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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

Louisianas new congressional voting districts

All races deserve a voice when voting

Sheriah Williams, Opinion Editor January 29, 2024

Every American should exercise their right to vote. When teenagers turn 18 years old and become adults, they have the privilege to cast their first vote. If you are Black, however, it would not matter. Louisiana...

You don’t need college to be successful

Emerson Collins January 29, 2024

Most students I graduated with chose not to go to a four-year college but instead to trade schools or two-year colleges. More and more high school graduates are choosing not to attend four-year colleges....

Modern news must be digital

Modern news must be digital

Darrius Getret January 29, 2024

Many of us fell into the social media trap, spending hours every day scrolling on social media However, millennials consumed news how the past generations did: television and sometimes the radio. Generation...

Letter from the editors

Letter from the editors

Cameron Jett, Carley Nail, and Kassidy Taylor November 13, 2023

And now for us, the famous final scene. As we put our names on paper for the final time in The Hawkeye, we want to reflect on our time here.  Between the three of us, we’ve contributed nearly...

Neutrality is an option in Israel-Palestine war

Neutrality is an option in Israel-Palestine war

Jonah Bostick November 13, 2023

By now we’re no strangers to the Israel-Hamas conflict and the destruction that’s accompanied it.  We’re also familiar with the protests on each side and their calls for supporters.  On...

Trump endorsements aren’t cutting it anymore

Trump endorsements aren’t cutting it anymore

Cameron Jett, Editor-in-Chief November 13, 2023

Stop me if this sounds familiar, but a Trump-backed candidate underperformed in a battleground state. Democratic incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear won reelection over Daniel Cameron, a Trump-backed republican,...

Stop requiring students to buy meal plans

Stop requiring students to buy meal plans

Kassidy Taylor, Copy Editor November 13, 2023

I guess I’ll try to return the cookbooks gifted to me at the beginning of this semester. I have no use for them and, frankly, could use the extra money.  I would not be struggling so badly financially...

Not everyone is born to be a podcaster

Not everyone is born to be a podcaster

Carley Nail, News Editor November 6, 2023

Cringey introductions, boring content and overused talking points all have one thing in common: They are often found in a college student’s beginner podcast.   Every college student has considered...

AI tools should be implemented, understood, not feared in schools

AI tools should be implemented, understood, not feared in schools

Cameron Jett, Editor-in-Chief November 6, 2023

We’ve seen some of the greatest feats ever of technological innovation over the past year. Artificial intelligence made a shocking debut that changed the education landscape. Many professors and other...

It would be cool to bring back the pool

It would be cool to bring back the pool

Hanna Singh October 31, 2023

ULM is known for the beautiful flowing waterway that our campus is built upon, but it’s not one for swimming.  Our school is recognized internationally for its stupendous water ski team and we...

Schulze limits, portions are inconvenient

Schulze limits, portions are inconvenient

Beau Benoit, Sports Editor October 31, 2023

I think back to my PREP experience, and I vividly recall students, faculty and staff telling me Schulze cafeteria was “all you care to eat.”  To someone burnt out on very limited high school...

Thanks for the heads-up

Thanks for the heads-up

Cameron Jett, Editor-in-Chief October 31, 2023

In case you didn’t know, the U in ULM stands for unorganized. If you joined me Thursday waiting for the homecoming pep rally that never came, you know where I’m going with this. I found myself and...

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