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May 5, 2015 Volume 86, Issue 28

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Lion nation aids Nepal after tragedy By Megan Ferrando A&E Editor

Over the April 25 weekend, news reached Southeastern’s campus of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the nation of Nepal. Throughout the tragedy, the Southeastern community has come together not only to aid those across the globe who suffered tremendously, but also to support the over 300 international students who come from Nepal. Word spread quickly that Nepal was in need when current Student Government Association chief of staff and Nepalese native, Suraj Ayer, sent out a plea for aid to Southeastern faculty and students through email. “Nepal does not have enough resources to fight back this sudden emergency situation,” wrote Ayer. “Hence, I want to initiate fundraising within my university to help the needy ones in Nepal. We need your support at this tragic moment.” Many affected in Nepal are in need of food, clean water, sanitation, communication means, electricity and shelter, since many houses have been destroyed. The lack of communication affected many of Southeastern’s students as they struggled to contact their family. “Like every Nepalese at Southeastern, I was utterly shocked and devastated by the news. I tried to call my parents immediately but couldn’t reach them. I felt tremors inside,” said Ayer. According to CNN, the earthquake was the worst natural disaster Nepal has suffered in over 80 years. At this time, more than 7,040 have been reported dead and nearly eight million have been affected in various ways. “[For] most I know here, their family seems to be safe,” said junior physics major and Nepalese native Nisha Lama. “A few have had their relatives die. Some of the people have had their houses completely destroyed.” According to United Nations resident coordinator for Nepal Jamie McGoldrick, bringing in relief materials has proved very

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Since word spread of the massive earthquake in the Gorkha District of Nepal on April 25, international students from Nepal began fund-raising efforts in all academic departments, as well as in the Student Union, Sims Memorial Library and Pennington Student Activity Center. Donations are also being accepted through GoFundMe online. difficult since the international airport is jampacked. The airport has one runway and can only fit limited numbers of aircrafts. Different humanitarian groups are attempting to provide much needed supplies, including the American Red Cross.

According to Lama, the Red Cross is one possible organization they will send all donations to. One of multiple ways funds have been raised is through the GoFundMe page set up by Ayer. In just four days, this page alone has raised over

$4,000. Students have also set up donation boxes in multiple departments and locations around campus including the Student Union,

see NEPAL pg. 7

Senator addresses budget cut Hammond named Cleanest City concerns at Student Town Hall By Sara Patrick Editor in Chief

By Heather Jewell Staff Reporter

The time for parading around with signs saying “save higher education,” “no funds-no future” and “no cuts” has passed. The cutbacks will occur whether students statewide want them to or not. According to Louisiana Senator Elbert Guillory, changes could include the alteration of TOPS eligibility. A cap on TOPS has been passed in the Senate to make the money received based more on a family’s income. Scholarships may be affected by Governor Bobby Jindal’s budget cuts as well, but no official move has been currently made. Faculty salaries will continue to be at risk, educators have been unable to receive raises in eight years and others may be cut from their universities. Last Thursday, Guillory visited

see SENATOR pg. 2

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Senator Elbert Guillory discusses the possibility of alterations to TOPS eligibility and the effects cutbacks to education will have on college students.

see VIVA LA VIDA pg. 4

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The Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc. recently named Hammond the 2014 Cleanest City in Division H of Louisiana. In 1959, LGCF was one of the first members of the National Garden Clubs, Inc. to host a “Cleanest City Contest.” This is the ninth time the home of the university has received this honor. “We are honored,” said Pete Panepinto, Hammond mayor. “It takes an incredible team effort all year long of city employees and volunteers to win this award. We have many people dedicated to litter cleanup, environmental education and beautification.” According to the LGCF website, the purpose of the “Cleanest City Contest” is to instill local pride in individual citizens to improve the appearance of towns and cities. Panepinto noted two organizations most dedicated to the beautification of the city: Keep Hammond Beautiful and the Hammond Garden Club.

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These two organizations gave a presentation for America in Bloom during their visit last Thursday and Friday. “The city’s Parks and Grounds Department is dedicated to litter cleanup and beautification efforts each and every day,” said Panepinto. In addition, the university has played a big role in keeping Hammond clean and beautiful. “Many people affiliated with the Physical Plant on campus work every day to ensure Southeastern is litterfree and beautiful by installing new landscapes and preserving the trees,” said Panepinto. “Southeastern students have volunteered for clean-up, the city days organized by Keep Hammond Beautiful and for clean-up activities during the Big Event.” Southeastern’s Big Event is a day where students clean up and offer other services to the community as a thank you for their support of the university. It has helped improve Hammond every spring for five years. Projects students worked on

during the past few years’ Big Events have included painting fences, raking and bagging leaves, picking up trash, washing cars and gardening. “It’s an absolute honor for our efforts to be recognized as a part of this award,” said Zach Whitehead, communication senior and co-head of the Big Event 2015. “The Big Event is held simply to give a big, well-deserved ‘thank you’ to Hammond for loving Southeastern. I feel very humbled that Hammond has won this award, and I am even more humbled to know that I was able to contribute to it.” Panepinto says it is important to educate young people about keeping the environment clean in order to continue winning the honor of Cleanest City. “We have invested more time in educating children about litter, recycling and the overall health of our environment,” said Panepinto. “This education and the incredible number of volunteers to help with cleanup days are critical to our success in the future.”

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Final exams are next week. Seniors should complete all exams by Wednesday. Reschedule with professors if necessary.

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Sigma Alpha Iota debuts on campus By Taja Morgan Staff Reporter

As new semesters roll around, the university is welcomed with a new litter of individuals, all having different hobbies, as well as common purposes and goals. The majority of organizations here on campus all range from having individuals who share the same love for a particular leisure activity and want to allow their passion to become heard all around campus. As other campus organizations continue to grow, the university has paved the way for a new organization, the Mu Rho Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota which was chartered Saturday, April 25. According to sai-national. org, Sigma Alpha Iota is an international women’s music fraternity and was founded on June 12, 1903 at the University School of Music in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sigma Alpha Iota

is dedicated to the support, commitment and dedication of female musicians. It also is not limited to only music majors, but also individuals with a minor and a passion for the art of music. Kamah Asha Wilson, senior social work major, is the founding charter member of the Mu Rho Chapter. “I was adopted into this sisterhood, an even bigger family, in 2010 and afterwards when I transferred to study at Southeastern, my heart longed for the fellowship and bond of sisters. I decided to find other women who wanted and valued the same things,” said Wilson. “What I found was more than I could have ever imagined. These women are incredible, talented and precious. The sisters to come should be honored to be amongst women of such high esteem. Through Sigma Alpha Iota and the Mu Rho Chapter, I found a creative rich experience and together

we made history.” Senior integrative biology major Kayla Turner wished to maintain a connection to music through affiliation with the organization. “I sought a way to remain connected to the musical world after graduation. Being a biology major, I don’t have much of a chance to perform or to practice or to be around fellow musicians,” said Turner. “This organization provides me with that chance, even after graduation. I’m greatly looking forward to moving away and finding an alumni chapter to take me under its wing.” Both ladies appreciate how the organization represents “women creating and embodying music” and “women who seek to spread the beauty and the wonder of the music throughout the globe.” Many individuals often describe music as the universal expression of all emotions, which makes it enjoyable for

Students showcase skills at biannual Health Fair By Megan Simon Campus Life Editor

Assessment 453 and strength and conditioning students were able to put their newly acquired skills to the test at the biannual Health Fair. The Health Fair was hosted by the kinesiology department and organized by assistant professor of kinesiology and health studies Dr. Wynn Gillan. It took place Thursday, April 30 from 12 to 2 p.m. in the Student Union. At the fair, students were able to get their blood pressure taken, check cholesterol levels and glucose levels. In addition, the strength and conditioning class and Assessment 453 students plan to further promote health on campus by displaying various beneficial exercises and explaining body mass index. “We have different things we go over: blood glucose level, cholesterol, blood pressure,” said coordinator Evelyn Lagarde. “We learn how to take the blood pressure and cholesterol levels in the class. We have handouts. We SENATOR continued from pg. 1 Southeastern, giving students the opportunity to ask him exactly what they wanted to know about what is happening in our state legislature. “I wanted to talk with students about the crisis, get their ideas and help them understand the crisis,” said Guillory. “I get recharged and reenergized talking to young people. It reminds me of why I’m here and helps me remember what I’m fighting for.” Most states re-prioritize aspects of government each year. Louisiana’s law is different in the state’s constitution, it was made that money for specific places would be saved in lock boxes and could not be used to fund anything else than their intended target.

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Sigma Alpha Iota is an international women’s fraternity and the Mu Rho chapter was charted onto campus on April 25. everyone around the world. As the Mu Rho Chapter continues to grow as an organization all while expressing their entertainment throughout campus, they have many things in store for the future.

“Sigma Alpha Iota is about celebrating diversity and excellence among its members through the support of sisters. We’re a group of real ladies doing real things,” said Cheyenne Moore, sophomore

vocal performance major. “We accept you no matter what your differences are. In fact, we celebrate it.” Stay up to date with the ladies on their Instagram page, saiatselu.

also have strength and fitness in the end, where we show body mass index, how strong you are in the hands, how high you can jump and strength and flexibility.” The fair not only promotes health to students outside of the assessment class, but also helps prepare students for future careers and lifestyle choices. “Part of promoting health is identifying those people who are at risk of heart disease and other diseases,” said Gillan. “The idea is that if you could find something out early, you can take those steps to preventing it. That is all part of health promotion. I realized it could help if students have these skills, like measuring glucose and cholesterol and understanding what diabetes is. That is why I started this class.” Gillian’s assessment class mainly covers diseases. Students are given the chance to test for certain illnesses by administering various tests to identify these types of diseases such as cholesterol tests, which involve pricking someone’s finger for blood or taking blood pressure.

Cholesterol levels and blood pressure readings are a good way to determine if a person is in risk of developing heart disease. “We go over many of the chronic diseases that are out there: hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and cancer,” said Gillan. “We can’t screen for cancer, but we can screen for the other ones. Throughout the course, we’ve been learning about these diseases and how they can be identified and what tests we can use to see if whether someone is diabetic or hypertensive. They get a chance to try and do that and get the skills.” The main purpose of the Health Fair was to bring awareness to the students on campus. “This is to bring awareness to health,” said Lagarde. “Most students on campus are fairly healthy because they are all young, but they need to pay attention to this as they get older. So, it’s good to know about these things and what your levels are. Sometimes your levels are not what you expect.”

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Not everything was given a lock box. Higher education and health care have been without one and have been placed on the chopping block. Recently, health care has had more restrictions placed on budget changes, making higher education one of the only faucets for the government to make budget changes without needing a two thirds majority vote. If a convention is held, the lock boxes could go under review and be eradicated completely, allowing Louisiana to follow other state’s actions and re-prioritize each year. A review on higher education will be done and can result in fewer universities. The state will invest in the good ones and cut the bad. According to Guillory, this tactic has been accepted across the board. No official metric method

had been decided to measure universities, and during his time with the students, Guillory posed the question, “How do you think schools should be compared?” One of the students in attendance, junior mathematics major Chase Blank, offered his own theory. “It’s a pretty basic idea. I suggested that we rate schools based on a percentage of students with a certain GPA. For example, say the GPA range is from 3.0 to 4.0, then how many students out of the whole student body fall into this bracket. This would allow every school to be viewed as if it were of equal size and rank their performance accordingly, thus showing the state which universities they should invest in,” said Blank. Blank admitted he was unsure

of a complete solution to the budget crisis. “Ideally what should happen is schools raise their requirements for acceptance, resulting in fewer students, and lowering operating costs,” said Blank. “On the other hand, schools could possibly make classes easier so that they maintain a percentage in that bracket. So what is the right answer? I don’t know.” Guillory stated he would reprioritize to make public safety first and health care second. “The first order of business in government is to protect its people from criminals, murderers, that sort of thing. That is the first order

Correction: Corrections have been made to the 4/28/15 Strawberry Jubilee article. University president John L. Crain was not in attendance at the event. Dr. Marvin Yates, vice president of student affairs, cut the cake with Miss Southeastern. Also, University Police, not Hammond police, served food at the event.

PSI CHI

We would like to congratulate our new inductees into the honor society for PSI CHI. Your hard work and academic achievement throughout the last few semesters has been noticed and we hope you continue your hard work for the rest of your academic career. Congratulations to new members Nicole Cousins, Ty’Real Johnson, Sarah Marino, Chelsea Mayor and Lauren Snowdy. Also, our new officers have moved into their roles during our induction ceremony that was held at Jacmel Inn. We are confident that they will fulfill their roles as not only officers, but leaders for PSI CHI and the university. Congratulations to Kayla McCaleb, our new President, Megan Simon as Vice President, Lena Menner as Secretary, Holly Kliebert as Treasurer and William Schmidt as returning reporter. Good luck to everyone on their finals as the spring semester comes to a close.

SSA

SSA will be hosting an event promoting unity with sexual assault survivors May 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. by the Katrina-Rita Memorial Fountain. We urge students to join us in creating a safe space for survivors while taking a stand against sexual assault. Leadership would like to offer a sincere thanks to members and students

for helping to make our supply and fundraising drive for House of Serenity, a homeless shelter in Ponchatoula, a success. Over the past month, we have been able to collect a vast amount of clothing, food, cleaning supplies and miscellaneous items. Due to the sheer generosity of our students, we were also able to collect $230.00 for the shelter to use at their discretion. We are extremely thankful and humbled by the kindness that our fellow Lions have exhibited. We hope that people will continue to give to the shelter as they will continue to have needs that must be met.

TFA

On Friday the 24th, the ladies of Theta Phi Alpha held their 2015 semiformal. We had a lovely time receiving awards and dancing the night away. We would like to congratulate our angels Kassie Anderson and Caitlyn St. Pierre, scholar Marissa Munn, pearl Courtney Cavignac, faculty Brittany Bacques, friends Dillon Dufrene and Ronald McCoy and new member Haley Jumonville from the week of April 27. Finally, Thursday the 30th we commemorated 103 ever loyal, ever lasting years of our sisterhood. We are proud to continue the legacy our founders began in 1912. The ladies of Theta Phi Alpha hope our Southeastern family has a good start to finals next week.

of business,” said Guillory. “If you are to enjoy any of the benefits that flow from good government, a good education, good jobs, any of those things, you have to be in reasonable good health. So health care second.” Higher education closely follows behind health care in importance to a state’s well being and moving forward for improving one’s life. “Right behind, almost equal to second is education, because that is the way out. My grandfather was a slave, in two generations, two of his children taught at universities,” said Guillory. “To move from slavery to college

professors in two generations took a lot of hard work and dedication to higher education.” Whatever decision is made by our legislature, the changes to the state’s budget in regard to higher education will impact the students. “It was refreshing to have a politician take time out of his schedule to listen to our opinions and concerns,” said Caitlyn Daigle, junior communication major. “More students should have taken advantage of the opportunity.” For more information about legislative change, visit louisiana.gov.

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Standardized testing needs to reflect my major F o r t h o s e looking to attend graduate school, t h e entrance Emily Stephan exams are Copy Editor dreaded things. The long slog of studying that comes with preparing for mammoth tests like the GRE or MCAT can be exhausting intellectually and emotionally, especially when that study time must exist alongside the myriad of papers, projects and other schoolwork one already has to do to excel in college. It gets so frustrating that you begin to wonder whether these tests should matter as much as they do. Shouldn’t a good grade point average be enough to prove one’s worthiness of entering graduate school? Like most, I am not a fan of standardized testing. These

tests can never accurately assess someone’s intelligence 100 percent as everyone is intelligent in different ways, but I do think they serve a sort of necessary evil, at least in theory. Schools should be a little selective about who gets into graduate school and the like, particularly when dealing with the medical world. Would you want a surgeon who just squeaked by in school to work on your brain? I sure wouldn’t. My biggest beef with these tests is how general they are. Being an English major with hopes of teaching film and literature at a university, I had to take the GRE. With that in consideration, it is irritating to have to be tested on mathematics when Shakespeare and film theory are more my speed, even if they’re just high school level mathematics. It’s especially irritating because by this point it had been three years since I had taken a math class. None of these

concepts were fresh in my mind and now that I am done with the GRE, I never plan on touching trigonometry or logarithms ever again. I do understand the idea of wanting students to be wellrounded, but when it comes to the entrance exam for graduate school, shouldn’t well-rounded apply to your area of interest? For example, even if you’re an English major with a creative writing concentration, you should be well-versed in literature, poetry, theatre and other related humanities. Whether or not you can comprehend trigonometry is irrelevant in this case. While there are issues with these tests, I do think there should be some form of graduate entrance exams, and they should be challenging. If anything, they inform the unwary of the hard work and dedication needed to succeed when continuing on in the world of higher education.

No relaxation for “Dead Week” Do not get mad over social media Finals are less than a week away and once again, “Dead Week” is upon us. “Dead Week” is a time for all those semester projects and papers, final assignments and professors to talk as quickly as possible to finish William Schmidt those last minute lectures and Opinions Editor squeeze as much information as possible out of their mouths. I understand the origins of why “Dead Week” began, but I hate how it forces college students to overwork themselves. I believe the week before finals should be relaxing and less stressful. I understand the need for a semester paper to be due this week. It is already a daunting task for the professor to get all those papers read and graded before final grades are due. But, the students shouldn’t have to fret too much about finishing up that paper if they used their time wisely throughout the semester. The issue arises when I not only have a final paper that I am trying to make sure is as perfect as possible, but when I have new, multiple last minute

quizzes and assignments requiring my attention. In times past, I have had professors give extra readings to make sure that our class learned everything that we needed to know because they ran out of lecture time to explain everything that they wanted. I believe that if we are to have readings to make up for them running out of time, then let us have these readings early on so we are not stressing out more when we are also worrying about when we are going to have time to study for finals. I am extremely busy during school and already have to drink more coffee than I should just to stay awake for those 2 p.m. classes. But when I am drinking three times more coffee than what I am use to, I know that something is wrong. If professors would warn students of all their readings, try to not make quizzes take place the week before finals, understand that life never gives us enough time to do what we want to do so just teach up till you run out of time and work with the students on not overworking them the week before finals; I believe that the students will be able to not only get the rest they need for finals, but they will also have adequate study time as long as they have used their time wisely.

Life is filled with mishaps that we are unable to control, such as a random storm in the middle of a sunny day and forgetting to bring an umbrella. This may dull our day, but there is nothing we can Megan McCormick do about it. Staff Reporter However, there are things we can control. We can control who we allow to brighten our day and who we allow to bring us down into the dumps. Another aspect we can control is who we follow on social media. Yes, it is very sad that this is what our world has come to, but we live in the 21st century, filled with technologydriven individuals. Not a day goes by that I do not read a strongly worded Facebook status, tweet or Instagram post expressing how one “cannot believe that someone would post something like that.” First off, half of these annoying posts come from followers ranging from around 18 to 40 years old. Shouldn’t you be worried about what

tests you have coming up or bills you need to pay? Why are you worrying about another post? Secondly, as much as you may not like reading their posts, others do not enjoy scrolling through your complaints either. Lastly, if the statuses or pictures really bother you, I have a simple fix. Go to their page, press “unfriend/unfollow,” sit back and smile because you are in control of your account. Ultimately, one of the few things we get to decide is whether we allow a person to be a part of our lives. Instead of letting one person dictate how you will feel for the rest of the day, put a stop to it. Many of us, myself included, sometimes get lost in the trending stories and number of likes this selfie got versus that one. People nowadays would rather post or “throw slangs” to another individual instead of simply confronting them and fixing the problem face to face, causing more drama than necessary for everyone involved. If people were more worried about themselves instead of the latest status update, our world would be a much happier place.

SPEAK OUT What is your guilty pleasure? Alexa Zambito Freshman, Special Education

Jamie Muller Junior, Marketing

Taylor Couvillion Senior, Art Education

My guilty pleasure is jamming out to Katy Perry nonstop for hours.

My guilty pleasure is listening to Disney music whenever I am feeling down.

“My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding” because it is one of those shows that I don’t want to watch, but I can’t look away.

Cole Mullen Sophomore, Computer Science

Caroline St. Amant Freshman, Marketing

Conner Perryman Freshman, Communication

One Direction, because their music is really good, and I am jealous that they are so talented.

My guilty pleasure is “Gossip Girl.” I really love Chuck Bass and would like to live their lifestyle.

I like “Dance Moms” because the sass is just too real on that show.

Letter to the

Editor

Dear Editor, Two years ago, the Consuming Fire Fellowship held a demonstration outside of the old Bookstore. They situated themselves on either side of the pathway. This maneuver forced students to be funneled through them as they shouted that the students were “going to Hell” and called them f*ggots and whores. I remember a classmate who had panic attacks due to their tactics. Last fall, with construction forcing them from their old spot, they booked the Memorial Fountain in front of Fayard. Consequently, they spread out through the quad while using similar tactics as before. Afterward, my class was filled with anxious students who stated they did not want this level of aggression on campus. If there was any good news regarding the weather of Monday and Tuesday, it was that the scheduled appearance by Consuming Fire Fellowship was cancelled. Southeastern is a public space. Therefore, there is little the university can do to stop this group’s presence; however, if this group wishes to remain on campus, they should follow the same code of conduct that student organizations must follow by staying in their allotted area while not obstructing pedestrian traffic. They should demonstrate in a “peaceful” manner. Finally, they should not unreasonably disturb or interfere with daily operations of the university. Verbally assaulting students and disrupting classes is “disturbing and interfering with daily operations of the university.” This group has continuously violated the university’s policy on public speech, assembly and demonstrations. The university’s first concern should be ensuring the safety and well-being of their students. There is no reason that any student should walk onto this campus and be reduced to panic attacks because of the presence of agitators. I plead with the administration to sanction this group for their failure to adhere to university policy. Southeastern students deserve better. Sincerely, Sarah Basile President Southeastern Sociological Association

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Shattered Illusions

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By Megan Simon Campus Life Editor

With the long-awaited premiere of “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” Marvel once again delivered a spectacular superhero action movie. The movie started off with an action packed scene, showing just how tightlyknit the group of Marvel’s legendary heroes became. In the first Avengers movie, the team was still acting as individuals only brought together by an immediate threat, but this movie shows them becoming a team fighting together to defeat the still-infiltrated SHIELD. This also gave Black Widow and Hawk Eye, who were rather minor characters in the first film, more of a role in the team, showing they were just as much of an asset as the others. There were also various new heroes that appeared in the movie, which were not revealed quickly, but easy to spot out for any comic book-lover. Despite the new addition of characters, the movie handled it well, managing to not overcrowd the screen like some movies do. This tends to be a common trap with movies revolving around the comic book world because the universe is so large. “Age of Ultron,” tied up the various loose ends left by companion movies of the first Avengers movie, Iron Man trilogy, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and Thor. “The Winter Soldier” left off with SHIELD being taken over by Hydra and left broken from the war that ensued within its own organization. The latest Avengers movie addressed this by having the team deal with this problem, which is what begins the chain of events that leads to the creation of the movie’s villain, Ultron. Also, various issues like Tony Stark’s acceptance of what happened to him while in the worm hole during the climax of the first film, and what he saw came into play here, driving the overall plot. The movie continuously played with the idea of the Avengers being a powerful force and just how much it could go wrong if they were to overstep their boundaries for the sake of “protecting” peace. This is reflected in the villain, Ultron, a robot designed for the protection of the human race, which eventually turns against what it was built to protect since it now sees humanity as a threat to peace. While the origin of Ultron was changed for the sake of the movie’s clarity, it was a well thought-out adaptation that complimented the companion movies well. Marvel once again was able to balance the intense action with a light humor that kept the mood of the movie from plummeting to the dark and gritty atmosphere current comic book movies tend to fall into, making “Age of Ultron” a fun summer film.

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Spanish Club supports Nepal By Megan Ferrando

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Original music, nachos and a newfound purpose took over the Student Union as the Spanish Club hosted Viva la Vida. The event scheduled for Tuesday, April 28 was originally meant to raise funds for the group’s study abroad program. After learning of the Nepalese earthquake, the club decided to donate all their funds to Southeastern’s Nepalese students who are working diligently to collect money. “We saw that instead of using the money for the Spanish Club, there was a more urgent need,” said Jonathan Koeppel, a Spanish club member who helped organize the event and also performed with his band during it. Tyler Kinchen & the Right Pieces, one of the first bands to perform for Viva la Vida, were hoping for an opportunity to help those in Nepal when they heard the Spanish Club changed their funding mission.

“It’s beautiful they decided to make that change. It’s impressive too, with their leadership and everyone a part of it,” said Tyler Kinchen, lead singer for Tyler Kinchen & the Right Pieces. “We got invited by the Spanish club to help them with their study abroad program, but we got here and they changed their plans in a good way for the people of Nepal. That whole experience (studying abroad) is great I’ve heard, but for them to make that change, that just shows where the whole school is.” Mariela Sanchez, Spanish instructor and faculty advisor of the Spanish Club, recognized the talent of her Nepalese students who have not only had to learn English, but are now learning Spanish as well. “I have had Nepalese students in my classes, they are the best students,” said Sanchez. “They are very humble. We love to have them in our classes. I take pride in that because they speak a different language, they had to learn English and now they are

learning another one.” Although the Spanish Club hosted Viva la Vida, the entertainment provided was of various styles and not primarily of Spanish origin. Aside from Koeppel and Tyler Kinchen & the Right Pieces performing, rapper Andy “Rebirth” Pellerano performed. Koeppel chose bands he knew the Southeastern community would enjoy. “I knew they’re a really good band so I said these guys have got to come,” said Koeppel. “They’re fun, a great band, energetic, they’re just great guys. Then I called up my friend who’s a rapper and thought he’d be great.” The Spanish Club will also donate all funds made from their Latin Dance Night hosted a couple weeks ago. It cost only five dollars to join the club. All interested students are welcome. The Spanish Club can be contacted at seluspanishclub@gmail. com or by contacting Sanchez at mariela.sanchez@selu.edu.

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Senior Spanish major Rachael Javaherian serves nachos to senior biology major Madison Lindsay as they enjoy Tyler Kinchen and the Right Pieces on stage.

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Tyler Kinchen and the Right Pieces is comprised of some former and current Southeastern students. The group has a mixed sound comprised of blues, soul, jazz, funk and more. They currently play in nearby locations including New Orleans. The group attended Viva la Vida to play for the Spanish Club, but found the switch of proceeds going to Nepal as a positive and inspiring change.

Choirs collaborate for famed ‘Carmina Burana’ By Megan Ferrando A&E Editor

Musicians of all ages came together to captivate the story told in Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana.” The Department of Fine and Performing Arts hosted the performance alongside Southeastern’s Women’s Chorale, Concert Choir, University Chorus, Northshore Choral Society, Northlake Performing Arts Society and Mandeville Middle School’s Select Chorus on Tuesday, April 28 at the Columbia Theater. The many different musical groups comprised of young singers, students and well-experienced performers. “Carmina Burana” gained recognition after being used in many epic movie scenes and even commercials. “The ‘Carmina Burana’ is actually one of those pieces that is legendary and all around you, but you don’t even realize it exists,” said Cody Sires, sophomore music major and one of the many performers. “If you listen to both the opening and the ending, you realize this was in that movie, or this was in that Dominos commercial. It’s everywhere.”

The performance featured all three parts to the famed “Carmina Burana.” Orff described the production as a “scenic cantata.” The work begins and ends the same with “O Fortuna.” This particular piece is a powerful hymn to the goddess Fortuna, the Empress of the World. The parts in between go through different parts of life including spring, love and more. “It’s about the wheel of life, and the wheel of life just keeps going and going. And when you reach the end, it starts over. A new chapter begins once the other one closes,” said Sires. “That’s what ‘Carmina’ is about and that’s why everyone can relate to it. That’s why everyone knows the feeling of love, the feeling of spring, the feeling of winter, the feeling of death. That’s what everybody can relate to and that’s why the ‘Carmina Burana’ will always be legendary and will be something that will always exist.” Dr. Kenneth Boulton, head of the department of fine and performing arts, joined students and talented musicians on stage as he played the piano alongside pianist JoAnne Barry. “As department head, I have to be

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Six musical groups took the stage of the Columbia Theater for Performing Arts, ranging from young students from Mandeville Middle School to well-seasoned performers. The 100-voice choir was codirected by Alissa Mercurio Rowe, director of choral activities, and Brian Martinez, university chorus conductor. selective about those projects that I do. “It was difficult to learn. I’m a tenor I look for collaborative opportunities myself and the tenor’s are constantly up just like this,” said Boulton. “If I can in the air, singing all these high notes collaborate with our students, our great that a soprano would because it was just and talented students, all the better.” written that way,” said Sires. “But it was Jarod Hopper, junior psychology beautiful once it all came together and major, similarly recognized the unique everyone had their purpose.” The packed theatre was filled with collaboration on stage of the many excited audience members. After ending different choirs. “The amount of time and effort it with the famous “O Fortuna,” the would take to put together so many performers received a standing ovation. “It was just a marvelous experience,” different choirs for this kind of production said Boulton. “I was so happy we had a is truly astounding,” said Hopper. Not only was the collaboration of full house and I’m sure it’s something the choirs a challenging aspect, but according community will never forget.” to Sires, so was producing the Latin work itself.

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Final concert features ‘Star Wars’ Senior highlights art movements By Tamara Alexander Staff Reporter

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The Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony perform in their final concert of the semester as they get ready to travel to Washington, D.C. later this month to present songs from Star Wars. The group has been raising money all semester to afford this prestigious trip.

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A combination of passion and anticipation led Southeastern’s musicians as they took the stage of Pottle Auditorium. The Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony presented Resonant Vistas on Thursday, April 30 for their last concert at the university this semester. Conductors Glen Hemberger and Paul Frechou led the concert with pieces from Ron Nelson, Howard Hanson, Percy Aldridge Grainger and more. Guest conductors B. J. Perez III and MM graduate conducting associate Rebecca Harris Gambino were also a part of the night’s concert. The Band and Symphony have one more performance in Washington D.C. later this month at the Concert Hall of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It will be conducted by Colonel Larry

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music,” said senior music performance major Stephan August, Euphonium player. Many felt the performance went well and assisted in preparing for the concert in D.C. “I feel like we were well prepared, the rehearsals were really intense but we put up a really good performance tonight,” said Gaudin. “I have to say that the Symphonic Band did really well tonight, they did amazing. The Wind Symphony is definitely ready to go on this D.C. trip.” To others the night was not just another performance, it was a way of escape. “I feel like [tonight’s performance] is a gateway, like playing music is a gateway into a better way of feeling,” said August. August further expressed that music has a deeper impact on life. “Music basically dictates how you feel about life,” said August. “So if you listen to harmful music like rock or whatever, you’re going to be depressed. But if you listen to happy music like classical and jazz, it basically dictates your mood.” Favorite pieces among many to play came from the Star Wars Trilogy by John Williams.

“Star Wars, the third movement, is a lot of fun to play and a lot of fun to listen to,” said sophomore computers science major Nicholas Dolan, Bb Clarinet player. Not only was the Star Wars Trilogy a favorite, but the third movement in particular, “The Battle in the Forest,” was popular. “The third movement of Star Wars [is] just really fun. It’s really dramatic, and it’s really intense,” said Gaudin. Along with Star Wars being a favorite among the musicians, audience members enjoyed the revamping of “After ‘The Thunderer’” from “Symphony on Themes of John Philip Sousa.” “Personally I heard Star Wars performed previously,” said sophomore communication major Scott Brady. “Hearing it, there were so many different variations, the transitions captured my attention.” While some players may have had a favorite piece, others felt differently. “I don’t have a favorite piece, playing music is what I do. It’s what makes me happy,” said August. For more information about Southeastern’s music department, visit the university website.

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The “Lets Talk Art” Series continued as Dillon Raborn gave a “Lecture on Max Ernst Collage Novels: The Alchemical Ressemblage of a New-World Mythology.” The lecture took place at the Hammond Regional Art Center on Wednesday, April 29 at 5 p.m. with a larger crowd than expected. Raborn is a graduating senior majoring in art history. Raborn has been highlighted for his many achievements at the university. He is the recipient of the Holly and Smith architectural scholarship. He has also been accepted to two of the finest school for his graduate studies including Rutgers University in New Jersey and Stony Brooks University in New York. He has received awards for his work, one being an award from University of Texas in Tyler for an undergraduate art history symposium. “[Winning] is unusual because those are only offered to masters-level students and students with a Ph.D.,” said Raborn. “It was a treat to actually get to go, and I got the highest honors for best presentation. They also did an unofficial competition, and I got first.” Associate Professor of Art History Irene Nero opened the lecture introducing Raborn and talking about all his achievements. Raborn highlighted four points and in the end tied them all into Ernst point. He highlighted Dadaism, which is a movement in art and literature based on deliberate irrationality and negation of traditional artistic values; surrealism, which is a 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind; Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic Oedipus complex; and Alchemy, which is a secretive art up until the 21st century. He used an Ernst collage painting Aquis Submersus to explain the four highlighted points. He ended with the statement reflecting how Ernst saw his life as a chemical process: all is one. Raborn chose this topic because of a personal interest. “I chose the topic because Max Ernst stuck a chord with me personally, and I felt what he was going through because we both are coming from environments we want to break away from,” said Raborn. “The presentation is about his collage novels and how they are his expression of trying to put back together a world that had fallen apart because of the First World War. He did not normally do novels, he was a painter, but he did these specifically.” Raborn enjoyed the crowd’s attentiveness. “I really enjoyed the looks on people’s faces when I was explaining Sigmund Freud’s complex. That’s always funny because it’s outrageous,” said Raborn. The crowd also enjoyed Raborn’s lecture. “The lecture was very interesting. This is my first one, and I was amazed at each point he gave, especially the way he tied it together in the end,” said Jaleah Robinson, sophomore biology major. “He did a great job explaining and making it interesting for a non art major like myself.” For more information on “Let Talk Art” series, visit the Department of Fine and Performing Arts calendar of events found on the university website.

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Max Ernst and his collage novels were the subject of the “Let’s Talk Art” Series. Dillon Raborn gave a lecture using them as examples during the Dadist and Surrealism movement.

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Sydney Booker was born December 10, 1995, in Huntsville, Alabama to David and DeLourdes Booker. She played several sports, but found her home with softball. She grew up in Madison, Alabama, continued to bat her way to success and moved to Hammond to play on the university’s softball team in August 2014. She is studying finance and hopes to be a personal financial advisor. She loves spending time with friends and family. Booker hopes to change the world by being a good example for others to follow. The Lion’s Roar: When and why did you start playing softball? Sydney Booker: I was five when I started and my parents just signed me up. I did a lot of sports when I was little and softball was on that list.

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Sophomore outfielder Jacob Seward (above) broke a school record hitting streak during the series against Lamar. Senior infielder Kevin Carr (below) celebrates with the team after knocking his third home run of the season.

TLR: How have you integrated on Southeastern’s team as a freshman? SB: I just came out on the first day of practice. I was nervous, but when you start going, it’s okay. I was playing, and it all flowed together. TLR: What is your favorite thing about Southeastern? SB: I like the friendly atmosphere. You get to know a lot of people. TLR: What was your most embarrassing or funny moment playing this sport? SB: There was one time I went to throw a ball and it slipped out of my hand. It went way out of the way and didn’t go anywhere it was supposed to go. That was a pretty bad one. TLR: What was your most glorious or favorite moment while playing softball? SB: One time when I was playing in high school, I got up to bat three times in the game and I hit a home run every time. TLR: How long was the longest practice of your life and how do you get through long practices? SB: I think one last fall was about four hours. It’s just one of those things you have to get through. TLR: Knowing your dad was on Alabama’s 1979 national championship team, how has he influenced you in sports? SB: He’s been my main supporter. He’s the one that got me into sports and is like a coach of mine who gives me advice. He helps me practice whenever I need to. TLR: What is your pre-game routine? If you don’t do it, what happens? SB: Usually, I have to take batting practice before the game or I’m not going to get a hit at all. I have to hit and throw at least. TLR: If there was a young person aspiring to play college softball, what would you tell them for encouragement? SB: Whatever you choose to do in life, give it your all and you will be successful. TLR: What do you hope to do from here? SB: I plan to graduate, move back to Madison, get a career and hopefully start a family after that. I might do a slow-pitch league.

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The Lions baseball team took on the Lamar University Cardinals this past weekend with a threegame series. This series continued the winning streak for the Lions to 11 consecutive victories in the Southland Conference. Southeastern also swept Lamar for the first time in the university’s history. In the opening game of the series, the Lions and the Cardinals had a slow start. The score remained 0-0 until the fifth inning when sophomore shortstop Kennon Menard singled to right field, followed by a single by junior right-fielder Julian Service, which allowed Menard to advance to second base. Junior catcher Chris Eades made a home run, allowing Menard, Service and himself to advance to home plate and giving the team the advantage of 3-0. In the seventh inning, Brett Hoffman, senior third baseman, singled, trailed by a single by Menard, advancing Hoffman to second base. Then Service doubled to right center, advancing Menard to third base and Hoffman to home plate, adding another run to the score, 4-0. Menard got out, but Eades and Service scored, even further advancing the score by two more runs. The defense

held out until the end of the top of the ninth inning, finishing at 6-0. In the second game, the Lions started off strong early on in the game. In the second inning, the Lions scored four runs, giving them an advantage. Both Menard and Service walked, followed by a single by Eades, advancing Menard to third and Service to second. Sophomore left-fielder Ryan Byers followed with a single, advancing Eades to second, Service to third and Menard to home plate, making the first run scored in the game, 1-0. In the next play, sophomore center fielder Jacob Seward was grounded out, but in the process, Byers advanced to second, Eades to third and Service to home, adding another run to the score, 2-0. The scoring continued when sophomore second baseman Carson Crites made his second triple of the season to right center, advancing Eades and Byers to home plate, adding two more runs to the score, 4-0. The score remained the same until the top of the seventh inning when Lamar scored a run, changing the score to 4-1. In the bottom of the eighth, Hoffman singled followed by a single by Menard. Hoffman advanced to third. Up next was Service, who singled and Hoffman scored, changing the score to 5-1. Seward

walked and he had his 24-game hitting streak record broken, but his 36-game reached-base streak remained unharmed. In the top of the ninth, Lamar scored a point, changing the score to 5-2, but the Cardinals’ efforts were not enough to top the Lions who finished at 5-2. In the last game of the threegame series, the Lions started off with an advantage over the Cardinals. In the second inning, Menard singled and advanced to second. Service walked to first then Eades singled, advancing Service to second and Menard to third. Eades advanced to second, Service to third and Menard scored the first run of the game. Byers flew out, but Eades advanced to third and Service to home plate, putting the Lions ahead, 2-0, by another run. Menard, who began the advance for the Lions, talked about his driving outlook for the game. “I advanced to third and I was just staying hungry, always looking to score a run or an extra base and just staying relentless,” said Menard. In the sixth inning, senior first baseman Kevin Carr hit his third home run of the season into left field, putting the Lions up 3-0. From this point on, the Lions only continued to advance. “It always feels good when you carry out the ball like that,” said Carr. “It was at the point in the game where we needed a big hit and I just tried to go out there with a good plan and good things happen.” Following Carr’s home run, Menard scored another run for the Lions, advancing them to 4-0. In the seventh inning, Seward tripled, then scored for the Lions following Crites being flied out, adding another run to the score, 5-0. The last run scored for the team was made by Service at the end of the bottom of the eighth inning. The team held out until the end and finished on top at 6-0. Head coach Matt Riser was satisfied with the team’s performance in the last game of the three-game series and looks forward to their next game. “It was a different way of winning,” said Riser. “The biggest thing is we just have to keep it going and stay consistent.” Up next for the Lions is a game on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. For more information on the Lions, visit lionsports.net.

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The Lady Lions celebrate (below) celebrate their victory in the final game of the three-game series against Northwestern State. Freshman catcher Carlie Whittington (above) slides into first base during the series finale versus Northwestern State this past Sunday. NEPAL continued from pg. 1 Sims Memorial Library and the Pennington Student Activity Center. Individual campus organizations have also done their own fundraising that will go towards this effort. The Spanish Club hosted a concert Tuesday, April 28 and donated all money raised to the Nepalese community. The concert was originally a means of raising funds for their study abroad trip, but in wake of the tragedy, the group decided to change their destination for proceeds. They will also donate all they raised at an event they had a couple weeks ago, Latin Dance Night. The Spanish Club represents only one of many groups and individuals who have joined with the university’s Nepalese community to aid Nepal. “I am really grateful for everyone here because they have been so supportive,” said Lama. “On the Saturday morning it happened, I got emails from

teachers, teachers I even just took ESPORTS one class with. Everybody has continued from pg. 6 offered to help.” Lama explained how the “League of Legends” and group is planning to collect “Hearthstone” have become the donations, “We have set massive online games with up donation boxes in every millions of gamers playing department. Even one professor daily. Intercollegiate gaming is wants to offer personal additional not as new as some may think. help. That fact that he is going to The Collegiate StarLeague, an that extent to help us, it makes organization that pits teams from me really proud to be a part of the colleges and universities from the Southeastern community because United States and Canada, has everybody has been so helpful. been around since 2009. It’s just so nice to have people “CSL started in 2009, hosting a league for Starcraft: Brood help you in the time of need.” Donation boxes will continue War.” We’ve grown quite a bit to be set up in the Student Union since then and have added more and donations can be made games and have more schools online at www.gofundme.com/ than ever. This past fall over 450 universities participated,” swvb3vc. According to Ayer, a little can said Duran Parsi, CEO of The go a long way when converted Collegiate StarLeague. from American to Nepalese Although Southeastern does not currency. One dollar in American have a team for any of the games currency transfers to 100.01 that the Collegiate StarLeague holds competitions for, there are Nepalese Rupee. “I believe Southeastern is several teams representing the a family,” said Ayer. “We go to Southland Conference such as the family in times of need and as University of the Incarnate Word expected, the Lion Nation stood and Sam Houston State. Louisiana alone is represented by several up to help.” teams, including Louisiana State University and the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. Southeastern has a history of participating in eSports. SLUGO, an event that is held every semester that hosts tournaments in several games including “League of Legends,” has been put on by the Association of Computing Machinery for years. Vice President of ACM Jeffrey Balint believes that the university has the gamers to put together a competitive team. “We have guys that can play ‘League of Legends,’ ‘Starcraft,’ and ‘Counterstrike.’ Those guys get real competitive,” said Balint.

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The Lady Lions took on Northwestern State University’s Lady Demons this past Friday in a doubleheader, and again on Saturday for their final game. Friday, the Lady Lions (21-28, 15-10 Southland) were defeated by NSU in both games, but they made their comeback in a close victory on Saturday, which was also Senior Day. On Friday, the Lady Lions faced NSU in a doubleheader at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. at North Oak Park. In the first of the three-game series, the game began with a pitcher’s duel between senior pitcher Spencer Adkinson and NSU’s Mikayla Brown. In the bottom of the first inning, junior outfielder Katie Lacour singled with a bunt and Amber Sather, junior designated player, broke a school record for her single-season 39th walk, which advanced Lacour to second base, but the chance of scoring in the first inning came to an end when senior third baseman Megan Moore was called out. In the top of the sixth inning, NSU scored three points, from which the Lady Lions never recovered. The final score was 0-3. For their second game in the doubleheader, in the top of the first, NSU scored one run. In the top of the third, the Lady Demons scored three more points, putting them above the Lady Lions, 0-4. In the bottom of the third, Carlie Whittington, freshman catcher, advanced to first. Lacour singled with a bunt, advancing Whittington to second base. Next, Eng advanced to first, Lacour went to second and Whittington took third. The Lady Lions scored their first point when the Lady Demons made an error when Booker hit the ball into left field. In that play, Eng advanced to second, Lacour advanced to third and Whittington scored. Following that play, Sather doubled to right center field, which allowed Eng and Lacour to score two more points for the Lady Lions, putting the team at 3-4. The mercy rule was called in the top of the sixth inning, with the Lady Lions finishing this game 3-13. Saturday, the Lady Lions once again faced the Lady Demons for their final game of the three-game series and of the regular season. Despite their two previous losses, their final game went 13 innings. Before the game began, seniors Megan Moore, Vanessa Eng, Spencer Adkinson, first baseman Teresa Lemos and pitcher Tori Stamper were honored in a Senior Day ceremony.

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Gamers from around the area have joined together at SLUGO every semester to test their gaming skills against one another. Some choose to team up in “League of Legends” to see who has the best squad (above) while others prefer to stick to more casual games (below) such as “Super Smash Bros.” College eSports was recently brought to mainstream television when ESPN 2 broadcasted the finals of the “Heroes of the Dorm” tournament. Despite some negative feedback from viewers not accustomed to eSports on television, many stayed tuned to watch the team out of UC Irvine defeat Arizona State. Winners from the competition had their college tuition paid for the remainder of their college career. Growth in collegiate eSports has grown so much that there are now universities that are offering

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