FEBRUARY 4, 2014 VOLUME 85, ISSUE 18 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’ Winter storm causes class cancellations Ghost Light Campus closes for dangerous weather despite lack of expected snow venue opens BY ALLISON CRADY interim director for the Uni- Staff Reporter versity Police Department, Southeastern made the decision Last week’s weather in the to shut down campus in order Hammond area fell short of to prepare for the worst, while its predicted dangerous wintry hoping for the best. mix of rain, sleet, ice and snow. “Because of the weather, Despite the lack of severe the university decided to close weather in Hammond, sur- campus, just to be safe,” said rounding areas in which many Bray. “We have a lot of com- students, faculty and staff muter students, and it was felt members reside faced icy con- that it would be best to err on ditions primarily on bridges the side of caution for the safe- and secondary roads. As a re- ty of the Southeastern commu- sult, the university was com- nity as a whole.” pletely closed on Tuesday and Due to the loss of class time, Wednesday with a half day for solutions for getting back on see GHOST LIGHT pg. 5 university staff on Thursday. track are being discussed by The university collaborated university offi cials. with regional leaders in mak- “The university will need Lady Lions ing the decisions to prepare for to make up days later in the the storm. semester in order to achieve defeat UNO “All decisions are made the necessary number of class Courtesy of Jacob Currier with knowledge from collabo- days,” said Cowser. “No deci- Despite predictions calling for several inches of snow, Southeastern only saw a layer of frost brought on by the extremely ration with regional and parish sions have been made yet re- cold temperatures. Senior history major Jacob Currier drew “Lion Up” in the ice at Friendship Circle (above) last week. leaders,” said Erin Cowser, ex- garding makeup days.” ecutive director of Public and Many housing residents kept open throughout the week Robbins, assistant director for Housing worried about pos- Governmental Affairs. “Those evacuated in response to uni- with shortened hours from 10 Residential Life. “The uni- sible issues with water leakage who live in South Louisiana are versity recommendations. a.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, versity was prepared to pro- or power outage. Despite pre- well aware that Mother Nature However, a number of Wednesday and Thursday. vide food to these students dictions and worries, the cam- can throw a fi erce curve ball students chose to remain in “There are some resident and, had it become necessary, pus survived the winter storm at times. We were ready if she campus housing through out students who have no choice would have transported these with few damages to report. did, but are certainly thankful the week. For these students, but to stay in their residence students to a warming shelter “In Hammond, we didn’t this wasn’t one of those times.” Campus Dining provided food hall during these types of in the event of any long-term According to Carmen Bray, at Cayman Café, which was weather events,” said Amanda power outage.” see WINTER pg. 2 Police make nal arrest for murder of student see LADY LIONS pg. 6 BY JOHN BINDER 23-year-old graduate student, Staff Reporter at his North Oak Street apart- ment, just minutes away from Roberts HAMMOND – After a year- the university’s campus. long search and investigation Police first discovered brings in into the murder of a Southeast- Garrison, according to Gian- ern student, Hammond Police nobile, lying on the floor of FBS talent say they have fi nally arrested his apartment with multiple the last suspect allegedly in- gunshot wounds. At the time BY NICOLE KOSTER volved in the homicide. of the incident, police said it Staff Reporter Terry Michael Landry, 20, was unknown how many times of Gretna, La., was arrested Garrison had been shot. Ron Roberts’s third season as by police at an apartment on Giannobile said investi- head coach of Southeastern foot- Edenborn Avenue in Metai- gators believed the murder ball is shaping up to be a strong rie, La., after nearly a year of was narcotics-related, and Terry Michael Landry Richard Hudson Raphael Garrison one. A fi nal list of 2014 midyear escaping charges by law en- eyewitnesses told police that additions has recently been add- forcement, according to Lt. Hudson and Landry left Gar- lice arrested Richard Hudson, degree murder. whereabouts, claiming that he ed to the 2014 roster with many Vincent Giannobile. rison’s apartment in a tan col- 20, of New Orleans, La., at At the time, Landry was was also in the New Orleans of the players from Louisiana. Landry is accused of mur- ored vehicle. his residence in New Orleans still at-large, though police re- Most notably, six of the 11 new dering Raphael Garrison, a Soon after the murder, po- and charged him with first- ceived numerous tips as to his see ARREST pg. 4 recruits have previous Football Bowl Subdivision experience. Micah Eugene, Derrick Ray- mond and Jerqwinick Sandolph Union construction to block path, force alternate routes all moved to the Lions from the BY CLAIRE SALINAS keting and Strategic Initiatives to go through the union or take Louisiana State University Ti- Staff Reporter for Auxiliary Services. “The the front sidewalk will now be gers. Eugene formerly played two routes that can be used forced to take the sidewalk in safety for LSU. The sophomore Due to the continuance of during the closure [including] front of Fayard [Hall]. It will from Lafayette, La. started his the Student Union Expansion North Oak Street on the east probably take longer for every- career with the Tigers in 2011 as Project, the War Memorial Stu- side and the sidewalks between body to get to class, so hope- a redshirt freshman, getting no dent Union Mall area will be Twelve Oaks and Pottle Hall on fully the construction doesn’t play time. He played in 13 games closed beginning Feb. 14 as the west side, should not result take too long.” as a redshirt freshman in 2012, Phase II of construction begins. in any on-campus pedestrian Students have already be- fi nishing the season with 29 tack- The closure involves the delays.” gun preparations for the route les and 3.5 sacks, and played 10 renovation of the current Stu- Some students think the change and are predicting more games in 2013 with two starts. dent Union building including route change will be a major problems. Last year, Eugene fi nished with the relocation of the University inconvenience. “I am not too concerned 33 tackles. Bookstore to the current Lion’s “I feel that the detour of the with walking a little bit further Raymond, from New Orleans, Den. The mall will reopen after new union is a big deal,” said because I have already mapped spent two years as corner back Phase II renovations are com- Devonte Bryant, senior market- out my new route, but I am for LSU but saw no playing time plete. Completion is projected ing major. “I understand that it concerned about closing the during his stay. Sandolph is a for late 2014. needs to be done, but it has also main artery through campus,” sophomore defensive back and While Subway and Popeyes forced students to be in more of said Jacob Currier, senior his- a native of Boutte, La. In 2012 will remain accessible, students a hurry. For example, I have to tory major. “I don’t know how he played in nine games, and in will have to take an alternate go to all of my classes before other students’ new routes will 2013 he played for the Tigers in route to get there. The entrance I can eat because I never have impact mine. None of the al- three games. to Starbucks will be unaffected enough time to get lunch. It’s a ternate routes are as big as the The University of Southern by the closure. real hassle. I’ll be glad when union’s walkways. I predict a Mississippi is also represented Several efforts have been it’s all completed.” large mess. It would not be as on the midyear addition list with made to inform students of the Other students are unaffect- bad if the construction staging two players. Chris Briggs, from closure and to prepare them ed by the route change. area was not right behind the Franklinton, La., comes to the for changes in their daily class “I only have one class on union.” Lions with two years of experi- routes. that side of campus, so it won’t Students can fi nd details ence as an Eagle wide receiver. “The university has provid- really affect me,” said Kai- about the plans for the union Briggs played as a freshman in The Lion’s Roar/Fernanda Chagas ed ample notifi cation regarding lee Leblanc, junior kinesiology renovation at www.southeast- 10 games in 2011, catching 11 The War Memorial Student Union will be under renovations for the next year as the closure through signage, major. “I do think it will incon- ern.edu/admin/stu_union/ren/ passes with 153 yards. Reed adds part of the Student Union Expansion and Renovation Project. Beginning on Feb. emails, the university website venience everybody who has index.html or by contacting 14, students will be unable to walk through the union.