National Guard gives college money to students
Heather Miller: hem6825@louisiana.edu
Last update: 2007-08-15
Intramurals promote physical and social health
Kyle Bernis: kdb6208@louisiana.edu
Last update: 2007-08-15
Computer game industry thrives at local level
Megan Hargroder: emh4958@louisiana.edu
Last update: 2007-08-15
23-year-old to run for La. representative
Heather Miller: hem6826@louisiana.edu
Last update: 2007-08-15
UL professor researches cancer treatment
Heather Miller: hem6826@louisiana.edu
Last update: 2007-08-15
Why serial and mass murderers choose to kill
Heather Miller: hem6826@louisiana.edu
Last update: 2007-08-15
Tips for grads on getting employment
For most recent college graduates, transitioning from campus life to the real world is a culture shock driven by a frantic job hunt, but research and mock job interviews can help relieve the pressure, said Kimberly Billeaudeau, director of career services at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Last update: 2007-05-06
On May 3, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette College of Arts and the Acadiana Symphony will debut their collaboration of “The Barber of Seville,” an opera in two acts. The show will run through Sunday at Angelle Hall Auditorium.
Last update: 2007-05-09
Cafe des Amis hosts dining and dancing with Zydeco breakfast
On any given Saturday around 7:30 a.m., when most people have not even had their first cup of coffee, locals and tourists are queued around historic Café des Amis in downtown Breaux Bridge patiently awaiting the celebrated weekly Zydeco Breakfast.
Last update: 2007-04-19
Performing arts puts on sci-fi 'Hamlet'
Most students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette are at least somewhat familiar with William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” Whether you have read it for pleasure, or more likely as selected reading for a freshman-level English class, one thing is indisputable: Despite the flowery language of Shakespeare’s sometimes difficult-to-follow iambic pentameter, his works are classic and can be creatively adapted into just about any time period or situation. Director and UL Lafayette professor Neil Vanderpool did just that with his upcoming theatrical performance of “Hamlet.”
Last update: 2007-04-19
For students looking to deviate from the standard night life that downtown Lafayette has to offer, Downtown Alive!, hosted Friday evenings during the spring and fall, provides students from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette a chance to sing, dance, eat and drink with a sundry crowd of both locals and travelers from abroad.
Last update: 2007-04-06
Medieval Faire presses on despite rain
Despite being rained out before the festivities and shows could properly get underway, the Acadiana Medieval Faire, located in Arnaudville, proved entertaining for the people who attended and rewarding for those who participated.
One of the noteworthy acts presented at the fair was Trenton Tyler, the master blacksmith and a crowd favorite.
Last update: 2007-04-06
Arbor Vite: An ear-bleeding lullaby
“We’re not saying we’re really unique,” said Arbor Vite guitarist Chad Viator. “We’re just fighting towards producing the music we hear in our heads.”
That music can be best described as a mix of extreme highs and lows, omitting everything in between, and Arbor Vite’s sound is shockingly close to delivering just that. The four-piece band is a mix of ambient soundscapes and structured lyrics that takes listeners on a musical roller coaster, always leaving fans thirsty for more.
Last update: 2007-04-06
Hot Sauce festival enters year seven
In the back of New Iberia’s Sugarena, as the band crescendos at the end of “Tuesday’s Gone,” one man looks to the ground and says solemnly, “It’s going to make me cry.”
But he’s not that moved by the Skynyrd. He’s just tested the tenacity of his taste buds in the People’s Choice Competition of the Cajun Hot Sauce festival.
Last update: 2007-04-06
College of the Arts hosts Festival of the Arts
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s College of the Arts held its first annual Festival of the Arts last week, exhibiting a cornucopia of dance, art and music.
Last update: 2007-03-28
Doc screened in bijou shows plight of Ugandans
Surrounded by a world of Starbucks coffee, retail and a relatively easy-to-receive education, many students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette do not give much thought to those living without. The Invisible Children documentary shown in the Bayou Bijou Theater at UL Lafayette might have changed that for some students.
Last update: 2007-03-28
Students fashion homes for homeless from garbage
Student in the college of the arts, with the help of Scott Shall, an architecture professor, have created the streetURCHIN, an unholy marriage of plastic bags, bottles and rubber bands that come together to form a cheaply constructed dome-shaped shelter for the homeless. The piece is currently on display at the A+D Gallery in Chicago.
Last update: 2007-03-21
Performing arts department features award-winning 'Evening of Dance'
Dancers from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette are gaining nationwide attention and respect with the recent success of Descent (Prelude), a piece performed in the 15th annual An Evening of Dance that will be returning to the Ducrest-Gilfry Auditorium.
Last update: 2007-03-21
As the semester approaches the half-way mark and students begin their preparations for midterms, it is easy to sink into a routine of mundane university life. However, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus keeps many little-known secrets about places to go and things to do to break the “wake up, go to class, repeat cycle.
Last update: 2007-03-21
Q & A: Kill Romeo not all about the music
Members:
Thomas Harper-drums
Ty Shaw-guitar
Matt Thomas-vocals
Eric Vice-bass
Trey Jabusch-guitar
Last update: 2007-03-15
Students give spring break to aid recovery
Spring break often conjures visions of scantily clad college students in hot spots like Miami or Cancun, but a recent phenomenon called alternative spring breaks are presenting them with opportunities to volunteer in humanitarian work through organizations like United Way and Habitat For Humanity.
Last update: 2007-03-15
Humane society cares for abandoned pets
So youre watching The Price is Right. The showcase is over, and before Bob Barker says goodbye to his viewers, you hear him say, and remember, help control the pet population. Have your pet spayed or neutered!
Bob Barker is right, but many pet owners do not take his advice seriously.
Last update: 2007-03-17
International Week: Sudan faces turmoil
War, wonderful people, hurting people whose lives have been torn apart, a dry and desert land, smiling faces on the street, an Islamic nation and my home for now.
Last update: 2007-03-09
Unity and nationalism, the two staple principles in Thailand’s history and culture, have remained steadfast in the wake of separatist attacks that have ravaged the country’s Muslim southern region since 2004, said Tawikan Treeyaprasert, a Thai graduate student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Last update: 2007-03-09
Three professors from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette agreed the United States could be seriously affected if Venezuela places an embargo on oil, while two scholars and a Venezuelan student disagreed about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezs governing capabilities.
Venezuela, the fourth-largest exporter of oil to the United States, is responsible for approximately 13 percent of total U.S. oil imports and also owns 70 percent of Citgo. Chavez exploits his key export by repeatedly threatening to shut down Citgo and cut off oil to the United States, further straining relations between the United States and Venezuela. The two countries have been at an unhinged stalemate since 2000, when Chavez visited Saddam Hussein in Iraq and a few years later condemned President Bush for invading Afghanistan and Iraq.
Last update: 2007-03-09
“Behind every great fortune is a crime.” This quote (borrowed from French writer and playwright, Balzac) is the tag line for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s upcoming theatrical performance of “Subway 12,” an original play written and directed by India’s acclaimed director and playwright Saad Khan.
Last update: 2007-03-09
Former student returns in spite of business success
Mandy Trahan’s walls are lime green and adorned with artwork. An iPod serenades her from a set of speakers with a “morning playlist.” Little here would clue observers in to Trahan’s occupation: She’s a landman.
Last update: 2007-03-09
Famed British water skier slaloms UL Lafayette
I dont like to talk about that stuff. I like to keep it to myself. Id rather people know me for me than know me for what Ive done.
This is what William Asher, the 24-year-old marketing major at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, said about his accomplishment as being ranked the No. 1 professional water skier in the world. This blond-haired, blue-eyed man hails from Lincoln, England and moved to the United States in spring 2003, one year after his professional waterskiing brother, Tom Asher, began attending UL Lafayette.
He came and I was like, Ah! I guess Id better go as well, Asher said.
Last update: 2007-02-14
UL art museum opens new exhibits
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Paul and Lulu Hilliard Art Museum will be showing three new exhibits this semester, starting with “Paris: Photographs by Eugène Atget and Christopher Rauschenberg” and “Pattern Language: Clothing as Communicator.”
Last update: 2007-02-09
The Good Captain won't sink the ship
Bass player Mike King belts out “I want to dance with somebody,” in the middle of Benningan’s bar—setting the stage for an interesting interview, to say the least. The Good Captain has been packing local venues such as Renaissance, Artmosphere, Grant Street and Mike’s mom’s house since summer 2005—with bands such as Black Bayou Construktion, Screams of Triumph and Lafayette’s power group Oh Juliet.
Last update: 2007-02-09
Language professor feels truly French
John Angell Jr., Ph.D., is as American as it gets as far as his heritage goes, but France is where he truly feels at home.
Last update: 2007-02-09
Oh Juliet woos audiences across the Internet
Packing well-known venues such as Baton Rougeâs The Varsity, and the New Orleans House of Blues, as well as local bars such as 307 Jazz Club and Renaissance Nite Club on Jefferson St., Oh Juliet boasts of a high energy live show, to say the least.
In December 05, members from three of Lafayetteâs most popular bands and a stray New Orleans bass player joined forces to form the power group known as Oh Juliet. Besides packing local and national venues, the band has also done an acoustic show for Acadiana Open Channel.
Last update: 2007-02-01
Cinematic arts workshop irons out first film
Hundreds braved the rain and the cold to travel to the Bayou Bijou this weekend to get a look at âI Always Do My Collars First: A Film About Ironing,â the first production of the University of Louisiana at Lafayetteâs Cinematic Arts Workshop.
Last update: 2007-02-01
Spring fashion flowers to life
As the rain slowly clears away, spring fashion begins to make its way onto the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus. Although it is still January, stores are starting to bring out their newest apparel for warmer weather. Plaid jumpers and bermudas are being weeded out and replaced with A-line dresses and floral patterns, but leggings and skinny jeans have managed to keep their place on the shopping racks. Since style varies among different students and social groups on campus, there are many clashes in opinion on whatâs âinâ and whatâs âoutâ fashion-wise.
Last update: 2007-02-01
Medieval fest rewinds Acadiana to 14th century
Once upon a time, King Edward III of England and his queen, Philippa of Hainault, ruled an untamed world of jousting, medieval music and food. Now, the Acadiana Medieval Faire is an opportunity to walk among the presence of medieval characters, food, music, demonstrations and to enjoy the year 1350.
Last update: 2007-02-01
Beware of dog: Krewe des Chiens marches again
The 9th annual Krewe des Chiens dog parade steps off at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 in Lafayetteâs Oil Center and marches for the awareness of pet over-population. The parade will raise money to give to Acadianaâs many animal shelters in need of funds for homeless canines. Royalty for the Krewe was decided by a raffle drawing at âBark in the Parkâ in October, one of Krewe des Chiens many fundraisers.
In March 1998, Denise Richard and a group of 13 other animal lovers elected their officers and brainstormed the name âKrewe des Chiensâ after seeing the success of the Krewe of Barkus in New Orleans. Jeanie Simon applied for a parade permit but the city of Lafayette, but was denied.
Last update: 2007-02-01
Big brothers, sisters needed; blood relation optional
Men in Acadiana no longer need a blood relation to call themselves âbig brothers.â
Since 1985, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Acadiana has been matching children with volunteers, who are willing to lend some fun and a helping hand. Recently, however, the organization has been weathering a drought of male volunteers and a growing waiting list of boys.
Last update: 2007-02-01
Lafayette celebrates the Marquis' 250th birthday
The course of history may have turned out differently had the Marquis de Lafayette not shown unconditional bravery in causes that deemed him âhero of two worlds,â thus, celebrate the 250 years since his birth and aim to remember his legacy.
Last update: 2007-01-17
Shelvin directs fourth play with 'The Exonerated'
The Performing Arts Department of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette will open up its spring 2007 season with Jessica Blank and Erik Jensenâs âThe Exonerated.â The play tells the story of six innocent convicts and their lives on death row. âThe Exoneratedâ is the fourth play to be directed by senior theater major Clayton Shelvin.
Last update: 2007-01-17
Resale tienda targets college hipsters
For years, starving college students and trend-setting hipsters alike have turned to resale stores such as Goodwill, The Salvation Army, and the locally owned consignment stores like Euphoria (located at 712 W. Congress St.) for cheap and often one-of-a-kind clothing. As of May 2006, another Lafayette resale shop added its name to that list.
Last update: 2007-01-17
âEverybody knows everybodyâ at Peteâs sports bar
Peteâs Family Sports Grill offers a friendly atmosphere for all, with a loaded arcade, an endless selection of televisions to watch sports, a jam-packed menu to keep the stomach from grumbling and a bar offering many selections for those who wish take a load off.
Last update: 2006-11-29
How to survive finals week: A satire
Finals week has commenced in full force, and the tests are bigger and badder than last semesterâs. Not even that lucky red lead pencil that youâve been using for every math test thus far can save you now.
Last update: 2006-11-29
Gamers camp outside stores for first new consoles
Last week, two new video game consoles were unleashed upon the world, the Nintendo Wii and the Sony PlayStation 3, causing eager fans to line up outside of the nationâs electronic resellers days in advance to get their chance to purchase the new systems.
Last update: 2006-11-29
State of LA Danse a success, Stravinska to retire
State of LA Danse has been an annual tradition for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette since 1991; however, this yearâs performance is especially important to the Performing Arts Department, because it marks the retirement of Professor of Dance Sarah Stravinska.
Last update: 2006-11-22
Indie filmmaker pioneers Nintendo-punk music
âI wasnât even bummed out that it was my job to clean the entire hallway from ceiling to floor and make it pristine for the next shot. I was a part of the biggest vomit scene ever recorded on celluloid.â
Last update: 2006-11-22
Bisbanoâs: Pizza, beer and jazz
âDamn, this is a place I can come to,â beamed Nick Broussard, an engineering major at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He was comfortable and relaxed. And what makes it even more interesting? It was his first time here.
Last update: 2006-11-15
âTrinityâ Lopez is a fashion design student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She is in the process of permanently changing her name to âTrinityâ as well as changing her body to fully become a woman. Lopez wishes to keep her birth name anonymous for the purpose of this article, and though she prefers to be referred to as a female, she attends classes as a male.
Last update: 2006-11-15
Know Your Student Groups: Get dirty with the horticulture club
Any student at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette who wants to âincrease their knowledge of horticulture, make new friends, and volunteer time to the community,â should look into the UL Lafayette Horticulture Club, said Senior Advisor Dennis Wollard, Ph. D.
Last update: 2006-11-15
Pro table soccer: More than barroom foosball
Iâd say, besides Houston and Dallas, Lafayette is the third or fourth most dominant foosball city in the entire nation, maybe even the world,â said Ben Duplechin, a senior in both risk insurance and risk management and finance, who is also a rookie in the United States Table Soccer Association.
Last update: 2006-11-08
Madrigal Dinner brings Renaissance to Acadiana
If you have ever wondered what it would be like to step back into the Renaissance period, then join the School of Music choral department at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for the seventh annual Madrigal Dinner and enjoy a full medieval theatrical production including fine dining.
Last update: 2006-11-08
Scientology quietly makes ripple in Lafayette
Down Congress Street off Huggins Road, a symbol like a Christian cross with eight points beams from atop a two-story blue-roofed building. Welcome to the Lafayette mission for the Church of Scientology.
Last update: 2006-11-08
Cajun music captivates younger generation
Itâs almost closing time at Randolâs Restaurant, but Kristy Guidry, 27, is too involved in her accordion to notice; she represents a growing movement among young Cajun musicians to keep the culture alive through song.
Last update: 2006-11-01
Surfers beware: Scam e-mails abound
How dependent on Nigeria is your pocket book? More than you think, if you are being suckered by any of the countryâs world-infamous predatory scam letters.
Last update: 2006-11-01
Know Your Student Groups: Cult of the Stage Monkey
âCan you guys help me bring on the monkeys?â shouted Elaine Kibodeaux, a broadcasting graduate at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, at the beginning of the weekly Cult of the Stage Monkey performances.
Last update: 2006-11-02
Know Your Student Groups: National Society of Black Engineers
The National Society of Black Engineers is an organization that originated with the purpose of recruiting African-American engineering students who intended on completing a degree and entering the work force to improve the community.
Last update: 2006-11-02
Raginâ spooks: Are they real?
There are many ghost stories circulating the University of Louisiana at Lafayetteâs campusâmainly concerning the girlsâ dormitories. These stories have been passed around among students, dormitory night hostesses, housekeepers and even teachers.
Last update: 2006-11-01
Wild Salmonâs food lives up to its name
Search far and wide through Lafayette and you will not find another bar like the Wild Salmon. The closest would be Hooters, but thatâs still not the kind of bar youâd be looking at. The only thing they have in common is a love for wood paneling. Besides, that Hooters is focused on girls with a bit on sports, but this gem of a bar is a different beast entirely. The Wild Salmon is all about sports, liquor and good food.
Last update: 2006-10-25
Play is âelementaryâ to UL performing arts
The Department of Performing Arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette opened its latest performance, âSherlock Holmes,â which featured talented student-actors in a quandary over a situation aimed at the sophisticated detective skills of Sherlock Holmes.
Last update: 2006-10-25
Halloween Etiquette: How not to be a cliché
Ah, Halloween. For college students, Halloween can mean many things. For some it is an excuse to dress like a complete moron. For others, it is an excuse to dress like a, to put it nicely, woman of questionable morals. For others still, it is a chance to score cheap one-pound bags of fun size candy bars. For the subjects of ridiculous urban legends, it is a chance to disguise human feces as the aforementioned candy bars and place razor blades in caramel apples. For movie studio executives, itâs a chance to release innumerable formulaic horror movies. For pediatric dentists, it is the precursor to remodeling or buying a new yacht.
Last update: 2006-10-25
Library gets grant to catalog Cajun music collection
In an effort to preserve the rich Cajun and Creole music culture in Louisiana, the Grammy Foundation issued a grant, worth $29,456, to the Edith Garland Dupre Library, allowing the universityâs library to digitize the recordings of past Cajun and Creole musicians.
Last update: 2006-10-25
Colombian priest reminisces of his homeland
The Rev. Javier Arias didnât know a word of English when he left his native Colombia almost six years ago to come to the United States, but he didnât have a choice; it was either that or death.
Last update: 2006-10-18
The Jefferson Street Green Room is located among the array of bars downtown Lafayette and offers an open, relaxing and sophisticated atmosphere with seven pool tables and great deals for students looking to kick back with a drink and socialize.
Last update: 2006-10-18
Know Your Student Groups: Sigma Alpha Epsilon
âThe thing that really hooked me was seeing my brother and his fellow brothers in the fraternity hang out,â said University of Louisiana at Lafayette student Will Montgomery of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Last update: 2006-10-18
Know Your Student Groups: Soc. of Automotive Engineers
The Society of Automotive Engineers is an organization of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette consisting of mostly engineering majors, but is open to all students who have interests in automotive issues and transportation in general.
Last update: 2006-10-18
New local Web site allows students to share class notes
After an initial launch in February only to students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, note-sharing Web site UniversityNotes.net began officially accepting requests for other colleges at the beginning of this semester, and without advertising of any kind, has expanded to include 60 universities and community colleges from across the country, and that list grows daily with each new request.
Last update: 2006-10-18
New arts prof excited about her potential at UL
Sarah Brown, a recent addition to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Performing Arts Department, said she hopes to bring a âunique contribution to UL Lafayette and generate a physical self-discoveryâ among her theater students.
Last update: 2006-10-11
Nearby café a bar, restaurant and coffee shop
What is the antithesis of a pick-up bar?
Last update: 2006-10-11
Little Town: The little boutique that could
Tucked away in one of the many retail nooks located in Lafayetteâs Oil Center lies a not-so-well-known treasure chest of apparel and accessories called âLittle Town.â Upon entering the small but chic boutique, one can expect to be greeted with a smile and a friendly (but not forceful) âIs there anything you need help with today?â
Last update: 2006-10-11
Competition sizzles among local, chain restaurants
Although Lafayette is filled with both booming chain restaurants and charming locally owned eateries, neither claims to be threatened by the competition.
Last update: 2006-10-11
Renaissance: Diversely deviant hotspot
Walking through the French doors of Renaissance Nite Club, one will find, on any given night of the week, a concentrated variety of music-oriented scenes and events throughout the cozy and informal milieu of the two-story bar, which could be described as a haven for almost any unassuming person looking for fun in Lafayette.
Last update: 2006-10-04
Sidewalk stalking: A guide to campus etiquette
We here at The Vermilion, being the classy, cultured type, have noticed a startling number of similarly classy individuals who inhabit the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Want to be cool like us? Follow these simple rules, and youâll be well on your way to a more sophisticated existence.
Last update: 2006-10-04
Your dormitory: What to do and what not to do
The Vermilion received some negative feedback concerning âdorm bashingâ in an article at the beginning of the semester. To remedy that, here are a few tips and tricks to make the most of your space and your on-campus housing experience.
Last update: 2006-10-04
Pressure points: NCAA focuses on grades
Finals, term papers and GPAs are enough to stress any student out. Imagine adding practice, tournaments and game pressure to that list.
Last update: 2006-09-27
A makeover story: Tomboy goes glam
Karen Credeur, a senior majoring in criminal justice at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, describes her style as âcomfortable and laid back. â
Last update: 2006-09-27
Blue Moon Saloon: Hit the sack or throw one back
The only place in Lafayette to combine bunk beds with an outside bar and stage for live music, the Blue Moon Guesthouse and Saloon utilizes Cajun culture and Southern hospitality to attract both locals and travelers from across the globe.
Last update: 2006-09-27
Unique exhibits displayed at art museum
The Paul and Lulu Hillard University Art Museum is the current home of three individually unique exhibits of paintings and etchings and one thought provoking tribute to a man who brought architecture to a new level.
Last update: 2006-09-19
Anatomy of a date part 2: The lucky guy
The lucky guy who we have chosen to go on a date with Crystal Louviere is 25-year-old Sidney Savoie from Lafayette.
Last update: 2006-09-19
Restuarant, bar, art gallery: Artmosphere
Described by regulars as one of Lafayetteâs âbest-kept secretsâ, Artmosphere, a downtown restaurant, bar and hooka bar, offering an inimitable and fresh alternative to the mundane dining out/going out experience, accentuates local food, spirits, music, art and any other âpleasures of lifeâ you can think of.
Last update: 2006-09-19
Anatomy of a date, part 1: Single white female
For the next few weeks, The Vermilion will be doing something different. We are trying to set Crystal Louviere, a 24-year-old journalism major, up on a date.
Last update: 2006-09-13
UL Lafayetteâs campus ministries offer food for soul
By now, most students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have seen flyers or spoken to someone promoting one of our campus ministriesâ free lunchesâbut exactly what does this free lunch entail?
Last update: 2006-09-13
Natural path meditation: Spiritual stress reliever
Looking for a spiritual answer to stress, frustration and anger, but not the long list of rules and practices that usually accompanies it? The University of Louisiana at Lafayetteâs chapter of the Natural Path Meditation Group might just be the answer.
Last update: 2006-09-13