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OCTOBER 4, 2016 VOLUME 88, ISSUE 08

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A big show for a ‘little night’ Lady Lions BY ANNIE GOODMAN Staff Reporter

As the sun went down in downtown Hammond, the curtains went up in the Columbia Theatre. The university’s Opera/ Music Theatre Workshop put on the musical “A Little Night Music” Thursday, Sept. 29 and Friday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. The play circulated around themes of love and betrayal, both old and new, as it followed the complex relationships of main characters Désirée Armfeldt, played by Rachel Davis and Fredrick Egerman, played by Alfred Harper. Written by Hugh Wheeler, the story took place in Sweden in 1900. The actors enjoyed being a part of the production and working with the crew and fellow actors. “I thought it was really exciting,” said Harper. “It was my first lead role. This is my second show here. I loved it. I loved doing it. I loved acting Annie Goodman / The Lion’s Roar with the people. The director’s Three student actresses, from left, Anne Labranche, Rachel Davis and Elizabeth Langley pretend to be over dramatic really cool and the conductor actresses for a scene during “A Little Night Music.” see MUSICAL pg. 4

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The purpose of the evening was not to discourage drinking, but to discourage alcohol and substance abuse as a coping mechanism. Lights! Camera! Mocktails! took place on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom and concluded in Strawberry Stadium Parking Garage. The night started out with a speech from motivational speaker Ross Szabo. “This presentation tonight is not to stand up here and tell you not to drink and do those things, but why people are doing it,” said Szabo. Szabo explained that mental health is not having an actual problem, but rather the way you address the complications that arise in your life. “Your mental health is as important as your physical health,” said Szabo. “To take care of your mental health you have to think about how you cope and how you take care of your mind.” Laughter emanated from the crowd as Szabo explained how college students tend to get less than five hours of sleep a night. Szabo explained what mental health and mental disorders were by going into detail about his personal back story and how his battle with mental disorders led to a very dangerous alcohol and substance abuse problem. “I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when I was 16, and I heavily abused alcohol from 16 to about 22,” said Szabo. “I was in and out of psychiatric wards and hospitals until I found how to balance it.” Szabo believed that as students go through elementary and middle see MOCKTAILS pg. 4

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Seven Lady Lions pitchers kept LSU Eunice to only one run as they defeated all three of their preseason opponents last week. Sophomore pitcher Caitlyn VanHemelryck threw two shutout innings to help the team to victory.

BY ELIZABETH BROWN Staff Reporter

Thirteen newcomers are now a part of the Lady Lions softball team. An eight-game fall schedule is underway to help these newcomers and their returning teammates get better acquainted and to get on the field experience. “We’re allowed to play eight games [in the fall] so we always want to try and play a full eight if we can,” said Head Softball Coach Rick Fremin. “There’s nothing like game experience. We can come out here and practice all fall, but the gaming experience and having the pressure on, seeing live pitching, those are all bonuses of us playing the games, so that’s why we try and maximize it with the eight games.” Leading up to the preseason, the 13 newcomers, seven of which are previously from the junior college level, were selected based on their skills, according to Fremin. “Their athleticism is one thing,” said Fremin. “Their speed, their competitiveness, but as far as the transfers, there’s seven of them, all seven have either played for a national championship or won Taja Morgan / The Lion’s Roar a national championship in the Mocktail winners Alpha Omicron Pi and Pi Kappa Alpha used the movie “Elf” for last two years with their junior their booth theme. college programs, so they already know how to win, and that was a big draw for us.”

Mocktails celebrates movies BY IMARI SIMMONS

open preseason

These new Lady Lions, alongside their veteran teammates, were able to show their skills in the beginning of the eight-game fall schedule. For the preseason opener on Wednesday, Sept. 28, the team went up against LSU Eunice where junior outfielder Maddie Edmonston dominated the game by scoring three runs, one of which was a solo home run. As a newcomer, Edmonston also was playing against her former team in this game. “It was really weird just seeing everyone and not being in that uniform since I played two years there, but I was excited to be a Lady Lion and I just wanted to do good for my team,” said Edmonston. “It was a new team, new coaches, so I knew that I needed to prove myself, and I guess just knowing that and wanting to do good for my team, I just had some confidence and did what I needed to do.” Junior outfielder Kinsey Nichols followed shortly behind Edmonston with a triple, two runs batted in and a run scored. Junior infielder Mahalia Gibson also finished with an RBI. After this 5-1 victory, the Lady Lions continued to dominate with a 13-7 win against Pearl River Community College on Saturday, Oct. 1. Later that

New king and queen will reign for Homecoming BY NATE CALLAWAY Staff Reporter

At any school, homecoming has always been a tradition. From high school to college, it carries on. The week activities and events leading to the home game all represent a week for school pride and enjoyment. The court is run through the Student Government Association and members of the student body run for a spot on the court. SGA helps them get prepped and ready for their duties. Every year a new round of court members are elected. To enter, students must be part of at least two student organizations, free of academic Nate Callaway/ The Lion’s Roar or disciplinary probation, a full Two newly elected Homecoming Court members hug in excitement as their time student and have at least a names were announced. Following the elections, a meeting was held where the 2.5 GPA. members learned of their responsibilities to come. As announced in the

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Student Union Breezeway on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 5 p.m., the Homecoming Court winners were: Justin Archote, Justin Bankston, Neil Bourgeois, Seth Leto, Duncan Martin, Austin Rogers, Nick Wylie, Taylor Drude, Maya Gauthier, Maria Goddard, Cierra Heckman, Maggie Hinson, Chelsea Loupe and Haley Loyacano. Bankston expressed his excitement for his new position on the Homecoming Court and intends to allow members of the campus community to see how much they are involved in endeavors. “If you actually look into what it takes to be on Homecoming Court, you get to see that ‘hey these guys actually have a pretty see VOTING pg. 8

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Two time All-Southland Conference junior infielder Kinsey Nichols finished the game with two RBI’s and scored a run . Only former LSU Eunice junior outfielder Maddie Edmonston had a better game scoring three runs and a home run.

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Students enjoy relaxation with game night BY REGINA PERGOLA Staff Reporter

With music playing softly in the background, students could enjoy a night of conversations and games such as Jenga, Connect Four, Never Have I Ever: The Game of Poor Life Decisions and more. The Campus Activities Board sponsored the event Game On, Game Night, which took place on Tuesday, Sept. 27 in the Student Union Theatre. There were several card and board games as well as a setup for video game consoles. Paul Ferguson Jr., a junior general studies major was playing against other students in a game of UNO. “I’m more of a video and board gamer at heart, rather than a card gamer, so this brings out my competitive side,” said Ferguson. A retro popcorn machine filled the air with movie theater-like smells. Popcorn,

soda and water were provided for the participating players. Students who attended the first Game Night in August also returned. “It was my birthday on the first game night,” said Pierra West, a sophomore early childhood education major. “We came to the first one and liked it. We like playing games. I saw the billboard and was like, ‘game night, we should go,’” said Symone Puckett, a sophomore nursing major. As towers of Jenga fell, cries of frustration and excitement rang out. There was a television in the background silently playing lists of other CAB events, reminders to vote for the Halloween themed movie to premiere on Oct. 24 and reminders to attend Votes and Ice Cream Votes. The murmured conversations at various tables were accompanied by the sounds of clattering Connect Four chips

and laughter. The old theater was intended to be used for video games, but no one brought a gaming console. CAB events are a great way to have something to do, as well as to meet new people. “I was sitting in my room thinking I needed new friends,” said Helen Launey, a freshman communication major. “I was bored so I came.” Students also used the settled atmosphere to study and do homework. “I was playing Monopoly then I left with my friends. This is my first time studying here,” said Jade Norbert, a freshman Industrial Technology major, as she did homework. The groups fluctuated as time passed. Popular games such as UNO and Battleship were rarely left by any combination of the players. Jenga players ended up designing and constructing structures out of the blocks, rather than playing the

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At Student Government Association sponsored Game Night, Monopoly was a popular game choice. Several participants played with loud enthusiasm. They enjoyed SGA provided provisions, such as water, soda and popcorn. Music played softly in the background as students played a variety of board and card games. traditional game. As the night dwindled to an end, only a few tables of players were left. The majority of players were playing Never Have I Ever: The

Game of Poor Life Decisions, laughing at the ridiculousness of the cards. When the night ended, it was amid groans of discontent. Students were

able to hang out and meet new friends while playing game after game of traditional board and card games as well as some more modern games.

Presidential Debate watch fuels various opinions BY LONDON TAYLOR Staff Reporter

Students got the opportunity to watch the presidential debate live in the Student Union Room 2207 on last Monday, Sept. 26.. The Presidential Debate viewing was sponsored by the university’s Honors Program and the Department of Languages and Communication. “We had far more students show up than I expected,” said Dr. Claire Procopio, a communication professor. She mentioned that there was an overflow of students for one room. “There was at least 100 chairs for the first

room, the second room had approximately 50 students in it,” said Procopio. As the Presidential Debate began to approach, Procopio took action towards setting up for the overflow room. Dr. Amber Narro, an associate communication professor, also helped set up the equipment to prepare for the live stream. Before the debate started, Dr. Joseph Burns, a communication professor, did an opening session which allowed students to vote on who they felt would win the debate. “This debate was so important because it was an intellectual activity outside of class,” said Procopio. She shared that students were influenced to go to the debate by being offered bonus points.

Other professors offered points to students for attending and explaining what they have gotten out of it. “There were a range of ways that students heard of this event,” said Procopio. Honor students were sent an invitation. “I’m still highly disappointed about the presidential candidates for this election, but I’m more on Hillary’s side because she’s less insane,” said Booker Maistros, a freshman communication major. “I am not usually interested in politics, but I’m very happy it was hosted. I will vote for Hillary because I don’t want Trump to win.” Maistros mentioned he had a really great time watching the debate. “I usually get everyone’s opinions, especially

my parents, and form my own based off of theirs,” said Maistros. At the end of the debate students did a poll, by show of hands. More students in attendance felt that Hillary had won the Presidential Debate. “I was excited about how the event turned out. Students were engaging in the political process,” said Procopio Cookies, sodas and Hershey’s wrapped in red, white and blue colors were provided during the debate as support from the National Organizational Communication Association group. Procopio mentioned that there will be a town hall debate on Monday, Nov. 7 at 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

CAB and SGA promote National Voter Registration Day BY AUSTIN CRADIC Staff Reporter

Last Tuesday was National Voter Registration Day. In spirit of this event, the Campus Activities Board and Student Government Association partnered together to throw a promotional event to get students engaged in voter registration. The event was called Donuts For Democracy. For the event, SGA and CAB gave out forms to both non-registered voters and previously registered voters. “I planned this to get the college students to come out and register to vote and to find out where their voting location is so everyone can Austin Cradic / The Lion’s Roar vote,” stated Alyssa Arceneaux, a CAB student Students were encouraged to register to vote in this election by the Campus worker and planner for the event. “Even if Activities Board and the Student Government Association. The extra incentive you’re not able to register here, you can still for students was the free donuts that were handed to anyone who wanted one. get a donut.” Many students walking between classes

attended the event. Some registered to vote, some were already registered and some were just hungry. In any case, donuts were served to everyone. Among the students that attended were Dejariee Johnson, a freshmen psychology major and Kelsey Mack, a freshmen art major. Mack said she came to register and Johnson, who was already registered, just wanted a donut. “I just saw a flyer that was inside of my room that said free donuts,” said Johnson. “Oh, wait, let me see what I need to do to get them.” Voter Registration Day is not just limited to the university. Although other organizations may not be enticing people with donuts, communities around the nation are coming together to ensure that citizens are informed and armed with their rights to vote this upcoming election. With this being the largest followed election according to both online

and television viewers, the 2016 election is predicted to be the biggest presidential election yet. “They can sign up here and we’ll mail it out for them,” said Neil Bourgeois, a SGA Senator. “It makes it less of a hassle for the students, so it’s more convenient for them to sign up to vote.” According to the National Voter Registration Day organization, six million Americans lost their chance to vote back in 2008 due to missing the registration deadline or not knowing how to register. Donuts for Democracy provided students with the opportunity to register to vote before the close of registration. Those who have not yet registered still have the opportunity to register until Friday, Oct. 7. Anyone registered to vote who intends on voting this upcoming election, can do so on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

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As senior nursing students from section 04, we are promoting Osteoporosis Awareness in ages 18-24 for our capstone project. This week, we would like to focus on the disease itself. What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones. It happens when you lose too much bone, make too little bone or both. As a result, your bones become weak and can break much easier. For more facts about prevention, please like our Facebook page: Osteoferocious, Twitter: osteoferocious or Instagram: osteoferociouslions.

Manchac Review

The English Department will host a release party/open mic on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Writing Center, D. Vickers 210, to celebrate its latest publication of the Manchac Review, which is the creative journal for students. Students can sign up early for the open mic by emailing manchacreview@ selu.edu, but sign up is not required to participate. Refreshments will be served. Come enjoy this wonderful afternoon of

creativity. The submission deadline to be included in the Spring 2017 edition of Manchac Review is Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. The Manchac Review publishes works of fiction, short stories, visual artistry (including photography and canvas art), etc. Our digital version is also expanding to include video shorts, song and any recorded work. For more information, email us and “Like” our Facebook page, Manchac Review.

Phi Kappa Phi

Get your student or faculty team together for the 15th Annual Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Homecoming Intramural Quiz Bowl Tournament. This event offers “another” kind of competition during Homecoming week, pitting student teams of 4-5 people against other student teams and faculty teams against faculty teams in a doubleelimination tournament capped off with the top student and faculty teams competing against each other for Quiz Bowl Champions. First place student and faculty teams are awarded $100 and second place teams are awarded $50 each. For more information or an application form for this Oct. 18 event,

please email Dr. Joan Faust (jfaust@selu. edu). See you there.

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OPINIONS

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Be courteous to fans supporting the Lions

William Schmidt Editor in Chief

On Sept. 24, I took off work, finished all my school work early and made plans to meet a friend at the first home football game against Northwestern. Needless to say, I believe that some of the same workers should learn some common courtesy. Even though it may be a high stress job working at any sporting event,

I hope future workers of home games are less rude and more kind to fans. Though some of the workers may be hired who aren’t affiliated with our university, they are still representing Southeastern at that time. If the workers would have said a few kind words or handled particular situations differently, I would have not had a negative experience when I went to support the Lions football team protect their home turf for the first time this semester. First, I would like to point out

that this opinion is not meant to say don’t go to football games. Quite the opposite, it is to tell how important the little things are that keep fans happy. As an undergraduate, I took anywhere from 15 to 21 hours of classes a semester and worked close to 60 hours a week to pay all my bills and for my classes. As a graduate student, I have a lot more studying that I need to do but I have become an expert at time management. I have become actively involved with my organization, Alpha Psi Omega, and we had our first

real bonding event outside of organizational meetings. It just so happened to be on the same day as the first home game. So, I took off from work a month in advance to enjoy bonding with my fellow APO members as well as having the chance to head out to Strawberry Stadium to support the Lions afterwards. In the morning, I rode my bike to North Oak Park because I do not own a car. I had a blast at my APO event and afterwards, I went home and cleaned up. I see KINDNESS pg. 7

Thoughts on the first 2016 presidential debate Austin Cradic Staff Reporter

On Monday, Sept. 26, the first Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump took place. This was originally predicted to be the largest viewed debate in American history and the prediction wasn’t wrong. By television numbers alone, the debate had over 80 million viewers. That doesn’t even include the other 35 million viewers from other media outlets, mainly the internet. That means over 115 million people were watching this debate. That is huge. Speaking of huge, a candidate who also has a rather peculiarly huge following, Donald Trump, was under a large amount of focus by both media outlets and the viewers. The first question of the debate was what kinds of jobs the candidates would create that would put money back into the pockets of the American workers. Trump began his response to the question by stating that a lot of our labor is being outsourced to Mexico and other countries. This outsourcing of our labor is a true and large issue that does need

with a small number of facts and conclusions are a common pattern with politicians regarding our presidential elections. Trump is no exception. The issue with Trump is that he is not saying very much about these things. Seriously, I had to go reread the transcript from the debate and acquire these small paragraphs of information after going through almost the entire debate. Why’s that? Because most of his other statements are about petty personal things like mudslinging aimed towards Hillary Clinton or other groups. Don’t get me wrong, Hillary threw mud too, but she seemed to always move back to some sort of facts and kept a form of focus. Trump was all over the place. Sure we need to solve the drop in the American labor class, but dropping taxes on the companies themselves has not benefitted the lower class in the past. It’s a nicely dressed up policy that’s designed to appeal to special interest groups. Yes, crime in impoverished areas is a huge concern, but taking a militaristic approach towards minority groups that already don’t have the power in our own country is only going to strengthen the tension we already have.

to be addressed. With companies laying off American workers and moving to countries like Mexico with less restrictions on how low wage and healthcare benefits need to be for their laborers, our labor class is failing. To solve this issue, he proposed that he would reduce taxes for companies operating in the U.S. from 35 to 15 percent. After a lot of rebuttal between the two candidates, the debate moderator, Lester Holt, asked the nominees what they were going to do to heal the racial divide in the United States today. Trump’s response related to the riots and protests throughout the country and stated simply that we need “law and order in our country.” He stated that our Hispanic and African American populations are living in hell due to the neighborhoods being so dangerous. He concluded that this danger is mainly due to gangs roaming the streets composed of illegal immigrants with guns. So to create law and order, he wants to increase law enforcement in those areas. These are very important topics today in our country. Trump brings out very important, yet vague, responses to these issues. Whether you recognize his status as a politician, or want to continue identifying him as “just a business man,” you have to recognize that these largely vague statements

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SPEAK OUT

Cast your vote wisely Larshell Green Staff Reporter

I have never paid much attention to politics before unless it was for an assignment, but my ears have definitely perked up this election season. I’d like to easily yell every time someone asks me why I want to vote for Hillary Clinton, “Because she’s not Trump,” but that would be very ignorant of me. There are very solid reasons for my intention to vote for Clinton, as I’m sure you have solid reasons for voting for whomever you chose. I honestly never thought that Trump would make it this far in the election. In the words of Wendy Williams, “This is a joke that has gone too far.” The future of this country is in disarray and that is no laughing matter. I’m no political expert and have not sufficiently researched Clinton or Trump’s platforms or the other candidates because I’m a busy college student. I happen to agree with Clinton’s stance on a number of issues, but I will only discuss her stances on gun violence, immigration and education. Gun violence is currently a major issue. I agree with Clinton in the aspect that citizens do not need assault weapons in a civilian life. Criminal background checks and loopholes, like buying guns online and at gun shows, should be controlled more. Education should constantly evolve and our president should

evolve with it and evoke changes. Clinton plans to modernize teaching, elevate the level at which students learn, adjust the level of student disciplinary action and improve the physical condition of schools. As far as immigration, Clinton promotes naturalization, affordable healthcare to immigrants and an end to the three and 10-year bars. According to an article entitled “Bar None: An Evaluation of the 3/10 Year Bar” by Jessica Vaughan, those considered as “illegal aliens” who remain illegal for six to twelve months are prohibited from staying in the U.S. for three years. Those who remain illegal for more than a year are barred for 10 years. Trump believes that citizens should have their Second Amendment rights, assault weapons or not, but he makes some very valid points about fixing the mental health system to prevent other shootings from happening. He also focuses on the financial elements of improving the education system, stating that reprioritizing $20 million of tax dollars can be put towards choosing a personal school and the attempt to reduce the cost of college and student debt. Trump wants to limit the amount that taxpayers spend on the current immigration policy, build a wall on the Southern border, inflict harsher treatments on those caught illegally entering the United States and generalizes a lot of immigrants as criminals. Just because I agree with Clinton more on these issues see CLINTONpg. 7

What common courtesy should people have?

I feel like a common courtesy people don’t really do that often is hold the door open for females. It shows respect. I think that’s for everybody. I hold the door open for guys too. Josh McClain Junior, Athletic Training Saying hello. It could brighten anyone’s day or show that you acknowledge somebody. It makes them feel noticed. Tori Hall Freshman, Nursing

Not looking at your phone when you’re eating with someone else. When you want to have a one-on-one conversation with that person, you’re able to talk to them face-to-face and not phone-to-face. Meredith LaBorde Junior, Criminal Justice

If you bump into somebody, say excuse me. It’s a rude thing not to do.

Saying yes ma’am and no ma’am. Being respectful to your elders and stuff like that.

Getting up for elderly people, for pregnant women or anyone like that. I’m younger and I have the ability or health to stand for longer periods of time.

Koley Simmons Freshman, Athletic Training

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At dusk, Columbia presents ‘A Little Night Music’ MUSICAL continued from pg. 1 loved doing it. I loved acting with the people. The director’s really cool and the conductor was very organized.” In the musical, the webs of sex and youth entangled Egerman who realized too late that he had “no intention of being saved.” Infidelity was a common aspect throughout the play, one that almost all characters partook in. The audience appreciated the character growth that occurred throughout the production. “I thought it was great,” said Olivia Waguespack, a senior general studies major. “I liked the story line and I thought that the characters really progressed throughout the show.” The musical shifted from childlike antics in the first act to a more serious, mind-opening tone in the second act. An orchestra played music behind the curtain to the enjoyment of the audience. “The orchestra is what I’m here for,” said Brandon Domingue, a junior music major. Even the parents of actors and musicians enjoyed the music. “I thought it was great,” said Greg Labranche, father of actress Anne Labranche, who played Mrs. Anderssen. “The music program here is very good.” Throughout the musical, Madame Armfeldt, played by Kay Schepker, provided advice. It was through her teachings that her granddaughter Fredrika Armfeldt, played by Kaylin Guillory, learned the “secrets to life” as the audience roared with laughter at the blunt words of wisdom. The play was successful in spite of some technical difficulties.

“I thought the actors were great and I thought the lighting was a little off, but I don’t think that’s the fault of anyone,” said Veronica Hall, a music major. Another actor found they did well after everything that happened backstage. “It was excellent actually,” said Jeremy Guillot, who played Bertrand. “This was the best run we’ve done yet even with tech, lights and everything that went wrong backstage. Everything just came together tonight. It was wonderful.” Charles Effler, musical director, conductor and producer put an abundance of effort into making this musical a success, as well as making it enjoyable for the students. “It was so much work and took so many hours, but it was the highlight of my day,” said Guillot. “It was what I looked forward to at the end of the day, but it was also what I dreaded.” Interim Executive Director of the Columbia Theatre C. Roy Blackwood praised Effler for his ability to direct. “I think Chuck Effler does a phenomenal job,” said Blackwood. “I think he maximizes the abilities of the students, so he’s a real crowd pleaser.”

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Mr. Egerman, played by Alfred Harper, top, is confused by the hilarious dialogue his maid Petra, played by Jane Wear, and Mrs. Egerman, played by Randi Gaspard are engaging in. Mrs. Egerman, far left, attempts to reassure Mr. Egerman about his current life situation. Désirée Armfeldt, played by Rachel Davis, left, is commenting on her life complexities to her daughter, Fredrika Armfeldt played by Kaylin Guillory, after being surprised by a visit from Count Malcom, played by Robert Roy.

From the Labyrinth.” This performance will be a 24-hour play. This means they have to write, rehearse and perform within 24 hours. It will be held in Pottle Auditorium and admission will be $7. The previous annual HHF’s have seen other programs by Alpha Psi Omega, including “7 Signs of the Apocalypse” in 2013, “7 Twisted Tales” in 2012 and “7 Deadly Plays Made in a Day” in 2011. Traditionally, each performance would contain seven 10-min performances depicting a general theme throughout the entirety of the show. This year, special thanks

are given on HHF’s website to Taylor McLellan and their sponsors. These sponsors include: Alpha Psi Omega, Hammond Downtown Development District, La LA tribal and Augustine’s Bar. This event supports the American Cancer Society and other local organizations, as well as promoting local art organizations. Students have a chance to support these organizations by attending the HHF. “It’s going to be a great time and our organization is nonprofit working hard to raise money for the Cancer Society,”

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President of the Louisiana Wildfowl Carvers & Collectors Guild Gene Hebert holds one of his own carved birds, pictured left. He has been carving for over 40 years. Two men are discussing carving over a table of wildfowls, pictured right.

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People from all over and of all ages came together to appreciate the art form of decoy carving. The Louisiana Wildfowl Carvers & Collectors Guild held their annual Wildfowl Festival and Carving Contest on Saturday, Oct.1 and Sunday, Oct.2. “There is such a community here with carving,” said Sierra Eskritt, a 17-year-old prizewinning carver from Canada. The community of Wildfowl carvers started the festival around 40 years ago and this is the 9th year the event has taken place since Hurricane Katrina. MOCKTAILS continued from pg. 1 school, they are constantly being told what is wrong with them, but never given any advice on what to do about it. “The statistics around this issue are pretty overwhelming,” said Szabo. “25 percent of college students experience the diagnosis of a mental health disorder each year. Suicide is the second leading cause of death on college campuses.” As the mood in the room became serious, Szabo continued to share his opinions on those statistics. “The statistic that bothered me the most and is why I started speaking, is that 66 percent of college students don’t seek help for their mental health,” said Szabo. As Szabo began to wrap up

After reconvening in 2008, the guild has started to gain back their fan base and their reputation. One of the things that attract people to get involved with the Louisiana Wildfowl Festival is the opportunity to win prize money. “We have over 120 categories that you can win prize money in and about $50,000 in prize money total where the highest you can win is $14,000 for one piece,” said Chairman of the guild Richard Reeves. “You can pretty much carve anything you want to and we’ll have a place for you to enter it into the show.” The funding comes from sponsors around the country as

well as the parish. President of the guild Gene Hebert said, “A lot of the sponsorship money is from big organizations or individuals. They give us the money to put on the contest and we give the money to the artists.” Kids also have the opportunity to win prize money. For the past 6 years, the guild has included art from St. Tammany Parish elementary and middle schools as well as duck heads made by the boy scouts. “Because we’re a non profit organization we try to solicit a lot of community involvement and that’s one of the things we do,” said Hebert. “We have a

his speech, he offered students advice on how to cope and manage their mental health. He explained that talking to someone about your problems and issues are healthy and that getting enough sleep each night can also help with coping mechanisms. Following Szabo’s presentation, attendees headed towards the Strawberry Stadium Parking Garage for the Mocktails portion of the event. Different sororities, fraternities and clubs joined together and attempted to create the best “Mocktail,” a non-alcoholic drink that was to be judged. Every booth had a different theme, and the members of each group dressed to fit their theme. “It was so cool to see all the different costumes,” said Lindsey Watkins, a freshman English major. “My favorite had to have been the ‘Lilo and Stitch’ booth.

They were all dressed so cute.” As the night began to wrap up, voting for the best drink and the best overall booth came to an end. The overall 1st place and best overall booth was awarded to Alpha Omicron Pi and Pi Kappa Alpha. The best overall drink was awarded to the Black Student Union.

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Local artists will have a chance to present their various works at the Hammond Horror Fest 2016. Music, visual arts, dance, film, theatre and more will be presented at this Halloweentheme festival. Extending from Oct. 14 to 15, the festival will include a Masquerade Ball, a play and a belly dancing performance. Participants can also view the horror-theme arts market on the first night. The annual festival began in 2011 and focused on promoting local multimedia artists. It has since expanded and this year contains new features, as well as re-occurring events from previous years. “Each year the festival has a similar outline, but it will be different based on the artists that participate,” said Chad Winters, instructor of acting and directing. “We welcome any artists to reach out to us about becoming involved.” Oct. 14 will focus on a new addition, the 48-hour film showcase. Filmmakers had a chance to shine and horrify in this presentation of original horror short films. Contestants were given strictly 48 hours to plot, film, shoot and edit their film. After the showcase, there will be a masquerade after-party. The whole event intends to last from 6 until 11 p.m. There will also be a Livewire performance. Costumes are encouraged, but not required for the masquerade party. It is scheduled to be at Gnarly Barley Brewing Company in downtown Hammond at 1709 Corbin Road. The La LA Tribal belly-dancing troupe will perform a choreographed show that is meant to horrify and thrill the audience in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the movie “Labyrinth.” The second night will revolve around the theatre production of university students. Alpha Psi Omega will be hosting their fourth theatre performance, “The Seven Tales

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Hammond Horror Festival offers the chance for submitted plays and as a new addition, short horror films. This year, Alpha Psi Omega will be presenting “7 Tales from the Labyrinth” which will be displayed as this year’s 24-hour play.

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HRAC keeps traditions during 7th Brews Arts Fest

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The Hammond Regional Arts Center held the 7th annual Brews Arts Festival on Friday, Sept. 30. Music, food, crafts and artwork were all featured as the overall attendance for the festival rose by 16 percent this year. Jenna Hill of Hammond returned to the festival for the fifth year. “I like beer, I like art, I like music and I love Hammond,” said Hill. “It’s good to support local artists, food and breweries.” Director of Sims Memorial Library, Eric Johnson, far left, served a variety of brews as a volunteer for HRAC. Member of Ricky T and The Rockets, Rick Tobey, bottom left, performed blues and rock songs at the festival for the first time.

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Hammond Regional Arts Center celebrates craft beer by local and international vendors while infusing elements of local art, food and music during the seven-year celebration. HRAC held the Brews Arts Festival, the annual oneday beer tasting took place on Friday, Sept. 30 from 5-9 p.m. at the Morrison Alley Parking Lot off North Cypress. Henderson’s Hearth, the Hammond Art Guild, Jewelry Designs by Mimi and LoveDay Funck were all vendors at the festival. Tara Bennett, Media Coordinator for HRAC, believes that traditions such as local chef Kevin Cote preparing food for the festival and John Perilloux’s art work and live demonstrations helped bring the seven year festival to life. “John’s metal forging and Kevin’s delicious food appeal to our festival goers every year,” said Bennett. “Each year

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we receive multiple requests for them to return.” Perilloux, a returning blacksmith to the Brews Arts Festival, expressed enthusiasm after being continuously asked to return for over 3 years. Perrilloux did his annual steel burning show to form artwork during a live demonstration. “I’m local and I want to support the arts center,” said Perilloux. “Everyone’s nice and it’s an easy event to go to.” Cote returned to cook for the festival for the fifth time. He admitted that he engaged in trial and error, along with two days of shopping to prepare dishes such as “berled” peanuts, jambalaya, green onion sausage, Boudin links and more. “It’s a great cause, supporting Hammond Regional Arts Center,” said Cote. “I thought I’d keep it a little simple this year. It’s all about having good beer in one hand and food in the other. As long as they keep having it, I will come back.” Local band Ricky T and The Rockets performed for the first begins to ease. That’s the good news. The not-so-good news is a possible complication that could prolong the problem awhile longer. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Your self-confidence gets a much-needed big boost as you start to unsnarl that knotty financial problem. Expect some help from a surprising source. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Congratulations. Any lingering negative aftereffects from that not-so-pleasant workplace situation are all but gone. It’s time now to focus on the positive. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Your self-confidence grows stronger as you continue to take more control of your life. Arrange for some well-earned fun and relaxation with someone special. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) As usual, you’ve been concerned more about the needs of others than your own. You need to take time for yourself so that you can replenish all that spent energy. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Stronger planetary influences indicate a growing presence of people eager to help you navigate through the rough seas that might mark your career course. BORN THIS WEEK: You can balance emotion and logic, which gives you the ability to make choices that are more likely than not to prove successful. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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time at the festival. Members Rick Tobey, Bobby Kronlage and Ralph Bowers were happy that audience members were enjoying their set list which consisted of rock and blues songs. “We do everything our own special way, we do it the Ricky T and the Rockets way, it’s a very original band,” said Tobey. It was Christy Womack and her husband Jim’s first time at the Brews Arts Festival. According to Christy Womack, they go to gallery openings, but have never been to a Brews Arts Festival. “The weather is great, the crowd looks like it’s gonna be good,” said Christy Womack. “I’m really impressed with all the raffle items. We just like to support Hammond Regional Arts Center. It’s a good space to connect.” Amy Guilbeau, owner of local business Henderson’s Hearth served up Keltic inspired soup mixes, baked mixes, jams and gifts. At her third year at the festival, Guilbeau used the festival as a liaison for future events she will participate in. “One of the mixes is a beer bread mix,” said Guilbeau. “I like to do it with several different beers to show how it can change with the flavor of the beer. I’ve been active with the arts center for years and it’s a wonderful opportunity to get with the community and get the word out about the Renaissance

Festival and the Famer’s Market.” Zac Caramonta, a local business owner of Gnarly Barley and university alumni brought four new flavors to this year’s festival: Imperial Korova Milk Porter, A Clockwork Orange, Catahoula Common and Radical Rye. “I make small batches to try them out and to see what works and what doesn’t,” said Caramonta. Attendees such as Markus Gerdes enjoyed the variety of beers that Caramonta provided. Gerdes returned to the Brews Arts Festival for the fourth year because the proximity of it, what he describes as pleasant weather and the brews that he had access to. “The peanut butter drink from Gnarly Barly is my favorite,” said Gerdes. “It’s a mix of peanut butter and beer, it’s the best of both worlds.” Marc Settembrino, a university sociology professor, described creating his artwork as liberating and abstract. According to Settembrino, his work is a sharp contrast between his career in education. “I just do it because it’s fun, it makes me happy and it’s a way for me to relax,” said Caramonta. “I get to make pretty paintings to make people happy. All of my academic work is very rigid and supposed to fit in a nice, neat box. There’s so much more freedom in the

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practice.” Despite traditions remaining a staple of the Brews Arts Festival, new additions such as the university Ceramics Club provided a fresh festival experience. “I think it all comes down to maintaining a balance of bringing in the new, but still keeping what people have enjoyed in the past,” said Bennett. “With the brews you’ll either find something you already enjoy while also discovering new favorites. With the art demos, we still have festival favorite John Perilloux, but the Ceramics Club provides something new to experience as well.” Akilah Spears, a senior art major with a concentration in ceramics participated in the festival as president of the Ceramics Club. Spears and the club were asked to perform live demonstrations using a ceramics wheel. They used the opportunity to get students and the community familiar with the club and to help in future career endeavors. “For us, the more publicity we have, the better off we’ll be when we become full-fledged artists,” said Spears. Katherine Marquette, Executive Director of HRAC describes the Brews Arts Festival as one of the biggest sources to HRAC’s operating budget and is appreciative of their loyal supporters. She

confirmed that the festival will continue to be held on the last Friday in September for years to come. “We encourage them to mark their calendars for next year,” said Marquette. We’d love to have their continuous support. It’s our biggest single day event.” Bennett encourages lovers of beer, demonstrations, vendors, food and music to attend the festival in light of the many other local festivals attendees may have access to. “A lot of the compliments we get about the festival always centers on its quality because the HRAC focuses on bringing the best experience to its attendees every year,” said Bennett. “Not only that, but our patrons also enjoy the quantity. One year, I had a patron tell me he thought we were the best brew festival compared to others because his glass was never empty.” Overall attendance for the festival was 16 percent higher than last year. Bennett hopes to top that number next year and was satisfied by the success of this year’s Brews Arts Festival. “I can say without a doubt this was one of our best Brews Arts Festival,” said Bennett. “My favorite thing to do is watch the crowd as it grows to its fullest. This festival always lives up to its reputation as being a fun event with good brews, food, art and music.”

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Lady Lions make come back on Youth Day

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Elyssa Purcell, a red shirt freshman and setter, has recorded back to back tripledoubles in past games for the Lady Lions volleyball team. Purcell’s triple-double performances were her third and fourth of the season. Four triple-doubles rank in the Top-5 nationally, helping the Lady Lions break an 11-match losing streak on Thursday, Sept. 22 against Lamar. Purcell accomplished 10 kills, 23 assists and 10 digs. In her first season with the Lady Lions she was named to the Jaguar Invitational All-Tournament Team earlier this season. The Alvin, Texas native is the daughter of John and Melinda Purcell and has one sister, Kelsey Purcell. This is the kinesiology major’s first year at the university.

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Junior midfielder and forward Maddie Kresevic scored the game winning goal in overtime on a penalty kick defeating the Houston Baptist University Huskies. Senior Hope Sabadash recorded nine saves setting a new school record for career saves.

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The Lady Lions Soccer Team went head to head with the Houston Baptist University Huskies and the Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders in two games. On Friday, Sept. 30, the Lady Lions played against Houston Baptist followed by Texas A&M on Sunday, Oct. 2. After a three-game losing streak, the Lady Lions soccer team was able to make it to victory in the game against Corpus Christi, with a single goal made in overtime by junior midfielder and forward Maddie Kresevic on Youth Day. Leading up to the Corpus Christi game, the Lady Lions fell short in a close game of 2-1 against the Huskies. In the first half of the game against the Huskies, the team led offensively with a goal made by sophomore midfielder and defender Payton Colson, making that her second goal of the season. Although the team was ahead 1-0 and held out defensively, including seven saves The Lion’s Roar: Describe by senior goalkeeper Hope Sabadash, your recent triple-doubles. Houston Baptist managed to make two Elyssa Purcell: Triple goals in the 55th and 59th minutes to put the double is three things. I had 10 Huskies ahead to finish at 2-1. kills, 23 assists and 10 digs. It really helped with my stats.

Despite this loss, the Lady Lions continued on with their next game against the Islanders with the support of fans on Youth Day. At the beginning of the game, many young fans, including Metairie, Louisiana native Abby Naquin, were able to come down onto the field to stand up during the national anthem and get high fives from the Lady Lions after the anthem was over. “It felt cool,” said Naquin in regards to being able to stand on the field. In the first and second halves, the team made multiple shots at the goal, including four attempts made by sophomore forward and midfielder Sofia Olsson, three attempts by senior forward and midfielder Casey Peacock and six attempts by freshman midfielder Ylva Svendsen, but the Islanders made many saves in defending the goal, deadlocking the score. During halftime, in conjunction with Youth Day, fans Hunter Stewart, Grace Burris, Daniel Wittey and Owen Orlando participated in a three-legged race and winners Stewart and Burris received a prize. “It was really cool that I was able to race with someone I didn’t know and to compete up against an opponent I didn’t know,” said Grace Burris, daughter of Assistant

Professor of Computer Science John Burris. Sabadash also made a total of nine saves this game, adding to her career record of 359. It was in the 34th minute that Sabadash surpassed the previous school record held by Allison Holladay from 1997 to 1999 at a mark of 351. “It’s an honor to even be able to have a record up,” said Sabadash. “Honestly, I was more focused on us winning today than that record.” With defense holding out for both teams the game went into overtime, where in the first few minutes, a foul was called on Corpus Christi allowing Kresevic to make a penalty kick goal, her second goal of the season, and the Lady Lions to make the win, 1-0. “I knew what had to be done, so I just focused in,” said Kresevic. “[I felt] very relieved.” From here, Interim Head Coach Matt Muia wants to see the team continue to improve. “We just really want to empower the girls, and show them that they can do anything that they put their minds to,” said Muia. “I definitely want to see us keep moving forward. Obviously winning games

is something we’d like to do, but we’re going to continue to get better each day, and we will continue to prepare and work towards our goal of making the conference tournament.” Up next, the Lady Lions will travel to Beaumont, Texas to take on Lamar University for a conference game on Friday, Oct. 7.

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The defending Southland champs are 5-7-1 after their win against Houston Baptist. Six games are left as the Lady Lions prepare for the Southland Conference Tournament.

Tennis a work in progress Sceroler and Pickett persevere through flooding

TLR: Why is volleyball your sport of choice? EP: I’ve played pretty much BY NIKISUN SHRESTHA everything including soccer, Staff Reporter softball and baseball. I started The day was marked with playing volleyball in fifth victories in both singles and grade and I just love it. doubles category for Lady Lions TLR: How does it feel to be tennis team. While the pairing of Lucia Bustamante and Natalie athlete of the month? EP: It’s a great recognition, Duran won their doubles bracket, it means a lot to me coming in juniors Madina Vorotnikova, as a transfer student from UCL. Dalina Dahlmans and Ceci I didn’t have a great year there. Mercier grabbed victories in singles play. The Lady Lions tennis team TLR: What brought you to play for Southeastern Louisiana played their second of the four tournaments in the fall portion of University? EP: They only had one the tennis calendar at the Ragin’ setter, so I knew that I would Cajun Fall Classic on Saturday, probably get to play this year. Oct. 1. The Lady Lions had an overall I also really like the location; it is only five hours away from combined record of 7-5 in doubles home compared to Orlando, play and a 2-1 record in the singles play during the tournament. Head which is over 20 hours away. Coach Jason Hayes was pleased TLR: Who inspires you the with the effort shown by the Lady Lions. most? “I think that we did good,” said EP: My dad because he is encouraging. He is always there Hayes. “We had a tough draw. through the good times and There were lots of good teams, especially in the hard times. He difficult matches, but I liked the is always making me feel good fact that the players performed and supported each other.” and he always motivates me. However, Hayes also points TLR: What is your future out to some of the improvement in the player’s game. plans? “I’m happy with how we’re EP: My future plans are to get a degree in Kinesiology, playing, but there’s still a long and possibly play professional way to go,” said Hayes. “We have volleyball. It all depends on to be more aggressive and try to how everything works out after win more points in the future.” Hayes plans to make the tennis school. team the best they can be for TLR: What is your greatest the spring season. The team has reached the halfway stage in the accomplishment? EP: Getting to be All- fall preparation and Hayes has set clear goals for the upcoming American in high school. tournaments. “We want to get little better TLR: What’s the most challenging thing about being a each time we go on the court, just try to stay positive and we might student athlete? EP: Balancing school and make some mistakes but I hope homework, you have to learn well for the future,” said Hayes. The Lady Lions also have a how to do homework at the airports and while you’re in few new faces this season along with some new pairings in the your hotel room. doubles category. Freshmen TLR: What do you do on Yasmine Taylor and Sarah Eutinger as well as junior Fleur your free time? EP: I work out and I also Holtkamp are representing the Lady Lions for the first time this shop. season.

As for the doubles, the duo of Bustamante and Duran, who played well this tournament and the pair of juniors Dahlmans and Holtkamp, who did well in the previous tournament in Monroe, are also newly formed. Hayes is working out all of these changes and is looking for positive results. “We try to find who will work with the different players, what side of court they best play from and who works good in each half of the court,” said Hayes. Lady Lions has two more tournaments left in the fall as a preparation for the spring season that starts in January. Their next match is at the UWF Fall Fling in Pensacola, Florida from Oct. 14-16. This is followed by the final tournament for the fall, the George E. Fourmaux Invitational in Hammond from Nov. 4-6.

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Lions baseball pitchers Mac Sceroler and Gage Pickett are preparing for this upcoming season after dealing with the loss of their homes and the homes of their family members, due to flooding this past August. “Both my brother and my sister lost their houses,” said Pickett. “The team did a great job helping us out. It was really tough trying to deal with it because my sister had just had a baby the day before, so it was a difficult time.” Sceroler had damage to his own house and had to salvage what he could. “My house flooded and we got about two feet of water in our house,” said Sceroler. “Thankfully we put our furniture on top of the tables and the bars and stuff. We salvaged some stuff, but we had to tear up all of our floors and sheetrock and pretty much start over.” Both players are from Denham Springs, an area that was hit hard with the flooding. Sceroler says he now has a different perspective

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of what people went through during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. “I was definitely young during Katrina,” said Sceroler. “Me and my next door neighbor were actually playing outside during Katrina. Back then we didn’t understand the effect it had on those people until it happened to us. We felt bad for the victims of Katrina, but we never thought that would be us.” They both received help from their teammates after the flooding had gone down. Sceroler was touched by the love his teammates showed him. “It meant the world to me to know that they cared about me,” said Sceroler. “Going way out of their way to help us and rip up stuff in our house during their free time. It means a lot.” The players not only helped each other, but they went to neighboring houses and helped them to gut out and rip up things in their house. “It was awesome,” said Pickett. “There is no way we would have got half the work done that we did in time. We went to my sister’s house see ATHLETES pg. 7

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Salute for first responders BY JONATHAN RHODES Staff Reporter

First Responders all over Tangipahoa Parish will be honored for their service during the flooding that occurred in August this year. A Southeastern Salute tailgating party will be hosted by the university before the Lions football game against McNeese State. “I think anything that we can do to get the community and the students involved with the university is big,” said Director of Athletics Jay Artigues. “This event is an avenue to get people to be a part of this university and any way we can do that we are excited to be a part of.” Southeastern Salute will be held this Saturday, Oct. 8 at Student Union Park from 1 to 3 p.m. The tailgating party will not only be for police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians, but any citizens who helped their community and are still doing so today. “There were so many people that helped,” said Artigues. “Obviously you tip your hat to those police and firefighters because they were the first one’s to obviously respond in any type of crisis. The community really got involved. Our students, our student athletes, our community members, our professors, CLINTON continued from pg. 3 does not mean that she is free from flaw. Clinton has of course made what the general public views as mistakes: taking Bill Clinton back after he publicly cheated on her with Monica Lewinsky, the email scandal and her role in the Benghazi attacks. No one is perfect, not even politicians. They are judged a hundred times more than us because of their job titles. Her husband’s affair happened

instructors and administrators; everybody really pitched in.” The flooding in August called everyone into action to help the victims in the affected areas. “You hate to see something like the flooding happen,” said Artigues. “But when you see the outpouring of support by our community here in Hammond and the surrounding areas, it says a lot about our university and our community.” Every Lions athletic team helped out during the aftermath of the flooding. “The good part now is you’re seeing people move back in and rebuilding,” said Artigues, “In the interim, it’s tough. You have to make improvements and you’ll see destruction before you see it improve. When this didn’t immediately impact us right here on campus, a lot of student athletes who weren’t affected were able to get out and give support. Unfortunately, Katrina gave us a lot of practice with this. I hate that we are getting use to this happening, but I am glad we could help.” All people are invited to the tailgating party. There will be food, door prizes and entertainment for all attendants. First Responders are encouraged to bring their families to the event.

over 10 years ago and the fact that people are focusing on her husband’s past indiscretions is just proof that many members of this society are considering the wrong things when voting. Although I’m not a Trump supporter I found some valid points in some of his many arguments. I still find it absolutely ridiculous that someone who has never served in a political office and is instead a successful businessman could possibly win this election. The constant

“It’s really just our way of saying thank you,” said Artigues. “We are getting them to come out here and show them that support so they feel appreciated because they sure enough are.”

DEBATE continued from pg. 3 Trump is this really attractive yet ugly blunt candidate. Hearing him talk, to me, is like getting slapped in the face. I’m confused, concerned, yet slightly excited and I’m not entirely sure why. I think that’s where a lot of his supporters come from too. The reason a man of his position has acquired so much support without him having to reveal much about his campaign is because people don’t care. They just want to feel good. So because of that, this man very well might be our next president, despite his incompetency. Famous journalist, H. L. Mencken, once said “The common man is a fool,” and I see why that is so relevant today. ATHLETES continued from pg. 6

and the door was locked and we couldn’t get in so we went down the street to help some people that were cleaning out their house. We did in fifteen minutes what it would have taken them six hours.” Although much work was done for both of their families there is still a lot of work to be done. “We’re still not done with our house now,” said Sceroler. “I have a house in Hammond Megan McCormick/ The Lion’s Roar and he has an apartment so Aramark and the Tangipahoa Parish Government everything is kind of back have partnered with the university to host a to the norm for now but not tailgating party in honor of the first responders of back home. I don’t really think the flooding that happened last month. about the home damage when I am here. When I’m playing outbursts and outright racist or separation because of your statements are shameful. How political party affiliation or is he going to properly control otherwise. No candidate that is himself in social and political running for office will be perfect situations with leaders and morally or civically. I just happen citizens? No, I’m not oblivious to agree with some, but not all of to the fact that Clinton could very the principles and decisions that well be a racist and could only be Clinton has stated, regardless using certain methods to attract a of me being a Democrat. diverse group of voters. It would When casting your vote in the be foolish for a politician to not upcoming election, consider who use such methods. will run the country in a way As I said before, the future that benefits as many people as of this country is at stake. This possible regardless of race, class is not a time for violence, hatred or gender.

baseball that’s sort of my time to get away. Right now my parents are living with my grandparents and everything they own is in one room. But, things will get back to normal.” The Lions will play their first game of the preseason this Friday, Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. at Alumni Field. The game will give fans a chance to take a break and watch some baseball. “People love coming out here to watch some baseball,” said Sceroler. “I think it helps some people to just get away. A lot of the same people who went through the same thing in this flood are gonna get together and it’s gonna be good.”

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SOFTBALL continued from pg. 1 same day, the Lady Lions went head to head with Louisiana State University, Alexandria for a close victory of 3-2. The Lady Lions were pushed down offensively until the bottom of the sixth inning at 0-2 when Nichols made it to home plate, putting the team at 1-2. Shortly after in the bottom of the seventh inning, freshman outfielder Mattie Ort made it to home plate, evening out the score 2-2. Following this, sophomore outfielder and utility player Jaquelyn Ramon stole for second base and another steal for third. With Edmonston at the plate and hitting into the outfield, Ramon prepared for reaching home plate. The game finished with a final score of 3-2. “Having a team stand behind me is what really drives me,” said Ramon. “It really helps when you have people that can come through and believe in yourself and others, and so I just felt really good. We didn’t start off good, but we picked it up and gave it everything we had in the last inning so the feeling of crossing home plate was a great feeling.” Elizabeth Brown / The Lion’s Roar The Lady Lions will continue their eight-game schedule on The Lady Lions did some heavy recruiting in the offseason. 13 new players will Friday, Oct. 7 against Bishop State Community College and be using this preseason to blend with the six veterans from last season. Jones County Junior College at North Oak Park.

The Lions baseball team went out and helped their community through the flooding aftermath last month. They also helped their fellow teammates Mac Sceroler and Gage Pickett who suffered damages because of the flooding.

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KINDNESS continued from pg. 3 promised my friend that I would visit her where she worked in downtown and grabbed my bag to head out. I am diabetic, I need to carry my school supplies with me since any free moment I have, I work on my graduate research and needed to carry extra water in case I had an issue with blood sugar. Little did I know that this would be the downfall of my enjoyment for the day.

I had a blast talking to my friend, made it back to campus in time to enjoy tailgating and the festivities of Family Day and made my way to the gates of the stands before the start of the game. As I was in line, this lady saw me from the check point and screamed at me that I could not enter. Without even kindly waiting till I got to the front of the line, she singled me out amongst the crowd and told me very forcibly, “You have to go put that in your car now because

you can’t come in here.” She failed to make it obvious that it was my bookbag that she was talking about and I was extremely confused and had everyone around me looking directly at me. Needless to say, I was ashamed of something I did before I even knew what I needed to be ashamed of. I read press releases about the game, nothing had mentioned bag size requirements. I had not had the chance to go to games as an undergraduate so I was unaware, and needless to say,

that shouldn’t have mattered since it was the first home game. Also, I didn’t have a car to put my bookbag in and my diabetic supplies couldn’t have even fitted the requirements of the size of the bag you could carry in. In my eyes, the only reason she made an exception was because I pointed out my insulin couldn’t get through, and after I made it through the gates, I laughed every time I saw someone carrying a purse larger than the maximum bag requirement size. I completely understand safety in the world we live in, but if she would have just politely waited till I got to the front of the line, explained the situation and not made me feel ashamed of something I was unaware of, I would have gone into the football game with a more positive attitude. Thank goodness Wiseguys was there. My other complaint is for those guarding the stands’ rail nearest the field. I agree with

keeping the traffic flowing when it is heavy and to let those in the stands see. But, if there is not heavy traffic and fans want to take a quick photo since they are sitting at the top of the stands, those people do not need two heavy, and honestly at their quick movement, scary men approaching them and telling them to move. I’m sorry that I blocked the view for a second but the last time I saw a football game on T.V., it didn’t seem that the crowd was being told to, “Shut up and sit down.” Let that one fan or fans take that quick photo for a memory and then get back to their seat. If they are there lingering for more than 45 seconds, then I understand, and here is the key phrase, politely ask them to move. If I choose to go to the next home football game, I can put my diabetic supplies in a smaller case, I keep one in my apartment. I just hope that, as a fan and not understanding every

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