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The Hawkeye

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The Hawkeye

SGA elects new board, passes athletic fee
Mae Harding, Contributing Writer • April 15, 2025

Warhawks elected a new Student Government Association (SGA) council and approved a fee increase after two days of campus-wide voting held April...

Honors program nominated for national awards
Amir Alnajjar, Editor-in-Chief • April 15, 2025

The ULM Honors Program received eight national award nominations from Suitable, a digital platform that records student engagement and co- curricular...

Louisiana implements hiring freeze
Louisiana implements hiring freeze
Logan Buum, Contributing Writer • April 15, 2025

On April 2, 2025, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order to pause hiring for the executive branch of the state government. The...

Miss Ouachita Parish turns pain into purpose, establishes nonprofit
Miss Ouachita Parish turns pain into purpose, establishes nonprofit
Zoe Sissac, Senior Copy Editor • April 15, 2025

The path from grief to healing does not consist of a three-step program or a five-stage process. Grief does not end with a funeral; it lingers...

OPM limits unions
Logan Buum, Contributing Writer • April 8, 2025

On March 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order entitled Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs. The order...

White House X account posts arrest of Bosara-Gonzalez
Mae Harding, Contributing Writer • April 8, 2025

On March 12, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested Virginia Basora-Gonzalez in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The arrest...

Warhawk water ski team receives new coach
Warhawk water ski team receives new coach
Prasanna Jha, Co-Sports Editor • April 15, 2025

With head coaches already announced for men’s and women’s basketball this season, there is one more new addition to ULM’s sports program....

Track shines at Warhawk Classic
Track shines at Warhawk Classic
Cecil Pradhan, Contributing Writer • April 15, 2025

Hosting their only home meet of the season, ULM track and field did not disappoint at the Warhawk Classic, collecting 13 first place finishes...

From Berlin to the bayou: meet Lilly Schuster
Jasmine Henson, Co-Sports Editor • April 15, 2025

While in her home country of Germany, she participated in the 2024 German U18/U23 Championships. Since coming to the bayou, her skills are steadily...

ULM Tennis comes up short against UTEP
ULM Tennis comes up short against UTEP
Cecil Pradhan, Contributing Writer • April 15, 2025

The ULM tennis team’s season-long struggles continued on April 11 at Heard Stadium with a 4-0 loss to University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP),...

Eager shines as Warhawks roll past SFA
Eager shines as Warhawks roll past SFA
Cecil Pradhan, Contributing Writer • April 8, 2025

A dominant pitching performance and a relentless offensive attack propelled ULM (13-16) to an 8-4 victory over Stephen F. Austin (SFA) Tuesday...

Big contracts for the few, struggles for the rest
Big contracts for the few, struggles for the rest
Prasanna Jha, Co-Sports Editor • April 8, 2025

A long-held debate over whether professional athletes deserve their large salaries continues today. Although players work hard, attract attention...

To e- or not to e-: physical books vs. digital books
To e- or not to e-: physical books vs. digital books
Maddalyn Doughtie, Contributing Writer • April 15, 2025

For as long as they have been circulating through schools, e-books have been pitted against physical textbooks. Though educators, parents and...

Students should take action against fascism
Students should take action against fascism
Nicholas Soirez, Editorial Assistant • April 15, 2025

Given the constant barrage of bad news saturating our media environment, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. From the widespread misinformation to...

Fast fashion: the true cost of trendy clothes
Fast fashion: the true cost of trendy clothes
Ad Arnold, Contributing Writer • April 15, 2025

Sites such as Shein and Temu that sell trendy clothes at low prices have allowed fast fashion to dominate the textile scene. According to earth.org,...

Trending hairstyles in 2025: alt or just bad?
Trending hairstyles in 2025: alt or just bad?
Mae Harding, Contributing Writer • April 15, 2025

Over the decades, rebellious hairstyles have defined their eras. The 1980s roared with mohawks, while the early 2000s slouched under emo fringes. Billie Eilish’s jellyfish...

Minecraft continues bringing people together
Ad Arnold, Contributing Writer • April 15, 2025

“A Minecraft Movie” is the best movie ever made, not including “Captain Underpants” or “Mamma Mia.” It defied expectations without insisting upon itself and introduced...

Top five games releasing in 2025
Top five games releasing in 2025
Nicky Walker, Contributing Writer • April 15, 2025

As of April, developers announced almost 500 games hitting stores in 2025. While many companies will release more games by the end of the year, five games in particular stood...

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Prasanna Jha
Prasanna Jha
Sports Editor

Prasanna Kumar Jha is a sophomore majoring in computer science by day and a Barcelona superfan by night. Originally from Kathmandu, Nepal, Prasanna aims to become a Machine Learning Engineer in artificial...

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Alayna Pellegrin
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A junior toxicology major with a minor in biology, Alayna’s goal is to complete pharmacy school and become either a forensic pharmacist or a hospital pharmacist. She is originally from Houma, Louisiana,...

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