2015 Le Souvenir by The Lion's Roar // Le Souvenir

student life 50

academics 128

athletics 226

organizations 256

closing southeastern Louisiana university enrollment 14,498 Le Souvenir Office of Student Publications Student Union Room 1303 SLU 10877 Hammond, LA 70402 985.549.3734 | lesouvenir@selu.edu

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you may not always end up where you thought you were going But you will always end up where you are meant to be

- author unknown

Photo by Cyprien Campeaux

forward

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on the cover The cover illustration used for this publication was drawn by Sgt. Jeffrey Kirk in 2002, he was killed in action in December of 2004 during his second tour in Iraq. Sgt. Kirk was posthumously awarded the Silver Star and a Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster for his services during Operation Phantom Fury. Peter and Lisa Kirk, who met at Southeastern, acquired a memorial brick in Friendship Circle in his honor. Peter graduated from SLU in 1986 with a degree in marketing and a minor in economics. Their youngest son, Benjamin Kirk, earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting in the spring 2015 commencement ceremony. Photo by Fernanda Chagas

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From the top of Fayard Hall, students can be seen on their way to class during lunch time. The renovation of the quad in the fall of 2014 brought new life to campus. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux

around campus

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Artist Cedar Lorca Nordbye, from Memphis, Tennessee, showcases his exhibit “Building Ethics” at Southeastern’s Contemporary Art Gallery in June of 2015. According to Nordbye, the art installation is also a social action, upon conclusion the pieces from the exhibit will be used to construct a new home for a local family. Photo by Kelonda Dixon

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Evan Pardue walks his girlfriend Caitlin Robinson to class. Sharing a passion both for functional and sculptural ceramics, the two hope to own a studio together in the future. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux

around campus

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Cindy Ladner and Kaylie Krebs take a break from classes to stretch out in the shade of Southeastern’s maple trees. Photo by Kelonda Dixon

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As a part of the developing quad of Southeastern, the Memorial Fountain was constructed in 2007 in honor of the victims and citizens who responded to the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux

around campus

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The Southeastern Clock is a signature historic attraction that can be seen outside of McClimans Hall. The time piece was originally built between 1915 and 1920 and was later redesigned and donated to the university. Photo by Kelonda Dixon

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Phase II of construction was complete in the spring 2015 semester. The former Lion’s Den is now home to an expanded bookstore, offering a greater selection of supplies, merchandise and apparel. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux

around campus

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southeastern family Design Fernanda Chagas

Yearbooks were the original Facebook. While the advent of social media has provided boundless opportunities for communication and image-sharing, the likes of which were heretofore unimaginable, I take pride in Southeastern’s long-standing tradition of the Le Souvenir publication. Not only has it annually captured the essence of our Southeastern, but it has done so with award winning finesse and impressive publication savvy. It’s more than a university yearbook. For us, it’s a Southeastern family album. As a double-alumnus of the university, I have created many memories as the campus and student body expands and improves. I remember studying with friends in the library when it was where the College of Business is located now. There was a group of us in the accounting program that took most of our upper level accounting courses together so we studied and “hung out” together a good bit. The biggest party every year was on Halloween. Everyone dressed up and we always had a blast. Whether you’re turning these pages on the day of your graduation, five or years afterward, what you see on the pages within will remain the same. This is also true for the devotion our great university inspires. While we have a small university feel, we are, in fact, the third largest in the state. We have unparalleled academics, many with hands-on components, that prepare students for life in the real world. Whether you’re the first in your family to attend college or a fifth generation Southeastern alumni legacy, you have a place at Southeastern. We are indeed a family.

Displayed in front of Fayard Hall, a series of plaques pay tribute to president John L. Crain and former university’s presidents. Dr. Crain has served in the position since 2008. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux opening

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letter from the president

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Photo courtesy of Matteos Reisman

STUDENT LIFE 16 Dining 18 Health 20 Housing 22 Campus Garden 24 Bookstore reopening 26 Fanfare 30 Homecoming 38 Miss Southeastern 42 Spring Daze 46 Southeastern Star 48 Holi Fest

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Ciara Gray (above), sophomore animation major, and Blade Ducote, sophomore English major, converse casually and enjoy a meal from Panda Express. “It’s a good place to wind down, come hang out and not worry,” said Ducote. “It’s kind of the middle ground between work. As you get out of class, you’ll come here to eat and then go do homework or something.” Photo by Megan Ferrando Leah Baumgartner (right), kinesiology major, pours lemon infused water, one of the many healthy options offered to students in The Mane Dish. Photo by Megan Ferrando

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Natalie Duran (left), freshman management major, enjoys a frappuccino while studying at Starbucks. Photo by Megan Ferrando Rachel Laciura (below center), junior pre-med major and Mikayla Sarro, sophomore communication major, grab a meal from Chik-Fil-A in the newly renovated Student Union. Photo by Megan Ferrando

Tyler Laiche (below), junior marketing major, studies outside Quiznos in between classes. Photo by Kelonda Dixon

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health

Cydney Moreau (above), sophomore business major, shoots hoops at the Pennington Center basketball court. “I used to play here when I was a kid for Amateur Athletic Union basketball, team Louisiana,” said Moreau. “I know it sounds weird, but the smell brings back memories.” Photo by Melanie Mann Lindsy Brown (above center), dance performance project member, utilizes the leg extension machine to build muscle. “It helps me get my lifestyle together. I’m a dancer, so I have to be fit and have a lot of stamina. It also helps me blow off steam.” Photo by Melanie Mann Nursing alumna Teresa Bunett (right) uses the Pennington Center to maintain her health. “In nursing, you see a lot of people with chronic conditions that are preventable through exercising and eating right. I want to take care of my body.” Photo by Melanie Mann student life

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Professor Daniel Toups (above) leads stretching and warm up exercises before the start of Weight Lifting 101 class activities, which trains students to live a healthy lifestyle with diet and exercise. Photo by Jasmine Tate Before the start of class Marla Heintze (left), senior nursing major, studies for her upcoming midterm exam. Although the class included physical exercise, students also studied health and fitness practices. Photo by Jasmine Tate

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housing The Southeastern Oaks apartments are home to more than 300 upperclassmen and graduate students. Located on North Campus, the Oaks Complex consists of six apartment buildings and a commons area facility. Photo by Elizabeth Brown

Patricia Fowler (above), sophomore biology major, relaxes in her dorm in between classes. “My favorite thing about living on campus is the constant opportunity to meet new people and make lasting friendships,” said Fowler. Photo by Sara Stanley student life

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Tyler Becker (left), sophomore computer science major, studies for an upcoming exam in his private dorm in Livingston Hall. “My favorite thing about living on campus is that I can sleep later without having to worry about a commute,” said Becker. Photo by Elizabeth Brown Senior management major Chelsea Nesbitt (below), takes a break between finals to enjoy a movie in her room at the Southeastern Oaks apartments. “[I love] going to eat dinner at the cafeteria with all my friends after a long day of classes,” said Nesbitt. Photo by Elizabeth Brown

Senior history major Cody Love (left) practices his guitar skills in his apartment. The Southeastern Oaks feature a fully furnished living area, bedrooms, kitchen and dining area. Photo by Sara Stanley housing

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growing campus Story Megan Ferrando Design Fernanda Chagas

The idea of sustainability at Southeastern rose to new heights as students led the creation of an oncampus community garden positioned alongside the Sustainability Center. The garden supports the university’s commitment to promoting a healthy, green environment. The Sustainability Center promotes conserving resources, reducing human impact on the environment, recycling, use of alternative fuel and more. “[We are] trying to stay as natural as possible and trying to stay away from any chemical types of fertilizing or even pesticides,” said Danilo Miranda, graduate assistant for the Sustainability Center. “We have plants in the ground. They’re growing. We’re trying to stay chemical free. And it’s a learning experience. We expect plants to die, but we’re working on that and we’re learning at the same time. We’ve enlisted the help of master gardeners to come and teach us.” The garden provides students with not only an opportunity to learn about sustainable gardening but also a chance to have fresh food on hand. “The community garden provides a place for students that would not have the

option of growing fresh food otherwise,” said Stephanie Travis, Student Government Association president. “The garden is so important, because it ensures that people that want to learn how to grow and produce sustainability [crops] have a place to do so.” Student organizations are encouraged to select plots in the garden to maintain. Individual students can volunteer with many tasks including planting, watering and harvesting. Those who work in the garden will be able to eat the crops they helped cultivate. Some of the garden products will also be available in the campus food pantry, founded in November 2013. The food pantry provides food for students in need. Although the Sustainability Center recognizes the importance of the garden, it acknowledges that there will be difficulties in maintenance and upkeep. “No food is produced free. Hard work, time and dedication must be a part of the process,” said Travis. As the garden continues to grow providing fresh food, agricultural education and community, sustainability remains its primary function. “Sustainability in itself is still a learning experience overall,” said Miranda

Students looking to test their green thumbs can contribute to the gardens through planting, watering and harvesting. Some of the garden’s produce is donated to the on-campus food pantry. Photo courtesy of Randy Bergeron campus garden

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building change Story Melanie Mann Design Fernanda Chagas

Last year, the university completed the first phase of campus construction unveiling a new Student Union that now hosts myriad of dining options, including The Mane Dish cafeteria. The first implementation of phase two began with the relocation of the University Bookstore in arch of . The first oor of the Student nion breezeway is now the home of the bookstore. Students are now able to walk through the breezeway, which was blocked off throughout the fall 2014 semester. “The former space served its purpose well for many years, but we were uickly outgrowing the space,” said Director for arketing and Strategic Initiatives Robin Parker. “The Student Union Construction and Renovation project allowed us to identify a larger space for the Bookstore which would provide approximately 3,000 s uare feet of additional shopping space for our customers.” The expansion of the Bookstore has allowed room for more products to be sold. While customers saw new products with the reopening, the university expects to expand product selection further. “Product lines will be expanding, including selections of alumni gifts and clothing and athletic sideline apparel,”

said Parker. “The art supply area will be expanded with input from the art department. The nursing assortment will be significantly increased by the start of the fall 2015 semester with a larger reference and study aid section, nursing implements, uniforms and accessories.” The former bookstore location will be renovated to house various offices, that were scattered across campus to provide a more centralized location for university services. “Phase three of the Student Union Construction and Renovation project includes renovating the former bookstore space into new office space for the University Counseling Center, the Health Center and the Center for Student Excellence,” said Parker. The final phase of construction is expected to be completed in the spring of 2016. The project was initiated to meet student demands. With the end of construction on the horizon, students are excited to take advantage of the changes and advancements. “The response [from students] has been extremely positive,” said Parker. “Students have commented on the extra space, the ease of navigating through the store and new product availability.”

Southeastern students Chamberlain Scott, Bola Adams, Chelsea Magee and President John L. Crain (front row left to right), joined by Follett Group Vice President Joey Caron (back row left to right) and Follett President Don Germano, celebrate the reopening of the University Bookstore. Photo by Heather Jewell student life

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festival of arts Story Sara Stanley Design Fernanda Chagas

Each year, the Columbia Theatre organizes a month-long celebration of art festivities known as Fanfare. Students and locals of all ages with a natural appreciation for the arts look forward to the October celebration. A highlight of the 2014 celebration was the production of the well-loved musical, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” “Fanfare is really wonderful because it allows me to experience so many wonderful things dealing with fine performing arts. I love arts of many different forms, and I’ve always had a love for musicals. When I heard about Sweeney Todd I jumped at the opportunity to see it,” said sophomore general studies major Marisa Coppock. “All of the actors that participated in the play were amazing and very talented. The set was beautiful, and I know it took a long time to prepare. I’m ecstatic that I got to see the play first hand.” Fanfare seeks to enlighten the community of the various arts and potentially inspire their inner artist. Several people attend the events with their families and get involved in the festivities. Pete Pfeil and his wife Anna were the hosts of Spooktacular which ended the celebration. In honor of

Halloween, the chamber orchestra, conducted by Yakov Voldman, put on a performance of equally exquisite and eerie selections of music. “I absolutely loved Spooktacular. The music performed really got you into the spirit of Halloween,” said sophomore history major Shelby Havard. “The violin solo was the highlight of the night for me, because I actually got chills and goose bumps from the music that the violinist produced. I’m so happy that I got to be a part of this interesting array of different productions, and I hope that next year will be even better.” Mid-way through the show, the audience members who embraced the spirit of the season, expressing their own creativity, were brought onto the stage for a costume contest. Children and adults dressed as Iron Man, Tinkerbell, Julius Caesar and Elle Woods from “Legally Blonde” showcased their costumes. “I think it was wonderful,” said olumbia irector Roy Blackwood. “It’s very exciting and we’re already putting things together for next year. I especially appreciate Dr. Voldman closing the season. We’re looking forward to another exciting anfare next year. I think it’s a wonderful contribution to the season.”

The townspeople of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street celebrate the newfound success of Mrs. Lovett’s Meat Pies bakery, unaware that they are eating Sweeney Todd’s latest victims. Photo by Olivia Moreno fanfare

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Elizabeth Overweg (above) is a violinist for the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. In September 2014, the orchestra presented a “Beethoven and Blue Jeans” series at the Columbia Theatre in effort to bring exposure to classical music. “Many musical organizations like the LPO are trying to put a more youthful product on the stage, and in doing so, it’s a lighter classical fare,” said Roy Blackwood, director for the Columbia Theatre. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux

Guitarists Amon Straughter, Blake Guidry, Dustin Dawson and West Lentz (top) performed in a quartet as part of the 2014 Fanfare celebration. Photo by Sara Stanley Michael Ricks (above) plays the role of Lenny in the slapstick comedy “Rumors”, a parody of high life. This year’s production was directed by 2009 Southeastern Alumna Alicia Hanley and was met with a standing ovation during the actors final bow. Photo by Fernanda Chagas student life

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Julie Fowlis (far left) graces the Columbia Theatre stage in downtown Hammond during Fanfare. Fowlis is an award winning musician from the Outer Hebrides island of North Uist and is widely known in America as the music powerhouse behind Pixar’s Brave soundtrack. Photo by Fernanda Chagas The Spooktacular Orchestra (center) performs during Halloween each year. Musicians dress in costumes to create a lighthearted atmosphere. “I’ve been coming since it started, and the hosts get better every year,” said senior vocal education major Theresa Carollo. Photo by Sara Stanley Terrance Hayes (left) participates in Fanfare as the 14th Common Read author. “He is particularly gracious and tireless with students’ questions and helped us to appreciate his poetry in important ways,“ said Dr. David Hanson, head of the Department of English. Photo by Sara Stanley

The Southeastern Wind Symphony (above) collaborates with Brazilian guest conductor Gilberto Salvagni during a performance of “Rhythm Unites the World” performance. “I learn from musicians, and we exchange energies,” said Salvagni. “At first [it is] a little weird, a little different from my way of conducting... At the end we were having fun and making music together.” Photo by Melanie Mann

Crystal Schayot (top) jams in attire iconic of the 1980s during improv performance “Danceapalooza.” “I’m actually a huge fan of improv” said Schayot. “ It was really fun to use my background to help those who may not be as comfortable with it.” Photo by Allison Crady Junior special education major Katelyn Thomas (above) performed improv for the first time during the “It Was the 80s” performance. Photo by Fernanda Chagas fanfare

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Homecoming week is arguably the most exciting time of year for students, faculty, staff and alumni. Student leaders marvel at the opportunity to display their pride in the university and reign over Homecoming activities and events throughout the week. The court of sweethearts and beaus represented the university and their peers as they were presented at traditional events and ceremonies including Gumbo Ya Ya, Alumni Awards Evening and the Lip Sync competition. As voting polls closed on October , ichael insanau, Jr., allory Sparacello, Thomas oore I ., Taylor Poche, Cody Lejeune, Alyssa Robert, onovan Thierry, aria oddard, Nicholas Nelson, Randi Olivier, Leland ates, atherine Weimer, ince iez, Jr. and Jasmine Tate were chosen from candidates. Students were able to select four female and four male candidates between September and October after a week of campaigning. ichael insanau is a native of Chalmette, Louisiana and son of Eva and ichael insanau Sr. e was a senior communication major, worked as an anchor for the Southeastern Channel and served as executive committee of appa Sigma raternity.

allory Sparacello is a native of La omb, ississippi and daughter of ebbie and the late James Sparricello. She was a nursing ma or, former ice President of embership Recruitment of Alpha Omicron Pi and member of the Student urses ssociation. Thomas oore is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and son of Phyllis and Thomas oore III. e was a senior majoring in business management, member of Alpha Phi lpha raternity Incorporated and the Black Student nion. Taylor Poche is a native of St. Amant, Louisiana and daughter of Stacey eller and Lance Poche. She was a sophomore nursing major, member of Alpha Omicron Pi and the Lionette ance Team. Cody Lejeune is a native of ew Roads, Louisiana and son of Glynn and nita Le une. e was a senior ma oring in human resource management, member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and the Society for Human Resource anagement. Alyssa Robert is a native of andeville, Louisiana and daughter of Barbara Beckham. She was a senior ma oring in English education, former President of Alpha Omicron Pi and a member of the ational Society of Leadership and Success.

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onovan Thierry is a native of Lake harles, Louisiana and son of Todd and arcella Thierry. e was a unior majoring in psychology and served as a Orientation Leader and ivision for Student ffairs Leadership mbassador. aria oddard is a native of ew Orleans, Louisiana and is the daughter of rnest and lizabeth oddard. She was a sophomore communication major and served as a member of the Catholic Student Association and the Community Service Director of the Public Relations Student Society of merica. Nicholas Nelson is a native of Slidell, Louisiana and is the son of Tracie and Jerry elson. e was a senior communication ma or, served as the ice President of elta Tau elta raternity and a member of Delta Omega Alpha pre professional Society. Randi Olivier is a native of ouma, Louisiana and daughter of Darrin and Wendy Olivia. She was a unior ma oring in communication, sciences and disorders, member of Phi u raternity and the Student Government Association Leadership ouncil irector. Leland Yates is a native of Franklinton, Louisiana and son of Price and Lela ates. e was a senior finance major, served as an executive board member of Theta hi raternity and as

President for Order of Omega. Katherine Weimer is a native of Thibodaux, Louisiana and daughter of John and Penny Weimer. She was a senior majoring in biology, Alpha Omicron Pi Jeweler and the Student Government Association Director of Student dvancement Research. ince iez is a native of onzales, Louisiana and son of Thelma and ince iez Sr. e was a senior ma oring in business management, a member of Kappa Alpha Order and was the Student Government Association ppropriations hairman. Jasmine Tate is a native of t. Hermon, Louisiana and daughter of ichael Tate and the late ynthia iller. She was a senior communication ma or. In addition to membership in more than student organizations, she was the founding president of Public Relations Student Society of America and was the ice President of Public Relations and Recruitment for the National Society of ollegiate Scholars. Students of the court were honored to represent the university and Southeastern community while building unity and supporting Lion football as they prepared to defeat the University of Central Arkansas and end the eventful week of festivities.

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Workers from Extreme Talent, hired to provide entertainment during Gumbo Ya Ya, could be seen walking on stilts during the event. Photo by Sara Patrick

Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Marvin Yates (above) assisted Jeremy Lloyd and Ciara Reed in the ceremonial Gumbo Ya Ya cake-cutting. Photo by Fernanda Chagas The 2014 Homecoming Court (right) and the former Homecoming king and queen were presented before the student body and community visitors. Donovan Thierry and Katherine Weimer were crowned royalty at the Homecoming game on Saturday, October 18. Photo by Fernanda Chagas

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Chris Alexander, junior mathematics major, watches as Shay Dardar, junior marketing major, takes a swing in attempt to submerge one of his peers in a dunking booth. Photo by Melanie Mann

Amy Purvis, junior communication major, and Katy Clayton, junior business administration major, give Gumbo Ya Ya a thumbs up. Photo by Lee Lind

Dance instructor Skip Costa (center) dressed in a Pacman suit to advertise the 80’s-themed dance performance project “It was the 80’s”, presented as part of the 2014 Fanfare celebration. Photo by Melanie Mann Mary-Danse Jarratt (above), freshman social work major, accepted pie to her face to support the fundraising efforts of Phi Mu Fraternity. Photo by Lee Lind Marissa Poret (left), freshman kinesiology major, and her sister Lindsey Poret, junior music education major, smile as they enjoy a bowl of gumbo together. Photo by Sara Patrick

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Savannah Kirkpatrick, Danielle Shearer, Christian Carlin and Emily Treloar members of the Baptist Collegiate Ministry, performed in the Lip Sync competition. They grooved to the beat, while performing as clowns for the audience. Photo by Fernanda Chagas

Tyler Olister, senior marketing major from Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, played the ring leader of their circus. The performance with students of the NAACP, From Start 2 Finish and Black Student Union was centered around miming. Photo by Fernanda Chagas

Kady Navarra and Crystal Reese (above) of Phi Mu, express great enthusiasm performing in the Lip Sync competition. “I love the practices that led up to the performance. We made so many memories and had so much fun in the process,” said Navarra. Photo by Fernanda Chagas Ross Tomko and Ivy Gonzales (above center), represented Delta Tau Delta fraternity while dancing to their theme “Do You Believe In Magic?”“It was extremely fun. The ladies of Alpha Omicron Pi wanted to put on a great performance for the audience and make our chapters proud,” said Gonzales. Photo by Fernanda Chagas Michael Vinsanau, Daniel Dunn, Seth Jones and Scott Chaisson (right) from Kappa Sigma fraternity were paired with Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority, their theme “props” was performed to R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly.” “Feeling the energy from the crowd is the best part of the whole performance besides actually performing,” said Chaisson. “After weeks of practicing it’s such a relief to get up and show everyone what we’ve worked so hard at.” Photo by William Schmidt student life

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Taylor Poche, Paris Commander, Taylor Drude and Gabrielle Riccobono from Alpha Omicron Pi sorority dressed as bunnies for their performance with Delta Tau Delta fraternity. They placed first in the Lip Sync competition. “I truly believe we brought “magic” to the stage,” said Commander. “I could not have led us to be champions without the constant love and support from my beautiful sorority sisters and the gentlemen of Delta Tau Delta. “ Photo by Fernanda Chagas

Braxton Sharp (above), senior social work major from Kappa Alpha Order performed with the ladies of Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority. Sideshow acts was their theme for the competition. Photo by Fernanda Chagas Dressed as a lion, sophomore finance major, Davon Mitchell (left) showed off his hard work while performing. “Our theme was fire breathers and we ‘lit the stage on fire!’” said Mitchell. “My best memory from the event was actually performing on stage, showing off all of our hard work.” Photo by William Schmidt lip sync

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lion royalty Story Jasmine Tate Design Fernanda Chagas

After weeks of campaigning, appearances, excitement and anticipation, thousands of students and fans viewed the moment of truth as two members of the 2014 Homecoming Sweethearts and Beaus were crowned king and queen. A new reign of homecoming royalty began Saturday, October 18 as Katherine Weimer and Donovan Thierry were crowned before thousands under the bright lights of Strawberry Stadium. A senior integrative biology major, Weimer paused in astonishment as her name was announced. “I am shocked, honored and I feel very blessed,” she said. “I didn’t really know that many students when I came here, and [Southeastern has] truly allowed me to grow as an individual.” Weimer was nominated as a candidate by her sorority sisters of Alpha Omicron Pi, where she serves as the chapter jeweler. She is also the Director of Student Advancement Research for Student Government Association, secretary of Delta Omega Alpha Points and treasurer of the Order of Omega. In addition, she was named Miss Congeniality of her pledge class in 2011, Outstanding Panhellenic New Member and is a recipient of the Green ‘S’ Award. Although many memories were made throughout the week, viewing the unity of the student body was the highlight of her experience. “My favorite thing about homecoming week was seeing the whole campus come

together to show true Lions Spirit,” said Weimer. Thierry, a junior psychology major, leaped in excitement as he heard his name called. “I loved this university before I even came here,” he said. “To be selected as homecoming king is just amazing.” Thierry served as a 2014 Orientation Leader and a Leadership Ambassador. He was also a member of the Black Student Union, PEEPS and From Start to Finish. He was named Mr. From Start 2 Finish of the service organization in 2013 in addition to being recognized as the recipient of the 2014 Spirit of Orientation Award and the 2012 National Association of the Advancement of Colored People Rising Star and Outstanding Academic Achievement awards. During his experience, Thierry cherished the friendships made with students who shared his love for the university. “My most memorable moment was when I was crowned during the game at half-time, but I enjoyed meeting students of Southeastern who were excited to be a part of the tradition and seeing them display their love for the university.” The two will represent the university in the 2015 Homecoming festivities, joining a host of alumni and former homecoming royalty, leaving their mark on Southeastern.

Katherine Weimer and Donovan Thierry pose for a photo seconds after being crowned. The two will represent the university throughout the year. Their successors will be crowned at the 2015 Homecoming football game in October. Photo courtesy of Randy Bergeron student life

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crowning a dream Story Jasmine C. Tate Design Fernanda Chagas

It is never too late to pursue new aspirations. Sophomore Emily Randon’s dream came true November 1 when she was crowned Miss Southeastern 2015 after entering her first pageant. “I was not prepared at all for the feeling of getting the crown placed on my head, but it was such an amazing experience. I’ll never forget it,” she said. “I was scared, but I figured I’m never going to be ready for it, and if I wait to feel ready for it, then it’s never going to happen.” As a member of multiple student organizations, Randon developed special relationships with her professors and peers in addition to a devout love for the university, prompting her desire to enter the pageant. “I love Southeastern so much, and I felt that it would just be such an excellent way for me to be able to give back, serve and represent the university in a positive light,” she said. “As a student, I love that I can continue to serve in the community.” Although the campus is close to her hometown of Covington, Louisiana, the familiar atmosphere of the university was the most in uential element of her decision to attend Southeastern to prepare for a career in physical therapy. “[My decision] was more about the feeling I felt when I stepped on campus,” said Randon. “It wasn’t because it was close to home; it was really because this is where I felt my home was. I’ve experienced such a warm and inviting environment, and I think Southeastern does a great job of preparing us for our future careers.” With a background in dance, Randon was comfortable performing for an audience but had never experienced speaking or modeling before a crowd prior to Miss Southeastern.

“It was a lot to learn,” she said. “The whole pageant system is very different from the dance system that I’ve been in. I think it definitely made me more well -rounded. Every time I’ve been on stage, everything was covered, but it was fun. It was very liberating to wear a swimsuit on stage.” In addition to representing the university throughout her reign, Randon was able to promote her platform, “Love the Skin You’re in” to spread awareness of the dangers of sun tanning. Randon’s campaign stemmed from her personal experience with Dysplastic Nevi, atypical moles. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, Dysplastic Nevi are unusual benign moles that may resemble and lead to melanoma, a dangerous form of skin cancer. An estimated 135,00 cases of melanoma are diagnosed annually in the United States. “My goal is to spread information to other people so that it can save lives and prevent skin cancer,” she said. Representing the university as Miss Southeastern was once a dream for Randon who proved that dreams come true at all stages of life. “It was such a dream of mine to be crowned Miss Southeastern, so the fact that I did win just shows that you can be [anything],” she said. “I think all of the contestants were excellent, and any one of them would make an excellent choice for Miss Southeastern, but I am so blessed and happy to be the one. Randon placed second on the Miss Louisiana Pageant in 2015. “I am so proud to have represented Southeastern on the Miss Louisiana stage,” said Randon. Even if I hadn’t placed, I would have gone home happy knowing that I had one of the best experiences of my life!”

Emily Randon left the stage beaming after being crowned Miss Southeastern 2015. “It felt like it was in a dream,” said Randon. “I am a little bit in shock, but I’m incredibly excited, and I have some wonderful plans for my role as Miss Southeastern.” Photo by Sara Patrick miss southeastern

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Hailee Weber (right) showed the judges her passion for dance with a jazz number that earned her first place in the talent phase of the competition, which is the highest category. Webber tied with Emily Randon, who took home the crown. “I enjoyed preparing for the talent portion the most because dancing is one of my passions,” said Weber. “I love performing for an audience and making others smile!” Photo by Melanie Mann Jessica Thann (below) delivered an emotional vocal performance. At the end of the night, Thann was awarded for academic performance for maintaining a 4.0 GPA. “I always love preparing for swimsuit because I don’t have the typical pageant girl body, and I love that I get to represent a different body type in this pageant system,” said Thann. “Everyone should feel confident with whatever body type they have.” Photo by Melanie Mann

Nancy Peck (above center) won over the crowd while dancing and singing Chicago’s “All That Jazz.” Peck tied with Dominique Brogle for third runner-up and also claimed the People’s Choice Award. “I truly enjoyed preparing for the interview and onstage question,” said Peck. “I love to talk, so it only makes sense that those are my favorite phases.” Photo by Melanie Mann Third runner-up Dominique Brogle (right) thrilled the audience with an upbeat dance number. “My favorite memories from the Miss Southeastern Pageant were during rehearsals,” said Brogle. “I got to know the contestants on a different level, and I had a chance to form new friendships.” Photo by Melanie Mann

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Gabrielle Reynolds emphasized her faith by singing “Victory in Jesus.” Reflecting off the jewels on her dress, the lighting added a dazzling glow to her performance. Photo by Melanie Mann

Ballerina Emily Randon claimed the title of Miss Southeastern, and tied in the talent phase of competition with Hailee Weber for her performance of a ballet piece from “The Nutcracker.”“I’ve danced my whole life, but I’ve never spoken on stage until tonight,” said Randon. “I had dreams of becoming a professional dancer, and now my dreams have changed into becoming Miss Louisiana.” Photo by Sara Patrick

Scarlett Blades earned first runner-up and the evening gown portion with her icy blue dress. “Since this was my first pageant, I spent time preparing for the personal interview by learning about the values of the Miss America system,” said Blades. “I gained much appreciation for the organization, because it was founded to further the advancement of women by promoting service, style, success and scholarship.” Photo by Melanie Mann

Junior Aurora Olvera displayed her unconventional skill at the potters wheel. Olvera was honored for raising more than $500 for the Children’s Miracle Network. “Walking across the stage in the beautiful gown with the lights hitting in just the right hue felt breathtaking,” said Olvera. Photo by Melanie Mann

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spring in the air Story Megan Ferrando Design Fernanda Chagas

Spring aze filled campus with spirit as students en oyed Southern delights including strawberries, crawfish and man made “swamps.” These events took place around campus during the last week of pril and included the annual Strawberry Jubilee, ais o o, Swamp Bowl and a Life Size ame ight. ll events provided students with a relaxing escape before finals. Students were provided with free food, drinks and uni ue activities including a mechanical surfboard. zydeco styled band, onc u a Wild atous, played for students at Strawberry Jubilee as they en oyed the avor of red beans and rice served by the niversity Police epartment. ais o o, an annual crawfish boil, opened the week’s activities and took place in front of the nion where students indulged in crawfish, potatoes, ambalaya, corn on the cob, cake and snowballs. The ane ish catered the event, staying away from the use of an outside caterer. niversity ousing hosted the crawfish festival near the student union and added a disc ockey and in atable to create a break from the constant trudge of studying and homework. uring Strawberry Jubilee, not only could students take in the sunny day

and strawberry topped cupcakes, but they were also able to create a free Lions license plate with uni ue phrases and messages printed on the front. side from the food provided during Spring aze, students could also battle it out in mud pits to relieve the stress of upcoming school work. Swamp Bowl takes place every year and allows students to create mud volleyball teams and play in pits dug in front of the Pennington Student ctivity enter. This year, teams competed, with three coming out on top. Teams consisted of fraternities, sororities, student organizations and groups of passionate friends. The three top teams included “ irty ike and the Boyz,” “ in a Turtles” and “B Spikes Back.” “B Spikes Back” came out on top this year after chasing the winning spot for three consecutive years. lso outside of the Pennington, exciting events were hosted by all ouncil, including life sized games of Jenga, onnect our, Tic Tac Toe and more. Spring aze activities and events allowed students a mini escape from studying and final exams preparation to en oy food and fun with their peers and friends.

Miss Southeastern 2014 Emily Randon poses with Dr. Marvin Yates, Vice President for Student Affairs, at Strawberry Jubilee in April. Photo by Kelonda Dixon student life

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The Ninja Turtles (right), an all women’s team, was one of the 21 teams competing at Swamp Bowl. After winning the last game in their division, the ladies pose with their trophy in the mud court. Photo by Maria Godard The all men’s team (center), Dirty Mike and The Boyz, make a funny pose with their trophy after going undefeated in their division. Photo by Maria Godard BCM Spikes Back (far right) takes the win in the coed division, representing the Baptist Collegiate Ministry. Photo by Maria Godard

Squaring off against one another, Sharmaine Buckley (top) and Brianna Young display their battle skills in one of the many life-size games available at REC Fest. Photo by Gleana Hill Distance runners, sophomore Stephen Cassingham (above) and junior Joseph Edwards, chow down on crawfish in front of the Student Union. Photo by Gleana Hill student life

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Students (above center) get crawfish from The Mane Dish cooks at Fais Do Do, one of the many events during Spring Daze. Photo by Emily Stephan Lauren Aid (above), freshman early childhood education major, and Madison Lane, sophomore visual arts major, smile for the camera after grabbing cupcakes at Strawberry Jubilee. Photo by Kelonda Dixon Caleb Puissegur, Lindsey Gros, Lucie Caire, Noel Wilson and Katie Neil (left) had personalized license plates made while attending Strawberry Jubilee. This was one of many free perks offered along with food and live music. Photo by Heather Jewell

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under the spotlight Story Allison Crady Design Fernanda Chagas

The room goes dark as night and a bright light beams on center stage as students one by one claim the stage with only a few moments to show the judges and audience what they can do. With only a few moments to spare, after hearing 13 students perform, judges selected the most talented individual to receive a first place stipend of in the annual Southeastern Star talent competition. or the show, that student was Dana Arthur, a senior vocal performance major, who shined the brightest and engaged the crowd. Arthur participated for her third consecutive year, performing a vocal and piano performance of “I Love a Piano” by Irving Berlin. “It’s another opportunity to perform. I just do what comes to my heart,” said Arthur. “I picked [the song] because it’s really fun to play, and I just loved it. I thought it’d be cool to put a song in there that not many people had heard and introduce them to a different genre of music, kind of that ragtime musical theater thing.” Far from playing unnoticed, both previous years Arthur placed in the competition, receiving third place her first year and second place the next. During her first attempt to become the star, Arthur strutted on stage in a colorful, artsy costume and played Queen’s “Somebody to Love.” She regaled the audience with her rich voice and lively piano performance and elicited an interactive sing along during the chorus. The second year she captured judges’ attention with a performance of Alicia Keys’ “Fallin’.”

The night she took the spotlight placing first of contestants, rthur performed her own rendition of the comedic ragtime song I Love a Piano, which was written in . “It was difficult at first, because I didn’t have any music. I just listened to it and made up my own version of it, because it’s been played different ways,” she said. “The very beginning of what I played was actually ‘Revolutionary Etude’ by Chopin. I thought I’d throw in some classical and then go into ragtime.” Though Arthur has been playing the piano for more than a decade, she did not begin professional voice lessons until she entered college. After graduation, she hopes to continue her musical pursuits and promote her original music. Her published albums can be found on iTunes. “I really want to promote my own music, because I am a songwriter,” said Arthur. “I’m not exactly sure how I’m going to go about it. I’m just going to see who will let me play and where.” Stipends were also awarded to second and third place winners and respectively. This year Donnisha Patterson, a senior English major, won second place for her vocal performance of Christina guilera’s “Re ection.” icholas Smith, a senior music education major, and Ameal Cameron Jr., a freshman graphic design major, tied for third place. Smith sang “Flying Without Wings” by Ruben Studdard, and Cameron performed his original song, “Leave it all Behind” with vocals and guitar.

Dana Arthur charmed the audience and won first place with her rendition of Irving Berlin’s “I Love a Piano.” “It was another opportunity to perform. I just do what comes to my heart,” said Arthur. Photo by Megan Ferrando student life

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celebration of love Story Melanie Mann Design Fernanda Chagas

Our university is home to international students from across the globe who share their customs. While Holi Festival is celebrated primarily in Hindu countries such as India and Nepal, the Festival of Colors at Southeastern brings an opportunity for all international students to find connections to foreign countries and their native lands. “I just came to the United States in August,” said Yi Wei, an international student from China who celebrated Holi Festival this year. “Because I have only been here for six months, I didn’t take part in many events or programs for international students. I think Holi is important because many events for international students are just for Nepali students.” Wei feels Holi Festival is an important element of campus life, because it helps international students feel welcomed and supported while they are adjusting to life in the United States. Her enthusiasm around the festival inspired her to do a Power Point presentation depicting the importance of the celebration. In her study, she compiled data from the university’s enrollment statistics and calculated that in 2014 there were 241 international students on campus, 42.7 percent of them from Nepal. Wei stressed the importance of university programs catering to the international student population, as it allows them the opportunity to “hang out together,

study together and care for each other.” She ended her presentation describing Southeastern as a “Friend Community.” Holi Festival is hosted by the Nepalese Student ssociation and the Office of Multicultural and International Student ffairs each year. Traditionally, Holi Festival welcomes the spring with powdered pigments and hoses, signaling a colorful end to the winter. Unsuspecting friends are covered in powder and then carried to a hose, where they are doused in rainbow hues. Hindu tradition cites the festival as a celebration of triumph over evil, of the goodness of mankind and of the love between Radha and Krishna, known in Hinduism as the masculine and feminine aspects of God. During Holi Festival, people are encouraged to let go of past con icts and embrace forgiveness making Holi Festival one of the most joyful holidays in Hindu culture. “Holi means ‘Festival of Colors,’ and it represents feelings of bonding, togetherness, happiness,” said Pankaj Jairu, senior chemistry major from epal. “The spirit of oli encourages the feeling of brotherhood in society. We could see people celebrate Holi in Nepal regardless of what religion they follow. Basically, Holi is the signal of the arrival of the spring season.” The celebration provides international students with the opportunity to learn about the cultures of one another.

Nishant Jha, senior computer science major, and fiancée Megan Anciro, sophomore nursing major, celebrate their love during Holi Fest. “To me Holi is a festival that brings every one close to each other to celebrate our religion and culture, and forget all the feeling of hardship that may be present among each other,” said Jha. “Back home in our country, we visit all our relatives and celebrate by exchanging gifts and cooking delicious food.” Photo by Melanie Mann student life

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ACADEMICS 52 Alumni 54 Study Abroad 56 College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 60 College of Business 64 College of Education 68 College of Nursing and Health Sciences 72 College of Science and Technology 76 Fall Commencement 98 Spring Commencement

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returning home Story Sara Patrick Design Fernanda Chagas

Each year the Southeastern Alumni Association selects an individual over the age of who has re ected outstanding qualities as a student, excelled in his or her field after graduation and continued to support the university. This year the award was presented to Craig Huss who went from being an accomplished student athlete to one of the most successful professionals at Archer Daniels Midland, the nation’s largest agricultural firm. After being named the 2014 Alumnus of the ear, uss re ected on some of his fondest memories during his career at Southeastern. A native of Illinois, he remembered arriving in south Louisiana after a long drive and experiencing a change in weather. He was shocked when he discovered that Southeastern was a commuter school. “My biggest surprise was that everybody wasn’t on campus all the time,” said Huss. “But over time, that wasn’t a problem. I got to know a very diverse group of people that were there all the time for specific reasons.” During Homecoming, Huss noticed several changes to the university and campus since his college years. “We had a comprehensive oral [exam], and when they came in and told me I had passed, that was probably my best moment [at the university],” said Huss. He played basketball for the Lions during his time as an undergraduate, coming out at the top of the Southland Conference in 1973 and earning his bachelor’s in business administration in 1974. During his four years on the team,

uss played in games, finishing with an average of 7.3 points and 5.5 rebounds. He decided to stay at the university and pursue his master’s in business administration and worked as a graduate assistant coach until he graduated in 1976. A reunion of the 1973 Southland Champions brought Huss to his second home in Louisiana more than five years prior to his recognition as Alumnus of the Year. During his acceptance speech at the Alumni Awards Evening, he spoke about what playing basketball at Southeastern and being an assistant coach during graduate school taught him. “I learned to persevere,” said Huss. “You learn accountability with basketball.” During his Homecoming Week visit, Huss took the opportunity to meet with business faculty members, speak to business classes and attend a basketball practice. He carried what he learned at Southeastern into his business career and went on to manage one of the largest grain companies in North America with net sales of 90 billion dollars. “I think my undergraduate and graduate [careers] got me ready for my business career,” said Huss. “I’ve got a pretty good work ethic. I always tell the truth. I have accepted change, which is very difficult to do. I’ve learned how to persevere: communicating with people, teamwork, all those things you learn.” Huss’ advice to current students is to figure out what they want to do in life, what they love, what they have a passion for and stick with it. “That is how you achieve success” he said.

Alumnus of the year Craig Huss participates in the annual Homecoming parade, throwing beads to the community. During Alumni Awards Evening he accepted the honor and gave a speech thanking Southeastern for the honorable recognition. Photo courtesy of Randy Bergeron alumnus of the year

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abroad the horizons Story Megan Ferrando Design Fernanda Chagas

While students can be found on campus year-round progressing toward their degrees, each summer many choose to venture across borders to enhance their educational experience. The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences leads one of the largest study abroad programs offered by the university as it sends students and instructors on several educational adventures each year. Students can immerse themselves in Italian culture while learning the romantic language or venture through historical landscapes while learning the significance of the area in their studies. The program provides students with a chance to experience a new culture and to develop long-term relationships while earning course credit. “I absolutely recommend studying abroad,” said Nicholas Brilleaux, history alumnus and three-time participant. “When I think back to my undergraduate career, the material I remember the most is the material I learned while I was over there, and it is fun. Meeting people from other cultures and learning their differences, that’s pretty powerful.” Study Abroad Programs in 2014 included a French language and culture trip to Quebec, philosophy and political science in Scotland and Ireland, political science and history in Salzburg, Austria and sociology and anthropology in Cuba. Dr. Kurt Corbello, history and political science professor, leads one of Southeastern’s original programs, which includes studies in Salzburg, Austria. “It was one of urope’s best kept secrets,” said Corbello. “We like to tell our students we are going to get them into this historical city. It has all the trappings of the grand capitals of

Europe without actually being one of those big capitals.” Salzburg is in the center of Europe allowing participants to travel to surrounding cities such as Rome, Paris, Madrid, Athens, Berlin and Prague. “Anywhere you want to go, you can get there virtually overnight from Salzburg,” said Corbello. Aside from the many opportunities to travel outside the city, Salzburg offers various outdoor activities such as hiking, paragliding, visiting ice caves and enjoying a Mozart musical festival. According to Corbello, many musicians visit for the festival allowing students the opportunity to enjoy various free and paid concerts in the area. The Scotland and Ireland trip is similar in many ways, but offers a different structure and experience. After morning classes, students can heighten their experience by visiting castles or enjoying a literary pub tour featuring actors who tell the stories of famous writers. A unique aspect of the Scotland program is that it allows professors from the University of Edinburgh to instruct the courses. “The big highlight is they’re learning about the place that they’re staying,” said r. Jeffrey Bell, professor of philosophy. “They’re learning about Scotland and Scottish history when they’re surrounded by the result of that history.” Study abroad trips through the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science impact not only academic studies but views on the world. The program had such an effect on Brilleaux, that he changed his major from communication to history after his first trip and plans to return to Salzburg in the future. A group of business students pose for a picture at The Great Wall of China in Beijing during a study abroad program in spring 2014. Pictured here (from left to right) 1. Daylen Fernandez and Banessa Umana. 2. Dr. Michael Jones, Victoria Scott, Adam Liuzza, Jessica Brand, Jabari Sanders, Shea Zeringue, Daniel Truxillo, Billy Gatlin and Steven Honore. Photo courtesy of Adam Liuzza academics

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college of arts, humanities and social sciences Story Emily Stephan Design Fernanda Chagas

Theatre is a collaborative medium. Though all the audience sees are the actors, it takes a substantial crew to help bring the world of a play to life. Sculpting instructor Jeffrey ickey felt art and theatre students “benefited from the cross-pollination of ideas, aesthetics and methodologies” unique to their respective artistic realms. Other art and performing arts faculty also felt there was one area of theatre which should be given greater emphasis: theatre design, which became the newest available concentration in the art program in 2015. Though, by its name, it would seem theatre design applies only to the stage; however, it is a versatile area of study. Set design, lighting, sound and costuming are just a few of the areas theatre designers have a hand in. They create a world for actors and audiences to lose themselves in; moreover, these talents are not limited to the stage. According to theatre instructor Steven Schepker, theatre has a broader definition than most people think. “Theatre means a lot of things: it can apply to performing arts, television [or] industrial design,” said Schepker. “It can even apply to amusement park designs; you’re designing an environment and a set is really an environment. Even places like Chuck E. Cheese were designed by people with theatre experience. You don’t think of Chuck E. Cheese as theatre, but it is in that sense.” With several students applying to the new program for the fall 2015 semester,

the department hopes that this program will continue to grow. The curriculum involves the core art programs with an emphasis on sculpture, theatre and new media and animation. This new concentration would not have come about without the merging of the music and performing arts departments in 2010, which allowed for clearer communication between the two. “[The interdisciplinary aspect] has come about since our two departments, the music and dramatic art departments, combined,” said Kenneth Boulton, director of the fine and performing arts department. “Since then, we have had much more productive discussions among our faculty that we didn’t enjoy before. We’re still separated physically, but there’s much more of a platform for productive communication; and that’s how this has come about between our very active and dynamic theatre department and our very successful art program. And that’s how this is a true interdisciplinary project.” With the film and television industry booming in Louisiana and ississippi, art students graduating with a concentration in theatre design will no doubt be in demand. Those involved in the program envision success for its future and hope the theatre design students will come to merge technical expertise with sublime artistry. Whether those talents will bring life to Broadway hits, Hollywood blockbusters or theme park design is all up to the individual artist.

Mignon Charvet, instructor of costume design, works alongside student Brei-Linn Golchuk on Captain Hook’s costume for the production of “Peter & Tink.” The play was a complete success, having sold out all three days of its run. Photo courtesy of Randy Bergeron college of arts, humanities and social sciences

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Jessica Mina (above), MA student in the English department and tutor at the Writing Center, assists Grant Awa, senior general studies major, with an assignment. The Writing Center is available to all Southeastern students. Photo by Sara Stanley Aria Silva (right) portrays grace and emotion as she practices with fellow peers during a dance class. “The Dance Program is dedicated to the promotion of dance as a non-competitive performing art form by fostering the creation and performance of quality work at all technical levels of the dancer as well as providing a supportive environment in which to collaborate with other inter arts divisions offered within our Department of Fine and Performing Arts,” said dance instructor Skip Costa. Photo by Sara Stanley

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Working toward his senior review and subsequent senior show, Andrew Starns (left) paints to represent time in human history in conjunction with personal life experiences. Starns gains inspiration from his grandmother’s home, which is partially represented in the painting behind him. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux Caught during a rehearsal led by assistant professor of voice, Alissa Rave (below left), the concert choir makes preparations for their upcoming show, “Music From Around The World.” Photo by Fernanda Chagas

Every year the ceramics club invites a variety of ceramicists, potters and sculptors to a ceramics class. Jeff Brown (below), assistant professor of Art at Nicholls State University, explores functional pottery and sculptural forms in his work. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux

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college of business Story Melanie Mann Design Fernanda Chagas

Every day, Dr. Michael Budden dresses for work in an unblemished suit and tie. is office is immaculately organized. Before his desk is a small round conference table, and potted plants add the finishing touch. Budden presents himself as the quintessential professional, yet profit is not the only thing that fuels his success as a marketing professor. In the past year, Budden has been cited as a key in uence in the success of several marketing projects on campus and in the community, including providing the skills necessary for senior marketing major Blaine McGowan to develop his own business and to organize a marketing strategy for the Columbia Theatre. Budden’s graduate level marketing class requires real-world experience, which is often achieved by collaborating with local organizations to develop an effective marketing strategy for increasing revenue. Budden’s class typically works with nonprofit agencies, such as Crime Stoppers and other organizations serving abused women. This year, Dr. Roy Blackwood, director of the Columbia Theatre, approached Budden with the goal of increasing ticket sales. After researching and brainstorming in groups, Budden’s class suggested that Blackwood lower ticket prices, increase social media presence and present performances catering to the young adult population. “Having attended some of the student presentations of their marketing

research for the Columbia Theatre, I was impressed by many of the recommended strategies,” said President John L. Crain. “Accordingly, I certainly think broadening the appeal of the Columbia is a worthwhile goal, and making ticket prices affordable to more people should help its achievement.” Budden encourages his students to become emotionally invested in the agencies they serve. Long after a marketing strategy created for the organization serving abused women was complete, students continued to volunteer their time. “We went over there and visited [the agency] one day,” said Budden. “The whole class saw the girls… It was a great thing. I was so glad to see them do that.” Additionally, one of Budden’s students, graduating senior McGowan, created his own men’s retail store called “The arage” in his final semester of college. McGowan cited Budden as one of his key in uences throughout his marketing career. “Dr. Budden has always taken time to learn about students’ interests,” said McGowan. “He showed a genuine interest in his students, and that meant a lot.” Upon hearing McGowan’s words, Budden was shocked to discover his impact on the business. With his passion for creating jobs and helping agencies get back on their feet, Budden brings to his department a love for his field stemming deeper than quest for money; it is a quest to empower and enrich the community around him.

Senior Marketing major Blaine McGowan takes a break after a long day of preparing for the opening of his men’s retail store, “The Garage.” McGowan cited Dr. Michael Budden as a major influence in preparing him to launch his business. Photo courtesy of Blaine McGowan academics

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Megan Hull studies in Garrett Hall before class. “Most of my classes are online. Coming here, I am closer to the classroom to get work done in between classes,” said Hull. Photo by Kelonda Dixon

Jessica Tabony, senior nursing major, and Phillip Hubble, senior accounting major, relax before class. They socialized while watching the stock market updates. Photo by Kelonda Dixon

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R. Norval Garrett Hall (far left) is the home of accounting and finance, business administration, marketing, supply chain management and graduate business programs. Garrett Hall has been a part of Southeastern’s campus since 1937. Photo by Kelonda Dixon Louis Cusimano (left), senior finance major, utilizes University’s resources to work on a project. The computers available at the Bloomberg Business Lab in Garrett Hall are equipped with double screens in order for students to work more efficiently. Photo by Kelonda Dixon Students sit and relax in the lobby of Garrett Hall (below). They use the space in their free time to watch the news and get work done before class. Photo by Kelonda Dixon

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college of education Story Melanie Mann Design Fernanda Chagas

This year, the College of Education received a grant to implement Lekotek and Snoezelen rooms to encourage play and relaxation among children with disabilities. Two Snoezelen and one Lekotek room became available in the Teacher Education Center fall 2014. “The rooms were established as a result of mine and Dr. Camille Yates’ interest in assisted technology, specialized toys and sensory environments,” said Dr. Colleen Klein-Ezell, associate professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning. “Through two grants from the Louisiana Board of Regents Enhancement Program, the university is now operating the rooms for families, children with disabilities, Southeastern students, faculty and the community. This achievement makes Southeastern the only university in the nation to host these highly-specialized facilities.” In addition to being the first university to host Lekotek and Snoezelen facilities, Southeastern is one of the few institutes in the southern nited States offering these facilities. “Lekotek makes the world of play accessible to children with disabilities by encouraging interactive play within the family unit and community life,” said Klein-Ezell. “Lekotek supports families of children with disabilities through special play activity sessions and loaning out of toys and specialized assisted technology.” Play is essential for healthy child development. Through such activities, children learn important social and problem-solving skills as they interact with playmates. Physical activities also helps children reach important milestones such as achieving growth in motor skills and body awareness.

However, children with mental and physical disabilities often experience barriers to playing. Lekotek, a Swedish name loosely translated to mean “play library,” rooms are designed to enhance the play experience for children with disabilities and to assist the children in reaching developmental milestones. Family members are encouraged to participate in play sessions to strengthen emotional bonds and help their children develop social skills. Decorations and equipment within Lekotek rooms are designed to be colorful and eye-catching to accommodate children who find it difficult to focus attention on traditional toys. The room is equipped with a Toy Library, which contains toys created to suit a child’s specific needs based on his or her disability. The toys, often expensive, are loaned to parents to extend the specialized play experience in the facility at home. The name Snoezelen is adapted from Dutch words meaning to “explore” and “relax.” The Snoezelen facilities make use of hypnotic colors, images and sounds to calm upset children. This is particularly useful for children with cognitive disabilities that limit their ability to vocalize their feelings. The inability to communicate can be stressful and cause feelings of anger and frustration. With use of high-tech sensory equipment, education professionals are able to adjust colors, sounds, aromas and textures to create a calming atmosphere. “It is important for all of our education majors, both general and special education, to have knowledge and skills to provide quality instruction to all students,” said Klein-Ezell. “This concept of inclusive practices embraces differentiated instruction and universal design for learning. It is imperative that our teacher candidates become effective educators.”

Using specialized equipment meant to be eyecatching, Jessica Lavender, junior special education major, interacts with children in Southeastern’s Snoezelen room. “It was so much fun, and I really enjoyed seeing how excited she was when playing with the different things,” said Lavender. Photo courtesy of Randy Bergeron college of education

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Junior special education major Jessica Lavander (above) and middle school special education major Hailee Weber interact with a child in the newly developed Lekotek room. They played with the child using building blocks, which are known to enhance motor skills. Photo courtesy of Randy Bergeron In the Cate Teacher Education Center (right) students make their way through the halls to their next class. Photo by Kelonda Dixon

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The Cate Teacher Education Center (left) is the home of the College of Education at Southeastern. The department has partnerships with over 300 schools to provide students with as much classroom experience as possible. Photo by Kelonda Dixon Amanda Dufrene and Courtney Keller (below left), junior elementary education majors, opened their notebooks and textbooks to prepare for the beginning of class. Photo by Kelonda Dixon Senior special education major Katie Wade (below), explores the Snoezelen sensory rooms with a young friend. Photo courtesy of Randy Bergeron

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college of nursing and health sciences Story Megan McCormick Design Fernanda Chagas

What began as a thirty thousand dollar program, with three students and a small group of faculty, has expanded over the last 50 years. It now includes three nursing degree programs supported by over 50 faculty members and has graduated more than 4,000 students. In 1951, the need for a program was decided by several surveys throughout the region. In , university officials and community leaders collaborated with the Louisiana Board of Education to initiate the program in 1964. It has since gone through many changes. “The Division of Nursing was originally housed in an old army barracks that sat at the current location of the baseball practice field. The program moved to White Hall in 1989 and then to Mims Hall in 1991, where it was housed for approximately 20 years,” said Ann Carruth, professor of nursing and health studies. “In 2010, an addition to the Kinesiology and Health Building was completed to house the School of Nursing. This $13 million capital outlay project added 35,000 square feet that provided state-of-theart classrooms, skills and simulation laboratories, a faculty conference room and faculty offices.” The first students and faculty were in clinical teaching laboratories in healthcare agencies in the Hammond area. Junior level students traveled to West Jefferson edical enter in Marrero, Louisiana. Students and faculty stayed at the hospital three days and two nights per week. Since then, the program has grown to have over 300 contractual agreements

with agencies throughout Louisiana, allowing students the leisure to earn hours at nearby hospitals and clinical centers. To celebrate the expansion of the program, the nursing department hosted a gala in the fall, where the advisory board, sponsors and distinguished alumni were recognized. Throughout the night, guests were given a 50th anniversary memory booklet highlighting the past five decades of history. In addition to the gala, a metal statue named Trilogy was installed outside the Kinesiology Building, symbolizing the three studies of movement. The statue was designed and built by Russell Whiting of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. “We wanted this art to represent characteristics our faculty and students possess: strength, grace and compassion. The three figures represent the ability to channel our strengths and energies to those we care for and about,” said Carruth. Current and prospective students can expect new developments from the nursing program in the upcoming years. “It is through the efforts of good communication and capitalizing on the strengths of everyone that we carry out this vision,” said Carruth. Students are eager to embark on the once in a lifetime journey to become a part of the program’s history. “I first chose Southeastern, and it just happened to work out they had such an amazing nursing program,” said Marissa Aucoin, sophomore nursing major. “[I chose nursing because] there are so many opportunities the job never gets old. I get to do my favorite thing, which is helping people.”

On top of the recently built statue, Trilogy, stands a winged guardian angel watching over campus. Designed by Russell Whiting and placed outside of the Kinesiology Building, Trilogy is meant to symbolize the three studies of movement. Photo by Sara Stanley academics

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Many nursing students have classes in labs on the second floor of the new kinesiology and health studies building. “What I like most about the nursing program is the enthusiasm that most of the teachers have about teaching and helping us learn the material we need to know to become great nurses,” said Kristie Williams, senior nursing major. Photo by Tamara Alexander

Catherine Pier (above) takes the vitals of a dummy in the nursing lab, as she prepares for her clinical midterms . Photo by Tamara Alexander academics

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Instructor George Fourmaux plays a teaching game with students on the tennis courts outside of the kinesiology building. Southeastern tennis player Madina Vorotnikova participated with the rest of her classmates and won the match. Photo by Tamara Alexander

Dr. Corie Hebert (above), social work professor and child welfare specialist, reviews applications for grants, which allows the social work department to implement a case management class for field supervisors. Photo by Melanie Mann Sarah Fryoux, Miriam Shoemaker and Jelessa Penn (left) place a splint on Tony Miller’s knee as part of their athletic training lab. In this class a person lays on the ground with an injury and the team of trainers determines how to properly care for it. Photo by Tamara Alexander college of nursing and health sciences

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college of science and technology Story Megan Simon Design Fernanda Chagas

Ecology is the study of organisms and their environments. Evolutionary ecology looks at a slightly bigger picture. Instead of looking at a specific organism and its relationship with the environment for a certain frame of time, evolutionary ecology looks at generations of organisms and how they are affected by changes in their habitats. How will that organism and it’s many descendants change due to certain variations in the environment it lives in? ow will this change affect the human population? These are the questions asked by evolutionary ecologists like Dr. Janice Bossart, associate professor of biology. Bossart uses her “inherent love of nature and interest in learning how the natural world works,” to fulfill her desire to minimize human impact on the planet. By doing so, she studies one of the most important groups of organisms in the environment: insects. This year, Bossart was awarded a twoyear grant to study the decline in native bee communities of Louisiana, intent on answering questions concerning whether there is a serious decline in native bees and if so, how much. She explains a decline in these bees can impact various aspects of people’s lives, because they play a big role in the society’s agriculture through the player of pollination. Pollination is a major process in the reproduction of plants, which in turn, provides food for the human and animal population.

“I wanted to have projects that were closer around here, so that was one motivating factor to doing projects that were relevant in the context of Louisiana,” said Bossart. “As somebody who is interested in conservation awareness, I have noticed there is a decline in bees world wide. Pollinators are amazingly important both in an ecological sense and also in an economical sense because they pollinate all of our crops and all of the plants we have in our yard.” Contrary to the focus of most research concerning bees, Bossart limits her studies to bee species that are native to Louisiana, which excludes honey bees. According to Bossart, these bees are just as important as their more famous counterpart and must be studied just as closely. “There are thousands of native bee species,” said Bossart. “The large majority of those are not colony species. They are solitary species, and most of them don’t sting. Many people think of honey bees, but actually, honey bees are not a native species. They were introduced from Europe. They are a domesticated species that we take advantage of because they are great pollinators. There are all these other species that nobody recognizes that are pollinating.” Through her study, Bossart hopes to shift focus from the honey bee and garner awareness for the decline of native bee species in an attempt to emphasize these particular pollinators to the scientific community.

Associate professor of biology Dr. Janice Bossart studies a bee with biology graduate assistant Eric Van Gorder at one of the habitat sites used in her study. Photo courtesy of Randy Bergeron college of science and technology

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Rusnesha Roussell (above), sophomore nursing major, participates in Anatomy and Physiology Lab I, studying the ear model for her fall 2014 midterm. Photo by Tamara Alexander Darneika Williams (right), sophomore nursing major, uses a loop to lift bacteria from a test tube. After lifting the bacteria, she will place it into a mixture of liquids and watch them grow as a part of her medical microbiology lab. Photo by Tamara Alexander

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Cory Ricks (left), biology major, tests a chemical to find out its distinction by warming and adding other chemicals into the cylinder in his introduction to chemistry course. Photo by Tamara Alexander Symone Miller (below), senior kinesiology major and Lady Lions basketball player, participates in chemistry lab. Miller displays skills on and off the court as she determines chemicals by their colors. Photo by Tamara Alexander

Meade Hall is the home of the science classes. A majority of the biological sciences are located here and many labs where students can conduct experiments and use life-like models. Photo by Kelonda Dixon college of science and technology

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1,217 Graduates 791 Women 426 Men 13 Different Degrees 18 States 15 Countries President’s Medal for Academic Excellence College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Emily Lauren Dykes

College of Business

Hannah Christine Jones, Franklin Vazquez

College of Education and Human Development Theresa Marie Kaaihue

College of Nursing and Health Sciences Aryn Michael Marchand, Ryan Ashley Vermilyea, Fallon Frances Waguespack

College of Science and Technology Ranjan Poudel

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Abney, Jasmine Adu, Awovi Ahrend, Kristen Albares, Peter

Albert, Brittney Albert, Shannon Aldridge, Michael Alexander, Haleigh

Alexis, Stanley Alker, Brittany Allen, Kori Allridge, Joshua

Altland, Matthew Amorello, Shanell Anders, Joshauna Andry, Brittany

Anselmo, Brittney Arabie, Gabriel Arcement, William Arceneaux, Ashley

Arceneaux, Katelyn Aryal, Santosh Authement, Nicholas Bailey, Jennifer

Baldwin, Brienne Ballard, Jasmine Barber, Lance Barber, Mallory

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Barber, Sarah Barcia, Frances Barney, Quinn Barras, Michael

Basile, Sarah Batiste, Kayla Beach, Martinique Beloso, Erica

Benasco, Anthony Bennett, Megan Bergeron, Victoria Bickham, Gabrielle

Bihm, Nicholas Black, Ben Blackburn, Michelle Blakesley, Kelly

Bode, Bobijo Boihem, Chad Bolgiano, Matthew Bonura, Sarah

Borgstede, Blake Bottolfs, Kristen Bouligny, Christian Bourgeois, Ridge

Bowlin, Callie Braddock, Jonathan Brand, Jessica Brandal, Robert

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Brandt, Matthew Brescher, Mary Bridgewater, Crystal Briseno, Monique

Broome, Hayleigh Brouillette, Merisa Brown, Jamie Brumfield, Lynette

Brunell, Kristen Bubna, Jason Burlett, Aimee Calhoun, Sekina

Cancienne, Whitney Canella, Bryan Cannizaro, Stacey Canulette, Keith

Capielano, Taylor Carballo, Ryan Carmichael, Kelsi Carter, Cassie

Carter, Christina Cassagne, Janee’ Castillo, Adriana Chaney, Leah

Charles, Devin Chase, Megan Cheeks, Rhiannon Cherry, Brittney

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Clarke, Caitlin Cobena, Crystal Coleman, Latoya Compton, Brittany

Conn, Heather Cook Jr., Ray Cooper, Alexandra Cortes, Maria

Courrege, Lauren Courtney, Kristen Courville, Kaitlyn Crain, Matthew

Cramer, Lindsey Crane, Brianna Cristina, Daniel Crochet, DeLauren

Crofford, Blake Crovetto, Gregory Cuan, Sabina Culler, Chelsea

Cuny, Zachary Cyrus, Marissa Daigs, Ahriel Dale, Dennis

Dale, Jared Daniels, Meggan Darce, Christina Davis, Amber

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Tina Nguyen and Dominique Morley pose for the camera minutes before the start of fall commencement. Nguyen and Morley connected as international students working together at the Pennington Student Activity Center, building a lifelong friendship. Photo by Allison Crady

Davis, Brent Dawkins, Megan Delancy, Fallon Delhom, Brian

DeMarco, Shanna Desselles, Sarah Deville, Joshua Diano, Savannah

Diaz, Louise Dilosa, Jazmen DiMarco, Brandie Disher, Deirdra

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Distefano, Miriam Donohoe, James Dorsey, Karin Doucet, Tamara

Duffaut, Chad Dugais, Crystal Dumas, James Dunham, Brett

Dunn, Ellen Dupont, Justin Dupuy, Krysten Dykes, Emily

Edwards, Ashley Eicke, Gary Engels, Amanda Erler, Erik

Etzkin, Elizabeth Ezell, Chelsea Falk, Jade Falke, Samantha

Fandal, Barbara Farin, Melanie Favors, Drasha Fields, Carneesha

Finn, Erika Fiser, Kayla Fleig, Thomas Flynn, Katy

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Fortenberry, Darrell Fourtney, Nichole Fox, Jovonda Frady, Robert

Frank, Janelle Frank, Mallory Franklin, Ryan Franklin, Terri

Frazier, Mariah Fredrickson, Raymond Frere, Amanda Fynaut, Pascal

Gabriel, Lane Galbraith, James Garcich, Heidi Gardner, Cameron

Gaspard, Emily Gatlin, Billy Gautier, Natalie George Jr., Gregory

George, Elena Germa, Nardos Germany, Kim Gibson Jr., Milton

Gibson, Precious Gilbreath, Grace Gindro, Jeffrey Glaze, Aaron

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Godbolt, Danielle Good, James Goodroe, Emily Gordon, Chelsea

Goyer, Brandon Grabert, Sunni Graham, Emily Gray, Loyd

Gray, Patricia Green, Jessica Gross, Cyntrell Gruber, Brent

Gruntz, Alex Guedry, Alexis Guercia, Nicole Guevara, Corey

Guidry, Ashley Guillot, Alicia Gurung, Dev Gutierrez, Ector

Haindel, Hailey Hamilton, Lashandra Hampton, Deborah Harrison, Allison

Harrison, Shantae Hayes, Ryan Hecht, Rachel Heil, Holly

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Henry, Brian Henry, Lindsey Henry, Robert Hernandez, Matthew

Hill, Claude Hodges, Danyelle Hodges, Lauren Hogue, Brigette

Holland, Dionne Holland, Emily Holly, Claire Holt, Kati

Honore’, Steven Hooks, Tessa Houghton, Merranda Hubert, Laura-Marie

Hughes, Meghan Hunt, Brittany Hutchinson, Elizabeth Hutchinson, Emily

Imhoff, Jordan Jackson III, William Jackson, Tyler Jacob, Raven

Janneck, Canyon Jarreau, Josh Jenkins, Frances Johnson, Amber

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Johnson, Jonathan Johnson, Nykela Johnson, Reginald Johnson, Travis

Jones, Ashley Jones, John Jones, Katelyn Jones, Micah

Jones, Shelbie Joseph, Karly Juneau, Sarah Junkmann, Ashley

Jupiter, Ariel Kaaihue, Theresa Kaznowitz, Susie Kelley, Zackrey

Many graduates decorate their caps to be recognized by family and friends. Designs often incorporate celebratory quotes, messages of appreciation and future plans and aspirations. Pictured left are a couple who achieved the milestone of graduating together. Photo by Tamara Alexander fall graduates

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Kendrick, Takeytra Kennedy, Morgan Kenworthey, Brandi Kesler, Kelli

Khatri, Krunal Kinchen, Megan King, Julianna King, Paris

Kinler, Brittany Kleinpeter, Jared Knatcal, Danielle Knight, William

LaBella, Kaylee Lambert, Carol Lamotte, Janecka Landreneau, Linden

Landry, Christopher Landry, Kailee Landry, Leigh Langberg, Laura

Lanusse, Caroline Laughlin, Lee Lauricella, Kellie Lawson, Dwayne

Leader, Lizette Leatherwood, Vaughn LeBlanc, Breanna LeJeune, Blake

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Lentz, West Levert, Macy Levy, Jeffrey Lindsey, Thomas

Linson, Nicole Liuzza, Adam Lloyd, Mekella Long, Jacob

Long, Maggy Lopez, Amanda Lore, Lane Lozier, Codey

Lynch, Amy Lynch, Megan Macon, Gerod Maheu, Lani

Manning, Stacy Marchand, Aryn Martin, Jasmine Martin, Kaylie

Martin, Lacey Martino, Kevin Matherne, Marie Mathison, Colin

Matthews, Candace Mays, Brittany McAdams, Travis McCollum, Megan

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Barbara Fandal, Nichole Fourtney, Jasmine Tate and Chelsea Ezell gather for a photo prior to the fall commencement ceremony. The ladies presented their thesis at the Department of Languages and Communication Colloquium the week prior and celebrated their transition into life as alumni and communication scholars. Photo courtesy of Jasmine Tate

McCoy, Marquisha McDonald, Kristen McElroy IV, Charles McElveen, Alexandra

McField, Darren McGhee, Brandon McGlothren, Hayley McGowan, Blaine

Mckinney, Bryce McKnight, Jodeci Meilleur, Mary Melancon, Beau

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Memleb Jr., Robert Meyer, Amanda Mike, Alexis Miller, Aaron

Miller, Adam Millien, Chase Mitchell, Hannah Monico, Rodrigo

Moore IV, Thomas Moore, Kenyon Morgan, Brittany Morley, Domonique

Morris, Rachelle Mullins, Catherine Myers, Caitlin Neff, Angela

Newman, Jamie Newton, Renita Nguyen, Mylinh Nguyen, Phuoc

Nguyen, Tina Nicholas, Tymonique Nixon, Trevor Noel, Alicia

Norheim, Melissa Norwood, Myzhaneek Ochie Jr., Onochie Olsen, Holly

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Owens, Ebony Palazzolo, Russell Parker, Aleesha Patel, Dev

Pavageau, Glenda Pecarrere, Robert Penton, Heather Perise, Brittany

Perrin, Stephen Perry, Bryan Pete, Paul Peterson, Brittney

Pierre, Jamie Piglia, Justin Piper, Amber Plaisance, Brooke

Posseno, Michael Poudel, Ranjan Powell, Kathryn Prendergast, Jacob

Pugh, Brianna Puleo, Ashleigh Puma, Skye Quebedeaux, Lauren

Ragusa, Nikki Randall, Robert Ratelle, Jessica Rawls, Liza

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Raxsdale, Holly Ray, Mindy Reed, Teshawn Reeser, Lindsey

Reeves, George Ricketts, Andrew Rigsby, Brittany Rivarde, Malorie

Rivera, Jessica Roan, Jona Roberts, Brianne Roberts, James

Robertson, Krystin Robertson, Kyeacha Robicheaux, Abby Robinson, Cassandra

Rochon, Shalicia Rogers, Christopher Rogers, Joshua Roques, Jennifer

Rosenberg, Ryan Ross, Shedrick Rouchon, Kimberly Rousse, Brooke

Rudesill, Megan Ruiz, Jacob Runge, Zachary Rusakova, Valentina

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Rushing, Chardonnay Rutherford, Stephen Rutledge, Alexander Saba, Valerie

Sanchez, Cassidy Sanchez, Tara Sanders, Jabari Sanders, Sadaeian

Sawyer, Michelle Schaus, Whitney Schenck, Phyllis Schillage, Sarah

Schmidt, Jordan Schouest, Michael Scioneaux, Aimee Scott, Catrina

Scott, Tova Scott, Victoria Self, Tanya Selva, Ana

Sewell, Lacy Sexton, Mary Sharp, George Sheppard, Chanel

Signater, Jes’ca Simmons Jr., Jeffrey Simon, Traci Sistrunk, Michael

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Sons, Rachell Soto, Jason Spears, Allison St. Andre, Emily

St. Pierre, Dustin Starns, Rebekah Stauffer, Olivia Stevenson, Michelle

Stogner, Brittney Stricks, Jessica Suire, Brittany Suplee, Kaitlin

Robert Pecarrere, senior communication major, waves to family and friends as he leaves the University Center as a Southeastern alumnus. Photo by Sara Patrick fall graduates

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Surrency, Brandon Taing, Jenny Tate, Jasmine Taylor, Brittany

Taylor, Katelynn Taylor, Lynda Taylor, Nathan Taylor, Rachael

Temple, Kristina Templet, Gabrielle Terrio, Jenna Theriot, Michael

Thibodaux, Joshua Thiery, Angelle Thomas, Lauren Thomas, Matthew

Thomas, Shane Thompson, Ian Thorpe, Meghan Tucker, Kimberly

Tullos, Katelynn Tyson, Wayne Ulmer, John Ulmer, Victoria

Umana, Banessa Uzee, Erin Vazquez, Franklin Vince, Kelsey

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Waguespack, Fallon Waguespack, Karen Waguespack, Taylor Wall, Allison

Warner, Marcia Warren, Latoya Watkins, Charles Watson, Jeremy

Watson, Kelsey Weaver, Chelsea Weaver, Jessica Wheat, Jessica

White, Domonique White, Kenny Williams, Blair Williams, Blake

Williams, Joshane’e Williams, Kendricka Williams, Keshita Williams, Meredith

Williams, Stephen Womack, Dayton Wozniak, Jennifer Wright, Sara

Zeringue, Keri Zuniga, Carmen

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spring commencement

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1,166 Graduates 747 Women 419 Men 14 Different Degrees 18 States 11 Countries President’s Medal for Academic Excellence College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Rebekah Leigh Grommon, Kayla Anne Hill

College of Business

Patrick Raphael Becnel, Yuhang Wang

College of Education and Human Development

Allison Danielle Martinez, Angelle Elise Roddy, Laken Nicole Sciortino

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Victoria Anne Bruno, Andie Carissa Bush, Crystal Ann Gonzalez, Erin Alexandra St. Pierre

College of Science and Technology

Suraj Kumar Ayer, Pratyush Charan Pradhanang

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Abarenov, Ivan Abney, Nicholas Accardo, Alex Adams, Nicholas

Adhikari, Diwas Adolph, Amber Akeroyd, Marissa Alemayehu, Blen

Alexander, Chelsea Allen, Latricia Allen, Madison Allulli, Regina

Anthony, Debra Anzalone, Hannah Ard, Lashae Arena, Robert

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Arthur, Dana Aucoin, Valerie August-Mosky, Angela Auguste, Vickie

Awa, Grant Ayer, Suraj Baas, Sean Baize, April

Balado, Savanna Balint, Jeremy Bandemer, Amanda Bard, Deyana

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Bass, Sophia Bastian, Tayler Batiste, Amanda Batiste, Rasheda

Bauer, Brianna Baumgartner, Leah Becnel, Emily Belin, Halie

Bellard, Shannon Beltram, Adriana Benitez, Melissa Berrigan, Kaley

Bhandari, Sushantika Bidwell, Dante Billiot, Ashley Blache, Ryan

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Blanchard, Kayla Bolden, Candace Bolton, Janay Bonadona, Darlene

Bonanno, Monica Bonnecaze, Candyce Bordelon, Christopher Bordelon, Molly

Bordenave, Paige Born, Case Bouche, Lindsey Boudreaux, Leila

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Elliott Stokes gives a thumbs-up after walking the stage to receive his Bachelor of Arts. “My favorite memory was definitely completing senior review and getting that first real taste of ‘maybe I can do something special, maybe this is all real, maybe I can go far with my work and maybe I can make a difference’,” said Stokes. “Graduating just reinforced the belief that I am on my way. You strive to finish college but it’s not enough, [this moment] captures both a completion and a new beginning, the end of a chapter, yet the journey continues.” Photo by Elizabeth Brown

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Bourgeois, Casey Bourgeois, Karen Bourgeois, Leah Bourque, Lauren

Bowman, C’Onda Bowman, Shelby Boyett, Benjamin Bozeman, Kenzie

Brand IV, George Brewer, Rachel Brister, Brandy Broeder, Allbrie

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Brooks, Laura Brooks, McKay Browder, Derrick Brown, Cameron

Brown, Chad Brown, Rebecca Brue, Gina Brumfield, Garrett

Brungart, Rachel Buras, Brandon Burdette, Ashleigh Buriege, Phillip

Burke, Haley Burks, Alicia Burton, Elizabeth Bush, Andie

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Butler, Aubrey Calvert, Stephen Campeaux, Kaley Caprera, Justin

Carlino, Jason Carney, LaJerrika Carollo, Amber Cavignac, Courtney

Chaffin, Caddie Chapman, Taylor Chenier, Kasi Church, Justin

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Clark, Joseph Clark, William Click, Cadia Cockerton, George

Collier, Ashley Collier, Lauren Colombo, Aubree Commander, Paris

Conaway, Meghan Cornejo, Ruby Cornelius, Amber Cornett, Jayla

Corsentino, Gabrielle Corso, Vick Costella, Brittny Cotton, Sebrina

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Couvillon, Brandy Crabtree, Heather Crady, Allison Crain, Alyssa

Creel, Jessica Crosbie, Shelbi Crosby, Hannah Cruz, Dylan

Cupit, Katrina Curole, Chelsea Cyprian, Brit’tinae Dahmer, Jared

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Daigs, Darilyn Dale, Kaitlin Dallimore, Mandy Darville, Amber

Davis Jr., Delwin Davis, Sheldon Davis, Stephen De Armas, Jenny

Dealminana, Peyton Dean, Sabri DeGruy, Chelsea DeJean, Diana

DePascual, Cody Derosier, Bernadette Deslatte, Candace Desselle, Aaron

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Devkota, Dinesh Diamond, Elizabeth Diétz, Taylor Diez, Vincent

Dighton, Emily Dinapolis, Micheal Don-Jordan, Edward Donze, Cody

Dorhauer, Kevin Dottolo, Kevin Doyle, Peyton Drake, Taneshia

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Draper, Claire Dreyfus, Lindsey Ducote, Elizabeth Ducote, Sierra

Duet, Christian Duffrene, Jason Dulce, Jennifer Dumas, Lauren

Dunn, Daniel Duplechain, Curtshandra Dupuy, Caitlin Durocher, Tiffany

Earl, Charlotte East, Lindsey Easterling, Ricky Eckels, Amanda

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Eddlestone, Kenneth Eduok, Ekemini Edwards, Brennen Elbert, Jayda

Elison, Crystina Elliott, Sarah Ellison, Mikhail Elston, Kayla

Embry, Christopher Eng, Vanessa Engolia, Salvador Erler, Valeri

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Ernst, Jennifer Fabre, Rory Falcon, Drake Fanguy, Heather

Farlough, Sarah Firstley, Briana Folse, Hunter Fonseca, Taylor

Forman, Quanika Fortenberry, Lauren Franklin, Sylvia Frazier, Hannah

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Katherine Langley smiles while she anxiously awaits in line to receive her Bachelor of Arts in marketing. “That feeling of accomplishment and walking into a place surrounded by my fellow students, with whom I have shared a time of growth and knowledge, is nothing short of surreal,” said Langley. Photo by Tamara Alexander spring graduates

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Frith, Adrienne Fruge, Marquis Galofaro, Meghan Garma, Luka

GC, Sagun Gehling, Monika Gendusa, Gina George II, Larry

George, Orlando George, Tiner Gernand, Rachel Gettys, Edward

Gibson, Chantal Gilmore, MaRanda Givens, Victoria Glover, Caitlin

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Godfrey, Desiree Gommel, Jamie Gonzales, Brooke Gonzalez, Crystal

Gonzalez, Marina Good, Joyann Goodrich, Brent Graham, Tessa

Granger, Kylie Grant, Christopher Gravelle, Austin Green, Jessica

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Gros, Jessica Gros, Lindsey Gros, Rebecca Guagliardo, Samantha

Gudino, Mayra Guillie, Amie Guillot, Sarah Guzzardo, Andrew

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Hall, Amy Hall, Bailey Hall, Timithia Hand, Clayton

Harlan, Harley Harper, Naomi Harper, Taylor Harpster, Scott

Harris, Brianeka Hart, Aubree Hastings, Wendy Hawes, Heather

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Receiving a Bachelor of Arts in marketing, Orlando George smiles for the camera as he waits in line to walk the stage. “Southeastern has taught me so much and for that I am really grateful,” said George. “I would like to thank all of my professors and the Southeastern staff for providing me with the best college experience I could’ve asked for. I’m proud to be an alumnus of Southeastern Louisiana University.” Photo by Tamara Alexander

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Hughes, Chelsea Huls, Tyler Humphries, Charles Hurst, Brooklee

Illg, Katherine Imbraguglio, Patrick Inculet, Svetlana Ingram, Elizabeth

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Jarreau, Jennifer Jarrell, Kristi Jenkins, Megan Jenkins, Taylor

Jha, Nishant Jimison, Emily Johnson, Celeste Johnson, Kristopher

Johnson, Nina Joiner, Dylan Jolivette, Maybelline Jones, Demitrius

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Jones, Jamie Jones, Morgan Jugan, Pamela Julien, Keona

Kamrath, Eleanor Karcher, Jenna Karr, Kristin Kaufman, Ikea

Kaur, Kamaljit Keown, Thomas Keyes, Laura Killebrew, Nicholas

Kilmer, Brandy Kinchen, Caleb Kinchen, Jonathan Kinchen, Linsey

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LaFleur, Leah Laiche, Maurie Lancon, Emily Landry, Brandon

Landry, Brittany Langley, Katherine Langlois, Marla Lanier, Jennifer

Lapeyrouse, Emma LaPlante, Dylan Lapouble, Jason LaRocca, Alexis

Lassalle, Kaitlyn Laurent, Chelsea Lavergne, Michael LaVern, Adrina

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Ledbetter, Stephen Ledet, Chase Ledoux, Grace Lee, Clifton

Lee, Juyeon Lee, Shanna Lefort, Kelsey Legania, Janet

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LeGrange, Joseph LeJeune, Cody Leufroy, Chelsea Licciardi, Jordan

Lilly, Oren Lindsay, Austin Lipscomb, Carolyn Lirette, Lauren

Lockhart, Joel Lopinto, Raye Lorio, Kevilyn Love, Ashley

Love, Cody Lucas, David Luce, Kimberly Lyons, Arianna

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MacInnes, Tara Mackey, Michael Magee, Shelby Magner, Jeffrey

Major, Courtney Mallett, Danielle Manandhar, Farina Manandhar, Nibha

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Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts, Madelyn Robillard waves to friends and family as she walks into the University Center for spring commencement. “The art department at Southeastern was my home. Half of me wishes I could stay here forever, and the other half is grateful for the credentials I have gained to move on to even better things,“ said Robillard. “The community was my favorite part of Southeastern. I wouldn’t have been here without the support of my fellow students and professors, whom have all become dear friends of mine even after graduation.“ Photo by Elizabeth Brown spring graduates

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McArthur, Amber McCaleb, Kayla McClure, Ashley Melancon, Tyler

Mellies, Brittany Mellies, Courtney Mercante, Sarah Merritt, Becky

Michaelsen, Savannah Michel, Lauren Michel, Sabrina Michelet, Lauren

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Moore, Megan Morales, Jordin Morales, Stephanie Morehouse, Justin

Morris, Laura Morrison, Ashlei Morse, Sean Mosher, Megan

Munn, Marissa Murrah, James Myre, Brianna Naccari, Scott

Nagele, Shannon Nagele, Stephanie Napolitano, Stephanie Nauta, Roya

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Neil, Katie Nelson, Kellie Nettles, Brandon Netzhammer, Noel

Newman, Jacob Nguyen, Anh Nichols, Kelli Nickerson, Shernea

Niemiec, Bridget Nobles, Jonathan Norton, Troy Nox, Taylor

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After walking the stage to receive his Bachelor of Science in accounting, Benjamin Kirk proudly displays his diploma and flashes a smile for the camera. “The best part [about college] was meeting new people with different viewpoints and figuring out what I wanted to do with the next stage of my life,” said Kirk. Photo by Fernanda Chagas

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Papa, Allison Parent, Sarah Patrick, Sara Patterson, Donnisha

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Quinn, Amanda Raborn, Dillon Rainwater, Harrison Ramee, Elizabeth

Ramsey, Brittany Reaux, Jalire Reeves, Taylor Reynolds, Kelsey

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Ricard, Courtney Rice, Emma Richard, Kristy Richard, Landon

Ricks Jr., Michael Ridgdell, Kayla Riley, Tiron Rimes, Abbey

Rivault, Amanda Rivera, Paul Roach, Patrick Robeaux, Brett

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Roussell, Iesha Rubach, Taylor Sabolyk, Emily Sanders, Chelsea

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Sanson, Darrell Sartin, Bathshebu Saul, Irealle Savoy, Katie

Savoy, Shelby Scallan, Michael Schaub, Crystal Schech, Ryan

Schurr, Kellie Schwingshakl, Matthew Sciortino, Laken Sebastian, Seth

Serpas, Amber Serpas, Gillian Shaffett, Dakota Sharma, Sneha

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Sharp, Lacy Shattuck, Cassie Shephard, Victoria Sherman, Laci

Sherpa, Pasang Shrestha, Ruben Shrestha, Sulav Sicomo, Monica

Sims, Aaron Sims, Caitlin Sitaula, Alina Smith, Ieisha

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Smith, Inellia Smith, Jenniffer Smith, Jeremy Smith, Karli

Smith, Toni Solero, Zenaida Sotile III, Frank Spann, Shelly

Spears, Trenell Speeg, Wade Spivey, Adam St. Pierre, Brandon

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Steadman, Rachel Steib, Brian Stephan, Emily Stephens, Courtney

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Straughan, Erica Strother, Crystal Sutcliffe, Megan Swain, Alyssa

Tademy, Charmell Taglauer, Bailee Talley, Brett Taylor, Alton

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Many seniors collect personal memories of their commencement experiences through popular “selfie” photography. Matthew Wallace smiles for the camera while capturing scenes of the ceremony in the background. Photo by Fernanda Chagas spring graduates

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Thomas, Allie Thomas, Shantell Thomas, Tolekiah Thompson, Darell

Thompson, Teirral Tom, Erica Tomasello, Meridith Tompkins, Brianna

Tompkins, Tracey Tortorich, Kaitlin Traigle, Veronica Tran, Jacqueline

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Troxclair, Aimee Truxillo, Daniel Tudor, Alyssa Turner, Ashley

Turner, Kayla Tynes, Cathryn Tyrney, Katie Valentine, Lauren

Vallelungo, Shauntel Vampran, Brett Vasiliauskas, Byron Vicks, Jenay

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Vinsanau, Michael Vlosova, Yuliya Wade, Caitlin Wager, Grace

Waguespack, Katelyn Wainwright, Tristen Walker, Bryceston Walker, Clyde

Walker, Hayes Walkowski, Whitney Wallace, Amber Wallace, Matthew

Walley, Elizabeth Wang, Yuhang Ward, Semaj Waring, Leigh

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Warren, Jairus Washington, Courtney Washington, Tromeka Waskom, Makella

Waters, Colby Watson, Dawn Watts, Cody Watts, Tyler

Weatherspoon III, Londia Weaver, Amy Weger, Kathryn Weimer, Katherine

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Ashley Pfantz stunts in excitement after completing her degree program. Pfantz waved her diploma cover proudly for her family and attendees before the wind carried it away. Pfantz was a former member of the Lady Lion Track and Field team and earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. Photo by Elizabeth Brown

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Williams, Brittany Williams, Charity Williams, Dustin Williams, Kori

Williams, Lovenia Williams, Morgan Williams, Samantha Williams, Tyler

Wilson, Kamah Wilson, Megan Wilson, Terry Windley, Shaquell

Winkles, Victoria Witherspon, Morgan Wolf, Ian Wright, Collin

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Wright, Kathryn Wright, Monica Wright, Reginald Xu, Lili

Yingst, Dianne Young, Melanie Zeringue, Darionne Zeringue, Payton

Zeringue, Shea Ziegler, Justin Zimmermann, Ashley

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ATHLETICS 130 Cheer 134 Lionettes 138 Spirit of the Southland 142 Color Guard 146 Baseball 154 Womens Basketball 162 Mens Basketball 170 Football 178 Golf 184 Soccer 192 Softball 200 Tennis 206 Cross Country 212 Track & Field 218 Volleyball

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Lions Cheerleaders (top) display flags reading “Lions” and sprint across the end zone as the fight song is played and fans stand to cheer. Victoria Micili (above) dismounts from a stunt after leading fans in a cheer with the Spirit of the Southland Marching Band. Photos by Fernanda Chagas Roomie (right) interacts with fans during home games and shows the spirit symbol “Lion Up.” Photo by Cyprien Campeaux athletics

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Laney LeCompte and Kathryn King (top) chant “Go Lions Go” as the offense enters the end zone for another touchdown. Paulo Caranova (above) chants to the home crowd beneath the lights of Strawberry Stadium. LeCompte (left) cheers to fans in excitement as the Lions take the field. Photos by Fernanda Chagas cheer

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Lionettes (above) take the field for pre-game performances as they lead the home crowd chanting “LIONS, Go Lions Go” during the University fight song. Photo by Fernanda Chagas Cierra Heckmann, Courtney Keller and Lauren Naquin (right) perform a hip hop number to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” during the Homecoming half time show. The performance was led by the Spirit of the Southland Marching Band. Photo by Fernanda Chagas

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Saying goodbye to summer, the Lionettes (left) entertain the crowd during half time on the first game of the season against Jacksonville University. They danced to “Wipe Out” by The Beach Boys while performing a “Surfs Up” routine. Photo by Megan Ferrando Morgan Torres, Cierra Heckmann, Olivia Marceaux and Hailee Weber (below) amuse the crowd in a pre-game performance at the Homecoming game versus the University of Central Arkansas. Photo by Fernanda Chagas

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During the Veteran’s half time show at the game against Houston Baptist, Lionettes (above) link up for a featured kick line. Flexibility is a required skill of all members of the team. Photo by Tamara Alexander lionettes

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Erica Reine and Cameron Otts (left), listen to the crowd enthusiastically sing along during a Lions football game against Tulane University. “It is always pretty cool to see the crowd clapping or dancing along. It’s even cooler to hear them singing back to us,” said Reine. Photo by Tamara Alexander Hailey Wilkinson (below) leads the band in a pre-game show. “I remember being super pumped every time the band was getting ready to perform,” said Wilkinson. Photo by Fernanda Chagas

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Clarinet player Gregory Griffith (above) waits in anticipation for the Homecoming performance. “The Homecoming show was one of my favorites from the year. We got to add some theatrical flare to our music with the zombies costumes,” said Griffith. Photo by Fernanda Chagas

James Scheidell (top) leads the trombone section during a field show in a home game against Southern Utah University Thunderbirds. The Lions ended the second game of the season with a 41-14 win, before taking on Tulane University and snapping their winning streak. Photo by Fernanda Chagas

Tyler Pertuit (left), freshman percussionist marches with the band in preparation for the family day football game show. “My favorite memory from that performance was looking at all the people smile and dance to our music,” said Pertuit. Photo by Fernanda Chagas

Alexandra Rogers (above) performs for the Homecoming crowd during the pre-game show. The band entertained Lion fans and visitors from the University of Central Arkansas. Photo by Fernanda Chagas spirit of the southland

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144 The Color Guard (above) stands in formation as they prepare to perform before the football game against Southern Utah. Coupled with the Spirit of the Southland marching band, the Color Guard created the spark of Lion Spirit that electrified the crowd. Photo by Fernanda Chagas Caddie Chaffin, Lindsy Brown and Lauren LaFleur (right) raise their flags displaying Roomie’s face while beckoning a cheer from the loyal audience during half time at the football game against McNeese State University. Photo by Tamara Alexander

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Caddie Chaffin and Asia McCray (left) perform during the half time show at the Homecoming game against University of Central Arkansas. Dressed as zombies, they danced to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” performed by the Spirit of the Southland marching band. Photo by Fernanda Chagas Nicole Graves and Dorian Blanchard (below) gracefully flip and twirl their flags, turning sportsmanship into an art form. The Color Guard brings both elegance and excitement to the field. Photo by Morgan Ledet

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Records were broken and history was made in the second year of Matt Riser’s tenure at the helm of the Lion Baseball Program. The team took the Conference hampionship title after finishing in the regular season, establishing the greatest mark in Southeastern history for wins. The Lions ravaged through the Southland onference, finishing in the SL to set a new record for conference wins. Fans of the ball club were left wondering what the team may look like going into the new season after the departures of ace pitcher Andro Cutura and star outfielder ndrew odbold in the a or League Baseball draft. dding to the losses was an in ury to catcher Jameson Fisher, who came off a season in which he ranked th nationally in batting average. With questions surrounding who would step up to lead the team into the upcoming season, several Lions carried on the winning tradition of the program. Sophomore outfielder Jacob Seward went from being a role player to becoming the Southland Conference Player of the ear. The ew Orleans native rode a game hitting streak, longest in the nation last season, to take the league’s top honor. Seward was not the only Lion to receive recognition for the record setting season. Head coach Matt Riser was named the lay ould oach of the Year in only his second season as head coach. It was the first time in history a Southeastern coach took home the award.

Southeastern led the league with a total of Lions chosen to the all conference selections. Joining Seward in first team selections were senior first baseman evin arr, unior pitcher Tate Scioneaux and unior infielder aniel idyett. Four Lions found their way to the second all conference team. Senior third baseman Brett offman was oined by unior catcher hris ades and unior pitchers yle edotal and Jake Johnson. total of five Lions earned Southland Hitter of the Week honors, with Seward being named twice. Scioneaux was the only Lion pitcher to win the Southland Pitcher of the Week honor, earning the title in each of the final three weeks of the season. espite being bounced out of the Southland Conference tournament, the Lions took pride in winning the regular season title. The reasons to celebrate continued to come when three Lions were chosen in the LB raft. Johnson was taken by the incinatti Reds in the th round overall , while senior pitcher yle eller was picked by the iami arlins in the th round overall . Scioneaux heard his name called in the th round when Pittsburg Pirates selected him with the , overall pick. Two seasons into the Riser era of Lion Baseball signs look bright for the program. Although the team was not chosen for the College World Series, the season offered fans many reasons to fill the Pat enelly iamond at lumni ield next season.

Sophomore outfielder Jacob Seward powers a sacrifice fly far into right field allowing junior catcher Chris Eades to score one for the Lions. His contribution gave Southeastern a 7-3 victory over Nicholls State University and an Alumni day win. Photo by Sara Patrick athletics

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Junior outfielder Julian Service (right) slides to second base after a steal in a game against Lamar University. At the Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field, he successfully scored 17 runs in the overall season. Photo by Elizabeth Brown

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Kyle Keller (below), senior pitcher, throws the ball toward home plate as the Lions take on Lamar University. Keller pitched six strikeouts, and the Lions finished with a 6-0 victory. Photo by Elizabeth Brown

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151 Sophomore infielder Carson Crites (above) slings his bat and heads to first base. Crites was named to the Southland Conference All-Tournament Team and named Southland Conference Hitter of the Week. Photo by Elizabeth Brown Brooks Morse (left), sophomore infielder, and senior infielder Jacob Williams high-five fans on their way back to the dug out. The team is grateful for the support of the Southeastern community and fans. Photo by Elizabeth Brown

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Sophomore outfielder Ryan Byers (above) rounds the bases as he adds another point to the overwhelming 11-0 victory against Abilene Christian University. Photo by Elizabeth Brown Kevin Carr (above right), senior first baseman, earned six putouts and one assist against Lamar University. The Lions dominated the three game series. Photo by Elizabeth Brown Senior pitcher Kyle Cedotal (right) throws a strike in a home victory versus the University of Central Arkansas. The Lions came out on top with a 11-5 conference win ending the season with another Conference title. Photo by Sara Patrick

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Sophomore outfielder Jacob Seward (left) prepares to send the ball soaring. For two weeks during the season he was named Hitter of the Week. Photo by Sara Patrick Freshman pitcher, Kade Granier (below) attempts a strike out as the Lions took on Nicholls State University. Granier pitched the final two innings of the game, contributing to the 7-3 win. Photo by Sara Patrick

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never giving up Story Kelonda Dixon Design Fernanda Chagas

The season has come to an end for the Southeastern women’s basketball team. During the Southland Conference the team struggled, ending with an overall record of 7-22. The Lady Lions began a new chapter this season with first year head coach Yolanda Moore. Moore joined the Lady Lions family in April 2014. She is a twotime WNBA champion and was named the fifth head woman’s basketball coach in school history. Assistant Coach Levar Willis, also new to the basketball staff, described the team’s proudest moments during the season despite the final outcome. “Our proudest moments have been watching our ladies mature in confidence, develop as leaders and their continued academic accomplishments. This was a great group of ladies to watch grow,” said Willis. The coaches are preparing for the future in hope of improvement for the seasons to come. “We will continue to work on our team’s defense, our offensive execution and our overall understanding of how to play the game, and we’ve added some things this off season that we feel will immediately help us improve,” said Willis. “This season we set out to establish a fresh way to approach the game of basketball as a team, and ignite a passion in our community for women’s basketball. We accomplished that. Now the challenge is to build on it.”

Although the team did not place in the conference, several players shined individually. Senior guard Symone Miller scored 27 points in the second game of the season against the Southern niversity Jaguars with the final score being 79-76. iller expressed her thoughts about the team’s struggle this season, how the team as whole has grown closer and what she hopes for the future. “This season had its rough points, but also high points. I have learned to move on from what went wrong, and focus on what is going right. Things will not always go your way, but we have a saying to always have a next play mentality.’ What’s been done already cannot be changed, but what your mindset towards what you are moving to can be your greatest weapon,” said Miller. “There is always room to improve, so hopefully everybody will improve on something. The goal is always to get better all the time.” Senior forward Adrina LaVern was a great contributor to the season. LaVern played in all 30 games this season. In the last game of the Southland Conference against Nicholls State University she added 10 points to her career total of 80 points. La ern is one of the five seniors this season and explained the ourney she experienced with her teammates. “It was a rough journey, but we stuck together and we didn’t fall apart.

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This season, junior guard Peaches Anderson played in 16 games and scored a season high of 17 points against Lamar University and was an active member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Photo by Tamara Alexander women’s basketball

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Senior guard Jameika Hoskins (right) goes to the goal for a lay up. Hoskins contributed eight points to the 67-59 defeat against the ladies of Houston Baptist University. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux

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Elizabeth Styles (below), senior guard, plays defense against McNeese State University. During the game she averaged 13 points in the 57-78 loss. Photo by Tamara Alexander

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Lady Lions support their teammates from the bench as they fight for another win. “It was a rough journey, but we stuck together,” said senior guard Adrina LaVern. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux Senior guard, Annessa De La Cruz (below) offensively drives the ball toward the goal, contributing to the 58-52 win against Northwestern State Lady Demons. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux

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Junior forward Nanna Pool (left) goes up for the jump ball, throwing it into the Lady Lions possession. Pool averaged eight points in the game against Texas A&M Corpus Christi. The Lady Lions were defeated 53-74. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux

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Junior guard Erica Hernandez (far left) goes up for a lay up, contributing with 10 points in the victory against Houston Baptist. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux Head Coach Yolanda Moore (left) and Assistant Coach Levar Willis strategize with the team during a timeout. The Lady Lions defeated the Lady Demons of Northwestern State University 58-52. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux Junior guard Peaches Anderson (below center) drives to the goal to score points for the Lady Lions. Anderson averaged 11 points as the team came out with a 67-59 win against Houston Baptist. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux Symone Miller (below), senior guard, pushes the ball toward the goal to score against the University of Central Arkansas. The Lady Lions fell short 48-60 to the Lady Bears. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux

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As the men’s basketball season came to an end, the Lions earned an overall record of 9-23. With a Southland Conference record of , first year head coach Jay Ladner and the Lions earned a spot in the Southland onference playoffs as the eighth seed. The Lions fell into their first overtime and Jimmie uplessis, unior guard, put them back up 60-57. McNeese soon took the lead, leaving the Lions in defeat in the end, . espite their loss, the team shot . percent from the oor and 20 percent from three point range. The Lions converted 13-18 from the free throw line and out-rebounded McNeese . lthough the team lost their final game, many personal and team records were achieved during the season. ead oach Jay Ladner will enter his second season losing three seniors and starting guard, edric Jenkins, who scored a season high of 39 points during an endof season game versus the niversity of ew Orleans. Jenkins came to the Lions team after completing a career at niversity of Southern ississippi. e had one year of eligibility as he worked toward a Master of Science in sports management. The Lions returned from the conference tournament without a title, but the talent of the athletes and coaching staff did not go unnoticed. “Our record was not a re ection of how much talent we had on our team this past year, but I was blessed to be around a great staff and team from top to bottom,” said Jenkins. “I am proud of myself and the way our team carried ourselves throughout the year. We stuck together and kept on fighting to the end.” Onochie Ochie, senior forward who

oined the team as a red shirt freshman earned season highs of 19 points and 11 rebounds. Ochie described the in uence of the new coaching staff on the program and his skills as an athlete. “Transitioning to a new program can be difficult, but oach Ladner and his staff made it easy,” said Ochie. “The Coaches’ positive attitudes made you want to compete and strive for greatness. I personally thank them for what they taught me. I learned so much more about the game, which made me a better player.” e onte pson, had season highs of 24 points made against Abilene hristian niversity and rebounds in a game against Lamar niversity. Ja ichael awkins, senior guard and leading scorer for the 2013-14 season, was unable to compete due to an off season in ury. e will not return to action as he completed his degree program in the spring. Ladner, who came off a unior college national championship, was made the th head coach in the history of the men’s basketball program. “Our goal is to make [the program] the best we can possibly make in a short period of time,” said Ladner. The Lions basketball team continues to grow as they prepare for the season and work toward a conference title. “The ultimate goal is to win a championship, so of course we were disappointed that we didn’t accomplish that,” said Ochie.“ owever they are heading in that direction uickly with awesome recruiting. We can expect a championship soon.”

Justin Lobell, freshmen guard, Zachary Rumph, freshman point guard and junior guard Andrew Guillory huddle together during a time out versus Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux athletics

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Dylon Maggio, Bret Barclay, Zachary Rumph and Head Coach Jay Ladner (top left) stand on the sidelines anticipating the Lions next move. Photo by Melanie Mann Zay Jackson (far left), junior guard, communicates a play to be executed offensively by the Lions. In the 61-70 loss to Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Jackson averaged 13 points and four assists. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux Graduate Cedric Jenkins (center), goes up for a lay up putting points on the board for the Lions. During the game Jenkins contributed seven points and five assists in a loss to Texas A&M Corpus Christi 61-70. “My favorite and most memorable game was the game we played at UNO. I had my career high, and we played our hearts out,” said Jenkins. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux Devonte Upson (left), senior center, attempts a slam dunk. Upson scored 14 points in the 87-67 win against Houston Baptist Huskies. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux

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168 Cedric Jenkins (above) senior guard, dunks the ball contributing seven points in the 61-70 loss to Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux Sophomore guard Joshua Fillmore (above center) drives the ball to the goal. Filmore put up 17 points and seven assists in the 87-67 win over the Houston Baptist University Huskies. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux Andrew Guillory (right), junior guard, goes up for a lay up during the Lion’s debut versus Lamar University. The game earned the Lions their first win of the season with a 97-81 victory for the Lions. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux

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Zay Jackson (left), junior guard, attempts a lay up, contributing to the 87-67 victory against the Houston Baptist Huskies. During the game, Jackson scored 15 points and seven assists. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux Jimmie Duplessis (below), junior guard, played defensively against Nicholls player. During the game Duplessis contributed a season high of 11 points. The Lions won 65-59 over the Colonels. Photo by Tamara Alexander

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In the second season of the Roberts era of Southeastern football, the Lions fought to a 9-4 record and made a second appearance in the S playoffs. Familiar faces continued to shine this season for the Lions. Senior uarterback and L hopeful Bryan Bennett suffered several injuries throughout the season, but still managed to lead the Lions offense to the top of the conference in several categories. The Southeastern offense scored 523 points in 13 games, putting the team second in the league for pointsper game. The Lions averaged yards of offense per game, also ranking second. Senior wide receiver Devante Scott had a breakout year. The erriday native hauled in 50 receptions and amassed yards receiving. Scott became the second player in Southeastern’s history to catch more than , yards. Bennett and the Lions also made their presence known on the ground, ranking second in rushing yards per game. The California native led the team in rushing with yards. Accompanying the high power offense was a defense that struck fear into their Southland Conference opponents. Leading the team in tackles was senior Tyler Stoddard. Senior linebacker Isiah orbett played a vital role in Lions defense, leading the league in interceptions and ranking third in sacks. orbett led the team with four

interceptions and . sacks. Junior defensive back enzel Thompson also contributed to the Lion defense that allowed the fewest points per game last season. Thompson tied for a team high in interceptions with four. The strength in special teams was one of the Lions’ strongest assets.. Senior place kicker Ryan dams kicked for a league high . percentage, converting of attempted field goals. Returning the ma ority of the kicks for the Lions was unior running back avier Roberson. The S ick Returner of the ear averaged . yards per return until an in ury put an early end to his season. This effort helped place Southeastern first in the league in regards to average yards per kick return. Graduating seniors were not the only members leaving the team when the season was over. efensive coordinator arl Scott accepted a position as safeties coach at L Tech. ormer St. Louis defensive coordinator Blake Williams oined the Lions to fill Scott’s position. Williams brings experience from both the professional and collegiate levels of competition. espite the potent offense and defense, the Lions were bounced out of the playoffs by the Sam ouston Bearkats in the first round. With Bennett, orbet and several other key seniors leaving the team, many uestions remain to how the team will fair in the season.

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Defensive back Denzel Thompson prepares to run a play at the Hall of Fame Game against Houston Baptist. He finished the season with 20 solo tackles. Photo by Fernanda Chagas football

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Darrius Guy (left) runs the ball into Southern Utah’s territory for a touchdown. Lions took the game 41-14 over the Thunderbirds, marking this the season’s second home victory. Photo by Tamara Alexander Long snapper, number 99 Payton Zeringue (below), prepares for a field goal, earning three points for the Lions during the 2014 Homecoming game against the University of Central Arkansas. Photo by Fernanda Chagas

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The Lions enter Strawberry Stadium (above) eager to defeat Houston Baptist University. The Huskies were sent home with a loss of 76-7, the Lions biggest win of the season. Photo by Heather Jewell Denzel Thompson (right), defensive back, shares the 4124 Homecoming victory with fans as he leaves the field. Photo by Fernanda Chagas

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Wide receiver Xavier Roberson (far left) drives the ball down the field into the Green Wave territory. Roberson rushed and gained six yards, the Lions lost the game against Tulane 35-20. “Even though we lost, my favorite game was against Tulane,” said Roberson. “It was a great chance to show our skills at a higher level.” Photo by Tamara Alexander Aaron Schwanz (left), assistant coach of the linebackers, encounters the referee after a call during the Lions game against Tulane Green Wave. Photo by Tamara Alexander

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Jeff Smiley, wide receiver for the Lions, rushes into the end zone into McNeese State territory. The Lions defeated the Cowboys by 28-9, marking the ninth consecutive victory in the Southland Conference. Photo by Tamara Alexander

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Beginning their 2014-15 season seated number 50 in the Division I Rankings of the Golfstat National top 100, the Lions season started off promising with a team total of 836 strokes. our Lions placed in the top ten, with junior Eamon Bradley leading the team at strokes. Bradley was followed closely by sophomore ustavo Leon with 207 strokes. Senior Baptiste Courtachon and sophomore Paul Obermann tied for eighth with strokes. With a strong start, the Lions pushed forward with hopes of con uest, but their momentum was cut short as they played through a tough fall season, highlighted by a second and fourth place finish at the avid Toms Intercollegiate and the Moe O’Brien Match Play Tournament, respectfully. In between semesters, a replacement had to be found for Courtachon. Having graduated in the fall, the Frenchman played all five tournaments and finished inside the top ten in three of them. The gap was filled by sophomore and ew Zealand native, James Anstiss. With the team set, a new semester began. In the first tournament of the spring, nstiss posted a six under par in the final round of the Bayou City Intercollegiate, helping to push the Lions into sixth place. The Louisiana Classics served as the debut for freshman Wyatt Ott, allowing the ammond native a taste of Division I golf. The Lions’ best game of the spring season came two games later at the Lone Star Intercollegiate. Posting the lowest score for day one, the Lions started strong unfortunately they were unable to hold the lead and ended the tournament in second. The Southland onference saw consistent play by the Lions throughout

the tournament, resulting in third place behind Sam Houston State University and c eese State niversity. Two Lions placed in the top five, unior Lawrence llan tied for third with and senior rady Brame tied for fifth with . On May 4, the Golf Channel’s Morning Drive announced that the Lions would be among the teams competing in the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship. As the number nine seed, the Lions battled it out with other teams, at the Lubbock Regional in Texas. Brame, who was named to his second consecutive first ll Southland Conference team led the Lions into the NCAA Regional Competition. ccompanying him were Bradley and Allan, both multi-time All-Southland uniors as well as nstiss, the Southland ewcomer of the ear. Southeastern remained on the edge of advancing deeper into the postseason throughout the majority of the regional. With the top five teams advancing, the Lions found themselves in ninth place after day one. surge in round two lifted the Lions to a tie for fifth with niversity of Louisville. Despite their season being on the line, the Lions were unable to keep within the top five, finishing the regional tournament in ninth and putting an end to their season. The regional was the last tournament that Brame would play in a Lion uniform. The Hammond native leaves behind a legacy that features multiple selections to the all-conference team and numerous trips to the NCAA Regionals. A spot as the face of the Lions golf program is now open with the exit of Brame. Time will only tell who will be the next golfer to lead the Lions into the future.

Senior Grady Brame aims his putter to ensures accuracy in shooting. Brame made the All-Southland Conference first team for two consecutive years. Photo by Jay Love athletics

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Senior Grady Brame (above) tee’s off at the David Toms Invitational. The Hammond native shined once more as he was named to the All-Southland Conference team for the third year in a row. Photo by Jay Love Junior Lawrence Allan (right) eyes the ball as he moves closer to the hole. Allan shined at the Southland Conference tournament, finishing in a third place tie. Photo by Jay Love

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Junior Eamon Bradley (left) works the driver during the David Toms Invitational. Photo by Jay Love Senior Baptiste Courtachon (below center) sizes up his next shot. The France native finished his Southeastern career on a strong note, earning an honorable mention from the conference. Photo by Jay Love Sophomore Christopher Carstensen (below) putts the ball during David Toms Invitational. Photo by Jay Love

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The Lady Lions Soccer team finished their season with a record of 12-8 overall. Following last year’s 14-4 record and Southland Conference title, the team had a lot to play up to. The team began their season strong with six consecutive wins. fter suffering a single loss, their winning streak continued for four more games until their season’s momentum began to change. Following a harsh loss against Stephen F. Austin State University, 0-3, the team accomplished one final win, before closing their season with three consecutive losses. The team’s ability to create opportunities and play uently with one another through communication and passing, hindered their shots from making it past the opposing goalie resulting in losses. “We couldn’t put the ball in the net. We had a lot of opportunities down and in the 18 yard boxes, which is a vital area to score, and we just couldn’t bring the ball home,” said Southeastern head coach Blake Hornbuckle. Of the 25 members on the team, more than half of the team, were freshmen and sophomores who will be returning to play next year. Key players for next season include uniors midfielder rin Christ and Cheyenne Maxwell, forward ayla era, midfielder isenia treras sophomores Bri Singh, forward, defender atie oonan, goalie ope Sabadash and freshman midfielder aggie Ramsey.

Ramsey is a alifornia native and played in 20 games this season, placing second in goals and contributing eight assists. Singh led the team with most goals scored this season with 13, followed closely behind by Ramsey and era with seven each. The team will be losing All Southland senior defenders Chealsea Villaescusa and Jen Babcock. The program continued to adapt its playing strategy all season as they worked to make it in the Southland Conference. Noonan’s throw ins were used to clear the ball far down field to teammates who would be waiting and then utilize an attack on the opposing team’s defense. Instead of pushing straight down the field the team showed increasing development when they began to incorporate their wings and outside players, which continued to broaden the playing range and make more plays possible throughout the season. The goal-shot attempts were 50-290 for the entire season, and goalie Sabadash made 53 saves despite being out due to an injury. With their determination and passion holding, the girls are looking forward to next year. “We all played with a lot of heart this season and they [the team] will continue that next season as well,” said Villaescusa.

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Gisenia Utreras, junior midfielder, defends the ball from an McNeese State University player. Utreras assisted junior forward Kayla Vera in scoring the single goal which claimed victory over the Cowgirls. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux soccer

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Seniors Chelsea Villaescusa and Lauren Babcock (top) celebrate Senior Day with family members during a final home game of the season. Their jersey numbers were painted on the field in recognition of their commitment to Lion Athletics. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux Villaescusa’s father (above) congratulates her as she is honored on Senior Day. “I was thankful my dad was able to come watch me play. He has been my number one fan since I was a little girl. It meant a lot to me that he was there.” Photo by Cyprien Campeaux Rushing against Nicholls’ defense, sophomore forward Bri Singh (right) focuses on the goal. She boosted nearly three shots per game this season. Photo by Sara Stanley

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Sophomore midfielder Katie Noonan (left) and teammates struggled to defend the ball against Nicholls State, resulting in a 2-4 loss. “[What I like best about the Lady Lions is that] they show exemplary effort, even when it’s not going their way,” said Joanne Barry, Hammond resident. Photo by Heather Jewell In the first home game of the season, freshman midfielder Maggie Ramsey (below) steals the ball from an opponent from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Ramsey scored one of the three goals in the 3-0 shutout. Photo by Tamara Alexander

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Junior forward Kayla Vera (right) defends the ball versus Texas A&M. The team’s efforts resulted in a 3-1 win. Photo by Melanie Man

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Casey Jeanfreau (below) returns a ball sent out of bounds. The sophomore goalkeeper saved approximately 73 percent of opposing shots this season. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux

Scoring her first career goal, freshman midfielder and forward Maddie Kresevic (right) pushes past Mississippi Valley State defense. The game ended in a 9-0 triumph for the Lady Lions. Photo by Tamara Alexander Though both teams struggled for possession of the ball, freshman midfielder Maggie Ramsey (far right) emerged victorious in the 4-0 game versus the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Photo by Jay Love

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With sights on a Southland Conference championship the Lady Lions Softball team entered a record-breaking season with an eight game winning streak of conference play and earned a shot at the title with their sixth appearance in the Southland Tournament. Although the top-seeded Northwestern State University team ended their journey to the top on Thursday, May 7 with a 9-2 win, the Lady Lions achieved the highest conference tournament seed match in school history as the 4th seed, also attained in 2001 and 2002. Finishing with a 22-30 record and ranked second in the conference with a team batting average of .302, six Lady Lions received All-Southland honors. Among the Southland honorees were juniors Katie Lacour, Amber Sather and Taylor Bishop who were joined by Sydney Booker and Kinsey Nichols of the freshman class and senior third baseman Megan Moore. Being the first Lady Lion to earn multiple first team all conference honors, with her second and finished a single season school record of .484 batting average topping that of Voncia Bookman in who finished with a record of .460. Lacour represented Southeastern on the Southland All-Tournament, National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-South Region and All-Louisiana teams. She was joined by senior pitcher Spencer Adkinson on the All-Tournament Team, and Booker on the All-Louisiana teams. The Port St. Joe, lorida native was the first Lion to be

selected to the first team ll Southland and one of five southland players to the first National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region honoree since Dee Rancher and Misty Wagner in 1999. She ended the season ranked 5th in the nation, leading the conference with 89 hits. Lacour is currently the Southeastern career leader with 203 hits and 99 runs scored. Recognition did not stop with Lacour as Booker was one of finalist selected for the Freshman of the Year honor and was also named the Louisiana Player of the Week during the season. Booker is a 3rd team All-Southland honoree who started in all 52 games played theis season. The Madison, Alabama native ended the season ranked 4th in the nation and tied the program’s single-season record with eight triples. She also led the team with eight runs, nine doubles and a 491 RBI, one less than the Southeastern record in singles. Booker earned a .362 batting average this season with 63 hits and 39 runs scored. Taylor bishop, an honorable mention All-Southland Conference choice was also recognized as the Southland Conference Hitter of the Week. The Alvin, Texas native was the second of her family to earn All-Conference recognition after her sister, Kelsey who was named to All-Southland teams twice. lthough the Lady Lions will lose five seniors in the coming season, Lacour, Bishop, Booker Sather and Nichols will return to lead the team closer to a championship.

Senior midfielder, Vanessa Eng swings the bat in attempt to capture more points to the Lady Lions scoreboard. Eng is one of five seniors who will not return to action next season. Photo by Elizabeth Brown athletics

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Tori Stamper (right), senior pitcher, windmills the ball against the University of Incarnate Word. Stamper pitched in the first and second games of a three-game series against the Cardinals. Photo by Elizabeth Brown

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Freshman middle infielder and utility player Grace DeLee (below) goes through warm ups with her teammates before a game against Incarnate Word. The difference of one point led the Lady Lions to victory in each of the three games played in the series. Photo by Elizabeth Brown

Infielders (right) meets with junior pitcher Taylor Bishop in between plays to discuss their next game plan during a home game against Mississippi State University. Photo by Morgan Ledet

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Vanessa Eng (below), senior middle infielder, anticipates the next pitch during a game against Ball State University. The game ended in a 1-8 loss for the Lady Lions. Photo by Gleana Hill

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Lady Lions (top) look in anticipation as they take bat versus McNeese State University. Photo by Gleana Hill Senior first baseman and utility player Teresa Lemos (above) runs for the ball in a game against Mississippi State University. Lemos earned 6 putouts in the game against the Bulldogs and 312 in the overall season. Photo by Morgan Ledet Freshman outfielder Kinsey Nichols (right) prepares to throw the ball infield in a game against McNeese State University. She was one of several to be called upon to make an impact last season. The Texas native scored 39 runs and had 27 RBIs in the overall season. Photo by Tamara Alexander

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Junior pitcher Madison Vige’ (left) slings the ball passed the Sam Houston State University batter. The Denham Springs native struck out 24 batters in 53 innings in the season. Photo by Elizabeth Brown Impressive performances at bat helped gain freshman infielder Sydney Booker (below) several post season honors. Booker knocked in eight triples to tie a team record, while also being named to the 2015 All-Louisiana team. Photo by Tamara Alexander

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Beginning their season in September and battling their way to the end of April, the Lady Lions tennis team showed strength and endurance during their spring season, which closed out with an overall record of 11-10. They fought their way to the finish playing every game with pure determination. Head coach Jason Hayes described the team’s efforts to acclimate freshmen into the program and his thoughts on their success. “We had four freshmen in our top six. Tennis is played with six single spots, and four of our six spots were by our first year players,” said Hayes. “They did a good job, and I’m very happy with them.” With an 11-10 record under their belt, the ladies were given the opportunity to compete in the 2015 Southland Conference Tennis Tournament, but they were soon eliminated by Nicholls State University, the Southland’s top seed. After the season ended, the majority of the ladies were left with many enjoyable memories regarding this tennis season. Madina Vorotnikova, a freshman originally from Moscow, Russia, explained the one thing she will remember from being a player for the Lady Lions tennis team. “I will always cherish the family atmosphere in our team,” said Vorotnikova. “We get along with each other and spend time together outside the tennis court, thanks to coach who recruited such awesome people.”

According to Hayes, the majority of this year’s team consisted of new freshmen. “The thing I remember the most is how close the team was,” said Hayes. “They were a great group to work with; they were real friendly with each other with a great sense of humor.” Margaux Kaltenbacher, a sophomore player originally from Lausanne, Switzerland gave details regarding which match resonated with her most. “My favorite [game] must have been the one at Morehead State. We had to play inside. I love that, because I’m from Switzerland and I’m used to playing indoors,” said Kaltenbacher. “I had a great match, and everything was going as well as I wanted it to go. We had a tight 4-3 win, and it was during our spring break, so this made us enjoy our break even more.” While a championship title is the overall goal of the team, according to Hayes the girls bonds are equally important. “Our goal next year will be to try to win another championship,” said Hayes. “As much as we want to win, I think it’s just as important to have that close group, because that just makes my job easier and better.” The ladies closed the season out on a solid note and many Lion tennis fans were able to see skill within this group of ladies. With a new year, comes new plans, agendas and memories and this season is one the ladies will cherish for a lifetime.

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Sophomore Margaux Kaltenbacher has a record of 8-13 in singles during the spring season. She steadily played at the number five position on the team. Photo by Tamara Alexander tennis

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Freshman Dany Raygadas (right) serves the ball against Sam Houston State. Raygadas (12-8) was one of five Lady Lions to have a winning singles record in the regular season. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux Freshman Madina Vorotnikova (below) warms up before the teams match against LSU-Alexandria. The Russian native boasted one of the best singles records on the team, finishing 12-5. Photo by Tamara Alexander Head Coach Jason Hayes (below center) shares some advice with junior Renee Villarreal and freshman Anna Bryukhova. Photo by Melanie Mann

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Renee Villarreal (top) stretches out to reach the ball during a match versus Incarnate Word. Villarreal earned a third selection on the All-Southland Conference team for her performance this season. Photo by Jay Love Dany Raygadas (above) celebrates after sweeping doubles and singles matches versus Bradley University. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux Sophomore Margaux Kaltenbacher (left) prepares to return a serve in a match against Incarnate Word. The Switzerland native defeated her opponent in straight sets. Photo by Jay Love tennis

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The men’s and women’s cross country teams saw their share of success early on in the season. Fan favorites Harry Wiggins and Katie Neil returned to continue to their legacy while new faces Celia Zaeringer and Isaiah Gilbert made a name for themselves in the Southland Conference. Freshman Lady Lion Celia Zaeringer, from New Orleans, did not take long to become known in the conference, as she placed second at the Wolfpack Invitational and the Louisiana State University Invitational. The success did not cease with these two performances. Zaeringer went on to become the top placing runner for the Lady Lion squad and led the team with a time of 21:26.9 at the Southland Conference Cross ountry hampionships. This finish garnered the freshman the 12th place in the race and an honorable mention from the conference. Her consistent success throughout the season did not go unnoticed, as Zaeringer was named the Louisiana Sports Writer Association’s Female Freshman of the Year at its end. Zaeringer was not the only freshman achieving success during the season. larissa Smith also finished the conference championship race and placed third at the Wolfpack Invitational. For Lion Cross Country, Isaiah Gilbert proved to be the freshman to watch. The Ponchatoula native placed fifth overall

at the Wolfpack Invitational and was the second Southeastern runner to finish at the conference championships. As a four-year veteran, Neil recognized the passion and determination of her teammates that will lead them into greatness. “They are definitely going to get better with the drive that they show,” said Neil. “They have such great focus.” Junior Harry Wiggins continued on his already successful running career in 2014. The Prairieville native reminded fans of his dominance early on in the season, finishing first overall in the team’s first two meets. Wiggins followed that performance with a third place finish at the LSU Invitational. A respectable season was topped off by a th place finish at the conference championship and a spot on the 2014 All-Louisiana Men’s Cross Country Team. Goals set by runners drives them through every hard fought mile. Neil finally surpassed an ob ective she had on her mind since oining Southeastern. “My goal since I got here was to beat my high school personal record, and this year I was finally able to beat it,” said eil. “That was an amazing memory for me.” Cross country ended the 2014 season ranked fifth overall for the Lady Lions and ninth for the men. With the growth of the young talent and the return of veterans, Southeastern has a bright future in the cross country program.

The cross country team opened the 2014 season by competing in the University of New Orleans Relays. With several newcomers to the team, Coach Brandon Chapoton looked forward to recognizing new leadership. Photo courtesy of Steve Dalmado athletics

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Senior and four year veteran Jennifer Ernst controls her breathing and checks her time as she attempts to finish one of many final races of her senior year. “One of my best moments was being able to finish my senior year cross country season off at Northwestern’s course, the last place I raced in high school,” said Jennifer Ernst (above). “It was a bittersweet ending to this part of my life after running for SLU for four years.” Photo courtesy of Steve Dalmado Harry Wiggins (right) pushes past a Nicholls State University runner during the University of New Orleans Relays. “My best achievement as a student athlete this season was making the All-Louisiana Cross Country team,” said Wiggins. Photo courtesy of Steve Dalmado athletics

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The women’s cross country team (far left) powers through a challenging race at the Louisiana State University Invitational. Both teams earned second place, with Celia Zaeringer and Harry Wiggins at the forefront. Photo by Jay Love Partnered with Michael Perez, freshman Isaiah Gilbert (left) takes second in the University of New Orleans Relays with combined time at 26:47.88. “My best memory from this season was at conference when I ran my best time and represented the team as a Lion should,” said Gilbert. Photo courtesy of Steve Dalmado Kierra Crews, Whitney Adams, Sharon Ourso and Addison Martinez (below center) unite in the heart of competition at the annual Louisiana State University Invitational. The Lady Lions placed second overall. Photo by Jay Love With determination in her eyes, freshman Celia Zaeringer (below) strives to out pace an opponent. Her efforts were not in vain, as she and Clarissa Smith finished with University of New Orleans Relay’s fastest combined time (25:38.50). “My biggest achievement this year was competing in the NCAA Regional Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas,” said Zaeringer. “I was very happy and honored to participate in it as a freshman.” Photo courtesy of Steve Dalmado

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Led by head coach Sean Brady, the Lion Track and ield teams returned to action this season with more to prove after ending last season as conference champions. Six athletes earned Southland honors on the indoor ll Southland onference team early in the season and set the pace for outdoor championships, in which three Lions advanced to the hampionships. lex oung, Southland Outdoor ewcomer of the ear, set a new record in the weight throw competition and earned second team honors in shot put. oung transferred to Southeastern from ardner Webb niversity and set school records for weight throw, shot put and discus in his first two years as a Lion. Placing th in weight throw and moving into the Top ranked athletes in ivision , he ualified for the Indoor hampionships this season and was the first Lion to compete since . oung earned first team ll onference honors in shot put and was second team ll Southland selection in discus and hammer throws. isha raizer, who finished th in the hammer throw and earned honorable mention ll merican honors was also the

individual shot put conference champion and made third team ll onference selection. She continues to excel as a student athlete, becoming the first woman to advance to the championships in nearly a decade and the first outdoor ll merican since . Second team honors were also claimed by uniors Jonathan inchen and Raheem Brown. Brown received second team recognition for extraordinary performances in the meter dash and triple ump. In addition, Brett Olsen, senior, was named to the third team. Representing the Lady Lions well, razier, a unior native of enner, La. earned second team and third team honors in shot put and weight throw at the Southland onference Indoor hampionships. icking off the outdoor season at the Jaguar Opener, hosted by the niversity of South labama, the Lions continued the success of the indoor season, ualifying athletes for the Outdoor ast Preliminary Round and sending three into the championships. ontinuing a legacy of excellence the Lions ended the season with a record of high achievements and plans for continued success next season.

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Junior Raheem Brown sprinted past an opponent from the University of New Orleans. Brown, Houston native, was one of several Lions to earn Southland Conference honors. Photo by Kelonda Dixon track

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Dantrayl Sanders, sophomore jumper, (right) completes a triple jump. Sanders placed 5th with a record of 13.40 meters at the Lion Invitational. Photo by Elizabeth Brown Freshmen distance runners Celia Zaeringer number one and Clarissa Smith (below) number three strive to past runner number seven from Tulane University at the Battle on the Bayou in the 500 meters run. Photo by Kelonda Dixon

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Senior hurdler Charlyn Miller (above) competes in the Southland Conference Championship held at Southeastern. Miller placed first in the 4x400 meter relay at the McNeese Cowboy Indoor II. Photo by Heather Jewell

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Jonathan Kinchen (left), junior thrower, participates in the weight throw. Kinchen was appointed to All-Southland Conference 2nd team for two consecutive years. Photo by Jay Love

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HOME: 6-4 AWAY: 4-8 NEUTRAL: 1-6

August @ UAB 2-3 L vs Michigan State 0-3 L vs Jacksonville State 3-0 W September vs Southern 3-0 W vs George Washington 1-3 L @ James Madison 1-3 L vs Hampton 0-3 L @ Tulane 0-3 L vs Florida Atlantic 1-3 L vs Howard 1-3 L vs Southern Miss 1-3 L @ New Orleans 3-0 W vs Texas A&M Corpus Christi 3-2 W vs Houston Baptist 0-3 L October @ Jackson State 3-0 W vs Central Arkansas 1-3 L vs McNeese State 3-1 W vs New Orleans 3-0 W @ Stephen F. Austin 0-3 L @ Northwestern State 1-3 L vs Incarnate Word 3-1 W vs Abilene Christian 1-3 L @ Nicholls State 3-2 W November @ McNeese State 0-3 L @ Sam Houston State 0-3 L @ Lamar 3-2 W vs Nichols State 3-1 W @ Central Arkansas 1-3 L vs Central Arkansas 1-3 L

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The volleyball team finished the season with an overall record of , one of their best seasons in the past decade. lthough the numbers on the charts were not ideal, the team remains stronger and more confident than ever. “We weren’t one of the five Southeastern sports that won conference last year, but that doesn’t mean we’re not great,” said sophomore Lindsay race. “We have an amazing group of girls. We have an incredible amount of talent on this team, along with hard work and so much dedication. We also have a great set of coaches that care so much about this program and about us girls. Be ready, because we see a ring in our future.” With the support of new players and an expanding fan base, the girls powered through this season with passion and dedication. reshmen Sarah riedman and acey reeman oined the team this year, and according to head coach Jim Smoot, contributed greatly to the team’s success. The team conclusively agreed that the home victory against Texas orpus risti was one of the highlights of the season. “By far the most memorable game was beating orpus hristi at home. I don’t think we’ve ever been more excited and happy. We all ran to the middle of the court hugging, cheering, and maybe even crying,” said race. “It’s like we had won a championship. I’ve never seen

my coach so happy. e threw his clip board up, and it accidentally hit Parrie in the face. The best feeling was seeing how happy and proud our coaches were. I’ll never forget it.” s a team, the girls create memories to cherish both on and off the court. espite having losses on the road while in irginia, Sophomore Parrie artley recalls the team’s trip to Washington . “This season has been the most successful season in over a decade, so to be a part of that is really cool,” said artley. “ y favorite memory of the season was traveling to Washington . . and being able to tour the nation’s capital. I’ve been there before so it was cool seeing how things have changed and getting to visit new memorials and museums.” In addition to traveling and competing with teammates, volleyball athletes are proud to represent the university and promote its excellence. “Being on the team means so much more to me than ust playing volleyball,” said artley. “I represented my university in a way that not very many people are given the opportunity to, and I shared this opportunity with some of my best friends. aving the Southeastern name across my back makes me feel proud of where I go to school. I want to show off how amazing my university is every time I step out on the court.”

Junior middle blocker Veronica Turk sets the ball to her teammate as they practice for the preseason scrimmage. Turk’s Green team wiped out the opposing Gold in all three sets, setting the tone for the season. Photo by Jay Love athletics

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Veronica Turk (far left) tips the ball after a bump from junior setter Mikayla Shippy. Turk, junior middle blocker, was one of three to contribute to 12 blocks against Incarnate Word, while Shippy boasted a nine-point serving streak in the third set. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux Junior defensive blocker Brooke Balser (left) lunges to save the ball during a game against Abilene Christian University. Balser’s efforts were not enough to keep the Lady Lions from incurring a 1-3 loss. Photo by Fernanda Chagas Parrie Hartley, sophomore outside hitter, Head Coach Jim Smoot and Assistant Coach Emily Jordan (below) discuss plays during their last set against Nicholls State University and later secured a 3-1 win. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux

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Junior outside hitter Tiffany Thomas (left) keeps her focus in the game against Central Arkansas, contributing 35 kills and 5 of 8 blocks, despite the team’s 1-3 loss. Photo by Tamara Alexander volleyball

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Obliterating Nicholls defense, junior outside hitter Tiffany Thomas (right) spikes the ball. Thomas led the Lady Lions offense with 14 kills in the victorious match. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux Mikayla Shippy (below) attempts a pass to Veronica Turk. Despite Shippy’s 27 assists throughout the game, the Lady Lions fell to Abilene Christian, 1-3. Photo by Fernanda Chagas

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Lady Lions (top) come together in a huddle prior to home play. The ladies accented their uniforms with pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux Elizabeth Ramee (above), senior outside hitter, flashes a “Lion Up” sign to her teammates during her last game for the Lady Lions. This gesture has become a signature expression of Lion Pride. Photo by Fernanda Chagas After a pass from Mikayla Shippy, junior middle blocker Shelby Devlin (left) spikes the ball. Devlin posted five blocks against Nicholls State University. Photo by Cyprien Campeaux

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ORGANIZATIONS 228 Greek Week 230 Greek Organizations 236 Greek Organizations | Honor 238 Special Interest 242 Special Interest | Religious 244 Religious | Departmental 246 Departmental | Service 248 Men and Woman of the Year 250 Student Publications

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Members of Alpha Omicron Pi, Kappa Sigma and Alpha Phi Alpha (above), competed in the annual Greek week tug-o-war against members of Theta Phi Alpha, Theta Xi and Phi Kappa Alpha. Photo by Elizabeth Brown Phillip Buriege, Hunter Miller, Zachary Robin, David Nicoletti and Justin Bankston (right) compete in the first ever pie eating contest at the Greek Week kick-off weekend. “The pie eating contest was more than what I bargained for. I felt terrible [afterward],” said Bankston, who placed first. “It was worth it though.” Photo by Elizabeth Brown

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Mallory Wollfarth, member of Sigma Sigma Sigma, and Chris Graham, member of Kappa Alpha, race in the annual Greek Games three-legged race. Photo by Gleana Hill

Various members from Greek organizations participate in Thinkfast, an annual trivia competition hosted by Campus Activity Board ands PEEPS. Photo by Melanie Mann

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Dr. Pamela Rault, Director of Student Engagement and Kyle Gallagher, assistant director (above), await to host “The Hunger Games” themed Greek Games dressed as characters Effie Trinket and President Snow of the popular film “The Hunger Games.” Photo by Lee Lind Beau Moore, senior kinesiology major and Delta Tau Delta member (left), sets the ball during the annual Greek Week volleyball tournament as members of the crowd cheer on him and his team. Photo by Elizabeth Brown

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Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, inc. president George Veals advisor Alvin Cavalier

1. Frank Newton, Dwayne Woodard. 2. Orlando George,

Gregory Jackson, George Veals. 3. Thomas Moore. Pictured left to right

Delta Sigma Theta sorority, inc. president Donnisha Patterson advisor Wanda Evans

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Chelsea Jacques, Donnisha Patterson, Alicia Noel, Keyanta Morrison, Alexandria Martin, Laci Sherman. Pictured left to right

iota Phi theta fraternity, inc. president Clyde Walker advisor Mark Jones

Delton Burris, Kristopher Green, Jordan Lang, Clyde Walker, Ronald Hinton, Braelen Mattox. Pictured left to right

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Kappa alpha psi fraternity, inc. president Antonio Herbert advisor Skye Denham

Davonte Brown, Jared Johnson, Donavon Morris, Bryceston Walker, Antonio Herbert, Shaquell Windley. Pictured left to right

Phi beta sigma fraternity, inc. president Jairus Warren advisor Michael Kyles

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Timothy Davis, Jairus Warren, Nicholas Jackson. Pictured left to right

sigma gamma rho sorority, inc. president Tamara Alexander advisor Debra Williams

1. Erica Thomas, Britney Bell. 2. Russia Williams, Sadeian Sanders, Auriell Celestine. 3. Tamara Alexander, Samantha Griffen, Shakemia Miller, Nicala Edwards. Pictured left to right

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zeta phi beta sorority, inc. president Kori Williams advisor Phaedra Wells

1. Eboni Washington, Keaira Woodard, Kori Williams. 2. Kayla Turner, Precious Joseph. Pictured left to right

alpha omicron pi president Chandler Gautreau advisor Molly Fenton

232 Alaina Varnadore, Alecia Gutierrez, Angelle Suire, Brittany Bates, Candace Caminita, Corinne Kirkland, DaKota King, Gabbi Crocker, Gabrielle Gutierrez, Harley Arrington, Karson Pope, Katherine Weimer, Kathryn Kennedy, Katherine Evans, Katie Simmons, Madeline Schexnaydre, Marla Heintze, Megan Mitchell, Morgan Deynoodt, Morgan Miller, Page Clemmons, Renee Picou, Samantha Shelton, Taylor Poche. Names in alphabetical order

alpha sigma tau president Victoria Mccarson advisor Jessica St. Cyr

Adele Peer, Aiden Genovese, Alexis Quackenbush, Allyson Gaspard, Amber McGrath, Bridget Gaffney, Brighton Boudreaux, Brittney Boihem, Caroline St. Amant, Elizabeth Ford, Emma Rice, Erica Weiss, Gabrielle Tullier, Haley Todd, Jenni Bauers, Karlie Saucier, Kathryn Burkhardt, Katie Taylor, Kaylee Dimm, Kirby Williams, Kortney Chiapetta, Lauren Kimball, Lauren Standeford, Lindsay Briggs, Nikki Chrisman, Noel Netzhammer, Rachael Younger, Rachel Kellis, Saige Digirolamo, Savannah Short, Shelby Szelei, Stefani Brignac, Stephanie Carroll, Stevie Thompson, Valerie Mena, Victoria McCarson. Names in alphabetical order

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phi mu president Sophia Epling advisor Katie Cascio

Alyana Almedia, Amanda Moran, Blair Perise, Brittany Dykes, Brittany Vegas, Brooke Hanegan, Brooke Matherne, Caroline Whiting, Danielle Sellers, Deanne Seamon, Elizabeth LeBouf, Elizabeth Walker, Erin Brady, Grace Mikesell, Holly Savoie, Isabella Vasquez, Jamee Rogers, Jessica Bass, Jordyn Barlow, Kaitlyn Guillote, Kalyn Berot, Kate Johnson, Madeline Ledoux, Madeline Root, Madison Chauvin, Mckae Chaney, Megan McCormick, Megan Townley, Molly Mackenzie, Morgan Mincey, Payton Bryant, Rachel McCory, Randi Olivier, Shelby Long, Sidney Kent, Taylor Mangus. Names in alphabetical order

sigma sigma sigma president Amy Purvis advisor Allison Sprouse Alexis Chustz, Alexis Lahoste, Alyssa Thibodeaux, Amanda Lally, Amy Purvis, Ashleigh Burdette, Ashley Bailey, Bethany Leach, Bridget Niemiec, Carly Ferguson, Chloe Davis, Christina Roddy, Emily Lancon, Emma Lapeyrouse, Erica Willsey, Haley Ryland, Hannah Cook, Harli Manuel, Jamee Allen, Jennifer Spivey, Jessica

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theta phi alpha president Britany Williard advisor Brittany Bacques

Adriana Beltram, Allison Davis, Angela Twidwell, Anna Gamblin, Ashlin Hinojosa, Brooke Nalesnik, Caitlyn St. Pierre, Cheree DeLaune, Cherith Brumley, Christine Jones, Claudia Hodges, Dasha Shinners, Ellie Lawrence, Evie Bennett, Haley Burke, Helen Jewell, Kaitlyn Carroll, Kaitlyn Chizzoniti, Kassie Anderson, Katelyn Schultz, Katherine Brown, Katie Lindsey, Kayla Campo, Kayleigh Jenson, Keegan Brandt, Kelci Mitchelli, Kirsten Howell, Kylie LeCocq, Laken Crockett, Lindsey Begault, Lizzy Favre, Megan Anciro, Melanie Cochran, Michelle Doescher, Morgan Beard, Nicole Cousins, Rachel Mendoza, Skye Sullivan, Victoria Fairchild. Names in alphabetical order

pan-hellenic council | collegiate panhellenic council

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delta tau delta president Nicholas Nelson advisor Gene Pregeant

Austin Smith, Bailey Callahan, Beau Moore, Brent Bourgeouis, Cameron Pigeon, Christian Owens, Cody Favaro, Daniel Moore, David Nicoletti, Dylan Starkley, Evan Bailey, Evan Lapeyrouse, Garrin Pellegrin, Ivy Gonzales, Joshua Bremer, Justin Archote, Justin Williamson, Landon Brown, Mason Owens, Matthew Conoway, Matthew Guillot, Matthew Reed, Ross Tomko, Ryan Fonseca, Scott Harpster, Seth Hebert, Seth Leto, Shaun Lowe, Tristyn Wheeler, Victor Earl, Zachary Edwards. Names in alphabetical order

kappa alpha order president Vince Diez advisor Cliff Lloyd

234 Alec Cunningham, Alex Murray, Andrew Wilder, Billy Chandler, Braxton Sharp, Brice Bishop, Christopher Graham, Christian Walker, Daniel Henderson, Forrest King, Jason Licciardi, Jeremiah Eisenhardt, Kamen Carter, Logan Buckner, Nishant Jha, Peyton Hanegan, Richie Tallia, Ryan Dudopnt, Sal Bataglia, Sawyer Evans, Steven Davis, Tyler Barksdale, Tyler Hall, Vince Diez. Names in alphabetical order

kappa sigma president Alex Zorilla advisor Curt Mitchel

Adrian LaPerroney, Alec Jones, Alex Venable, Alex Zorrilla, Anthony Lisgo, Blake Cordoba, Brandon Kilbert, Brandon Williams, B.J. Miles, Cameron Dean, Christopher Hurst, Courtney Rutledge, Greg Igleharte, Harris Beall, Ivan Abarenov, Jared Serpas, John Mangin, Joley Garner, Jonathan Frey, Jordan McMillion, Josh Ansardi Justin Boudreaux, Logan Lamarca, Matt Vallot, Michael Vinsanau, Nicholas Williams, Nicholas Wylie, Scott Chassion, Spencer Dean, Tra Pinion. Names in alphabetical order

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pi kappa alpha president Jeremy Yanez advisor Darren Gomez

Alex Colton, Alex Gondolfi, Brandon Fogg , Bryce Bourne, D.J. Murden, Eric Feilden , Hunter Gsell, Ian Mckenzie , Jake Yount, Jeremy Yanez, Nikos Boulahanis, Paul Woods, Reid Allen, Stephen Roser, Trejuan Johnson, Tyle Olister. Names in alphabetical order

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theta chi president Nicolas Jenkins advisor Michael Galjour

Davon Mitchell, Eddie Cooper, Isaac Sapp, Isaiah Thomas, Jacob Sharkey, Jacques Roberts, James McGuire, Joel Smith, Jon Oliver, Kade Jones, Leland Yates, Mason Decoteau, Nick Barker, Nicolas Jenkins, Shelby Eisworth, Shelby Foil, Taylor Smith, Terence Arthur, Trevor Smith, Tyler Kennedy, Zach Robin. Names in alphabetical order

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theta xi president Austin Miller advisor Kodi Brignac

Andrew Recotta, Austin Miller, Brady Bass, Brandon Gonlag, Brett Rooks, Cade Loper, Cole Dubret, Dano Miller, Hunter Miller, Jacob Hernandez, Jami Burns, Jonah Fallo, Kurtus Lamb, Ryan Roberts, Samuel Impastato, Scott Tucker, Walker Ray. Names in alphabetical order

Alpha Psi Omega president Emily Nodine advisor James Winter

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Beta Alpha Psi president Quinn Barney advisor Dean DiGregorio

1. Courtney Kuchler, Peyton Dealminana, Svetlana

Inculet, Dari Donaldson, Jessica Gros, Kalyn Berot, Meghan Conaway, Yen Nguyen. 2. Dean DiGregorio, Reid Shorter, Quinn Barney, Jeffrey Douglas, Anthony Burkett, Eduardo Ricks, Hannah Jones, Destiny Ponder, Gabrielle Corsentino, Phuoc Nguyen, Shalav Awale, Aaron Abadie. Pictured left to right

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Chi Sigma Iota president Christianne Ricard advisor Laura Fazio-Griffith

Shallene Joseph, Josette David, Tyler Lange, Amelia Lapeyrouse, Alysse Bulich, In-Gyu Jang, Christianne Ricard, Amber Leblanc. Pictured left to right

Psi Chi president Deanna Robertson advisor Dr. Paula Varnado-Sullivan

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Sigma Tau Delta president Ashley Reed advisor George Dorrill

1. Ashley Reed, Amber Silvers, Steven Savoie. 2. Sherri Craig, Rebecca Rushing, Abbie Chiasson. Pictured left to right

interfraternity council | honor

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black student union president Amairielle Cordova advisor Sheryl Baham-Francis

1. Ardajah Alexander, Kelci Belson, Ke’fian Taylor, Roshawna Palmer, Victorial Warren, Mikayla Times, Jessica Celestine, Jaleah Robinson. 2. Latricia Allen, Keaira Woodard, Ariel Gradnigo, Chelsea Scott, Amairielle Cordova, Sheryl Francis, Michaela Thanars, Robyn Davis, Reggie Cockernam. 3. Alyssia Smith, Nancy Kambi, Josten Milan, Angela McKay, Terri Critcher. 4. Keezanta Kelly Jr., Juwan Barnes, Cydney Menina, Jairus Warren, Thomas Moore. Pictured left to right

College Republicans president Brennen McAndrew advisor Benjamin Price

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Andrew Gilly, Brennen McAndrew, Baleigh Olah, Tim Bachot. Pictured left to right

Hall council president Taylor Williams | Krista Achor advisor Blake Thomas

1. Paul Haddican, Madison Guitreau, Taylor Williams, Patricia Fowler. 2. Hannah Gregorie, Hayley Gregorie, Emilee Flores, Grant Awa, Jessica Thonn, Krista Achor, Sarah Lepine. 3. Scott Cooper, Adeyemi Wheeler, Catherine Lejeune, Kane Loupe. Pictured left to right

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made men president Amairi Cordova advisor Gabe Willis

Amairi Cordova, Jabari Sanders, Kadeem Vance, Julian Maze, Richard Pugh, Larry Overton, Juwan Barnes, Devonte Brown. Pictured left to right

National Alliance on Mental Illness president Ashley Royerre | Melanie Mann advisor Lolita Boykin

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1. Melanie Mann, Elise Laurent, Haley Allen, Ashley

Royerre, Jasmine A. Wilson, Alexandra Dodd, Ciara Richardson. 2. Shaquana Smith, Ty’Real Johnson, Dr. Lolita Boykin, Eric Fabel, Samantha Eady. Pictured left to right

National Organizational Communication Association president Lindsey Gros advisor Joseph Mirando

1. Morgan Beard, Lindsay Gros, Erica Woodley, Kacy Ray, Maya Holland. 2. Emily Forcha, Brittney Peterson, Katelyn Brian, Meredith Keating, Matthew Reed. Pictured left to right

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Phi Beta Lambda president Kristina Kleinpeter advisor Matthew T. Alford

1. Pasang Sherpa, Inellia Smith, Kristina Kleinpeter, Jade

Ngo, Alyssa Arceneaux, Latoya Coleman. 2. Bradley Watson, Sulav Shrestha, Griffin Knight, Timothy Johnson, Cody Watts, Braylon Gros. 3. Ruben Shrestha, Nitish Khanal, Evan Bailey, Spencer Dean, Donald Mistretta, Joerell Jones. Pictured left to right

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia president Remi Vedros advisor Dr. Stephen Suber

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1. Dr. Stephen Suber, Aaron Turnipseed, Cody Love, Leif Graves. 2. Tyler Seube, Kevin McNeil, Adam Miller, Chris Maus. 3. Benjamin DePriest, Johnny Dupre, Jarod Hopper. 4. Jason McNeil, Cody Watts. 5. Remi Vedros. Pictured left to right

pixel president Caleb Holloway advisor Gary Keown

1. Ryann Green, Savannah Perrin, Caleb Holloway, Fernanda Chagas, Monica Sicomo, Winnfield Jeansonne. 2. Gregory Griffith, Kelonda Dixon, Jenna Hildebrand. 3. Marcus Soniat, Nick Salvetti. Pictured left to right

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Reconnect president Nibbha Manandhar advisor David Burley

1. Chelsea Alexander , Valerie Melara, Nibbha

Manandhar, Randi Smith. 2. Sarah Basile, Priyanka Singh, Isabella Bendana, Martha Sibley. Pictured left to right

Southeastern Sustainability Society president Dante Bidwell advisor Carlos Doolittle

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1. Phuc Phan, Danilo Miranda, Priyanka Singh, Alex

Sotile, Marcia Warner, Keaira Woodard. 2. Paul Strickland, Dante Bidwell, Marika Cole, Kori Williams, Matthew Reed. Pictured left to right

Sports Management Association president Brett Robeaux advisor Dr. Ashley G. Bowers

1. Joseph Eaglin, Brett Robeaux, Amber Lasher, Frank

Newton. 2. Brody McDaniel, Matt Davenport, Nicholas Rizzo. Pictured left to right

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Student Government Association president Stephanie Travis advisor Dr. Pamela Rault

1. Cierra Robiskie, Damaris Clark, Isabel Alber, Nibha Manandhar, Jade Lyn Ngo, Yen Nguyen, Regan Cascio, Janiesha O’Connor, Freddranique King. 2. Stephanie Travis, Ivy Gonzales, Jeremiah Eisenhardt, Rachel Bogle, Megan Anciro, Jasmine Wilson, Alexis Quackenbush, Tony Miller, Alex Sotile, Whitney Bell, Erica George, Myranda Triche, Binit Sharma Poudel, Tim Reling. 3. Bryce Cothern, Matt Reed, Vince Diez, Nishant Jha, Brandon Delhom, Paul Adams, Jacob Smith, Zachary Whitehead, Nicole Futch, Bradley Watson, Allison Ostendorf. Pictured left to right

Young Americans For Liberty president Kelsa Pellettiere advisor Dr. Ronald Traylor

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1. Andrew Gill, Kelsa Pellettiere, Elizabeth Hutchinson, Andre’ Cousin II. 2. Scott Brady, Vivek Basnet, Dr. Ronald Traylor, Kevin Dupuy. Pictured left to right

Baptist Collegiate Ministry president Savannah Kirkpatrick advisor Sam Cappel Aaron McGrew, Amanda Ridgell, Amanda Triay, Anna Goodson, Anneke Langberg, Bella Mokeba, Benjamin Cato, Bethany McMorris, Blake Williams, Caitlyn St. Pierre, Caitlyn Williams, Caleb Mire, Cally CaIlliouet, Cameron Kirkendoll, Carli Soileau, Charlot Chauvin, Christian Carlin, Christine Jones, Colby Mire, Daniel McQuary, Danielle Shearer, Emily Jones, Gabrielle Crawford, Haven Kinchen, Isaac Esquivel, Jamie Hewitt, Jaquon Hardmon, Jarred Ott, Jean Pierra Aymond, Jenna Reno, Johnathan Jee, Justin Lafleur, Kayla Jackson, Kelsie Jones, Kimerly Luce, Krista Scafidel, Kyle Pizzuto, Kylie Roberson, Lauren O’neil, Madison Lane, Madison Rushing, Madison Vige, Maggie Kippes, Magnus Iwara, Marcus Soniat, Matthew Olivier, Meredith Welch, Michael Glorioso, Mikayla Times, Miriam Holmes, Paul Vaccaro, Ryan Miller, Sam Taylor, Samantha Falke, Savannah Kirkpatric, Shelbie Jones, Tiffany Olivier, Trey Sparks, Tyler Abadie, Tyler Williams, Will Atkinso, Zach Husser. Names in alphabetical order

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Catholic Student Association president Derrick Faucheux advisor James Kirylo

1. Katie Neil, Lauren Larson, Monica Sicomo, Kayla Adams, Courtney Ourso, Lisa Earles , Hannah Furlan, Heather Allen. 2. Irene Marino, Victoria Mercer, Emily Coker, Sharon Veazey, Stuart Lafleur, Jacqueline Doucet, Rachael Johnson, Rachel Studley. 3. Cierra Calloway, Catherine Costa, Paige Imbraguglio, Andrew Cowan, Shelby Kirkland, Cory Soileau, Jessica Wood, Amelia Haag , Dustin Williams, Jennifer Ernst. 4. Jonathan Duhon, Derrick Faucheux , Nick Johnson, Hayden Songy, Daniel Gruner, Jeremy Balint, Gary Perkins, Juan Perez , Mark Holt, Patrick Imbraguglio. Pictured left to right

Fellowship of Christian Athletes president Onochie Ochie advisor Edward Hebert

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Moreau, Kierra Crews, Johnathan Hill, Johnathan Martin, Jarrod Hale, Emilee Wilson. 2. Avery Martin, Storm Davis, Billy Minnifield, Grace DeLee, Paul Adams, Mikayla Shippy, Byron Johnson, Chris Briggs. 3. Tiray Dove, Jared Lewis, Veronica Turk, Brittney Wingate, Byron Smith, Shelby Devlin, Atton Johnson. Pictured left to right

God’s Chosen Gospel Choir president Precious Joseph advisor Donta Mills

1. Javen Coleman, Precious Joseph, Reanna Claiborne, Bianca Chandler. 2. Chelsea Scott, Gabrielle Bickham, Priscilla Sart, Ariel Green, Breyanna Johnson, Channell Weston, Lela Taylor, Robyn Davis, Brittany Henry, Creyuanna Johnson. 3. Brittney Cherry, Keaira Woodard, Lacey Robbins, Russell Holloway, Kiah Jackson, Kiah Jackson, Omega Lewis, Carlton Gray, Carneesha Fields, Alma McCoy. Pictured left to right

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Lions for the Lamb president Zachary Whitehead advisor Corliss Dupuy

1. Julie Perry, Jamme Allen, Kaly Wells, Camber Robertson, Michael Glorioso, Adinah Cobb, Sarah Beysselance, Jessica Williams, Adrianna Guillot. 2. Ashlyn Robertson, Alexis Fairbanks, Brittany Phillips, Megan Kincade, Jade Bushell, Tayler Baggett, Casey Jackson, Alayna Manchester, Kevin Bokun, Olivia Lanehart, Zachary Whitehead. 3. Jonathan Hill, Matthew Bell, Paul Adams, Joshua Taylor, Josh Hoover, Caleb Thompson, Kyle Johnson, Jonathan Rhodes, Dale Strickland. 4. Matthew Williams, Zachary Gerard, Caleb Moll. Pictured left to right

Praise-N-Motion president Halie Belin advisor Lataisha Tate

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1. Catrinaa Scott, Ariel Green, Bianca Chandler, Raven Gooden, Ravian Thomas. 2. Breyanna Johnnson, Halie Belin, Christi Patrick, Jydesha Coleman, Priscilla Sart, Brittney Cherry. Pictured left to right

national society of leadership and success president Holly Kliebert advisor Jamie Magee

1. I’Tyonnie Jackson, Megan Simon, Cerris Thomassie,

Holly Kliebert. 2. Precious Joseph, Andreina Colina, Jason Dufrene, Amber Darville. Pictured left to right

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Public Relations Student Society of America president Jada Davis advisor Joseph Mirando

1. Alexis Flores, Jasmine Tate, Jada Davis , Samantha Guagliardo. 2. Annette Lay , Miranda Fleig, Kelsey Dunham, Meredith Keating, Brittany Willard, Gabrielle Bickham. Pictured left to right

Southeastern Association of Family and Consumer Sciences president Taylor Tasssin advisor Brandy Williams

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1. Ashton Wilde, Samantha Smith, Shelby Kays, Linda

Bailey, Jessica Bass, Cierra Calloway. 2. Alexis Sterling, Taylor Tassin, Amber Dye, Charlene Barrett. Pictured left to right

Southeastern Sociological Association president Sarah Basile advisor Russell A. Castro

1. Dequaz Humphries, Sarah Basile, Chelsea Cook. 2. Celsa Delrio, Dashan Encaiade, Megan Mizell, Katie Simmons, Erin Maggiore, Becka Quebedeaux, Haley Allen, Kelly Ripple, Ashley Ellis, Jade Sanguanruang, Brittney Boihem, Laci Sherman, Whitnie Douglas. 3. DeAnthony Moore, Tamara Will, Angelle Suire, Keri Frederic, Meghan Odom, Adele Peer, Alicen Lieux, Erin Harris. 4. Christopher Alexander, Mallory Babin, Brittany Lambert, Katie Robbins, Amanda Loupe, William O’Rourke, Joseph Lockhart, Jonathan Griffin. 5. Brandon Richardson, Dana Arthur, Elizabeth Kreutzer, Drew Rosemond, Quonkeious Williams, Cade Martin, Denzel Jones, Dylon Vaughn, Ja’hmal Macklin, DaryNeshia Weaver, Dustin McLin, Hannah Benton. Pictured left to right

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Visual Arts Society president Madelyn Robillard advisor Michael Aldana

1. Rachel Davis, Olivia Moreno, Elizabeth Brown, Brianna

Reeves. 2. Winnfield Jeansonne, Benjamin Strable, Madelyn Robillard. Pictured left to right

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People president Brynisha Faust advisor Marjorie Parker

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Aaliyah Zeien, Alexis Craven, Alexis Jones, Amber Langston, Ashley Harris, Ashton Toefield, Austin Hill, Autumn Merath, Ayana Hughes, Ayanna Brown, Breanna Evans, Breanna Lawerence, Breonna Shaffers, Breyanna Johnson, Briana Brown, Brittney Cherry, Brynisha Faust, Carnisha Tassin, Christian Blair, Ciara Deraull, Cierra Stewart, Davante Gethers, Deasha Monroe, DeRanda Griffin, Diamond Evans, Dominique Morley, Emmanuel Kennedy, Erikeisha Bailey, Hilda Taylor, Jaira Dove, Janea Martin, Jasmine Martin, Jasmine Tate, Jayla Young, Jeremy Ard, Jeremy Smith, Jerita Mitchell, Jermanee Scoby, Jessica Lewis, Jessica Winfrey, Jimecia Williams, Jornae Tassin, Joshua Washington, Josten Milan, Jynika Moore, Kaelynn Smith, Karleacia Pooler, Karrington Taylor, Kayla Harrell, Kayla Quincy, Ke’Gan Taylor, Kenyatta Bathelemy, Keturah Green, Kiah Jackson, Knyla Houston, Kristina Brumfield, Kurston Richard, Kyron Scott, Lauren Davis, Layla Clark, Lloyd Roussell, Marisa Evans, Marriun Dunn, Myles Haydel, Patricia Barney, Rashaud Mcdonald, Raven Gooden, Reginald Wright, Reneisha Stevenson, Rashon Weatherstrand, Rideia Wilson, Russhele Folse, Symone Miller, Tansha Moore, Tess Mullings, Thomas Moore, Tikandra Lewis, Timothy Davis, Trivon Oliver, Tyrell Norman, Tyron’e Hawkins, Whitney Bell, Whitney Johnson. Names in alphabetical order

red cross club president Lauren Maheu advisor Amber Narro

Lauren Maheu, Jessica Jacoby, Nicholas Ussey, Pankaj Jairu. Pictured left to right

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MULTICULTURAL AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT AFFAIRS coordinator Brendan Daigle

Kristopher Johnson, Brendan Daigle, Jasmine Franklin. Pictured left to right

study abroad advisor Dr. Michael Jones

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1. Matthew Crain, Steven Honore, Billy Gatlin, Banessa Umana, Daylen Fernandez, Karen Waguespack, Lynda Taylor, Victoria Scott. 2. Dr. Michael Jones, Jeryt Bourg, Daniel Truxillo, Caley Ibele, Rachel Podnar, Chris Grant, Jabari Sanders, Brett Stirling, Adam Liuzza, Hershel Shoats, Shea Zeringue, Jessica Brand, Cathryn Tynes. Pictured left to right

student publications director Lee E. Lind coordinator Lorraine F. Peppo

1. Samantha Stephan, Emily Stephan, Elizabeth Brown, Sara Stanley, Allison Crady, Heather Jewell, Megan Ferrando, Megan Simon, Tamara Alexander, Taja Morgan, Kelonda Dixon, Gleana Hill, Fernanda Chagas. 2. William Schmidt, Tyler Kennedy, Jacob Darouse, Cyprien Campeaux, Jay Love. Pictured left to right

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recognizing excellence Story Jasmine C. Tate Design Fernanda Chagas

The ivision for Student ffairs recognizes the importance of student life during college and students who devote their time, talents and dedication to the university. Stephanie Travis and Sura yer were honored as the Outstanding an and Woman of the ear for their commitment to Southeastern and its student body at the th nnual S onvocation. ach year as students make their home at Southeastern Louisiana niversity, the opportunities to get involved and develop relationships with students and faculty through extra curricular activities are limitless. With more than recognized student organizations, there is a place for everyone. yer, an international student and member of the ulticultural and International Student ffairs treasured the prestigious honor and showed gratitude to those who contributed to his involvement and success. “ s I was walking to receive my award, I was thinking about my parents, my professors, my friends and all the other people who helped me all this time to get to this point,” he said. “I was very shocked it’s the most prestigious award of our university, and I didn’t expect to get the award.” Travis, who accepted responsibility as the incoming Student overnment ssociation hief Justice for the academic year after her term as the S president, was overwhelmed by the love and support she received with the reward. “I feel so thankful to the individuals that nominated me, to those who spoke on my behalf and to those who congratulated me,” she said. “It’s overwhelming to feel so supported and loved by my Southeastern family.” omprised of three counsels and active fraternities and sororities, reek

Life supports unity through the bonds of sisterhood and brotherhood. Randi Olivier and had ouledous were named the reek an and Woman of the ear at the ceremony. ouledous is a member of elta Tau elta fraternity and served as the public relations and brotherhood chairman. In addition, he accepted responsibility as the president of the Interfraternity ounsel and received the elta Tau elta ward of istinction. Olivier is a member of Phi u raternity and served as a member of the omecoming ourt in addition to promoting the university and aiding incoming freshmen as an orientation leader. She was also involved in the division as a S Leadership mbassador and Student overnment ssociation Senator for the ollege of ursing and ealth Sciences and was a member of the S Leadership ounsel, ucks nlimited, ational Society of Speech Langauge and earing ssociation and Order of Omega. “I am extremely honored to be chosen as Southeastern’s reek Woman of the ear,” she said. “I owe most of my greatest college experiences to reek life and the many lifelong friends that I have made because of my involvement. Phi u has provided me with countless opportunities as an undergrad. Being able to represent the entire reek community is something that I’ll never forget and always be thankful for.” The ivision of Student ffairs provides numerous opportunities for students to be a part of the university’s legacy of excellence and to create their own. Several students and organizations were recognized for their contributions to continuing excellence at Southeastern.

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Stephanie Travis and Suraj Ayer were recognized as the DSA Man and Woman of the Year. The two were grateful for the honor, their experiences and relationships developed during their undergraduate careers. Photo by Fernanda Chagas title

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Fernanda Chagas (right), Le Souvenir Editor in Chief, releases stress from finals and upcoming deadlines at the annual “Puppy Therapy” event hosted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Photo by William Schmidt Jasmine Tate (below), Le Souvenir Assistant Editor, smiles with excitement after receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Communication. Tate graduated in the fall but returned to Southeastern to complete the publication and her role as assistant editor while pursuing a Master of Science in Public Relations at The University of Southern Mississippi. Photo by Sara Patrick Elizabeth Brown (below center) adjusts her camera settings before covering a photo assignment. Student Publications provides professional equipment, training and programs for staff members to ensure quality content and publications. Photo by Fernanda Chagas

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Tamara Alexander (left) photographs candids during the annual Swamp Bowl Competition. Alexander enjoys photographing student life activities as well as events and athletic competitions. Photo by Fernanda Chagas Jacob Darouse (below), takes a break from scanning digital copies of archived yearbooks. Photo by Sara Patrick

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Melanie Mann (above) enjoys Gumbo Ya Ya festivities during Homecoming week while conducting interviews for a writing assignment. Photo by Sara Patrick Fernanda Chagas and Kelonda Dixon (left) prepare to photograph a group shot of all members of the Greek organizations in Strawberry Stadium. Photo by Tamara Alexander

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The Lion’s Roar Editor in Chief, Sara Patrick and Assistant Editor Allison Crady pose for a photo after working the fall commencement ceremony. Photo by Lee Lind

Megan Simon, campus life editor, practices her photography skills in one of the many workshops provided to the Student Publications staff. Photo by Melanie Mann

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Members of the Student Publications staff (above) show off their Halloween costumes during a celebration at the office. Photo by Lee Lind Megan Ferrando (right), who became arts & entertainment editor in spring 2015, smiles for the camera while covering Buku Music + Art Project in New Orleans. Photo by Allison Crady

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Administrative Assistant Heather Collins, Director Lee Lind, Coordinator Lorraine Peppo and Graduate Assistant Ashley Guillot (above) provide support for the staff in meeting publication deadlines and many other tasks. Photo by Fernanda Chagas The Student Publications staff (left) gathered for a group photo following the presentation of awards at the 2015 Student Publications Convocation. The ceremony was a celebration of the accomplishments and awards earned during the year. Photo by Lorraine Peppo

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The Student Publications staff (above) exchange gifts, socialize and celebrate Christmas during the annual holiday celebration. Photo by Lee Lind Assistant editor Allison Crady (right) celebrates graduation with her family after receiving her degree. Crady graduated with honors and received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. “I really enjoyed being part of the Student Publications staff and developing as a person through the work opportunities,” said Crady. “Earning my degree was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.” Photo by Elizabeth Brown

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Graduating with honors, copy editor Emily Stephan waits eagerly to take the stage and receive her Bachelor of Arts in English in the spring commencement exercises. Photo by Megan Ferrando

Students of The Lion’s Roar staff prepare camera settings and take test shots at the annual Strawberry Jubilee event hosted by the Campus Activities Board. Photo by Lorraine Peppo

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Jay Love (above), The Lion’s Roar sports editor, leads photography training outside of the temporary location of the Office of Student Publications in Mims Hall, the staff transitioned into new office space in the fall of 2015. Photo by Melanie Mann Staff reporter Heather Jewell (left) and editor in chief Sara Patrick pose for a photo prior to the spring 2015 commencement ceremony. Patrick received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and served many roles on staff beginning her freshman year. “I worked for four years to earn this degree, and it was amazing to celebrate that accomplishment with my family, friends and fellow students,” said Patrick. “My graduation from Southeastern was a moment I will never forget.” Photo by Tamara Alexander

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united in spirit Story Megan Ferrando Design Fernanda Chagas

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Over 300 international students from Nepal received tremendous support from the Southeastern community upon learning of the two strong earthquakes that shook their homeland at the end of April and beginning of May. Throughout the tragedy, Southeastern students, staff, faculty and community united to raise more than 9,000 dollars in online donations alone. Additional funds were collected through various events and donation boxes placed around campus during the end of the spring semester. The first earth uake reached a magnitude of 7.8, while the second, occurring only weeks later, reached a magnitude of 7.3. Word spread quickly that the nation of Nepal was in need when Student overnment ssociation hief of Staff and Nepalese native Suraj Ayer sent out a plea for aid to Southeastern faculty and students through email. “Nepal does not have enough resources to fight back this sudden emergency situation,” wrote Ayer. “Hence, I want to initiate fundraising within my university to help the needy ones in Nepal. We need your support at this tragic moment.” Those affected in epal were in need of food, clean water, sanitation, communication means, electricity and shelter since many houses had been destroyed. The lack of communication affected many of Southeastern’s students as they struggled to reach their families. “As every Nepalese at Southeastern, I was utterly shocked and devastated by the news. I tried to call my parents

immediately but couldn’t reach them,” said Ayer. “I felt tremors inside.” The earthquake was the worst natural disaster epal has suffered in the past years, according to CNN. Contributing to more than 9,000 deaths and 8 million destroyed homes. Despite the need for immediate relief, overcrowding on the international runway caused difficulties in transporting contributions to those in need. Several humanitarian groups attempted to provide supplies, including the Red Cross. “I am really grateful for everyone here because they have been so supportive. On the Saturday morning it happened, I got emails from teachers, teachers I even just took for one class,” said Lama. “It makes me really proud to be a part of Southeastern’s community because everybody has been so helpful. It’s just so nice to have people help you in the time of need.” Despite the earthquakes’ occurrences halfway around the world, the tragedies struck close to home with many Nepalese students attending Southeastern. Everyone bonded together not only to raise funds for those in need but also to provide support and to honor those who lost their lives during the disaster. “I believe Southeastern is a family,” said Ayer. “We go to family in times of need and as expected, the Lion Nation stood up to help.” That help included a 4,000 dollar check presented in May to the Nepalese students by the Southeastern Louisiana University Foundation.

Freshmen Pemba Sherpa and Shreya Thapa gather around a chalk drawing of Nepal and its national flag to begin the lighting of the candles for a vigil for the victims of the earthquakes. The candles were then used to create a boarder of light around the drawing. Photo by Elizabeth Brown closing

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ebola outbreak

A team of health care assistants from Sierra Leone search for patients suffering from Ebola symptoms, in addition to informing others about the virus. The country entered a three-day lock down to prevent the spread of the sickness in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Photo by Michael Duff, AP file

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This image made from a video released by Islamic State militants in August 2014, purports to show the killing of journalist James Foley by the militant group. After the release of gruesome videos showing the beheading of some hostages, Obama approved an air strike campaign against the Islamic State in both Iraq and Syria. Photo by Militant website, AP file

joan rivers

TV personalities Joan Rivers and daughter Melissa Rivers at the 2013 Matrix New York Women in Communications Awards in New York. Melissa Rivers’ memoir, “The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mischief and Manipulation,” is a tribute to her mother, comedian Joan Rivers, who died on Sept. 4, 2014 at 81. Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision, AP file closing

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A Abadie, Aaron 236 Abadie, Tyler 242 Abarenov, Ivan 100, 234 Abney, Jasmine 78 Abney, Nicholas 100 Accardo, Alex 100 Achor, Krista 238 Adams, Bola 25 Adams, Kayla 243 Adams, Nicholas 100 Adams, Paul 242-244 Adams, Whitney 211 Adhikari, Diwas 100 Adolph, Amber 100 Adu, Awovi 78 Ahrend, Kristen 78 Aid, Lauren 45 Akeroyd, Marissa 100 Albares, Peter 78 Alber, Isabel 242 Albert, Brittney 78 Albert, Shannon 78 Aldridge, Michael 78 Alemayehu, Blen 100 Alexander, Ardajah 238 Alexander, Chelsea 100, 241 Alexander, Christopher 33 Alexander, Haleigh 78 Alexander, Tamara 231, 247, 251 Alexis, Stanley 78 Alker, Brittany 78 Allan, Lawrence 182 Allen, Haley 239, 245 Allen, Heather 243 Allen, Jamee 244 Allen, Kori 78 Allen, Latricia 100, 238 Allen, Madison 100 Allen, Reid 235 Allridge, Joshua 78 Allulli, Regina 100 Almedia, Alyana 233 Altland, Matthew 78 Amorello, Shanell 78 Anciro, Megan 49, 233, 242 Anders, Joshauna 78 Anderson, Kassie 233 Anderson, Peaches 157, 161 Andry, Brittany 78 Ansardi, Joshua 234 Anselmo, Brittney 78 Anthony, Debra 100 Anzalone, Hannah 100 Arabie, Gabriel 78 Arcement, William 78 Arceneaux, Alyssa 240 Arceneaux, Ashley 78 Arceneaux, Katelyn 78 Archote, Justin 234 Ard, Jeremy 246 Ard, Lashae 100 Arena, Robert 100 Arrington, Harley 232 Arthur, Dana 46, 100, 245 Arthur, Terence 235 Aryal, Santosh 78 Atkinso, Will 242 Aucoin, Valerie 100 August-Mosky, Angela 100 Auguste, Vickie 100 Authement, Nicholas 78 Awa, Grant 58, 100, 238 Awale, Shalav 236 Ayer, Suraj 100, 249 Aymond, Jean Pierre 242

B Baas, Sean 100 Babcock, Lauren 188 Babin, Mallory 245 Bachot, Timothy 238 Baggett, Tayler 244 Bailey, Ashley 233 Bailey, Erikeisha 246 Bailey, Evan 234, 240 Bailey, Jennifer 78 Bailey, Linda 245 Baize, April 100 Balado, Savanna 100 Baldwin, Brienne 78 Balint, Jeremy 100, 243 Ballard, Jasmine 78 Balser, Brooke 223 Bandemer, Amanda 100 Bankston, Justin 228 Barber, Lance 78 Barber, Mallory 78 Barber, Sarah 79 Barcia, Frances 79 Barclay, Bret 167 Bard, Deyana 100

Bardales, Austin 235 Barker, Nick 235 Barksdale, Tyler 234 Barlow, Jordyn 233 Barnes, Juwan 238, 239 Barney, Patricia 246 Barney, Quinn 79, 236 Barras, Michael 79 Barrett, Charlene 245 Basile, Sarah 79, 241, 245 Basnet, Vivek 242 Bass, Brady 236 Bass, Jessica 233, 245 Bass, Sophia 101 Bastian, Tayler 101 Bataglia, Sal 234 Bates, Brittany 232 Bathelemy, Kenyatta 246 Batiste, Amanda 101 Batiste, Kayla 79 Batiste, Rasheda 101 Bauer, Brianna 101 Bauers, Jenni 232 Baumgartner, Leah 16, 101 Beach, Martinique 79 Beall, Harris 234 Beard, Morgan 233, 239 Becker, Tyler 21 Becnel, Emily 101 Begault, Lindsey 233 Belin, Halie 101, 244 Bell, Britney 231 Bell, Matthew 244 Bell, Whitney 242, 246 Bellard, Shannon 101 Beloso, Erica 79 Belson, Kelci 238 Beltram, Adriana 101, 233 Benasco, Anthony 79 Bendana, Isabella 241 Benitez, Melissa 101 Bennett, Bryan 174 Bennett, Evie 233 Bennett, Megan 79 Benton, Hannah 245 Berberne, Brittany 237 Bergeron, Samantha 233 Bergeron, Victoria 79 Berot, Kalyn 233, 236 Berrigan, Kaley 101 Beysselance, Sarah 244 Bhandari, Sushantika 101 Bickham, Gabrielle 79, 243, 245 Bidwell, Dante 101, 241 Bihm, Nicholas 79 Billiot, Ashley 101 Bishop, Brice 234 Bishop, Taylor 196 Blache, Ryan 101 Black, Benjamin 79 Blackburn, Michelle 79 Blades, Scarlett 41 Blair, Christian 246 Blakesley, Kelly 79 Blanchard, Dorian 145 Blanchard, Kayla 101 Bode, Bobijo 79 Bogle, Rachel 242 Boihem, Brittney 232, 245 Boihem, Chad 79 Bokun, Kevin 244 Bolden, Candace 101 Bolgiano, Matthew 79 Bolton, Janay 101 Bonadona, Darlene 101 Bonanno, Monica 101 Bonnecaze, Candyce 101 Bonura, Sarah 79 Booker, Sydney 199 Boone, Jordan 233 Bordelon, Christopher 101 Bordelon, Kate 233 Bordelon, Molly 101 Bordenave, Paige 101 Borgstede, Blake 79 Born, Case 101 Bossart, Janice 73 Bottolfs, Kristen 79 Bouche, Lindsey 101 Boudreaux, Brighton 232 Boudreaux, Justin 234 Boudreaux, Leila 101 Boulahanis, Nikos 235 Bouligny, Christian 79 Bourg, Jeryt 247 Bourgeois, Casey 102 Bourgeois, Karen 102 Bourgeois, Leah 102 Bourgeois, Ridge 79 Bourgeouis, Brent 234 Bourne, Bryce 235 Bourque, Lauren 102 Bowlin, Callie 79

Bowman, C’Onda 102 Bowman, Shelby 102 Boyett, Benjamin 102 Boykin, Lolita 239 Bozeman, Kenzie 102 Braddock, Jonathan 79 Bradley, Eamon 183 Brady, Erin 233 Brady, Scott 242 Brame, Grady 180, 182 Brand, Jessica 55, 79, 247 Brand IV, George 102 Brandal, Robert 79 Brandt, Keegan 233 Brandt, Matthew 80 Brathberry, Megan 233 Bremer, Joshua 234 Brescher, Mary 80 Brewer, Akira 236 Brewer, Rachel 102 Brian, Katelyn 239 Bridgewater, Crystal 80 Briggs, Christian 243 Briggs, Lindsay 232 Brignac, Stefani 232 Briseno, Monique 80 Brister, Brandy 102 Broeder, Allbrie 102 Brogle, Dominique 40 Brooks, Laura 103 Brooks, McKay 103 Broome, Hayleigh 80 Brouillette, Merisa 80 Browder, Derrick 103 Brown, Ayanna 246 Brown, Briana 246 Brown, Cameron 103 Brown, Chad 103 Brown, Davonte 231, 239 Brown, Elizabeth 246, 247, 250 Brown, Jamie 80 Brown, Katherine 233 Brown, Landon 234 Brown, Lindsy 18, 144 Brown, Raheem 215 Brown, Rebecca 103 Brue, Gina 103 Brumfield, Garrett 103 Brumfield, Kristina 246 Brumfield, Lynette 80 Brumley, Cherith 233 Brunell, Kristen 80 Brungart, Rachel 103 Bryant, Payton 233 Bryukhova, Anna 204 Bubna, Jason 80 Buckley, Sharmaine 44 Buckner, Logan 234 Bulich, Alysse 237 Bunett, Teresa 18 Buras, Brandon 103 Burdette, Ashleigh 103, 233 Buriege, Phillip 103, 228 Burke, Haley 103, 233 Burkett, Anthony 236 Burkhardt, Kathryn 232, 236 Burks, Alicia 103 Burlett, Aimee 80 Burns, Jami 236 Burris, Delton 230 Burton, Elizabeth 103 Bush, Andie 103 Bushell, Jade 244 Butler, Aubrey 103 Byers, Ryan 152

C CaIlliouet, Cally 242 Caire, Lucie 45 Calhoun, Sekina 80 Callahan, Bailey 234 Calloway, Cierra 243, 245 Calvert, Stephen 103 Caminita, Candace 232 Campeaux, Cyprien 247 Campeaux, Kaley 103 Campo, Kayla 233 Cancienne, Whitney 80 Canella, Bryan 80 Cannizaro, Stacey 80 Canulette, Keith 80 Capielano, Taylor 80 Caprera, Justin 103 Caranova, Paulo 133 Carballo, Ryan 80 Carlin, Christian 34, 242 Carlino, Jason 103 Carlson, Erica 237 Carmichael, Kelsi 80 Carney, Lajerrika 103 Carollo, Amber 103 Carr, Kevin 152 Carroll, Kaitlyn 233

Carroll, Stephanie 232 Carstensen, Christopher 183 Carter, Cassie 80 Carter, Christina 80 Carter, Kamen 234 Carter, Summer 233 Cascio, Regan 233, 242 Cassagne, Janee’ 80 Cassingham, Stephen 44 Castillo, Adriana 80 Cato, Benjamin 242 Cavignac, Courtney 103 Cedotal, Kyle 152 Celestine, Auriell 231 Celestine, Jessica 238 Chabreck, Chelsea 237 Chaffin, Caddie 103, 144, 145 Chagas, Fernanda 240, 247, 250, 251, 271 Chaisson, Scott 34 Chandler, Bianca 243, 244 Chandler, Billy 234 Chaney, Leah 80 Chaney, Mary 233 Chapman, Taylor 103 Charles, Devin 80 Charvet, Mignon 57 Chase, Megan 80 Chassion, Scott 234 Chauvin, Charlot 242 Chauvin, Madison 233 Cheeks, Rhiannon 80 Chenier, Kasi 103 Cherry, Brittney 80, 243, 244, 246 Chiapetta, Kortney 232 Chiasson, Abbie 237 Chizzoniti, Kaitlyn 233 Chrisman, Nikki 232 Church, Justin 103 Chustz, Alexis 233 Claiborne, Reanna 243 Clark, Damaris 242 Clark, Joseph 104 Clark, Katie 233 Clark, Layla 246 Clark, William 104 Clarke, Caitlin 81 Clayton, Katy 33, 233 Clemmons, Page 232 Click, Cadia 104 Cobb, Adinah 244 Cobena, Crystal 81 Cochran, Melanie 233 Cockerham, Bennett 236 Cockernam, Reggie 238 Cockerton, George 104 Coker, Emily 243 Cole, Marika 241 Coleman, Javen 243 Coleman, Jydesha 244 Coleman, Latoya 81, 240 Colina, Andreina 244 Collier, Ashley 104 Collier, Lauren 104 Collins, Heather 253 Colombo, Aubree 104 Colton, Alex 235 Commander, Paris 35, 104 Compton, Brittany 81 Conaway, Meghan 104, 236 Conn, Heather 81, 237 Conoway, Matthew 234 Cook, Chelsea 245 Cook, Hannah 233 Cook Jr., Ray 81 Cooper, Alexandra 81 Cooper, Eddie 235 Cooper, Scott 238 Cordoba, Blake 234 Cordova, Amairi 239 Cordova, Amairielle 238 Cornejo, Ruby 104 Cornelius, Amber 104 Cornett, Jayla 104 Corsentino, Gabrielle 104, 236 Corso, Vick 104 Cortes, Maria 81 Costa, Catherine 243 Costa, Skip 33 Costella, Brittny 104 Cothern, Bryce 235, 242 Cotton, Sebrina 104 Courrege, Lauren 81 Courtachon, Baptiste 183 Courtney, Kristen 81 Courville, Kaitlyn 81 Cousin II, Andre’ 242 Cousins, Nicole 233 Couvillon, Brandy 104 Cowan, Andrew 243 Crabtree, Heather 104 Crady, Allison 104, 247, 252, 254 Craig, Sherri 237 Crain, Alyssa 104

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Crain, John L. 13, 25 Crain, Matthew 81, 247 Cramer, Lindsey 81 Crane, Brianna 81 Craven, Alexis 246 Crawford, Gabrielle 242 Creel, Jessica 104 Crews, Kierra 211, 243 Cristina, Daniel 81 Critcher, Terri 238 Crites, Carson 151 Crochet, DeLauren 81 Crocker, Gabbi 232 Crockett, Laken 233 Crofford, Blake 81 Crosbie, Shelbi 104 Crosby, Hannah 104 Crovetto, Gregory 81 Cruz, Dylan 104 Cuan, Sabina 81 Culler, Chelsea 81 Culpepper, Jourdan 233 Cunningham, Alec 234 Cuny, Zachary 81 Cupit, Katrina 104 Curole, Chelsea 104 Cusimano, Louis 63 Cyprian, Brit’tinae 104 Cyrus, Marissa 81

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Dahmer, Jared 104 Daigle, Brendan 247 Daigs, Ahriel 81 Daigs, Darilyn 105 Dale, Dennis 81 Dale, Jared 81 Dale, Kaitlin 105 Dallimore, Mandy 105 Dang, Megan 233 Daniels, Meggan 81 Darce, Christina 81 Dardar, Shay 33 Darouse, Jacob 247, 251 Darville, Amber 105, 244 Davenport, Matthew 241 David, Josette 237 Davis, Allison 233 Davis, Amber 81 Davis, Brent 82 Davis, Chelsey 236 Davis, Chloe 233 Davis, Jada 245 Davis, Lauren 246 Davis, Rachel 246 Davis, Robyn 238, 243 Davis, Sheldon 105 Davis, Stephen 105, 234 Davis, Storm 243 Davis, Timothy 231, 246 Davis Jr., Delwin 105 Dawkins, Megan 82 Dawson, Dustin 28 De Armas, Jenny 105 De La Cruz, Annessa 159 Dealminana, Peyton 105, 236 Dean, Cameron 234 Dean, Sabri 105 Dean, Spencer 234, 240 Dearman, Jamie 236 Decoteau, Mason 235 DeGruy, Chelsea 105 DeJean, Diana 105 DeLancy, Fallon 82 DeLaune, Cheree 233 DeLee, Grace 196, 243 Delhom, Brandon 242 Delhom, Brian 82 Delrio, Celsa 245 DeMarco, Shanna 82 DePascual, Cody 105 DePriest, Benjamin 240 Deraull, Ciara 246 Derosier, Bernadette 105 Deslatte, Candace 105 Desselle, Aaron 105 Desselles, Sarah 82 Deville, Joshua 82 Devkota, Dinesh 105 Devlin, Shelby 225, 243 Deynoodt, Morgan 232 Diamond, Elizabeth 105 Diano, Savannah 82 Diaz, Louise 82 Diétz, Taylor 105 Diez, Vince 105 Dighton, Emily 105 Digirolamo, Saige 232 DiGregorio, Dean 236 Dilosa, Jazmen 82 DiMarco, Brandie 82 Dimm, Kaylee 232 Dinapolis, Micheal 105

Disher, Deirdra 82 Distefano, Miriam 83 Dixon, Kelonda 240, 247, 251 Dodd, Alexandra 239 Doescher, Michelle 233 Don-Jordon, Edward 105 Donaldson, Dari 236 Donohoe, James 83 Donze, Cody 105 Dorhauer, Kevin 105 Dorsey, Karin 83 Dottolo, Kevin 105 Doucet, Jacqueline 243 Doucet, Tamara 83 Doughtery, Reagan 233 Douglas, Jeffrey 236 Douglas, Whitnie 245 Dove, Jaira 246 Dove, Tiray 243 Doyle, Peyton 105 Drake, Taneshia 105 Draper, Claire 106 Dreyfus, Lindsey 106 Drude, Taylor 35 Dubret, Cole 236 Ducote, Blade 16 Ducote, Elizabeth 106 Ducote, Sierra 106 Dudopnt, Ryan 234 Duet, Christian 106 Duffaut, Chad 83 Dufrene, Amanda 67 Dufrene, Jason 106 Dugais, Crystal 83 Duhe, Kimberly 233 Duhon, Jonathan 243 Duhon, Madeleine 233 Dulce, Jennifer 106 Dumas, James 83 Dumas, Lauren 106 Dunham, Brett 83 Dunham, Kelsey 245 Dunn, Daniel 34, 106 Dunn, Ellen 83 Dunn, Marriun 246 Duplechain, Curtshandra 106 Duplessis, Jimmie 169 Dupont, Justin 83 Dupre, Johnny 240 Dupuy, Caitlin 106 Dupuy, Kevin 242 Dupuy, Krysten 83 Duran, Natalie 17 Durocher, Tiffany 106 Dye, Amber 245 Dykes, Brittany 233 Dykes, Emily 83

e Eady, Samantha 239 Eaglin, Joseph 241 Earl, Charlotte 106 Earl, Victor 234 Earles, Lisa 243 East, Lindsey 106 Easterling, Ricky 106 Eckels, Amanda 106 Eddlestone, Kenneth 106 Eduok, Ekemini 106 Edwards, Ashley 83 Edwards, Brennen 106 Edwards, Joseph 44 Edwards, Nicala 231 Edwards, Zachary 234 Eicke, Gary 83 Eisenhardt, Jeremiah 234, 242 Eisworth, Shelby 235 Elam, Mark 235 Elbert, Jayda 106 Elison, Crystina 106 Elliott, Sarah 106 Ellis, Ashley 245 Ellison, Mikhail 106 Ellzey, Stephanie 233 Elston, Kayla 106 Embry, Christopher 106 Encaiade, Dashan 245 Eng, Vanessa 106, 194, 197 Engels, Amanda 83 Engolia, Salvador 106 Erler, Erik 83 Erler, Valeri 106 Ernst, Jennifer 107, 210, 243 Esquivel, Isaac 242 Etzkin, Elizabeth 83 Evans, Breanna 246 Evans, Diamond 246 Evans, Katherine 232 Evans, Marisa 246 Evans, Sawyer 234 Ezell, Chelsea 83, 90

f Fabel, Eric 239 Fabre, Rory 107 Fairbanks, Alexis 244 Fairchild, Victoria 233 Falcon, Drake 107 Falk, Jade 83 Falke, Samantha 83, 242 Fallo, Jonah 236 Fandal, Barbara 83, 90 Fanguy, Heather 107 Farin, Melanie 83 Farlough, Sarah 107 Faucheux, Derrick 243 Faust, Brynisha 246 Favaro, Cody 234 Favors, Drasha 83 Favre, Lizzy 233 Feilden, Eric 235 Ferguson, Carly 233 Fernandez, Daylen 55, 247 Ferrando, Megan 247, 252 Fields, Carneesha 83, 243 Fillmore, Joshua 168 Finn, Erika 83 Firstley, Briana 107 Fiser, Kayla 83 Fleig, Miranda 245 Fleig, Thomas 83 Flores, Alexis 245 Flores, Emilee 238 Flynn, Katy 83 Fogg, Brandon 235 Foil, Shelby 235 Folse, Hunter 107 Folse, Russhele 246 Fonseca, Ryan 234 Fonseca, Taylor 107 Forcha, Emily 239 Ford, Elizabeth 232 Forman, Quanika 107 Fortenberry, Darrell 84 Fortenberry, Lauren 107 Fourmaux, George 71 Fourtney, Nichole 84, 90 Fowler, Patricia 20, 238 Fox, Jovonda 84 Frady, Robert 84 Francis, Sheryl 238 Frank, Janelle 84 Frank, Mallory 84 Franklin, Jasmine 247 Franklin, Ryan 84 Franklin, Sylvia 107 Franklin, Terri 84 Frazier, Hannah 107 Frazier, Mariah 84 Frederic, Keri 245 Fredrickson, Raymond 84 Frere, Amanda 84 Frey, Jonathan 234 Frierson, Rachel 233 Frith, Adrienne 108 Fruge, Marquis 108 Fryoux, Sarah 71 Furlan, Hannah 237, 243 Futch, Nicole 242 Fynaut, Pascal 84

g Gabriel, Lane 84 Gaffney, Bridget 232 Galbraith, James 84 Gallagher, Kyle 229 Galofaro, Meghan 108 Gamblin, Anna 233 Garcich, Heidi 84 Gardner, Cameron 84 Garma, Luka 108 Garner, Joley 234 Gary, Anthony 236 Gaspard, Allyson 232 Gaspard, Emily 84 Gatlin, Billy 55, 84, 247 Gautier, Natalie 84 GC, Sagun 108 Gehling, Monika 108 Gendusa, Gina 108 Genovese, Aiden 232 George, Elena 84 George, Erica 242 George, Orlando 108, 110, 230 George, Tiner 108 George II, Larry 108 George Jr., Gregory 84 Gerard, Zachary 244 Germa, Nardos 84 Germany, Kim 84 Gernand, Rachel 108 Gethers, Davante 246 Gettys, Edward 108 Gibson, Chantal 108

Gibson, Precious 84 Gibson Jr., Milton 84 Gilbert, Isaiah 211 Gilbreath, Grace 84 Gill, Andrew 242 Gilly, Andrew 238 Gilmore, MaRanda 108 Gindro, Jeffrey 84 Giron, Nicholas 235 Givens, Victoria 108 Glaze, Aaron 84 Glorioso, Michael 242, 244 Glover, Caitlin 108 Glover, Larsen 233 Godbolt, Danielle 85 Goddard, Maria 31 Godfrey, Desiree 108 Golchuk, Brei-Linn 236 Gommel, Jamie 108 Gondolfi, Alex 235 Gonlag, Brandon 236 Gonzales, Brooke 108 Gonzales, Ivy 34, 234, 242 Gonzalez, Crystal 108 Gonzalez, Marina 108 Good, James 85 Good, Joyann 108 Gooden, Raven 244, 246 Goodrich, Brent 108 Goodroe, Emily 85 Goodson, Anna 242 Gordon, Chelsea 85 Gordon, Wendy 233 Goyer, Brandon 85 Grabert, Sunni 85 Gradnigo, Ariel 238 Graham, Christopher 229 Graham, Emily 85 Graham, Tessa 108 Granger, Kylie 108 Granier, Kade 153 Grant, Christopher 247 Gras, Austin 235 Gravelle, Austin 108 Graves, Leif 240 Graves, Nicole 145 Gray, Carlton 243 Gray, Ciara 16 Gray, Kaysie 237 Gray, Loyd 85 Gray, Patricia 85 Green, Ariel 243, 244 Green, Jessica 85, 108 Green, Keturah 246 Green, Kristopher 230 Green, Ryann 240 Gregorie, Hannah 238 Gregorie, Hayley 238 Gregory, Justin 109 Gregory, Kayla 109 Griffen, Samantha 231 Griffin, DeRanda 246 Griffin, Jonathan 245 Griffith, Gregory 141, 240 Grommon, Rebekah 109 Gros, Braylon 240 Gros, Chasity 109 Gros, Jessica 109, 236 Gros, Lindsey Gros, Misty 236 Gros, Rebecca 109 Gros, Thomas 235 Gross, Cyntrell 85 Gruber, Brent 85 Gruner, Daniel 243 Gruntz, Alex 85 Gsell, Hunter 235 Guagliardo, Samantha 109, 245 Gudino, Mayra 109 Guedry, Alexis 85, 237 Guercia, Nicole 85 Guevara, Corey 85 Guidry, Ashley 85 Guidry, Blake 28 Guillie, Amie 109 Guillory, Andrew 164, 168 Guillot, Adrianna 244 Guillot, Alicia 85 Guillot, Ashley 253 Guillot, Matthew 234 Guillot, Sarah 109 Guillote, Kaitlyn 233 Guitreau, Madison 238 Gurung, Dev 85 Gutierrez, Alecia 232 Gutierrez, Ector 85 Gutierrez, Gabrielle 232 Gutierrez, Veronica 236 Guy, Darrius 175 Guzzardo, Andrew 109

h Haag, Amelia 243 Haddican, Paul 238 Haddon, Jennifer 109 Hage, Amy 109 Haindel, Hailey 85 Hajdari, Shqiponje 109 Hale, Jarrod 109, 243 Hall, Amy 109 Hall, Bailey 109 Hall, Timithia 109 Hall, Tyler 234 Hamilton, Lashandra 85 Hampton, Deborah 85 Hand, Clayton 109 Hanegan, Brooke 233 Hanegan, Peyton 234 Hardmon, Jaquon 242 Harlan, Harley 109 Harper, Naomi 109 Harper, Taylor 109 Harpster, Scott 109, 234 Harrell, Kayla 246 Harris, Ashley 246 Harris, Brianeka 109 Harris, Erin 245 Harrison, Allison 85 Harrison, Shantae 85 Hart, Aubree 109 Hartley, Parrie 223 Hastings, Wendy 109 Hawes, Heather 109 Hawkins, Tyron’e 246 Hawkins, Willis 110 Haydel, Myles 246 Hayes, Jason 204 Hayes, Kegan 110 Hayes, Ryan 85 Head, Brandon 110 Hebert, Corie 71 Hebert, Seth 234 Hecht, Rachel 85 Heckmann, Cierra 136, 137 Hedge, Maurice 110 Heil, Holly 85 Heintze, Marla 19, 232 Helm, Ashlyn 110 Henderson, Daniel 234 Henderson, Stacy 110 Henry, Brian 86 Henry, Brittany 243 Henry, Lindsey 86 Henry, Robert 86 Herbert, Antonio 110, 231 Herbert, Jessica 233 Herman, Ashley 110 Hernandez, Alyssa 110 Hernandez, Erica 161 Hernandez, Jacob 236 Hernandez, Matthew 86 Hewitt, Jamie 242 Hicks, Erin 110 Higginbothan, Timothy 110 Hildebrand, Jenna 240 Hill, Austin 246 Hill, Claude 86 Hill, Gleana 247 Hill, Jonathan 243 Hill, Kayla 110 Hill, Ruston 110 Hingle, Billy 110 Hinojosa, Ashlin 233 Hinton, Ronald 230 Hitt, Alexandra 237 Hodges, Claudia 233 Hodges, Danyelle 86 Hodges, Lauren 86 Hodges, Nicole 110 Hofmeester, Blayr 110 Hogue, Brigette 86 Holland, Dionne 86 Holland, Emily 86 Holland, Maya 239 Hollingsworth, Gionne 111 Holloway, Caleb 240 Holloway, Russell 243 Holly, Claire 86 Holmes, Miriam 242 Holt, Kati 86 Holt, Mark 243 Holt, Raymond 235 Honore, Steven 55, 86, 247 Hontiveros, Steven 111 Hooks, Tessa 86 Hooter, Christine 236 Hoover, Joshua 244 Hopper, Jarod 240 Hoskins, Jameika 158 Houghton, Merranda 86 Houston, Knyla 246 Howell, Kirsten 233 Howze, Matthew 235

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comet landing

French President Francois Hollande (center) and astrophysicist Francis Rocard, look at a model of Rosetta lander Philae. The two visited the Cite des Sciences at La Villette in Paris during a broadcast of the Rosetta mission as it orbited around comet 67/P ChuryumovGersimenko. The European Space Agency says its comet lander Philae rose from hibernation. The probe became the first spacecraft to land on a comet in November of 2014 when it touched down on the surface of 67P. Photo by Jacques Brinon, AP file

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Deborah Ziegler and husband Gary Holmes pay tribute to their daughter, Brittany Maynard, holding a photo in her memory after the California Senate passed SB 128 in Sacramento, California on June 4, 2015. SB 128 allows physicians to assist in the death of terminally ill patients. Photo by Hector Amezcua, The Sacramento Bee

Bobby Jindal

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal speaks during the Road to Majority 2015 convention in Washington, June 2015. Jindal announced his candidacy for the 2016 presidential election on June 24, joining a host of republican candidates. Photo by Pablo Martinez, AP file index

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors 83rd Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Clinton highlights America’s struggle with race relations at the forefront of her 2016 presidential campaign. Photo by Mathew Sumner, AP file

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This image taken by Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, at Anmer Hall, eastern England in mid-May 2015 shows Britain’s Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, being held by her brother, 2-year-old, Prince George. Prince William and Kate welcomed princess Charlotte, fourth in line for the British throne, May 2, 2015. Photo by Duchess of Cambridge via AP

apple watch

April 24 marked the release of Apple’s latest product, a highly anticipated time piece. The Apple Watch created tons of buzz and back orders online with plans for retail availability in the future. A Hong Kong customer tried on the watch in an Apple Store. Photo by Kin Cheung, AP file closing

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Hracek, Hillory 111 Hubble, Phillip 62 Hubert, Laura-Marie 86 Hudson, Victoria 111 Hughes, Ayana 246 Hughes, Chelsea 111 Hughes, Meghan 86 Hull, Megan 62 Huls, Tyler 111 Humphries, Charles 111 Humphries, Dequaz 245 Hunt, Brittany 86 Hurst, Brooklee 111 Hurst, Christopher 234 Huss, Craig 52 Husser, Zachary 242 Hutchinson, Elizabeth 86, 242 Hutchinson, Emily 86 Hymel, Kelsey 236

i Ibele, Caley 247 Igleharte, Greg 234 Illg, Katherine 111 Imbraguglio, Paige 243 Imbraguglio, Patrick 111, 243 Imhoff, Jordan 86 Impastato, Samuel 236 Inculet, Svetlana 111, 236 Ingram, Elizabeth 111 Iwara, Magnus 242

j Jackson, Anjelica 111 Jackson, Casey 244 Jackson, Gregory 111, 230 Jackson, I’Tyonnie 244 Jackson, Kayla 242 Jackson, Kiah 243, 246 Jackson, Nicholas 231 Jackson, Tyler 86 Jackson, Zay 167, 169 Jackson III, William 86 Jacob, Raven 86 Jacobs, Kasmira 233 Jacobson, Shanna 111 Jacoby, Jessica 246 Jacques, Chelsea 230 Jairu, Pankaj 111, 246 Jang, In-Gyu 237 Janneck, Canyon 86 Jarratt, Mary 33 Jarreau, Jennifer 111 Jarreau, Josh 86 Jarrell, Kristi 111 Jeanfreau, Casey 190 Jeansonne, Winnfield 240, 246 Jee, Jonathan 242 Jenkins, Cameron 235 Jenkins, Cedric 167, 168 Jenkins, Frances 86 Jenkins, Megan 111, 237 Jenkins, Nicolas 235 Jenkins, Taylor 111 Jenson, Kayleigh 233 Jewell, Heather 247, 255 Jewell, Helen 233 Jha, Nishant 49, 111, 234, 242 Jimison, Emily 111 Johnson, Amber 86 Johnson, Atton 243 Johnson, Breyanna 244 Johnson, Byron 243 Johnson, Celeste 111 Johnson, Creyuanna 243 Johnson, Jared 231 Johnson, Jonathan 87 Johnson, Kate 233 Johnson, Kristopher 111, 247 Johnson, Kyle 244 Johnson, Lloyd 235 Johnson, Nicholas 243 Johnson, Nina 111 Johnson, Nykela 87 Johnson, Rachael 243 Johnson, Reginald 87 Johnson, Timothy 240 Johnson, Travis 87 Johnson, Trejuan 235 Johnson, Ty’Real 239 Johnson, Whitney 246 Joiner, Dylan 111 Jolivette, Maybelline 111 Jones, Alec 234 Jones, Alexis 246 Jones, Ashley 87 Jones, Christine 233, 242 Jones, Demitrius 111 Jones, Denzel 245 Jones, Emily 242 Jones, Hannah 236 Jones, Jamie 112

Jones, Joerell 240 Jones, John 87 Jones, Kade 235 Jones, Katelyn 87 Jones, Kelsie 242 Jones, Micah 87 Jones, Michael 55, 247 Jones, Morgan 112 Jones, Seth 34 Jones, Shelbie 87, 242 Jordan, Emily 223 Joseph, Karly 87 Joseph, Precious 243, 244 Joseph, Shallene 237 Jugan, Pamela 112 Julien, Keona 112 Junda, Everett 236 Juneau, Sarah 87 Junkmann, Ashley 87 Jupiter, Ariel 87

k Kaaihue, Theresa 87 Kaltenbacher, Margaux 203, 205 Kambi, Nancy 238 Kamrath, Eleanor 112 Karcher, Jenna 112 Karr, Kristin 112 Kaufman, Ikea 112 Kaur, Kamaljit 112 Kays, Shelby 245 Kaznowitz, Susie 87 Keating, Meredith 239, 245 Keller, Courtney 67, 136 Keller, Kyle 150 Kelley, Zackrey 87 Kellis, Rachel 232 Kelly Jr., Keezanta 238 Kelsey, Kayla 243 Kendrick, Takeytra 88 Kennedy, Emmanuel 246 Kennedy, Kathryn 232 Kennedy, Morgan 88 Kennedy, Tyler 235, 247 Kent, Sidney 233 Kenworthey, Brandi 88 Keown, Thomas 112 Kesler, Kelli 88 Keyes, Laura 112 Khanal, Nitish 240 Khatri, Krunal 88 Kilbert, Brandon 234 Killebrew, Nicholas 112 Kilmer, Brandy 112 Kimball, Lauren 232 Kincade, Megan 244 Kinchen, Caleb 112 Kinchen, Haven 242 Kinchen, Jonathan 112, 217 Kinchen, Linsey 112 Kinchen, Megan 88 King, Dakota 112, 232 King, Forrest 234 King, Freddranique 242 King, Julianna 88 King, Kathryn 133 King, Paris 88 Kinler, Brittany 88 Kippes, Maggie 242 Kirk, Benjamin 4, 112, 118 Kirk, Jeffrey cover, 4 Kirkendoll, Cameron 242 Kirkland, Corinne 232 Kirkland, Jonathan 112 Kirkland, Shelby 243 Kirkpatrick, Savannah 242 Kistler, Kailey 112 Klein, Katee 112 Kleinpeter, Jared 88 Kleinpeter, Kristina 240 Klibert, Ashley 237 Kliebert, Holly 112, 236, 237, 244 Kline, Taylor 112 Knatcal, Danielle 88 Knight, Griffin 240 Knight, William 88 Kraft, Ciara 112 Krebs, Kaylie 8 Kresevic, Maddie 190 Kreutzer, Elizabeth 245 Krumm, Matthew 112 Kuchler, Courtney 112, 236

l LaBella, Kaylee 88 Laborde, Meredith 233 Lachney, Alexander 112 Laciura, Rachel 17 Lacour, Alyssa 112, 237 Ladner, Cindy 8 Ladner, Jay 167 LaFleur, Justin 242

LaFleur, Lauren 144 LaFleur, Leah 113 LaFleur, Stuart 243 Lahoste, Alexis 233 Laiche, Maurie 113 Laiche, Tyler 17 Lally, Amanda 233 Lamarca, Logan 234 Lamb, Kurtus 236 Lambert, Brittany 245 Lambert, Carol 88 Lamotte, Janecka 88 Lancon, Emily 113, 233 Landreneau, Linden 88 Landry, Brandon 113 Landry, Brittany 113 Landry, Christopher 88 Landry, Kailee 88 Landry, Leigh 88 Lane, Madison 45, 242 Lanehart, Olivia 244 Lang, Jordan 230 Langberg, Anneke 242 Langberg, Laura 88 Lange, Tyler 237 Langley, Katherine 107, 113 Langlois, Marla 113 Langston, Amber 246 Lanier, Jennifer 113 Lanus, Micaela 233 Lanusse, Caroline 88 LaPerroney, Adrian 234 Lapeyrouse, Amelia 237 Lapeyrouse, Emma 113, 233 Lapeyrouse, Evan 234 LaPlante, Dylan 113 Lapouble, Jason 113 LaRocca, Alexis 113 Larson, Lauren 243 Lasher, Amber 241 Lassalle, Kaitlyn 113 Laughlin, Lee 88 Laurent, Chelsea 113 Laurent, Elise 239 Lauricella, Kellie 88 Lavender, Jessica 66 Lavergne, Michael 113 LaVern, Adrina 113 Lawerence, Breanna 246 Lawrence, Ellie 233 Lawrence, Kolbie 113 Lawson, Dwayne 88 Lay, Annette 245 Leach, Bethany 113, 233 Leader, Lizette 88 Leake, Laurie 113 Leatherwood, Vaughn 88 LeBlanc, Amber 237 LeBlanc, Breanna 88 LeBlanc, Jill 233 LeBlanc, Kailee 113 LeBouf, Elizabeth 233 LeCocq, Kylie 233 LeCompte, Laney 133 Ledbetter, Stephen 113 Ledet, Chase 113 Ledoux, Grace 113 Ledoux, Madeline 233 Lee, Clifton 113 Lee, Juyeon 113 Lee, Shanna 113 LeFleur, Lauren 237 Lefort, Kelsey 113 Legania, Janet 113 LeGrange, Joseph 114 LeJeune, Blake 88 LeJeune, Catherine 238 LeJeune, Cody 30, 114 Lemos, Teresa 198 Lentz, West 28, 89 Lepine, Sarah 238 Leto, Seth 234 Leufroy, Chelsea 114 Levert, Macy 89 Levy, Jeffrey 89 Lewis, Jared 243 Lewis, Jessica 246 Lewis, Omega 243 Lewis, Tikandra 246 Licciardi, Jason 234 Licciardi, Jordan 114 Lieux, Alicen 245 Lilly, Oren 114 Lind, Lee 253 Lindsay, Austin 114 Lindsey, Katie 233 Lindsey, Thomas 89 Linson, Nicole 89 Lipscomb, Carolyn 114 Lirette, Lauren 114 Lisgo, Anthony 234 Liuzza, Adam 55, 89, 247 Lloyd, Jeremy 32

Lloyd, Mekella 89 Lobell, Justin 164 Lockhart, Joel 114 Lockhart, Joseph 245 Long, Jacob 89 Long, Maggy 89 Long, Shelby 233 Loper, Cade 236 Lopez, Amanda 89 Lopinto, Raye 114 Lore, Lane 89 Lorio, Kevilyn 114 Loupe, Amanda 245 Loupe, Kane 238 Love, Ashley 114 Love, Cody 21, 114, 240 Love, Jay 247, 255 Lowe, Shaun 234 Lozier, Codey 89 Lucas, David 114 Luce, Kimberly 114, 242 Lynch, Amy 89 Lynch, Mckensey 233 Lynch, Megan 89 Lyons, Arianna 114

m MacInnes, Tara 114 Mackenzie, Molly 233 Mackey, Michael 114 Macklin, Ja’hmal 245 Macon, Gerod 89 Magee, Chelsea 25 Magee, Shelby 114 Maggio, Dylon 167 Maggio, Kaci 233 Maggiore, Erin 245 Magner, Jeffrey 114 Maheu, Lani 89 Maheu, Lauren 246 Major, Courtney 114 Mallett, Danielle 114 Manandhar, Farina 114 Manandhar, Nibha 114, 241, 242 Manchester, Alayna 244 Mangin, John 234 Mangus, Taylor 233 Mann, Melanie 239, 251 Manning, Stacy 89 Manuel, Harli 233 Manuel, Shantell 114 Marbry, Joseph 114 Marceaux, Olivia 114, 137 Marchand, Aryn 89 Marco, Stephen 114 Marino, Irene 243 Marino, Rosa-Lee 115 Marshall, Catherine 115 Marshall, Kaitlin 115 Martin, Alexandria 115, 230 Martin, Avery 243 Martin, Cade 245 Martin, Dunkan 236 Martin, Janea 246 Martin, Jasmine 89, 246 Martin, Johnathan 243 Martin, Kaylie 89 Martin, Lacey 89, 115 Martin, Sasha 115 Martin, Xiomara 115 Martinez, Addison 211 Martinez, Allison 115 Martinez, Chelsie 115 Martino, Kevin 89 Matherne, Brooke 233 Matherne, Marie 89 Mathison, Colin 89 Matthews, Candace 89 Mattos, Whitney 115 Mattox, Braelen 230 Maus, Christopher 240 Mayberry, James 115 Mayor, Chelsea 115 Mays, Brittany 89 Maze, Julian 239 McAdams, Travis 89 McAndrew, Brennen 238 McArthur, Amber 116 McCaleb, Kayla 116, 237 McCarson, Victoria 232 McClure, Ashley 116 McCollum, Megan 89 McCormick, Megan 233 McCory, Rachel 233 McCoy, Alma 243 McCoy, Marquisha 90 McCray, Asia 145 McDaniel, Brody 241 McDonald, Kristen 90 McDonald, Rashaud 246 McElroy IV, Charles 90 McElveen, Alexandra 90 McField, Darren 90

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McGhee, Brandon 90 McGlothren, Hayley 90 McGowan, Blaine 60, 90 McGrath, Amber 232 McGrew, Aaron 242 McGuire, James 235 McKay, Angela 238 McKenzie, Ian 235 McKinney, Bryce 90 McKnight, Jodeci 90 McLin, Dustin 245 McMillion, Jordan 234 McMorris, Bethany 242 McNeil, Jason 240 McNeil, Kevin 240 McQuary, Daniel 242 Meilleur, Mary 90 Melancon, Beau 90 Melancon, Tyler 116 Melara, Valerie 241 Mellies, Brittany 116 Mellies, Courtney 116 Memleb Jr., Robert 91 Mena, Valerie 232 Mendoza, Oscar 235 Mendoza, Rachel 233 Menina, Cydney 238 Menner, Lena 237 Merath, Autumn 246 Mercante, Sarah 116 Mercer, Victoria 243 Merritt, Becky 116 Meyer, Amanda 91 Michaelsen, Savannah 116 Michel, James 236 Michel, Lauren 116 Michel, Sabrina 116 Michel, Taylor 236 Michelet, Lauren 116 Micili, Victoria 132 Mike, Alexis 91 Mikesell, Grace 233 Milan, Josten 238, 246 Miles, B.J. 234 Miley, Alaina 116 Miller, Aaron 91 Miller, Adam 91, 240 Miller, Austin 236 Miller, Charlyn 116, 217 Miller, Dano 236 Miller, Hunter 228, 236 Miller, Jacob 116 Miller, Megan 116 Miller, Morgan 232 Miller, Rhianna 116 Miller, Ryan 242 Miller, Shakemia 231 Miller, Shakira 116 Miller, Symone 75, 116, 161, 246 Miller, Tony 71, 242 Millien, Chase 91 Mina, Jessica 58 Mincey, Morgan 233 Minnifield, Billy 243 Miranda, Danilo 241 Mire, Caleb 116, 242 Mire, Colby 116, 242 Mistretta, Donald 240 Mitchell, Brendon 116 Mitchell, Davon 35, 235 Mitchell, Deanna 116 Mitchell, Gabrielle 116 Mitchell, Hannah 91 Mitchell, Jerita 246 Mitchell, Megan 232 Mitchelli, Kelci 233 Mizell, Julia 116 Mizell, Megan 245 Mokeba, Bella 242 Moll, Caleb 244 Monico, Rodrigo 91 Monroe, Deasha 116, 246 Montalbano, Cole 116 Montgomery, Chad 116 Moore, Beau 229, 234 Moore, Daniel 234 Moore, DeAnthony 245 Moore, Jynika 246 Moore, Kenyon 91 Moore, Megan 117 Moore, Tansha 246 Moore, Thomas 30, 91 Moore, Yolanda 161 Morales, Jordin 117 Morales, Stephanie 117 Moran, Amanda 233 Moreau, Cydney 18, 243 Morehouse, Justin 117 Moreno, Olivia 246 Morgan, Brittany 91 Morgan, Taja 247 Morley, Domonique 82, 246 Morris, Donavon 231

Morris, Laura 117 Morris, Rachelle 91 Morrison, Ashlei 117 Morrison, Keyanta 230 Morse, Brooks 151 Morse, Sean 117 Mosher, Megan 117 Mullings, Tess 246 Mullins, Catherine 91 Munn, Marissa 117 Murden, D.J. 235 Murrah, James 117 Murray, Alex 234 Myers, Caitlin 91 Myre, Brianna 117

n Naccari, Scott 117 Nagele, Shannon 117 Nagele, Stephanie 117 Nalesnik, Brooke 233 Napolitano, Stephanie 117 Naquin, Lauren 136 Nauta, Roya 117 Navarra, Kady 34 Neff, Angela 91 Neil, Katie 45, 117, 243 Nelson, Kellie 117 Nelson, Nicholas 31 Nesbitt, Chelsea 21 Nettles, Brandon 117 Netzhammer, Noel 117, 232 Newman, Jacob 117 Newman, Jamie 91 Newton, Frank 241 Newton, Renita 91 Ngo, Jade 242 Nguyen, Anh 117 Nguyen, Mylinh 91 Nguyen, Phuoc 91, 236 Nguyen, Tina 82, 91 Nguyen, Yen 236, 242 Nicholas, Tymonique 91 Nichols, Kelli 117 Nichols, Kinsey 198 Nickerson, Shernea 117 Nicoletti, David 228, 234 Niemiec, Bridget 117, 233 Nixon, Trevor 91 Nobles, Jonathan 117 Nodine, Emily 236 Noel, Alicia 91, 230 Noonan, Katie 189 Norheim, Melissa 91 Norman, Tyrell 246 Norton, Troy 117 Norwood, Myzhaneek 91 Nox, Taylor 117

o O’Connor, Janiesha 242 O’Neal, Elizabeth 118 O’Neil, Lauren 242 Oakes, Frank 118 Ochie Jr., Onochie 91 Odom, Meghan 245 Okpalobi, Pauline 118 Olah, Baleigh 238 Olister, Tyler 235 Oliver, Jon 235 Oliver, Trivon 246 Olivier, Matthew 242 Olivier, Megan 118 Olivier, Randi 31, 233 Olivier, Tiffany 242 Olsen, Holly 91 Olvera, Aurora 41 Ostendorf, Allison 242 Ott, Jarred 242 Otts, Cameron 140 Oubre, Courtney 118 Ourso, Courtney 243 Ourso, Sharon 211 Overlease, Matthew 118 Overton, Larry 239 Overweg, Elizabeth 28 Owens, Christian 234 Owens, Ebony 92 Owens, Mason 234

p Page, Janel 118 Palazzolo, Russell 92 Palmer, Kayla 118 Palmer, Roshawna 238 Papa, Allison 118 Pardue, Evan 7 Parent, Sarah 118 Parker, Aleesha 92 Patel, Dev 92 Patrick, Christi 244 Patrick, Sara 118, 252, 255

Patterson, Donnisha 118, 230 Patterson, Kyle 118 Pavageau, Glenda 92 Pearce, Rachel 118 Pecarrere, Robert 92, 95 Peck, Nancy 40 Peer, Adele 232, 245 Pelitire, Cortney 118 Pellegrin, Garrin 234 Pellettiere, Kelsa 242 Penn, Jelessa 71 Penton, Heather 92 Peppo, Lorraine 253 Perez, Blanca 118 Perez, Delia 119 Perez, Juan 243 Perise, Blair 233 Perise, Brittany 92 Perkins, Gary 243 Perrin, Savannah 240 Perrin, Stephen 92 Perry, Bryan 92 Perry, Julie 244 Pertuit, Tyler 141 Pete, Paul 92 Peterson, Brittney 92, 239 Peterson, Logan 119 Petit, Taylor 119 Pettit, Victoria 119 Pevey, Emily 119 Peyton, Brianka 119 Pfantz, Ashley 119, 126 Phan, Phuc 241 Pharr, Betty 236 Pharr, Kish 119 Phelps, Reagan 119 Phillips, Brittany 244 Phillips, Chadwick 119 Phillips, Jared 243 Phung, Karen 237 Picou, Renee 232 Pier, Catherine 70 Pierce, Casey 119 Pierce, Destiny 119 Pierre, Caitlyn St. 233, 242 Pierre, Jamie 92 Pigeon, Cameron 234 Piglia, Justin 92 Pilney, Andrew 119 Pinion, Brandy 119 Pinion, Tra 234 Piper, Amber 92 Pitre, Heidi 119 Pittman, Kayla 119 Pizzitola, Howard 119 Pizzo, Paige 233 Pizzuto, Kyle 242 Plaisance, Brooke 92 Plylar, Helen 119 Poche, Taylor 30, 35, 232 Podnar, Rachel 247 Ponder, Destiny 236 Pool, Nanna 159 Pooler, Karleacia 246 Pope, Karson 232 Poret, Lindsey 33 Poret, Marissa 33 Posseno, Michael 92 Potgeter, Brynley 119 Poudel, Binit 242 Poudel, Ranjan 92 Powell, Kathryn 92 Powell, Kristen 233 Pradhanang, Pratyush 119 Prendergast, Jacob 92 Priest, Sarah 233 Pugh, Brianna 92 Pugh, Richard 239 Puissegur, Caleb 45 Puleo, Ashleigh 92 Puma, Skye 92 Purvis, Amy 33, 233

q Quackenbush, Alexis 232, 242 Quebedeaux, Becka 245 Quebedeaux, Lauren 92 Quincy, Kayla 246 Quinn, Amanda 119

r Raborn, Dillon 119 Ragusa, Nikki 92 Rainwater, Harrison 119 Ramee, Elizabeth 119, 225 Ramsey, Brittany 119 Ramsey, Maggie 189, 190 Randall, Robert 92 Randon, Emily 38, 41, 43 Ratelle, Jessica 92 Rault, Pamela 229 Rave, Alissa 59

Rawls, Liza 92 Raxsdale, Holly 93 Ray, Kacy 239 Ray, Mindy 93 Ray, Walker 236 Raygadas, Dany 204, 205 Reaux, Jalire 119 Recotta, Andrew 236 Reed, Ashley 237 Reed, Ciara 32 Reed, Matthew 242 Reed, Teshawn 93 Reese, Crystal 34 Reeser, Lindsey 93 Reeves, Brianna 246 Reeves, George 93 Reeves, Taylor 119 Reine, Erica 140 Reling, Tim 242 Reno, Jenna 242 Reynolds, Gabrielle 41 Reynolds, Kelsey 119 Rhodes, Jonathan 244 Ricard, Christianne 237 Ricard, Courtney 120 Riccobono, Gabrielle 35 Rice, Emma 120, 232 Richard, Kristy 120 Richard, Kurston 246 Richard, Landon 120 Richardson, Brandon 245 Richardson, Ciara 237, 239 Ricketts, Andrew 93 Ricks, Cory 75 Ricks, Eduardo 236 Ricks Jr., Michael 28 Ridgdell, Kayla 120 Ridgell, Amanda 242 Rigsby, Brittany 93 Riley, Tiron 120 Rimes, Abbey 120 Ripple, Kelly 245 Rivarde, Malorie 93 Rivault, Amanda 120 Rivera, Jessica 93 Rivera, Paul 120 Rizzo, Nicholas 241 Roach, Patrick 120 Roan, Jona 93 Robbins, Katie 245 Robbins, Lacey 243 Robeaux, Brett 120, 241 Roberson, Kylie 242 Roberson, Xavier 177 Robert, Alyssa 30 Robert, Kelly 120 Roberts, Brianne 93 Roberts, Jacques 235 Roberts, James 93 Roberts, Kelly 120 Roberts, Ryan 236 Robertson, Ashlyn 244 Robertson, Camber 244 Robertson, Deanna 237 Robertson, Krystin 93 Robertson, Kyeacha 93, 120 Robicheaux, Abby 93 Robillard, Madelyn 115, 246 Robin, Zachary 235 Robinson, Caitlin 7 Robinson, Cassandra 93 Robinson, Jaleah 238 Robiskie, Cierra 242 Rochon, Shalicia 93 Roddy, Angelle 120 Roddy, Christina 233 Rodrigue, Blake 120 Roesler, Kristen 120 Rogers, Alexandra 141 Rogers, Christopher 93 Rogers, Jamee 233 Rogers, Joshua 93 Rogers, Kodi 120 Rooks, Brett 236 Roomie 132 Root, Madeline 233 Roques, Jennifer 93 Rose, Lauren 120 Rosemond, Drew 245 Rosemond, Jordan 120 Rosenberg, Ryan 93 Roser, Stephen 120, 235 Ross, Shedrick 93 Rouchon, Kimberly 93 Rountree, Jordan 120 Rousse, Brooke 93 Roussel, Jamie 120 Roussell, Iesha 120 Roussell, Lloyd 246 Roussell, Rusnesha 74 Royerre, Ashley 239 Rubach, Taylor 120 Rudesill, Megan 93

Ruiz, Jacob 93 Rumph, Zachary 164, 167 Runge, Zachary 93 Rusakova, Valentina 93 Rushing, Chardonnay 94 Rushing, Madison 242 Rushing, Rebecca 237 Russell, Meghan 233 Rutherford, Stephen 94 Rutledge, Alexander 94 Rutledge, Courtney 234 Ryan, Miranda 233 Ryland, Haley 233

s Saba, Valerie 94 Sabolyk, Emily 120 Salvetti, Nicholas 240 Sanchez, Cassidy 94 Sanchez, Tara 94 Sanders, Chelsea 120 Sanders, Dantrayl 216 Sanders, Jabari 55, 94, 239, 247 Sanders, Sadaeian 231 Sanguanruang, Jade 245 Sanson, Darrell 121 Sapp, Isaac 235 Sarro, Mikayla 17 Sart, Priscilla 236, 243, 244 Sartin, Bathshebu 121 Saucier, Karlie 232 Saul, Irealle 121 Savoie, Holly 233 Savoie, Steven 237 Savoy, Katie 121 Savoy, Shelby 121 Sawyer, Michelle 94 Scafidel, Krista 242 Scallan, Michael 121 Schaub, Crystal 121 Schaus, Whitney 94 Schayot, Crystal 29 Schech, Ryan 121 Scheidell, James 141 Schenck, Phyllis 94 Schexnaydre, Madeline 232 Schillage, Sarah 94 Schmidt, Jordan 94 Schmidt, William 247 Schouest, Michael 94 Schultz, Katelyn 233 Schurr, Kellie 121 Schwanz, Aaron 177 Schwingshakl, Matthew 121 Scioneaux, Aimee 94 Sciortino, Laken 121 Scoby, Jermanee 246 Scott, Catrina 244 Scott, Chamberlain 25 Scott, Chelsea 238, 243 Scott, Kyron 246 Scott, Tova 94 Scott, Victoria 55, 94, 247 Scurich, Kayla 233 Seamon, Deanne 233 Sebastian, Seth 121 Self, Tanya 94, 237 Sellers, Danielle 233 Selva, Ana 94 Serpas, Amber 121 Serpas, Gillian 121 Serpas, Jared 234 Service, Julian 150 Seube, Tyler 240 Seward, Jacob 148, 153 Sewell, Lacy 94 Sexton, Mary 94 Shaffers, Breonna 246 Shaffett, Dakota 121 Sharkey, Jacob 235 Sharma, Sneha 121 Sharp, Braxton 35, 234 Sharp, George 94 Sharp, Lacy 121 Shattuck, Cassie 121 Shearer, Danielle 34, 242 Shelton, Samantha 232 Shephard, Victoria 121 Sheppard, Chanel 94 Sherman, Laci 121, 230, 245 Sherpa, Pasang 121, 240 Sherpa, Pemba 258 Shields, Drew 235 Shinners, Dasha 233 Shippy, Mikayla 223-225, 243 Shoats, Hershel 247 Shoemaker, Miriam 71 Short, Savannah 232 Shorter, Reid 236 Shrestha, Ruben 121, 240 Shrestha, Sulav 121, 240 Sibley, Martha 241 Sicomo, Monica 121, 240, 243

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Charleston shooting

Bible study ended differently at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17, 2015 as nine attendees were shot and killed in Charleston, SC. Primary suspect, Dylann Storm Roof is escorted from the police department by officers in Shelby, SC on June 18, 2015. Photo by Ben Earp, AP file

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267 Former National Association for the Advancement of Colored People leader, Rachel Dolezal, appears on the “Today Show” after resigning as head of a NAACP chapter. Dolezal deceived colleagues and peers to be of African American heritage. According to her mother, she began identifying as African American at five years old drawing self-portraits with brown crayons. Photo by Anthony Quintano, NBC News via AP

jarassic world

Steven Spielberg’s groundbreaking “Jurassic World”, released by Universal Pictures in June 2015, ranked number one at the box office grossing $208,806,270 in the opening weekend in 4,274 theaters. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard search for Clair’s (played by Howard) nephews in a scene from “Jurassic World,” directed by Colin Trevorrow. Photo by Chuck Zlotnick/Universal Pictures via AP index

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taylor swift

Singer Taylor Swift poses in the press room in May 2015 with the awards for top Billboard 200 album for “1989”, top female artist, chart achievement, top artist, top Billboard 200 artist, top hot 100 artist, top digital song artist, and top streaming song (video) for “Shake It Off” at the Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas. Photo by Eric Jamison/Invision, AP file

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Chicago Blackhawks center Antoine Vermette (80) and defenseman Kimmo Timonen (44) react after Vermette scored a goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning of Game 5 of the National Hockey League Stanley Cup Final, Saturday, June 13, 2015, in Tampa, Florida. Photo by John Raoux, AP file

gay marriage

The Supreme Court declared the legalization of samesex marriage nationwide on Friday, June 26, 2015, as a result of the Obergefell v. Hodges court case. The White House was lit in rainbow colors, representative of the acceptance of same sex relationships in commemoration of the Supreme Court’s ruling. Photo by Evan Vucci, AP file closing

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Signater, Jes’ca 94 Silva, Aria 58 Silvers, Amber 237 Simmons, Katie 232, 245 Simmons Jr., Jeffrey 94 Simon, Megan 244, 247, 252 Simon, Traci 94 Simpson, Madison 233 Sims, Aaron 121 Sims, Caitlin 121 Singh, Bri 188 Singh, Priyanka 241 Sistrunk, Michael 94 Sitaula, Alina 121 Smiley, Jeff 177 Smith, Alyssia 238 Smith, Austin 234 Smith, Byron 243 Smith, Clarissa 216 Smith, Ieisha 121 Smith, Inellia 122, 240 Smith, Jacob 242 Smith, Jenniffer 122, 237 Smith, Jeremy 122, 246 Smith, Joel 235 Smith, Kaelynn 246 Smith, Karli 122 Smith, Randi 241 Smith, Samantha 245 Smith, Shaquana 239 Smith, Taylor 235 Smith, Toni 122 Smith, Trevor 235 Smoot, Jim 223 Snowdy, Lauren 237 Soileau, Carli 242 Soileau, Cory 243 Solero, Zenaida 122 Songy, Hayden 243 Soniat, Marcus 242 Sons, Rachell 95 Sotile, Alex 235, 241, 242 Sotile III, Frank 122 Soto, Jason 95 Spann, Shelly 122 Sparacello, Mallory 30 Sparks, Trey 242 Spears, Allison 95 Spears, Sarah 233 Spears, Trenell 122 Speeg, Wade 122 Spivey, Adam 122 Spivey, Jennifer 233 St. Amant, Caroline 232 St. Andre, Emily 95 St. Pierre, Brandon 122 St. Pierre, Dustin 95 St. Pierre, Erin 122 St. Pierre, Jade 122 St. Romain, Bradley 122 Stablier, Jaclyn 122 Stagray, Jacob 122 Stamper, Victoria 122, 196 Stampley, Brooke 122 Standeford, Lauren 232 Stanley, Sara 247 Starkley, Dylan 234 Starns, Andrew 59 Starns, Rebekah 95 Stauffer, Olivia 95 Steadham, Emily 122 Steadman, Rachel 122 Steib, Brian 122 Stephan, Emily 122, 247, 255 Stephan, Samantha 247 Stephens, Courtney 122 Sterling, Alexis 245 Stevens, Erin 122 Stevenson, Michelle 95 Stevenson, Reneisha 246 Stewart, Cierra 246 Stewart, Tammy 122 Stirling, Brett 247 Stoddard, Tyler 174 Stogner, Brittney 95 Stokes, Elliott 102 Stone, Leah 122 Strable, Benjamin 246 Strange, Felice 122 Straughan, Erica 123 Straughter, Amon 28 Strickland, Dale 244 Strickland, Paul 241 Stricks, Jessica 95 Strother, Crystal 123 Studley, Rachel 243 Styles, Elizabeth 158 Suarez, Guillermo 235 Suber, Stephen 240 Suire, Angelle 232, 245 Suire, Brittany 95 Sullivan, Skye 233 Suplee, Kaitlin 95

Surrency, Brandon 96 Sutcliffe, Megan 123 Sutton, Ian 235 Swain, Alyssa 123 Szelei, Shelby 232

t Tabony, Jessica 62 Tademy, Charmell 123 Taglauer, Bailee 123 Taing, Jenny 96 Talley, Brett 123 Tallia, Richie 234 Taravella, Sarah 233 Tassin, Carnisha 246 Tassin, Jornae 246 Tassin, Taylor 245 Tate, Jasmine 271 Taylor, Alton 123 Taylor, Brittany 96 Taylor, Hilda 246 Taylor, Joshua 244 Taylor, Karrington 246 Taylor, Katelynn 96 Taylor, Katie 232 Taylor, Ke’fian 238 Taylor, Ke’Gan 246 Taylor, Kristin 123 Taylor, Lela 243 Taylor, Lynda 96, 247 Taylor, Nathan 96 Taylor, Rachael 96 Taylor, Rilyn 123 Taylor, Sam 242 Temple, Kristina 96 Templet, Gabrielle 96 Terrio, Jenna 96 Thames, Sophie 123 Thanars, Michaela 238 Thann, Jessica 40 Thapa, Saroj 123 Thapa, Shreya 258 Theriot, Michael 96 Thibodaux, Angele 236 Thibodaux, Joshua 96 Thibodeaux, Alyssa 233 Thibodeaux, Trey 235 Thierry, Donovan 31, 32, 37 Thiery, Angelle 96 Thomas, Allie 124 Thomas, Erica 231 Thomas, Isaiah 235 Thomas, Katelyn 29 Thomas, Lauren 96 Thomas, Matthew 96 Thomas, Ravian 244 Thomas, Shane 96 Thomas, Shanetria 243 Thomas, Shantell 124 Thomas, Tiffany 223, 224 Thomas, Tolekiah 124 Thomassie, Cerris 244 Thompson, Caleb 244 Thompson, Darell 124 Thompson, Denzel 173, 176 Thompson, Ian 96 Thompson, Stevie 232 Thompson, Teirral 124 Thonn, Jessica 233, 238 Thorpe, Meghan 96 Times, Mikayla 238, 242 Todd, Haley 232 Toefield, Ashton 246 Tom, Erica 124 Tomasello, Meridith 124 Tomko, Ross 34, 234 Tompkins, Brianna 124 Tompkins, Tracey 124 Torres, Morgan 137 Tortorich, Kaitlin 124 Toups, Daniel 19 Townley, Megan 233 Traigle, Veronica 124 Tran, Jacqueline 124 Tran, Tuan 124 Trapani, Jacob 124 Travis, Stephanie 242, 249 Traylor, Arthur 124 Traylor, Ronald 242 Treloar, Emily 34 Triay, Amanda 242 Triche, Myranda 242 Trosclair, Jared 124 Troxclair, Aimee 124 Truluck, Katy 236 Truxillo, Daniel 55, 124, 247 Tucker, Kimberly 96 Tucker, Scott 236 Tudor, Alyssa 124 Tullier, Gabrielle 232 Tullos, Katelynn 96 Tully, Taylor 235 Turk, Veronica 220, 223, 224, 243

Turner, Ashley 124 Turner, Kayla 124 Turnipseed, Aaron 240 Twidwell, Angela 233 Tynes, Cathryn 124, 247 Tyrney, Katie 124 Tyson, Wayne 96

u Ulmer, John 96 Ulmer, Victoria 96 Umana, Banessa 55, 96, 247 Upson, Devonte 167 Ussey, Nicholas 246 Utreras, Gisenia 187 Uzee, Erin 96

v Vaccaro, Paul 242 Valentine, Lauren 124 Vallelungo, Shauntel 124 Vallot, Matthew 234 Vampran, Brett 124 Van Gorder, Eric 73 Vance, Kadeem 239 Varnado-Sullivan, Paula 237 Varnadore, Alaina 232 Vasiliauskas, Byron 124 Vasquez, Isabella 233 Vaughn, Dylon 245 Vazquez, Franklin 96 Veals, George 230 Veazey, Sharon 243 Vedros, Remi 240 Vegas, Brittany 233 Venable, Alex 234 Vera, Kayla 190 Vicks, Jenay 124 Vige’, Madison 199, 242 Villaescusa, Chelsea 188 Villarreal, Renee 204, 205 Vince, Kelsey 96 Vinsanau, Michael 30, 34, 125, 234 Vlosova, Yuliya 125 Vorotnikova, Madina 71, 204

w Waddell, Hunter 237 Wade, Caitlin 125 Wade, Katie 67 Wager, Grace 125 Waguespack, Fallon 97 Waguespack, Karen 97, 247 Waguespack, Katelyn 125 Waguespack, Taylor 97 Wainwright, Tristen 125 Walker, Bryceston 125, 231 Walker, Christian 234 Walker, Clyde 125, 230 Walker, Elizabeth 233 Walker, Hayes 125 Walkowski, Whitney 125 Wall, Allison 97 Wallace, Amber 125 Wallace, Matthew 123, 125 Walley, Elizabeth 125 Wang, Yuhang 125 Ward, Semaj 125 Waring, Leigh 125 Warner, Marcia 97, 241 Warren, Jairus 125, 231, 238 Warren, Latoya 97 Warren, Victorial 238 Washington, Courtney 125 Washington, Eboni 232 Washington, Joshua 246 Washington, Tromeka 125 Waskom, Makella 125 Waters, Colby 125 Watkins, Charles 97 Watson, Bradley 240, 242 Watson, Dawn 125 Watson, Jeremy 97 Watson, Kelsey 97 Watts, Cody 125, 236, 240 Watts, Tyler 125 Weatherspoon III, Londia 125 Weatherstrand, Rashon 246 Weaver, Amy 125 Weaver, Chelsea 97 Weaver, DaryNeshia 245 Weaver, Jessica 97 Weber, Hailee 40, 66, 137 Weger, Kathryn 125 Weimer, Katherine 31, 32, 37, 125, 232 Weiss, Erica 232 Welch, Ashley 126 Welch, Meredith 242 Wells, Kaly 244 Westmoreland, Hali 126 Weston, Channell 243 Westphal, Lucas 126

Whann, Charlaine 126 Wheat, Jessica 97 Wheeler, Adeyemi 238 Wheeler, Tristyn 234 White, Ashley 126 White, Domonique 97 White, Kenny 97 White, Phillip 126 Whitehead, Zachary 242, 244 Whiting, Caroline 233 Whitworth, Jordan 126 Wiggins, Brittiany 126 Wiggins, Harry 210 Wilde, Ashton 245 Wilder, Andrew 234 Wilkinson, Hailey 140 Will, Tamara 245 Willard, Brittany 245 William O’Rourke 245 Williams, Blair 97 Williams, Blake 97, 242 Williams, Brandon 234 Williams, Brittany 127 Williams, Caitlyn 242 Williams, Charity 127, 237 Williams, Darneika 74 Williams, Dustin 127, 243 Williams, Jacob 151 Williams, Jessica 244 Williams, Jimecia 246 Williams, Joshane’e 97 Williams, Kendricka 97 Williams, Keshita 97 Williams, Kirby 232 Williams, Kori 127, 232, 241 Williams, Lovenia 127 Williams, Matthew 244 Williams, Meredith 97 Williams, Morgan 127 Williams, Nicholas 234 Williams, Paris 237 Williams, Quonkeious 245 Williams, Russia 231 Williams, Samantha 127 Williams, Stephen 97 Williams, Taylor 238 Williams, Tyler 127, 242 Williamson, Justin 234 Willis, Levar 161 Willsey, Erica 233 Wilson, Emilee 243 Wilson, Jasmine 239 Wilson, Kamah 127 Wilson, Megan 127 Wilson, Noel 45 Wilson, Rideia 246 Wilson, Terry 127 Windley, Shaquell 127, 231 Winfrey, Jessica 246 Wingate, Brittney 243 Winkles, Victoria 127 Witherspon, Morgan 127 Wolf, Ian 127 Wollfarth, Mallory 229, 233 Womack, Dayton 97 Wood, Jessica 243 Woodard, Dwayne 230 Woodard, Keaira 232, 238, 241, 243 Woodley, Erica 239 Woods, Paul 235 Wozniak, Jennifer 97 Wright, Collin 127 Wright, Jacob 235 Wright, Kathryn 127 Wright, Monica 127 Wright, Reginald 127, 246 Wright, Sara 97 Wylie, Nicholas 234 Wynne-Dillon, Kyrie 237

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x.y,z Xu, Lili 127 Yanez, Jeremy 235 Yates, Leland 31, 235 Yates, Marvin 32, 43 Yingst, Dianne 127 Young, Brianna 44 Young, Jayla 246 Young, Melanie 127 Younger, Rachael 232 Yount, Jake 235 Zaeringer, Celia 211, 216 Zeien, Aaliyah 246 Zeringue, Darionne 127 Zeringue, Keri 97 Zeringue, Payton 127, 175 Zeringue, Shea 55, 127, 247 Ziegler, Justin 127 Zimmermann, Ashley 127 Zorrilla, Alex 234 Zuniga, Carmen 97

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making memories Story Jasmine C. Tate Design Fernanda Chagas

Hammond becomes a second home to thousands of students each year from across the globe who embark on a new journey at Southeastern Louisiana University. As we started our journey and began working in the Office of Student Publications as staff reporters for The Lion’s Roar, we did not foresee leading a yearbook publication. Transitioning into our roles as editors of Le Souvenir was exciting as we both had diverse backgrounds, which also meant different strengths. Thankfully there was an indescribable dynamic in our thoughts and ideas and a great balance in our skills and abilities. Although this yearbook would be published and put in the hands of thousands, it was important for us to keep it personal as we created our own special memories while preserving those of our student body, faculty, staff, alumni and Southeastern community. Throughout the process, we developed expertise to utilize in our future careers, samples to add to our professional portfolios and relationships we can cherish for the rest of our lives.

“I remember when we had our first meeting and got extremely excited while brainstorming ideas for the publication. Working with Jasmine over the past year and seeing those ideas come to life was very rewarding. I can’t imagine being able to finish this publication without her help and constant motivation. We worked great as a team and I’ll forever cherish the memories we made in the past year.”

The phrase “you matter here” became more than words as we immersed ourselves in student life and learning in and outside of the classroom. Our active involvement in student organizations and events significantly enhanced our experiences. It has been an honor and privilege to work together and witness the results of the time we devoted throughout the completion of this book. We are thankful for the assistance and support from our director, Lee Lind; coordinator, Lorraine Peppo, the Office of Student Publications staff, John Trotter, Randy Bergeron and all who contributed. To see this publication develop from page numbers and ideas to design elements, photography and text was extremely satisfying and rewarding. It was truly inspired by our university’s history, traditions and the members of the campus and community. We are proud to be a part of the Southeastern family and exhibit Lion pride. It is our hope that the time and work we have put into this publication will allow you to hold on to memories of our Southeastern as you turn the pages today, tomorrow and years into the future.

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“Although Fernanda and I had worked on several publications prior, this edition of Le Souvenir brought us closer together as we learned from each other and made many valuable memories. Fernanda is extremely talented and hard working. She spent many nights alone in the office preparing for a quality publication. I could not imagine what this experience would have been like without her, and I am thankful for all of her efforts, commitment and the friendship we developed throughout the process.”

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Le Souvenir, which in French means “the memory,” is the official student yearbook of Southeastern Louisiana University. The yearbook has been printed since 1929 and is distributed each year in the fall. Le Souvenir is published through the Office of Student Publications, part of the Division for Student Affairs. Created by students of Southeastern, the publication and members of the staff operate under the freedom of expression granted by the First Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights. Student Publications also defends the rights of student journalists relative to freedom of speech. The Lion’s Roar newspaper, Le Souvenir yearbook, their associated websites and other electronic media, are designated public forums. Student editors have the authority to make content decisions without censorship or advance approval. For Volume 86 of the book, copy was written by the staff of Le Souvenir unless otherwise noted. The staff of Student Publications took more than 750,000 photos throughout the year. Additional photography was provided by the Southeastern Office of Public Information or was submitted for use by individuals, unless otherwise noted. Campus Candid Photography provided many of the portrait pictures of graduating seniors. Photos included on the Index spreads were

provided by the Associated Press. Photos submitted were received through electronic means or scanned from hardcopy images. Le Souvenir was digitally designed by the staff using Apple iMac computers. Layout design was assembled using Adobe InDesign CS6. Graphic design aspects were created using Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Adobe Illustrator CS6 software. Photos were taken using Canon EOS 60D, Canon EOS 50D, Canon EOS 30D, Canon Digiral Rebel T5i, Canon Digital Rebel T3i, Canon Digital Rebel XTi, or the self-owned cameras of individual staff members. Le Souvenir 2015 has 272 full-color pages, printed on 128 gsm matte paper. The cover of the Le Souvenir is printed on 180 gsm art board. The 2015 Le Souvenir yearbook was produced in USA and printed in China. John Trotter, of Multimedia Technology Group, provided pre-press and production assistance. The Office of Student Publications at Southeastern Louisiana University owns the copyrights to this yearbook. No part, in piece or in whole, may be reproduced without the written permission of the Director of Student Publications. All inquiries should be directed to: Le Souvenir, Office of Student Publications, Student Union Room 1303, SLU 10877 Hammond, LA 70402.

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