The Lion's Roar 04/28/2015

April 28, 2015 Volume 86, Issue 27

’ THE LION S ROAR S O U T H E A S T E R N L O U I S IA NA U N I V E R S I T Y

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Soakin’ Wet (top left) battled the Ninja Turtles, but the turtles came out as the champions of the women’s division Friday. Dr. Marvin Yates (top right), vice president for Student Affairs, and Miss Southeastern 2015 Emily Randon cut the cake at the annual Strawberry Jubilee last Wednesday. Two students (below right) joust at Rec Fest on Thursday.

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pring Daze is a campus tradition that offers students a full week of outdoor activities and free food. This year, University Housing hosted Fais Do Do, and Rec Sports and Wellness hosted Rec Fest, both offering crawfish.

Campus Activities Board hosted Strawberry Jubilee, as well as co-sponsored Swamp Bowl with RSW.

see pg. 2

Priest to transfer after 11 years serving community

By Allison Crady Assistant Editor

For students who left the nest and are freshly exploring the world as an adult, Father Randy Cuevas has served as a source of wisdom, maturity and understanding.

In the summer of 2004 he was assigned to serve as the designated priest to the students at Southeastern and has since developed a myriad of relationships throughout the community. For 11 years, Cuevas has worked as the director/chaplain for St. Albert Chapel and the Catholic Student Center located right off campus.

This July, Cuevas will be continuing his pastoral journey

Father Randy Cuevas at the St. Aloysius chapel in Baton Rouge, and a new priest will take his place on campus.

“When kids go to college is usually when they rebel against their parents, but at the same time, they need a parental image in their life to give

them guidance,” said Cuevas.

“They’re looking for someone with wisdom, age, experience and life, but they’re too proud to ask their parents. They look to me for that, and they have really made me feel needed.”

Before Cuevas came to Hammond, he spent 12 years working as a pastor in Donaldson, which he described as a “family ministry.” The new position presented a significant shift in congregation demographics and the role Cuevas would play. While he has performed a multitude of weddings, funerals, baptisms and first communions in the past, Cuevas now spends his time guiding youthful souls as a mentor and leader.

“This was very different

for me when I got here. It was a big adjustment for me,” said Cuevas. “I found out that the parents of most college students were younger than me, and that students weren’t really looking for me to be their friend as much as they were looking for somebody to give them guidance, direction and to understand. I accept and love them for who they are without expecting them to be perfect angels.”

Though the transition was a foreign experience for Cuevas, it was a smooth one. Outside of the sadness of performing student funerals, he loves his role and enjoys seeing a growing number of young faces in the crowd for daily mass.

“It was an adjustment, but there weren’t difficulties. The students were very affirming.

They made me feel like what I was doing with my life was important to them,” said Cuevas.

“When the students are [at daily mass], I am energized.”

Since Cuevas arrived, he has been increasing and developing the college ministries at St. Albert. The improvements extend from developing the physical facility to feeding hundreds of students and installing a pool table.

“I started the student lunch program that feeds 600 students a week. We don’t provide that on the basis of religion; it’s provided for all students,” said Cuevas. “It’s a no-strings

-attached thing. They can leave or stay after they eat. Some of them hang around whenever their school schedules allow.”

For students who are unable to make the free lunches provided at St. Albert, Cuevas installed a “starving students fridge” full of leftovers.

As Cuevas’ adventure in Hammond comes to a close, Father Michael Miceli prepares to take his place. Cuevas reflected on the end of his time at St. Albert.

“As I get closer to the date, I know that I’m going to be grieving because it represents a loss. I’ve invested 11 years of my life here and established

see PRIEST pg. 4

Ribbon-cutting, appreciation sale mark new bookstore opening

By Heather Jewell Staff Reporter

Despite being open in its newest location since March 9, the new bookstore on campus held its official reopening and ribbon cutting ceremony last week.

Lasting only a moment, at 1 p.m. last Tuesday, various school officials stood alongside university president John L. Crain as he cut the green ribbon, representing the store’s new start.

For the event, various sales were instituted throughout the store.

Due to the relocation, the bookstore also gained an estimated 3,000 square feet. Students can expect an even larger quantity of products such as Lion apparel, class books and manuals, gifts, school and technology supplies, scantrons, workbooks and snacks.

In stock are also various bathroom

supplies.

“Product lines have been expanding, including selections of Alumni gifts and clothing and Athletic sideline apparel. The art supply area will [also] be expanded with input from the Art Department,” said Robin Parker, director of marketing strategy.

With large floor to ceiling windows, merchandise entices passerby to come inside.

“I am always hanging around the union; I like to grab a coffee at Starbucks in the morning to get me through my morning class and then I like to kill time here between classes as well. I’m really glad the bookstore is right here because now I can get erasable highlighters quickly too,” said sophomore business management major Alexis Chustz.

The relocation was a part of Phase Two of the Student Union renovation project, which will

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continue until its completion later this year. Phase Two is still underway with the relocation of various offices to rooms across from the University Bookstore.

The project has been under construction for over a year.

During Phase Three, a new Center for Student Excellence, University Counseling Center and University Health Center will open at the location of the old bookstore.

“What I like most about the new bookstore is the positive reactions that it is generating among students, faculty, staff and visitors from the community,” said Parker.

Construction has impacted students’ routes to classes for the past two years. With the bookstore now relocated and the union breezeway reopened, a smoother flow of student traffic has resulted.

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University Advancement Vice President Wendy Lauderdale, Southeastern students Chamberlain Scott, Bola Adams and Chelsea Magee, University President John L. Crain, and Regional Manager Ann Barlow (front row left to right), joined

by Follett Group Vice President Joey Caron (back row left to right), Follett President Don Germano and Vice President of Administration and Finance Sam Domiano, laugh as the ribbon is cut at the new University Bookstore.

Reminders Donations are being accepted all week to Wednesday benefit those affected by the earthquake H 71 L 49 in Nepal. For more information, see pg. 5.

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Rec Sports, CAB bring swamp to campus

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The Theta Phi Alpha Sorority team competes against the Ninja Turtles in the women’s division of Swamp Bowl VIII on Friday. The Ninja Turtles (above front) were the champions of the women’s division for the third year in a row. Theta Phi Alpha came in third place in the tournament.

By Maria Goddard Staff Reporter

Twenty-one teams headed to the mud pits this year to battle it out for the 8th Annual Swamp Bowl volleyball tournament. Three teams covered in dirt came out on top.

Sponsored by Recreational Sports and Wellness and Campus Activities Board, the event was held in front of the Pennington Student Activities Center on Friday. KSLU provided the music, amplification system and free T-shirts for the winners, 4D provided all-in-one pre-workout and health supplement drinks and CAB provided $700 worth of jambalaya, purchased from Swamp Box Cafe.

Sororities, fraternities, student organizations and others who were in attendance made up three female, nine male and nine co-ed teams, who played double-elimination rounds. The “Ninja Turtles” won the women’s division, “Dirty Mike and the Boyz” were the champions for the men’s division and “BCM Spikes Back” took home the trophy from the co-ed teams.

“Everyone should participate once before they graduate from Southeastern,” said Kyle Granat, junior kinesiology major and winner from “Dirty Mike and the Boyz.” “From an avid volleyball player to a complete beginner, Swamp Bowl is catered so that everyone can have fun with their friends, not to mention enjoy free jambalaya.”

The first team to douse their competition with mud splashes was the “Ninja Turtles,” a team founded by Tina Nguyen, senior business management major.

“It feels pretty great to win; this is our third year playing as the ‘Ninja Turtles’ and this is our third time winning it,” said Amber McArthur, senior athletic training major. “We don’t practice. You

can’t really practice for this, but we have a good team chemistry because we also have an indoor volleyball [intramural] team. It’s fun just to get out, go play in some mud and relax before finals.”

After a few hours of diving in the mud, “BCM Spikes Back” danced in a victory celebration.

They were especially ecstatic because they fought for this title for three consecutive years and finally reached the top of the mud mountain.

“It’s awesome to see the growth and it’s cool to be on a team that got better in the competition,” said junior education major Jasmine Webb. “We [“BCM Spikes Back”] got sixth place our first year, third our second year and first this year, so third time’s the charm.”

The all-men’s team “Dirty Mike and the Boyz” volleyed their way to the top and after winning, laid down in the brown water, embracing the simulated swamp for a group picture.

“It feels awesome to win, especially when you have a team full of some of your best friends and everyone is able to work together,” said Granat.

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Members of the all-female team Soakin’ Wet (left) jump into the mud pit after finishing the mud volleyball tournament in second place. Two teams from the men’s division (above) fought hard for a win during the competition.

Rec Fest offers live music, food

By Tamara Alexander Staff Reporter

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Stacie Ray and Danielle Shearer of The Vine & Branches opens for Rec Fest. They performed music that they not only hoped audience members knew, but was Christian as well.

Recreational Sports and Wellness held their annual Rec Fest filled with fun, music and crawfish.

Rec Fest was held Thursday, April 23 at 4 p.m. in front of the Pennington Student Activity Center. Rec Fest is an annual program and it has originated from other annual programs in the past. “[Rec Fest] actually stemmed from programs we were doing related to our health and fitness programs.

It was named Soaked, then after Soaked we did that for a couple years and then decided that we wanted to move into our Rec Fest program,” said Dollie Hebert-Crouch, director of Recreational Sports and Wellness.

Rec Fest can be described as a relaxation from competition, a time to have fun and a time to build relationships. “[Rec Fest] revolved around passive recreation,” said

Herbert-Crouch. “We wanted to create an opportunity where students can come and hang out, yet have opportunities to participate in different activities that weren’t structured not like intramurals or even working out in the fitness room, but something fun, different, almost like your field day back when you were in school.”

There were numerous activities for students to

participate in.

“We have jousting and a mechanical bull. We were doing some specific things such as the hula hooping to the Macarena and the YMCA,” said HerbertCrouch. “People can go and slip and slide, and we will also have beach balls going around attracting the ones that are eating or the groups that are passive hopefully getting them involved.”

Along with the games, there

was a live band playing music on the stage entertaining the students.

“Different things like that where they can participate but it doesn’t have to be an intense competitive participation and it’s just something that’s fun,” said Herbert-Crouch.

One major thing about Rec Fest that attracts plenty of students is the free crawfish.

see REC FEST pg. 4

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State fruit featured at annual event

By Heather Jewell Staff Reporter

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Lt. Patrick Gipson of the Hammond Police Department (above) pours a bowl of red beans and rice during the Strawberry Jubilee. Students watch as sophomore kinesiology major Tabor Gamblin (below) tests his surfing skills on the mechanical surf board.

The day of Strawberry Jubilee found sunny skies across Hammond, despite the scattered thunderstorms that were suffered throughout the week.

With final exams right around the corner, Strawberry Jubilee gave students the opportunity to relax and have fun before settling down for impending, study sessions. This year’s event continued the tradition of offering games, food and other activities to any in attendance.

“The week leading up to Strawberry Jubilee is near torture for me because I really love strawberries and I know that [Southeastern] will have really fun activities planned for everyone attending.

This year was really something else,” said Kristen Bello, sophomore English education major.

One student found cited different reasons that made the event a success.

“I think it’s been fun; the weather’s beautiful, the day is great, Southeastern

is wonderful. They have great activities going on, free drinks, free food and it’s just awesome,” said senior general studies major Matthew Wallace.

Starting off the event was the ceremonial cake cutting with Emily Randon, the 2015 Miss Southeastern alongside John L. Crain, University President. The cake was layered in icing and topped with chocolate covered strawberries; surrounding it were chocolate, strawberry and vanilla cupcakes, each laden with their own strawberry and icing.

The city of Hammond’s police department was also in attendance and served a Cajun favorite, red beans and rice to the students.

After nabbing a drink, attendees then made their way to tables decorated with red table cloths and listened to a live band while they ate their fill.

This was the first year Nonc Nu & Da Wild Matous played for a Southeastern event. Originating from Thibodaux they performed classic zydeco songs throughout their set and had several people dancing to

their music.

“It gives campus a good flavor, more excitement instead of a boring go-toclass, go-to-school, do what you have to do and graduate. It gives it more life,” said Wallace.

Students were also able to procure a free Lions license plate, which they could personalize to their liking. Many had their last name, nick name or in the case of graduating seniors, the word “alumni” put on their license plate.

There was also a mechanical surfboard that students lined up to ride, sometimes repeatedly.

“I really liked the zip line they had last year, that was awesome. I do like the surfboard a lot too though,” said Wallace.

Perhaps the greatest thing the day offered however, was a sense of community to the students.

“I feel that Southeastern cares about the students because we know we paid for this in our tuition, so it’s nice to see them give a little back,” said sophomore athletic training major Paige Hamon.

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As part of Strawberry Jubilee, Campus Activities Board gave students the chance to get a free custom license plate (left below). After Miss Southeastern 2015 Emily Randon (above center) and Dr. Marvin Yates cut the ceremonial cake, Dr. Pam Rault and Dawn Starkey helped her serve it to students in attendance.

Strawberry Jubilee also offered the traditional strawberry-topped cupcakes.

University Housing hosts Fais Do Do crawfish boil

By Emily Stephan Copy Editor

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Students pile on the crawfish, potatoes and corn on the cob as they take a break from pre-finals stress at the 2015 Strawberry Jubilee. Treats such as cupcakes, cake and snowballs were also provided for a sweet finish.

Giving students a break from pre-finals madness, Fais Do Do offered the chance to get together with food and festivity.

The annual Fais Do Do has once again been hosted by University Housing, taking place Tuesday, April 21 and lasting from 4 p.m. into the early evening in the War Memorial Student Union.

Students feasted on crawfish, boiled potatoes, jambalaya and corn on the cob while enjoying one another’s company. Everyone present also had their sweet tooth indulged with cake and flavored snowballs. A DJ and inflatable were also brought in. Monster Energy and the campus Food Pantry had their own booths; Monster handed out complimentary energy drinks and the Food Pantry allowed students to make donations to their cause.

There were a few new additions to the Fais Do Do this year, made in attempt to expand the festivities beyond just food.

“It’s a little bit different than we normally do,” said Aaron Johnson, junior political science major and representative of Housing.

“This year, the cafeteria is actually making the crawfish themselves, and that’s something new. We’re also going to have an inflatable, which we have not done before either. We tried to add a few more things so the residents have a few more options outside from just eating crawfish.”

This year, Executive Chef Kevin Tolito himself helped cook the crawfish, a notable

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Cafeteria workers serve up traditional Louisiana cooking to students at Strawberry Jubilee. This year marks the first time the cafeteria has made the crawfish for Fais Do Do instead of an outside vendor. detail since previous Fais Do Do events have had their crawfish cooked by an outside vendor.

University Housing puts on Fais Do Do with the hopes of giving students a brief respite from the hectic final weeks of the spring semester as well as fostering community bonds.

It is also an expression of gratitude for those students who live on campus.

“We really want people to just come here and have fun, and to spend time with one another,” said Ashley White, area coordinator for University Housing. “We partner with

Campus Dining because all it takes is one swipe of their ID for their meal plan and they are included in all of this.

[Admission for the event] is a little more expensive for people who don’t live on campus. It’s an event we put on for the student residents; it’s a big thank you for their living on campus and our hope that they will continue living with us and have fun at this big celebration.”

For more information on other events hosted by University Housing, visit their page on the university website.

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Students had the chance to play some of their favorite childhood games, but on a larger scale. Inflatables were open to any participant that wanted to get physical and have fun at the same time. Other games involved included Jenga, Tic-Tac-Toe, soccer and football.

Game Night comes to life

By Gleana Hill Staff Reporter

Board games sparked to life during the Life Size Game Night.

On Wednesday, April 22 outside of the Pennington Student Activity Center, Hall Council put on the first Life Size Game Night, with intentions of continuing in the following years.

“It’s going great, we thought we’d have a little bit more turn out but the late night at the Pennington is at eight. So I think that people are going to slowly show up before they go to that,” said Hall Council Vice President of Involvement Madison Guitreau.

Despite the slightly gloomy weather and other events that took place on campus, many students still showed up.

Entering into the event area there were tables with loads of information and gifts for a certain amount of guests who first entered. There was information about Hall Council and Phil, the Green Pig as well. Raising awareness about philanthropy, the Green Pig Student Giving Program wants students to help raise money that will eventually go towards future student projects and events. The prize was a decorated mason jar filled with candy and a Southeastern sticker inside.

Some of the games included Jenga, Connect Four, Tic-TacToe, fishing, soccer, football, sack toss and an inflatable for fighting against an opponent.

Encountering a policy change with the inflatables, Hall Council was only able to get one inflatable for the game night instead of two.

“There was a thing where the students had to sign a waiver and the company just wasn’t at ends with that so they charged us more,” said Guitreau.

Students look forward to a time of socialization and relaxation.

“It’s really fun. I enjoyed it. I especially enjoyed today and yesterday because we just got to sit around, chill and [eat] free food,” said freshman kinesiology major Chyna Fruge.

Being able to mingle with new people always helps encourage students to come out to events.

“I think it’s a good way for people who are usually quiet or confine themselves to the room to get out and actually meet new people and get out of their comfort zone. I feel like it motivates more people to want to get out more and just explore,” said freshman psychology major Nicoi Pierce.

Students also appreciate the excuse to escape from their

studies.

“Just being able to be active besides just cramped in the library or cramped in my room trying to study, you’re having fun and then we’re going to go back to studying with energy,” said freshman education major Taylor Bergeron.

No matter how many people show up to an event there are always some who benefit and look forward to future events.

“Yeah they should do more stuff [in the future]. That way we’re not just always studying; school is about getting an education, but it’s also about making connections and meeting new people and branching out of your circles. So when they host stuff like this you meet people you never see around campus,” said Fruge.

With these types of events occurring more often, students hope this trend continues.

“They should probably do it more often because they do it like maybe once a month. But they should definitely do this a whole lot more so people will have the chance to experience it,” said Pierce.

Anyone interested in joining Hall Council can get more information on the University Housing website.

PRIEST continued from pg. 1

REC FEST continued from pg. 2 “Rec Fest is fun, but I mainly come out here to enjoy the free crawfish,” said Chrystal Cavalier, sophomore social work major. “It’s Louisiana and crawfish is a part of our culture, so why not enjoy it.”

As students stood in line for crawfish, it started to rain, but despite the downpour, the festivities continued as students sat under the Rec covered area, ate crawfish, corn, potatoes and socialize among each other.

“We just want everybody to come out and enjoy it. We want to keep it as an annual program that we offer to the students,” said HerbertCrouch. “It’s about enjoying each other’s company, about relationships and it’s about recreational sports doing something positive and fun for the students of Southeastern.”

relationships,” said Cuevas.

“It’s kind of like graduating from college. You’re finally at the top, and then all of a sudden you’re at the bottom again, starting over.”

The transition will be a return home for Cuevas, who grew up in Baton Rouge.

“In a sense, it’s nice to know that I’m going home where I started, to my roots,” said Cuevas. “My elderly parents who are in their late 80s live there, and they’re requiring more of my attention as they

age. It’ll be easier for me in Baton Rouge when they call me to change a light bulb.”

Cuevas has been a beloved priest to many students and community members, and his relocation will present a sorrowful transition for many.

“I will miss most the way he looks at the world, his devotion to his faith and how he tries with all his might to help other people,” said Cory Soileau, a senior kinesiology exercise science major. “I was shocked when I found out he was leaving. Father Randy is an awesome priest and a good man.

I’ll be sad to see him go.”

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Megan Mast (far left), assistant director health and wellness, helps serve jambalaya to hungry students at the beginning of Rec Fest. Later in the evening, those in attendance were also served free crawfish.

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Coming together through tragedy Tragedy struck Nepal with a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on April 25. Though the country of Nepal may seem like it is William Schmidt on the other side of Opinions Editor the world, a large portion of our international students hail from there.

Though I am extremely saddened by how over 4,200 people have been reported dead with the number still rising, I have hopes and a new-found respect for the students of Southeastern due to their rapid response through social media on raising awareness of the issue as well as posting ways in which to help those currently residing in Nepal.

I also have to give my compliments to the Southeastern Government Association for providing links on their Facebook page asking for prayers, support and donations within 24

hours following this horrendous tragedy.

SGA’s chief of staff, Suraj Ayer, is from Nepal and has personally created a fundraising account for the relief effort that needs to take place. I am shocked as well as overwhelmed with emotion that over $1,700 had been raised in only 14 hours, $2,350 in a day and $3,600 in two days. Along with this fundraiser, students will also be collecting donations in the Student Union, Sims Memorial Library and the Pennington Student Activity Center throughout the week.

My Facebook wall also exploded with other people posting positive comments as well as ways in which Nepal can use the most help, either through donations, prayers or posts on what is currently taking place overseas.

It reminds me of a tragedy I had to experience during my senior year of high school: Hurricane Katrina.

After Katrina, people came together to help each other get through the tragedy of homes being destroyed, landmarks no longer existing,

loss of life and all other aspects of a natural disaster. People of all religions and creeds worked hand in hand to help each other, and personal beliefs were set aside because moving forward rose above individual differences.

I am thankful to see the same thing taking place now. I have seen people who I know don’t have the same beliefs as one another come together helping those who are suffering. It is a blessing to see differences set aside and people working together to make a change in whatever way possible, even if it is only a small donation or silent prayer. When it comes down to it, a human life is a human life.

With a newfound faith in the student body of my university coming together in the face of tragedy that took place in Nepal on Saturday, I believe that Southeastern is ready for anything. My prayers are that we don’t have to face tragedy in the future, but rather trials of happiness. Our university has Lion Pride in one another, making me thankful I am one Lion among many.

Life is a big cycle. We live. We eat. We die. Then this process begins once more. But what happens when someone interferes with this cycle? It will still continue on Megan Ferrando but in a tarnished, A&E Editor depraved and lesswhole way.

To speak dramatically, this interference is precisely what the industrial food system is doing. They interfere with what we eat, and leave us, the environment and others to pay the price. Sustainable agriculture on the other hand strongly promotes producing food in a way that protects the environment, our health, and the community and animal welfare. This type of agriculture provides people with healthy foods, without compromising the ability for future generations to do the same.

Sustainable farms avoid synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and other factors that degrade natural resources. Avoiding these practices also promotes human health because we are not consuming a load of fake and chemically manufactured toxins.

Animals are cared for by being provided with room to roam and consume a natural diet. Not corn, like many cows eat these days, which by the way is not natural.

Today, the sad story is that many small sustainable farms were forced out of business by the large corporations that took over the farming industry. Most farms today, are industrial farms where synthetic fertilizers and chemical pesticides are relied upon. These farms became larger and more centralized. Some benefits of industrial farms include the speed and large quantity of production. I think I would rather eat from the slow, small quantity farms that I can trust with my food.

If I look closely, America is beginning to recognize all the nasty ingredients used to make our food, and they don’t want that.

Moving back to our local sustainable farms is one way that we can begin to move forward.

As college students, it is hard to know which health band-wagon to jump on. There are many organic crazes or juice cleanses taking over social media and the life of our favorite health-nut. Sustainable farming is more than that though. It is not about organic or inorganic. Sustainable farming is about a farm providing the needs of the consumers, enhancing the quality of life for farmers, making the most of non-renewable resources and on-farm resources, enhancing environmental quality and providing economic profitability.

On our own campus, the Sustainability Center began a community garden. This garden provides students with the opportunity

to actually grow their own food.

“We’re trying to stay chemical free and it’s a learning experience,” said Dan Miranda, grad assistant for the Sustainability Center. “[We are] trying to stay as natural as possible by staying away from any kind of chemical, synthetic fertilizing or even pesticides.”

Anyone can be a part of this garden and this is one great way to move closer to sustainable eating. I believe our school can make even further positive motions by practicing the “farm to school” movement. This movement provides schools with produce from local farmers. It is a win-win situation where not only the farmer benefits, but also students can benefit by being provided with fresh food.

It is important to take small steps first, especially when you are dealing with the food industry. The first and foremost important step to take when deciding where you should get your food from is to educate yourself. Watch documentaries, read books, read articles. Learn what you are putting in your body and then decide what, if anything, you want to do about it.

It can be as simple as buying form the local farmer’s market in downtown Hammond on Saturday mornings.

We don’t always have control of what goes on in our lives, but we have some control of where we get our food from and how clean that food is. Eating from sustainable farms will make a difference that we will notice.

Farms offer better food than factories

SPEAK OUT What life lesson has college taught you?

Sydney McPherson Early Childhood Education, Senior No matter what obstacles life throws at you, if you stick with it, you can accomplish your goal.

Emily Jones Early Childhood Education, Freshman Mistakes don’t make you a failure, they make you aware of what you need to work on.

Hannah Rogers Criminal Justice, Freshman College has taught me time management and how to be responsible away from home.

Chanston Bethly Music Education, Freshman The lesson I got was try your best to kill your bad habits before coming to college, here that really kills me.

Sneha Sharma Mathematics, Senior Education is not about just getting out of college with good grades, but it’s about getting to learn [about] life.

Kaitlyn Scuderi Integrative Biology, Sophomore While you’re in college, I feel like you should live your life, act like a kid. Just have fun and enjoy life.

Ivyleigh Garland Computer Science, Sophomore College has taught me to be more confident in myself.

Dylan Kingsbury Communication, Freshman College has taught me that there is not really second chances. You can’t go back and ask, “Hey can I do this?”

Elise Laurent Psychology, Freshman If you want to change your major, do it before your junior or senior year.

Christopher Parsly Nursing, Senior I’ve learned how to manage my time and make sure that I know when things have to get done.

Move offices during summer break

A few weeks ago, the bookstore re-opened in the War Memorial Student Union.

With the new union being close to opening Morgan Ledet c o m p l e t e l y, Staff Reporter offices are taking up residence in the newly renovated building.

With all the offices moving into the union, I think this is improving our

university. It may be a minor change, but for the people who work in those offices, it is a blessing.

Being a student worker in those offices has been a positive experience. Our office is moving into the union, and it was specially designed for us, improving our workspace and making our job easier.

Upgrading certain offices gives them a new area to work in; it gives each office a unique quality. Giving them an office specifically made for them makes their job not only easier but also more fun.

However, these offices started moving

into the union after spring break, which is in the middle of the semester. This causes much chaos. There are boxes all over the old and new offices causing confusion. They are in the middle of a workday, and they have to stop what they are doing to move to a different office. It would be a lot simpler if they would just wait until the end of the semester. They have been in these offices for almost three years now; what would a month do to them?

The office I work in will not be moving until after the semester is over. I feel like if we did, it would be a mess and stuff

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would be everywhere. Waiting until after the semester is over gives us more time to sort through everything and be ready for the move.

These offices moving right now are trying to get organized. They are putting more work on themselves than is actually necessary. I understand they wanted to move into their new space, but they are just stressing themselves out even more.

All in all, moving these offices to the new union benefits the workers, the business and the university. However, the offices moving mid-semester was just inconvenient.

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Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust Alumna takes audience back to Neverland with ‘Peter and Tink’

By Emily Stephan Copy Editor

Review J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan” inhabits a prominent place in popular culture, even over a century after its publication.

Numerous stage and film adaptations have kept the story of the boy who never grows up fresh, the most famous rendition being the 1953 Disney animated film.

Last week, alumna Chelsea Krause’s original play “Peter and Tink” was brought to life by director James Winter and a talented cast and crew.

Before becoming the eternal boy, Peter is an ordinary child who wishes to escape the drudgery of orphanage life and gets his wish granted when the fairy Tinkerbell visits him one night. Though it is against fairy law to bring outsiders to Neverland, Tinkerbell’s pity for the boy convinces her to take him along. Yet their excursion is complicated when they learn of a plot to destroy all the fairies, a plot being cooked up by Captain James Hook. Learning that his plans can only come to fruition if Hook obtains three ingredients for an evil potion, Peter and Tinkerbell race against time to save Neverland.

Krause’s script bares closer relation to Disney and the 1991 Robin Williams film “Hook” than it does to the original novel. Overall, the tone is light and comical; however, there are moments of genuine emotion, done with a feather light touch which keeps them from running over into gushy territory. The comedy is paced well, firing the funny business out quickly, but also slowly enough that it does not exhaust the audience. The hilarity is balanced out by the earthy tones of the costumes and sets; anything more eyepopping would have made the whole production descend into camp.

As for the performances, there was not a bad or even average one in the cast. Every single actor threw themselves into their parts with much gusto, summoning cartoonlike energy as they bounded about the stage. Even the most minor of characters made an impression, a hard feat when the main characters themselves are so charming.

Special mention must also be given to the lighting and fight choreography.

There were stunning uses of silhouette throughout, used to best effect in a flashback sequence explaining Hook’s backstory. The sword fights were fantastic, directed by professional fight choreographer Erick Wolfe.

As for flaws, there were few. The portrayal of the Native American-coded characters are potentially problematic with their Hulk speak and “hows,” though their portrayal is not in the same league as the one in the Disney picture, which was just plain offensive. Your mileage may vary. Also the few musical interludes were nice but disrupted the flow of the production a little bit as well.

In the end though, this was a fantastic production from the material to the execution.

It will certainly be hard to top come the 2015-2016 season, though I look forward to seeing more from the theatre department.

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Captain Hook, played by William Rushing, faces off with Peter Pan, played by Olivia Waguespack, in an epic battle between Hook’s crew and Pan’s loyal Lost Boys. Pan holds a frying pan in defense against Hook’s sword. Playwright Chelsea Krause used Pan’s frying pan as a means of Pan being dubbed the name, ‘Peter Pan.’

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Great Big Little Panther, played by Taylor Everard, (above) shows off an Indian pose as Peter Pan attempts to mimic him and Tiger Lily, played by Briana Rogers, watches on. Captain Hook (right), enjoys the gleeful and animated pirate song performed by his crew mates played by Chris Dalton, Casey Pursifull, Justin Davis and Akira Brewer.

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Southeastern Theatre hosted a sold-out four-night run, which had people embracing their inner child by flying them out to the second star to the right. The play “Peter and Tink” told the story of how Tinkerbell brought Peter Pan to Neverland.

The play was a combination of different versions of the Peter Pan story, including the 1911 J.M. Barrie novel and classic Disney movie. This prequel story of the young orphan Peter, played by Olivia Waguespack, and his new fairy friend Tink, played by Lindsay Picou, was written by Chelsea Krause, a Southeastern alumna who worked on many productions during her undergraduate career.

“Chelsea’s script was really

the inspiration for the production concept because she uses references, parts of quotes, ideas from all of the Peter Pan lore: the live action films, the cartoons, the original play and stories,” said Jim Winter, theatre professor and director of “Peter and Tink.” “We said let’s take components from all of those that we like and put them together in a cohesive way.”

Once Tinkerbell took Peter to Neverland, the two went on an adventure, encountering mermaids, a ticking crocodile and the natives. This tale included several fight sequences between Peter and Captain Hook, who schemes to rid the world of fairies.

In Krause’s story, the audience learns why Hook hates fairies, why Peter Pan never ages and how Hook lost his hand.

“The challenge was making it our own Neverland and not

copying Disney or something else, but still having those iconic moments that make Captain Hook and Peter Pan,” said Winter.

In Krause’s prequel play, she offers her own take on the origin of Peter’s surname. Peter carries a frying pan as a weapon for much of the story, thus Captain Hook refers to the boy as “Peter with a pan” until one of his pirate cohorts insists that “Peter Pan” sounds better.

“I did a lot of research for the show, and I didn’t stumble upon that,” said Winter. “I think that might be a Chelsea Krause original. I think somewhere in my research there’s reference to the spirit, the god Pan, who’s in the woods and plays the pipe.”

Krause, a huge Disney fan, wanted to write a story that made Tinkerbell more prominent without conflicting with Wendy,

so she decided to write a prequel.

The idea was developed into a screenplay in Fall 2013 while taking a theatre course. The theatre honor society Alpha Psi Omega, the improv troupe and Winter helped her go over the draft and prepare it for the stage.

“She came to us with a really strong script to begin with,” said Winter. “We did a reading with some actors, some who were in the show, many who weren’t.

We got feedback from them, and then Chelsea went back and did revisions. It’s been a really fun process. She’s a fearless writer, and she’s such a student of theatre.

I think it helps her as a playwright.”

Winter said it was interesting to give the work of a former student over to a student crew of actors, choreographers, directors and designers to bring the work to life.

He could see the program growing stronger while the team prepared for “Peter and Tink.”

“I was probably the most nervous person in the audience because I knew exactly what was going to happen, but I had no idea what was going to happen,” said Krause. “It’s incredibly exciting, thrilling and overwhelming. I absolutely loved being able to come down and see it. They did a fantastic job.”

Spanish club offering concert on campus

By Megan McCormick Staff Reporter

The Spanish Club will be offering a chance for students to learn about and appreciate Spanish culture with an evening of music.

The Viva la Vida concert will be held near Starbucks in the Student Union, and is scheduled for tonight, April 28 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.

“The Spanish Club was approached by a member of our club that plays music. He knows that we raise money for our Spanish Club, so he had the idea to start a concert to help,” said Codie Sullivan, Spanish major and president of the Spanish Club.

Bands scheduled to perform include “Tyler Kinchen and the Right Pieces,” “Rebirth Pellerano” and Jonathan Koeppel.

Sullivan believes this event is not just for Spanish majors, but for everyone to wind down before finals.

The concert will include food and a chance for students to show off their singing talents in a karaoke concert.

According to their website, the club’s ultimate goal is “to promote international awareness, spread the knowledge of the Spanish language and culture and provide assistance to students wishing to visit Valencia, Spain.”

“This event is not directly related to Spanish culture or language. It will be an awesome time for students to relax, enjoy themselves and meet new people while being entertained by some awesome musicians. This is very important as we get closer to finals and deadlines,” said Sullivan.

The club is hoping this beneficial concert will open

students’ eyes to many different events, including the study abroad program.

“Unfortunately due to low attendance, the study abroad trip to Spain has been canceled for the past couple of years. We remain hopeful that more students will have the desire to go on a study abroad trip to expand their knowledge of the language and culture in a way that cannot be replicated here,” said Sullivan.

Recently, the Spanish club hosted Latin Dance Night. They hope to use the money raised for scholarships to send students to Spain.

Cost to attend the concert is $5 for students and $7 for non-students. Students looking for more information on the Spanish Club can visit their page or contact the department of languages and communication.

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April 28, 2015 Page 7

Artists return to Ghost Light alongside dedicated fans

By Heather Jewell Staff Reporter

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Andrew Gaultier, guitarist for Startisan, helped finish off the night with his fellow bandmates. Startisan returned to the Ghost Light after playing there a year ago. Many of Startisan’s dedicated fans turned out for the show despite rainy weather.

The term “the show must go on” rang true for the three performing bands at The Ghost Light this past Thursday night.

Despite horrible weather and a power outage that struck the downtown Hammond area, the Columbia Theatre remained opened to spend an evening listening to the highlighted bands. Playing in succession were Foxfire, Modern Language and Startisan.

Starting the night off was the feisty band, Foxfire.

Based in Lafayette, the band members are all college guys: rowdy, easy-going and serious pizza lovers. The comradery among the band mates was infectious and every other sentence between them is a joke or punch line.

“We are inspired by pizza, Whataburger and Little Caesar’s; no really, everything is inspiring,” said lead singer and guitarist, Derrick Savoie.

When writing a new song, it is up to Savoie and lead guitarist David Lancon to

brainstorm and then bring the idea to the band to collaborate.

“We throw them [ideas] in a bucket,” said bassist Seth Woerner. Savoie is quick to laugh and deny it.

This was their second time playing in Hammond and Foxfire hopes to return.

“That liquor store [Red White and Brew] was the nicest I’ve ever seen,” said Woerner.

The bandmates want to travel further and play at more venues outside of Louisiana.

After their set, the native Hammond band Modern Language took the stage.

During their set, band mate Patrick Mongrue pulled out a trumpet and added soul to the song “Window.”

By the time their last song faded, audience members were dancing.

Closing out the night was the band Startisan.

The band was formed in 2010 after they began recording together. The name, Startisan, was an afterthought by lead singer Mike Hogan.

“It has a meaning, but I’ve never told anyone. Someday,

maybe; it’s an acronym. It’s really filthy,” said Hogan.

It has been a year since Startisan last played at The Ghost Light, and it was many of their fans that braved the weather to make the event. By their count, fans have driven as long as eight hours to catch their shows and some even live as far out as Nashville, Tennessee.

“We have a lot of really passionate fans and have wonderful people in almost every neck of the woods,” said drummer, Buck Langston.

In their set they played fan favorites “Hurricane” and “Rise,” and even went with an older sound in “Solace,” one of their earlier pieces.

One of the highlights was when Jon Scholl, the keyboarder, began banging on a single large drum that was brought out, echoing an earlier comment by bassist Chris Jones.

“John plays a really big drum, that’s about the only cool thing we do,” said Jones.

Many songs from each band can be found on iTunes and Facebook.

Seniors show off final pieces

By Elizabeth Brown Staff Reporter

Every semester, seniors of various art concentrations within the fine and performing arts department participate in an Art and Design Senior Exhibition. This semester, a group of 37 students were in the show.

“For many of the students this is their first show and it’s a celebration of their work,” said Dale Newkirk, Contemporary Art Gallery

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director. “For many of them, the opening of [the show] would be more important than walking in commencement.

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printmaking major Rachel Sevier and sculpture major Allison Papa.

Riley featured three pieces in the show titled “Wither,” “Consume” and “Incarnation.”

She focused her thesis on the idea of the disappearing of flowers.

“I really got stuck on this idea of flowers and organicism and that [flowers are] not going to last forever and [they’ll] be gone,” said Riley when discussing “Wither.”

According to Riley, “Consume” is a digital video focusing on the idea of giving flowers to someone.

“I was thinking about you and in turn you’ll be thinking about me,” said Riley.

Riley continues to explain that “Incarnation,” a digital video, focuses on the idea that “we don’t want to be forgotten.”

Sevier said that her ceramic

and screen-printed instillation titled “Etymology” began just by working with material and doing what felt right.

The evolution of Sevier’s artwork ended with the changes found in nature.

“Slowly, I started to change from making functional ceramic-ware into more nonfunctional, organic shapes,” said Sevier. “Through the evolution, it revealed to me that it was about change and adaptability. The piece uses the juxtaposition of strength and fragility found in nature.”

Papa created puppets and put on a puppet show with the help of some of her friends combining visual art and performance.

“I fell in love with making [puppets] and I went to town,” said Papa. “I broke free and as I was making puppets, characters were growing and there was no way I was

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Following the opening, awards of recognition were given to four students. Maude Cusimano was awarded for outstanding senior in art history, Rosa-Lee Marino was awarded for outstanding senior

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Athlete of the Week

Ryan Byers

By Taja Morgan Staff Reporter

Ryan Byers is a sophomore majoring in athletic training and plays left field for the Lions baseball team. During his duration as a team player, Byers has managed to gain outstanding player stats throughout his freshman and sophomore years, from scoring multiple winning runs and helping send the Lions to their tournament championship game.

Recently, Byers was awarded 2015 Southland Hitter of the Week on April 20.

The Lion’s Roar: How long have you been playing baseball?

Ryan Byers: I started playing baseball when I was four years old.

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Sophomore Margaux Kaltenbacher returns a serve during a match versus LSU-Alexandria earlier in the season. The Switzerland native teamed with freshman Dany Raygadas to take a 6-2 lead in their doubles match before the point was decided.

Lady Lions sent home by Nicholls

By Elizabeth Brown Staff Reporter

TLR: What or whom inspired you to become a baseball player?

RB: I was inspired by my dad.

TLR: What do you enjoy the most about playing baseball?

RB: I really enjoy playing the game, and I love the thrill.

TLR: How do you balance school, your social life and baseball practice?

RB: I try my hardest to stay on top of my school work because school comes first, then baseball and whatever else I have time for.

TLR: Besides baseball, what are some other hobbies you enjoy?

RB: I enjoy playing PlayStation and hanging out with my friends.

TLR: What are some goals you set for yourself throughout the season?

RB: Throughout the season, I set goals to become the best I can be and try not to let my team down.

TLR: Who is your favorite baseball player?

RB: My favorite player has to be Robinson Canó.

TLR: What would you say was your biggest accomplishment during this season?

RB: My biggest accomplishment was probably earning the walk off-home run against Northwestern.

TLR: What are your future plans after college?

RB: If baseball doesn’t work out for me, I plan on becoming a history teacher along with coaching baseball or football.

TLR: How does it feel being a part of the Southeastern baseball team?

RB: It’s great, and I love it. It’s like an entire family, almost like a brotherhood.

TLR: What was the best advice you have ever received from a coach, teammate or family member?

RB: To always play the game as hard as you can and always give 110 percent.

TLR: What would be some encouraging words you would share to a young man wanting to become a baseball player?

RB: Work as hard as you can.

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Junior Renee Villarreal competed in a match that went to a third set against the reigning Southland Conference Player of the Year.

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Houston, Texas – The Southeastern Louisiana University track and field teams made a strong showing at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight Meet on Saturday, hosted

by Rice.

The Lions claimed two events in Houston, as well as posting over a dozen top-three finishes.

Junior Jonathan Kinchen claimed the men’s hammer throw event with a toss of 66.81 meters.

“Jonathan did really well,” said assistant coach Lucais MacKay. “His throw today was a personal best, and it puts him in 9th in the East region and 14th overall in the NCAA.” Freshman Devin King claimed the men’s pole vault event for the second week in a row, posting a first place mark of 5.22 meters.

In the men’s 400-meter dash, junior Ashley Riley placed second (47.06), while Andre Colbrook came in third in the men’s 400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.56. The men’s 4x100-meter relay team came in second in their event, posting a time of 40.18.

Two Lions stood on the podium for the men’s high jump event, as Kadarius Williams placing second (2.06 m) and Clarence Robinson placing third (2.06 m).

In the men’s shot throwing events, the Lions kicked off the day by landing four athletes in

the top ten of the shot put event.

Junior Alex Young led the pack, placing second (16.87m). Jimmy LeBlanc (15.94), Jonathan Kinchen (15.86), and Brett Olsen (15.21) placed sixth, seventh, and eighth, respectively.

Olsen came in second in the men’s discus throw with a toss of 52.08 meters. Young finished right behind in third with a distance (51.39). In the hammer throw, Young and Olsen finished right behind Kinchen in second (62.99) and fourth (58.01) respectively.

Senior Derek Hampton placed third in the men’s javelin throw with a toss of 63.65 meters.

On the women’s side, Markeisha Jack placed fifth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.51.

The women’s 4x100 meter relay team came in second with a time of 45.87.

In the field events, Sharon-Ann Ourso came in third in the pole vault with a height of 3.89 meters.

Junior Misha Frazier came in third in both the women’s discus throw (44.34 meters) and hammer throw (57.84 meters) events.

Freshman Nicole Delesderneir came in third in the women’s javelin throw with a distance of 39.45 meters.

Southeastern returns to action at home, as the Lions are set to host the 2015 Southland Conference Track and Field Championships on May 8-10th.

In the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament this past Friday, the Lady Lions, seeded No. 8, took on the No. 1 seed Nicholls State University Colonels but fell to their competition, finishing at 0-4.

The Lady Lions competed in the SLC Tournament, which was held in Beaumont, Texas at the Beaumont Municipal Tennis Center. In court No. 1 and court No. 3, Nicholls took the point for the doubles after a pair of 2-8 wins with junior Renee Villarreal and freshman Lucia Bustamante in court No. 1 and the other with freshman Natalie Duran and freshman Madina Vorotnikova in court No. 3. Sophomore Margaux Kaltenbacher and freshman Dany Raygadas were ahead 6-2 in court No. 2 when the doubles point was achieved by the Colonels, leaving the match unfinished.

Despite losing the doubles point, the Lady Lions remained focused and on their game for the singles matches.

In court No. 3, Kaltenbacher finished 1-6 and 2-6 against Nicholls’ Marie Aubert. In court No. 5, Raygadas versed Kateryna Nakonechna, finishing 3-6 and 0-6. Duran finished 3-6 and 2-6 against Isla Brock in court No. 6. After these three losses, the match was done,

leaving the other matches in court No. 1 with Villarreal, in court No. 2 with Bustamante and in court No. 4 with Vorotnikova unfinished. Villarreal was at 7-6 and 4-6, Bustamante was at 4-6, 6-2 and 2-5 and Vorotnikova was at 6-3, 1-6 and 2-2 when the match finished.

Despite the Lady Lions losing the match, head coach Jason Hayes felt they did well.

“We had a couple of really good practices leading up to this game,” said Hayes. “Even though they were the better team, we still played well.”

Hayes also commented on how proud he was on the team’s performance.

“We wanted to show that we belong in the tournament,” said Hayes. “I’m happy with the team and every day they always represent Southeastern with class and that’s why I’m so proud of them.”

The match concluded the season for the Lady Lions. Hayes feels the team has experienced a great deal of development.

“It’s not about how much we won or lost, but about how much we grew. It gives us a lot of momentum to build on for the future,” said Hayes. “You take what you can and build on that for next year.”

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Lions extend Southland winning streak to eight Sweep of Huskies cushions team’s lead

BY JAY LOVE Sports Editor

A sweep of the Houston Baptist University Huskies extended the Lions’ conference winning streak to eight games this past weekend. Southeastern (33-12, 17-4) traveled to Husky Field in Houston, Texas to take on the Huskies in a double header last Friday night and finished with the series finale on Saturday.

Sophomore outfielder Jacob Seward used the series as a chance to extend a streak of his own. The New Orleans native is currently on a 22-game hitting streak, a mark that ties a school record set by Gavin Fingelson.

Junior pitcher Tate Scioneaux received the starting nod for the Lions in the series opener.

The right hander out of Reserve pitched eight innings for Southeastern before being relieved by senior Kyle Keller in the ninth.

The Lions broke through with two runs in the third inning when Seward singled into centerfield to drive in sophomore infielder Carson Crites. An error by Houston allowed junior catcher Chris Eades to cross home plate to put the Lions up 2-0. Junior designated hitter Daniel Midyett drove in the game-winning run with a double in the fifth inning as the Lions took the series opener 3-2 over Houston Baptist.

Scioneaux earned the win to advance to 6-2, while Keller pitched a scoreless inning to

secure his second save of the season.

While game one of the series was a low scoring contest, the Southeastern bats came alive in game two with 14 total hits. The Lions scored in four separate innings, including three runs in the seventh inning, to take game two 6-1. Junior pitcher Jake Johnson was awarded the win to improve to 8-1, while freshman Kade Granier pitched two scoreless innings in relief.

Saturday’s matchup was postponed several hours due to inclement weather, something Southeastern has become accustomed to this season.

The Lions continued their domination of HBU once the rain subsided as Southeastern tied a season high for hits in a game. Southeastern batted 21 hits, bringing home 15 runs in the process. In a game that lasted seven innings, Southeastern scored in all but one inning in a 15-4 victory over the Huskies.

Junior pitcher Kyle Cedotal fanned seven batters in seven innings to pitch the complete game.

Game three featured several members of the Lions’ squad earning multi-hit performances.

Seward had five hits in five at-bats, while senior infielder Kevin Carr had four hits. Two Lions hit homeruns with Carr hitting a three-run homerun in the second inning and Eades smashing a solo shot over the left-center wall during the fourth inning.

Seward was awarded by the conference after a week full of impressive at-bats.

The outfielder was named the Southland Conference Hitter of the Week for the second time this season in large part to multi-hit performances in all four games last week. In all, Seward was (11-for-16) last week and did not strike out once.

Southeastern will next play Tuesday, April 28 when the Lions head to New Orleans to take on Tulane. The Lions will return home this weekend in a series against conference foe Lamar.

Log onto lionsports.net for more Lions baseball news and a full schedule.

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Senior first baseman Kevin Carr (above) makes an out at first in a game against Northwestern State earlier in the season.

Junior designated hitter Daniel Midyett (below) makes contact with the ball during the series against McNeese.

Allan, Brame pace Lions at SLC Tournament

BY JAY LOVE Sports Editor

The Lions golf team capped off their season with a third place finish at the Southland Conference Tournament last week, finishing with a final team score of 919 (+55). Headlining the squad from Southeastern was senior Grady Brame and junior Lawrence Allan.

Sam Houston State exited the tournament champions of the Southland Conference with a final score of 881 (+17). Posting the best individual score of the tournament was JT Taylor of Sam Houston State, who carded a 213 (-3) to beat out the rest of the field. Despite finishing in the top-three, head coach Tim Baldwin felt the team could have played better.

In what proved to be a challenging course, only two competitors finished the tournament with a score under par. Weather delays on day two also hindered teams from teeing off on time.

“To be honest, I was disappointed. We had two guys play very well,” said Baldwin. “Conditions were tough. There was a lot of rain and wind. Unfortunately the team did not have a good

week.”

In what may be his final appearance for the Lions, Brame carded a final score of 222 (+6). The Hammond native had a hot start to the tournament, ending day one by shooting oneunder par with a 71. That hot start did not exactly carry on to the next rounds after Brame finished the second round with a 77 and finished the tournament with a final round score of 74.

Brame’s performance garnered the senior a spot in fifth place to mark his final Southland Conference Tournament. The finish does not do justice to a career that featured selections to allconference and all-Louisiana teams. Baldwin praised the senior for his longevity with the team.

“He’s had a very good career with us. He’s one of the only guys in my 27 years here that has played in every tournament since his freshman year,” said Baldwin.

Allan led the team with a final score of 319 (+3), finishing in a tie for third place in the individual standings. The Scottish native carded a 74, one-over par, in round one to finish the day in a tie for fourth place. Day two proved to be the Scott’s best round, finishing two-under par with a score of 70. Allan finished the tournament by carding a 74 in the final round. After finishing last on the team one year ago at the 2014 SLC Tournament, Baldwin noted the improvements Allan has made over the past year.

“Lawrence played especially well. He stuck it well; there were just a few key drives that if he would have got that, he could have won the championship. His putting is probably his single greatest growth this year,” said Baldwin.

Finishing third on the Lions squad was the newcomer of the team, sophomore James Anstiss. The New Zealand native played his way to a spot tied for 28th on the leaderboard after shooting 236 (+20) over the three rounds.

Next up on the Lions team to finish was sophomore Paul Obermann. After posting an 83 on day one of the tournament, the German native shot an 80 in the second and final rounds to finish with a final tally of 243 (+27).

Rounding out the team was junior Eamon Bradley. For him, consistency was key, as he carded an 82 all three rounds to finish with a score of 246 (+30).

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Despite finishing tied for 28th at the conference tournament, freshman James Anstiss was named the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year.

Southeastern entered the tournament ranked 50th in the nation and kept that ranking following the tournament. The team’s future will be decided May 2, when the field for the NCAA Regionals will be announced. Visit lionsports.net for more information.

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THEATRE SHOOTER FINALLY FACES TRIAL Courtesy of Jacob Stagray

The original Evolution-based game starts each player off with the first organism that inhabited the planet. Players then pick organism characteristics and watch evolution proceed. The game is scheduled to release online May 31.

Ambitious students create Evolutionary game

BY MEGAN SIMON Campus Life Editor

Undergraduate integrative biology major Jacob Stagray seeks to bridge the gap between education and the gaming world by producing the first video game completely based off the evolutionary processes of the organisms of earth, known as “Evolution Through the Ages.”

“Evolution Through the Ages” involves players starting off with the first organism that inhabited the planet, a prokaryote known as Luca.

From that point on, the player has to pick between certain traits the organism will have and then watch evolution run its course. The goal of the game is to get as many diverse organisms as possible. So far, Stagray, along with his research team, have incorporated over 170 organisms into this game.

“We created a video game; however, I hate that name due to the fact that it’s so much more than that,” said Stagray.

“We created a completely evolutionary accurate game starting from the beginning of time where the earth first formed and you evolve all the way up to modern creatures and humans. In essence, I’m creating a 3-D model so they can actually see step by step how evolution occurred.”

Stagray wanted to make the game as realistic as possible, from the graphics to the individual evolutionary processes that took place among specific organisms. The

game resembles the reality of evolution and the complexity of the relationships it has with the organisms and surroundings.

He designed the games so players would also have to consider the same factors that could affect their organisms that would happen in the real world of evolution.

For instance, players have to take into account all the real life situations that could affect the evolution of an organism, such as the ecosystem they put their organism in or if they are near predator organisms.

“The whole point is to get as many organisms you can and keep them alive. For example, if you’re not careful or not paying close enough attention, and you put a tiger next to a chimp, it’s not going to end well,” said Stagray. “You’re not going to have a lot of chimps left because the tiger is going to eat them all. It’s multifaceted, so you are going to have to take into account multiple factors involved in the game.”

In order to make this game reality, Stagray had enlisted the help of fellow undergraduate biology majors to serve as the research team for the game.

The team consisted of Cynthia Harris, Savannah Klier, Heyam Saleh and Kyla Bowers.

In addition to the research team, Stagray also had the help of computer science, physics and math major Sean Craft to help with the programming of the game, Southeastern alumnus Devin Reeson for the graphics and Morgan Curole

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Comic book stores across the nation will be opening their doors to hand out free comic books, and Hammond is no exception.

Every year on the first Saturday of May, Free Comic Book Day takes place to help promote awareness of comic books, and Wyatt’s Comics and Cards will be welcoming those to grab a free comic.

Though Wyatt’s comic book shop tends to lean more towards collectors, he is setting up the store to grab old readers as well as draw in new fans to the world of comics.

“For Free Comic Book Day, I am going to be doing things a little differently from how I normally run the store,” said Wyatt Higginbotham, Southeastern graduate and owner of Wyatt’s Comics and Cards. “One thing I am going to be doing is focusing a lot more on the readership aspect, and less on the collector aspect. When it comes to comic books, a lot of people fall into the spectrum of either being a collector or reader. You will find both, but most people will come in and could care less about what’s something worth. They just want a good story to read. That’s what Free Comic Book Day is for.”

Those looking for a new read will have a wide selection of options as well as special

discounts for the day.

“The companies are kind enough to send us 50 issues, interspersed between Marvel, DC, IDW and all the different companies and literally give free comic books that you can’t get anywhere else except that day,” said Higginbotham.

Activities will also be offered for children and a chance for a rare photo opportunity.

“We are also going to be doing things for the kids,” said Higginbotham. “We are going to have Spiderman here. I did that last year, and it was a huge success. But this year, more on the collector end, I am actually going to be taking my first appearance of Spiderman out of the vault. I am fortunate enough to have an ‘Amazing Fantasy 15,’ and we are going to do a photo-op with Spiderman. So, that will kind of appeal to collectors and fans of Spiderman. We are also doing face painting because at the end of the day, I think a big part of comic books that is important is the artwork and face painting is artwork.”

Those who are planning to attend Free Comic Book Day are enthusiastic about having the chance to see the comic that started it all for Spiderman.

“I am really looking forward to seeing Wyatt’s copy of Amazing Fantasy 15,” said freshman criminal justice

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TRUTH ABOUT PRISON BRAWL REVEALED NEVADA — When two handcuffed inmates at one of Nevada’s toughest prisons brawled in a hallway, one ended up dead from several shotgun blasts. The other was declared guilty of murder, even though he never touched a gun.

Prison officials acknowledged the death in November with only a short statement, and for months they never mentioned that a weapon was involved or that it had been fired by a trainee guard. By Ken Ritter.

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Jacob Stagray (left) and Sean Craft (right) discuss the release of “Evolution Through the Ages,” which is their original Evolution-based game online. and Ivan Stroup for the music in the game.

Professor of biological sciences Dr. Murray Pendarvis helped Stagray with the accuracy of the game to make sure “Evolution Through the Ages” met real world standards.

In addition to enlightening fellow students about evolution and the diversity of the subject, Stagray also hopes this would bring together evolution and religion, proving they can coexist.

“We are trying to bridge the divide between evolution and religion because they are not mutually exclusive,”

said Stagray. “Evolution is just a mechanism scientists pose in order to say how life diversified. It’s not saying one way or another there is an almighty being.”

The release of “Evolution Through the Ages” is scheduled for May 31 on the Internet.

There will be a lifetime subscription fee for $12. The game can be found at www. evolutionthroughtheages.com.

In the future, Stagray hopes to format the game so it could be accessed through an app, which will give prospective players the opportunity to play the game on their phones.

Free Comic Book Day to rekindle reading enthusiasm

BY WILLIAM SCHMIDT

COLORADO — The clownlike red hair James Holmes wore when he killed 12 people and wounded 70 at a “Batman” premiere is long gone. Now he’s restrained by a harness, cabled

major Morgan Zimmerle. “It’s the first Spiderman comic ever, and I think it is really impressive that he is going to have it on location to show people that come in the store.”

Wyatt’s Comics and Cards is located on West University Avenue, and those who are

currently enrolled students of Southeastern will receive a 10 percent discount on the majority of stock in the store upon showing their student ID. Wyatt’s Cards and Comics can be contacted via phone at 985-542-9852 or on their Facebook page.

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epicenter in central Nepal plead for food, shelter and medicine for thousands who are injured.

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