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round 10,000 women seek patients regularly. Irvin said that an abortion in Louisiana admittance rates for abortions each year, according to are very low and that most Executive Director of the New complications can be handled in Orleans Abortion Fund (NOAF) a clinic setting. All clinics have Amy Irvin. Act 620 signed by transfer agreements with the former governor Bobby Jindal in hospitals already, but Act 620 June 2014 may affect that number requires a more serious contract. by again threatening the closure Senior social work major of two of four operating abortion Victoria Hebert believes the clinics in the state. state's regulations on abortions Act 620 requires physicians are justified. She described the working at these clinics to gain abortion procedure as dangerous admitting privileges to a local for the mother and child. hospital in order to operate. While “I do not believe that there is two clinics have these privileges, such a thing as a safe abortion," Hope Medical Hebert said. Group for Women "An abortion Life begins at in Shreveport and can lead to Women's Health complications, the moment of Care Center in and there have conception; every life been New Orleans, cases two are unable should be valued and that the baby to acquire them. survives.” respected.” These two in The - Senior Victoria Hebert danger are Delta current state Clinic of Baton regulations on Rouge and Bossier City Clinic. abortion include the following: a Irvin said that physicians run into mandatory face-to-face counseling issues gaining admitting privileges session regulated by the state, a for a number of reasons. Hospitals 24-hour waiting period between may restrict clinics from gaining the counseling session and the access because they do not want to procedure, a ban stating that after come under the scrutiny of groups 20 weeks a woman cannot have against abortion. the procedure, parental consent “When the physicians in New for those under 18 years of age Orleans received admitting and a ban on the public funding of privileges, the protesters were abortion access. outside of the hospital and Hebert takes pride in Louisiana’s had meetings with hospital regulations on abortion and hopes administrators,” Irvin said. that there are more regulations to Additionally, hospitals want come. to give admitting privileges to “Life begins at the moment of physicians who are going to admit conception; every life should be
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Abortion clinic-escort volunteers speak to pro-choice community members at a rally advocating for the end of Act 620, an act that limits abortion clinics in the state by requiring physicians to attain admittance privileges from local hospitals. Photo submitted by New Orleans Abortion Fund clinics to continue operating after valued and respected," Hebert received help. said. "I believe those regulations "There was an outpouring of two months of restriction. Fry was relieved that the Baton are a step in the right direction, but support from the community… it's not enough.” Clinic-escorting volunteers came Rouge clinic was able to proceed Sophomore Maddie Fry, on to help, people offered to take with offering abortion access but the other hand, believes the calls, and some even cooked meals frustrated about Act 620. “A majority of the people who government should have no part in and cookies for the staff working make up the positions of high abortion clinic restrictions. later hours,” Irvin said. “I personally don't think the NOAF and the Louisiana authority in our government are government should even have a Coalition for Reproductive men, and these men vote on rights say in how they operate,” Fry said. Freedom held a rally on March that are sacred to women and On Feb. 24, the U.S. Fifth Circuit 2 at the Fifth Circuit Court. One women alone,” the theatre major Court of Appeals ruled this Act hundred people attended the rally, said. “These laws impact poor women, 620 into effect, and Delta and including clinic escort volunteers, young women, women Bossier City became unable of color—that’s really to perform abortions. Delta These men vote on rights that who is most affected by Clinic could only offer the first mandatory counseling are sacred to women and women these anti-choice bills,” Irvin said. session for pregnant alone.” “What I hope the individuals, and Bossier City - Sophomore Maddie Fry Supreme Court really stopped running completely. takes into consideration When these clinics became are the stories from unable to perform abortions, Women’s Health Care Center and medical students, clinic patients." In the next legislative session, Hope Medical Group for Women administrators and additional which begins March 14 and ends had to increase work hours and community members. procedures. Women seeking On March 4, the Center for June 6, 12 bills requiring heavier abortion access had to drive to Reproductive Rights requested an regulations on abortion access will either New Orleans or Shreveport emergency stay on the act, halting be up for approval, according to to receive it. the bill until the legislative session Irvin. After this, citizens will learn During this time, Irvin said in mid-March. The Supreme Court the fate of Act 620 and the other the New Orleans abortion clinic granted it and allowed the two potential regulatory bills.
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he 40th First Lady of the U.S., Nancy Reagan, passed away in her Los Angeles home on March 6, due to congestive heart failure at the ripe young age of 94. Nancy was born on July 6, 1921, in Flushing, New York. Nancy will be laid to rest on March 11 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Nancy will be buried next to her late husband, 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, who died in 2004 due to Alzheimer’s. Before entering the White House with her husband, Nancy was seen as a snob by some Americans. This only intensified after the Reagans moved into the White House. The first thing that she did as the First Lady was completely redecorate the entire White House. This project, in many eyes, was frivilous and irresponsible. Even though the project was privately funded, she was accused of living a lavish lifestyle and not caring about real issues Americans were facing. American citizens’ perception of Nancy shifted in 1982, when she released her campaign, “Just Say No.” The program was designed to teach children to “Just Say No” when offered drugs; however, the program was criticized for being too simplistic. Nancy then
got the “National Crusade for a Drug Free America” act passed in 1986, becuase it was signed by her husband. Nancy is known for her crusade against drugs and her laborious efforts to make America drug free. Whilst trying to make America drug free, in 1987, almost at the end of Ronald’s presidency, Nancy was diagnosed with breast cancer and had her left breast mastectomized. Nancy was heavily criticized yet again, defending herself by stating in 1988, “I couldn’t possibly lead the kind of life I lead, and keep the schedule that I do, having radiation or chemotherapy.” After the Reagans left the White House, Nancy changed her focus to after-school drug prevention programs around the country. Nancy also started to volunteer most of her time at the Reagan Presidential Library, the location where her and husband will be buried together. In 1994, her husband Ronald was diagnosed with Alzheimers, and Nancy became his primary caregiver, spending the majority of her time taking care of her late husband. She cared for him for a decade until 2004, when his fight with Alzheimers ended. The couple had been together 52 years at the time of Ronald’s death and had been married since March 4, 1952. In a Yahoo! News Live interview
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NSU’s flags hang at half mast after President Obama calls for this action to honor Nancy Reagan. Photo by Hannah Richardson with Katie Couric, former Secretary of State and Reagan’s National Security Advisor from 1987-1989 Collin Powell commented on his experience with Nancy during his time in the White House. “I think she played a proper roll as First Lady. The criticism she took was for the most part unwarranted in my opinion,” Powell said. He also described her as having a commanding presence. “She had influence, and there
was no question about it. But we never thought that she was giving us orders, or that she was in charge of the White House, and I found that she was an extremely helpful person to have in the White House.” Nancy joined her husband on March 6, in her Los Angeles home. Nancy will always be remembered for the drug reforms that she fought so hard for, and her undying love, not only for Ronald, but also the American people.
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Demon baseball ends losing streak CAITLIN LACOMB Contributing Writer
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fter coming off a 0-3 losing streak against Southern Mississippi, Demons took Hi Corbett field this weekend in the Arizona Wildcat Invitational. This weekend’s tournament was a big challenge, as they faced University of Arizona (2012 National Champions), CSU Bakersfield (2015 Regional Team) and St. Mary’s of California. This tournament was similar to regional play due to the number of teams taking the field. On Friday, March 4, Demons put a 6-4 victory over the Arizona Wildcats. With solid pitching, the Demons were able to hold off the Wildcats, wellknown for their batting abilities. With a ninth place spot on the Demons’ “All-Time Innings Pitched” list, junior Adam Oller pitched six innings against Arizona. Freshman Nathan Jones and junior Devin Bear also made notable holds by contributing three scoreless innings. Junior Daniel Garner led the Demons in batting with three hits and one RBI (run batted in). Senior Court Brinson helped to seal the
win with seven putouts against the Wildcats. Demons made a 9-3 turnaround win over St. Mary’s (California) on Saturday morning. Senior Evan Tidwell led the Demons in a solid defense, just what they needed to secure their win. Court Brinson made contributions to the win with 13 putouts. Aside from the strong defense, the Demons stepped up to the plate offensively against St. Mary’s. Junior Nick Heath and Kelsey Richard led the Demons in offense with three hits each, Heath having two RBIs and Richard having one. Sunday the Demons played a double header, the first game set in the morning and the second at night. They made a successful turnaround after suffering a fiverun deficit and secured their 9-7 win over CSU Bakersfield after stepping up their offensive play. Brinson and sophomore David Fry led the Demons with three hits each. Fry also contributed with one RBI. Senior Nathan Aultman came in after a rough pitching patch and gave the Demons significant relief, enough to get their offensive game together. Brinson, having the most
putouts this weekend, left the game with seven. Junior Spencer Goodwin had the most assists of the weekend, totaling five. Their second game proved to be the most challenging of all. After previously playing three games, the Demons lost their battle against the Arizona Wildcats with a 1-4 score. “Our pitchers competed their tails off, and we had some calls that didn’t go our way,” Head Coach Burroughs said in an article on NSU Demons’ website. “I couldn’t be prouder of our guys, flying across the country and coming out and playing well. From where we were last week to where we are this week, we’re a much better club. If we keep getting that much better, we’ll be OK.” Heath carried the Demons with one run, and senior Chase Hymel battled with the offense for a total of five innings. Assisting Hymel was Brinson with seven putouts and one assist. The Demons go back to the field on Tuesday, March 8, at College Station. They are scheduled to play No. 2 Texas A&M in a two-game series. They will take Blue Bell Park and are scheduled to make their first play at 6 p.m.
Outfielder Matt Valdez makes his first career home run in the Demons’ second inning against Arizona at the Wildcat Invitational. Photo by Gary Hardamon
MLS new season full of storylines JACOB HICKS Sports Editor Major League Soccer started its new season on Sunday, March 6, and it’s shaping up to be an exciting one. A lot of storylines are coming over from last season. Last year, the Portland Timbers won their very first MLS title when they beat Columbus Crew SC 2-1 in Columbus. The Timbers look to win back to back titles since the Los Angeles Galaxy did it in 2011 and 2012. Portland and Columbus squared off again in the season opener on Sunday, winning the game by the same score 2-1, even after Columbus’ Federico Higuain scored a beautiful, behind the back bicycle kick in the 68’ minute to even it up 1-1. Portland looks even better and hungrier than they did last year, and that’s a scary thought for every team in the league.
About three hours north, the Seattle Sounders are still looking for their very first title. Seattle has got to have the best fans in all of the MLS, with an average attendance of 44,247 people, beating the next team up by more than 10,000 people. The Sounders made big waves in the off season when they signed Jordan Morris to the richest homegrown player contract in MLS history, at $675,000 for three years. Morris was wanted all across the league and even outside the United States, when he led the University of Stanford to two goals in a 4-0 win against the University of Clemson. All the way on the other side of the country, new club Orlando City SC are looking to make their first playoff series. Orlando City played its first season ever last year, having a not so bad record of 12 wins, 14 losses, and 8 draws. The team drew instant appeal, when
one of the first players they ever signed was wellknown Brazilian soccer star Kaka. Kaka has played for some of the biggest clubs in the world, like Real Madrid and Milan. He even won the World Cup with Brazil back in 2002. On Sunday, Orlando City had one of the latest comebacks in soccer history. Down 0-2 to Real Salt Lake, Orlando scored two goals in late stoppage time by Cyle Larin and Adrian Winter in the 90+4’ and 90+5’ minute to recover a vital point in a 2-2 tie. This season of Major League Soccer is definitely looking to be a fun one to watch. Week two of MLS begins on Saturday, March 12, with big games coming up with the Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas playing in the Texas Derby. Two of the original MLS teams face off with DC United traveling to Boston to take on the New England Revolution.
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Facebook censorship SAVANNAH BASSETT Staff Writer
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n Feb. 26, Zuckerberg held an important meeting with his employees about incidents of racial insensitivity within headquarters, leading to an international discussion about the legality and effectiveness of censorship on the popular social media site. Zuckerberg also traveled to Germany, communicated with their chancellor, and made the decision to help monitor antisemitic posts about migrants in Germany that are being put on the site. The idea of Facebook monitoring user posts started a discussion regarding censorship in the media, but the First Amendment gives nongovernment-controlled websites the right to devise their own rules and regulations; coincidentally, Facebook falls underneath that category, so they are within their rights. Throughout Facebook’s headquarters, employees and guests can leave messages or signatures on a number of whiteboards and chalkboards. An article by Hope King featured on CNN Money stated, “people have been crossing out ‘black lives matter’ on the walls of Facebook’s headquarters and writing ‘all lives matter,’” which frustrated Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg organized a Q&A
meeting, along with a long memo sent out to staff. In the memo, Zuckerberg supplied his own definition of the Black Lives Matter movement stating, “’Black lives matter’ doesn’t mean other lives don’t. It’s simply asking that the black community also achieves the justice they deserve,” as quoted in a CNN article. Along with policing the walls within the company, Facebook “will likely police posts from Germany containing antisemitic comments about refugees,” according to a recent article in Metro. After an influx of migrants into Germany, officials have been worried about cyber abuse through social media. Germany’s Chancellor Merkel instituted an open-door policy for refugees seeking protection after many countries placed laws limiting entry. In 2015, Zuckerberg met with Merkel to talk about the issue. In a town hall rally hosted in Berlin this past week, The Guardian quoted Merkel as saying, “hate speech has no place on Facebook in our community.” Zuckerberg’s attempt to combat the issue of racism has made people question if Facebook’s censorship rules will change. The first thing to note is that Facebook is a private organization. It still has rules and regulations, but according to an article in The Economist, “The First Amendment to the American Constitution
only guarantees that national, state and local governments will respect freedom of expression.” This means that since Facebook is not funded by the government, it has control over what is deemed appropriate to post and what is not. The anonymous author of an article published in The Economist, however, questioned the effectiveness of Facebook’s present policies and methods of censorship. When the article’s author happened to discover an antisemitic page, they decided to report it to Facebook. After not receiving an update on the page’s status, they took it upon themselves to see if the page was still active. Sure enough, the page was still present on Facebook. Not long after, the author of the article then received a notification saying that “the original complaint had been reconsidered and that the page had been taken down after all.” By this time doubt had arisen that Facebook would actually remove the page for good. The author decided to check one last time and mysteriously, the page popped back up. The incident brings into question the amount of attention paid to inappropriate and threatening material circulating on the site. If this can go unnoticed, will Zuckerberg’s plan to fight antisemitism truly work, or will it only fall through?
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Guest trombonist Dr. Eddie Elsey performs a trombone concerto backed by Northwestern State’s Wind Symphony on Feb. 1. Photo by Alec Horton
Julianna Carmouche, sophomore criminal justice major, plays the flute during the Wind Symphony concert. Approximately 60 percent of the 309 students participating in the NSU band program are non-majors. Photo by Sheila Humphrey
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Without Hollywood I am nothing ASHLEY WOLF Staff Writer As a free American, I prefer that the entertainment industry treat me like a liberated idiot. I am free to be as stupid as I please, and Hollywood must prey upon my small and simple brain so they can produce giant piles of money and thus support our great American economy. I will live off of Cosmopolitan’s sex tips and watch that one E! Network show about the least popular Jonas brother and his whiny wife. I will hang upon every insignificant detail of celebrity gossip because, without it, I would not have a way to pass the time, and my life would be empty and meaningless. I don’t even go to the grocery store to buy food, but instead go so I can get the latest scoop from Us Weekly about who is cheating on whom, what is hot and what is not, how to lose weight faster than the speed of light and how to keep my man satisfied. These are the things that matter. Without TMZ, the E! Network, celebrity gossip magazines, that Joan Rivers’ show that mocks celebrity fashion choices and websites that use celebrity sex tapes as click bait, I would not be the person that I am today. I will never forget Jennifer Lawrence’s iconic pixie cut of
2013, which broke the Internet even before Kim Kardashian’s shiny butt did. It even broke the TV when her haircut was a headline on the Today Show. However, I think the whole Kardashian family has been breaking the TV for several years now. The greatest highlight of my life is the annual Academy Awards. It doesn’t matter that a plethora of other movie awards exist, including the Critics’ Choice Awards, awards from every single guild involved in the movie-making process, the Film Independent Spirit Award and the British Academy Film and Television Awards, which is the posh version of the Oscars. I’ve never watched it before, but my qualifications as a mediaconsuming simpleton verify me to tell you that this British awards show has way more cups of tea, sweetened with the sugary use of “bollocks” and dollops of “bloody” to make the pompous tea party complete. Jennifer Lawrence attended the Oscars, of course, and she didn’t even trip over her dress this year. I was a little disappointed about this because the falling-downbit is one of the only things that makes her the “super relatable one,” aside from her other two normal-people hobbies, which include eating pizza and bingewatching Netflix. Even though I know other people who a r e also
down-to-earth and like pizza, these traits show that she is the only member of the Hollywood elite who pretends to be a human. I like to treat the Oscars like a science experiment. I am just a lowly peasant, but I use my scientific skills to study this strange and exotic species we call “celebrity.” Whenever someone does something human-like or mildly relatable, I make a note of it, or a tweet about it. Sometimes I make an unnecessarily long Facebook post about it, depending on my mood. It’s all a part of an ongoing investigation on how closely celebrities are related to Homo sapiens. So far, chimpanzees are still thought to be more like us. But when Leonardo DiCaprio and several other celebrities wolfed down Girl Scout Cookies at a rate similar to that of pre-celebrity humans, it made us question whether the celebrity species is closer to us than we thought. It was vastly fascinating. Of course, just like “Planet of the Apes,” the celebrity species’ intelligence rivals ours, and it may be a part of a plan to trick us and take over the world. It actually kind of feels like that has already happened since Donald Trump has entered the presidential race and the total revenue of all Oscarrelated events has totaled over $109 million this year. J-Law is especially cunning in using a uniquely human concept called “awkward humor” to fool us. But her $52 million salary doesn’t fool me, and neither does
the $250,000 gift bag she and 24 other white nominees and one Mexican received. It seems that this Hollywood species might be a little prejudiced, if not just a tad materialistic. The gift bag includes a $275 box of toilet paper, which may prove that evolution has caused the celebrity race to develop more sensitive assholes, although we are not sure about this. But, we do know that the celebrity species are sexual beings, as a $250 vibrator and something called a “Vampire Breast Lift,” around $1,900, was included in the basket. Furthermore, we know that with the amount of spa treatments, personal fitness sessions, weightloss gummies and personalized M&M’s, the vanity of the celebrity species rivals that of humans. But one thing remains: the $250 vaporizer in the gift bag proves that both humans and celebrities are down for that vape life.
Some of the items you could get at the 2015 Oscars. If you didn’t win the phallic statue, at least you could wipe your tears with $275 toilet paper and console yourself.
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Started from the bottom debut that same year. Rumors have run rampant for years that Kris auctioned off her daughter’s sex tape with Ray-J. “I started looking at our careers as pieces of a chess board,” admitted Kris in her memoir back in 2011. “Every ou might be cringing at the thought, but hear me day, I woke up and walked into my office and asked out, because I am about to make you a believer in myself, ‘what move do you need to make today?’ the Kardashian way of life. It was very calculated. My business decisions and Now more than ever, it is almost impossible not to be strategies were very intentional, definite and “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” planned to the ‘nth degree.” You find yourself pleading “why” every time one of their We skip ahead a few publicity stunts and years names explodes onto your news feed, but the answer is later to see a familiar face spotted with the always right in front of your face: marketing, marketing and more problematic Kanye West. Kim and Yeezy began marketing. dating in 2012 and had their beloved daughter, Although it is an earth-shattering thought, the North, in June of 2013. Kardashian empire was not always in tact. Their Cosmopolitan magazine even went as far path to fame may have been paved by their late as to name the Kardashian Klan America’s father, Robert Kardashian, friend and lawyer to “first family” in 2015. O.J. Simpson. It is nothing short of the truth to state Then the ultimate “momager,” Kris Jenner, that this family has capitalized on nearly divorced Robert in 1991 and toted her three every aspect of their lives. children into her next marriage with Olympic With the Jenner sisters old enough superstar Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn to latch on to the empire and Jenner). their outcast brother, Robert Jr., But a young Kim K always knew she weaseling his way back into the would be famous. The proof is in an picture, they’ve become nearly eighth grade graduation video when she unstoppable. made a spot-on assumption for her Modeling contracts, make-up future. brands, dating drama and even “Does everyone get a tape of a selfie book have sprung this this?” asked Kim. “I hope you do family into overdrive. so you can see me when Kylie Jenner has I’m famous and remember millennials me as this beautiful little hooked on almost girl!” every social media In 2003, the reality TV take platform, Kendall over began (sort of). Kim appeared has taken the fashion world by on “The Simple Life” occasionally with storm, Caitlyn Jenner—whether her elementary school friend and then intentionally or not—has given the employer, Paris Hilton. family even more attention and every While Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian couple of months a new child is born into were busy launching their clothing store the family name. KUWTK is also in its 11th “Dash” in 2006, Kris was busy cooking up season and does not seem to be coming to an a scheme to get her family onto television. end anytime soon. In 2007, she pitched a reality show to Ryan If you ask me, instead of spewing hate at Seacrest. He later accepted, and a legacy was this beautifully contoured, lip-injected ban of born. entrepreneurial socialites, you should be taking “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” debuted notes. Perhaps if you did, you too could “break the Graphic by Hannah Fulton Oct 14, 2007, while Kim made another type of internet.”
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If you were president of the , what would you change to improve our country? Joseph Guidry
“I would focus on putting more funding into our school system so we would not be in this mess right now.”
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“I would change...government spending for our country. Also, I would change the policies for our education system here in the U.S.”
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“I would think of some new ways to include taxes...or some better ways to handle the money for the economy.”
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“I would first focus on our education as a whole in United States and also focus on global warming because we cannot ignore it.”
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Weather provides the perfect opportunity to cancel class, forever
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Clinton, Trump on top following end of Louisiana primary voting BRIA WILLIAMS Staff Writer
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perfect storm hits NSU, but was it too perfect? With higher education budget cuts on the horizon and threats of university closures, President Jim Henderson promised to take action, and take action he did. As the evening approached, the god siren spoke as hail rained down upon NSU. While wind gusts set off Purple Alerts—the notification system students assumed we no longer used for emergencies like tornadoes or, say, campus crime—Henderson was content knowing his plan of action was about to unfold. Henderson decided he would find a way to stay ahead of the game. If he could not stop budget cuts, he'd slowly cut down until there was nothing left to cut. Watching weather forecasts day and night, Henderson had finally found the perfect moment. This was it, a three-day storm. When the weather got rough this week, he'd have no choice but to close the school...for good. The weather had provided Henderson with the perfect opportunity for a school closure. When the weather would clear the next day, he'd explain that the school experienced flooding. The day after that he'd mention that we may not have enough funding to fix the damages in some buildings. The day after he'd distract students with witty Twitter replies. He'd continue this path until finally he announced
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Henderson has been planning on how to pull the university through the latest budget crisis unscathed. Or has he? Photo by Alec Horton the school would never open again. He set up his plan perfectly. With new campus construction projects, his real motivations would never be suspected. After all, the Facebook student concerns page hadn't seen disaster in weeks. Things were looking extremely promising. As Tonia and the kids patiently wait to flee town in the Mazda, Henderson prepares to send that fateful email closing the school for good. So don't sit around waiting. It's all been leading to this.
he Louisiana primaries echoed what the majority of state primaries have predicted thus far: that Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton will be party representatives in the fall presidential election. The Republican party, which had culled down significantly to five candidates, saw its most divisive candidate, Trump, garner 41.22 percent of votes for a tight win over Ted Cruz, who closed the night with 37.84 percent of the vote. The Democratic party showed a much more united front, as Clinton towered over Bernie Sanders with 71.2 percent to Sanders' 23.18 percent. This year’s election was closed, unlike the 2012 presidential primary, meaning only those registered as a Republican or a Democrat could vote, and only for the party for which they are registered. “I do not agree with having closed primaries,” Nick Bailey, a junior pre-veternarian major, said. “I think it’s a way to limit who can vote, especially since young people usually don’t register.” Fortunately, Bailey did register with a party beforehand and was
able to vote. He was surprised that Clinton won overwhelmingly, since his Facebook has been filled with people who "feel the Bern." Bailey was not surprised about Trump’s victory, however, because he believes “Louisiana has always been ridiculous.” Chantasia Grasty, a senior education major, said her concern for the future of eduction influenced her vote Saturday. Grasty’s younger sister is preparing for college, and she worries about her higher education, among other aspects of her sister's future. She believes that our current President has been an advocate for education, and she is concerned that his predecessor will not give it the same priority. “When students do not vote, it shows they do not care about education,” she said. Some NSU students have only recently joined the ranks of registered voters. Ontrez Shyne, a sophomore mass communications major, registered to vote last week. After noticing Trump's lead, he decided to register. Although Shyne did not get the chance to vote in the Louisiana primary, he does plan to cast his vote in the fall election now that he appreciates the impact his vote may have on what promises to be a tight, high stakes election this fall.
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