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The Newspaper of Lamar University Vol. 94, No. 21 UNIVERSITY PRESS April 12, 2018 SSC grand opening set for today Cade Smith Vicki McNeil, vice president of cutting the doors will open. UP staff writer student engagement, who will A variety of activities will be introduce speakers, including set up by the Cardinal Activities The renovated Setzer Stu- Lamar University President Board, Brandie Van Zanden, dent Center will open its doors Kenneth Evans and Brian Mc- associate director of student in- to the public, at 12:30 p.m., Call, chancellor of the Texas volvement and programming, today. The opening will feature State University System. said. various activities inside the “We are also going to have “What we are going to have building. an alumnus who was part of set up is sort of like a treasure “We’re excited after a 16- some of the history of the Set- map to different locations month renovation process, zer Student Center,” Mena around the inside of the stu- we’re going to have the grand said. “Each speaker will talk dent center for different give- opening of the Setzer Center,” about what they have con- aways,” she said. “In the Terry Mena, associate vice tributed towards the develop- ballroom will be a custom president of student engage- ment and the reconstruction of made phone case booth for stu- ment and dean of students, the Setzer Center. After the dents to make phone cases. We said. speakers, we will then proceed will also have caricature artists UP photo by Hannah LeTulle Mena said that the kickoff with the ribbon cutting.” Faculty and staff got a preview of the Setzer Student Center renovation before its grand will start outside the Quad en- Following the commence- See SSC, page 3 opening today. Campus wide events will begin at 12:30 p.m. trance to the building with ment ceremony and ribbon LU to host sexual assault awareness events in April Eleanor Skelton UP contributor With the explosion of allegations against celebrities, the rise of the #MeToo movement, and politicians expressing inappropriate views of women, the time is ripe for frank discussions and exploration of sexual assault. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Lamar’s Student Health Center’s health educa- tion specialist Marie Murray is organizing sev- eral events on campus in the next few weeks to highlight the issue. The first event was “Walk A Mile in Her Shoes,” April 3, and continues with a “Bringing in the Bystander” training workshop at 10 a.m., April 21, and concludes with “Denim Day” on April 25. The events are presented in partner- UP graphic by Shelby Strickland ship with Lamar Institute of Technology. “I work to increase awareness, knowledge and skills, so that students feel comfortable speaking up and acting in situations to prevent Remembering Waco Siege at Mount Carmel sexual assaults and domestic violence from oc- curring or continuing,” Murray said. “Walk A Mile in Her Shoes” featured men Editor’s note: This is the sec- and criminal justice chair, and an cottage industries. We can go way wearing red high heels. ond in a four-part series about expert on religious and political back, I’ve looked at 17th century, “(It is a) fun way of opening up dialogue be- the shootout between govern- movements, conflict and violence, 18th century, 19th century groups, tween all students concerning sexual assault,” ment forces and members of said. “At the end of 51 days they they all had to create revenue Murray said in an email. “And the men get the the Branch Davidian cult in would basically bring in military streams. perspective of what it’s like to walk in ‘her’ Waco that occurred 25 years tanks. They introduced CS gas into “The Branch Davidians were in shoes.” ago. the Mount Carmel building where several of these small businesses. The “Bringing in the Bystander” workshop is the sect members are, gassed them They refurbished cars, they made a half-day event developed by the University of Shelby Strickland for six hours. There were 24 children things that they sold — but one of New Hampshire. UP editor in there. Some of them died of suffo- the businesses, and there were only “The workshop is intended to educate and cation — they probably were dead six men involved, was buying guns empower students so that they can confidently Between February and April before the fire even broke out from wholesale and selling them retail at and successfully intervene in sexual assault or 1993, the Bureau of Alcohol, To- being exposed to so much CS gas.” gun shows. If you know anything domestic violence situations,” Murray said. bacco, Firearms and Explosives The United States is supposedly about gun shows, they’re not very “Bringing in the Bystander” is open to all stu- (ATF) conducted an ill-advised and prohibited from using CS gas on its regulated. dents and lunch will be provided, but only 35 poorly planned raid on the Branch own citizens, Wright said. “In June of 1992, a UPS driver spaces are available. Students can register at Davidian sect’s compound in what “The Branch Davidians were a was delivering a box to Mount lamar.edu/healthed. came to be known as the Waco communal group, so any time you Carmel. The box was dropped, it fell All students are encouraged to wear denim Siege. have communal organization like open, and empty pineapple grenade on April 25, Murray said. “Denim Day” is part “The FBI’s hostage rescue team that, if the people don’t work outside shells fell out. The ATF was con- of an international movement that grew out of a was called in, snipers and all, and in regular jobs, they have to have tacted. The local sheriff’s office was 1998 Italian Supreme Court decision overturn- there was a 51-day standoff,” Stuart what is called a revenue stream,” he Wright, LU sociology, social work said. “They usually create their own See WACO, page 4 See AWARENESS, page 6 Biology to screen ‘Chasing Coral’ film, Tuesday Sierra Kondos crew portrayed the struggles of reefs,” she said. “Unfortu- Staff Writer getting the underwater footage nately, coral reefs are hit hard of a coral bleaching event, and by both the heating up of the Coral reefs around the the struggle of having to watch planet and by ocean acidifica- world are disappearing at an corals and other reef animals tion. I study these impacts, and extraordinary rate. A team of die en masse. That is the power it’s clear that coral reefs are divers, photographers and sci- of the film. It shows the emo- dying off quickly, mainly entists set out to discover why tional impact of watching a through acute heat stress, and to reveal the underwater masterpiece of nature being which causes coral bleaching mystery in the documentary, destroyed. and often, coral death. It’s also “Chasing Coral.” Lamar Uni- “We scientists usually fail to clear that ocean acidification, versity’s biology department portray the beauty of coral reefs the lowering of the pH of the faculty and students will host a and the devastation of their ocean, is a chronic stress to free public showing of the film. loss. This film captures both, corals, that affects their ability Followed by a Q&A, at 7 p.m., and I am forever grateful to the to grow and recover from Tuesday, in the John Gray Cen- ‘Chasing Coral’ team for bleaching events. ter, Price Auditorium. achieving that.” “My research focus now is in LU biology alumnus marine Kleypas is a research scien- finding solutions to this coral ecologist/geologist Joanie tist at the National Center for reef crisis. That is, I use models Kleypas was an advisor for the Atmospheric Research in Boul- to understand where reefs are documentary. der, Colo. more likely to survive into the “Few humans spend time in “For the past 20 years I’ve future. I also have a field proj- the ocean, and so they are un- leveraged NCAR’s research to ect in Costa Rica to help speed derstandably unaware that this understand how climate the recovery of damaged reefs. is going on,” she said in an change affects marine ecosys- Courtesy image This side-by-side comparison shows the effects of bleaching on coral email interview. “The cast and tems, and particularly coral See CORAL, page 2 www.facebook.com/UPLamar www.lamaruniversitypress.com www.twitter.com/UPLamar QUOTE OF THE DAY NOTICE “In the Spring, I have counted The University Press can be read online 136 different kinds of weather at www.lamaruniversitypress.com. INSIDE Advertising rates can be found on the inside of 24 hours.” site, along with practically all information — Mark Twain Thursday, April 12, 2018 University Press Page 2 that a person might be looking for. AWARENESS from page 1 CALENDAR ing a rape conviction because the victim she strongly encourages victims to report OK, she may need that or he may need wore tight jeans. The Health Center will assaults as soon as possible, as delay that, so I’m gonna be his buddy — I’m host a photo booth in the Recreational makes prosecution challenging. gonna be his watchdog,” she said. “And April 12 Sports Lobby where students can show off “The further away you get from an tomorrow, I might decide I’m gonna go Setzer Student Center Grand their denim in support. event, we’re going to lose evidence,” she out, and somebody’s going to watch over Opening Ceremony Diane Foreman, assistant director at said, adding other factors like statute of me.