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The Official Student News Media of Southeastern Louisiana University

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Durand Jones performed at the Columbia Theatre with his band, Durand Jones and the Indications, shortly after returning from an international tour.

Durand Jones returns to Hammond

Maggie Tregre, Staff Reporter • November 2, 2019

Durand Jones and the Indications performed at the Columbia Theatre on Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. after returning from an international tour.  The band performed a combination of their own original music as...

Jazz music was created as a result of the blending of different cultures and their various musical styles. A jazz band typically features a rhythm section as well as instruments like saxophones, trumpets and trombones.

A musical melting pot: Louisiana’s original art form

Maggie Tregre, Staff Reporter • October 31, 2019

Jazz music has been a part of Louisiana’s culture for over a century. Although the first jazz groups originated in New Orleans, there were many different musical influences from other regions of the...

Kat Schepker, Shelby Grantham and Hayden Kimball review lines before a rehearsal. Many actors and actresses suggest practicing lines as a group to catch individual mistakes.

Overcoming stage fright: The actors’ perspectives

Jacob Lofton, Staff Reporter • October 30, 2019

Some students find it difficult to get in front of their classmates and present material, but the Communication 210 and 211 courses are required general education courses for almost all university students. Alpha...

Audience members stand as the Jazz ambassadors of the U.S. Army field Band performs the national anthem. The orchestra played a selection of songs that reflected the hardships and highlights of World War II.

U.S. Army Field Jazz Band tells the story of WWII

Elana Guillory, Staff Reporter • October 29, 2019

The Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts brought together music and army sentiments through a live jazz performance. The Jazz Ambassadors of the U.S. Army Field Band is a jazz orchestra consisting...

Gemma New, conductor of the performance, conducts the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra during Johannes Brahms' "Symphony No. 2." This was the third and final piece played during "Romantic German Masters."

Columbia features Romantic-era composers through the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

Jacob Summerville, Editor-in-Chief • October 26, 2019

The walls of a Hammond theater echoed the works of two German composers this fall. The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra performed “Romantic German Masters” at the Columbia Theatre for the Performing...

OSE host a new opportunity for students to resolve conflicts

OSE host a new opportunity for students to resolve conflicts

Gerard Borne, Staff Reporter • October 22, 2019

The Multicultural and International Student Affairs will be providing a platform for students to discuss interracial issues. MISA will host an event titled “Courageous Conversations” on Tuesday,...

The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra performed “Beethoven Meets the Wild West” on Feb. 16, 2018. This year, the orchestra will be performing “Romantic German Masters” on Oct. 25.

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Columbia Theatre

Symiah Dorsey, Staff Reporter • October 22, 2019

Professional orchestra players are scheduled to perform in downtown Hammond this month. The Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts will be hosting a performance by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra,...

Alumnus recognized with southern history dissertation award

Alumnus recognized with southern history dissertation award

Gerard Borne, Staff Reporter • October 18, 2019

A university alumnus was awarded for his contribution in the field of history. On Sept. 10, Owen Hyman was awarded the 2019 C. Vann Woodward Dissertation Prize. The award recognizes the best dissertation...

Tyler Meyer, a performer, uses sword during the play "Strawberry, Guns, and Milk" performed at the Vonnie Borden Theatre on Sept. 20, 2017.

Raise swords and funds for combat armory

Hailey Bullock, Staff Reporter • October 16, 2019

The university theatre program organized a fundraiser on Oct. 9 to build a stage combat armory. Benjamin Norman, technical director and lighting designer, looks over staged combat during theatre shows....

Miss Southeastern Louisiana Univeristy 2019 Chelsey Blank hugs Brian Williams, a senior communication major, after Williams was announced Mr. Southeastern Louisiana Univeristy 2019. Blank organized the competition to raide funds for her platform: Down Syndrome Awareness.

Williams is first Mr. Southeastern in over a decade

Dylan Meche, Staff Reporter • October 16, 2019

For the first time in over ten years, a student has been crowned Mr. Southeastern Louisiana University 2019. Brian Williams, a senior communication major, was crowned Mr. Southeastern on Wednesday,...

Members of the band “Snake Hat” Ralph Wood, Randy Settoon, Bill Robison and Angie Wood are all faculty members at the university. The band alternates between performing cover songs and their own original music.

Faculty band ‘Snake Hat’ is an outlet for creativity

Maggie Tregre, Staff Reporter • October 15, 2019

Some professors in the university also perform with their bands while they are not lecturing. In 2017, four university faculty members formed Snake Hat, a band that spans over multiple genres from blues...

Aesha Magee and Keenan Austin pose for a picture after being announced Homecoming Queen and King. They were crowned during halftime at the Homecoming Game on Oct. 12.

Austin and Magee crowned king and queen

Maggie Tregre, Staff Reporter • October 15, 2019

The 2019 Homecoming Queen and King winners were announced during halftime at the Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 12. Aesha Magee,a senior health systems management major, was crowned the 2019 Homecoming...

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