Suicide prevention walk unites community
Kaitlin Maness, [email protected]
April 14, 2019
ULM students and Monroe locals wearing multi-colored beads gathered in the Activity Center Saturday to participate in Hope Walks Here, an event dedicated to raising money and awareness for suicide prevention. Unlike at Mardi Gras parades, the beads worn at Hope Walks Here had meaning behind them. Each...
Runners brave through storms for autism spectrum disorder
Ashlyn Dupree, [email protected]
April 14, 2019
Tears of joy fell down Chanda Montague’s face as she saw all the people who braved the storm to come to the fifth annual Superheroes for Autism 5K Run/Walk. To Montague, the Superheroes for Autism Walk event coordinator, this meant more to her than most because her nephew, Ryan Ellis, has autism...
Survey offers free parking pass for lucky student
April 14, 2019
Warhawks now have a chance to win an all-access parking pass by taking a simple survey. The offer is made possible through the Assessment office which is in the process of trying to get students to complete the national Student Satisfactory Inventory survey. The survey is open for all current students...
Universities come together to support higher education
Sisam Shrestha, [email protected]
April 14, 2019
Students from different parts of Louisiana gathered at the State Capitol on Wednesday to support higher education in the state as part of the University of Louisiana System Day. Mr. ULM 2018 Derek Healy was among the many Warhawks who made the day trip to Baton Rouge. “I was really interested to...
ULM has hired Brooks Williams as the new head coach for women’s basketball
April 9, 2019
Williams is the winningest head coach in McNeese State history and has spent the past three seasons at the University of Alabama. "We're excited to add Brooks to the ULM family and I know she can't wait to hit the ground running," said Scott McDonald, the Interim Athletics Director.
TEDx colors outside the lines at ULM
Alfonzo Galvan, [email protected]
April 7, 2019
"You are the opportunity.” With four words, Baylor Barbee, an author, speaker and triathlete closed his presentation and brought the audience to their feet. Barbee set the pace for the night and garnered the audience’s attention for the rest of the night’s presenters. Barbee was one of six speakers...
Students present at annual symposium
Alfonzo Galvan, [email protected]
April 7, 2019
The connection between faculty and students was ever present in last week’s 19th annual ULM Student Research Symposium held at the Student Union Building. The symposium helps highlight both undergraduate and graduate students’ research projects. The work is either presented by the students themselves...
ULM Etiquette Dinner returns, teaches manners
Sisam Shrestha, [email protected]
April 7, 2019
Prakriti Paudel graduates this May with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. However, before Paudel walks across the stage, she is to sit for a formal dinner at the College of Business and Social Sciences’ annual awards ceremony. Luckily for Paudel, the Etiquette Dinner last Wednesday taught her just...
Community to gather, advocate for autism
Ashlyn Dupree, [email protected]
April 7, 2019
Many people around the world advocated together to raise awareness for those with autism in honor of World Autism Awareness Day on April 2. But for the whole month of April, communities will continue to “light it up blue” for more people to understand those who have autism since it is National...
Warhawks to wobble, walk in heels
Ashlyn Dupree, [email protected]
April 7, 2019
Over the years, sexual assault and harassment has become a bigger and more known issue. The #MeToo movement has grown and become a way for those sexually assaulted or harassed to share their story with others. But this month is more different than most when advocating for people who have been sexually...
Annual exhibition awards students, provides professional platform
Sisam Shrestha, [email protected]
April 7, 2019
Kaile Finies had a bittersweet moment at the 22nd annual ULM Juried Student Art Exhibition on Friday in the Bry Art Gallery. Finies is a senior art major and this year’s juried art exhibition was her last one as a student at ULM. The annual juried exhibition recognizes student achievement in the...
Warhawks defeat state rivals in annual quiz bowl
April 7, 2019
The ULM Honors program won first place in the annual honors quiz bowl last Saturday. The team of eight competed at the Louisiana Collegiate Honors Council quiz bowl that took place in Dillard university in New Orleans. According to team member Kushal Timilsina, the ULM team started practicing for...
