The Lion's Roar 11/11/2014

November 11, 2014 Volume 86, Issue 13

’ 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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Lions break school records

By Heather Jewell Staff Reporter

Last Saturday, the Lion football team left no fan dissatisfied when they played the Houston Baptist Huskies and not only won, but also set new school records.

Held at Strawberry Stadium, this was the second to last home game of the season.

The Lions drilled the Huskies into the field, making repetitive touchdowns and never ceasing with their defenses’ powers to hold the line.

“We got off to a quick start and did a nice job staying focused on the task at hand on both sides of the field,” said head coach Ron Roberts.

But the game was far from an easy win despite the score.

In the first quarter, Houston Baptist scored early on but proved unsuccessful in advancing their score any further.

Both teams suffered several injuries, flags were thrown and plays were shut down quickly with huge pileups.

The Lions star quarterback Bryan Bennett was injured and taken out of the game early during the first quarter, but that did not cripple the team.

Senior Jordan Barnett stepped up to the challenge and helped the team continue to drive into the end zone with his passes meeting their intended targets.

Barnett capped off Bennett’s 126 yards with his own 233, with three touch downs. Sophomore D’Shaie Landor also threw 85 yards. The trio produced a total of 444 yards, a new season high.

“It’s about every drive and how you respond. We talked about it, that’s the whole point of the game, to score, and it takes 11 guys to focus and get it done,” said Roberts.

In the second half, the Lions continued to force their way to the end zone relentlessly and doubled their

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Freshman tight end Toby Briggs sets a block as the Lions score another touchdown during the game last Saturday against Houston Baptist University. Blocking was a key to the team’s success running the ball throughout the game. Three Lions rushed for over 50 yards as the team would finish with 362 yards on the ground. score from 14 to 28.

Southeastern’s leading running back, freshman Eugene Bethea, performed a career high of 125 yards while junior running back Kody Sutton was credited with a career high of three touchdowns and 109 yards. Rasheed Harrell rushed for 44 yards and Landor added 71 yards as well. Combined, there was a total of

362 yards for the rushing attack.

The team accomplished a new school record of 806 yards in a single game.

Early in the third quarter, Sutton was deflected by the Huskies from completing a touchdown but it was in the quarter’s remaining 2:40 minutes that Sutton executed his most

memorable play of the night, when he ran up the field from 52 yards out, weaving through players and making it into the end zone.

“I’m excited about it [the 800 yards]. Anytime you get yards like that, it’s a compliment to the offense,” said Sutton.

In the fourth quarter, junior defensive

back Harlan Miller executed the 32yard punt return that put the Lions on the Huskies’ side during the first drive of the quarter. Landor finished the drive with a time of only 13:35 remaining in the game.

Beating the university’s record, the Lions ended the game with a final score of 76-7.

Two more athletes etched in history Panepinto selected as Mayor of Hammond

By Jay Love

Staff Reporter

Although the ceremony only lasted approximately an hour, the names Wade Miley and Emilija Arnaudovska will be remembered forever after their addition to the Southeastern Hall of Fame.

Athletic Director Jay Artigues and University President Dr. John Crain inducted these two former Lion athletes last Saturday.

“Seeing Wade here is pretty emotional for me, and I know Jason [Hayes] can say the same for Emilija,” said Artigues.

Artigues was the head coach of the baseball team during Miley’s time with the Lions.

Miley pitched for the Lions baseball team from 2006 to 2008 and accumulated several honors during those years. The Loranger native was part of the All-Conference team and was named the Southeastern Male Athlete of the Year in 2008.

Miley’s stats only helped his case for being added into the Hall of Fame. He topped both the team and the league in strikeouts in 2008 with 119, six short of the school record for strikeouts in a season. Miley also finished his career in second for the most career strikeouts for the Lions.

Miley would go on to carry on his success from the Lions into the pros, where he was drafted in the first round by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Once in the MLB, Miley was

By William Schmidt Staff Reporter

The awards do not end there.

Arnaudovska holds the school record for career wins, amassing an 83-11 record. She was an AllSouthland and All-Louisiana selection all four years and won league titles in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Southeastern received its first player to compete in an NCAA championship in 2007 thanks to the play of Arnaudovska. Her senior year was perhaps her most dominate, as she finished with a 22-1 record.

The induction of Arnaudovska marks only the second time a

One week ago, the Hammond electorate voted in a new mayor for the first time in 12 years and Pete Panepinto won by a landslide.

With only 43 percent of Hammond voters going out to vote, Panepinto was able to when by 59 percent in a threecandidate runoff.

Twelve years ago, Panepinto ran for mayor ending up in fourth but decided to endorse Mayor Mason Foster.

As Foster’s allotted time came closer to an end, Foster was able to openly endorse Panepinto.

Before the voting had started, Foster had promised the public that there would be an open transition between the changes in administration, no matter who became mayor.

According to Action News 17, “Foster was among the first on the scene at the Panepinto campaign party, celebrating the new mayor’s victory.”

Panepinto had started off by working in Foster’s administration as the city’s building department supervisor and became Hammond’s Director of Administration.

In an interview between Panepinto and Action News 17, Panepinto told of how working under Foster for the past two years has allowed him to “be fully engaged in the day to day operation of all aspects of the city government.”

According to Action News 17, outside of being the Director of Administration, Panepinto has owned and operated four local businesses, currently serves as the President of the Tangipahoa Parish Homebuilder’s Association, is a member of the Hammond Industrial Development Board and is part of the Southeastern Louisiana University Alumni Association.

Before Panepinto begins his term of office, he told Action News 17 on the night of the announcement of his campaign win that he will continue to serve Foster and help him in any way possible as Foster finishes up his term in office.

Also, Panepinto believes that the good foundation of administration is already in place in office from Foster and Panepinto plans to make no changes to the current

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Wade Miley and Emilija Arnaudovska have been added to the Southeastern Hall of Fame. The two athletes were honored this past weekend at a reception as well as during half-time. named a National League AllStar during his rookie season.

Despite having one of the most successful careers ever for a Southeastern athlete, Miley did not often have the future on his mind while he played with the Lions.

“I didn’t really think about it too much, I just tried to go out there and play my best,” said Miley. “My favorite memory was probably the first year when we went to the Southland tournament for the first time in a long time. It was an unbelievable experience.”

In attendance with the Hall of Famers were their friends,

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families and head tennis coach Jason Hayes, who coached Arnaudovska when she was part of the Lady Lions tennis team.

Hayes had nothing but praise for his former athlete, and was confident that she would make the Hall of Fame one day.

“It wasn’t even a thought,” said Hayes. “To see her with this honor, it was a great day for her and me as well.”

The Macedonia native played at Southeastern from 2005-2008 and was named the Southeastern Female Athlete of the year in 2007 and 2008, one of only two athletes to have ever won the award in consecutive years.

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Alpha Phi Alpha crowns Miss Black and Gold

By Tamara Alexander Staff Reporter

Beauty mixed with poise, etiquette, talent and intelligence are all a part of beauty pageants.

The Kappa Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha hosted their annual Miss Black and Gold Pageant in the student union ballroom at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6 with a cost of $2 with proceeds going to their philanthropy March of Dimes.

The theme of this year’s pageant was “Legacy Laced in Gold” and had a total of three contestants.

The pageant is a Legacy which started some years ago and has continued to this day.

“The history behind Miss Black and Gold started some years ago by a couple of brothers looking for a young lady to represent the fraternity in a greater light,” said Thomas Moore, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha and pageant coordinator.

“The idea behind Miss Black and Gold is the young lady that wins the pageant is a product of a young lady that can hold themselves as in a queenly manner and represent themselves and something bigger than themselves at the same time.”

As the pageant began, the contestants had to go through phases. The phases consisted of achievements and projections, creative and performing arts, swimwear,

poise and appearance in evening gown and oral expression. The contestants were judged on each one of these phases.

Through the preparation, the contestants grew and learned more about themselves.

“Its more than just putting people on stage showing their talent, and having them walking around to music.

It’s getting them ready and confident in themselves, and I see the change in them because all of them were shy and not wanting to do the pageant, but they stuck with it and went out and performed,” said Moore.

As the contestants learned more about themselves, the winner was also awarded with a scholarship.

“The scholarship is only for the winner of Miss Black and Gold to know. That’s the secrecy behind it. We are a fraternity so we hold our secrets dear, but it is a generous amount,” said Moore.

The process of Miss Black and Gold does not stop just at the local level.

“This is a stepping stone for her to represent the Kappa Nu Chapter at the district level,” said Moore. “From here she will compete in the district pageant, if she wins that the amount of money increases so as she competes, the amount increases.”

After the contestants went through each phase the scores were tallied and the winner was announced.

The winner was Miss

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Miss Gionne Hollingsworth, Sydney Banks and Si-Arah McCray performed a dance in unison as they announced their achievements and projections in phase one of the contest.

Si-Arah McCray, a junior majoring in Family Consumer Science. McCray was ecstatic at winning.

“It feels great, I am honored, blessed highly, favored and everything. I really want to thank the Kappa Nu chapter

of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., for allowing me this opportunity. I am so excited,” said McCray.

Even though the pageant took a lot of practice and sacrifice, she shed light on those who would like to

participate in pageants.

“I want them to know that they can do anything they put their minds to no matter the size, the color of the hair, it doesn’t matter. You can do anything you put your mind to,” said McCray

The Kappa Nu chapter was pleased with the end product of the pageant.

“As far as my outcome of the pageant, it was awesome.

It came out really well, and the girls did a really great job,” said Moore.

Alpha Sigma Tau to host Alumni Association kicks off annual men’s pageant holiday shopping on campus

By Megan Simon Staff Reporter

Courtesy of Kayla Hoover

Contestants in the 2013 Mr. Green and Gold men’s pageant pose with the winner Chase Cole (center). Last year was the first time Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority hosted the men’s pageant on campus, and they plan to continue it past this year.

By Megan McCormick Staff Reporter

Alpha Sigma Tau brings a whole new meaning to the phrase “pretty boy” as they anticipate their second Mr. Green and Gold Pageant.

The pageant is scheduled for Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. in the Student Union Theater.

According to the AST website, their motto is “Active, SelfReliant and Trustworthy.”

Proceeds will come from participants paying $10 and audience members paying $5 in advance or $7 at the event. AST members are raising money for their chapter and philanthropy, South Tangipahoa Parish Relay for Life.

“The audience should anticipate a fun and entertaining

competition. The pageant is meant to be fun for the participants as well as the audience,” said sophomore AST member Victoria McCarson.

The Mr. Green and Gold Pageant can be compared to Miss Southeastern. Nineteen male participants are going to compete in talent, interview, swimsuit and formal wear.

“I’m looking forward most to the talent portion because it is always fun to see what the guys come up with for their talent,” said McCarson.

Each participant will receive a T-shirt and gift basket. The winner of the pageant gets a sash, crown and surprise gift. Other awards go to runner-up, people’s choice and most talented.

As the date approaches, anticipate a fun-filled contest.

“This is our second year

doing it, and now it has become something that we really look forward to,” said McCarson.

In addition to planning the pageant, AST members have also held an Alum Day Lunch on Sunday, Oct. 25. The event was to enable the local alum chapter a chance to meet the current actives in the sorority.

Apart from being the oldest sorority on the campus, AST has also been awarded the Founder’s Award at the 38th annual National Convention. This prestigious award is given by the AST National Council to recognize the top collegiate chapter in the nation based on criteria of sorority, college and community life.

For more information on the Phi Chapter and upcoming events, visit the AST website at astphi. wix.com.

Jewelry and Accessory Sale will be giving both students and the community a chance to start checking off their Christmas lists.

Get your holiday shopping started or even treat yourself to something special. The Jewelry and Accessory Sale will be at the Student Union on Wednesday, November 12 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday November 13 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a $6 Jewelry Sale plus other specialty items.

These items will include jewelry fit for both women and children, belts for men, purses and scarves. All items will be 6 dollars, except for a select few such as the purses and scarves, which will be marked at the sale. All of the items available will be supplied by a local

vendor.

Customers will be able to use both cash and credit cards at the sale.

The event is sponsored by the Southeastern Alumni Association and will serve as a fund-raiser for the organization.

“It’s a brand new event; we are doing it for the first time ever,” said Director of Alumni Association Kathy Pittman.

“We wanted to do something that would be fun. Also, it is a fund-raiser for the Alumni Association.”

The event will be open to men and women of all ages.

The low-priced merchandise promised by event will prove even more relevant with the Christmas holidays approaching.

“We want them [students and the community] to have a lot of green and gold merchandise

and a lot of fun,” said Pittman.

“They can also get a head start of Christmas shopping. It is a will be a fun and different way to do it, and it is convenient and inexpensive.”

According to Pittman, most of the merchandise will be green and gold, in order to give everybody a chance to purchase something representing their university.

Pittman has high hopes for the event overall and believes it will appeal to a large demographic on campus.

“I think there will be a great turn-out,” said Pittman. “We have been getting the word out and a lot of people seemed interested.”

For additional information on the upcoming Jewelry and Accessory Sale, please contact the Alumni Office at (985) 549-2150.

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Testing yourself for a higher education

By Emily Stephan Staff Reporter

Despite all the excitement, senior year of college can be a terrifying thing, especially when one plans to proceed to the next step by going to graduate school. This usually involves taking tests to get into one’s graduate program of choice.

There are a multitude of standardized tests for getting into graduate school: the GRE, GMAT, LSAT and MCAT being the major ones.

The GRE test is intended for those wanting to go on to either graduate or business school, usually those involved in psychology, communication or the humanities. It includes high school level math, English skills such as vocabulary and reading comprehension and essay writing.

For those going to graduate

school to pursue English, all that is needed from the GRE is a minimum score of 150 on the verbal section.

Though the essay section seems intimidating, not many schools take a look at the actual content produced by the student.

“I haven’t encountered a lot of schools that scrutinize the writing portion of the GRE,” said Ziba Rashidian, graduate coordinator for the English program. “If they want to see how a student writes, most schools request a statement of purpose and a writing sample.”

The GMAT test is for those pursuing careers in business.

The test prides itself on fairness to all test-takers. Over 6,000 business programs around the world utilize it.

At Southeastern, the minimum score for entrance into the graduate program is 450.

“A student should start taking the GMAT as soon as they see necessary,” said Dustin St. Pierre, graduate assistant at the Department of Graduate Business Programs.

“The sooner the better is the mindset that should be taken.

The reason behind this is to allow new entrants to take the test as many times as necessary to pass with our minimum required score of a 450.”

The GMAT website offers free test prep software to aid future test-takers. It advises a student that “understanding the format, practicing sample questions and reviewing one section at a time” is the key to success with the test.

The LSAT test is intended for potential law school pupils.

Unlike the aforementioned exams, the LSAT is only offered four times per year in designated centers all over the globe.

According to the LSAT website, “Many law schools require that the LSAT be taken

by December for admission the following fall. However, taking the test earlier—in June or September—is often advised.”

The test is split into five sections, all of which feature multiple-choice questions.

There is an ungraded writing section at the end; however, the writing sample is sent to law schools with the test-taker’s score.

Unlike the GRE, this test is not a perfect predictor of graduate school success.

According to the test’s official website, “The predictive power of an admission test is limited by many factors, such as the complexity of the skills the test is designed to measure and the unmeasurable factors that can affect students’ performances, such as motivation, physical and mental health or work

This week the university will celebrate Philanthropy Week. The week of events is hosted by the Office of University Advancement, whose goal is to enhance Southeastern’s reputation by getting students, faculty and staff more involved in philanthropic exploits, and the Lion Legacy Association. Last year the university introduced Phil the Pig, the philanthropy mascot, who makes appearances at many events on campus to encourage students to give back to the university. The events are open for all students to participate.

Tuesday

11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Pig Drop, Thankathon, Cookout Location: Lee Field

Participants will get a chance to donate money to Phil the pig, where all proceeds go to the Campus Food Pantry, fill out thank you cards for veterans and get free food at the cookout.

Wednesday

8:30 p.m.-12:00 p.m.

Blacklight Volleyball Tournament Location: Kinesiology and Health Studies Gym

Competitors will have to pay ten dollars and one nonperishable item in order to participate. Six to 10 people can be on a team. Each person will be given a free Blacklight T-shirt.

Thursday

Philanthropy Awareness Day

11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Philanthropy Organizational Browse

Location: Student Union East Lounge

Organizations will be given the opportunity to come together, promote their organization.

Saturday

3:00 p.m.

Solid Gold Saturday

There will be a another pig drop at the Friendship circle before the McNeese game.

PRSSA Organizational News is due on the Friday before publication by 10 a.m., with a limit of 150 words.

FCA

Join us on Monday nights in the Kinesiology Gym at 7:30 p.m. We would like to congratulate the Lion athletics on their wins last week.

CAC

Colleges Against Cancer would like to thank everyone who participated in the in the Relay For Life last Saturday. The Hammond Board of Relay For Life raised more than $90,000 and is grateful for the support of Southeastern students, faculty and staff. Anyone interested in joining CAC should contact Rachell Sons at rachell. sons@selu.edu.

SCA

The Southeastern Christian Association is sending out an invitation to all SELU students to come and join us for a Bible study at the Student Union food court every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

SPANISH CLUB

The final Latin Dance Session will be held November 11 from 5-7 p.m. International Night will be held on Monday, November 17 from 5-7 p.m. in the Student Union Theater. Direct any questions to seluspanishclub@gmail.com.

Our next meeting will be held Wednesday, November 12 at 6 p.m. in Fayard Hall, room 123. Melanie Zaffuto, North Oaks Health System communications Director will join us to address members on healthcare public relations and keys to success in the field. Thanks to all who have participated in our Community Service Initiatives.

Email Maria Goddard at maria.goddard@selu.edu if you have any community service ideas or you’re interested in participating in any upcoming projects.

and family responsibilities.

In spite of these factors, the LSAT compares favorably with admission tests used in other graduate and professional fields of study.”

The MCAT exam is intended for those seeking to enter the medical world. It tests users on “problem solving, critical thinking and knowledge of science concepts and principles prerequisite to the study of medicine,” according to the MCAT website.

“Normally students apply to medical school at the end of their junior year,” said Volker Stiller, associate professor of biological sciences. “These students usually take their MCAT that summer. By this point, most students have not yet scheduled their second organic or their second physics lab lecture. We always tell them to take your chemistry as soon as possible.”

According to Stiller, the test will be undergoing some changes in the near future.

“Beginning 2015, the new version will be administered, and there are additional topics on there: sociology and a bit of psychology,” said Stiller.

“People are now looking for more well-rounded people who are going into medicine.

The test used to be four to five hours, but the new one will take seven hours.”

Like the LSAT, the MCAT is not a good predictor of how well one will do in graduate/ medical school. Instead, it predicts how well one does on the board exams which come after a student is finished with medical school, according to Stiller.

All across the board, studying for these standardized tests should begin a few

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required for incarceration.

Also, as Director of Administration, Panepinto has started a new division of the Police Department which is the Street Crimes Unit. This unit has the specific task of focusing on high crime areas and is composed of officers who will work under the direction and supervision of the Administration.

From a pilot’s point of view, Panepinto told the importance of increasing the size of the Hammond airport during the Hammond Mayoral Candidate Questionnaire.

“As a pilot, I see every day the necessity for having and expanding our airport. Just the fact that we now have the Army National Guard stationed there proves its value [that brought in about 100 jobs.] It is an economic development tool that many other areas of the state would love to have. When the air control tower is opened in November, we will have much more corporate traffic for people looking to our area.”

Panepinto has more goals he plans to implement once the term starts but is assured the people in office will help to pave the path to meet these goals.

In Panepinto’s interview with Action News 17, he was able to explain what his goal as mayor would be.

“I am the type of person that expects people to do their job,” said Panepinto. “It is about lifting people up and encouraging them to do the right thing and training them and stepping in when you have to, allowing them to do their jobs. I am going to be a vociferous person communicating with my people but let them do their jobs.”

Panepinto will take on the full responsibility of mayor on Jan. 1st 2015.

and Panepinto plans to make no changes to the current administration.

In the interview with Action News 17 on the night of Panepinto’s winning, Panepinto explained how one of his goals is to revisit the master plan of the city’s physical plant.

“We need to plan for the future,” said Panepinto. “We need to slowly tear down these old buildings and replace them with new structures. This is a long process and isn’t something that will happen over four years.”

On the hammondchamber.org page, Panepinto explained during the Hammond Mayoral Candidate Questionnaire some of the other goals that he plans to take into action.

“My priority is for an improvement in our Wastewater plant on C M Fagan,” said Panepinto. “The city has put millions of dollars into the plant and is putting millions more into the miles and miles of pipes that flow to the plant.”

One of the other issues that Panepinto plans to improve in Hammond is the issue of petty theft.

In an interview with Action News 17, Panepinto said, “As far as murder rates, we don’t have a problem. It is a safe town. But as far as petty theft, it’s out of control.

I formed a street crime unit that we took all their reflective badges off and they go into stealth mode. But we need to get in there and stop a lot of this petty theft. “ Panepinto also plans to crack down on those who commit petty theft and send them to jails out of town if Hammond prison facilities lack the availability of space

see EXAMS pg. 4

Northington, the ASSE Student Section President 2014-2015, at Keaton.Northington@selu.edu and Dr. Lu Yuan, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment (OSH&E) and Faculty Advisor of the ASSE Student Section, at Lu.Yuan@selu.edu or 985-549-3838.

QFA

Stands for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. We are the largest grassroots mental health organization in the country. As a new chapter at Southeastern, we will be holding a bake sale in the Student Union on Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Proceeds will go toward our mental health advocacy efforts next semester as well as our pet therapy event in December. Please bring cash. If you would like to join our effort to stomp out stigma, email co-president Melanie Mann at melanie.mann@selu.edu.

Mental health facts of the week: One in four young adults has a mental health condition, and nine out of 10 people with mental health problems experience stigma and discrimination.

The Ladies of Theta Phi Alpha are eager to share their strong sisterhood with 26 newly initiated women on November 6th. This week we will be participating in Southeastern’s philanthropy week, stop by our table to learn all about the national and local philanthropies Theta Phi Alpha proudly supports. Everyone is anxiously awaiting this year’s Sapphire Ball, which will take place this month, Nov. 21 at the beautiful Carter Plantation. We would like to congratulate our flag football team who fearlessly made it to the 1st round of the playoffs this year. A huge thank you to our wonderful coaches Ivy Gonzales and Tyle Olister . Finally, we would like to announce our newly elected E-board members for 2015: President Britany Williard, Vice President Kayleigh Jensen, Secretary Morgan Beard, Treasurer Michelle Doescher, New Member Educator Skye Sullivan, Ritual Kylie Lecocq, Recruitment Lindsey Begault, Panhellenic Delegate Lauren Heur.

The ASSE (American Society of Safety Engineers) Southeastern Student Section invites you to its November meeting on Wednesday, November 12th in the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center Room 111 at 7:30 PM. Mr. Matthew Buvens, CSP, Director of Environmental, Health and Safety, Regions 1 & 5 of the Brock Group, will be talking about fall protection. Raising Cane’s will be served during the meeting. Should you have any questions about the ASSE Student Section, please do not hesitate to contact Keaton

The minutes from the last meeting have been sent out. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 5:15 p.m. in Fayard Hall, room 205. Members are encouraged to wear NSCS T-Shirts or grey or burgundy tops for the yearbook photo and bring Christmas decorations for the community service initiative for USO. We will decorate ornaments to donate to the organization. Log in to the NSCS portal for available scholarships and internship opportunities. Direct any questions, comments or concerns to nscsselu@gmail.com.

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Angela Davis sheds light on social issues

By McKenzie DeSandro Staff Reporter

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World-renowned activist Angela Davis lectures as the 10th annual Social Justice speaker for the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. She discusses the roles that the prison industrial system plays in our everyday lives.

The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice hosts the 10th annual social justice speaker, Angela Davis, worldrenowned author, feminist and civil rights activist.

The series is presented each year to bring students’ attention to social issues from an activist’s point of view.

Davis began her lecture by discussing her life-changing legal case from 1970 and its contribution to her autobiography.

“The autobiography begins as I’m preparing to go underground. Jonathan Jackson had just been killed, and he had weapons that were registered in my name,” said Davis. “The reason I had purchased the guns was because I had received many threats as a result of getting fired by the board of regents at [the University of California, Los Angeles] because I was a member of the communist party.”

Davis claims it was the guards of the courthouse who were responsible for the deaths

that took place.

Because of her case, Davis’ name was put on the FBI’s top ten most wanted list. After spending some time in hiding, she was eventually found and incarcerated in New York.

“The forces of the state were so arrayed against those of us who were simply trying to struggle for a better world: a world without racism, a world without economic justice, a world without political repression,” said Davis.

Davis continued to speak about the prison industrial system, a phrase that she personally helped to popularize. This refers to the way that companies will benefit from the growth of prisons.

Every day, prisoners use hair brushes, soap and they eat three times a day. These are only a few of the things companies can benefit from. Inmates can also work for companies, making only pennies on the dollar.

Davis equals modern prisons with slavery and believes that we should be rid of them and find alternate means of dealing with crime.

“We have to take seriously the issue of developing alternative strategies to address harm.

Strategies that do not require that one calls the police,” said Davis. “There are restorative justice strategies that have been taken up in schools and communities. For example, healing circles that bring together the person who perpetrated the harm and the person who was the target of the harm.”

She believes if people were taken more seriously and their needs were met with regards to mental and physical healthcare and unemployment, people would be less inclined to commit crimes in the first place.

“I don’t think it’s leaders that we need, I think we need organizers. We need people who are committed to bringing people together,” said Davis.

She believes that people committed to coming together is the first step in taking a stand.

For more information on the Social Justice series, contact the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at 985549-2110.

Organizations bring Veteran’s Day events scheduled recycling awareness to community Tonya Lowentritt Public Information

By Jay Love

Staff Reporter

Students and Hammond citizens will get a chance to help make the community go green during the Gameday Recycling Challenge on Saturday, Nov. 15.

Joining together to host the event are the Student Government Association and the newly founded Sustainability Society.

Members from both organizations will be handing out blue bags during the home football game against McNeese State. Tailgaters will be able to put cardboard, aluminum cans and plastic bottles in the bags.

A volunteer will come by and pick them up following the game.

Dante Bidwell, president of the Sustainability Society, hopes that fans may also contribute more recyclables other than their tailgating trash.

“One big thing that we may add is not only people that are tailgating that day to recycle their stuff from tailgating, but if people want to bring things from home, that would be very beneficial,” said Bidwell.

According to the Gameday Recycling Challenge website, the purpose of the competition is to promote the reduction of waste during game days. The amount of waste collected is recorded and used to rank the schools involved. Out of over a hundred schools involved, Southeastern is the only one from the Southland Conference to have joined in on the challenge, and only one of three schools from Louisiana.

The recycling efforts do not end with the blue trash bags. There will be recycling

bins with circular holes on top beside trash cans for anybody throwing away empty cans and bottles. These recycle bins will also be inside the stadium during the football game.

Volunteers from both SGA and the Sustainability Society will also help in cleaning up the stadium following the football game.

The Sustainability Society chose to participate in the Gameday Recycling Challenge following a Healthy Communities Grant from Keep Louisiana Beautiful. $9,500 was awarded to the Southeastern Physical Plant and Sustainability Science and Technology Center.

Plans for this grant include the reintroduction of recycle bins to the campus. Recycle bins have been on campus before, but had to be removed due to students confusing them with trash cans. According to Danilo Miranda, vice president of the Sustainability committee, new recycle bins will be spread throughout campus.

“The biggest thing for the grant was for us to get funding for outdoor recycle bins on campus, because currently there are none,” said Miranda.

“These new recycle bins will be bright blue, with the recycling logo, and the lid will say ‘cans and bottles only,’ so you can’t miss it.”

Also new with the recycle bins on campus will be the tracking of the waste collected through them. This will help in recording any large changes that are made by the bins.

To get more information on how to get involved with the Sustainability Society, email the vice president at Danilo.

Miranda@selu.edu.

HAMMOND– Southeastern Louisiana University’s Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) Program and Office of Veteran’s Services will host a myriad of free activities in honor of Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

An open house for students who are veterans will be held at 9 a.m. in the Office of Veteran Services, located at North Campus building A, room 132. The action for the

remainder of the day moves to the Pennington Student Activity Center.

An official National Roll Call for the Fallen Heroes in Southeast Louisiana with a moment of silence for all military soldiers and veterans who have served the nation follows at 1 p.m. on the Pennington lawn.

Also scheduled at the Pennington Center are outdoor activities on the lawn, including games, a rock wall, inflatable football toss, horseshoes, bean bag toss, and refreshments.

Activities scheduled inside the Pennington Center include a campus/community fair of resources and services available to veterans in support of their academic, job search and career successes.

VUB will also host a program for participants by awarding appreciation certificates for their years of service, providing gifts donated by the community and end with offering a military memory making workshop.

Veterans will be awarded the album for the specific branch in which they were enlisted

as a gift to continue sharing their stories and experiences compliments of the VUB Program.

Veterans Upward Bound is a federally funded TRIO program that provides a wide range of services to honorably discharged veterans who have served at least 180 days.

These services include, but are not limited to, academic instruction, enrollment assistance, and financial aid assistance.

For more information, call 985-549-3386.

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processes. They should plan accordingly.

“The timing for taking [these exams] really depends on the student’s usual performance on standardized exams,” said Rashidian. “If a person tends to be a little nervous or not do well on standardized exams, I suggest trying to take it with enough lead time so it can be taken a second time before the scores have to be submitted to the schools to which the student is applying.”

For more information on Southeastern’s available graduate programs, check out southeastern.edu/acad_ research/programs/grad_ school. Preparation advice and software can usually be found on the official websites of the aforementioned exams.

months prior to the scheduled day of testing. This gives a test-taker time to determine their individual academic strengths and weaknesses.

Students should also be prepared to, as Stiller puts it, “be treated like a criminal” upon entering the test-taking area.

“You get I.D.’d, you get fingerprinted, you get wanded down so you don’t carry anything into the room,” said Stiller. “That really throws students off. They lose their nerve a little bit and don’t do as well.”

In the end, students will all have different needs for their studying and test-taking

The Lion’s Roar / Fernanda Chagas

Graduate school entrance exams can be intimidating; however, they do not need to be if one studies. With a combination of preparation months prior to the scheduled testing day and learning in advance what the testing conditions will be, future test-takers are more likely to have a good helping of confidence and success.

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Angela Davis fights for the rights of minorities Recently, Angela Davis visited the university to speak on social issues past and present.

After her presentation, one of the hot topics discussed on campus and Facebook was about how wrong it was for her to come to Southeastern, and much less, even get paid for it.

William Schmidt As one post on the Lion’s Confession page Staff Reporter said, “Nice to see that a terrorist is giving a lecture at 2 p.m. on campus today.”

This is where I have an issue. She went to court; she was acquitted, by an all-white jury no less and released. She is now using her academia and intellect to make America a better place while fighting for the rights of minorities.

She could have easily traveled to a country she agreed with politically, but did not. She chose to use the political wrong-doings of America and work inside the system to improve society.

Prison reform, or a prison evolution as Davis describes it, needs to happen to ensure that minorities are treated as equals compared to the rest of society.

Currently, those that face the harshest repercussions of being a minority are African Americans, Hispanics and people who are transgender. There has also been an increase in female incarceration.

The fact that African Americans are targeted for drug use and then get imprisoned with almost the same prison sentence than a white American would for a violent crime is appalling.

According to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s Criminal Justice fact sheet on their Web page, African-Americans are nearly incarcerated six times that of whites.

In the United States, about 14 million whites and 2.6 million African Americans report using an illicit drug. While five times as many whites are using drugs as African Americans, African-Americans are sent to prisons tenfold over whites. Furthermore, African Americans serve 58.7 months in jail for a drug offense while whites will spend

61.7 months in jail for a violent offense.

I can’t comprehend how people believe our current prison system is fair and that is not even with going into discussion of how the rich are using the prison system in order to make profit.

Though some people may be appalled by how she is a communist or was a part of the Black Panther Party, I believe it is important to remember that we are in America, we have our freedom and all people should be treated equally. Or in the words of Voltaire, “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to death your right to say it.”

I will never know what a minority group had to experience and

still has to experience, simply because I am a white male and have it easier than those who are not. I may not be able to experience this inequality, but I can do my best to try to comprehend it and change it for the better.

In an interview with democracynow.org, Angela Davis says that “I always find hope in struggle. I find hope in younger generations.” We may not all agree with her political views, but we do heed those words of wisdom and look around and ask ourselves, “What is wrong with society and how can I make a difference to help try to pave a path for equality in the future?”

Take your education seriously Experience beats extra courses While most seniors are selecting the last few courses in their degree program to register for, I recently decided to tack on an English minor.

Why would I want to take three English courses while writing my communication Sara Patrick thesis? Call me crazy, but I Editor in Chief figured adding a minor that showed my versatility in writing might do me some good when job hunting next summer.

When most students come to college, they are expected to earn a bachelor’s degree in four to five years. After walking across the stage in the University Center and shaking president John L. Crain’s hand, graduates will have a piece of paper that tells employers that they now know enough about their major to work in the field or to teach about that subject.

Something I think many people don’t consider is how good it looks to have a minor. Minors show employers that you concentrated in more than one niche during your time at the university.

All undergraduate programs require a wellrounded education, which means that students take at least one or two courses in basic subjects such as English, math, history and science. The general knowledge that students receive from these courses is seen as common knowledge by employers.

What businessman wants an employee writing

up contracts with misspellings? Who wants a scientist who can’t complete a basic math problem?

It’s important for students to understand that it’s important to employers that you can do the basics.

Thanks to the well-rounded education we receive at Southeastern, many times a minor is only three or four classes beyond what your degree is requiring. By adding a minor, students show that they not only went above and beyond learning about their major, but they also delved beyond required courses in another field.

As a communication student, I was encouraged to pursue a minor in French from the moment I applied to the university. I’ve heard that a minor in a foreign language can make communication majors more desirable to employers. I completed that minor last semester, and it was only three courses more than my curriculum already required.

My decision to add an English minor was easy.

I needed to fill three electives, and I knew it would look better to work hard and have a little lagniappe to show for it than to take nine hours’ worth of easy and fun courses. It might be easy to fill up electives with bowling and sewing, but what do those classes do to further your career?

I believe there’s a minor that can look good paired with every major. Employers want to know you’re a professional in your area, but they also want to know you aren’t a one-trick pony. They want to see passion and commitment, and I think fulfilling a minor, or in my case, two, can be a great way to show employers that you didn’t mess around when it came to your college education.

Once upon a time, I was an ambitious freshman contemplating a minor in psychology. As a social work student, I knew I wanted to concentrate on mental health in my field, so a minor in psychology Melanie Mann seemed like a good fit.

Staff Reporter I enthusiastically spoke to my advisor about it. If I used all of my electives for minor courses, I only needed to add two additional classes to my curriculum to get the minor. As I debated which semesters I should add classes to, rearranging my entire planner to ensure a manageable workload, my advisor lent me a quizzical expression.

My advisor asked me why I was trying to put forth so much effort just to get a minor in psychology. She explained that most employers aren’t going to be super impressed just because I have a minor. I have always been a stubborn person, so I insisted that I still wanted a minor in psychology. I wanted to learn as much as possible throughout my college years.

As I went on to my sophomore and junior years, I realized just how much work I would be burdening myself with if I chose to pursue a minor. I’d need to take 18 hours of classes for two semesters if I wanted to graduate on time.

A minor in psychology would require me to take at least two 300 or 400 level psychology courses

at the same time I would be taking upper level social work courses. While this may not be an impossible workload for someone with great time management skills, my class and work responsibilities would eat up what little free time I currently have.

As I researched the potential benefits of minors, I found little evidence that declaring a minor could expand my career opportunities. If I’ve learned anything in the past two and a half years of talking to administrators, employers and professors, it’s that classes and grade point average scores don’t mean anything unless you’re going to graduate school. What employers do like to see are Internships, volunteer experience and leadership roles. These are the things that stand out and impress on a résumé. These are the things you won’t have time for if you’re busy taming a massive course load. Instead of declaring a minor, I decided to pursue research with one of my professors and became the co-president of a mental health advocacy organization which I helped establish.

There are many ways to pursue an education without taking formal classes. I am a big fan of reading. At my apartment, I have a stack of books written by successful psychologists on a number of interesting topics. There is nothing wrong with learning as much as you can. When you’re contemplating whether or not to choose a minor, though, remember that it’s the experience that counts, not the classes.

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Freshman, Nursing

Junior, Psychology

“Communications 211 (speech) because I’m kind of nervous and not a public speaker, so I want to get better at it.”

“Photography because there are few classes that are hands-on and allow you to be creative.”

Brendan Sundrud

Raven Seymour

Gabby Filiberto

“Weightlifting because the grind don’t stop and I want to get spring break ready.”

“Motor skills because my advisor said it was an interesting class and I have to take it in order to apply to the athletic training college.”

“Special education because it’s more hands-on learning with special education kids.”

Felicia Douglas

Leslie Satter

Tyler Mellenthin

Freshman, Undecided

Junior, Business management

“Zoology because it’s a little more in depth compared to general biology.”

“Photography because I realized I’m pretty good at it.”

“Management leadership because I feel in today’s society too many people compare themselves to others and they are not themselves. We need more leaders.”

What classes are you excited to register for and why?

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Sophomore, Athletic Training

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Army Band celebrates Election Day in Hammond

By Olivia Moreno Staff Reporter

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Sergeant First Class Mark Huseth performs a Soliloquy from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel,” a song about a man boasting of the potential of joy and fun of possibly having a son, but the fear of responsibility that might come with having a daughter.

Patriotic music emerged from the doors of the Columbia Theatre on Election Day thanks to a visit from the United States Army Field Band.

The Army Field Band performing on Election Day demonstrated a special significance to audience members. They emphasized the importance of voting and how it relates to their work in the military.

“We do this 100 to 120 nights a year, and it’s great to have it on Election Day, said Master Sergeant Robert McIver.

“The significance of our job is that we demonstrate the level of professional excellence in our military through professional excellence in music. No matter our performance, our job is to come out on stage and really let the American people see part of their army and represent those men and women who do the heavy lifting for us in this country.”

Hammond native and bass singer with the soldier’s chorus, Sergeant Major Victor Cenales, sang in a duet then performed a solo featuring the song “None so Beautiful” composed by Gino Vanneli.

After he performed, Cenales was greeted by Gloria Weatherly, his former high school teacher, whom he credits with jump-starting his musical career.

“Her husband was the dean of music at Southeastern and that’s how I got my start [here]. Through her and then her husband I got a partial scholarship. That was the beginning of the whole process and I will never forget that,” said Cenales. “It started at Hammond High. I sang gospel music as a young person, but I didn’t start getting into classical music until Ms. Weatherly.

She pulled me in from out of the hallway from singing outside of her door and she was like, ‘You know you should be in

chorus.’”

This tour gives soldiers a chance to visit their loved ones around the country. Many of Cenale’s family members and former high school peers were in the audience watching him.

“It’s a treat for me. I will always cherish this moment to be able to come and perform here. It’s been a long time coming. People always knew that I was in the military and they knew I sang, but they had never seen me perform with this organization and this is probably the best military band around.

It’s a privilege for me to sing up in front of everyone; to let everyone else see what I do is a great feeling and an honor,” said Cenales.

The band played the songs for each military branch and encouraged former and current members to clap along when their song popped up, which led to some guests holding feelings of honor towards this patriotic event.

“This was a fine group of young people and I think they did a beautiful performance and I think it was very meaningful for me and all the people who had loved ones in the service before, and even those who lost loved ones back in World War II or any war since that,” said Vesta Memorris, Hammond native. “I thoroughly enjoyed it and I would recommend anyone to go see it when they can.”

Cenales says that the army field band is the best because many of the members of the band are degreed, some with master’s degrees and some with doctorates. They demonstrate another side to the military, a more professional side that can make deeper connections with communities.

The army field band will be back in the Hammond area for another performance in two and a half years. To learn more about the army field band, go online and visit armyfieldband.com.

HRAC Art Walk highlights local and regional artists for Prospect 3 Gallery and TheOne06 Gallery. Many of the locations offered free installation. You’ve got these fish swimming in a formation, swimming in the school. But where are they? They’re trapped hors d’oeuvre’s and music along with the displayed art.

“You can just stroll casually and look at the art and it’s all really within these metal cages. They’re constantly being interfered with, The Hammond Regional Art Center’s monthly “First Friday Art good. It’s stuff I would like to put in my home,” said Renae Perret, being managed by man. We’re managing the fish and they don’t Walk” took on a larger role as it also served as the opening for the Hammond local who goes to many of the art events. “It’s one of the survive without us and that’s not right.”

Despite visitors of the galleries seeing everything in completion, things I like about Hammond, being able to see the art. That’s why P.3+ contemporary art exhibitions on Nov. 7.

Local and regional artist were highlighted for P.3+, which is we live here. It’s an art-centered community. You got music, writers, each piece went through a process to get to its finish.

“I’ve been watching this take shape in our garage which doubles attached to the larger New Orleans International Contemporary Art the whole gamut of arts.”

The artists all had varying styles and types of art. Many of them as his studio,” said Ellen Steigman, wife of Valentino. “It’s exciting Biennial, Prospect.3. to see it all from the very beginning. The coolest thing is he’s “What it will do is it will put us on the map as a cultural shared the deep thought behind the pieces.

“I guess the inspiration is to basically connect with humans constantly teaching himself things. If he sees something he wants to destination—locally, regionally, nationally and internationally,” said Mike Kilgore, director of the Hammond Regional Arts Center. and show them how to save electricity,” said Fuller, photographer do, he just goes for it. He just throws himself right into it.”

The P.3+ exhibits will be open until Jan. 25 and the next “First “It will show off all of our creative talents in the City of Hammond who’s work is featured at The Peoples Art Pop Up Gallery at 205 E. and display that for the world, and allow our cultural resources to Thomas St. “I take photographs and put it on glass and that way it’s Friday Art Walk” will be Dec. 5.

Visit the Hammond Regional Art Center website for more permanent for thousands of years.” interact with all of those coming from all over the world.”

Valentino, whose work is presented at the Hammond Eastside information about P.3+ and an upcoming Hammond Excursion P.3 largely features international artists, so as an addition, P.3+ will be showing work from locals such as Southeastern art professor, Apartments, displayed his “Flight of the Wetlands” piece, which Weekend for P.3+ on Jan. 9-11. showed multiple metal fish trapped in metal boxes.

John Valentino, New Orleans artist Drake Fuller and more.

“The fish is a metaphor that I’ve been using for the last few your move toward repairing that The P.3+ exhibits were spread around downtown Hammond, unraveling relationship. There allowing for an addition to the “First Friday Art Walk,” which allows years,” said Valentino. “It first started out as a little tongue and might be some setbacks, but staylocals to stroll the streets and enjoy live music, gallery openings and cheek. Fish swim in a school, and I teach at the university. Then I ing with it ultimately pays off. became interested in how fish swim in a school. They have this real more.

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Dancers from the RIOULT Dance NY display their technical skills and athleticism by holding these difficult positions in their first dance “Celestial Tides.” They have come to Hammond on a three week-long tour. The contemporary performers portrayed grace and sensuality in addition to addressing social issues through dance.

RIOULT Dance troupe awes

By McKenzie DeSandro Staff Reporter

The audience stood in awe as the dancers of the RIOULT Dance NY troupe took the stage of the Columbia Theatre, showing grace, athleticism and sensuality.

The troupe came to Hammond for their show on Sunday, Nov. 10 as a part of their three-week tour of Mississippi and Louisiana.

The company founder and seasoned dancer, Pascal Rioult, joined to see the experience his dancers brought to the various stages in the Southeast.

“Like a good piece of architecture, it is based in classical form because or else, the building won’t stand, but it has a twist that makes it contemporary,” said Rioult. “The movement is very sensual, and it’s also emotional.

The audience will always get an emotional connection out of it, even if there’s no story to follow.”

Members of the audience raved, not only about the emotional connections, but also about the physical shape of the dancers and the hard work behind the physiques.

“It’s riveting, beautiful, beautiful dancing, extremely artistic, but also impressively athletic. They look like athletes,” said music professor Kenneth Boulton. “It’s a very high level of dancing. Very artistic in terms of its depth and movement and choreography.”

The company put on four different numbers, each with a different theme, style of music and background. Throughout the dances, there was a great deal of partner work.

The dance troupe used their body language, setting, costume and music to center on social issues in the second piece, “Wien.” Six dancers circled around the stage, representing an entire city. Some dancers symbolized death while others portrayed rising success. The movements represented the fleeting nature of good fortune.

“After the first piece, I didn’t think they could top it, and then each piece kept getting better and better,” said Julie Murry, a former dance instructor to one of the troupe’s dancers.

“I loved the abstractness of it all, and the darkness. I’ve seen so many companies in New York, and this just topped it.”

Murry now works as an instructor for Body Expressions dance studio in Mandeville. She coaches students in hopes they will reach the skill level of her former student, Sara Seeger of RIOULT Dance NY. “I didn’t get into Juliard, so [my parents] gave me an ultimatum. Like ‘we’ll pay your rent, but if you don’t get a job in two years, we’ll use your college money to send you somewhere else,” said Seeger. “After about a year and a half, I got on with RIOULT.” For more information on upcoming events at the Columbia Theatre, go to columbiatheatre. org.

Starry November Night to usher in holiday season

By Sara Patrick Editor in Chief

The Hammond Downtown Development District will offer a variety of entertainment and special deals from local merchants in hopes that the entire community will gather for an evening under the stars.

The 10th Annual Starry November Night will be held throughout downtown Hammond on Friday, Nov. 14 beginning at 6 p.m.

“This is a Downtown Development District Signature Event,” said Terry Lynn Smith, the executive director for the Hammond

DDD. “It’s grown. We added horse and carriage rides. We added star-gazing [with the Pontchartrain Astronomy Society] as we went along.

One of the first things we did was put the snow down in our backyard, which is a hugely active event for children and parents.”

Aside from the variety of family entertainment, the Hammond DDD encourages everyone to visit the various shops and businesses in the downtown area.

“The merchants are the incredible part of the event that adds every year to the strength of the success of the events we have, especially Starry,” said Smith. “They are people that are very excited to welcome people into their shops. Starry November Night kicks off the seasonal shopping for our area.

There’s a lot of excitement within the stores. They add so much.”

The celebration will include Hammond’s art and wine stroll.

Anyone 21 and older with a valid ID who would like to participate in the wine tasting can purchase a wristband and a light-up glass for $20. The tent for wristbands will be set up at the Hammond DDD building at 2 West Thomas Ave. across from the Hammond Post Office.

“The City Council lifted the open container ordinance; the ordinance that tells you [that] you can’t have alcohol on the streets,” said Smith. “That was lifted, which they do for everybody’s events who ask.”

In addition to the wine stroll for adults, several family activities will be offered. Santa

Claus is coming to town for a visit with the children of Hammond. Santa will make an appearance in his new red suit in front of the Children’s Discovery Center.

“Everybody should attend,” said Smith. “It’s fun to watch the children. Go into the merchant’s places. We have several new businesses downtown. The restaurants are awesome. The bars are great.

Everybody’s getting ready to celebrate.”

Residents in the Hammond area, including Southeastern students, faculty, staff and their families, are encouraged to attend. Downtown will be decorated like a winter wonderland to usher in the holidays as a community.

“The City of Hammond is very gracious about decorating downtown for the Starry November Night event,” said Smith. “They honor all the people that come down here and enjoy the beautiful lights.

They are delighted to be able to help us celebrate Starry November Night and kick off the holiday season downtown with all the lights.”

For more information on Starry November Night and other events offered by the Hammond DDD, visit their Facebook page.

When I went to the Columbia Theatre on Sunday night, I had high expectations for the RIOULT Dance NY Company’s performance. Since coming to Southeastern, I have been to a few performances at the Columbia Theatre including the Julie Fowlis concert.

My interest in the show grew progressively in the beginning and by the end of the first performance they had me completely enthralled.

Their use of lighting and back drops were influential throughout the night. For example, when the show opened with multicolored lighting, the dancers on stage appeared distorted like desert mirages. This combined with their sporadic dancing gave the show an eerie quality early on.

The movements were concise, and at times, the large number of performers would appear to just be a tangle of limbs.

The company’s performance was intricately designed, containing fluidity within each piece that when paired with the music furthered the audiences’ interpretational experience.

In the next piece the four remaining performers coupled off, resulting in rising sexual tension. While one couple was portrayed as intimate, it seemed that the other was stationed to be the opposing force, pulling the characters apart until they pulled themselves back together.

Once they were joined, more dancers swarmed the stage and executed lifts with movements that showcased their supreme leg strength. The two strong couples continued to oppose one another.

A love story of sorts had been depicted so far. However, in the next number that portrayal was abandoned.

Opening with heavy smoke and a darker tone of music, the entire troupe stumbled across the stage in a uniform mass. They wore ragged clothes, promptly alerting you that a more sinister piece was about to unfold.

Bodies jumped out at intervals, executing leading sequences before molding back into the group.

As the music picked up in tempo, the movements melded into a fanatical sequence.

Violence increased with head banging and on-stage murders.

Pushing, stumbling in circles was perfectly choreographed chaos, where movements twisted in vulgarity. In the end every performer lined up and one by one fell to the ground, presumably dead.

The next piece was much lighter with only four performers, whose movements turned hectic with the increased tempo.

In the next set, an increased number of lifts was a beautiful compilation of movements as dancers used the stage’s space fully and with more tender interactions.

In the finale each dancer would have the spotlight and perform their own mini solo.

As the tempo rose, the dancers began to break formation and were leaping, swirling and being lifted within hair lengths of one another in a fantastic final display of talent.

As a whole I was very pleased with the show and would have certainly seen it with my grandparents, who I go to many shows with, had it been possible. However, I would not recommend that people who are unfamiliar with the arts go to watch it, as there was a lot of open interpretation throughout it.

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Athlete of the Week

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Michael Perez

BY ALLISON CRADY Assistant Editor

Freshman distance runner Michael Perez has been chosen for this week’s Athlete of the Week. He was born in Tampa, Florida, but he attended Ponchatoula High School, where he was named captain of cross-country and track as well as Rookie of the Year and MVP. Additionally, Perez broke the 2-mile record at PHS set in 1987. Perez majoring in business administration.

TLR: When did you start running cross-country?

MP: When I was a freshman in high school.

TLR: What do you like about the sport?

MP: I love to run. It’s like my quiet place. I like that crosscountry is more of a family sport.

When you join the team, it’s not exactly a sport where you just compete. You make friends, everyone’s a family and has a good time.

TLR: Who is your athletic inspiration?

MP: My high school coach.

She definitely got me on my feet. When I first started running, I wasn’t good at all. But she’s really inspired me to be the best that I can be.

TLR: When did you move to Louisiana?

MP: I moved here when I was 3 year old.

TLR: Why did you choose Southeastern?

MP: I really like that it’s a smaller school. I went to Lafayette and it was really big, and no one responded to my calls. They didn’t make me feel like I was wanted. The coaches here were really smooth and nice, so I chose Southeastern.

TLR: How have you been able to balance being a studentathlete?

MP: I haven’t. I am still trying to catch on. Time management is my biggest issue in college so far.

TLR: What has been the biggest challenge of transitioning from high school athletics to college cross-country and track?

MP: The workouts are definitely harder than high school workouts, but they’re more beneficial.

TLR: What are your hopes for your athletic career both in college and out of college?

MP: You’d have to be really good to get into the professional league. In college, I’d like to break some records at Southeastern and set some new records for the team. I’d also like to be an influence for other team members.

The Lion’s Roar / Jay Love

Southeastern’s women and men cross country teams attended the Southland Conference Championship in Natchitoches last week. Freshman Celia Zaeringer led all Lions by finishing 12th, for which she took home an All-Southland honorable mention.

Good signs at SLC Championships

BY MORGAN LEDET Staff Reporter

Women’s and men’s Cross Country teams attended the Southland Conference Championship with the women’s team placing 9th and the men’s team placing 11th.

The championships were held Monday, Nov. 3 in Natchitoches.

The top-15 finishers in each race earned allconference honors. These 15 finishers made up the first, second and honorable mentions honors. Each group contained five runners for both the men and women’s teams.

The top Lady Lion was freshman Celia Zaeringer, who placed 12th overall with a time of 21:26.9.

Zaeringer also received honorable mention honors.

“Celia did great. For her to come out and do what she did as a freshman is incredible,” said head coach

Sean Brady. “She is the top distance runner from Louisiana that is competing in our conference.”

Other top finishers from the Lady Lions were freshman Clarissa Smith, placing 39th with a time of 23:01.9, junior Katie Neil placing 82nd with a time of 25:49.9, junior Jennifer Ernst placing 91st with a time of 29:21.7 and freshman Ivy Ainsworth placing 92nd with a time of 33:46.8.

Placing in the top for the men was junior Harry Wiggins. Wiggins placed 20th overall with a time of 24:59.8.

The other top finishers for the men’s team were freshman Isaiah Gilbert placing 64th with a time of 27:04.7, freshman Michael Perez placing 71st with a time of 27:22.9, sophomore Stephen Cassingham placing 72nd with a time of 27:23.0, sophomore Leo Moreno placing 80th with a time of 28:08.0, sophomore Alex Holden placing 83rd with a time of 28:25.09, senior Tyler Waggenspack placing 88th

Wounded Lady Lions finish season

BY MEGAN MCCORMICK Staff Reporter

With one minute left in double overtime against the Houston Baptist Huskies, the Lions fell short in the Southland Conference Soccer Tournament.

The loss ended the Ladies’ season with a 12-8 overall record Thursday evening as Houston Baptist advanced to play Sam Houston State in the semifinal round on Friday.

Houston Baptist junior defender Blake Martin scored the first goal of the game during the 36th minute with an assist by freshman forward Ellee Hall.

Junior midfielder Gisenia Utreras scored her fifth goal of the season in the 64th minute off of a deflection. The score remained tied during the rest of the game.

It seemed as though the game would advance to penalty kicks similar to the final two matches in last year’s Southland Conference Tournament; however, Hager was able to head the ball into the net and passed sophomore goalkeeper Hope Sabadash during the 109th minute after being assisted by Husky freshman forward and midfielder Casey Basso. The last minute goal helped to advance the Huskies into the next round of the tournament.

Blake Hornbuckle, head coach, was pleased with his team despite the loss. The Lions ended with a shot advantage of 27-22.

“We played well tonight, but unfortunately, the results did not go our way. We owned the second half and created waves of pressures generating many opportunities,” said

Hornbuckle.

Game leaders were Utreras with five shots and one goal, junior forward Kayla Vera earning six shots, sophomore forward Bri Singh with five and senior defender Chelsea Villaescusa with three shots during the game.

“Gisenia was excellent tonight. We were pleased with the efforts of Cheyenne Maxwell in the midfield, as well as Villaescusa and Jen Babcock in the back. Singh had another excellent night up top for us as well,” said Hornbuckle.

Lady Lions will lose senior All-Southland defenders Villaescusa and Babcock in the upcoming 2015 season, but the team will be reunited with several players. Junior forward and midfielder Casey Peacock was unable to play throughout 2014. Sabadash missed 8 matches after an injury. All- Southland sophomore defender Katie Noonan missed the final three games.

“We are definitely going to miss Villaescusa and Babcock. Villaescusa was the top outside defender in our conference so she will be difficult to replace. However, we are excited about the return of Peacock, Sabadash and Katie along with the further of our young players,” said Hornbuckle.

Hornbuckle feels the return of these players will put the Lady Lions back in line for a Southland title next season.

“The future is bright for our program,” said Hornbuckle.

For more stats and information on the Lady Lions’ 2014 season, visit lionsports.net.

TLR: What are some of your cross-country and track achievements you’re most proud of?

MP: My greatest achievement in cross-country was in high school when my junior year team placed second in districts.

My greatest achievement in track was breaking the 2-mile record for Ponchatoula High School.

TLR: Who has impacted you the most during your time at Southeastern?

MP: Coach Chaps is a really cool guy. He’s really easy-going.

He loves distance running. He sets high goals, and that inspires me to be better, work harder and be the best I can be for the team and myself.

with a time of 29:42.9 and junior Joseph Edwards placing 94th with a time of 31:58.0.

According to Brady, the average for the men’s team was 26:59, which was an improvement from where they began the season.

“As a whole, I think that the team did well. We improved from last year, and that is what matters,” said Zaeringer. “There was tough competition this year. Almost everyone got personal records. We are a very young team, most of us are freshman, and I think that we have a lot of potential.”

The head coach agreed on the statistics for the improvement of times.

“It was a great day to run and the course was fast. I think we performed well,” said Brady. “It just happened to be a very tough group this year. We are a young team, and we’re anxious to see the possibilities that are going to come in the next few years.”

The Lion’s Roar / Heather Jewell

Although the season did not end how the team had hoped, there were still several bright notes to take away. Sophomore Bri Singh led the team in goals scored with 13. Second to Singh was freshman Maggie Ramsey with seven.

The Lion’s Roar / Jay Love

Both sophomore defender Katie Noonan and junior goalkeeper Hope Sabadash missed extensive time this season due to injuries.

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Lions shine in exhibition win over Loyola

By Maria Goddard Staff Reporter

The Lions basketball team scored their way to victory during their first exhibition game of the 2014-15 season against Loyola University.

The game was held in the University Center on Thursday afternoon, in which the Lions defeated the Wolfpack, 41-35, 97-81.

“I was really pleased with the way we started the game, and I felt like our defensive intensity dropped allowing Loyola to get going,” said head coach Jay Ladner.

“They’ve got a heck of a team, and I have to give them a lot of credit. I felt like our defensive pressure wore them down, and we were able to expand the game.”

Senior forward Onochie Ochie opened the first half with a basket, giving the team a good start.

For the first half, the Lions

made 52.0 percent of field goals, 42.9 percent of 3-point shots and 75.0 percent of free throws. During the second half, 63.6 percent of attempted field goals were successful, 50.0 percent of 3-point shots made it and 64.7 percent of free throws.

Junior guard Zay Jackson led the way by scoring 28 total points, adding four assists and three steals.

“I think I played well. I got to the free throw line a couple of times. I was able to finish today,” said Jackson. “Being able to come home and play in front of friends, family and all was big-time for me; it was emotional. Our team goal is to win championship. We’re in it to win.”

In order to win, Ladner wants to improve both sides of the ball.

“We’re going to have to do a better job of playing defense and rebounding the basketball.

They hurt us near the basket

and that wasn’t good. Overall, I thought they did a good job,” said Ladner.

Sophomore guard Joshua Filmore was not far behind Jackson with 20 total points, four assists, three turnovers and one steal. He agreed with Ladner on recommendations for advancing the team.

“I had a couple mental mistakes on defense,” said Filmore. “[We need to improve] on defense and rebounding. We are working towards winning the Conference and going to the NCAA tournament.”

Despite setbacks on the defensive side, the team finished strong because of the way they worked together.

“I think their teamwork and the chemistry is certainly one of their strengths,” said Ladner. “They seem to really get along well with each other.

We had five players tonight in double figures which is usually a good sign of that; I

The Lion’s Roar / Maria Goddard

Senior center DeVonte Upson (above) makes his presence known in the post during the exhibition match against Loyola.

Upson finished with a perfect 5-5 from the free-throw line and secured eight rebounds. Senior forward Onochie Ochie (left) began his season on good note. The Georgia native chipped in 13 points. was really pleased.”

Other top players in double figures were senior center DeVonté Upson with 15 total points, Ochie with 13 and junior guard Andrew Guillory with 10.

One strong supporter, Paul Middleton of Hammond, had

Lady Lions clinch postseason

By William Schmidt Staff Reporter

The Lady Lion’s volleyball team traveled once again for two away games this weekend against Sam Houston State and Lamar.

Though the Lady Lions dropped the ball against Sam Houston State, they came back and conquered when pitted against Lamar.

For the match against SHS, the Southeastern Lady Lions dropped all three sets in this Southland Conference play, 25-20, 25-21, 25-21.

The Lions were able to keep their seventh place slot in the Southland Conference play even after the loss.

The key players for kills, aces and blocks for this game were Sarah Friedman with 12 kills and one ace, Rachael Bunn with seven kills and one block, Elizabeth Ramee with seven kills and one block and Landry Bullock with five kills and two blocks.

Leading the Lady Lions in digs was Morgan Todd with 16 digs, Mikayla Shippy and Brooke Balser with six digs and Kacey Freeman with five digs.

The standout player during this match was Shippy, who proved a major boon as she helped out with 31 assists on the court.

Southeastern then traveled to Beaumont, Texas on Saturday to take home a five-set win against Lamar, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 13-25, 15-13.

This win marked the Lady Lions having their most conference victories since the 2004 season.

The key players for kills, aces and blocks against Lamar was Tiffany Thomas with 17 kills, one ace and two blocks, Parrie Hartley with 13 kills and one ace, Ramee with 10 kills and one block and Bullock with eight kills and one block.

To help the team with digs was Todd with 17, Hartley with 11, Freeman with nine and Thomas with seven.

Leading the Lady Lions in assists were Shippy with 36, Morgan Miller with six, Thomas with four and Bunn with two.

Southeastern is currently sitting in seventh place, one-half game behind Houston Baptist. Lamar is tied with McNeese and sits one game behind Nicholls State for the eighth spot in the Southland Conference.

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take on Central Arkansas for the last game of the regular season of conference play.

The Lady Lions will make its second trip to the Southland Conference Volleyball Tournament in three seasons which will take place in Natchitoches, Louisiana on Nov. 21-23.

Visit lionsports.net for more information about the Lady Lions team and other news relating to Southeastern athletics.

a front-row seat to support his cousin, Jackson.

“I think Southeastern is playing good team ball. I like the way they executed and played defense,” said Middleton. “I like the way Zay handled the ball and shared it with his teammates. I think

we as citizens of Southeastern Louisiana [University] should all come and pack this stadium out to support the Southeastern basketball team.”

Their first official game of the season will be at Oklahoma State on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m.

HALL OF FAME continued from pg. 1 women tennis player has been inducted into the Southeastern Hall of Fame. Following the ceremony, Arnaudovska reminisced on her time spent with the Lady Lions.

“We have a lot of good memories. We traveled a lot, all the girls were nice and we were like a family,” said Arnaudovska.

“It was great to win the conference

tournament two times in a row and go to the NCAA championships.”

Lions baseball will begin their season this spring on Feb. 13 against Louisiana Tech. Lady Lions tennis will kick off on Feb. 5 against Alcorn State.

Inductees into the Southeastern Hall of Fame are chosen during the summer. Check lionsports.net for news on who will be included in the 2015 class.

The Lion’s Roar / Heather Jewell and Maria Goddard

Junior outside hitter Tiffany Thomas (above) prepares to return the ball to UCA in a match earlier this season. Thomas led the team in kills versus Lamar with 17.

The team celebrates after scoring a point (below).

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Project becomes real store

By Melanie Mann Staff Reporter

College students endure the seemingly endless bombardment of exams, projects and lectures with hopes that they will be able to draw upon these lessons as they navigate their post-graduation careers. Senior marketing major Blaine McGowan did not wait until graduation to take advantage of the skills gained from his class projects.

“It was a management class,” said McGowan. “We had to create a business. I asked my group if I could come up with the idea to open a store.

At the time I was a sophomore, and I wanted to open up a store in Hammond because I lived out here and there was nowhere for me to buy clothes that I liked.”

After extensive networking, McGowan turned his class project into reality. Business partners assisted McGowan financially and provided a location in Baton Rouge.

McGowan’s retail store, The Garage, sells car and motorcycle-themed clothing for men. Though the store is already serving customers, its grand opening is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 21.

“We specialize in highend casual wear, like denim, T-shirts and button-downs,” said McGowan. “The unique factor is we’re only open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The rest of the days are by appointment only, so people get the opportunity to shop on their own time. They can call any time. We make deliveries for clients who have busy schedules or work late. We go to their offices and bring a line of stuff that they’re interested in.”

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