UL System to empower adults to finish college education
Brynn Lundy, Staff Reporter
September 22, 2020
The university is participating in a program created to assist Louisiana adults with returning to college and completing their bachelor’s degrees. Compete LA is powered by the University of Louisiana System and was originally launched in 2019. This year, the initiative announced the introduction o...
CDC announces temporary halt in residential evictions
Jordyn Franklin, Staff Reporter
September 17, 2020
Following Hurricanes Marco and Laura, residents in Louisiana expressed concerns over a predicted surge of eviction notices. As of Sept. 4, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has banned residential evictions to prevent further spread of COVID-19. “It comes just as housing advocates in L...
Buy rings from Balfour
Staff Reports
September 16, 2020
The university Alumni Center will be organizing “Ring Days with Balfour” in collaboration with Balfour Company to provide seniors an opportunity to buy rings. The ring sales is scheduled to be held at the University Bookstore on Monday, Sept. 21 and Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ol...
Cardinal Newman becomes designated building for residential students with COVID-19
Austin Dewease, Staff Reporter
September 14, 2020
Cardinal Newman Hall, a co-ed residence hall located on West Dakota Street, houses approximately 96 residents each year. However, this year is different. Starting in the Fall 2020 semester, Cardinal Newman Hall became the designated building where residential students who test positive for COVID-19 resid...
COVID-19 testing is available at the University Health Center
Trinity Brown, Staff Reporter
September 14, 2020
The university has made COVID-19 testing available at the University Health Center and set up protocols in order to safely test students as fast and efficiently as possible. In order to get tested with the UHC, students need to make a telemedicine/virtual appointment online on the University Health...
Students and faculty share their experiences dealing with the coronavirus
Brynn Lundy and Maggie Tregre, Staff Reporters
September 14, 2020
Ever since its arrival in the United States in January, the coronavirus has impacted the daily lives of many people, including those within the campus community. Prior to the start of the fall semester, several students and faculty contracted COVID-19 and were required to quarantine. Sam Englehart, a ...
University prepares for Hurricane Sally
Staff Reports
September 13, 2020
In anticipation of an upcoming storm, the university announced that effective immediately, the Academic Continuity Plan has switched from “monitor” to “remote” status. The Academic Continuity Plan explains that under the “remote” phase, faculty will communicate plans to students or dire...
Louisiana to move into phase three
Maggie Tregre, Staff Reporter
September 10, 2020
The state of Louisiana is set to move on to phase three starting Friday, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced during a news conference on Thursday, Sept. 10. With a plan to reveal more information on Friday, Sept. 11, Edwards explained that he made this decision based on a positive trend in COVID-19 data....
Student Accessibility Services offers mask accommodations for differently-abled students
Jordyn Franklin, Staff Reporter
September 8, 2020
With the recent university mandates, differently-abled students may have issues navigating campus and their classes. Due to certain health conditions, wearing a face mask for long periods of time could pose difficulties for some students. The university has released a Face Mask/Coverings Exemption P...
University to report confirmed cases of COVID-19
Maggie Tregre, Staff Reporter
September 4, 2020
The Louisiana Department of Health will begin collecting data from public colleges and universities across the state regarding positive cases of COVID-19. The university sent out a Faculty/Staff notice on Sept. 4 that included the number of cases that have been reported so far. According to ...
OSE director shares screen with Jamie Foxx in Netflix film
Symiah Dorsey, Staff Reporter
September 2, 2020
University staff members have many passions outside of their nine to fives, some of which include starring in Netflix films. Marjorie Parker, director of student engagement, shared the screen with Jamie Foxx in the new Netflix movie “Project Power.” The New Orleans based film trended number one...
University releases guidelines for campus event registration
Austin Dewease, Staff Reporter
September 2, 2020
Now that the fall semester is underway, campus life can begin again. The university will allow campus activities to take place and has released guidelines for student organizations and departments on how to adapt to current measures and register events. These guidelines adhere to existing measures adopt...
