University Press March 7, 2019

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Vol. 95, No. 18 March 7, 2019

‘FUELING UP’

Dining Hall offers incentives for commuters Morgan Collier UP contributor

Annette Bonura serves sandwiches at the deli station in the Dining Hall, Tuesday.

History to screen ‘Julius Caesar’ The department of history will screen the movie “Julius Caesar,” at 5:30 p.m., March 19, in 101 Dishman Art Museum. Rebecca Boone, LU professor of history, will introduce the film and a Q&A session will follow. Admission is free and open to the public.

“Julius Caesar” is part of the history department’s

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“History in Motion” series.

Three films are shown each semester to present issues through the medium of film.

Boone said she chose “Julius Caesar” to coincide with her course, The History of Ancient Greece and Rome, and as a statement about the theatrics of power in politics.

“The theatrics of power is how politicians are framing issues and events as political

Lamar University Theatre and Dance will present William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors,” March 21-24, in the University Theatre.

The play is about two sets of identical twins, separated at birth, who are finally reunited at the same place and time.

This tale of mistaken identities will tickle one’s funny bone with its comedic elements, and sweep the audience into a world filled with wild mishaps, wrongful beatings and arrests, false accusations of thievery, infidelity, chaos and demonic possession.

“There was a set of twins born to this gentleman, and then, in the same place, where they were being delivered, another woman was having twins that she couldn’t afford to keep, so this guy brought those set of twins and used them as servants to his sons,” director Brian LeTraunik, assistant professor of theatre, said. “Each of the sets (of twins) have the same names.”

LeTraunik said that of all of Shakespeare’s comedies, “The Comedy of Errors” is one of the most accessible.

“Especially if you’re not fa-

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LU theatre to present ‘Comedy of Errors,’ March 21-24

Marlon Brando stars as Mark Anthony in the movie “Julius Caesar”

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The Dining Hall is hosting its “Fuel Up” campaign, an incentive to purchase a commuter’s meal plan, with a free weekly Chick-FilA meal for the rest of the spring semester, as well as a chance to win one of five $50 gas cards.

“Commuters who sign up for a meal plan will have a coupon booklet specifically for them with coupons designated for each of the remaining weeks of this semester,” Jack Spurlock, Brooks Shivers Dining Hall marketing manager, said. “We also ask the commuter student to provide us with their email, so we can contact them if their name is drawn for the gas card giveaway.”

“Fuel Up” will be completed

once 250 students have purchased the commuter meal plan, or until the end of the semester, Spurlock said.

The commuter meal plan includes 50 Dining Hall swipes and $100 worth of “Dining Dollars” for $575.

“Since this is an ongoing campaign, the drawing for all five gas gift cards will be held during finals week,” Spurlock said.

The booklets can be picked up at Chick-fil-A in the Setzer Student Center Food Court by presenting a CardinalOne Card or another form of identification.

As of 2018, Lamar University’s total undergraduate enrollment in which students are physically on campus is 2,491 residential

placed behind Tarrant County College’s newspaper “The Collegian,” with Baylor University’s newspaper “The Baylor Lariat,” placing third.

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Nathan Crump, who plays Antipholis of Syracuse, right, and Josh Pendino, who plays Balthasar, rehearse for the LU production of “The Comedy of Errors” in the University Theatre, Friday. miliar with Shakespeare, it is very easy to understand,” he said. “It’s not quite as long or ponderous as some of the later plays. It’s definitely a lot of action, very physical — and it’s flat out funny.”

The play has other unique elements, LeTraunik said, including the use of language and the interactions of the characters.

Although it is set in ancient

Rome, the play has a modern twist.

“It’s not people speaking a certain way and wearing old costumes,” he said. “It’s modern day costumes and looks, so it’s more accessible to a modern audience.”

The cast includes 12 characters.

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— WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH —

Anchor overcomes to achieve dream Olivia Malick UP managing editor

Editor’s note: First in a three part series about how women have made an impact in media in Southeast Texas

Jackie Simien

Since she was a little girl, Jackie Simien wanted to be on TV. She watched the news as if it were a sitcom and was inspired by her local news anchor

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to pursue a career in broadcast journalism.

“I grew up in Lake Charles and the main anchor there was — and still is — Cynthia Arceneaux,” Simien, KFDM Channel 6 lifestyle correspondent, said.

“I grew up watching her and I remember telling my mom that I was going to be on TV one day.”

Simien began her career in media in college as a broadcast journalism major at Louisiana

State University and through a scholarship sponsored by the National Association of Black Journalists, earned her first job at an ABC affiliate in Orlando, Fla. as an intern before moving to Beaumont to be the weekend anchor for KFDM Channel 6 in 1994.

Simien left her position as co-anchor in 2007 and said the negative stories in the news impacted her psyche, and she had to leave in order to recover.

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“It wasn’t bad when I started in the business, something major would happen maybe quarterly in a year and you could recover from it,” she said.

“But now it’s like every second of the day something crazy is happening and there’s no recovery time.”

After working at KBMT Channel 12 and two non-profits, Simien returned to Channel See SIMIEN page 3

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students and 5,074 commuter students, Spurlock said.

“Since LU has such a large commuter population, we wanted to offer this incentive to them so they can enjoy a free meal on us while enjoying the advantages of having a meal plan,” he said.

Commuter student Cade Dattilio, Bridge City senior, said he likes the idea of a commuter meal plan.

“If I purchased the commuter meal plan at the start of the semester, I’ve figured the money to be equivalent to spending about $8 a day for food, every weekday, on campus,” he said.

The most obvious advantage, Spurlock said, is the convenience of having someone else do the cooking and cleaning up — which enables students to spend more time studying and socializing.

“It is also easier to budget money when you are on a meal plan,” he said. “Even though funds may decrease right before payday, students will always have access to a meal while they are on campus.”

Brandon Day, Orange junior, lives on campus and said if he wasn’t required to purchase a meal plan he would still look into purchasing one.

“I know I don’t have time to pack my own lunch in the morning, and on some days, I just don’t have time in between classes to wait in long lines, or drive off campus to get food,” he said. “Plus, I like how the dining hall has a variety of foods, and for only one swipe, I can eat all the food I want.”

For more information or to sign up for a meal plan, visit DineOnCampus.com/BigRed, or follow @lamardining on Instagram.

Man Up to host seminar today Sade Donatto UP contributor

The student organization Man Up will host the “Like A Queen” seminar at 6 p.m., today, in the Setzer Student Center.

The guest speaker will be alumni Brooklyn Williams, who will speak about the empowerment of women and why women should be uplifted.

“We see Brooklyn as a female role model on campus,” Trent Holden, Man Up treasurer, said. “She’s always interested in the betterment of students — male or female.”

The first 12 women attendees will get a rose, Holden said.

“As a man, I feel like it’s important that we empower women to let them know that they’re not alone,” he said.

Man Up is a all-male organization with the goal of promoting men’s issues. Holden said the group enjoys teaming up with women’s organizations on campus.

Holden said he encourages men to attend the speech.

“We can all learn something — bring a notebook and attention span,” he said.

For more information, follow @ManUpLamar on Twitter.

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“Women’s liberation is the liberation of the feminine in the man and the masculine in the woman.”

—Corita Kent

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theater,” she said. “There are these discussions about justice and policy that should be about the common good, yet there’s a lot of emotional manipulation going on.”

The movie, adapted from Shakespeare’s historical play, “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar,” is about power, conspiracy and assassination in the Roman Empire.

“The movie is actually not concentrated on Julius Caesar,” Boone said. “It’s concentrated on Mark Antony, who is able to manipulate and sway an audience. Mark Antony is the demagogue.”

A demagogue is a person who uses emotional manipulation to sway voters to an end that is not in their best interest. He does not have the interest of the people in mind, only his own interests, Boone said.

“Some people believe demagoguery is on the rise in this country,” she said. “A lot of people would like to think that it just started recently, since the last election, but this is something that you can see all throughout American politics.”

Boone said that these tac-

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tics would have been understood by Shakespeare’s audience more than 400 years ago.

“The Roman and Greek rhetorical tradition views political rhetoric as an art,” Boone said. “While we view emotional manipulation as a negative thing, ancient Romans and Greeks would say it is fair game, provided you are persuading people to do good things.”

Manipulation is necessary because your audience is human, Boone said. Therefore, politicians used tricks of speech to be more persuasive. This was accepted when the politician was working toward the common good.

“I hope each student gets something different out of this movie,” she said. “You could learn something about human nature, aesthetics, power, beauty, acting. I want it to be the kind of film that the student makes their own. It’s going to expand your understanding of humanity.”

For more information, contact Jimmy L. Bryan, associate professor of history, at 880-8510.

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notch stories and journalism.”

The contest included the submission of each universities three best overall newspapers from the 2018 calendar year.

“It’s nice to be recognized by not only our peers, but by professionals, as one of the best overall newspapers in our division,” Jenkins said.

“We deserve the award. Our

staff works hard, from our editors, to our writers, photographers and advisers.

“We definitely put our heart and soul into making Lamar University proud and we do that by showing we can compete with the best, locally, state-wide and nationally.”

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CALENDAR

March 7

Symphonic Band/ University Band Spring Concert Setzer Student Center Ballroom 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

March 8

LU Women’s Tennis vs.

Southeastern Louisiana Thompson Family Tennis Center 2 p.m.

March 8

LU Softball vs.

Abilene Christian LU Softball Complex 4 p.m.

March 8

LU Baseball vs.

Stephen F. Austin Vincent Beck Stadium 6 p.m.

March 9

LU Softball vs.

Abilene Christian LU Softball Complex 1 p.m.

March 9

LU Women’s Basketball vs.

McNeese Montagne Center 2 p.m.

March 9

LU Baseball vs.

Stephen F. Austin Vincent Beck Stadium 2 p.m.

March 9

LU Men’s Basketball vs.

McNeese Montagne Center 4:30 p.m.

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Jackie Simien reflects on her experiences as a woman in broadcast journalism in the KFDM Channel 6 studio in Beaumont. She has worked in broadcast for almost 25 years.

6 in November as the lifestyle correspondent Simien said that television is not as glamorous as it may seem to be. She said there’s a lot of work that goes into being a broadcast journalist, and even

after 25 years in the industry, she’s still learning new things.

“I’m having to learn how to use a new system because the graphics you see on the screen, the banners that have people’s names and who they are — the reporters

and anchors are responsible for that,” she said.

Simien said it takes a long time to earn a well-paid position and that women have added challenges and expectations when entering the field.

“I have to worry about how I look a whole lot more than my male colleagues do,” she said. “I saw this experiment a couple of years ago where this anchor wore the exact same suit everyday for a whole year, he maybe only changed his tie, and nobody knew.

“There’s no way a woman could get away with that. We have to worry about what we’re wearing, our hair, even our nails — and we’re in HD now so I try to do my best.”

There are things that some women go through in all industries that men do not have to experience, Simien said.

“Right after I had my daughter, I was nursing, so after the six o’clock news every night during that time I would be in a conference room pumping — tell me what man has to do that,” Simien said.

Sacrifice is a big part of the job, especially when it comes to family, Simien said.

“Women have personal responsibilities also that may impact them differently than men,” she said. “I hate to admit it, but sometimes you do have to choose between your career and your family.

“When I was growing up, women were being fed the belief that ‘You can have it all.’ I have tried to have it all — but I remember Oprah saying, ‘You can have it all just not all at the same time.’”

Simien said that after working every week night for 13 years of her daughter’s life, she realized that her sacrifice wasn’t worth it.

But she kept coming back to broadcasting.

“The time I was in, it was worth it,” Simien said. “When I decided I had to go and get out, it was very scary getting out — I was always taught once you get out it's hard to get back in.

“I'm not scared anymore. It scared me, getting older and being replaced by younger people, but there's still something to be said for experience. I've been in this area for 25 years. There are things that I know that a younger, prettier, less expensive reporter just will not know so it's up to them to decide do they want my

experience or do they want to pay somebody less but not have the experience?”

The idea of what diversity actually is has been twisted in today’s society, Simien said.

“When people talk about diversity, they just mean it for diversity sake, you know just to say that we have one of everything, but that’s not what the point is,” she said. “The point is, if I’m a woman, then I may contribute something to the story that only women know or only women feel.

“If I’m a black woman, that’s another layer. I may know something that only black women have experienced. I’m also a mother.

The way I told stories when I was in my 20s versus now in my 40s is totally different, it’s like day and night. The way I told stories when I was single versus now that I’m married is different.”

Simien said Women’s History Month is important because it gives the opportunity to tell stories that have never been told before.

“Women’s history, black history – it’s American history,” she said. “If American history were told the way it was supposed to be, we wouldn’t need Black History Month or Women’s History Month because we would know those stories already.”

Simien said the most important thing she’s learned throughout her career is the importance of knowing how to talk to people.

“That seems obvious, but everyone is different,” she said.

“I’m still learning how to talk to people. I’m learning not to be upset anymore. I used to debate people all the time and I wanted to be right all the time, but I don’t argue anymore.”

Simien said she is happy with where her life and career are at and that she’s grateful to have been able to be a trusted local news anchor for the past 25 years.

“I always envisioned that this business would take me to a bunch of cities, but at the same time, I always wanted to be the trusted local news anchor just like the one I grew up watching,” she said. “I have fulfilled a childhood dream. How many people can say that they realized their childhood dream?”

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Student org involvement helps recruitment Cassandra Jenkins UP editor

Cardinal View is one of the school’s largest recruitment events and the spring 2019 semester turnout was one of the best with more than 320 students showing up to view the campus.

“It was a great success,” Tracie Craig, director of the welcome center, said. “We had almost a 50 percent show rate.

We had 324 arrive out of the 660 that registered, so we were really excited with the turnout.

Things moved really smoothly.

The atmosphere was positive and festive, and the guests seemed to have had a really good time — we’re pleased.”

This year’s Cardinal View was Mardi Gras themed and included beads and king cake available for all students, parents and organizations.

“People seemed to embrace the beads, the king cake and the festivities of all that,” Craig said. “It was a fun day.”

Along with the fun theme, what really set apart this semester from the previous years was the 59 student organizations and campus resources that registered for the event, Craig said.

Since she’s been the director of the welcome center, it has been the best participation from student organizations and

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campus resources, she said. All the extra tables were filled, and the welcome center had to put people on a waiting list due to the tight space in the Setzer Student Center atrium.

“That was an excellent turnout,” she said. “We were at capacity with student orgs and resources. The atrium in the Setzer Center was packed and there was a lot of high energy.

Faculty and student involvement are critical to the success of the event and I appreciate the ones who did participate.

That’s what the students come here to see. They come to see what it’s going to be like when they come here as a student. I can’t overstate the value of their involvement.”

Along with the increase in participation, Cardinal View extended the hours of the Student Org fair so that students had the chance to interact with groups for a longer period of time.

“Instead of having the org fair open only for the first hour, we left it open throughout all the breakout sessions so that people can come and go at their leisure,” Craig said. “I think that allowed them to see more traffic, because there is more opportunity. Late comers never got that opportunity before and this time around we still had people arriving as late as 11:45.

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Caleb Love, Lamar junior, speaks at his Omega Psi Phi booth in the Setzer Student Center at Cardinal View, March 2. Below, shows the capacity of the atrium filled with students in the Setzer Student Center. More than 320 students participated.

“We had a family that was stuck in traffic and didn’t get here until the event was almost over, but they still got to see the fair, because it was the last thing to close. I think that there was a great value for the guests to leave it open longer.”

Craig said the real tell will be how many high school students enroll based on attendance, something they will be keeping track of in the near future.

“We heard a lot of positive feedback,” she said. “It’s really important that the students get

a taste of what it’s like to be here, and the faculty involvement and student org involvement is critical to the success of the event.

“The more they understand that their participation is valuable, the greater and greater the event will be. They are the ones people want to see. They want to know what their professors look like. They want to know what the student orgs are and what being a part of that looks like — and seeing is believing.”

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“Everyone is a main character in their own play, and they each contribute in a very important way to the show,” LeTraunik said.

One of the twins is trying to find his birth mother and brother in a foreign city, but he’s having difficulties doing so.

“I think there’s a part about all of us that we want to know better, and there’s a part of us that we try to reclaim as we get older,” LeTraunik said. “A lot of us have been in a situation where we’re not sure where we are and why we’re there, yet everybody seems to know what’s going on except you.

“It’s like finding footing in a strange land and how the characters navigate this strange, bizarre world, and find their way in it.”

Sophomore Matt Hurt plays Dromio of Syracuse, one of the servant twins “I’m loving the challenge because I’ve never done Shakespeare before,” he said. “Learning the lines is hard and really understanding what in the world you’re saying is a challenge, but it’s been a blast.”

Hurt said that getting into Dromio’s head is a challenge on its own.

“He’s a very witty character, and, sometimes, he would say something that’s completely off the wall, and the audience back then — during the Shakespearean time — would be roaring,” he said. “But here I am — some dude in 2019 — reading the script, and I’m like, ‘What in the world does he mean by that?’”

Dromio is the embodiment of

The cast of Lamar’s upcoming play “The Comedy of Errors” practices the climax scene in the University Theatre, March 1.

The play will open March 2124 with showtimes at 7:30 p.m. and a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m.

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confusion, Hurt said.

“This whole show, he’s just confused out of his mind, and everybody can feel like that, sometimes,” he said. “It’s kind of fun to play on that, and it’s something that everybody can get behind.”

Senior Austin Jones plays Solinus, Duke of Ephesus.

“The Duke, he’s disciplined when it comes to doing his job, but he’s a very caring person,” Jones said. “Once he gets to know the story, his professional face just comes off, and he’s so intrigued with everything that happened.”

Jones said that the Duke only shows up at the beginning and end of the play.

“I want to make him as memorable as everyone else, especially

how he reacts to everything,” he said.

The cast portrays the humor well, Jones said.

“The first thing that makes people turn away from Shakespeare is the language,” he said.

“People easily think that it’s poetic and dramatic, but when you know what you’re saying and you deliver it correctly, it’s hilarious.”

Sophomore Brianna Butler plays Adriana, wife of Antipholus of Ephesus.

“She is kind of Shakespeare’s first feminist character,” Butler said. “While she loves her husband, she thinks that she has as many rights as he does.”

Butler said she relates to Adrianna’s strength and fierceness.

“She’s so outspoken, especially for (that) day and age,” Butler

said. “She really wants the best for her and her husband, and it’s so much fun to play her.”

LeTraunik said the cast brings dedication, energy and focus to everything that they do.

“They’re finding jokes where I’m not finding jokes,” he said.

“They’re excited about the work.

They want to learn and they want to walk out of the rehearsal a better performer than when they walked into the rehearsal.”

One of the cast’s challenges is adapting to the Shakespearean language and jokes, LeTraunik said.

“Some of the students have never been involved in a Shakespeare production before,” he said. “There’s definitely that learning curve approaching a language play. The students are very

excited to learn, and they’ve just been absorbing a lot of the information quickly and well.”

LeTraunik said Shakespeare was writing about the same things that we deal with today — love, sex, politics and revenge.

“I want the students and audience to take away a greater appreciation for Shakespeare,” he said. “Despite it being a 400-yearold play, it’s not stuffy, but enjoyable, entertaining, funny and relatable.”

Performances are 7:30 p.m., March 21, 22, 23, and 2 p.m., March 24.

Ticket prices $7 for LU students, $10 for faculty and staff, seniors and other students, and $15 for general admission.

For more, call 880-8037, or visit lamar.edu/theatre.

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BAD ATTITUDE How player empowerment era is damaging NBA On Jan. 28, Anthony Davis informed the New Orleans’ Pelicans that he would not sign his Designated Veteran Extension – known as a supermax contract – and his agent informed the franchise that Davis wanted to be traded to a team that consistently wins and regularly enters the championship picture.

For those who don’t know, this was — and still is — an ordeal for several reasons.

The first being that publicly requesting trades is against National Basketball Association practices and Davis received a $50,000 fine — although no one batted an eye at that.

Secondly, Davis requested the trade with three years left on his four-year contract which is a slap in the face of the franchise that signed him.

While it’s not uncommon for players to request trades, this is unique not only its public nature but also in its ostentatiousness.

The continuing saga highlights the negative side-effects of the NBA’s “player-empowerment” era.

There is a group of elite players who want to win every championship and want to be traded whenever they desire in order to do so, and it’s starting to feel like their personal brand is more important than team success.

Even Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors — who have won three of the past four

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championships and are the most dynastic team since Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls — wants to leave once his contract is up to lead a team of his own.

As these players do everything to maximize their personal success, it makes me wonder, is anyone in the NBA actually happy?

Basically, no.

Player empowerment is largely positive. Not only does it show that players understand their worth and are harder to manipulate as they have been in the past, but it also takes control away from billionaire franchise owners, and it’s always nice to see them squirm.

However, the continued growth and flexing of these powers is leading the league into treacherous waters.

This is not an era of player empowerment unless the player is in the top one percent of earners.

The remaining 99 percent are constantly shuffled around to cater to these star players, filling out bench units or on league minimum contracts and have a limited amount of career moves that

they can make.

Teams lacking that star power generally aren’t going to be in the playoff picture, making for a less competitive league because star players want to follow success.

Consider LeBron James’ move to the Los Angeles Lakers from the Cleveland Cavaliers. Before James’ departure, Kyrie Irving demanded to trade to Boston, so when James opted out the franchise fell apart. The team that was in the NBA finals only a year ago is now 14-46 and 14th in the Eastern Conference.

The NBA tries to maintain a facade of competitiveness, but most basketball fans can predict who is going to be in the finals by October and the movement of the top players demonstrate that. It makes it more repetitive.

So empowered players want championships, but that isn’t a unique desire. Every team wants to be in the championship picture. There are 30 teams in the NBA and 29 have to lose. At what point do empowered players accept that they might not win every year?

LeBron James career is a primary example.

James won back-to-back titles with the Miami Heat and after losing in the 2014 Finals to the San Antonio Spurs, LeBron opted out of his contract and returned to the Cavs — where again he was in the championship picture.

In 2018, LeBron’s Cavaliers fell to the Warriors for the second time in a row and only a few months later James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The question is, at what point does player empowerment undermine the concept of a team?

The NBA is starting to feel like a game of pick-up basketball where a group of people are deciding to play for a team for a while before moving on.

Fans aren’t really fans of teams as much as they are of players, because it seems like one can’t be loyal to a team because in nine months they will have a completely different cast.

That’s what happens when star players sign one-year contracts and keep free agency within arm’s reach.

With all of these problems that surface in the NBA, it’s clear that this is a league with serious problems and no exact solution.

The salary cap restricts teams from stacking their roster with all stars, but now there’s 20 guys just trying to maximize their individual stats. A balanced team needs to have role players who can let others take the lead, and on a super-team, that isn’t feasible.

Star players like Anthony Davis aren’t going to want to stay if there aren’t consistent positive results.

If this type of behavior continues, franchises and players are going to start battling each other, because teams don’t want to give up their star players and players don’t want to perform for a team that is going nowhere.

The only thing that can be done at this point is allowing dialogue between players and franchises to be about what they respectively need and want from each other.

UPeditorial Stay spring break safe Spring break — a week that college students across the country look forward to de-stress from the entity known as college. It is a week synonymous with going to the beach, traveling abroad, or even just relaxing at home. Spring break is almost here, it’s so close, one can almost taste it.

However, there are some who can get carried away and their break becomes a few days in the county jail for public intoxication or throwing up in the bathroom. But there are ways to prevent this from happening.

Don’t get carried away with partying and drinking. Recognize individual limits and stick to them.

Sometimes too much fun can lead to bad actions and unwanted consequences.

When drinking, make sure there is a designated driver — it’s never worth it to drive drunk.

Practice common sense. Don’t jump off roofs or do stupid things, it probably won’t end well.

Make the best of the break and prepare for the final stretch of the semester. Catch up on schoolwork if necessary — it’s just one week of vacation, so not an excuse to completely blow off classes.

Graduation is just around the corner, the semester is almost finished. Enjoy the bliss before finals.

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Intramurals gears up for spring Vy Nguyen UP staff writer

While Lamar’s intramural basketball and flag football leagues are in full swing, there are many other upcoming leagues available to join, including indoor soccer, cricket, softball, dodgeball and volleyball.

“Intramural sports are an outlet for the students,” Jason Harrington, coordinator of intramural and sports club, said.

“Your primary goals are to attend Lamar, get an education and a degree, but you also have to have something else to take your mind away from that as a stress reliever.”

Participating in an intramural sport or team is free, and all results are reported on IMleagues.com with the overall winner of any sport receiving a champion T-shirt.

Harrington said that 5-on-5 basketball is the most active intramural sport of the semester, with more than 20 teams signed up.

“Our next sport deadline is the March Madness Bracket, which is all of the NCAA basketball games,” Harrington said.

“Both Lamar women and men’s teams have a chance of making it if they win out the Southland Conference, so we would love to see Lamar as a team to be picked in that bracket.”

The NCAA men’s and

women’s “March Madness” bracket is an annual event where team wins and losses are tracked. The deadline to sign up is Friday.

The deadline to sign up for indoor cricket is March 22, with the team captains’ meeting at 12:30 p.m., on the same day. The season starts on March 23.

“Cricket is a sport primarily played in England, India, Pakistan, West Indies, Australia and New Zealand,” Harrington said.

“It’s just like baseball but without first and third base.”

Tri-5 softball is a new sport that’s being introduced this semester, Harrington said, with the deadline set for March 29, with the season beginning March 31.

“We’ve had some problems with softball in the past because we would need nine to 10 players to play,” he said. “It’s tough for a lot of teams to get that many players, and a lot of forfeits have happened, so we didn’t have softball for a while.”

In Tri-5 softball, three teams play at once. Each team has five players and the teams rotate within each inning.

“While one team is batting, the other two teams are fielding — outfield and infield,” Harrington said. “We’re looking forward to that very much.”

Intramural will end the semester in April with dodgeball and volleyball. 6-on-6 dodgeball

sign up deadline is April 5, with the team captains’ meeting at 12:30 p.m. in 117 McDonald Gym. The season starts on April 15.

The deadline for 4-on-4 volleyball is April 12, with the team captains’ meeting at 12:30 p.m. in 117 McDonald Gym. The season starts April 22.

Harrington said intramurals also hosts electronic sports through IMleagues.com to reach those who enjoy playing sports video games from the comfort of their own dorm, apartment or home.

“We have games like FIFA, Madden football, and NBA 2k for both PS4 and Xbox One,” he said. “They can play on their own systems, and they can report their scores to us by sending us a screenshot of their score.”

Harrington said that intramurals also offer challenge lad-

ders sports that include air hockey, badminton, table tennis, tennis and 8-ball pool.

“Everyone that you see that are signed up, you get to challenge them to play,” he said.

“Then one person will report the scores on IMleagues and the other person will confirm it. It will automatically adjust where you should go next.”

Xavier Robertson, intramural sports student supervisor, said that the intramural season is looking good so far.

“Our numbers are a little bit lower in the spring compared to past semesters, but we’ve definitely had a pretty good turnout for a lot of our sports,” Robert-

son said.

Harrington said some club sports compete against other school in the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association.

“NIRSA is an organization that governs all of our rules and sports,” he said.

“We actually have two IM basketball teams at Lamar that will be going to Texas A&M, on March 22-24, to compete in the NIRSA championship series.

“We have a women’s team and a men’s team, and we’ll have two officials going to help officiate that tournament.”

Robertson said intramural sports offers an outlet for students to take them away from the homework, teachers, work schedules and the bosses they can’t stand.

“There’s definitely a lot of stress and anxiety that’s persistent with the college experience, so doing intramural sports that you haven’t played since high school on a non-professional level can act as a release,” he said.

For more information, call 880-8331, or visit lamar.edu/ recsports.

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Intramural basketball men's team “Fat Filet,” purple, defeat team “Hoops I Did It Again,” green, 60-51, Monday, at the Recreational Center.

Physics honor society inducts five students Tiana Johnson UP contributor

Sigma Pi Sigma, the honors branch of the Society of Physic Students, inducted five new members, Feb. 28, in 108 Archer Physics Building.

“The American Institute of Physics is the major society we belong to,” Cristian Bahrim, Sigma Pi Sigma director, said.

“There are a few branches, but the student-oriented one is called the Society of Physics Students. Part of this society has an honors branch and is for outstanding students.”

The students inducted were Levi Snowden, Luis Romero, Steven Williford, Bonnie Ruten and Justin Kirk.

“It is an achievement because physics is a hard major, and to be ranked in the top is kind of nice,” Ruten said. “It is really broad, and there is a lot of math involved. It is just altogether a lot of studying and a lot of hours put in.”

The new Sigma Pi Sigma members said they want to uphold the standards of the society.

“Even without this, I have always tried to help people in physics,” Romero said. “Whenever I see people going into the tutoring lab, I try to reach out to them even though I do not work there anymore.”

Rebecca Forrest, who was recommended by the SPS Washington headquarters, was a speaker

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Rebecca Forrest speaks to students during the physics honor society, Sigma Pi Sigma, induction ceremony, Feb. 28, in 108 Archer. at the event.

“Physics in general is a challenging subject, and on top of that, Sigma Pi Sigma students have to have high GPAs in order to be inducted,” she said. “The goals of the Society of Physics Students is to help students grow and join the community of physicists.”

Forrest’s presence mean the Washington headquarters recognize the LU chapter is important so that they make the effort to send someone here, Bahrim said.

“We are a well-established Society of Physics Student chapter

with outstanding recognitions in the last four years, so we are probably No. 1 in the nation with that kind of recognition,” he said.

The Society of Physics Students was established in 1931, and Sigma Pi Sigma was started in 1965.

“We have reached the level of congress,” Bahrim said. “The society grew to 800 chapters and 575 honors chapters, but having a Society of Physics Students does not implicitly guarantee honors.

You have to have the students qualified for it.

“This is defined based on a

number of criteria — among them, one is high GPA. The GPA is a 3.2 for College of Arts and Sciences, and a 3.4 for College of Engineering.”

Student must have 90 college credit hours.

“National criteria require students to be at least a junior,” Bahrim said. “But in our case, that means terminal of junior year and beginning of senior year.”

Most of the students are inducted as seniors and graduate soon after entering the program.

“We had an induction cere-

mony last year, and the only student we still have is the president of our society, who, along with me, wrote a grant proposal which has been accepted, and the money will be directed toward this ceremony,” Bahrim said.

The society is always encouraging students to join, Ruten said.

“Get into SPS,” she said. “We are really involved and really helpful. It is a super involved organization for how little students are involved.”

For more information, call 880-8290, or email cristian.bahrim@lamar.edu.

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LU celebrates India’s ‘Festival of Colors’

The Lamar Friends of India organization put on an event to celebrate a traditional Hindu festival called Holi or ‘Festival of Colors’ at Lamar, Feb. 28.

Holi is an annual festival which is celebrated in India and Nepal in the spring. The holiday often signifies the end of winter after the first full moon in March and is said to bring good harvests and fertility to the land.

The holiday is often commemorated with a colorful parade, song, dance and the throwing of brightly colored powder and water.

This year’s festival in India will begin March 20 and last through March 21.

Lamar students celebrate Holi or “the Festival of Colors” early in front of Brooks-Shivers Dining Hall, Feb. 28.

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Experiencing New Orleans Mardi Gras for first time COMMENTARY Sierra Kondos UP contributor

Last Saturday morning, at 7 a.m., the alarm went off and I woke up full of excitement and anticipation to experience my first time going to Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Without a thought of brewing a strong pot of coffee, and moaning and groaning that I have to be up before the sun, I quickly got dressed and waited on my travel partner, Kaycee, to do the same.

Within 30 minutes, we went out the door, and headed to Basin Street for the free parking — an ideal location by the French Quarter.

As soon as we crossed the street and passed the Voodoo Lounge bar, we saw homes

decked out in green, purple and gold ornaments and lots and lots of beads.

Even though it was time for breakfast, the streets were packed of Carnival goers ranging from all ages displaying their extravagant costumes that overflowed with feathers, sequins, and fishnets with top hats, ball gowns and tiaras.

But it wasn't just the outrageous outfits that made it feel like a party. It was the buzzing energy and positive hoots and hollers of “Happy Mardi Gras,” that greeted us every time we passed by.

With this feeling of celebration hanging in the air, we were quickly sucked into the festivities.

We looked down at our own clothes, walking shoes and exercise pants, and realized that

we didn't quite fit into carnival.

We created our costumes from visiting various shops and vendors. I ended up wearing black tights adorned with fleur de lis studs and a mask decorated scarf around my head like a gypsy. I felt like I was a part of the crowd in my new attire.

We revved up our sugar levels with coffee and beignets from Cafe Du Monde, and made our way to Jackson Square to see art, street musicians, and the fortune tellers.

When noon hit the quarter, the level of celebration accelerated to a higher volume, as parades made their way through the streets. We had to guard our faces just so we wouldn't get pelted with beads, spatulas and celebratory gear.

The floats were massive, and most had two levels, with their

own parade of people dressed in theme dancing to musicians blaring their tunes.

Kaycee and I walked for 16 hours that day, and it still was not enough to see everything Mardi Gras had to offer, but we still tried to fit in as much as we could from our itinerary.

We danced on Bourbon Street, caught loads of beads, and ended our night with a Vampire tour that began in front of the Cathedral and ended in front of the Ursulines Convent.

By 11 p.m. we caught a bicycle buggy to our car because we had walked blisters into our feet and just couldn't walk another step — but I don't regret it one bit.

We drove to Metairie where we were staying with friends and we fell into our beds and

laughed and moaned about our hurting legs, and fell asleep within minutes.

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Mardi Gras revelers

Making ‘Lemonade’

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Martin brings unique flair to counseling Eleanor Skelton UP contributor

Most people probably wouldn’t imagine a group counseling curriculum based on Beyonce’s “Lemonade” album and black women’s empowerment, but this is what Lamar professor Jessica L. Martin and her colleague Olivia Williams in Atlanta, is focusing her research on.

Martin, LU Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program coordinator, studies experiences and techniques in working with African American female clients in mental health, and the impact of race and ethnicity in the counseling process.

In 2015, Martin did a study as part of her dissertation at the University of Central Florida while running the clinic there.

Research had suggested that African Americans do not usually go to counseling.

“This has kind of been the truth, but not really,” she said.

“When I did my study, I realized that I was seeing more and more African American people actually coming in, and I said, ‘Well, this isn’t really on par with what the research says.’

“What I didn’t want to do is what we call a deficit study, where we’re talking about what’s wrong. I want to talk about what’s right. People are coming to counseling — what are they getting out of it?”

Martin interviewed seven or eight women at her clinic through interviews, asking them why they came to counseling and what they enjoyed.

“The idea that the research is saying they don’t come, they don’t like it, they don’t get anything from it, just wasn’t ringing true,” she said.

However, Martin was only able to get female participants for her study.

“I reached out, tried to get some male participants, and it wasn’t happening, which was OK, because my interest has re-

“Who better than to have the counselors there to support them getting through these majors.”

— Jessica Martin ally been focused on black women,” she said.

From there, Martin decided that the shift in thinking about mental health has to start with the women.

“These are the mothers, the providers,” she said. “Once it reUP photo by Noah Dawlearn ally becomes more acceptable among women, the trend will Jessica Martin explains the importance of diversity in counseling in her office located in the Education Building, Tuesday. shift to men. Not to say that we didn’t have men at our clinic, we just this talking about what’s do you take from this song? What you need to see someone else just didn’t have any who wanted going on, counseling is more ap- do you take from that in your who is going to treat that.” to be in the study which, tradi- proachable.” own life?”

Martin said society doesn’t tionally, makes sense.”

Martin said her counseling is Martin and her colleague plan stigmatize people for going to the The women told Martin they not based on what’s wrong with to pilot the program at the clinic doctor for having a cold, so why learned more about themselves her clients. in Atlanta. She said she believes should a stigma exist if one have through counseling and realized “We’re not a sickness model, the social media attention on an issue in one’s mind. She is atmany of the stereotypes sur- we are a wellness model,” she mental health, specifically for tempting to shift that mindset. rounding mental health treat- said. black people, is changing percep“If my car breaks down, I take ment — sitting on a sofa, hearing Williams works with a private tions of mental health. it to a mechanic,” she said. “Nowhat’s wrong with you, taking practice called The Healing Cen“Now you have Facebook who body is like shaming me because lots of medication, and looking at ter for Charge that focuses on has different pages focused on it, I took my car to a mechanic. We ink blots — were not accurate or African Americans. you have Instagram that’s got just have to get away from that based on current methods.

“They will have like a wait list tons of pages just focused on mindset that if you are going to “We don’t do any of that,” she a mile long so, again, that’s not mental health for black people,” counseling you’re crazy. If anysaid. “We sit and we talk, we fitting what old research is say- she said. “People are saying, thing, the best thing is that we’re work through some issues. As a ing,” Martin said. “People are out ‘Now, wait a minute, that’s not going to counseling to keep us counselor, it’s not my job to tell there, it just hasn’t been ap- quite as bad as I thought it would from going into those tailspins them what’s wrong — it’s my job proachable until recently.” be.’ and becoming ‘crazy.’ to say, ‘You tell me what’s going Beyoncé’s Lemonade explores “The conversation around “We want to go early before on and what you want to change, themes that black women find mental health has changed. it’s too late, to deal with some of and I’ll help you figure out a way relatable, Martin said.

There are more celebrities talk- those issues that are just there.” to do it.’

“The concepts are still the ing about it, people are talking Martin said she believes her “It’s a very non-directive same, all we’re doing is changing about the things that they’ve part of a greater mission is to process. I think a lot of people are the look of it to reach this group,” dealt with. I’m part of that gener- communicate to clients and fuafraid of being judged, and when she said. “Let’s use music, let’s ation, my parents when I grew up ture counselors that counseling is they come to counseling they re- use social media, let’s use these were like, ‘You don’t talk to any- not what it used to be and it doesalize we’re not here to judge. pop icons because that’s how we body outside of the house about n’t have to look like just one We’re not here to tell you any- start to engage a younger audi- what goes on in our house.’ In thing. thing that’s wrong and we’re not ence, because women can listen many ways, you understand “It doesn’t have to fit in this here to cure you — we’re just here to that album and identify with that’s a protective factor. But at narrow box, and if you want to to have a conversation. some of these songs. the same time, I tell my clients, if bring in younger generations, “Once black women realized “Well, let’s talk about that in a you get sick you go to a doctor. minority clients, we’re going to that it’s just a conversation, it’s group counseling session, what Well, if you have a mental illness, have to adapt.”

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Intramural Sports All Scores and Standings as updated on March 3.

5-on-5 BaSketBall Men’s Division Mon.-Wed. 7:30-8:30 p.m.

TEAM W $odmg 3 Hoops I did it again 2 Fat Filet’s 3 Alpha Tau Omega 0

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TEAM W Yeaa Ighttt 3 BBB Blueface 4 Pike 0 Diamond District 1

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RegIonal BaSketBall touRnaMent Intramural Basketball Men Division's BBB Elite and Lamar University Women's Team will represent Lamar University at the NIRSA Championship Series Regional Basketball Tournament at Texas A&M, March 22-24.

7-on-7 Flag FootBall 7v7 Flag Football has been postponed and will start March 24th and all games will be played at Provost Umphrey Stadium. Check IMLeagues for updated schedules.

SpoRt CluBS Sport Clubs are student-run registered student organizations that have an interest in sport competitions. Sport Clubs hosts and travel for matches and tournaments. If you are interested in a particular club, please email sportclubs@lamar.edu and let us know how we can help you get involved.

BaSeBall The baseball club’s March 2-3 home series will be rescheduled due to field condition issues from rain.

Men’S SoCCeR The club practices Tuesdays from 5-7 p.m. at the Driving Range. If interested in joining, come out to their practices and meet them .

WoMen’S SoCCeR: The Women’s Soccer club is getting ready for a 7v7 tournament at SFA, March 29-30.

MIxeD MaRtIal aRtS (neW): The club practices Tue-Thurs from 6:30 p.m. to 8 pm and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., in the Rec Center’s racquetball court no. 1. If interested in joining, come out to their practices and meet them.

Lady Cards avenge prior SFA loss with 62-46 victory Cade Smith UP staff writer

The Lady Cardinals basketball team defeated the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks, 62-46, in the Montagne Center, Saturday, making them 23-5 overall and 16-1 in Southland Conference play.

With the win the Lady Cards clinched at least a share of the SLC regular-season title and extended their home win streak to 41 games.

“Obviously, we are very happy,” head coach Robin Harmony said. “We have our third championship in six years.”

The Lady Cards shot 42 percent (26of-62) from the field, recorded 19 steals and 29 turnovers, scoring 31 points off of them.

“Our defense was more intense,” senior guard Moe Kinard said. “When our defense is intense everything flows right behind.”

Last time the Lady Cards faced SFA they lost, 58-70 in Nacogdoches. Senior Chastadie Barrs said things were different playing at home.

“I think the last loss we had to SFA, we just didn’t play Lamar basketball,” she said. “We didn’t play our defense like we normally do. We didn’t pressure them on defense. They were able to do whatever they wanted to do. We didn’t have shots that fell either — we didn’t collectively play as a team.

“This time we took the scout more serious — we knew their plays as soon as they called them. We played together as a team and never let up on the defensive end for 40 minutes. That is something we don’t always do.”

In the first quarter, it was back and forth between both teams. A jumper by LU forward Miya Crump pulled the Lady Cards to down one, 5-4, with 6:41 left. A minute later, Barrs hit a layup and two minutes later Kinard put the Cards ahead. Lamar held the Ladyjacks scoreless for almost four minutes, ending the first quarter up 14-8.

In the second quarter, both teams remained scoreless for the first threeminutes. The first bucket came from

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Moe Kinard, LU senior guard, attempts to block a throw during Lamar’s 62-46 victory against Stephen F. Austin State University, Saturday, in the Montagne Center.

SFA guard Heaven Hamling , who hit a 3-pointer to trim the LU lead down to three. SFA took the lead, holding Lamar scoreless for almost five minutes until a Kinard jumper put LU up 16-15.

Center Briana Laidler hit a layup, assisted by guard Jadyn Pimentel, putting LU ahead 23-17. The Ladyjacks scored the next four points before LU extended the lead to 25-21 heading into the locker room.

“Coach Harmony got on our butts

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WReStlIng CluB (neW): The club practices Tue-Thurs from 8 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. in the Rec Center’s racquetball court no. 1. If interested in joining, come out to their practices and meet them.

IntRaMuRal Challenge laDDeR CoMpetItIonS: The challenge ladders are just starting up so there is plenty of time to sign up on IMLeagues.com. The challenge ladder sports include air hockey, badminton (singles/doubles), table tennis (singles/doubles), tennis (singles/doubles) and 8 ball pool. The challenge ladders is where you challenge other players, once the match has been played the winner reports the score on IMLeagues.com, depending on the results, one player moves up the ladder and the other stays. At the end of the sport’s league, the results will be used for seeding for the end of the semester tournament to determine the campus champions. aRCheRy: Lamar won the Texas championship for the barebow division in both men’s and women’s.

All qualify for the USA Archery US Outdoor National Championship, May 16-19 in Ohio.

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Senior Josh Nzeakor shoots a free throw during Lamar’s 81-79 victory against Stephen F. Austin State University, Saturday, in the Montagne Center.

Lamar men’s basketball came out with a striking victory against Stephen F. Austin, Saturday. The Cardinals defeated the Lumberjacks 81-79 in the Montagne Center in an intense nail-biting victory that ended with two freethrows in the final 14 seconds to decide the game.

“Feels great to come out with this victory,” head coach Tic Price said.

“We knew it would be a tough game, SFA always gives us a run for our money, but overall our preparation outweighed our mistakes and we came out with the win.”

The beginning of the game was a continuous back-and-forth battle between the two teams. It seemed as if neither team could miss as senior Nick Garth started the game with back-to-back 3-pointers to commence the Cardinals offense.

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Ultimate Frisbee invites students to tryouts Dallas Rector UP contributor

Stephen F. Austin also jumped out to a hot start with four consecutive points from their senior guard Shannon Bogues.

It was a constant scoring battle between the teams as the first half went underway. The persistent duel continued after 10 minutes in the game, with a tie score of 19. However, senior Josh Nzeakor helped fuel the arena with two slam dunks and an “and-1” to extend the Cardinals lead.

Nzeakor’s energy was not the only vitality holding the team together, as freshman Davion Buster added to the Cardinals lead with two 3-pointers ending the first half. The Cardinals ended the half with a lead of 40-43, with Buster on six points, and Nzeakor with 10.

“Our main focus was to win every possession and make sure we don’t let them get comfortable. We had to

The Lamar Ultimate Frisbee team will host tryouts, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Mondays and Thursdays, at the Ty Terrell Track, for the rest of the semester. Current students and incoming freshmen are invited.

“Ultimate is a crazy, fun sport with an awesome community of players,” club president Daniel Oliphint said. “The sport itself doesn’t get enough attention. Ultimate Frisbee combines concepts from soccer, football and basketball, but is really its own sport. You would just have to sit down and watch it to truly appreciate it.”

The Lamar Ultimate Frisbee team, also known as Lamar Dark Matter, includes players from freshmen to seniors from a variety of different majors.

Co-captain Josh Khoury, Bridge City senior, said Ultimate requires a range of skills.

“What we are looking for in a player is, like with most sports, speed, jumping ability, hand-eye coordination, a sports IQ and a good attitude,” he said. “But really, any skill level is welcome to come play and be a part of the team.”

Since the sport formed in 1968, it has

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Cards defeat SFA, 81-79 Jadyn Pimentel UP contributor

about it in the locker room,” Barrs said.

“She told us to keep driving the ball, so we could have a good offense going.”

In the third quarter, LU slowly built their lead to eight, as a steal by Barrs turned into a fast-break layup, putting them ahead 31-23. The lead grew to double-figures, 39-28, after Pimentel recorded a steal and guard Ashlan Miles hit a layup. The Cardinals ended the

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ULTIMATE FRISBEE from page 9 spread across the globe, spanning hundreds of college campuses and multiple continents.

Co-captain Sam Heslep, Beaumont junior, said Ultimate Frisbee means coming together in a fun community with crazy highlight plays and everyone having a great time.

“It is just a recreational sport that I’ve enjoyed being able to compete against other colleges and make great friends in doing so along the way,” he said.

Oliphint said the team hopes to spread awareness about the team so they can share the game with others and teach them how to play.

“Even if you aren’t that athletic (but) can work at it and be able to throw the disc well, if you put in the work, we will take you,” he said.

Ultimate is listed as a men’s club, but Oliphint said tryouts are open to all.

“This isn’t just a men’s club,” he

said. “It is technically considered a men’s club, but it’s not a men’s-only club. We’ve had several girls play on our team.”

The Ultimate club is a well-run and successful club, Jason Harrington, intramurals and sports clubs coordinator, said.

“They are a veteran traveling club with goals that help motivate themselves and others,” he said. “Currently, Sports Clubs is comprised of archery, baseball, soccer (men), soccer (women), tennis and ultimate frisbee.

Two new clubs have completed, or are near completing, the process to be a sport club. They are mixed martial arts and wrestling.”

For more information, contact lamarultimate11@gmail.com or find them on Facebook.com/LamarUltimateFrisbee.

For more information about Sports Clubs, contact sportsclubs@lamar.edu.

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Members of the Lamar Ultimate Frisbee team compete in a tournament, Oct. 17, 2017 at UT-Dallas.

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make sure we controlled the game from start to finish,” Buster said.

The second stanza was tense as the teams continued to go head-to-head from start to finish, as Stephen F. Austin jumped out to a quick start with 10 crucial points from forward Davonte Fitzgerald. But, it wasn’t enough to stop the Cardinals from taking it away, with Buster’s back-to-back 3-pointers and Garth’s 3-pointer off Buster’s steal sending the Cardinals on their run.

“I told myself before the game that I was going to do anything I could to help my team win,” Buster said. “I wasn’t making shots at first so I started to try to get some rebounds and make more defensive stops until I got a rhythm and my shots started to fall.”

The final minutes of the game continued to rage as the battle went on between the two teams, but late mistakes

by Stephen F. Austin were the difference maker. It all came down to the Cardinals’ defense to finish the game.

As the score sat at 80-79 with 14 seconds left in the half, it was Lumberjack’s ball. In an urge to get off a shot, SFA guard Kevin Harris rushed down the court and lost the ball to a good defense play from LU’s Grehlon Easter, who stole the ball. SFA was forced to foul guard V.J. Holmes ,who sunk both free throws to end the game, 8179. This was the second time this season the Cardinals were able to take the win over SFA. “It all just came down to who wanted it more. It was a constant fight from start to finish like we knew it would UP photo by Lakota Johnson be,” Price said. “But our boys stepped out and did what they had to do to pull out the victory.”

The Cardinals will face rival McNeese State, Saturday, Nick Garth, senior guard, drives the ball down the court during Lamar’s 81-79 victory against Stephen F. Austin, Saturday. in the Montagne Center at 4:30 p.m.

LADY CARDINALS third quarter in charge, 50-32.

In the fourth quarter, LU built the lead to 20 before SFA slowly chipped away the deficit. When guard Chantell Hayes hit a 3-pointer, LU’s lead had been cut to 15. Four minutes later SFA cut the lead to 13 after a layup but that was as close as they would get.

Kinard led the Lady Cardinals with 23 points, shooting 9 of 17 from the floor.

“I am not going to lie to y’all, I was freaking out at first,” Kinard said. “Then Coach Harmony told me to calm down and that the points would come to me. I got a couple of good passes from Chas and JP (Pimentel) and the rest of the team. After that everything started flowing.”

Barrs added 14 points, led the team with 10 rebounds and nine assists, and got her 12th double-double on the season.

“I know I couldn’t score in the first half as much as I wanted to,” Barrs said. “I

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know that I may be a guard, but I am a rebounder as well, so I tried to get in there.

Every shot that went up, I tried to go up there and get the rebound. I did what I had to do win and to get the team this ring.”

The Cardinals will return to action, Saturday when they host the McNeese State University Cowgirls in the “Battle of the Border” in the Montagne Center.

“We know that it is our senior night,” Harmony said.

“McNeese is one of those teams that are dangerous because it is a big rival with them being 45 minutes away.

They aren’t going to just come in here and roll over for us.

We don’t want to share our championship. Our kids have to come in with the right mindset — it is a continuation for us getting ready for Katy.”

The Southland Conference Tournament is set to begin March 14 in Katy.

Tip off for Saturday’s game is set for 2 p.m.