The Lion's Roar 11/08/2016

NOVEMBER 8, 2016 VOLUME 88, ISSUE 12

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funds bring artificial turf to diamond BY MAKAYLA ABNEY Staff Reporter

good.” Burns elaborated on the popularity of their song and took pride in the help it would provide local people. “It’s been quite successful, both in sales and in social media,” said Burns. “A tremendous number of shares, views and we’re gonna present a big check to the school, that will then give it to the people who are in need. It’s a hit. We’re absolutely giddy. I mean, give me

The Lions baseball team raised money to fund the installation of the artificial turf for Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field with the help of private donors. This project is expected to be completed by Dec. 1. Head Coach Matt Riser included that the baseball team and donors worked for the money used to pay for the turf. “With the way the state budget is right now, we use that for academics,” said Riser. “So, the facility is 100 percent fund raised money. We were fortunate enough to have a couple donors to donate enough money to do the turf project.” Since the season for baseball is fast approaching, the practices are being held on the football field. Turf is already present to get the team ready for the adjustment of playing on artificial grass. From a player’s point of view, the difference from playing on grass and artificial turf is an adjustment for the whole team. “Playing on dirt is completely different,” said Derrick Mount, a senior third baseman and pitcher. “You have to keep it up 24/7 and always dragging the field. Late in the year when it gets real hot, it will dry that dirt up creating divots and rocky surface. As an infielder, you are getting a bunch of crazy hops, and with turf, you have a smooth surface all the time, so you are getting a true hop 24/7.” The advantage of having the turf installed for the baseball

see IMPAIRED FACULTIES pg. 9

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see Wind Symphony pg. 5

Defensive Victory

BY REGINA PERGOLA Staff Reporter

Impaired Faculties, a band composed of tenured university professors, performed rock music to a diverse audience. They played a set list of Beatles songs as well as Impaired Faculties originals. The concert was held at the Columbia Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. see Basketball pg. 7 Jacob Kety, a senior communication major explained that his interest in the concert was a result of knowing the lead guitarist, Dr. Joseph Burns, a communication professor and graduate coordinator of masters of arts program in organizational communication. “It’s great,” said Kety. “I’ve been a student of Dr. Burns for about two years now and I’ve never actually seen him in his own element. It’s clear to me he’s having a real good time up there. My favorite part was when they sang ‘Waterlines’ because I think that’s a really good song. I think they did it for a real good cause and they had good motives and intentions behind it.” Mark Dispenza, another attendee, explained his relationship with Burns and his see Levitate pg. 9 enjoyment of the band’s original

Floating in Meditation

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Dr. Randy Settoon, business professor and Dr. Joseph Burns, communication professor, top, played guitar at their rock band’s benefit concert at the Columbia Theatre, while Dr. Ralph Wood, health education professor, played drums in the background. Dr. Daniel McCarthy, bottom left, and Dr. William Robison, bottom right, sang. song, “Waterlines.” “One of the band members, Dr. Joe Burns, is a neighbor of mine,” said Dispenza. “I’ve heard him play before and I know he’s really good. I downloaded the flood relief song that they did and I wanted to see him play when I saw him on the Columbia’s play list calendar. I’m enjoying it very much. They’re really good.” “Waterlines” was a song created after the impact of the recent flooding with the intention to help the flood victims.

Randy Settoon, professor in the department of management and business, gave some brief background information of “Waterlines” to the audience, including the personal significance it held for him and the short process in which they were able to complete the song and release it. “I was stranded for a couple days,” said Settoon. “I think it was Sunday and the water started to retreat. We were talking about this song and we recorded and released it. We listened to it, and it sounded

Delta Omicron still serves victims of August flooding BY REGINA PERGOLA Staff Reporter

Delta Omicron recently held their annual benefit concert. The performance consisted of opening with the Omicron Delta Chapter’s Keynote, 10 songs, an intermission and closing with the prayer of Delta Omicron. The concert was free, but audience members were asked to bring non-perishable cans of food or a monetary donation to assist victims of the August flooding. Past members, students and friends of the Omicron Delta Chapter were able to enjoy the show and support a good cause. “I heard this was a benefit concert for the people that were affected by the flood and those people that can’t support themselves fully for the holidays,” said Jordan Leggett, an alumnus of Delta

Omicron. “I came to show my support for them and I know that every year they have to put on a performance, so it’s really nice that they decided to put it towards something to benefit other people. I loved it.” Leggett described how the hard work put into the show was apparent in the production. “I feel like they are going to showcase something they’ve been working so hard on,” said Leggett. “Not only are they supporting the people in need, they’re also showcasing all the hard work they’ve put in this semester.” Friends of the chapter’s members came to support them as well. Chantel Faciane and her daughter, Haley Faciane, enjoyed the singing and the funny performance that ended the show. “I thought it was excellent,” said Chantel Faciane. “It was

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hysterical at the end. I love the way she sings. It was beautiful.” Haley Faciane agreed and added her appreciation for the only piano solo in the show. “It was definitely a twist at the end,” said Haley Faciane, a freshman at Ponchatoula High School. “Alfred Harper at the piano was really good. I liked him.” Haley Faciane felt like the concert was doing good deeds on a personal level. “I had a few friends who had to move and they were affected by the previous flood too,” said Haley Faciane. “It was nice to know they’re still doing some good that’s helping them instead of throwing money at other things.” Delta Omicron gained monetary and food donations Regina Pergola / The Lion’s Roar before the concert. Members felt At Delta Omicron’s flood victim benefit concert, Natasha Glavnenco played the piano while Alfred Harper sang “O Isis and Osiris” from “The Magic Flute.” The funds and canned goods raised went to victims of the recent flooding in Louisiana, as see DELTA OMICRON pg. 2 opposed to previous years in which they would donate to the music or art departments.

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Today is the last day to vote for the next President of the United States of America. Polls close at 8 p.m.

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CAMPUS LIFE

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Sigma Tau continues Halloween made safe for kids Alpha Mr. Green and Gold BY MAKAYLA ABNEY Staff Reporter

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Children were able to dress up and trick-or-treat with the different fraternities and sororities. They were encouraged to participate in the different activities such as ring tossing and pumpkin bowling, a game that used a pumpkin in place of a normal bowling ball. Children could also get their faces painted and jump in the spacewalks that were available. Most of the different tables gave out candy just for being dressed up. This event was a way to encourage safe fun while trick-or-treating on Halloween night.

BY IMARI SIMMONS Staff Reporter

With the season of giving right around the corner, campus fraternities and sororities decided to give back to the community on Halloween night. The 12th annual Fall Carnival was held on Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. on the Pennington’s front lawn. The Office of Multicultural and International Student Affairs, Black Student Union, Office for Student Engagement and Recreational Sports and Wellness, hosted the event and were paired with Office of Student Engagement’s event, Trick-or-Treat with the Greeks. The event was open to children of all ages in the neighborhood and children were encouraged to dress up in Halloween costumes. Different sororities and fraternities were offering a range of different activities for

the children to participate in and receive candy for. “We usually do this to just give back to the community to see the smiles on the kids faces, a little bit exciting when they get the candy and stuff, so it’s a warming feeling for us and it’s rewarding as well,” said Frank Newton Jr., an Alpha Phi Alpha member and alumnus. The activities included spacewalks, face painting, ring tosses, beanbag tosses, sack races and more. Costumes ranged from superheroes to fruits, like bananas. Lots of families came dressed up together. Academic fraternities, such as the English Honors Society fraternity and Sigma Tau Delta also participated in the event. They handed out free comic books to encourage reading and creative thinking. “The comic books come from Comic Cafe,” said Chris Genre, a faculty advisor for the Sigma Tau Delta. “Of course that’s kind of

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While people were attending Homecoming events, congratulating the new Homecoming King and Queen and celebrating the Homecoming win, 10 students represented the university at a conference hosted by Southwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls. On Oct. 20-23, these 10 students travelled to the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas for the 36th annual conference that was themed “Find Your Beat.” “The purpose of the conference was to allow for us to learn more about programming within the residence halls at other universities and to also share some of the things we do here at Southeastern with other universities,” said DeQuaz Humphries, a junior psychology major. Humphries is a Resident Assistant 1 who is also the Fundraising Chair for the Residence Hall Association. Along with Humphries, the nine other students selected to attend were Caroline Abadie, Katie Abadie, Kristen Calfee, Scott Cooper, Paul Haddican, Calyn Landaiche, Kirsten LeCompte, Kristen Stamp and Ildefonso Vasquez. While attending the conference, these students took part in competitions including a roll call competition. “Hearing that Southeastern won roll call at the awards ceremony was nothing short of amazing,” said Humphries. “This showed that Southeastern has the ability to produce work that is just as good as other larger universities and that we have the commitment and

dedication to make it happen. Our roll call included really cool dancing and a lot of voiceovers on various songs. Some of the songs used were ‘One Dance’ by Drake, ‘Formation’ by Beyoncé and ‘Back that Thang up’ by Juvenile.” Not only did the students win roll call, but they also won various other competitions. “We also participated in the banner competition, a display competition and the spirit competition,” said Humphries. “We won the spirit stick more than any other delegation,

see GREEN AND GOLD pg. 9

our literary aspect of it if you will, keep em’ reading.” Sigma Tau Delta also had other activities for the kids to participate in. “We’re offering free comic books and we’re doing face painting and of course, candy out of our chest of gold over there,” said Genre. Genre also mentioned that Sigma Tau Delta has participated in the carnival every year. “Because it’s fun, yes, we love Halloween,” said Genre. “We love the kids, the whole nine yards. That’s fun.” The Fall Carnival was created to provide a safe alternative in comparison to the usual door-to-door trick-or-treating. “This is our annual service effort,” said Brendan Daigle, coordinator of the Office File Photo / The Lion’s Roar of Multicultural and International Student Affairs. “Our goal is to provide all of the Former Mr. Green and Gold, Jonathan Duhon, won the pageant in 2014. The typical traditions of Halloween in a safe, pageant is intended to show appreciation to male students. Swimsuit, casual carnival atmosphere.” wear, formal wear and talent will all be categories in the pageant.

Resident Assistants ‘Find Your Beat’ BY MORGAN LEDET

Alpha Sigma Tau carries on the four year tradition of highlighting male students in the annual Mr. Green and Gold pageant. Mr. Green and Gold will be taking place on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. in the Student Union Theater. This event is a fund raiser to raise money for the sorority chapter and to also donate to a charity of their choice for philanthropy. In the past years, the proceeds of the Mr. Green and Gold pageant have gone to Tangipahoa Parish Relay for Life. The pageant helps AST give back to the university and show that they care. This year’s pageant includes nine contestants in the running to be Mr. Green and Gold. “We continue this event because it is a way for AST to be more involved with the students at Southeastern and to show how much we appreciate them,” said Nina Begue, Director of Fundraising for the Phi Chapter of Alpha Sigma Tau.

The past winner was surprised with the outcome of the pageant but thankful for entering in the end. “I was introduced to the pageant by Vallerie who is in AST,” said Christian Owens, current Mr. Green and Gold. “She’s one of my good friends and she pretty much forced me to do it. I was shocked I won the award but very privileged and happy that I did.” Jonathan Duhon, the winner two years ago, still remembers the impact of this memorable event. “My favorite aspect was feeling the love and appreciation from the women of AST,” said Duhon. “Not just that night, but also moving forward.” Whenever a male is the winner of Mr. Green and Gold, he gets to carry the title and be a part of AST while representing them to the best of his ability. “When they’d see me on campus, they’d always say, ‘Hey’ and give me a big smile,” said Duhon. “I felt like, in a small way, I represented them too.” Last year, when Duhon attended the pageant to support the

which led to us winning the chant battle champions award. We received a check for winning a scholarship award before even actually attending the conference, and my partner Fonz and I won the top 10 program award among all delegates that presented at the conference.” Humphries not only learned of the many awards that he and his fellow representatives won, but he also learned a valuable lesson. “One of the big things I learned was that it’s okay to

ask for help,” said Humphries. “A program at SWACURH that was presented by a delegate addressed this issue. They had ubiquitous amounts of important information on why it’s okay to not know the solution to everything.” One thing Humphries enjoyed most was the people who he attended the trip with. “My favorite part about the conference was being able to be around my great group of fellow delegates,” said Humphries. “They made the trip worthwhile.”

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PRSSA: Communication Clubs Stage Mock Press Conference at Southeastern Louisiana University 11/09:

Southeastern’s nationally recognized student organization, Public Relations Student Society of America, or PRSSA, will be hosting its first mock press conference on Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m. in D Vickers Hall Room 285. The student organization hopes to gain hands-on experience in preparing for and participating in a formal press conference. Southeastern’s Press Club will act as the “press” asking PRSSA members about their crisis situations and the Broadcast Education Association, or BEA, will be filming the event. PRSSA members have been given crisis situations to speak on and are encouraged to formulate solutions and objectives. The mock press conference will be fun and informational for all those involved. PRSSA President Meredith Keating stated, “I am very excited to put on this event and even more excited that we will be hosts for the Press Club and the Broadcast Education Association. My goal for this mock press conference is to provide PRSSA members with real world experience in a fun and interactive way.” For more information, please contact Keating via email at meredith.keating@selu.edu.

DELTA OMICRON continued from pg. 1 that they needed to help the flood victims, rather than specific aspects of the university. “We had done a lot of free advertising as well,” said Cody Sires, a performer and president of the Omicron Delta Chapter. “So up to this point, we have earned a little more than 200 cans of food and $50 in cash, and we also got more donations and monetary values tonight. I can’t wait to see how much it all adds up to.” Other members agreed with Sires and pointed out that the audience was bigger than previous shows. “I think it went really well,” said Anne Labranche, a sophomore vocal performer. “We got a lot of

cans and that’s exciting. The last musicale we had did not have this good of a turnout, so it was great that we were able to have a successful benefit and that we were able to make that good of a donation.” Sires admitted that although Delta Omicron is already a service organization and gives back to the community, they wanted to change who the recipients would be for this project. “We already aim to give back to our community,” said Sires. “Normally, we focus on giving back to the music department or the arts, but this time, we felt that it was much bigger than us because we have a lot of members who were affected by the flood and their families. We’re just trying to ease that pain a little better.”

OPINIONS

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What would you like to see the next President change about the United States of America? I’d like to see the government not be so detached from the people. I think they didn’t read the lines, ‘For the people, of the people, by the people.’ Bradley Seidel Freeman Sophomore, Biology

I think we need more jobs. I think we need vets to not be on the road. I think jobs are a pretty big requirement. Lindsey Shelton Junior, Management

Change the ACT a little cause I know students struggle with that. Lowering the tuition costs a little because scholarships are hard to get.

The election from a foreign perspective Nikisun Shrestha Staff Reporter

Andrea Gautier Freshman, Nursing

I think financially we need to get our country back. That’s the main thing. Rodrica Magee Freshman, Undecided

I really want stray animals to be illegal. Every animal should have a home. Madison Daniels Senior, Biology

I would like to see the president have more training for police officers. Christa Shelton Junior, Finance

To see more of a focus on state rights and less focus on big government. Letting states take more control over issues, specifically education.

The 2016 Presidential Election has been nothing short of absolute madness. After months of activity, which at times can be termed as being less than presidential, the election has come down to two major party candidates and a bunch of independent runners. The final candidates in this election could not have been more of a polar opposite in terms of experience, political correctness and of course, gender. It may be due to this fact that the 2016 Presidential Election has been the most watched debate in United States history, but America is not the only one who has got a close eye on the election. The world outside is watching as well, including me, an international student studying in the U.S. I have to admit, like most other demographic of my age, I “felt the Bern.” Needless to say, these two candidates are

Jade Norbert Freshman, Biology

Congress are little puppets right now and they play by what the president says. It’s not supposed to be that way. There’s not a balance of power. Kaylan Arcediano Freshman, Nursing

The biggest thing would be the economy. The next one would be debts. Hayden Boudreaux Freshman, Communication

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Today, the election polls close at 8 p.m. and then there will only be a bit of waiting before the announcement of the new President of the United States of America. I believe that everyone should have the right to vote as well as that every voice matters. However, I do not believe that a person should vote just for the sake of voting. I endlessly get asked who I am voting for and two predominate questions are asked when I say, “I am not voting:” “How can you be so un-American?” and “Why don’t you just vote? Vote for anyone because your voice matters.” If I do not only get

this or some similar question, I sometimes will get glared at as if I am following Satan into the pits of hell for committing an unforgivable sin. Okay, first of all, I am not unAmerican because I am simply exercising my right to vote or not vote. Second, yes, my voice matters. Everybody’s does, but I am not simply going to cast a vote for the next Commanderin-Chief when I only know the basics of what they stand for, and most of that comes from memes through social media. If I were to cast a vote and that person became President, then they made a decision that I found horrendous and it was something that a little research could have revealed about what they stood for, I would feel awful after the fact. Furthermore, I do not believe you should make an uninformed, monumental decision without knowing all the facts in a decision that theoretically happens only

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every four years. To cast a decision on who will help shape the future of America, well, I want to put as much time and effort into that decision as possible. But, at the current moment, I am dealing with all the issues I put in last week’s opinion. I am spending every free and waking moment trying to catch up on my graduate work so I can at least get a grade to progress forward. I’m just trying to keep my mind at peace to finish up the rest of this year and kiss goodbye to the worst of 2016’s memories. I will say this though, in four years, if I have the time to do the tedious research on the next group presidential candidates, something that I believe everyone who votes should do, and I learn everything to make an informed decision that I could live with, then I will cast a vote for the 2020 President. However, this is not that year.

To those who did their research, I hope you cast your vote in someone you truly believe in and I really hope that this year’s election didn’t turn the best of friends into enemies. That would not be a good sign for the next four years, which seems to be the case in what I’ve overheard from people when they talk about the drama they are having with a friend due to the disagreement of who they are voting for. Also, if you voted without doing your due diligence in the research who you voted on, then shame on you. I hope you are a tad bit wiser in 2020 and your vote is made by a well informed decision rather than just what social media or your friend’s opinion, which could be wrong, wants you to vote for. Cast your future vote on who you truly believe should be the next President and do it with dignity and honor, something lacking in America these days.

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to. Violent clashes amongst supporters of opposing parties in Zambia, opposition parties complaining about legitimacy of election results in Ethiopia and Burundi sounds eerily familiar in this election. On top of this, the constantly emerging controversies regarding accountability in “Emailgate” or the racist and sexist messages that are carried out have made this election interesting but disappointing to watch. America is a torchbearer of democracy and when it is carrying out an election, on which the very concept of democracy is based, I feel that the country should be aware of being a benchmark for other countries like mine. My country, which never had political stability, looks up to America in terms of where we should be. What has happened this election, it almost decreases the persona of America that it had before. However, people still have the chance to vote and influence the result of this election and I hope the voters have made the right choice today, not just for their sake, but also for the sake of people living outside of America.

Why I will not be voting in this Presidential election

Christine Tarride Senior, History

Trying to do the best they can to fix any social issues. Doing what’s right for us, the people. They haven’t had the best year, 2016 and prior.

not my first choice, and I completely get the regret some of the first time eligible young voters feel in having to vote for them. The choice that they make now is not just deciding the fate of America, but in some ways influencing the futures of other nations too. The U.S. is an integral part of the global community and a frontrunner in terms of making global plans and policies. So, whoever America votes for right now will have the power to influence actions in places like India which is nearly 8,500 miles away which in turn affects the activities in my home country of Nepal. This is why this election matters to me and I am disappointed in the fact that I don’t have a say in this process of nominating the candidate who might later go on and influence the operations in my country. The campaigns and the polling process this year seem fairly normal, like any previous election. However, on a closer look, this election has been like none of the preceding ones. Some of the actions that have taken place have been surprisingly similar in nature to elections of foreign nations the U.S. has been rarely associated

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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Dancers present impromtu show BY LARSHELL GREEN Staff Reporter

The Dance Department presented the 3rd annual Improvapalooza show in Pottle Auditorium last week. The show challenged members of the university’s dance company, Dance Performance Project 2, and members of the university’s dance class, intermediate advance contemporary technique, to complete 12 dances without prior knowledge

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The 3rd Improvapalooza improv concert was presented by the university’s dance company, Dance Performance Project 2 and the intermediate advance contemporary technique class taught by Skip Costa. “You have to think, ‘Oh, I’ve already done that 5,000 times, how do I do more things’ and that’s when the challenge becomes apparent,’” said Costa.

Imitating masters of art

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BY TIFFANY NESBIT Staff Reporter

Every generation has an impact on art history and its culture. One of the newest additions to art culture is forged art work which raises the question “Should it really be considered art?” This November, the Hammond Regional Arts Center in Downtown Hammond is showcasing their new exhibition COPYCAT. The exhibition focuses on works of art known as “imitations” or “forgeries” and is designed behind the question “Is a forger an artist?” It is inspired by famous artists such as Johannes Vermeer, Piet Mondrian and Mark Landis. In the art world, forgeries and imitations of other’s works are considered to be a strange but interesting topic. “As is often the case, the most taboo subjects are also the most fascinating,” said HRAC Executive Director Katherine Marquette. “In the art world, forgery has long been considered such a topic. Thomas Hoving, former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, speculates that up to 40 percent of artworks hanging in museums are either forgery or misattributed. Shocking as this fact may be, does it devalue or change the experience we have visiting museums?” According to the recent news release, the showcased artists were given the choice to create their original works based on the COPYCAT theme or to ‘rend copies’ from their favorite masters. Some of the artists used Vincent van Gogh, Matisse, Nevelson and Jackson Pollock, as influences in their pieces. On loan from the LSU Museum of Art, Landis, star

of the documentary “Art and Craft,” will also have two pieces on display. “Rarely seen, LSUMOA’s generosity in making this temporary loan to HRAC makes this exhibition particularly special as does the talent of the artists interpreting the work of masters such as Pollock, Nevelson, van Gogh and Matisse,” said Marquette. Some other artists in the gallery will be Becky Burt, CB Hume, Elliot Stokes, Heather Kelley, John Wax, Kerry Curtin, Olivia Martin, Orsolya Heim, Pat Macaluso, Sarah Hulsey, Seth Guerra and Loveday Funck. The exhibition is home to paintings, mixed media, digital media, illustrations and other

not explained until 6 p.m., prior to the show’s opening at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3. “We’re tasked by Skip to make two maps, which is like two skeletons of a dance,” said Duplantier, a senior general studies major. “We’re tasked with making it in such a way that we can give it to them an hour before the dance and it will turn out ok.” During the show, Costa observed how students took heed to his dance lessons. All acts were done in improv, with the exception of elements of the last piece. Students from Costa’s dance class learned this material from movement phrases they were taught during term one. Costa opened the show with an interpretive dance, followed by solos, trios and group dances throughout. The fourth dance required audience participation. Audience members controlled movements of the tap dancers on stage by matching the color of dancer’s socks to construction paper. “I thought it was a really nifty idea to get the audience members involved, to make it see IMPROV pg. 8

BY AMBER GRACE GARRARD

Forgers as artists come together at the Hammond Regional Arts Center to create the COPYCAT exhibition. Artists use historical artists as their influences.

of music or lighting. Student choreographers and dancers Alexis May, Lindsy Brown, Hayley Jordan, Forrest Duplantier, and Skip Costa, professor of dance, and Martie Fellom, coordinator and professor of dance, created concepts for the show. Performances were completed by them with the exception of Fellom. According to Costa, performers were given “maps,” to guide dancers. Maps were

Flipbook’s Halloween event included an art contest, costume contest, a food potluck and a screening of Twilight Zone. Their event was held Halloween night in the 2D design lab and started at 5:30 p.m. in East Stadium Room 140. Flipbook is a new media and animation club on campus that makes short films. “As a club, we get into groups and make animations, films,” said Vice President of Flipbook Jordan Clark, a junior art major with a concentration in new media and animation. “I started off doing story board animation, but now I wrote a script.” The club got the word out about their event by making their own flyers. “We made flyers and went out and printed like 100 copies and handed them out to people, hung them up everywhere, made sure people were informed of it,” said Clark. The officers of Flipbook held a meeting where they brainstormed ideas for the event and asked the members what they would like to do. “Before the officers meeting, we asked club members what they wanted to do and some suggested a costume party,” said Clark. “We were for that. We were maybe going to do two big events, two small events. The big events were the art competition, which somebody suggested, and the costume contest. The smaller events were the potluck and the screening of Twilight Zone.” Clark came up with a theme that acted as a guideline for any of

the members that wanted to enter the art contest. “As the officers, we figured out what our theme was going to be and I said, ‘Oh, cryptids, because it’s Halloween,’” said Clark. The cryptid art contest had a total of five entries. Kailyn Beck, a freshman art major tied for first place and the other winner was Talynn Reigene Belle, a freshman art major, with her interpretation of the Jersey Devil. “I won an art contest, and we had to draw cryptids which is like urban legends, like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, but it had to be our interpretation,” said Beck. “I was very proud of it. I literally did it last night. I know that sounds bad, but I did it in like three hours.” Kelly Gilson, a junior art major with a concentration in new media and animation, won runner-up in the art contest and won People’s see FLIPBOOK pg. 8

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Two members of Flipbook, a short film club, talk about the Halloween event and get ready to vote for three different costume contest winners.

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Cameron Pittman, winner of best costume dressed as Strong Bad, left, lines up see COPYCAT pg. 9 for costume contest voting with two other members of the Flipbook club.

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Magical notes blow through Pottle Senior

sings in perfect pitch during second solo recital BY REGINA PERGOLA Staff Reporter

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At Southeastern Wind Symphony’s concert titled “The Magical Music of Disney and Friends,” there were appearances from Disney characters such as Elsa, Belle and Maleficent. Elsa conducted the symphony for music from “Frozen” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Belle played a flute solo for Princess Leia’s theme from “Star Wars.”

BY ANNIE GOODMAN Staff Reporter

Disney characters performed at the Southeastern Wind Symphony concert. On Saturday, Nov. 5, Southeastern’s Wind Symphony performed their concert “The Magical Music of Disney and Friends.” For this performance, members dressed up as famous Disney characters such as Tinker Bell, Pinocchio, Belle and more. Elsa, Tara Hymel, and Mr. Incredible, Matthew Soukup, conducted the wind symphony for some of the

songs. The wind symphony decided to extend their Disney concert to include “Friends” to broaden their music choices to reach more audience members. “Disney and Friends gives us an opportunity to perform more music and more popular music,” said Jesse White, a graduate music performance major. “Things like ‘The Incredibles’ or like ‘Toy Story’ that kids know. There’s only a certain amount of standard, core Disney songs that most kids know and we want to try to expand that palate.”

The Disney theme was chosen because it is something everyone can connect to. “Disney is something I think everybody can relate to on some level,” said White. “Whether you’re old or whether you’re really, really young, there’s something in Disney for everybody, and I think that’s what we were trying to capture with this concert.” The songs were chosen based on popularity. “‘The Lion King,’ the Pixar stuff and ‘The Incredibles’ are all things that are pretty well see DISNEY pg. 9

A Fairy Tale awaits in the Pennington BY BRESHON FOSTER Staff Reporter

The Restoration House Pregnancy Resource Center will be hosting their first Cinderella’s Pumpkin Tea fund raiser. There will be a special appearance by Cinderella and other Disney princesses. Guests will have the opportunity to have tea and take pictures with the princess featuring her pumpkin carriage. The tea will take place on Saturday, Nov. 12 in the Pennington Center. The times vary on the purchase of tickets. “It’s a fund raising event with the focus being the children,” said Beth Davis, Executive Director of the Restoration House. “It’s based on the magical Cinderella story portraying kindness and love. Cinderella will be making an appearance in person with other Disney princesses such as Snow White and Sleeping Beauty.” The Pennington Center will be decorated as if it was a fairy tale for the enjoyment of the children. “We are going to have a lot of decorations to make it feel like a magical fairyland,” said Davis.

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Michelle Guillot, a graduating senior, recently had her second recital. Friends and family came to support her and listen to her performance. Her teacher gave insight on her background in music at the university. “I taught her for over four years,” said Dr. Stephen Rushing, a professor of vocal music. “She came in as a freshman and she’s been under my tutelage for every semester. She’s taken voice with me and this is her second recital, which is a full recital, about 50 minutes of music. She also gave a junior recital. As a music education major, you’re only required to give a half hour recital, but she’s interested in a degree of performance, so I encouraged her to go ahead and get the full recital out of the way.” Rushing went on to describe her many talents and gifts. “She has lots of assets,” said Rushing. “One is that she has an incredible instrument that has a range, but she also has the gift of perfect pitch, she’s never wanting to find a pitch. The other dimension is that she’s extremely intelligent. When you have someone who

has a natural ability with brains, then that’s a ripe combination for success.” Rushing gave credit to her hard work and described the bright future he saw for her. “In her case, she has applied herself well,” said Rushing. “She’s got a great future regardless of what she wants to do, but I know she loves singing and I know she continues to sing for the rest of her life, regardless of what she does with it, whether she teaches or she performs or becomes a teacher at the university.” Other friends and family expressed their pride of having seen Guillot’s progress throughout her college years. “Michelle came in the year after I did, so I got to watch her grow as a musician and as a person,” said Theresa Corollo, a soprano in Delta Omicron. “I’m so proud of her.” Guillot herself was able to provide an in depth description of her past at the university. “When I got to Southeastern, I had done a lot of choral singing but I had never had private voice lessons,” said Guillot. “So, private voice lessons made a world of difference.” see MICHELLE pg. 6

Pictures with Cinderella will be taken as a part of the event. If you would like to take separate pictures with your own camera, it is allowed. “The picture is included in the package,” said Davis. “It will be in digital format. We won’t sell extra packages or anything, but we will have a big pumpkin carriage and a special backdrop.” There will be food served. Along with tea, there will also be an option for lemonade. For a surprise, there will be special gifts pertaining to the theme. “The treats are going to be a surprise for the people that buy their ticket,” said Davis. Parents are to bring and accompany their children to the fund raiser. There will be casual shopping Junior Auxiliary of Hammond’s attire in a market set up. Children are encouraged to wear princess costumes. The Restoration House is a prenatal program that helps women prepare for unexpected pregnancy. “We are a pregnancy resource center,” said Davis. “We help women who are pregnant. We have a prenatal program just to help out these women. We are basically a support group. The fund raiser is to help out women and to better the restoration house services.” This is the Restoration House’s first year putting on this event and they are deciding to do it again. “Likely we will host this event again next year,” said Davis. “A lot of people are excited about it, and if we sell enough tickets, we will definitely have this event again.” The Restoration House will also be hosting the fourth annual Reindeer Run in Ponchatoula on Saturday, Dec. 3. For more Regina Pergola / The Lion’s Roar information, contact the Restoration House at facebook.com/ At her senior recital, Michelle Guillot sang several songs in multiple languages. therestorationhouse. Family and friends gave testimony to how she had grown musically.

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Women’s basketball starts season BY ANNIE GOODMAN Staff Reporter

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This was the first game of the season for the Lady Lions women’s basketball team. They played against Loyola University. This will be Head Coach Gauff’s first time coaching the women’s basketball team. Gauff was previously the assistant coach for the men’s basketball team.

In their first game of the season, the Lady Lions basketball team lost to Loyola University 76-62. On Thursday, Nov. 3, women’s basketball started off the new season playing against Loyola’s Wolfpack. The Lady Lions scored consistently throughout the game, but could not overcome the 13 point gap established in the first quarter. Taylin Underwood, a junior shooting guard, scored 26 points for the team. Underwood was exhilarated for the first game. “We’ve been working really hard to get to this point,” said Underwood. “Obviously, it didn’t turn out how we wanted it to go, but we see the things we need to work on to prepare better for future games.” Other than Underwood, the only other player to reach double digits in scoring was Taz Stinson, a freshman guard. “We didn’t shoot as well as I think,” said Head Coach Errol Gauff. “We have a couple young ladies who didn’t shoot well tonight who are better shooters than that. Their size really gave us problems in the post. We couldn’t rebound

the ball. Looking at these stats, they outrebounded us by 25 rebounds.” Gauff was previously an assistant coach for the men’s basketball team, and this will be his first season coaching women’s basketball. “It’s different, but I’m enjoying it,” said Gauff. “That’s the most important thing. You know, a lot of people were apprehensive and worried and looking out for me, ‘Uh oh, all you’ve coached is boys.’ I am intense, so they were wondering how it would translate as opposed to young men. I think it’s been okay. I enjoy the young ladies. They’re playing hard, and they’re working to try and get better, so it’s been a good experience.” Gauff’s plans for the season are to help the ladies improve on and off the court. “Simple, I want the young ladies to get better every day, but not just get better as, athletes, but get better as people,” said Gauff. “That’s more important. Now do I wanna win? Heck yeah. Let’s not confuse that, but I know the ultimate is for them to be better people and that’s what I want. Every day I want them to get better. Students get better, persons get better and athletes get better.” Bre Warren, a junior shooting guard,

aims for achievement and unity. “Success obviously, but just to become a better unit as a team and just be better on each individual thing,” said Warren. “Everybody needs to be a better scorer, a better defender and just come together as a whole.” Underwood believes she and the team as a whole need to improve in defense. “I just think all around defensively,” said Underwood. “I definitely think defense is what I need to work on as well as everybody else to improve and actually do better in our games.” Gauff plans to move forward by learning and remembering this is not the end. “We just go back to work,” said Gauff. “We’ve gotta remember who we are as a team. We’ve gotta continue to learn. Every day as coaches, we have to be good. They might be bad as a player, and you know, maybe they didn’t do as well as they wanted to on a test, or a paper or something. We still have to be good and understand where they are and be good teachers and keep working with them. Keep high standards. We can’t falter our standards. We have to use this as a learning opportunity. This isn’t the end of the world. We get better from this.”

Tough season comes to an end in tournament BY JONATHAN RHODES Staff Reporter

The Lady Lions season ended in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament in a loss to the Houston Baptist Huskies. The Lions were looking for their second straight SLC Championship in their fourth consecutive SLC Tournament appearance. “I would like to say how extremely proud I am of the girls and what they were able to accomplish this season,” said Interim Head Coach Matt Muia. “Making the conference tournament was a great feat for our

girls and we played a great game in tournament, just wasn’t enough to overcome HBU and get a win to continue playing. Our effort was great and our girls knew what was on the line. We just gave up an amazing diving header goal to HBU and that was the difference in the game.” Freshman striker Amber Marinero gave the Lions an early lead, but the Huskies steadily made their comeback. Senior goalkeeper Hope Sabadash had five saves, which placed her fourth in the all-time single season list with 122. “Although we did not win a championship this year, I am still

proud of the heart and fight we showed towards the end of the year,” said Muia. “The will to never give up and to keep pushing got us to the tournament, and it wasn’t an easy road. The character the ladies showed this year was really something special to watch and be around, and it just shows what kind of ladies we have here at SLU.” This was the last game for Sabadash, midfielders Amber Lasher, Marisa Rodrigues, Katie Noonan, goalkeeper Casey Jeanfreau, defender Lauren Lorentz and forward/midfielder Casey Peacock. “Going into the tournament

game, the seniors were really ready to come out and continue the legacy they have already built here at SLU,” said Muia. “They have the experience and the knowledge to help lead us in those types of games, and we all felt ready for that game.” The future looks bright with the returning players, but there is recruiting that needs to be done to fill out the roster during the offseason. “We are going to keep recruiting the same kinds of kids we have always had here,” said Muia. “We are going to keep pushing them to stay at that elite level so we can continue to be

successful in the future. Our program has a rich history and the girls here know what that history is. Hard work and consistency, on and off the field is what has defined our program and will continue to do so going into the future.” This season showed the perseverance of the Lady Lions team and how strong of a team they actually were. “As for now and the off-season, we are going to let the girls rest and get healthy before we start any off season training or fitness,” said Muia. “We were beat up going down the final stretch. This is time for everyone to let their bodies

recover and focus on school and get our minds ready for the spring season. We will have to come out in the spring refocused and with a new sense of dedication going forward to get ready for the fall.” Muia elaborated on next year’s performance and the dedication required to prepare for it. “The 2017 season preparation started the day this season ended,” said Muia. “Hitting the recruiting trail and developing the kids that will come back next year will be the top priorities for us. We look forward to the challenge of competing for another championship next year and everything that comes with it.”

call the icon of Southeastern basketball,” said Larry Hymel, Alumni Athletic Coordinator. “You mention C.A. Core around the state, a whole bunch of people will know that you’re talking about Southeastern basketball, even though it’s been almost 50 years since he played here.” Core was inducted into the Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame in 1974 and the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1980. Core is also the only men’s basketball player to have his

jersey, number 34, retired. “He is still our all-time leading scorer and rebounder,” said Hymel. “His career rebounding arch is one of the best in the state of Louisiana. He averaged over 15 rebounds a game throughout his fouryear career. He was the first basketball all-american that we had and he was drafted by both the NBA and ABA, but he went into the service and did not get to play professional ball.” Core will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on June 24, 2017 along with jockey Calvin

Borel, gymnastics coach D-D Breaux, baseball coach Raymond Didier, football player Eddie Kennison, baseball player Juan Pierre, football player Ed Reed and golfer David Toms. The induction ceremony will take place in Natchitoches in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum. “He’s been on the table for a good while now,” said Hymel. “He is the eighth Southeastern athlete to be named to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and the second Lions basketball

player. Queen Brumfield was the first basketball player to be inducted for the Lions.” Core was not only a great athlete, but a great teammate as well. Former teammate to Core and former Lions head coach, Don Wilson, reminisced about Core as a teammate. “He was just as good on the court as he was off the court,” said Wilson. “Someone who loved the game of basketball but cared about his teammates like a brother. He had a knack to play basketball. I never played with someone better than him. I didn’t like eight o’clock classes in the morning, but he would come to my dorm Jonathan Rhodes / The Lion’s Roar and wake me up to make sure I C.A. Core is the only men’s basketball got to class. That is the kind of player in the program’s history to have guy he was.” his jersey number retired.

Former star athlete named to Louisiana Hall of Fame

BY JONATHAN RHODES Staff Reporter

Former Lions men’s basketball player C.A. Core was named to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame class of 2017. Core played for the Lions from 1964 to 1968. Core never averaged less than 20 points a game and averaged the highest scoring average in a single-season in 1965 with 22.3 points per game. Core passed away at age 41 in 1986. “He is what you would ARTIFICIAL TURF continued from pg. 1 team is not to only improve the game play. “I think it will improve everybody’s playing ability and everyone is looking forward to the finished field so they can practice on it,” said Mount. “I think we will make more plays as a team and be better defensively.” Since the training for the team takes place on the football field, the installers are working diligently to complete it by the beginning of December, so the team can get a feel of the turf in a game setting. Even though turf is new for the university, it is not new for most of the players.

“We have played several games last year against opponents at their field on turf,” said Mount. “It’s something that we are used to because we play every year on turf, but having that home field advantage on turf, will help you get used to it.” The exposure of the turf from other schools will help with the transition to having it on their own. However, there will be changes as they begin to break in the new field. “The ball will be a little bit slower this year just because they are breaking in the new turf,” said Riser. “The fibers of the turf are a little bit thicker Jonathan Rhodes / The Lion’s Roar than the blades of the grass are, Construction on Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field started last month and is so the team is going to have to scheduled to be finished by December. It will take time for the Lions to get used get used to that.” to artificial turf, but they have had experience in away games playing on turf.

MICHELLE continued from pg. 5 Guillot shared her struggles before the program. “I’m student teaching,” said Guillot. “Normally, people wouldn’t do a recital, especially a senior recital while student teaching, but I was really trying to do it last semester, but last semester was really really busy, so I couldn’t do everything. I was like ‘Okay I’ll do it during student teaching, but I’ll do it early in the semester.’” Guillot planned for her recital to be on October 2, but student teaching proved to be more challenging. “I had anticipated it being challenging, but it was even more challenging,” said Guillot. “I

had other things on my plate and it was just a lot, so we moved it to November 2, which was as far as we could move it. It was a struggle to practice for it, but it all came together really well. I’m really happy it all turned out well.” Guillot shared a description of her favorite song and her experience with it. “I think my favorite thing was getting able to do the ‘Second Breath,”’ said Guillot. “I learned it a couple years ago, but I didn’t do it in my junior recital and I haven’t gotten to do it for anything. I was like ‘This piece is so cool,’ and I spent so long doing it, so I was like ‘I’m going to do it’ and I was determined.” As a senior, Guillot reminisced about her time beginning at the university and how she grew throughout the years she spent practicing.

“I remember being the freshman watching the senior going ‘Wow, how will I ever sing like that’ and now they’re saying that about me,” said Guillot. Guillot gave advice to aspiring singers as well. “Even though its very difficult, practice every day and keep taking lessons with a vocal coach,” said Guillot. “It’s very important and don’t get down when you listen to other people and you think you aren’t there yet or you will never get there because even tonight. I saw one of my underclassmen and they said, ‘Wow that’s amazing, I’m going to go practice.’ Always welcome the support because you need the support. You can’t do alone. Keep persevering, and it’ll all get better and better.”

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Challenging end to exhibition play BY NIKISUN SHRESTHA Staff Reporter

The Lions basketball team finished their exhibition round undefeated with a 59-53 victory over LSU- Alexandria. The win was sealed by a solid defensive performance which compensated for a lackluster offensive display. “I don’t think we would be sitting here with a win had our defensive effort not been there,” said Head Coach Jay Ladner. “I think our defense, at this point, is much ahead of our offense. I was really proud of the way we defended. That’s the second game in a row we’ve held a lead under 30 percent.” With 10 points, four assists, four defensive rebounds and five steals, Ladner was happy with guard Marlain Veal’s performance. Last Wednesday, Ladner was particularly impressed by Veal’s defensive display. “I think we got an incredible weapon out there in Marlain,” said Ladner. “His ability to pressure the ball 94 feet and do it for a long time is really something to see. To play with that type of effort over that length of the floor, that’s where our defense starts, with him pressuring the ball.” Veal was just happy to help the team and wanted to contribute to the team’s performance in any way possible. “It’s kinda like a chip on my shoulder,” said Veal. “For my size, I gotta make up somewhere. I’m making it up on defense.” Despite the efforts on the defensive side, the team could not replicate the

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The Lions basketball team faced a tougher task against LSU-Alexandria compared to their previous game where a resilient defense helped them to squeeze out a victory. Despite the victories in the exhibition game, the Lions have much work to do ahead for the game against Millsaps College. same kind of performance on the other side of the court. “Offensively, we got some work to do,” said Ladner. “I was very disappointed on our shot selection. I was very disappointed by our lack of movement of the basketball. If we continue to shoot some of the shots that we had, which to me might as well be a turnover, we will never reach our potential.” Davon Hayes, a guard and forward for the team, also expressed the struggles in the offensive half. “When I started the game, it was tough,” said Hayes. “I forced a couple

of shots instead of just having fun. Like coach said, there was a lot of bad shots. We just got to get better.” Ladner credited the opposition for making it difficult for the team to play offensively, but assures a better performance from the team in the next game. “LSU- Alexandria is a very talented team,” said Ladner. “Their frontline, size wise all of them, are Division I players. They’re very, very good. I told the players you’re playing a conference level type of team. The players, they’re gonna do what the coach allows. I assure you,

playing time in her last home game due to a knee injury she has been battling all season long. “It was kind of sad that Landry couldn’t play,” said Smoot. “She tweaked her knee yesterday. She’s been playing really well, so I let Landry get in for just that last serve even though she was hobbling.” Hartley finished the game with 19 kills, one shy of her career high. Freshman setter Elyssa Purcell had a double-double with 22 assists and 14 digs. Sophomore libero Monica Ramon led the team with 23 digs. “I think we played pretty well at some points tonight,” said Hartley. “They are a very strong team. I know it didn’t come out the way we wanted, but I thought we played well for the majority of the game.” The eighth seed in the SLC Tournament is still within reach for the Lady Lions as they play their last game against University of New Orleans on Saturday, Nov. 12. Smoot likes the future of the program with the younger players, but has not given up on this season. “We got some good recruits coming

in, so we are really excited about the future, but we are not giving up on this,” said Smoot. “We still have a chance to make the tournament. Got a tough road trip this weekend, and we play UNO in our last match. So, if we win a couple of those we still have a good chance of getting in.” The players are also enthusiastic about making the tournament. “I want to make the tournament,” said Hartley. “It’s my last year and I want to go all out.” The Lady Lions volleyball team lost their match last Thursday at Sam Houston State 3-1 and their match last Saturday at Stephen F. Austin 3-0. In the first game, Purcell earned her eighth triple double with 11 kills, nine assists and 12 digs. Holden also contributed 11 kills. In the second game, Hartley led the team with five kills and Bunn reached 308 total blocks, putting her one block away from tying for third all-time. Odom, Ramon and Baker had double digit digs. For Baker, it was her seventh double-double of the season.

you won’t see some of those shots next Friday night. We’re gonna do a better job running offense.” A change in the defensive strategy seemed to be the reason for this impressive outing. “Last year, when we had all our injuries, we ended up having to do a lot of zoning and we kind of finished the year playing zonal defense which is not necessarily our mentality,” said Ladner. “We want to be more aggressive. It’s not my personality to sit back. I had to kind of teach myself how to teach zonal defense last year, but we worked really hard in

the off-season and on our preseason on our man-to-man defense.” Since the season begins next week, Ladner expressed his goal for the upcoming season. “Our first goal is the commitment to excellence,” said Ladner. “Be the best team player that you can be but as a team. We want to go to the post-season part. We wanna play in a post-season tournament, NCAA tournament or the NIT, CIT or CBI.” The season opener is against Millsaps College on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. at the University Center.

Volleyball tries to squeeze in Conference Tournament BY JONATHAN RHODES Staff Reporter

The Lady Lions volleyball team is now one loss away from exiting the Southland Conference Tournament after losing to Central Arkansas 3-1. There are only three games left for the Lady Lions to make their bid for the tournament. “It’s been a tough season for a lot of different reasons,” said Head Coach Jim Smoot. “Injuries and a really tough schedule, but we battled. We’ve had so many five game matches this year, and I thought we battled well tonight. They are a very physical team that gives us problems.” Seniors outside hitter Parrie Hartley, middle blocker and outside hitter Landry Bullock, middle blocker Rachael Bunn and outside hitter Madi Odom played their last home game. “I felt confident,” said Hartley. “I wasn’t really scared. I just wanted to give everything that I had because it was the last time I was playing here. Being a senior and being a captain, I wanted to give it all I had.” Bullock did not get too much

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The Lady Lions will need to win at UNO to have a chance of making the Southland Conference Tournament. Last season, the Lady Lions were the eighth seed in the tournament and lost in the first round to number one seed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

Invitational played in honor of assistant coach BY NIKISUN SHRESTHA Staff Reporter

The Lady Lions tennis team hosted the George E. Fourmaux Fed Cup Invitational last week. The tournament featured six teams from the Southland Conference. The Lady Lions finished joint second with a combined effort of 15-10 over the weekend. The tournament was a tribute to the former assistant coach for the Lady Lions, George E. Fourmaux. “He helped us for a few Nikisun Shrestha / The Lion’s Roar years as an assistant coach,” Tennis returned home for their last invitational of the fall season. The Lady said Head Coach Jason Hayes. Lions will start their spring season at home on Jan. 28 against LSU-Alexandria. “He also taught the kinesiology classes here. He passed away this February and it’s just a thing we wanted to do to honor THIS WEEK’S PUZZLE ANSWERS him.” The players were pleased to play on their home court and were happy with the overall performance of the team. “It felt great,” said junior Madina Vorotnikova. “This is our home court. This is where we play and that’s where the team spirit is. I feel that we Sponsored By did some really good things. We won a lot. We lost some, but we learned from it and this tournament is like a reflection of what we’re gonna do in spring.” The coach commended the

players on the hard work put on by the team in the tournament. “I’m really happy with how hard we played,” said Hayes. “I think that our attitude and effort were fantastic. Sometimes we didn’t win, but again, our effort was always fantastic.” Hayes feels the players have more things to work on before the spring season starts on Jan. 28. “I mean, obviously, we’ve got a lot of work to do,” said Hayes. “We’re gonna need to spend a lot of time on our physical conditioning. Tactically, we need to get better, but I think we did a lot of things really positively. We need to just play a little cleaner, make a few less mistakes. I think this tournament gives us a good springboard to start the actual spring season with.” Vorotnikova also feels the team can improve on some technical aspects but that they are emotionally strong. “We just need to improve on our game because our emotional level is great,” said Vorotnikova. “We support each other and the only thing we need to improve is actual tennis.” The tournament was played in a round-robin format. The matches were divided into four singles and one doubles

match. Dalina Dahlmans and Vorotnikova both had an impressive 3-0 singles record. Fleur Holtkamp and Natalie Duran had an overall record of 2-1 in singles. In doubles play, Dahlmans and Holtkamp registered a 2-0 record. Hayes wanted the players to be more aggressive in the tournament and later in the season as well. “I think for us to be where we wanna be, where we need to be, to be successful as the

year goes on, we need to be just a little more aggressive each time we step out on the court,” said Hayes. The players are hopeful of having a great season ahead. “I think we’re gonna have a really good season in spring,” said Vorotnikova. “We’re all in this together. We have a good relationship with each other. As a team, we’re gonna win more than if we play just with ourselves. I think we’re gonna do great in spring.”

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Junior Dany Raygadas was one of three players to earn a straight victory in their 5-0 win against McNeese State.

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Renaissance Festival Robison speaks on Frank Zappa continues after flooding BY ANNIE GOODMAN Staff Reporter

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Locals and visitors will have the opportunity to experience the Village of Albright during the 16th annual Louisiana Renaissance Festival. The six weekend festival will take visitors to Albright on a journey complete with elements of history, art, music and comedy. Historical demonstrations from the returning Elizabeth I, merchants, unique live demonstrations from artists, a variety of foods, a royal tea, beer, whiskey and wine tastings will be included. Musical and comedic performances include belly dancing, bagpipe performances, glassblowing demonstrations, duelists, puppet shows, jousting, a knife throwing show and more. “[The festival has] sixteen acres and over a dozen stages, counting the musicians, side performances and interactive stuff that we do,” said CEO of the Louisiana Renaissance Festival Alvon Brumfield. “No other festival around here I know of has an interactive component, much less one as good as us. You travel to other places and other Renaissance festivals and they talk about much more interactive we are than other shows.” The Renaissance Festival was impacted by the flood last March, as well as the recent flood in August. Although concerned individuals offering donations contacted the festival, Brumfield instead asked for donations to go to their non-profit organization or cleaning the fairgrounds in March. As a result of the damage in August, Brumfield asked prospective patrons to buy tickets early so they could get a discount and to get money to fund the second cleanup effort. According to Brumfield, after asking for volunteers for the festival, hundreds showed up in March and August. Some volunteers included members of the Mormon community and members of the Greater Hammond Chamber of Commerce Board. “Here, locally in town, people showed up from New Orleans and Baton Rouge,” said Brumfield. “We even had people from Tennessee to drive in and help us. Some of them brought stuff like clothes and foods. It was like, ‘We don’t need this,’ so we brought it to people in the community who needed some of this stuff.” Brumfield recognized the urgency of those who needed aid before the festival, as it was months at the time. Permanent buildings, benches, computers, cameras and other items floated away or suffered damage. “Pretty much anything that we had that was movable floated away,” said Brumfield. When the second flood came, I told people ‘If your family and friends need help, go help them first. If you don’t know if your neighbor needs help, go knock on the door. Find out.’” Despite recent flooding,

Brumfield acknowledges the Renaissance Festival opening on time as a testament of local recovery. “We have new stuff every year,” said Brumfield. “We have two floods this year and we still added a new stage. It kind of says, yea we’re back. Tangipahoa Parish is back for business. We’re open for business. We’re ready to continue our recovery.” Once a month, the chamber highlights a business. This month, the Louisiana Renaissance Festival will be featured and members and visitors will visit the fairgrounds for the event. President and CEO of the Greater Hammond Chamber of Commerce, Melissa Bordelon, praised the festival for the amount of people that it draws to Tangipahoa Parish. “The businesses and surrounding areas benefit from that traffic of the Renaissance Festival,” said Bordelon. “We’re pretty lucky to have them here and call them our own. This is going to no doubt be the coolest After Hours of 2016. Our business community is going to head out to the Renaissance Festival and go back in time and enjoy an evening learning more about the Renaissance Festival and giving us a little taste of what we’ll experience when we buy tickets and go on the weekend.” Bordelon stated that the Annual After Hours event will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., on Thursday, Nov. 17. She explained that one of the reasons that people join a chamber is for networking. Director of Marketing and Communications for the Greater Hammond Chamber of Commerce, Megan Mosher describes the annual networking event that is intended to be beneficial for business in the community. “After hours is an opportunity for business members to come together and network to meet with other business members in the community all at the same time allowing our sponsors to showcase them and their businesses,” said Mosher. The Louisiana Renaissance Festival will be open from 9:45 a.m. until 5 p.m., rain or shine, at the fairground located at 46468 River Road Hammond, Louisiana. The festival began on Nov. 5-6 with Mask Weekend. Heroes and Pirates weekend will be on Nov. 12-13, Nov. 19-20 will be Celtic Weekend, Nov. 25, 26 and 27 will be Time Traveler’s Weekend, Dec. 3-4 will be the Weekend of Romance and Dec. 10-11 will be the Fireworks Finale. Tickets will be available online or the gate of the festival. Single day adult tickets are $20 and single day children tickets are $11. Two separate days adult tickets are $38 and are $20 for children. Three separate days adult tickets are $55 and $28 for children. Four separate days adult tickets are $70 and $34 for children. For more information, visit larf.net, call 985-429-9992 or visit them on Facebook.

For his annual Halloween lecture, William Robison wrapped up the Fanfare Then and Now Lectures talking about Frank Zappa. Robison is the Head of the Department of History and Political Science, as well as a history professor and the guitarist and vocalist for Impaired Faculties. On Oct. 31, Robison presented his lecture titled “Barking Pumpkin and Zomby Woof: The Life, Music, and Surprising

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On Halloween, William Robison, Head of the Department of History and Political Science, gives a lecture about Frank Zappa, a rock and jazz singer and musician.

Politics of Frank Zappa.” Robison has been preparing most of his life for this lecture. “In a lot of ways, it’s something I’ve been preparing for since I was probably about 10,” said Robison. “That’s about when I started listening to his music, but as far as putting it all together, I wrote most of it about a week ago, then just went and uploaded songs and clips and what have you, to fit the point I was trying to make. It’s stuff I was already pretty familiar with, so it’s not like I had to do a lot of research for this one. As a general rule, I don’t want the Halloween lecture to be too much work because I’ve got too much else going on.” The primary purpose of the lecture was to have fun. “I’ve been doing these for 16 years now,” said Robison. “I do a different one every Halloween. It’s always a blast because the people that come to this particular lecture, if they learn something, that’s fine, but they’re also here to have a good time and that’s what we usually try to do, hence the throwing of candy and all that stuff.” Robison decided to start the band Impaired Faculties, which is comprised of university professors after, Joe Burns, a communication professor, used a guitar in a lecture. “I had the idea for it about three and a half years ago,” said Robison. “I had wanted to start playing again because I hadn’t done it in quite some time, except just at home and with family members. I come from a musical family, so everybody in the family plays an instrument. When we get together, music happens. Burns, who has been doing a lecture for eight or 10 years now as part of this series, showed up one year with a guitar to illustrate a couple of his points. I thought ‘This guy has got the bug too.’” Robison hopes his lecture inspired people to keep an open mind towards music. “To listen with open ears and an open mind,” said Robison. “You may or may not like Frank Zappa, but he did a lot of different stuff. He’s worth listening to. My attitude about music is don’t end up listening to just one decade or one genre because there’s so much good stuff out there that remains to be discovered. I’m still exploring, still discovering new stuff all the time. That includes both old music that goes way back and new music that I pick up all over the place. Being open minded is a good thing.”

History behind Let’s Talk Art BY AMBER GRACE GARRARD Staff Reporter

Let’s Talk Art is a local art lecture series that shares information along with relating art exhibits, photo presentations and most recently, movies. The series has grown over the last eight years bringing in about 60 to 70 different speakers and takes place at the Hammond Regional Arts Center and the university’s Contemporary Art Gallery. The lectures first started at the university by two staff members who shared their love of art. “Eric Johnson, the director of the library and I had to work on a project together,” said Associate Professor of Art History, Dr. Irene Nero. “As we were working on this project, we realized we had similar interests. He loves art and he is a major art supporter.” After getting to know Johnson’s love for art and playing around with the idea of starting up a lecture series with him, Nero officially asked him if he would want to start one. “She and Dr. Amy Morris, who was an art historian here back in 2008 came to me and said, ‘Would you like to participate in an art lecture series and maybe have it here at the library?’ and I said, ‘Absolutely,’” said Johnson. Nero gave the very first Let’s Talk Art lecture in the old Student Union in August of 2008 with 40 people in attendance. Having the

lectures in the old Student Union presented itself as a challenge because of all the gears that needed to be set up. This is one of the reasons that the lectures later moved to CAG. “Because you had to have a projector and images and a screen and all that, doing it in the Student Union you had to order all that stuff and get it all up,” said Nero. “It just got to be a little unwieldy. So over here, that equipment is right there and you just have to walk out and do it. You know the real virtue for having it here is because the students are all around in classes, and so they could come in the middle of the day. That’s how we did it at first.” CAG proved itself to be a better location to do the lectures. Let’s Talk Art could not be contained to one location as it expanded to HRAC with the help of Johnson as well as the Friends of Sims Memorial Library who take care of the prints and post cards. At the time, Johnson was on HRAC’s board and there was another lecture series going on at lunchtime that he wanted to combine with the lectures at the university. “Two years later, since I was on the board, I asked Irene and Amy if we should maybe join forces with them,” said Johnson. “I thought it would be really good to have some talks at the arts center at five o’clock when people could come after work. It would give another venue that’s different

IMPROV continued from pg. 4 very interactive,” said Jordan. The concept for this dance was done by Jordan and one of her dance students, Jade Case, who enjoyed the performance and recognized elements of Jordan’s lessons on stage. “I liked how different it was compared to dance reviews and stuff,” said Case. “A lot of stuff we have actually done before in her

from the usual academic venue. This would be an arts center and I thought we would be attracting a different audience as well or a larger audience.” HRAC eliminated their lunchtime program all together in order to merge with Let’s Talk Art. “That way, during the year if they have an artist who is doing a show there and wants to give a lecture, we add it to the Let’s Talk Art program,” said Johnson. Along with a larger audience, the program gained a large range of speakers and topic choices per semester. “We have had three to four, or six depending on if we have graduating seniors, a semester of fresh, new, never done before art talks for the last eight years,” said Nero. “We are stunned.” They have had a couple of people speak more than once, like Nero and Johnson have, but the content has been presented in a new light every time. “We are pretty proud of the fact that we have never repeated anything and we have a really long list and people keep saying, ‘Why don’t you talk about this or that?’ So we keep looking at list going ‘Who wants this topic?’” said Nero. The growth of Let’s Talk Art and how long it has lasted continues to stun those involved. The intention of starting the series was to have fun talking about art. “We thought that if it lasted a year, it would be great,” said Nero.

class just a lot of the floor movements.” Brown, a junior general studies major with a concentration in dance, explained that improvisation shows are different because of a change in the ability of expression. “For uniqueness, you want to explore different things, but also keep your ground and your voice,” said Brown. “You don’t want to overshadow it with somebody’s principles, especially with an improv concert.” Costa expressed the importance of throwing away material and having a

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Movie Night is an event on campus that students attend to watch a variety of films. Beginning this semester, the Campus Activities Board presented movie night on a bi-weekly basis. CAB Coordinator, Nick Elliott shared details about the frequent occurrence of movie night. “This semester, our series is showing movies on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings every other week,” said Elliott. “Of the movie series, they rotate between blockbuster hits and throwbacks. If students continue to attend the movie series, CAB will pursue continuing the series for the spring semester. CAB created this series to provide students with a simple event for the

students to enjoy and take a break from their regular work or education life at no cost to the students.” Each semester, for several years, CAB has been showing movies, but this is the first semester that CAB has started a routine movie series. The very first movie shown for movie night this semester was “Captain America: Civil War.” CAB uses different ideas to promote students to attend movie night. “Each movie we promote on digital displays in the union, through posters display in the Union Breezeway and by the Pennington Rec Center,” said Elliott. “We also try to promote the movies with item handouts related to the film. In the case of showing ‘Mean Girls,’ we handed out candy cane candy grams which is similar to a scene from the movie.”

Popcorn is included as a movie time snack. However, CAB limits popcorn at movie night because they are responsible for cleaning up after the movie. “If we do not keep the theater free of popcorn, this privilege could get taken away and we would never want that to happen,” said Elliott. “So, the more the students can do to help us keep the theater clean, the better.” CAB gets access to movies approximately two months after they are released to theaters. “The best months for us are August because the big summer blockbuster hits are available, and late February or March because the hit holiday movies are available at that time,” said Elliott. He shared his excitement about the upcoming movies that will be presented

see TALK ART pg. 10

knowledge of movement vocabulary in order to achieve improvement. “We touch on human condition,” said Costa. “The only way to create new movement is to start from scratch. Anything that you’ve already done, shown, throw that away and continue to move. Eventually, that thrown away part is gonna come back in, and you’re going to have to be educated enough to throw that back out and find new parts, adventures and journeys, ‘Where’s that taking me next.’”

CAB makes plans for more movie nights

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“It would be fun. Then in year two we thought, ‘Well you know, this is still kind of cool. Lets see what else happens’ and it just kept going. Then, this is year eight.” The goal for the program is to choose a variety of speakers so that people can gain different perspectives on art and learn that it is approachable. “Our goal is to bring in as many different speakers as we can so people see that art comes from a whole lot of different areas over than just an artist or art historian,” said Nero. “I think the goal is to make everyone realize that art is more humanitarian than maybe they think. Art is approachable. It’s not an ivory tower or anything.” Graduating students in art history are also required to narrow down their thesis and put together pictures to present their own Let’s Talk Art lecture. The lectures students give, like all the other Let’s Talk Art lectures, need to be something new and different. “They are always cutting edge because we don’t let them do these topics unless they are cutting edge,” said Nero. “They just don’t take something out of a book and repeat it. They’ve got to come up with their own different angle or different idea.” Students do these talks to help them move on to the next step in their education. The lectures that the students give are on the same level of quality as the other

during movie nights. “We are excited for the movie choices because these are movies chosen by students who want to see the movie,” said Elliott. “We market the voting link on our website, through social media and before each movie we show.” Elliott described the importance of movie night as a college student. “These movie nights are important because it provides an opportunity for students to explore films that they would typically have to pay to see in theaters,” said Elliott. “Our blockbuster films we show are many films that are not even available on DVD yet at the time of our own shows. We also like to provide the throwback films to students who have always wanted to experience these older films in a theater setting.”

FLIPBOOK continued from pg. 4 Choice in the costume contest. Another costume contest winner was Cameron Pittman, a freshman art major with a concentration in new media and animation who won Best Costume dressed as Strong Bad. “I basically have worn the same costume for at least three years and it’s always right there in case it’s like, ‘Oh, I forgot to get a costume,’” said Pittman. Most Authentic Costume was given to Chad Murray, a freshman art major, who dressed as a zombie. All the contest winners were awarded candy. If interested in getting involved, email Flipbook at flipbook.slu@gmail.com.

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Gamers unite for all night video gaming 40th Anniversary Jolly Jingles Market BY BRESHON FOSTER Staff Reporter

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The art of gaming was on full display as students, non-students and former students played some of the more popular tournament fighting or strategy games. The most popular game played at SLUGO was Super Smash Bros., a 3D fighting game with iconic characters from different Nintendo games.

BY JONATHAN RHODES Staff Reporter

Fayard Hall turned into a gamers paradise overnight as the Association for Computing Machinery hosted its bi-annual all night video gaming event, Southeastern Louisiana University Game On!. Students and non-students gathered in Rooms 107 and 109 to play free games and compete in tournaments. “It’s actually been pretty good,” said Joseph Dixon, a sophomore criminal justice major. “We have a good turnout and everything is more organized than last time. It’s good to see the new freshman showing up and getting to learn about this tradition on Southeastern.” Participants brought their own television, computer desktops and consoles to play and share with fellow gamers. The turnout for SLUGO was not the normal amount of people that show up every semester. “This is a relatively low turnout compared

to normal,” said John Paul Hernandez, a sophomore computer science major. “We had a bad incident with advertising. It came out like a few days before the tournament began. We usually have dozens of people for the League of Legends tournament and now we only have three teams.” The tournaments were for the games Mario Kart, Street Fighter, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft and the most popular game played at the event, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. “Usually we pick games that are popular and that we know will be successful like Smash Bros.,” said Hernandez. “It’s a combination of what’s popular and what is attractive to crowds.” The Super Smash Bros. community was the dominant audience during the event. Most players could be seen playing the popular game in the Student Union working on their skills. “Some of my friends told me about it,” said Benir Osimbo, a freshman mechanical

engineering major. “I was hanging out with them and they said, ‘There’s a gaming event that’s coming up and you should go.’” SLUGO has become a tradition on campus as the event has been held by the ACM for more than 10 years. “SLUGO started Fall 2004 in the old Student Union,” said former President of ACM, Rodney Garland. “A few years later, they moved to Fayard Hall and they have been gaming there ever since.” Besides the addition of the Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft tournament, the format and games have been the same for SLUGO. The organizers of the event do not see reason to change the format now. “We tried in the past to do card tournaments like Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh!, but never really had a turnout for it,” said Jeffrey Balint, a senior computer science major and former Vice President of ACM. “I used to host this as the Vice President. I’m retired now, and I would like to play video games.”

‘Levitate’ into health in Hammond BY AMBER GRACE GARRARD Staff Reporter

A meditative float center made its way to downtown Hammond to provide a way for people to get all the aids of floating without having to drive to New Orleans. “We want to bring some positivity to Hammond and uplift the city a little bit,” said Levitate Float Center staff member Ben Payne. The business hopes that anyone and everyone in Hammond will come and reap all the benefits floating has to offer. “Floating is beneficial to everyone,” said owner of Levitate Float Center Ryan Helg. “Besides the meditative state, it’s also a pain reliever for people with migraines or back problems. It also helps with PTSD and insomnia, PMS and arthritis and the list goes on.” A float session at Levitate can last anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour where a person will be in a heated water tank full of Epsom salts. The tank will be heated to their body temperature. “It’s a good way to clear your mind, relax and get away from cellphones and all distractions,” said Helg. “The tanks are lightless and soundproof so it’s a good way to get away from everything that’s going on.” Helg first discovered floating through a friend and after trying it in New Orleans a few times, he wanted to bring it to

downtown. “I heard from a friend that it was an easy way to get into the meditative state, and I wanted to try it for myself,” said Helg. “We floated in New Orleans at Nola Float Tanks a few times and from day one that was something I wanted to bring to Hammond.” Levitate is strategically placed so that more people would discover floating and less people would have to drive to New Orleans. “Being in downtown is important,” said Helg. “We’re from Ponchatoula, and we wanted to bring the business to local people out here instead of people having to cross the lake to do this.” The business believes that floating can help students both mentally and physically. They specifically want to encourage student athletes to come try it out by offering a student discount if students bring their ID. “Students should definitely do this, especially around finals time and testing time,” said Helg. “Lots of athletes are doing this now a day. You will see baseball teams putting tanks in their clubhouse for their players. One hour is proven to improve accuracy in pitchers and also for football players and other athletes. It’s a good way to rejuvenate after a game or practice.” The business should have two tanks done by this week, having had an inspection this past Sunday. Though they do not have an official opening, Levitate will be taking part in

Starry November Night. “We are going to be taking part in Starry Night and we are going to have live music in the lobby area and we will have our oxygen bar set up as well,” said Helg. “So you will get to use the oxygen bar and hangout.” The business will have the oxygen bar put in soon along with their float tanks. Though the bar is more for recreational purposes, it has benefits as well. “The bar is good for up to two people or one person and it’s flavored oxygen,” said Helg. “It’s really just for recreational use. The juice inside the oxygen bar is flavored with essential oils. You get a different remedy for each flavor. One’s calming, one’s an energy booster.” A basic membership is $100 and includes two 60 minute float sessions and up to 30 minutes at the oxygen bar on the days you float. A premium membership is $200 and will include four 60 minute floats, as well as up to 30 minutes at the oxygen bar on your float session day. Members will also get a T-shirt designed by Ryan Helg’s wife, Tiffini Helg, who did all the graphics for Levitate. Individual sessions of 30 minutes and 60 minutes are also available. The business is still starting up and they are settling on prices. If interested, call Levitate at (985) 520-5939. To check out pictures and videos of what Levitate has to offer, go to their Instagram account levitate_float_center or their official website levitatefloatcenter.com.

The Junior Auxiliary of Hammond will be marking their 40th anniversary and celebrating the second annual Jolly Jingles Market shopping extravaganza. The Jolly Jingles Market will take place Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pennington. The cover charge for this event will be $5 at the door and $3 presale. “Junior Auxiliary of Hammond is a nonprofit organization that has been in Hammond for 40 years,” said Annette Baldwin, President of the Junior Auxiliary of Hammond. “It is actually our 40th anniversary this year. We started in 1976. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses children in the community from birth to college students. We also support community enhancement projects.” An organization is considered a 501(c)(3) if it is registered as a non-profit and receives taxexemptions. This event is a fundraiser to help Junior Auxiliary raise money, so they can have a bigger budget to help those in need. They also help with community projects. “The ladies of Junior Auxiliary are responsible for raising their own budget for all of their community projects,” said Baldwin. “Examples of community projects are support for the Southeastern Food Pantry, Restoration House Crisis Pregnancy Center in Hammond, Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts, as well as improve literacy with local elementary students.” The Junior Auxiliary has made changes to this year’s market. They will be focusing on the Man and Woman of the Year and also will be giving an exclusive on the

history of Junior Auxiliary. “Each year, Junior Auxiliary seeks nominations for a man and woman in the community that has done the most service towards children and community enhancement,” said Baldwin. “This year we will have an area of the market where the Man and Woman of the Year will be revealed.” Despite the changes you can expect, the large variety of vendors will remain. There will be monogramming, gourmet food, children’s clothing, women’s and men’s clothing, cosmetics, books, holiday accessories, jewelry, art and home accessories. “Last year, we hosted 86 vendors and 2000 shoppers,” said Baldwin. “We hope to double the amount of shoppers. We really believe that our market is a convenient way to get a head start on your holiday shopping, and that way, you don’t necessarily have to leave town to get awesome gifts.” The Southeastern Community Music School, Hammond Eastside Elementary Magnet Company and the Hammond Ballet will provide entertainment. The Boy Scouts will host the Santa Pancake Breakfast. The Restoration House will be hosting its Cinderella’s Pumpkin Tea. Junior Auxiliary appreciates the organizations and volunteers who came together to make everything possible. “We are ever so excited about the response from Southeastern students and their desire to volunteer at our festive market,” said Baldwin. “We want to thank all those who have signed up to give their time to help this event be a success.” For more information, visit jaofhammond.com or follow their Facebook page at JA Jolly Jingles Market.

IMPAIRED FACULTIES continued from pg. 1 a break, we’re 50 plus year old guys that play rock songs and darned if we have a hit, and it did great things.” Dan McCarthy, Dean of the college of Science and Technology, expressed how he liked the set and how the band plays. “We play locally, but it’s good to do a benefit,” said McCarthy. “This is our third benefit for the Columbia round here. It’s Columbia and Fanfare. I really did like our Beatles set. I had a blast with that. It was really fun. That would have to be the highlight.” Other band members elaborated on how “Waterlines” helped the people before being given the monetary donation. “One of the best things it does is people got in touch with us and went, ‘I felt really horrible and I heard this and it made me feel better for a little while,”’ said Dr. William Robison, department head and professor of history. “It doesn’t build your house back up, but if it makes you feel better for a few minutes, then that’s pretty cool.” Proceeds from the ticket sales and the T-shirts sold went to the Columbia and to the funding of Fanfare. GREEN AND GOLD continued from pg. 2 next winner, he felt honored to be a part of the process. “I felt proud to have served and happy to pass it down to such a deserving, dynamic man of God,” said Duhon. Owens predicts that passing down the crown will definitely be more difficult than receiving it. “It will be hard to let go of the crown, but also, I’m glad to pass it on to the next person,” said Owens. During the process of the pageant, the contestants will be introduced in casual wear. Then there is a talent portion of the pageant, then beachwear, then formal wear and then the question segment.

“The process was easy going and fun,” said Owens. “I then got to dress up a little, sing, tell people some of my thoughts and just got to have a fun time and it was very worth it.” Owens leaves the next winner with advice to carry with them as they serve as Mr. Green and Gold. “My advice for the next winner is to be more involved with AST,” said Owens. “It’s a great sorority and good company.” It is $10 for each male participant to enter the pageant. Tickets for attendees are $5 if bought in advance at the tables set up in the Student Union the week before the event, or $7 on the night of the pageant.

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DISNEY continued from pg. 5 known,” said White. “‘Frozen’ is obviously gonna be a big standard because, I mean, it’s the newest one. Then the Disneyland stuff is all like classic Disneyland stuff, so ‘A Pirates Life For Me,’ ‘A Small World,’ things like that.” The wind symphony’s “The Magical Music of Disney and Friends” concert brought in an audience including people not affiliated with the university such as Rebecca Patterson and Daniel Patterson. “He’s taking a music appreciation class at Delgado as duel enrollment because he’s a senior in high school and he needed

Ryan Helg, owner of Levitate float center, sets up the inner lining of a tank, COPYCAT right. His dad, Ricky Helg helps build a counter top in the lobby of Levitate to continued from pg. 4 help the float center open as soon as possible. forms of media. Artists come to the showcase with various to attend,” said Rebecca Patterson. “His to prepare for this concert since their last influences and ways of portraying their work. “My digital art takes a surreal approach to a fairy tale instructor preferred him to attend a live performance was on Oct. 20. orchestra and this one was available. She “It was pretty whirlwind,” said White. landscape, referencing both historical and pop culture sources,” recommended Southeastern actually. Any “We got about two weeks to put this together said Funck. “With my work, I explore the spiritual place where of the concerts at Southeastern, so we found from the very first piece to the end. We did the playful whimsy of a fairyscape meets the dark mystery or this one and was like, ‘We love Disney.’” not really have a lot of chance to work on voodoo magic.” Local Metalsmith Burt, specializes in using media that shows For their last selection, the wind stuff since two or three weeks ago on this symphony played music from “The Lion past Thursday, we put on another concert of a dark humor. “I specialize in the odd and eclectic creating one-of-a-kind King” and held up a stuffed Simba doll completely different music, so we had about which the audience enjoyed. eight-ish rehearsals or so to work on all this pieces that reflect my wicked sense of humor,” said Burt. “Each piece is composed of disparate objects, broken furniture, rusty “I love classic Disney movies so it music.” was nice to see that and then see all the White enjoyed performing as children steel parts, kitchen utensils, combined with traditional metals.” COPYCAT has been on exhibit since Nov. 4 and will continue characters performing in it as well,” said sang along. Daniel Patterson. “That was pretty cool and “An absolute blast,” said White. “I mean, to run until Nov. 23. The opening reception is Friday, Nov. then at the end with Simba, that was just so this is why we do this kind of stuff. To hear 18 from 5-8 p.m. The film showing of “Art and Craft” will be cute.” kids singing as we’re playing the music, held on Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. To find out more or about upcoming exhibitions, go to hammondarts.org. The symphony had less than a month that’s about as good as it gets.”

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N New Vice President for Student Affairs PAHILADELPHIA TRANSIT STRIKE ENDS, ROUND THE

BY AMBER GRACE GARRARD Staff Reporter

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Dr. Eric J. Summers has held a variety of positions as an employee of the university since 2000, and his recently received the title of Vice President for Student Affairs. Summers’ previous position was the assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs, which he has kept for the last five years. Before that position, Summers was a residential housing coordinator, the director of Multicultural and International Student Affairs, a conduct officer, but he has never stopped being a

mentor to students. In his new role, Summers considers himself to be a key leader that helps to see that Student Affairs continues to nurture students. “I am the chief student advocate,” said Summers. “Student Affairs provides an out of class experience that enhances student development and empowers students to become leaders. I am charged with leading those efforts.” One of the biggest challenges in ensuring that students are engaged and developing is that the university is considered a commuter school. This means that most students miss on-campus activities. “Although we are doing great things and the students that we serve are being retained and graduate, we are not reaching the vast majority of our students,” said Summers. “That under-served population is mostly our students that commute. It is going to be challenging to engage a population that travels 30 miles to campus and leaves campus to go to work at a 20 to 30 hour a week job, but we will do it.” In his new position, Summers wants freshmen to be engaged and feel protected. He also wants to

place a special focus on the growth of learning under the involvement of Student Affairs. “My vision includes more engagement at the freshmen level,” said Summers. “I plan to work with university partners to create a freshmen year experience and an early alert system to intervene when a freshman student is at risk. I also believe that everything that we do in student affairs should have an impact on student learning.” To ensure that this vision becomes a reality, Summers will put teams in charge of making students feel safe and accepted and will also make sure that any growth that happens will be accounted for. “If we can’t measure the impact, we shouldn’t do it,” said Summers. “I will appoint an assessment team to monitor our success. I will also appoint teams to lead efforts in sexual assault awareness, branding the division and developing our staff personally and professionally. Being a leader in Student Affairs also entails overseeing a variety of different things that help students develop and enjoy their experience with the university. “I will oversee student life units which includes Campus

Activities Board, Recreational Sports & Wellness, Student Government Association and Lion Traxx Shuttle Service,” said Summers. “The largest student life unit is the Office of Student Engagement which includes Leadership Development, Student Government, Greek Life and Student Organizations.” Other departments that are also under the leadership of student affairs are Career Services, Student Conduct, Student Publications, University Counseling Center and the University Police. Summers is honored to be a part of Student Affairs and considers the team to be supportive and friendly. He also appreciates how the division is inventive coming up with ways for students to enjoy everything during their time on campus. “I am surrounded by one of the best teams on this campus,” said Summers. “I couldn’t ask for a better support system. The Division has innovated numerous student-friendly programs such as Police bike patrols, Green and Gold shuttle routes, Rec-Kids and a free student planner which includes the Student Code of Conduct. It’s that type of forwardthinking that will advance this division.”

Young dancers and cheerleaders unite

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AVOIDING ELECTION IMPACT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The city’s crippling weeklong transit strike ended early Monday, ensuring that all buses, trolleys and subways will be up and running by Election Day. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and the union representing about 4,700 transit workers announced a tentative agreement before daybreak. By 9 a.m., subways were operating again, though on a reduced schedule. Limited trolley service was also restored by midmorning. SEPTA said it usually takes 24 hours to have all its buses, trolleys and subways running after a shutdown. Democratic city leaders had feared the strike could weaken turnout at the polls Tuesday and hurt Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who needs a big haul of votes in the city if she is to win the battleground state of Pennsylvania. The big concern was people were spending so much time getting to and from work that some wouldn’t have time to go to the polls. The city and the state both intervened Sunday in an effort to bring the walkout to an end. The city sought an injunction that would have forced SEPTA workers to at least provide service on Election Day. The state announced it would join SEPTA in court to permanently end the strike, citing its impact on the elderly, the disabled, students and the economy. But a deal reached overnight made a continued court fight

unnecessary. SEPTA Chairman Pasquale Deon said the agreement provides wage increases and pension improvements and maintains health care coverage levels while addressing rising costs. The fiveyear deal is still subject to union ratification. The strike resulted in traffic gridlock around the city at morning and evening rush hours, crowded and delayed regional train service, and higher absenteeism at the city’s high schools. More than 50,000 students use SEPTA to get to school. Annette Brady, 46, usually commutes from her northeast Philadelphia home by train but drove into the city Monday because of the continuing delays in that service. The strike’s end will mean a later wakeup time and less hassle for her. “I’m definitely happy they came to agreement but a little angry it happened in the first place, of course,” Brady said. “Driving in is a nightmare.” The SEPTA chairman thanked riders for their patience. “We sincerely regret this disruption to transportation throughout the City of Philadelphia and the region,” Deon said. Transport Workers Union local president Willie Brown said the approaching election “really wasn’t a factor with me.” “We were trying to get a contract, and that’s what we did,” he said. It was the transit union’s ninth strike since 1975.

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At the Lionettes and cheerleaders clinic, a Lionette teaches some girls how to sassy walk, left, for their upcoming performance at a basketball game. A cheerleader teaches stunting, right.

BY ANNIE GOODMAN Staff Reporter

To raise money, the cheerleaders and Lionettes hosted a cheer and dance clinic for young girls ages 5 to 12. On Saturday, Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the cheerleaders taught cheers and chants while the Lionettes taught dance technique. The older girls also learned stunting. After lunch, the girls learned a short routine to be performed at Friday’s basketball game. “Today, we have a cheer and dance kids camp where the kids can come and learn dances and cheers,” said Ashlin Nicosia, a junior communication major. “They have a stunt clinic, a technique clinic and they can have fun. They also get to perform at a basketball game next Friday.” The clinic was designed so young girls could see what being a member of the

cheerleaders and Lionettes is like. “We’re doing it kinda just to get the kids involved, and so they can kinda get a little taste of what goes on here, what we do, what cheer does and let them have the opportunity to dance at a basketball game,” said Bailey Boudreaux, a sophomore kinesiology major. Nicosia felt it would help girls to be more involved in the community and Southeastern Sprit Sqaud. Nicosia thought the clinic achieved its goals. “I think it’s been very effective,” said Nicosia. “I think we have a good turnout. We have a lot of kids. We have a really great energy going on so, I think it was very beneficial.” The cheerleaders and Lionettes divided the girls into three groups based on age: 5 to 6 years old, 7 to 9 years old and 10 to 12 years old and taught a slightly more difficult version of choreography as the ages increased.

“We started to prepare for this on Tuesday,” said Re’Jon Alexander, a sophomore kinesiology major. “All we did was get together and make a dance for each section of groups. There’s three sections, and we started from 5 to age 12.” Susan Oufnac, a freshman social work major, thinks there will be more clinics in the future. “It’s a big way to help raise money for the program,” said Oufnac. “Overall, it was a good experience just cause all the kids that showed up, a really good turnout in my eyes. I thought more kids than expected showed up.” Maranda Scopes, a freshman nursing major enjoyed herself and also thought it went well. “I think it was very successful and I think they really enjoyed it,” said Scopes. “It’s fun showing your passion to someone else and making that their passion.”

Philanthropy Week continues through Thursday

BY NATE CALLAWAY Staff Reporter

The university is currently in the midst of Philanthropy Week, a four-day event created with the intent of promoting the spirit of giving and raising awareness of campus activities. Philanthropy Week is a nation-wide event which the university decided to participate in on campus, including many of the normal events meant to give back to the school, students and others in the community. From Nov. 7-10, the events will include a blood drive, door prizes, the chance to write Thank You notes to active military and veterans, a black light volleyball tournament, a hamburger and hotdog cookout and an “Anything But Cans” Food Drive. The food drive will be held Thursday and will directly benefit the Southeastern Food Pantry. “We’re asking students to TALK ART continued from pg. 8 lectures given and get large crowds. “I am so delighted at the quality of work the art history students do and the presentations that they

donate anything but cans,” said Olivia Habetz, student philanthropy coordinator. “We have so many cans already and students often take things like fruit cups, granola bars, popcorn and peanut butter, not canned foods. We also accept school supplies, shampoo, soap and other little things some students don’t have the luxury of having.” The Lion Legacy Association has three philanthropic initiatives altogether and are mainly promoted through Grad Fair and the food pantry. Lion Legacy Association volunteers will be assisting with activities during the week and interested students are always invited to sign up. “I actually found out about it through one of my professors,” said junior student worker Brooke Robichaux. “He told me that they were looking for some students to help out with fliers, the food pantry and all that. That was a few weeks ago and well,

here I am.” Robichaux explained that not only does she feel it is important work being done, but that she is happy to participate. “I really enjoy it,” said Robichaux. “We’ve got a small team over here, so it’s kind of personal, and we do a lot of good. I’m just really happy to participate.” One of the programs included in Philanthropy Week is “Phil” the Pig and the Green Piggy Bank Campaign. All the change collected with the green “Little Phil” banks given out to students will go directly to help fund the student food pantry. Lynn Horgan, director of corporate individual and foundation relations for the Southeastern Foundation, encourages students to donate whatever they can and talked about how philanthropy week at the university isn’t just about benefiting the school, but also to

help out the community. “The theory is that if students can see the benefit of what giving can do for their school while they are students, they will continue to give long after graduation,” said Horgan. Philanthropy week is mainly directed towards getting students involved and to help them have a way to give to organizations they feel are especially important. “We want them to be aware that there is a whole week of giving and opportunities planned, and that they can give back to whatever initiatives inspire them with a goal of creating a rewarding program for Southeastern students, now and in the future,” said Vice President of University Advancement Malayne Sharp. For additional information on Philanthropy Week and other opportunities, contact lionlegacy@selu.edu or call 985549-2239.

have done,” said Johnson. “They are as good as any art presentation I’ve heard from art faculty, artists, anyone. They just are excellent researchers and they do a fine job with it.” Along with having a lecture this semester, Let’s Talk Art

shared their first film at HRAC twice. “This past year we did something a little different because there was a show in the arts center called COPYCAT, and there was a film about recreating famous works,” said Johnson.

“We thought it would be fun to show the movie, ‘Art and Craft.” The documentary “Art and Craft” had its last showing last night at HRAC and was the last Let’s Talk Art program for the semester. There will be more events to come in the spring.

Jacqueline Larma / The Associated Press

TRIAL RESUMES IN OHIO FATAL POLICE SHOOTING

CINCINNATI (AP)—The trial of a white University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist has resumed after juror concerns over their privacy interrupted the last court session. The trial of former officer Ray Tensing resumed Monday after the judge announced one of four alternate jurors withdrew over privacy concerns. Hamilton County Judge Megan Shanahan told jurors she wants

them to feel safe and won’t release questionnaires they filled out during jury selection while the trial is going on. Prosecution testimony resumed with a Hamilton County forensic scientist. The 26-year-old Tensing is charged with voluntary manslaughter in last year’s fatal shooting of 43-year-old Sam DuBose during a traffic stop. Tensing has said he feared being dragged to death when DuBose tried to drive away.

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