The Lion's Roar 01/30/2018

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Arts center welcomes Mardi Gras 2018 season

JANUARY 30, 2018

“ I do feel like it’s definitely time for African-American people to start seeing that they can do anything.”

-DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP AND FOUNDER OF M.A.D.E MEN LARRY OVERTON For the full list of Black History Month events that campus organizations plan to celebrate, visit www.lionsroarnews.com.

YOUNG, BLACK AND GIFTED

AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN WORLD WAR II LECTURE

MOVIE & GAME NIGHT

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Date: Feb. 20 Location: lobby of the Computer Science and Technology Building Description: M.A.D.E Men will host talent show where students will display talents such as drawing, art, music, poetry and singing.

Time: 1:00 p.m.

Date: Feb. 6 Location: Student Union Theatre Description: The History Department Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Marcus Cox to give lecture on African-Americans in World War II.

Time: 6-10 p.m.

Date: Feb. 28 Location: AMC Hammond Palace 10, War Memorial Student Union Description: Card game about black history for a chance to win tickets to see Black Panther, and M.A.D.E MEN will also sell these tickets to students.

Student performs during “Concrete Jungle.” FILE PHOTO

Man salutes flag during fall commencement. FILE PHOTO

“Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman. MARVEL STUDIOS/ DISNEY VIA AP

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Department aims to mold leaders

The dangers of the Tide Pod Challenge see PAGE 2

2018 Oscars breaks down barriers

JENNIFER DETTWILLER STAFF REPORTER

A Utah State University student recently became an example of the “Tide Pod Challenge” dangers.

The challenge, which began as a joke, resulted in participants harming themselves. The college student as of now is hospitalized from what the police called a “Tide Pod Overdose” roughly a week ago, according to a Fox News article.

Tide Pods are Tide detergent products, which have warning labels on them stating to not ingest and keep out of the reach of children. However, since this challenge has begun, stores such as Walmart have had to lock up detergent products in-store.

Associate Professor of Chemistry Dr. Phillip Voegel

discussed why some people may feel the urge to participate in this social media phenomenon.

“To get myself on YouTube,” said Voegel. “That’s probably the biggest one. To put yourself out on social media, say, ‘Look I did this like everybody else,’ and there’s the peer pressure aspect of course where my friend did that so I can do that to. I think those are probably the biggest things.”

Organic medicinal chemistry professor Dr. Jean Fotie explained the chemicals that combine to make ingesting a detergent pod dangerous.

“A tide pod contains a number of chemicals ranging from polyvinyl alcohol, which is the water-soluble polymer film used to hold the detergent pod together, to fatty acid salts which help remove greasy stains,” said

Fotie. “Additional constituents include alcohol ethoxy sulfate, which is surfactant, disodium distyrylbiphenyl disulfonate that helps clothes keep their original bright colors, and enzymes such as mannanase, amylase and subtilisin that help break down food residues, starch-based stains as well as stains from the dead outer layer of skin cells. To enable enzymes and surfactants to work more effectively together, diethylenetriamine pentaacetate, sodium salt is usually added.”

Individually, these chemicals are not acutely toxic, Fotie informed. The effects once ingested as a whole become dangerous in some cases.

“Compounds like disodium The #TidePodChallenge has taken over social media because people are distyrylbiphenyl disulfonate ingesting them. The label shows it should not be handled by children and kept have been reported to cause away from eyes. Additionally, the warning is clear on the dangers. JENNIFER DETTWILLER/

see TIDE PODS, pg. 8

THE LION’S ROAR

Library tutoring

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A search for consistency

sessions on Sundays BRIANNA HAWKINS STAFF REPORTER

The Alumni Field general admission bleacher section has a new look, and a ramp leading to it. Another change to Alumni Field is the addition of LED lights. JONATHAN RHODES/THE LION’S ROAR

Alumni field gets a needed upgrade see PAGE 6

Mars and Lamar shine at Grammys see PAGE 8

JONATHAN RHODES STAFF REPORTER

Some new features have been added to the Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field this season to improve the experience for Lions baseball fans.

LED lights have been put up around Alumni Field. A new general admission bleacher section was added and a radar gun will appear on the scoreboard.

Alumni Field is the second facility along with

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the University Center that will be using LED lights.

Athletic Director Jay Artigues explained why they decided to change to the LED lights and how it will improve the field for the fans and the players.

“The lights were at the point that they needed to be replaced because they did not pass the test, so we needed to get new lights,” said Artigues. “We are really excited for the opportunity to get new LED lights because that is what we see everyone

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The Center for Student Excellence has begun a new partnership with Sims Memorial Library to extend tutoring hours over the weekend for students.

The new partnership will begin services on Sunday, Jan. 28 from 6-9 p.m. in the library.

Learning Assistance Coordinator Carolyn Blackwood explained why CSE came up with the idea to provide weekend tutoring.

“The physical space in the Center for Student Excellence is limited, and we do appointments Monday through Thursday,” said Blackwood. “Friday mornings, we’ll do drop-in, but we still weren’t serving as many clients and students as we would hope to offer services to.”

Blackwood said it was CSE’s

idea to partner with the library.

“It was our idea to look for a place where we can expand on the weekend,” said Blackwood.

“So, I sought them out for the collaboration.”

Reference, Outreach and Instructional Media Librarian Angie Balius shared why the library agreed to be a part of this partnership.

“Since Sims Library is open on Sundays from 2-11 p.m., it seems like a natural opportunity for us to partner so that students who may be working during the week can come and get a little help on math and chemistry,” said Balius.

Blackwood said the plan has been in motion for about a year, and they look forward to being available to more students.

“We’ve actually been working

see TUTORING, pg. 8

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New organizations, new possibilities Experience the Lion spirit PRAKRITI ADHIKARI Staff Reporter

The university’s college of business has created new ways to give their students extracurricular activities into their future careers so that they can start applying what they are learning in the classroom. File Photo/The Lion’s Roar LARSHELL GREEN Editor-in-Chief

The university’s college of business prides itself on creating innovative learning environments for students to succeed in the real world. One of their advancements has been introducing four new student-led groups since Fall 2016. The College of Business Ambassadors, the Future Business Leaders of Southeastern Mentor Program, SLU Toastmasters and The President’s Council have been created recently to inspire and educate students in the department.

Interim Assistant Dean of the College of Business Dr. Jay Johnson admitted that about five years ago, the department began to reassess their strategic goals and objectives. The college of business’s Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business reaccreditation process sparked this change. The process revealed that although there was student participation in organizations, there was a lack of unity within them.

“There was no integration among the organizations,” said Johnson. “They were simply independent and did not offer as much to the students. Also, the culture of the college was such that most students came to classes and left the building as soon as their classes were over.

The environment was not as helpful and inviting. As part of our review of the goals for the college, we wanted to help make the extracurricular activities more meaningful and the culture more conducive to learning both in and beyond the classroom as part of a continuous improvement process and to better recruit and retain students.”

President of the College of Business Ambassadors, which was created in Fall 2016, Meghan Russell, who is currently in her second semester of the MBA program at Southeastern, explained that her responsibilities revolve around the promotion and planning of activities related to the college of business overall and to the organization.

She explained what the roles of ambassadors will be if they

join the organization.

“New members can expect to gain a new appreciation for the college of business,” said Russell. “As ambassadors, our job is to work behind the scenes to recruit students for the College of Business. We do this by working orientations, hosting events and working with current faculty and students to continue to make the college of business stand out. Ambassadors are chosen as some of the top students from the college of business who want to see the college succeed.”

Kelsey Johnson, who is pursuing a Master’s degree in Business, is the current president of the Future Business Leaders of Southeastern Mentor Program.

Johnson’s responsibilities include holding meetings, discussing new ideas, creating events where mentors and mentees can attend and relaying information from the college of business to them.

Kelsey Johnson shared why she believes joining the mentor program is beneficial to students in her department.

“We want mentees to feel comfortable enough to ask us any kind of questions or concerns they may have,” said Kelsey Johnson. “We want to make their college career go smoothly, especially their first year, and offer any assistance we can to do so. We also seek mentors who want to offer assistance to mentees and want mentees to be involved around campus, especially in the COB.” Junior marketing major and Vice President of Public Relations for the SLU Toastmasters Mackenzi Picou revealed that although the organization was started on campus in the fall of 2016, it was not chartered until the spring of 2017. Her responsibilities include promoting the organization in order to recruit and welcoming new members.

According to Picou, Toastmasters aims to help members enhance skills in leadership and communication.

“We do our best to create a fun and welcoming atmosphere, but our members are also extremely dedicated and eager to succeed,” said Picou. “Many of

the members, as well as officers, in our club are business majors, and we know how crucial it is to stand out in the crowd in order to get the opportunities you’d like. Toastmasters gives you a lending hand in building your confidence to become a fantastic communicator and leader, giving you a better chance at the goals you are reaching for.”

Senior supply chain management major and President’s Council member Chelsie Reed admitted that the organization is made up of presidents of each organization in the college of business. Reed has earned membership for the organization because she serves as President of the Institute of Supply Management.

Reed explained why The President’s Council invites select members to join the organization.

“It’s kind of a closed group,” said Reed. “New people that come in are probably going to be our successors. The people that we bring to the meetings are people that we expect to represent us when we leave. It’s really important for them to see how we do our reports, set goals and better the organizations by collaborating with other presidents. You can get a lot done by collaborating with people from different mindsets.”

Jay Johnson credited the change in participation with the remodeling of the lobby of Garrett Hall. He discussed how networking opportunities, friendships and collaboration among students and faculty members were created.

“Faculty members then increased their focus on preparing students to build better business networks and helping students get more from group or team projects because of more collaboration,” said Jay Johnson.

Besides creating organizations, networking weeks have been introduced to allow business representatives to interact with students and faculty members. The businessonly career fair “Biz-Connect” was introduced last spring to showcase career opportunities in the field of business.

Prospective members are asked to contact meghan.

Incident Reports Dec. 6

1:15 a.m. Driving While Intoxicated: A student was arrested on Carter Lane at North Oak Street and booked into the Hammond City Jail for driving while intoxicated, careless operations and expired license plate.

was arrested on North University Avenue at North General Pershing and booked in to the Hammond City Jail for possession of marijuana and outstanding warrants through Hammond City. The non-student was also issued a state citation for switched license plate, driving under suspension and no vehicle registration.

Dec. 6

Dec. 6

7:44 a.m. Narcotics Violation: A non-student 1:26 p.m. Disturbing the Peace: An employee

“Lion Pride Preview” gives prospective students an opportunity to explore and learn about the campus. The Admissions Office is organizing the event scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 3 in cooperation with different faculties.

“Lion Pride Preview” is held twice every semester with a goal to educate potential students and their parents about the campus life, admissions process, academic degrees and financial aid. Assistant Director of Orientation and Events Amanda Hammonds gave insight to the importance of the program. ‘“Lion Pride Preview’ is an event for prospective students to come get a taste of Southeastern life and learn about all the opportunities that Southeastern can offer them,” said Hammonds.

“We do give them an opportunity to meet the departments. They get to learn about the specific resources that are available to them. We also offer campus tours all throughout the day.”

The event is scheduled to run throughout the day beginning at 8:30 a.m.

“It begins with the welcome in our Student Union Ballroom,” said Hammonds. “Then, we have our Student Welcome. So, two or three of our current students welcome the students, their parents and their guests. Then, Dr. Crain has the university welcome. ” Hammonds explained that the event continues as students are divided according to their majors and given a tour to different locations around campus based on their majors and their interest.

All the participants will also be provided a free lunch in the Mane Dish.

Hammonds explained how the coming preview will be different from the past “Lion Pride Previews.”

“Now, we offer sessions,” said Hammonds. “So, like a student wants to learn more about getting involved on campus, they’ll go to the Office for Student Engagement

session. If they are interested in Honors Program, they can go to that session. Before, it was like everyone did everything together.

Now, they can pick and choose what they want. So, it’s more catered to what they want.”

“Living on Campus,” “Study Abroad,” “Get Involved,” “Honors Program” and “Paying for College” are some of the sessions that will take place among many.

“Paying for College,” according to Hammonds, is the most popular session during the event.

The Admissions Office is expecting over 1,000 participants including 370 students and 703 guests who have registered for the event.

Hammonds explained how the university is preparing for the welcome event.

“Different faculties have their own sessions,” said Hammonds.

“It’s a campus-wide recruiting initiative hosted by the Office of Admissions.”

The second event for this semester is scheduled to happen on Friday, April 13.

“Typically, we do two in the spring and two in the fall,” said Hammonds. “Of the two happening this semester, one is on Friday and one is Saturday.”

At the previous “Lion Pride Preview,” about 470 students participated in the event.

Hammonds shared her experience about the past “Lion Pride Preview” event.

“Some students are deciding early, and they come to an event in fall, the fall before their first year of college,” said Hammonds. “Some are still deciding where to go, so we have the events in two points of time. Last time we had a student who had decided on attending another university, and they just wanted to come to our ‘Scholars Showcase’ because they wanted to see what it was all about. And after the event, they decided to come to Southeastern.”

More information regarding future events put on by the Admissions Office can be accessed at http://www.southeastern.edu/ admin/admissions/events/.

russell@selu.edu or april.kemp@ selu.edu with any questions.

Russell encouraged interested students to join the organization that she believes “instills a new level of confidence that you can take with you in the future.”

To learn more about the organization dedicated to assisting business majors’ transition into a path of success, contact Kelsey Johnson at kelsey. johnson-3@selu.edu.

“I believe it is important for students to join organizations because it helps students transition to college life,” said Kelsey Johnson. “They get them acquainted with their major, and it helps students to meet new people who can help them in their college career and beyond.”

Contact Reed at chelsie. reed@selu.edu, or visit the organization’s Facebook account to message the officers or find information about events.

Picou encouraged those who are interested to contact SLU Toastmasters President Allie Dyer at allie.dyer@selu.edu and attend the first open house meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 5:30 p.m. She believes that joining the organization will encourage success personally and professionally.

“We believe that joining Toastmasters would mean breaking out of your shell and building your confidence, not just as a student or employee but as a person,” said Picou.

Jay Johnson believes that the increase in organizations will also increase student engagement and success.

“It is helping with their retention and progression towards their degree,” said Jay Johnson. “It is helping with their choice of degree and developing The university holds events like “Freshman Success Day” to welcome new their career choices and goals. students on campus. File Photo/The Lion’s Roar So, every organization has improved in their ability to add value to the students’ learning and progression. Also, the college has received the benefit of more loyal and connected students who want to come back and share their experiences after graduation and access to more opportunities to provide for our Society of Human Resource Management current students.”

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Opinions | The Lion’s Roar

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SPEAK OUT Eighty years How do you feel Mardi Gras portrays Louisiana? too long

This image released by Netflix shows Rachel Morrison on the set of the film “Mudbound.” Morrison was nominated for an Oscar for best cinematography on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. The 90th Oscars will air live on ABC on Sunday, March 4.

“Mardi Gras portrays Louisiana as we are, as funloving, party people. I feel like it brings a lot of attention to us and lets everybody know that we enjoy a good time. We enjoy being around each other, and we love our Louisiana culture.”

Kaysha Joseph Freshman, Business Management

“Mardi Gras depicts Louisiana, the people from there. Even though you can go through some of the most horrible times and the toughest situations financially, environmentally, physically and mentally, we’re always ready to have a party.”

Pete Lebeouf Junior, Biological Sciences

“Mardi Gras portrays Louisiana like it’s something specific to our culture, and we like to party and have fun, and it’s something specific to Louisiana. It’s something special for us.”

Tristyn Osby-Jackson Senior, Kinesiology

“I feel like most people know Louisiana for Mardi Gras and the tradition that we have. It is a big part of our culture.”

Jessica Nesom Freshman, Elementary Education Grades 1-5 “It represents the city in a way where we like to have a great time, and we have a lot of fun activities around the city going on. It’s a lot of different cultures and ethnicities coming into our city, all at once.”

Bomani Brown Sophomore, Business Administration

“I think Mardi Gras is a great representation of what Louisiana represents: excess and erratic behavior.”

Joseph Foster Senior, English

(Steve Dietl/ Netflix via AP)

With the announcement of Rachel Morrison becoming the first woman at the Oscars to be nominated for Best Cinematography for the film Larshell Green “Mudbound,” Editor-in-Chief one would say that this is a giant middle finger to the males and females accused of sexual harassment and abuse and those who have not been in support of equality.

For those of you who don’t know what the cinematography category is for, it is intended to honor the best directors of photography of the nominated films.

Morrison is not the only Oscar nominee to make history.

According to the article “5 Ways 2018 Oscar Nominees are Making History” in Rolling Stone Magazine by Joyce Chen, Jordan Peele is only the fifth black director to be nominated for his film “Get Out.” Greta Gerwig is only the fifth female director to be nominated overall and the first female nominee in the category of Best Director in eight years for her film the “Lady Bird.” Octavia Spencer is the first black actress to receive two Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominations for her films “The Shape of Water” (2018) and “Hidden Figures” (2017). Meryl Streep is the most nominated actress at the Academy Awards. She has been nominated 21 times including this year’s Best Actress nomination for “The Post.”

These nominations are shocking, gratifying and long awaited.

If you’ve been hiding under a rock, stranded on an island or taking a break from the media, there’s a possibility that you hadn’t heard about the #MeToo movement that became viral in October of 2017.

The movement surfaced following the public allegations of sexual harassment against American film producer Harvey Weinstein. Soon after, both women and men from Hollywood and beyond shared their accounts of sexual abuse and harassment that occurred in the workplace, their personal lives and in other areas.

I later discovered that activist Tarana Burke started the movement in 2006 because she wanted to raise awareness of sexual abuse and assault.

Her movement was popularized when actress Alyssa Milano used the hashtag #MeToo to respond to allegations of Weinstein’s abuse, and credited Burke as the original creator.

Fast forward to the start

of 2018 when members of an entire award show, the Golden Globes, gathered in solidarity against abusers by wearing all black and donning “Time’s Up” buttons, a nod to the movement against sexual harassment.

The first Academy Awards ceremony took place in 1929, which makes 80 years of females being left out of the cinematography category. To be fair, I can’t assume that every single year, there was a female cinematographer deserving of nominations, but surely there must have been at least one before now.

I do feel that award categories should be more modern and diverse for deserving recipients. Don’t get me wrong, I also don’t think that deserving nominees should face a punishment if they aren’t diverse enough.

In terms of the film and television industry becoming more diverse, I hope it will continue to happen. There is a growing number of directors, writers, producers and cinematographers that look like me. This is a great and powerful thing that only our society can have. We don’t know if this will happen for our next generation. In general, I would say that most of us are visual learners and remember things that we see for longer periods of time.

When I was growing up, I did not believe that certain career opportunities were attainable to me. I lacked knowledge of careers where I could be welcomed and excel in. In my eyes, girls were supposed to be nurses, teachers and mommies.

Boys were supposed to doctors, firefighters, policemen and frankly, anything else that they wanted to be. Obviously, I grew up, asked more questions, read and traveled a little to realize that I could be anything that I wanted to be as long as I had dreams, goals and plans of action.

Even my interest in journalism did not peak until I turned 16. Nevertheless, our young girls and boys need to see someone that looks like them to reflect change. Whether that opportunity comes from the reintroduction of a movement against sexual assault, a conversation about racism or a little black girl asking her mom and teachers what she was “allowed” to do in life and being told, “anything,” it needs to happen.

I salute you, Rachel, Jordan, Greta, Octavia, Meryl and all of the game changers that came before you and will come after you. I hope one day I can call myself one.

Carnival season is upon us

Fat Tuesday: good for the soul, not the waistline Louisiana is a state that’s full of diverse people and cultures.

Being one of the Sarah Hess major port cities Staff reporter in America, many unique characters from all over the world have decided to settle here right off the boat and call Louisiana home.

This creates a diverse region with that distinctive Louisiana flare that you can find in every parish.

With spicy food and laid-back attitudes, Louisianian lifestyle can be summed up with the Cajun French phrase “laissez les bons temps rouler,” or let the good times roll.

Our state’s image throughout America is a fun-loving place where the people know how to have a good time. After all, our biggest attractions and influences of the state’s tourism industry are the “Big Easy” and Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras brings in revenues that reach into the millions. According to an article by Jed Lipinski in The Times-Picayune, the 2014 Mardi Gras season brought in $465 million to the New Orleans’s economy.

Mardi Gras season is anticipated by Louisianians all year long, counting down the work days till their first parade.

Preparation uses the same level of strategic planning as Head Coach of LSU football Ed Orgeron in a game against Alabama for determining exactly how many months before Mardi Gras it is socially acceptable to eat king cake.

Has this state holiday that brings joy and fun to many been misconstrued by the media as just

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a big drunk party that is as wild as a frat party and music festival combined? Does it only display a negative representation of Louisiana and its population?

I think this holiday has been misinterpreted by many because after all, Mardi Gras originated from the Christian practice of indulging before Lent and has nothing to do with throwing beads off a moving vehicle or flashing for said beads. The term Fat Tuesday, which is another name for Mardi Gras, refers to the practices of eating fatty foods before the ritual of fasting during Lent. Instead of seeing it as a harmless celebration, many know Mardi Gras as a city full of raggers taking off their tops.

This problem may stem from the media creating a false stereotype of the holiday. Yes, Mardi Gras can get a little wild depending on the time of day or street you’re on, but that party aspect is only a small margin of New Orleans Mardi Gras festivities.

In reality, most of the New Orleans parades are family friendly and run during daylight. I feel it is mainly Louisiana natives that get to know the true Mardi Gras. This can be seen in how Mardi Gras is portrayed in the media. National news stations like Fox News or CNN only show clips of intoxicated partiers stumbling on Bourbon Street whereas most local coverage, such as by WGNO, of parade routes is scenes of float riders throwing beads to children.

I might be biased because I was born and raised here, but I think Louisiana is one of the greatest states to live in. It has just been given a bad reputation, thanks to the media’s portrayal of the state’s

Jack Spittler III, a member of the royal court, walks for the audience at the Little Rascals Mardi Gras Ball in Kenner, La., Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018.

(Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

people being overly exaggerated.

From news coverage not showing all aspects of Mardi Gras and shows like the popular TV series “Swamp People,” the small percentage of Louisiana natives shown on TV does not represent our whole state, and I’m afraid that is what has happened in the past few years. Just because you see a thirty-minute show where everyone wears overalls and you need subtitles because their accents are so strong that you have no idea what they are saying does not mean everyone in the state is like that. My parents both grew up with their lives revolving around the swamps. My mom shelled soft shell crabs to pay for college and is an educated woman with

her master’s who’s spent the past 26 years educating students. My dad was a fur trapper for 30 years hunting in the Louisiana swamps for a living. However, they do not go around acting like they are on “Swamp People,” doing idiotic things for attention. Plus, my dad only wears overalls to casual events. That is just an example that yes, Louisiana does have the type of people you see on TV, but it is mostly extremely exaggerated content that lives up to its name of reality TV. The same can be said for Mardi Gras and how it’s portrayed. Just because you see drunk partiers willing to do anything for plastic beads does not mean that’s how Louisiana is 365 days a year.

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‘Art of the Cocktail’ returns for second year SARAH HESS Staff Reporter

The Hammond Regional Arts Center kicked off Mardi Gras season with a themed “Art of the Cocktail” fundraiser.

The Mardi Gras-themed event held on Friday, Jan. 26 was the second annual cocktail creation competition where 10 local bars and restaurants created some of their signature cocktails.

Attendees judged the drinks by placing three Mardi Gras doubloons in mini parade floats on the table with their favorite drink.

The night included live music, entertainment and included a local, New Orleans drag queen as the master of ceremonies. The band Ben Bell and the Stardust Boys provided entertainment on the back patio that was open to guests this year due to a large number of attendees. A flow artist hooper from the company Carl Mack Presents performed with a light up hula hoop to songs. Miss Kookie Baker is a chef at the catering company Chicken Scratch, LLC. Baker gave her thoughts of the evening.

“I love it,” said Baker. “The rain is a little much, but you can’t control the weather. But we had a great turnout. There were even more people than last year, like 80 or 90 more people, which is pretty awesome.”

Baker also explained how the people from wall-to-wall affected performing some of her lip-sync songs. The classic Dolly Parton song “9 to 5” was her first number of the night. Baker

enjoys giving back to other art forms with events like “Art of the Cocktail.”

“I think it’s wonderful,” said Baker “And I can see just from last year, the changes that they made here. So, that’s amazing, and I love to see the progress.”

University alumna Gina Mixon used the night as a celebration for a friend.

“It was a friend of ours birthday, and this is what she wanted to do,” said Mixon. “It’s great.

It is a lot of fun.”

At 9 p.m., there was a last call for drinks and voting. The winners of the night received a custom industrial lamp that was made out of a recycled champagne bottle and created by one of the center’s members to go to their bar. The Crescent Bar won first place, Benny’s Place placed second and Tope La received third. Claude Hooks from the Crescent Bar described his first place drink as a Mardi Gras drink with a university twist.

“It’s called the Lion Up martini,” said Hooks.

“It tastes like a lemon meringue pie. It’s a combination of different schnapps, Irish Cream and sour and pineapple. Mix it together, make a martini with some lemon pudding and ground up gram crackers.”

Hooks explained why he named the drink Lion Up martini.

“We figure to support Southeastern,” said Hooks. “That’s where I graduated from.”

Executive Director of HRAC Maureen Joyce explained how this event is unique compared to other exhibitions and events held at the center.

“One of the key ingredients is that bartenders are notoriously creative and competitive people,” said Joyce. “So, it’s a wonderful way to celebrate their creativity and that it literally is an art, creating a wonderful cocktail that’s both a visual experience and a tasty experience. They’re

taking you on a quality experience that has many levels. So, it’s as if by celebrating one group’s creativity, it gets to support the entire creative community, and to our lives. So, there’s almost a direct correlation between the two, and so, I think people connect with that.”

Left, a performer from the Carl Mack Presents performs in the dim room with an electric hula hoop. Top right, the Crescent Bar’s signature “Lion Up” martini is surrounded by university memorabilia. Bottom right, an event goer enjoys the “Lion Up” martini. Sarah Hess/The Lion’s Roar

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ZACHARY ARAKI Staff Reporter

On Feb. 6 at 1 p.m., Associate Dean and Director of the Center for Continuing Studies and Distance Education in the college of arts and sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana Dr. Marcus Cox will present the Black History Month lecture “AfricanAmerican Troops in World War II” in the Student Union Theatre.

Starting at 7 p.m. in the University Center on Wednesday, Feb. 7, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will hold a “Poetry Slam.”

The local community has events lined up through the coming month for anyone interested in the arts, from art lovers to anyone looking for a way to pass the time. Though this is not an exhaustive list, it includes major art events in the community.

Unless otherwise stated, the following events are free for students.

Reduced pricing is usually available for students at events held in the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Presentation of student ID is necessary for student pricing conditions to The “Southeastern Opera/Music Theatre Workshop,” which is apply. Dates and times may be subject to change due to weather held every semester, will showcase performing arts students in conditions. the Columbia on Thursday, Feb. 8 and Friday, Feb. 9, both at 7:30 p.m. This semester’s workshop is titled “Works of Mercy/ The Hammond Regional Arts Center hopes to spread happiness The Beautiful Bridegroom.” through 2018 with their new initiative called “Hammond Rocks.”

According to their Instagram page, HRAC will provide free For music lovers, the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra rocks for participants to paint and leave in public places as part returns to the Columbia on Friday, Feb. 16 to perform “Beethoven of their mission “to make someone’s day, promote random acts of Meets the Wild West.” The concert will include Gioachino kindness or send an inspirational message.” Anyone who wishes Rossini’s “William Tell Overture” and Ludwig van Beethoven’s to participate can visit the Hammond farmers market at 2 West “Symphony No. 6,” or “Pastoral Symphony.” At the university, Thomas Street on Saturday, Feb. 3 to paint a rock with HRAC the Jazz Ensemble will hold a concert on Monday, Feb. 26 in Executive Director Maureen Joyce.

Pottle Auditorium.

From Feb. 19-23 in the Contemporary Art Gallery, students can attend a new media animation workshop led by filmmaker and artist Martha Colburn as part of the Visiting Artist Series.

The Aquila Theatre will bring their performance of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” to the Columbia on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m.

The university theater season continues this semester with the 2017 Inkslinger Winner “Life on the Moon,” scheduled in the Vonnie Borden Theatre for Feb. 27 through March 2. Each year, an original, unpublished play submitted for the Inkslinger Playwriting Competition is chosen to be produced in the Vonnie Borden Theatre. The submission deadline for next year’s production is April 1.

The Hammond Regional Arts Center will keep up the “Marjorie Morrison Sculpture Biennial” until Feb. 23 while exhibited artwork from faculty in the department of art and design can be seen in the Contemporary Art Gallery through Feb. 9.

Painting with a Twist: when learning and fun collide

Becky Harper, left, attended a semi-private party to celebrate Beth May’s birthday where she learned to paint a fleur-delis. Kendall Alvis, right, is an instructor at Painting with a Twist where she recently taught a class on painting a mermaid and a beach scene. Annie Goodman/The Lion’s Roar ANNIE GOODMAN Staff Reporter

Painting with a Twist began in post-Katrina Louisiana by two women named Cathy Deano and Renee Maloney. Downtown Hammond is the fourth of 344 locations throughout 39 states.

Painting with a Twist paint studio #4 Manager Marilyn Kennedy believes Deano and Maloney

give something to the public to take their minds off things and have a wonderful experience.

“Painting with a Twist is a place where people can come and enjoy a social time,” said Kennedy. “They’re kind of entertained as well as they learn a little bit about art. We call it ‘fun art,’ not ‘fine art.’ We coach them from the first step to the last, and they leave with a completed painting as well as a good time.”

Kennedy feels Painting with a Twist appeals to more audiences by teaching painting without focusing on technique.

“In a regular painting lesson, the teacher will teach them technique and take time explaining the makings and understanding of paint and shadowing and all those techniques,” said Kennedy. “We have, however, simplified a painting for them to be able to complete that an average person can do. They don’t necessarily want to come for a lesson. They just want to paint a painting, have a good time. So, we’re not bogged down in any kind of technique.”

They are willing to teach technique to people who wish to learn, though.

“However, we have great artists, and we throw in a little technique,” said Kennedy. “So, if people are looking for learning and growing in art, you get that as well. Painting with a Twist is known more for speed art and entertainment.”

Kennedy believes people are drawn to Painting with a Twist because they are constantly upgrading their services to appeal to broad audiences. They have recently incorporated wooden canvases and glitter options for patrons.

“The crazy thing is we’ve had the 4-year-old in here to the 92-year-old, and I don’t know any kind of business that goes from that extreme and offers something that a child can do and 92-year-old can do,” said Kennedy. “It’s just the beauty of a picture. Paintings draw people.

Art draws people. Everybody just loves art. If

you’ve got the right picture up, it’s gonna draw people in here.”

Kennedy, who has been working at Painting with a Twist since about a year after it opened, shared a story of getting out of a speeding ticket by telling the police officer that she was just so excited to get to work.

“I heard of it like a year and a half after it opened through a friend,” said Kennedy. “She was the manager here at the time. We had our children at the same school, and we were doing art together for theatre. She mentioned to me that there was a position opened. I had just ended a thing that I was doing in my life, and it just seemed like the thing to do, to come and apply, and I simply loved it. Still love it.”

Kennedy feels giving people confidence and helping them achieve something that they’ve never done before inspires a love of creation in people.

“I think that we are always in need of creating,” said Kennedy. “Creating actually motivates people for the future. It makes you feel like things are possible. I think it gives hope.

With art, it makes you feel more accomplished.

You can feel that way about a purchase of a piece of art, and to be able to look at the beauty of it every day, will give you hope. But to do it and leave with that, I believe it gives people confidence. With confidence, there’s hope and plans. It just makes people feel awesome, like their lives matter.”

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Supporting emerging artists with Art-O-Mat BRIANNA HAWKINS Staff Reporter

The Hammond Regional Arts Center has introduced a new piece of machinery that has been highly received among many locals.

The machine, known as an Art-O-Mat, has been open to attendees since Jan. 3 and is used as a way to help support new and emerging artists while also giving people small, original and handmade pieces of art with the help of a token.

Executive Director of HRAC Maureen Joyce explained how the Art-O-Mat was created and how it is used.

“The Art-O-Mat is a refurbished and repurposed cigarette machine,” said Joyce.

Joyce credited creation of the Art-O-Mat to artist Clark Whittington from North Carolina who came up with the creation in 1997.

“Winston-Salem, North Carolina, if you don’t know, was like a huge tobacco industry town,” said Joyce. “This artist named Clark Whittington decided to get all of these outlawed cigarettes vending machines, and he started with his own artwork in the vending machine and mainly his photographs. Then, he realized it was a wonderful way to introduce people to artists all over the country.”

Joyce shared her reasons for why she wanted the Art-O-Mat at HRAC. “My top reasons are to bring people into this amazing art center that’s here for the community, support local emerging artists,” said Joyce. “That’s a big piece for me and a part of our mission here. It’s also to get more young people and students appreciating the arts in our community. What I love about having one in Hammond is that the Art-O-Mat kind of has a cult following so to speak that since we’re a little bit smaller town, it might not be on most people’s radar.”

According to Joyce, HRAC Media coordinator Tara Bennett was influential in the decision to get the Art-O-Mat. “She was extremely instrumental in me having the confidence to present it to the board because I knew how much she liked it,” said Joyce.

So far, reception for the Art-O-Mat has been positive since its debut.

“It’s been fantastic for its unveiling and debut at the Marjorie Morrison Sculpture Biennial,” said Joyce. “We sold out of our first set of tokens. So, we sold 55 tokens just that evening.”

Joyce believes the Art-O-Mat will be a good way to get young people to appreciate art.

“My teenage daughter was a huge fan of the Art-O-Mat,” said Joyce. “So, I recognize that for young people who are on a limited budget but still appreciate original art and creativity, they could be part of that process and kinda see the difference between manufactured and handmade.”

Joyce feels that with the creation of the ArtO-Mat, more people can become interested and educated about art.

“The cigarette machine used to be an unhealthy addiction, but art is what I called a healthy addiction because art feeds your soul,” said Joyce. “At least, it does mine, and I think it feeds everyone, but they just don’t know it yet until they start going. I’m kinda inspired by this, or I’m inspired by that person’s creativity, or I’m inspired by their craftsmanship, or I’m inspired by their attention to detail or their subject matter, and it makes me think about my own life in a meaningful way.”

Joyce also shared how people could get involved in getting their art into the Art-O-Mat. “You create like a prototype and create an application, and you send that to them, and they decide whether to accept you or not,” said Joyce.

“You would create a format where you would create your artwork to where it would fit in a cigarette pack, and you could sell art through a vending machine.”

Joyce explained how the Art-O-Mat website works.

“So, if you want to be an artist in cellophane, that’s what you’re called if you become an ArtO-Mat distributor,” said Joyce. “If you go to the Art-O-Mat website, it’ll either ask if you are interested in having an Art-O-Mat machine in your location or are you interested in becoming an artist who distributes your work through the

The Hammond Regional Arts Center’s Art-O-Mat is now open to anyone who wants to present original and handmade art.

The artwork can be purchased from the Art-O-Mat machine. Brianna Hawkins/The Lion’s Roar Art-O-Mat vending machine because it’s not just a way to get people to buy original art. It’s also a way to support emerging artists in a particular community.”

Anybody can put art into the Art-O-Mat as long as it’s handmade and original.

“You can’t just put anything into the ArtO-Mat,” said Joyce. “It’s controlled by Clark because he’s a fine artist, and he wants to promote a certain caliber of art to where it is original, it is handmade, there’s some intention behind it and there’s some expression behind it so it’s gonna be interesting to purchase that.”

Various types of artwork are featured in the Art-O-Mat. “We have everything from ceramic sculptures to tarot earrings to linoleum cut block press and to hand-painted portraits of dogs,” said Joyce.

“It’s anything the artist’s imagination can come up with, but it does have to be handmade, and it does have to be original.”

Joyce explained the major difference between the Art-O-Mat and usual artwork selling.

The major difference is obviously the $5 price point,” said Joyce. “Also, the scale and obviously fitting in to the size of a cigarette

pack and that it connects you nationally. You know most of the time in a small regional art center like ours, we wouldn’t be able to reach out to national artists. So, it’s a way to introduce locals to not only local artists who are in their area.”

Joyce discussed alternative ways to purchase and learn about art.

“It’s a way to get to know artists because all of these artists have a larger body of work,” said Joyce. “So, you might be buying this small token piece of art through a vending machine, but then you might learn about their larger paintings or their larger sculptures.”

Joyce revealed that the cost of the Art-OMats could range from $15,000 to $20,000.

HRAC is happy that they were able to receive a sponsorship.

“We got a little more authentic version,” said Joyce. “Our Art-O-Mat was originally in a real dive bar in West Virginia, so it got some stories to tell. It was also the most economical option, and we’re lucky to get a sponsorship from Red, White, and Blue and Fumee, which are both owned by Todd Delaune.

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Opera singers place second in national competition PRAKRITI ADHIKARI Staff Reporter

Junior music majors Sara Cage and Deondra Bell participated in the 2018 Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition organized by the National Opera Association and took second place in the Opera Division I competition. The final competition was held during the New Orleans Convention Center from Jan. 3-7.

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Opera Division I competition.

Bell shared her thoughts on getting second place in the competition.

“It feels good,” said Bell. “I was shocked about it ‘cause so many big schools were there. We were the only small school.”

Bell and Cage first submitted the music video of themselves singing opera online and were selected to perform in the convention. On Jan. 4, they performed Act I, Scene I of “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” The act was stage directed by Rachel Harris and music directed by Charles Effler.

Cage explained what earning second place means to her.

“It’s important to me because I felt it was very important to be able to bring something to Southeastern, to show that Southeastern cares about the art and art is not forgotten,” said Cage. “The art is where we find comfort. That’s where we belong. The community understands us and is willing to support us to pursue our dreams of becoming music educators, vocalist or opera singers or professional musicians.”

Cage shared her experience of participating in the competition.

“We were nervous,” said Cage. “We were still thinking that we were there, that we made it. We were one of four finalists. It was very surreal, but we performed it, and we had fun. We also got to see other performances of different divisions. There were also a bunch of sessions.

One of them was actually focusing on social justice within operas. We also attended another session that was about an opera that was called ‘Freedom Ride’ by Dan Shore.”

Bell shared her experience on receiving second place.

“I was shocked because people were doing foreign languages and so many things and we were doing comedy and English,” said Bell.

Cage explained how she and Bell prepared for the competition.

“I was taking lessons with Dr. Rowe to help improve my voice, improve songs,” said Cage. “I was getting ready for juries at the end of the semester, which is our final exam. We were also getting ready for the opera, and we were doing choirs. On the side, we were still making sure that we have ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ fresh in our mind.”

Both Bell and Cage began singing at young ages and have been singing opera for a few years.

Cage shared how she was inspired by Associate Professor of Voice Dr. Alissa Rowe.

“A powerful inspiration of my life was when my voice teacher Dr. Alissa Rowe put on a faculty recital,” said Cage. “I just remember listening to her and seeing her in the Pottle Auditorium stage, and thinking that one day that could be me. I was truly inspired because in the field of music, it’s so hard. There is constantly competition, and it’s a lot of stress.”

Bell feels that she needs to work even harder after participating in the competition.

“After having experienced that, I have to work now 10 times harder to try to go forward, try to do another one, and hopefully try to get first place,” said Bell.

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Lady Lions defeat Colonels in road game

Junior guard Jaclyn Scholvin, left, tries to help the Lady Lions to a recovery in the second half against Sam Houston State University. Junior guard Ashailee Brailey, right, defends against Bearkats’ forward Anastacia Mickens during the first half of the game. Jacob Summerville/The Lion’s Roar JACOB SUMMERVILLE Staff Reporter

The Lady Lions basketball team added a loss and a win to their overall record after facing two teams from the Southland Conference last week.

The first game was held in the University Center on Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. against Sam Houston State University, and the second game took place at Nicholls State University on Jan. 27. With the final score of 57-52, the loss against the Sam Houston Bearkats ended the two-game win streak that the Lady Lions held. Although the game ended in a loss, the Lady Lions held the lead for over 34 minutes of the game.

Junior guard Jaclyn Scholvin shared several aspects that helped the Lady Lions maintain their lead.

“I think when we were up, we shared the ball the most,” said Scholvin. “We were getting stops when we needed to and converting on the other end. People were scoring all across the board. Towards the end of the game, we didn’t get stops when we needed to, and shots were forced offensively as a team. They went down and hit shots, so we started to fall in a hole.”

Although the Lady Lions scored more points on the floor, the Bearkats had them beat with free throws, scoring 20 points as opposed to the Lady Lions scoring 12.

Head Coach Ayla Guzzardo shared her thoughts on the foul trouble throughout the game.

“Early on, our foul trouble was in our post, and right now, we’re missing one of our key post players Jyar Francis,” said Guzzardo.

“Without her, we only have two true post, one sub-post, but we’ve

got to keep them on the floor. Our posts getting into foul trouble and playing timid, it hurts us.”

The team went 17-66 for field goal shots and 6-31 for three pointers, which are below their season average.

Guzzardo stated that the one main improvement that needed to be made after the game was making shots.

“We got defensive stops, but offensively, we weren’t scoring the ball,” said Guzzardo. “We shot 25 percent in the field, 16 percent from the three-point line. You can’t win games like that. Our goals keep insisting we did, but we didn’t put the ball in the hole. A lot of key players that normally hit shots didn’t do what they normally do.

When you have the highest person with 10 points and it’s just two people, it’s hard to win games like that.”

Scholvin and sophomore guard Charliee Dugas were the two players that scored 10 points each with freshman forward Caitlyn Williams following up with nine points.

Junior guard Ashailee Brailey had a suggestion to fix the scoring issues from the game.

“If we’re not hitting our shots, we need to remember that we can take it inside,” said Brailey. “I think that’s what we need to look at for the next game. If our outside shots aren’t going in, we need to look inside, get it to our post.”

Guzzardo admitted that the team underperformed this game, and that the team could expect another loss if they played similarly at Nicholls.

“I don’t think our momentum was where it needs to be,” said Guzzardo. “It wasn’t like this in Houston Baptist, and it wasn’t like this against Northwestern. We didn’t play the same type of basketball against those two teams.”

The Lady Lions walked away with a win against Nicholls. The team beat the Colonels 66-57, adding a fourth win to the team’s record this season.

Guzzardo shared her excitement as the Lady Lions increased their intensity on defense as well as putting emphasis on the improvements with the shooting percentages.

“It differed in the way we played on both ends,” said Guzzardo.

“We played a very good defensive effort tonight, and we scored the ball offensively. We shot 16 percent last game from the three, and 26 percent from the field. Tonight, we were 25 percent from the three and over 40 percent from the field. So, putting the ball in the hole on the offensive side, and defensively, we got after it and made every basket that they shot hard.”

The Lady Lions hit their peak during the second half, scoring 43 points.

Guzzardo stated the couple of things the Lady Lions will practice before they face Nicholls again at the end of the season.

“Offensively, they’re usually a zone team, but they came out manto-man, and we weren’t real prepared for that,” said Guzzardo. “But, the girls handled that. They handled the pressure that they applied to us very well. So, we’ll prepare a little bit more versus man-to-man and a little bit of their half-court trap that they applied that gave us a little bit of problems. So, those are the things we’ll probably do on the second time we play them on our ‘Senior Night’ at the end of the season.”

The Lady Lions are back in action on Jan. 31 at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. Tip off will be at 7 p.m.

Young track and field team seeks to improve

Senior sprinter Cliff Resias was placed eighth in the 60-meter category at the KMS Invitational in Birmingham, Alabama.

He has recently set the university’s 60-meter record at LSU Purple Tiger. Courtesy of Sports Information NIKISUN SHRESTHA Staff Reporter

The track and field team participated in two meets in the past week where it brought back mixed results.

Head Coach Corey Mistretta explained how the team has performed after coming back from a break. He also described the performance in the McNeese Indoor II. “I think it was pretty good,” said Mistretta.

“Coming off from the long winter break, we didn’t bring back most of the team early. So, this was the first competition for a lot of our kids. It was nice to

see them go out and compete, specially some of the younger ones. One of the freshman, Sophia Huegel, she won the hurdles. As a freshman to come in at her first collegiate meet ever, to get a win, that was kinda nice. Kendesha Ingraham, who’s a freshman from the Bahamas, she came in and did really well for us and surprised us in the races. On the men’s side, Jaysen Robinson was a freshman who ran well for us. We were excited about that. Their first competition getting out.”

Mistretta complimented the thrower’s effort and was impressed with the performance of senior Grant O’Callaghan.

“Our throwers did really well,” said Mistretta.

“We knew they were ready to go. We would have liked it to be better, but it was still good.

The performance of the day was probably Grant O’Callaghan with the 3000m race. It was a really, really good race. It was super exciting.

The team was really into it. It was probably the best environment for a single event win for us since two years ago when we won the conference championship and broke the conference record in the four by four. He kinda ran in the front pack the whole way and as the race progressed, he kept moving up and moving up. Then the last two laps came in to a sprint and it was a lot of fun.”

After the meet on Friday, the team went to compete in KMS Invitational. Mistretta pointed out that the travel schedule could have affected the team’s performance.

“We took a few kids to KMS in Birmingham, where our conference championship will be,” said Mistretta. “We like to take some of our top kids to the meet to and get to run against some better competition. The travel was a little bit much for us.

We did a quick turnaround. They still performed well. We had four top 10 finishes on the day, but the times and the marks were not where we needed them to be.

Those guys were disappointed, but it just makes them hungry to do better next time out.”

From the two tournaments, Mistretta said that he saw positives in the team’s performance and helped in growth of a team culture.

“I think we got to see what we’re looking for,” said Mistretta. “The kids competed hard. It gives us an idea of where we need to go this week with training and getting ready for the

conference that’s coming up.”

Mistretta also spoke about where the team needs to work on ahead of the conference meet.

“I just think we need to get into shape,” said Mistretta. “We have been a little bit behind than we have been in the past. As we move forward, we just have to race ourselves to shape, get ready for conference in a few weeks. We’re in a good place, and I am excited about it.”

The team will return to play in the LSU Bayou Bengal on Feb. 2.

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Ladner earns his 50th win at reign

Junior forward Moses Greenwood had a double-double in the game against Sam Houston State University. He had 20 points and 10 rebounds in the game. According to head coach Jay Ladner, Greenwood is a key player going into the season and has improved through his hard work. File Photo/The Lion’s Roar NIKISUN SHRESTHA Staff Reporter

The Lions basketball team registered a win and a loss in the road games they played last week. The team came back from their 75-65 loss to Sam Houston State University to beat

Nicholls State University 67-63.

Head Coach Jay Ladner gave his thoughts on the game against Sam Houston.

“That was an extremely well fought game,” said Ladner. “Sam Houston has a very good basketball team. Unfortunately, due to the conference scheduling, we had to go to Sam

Houston for the third consecutive year where we never won. They’re very difficult to beat there. Our guys played hard and well enough to win. But, I have to give Sam Houston a lot of credit. We did not play poorly, just didn’t play well enough to beat them on that particular night.”

Ladner praised the effort of junior forward Moses Greenwood, who recorded a doubledouble in the game.

“Moses Greenwood has consistently improved from his arrival as a freshman,” said Ladner. “He gets better every day, in every game. He works extremely hard every day in practice. You never have to worry about his effort. He’s getting more confident and better, and he’s really become a force. He had an outstanding game against Sam Houston and is really gonna be vital to our success down the stretch.”

Following the loss, the Lions faced off against Nicholls State in a bid to improve their conference record.

“That was another very intense game,” said Ladner. “Most games this time of the year are gonna be very intense. There was a tremendous crowd. There was a lot at stake at the game.”

Ladner described the proceedings of the game and how the team’s defense halted Nicholls State.

“Nicholls got off to a fast start early in the game,” said Ladner. “We came back and tied in the halftime. They went back up a couple of times in the second half. Then, we went on a 19-3 run. It was key to have better defensive play. We did a great job down the stretch playing

defense and rebounding the basketball. That’s key to our offense. We did a good job executing our offense as well. What sparked it was our intensity in our defense.”

The victory against Nicholls State marked the 50th win for Ladner as head coach of the Lions.

Ladner gave his thought on the accomplishment.

“I wish we could have won it a lot sooner,” said Ladner. “We’ve been able to build a program. We started with a solid foundation. We got good young men in our program. Anytime, specially at Division I level, as coaches are changed around, to win your 50th game at one particular place, which is a place you started your Division I career, it’s gratifying. I wish we would have gotten there a little bit sooner, but we’re right on track to where we need to be.

Hopefully, the next 50 are gonna come a little bit sooner.”

With a 7-2 start in the conference, the Lions are on their path to reach their goal.

“Our goal is to get to the post-season tournaments and particularly the NCAA tournament,” said Ladner. “Our goals are right there in front of us. We just have to continue to take one game at a time. We have to continue to work hard in practice.”

The team returns to play at home on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in the University Center. Ladner expects the game to be a tough one.

“Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a team that we have never beaten since I have been the head coach,” said Ladner. “So, certainly, that’s gonna be a motivation for us. We expect a very hard fought game. They have an outstanding coach.

They’re gonna be very well prepared.”

Tennis opens season with loss at ULL Better viewing experience NIKISUN SHRESTHA Staff Reporter

The Lady Lions tennis team started off the spring season with a road loss at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Head Coach Jason Hayes described the team’s performance in the season opener.

“It was a tough loss,” said Hayes. “We did what we needed to put ourselves in position to get a victory, but you have to credit Lafayette because they came up with the shots when they needed them.”

The 4-3 loss started off with a doubles win for the Lady Lions. Then the hosts came back with four singles victories to take the overall win.

Hayes credited the team’s effort during the matches and took it as a positive from the loss.

However, Hayes thought the team could have improved in finishing the opportunities that were handed to them by the opponents.

“They fight for every single point,” said Hayes. “That’s very important, but we need to raise our level when we have the chance to finish a match.”

Senior Dany Raygadas led the team from the front by winning in both the singles and the doubles category.

The team is coming off from the fall season, which finished with the George E. Fourmaux Fed Cup Invitational. Hayes described the preparation of the team after that.

“We’ve had two good weeks of preparation despite the weather,” said Hayes. “Our fitness is really strong, and our tennis will continue to improve.”

Hayes pointed out the team’s fitness to be an important aspect of the game that he is working on.

“Fitness is key,” said Hayes. “We have a great strength coach, and each day we want to get a little stronger and a little quicker.”

Hayes also spoke about how the new recruits in the team are performing.

“They’re doing a great job, and all of them are contributing in doubles,” said Hayes. “As the season progresses, expect them to get better and get smarter.”

The Lady Lions will return to home court to play Alcorn State University. Hayes gave his thoughts on the match up.

“They beat us last year, so it’s going to be important for us to get off to a good start, stay aggressive and fight for each point,” said Hayes.

The scores from the matches provided by Sports Information are below..

Singles: No. 1 Kelly Drew (ULL) def. Ceci Mercier (SLU) 7-5, 6-1 No. 2 Dana Radovanovic (ULL) def. Fleur Holtkamp (SLU) 6-2, 6-3 No. 3 Floriane Picaut (ULL) def. Jiva de Veer (SLU) 6-1, 6-2 No. 4 Dany Raygadas (SLU) def. Elena Sava (ULL) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 No. 5 Dalina Dahlmans (SLU) def. Abby Johnson (ULL) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 No. 6 Marina Garcia (ULL) def. Katya Cornejo (SLU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2

expected after renovation

Last season, the Lions baseball team had the best home attendance on average in the Southland Conference. General Doubles: admission season tickets are going for $103, and the new boxed seats are $279. For the past three years, Alumni Field has No. 1 Dahlmans/Ximena Yanez (SLU) vs. been improved with a new turf, scoreboard and now an improved bleacher section. Jonathan Rhodes/The Lion’s Roar Picaut/Radovanovic (ULL), unfinished see.

No. 2 Holtkamp/de Veer (SLU) def. Johnson/ BASEBALL FACILITY continued from pg. 1 “That is just for the fans, for entertainment,” said Morgan Forshag (ULL) 6-4 Artigues. “You see at a lot of bigger stadiums, they No. 3 Cornejo/Raygadas (SLU) def. Drew/ else going to. It was definitely a needed upgrade. The have the radar gun on the scoreboard for the fans’ Garcia (ULL) 7-5 fans will definitely see a dramatic increase in lights.” enjoyment. We are excited to add that just for the According to Artigues, the Lions will be the only overall enhancement of the environment out here.” baseball program in Louisiana to have LED lights.

For the past three seasons, the Lions have set a The general admission bleacher section has been new attendance record. Last season, the Lions led the replaced with a new aluminum model. An access ramp Southland Conference in attendance with an average has also been added to the section with a concrete path of 1,210 fans at each home game. leading up to the section.

With these new improvements to Alumni Field, “We also put boxed seats at right field and did the Artigues hopes to continue to provide the great same thing at left field,” said Artigues. “We did this atmosphere that fans are used to at Lions baseball to upgrade the seating area, but it is also going to be games. revenue producing because before, we had no boxed “Alumni Field is one of the best atmospheres and seats in that area.” one of the best venues that you will find in the country,” The radar gun on the scoreboard will display the said Artigues. “Even with all of the upgrades, it still speed of every pitch during the season for the fans to has that old timey feel, and that is the way we want to make sure we keep it here.”

The prices for general admission This Week’s Puzzle AnsWers season tickets are $103, and the box seats are $279. Reserved seats are $128, and the family plan general admission tickets are $206.

The Lions will start their season on Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, which will be the first of nine straight home games to start the season. Their other opponents will be Alcorn State University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, University of Connecticut and Louisiana State University.

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Grammys celebrate women’s empowerment, Mars and Lamar

Kesha performs “Praying” at the 60th annual Rihanna, left, and Kendrick Lamar accept the award for best rap/sung Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on performance for “Loyalty.” at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York. Matt Sayles/ Bruno Mars accepts the award for record of the year for “24K Magic” at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York. Matt Sayles/Invision/AP Invision/AP Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York. Matt Sayles/Invision/AP NEW YORK (AP) — Bruno Mars owned the Grammys with his R&B-inspired album “24K Magic,” winning all six awards he was nominated for at a show where hip-hop was expected to have a historical night.

Jay-Z, the leading nominee with eight, walked away empty handed Sunday — a year after his wife lost album of the year to Adele, causing fans and peers to criticize the Recording Academy for not properly rewarding Beyonce’s bold “Lemonade” project.

And though Kendrick Lamar won five awards, he lost in the top categories, marking another year where rappers were restricted to wins in the rap categories, instead of earning coveted prizes like album of the year.

Mars picked up album of the year for “24K Magic,” record of the year for the title track, and song of the year — shared with seven co-writers — for the No. 1 hit, “That’s What I Like.”

Jay-Z and Lamar could have become the first rapper to win song or record of the year, and the third rap-based act to win album of the year.

But Mars’ win still marked some growth for the Academy: His is one of the few R&B albums to win the top prize. He dedicated his win to songwriters who have made history in R&B music, including Babyface, Teddy Riley, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

Lamar’s wins at Madison Square Garden in New York City included best rap album, best rap song, best rap performance, best rap/sung performance and best music video. He has a career total of 12 Grammys.

Lamar also won with his performance: He

kicked off the Grammys with a powerful and poignant performance featuring video screens displaying a waving American flag behind him, as background dancers dressed as army soldiers marched and moved behind him. At one point, Lamar’s background dancers, dressed in red, were shot down as he rapped lyrics, later coming back to life as fire burst to end the six-minute performance.

But the night’s top performer was Kesha, who was passionate and striking onstage with the help of powerful women behind her, including the Resistance Revival Chorus, Cyndi Lauper, Camila Cabello, Julia Michaels, Andra Day and Bebe Rexha. Dressed in white, they won over the audience while singing Kesha’s “Praying” and hugged at the song’s end as some audience members cried, including Hailee Steinfeld.

Kesha , who earned her first pair of Grammy nominations this year, has been in a legal war with former producer and mentor Dr. Luke. Janelle Monae introduced the performance with strong words.

“We come in peace but we mean business. To those who would dare try to silence us, we offer two words: Time’s Up,” Monae said. “It’s not just going on in Hollywood. It’s not just going on in Washington. It’s here in our industry, too.”

Before the performance, Maren Morris, Eric Church and Brothers Osborne performed an emotional rendition of Eric Clapton’s “Tears In Heaven” — written after his son died — in honor of the 58 people who died at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas last year. The names of victims were displayed behind them as they performed.

The performances were two of the show’s serious moments. Dozens of artists and music industry players also sported white roses in support of the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements against sexual abuse and harassment.

“Black is beautiful, hate is ugly,” rapper Logic said onstage after performing the suicide prevention anthem “1-800-273-8255.” The performance, with best new artist winner Alessia Cara and Khalid, included a group of suicide attempt and loss survivors selected by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

Sting’s performance was somewhat political as he sang his 1987 song, “Englishman in New York,” which includes the lyrics, “Oh, I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien, I’m an Englishman in New York.”

Chris Stapleton paid tribute to Tom Petty with Emmylou Harris and also won three awards, including best country album, best country song and best country solo performance.

“We always try to make great records ... and I guess this is a testament to that,” Stapleton said.

Little Big Town, who beautifully sang their Taylor Swift-penned No. 1 hit “Better Man,” won best country duo/group performance with the song.

Others who shined onstage included Lady Gaga, who won over the audience with a rousing performance of the songs “Joanne” and “Million Reasons”; Sam Smith gave a powerful performance of the song “Pray”; and Pink was a vocal powerhouse while she sang “Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken.”

During the pre-telecast, The Rolling Stones picked up their third career Grammy — for best traditional blues album for “Blue & Lonesome” —

while Ed Sheeran won best pop vocal album. Emmy and Golden Globe winner Childish Gambino, who picked up best traditional R&B performance, gave a smooth and sultry performance of “Terrified” in all-white featuring screeching high notes. Gambino was joined by young singer-actor, JD McCrary, who matched his vocals and sings on the original track.

The show, hosted by James Corden, also featured some comedy. Hillary Clinton , John Legend, Cher, Snoop Dogg, Cardi B, and DJ Khaled won over the audience in a skit when reading lines from Michael Wolff’s book, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.” Corden said the book could compete for the best spoken world album Grammy next year.

“That’s the one,” Corden said in the video after Clinton, a 1997 spoken word Grammy winner, spoke. It earned a rousing applause from the crowd.

Dave Chappelle, who was part of Lamar’s opening performance, won best comedy album during the televised show.

“I am honored to win an award, finally, and I wanted to thank everyone at Netflix, at ‘Saturday Night Live,’ at ‘The Chappelle Show,’” he said.

Puppies were passed to the losers of best comedy album, including Jerry Seinfeld, Sarah Silverman and Jim Gaffigan.

Posthumous Grammys were awarded to actress Carrie Fisher, singer Leonard Cohen and engineer Tom Coyne, who worked on Mars’ “24K Magic” album.

Double winners included Jason Isbell, Justin Hurwitz and CeCe Winans.

-Mesfin Fekadu,Associated Press Music Writer

Correction: In the Jan. 23 LA has started accepting 2017 income tax returns issue of The Lion’s Roar, a BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — It’s Louisiana taxpayers are encouraged department says that will generally take officially tax time in Louisiana, with to file state taxes online , through the about 60 days from the filing date if cutline said that Sweet Rolls taxpayers able to start filing their 2017 state’s free web portal for individual tax returns are submitted electronically or 14 personal income tax returns. filers. But they can also download paper weeks if returns are filed on paper.

Louisiana’s revenue department began tax forms from the revenue department The deadline to file individual income opened in December 2018. It accepting the tax filings Monday, the same website or file returns through other tax tax returns with the state is May 15. day the IRS started taking federal income preparation software.

-Courtesy of AP News Now tax returns.

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continued from pg. 1 on it since late last spring,” said Blackwood.

“It requires some grants to get necessary equipment.”

Balius explained why tutoring is convenient for students.

“CSE has a pretty wide range of hours during the week, but until now, they were not available on the weekend,” said Balius.

“This is just additional because a lot of our students work, and maybe right after they go to class, they rush off to a job. And again the Sunday hours, we’re the only departments on campus that has Sunday hours, especially Sunday evening hours. So, this is just an extra opportunity for students to get a little more practice with those math and chemistry courses.”

Blackwood said that many benefits in the collaboration come from what the library has to offer students.

“For the library, it’s offering services TIDE PODS

continued from pg. 1 skin and eyes irritation, and animal studies have shown that they induce severe irritation of internal organs at low doses,” said Fotie.

“In fact, individuals with sensitive skin are usually advised to avoid any topical contact with detergents containing this ingredient.

Diethylenetriamine pentaacetate, sodium salt is the conjugated base of pentetic acid, and

beyond computer services or actual physical books,” said Blackwood. “It’s offering ways for students to see the library as a hub on campus that offers many services, and for CSE, it’s the increased exposure in a new location.”

When it comes to why CSE is only focusing on math, chemistry and physics, Blackwood said that those courses are usually the most popular ones students need help with.

“Those are barrier courses for most degree programs,” said Blackwood. “Historically, they’re classes that require the most service hours from us. When we look at our stats, those are the courses that have the highest request.”

According to Blackwood, the services are the same, but the location is different.

“It’s the same service we offer on Friday mornings,” said Blackwood. “We actually offer physics on Friday mornings in addition to math and chemistry. So, I can’t say that it differs. It just has a new location.”

The one thing that is important for both Students study at the Sims Memorial Library, CSE and the library is that more students take which will soon have weekend tutoring. Brianna advantage of the service.

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can also cause some severe irritation in the stomach. Furthermore, a combination of all these molecules and enzymes might induce chemical reactions resulting in compounds that might be more toxic than each of the individual compounds combined.”

Even with these facts, the full effects on the human body, if one ingests a tide pod, is still not well studied, meaning it is not completely understood, according to Fotie.

The University Health Center has a

protocol intact in case a student does decide to participate in the “Tide Pod Challenge,” and can seek help. Nurse Practioner and Health Center Director Andrea Peevy explained the action that would be taken in this scenario.

“Call poison control at 1-800-222-1222 and campus police/EMS if indicated,” said Peevy. “How to treat the individual varies depending on the symptoms they are experiencing.”

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