The Newspaper of Lamar University UNIVERSITY PRESS Vol. 95, No. 18 March 7, 2019 ‘FUELING UP’ Dining Hall offers incentives for commuters Morgan Collier once 250 students have pur- UP contributor chased the commuter meal plan, or until the end of the semester, The Dining Hall is hosting its Spurlock said. “Fuel Up” campaign, an incentive The commuter meal plan in- to purchase a commuter’s meal cludes 50 Dining Hall swipes and plan, with a free weekly Chick-Fil- $100 worth of “Dining Dollars” A meal for the rest of the spring for $575. semester, as well as a chance to “Since this is an ongoing cam- win one of five $50 gas cards. paign, the drawing for all five gas “Commuters who sign up for a gift cards will be held during finals meal plan will have a coupon week,” Spurlock said. booklet specifically for them with The booklets can be picked up coupons designated for each of at Chick-fil-A in the Setzer Stu- the remaining weeks of this se- dent Center Food Court by pre- mester,” Jack Spurlock, Brooks senting a CardinalOne Card or Shivers Dining Hall marketing another form of identification. manager, said. “We also ask the As of 2018, Lamar University’s commuter student to provide us total undergraduate enrollment with their email, so we can contact in which students are physically them if their name is drawn for on campus is 2,491 residential the gas card giveaway.” Annette Bonura serves sandwiches at the deli station in the Dining Hall, Tuesday. UP photo by Noah Dawlearn “Fuel Up” will be completed See COMMUTER page 2 MistakenLU theatre identities to present Marlon Brando stars as Mark Anthony in the movie “Julius Caesar” ‘Comedy History to screen of Errors,’ March 21-24 ‘Julius Caesar’ Vy Nguyen Claire Robertson “History in Motion” series. UP staff writer UP contributor Three films are shown each semester to present issues Lamar University Theatre The department of history through the medium of film. and Dance will present William will screen the movie “Julius Boone said she chose Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Caesar,” at 5:30 p.m., March “Julius Caesar” to coincide Errors,” March 21-24, in the 19, in 101 Dishman Art Mu- with her course, The History University Theatre. seum. Rebecca Boone, LU of Ancient Greece and Rome, The play is about two sets of professor of history, will in- and as a statement about the identical twins, separated at troduce the film and a Q&A theatrics of power in politics. birth, who are finally reunited session will follow. Admis- “The theatrics of power is at the same place and time. sion is free and open to the how politicians are framing This tale of mistaken identi- public. issues and events as political ties will tickle one’s funny bone “Julius Caesar” is part of See CAESAR page 2 wi th its comedic elements, and the history department’s sweep the audience into a world filled with wild mishaps, wrongful beatings and arrests, false accusations of thievery, in- UP places 2nd fidelity, chaos and demonic possession. “There was a set of twins UP photo by Noah Dawlearn born to this gentleman, and Nathan Crump, who plays Antipholis of Syracuse, right, and Josh Pendino, who plays in Texas APME then, in the same place, where Balthasar, rehearse for the LU production of “The Comedy of Errors” in the Univer- they were being delivered, an- sity Theatre, Friday. other woman was having twins The University Press was placed behind Tarrant that she couldn’t afford to keep, awarded second place in the County College’s newspaper so this guy brought those set of miliar with Shakespeare, it is Rome, the play has a modern Texas Associated Press Man- “The Collegian,” with Baylor twins and used them as ser- very easy to understand,” he twist. aging Editors college non- University’ s newspaper “The vants to his sons,” director said. “It’s not quite as long or “It’s not people speaking a daily category, announced Baylor Lariat,” placing third. Brian LeTraunik, assistant pro- ponderous as some of th e later certain way and wearing old Saturday at the organiza- “I’m really proud of my fessor of theatre, said. “Each of plays. It’s definitely a lot of ac- costumes,” he said. “It’s mod- tion’s conference in Austin. staff,” editor Cassandra Jenk- the sets (of twins) have the tion, very physical — and it’s ern day costumes and looks, so The Texas APME recog- ins said. “Among all the same names.” flat out funny.” it’s more accessible to a modern nizes excellence in journal- schools that ranked, we work LeTraunik said that of all of The play has other unique el- audience.” ism across the state at both with the smallest group and Shakespeare’s comedies, “The ements, LeTraunik said, includ- The cast includes 12 charac- professional and collegiate are still able to produce top- Comedy of Errors” is one of the ing the use of language and the ters. levels. most accessible. interactions of the characters. See APME page 2 The University Press “Especially if you’re not fa- Although it is set in ancient See ERRORS page 4 — WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH — Anchor overcomes to achieve dream Olivia Malick to pursue a career in broadcast State University and through a “It wasn’t bad when I started UP managing editor journalism. scholarship sponsored by the in the business, something “I grew up in Lake Charles National Association of Black major would happen maybe Editor’s note: First in a and the main anchor there was Journalists, earned her first job quarterly in a year and you three part series about — and still is — Cynthia Arce- at an ABC affiliate in Orlando, could recover from it,” she said. how women have made an neaux,” Simien, KFDM Channel Fla. as an intern before moving “But now it’s like every second impact in media in South- 6 lifestyle correspondent, said. to Beaumont to be the weekend of the day something crazy is east Texas “I grew up watching her and I anchor for KFDM Channel 6 in happening and there’s no re- remember telling my mom that 1994. covery time.” Since she was a little girl, I was going to be on TV one Simien left her position as After working at KBMT Jackie Simien wanted to be on day.” co-anchor in 2007 and said the Channel 12 and two non-prof- TV. She watched the news as if Simien began her career in negative stories in the news im- its, Simien returned to Channel it were a sitcom and was in- media in college as a broadcast pacted her psyche, and she had Jackie Simien spired by her local news anchor journalism major at Louisiana to leave in order to recover. See SIMIEN page 3 www.facebook.com/UPLamar www.lamaruniversitypress.com www.twitter.com/UPLamar QUOTE OF THE DAY NOTICE “Women’s liberation is the liberation The University Press can be read online at www.lamar.edu/university-press of the feminine in the man INSIDE Advertising rates can be found on the and the masculine in the woman.” site, along with practically all information —Corita Kent that a person might be looking for. Thursday, March 7, 2019 University Press Page 2 COMMUTER from page 1 CAESAR from page 1 CALENDAR students and 5,074 commuter “It is also easier to budget theater,” she said. “There are tics would have been under- students, Spurlock said. money when you are on a meal these discussions about jus- stood by Shakespeare’s audi- March 7 “Since LU has such a large plan,” he said. “Even though tice and policy that should ence more than 400 years Symphonic Band/ University commuter population, we funds may decrease right be- be about the common good, ago. Band Spring Concert wanted to offer this incentive tofore payday, students will al- yet there’s a lot of emotional “The Roman and Greek Setzer Student Center Ballroom them so they can enjoy a free ways have access to a meal manipulation going on.” rhetorical tradition views meal on us while enjoying the while they are on campus.” The movie, adapted from political rhetoric as an art,” 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. advantages of having a meal Brandon Day, Orange jun- Shakespeare’s historical Boone said. “While we view plan,” he said. ior, lives on campus and said if play, “The Tragedy of Julius emotional manipulation as a March 8 Commuter student Cade he wasn’t required to purchase Caesar,” is about power, con- negative thing, ancient Ro- LU Women’s Tennis vs. Dattilio, Bridge City senior, a meal plan he would still look spiracy and assassination in mans and Greeks would say Southeastern Louisiana said he likes the idea of a com- into purchasing one. the Roman Empire. it is fair game, provided you Thompson Family Tennis Center muter meal plan. “I know I don’t have time to “The movie is actually not are persuading people to do “If I purchased the com- pack my own lunch in the concentrated on Julius Cae- good things.” 2 p.m. muter meal plan at the start of morning, and on some days, I sar,” Boone said. “It’s con- Manipulation is necessary the semester, I’ve figured the just don’t have time in between centrated on Mark Antony, because your audience is March 8 money to be equivalent to classes to wait in long lines, or who is able to manipulate human, Boone said.