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spring’s fashion show by Hemline@ LSU, now known as Fashion Association at LSU. After walking in the Fashion Association’s show, Ledford made connections with other University students who now provide her with modeling opportunities. She walked for fellow student Bonnie Campbell for Southern Design Week in November. Anderson said she was inspired to pursue modeling by a family friend and comments about her freckles. “In high school ... a lot of people were saying, ‘Oh you’re so unique looking, nobody else looks like you,’” Anderson said. She said people still stop her, saying they “never see people with freckles anymore.” While casting calls are imperative for Ledford and Anderson to stay relevant in the industry, they also need to focus on school. “It’s kind of hard because I can’t do as much as I want to do. I can’t accept every opportunity,” Anderson said. “For instance, I wanted to go to casting for New Orleans Fashion Week, but I couldn’t because I had obligations to school.” Ledford agreed the balance is difficult, but she takes advantage of a lighter school schedule for more
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French and film and media arts freshman Jane Ledford stands outside the Studio Arts Building.
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Tigers face Auburn in Kristallnacht survivor visits LSU SEC quarterfinal game BY CAITIE BURKES cburkes@lsureveille.com
BY DAVID GRAY dgray@lsureveille.com The LSU men’s basketball team finished the regular season with the program’s best record in six years. But regular season records don’t matter to the Tigers, who will begin their postseason journey in the Southeastern Conference Tournament this afternoon. The games will be more intense and the stakes will be higher with NCAA Tournament résumés on the line. “It’s postseason play now,” said
LSU sophomore guard Tim Quarterman. “Every game counts. We just have to go out there and play every game like it’s the last.” After earning a double bye, the No. 4-seeded Tigers (22-9) will battle No. 13 seed Auburn (14-19) in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament today at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. LSU and Auburn will play approximately 25 minutes after the conclusion of the noon game between No. 1 seed Kentucky and No. 8 seed Florida.
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Though it sits in a New York synagogue, Ruth Oppenheim remembers every day the Torah that changed her life. The soft-spoken 87-year-old holds onto the Hebrew bible as a reminder of her childhood in Nazi Germany. Her father rescued that Torah from the hands of SS officers on Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, in November 1938. He endured public beatings and incarceration so it could be preserved rather than burned. Oppenheim shared her experiences growing up in a small town
in northern Germany to a packed event room Thursday afternoon. The Women’s and Gender Studies program sponsored the event at the University’s Barnes and Noble. “There are already people who deny [the Holocaust] ever happened,” Oppenheim said. “I feel that, when I speak to young people, I’d like for them to remember they met someone who experienced part of the Holocaust.” She said her family was one of 10 Jewish families in a town with a population of 20,000. Hers was the only family with children. The family had lived there since 1784 and was regarded as a well-
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Vet school graduate wins research award Pathobiological Sciences PhD alumnus Michael McCracken was awarded the Research Associateship award by the National Research Council of the National Academies. His work focuses on how immune responses connect to transmission and to develop dengue vaccine. The award was based on his research during doctoral work under Pathobiological
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Police accountability to be discussed on campus Manhattan Institute for Policy Research fellow Heather Mac Donald will address issues of police brutality and race on Tuesday, March 17. Recent national events and issues from Mac Donald’s book “Are Police Racist” will be discussed at two different locations on campus. Mac Donald will speak first at 3 p.m. at the Hill Memorial Library, and then in the Holliday Forum in the Journalism Building
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Student volunteers to garden at Hope House U.S. recovery facility
BY ROSE VELAZQUEZ rvelazquez@lsureveille.com While an act as simple as gardening might seem like a small way to tackle an issue as enormous as sex trafficking, such an act could mean all the difference to the victims. Saturday Volunteer LSU will host its first service project for the local Hope House U.S. facility, a long-term care and short-term transitional home for survivors of sex trafficking. Participating University students will visit the facility and work on gardening projects, such as raking leaves and trimming bushes, to improve the landscaping. Kinesiology freshman and project coordinator Kylie Hodnett said students are able to gain something from the experience of any service project they participate in, and where volunteers are needed there’s always a chance to clean up. Even if students don’t get to work directly with victims living in the house, they will become a part of the mission of Hope House U.S. just by helping to improve victims’ environment, she said. About 30 students are
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Kinesiology freshman Kylie Hodnett is leading a gardening service project Saturday that will improve landscaping at Hope House U.S., a sex trafficking recovery facility. registered to participate, and Hodnett said she continues to receive emails even after the registration deadline from students who are interested
in volunteering. “We had a lot of volunteers sign up for it just because it’s a major issue, especially in Baton Rouge, and so I think it’s an
issue people want to learn more about themselves, and I feel like through this they can get the culture that they need to learn more about it,” Hodnett said. According to Walk Free Foundation’s 2014 Global Slavery Index, an estimated 35.8 million men, women and children throughout the world are imprisoned in modern slavery, and an estimated 60,100 of those individuals are within U.S. borders. The National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline received 233 phone calls in 2012, but in the first six months of 2013, the NHTRC hotline received 227 calls from Louisiana alone, according to The Louisiana Human Trafficking Report produced by The Modern Slavery Research Project at Loyola University. The 2013 Louisiana phone calls resulted in 50 identified cases of human trafficking, and 68 percent were cases of sex trafficking, according to the report. The majority of those reported human trafficking cases came out of New Orleans and Baton Rouge. “I think with the issue of human trafficking being so
prevalent in this area too, I think students are wanting to learn about why and what they can do to help address it,” said Josh Dean, Campus Life assistant director for service. The first Hope House opened in 2013 through Trafficking Hope’s Coalition, Awareness, Rescue, Education and Services Initiative. Hope House U.S. provides safe housing for female sex trafficking survivors ages 18 and up in a secure, rural setting where they receive traumainformed care. The program provides each resident with an individual care plan which includes GED education and workforce development. “I think that there’s a lot said about Hope House every now and then, and everyone doesn’t really know exactly what it is, what it means,” Hodnett said. “I feel like once people do this project they can learn the actual mission of Hope House and learn ways to work closer with them in the future.” Volunteer LSU is looking into the possibility of holding the gardening service project again in the future or hosting projects to benefit other Hope Houses, Hodnett said.
LITERATURE
Alumna’s poetry nominated for LGBT literary award BY ROSE VELAZQUEZ rvelazquez@lsureveille.com During her time as a University graduate student, poet Megan Volpert found her voice as a writer and learned what it takes to make it in the professional literary world. Under the guidance of English professors such as Andrei Crodescu, who is now retired, and Laura Mullen, Volpert graduated in 2006 from the University with an MFA in creative writing. She went on to publish five original poetry books and edited an anthology called “This Assignment is So Gay: LGBTIQ Poets on the Art of Teaching.” Her sixth book, “Order Sutra,” will be published in May. Tonight, Volpert will read excerpts from her Lambda Literary Award-nominated poetry book “Only Ride” in the University bookstore at 7 p.m. for the annual Delta Mouth Literary Festival. Volpert’s “Only Ride” is a finalist for the 27th annual “Lammys” — an awards ceremony which recognizes the merit of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender stories in the literary world by honoring the LGBT books of the year. The winners will be announced on June 1. She wrote “Only Ride” in two-minute installments on her
phone while riding the train to work at 6 a.m. She said the book is her most personal work, which she spent more time writing than any of her other five books. Volpert said she believes it is her first work that is timeless and continues to resonate in her current voice. “Some of my earlier work, almost the minute that it’s published, it’s like forgettable even to me, and it seems very far away,” Volpert said. “It seems like I was a different person when I wrote it, but as I do readings for ‘Only Ride’ and the more times I go back to it, I still feel really touched by it myself.” This is her second time as a “Lammys” finalist, and her first time as a finalist in the poetry category. “This Assignment is So Gay: LGBTIQ Poets on the Art of Teaching” was a Lammys finalist in the anthology category. “I’m trying to keep to as humble a place as I can about it because I’m obviously thrilled, and I’m trying not to hold my breath to win,” Volpert said. “I’m trying to enjoy being a finalist.” When Volpert came to the University to study under Crodescu, the atmosphere allowed her to learn and grow as
a writer. Now that she has a day job in addition to her career as a writer, she said she isn’t always able to find the creative environment she had at the University. “It gave me time and space to write, which is exceedingly difficult to come by working a nine to five, and when you have time and space that’s what gives you the opportunity to really think about what sort of writer you are,” Volpert said. “It was just a place for me to find my voice.” Volpert said she looks forward to returning to the University to meet the next round of MFA students and see the evolution of Baton Rouge. “When I was living in Baton Rouge, it felt like everything just always stayed the same,” Volpert said. “But now, as I come back and visit every two or three years, so much has changed.” Volpert continues to write and teaches high school English in Fulton County, Georgia. She also visits colleges as a guest lecturer and instructor for various writing workshops. She said what sets her apart as a poet is not necessarily the different literary voice every writer sets out to find, but rather, her sheer determination to continue publishing.
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BRCC Softball - Oak Villa Park
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Funny F'n Friday's - George's Place
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Carbon Copy - Superior Grill
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Birmingham CC Baseball - Pete Goldsby Field LSU Women's Tennis - W. T. "Dub" Robinson Stadium
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Louisiana State Baseball - Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field Moonlight 5K Loup Garou Run - Steamboat Warehouse Pavilion Carrie: The Musical - Reilly Theatre
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Company - Baton Rouge Little Theater Comedy Night - UpStage Theatre The Drowsy Chaperone - Essanee Theatre
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A Live One: Phish Tribute - Chelsea's Cafe A World of Dreams - Louisiana Art and Science Museum and Planetarium Preston Gilchrist and Theresa Herrera - Baton Rouge Gallery for
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Contemporary Art An American in Venice: James McNeill Whistler and His Legacy LSU Museum of Art Brave Steps: The Louisiana Native Guard - West Baton Rouge Museum Margaret Evangeline: On War - LSU Museum of Art
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page 4 BASKETBALL, from page 1 LSU coach Johnny Jones, who was a member in four SEC Tournaments under legendary coach Dale Brown, said everything now changes as the schedule flips to the postseason. “The good thing is after the regular season is over and you get into the conference tournament, you turn your energy and everything is different,” Jones said. “You know that the tournament is one-and-done. You put yourself in the position and are hopeful to win three games and win the championship.” With their 81-78 victory against No. 21 Arkansas on March 7, the Tigers all but stamped their ticket to the NCAA Tournament, which they haven’t done since the 200809 season. The Tigers’ victory against the No. 2 seed Razorbacks was even more impressive considering LSU was without the services of sophomore forward Jordan Mickey, who was named a First-Team All-SEC selection Tuesday. With Mickey nursing a hurt shoulder, LSU received productive performances from its reserves, most notably junior guard Josh Gray. The Tigers’ bench matched Arkansas’ in scoring, 17-17, to make up for the loss of Mickey’s 16 points per game. Jones said Mickey will likely play today, but LSU sophomore forward Jarell Martin said the Tigers need a replica of Saturday’s performance from their bench in order to have success in the conference tournament. “I feel great with the way our team played in the last game, especially without Jordan,” Martin said. “Everyone came out and played their hearts out. Everyone that came off the bench gave us good minutes and 100 percent effort out there. We need that to continue.” In Auburn, LSU faces an opponent its had mixed results against this season. The two conference rivals split the season series, with the road team winning each game. LSU’s 81-77 home loss to Auburn on Feb. 5 prompted Jones to shake up his starting lineup, adding Quarterman and freshman guard Jalyn Patterson to the first five. Since then, LSU has gone 6-3, including a resounding 84-61 road thumping of Auburn. While LSU has rested for six days, Auburn has been busy in the first two rounds of the tournament. Auburn beat No. 12 seed Mississippi State on Wednesday before rallying from a 10-point halftime deficit to down No. 5 seed Texas A&M, 66-59. Though a loss to Auburn would damage its NCAA Tournament résumé, most experts believe LSU has already clinched a spot in the Big Dance, but Patterson said his team still has goals for the conference tournament. “We’re trying to win it,” Patterson said. “Everyone on the team is on the same page. We’re trying to win the tournament. That way, we have an automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament. So that’s our goal.” You can reach David Gray on Twitter @dgray_TDR.
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Queer Night to be held on campus tonight Delta Mouth literary festival celebrates Southern writers BY HAYLEY FRANKLIN hfranklin@lsureveille.com Delta Mouth, a literary festival led by the University’s Creative Writing Program, is hosting Queer Night tonight to kick off the Louisiana Queer Conference. The conference provides leadership, social and networking opportunities to LGBT college students and their allies. Queer Night marks day two of the three-day Delta Mouth Literary Festival. The event will focus on queer voices in the South and host four published poets, three of whom are University alumni. Jenn Marie Nunes, Mel Coyle, Brad Richard and Megan Volpert will speak and read their works at the event. Nunes and Coyle both teach in New Orleans and partner to co-edit TENDERLOIN, an online poetry gallery. Richard is the creative writing director at Lusher Charter School in New Orleans. He’s written three poetry books, and his work has been recognized by numerous literary magazines. Volpert is from Atlanta, Georgia, where she has taught high school English for about a decade. She is an MFA graduate of the University and has written seven books since graduating. She is working on a book about “the rise of punk rock and the election of Jimmy Carter in 1976.” Volpert attended the University about 10 years ago and said she can remember when Delta Mouth first began. “I believe my last year of school there was the first year
of Delta Mouth, so it was a teeny tiny festival at that point,” Volpert said. “It was mostly just kids in the creative writing graduate program that were participating in it, so I’m really pleased to see how big it’s gotten and for them to have sought to invite me back.” Creative writing director Laura Mullen, who helped organize the event, hopes the Queer Night will open opportunities for students to connect. She also hopes the event will offer a space for students to open minds to what they want to do with their lives. “They need spaces for exploration because otherwise, they won’t find out who they really want to be,” Mullen said. “They’ll just be tracked along into something someone else tells them they should be. We want to open up spaces for people to find out who they are. Poetry and nights like this make those kinds of spaces.” English professor Chris Barrett, who helped organize Spectrum’s involvement in the event, said the night will be a wonderful opportunity to hear good poetry from talented writers and celebrate diversity in the literary world. “This year’s Delta Mouth is so centered on bringing queer voices and the voices of people of color to the absolute center and beating heart of this event,” Barrett said. “This will be just an extraordinary opportunity to hear the chorus of diverse voices that make us the creative and engaged group of poetry lovers that we are.” Mullen said it is important to focus on queer issues because the queer community at the University is not always as welcomed as it would like to be. She said she has some friends
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English professor Laura Mullen, who helped create the Queer Voices event, holds a copy of ‘This Assignment is So Gay,’ an anthology edited by alumna Megan Volpert. who have had difficult experiences on campus because of their sexuality, and hosting Queer Night is important. “It seems really crucial to open up a space to keep making everyone aware that this is just another way of being,” Mullen said. “It’s no big deal. It’s like the
difference between liking chocolate ice cream and vanilla ice cream.” In addition to having guest speakers and readers, Queer Night will offer an open mic session, which will kick off the event. All are welcome to come and read their poetry.
BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY
The Chimes celebrates 6 years of pub trivia BY TOMMY ROMANACH Manship News Service A bevy of drinks, late-night meals and endless conversations flow through The Chimes Restaurant and Taproom every Monday night. Chimes Trivia Night is the result of a perfect match: a prime location and a company operating without flaw since the beginning. “We were brought in for Mondays [at 10 p.m.] for a specific reason,” said trivia host Mike Hatfield. “We’re like a band. We fill in two or three hours and make that two or three hours busy or busier than it currently is.” Hatfield is the owner of MonkeyBR, a company specializing in hosting trivia nights for different bars in the Baton Rouge area. The company now serves 11 locations, but nothing compares to its attendance or notoriety at The Chimes, which will celebrate the sixth anniversary of its opening
night Monday. Hatfield remembers that night, when competition was restricted to the bar area. Despite the restrictions, 16 teams showed up, forcing the restaurant to expand its competitive “arena.” Hatfield said the competition expanded to tables near the waiting area, followed by tables in the Varsity Theatre. Three months in, The Chimes was forced to put sound in the entire restaurant and give the whole lot to Hatfield and his co-workers. The large crowds have caused busy Monday nights at the Northgate staple. For waitress Sarah Lanzetta, the bustling nights are more fun than exhausting. “It’s not just work — we are getting to play and we are getting to have fun,” she said. “The bond with the competitors we serve makes everyone happier, too. Everyone is in a good state and having fun.” The festive scene Lanzetta describes is something Hatfield
touched on when he participated in TEDxLSU on Feb. 28. In his talk, Hatfield touched on his philosophy on trivia, believing it is not about trying to win every week but instead about creating an ideal social atmosphere. With a guaranteed debate for every question, he said the night creates “automatic ice breakers” within each group. The larger competitions at MonkeyBR follow similar rules: No groups larger than seven and no use of cellphones. This doesn’t stop some contestants from attempting to cheat, but Hatfield is prepared for those situations. Indications of foul play may come from other teams spotting a group with too many members or a relatively unknown team doing suspiciously well. Hatfield will either send Chimes employees like Lanzetta or go himself to spy on the accused team and see if anything shady is happening. It’s not a process Hatfield wants to do, he said, but it’s one
he has to do to maintain the game’s integrity. “If it’s somebody who’s new and doing well, we’ll try to just check them down,” Hatfield said. “If they continue to do it and we know they’re doing it, we just won’t announce them in the rankings.” At a recent competition, one of the weekly prize winners was the group “Let’s Make Groceries,” last fall’s overall champion. Group member and University graduate student Brian Watson enjoys the rewards, but he said the group mainly participates for the positive social aspects. Something at Chimes Trivia compels people to be socially comfortable as they test what they know, sometimes growing closer to members of their group. “It’s just the combination of hanging out with your friends in this friendly environment,” Watson said. “The stakes are low, but you can still win free beer.”
Sports
Friday, March 13, 2015
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Defense adjusts to new terminology
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this just hasn’t happened in as long as I can remember in this league, so it’s good for the sport. Everyone will be watching it whether they’re in the SEC [or] out of the SEC because things like this don’t come along very often.” Both teams have been in good hands no matter who has started in the circle this season. The Tigers and the Gators have both boasted strong pitching rotations that, so far,
The LSU football team finished its third day of practice yesterday and appears to be in the full swing of spring. After working with former defensive coordinator John Chavis for the past six years, the Tigers are adjusting to life without him. With new coordinator Kevin Steele coming over from Alabama to start the 2015 season, the defense needs to adjust to a few changes here and there to keep up LSU’s tradition of being a defensive institution. Junior linebacker Kendell Beckwith said he and the defense’s biggest obstacle to overcome is the mental aspect of grasping the new scheme. “Just studying,” Beckwith said. “Really working on putting the time in because of the new defense we all have. There’s not too much of a difference but the terminology. That was expected, but like I said we all just have to study together and study individually and we’ll get it.” Some senior leadership should help LSU make the transition go through a little smoother. Though he has played in the same defense for the past three years, senior defensive back Jalen Mills said he has taken steps to make sure he and his new coach are on the same page and that they keep a line of communication open throughout the season.
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LSU sophomore catcher/infielder Sahvanna Jaquish (2) tracks the ball after hitting it during the Tigers’ 14-0 victory against Stephen F. Austin on March 1 at Tiger Park.
LSU prepares for battle of undefeated teams against Florida BY JACK WOODS jwoods@lsureveille.com The undefeated No. 3 LSU softball team faces its toughest test to date as the team travels to face fellow unbeaten No. 1 Florida for a three game weekend series beginning at 5 p.m. today. The Tigers (25-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) cruised through their non-conference schedule and got off to a quick start in
league play sweeping Arkansas in last weekend’s series. The Gators (27-0, 0-0 SEC) also swept every team in their non-conference slate, recording wins against No. 2 Oregon twice, No. 3 Michigan twice, No. 18 Arizona, No. 23 Kansas and No. 25 North Carolina State three times. LSU coach Beth Torina said the series is bigger than just the two teams playing. “What is so neat about it is that it’s so good for the sport,” Torina said. “A matchup like
BASEBALL
Tigers get SEC play underway with series against Ole Miss BY JACK CHASCIN jchascin@lsureveille.com The time has come. The No. 1 LSU baseball team is set to begin its Southeastern Conference schedule when it takes on SEC West rival Ole Miss at Alex Box Stadium in a three-game weekend series, with first pitch tonight at 7 p.m. “It’s the best conference in college baseball,” said junior shortstop Alex Bregman. “The games are going to be intense. We’re going to have to have a lot of energy through all 30 of them and into the SEC Tournament hopefully. We got to just take care of business and take it one game at a time.” The Tigers (16-1) are
riding a tidal wave of momentum after increasing their win streak to 13 games in a 7-0 blowout against in-state opponent McNeese State on Wednesday. LSU has outscored its opponents by 66 runs (97-31) during its streak. LSU has been helped during its current streak by the bullpen. While the Tigers’ bats have come alive in the past month after coming to a halt in a 6-3 loss to Nicholls State on Feb. 18, it has been the arms of the bullpen who have made the most noise. “The bullpen has been incredible,” said freshman pitcher Alex Lange. “The confidence in coming out of the baseball
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LSU senior outfielder Jared Foster (17) hits the ball Wednesday in the Tigers’ 7-0 victory against McNeese State in Alex Box Stadium.
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Friday, March 13, 2015 TRACK AND FIELD
Tigers close regular season with LSU to compete in NCAA tri-meet against Centenary, UNH Indoor Championship BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL cboutwell@lsureveille.com The No. 3 LSU gymnastics team seeks to finish its regular season on a high note in a trimeet against Centenary and New Hampshire at 7 p.m. on Friday in Centenary’s Gold Dome. LSU (11-1, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) hopes to finish with a high score to gain a favorable position in postseason competition. The Tigers plan to achieve this while developing the entire roster. “We need to continue to develop our depth, and continue to give as many kids an opportunity as possible,” said LSU coach D-D Breaux. “Do this without jeopardizing our score because there is a lot riding on this score.” Last season, the Tigers defeated Centenary, 197.200-181.275, in their inaugural meet. LSU last played New Hampshire on March 4, 2011, in a 196.000-194.350 victory. Breaux does not see the Tigers’ upcoming meet as a chance to let off the gas pedal. Neither does freshman Myia Hambrick. “We talk a lot as a team about staying in the process,” Hambrick said. “Meaning, taking it step-by-step while focusing on the big picture. That’s it.” LSU plans to “stay in the process” by resting key gymnasts in its impending competition to prepare for the postseason. Breaux
doesn’t see it as a break, but instead an opportunity to give other gymnasts experience going into postseason play. “We have a few kids who haven’t vaulted, so we would like to give them the opportunity to vault,” Breaux said. “We have to rest [senior all-arounder] Rheagan [Courville] and do what is best for [senior all-arounder] Jessie Jordan. We are just going to have to weigh where we are with this team going into Friday.” Courville was slowed down in consecutive meets because of an elongated flu recovery process. The typical all-arounder competed in only two events against both Alabama and Minnesota. Courville’s absence was felt in the Tigers’ last meet appearance, but she and her senior counterparts still pushed the team to its latest victory against Minnesota, 198.375-195.450. Senior all-arounders Lloimincia Hall, Jordan and Courville led the team to a school-record score with their first perfect 10s of the season. But to freshman Erin Macadaeg, her elders provide the team with much more than scores. “The biggest influence on me has to be the team leadership that we have,” Macadaeg said. “The seniors are really great at being leaders and they are our biggest role models. They help us with everything. We get advice from them.”
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LSU sophomore all-arounder Sydney Ewing performs March 6 during the Tigers’ victory against Minnesota at the PMAC. Breaux uses the seniors’ leadership to provide consistency to her squad. Consistency is the main thing Breaux will rely on for answers Friday night. “Consistency,” Breaux said. “We have to practice again being on the road. Becoming even more consistent. Can we stick our landings? Can we hit our handstands on the road? Can we do them as well as we did at Alabama and Auburn when the pressure was on? It is all very little things. It is also the awareness of staying healthy, continuing to do the fitness things, paying attention to the details. Everything you do counts.” You can reach Christian Boutwell on Twitter @CBoutwell_TDR.
The LSU men’s and women’s track and field teams are looking for their first Indoor National Championship with LSU track and field coach Dennis Shaver at the helm. The No. 8 Tigers and No. 15 Lady Tigers are competing at the NCAA Indoor Championships beginning at 10:00 a.m. March 13-14 at Randall Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Tigers’ competitors span four events, with two qualifiers in both the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes. They are led by the reigning national-champion 4x400-meter relay team consisting of junior sprinter Darrell Bush, senior sprinter Quincy Downing, junior sprinter Cyril Grayson and senior sprinter Vernon Norwood. The team enters the national meet after earning the bronze medal at the Southeastern Conference Championships on Feb. 27 and 28. LSU sprints and hurdles coach Bennie Brazell is confident in the team’s ability to defend its title, despite having just the third-fastest time among qualifiers. “We have to run for each other,” Brazell said. “If everyone does their job, believes in each other and counts on one another, we will come to a victory.” Senior sprinter Aaron Ernest looks to improve his sixth-place finish at the 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships in the 200meter dash. He enters the meet as the No. 2 qualifier and is fresh off a gold-medal performance in SEC Championships. Sophomore sprinter Tremayne Acy, also in the 200-meter dash, will line up next to Ernest. Norwood — the reigning national silver medalist — will also race in the 400-meter dash alongside fellow-relay runner Downing. Meanwhile, senior hurdler Joshua Thompson is making his first NCAA Championships appearance as the SEC silver medalist in the
60-meter hurdles. “[Norwood’s] goal would be to run really well in the preliminary rounds so he can draw a good lane in the final,” Shaver said. “But any way it ends up, I know from our vantage point, he has worked really hard. He’s better this year than he was last year, and this is the opportunity he has to show it to everybody.” Senior shot putter Tori Bliss emerged as the favorite among Lady Tigers to win an individual title. Bliss unleashed a SEC Championships meet record distance of 60 feet, 1 inch for the conference title. Bliss, who is the No. 1 shot putter in the nation, said she developed a new mindset this season when it comes to throwing and expects to continue her hot streak. “I’m just trusting the process,” Bliss said. “I know that all the hard work I have put in is going to show on Saturday. I’m excited to get out there and compete.” Following Bliss, the Lady Tigers are competing in six events. Sophomore jumper Nataliyah Friar is the only dual-qualifier on the women’s team, competing in the long jump and triple jump. Two freshman sprinters and one hurdler qualified to the national meet in their inaugural seasons. Aleia Hobbs and Mikiah Brisco are running in the 60-meter dash, while Daeshon Gordon is competing in the 60-meter hurdles. Sophomores Jada Martin and Morgan Schuetz also qualified for the first time in their respective careers. Martin is the No. 8 competitor in the 200-meter dash and Schuetz was the final qualifier in the 800-meter dash. A top-10 finish for the Lady Tigers would mark the 13th time in 14 years, and the Tigers are looking for their ninth top-10 finish in the last decade. You can reach Jacob Hamilton on Twitter @jhamilton_TDR.
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LSU junior thrower Patrick Geers performs a hammer throw Jan. 9 inside the Carl Maddox Field House.
Friday, March 13, 2015 BASEBALL, from page 5 game and handing it to the bullpen, it’s awesome. There’s not many bullpen’s like this in the NCAA where you know that they’re not going to give up a run. They’re not going to blow the lead. They’re going to go out there, and if the bullpen comes in, the game’s over. “It’s a really good feeling to have that lockdown back there.” In the Tigers’ shutout win against McNeese State, Mainieri sent 11 pitchers to the mound to combine for the shutout victory. The bullpen’s combined shutout signified 23 straight innings without allowing a run. LSU’s bullpen has been nearly unhittable during its recent win streak. The Tigers’ pen has given up a total of only 34 hits with 73 strikeouts and only 10 extra base hits this season. The bullpen has combined for a total of only 10 earned runs, and of those 10 earned runs, only sophomore Russell Reynolds has given up more than two. Five out of the 11 bullpen pitchers for the Tigers have yet to allow a run this season, with four more allowing only one on the year. “It’s always good throwing up zeros,” said freshman pitcher Jesse Stallings. “When you do it for so long you just want to keep doing it. We’ve got 23 right now and if we can we’ll just go
SOFTBALL, from page 5 have proved unbeatable. LSU’s “Fantastic 4” has a combined record of 25-0 and a 0.86 ERA, and the latter figure is good enough to rank third in the nation. Freshman pitcher Allie Walljasper leads the team in wins (8), ERA (0.43) and innings pitched (48.1). Freshman pitcher Carley Hoover is 6-0 with a 1.15 ERA and leads the team in strikeouts (58). Sophomore pitcher Kelsee Selman is 5-0 with 1.13 ERA, and sophomore pitcher Baylee Corbello is 6-0 with a 0.88 ERA, holding opponents to a batting average of .159. Corbello is coming off the first no-hitter of her LSU career in her last start against Northwestern State on March 3. The Gators counter with a pitching staff that is a combined 27-0 and has an ERA of 0.76, putting them just ahead of the Tigers at second in the nation. Senior Lauren Haeger leads Florida’s rotation with an 11-0 record, a 0.59 ERA and 85 strikeouts. Freshman Aleshia Ocasio and sophomore Delanie Gourley round out the Florida pitching staff. Ocasio is 9-0 with a 0.69 ERA and Gourley is 7-0 with a 1.06 ERA. Sophomore second baseman Constance Quinn said she believes LSU’s lineup will be up for the challenge Florida’s pitching depth will pose. “It’s going to be a good test,” Quinn said. “We have the slappers, we have the power hitters, we have the speed. It might be
for the rest of the season. We’ll just see how that works.” Stallings has helped the Tigers’ strikeout total. Stallings’ 11 strikeouts on the year is tied for fourth on the team, and his seven saves are ranked first in the SEC. Stallings has allowed only two hits in his eight appearances, and his opposing batting average is an astounding .083. While LSU is streaking, Ole Miss (9-7) is in a slump. A year after advancing to the College World Series, the Rebels have struggled to piece together a decent string of wins. Ole Miss is recently coming off a two-game losing skid in which it was outscored 21-7. The Rebels snapped the skid with an 8-3 victory against No. 13 Louisville on Wednesday. Ole Miss is currently ranked 13th in the SEC in offense with a .255 batting average along with being ranked 12th in pitching with a 3.75 ERA. While the Rebels may be trending downward in recent weeks, an SEC rival is never taken lightly. “I know that they’re going to have a great team,” Bregman said. “Coach Bianco does a great job and those guys have been tough both years that I’ve played against them, so we’re going to have to come ready to play if we want to win.” You can reach Jack Chascin on Twitter @Chascin_TDR. a little challenging, but we have the lineup that can match with it and the lineup that can get the job done.” LSU is fifth in the nation in batting average at .375, has a slugging percentage of .610 and has outscored opponents, 199-28, through 25 games. Sophomore infielder Sahvanna Jaquish leads the nation in RBIs (45), is tied for the lead in sacrifice flies (5) and is tied for third in home runs (11), one off the NCAA lead. Senior center fielder A.J. Andrews leads the nation in triples (7) and checks in at 10th in the nation with an on-base percentage of .633, although nobody ranked ahead of Andrews in the latter category has as many at-bats. The Gators’ lineup has been lethal, too. Florida has outscored opponents, 212-28, batted .323 and hit 42 home runs in the process. Not only does Haeger bolster Florida’s pitching staff, she gets it done at the plate. Haeger is hitting .380 and leads the team in home runs (9) and RBIs (34). Despite Florida being the highest-ranked opponent LSU has faced, Corbello said the Tigers will play the same way they always have. “I don’t think we’re going in with a scared mentality at all,” Corbello said. “We’re just going to go in, just play our game and just do what we’ve been doing all year.” You can reach Jack Woods on Twitter @Jack_TDR.
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FOOTBALL, from page 5 “[It can be frustrating] coming in and getting used to some of the old words we used to use,” Mills said. “Now I have to correct myself like shake my head and slap myself on my helmet. As soon as Steele got hired, I went up and introduced myself and told him let’s get the ball rolling. Whenever he opens up the playbook to figure out what he wants to do I want to be the first person to know. “He’s a serious guy and takes his job seriously. He has very high expectations for us as a defense and for us as a team.” Not only will the team have to adapt to new terminology, and possibly an entirely new defensive philosophy, it has to adjust to life without defensive veterans, like former linebacker Kwon Alexander, who was the defense’s priority play caller and will be leaving for a chance in the NFL. Luckily for LSU, Beckwith, who will be taking over the onfield play calling, is confident in his ability to step in and take charge. He said further into spring training, the rest of the defense will take notice. “Oh yeah, [the defense] it’s mine,” Beckwith said. “I already own it, the guys on defense know it. I’m trying to get the hang of everything right now, so I’ve been kind of keeping to myself and helping people if I can. Once we start rolling
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LSU defensive linemen run drills on March 7 during the first spring practice at the Football Operations practice field. and get a little deep into this thing, they know it’ll be mine.” Though they are losing some high-profile upperclassmen, the Tigers will have some familiar faces in new places, like sophomore Devin Voorhies, who will be moving from safety to outside linebacker this year. With a lack of depth at linebacker, Voorhies will be an important cog behind upperclassmen like senior Deion Jones.
“We didn’t recruit any other linebackers,” Voorhies said. “If [more players] leave there is no one else who knows the system, so that’s why I came down. They just asked me if I wanted to give it a try. Jones is in front of me so I’ll watch and try to learn from him because we play the same position.” You can follow Stanton Vignes on Twitter at @StanVignes_TDR.
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Fans raise their hands during Explosions In The Sky’s set at the BUKU Music + Art Project on Mar. 22, 2014, at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans.
Media, government contribute to lack of drug education and harm reduction SMASH THE HATE JAMES RICHARDS Columnist If you’re anything like me, by 9 p.m. tonight you’ll be dancing your life away to the face-melting bass of RL Grime at the BUKU Music + Art Project in New Orleans. If you’re anything like the drug-rattled party junkies that “Skins” and “Project X” portray our generation as, you’ll probably partake of MDMA, or “roll on molly,” as the kids call it these days. And you certainly wouldn’t be the only one. A look at the LSU.Nation Snapchat account on any given day shows a number of people with ecstasy pills, powders and crystals, among other drugs. Sometimes it makes me wonder if all the users of LSU-centered social media are cocaine kingpins. Let’s be honest, music festivals usually come to one of three conclusions for college students who don’t stay sober. You either lose your friends because you’re tripping way too hard on acid, you’ve stumbled to the closest dive bar to get even
more trashed or you’ve spent the last 20 minutes looking for your car keys because of the three blunts passed throughout the crowd. The keys were in your hand the whole time. That is, unless you’re like one of the 12 Wesleyan University students hospitalized after taking “molly,” two of which were in critical condition. Local news outlets like NBC Connecticut were quick to title the story as “MDMA overdoses” and let the misinformation of the War on Drugs continue unabated. Their ignorance of science makes me sad for the future of journalism. Actual MDMA overdoses are few and far between because the lethal dosage is ridiculously high. Obviously there are no studies demonstrating the lethal dose of MDMA for humans — no ethics committee in their right mind would greenlight that. What we do have are studies done on rats. The LD50, or the dosage at which 50 percent of test rats died was around 300 micrograms of MDMA when ingested orally. The average rat weighs less than a pound, so the average human would need about 100 to 150 times the amount of the drug to
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die from MDMA. I’m not sure how much molly your homeboy gives you when he comes through town, but drug forums like Bluelight and Erowid, along with reports done for the state of California in the late ’80s tell me that the standard recreational dosage for MDMA is less than 150 micrograms — nowhere near the lethal human dosage. It’s clear what sent those students to the hospital was whatever cheap research chemical some scummy dealer sold to them as molly, which dealers advertise as pure MDMA. The dumb kids believed their dealer, probably because he was their friend and would never sell them something he thought would hurt them. That’s a bad idea because your friend probably doesn’t know what he’s got. In the documentary “What’s in my Baggie?” the aptly named Bunk Police go around a music festival testing molly with a reagent to figure out whether it actually contains MDMA. Spoiler alert — there’s little truth to the claim that molly is “pure MDMA.” Most of the concertgoers had synthetic cathinone, known popularly as bath salts, that few people would ingest intentionally. They also had no idea of what they had.
Media outlets across the country raised hell last year when dozens of people were hospitalized at an Avicii concert in Boston. Concertgoers blamed the lack of air conditioning in the venue and exorbitant prices for water as contributing to the overheating and dehydration that forced people into the hospital. Many of these stories are overblown and sensationalized so parents can claim the youth are being corrupted by something other than their bad parenting. Hospitalizations and deaths definitely are problems, but legislative attempts to address them haven’t just taken the fun out of live electronic music festivals. They’ve made it even harder for festivals, clubs and other hotspots for drug activity to keep their patrons safe. Enter the RAVE Act — a cringe-worthy sounding piece of legislation that lives up to its name. It was sponsored by none other than Vice President and creepy uncle of the White House Joe Biden while he was still groping women in the Senate in 2003. The law strengthens already stringent penalties on simple possession of ecstasy, but that’s not the worst part. The statute broadens already established crack
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house laws, levying $250,000 in civil fines and up to 20 years in prison for managing a place where drug use occurs. With that kind of a threat, it’s no surprise promoters want to seem like they have zero tolerance for drug use on their premises. It’s the reason why DanceSafe, who provide on-site drug testing and harm-reduction literature to anybody who wants it, was banned from Mad Decent Block Party in Philadelphia despite assurances from head honcho Diplo that he was working with them. Harm reduction is simple and easy. Last year, BUKU had stations hooked up to the city water supply where people could fill up water bottles and CamelBaks. Every person there was ranting and raving about how this was the best idea it’s ever had. Legislators need to get out of the way so people and organizations can make responsible decisions about drug use instead of being in the dark. And remember, don’t take the brown acid. James Richards is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from New Orleans. You can reach him on Twitter @JayEllRichy.
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Class attendance not a legal matter Dear Editor, In a recent issue of The Reveille, a story concerning the revision of PS-22, the University attendance policy, suggests that the taking of attendance is prohibited by the Family Rights and Privacy Act (FRPA). My intention was not to suggest a causal or legal relationship between FRPA and University policy, but, rather, to suggest that, in recent years, an assortment of influences, including public debates over privacy issues, has created an atmosphere of caution with respect to student privacy concerns. The confusion seems to have arisen owing to brief interruptions in a transcript of the interview. I regret any confusion or distress caused by this misunderstanding. Kevin Cope English professor and Faculty Senate President
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American public transportation needs overhaul GREEN CARD APPLICANT MARKUS HÜFNER Columnist It amazes me that if I stay in the U.S. after graduation, I’ll be able to see where my place in society is by what kind of vehicle I am in. I would know I’m part of the lower class if I don’t drive anywhere and only use public transportation. In the U.S., public transportation is seemingly designed for the lower-income population. Every time I’m on a CATS bus, I find myself thinking about how much I don’t want to be like the other people on the bus with me. The idea of waiting 20 minutes for a bus, dealing with unpleasant bus drivers and hearing weird noises is a great motivation to study.
America’s obsession with avoiding public transportation and the reputation it has is a bigger flaw than most people consider it to be. The fact that most people 18 and older have their own cars leads to an extreme amount of pollution and, more importantly, a lot of traffic. There is a reason why a city like Baton Rouge of roughly 230,000 citizens, according to the 2013 U.S. Census, has worse traffic than Berlin — Germany’s capital, with a 2012 population of 3.4 million citizens, according to World Population Review. Taking advantage of public transportation the city provides is crucial for having fewer cars on the road. But Americans are not to blame. Cities here in the U.S. are created for the use of cars. Many cities are so crowded or spread out that people are forced to live in suburbs, 15 minutes away from central
areas. If you live in the suburbs or far away from main areas of your city, you are probably not willing to sit on a bus for 30 minutes to get there — if there is a bus route offered near you at all. If more cities were designed so people live closer to downtown areas without interstates everywhere, maybe Americans would adapt to it like Europeans did and either walk or take the bus to get there. Oft-visited areas should also have limited parking spaces to encourage people to leave their cars at home. Another flaw is the driving age. With a limit that ranges from 14 to 17, the U.S. has the lowest driving age in the world together with Ethiopia, according to 2pass. In Norway, you are not allowed to drive until you are 18, as in many other countries. However, this isn’t an issue in those countries because
public transportation gets you wherever you want to go, so a lot of young adults do not mind waiting to get their licenses because there is no real need to have a car. Buses in Europe are also pretty comfortable, quiet and big, so your public transportation experience in general is not as bad as the American system’s reputation would suggest. American cities like Portland, Chicago and San Francisco have realized that putting money into public transportation and encouraging the use of it is very beneficial and necessary. It decreases pollution and traffic and is a less expensive option for its citizens. Still, most American cities have not. Markus Hüfner is a 19-year-old mass communication freshman from Kristiansand, Norway. You can reach him on Twitter @MHufner_TDR.
An ode to Francis Underwood, his unending ambition THE CERULEAN CONCILIATOR JUSTIN DICHARIA Columnist Francis “Frank” Underwood’s immoral, politically motivated sins pluck America’s heartstrings to the tune of lustful support for the fictitious character’s ascension to power. His Southern drawl lures viewers into accepting his ethical impropriety — the ends do justify the means. The main character of “House of Cards” is the anti-hero of American politics. Murder, deception, sex and blackmail are his political capital. Yet despite Underwood’s deplorable actions, viewers root for the South Carolina congressman’s eventual coronation as the president of the United States of America. Washington, D.C., is Underwood’s chessboard. He maneuvers the people around him like pawns intended for sacrifice. Nothing dares to come between him and the cold, satisfying words he hopes to utter while peering into your soul during his signature soliloquies: “Checkmate.” Betray Underwood, and he proclaims in Shakespearean allusion, “‘Cry “Havoc,” said he who fights chaos with chaos, and let slip the dogs of war!’” Underwood is the devil whispering in our ear, perched upon our shoulder. He commits the sins we dare not indulge. Underwood has no angel of moral reasoning sitting on his shoulder to balance his ethical
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Actor Kevin Spacey holds his Golden Camera award for best international actor during a ceremony in Hamburg, Germany. mayhem. The biting chill of satisfaction that courses through my veins when he enacts his revenge on former President Garrett Walker is unholy, but understandable. Most of our moral framework combats the glimpses of success through vengeance and deception that Underwood
enjoys. But we can’t help the guilty pleasure of loving Kevin Spacey’s evil character. He acts on the feelings for revenge we briefly experience in fits of rage but dismiss once our boiling blood simmers down. Underwood is our villainous doppelgänger who throws morals and social
responsibility aside to achieve life’s zenith. Society preaches to America’s youth that hard work, good deeds and dedication will build paths through life’s mountains of hardships, and at the end of the path lies success. As Underwood encountered the mountains, he obliterated
them and leisurely strolled past the mounds of rubble to find success. He claws and cheats to achieve his American dream. I envy his win-at-all-costs attitude, but know that I can’t move mountains and won’t claw and cheat to reach my dreams. Life’s goals are hard to come by when the means of reaching them are full of moral obstacles we can’t bring ourselves to spit on as Underwood does. If your love of Underwood doesn’t derive from a guilty envy for his cutthroat methods, then it derives from his ethical stance that the ends justify the means. Underwood’s sins build up as he ascends from the U.S. House of Representatives to the presidency, but his presidential initiative to save America’s ailing unemployed is his confession and absolution. Bending and breaking the law for the sake of “America Works,” Underwood’s employment program, seems a noble cause worth fighting for, but at what cost? When we defend outcomes achieved through immoral means it is the result of self-justification. Internally, the immoral actions eat away at our conscience and to silence the guilt we justify the actions with the outcomes. Underwood does not suffer from the guilt of his actions. Remorse is not his bedtime companion, and we envy that. Justin DiCharia is a 20-yearold mass communication junior from Slidell, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @JDiCharia.
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Friday, March 13, 2015 KRISTALLNACHT, from page 1 respected household by its Christian neighbors. Then Hitler rose to power. Most of Oppenheim’s elementary school teachers were uniformed SS officers who would not allow other children to speak to her. A chilly November night changed the course of then-11year-old’s life. Oppenheim said there was a pounding at the door. Drunken voices shouted, “Out with the Jews!” Her father opened the door and begged for mercy for his wife and
children. They spared Oppenheim, her mother and siblings, but not without a price. “They pushed and dragged [my father] down the streets, with shouts of imminent revenge,” she said. Though her father would never discuss what happened that night, Oppenheim later learned the truth. “The Jewish men had been rounded up in the market square and were ordered to destroy the Torah as the synagogue was being demolished,” she said. Oppenheim’s father, the leader of the local Jewish congregation, refused to destroy what he held sa-
The Daily Reveille cred. The other men followed suit. Meanwhile, the rest of the family of six huddled in one bed and prayed for their father’s return. Their prayers were answered hours later. Oppenheim said her father returned, “streaked with blood, hunched over and holding the Torah from the synagogue.” She escaped Germany shortly after Kristallnacht. One marriage, two children and four grandchildren later, Oppenheim still looks back on the horrors of Nazi Germany with a sense of triumph. She said her American citizenship provided
page 11 her with a stable education, an invaluable asset she did not receive in Nazi Germany. “When you are denied something, you gain greater motivation,” Oppenheim said. Oppenheim said she hopes the history of World War II does not repeat itself and said there are ways to prevent it from doing so. “I see so much racial discrimination and anti-Semitism present
once more. I hope that people will gain more tolerance and that diversity is honored,” Oppenheim said. “Tolerance should be the goal.” Her father’s Torah is still safe in a New York synagogue. Oppenheim’s brother and grandson both read from it at their bar mitzvahs. “He set a wonderful example for the family — you don’t destroy what you believe in deeply,” she said.
STUDENT MODELS, from page 1 modeling opportunities. Johnson said she understands many models also have school, but she said they need to understand their job commitment. “We call it a ‘hurry up and wait,’ where you need to quickly be there, but then there’s a long period of wait,” Johnson said. “Oftentimes, I encourage the models to bring their materials with them and to study.” Combining school and modeling is something Ledford and Anderson do often. Both women said modeling could turn into a lifelong career, and if something were to change, they plan to use their degrees for other jobs in the fashion industry. Ledford said her dream is to move to France and either work in the modeling industry or behindthe-scenes production. Anderson said she’d use her finance degree with her past modeling experience to assist. Johnson said this path is a valid
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French and film and media arts freshman Jane Ledford (left) and finance sophomore Kelsey Anderson (right) work as models in local fashion shows and print advertisements. option because many models don’t make it to supermodel status. “More often than not, you’re not going to make it to be a frontpage model,” Johnson said. “You’re not going to be a household name as a model, even if you’re the most beautiful girl.”
However, Johnson said working as a model teaches discipline, commitment and the inside workings of the industry. She said this look inside can show models how much effort they’ll need to exert if they decide to work as a designer or in production.
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Friday, March 13, 2015
Loaded bullpen shuts down early season opponents BY JACK CHASCIN jchascin@lsureveille.com The No. 1 LSU baseball team’s current 12-game winning streak has as much to do with its arms as its bats. Following a 6-3 loss to Nicholls, the Tigers came out in their series against Boston College motivated, outscoring the Eagles, 31-9, during the weekend while exploding for 16 runs and a plethora of extra base hits in Game 3 of the tie. Since then, the re-energized Tigers have breezed through their last 12 games with Southeastern Conference play looming on the horizon. But credit for the resurgence must also go to the bullpen. LSU’s bullpen has been nearly unhittable in the win streak. The pen has given up 34 hits with 73 strikeouts and only nine extra base hits this season. The bullpen has combined for only 10 earned runs, and of those earned runs, only sophomore Russell Reynolds has given up more than two. Five of the 11 bullpen pitchers for the Tigers have yet to allow a run this season, four more allowing only one on the year. “Our bullpen is going to tell the tale of our season. So far, I like what I’m seeing,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “Guys are starting to settle in to some roles and doing a really nice job, and everybody I brought
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LSU sophomore pitcher Collin Strall (30) pitches on Wednesday during the Tigers’ 7-0 win against McNeese State in Alex Box Stadium. into the game [against Grambling State] did fantastic. All of the guys did a really nice job out of the bullpen.” The Tigers’ bullpen has been nearly lights out, with a prime example coming out of the Tigers’ 7-1 victory against Grambling State. After four innings from freshman pitcher Doug Norman, the Tigers’ bullpen followed with five innings of no-hit baseball, allowing a
single base runner on a hit-bypitch from sophomore pitcher Collin Strall. Grambling State had no answer for LSU’s relievers, tallying seven strikeouts against the bullpen on 64 pitches. “We always expect them to do the job,” Mainieri said. “You can see the [pitching coach] Alan Dunn influence there, the way he brings those guys along, and when we all call on them,
they’re ready to do the job.” LSU’s pitching staff leads the SEC in strikeouts looking with 58 and is sixth in the conference in total strikeouts with 147. The Tigers’ strikeout total is largely due to their shutdown freshman closer Jesse Stallings. Stallings’ 11 strikeouts on the year is tied for fourth on the team, and his seven saves are ranked first in the SEC. Stall-
ings has allowed only two hits in his eight appearances, and his opposing batting average is .083. His ability to no-hit opponents has made him a hot commodity at the tail end of the Tigers’ rotation, and it came to fruition in a save attempt in Game 1 of LSU’s series against Princeton. Stallings took the mound with a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the ninth and struck out all three batters, keeping the Tigers’ win streak alive. “It felt great,” Stallings said after the save. “I was really fired up. After [the Southeastern game] I was still fired up from then, and I just carried it onto the field today.” Stallings exited the mound pumping his fist and shouting in his accomplishment. The same lineup tallied six hits off the Tigers prior to Stallings’ entrance. Junior shortstop Alex Bregman said the bullpen has been a real boost for the team so far, and said he’s grateful for its ability to up the intensity on nights when the bats stay quiet. “They’re doing really well. They’re just competing,” Bregman said. “That’s all you can ask from them, giving us a chance to win every single time they take the field. They’re stepping up and pitching really well.” You can reach Jack Chascin on Twitter @Chascin_TDR.
SAND VOLLEYBALL
Tigers travel to St. Augustine for four matches at UNF Sand Invitational
BY MALCOM POREE mporee@lsureveille.com The LSU sand volleyball team will travel to St. Augustine, Florida, to compete in the UNF Sand Invitational on March 14 and 15. The team will try to rebound after dropping three of five of their matches last weekend in Arizona. “We played last weekend but this week we’ve watched film on the things we need to do better,” said coach Russell Brock. “This early in the season our main focus is to make sure everybody is on the same page and disciplined.” The UNF Sand Invitational will begin for the Tigers (2-3) at 8:30 a.m. Saturday when they take on Jacksonville followed by an 11:30 a.m. match against Georgia State. LSU will finish off its trip Sunday with an 8:30 a.m. showing against Florida International and a 10:30 a.m. start against College of Charleston.
“We want to leave this meet With plenty of meets ahead, with every team we played the Tigers won’t let a few bad against to know what LSU sand matches ruin their season or volleyball is all about,” Brock tear them down. said. “We want “We’ve devel‘We have specific goals oped a lot of confito show them LSU is a quality for each individual player dence through the program and es- and pairing on things they offseason just by tablish a respect can do better. We want to working, learning, and improvand represent the get wins, that’s the ing,” Brock said. LSU that’s on our bottom line.’ “There’s a confichest.” dence that comes Coming off RUSSELL BROCK, from knowing a disappointing sand volleyball coach that you’ve gotten weekend, the stronger, faster Tigers still had some bright spots with sopho- and have developed your game more Emma Hiller, freshman to the next level.” Mandi Orellana and junior KaThe Tigers are trying to tie Lindelow winning multiple build upon the program and elevate it to the next level. sets. “Every meet we go into we Even though LSU did experience some success, Brock said expect to win,” Brock said. “We last week there are things the have specific goals for each individual player and pairing on team can improve on. “We focused this week on de- things they can do better. We fense,” Brock said. “Our block- want to get wins, that’s the boting is something we have to be tom line.” more discipline in. We got away from that a little last week and You can follow Malcolm Poree on Twitter @MalcolmP_TDR. it costs us.”
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LSU junior Emily Ehrle (6) hits the ball during a scrimmage on March 1 at Mango’s Beach Volleyball Club.
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