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The Hawkeye

The Student News Site of University of Louisiana Monroe

The Hawkeye

The Student News Site of University of Louisiana Monroe

The Hawkeye

Louisiana executes Hoffman

Nicky Walker, Contributing Writer April 8, 2025

On March 18, 2025, Louisiana performed its first execution in 15 years using a controversial execution method called nitrogen hypoxia. The condemned individual, 46-year-old Jessie Hoffman, spent 26 years...

LSU visits ULM for law fair

Ad Arnold, Contributing Writer April 8, 2025

On April 2, 2025, Louisiana State University visited ULM to help aspiring law students apply to and prepare for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). LSU’s director of law admissions, Daphne James, presented...

Gov. Landry declares state of emergency

Cecil Pradhan, Contributing Writer April 1, 2025

Gov. Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency for the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) due to persistent system failures that have disrupted services for weeks. This declaration aimed to provide...

ULMPD apprehends armed car jacker

Emma Sullivan, Opinion Editor April 1, 2025

A 30-year-old woman is in custody following an on-campus shooting incident that left both students and faculty shaken. While patrolling 500 Warhawk Way on March 19 around 2 a.m., ULM PD officers Sgt....

Detained protester transferred to New Jersey

Detained protester transferred to New Jersey

Mae Harding, Contributing Writer April 1, 2025

On March 19, federal Judge Jesse Furman reversed a Trump administration order, returning Mahmoud Khalil’s case from Louisiana to New Jersey. After arresting Khalil at his Columbia University apartment,...

TIES with ULM Guys highlights women in leadership

TIES with ULM Guys highlights women in leadership

Stirling Terry, Contributing Writer March 25, 2025

TIES with ULM Guys hosted a panel centered around Women in Leadership on March 18. Students, along with ULM faculty members, joined to create a dynamic panel where they offered advice to attendees about...

Columbia University graduate student, Mahmoud Khalil, arrested following Palestinian activism

Columbia University graduate student, Mahmoud Khalil, arrested following Palestinian activism

Mae Harding, Contributing Writer March 25, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil, born in Syria and a graduate student at Columbia University until December, was taken from his university-owned apartment and detained on March 8 by several undercover Immigration and Customs...

Women’s Symposium showcases leadership and student achievements

Nicholas Soirez and Zoe Sissac March 18, 2025

The Women’s Empowerment Board hosted its ninth annual Women’s Symposium last Tuesday at Bayou Pointe. Mothers, businesswomen and students discussed the challenges women may face inside and outside...

Measles outbreak marks two deaths

Measles outbreak marks two deaths

Stirling Terry, Contributing Writer March 18, 2025

As of March 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed 222 cases of measles across 12 jurisdictions in the United States, stemming from three separate outbreaks. By March 12, that...

LA public defender under review

LA public defender under review

Cecil Pradhan, Contributing Writer March 18, 2025

On Feb. 27, five chief public defenders in Louisiana learned their contracts would end after July. These attorneys manage local public defender offices and play key roles in the state's legal system. Another...

Southern University student, Caleb Wilson, dies in frat hazing

Southern University student, Caleb Wilson, dies in frat hazing

Mario Andrews, Contributing Writer March 18, 2025

Caleb Wilson, a junior mechanical engineering student at Southern University and member of the "Human Jukebox," went to the hospital on the night of Feb. 27, 2025. A group of men who claimed Wilson was...

Warhawks for Hope plan for workshop

Ad Arnold, Contributing Writer March 18, 2025

Warhawks for Hope, a learning workshop for current and future mandated reporters, will be held April 8 from 5-7 p.m. at the ULM Hangar. The event will cover methods of identifying and preventing child...

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