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Women Mean Business 2018 see PAGE 2 Stephen Hawking’s impact on us see PAGE 3 Commerative fest returns

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A journey to redemption

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Sexual Assault Awareness M o n t h BRIANNA HAWKINS Staff Reporter

Sigma Gamma Rho and representing Apollo, god of music, truth, prophecy and healing. Team two claimed first place during “Stepshow.” Team one placed second, and team three placed first. Member of Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity and Order of Omega Bryce Cothern offered insight on the event changes and explained why they were implemented. ‘“Stepshow’ is NPHC biggest tradition that we wanted to share with everyone,” said Cothern. “NPHC wrote the rules for the step show this year. As for volleyball

In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, the university has planned events to educate the campus community about how to prevent or cope with sexual assault. The Office of Student Advocacy and Accountability, Student Government Association, the University Health Center and the University Counseling Center have teamed up to help create events where students can learn more information with the help of the Campus Assault, Response and Education Team. “The CARE team has been working for a little while,” said Director of Student Advocacy and Accountability Dr. Gabe Willis. “What we wanted to focus on was a lot of awareness and education. There’s multiple tabling events that we’ll do to bring forth education and awareness into the campus.” Willis believes that sexual assault awareness is important due to how widespread the discussion has become recently. “It’s such a prevalent issue,” said Willis. “I guess in the past, a lot of colleges and universities haven’t done a really great job in addressing many of the concerns and many of the issues. The more education you could get out, the more awareness you could get out. The more resources you could inform the students about, the better chance you have of a culture where people are educated and understand their options and they understand what healthy relationships look like.” According to Lieutenant Patrick Gipson, the rate of sexual violence crimes on campus has not changed over the years. “The truth is both on and off campus a few sexual assaults are reported to police,” said Gipson. “The number of sexual assaults reported here on campus over the last few years haven’t increased or decreased significantly.” According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, “More than

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Winners of “Greek Week” Sigma Sigma Sigma, Kappa Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. pose with the Greek Week trophy after taking home the win on Thursday, March 22. Delta Tau Delta, Phi Mu and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. placed second, and in third place was Alpha Omicron Pi, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc and Kappa Alpha Order. Breshon Foster/The Lion’s Roar DON LAWRENCE Staff Reporter

Greek Week concluded with performances at the “Stepshow” in the University Center. Assistant Director of the Office for Student Engagement Kyle Gallagher explained why changes were made to this year’s step show. “This year we really looked at steps that could make the ‘Stepshow’ more reflective of the National Pan-Hellenic Council traditions,” said Gallagher. “This was something that was introduced as a way for NPHC to share their traditions and history with the other councils within

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PRAKRITI ADHIKARI Staff Reporter

The Student Government Association helps maintain interaction in the university by helping students and administration interact with the community. SGA is preparing for the spring election that is scheduled to happen from April 10-12.

Greek life, and so, we were looking at how do we get this event back to the basics to where we are really accomplishing what we set out to do originally.” The emcees were junior middle school education major Richard Davis Jr. and junior social work major Cedric Dent Jr. The first judge of the “Stepshow” was Director for the Office for Student Advocacy and Accountability Dr. Gabe Willis. The second judge was Jeremy Lloyd, a 2014 alumnus who currently works at Hammond Eastside Magnet School as a performing arts teacher. The third judge was Dez Dantzler, a 2007 alumnus who currently works in the field of mental health

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Results from the election will fill the positions for the president, vice president, chief justice and senators. Candidates who submitted the forms and were eligible were sent the notification of eligibility, have begun campaigning and will continue to do so until the last day of the election. Voting will open at 8 a.m. on April 10 and will close at 4:30

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First up was team three featuring Alpha Omicron Pi, Kappa Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi, representing Poseidon, god of the sea. The rest of the night included teams in the order which they performed: team two featuring Phi Mu, Delta Tau Delta and Delta Sigma Theta and representing Hercules who is famous for his strength; team one featuring Sigma Sigma Sigma, Kappa Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta and representing Zeus, god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods; team five featuring Alpha Sigma Tau and Theta Chi and representing Athena, goddess of wisdom and military victory; team four featuring Theta Phi Alpha, Sigma Ta Gamma and

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p.m. on April 12. According to President of SGA Seth Leto, students can either vote online through southeastern. edu/sgavote or through booths located on campus. Leto discussed the responsibilities and services of SGA. “SGA has a huge impact on campus life,” said Leto. “Through our efforts, we plan

two of the largest Southeastern events: the student Homecoming activities and the Big Event. Along with these events, SGA also provides free services to the students. SGA funds grants for organizations and departments for travel and other needs. Overall, we work as advocates and representatives for students by overseeing parking appeals, sitting on campus committees,

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meeting with administrators, and even meeting with state and local officials.” Students can be involved in the event by helping candidates with their campaigning process and casting their votes. Ali LeBlanc and Richard Davis Jr. are running for the presidency. The candidates for the position of vice president are Claudio Franc, Jazelle Harris,

Brianna Carter and Zachary Corzo. Alberto Valenzuela is the sole candidate for chief justice and will serve next year by default. Kirstyn George is running for the senator for the college of science and technology. Brittany Calecas, Karley Bordelon, Jody Bennett and Anna Crawford will represent the college of

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The Lion’s Roar | Campus Life

the way Risher receives national recognition That’s to Lion Up, SLU

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The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals recognized Assistant Professor of Marketing and Supply Chain Management Dr. Jeffrey Risher for his doctoral dissertation research with the Doctoral Dissertation Award. Risher was presented the award during the 2017 Academic Research Symposium in the annual conference held in Atlanta, Georgia on Sept. 24. The CSCMP is a leading international association dedicated to education and research of supply chain management and presents the Doctoral Dissertation Award annually to doctoral students demonstrating significant originality and technical competence in supply chain functions. The program is open to those who have completed their doctoral work in a field related to functions within the supply chain. Risher expressed his happiness on receiving the award. “It really feels great,” said Risher. “I just cannot explain it. You look at many past winners and where they come from. To have your name up there with these Harvard, MIT graduates, is great.” Risher graduated in marketing with a supply chain concentration from Mississippi State University and received his master’s degree in business administration from Southeastern Louisiana University and doctorate in marketing from Kennesaw State University. Risher’s study “From Offshoring to

Assistant Professor of Marketing and Supply Chain Management Dr. Jeffrey Risher was presented the Doctoral Dissertation Award by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professional for his doctoral dissertation research on Sept. 24, 2017. Prakriti Adhikari/The Lion’s Roar Reshoring: A Conceptual Framework the outcomes of large manufacturing for Manufacturing Location Decisions companies reintroducing manufacturing in a Slow-Stream World” explores in industrialized nations and was a part

of the doctoral study from Kennesaw. He explained the research he conducted. “The topic was reshoring, which is a term used to explain companies that move manufacturing products to offshore locations like China and India and are now revising the decision to bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. or other industrializing nations like Germany, France, England or Japan,” said Risher. Risher explained about the submissions for the award by students who completed their doctoral research within the frame of 18 months. “There were about 30 submissions, which is a lot, and the other finalist was from Michigan State University, and we both presented,” said Risher. Risher explained how the finalists presented their respective study and went through two rounds of judgement by a panel of judges of senior academics of major universities. He explained why he chose the topic for his research. “There was the topic of supply chain management,” said Risher. “I guessed it just called to me. I really liked it. The research is a good way to know about the impact we have on why we do business here. Research was needed in the topic I was familiar with.” Risher explained the purpose of his research. “The biggest find was that it showed that many companies can be more profitable manufacturing in high cost countries like the U.S., and it went on to indicate the conditions and the types of companies that would be successful moving manufacturing from offshore locations back to the U.S.,” said Risher.

University Provost Dr. Tena Golding released a statement detailing the growth of the university enrollment rates. “This wonderful news helps confirm that our efforts are working,” said Golding. “Most of the new initiatives we’ve embraced over the last year resulted from the “pain point” feedback provided by you and our students.” In her statement, Golding thanked the staff for their efforts. “While we celebrate this growth, I know that our expectations are higher,” said Golding. “I’m confident that our continued teamefforts will up these increases even more.” HAMMOND – It’s a beautiful day inside and out. The recent enrollment report shows growth in nearly all student categories, student retention and student progression. Here’s some highlights. Undergraduate student growth is up one percent. Graduate student numbers are up by 1.6 percent Freshmen fall to spring retention rate is up 0.7 percent. The number of continuing undergraduate students is up 1.6 percent. The number of continuing graduate students is up 1.7 percent. Reentry Undergraduates is up 17.1 percent. These are students who stopped attending for a while and have been recruited back to Southeastern.

Women empowered by networking opportunity NIKISUN SHRESTHA Staff Reporter

The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at the university joined hands with the Tangipahoa Professional Women’s Organization to host “Women Mean Business 2018” this past week. On Thursday, March 22, the conference took place in the War Memorial Student Union Ballroom from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. SBDC Assistant Director Sandy Summers shared how the objective behind hosting the conference and the event itself has been diversified over the years. “Our small business development center has been offering training programs for women in business for quite a while,” said Summers. “In 2010, we started partnering with Tangipahoa Professional Women to offer this event. Just wanted a bigger day with more impact, bigger education, more resources for women in the community. So, since 2010, we’ve been doing this together. It has kind of grown into more than just the education piece. We have a lot of other things

going on, the vendor fair, the silent auction area.” This year’s goal for the conference was to provide scholarships from the proceeds of the event. Summers explained the criteria for qualifying for the scholarship and the application process for the scholarship. “Right now, we have a scholarship period that’s open for any female Tangipahoa Parish resident,” said Summers. “They can be a student at Southeastern, technical college. They can be working on an ultimate certification, any type of schooling that will further their education or enhance their skill set. They can go to Tangipahoa Professional Women’s website. The application is there, and they can download it. The deadline is April 17.” Founder of Womencoachwomen and CEO of DYNEL communications Dian Lusher was one of

the three speakers in the conference. She described how the conference has grown in participation and resources since its inception in 2010. Lusher said, “Definitively, from the 45 people from the first one to today’s over 250, certainly a better caliber of everything including door prizes and good speakers, and we worked hard to raise the scholarship money.” Negotiations Coach and author Jacqueline Twillie and Marketing Director at North Oaks Health System Shantel Johnson were the other two guest speakers at the event. Summers described the qualities in the presentation given by each guest speaker. “Our negotiation speaker was awesome,” said Summers. “We had someone earlier in the morning that talked about reconnecting with your self and prospering because if you’re not fulfilled, you can’t pour into someone else. Our last

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speaker talked about embracing change. So, all of those topics are really beneficial for professional women.” Lusher shared the reason behind speaking about the importance of embracing change.

“I like to talk about change,” said Lusher. “I think that people need to embrace it and know that it’s good for them. I think in today’s world most young people know about that. Certain groups of us have a hard time with change. It’s

only for the better, and I really enjoyed talking about it.” This year’s conference also consisted of a leadership success panel. The panelists were Owner of Thinkerella

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Stars that shine all the brighter As I walked back to my dorm Tuesday night, head bowed to the chill wind, and checked my phone, I saw the news alert. It’s just another death, something happening constantly, right? Whenever people would talk about famous names losing their mortal existence, Zachary Araki their reactions to it Staff Reporter always seemed strange. It was neither surprising nor incomprehensible, but weird that they would care. Death happens, and you never really knew this person. I observed the same patterned, almost scripted, public reaction to the death of theoretical physicist Dr. Stephen Hawking. He is the symbol and evidence that if curiosity does kill the cat, satisfaction leaves us more knowledgeable and prepared than before. He explored and cleared the path through the unknown from a wheelchair. He told us “Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist,” that “Life would be tragic if it weren’t funny,” and the danger of the illusion of knowledge over ignorance. He survived amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by about 50 years

more than the average life expectancy. We know all of that already. Whatever else he may have been, Hawking was not an obscure figure. He is not the only scientist to have died recently. Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, Nobel Prize winner George Olah, physicist and “godfather of energy efficiency” Arthur Rosenfeld and astronomer Vera Rubin all died in recent years, but none quite took the spotlight like Hawking did. Hawking is a wellknown name. He appeared in the American sitcom “The Big Bang Theory.” The film “The Theory of Everything” on his life earned Outstanding British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay in the British Academy Film Awards as well as being nominated in several other categories in different award shows. When people think of science, they often think of Hawking. He doesn’t need another obituary lauding his accomplishments. After all, he is dead. But what about us, the aspiring scientists, scholars and recreational would-be philosophers? What do we need when the man who may have encouraged us to go into the often merciless, crushing discipline of science? What kind of man inspires us to happily enter such madness? As many people

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as may attribute their interest and dedication to science at least in part to Hawking, he had a greater impact on the discipline than his research alone. While I cannot truthfully say he influenced me to study chemistry, I understand the idea of finding inspiration in a person. One option is to continue what we’re doing, to honor him as a scientist the best way we know how, by showing we learned something from him. Propagate the inspiration so more young people decide to delve into science. So, go ahead and share your favorite Stephen Hawking quote on social media. Share that post about how Hawking was born on the 300-year anniversary of Galileo Galilei’s death day and died on the 139-year anniversary of Albert Einstein’s birth. Ponder the progress of theoretical physics and cosmology in his absence. Then, go out and find the answers to your questions. Accept the challenge to find the reality behind the mythology and suspicion. Explore with your mind. Be curious. Be brave and determined to chase that curiosity. Be clever enough to actually do that efficiently and correctly. Go out into the world, nerds, and figure out the truth with the tenacity we learned from Hawking, the physicist whose mind wandered with the stars.

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have you come to understand yourself? “Since starting college, I noticed that I am really good at time management ’cause I know that stressed me a lot in freshman year.” Rwanda Breaux Freshman, Nursing

“I’d say that I have become more independent, and I have learned how to rely on myself and rely on strangers more so than family.” Jacob Knox Freshman, History

“Once college started, I realized that it’s OK to be yourself, and it’s OK to accept others for who they are. You get a better understanding of what you wanna do when you grow older.” Hugo Lujano Freshman, Political Science “I think I’ve learned that everything is constantly changing. So, I have to constantly try to adapt to go forward instead of going backwards.” Arely Infante Freshman, Business administration

Do you ever question who you are and how people perceive you based on your personality? If you feel like this type of information would help you better Jennifer Dettwiller understand Staff Reporter who you are, there is a test, based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, which includes a series of certain scenarios asking if you agree or disagree with it to see what kind of personality type a person qualifies as. For people who don’t quite know how they come across in social interactions, this test lets them figure out the type of person they are and learn important and helpful information to understand themselves. What is the Myers-Briggs personality test though? Why would knowing your personality help in the long haul? The medical dictionary on thefreedictionary.com defines

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In this Feb. 25, 2012 photo, Professor Stephen Hawking poses beside a lamp titled ‘black hole light’ by inventor Mark Champkins, presented to him during his visit to the Science Museum in London. Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, died early Wednesday, March 18, 2018, a University of Cambridge spokesman said. He was 76. Anthony Devlin/ PA via AP

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the test as, “A widely-used personality inventory, or test, employed in vocational, educational, and psychotherapy settings to evaluate personality type in adolescents and adults age 14 and older.” Its purpose is to help people understand themselves and others better. Recently, in addition to the practicality of knowing how certain people learn a subject or how they will react to how their employers see their organizational skills, it has become useful and productive. In medical aspects, once doctors find out the personality of the patient they are treating, they can better understand the situation because some personalities are more vulnerable to certain personality disorders like depression or anxiety. The test can help a person learn about themselves because it does more than explain your strengths and weaknesses indepth. In a way, it makes more sense to the test taker. It also goes into detail about your personality’s type of romantic

relationships, friendships, parenthood, career paths and workplace habits. The Myers-Briggs personality test is helpful because it shows the person who has taken the test that there are other people who are like them. For example, I am a ‘Campaigner’ or ‘Inspirer,’ also known as ENFP, which means I am extroverted, intuitive, feeling and prospecting. These words are put together to say I am a charming, independent, energetic and a compassionate person, but the test also tells me some of my weaknesses such as being highly emotional, which is true in my case. One really interesting thing the test does is after you finish, it gives you an overview of your personality type. It will give you the percentage of your personality type in the population and gives little tidbits of information that you didn’t know you needed. The overview includes pictures of well-known individuals that you can relate to. Some may include celebrities, fictional

characters or scientists. The test is relatively short and does not take a lot of time, and the accuracy of the personality type you receive may be a tad frightening. However, if it seems like a weird, out of the norm thing to do, it may be more comforting for someone to look over the 16 personality types beforehand, see if one sticks out. Then they can see if they are correct, to make it more of a game. After that, the test might give the test taker a surprising result and be more accurate than what they assumed their personality was. In the long run I feel this test will help people understand themselves more, especially if they don’t know who they are as a person individually. So, if learning more about the different personality types and how your personality affects the opportunities you may have in the future and your lifestyle is intriguing to you, you can visit www.16personalities.com to take the test and explore.

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The Lion’s Roar | Arts & Entertainment

Festival events dedicated to Bill Evans and jazz High school bands perform for LAJE State Music Festival Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14 in Pottle Auditorium

Master classes with guest artist Mary Fettig Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 14 at 1:00 p.m. in the Pottle Recital Hall

Alumni Jazz Ensemble Concert in Pottle Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11

University Jazz Ensemble with Mary Fettig in Pottle Recital Hall at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 14

Jazz Combos in Pottle Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 12 Bill Evans in Context exhibition in the Contemporary Art Gallery from April 11 to April 14

Performances from alumni, faculty and student jazz ensembles, master classes taught by guest artist Mary Fettig and an art exhibition on musician and alumnus Bill Evans are scheduled for the 17th annual “BIll Evans Jazz Festival.” File Photo/The Lion’s Roar ZACHARY ARAKI

to prepare for the Bill Evans festival and to honor the legacy and memory of the great Bill Evans,” said Lecturer The 17th annual “Bill Evans Jazz of Double Bass Dr. John Madere. Festival” offers a week of events “We would love to have a strong dedicated to jazz. representation by the student body of “We have all been working very hard SLU. Who knows, maybe they could Staff Reporter

Jazz Faculty Trio Concert with Mary Fettig in Pottle Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 13

be honored with a festival of their own someday after their time at Southeastern is over.” The festival includes performances by jazz ensembles from April 11 to April 14. With the exception of the Alumni Jazz Ensemble’s performance on Wednesday, April 11 and the Faculty Jazz Trio’s performance with guest artist Mary Fettig on Friday, April 13, events during the festival are free to attend. “The festival features performances by student, faculty and alumni groups,” said Madere. “There will also be several area high school jazz bands and small groups performing as part of the Louisiana Association for Jazz Education. The high school groups have submitted their programs and are in preparation for their performance. The student groups at SLU have been rehearsing as well.” Fettig shared her thoughts on the festival honoring Bill Evans. “I was thrilled to hear Bill Evans was an alum of SLU, and the festival is named for him,” said Fettig. “I am a longtime fan of his and had the fortune to see him play live in concert in San Francisco. He was such an innovator in modern jazz piano playing. I often remark to myself when I listen to piano players that I hear that Bill Evans influence.” Anyone not familiar with jazz or jazz pianist Bill Evans is encouraged to attend. Lecturer of Percussion Michael Brothers said, “It’s a chance to learn,

to hear the music, to be exposed to the music because over the course of the four days. It’s gonna be a lot of different forms of jazz within the umbrella of jazz. So, there’ll be some Latin-flavored things, some rock-flavored things. There’ll be some straight ahead jazzflavored things, so there’ll be a pretty broad base.” Leading up to the festival, jazz ensembles have been rehearsing for their performances. “The jazz band is rehearsing the charts provided by guest artist Mary Fettig in preparation for her arrival,” said Madere. “The student combo is finalizing their set list for their performance on the Thursday night of the festival. There will be several original student compositions on this concert, and the faculty combo has also been preparing for the Friday concert featuring Mary Fettig. This will feature tunes on one of Mary’s CDs as well as one of my compositions.” Besides performing, Fettig will also teach master classes throughout the week. “I find that the groups I work with are always different, so I look forward to finding out where we might take it,” said Fettig. “Bottom line is that I hope to inspire the students to work to their ultimate potential by sharing my approach.” The festival will be an opportunity to hear jazz music from different groups. One such performance will bring alumni

back to perform. “We have an Alumni Jazz Ensemble that performs, so several alumni from the region are coming back to perform,” said Brothers. “The former director of the jazz program here many years ago, Ron Nethercutt, I’ve been able to get him to come. He’s been long retired. He actually lives in the Philippines now, but he still has very strong ties to the school and to a lot of the jazz alumni, and he agreed to come back and do the alumni jazz ensemble for one more year.” High school groups are scheduled to perform on Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14. “There’s some very good student groups in this area,” said Brothers. “Fontainebleau High School for example over in Covington, they have one of the best high school jazz ensembles not only in the state but in the region. They’re really a phenomenal group, and the director’s an excellent musician and teacher.” The Contemporary Art Gallery will hold an exhibit dedicated to Evans’ history during the festival. “There’s some video presentations about Bill,” said Brothers. “The university also houses a small archive dedicated to Bill. So, last year we were able to get a couple things on loan to display, so it’s all part of celebrating who he was. So for somebody who may not know who he is or maybe just know his name in passing, the art exhibit alone is a chance to go learn some more.”

Learning music at the third annual Single Reed Day DON LAWRENCE Staff Reporter

The department of music and performing arts held its third annual Single Reed Day workshop, which attracted students and professionals who play either clarinet or saxophone. It was held on Saturday, March 24 in the Pottle Music Building from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. At the workshop, attendees of all ages

were educated about why people like music, how to properly shop for an instrument and how to find the instrument that is right for them. Some attendees had been to the event all three years, and coming out every year broadened their horizons about their passion. Freshman music major Brandon Gordon has been to Single Reed Day since its start, and attending the event affected

his decision to play at the university. “I really enjoyed it,” said Gordon. “I came the two years before I came to school here, and I always enjoyed it. Each year it continues to get better and better. This year they brought in more vendors and more variety of the things in the exhibits. There’s a wide variety for clarinets and single reed.” Throughout the day,

Unique experiences brought to life through puppets JENNIFER DETTWILLER Staff Reporter

The Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts is scheduled to host Mummenschanz, a group of puppeteers and actors from Switzerland for the first time. Executive Director of the Columbia Theatre Roy Blackwood explained what is different about Mummenschanz’s “You & Me” show and how they utilize their European style with the puppetry and performing actors. “It is categorized as physical theatre, which means it’s more than acting,” said Blackwood. “There’s no dialogue with this, and so it’s a unique experience for people, because a lot of

times people in contemporary society are not necessarily comfortable with silence. People tend to want to fill silence with noise, and noise isn’t always adding meaning to an experience. If you have a directed experience, like if you think about mime, you know where there is no talking at all, it’s full of meaning and interpretation, but there’s no sound.” During the performance, Mummenschanz will manipulate how the audience perceives the scale of objects. “The scale is really interesting because it’s not predictable,” said Blackwood. “So, things are going to be larger than, sometimes smaller than you would expect them to

be. So, that’s kind of fun, like having a pair of gloves sixfeet tall that pull the curtain open, you know just a little interesting kind of things like that. They’re gloves sort of styled like Mickey and Minnie Mouse was, so you tend to think of them as ‘Oh, these must be small,’ but they’re not.” According to Blackwood, this group, with their whimsical costumes, is for the whole family to enjoy. “It’s a delightful show, suitable for little kids all the way to grandma, and generally we move toward family style entertainment meaning that there’s not going to be any vulgar language or nudity or

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professionals emphasized health and protection regarding clarinets and saxophones and how musicians get injured from playing them. Co-owner of Lohff and Pfeiffer Wolfgang Lohff taught

attendees how to check for sound instruments in his master class. “Just because one sounds a lot better than the others at the time doesn’t mean it is made for you to play,” said Lohff. “We all

have different mouth structures, so it’s important to mix up the pieces of an instrument because it’s like a puzzle. If you have an instrument and it’s starting

see SINGLE REED DAY, pg. 5

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The stories that make up the farmers market JENNIFER DETTWILLER Staff Reporter

The farmers market is made up of individuals who sell their homegrown items. On Wednesday, March 21, the Reconnect Sustainability Organization hosted a farmers market in front of the War Memorial Student Union from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. with booths ranging from healing oils to homemade beef jerky. MD Delights Jerky offered samples of their different beef jerky flavors, which included Hawaiian, teriyaki, barbecue, Cajun, bacon and chili lime to interest new customers and welcome old ones. Melinda Hulsey explained how MD Delights Jerky became a part of the university farmers market and how they profit from it. “We sell at the farmers market in Hammond, and somebody approached us and asked us if we would be interested,” said Hulsey. “We do really well. We have regular customers that come every time we’re here to buy from us.” Reconnect Farmers Market Intern Ta’Lynn Belle explained why the organization put on this event and where their produce for the market comes from. “We host the farmers market because we promote sustainability and locally-produced products, so like any vegetables or homemade things,” said Bell. “We promote those people so that they won’t go out of business. We get our veggies from Cove Rise Farms. It’s a farm in Covington, and they produce their produce locally. And they use low fertilizer, and it’s really organic.” Owner of Mama Mary’s Kitchen Mary Brinkman discussed

how she got her start in making jellies 25 to 30 years ago as their stands have,” said Bullard. “I think it’s really an inviting and Christmas gifts. a comforting kind of feeling. It gives a sense of nostalgia walking “I’d give it to people, and they’d say, ‘You should sell it,’ so I through it ’cause you know it’s local places.” started doing it in 2009,” said Brinkman. “It’s a process. It’s kinda therapeutic, and I like doing it.” Brinkman explained that an advertisement in the newspaper is how she got into selling her merchandise at the university farmers market, and that the university’s crowd is her best market. Freshman art major Ariana Robinson shared what intrigued her to visit the farmers market. “I think it’s always a good thing to buy from local people from around your area, and they have nice cool popsicles, fresh food and everything,” said Robinson. “It’s good to try new things sometimes.” Owner of India’s Oasis India Rose Foskey described what the basis for her business is and the benefits people can receive from her products. “It’s basically meant to be a healing place through essential oils for different health benefits,” said Foskey. “I’m trying to promote people to live more toxic free lifestyles, and when using essential oils, you’ll be replacing pharmaceutical meds with herbal medicine.” India’s Oasis products include oils such as a moon time blend, which is for PMS cramps and mood swings, an inner calm blend, which is beneficial for anxiety and stress, and an energetic focus blend, which is helpful during study time and a sleep blend. Freshman communication major Kayla Bullard discussed her favorite thing about how the university puts on the farmers market. “I really enjoy all of the hospitality that the people who brought

Vendors at the Reconnect farmers market talk to potential customers about their products ranging from homemade jams and jellies to essential oils. Vendors included Mary Brinkham, bottom right, from Mama Mary’s Kitchen that offered a variety of jellies for taste testing. Live music entertained attendees. Jennifer Dettwiller/The Lion’s Roar

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wrestling and monster trucks won’t like this. I Tickets for loge seating are $40, and orchestra pretty much can guarantee that those people will and balcony seating is $30. Student pricing is find joy and pleasure in this as well.” available. Mummenschanz’s “You & Me” is scheduled to perform on Wednesday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m.

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they’ll remember their music,” said Druhan. “We love music because it plays on our emotions and thoughts. We are considered air artists, and with air, we as musicians have the ability to make people laugh, cry or smile because part of being a musician is telling your story.” Druhan discussed the importance of air in her craft. “Nowadays, we have the impression that air is just this thin matter over us,” said Druhan. “When you think about it, life starts and ends with air. The way we use air is crucial because it is energy one must learn to transfer from High school and middle school students play the saxophone to distinguish good instruments from poor instruments in an one’s mouth to the ear of the effort to teach buyers what to look and listen for when purchasing an instrument. Don Lawrence/The Lion’s Roar audience.”

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When Maverick Bowleg steps onto the field to run, the words “cut movie” may be heard from the stands. The short phrase is slang used among members of the university’s track and field team to propel the heart rates and paces of team members prior to and during their competitions. “Cut movie basically means that it’s time to put on a show and do what you have to do to wow the crowd,” said Bowleg. The senior marketing major and 400-meter sprinter hails from the Bahamas. Although he lived in Andros for most of his time there, he was born in Nassau, the city he affectionately refers to as “the true source of the island life.” In August of 2013, Bowleg traveled to the United States to attend the Division II school Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri after realizing that he needed to increase his speed to receive other offers. He quickly found out that attending a university in a small town would allow him time to concentrate. “Being in a small town, there wasn’t much you could do,” said Bowleg. “The only thing we could do was go to class, go train and play games. They taught me a lot about determination. I learned how to put my body through a lot of stress and learning how to stay focused.” Prior to traveling to the United States, Bowleg made a commitment to his mother that would set the pace for his career in track and field. “I didn’t get a full scholarship at my old school,” said Bowleg. “I promised my mom that I would run track until she didn’t have to pay for me to go to college. When I started getting offers from Illinois and Southeastern, I talked to the coach here, and the conversation that we had made me feel comfortable here. I felt like he cared about me. Everything just came together.” Head track and field Coach Corey Mistretta admitted that his awe of Bowleg’s abilities came from his academic achievements, reactions to injuries and leadership skills. Mistretta praised Bowleg’s ability to lead by example approaching training sessions with optimism for possible obstacles. “Maverick has never been the best 400-meter runner or relay runner in our competitions,” said Mistretta. “However, the heart and determination he brings to every competition helps him to overcome the areas where he might lack. The leadership Maverick brought to our team will be missed dearly. Athletes like him do not come along very often, and trying to replace him will be very difficult.” Bowleg’s inspiration for running came from watching his father become challenged in Andros once he was deemed Sprinter Maverick Bowleg finished his last race as a Lion in the Southland Conference Indoor Championship in February. the best during island sport Bowleg now looks to finish his education in marketing and to continue following his passion of running. LARSHELL GREEN/THE LION’S ROAR competitions. He began training

by racing his father on foot and running against his grandfather’s tractor to maintain his pace. From then on, he developed a concentration in track and field. “I wanted to be fast, so I started out running the 100 and 400, which is a weird combination,” said Bowleg. “Normally, people do the 100 and the 200 or the 200 and the 400 together.” Although Bowleg’s career has officially ended with the Lions, he is running unattached and will face some of his old teammates during competitions. He still practices in the university’s facility and enjoys mentoring the younger athletes on the team. Senior general studies major and sprinter Treshanna Taylor met Bowleg during her first year here in fall 2017 after she transferred to Southeastern from Iowa Western Community College. She believes that Bowleg’s presence alone is an addition to his leadership. “Maverick is a great leader,” said Taylor. “You know how you have a lucky thing you hold onto? He’s like a lucky charm for me. He keeps me sane, helps me to not be nervous and helps me to come up with a race plan.” Bowleg’s accolades, which include being named first-team All-Southland Conference after winning during Southland Championships with a time of 400 meters in 47.71 seconds, setting a personal best by placing fourth in 7.02 at the LSU Bayou Bengal in 2018 and being selected as a member of the 4x400-meter relay’s LSWA AllLouisiana Team, which had the second-fastest time in the state in 2017, came with its setbacks. “During the most recent conference title, there were downfalls,” said Bowleg. “I was supposed to make the finals for the 400 meters, but I couldn’t sleep the night before. I was tired, and I missed the finals by one sport. It was depressing because there were three Southeastern athletes, and I was the third one. The other two got in, but I didn’t. It broke me down and made me realize that I need rest and I need to stay focused, especially with getting hurt last year. The night after the conference, I was depressed. I didn’t want to eat. I needed to come back and prepare myself for the relay. The relay made up for it, but I think that was my worst experience.” After suffering a hamstring injury during the 2017 outdoor season and losing the chance at a conference title in the same year, Bowleg became even more inspired to continue on a path of determination. “I came into this season the first day of practice saying that I wanted to win conference and make the Bahamas team,” said Bowleg. “Every day I was focusing more on doing whatever the workout is. I knew I couldn’t shortchange myself.” Bowleg’s season with the Lions officially ended during the Southland Conference

Indoor Championships at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama on February 21-22. From this point on, he will compete unattached as a sprinter. Bowleg admitted that he will miss some aspects of performing with teammates such as traveling together. He has formed a team with alumni track and field members like Andre’ Colebrook and Ashleigh Raleigh. Colebrook currently runs unattached as a second year graduate student in sociology. Bowleg and Colebrook first met when they ran track together in the Bahamas in 2009 and reunited at the university. He is inspired by Bowleg’s ability to remain focused in all situations. “He knows what he has to do to complete the mission,” said Colebrook. “He’s well dedicated to the sport and school as well. It’s just like old times. When I was in college we used to run together. If there is a race, I can depend on him.” In his spare time, Bowleg enjoys spear fishing and repairing boat engines. Although he originally chose marketing to help him get over his shyness, he now hopes that his career choice will aid him in developing a business that focuses on repairing boats. “Monopoly is my favorite game because I’m interested in sales and investments,” said Bowleg. “I want to do anything that has to do with being in the business world and making moves. I want to use marketing to help me build my capital in the business world.” Following the outcomes of the Southland Conference Championships, Mistretta has a clear confidence in Bowleg’s future endeavors. “This past indoor season was Maverick’s last one as a Lion, and it was very pleasing to everyone that knows him to see the success he was able to have,” said Mistretta. “Going out on top as the Southland Conference Champion in the Men’s 400 meter was something I’m sure Maverick never imagined would happen. But then again, knowing Maverick, he has probably been dreaming about that moment for a long time. His hard work and commitment to the process definitely paid off for him.” The words of motivational speaker Eric Thomas who places a concentration on the principle of execution has been pivotal in Bowleg’s success in life. “Execution is important,” said Bowleg. “Going to class, staying eligible for track and doing what I got to do as far as practice, I was able to help my mom achieve the promise that I made to get a full scholarship. I want to join the national team of the Bahamas. If you stay true to yourself and executing what you need to, it’s going to happen. I joke around a lot when people ask me when I’ll stop running. I’ll stop when my heart stops. I have to run.”

Back-to-back series victories SARAH HESS STAFF REPORTER

The Lady Lions softball team secured series victories against Alcorn State University and Nicholls State University last week. The Alcorn State games were both at North Oak Park on March 20. Head Coach Rick Fremin described the strategy going into the games. “Strategy was to be aggressive, take care of the ball both offensively and defensively,” said Fremin. “And I think that we did a great job of continuing to score runs and manufacture runs just as we’ve done recently throughout our recent conference series against Corpus Christi.” The first game began at 3 p.m. and the Lady Lions won with a score of 9-1. “First game was really good,” said Fremin. “As far as you know, us trying to do the best that we could. Offensively we mixed

in some short game. We were tonight. Let them get a few know I feel pretty good about aggressive on the base paths, touches in innings here and and it allowed us to take care of there,” said Fremin. “And you see SOFTBALL, pg. 7 business.” Fremin discussed how the first game’s conditions affected their play. “In game one, we had a lot of wind,” said Fremin. “So, the players need to overcome conditions, and they know that. Then in game two, of course, we moved the defense around a little bit and allowed some people to get some touches defensively and just on a cold night, maybe not them being ready to go. But our pitchers did what we needed to, by rolling a ground ball. We just need to continue to execute flodowntheriver@yahoo.com defensively and take care of the ball, and so we’ll work on that.” The second game was touchand-go, but the Lady Lions pulled out a win of 10-5. Fremin decided to use this game as an opportunity for some of the younger pitchers to experience throwing in games. “We tried to put a lot of pitchers on the circle as well

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Baseball seals victory on energy Sunday JONATHAN RHODES Senior Reporter

The Lions baseball team defended their turf against Houston Baptist University by winning the first and last games of the series. The Lions are now 18-9 overall and 7-2 in conference. Head Coach Matt Riser encouraged his team after the loss and told them how to approach the final game to clinch the series. “Sunday is energy Sunday,” said Riser. “Every club gets Monday off per NCAA rules because every team has played games or practiced for six straight days. Sunday is all about energy. You just have to find more energy than the other club. It’s all a mentality thing on Sunday. Through the grind of the weekend, you have got to find a way to perform better than the club on the other side. You cannot give in to being tired. We talked about just continuing to grind on Friday and Saturday, and by Sunday, we will blow it wide open, and that is what happened.” According to Riser, the performances of senior pitcher Josh Green in the first game and redshirt junior pitcher Kade Granier in the third game were key for the team’s victories. Green struck out a career-high seven batters and had no walks in eight innings. Granier held the Huskies scoreless in seven innings and striked out nine batters. Green feels the victories this weekend were needed confidence boosters after the back-to-back losses earlier last week. “We lost some momentum in the last two games,” said Green. “It felt really good to get out here and get after somebody and get the ball rolling again.” Riser was pleased with Granier’s performance and to have an experienced player that he can put on the mound. “That is a veteran guy that we were having to trust and lean on to have a great outing,” said

Riser. “We talked about it earlier that they were going to feel really good at bat, and he got really uncomfortable really soon, but he did a good job of settling in. I didn’t expect him to stay in that long, but just watching his eyes, he just kept looking stronger and stronger. Just really proud for what that young man brought to the table for us because that was a huge series for us.” Granier received a chain necklace with a silver lion on it from his teammates signifying that he helped swing the momentum in the team’s favor. “That’s ‘Big Mo,’” said Granier. “We have this team thing going around where if you get the momentum on your side, you get to wear the chain.” Green also got to wear the chain after his performance in the Lions’ first win of the series. “‘Big Mo’ is big momentum,” said Green. “Anytime we have a big play, we give it to the guy who got that momentum back on our side. There are little things in the game like Trosclair hits a pop up that gets the guy on second to third. It doesn’t look like much, but it is big momentum for us.” In the first game, junior infielder Kyle Schimpf hit his third home run of the season. In the third game, Schimpf and redshirt senior Trenon Trosclair had two runs batted in. “We just trust our plan, be on time with the fastball and not do too much,” said Trosclair. Riser reflected on how the bullpen has played this season and what they still need to improve on. “There is no particular closer,” said Riser. “We are pretty deep in the bullpen, and guys are starting to go deeper in the ball games, which is allowing us to go to certain matchups as oppose to telling someone, ‘Hey, you are going to be a ninth inning guy.’ The starting pitcher is helping the bullpen where we can match up a little bit better.” The Lions’ next game will be against Tulane at Alumni Field tonight at 6 p.m. This game is Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night and also features Redshirt junior pitcher Kade Granier pitched for seven innings in the third game of the series against Houston Baptist University. Granier had nine strikeouts and kept the momentum on the Lions’ side. Jonathan Rhodes/The Lion’s Roar Fireworks at the Pat.

Soccer’s new recruits, 2018 season and rising leaders

Head Coach Christopher McBride and Assistant Coach Mary Mancin are preparing current members for the 2018 season as well as deciding which positions the 11 new recruits would be most suited. File Photo/The Lion’s Roar JACOB SUMMERVILLE Staff Reporter

With spring in full swing, the soccer team has started to prepare for the upcoming season next fall. The current seniors are leaving the team after graduation, but Head Coach Christopher McBride explained that new recruits will be joining the team. “We have nine freshmen signed, and we will be having two transfers coming in,” said McBride. Since the nine recruits are still in high school, they are not practicing with the team this spring. According to McBride, the current soccer athletes have been in practice since the Thursday after Mardi Gras break. He discussed when the new recruits will join team practices. “Their term won’t start until

they get here in August,” said McBride. “They’ll go through the summer workouts. As freshmen, they can do that. They get a packet and start preparing for the fall, but they can’t do any team training until the fall.” Junior midfielder Vanessa Arzaluz described how the new players will help the incoming players once they join the team. “The existing players will help new recruits learn and understand our team philosophy,” said Arzaluz. “After the change of our coaching staff, our team has focused on establishing a different philosophy from what we have had before, so we will implement it even more this upcoming season. With the experience of knowing what we are looking to do, the existing players will be able to show and explain the philosophy to the new recruits so

that they can adjust to the team’s rhythm.” McBride shared his thoughts on what position each player is expected to play. “Brogan’s going to be a wide player for us,” said McBride. “Aubree is going to play down the middle as well as Dalton and Darby. Chloe is going to be a forward for us. Claire’s going to be an outside back. Mia will be in the midfield. Sage will be an attacking player of some sort, and Lindsey will be somewhere in the back as well.” However, McBride added that the new players will practice in different positions to get a feel for their attributes. The positions McBride stated are the most likely outcome, but he added that, “You never know until they get here.” Assistant Coach Mary Mancin stated that since the team will

have more players on the team this season compared to last season, there will be a “more competitive edge” in practice. Coming back from last season’s record of 5-10-3, McBride explained that one of the main catalysts of their losses was a “lack of creativity and a lack of circulation with the ball.” He explained what the team will be practicing leading into this upcoming season. “We’re working on breaking it down to the fundamentals, and how to properly receive a ball, which increases the speed of play,” said McBride. “Our decision-making is getting quicker, and we’re making better decisions.” Players also gave insight into what they plan to improve upon. Going into her last season next fall, junior defender Payton

Colson explained how she hopes her team can perform at their peak next season. “I hope our team takes the mentality from the work this spring and carries it over to the fall,” said Colson. “We have been working on a whole lot this spring, and we have all gotten a lot stronger in the weight room and smarter tactically on the field. We have formed a better, more focused mentality this spring. There are a few girls who have put in extra work, and we can see it on the field, and them wanting to be better for the team makes the team want to be better for each other. It’s a cycle. So, I hope we take that into the fall.” Colson hopes the effort they put into each match correlates with the results. “Sometimes, we play really well and outwork and outplay

an opposing team but still lose,” said Colson. “It’s just the way the game goes. If we do our best at all times, everything will fall in our favor. It’s as simple as that.” As a rising senior, Arzaluz hopes to “leave a positive impact” on the team by improving both the mental and physical aspects of her performance. McBride shared how the team’s performance at practice sheds a positive light on this upcoming season. “We’ve seen a lot of improvement, especially in the key areas we want to see improvement,” said McBride. “We felt last year, we weren’t as strong as we needed to be to compete in the conference, and that sort of made our focus this spring. We’ve been hammering in the same principals. We’re starting to see some improvement.”

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think everything should be OK after that,” said Hill. Fremin explained how any time the team has a multiple games series, they like to start off strong. “You want to set your tone offensively early,” said Fremin. “And they actually did that, and then we went ahead and responded

with four runs, which was great. Give our pitchers a little bit of cushion. But then, of course, they put up a three-spot in the fifth, and then we respond once again. So, we were playing catchup a little bit in game two whereas in game one, we were setting the tone and being aggressive.” While it is good to start off strong, the team would rather be secure throughout the entire game. “We would rather be ahead than playing catchup,” said Fremin. “But we did what we had to do to get the win, and we always want a lead going into the last inning. So, that way one swing at bat doesn’t change the game. They accomplish that goal by having a five-run lead going into the last minute of the game. So, I’m pleased. For the most part, we just got to get everybody healthy going into the three-game series and just give it our best shot.”

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Combining graduate studies and institutional effectiveness ZACHARY ARAKI STAFF REPORTER

Director of Graduate Studies and Institutional Effectiveness Dr. John Boulahanis hopes for the combined position to be a centralized resource for students, academic departments and support units. According to Boulahanis, the two positions work well together. “Our graduate programs are very strong,” said Boulahanis. “It’s really important that we are able to measure whether or not programs are meeting their goals and objectives and to force the faculty to reflect and to ask questions like, ‘When are they learning things in the curriculum?’ and ‘Are we measuring what we really want to measure?’” Provost Dr. Tena Golding explained why Boulahanis was chosen for the position. “Dr. Boulahanis has been director of graduate studies for many years and has done an excellent job,” said Golding. “He has also served as a member of our university Support Services Assessment Subcommittee, so he is very familiar with the university’s institutional effectiveness policies and procedures. When we decided to combine responsibilities and create the position of director of graduate studies and institutional effectiveness, Dr. Boulahanis was the obvious choice.” As director of institutional effectiveness, Boulahanis will ensure that academic and support units are on a path of continuous improvement. Boulahanis said, “My job as I see it is to kind of work with the academic departments with the support units and with general studies as well to make sure that each component identifies their goals and make sure that they’re measuring their goals and that students are receiving WOMEN BUSINESS

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Cherie Franz, 21st Judicial Court Judge Blair Edwards and Owner of Chalereaux Casey Robert. According to Summers, the conference was successful in reaching its goal. She also spoke about the turnout at the event. “It was fabulous,” said Summers. “We actually had to turn some people away because we were at capacity. It has really grown over the years, and to me that says we’re doing something right. People are enjoying it, and they want to come back year after year. So, we’re excited about

what they’re intended to receive. So that way when they finish, students have the skills to do well.” Boulahanis described his responsibilities as director of graduate studies. “We can kind of act like a liaison between the departments and the administration and the student as well,” said Boulahanis. “So, if they have specific questions about a program, we could address those questions. We could make sure they contact the coordinator. If they have questions about financial aid as well, we work with financial aid. We work with all the different offices on campus as well to do that.” Boulahanis explained that the Office of Graduate Studies was reestablished in August to centralize the work. “We provide students a one-stop shop, and additionally too it also allows other units like financial aid and admissions to contact one central person rather than contacting all the separate graduate coordinators,” said Boulahanis. “We work with them. They work with us. Students come to this one location. Oftentimes, a student will call me and ask me about admission information, and it becomes really easy for me then to say, ‘Let me transfer you to graduate admissions,’ so there’s this one central location. There’s this one identity. So by having this office, I think we’re able to provide a stronger identity on campus.” Boulahanis discussed how he would like to improve institutional effectiveness. “The biggest improvement that could be made is to make sure that everybody realizes that institutional effectiveness is not something that is only done at one point, and it’s not something that people should view as being a burdensome thing, but that it’s really done to ensure that each

that. For me, through the small business development center, our goal is to get information in the hands of people who need it. The speakers that have been here today have done a really good job of communicating the topic.” Lusher gave her thoughts on what she liked about the event. “It’s a great conference,” said Lusher. “I mentored this when it first began with Tangipahoa Professional Women, and I can’t believe how much it has grown. The diverse women from all SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS backgrounds really enjoying continued from pg. 1 themselves and learning a lot and being together, it was wonderful.” 90 percent of sexual assault but we haven’t been doing them victims on college campuses do together,” said Health Center not report the assault.” Director Andrea Peevy. “And Adjunct Instructor of so now we are trying to come Sociology at Delgado together, and that way instead Community College Katie of doing a lot of little things Patton believes that some that may not have a lot of victims do not report sexual impact, we’re trying to pull our assault because of possible resources together.” feelings of humiliation and Events will begin on March denial. 28 with the CARE team hosting Patton said, “A big fear is, an education awareness table in you know how you sit there and the Student Union Breezeway something really crazy happens from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to you, and you sit there, and Other tabling events will be you think, ‘Did that really just held on April 9 and 16 in the happen?’ They’re unsure of same location during the same what exactly happened, and time slot as the first tabling. On April 10, the CARE team they’re also afraid that they’re will have a tabling with logos gonna up and call rape on and announcements for Sexual somebody that didn’t rape them, Assault Awareness Month but ‘Was it rape?’” during the Lions baseball game Leaders of the departments against Jackson State University hope to present a unified front when presenting information to from 5-6 p.m. at the Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field. students about sexual assault. SGA will sponsor a talk “A lot of us are doing things, ELECTION

continued from pg. 1 arts, humanities and social sciences. Samantha Messina is running for senator for the college of education and Jasmine Washington will be representing the college of nursing and health sciences.

program is in fact continuously improving,” said Boulahanis. Identifying but not meeting certain goals is not necessarily a problem to Boulahanis. “Sometimes we’re not gonna meet the goals, but that’s OK,” said Boulahanis. “It allows us then to make revisions to those goals, and so oftentimes, people think that assessment is something that’s done by force through administration, and that’s not the case. Departments always try to improve their programs, and so assessment as I see it is a way to kind of get them to take ownership as well, and that’s exactly what they do.”

Director of Graduate Studies and Institutional Effectiveness Dr. John Boulahanis coordinates the graduate studies program as well as between the administration and academic departments in his new position. ZACHARY ARAKI/THE LION’S ROAR

featuring Zeke Thomas, the musician and son of retired basketball player Isiah Thomas III. Thomas will visit the university on April 10 to share his personal experience with sexual assault at 6 p.m. in the University Center. On April 11, students will be able to watch the documentary “The Hunting Ground” in the Pennington Student Activity Center from 7-9 p.m. The documentary discusses sexual assault crimes in the United States that occurred on several college and university campuses. On April 18, the CARE team and the health center will work together to do more tabling and activities at Strawberry Jubilee. The final event will be held on April 25 when the CARE team will host a National Denim Day display for students from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The location has not been chosen yet. Denim Day is a part of a rape prevention campaign that stemmed from a rape conviction

Two candidates for the position of president, four for vice president and one for chief justice can campaign in person and through social media. They will also have a campaign rally and a debate. According to Leto, they are “allowed to spend money, so they will be disbursing campaign materials to spread their message.”

by the Italian Supreme Court. A case was overturned when the justices involved felt that because a victim’s jeans were tight, she helped pull her jeans down during an assault and gave consent. When it comes to prevention of sexual assault on college campuses, Patton thinks bystander awareness training is an option that could benefit the university. “That class is something that they’ve started somewhere up north, I want to say,” said Patton. “But what you do is if a teacher asks to be out of school, or out of class for any reason? If I have a doctor’s appointment, if I’m going to a conference or if I get sick and somebody can come in last minute, is that when that class is cancelled, instead of having students off today? You have an individual who comes in and trains and teaches them about sexual assault awareness, teaches them about what to do if you’re ever in a situation.”

Leto thinks the election is important for students. “SGA elections are very important because it gives the students a voice,” said Leto. “The students have the right to elect their representatives who work all year being an advocate for them. It is important for students to be involved in the process.”

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History and impact Important Dates of stepping for NPHC Reminders -Big Event Registration Deadline: March 30 -Spring Break: March 30 - April 6 -Priority Registration: April 9-13 -SGA Elections: April 10-12 -Election Results: April 12 at 5 pm -ULS Day at the Capitol: April 11

Campus Events

-CAB Pool Tournament: April 11 -Lion Pride Preview: April 13 -Foreign Language Festival: April 13 -Southeastern Students’ Research, Creative, and Scholarly Activities Showcase: April 17 -Strawberry Jubilee: April 18 -Part-Time Job Fair: April 19 -Swamp Bowl: April 20 -“Out of the Darkness” Suicide Awareness Walk: April 21 -Big Event: April 21 -CAB National Flower Day: April 23 -DSA Awards Convocation: April 24 -REC hosting State Intramurals: April 26-29 -Big Event Rain Day: April 28

Campus and Beyond

-Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival: April 13-15 -Earth Day: April 22 -Denim Day: April 25 -April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Strawberry Jubilee almost here

“Strawberry Jubilee” is an event put on by the Campus Activities Board every spring semester since 1980. File Photo/The Lion’s Roar JACOB SUMMERVILLE

alive later this spring. The 38th annual “Strawberry Jubilee” will be held on The Campus Activities Board Wednesday, April 18 from 11 a.m. aims to keep a university tradition to 2 p.m. in the War Memorial Staff Reporter

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Student Union Park. If it rains, the event will be moved to the Student Union Breezeway. Starting in 1980, this event is an opportunity for students to enjoy free food and entertainment and for organizations to promote themselves. CAB Operations Manager Kirsten Babin discussed some of the traditions that have held true to this event. “‘Strawberry Jubilee’ always has red beans, and there will always be a cake that the new Miss Southeastern cuts with the president,” said Babin. According to CAB, the organization will provide the following food for free: red beans and rice, crawfish, soft drinks and, tentatively, king cake. The theme for this year’s “Strawberry Jubilee” is “Strawberry Jubilee: Down Da Bayou.” CAB asks that any organization that brings food should contact them so that no other organization brings the same items. Babin shared what CAB will be changing from last year. “This year, we are having more activities and more food with a Louisiana theme,” said Babin. Clubs and organizations who will participate are encouraged to bring Cajun cuisine for their booths. Junior elementary education and special education, mild/ moderate, grades 1-5 major Katlyn Daigle, a member of CAB, discussed the setup that CAB does prior to the event. “We start planning for ‘Strawberry Jubilee’ months and months in advance,” said Daigle. “We start getting figures for food and stuff. We set up the tables usually the night before, and then that morning, we’ll go to do the table cloths, the cupcakes and everything. As far as tables for organizations go, that form is on our website usually a month or two in advance, and we can have as many tables there as we have room for, which is usually a good many.” Organizations must register to participate. The online form requires clubs to provide their organization’s name, three contacts and a description of the items, activity or service their booth will present. Registration for “Strawberry Jubilee” closes on April 9 at 5 p.m.

The ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. perform their stroll at the “NPHC Showcase.” Their chants included phrases such as, “I want to walk like an elephant, talk like an elephant, move like an elephant, groove like an elephant, D.E.L.T.A.“ paying tribute to their sorority’s mascot, the elephant. Courtesy of Le Souvenir SARAH HESS Staff Reporter

The university has many Greek events such as “NPHC Showcase” where the National Pan-Hellenic Council’s sororities and fraternities can showcase their organization’s history and culture. First Vice President of the Lambda Omicron chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Ashley Morgan discussed the showcase as an informative event. “I believe it’s important to showcase our values through the movement of stepping because of the historical significance of our sorority’s founders being of African descent,” said Morgan. Morgan explained how the showcase is an important event for the NPHC community. “I believe the National Pan-Hellenic Council Greek Showcase is a great opportunity to share our history and culture to the campus body about not only what our organization stands for and represents, but also how our chapter, Lambda Omicron chapter, has contributed to the local communities and on Southeastern’s campus.” One way these organizations show pride in their chapters is through stepping and strolling with chapters working in unity to create music through their steps and calls, such as the presentations at the “NPHC Showcase.” Stepping has come into the light of mainstream media over the past few decades with probates, which is the NPHC presentation of new members, being posted on YouTube and the 2018 movie “Step Sisters” where a member of a fictitious outreach helps a fictitious sorority Sigma Beta Beta win a step show to save their chapter’s charter on the university campus. According to greek.umd newsletter “The Yard,” “The roots of stepping can be traced to African traditions of chanting and dancing, as well as military drills and Motown R&B acts such as, ‘The Temptations’” and began as a way to celebrate their organizations. “Step shows were organized, and the best steppers would gain more recruits for their organizations.” President of the Kappa Nu chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Cedric Dent Jr. described the roots of stepping. “It’s basically from ancient society,” said Dent. “We were once slaves before. So, we couldn’t talk. We couldn’t speak the language, so we had to use our bodies to step. Other fraternities and sororities have their different moves, but ours I can say is very creative because

President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Cedric Dent Jr. strolls with his line brothers during the “NPHC Showcase.” The showcase was a way for the National Pan-Hellenic Council sororities and fraternities to display their heritage and culture for the community. Courtesy of Le Souvenir we do things differently. It’s tenacity. It’s efficient. It’s accurate. It’s based off what we do as an organization, and we showcase that in our steps and how we potentially try to portray our organization.” The university’s NPHC organizations such as Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. began as organizations dedicated to academic excellence and community service, and the stepping came later. Member of the Kappa Nu chapter Eugene Davis discussed their fraternities’ establishment starting as a social studies club that turned into a literacy club and became a fraternity. “It started off to bring students together in general, not just black students, but because black students were excluded from joining certain organizations on Cornell,” said Davis. “Our founders decided that they needed to start an organization to help uplift and bring together a more collective body of interracial students. A lot of black students start to come together, more so black men, to help uplift one another, and that’s where the stepping, the strolling, all of that came about later on. But we started out by giving service, giving back to the community.” The NPHC takes their culture seriously and has taken steps to make sure their history is not appropriated by trademarking their signatures. “Our steps were uniquely designed for our sorority,” said Morgan. “They help

express and demonstrate unity within the organization. Our moves reflect our values of being women of substance, poise and class. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. received a patent for a sound mark, the ‘skee-wee’ call, from the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Jan. 10, 2017, making it a registered trademark. The sorority also received a trademark for the pinky-hand gesture on March 7, 2017. These trademarks were installed in order to preserve the perpetuity of the sorority.” The sounds and motions evolved throughout the years to showcase the organizations’ values through movement and sound. Morgan explained why it is crucial each organization has its own signature. “It is important to have these specific signatures of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. because it sets the sorority apart from other Greek organizations by having unique characteristics that are symbolic for the women who are members of this Greek organization” said Morgan. Stepping is a chance for others to learn about the NPHC culture. Dent discussed how the organization is more than stepping. “Stepping is ten percent of that,” said Dent. “I think people get it confused because they just look at step and Alpha Phi Alpha as all they do is step and party, which is a misconception of us. We provide service. We do work hard. We do make our grades and things.”

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Greek Week 2018: Unity and creativity among Greek organizations GREEK WEEK

continued from pg. 1 and dodgeball, those stayed the same. We changed the cupcake eating contest to the hotdog eating contest. What was “Tug-o-War” is now “Greek Games.” One of my personal things I felt that, if you had the guys that were football players, the really, really big guys, or if you wore cleats, you would win. So, I felt like tug of war was unfair.” Following the announcement of the “Stepshow” winners, the winners of Greek Week were named. Team three finished in third place, team two placed in second

and team one won first place. During the volleyball game on Sunday, March 18, team one came in first, team two came in second and team three came in third. During the hot dog eating contest on the same day, team one came in first, team five came in second and team two came in third. The sheet sign competition, which lasted for the entirety of Greek Week, yielded the following winners: team one in first place, team three in second place and team five in third place. Team one came in first and second and team two came in third during the dodgeball tournament on Tuesday, March 20.

Team two came in first, team one came in second and team three came in third during the “Greek Games” on Wednesday, March 21. The overall winners for Greek Week were team one in first place, team two in second place and team three in third place. Gallagher explained the prizes and benefits of coming out victorious in Greek Week. “We actually have a Greek Week champions cup,” said Gallagher. “The winning team gets to share and showcase throughout the year and have a little bit of bragging rights, and it’s a little bit of a recruitment tool that they can tell potential members that they won Greek Week.”

Member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity Matt Matherne and Member of Phi Mu Sorority Brooke Hanegan circle up to stroll off the stage with their team after they finish their “Stepshow” performance placing first in the last event of “Greek Week.” Breshon Foster & Sarah Hess/The Lion’s Roar

Member of Phi Mu Sorority Caroline DeJohn competes in the Hungry, Hungry Hippo portion of the “Greek Games.” Member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity Brendan Holliday participates in the Hot Dog Eating Competition” to kick-off Greek Week 2018. Member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity Zack Gaillot stares in astonishment after Kappa Sigma, Sigma Sigma Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta are announced overall Greek Week winners. Nikisun Shrestha, Prakriti Adhikari & Don Lawrence/The Lion’s Roar

Alpha Omicron Pi, Kappa Alpha and Kappa Alpha Psi, represent Poseidon in the annual “Stepshow.” Sigma Sigma Sigma, Kappa Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta represent Zeus during the performance. The team won Greek Week overall because of their performance in several tasks, beginning with a hot dog eating contest on March 18. Breshon Foster & Sarah Hess/The Lion’s Roar