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Lamar University announced June 17 that Jaime Taylor would succeed Kenneth Evans as the university’s 16th president.

Jaime R. Taylor from Marshall University has been selected as sole finalist in the Lamar University presidential search.

As Lamar University President Kenneth Evans' tenure draws to a close, he looks back on his accomplishments.

In accordance with Governor Greg Abbott's executive order, masks will no longer be required on the Lamar University campus.

The Jefferson County Democratic party held a press conference at the Jefferson County Courthouse, April 28.

Lamar University’s Student Health Center hosted Denim Day, April 28, in conjunction with Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The event was held in the Setzer Student Center.

Lamar University’s Dishman Art Museum will host “Peritia,” the spring senior thesis art exhibition, April 30 through May 15.

When campus closed in March, everyone had to learn how to adapt. This was a challenge especially for performance based majors that rely on on-campus instruction and performance.

In 1989, Texas was gripped by a “Satanic Panic,” following a discovery of a mass grave in Matamoros, Mexico.

Gator Country Adventure Park, located just outside Beaumont, Texas, is home to more that 450 rescued and/or donated American alligators, snakes, lizards, tortoises, caimans and other various animals.

After a year working in restaurants during a global pandemic, UP editor Olivia Malick has some heartfelt observations.

Food service workers detail pandemic hardships.

ExxonMobil is committed to producing the energy and chemical products that are essential to modern life, economic development and improved standards of living.

ExxonMobil is committed to producing the energy and chemical products that are essential to modern life, economic development and improved standards of living.

Lynn Sweat, an award-winning illustrator and writer, has donated correspondence to the Lamar University archives.

Ken Young, Lamar University professor of educational leadership, has been awarded the 2021 David. J Beck Teaching Excellence Award.

Hector Flores, LU’s chief of police, was named the new dean of students and associate vice president, April 5.

The Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum hosted Gladys City Live, April 10.

Registration to receive the COVID-19 (Janssen) vaccine is now open to LU and LIT students, faculty and staff.

Nearly 35 years since his last season with the program, Lamar basketball great Alvin Brooks will soon return to Beaumont.

Between the captivating story line, charismatic characters and beautiful sea shanties, “Twelfth Night” keeps audience’s attention from the first note to the last.

University Press staffers earned four first-places among 13 awards for work published in 2020 at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association.

Lamar University’s department of theatre and dance will present “Twelfth Night,” April 8-10 at 7:30 p.m., and April 11 at 2 p.m. in the University Theatre.

One of the all-time great players in Lamar University Cardinal basketball history, Alvin Brooks was named the program’s 12th head coach on April 1, 2021.

This Lamar University Police Department arrested a former LU employee charged with driving while intoxicated, unlawful carry of a firearm, failure to identify and resisting arrest March 29.

The Lamar University moot court team set an LU record by advancing to the semi-finals at the Texas Tech University School of Law regional tournament in January.

Jeff Forret, Lamar University professor of history, will present this year's Distinguished Faculty Lecture, March 31.

Candace Poole transformed her “pandemic” hobby of making polymer clay earrings into a business called “Minerva Luxe.”

Lamar University’s Student Government Association elections closed March 25 at 5 p.m. with the LU Vision campaign winning all of the executive positions for the 2021-2022 school year.

Lamar University's new Welcome Center had its grand opening March 25.

Lamar University will host the grand opening of its new Welcome Center at 1 p.m., March 25.

Lamar University President Ken Evans has been named president of Oklahoma City University in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The Lamar University Student Government Association will hold its 2021-22 elections from 8 a.m. on March 24 to 5 p.m. on March 25.

The Smoothie King outlet originally scheduled to open this spring in the Setzer Student Center has been moved to fall.

Sirena LaBurn and Nathan Mullins’ “Powers At Play” is on display at The Art Studio, Inc. through March 27.

Lamar University’s Student Health Center is administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID- 19 vaccine from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., through March 18 in the Setzer Student Center Cypress Room.

David Lyons and Daniel Flynn, admins of the Southeast Texas Restaurant Reviews Facebook page, introduce a new loyalty program for members.

The Lamar University Press will host a virtual Student Government Association presidential candidate forum March 17 at 7 p.m. The event will be livestreamed on both the University Press and Lamar University SGA Facebook pages.

The Port Arthur News, in collaboration with the Lamar University Department of Communication and Media and the University Press, hosted a virtual town hall, March 10.

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Amber Johnson started a floral company, “Myrtle and Moss.”

When two members of the Lamar University football team opened their Tik Tok, Feb. 11, they discovered they were global celebrities.

LU issues statement clarifying its policies in the wake of Gov. Greg Abbott rescinding Texas' mask mandate.

Lamar University will hold its first Lavender Graduation in May. The event is expected to occur alongside university graduation at the end of the spring semester.

The Lamar University Department of Theatre & Dance is pleased to present their Spring 2021 Dance Preview.

The Dishman Art Museum is presenting “Time Passes Slowly (When you’re lost in a dream),” selections from its permanent collection, through April 3.

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The Upsilon Theta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated led a march, Feb. 25, to highlight Black History.

LU returns to the stage this weekend with “The Good Doctor” — and laughter is just what the doctor ordered.

Student Press Freedom Day is Feb. 26. This year’s theme is Journalism Against the Odds.

Whitney Valcin is not a black business owner, she is a business owner who happens to be black.

“The Good Doctor” will be performed Feb 26 at 7:30 p.m., and at 2 p.m., Feb 27-28 in the Studio Theatre.

Texas's catastrophic response to the recent winter storm is a slap in the face to its residents.

The deadline for C.A.R.E.S., a new faculty/staff mentoring program from Lamar University’s Multicultural Student Retention Program and Services is Feb. 22.

Due to expected severe winter weather conditions, Lamar University will be closing the campus for Monday, February 15-18. All classes will move to their remote format for the day and students should check LU Learn / Blackboard for further instruction.

The Lamar University men's basketball team put up a strong fight Wednesday and had their chances to defeat one of the top teams in the Southland conference, only to see Nicholls escape Beaumont with a five-point win. LU (4-14/2-7 SLC) is now in a position of having to quickly put that setback behind them as they get ready to make the trip to Houston to face Houston Baptist.

The Lamar University men's tennis team will step back on the court Saturday as it prepares for a doubleheader against Alcorn State. The Cardinals are coming off a disappointing weekend and it has nothing to do with wins or losses. The Cardinals (3-2) won their only match of the week – a 6-1 decision over UT Rio Grande Valley – to record their third-straight win and improve to 3-2 (.600) on the season.

Lamar University jumped out of the gates quickly and got the league's preseason favorite back on their heels, but Stephen F. Austin managed to hold on to all three sets late to pick up the 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-16) victory Wednesday from Shelton Gym.

After 338 days without softball, Lamar softball returns to action on Friday to open the 2021 season. The Cardinals will then return to Beaumont to host contests on Saturday and Sunday as they host UTSA and Texas Southern in doubleheaders.

The Lamar University men's golf program was set to tee off their spring schedule, but due to severe winter weather expected in Houston next week, the All-American Intercollegiate has been postponed.

The Lamar University women's tennis team has canceled its two-match trip to Oklahoma due to forecasted weather in Tulsa Friday and Saturday. The Cardinals were scheduled to play Oral Roberts (Saturday) and Tulsa (Sunday).

The Lamar University track and field team was set to get their outdoor season underway at the Rice Opener in Houston on Friday, February 12th, but due to inclement weather in the area and surrounding areas the meet has been canceled.

For those lucky enough to meet Feb. 14 with a loving partner in hand, Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse for a romantic getaway. For the rest of us, it is the one day of the year where we’re all forced to be the irrelevant side character in a shitty rom-com.

Applications to be a candidate for Lamar University Student Government Association positions, open Feb. 15 at 8 a.m. and will close March 5.

McDonalds recently brought back the Orange Lavaburst Hi-C flavor after a four year absence from their restaurants. UP managing editor, Tim Cohrs interviews Lamar University students to gather their thoughts on the drink returning.

The kitchen in Campbell Hall is closed for repairs as a precaution after the fire suppression system over the stove was triggered last week.

Sibling entrepreneurs, Ericka Chambers and LU art graduate William Jones, have created a puzzle business that shines a light on Black representation.

Patrick Mahomes chases greatness as he faces the NFL's greatest QB Tom Brady in Super Bowl LV.

Lamar University signed five high school standouts to National Letters of Intent Wednesday afternoon announced head football coach Blane Morgan. With the five additions, the Cardinals’ most recent signing class stands at 30 players – all incoming freshmen.

Lamar Cardinals will leave the Southland Conference and joining the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, LU President Kenneth Evans announced, Jan. 21.

With the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic into the spring school semester, universities have had to accommodate for the transition to online learning.

LU alumna Lauren Van Gerven details grandfather’s WWII journey in her first book, ‘The Evader.’

Lamar University’s study abroad office will host a study abroad fair via Zoom, Feb. 4., from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Lamar University will play two afternoon games with one evening contest during the 2021 home season announced Director of Athletics Marco Born Friday morning.

Cathy Spence’s latest photo series, “The Crooked Eye,” will be on display beginning Feb. 6, at The Art Studio, Inc. in downtown Beaumont.

HBO Max, WarnerMedia’s entry into the streaming service market, was released May 27. While WarnerMedia’s vast library and exclusive movie premieres will keep users entertained for what seems like an eternity, there are some basic things the giant needs to fix to compete in the streaming service realm.

During a time where cleanliness and sanitation is a top priority, Lamar University’s Recreational Sports department has adapted its programs to ensure the health and safety of students and faculty.

Under a blanket of security, and with a sparse crowd due to the coronavirus pandemic, Joseph R. Biden Jr. was sworn in as the United States’ 46th president, Jan. 20. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn in at the west front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

After returning most of its offensive explosiveness, head coach Steve Holeman and the Lamar University Cardinals women's soccer program are adding to their offense with the addition of two midfield transfers to the program. Makenzie Harvey (Arizona State) and Hollie Massey (UT-Chattanooga) will join the team for the Spring 2021 semester and look to make an immediate impact for the Cardinals.

Lamar University’s Intramural Sports department has released its spring 2021 intramural sports schedule.

College students looking for cheaper streaming options are now able to get cut-price Hulu service. The streaming service has announced their $6.99 ad supported subscription tier will be offered to students for $1.99.

The Southland Conference announced on Tuesday morning that the contest between Lamar University and Houston Baptist on Monday, January 25 has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 test results within the Huskies' program.

Wednesday's Southland Conference contest between Lamar University and UIW has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 test results within the UIW program.

Redshirt junior Micaela Wilson helped lead the Lamar University women's basketball program to their second Southland victory on Saturday afternoon over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 54-50, at the Montagne Center.

It would be tough for Lamar University head men's tennis coach Scott Shankles to have scheduled a tougher opponent for his season opener than No. 15 Baylor.

Beginning in the spring of 2021, Lamar University’s Department of Earth Space Science and Lamar University Geospatial Center will offer a Master of Science degree in geospatial sciences.

The Office of Global Diversity and Inclusive Excellence at Lamar University is hosting several events to honor the legacy for civil rights and service of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Saturday's Southland Conference contest between Lamar University and Houston Baptist has been rescheduled for Monday, January 25th with tipoff at 7:00 p.m. CT at Sharp Gym in Houston.

Senior Avery Sullivan scored a career-high 25 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Lamar University to a 71-65 victory over Houston Baptist at the Montagne Center Saturday afternoon.

The riotous insurrection event that took place in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, was disgraceful and humiliating, but not at all surprising.

Nicole Wright, from Spring, a student at George Washington University, became an intern at the US Senate two days before the event shared her experience of the events that unfolded.

For centuries, people have looked to religion for salvation and understanding, seeking a sense of community in their congregations and a sense of purpose.

When the NCAA made a decision to cancel competition and practices during the pandemic, LU athletes had to face an uncertain future. 

To say Rebecca Boone is a polymath is a bit of an understatement. Lamar University’s Dr. Ralph and Edna Wooster Endowed Professor of history is the author of three books, a certified fitness instructor and mother, as well as the founder of Slow Food Beaumont, a non-profit organization which focuses on local cuisine and building up civic engagement through food.

Photographer Brandi Hamilton's essay explores the different world one finds in the nighttime hours.

A hidden gem within Lamar University’s Special Collections department is the Jack Brooks office replica. Brooks spent more than four decades as a U.S. representative and left a lasting legacy in the area.

The Lamar University special collections department has a collection of yearbooks from Lamar’s founding as South Park Junior College in 1923 until 1976, when Lamar stopped printing yearbooks.

When most people exit the elevator on Gray Library’s seventh floor, they often turn left to the study floor without thinking. But if one turns right, one enters a world of more than 20,000 books, artifacts and memorabilia.

During the unique period the world is going through with the coronavirus pandemic, Dulce Rodriguez says her stress has not only doubled, but quadrupled since the semester started.

Tumise Onalaja, known by her friends as Tumi, has been practicing her makeup skills to keep busy during COVID-19.

Scott Sayre is a “Swiftie.” The San Antonio senior is an upbeat, obsessive fan who knows everything about Taylor Swift and always shakes the haters off.

Through faith and competitive drive, Anderson Kopp has been able to overcome injuries and setbacks leading him to his second year as a shooting guard for the Lamar men’s basketball team.

While not being able to go back to Nairobi in East Africa, Lamar University student Christine Kitaru found many new ways to entertain herself and keep her creativity in Coffeyville, Kansas, during the pandemic.

After the original opening date was postponed indefinitely due to hurricane Laura, Market-Brooks-Shivers located in the front of the Brooks Shivers Dining Hall, opened Dec. 1.

The Lamar University women's basketball program announced the addition of Texas A&M to the schedule, with the contest being scheduled for Wednesday, December 2nd with tip off at 2:30 p.m. from Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.

In a no-gravity environment, concrete is weaker than on Earth and therefore not a material that can be used to build structures in space. However, two young high school scientists, working with Dr. Nicholas Brake, Lamar University associate professor of civil engineering, believe that by adding polyvinyl alcohol fibers to concrete in space, it will be strengthened.

The Dishman Art Museum will host “Anomalous,” the fall 2020 senior thesis show, beginning Dec. 4.

The LU english and modern Languages Department is accepting poetry, fiction, scholarly essays and modern language translations for publication in the 2021 edition of the Pulse Literary Magazine.

Lamar University student-athletes recorded a 79-percent graduation success rate (GSR) in the most recent cohort (2013-19), an improvement of one point from the previous six-year cohort announced the NCAA Tuesday afternoon.

Select campus users received an email message that offers an employment opportunity via an attachment claiming to be a Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) official. The communication offers simple employment to mail letters for money.

Lamar University Network Services will be performing maintenance Sun. Nov. 22 starting from 6 - 11 p.m. During this time all internet and phone services across campus will be down.

Lamar University awarded Qiang Xu the 2020 University Professor title. Xu is professor of chemical engineering in the highly regarded College of Engineering’s Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering.

A Lamar University Reaud Honors College student is creating shareable Babe Didrikson Zaharias medals.

The LGBTQ+ Students of Lamar will host a Trans Day of Remembrance, Nov. 20, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Setzer Student Center.

Lamar University students from the University Press and LUTV earned 31 awards at the Press Club of Southeast Texas Excellence in Media awards, presented virtually Nov. 14. The University Press earned 10 first-place awards, including being named best newspaper in Division 2 (non-daily) category.

The Dishman Art Museum is hosting a pop-up show titled "Confined Creativity" now until Nov. 28.

Joe Biden elected 46th President of the United States, Kamala Harris elected Vice President, defeated incumbents President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.

All the information regarding statewide and federal races for Texas; in-depth look at Jefferson, Orange, Hardin, Chambers and Liberty counties.

In a close election that may take days, or even weeks, to declare a winner as a large number of mail-in ballots take time to count, Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump 238-213 in electoral college delegates as of noon, Nov. 4, the day after the election.

Lamar University basketball coaching legend Billy Tubbs died Nov. 1 at age 85.

Lamar University basketball coaching legend Billy Tubbs died Nov. 1 at age 85.

The LU men's basketball team will begin their 2020-21 season on Nov. 25.

The LU women's basketball team will begin their 2020-21 season on Nov. 25

Lamar University’s First Gen Forward program where faculty and staff collaboratively work on programming, grant-writing and providing support for first generation college students

A new Texas voter guide gives people a nonpartisan look at key issues and candidates.

The Cardinal Club room on the first floor in the Montagne Center will be a polling station for Nov. 3 elections.

The Starbucks located in Gray Library is temporarily closed as the result of an employee testing positive for COVID-19 last week.

The Senate voted to confirm the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, 52-48, Oct. 26.

Lamar University’s dining services recently provided some updates regarding dining options on campus and also dining availiability for students who remain on campus.

The final debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden benefited from muted mic rule.

The Department of Recreational Sports, in collaboration with Cardinals Activities Board, will host “Spookapalooza,” Oct. 23, from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center.

The Lamar University football team closed out the third week of fall camp Friday afternoon with a scrimmage on the Vernon Glass Field of Champions Practice Fields.

The Lamar University men's golf program finished in a tie for eighth with Texas State at the Little Rock Invitational.

With early voting under way and polls showing President Donald Trump trailing Joe Biden, the president has claimed mail-in ballots are open to fraud.

Sajeela Siddiq’s solo exhibition, “A Poetry of Line and Shape,” will have a virtual opening, Nov. 7, at The Art Studio, Inc.

Panel discussion to discuss African American hair discrimination, Oct. 15

Lamar University’s office of global diversity and inclusive excellence hosted LGBTQ+ Solidarity Week, Oct. 5-9, a series of events focused on the cross marginalization that occurs in the LGBTQ+ community.

SGA’s Wilson seeks to advocate for entire student body

Writer argues releasing Trump's tax records won't sway independent voters.

LU sustains minimal damage from hurricane but library damaged after windows blown in.

Early voting begins Oct. 13 — voter guide available here. Lamar SGA is offering shuttles to voting locations.

Lamar University’s department of housing and residence life has developed protocols to stop the spread of COVID-19, not only in the residence halls, but also in the LU community.

The vice presidential debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris took place, Wednesday, at Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah, with Susan Page of USA Today moderating.

The Lamar University Center of Career and Professional Development hosted the fall 2020 career expo, Oct. 8 in the Sheila Umphrey Recreational Sports Center . There were 9 employers featured including Chick-fil-A, Waffle House and Houston Fire Department.

The University announced via campus alerts that they are closing campus Oct. 9 due to the potential threat of Hurricane Delta.

The 2020 Nobel prize winners have been announced and this page will be updated as new information becomes available.

From Lamar University stand out to LPGA professional, Julie Aimé has worked her way to be a successful golfer.

The Stevens Initiative announced the Texas International Education Consortium’s Virtual Exchange for Stevens Initiative Undergraduate Nursing in Texas, Egypt and Jordan is one of 18 programs funded as part of the Stevens Initiative Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic.

The Lamar University NAACP chapter hosted a candlelight tribute and balloon release to Breonna Taylor at the Setzer Student Center circle drive, Oct. 1.

In the first presidential debate, President Donald Trump showed his true colors — and they aren’t red, white and blue.

Beaumont artist and LU alumna Elizabeth P. Fontenot looks to challenge viewers to think a little deeper with her upcoming “Entwined” exhibition at The Art Studio, Inc. opening Oct. 3.

Lamar University football players and coaching staff officially opened fall practice, Sept, 28, with a workout at Provost Umphrey Stadium.

The Lamar University Student Government Association recently began a “Mask Up LU” campaign to spread awareness of the COVID-19 pandemic and to encourage students to wear masks on campus.

The Cardinals Activities Board in collaboration with the Department of Recreational Sports and the Student Health Center hosted Fit Day, a National Fitness Day celebration, Sept. 25 in the Recreational Sports Center.

Lamar University’s Special Collections has been awarded a $3,000 TexTreasures grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

“Russian Art and Soviet Design,” will be on display Oct. 3 through Nov. 14 in the Dishman Art Museum.

The Art Museum of Southeast Texas will kick off its 70th Anniversary Celebration, Oct, 29, from 7 p.m. to 8p.m. on Zoom.

The nomination deadline for the Distinguished Faculty Lecture has been set for Oct. 5.

When Hurricane Laura hit Lake Charles, Louisiana, Aug. 27, LU student Brandi Hamilton decided to help with the relief efforts.

Spindletop/Gladys City Museum will present the “Black Gold Bash,” an outdoor festival celebrating the birth of the oil industry, Oct. 10, on the museum grounds.

When a student is accepted into Lamar University, they are provided with a Lamar Electronic Account (LEA), which grants access to the university’s online resources.

Cardinals release 2021 spring football schedule.

Tropical Storm Beta is set to make landfall along the Texas coast, late Sept. 21.

The Dishman Art Museum is hosting a senior thesis exhibition through Sept. 26.

For the Deaf community, COVID-19 masks hinder the ability to read people’s lips and facial expressions.

Men's golf: two cards place in top 25 at Jim Rivers Intercollegiate.

Lamar University names new vice president of information management, decision support, Arne Almquist.

Applications have been extended for the 2021 David J. Beck Fellowship.

Light Strike Productions, in partnership with World Gym Fitness Center, will host “Date Night at the Drive-In," Sept. 19, to benefit LU film students.

Lamar University’s dining services released Boost, a new mobile app, Sept. 8.

Lamar YCT planted 3,000 flags Sept. 10 on the Dining Hall Lawn representing lives lost on 9/11.

LU's women's basketball team organized a Black Lives Matter march, Sept. 10.

Rebecca Boone, LU history professor honored as first Wooster Professor.

The Lamar University office of student organizations released LU hub, a new platform for student organizations to market their club and engage with new and incoming students, on Aug. 19.

Lamar reopened Aug. 29 after closing Aug. 25 as a precaution for Hurricane Laura.

Hurricane Laura caused 45 Cardinal Village students to be evacuated to Texas State University in San Marcos, Aug. 25. When they returned to the dorms, Aug. 29, they, and other students who returned from their homes, found themselves faced with a Wi-Fi outage.

A pictorial look back at LU art department's spring pour iron.

Story developing on Hurricane Laura.

Smoothie King is coming mid September to the Setzer Student Center Food Court and a new LU market is coming at the end of the month to the Dining Hall.

NBC Universal launched Peacock, its streaming service, July 15. The service brings together new and existing NBC shows, Universal Studios movies and also original TV series and movies exclusive to the platform.

LU’s office of new student and leadership programs has announced the annual Week of Welcome schedule. Activities begin Aug. 13 and events are planned through Aug. 22.

Lamar University President Kenneth Evans held the annual fall convocation, Aug. 11, in the Montagne Center.

Former LU basketball players T.J. Atwood and Nick Garth have signed contracts to play professional basketball overseas.

Lamar University’s Barnes & Noble bookstore has announced reopening plans for the fall semester.

Twitter accounts of prominent companies and individuals such as former President Barack Obama, presidential candidate Joe Biden, Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Kanye West and Apple were breached July 15.

With tensions growing between the Black community and police officers, it begs the question about where Black police officers stand.

Lamar University alumni Kelly Asbury, who directed the Oscar-nominated films “Shrek 2” and “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” had died at age 60.

The University Press is committed to diversity and inclusion.

Lamar University awarded Qiang Xu the 2020 University Professor title

Approximately 200 protestors gathered for a peace march, June 6, at Raymond Gould Community Center in Vidor, held in memory of George Floyd.

Protestors will gather for a peace march June 6 at Gould Park in Vidor, Texas. The march will be held in memory of George Floyd who died in police restraint in Minneapolis, May 25.

English bus company fosters employee empathy for passengers.

Approximately 100 people gathered Monday at Rogers Park in Beaumont to peacefully protest the death of George Floyd who died in police restraint, May 25, in Minneapolis.

ExxonMobil is giving back to the Southeast Texas community after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lamar University’s track team had just finished their indoor season and were gearing up for outdoor meets, when the coronavirus ended the season prematurely.

During the past two months, teachers around the globe have had to rapidly shift gears and transition to online or distance learning as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Lamar University department of theatre and dance get creative in face of coronovirus pandemic

Funeral homes revise practices at a time when COVID-19 is increasing demand.

Gov. Greg Abbott has outlined steps to re-open Texas’ economy beginning May 1.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott, in a press conference April 27, rejected some counties attempts to fine people for not wearing masks in public places.

When the COVID-19 pandemic caused Lamar to close classes, Mary McNeely her professor gave the students the opportunity to sew face masks as a project. “I knew right away (sewing and donating masks) was something I wanted to do,” she said.

As a gas station employee, I’m considered an essential worker. As such, I'm exposed to thousands of germs a day.

Post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance released their ninth studio album, “Afterburner,” April 24. The album incorporates different genres such as funk rock, experimental rock, metalcore and pop rock.

It was announced a couple of weeks ago that Lamar University President Kenneth Evans was a finalist for the chancellor position at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He has withdrawn from consideration.

The Student Government Association election results for Fall 2020 officer positions are now available.

As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lamar University’s office of admissions and recruitment has revised admissions policies for the fall 2020 and summer 2020 semesters.

Earlier this season the Houston Rockets agreed to be a part of a three team trade that sent star center Clint Capela to the Atlanta Hawks, with the main return in the trade being forward Robert Covington from the Minnesota Timberwolves, leaving many questions to how H-town will play their lineups for the rest of the season — whatever that might be.

Starting a sustainable lifestyle doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. There are many ways for beginners to easily start adding in sustainable practices to their everyday life.

SGA run-off elections to take place Wednesday, Thursday. Vote for president, vice president and junior class senator.

Fiona Apple returns after an eight-year absence with "Fetch the Bolt Cutters" and she is as good as ever.

During the switch to online classes, some students may find they have free time on their hands, and this would be a good time to volunteer at many non-profit organizations across the Southeast Texas. Some Other Place and the Southeast Texas Food Bank are looking for volunteers.

The University Press recently published a 14-day photo challenge to keep busy during isolation. The response was great, but as it looks like we will be shut in for a while longer, here’s another challenge.

Lamar University's art seniors at Lamar are rushing to finish their final thesis projects to graduate in May, but because of the pandemic, the question of whether their work will ever be displayed for an audience hangs in the air.

With the current COVID19 pandemic causing people to stay at home, the nation is devoting more time and money to the entertainment industry. However, some entertainment industries do not have the resources or infrastructure to support the demand.

LU President Kenneth Evans was announced as a finalist for the chancellor position at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, on April 10.

Healthcare workers around the world have faced an unexpected wave of adversity. Every time one turns on the TV or scrolls through social media, citizens are constantly reminded of the heavy reality everyone is living under — COVID-19.

Lamar students look to different ways to maintain social relationships in a time of social distancing.

Houston senior Cody Banach has been the leading Cardinal on the Men's Golf Team at Lamar University. Banach currently holds a scoring average of 73.14. He has also added to his list of accolades to include second Team Academic All -Southland Conference, along with Second Team All-Southland Conference honors.

Throwaway culture has diminished as millennials are turning towards environmentally friendly means of reusing and repurposing antique finds to fill their households and keep money in their wallets. “Antiquing is a beneficial way to promote a sustainable household,” Madeline G. Hiebert, president of the Lamar University Green Squad said.

To celebrate National Museum Day on April 4, staff writer Tim Cohrs looks at the Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum's printing exhibition.

You don’t ever realize how quickly something can be taken away until it happens. This outbreak has made me understand why it is so important to cherish each moment. You never know when it’ll be your last.

In the wake of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, grocery store HEB is fighting to help people while facing its own problems.

The end of March is supposed to be the best time of year for the baseball fans but the Coronavirus has completely shut down all baseball operations until at least mid-May.

With the recent outbreak of the coronavirus, many Lamar University students are looking for ways to deal with not having to be in face-to-face classes and the mental struggles of quarantining without any social interaction.

Lamar University canceled all face-to-face classes, March 19, and canceled events through May 31, including commencement. The cancelations have affected seniors across the Cardinal community.

Intramural sports has expanded their existing e-games program and added virtual events such as workout challenges, Kahoot games and virtual Netflix watch parties.

The new LU Pop-Up Market is located inside Brooks Shivers Dining Hall and is open during normal dining hall hours of operation. Occupancy is limited to 10 at a time to promote social distancing, according to a Dining Hall social media post.

As Lamar students transitioned to an online model this week, Cardinals who are also parents faced the additional challenge of becoming teachers to their homebound children.

LU President Kenneth Evans announced March 19 that the university will transition to online classes for the rest of the semester.

UP photo editor Noah Dawlearn is holed up at home like the rest of us. We could sit and vegetate and let the world go slowly by, or we can practice a few skills and have some fun along the way. With that in mind, Dawlearn has devised a 14-day photo challenge.

Some state leaders have been diligently combatting COVID-19 — others, like in Texas, have not.

COVID-19, the current pandemic is currently spreading across the nation at a rapid rate and is causing a change in society for which many are unprepared, including social distancing, alternative academic methods and uncharted unemployment rates. Physician assistant Kristen Wheeler explains how “flattening the curve” can slow the spread of the virus.

Following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Lamar University are implementing a number of actions intended to slow the spread of the virus and protect the health of the Lamar University community. All faculty should move their courses online or to alternative instructional methods delivery during Spring Break, March 14-22, for the following week’s instruction, March 23-29.

James Nelson, LU associate professor of political science, said he didn’t know what to expect from the Texas primaries.

In 2018, Beto O’Rourke entered the Texas Democratic spotlight when he ran against Republican incumbent Ted Cruz for U.S. Senate.

Four Lumberton ISD students will have their work shot into space in the fall.

The Society for Photographic Education which promotes the understanding of the field of photography held its annual conference in Houston, March 5-9.

The joint spring meeting of the Texas Section of APS, AAPT and SPS Zone 13 will present a conference at Lamar University from April 2 to April 4 to promote physics.

Lamar University will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Welcome Center, today, at 3:30 p.m.

“We know from the Hubble Space Telescope there are more than 1 trillion galaxies — each galaxy has on the order of a billion stars and as far as we know, there’s no other place where life exists,” Compton Tucker, senior biospheric scientist for NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, said during a Feb. 18 presentation on climate change at Lamar University.

The women’s basketball team defeated the McNeese State Cowgirls 80-70 in a double-digit victory to end their season Saturday at the Montagne Center in Beaumont.

When Norman J. Bellard was a student at Lamar University, he competed in the NCAA tournament against Magic Johnson when Michigan State won the championship.

Playing as the point guard, from 1975 to 1979, Norman Bellard was a part of one of the most successful runs in Lamar University basketball history.

The first time journalist John Dickerson had to interview people on the street, he was so nervous that it took him 45 minutes to ask a single question.

Everyone remembers their first car.

A preview of the Men's basketball team opener vs. the McNeese Cowboys on March 11 in Katy, Texas.

The men’s basketball team lost to the McNeese State Cowboys 70-66 on Saturday at the Montagne Center in Beaumont. Photos by Jeff Kellum.

A meeting is set for March 11, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in 125-127 Setzer Student Center, to offer students information about how to apply for the David J. Beck Fellowship.

Life—a simulation as we know it, living inside the grid in a computerized world. In the game, but — really inside the game

Lamar photography student Tommy Duran has led a creative lifestyle ever since he was a little boy growing up in suburban Sugarland.

Johnnie Bernhard will talk about her book, “How We Came to Be,” Tuesday, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., in 101 Galloway Business Building, to celebrate the history of Southeast Texas and the Gulf Coast.

For Jahniqua Berry, Beaumont junior, celebrating Mardi Gras has her looking towards Lent.

John Dickerson, former “CBS This Morning” co-host, current “60 Minutes” correspondent and contributing editor to The Atlantic will serve as the 13th speaker in the Judge Joe J. Fisher Distinguished Lecture Series, March 9, in the University Theatre.

I had a class where every time the professor brought up Christianity, the corresponding slide would have a picture of the Westboro Baptist Church holding up signs with terrible anti-veteran and anti-homosexual slurs on them.

Lamar seems to pride itself on inclusivity, but all too often I feel excluded as a nonbinary individual on campus.

Tyrrell Historical and Genealogical Library, located in downtown Beaumont, reopened in January after being renovated from water damage sustained during Hurricane Harvey and Tropical Storm Imelda.

Students practice for the upcoming Symphonic Band/University Band Winter Concert, which will be held March 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the University Theatre.

The Collage Concert is a fundraising event for student musicians. The concert will be in the University Theatre, March 3, at 7:30 p.m.

The women’s basketball team fell to the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders 64-56 for their sixth consecutive loss on Saturday at the Montagne Center in Beaumont.

Four years ago, seniors Cole Girouard and Cole Coker stepped on the diamond at Vincent-Beck with hopes and dreams of championships under Lamar’s new head coach, Will Davis.

Mardi Gras Southeast Texas took over downtown Beaumont this past weekend, as the festivities moved to Beaumont from Port Arthur, its home for 27 years.

Elmo Willard III was a pioneering civil rights lawyer in Beaumont who has left an enduring legacy.

A quirky evening filled with seances, an ex-lover, a furious wife, and a night full of twists and turns had Beaumont Community Players audience members at laughing at “Blithe Spirit’s” opening night, Feb. 21.

The department of English and modern languages will present poetry readings by Walter Bargen and Clarence Wolfshohl, Feb. 24 at 12:40 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in 106 Maes Building.

The men’s basketball team defeated the Houston Baptist University Huskies 79-69 with a strong defensive show on Saturday at the Montagne Center in Beaumont.

After 27 years in Port Arthur, Mardi Gras Southeast Texas is being held in Beaumont for the first time, Feb. 20-23, in downtown.

The cult of celebrity that surrounds Conrad Birdie in 1958 echoes the celebrity culture that surrounds us today. “Bye Bye Birdie” is a story of middle-America’s relationship with celebrity and how it entices people of all ages, removing those people from the realm of rationality. Beaumont Civic Ballet and Beaumont Community Players production of Michael Stewart’s musical comedy, presented Feb. 14 and 15 at the Jefferson Theatre, was fun but reflective.

Jordan Lay has a file folder full of Post-it notes in his office that he has carried around throughout his many years of coaching.

Valentine’s Day is a celebration that people associate with love, chocolates, flowers, spending time with one’s romantic partner and the assorted nauseating candy.

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, love is in the air but dates are often forgotten about in the planner.

Cooking was not a skill I learned early on in life.

Lamar University is home to approximately 15,000 students, of which approximately 2,100 live on campus.

Area restaurants will showcase their tastiest offerings, craft beer will flow, and live music will help revelers forget that it’s a school and work night at The Taste of The Triangle, an annual Fat Tuesday event, set for Feb. 25 in the Beaumont Civic Center.

­­“Let there be spaces in your togetherness. Let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love. Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.”

The Lamar University department of theatre & dance presents “Bakkhai,” an interpretation of Euripides’ 2,500 year-old Greek tragedy today through Sunday in the Studio Theatre.

Students at Lamar University have found that the C-4 parking lot, next to the Biology Building, has converted to a faculty-only lot this spring.

Last year, I wrote an article about one of my favorite PokéTubers, TheKingNappy, being outed by the Pokémon community for grooming his friends and forcing them into relationships with him.

Lamar University’s new student and leadership programs will host the first “Discover Your Personal Passions,” seminar, Feb. 5, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Communications Building Lounge. The seminar will also be held March 4 and April 1. The event is free and open to all

Another award show has passed, and Beyoncé finally won a much-deserved award for her live musical film “Homecoming,” which covers her 2018 Coachella Performance from its inception to the end of the performance.

The 91st Academy Awards nominations were announced and Greta Gerwig’s 2019 adaptation of the classic book “Little Women” received six nominations — Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Costume Design, Original Score and Adapted Screenplay Writing.

Week of Welcome Spring 2020

After six semesters of attending Lamar, there is one thing that never fails to happen each term — I get a call or an email from the financial aid office telling me that there is some issue with my account, FAFSA or refund.