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The Hawkeye

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The Hawkeye

ULM dorm residents pay too much, unreliable laundry machines

Stirling Terry, Contributing Writer February 25, 2025

After paying thousands of dollars to live in the dorms, you might be surprised to find out that ULM charges residents $1.25 per machine to use a washer or dryer. While that might not be much, it quickly...

Homework should help students, not overwhelm

Cecil Pradhan, Contributing Writer February 25, 2025

After a long day of lectures, club meetings, and maybe even a part-time job, students finally get home, only to be greeted with hours of homework. Many students argue that professors should have a limit...

ULM’s email avalanche buries important messages

Alayna Pellegrin, Managing Editor February 25, 2025

Why can we have the acronym “TMI,” meaning “too much information and not “TME,” or “too many emails?” ULM’s email system is a major problem for students on campus because they congest...

ULM presses buttons with elevator access debate

Emma Sullivan, Opinion Editor February 25, 2025

Almost every student and employee at ULM has been a victim of the stairs in the academic buildings:  the higher your destination, the more you dread the journey. Save for Sandel Hall, most people don’t...

Excuses turning dangerous, normalizing facism

Nicholas Soirez, Editorial Assistant February 18, 2025

Elon Musk’s unsavory gesture at the Presidential Inauguration represents an eerie reminder of the past and a dark omen for America’s future. Amid excuses for the Sieg Heil, from “my heart goes out...

Res Life closes curtains on window decorations

Res Life closes curtains on window decorations

Emma Sullivan, Opinion Editor February 18, 2025

If you’ve ever walked past University Suites , you’ve likely noticed the colorful flag hanging in one of the first-floor windows. That's me! When I was assigned to  my street facing room nearly...

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Project 2025 in action, ruins American lives

Keith Webb, Arts & Entertainment Editor February 18, 2025

I am scared. I feel like it is okay to say that now that rumors have become reality. I am scared for my rights, my friends, my family, my community—I am scared and it is not something I can fix. I am...

Banning TikTok is discriminatory, undemocratic

Alayna Pellegrin, Managing Editor January 30, 2025

Since TikTok is going away, there’s one more secret I feel I must share with you…I never believed that the app was going to get banned. Many other ULM students did not think the U.S. government would...

TikTok refugees flock to Xiaohongshu after ban

Emma Sullivan, Opinion Editor January 28, 2025

As the TikTok ban went from an absurd stunt to a stark reality, users scrambled to find a replacement. It might seem logical for users to move to some of the popular American-based platforms such as Facebook...

HAWKEYE FAREWELL: Zoe Sissac

HAWKEYE FAREWELL: Zoe Sissac

Amir Alnajjar, Opinion Editor November 18, 2024

When students think of The Hawkeye, they might think about our newspaper filled with stories and photos about the various events on campus. What they don’t see are the sleepless nights filled with tedious...

COLUMN: Taking one last look at the fall semester

COLUMN: Taking one last look at the fall semester

Mallory LeBoeuf, Contributing Writer November 18, 2024

The fall semester has been a rollercoaster of excitement, challenges and unforgettable moments. Students experienced the full spectrum of college life. From events that brought everyone together like the...

The American way: A Thanksgiving reflection

Sovichan Scaria, Guest Contributor November 18, 2024

Thanksgiving is a time to pause, express gratitude, and reflect on the values that unite us. This year, I want to honor the simple love that defines the American spirit.  To me, simple love is the care,...

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