Sun Belt or Southland Conference. On August 21, 2012, UNO announced that it would be joining the Southland Conference, effective the 2013–2014 academic year. Sports Baseball Men's and women's basketball Men's golf Men's and women's cross country Men's and women's tennis Volleyball Men's and women's track & field Women's sand volleyball (added Fall 2014) Fight song The official fight song of The University of New Orleans is "Let's Hear It For UNO". The song was adopted after a competition in 1981. The winner was Lois Ostrolenk. Before this, the melody from William Tell Overture was used. A variation of the overture is still played to honor this tradition. Club sports The University of New Orleans has many club sports provided by the Department of Recreation and Intramural Sports. Club sports are available to all UNO students who have an interest. Active club sports include: The Beach (Research and Technology Park) The University of New Orleans Research and Technology Park is a research park whose tenants collaborate with the university to conduct research, provide training, and create education opportunities. Tenants have many university services provided to them, including the university library and recreational facilities. Notable alumni Austin Badon – state representative for Orleans Parish since 2004; administrator at Nunez Community College since 2000 Pat Barry – UFC fighter and kickboxer Walter Boasso – former Louisiana state senator from St. Bernard Parish who made national headlines for fighting to combine levee boards in southeast Louisiana; gubernatorial candidate in 2007, Democrat Jericho Brown – poet, Pulitzer Prize winner Jim Bullinger – former Major League Baseball player Randy Bush – former Major League Baseball player; member of 1987 and 1991 World Series champion Minnesota Twins Joel Chaisson – former president of Louisiana State Senate, attorney James H. Clark – co-founder of Silicon Graphics, Inc., and Netscape Communications Wayne Cooper – former NBA basketball player Ellen DeGeneres – comedian, television host, and actress Jim Donelon – former state representative, former president of Jefferson Parish, and current state insurance commissioner Michael T. Dugan – educator and accounting scholar Margaret Evangeline – post-minimalist painter, video, performance, and installation artist Sabrina Farmer – Google vice president Ron Faucheux – former state representative, political consultant and pundit from New Orleans Tom Fitzmorris – food writer Peter J. Fos – former president, University of New Orleans Eva Galler – Jewish holocaust survivor Jeffrey Gangwisch – filmmaker Robert T. Garrity Jr.