Lady Lions Conquer Conference
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NOVEMBER 10, 2015 VOLUME 86, ISSUE 12 THE LION ’S ROAR S OUTHEASTERN L OUISIANA U NIVERSITY A Student Publication Campus Life Page 2 Opinions Page 3 Arts & Entertainment Page 4 Sports Page 6 News Page 8 LionsRoarNews.com Lady Lions conquer Conference BY HEATHER JEWELL Staff Reporter The war began when the Lady Lions soccer team took on Texas A&M Corpus Christi in the first round of the Southland Conference Championships at Central Arkansas’ Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex. The Thursday afternoon was riddled with rain and storm, but the girls’ spirits did not dampen like the field they played on. “The ultimate objective of wanting to win the tournament UCA Athletics / Josh Go was their motivation,” said Head soccer Coach Blake Hornbuckle. “But, I also think they just wanted to put their best foot forward.” Within the first 20 minutes, two goals had already been scored by Lady Lions senior forward Kayla Vera and senior midfielder Gisenia Utreras. Lightning struck, and after a pair of delays, it was then sophomore midfielder Maggie UCA Athletics / Josh Go Ramsey who added another goal The Lady Lions took home their fourth Southland Conference Title after a damp weekend in Arkansas, to the list before the second half. where they played against Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston in the nals. The game boiled down to penalty kicks, where goalkeeper Hope Sabadash made winning saves. see SOCCER pg. 6 The Lion’s Roar / Tamara Alexander The Lion’s Roar / Tamara Alexander Football fans love gumbo, rain or shine BY ALEX BRAINARD the winner of the Judges’ Choice would Director and student Brandon Frank. Staff Reporter be based upon whose gumbo the judges Team Moran had cooked two kinds of believed tasted the best. Three judges were gumbo: chicken and seafood. Richard Chefs, fans and attendees gathered at present to taste and vote for the winner of Moran cooked the chicken gumbo while Friendship Circle on Saturday afternoon at the judges’ choice through a blind taste test. his wife, Janet Moran, cooked the seafood the 9th Annual Game Day Gumbo Cook- Every year, the winning teams receive a gumbo. Off. Students, organizations and Gumbo coveted champion Gumbo Paddle. Winners “I like cooking, and my husband enjoys Cook-Off teams came together and tasted were announced at the Lion’s football my cooking so I thought I would give it each other’s gumbo in preparation for the game at half time. The Judges’ Choice was a shot and see what happens,” said Janet Lions football game against the University the Doc Goodwin Recovery Fund, and the Moran. “It took two days to prepare. I’ve of Incarnate Word at 6:00 p.m. Despite the winner of the Fans’ Choice was Kappa been doing this event since they started it. I terrence of rain and wind, the gumbo was Alpha Order fraternity. won two paddles in 2009 and 2010.” hot and inviting. Russel Bittola of the Doc Goodwin Richard Moran also explained what he Attendees had the chance to leave tips Recovery Fund explained what he used to had to do to make his chicken gumbo. for the team they believed made the best cook the gumbo. “I start out by smoking the chicken for gumbo at the “Gumbo Tailgating Tasting “I used seafood and Andouille sausage,” about four hours in a hickory smoker,” said Stations” from 1:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. The said Bittola. “Peppered bacon is my secret. Moran. “I debone it and use the chicken money that was earned through tips went I used peppered bacon to make the grease carcasses to make the chicken stock. I add toward student-athletes. for the roux.” trinity vegetables with it and add that with The winners were divided into two Every year, the money raised goes the roux and the smoked Andouille sausage categories: the Judges’ Choice Award and towards gifts for the less fortunate at from a smokehouse in LaPlace.” the Fans’ Choice Award. The team that Christmas. For information on more upcoming The Lion’s Roar / Alex Brainard raised the most money would be the winner “Our student athletes distribute them events, visit the promotions page on the Rainy weather did not stop Cajun Lions fans from participating in the ninth of the 2015 Fans’ Choice award while throughout the community,” said Athletic lionsports website. annual Gumbo Cooko and enjoying the various gumbos oered. Student saves a man’s life BY ELIZABETH BROWN studies instructor Bing Athey’s Emergency Health Care class. She Staff Reporter later explained the class taught her cardiopulmonary resuscitation, also commonly known as CPR, and basic first aid. She also explained why she took the class in the first place. What started off as an ordinary day in the life of Ashley Williams “My original major was speech therapy and it was required,” turned out to be far from normal by the end of the day. General said Williams. “It taught CPR and basic first aid. I have a CPR studies major with a concentration in English Ashley Williams is a mask and a reference guide at my house at all times because of writer and single mother of her two-year old son Corbyn and lives that class. I didn’t have a mask with me when it happened, so I did and works in Walker, Louisiana at Domino’s Pizza. This job requires not give breaths. We learned in the class if you don’t have a mask, her to make pizza deliveries to local addresses. One night, she was compressions are enough. I honestly think everyone should take it. faced with a situation that far exceeded those requirements. I’m a pizza delivery driver and I needed it. It just shows that you On Friday, October 9, while Ashley was making a delivery, a man never know what could happen.” came running toward her car while waving his arms and yelling for With the skills she learned from the class, she applied them to her to stop. When that happened, she did not understand what was this moment. going on, but she decided to get involved and take action anyway. “If they’re not breathing, you do CPR,” said Williams. “I honestly “I felt really confused,” said Williams. “He didn’t say [what] wasn’t positive that was what I was supposed to do, but it was the was going on. He just kept yelling to stop and was running back only thing that I knew how to do. Eventually, I got the phone from inside. I almost pulled off and kept going, but when he went to the the guy and the operator talked me through it. She said I was doing The Lion’s Roar / Elizabeth Brown neighbors for help, I saw a little girl answer the door, so I stopped the right thing and counted the compressions for me.” This emergency CPR mask and reference guide are kept at Ashley’s residence and asked what he needed because whatever it was, she didn’t need As she was doing compressions, she feared the worst. at all times in case of emergencies. She recieved these as a result of taking to be involved. He asked me to call 911. I gave the operator the “I thought he [the victim] was dead. It was definitely the scariest, kinesiology and health studies instructor Bing Athey’s Emergency Health Care address and kept going, but the operator told me she needed to speak most traumatic experience of my life,” said Williams. class. to the man inside so I turned around and went in. I handed him the As this was happening, she was trying to calm down the man phone and saw a guy laying on the ground [and he was] blue. His who originally ran out of the house. She later found out that the man “It was an overdose, so he [the friend] was saying he kept telling [the victim] entire face was blue. I went and checked to see if he was who ran out was the one who lived in the house they were at, and him [the victim] to stay away from that stuff,” said Williams. “He cold, if he had a pulse and if he was breathing. He wasn’t cold, but because his phone was dead, he had been unable to call 911 earlier. [the friend] was just frantic. I told him the only way he can help us he wasn’t breathing, so I started doing compressions.” She also found out that the victim was his friend who had come over Prior to this incident, Ashley had taken kinesiology and health and stayed the night. see WILLIAMS pg. 8 Follow the Roar Weather Reminders Stay connected. Like us on Facebook, Priority Registration begins and follow us on Twitter and Instagram Tuesday Wednesday on Novemeber 16. @lionsroarnews. H 77 L 58 H 79 L 61 P AGE 2 N OVEMBER 10, 2015 C AMPUS L IFE T HE L ION ’ S R OAR Lab School hosts academic incentive Photo Courtesy of Hart Bordelon Fifty-ve middle school students (above) from the Southeastern Laboratory School enjoyed food provided by Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Co. during an afternoon of fun as a reward for meeting the Academic Integrity Incentive criteria. The middle schoolers (above left) gathered together to take a group picture at the Academic Intergrity Incentive criteria. The criteria included completing all homework assignments, having a maximum of one tardy and no unexcused absences and participating in all of their classes.