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February 29, 2016

Suspect connected to student murder P 6

Bring heat Students rally for higher education at Louisiana State Capitol P 7

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February 29, 2016

NEWS CALENDAR Tuesday, 3-1 Women’s Symposium 8 AM - 1:30 PM in the SUB

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Midterm grading for 1st 8-week classes

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Baseball vs Valparaiso 6 PM Softball at LSU 6 PM

Wednesday, 3-2 Mid-Term Grading for Spring FullTerm Classes

1 Missouri 2 South Carolina 3 Idaho 4 Maldives University fires Sanders pulls States to gain High sea level Melissa Click celebrity help control of land risks lives

Baseball vs Valparaiso 6 PM Fried Chicken Day in Shulze from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.

Thursday, 3-3 Mid-Term Grading for Spring FullTerm Classes Women’s Basketball vs Georgia Southern 5:15 PM Men’s Basketball vs Georgia Southern 7 PM

Friday, 3-4 Mid-Term Grading for Spring FullTerm Classes Tennis vs UAB 12 PM Softball at Alabama 4PM Baseball vs Samford 6 PM

Saturday, 3-5 Softball vs DePaul 11 AM Women’s Basketball vs Georgia State 12 PM

(MCT) — The University of Missouri Board of Curators has fired embattled instructor Melissa Click.

The board made its decision in a 4-2 vote Wednesday night in Kansas City.

Board member John R. Phillips and board chairwoman Pamela Henrickson voted no.

On Thursday when the vote was first disclosed Henrickson said a university investigation shows Click’s actions were not compatible with university policies.

Click was famously caught on camera in November calling for “muscle” while blocking student journalists from covering a campus demonstration.

A second video surfaced this month showing Click cursing at a police officer during the University of Missouri-Columbia’s homecoming parade in October.

(MCT) — The politician wasn’t the only reason more than 5,000 enthusiastic people crammed into an arena in Greenville a few days before South Carolina’s primary. They went to see legendary actor-turnedactivist Danny Glover.

“It is amazing to know that you are building not only a movement, but you are building that movement on the stage of a presidential election,” an exuberant Glover shouted as he stood side-by-side with Bernie Sanders at what turned into Sanders’ largest South Carolina rally.

“We have never had that opportunity before. We are going to change this country.”

Hardly alone, Glover is part of an eclectic group of celebrities _ including musicians, directors and artists _ backing Sanders over Hillary Clinton in the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination.

(MCT) — With nearly two-thirds of all Idaho land controlled by the federal government, Republican Rep. Raul Labrador says it’s time his home state and others control some of the property.

On Thursday, Labrador made his case to a House subcommittee, urging his colleagues to approve a plan that would allow pilot projects that would enable state and local officials to manage up to 2 percent of the 193 million acres of federally owned forest land across the country.

“Let’s give control to the people who are closest to the land and know it best,” said Labrador, a member of the House Natural Resources Committee.

The hearing came one day after 10 defendants pleaded not guilty in a federal court in Oregon to conspiracy charges stemming from the takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife.

(MCT) — As Hussain Khallib’s boat chugged into a water channel, he pointed at the shoreline of the approaching island and noted the thin stretch of vegetation between white sand beaches on either side.

It’s never more than a few feet above the water.

“We spend a lot of time worrying about the idea of rising sea level here,” he said. “Many fear they will go to bed one night on dry land, and wake up in the morning in water. But we know the truth is far less dramatic.

We will lose our nation and our homes one grain of sand at a time.”

Khallib, 21, is one of the estimated 393,000 people who live in Maldives, a nation of 1,200 small islands in the Indian Ocean southwest of India that is considered the world’s most at risk to rising sea levels. The United Nations has projected that Maldives could be effectively underwater.

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Feb. 29

“It’s not about

1940: Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy Award. McDaniel received the Best Actress in a Supporting Role Oscar for her role as Mammy in ‘Gone With the Wind’.

division. It’s not about politics.

My concern is how do we come together?”

1968:The Kerner Report was made public.

The civil Rights struggle of the 1960’ was making inroads, integration of southern school districts was progressing.

2004: President Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled Haiti. He was bowing to pressure from a rebellion at home and governments out of the country. Hundreds of angry Aristide militants armed with old rifles and pistols converged on the Haitien National Palace in Port-au-Prince.

LeVar Burton, American Actor Front page photo credits: Main story photo:

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by Tyler Smith Top left photo: courtesy of ULM Athletics Top right photo:

by Olivia Barfield

TODAY IN HISTORY

photo courtesy of Tommy Walpole

Pi Kappa Alpha member Evan Sinclair strikes a pose with students at Burg Jones Elementary School. Members volunteered to read to students during Literacy Day Feb. 22.

Birth: Augusta Savage was born in 1892. She was an American sculptor and educator who battled racism to secure a place for blacks in the art world.

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NEWS

Swab for Bryce Bone marrow drives students to fight for common cause

by Sisam Shrestha

Bryce Boyd, a five-month-old infant, has Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, a rare disorder that affects his immune system. Doctors say that Bryce needs a bone marrow donor as soon as possible.

Last week, ULM partnered with the National Marrow Donor Program and hosted a Be the Match Registry Drive to help those like Bryce.

On Thursday morning, campus sidewalks were covered with chalked sayings such as “be the match” and “#saveBryce.”

In the Quad, at Shulze Cafeteria and in the SUB, student and community volunteers register donors to see if they could be a match from a searching patient. Patients in need of bone marrow donations suffer from blood illnesses such as leukemia, lymphoma and sickle cell anemia.

Volunteers swab the inside of donors’ cheeks and send the swabs off to be potentially

matched to patients.

Over the course of the day, 380 donors registered through the drive.

Bryce was the featured patient for the event because he needs help fast. According to Brian Allison, Louisiana’s National Marrow Donor Program representative, the more swabs they receive, the better.

Allison said that not every donor will be a match for Bryce, but they are still helping the cause.

Once someone is swabbed, their information is put into a databank. If a donor profile and a patient profile match, the donor has the option to donate. If they choose to do so, all of the costs associated with the donation, including food and travel expenses, are paid for.

Once someone is swabbed once, there is no need for a second swabbing.

Wimbish Zackery D. Wimbish, a general studies sophomore, is a co-worker of Bryce’s mother Jasmine at the Sterlington Rehab Hospital.

photo by Tyler Smith

#saveBryce: Volunteer Kim Poole, senior medical laboratory science major, swabs a donors mouth at the Be the Match bone marrow drive in the Quad last Thursday.

“They’ve been trying to take all the measures so they could find a stem cell match for him. I got swabbed for Bryce, but it goes into the National data bank so it’s for anybody,” Wimbish said.

Many students stopped by after seeing the chalk messages on the ground and came by just to help. Dev McMillian, a freshman

CAB seeks improvement for future campus events

by Kandice Johnson

Four Campus Activity Board members and their adviser flew to Louisville, Ky. for the National Association of Campus Activities Conference last week in hopes to improve the activities and entertainment on campus.

The four-day conference consisted of campus activity board members across the nation meeting up to collect ideas from each other and meeting possible performers and vendors that can be brought to campus.

The conference was also a

chance for CAB members to learn leadership skills, team building skills and problem-solving skills.

CAB President Dustin Hickman said the conference was more than just meeting interesting people and companies to work with, it was a moment to increase their “knowledge of leadership, marketing, time management and many other things.”

CAB Adviser Michael Roboski said the trip will definitely help improve entertainment at ULM. “It’s difficult to encourage people

to get out of their comfort zones and try a new experience,” said Roboski.

“We are working on new ways to get campus involved and reach new audiences.”

Roboski said although some ideas haven’t worked, it is better than “relying on the same old, same old and just breezing by on easy mode.”

“This year has been a great learning experience in that,” Roboski said.

Roboski said he will work closely with officers to make activities the contact Kandice Johnson at johnsk8@warhawks.ulm.edu

HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME: Alexis Porter, Michael Robowski, Dustin Hickman, Brea Joyner and Elaine Blanco attended the National Association of Campus Activities Conference in Ky. last week.

atmospheric science major said that he chose to become a donor because it felt right.

“I knew it would be for a good cause and I’m all about supporting humanity. I feel buoyant about swabbing for someone’s life. I really hope contact Sisam Shrestha at shrests8@warhawks.ulm.edu

BRIEFS

Mock trial succeeds in Miss.

The Gold Squad of ULM’s Mock Trial Team finished as one of the top-six teams at the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) Regional Tournament last week in Jackson, Miss.

This makes the second year that the squad has qualified to compete in the first round of the AMTA national tournament. The tournament, called the Opening Round Championship Series (ORCS), will take place starting on March 8 in Memphis, Tenn.

Less than 25 percent of the squads that competed in the regional competition will go on to nationals.

Olivia Sage, a member of the Gold Squad, is amazed at the opportunity to compete nationally.

“It is an amazing feeling to be able to represent ULM at ORCS for the second year in a row. I’m so proud of our team and how much we have improved over the year and am looking forward to Tennessee!” Sage said.

Pink Bag series wows again

by Sisam Shrestha Cindy Rogers, president of St. Francis Medical Center, presented “The Advancement of Women in Leadership Roles” as the next segment of the Pink Bag Series last Tuesday. She began her presentation with James Brown’s song “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World.”

But, Rogers asked, really?

The presentation focused on how feminism has evolved over the years and how it has effected women in the

workplace.

Rogers is the fifth woman to serve as the trustee/elected chair for the Louisiana Hospital Association. She said that there had been many opportunities and promotions denied to her in the past, which she attributed to gender issues.

Students learned about the beginning of feminism and what it meant...

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OPINION

HAWKEYE P.O.V.

Stop partisan politics

Safe decisions offset crime As Americans, we’re fairly sheltered.

We don’t experience extreme religious persecution like countries in Africa and the Middle East.

There aren’t terrorist bombs exploding regularly like there are in Israel and Palestine.

We are not ruled with the iron thumb of dictatorship such as North Korea.

Still, in a time of world unrest, high crime and shows like “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” the world is a pretty scary place.

Because of this, the line between illogical fear and common-sense wariness can be blurry.

In fact, theorist George Gerbner said the more a person watches TV, the more paranoia and fear of criminal victimization they feel.

It’s good to take that into account next time you’re grocery shopping. The woman behind you really just wants a gallon of milk.

She’s not planning some robbery heist behind your back.

Humor aside, practice safe decision-making.

According to crimeinamerica.net, it’s statistically shown that crime victimization is more dependent on behavior choices than race, sex or income.

Sometimes, though, even the highest forms of protection aren’t enough and horrible things happens. This is not the victim’s fault, but the evil of the perpetrator.

To be as safe as possible, make smart choices. Be aware of your surroundings as well as the impact that rash, irresponsible decisions will cause.

And always, always call the police if you witness or encounter anything suspicious. They are there to help, protect and serve.

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Olivia Sage A few weeks ago Louisiana students across the state woke up knowing they had TOPS. When they went to bed that night, some were unsure if they’d be able to keep it.

Why? The Louisiana budget just isn’t working anymore and something has to change.

I have seen so many students and parents panicking. I have also seen so much misplaced blame.

First let’s establish one thing: this is not newly elected Gov. John Bel Edwards’ fault.

This is years of mismanagement on the part of the state of Louisiana.

We went from a billion dollar surplus when Jindal took office to looking at $957 million in debt when he left.

“But why does that effect higher ed-

ucation?” you ask.

Because of the Louisiana constitution. Louisiana is not allowed to end the year on a deficit. We have to end the year at zero or, in better times, a surplus.

We are bound by law, our own law and that is just how it is.

Well $957 million dollars is not zero, not even close.

But again, you ask “Why does this affect higher education?”

Let’s break it down.

Louisiana has $26 billion dollars in available revenue.

Only $9 billion of that is the state’s general fund, the other $17 billion is money the state can’t touch without constitutional change (it is self-generated revenue, statutory dedications and federal money).

From the available general fund, only $3 billion is touchable, the rest is non-discretionary, and the state can’t touch it without constitutional change.

The discretionary money goes to health and hospitals, higher education, the department of education and the remaining is the money the state can touch.

This is the only money that the

governor has to work with without legislative action (like raising taxes or changing the constitution).

Our deficit is MORE than the higher education budget.

So what can Gov. Edwards do with what he has to work with?

Cut TOPS, cut the public hospitals, cut university funding and at the end of it still be in the hole because of his predecessor.

He has to raise taxes.

The State of Louisiana has to raise taxes and get rid of all of the tax breaks it is giving to companies (we are losing money off of them, not making money.)

To do that our Legislature has to meet, they have to give up partisan politics, work for the state of Louisiana and pass a bill to raise taxes.

In my opinion that is the only choice. The only way to fix this budget and save the state university system.

Work together and work for us, not for parties.

It’s up to the legislators. They must support our governor and help bring some stability to our budget. contact Olivia Sage at sageoj@warhawks.ulm.edu

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OPINION LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Respect voting laws In response to the article last week about current primary practices destroying federalism: I think it’s absurd.

If anything is destroying federalism it is the way that the Electoral College is decided, which needs to return to its original idea.

Spreading out the state primaries and caucuses show the strength and resolve of the candidates.

I agree pollsters focus too much on states like Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.

But they have a diverse electorate when it comes to political ideology and are swing states during the general election.

Going to national or regional primaries, like what you’re suggesting, goes against not only the state’s laws and customs, but also the Constitution and the 10th Amendment.

The Constitution only stipulates that the election of the president/vice president and members of Congress will be elected on the first Tuesday of November. It doesn’t say how the primaries are to be held.

The 10th Amendment says that anything not directly stated in the Constitution as a federal power is a state power.

Therefore, the conduction of primaries and caucuses is a power of the state, not the federal government.

State laws further complicate your

idea. For example: the state of Louisiana has a law that stipulates that all elections are to be held on Saturdays, unless it’s an election for a nationwide office.

South Carolina also has that law.

Which is a good idea, because in theory it allows more people to vote.

If anything needs to be changed in the current systems it needs to be the caucuses, which has proven to be problematic.

Look at what happened in Nevada, where potential voters were leaving before they could vote, because of the limited time restraints of the caucus.

I do agree that there’s too much power in a few states of our great nation when it comes to deciding who wins the election.

Interesting fact: you can win the Presidency if you can win twelve of the fifty states. Does that seem fair? I don’t think so.

Another interesting fact: in 2012, if we followed the original idea of the Electoral College, we would not have President Obama, we would have President Romney.

The Win-All Take-All system implemented by the states destroys the original purpose of the Electoral College, rigs elections, and suppresses minorities from being heard.

States like Maine and Nebraska observe and follow the original idea of the Electoral College. That’s what we

need to go back to.

This plan says whichever candidates wins the majority of the congressional district gets that Electoral vote, and whoever wins the majority of the state gets the remaining two votes.

Louisiana has eight Electoral votes (six congressional districts and two senators.) The original idea says that if candidate A wins four congressional districts and candidate B wins the other two, he remaining two votes go to candidate A. This would eliminate battle ground states, as candidates would have to work to win the congressional districts across the nation.

It would also allow minorities, especially political minorities, to be represented in the election.

In all, the idea of federalism applied to our primaries and caucuses goes against the principles of this nation.

We are the United States of America; we are unique and independent states that are joined together.

Taking a reference from Star Trek, we are the Federation, we are allowed to govern our planets as we see fit. We are not the Borg Collective, we are not ONE. With such belief, respect the states’ sovereignty.

- Dylan Crowell, history grad student

Political Forecast: Super Tuesday: Date: Tuesday, March 1 Significance: Many states vote in primary elections Louisiana Primary Election: Date: Sat. March 5 *Monroe: primaries include national, mayoral and city council positions Democratic Debate: Date: Sun. March 6 Time: TBD Where: TBD Spotlight: Who: Hillary Clinton - Former first lady, senator, Secretary of State, Democrat - Supports tax cuts to middle class and small businesses - If elected, will require companies to pay for family leave and will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour

Fun Facts: - Loves hot peppers - won a Grammy in 1997 for Best Spoken Word Album for the audio version of her book “It Takes a Village.” image courtesy of MTC Campus

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Connection Suspect connected with graduate’s murder NEWS

by Gwendolyn Ducre

A suspect sits in Ouachita Correctional Center with four charges of unauthorized use of access card, two drug charges and two fugitives from justice charges. Now, he is facing a capital murder charge for the death of 19-year-old Jessica Chambers from Mississippi.

A grand jury indicted Quinton Tellis,27, Tuesday for Chambers death.

Police said Tellis is also the prime suspect for the murder of Ming-Chen Hsiao, the international graduate who was found murdered in her nearcampus apartment last August.

Ming-Chen Hsiao, In a press conference on Wednesday, Monroe Police Chief Quentin Holmes said the police department is sure Tellis is Hsiao’s murderer.

“We have extreme confidence that we have the right person in jail for her murder,” said Holmes. “When we arrest we want a convection not to just put someone in jail.”

Tellis was arrested on Aug. 20 for using Hsiao’s debit card after her body was found which lead police to believe he was involved with Hsiao’s murder.

Though he was not the only suspect, police said evidence kept leading them back to Tillis. Police said evidence proved Tillis and Hsiao knew each other but did not give details on how.

Jessica Chambers

In a state over, Tellis also knew Chambers from his hometown in Mississippi. Police said there was no motive, but the murder was a personal crime.

On Dec. 6, 2014, Chambers was burned alive and found with more than 98 percent of her body burned, according to Panola County Police during a press conference Wednesday.

The Panola County Police will file a Governor’s Warrant to extradite Tellis back to Mississippi to face trail.

Connection Connection Connection Connection

Losing a friend

Dec. 6 2014

Jessica Chambers dies in hospital from burns.

Dec. 6 2014

Dec. 6 2014

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LOVED ONES: Hsiao poses with Becca McRae in 2015.dies Jessica Chambers Jessica Chambers dies in hospital from burns. in hospital from burns.

Friends of Hsiao said they are ready to begin the healing process. Kristi was found.

Gadwa, director of admissions and “I felt like it was weird that she outreach of the Wesley Foundation hadn’t been showing up because at and one of Hsiao’s closest friend, said that moment over the summertime I she is still numb and speechless. saw her everyday,” said Washington.

“I just can’t understand it,” Gadwa “When my friends confirmed she was said. dead, I thought they were lying to me.”

Hsiao would ride her bike to the The Wesley held a memorial service Wesley Foundation often to watch for Hsaio where her friends, father and television, do her homework and hang sister came to remember her. A picture Jessica Chambers dies out with friends. that says, “Weburns. love you Mandy,” still in hospital from Tra’von Washington, a senior hangs on a bulletin board in the kinesiology major, spent a lot of time building. with Hsaio. Washington said she was Monroe Police are still working to very curious about the American charge Tellis for Hsaio’s murder. Tellis culture and would always ask will go to trial May 9 in Mississippi for questions. capital murder of Jessica Chambers.

But he started asking questions after he heard she had not been coming to contact Gwendolyn Ducre at the Wesley as much before her body ducregk@warhawks.ulm.edu

Dec. 6 2014

Jessica Chambers dies in hospital from burns.

August 2015

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near-campus apartment on Filhol Ave.

Aug. 20 2016 Tellis arrested for using Hsiao debit cards.

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Feb. 24 2016 Quiten Tellis indicted for the murder of Jessica Chambers. illustration by Taja Carriere

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‘No more cuts!’

photo by Olivia Barfield

WE MATTER: ULM student Bria Virgil stands in front of the student crowd at the BringH.E.A.T higher education rally at the Louisiana State Capitol last Wednesday.

Students rally at state capitol to prevent higher education cuts

by Olivia Barfield

Most students never saw it coming, but for Jeffery Williams time was all that stood in the way of our current higher education funding crisis.

“I remember the big cuts that we took last year, and I remember I expected it to be this bad if not worse,” said Williams, a junior kinesiology major.

Williams, a Louisiana state resident and TOPS recipient, chose to stay in state for school because it was what he could afford.

Now, he said, budget cuts are a growing inhibitor to receiving his degree and he wants state legislators to know it.

Williams traveled to the Louisiana State Capitol building in Baton Rouge with a group of other ULM students to attend the BringH.E.A.T. higher education rally last Wednesday.

The BringH.E.A.T (bring higher education all together) rally was set up by the Louisiana Council of Student Body Presidents (COSBP) and the Louisiana Board of Regents in only about a week’s time.

ULM students travelled on a bus provided

by SGA to the rally that was attended by over

2,000 higher education students from across the state. The rally began at noon. For roughly one hour students assembled to demonstrate to state leaders that higher education must be prioritized.

SGA presidents, some legislators and Gov. John Bel Edwards addressed the crowd of students to encourage their efforts and to promise to fight against further cuts.

“What you’re doing here today by standing up, by making sure that your voice is heard, it is critical during this period,” Edwards said.

Speakers were met with roars of both support and anger as they spoke of what further budget cuts may mean for state schools. Students chanted, “no more cuts!” whenever the chance arose.

Williams said that the rally seemed to be effective.

“Our new governor and some of the legislatures seemed very genuine yesterday so I’m hopeful that maybe they can fix the problem,” Williams said.

The Louisiana State Legislature is entering into its third week of special session in which they are attempting to create and pass solutions to fix the state’s crisis-sized $940 million budget deficit for this fiscal year as well as the $2 billion shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year. contact Olivia Barfield at barfieor@warhawks.ulm.edu

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NEWS

Current special session news Louisiana’s budget gap may be starting to fill up after two weeks of special session. The state’s House of Representatives passed the so-called “clean penny” bill that will add an additional cent to sales tax until it reaches its sunset, or expiration, date in 18 months.

Along with passing this bill to the Senate, the House voted to draw revenue from the Rainy Day and BP settlement funds and to approve another $101 million in cuts.

All together, these changes could shrink the current $940 million deficit by $638 million.

The additional penny tax, which Gov. Edwards has deemed the “single largest component” of his proposed tax package to fix the state’s budget problems, was carried by state Rep. Katrina Jackson, D-Monroe.

Jackson, a ULM graduate, spoke at the BringH.E.A.T. higher education rally on Wednesday, the day before the bill passed in the House, and asked students to call their representatives before the vote took place so that they could “move your (students’) funding.”

The Special Session is set to conclude March 9.

“While progress has been made by the House to close the current year’s deficit, the remaining days of the Special session are critical. Please continue to contact your legislators.”

President Nick Bruno in an email sent to students last Sunday

photo by Olivia Barfield

photo by Olivia Barfield

BRINGING THE HEAT: Jeffery Williams stands in front of the Louisiana State Capitol Building after the higher education rally last Wednesday.

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“There are folks who think that we cannot afford to invest in your future, that we cannot afford to invest in our future as a state, but I say we cannot not afford to not invest in your future...I can promise you this. As long as I’m governor, I will stand right beside you.

And I will see that we invest in your future, the future of our state.”

John Bel Edwards Governor of Louisiana

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February 29, 2016

NEWS

Let your lips do the talking

by Ashley Lyons

Vaginas are natural in nature but still not so natural in conversation. The Vagina Monologues are here to change that.

Now part of the Femhawks series, this is the fifth year the monologues have been performed

by ULM. Back in 2010, Vanelis Rivera heard from a friend whose university wouldn’t allow her to perform the Vagina Monologues on campus.

That baffled her.

“I was like, ‘hmm I wonder if ULM will allow me to do it?’” Rivera said.

Now the Vagina Monologues has become a presence on ULM’s campus. It’s something that students look forward to. It’s something Rivera uses to spread awareness about women’s issues to both men and women.

Rivera recalled her first Vagina Monologues at ULM where an international student thanked her afterwards. The student said she had never experienced anything like it before and it meant a lot to her.

“That’s when I realized the power of spreading that knowledge,” Rivera said. “Especially for women who have never been able to talk or think about their bodies.”

Recently, a Nepalese student told Rivera she performed the Vagina Monologues in her country because there is a huge feminist campaign in Nepal right now. After learning that, Rivera loved seeing all of the male Nepalese students in the crowd during last Wednesday’s performance.

Rivera hopes that many of them will bring what they learned at the Vagina Monologues back to Nepal.

“It’s awesome to be a part of that. You’re still a part of a change even though it’s in another country,” Rivera said.

That knowledge and power of change is the reason Meredith McKinnie, an English instructor, encourages her students to attend, and even perform in, the Vagina Monologues.

“I never feel more empowered than while I’m performing and when I leave that evening,” McKinnie said. “It’s about taking the shame out of certain words and ideas and occurrences.”

photo by Tyler Smith

GET HAPPY: ULM Librarian Megan Lowe performs “The Woman Who Liked to Make Vaginas Happy” during the on-campus performance of the Vagina Monologues last Wednesday.

It’s about promoting women and giving them a voice, especially women who feel like they don’t have one or can’t have one. That is why all donations made from the event go towards The Wellspring and the V-Day Organization. V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls.

“For once we didn’t hear a man talking or

a man’s voice. That’s kind of good. Men might need to be quiet sometimes,” said Will Rogers, an assistant professor of English...

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NEWS

Life-changing literacy

photo by Olivia Barfield

DREAM COME TRUE: Nirali Patel poses for a selfie with LeVar Burton at the Lyceum Series Patron Party last Thursday.

Reading Rainbow host, Roots and Star Trek star LeVar Burton inspires as Lyceum speaker

by Olivia Barfield

For Nirali Patel, calling LeVar Burton an inspiration is an “understatement.”

When Patel and her family moved to Monroe when she was in first grade, she didn’t know how to read. After being in the Monroe school system for a year, nothing changed.

“I got through first grade with the help of my teachers and other students. I got through it, but I never

knew how to read,” Patel said.

When Patel was in second grade, some teachers at her school expressed concerns about whether she would ever read. However, her second grade teacher, Ms. Placke, thought otherwise.

According to Patel, Placke is a “big advocate for reading.” She worked with Patel one-on-one everyday and employeed a helping hand from someone else.

Almost everyday, Placke showed her class an episode of Reading Rainbow, of which LeVar Burton is and has always been the host.

Patel said that Burton’s love for reading cultivated the same love within herself.

“Seeing his passion for it and seeing the adventures he would go on…it made me want to learn even more,”

photo by Olivia Barfield

CHASING THE RAINBOW: LeVar Burton fans Katie Anyon, senior art major, and Leah Reitzell pose for a picture with their homemade signs at the Lyceum Series last Thursday.

Patel said.

Placke and Burton working together helped Patel become one of the top readers in her class in under a year, Patel said.

“If it weren’t for her and Reading Rainbow together, I probably wouldn’t be as successful. Both of them working hand and hand is the reason why I am who I am today,” Patel said.

Patel, now a junior secondary education major, attended this year’s Lyceum featuring LeVar Burton.

She also attended the Patron Party preceding the event so she could talk to her childhood hero face to face.

Burton, who met Patel and took a selfie with her, said that he loves speaking on college campuses because of stories like hers.

“I feel a bit proprietary where you are concerned; I feel like I helped raise

you. I’m invested,” Burton said.

Burton’s speech for the Lyceum was focused on the value of literacy and especially storytelling.

“As far as fulfilling one’s highest potential is concerned, literacy is the key,” Burton said.

Burton also discussed racial issues and how storytelling keeps our past alive as it did on “Roots.”

Of the Black Lives Matter movement, he said that such discourse is essential and that it is important that people understand the movement.

“A statement like Black Lives Matter does not in any way take away from the importance of the lives of any other category of individual human beings,” Burton said. He went on to explain that the movement calls out unequal treatment towards blacks in America and that it is not meant to

devalue anyone else.

He weighed in on the #OscarsSoWhite controversy as well, saying that representation of all races is important to the inspiration of children at home who have the potential to go into that field one day.

Terrance Mickens Jr., a junior risk management and insurance major, said that he’s glad these subjects were brought up.

“I’m glad he pointed it out because all the lives matter and that’s what’s Howard i m p o r t a n t ,” Mickens said. contact Olivia Barfield at barfieor@warhawks.ulm.edu

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FREESTYLE:FOOD

Make dinner for a week with $25

For broke, hungry college students on a tight budget College students seriously don’t have the time or the money to splurge on expensive meals. Luckily for them, there are creative recipes that are fast, easy and cheap. It takes the guesswork out of cooking to give a week’s worth of awesome dinners. With just $25 and a trip to Walmart, make these five ridiculously easy gourmet meals. Yes, this is for real. The best part? All of the ingredients can be used in their entirety.

What to use for a week of tasty dinners: * Fresh mozzarella * Canned corn * Black beans * Red bell pepper * Green bell pepper * Roma tomatoes * Yellow onion * Russet potato * Tomato paste * Garlic * Salad mix * Basil * Brown rice medley * Chicken * Focaccia bread There are a few ingredients to have on hand – including olive oil, salt and pepper.

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Monday:

Tuesday:

This black bean burger is crispy on the outside and flavorful on the inside, and the fries are cooked in peanut oil – so they taste freakin’ awesome.

Feel free to kick up the spiciness of the burger by throwing in some extra hot sauce or cayenne pepper.

Ingredients: • ½ can black beans, rinsed and drained • ½ can corn, rinsed and drained • ¼ cup yellow onion, grated • 3 garlic cloves, minced • 1/3 cup bread crumbs • ¼ loaf focaccia • 1 Russet potato • ½ Roma tomato, sliced • Salad mix • Burger condiments • Salt • Pepper

Focaccia is a flat oven-baked Italian bread product How do you make a salad similar in style and taste good? texture to pizza Top it with doughs. chicken, It may be peppers, corn, black topped with beans and more. herbs or This salad comes other ingredients. together with minimal effort and will This is the simplest, tastiest, and leave you very full and happy. prettiest dinner out there.

Ingredients: And you don’t have to limit • 1 chicken breast yourself to cheese – got some leftover • ½ green bell pepper, sliced peppers or chicken?

• ¼ yellow onion, sliced Throw them on there for a new • ½ bag salad mix version of this simple dish.

• 1 Roma tomato Ingredients: • 2 garlic cloves, sliced • ¼ loaf focaccia • ½ can corn, rinsed and • 3 tablespoons tomato paste drained • ¼ yellow onion, diced • ¼ can black beans, rinsed • 4-6 basil leaves, minced and drained • 3 tablespoons water • 1/3 cup brown rice • ½ tub mozzarella, drained • 2/3 cup water • Salt • Cooking oil • Pepper • Salt • Pepper

Black Bean Burger and Fries

Wednesday:

Chicken Fajita Focaccia Pizza Salad

Thursday:

Caprese Chicken

A traditional caprese is made with fresh slices of mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and basil.

Where everything in a caprese salad is traditionally raw, here the mozzarella and tomatoes are cooked.

Melted mozzarella on top of juicy tomatoes, perfectly cooked chicken, a bed of rice and fresh greens.

This dish is a heartier version of a Caprese salad.

Ingredients: • 1 chicken breast • 1 Roma tomato, sliced • ½ tub mozzarella, drained • 5-6 basil leaves, minced • 3-4 garlic cloves, sliced • 1/3 cup brown rice • Salt • Pepper

Friday:

Stuffed Peppers

These stuffed peppers are filled with black beans and rice.

Everything is better stuffed, right?

These red peppers are full of flavor and hardly take any time to bake.

If you’re not a fan of red peppers, sub them out for green or yellow.

Ingredients: • 1 red bell pepper • 1 cup precooked rice • ½ green bell pepper, diced • ½ Roma tomato, diced • ¼ yellow onion, chopped • 2 garlic cloves, minced • ¼ cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed • Salt • Pepper Get directions to these recipes on our website ulmhawkeyeonline.com

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FREESTYLE

Research saves money in long run

Alan’s Car Talk The purchase of a new car is a big decision.

One choice consumers have is whether to buy a new or used car.

There are so many options in the automotive market.

Narrowing down the options when purchasing a car can take time.

Making the choice between a new or used car can be one of the most significant choices.

New car has a host of benefits. A new car has not had any previous owners.

Cars without a previous owner have a greatly reduced chance of existing problems.

Colby Ponder, a sophomore pre-nursing major, prefers a new car because, “it has had only one owner and you know exactly what problems could come up.”

Ponder Some new cars have had issues from the factory, but the risk for an issue is minimal.

When purchasing a new car, consumers can choose the exact options that are desired.

Dealerships might not have the car on the lot, but a good salesperson will search neighboring dealerships or order the car from the factory with the consumer’s specific options list.

A new car’s warranty is almost always superior to a used vehicle’s warranty.

Warranties are a great way to insure that maintenance costs on a new car are kept low.

These warranties are limited by time and mileage. The benefits of shopping for a used car isnot all negative.

Used cars have their share of advantages over new cars.Used cars have a lower initial purchasing cost.

Cars depreciate in value over time. According to edmunds.com, a new car depreciates 11% the moment it is driven off the dealership’s lot.

Used cars have already experienced the initial depreciation.

A used car will be sold at a lower cost because of this depreciation.

The choices available when buying a used car are greater.

David Gluckman, an automotive writer for caranddriver.com, explains how consumers can get what they want from used car shopping.

“Although you obviously can’t build a used car to order, maybe you want a model, option package or even wheel design that’s no longer made,” Gluckman writes.

Having the option to choose from discontinued car options can give consumers more options.

There are many different decisions to be made. The ultimate decision when purchasing a car comes down to the buyer.

The choice between buying a new or used car has been a tough one for me to make.

If I were to purchase a car today, I would choose a new car.

One of the first steps I would take in buying a new car would be to find a fair trade value on

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my current car.

Trading in my current car would help cover a large portion for the new car’s cost.

The trade value of my current car can also encourage the addition of extra personal options on the new car purchase.

I don’t have a problem with used cars. I would probably purchase a used car, especially if the new model of the car is out of my price range.

If I were to purchase a used car, I would purchase one from a certified pre-owned dealer.

Purchasing from a certified pre-owned dealer gives buyers a greater chance of a better quality used car.

The current car that I drive was purchased as a new car.

The advantages of a new car warranty and the security of no previous owner helped make the decision for a new car.

I always encourage anyone who is shopping for a car to purchase what they feel comfortable with.

Don’t be pressured into a car purchase.

If the owner is happy, that is what matters. contact Alan Rawles at rawlesar@warhawks.ulm.edu

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FREESTYLE: ENTERTAINMENT

Get a clue on this musical murder mystery

In the board game canon, Clue occupies a rather interesting space.

Whereas Monopoly is about dominating your friends and family through cutthroat business savvy or Battleship is about beating your snot-nosed brat of a sibling through graphing; Clue aims to put the players at the center of a story.

That story being a locked room mystery, not unlike Agatha Christe's

And Then There Were None.

More than anything Clue seeks to embody a whole genre of storytelling, just in boardgame form. S o its unsurprising that Clue is also probably the most adaptable board game there is.

Its eaiser to translate it to the stage or screen because it already has a cliched plot, you just need to fill in the blanks.

And so, Clue: The Musical, the latest stage production of the Strauss Theater Center, aims to, quite literally, bring the board game to life with song and dance.

Which it does quite well, while making itself different from that other Clue adaptation.

One might expect The Musical to be the already great Tim Curry movie,

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but with singing; however, that is hardly the case.

Instead of a multiending period comedy using the set up and character names, as the movie Clue did; Clue: The Musical is the boardgame, dice, cards, and all.

The audience is asked to try and slove the murder as the play unfolds.

In the first half we meet our cast and learn their backstories, their connections to Mr. Body, and their motivations for possibly killing him.

All the while the audience is given clues to help them figure out who, where, and how they done it.

The second half picks up after Mr. Body's death, and follows a new character, The Detective, as they try to piece together the mystery and deliver the obligatory climactic

accusation.

While all variations of Clue may share the basic premise of And Then There Were None they all lack the depth of it, but that's to Clue's advantage.

It ditches complex mystery for brainteasing fun and loads of humor, which Clue: The Musical does well.

Honestly that's where it shines the most, being just down right funny.

Of course good script writing is meaningless without a good cast and crew, and the cast of Clue: The Musical is a great one.

As is the crew. They managed to bring out the humor in an already funny play, and truely brought Clue to life.

Image courtesy of Tyler Smith

ULM alumni Nikki Simmons plays the detective. contact Cooper Doyle at doylelc@warhawks.ulm.edu

Rewind

Gump’s story still relevant in 2016

by Jacob Tyson

The film “Forrest Gump,” is a story that allows viewers to look into the life of a man that has had many different experiences that impact in some way a time period.

The movie begins with Gump, played by Tom Hanks, sitting on a bench and watching a feather fall down.

He tells his life story to strangers that sit beside him. From that moment, viewers are taken on a journey, it begins with elementary school and meeting a future love and ends with current day where he is reuniting with that same love and eventually getting married.

The film was released in 1994 and is based off of a novel that was written close to a decade earlier. It is a very well known movie, but this was my first time seeing it.

While clothing style and the choice of words were different from what is expected in present times, the movie was still relatable.

Gump was not known for his smarts and was not thought to accomplish much, but that he was a really fast runner.

While his athletic ability did help him to prosper when he got out out of high school, his other accomplishments and life stories are all a testament to the power of love, courage and honor.

He was kind to those in his life and cared deeply.

When Gump loses his friend Bubba in the war, he does an honorable thing and keeps his promise to get into shrimping afterwards.

Due to his heroics and saving the life of other members of his platoon, Gump makes a lifelong friend and shrimping partner in Lieutenant Dan. As Gump recalls his life, his naive nature and overall big heart allows him to not only forge frienships but change lives.

My overall opinion of the movie is that it is heartfelt.

While I prefer movies with more action, it was honestly enjoyable because Gump is such an obvious underdog.

The most inspiring stories to me have always been watching the guy that's counted out rise above expectations.

Gump did not only excel athletically but made investments and decisions that allowed him to make money.

He was also true to himself which allowed him to have a stronger impact on the world around him.

In my mind, what makes “Forrest Gump” a classic in the eyes of many in the country is that the storyline can give hope to viewers.

Not simply hope that we as people can amount to great things

but also hope in the intentions and hearts of mankind.

The message is one that goes hand in hand with what the world needs in 2016, which is the impact that a pure heart and caring soul can have on those that come in contact with it. contact Jacob Tyson at tysonjo@warhawks.ulm.edu

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17 Latter-day Beau Brummell 19 School support gp.

20 No longer on one’s plate 21 Virtual people, in a game series 22 Wrap for leftovers 23 Ambles 25 Mount Rushmore quartet

27 Eponymous ‘80s fiscal policy 31 Furry Persians 35 Norse god of war 36 Wood shaper 37 Home run jog 38 Grenoble’s river 41 Corned beef order 42 Update, as a cartographer might 44 Bogotá’s land: Abbr.

45 Cut a paragraph, say 46 Crossbred guide dog 50 “Vamoose!”

51 Threw with effort 55 Rocker David Lee __ 57 Southwestern land formation

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59 Lured (in) 61 Wall St. debut 62 17-, 27- or 46-Across 64 Downing Street address 65 Poker stake 66 Cool and collected 67 Chemical suffix 68 Baseball gripping point 69 Car radio button

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7 Modest skirt 8 Grad who may use “née” in a college newsletter 9 Good thinking 10 Night school subj.

11 Added to one’s bank account 12 Piedmont wine region 13 McDonald’s “Happy” offering 18 Op-ed pieces 22 Hen or ewe 24 Himalayan legend 26 Note between fa and la 28 __-Roman wrestling 29 Spiced Indian brew 30 On its way 31 PC key not used alone 32 Geometry calculation 33 Arizona town where the Earps and Clantons fought 34 Collar stiffener 39 ‘90s White House name 40 Glamour rival 43 Bogey beater 47 Crooner Vic 48 Mafioso code of honor 49 W-2 form recipient 52 “À __ santé!”

53 Olympic swords 54 Revolutionary diplomat Silas 55 Solemn ceremony 56 Start the bidding 58 Goblet part 60 “Mrs. Robinson,” e.g.

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Down 1 Like a weak excuse 2 Skyscraper support 3 Utah’s “Industry,” for one 4 Cuts the rind off 5 Crease maker, or crease remover 6 Cavity filler’s deg.

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From ‘Full House’ to ‘Fuller House’

Kadeazsha Ferguson For all of you “Full House” fans, the wait for “Fuller House” is over.

Early Friday morning, Netflix released the anticipated first season of the sitcom with 13 new episodes.

I will be the first to say that the wait was definitely worth it.

The show begins with the usual cast about 20 years later.

The entire family has come back home including Kimmy, Steve and the family dog’s grand puppy Comet Junior Junior.

They all returned to celebrate Danny and Rebecca’s new job in Los Angeles and give them a going away party.

DJ is now a widow with three sons and Danny, her father, decides to give her the house to raise her children.

Stephanie has jump-started an international career as a DJ. Unfortunately Michelle was unable to attend due to her successful fashion career.

Throughout the day, the family catches wind of DJ struggling to take care of her children while trying to take care of other responsibilities.

When the men of the family decide to put a hold on their careers, Stephanie bargains and tells them she will move in instead because the men have sacrificed so much already.

Kimmy Gibbler also offers to move in, along with her daughter to lend a helping hand.

During the course of the first episode, the family is bringing back a lot of memories and flashbacks to the good old times.

If you were a die-hard fan of the original “Full House” like me, these moments put you in tears. I enjoyed seeing the same wacky personalities and hearing original Tanner sayings like, “Cut…it…out,” and everyone singing the family song, “Forever.”

Instances like these made me feel warm and at home like I was a part of the show.

If you enjoyed the first showings of the original Full House, I highly doubt that “Fuller House” will leave you disappointed.

All 13 episodes are available on Netflix and so far so good.

contact Kadeazsha Ferguson at fergusk@warhawks.ulm.edu

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Men’s basketball takes flight down last home stretch

SLIDING IN: Rochelle Roberts slides into base during the Tiger Classic Tournament.

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Softball takes 2 wins at UCA Tournament

by Mariah Mitchell

The ULM softball team headed to Conway, Arkansas for the UCA Invitational Friday and Saturday.

ULM currently leads the Sun Belt in stolen bases per game, triples per game and fielding percentage.

Junior Rochelle Roberts leads the SBC in stolen bases and has converted 15-15 stolen base attempts.

Freshman Sydney Mckay hit both triples earned during the tournament and drove in a team-high eight runs during the five-game span.

Junior Melanie Coyne has become the ace of the pitching staff for the second straight year in a row.

The California native has compiled a 5-2 record with a team-low 2.26

ERA. Freshman Casey Waterman threw her first complete game and earned her second win of the season as the ULM softball team defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 14-2 Friday inside Farris Field.

ULM’s offense exploded for six runs in the top of the second.

Mckinley Marks notched three more RBI’s in the top of the third when she pulled her third home run of the season over the right field fences giving the Warhawks a 12-0 advantage.

The Warhawks opened Saturday morning with an 8-0 win over Middle Tennessee State..

They took advantage early in the

first inning when Roberts advanced home on a steal attempt by freshman Sydney Mckay.

Roberts started the inning with a double but ended up on third because of a field error in left field.

The Warhawks closed the door on the Raiders 8-5 in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Amye Barre plated sophomore pinch runner Hunter Hogan on a double to left center which activated the eight-run rule in ULM’s favor.

In the second game of the day the Warhawkd fell short to Belmont in a 5-4 contest after a late Bruin rally. contact Mariah Mitchell at mitcheml@warhawks.ulm.edu

Josh Dean Momentum or the “big mo” and confidence.

Those are the two things every coach hopes for and every team needs going into tournament play.

After a rocky middle stretch to the season that’s what the men’s basketball team has captured.

Over the last twelve games they’ve walked away victorious in eleven.

There one loss came against the Cajuns in an overtime thriller that was decided by seven points.

Coach Richard has seemed to find the secret to unlocking his team’s potential.

Since switching his lineup to Nick Coppola, Justin Roberson, Majok Deng, Jammal Samuels and Demondre Harvey the team has won eleven of their last twelve.

They’re currently on a six game win streak and have shown the ability to make the big shots when it counts.

Their last two games versus UT Arlington and South Alabama they grinded out late, and when conference leader Little Rock walked into Fant-Ewing they pulled out an 86-82 nail biter.

With two home games left until

the Sun Belt Conference tournament ULM looks in prime tourney form.

After their mid-season offensive woes the team has found its offensive rythem.

ULM leads the Sun Belt in field goal percentage shooting at a .455 percent clip.

The Warhawks are also second in assists dishing out 13.9 per game and third in three point field goal percentage at .360 percent.

These numbers are up from their averages last year across the board.

While the team was knocked out in the semi-finals of the Sun Belt tournament last season against Georgia Southern it came down to a one point difference.

The team faces the Eagles Thursday which should prove a good test after they lost in their first matchup 66-51 on January 16th.

Despite the loss in the conference tournament last year the team still made great strides in finishing second in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI).

The tournament run lifted the spirits of the ULM basketball faithful and brought intense excitement to the program.

This year the team has battled and lived up to the hype it has generated.

Coach Richard has delivered a winning formula to ULM basketball, and the team looks ready to deliver come the conference tournament. contact Josh Dean at deanj@warhawks.ulm.edu

Briefs Baseball

Fishing

A grand slam and multiple-run innings lifted the Warhawks over the North Carolina Catamounts in an 11-6 contest. The meeting marked the first ever between the two teams. ULM fell in the team’s second battle Satruday by a score of 15-7. The loss came despite ULM hitting three home runs in the game including two from Spencer Hemphill.

After two days on the water Tyler Stewart and Nick Joine won first in the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series. The duo competed against 65 other teams from around the region. A strong catch of over seventeen pounds foreshadowed ULM’s success who cashed in with a final weight of 42 pounds to take the win on the waters of the Atchafalaya Basin.

Men’s basketball

Women’s basketball

With a dominant win over Troy Saturday night the men extended their winning streak to seven. This matches the longest string of wins in over seventeen years. It is also currently the fifth-longest active streak in the nation. The men won 66-51 over the Trojans which follows their 66-59 win over South Alabama Thursday.

The women split the week taking their first game against South Alabama Thursday 67-54. The win was highlighted by a career high 25 points from senior Chelsea Tieuel. The Warhawks fell to Troy 74-64 Saturday in spite of a 30 point performance from senior Alayshia Davis. The Warhawks face Georgia Southern Thursday.

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Men take Atchafalaya Tournament by storm

by Josh Dean

Score Card: Velten Meyer: 70 (-2) Hogan Arey: 71 (-1) Kirk Thomas: 71 (-1) Blake Traweek: 72 (E) G.K. Morrison: 79 (+7) photo courtesy of ULM Athletics

SWINGING IN THE RAIN: Sophmore Hogan Arey ties for sixth at Atchafalaya.

Rain proved no obstacle as the men competed at the Atchafalaya Intercollegiate Monday.

In spite of inclement weather the team won first out of a field of thirteen teams.

After one day of play four Warhawks stood in the top ten.

Senior Velten Meyer led the way for the team shooting a two-under par 70 on the day.

On day one he had the best average on par-three holes and was tied for third in birdies sunk with five.

“I think I two to three putted several times on the greens but overall I felt good. More importantly I thought it was nice that the team got off to a good start this semester,” Meyer said.

Meyer’s play earned him third place after round one.

Sophomore Hogan Arey and senior Kirk Thomas were a stroke behind Meyer and stood in sixth after the first 18 holes.

Arey showed his consistency on the greens tapping in 15 pars to place him in a four way tie in the category.

“Our team is realizing its potential.

Coach has a vision and the team is coming to understand it,” Arey said.

Junior Blake Traweek rounded

out the Warhawk’s top-ten and sat in tenth after shooting an even-par 72.

Rain forced the cancellation of all play Tuesday and so scores reverted back to their first round totals.

This left Meyer in third, Arey and Thomas in sixth, and Traweek in tenth.

Sophomore G.K. Morrison closed out the men with a score of 79 and finished in a tie for 61st.

The top-ten finishes edged ULM past Central Arkansas by four strokes and gave the team the title.

Coach Tim Baldwin felt pleased by what he saw from the team.

“I wish we would’ve had better weather so we could’ve had full competition.

That would have put the guys under pressure Baldwin with the lead. But we’ve made a lot of progress with practice leading up to the events. We needed to be tested under the gun,” Baldwin said.

The team competes in the Border Olympics next in Laredo Texas. contact Josh Dean at deanj@warhawks.ulm.edu

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SPORTS

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GOING FOR GOLD: From left to right: 1) Junior Alton Clay, Jr. earns gold in the weight throw with a toss of 18.70 meters. 2) Senior Isaac Grieder wins the pole vaulting event on his way to gold in the heptathlon.

First place finishes highlight indoor track championships

by Josh Dean

A new ULM record set the pace for the Warhawks on day one of the Indoor Sun Belt Conference Championships.

Junior Alton Clay, Jr. threw for 18.70 meters in the weight throw to become the first Warhawk to win gold in the event in a conference championship in school history.

The toss came on his fourth of five throws and blew away his previous best of 17.78 by almost a full meter.

“I made a lot of changes with my technique so I knew I was going to come get a big throw. I expected at least a personal record in the event”, Clay said.

Junior Jemal Parharm, Jr. followed up the strong start to the day with a bronze medal in the long jump.

He leapt for a season-best 7.52 meters.

On the women’s side two points were earned on the day.

Junior Alex Gordon tossed for 17.2 meters in the weight throw which beat her previous season best of 16.87 meters.

In the distance medley the crew of Angela Jepchirchir, Colby Carey, Edith Jebit, and Teona Glave delivered a point with a time of 12:54.38.

Entering day two plenty of action was still to unfold.

After four events senior Isaac Grieder sat in third place in the heptathlon.

“I was nervous, but I knew my best events were coming,” Grieder said.

The next event was the the 60 meter hurdles, and with a personal record

of 8.51 seconds Grieder surged into second place.

The competitors then moved onto pole vaulting, which is Grieder’s best event.

Clearing the bar at a season-best 4.85 meters Grieder vaulted into first place with one event to go.

The athletes stepped up to the line for the 1000m, and despite a strong race by University of Louisiana Lafayette rival Franz Beyer, Grieder held on to win his second gold medal

All-Conference Issac Greider: 5 time Andrew Tate: 4 time in the seven event competition.

The heptathlon marked the last competition of his collegiate career and Grieder said emotion overcame him on the podium.

“I teared up a little bit on the podium, because I knew that I wasn’t going to be standing there anymore,” Grieder said.

The Warhawks were not done soaring to new heights and several more medals were won before the day Nelson was over.

Sophomore Delwin Nelson sprung

for a personal best of 15.40 meters in the high jump to take the silver medal.

“When I first went out there I actually texted my coach and said, ‘I’m really nervous.’ He told me nerves were good. After hitting a personal best 15 meters on my second jump I told myself it was time to get a nice jump in, and that’s when I jumped for 15.40,” Nelson said.

Also medaling on the day was senior Andrew Tate.

He blazed around the track in the 400 meter with a time of 47.79 to claim third place in the event.

“I wanted to come out with the Sun Belt record, but a bronze medal is a medal. It’s Tate a step forward and pushes me well for the outdoor season,” Tate said.

A fifth place finish by freshman Lavaughn Battick in the 60 meter hurdles and fourth place finish by the men in the 4 by 400 meter closed out the tournament.

After the medals were awarded and the dust settled the men stood in second to last and the women last.

Coach J.D. Malone thought the team showed potential for the outdoor season.

“Our overall placement was dissapointing but we just have to keep getting better,” Malone said. contact Josh Dean at deanj@warhawks.ulm.edu

Upcoming Outdoor Schedule: @ Louisiana Mcneese College Sat. March 12 @ Jim Mize Invitational Sat. March 19 @ UL-Lafayette Classic Sat. March 26 @Texas Relays Wed. March 30-Apr. 2