A group of five officers at the University Police Department (UPD) have been awarded for their services to the community of Southeastern. Scott Huff has been named The Officer of the Year for the UPD by a group of fellow officers.  Along with Huff, Sergeant Erica Welter were given a Merit Award.

On Sunday, April 1 the Southeastern Development Foundation will be hosting their 28th annual Chefs Evening fundraiser at the Pennington Student Activity Center from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The mission of the Southeastern Foundation is to receive, invest, manage and account for contributions for the benefit of the university.

Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and others gathered last week to celebrate the life, vision and legacy of African-American Civil Rights Movement leader  and member of Alpha Phi Alpha Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The remembrance ceremony was held in the Student Union Theatre on Jan.

The first fine arts show of the semester will feature works not from the students, but from the professors of the art department. The opening reception for the Faculty Exhibition will be held on Thursday, Jan. 26 in the Contemporary Art Gallery (CAG) starting at 5 p.

Theatre fans returning for the new semester are invited to join Southeastern Theatre in closing out their 2011-2012 season with the final two productions of the year. Mid season will begin with a production of the 1983 play "‘night, Mother" by Marsha Norman that will run from Feb.

The theater department began work on its first spring production, a two woman show titled "‘night, Mother," by holding auditions in the Vonnie Borden Theatre in D Vickers Hall. The auditions were held on Thursday, Jan. 19 from 4 to 6 p.m. "‘Night, Mother" was written by Marsha Norman in 1983.

Southeastern Louisiana University football coach Ron Roberts announced the recent signing of three players to the 2012 roster, increasing the Lions' total of mid-year transfers to five. Signing a Grant-In-Aid with the Lions are junior college defensive back Theo Alexander (St.

The Lions basketball team (7-10, 1-4) had a rough week both on the road and at home; failing to catch up in the Southland Conference (SLC) against the McNeese Cowboys last Wednesday, 61-47, and suffering an agonizingly close defeat against Nicholls State Colonels on Saturday, 55-53.

In front of a crowd of over 1,200 fans, a lack luster first half did the Lady Lions (5-11, 0-3) in against the McNeese State Cowgirls (14-4, 4-0) losing 36-60.   "They had 21 offensive rebounds," said head coach Lori Davis Jones. "They shot 37 percent from the field and we only shot 25 percent.

Martin Luther King Day just passed and it was a good time to reflect on how many Americans have moved forward and gotten past racial issues. However, as I was looking on Facebook, I saw a status saying "Happy Robert E. Lee Day." Then, I watch the news and hear of an interracial couple being denied the right to marry.

Everyone claims to be a photographer these days.  Chances are, if you threw a rock on any street corner you'd hit one of them.  Then, if you asked him or her to explain aperture, shutter speed, the rule of thirds or, God forbid, how to open a legitimate business in Louisiana, they'd look at you like you were the crazy one.