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CNN- At least 33 million people have been a ected by deadly ooding in Pakistan, the country’s climate change minister said on Sinceursday.mid-June, 937 people have died from severe rain and ooding across the South Asian country, according to the country’s National Disaster Management Authority Sherry Rehman, the minister for climate change, called the oods “unprecedented” and “the worst humanitarian disaster of this decade.”Disruption to cell, internet, and landline phone services have caused problems to rescue operations.

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FOX- California regulators moved ursday to require all new vehicles in the state to run on electricity by 2035, an ambitious goal by the country’s most populous state to phase out gasoline-powered automobiles and curb carbon emissions. e decision by the California Air Resources Board came two years after Gov. Gavin Newsom rst directed regulators to consider such a policy. If the goal is reached, California would cut emissions from cars in half byCalifornians2040. can keep driving and buying gas-powered vehicles after 2035, but no new models will be sold in the state afterwards.

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BRPROUD- A large police presence was seen in two areas of Covington on Tuesday, August 23. Law enforcement coalesced in the Ozone and Covington Point communities while looking for 34-year-old Jovan Williams. At the time of his arrest, CPD considered Williams to be “a major fentanyl and heroin dealer.” e arrest of Williams happened after an investigation by the Covington Police Department Criminal Investigations Division. It took three weeks for law enforcement to nd Williams. Police say Williams possessed enough fentanyl to kill 80,000 people.

AP- e Justice Department released a partially blacked-out document explaining the justi cation for an FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate earlier this month, when agents removed top secret government records and other classi ed documents. e document, even in its redacted form, is likely to o er at least some new details about an ongoing criminal investigation that has brought fresh legal peril for Trump just as he lays the groundwork for another presidential run. e a davit may o er the fullest description yet about the events leading up to the Aug. 8 search.

The 12 students also participat ed in various workshops to gauge their needs and strengths. They received career advice and ex plored their options both while in college and after graduation.

“The transition from high school to college is challenging for all new students,” Mystee Burrell, co-associate director of TRIO programs said. “The WINGS College Transition Camp prepares students for the rigors of the college experience and serves as a first step in building a successful and meaningful firstyear experience.”

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On Aug. 10-12, the ULM TRIO program helped prepare 12 first-generation college students for their first semester. TRIO’s Student Support Services held its seventh annual WINGS College Transition Camp. TRIO helps income-eligible stu dents who are the first in their family to attend an institute of higher“WINGSeducation.Campis critical for our students,” John Sutherlin, chief innovation and research officer said. “Many students come to ULM unaware of the vast sup port services provided. ULM has so much to ensure the success of students.”Duringtheir time at the camp, students met individually with university employees to discuss financials and how to properly utilize on-campus resources.

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To learn more, visit the TRIOSSS office in Strauss Hall 206. SET UP FOR SUCCESS: TRIO-SSS is one of the eight TRIO programs fully-funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The program helps ensure that rst-generation college students are assisted and remain in good standing with their school.

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“There is a stigma with people who use opioids which keeps them from seeking help from first responders and also a stig ma first responders may have with people who use opioids. This grant will bridge that gap and help people save lives,” Horace said. “This will arm our first responders with the re sources to help guide people who are willing to go to treat mentHoracecenters.”said she is aiming to help people living in “medical deserts” understand opioid ad diction.By2026, Horace hopes to train up to 4,000 first responders in Louisiana.“Myteam and I are ready to help our first responders in our community and make a big change in Louisiana,” Horace said. “It’s going to be used and it’s going to save lives.”

Professional Award Pharmacy professor given largest award in 10 years

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ULM’s College of Pharmacy re ceived a fully-funded grant to taling in at nearly $2.5 million. The award was given out to as sociate professor Alexis Horace and will be used to help educate first responders on harm reduc tion.The training program, known as ULM HERO, aims to educate community members and pro fessionals on how to administer life-saving opioid reversal treat ment and how to help those ad dicted to opioids find treatment.

Student Organization First-generation students aided, prepped for college

Greek life should be more diverse, inclusive

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I’ll get right to the point. Menstrual products should be o ered freely. Period. Paying $8 for a box of tampons is a little outrageous, but you have to pay for what you need. Until you can’t a ord it. e price of tampons and pads has risen with in ation. According to PBS, this increase is due to supply chain problems left behind from the pandemic and rising prices in raw materials such as plastic and cotton. is leaves many women living in periodPeriodpoverty.poverty is when women cannot a ord to purchase period products. Living in period poverty a ects both women’s mental and physicalSomeonehealth.who is unable to a ord these products might have to skip work when their period comes, which can create an environment of embarrassment. Even though women cannot control their period, they might begin to blame themselves and their womanhood. ere are many long-lasting e ects of period poverty. is is why change is needed quickly. e discussion of period products being freely available for women has always been in the air, but the push for this discussion to be moved to action is stronger now thanRecently,ever. Scotland took a stand against period poverty and became the rst country to do so. Women everywhere have been showing their support and applauding this decision.According to the Washington Post, the nation will have menstrual products available for free in public spaces such as community centers, pharmacies and youth clubs. e U.S. should be the next country to follow suit. With these products being o ered in public areas, those who are struggling nancially can get what they need without judgment. Women who want their own supply could still go and buy period products from the store, but there would always be a free option for those who need it. Period poverty even a ects college students.According to a study by George Mason University’s College of Health and Human Service, more than 14% of college women experienced period poverty and 10% experienced period poverty every month in 2020. Too many women fall victim to period poverty. is should not be such a common issue. Scotland made the right decision for its people. It’s time for the U.S. to better care for its women.

Sororities, especially in the south, are based on tradition and often fall short in their e orts to change with the times. ese outdated organizations need to be more focused on inclusivity. ough these sororities might be open to anyone who identi es as a woman, they still have the unique say in who they choose to accept. Oftentimes though, LGBTQ recruits might struggle to receive aOnebid. particular instance of this discrimination has been in the spotlight recently on TikTok. A University of Alabama student, Grant Sikes, documented her

journey during what is known as Bama Rush. On the platform, Sikes explained that her sex is male, and she has always been more similar to what traditionally society portrays as a woman. She identi es as nonbinary.Whenconsidering joining Greek Life, she knew fraternities were not where she would belong but that sororities were more catered to her wants.Unfortunately, Sikes was rejected from all sororities at the university. From her videos, one can only assume she ts the mold of the classic sorority girl. Upon hearing the news of her dismissal, I was surprised and began to grow concerned.ForFall2021, 2,299 out of 2,501 women received a bid during recruitment, according to the Alabama Panhellenic Association. at is around a 92% chance of receiving a bid. With such good odds, the fact that Sikes did not receive a bid might be due to discrimination from the sororities. Even if Sikes were to be accepted into a sorority, more inclusivity issues might have arisen. For instance, sororities are often expected to mingle with fraternities. Often, there are parties where it is mandatory to bring someone of the opposite gender as a date. is might cause LGBTQ members to not feel as welcomed. Another issue that might arise for LGBTQ members is bullying. With parties and drinking, sororities could be dangerous for members like Sikes if other members are not welcoming towards them. ere’s a ne line between discrimination and personalized selection. E orts need to be made by sororities to ensure their organizations are inclusive and welcoming to all types of women while still being able to personalize their choice of members. Although these organizations might be outdated and have a lot to learn, like Sikes, if Greek life is something that interests and appeals to you, then it is worth giving it a shot.

Pop Culture Laptops

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It is the student’s responsibility to pay attention to their class. If they wish to browse social media instead of focusing on a lecture, then that choice is theirs to make.

Andrew Tate ban is pointless Technology

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Don’t ban the speech you hate— even if it is as moronic as Andrew Tate.Tate has become one of the most controversial gures on social media in 2022. His shocking takes on how men should treat women, his positive views on corrupt governments and his above reproach nature have garnered hatred while at the same time drawing in men who want to mimic his lifestyle and success.

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A common reason for treating technology like contraband is the distraction resulting from it. When left unregulated, laptops quickly become weapons of mass distraction to the user and anyone who happens to gaze at the screen. It can be tempting to browse an endless stream of information and media when a lecture is boring. Regardless, laptops should still be welcome in a classroom because the device is not to blame for a student’s lack of e ort.

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Laptops constitute a major asset in the tool belt of modern students and are needed in the classroom. ey provide a quick and easy way to review course material and take notes.Despite these bene ts, laptops have come under re in most classrooms.Manystudents come to class prepared to type up notes and pull up online material, only to be denied access to such a resource. It is no rare occurrence to pay a small fortune for a laptop. Prohibiting such technology trivializes the money spent to obtain the laptop, as well as relegates those with slow handwriting to rushing for notes and missing information.

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Tate has subsequently been banned from every major social platform.Meta—the parent company of Facebook and Instagram—gave Tate an unceremonious goodbye according to National Public Radio. YouTube, Twitch and TikTok followed shortly afterwards. Twitter was way ahead of the curve and kicked Tate o the platform in 2017. Even though Tate has appeared on several podcasts and has spewed nonsensical questions like “Most women I know can’t even park a car, why is a woman ying my plane?” and “How can I use these women to make me money?”, he should not have been banned. Tate is a rich man who has found success in his life. Social platforms should have used this situation to show that wealth and prosperity do not equate to having a high level of intelligence instead of wiping him from the front pages of the internet. ere is no doubt that Tate has reached people on these platforms that have adopted his toxic lifestyle. But taking his ability to post will just send him and his audience to darker corners of the internet where he will receive less attention and gain less Reducingfollowers.hisinuence was a good call, but now his loyal fans will take up for him and further spread his agenda.Inthedefense of the social platforms that banned him, no amount of debate would change his mind.However, it’s di cult to pick apart his ignorant arguments if they aren’t put out in the open air. ose who see through his image intimidation will see he’s an overcon dent fool. contact Cameron Jett jettcm@warhawks.ulm.eduat

I can understand a professor’s wish to have all eyes and ears honed in on what they have to say, but much like the matter of attendance, enforcing it brings about di culty. At the end of the day, students will have the nal say in whether or not they will pay attention. While it isn’t my cup of tea to use technology during class, I can understand the help it provides to students who can responsibly use and take advantage of it. I implore professors to take a second thought and allow laptops to be used in their classrooms. are a useful resource in classrooms opinions of the author and not necessarily the opinions of the staff, adviser or the university. The Hawkeye’s not of the adviser or

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RISING WATERS: The water levels in Bayou Desiard have risen starkly in the past weeks.

Southeast US experiences heavy rain, ooding

“My parents’ driveway completely ooded and I had to miss a day and a half of classes because I didn’t want to risk ooding my car’s engine,” Amir Alanjjar, a freshmen computer science major, said. e sheer amount of rain last week means the threat of ooding is still there. “Given the saturated ground, there is re ally nowhere for water to go until we can dry out some,” atmospheric science professor Todd Murphy, said. “So any thunderstorm we get over the next week with heavy rain will be a ash ood risk.”

Central Mississippi faced some of the worst ooding in the system. Portions of I-20 were closed and the National Weather Service in Jackson put out rarely-issued ash ood emergencies around the state’s capital. e NWS in Jackson stated ooding of this magnitude is anywhere from a 1-in-200 to a 1-in-500-year event. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency as the Pearl River in Jackson is set to ood.

Northeast Louisiana received the drought killer that it desperately needed. Unfortu nately, this weather system overstayed its welcome. From Aug. 21-28, over nine inches of rain fell in Monroe, and some nearby areas have claimed to have received over 10 inches.Sofar, 17.76 inches of rain have fallen in the month of August—a new record for Mon roe. e incessant downpours caused ash ooding in some areas and made the trek to class di cult for many students.

TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN: Many students walked through several inches of rain on their way to class last week after several weather fronts moved through the area. photos by Carley Nail

Water levels on Bayou Desiard have risen sharply since the torrent of storms came through last week with the highest numbers reaching over 71 feet. e pause in rain over the weekend should help these levels, but with more rain in the forecast, students need to be wary of possible ood dangers. And with the threat of ash ooding lingering in the near future, Murphy advises everyone to be aware of what to do in case of ooding.“People need to remember to not drive through ooded roadways—turn around, don’t drown,” Murphy said. “All it takes is a couple of feet of water to carry away vehi cles, including pickup trucks and SUVs. Also, we can do our part to decrease ood risk by clearing out debris near and around storm drains.”Even with the amount of rain Northeast Louisiana received, the region dodged the brunt of this storm system. Much of the southern region of the U.S. dealt with the same system that made its way through Monroe. In Dallas, the storm dumped over 10 inches in some areas in just a few hours. Dallas-Fort Worth received a total of 9.19 inches of rain in a 24-hour peri od—a new record. According to ABC News, Dallas County went under a state of disaster last Monday after a 60-year-old woman drowned in fast-moving oodwaters.

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“If predictions prove accurate, the Pearl River is expected to crest on Monday, Au gust 29th, at 36 feet,” Reeves said. Anything over 26 feet is considered a ood stage according to CNN. Parts of Jackson have the potential to ood at around 34 feet and water could potentially seep into homes as it approaches the expected 36 feet. e ooding in these areas might have been made worse because of the drought conditions in the region.

“Droughts can make the ground drier and subsequently harder, making water absorb slower, which likely contributed to the lack of water runo and increase in ash ooding,” junior atmospheric science major Justin Richter said. With rain chances hanging around this week, these cities are not out of the woods just yet.

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WORK, WORK, WORK: ULM students were given the opportunity to nd work at the job fair last Tuesday.

College is the time in your life to discover your interests, expand your knowledge and gain expe rience before entering the career world. is is why working a part-time job or internship during your undergraduate years can be a bene cial opportunity for so many.LastWednesday, students of all majors at ULM were able to attend an on-campus and part-time job fair. Here, they were given the chance to meet with potential em ployers for jobs around campus or even part-time jobs and intern ships for local companies. Events like this can be important for many students struggling to nd a job in an ever-shifting job market.Shonnie Hall-Trotter, the o ce manager for Career and Student Development, dedicated her e orts to making this job fair a great experience for the students. “Our on-campus and part-time job fair is bene cial for our stu dents because it gives so many of them the opportunity to have a job that can be exible, allowing them just enough hours to work and stay focused on their classes,” Hall-Trotter said. “It also prepares them for the real world by o ering them experience of working in a professional setting.” e event had a successful turn out, with many rst-time fresh men, international students and others looking for a job. Walking from booth to booth, they were given the opportunity to speak to employers for di erent departments and companies.

LaFrance-Wells is the rst visitor that Pro fessor Zhou plans to have come to her class.

She expressed that giving students a real look at people doing work in the community encourage them to keep going in their mar keting studies.

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“Anything that we can do to encourage ULM students to come downtown and ex perience what we have to o er is a good thing,” LaFrance-Wells said. West Monroe and Monroe recently un veiled their main street plans that will o er new restaurants, concert centers and a ma rina on the Ouachita River.

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City of cial visits class e monotony of PowerPoints and text book assignments can make class hard to stay engaged. To keep students involved, marketing professor Joyce Zhou invited the West Monroe Main Street Director Adri enne LaFrance-Wells to give students a hands-on learning experience.

SHOP LOCAL: West Monroe Street Director encouraged students to visit local shops.

Students nd employment opportunities at job fair

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“I think that the job fair was a huge success,” Amber Landrum who is a current student worker in the o ce of Career and Student Development said. “It gave stu dents the opportunity to see jobs not only on campus, but also jobs around town.”

By meeting with potential em ployers, students had the ability to make an impression that goes beyond a paper resume. is in teraction also allowed students to get a perspective of the company or department that they are inter ested in working for. e job fair gave many students an easy way to nd a job that works well with their class sched ules. Several students lled out a job application and gained vital information about the job market around town. So, before you start searching online for job sites and local listings, try coming by one of the many job fairs ULM has to o er.

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LaFrance-Wells is an alumna of ULM and she shared about her experience revamping downtown Monroe. She also shared with students about local events they have com ing up and encouraged them to get involved beyond the campus.

“ e more they know more about the com munity, the more likely they want to help out with o ering suggestions and putting their ideas into action,” Zhou said. “I am grateful that many community friends like Adrienne are willing to work with us on projects and open up opportunities for our students.”estudents enjoyed the hands-on learn ing experience and learned a lot about the opportunities the Twin Cities have to o er them.Sophomore marketing major Madison Jones said, “[LaFrance-Wells] described how there are so many events in the com munity to attend and how you could see her true passion for her job, which I strive to have after college.” Visits like this from community members show students a pathway for them in the world after college and give them ways to get connected to their community.

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Junior political science major John’Nise Peoples believes the plan is a step in the right direction for students.

moratorium of student debt payments until Jan. 1 of 2023. If you are unsure of whether you qualify for student loan forgiveness, visit the De partment of Education’s website at ed.gov.

“Regardless of the outcome, my adminis tration will continue to prioritize the needs of our residents, which includes improving our aging infrastructure, strengthening our resiliency as a city and protecting the repro ductive rights of women throughout the city of New Orleans,” Cantrell said. e commission in control of the package will vote again next month on the ood plan. If passed, the new ood control infrastruc ture will be in place by 2024.

Despite hurricane season reaching its peak, the city of New Orleans will have to wait for funding on a new infrastructure plan to combat ooding.

Financial Students divided over loan forgiveness plan

OVERFLOW: New Orleans struggles with ooding issues due to being below sea level.

Regardless of what individuals believe, Biden’s loan forgiveness plan will go into e ect within the coming days for those that areIncludedeligible.in the plan is an extension on the

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CASH MONEY: Individuals that suffer from student loan debt found some relief in President Biden’s plan released last Wednesday.

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“I feel like this will bene t so many ULM students because whether anyone recog nizes it or not, nancial burdens cause a real and extreme strain on the mental health of many students and just adults in general,” Peoples said. “I think that with this, not only will it help relieve some of the stress of cur rent ULM students, but it will make it easier for future ones or people who are holding o on continuing their education because of their current student loan debts.”

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e Louisiana State Bond Commission blocked a $39 million plan for the second time last ursday that sought to give New Orleans streets an update. e plan has been in the works since July, but it has not been passed.Louisiana Attorney General Je Landry wrote a letter to the commission saying that the aid package should not be granted to New Orleans until they repeal their stance onAfterabortion.theSupreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and abortion was made illegal in Louisiana, the city of New Orleans passed a resolution asking police and prosecutors not to arrest or convict individuals and doctors involved in an abortion.

President Biden nally succeeded in pass ing a student debt forgiveness plan on Aug. 24. e plan includes thousands of dollars of relief for students who qualify. e plan comes as the ful llment of one of Biden’s campaign promises and carries on the series of recent wins the administration has seen in recent weeks. According to the White House, the plan in cludes up to $20,000 in relief for Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 to low-income borrowers.Individuals can qualify for the plan if they make less than $125,000 on a single income or $250,000 for married couples. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are split in what they believe about Biden’s loan for givenessStudentsplan.atULM are also split in their opinions.

On the other hand, senior history major Mason Kizzia does not think the plan will keep the debts away, but just push them o onto someone else. “I don’t feel like it helps that many people,” Kizzia said. “It’s going to have to be paid for by somebody, and if it’s not paid for by those who took out the loans...and now can’t af ford it, then it’s going have to go to all the other taxpayers in America.”

Landry’s letter states, “ e o cials in New Orleans took an oath of o ce to support and enforce the laws of our state, yet they have decided that some laws are not worthy of enforcement.”MayorofNew Orleans, LaToya Cantrell responded to the blocked funding and words from Landry with a statement of renewed commitment to the people of New Orleans.

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“What they’re learning in the class room, there really are a lot of real world applications for lots of those things, and we at ULM can actually be at the forefront of that.” Something that makes Dumas’s participation in this workshop even more meaningful for ULM is that she is not just a professor, she is an alumna.Warhawks can see Dumas’s suc cess and not just learn from it, but see themselves and strive for the same goals.

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“It was really great to be able to read about their speci c programs that they’re doing out of their of ces and to kind of see the overlap with my own research,” Dumas said.Warhawks are fortunate to learn from Dumas after this experi ence. After hearing stories from her workshop and seeing the change she was able to make, research methods aren’t just numbers and party politics and gender inequali ty is taken a bit more seriously.

Go for the things you are hesitant about.

An education from ULM can put students on the same stage as a de gree from Harvard or Georgetown. Dumas believes this is one of the best things she took from the con ference—the con dence to go for things even when you think it’s a longshot.“Igotto have a really special and unique experience that I learned a lot from and that I’m bringing a lot back from to ULM,” Dumas said. “So I would say to take advantages of opportunities when they present themselves.”Dumastook a risk on herself and gained a once-in-a-lifetime oppor tunity. e ULM community can take a lesson from Dumas. Some times you have to let your wings spread and see where they take you.“You know when this opportuni ty came through to apply for this, I hesitated,” Dumas said. “I thought you know maybe this is too big a reach for me, but I tried anyway and it worked.”

EQUAL RIGHTS: Jennifer Dumas, a poltical science professor, was accepted into a United Nations workshop to present her research on gender inequality around the world.

“I think it’s great for students to see that because now it doesn’t seem as abstract,” Dumas said.

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ULM has a motto: “ e Best is on the Bayou.” Typically, when this motto is spoken, a sport or club is being referenced. Political sci ence professor Dr. Jennifer Dumas proved this summer that this motto is also speaking about the profes sors that ULM provides for their students.Sheparticipated in one of the top stages academics has to of fer—the Academic Council for United Nations Systems or ACUNS. is workshop is put on between academics and United Nations practitioners as a way to brain storm di erent policy that can bene t people around the globe. Dumas was one of 10 academics chosen for the workshop. In order to attend, Dumas had to prepare a 10-to-15 page paper on a research topic and submit an o cial application listing her accomplishments. As one of the most competitive workshops in the world, Dumas was pleasantly sur prised to be chosen as one of the attendees.Hosted in London, the theme of ACUNS this year was “Global Inequality and International Co operation.” Dumas specializes in this eld as much of her research is focused on gender inequality in Ni geria.“Iwas looking at how Nigeria’s domestic legal system places some obstacles in meeting its interna tional obligations,” Dumas said. “ ey have rati ed the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimina tion Against Women, but there’s still a lot of gender inequality in Ni geria, particularly in the northern part of the state.” Dumas was able to present her research at this conference along with fellow academics and practi tioners working in the same area. ose at the conference are hope ful this collaboration will help real change come about through their research.eworkshop allows academics to share with the U.N. practitioners areas of research they are focusing on and practitioners to share with researchers how their work is be ing used.

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“ is was our annual pizza social that we have every year to welcome our freshman onto campus,” Cullen said. “We had a really great turnout this time, and I think it went very well.” e event set the tone for an exciting new year for the

e ULM Honors Program welcomed their students back last ursday with the traditional pizza ocial on the seventh oor of the library.

SMARTIES: Joshua Stockley welcomes incoming freshmen into the Honor Program while they nish eating pizza. by Hanna Flynn photo by Hanna Flynn photo by Carley Nail

“I got to meet a lot of new people and catch up with some of my classmates,” freshman pre-pharmacy and chemistry major Emileigh Kavanagh said. “I didn’t know that there was such a large group of diverse people in the honors program!”

Students were invited to take the back elevator to the top oor of the ULM Library for a breathtaking view, a bu et of assorted pizzas and a night full of games with new friends.

e social was an opportunity for members of the Hon ors Program, primarily incoming freshman, to meet new friends and become familiar with the council. While the attendees played cards and got to know one another, the council members introduced themselves and spoke about the program. Honors Program President Caitlyn Cullen was happy with the outcome of the event.

BUT FIRST, LET ME TAKE A SELFIE: Students take a sel e as the event comes to a close. contact Hanna Flynn at fynnhl@warhawks.ulm.edu

ULM Honors Program, with plans for a newly renovated lounge and many more social events to come.

“I have been able to build relationships and connect with di erent people,” freshman biology major Amaya West said. “I think it’s going to be a great experience for the rest of my time here at ULM.” e night ended with students taking photos on the beautiful terrace of the library at sunset. With a suc cessful turnout for their rst event and big plans for the coming semester, the Honors Program is set up for an ex citing year.

Honors Program celebrates new members with social

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Joshua Stockley, the director for the program, also an nounced opportunities for honors involvement with faculty members, research projects, as well as a new look and date for his morning co ee get together “Joe with Josh.”Arecord number of students applied for the program this year, with more freshman interested in joining than everWithbefore.somany new faces, students were given the great opportunity to establish new friendships and get to know their academically involved peers. Many members ex pressed their excitement for their future at the university as an honors student.

Food Dorm room favorite recipes from students

Lauren King “I like to make chicken alfredo in the Ouachita kitchen just because it’s a comfort food with me and my sister. We would always try and make some. She really liked my rec ipe from it because the sauce would be homemade. She would eat like the whole bowl whenever I would make it. She would always ask me to make it for her so it makes that homesickness feeling go away. It’s a pretty easy recipe. You just boil whatever noodles you like and then you boil your milk and your our, make it all nice and thick. en, add in your spices and your gi ant thing of cheese because there’s never too much. It’s just really nice. You can either separate it and add in the sauce later, or you can add in chicken to it too. Sometimes I don’t because I’m lazy and I don’t wanna go buy chicken. It works either way. It’s really nice and it’s an easy meal for any person that doesn’t know how to cook a lot. Can’t really mess up too bad.”

Destiny Ramos “Adjusting to college life was quite a big deal for my roommates and I. Living in the apartment and having access to a stove and oven made it easy to have home-cooked meals to make this place feel like home. Our favorite meal to cook is buf falo chicken tortellini. Before we moved in, I looked up easy home made meals on Pinterest and sent some to our group chat where we decided to cook our new favorite meal. For the meal you need but ter, minced garlic, our, chicken broth, chicken, cheese tortellini, bu alo sauce, ranch and shred ded cheese. First, we melted two tablespoons of butter in a pot and added just a little bit of minced garlic. en we whisked in two ta blespoons of our. Next, we very slowly add in 2 1/2 cups of chick en broth while whisking. en, we add one pack of tortellini to the pot and let it boil. While letting it boil, we shred a rotisserie chicken. Once the tortellini is cooked, we add in as much chicken as we feel necessary, 1/2 cup of bu alo sauce, 1/2 cup of ranch, and as much cheese as our heart desires, which is quite a lot, and then we stir. Having access to a kitchen makes college life feel a lot more homey.”

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Logan Mier “Buy a ve-pound bag of chicken breast and you can meal prep for the week. Chop it up and you can make it into di erent meals.” Busi ness Administration major Logan Mier explains how he cooks week ly. “If you’re bad with chicken, you can do the same thing with pork, beef or whatever your tendency is. [Choice of sides] is up to prefer ence. I’m a carrot and cucumber kinda guy, so that’s just what I like on the side. It doesn’t necessarily have to go [with it]. It’s just whatev er you like.”

Mayli Morgan “My go-to meal is breakfast. I’m a breakfast person, so I like to make cinnamon rolls, eggs, bacon and all the fun pizazz. Breakfast is an all-day a air. I’m strictly a break fast person unless it’s chicken and wa es, then I’ll eat that. I prefer to put my cinnamon rolls in a circle shape then put them in the oven. While those are cooking, I put tur key bacon on a baking sheet pan and place those in the oven as well. Once the cinnamon rolls are done, I cook some scrambled eggs. And boom, breakfast is served.”

“Our go-to meal is fresh chick en breast, asparagus and potatoes in a garlic rosemary sauce. We put those in the oven, and we have this blackened chicken seasoning. Everything was fresh, and it was lit erally under $15 to make a whole meal that fed three people. It took maybe 30 minutes to cook. Quick and easy things to put in the oven work easier. If you have a kitchen, to be healthier you can cook a lot more instead of two-minute mac and cheese.”

Stacia Jinks

Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream. Just make sure it’s a good one. In this new Net ix series, Dream is captured by a wizard who is after his sister, Death. Dream is in charge of all dreams—good or bad. After Dream escapes, he goes on a jour ney searching for his lost magical gadgets hoping to put all dreams and humanity back in order.

e B-side tracks on the album continue the Y2K concept portrayed in the title track while also showing o the writing ability of some of the members.

‘Five Days at Memorial’ Based on a true story, this chilling lm shows the intensity and con sequences of Hurricane Katrina. After the levees fail, patients, nurs es and doctors are trapped inside a hospital for ve days. Waiting to be found, the employees are left to make life-or-death decisions. Re leased on Aug. 12, this series is available on Apple TV+.

“Between 1&2” was a great way for TWICE to show fans they are ready to continue delivering music and breaking records. It is de nitely an album everyone will “L-O-V-E.”

TWICE breaks records with comeback album

Popular TV series released in August

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‘Welcome to Wrexham’ “Welcome to Wrexham” is a do cuseries following Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney on their jour ney of owning Wrexham AFC. e soccer club unites the Wrexhem community, but new challenges arise with new owners. After all, what do actors know about soccer? e series is available for streaming on Hulu.

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e album also features a song in English with TWICE embracing the “queen” title fans have given them in “Queen of Hearts.”

“Basics” is a dreamy pop song written by lead rapper Chaeyoung about taking love back to the basics and not taking things too fast.

Some of their releases like “I Can’t Stop Me” and “Cry for Me” have been more of a girl crush concept. But “Between 1&2” meets in the middle by giving fans the cute TWICE they grew to love, but in an age-appropriate and mature way for the seven-year veterans.Titletrack “Talk that Talk” displays the concept of Y2K. e music video, the styling and the sound all resemble the feelings from the early 2000s. e song encourages fans to speak up and admit their feelings to the one they love. Fans were excited to see this look from TWICE as the nine-member group broke a personal record for selling the most album copies in one day with over 200,000 copies sold. e music video also hit 18 million views in just 24 hours.

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‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ She’s mean. She’s green. She’s a crime- ghting machine. is series released on Aug. 18 for all Mar vel fans looking for a new show to binge on Disney+. Tatiana Maslany stars as the main character Jenni fer Walters. Walters tries to nd her place being an attorney and a green superhuman Hulk.

contact Maggie Eubanks eubanksml@warhawks.ulm.eduat

‘A League of eir Own’ e time has come for one and all to play ball in this new Amazon Prime series. “A League of eir Own” continues with the same characters and storyline, but meets a more modern audience. When all the men go to war, women make a baseball league of their own. ese women are willing to do whatever it takes to keep the sport alive.

Dahyun, rapper and singer for TWICE, was the member with most writing credits though with the powerful anthem “Gone” and the nostalgic ballad “When We Were Kids.”

‘ e Sandman’

Leader of the group Jihyo was able to give fans a powerful song about loving someone despite them maybe not being the best person for you in “Trouble.”

K-pop group TWICE has proven to fans they can “Talk that Talk.” e queens of K-pop entered a new era last Friday with the release of their 11th mini album “Between 1&2.” Coming o the back of renewing their contracts with company JYP and having a sold-out stadium tour in the U.S., Twice was ready to prove they are not done yet. e group has experimented with a more mature sound ever since the release of “Fancy You” in 2019.

1) You will have tons of homework. I just know a junior STEM major is reading this right now thinking “I have ve hours of home work a day.” And that’s probably true. But I had so much free time my freshman year. You start with general courses, which tend to be easier. roughout my high school years teachers told me that I would get a rude awakening in col lege because my professors would give so much homework. e workload always seems bear able to me. Unless you refuse to work, you are going to be alright.

Busting College Myths: During my high school senior year, I heard all sorts of things about what college would be like. But only half of what I heard was correct. Incoming freshmen all have a di erent idea of what college will be like, but there are a few common myths high schoolers are told.

2) You must graduate in four years. I came to college with a perfect little plan. I would graduate in four years with my communi cations degree. is is how most students think their life will turn out. But you don’t have to t into this timeline. It’s okay to graduate early. It’s okay to graduate late. It’s okay to swap your ma jor six times because you don’t know what to do with your life. College is the perfect time to gure out what you want to do, and for some it takes longer than others.

August 29, 2022PAGE 13 THE STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Crossword Across 1 Threaded fastener 6 Grilled sausage, for short 10 “__ the night before Christmas ... “ 14 Slacks fabric 15 Lasso 16 “Howdisappointing” 17 John SalinasnovelSteinbecksetintheValley 19 Algebra, trig, etc. 20 Suffix with neat or beat 21 Whacks with an ax 22 Numericalrelationship 23 Make an attempt at 25 Delta Sigma __ sorority 27 Fourth film in a series starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, DorothyandLamour 32 “If the __ fits ... “ 35 Loewe’s partner 36 Post-op recovery area 37 Iron-rich meat 39 Girl of the fam 40 Wild West film 42 Sailor’s yes 43 Cover stories 46 SupermodelBanks 47 Epic poem by John Milton 50 Feature of italic letters 51 Principality on the RivieraFrench 55 Provide food service for 57 Prom couple’s ride 59 Parking area 60 Actor Sharif 61 Grammy-nominatedKeyshiaCole hit song 64 Baseball glove 65 Apex 66 Evade skillfully 67 Poetic tributes 68 A++ 69 Helicopter blade Down 1 Potpourriemanation 2 Part of a dinette set 3 Full of uncertainty 4 Sinus specialist, for short 5 “Yippee!” 6 Make, as coffee 7 Drapery holders 8 Big galoot 9 Low card in a royal flush 10 Gazpachoingredient 11 “That’s too bad” 12 __-lock brakes 13 Nabe in London and Manhattan 18 Like many an alley cat 22 Fashionablynostalgic 24 Available for appointmentan 25 Throat tissue 26 Shade on a paint color strip 28 Cease and __ order 29 Native American group 30 Cake prettifier 31 Subtle glow 32 High-five sound 33 “How’s it goin’?” 34 Exaggerate 38 Storm tracker 41 Mailing label abbr. 44 “Hamilton”creator__-ManuelMiranda 45 French river to the ChannelEnglish 48 Tips off 49 “__ rather than later, please” 52 Alaskan native 53 Time-share unit, typically 54 Playful river animal 55 “¿__ está usted?” 56 Bunched in with 57 Reading light 58 Currier’s partner 61 Fez or fedora 62 Green prefix 63 __-pitch softball Courtesy of MCT CampusClassi eds

3) Community colleges are bad. If you feel like going to a community college is best for you, do not be ashamed. Whether you go to a 4-year university or a community college, you are furthering your education and that’s something to be proud of. Community colleges are local, cheap and they teach you technical skills. Students go to community colleges and universities with di erent goals in mind, but that does not mean that community colleges are bad.Ifyou have a topic or question that you would like to see in Carley’s Corner, email me at nailcn@warhawks.ulm.edu.

Hot takes on college life

LIVING FOR TOURNEY TIME: Nine of ULM’s rst games this season are in tournaments.

Texas has plenty of games to look forward to this season. e week af ter they play ULM, Texas has a date with the Alabama Crimson Tide. Along with the Big 12 slate, their schedule also features Kansas, which has been a tight series in the last ve games, with Texas winning three of them. e Longhorns feature high talent at quarterback with Ohio State transfer Quinn Ewers, who was the number one recruit of the 2021 class according to 247 Sports. Texas has one of the best running backs in the country with Bijan Robinson, who rushed for 1156 yards with 5.8 yards per carry and 11 touchdowns last season. He also had 295 yards receiving and four touchdowns.XavierWorthy leads the way receiving. Last season he had 981 yards with 12 touchdowns. Despite this, the Longhorns are looking for depth in their receiver corps, with their next best receiver being Jordan Whittington who had 377 yards with three touchdowns. e defense will return seven start ers from last year’s team including outside linebacker DeMarvion Overshwon, who lead the team in tackles with 74. As per usual, the Longhorns head into the season with high expecta tions. Whether Sarkisian can meet these expectations or not has yet to beTexasdetermined.leadsthe series 1-0 with a 59-20 win in 2009. e Warhawks go into the game with nothing to lose, as they come in as a 38.5-point underdog. e game kicks o at 7 p.m. on the Longhorn Network. by Jonah Bostick

In 2021, Texas nished with a dis appointing 5-7 record, which was their rst losing season since 2016 whe they had a 4-8 record. Texas started o the season 4-1, which included a week one win over No. 23However,UL-Lafayette.aftera heartbreaking 4855 loss to Oklahoma, the Longhorns dropped ve straight games before winning the season nale vs Kansas State.2021 was head coach Steve Sarkisian’s rst year at Texas and his third head coaching job in his career. If Sarkisian can’t turn things around soon, he’ll nd himself in the hot seat.

Williams drilled 19 kills into the Knights’ end of the court. Yet the Warhawks found themselves trailing the Knights in the fth set. Just when a comeback was brewing, FDU’s Kylie Nott silenced ULM for the nal time in the game. e day before their matchup with FDU ended in heartbreak. ULM took sets one and three con dently but their o ense got shut out by the Northwestern State Demons in the nal two sets. ULM was outscored 21-40.Bythe nal match of the tournament, this Warhawks squad had the weight of the previous two matches on their shoulders. e tournament Tarelton State Texans kept the Warhawks to 20 or less points in all three sets to a smooth win and hand ULM its third loss of the weekend.

Warhawks’ 2022 campaign off to rough start in tournament

Photo courtesy MCT Campus

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Football e Warhawks open the 2022 season with a trip to Austin, Texas to take on the Texas Longhorns.

Big 12 provides big challenge in Texas contact Jonah Bostick bostickjm@warhawks.ulm.eduat

e new year is o to a less-than-optimal start for ULM volleyball. e Warhawks began their season in the Texan Invitational Tournament hosted by Tarleton State and went 0-for-3 in their three contests. Despite valiant e orts in two ve-set games, this War hawks unit was gassed in the nal moments and these matches slipped away. Even with the trifecta of losses on the record, head coach Charlie Olson remains optimistic on the season moving forward. “ is weekend we saw exponential growth with this program,” Olson said. “Grit, IQ, depth, energy and excitement. We are close.” One strategy was apparent for ULM—feed the hot hands of Madeline Williams. e graduate student made her indoor debut for ULM in grand fashion. Williams tallied 42 kills through three games with her best outing coming against Fairleigh Dickinson.

photos courtesy Tarleton State Athletics Volleyball contact Cameron Jett jettcm@warhawks.ulm.eduat by Cameron Jett

Meanwhile I’ve had class with the likes of Calum Sutherland and Quincey Ledet. I’ve seen Boogie Knight around town. I pass by many other athletes on this campus with out even knowing it.

It’s no issue for me to love thy neighbor and hope they can nd something to celebrate after four quarters.

OpinionBRIEFS Show some school spirit and pull for the little guy

Cameron Jett e ULM athletics department has enough on its plate. Having students jump ship on game day shouldn’t be another issue it faces. Countless students swapped to the purple and gold last season when ULM faced LSU. at color-chang ing trend is on the horizon again this year with games at Texas and Alabama. Some students would rather take pride in cheering against their own school and the athletes who they share a classroom with by taking the side of college football blueSupportbloods.the team you want to, but yelling “roll tide” or giving a “horns up” to ULM feels like giving a middle nger to the school you shamefully attend.

I’ve heard more than a few students say how “they” are going to stomp ULM this season. Last I checked everyone I talked to is here at ULM and doesn’t attend a di er ent university. If you really want to enjoy seeing Big Bertha rolled onto the eld or sing “Dixieland Delight” at the top of your lungs, why not go the extra step and enroll at the school you choose to support? Besides, seeing the underdogs nd success is what turns heads in all walks of life, not just sports. Would Rocky Balboa be remembered if Apollo Creed knocked him out cold in the rst round? Absolutely not. Breaking the status quo creates en tertainment and excitement at the expense of the expected victors.

Inge Konst scored three times, all in the second half, as ULM defeated Texas A&MCommerce, 3-0, to take the season opener on Sunday, Aug. 21 at Lion Soccer Field. Konst’s hat trick is the ninth in program history and fourth since Sean Fraser took over as head coach prior to the 202021Sheseason.joins

Likewise, very few people can truthfully say they remember ULM’s 34-0 loss to Alabama in 2015, but the college football faithful can tell you exactly where they were when ULM victoriously trudged out of Tuscaloosa in 2007.

photo courtesy Hawkeye Archive

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Janet Stopka and Courtney Marten, who accomplished the feat twice. e two sides played a scoreless rst half with ULM unable to capitalize on four shots on goal, including a pair by Eve However,Blakey.Mickaela Leal made three saves in the half to keep the match level at the break. In the second half, Konst opened the scoring in the 68th minute, nding the bottom left of the goal o the right foot, thanks to an assist by Kédie Johnson.eWarhawks jumped out in front, 1-0. In the 74th minute, Lucia Lobato drew a foul inside the top of the penalty box. Konst converted the penalty kick, doubling the Warhawk lead to 2-0.Inthe 81st minute, Konst sealed the hat trick, again nding the bottom left of the goal o the right foot with an assist to Mara Grutkamp, completing the ULM advantage at 3-0. Leal made six saves for her third career shutout in ve starts. Hat trick highlights 3-0 win e University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors approved to rename ULM’s baseball eld “Lou St. Amant Field” in honor of former baseball head coach and Northeast Louisiana University alumnus Lou St. Amant.“Itisonly tting to name the eld at our ballpark in honor of Lou St. Amant,” ULM President Ron Berry said. “ e University was so fortunate to have Lou serve as our baseball coach for 18“Louseasons.”St.Amant is most deserving of this tribute, and by a xing his name to the eld, it will serve as a reminder of his commitment to ULM and its student-athletes while inspiring the Warhawk family for generations to come,” Berry said.St.Amant spent 18 seasons as the head coach of the NLU baseball team, picking up 414 career victories. He was instrumental in both the initial construction of the baseball facility in 1983 and the turf and Stadium Club renovation project, which culminated prior to the 2022 season. St. Amant had his number retired by ULM baseball and he was named a Warhawk Ambassador Award winner by the ULM Foundation in May ofA2022.formal dedication ceremony will take place at a later date. Baseball stadium renamed

contact Cameron Jett jettcm@warhawks.ulm.eduat

Also, why live and die behind people who don’t know you at some school you’ll never attend? Bijan Robinson is a great athlete, but his career won’t impact mine. Bryce Young will be a high NFL draft pick, but I doubt we’ll ever cross paths.

Warhawks storm brewing with a 2-0 start

photos by Carley Nail

e Warhawks begin their season picking up right where they left o last year. After a long lightning delay and an even longer drive to the match, ULM pulled o an amazing season opener against Texas A&M Commerce that featured a hat trick by sophomore Inge Konst, the ninth hat trick in program history and the fourth under head coach SeanFriday’sFraser.ght featured heavy rain and high tensions as ULM hosted Grambling State University. e torrential downpour failed to stop the Warhawks as they were victorious with a score of 3-2. While the sky was dark and gloomy, the Warhawks shined through in the rst half, out shooting the Lady Tigers 7-2. However, neither team made it to the back of the net. e pace increased drastically in the second half, with goals being scored at breakneck speeds by both teams. ULM once more out shot

SPORTS Soccer contact Beau Benoit benoitbb@warhawks.ulm.eduat

land their third goal of the match. Washburn, o an assist from Mara Grutkamp, found the back of the net for a second time, giving the Warhawks a comfortable lead of 3-1.After this, both teams found themselves desperate for chances, each player waiting for their opponent to make a mistake. e eld still soaked, the potential for error was certainly present. irteen minutes had gone by, and a foul on ULM gave Grambling great position on the eld. Shortly after, the Lady Tigers made their strike and closed the score gap to just 3-2. With fteen minutes left to play and both teams determined to come out on top, the players and fans were Followingelectric.constant exchanges of advantage, both teams were left with only ve minutes of game to play. Washburn took a shot on goal, looking to secure ULM’s tenth hat trick, but the disciplined hands of Grambling’s goalie set that ambition on the backburner.

With solid defense wrapping up the game, the nal countdown began and when all zeros were on the board, ULM came out on top with a score of 3-2. ULM now leads the series against GSU 10-3, with ULM being 7-0 at home. e Warhawks will travel to Lorman, Mississippi on Tuesday to face Alcorn State University for the second year in a row. ULM leads 3-0 in the series.

Grambling 9-3. First blood was drawn ve minutes into the second half, when freshman Ashley Washburn scored o an assist from graduate student Kédie Johnson. is marks Washburn’s rst collegiate goal on record.Fourshort minutes later, a rough foul by Grambling gave the Warhawks a deadly opportunity to stretch the lead to two, and a successful penalty kick by Lena Göppel turned that opportunity into a reality. Like clockwork, four minutes pass again, but this time it’s the Lady Tigers who put a goal on the board, narrowing their de cit to only 2-1. Without missing a beat, the Warhawks go back on the o ensive, making every attempt to put a pause in the Lady Tigers’ momentum. Constant pressure near the Lady Tigers’ box had all in attendance on the edge of their feet. Following the rhythm of the previous three scores, another four minutes pass and the Warhawks

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