NOVEMBER 17, 2015 VOLUME 86, ISSUE 13 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 Paris returns to work with deance, determination and worry PARIS (AP)—After a the city. when 9/11 happened, and to Love. weekend of horror, Paris Parisians stopped by tell you the truth it did change Outside the Bataclan theater, returned to the routines of throughout the day to honor my life,” said Gary Berrios, a where 89 people died when the work week Monday with the dead, many vowing that student originally from New attackers gunned down young determination, defiance—and their city would remain its York. “It changed everyone’s concertgoers, a banner vowed: worry. incomparable self—the sensual, life. We don’t see the world the “Freedom is an indestructible Rush-hour subway trains tolerant, life-loving metropolis same way anymore.” monument.” were full, shops were open, of the world’s imagination. At the Place de la Republique There and outside the bars and office workers lined up for “I am afraid, but not enough in the heart of the city, a and restaurants where dozens sandwiches or ate lunch on cafe to stay at home, not moving,” monument to France stood more died, residents paused terraces. said Stephanie Cohen, a bank surrounded by flowers, candles to lay flowers, light candles But this is also now a city employee from suburban Paris. and notes. Handwritten cards had or simply stand quietly. Even dotted with makeshift shrines: “We have just to pray and say been left in French and English, as the bustle of everyday life AP Photo/Frank Augstein carpets of flowers and candles, we are going to live—more and Polish and Vietnamese—a reasserted itself, Paris was a city People look at the Eiel Tower illuminated in the French colors in honor of the photos of lost loved ones and more and more.” reminder that Paris is a city that of thousands of silent prayers victims of the attacks on Friday in Paris, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. France is urging handwritten notes near the spots Others worried that the the world has taken to its heart. —and, with emotions running its European partners to move swiftly to boost intelligence sharing, ght arms where gunmen and suicide attacks would change Paris “Love will conquer,” said close to the surface, hundreds of tracking and terror nancing, and strengthen border security in the wake of bombers killed 129 people forever. more than one sign—a vow, or the Paris attacks. enjoying a fall Friday evening in “I was there (in New York) maybe a wish, from the City of see PARIS pg. 8 Hammond Police Chief Rossano connects Plato to the modern world BY MEGAN SIMON world today. fired Editor in Chief The novel involved two main concepts that were brought into dialogue between Paulo and various BY HEATHER JEWELL Psychology professor Dr. Matt Rossano bridges characters. These concepts included the growth of Staff Reporter the gap between modern society and the ancient world radical secularism and religious fundamentalism and of Greece through the eyes of Plato, renamed in the the narrowing gap between the human and animal Last week, Hammond Police novel as Paulo, in “Seeking Perfection: A Dialogue mind. Department Chief, Roddy Devall, about the Mind, the Soul and What It Means to Be To highlight the first concept, the growth of radical was fired by recently elected Human.” secularism and religious fundamentalism, Rossano Hammond Mayor Pete Panepinto. Rossano incorporated key concepts and what wrote the philosopher king, known as Prince Dominic Devall was relieved of his duties philosopher Plato would think if he was in the world in the novel, as a radical secularist. for allegations when he ordered today. The novel is a narrative dialogue that begins “Secularism is the rejection of religion,” said the public information officer with Paulo, the character resembling Plato in modern Rossano. “Religion does not make up the fundamental Lieutenant Vince Giannobile to times, returning from Sicily on a boat after his failure fabric of society, doesn’t mean it’s bad or outlawed. release a statement about another to teach the philosopher king. It means in order for people of different ideas and officer’s arrest, going against the “I always wondered what Plato might have been faith to get along, when they interact socially, they department’s public information thinking on his last journey back from his terrible put those ideas and faith aside. It doesn’t necessarily policy. misadventure in Sicily when he was trying to train the say you can’t have religion, but a private-ness is The statement contained the philosopher king and what a disaster that was,” said involved.” information of when Officer Rossano. “That was just the starting point for it. I later Even though secularism allows the expression Jennifer Payne was arrested for mixed in my interests of comparative psychology, of religion without it being a dominating factor doctor shopping and prescription science and religion.” in society, radical secularism does not permit any drug fraud. Plato’s philosophies were mainly centered around religion to have any part in society. Doctor shopping is the practice idealism. He felt humans should strive to achieve Paulo challenges Prince Dominic’s ideas involving of visiting multiple physicians certain ideals in personal life, political life and society living by a rational code that completely Courtesy of Public Information to obtain multiple prescriptions the community. Rossano wanted to compare this eliminates any ideas of transcendence of religion or Dr. Matt Rossano recently published “Seeking Perfection: A Dialogue about the Mind, for otherwise illegal drugs. It is a philosophy of idealism to modern society, seeing the Soul and What It Means to Be Human.” The novel is a series of dialogues with the common practice of drug addicts what Plato would think about certain debates in the see PLATO pg. 8 character Paulo, who is Plato in modern time, about concepts of the modern world. and suppliers of drug addicts. Despite the arrest, the charges against Payne were dropped by the district attorney’s office, and she The Last Roar comes to campus for rst time returned to work in the Hammond Police Department. BY ELIZABETH BROWN scale this semester. In order to make the project feel more sponsors and charities as well as organize The Hammond Police Staff Reporter “Every semester in my leadership “real-world ready,” the students were all of the promotion required of such an Department is in the process class, students are required to do a ‘real- required to organize the entire event on their event. It’s been a challenge, but this is of looking for a new chief. The For the first time ever, a student-run world ready’ project,” said Settoon. “This own. the kind of ‘business chaos’ that I believe replacement does not necessarily event called “The Last Roar” will feature semester, there was an opportunity to bring “I’ve assigned students real-world students should get experience with before have to be a current member of the the music of Southeastern faculty member Hannah Kirby to town for a performance. projects before, but this is the first they graduate.” department. He or she could come band Impaired Faculties along with a The Impaired Faculties, who I’m a member major project I’ve done,” said Settoon. Settoon believes and hopes this kind from outside the department as performance from “The Voice” season eight of, and who just completed an album, were “Students have had to partner and manage of project can have a positive effect on well. contestant Hannah Kirby. also available.” relationships with venues, entertainers, students when it comes to facing real-world The University Police The event is scheduled to happen at situations. Department has had a long working Warehouse 140 in Ponchatoula, Louisiana “I believe it’s a confidence builder relationship with the Hammond on Thursday, December 10 at 9:00 p.m. as students discover that chaos can be department; members of both Tickets will be 12 dollars, but will be organized, if principles are applied, and forces can be seen at school events, discounted at 10 dollars if attendees present a successful outcome can be obtained,” such as football games. a student ID or donate a coat for Pat’s Coats said Settoon. “I hope students learn some “The University Police for Kids or a toy for Toys for Tots. Toys important skills from the experience, such as Department has a strong, must be new and not gift-wrapped and coats decision-making and communication. I also positive working relationship can be new or gently used. Attendees must hope to see strengthened partnerships with with the Hammond City Police be 18 years old or older. charities and businesses in the community.” Department,” said University What began as projects every semester in Courtesy of Dr. Randell Settoon One of the performers that will be Police Department Lieutenant Management and Business Administration Impaired Faculties band (left) and Hannah Kirby (right) will be performing out The Last Roar on present at the event is a band composed of Patrick Gipson. “We do not professor Randall Settoon’s Management Thursday, December 10 at Warehouse 140. expect changes in personnel at the 478 class turned into something more large see THE LAST ROAR pg. 8 Hammond City Police Department to alter this relationship.” Both departments are separate New device to oer an additional safety option from each other.