OCTOBER 20, 2015 VOLUME 86, ISSUE 10 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 2015 King and Queen Crowned BY KELLI MEYNARD and her mother’s consent. Staff Reporter “I wanted to run because my mom really wanted me to run On Saturday, October 17, the technically, I just wanted to make Lions had their 2015 Homecoming her happy and run,” said McCray. game in Strawberry Stadium. “I am very competitive so when I At halftime the Homecoming ran I was like ‘I’m not just going court lined up, preparing to walk to run and just let it go, I want to down the center of the football run and possibly win.’” field. Standing side by side with Out of everything about each of their walking mates, they Homecoming Queen, McCray anxiously waited for one of their finds meeting people the most names to be called. The crowd surreal. roared when Si-Arah McCray “My favorite part of and DJ Cannon were crowned as campaigning is meeting people,” the 2015 Homecoming king and said McCray. “It’s crazy because queen. certain people will come up to you McCray and Cannon were and say ‘oh you’re running with originally paired together as DJ’ and I’ll be like ‘how do you walking mates because of their know that?’ People know you’re similar height. running for homecoming queen “We were put together because and you don’t even know who of our height so we were running knows. It’s just crazy all together.” mates and walking mates and now McCray and Cannon both we won together,” said McCray. agreed that their homecoming Each candidate chooses to court got along great together. run for king or queen for their Cannon described his bond own different reasons. Cannon’s between him and the beaus to be inspiration to run came from one like old friends; he enjoyed the of his friends. connection between them. The Lion’s Roar / Tamara Alexander “What made me want to run “You get to meet various Newly crowned Homecoming King DJ Cannon and Queen Si-Arah McCray celebrate their new royal status during halftime of the Stephen F. Austin game. Pictured is Donavan [Thierry], the king people, you get to see not just above is (from left to right) President Crain, 2014 Homecoming Queen Katherine Weimer, Cannon, McCray, 2014 Homecoming King Donovan Thierry and Alumni before me, he always told me how the people you usually hang out Association President Josie Mercante. he wanted me to run and thinks with but hang around everyone,” that I could win, so I was just like said Cannon. “You see that you After the excitement died keep grades up and keep support system and to God for this would have been possible,” ‘well why not? Let’s try this’,” actually have a connection with down, McCray thought about maintaining the organizations,” giving him the opportunity to run said Cannon. “I want to thank said Cannon. those people and that’s the biggest what her goals were going to be as said McCray. “And, just be the for Homecoming King. everybody that voted for me and McCray’s motivation to run thing that I took out of it, and I 2015 Homecoming Queen. best Lion I can possibly be.” “I just want to thank God believed in me that I could do was driven by her competitiveness really enjoyed it.” “Possibly uphold the school, Cannon was thankful for his because without him none of this.” Faucheux rated highly Lumberjacks among students chop down Lions BY KARSON SHARP Staff Reporter BY JONATHAN RHODES really happy with a lot of people After, a point field goal was Staff Reporter and with a lot of things and not blocked by Lumberjacks, making In the recent 2014 to 2015 academic year, happy with myself.” it 13-0. marketing instructor David Faucheux ranked The Lions lost their After three punts to start the first Senior running back Xavier second in the nation on the popular website Homecoming Game against quarter, one of them was fumbled Roberson was injured towards the ratemyprofessors.com. Stephen F. Austin this past by the Lions and recovered by end of the first quarter and did not According to the website, 1.4 million Saturday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m. Lumberjack sophomore wide return to the game. professors from over 7,000 schools are evaluated with the ending score 27-28. The receiver Robert Sylvester. On the Lions’ first drive of the by the online platform. Because of such broad Homecoming Game presented Another fumble occurred in second quarter, Landor connected and diverse competition, Faucheux’s placement an opportunity for the Lions to the first quarter, this time by the to senior wide receiver Chris was a major accomplishment. bounce back from the loss they Lumberjacks and was recovered Briggs on a 26 yard touchdown His ranking can be attributed to several suffered to McNeese State on by junior linebacker Tre’ Bennett pass. The drive lasted 6 plays factors, including his teaching methods. Despite October 10. This is the Lions’ first for a touchdown, bringing the and 81 yards; it was the first Faucheux’s high placement, he remains a picture loss at home since December 14, score to 7-0 at 8:39. touchdown in Briggs’ career as a of humility, giving a large portion of credit to 2013 to New Hampshire. With 4:48 left in the first Lion. others. Head Coach Ron Roberts was quarter, Lions junior quarterback The momentum going in “When you think it’s 1.7 million professors not happy with the loss D’shaie Landor threw a short pass the second quarter began to and 7,000 universities,” said Faucheux. “When “We had plenty of chances to to senior wide receiver Byron change once the substitution for I saw that rating, it wasn’t about me. It’s about knock this thing away, and we did Johnson, who ran it the rest of Lumberjacks junior quarterback Southeastern. I’d also like to add that it’s about not do it,” said Roberts. “I’m not the way for a 76 yard touchdown. my students. They’re the reason why I smile Courtesy of David Faucheux see FOOTBALL pg. 6 every day. They’re the reason I’m motivated, Faucheux’s project and ranking are not the only enthusiastic. They convince me to go to class.” things interesting about him. He places a huge Faucheux draws most of his teaching style value on attending class. According to Faucheux, from the 1989 film “Dead Poets Society.” His he has taught around 865 class periods over the methods are modeled strongly after those of John course of his teaching career at the university. Keating, and one of Faucheux’s main goals is Of the scheduled classes, he only missed Crossing lines making students believe in themselves. Faucheux one. This is because on the previous class day, a BY KARSON SHARP time of 26 minutes, 12.01 seconds. has every student create what he calls a “Book crown had fallen out of his mouth. Because of a Staff Reporter Mississippi College finished Of Possibilities.” The book is a project students dental emergency, Faucheux was unable to teach second with 99 points and an create over the course of a semester. It contains class, breaking his streak of perfect attendance. The Lions and Lady Lions average time of 27 minutes, 13.77 answers to commonly asked job interview Faucheux also places a high value on student Cross Country team both ran in seconds. questions, interesting facts about the students, attendance. the Mississippi College Choctaw As for the Lady Lions, they pictures of the students, what their dreams are “My students managed to score well on an Open, with the teams finishing also performed well in the Open. and articles students gathered during the class. assessment, but more importanly, over 600 third and fifth, respectively. The The Lady Lions were led by Faucheux designed the project to set his students students had perfect attendance,” Faucheux said. Lions were led to third place by sophomore Clarissa Smith, who apart from other applicants during job interviews. “If students are motivated to come to class, then senior Harry Wiggins. Wiggins finished in the 5K race at second “Most people walk into a job interview with they’re motivated to learn.” finished sixth in the 8K race, with with a time of 19 minutes, 20.65 a résumé, a little slip of paper,” said Faucheux. Faucheux also has a unique enthusiasm for a time of 26:11.52. seconds. She was closely followed “They’re comfortable with that slip of paper, but teaching, and simply talking to others interested Southeastern finished third in by teammate Haley Gregoire, I want my students to have more. I want them to in his career as a marketing professor. He the competition behind Alabama- who finished in sixth place with have this big book of possibilities. The employer explained that he wanted to teach for some time Huntsville and Mississippi a time of 19:40.57. Both runners will see it on the desk and become curious. When but was unable until very recently. Faucheux College with 149 points and an helped bring the Lady Lions to the employers look at the book, they see that average time of 27 minutes, 35.89 fifth place in the competition. For FAUCHEUX the applicant in front of them has dreams and a seconds.