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IN THIS ISSUE • Student Technology Fee Oversight Committee approves more than $1M in proposals, page 2
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• Cornerback Tre’Davious White’s hot yoga sessions translate to the field, page 3 • Opinion: If elected president, Trump would destroy foreign policy, page 5
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Assistant coach Ethan Pheister looks to keep learning from LSU volleyball team coaches Fran Flory and Jill Lytle Wilson while improving the team’s young setters.
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SETTING AN EXAMPLE Assistant coach Pheister adds different perspective to volleyball program BY MARKUS HÜFNER @Hufner_TDR Behind every great coach, there’s someone waiting in the wings. For LSU volleyball coaches Fran Flory and Jill Lytle Wilson, that person is Ethan Pheister, who accepted the assistant coaching position in February. Pheister’s coaching takes its blueprint from his remarkable student-athlete career at Ball State University. As the setter and team captain, he became
a three-time all-conference selection and two-time academic all-conference pick and was named the National Player of the Week by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. By the time his career was over, his 4,103 assists ranked fourth in school history. “We wanted somebody to run the offense and be creative with it,” Flory said. “And with him having been a
see PHEISTER, page 7
‘One of the best things I learned from someone I coached with in college was, ‘in order to be the best coach you can be, you have to be yourself 100 percent at a time,’ ETHAN PHEISTER LSU assistant volleyball coach
Kinesiology graduate student Zachariah Wood was killed by a car while riding his bicycle on Lee Drive Nov. 14, said Cpl. L’Jean McKneely of the Baton Rouge Police Department. McKneely said the incident is still under investigation, but it appears Wood attempted to cross the road lane and pulled out in front of a vehicle. There were two other cyclists with WOOD him, but they saw the vehicle coming and did not attempt to cross the road, McKneely said. Wood was a graduate assistant in the School of Kinesiology and taught tennis classes to undergrads this semester, said Director of the School of Kinesiology Melinda Solmon. When Wood first came to LSU, he worked at the UREC, but later started working in the Kinesiology program, earning his master’s degree and most recently working toward his doctorate, Solmon said. Wood’s tennis students and the kinesiology department are “devastated” about his untimely death. “He let his students know that his class was important to him,” Solmon said. Earlier this semester, Wood assigned his students a group project in which they would learn a specific tennis skill and teach it to their classmates, Solmon said. Though his class will be picked up by other graduate students in the program, Wood’s students reached out to Solmon requesting to finish the assignment. “He was a very talented student, as well as a very exceptional human being,” Solmon said.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
STF approves 17 discipline-specific proposals BY JOSHUA JACKSON @Joshua_Jackson_
The Student Technology Fee Oversight Committee approved $1,004,927 in discipline-specific proposals for the 2015-16 fiscal year during its meeting yesterday. Of the 28 submitted proposals, the Committee approved 17 from eight colleges and two other areas of LSU. The approved technology requests ranged from computers and presentation spaces to lighting classroom upgrades. Each year, the Committee discusses how to best distribute the $1 million it has to appropriate. The 10 voting members rank the proposals and then discuss in order of their ranking. Last year, the Committee funded the top nine proposals but the costs of most of this year’s submissions allowed for more proposals to be approved. “The discipline-specific proposals were varied and required thoughtful discussion and analysis,” Senior Vice Provost Jane Cassidy said. “In the end, the students will get ‘big bang for their buck’ across the campus with the proposals that were approved.” Programs such as the College of Engineering, College of Science, and College of Music
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Student Technology Fee Oversight Committee members discuss upcoming financial proposal requirements for the LSU community in its Oct. 13 meeting. and Dramatic Arts submitted proposals alongside the LSU Libraries and Student Life and Enrollment. Cassidy said the best part about the Committee is the students who are a part of it as they help make the decision about where their money goes. Student Government President Andrew Mahtook said those two questions were the spine
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DO THAT YOGA
Veteran Gray returns to action
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Leadership and hot yoga define Tre’Davious White BY MORGAN PREWITT • @kmprewitt_TDR
Imagine walking into a 97-degree, humidified yoga studio for a hot yoga session and running into one of the premier cornerbacks in college football. Sounds crazy, right? In the case of LSU junior cornerback Tre’Davious White, it isn’t. Before donning the storied No. 18 jersey this season, Whitetook time during the spring and summer to relax and recuperate while building flexibility for the game he loves. “Flexibility is key,” White said. “It’s peaceful. Your mind resets. ... It does a lot for me because it teaches me to stay focused and just relax. It’s a deal that a lot of people don’t do, but it’s a thing I think every athlete — at least that plays the physical game that I play — should check into. It’s a good deal.” For most fans, yoga and football seem unrelated. But White said the discipline and flexibility needed to hold a yoga pose translates onto the field through the focus and body control required to make a play within complex defensive scheme. Besides his eccentric hot yoga regimen, White’s leadership in the secondary epitomizes the character symbolized by the No. 18 tradition. “He’s a ‘doer,’ I would say,” junior safety Rickey Jefferson said. “He does the right thing all the time. He communicates very well when he has to, but he takes a more quiet approach.” Although his calm approach to the game contrasts with the vibrant personalities abundant in a Tigers’ secondary that features Jefferson and sophomore safety Jamal Adams, White’s example sets the tone for the entire LSU defense. On the field, White’s quiet leadership transforms into an infectious spike of energy throughout the defense when he makes a game-changing play.
see YOGA, page 4
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LSU junior cornerback Tre’Davious White practices hot yoga during offseasons.
As LSU senior guard Josh Gray finished up a second round of interviews after his season debut with the Tigers on Monday night, fellow senior guard Keith Hornsby wheeled into the hallway area of the practice facility on his self-balancing scooter, happy to see Gray getting some positive attention. “Yes, sir.” Hornsby said to Gray, nodding his head in an approval. “Yes, sir!” If there’s any Tiger Hornsby should be excited for, it’s Gray, whose time in Baton Rouge has been somewhat of a roller coaster. After a one-game suspension for LSU’s season opener against McNeese State University, Gray stepped in against Kennesaw State University and filled up the stat sheet. He recorded 16 points, six rebounds and six assists in 22 minutes off the bench in a 91-69 Tiger win. More importantly, Gray had three steals against two turnovers, which came sandwiched between a series of three straight turnovers for LSU. Even after the second of those two turnovers, the veteran point guard drained a three-pointer from the wing two possessions later, notching a 2-for-3 clip from the behind
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LSU offensive line found flaws in previous two games BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_TDR The LSU offensive line was once the most dominating aspect of the Tigers’ (7-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) offense, but things change and time doesn’t wait for the stragglers trying to catch up. In the first seven games the LSU offensive line shielded the Tigers running game to an average of 309.1 yards and 3.4 touchdowns per game, both of which led the nation. But in the previous two games against the University of Alabama and the University of Arkansas, the LSU offensive line became a non-factor. LSU’s front five — which once seemed bulletproof — became bruised
and worn. It served enough space for just 56.5 yards per game and one touchdown. “This is a situation that we put ourself in,” said senior offensive tackle Vadal Alexander. “But it’s a situation that we can handle. We have hurt ourselves by not being efficient — not doing the things we need to do. Losses will happen and teams will beat you.” Alexander noted the Tigers lack of production and said this was not the case in the initial seven games. “It didn’t catch us in any other games,” Alexander said. “I feel like we played well in other games, but this game just seemed like something always happened.” Alexander, and redshirt
freshman offensive guard Will Clapp, said the offensive line isn’t “in a slump” but the pair noted the same flaws in their performance as a group. “Lack of focus,” Alexander said. “Lack of efficiency. Not performing the way we should. It was the little things that we need to fix. We’ve got to be more efficient. More crisp and clean. We’ve got to be more smooth.” Alexander and Clapp played alongside two true freshman against Arkansas, left guard Maea Teuhema and K.J. Malone, who replaced junior left tackle Jerald Hawkins after he went down with a ankle injury on Saturday. Clapp had encouraging
see OFFENSIVE LINE, page 4
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LSU senior offensive tackle Vadal Alexander (74) misses a block defending sophomore quarterback Brandon Harris (6) during the Tigers’ 31-14 defeat against the University of Arkansas on Nov. 14 at Tiger Stadium.
page 4 YOGA, from page 3 During LSU’s season opener against Mississippi State University on Sept. 12, White made a game-saving pass breakup in the fourth quarter to force a field goal attempt. White reached around the Bulldogs’ junior wide receiver De’Runnya Wilson’s shoulder and hit the ball free with a few seconds left. After the play, White’s composed field presence momentarily slipped to reveal the passionate player underneath as he celebrated with his teammates. “[It was] very emotional,” White said days after LSU’s 2119 victory against Mississippi State. “It’s just something you come to LSU for. You want to be in those one-on-one matchups, and you want to make those bigtime plays for the team. It was my day to make that play. I feel like I came in big for the team.”
In 2015, the Shreveport, Louisiana, native’s notoriety gives opposing quarterbacks pause to throw in his direction, favoring the Tigers’ inexperienced starters lining up opposite him. Despite limited opportunities, White continues to showcase his talent. Since becoming a starter during his freshman season in 2013, White established himself as a rock in the Tigers’ secondary, making 27 consecutive starts at corner. Despite lining up against the opponents’ best wide receiver throughout 2014, White posted six pass breakups, two interceptions and 33 tackles as a key member of the SEC’s top-ranked defensive unit. White notched 30 tackles, including a tackle for a loss and three pass breakups in his eight starts this season. “Tre White is one of those guys you want to have on every
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team,” said sophomore defensive tackle Davon Godchaux. “I’m not just saying that just to say it. I really mean it. Tre White is one of those guys I definitely can depend on. If a ball is thrown deep, I know Tre White has got his job.” White’s experience and unquestioned ability to make necessary plays at corner bolsters his leadership credibility on and off the field. When he arrived in Baton Rouge, he already had the talent to make a name for himself in LSU’s tradition of NFL-caliber cornerbacks, but White credits his former teammates for teaching how to lead. “I’ve sort of followed the guys that came before me,” White said. “Guys like Craig Loston and Jalen Collins. They pretty much molded me into being the same guys they were while they were here. It’s just an inherited thing that I got.”
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 Alexander and Clapp are hopeful the Tigers’ offensive words for Malone on Monday, line can put the previous two but LSU coach Les Miles said games behind them, and focus he may have new plans for the on its upcoming game against arrangement of his offensive the University of Mississippi on lineman. Saturday. “ C er t a i n ly “We have to ‘This is a situation that have K.J. is a quality a workman’s player,” Miles we put ourself in, but it’s mentality,” Alexa situation that we can ander said. “Forget said, “but we’ll handle. We have hurt have to look everything. Forget around and see ourselves by not being all the noise and what we’re go- efficient — not doing the mistakes you’ve ing to do there. made in the past. things we need to do. Maybe, you Go back and get Losses will happen and to work. That’s the just never can teams will beat you.’ tell, you might only way you fix move a tackle things. You’re not VADAL ALEXANDER around.” going to fix things LSU senior offensive tackle Another find by sulking or getAlexander said ting mad at yourwas a cause for self.” the lack of blocking produc“Great thing about foottion was senior tight end Dillon ball is because you can go Gordon’s absence, who will not out and show you are a betreturn to action this season due ter player than you were the to an Achilles injury. week before.”
OFFENSIVE LINE, from page 3
Golden State can break record for most wins in a season INTO THE WOODS JACK WOODS Sports Columnist Editor’s note: All stats and information are accurate at the time of print on Nov. 17. Barring major injuries, the Golden State Warriors will win 70 games this season. This might be the boldest prediction I’ve made so far, because only the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls won at least 70 games in an NBA season, finishing with an incredible 72-10 record. But I’m actually quite confident the Warriors can get to 70. I think 72 or 73 wins is well within the realm of possibility. When you really think about it, it isn’t that crazy considering the Warriors are already 11-0, and you’ll know if they’ve made it 12 by the time you read this. It starts with the guy who takes over your Twitter feed with ridiculous highlights every night he plays: Stephen Curry. There’s not a basketball player on the planet playing at a higher level than Curry, although I’m quite impressed with Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond. Curry averages 33.4 points per game, and despite shooting a high volume of threes, he shoots 51.7 percent from the field, which is a ridiculously high number when looked at in that context. Curry mainly draws attention for his scoring, but he chips in to help the Warriors in other areas. He averages 5.1 rebounds per game, 5.6 assists per game and 2.5 steals per game. If Curry can maintain his 35.5 Player Efficiency Rating this season, he’ll easily surpass the all-time mark set by Wilt Chamberlain more than 50 years ago. Curry is by no means Michael Jordan, but if you compare
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Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, left, lays up a shot past Detroit Pistons’ Andre Drummond (0) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Nov. 9 in Oakland, Calif. The Warriors won 109-95. Jordan’s stats from the 1995-96 Bulls to Curry’s this season, they look pretty similar. Unfortunately for other teams, the Bulls were much deeper than Jordan, and unfortunately for other teams, the Warriors have a lot of talent outside of Curry. Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes all average double-digit points per game. Green is chipping in with 12.3 points per game to go along with 7.9 rebounds per game and 7.1 assists per game. He’s also one of the premier defenders in the game. Thompson has apparently struggled with a back injury and hasn’t started to play close to his highest level. If he gets going, the Warriors’ offense, which is already the best in the league at 114.1 points per game, will be even tougher to stop. Andrew Bogut, Festus Ezeli and Marreese Speights can hold their own in the post, although Speights has struggled lately. Leandro Barbosa, Shaun Livingston and Andre Iguodala add more
depth at the guard positions. All said, the Warriors have 10 guys who are averaging more than 10 minutes per game, and sharing the minutes will help keep everyone fresh later on in the season. I’ve spent a good minute talking up the Golden State offense, and rightfully so. But the Warriors defense also deserves some credit. The Warriors allow just an average of 97.8 points per game, meaning the defense is doing its share. Golden State’s defense might not be the most stifling in the NBA, but if your team is allowing fewer than 100 points per game, you’re doing something right. When your team scores as easily as Golden State, allowing fewer than 100 points per game is quite impressive. The Warriors’ plus-16.3 points per game differential is the largest in the NBA by a wide margin, and it’s thanks to good work on both ends of the floor. Sure, there are tough games on the schedule. However, the Warriors will almost always be the favorite to win. I know there
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Brooklyn Nets’ Rondae Hollis-Jefferson drives for the basket as Golden State Warriors’ Andre Iguodala defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game Nov. 14 in Oakland, Calif. will be losses at some point, but they’re hard to pinpoint. I don’t think anyone can look at the Warriors’ schedule and say, “They’ll lose that one for sure” about any one game. The fact that it’s hard for me to see this team losing 10 games when looking at the schedule says it all. Golden State
is special. If the Warriors can avoid the injury bug, they’ll have a great chance to make history. Jack Woods is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Ruston, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @Jack_TDR.
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NOT MARIAH CAREY
THE TROUBLE WITH TRUMP
MARIAH MANUEL Columnist According to Donald Trump, we should all boycott the Jesushating, troops-loving Starbucks because of its horribly offensive red coffee cups. If he becomes president, we’ll all say “Merry Christmas” again. Here’s a question, Trump: Did we ever stop? Sure, many businesses and restaurants now say “happy holidays” to avoid offending those who observe other religious holidays, but nine in 10 Americans still celebrate Christmas, according to Pew. Some religious conservatives expressed anger toward Starbucks for its minimalist design after social media evangelist Joshua Feuerstein posted a video on Facebook denouncing the company for taking Christmas off the cup because it hates Jesus. Trump’s proclamation is his latest proposition proving he is a child trying to sit at the adult table during the holidays. His presidential campaign is starting to portray Trump as less of a breath of fresh air to American politics and more of an outcast to the Republican Party. His “outsider” status is losing power, and his outlandish plans are demonstrating he has no clue how to run a country.
Electing Trump would be disastrous for American foreign policy
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As Trump loses ground in the polls, it is clear many Americans grew tired of his antics. The debate last week further proved Trump can’t compete with the other candidates in areas of grave importance. Let’s forget his hair and wild rants and examine his ludicrous policies that will only survive in a utopian political never-never land. The attacks in Paris sent shockwaves through the entire country and emphasized the importance of foreign policy in the 2016 presidential election. In a speech given on Monday in Tennessee, Trump claims it’s time to “talk about radical Islamism” and blames “weak and ineffective leadership” for the attacks on Paris, which killed at least 129 people. What Trump doesn’t see is the Obama administration is not weak. Obama is trying to maintain diplomacy and not send our country into yet another war in the Middle East. In a time when terrorist threats loom as a dark cloud over our country, we must have a president with ample knowledge of foreign policy, an area Trump lacks knowledge. This lack of knowledge extends far beyond his inability to name terrorist group leaders in an interview and his belief these leaders will be gone in a year. But hey, at least he can pay people to know about foreign policy, right? Wrong. Trump criticized China. He condemned Mexico and the border. He claims we should fight to protect America with no apologies, but many of his supporters
have no idea what this would mean for our country. America would go to war with China and Mexico and of course we would “bomb the Hell” out the Middle East. Who is going to fight all of these wars? How do we finance these wars while we’re financing the building of a wall between the United States and Mexico? Trump would reshape foreign policy into a conflicting global disaster with mass human casualties as well as severing vital relationships, which took years of diplomacy to build and maintain. If Trump is elected president, I fear comparisons to Nazi Germany and his desire for world domination. He targets a specific group of immigrants for all of our problems and plans to eradicate them from society. Name a problem, Adolf Hitler could fix it. Trump has an answer for everything, the answer usually being he can pay someone to fix the problem for him. People once laughed at the idea of Hitler rising to power, much like we are doing with Trump right now. This presidential election hosts an interesting cast of characters, ranging from a black man to women to a socialist. If one of these candidates doesn’t step up and take Trump out, who knows what America will look like in two years? Mariah Manuel is 22-year-old mass communication senior from Lake Charles, Louisiana. You can reach her on Twitter @mariah_manuel.
Police need to address negative stigma from brutality SIMPLY READ KAIN HINGLE Columnist Cops are generally not thought of as cool. The media besmirches the good name of police officers, and it shows. The latest Rasmussen Reports national survey found 58 percent of likely voters think there is a war on police. Police exist to diffuse conflict — not create it. The stigma associated with cops teaches us to fear the wrong people, and this is an issue. But police are not blameless for this negative stigma, which is clear in various instances of police brutality. The media caught many cops red-handed in their excessive
use of force. Robert Davis, Frank Jude and Rodney King are all infamous cases of adults facing clear instances of police brutality, but recently it seems cops are expanding their horizons to attack children. On May 8, a 13-year-old ne’erdo-well realized how brutal cops could be. Mario Badia, the school officer, responded to a domestic argument between a boy and his mother by slamming the non-resisting boy to the ground. Detectives found probable cause to charge Badia with child abuse. School officers are usually the first exposure children have to cops, so it should be a positive one. The majority of cops are not jerks, and a surprising amount of people fail to realize this. The media portrays officers like the
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crooked cop from “Pulp Fiction.” Police brutality sells, and the media is in the business of making money. News outlets won’t pass an opportunity to report on police brutality, and this skews opinions on law enforcement. If the media reported on every instance of a cop properly doing his or her job, two things would happen: Cops would be seen in a new light, and the news would be way more boring. Rather than modifying the media’s agenda, police could simply avoid doing dumb things. They shouldn’t slam kids for arguing with their mothers or arrest kids who bring clocks to school, but we don’t live in a perfect world. The extreme actions of a few inaccurately represent of the population. When we label cops as unjust or crooked because of a small
group of them, we send an unwise message. We see this mass labeling especially after terroristic attacks. One Muslim driven to the point of terrorism doesn’t define the beliefs of the entire religion. Jumping to conclusions about a demographic is intolerant and should not be how we identify groups. People should not fear cops. They provide an essential service and aren’t paid justly. Cops should have our respect, but they have to earn it. They should be held to a higher standard because they uphold the law. A police officer breaking the laws he or she swears to protect is hypocritical. Police officers serve as role models to today’s youths and should not be slamming 13-year-olds. The insane amount
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of police brutality reports shows the police force should be held to stricter acceptance qualifications — or work on their public relations. Though police are commonly perceived negativity, we need to stay faithful to the police. The majority of cops aren’t corrupt and protect the law to the best of their abilities. Most are approachable and protective, not crooked and aloof. This misconception could lead to negative repercussions in the next generation. Cops make the world a safer place, and we shouldn’t let the media tarnish the reputation officers work so hard to preserve. Kain is a 19-year-old psychology sophomore from Mandeville, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @kain_hingle.
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page 7 so as the season has evolved, I think they enjoyed his wit, they setter, I wanted somebody who enjoyed his personality, but he could come in and train our is still a feisty competitor and setters, while being able to he hates to lose.” speak from the same perspecPheister’s calm but seritive by having walked in their ous coaching style is a result shoes.” of earlier experience and adThe Shorewood, Wisconsin, vice he received from other native gained his first coach- coaches. ing experience at the Univer“One of the best things sity of Cincinnati, where he I learned from someone I was responsible for training coached with in college was, ‘In the team’s setters. Other stops order to be the best coach you included Duquesne University can be, you have to be yourself and fellow Southeastern Con- 100 percent at a time,’” Pheister ference school the University said. “Maybe it’s not for everybody, but I try to be myself no of Arkansas. With four games left, Phe- matter what I do. If I’d try to do ister is close to finishing his something I’m not, it’s just not first season at LSU, which has going to work for me.” not only given him a dynamic Having worked all season team but also with sophomore an interesting ‘I think in the beginning Cheyenne Wood experience befreshman they didn’t really know and cause of change how to take him. He is Lindsay Flory, in personnel and very sarcastic, so as the who are in their injuries. season as season has evolved, I think first “Fran and setters at LSU, Jill are so well- they enjoyed his wit, they he said he enenjoyed his personality, joys being back respected in the but he is still a feisty at calling the ofvolleyball community that my competitor and he hates fense, although goal is really just he hasn’t done it to lose.’ to learn as much I since he was a can and be a part student- ath lete FRAN FLORY of a great team himself. LSU volleyball coach and the family Pheister’s perspective from atmosphere they have at LSU,” Pheister said. men’s volleyball gives him the “With fairly inexperienced set- opportunity to bring in differters and all the injuries, I’ve ent tactics, even though it’s learned an awful lot about how technically the same sport. “Women’s volleyball is a lot to handle different situations. more well-rounded,” Pheister It’s been great.” Freshman defensive spe- said. “You have to work on a lot cialist Katie Kampen said his more parts of the game, while reception is positive mostly be- in men’s volleyball, all you have cause of the added diversity he to do is be more physical, stronbrings to the program. From a ger and faster than the other coaching standpoint, Kampen team and you’ll win. I think as said Pheister defines himself by time goes on and I get a little bit more comfortable with how being very “straight up.” “He is very witty,” Flory to introduce those tactics and said. “I think in the beginning those different types of ways they didn’t really know how to of seeing the game, hopefully take him. He is very sarcastic, we’ll work with that, as well.”
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LSU College of Humanities and Social Sciences associate professor Susan Weinstein sits with a group of students to go over what they learned in the past year at McKinley High School Monday in Baton Rouge. ACADEMICS
LSU School of Education faculty awarded total of $400,000 in grants BY CAITIE BURKES @caitie1221 LSU School of Education students will have a smoother transition from sitting in classroom desks to teaching from lecterns after four LSU SOE faculty members received Believe and Prepare Educator Preparation Innovation Grants last week. Grant recipients Estanislado Barrera, the Elementary Holmes graduate program adviser, and Cynthia DiCarlo, Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Program coordinator, collectively received $200,000 to partner with the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. The Louisiana Department of Education funded the grants. The partnership will allow year-long residencies for student teaching. Barrera said the grant sought to target priority schools and develop a strong relationship between LSU and EBR Parish public schools. Through the program, he said, the EBR system could attract new and talented teachers to place in the priority schools. “We really felt that if we could somehow collaborate and partner with EBR Parish to develop this cadre of really strong mentor teachers ... that we would be able to better prepare the LSU students, which then meant that we would be producing highly qualified teachers,” Barrera said. Instead of student-teaching for one semester, Elementary Holmes graduate program participants take additional coursework to graduate with a degree in elementary education. However, Barrera said they do not graduate with a teaching certificate. Program participants spend the summer after graduation as graduate students then begin a year-long student teaching experience in the fall. Participants graduate with a master’s degree in teaching. Since he took control of the program this year, Barrera said he revamped it so that students will
be certified to teach English as a second language and as a reading specialist in the state. “In three semesters, they get a master’s and really good certificates in the field of education,” Barrera said. SOE professor Jacqueline Bach, English professor Susan Weinstein and English Ph.D student Anna West will fund Geaux Teach English with their $150,000 Believe and Prepare grant. Weinstein said the grant will go toward revisions in the Geaux Teach English program and a summer institute for local English teachers so that “everyone is on the same page.” She said student feedback revealed Geaux Teach English participants did not have the most meaningful experiences, leading Weinstein to create two one-year student teaching residencies. Junior year marks the first year of residency. For those two semesters, Weinstein said students will be placed in two different classroom settings — one middle school and one high school — in groups of three so they can plan together and observe each other. In a student’s senior year, he or she will student teach in one classroom from August PROGRAM(S) Elementary Holmes Graduate Program, Early Childhood Teacher Preparation program Geaux Teach English
LSU’s Elementary Education Undergraduate program
through May. “It’s going to give them a more accurate experience of what it’s like to actually be a teacher in a classroom for a year,” Weinstein said. SOE’s Margaret-Mary Sulentic Dowell, Erin Casey, Paula Summers Calderon and Sassy Wheeler received a $50,000 grant in partnership with top administration in Baker, Louisiana schools. Sulentic Dowell said the Elementary Education Undergraduate program aims for arts integration — an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form — into the elementary curriculum. She said the grant money will provide “seed money” to work with mentor teachers and incorporate professional development training. She also said a year-long residency allows LSU student teachers to watch their Baker students grow academically and forge a closer bond with them. “When you only have a semester, you’re either going to see how a school year begins or you’re going to see how a school year ends,” Sulentic Dowell said. “But you’re not going to see a school year in its entirety.”
MONETARY LEVEL OF BELIEVE AND PREPARE GRANT
WHAT GRANT COVERS
$200,000
Professional development for mentor teachers, workshop materials, mentor teacher stipends
$150,000
Hiring a coordinator, mentor teacher stipends, student teacher stipends for first weeks of school, Summer Institute
$50,000
Mentor teacher stipends, local educators assisting the program, small materials budget, visits to demonstration sites and school campuses in North Carolina
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page 8 GRAY, from page 3 the arc on the night. But at this point in his career, Gray is hardly worried about his individual numbers. The stat sheet in front of him during the postgame news conference is as meaningless as anything that happened last season. “Some nights, I might not score,” Gray said. “Some nights, I might go for a career high. I just want to play hard and win. That’s why I came back here, just to win. “I don’t really care about this sheet of paper or what’s on there.” After losing his starting job last season following moments of inconsistency, the Lake Charles, Louisiana,
native’s approach has complete- the program and himself, were ly changed. He’s acknowledged high after he led all junior negative media coverage and college players in points per criticism from game in one fans grinded at at Odessa ‘I just tried to block out year him, seemingly College, but the never able to fo- everything that doesn’t experience last cus on what lies matter. Everything that season humahead. bled him and doesn’t affect me. Just changed his perAs he alluded to, Gray even con- try to stay tunnel vision.’ spective. sidered transfer“My whole ring at one point me nt a l it y JOSH GRAY after the concluchanged,” Gray LSU senior guard sion of his first said. “I just season with LSU, tried to block out which would be the third time everything that doesn’t matter, he switched schools. But LSU everything that doesn’t affect coach Johnny Jones persuad- me. Just try to stay tunnel vied him to come back, know- sion. Just focus on my teaming a veteran guard could mates, my coaching staff and still be valuable to a deep focus on my senior year. I feel rotation. like, me just being so focused The expectations, both from like I am, opportunity like this
Monday, November 16, 2015 will happen for me often.” But then came the setback in early August, when Gray played in an NCAA-unsanctioned game, forcing him to miss the five-game tour of Australia and the first win against the Cowboys. By Monday night, though, he was finally ready to go, and he made the most of his time on the floor, helping ignite a 28-6 LSU run to finish the first half. “That tells you what kind of person he is,” said freshman guard Antonio Blakeney. “Not only player, but the kind of person he is. Somebody who can keep their head and be able to do well in those situation.” Gray actually ended up playing more minutes than starting
point guard Tim Quarterman, who picked up three fouls in the second half and didn’t return to the game after the 12:34 mark. With Quarterman resting with a huge Tiger lead, Jones got exactly what he wanted out of Gray, which is a positive sign for the LSU backcourt while Hornsby recovers from an injury. “He had an all-around game in running this team,” Jones said. “That’s something we look forward to if we can get that type of productivity out of our point guards, whether it’s Tim or Josh, who played 22 minutes tonight. That’s huge for us. If we can get both of our points to play that way, we have a lot of great things in store for us.”
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LSU senior guard Josh Gray (5) during the Tigers’ 91-69 victory against Kennesaw State University on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 in the PMAC.