The Lion's Roar 03/13/2018

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Hammond, LA

March 13, 2018

Students take action to become leaders Serving

up a twist on pizza PRAKRITI ADHIKARI Staff Reporter

“I think everyone has

a responsibility to give a little bit back and make the world a better place” -Hollis Conway

Students attend the “EvolveU” conference this past Friday to participate in workshops and activities that were centered around leadership. Special guest Olympic medalist Hollis Conway discussed the importance of obtaining and maintaining leadership skills as a young adult. Brianna Hawkins/The Lion’s Roar BRIANNA HAWKINS Staff Reporter

High school students across the state of Louisiana attended the university’s high school leadership conference “EvolveU” where they learned to enhance their leadership skills.

The conference was held on Friday, Mar. 9 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the War Memorial Student Union.

The conference began with an opening ceremony featuring President Dr. John L. Crain and keynote speaker Olympic medalist Hollis Conway.

Conway shared his reasons on why

he agreed to speak to the students.

Conway wants students to realize “I think everyone has a responsibility how important they are to society when to give a little bit back and make the it comes to planning their future. world a better place,” said Conway.

“I want them to take away a couple “And what they’re doing here at of things,” said Conway. “That they are Southeastern is incredible. It’ll make a difference in not only the lives of these kids but in the future.” see EVOLVEU pg. 2

DPP presents ‘The Movement Project’ JACOB SUMMERVILLE Staff Reporter

The university’s Dance Performance Project gave student choreographers a chance to present a dance routine that they developed over the course of the semester.

“The Movement Project” was held on March 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Vonnie Borden Theatre. Nine dances were created by eight student choreographers, but the performance started with “Empty Spaces” choreographed

by Artistic Director and Director of Dance Keith “Skip” Costa.

Costa explained the theme of “The Movement Project.”

“It is better defined by the artistic creativity that each choreographer has chosen to convey the meaning of their work through individual movement

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choices represented in each work they present,” said Costa.

“It gives student choreographers a platform to brand their artistic vision and place a stamp on their individual movement style as dance makers.”

The show continued with “Shadows” by senior psychology major Alexis May and “Cornered” by junior marketing major Amber Whiteside.

Whiteside said that the message of her work reflected on four corners that represented four emotions.

“Each person had their own emotions about their past,” said Whiteside. “One was angry.

One was happy about their past and wanted to go back. One was confused about their past. One was sad. So, that was mainly the message, just wanting to get back Dancers Madeline Aldana, Samantha Read, pictured above, Doreen Role and Katie Stansbury performed “Cornered,” there, and when they did, they which was choreographed by junior marketing major Amber Whiteside for the Dance Performance Project’s show titled see DANCE, pg. 4 “The Movement Project.” Annie Goodman/The Lion’s Roar

Women’s History Month and #MeToo

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The Bill Evans Jazz Festival

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Campus Life.................................2 Opinions.....................................3 A&E............................................4

Horoscope, Crossword, Sudoku....5 Sports.........................................6 News..........................................8

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The Stoned Brick Oven Pizza at 1000 North Oak St. will be offering new options for university students.

Joe Hollingsworth, currently a bus driver at Hammond High School, looks forward to satisfying customers and expects to open the restaurant in April. He hopes to offer great service to his customers.

“You try to find a good restaurant that has three things, which is quality food, great service and great atmosphere, and it’s hard to find something with all three,” said Hollingsworth.

The restaurant will be able to fit approximately 60 people inside the restaurant and on the patio outside. The wood-fired baked pizza will be the main attraction of the restaurant, and will be offering other options like po’boys, hamburgers and “fun items like Fried Oreos, beignets, coffee and chocolatecovered bacon.”

Hollingsworth shared how he thinks the restaurant will help people to socialize.

“I think it’s going to be a great place for people to come together and have a great time and eat good food,” said Hollingsworth.

According to Hollingsworth, the restaurant will be open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. On Fridays and Saturdays, it will be open from 10 to 12 a.m. and will be closed on Sundays.

Among other equipment, Hollingsworth will be using a table from the bakery he worked in when he was 12 years old as well as a vintage dough machine.

According to Hollingsworth, the restaurant will be the only one offering wood-fired pizza Hammond. He explained how his customers will be able to see the whole operation being done for preparing the pizza.

“It’s all gonna be right here,” said Hollingsworth.

“Gonna mix the dough, prepare the pizza, throw the dough up in the air, and the wood-fired oven is gonna be right here by the window. So, you get to see the whole operation from start to finish for your pizza.”

Hollingsworth plans to offer special options for students.

“I am still tossing around the idea of having a student special,” said Hollingsworth.

“Something you can come in quick between class, and that won’t go just for SLU students.

It’s for anyone with a current student ID. I am not 100 percent sure but possibly, like a big slice of pizza, some bridge sticks and a drink maybe, or hamburger, fries and a drink, something easy and quick.”

For more information on the restaurant, Stoned Brick Oven Pizza has a Facebook page.

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The Lion’s Roar | CAMPUS LIFE

Incident Reports Students to perform for a chance at 500 dollars

In February 2018, the University Police Department reported 103 incidents on its crime log with some resulting in multiple issues. The top five reported issues are as follow.

Traffic Violation: 20 Medical Emergency: 12 Hit and Run: 10 Theft: 9 Possession of Marijuana: 8

Current Status 12%

17%

42%

29% 42% are closed 29% of all incidents are still pending 17% remain open 12% resulted in disciplinary referrals

American Foundation of Suicide Prevention Southeastern will be hosting its second annual “Out of the Darkness Walk” on April 21. The walk is organized to raise awareness for suicide prevention and will be held from 9-11 a.m. with registration beginning at 8 a.m. We are looking for a few volunteers and more teams to walk. The link to register is AFSP. org/southeastern, and for more information, students may contact Sarah Clifton at sarah.clifton@selu.edu.

Reconnect Reconnect is having the biggest farmers market so far with more students and organizations involved. All faculty, students and friends are welcomed to come out and see all of Hammond’s local vendors and community. This event will be happening in front of the War Memorial Student Union on March 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors will be selling pies, produce, jams, cookies, coffee, soaps, jewelry and much more, all with the soothing music of our local Hammond musicians.

Greek Week SARAH HESS STAFF REPORTER

The university’s Greek organizations prepare for competition representing as Greek gods.

Greek Week is a week of activities where the Collegiate Panhellenic Council, Interfraternity Council and National Pan-Hellenic Council compete to win the title and trophy of Greek Week Champions. This year’s theme is “Greek Gods.” Greek organization were paired and

ANNIE GOODMAN STAFF REPORTER

The Campus Activities Board is hosting a talent show for students to participate in as well as attend.

“This is a talent show for students to come and showcase their talents to compete for a grand prize of a $500 scholarship,” said CAB President McKenzie Tolson.

Miss Southeastern Louisiana 2018 Alyssa Larose will be hosting the event.

“About a week after finding out about it, Gi, the event coordinator for CAB, asked me to be the MC,” said Larose. “I’ve been the MC at a few pageants and absolutely loved the experience, so I immediately said yes. This is also another way for me to be more visible on campus, which is one of my biggest goals during my reign.”

The talent show is scheduled for Tuesday, March 27 at 7 p.m. in the Student Union Theater.

According to Tolson, 29 people have signed up to compete.

“CAB used to host Southeastern Star every year, but somehow it kind of dissipated over the years,” said Tolson.

“We wanted to bring it back because we love the idea of giving students a chance to show off their talents.”

Larose is excited to see the contestants’ talents.

“I honestly think this is going to be one of the best events CAB does all semester,” said Larose. “So far, about 30 contestants are signed up. People should expect a great show with a ton of talent and a beautiful MC.” EVOLVEU

continued from pg. 1 important, that they’re valuable, and that they have the ability to make a difference and that they have the responsibility to make a difference.”

Participating students were able to attend a workshop of their choice where they learned skills on how to deal with leadership.

“EvolveU” started many years ago and was picked up after a hiatus.

Vice President of the Student Government Association Richard Davis Jr. credited Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Eric Summers for bringing back the conference.

“It used to be a yearly event that Southeastern used to put on,” said Davis. “It was just a leadership conference, and it was open to high schoolers and Southeastern students.

But after a while, it just kind of got fazed out.

So, as you know, we got a new Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Summers and one of his main goals was to bring back that Southeastern conference.”

According to Davis, Summers not only wanted to bring the event back, but he also wanted to make a few changes to what it was known for previously.

“He wanted to gear it just towards high school sophomores, juniors and

Former student Jeremy Lloyd performs “You Raise Me Up” by Josh Groban during the 10th annual “Southeastern Star,” a talent show hosted by the Campus Activities Board in March of 2013. This year will be the first time CAB is hosting a talent show of this kind since 2015. FILE PHOTO/THE LION’S ROAR Tolson expects a full house and urged attendees to show up early to ensure they can watch.

“Audience members can expect a great show,” said Tolson. “Since we have so many contestants, we are suggesting that everyone get to the theater early because we have a limited number of seats. There will be a ticket system, but they will only be available at the door, so they are still first come, first serve.”

According to Larose, the pageant will require thorough preparation to be a success.

“There is going to be a lot of planning and preparation by the entire CAB committee leading up to the show,” said Larose. “I’m planning on leading a flawless show where everything goes smoothly. I

seniors,” said Davis.

“He didn’t want it to be like a recruiting event for Southeastern. He just wanted to contribute to the leadership development of high schoolers. That’s where the vision started.”

Davis explained that to put his plan into motion, Summers contacted Coordinator of Multicultural and International Student Affairs Marjorie Parker.

“Marjorie reached out to us and asked did we want to join the conference,” said Davis.

“That’s pretty much how it started. We started meeting every other week on Thursdays to brainstorm ideas, and we got assigned to different sub committees.”

Broadmoor High junior Iveth Umana who attended the “Lighting the Torch: Igniting Action in Yourself & Others” and “Different Does Not Mean Wrong” workshops shared what she enjoyed about the conference.

“I like both of the meetings I went to because it taught me how to be open-minded and that I have to let new people in because letting people actually brings advantages to your own life,” said Umana. “You can grow personally, and it can help you mentally.

You learn to work with other people, and it always brings advantages to your own life for the better.”

Umana also stated that

she would recommend any of her friends to attend because there is a lot one can learn.

“You grow as a person,” said Umana. “It just expands your brain to think more and be open minded and to just create friends.”

Riverside Academy senior Sharon Orellana attended the “How to be a Leader, Not a Drill Seargent” and expressed her opinion on the workshop.

“Trust and communication is a major foundation in any work ethic environment whether it’s in a business or maintaining friendships with anybody,” said Orellana.

Davis explained how students participating in “EvolveU” are benefitted.

“The ultimate goal is to try to recruit as many students, not just high school leaders, but also the students who are looking to be leaders,” said Davis. “So, what they hope to gain from this is just coming here to network with other student leaders in the state of Louisiana and surrounding states to kind of just collaborate, share techniques and also have the opportunity to hear from some of our Southeastern student leaders and pick up tips from them. We want to just contribute to the overall leadership development of high school students.”

hope to keep the audience entertained in between performances and maybe throw in a few jokes.”

Tolson hopes students will come to cheer on their fellow students.

“People should go to support their fellow students and to see the talent that other Lions have,” said Tolson.

Larose also feels “the most important reason to attend is to support your fellow Lions.”

“It takes a lot of strength to perform in front of your peers, and audience support plays a major part in a good performance,” said Larose. “We use to have a campus talent show years ago, and the attendance and success of this talent show will determine if we will continue the tradition.”

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We are experiencing history in the making When The New York Times published a story accusing movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of decades of sexual assault and harassment, nobody could have predicted the outcome of women banding together to speak out against their assaulters under a single two-word hashtag. #MeToo was initially used by civil rights activist Tarana Burke Annie Goodman and popularized by Alyssa Milano Staff Reporter on Oct. 15, 2017. The hashtag began on Twitter then branched out to other social media platforms trending in 85 countries on Facebook according to a study done by EzyInsights. That same study stated, “The phrase had been used more than 200,000 times by Oct. 15. It was tweeted more than 500,000 by Oct. 16. On Facebook, the hashtag had been used by more than 4.7 million people in 12 million posts during the first 24 hours.

The platform reported that 45 percent of users in the United States had a friend who had posted using the term.”

From there, it went on to inspire marches and spinoff hashtags such as #IWill, #IHave and #IDidThat, which were a way for men to admit that they had witnessed, condoned or engaged in sexual harassment and to promise they will change their

attitude towards sexual harassment. Individuals went public about assault from men such as Lawrence Nassar, Kevin Spacey, Roy Moore, Louis C.K. and more. “The Silence Breakers” were named Time magazine’s 2017 Person of the Year, citing individuals such as Burke as forces driving the movement forward. Eventually, over 300 Hollywood women formed Time’s Up, a coalition against harassment.

Oprah Winfrey mentioned these women in her acceptance speech for her Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes.

These events have undoubtedly marked a new chapter in women’s history. A chapter of women banding together to speak up. A chapter of women’s pleas finally being heard. A chapter of enlightenment of the general population to a commonplace issue.

However, what I found to be the most relatable happening for those of us who deal with sexual harassment in a less glamorous way than celebrities was, Monica Lewinsky’s comment about how she viewed her affair with former president Bill Clinton as “a consensual relationship” but received a “new lens” after hearing others’ stories.

I think this is important because I believe many men and women do not recognize nor know what it means to not condone sexual harassment. Men often make unwanted sexual advances towards women

SPEAK OUT

Do you feel that the perception of women has changed in the past year?

“I think a lot of women, especially in the entertainment field, have really stepped it up and talked about the ‘Me Too’ movement.”

Adelina Ramirez Freshman, Communication

““I believe that the image of females in the world continues to become worse and worse as time goes on due to inefficient leaders in today’s society. This includes advertisements and even bad parents as leaders.”

Jonah Seamans Freshman, Marketing “I feel like the perception of women has changed because since Hillary Clinton was almost the president. I feel like that opened the door for a lot of possibilities for other women to see that they can climb to the top. ” Doreen Rolen Sophomore, Business Management “I feel the perception of women has changed in the past year. We have gotten more appreciation for women because of the emphasis on equal pay and how women are entering the workforce in different majors that our men are in.”

Ashley Morgan Senior, Psychology “I believe with the ‘Me Too’ movement of the past year, women have more of an influence in making decisions and having a voice in this country.”

Brandon Stelly Sophomore, Communication

Women march during a demonstration called by feminist associations to mark International Women’s Day, in Paris, Thursday, March 8, 2018. AP Phoyo/Thibault Camus thinking it should be taken as a compliment. Women often let these comments slide because “that’s just the way things are.” This is the core issue with sexual harassment. We turn a blind eye so long as it is not rape. While rape is an abhorrent crime, catcalling, lewd comments, asking for sexual favors and other inappropriate behavior should also be viewed as a crime. Women should not have to learn how “not to

get raped.” Men should be taught from an early age that a woman is worth more than her body and it is not OK to view women as sex objects. Every girl deserves to feel safe when walking from the store to her car.

The only way to teach our children these seemingly obvious moralistic values is to start enforcing them amongst ourselves. That needs to be the next step in this defining moment of women’s history.

Pets are not meant to last forever The loss of a pet is a dreaded moment that pet owners wish they could postpone until they are mentally prepared, but once that day arrives, owners usually keep their pet’s collars, favorite toys, fur or even make a grave for their deceased pet.

However, some owners Jacob Summerville resort to other options.

Staff Reporter On March 2, The New York Times released an interview with American singer-songwriter Barbra Streisand where she discussed her decision to clone her late Coton de Tulear dog, Samantha.

Cloning pets, let alone animals, is not a brand-new discovery. Dolly the Sheep was the first animal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, which was 21 years ago.

I think there is nothing morally wrong with cloning animals or even pets. To be honest, the science involved is fascinating.

However, the latent theme that I noticed in this article was that Streisand does not seem willing or able to let go of her deceased pet.

I think that replicating your pets as a coping mechanism is not a fruitful decision mentally or financially.

The reasons I do not find animal cloning disturbing are that first, I am a biological sciences major fascinated by nature and genetics, and second, animals have been cloning themselves for millions of years.

Asexual reproduction is no new concept. It occurs through binary fission in bacteria, fragmentation in starfish and through budding in coral and jellyfish. On top of that, the idea of cloning a mammalian pet is not too different from donating to a sperm bank.

The only two major differences are that the DNA from the egg is removed in cloning, and some form of seed is not needed for cloning.

In terms of mental recovery from the

loss of a pet, spending tons of money on a genetically identical pet does not help a pet owner get past the loss.

In her interview, Streisand started by explaining why she was compelled to clone her pet.

“I was so devastated by the loss of my dear Samantha, after 14 years together, that I just wanted to keep her with me in some way,” said Streisand. “It was easier to let Sammie go if I knew I could keep some part of her alive, something that came from her DNA.” This interview starts off with a contradicting phrase. The way she chooses to “let Sammie go” is to “keep some part of her alive.” Streisand seems to be unable to cope with the loss of her dog. So, she resorts to spending around $50,000 at ViaGen Pets for an identical dog. Then again, with a net worth of $390 million in 2017, it probably was not a financial issue for her. For those outside the wealthy one percent, spending 50 grand on a pet may seem a bit excessive.

Streisand ended the interview by sharing her happiness in the decision.

“You can clone the look of a dog, but you can’t clone the soul,” said Streisand. “Still, every time I look at their faces, I think of my Samantha…and smile.”

For beginners, genetically cloning an animal does not guarantee that they will have the same appearance. The National Human Genome Research Institute explained why the first cloned cat looked different from its mother.

According to Genome.gov, “the explanation for the difference is that the color and pattern of the coats of cats cannot be attributed exclusively to genes. A biological phenomenon involving inactivation of the X chromosome in every cell of the female cat determines which coat color genes are switched off and which are switched on. The distribution of X inactivation, which seems to

occur randomly, determines the appearance of the cat’s coat.”

Second, what will Streisand do after those dogs die? Will she clone the clones?

What I think Streisand should have done is given herself the time to grieve and then purchase a dog. She claimed to not be able to “find another curly-haired Coton.” If she is able to spend 50 grand on cloning, I think she could have found a similar dog.

As a pet owner, I understand the loss of a dear pet. I grew up with an orange-and-white tabby cat named Bob from age five until I was 16. After noticing that Bob would stay in the same spots for most of the day, we took him to the vet. Lo and behold, he had lung cancer. It was an all-day task to find some ways to help him, but when evening came, my family decided to put him down.

Yes, I was devastated for the rest of Thanksgiving break, but can you guess my family’s solution? Seven months later, we bought two more orange-and-white tabby cats.

For me, Bob’s death prepared me for the loss of my house from the flood in 2016, for the death of one of my other cats, Rikah, and helping a dear friend overcome the loss of one of the students he tutored for several years.

I think the death of Samantha should have been a test of mental strength for Streisand. I am not blaming Streisand for the act of cloning. Rather, the intention she had throughout the process was to escape the death rather than grow from it, but if she finds some solace through cloning her pet, I am not here to disturb someone’s peace or freedom of choice.

Whenever the day comes to lay your pet to rest, try not to avoid reality. Embrace the moment, and if you are not willing to spend up to $50,000 anytime soon after, just wait a while before buying a new pet.

“I honestly don’t think the perception of women has changed at all.”

Jessica Bowen Junior, Communication

“I think, within the past year, a lot has changed like body image and people being more confident in their self and their shapes.”

Justice Lusk Freshman, English

“The perception has definitely changed in the past year ’cause there are a lot of movements going around, and I think that it makes everyone more aware that we’re not gonna be messed with, and I feel like a lot of women have gained voices.”

Amber Whiteside Junior, Marketing “I definitely feel that it’s gone up over the past year because more women are speaking out about their opinions on various topics, and they’re not getting as much heck for it as they maybe would have in previous years.”

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The Lion’s Roar | Arts & Entertainment DANCE

continued from pg. 1 each had a moment and different emotions. They came to end and had to accept that they can’t change it.”

Whiteside explained that she got her inspiration by reflecting on her life.

“I was looking at myself just thinking about how I got to where I was,” said Whiteside.

“Not in a bad way or a good way, but just, ‘How did I get here?’ I just started thinking about it, and it kind of just inspired me to create a piece.”

“The Masque” was the sixth piece presented, and it was created by senior history major Hayley Jordan. She explained that her work was inspired

by Edgar Allan Poe, and she wanted to create an adaptation to Poe’s work “The Masque of the Red Death.”

“I’ve always been very inspired by poetry,” said Jordan. “One of the things that I’ve recently

inherited from my greatgrandmother was her book of all of Edgar Allan Poe’s poems and short stories that happened of be in there.”

Jordan stated that producing this play was entirely new territory.

“I wanted to really do something out of my comfort zone this semester because I’ve only worked with very intimate and personal trios and duets,” said Jordan. “This was something very out of my comfort zone, to take a large group and the choreography.”

The show’s 10th play, “Stay” by sophomore social studies education major Alaura Cervini, concluded the evening.

Sophomore kinesiology major Grace Klein gave her thoughts on the performance.

“Honestly, I came out because I had to write a paper for it next week, but I’ve always enjoyed performances and stuff,” said Klein. “One of my friends is in the performance, so I kind of came to support her too. I

didn’t know what to expect first coming in, but seeing all of them, they all kind of had a common thread of eternal conflict.”

Klein was impressed with the performances.

“I know they worked so hard on it,” said Klein. “I knew it was the dance department that put this on where it was a recital with just students, but seeing this kind of makes me want to come back.”

Three of the students’ performances were selected to compete in the 2018 American College Dance Association National College Dance Festival in April. They are “What is a Future?” by graduate student Forrest Duplantier, “Coldwater”

by Cervini and “Empowered Support” by sophomore business management major Doreen Rolen. If any of these works are selected to represent the Southern Division of the ACDA, they will be performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. in June.

Student choreographer Alaura Cevini choreographed a piece titled “Cold Water” for “The Movement Project.” The piece Ashley Barabarin and Amber Whiteside perform “Sunflower Dreams” choreographed by Doreen Rolen in memory of featured Cervini, Hayley Jordan, Amanda Riviere Doreen Rolen and Amber Whiteside. Annie Goodman and Jacob Summerville/The Lion’s Roar Ashley Nicole Moreau. Annie Goodman/The Lion’s Roar

Coming with Bill Evans Jazz Festival ZACHARY ARAKI Staff Reporter

In the fall, the department of music and performing arts will begin to offer a jazz studies concentration. The university’s connection to jazz pianist Bill Evans prompted Lecturer of Percussion Michael Brothers to create this concentration.

“In addition to my percussion background, I have a very lengthy and strong jazz background,” said Brothers. “I have a very deep appreciation for who Bill Evans is and his music and his significance in jazz history and the contributions he’s made.

So, to me, to walk the halls of this building, in the original Pottle building in those practice rooms, that’s where he was. That’s where he practiced. The Steinway piano that he played his senior recital on, we still have. It’s in the rehearsal hall here. I use that piano with the jazz ensemble.”

Brothers discussed how he started the process of making the concentration.

“The one thing that struck me right away when I took this position is to be the alma mater of one of the most important figures of jazz history, how is it we don’t have some form of a jazz studies degree?” said Brothers. “Asking a simple question, I went to our department chair, and I basically asked the question.

He said, ‘Well, can you create one?’ So, I did. I have some very close friends who run jazz programs at other universities in the country. One is at the University of Alabama. Another one is head of the jazz program at Arizona State. I spoke with them. I spoke to some other friends and got a sense of what is involved.”

The basis for a jazz studies concentration existed before Brothers started the process.

“Many of the classes we would need to offer the concentration, we already had in the catalogue,” said Brothers. “They existed,

but nobody was doing anything with them. That made it somewhat easier that we had some of the pieces in place, and I put the pieces together. I think in past years they used some of those courses, but nobody had thought of taking all those courses and combining them together to have a jazz degree. And then, the only thing we needed to do was create three additional courses to round out the degree.”

Finalizing the concentration involved drafting and revising a proposal to meet academic standards with the help of other music faculty.

“Our department chair sent it to the dean,” said Brothers.

“She sent it to the provost, and each step of the way it’s gone, it’s been approved and been met with great enthusiasm by the administration, and the other committees in the university are excited we’re gonna have that offering.”

Lecturer of Double Bass Dr. John Madere discussed the unique quality of jazz music.

“Jazz is unique because it was born in America, Louisiana to be exact,” said Madere. “Most of the music studied in music schools comes from the European tradition, so having a genre of music that is ‘homegrown’ is very special. Jazz is also unique in that it was developed by people of all races and creeds. It’s fitting that it was developed in Louisiana as jazz is like a melting pot of music. A little bit of classical elements and little bit of blues and countless other influences like Latin and African music were used in the genesis of jazz.”

High school groups will once again perform at the “Bill Evans Jazz Festival” after a one-year hiatus. The festival will be a chance to advertise and recruit for the new jazz studies concentration.

“They’re coming to participate in the festival, and a panel of adjudicators is gonna work with them,” said Brothers. “Each group will get a performance. The judges will work with them

Theatre students make program history at annual festival BRIANNA HAWKINS Staff Reporter

Students in the university’s theatre program participated in the annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival breaking some of the university’s previous records in the program.

The festival was held in San Angelo, Texas at Angelo State University from Wednesday, Feb. 28 to Saturday, March 3.

Associate Professor of Acting and Directing James Winter shared his opinion of the students’ performances.

“This was certainly one of our finest years at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival,” said Winter. “I’m incredibly proud of all of our students who attended this year.”

Out of 14 students who attended, three students became finalists in different categories with two students winning regional awards that offered national internships as prizes.

Senior general studies major Matthew Doyle won the Barbizon Award for Theatrical Design Excellence for which he was awarded an opportunity to present his work at the KCACTF National Festival in Washington D.C. Doyle will also attend a one-week master class in any concentration of his choice from the Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas for his sound design in “She Kills Monsters.”

He is the first person to receive this award for the university since 1995 and the second student ever from the university to be invited to the KCACTF National Festival. Doyle expressed his thoughts on the awards.

“It’s great,” said Doyle. “Honestly what it really is, is a validation of a lot of the hard work that not just me, but everyone involved in ‘She Kills Monsters’ put in. I was allowed to create this award-winning sound design because we had a play that was just so powerful that it gave me the space to operate in it. And I think that’s ultimately what it comes down to.”

Junior general studies major Miranda Miller, who assisted Doyle in sound design of “She Kills Monsters,” also won a one-week master class from the Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas for her sound design work in the movie.

Miller explained how the award gives students like her more opportunities in the field.

“It’s creating a rare opportunity for someone like me to travel and go study under professionals that do sound design,” said Miller. “We don’t offer classes on it here at Southeastern. So, it’s given me an opportunity to go learn from people who do it professionally.”

Doyle believes that his partnership with Miller also helped in making “She Kills Monsters” a success.

“Honestly, going back through the last four years of Southeastern plays, if you check the credits, I would say at least 50 to 60 percent of those plays involve

see THEATRE AWARDS, pg. 5

The 17th annual “Bill Evans Jazz Festival” will be accompanied by a few features to distinguish it from past festivals including a return of performing high school bands and first time funding by sponsors. File Photo/The Lion’s Roar after. It’s open to any school group in the region. We’re gonna have 15 groups from around the state coming to participate.”

A new concentration is not the only newcomer accompanying the festival. Funded at initiation by a visual arts grant in 2002, the festival has funding from sponsors for the first time.

“This is the first year that we’ve sought sponsors for the festival,” said Brothers. “We’ve just kind of reached a point we need to have some outside help. So, Lafargue Pianos in Metairie, they’re our major sponsor this year, and we’re grateful about that. North Oaks Health System here is gonna be a sponsor for the festival, and Tangi Meats, which is a local restaurant here, just yesterday agreed to be a sponsor for the festival.”

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An exhibit of youth ANNIE GOODMAN Staff Reporter

In honor of National Youth Art Month, the Hammond Regional Arts Center is displaying youth’s art in its “Young Artists Exhibition.”

“It is a parish-wide collection of some of the best artwork that students have in the parish,” said HRAC Board Member Shayla Kelly. “It comes here and gets displayed for their peers to see, their parents to see, them to see. It’s a great thing for them.”

The opening reception was held on Friday, March 9 at 5 p.m. where the mayor of Hammond officially proclaimed March 2018 as Youth Art Month.

“I did this last year, a proclamation for the arts center,” said Mayor of Hammond Pete Panepinto.

“We’re very involved in the arts center. As she said, the city takes care of the building. Being a state licensed contractor, I get excited about the old buildings downtown, keeping them up. A lot of the old buildings have issues with the roof leaking and things like that, old plumbing and electrical issues. So, to help keep this building up, in particular, and to have this art in here, and like tonight, to be able to have children to come and express their art, is a beautiful thing.”

Panepinto explained his delight for this event

due to a history of education professions within his family.

“My mother was a teacher,” said Panepinto.

“My sister was a teacher. My heart is in education, and I think it’s so important to encourage children to be the best that they can be.”

Kelly feels this exhibit gave children a voice in expressing their art.

“To display and to let people know that art in general in school for kids is still there,” said Kelly. “It’s still going strong. They’re making art, and they want to show it off. That’s why we do it. It’s for them to let them say, ‘Hey, I’m making something. Here it is.’”

Panepinto enjoyed the paintings by Mikael Jarrett featured in the gallery.

“I guess they put the exhibit they think is very good in the front,” said Panepinto. “The exhibit that was on the plywood pieces with the sports faces was so talented, but everything in here looks great. We have children that are 4-yearsold exhibiting their art. It’s really special.”

Panepinto hopes attendees remember the energy within the art gallery at the exhibit.

“The fun and the excitement that you feel in the air,” said Panepinto. “You can see it from the children that are proud. They want to see their art. They come in through the door with their parents, showing their families. That’s just an

The Hammond Regional Arts Center is displaying artwork by youths throughout Tangipahoa Parish for their “Young Artists Exhibition.” The exhibit is in celebration of Youth Art Month. Annie Goodman/The Lion’s Roar expressive time for them, and it’s exciting for kids.”

Panepinto feels art is an important aspect of children’s education.

“To encourage children to express themselves

through art and the fact that education is so important in everyone’s lives,” said Panepinto.

“Of all things, children are the ones we need to be supporting, giving hope and encouragement to.”

Art students gain knowledge and experience in CAG JENNIFER DETTWILLER Staff Reporter

Students exhibited their artwork during the “Juried Visual Arts + Design Student Exhibition.”

Senior art major Victor Betancourt Linares explained why he decided to participate and why other students should as well.

“I participated in the exhibition because I thought it would be a great way to display my work to others outside of class,” said Betancourt Linares. “I feel the exhibition is a great way to display the work that students do in the different areas of art. It gives us a chance to see what everyone else is working on.”

Exhibiting artists were awarded for their artwork at the juried exhibition.

Betancourt Linares won Best in 3D Graphic Design with his project that THEATRE AWARDS

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both of us,” said Doyle. “It’s either her as the lead sound designer and me as the assistant or me as the lead sound designer and her as the assistant. And so, we developed an unbelievably

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featured a fictional tea company named Aromata.

“The packaging consisted of four square boxes with patterns of different colors on the outside,” said Betancourt Linares. “The inside of each box had a different pattern depending on the type of tea. I felt proud that my work was recognized.”

Senior art major Mariah Adams participated because this is her last semester and final opportunity before graduating at the end of the spring semester. She felt this experience helped her understand that her work is worth the title of Best in Theatre Design.

“I light designed for the production ‘She Kills Monsters’ last semester, and I won Best in Theatre Design,” said Adams. “I really couldn’t believe it. I looked at the others in the theatre design program, and I just knew

good professional working career. It helps that she’s also my best friend, so we’re able to bring those two things together.”

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how hard they had worked on their projects. I was so honored, and I still am.”

This exhibition helped Adams escape her mentality of feeling like her work was not good enough and understand that she can have a career that she loves.

“To see that an outside source deems it worthy enough to be Best in Theatre Design gives me a push to go further,” said Adams.

Senior art major Abigail Coleman discussed her piece “Devils’ Remnant,” which won Best in Show and Best in Sculpture. She explains what elements she may have altered following the submission of both of her pieces.

“Both of my pieces in the show were inspired by types of material weathering and rock formations such as ‘Devils’ Remnant,’ which

“What me and Matt worked on with the show from last semester ‘She Kills Monsters,’ it was like blood, sweat and tears,” said Miller. “We poured our life into it. It’s definitely one of the best works we ever done.”

Winter gave his insight on what he wanted students to take away from attending the festival.

“I hope they come away from it stronger and more informed theatre artists with a deeper respect and understanding for the art form,” said Winter. “I also hope they made new friends and connections.”

When it comes to what helped students stick out more this year, Winter believes it’s

was directly influenced by Devils’ Tower,” said Coleman. “There are a few elements of the sculpture I put in the show that I don’t really care for now. A year after I originally made it, I do wish I had made the painting a little larger, yet as a whole, I’m happy with the way the two works turned out.”

Adams offered advice for anyone who wants to participate in an exhibition.

“It’s a hump that you’re just going to have to conquer,” said Adams.

“The worst thing that happens is when your work doesn’t get accepted.

Big deal. There’s always going to be another show, and your work is going to be better than the last. Right? If you never try to ride a bike but you dream about all the time, you’re still never going to be able to ride a bike.”

Adams explained that a student

should not end their college career with ‘what ifs.’ “‘What would it have been like if I did enter?’” said Adams. “‘What if my work did get accepted? What if my work won best in show?’ I believe that is worse than getting rejected, wishing you could have done awesome things, but letting fear win instead.”

Coleman described her feeling of accomplishment towards winning her awards with “Devils’ Remnant.”

“Having submitted to the show every year, I have been in attendance at the university with no awards to show for it,” said Coleman. “I felt very accomplished and proud to have my work recognized in that way.”

The exhibition, which features these three artists and many more, will be available for viewing in the Contemporary Art Gallery until Mar. 29.

their growing talent that helped them stand out as actresses and actors.

“Matt and Miranda are incredible sound designers and deserving of all of their awards,” said Winter. “Jordin Jones is an amazing actress and her partner, Judah Fabre, is equally as incredible. They barely missed the Irene Ryan finals last year, so a part of me is not surprised that they made it this year. However, for them to finish in the top 16 out of 170 teams is truly amazing. Sarah Balli is a fine young director who I am certain will go on to The university’s theatre program shows off their display of their award winning direct professionally, and I was play “She Kills Monsters” at the Kennedy Center American College Theater thrilled that she made it to the Festival. Courtesy of Miranda Miller Student Directing finals.”

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Conference play starts with series win NIKISUN SHRESTHA

to Saturday due to expected inclement weather on the next Staff Reporter day. Riser shared the process of the scheduling change and The Lions baseball team how he worked with UNO’s completed a busy week with head coach Blake Dean to form four wins out of five games and a mutual decision. earned a Pontchartrain Bowl “Obviously, we got to do trophy. everything in our willpower During the past week, the as professionals to make Lions were able to beat the sure we get these games in University of Toledo 7-6 and regardless of the situation or Tulane University 13-12. They the circumstances,” said Riser. also secured the Pontchartrain “Coach Dean agreed with us on Bowl victory against the the call and made sure we went University of New Orleans ahead.”

The week has also been highlighted with the Lions coming from behind to complete the victories. Riser shared his views on the team’s character, but pointed out that the team needs to play better to not be behind in the ball game.

“There’s no doubt they compete,” said Riser. “We just got to figure out a way to do it the right way sometimes. I think there are some scenarios where we shouldn’t be in that situation because we could have played a little bit better defense or extended things offensively or pitch it better.

But, at the end of the day, you got to get wins, and you got to learn along the way. I’d much rather learn while we win.”

Koestler echoed Riser’s views in describing the team’s ability to play competitively as a unit.

“I think we never give up, and that’s the key to our Redshirt senior outfielder Trenon Trosclair successfully attempts a bunt play in the game against University of New Orleans. The Lions took home the Pontchartrain team and our strength,” said Koestler. “We’re really close Bowl trophy with a 2-1 victory in the series. Nikisun Shrestha/The Lion’s Roar as a squad. We work on that with two wins and a loss.

Head Coach Matt Riser gave his thoughts on his team’s winning start to the Southland Conference against UNO. “It’s good to get off on the right foot and get the series win,” said Riser. “If we want to win championships, we’ve got to sweep weekends.”

Riser was also critical about his team’s inability to finish the series with a win late in the weekend.

“Unfortunately, we had

a let down there in the third game and didn’t finish it off,” said Riser. “We’ve got to get better on that Sunday game.

It’s four weeks in a row now we’ve lost in a Sunday game.

That’s not very encouraging.

Sunday is more of a grinder day that you kinda go out there and tough one out. I know we did a double here on Saturday, but it’s that last game of the weekend that we’ve just got to get more locked in and focused and have some more success.”

Redshirt junior pitcher Carlisle Koestler played a key role in securing the second win and the series against UNO. He described the team’s performance during the series.

“I thought we did really good,” said Koestler. “Earlier today, we came out with energy and fire. I think we kind of lollygagged for the second one, weren’t focused, and they shoved us around.”

The last game of the series was moved forward

during the fall, and we’re really close like a family.”

With the start of the conference play, Riser described the way he wants his team to perform in the upcoming games.

“Each club has a different identity,” said Riser. “The club’s gonna take over two personas of mindset, one of the head coach in myself. I’ve been here for the past five years. The other is the leadership. I think our leadership’s got to do a better job of showing up, not being so cerebral and trying to be overanalytical. They’ve got to do a better job of just going back to trusting themselves and being comfortable with what they’ve done. The success they’ve had in the past will come back to them.”

The team will continue their nonconference play against Purdue University today at home at 6 p.m. and travel to Mississippi State University tomorrow.

“Two really good clubs,” said Riser. “Purdue’s been on fire, playing really well.

They can really swing it. So, we’re gonna have to pitch it on Tuesday and hit with them. We’ve got to get back to work on Monday, get a lot better offensively because the showing we’ve had this past week was not very impressive.

We’ve got to get some guys back in the lineup to have some success. We’ll have our hands full Tuesday and Wednesday.

The quality starts this week.”

Tennis team left disappointed by doubles loss NIKISUN SHRESTHA Staff Reporter

The Lady Lions tennis team remains winless in the Southland Conference after another loss against the University of New Orleans.

On Saturday, March 10, UNO beat the hosts 4-3. Head Coach Jason Hayes shared his thoughts on the 0-2 start to the conference.

“We’ve played two good teams,” said Hayes. “The girls are playing hard. We could not be playing any harder. We need to play just a little bit smarter.

But we’ll keep working, and they’re a great group, and we’ll see what happens.”

Senior Dalina Dahlmans had victories in both her singles and doubles play. She described the importance of winning doubles play where UNO was victorious in two out of the three matches.

“We fight hard,” said Dahlmans. “We really put ourselves out there and give all we can. We came up short in doubles. I think that’s the key.

If we don’t win the doubles point, it’s gonna be a very tough tournament. It’s a lot less pressure if you win the doubles point.”

Dahlmans expects changes

in the pairings of doubles play for the upcoming matches.

“We’re gonna come up with some new decisions on how teams are gonna pair up, and then we’ll see if we can make a difference out there in doubles,” said Dahlmans.

Hayes plans to move his players around in doubles to get better results.

“We have to come up with new teams,” said Hayes. “We have had very little success, and it’s a shame ’cause we’ve worked really hard.”

Dahlmans and her partner freshman Ximena Yanez carried their form with the pair getting their third consecutive doubles match victory. Dahlmans gave her thoughts on her partnership with Yanez.

“We really match up good,” said Dahlmans. “I think that’s the combination that will stay.

We’ll probably move up to one again. Nicholls, we have to win this. If we make the tournament, this is one of the teams we have to beat hands down. It’s going to be important next Wednesday.”

Dahlmans was disappointed with the loss after having a week of preparation.

“We had a really good week of practice, and I think coach expected us to win 4-3 instead

of lose 4-3,” said Dahlmans.

“He knew that doubles was the key, and it’s sad that we didn’t win.”

Hayes feels the team was executing the plans they formulated in practice and felt they came up short due to a lack of consistency.

“We had a great week of practice,” said Hayes. “I saw so many things from this week that we were able to do today.

We just have to keep working.

We have to stay on them. We’ve got to learn to grind more points out, make fewer mistakes. Like I said, it’s a great group, and they work hard. Sometimes, we’re just not the best team.”

The team will be looking for their first conference win as they host Nicholls State University on Wednesday, March 14 at 2 p.m.

“Nicholls will be tough,” said Hayes. “They beat us last year 4-3. It’s a rivalry match.

We’ve got them on campus at 1:00. Hopefully, we have a Freshman Katya Cornejo won her singles match 6-4, 7-5 against University of New Orleans’ Brittany Johnson. Nikisun Shrestha/ nice crowd, and we’ll see what The Lion’s Roar happens. But it will be tough.”

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Lions travel to NIT tourney JONATHAN RHODES

ZACHARY ARAKI

Senior Reporter

The Lions basketball team has a second chance to play on the national stage tonight against number one-seeded St. Mary’s College of California in the National Invitation Tournament. They were invited to the tournament prior to the Southland Conference Tournament where the Lions lost in the championship game to Stephen F. Austin State University 59-55.

This is the second Division I postseason appearance in the program’s history. Their last appearance was in the 2004-05 season.

Head Coach Jay Ladner is glad that the team has another chance to win a championship after an already historic season.

“It’s a great honor,” said Ladner. “It is only the second postseason invitation in the program’s history. Obviously, our goal was the NCAA, but we came up just a hair short. But to be able to go to such a prestigious event is a great reward for our guys. They deserve it. They have had a historical year. It’s great for them, and it’s great exposure for the school so the program can grow.”

The loss to Stephen F. Austin was a tough one to swallow for the Lions, especially because they had the opportunity to make it to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 13 years.

“I have never been in a locker room that was more devastated than our team was that night,” said Ladner. “They had put their heart and soul into it. It was their goal. We had an opportunity to win at the end, but things just did not fall our way, and they were absolutely devastated. This team has got great resolve, and they will bounce back quickly.”

The Lions team has dealt with a lot of injuries this season and has played games without key players like redshirt senior forward James Currington, redshirt senior forward Jordan Capps and senior guard Jabbar Singleton. Ladner praised his players for their performance throughout the season.

“They have risen to the occasion every time,” said Ladner.

“I’ve actually been bewildered just by how they have played and not make excuses. I’m just so proud of this team.”

St. Mary’s finished second place in the regular season of the West Coast Conference. The last time the Lions played St. Mary’s was in the 2001 Comcast Invitational with the Gaels winning 6849.

Ladner respects his opponent and what the Lions will be up against tonight.

“St. Mary’s is a traditional basketball power,” said Ladner.

“Most people were stunned that they did not make it to the NCAA Tournament. They are one of those teams that every year people are scratching their head asking, ‘How did they not make it in?’

With that being said, we are going to take this opportunity. We are playing one of the best teams in the country.”

Tennis and racquetball: additions to intramural Staff Reporter

Redshirt senior guard Joshua Filmore had a team high 14 points in the conference tournament finals. Nikisun Shrestha/The Lion’s Roar Ladner hopes to make a good impression on the national spotlight in the tournament.

“Our goal is to become a national brand in basketball, and this gives us a national TV audience and all of the stuff that comes with it,” said Ladner. “We are really excited about playing, but we know that we got our hands full with one of the best teams in the field.”

Ladner does not believe that the travel to Moraga, California to play the game will be a problem for the Lions.

“This is an incredible turnaround for our team,” said Ladner. “I would not put anything past our guys. They are used to traveling, so that will not be a factor to them. It would be a lot more of a factor if St. Mary’s had to come to Hammond to play than us going to them. I am very confident that they will bounce back and give a great effort out there on Tuesday night.”

The game starts at 9 p.m. and can be seen on ESPNU.

Recreational Sports & Wellness added tennis and racquetball to the intramural program to stimulate student activity.

“What we’re trying to do with that is incorporate more sports for other students more than just the main three sports of basketball, softball and soccer,” said Coordinator of Competitive Sports Jason Templet. “I want to try to bring on other sports that other people still like and get more activity out of our intramural system and bring on some new events.”

Having space for tennis and racquetball contributed to the decision to add those sports.

“We have two racquetball courts inside our facility,” said Templet. “Those don’t get used as much as I would like them to. So I’m trying to make the students more aware that we do have those as well as the tennis courts. They’re right there as well. So, I want students to be able to have more activities there. By having tournaments there, hopefully it’ll bring more attention to those two sports, and besides our tournaments, maybe they’ll go out there and just play on their own and have fun.”

Besides the new additions, the intramural program includes flag football, outdoor soccer, volleyball, basketball and softball. Templet plans to include more sports in the intramural program.

“I’ve been thinking about

bringing on kickball,” said Templet. “I feel like that would be a really fun one for a lot of people to make a team and participate in. Another one is badminton that I’m thinking about doing for next semesters coming up.”

Templet compared participating in intramurals to varsity sports.

“With doing an intramural activity, it’s not as time consuming as being on a NCAA team, therefore, it’s more just recreational,” said Templet.

“You can just come and play with a group of friends. You can be on the same team, like a doubles team, and you and your friend can enter the tournament. You can still have a chance to win an intramural T-shirt and just having more activity rather than be a part of such a structured event like a NCAA tennis team.”

To enter a team or to see the schedule for intramural sports, Recreational Sports and Wellness uses IMLeagues with a link available on the website.

Templet hopes to bring more attention to the intramural program.

“I feel like a lot of people don’t know about our program, and that’s why we only have so many teams that join,” said Templet. “My goal is to have so many teams wanting to sign up that we have to have a cutoff of the number of teams that we can have. That’s my goal that everyone in the school knows about the intramurals and as many people as can want to come play.”

Schedule change affects softball’s start to conference SARAH HESS Staff Reporter

The Lady Lions softball team ends their three-game series against Abilene Christian University with one win and two losses.

The first two matches were held on Friday, March 9. The first game ended in a 5-4 loss while the Lady Lions pushed through for a 3-2 win. For the second game on Friday, Head Coach Rick Fremin explained how the rearrangement of the playing schedule put an added physical drain on the team.

“The schedule changed,” said Fremin. “We were only supposed to play one on Friday, and we went ahead and played two on Friday, and not only did we play two on Friday, but it went to five and seven, and then you had a game that went into Sophomore infielder Ali McCoy readies her swing at bat in the last match against Abilene Chiristian University. The three- extra innings, which pushed the game series was played at home in North Oaks Park where the Wildcats took the series 2-1 against the Lady Lions. McCoy players getting out of here late.” scored the team’s only run in the seventh inning in the last game of the series. Sarah Hess/The Lion’s Roar Little sleep and a schedule they were not used to lead to the team having to come together and refocus to end the three-day series strong.

“They got very little rest and had to turn around back for a noon game,” said Fremin.

“It’s a short turnaround with what we’re trying to do and get refocused. We have nine seniors on the team. They understand how this works. They have

to lead our team and help out our younger ones throughout that process when we do have sudden change and adjust to the daily schedule.”

The next day’s game ended barely avoiding a shutout against the team with a 7-1 loss. Sophomore pitcher Tanner Wright used the defeat as a springboard to prepare for the rest of their conference.

“The weekend didn’t go our way obviously, but I feel that it’s nothing to be discouraged about,” said Wright. “We had a lot of great moments this weekend, and there’s just some stuff we need to clean up going into the rest of the conference play.”

A hit by the ball in the fifth inning while on the mound could not keep Wright out the game.

“I don’t know if maybe my adrenaline was pumping or something,” said Wright. “I just had to work through it. It was something I obviously didn’t want to happen, but we ended up getting out of the inning scoreless. So, it just worked in the team’s way.”

Their last game left the team with no runs going into the 7th inning when the team conjured up a spark of energy and a boost of morale both in the dugout and on the field. Teammates cheered as pitcher Ali McCoy scored the

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team’s only run of the game.

McCoy explained that much of the team’s success comes from their support.

“I just think being each other’s back pocket going forward, it’s going to help us so much as a team as we bond together,” said McCoy. Fremin explained how there was a small margin of error during the series.

“They hit a lot of balls where we weren’t in the defensive position,” said Fremin. “They dropped a few in behind the shortstop and in front of our outfielders. There are days you hit it right to them and there’s days that you hit it where they’re not. Our pitchers need to do a better job of filling up the zone. Taking away the lead off walks and you put some offense with that, take care of the ball and then you’re back in it. And we gotta do a better job in game three of series so that we can have momentum going into the week.”

Fremin explained that teamwork has been a key element that his program pushes.

“It’s something I’ve preached from day one,” said Fremin.

“This is a team sport. I have no tolerance for self-players or transferring blame, and they know that. We preach that to them, and we were trying to create a family environment and a good bond and have team chemistry. A combination of all that is probably a reflection of what you see.”

The team’s next game will be at home against University of Mississippi on Wednesday, March 14 at 5 p.m.

“We have another top 25 team on this schedule coming in here,” said Fremin. “They’re a well-coached ball club. They have post-season experience.

It’s going to be a tough contest for us, but those teams are on our schedule to try and prepare us for conference series.”

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Lab School earns a top honor in education RIANA BRASELMAN Contributing Reporter

The Southeastern University Laboratory School on campus is currently the only A-rated school in Tangipahoa Parish. The tuition-based school on campus was recently titled as a ‘Top Gains’ school and aims to educate children ranging from kindergarten to eighth grade.

Interim Director of the Lab School Pat Williams explained the process that was created to measure student growth. The school developed performance scores to notify parents whose children are in grades three through eight about the school’s success.

“The state believes that in order for the Louisiana Department of Education to really look at the progress of students, from kindergarten all the way through when they graduate from high school, there’s gotta be some kind of accountability program so we can check that progress and make sure that as educators, we’re providing the optimum academic successful program that we possibly can.”

The students are tested on English, math, science and social studies. The Lab School offers

high school credits for algebra 1, English 1, computer literacy, keyboarding, health and journey to careers. The school’s previous score was 110, and that score has now risen to a 118.

The mentor teachers at the school that oversee student teachers have master’s degrees and seek out staff development programs.

Williams explained how they gain expertise.

“Our teachers are very good in what they’re researching,” said Williams. “They attend professional development activities throughout the year on their own, outside of the school or during the summer, on the weekends. It’s not mandatory, they chose to do it because they want to keep that high level of skills. We want to learn new things that we can bring to our classroom because our children are ever changing.”

Senior middle school education major Bailey Terrell who is also a part of the residency program feels the environment of the Lab School is “close-knit” and explained what she will take away from learning at the Lab School and bring into her future teaching experience.

“The main thing I see here is it’s not a traditional classroom setting,” said Terrell. “You’re not

just up there teaching, and they’re sitting. We’re always doing handson activities, hands-on things outside. We’re doing team building stuff and fun activities, and it’s a different direction than many of the schools.”

Williams feels that the Lab School has “the best teachers in the whole state.”

“They’re just quality people,” said Williams. “And with the fact that every day they try to provide challenging activities for our students that keep them engaged, the level of expectation is extremely high.”

Past students have expressed to Williams how the Lab School has prepared them for their future education.

“The feedback we get from the students who are going into high school or going into college who went to the Lab School has done a fantastic job of preparing them for the next level,” said Williams.

“That’s who we want to be known as the school that is fun to come to. We’re going to learn every day. We’re going to enjoy being at school, but most importantly when we leave the lab school, we’re prepared for the next level. That’s why our teachers get so excited, and that’s why we’re so thrilled

Interim Director of the Southeastern University Laboratory School poses with students after the school earned the title of “Top Gains” school. Zachary Araki/The Lion’s Roar with our ‘A’ performance. The fact that we grew so much, we just didn’t have that expectation. That was like the cherry on top of the hot fudge sundae.”

Annual community service event continues JENNIFER DETTWILLER Staff Reporter

The university’s Student Government Association will be holding its eighth annual “The Big Event” for students and faculty to participate in.

SGA’s Director of Traditions Hannah Fork explained what the event is and the importance behind hosting it. “‘The Big Event’ is an event for students and faculty of Southeastern to come together as a school to the Hammond community,”

said Fork. “I feel that it’s important for us to come together to serve our community and school.”

Fork explained that SGA is trying to get more faculty involved with “The Big Event” compared to previous years.

The event is scheduled to take place on April 21 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. However, in case of inclement weather, there is a backup date of April 28.

For those who are participating, breakfast and lunch will be offered. They will also receive free T-shirts and koozies.

According to Coordinator of Communication & Creative Services Tonya Lowentritt, students will be involved in litter removal, painting, landscaping and other activities at churches and non-profit organizations that are within 25 minutes of the university’s campus.

To sign up for “The Big Event” and for organizations to receive more information about providing job sites, they can visit the website http://www.southeastern.edu/ bigevent. There is no cost for registration.

The deadline for signing up is March 20.

Celebrating the role of women throughout history PRAKRITI ADHIKARI Staff Reporter

March is celebrated as Women’s History Month marking the contributions of women in the making of history.

The university has been observing Women’s History Month since 2001 by organizing lecture series to appreciate women who played significant roles in history. This year the department of history and political science is hosting Women’s History Month with a free lecture series.

“Louisiana and World War II: A Yearlong Lecture Series 201718” resumed this spring semester, addressing Black History Month in February, Women’s History Month in March and Holocaust Remembrance Day in April.

The speakers for the lectures that are to be held on March 14, March 20 at 11 a.m. and March 28 at 1 p.m. in the Student Union Theatre, are Kimberly Guise from National World War II Museum, Professor of Political Science Margaret Gonzalez-Perez, Associate Professor of Family

and Consumer Sciences Debbie Johnson and Visiting Assistant Professor of History and Political Science Samantha Cavell.

According to Department Head of History and Political Science William Robison, the speakers will either talk about women or are female scholars themselves. He thinks it is important to celebrate Women’s History Month as there is still inequality between men and women.

“It’s still a neglected subject,” said Robison. “It’s not as neglected as it used to be because there’s been a growth in two things.

There has been a growth in the number of women in historical professions in the last 25 to 30 years, and there’s also been much greater attention to women’s role in history, but it’s still treated as almost a separate thing. Having Women’s History Month treats it as a separate thing.”

Robison talked about GonzalezPerez who will be discussing General Francisco Franco’s Spain and neutrality during World War II. “We got one of our faculty, Dr.

Margaret Gonzalez-Perez, who is going to talk about Spain during the world war,” said Robison.

“It’s not really about women. It’s not really about Louisiana, but it is featuring a prominent female scholar in this department. In fact, she has done more Women’s History Month lectures than anybody at Southeastern since we started the series in 2001.”

Robison believes that the situation of women in society is improving, but a lot of effort still needs to be made to achieve an ideal situation.

“I don’t think we are anywhere close to an ideal situation, but there are a lot more women in the history profession than there used to be,” said Robison. “There are lots of women in our undergraduate and graduate program, and that’s true pretty much nation wide. If you watch documentaries, you will see much more female involvement in that.”

Robison encouraged students and faculty to attend lectures as they will help attendees understand history with a balanced perspective.

“Until recently, it has been a neglected subject, and if you go back and read books from the last 30 years maybe, you are still going to get sort of a male-dominated perspective of things, and the lectures are not going to give you that,” said Robison. “They are going to give you a much more balanced perspective.”