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March 21, 2017

Guest performers’ master classes open Guitar Fest ANNIE GOODMAN Staff Reporter

The Guitar Festival is a musical tradition that has been held for 18 years showcasing classical guitar. “Guitar Fest is what we do every year,” said Instructor of Guitar Patrick Kerber.. “It’s just an opportunity for the community and the students to experience guitar at a level that ordinarily we don’t. The classical guitar is the most refined way of playing music on the guitar. The guitar is one of the most popular instruments in our culture, but mostly it’s seen as a pop instrument. Very few people know that we can actually sit down with this box with two strings and do something like what you heard tonight.” To start the festivities, a guest performer from Oklahoma performed a solo concert. “I was very happy with most of it. It was a very nice hall,” said Matthew Denman, guest performer at Guitar Fest. “Well, I wanted to Matthew Denman performed a solo concert for the opening of Guitar Fest in start with traditional repertoire because I think Pottle Hall Auditorium. He performed a mix of traditional classical songs and that’s what most people want to hear when songs of his own composition. Annie Goodman/The Lion’s Roar they come to a classical guitar concert. Then

University Police to host women’s self-defense class

I’m kind of in a luxurious position where I get to program the pieces that I write. So, I like to sneak those in and hopefully people will enjoy it.” Denman writes his music from everyday inspirations. “I often have things like my home and Oklahoma and my family,” said Denman. “My father is where the spiritual tunes come from. He was a minister. ‘Blood Moon’ is about an evening with my family where we were watching the moon change colors and the fireflies came out, and there’s a section of the piece called ‘Dance of the Fireflies.’ So, it’s very much based on moments in time.” Guitar Festival is a month long event that presents performances once a week. Kerber explains that one of the main goals of Guitar Fest is to bring different teachers to show students different musical perspectives. “It’s something that we do every year. I’ll play a recital next week. Then, the following week we’ll have the all styles night where the kids get to let their hair down and play whatever they want. Local artists will come and play as well. Then finally, the guitar

ensemble, which we’ll have towards the end. That’s where every semester all the students get together on stage and play.” While at the university, Denman also taught a masterclass for guitar students. “It was very good,” said Denman. “The students are very talented here, and professor Kerber is doing an excellent job. There’s lots of diversity, lots of great musical things happening. It was very exciting to be a part of it.” Though Denman has traveled to various places to perform, this was his first visit to Louisiana. “Oh, I love it,” said Denman. “It’s so interesting. I’ve never seen a real swamp before. So, it’s neat seeing all of the wildlife, and it’s such an amazing ecosystem. The people seem incredible.” Kerber feels Guitar Festival is about showcasing classical guitar to the Hammond area. “Basically, just to bring to the campus, to the students, to the community guitar at its highest form. That’s really what it’s all about,” said Kerber.

Students take a break to pie their professors

Students encouraged to send contact information for priority enrollment for next class NIKISUN SHRESTHA Staff Reporter

The University Police Department is organizing a Rape Aggression Defense program this weekend. The program hopes to empower women and offers them selfdefense tactics and techniques. Sergeant William Smith, instructor of RAD tells how students can register for the classes. “It’s gonna be coming up next weekend,” said Smith. “Now, what I did was I put out fliers on social media through the university through the police department. All that’s required for a currently enrolled student was to give me their name, WNumber and contact phone number in an email at RAD@selu.edu. Send me that information and sign for the class.” However, the classes for this week have filled up, but Smith has created a solution for the students affected. “Unfortunately, the coming up class is at capacity,” said Smith. “What I’ve told everyone who wants to come is that since I’ve had your info, you go to the top of the list for the next class. The more names I get coming in, the more I keep compiling to the roster. I like to be able to do this as often as I can. Even though the class is at capacity, send me an email your name will get added to the list.” RAD provides women attending the class with awareness, prevention techniques, risk reduction and avoidance and hands-on defense training. RAD is the country’s largest and fastest growing self-defense program for women and children with over 4,000 certified instructors and over 150,000 participants trained. Smith explains the objectives behind creating this course. “It’s a twofold thing,” said Smith. “We promote situational awareness for ladies on campus, things they can do to make them safer at campus, at home or at where they work. Social media, that’s one of the aspects we go over. Things we can do to change their mind sets to be better prepared for what might happen. In the physical aspect, you go on the RAD website,

and it’s a very basic selfdefense program. It’s basically designed to help if someone is assaulting them or any kind of physical situation. It teaches them to disengage from the situation and get away.” Currently enrolled students can attend the RAD class free of charge. Non-student guests have a $25 registration fee to attend the program. The names and information of women registered for the program is kept strictly confidential and is used only by the instructor. Smith stated that he believed that the program began in 2005 and explained how participants can benefit from the course. “It’s been going on for quite a while,” said Smith. “The women that I’ve seen that go to the class love it. Several of them go though it multiple times down the years past. Once you go through your RAD class, you get your RAD certification. You can take a RAD class anywhere in America free of charge. I have yet to meet someone who is disappointed with it.” The 12-hour course is spread over two days. The sessions are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 12 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Women attending the course will be contacted a week before the class to tell them about the location of the course. They do not need to have previous experience in physical skills training. The RAD classroom is not open to guests for the safety of the participant. Only women taking the course are allowed in the area of the class. Smith believes the RAD classes are beneficial for women even though they may not face any adverse situation in their lives. “A lot of times we speak to these ladies who have signed up for it,” said Smith. “They never have been involved in any kind of physical altercation in life, and we give them a sense of empowerment.” The students or guests interested in the course can take further information from the RAD System of Physical Defense website or from the University Police website.

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Freshman business administration major, Shane Saragusa, pushes a pie tin of whipped cream into the face of Dr. Michael Budden, a marketing professor at the Pie Your Professor fundraiser. This fundraiser held by the Southeastern Marketing Association was successful and surpassed their $100 goal. Proceeds will be used for future events by the organization. Jalina Fourcade/The Lion’s Roar JALINA FOURCADE

gentle during the pie smashing. Meghan Russell, a senior Staff Reporter marketing major, expressed her concern for the professor she Students passing through chose to pie. Garrett Hall were given a “I pied Dr. Budden, the unique opportunity to take part marketing professor,” said in the Pie Your Professor event on Mar. 14. This is also known Russell. “I had him last as Pi Day due to its congruence semester. He was one of my with the value of Pi. favorite professors and the This event hosted by the nicest guy you’ll ever meet. Southeastern Marketing It was really fun pieing him, Association, offered students but I tried to make it really the chance to smash a pie tin soft so I wouldn’t hurt him or of whipped cream into their anything.” professors’ faces for $3 a pie. Dr. Michael Budden, a Proceeds from this event marketing and supply chain will go toward events SMA is management professor was one of 10 professors who volunteered to be pied for this cause. He expressed pride in the accomplishments of SMA and looks forward to seeing them continue to impact their community. “I want to see them do great things, and they’ve done great things,” said Budden. “They need money to do more good stuff. So, I’m glad to do this.” This event surpassed its goals and was a fun detour from the stress many students encounter mid-semester. “Our goal was to make over $100,” said Grace. “We ended up making $159 and selling 53 pies. The event was a success and a fun way to promote SMA and to create a fun atmosphere for students and staff.” The officers of SMA hope to see an increased turnout at their meetings. Upcoming events for SMA include their second Preston Norton, a senior marketing major, smashes a pie tin of whipped cream into the face of Dr. Tará Lopez, a marketing social at the end of April and a professor. Norton wanted to be sure to get his three dollars worth, so he held the pie and spread it across her face, fully marketing breakfast at the end covering her in the sticky substance. Jalina Fourcade/The Lion’s Roar of this semester. hosting this semester as well as a gift from the association to give back to the department. “The marketing association is raising money for our second social this semester,” said marketing senior Lindsay Grace, an officer in SMA. “We’re also raising money to give a gift back to Garrett Hall from SMA.” Despite funding these events, the bigger motivation for SMA was raising awareness of the club and encouraging students to be more active in this organization. “We’d like to bring more

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awareness to SMA and get more students involved so they know what SMA is about,” said Grace. Students had trouble deciding which professors they wanted to pie, awhile others pied multiple professors. Many were excited to pie their favorite instructors from previous semesters. “I’m excited to see Dr. Jones participate,” said Grace. “Just because he’s so funny and outgoing, and I think that it’ll be really awesome to see him get pied.” Overall the students were

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Press Club trivia tournament offers Future teachers experience dyslexia midsemester break for students simulation to foster understanding JALINA FOURCADE Staff Reporter

Fans of sports bar trivia can put their university knowledge to the test at Press Club’s Trivia Game Night event. On Wednesday, Mar. 29, Press Club will be hosting a trivia tournament and game night in Room 2207 of the Student Union, above the bookstore. Each attendee will be charged $5 admission. However, if students register as a group of five, it will only cost the group $20 total. Only five people are permitted per group. The primary game played will be a sports bar inspired trivia tournament, but those who don’t feel up to the challenge will have the option to play board or card games in a separate room. Snacks and drinks will be provided in a reception room where attendees can socialize between rounds of trivia. The trivia will consist of individuals and groups writing and submitting their answers to traditional sports bar trivia styled questions. The correct answers will be added up at the end of the tournament and the winner will be announced. “The night is going to be a chance for students to compete with their friends and show off

their knowledge of trivia that will actually include questions about Southeastern,” said senior communication major and President of Press Club Connor Raborn. “So, attendees will actually be able to brag on how much they know about their school compared to their friends.” The Press Club has seen a massive growth in involvement this semester as participation in a school organization is a requirement for Comm 102 students. “I’m really happy with how this event has come together,” said Raborn. “I have the members who are in Comm 102 to thank for that. This class requires students to join a communication department student organization or local agency to gain practical experience in communication work, and we have a very large group of them that have joined Press Club this semester. The amount of members that we have has allowed me to delegate fundraiser responsibilities in a way that I haven’t been able to before, and this group of Comm 102 students has been willing from the beginning to step forward and take a lot of responsibility.” The participation of these new members has enabled the

club to have a broader influence on the campus community and is credited with the success of this event. “Trivia Game Night wouldn’t be what it’s going to be without their involvement,” said Raborn. “It’s made this the easiest fundraiser I’ve planned since I’ve been a Press Club officer.” Proceeds from this event will go towards Press Club’s projects and help recuperate the funds from their recent conference. “Press Club just attended the Southeast Journalism Conference last month, which is our biggest event of the calendar year, so it’s also where we spend the most money each year,” said Raborn. “This fundraiser will hopefully help us raise enough to fund our next couple of projects.” Raborn hopes this event will build a sense of camaraderie amongst students and encourage others to become involved in Press Club. “I think that attending events like this strengthens students’ friendship,” said Raborn. “Our plan for this tournament was at least partially inspired by the fact that a lot of us in Press Club often have a lot of fun grouping up and going to play trivia together.”

CAB turns lights out for an afternoon of laser tag NATHANIEL CALLAWAY Staff Reporter

The Campus Activities Board hosted Laser Tag inside the Student Union Ballroom. On Mar. 16, CAB rented laser tag equipment, guns and inflatable covers to set up around the ballroom in a makeshift arena. Brennan Sarah, a freshman business administration major planned out the event and talked a little bit on why he chose to put on laser tag in particular. “We did it last semester, and it had a great turnout,” said Sarah. “I wasn’t in charge of it last semester. A buddy of mine was, but he passed it on to me after he graduated. I really like doing this event. It’s a great time for students to come out, find their friends, make a team and just get to compete against each other. Students had the opportunity to take a break in the midst of midterm week to play Laser Tag in the Student Union Ballroom where inflatable covers were set see LASER TAG, pg. 8 up around the room. Nathaniel Callaway/The Lion’s Roar Organizational News is due on the Friday before publication by 10 a.m., with a limit of 150 words.

Delta Omega Alpha Delta Omega Alpha is a preprofessional honors society on Southeastern’s campus, designed to aid students with preparation towards a career in health care. The organization brings in representatives from a number of fields and graduate schools to provide information on pursuing a graduate level degree, including, but not limited to medical, Nursing, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Physical or Occupational Therapy, Anesthesiology, Pharmacy, Dental, Veterinary, Pathology, Ophthalmology or Optometry and Public Health, Medical Technician, Scribe or Volunteer. We meet every other Monday at 5 p.m. in Meade Hall, Room 112. Meetings last approximately one hour, and food is provided. Total dues are $15 a semester, which includes T-shirt, food, raffle prizes, etc. and are due at the second meeting of each term. If you are interested in joining Delta Omega Alpha for the Spring 2017 term, or would like additional information, please feel free to e-mail us at: doaselu@gmail.com https://doaselu. wordpress.com/ http://doaselu.org/

College of Nursing and Health Sciences In partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, AFSP, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences is hosting an Out of the Darkness Campus Walk for suicide awareness on Saturday, Apr. 1, from 10 a.m.12 p.m. Registration starts at 9 a.m., walk starts at 10 a.m. The noncompetitive walk will begin at the Pennington Student Activity Center and will consist of 1-2 laps around the campus. There will be food and the Impaired Faculties band will play. Since suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death in the college age population, we want to raise awareness of this important issue. Our goal is to raise $3000 that will go toward prevention programs, research, public policy and support for survivors of a suicide loss. Fifty percent of funds raised will stay in our state and fifty percent will go toward national efforts. AFSP's goal is to reduce the annual suicide rate by 20 percent by 2025. Anyone is invited to participate. You can register prior to the walk on the web link to our fundraiser page at www.afsp.org/southeastern or you can register the day of the event. There is no fee to register, but you can make a donation toward the cause either online or the day of the event. For more information, contact Mitzie Meyers in the School of Nursing at 549-5914 or at mitzie. meyers@selu.edu

Instructor Valerie Young led one of the sections in the dyslexia seminar for education majors. Students had to read aloud a jumbled story while Young was instructed to yell at them if they made a mistake. Annie Goodman/The Lion’s Roar ANNIE GOODMAN Staff Reporter

As part of the education curriculum, some students are required to attend a simulation to understand what it is like for children with dyslexia. “Dyslexia is a language processing ability that is due to a brain difference,” said Dr. Elizabeth Wadlington, a professor of education. “What we do in here is we try to let the students experience the feelings that a person with dyslexia feels all the time. They are going to be future teachers. We try to make sure every Teacher Ed. candidate in our program goes through the dyslexia simulation at least once before they graduate. That way they are prepared to go into the schools and teach the children with dyslexia.”

This event, hosted on Tuesday, Mar. 14, has been going on for a number of years and aims to help future students learn how to handle these cases in the future. “Most of the children who have learning disabilities have problems in reading and very often the reading problem is dyslexia,” said Wadlington. “Not always but very often. So, if we can teach teachers how to help these children, how to do interventions for them, then we’ve helped a large percentage of the population in our schools.” Wadlington feels dyslexic students are usually smart but need an alternate method of teaching to learn. “There’s no cure for dyslexia,” said Wadlington. “There’s only intervention, so the teacher needs to know the

proper strategies to use, how to do a lot of multisensory instructions and so forth in order to help the kids learn their best. These kids are usually very, very intelligent. They just need to be taught in different ways.” For some students in attendance, this seminar was relatable and helped them to connect with people they know. “It was definitely very moving,” said Britt Alexander, a sophomore early education major. “My dad had dyslexia, so it helped me to understand what he goes through every day.” This event was hosted by Wadlington and facilitated by university professors Valerie Young, Michele Mayberry, Dr. Ellen Ratcliff, Dr. Stacy Garcia, Sandra Bailey, Gerlinde Beckers, Mary Ellen Scherer, Rosie Atwell, Meghan Case, Dr. Deborah McCarthey and Dr. Celina Echols. These professors were instructed to fuss at students who were struggling with activities. “I would say it’s important because it showed us that sometimes teachers can get a little bit impatient,” said Taylor Eskine, a sophomore early childhood education major. “They don’t really realize how much trouble a student is actually having, and they end up rushing. It takes children with dyslexia a little bit longer to actually finish work, or they have to think about it. So, you just have to be patient with them.” This event is held in hopes that students will learn to understand individuals with this disorder and to be able to educate them if needed. “I hope students take away from this empathy for children and adults with dyslexia, and I would hope that they are better prepared to teach these students and to help them reach their full potential,” said Wadlington.

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Mother Nature, you got some serious explaining to do Dear Mother Nature, “Baby, it’s cold outside.” I know what you are thinking. Yes, I am quoting a Christmas song. Yes, I know it is the month of March, but you know who doesn’t know it is the month Morgan Ledet of March? EDITOR IN CHIEF M o t h e r Nature. Girl, what are you doing? March is supposed to be getting warmer not colder. Did we anger you? We did not mean to do that. We want that warmer weather though. I cannot be walking around in March flaunting sweaters. That isn’t me, girl. We need to get your head on straight. Let us refresh your memory. December is winter. January is winter. February is winter. March is the beginning of spring. Spring means flowers blooming and butterflies. However, I do not speak for those up in the New York area who are going through snowstorms right now. We don’t work that way. Sorry, New York. Just last week, I was walking around with a jacket on. Students were walking around in boots and sweaters. What is

this madness? I am a southern girl. The cold and I just do not get along. Although we did not have very much of a winter here in South Louisiana, I do not want the cold now. It is too late for you, Mother Nature. Make up your mind. Although spring did not technically start until yesterday, in the south we had spring weather through almost all of February into March. Then, all of sudden, you were like, “just kidding, here is your cold weather.” Well, guess what? We do not want it anymore. I was wearing shorts like two weeks ago. My issue with this is the fact that the weather changed so quickly. Mother Nature, you are killing my allergies. I do not want a runny nose. I do not want to be sneezing 24/7. I do not want to be sick. Sickness is not fun when you are trying to study and do homework. How is one supposed to focus on studying if all they can think about is blowing their nose and making sure they don’t sneeze all over their notes? I know, what a hard life. It gets rough, but Mother Nature, help a girl out. Woman to woman, let us just settle this right here, right now. I do not like the cold in March. I want

my happy spring weather back that was here just two weeks ago that reminds me that I am oh so close to summer vacation. Let me remind you. Summer is a time for hotter weather, but not too hot. Just hot enough. Uh oh, that may have not been the right thing to say. I hope I did not anger you again. I may have just wished more cold weather upon us. I guess there is no winning a game against Mother Nature. You are a powerful woman, Mother Nature, but we still want our warm weather. We don’t have to go through extremes. It can be like upper 50’s and all I need is a light jacket. That is something I can work with. You are a beautiful thing Mother Nature, but I still think you are slightly confused. One more time, I am going to refresh your memory. March is for spring weather. Sincerely, A girl who is sneezing and is tired of being cold. P.S. Thank you for the warmer weather this week, it is very beautiful and warm. Good looking out for us southerners. That means no more cold weather. It is about time my boots go into the back of my closet till next winter. Maybe that will actually come in November. *rolls eyes.*

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How are you or someone you know still being affected by the flood from August? “I wasn’t affected negatively, but my boyfriend and his family were a little bit. They didn’t flood, but surrounding areas did flood. I know a lot of social work majors did as well.” ERRIN PONTIFF SENIOR, SOCIAL WORK

“I know some people whose homes are still under construction, like they’re still trying to clean up and stuff and rebuild.” BRANDON DOMINGUE JUNIOR, MUSIC

“I have many friends who are still homeless right now and haven’t gotten their houses fixed up, but I personally was not affected.” GABRIEL WHITTINGTON FRESHMAN, CHEMISTRY

“I wasn’t personally affected by it, but I know of many people who have been. I think the only thing that’s still affected is that they’re still waiting for their houses to be built and getting back to their jobs that were flooded out.” CHAMBERLAIN SCOTT SENIOR, HISTORY

“Well, I personally wasn’t affected. I live here in Hammond, and my apartment was damage free, no water at all, so I was very lucky.” MEGHAN GREEN SENIOR, COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS

“Well, my family had recently purchased a trailer around Walker, and it was flooded. We’ve been renovating that, so that’s added to my workload on top of school, classes and normal work, but it’s getting better.” KEVIN BOKUN SENIOR, BIOLOGY

“I wasn’t really affected too much, but I do know a few people who are just now getting back in their homes.” APRIL RANDAZZO JUNIOR, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

“I wasn’t affected by it because I was all the way over in Plaquemines.” NICHOLAS ELMORE FRESHMAN, NURSING

“I actually don’t know too many people that were in the areas that were affected very badly because I’m from Slidell.” BRADY CROCKETT FRESHMAN, EDUCATION

Lets disconnect so we can reconnect Pageant queens need more than luck I’ll be honest. Sometimes I get genuinely nostalgic for times that I never even lived in. I’m pretty sure there’s an actual term for that, but that’s not really the point. Plus, I’m a little too lazy at the moment to go Nathaniel Callaway and look it up. STAFF REPORTER I’m also sitting on the fourth floor of Sims Library writing this the day before it’s due, and computer isn’t connected to the Internet and I don’t feel like using my phone. Anyway, I feel like I missed out on times, like the end of World War II. The Beatles released their first album or when Marilyn Monroe was still alive and well, gracing the cinemas with her smile. Very often we look back on these times we never experienced with rose-colored glasses and forget the obvious issues that came with those times. For example, I wish I could take a girl out for a milkshake on a late summer evening in 1955, listen to the music on the jukebox and spend time with all my friends in that world, but then again there was racism

and sexism. There was no air conditioning, or at least it wasn’t that common. I wish I could experience the cheers of the thousands of people in Times Square after Japan surrendered officially ending World War II, but there had to have been a World War II. This all brings me to my point, which is actually a question. Has time changed society that much? I know this might seem like a bit of a stretch from what I was just talking about, but hear me out. We look back on past times whether it’s the 90s, 70s, 30s, or 1830s as times that were different. Maybe we view it as it was simpler or the people were nicer. So, we become nostalgic for lives we’ll never be able to live. But are we living in a world so different than that planet Earth of 30, 50, 100 years ago? Has humanity changed so much that we no longer want to live here anymore? Well, my answer is yes and no. Human nature itself is not what’s changed. Overall, our ambitions, wants and needs have stayed the same for centuries. What’s changed is the world we’ve created for ourselves. We’ve created a world of constant communication and

constant entertainment. We no longer remember what it’s like to actually connect with people anymore. Almost everything we do is over the Internet or with technology. This is an issue. We’ve created a society for ourselves where we become nostalgic for times that people actually connected and had real intimate relationships and knew how to talk to each other. Not only that, but we wanted to talk to each other. I’ll end on this note. Humanity has changed especially within the boom of the digital age since the 90’s humanity has changed. We’ve got the same needs, but our wants overshadow those too often and that’s all we focus on. Because humanity has changed, we’ve changed the society we live in. Of course we’ll long for a time with less technology and more connection. I’ll gladly keep my 2017 air conditioning, no polio and the anticipation for Lorde’s new album over 1955 America any day, but give me those people back. Give me that connection that was such common place all those years ago. I may not have experienced it in my life, but I miss it because it’s what I was made for.

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Many Americans go all out every year to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, and this year was no different. They don their green and state how this is “their holiday” because their great-greatSarah Hess grandfather STAFF REPORTER was a quarter Irish. While St. Patrick’s Day has become such a mainstream holiday here in the United States, the birthplace of the holiday puts a little less emphasis on St. Patrick’s Day. In Ireland, St. Patty’s Day takes second stage to the Rose of Tralee International Festival. The Rose of Tralee is a celebration held by Irish communities all over the world based off the Irish ballad of a woman named Mary who, because of her beauty, was called the Rose of Tralee. Every year before the festival in August, women from all over compete in pageants to be selected as a Rose. The women that win at their regional pageant will go on to represent their area in the finals in Ireland to compete to be crowned the Rose of Tralee and to represent the qualities of

the original Rose of Tralee for the year. But not every woman is welcomed at this pageant. Only women who are Catholic may enter this pageant. Yes, only one certain religion enter this pageant. This rule that potential participants must meet to even qualify for the pageant has no logistical reasoning behind it. The festival has no religious ties and to even further the point of why diversity should be allowed in The Rose of Tralee pageant is that Irish citizens practice multiple religions. So, why should a main criteria for the queen that represents them be that she is only a practicing Catholic? As a Catholic myself, I find this a rather unreasonable request. The criteria that a woman must be Catholic to be able to compete in this pageant hinders so many women that are perfectly eligible to win the title only hinders the organization itself from the opportunity to see fantastic competitors only because of archaic traditions of having Catholic women compete. One community that holds this pageant to select a Rose representative is New Orleans, Louisiana. So, perhaps if you are lucky enough, or should I

say Catholic enough, maybe a young woman reading this right now has a chance at becoming New Orleans’ Rose. Being Catholic is one regulation for the contest’s selection process. The Rose of Tralee differs slightly from a typical pageant. The competition is not a typical beauty pageant, but rather, the winners are chosen based on which contestant best embodies the attributes of the original Rose of Tralee. So, why should religion even be a factor? Yes, the original maid, Mary, that the legend is based on was Catholic. If the main trait that decides the winner is personality, shouldn’t the organization allow women of all faiths the chance to compete to widen the prospect of finding the best woman to represent the Rose of Tralee Festival? I feel as if this marginalizes the whole system which the pageant circuit definitely does not need any more of. With the stereotypes that pageant queens must be a certain size, height and color, the idea that queens must be a real life Barbie is a pageant stereotype

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Music professors host Single Reed Day for young students ANNIE GOODMAN STAFF REPORTER

Instructor of Clarinet Victor Drescher and Instructor of Saxophone Brina Bourliea Faciane hosted an event called Single Reed Day for students of all ages. “Single reed refers to the single reed that the clarinet and saxophone uses as opposed to double reed,” said Bourliea Faciane. “It’s what makes the sound. When we blow in our instruments, the reed vibrates. We use the single reed as opposed to oboes or bassoons, which use double reed. We came together today, professor Drescher and myself, to host Single Reed Day for saxophones and clarinets specifically.” For the event on Saturday, Mar. 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., guest speakers were brought in to teach master classes. “We wanted to bring together our students with other younger high school and middle school students from the community today to show them the great things we have going on at Southeastern,” said Bourliea Faciane. “We want to Kenneth Graves, Principal Clarinet of the Mississippi and Baton Rouge Symphony give them an opportunity to work Orchestras played in the faculty performance after teaching a master class as a with the guest artists. So, I brought guest artist for Single Reed Day. ANNIE GOODMAN/THE LION’S ROAR in Dr. Brian Utley from Vanderbilt

University.” There were also master classes taught by Kenneth Graves, the Principal Clarinet of the Mississippi and Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestras, Dr. Ben Redwine, a New Orleans based clarinetist and former Assistant Professor at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., Drescher and Bourliea Faciane. “A master class is basically a lesson with a professor, but it’s in front of an audience,” said Taylor Assad, a vendor as well as a member of Quartetto Obrigado. “So, a student will perform a piece that they’ve worked on and prepared, and then the instructor will give the student feedback and work with the student in front of other people. They are informed about a piece and they can see how to teach their own students.” The event also had performances by Quartetto Obrigado. A faculty concert was held at the end of the day. This was the first time the university hosted Single Reed Day. Previously, there was a Clarinet Day but they decided to expand the event to include saxophones. “Last year, the Clarinet Day inspired it,” said Bourliea Faciane.

“I’m a new professor here, so this is my first year. I was inspired to bring a guest in and show the students here things that they had never seen or heard before. It’s fun to bring in these vendors. We have different folks here with reeds and instruments. It’s fun to kind of see new instruments and new things.” At this event, they gave door prizes to students that attended. “I think they’ll take away some door prizes,” said Bourliea Faciane. “We’ve already given away some freebies. Other than the

free stuff that they get to take home, I hope that they’ll be excited and motivated about the instrument, about the things that they learned and that they’ll put that to good use and work. If they’re students here, they’ll be motivated to practice and be even better players. If they’re high school students, motivated to go back and maybe show some folks that didn’t come the things that they’ve learned just so we can build up really good single reed programs all over the state of Louisiana.”

New Orleans based clarinetist Dr. Ben Redwine served as a guest artist for Single Reed Day. University instructor of Saxophone Brina Bourliea Faciane helped to organize the event that was dedicated to the instruction and showcasing of saxophonists and clarinet players. ANNIIE GOODMAN/THE LION’S ROAR

University to host University of Louisiana Academic Summit at three campus locations LARSHELL GREEN A&E EDITOR

The university’s aspects of art and creative demonstrations will be put on display as it hosts the University of Louisiana System Academic Summit for the first time. Each year, nine universities including Southeastern take turns hosting the summit. The universities included in the University of Louisiana System are Grambling State University, Louisiana Tech University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, University of Louisiana at Monroe and the University of New

Orleans. Contemporary Art Gallery Director and Interim Department Head of the Fine and Performing Arts Music Program Dale Newkirk admits that the summit was created in the hopes of celebrating the artistic creations of students during the time of financial deductions at universities. “It was created at a time when there was a feeling that there needed to be a showcase which spotlighted the research and creative activity that students were doing at different universities,” said Newkirk. “Particularly in a time where we’ve had many years of budget cuts.” Coordinator of the Academic Summit and Department Head of

Psychology Susan Coats describes the many facets of art and student work that will be on display. “This celebration of academic excellence will encompass a faculty service-learning conference component, as well as an undergraduate student research component,” said Coats. “Student presentations from across the UL System’s nine campuses will include visual art exhibits, artistic performances, undergraduate research poster presentations and undergraduate research oral presentations. Among the various displays, exhibits and presentations, lunch will be served to attendees in the Student Union Ballroom on Friday with Southeastern’s Barbara Forrest, a professor of

philosophy in the Department of History and Political Science serving as the keynote speaker.” The Academic Summit will be held on Thursday, Mar. 30 and Friday, Mar. 31 on campus and will require registration. Newkirk hopes that by extending aspects of the exhibition, it will allow more students to access the work. “Most of the events will happen on the 29th, 30th and 31st, and the actual exhibition of the summit will go from Mar. 23 to the 31st,” said Newkirk. “The opening reception will be the 30th from five to seven. I wanted it to run just a little bit longer than the summit because of the amount of effort it takes to put the show up. Other

schools in the past, they’ve just put it up for the weekend and took it down for two days, but I wanted it to run longer than that.” Newkirk encourages student artists to see work from their fellow artists from southern universities in order to see how they measure up against them. “It would be an opportunity for them to see artwork that is being made in the other universities that is part of our system,” said Newkirk. “This would be the work that the faculty in those institutions thinks is the best work, so it would be a chance to get some type of gauge of what is being done by young students at not just our university, but at all the universities in the system.

Award winning Eisenhower company to visit the Columbia Theatre NATHANIEL CALLAWAY STAFF REPORTER

The Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts will be hosting Eisenhower Dance in the upcoming week. The performances will be held on Mar. 25 at 7:30 p.m. Executive Director of the Columbia Theatre Roy Blackwood spoke about a few of his high expectations and thoughts on the group. “They are one of the five best dance companies in the country,” said Blackwood. “They are a multi-award winning company for their innovative and extraordinary performances. They have received numerous grants and support from foundations such as the Kresge Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts in recognition for what they are doing and have accomplished. It’s also easily accessible for people to come and see. It is easily relatable for men and women alike.” The Eisenhower Dance Company has been performing

for the last 25 years, putting on the works of numerous choreographers from all over the world along with the work of artistic director Laurie Eisenhower. The company was founded by Eisenhower in Detroit in 1991. She has received the prestigious ArtServe Michigan Governor’s Award for Arts and Culture – Michigan Artist. In 2012, Eisenhower was named a Kresge Arts Fellows for her contribution to bringing dance performances to Detroit. In September 1995, Eisenhower Dance opened Eisenhower Dance Center, which is set up as a home point for the company. It is also the place to put on their educational programs for both the preprofessional and recreational dancer. Eisenhower Dance has put on and produced many performances, including their “Motown in Motion,” a tribute to the music of Motown Records, “The Rite of Spring,” which is set to Igor Stravinsky’s score. The Company’s newest performance “The Light

Show” puts together four choreographers and four lighting designers for an evening of dance and visuals. The show that will be put on at the Columbia Theatre is planned, choreographed and performed by a variety of dancers. The designers include different instructors from their school as well as others brought in from around the nation. Blackwood also spoke about why he chose to bring the Eisenhower Dance to the Columbia Theatre. “First off, I always want to keep in line with the mission of the Columbia Theatre, which is to bring high quality art performances to the people of Hammond,” said Blackwood. “I thought that they were especially innovative with what they do. Because of the quality of the show, I definitely expect to see a good turnout, especially since dance is a very popular art here. There are many dance students and instructors that I think will take advantage of this, since acts like this you usually have to go

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to a major city to see.” Blackwood also spoke about his high hopes for the show and how he feels that people will greatly enjoy it. “I definitely think that we’ll see a great turnout for the performances,” said Blackwood. “We always want to keep faithful to our patrons and give them something we really think they’ll want to see. I really think people will enjoy getting to see the several numbers, with dancers sometimes ranging from five to a dozen entering and exiting the stage. The viewers will get to mostly see the larger ensembles, made up of both male and female performers. I think they’ll definitely enjoy the show, not only for the tremendous amount of talent but in the incredible strength and athletic skill that’s required, so I definitely think Eisenhower Dance, which was founded in Detroit in 1991, will perform at the they’ll be amazed.” Columbia Theatre on Saturday, Mar. 25. COURTESY OF EISENHOWER DANCE

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Impaired Faculties invites students to recording session REGINA PERGOLA Staff Reporter

Impaired Faculties consists of five professors who took a trip to a recording studio called Studio in the Country. Dr. Joseph Burns, a communication professor took his communication class to the recording studio as a field trip to emphasize their coursework. “Going with Dr. Burns to Studio in the Country was a neat experience,” said Tara Barbe, a senior communication major. “It took a lot of time to set the instruments and equipment up, but when they started to play, I could actually feel my ears vibrating. The music was excellent and seeing how it was made was a lot of fun.” Burns was asked to teach Communication 256, a radio audio production class. He expanded the class past radio. Burns was inspired to search for professional studios, which resulted in him making a call to a Studio in the Country. “They asked me to take it over,” said Burns. “I wanted to move it away from just a radio class to an overriding audio class. I decided to grab everything if it had to do with audio. I wanted them to see a real recording studio. I wanted them to see a professional studio.” Impaired Faculties recorded an original song at the studio, which will become available on their website and Facebook page. The rest of the band members were excited about the opportunity to record in Studio in the Country. “I thought, ‘What better place could there be to learn about audio

production?’” said William Robison, the Department Head of History and Political Sciences. “Joe’s song, ‘Investment Thanker,’ rocks musically and has really clever lyrics.” Studio in the Country is known for being the recording studio where Kansas, Stevie Wonder, Blue Traveler and more recorded albums. The studio’s reputation prompted Burns to buy four hours of studio time. Overall, members of the band thought the venue, process and recording was a success. “It went extremely well,” said Robison. “The location is easy to reach from Hammond. The studio itself is marvelous, and Ben Mumphrey, the engineer and Jay Wesley, his assistant, are experienced, professional and very friendly and easy to work with. We were well rehearsed ahead of time, which is crucial. Joe had sent a demo of the song to Ben ahead of time, so we were all on the same page.” Setting up the equipment for recording the song took at least an hour and a half. “The only challenge is that being in the studio requires a lot of patience, as you do a lot of waiting for everyone to set up equipment, for the staff to test mic levels and such, and then you get to watch a lot while individuals are overdubbing particular parts,” said Robison. “I love the whole process and am never bored.” Impaired Faculties consists of Burns, Robison, Dean of the College of Business Dr. Randy Settoon, professor of kinesiology and health studies Ralph Wood and Dean of the

Impaired Faculties recently took a trip to Studio in the Country with Dr. Joseph Burns’ Communication 256 Introduction to Radio Production class. They recorded an original song called ‘‘Investment Thanker’‘ in four hours. Courtesy of Jordan Settoon College of Science and Technology Daniel McCarthy. “I’ve been playing with these four guys for three years now, and they are by far the best group of musicians with whom I have worked,” said Robison. “Getting to record an original song with them in a place where so many outstanding artists have recorded was fantastic.”

Impaired Faculties will play outside the Pennington from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. as a fundraiser. “It is associated with a health fair and other related activities,” said Robison. “Ralph volunteered the band, and we are playing free of charge because it is a university-related activity and a good cause.” The American Foundation for

Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Campus Walk will take place on Apr. 1. The registration for the event starts at 9 a.m. outside the Pennington. The event begins at 10 a.m. Impaired Faculties will be playing a special acoustic set from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and full electric set from 12 to 1:30 p.m.

Melissa Miller honors Miriam Schapiro for Women’s History Month ZACHARY ARAKI Staff Reporter

Melissa Miller presented the lecture “Miriam Schapiro: Feminist Art and the American Quilt” to honor Women’s History Month at the Contemporary Art Gallery. The lecture was part of the “Let’s Talk: Art” series and was aimed at sharing information about the art world. On Mar. 15, Miller discussed quilts, Schapiro’s works, such as ‘‘Dollhouse’’ and ‘‘Barcelona Fan’’ and Schapiro’s impact on the feminist movement. Miller is a part-time art history concentration student and full-time worker at the St. Tammany Parish Library Covington Branch. She chose Schapiro as the subject of her research paper when she noticed similarities between the artist, her grandmother and herself. “She just resonated with me,” said Miller. “It’s like her story and my story were very similar. I had to pick her. Plus, I love her work. Her work is fabulous. It’s colorful. It tells a story about women.” The lecture series started in 2008 as the collaboration project between Director of Sims Library Eric Johnson and Associate Professor of Art History Dr. Irene Nero. It is sponsored by the university’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts, the Hammond Regional Arts Center and Friends of Sims Library. The series progressed from an educational opportunity to a community event, drawing artists and people as far as

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Baton Rouge. “We did it originally for students first, just to have something else to get outside of a classroom,” said Nero. The next thing we did was we were doing it so that the university and Hammond also had some things to do, so that’s how we got involved with the Hammond Regional Arts Center.” Schapiro was an important figure in the feminist art movement and quilting. “People like Schapiro really came on the scene with so much power and conviction of what they were doing by using women’s techniques to take on the guys as it were that I really realized how brave and courageous it was,” said Nero. Schapiro advocated for women’s rights until her death in 2015. “She remained a lady through all of this,” said Miller. “She was a little more soft-spoken than some of the other feminists in her group. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s just that her personal way was never compromised.” The talk addressed quilting as a fine art used before and during the feminist art movement. It related the works of feminist artists like Schapiro to more open expressions celebrated during Women’s History Month. “I’m glad that women have this month to express themselves and celebrate the people who worked hard and fought for women’s rights,” said Tharius Lebeaux, a freshman art major. For some, it was a reminder of why Women’s History Month is celebrated. “We think of the art world as one of such freedom and inclusion, and this shows us that it has not always been so,” said art history instructor Timothy Silva. “Even well into the 1960s, which we think of as an era of such diversity and openness, the high art world, where of course there is a lot of money at stake and careers, was, as she said, a man’s world. It was closed. It was for a select few and these women are fighting those boundaries.” Nero will present “Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Bilbao Museum in Spain: 20 Years Later” on Wednesday, Apr. 26 at 5 p.m.

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Melissa Miller discussed feminism as it relates to quilting to honor Women’s History Month in the Contemporary Art Gallery. She focused on the works and influence of deceased artist Miriam Schapiro. At the end, Miller displayed quilts made by her and her grandmother. Zachary Araki/The Lion’s Roar

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Lamar ends Lions winning streak at 10 games JONATHAN RHODES Staff Reporter

row during the second game and did not walk a single batter. “When I went out there, I knew Lamar was a good hitting team as I found out in the first at bat,” said Gaconi. “After that, I kind of settled in and just came throwing strikes. My defense played great behind me really making a lot of plays. I kinda got into a groove, and I just rolled with it.” Junior infielder Taylor Schwaner earned three runsbatted-in on his birthday for the second game. Schwaner continues to lead the conference in RBI’s and has a batting average of .362. “Just trying to keep this thing rolling,” said Schwaner. “I just got to take it one game at a time. Say I go 0-4 in one game, I got to just forget about that and go to

the next one and take it one day at a time.” In the third game on Mar. 19, the Lions started with a four run lead by the bottom of the fifth

The Lions baseball team extended their winning streak to 10 games before losing in the final match of the weekend series see BASEBALL, pg. 7 against Lamar. This loss was the Lions first conference loss of the season and the first time Lamar has defeated the Lions since 2014. The Lions won the first two out of the three games 6-5, 4-1 but lost the final game 13-5. The Lions record overall is now 14-5. However, Head Coach Matt Riser does not want the team to get too caught up in how many games they have won consecutively. “It’s still early,” said Riser. “Every game is so vital and so important. It’s really important for us to just make sure we stick to the process. It’s easy to get result oriented and say ‘Hey man, we won ten in a row.’ Well, the reason we got there is we didn’t set out from game one to win 10 in a row. We just set out to win game number one. Now the process is just win the next one, win the next pitch, win the next inning. These guys have done a good job of understanding that.” The pitching for the Lions helped them to hold on to leads in the first and second game on Mar. 17 and 18. Junior pitcher Mac Sceroler pitched for five innings in the first game and walked three and struck out three Sophomore shortstop Brennan Breaud sliding into home base to score one of Junior pitcher Mac Sceroler is 4-0 at the mound this season and has pitched the most innings so far at 31. Against Lamar, batters. Sophomore pitcher Corey the five runs in the third game of the series versus Lamar. The Lions are ranked he only allowed one run out of four hits and struck out three batters before he was rested and substituted for junior Gaconi retired seven batters in a third in the Southland Conference. Jonathan Rhodes/The Lion’s Roar pitcher Josh Green. Junior infielder Taylor Schwaner, above left, leads the team in runs-batted-in. Jonathan Rhodes/The Lion’s Roar

Tennis could not bounce back in return home Track and field continue outdoor success in Lafayette KRISTEN WILLIAMS Staff Reporter

Throughout two games against Stephen F. Austin and Northwestern State, the Lady Lions fought to stay on their feet. This was the Lady Lions first home game in a month following the loss last week at UNO. Southeastern lost 5-2 overall. Fleur Holtkamp and Madina Vorotnikova won in singles play, but it was not enough to take home a victory against SFA. “We played real well,” said Head Coach Jason Hayes. “I’m proud of them. We’re short-handed with some injuries but the girls come out and fight to represent Southeastern the way that we want them to.” Vorotnikova kept the Lady Lions in the game by winning her third straight match finishing 6-2 and 7-5. “I think we played really good,” said Vorotnikova. “It was tough, we were all fighting out there. Sometimes we win and sometimes we lose, but I am a true believer that hard work pays off, and if we keep going, it’s going to come to us.” Hayes believes the loss did not stop anything, but in fact will push them to work even harder.

“How they play, how hard they play, how hard they compete and how much class they show means the world to me,” said Hayes. “As long as they keep up great sportsmanship and perfect their craft, I can not ask them for anything else. In life sometimes you won’t win them all and they need to know that.” The last match was played on court five, leaving junior Natalie Duran losing by a final 5-2 margin. “This was a very good game,” said Duran. “Both teams did really good, but one was just better. I could not ask for more from my team. We came out. We played. We lost this week but that happens. I know in my heart that we will win if we keep playing how we are playing. We are a good team.” Junior Dany Raygadas the team captain, was happy with the team spirit the team showed and thinks the loss overall was not detrimental to their team morale. “This week was better,” said Raygadas. “We played better than yesterday. Our team was more aware of the other team today. I do not think that it was a bad game. We had spirit the whole time, talking to each other, cheering each other on like we always do. I could not ask for a better team. Just because we did not win does not mean that we

lost. We will keep the attitude we have and bring it to our next games proudly.” Hayes believes that as long as the Lady Lions fans are supporting the team, everything will be better. “On April 3rd, a Monday, we will have a home game,” said Hayes. “So come out, come enjoy yourselves and support tennis. There will be free jambalaya. We expect to see a crowd there supporting us so come out, come have fun and come eat.”

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The Lions track and field team set personal and seasonal bests at the Louisiana Classics in Lafayette, LA. Head Coach Sean Brady was proud of his team’s accomplishments in this meet on Friday, Mar. 17 and Saturday, Mar. 18. “Across the board, it was a really good meet but looking at all the records, I felt that this was just a fantastic meet for us,” said Brady. “When opportunity presents itself and the weather’s good and you have good competition, you expect good performances and that’s exactly what happened at this meet.” Successes were not limited to the runners as the shot putters also made great progress. “Ashley Davis threw a freshman record this afternoon,” said Brady. “Marcell Kecskemety, a new transfer student, had a big day in the shot as well. He won the shot followed by Alex Young, our three time All-American and Junior Madina Vorotnikova follows former USA Indoor weight through with a serve against SFA. thrower. The javelin throw was Vorotnikova finished her matches 6-2 really good as well.” Ashley Riley, a senior and 7-5. Kristen williams/The Lion’s Roar

Lions football springs into practice for the 2017 season JONATHAN RHODES Staff Reporter

Spring practice is underway for the Lions football team as they prepare for the 2017 football season. Head Coach Ron Roberts was pleased with what he saw on day four of spring practice. “The first couple of days, we are just trying to get them to know what they are supposed to do,” said Roberts. “Today the big emphasis was to make sure we are playing it at the level we need to play it at. I was really pleased with practice.” Junior quarterback Donovan Isom likes the momentum he is building early in the season, and hopes it propels him to where he wants to be. “I feel way much better and further along than I did last year,” said Isom. “I spent some time in the film room with Coach Barrett. He is helping me get to where I need to be and everything. It is helping me come further along in the playbook than I was last year.” The Lions finished with a

record of 7-4 and went on to win the River Bell Classic in the last game of the season. Roberts is looking to improve from last year and get the team well into championship form. “The first thing is we got to work at the level to compete for a conference championship,” said Roberts. “We got to work hard enough every day to make sure our effort and our consistency is there.” The annual spring game is scheduled to happen on Apr. 1, Super Lion Saturday. Roberts expects the results of spring practice to come out in that game. “We want to see that culmination of everything throughout the spring come together,” said Roberts. “We want them playing the game at the level we need to play at. It will be a huge evaluation day.” Former Lions D’Shaie Landor and Justin Alo were the two starting quarterbacks for the team last season but now the job is open for competition. Senior Micah Thomas, Isom and sophomore Jacob Williams

are currently fighting for the starting position. “We are in competition right now,” said Roberts. “It will be great if somebody steps up and takes the job before the spring is over with, but we will take it day by day. We are trying to see how many guys are willing to compete and they will get that opportunity to get in that hunt.”

Isom got a few snaps last season, and is hoping to show during these spring practices why he should get the job. “I think I just need to stay consistent,” said Isom. “I know the playbook very well, so it’s just about staying consistent. Coach Rob appreciates when you come out here, work hard and just stay consistent.”

A receiver jocking for postition during spring practice drills against the Lions will play two scrimmages before the end of the semester. Jonathan Rhodes/The Lion’s Roar

sprinter looks forward to seeing how the team takes this strong finish and uses it to progress into the season. “I feel that with the momentum we got from today, we will do really well in the rest of the season if we just keep that going,” said Riley. Senior hurdler Dwayne Woodard felt that this meet was a great personal success as he set a career best in the hurdles and moved up to conference rankings. “The highlight was when I ran a personal record in the 400 hurdles,” said Woodard. “I ran 52:98, which is the fastest time I have ever run in my life.” Woodard feels that the successes of this meet are a preview of much greater things to come. “I feel like the team is clicking, and I feel like all we can do now is build more chemistry and get better,” said Woodard. “I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do in the next couple meets.” Track and field associate coach Corey Mistretta feels these victories foreshadow great things as the season continues. “It kind of sets everybody up, gets the ball rolling for going on

into the season and leading up to conference,” said Mistretta. “That’s still a good way away, but we’re in a good place right now.” Senior middle-distance runner Andre Colebrook eclipsed the school record of 47.06 by finishing with a time of 46.60 seconds, one of six victories for the Lions during this meet. “I feel we had a good meet today,” said Colebrook. “We had a lot of personal records. I set a personal best myself in the 400 meters, but we had a guy right behind me who also set a personal best, Ashley Riley.” Colebrook feels the team has a great chance in the upcoming season and will achieve another victory in the conferences. “I feel like we have a strong team going into conference,” said Colebrook. “On the men’s side, we just had Alex come back from the US National Indoors and he won the title, and our 400 runners rank 1-4 in the 400 and the 400 hurdles. I feel like we have a good chance of winning this conference.” These teams will compete next on Saturday, Mar. 25 at the Hurricane Twilight Meet in Coral Gables, Florida.

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Guzzardo takes command of Lady Lions basketball program

JONATHAN RHODES Staff Reporter

Due to Errol Gauff’s resignation because of ongoing health concerns, Ayla Guzzardo was named head Ayla Guzzardo coach of the Lady Lions basketball team. Guzzardo, a Hammond native has a combined six years of coaching experience. She started her college playing career at Shelton State Community College, and helped the team to a conference championship and a 62-9 record. She then transferred to Akron University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in business organization in 2010, and her master’s degree in sport science and coaching in 2012. As a senior, she was ranked third in assists in the Mid-American Conference with a 4.2 average. She later worked on the Akron staff for four seasons and helped the team to its first MAC Tournament and The National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament. Prior to coming to the university, Guzzardo coached one year at her alma mater, St. Thomas Aquinas High School. Guzzardo is ready to

continue the building process next season that Gauff started. The Lion’s Roar: Despite the circumstances, how do you feel about being the head coach of the team? Ayla Guzzardo: It’s definitely unfortunate circumstances, but I’m happy for the opportunity. TLR: The team is young with mostly freshmen and sophomores. How long do you think it will be before the team builds consistent chemistry and turns that into a winning record? AG: This past year we had a lot of chemistry throughout the year because we are so young. We are only losing one senior. It’s unfortunate that we are losing her but we have a lot of people returning and I think that is going to help us. Within next year I think we will be contending for southland up at the top. TLR: Did being from Hammond attract you to come coach at Southeastern and St. Thomas Aquinas? AG: Yeah. I’m from Hammond, this is my home, I love it. I’ve always wanted to come back here so it’s always been a goal to come back here and to coach here is a dream. TLR: Before coming here you coached at Akron. What was that experience like? AG: That was probably the biggest

part of my life. I played at Akron, I was a graduate assistant at Akron and then I was bumped up to assistant coach for four years and it was probably the biggest learning experience. I developed my system offensively and defensively through Akron. TLR: What was the difference from playing in junior college and playing at Akron? AG: In junior college they rolled the ball out. It was a bunch of athletes and we just played basketball. Four year division one college was more structured and it was more X’s and O’s. Basketball in junior college was just based off of athletic ability. TLR: When did you know that you wanted to coach? AG: My senior year of college. I butt heads with my head coach that I had and then I realized that we weren’t really fighting on the same thing I was just fighting against her. Once I realized that I could just get along with her I realized what she was doing and then I realized that I think I want to coach. TLR: What is your strategy exactly? AG: We are definitely going to be up-tempo. We are going to implement our fast break. We averaged 15 points more a game after we implemented that fast break so we are going to run. We’re

gonna press and we are going to keep a lot of our same principles we did this past year. This past team was all after it defensively. We were trying to be quick and trying to be fast paced but we are also trying to get after it on the defensive end. If we can combine both of those we are going to play a fast paced game and will have a hard time with people trying to keep up with us. TLR: What was it like growing up in Hammond? AG: I loved it. It was a lot different than it is now. Southeastern is a lot bigger. The campus is bigger, the community is bigger. Growing up here then leaving for a little while and then coming back just makes it all exciting. TLR: Were any of your other family members athletic or sports enthusiasts? AG: Not really. I was the first out of my family to even play college anything. I have a big supportive family so they are very happy for this opportunity. TLR: Even with being very busy coaching the team do you get a chance to spend time with your family? AG: Yes. I’m very close to my family. Recently, this past year was kind of hard for me. My dad passed away and my grandmother passed away within a month of each other. Through coming home I got to spend a lot more time with

them so I’m going to involve my family in any process that we do here. Any time I can have my 12 year old brother here, he is here. TLR: What are your interest or hobbies outside of basketball? AG: I love building things it’s weird. I love pallets and taking them apart and putting them back together. I enjoy spending time with my family to be honest. We could just go over to their house and just spend time with each other. That’s probably ideally the number one thing. Definitely friends. I have a lot friends and family that are supportive of me. TLR: If you didn’t coach basketball what do you think you would have done? AG: I took a year off from coaching and I worked at a juvenile detention center and I loved it. I thought about it after and I would probably go do something involving the juvenile justice system. I helped kids and I enjoyed. It opened my eyes to lot of different things. TLR: After next season will want to be the head coach full-time? AG: Yes, definitely next season will be just a little tease. Once you get a little taste of it you will enjoy it so yeah definitely.

Softball sweeps past Islanders in home series NIKISUN SHRESTHA Staff Reporter

The Lady Lions softball team return to their winning ways with three consecutive wins at home against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The wins improved the Lady Lions overall record to 12-15 and their conference record to 3-3. Head Coach Rick Fremin was pleased with the 2-1, 5-1, 4-3 victories on Friday, Mar. 17 and Saturday, Mar. 18. “I can’t ask for anything else,” said Fremin. “Winning three conference games at home is our goal and that’s what we wanna do. I’m very pleased, and hopefully, we can build on this and keep the momentum going into the remainder of the season.” Fremin believes that the team did well on most aspects of the game. “I think any time you’re able to win a conference game, it’s a beautiful thing,” said Fremin. “We treat that very seriously, and I’m really proud of our girls. I’m proud of our pitching staff. I think that our girls did a great job fielding their position during the game. We had some timely hitting, and we’re able to put some short game and some base running together. I thought we played a fairly clean game, and it led to the sweep. So, I’m really proud of our team.” In the third game junior outfielder Kalyn Watts hit her second home run of the season to help the team catch up from

a 3-2 deficit. Watts tells how she felt about hitting the home run, and how she believes these wins will help the team going forward. “I thought I felt pretty good, especially that was my changeup which was my weakness, and I felt like it boosted our team toward the end,” said Watts. “I felt like that boosted our confidence a little bit going into the next weekend.” Watts also speaks about the team’s confidence going into these games and about how the team will approach their games in the future. “I felt like we had nothing to lose,” said Watts. “Everybody played relaxed. We were there, I mean we had nothing to lose. We just need to win them all really. Have no fear. Just keep building off of this one and never back down.” The Lady Lions had one win in 10 games before these home victories. Fremin believes that the team has learned from that experience. “We’ve just turned a page,” said Fremin. “We’re trying to learn from those experiences we’ve had over the last month, and we knew we would be in a fight with a tough schedule. I just told them to learn from that because that’s gonna help us be a better team in conference play. So, they’re doing that. They’re understanding it.” Fremin also said that the team is coming together in terms of experience and because players are returning

Junior middle infielder Grace DeLee, above, tries to bunt the ball while sophomore shortstop Jaquelyn Ramon, below, prepares to steal a base during the three match series against Southland Conference opponents Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Nikisun Shrestha/The Lion’s Roar from injuries. “We got a lot of new faces and got a lot of new players, and I mean youth towards the understanding of how to play a Southland Conference opponent,” said Fremin. “We’ve played well at home throughout the season. The only thing that’s hurt us is that we haven’t been at full strength with all of our players in the lineup except for really the first weekend. So, outside of the first weekend, we’ve had players banged up. For this series, we got two more of them back. So, that helps us getting back to full strength to

go and compete in the series and do a good job.” The softball team hopes to go on a run after a good start to the second half of the season. They have games against Alcorn State and Nicholls coming up. “Well, we gonna have a midweek game on the road against Alcorn,” said Fremin. “They’re a better team, and they swing it well. We’ll have to defend and push a few runs across. Then, we have a very intense game in Thibodaux. A conference game right down the road against Nicholls. Look forward to that too.” BASEBALL

continued from pg. 6 inning, but the Cardinals blew the game open with a seven run inning in the top of the eight. Senior outfielder Webb Bobo hit his first home run of the season in the loss. “We started well early on,”

said Bobo. “We probably lost a little focus there late. Some days it just happens our energy got a little down and it’s just the game of baseball. We’ve had 10 straight wins and we’ve been playing pretty well and they were in a spot where they did not want to get swept. They just knew that they had to pull

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