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NEWS

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LSU’s first black student discusses challenges he face during his 55 days at the University.

SPORTS

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A.J. Andrews uses platforms to be role model for young female athletes.

ENTERTAINMENT

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LSU’s first Black History Month Fashion Show celebrates young black designers from Louisiana.

OPINION

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“If I can’t feel comfortable in my natural beauty because of lack of acceptance, then I don’t want to be accepted.”

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Black History Month at LSU: A look at the past, present and future of diversity on campus

BY LYNNE BUNCH @lynnebunch11 Barbara Favorite was a University student like any other — she walked around the quad, attended classes and earned her degree. In 1971, the year of her graduation, she published a poem in Gumbo Yearbook recalling her time at the University.

“I a black / we must be alone / no place to meet & call our our own,” Favorite wrote. “I a black & I want EDUCATION / & I go / but I go reluctantly and alone.”

Favorite, one of the small number of black students to attend the University at the time, wrote about her isolation from other students on campus. In 1971, there were no oncampus black student organizations and nearly no black professors. It wasn’t until 1972 when the Harambeé House opened, marking the first space dedicated to black students.

During Black History Month, the University looks to its past, present and future of diversity and equal opportunity on campus. Remembering “the good, the bad and sometimes the awful ugly” isn’t easy, but it’s necessary, said Dereck J. Rovaris, Vice Provost for Diversity and Chief Diversity Officer.

The University initially tried to desegregate in 1953 when Alexander P. Tureaud Jr. became the school’s first black undergraduate student.

However, he was not allowed to finish his first semester, and it wasn’t until 1964 when the first group of six black students enrolled at the University. Freya Anderson Rivers, the first black woman to enroll, described her experiences in her 2012 book “Swallowed Tears: A Memoir.”

“The city ignited the cancerous pain of hatred that was enveloping me and destroying my life,” Rivers wrote. “At some point, I had to face this pain and the people of Baton Rouge to exorcise that demon. I could not recall the summer of desegregation without clenching my teeth and tightening my jaws, which caused a severe sharp lightning strike in my head that started a feeling of nausea.”

Rivers’ experience shows a darker side of Baton Rouge and the University’s history. However, the school has come a long way in the 55 years since Rivers first walked on campus.

Now, there are more diverse students and on-campus organizations than ever before.

The University saw an increase in minority student enrollment from 21.6 percent of freshmen in 2017 and 30.9 percent of freshmen in 2018. Just nine years ago, minority students only made up 16.7 percent of undergraduate students and 13.5 percent of graduate students, according to the Office of Diversity’s 200910 Annual Diversity Report.

Rovaris, who worked at the historically black Xavier University before coming to the University, said LSU not only welcomes diversity but supports and celebrates it. The first step is getting students to enroll here, but the goal is to make them

feel like they are just a student — not a minority student.

“Diversity is being invited to the dance. Inclusion is being asked to dance when you get there,” Rovaris said. “We’re asking students to dance now. We’re making sure they’re included in all kinds of ways, large and small. Recent history has included underrepresented students on the basketball court and football field, but now we’re in all kinds of walks of life.”

The Office of Diversity, first established as the Campus Diversity sector in 1999, has worked to increase inclusion and diversity support around the University. In addition to recruiting more minority students, the office created an opportunity hire program to increase diversity in the faculty. A lack of minority faculty members is still a big issue on campus, Rovaris said.

Rovaris and his team work with the Office of Human Resource Management to do “faculty search training.” The training teaches departments how to increase the hire pool in terms of diversity. It’s a challenge, Rovaris said, but the office is focused on being more intentional about faculty recruiting efforts.

While administrators work to increase faculty diversity, many students work to better the school themselves. Now more than ever, students are fostering an environment geared toward supporting people of color in the professional world.

People of color go through a different experience in the workplace than their white peers, said management senior Kendall Calvin, who is the treasurer of the Minority Business Student Association and the social media co-chair of Minority Women’s Movement LSU. She said it’s important to have a space for all minority students, not just for students of a particular race or ethnicity.

“We wanted to make a space to get professional development opportunities where we could talk about issues that affect minority business professionals when they leave college, when they get these full-time offers and when they’re really sitting within the real world,” Calvin said.

While specific organizations geared toward minority students shows progress, it’s also important to have a diverse population in all parts of campus life, said Student Government president Stewart Lockett. Even SG, which Lockett said used to be predominately comprised of white males in Greek Life, now has more minority student involvement than even a few years ago.

“Andrew Mahtook, who was Study Body President when I was a freshman, started the Department of Diversity within Student Government,” Lockett said. “We saw a very big cultural change. When he did that, it opened the door for other people to come in. Just four years later and Student Government looks very different, diverse and inclusive.

I think it’s only going to grow.”

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Former LSU student Barbara Favorite graduated in 1971. Her untitled poem was published in the 1971 edition of Gumbo Yearbook. women who attended the University when most people were against them, Lockett said. Nothing matches the bravery and hard work of the minority students who paved a way for the students of the future.

Barbara Favorite’s poem has been unknown for nearly 50 years — she was just another black student at the University. During Black History Month, it’s important to remember that progress does not exist within a single month, Calvin said. It’s about

making sure that no student feels reluctant and alone at LSU. “It’s important for us to know that history and that struggle to understand how far along we’ve come from where the University was at its beginning,” Calvin said. “But it’s also to pay homage and respect to those who had to go through a lot more difficult circumstances than we have, and making sure we understand that none of this is over yet — it’s just starting.”

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LSU offers one-year MBA program

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father came to pick him up after the mistrial, he felt relieved because the decision had been taken out of his hands. He did not want to give up on his own because he felt like he would be failing other African-Americans.

“I realized after about three weeks that this wasn’t gonna work,” Tureaud Jr. said. “I didn’t want to be a victim and I didn’t want to be a failure.”

The only people that spoke to Tureaud Jr. freely were black maintenance and cafeteria workers. They understood the weight on his shoulders, and Tureaud Jr. said they were always friendly with him. He said the cafeteria employees often piled his plate with more food than he could eat.

Tureaud Jr. also knew some of the black graduate students,

The LSU Flores MBA Program now offers a one-year MBA track for students with undergraduate business degrees from accredited institutions. The first class of one-year MBA students will begin the program in June and graduate in just 11 months.

LSU Flores MBA Program Director Dana Hart said the program is geared toward students who are interested in expediting the process of getting an MBA. “In assessing our MBA program, we came to the realization that the landscape for MBAs overall is changing,” Hart said.

“This is a nice opportunity for us to offer a new format that appeals to a consumer base of students who are looking for a more accelerated pathway to the degree.”

E.J. Ourso College of Business faculty members have been working intensely to develop the program’s curriculum for over a year. Because one-year MBA programs are offered at some other universities, the program responds to the changing MBA market and provides a nontraditional approach to earning the degree.

Most MBA programs require two years of schooling. Students learn business fundamentals during the first year and take electives pertaining to their area of specialization during the second year.

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LSU’s first black student discusses obsticles faced in his 55 days at the university, and lawsuit to gain admittance

BY RAYMOND CONSTANTINO @r_dog_3 When Alexander “A.P.” Tureaud Jr. became the first black undergraduate student admitted to LSU in 1953, he knew his situation would get ugly very soon.

“It was probably one of the worst experiences I had ever been through,” Tureaud said. “I was totally isolated and nobody spoke to me.”

Tureaud said he knew people would treat him badly, but the severity of the abuse surprised him.

“I think the word was out — ‘We gotta get this man out of school,’” Tureaud said. “One of the professors even said to the class, in my presence, that she didn’t think she could touch my papers.”

The campus attitude toward

Tureaud reflected the rest of the nation at the time. Segregation was still widespread across the country, Tureaud said, and people fought back against blacks who tried to make a better life for themselves.

As a child, Tureaud said he can remember lynchings and bombings at African-American homes in New Orleans, where he grew up. He said police would often ignore or not take seriously these incidents.

He said his family was lucky enough to never have their house bombed or otherwise attacked, but they did receive threats.

While some consider the southern U.S. to have more racist attitudes overall, Tureaud said he experienced the same prejudice around the country.

Tureaud Hall is named after his father, Alexander Tureaud Sr. who was a champion of black civ-

il rights in Louisiana and worked on over 100 civil rights cases.

Tureaud Sr. was a lawyer in New Orleans, and his son said for many years he was the only black lawyer in the state. Tureaud Jr. also said his father worked for the NAACP for 45 years and never billed them for his services.

In 1941, Tureaud Sr. successfully sued the state in Mckelpin v. the Board of Education for equal pay for black teachers. In 1952, his case Bush v. Board of Education led to the desegregation of public schools in New Orleans.

Tureaud Sr. had to sue the state for his son to be able to go to LSU. While Tureaud Jr. only spent 55 days at LSU due to his father’s suit ending in a mistrial, he said his time at the University had the media in an uproar.

Tureaud Jr. said when his

ACADEMICS

LSU student named one of top 15 advertising students in nation

BY LARA NICHOLSON @laranicholson_ Bailey Tinsley entered college wanting to be a filmmaker.

After three years and the help of the Manship School of Mass Communication, he is now one of the top advertising students in the nation.

Tinsley was named one of the top 15 advertising students in the nation by the American Advertising Federation. He was nominated by Digital Advertising Professor Jun Heo, and was one of 33 national candidates for the award.

“It’s unbelievable,” Tinsley said. “It’s what I’ve been

working for since I got here. I always felt like I needed to prove to LSU that I was worth it.”

Tinsley aspired to become a filmmaker before college. He joined the Manship School to cultivate his storytelling skills.

It was not until his Digital Brands course with professor Lance Porter that he realized his passion for advertising.

“I have this honor because the Manship School helped me cultivate that love for advertising and that passion,” Tinsley said.

Tinsley said he realized he could use advertising as a medium to tell stories while creating

brand identity and connecting to the audience.

“It’s funny because my sources of inspiration have always been filmmakers,” Tinsley said.

“They create this experience where you sit down in the theater and you’re there, living in that world. That’s part of what I want to help do in advertising, to make those experiences.”

Tinsley almost immediately became involved with on-campus advertising opportunities.

He became a member of 1860 Creative, an LSU design group of students who create digital advertisements for prospective students.

Tinsley led the group’s

“Make Friends” video series, which was featured on LSU’s home page and offered prospective students tips on how to find friends on a large college campus. The series now collectively has over 2,600 views.

Tinsley also completed a six-month creative services internship with Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, in which he worked closely with the company’s social media networks. He now actively participates in the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and serves as treasurer for AdFed’s LSU chapter.

As an award recipient,

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Bailey Tinsley was named one of the top 15 advertising students by the American Advertising Federation.

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LSU committee members reflect on Black History Month

BY ANNA JONES @annajoneses “Black Migrations: Past Treasures and Future Endeavors” was chosen as the University’s theme for Black History Month this year, and it carries a personal meaning for marketing junior Dee Scott and biology freshman Quentin Spikes, two members of the Black History Month Committee.

For Scott personally, the theme is referencing the similarities between social issues in the ‘60s and the social issues today.

“It’s about bridging the gap between the Civil Rights Movement and the Black Lives’ Matter movement, and how they’re not so different,” Scott said.

Spikes said celebrating Black History Month holds a different meaning for him in college than it did in high school.

“For me, it’s a continuation of our history. A lot of stuff happened in our past, and a lot of things are happening right now,” Spikes said. “It means something way more in college than it used to. In high school, I used to just go to a parade. Now that I’m in college, I really want people to gain something from it and learn about the culture.”

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History, or the ASALH, officially

decided on Black Migrations for its national theme, so it was important to the committee to honor the spirit of that theme in the University’s celebration. The ASALH chose its theme to “emphasize the movement of people of African descent to new destinations and subsequently to new social realities,” according to its website. The focus was mainly placed on the 20th century to current social issues.

The University’s theme combines the ASALH’s theme of migration with the idea of generations of black leaders. Scott said that one of the team members suggested “Past Treasures and Future Endeavors” at the first meeting.

Some of the University’s celebration highlights included annual events such as the Mr. and Miss Imani Pageant and African American Cultural Center jazz brunch, as well as new events such as the barbershop series, an open forum for black men that took place in the LSU Student Union. Spikes, who planned the event, said it was his personal favorite.

Other notable events included the NAACP Image Awards, Sankofa Poetry and Art Night and the Knowledge is Black series.

Another important aspect the committee wanted to convey was the importance of unsung he-

roes within the black community.

Scott said that one of her personal heroes was Claudette Colvin, a woman who was arrested in 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on the bus. Claudette was also 15 years old and pregnant at the time, and the NAACP reportedly did not think that a pregnant teenager would be a good representative for the Civil Rights’ movement.

Scott also noted that a key difference between the two was Parks’ lighter complexion.

“For me, it’s just a reminder that the leaders aren’t always at the forefront,” Scott said.

Spikes, as a biology tudent, appreciates Henrietta Lacks as his unsung hero. Lacks died of cervical cancer in 1951, but her cells were later used by scientists to start the immortal HeLa cell line. HeLa cells are considered immortal because they continued to divide outside of the body. Since Lacks’ death, these immortal cells have contributed to numerous scientific and medical discoveries. However, her family has never received any compensation.

Scott and Spikes said they hope University students can learn more about Colvin, Lacks and other lesser known black

historical figures.

“In high school, you’re always taught about the white heroes,” Spikes said. “You never talk about the black heroes, beyond Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks.”

Scott commented that she didn’t have a clear understanding of who Malcolm X was before she came to college, and has appreciated the many resources the University has to educate students about black history. She was amazed to see the University has a course offering entitled Religious Thought of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, where they spend an entire semester studying the philosophies of both leaders.

Although the University has made efforts to educate students on black history, Scott would still like to see improvements in the community as a whole.

“As a community, we need to do better about going beyond the surface and talking about the heroes who aren’t always talked about,” Scott said.

Relating back to the black migration theme, Scott also said that their has been a continuation of growth in the meaning of Black History Month, and that recent injustices have brought about a new version of Civil Rights’ leaders.

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The Black History Month Committee holds a meeting in the Clarence L. Barney, Jr. African American Cultural Center.

Graduate Assistant Franklin Soares thinks it’s important for students to realize the University can support students through their individual black experiences, which can be greatly varied.

“At the end of the day, being black for every individual is different,” Soares said, citing queer black students, black Latinx students and black veterans as examples. “We want to support them here at LSU so they can know they’re wanted here and they can make it wherever they want to go.”

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Master of Social Work preps students for life of service

BY BAILEY CHAUVIN @BaileyChauvin The University’s Master of Social Work (MSW) degree prepares students for a future career in social work through an accommodating, hands-on program.

The program was recently ranked by Social Work Degree Guide as the third most affordable online MSW program in the country. At $539 per credit hour, the program is less expensive than many other online MSW programs. Some programs cost up to $900 per credit hour.

The program was also recognized by HumanServicesEdu.org as one of the top 25 fully online MSW programs for 2019-2020. Chiasson attributed this recognition to the program’s flexibility.

Social work is a broadly defined profession that aims at restoring social well-being.

Social workers work with individuals, families and communities to address a wide array of issues that impact their social functioning, such as addiction or mental health.

Associate Director and Director of Student Services Denise Chiasson said the program prepares students for the many

possibilities they will face as social workers.

“In our program, students learn diagnosing and treating on the individual, group and community level for children, adolescents, adults and the elderly,” Chiasson said. “They get trained in every aspect to deal with all those individual entities.”

Students pursuing an MSW on campus can participate in the School of Social Work’s 60hour full-time program, part-time program or advanced standing program. All three programs teach students the same skills but in different amounts of time.

Students complete the 60-hour full-time program in two years and the 60-hour parttime program in three to four years. Students must have an undergraduate degree in social work to enroll in the advanced standing program. This program can be completed in one year because 27 credit hours can be transferred toward the MSW degree if the students earned above a C in the required courses.

All students are required to complete internships to graduate with an MSW degree. Students complete 480 internship hours during their first year, or generalist year, and complete another 480 hours during their second year, or specialist year. Because

the internships are half the learning students receive from the program, Chiasson said the School of Social Work tries to make the internships as enriching as possible.

“We have a field office that does nothing but internship placements,” Chiasson said.

“Students give our internship office some preferences and our internship office works within those preferences to place them with agencies. Anywhere that there’s a need for social workers, we’re usually there.”

Amber Rhodes graduated from the advanced standing program in 2014 and now works as a social worker at Life Source Hospice. She completed an internship at Spectrum Rehab Services and ultimately worked there for a year after graduation. Not only did she have a positive internship experience, Rhodes said the School of Social Work was very accommodating when she needed to defer her internship.

“I was able to shadow a bunch of counselors, which was very helpful because there’s so many different approaches,” Rhodes said. “They actually let me defer my internship until the summer.

I’m a single mom and they really worked with me. They were very accommodating.”

Students can also receive an MSW from the University

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LSU students and faculty participate in a Geaux Serve Day in fall 2018. online. The online MSW program is module based meaning students take two courses in each seven-week module. Students complete 60 hours and internship requirements in two years of full-time study.

The program is asynchronous, which allows students to complete coursework at their own pace while meeting certain deadlines.

Chiasson said the online program is very

accommodating for students who want an MSW degree but can’t make it to campus, especially those who already have jobs.

“We work with our students to make sure they know what’s going on and what they need to do in terms of coursework,” Chiasson said. “The seven-week module is a little different, so that’s attractive as well.”

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Spectrum seeks more members to support LGBTQ peers

BY BRITTNEY FORBES @itsbritforbes Spectrum began as an organization for the queer community on campus in 1977. Members met off campus during the ‘70s in order for students to have privacy because of the discrimination of the LGBTQ community at the time. It was formerlAy known as GBLSU: Gay, Bisexuals, Lesbians and Supporters United.

Spectrum currently has over 100 active members. They have general meetings the first Monday of every month and various social events throughout the month, such as movie night and game night.

The first Friday of every month members often go to dinner.

Recently, the organization decorated cookies and watched rom-coms on Valentine’s Day. “I want [members] to feel loved,” sociology junior and president of Spectrum Leieh Fresina said. “They have friends and a chosen family who they can go to, if their family doesn’t accept them for the individual they are.”

Mass communication junior and Communications Coordinator of Spectrum, Anna Foster, joined

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Spectrum members dress up for a costume contest they held for Halloween in 2018. the organization her freshman year after looking at clubs on campus online. She was excited there was a LGBTQ organization on campus.

“I was like cool, there’s an LGBTQ club here,” Foster said.

According to Spectrum’s website, it empowers and supports LSU’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning and asexual/aromatic (LGBTQA+) communities as well as their allies, by providing social support, education, programming and opportunities to participate in campus and

community activism.

“I hope [members] feel accepted and not lonely,” Foster said. “I want them to know that [Spectrum] will welcome them and [they] have a network of support if they need it.”

Some programs Spectrum hosts are First Contact, Spectrum Panels, First Fridays and the Louisiana Queer Conference. Each are social events where students can socialize and provide leadership development and support.

Fresina said her personal goal for the organization is to have a larg-

er presence on campus by becoming more well known. Spectrum currently has their own physical space on campus in the Women’s Center, known as the LGBTQ+ Resource Room.

Foster said she is hopeful the organization will participate more in political activism, such as lobbying, in the future.

“Everyone getting involved in Spectrum doesn’t have to be queer,” Foster said. “We want people to show up and support us.”

According to Fresina, it depends on who you ask whether or

not there is discrimination of LGBTQ students on campus.

Many students now consider the LGBTQ community more accepted than when the organization initially began. However, many professors and those holding leadership positions think the acceptance level is still the same as when Spectrum began, according to Fresina. Fresina said she believes people are becoming more accepting of the LGBTQ presence on campus.

There are members who don’t identify themselves as either male or female and others who do, according to Fresina.

Members identify themselves as women, men and those similar to Fresina, identify as neither.

Fresina has said students should be more aware of their surroundings, including people they are with in their classrooms. She said she believes people need to abide by their suggested pronouns.

“A lot of people think LSU doesn’t really have a large queer community, but that is not true,” Fresina said. “We’re here.

We’re queer.

We’re everywhere.”

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The College of Business’ one-year MBA program is only available to students with undergraduate business degrees because the program doesn’t cover business fundamentals in depth like a two-year MBA program would.

Accepted students enroll in a foundations course over the summer and take classes in accounting, statistics and professional development. Hart said the summer session ensures all students understand the business fundamentals that will be used throughout the program.

After the summer session, students are required to take four core courses in organizational behavior, marketing, finance and strategy. They may choose the rest of their electives based on what they want to specialize in.

The one-year MBA program also doesn’t require students to participate in an internship like the two-year MBA program does.

Although students forgo a summer internship, the skills they develop in the 11-month program make them competitive in the job market.

“At present, we’re in a stronger market, so I think students have the ability to get an opportunity once they finish this one-year format,” Hart said. “Students see this as a way to get that foundation under their belt, but

who faced similar treatment on campus. One married couple he knew lived in a small house at one end of campus. The woman was noticeably pregnant, and Tureaud Jr. said she told him while she walked across campus, students would approach her and ask if she was “having a gorilla.”

One of the few times Tureaud Jr. can recall a white student speaking to him was an instance of mistaken identity.

Tureaud Jr. always got to his

Ignoring his existence was not the only way people tried to upset Tureaud Jr. He said many times he came home to his dorm to find trash thrown by or on his door. On one occasion, around Halloween, Tureaud Jr. said someone left roadkill on his door.

While Tureaud Jr. knew other students would be harsh, he said he thought the professors would at least act professional, if discourteous, toward him, but they did not acknowledge him either.

When he would ask a question

chusetts and his main residence in Connecticut.

Tureaud Jr. still comes back to the University for various events.

In 2011, the University granted him an honorary doctorate, and last spring he was the keynote speaker for the College of Art and Design’s graduation ceremony.

“I don’t dwell on the victimization, I dwell on positive things about what we have to do to find a way to make yourself the person you want to be,” Tureaud Jr. said.

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The Business Education Complex sits on campus Sept. 30, 2015. in a shorter period of time.”

The MBA admissions committee is still evaluating applications for the program but anticipates a class of 15 to 20 students.

Hart encouraged students who are weighing the benefits of a two-year MBA program versus a one-year MBA program to consider what elements of the MBA experience are most important to them.

“The programs are aimed at two different sets of studentsone who is looking for the fast track and the other who’s looking for that traditional MBA experience,” Hart said. “It’s really about thinking about what lies ahead for you.”

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A. P. Tureaud Jr., LSU’s first black undergraduate student, reflects on his experience at the University. racquetball class early to make sure he had somewhere to play.

One day a white student came to play with Tureaud Jr., who is light-skinned, and said he did not necessarily appear black to everyone.

“I’m glad you’re here,” the student told Tureaud Jr., not realizing who he was. “I don’t wanna play with that n----- A.P. Tureaud.”

The instructor always called roll at the end of class, and Tureaud Jr. said the student’s facial expressions were quite amusing whenever Tureaud Jr. answered present to his name in front of the whole class.

about classwork, they would give no response.

Tureaud Jr. said once he had moved on with his life and began his career and family he never intended to return to LSU. But in 1989, when the University first began the A.P. Tureaud Sr. Black Alumni Chapter, he knew he had to come back and help.

Today, Tureaud Jr. is retired, but still takes on projects with people to help advance the African-American community. He also enjoys painting, which he said he taught himself. Tureaud Jr. said he has always enjoyed traveling, and every year he spends time in Florida, Louisiana, Massa-

ADVERTISING, from page 3 Tinsley entered the Vance and Betty Stickell Internship Program, which places outstanding juniors with national advertising agencies and companies for internships. Recipients also receive a $4,800 stipend and housing allowance to cover travel expenses.

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Tinsley, a Plano, Texas native, will be interning with digital advertising agency Slingshot, LLC in Dallas for 10 weeks.

Tinsley aspires to work as an account planner for an i nternational advertising agency.

“I want to work at a top agency with brands that millions love just so that I can tell stories with the world through advertisements,” Tinsley said. “In order to get there, I have to try and be the best I can.”

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athletes.

“What I really wanted to get from everything was perspective,” Andrews said. “I do play a sport where you don’t see a lot of black faces, so it’s interesting to hear the testimonies that other black female athletes have in different sports. Just watching the show, you find that we all have similar experiences. We all tell basically the same stories, voice

As if on cue, the room erupted into a boisterous jungle of noise and anger, and the piercing sound of wood slamming against wood echoed through the chamber.

This is typically how Hollywood depicts the world of law and order — individuals clad in pleated black robes attempting to restore order among a chaotic sea of spectators witnessing the court case of the century.

However, films make every part of life seem more interesting than reality, and real court hearings are as exciting as your high school algebra class.

I’d say most people understand the difference between the courtrooms on the silver screen and the ones in real life given the morose reaction to jury duty notifications, but there’s something about cases of higher profile that pique our interest.

According to a report from Yahoo! Sports, LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade will be subpoenaed to appear in court on April 22 regarding the high-profile NCAA basketball corruption case.

see ANDREWS, page 9

see WADE, page 9

THE REVEILLE ARCHIVES

Former LSU softball player A.J. Andrews embraces being role model for young, black softball players

BY KENNEDI LANDRY @landryyy14 A.J. Andrews lives her life as an unapologetic black female athlete.

Andrews, an LSU softball player from 2011-15, has spent her post-LSU career focusing on changing the narrative surrounding black female athlete’s body image, hair, pay equality and representation in sports — especially in her sport of softball.

“It’s been really awesome to see the community embrace softball,” Andrews told The Reveille. “You see an influx of black athletes in basketball and track, but you just don’t see as many in different sports.

“I think being able to really showcase that there is a lot of black talent in this world — in softball — and these people have to truly embrace that and realize that certain sports are not for

certain people. For me in softball, to see that growth is amazing.”

As a part of ESPN’s Black History Month celebration, Andrews hosted “Unapologetic: The Black Female Athlete.”

The program featured athletes like boxer Laila Ali, Olympic track athlete Allyson Felix, Olympic swimmer Simone Manuel, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, WNBA player A’ja Wilson and others discussing the various issues surrounding black female

FOOTBALL

Six LSU football players prepare for the 2019 NFL Draft Combine

BY JACOB BECK @Jacob_Beck25 Six former LSU Tigers received invites to the 2019 NFL Draft Combine in Indianapolis, and will do their best to increase their draft stock through interviews and physical testing including 40-yard dashes, bench presses and vertical jumps.

Those six players are projected across the board by NFL draft scouting experts.

John Battle, a two-year starter starting at safety his junior and senior years, was one of the Tigers’ defensive leaders last season, but had his season cut short due to an ankle injury.

Battle amassed 71 solo tackles, 11 pass deflections, five interceptions and two forced fumbles in his career as a Tiger. A former three-star prospect out of Flori-

da, Battle wasn’t a standout recruit coming out of high school, but certainly played above his ratings becoming the starting safety halfway through his sophomore season.

Battle’s prospect grade rated

by NFL.com is 4.93, which means at the very least he should be invited to an NFL training camp.

“Battle’s speed shows up on tape when he turns on the jets, but too often his play lacks urgency and tends to be much more reactive than proactive.

While he has decent ball skills, his lack of coverage instincts could make that skill irrelevant on the next level,” said NFL Draft analyst Lance Zierlein.

Cole Tracy will likely never be forgotten by Tiger fans even though he only played one season for the Tigers, as he kicked the game-winning field goal

against Auburn and continually rescued LSU’s offense after they stalled out in the red zone. Tracy may have even been a detriment to the Tigers offense as LSU coach Ed Orgeron said many times he knew as long as he got the ball to the 33-yard line, he would get points.

Nonetheless, Tracy was a Groza Award finalist, awarded to the FBS’ best kicker, holds the record for most field goals made in any division and holds the LSU record for most field goals made in a season. Tracy’s only hindrance could be his lack of leg strength, and his ability to handle kickoff duties.

Tracy’s prospect grade rated by NFL.com is 4.99, which means he should be in an NFL training camp.

see NFL DRAFT, page 9

ALYSSA BERRY / The Reveille

LSU sophomore cornerback Greedy Williams (29) runs down the field during the Tigers’ 27-19 loss against the University of Florida on Sept. 28, 2018 in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

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GYMNASTICS

LSU gymnastics looking past inconsistent judging in 2019

BY KENNEDI LANDRY @landryyy14 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and apparently so are gymnastics routines.

Gymnastics is arguably the most subjective sport in the NCAA, but in recent years, the judging of the sport has come under fire both by fans on social media and by coaches and gymnasts across the country.

“It’s a subjective sport,” said LSU senior all-arounder Sarah Finnegan. “There’s nothing that we can really do about it. We always say that what we need to do is be undeniable. When you’re undeniable, then they can’t take anything away from you. That’s the mindset that we need to be in going into each competition. If we lay it all out on the floor, they’re not going to be able to take anything away from us.”

Inconsistencies across different conferences and favoring different teams has been the main issues regarding NCAA judging. Going into Week 9 of the 2019 season, no Southeastern Conference gymnast has received a perfect 10 from a judging crew. Consequently, the Big 12 has four perfect 10s, with Oklahoma having three of them, and UCLA of the PAC-12 has 10.

Multiple times this season, various LSU gymnasts have been given

scores from two different judges that have more than .5 point differences. Sometimes those differences have cost LSU a perfect 10.

“I just think there’s a world of difference between a 9.80 and a 9.95,” said LSU coach D-D Breaux.

“That’s a world of difference between those kinds of performances, and I think the judges should be a little bit better prepared to give great scores to great performances.

If somebody has a mistake, that’s not a 10.0 routine. But if somebody has a flawless routine, they could go 9.95 or 10. They just have to be able to discern the difference in those quality performances.”

More recently, in LSU’s 197.125196.375 win at Arkansas on Feb. 22, Finnegan received a 9.95 on floor, while fellow senior allarounder McKenna Kelley scored a 9.75, well below her season average of 9.856.

“I thought the scoring was a little biased,” Kelley said. “That’s never fun, especially when you’re doing your job.”

“Home scoring” has been an internal issue within the sport of gymnastics for years, but this is not the first time Kelley has experienced a scoring discrepancy in her floor routine.

In a home meet against Florida on Jan. 18, Kelley needed a 9.925 to tie and a 9.95 to win the meet.

Kelley, who has a career average

of 9.869 and career high of 9.975 on the floor, was given a 9.875 for a routine that had little difference from her 9.90 in the season opener against Cal. “That’s a part of our sport,” Kelley said. “Unfortunately, unlike basketball or even football, we don’t play by a clock. We don’t play by time, we play by what judges think and that’s just how our sport works.

“It’s discouraging knowing that regardless of the work you put in, judges kind of have this biased opinion of what they want to give you because of the name on your leotard,” Kelley said. “It’s frustrating, but it’s something that we can’t control. Moving forward, we just have to focus on our performance.”

Finnegan cites the two judges being on different ends of the floor and having different angles on the routines as reasons for large variations in scoring. In the postseason, there will be six judges across the floor, in hopes to make the scoring more accurate.

“It’s always about perspective,” Finnegan said. “It’s always a different point of view. That’s why in postseason, we’re going to have a panel of six judges and that’s going to change things a bit. Different angles — it might look like a good handstand, it might not from where you’re sitting at. That’s why

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LSU all-around senior Sarah Finnegan performs during the Tigers’ 1st place win in the NCAA Semifinals Session II on Friday, April 14, 2016 in the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri. they have six judges, to make things a little more accurate.”

Breaux said it takes a great deal of mental toughness for gymnasts to be able to set aside their thoughts and anxieties on judging and compete to the best of their ability no matter what.

“I think you have to be mentally tough to be able to put it aside,” Breaux said. “The main message is to control the things you can control. If your athletes are out there

doing their best, giving you 100 percent, and there’s a flaw here or there — move on. It’s not world hunger. Go on and move forward with it. I think our team is doing a good job of doing that. Removing the clutter and focusing on those things they can control. They really have done a great job these last four competitions of defining who they are and how they want to compete and where they want to go.”

DIVERSITY

Abdul-Rauf reflects on basketball career, anthem protest

BY LARA NICHOLSON @laranicholson_ Twenty years before Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest took the world by storm, a former LSU basketball player did the same thing before an NBA game.

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, formerly known as Chris Jackson during his time at he university, said Monday he has no regrets for protesting the national anthem in 1996. AbdulRauf spoke to university students, faculty and staff during the LSU Office of Multicultural Affair’s keynote address in the LSU Student Union ballroom.

Abdul-Rauf played basketball at the University from 1988 to 1990, with the NBA’s Denver Nuggets from 1990 to 1996 and with the Sacramento Kings from 1996 to 1998.

“Abdul-Rauf is an inspiration to all of us who hear and answer the call to bring attention to oppression [and] to be of aid to those who suffer and to fight continuously for justice,” said LSU Black Alumni Chapter Vice President Katrina Pete Dunn.

Abdul-Rauf’s life began in Gulfport, Miss., with his single mother and two brothers. He said he used basketball as a way to cope with his poverty, absent father and Tourette’s Syndrome.

“Basketball took the place of thinking about that father that I didn’t have,” Abdul-Rauf said.

“I would think to myself, ‘Man, I hope that I become so good that my daddy will introduce himself to me.’”

At 9 years old, Abdul-Rauf would wake up at 4 a.m. every day and practice basketball. He said he believed that succeeding in basketball was his only option in life.

Abdul-Rauf came to the University in 1988 as a full-time student and basketball player. He enjoyed the opportunity to play basketball, but continued to struggle academically and attended remedial reading courses as a result.

“I was breaking records on campus,” Abdul-Rauf said.

“I was on the covers of magazines, but I had low self-esteem.

I didn’t look at myself as being intelligent. I just didn’t have the confidence.”

Abdul-Rauf was one of the most prolific players to ever wear a Tigers uniform, winning SEC Player of the Year in both years at LSU. His 30.2 points per game in 198889 remains a Division I record for a freshman. Despite only playing two season, he ranks in LSU’s top 10 for points scored, field goals made and free throws made.

It was also at the university that Abdul-Rauf was inspired to eventually protest the national anthem.

“The thing that sparked it was when [former LSU Basketball] coach Dale [Brown] gave me, ‘The Autobiography of Malcolm X,’”

Abdul-Rauf said. “I don’t know why he gave it to me, but he did.

[Malcolm X’s] life just had me thinking about my life, and what I want to do with myself.”

In March of 1996, Abdul-Rauf refused to stand during the national anthem of the Denver Nuggets’ game against the Chicago Bulls game, as he believed it was a symbol of oppression.

“I don’t have any regrets,” Abdul-Rauf said. “When you get to that point where the truth means more to you than anything, money doesn’t matter. Once you see something, you can’t unsee it. [Arundhati Roy said] to be silent, to say nothing, is just as political of an act as speaking out.”

Abdul-Rauf received a suspension from the NBA for his protest and was fined $31,707 for every subsequent game missed.

In 2001, his Mississippi home burned down. Prior to this, the home had Ku Klux Klan symbols drawn on the wall and a truck had driven through the garage during construction.

Abdul-Rauf offered his advice to students as they enter their careers.

“Find out what it is you want to do,” he said. “Don’t let it be about the money. Let it be about the love.

God wants the money to come, it’ll come. If it doesn’t, at least you’re doing something you love and you like work.”

Attendees enjoyed hearing

CHRISTA MORAN / The Reveille

Former LSU basketball player and alumnus Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf speaks on his fight for religious civil rights throughout his career in the LSU Union Royal Cotillion Ballroom on Monday, Feb. 25. about the life of Abdul-Rauf, some having never known about his political activism until that night.

“It was a great discussion,” said natural resource ecology and management junior Elijah Hanzy III. “He did what people consider to be radical today 20 years ago. We are in an age of social media where everything spreads faster, so that’s

why a lot of people don’t know about it.”

The keynote speech was moderated by African American Culture Center assistant director Evante Cortez Topp and hosted by the Clarence L. Barney Jr. African American Culture Center and the A.P. Tureaud Sr. LSU Black Alumni Association.

Wednesday, February 27, 2019 NFL DRAFT, from page 7 “His leg talent is just average and he might not be able to handle NFL kickoff duties, but his consistency and accuracy should give him an outside shot,” Zierlein said.

Nick Brossette waited patiently for three years to become LSU’s lead back, having the unfortunate luck of joining the Tigers the same year as future first round draft selection Derrius Guice and a year after future first round draft selection Leonard Fournette. Brossette only saw 46 carries through his first three years, but became the Tigers’ lead rusher his senior season and didn’t disappoint.

Brossette rushed for 1,039 yards and 14 touchdowns on 240 carries, an average of 4.3 yards per carry.

A highly-rated recruit out of high school, Brossette was a consensus four-star prospect, and the 16th-rated running back by the 247Composite. He received offers from Alabama, Auburn, Texas and Notre Dame.

Brossette’s prospect grade

WADE, from page 7 This report created quite a buzz on the internet and social media, and I’m sure many began to fantasize about the theatrics and intrigue that people associate with a court hearing of this magnitude.

Some, including myself, believe this will unfold differently than people are expecting.

For the sake of this column, let’s assume that the original reports are accurate and Wade will be subpoenaed. This may be a stretch for some considering that this wouldn’t be the first time Yahoo! Sports released a misleading article about Wade, but we’ll play the game anyway.

ANDREWS, from page 7 the same concerns and things we have to worry about.”

Being a woman in sports is already hard enough as it is — equal pay and equal recognition are just the start — but being a black woman presents many different issues.

Andrews wanted “Unapologetic: The Black Female Athlete” to be eye-opening for people who may not realize the obstacles that black female athletes face.

Through the program, Andrews, and all the black female athletes, wanted to be truly unapologetic about who they are.

“You know we always talk about, as black men, black women, we have to work twice as hard as our counterparts,” Andrews said in ‘Unapologetic: The Black Female Athlete.’ “And in my opinion, in softball, it’s almost like you have to work 10 times as hard because it is a primarily ‘white sport.’ Because you are not typically seen in that sport, it doesn’t seem as if they give the equal opportunity.”

In that vein, Andrews wants to continue to “own her truths” and

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rated by NFL.com is 5.17, which means he has a better than average chance of making an NFL roster.

“Brossette is a volume-carry grinder who deflates defenses over time with his physical style.

However, his tight hips limit lateral movement and hinder his ability to slide away from tackler. He lacks the burst to create explosive runs for himself along the interior or around the corner,” Zierlein said.

Foster Moreau was one of the team leaders for his senior season, and was prevented from having a bigger pass-catching role having to help out as a blocker. Along with that, LSU’s offenses haven’t featured a passcatching tight end. He ended his career with 52 catches for 629 yards and six touchdowns.

Moreau wasn’t highly rated out of high school. He was a three-star recruit and the 74th -rated tight end in the 247Composite. But LSU used their last scholarship of the 2015 class on him, a trend that has featured players like Justin Jefferson, Deion Jones and Duke Riley.

Moreau’s prospect grade rated by NFL.com is 5.39, which means he has the potential to be a backup or special teams player.

“Moreau is a feisty, committed run-blocking tackle with solid technique and footwork to find proper angles in-line or on the move. He’s tough enough to battle at the point of attack, but at his best when he’s a lead blocker on iso, wham blocks and outside zone with his ability to locate and land on second-level targets.” Zierlein said.

Devin White could go down as the greatest linebacker in school history, and that’s saying something considering he was recruited as a running back out of high school. After a long wait, White decided to forego his senior season, most likely because he is predicted to be a top-20 draft pick and ink a seven-figure signing bonus.

In three seasons, White had 286 total tackles, 29 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, nine pass deflections and four forced fumbles.

White led the team in tackles his sophomore and junior seasons and led the SEC in total tackles

his junior year. White became the first LSU player to win the Butkus Award, which goes to the nation’s best linebacker. He also was a First Team All-American his junior year and First Team All-SEC his sophomore and junior year.

White was a four-star prospect out of high school, the fifth ranked running back and eighth overall prospect in Louisiana by the 247Composite. He received offers from Alabama, Florida, Auburn, Florida State and Michigan.

White’s prospect grade rated by NFL.com is 6.20, which means he should become an instant NFL starter.

“White is still learning to take on blocks and play with better control/efficiency, but he’s a willing pupil and coaching should improve both areas. White’s work ethic, competitiveness and rare play speed are elements that can’t be taught and should push him into an early starter’s role and a successful NFL career,” Zierlein said.

Greedy Williams, who’s nickname truly fits his playing style,

seems to be next in the line of press coverage cornerbacks to come out of LSU. His reputation as a lockdown corner started in his redshirt freshman season, snagging six interceptions. Leading up to his sophomore season, Williams’ reputation grew, and not many teams dared to target who he was covering.

Williams was a four-star prospect out of Calvary Baptist in Shreveport, the 20th-rated cornerback and 14th overall prospect in Louisiana by the 247Composite. He received offers from Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Mississippi State.

Williams’ prospect grade rated by NFL.com is 6.21, which means he should become an instant NFL starter.

“Williams has the instincts and tools to play a variety of coverages, but his length and pattern-matching talent will likely get him drafted to handle pressman duties. His ball production dropped a little from 2017 and he continued to struggle with finding the ball downfield, but he is rarely ever out of position,” Zierlein said.

I’m also assuming that if Wade is subpoenaed, he will be asked to testify on his dealings with former low-level agent runner Christian Dawkins, who was found guilty of multiple felony fraud charges last October. There was a recording via federal wiretap admitted into court in late 2018 of Dawkins and Wade having a conversation about fourstar recruit Balsa Koprivicia that raised some eyebrows despite the extreme opacity of the recording.

Wade has already previously commented that he has had no dealings with Dawkins, and that shouldn’t be difficult for him to prove in this case considering that Koprivicia has since signed to play

basketball at Florida State, not LSU. Like many following this particular installment of the NCAA corruption case, the Yahoo! Sports article points to Wade’s recent success on the recruiting trail as evidence that there may be more to his tactics than meets the eye.

While LSU finished with the No. 4 recruiting class in the country in 2018, the Tigers didn’t necessarily have a history of awful recruiting before Wade’s arrival. From 2010 to 2016, LSU has only suffered from two unranked recruiting classes, but also recorded two top-10 classes in that time.

While none of those classes have gotten as high as No. 4, the point is

that the Tigers have not been strangers to solid recruiting classes. I also realize that this is not proof that Wade or past LSU coaches are without guilt when it comes to recruiting improprieties. I’m simply stating that Wade’s highly-ranked recruiting class should not be the lone cause for suspicion.

I have maintained, and still maintain, that Wade’s appeal to recruits is his energy on the court and his success as a coach. It’s obvious why men would want to play for him. To speculate any more than that is to make bold assumptions given the information available to the public.

While Wade’s wiretapped

conversation with a now-convicted Dawkins appears to have raised enough red flags for a subpoena, there are too many blanks in the context and the recording.

I believe that Wade will be subpoenaed to provide the court with that context. However, I am doubtful that Wade’s testimony will be included in any blockbuster movies because to believe that, is to assume what his conversation with Dawkins was about or to assume that investigators have more recordings.

We all know what they say about assuming, so I would suggest that fans should suspend their judgment until the public has more information.

speak on things that she feels are important.

The issues that come with being a black female athlete are universal. No matter the sport, there is more scrutiny on black women, Andrews said. It’s not just within the sport itself either.

Marketing and sponsorships are even harder to come by for black women because of what large companies view as marketable — that doesn’t normally include black women and natural hair.

Black women, Andrews described, are always criticized for being too muscular or strong.

Those are not things that companies believe society will embrace.

Black female athletes have to go through so many more obstacles on and off the fields and courts.

“I think that’s why it’s called ‘Unapologetic’,” Andrews said.

“Coming into this head on, saying I don’t know what your perception of beauty is, but this is who we are, this is what we look like. This is me and I am beautiful. Coming at it as I am the best at what I do and you should be able to market me for what I look like. I shouldn’t have to conform

to what your standards of beauty are when I already have my own.”

That’s why representation matters for Andrews.

Growing up, there were not many black softball players to look up to, so 2004 Olympics gold medalist Natasha Watley was that role model for her.

“If I had not seen Natasha Watley, I’m not sure softball would have been one of the sports I stuck with,” Andrews said “A lot of these women are the first

at what they do and they really get things done. I believe that’s what makes them so much more remarkable and that’s what makes the next young black athlete say, ‘Wow, I think I can do this.’”

But Watley isn’t playing softball anymore.

Now, Andrews herself is stepping into that role that Natasha Watley was for her. She wants to represent not only young black softball players, but also all softball players so that they all

have somebody they can connect with.

Andrews wants to instill that confidence in young people so that they grow up thinking and knowing they are the best.

“As a young child, to be able to look at another black athlete excelling, that is so important,” Andrews said. “That’s in any culture. Anything that you have that someone feels like ‘the other,’ if you see someone else doing it, it’s impactful on that young life.”

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BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

Zippy’s creates food run with drink specials

BY LIA SALIME @liasalime

BY PEYTON DAVIS @peytongdavis

STEPHEN Eight-time Grammy Award winner Stephen Marley stepped onto the Varsity Theatre stage on Feb. 26 for a career-spanning performance that will featured some of his father Bob Marley’s songs, followed by an exclusive meetand-greet with Stephen himself.

Stephen is Bob Marley’s fourth child and second son with his wife Rita. Stephen was directly mentored into music by his father and performed alongside “Bob Marley and the Wailers” on several occasions. He began his musical career at the age of 7

with the child band the “Melody Makers” alongside his siblings Ziggy, Cedella and Sharon. He won his first Grammy with the band for the album “Conscious Party.”

From then, Stephen went on to a successful career as a producer. He produced his brother Damian Marley’s “Halfway Tree” and “Welcome to Jamrock” albums, which subsequently earned him two more Grammy awards, adding to the three he

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had e a r n e d with the “Melody Makers”, which later became “Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers.”

Stephen started his solo career in 2007 with the album “Mind Control”, followed by “Mind Control Acoustic” in 2008 and “Revelation Part I: The Root of Life” in 2011 and “Revelation Part II: The Fruit of Life” in

see MARLEY, page 16

2016.

His first three solo albums won Grammy awards for Best Reggae Album.

Now, Stephen is continuing not only his father’s musical legacy, but also his philanthropic work with Ghetto Youths Foundation, the organization the concert will benefit. Ghetto

Some people run marathons and other people just enjoy a simple jog around the neighborhood.

If neither of those are your cup of tea, then the Fat Boy Flip Flop .5K might be your best option.

Feb. 22 marked the second annual Fat Boy Flip Flop .5k, which brought lovers of craft beer and good food together to run up and down Perkins Road to various restaurants, including Zippy’s, Bumsteers, Overpass Merchant, Ivar’s, Tin Roof Brewing, Kalurah Street Grill, Duvic’s and Rock-n-Sake.

The racers were allowed to start at any of the eight restaurants and were allowed to move at their own pace from establishment to establishment. At every restaurant, there were several food and drink specials awaiting the racers. Unlike other races, the Fat Boy Flip Flop .5k doesn’t stress their participants out with a finish line or medals for first, second and third place. They just want everyone to eat some good

see FOOD RUN, page 16

FASHION

Black History Month Fashion Show showcases local black talent

BY ENJANAE’ TAYLOR @_queenet_ LSU’s first Black History Month Fashion Show on Feb. 22 brought out style and stars while recognizing and celebrating black designers.

The fashion show showcased young black designers that are either from or have companies based in New Orleans, Baton Rouge or other prominent cities in Louisiana. The event had music courtesy of DJ Rov and featured multiple African American students in fraternities like AKA. The fashion show was student-led and organized by the Chair of the Black History Month Student Committee, Derrah “Dee” Scott. She worked alongside the chair of the fashion show and fashion merchandising senior, Juwan Torregano, who came up with the idea of doing a fashion show this year for Black History Month.

Even though there was a lot of stress that came along with planning the fashion show, Scott viewed it as a good challenge and learning experience.

The Black History Month Committee has put on many successful extravagant events annually. This situation, however, was different because they never put on a fashion show of this caliber.

Instead of becoming buried under the pressure leadership can carry, Scott decided to focus on the positive aspects of the situation.

“It was very different and a challenge, but a good challenge because it was something that we realized we were able to accomplish and something that’s even able to sustain within future years for future Black History Month celebrations,” Scott said.

The fashion show had a great turnout with peers, faculty and even a particularly familiar NFL

player in attendance.

Alvin Kamara, running back for the New Orleans Saints, came to support his friend Tvenchy, who was showing his line “Made In The Hood” at the show. The line features staple items like bodycon dresses and hoodies with unique and creative designs sporting his brand logo.

The show also showcased brands like Maximo Apparel and World Invasion, which has casual cute designs that could be dressed up or down; Trilla Trendz who included a fun and festive hat with each look; and FRGN who showed formal wear with a flare. The show also featured Glow and Vicieux, brands that showed modern and wearable athletic inspired fashions.

Scott said the Black History Month Committee was looking for new creative and innovative ways to celebrate Black History

see FASHION WEEK, page 16

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The BHM fashion show was held at the LSU student union ball room on Feb. 22.

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Teatery crafts boba tea and more in modern atmosphere

BY RICHARD HAYDEL @magnetodorito Baton Rouge’s Asian culinary culture expands with the opening of Teatery, a foray into the Taiwanese love of bubble tea with a modern aesthetic and setting.

The tea bar, nestled on Corporate Boulevard and adjacent to Towne Center at Cedar Lodge, aims to provide the city with a diverse selection of teas and other drinks while housing it in an atmosphere that is enticing and appealing all at once.

“Teatery, basically, what we sell — our drinks, boba is what people call it — it’s a part of Asian culture that uses tapioca which is not known to a lot of people and something that’s new that we’re trying to incorporate into Baton Rouge as a local place,” aid Teatery representative Christine Tran, “We really want to spread the culture.”

To the average college student, Teatery makes a proposition: in addition to the long list of beverages that they specialize in, the building itself is a place for students to partake in ample study time. Teatery provides an aesthetic that calms the mind while the tea soothes the soul.

“It’s a quiet and peaceful place for people to study,” Tran

said. “The aesthetic of it is nice and clean and it’s quiet. We don’t play loud music, we play peaceful, calm music. We’ve had a lot of LSU students come in and sit there and study and it’s really just a nice, quiet place for them.”

Study space is only secondary to the visually arresting, refreshing assortment of diverse drinks that Teatery has on deck. Although most selections spin off of the boba tea model that’s famous in Taiwan, there is inspiration that comes from other parts of the globe present on the menu.

“So far, I’ve heard we are one of the only places that sell our chamoyada series, which is a Hispanic drink that we have,” Tran said, “We also sell milk teas with fresh milks, root teas, the chamoyada series, smoothies, ice blends which are slushies and cream blends. We also offer tea leaves so we can personally brew them for anyone who orders them.”

The establishment also prides itself on a robust system of tea customization, with almost every ingredient being able to be switched out or modified.

“People can customize their orders s… you can change your ice level, your sugar level, you can also have substitutes like milk alternatives, so you can

add almond milk or 2 percent milk or stuff like that… you can also substitute for sugar. I don’t know many places that can do that, so I think that’s unique on our part,” Tran said.

It’s not as if Baton Rouge residents have to commute enough already in their busy days, but with Teatery being located right in the middle of the city, it’s easy for all walks of town to make the venture. From campus to downtown to the farthest reaches of Mid-City, Teatery seems geographically centered.

“This spot, since it’s been open, we’ve had a lot of people come in and say, ‘Oh my God, I’m so glad you opened it here since it’s so close to my workplace,’ and it’s been a convenient spot for a lot of people,” Tran said. “In my opinion it’s in the middle of Baton Rouge.

Being on Corporate, it’s kind of the median for Baton Rouge and a convenient place for people to go to.”

Tran closed with the importance of taking a diverse culture, like what boba tea hails from, and being able to disperse it into a modern city setting.

“We are really open to spreading our culture and open to inviting people in to share it with.”

And that, dear reader, is the tea.

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FASHION

LSU students premiere collections at Baton Rouge Fashion Week

BY ENJANAE’ TAYLOR @_queenet_ Oneofakind Baton Rouge Fashion Week showcases new talent featuring collections from local designers and inspirational University students.

The fashion show that took place during Oneofakind Baton Rouge fashion week’s Big Night on Feb. 23 featured collections from Kaleb Duncan and Natalie Welch who are both students in the Textiles, Apparel & Merchandising department of the College of Agriculture.

Duncan debuted his line “Kei Ai” at Oneofakind Baton Rouge Fashion Week’s Big Night. The designer didn’t have a passion for clothes originally, so when he discovered his newfound love for fashion, his world was flipped upside down.

“My line is inspired from my upbringing, basically, because I really love stories and I feel like fashion is a storytelling genre,” Duncan said. “The only difference is you substitute words for fabric.”

The line played around with neutral tones and velvet fabrics while featuring fun cutouts.

Meanwhile, Welch’s line “Natalia Cheria” inspired by a secret garden gave a ‘70s feel with florals and colorful contrasting

fabrics. The University student shared her excitement about showing her line to the public while representing her city and school.

“I think it’s very rewarding in the end to see all the things you made walk down the runway,” Welch said. “I think it’s a really nice platform that I can show off my work, and I think it’s cool to represent LSU too.”

The founder, president, and executive producer of Oneofakind Baton Rouge Week, Brandon Campbell, shared his desire to make partnerships with local education systems to benefit young designers. He emphasized how he University played a role in Oneofakind Baton Rouge Week’s success.

Campbell wanted to create an avenue where young designers could explore and develop their talents. He reached out to LSU’s Textile, Apparel & Merchandising department who then later became a sponsor for the event.

“LSU got on board with presenting fashions in my fashion week where I had several different students through the years to also showcase at Baton Rouge Fashion Week,” Campbell said.

“It’s been a beneficial partnership on both ends for LSU and Oneofakind Baton Rouge Fashion Week.”

The Oneofakind Baton Rouge Fashion Week team have worked for six years to not just bring fashion to Baton Rouge but to push it forward. With a great turnout and with models and designers coming from all over the region to participate in fashion week, you can say they’ve done just that.

Campbell shared what it was like to work with Duncan and Welch and how proud he was of the students’ success. He sees potential and entrepreneurship in them both.

“I see a lot of talent in them and I see that they’re only going to continue to grow, so it is my hope that Baton Rouge Fashion Week will be the catalyst to their continued growth in fashion and also in their skills to take it to a whole other level,” Campbell said. “I’m just gracious for everything and I’m just proud that they chose to debut their first fashion collections in Baton Rouge Fashion Week.”

The students are definitely leaving their mark on the local fashion industry, both leaving behind powerful messages along with their killer walks down the runway at the Big Night. Both of the student’s lines were greatly praised and it wouldn’t be surprising if we saw more from the young designers soon.

Duncan hopes to inspire peo-

ple who view his line to do anything they dream to do.

“I hope people get the thought of achievement like you can do anything, if I can make a whole fashion line you could make anything in the world because the way I see it is if you can do something that’s really hard you can do something that anyone else can do,” Duncan said.

“Just because I did it doesn’t mean it’s impossible, it means I did it you can do it too I’m just me and you’re you.”

Welch also has a goal to em-

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A model struts down the runway in Little Rock apparel for Baton Rouge Fashion Week on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019.

power people with her line, women in particular, to shine in her designs.

“I feel like my philosophy with design is that I want to design for women that want to feel comfortable in what they’re wearing but also want to sort of be the center of attention and looked at differently,” Welch said. “I want people to smile when they see my clothes and it’s all really bright colors, so I think it’s just a fun thing, my line is just going to be fun and I hope people are just like happy and in a good mood afterward.

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A model poses at the end of the runway in Natalia Cheria by Natlalie Welch for Baton Rouge Fashion Week on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019.

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The inclusion and awareness that the show brings to the millions of Latin and Hispanic people is significant and should be preserved. Not to mention, the show is hilarious and has the capability of resonating with all audiences due to the vast expanse of issues it has tackled during its three-year run.

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Netflix added wacky New Zealand comedy “The Breaker Upperers” to its long 2019 movie line-up.

The film made its debut in New Zealand last year and was successful enough for Netflix to want to add it to its movie collection. With the plan to release over 60 new movies in the course of a year, this is only one of many comedies we’ll be watching.

The movie is about two friends who met through a bad break-up. In true “BeautifulL iar ”-Beyoncé -a nd- Shakira fashion, Mel, played by Madeleine Sami, discovers her boyfriend has been cheating on her and tells the other woman, her future BFF Jen, played by Jackie van Beek. They eventually start a business together helping couples break up with their own crappy exes. They fake pregnancies, cheating scandals, kidnappings and even deaths to help people get away from their significant others.

They make a lot of money from doing this, but the terrible ex-boyfriend context didn’t come until close to the middle of the movie, so the viewer didn’t really know why they were doing it. It seems like anyone will doing anything for a quick buck these days, but of course people still realize this is a horrible thing to do, regardless

of your past.

It wasn’t until later in the film that the women were forced to see the repercussions of their actions first hand. This made them reassess who they were as people and what they wanted.

There was a scene where they lied and told a man in front of all of his family members and children that his wife was found dead. They definitely over did it, and even though it wasn’t completely the plan, it’s insane to think someone would pay to break up without someone like that at all.

The fact that someone would rather fake a kidnapping than face their partner and break up with them is absurd. Of course, this movie is a comedy, so they were dramatically making fun of how people lie during some break ups, but it was hard to sympathize with the characters throughout most of the film because what they did was so objectionable.

The fact that the characters seemed to have never been in a good relationship before is also probably why they found it so easy to break up others.

The idea of people in bad relationships helping other people with their relationship seems to be a pattern in most movies. The movie adds a twist to popular reused narrative, but that’s about all it does.

The movie dragged a little for me and it was hard to get through.

It was a different kind of cringy

than I usually like. They attempted to make jokes about certain topics to stay up to date or reach a certain audience and they just fell flat. Most of them didn’t flow naturally with the dialogue and it was just plainly uncomfortable to watch. They even went as far to joke about more serious topics like addiction and racism, but the context they used told them in didn’t correlate and they just didn’t sit well.

What I did like about this film, however, was how they made an effort to focus on friendship. When their mutual ex comes back into town, the women get into an argument over what happened in the past, and then part ways for a portion of the film. Jen attempts to mend her friendship with Mel and help her get out of another bad relationship.

It proved that through bad breaks up your friends will always be there for you even during a fight. No matter the situation, Jen and Mel always had each other’s back, and girl power is always something I can get behind.

Their rekindling filled them with love so much that they decided to do breakups and makeups, which was my favorite part of the film because it added that sappy, sweet touch that I was desperately looking for.

In the end, save your money because sisters before misters and fries before guys will always be true.

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page 16 FOOD RUN, from page 13 food and have fun.

To run the race, each racer must pay $20 to register. With that, they receive the Fat Boy Flip Flop .5K t-shirt, race decal, a drink special race card, a wrist band and other special products.

This year over 200 people signed up for the race, which is a big improvement from last year.

The Fat Boy Flip Flop .5K actually started from a joke made by a Zippy’s regular named T.J. Louis

Mykoff , manager of Zippy’s and University graduate, is an avid runner and T.J. was joking about how there should be a race that’s more his speed. Together, they came up with the idea for the Fat Boy Flip Flop .5K. The flip flop part stems from the fact that TJ is always in flip flops.

Though this was only the second year the event has been going on, there was a great turnout and everybody looked to be laughing, having a good time and enjoying the food and drinks.

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Zippy’s sign informing the party is there on Friday, Febuary 22, 2019 on Perkins Road.

FASHION WEEK, from page 13 Month this year, and the fashion show was the perfect fit. It was even better that they were able to give local designers a platform to show their creativity.

The fashion show provided the opportunity for young designers to show the visions they had for their lines and how they made them a reality at no cost to them.

Most of the designers focus on creating clothes for Generation Z, which is essentially what comprises the University. Scott shared how she was proud that they were giving young minority designers a platform here at the University that was free.

“It’s not often where we have these types of events where young designers get to directly cater to their audience,” Scott said.

Scott also views the fashion show as an opportunity to inspire future young black designers on campus. It gives students the opportunity to see that there are young successful black designers who are able to show their designs in new and innovative ways.

Student-led events like this allow peers to help each other discover their talent, and this event will help future the University students find inspiration within the fashion industry.

There are students on campus

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The BHM fashion show was held at the LSU student union ball room on Feb. 22. who consider pursuing a career in fashion and seeing people just like them achieve their goals may give them reassurance that they can do the same. In this way, the fashion show was beneficial to everyone involved.

“I think it’s important that not only are we giving them an opportunity, but they’re also giving our students an opportunity to have hope for the future,” Scott said.

When it comes to what she hopes people got out of the fashion show, Scott hopes that the event showed how much the stu-

ect in India, so we really have a working on is building a homeglobal footprint but with a very work and computer center in the Youths Foundation was founded strong Jamaican heartbeat.” middle of Trenchtown, Jamaica,

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L PHONE CONSULTATION A I The center embodies everyT I N I FREE thing the foundation stands for — providing a helping hand. Silverstein says that in order to do that, they need as many helping hands as they can to lock arms with across the world. Concert goers who purchase tickets to the meet-and-greet will be directly supporting the center as the proceeds of it will go directly toward building it. “[The foundation is] very much about providing aid and resources, support and opportunity to communities in need anywhere,” Silverstein said. So, it’s a principle that Bob Marley lived by and instilled in his offspring and, you know, Stephen, 10065 Old Hammond Highway, Baton Rouge, La 70816 - Phone: (225) 503-0055 Damian and Julian are really info@diversecounselingsolutions.com - diversecounselingsolutions.com caring that torch and that flame.”

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dent lead group has to offer and how they’re celebrating Black History Month in a new way.

“While we always want to continue to celebrate the civil rights activists like the Dr. Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X and the Rosa Parks of the world, we also want to be able to say that Black History Month is a celebration of black art and black culture,” Scott said.

“I think that highlighting designers who weren’t even thought of in the past just shows were able to give respect and reverence to the people who came before us but in our own way.”

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The national anthem, American flag represent all Americans

DROP THE MIC DONALD FOUNTAIN @Official_DFound An 11-year-old was arrested in Florida for being disruptive and not following school rules. This story made national news because the boy didn’t want to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, although the school makes it a requirement. This child had no right to act out in the manner he chose. However, we should not pretend America’s iconic symbols played no role in this disturbing incident.

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick sparked one of the nation’s most heated debates by taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem. This nation has a bad habit of misinterpreting some of its most iconic symbols. I am tired of seeing walls built instead of bridges. In order to see America for what it is, we need to differentiate between the creator and their creation.

Francis Scott Key, author of the “Star-Spangled Banner,” was a man who wanted slavery to exist in America. The third verse of the “Star-Spangled Banner” reflects his views.

“No refuge could save the hireling and slave from the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave

and the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph doth wave o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave,” Key wrote.

Key was referring to the black Americans who were fighting with the British in 1814. Those black Americans did this in hopes of earning their freedom.

“His (Key) message to the black fighting for freedom was unmistakable — we will hunt you down and the search will leave you in terror because, when we find you, your next stop is the gloom of the grave,” Jeffery Robinson, author of “Do you know the Star-Spangled Banner’s third verse,” wrote.

America has a history of hating those who stand against it for its wrongdoings. People suggesting Kaepernick should leave this country because of his protest is no surprise. It’s hard to end a habit that has been practiced for centuries.

Although this part of the anthem is terrible, rarely does this verse see the light of day. It is sad Key nearly tarnished his amazing first verse with his awful views.

Still, the first verse of the StarSpangled Banner symbolizes hope for all Americans.

Throughout black history, there were no rockets with red glares, but there was screams of pain and agony. There are no bombs bursting in the air, but there was burning crosses and

nooses that hung black people there. The attack the Star-Spangled Banner references lasted for 25 hours, but black people’s pain and misery has lasted for centuries. Despite the odds, black people and the flag are still here.

The flag represents this country, whose constitution states, “We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal.” Our country may not be where it is today without this statement.

Thomas Jefferson was the main author of the Constitution, yet there is no way he truly believed this. Anyone who owned slaves did not believe all men were created equal. Those people are most of our founding fathers.

It hurts to know most of the iconic Americans I hear about in history class did not want black people like me to exist. Despite their efforts, people like Key and our founding fathers created an ideal for Americans to fight for, even if their creators stood against it.

In the Bible, Genesis 50:20 says, “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.”

This is one of the reasons why America’s most used currency, the dollar bill says “In God we trust.”

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LSU Golden Girls hold the American Flag in the halftime show during the Tigers’ 31-14 defeat against The University of Arkansas on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2015 in Tiger Stadium. because I refuse to let racist idiots think I do not belong here.

Although I do not agree with the 11-year-old boy and his form of protest, I fully support the right to protest. They should not have to leave this country because they don’t like some of the things that

happen here. They should be commended for trying to make this country better.

Donald Fountain is a 21-yearold mass communication sophomore from Saint Francisville, Louisiana.

Tigerland attack reaffirms safety concerns for campus women ACCORDING TO ASHLON ASHLON LUSK @ashlonrose Women shouldn’t have to be afraid to get into a car for fear they may be kidnapped. Over the past few weeks, there have been attempted kidnappings around campus that have only heightened existing safety concerns.

On Feb. 19, a woman entered a vehicle she thought was her assumed rideshare outside of Tigerland. Before she realized she was not in the right vehicle, the man posing as her driver inappropriately touched her and attacked her.

“Woman attacked in Tigerland near LSU by assumed rideshare,” “LSU students concerned, question campus safety amidst suspicious incidents,” and “LSUPD arrests man in connection with armed robbery on Monday” are all headlines from this semester alone.

Women aren’t safe, but this

isn’t unexpected news. Women are often afraid to walk alone at night, be alone with a man in an elevator and now, to take an Uber.

A friend of mine suggested before entering any Uber to ask the driver to say who the pick-up is listed under. If they don’t say your name, don’t get in the car.

This is a good idea and has probably saved women from getting into the wrong car.

When I first started driving and would drive at night, my mom gave me a tip on how to get to my car safely at night. She told me to hold each of keys in between my knuckles because I wouldn’t be strong enough to fight off an attacker on my own.

There are apps you can download that will notify the police if you press a button. There are mini pepper sprays and self-defense keychains. People are capitalizing on the fact that men attack women and women need to protect themselves.

There are all these ways for women to defend themselves,

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LSU Golden Girls hold th On Feb. 19, a woman entered a vehicle she though was her assumed rideshare outside of Tigerland. but no one is talking about the real issue. Why aren’t we taking a prophylactic approach to this issue? Why are we not working toward stopping men from attacking women instead of only focusing on how women can prevent their own attack. Why are we allowing these things to be

normalized so much?

We are so desensitized to violence that we make cute, catshaped keychains with pointy ears to use to stab men who try and attack women. We know these things are happening and we aren’t doing anything preventative.

I don’t understand why so many people are just okay with violence against women. Why don’t more people care to do anything about it?

Ashlon Lusk is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from Houston, Texas.

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Nutritional, healthy eating privilege for wealthy communities OLIVE’S GARDEN OLIVIA JAMES @afroliviaa The world changes and modernizes every day, and with that, people are more concerned about their health. Nobody is yelling, “Super-Size me!” anymore. Instead, people want leafy greens and organic meats. We tell people eating fast food is unhealthy and lazy. What we don’t pay attention to is the people who don’t have any other choice.

The USDA says that “vehicle access is perhaps the most important determinant of whether or not a family can access affordable and nutritious food.”

This means that diets can be limited due to access. Some people have to only choose foods light enough for a walk or a ride on public transit. Other people without cars may only go shopping once a month, which causes them to buy less fresh products and more nonperishable items that will most likely be less healthy.

In lower income communities, cheap food is more readily available because it’s what the members of that community can afford.

You see more fast food restaurants.

Dining at a fast food restaurant is usually cheaper than having to make a meal at home. People who have a lower income also tend to buy cheaper foods that are filling in order to stretch their dollars.

We talk about being healthy and living a “healthy” lifestyle, but in reality, there is great privilege in that.

Dariush Mozafarian, professor of nutrition at Tufts University, published a study about the nutrition gap between low and high income people. He found that only 38 percent of low income people eat a balanced diet compared to 62 percent of higher income people.

“There’s a time cost to buying foods and preparing them yourself. There’s a knowledge barrier,” Mozaffarian said.

Lower income people don’t have the luxury of choice that comes with being able to eat fresh produce or even the time to cook meaningful meals because they are spending time working.

People say cruel things about poor people being obese and eating junk food. There are even studies to suggest that lower income people could eat healthier if they wanted to, but the fact is that some people don’t have

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The USDA says that vehicle access is one of the most important determinants of whether or not a family can access affordable and nutritious food. the time to. I have personal experience with this.

They are more concerned with getting food on the table and less concerned with the nutritional value of that food. Seductive ads push to lower income areas of cities

where they know people will be more prone to choose unhealthy foods over the alternative.

Something must be done about this. We must hold fast food companies accountable for their vulture-like advertising. When

talking about health, we need to be more conscious of the lower income.

Olivia James is a 19-year-old mass communication freshman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Fake progressivism, ‘wokeness’ disrespectful to real activists OH, NOT AGAIN KYLE RICHOUX @KyleRichoux Progressivism is an important goal for every society, and it’s why we have change. Technology and society progress hand in hand, and each is as important as the other. While technological progress is a matter of discovery and implementation, societal progress is a dirtier matter altogether.

The issue with societal progress is that we don’t always agree on how it should progress, making an evolving society a constant fight. Though fights are tough and messy, they’re sometimes worthwhile, and a better future for everyone is a noble goal to fight for.

Not everyone always has the same goal, however. Not everyone cares. The worst among these are those who pretend to care because it’s cool.

We’ve added the word “woke” to the dictionary to refer to someone who is alert to

injustice in society. Anyone can claim to be woke regardless of their education on relevant topics.

As a result, there is an overwhelming amount of young people claiming “wokeness” in a bid to be cool or to claim moral high ground.

It’s important to remember all political views are valid, regardless of how much we agree.

Bigotry should always be discouraged, but it’s a nasty side effect of free speech. This being the case, liberals, conservatives and everyone in between should be respected.

When we use our opinions as battering rams to shame or harm others, we’re creating a problem. Uneducated opinions must be as valid as others, but they’re certainly less helpful. When our opinions become founded solely on anecdote and identity politics, they begin to teeter over to the unhelpful category.

It’s strange to see primarily straight white people arguing with other white people about race politics when they claim straight white people’s opinions

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aren’t worth as much. Not only is this type of aggressive racebased gatekeeping hypocritical, it’s also racist.

“Woke” white people aggressively targeting other white people makes equality movements look bad. Activist Malcolm X famously spoke out against white people who feel the need to take charge and lead equality movements. Malcolm X suggested it’s

more helpful for white people to support minorities and give them a voice rather than hog attention and speak for them.

Martin Luther King, Jr. also preached a message of unity.

King recognized the plight of minorities but realized unity would carry them further than hatred.

The future is coming regardless of who is paving the way.

The best thing we can do to make sure everyone has a say is to make sure we push forward together. Former President Abraham Lincoln warned us of the dangers of a divided society, and his advice applies even today.

Kyle Richoux is a 20-year-old sociology junior from LaPlace, Louisiana.

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“Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come again in this identical disguise.”

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Poet and Author June 7, 1917 — Dec. 3,2000

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Natural hair should be embraced, not discriminated against TEKAY SAYS TE’KAYLA PITTMAN @Queen.Tekay For decades, black Americans have struggled with getting approval for their natural hair. In the workplace, it is seen as unprofessional, and for schools it is seen as unpleasant and inappropriate. From creative head wraps to the use of chemicals, black women never got approval to embrace their natural beauty.

Becoming too busy pleasing the white people, they have allowed them to hold the power of other cultures. Nothing is good enough if it doesn’t fit well with the white people. “If your hair is relaxed, white people are relaxed. If your hair is nappy, they’re not happy,” social critic Paul Mooney said.

This has been going on for decades. My grandmother once told me that she had beautiful long hair, but when she was younger she started to put all these chemicals in her hair to be more “presentable.” A lot of her hair has fallen out and she tells me all the time to not bleach my hair.

However, because of my grandmother’s upbringing and the way black Americans were treated back then because of their natural hair, she hates the natural hair styles. My younger sister has worn her hair natural since the day she was born — never using a chemical — and she always wears it in a beautiful afro. My grandma begs my mother to relax my sister’s hair because she feels as though it isn’t pleasant looking. This same woman snuck and relaxed my hair when I was younger because my natural hair was not acceptable in her eyes.

I do not blame my grandmother because just like it is hard finding acceptance for natural beauty in the 21st century, I’m positive that it was 10 times harder back in her day.

I’m here to say that if I cannot feel comfortable in my natural beauty because of lack of acceptance, then I do not want to be accepted. Since middle school, I’ve worn my hair bone straight.

However, since I’ve gotten to college, I have embraced my natural curls and it has made me feel more free and confident. I’m sure women and men who rock their natural hair feel the same.

It saddens me that strong and powerful black women, men

and children are being tossed to the side and taken away from great opportunities because they choose to live in their essence.

Jobs are refusing to hire men with dreads and women with afros or braids. Some schools won’t allow students to attend if they have braids or dreads. Those are children and society has forsaken them because they are staying true to their innocence.

In New Jersey, a high school wrestler was forced to cut off his dreads of he would have to forfeit. A 6-year-old boy was turned away from a Christian academy because his hair came below his ears. And a New Orleans girl was sent home at the start of school for wearing braids. All of these children were black, and these are not the only children who have fallen victim to hair discrimination.

This is where it starts.

It starts with the children being turned away from society, then they become a version of my grandmother, who shuns natural hair. We have to uplift children because they learn right from wrong by what they see. If they see that something isn’t right or accepted, they will grow to hate it. We don’t want our children hating their truth.

Nothing is wrong with relaxing, perming or straightening your hair. However, when you lose yourself behind the chemicals, heat and head wraps, it becomes a problem because you have lost yourself and have become defeated by the white power.

It is 2019, and it’s time for a change. It’s black people’s year to take over. No more worrying if we will be accepted – that doesn’t matter anymore. We will make everyone else accept us or we will just beat them at their own game. Our children shouldn’t feel as though they cannot be themselves. “Baby take care, there is power in your hair,” publisher of Successful Black Parenting Janice Robinson wrote.

We should be thankful to New York, whose Commission on Human Rights banned hair discrimination. “[The] human rights law protects New Yorkers’ right to ‘maintain natural hair or hairstyles that are closely associated with their racial, ethnic or cultural identities.’” Every state in America should follow in New York’s steps. There is no reason why hair is the No. 1 reason that someone is turned away from a job or an education. Hair doesn’t define a person, the person defines the hair.

“Hair is a part of you. Race

It saddens me that strong and powerful black women, men and children are being tossed to the side and taken away from great opportunities because they choose to live in their essence.

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discrimination based on hair is illegal in NYC,” Human Rights Commission Chairwoman Carmelyn P. Malalis tweeted.

This is just the beginning. We are in control of taking the next steps in not being accepted by others but accepting your true-

ness. “In the past, the regulations existed, but African-Americans often conformed through haircuts, wigs and relaxers. Now, more of us are choosing not to conform, and so the conflicts are coming to light,” lawyer and diversity trainer Ama Karikari-

Yawson stated.

No more changing who you are to get the job, let the job change for you.

Te’Kayla Pittman is a 19-yearold mass communication freshman from Atlanta, Georgia.

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Sobriety can be rewarding, useful challenge for self-growth SMITT’S TEA JAMES SMITH @itssmitt “Honestly looking in the mirror is a necessary bitch.” That’s what one AA member said at a meeting I attended this past summer. But, we don’t have to be full-blown alcoholics or addicts to take this advice.

College is a time of experimentation. Whether it be scoping out career paths, defining your sexuality or implementing new lifestyle choices, these are vital years for self-growth. One inquiry you might consider is a period of sobriety. Is it easy to sip a soda while your friend sips a beer next to you? Do you find it difficult to say no when offered a drink? Are you able to refrain from smoking weed for a week? Can you make it through finals without Adderall?

I’m hesitant to sound overevangelical and hypocritical as I write this. For full disclosure, I’ve never been able to make it a full month sober. I’ve seriously given AA a shot three times over the last three years. Obviously, it’s an extremely personal and sensitive topic. Those few weeks I’ve been

able to stay sober weren’t easy in the slightest. You, however, might not have to put forth much effort at all. I’m predisposed to alcoholism and addiction. It runs on both sides of my family. You may be able to simply make the decision.

Others, like me, have to put in the hard work. No matter where you lie on the spectrum, it’s worth finding out.

Those few weeks I managed to achieve some form of extended sobriety were some of the most rewarding of my life. I went three weeks without a hangover, without having to figure out what happened last night, without waking up in crises. I didn’t allow my emotions to dictate my actions. I made genuine connections rather than drunken conversation. Most rewarding of all, though, I found confidence. I was happy with myself. I wasn’t plagued with anxiety or shame at whatever happened the night before. Eventually, I was excited to wake up in the mornings and go about my day.

As cliché as it sounds, I was high on life.

Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” I finally found some sliver of peace within my sobriety. Friends who aren’t nearly as

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bad-off as I am have decided, at various times, to take a break themselves. They all reported similar feelings of pride and tranquility. They said even getting through the week without a hangover was preferable to spending money at the bar.

Whether you think you have a problem or not, take a look in the mirror. Honestly assess and challenge yourself. See if you can get through a set period of time without a drink, a joint or a pill.

Think of it as an exercise of selfawareness. What do you really

have to lose? Well, if you’re like me, it’s easy to lose everything. If you aren’t like me, you may just miss out on catching a buzz.

James Smith is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Grand Coteau, Louisiana.