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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

‘Bad posture’ does not actually exist

Emma Sullivan, Senior Copy Editor September 9, 2025

From taking hats off inside to keeping elbows off the table, many antiquated habits still have a strong hold on modern society. The idea of bad posture is one of these notions that have unfortunately been...

Burning the flag disrespects American values

Burning the flag disrespects American values

Isabella Subias-Marston, Guest Writer September 9, 2025

Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order classifying burning the American flag as a crime, assigning one year of jail time to the offense. Recently, concerns about patriotism,...

Books deserve your time

Ad Arnold, Contributing Writer September 9, 2025

When was the last time you finished reading a book? Even as an English major, I have struggled to answer that question. It seems that, in a time when entertainment is more accessible than food or water,...

A.I. plant leaves Louisiana residents’ futures uncertain

Maria Afreen, Guest Writer September 9, 2025

Meta, one of the world’s largest tech companies, plans to build a $10 billion A.I. data center at Franklin Farms in Richland Parish, Northeast Louisiana. I believe the project captures both the promise...

Parasocial relationships have gone too far

Keith Webb, Editor in Chief September 2, 2025

Taylor Swift got engaged to Travis Kelce. It is a match made in heaven—a millionaire football player marries a billionaire pop star. Why do you care? Parasocial relationships are an increasingly important...

Kill shelters are beneficial for society

Keith Webb, Editor in Chief September 2, 2025

Kill shelters, also referred to as open-admission or municipal shelters, are misconstrued in society to be considered worse alternatives to no-kill shelters. Though both shelters benefit the economy, I...

Teachers should not have to buy everything

Kerrigan Tatum, Guest Writer September 2, 2025

Imagine arriving at your first day of school as a child, entirely unprepared. Not due to your own fault, or because your parents couldn’t afford to buy you what you needed, but because your parents decided...

Reslife hopes to raise dorm quality

Reslife hopes to raise dorm quality

Stirling Terry, Opinion Editor August 27, 2025

Envision that the very first thing you notice about your dorm upon walking in is the mildew. It continues to come back no matter what you try. Living with mildew was my reality, along with many other students,...

Students can expect a better future

Students can expect a better future

Mae Harding, News Editor August 27, 2025

Most continuing students remember where they were when receiving the email announcing Ron Berry’s departure as president. Just a few months later, ULM’s presidential search reached its final stage,...

Teachers devalue their hard work with AI

Teachers devalue their hard work with AI

Stirling Terry, Opinion Editor August 27, 2025

We all have a friend who abuses ChatGPT for their schoolwork. However, one party using ChatGPT not often talked about professors who use it to guide their work. Students should not be paying for an education...

Seed copyrighting harms farmers

Emma Sullivan, Opinion Editor May 6, 2025

Ever since humans first learned to grow their own food, farmers have been saving seeds to produce the next crop. This practice has been essential for over a millennium since it encourages sustainability...

The impact of mental health on academic performance

Alysse Wallace, Contributing Writer May 6, 2025

In recent years, the conversation around mental health has become more prominent, and for good reason. Mental health is a crucial aspect of overall well-being that significantly affects various areas of...

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