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Locals fight human trafficking in US P 6

September 8, 2014

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NEWS

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September 8, 2014

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Monday, 9-8 ULM Men’s Golf vs Southern Miss in Hattiesburg, Miss., all day and Tuesday

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ULM Women’s Golf at The “Mo” Morial in Bryan, Texas, all day until Wednesday ULM Volleyball vs Prairie View A&M in Lake Charles at 10 a.m.

Louisiana Workers Compensation Corporation in Hemphill 134 from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. as part of the Career Exploration Series Alpha Awareness in the Student Center 161 at 7:06 p.m.

Tuesday, 9-9 First Laughter Yoga Club meeting in Biedenharn Room 134 at 6 p.m. The meeting is free and open to the public

Wednesday. 9-10 ULM Volleyball vs Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, Texas, at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, 9-11 ULM Art Faculty Reception in Bry Art Gallery from 5 - 7 p.m.

The 13th anniversary of the 9/11 World Trade Center terrorist attacks

Friday, 9-12 Alumni Event at the USS Kidd in Baton Rouge all day ULM Cross Country at the 2014 Azalea City CC Classic in Mobile, Ala.

1 Louisiana

2 Philadelphia

3 Scotland

4 Panama Canal

(MCT) - A federal judge in Louisiana upheld the state’s ban on same-sex marriages Wednesday, marking the first time a federal court upheld a ban since the Supreme Court struck down a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act last year, according to court filings.

U.S. District Court Judge Martin Feldman ruled the state’s ban passed constitutional muster, rejecting arguments from six same-sex couples who were asking Louisiana to recognize their marriages from other states.

In the 32-page decision, Feldman ruled that Louisiana’s ban does not violate the First Amendment rights of same-sex couples. The couples were suing to overturn the state ban and have their marriages from other states recognized.

(MCT) - When it comes to reporting crimes involving students, federal guidelines are subject to interpretation. As a result, three major Philadelphia universities were left to make a judgment call about whether an off-campus crime constituted a “continuing threat.”

At a time when increasing numbers of students live off-campus, there is a growing concern voiced by students at the city’s five major fouryear institutions: How can I know where I’m safe? Under the Clery Act, institutions must send out an alert if authorities perceive an “immediate threat” or a “continuing threat” to students and staff.

Schools don’t have to issue an alert if the threat is off-campus, although they are permitted to do so if they think it’s needed.

(MCT) - For 307 years, Scotland has helped put the “united” in the United Kingdom.

That could change Sept. 18, as Scottish voters decide whether the nation should declare independence and break away from England, Northern Ireland and Wales.

Scotland is a country booming with oil reserves, ready to conduct its own affairs, they contend. There’s growing frustration among many in the country who say the U.K.’s Londonbased government began moving to the right with the election of Margaret Thatcher and has not looked back.

The U.S. has said it’s neutral in the debate, but President Barack Obama in June made it clear that the administration wants Scotland in the U.K., even as he said the decision was up to the Scottish people.

(MCT) - Rocks and earth aren’t the only things being moved around during the Panama Canal expansion.

Animals, birds and even a few insects — rare ones — have been trapped and relocated before the excavators arrived.

Thousands of seedlings also have been planted in communities around Panama to take the place of trees that were felled to make way for the expansion.

Now the Panama Canal Authority and the National Environmental Authority are working with animal rescue contractors to move howler, squirrel and titi monkeys, sloths, crocodiles, snakes — venomous and not, amphibians, and more to new habitats where they can thrive. As of June, more than 5,800 creatures had been moved.

Gay marriage Crime reports Independence Animals moved get low grade support builds for expansion ban upheld

ULM Volleyball vs Prairie View A&M in Lake Charles at 10 a.m.

ULM Soccer vs Stephen F. Austin in the ULM Soccer Complex at 4 p.m.

TODAY IN HISTORY

Warhawk Take Off!

ULM Volleyball vs Alcorn State in Lake Charles at 4:45 p.m.

Sept. 8

Saturday, 9-13

1504: Michelangelo’s David is unveiled in Florence 1888: The body of Jack the Ripper’s second murder victim is found in London

Friends Don’t Let Friends Wear Purple & Gold tailgating event in Baton Rouge all day ULM Volleyball vs Tennessee Tech in Lake Charles at 9 a.m.

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ULM Volleyball vs McNeese State in Lake Charles at 3:45 p.m.

ULM Football vs LSU in Baton Rouge at 6 p.m.

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“Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?”

Henry Ward Beecher American social reformer

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Jarred Dunn getting teammate Lenzy Pipkins fired up for the game on Saturday in Malone Stadium

The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited 1935: Huey Long, US Senator from Louisiana, is fatally shot in the Louisiana State Capitol building B i r t h : Wiz Khalifa, American rapper, is born in 1987 Death: Percy Spencer, American engineer and inventor of the microwave oven, dies in 1970 image courtesy of Wikipedia

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NEWS BRIEFS

Professor featured in Cambridge Journal Jana Giles, assistant professor of English, had an article published in the latest issue of the “Cambridge Journal of Postcolonial Literary Inquiry.”

Giles’ article focused on whether or not the sublime could be considered postcolonial, using aesthetics, politics and environment in Bangladeshi author Amitav Ghosh’s “The Hungry Tide.”

Giles earned her B.A. in liberal arts from St. John’s College, her M.A. in English from the Univeristy of New Mexico and her Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

For the full story pick up next week’s issue of The Hawkeye

Aviation student awarded international scholarship Heidi Higginbotham, a senior aviation major, has been awarded the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading Foundation Scholarship.

The scholarship is worth $10,000.

Acccording to program coordinator David King, aviation scholarships are limited and hard to obtain.

King stated that receiving such a scholarship is very special, and Higginbotham is deserving.

Higginbotham plans on opening her own flight school.

For the full story pick up next week’s issue of The Hawkeye

Campus police department stress crime prevention

by Jasmine Davis

UPD advises students to always be aware of their surroundings.

Lieutenant Duncan of UPD said that while on campus, many students are focused on their cell phone or listening to music and are unaware of their surroundings and that leads to crime.

“While walking with music in their ears or texting on a phone, students set themselves up for a situation where they can be robbed,” Duncan said.

Duncan said that the best way to prevent a robbery of this kind is to remove distractions and focus on what is going on around you.

Bicycle theft on campus is also prevalent.

Duncan said that students rarely stop to think about whether the person who is taking a bike is the actual owner of the

bike.

“Many times bicycle thefts happen in front of other people without anyone noticing,” Duncan said.

According to Duncan, students leaving dorm rooms in a rush will forget or forgo locking their doors so they can be on time.

Students may also forget to lock their car doors and leave valuables sitting in sight.

“Locking both room and car doors is important and when parking try and look for a spot close to a light source,” said Shaderrika Elmore, a sophomore prenursing major.

Duncan urges all students to report suspicious activity to UPD immediately. contact Jasmine Davis at davisj8@warhawks.ulm.edu

SGA brainstorms carnival-themed homecoming event

by Ashley Lyons

SGA senators are preparing for their sponsored homecoming event and spirit day.

Senators discussed possible items to give away, including face tattoos and eye black stickers, water bottles and metal key chains. A general vote was taken to decide which item was most popular.

SGA Adviser Laura Knotts said they will begin looking into prices for sunglasses. They would be aviator style with a hawk’s head, similar to a pair CAB gave away five years ago.

The SGA homecoming event’s theme will be a carnival with games. SGA President Adrian LeJeune suggested human board games as one of the attractions.

“It would be really cool to take a lot of normal games that everyone is familiar with and make them bigger, like ring toss.

CAB did human bowling one year for Spring Fever and it was a

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Bryson Belaire, Laura Knotts (above) and Shelbi Penny (left) discuss social events in Student Center 170 at Tuesday’s meeting.

big hit,” LeJeune said.

LeJeune said the more unique the carnival seemed, the more student interest would be garnered.

“Carnivals are supposed to be wacky and these ideas are all something fun and easy we can pull off,” LeJeune said.

Senators suggested hiring a DJ from local radio stations, as well as making a playlist themselves for the event.

“This is going to be a fun event. We want students to come.

People will see it and be inclined to walk over, especially with music,” LeJeune said.

SGA’s homecoming event will be held Sept. 25. contact Ashley Lyons at lyonsar@warhawks.ulm.edu

Budget Report The current balance is $46,969.59. They have yet to recieve the money from student fees.

Nursing degree ranks top 10 in nation

by Gwendolyn Ducre

The Kitty DeGree School of Nursing program ranked top 10 in the nation.

CollegeAtlas.org ranked the program number nine on its list.

According to CollegeAtlas.org, the program has a top 10 Board Exam Pass Rate.

Jo’ Hillard, junior nursing major, said she is proud to be in the program because she is confident the program will prepare her for the field.

Hillard said the ranking doesn’t

“Buy one get one free daiquiris”

shock her because there are “skilled professionals who love nursing and love passing down knowledge” to the students.

“They also want to see the students succeed and work all five semesters to make sure that we are prepared for NCLEX type of questions and real life situations,” Hillard said.

Students said the nursing instructors are hands on and have high expectations for their students and future nurses.

Taylor Beckett, junior nursing major,

said the curriculum itself is what helped the programs ranking. With just one semester, Beckett said she is certain she will be prepared for the real life problems she will soon be facing.

“After graduation, I believe I will feel more prepared compared to others from other nursing programs. But there is always aspects you have to get used to going from school to being on your own in the field,” Beckett said. contact Gwendolyn Ducre at ducregk@warhawks.ulm.edu

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OPINION HAWKEYE P.O.V.

Pills shortterm solution for learning It’s about that time again.

As the first tests sneak up on us, Starbucks becomes a warzone for caffeine and study groups. The “five” in Five Hour Energy feels more like two, and there just doesn’t seem to be enough time to get things done, no matter how hard you try.

The stress builds and becomes so overwhelming that we can’t help but look for a way out.

While some of us turn to Red Bull and good friends, others take a glance in the wrong direction.

The use of Adderall and other prescription drugs for concentration seem like a pretty good idea when you’re short on time and attention.

You pop one and stroll into the classroom, pencil in hand and knowledge in mind, right?

Wrong. That seems like a pretty short-term solution to your problems.

Sure, half an Adderall will get you through a chemistry test with flying colors. But when you’re standing behind a pharmacy counter in five years giving people the medicine they need to live, we highly doubt they’ll appreciate you struggling to remember if they need ten milligrams or 100.

How about you just do that thing students are supposed to do: study.

Contrary to your belief that school is where you come to party and make friends, the main reason you’re here is to study.

If you needed those pills, your doctor would have given them to you himself, complete with a little orange bottle and a white sticker with your name on it.

You have the ability to learn and retain knowledge; all you have to do is try.

School isn’t meant to be easy and there will rarely be a time that you know everything. But if you’re relying on medication to fake your way through it, you’ll never truly learn anything at all.

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September 8, 2014

Giving plays part in social responsibility

KATY PITTMAN Recently, I went and donated to the school supply drive on campus.

I had seen various boxes for it around campus and also got an email regarding it. I donated the first Wednesday of school at the Starbucks location.

When I donated, there was nothing in the box. Trying to have a positive mindset, I thought, “Perhaps the donations are retrieved daily.”

Well, my hope for humanity was cut short when a week later, my supplies were still sitting in the box.

I began my own investigation.

Each box that I went to on campus was empty. I was, and still am, quite outraged.

Of the thousands of students on campus, I am the only one who donated. Is this real?

While I understand that everyone may not have something to give, I am positive that someone other than myself does.

The email even stated that supplies did not have to be new; they could be gently used.

How often do we buy new binders during the semester or buy extra paper or pens or even have old colored pencils and crayons lying around? All of which could be donated.

These donations are not solicited for no reason or out of greed; they are asked for because children need them.

Some children are obviously less fortunate than others.

Yes, most college students are “poor” but these children are struggling for school supplies. College students work through college for extra money and sometimes to help pay for college.

These children cannot do that.

Their parents most likely live on

the basics. They may not have new clothes or new shoes, but they also may not have the supplies needed to excel academically.

While I don’t ask anyone to go out and buy them new clothes or shoes, it is not too much to ask to donate some extra paper or pens or even an old backpack we have laying around.

We expect the youth to change the world, but we cannot even change our own selfishness.

On a much larger scale, many charities that ask for donations are also overlooked.

There are often fundraisers at restaurants where you can donate a dollar to help a cause. Whether the cause is hunger or a child who needs surgery, that single dollar is important.

As humans, we have trouble seeing a bigger picture at times. We may think: “How could this one dollar help anyone?”

Well, your one dollar along with the donations of many other people could buy fresh water and food or could pay for part of a child’s surgery.

The value of a dollar has not decreased; the value of humanity has.

When I donated those supplies, I never once thought of the good of

myself. Never once did I think that I would be blessed or that a good thing would come to me. I did not think of me.

When I donate, I think of the grateful faces of those children.

Whether they are getting school supplies, fresh water, food or a needed surgery, my small contribution played a big part.

We hear about world hunger and we hear about tragedies, but this is not where the most help can be given.

The most help can be given right here to our community.

Even if you moved here for college, this is now your community.

It may not be your home or your heart, but it is your community and you are a bigger part of it than you think.

Many people want to cure cancer or find world peace. Yes, I also wish for these things. But let’s think of the small things.

Every day we take so many things for granted; things that people would die for.

Sometimes it is the small things that matter the most. contact Katy Pittman at pittmakm@warhawks.ulm.edu

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OPINION

Meaning of racism twisted over time JEREMY THORNHILL The meanings of words have changed over the years.

Words that were once nonthreatening have become venomous. This is par for the course with language.

Language can have great power and, unfortunately, our preconceptions of what a word means can render that language as offensive and divisive.

It has power to do more harm than good.

Understanding these nuances can go a long way towards people really understanding one another.

Due to recent events in the world, I have begun examining one word in particular: racism.

What does the word “racism” mean? Write down your own definition for racism without looking one up.

It is interesting to try to define a word that you think you know like the back of your hand. (I looked up the definition of life once and it really blew my mind.)

Some will find it difficult to find the words to describe what they so clearly think they know.

For others, the word will come as easy as the morning sun. Got it written?

Okay, now compare your version to this “official” definition: “Racism is the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.”

You will find that in your own definition, your own experiences with the word perhaps changed the meaning a bit.

Close enough though, right? Maybe not?

This is yet another barrier when it comes to understanding one another. We assume the words we are using have the same meanings, when they quite often do not.

Having said that, I think it is time I air my grievances with the word “thug.”

When white people use the word

“thug” to describe an African American person that has done something they disagree with, there is an underlying racial context there. I see it as the new “n-word.”

The use of this word in this way should stop immediately.

It simply adds nothing to a conversation and it is growing more and more offensive as the word evolves.

Its new meaning is becoming more obvious.

However, are these people that use it as such truly racist or do they just not understand why it is offensive?

If you were to call them out on their language and say “I feel that your use of the word thug is racist,” how do you think they will react?

White people fear being seen as racists, and the fear is deeply rooted.

Being labeled as racist means society will have a long-lasting view of you as a morally bankrupt person.

If you think that is not true, then just think about what happened with Paula Deen, Donald Sterling or Mel Gibson.

People will never look at them the same again, and that is a very scary notion.

So what does this mean? It means that the larger conversation goes no-

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where.

Once being called racist, it has become too large a threat to a white person.

Nobody is going to willingly admit to being racist because there is just no advantage in doing so.

So, perhaps instead of pointing a finger and slapping the racist label on someone, give them a little wiggle room. People need an out.

They need the ability to preserve their reputation, so why not give that to them if it will lead to better understanding and stronger relationships?

This does not mean ignore the offensive language; it just means allowing them a way out of “looking racist.”

What does it really change to successfully label and sentence these misguided people as vile racists?

Has labeling someone as racist changed people’s views or has it simply driven them to hide?

I have serious doubts about the ability of public shaming to win the hearts and minds of the people.

Are we really having an honest conversation about race anymore or are we under the illusion that there is no need to?

I do not know about you, but I read

comments on newspaper articles and Facebook.

I would say there is definitely a need to have a deep, honest and calm conversation about race issues.

Even writing this article makes me uncomfortable in many ways, but it should not.

I know my intentions, but I still have a fear that my intentions and words will be misinterpreted.

I wanted to delve into certain aspects of racism that are psychologically built into all human beings. I wanted to ask if reverse racism is actually even possible.

I wanted to explore criminal statistics and how it links to race and if socioeconomic status is the driving factor or if it is something much more complex that we have not yet begun to figure out.

These are all important and relevant issues, but I chose the issue of language because it seems to be the most fundamental place to start.

Understanding each other’s words is a great first step but I am starting to realize we are just tiptoeing, and that means it’s going to take a while to get anywhere. contact Jeremy Thornhill at thornhj@warhawks.ulm.edu

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NEWS

Projects take over campus Local groups raise awareness for global human trafficking

photo by Macky James

Left to right: Matthew Gowan, Jo Ellen Gilliland and Mackenzie Townsend discuss their event last Thursday in Bayou Park

by Sabrina Simms

Project 17 and Project 41 joined forces and reached out to students for a cause.

Tyler Gerfers, a Chi Alpha minister, introduced the idea of Project 17 to unify all of the campus ministries.

Those ministries included the BCM, CCM, the Wesley Foundation, Chi Alpha and Thrive.

According to Alan Johnson, a preacher at the Wesley, the campus ministries have come together two or three times in seven years.

One of these occasions occurred during last spring, when these ministries came together to worship in Bayou Park.

The campus ministries in Project 17 met there once again on September 4 to draw the student body’s attention to a rising issue not only worldwide but also locally.

“Project 17 is a great example of students working together to better our campus and community,” said Mary Wyatt, a senior speech pathology major.

Though similar to Project 17 in its basis in faith, Project 41 is a separate Wyatt movement with a specific cause to raise awareness and to stop human trafficking.

These projects came together for Thursday’s

“Be the one to help the one.”

Mackenzie Townsend, one founder of Project 41

event.

Mackenzie Townsend, one of the four founding members of Project 41, helped to host this event and shared what her organization was about.

“Project 41 ‘for the one’ is based off of the parable in Luke 15:1-7,” Townsend said. “That is our heart for Project 41.”

Townsend said they believe that even if one woman is rescued from the sex industry, it is completely worth it.

“Be the one to help the one,” Townsend said.

Human trafficking is when people are kidnapped and forced into a sort of slavery. They are then sold for manual labor or often for prostitution.

About 27 million people are trafficked worldwide with 14,500 to 17,500 of them in the United States.

Project 41 blossomed after the first annual White as Snow Gala fundraiser event took place last January.

The organization strives to raise awareness of human trafficking and help free those who have been enslaved.

Townsend said they go to OCC to teach a Life Transformation class specifically for women in the sex industry.

These women include those who have been trafficked, in prostitution, molested or raped.

“Along with the class, we meet one-on-one with women in prison to help them with a release plan,” Townsend said.

At Thursday’s event, students were able to read about and watch an informative video on the human trafficking situation.

They walked through a short maze the organization set up in Bayou Park.

Derry Jones said he found it to be enlightening.

“It’s an eye opener for sure. When you think of human trafficking, most people don’t pay any attention to it,” said Jones, a senior mass communications and psychology major.

Jones thinks Project 41 will draw more attention to human trafficking.

Project 41 is making plans to have an outreach called Highway Heroes at truck stops, where trafficking is common.

“It was very informative and heartbreaking to realize human trafficking happens near us,” said Taylor Foss of the BCM.

Did you know?

• About 27 million people are trafficked worldwide • The U.S. is one of the top three locations for trafficked victims • The average age of sex trade victims is 12-14 • About 13 million of trafficked victims are children

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contact Sabrina Simms at simmsse@warhawks.ulm.edu

Drone used for agricultural research

by Jasmine Davis

ULM became the only university in the state that is able to teach a drone-based agricultural research program.

The Board of Regents approved a Precision Agriculture Unmaned Aircraft System Application research center at ULM on July 1.

Paul Karlowitz, the director of the program, wants to stress that the drones are used for research.

“People are uncomfortable with the word drone; they think that means we spy on them, so we say UAS,” Karlowitz said.

The UAS was programmed with the instructions of what to take pictures of as well as landing and emergency situation information and was launched.

Karlowitz The UAS is completely self-sufficient.

Did you know?

The drone has compiled a complete infrared photo of a soybean field from over 400 individual images Once in the air, it is capable of taking hundreds of precise infrared pictures of the field as well as being able to make decisions in regards to the safety of its flight, according to Karlowitz.

“The drone program sounds very cool and technologically advanced and to know it is offered at ULM makes the school feel very unique,” Sarah Ricaud, a pharmacy student, said.

In theory, the UAS would be able to increase the amount of crop that is produced by independent farmers.

The craft is able to reach parts of fields that are dangerous for

crop dusters to reach.

The drone also allows for a more even distribution of pesticides to reduce the amount of chemicals that enter the soil and ultimately the water supply.

The Federal Aviation Administration has yet to approve of drone being flown for commercial use, but the ULM research team continues to learn as much as they can about the UAS. The research team hopes to utilize the drone to assist those in the agricultural industry once it is approved for commercial use.

“I am glad that ULM has gotten a first shot at this emerging technology,” King said.

The $13,000 quad copter mounted with go-pro cameras was recently sent out to fly over a soybean field ten miles from campus to analyze the field conditions. contact Jasmine Davis at davisj8@warhawks.ulm.edu

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NEWS

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This fall is R.J. McCray’s first semester in ULM’s master’s program. He graduated in May with a kinesiology degree.

Online MBA program places top 25 in quality

by Carmen Blackwell

ULM placed in the top 25 in the country for the best online master’s degree program by TheBestSchools. org.

R.J. McCray described it as an easygoing program.

“It’s achievable for anyone trying to earn their master’s degree,” McCray, a kinesiology graduate, said.

McCray graduated from ULM in May 2014, earning his B.A. with a concentration in fitness and sports industry.

This fall is his first semester in ULM’s master’s program. McCray thinks ULM’s top 25 ranking for its online MBA program was well-deserved.

“I wouldn’t doubt it one bit. I like it a lot and what makes it that much better is that it’s very convenient for my schedule,” McCray said.

McCray is a graduate assistant working in the sports marketing department of ULM. He expects to walk across the stage again in approximately two years.

“Learning online is different than in a classroom experience, but the material covered, participation required and the study time you put in is the same,” McCray said.

ULM offers 15 fields of study in which to earn a master’s degree.

From primary to secondary education and from business to psychology, ULM has a diverse range of courses for students to earn a master’s online.

Online learning can be a helpful experience to some; but it does take planning and dedication from the learner.

Did you know?

ULM ranked

21 and is the only Louisiana institution to make the list The material given in ULM’s online master’s courses is the same quality as the material in the face-to-face course.

Paula Thornhill said, “The key to earning your master’s is simple. ULM’s online MBA program offers master’s success in just five easy steps.”

On the eULM Online Educational Center web page, Thornhill and staff provide tips to maximize students’ online learning experience so they can excel.

“The first key to earning your online master’s is to keep organized,” Thornhill said, an online MBA program director.

Thornhill advises students to keep organized and maintain their calendar or planner.

“Your start is just as important as your finish,” Thornhill said.

Thornhill encourages online students to speak up in their classes and ask questions.

“You are your own best advocate,” Thornhill said.

Another key listed is remembering

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to stay connected, always ensuring unlimited Internet access in order to meet deadlines, researching for assignments and communicating with peers and professors.

“Online etiquette is essential in earning an online master’s degree, often referred to as ‘nettiquette,” said eULM Online Educational Center.

The last key factor listed for success in online learning is believing that one can do it.

According to eULM, achieving is believing.

ULM created the eULM Online Thornhill Educational Center as the home base for students seeking to earn a master’s degree online.

“Students should be prepared to spend 5-18 hours a week on school work depending on course load,” said eULM’s Educational Online Center.

A master’s degree generally requires a minimum of 30 hours. GRE scores must also be submitted during the application process for any graduate program.

TheBestSchools.org is an online resource for campus and online education. They also said ULM is one of the most affordable.

To enter ULM’s master’s program, one must have earned a bachelor’s degree.

Degree programs are offered by the university’s seven colleges and the graduate school.

The college textbook industry offers digital options to students wanting to spend less and carry less.

A group of college students founded a company called Packback to “ease the burden of expensive textbooks.”

The company made its debut on the reality television show Shark Tank where “shark” Mark Cuban decided to invest in it.

Packback is working on launching a new service for ULM students to allow them to compare and find lower prices to buy or rent textbooks. The free “Compare Tool” compares prices from all major retailers.

The company also created the $5 digital textbook rental. This charge is for one day’s rental and allows students to rent books only on the days they are needed.

A daily rental can change to a semester rental if a textbook is often needed. The company said it would credit any money spent on a daily rental toward the price of a semester rental.

Their website offers a free digital textbook rental for signing up.

Students can use their services to rent digital textbooks or to buy and sell physical textbooks. The company offers free shipping to students selling textbooks.

According to a Packback video, 78 percent of students open their textbooks less than once a week.

Lauren Richardson said a digital textbook rental would Richardson be helpful for a class in which the textbook is not always required. She also said she would use the service if she had a problem in a class where the textbook was not technically required.

“If you don’t need the book every day, then why would you spend upward of $150 or so on a book you don’t really need?” said Richardson, a sophomore biology major.

Richardson also said it would be easier to have digital books so she could carry what she needs on her devices instead of on her back.

Packback still offers services to buy and sell textbooks for students who prefer having physical copies.

Arrington “I don’t think that I would use it. I like to have my own copy that I can write in, highlight in and takes notes in. I feel like I learn better this way,” said William Arrington, a senior modern languages major.

Students can also apply to become a brand ambassador that plans events on campus, gives free rentals to friends and shares content on their social media. This is a paid and commission-based position.

The company says a student can “learn ins and outs of quickly growing startup and how to be an entrepreneur.” The company calls itself a “mash-up between Redbox and Netflix.” Since its beginning, Packback has added 2,000 titles for digital rental.

contact Carmen Blackwell at blackwcm@warhawks.ulm.edu

contact Stacy Reppond at repponsm@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Struggle to pay attention neither good or bad The use of ADD and ADHD pills isn’t uncommon on college campuses. Students often use the medication for study purposes.

Malena Morales is one of many students who struggle to focus in class and take medication to help.

Although Morales, a sophomore pre-pharmacy major, knew she had ADHD early on, it wasn’t always an issue.

“I was able to control it in high school by staying active in extracurricular activities,” Morales said.

“But when I got to college, I found it harder to focus while my professors taught.”

Watching teachers Morales write things on the board and listening to what they said became more difficult for Morales. As her class sizes increased, her struggle to focus did too.

Morales also said it was hard for her to consider the fact she might be in need of medication.

“I didn’t think I needed it,” said Morales. “It took a while to accept it.”

Morales eventually gave into the idea after trying to do it on her own during her freshman year. Though she didn’t like it at first, she quickly saw improvement.

“My grades dramatically increased and I can organize everything in my life now,” said Morales.

Morales takes Vyvanse and said she is able

“It comes to a point

where it almost makes you robotic.”

Jacob Dycus music major

to “zone in and focus” on what her professors are saying now. It has also helped her to organize and study more effectively.

However, Jacob Dycus had a different experience. He said the medicine made him feel “slow and sluggish.”

“It doesn’t just slow your thought process, it slows your reaction time down,” said Dycus, a senior music education major.

Dycus has ADD, and said he took Adderall, Strattera and other drugs that didn’t work for him. It took a toll on his emotions and his Dycus life in general.

“It comes to a point where it almost makes you robotic,” Dycus said.

Dycus said he stopped taking the medication his senior year of high school and it made him feel normal again.

“I felt more expressive,” said Dycus. “It gave me more energy.”

Quitting the medication put Dycus in a better mood, but he still had problems focusing.

He said he had to “practice focusing.”

“ADD can be cured by other ways than just taking medicine,” Dycus said.

Dycus said people shouldn’t become dependent on it, but should use it to help them “learn how to focus.”

He said working out or doing a constructive activity could help.

Students will often ask friends for their prescription medication in hopes of a focus boost.

Jon Nickelson said students usually have access to the medication through others that use it and by going to the doctor and claiming to have the symptoms.

“You can approach a physician or practitioner that has prescription authority and tell them the classic symptoms of ADHD and even acquire a prescription without an accurate diagnosis,” said Nickelson, assistant professor of clinical practice.

He said while students may use the medication to help them stay up late, it could also have negative effects on their grades.

“After the drug wears off, you may be overly tired and actually perform worse,” said Nickelson.

Nickelson also said because ADD and ADHD medication are stimulants, they have the potential to elevate the heart rate and worsen any health conditions one may have before taking them.

Poor hygiene, bad sanitation and lack of safe drinking water fills half the world’s hospital beds.

Poor hygiene equal to unhealthy living Students address hygiene issues that may be faced when living in campus housing.

Asantra Green believes hygiene to be as simple as taking care of your body daily.

“If you feel good you will be motivated to have better hygiene.

If you have good hygiene you feel better about yourself and have more self-esteem,” said Green, a senior psychology major.

Keeping your body clean is vital in illness prevention, according to livestrong.com.

of overdoses are from prescription drugs

50%

of teens believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal street drugs

20%

of students take Ritalin regularly

contact Tyler Smith at smithtw@warhawks.ulm.edu

Did you know?

by Katy Pittman

45%

illustration by Breanna Harper

by Tyler Smith

Washing your hands after restroom use and frequently throughout the day can prevent the spread of germs between large populations.

Monitoring nail growth is an important step to keeping healthy.

Infections and abnormal growth can occur if nails are not regularly trimmed and cared for, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Athlete’s foot is the most common form of fungal infection, as it can be passed between direct contact or surface contact. For example, if an infected individual showers unprotected they

may pass it on to the next individual to use the shower.

Keeping good hygiene is a sign of good mental health, as those with depression and other mental illnesses may stop caring about their physical appearance.

“There are a lot of depressed people who have bad hygiene because they just don’t care anymore. It’s not worth it. Not caring is a sign of depression. But having bad hygiene doesn’t define who you are,” said Alyssa McMurray, a freshman computer science major.

McMurray believes good hygiene can improve your mood and boost self-esteem. Green McMurray considers exercise and eating right a critical part of good hygiene.

“I know I’m not the healthiest person but I take care of myself,” said McMurray.

McMurray keeps a list of tasks to do each morning and night.

“It keeps me on track. If I don’t feel like doing something it won’t get checked off and that makes me mad. I’m very stubborn,” McMurray said.

Good dental hygiene can prevent gum disease and other mouth related infections.

“I brush my teeth twice a day. I shower and get dressed every day. Getting dressed is part of my hygiene routine,” McMurray said.

Adequate rest is considered a factor of good hygiene as a lack of sleep can comprise the human immune system.

Adults are advised to get eight to ten hours of sleep every night. contact Katy Pittman at pittmak@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Biology research quest taken to Baton Rouge Summer program gives students valuable exposure to science

by Kate Huff

Several biology students were given the opportunity to participate in research programs across the state for the duration of the summer.

Siddhartha Dhakal attended the Louisiana Biomedical Research Network’s summer undergraduate’s program.

Dhakal’s research focused on synthesizing proteins from bacteria in order to understand diabetes.

“We wanted to know whether another protein that existed could fix it or not. We spent three and a half months on our project,” said Dhakal, a sophomore biology major.

On the final day of the program Dhakal and his group presented their research. Over 130 researchers presented their work.

“We had a poster explaining our project and attendees asked us questions about it,” said Dhakal. “I was a little nervous, but a lot of peo-

ple asked good questions.”

Dhakal said he would have felt more nervous if there weren’t as many presenters.

“It was one of the best opportunities of my life. ULM is not a big research university but LSU is. There I could see how good real research could be,” Dhakal said.

Dhakal said although he does research here, it was not on the same scale as that at LSU. “I’m sure all of what I learned I will use in the future. Every summer I try to do some form of research,” Dhakal said.

While first planning on pursuing medical school, Dhakal was convinced to follow his passion for research by his instructors.

“I want to go to grad school to do research.

I don’t know exactly what I want to do, but research is what I love best,” Dhakal said.

Dhakal said it is good for any student in the field of science to experience research.

“It is very important for you to really learn,” said Dhakal. “You need to see what other universities are doing and what real science is exploring.”

Dhakal said that any student should be prudent and explore their field.

“It will help you in the long run. Not just for

photo courtesy of Similoluwa Ogundare

Similoluwa Ogundare’s (center) research group works at their study site at Abita Creek collecting samples on June 4.

a job, but to understand what you are studying,” Dhakal said.

Similoluwa Ogundare also attended LDRN’s summer program. Her research focused on the effects of fire and herbicides on the sprouting of wooded species of the pine savannah.

“It was a nice experience, we got to do handson stuff and the exposure was invaluable,” Ogundare said.

Ogundare was excited to speak to the attendees as she presented her team’s research.

While speaking to those interested in her research, Ogundare had to answer each question carefully.

“I had to think of ways to explain it to different people. Some had no previous knowledge

and others were experts in the field, while some were in the middle,” Ogundare said.

Ogundare believes her group did very well, even though not many people stopped by.

“Those that did stop had good insight and we had good conversations about our research,” Ogundare said.

The remarkable experience exposed Ogundare to an entirely different environment and valuable hands on research experience.

Other biology students attended similar programs at LSUS and the SEA-Phages Symposium held at Howard Hughes Medical Institute. contact Kate Huff at huffka@warhawks.ulm.edu

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The Sound of Today performing on the field before the game begins (left). The Sound of Today making its way to the filed to perform in The Grove Saturday (right).

photos by Daniel Russell

Sound of Today keeps beat of football game

by Jasmine Davis

The football team is the body of a football game while the band is the heartbeat. Both are blended together to construct an entertaining game.

Football is recognized as being a physically demanding sport that requires complete dedication and hours of practice in preparation for game day.

However, game day is not just for the football team; it is also the day when the hard work of the Sound of Today marching band can be heard.

Game day is an important day for both organizations, and they both take that day seriously and prepare accordingly.

Sarah Sellers, a senior accounting major, said the band always comes together as one.

“The band is like a big family. We just go to games and have a good time,” Sellers said.

One would assume the football team must maintain their abilities at all times, so they spend several hours a week practicing plays and exercising in the gym.

According to members, The Sound of Today also must maintain its playing abilities from week-to-week and must practice constantly.

Members said, for an hour and a half Monday through Friday, the band practices. When they are done, they are required to spend a minimum of one hour practicing at home.

This time is spent trying to maintain their ability to play the songs that they play every week as well as the new songs that they have to learn.

Adrienne Robinson, a junior radiologic technology major, loves being in the band so much that he makes all the time he can to participate.

“I do not get to be as active as I was but I loved it so much that I found a way to still participate even though my schedule has become busy,” Robinson said.

The football team is required to study the videos of their opponents before every game

so that they have a feel for the abilities of the team that they are playing. The team can then develop plays and maneuvers to help them in playing against the other team.

The Sound of Today must learn new drills and formations for their halftime show, which changes for every game they perform.

They must incorporate the Hawkline and other organizations into the music and drills that they have to do.

To do this, they must Sellers study the movements of the other organizations on the field and then coordinate their movements around and with them.

Both the football team and the band must coordinate their movement and activities around the stadium.

The football team must know where to enter and exit the field, where their goal is located and get a feel for the grounds of that particular stadium.

The band must to the same thing every time they perform as well. The band must understand the stadium as well as the football player in order to navigate their way around.

The schedule of football members and band members are all different. Some are available at times when others are not yet somehow they both find a way to participate in the activity that they love.

The dedication and determination needed by both the football team and the band are the same.

It takes dedication on the part of each individual involved on the team and in the band for the day of the game to go according to plan. contact Jasmine Davis at davisj8@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Proper studying habits scores better grades KATY PITTMAN College is a place where making the grade is the most important thing to students.

While extracurricular activities and work also matter, grade point averages are what define students’ success.

Degrees, professional studies and future careers all depend on this decimal, and this decimal depends on study habits.

Like all habits, studying is something that can be done well or badly.

Studying habits differ for each individual.

When studying, students should try to review as often as possible.

According to the College of DuPage, research has shown that reviewing new material within 24 hours of hearing it increases your retention of that material by about 60 percent.

While these habits work for some, they are not everyone’s preference.

The key to successful studying is wellwritten notes.

This includes keeping all notes for a subject together, dating each entry and writing down unfamiliar words and any words from the board.

Also, ask questions when you do not understand something.

Then, write down your question with the answer.

Spiral notebooks are good for notetaking because it helps keep all notes together in one place.

Writing the date can help with organization and also homework for that day. By doing so, one can not only expand vocabulary, but also know those words when they eventually show up in the future.

Another helpful tip is to use small post-it tabs to mark each chapter.

This helps with studying certain sections and also organization.

Many people listen to music while studying, but it is not recommended.

When you listen to music while studying, you are multitasking.

Multitasking leads to slower mental processes.

In simple terms, your mind cannot focus solely on the information.

contact Katylin Pittman at pittmakm@warhawks.ulm.edu

Construction major builds road to success

by Stacy Reppond

The construction management major prepares students for professional business careers in the construction industry.

Construction management students learn technical, financial and managerial skills and information. These skills ensure graduates the ability to coordinate, to manage and to overlook an entire construction process. The program puts more emphasis on business management than engineering.

Meredith Scelfo, a junior construction management major, decided to study construction

management after meeting professors and alumni at a ULM Alumni Association function and speaking to construction professionals.

Scelfo said she wants to go into residential construction after graduation because of the ability to build “something that people can benefit from every day.”

“Although construction management seems like a male-dominant field, there are more women in the field than one would expect,” Scelfo said.

The program surveys major fields within the construction industry such as residential, commercial, industrial, highway and civil projects.

The program also covers significant aspects of the industry including building codes and regulations, facilities operations, logistics and materials, project estimating and planning and risk management.

Sarah Beth and Colby Allen are senior construction management majors and a married couple. They both started out as kinesiology majors and switched to the construction management major around the same time.

Sarah Beth Allen said she became a construction management major because she completed a summer program that dealt with aspects of construction and interested her.

Her husband Colby Allen chose the major due to his appreciation for the overall process.

“I like to see how something comes up from Allen nothing,” Colby Allen said.

Colby Allen said the program allows students to form connections with each other and to network with professionals.

Sarah Beth Allen agreed and said it is “definitely a community” where majors can sit and talk with one another.

Though internships are not required for graduation, faculty members in the department still offer to help find internships for students in the major to help prepare them and to form professional connections.

Students can join the Sigma Lambda Chi honor society and the Construction Guild after completion of specific academic requirements.

The job hiring rate for the program’s graduating classes is 100 percent, according to ULM’s Construction Management department website. contact Stacy Reppond at repponsm@warhawks.ulm.edu

Under Construction Degree Ahead illustration by Jacob Evans

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Celebrities nation

Comedienne Rivers dies after surgery Hollywood has lost two iconic comedians in the past month. Joan Rivers, comedienne, corrospondent and former talk show host, died Sep.4. Rivers was 81.

Rivers went into cardiac arrest on Aug.28 after undergoing throat surgery.Rivers made her mark in Hollywood by saying things that, at the time, no one would be bold enough to say-especially on the red carpet.

Family and friends wished the global icon away as they walked on the a crimson carpet.

Celtic Festival sings stories of history

by Katylin Pittman

“I like the more upbeat jigs

Feet were tapping to the sounds of strings and drums as the Donnie Carroll Band performed at The 10th Annual Celtic Festival Sep. 4.

With a total of sixteen songs on a combination of guitar, violin and some use of a drum, the band played traditional Irish songs. Some as old as the eighteenth century.

Many songs had stories behind them. Donnie Carroll, the vocalist and lead, sang these stories to the audience.

Stephen Anthon, a freshman kinesiology major, said he enjoyed the concert.

“I really enjoyed it; I liked the more upbeat jigs than the slow ballads,” Anthon said.

Anthon said he could

than the slow ballads.”

Stephen Anthon, freshman kinesiology hear the emotion in Carroll’s voice, happy or saddened.

Celtic music is very traditional. It is meant to get listeners to dance, clap and have a good time. Beats are created with either stomping or clapping.

Vocal music was not the only music played.

There were violin songs called “jigs” played, which is usually played solely for dancing. There were also horn pipes that played, which are songs played on the violin that goes in four beats.

Kristen Clingenpeel, a sophomore undecided major, said she likes listening to different

state

genres of music.

“I loved it! It was so much fun, it was great and I love the variety they played,” Clingenpeel said.

Celtic music differs drastically from today’s popular music.

There was no profanity, or talk about drugs, and when women were mentioned, it was because of love, not sex.

The music showed the downside of the use of crack-cocaine and alcohol in one song, versus putting “the hustle “ on a pedestal. While not allpopular music follows these descriptions, these are very common in today’s music.

Since the music is traditional, it also has a lot of meaning.

There were songs sang about the civil war, immigration to America and the famine.

Celtic music has a lot of emotional attachment to its home, Ireland.

For songs to have been carried and sang for centuries later, it is obviously a big part of Irish and Scottish culture.

Festival cancels Cee Lo Green appearance The annual Louisiana Music Festival has dropped Cee Lo Green, artist and former ‘The Voice’ judge, from its main act lineup.

The concert was scheduled for Oct. 5. It has been reported that Green has been replaced by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.

Green’s tweets lead to his dismissal.

Green was reported dropped in response to his aone feloncy count of issuing ecstacy to a women during dinner in 2012. Green pleaded no contest.

Green was sentenced to community service and probation.

local

‘Duck Dynasty’s’ Willie Robertson will produce film Willie Robertson will be teaming up with actor Nicolas Cage in executive producing an upcoming film, ‘Left Behind.’

The film is based on the ‘Left Behind’ book series. Rayford Steele, who will be played by Cage, is piloting a plane during the Rapture.

Out of the millions of people who will vanish, Steele and his daughter are left behind in search of her mother and brother.

Robertson said people “are going to make that life-changing decision to follow Christ on the way home from the theatre,” in a video posted on Facebook.

contact Katylin Pittman at pittmakm@warhawks.ulm.edu

photo by Amber Mccormick

The audience tunes in to the Donnie Carroll Band at the 10th Annual Celtic Festival on Sept. 4

Find electronic fix at affordable price downtown

by Amber McCormick

Screech! That is the sound of your cell phone, tablet or computer meeting its untimely end. Or at least it used to be the end.

With modern technology, some repair shops can fix the damages of today’s favorite electronic devices.

That’s where Digital Remedy comes in.

Last year, Digital Remedy opened its services for the public, but with students in mind.

The shop specializes in not just one mode of repair, but several.

Digital Remedy is located in downtown Monroe and is managed by Jessica Davis, a former ULM student.

Since the store opened several stu-

photo by Amber Mccormick

Jessica Davis, Digital Remedy’s manager, repairing an iPhone5 at the shop on Friday.

dents have come in for repairs.

Lakron McCree, a freshman prepharmacy major, said she was pleased with her services at digital Remedy. As a freshman college student McCree also said she liked the

prices.

“I went to Pecanland Mall and I paid $125 for my iPhone5 screen to be replaced and I came here and it was only $105. It also took a long time to finish the repair. Here, I received

good and fast service,” McCree said.

The shop’s services are specifically targeted to help out students. It McCree has the means to fix not only computers that have crashed, but water damaged phones and iPods as well.

Digital Remedy offers a 10 percent discount to all students with their school ID present.

The typical turn around for the Pecanland Mall shop is about three days per phone.

At one of the more popular computer repair stores it takes about three or four days to have a computer fixed.

Jessica Fairbanks, Digital Remedy’s owner, said she wanted students to have access to a fast repair shop that could be helpful for students. contact Amber McCormick at mccormal@warhawks.ulm.edu

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horoscopes

Aries:

stead of engaging in war over silly things.

You might be asked out by a cute friend who is suddenly single and available. Don’t be shy. Seize this opportunity.

Taurus:

If you’re single, you’ll feel more confident and peaceful than you have in weeks. You’re feeling balanced and calm as the moon encourages you to count your blessings.

Gemini:

Don’t put a lot of pressure on your partner just now.

Mars is making you impatient, and you could find yourself in a demanding mood.

Cancer:

If you’re feeling frustrated within a long-term romance, you’ll want to talk about it.

Leo:

Sagittarius:

If you’re in a relationship, you’ll ignore work obligations to focus exclusively on your sweetheart.

Capricorn:

You and your partner could be thinking about making an investment, buying or renovating a home, or planning to have a kid. It’s time for you to expand your life options.

Aquarius:

It might be a good time to talk to an advisor. Seek advice from a therapist, spiritual guide, or mentor.

Pisces:

If your honey has been taking advantage of you, don’t let this continue. Or if your kids aren’t doing their share of the household chores, it’s time for a frank discussion.

Clean up and organize your actual home. And focus on expelling toxic people from your life, too.

Across 1 Story 5 Gauge on a dash 9 Lowest opera voice 14 Landed on the runway 15 Sunburn soother 16 Starting squad 17 Window material 19 Beauty at the ball 20 French friend 21 Rapture 23 Marshland 24 Legendary skater Henie 26 “If it only could be” 28 “The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas” author 34 Indian or Chinese, e.g.

35 Nametag greeting 36 Harbinger 39 Hindu guru 42 Imitated 43 Images on a desktop 45 Bride’s beloved 47 One coming in from the bullpen 51 Thigh bone 52 Feel around in the dark 55 N.C. State’s conference 57 Early metalworking period 61 Hush-hush fed. org.

62 Centrally managed store group 64 Explosive situation 66 Metamorphosis stage 67 Scat legend Fitzgerald 68 “__ upon a time ...”

69 Speak 70 Optimistic 71 Brew found in increasing quantities in the ends of 17-, 28-, 47- and 64-Across Down 1 Spanish appetizers

2 Texas mission 3 Every cloud’s silver feature?

4 Somme summer 5 Soft mineral 6 “Ah, me!”

7 What you pay 8 Half a guy-gal argument 9 Infantile 10 Had dinner 11 “For Dummies” bookstore section 12 Reduced-price event 13 Harbinger 18 Drive and reverse 22 Stockholm’s land: Abbr.

25 Lady in the 1965 sitcom pilot episode “The Lady in the Bottle” 27 Pot for clams 29 “__ better to have loved ...”: Tennyson 30 How half-shell clams are eaten 31 Eel, at sushi bars 32 Land in la mer 33 Silent agreement 36 Knight’s title 37 Cubes in a bucket 38 Wheels on the links 40 Mohawk-sporting actor 41 Biennial games gp.

44 Advanced college course 46 “Golly” 48 Cat’s coat 49 Like capitalized nouns 50 Legendary football coach Knute 53 Cake serving 54 Like the idiomatic beaver 55 Civil rights org.

56 Online dialogue 58 __ contendere: court plea 59 Leatherworking tools 60 Down Under greeting 63 “__ got it!”

65 Director Reiner

Virgo:

Don’t jump to conclusions, especially as you’re managing your personal and family relationships.

Your honey could have a bad week and he or she might say something that sets you off.

Libra:

Sept. You’ll find yourself playing the role of guardian angel as someone you care about experiences a crisis.

Scorpio:

Nobody wants to marry their exact twin, because that would be boring. Celebrate your differences in-

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Men’s golf shoots for par this year

by Dakota Ratley

Men’s golf will start its season Monday at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate in Hattiesburg, Miss.

The team will bring back four of their top five players, only losing Charlie MacNeal. Cleveland Golf/Scrixon AllAmerica Scholar Mason Seaborn looks to lead this year’s crop of players as the only senior.

Seaborn was named second team allconference during his junior year.

Juniors Velten Meyer and Greg Smail are also returning from last year’s top five along with sophomore Calum Hill.

“If we can build on we did last season, I think we’ll be pretty successful,” Seaborn said.

That successful year saw the Williams Warhawks begin the season ranked 205th in the country.

After the season, ULM has moved into the top 100 at the 96th position.

That would have not been possible if not for last year’s set of three wins at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational, First Tee Tournament and the ULM Wallace

College football playoff needs work to succeed

“There’s really no magic bullets or secret formulas.”

Walt Williams, Head Coach

Jones Invitational.

Impressive as last year may have been, Head coach Walt Williams said that there is really no particular way to carry that momentum over.

“If I could say some magic words to make everybody play better I would have learned them by now. There’s really no magic bullets of secret formulas,” Williams said.

Williams has been coaching for 25 years.

The fall schedule includes this week’s tournament, the Cardinal Intercollegiate at Louisville, the Miramont Invitational at Rice and exhibition against Louisiana Tech in Choudrant and the Quaill Valley Invitation in Vero Beach, Florida. contact Dakota Ratley at ratleydl@warhawks.ulm.edu

ALEX ROBINS College football is starting a new era by having a four-team playoff.

Unlike in past years, computers will not pick the teams. A 13-person committee of experts will select them.

The playoff will consist of the four best teams based on strength of schedule, head-to-head results, whether a team won their conference and other factors.

All teams from the five power conferences have a tie-in to the top six bowl games which are the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Cotton Bowl and Chick-Fil-a Peach Bowl.

These bowls are going to be on

a three-year rotation in which the playoff semifinal will cycle between games.

This year the two semi-final games will be played in the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl.

There are 10 conferences total; the five power conferences are the SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-12. The remaining five conferences can get into the playoff and into the top six bowls, but it’s going to take a lot work from those teams to make it in there.

Just like with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), the system that came before the playoffs, there will be controversy with the playoff. Some people will think that a certain team was better than the teams that are actually picked.

The BCS always had a lot of controversy when it came to picking the teams for the championship games.

The new playoff selection process will be a little better, but not much if you ask me.

The committee will select the teams that have won their conference championships, and this will probably end up leaving out a team that will be better than one of the teams chosen on their conference championship win.

The playoff system definitely will not stay in its current form. They will have a lot of stuff to work out to make it better.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the fourteam playoff went to an eight-team playoff in the future.

The schools will argue about how they are being left out and the NCAA will have to do something to fix it.

T h e playoff is going to solve a lot of problems that the BCS had, but it is still not a perfect solution.

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Money matters in tailgating world Experience promises plenty of fun for fans, plenty of money to local businesses

by Dakota Ratley

What do students, alumni and drivers with road rage all have in common? They all tailgate.

Tailgating is a huge part of game day on college campuses all over the United States. Whether fans are there for the game, the alcohol or just to see friends, it seems everyone has a smile on their face.

A business is behind these smiles, however.

Brian Wickstrom, ULM’s athletic director, said that tailgating spots in the Grove run about $800 for a season. That price is in addition to the price of season tickets.

There are 524 spots in the Grove. At $800 per spot, that comes out to a total of $419,200. That figure does not include Heritage Park or the Pecan Grove.

Wickstrom said it’s more than about the money.

“We just want to have the environment,” Wickstrom said.

That environment also helps boost sales of local businesses. Wickstrom pointed out that many people will hire caterers from places like Danken Trail or Waterfront Grill to bring food to their tailgating areas.

Even if the tailgaters decide to not have a caterer and just cook their own food, other businesses still gain revenue.

Businesses such as Brookshire’s and Super One Foods will gain sales by tailgaters buying their supplies and food. It costs serious money to get enough food to feed everyone.

Tailgater Barbara Bailey said that it

(From left to right) Grafton Tucker, Steven Weide and Brandon Hardy dancing during tailgating festivities on Aug. 28.

costs $1,200 to $1,500 to buy all of the supplies and food needed for her tailgate.

Her group tailgates every home game. There are five ULM home games. Five home games multiplied by the cost of the supplies and food bring the total cost to $6,000 to $7,500 a year.

However, not everyone will spend Bailey that much. Even if the average amount of money spent on each spot is only $500, this still comes out to a whopping $262,000 spent at local businesses.

Even more impressive is that at the end of the year, at this given rate, over one million dollars will be spent—$1.3 million to be exact.

Wayne Brumfield, vice president of Student Affairs, said that the reason tailgating is such a success is because it brings everyone together. He said that because it brings visitors, alumni, students and faculty into one area and creates a “great environment.”

“My favorite part is when I come in the Grove people want me to taste,” he said.

Tailgating at ULM is more than just about having fun.

Without the tailgating, the atmosphere would be much different on game day. That’s the point that Wickstrom reiterated.

“If you don’t have tailgating, it’s all quiet around the stadium. I don’t think you get people energized when they’re coming to the game without having them,” Wickstrom said.

Tailgating may seem like just a fun thing to do, but it is also a huge opportunity for local businesses to capitalize on the money involved. The school gets the environment, patrons get to have fun and local businesses make extra money. It’s a win for every party involved. contact Dakota Ratley at ratleydl@warhawks.ulm.edu

photo by Amber Mccormick

“Portland State they have never been to, that’s my home.

Langdon Farms has hosted LPGA qualifiers and US Open qualifiers and it’s a great golf Holte course and a strong field,” Holte said.

On October 13, ULM will be at Arkansas State for the Lady Red Wolf Classic, where they will defend their title.

They will then finish their fall play at the UAB Fall Beach Blast in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

“This spring schedule is still tentative; we are trying to make that schedule stronger. We have added a Georgia State event, which has been a successful golf program and I feel they will be tough,” Coach Holte said. contact Alex Robinson at robinsj4@warhawks.ulm.edu

The women’s golf team will open its season next week with a tournament at Texas A&M. The team will have a wealth of experience with three seniors and a junior returning.

“I feel like that experience will be great for this season. We know what it takes to win,” senior player Emily Stratton said.

The Warhawks racked up quite a few wins last year. The team scored first place finishes in the 2013 ULM Fred Marx Invitational, Arkansas State Tournament, Steelwood Preview and the Le Triomphe.

The team also netted runner up finishes at the UAB Fall Beach Blast and the HBU Women’s Interdcollegiate.

They will be playing in the “Mo” Morial tournament starting on Monday under first-year head coach Heather Holte.

“The central region is hosted there, so I think that will be great test of where we are at. I think we need to play in the toughest schedule possible;

it’s the only way to get better,” Coach Holte said.

Coach Holte’s collegiate career includes assistant coach at Texas State and Oregon State and as associate head coach at Washington State.

“Since us three seniors have been here, we have been through three coaches, so we know how to adjust too that really well. I don’t’ think it will be that hard of a change, I think it’s a good change,” Stratton said.

The Warhawks have four more tournaments to follow for their fall season, including one hosted by ULM at the end of the month.

They will host the 2014 ULM Fred Marx Invitational at the Stratton Bayou DeSiard Country Club on September 22.

The Warhawks will be wrapping up the month with the Viking Invitational at Portland State on September 29.

Soccer

by Alex Robinson

Volleyball

Women’s golf tees up

Volleyball drops games at Sugar Bear Classic The Warhawks suffered a rough weekend at the Sugar Bears Classic in Conway, Arkansas.

The team brought a 2-2 record to the tournament, including a win over Mississippi State. The team dropped all three of their matches to fall to 2-5 on the season.

Friday brought a pair of 0-3 losses to host Central Arkansas and Tulsa.

The team dropped another 0-3 decision to Boise State Saturday.

The team will hope to rebound at Stephen F. Austin Wednesday before heading to the McNeese Tournament this weekend.

Lightning strikes down soccer’s perfect record A 4-0 start was brought to an end by Southeastern Louisiana Friday.

This came after the Warhawks defeated Grambling State on Aug. 31, and scored a 7-0 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Wednesday..

The game was called short due to lightning.

SLU jumped out to a 2-0 advantage at halftime. After the half ULM seemed to regain the momentum until lightning struck forcing the team to evacuate the field.

After a nearly two hour rain delay, the action resumed. SLU scored the final two goals to put away the Warhawks for good.

The team will finish the week with a game at Nicholles State, and will play the first regular season home game against Stephen F. Austin Friday.

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What’s Ahead...

The Warhawks will travel to face the LSU Tigers Saturday.

LSU is coming into the game at 2-0 after Saturday’s 56-0 win over Sam Houston State.

They also won their first game of the season over preseason number 14 Wisconsin.

Sophomore safety Justin Backus makes a stop during the Warhawk win Saturday.

photo by Daniel Russell

Idaho Vandal-ized

ULM steals nailbiter on last second score

by Dakota Ratley

Fighting the thunderstorms and a late Idaho rally, ULM pulled out a 38-31 win Saturday night at Malone Stadium.

Todd Berry said he was relieved to get the win.

“It wasn’t clean, it wasn’t pretty, we certainly have a lot of work to do but it’s a win,” Berry said.

Centarius Donald led the way once again for the Warhawks tallying up 118 rushing yards with three touchdowns.

Pete Thomas also came up big totaling 384 yards with two scores.

The Vandals got on the board first after a 75-yard drive that ended with a touchdown pass from quarterback Matt Linehan to Joshua McCain.

The Warhawks responded later in the first quarter when Pete Thomas completed two-yard pass to tight end Alec Osborne to even the score at 7-7.

ULM’s defense locked down Idaho for a quick three-and-out.

The offense took advantage when Thomas hit Ajalen Holley for a 58-yard touchdown.

Holley recorded 175 receiving yards in the day.

“This was a game we knew we were going to be able to come in and show are passing skills, show what Pete could do and show what our receivers could do,” Holley said.

“It wasn’t clean, it

wasn’t pretty, we certainly have a lot of work to do, but it’s a win” Todd Berry, Head Coach Right after the first ULM score, lightning was recorded within two miles of the stadium. NCAA rules mandated at least a 30-minute delay from the last lightning strike. That delay lasted for two hours and six minutes.

Idaho’s season opener at Florida was cancelled due to lightning.

When play resumed, ULM’s defense forced an Idaho punt. ULM quickly moved down the field and scored when running back Centarius Donald broke through the Idaho defense for a 34-yard touchdown run.

Idaho answered back on a threeyard carry from running back Elijhaa Penny.

Idaho continued to build momentum picking a deep Pete Thomas pass.

The Vandals capitalized on the mistake and scored when quarterback Matt Linehan connected again with Joshua McCain from 10 yards out for another touchdown.

Justin Manton shifted momentum back in the Warhawk’s favor when he tacked on three points with 13 seconds left in the half to bring the halftime

score to 24-21 ULM. That score stuck until a turnover deep in Idaho territory set up a 21yard run by Centarius Donald to put the Warhawks up 10 with 8:36 left in the third quarter.

After a second straight Vandal turnover, the Warhawks failed to convert a fourth down attempt in the red zone.

Idaho marched down the field and kicked a 28-yard field goal to make it a one score game with 13:59 left in the final quarter of play.

The Vandals would go on to tie up the game with 4:22 left after a 11 play, 64-yard drive capped off with a 32 yard touchdown pass from Linehan to Deon Watson.

After exchanging scoreless drives, Pete Thomas led the Warhawks 73 yards to score the game-winning touchdown on one-yard run from Centarius Donald.

That was Donald’s third touchdown run on the day.

It came with only 9 seconds left on the clock.

“Nobody thought or doubted that we wouldn’t win the game,” running back Tyler Cain said.

Cody Robinson clinched the game for the Warhawks with an interception on Idaho’s Hail Mary attempt.

The Warhawks will head to Baton Rouge to face LSU next Saturday in a matchup of unbeaten teams. The Tigers defeated Sam Houston State 56-0 Saturday. contact Dakota Ratley at ratleydl@warhawks.ulm.edu

The Tigers bring in a young team, especially on offense where they will be replacing their starting quarterback and a pair of running backs and wide receivers.

The key to this game should be the experience of ULM against the pure athleticism of LSU. The game will kick off at 6 p.m. Saturday at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge.

ULM vs UI Score 38-31 Total Yards 534-324 Turnovers 4-3 Time of Possession 27:45-32:15