Cardinals ink 10 on early signing day

Lamar University signed four high school standouts to National Letters of Intent and added six junior college transfers announced LU head coach Mike Schultz at a press conference Wednesday morning in the Dauphin Athletics Complex. The 2018-19 season marks the second year the NCAA allowed an early signing period for high school seniors in the …

Homecoming Recap

Lamar University's 2018 Fall homecoming consisted of glow-in-the-dark laser tag, a parade, tailgating, and other spirited activities. Watch the recap below. Video by Morgan Collier

Christmas beginnings

Holiday traditions incorporate religious, secular The Christmas season in America begins before October ends. Public spaces decorate with red and green and play Christmas music, retailers push sales for gifts, restaurants and cafés roll out limited edition holiday flavors and families travel to see each other. While there will always be Christmas trees in malls …

Holiday Gift Guide

When it comes to finding a gift for everyone on your list this holiday season, we’ve got you covered while staying on a budget. Foodie fun Foodies are avid in keeping up with the latest food trends. An option for the foodie on your list includes a bagel and cream cheese kit from farmsteady.com that …

Fighting misinformation

Being a journalist in the ‘fake news’ era Be a journalist, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. I’ve wanted to become a reporter since I was old enough to read a newspaper — I started reading in preschool. My parents used to laugh when I’d stand next to the pecan tree in our backyard …

‘It’s never too late’

Parents in college balance two kinds of stress Going to college can be difficult, but going to college with kids can be absolute chaos. Imagine balancing not only a full load of classes, but parenthood amid all the stress. However, Lamar students with children are finding a way to do what they need to do …

A Call to care

Hamza addresses Syrian crisis in Distinguished Faculty Lecture M.K Hamza, professor of clinical mental health counseling, presented “When the World Stopped Caring,” the 2018 Lamar University Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Tuesday, in the University Theatre. The lecture aims to bring attention to the ongoing crisis in Syria, and the effects of Human Devastation Syndrome, especially on …

Deaf actors workshop to begin, today

The department of communication and media will host a workshop on the history of deaf actors and crew in film and cinema, today, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., in 129 Communications Building. American Sign Language majors, Reagan Brooks and Hannah Poynor, and American Sign Language Advocacy major, Erica Haase, will lead the workshop. “It …

BIGGER STRONGER FASTER

LU football ends season with first FCS playoff The Lamar University 2018 football squad will officially go down in history. The team finished one of the most thrilling seasons since its conception after turning around from a 0-3 deficit in the Southland Conference to defeating rival McNeese State and nationally ranked Sam Houston State, securing …

Fantastic fantasy gameplay

‘Deltarune’ outshines predecessor ‘Undertale’ “In this universe, your choices don’t matter.” This statement is made in “Deltarune” right after you make your character and have it subsequently tossed into the garbage. It is the in-universe successor to the popular 2015 game “Undertale.” “Deltarune,” developed by Toby Fox, is a top-down RPG about pacifism and friends …