Winter essentials near campus to survive weather P 9
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THE STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE
VOLUME 101 ISSUE 3
www.ulmhawkeyeonline.com
January 31, 2022
Opinion: Music festivals should stop until pandemic ends P 4
Students use art to promote mental health P 8 Men’s basketball stalls in 2 games P 16
5 emerging musical artists to check out P 11
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BRIEFS CALENDAR Monday, January
31
Eat with the Greeks, 6 p.m., SUB ballrooms
Tuesday, February
1
Vision Board Party, 6 p.m., Chemistry and Natural Science Building
2
Wednesday, February
Pretty Wednesday/Heart Health Impact Day, 11 a.m., SUB overhang
Thursday, February
3
ULM Educators Rising Campus Visit Day, 9 a.m., SUB ballrooms
Friday, February
4
A Walk with Theta Zeta, 1 p.m., Activity Center
Saturday, February
5
No events planned
Sunday, February
6
No events planned
New York
U.S.
Local schools struggle to recruit substitutes
Student caught with Record 14.5 million sign weapon-filled backpack up for health insurance
News Star- School districts in Northeast Louisiana are struggling to staff their classes as the recent wave of COVID cases has made finding substitute teachers even more difficult than usual. The problem is one of both supply and demand, as more teachers and school staff have either contracted COVID or are absent for quarantine. For some schools to stay open, some schools have relied, not just on qualified substitutes, but fellow staff members to fill empty classrooms. Sandy Bates, principal at Boley Elementary School, said she has used every person in the building as a substitute teacher.
MCT- A student at a Manhattan public school was found with a backpack stuffed with weapons, sources told the Daily News on Friday. The 14-year-old student at Intermediate School 70 in Chelsea showed off a knife to another student, who reported it to the principal about 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, sources said. School safety agents and administrators observed that the teen was acting strangely, and searched his backpack. Inside, they found four knives, a set of brass knuckles, an expandable baton, fireworks and a laser pointer.
MCT- At least 14.5 million Americans have signed up for private health insurance for 2022 through government marketplaces—a record number that Biden administration officials attributed to government efforts to lower costs and expand access to insurance. The figure is a 21% increase from the number who enrolled during the last open enrollment period. About 10 million people signed up through HealthCare.gov, the federal insurance marketplace that is utilized by 33 states, that took applications from Nov. 1 through Jan. 15. Other states, including California, run their own online marketplaces.
Country conducts 4 missile tests in 1 week MCT- North Korea says it tested four missiles last week to boost deterrence against its foes and pledged to keep developing more powerful warheads, a state media report said, as Pyongyang continues to fire off one of the biggest barrages since Kim Jong Un took power a decade ago. The first of two tests last week aimed to update the country’s long-range cruise missile system and sent two long-range cruise missiles to hit an island 1,119 miles away, the official Korean Central News Agency said Friday morning. A second test on Thursday saw Pyongyang launch two guided missiles and also hit a target island, KCNA reported. d
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TODAY IN HISTORY
January 31
Sandra Day O’Connor, Supreme Court justice
1865: Congress passes the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in the U.S. 1972: Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev becomes the 11th king of Nepal. 1999: Seth MacFarlane’s “Family Guy” first airs on Fox TV.
Front page credits: Main photo: Northeast Delta Human Services Authority
2006: Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor retires and is replaced by Samuel Alito.
Top left photo: Srdjan Marjanovic Top sidebar photo: ULM Athletics
photo by Carley Nail
Last Thursday 135 students competed in the free throw and 3-point competition at the Activity Center.
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January 31, 2022
BRIEFS
Black History Month
African American Heritage Museum to honor past The Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum in Monroe is honoring Black History Month with guest speakers and exhibits. From Feb. 1 until May 31, visitors of the museum can view a special collection of African masks and wooden sculptures which come from the Bamileke tribe in Cameroon. The artifacts are on loan from the ULM Museum of Natural History. The opening program on Feb. 1 at 11:30 a.m. will feature guest speakers including Monroe Mayor Friday Ellis and West Monroe Mayor Staci Albrittion. Bettye Kearse, an author, essayist and retired pediatrician will speak on Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. over Zoom.
Kearse traces her family’s history from the Antebellum South to present-day California and Boston, and investigates long-standing claims that she and her relatives are descended from President James Madison. Elvin Shields, a twisted-wire sculpture artist and toymaker, will give a presentation on Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. at the museum. Shield is a child of sharecroppers from the Cane River plantations who started making toys at five years old. From Feb. 1 until March 1, there will also be a quilt exhibition to showcase African American quilt art from Louisiana and the Delta region.
photo courtesy Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum
CULTURAL COLLECTION: The Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum will honor Black History Month with guest speakers and an exhibit featuring African artifacts on loan from the ULM Museum of Natural History.
Art
Bry Hall Gallery exhibit to feature 2 local artists
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‘VISITING ARTISTS’: Bry Hall Art Gallery is showing an exhibit called “Visiting Artists,” featuring works by photographer Benicia King and ceramist Adonis Johnson. The artists will give a gallery talk Feb. 2 in Sandel Hall room 236.
The ULM art program and VAPA are showing an exhibit in Bry Hall Art Gallery in honor of Black History Month. The exhibit, called “Visiting Artists,” features works by photographer Benicia King and ceramist Adonis Johnson. The artists will give a gallery talk Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. in Sandel Hall room 236. King studied at Grambling State University and is now a photographer in Grambling. In a description of her work, King said, “Black Nationalism as a commodity looks at how the Black body is ephemeral for commodification within the fashion industry, just like its trends and seasons of fashion
weeks. Despite the industry’s use of Black culture and identities, fashion is and will always be a universal tool to relate to the social and cultural context of an environment.” Johnson studied art at ULM and received his degree from Ashford University. He is now the owner of Casals Pottery in Lafayette. “I enjoy doing what I love and introducing a piece of myself to everyone through my love for pottery,” Johnson said. The exhibit will be in Bry Hall until Feb. 11 and can be seen during gallery hours which are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Friday.
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January 31, 2022
OPINION
Pop Culture
Festivals are too dangerous
Lochan Acharya
photo courtesy of MCT Campus
For the past few years, there has been a decrease in music festivals because of spikes in COVID cases worldwide. However, some prominent music festivals like Coachella and Lollapalooza will be held this spring and summer. These large social events aren’t the best idea for anyone during the pandemic. We just got hit by another COVID variant called Omicron, which is more contagious than other variants according to Yale Medicine. There have even been several
vaccinated people getting infected with COVID because of how highly contagious the Omicron variant is. According to The New York Times, Omicron cases are at a peak in the U.S. compared to the past year. This means we are more likely to get infected with COVID if we attend these events. Although I and many others have been hoping that we could once again feel the thrill of listening to live music, meeting people and making golden memories, the pandemic is still a danger to us. Despite people getting vaccinations and wearing masks, the cases keep rising. According to the CDC, vaccines are only effective against the original strain of COVID but not entirely against the Omicron variant. All of the information we get about this virus is constantly changing. Unfortunately, this means we still don’t know if it is safe to attend big social events like music festivals. In an interview with CNN, Dr. Fauci said that our best protection against the Omicron variant is
a combination of masks and vaccines. Music festivals can be safer with restrictions to control who can enter by making sure the people attending are vaccinated and wearing their masks. But we have not seen any of them take this huge step. It seems the goal of festivals is gathering attention and getting profit. I get it. Music festivals are fun, and a bucket-list item for many people. But to keep as many people as possible safe, we have to wait until the pandemic lessens in intensity to start events like this again. Although many music festivals have already asked their audiences to be aware of their surroundings and follow all COVID precautions, it is more of a friendly warning and is not highly enforced. Even though we’re feeling safer from COVID and have returned to a lot of our daily activities, we should not attend festivals until all people are fully vaccinated and safe. contact Lochan Acharya at acharyal@warhawks.ulm.edu
Politics
Simple majority rule hurts democracy
Carley Nail Nothing ever gets done on Capitol Hill. I am sure we have all heard that one before. A big reason for this is the Senate tradition of the filibuster. A filibuster is a speech that
obstructs a legislative meeting. Filibusters can occur over many hours, as the person is allowed to speak until they have to pee or eat. But this does not stop senators from threatening to filibuster. Due to changes in the law, this political drama is rarely seen, but bills are consistently held up in the voting process. If you are going to filibuster a bill, you should have to back up your words and talk the talk. Senators should not be allowed to hold up the congressional process without debating for as long as you can take it. Currently, if a Senate member
states they will filibuster, the law can be thrown out to avoid being held back from voting on other laws. This should be changed. According to USA Today, in order to stop a filibuster, the Senate must reach a 3/5 vote or 60 out of 100 members. This is called a super majority. But many believe that it should be moved to a simple majority, which means that the number of votes to stop a filibuster is only 51 of the 100 members in the Senate. The amount of votes should remain at 60. According to CNN, the Senate is split 50/50 right now between the Democratic and
Republican parties, so it is not odd for there to be ties when voting on laws. If the number of votes is switched to a simple majority and there is a tie on a law, the vice president votes to break the tie. We currently have a Democratic vice president. This means that it will be easier for Democratic laws or bills to be passed. And this switched to where the Republicans have the majority, then it would be easier for them to pass laws without the consideration of Democrats. With the current supermajority rule, it is more difficult to pass
laws because more members from the other party have to switch on the vote. But it is fair and makes the voting process more equal. It requires that the party in the majority consult with the party in the minority before passing a bill. I agree with the Voting Rights Bill that Democrats are trying to pass. States should not have the ability to suppress voters just because their candidate did not win. But if Democrats want the bill to pass, they need to reach across the aisle and get the 60 votes needed to pass the law. contact Carley Nail at nailcn@warhawks.ulm.edu
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January 31, 2022
OPINION
Business
Amazon, stay online and out of stores
Swikrit Bhattarai Amazon has reinvented the world of shopping. Because of the accessibility and simplicity of online shopping, brick and mortar stores have been going out of business. According to Forbes, the decline in retail shopping is called the Amazon Effect. Ten years ago, people spent time and gas money to buy themselves a pair of jeans. But now your favorite pair of jeans is just a click away.
However, Amazon has decided to include walk-in stores in some states. According to USA Today, Amazon will be opening stores in Washington and Los Angeles. Amazon is a global leader and rules the internet in online shopping. According to a study by Vox, people prefer to do shopping in online stores rather than in physical stores because it saves time. People can do their shopping sitting in any corner of the world. Online shopping also keeps individuals from going out in the midst of the pandemic. They can get what they need from the comfort and safety of their home. According to The New York Times, Amazon boosted its profit by 220% during the initial shutdown of the pandemic. Amazon needs to take advantage of the market they have created and
stay on the online platform. The specialty of Amazon is the ability to get anything and everything we need. By opening stores, Amazon would put smaller stores in even more danger than they already have. Mom-and-pop shops have already been greatly affected from big corporations and the pandemic. They cannot bear more competition. According to The New York Times, many businesses did not recover from the shutdown and loss of business the pandemic caused. Amazon needs to stay in their lane and stop moving to an instore market. They already have a good thing going. As the saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” contact Swikrit Bhattarai at bhattaraisw@warhawks.ulm.edu
Admissions
Colleges need test scores
Sujan Dhakal Every student knows the importance that standardized tests have when it comes to getting into college. But universities have begun to waive requirements to standardized tests. Standardized tests should not be dropped. They are an important factor in determining the future success of prospective college students. According to College Board, which
creates the SAT test every year, the best determiner for the success of a student is a combination of test scores and GPA. But many believe GPA alone determines a good student and dropping the tests will only benefit universities across America. The decision of some schools to waive standardized tests comes amid the extraordinary circumstance of the pandemic. The availability of standardized tests centers has plummeted significantly in many localities. According to U.S. News, many testing sites and dates have been dropped due to the fear of spreading COVID. The Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at Amherst said they don’t want to worry students with having to test in a socially distant manner so they are dropping the test requirement.
But this decision could greatly affect international students. Many colleges in the U.S. do not accept the standardized tests from other countries, so international students have to take either the SAT or ACT. According to Education USA, all international students are required to take standardized tests to gain acceptance into a U.S. college. The SAT and ACT’s significance in these students’ chances of getting into universities is huge. From the perspective of an international student, these decisions are unfair because they do not include international students in the testing bans. Standardized tests even the playing field for prospective students and should be kept as a requirement for college admission. contact Sujan Dhakal at dhakalsu@warhawks.ulm.edu
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NEWS
Politics
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‘HONEY MOON PERIOD’: Biden’s “honey moon period,” which is when new presidents have high approval ratings when they first enter office, is over, according to FiveThirtyEight.
Biden’s approval ratings go down after first year in office by Beena Baruwal
It’s been over a year since President Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021. When he was first inaugurated, many Americans were hopeful that he would be a fresh start. However, after only one year in office, his approval rating has dropped over 11%, according to FiveThirtyEight. This might not seem like a lot, but he has the second-lowest approval rating of any president one year in, according to FiveThirtyEight. Joshua Stockley, the political science coordinator, said Biden’s decline could be for a number of reasons—inflation, COVID, historical tendencies and many other reasons. However, there were some major noticeable decreases. “Biden’s approval rating experienced noticeable additional plunges after the Taliban seized Afghanistan and after the Delta and Omicron variants of COVID spread throughout the U.S.,” Stockley said. “Both issues were indictments of presidential mismanagement.” According to a CNBC survey, in December, 46% of respondents approved of Biden’s handling of the pandemic. In April, 62% approved.
Other issues such as student loans have also caused approval ratings to decrease because it was one of his campaign promises that has yet to be fulfilled, according to CNBC. Mickaela Leal, a sophomore elementary education major, said she was upset with Biden’s unfulfilled promise to lower student debt but hopes he continues to fight for this plan in the future. “I don’t like how he talked about the student debts and fulfilled none of his promises,” Leal said. “Being a student, the fulfillment of this promise would mean so much to me.” Many of Biden’s campaign promises have been hard to fulfill due to a divided Congress, according to PBS. However, this could change during the November 2022 U.S. Senate elections, which will fill 469 seats in Congress. Stockley said Biden’s changes, the Supreme Court’s changes and a new approach to the pandemic could improve his approval ratings for the remainder of his presidency. “A strong recovery from the pandemic would help, as well as a smooth nomination process to replace Justice Breyer on the Supreme Court,” Stockley said. contact Beena Baruwal at baruwalb@warhawks.ulm.edu
graphic by Sunil Bishwokarma
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NEWS
Politics
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CHAOS AT THE CAPITOL : According to PBS, to end the filibuster, there needs to be at least 60 senators votes. Democrats want to change this to a simple majority only requiring 51 votes.
Filibuster puts strain on voting rights bill by Maggie Eubanks
Voting rights have become a hot topic since the 2020 presidential election. In response to the election of Joe Biden, Republicans in Congress and across several states have united to pass voter suppression laws to limit the votes of minorities. In response, Democrats in the Senate have written new legislation called the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021. This would require states and counties that have been flagged for voter suppression to have any voting bill cleared by the Department of Justice before the bill can be passed, according to the Congress website. But in order for this bill to pass, Senate Democrats must first make it past the filibuster. According to the Senate, a filibuster is designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment or other debatable question. Any senator can threaten to filibuster a bill and it will be
held up on the voting floor. While the filibuster has been changed several times over the past 200 years, there has been recent debate about changing it again for Democrats to pass their new voting rights legislation. According to MSNBC, to stop a filibuster, the Senate must reach a 3/5 vote of 60 senators. Democrats want to change this to a simple majority only requiring the votes of 51 senators. Daniel Hummel, a political science professor, said changing the requirement would be necessary for the bill to pass but could cause future issues. “The only reason I can see this being debated in the Senate right now is because this will allow the Democratic Party, which has the 51 votes, to overcome the filibuster,” Hummel said. “There are risks that these changes will come with consequences, for example, if Democrats lose the Senate they may lose the ability to use the filibuster to block [future] Republican legislation.”
Georgia, Texas and several other states have passed laws that greatly hinder the ability of minorities to vote. Last year, Georgia passed a law that prohibits food and water from being handed out to voters in line on election day, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. Three states in the U.S.—Kentucky, Virginia and Iowa—still don’t allow convicted felons to ever regain their right to vote, according to Vox. The Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 would stop states from passing laws like these, ensuring that more Americans have the right to vote. Tess Spencer, a senior political science major, said she believes the Voting Rights Bill will help Americans. “I do agree with the bill [because] it will eliminate these restrictions and increase access to voting,” Spencer said. Biden has voiced support to Senate Democrats in their proposed changes saying that this voting rights legislation is necessary to
ensure democracy continues in the U.S., according to The New York Times. Republicans continue to prevent these changes because they believe lowering the required number of votes to block a filibuster will give too much power to the majority party, and they don’t want to change the longstanding tradition of the Senate filibuster, according to CNN. Hummel said changing the number of votes required to block a filibuster has happened before and it will continue to change in the future, so we will just have to wait and see what happens. “The Senate has changed the rules before to ease the passage of legislation and most recently to confirm Supreme Court nominations, which the Republicans did to confirm Neil Gorsuch in 2017,” Hummel said. “Senate rules have changed in the past, and they will change in the future.” contact Maggie Eubanks at eubanksml@warhawks.ulm.edu
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NEWS
Mental Health
photo courtesy ULM Photo Services
photo courtesy Northeast Delta Human Services Authority
ART IS THE VEHICLE TO THE SOUL: Honors Art and Art & Entrepreneurship classes collaborated on a project using art to raise awareness about mental health.
Mural connects minds of students, community by Chloe Chapel
Discrimination, trauma, depression and anxiety can make students feel helpless and alone, but it’s brought a community to campus. Mental health used to be a taboo topic that wasn’t discussed much. However, it now seems to be a topic that is welcomed and even appreciated. College students often struggle with their mental health but have no outlet to express their concern or no way to hear from other students that have similar problems. In Honors Art, students had to propose a topic to show what they learned in the class. The class was on the power of art in politics and social movements. After much discussion and debate, the students agreed on talking about mental health and decided that a mural displayed in the middle of campus would be a perfect way to convey their message. Foy This is when the #mindthemind mural was born. Brooke Foy, an art professor, said the mural allowed students to speak to and connect with fellow students, administration and the community.
“Art is a perfect vehicle to say what may be hard to verbalize,” Foy said. “The piece is meant to inspire, educate and support.” The mural was a collaborative piece between two art classes—Honors Art and Art and Entrepreneurship—so it depicted the feelings of many people. While some students talked about their own mental health problems, others did it as a tribute to someone else. Blaine Warren, a senior political science major, came up with his idea as an ode to his sister. “My idea […] was a young lesbian feeling ostracized, but eventually finding value within herself, and soon thereafter finding a partner,” Warren said. “I wanted the butterfly to represent her evolution from a girl who can’t accept herself and isn’t accepted by those around her into a woman who is proud and happy.” Warren said he chose this because he loves his sister dearly but knows that some people will never accept her because of her sexuality. He wanted to show her that no matter who she loves, he will always love her. Amir Alnajjar, a freshman computer science major, took a different approach with his art. Alnajjar’s art depicts three cats sitting together and looking peaceful while another cat is trying to grasp onto them but is
held back by a leash that has the word “trauma” on it. He said the art allowed him an outlet to talk about something he’s struggled with and is passionate about. “For me, the art was my own struggle that I wanted to put on paper,” Alnajjar said. “Mental health is also a very important thing to me, so the fact that we were doing a project on something I was already passionate about was just an awesome feeling.” Students loved the idea of helping others but felt discouraged because they could not help in a more significant way. They didn’t want something just for people to look at, they wanted Alnajjar to help provide a solution. They decided to partner with the Northeast Delta Human Services Authority, which provides people with mental health services. Next to the #mindthemind mural was a smaller banner with information about the Northeast Delta Human Services Authority and a hotline. “With the combination of the art and the signs, we hope people reach out if they need to,” Alnajjar said. contact Chloe Chapel at chapelcb@warhawks.ulm.edu
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NEWS
Student Support Grace Place Ministries 1600 Jackson St. (soup kitchen & clothing closet)
ULM Activity Center Food Pantry 210 Warhawk Way (nonperishable food)
Fairhaven Homeless Shelter 1900 Garrett Rd. (shelter for all)
graphic by Sunil Bishwokarma
Self-Development, Counseling, and Special Accommodations Center
Winter resources around campus for those in need by Dilasha Acharya
As winter approaches, many students might feel helpless when trying to find cold weather essentials like coats, shelter and food. According to USA Today, around 14% of students who attend a four-year university are homeless. Although Louisiana does not have the coldest temperatures in the U.S., over the past month temperatures have dropped to the teens some nights. Without proper housing, this can cause major issues. Jessica Lasiter, the director of Medical Laboratory Science, said long term exposure to the cold is likely to induce hypothermia. According to the CDC, hypothermia is caused by prolonged exposures to very cold temperatures. When exposed to cold temperatures, your body begins to lose heat faster than it’s produced. “Providing free jackets or leftover coats to needy students would be of great assistance to them,” Lasiter said. “Other cloth items, such as gloves, caps and mufflers, could also be distributed to students.” ULM does not have a place where students can pick up items like coats, socks, blankets or gloves if needed. However, donation drives are held by various organizations as it gets cold. Last March, 31 Ambassadors held a blanket and coat drive to give to those in need. The donations went to Grace Place Ministries, a nonprofit that has a soup kitchen and clothing closet.
As a student at ULM, your years are a time of discovery and new experiences. You may face personal, social, or educational challenges. But we are here to assist and guide you through these challenges.
The Self-Development, Counseling, and Special Accomodations Center at ULM is a free service offered to help students achieve maximum benefits from the “university experience.” Whether you are worried about taking tests, having difficulties with your relationships, experiencing family problems, or even if you need some direction for your future, the qualified counselors can assist your concerns so you will reach your full potential.
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If students are able, they can go to Grace Place for resources they might need to get through the winter. Even though ULM doesn’t have a place to with all the resources needed to get through the winter, they do have a place for students to get food. The food pantry is located in the Activity Center and is open to all students from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Fridays. Some of the foods available are cereal, pancake and muffin mix, canned fruit, pasta, beans, rice, canned vegetables, peanut butter, jelly and many other nonperishable items. While ULM does not have a shelter, there are places located near campus that offer shelter to those who need it. The Fairhaven Homeless Shelter is a shelter located three miles off campus on Garrett Road. The Monroe YWCA Mary Goss Shelter is also in Monroe. However, you must call (318) 323-1505 for the location, as it is confidential. Emily Alacron, a sophomore dental hygiene major, said she lives on campus and is nervous for the winter months because of the massive storm and power outage that occurred in Texas last year. “I wish there were more power backups on campus,” Alacron said. “Being on the safe side when a scenario like this develops would help us feel more confident living in school dormitories.” contact Dilasha Acharya at acharyad@warhawks.ulm.edu
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Campus Event
photos by ULM Intramurals
NUMBER ONE: Winners of the free throw and 3-point competition stop by the Activity Center to pick up their prizes. (Left to Right: John Lamm, Megan Sistrunk, Kamron Glover)
Students show off sharp shooting skills by Maggie Eubanks
If you were at the Activity Center last Thursday, you had the chance to “shoot your shot.” The Activity Center hosted a free throw and 3-point competition on the newly renovated floors of the Activity Center basketball gym. With 135 students competing in the event, the competition was fierce. Each contestant was given one point for each basket they made. They were given 10 free throw attempts and nine attempts to make a 3-pointer. There were three winners crowned after the competition. Seniors Kamron Glover and John Lamm tied for first place in the men’s division making 14 out of their 19 shots. Megan Sistrunk, a doctortal student, won the women’s division making 13 out of her 19 shots. Each winner was given a ULM intramurals shirt. This event was also very big for ULM’s sororities. Sophomore secondary education major Anna Reedy participated in the event representing AOII. “I loved the event,” Reedy said. “It was fun, very smooth and everyone enjoyed it.” The Activity Center hosts events like this for
students that need a place to go and hang out. “We put events like this on for students that may not be involved in any other clubs to have something to do during the semester,” said Assistant Director of Recreation Services Robert Reed. Reed wants students to know that the Activity Center is always hosting events and intramurals for students. “Our basketball league is getting started, sign-ups are open for the biggest loser contest, and we will even host several bingo games throughout the semester,” Reed said. The free throw and 3-point contest was one of the first events held by the Activity Center this spring semester, but with its high turnout, it started the Activity Center off on the right foot. The basketball competition was placed right before the start of the intramural league of basketball to get students excited for the upcoming tournaments and allow the Activity Center to showcase their new floors. The new renovations included a new upstairs track, brand new weightlifting
photo by Carley Nail
DRIBBLE, DRIBBLE, SHOOT: Junior nursing student Sarah Keaton laughes while preparing to shoot a three, while her friends cheer her on from the sidelines.
equipment and new basketball flooring. Reed is excited about these new changes and wants students to know how they can take full advantage of them. “Each student is charged an activity fee, and they should know about the facilities they have at their use.” Reed said. “Why pay $10 a month for Planet Fitness when you already pay to have the same facilities on campus?”
Reedy said that her sorority encouraged her to participate in the 3-point and free throw contest to earn intramural points and that she would definitely participate in something like this again. “Although I’m not good at basketball, it’s so much fun to participate,” Reedy said. contact Maggie Eubanks at eubanksml@warhawks.ulm.edu
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Campus
#mindthemind presents art, awareness
Chloe Dustin, a sophomore history major, contributed to the banner by painting a section that depicts a girl sitting in a dark corner of the room with hands reaching for her. “This is supposed to symbolize the dangers of self-isolation, and how people who love you are more than eager to help if you’ll let them,” Dustin said. She also said that the dark corner represents the problems that come with being alone with your thoughts as a mentally ill person. Many people fall into isolation, and this draws attention to how it often causes more harm than good. Dustin hopes this project will help others realize that poor mental health is much more common than we realize, and it’s too normalized.
Freshman computer science student Amir Alnajjar worked on the planning, brainstorming and painting of the mural. Alnajjar’s section displayed four cats spending time together, but one is being held back by a leash that has the label “trauma.” Alnajjar said, “The hope is that when people saw the artwork that they would reflect on their own mental health status.” Alnajjar was assigned a partner that helped make his vision come to life, but because they were in different classes, they never got to meet. Alnajjar’s partner took his idea and made it into something great.
Freshman risk management and insurance major Thanh Phan provided ideas about the project and the base image of the painting of the cats having a conversation. After other artists defined and sketched the picture, Phan helped with the coloring work as well. Phan explained that the image was about dealing with loneliness, which she has faced quite a lot since moving to the U.S., far from her home and family. Phan said, “The mural was a way that I could use to express my feelings and enable other students to acknowledge the importance of mental health.” The images were simple for everyone to understand, but impactful enough to make people realize potential problems and seek support.
Recommendations
Up-and-coming artists to tune into this week
Maria Becerra 21-year-old Maria Becerra is an Argentine singer who first started her music career by doing cover songs on her YouTube channel. She is known for her amazing vocals and her voice. She has already collaborated with big pop artists like Becky G. and J. Balvin. Becerra is a versatile singer who sings pop, reggaeton and R&B. Her music has salsa influence, which can be found on her new album “Animal.”
Tate McRae Tate McRae is a 21-year-old Canadian pop and R&B singer who sings alternative pop. She is mostly known for her songs “You Broke Me First” and “That Way,” which has given her global recognition. She was the youngest musician featured in Forbes’ 30 under 30 list. She’s considered to be the most brooding artist since Avril Lavigne.
Eddie Benjamin Eddie Benjamin is an Australian-born singer-songwriter who currently resides in Los Angeles. His voice has been called angelic and the voice of the new generation by some of the biggest stars like Justin Bieber and Meghan Trainor. The singer adds pop, R&B and jazzy overtones to his music. Some of his recent artistic works can be found in songs like “Running Away from Home” and “Speechless.”
Sasha Sloan 26-year-old Sasha Alex Sloan is an indie pop singer-songwriter from Los Angeles. Her debut album “Only Child” was released in 2020 and her debut EP “Sad Girl” was released in 2018. She writes raw and honest lyrics that communicate real heartache and standsout to the Gen Z audience. Her best songs are “Dancing with Your Ghost” and “Older.”
Celeste Waite Celeste Waite is a 27-year-old British American singer-songwriter who sings pop. She has been creating music since 2014, and her best songs are “Beloved” and “Ugly Thoughts.” She has provided vocals for big stars like Avicii, Tieks and Real Lies. She released her debut album “Not Your Muse” in 2021 and debuted at No.1 on the UK albums chart.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Movie Review
‘The House’ hooks with stop-action animation by Supriya Pudasainy
“The House” is a stop motion animated collection of three short stories on Netflix. The movie is divided into three different stories, each with different plots and directors, all of which center around a perfect looking house. Divided into three parts, the first part revolves around a poor family who moves into a big and beautiful house only to be slowly trapped inside of it. As the movie continues, we see a contractor, who is a rat, giving his all to repair the house with a nasty bug outbreak. One couple seems interested in buying the house but things unravel for the worse after a bug spray mishap. The third and final part shows the house as an apartment building as the landlady, a cat, tries to fix the problems around the house
and reaches a well-deserved realization. The film, which is supposed to be a dark comedy, did not meet my comedic expectations. It did have snippets of skin-crawling graphic insects, but the film seemed pretty average in terms of gore scenes. It was not unsettling but rather satiric considering the hidden messages the stories tried to paint. The house attracts the hopeless and offers a way out of the struggle in each plot. The music was also not as engaging as it could have been. The visuals and setting of characters throughout the movie are outstanding though, as it changes from cute felt characters and human sized rats to lifelike cats. What I loved about the movie was its animation style and
attention to detail. I liked the voices and minimal dialogue of the characters. The movie features the unique voices of famous artists like Mia Goth and Helena Bonham Carter which grabs your attention immediately. I also enjoyed that it was split into three parts because they were somehow connected to each other, yet they managed to stand out on their own. The movie goes on to be less intimidating and unsettling as it moves toward its end. What kept me hooked on was not the unsettling plot, but rather the superb animation which makes you forget that it’s a stop-action animated film.
contact Supriya Pudasainy at pudasainys@warhawks.ulm.edu
Pop Culture
January memorial: Remembering celebrities
Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier was what most would call a jack-of-all-trades. He was a renowned actor and film director. The Bahamian American icon was also the first black actor and Bahamian to win an Academy Award for Best Actor. This star, whose life paved the way for black actors in film, was found dead in his home in Los Angeles on Jan. 6. He was 94 years old and his cause of death was reported to be heart failure, according to CNN. He was famous for portraying characters in movies like “Lilies of the Field,” “To Sir with Love” and “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.”
Bob Saget This star brought laughter and joy to many homes during his life. Robert Lane Saget, popularly known as Bob, was famous for his role as Danny Tanner on “Full House” and as the voice of Ted Mosby on “How I Met Your Mother.” He also starred in the Netflix sequel to “Full House”—“Fuller House.” However, on Jan. 9, he was found dead in his Florida hotel room, according to ABC News. There were no visible signs of drug use or foul play but the cause of death is still unknown. Saget was 65 years old.
Andre Leon Talley This fashion journalist with a larger-thanlife personality was pronounced dead on Jan. 18 at 73 years old. According to The New York Times, Talley struggled with some health issues before heart failure led to his death. He was known for his bold fashion statements. He applied his talent in several different fields like film, journalism, curating and fashion. He also starred in “America’s Next Top Model” as one of the judges alongside Tyra Banks and Jay Manuel.
Meat Loaf Michael Lee Aday, professionally known as Meat Loaf, was a remarkable singer recognized for his wide-ranging voice and exciting live performances. His 1977 debut album, “Bat Out of Hell,” is still one of the largest-selling albums in the history of music. Meat Loaf was not only a terrific musician, but he was also a great actor. He starred in movies like “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “Fight Club” and “Wayne’s World.” Unfortunately, this artistic genius passed away on Jan. 20 at age 74. The cause of death is unknown.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Crossword
Horoscope Aries Resolve a team challenge. Misinformation confuses the matter. Clarify facts and verify with a second trusted source. Monitor and share the latest news and research.
Taurus Take charge for desired professional results. A push now can advance. Slow for pitfalls or sharp corners. Win with patience, coordination and discipline.
Gemini Expand your research. Meticulous work reveals hidden pitfalls. Rely on stable sources. Check opposing perspectives. Study possibilities to advance the most promising. Explore and investigate. Across 1 Relaxing retreat 4 Picket line crosser 8 Tied, as sneakers 13 Work like heck 15 Arrived 16 Old piano key material 17 European car brand that sounds sort of like a Western greeting 18 Ordered like dictionary words 20 *The Bible’s golden calf, e.g. 22 Sound of fear 23 Roadside haven 24 About 1/2000th of a euro, in 2002 26 *Giving a higher mark than students deserve 33 Slimy substance 34 Dolphin family “killer” 35 Inventor Otis 36 Roman moon goddess 38 Tease 40 Site of Napoleon’s exile 41 Where Amin
ruled 44 Puffin relatives 47 Geological time span 48 *It’s not always the same as one’s assigned sex at birth 51 What a coach gives a base runner 52 Corn unit 53 Suffix with script 56 *Intuition, often 62 Cape Cod and Baja 64 Former Neet rival 65 Two in a deck 66 Evening, in ads 67 Required bet 68 Rubbed out, gang-style 69 NBA conference 70 USO show audience ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues
Down 1 Male deer 2 Serve the wine, say 3 Verdi classic 4 Medical diagnostic device 5 Colombian metropolis 6 Alarm clock toggle 7 On __ of: representing 8 Loose, like a translation 9 D.C.’s Pennsylvania, e.g. 10 Pigeon shelter 11 Shallowest Great Lake 12 Flemish painter Sir Anthony van __ 14 Wife of Augustus 19 Light-footed 21 Prefix with scope 25 “It’s __”: “Nobody wins” 26 Charge triple, say 27 Journalist Farrow 28 “Disgusting!” 29 Water nymph 30 Speck in the ocean 31 “That’s exciting!”
32 Indian bread 33 Water cooler sound 37 “No ifs, __ or buts” 39 Payable now 42 Condescended 43 Jason’s shipbuilder 45 Israeli parliament 46 RBI or ERA 49 On key 50 Russian supermodel Shayk 53 High hairstyle 54 Great Barrier __ 55 Plenty, phonetically 57 Pelvic bones 58 D.C. baseball team 59 Vietnam’s Da __ 60 Banking giant 61 Uno y dos 63 Rapper __ Cube
Cancer Do the research before investing in a larger purchase. Compare for price, quality and value. Choose lasting materials and workmanship. Budget carefully.
Leo Romance flowers naturally. Collaborate with your partner to realize a shared dream. Disciplined efforts produce satisfying results. Support each other and share the win.
Virgo Get your heart pumping! Exercise energizes and refreshes. Balance workouts with good food and rest. Healthy practices put a spring in your step.
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Libra Choose the option that sounds most fun. You’re especially creative and charming. Enjoy the company of someone you love. Savor diversions and deliciousness.
Scorpio Domestic renovation provides a mood and energy boost. Organize, clean and declutter spaces. Improvements provide welcome functionality. Optimize home systems for family support.
Sagittarius Your creative muses sing to you. Capture inspiration onto paper and digital files. Express, write and edit your views. Sketch ideas. Communication builds bridges.
Capricorn Pursue lucrative possibilities. Develop the most promising opportunities. Make valuable connections. Share marketing materials. Your ideas are gaining respect. Catch a profitable surge.
Aquarius Prepare to launch a personal initiative. Share a passion project. Edit and polish before publishing. Let your circles know what you’re up to. Invite participation.
Pisces Contemplate your next move from your private sanctuary. Recharge before making important decisions. Avoid risk or controversy. Listen to your heart. Choose love.
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SPORTS
Tennis
Trouble in H-Town sends Warhawks packing by Rajan Sapkota
After a 6-1 win over Grambling State in the spring season opener, the Warhawks traveled across state lines for a bigtime matchup last Saturday with the Houston Cougars. But they returned to Monroe with a bad taste in their mouths after dropping the match 5-2. The matchup began at 10 a.m. with the Warhawks fielding a limited roster. Houston’s first home match became their first win of the spring season. “Even though we have only had five players practicing due to injuries and illness, we showed toughness today and played to win,” head coach Abdelrahman Zaki said. “It was a tough loss and a match that we could have won if we took advantage of all the game points we created, but unfortunately, never finished.” Zaki’s team looks to adjust and recover for this week’s away matchup against Louisiana Tech on Wednesday and Saturday’s showdown versus Nicholls State. ULM’s Hala Badwy and Brianna Gomez won two singles for the Warhawks sole wins of the day.
Zaki, who last week got his first career win, now has his first loss as a Division I coach. But he still had praise for his team in the face of fierce competition. “We had fantastic wins for Hala and Brianna who closed out their matches in two sets against tough opponents,” Zaki said. ULM was swept in doubles competition as the Cougars took all three matches. On the first double, ULM junior Hala Badwy partnered with freshman Alessandra Anghel in a 6-4 loss. On the second double, senior Jimena Garbino and senior Madalina Grigoriu lost 6-3. Sophomore Giovanna Pereira and senior Brianna Gomez lost the third double by 6-3. Despite the defeat, Zaki said he believes that his players are competitive and is convinced that their mentality is still up to win the coming matches.
contact Rajan Sapkota at sapkotara@warhawks.ulm.edu graphic by Sunil Bishwokarma
Women’s Basketball
Cooked again: Ragin’ Cajuns get 10th straight win over ULM by Maggie Eubanks
photo courtesy ULM Photo Services
SEND IT THROUGH: ULM’s Kyren Whittington looks to dish out a pass to an open Warhawk.
Double-digit figures are typically welcomed in sports. But for ULM (4-17, 0-7), this is not the case. With last Saturday’s 76-55 loss to Louisiana-Lafayette (12-4, 4-2), ULM has lost its 10th game of the seasonal and their 10th straight game to the Ragin’ Cajuns. The disappointing loss to ULL extended ULM’s losing streak up to10 games. The Warhawks had the games close in the first quarter pulling within one but they would never take the lead. After a stellar fourth quarter from ULL, the Warhawks wound up dropping the game by 21. The Lafayette match-up was close at the start. Each team took their turn making a steal and a layup off a fast break. The first quarter ended with ULM down by five at 2116. The Cajuns pushed the tempo in the second quarter and gained a nine-point lead. But after shots from freshmen Kyren Whittington and Amaya Ford, the Warhawks were able to
go into the half only down 37-30. After a stellar halftime performance from unicycle specialist Red Panda, the Warhawks and the Cajuns took the floor again. The second half is where the Cajuns took off. They scored nine of the first 11 points in the third quarter to go up 46-32. ULM tried to make a comeback scoring seven unanswered points, but the offense for the Cajuns was on fire. The third quarter ended with ULL up 58-43 on the Warhawks. The Cajuns dominated the fourth quarter taking their greatest lead of 22 points on ULM. This commanding performance from ULL was too much to handle for the Warhawks as they would take the loss 76-55. ULM shot just 40% from the field, while the Cajuns shot over 50% from the field. ULL also had the advantage in turnovers over the Warhawks having just nine to ULM’s 16. The Warhawks had 19 fouls in the matchup, and ULL had 18 fouls. This loss for ULM continues what has been a less than stellar
season in conference. The season seemed to be starting out better for the Warhawks who won three of their first six games. But since this small stint of success, ULM has only emerged with wins in two of their last 16 games. Hopefully for the Warhawks, the back half of the season will find better success, but the light is dim. Sitting at last in conference standings as the only team to not have won a game against a conference opponent this season, ULM does not seem to have the keys to success. With games remaining against conference seeded opponents like UT Arlington and Texas State, the Warhawks will have to find some ways to improve if they want to get a conference win. ULM will look to end their losing streak at home this Thursday against Arkansas State at 6:30 p.m. contact Maggie Eubanks at eubanksml@warhawks.ulm.edu
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SPORTS
Baseball
Warhawks seek to shock the Sun Belt in 2022 by Jonah Bostick
In less than a month, college baseball returns. The Warhawks have the chance to stand among the best sluggers in the Sun Belt Conference. The 2021 spring campaign was one filled with ups and downs. ULM finished with a 26-26 record. While the Warhawks were able to secure victories against highly ranked competitors such as Texas Christian and Ole Miss, they failed to take care of business against teams on their own level. The Warhawks finished with a 11-13 record in the SBC. ULM will look to continue their hitting success into the 2022 campaign, which will contribute into them becoming a threat to whomever plays them. Hitting was a highpoint for the team and several starters return for the Warhawks, including leaders such as Grant Schulz, who led the team batting .333 with a .931 OPS,
hitting four home runs with 43 hits. Mason Holt also returns to ULM. Holt led the team with five home runs in 2021. However, the Warhawks often found themselves struggling on the defensive side of the ball. Last season, the Warhawks were on the losing end of several shootouts, including a 7-6 loss to the University of New Orleans, a 9-7 loss to rival Louisiana Tech in Monroe, and a 11-9 loss to UL-Lafayette at home. Returning for the Warhawks on the pitching staff is Cam Barlow, who was the ace pitcher for the ULM last season. In 2021, Barlow pitched a 5.16 ERA while pitching for 59.1 innings, allowing 63 hits with 10 home runs, while posting 55 strikeouts and allowing 25 walks. Barlow will look to improve and maintain his ace status in 2022. Also returning for the Warhawks is Carson Orton, who was the main
UPGRADES, PEOPLE, UPGRADES: ULM gets to show off its newly renovated Warhawk Field with six of their first seven games played at home.
closer. Orton posted a 3.37 ERA and was responsible for two losses with nine saves. The schedule for the Warhawks comes with its challenges. ULM has a home-and-away series versus Louisiana Tech. ULM also plays three SEC teams, with rematches versus LSU and Ole Miss, and a home series versus Missouri. ULM’s in-state competition includes Northwestern State, New Orleans, Nicholls, UL-Lafayette, McNeese State, LSU and Louisiana Tech. ULM opens the season with seven matches in February. Six of these will be played on the newly renovated Warhawk Field. With the continuing of offensive production, and with improvements from the defensive side of the ball, tWarhawks could surprise many people with the chance to put the SBC on notice in 2022. contact Jonah Bostick at bostickjm@warhawks.ulm.edu
photos courtesy ULM Athletics
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SPORTS
Men’s Basketball
NOTHING PEACHY: The Warhawks looked to stop their Peach State opponents on key runs in the final two games of their four-game stay in Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
photos by Calli Sinclair
Dry spells send ULM to bottom of SBC Warhawks struggle with Gonzalez out by Jonah Bostick
CLOSING TIME: Warhawk senior forward Russell Harrison closes out a Georgia Southern defender on the wing.
The ULM basketball team was heading into last week on a fourgame losing streak. They looked to turn around Sun Belt Conference play against the two lowest ranked teams. The result of the week: two more home losses and last place in the SBC. In the first contest versus Georgia Southern, the Warhawks started a highly contested first half with a 1713 lead. However, this was short-lived and the first half ended with a 12-5 run in favor of the Eagles. An already rough night was made worse for ULM after point guard Elijah Gonzalez exited the game with around seven minutes in the half and did not return. The second half saw the continuation of a defensive showcase. The Warhawks found themselves up 43-40 with less than five minutes to go. However, the Warhawks’ offense shut down at the worst time and the Eagles scored
10 straight points to win the game 50-45. “That’s where you miss Elijah,” head coach Keith Richard said. “He frees somebody up for a possible layup or easy shot.” It was the second lowest scoring game of the season for the Warhawks, first being 39 points vs LSU. The Warhawks would finish shooting 29.5% from the field against the Eagles. “We couldn’t get to the rim,” Richard said. “And then we go 3-for26 from the 3-point line. I know there were a few of them down the stretch we were wide open. We really moved the ball well to get those shots.” Leaders for the Warhawks included Harrison, who scored 17 points with 13 rebounds and two steals, and Andre Jones, who scored 11 points with five rebounds and two steals. In the second contest, the Warhawks faced Georgia State. The first half was a shooting match with both teams trading blows. After ULM briefly held the lead, they would falter in the final minutes, which included an 11-0 run for the Panthers. The game was won and lost by the rebounding effort. The Panthers were able to wear down ULM’s
forwards to keep the game going their way. “We had to play as big as we could at the three, four and five to try to rebound the best we could,” Richard said. “They had 15 offensive rebounds and it was hard to get a defensive rebound.” In the second half, ULM opened with a 46-43 lead with 16 minutes to go, and it seemed like the second half would be much like the first. However, the Panthers responded with a 17-6 run throughout the next six minutes to go up 60-52. The Warhawks would never regain the lead and would end up losing their fourth straight game 73- 62. “I think the first thing we need to do is take tomorrow off and regroup,” Richard said. “There’s a lot of emotions right now with our team because we haven’t won and it’s been tough with the homestand.” Thomas Howell led the team in scoring with 15 points and was followed by Harrison, who scored 12 points, and Jones who scored 11. The Warhawks are now 10-12 overall, including a 2-8 conference record, and have lost five straight games at home. contact Jonah Bostick at bostickjm@warhawks.ulm.edu