fundraiser for childhood cancer. Now imagine someone complaining the entire time that adults get cancer, too. They say things like “it’s not just kids” or “adult cancer is just as important.”

Isn’t that annoying? Yes, anyone can get cancer and it’s all very important. But that fundraiser is specifically for the children.

Childhood cancer is both a separate issue and the same issue. It’s a specific problem that needs solving, yet adults with cancer can still benefit from it being solved.

The point is to not belittle one cause for another.

This happens too often and the message always gets lost because people try to make it a competition.

Struggle and oppression is not a competition.

It’s even worse when one is obviously a bigger problem than the other.

Sexual assault and harassment happens to men. But there is no denying the extent and severity of which it happens to women all over the world every single day.

Sex and hate crimes against women are a huge problem and always have been.

Misogyny combined with crime against women is a specific problem.

It’s a specific problem aimed at women, not men.

When someone wants to specifically discuss sexism against women, sit down and listen.

It’s not the time to chime in “it happens to men, too” or “it’s not just women.” We know. Everyone knows.

But at that particular moment, someone may just want to fight for the women. It may not be the time or place to discuss men.

The same goes for what is happening in Ferguson right now. What is happening is a racially charged hate crime against black people.

Racism against black people is a huge problem. It’s a specific problem

that we need to solve right now.

White people have not and do not experience what black people go through. While racism may happen towards white people, it does not compare.

When cops gun down black children and fire tear gas at protestors, do not try to belittle the situation with “it’s not just black people because one time someone called me a cracker.”

It does not compare. It is not about you. It is about the constant hate crime against women and black people. Not men and white people.

When someone has the courage to speak up about issues like misogyny or racism, it is harmful behavior to shut him or her down.

Don’t silence people. Fight with them and try to understand where they are coming from.

Another harmful tactic men tend to use to silence women’s issues is “not all men.” Which I’m sure some of the men reading this are currently thinking.

When women speak up about their rape or sexual assault, speak out against catcalling and street harassment and stand up to misogyny, it is ridiculous for a man to brush her off

because he isn’t personally like that.

It’s time to stop constantly telling women that “not all men are like that” and listen to why all women feel that way.

Look at it this way: imagine being a child who was attacked by a dog. You are left physically and emotionally scarred.

You develop a fear of dogs or at the very least an apprehension of them.

Dogs are frightening now because you don’t know what they will do or what they are capable of. Walking past a loud and vicious dog is frightening.

Growing up, you realize not all dogs are vicious. Not all dogs are going to attack you and not all dogs are like that.

But a lot of them are. Enough of them are to the point where that wariness of dogs never quite seems to go away.

You can probably handle a gentle dog that just wants to play. You cannot handle a dog that barks and jumps at you.

This is not saying that men are dogs.

This is an analogy that everyone can relate to because so many people have probably had bad experiences with certain animals at some point

in their lives, just like the women who have had bad experiences with certain men throughout their lives.

Women are fully aware that not all men will hurt them or hate them, but enough of them do.

I’m sure that can also apply to how the citizens of Ferguson feel about their police force.

They understand not all white men and not all cops are like that. There is no need to shove it in their faces.

It is selfish to brush off someone’s feelings or negative experiences just because you wouldn’t act as their abuser did or you know someone that would have acted differently in the same situation.

It’s also selfish to ignore one issue by talking louder about another.

So as a man, you may respect women with all your heart and value them as much as yourself.

As a police officer, you may value the lives of the people you protect and treat your job with respect.

You would never put a hand on them violently or without consent.

But guess what? Not all men are like that. contact Ashley Lyons at lyonsar@warhawks.ulm.edu

From the previous online poll...

What’s the best part about being back?

Closer to graduating..66.67 % Seeing friends again..16.67 % Sports..17 % Classes..0 % illustration by Breanna Harper

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NEWS

Students explore the nest through Instagram

by Stacy Reppond

ULM students can win monetary prizes and discover the campus community with the popular social media photography application Instagram.

The Office of Public Information and Campus Activities Board are sponsoring the campus-wide contest on Instagram called “Warhawks Explore the Nest.” The contest began August 19 and ends October 7.

Hunter Harris is the Communications and Marketing Specialist at the Office of Public Information.

Harris wanted to keep ULM’s social media “fresh for students.” Harris said that he wanted to engage students but not stray from ULM traditions.

Harris The contest means to send students out of their dorm rooms to explore the “nest.” The “nest” that is ULM is new and possibly daunting for incoming freshmen, but the competition can help them to adjust.

“The nest could mean being at home,” Harris said.

Harris said that students should realize the campus, community and cultural aspects of Monroe around them.

Students at Convocation last Wednesday already began participating by uploading pictures at Convocation to Instagram, completing task one of “go to Convocation.”

However, the competition continues past the Week of Welcome. Tasks involving Homecoming and athletic events will keep participants busy throughout the semester.

“It is a cool way to get new students involved,” Stephen

Snelling, a sophomore pre-pharmacy major, said.

Students can win either by speed or creativity. The “Speedy Warhawk Path” rewards the student who completes 31 of 50 listed tasks and shows proof in an Instagram picture in the shortest amount of time. This student will win $150 in ULM Bookstore credit and “exclusive access” for the home against ULL on November 15.

With the “Creative Warhawk Path,” students submit their best photographs to Instagram that show completion of the listed tasks. Three winners will be chosen based on “likes” on Facebook and Instagram.

Judges will select five pictures based on creativity, originality, and Warhawk spirit to upload to ULM’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. “Fans” will have a week to judge and select their favorite pictures by “liking” the pictures on Facebook and Instagram.

The first place winner will win the same prize as the “Speedy Warhawk” winner. The second place winner will win $100 in Bookstore credit and the third place winner $50 in Bookstore credit.

The rules said participants should follow the Instagram account @ULMonroe and submit their photographs through Instagram labeled with the tag #ULMNest and tag @ULMonroe in the pictures, including the corresponding number of the task from the list.

Students can find all of the official rules and more information on ULM’s Facebook page.

The competition allows students to generate social media content to give the community and even prospective students the chance to “explore the nest.” contact Stacy Reppond at repponsm@warhawks.ulm.edu

Fraternity brings home Robert A. Smythe award

by Tejal Patel

On July 31, 2014, members of the University of Louisiana at Monroe’s PIKE chapter brought home their 16th consecutive Robert A. “Smythe” award from the Pi Kappa Alpha International Convention held in Baltimore, Md. Given to the top 10 percent of Pi Kappa Alpha chapters each year, the award is based on excelling in 16 areas. Among these competitive categories are campus involvement, academics, new member education, alumni relations, community service, athletics, management and risk awareness.

Tommy Walpole, executive director of auxiliary enterprises and the fraternity’s staff adviser, attended the annual convention with PIKE President Clark Bentsen, Internal Vice President Alex Crist, Zach Rachal, and Allen Perry.

“Pikes are a pretty competitive group with a yearly goal of being the best in whatever they attempt,” said Walpole, “If you excel in these

16 areas, you’re doing things the right way and that is the expectation which has been set.”

Bentsen, a senior m a n a g e m ent Bentsen major, enjoyed seeing the fraternity on such a large scale. “It was the first International Convention for all four of us so it was an eye opening experience.”

Previous Pi Kappa Alpha conventions drew more than 700 undergraduates, alumni, and supporters from all of North America. For ULM chapter members, attending the 2014 event provided an opportunity for networking and meeting new people.

“We all strive to make this fraternity the best in the world, so listening to other chapters that excel is a great way to help ours do the same,” Bensten said.

“We believe it’s school first and if

PIKE earned a total GPA

over 3.0 for the fourth consecutive year all of us make that our top priority, everything else will fall into place,” said Bentsen.

They also earned their 28th Raymond L. Orians Award for Chapter Excellence and were named as a William R. Nester Outstanding Alumni Association.

After such a successful year for both alumni and student members, Pike aims to continue their involvement at ULM and in the community.

“The path to this goal is hard work, supporting each other, and achieving success by their own efforts, not by bringing others down,” said Walpole.

contact Tajel Patel at pateltn@warhawks.ulm.edu

photo by Mackey James

Caleb McGurk poses on top of the Warhawk with Deantonia Jackson (left) and Sarah Tran (right) while Bethany Ratcliff takes their entry for the competition.

Campus settles into Walker Hall

by Ashley Lyons

Students and faculty sound off on the changes in Walker Hall.

English instructor Vanelis Rivera is glad to be back in Walker Hall. The incident left her department scattered across campus for a couple of years and now Rivera feels like she a part of everything again.

“Walker is home. It’s where I took most of my classes when I was graduate student,” Rivera said.

Before the move back, she was located on the fifth floor of the library and now in Walker Hall she has a more stable office to call her own.

Rivera experimented with ideas on Pinterest to make her new space reflect her personality. An entire wall is decorated with pages from magazines she had laying around. She said it makes her feel very comfortable.

As a sophomore Cameron Irby had never seen the inside of Walker Hall before this week. The English major was excited to have the opportunity to

use the “new” building for his classes.

“The classrooms are actually very clean, up-to-date and modern, whereas Brown, where my previous classes were, felt like a high school setting,” Irby said.

But the aesthetic of Walker Hall isn’t the concern for Tralandra Ross, senior computer information systems major, who must depend on elevators to get to class. Ross is wheelchair bound and worries the slow elevators will prevent her from getting to class on time.

“The elevator system is very poor. It takes forever to go up and down three floors,” Ross said.

The upper floors did not receive as much renovation as the first floor and Myra Callender, a sophomore art major, wishes something could have been done with the bathrooms.

“They have a Silent Hill-like atmosphere to them with the lights flickering on and off,” Callender said. contact Ashley Lyons at lyonsar@warhawks.ulm.edu

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According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention...

Most U.S. youth:

A poor diet can increase the risk for lung, esophageal, stomach, colorectal, and prostate cancers.

Hunger and food insecurity (i.e., reduced food intake and disrupted eating patterns because a household lacks money and other resources for food) might increase the risk for lower dietary quality and undernutrition.

• Do not meet the recommendations for eating 2½ cups to 6½ cups* of fruits and vegetables each day • Do not eat the minimum recommended amounts of whole grains (2–3 ounces* each day) • Eat more than the recommended maximum daily intake of sodium (1,500–2,300 mg* each day) .

Adults need at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of exercise each week.

Eating a healthy breakfast is associated with improved cognitive function, reduced absenteeism, and improved mood.

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NEWS Empty calories from added sugars and solid fats contribute to 40% of daily calories for children and adolescents aged 2–18 years, affecting the overall quality of their diets.

The CDC also endorses choosemyplate.gov which will tell you how much of each food group to eat based on weight, height, sex, age and level of physical activity.

Good choices key to staying healthy

by Kate Huff

Eating balanced meals three times a day can be tough for those living on campus. However, Center for Disease Control studies show that skipping meals for any reason can cause lasting damage.

Rachel Ratcliff, a freshmen kinesiology major, has experienced a major change in her diet as she’s started the semester.

“I used to eat all the time. I mainly eat in my room; I’ve had a lot of sandwiches for dinner. I may eat maybe two good meals a day,” Ratcliff said.

Ratcliff finds it hard to make time for meals, but tries to make them as healthy as possible.

“Buying my own groceries has really helped me regulate my diet. I buy healthy snacks, like baked chips and protein bars.

The worst thing I have as a snack is probably gummy worms,” Ratcliff said.

Ratcliff works out regularly in an effort to maintain her current weight.

“I have to watch my blood sugar, so the healthy eating is mainly due to that. I was almost diagnosed with Type II Diabetes, but I lost a lot of weight and cleaned up my diet,” Ratcliff said.

Ratcliff attributed the Freshmen 15 mostly to stress. With homework, midterms and papers, it is easy to eat more or stop eating.

“School is important, and everyone wants to do well, but make your health a priority,” Ratcliff said.

Ratcliff suggested finding friends to share meals with as an incentive to eat regularly.

“Find a buddy who will care about you, not just encourage you to eat, but to encourage you to eat healthy,” Ratcliff said.

Sarah Tran, a freshman pre-pharmacy major, found herself skipping meals often due to lack of hunger.

“Sometimes I just don’t feel hungry. The last time I actually

felt hungry was when a friend asked me out to dinner and I realized I was starving,” Tran said.

Tran said skipping meals is a horrible habit, and she tries to make up for skipped lunches with snacks and a large breakfast.

“Breakfast is my really my only healthy meal it’s the only one that I can really sit down and eat,” Tran said.

Though Tran does not go to the activity center, she feels as though she has lost weight.

“Just from walking to class and walking up stairs all day in this heat I can feel that my shirts are looser,” Tran said.

Elizabeth Owens, a freshman accounting major, said that surrounding yourself with friends can lead to a healthier lifestyle.

“Don’t make basement friends, make attic friends who will lift you up. Every student wants to do well in school, it’s the number one priority, but don’t skip meals and don’t starve yourself,” Owens said.

Tran agreed and stressed the importance of not starving yourself for any reason.

“You need food. You need to have energy. You can’t concentrate without it. If you skip meals it becomes so hard to focus in class and you won’t do well,” Tran said.

Tran said she believes that eating right and the possible eating disorders that students can develop should be covered in University Seminar.

“If you have a problem, you don’t want to have that stigma.

But if it is in a class we are all required to take no one gets called out,” Tran said.

Mackey James, a senior communications major and former personal trainer at the activity center, said that he believes fitness and health to be the same thing.

“If you are working on your fitness, you are working on your health. Fitness is actually 80% diet,” James said.

James found that skipping meals is detrimental to metabolism and diet.

“I would suggest, that if you aren’t gong to work out a lot and

you want to maintain your current health, eat five to six small meals a day. If you don’t, you put yourself into starvation mode and your metabolism slows down,” James said.

James recommended eating snacks every two to three hours rather than full meals. James suggested items such as protein bars in between meals.

“Good well-balanced meals are the best way to keep your metabolism healthy,” James said.

James encouraged the occasional cheat day, especially if you work out regularly. James advised those hoping to avoid putting on fat to stay away from high carbs and starches.

“Stay away from things that process into sugar. Alcohol directly processes into the bad type of fat and sugars in our bodies. You won’t shed a lot of pounds by binge drinking.

Everything should be in moderation,” James said.

James said that a variety of healthy foods can be found in the cafeteria and SUB; you only have to know what to look for there.

James warned against skipping meals as it leads to the body entering starvation mode. Sluggishness and loss of focus are some side effects of lack of eating.

“You need a certain amount of calories a day, and if you don’t it them in consistently you will suffer. If you don’t put enough in you won’t get anything out,” James said.

Avoiding caffeine will help in regulating eating habits.

Caffeine stimulates a temporary energy burst, but is often accompanied by a crash.

“Find healthier ways to give yourself that energy. Anytime you are changing your diet up your body will go through a chemical change you will be irritable and sluggish, but after about a month you will get better,” James said.

James reminded those considering changing their diet doesn’t necessarily mean sacrifice.

“Diet simply means the way you eat.,” James said. contact Kate Huff at huffka@warhawks.ulm.edu

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NEWS

Week of Welcome: A Look Back

photo by Mackey James

Alpha Phi Alpha making a pyramid of people at the stroll off on Thursday

This year’s Week of Welcome greeted students with festivities and fun.

With food, games and surprise ice bucket challenges, Warhawks were able to celebrate the new semester in style.

During Move in Mania students settled into their dorms with a little help from the Up ‘Til Dawn executive board and later celebrated at the BCM Friday Night Welcome.

Students attended the BCM Freshman Fiesta, PREP football scrimmage, and movie night in Malone Stadium Saturday.

Sunday Game Night prepared students for the first day of classes with a night full of fun.

Ace the Warhawk leading the Convocation March on Wednesday

Students let loose at the Ice Cream and Karaoke Social on Monday

After a full day of class Monday, students were able to attend Fish Fry and Frisbees and Ice Cream and Karaoke.

Inflatable Fun and Convocation allowed students to blow off first week stress and honor the students of ULM. Students gathered to watch the Greek Life Showcase in the Quad and later attended the NPHC Stroll Off in Bayou Park and party Greek style Wednesday.

Thursday held a special surprise of SGA Officers completing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

Friday wrapped up Week of Welcome with Alpa Phi Alpha’s Jump Off Party.

photo by Breanna Harper

photo by Breanna Harper

Alpha Phi Alpha members show off their spirit on Thursday

photo by Mackey James

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NEWS

photo by Breanna Harper

Freshmen make their way to Fant-Ewing Coliseum in the Convocation March on Wednesday

photo by Mackey James

Adrian LeJeune (left) Bryson Belaire (middle) and Chris Atkins (right) of SGA do the ALS Ice Bucket Challange on Thursday

photo by Breanna Harper

photo by Mackey James

Dr. Brumfield hoola-hooping at Greek Showcase on Wednesday

photo by Daniel Russell

Alli Roberson in line at the Wesley Fish Fry and Frisbees on Monday

photo by Daniel Russell

Ryan Walker plays cornhole at Greek Showcase on Wednesday

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FREESTYLE

Positive thinking earns students success

by Gwendolyn Ducre In the beginning of the semester, some professors usually end their first-day-of-class speech by saying a student must have a positive attitude to pass their class along with the grades, of course. And sometimes, students ignore the advice or just say, “Yeah. Right.” But professors are on to something.

Barbara Fredrickson, author and psychology professor, did her own studies on positive thinking and how it affects the brain. Fredrickson conducted a study that proved how having more optimism in one’s life could create more possibilities.

Imagine that. Imagine always, or mostly, thinking there is always happiness at the end of that dark tunnel. Great, right?

“Positive people are able to maintain a broader perspective and see the big picture which helps them identify solutions where as negative people maintain a narrower perspective and tend to focus on problems,” Fredrickson said.

Kiana Henderson, a sophomore pre-pharmacy major, said when she was in high school she was her class valedictorian.

College was the first time she’s received a “B.” So, staying positive was sometimes challenging. Henderson said she has to coach herself every semester to get through successfully. “‘I can do this.’ ‘I’m determined to get all A’s.’ I say that every semester. It keeps me determined to get the grades that I want,” said Henderson. “I’m not a negative person. I don’t like negative people. All of my friends are positive people.”

Marriages are much more likely to succeed when the couple experiences a 5 to 1 ratio of positive to negative interactions whereas when the ratio approaches 1 to 1, marriages are more likely to end in divorce. (John Gottman) Positive people who regularly express positive emotions are more resilient when facing stress, challenges and adversity.

(Several Studies)

Positive thoughts and emotions counter the negative effects of stress. For example, you can’t be thankful and stressed at the same time.

Positive emotions such as gratitude and appreciation help athletes perform at a higher level. (Heartmath.

Positivity is something that can get someone through rough times.

Nesha Freeman, a junior pre-pharmacy major, said being a positive student helps her grades improve.

Freeman also said students should be positive when studying.

“Positivity defiantly has a better outcome than negativity,” said Freeman.

“Coming in to a situation positively just gives me the strength to make it through Henderson the day. I will always have a smile on my face because thereis no need to be sad or mad.”

Positivity starts with the brain. Positivity is an emotion that can overcome one’s actions. When a person is sad, he or she cries. When a person is happy, they smile. When a person is positive, they create positive things.

Be positive. Create positivity. Smile. contact Gwendolyn Ducre at ducregk@warhawks.ulm.edu

Positive People Live Longer – In a study of nuns, those that regularly expressed positive emotions lived on average 10 years longer. (The Nun Study)

Positive work environments outperform negative work environments. (Daniel Goleman)

Positive, optimistic sales people sell more than pessimistic sales people.

(Martin Seligman)

Positive leaders are able to make better decisions under pressure.

(Heartmath.org)

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Greek Life showcases orginizations

by Amanda Hikes Sororities and fraternities showcased their organization’s history and facts in the Quad on Wednesday.

Jessica Williams, a senior general studies major, said her college experience has changed since going Greek last spring.

“I’m much busier, but I like it better that way. Free time is boring,” Williams said.

Williams is a member of the Theta Zeta chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Williams also said her favorite events hosted by her sorority are those that involve doing community service.

“It feels great to give back to the community,” says photos by Daniel Russel Williams. members of Zeta Phi Beta Grayson Dimarco, a sophomore pre-pharmacy major, best chapter. Dimarco encourages students to go Greek is a member of the Eta Omicron chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha because it is a great way to get out there and network.

(Pikes). Grayson said the Pikes are involved in various “I didn’t really know many people when I came to community service programs.

ULM, but by rushing, I got the opportunity to meet more “We host Puppies for Pike during finals week. It’s a great people,” Dimarco said. way to help get animals from local shelters get adopted,” Organizations are encouraged to give back to their Dimarco said. community as other members has done in the past.

The Pikes also volunteer for the National Hunting Giving back not only makes the organization appear to and Fishing Day and have won awards for having the be humanitarians, but it gives change for the community.

Brittany Beasley, a senior English major and a member of the Kappa Theta Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, said her sorority also participates in community service events.

“We partnered with Girl Scouts for the mall lock in and also do Operation Book bag to give school supplies to students at the local elementary schools in Monroe,” Beasley said.

Many organizations infuse fun with community service. Social events and parties are oftentimes related with some sort of community service, or giving back.

Marc Anthony Calhoun, junior biology major and president of the Eta Chi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, said the fraternity hosts,and is involved in numerous events during the year such as the annual Breast Cancer Forum, the Miss Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant and the Jump Off Party during Week of Welcome which doubles as a school supply drive for local schools in the area, and other events.

“The programs and events presented by this fraternity not only benefit college students, but also students in local grade schools. We do our best to give back to the community,” Calhoun said.

Community service and meeting new people are two big aspects of Greek Life along with many others. To learn more about Greek life at ULM, visit the website or office of Greek life in the Student Center Room 257. contact Amanda Hikes at member of Omega Psi Phi, Incorporated hikesadl@warhawks.ulm.edu

illustration by Jacob Evans

Facebook Messenger Faces Glitches

by Carmen Blackwell New and improved Facebook Messenger has mixed reviews about changes made. Facebook Messenger is an instant messenger application created for mobile phones.

The new app allows users to send and receive text messages as well as photos through your Facebook account.

The app launched two weeks ago, and some users said they are irritated and others concerned over security issues.

Although the app was created to make messaging easier for Facebook users, development has proven otherwise.

Reported glitches in the making of Facebook messenger has been the hot topic of conversation.

Amos Olatayo, a psychology graduate student, said this has been the most trouble he’s had with Facebook.

“I can’t see the pictures I’m sharing using Facebook Messenger.

I can’t receive them either. I tried sending an attachment picture to a friend through private messaging and the mobile app, or my laptop, will let me see them,” Olatayo said.

Facebook Messenger does not always give the right information.

Every time you log in to Facebook it has to retrieve all user’s information from the server of billions of accounts. Small glitches occur this way.

Ashlyn Evans, a freshman prenursing major, said she’s heard rumors about the difficulties using

Facebook Messenger.

“I figured it was just my phone acting up, or that I needed to delete the app then reinstall it again. I tried that, and it was still really slow and draining my battery.

Until they update the app and fix whatever is going on, I won’t bother with it,” Evans said.

Facebook users have also discovered a bug exposing users’ private messages on their timelines.

This has concerned many about their privacy.

The application provided a quick fix for the bug, telling users to edit the privacy options on individual posts.

Click the “pencil” icon that appears at the top right of posts.

The drop down menu will appear, then the user can choose to hide a particular post from the timeline or delete the post altogether.

Facebook will soon get rid of this loophole. Facebook is working on a new design that will improve all accounts and cure glitches of any kind.

They are planning to make a server side change which will zap the bug and dispose of most glitches.

While the workaround may not stay for long, Facebook messenger should soon be better than ever.

Facebook is a sit that is most commonly used in the soial media world. So, having security needed is a major factor in earning members. Users should always be careful. contact Carmen Blackwell at blackwcm@warhawks.ulm.edu

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New Orlean’s dance bounces it’s way around

Bounce dancing is no fad to New Olrean’s natives and surronding areas. But, the trend is now getting reconized in many states.

Outside Viners, YouTubers and Bloggers are taking to the dance by posting videos on their social sites. The up-tempo music has its own unique sound that makes fans want to get up and dance. It’s like twerking times 10.

Big Freedia, New Orleans bounce artist, has been given her own show on Fuse network. Freedia will be honored by the City Council for being “The Queen of Bounce”.

by Stacey Reppond

Kinesiology is one of ULM’s oldest departments, but it has changed and adapted to the business and health needs of today’s society.

Ken Alford, kinesiology department head, called kinesiology a “scientific discipline” including a “relatively broad scope of inquiry.”

ULM’s kinesiology department offers four concentrations in the major: pre-physical therapy, exercise science, fitness and sport industry, and health/physical education certification.

Each concentration differs and allows students various career options.

ULM’s department is the only program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in Louisiana for its pre-physical therapy and exercise science concentrations.

“This accreditation is nationally recognized and indicates to graduate and professional programs the

academic rigor of our undergraduate program in those areas making our graduates more highly sought,” Alford said.

Alford said that most kinesiology graduates from ULM pursue graduate or professional education.

The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education accredits the health/physical education program.

Kinesiology students can gain practical experience at ULM. All kinesiology majors are Totman required to complete an internship. Recent internship locations include local schools, physical therapy clinics and fitness clubs.

These students can also use the Human Performance Lab on the first floor of Brown Hall and work events such as the Special Olympics and other sport activities.

Alford said that even classroom experiences often differ from students’ ideas of a traditional college class.

“We are very diverse as a discipline, and it shows,” Alford said.

Colten Ponder is a senior kinesiology major with a fitness and sports industry (FASI) concentration.

Ponder switched to this concentration from pre-physical therapy for a wider range of job opportunities.

He said the FASI concentration has a business background and offers basic business and finance classes that appealed to him.

Kinesiology graduates can find careers in personal or athletic training, sports management, cardiac rehabilitation, health/ physical education, physical therapy and more.

Each concentration has different elements to offer students.

The people of Northeast Louisiana are not seeing red. They are seeing camouflage.

There has been a rise in the popularity of camouflage clothing recently. This rise could be attributed to local influences such as the television show and cast Duck Dynasty of West Monroe.

There are plenty of local boutiques to find the latest camouflage clothing and to join the trend.

ULM students will also be able to don their camouflage at Thursday’s “camo out” football game against Wake Forest.

Ponder said the preprofessional therapy concentration will prepare students for professional school and the FASI concentration “covers a broad number of topics” with varying classes that relate to sports and is “great for athletes.”

“I feel like this major is a lot of what you need to know and not a ton of classes that aren’t relevant and that you may not need,” Ponder said.

Two kinesiology organizations are available for students. The Association of Students in Kinesiology (ASK) is a service and social organization for majors, while Phi Epsilon Kappa Fraternity is a kinesiology honor society. contact Stacey Reppond at repponsm@warhawks.ulm.edu

‘Boy Meets World’: Next Generation

local

Camouflage clothing floods Northeast region

illustration by Jacob Evans

FREESTYLE

Cory Mathews is back. He’s back from meeting the world in the new Disney series ‘Girl Meets World.’

Where Mathew’s daughter, Riley Mathews, takes on her own journey of the world.

Now, I don’t watch Disney Channel anymore, but I had to watch this season of ‘Girl Meets World’-especially since most of the old cast will be guest starring. People like Mr. Feeny, Cory’s parents, Shawn Hunter even Minkus.

For every old character there’s a new one. Here’s the irony of that; Minku’s real-life son is playing the role of Minkus in ‘Girl Meets World’.

Cory’s character is still the same

lovable character, but in a different way. This time around he’s a lovable nurturing big kid at heart. We’ve known him to be irresponsible. So, seeing him as a full-time parent-and teacher- is inteteresting.

We always want to know what happens in the end. Do they really stay together? Do their dreams and hopes come true? And ‘Girl Meets World’ answers all of those questions for old fans.

Though the original series wasn’t on Disney Channel, I’m curious to see how some family issues will be addressed.

Back when ABC Family aired ‘Boy Meets World,’ the show address reallife issues that most families and young people deal with.Every show had a realist lesson.

Today, people aren’t really talking about common issues anymore.

And if they are, it’s light and typical.

Never anything hard-hitting. That’s why “Boy Meets World’ was able to last the way it did and have something worth coming back. contact Gwendolyn Ducre at ducregk@warhawks.ulm.edu

August 25, 2014

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FREESTYLE crossword

Across 1 Some daily activities 7 Restored vigor to, in a way 15 Big Sur retreat 16 Chef’s assortment 17 Philosopher de Beauvoir 18 1992 Michelle Pfeiffer role 19 Wright-Patterson, e.g.: Abbr.

20 Certain laundry load 22 “This is just __” 23 Titicaca feeders 25 Forest mom 26 Turning points 27 __ Lodge 29 “Fats” Waller piano style 31 Gang leader of old comics 33 Trick 37 Goethe’s “The __-King” 38 To begin with 40 Yvette, e.g.

41 Soup vegetable

43 Stewed 45 “Free,” in “land of the free” 47 Wheat used in health food 48 Gets clean 51 19th/20th-century civil rights leader __ B. Wells 53 Marching band?

54 On the wrong side (of ) 55 Ceremonial lineup 57 Disallow 58 Common ore of mercury 60 Pin down 62 Form a union 63 Sees the light, maybe 64 Like many sales 65 Devote, as time Down 1 1962 Crystals album with cover art of a biker 2 “Whatever”

horoscope 3 Hoodwink 4 Workers’ rights gp. since 1919 5 Look after 6 Three-time Masters winner 7 Flying cartoon hero, formally 8 Some NASA missions 9 Favorite 10 Ahead 11 Wedding cake specification 12 Tones down 13 Backspace, usually 14 Reasons for as-is sales 21 Actress Dawson of “Men in Black II” 24 Wintry commercial prefix 26 Spanish sky 28 Doubled-over reaction 30 Capitol center 32 Where some artists’ firings occur 34 Cook poorly, in a way 35 Ideal pairing 36 1980s-’90s Richard Mulligan sitcom 39 Age abbr.

42 Hawaiian priests 44 AQI monitor 46 California city near Bakersfield 48 Salad bar items 49 Burning 50 Pacific island nation 52 Grover’s 1890s vice president 55 Troubled Mideast region 56 Ready to grow 59 Garbage holder 61 James, again, briefly

Aries:

A moon opposition has you reconsidering your options. If you’re in a relationship, you’re wondering if this person is truly compatible with you. If you’re single, you might be thinking about moving to a new location or taking a big trip somewhere.

Taurus:

You’ll have all the answers as the moon inspires you to solve problems in a creative way. If you and your sweetheart haven’t been getting along, you could figure out how to fix things and get along much better.

Trust your instincts.

Gemini:

Your friends could be pressuring you to join them in an activity or they might want to introduce you to someone who is suddenly single.

Although you’re set in your ways lately, the moon is encouraging you to be open to trying new things.

Cancer:

You’ll have a good time reconnecting with an old friend or revisiting a past romance with someone. Neptune is helping you figure out some of the energy dynamics and personality quirks that create real chemistry between you and this person.

Leo:

Don’t let other people control or dominate you. Saturn is reminding you that you should never let others push you around, especially when it comes to making major life decisions. Avoid giving your personal power away to control freaks or bullies.

Virgo:

A bouncy new moon in your sign is putting you in an optimistic mood. You’ll feel more comfortable in your own skin than you have in weeks. No matter what is happening in your personal or professional life, you’ll see that you can keep improving

Libra:

You could feel a sudden attraction to someone who isn’t your usual type. Venus is creating some weird, odd reactions to people in your social circle. You might be tempted to become a stalker or make an extremely personal confession to a relative stranger. Don’t do it.

Scorpio:

You and your partner aren’t seeing eye to eye just now. Many of your differences are coming to the surface. The moon says you need to remember that sometimes those differences are what make a relationship truly rewarding and powerful.

Sagittarius:

Playful Venus is making you super flirtatious. You’ll want to make sure that people notice you wherever you go. You’ll do everything within your power to charm, amaze, and tantalize attractive strangers. Along the way you could meet someone really special.

Capricorn:

You could find yourself in a position to offer some important advice to someone. The moon is putting you in a generous mood, and you’ll want to help out. Maybe your best friend is trying to sort out his or her love life. Offer your assistance.

Aquarius:

Someone is falling for you in a big way, and you’re not even noticing it. You’ve been pretty busy lately managing your own life, and you don’t realize that someone you’ve been interacting with could be developing a huge crush on you.

Pisces:

You know what you need to do, but you might feel a little nervous or afraid. Neptune says just do the right thing anyway. Maybe you need to cut off ties to somebody who has become toxic to you. You’ll feel better after it’s over. illustrationby Jacob Evans

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SPORTS

Volleyball sets up to serve successful season

by Dakota Ratley

ULM Volleyball looks to prove preseason polls wrong and get out off the Sun Belt cellar.

The team is coming off of a disappointing 5-29 season, which featured a 2-16 record in conference. The team finished last in the Sun Belt. The preseason polls have the team placing in the same position this year.

Second-year coach Patrick Hiltz would not make any promises on where his team would finish, but he did have a warning for the rest of the conference.

“I know that the rest of the conference thinks we’re going to finish last.

I think they’re sorely mistaken,” Hiltz said.

While the squad didn’t have a lot of team success, they had plenty of individual efforts to celebrate. Every Warhawk on the roster set at least one career high last year.

Hiltz said that the team understands that individual achievements are great, but that “the only stat the matters is that win/loss column.”

The past few years have not been great for the Warhawks. Each year it seems as if the team is ready to break out but then falls apart. This year the goal is once again to make the conference tournament for the first time in ULM history.

This year’s group will be anchored by senior libero Marcela Araya. Last

year Araya set the ULM single season record for digs with 549. She was only 33 digs away from taking over the school record for most digs in a ca- reer. The conference named her the Sun Belt Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.

Araya said that the depth of the team shows up in practice. She said that the team practices better now than they have at any other time in her career.

“Whenever you have competition, they push to give your best every single time in practice, so you get better faster just because you have someone else trying to take your spot,” she said.

The team will begin the year par- ticipating in the SHSU Tournament, UCA Tournament and McNeese

Tournament. They will travel to Stephen F. Austin in between the UCA and McNeese Tournaments. The team will play host to Grambling State in the lone non-conference home game.

The team conference schedules includes yearly opponents such as WKU, Troy and Texas State. This year schedule also includes first year Sun Belt member Appalachian State.

Each conference foe plays a home and home series. contact Dakota Ratley at ratleydl@warhawks.ulm.edu

More Warhawk spirit is needed on campus

Take a deep breath on a fall Saturday on a college campus and what do you smell? That mix of meat on the grill, alcohol and sweat can only mean one thing. College football is back.

A long 232 days separates the end of last season from the beginning of this season. The summer brought the end of the “Johnny Football” era and the beginning of the legacy of “Crab Legs Jamies. “ This season looks to bring more excitement through the newly added college football playoffs.

The excitement of college football is undeniable. What makes it so special is that most of the fans in the stands have a direct relation to the team. That team represents the university, and the students make up the university. That explains the passion behind the thousands of fans that fill the stadiums each game day.

It’s unfortunate that football sea-

SHSU Tournament

Fri, Aug. 29

Sam Houston State

Huntsville, Texas

Fri, Aug 29

UT-Pan American

Huntsville, Texas

Sat, Aug. 30

Cal State

Bakersfield, Texas

Sat, Aug 30

Mississippi State

Huntsville, Texas

UCA Tournament Fri, Sept. 5

Central Arkansas

Conway, Ark.

Fri, Sept. 5

Tulsa

Conway, Ark.

Sat, Sept 6

Boise State

Conway, Ark.

Wed, Sept 10

Stephen F.Austin

Monroe, La.

McNeese Tournament Fri, Sept. 12

Prairie View A&M

Lake Charles, La.

Fri, Sept. 12

Alcorn State

Lake Charles, La.

Sat, Sept. 13

Tenessee Tech

Lake Charles, La.

Sat, Sept. 13

McNeese State

Lake Charles, La.

Mon, Sept. 15

Grambling State

Monroe, La

Conference Games

Wed, Sept. 17

Fri, Sept. 19

Sun, Sept. 21

son doesn’t last all year. Football brings the whole school together in a way that nothing else does. There’s something about a bunch of sweaty guys hitting each other that just gets

the school spirit flowing.

Monroe seems to have a problem with that though. While school spir- it has certainly risen in recent years, it still pales in comparison to many other schools in our state. Whenever people wear another school’s gear on campus, it paints a bad picture.

Would you see ULM gear at LSU? I doubt it.

I get that ULM hasn’t had as much success as other schools in the state, but every program has to start some- where. If you don’t want to wear school colors or cheer on your uni versity for any other reason, do it because of the peer pressure. Come on,

all of the cool kids are doing it!

It doesn’t matter whom your dad cheers for, your mom cheers for or you grew up cheering for in the past.

You’re a Warhawk now. Why cheer for something that you are not a part over something that you are?

Enjoy the next few months. Football goes by way too fast. So go have fun at the games, tailgate with friends and please put the purple and gold apparel in the back of the closet for at least that one week in September. contact Dakota Ratley at ratleydl@warhawks.ulm.edu

The When and Where!

Fri, Sept. 26 Sun, Sept. 28 Fri, Oct. 3 Wed, Oct. 8 Fri, Oct. 10 Sun, Oct. 12

UALR

Little Rock, Ark.

Georgia State

Monroe, La.

Texas State

Monroe, La.

Georgia Southern

Monroe, La.

UT Arlington

Arlington, Texas

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Jonesboro, Ark.

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Monroe, La.

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Monroe, La.

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San Marcos, Texas

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Statesboro, Ga.

Sun, Oct. 19

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Boone, N.C.

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Monroe, La.

UT Arlington

Monroe, La.

Fri, Oct. 31

UALR

Monroe, La.

Fri, Nov 7

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Sat, Nov 8

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Fri, Nov 14

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Monroe, La

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Monroe, La

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Mobile, Ala.

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Troy, Ala. Atlanta Georgia

Lafayette, La

August 25, 2014

THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE

Soccer ready to kick season off

by Dakota Ratley

The women’s soccer team is displeased with being picked to finish last in the Sun Belt this year.

The team is coming off a 6-12-1 record last year that included a 1-7 record in the conference. They finished tied at the bottom of the Sun Belt.

Second-year coach Roberto Mazza said that his team is ready to prove everyone wrong.

“Nobody wants to be last. That’s just going to add more fuel to the fire,” Mazza said.

Lone senior Cerene Arsenault will lead this year’s team. First-team AllLouisiana forward Jenna Pillon will also return. The sophomore is coming off a season in which she led the team in goals, points and game-winning goals.

The youth of this team looks to be an advantage. There are only four members of this year’s team that are upperclassmen. However, these players carry a lot of experience, as the team returns 10 of its 11 starters from last year.

Despite an extra year with this core group of players, redshirt sophomore Antonia Land says this team is focused on this season.

“I think we’re ready to win now.

Everybody is in the right mindset, and we all have that same goal,” she said.

That goal is to make it to the conference tournament. The last time the Warhawks made it to a conference tournament was in 2005. That tournament was before ULM made the change to the Sun Belt in 2006.

The Warhawks hosted Belhaven in an exhibition game last Tuesday.

They took the 3-0 win in the 60-minute game. Jenna Pillon, Mary Ashton Lembo and Kylie Kukowski all scored a goal each. Coach Roberto Mazza called the game a “confidence booster.”

The team travelled to play Northwestern State Sunday. They will also make trips to play Southern, Grambling State, Southeastern Louisiana and Nicholls State. They will also travel to play Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

The team will then play host to Stephen F. Austin on Sept. 12. They will play at McNeese State before a four game home stand. The team will return home for conference games against Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Arkansas State and UALR.

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SPORTS

Warhawks get ready to down Demon Deacons

by Dakota Ratley

out.” Coach Berry referenced the “white-out” against Baylor two years ago when pointing out how much a good crowd can help the team and the program.

“If we can create that environment again, it’ll help our football team win, but it will also continue to attract more fans and that attracts better recruits,” Berry said.

That game set the attendence record for Malone Stadium at 31,175.

The Warhawks lost the game by the score of 47-45.

The game will begin around 6 p.m. Free camouflage shirts will be given out at the door. The game will be televised on ESPNU. Willie Robertson from AE’s Duck Dynasty will participate in the opening coin toss.

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ULM football will finally get the chance to play a meaningful game Thursday when they host Wake Forest.

The Warhawks are coming off a 6-6 season while Wake Forest completed a 4-8 campaign last year.

ULM defeated the Demon Deacons 21-19 at Wake Forest last year.

Coach Todd Berry said that his team is ready to play, regardless of who the opponent is.

“We really don’t care if it’s Wake Forest or the North Monroe Peewee team, we’re going to show up and play the game,” Berry said.

ULM will be going against some new faces in the Wake Forest program. First-year head coach Dave Clawson now leads the Demon Deacons. Clawson previously coached at Bowling Green where he led the Falcons to three bowl games in five years. They won the Mid-American Conference

last year after defeating the previously undefeated Northern Illinois Huskies.

Both teams will be replacing fouryear starters at quarterback. However, ULM will start senior transfer Pete Thomas. Thomas has playing experience at both Colorado State and NC State. Wake Forest will start true freshman John Wolford.

The first game is always a challenge.

Coach Berry said that it is always important to see how players will react. He said that some players don’t react well to the bright lights.

One player that did not have that issue is linebacker Ray Stovall.

The senior brushed aside talks of the game being meaningful just because it is the beginning of his last season at ULM. He is instead just focusing on winning.

“It’s the next game so it’s the most important,” he said.

The school has high hopes for the season opener. ULM has pulled out all the stops, including calling for all fans to participate in the fiwrst ever “camo-

Roger Mann Track and Field

• Three-time NAIA AllAmerican • Three Gulf States Conference titles in 120yard hurdles • Three Gulf States Conference titles in 400m relay • One Gulf States Conference title in 330yard hurdles • One Gulf States Conference title in 400m hurdles • Tied for the fifth fasted time in the world in 120yard hurdles • Competed in 1968 Olympic trials

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ULM’s record last season

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WFU’s record last season

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Returning Starters

Returning Starters

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Points scored in last year’s game

Points scored in last year’s game