The Community Music School offers affordable lessons for all
Jacob Lofton, Staff Reporter
February 20, 2020
Situated in a corner in Pottle Music Building’s second floor is the Community Music School, a school that gives private music lessons for voice and various instruments. The school provides lessons to people of all ages and skill levels. Jivka Duke, a professional violinist, is the Interim Director of...
‘EvolveU’ preparation underway
Gabrielle Wood, Staff Reporter
February 20, 2020
To help students improve leadership skills, the university organized “EvolveU,” a one-day conference held for high school students from Louisiana and surrounding areas. In preparation for the upcoming “EvolveU” event scheduled for Nov. 13, a seminar was held for speakers and volunteers to learn mor...
Handshake to replace LionHire
Dylan Meche, Staff Reporter
February 20, 2020
Starting this semester, the Office of Career Services has begun supporting a new job hiring and recruitment service to replace LionHire. On Feb. 28, LionHire will be removed from the university website and will be replaced with Handshake. Unlike LionHire, Handshake is a pre-existing application that spec...
Local parade celebrates Mardi Gras history
Maggie Tregre, Staff Reporter
February 18, 2020
Mardi Gras season has once again come to Louisiana, and Tangipahoa Parish has already begun to celebrate. Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, which is the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. Louisiana is the only state that recognizes Mardi Gras as a legal holiday. The first Mardi Gras ce...
Jazzy evening brings university and community together
Brynn Lundy, Staff Reporter
February 18, 2020
“An Evening of Jazz” welcomed Hammond community members to raise funds and experience entertainment provided by the university’s jazz faculty and ensemble. On Sunday, Feb. 16, the Rotary Club of Hammond partnered with the university’s music department to host “An Evening of Jazz” from 5-...
Local food bank hosts pancake breakfast to aid the hungry
Elana Guillory, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2020
Members of Tangipahoa Parish gave back to a local food bank that has been serving the public for nearly 20 years. Our Daily Bread Food Bank hosted its third annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Feb. 8 at Hand of Hope. For $10, people could buy one ticket to the breakfast and feed 10 people in need....
Symphony brings guest conductors and Disney vibes
Jacob Lofton, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2020
The Wind Symphony put on their annual Disney concert on Feb. 8. The program included popular pieces from movies like “Mulan,” “Toy Story” and “Star Wars.” Senior horn player Jarian Jordan explained that the process of preparing a set like this is different than other performances due to ...
Columbia brings comic operetta
Elana Guillory, Staff Reporter
February 11, 2020
The start of a new semester brought students and guest director Rachel Harris onto the stage of a local theatre to perform a century-old operetta. University students performed “Die Fledermaus” at The Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts on Feb. 6-7. The production is a comic operetta compose...
Take a trip to the ‘20s with the HRAC
Symiah Dorsey, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2020
The Hammond Regional Arts Center will be traveling back in time this week as they host an event dedicated to supporting the arts and local businesses. Taking place on Friday, Feb. 7 from 7-10 p.m., the HRAC will be hosting its annual ‘Art of the Cocktail’ party. This year, the event will embody...
Students join the fight for life
Brynn Lundy, Staff Reporter
February 4, 2020
Students from the university traveled to Washington D.C. to participate in the national March for Life, an annual human rights demonstration that takes place around the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which legalized abortion throughout the entire U.S. March for Life...
Hammond Regional Arts Center honors the legacy of Marjorie Morrison
Gabrielle Wood, Staff Reporter
January 30, 2020
Marjorie Morrison, advocate of the arts and former wife of U.S. Senator Jim Morrison, has been featured through the works of Hammond artists Pat Macaluso and Denise Tullier-Holly. The exhibit is formally titled “The Marjorie Morrison Sculpture Biennial” and opened at the Hammond Regional Arts C...
Inkslinger competition produces works of emerging playwrights
Elana Guillory, Staff Reporter
January 28, 2020
An annual competition at the university provides emerging playwright opportunities to see their work produced on stage. The 2020 Inkslinger Playwriting Competition challenges any playwright to submit their original scripts. Hosted by the university’s theatre program, the coordinators will be acceptin...
