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page 4 FITNESS, from page 1 fitness challenges and a weightroom orientation. The class schedule is available on the UREC web site, and the final course is scheduled for Nov. 7. Breeden said two classes have taken place as of Monday, both yielding great results. She said 195 students have signed up for the program overall. Erika Blanchard, nutrition senior and GroupX instructor, has been teaching classes at the UREC for almost three years, and said she is excited about the program. “I’ve wanted some kind of promotional program to involve more people at the UREC,” Blanchard said. “Once we got the TigerFIT Challenge, I have seen an increase in class sizes.” Laura Pimentel, first year music graduate student, said she enjoys the program. “It’s encouraging me to work out and see that there are other classes offered besides Zumba,” Pimentel said. Scott Belanger, UREC assistant director of marketing and promotions, said since TigerFIT
is a first time initiative, the UREC cause, said Garrett Collins, eduwill monitor its success to deter- cation and kinesiology junior and mine future programming. one of the founders of Genesis. “We’ll see what participants Collins said the ultimate purliked and didn’t like, and we’ll pose of the organization is to make tweak it from there,” he said. a difference in the Baton Rouge “That way we can do something community by promoting more similar in the future.” community gardens and farms, Students and delivering are encouraged food thrown out to sign up for by local restauthe program at rants and grocerthe UREC Opies to those in erations Desk, need. Breeden said. If The fitness a student is unclasses, which are able to attend the led by Collins, class, videos of are intended to the TigerFIT sesinform students Lacee Breeden sions are avail- UREC coordinator of Healthy Lifestyles of the organizaable on-demand tion’s purpose through the UREC web site. and to gain support, he said. But students looking to get fit “We do not want to be just in an alternate environment may [two] people, but to have the turn to Genesis, a student-driven school behind us and eventually fitness program with a philan- the community behind us,” Colthropic element. lins said. Genesis, which was started The date of the next Genesis by two University students this class has not yet been confirmed. semester, will offer free workout sessions for students. Participants Contact Claire Caillier at are encouraged to bring canned goods as a donation to Genesis’ ccaillier@lsureveille.com
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‘We want to get students to try a variety of classes and learn something new in the process.’
with a purple dye specially made for the University. Registrar Robert Doolos. “The University has transiThe gown purchase require- tioned from a generic gown to a ment was put in place to make sure custom one,” said Denise Plessala, all graduates are matching at com- regional manager for Balfour colmencement ceremonies, Doolos lege division. said. The redesigned undergraduThe Faculty ate gown is now Senate’s Executive purple and features Gown changes include Committee created • Undergraduate: Purple with two two gold LSU the initiative to gold LSU logo tabs logo tabs while the give the old gowns graduate gown rea fresh look ap- • Graduate: Black with two gold LSU mained black and proximately a year logo tabs added the tabs. The • Doctoral: Purple with gold accents doctoral gown also and a half ago. “We were • All gowns: Made with a fabric of transitioned from determined to de- recycled plastic bottles black to purple sign gowns which with gold accents. would reflect well upon the flag- The graduate gown remained black ship university,” said Faculty Sen- in accordance with an old Ameriate President Kevin Cope. can tradition, said Cope. According to Cope, the comThe new gowns are made with mittee was presented an array of GreenWeaver, an environmentally options by the gown supplier, Bal- friendly fabric comprised wholly four – in cooperation with Oak Hall of recycled plastic bottles. The – and crafted an original design bag and box in which the gown is
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shipped are made of recycled material as well, Plessala said. “Each gown is made of 23 recycled bottles,” Plessala said. “We have reused 9 million bottles so far.” The new gowns have been met with positive reviews. “I like that they have added in some local color, especially with the doctoral gown,” said Aleca Armentor, philosophy sophomore. Psychology sophomore Ashleigh Waters said she doesn’t mind not being able to borrow a gown from a friend. “Graduating college is a big step, and I think it’s worth it to buy a new gown for the occasion,” said Waters. Commencement caps and gowns are available for purchase from the LSU Bookstore. Contact Josh Naquin at jnaquin@lsureveille.com
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 KOMEN, from page 1 said.
“Anything in life that is truly successful is a marathon, not a sprint,” she said. And though the foundation was seen as a success, Brinker said complacency has set in, causing some to think there is nothing left to do to work for a cure. “There’s not enough pink when breast cancer is the No. 1 cause of death in women age 40 to 59,” she said. Foundation branches have been established throughout the U.S., gaining 75 cents of every dollar that is raised in that particular community. Brinker said the foundation is striving to increase the breast cancer survival rate by 2 percent each year. She said she now finds women who have been living five to seven years with a serious case of breast cancer. She said society has been programmed to think that there will never be a cure for cancer, but lots of people have been told that things are impossible before achieving what nobody thought they could. People can work together for
a common cause and make a difference with what Brinker calls the “Power of One” — the power within each person to change others’ lives. “Don’t listen to people who tell you what you can’t do, listen to people who tell you what you can do,” she said. Kinesiology sophomore Emily Vidrine said Brinker taught her someone has to be willing to fail in order to succeed. She said it was good to see someone fighting for a cure. The Student Activities Board hosted the event. Maurice Kirksey, SAB Trending Topics Chair and political science junior, said the board organized the event to go along with the other breast cancer events scheduled for the upcoming weeks, as October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “[Speakers have] had a dream and vision…they used it as a medium to express ideas of service to the fellow man, leadership and making a difference in the world,” Kirksey said. Contact Juliann Allen at jallen@lsureveille.com