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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 VOLUME 88, ISSUE 05

’ 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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Tuesdays are for showing Lion Pride

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Students, faculty and staff can receive a pride citation or a discount to the bookstore if they are seen on campus showing Lion Pride. Those who receive a citation can share it on social media with the hashtag #TeamSoutheastern.

BY WILLIAM SCHMIDT Editor in Chief

The Lion Up Tuesday promotion began last spring through a committee put together by Dr. John L. Crain called Green with Pride. Every Tuesday, students, faculty and staff will have the chance to earn a pride citation for representing their university. “We know on Fridays, they do a lot of casual Fridays; people wear their Southeastern stuff. We are spreading it out through the entire week,” said Athletic Director Jay Artigues. “On Lion Up Tuesdays, you are gonna see our group out amongst the student body, amongst the faculty and staff and if we see them wearing something Southeastern, we are going to give them something; a discount to the bookstore, or a free T-shirt, or a keychain or different prizes just to recognize people or reward people wearing green and gold.” One of the goals of Lion Up Tuesdays is not only having those on campus wear their green and gold on Tuesday, but to wear it everyday. “This is our first with the fall semester and we hope with the excitement of football and all the other sports and excitement of the new semester, we hope it kicks it off well,” said Artigues. “We want people to be proud to represent Southeastern whether they are a faculty, student, staff and be proud of where you are from. We hope they wear something Southeastern everyday. We are walking billboards. Nobody is a better ambassador than our student body.” Those who are spotted

wearing their green and gold will receive a pride citation by #Team Southeastern leaders. By the end of last semester, students started to come up to those they saw handing out citations. “It started to grow to where when people saw the golf cart going around or seeing people walk around handing out Lion Up citations, they would walk up to us and say, ‘Hey look, I have my green and gold on,’” said Artigues. “We went into the parking lots. We went into the classrooms. We went everywhere trying to spread it. When you see the student body out and they spread the word, we want everyone to join. It is spreading awareness and the main reason Dr. Crain put this committee together was to spread pride even more.” Not only does Artigues want students to show their pride, he hopes all of Hammond becomes involved. “We hope it really grows and we spoke to the Chamber about spreading the word so we hope on Tuesdays the businesses and employees wear their Southeastern green and gold and just spread the pride,” said Artigues. “We want to spread that pride and get more people wearing green and gold on our community and our campus and hope it spreads. We know a lot of the athletes and the Greeks already do that, but we want the entire student body to do that because we are all a part of the Lion nation.” Along with Lioning Up every Tuesday, Artigues encourages students to find time to just come out to an athletic event to create lasting impressions for the future.

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Prizes for showing school pride on LionUp Tuesdays range from T-shirts, laynards, sunglasses, pens and pins. Some may also receive a discount to the campus bookstore.

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Reconnect to host Farmer’s Market BY WILLIAM SCHMIDT Editor in Chief

Reconnect will be hosting a sustainability Farmer’s Market to connect students with fresh, local products. The Farmer’s Market will be held Wednesday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will continue every third Wednesday of the month through November. The Farmer’s Market will be located outside of the Student Union facing the fountain. “In the Farmer’s Market, we just try to connect students with fresh, local produce,” said Jessica Casanova, a senior sociology major. “One of our main goals is to provide local foods to our students

here at Southeastern’s campus because there is not a lot of fresh foods here that are locally produced.” One hope for the Farmer’s Market is that it will give a chance for students to experience something different in their eating options for a day. “You go into the Union and you have the same things everyday, which is fine, but sometimes it is good to shake it up a little,” said Emma Larmann, a senior management major. According to Alexis Taylor, a senior management major, the Farmer’s Market will have various vendors including hummus, breads, farm-eggs, pies, tea cakes, jams, jerky,

produce, art and bath and body products that are all natural. Casanova hopes that with having the Farmer’s Market once a month, it will create an alternative regularity option for students as well as help with the current food security issue. The food security issue refers to not having enough sustainable, secure supply of safe, nutritious and affordable high-quality food using less land with environmental changes and declining resources. According to Casanova, students will be able to get fresh foods at a variety outside of the new Marketplace that opened on campus at the start of the semester.

Reconnect, a student organization, meets weekly in Fayard Room 303 at 5 p.m. and all are welcome to attend. “We try to educate ourselves and the community about the environmental awareness,” said Larmann. “We try to supply resources such as the Farmer’s Market and the community garden. We also do speaker events and also create a sense of community through those events that we do and with our meetings. We try to keep it like friends coming together talking about environmental awareness. Things that they’re interested in promote our mission.” Reconnect is also connected

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Reconnect will be hosting the Farmer’s Market taking place on Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Market will offer students a variety of fresh, organic local produce to purchase as well as other natural products such as organic products like pies, tea cakes and jams. The Market will take place the third Wednesday of each month through November.

Registration begins for Miss Southeastern BY WILLIAM SCHMIDT Editor in Chief

Though the interest meetings for those wanting to participate in the Miss Southeastern 2017 pageant have passed, students wishing to represent the university can still inquire and register through the Campus Activities Board. “The purpose of Miss Southeastern is that we are really looking for a good representation for our university,” said CAB Coordinator Nick Elliott. “If you have the right passion for entering the beauty pageants for the right reason, you grow that passion for the university.” One of the benefits of being named Miss Southeastern are the scholarships, but Elliott believes there are many more benefits. “The passion behind it is that you would want to be a representative of this university and be able to go represent our university at the Miss Louisiana level as well and farther,” said Elliott. The Miss Southeastern beauty pageant follows the same judging process as the Miss America Organization which includes five categories: Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit, Evening Wear, Talent, Private Interview and On-Stage Question. But, students should be aware that a lot goes into preparation to become Miss Southeastern. “One of the main things behind the beauty pageant is their platform so once they apply, they can really start working on their platform, whatever that may be,” said Elliott. “One already said they want to do something related with heart conditions and we really encourage that whatever they are doing with their platform, that they bring it to the campus so they can educate the campus on whatever their platform is, build upon themselves throughout the semester.” Over the summer, Calyn Landaiche, a junior education major looked into the history of how Southeastern went from being Hammond Junior College to achieving university status in 1970. Landaiche also looked into why some of the buildings had received their names, and in doing so, came to enjoy Southeastern more and wanted to possibly participate in Miss Southeastern.

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CAB Coordinator Nick Elliott speaks on what it takes to become Miss Southeastern 2017 at one of the interest meetings that took place Sept. 9. Miss Alexis LaPlante won Miss Southeastern 2016 and went on to represent the university at the Miss Louisiana Beauty Pageant in June. “I was talking over the summer with some girls that were doing pageants and everything and they were saying it was all cool,” said Landaiche. “I was saying, ‘Oh, yeah, I don’t see myself ever doing that,’ and she said, ‘Well you seem really passionate about it and this would be something that I think would be interesting for you.’ I was like, ‘Maybe I’ll look into it’ and I kind of looked on the web and said, ‘That looks really cool.’ I think it is something that I want to do.” Miss Southeastern 2016 Alexis LaPlante believes that all women interested in applying for the upcoming beauty pageant should. “I intend to encourage women to participate in them,” said LaPlante, a senior kinesiology major. “There’s so many great things that you can learn about yourself in pageants and I am living proof of that. Pageantry has molded me into a better version of myself and I intend to promote

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While at the Miss Louisiana 2016 Beauty Pageant, Alexis LaPlante participated in the Dillard’s Showcase with a Fleur de Lis Princess.

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Thursday, Sept. 15 is the last day to register to graduate for the fall 2016 semester.

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Career Fair to offer possible jobs Southeastern BY IMARI SIMMONS Staff Reporter

More than 120 local and national companies will be searching for future employees at Southeastern’s annual Career Fair. This year, Career Fair is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Pennington. The fair is open to all university students, but the fair is mainly intended for students within three semesters of graduating and alumni. Students are required to wear business casual attire, however professional attire is strongly recommended. To enter the event, an ID is required. “There’s a registration desk when you first walk into the gates and you’ll be handed a layout that shows every employer present and where each employer is located,” said

career counselor Beverly Sellers. “It will seem overwhelming when you first walk in because the event is stretched over three basketball courts, but after awhile you will start to get comfortable.” Students can also network with different employers from different companies. Networking could expand their opportunities in the future or lead to full-time careers or internships. Not only is this event great for networking, but it also serves as practice for students who are not currently looking for a full-time job or internship. Students will have an opportunity to participate in mock interviews and will also be able to schedule real interviews with prospective businesses while attending Career Fair. Students can expect to see numerous employers seeking to fill available positions within their businesses.

Employers are looking for professionally dressed students and alumni who have a well written résumé already in hand, and are determined to find out more about potential employers. “Employers tend to prefer one page résumés,” said Sellers. “As a career counselor, I encourage students to have a skills section and that is where you can highlight key qualifications that you have.” Students should come prepared with intelligent and important questions and expect to receive highly informative descriptions on exactly what each company and business is looking for in a potential employee. For more advice on how to write a good résumé and how to be prepared for Career Fair contact the SCC at 985-545-2121 for more information.

investigating robbery of a student cellphone Southeastern Louisiana University Police Department is investigating the report of a robbery of a student’s cell phone at Cardinal Newman Hall Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 12:15 a.m. Video from surveillance cameras positioned in the area is currently under review. The victim reported that she was approached by three male subjects as she was about to enter the residence hall located on North Dakota Street. One of the suspects took her cell phone from her hand and all three ran from the scene. The victim followed the suspects, asking that her phone be returned. She reported one of the men told her he would pull out a gun if she came any closer. No firearm was seen by the victim and she reported no injuries. The three subjects, described as African-American males in their late teens or early 20s, fled the area in a black car, possibly a Pontiac. The suspect taking the phone was wearing a white T-shirt and purple shorts and had short hair. The other two subjects were wearing white T-shirts and grey sweatpants. Anyone with information about this or any other incident is asked to contact the University Police Department at 985-549-2222. Students, employees and visitors to campus should remain aware of their surroundings at all times and immediately report suspicious or criminal behavior to the University Police Department. -Courtesy of Office of Communications and Creative Services

Economics faculty ranked third in South in new study BY KARSON SHARP Staff Reporter

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The annual Career Fair will be held this Thursday, Sept. 15 in the Pennington from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. More than 120 employers will be in attendance to look for university students who could be potential employees or interns.

Sustainability Center keeps campus green BY LONDON TAYLOR Staff Reporter

Going green on campus is becoming more efficient with the help of the Southeastern Sustainability Center. As of 2016, eighty percent of waste is recycled and solar energy is harnessed throughout the university. The Sustainability Center has greenhouses, a landscaping facility and solar and wind energy. The center is run by Carlos Doolittle, manager of grounds landscape and recycling and Byron Patterson, director of the physical plant. According to Caprice Lee, a graduate assistant of the center, the Sustainability Center contains the biology department resource projects. “We have a SEED classroom, which stands for Southeastern Environmental Education Development and a thriving recycling program,” said Lee. The Sustainability Center has earned the Operational Excellence Champion Award from the Louisiana chapter of U.S. Green Building Council. The award was accepted by Patterson on behalf of the team. In July 2012, the center was also recognized internationally by the headquarters of TiSun in Austria, a specialist of solar heating systems. One of Lee’s responsibilities at the Sustainability Center is to schedule tours for junior high and high school students and

educate them on alternative and renewable energy. Her personal goal is getting more tours scheduled, to inform students more on recycling and different types of energy and possible career opportunities. Some of the most beneficial services the Sustainability Center has to offer to the campus includes, but are not limited to reducing the amount of energy used, placing recycling bins on campus and providing solar thermal panels. There are new blue recycling bins that have been placed throughout the campus as part of a tactic to get students to recycle more of their plastic bottles and metal cans. Items such as paper, flattened cardboard, plastic bottles and

aluminum cans may be recycled in any of the properly identified containers. Glass items, styrofoam and plastic film are not accepted in any container. “My advice to students is to put recycling materials in the correct containers, become more informed on ways to conserve and practice conserving at home,” said Lee, a communication sciences and disorders major. “Students are most involved in the community garden, biology resource projects and recycling on campus.” For more information about the Sustainability Center call 985-5493333 or follow them on social media @ SoutheasternUniversitySustainabilityCenter.

The economics faculty was recently found to be the third most prolific in the Southern region, according to a new study from the journal “Economics Bulletin.” Economists Frank Mixon of Columbus State University and Kamal Upadhyaya of the University of New Haven conducted the study. According to professor of Management and Business Administration Dr. Yu Hsing, the study took into account the number of research articles per faculty member published in journals in the database EconLit. Because these articles have to be reviewed by the American Economic Association before they are published, quality as well as quantity was taken into account. Faculty members also appreciated the support of the university in their work. “We are very honored to be part of Southeastern,” said Hsing. “We are very thankful to the University and the College of Business for their strong support and providing an excellent working environment for us to engage in research activities.” MISS SOUTHEASTERN continued from pg. 1 pageants as much as possible.” The Miss Southeastern 2017 Beauty Pageant Application is due by Oct. 28 at noon in the CAB office. For more information, visit the Miss Southeastern portion of the CAB website found on the university website.

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Miss Southeastern 2016 Alexis LaPlante had the support of her family and friends at the Miss Louisiana 2016 beauty pageant.

Social Work Club collects food donations for flood victims BY LARSHELL GREEN Staff Reporter

Local musicians, community members, faculty and university students have all contributed to helping those affected by the recent flooding in a variety of ways. Monetria Turner felt empowered to create a food collection for the city of Baton Rouge and surrounding areas following the historic flooding. The senior social work major and secretary of the Social Work Club stepped up to initiate a critical community service effort. “I know my family personally was affected by it and I was stuck in Hammond,” said Turner. “I was the link of sources to resources.” Turner describes her spearheading of the collection as spur of the moment and did not expect a huge turnout. According to Turner,

toiletries, hygiene products, undergarments, clothing, pampers, food and other supplies were collected. By the end of the collection, four cars were filled with goods. Turner who is also a member of Elite Women, enlisted her fellow organization members to get involved in the community service effort. In preparation for the collection, Turner sent emails to those in the social work program and asked members of the Social Work Club, professors in her department, Elite Women and friends for assistance. Items were then delivered to Lighthouse Ministries in Baton Rouge following the collection from Monday, Aug. 15 to Thursday, Aug. 18. Turner credits Jackie Savoy, Lauren Davis and Naquille Snowden for their transportation of items. Others helped set up the collection,

space and aided her in the collection of items. To spread the word, Turner posted on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat. This resulted in donations in the Health and Human Sciences Conference Room located in White Hall. “It wasn’t much, I just said BARTENDER/BAR MAID AND ASST. MANAGER NEEDED

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‘I’m doing it,’” said Turner. She also stated that currently no other food collection is underway by the Social Work Club or through her individual efforts. The Social Work Club concentrates on the various fields that social work students could go into and

focuses on volunteering efforts such as The Big Event, an event consisting of a series of community and campus service projects held throughout Hammond by several organizations and students. “We like to advocate for those in need,” said Turner.

For more information on the university’s Social Work Club, email Turner at monetria. turner@selu.edu. Dues to become an active member of the club are ten dollars per semester and will be due on Tuesday, Sept. 13. If potential members wish to get a T-shirt, then their dues will be $25.

OPINIONS

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Art is not the easy way out - in college or life

Tiffany Nesbit Staff Reporter I am sure it is easy for someone who is not making a living out of his or her craft to say that art is an easy way out of a degree in college. I have heard that countless times throughout my career as not only a working artist, but also as an art student. I can assure you it is not the easy way out, a waste of time or the major for those who are not capable of other academic success. Those who know me know that I take pride in myself for coming from a family of successful

artists, artists who make a living doing what they love and cherish. But of course, most people do not realize that it takes hard work and dedication to make a living out of what you love. It is not your typical 9 to 5 job, it is a 24/7 job. Being a working artist, it is important that you know that if you even stop working towards your goals for a day, you will fail. If you are depending on income from your personal work, you are your own boss. For the most part, you are not getting paid hourly and do not have a set income, unless you are lucky enough to land a job in the art field elsewhere. Being an art student is just as rough. No, an art student does not just go to a classroom and draw stick figures and cartoon puppies. It is much more complicated than that. A true artist is born with

the natural creativity, but it takes many years of practice to learn drawing techniques and skills necessary to survive in the world after school. Aside from intense hours of learning how to draw and craft properly, it is pointless to know how to create if you do not know the history behind what inspires your own ideas. To be a well rounded and respected individual in the art world, you must study past famous artists and what forms of art are already in existence. As an artist, it is always a bummer to think you have come up with a new idea or creation only to be laughed at by others because ‘your idea’ has already been done a million times. Not only does a working artist need to know history and have knowledge of past artists, but they need to keep up with the competition, other

current, living artists. If, as an artist, you want to make the big bucks and keep your clientele, you must stay innovative and ahead of the game. I am always unpleasantly surprised at the amount of students who randomly choose to be an art major because they think it is the easy way out and end up dropping out in their first semester because they find out that it is a lot more intense than they think. They do not expect lab classes to take not only the scheduled time, but the rest of the afternoon and into the late night. There is no ‘free’ time as an art student because they are always focused on the next big project. Think wisely people. There is a reason why good art worth having is expensive. It took someone’s hard work and dedication to make it and it is worth every penny.

Light up campus Player takes a stand against injustice by kneeling Jonathan Rhodes Staff Reporter

William Schmidt Editor in Chief As a history graduate student, my classes are only offered at night. One thing I have noticed is that my university’s campus does not have enough lighting for me to feel safe when going home in the dark. One clear example is the building I spend most of my academic time in, Fayard. Yes, there are lights to the right and left of the front when your back is facing the library, but I can’t even see the corners of the building when I leave, or the main walkway for that matter. Every time I get to the breezeway cutting through the building, I let out a sigh of relief because there is more light in that breezeway at night than there is during the day. I have heard people say, “Take another route.” In this I respond, “Have you seen the parking lot behind D Vickers?” I am thankful that I can ride my bike as quick as possible, but if I had to walk, I would be in panic for more time than I’d like. Even trying to go alongside the dorms, there are plenty of “dark” spots. I understand that they have the blue emergency stations to alert the UPD in cases of emergency, but the darkness to get to those areas do not make me feel any safer. Along with having night classes, I work during the day. This means that all the research I need to do for my research papers that are due at the end of the semester, I must do at night. I shouldn’t feel unsafe trying to get to the library. I should be able to walk anywhere on campus and feel as if there is enough lighting to where I don’t have to call for someone to walk with me. As a male, I can’t even imagine what some of the women on campus think. I’m not sure how much lighting up a dark area costs, but I would like to think that the safety of the university students, faculty and staff is more important and this extends to Hammond as a whole. I feel even less safe when I cross the street off campus to make the less than six minute bike ride home. On one turn, I can’t even see the side of the road which is kind of important considering that if I don’t follow the curve, I’m going straight into a deep creek, a mistake that has already happened. Due to how dark it is, I have to ride my bike on the middle of the road to ensure I don’t ride into the creek which is all fine and dandy until a car comes from either direction. The one time that cars were coming from both directions, and speeding, I thought I was gonna die. Needless to say, not only can the city I live in do with more streetlights, but also the university, can use with secure lighting around the areas of campus that I feel uncomfortable walking through at night.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is committing what some people consider to be one of the most heinous acts. He is kneeling during the national anthem to protest police treatment of African-American people. Kaepernick has every right to peacefully protest, but is he doing it the wrong way? Most people, black and white, seem to think so even if they do agree with his reason for protesting. However, Kaepernick is accomplishing exactly what he wanted and it is not just

drawing attention to himself. He is bringing to light that justice is still not being applied to people of color. Though I don’t necessarily agree with Kaepernick’s method, and thought the socks with a pig dressed as a cop was terribly offensive, I will not argue against his protest or against the somewhat positive results. Kaepernick could not have found a better way to catch everyone’s attention than by not saluting the American Flag. I don’t protest against police brutality to African-American people very often, but I will support those who do and others should support Kaepernick’s reason for protesting and his courage to stand for what he believes. After all, isn’t that freedom to protest part of what makes America such a great country worthy of saluting?

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SPEAK OUT

What safety issue concerns you on campus? I don’t see many safety issues on campus. Neil Bourgeois Senior, Marketing I just think more security should be enforced. Zach Lipoma Sophomore, Business Administration I would definitely have to say at night when I’m going to my car. Even though there are the blue emergency things, someone could always come from the side, some girls might not be that fast. Ashylyn Hemingway Senior, Communication

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Well, a lot of things that happened are not in public. They happen behind closed doors. Cherie Arthur Freshman, Psychology Honestly, I think the Southeastern Police Department does a pretty great job. Like this summer my bike got stolen. They found it. George Kostuch Graduate student, Communication Security is pretty present around here, but I don’t see as much at night. Christina White Freshman, Music

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For those who hate the way he is protesting, I will simply say this: if you do not care about African-American people being killed by police officers then don’t be overly critical of the people who do care. We have forgotten what non-peaceful protests look like. What happened in Ferguson, Missouri, or the shooting of the five police officers in Dallas is not how we want people to protest. Some people say that it is disrespectful to the veterans who defend our country so Kaepernick can have the right to protest. I wouldn’t argue with any veteran that felt this way, but not all veterans feel this way and some have shown support for Kaepernick over social media. No matter how uncomfortable it makes you

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Theater Program welcomes new faculty

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Dance students selected for traveling company BY MORGAN LEDET Staff Reporter

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New faculty members are in action behind the scenes and in the classroom and students are just as excited to work with the new faculty as the teachers. Above, Watts is working in costume design and Norman is working lighting.

BY TIFFANY NESBIT Staff Reporter

The theater program has welcomed three new faculty members this semester. Jennifer LeBlanc, Benjamin Norman and Nicole Watts have all joined staff which is housed under the Department of Fine and Performing Arts. Benjamin Norman is the university’s lighting and sound designer entertainment technician. He received his M.F.A. in lighting design and technology from the University of Southern Mississippi. He worked with wellknown production groups around the country such as “The Flea Theater,” “Inside the Actors Studio” and “Blue Man Group.” Although he is well traveled, his home is here in Louisiana. He first fell in love with theater light and design at Southeastern where he earned his undergraduate degree. “Music therapy was my first initial choice at Southeastern,” said Norman. “During high school, music was a big deal for me but as I continued my education, musicology wasn’t my jam. My friend told me I should check out the improve department and the rest was history.”

Norman has also been a part of many recent local performances “High and Mighty” and the upcoming show “Distracted.” “At the time, I was working as an entertainment technician for Disney at Animal Kingdom,” said Norman. “The reason I heard about ‘High and Mighty’ was because they needed someone to work the lighting for the show and that if I could do it, Steven Schepker may have a job opening for me here at Southeastern as a teacher. During a class exercise I had done in the past, we wrote what kind of an artist we want to be and I wanted to be a part of something that needs me and that could use my talent, so of course I accepted the teaching job.” Norman teaching at the university has been a huge success. “I am currently only teaching one light and design class this semester, but the students are incredible and as amped to learn as I am to teach,” said Norman. “It is really invigorating. I understand the students here, the students in the arts here embrace everything and it influences their art greatly.” Watts’ will be the university’s new costume design and construction teacher. This semester she will be offering three sections of intro to

theatre. Watts earned her undergrad in 2009 and graduated this past May with her M.S.A. from Tulane University. “I found out about Southeastern’s job opening through faculty at Tulane when I finished my masters,” said Watts. “It kind of fell in my lap at the right time and I got hired at the end of this past July.” Watts way of teaching consists of hands on learning and the appreciation of the arts. “I prefer to teach hands on, in design and construction although it’s hard to do that in a lecture class,” said Watts. “I like my students to research and be able to tell the story they are designing. The way you learn is trial and error.” Watts wishes for her students to become well rounded and well rehearsed in all parts of theater. “We travel a lot in theater so it is important to know what to expect in other theater cultures,” said Watts. “I want students to leave my classes with a better understanding and appreciation of the arts especially in theater, internationally and American Theater.” To see more of Norman’s work, see his website at benjamin-norman.com LeBlanc was unavailable for an interview before the time of print.

Securing employment after graduation is a goal for most, but student Courtney Self landed a job before finishing her courses. Self was accepted into Lightwire Theater in New Orleans for their upcoming performance season. Self has felt many emotions since finding out she was accepted. “I’m excited,” said senior Self, a general studies major with a concentration in dance. “I can barely wrap my head around the fact that I am going to be travelling the world soon. It really hasn’t fully hit me yet, but I’m sure it will be slightly overwhelming, but manageable, when rehearsals begin.” Deciding to audition was easy for Self because of what she has seen the company perform before. “These people know how to put on a fantastic show,” said Self. “Just watching them perform makes me want to jump into one of those costumes and climb onstage along with them. The performances are high-energy and fun, with a touch of cheeky humor for all ages.” When Self and Joseph Matherne were going through the audition, they had to learn something they had never done before along with more choreography. “Joe and I were anxious to get through the audition, but we knew we had the choreography down,” said Self. “They actually taught us

another piece of choreography that included a barrel jump, and having never done one of those before, I had to learn on the spot.” Even though rehearsals have not yet begun, Self has been putting in the work to be prepared for what is to come. “Since I haven’t started rehearsals for the tour yet, I don’t have much to practice,” said Self. “However, I have been hitting the gym pretty hard because I’m afraid I’m not going to be able to keep up. It’s not a rational fear at all. I know I have great stamina and core strength. I just want to make sure I’m in good shape before I start travelling.” Self is a part of Cast A and perform her first show on Nov. 4. She and her fellow cast members will tour the East Coast until the end of December. “I am a ‘cast member,’ meaning I’m not only a dancer, but an actor and crew member as well,” said Self. “Whatever needs to be done, we all pitch in and do it.” Before attending Southeastern, Self was working on her dance degree at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. “I was a little fish in a big pond and I learned just about everything there is to know about audition etiquette,” said Self. “I was confident that I would at least come off as very polite and professional. I also learn quickly and I’m able to pick things up without asking tons of questions.”

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Pelegrin releases fourth poetry book “Waterlines” BY LARSHELL GREEN Staff Reporter

English Instructor Alison Pelegrin has been with the department for fifteen years. Besides being an educator, Pelegrin embeds local elements of culture and personal experiences to write and publish several well-acclaimed literary works. Her area of expertise in the classroom is composition, rhetoric, American literature and creative writing, including poetry. According to Pelegrin, her primary genre is poetry, but she occasionally publishes essays. “The Zydeco Tablets,” “Big Muddy River of Stars” and “Hurricane Party” are all books of poetry written by Pelegrin. Pelegrin also wrote three chapbooks, smaller books of poetry, “Squeezers,” “Voodoo Lips” and “Dancing with the One-Armed Man.” “Waterlines” is her fourth poetry book. “Most writers will tell you that their favorite piece is the one they just finished,” said Pelegrin. “That is partially true for me as I am quite pleased with some of the poems I was able to finish over the summer. But, I also love the poem that opens ‘Waterlines,’ which is titled ‘Poem Folded into a Boat and Offered to the Bogue Falaya.’” A part of Pelegrin’s inspiration for “Waterlines” was the natural disasters that she experienced that had a lasting effect on her. “These poems were finished a year ago,” said Pelegrin. “But, I grew up in New Orleans and floods and hurricanes shaped me in many ways and I do write about that in ‘Waterlines’ as well as previous books.” MARKET continued from pg. 1 with the community garden located inside the Sustainability Center on North Campus. The garden began after the Student Government Association was able to get the funds to help construct the community garden. “Any student can sign up,” said Larmann. “Any student that wants to can sign up for the garden and they can plant whatever they want. We just ask that they keep things organic. We don’t use any pesticides or herbicides and we prefer heritage breed plants.” Though registration has ended for the first Farmer’s Market of the semester, in the future, students can sign up for free tabling. To learn more about the Farmer’s Market, the community garden found in the Sustainability Center or other activities of Reconnect such as weekly meetings, community service events, recycling programs or future questions, email reconnect@ selu.edu.

Pelegrin’s work has been featured in literary journals such as “Poetry Daily,” “The Writer’s Almanac,” “The Southern Review,” “Ploughshares,” “Copper Nickel” and “Barn Owl Review.” Awards and honors such as fellowships from The Louisiana Division of the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts have all been bestowed to Pelegrin. At the university, Pelegrin received the President’s Medal for Artistic Activity. “The fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts is my proudest fellowship because the process is extremely competitive and I applied many times before being awarded the fellowship,” said Pelegrin. “I was also very proud to sign a book contract with LSU Press, the publisher of ‘Waterlines.’ They are an outstanding press with a stellar reputation and I dreamed of having a book with them for twenty years.” According to Pelegrin, her writing began as a child when her mother bought her notebooks that she filled with stories. Since then, she has earned a Bachelor of Arts in Honors English and a Masters in English at the university and a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Arkansas. The LSU Press and The Southern Review invited the public to a free and open book signing and reading of “Waterlines” by Pelegrin at the Southern Hotel in Covington on Thursday, Sept. 8. “Waterlines” is available for purchase through Amazon. com or through the LSU Press at www.lsupress.org. For more information, visit Pelegrin’s website at www.alisonpelegrin. com.

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University English professor Alison Pelegrin made quite the name for herself by having several works, most recently “Waterlines” published. Pelegrin’s mother gifted her with small notebooks, prompting her literary journey.

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HRAC hosts educator art show BY

LARSHELL GREEN

Staff Reporter

The complex worlds of education and art were intertwined during an exhibition that honored and showcased local professors and art educators that are also recognized as artists in their own right. The Hammond Regional Arts Center held the opening reception for the third “Art Educators as Artists” exhibition on Friday, Sept. 9 from 5-8 p.m.

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Denise Tullier-Holly, local artist and Southeastern Lab School educator curated the exhibit which included pieces such as pottery, portraits, sculptures and ceramics.

“Art Educators as Artists” was curated by local educator and artist Denise Tullier-Holly, past president of the Louisiana Art Education Association. The first show was held after TullierHolly was named National Elementary Art Educator of the Year in 2008 and decided to invite art educators that she met through the National Art Education Association. “An educator’s life outside the classroom often gets overlooked and their students don’t normally get the opportunity to experience the personal work of their teachers,” said Media Coordinator for HRAC Tara Bennett. “That is exactly what this exhibition is all about.” This gave educators who are artists that sometimes go unrecognized an opportunity to show their talents outside of the classroom. “This was also a perfect opportunity to recognize all of the talented artists who work in the field of education,” said Bennett. Art was displayed in various forms, some including, photography and ceramics. According to Bennett, quite a few of the visitors engaged in dialogue with each other about the pieces and the processes it took to make them, meeting one of the several goals that she had for the exhibition. “I expected several pieces from storytellers where the works allowed me a glimpse into one moment of their lives, or represented something that holds meaning to them,” said Bennett. Bennett explained the similarities between art and teaching in ways that may have gone unrecognized. “Art can be used as a teaching tool and teaching can become an art form,” said Bennett. “Both also go hand in hand as a way to build and utilize critical thinking skills.” The exhibition was held in conjunction with

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The Hammond Regional Art Center’s exhibition “Art Educators as Artists” opened on Friday, Sept. 2 and will end on Friday, Sept. 23. The exhibition was intended to honor educators and professors who are also known as artists. The invitational show also intended to showcase the talents of teachers outisde of the classroom and to also show the importance of art. the 2016 LAEA Conference, Art on the Right Track. The LAEA selected guests from the NAEA and community members were all encouraged to attend. The exhibition began on Friday, Sept. 2 and will continue until Friday, Sept. 23. Bennett believes that the exhibition is critical to the local culture and history of Hammond due to the daily importance of art. “It’s not just important for people with artistic

talent,” said Bennett. “It is important for all people to be surrounded by art. It enriches one’s life to know that art is part of their culture and history. When art is lacking in schools, students have a hard time understanding that from the abstract to the concrete is a possibility. Art expands their horizons.” For more information on other upcoming events held by HRAC, visit their website at hammondarts.org or call 985-542-7113.

Student prepares to travel with theater company DANCE continued from pg. 4 Starting when she was just 14, Self began when she tried out for her junior high dance team. “I took a week-long intensive to help prepare for try outs and fell absolutely in love, which is surprising coming from someone who played softball for 9 years prior,” said Self. “I was able to pick things up easily and ended up making dance team for the rest of my high school years. Little did I know I would become a professional at 26.” Self pulls her dancing from a lot of places and two people have helped shape her style of dance. “My personal dance style tends to be on the contemporary side, with elements from Martha Graham and Jose Limon techniques,” said Self. “I also focus on emotion; I don’t just move. Dancing, to me, is more than just movement. It involves your whole body and your brain, where your emotions live, is the most important part. Without the chemical reactions going on up there, we’re all just big, dumb chunks of meat.” While attending Southeastern, Self has had so much support and not only from family.

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“Skip Costa and Martie Fellom also have a hand in my preparations,” said Self. “I thought, ‘If I called them right now and told them what I was about to do, what would they say?’ I knew they would have nothing but encouraging words and a ‘Get in there and blow those people away.’ They are both so supportive and wonderful. All in all, I have a great support system. Joe has supported my dreams and aspirations from day one, and so have my parents and friends. I’m truly blessed to have such wonderful people in my life.” Self is not the only person over the moon. Dance Instructor Skip Costa, has shared how he feels about two of his students getting accepted into this group. “Awesome, Incredible,” said Costa. “I know that what we do here at Southeastern is prepare everybody for a professional environment for dance, choreography and movement theatre. And I think since I, as an instructor here, I try to fuse movement and dance in so many different directions with a perspective of ‘intra-arts performance,’ which I am in the process of getting copyrighted. It’s a form of taking dance as a base and combining that with all other different elements such as theatre, visual arts and live music or recorded music and how does that integrate affectively to convey your message to the audience.” Self and Matherne contacted Costa to get some advice on how they could begin to prepare for their audition. “I haven’t spoken to them directly since they were accepted into the company, but I know that they were training very hard this summer because they had asked me some questions about it and they were telling me how heavy this equipment was and they had to start doing conditioning work, going to the gym as well as still doing their own movement classes for themselves,” said Costa. “So, it was a strenuous process for them.” Self has only been dancing for 12 years, but is ready to take on this next adventure.

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“I have no idea what it’s like yet, but I’m about to dive in head-first,” said Self. “I can’t wait to walk through the airports with my luggage full of lightwires and battery packs, see the world and inspire the younger generation to do what makes them happy. That’s what I’m doing. I’m doing what makes me happy and it literally pays. I’m one of those people that will never ‘work’ a day in their whole life.” Self and Company A will be performing four shows in Baton Rouge at Manship Theatre at Shaw Center for the Arts on Dec. 4-5. For a full list of shows, visit lightwiretheatre.com.

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Courtney Self, front, performs in a senior show for a fellow classmate. Self has been selected to perform with the Lightwire Theater of New Orleans.

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THE LION’S ROAR

Peacock returns to field after multiple injuries

Casey Peacock

BY LARSHELL GREEN Staff Reporter

Casey Peacock has been a defense and forward for the Lady Lions soccer team for the past four years. The senior criminal justice and political science major has used her competitive spirit to excel in making her athletic dreams come true despite a few obstacles. In the Lady Lions victory against Jackson State University, Peacock took four shots. Two of which were on goal after missing the past two seasons due to injuries. “I feel like I’m starting my college career over,” said Peacock. “My whole team is new and I’m playing a new position. I don’t feel like I have to prove anything to anyone. I feel like I have to prove to myself that despite all that I’ve been through, I can still finish.” Soccer Head Coach Blake Hornbuckle describes Peacock as a determined player who brings a “competitive spirit” to the game and

stated that he is happy for her return to the field. “This shows she has overcome injury and worked extremely hard, both physically and mentally, to play at a high level again,” said Hornbuckle. “The team will benefit from Casey’s ability to hold the ball up top and win balls in the air.” According to Peacock, in 2014 she tore her ACL at practice when her teammate slid into her. In early 2015, she was rehabbing the same knee and it tore again. “I was still at SLU and I still attended classes a week after surgery both times,” said Peacock. “I came to every practice and filmed all of the games. The first time I felt like I lost who I was because I’ve never not had soccer before. That first season in 2014, I felt really lost.” Peacock’s love for soccer began as a child because of her mom’s passion for athletics. While growing up, Peacock played softball, basketball, swimming and track. “I’ve always had a dream as a little kid to play division one soccer,” said Peacock. “I’m super competitive and I love sports. I only play the other sports for fun.” Following her recovery after the two injuries, Peacock continued to rehab for five days a week and didn’t change her diet. “I kept a balance of healthy foods, but I’ll never give up ice cream,” said Peacock. “I’m not perfect by any means, but I do try to eat well as much as I can.” Despite Peacock’s busy schedule

Lady Lions drops ball at three game USU Tournament BY JONATHAN RHODES Staff Reporter

The Lady Lions volleyball team lost three games in the USU Tournament last week in Logan, Utah. The finale was against Utah State in which the Lady Lions lost three sets to one. Their record is now 1-8. “I thought we showed some improvement from the previous weekend,” said Head Coach Jim Smoot. “It was probably the toughest competition we have played against, considering that Elyssa Purcell did not play the first two matches because she was really sick. We just got

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Forward Casey Peacock returns after missing the past two seasons due to injury. The senior adds experience to the defending Southland Conference champs. Before injuries Peacock as a sophomore earned Southland Conference All-Tournament first team and Southland Conference All-Academic first team. consisting of work, athletics and school, she finds time to engage in hobbies. “To relax, I like to paint and cook healthy meals like grilled chicken and salmon,” said Peacock. Throughout her time as a Lady Lions soccer player, Peacock has earned the Southland Conference Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll in 2013, 2014 and 2015. In 2013, she earned three

to find a way to pull through and get the victory.” Injuries have seemed to hinder the team this year and has forced them to make changes to their strategy in each game. “We have had a few players that haven’t been able to go full 100 percent,” said Smoot. “Landry Bullock is about back. We’re excited that she will be 100 percent because she is obviously our returning allconference player. Elyssa was really the only player that just couldn’t play that first game, but she came back and she played really well. I expect we will all be 100 percent by conference play.” Purcell got her second triple-double this season with 12 kills, 12 assists and 10 digs. Sophomore setter Haley Baker led the team with 17 assists and sophomore libero Monica Ramon had 13 digs. The Lady Lions’ first two matches of the tournament were against Portland State and UC Riverside. They were swept by both teams three

Lady Basketball walk-ons to come BY JONATHAN RHODES Staff Reporter

The Lady Lions basketball team is holding tryouts to fill their roster before the start of the season. Assistant Coach Kenneth Lee Jr. is in charge of the walk-on tryouts. “I am looking for players who are in physical shape to be a division one women’s basketball player,” said Lee Jr. “I am looking for players with a competitive spirit all the time. Looking for players with high basketball IQ. They also have to be high character kids with excellence in the classroom.” Under new Head Coach Errol Gauff, the Lady Lions have already recruited five players to the team for this season. According to Lee Jr., one player who walked on has already joined the team and two spots remain. The Lady Lions finished 4-25 last season and will be looking to blend players from last season with the new players. The walk-ons will be doing mostly conditioning before they start 49ERS continued from pg. 3 feel this is not going away anytime soon. Nearly the entire Seattle Seahawks team and other players across the NFL are joining Kaepernick’s protest. Even female soccer player Megan Rapinoe of the Seattle Reign FC joined the protest by kneeling during the anthem. This is becoming a big deal. I am not going to encourage you to start kneeling or sitting during the national anthem. However, I do not want you to ignore this protest. Instead I want you to talk about it. Bring it up in conversations with friends and find out what they think. Use this as an opportunity to educate yourself as to why African-American people are so upset over police brutality. You cannot just assume that black people are just overreacting and being too sensitive. Find out why and try to understand. What you may find out is that despite our skin color differences we are very much the same and want to live this life without fear of the law enforcement that serves and protects us.

awards: CoSIDA Academic All-District VI First Team, Southland Conference All-Academic First Team and Southland Conference All-Tournament First Team. According to Peacock, The CoSIDA academic award is what she is the most proud of. “School for me has always been and always will be a priority,” said Peacock. “I want to go to law school, so I really

practicing on the basketball court. Tryouts began at 6 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12 at the University Center. “Tryouts with a basketball will start later in the week,” said Lee Jr. “The first couple days of tryouts will be conditioning.”

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Women’s basketball will be hosting walk-on tryouts for potential players. The tryouts began yesterday with conditioning.

pride myself on grades.” Through Peacock’s official return, the support of her teammates and friends has reawakened her love for soccer. “My team has been the biggest help through all of this, I wouldn’t be here without them,” said Peacock. “I would’ve quit one hundred times without them. I’m happy to be here and I’m still glad I’m here at Southeastern.”

sets to none. “I thought we hung in there,” said Smoot. “We had to run a different offense than we have been running. We were using Haley Baker as the center for the first two matches, but we showed improvement.” Smoot is considering making some changes to the offensive side as the season progresses. “We have talked about having to tweak our offense a little,” said Smoot. “We have a unique situation with two left-handed hitters and maybe doing some things will help us take advantage of that. We are going to try to implement that this week, but I think we just have to stay positive.” The Lady Lions will return to play this Friday at the Stacey Clark

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Lions start 0-2 for the first time since 2012 BY JONATHAN RHODES Staff Reporter

The Lions lost to the Southern Utah Thunderbirds on the road last Saturday 28-23. The game started close until the second half when the Thunderbirds scored 14 straight points to win the game. Head Coach Ron Roberts believes they lost to a good team. “We made some improvement in Special Teams,” said Roberts. “We played a good team and had our chances to win it.” The Lions start the season 0-2 for the first time since 2012. The team won back-to-back conference championships in 2013 and 2014, but could not repeat that success for a third consecutive year. Every game going forward this season will be a conference game and a race to the Southland Conference Championship. “Preseason is over and now we play for all the marbles on the table,” said Roberts. Senior quarterback Justin Alo played his first career start in this game. Alo threw for 275 yards on 18-of-31 passing and threw two touchdowns. “Justin Alo did a great job in his first start,” said Roberts. The Lions had 411 yards of total offense. Senior wide receiver Brandon Acker finished with eight catches and 148 yards. Junior wide receiver Juwan Dickey had five catches and 88 yards. Both players caught the two touchdowns in the game thrown by Alo. Senior running back Rasheed Harrell ran his first touchdown of the season for five yards. He finished the game with 36 yards. The defense gave up 437 yards to the Thunderbirds offense. Junior defensive back Max Lyons led the secondary in tackles with 11. Junior defensive back Ryan Sigers had 10 tackles. Junior defensive backs Torrance Mosley and Javon Tillman both had nine stops. The Lions will be on a bye this week and will return for their first home game on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. at Strawberry Stadium. The game will be against Northwestern State and will be the Lion’s first conference game of the season. “Our guys are excited to come back home and play in front of our fans,” said Roberts. “It is always a great game with Northwestern. I expect it to be a very physical and exciting football game and we will need our home field advantage.” Along with the game, the Lions will be having Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day. All Southeastern faculty and staff can receive two free tickets to the game just by showing their campus ID at the Southeastern Athletic Ticket Office.

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Soccer thrives at home but struggles away BY JONATHAN RHODES Staff Reporter

The Lady Lions (2-3-1) split two non-conference games getting a win at home in their first game at Strawberry Stadium this season against Mississippi Valley State 2-1 on Friday and a loss on the road against University of Louisiana-Lafayette 3-1 on Sunday. Sophomore Sofia Olsson and junior midfielder Maddie Kresevic scored their first goals of the season in the game against MVSU. The two goals were made after the Delta Devils went up one goal early in the first half. Kresevic made the game clinching goal with less than 10 minutes to go in the second half. “I thought we found that one opportunity that we really needed in the second half to win the game,” said Head Coach Blake Hornbuckle. “Maddie Kresevic did a very good job to get on the end of the ball. She came up from the back on to the midfield and ran a lot of balls, distributed and got in for the deciding goal.” Junior midfielder Maggie Ramsey and sophomore midfielder Christina Cutura dished out the saves. Senior Hope Sabadash had only one save in the game due to strong defense by the Lady Lions. “We kept pressing to our goal,” said Hornbuckle. “We played an extremely hard-working, gritty Mississippi Valley State team. A lot of credit goes to them for their work tonight. On Sunday we will face a pretty tough Louisiana Lafayette team. Our preparations have already begun.” Neither team scored in the first half in the game at ULLafayette. The Lady Lions took the lead in the second half after Ramsey made her team-leading third goal of the season. The Ragin Cajuns proceeded to score three goals before the end of the second to take the game. Senior forward Casey Peacock recorded her first assist of the season and Sabadash had six saves putting her in third place on the Lady Lions career list with 314. “I think it was really necessary for us to get a win under our belt,” said Kresevic. “We are going into the remainder of preseason before we start conference games. If we play with fire and desire we will be ready.” The Lady Lions will face a another in-state rival, Southern at Baton Rouge this Thursday at 7 p.m. The following Sunday they will face Georgia State University in Strawberry Stadium at 1 p.m.

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The Lady Lions showed offensive prowess at home against Mississippi Valley State, but struggled on the road at UL-Lafeyette. Conference games will not start for the Lady Lions until Sept. 16 versus McNeese State where their road to the Southland Conference Tournament will officially begin.

Southeastern squads continue building at latest meet

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Lions cross country had a another successful meet at The Grounds of Mobile last Friday. Freshman distance runner Ben Vasterling once again led the team by finishing in 18th in the 8k run. MOBILE, Ala. – Seven members of the Southeastern Louisiana cross country teams recorded personal bests Friday evening at the Azalea City Classic, hosted

by the University of South Alabama Friday at The Grounds of Mobile. Junior Clarissa Smith finished eighth in the women’s 6K, coming in at 23

minutes, 11.56 seconds. Smith, who ran the fastest 3K at the season-opening New Orleans Invitational, averaged 6:13.1 per mile. South Alabama’s Laura Labuschaigne won in 21:44.56. Freshman Ben Vasterling, the reigning Southland Conference Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week, led the Lions’ squad with an 18th-place finish. He completed the 8K run in 27:23.62, averaging 5:30.7 per mile. Sophomore Brett Olivier was 22nd in 27:54.78 with sophomore Salvatore Grizzaffi finishing 23rd in 27:58.37. Sophomore Trevor Johnson was 29th (28:23.22), freshman Bryant White 37th (30:09.72), sophomore Tahj Lewis 39th (30:30.87) and freshman Matthew VanAmburg 40th (30:45.29). Tennessee Tech’s Gilbert Boit took first in 24:09.34. Southeastern went 1-3 as a team, defeating Alabama State 24-33 while

falling to host South Alabama 15-41, Troy 15-48 and Tennessee Tech 15-46. Tennessee Tech went on to finish 4-0, Troy went 3-1, South Alabama 2-2 and Alabama State 0-4. Tennessee Tech also took the women’s title after going 5-0. South Alabama was 2-2 and Troy 0-5. “On a hot day and a dusty course, our teams ran well,” Southeastern Head cross country coach Sean Brady said. “Seven of our 12 athletes established new personal bests for the 8K and 6K, respectively. The men’s team’s combined times for the top five was faster than what we ran at the Southland Conference Championships last season. Our athletes are building every week. They ran well but they are not satisfied. Better races are coming soon.” Southeastern will head to Baton Rouge next Saturday to compete in the LSU Cross Country Invitational. -Courtesy of Sports Info

Raiders aim to grow from another memorable Superdome visit NEW ORLEANS (AP) Even if the Oakland Raiders’ latest visit to the Superdome won’t go down as their most memorable triumph in New Orleans, it certainly has the potential to be a pivotal moment in the apparent resurgence of a proud franchise that hasn’t won much for more than a decade. The Raiders have been so annually lousy since 2002 that coach Jack Del Rio’s 7-9 record in his first season with the club

a year ago was widely seen as a promising development. And because a number of the Raiders’ top players are young, Oakland is becoming a popular dark horse pick to contend for an AFC playoff spot. Given the resolve and guts the silver-and-black demonstrated in a dramatic, season-opening 35-34 victory over the Saints on Sunday, why not? The Raiders not only erased a 14-point, second-

half deficit on hostile ground. They also overcame another one-touchdown deficit in style, marching 75 yards in the final minutes for a touchdown and a bold, do-or-die, 2-point conversion from Derek Carr to Michael Crabtree with 47 seconds left. That’ll never measure up to the 1980 Raiders’ Super Bowl triumph in the Big Easy, but it’s the kind of victory that can give a young squad a psychological edge.

“Today really helps them with finding a way to get a win,” Del Rio said after Sunday’s triumph. “This year, we are talking about learning how to win, learning how to close these games, sticking together and making plays at the end. I am really proud of our guys, really happy for them.” The Saints are also coming off of a 7-9 record last season. They showed potential to improve, but ultimately lost for

much the same reason as last year ‚at their defense couldn’t make what Drew Brees and Co. produced hold up. “There’s a point where you have to dig down and get off the field,” coach Sean Payton said of his defense, noting the unit did not have any sacks or turnovers. “We weren’t able to do so. From then on, you’re just hanging in there, and we didn’t make enough plays.” - Brett Martel / Associated Press

LSU athletic director eyes beer garden at Tiger Stadium BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana State University is eyeing an outdoor beer garden for its football stadium, but the idea would have to pass muster with the Southeastern Conference. The Advocate reports (http:// bit.ly/2c7Nwnv ) that LSU

athletic director Joe Alleva said during a pregame radio show Saturday that the university has “some concepts on the board” for adding food courts and possibly an outdoor drinking area at Tiger Stadium. He said those ideas are “are on the horizon.”

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