Lion's Roar March 18, 2014

MARCH 18, 2014 VOLUME 85, ISSUE 23 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 INSIDE THE ‘ROAR’ Big Event impacts community through service Faculty rocks BY WILLIAM SCHMIDT Staff Reporter at Columbia Southeastern students and organizations came together to serve the community and make Ham- mond a more beautiful city to live in. Over 600 Southeastern students registered to participate in the Big Event and were sent out to various locations in the community. “We had sites at four parks, in- cluding Zemurray Park, the Cham- ber of Commerce, CASA, elderly or handicap houses, Special Olym- pics office, on campus litter pick up and the Athletics buildings,” says Taylor Petit, senior marketing major. see FACULTY pg. 5 Some of the teams participate every semester for the Big Event. “We do it every semester,” said Soball wins Ryan Zellner, senior communica- tions major and president of Kap- home series pa Sigma. “We have all the guys come and do it together…we all understand that this a great thing that Southeastern does to put on the Big Event and we do it every The Lion’s Roar / Claire Salinas Junior Trevor Vampran and senior Kayla Turner (above) of SGA rake leaves in front of the Pennington Student Activity Center on campus as part of the Big Event year because we like giving back on Saturday. Sophomore Quintele Jackson (below) of NSCS also picks up trash and leaves as part of the large service project. Over 600 Southeastern students to the community.” registered to participate in various service activities across the campus as well as in the community. Other students come back for the rewarding experience. “There were some setbacks “This is my third year so I am due to the weather,” said Katie kind of a veteran in this depart- Neil, junior biology major and ment… and this is the fourth year group leader of team participant, of the event,” said Rebecca Schna- National Society of Collegiate delbach, senior kinesiology exer- Scholars (NSCS). “We were able cise science major and member of to make the most of our time and Alpha Sigma Tau. “But, I’ve done still participate by cleaning up it for three years and it is reward- trash around campus thanks to the see SOFTBALL pg. 6 ing.” resourcefulness of the Big Event Other Southeastern students coordinators and staff.” participated for the first time. Other teams were assigned “This is my first year partici- projects that would have required License plates pating and I’m excited to do that,” painting to be done outside. said Krista Achor, junior special “We are kind of excited about get 13 bills in education major and member of it, but we are apprehensive be- Alpha Sigma Tau. cause of the weather,” said Schna- legislature Students had much to look for- delbach. “It may be kind of diffi- ward at the start of the event. cult to paint in the rain. But, I think “One thing I look forward to… there may be a few other things on BY WILLIAM SCHMIDT are how many people are out here the list duty that we can do.” Staff Reporter and coming together as one,” said The students involved with the for litter pick up and raked leaves back to the community while feel- Neil. Zellner. “We are all different or- coordination of the Big Event were while other teams returned to cam- ing that the weather did not ruin the New sites were a major factor Since the start of the 2014 ganizations and different parts of ready to handle the complications pus and worked on cleaning up event. for this year’s event. Louisiana Legislative Session, campus. It’s just really awesome of the rain as well as letting all the there. Stephanie Travis, who is in “Even though there were some “I’ve talked to a few people there have been a total of 13 bills to see how many people are out groups participate. charge of Campus Beautification setbacks due to the weather, we from different groups and they said filed to create 13 new prestige li- here.” “The rain set us back some be- for SGA, split campus into sec- were able to make the most of our how grateful the people at their cense plates dedicated to differ- Participants of the Big Event cause we had a lot of students that tions and assigned returning teams time and still participate by clean- sites were,” said Petit. “Every year ent organizations and designs. had setback for the activities were assigned to all of the paint- areas.” ing up trash around campus thanks we have some of the same sites However, some students are planned due to weather complica- ing at the four parks,” said Petit. Participants were able to make to the resourcefulness of the Big participate, and this year we had a saying that the numerous bills tions. “Instead, some stayed at the parks the best of every situation and give Event coordinators and staff,” said good bit of new ones.” designated for license plates are a waste of time for lawmakers. “We should stop focusing on the license plates on the back Research calls millenials liberal, of cars [and instead] focus on No alternatives how we are going to pay for our Graduate student says new Student Union oers cars,” said Andrew Cowan, a single, churchless generation no alternative options for gluten-free students freshman psychology major. Some of the proposed bills BY EMILY STEPHAN “I think millennials may be delaying marriage until they can BY JOHN BINDER new Student Union, Rathbun have the income collected for Staff Reporter more ‘left-leaning’ mainly on get more established in careers Staff Reporter said she was expecting more the prestige license plates go- social issues like gay marriage,” and jobs,” said Burley. “But this alternatives because that is ing towards research for the en- A recent study conducted by said Burley. “Their beliefs on cannot be separated from the There has been much hype what university officials such hancement of community envi- Pew Studies claims that mem- fiscal issues are much more di- cultural norm of young adults regarding the opening of the as Robin Parker, director for ronments. bers of Generation Y, or the mil- verse. It is the cultural progres- wanting to explore more part- new and improved War Me- marketing and strategic initia- If the “JDRF” special pres- lennials, are more likely to be sion that they have grown up ners.” morial Student Union. Howev- tives with Auxiliary Servic- tige license plate for the La. liberal, single and unreligious. in that has shaped their views As for the supposed god- er, one student argues that the es, had said before the union Chapter of the Juvenile Diabe- Though most millennials on these social issues. With the lessness of the young, Burley new union is anything but new opened. tes Research Foundation were classify themselves as politically progression of increasing focus explained that this is the results and improved. “They kept saying that there passed, all the funds collected independent, the study claims on human rights and growing of both youth and a shift of the Tracy Rathbun, who gradu- was going to be ‘real food’ and by the Department of Motor that their political views usually up in households where they are emphasis from religion to spiri- ated with her bachelor’s de- ‘fresh food’ and all this stuff,” Vehicles would be forwarded to side with the Democrat party. taught to be proud of who they tuality. gree in sociology in May 2012 said Rathbun. “But you walk the La. Chapter of the Juvenile They want the government to are and were encouraged to ex- “It is a common sociologi- and will be graduating with in there and it’s Taco Bell and Diabetes Research Foundation, be more activist, and support plore who they are, there is the cal fact that young people tend her master’s degree in ap- MOOYAH, which is kind of a or its successor organization to causes such as the legalization of propensity to extend this to oth- to be less religious than their el- plied sociology this May, has step up, but not really. It’s just improve the lives of all people gay marriage, marijuana legisla- ers.” ders; however, as they get into a unique sense of taste, but not a fancier Burger King. They affected by Type 1 Diabetes. tion and immigration. The low marriage rate their 40s and 50s, people tend by choice. were promising all of this real “I feel like there are enough About two-thirds of millenni- amongst millennials has alarmed to get more involved in religion Rathbun was diagnosed food, and then you walk into organizations in place to where als identify themselves as unreli- some older people, since earlier and spirituality,” said Burley. with celiac disease a little over the union and it’s not.” we wouldn’t have to focus on gious and only a quarter of them generations married in their ear- “Also, many people are less at- a year ago, forcing her to avoid On the first floor of the that perspective,” said Derrick are married, a great contrast to ly to mid-twenties. Burley ex- tracted to organized religion and all foods containing gluten. new Student Union, students Faucheux, junior sports manage- previous generations who tended plained that the lack of married are increasingly involved in less “It’s pretty common, but a have the option of choosing ment major, describing how the to marry in their early twenties.

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