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Meet the
Beetles
A large colony of flesh-eating beetles lives on campus in the University’s Museum of Natural Science. The colony is housed in a small closet in the basement of the building — a room dubbed “the Bug Room.” “It’s just a room within a room here in the basement. At any given time there’s probably tens of thousands, and they’re all just roaming free in there,” said Steven Cardiff, the collections museum’s manager for birds and mammals and the man in charge of the Bug Room. The beetles serve a very specific purpose — to clean skeletons. “What we do is put skeletons — research skeletons — and the beetles eat all the flesh off for us and leave the bones,” Cardiff said. “And
Museum of Natural Science uses bugs to clean skeletons BY SCOTT GRISWOLD @Griswold_II that’s what we want, is nice clean bones so we can study those.” The skeletons Cardiff mentioned are usually frozen carcasses of various animals. The carcasses have already been skinned and gutted before being presented to the beetles. All that remains of the animal when it gets to the Bug Room is skeletal tissue and bones. Typically, the skeletons of small rodents, mammals and birds are cleaned within matter of days. But Cardiff said the colony of beetles could clean an entire horse, given enough time. “Just depends on the size of the specimen and the population density in the colony,” Cardiff said.
see BEETLES, page 2
LSUPD spokesperson Lt. Kevin Scott said a University student was arrested after he was caught driving a skid-steer loader early Saturday morning. According to the affidavit of probable cause obtained from the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office LSUPD observed University student Robert Ellis III, 18, driving a John Deere 329E skid-steer loader in the South Fraternity Parking lot on Nov. 5 at around 2:30 a.m. The skid-steer loader is owned by LSU Landscape Services, Scott said. When police attempted to make contact with Ellis, he exited the machine and began walking away, according to police records. Upon actual contact, Ellis was asked about why he was driving the machine. He stated that he had no idea what they were talking about, according to police records. At that time he also stated he was not driving the machine, according to police records. After confirming with University officials that Ellis did not have permission to drive the machine, officers arrested him, and he was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for unauthorized use of a moveable.
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LSU FAN IN DIRE NEED OF GETTING INTO THE GAME ARRESTED AFTER TRESPASS NOTICE ISSUED A non-University student
Entrepreneurs in Louisiana have the opportunity to meet and listen to speeches by significant business people from around the state on Nov. 17 at the 13th annual Louisiana Looking Up event. The E. J. Ourso College of Business and Flores MBA Alumni Association will host the event in the rotunda of the Business Education Complex. Since 2004, the event has been held every year and has featured those who have made significant achievements in entrepreneurship across Louisiana. This year, the event will feature five speakers: Melissa Campesi, chief executive officer of LCTA Workers’ Comp; Mo Vij, founder and CEO of General Informatics; Takeisha Charles Davis, president and CEO of New Orleans East Hospital; Byron C. Clayton, president and CEO of NexusLA; and keynote speaker Tim Barfield, president of CSRS, Inc. The emcee for this year’s event is Graham Ulkins, reporter and morning show anchor for WAFB. Ulkins is a graduate of the University’s Manship School of Mass Communication and an alumnus of Baton Rouge Magnet High School. At WAFB, he serves as a reporter and covers the health beat. Barfield presides over the Louisiana-based design and
see CRIME, page 2
see LOOKING UP, page 2
TECHNOLOGY
University students program robot to assist children with special needs BY RAYKAEL MORRIS @Raykael_Morris A handful of University students’ idealistic internship allowed them not only to serve the local community but also to put their classroom skills to the test over the summer. University students teamed up with local non-profit organization Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network, LATAN, to program a robot that will help children with special needs. So far, the students have programmed the robot “Buddy” to put its hand over its chest and recite the pledge of allegiance. They are also trying to program
the robot to play Candy Land. University coordinator for the robotics engineering minor, Marcio de Queiroz, sent an email to all students with the minor to ask if they wanted to intern with LATAN and help program the robot. “Autistic kids are very responsive to technology,” he said. “They socialize better with machines than humans.” De Queiroz said the robotics engineering minor is growing, though it just started last fall with almost 70 students. LATAN purchased Buddy from a French company called Aldebaran Robotics. Initially, the robot’s programming was
primitive, which is why LATAN reached out to the University. Computer science senior Jonathan Nguyen worked on the robot over the summer and said LATAN outlined goals for Buddy and the students accomplished them. “[We] would start by looking at what Buddy’s abilities and limitations are for those tasks and delegate topics for each team member to focus on for the next week,” Nguyen said. University students began programming the robot in June. It has since turned into a project for students taking the
see ROBOT, page 2
Students enrolled in the robotics engineering minor helped program a robot “Buddy” through an internship with Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network, LATAN.
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page 2 BEETLES, from page 1 After the skeletons are cleaned and cataloged, they are ready to be studied. Cardiff said there are about 20,000 bird specimens and 100,000 mammal and small rodent specimens cataloged. The University has the third largest college animal skeleton collection, behind Michigan and Harvard. The practice of letting a colony of beetles do the dirty
LOOKING UP, from page 1 management firm, CSRS, Inc. His career brought him to CSRS, Inc. after previously working for Louisiana as the Department of Revenue secretary. He also served as a senior executive at The Shaw Group Inc., president of Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. and chief development officer of Amedisys Inc. The one-day event begins with registration at 1 p.m. The speeches will take place from
CRIME, from page 1 was arrested after attempting to jump the barricades at the student section gate of Tiger Stadium multiple times, according to Scott. Last gameday, around 7 p.m., Scott said Aden Ardoin, 19, attempted to jump the barricades at Gate 7, which is designated for student section seating only. After attempting on three separate occasions to get into Tiger Stadium, Ardoin was advised to leave the area, Scott said. After refusing to leave, Ardoin was escorted into Tiger Stadium. But instead of receiving a gameday ticket, he received a trespass notice, Scott said. Once his trespass notice was documented, Ardoin was escorted from the area, according to Scott. Ardoin, however, shortly returned to the area thereafter and refused to leave, Scott said. It was then that Ardoin was arrested for remaining after being forbidden, issued a misdemeanor summons and then released, Scott said. INTOXICATED, PASSED OUT STUDENT ATTEMPTS TO FIGHT EMS AFTER BEING WOKEN UP An 18-year-old University student was arrested after attempting to fight the EMS personnel
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Thursday, November 10, 2016 work of cleaning skeletons started at the University some time in the ’50s, Cardiff said. Letting the animal skeleton sit in a dark room for about a week is much less labor intensive and repulsive than other methods of cleaning specimens. Another less effective method of cleaning the skeletons requires putting them into a jar of water and simply waiting for the tissue and muscle to rot off the bones. However, the hard part of the job is pouring
out the jar and picking through the rot for the bones. Cardiff called that part of the process “absolutely vile.” “You can do a high volume of specimens, from very small to very large. So it’s a very efficient way of processing research specimens,” he said. Many other institutions, such as The Smithsonian, use the same Bug Room technique as the University. An unexpected difficulty in maintaining the Bug Room
is population control, Cardiff said. There can be long periods of time when the University does not need newly-cleaned skeletons. Fortunately for the beetles, not all colleges have their own Bug Room. Other colleges, such as the University of New Orleans and Tulane University, send their uncleaned specimens to LSU. This unique opportunity gives the University a chance to help other colleges and keep its beetles fed.
1:30-4:30 p.m., with a reception immediately following. Costs for admission are $50 for the general public, $25 for Flores MBA Alumni Association members and $10 for University’s Flores MBA Program students. Sponsors for this year’s event include Entergy, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, ExxonMobil, Juengling & Associates, Louisiana Commerce & Trade Association, New Orleans East Hospital, Whitney Bank, Baton Rouge Business Report,
BancorpSouth Insurance Services Inc., Alice Miller, Kean Miller, LUBA Workers’ Comp, Shalan Randolph, Sheila Pounders, Spradley & Spradley, Young & Associates, Geaux Vineyards, L’Auberge Casino & Hotel and Mockler Beverage. The funds raised at the event will benefit the education of the Flores MBA students. According to its website, the University’s Flores MBA Program aims “to remain competitive in the national and
regional markets, while fostering learning, leadership, and networking in a global business environment.” The program is nationally recognized by publications like Forbes and U.S. News & World Report. The Flores MBA Alumni Association is made up of graduates who aim to “mentor the LSU Flores MBA Program’s students, fund strategically imperative curricula, and connect alumni to the college and the students.”
who woke him up while he was intoxicated and unresponsive, Scott said. EMS responded to South Hall last gameday, Nov. 5 around 9 p.m. for an intoxicated and unresponsive male, Scott said. When woken up EMS, University student Andrew Arata became aggressive, according to Scott. Arata then attempted to fight EMS personnel, Scott said. LSUPD responded to assist at the scene, and after treatment by EMS, Arata was arrested. He was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for disturbing the peace and resisting an officer.
ROBOTICS, from page 1
“It’s one thing to design and program a machine to do something like playing a board game with a child, but it’s another to put a kind of humanity into that machine,” he said. There is one robot in Baton Rouge, and LATAN has recently bought another one to begin programming. Nguyen said that assistive robots have the potential to become affordable and accessible. “They aren’t too widely available yet, so work like ours is part of showing what robots like Buddy can do while also discovering how we can improve on them,” he said.
introduction to robotics course. De Queiroz said LATAN intends to use Buddy as a teaching assistant to help children with special needs. Nguyen said Buddy will assist teachers with watching the children while they help other students. “Robots like Buddy can be the one-on-one companion for the kids who might need individual attention,” he said. Even though the robot was named prior to the student’s internship, Nguyen said the name is fitting.
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Luttrell speech on failure, motivation transcends Alabama loss BY JACOB HAMILTON @jac0b_hamilt0n
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ailure is inevitable in all walks of life. But it’s less about the act of being knocked down and more about how you get back up — or so the saying goes. LSU was knocked down Saturday. The Tigers hung tough with the defending national champion No. 1 Alabama for three quarters of stalemate football, but victory ultimately slipped through their grasps. Ed Orgeron’s “perfect” season and LSU’s playoff hopes officially ended, but the Tigers received a visit from Marcus Luttrell last week that put things in perspective, junior fullback J.D. Moore said. Luttrell was a Navy SEAL sniper on a counterinsurgency mission in Afghanistan in 2005 when his four-man team found itself
hopelessly surrounded and outmanned by Taliban forces. A grave battle ensued, killing three SEALs, but a badly wounded Luttrell made it to a nearby village and ended up the lone survivor. “I knew the backstory on him, so knowing who that was and what it meant for him to be there standing in front of us alive was amazing,” Moore said. “Then, obviously, the words coming from him [were] about motivation — about your body being able to do as much as your mind will allow it to.” Luttrell’s speech was primarily meant to serve as a motivator before the Alabama game, but his comments about failure and overcoming obstacles transcend that. Now, they apply to LSU’s upcoming three-game, season-ending stretch and even life beyond
see MOTIVATION, page 8 VOLLEYBALL
Senior Tiara Gibson enters final stretch of collegiate career Gibson excels as Tiger after transfer BY CHRIS CALDARERA @Caldarera_TDR The audible thuds of volleyballs slamming into walls were heard at LSU’s practice facility Monday as the Tigers completed a drill. During the exercise, one player’s voice rose above the noise. LSU’s lone senior on the team made sure her teammates were focused. “We can’t play the score, we have to play the game,” Tiara Gibson shouted. Gibson, a transfer student from South Dakota State, only has six games remaining in her volleyball career — and she plans on making the most of them. “I plan on playing with nothing to lose in my final games,”
she said. “I feel as though I owe that to a school and community who has done so much for me.” Gibson believes the LSU community helped her find the happiness and success she had been desperately searching for after her first two seasons of college volleyball. While at South Dakota State, Gibson struggled with her grades and became frustrated with the direction of the program. By her sophomore season, she said she needed a change in scenery. “When I decided to transfer, a lot of schools in the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten expressed interest in me,” Gibson said. “Ultimately, I fell in love with LSU on my visit to the campus.” Gibson enrolled at LSU her junior year, and has since
“loved every minute of her decision.” In her time with the Tigers, Gibson improved her grades and began pursuing a career as a sports reporter, working as an intern for WAFB during the summer. LSU coach Fran Flory is also thrilled with the progress Gibson has made since becoming a Tiger. “My only regret with Tiara is that we don’t have her longer,” Flory said. “She has grown a lot as a player and a person since she arrived here, and she’s been a great leader for our team.” “She’s done an awesome job of leading by example, and I think the attitude of the team has been much better since she became a captain this season,” sophomore outside hitter Toni
see GIBSON, page 8
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The LSU volleyball team huddles before its 3-1 loss against Ole Miss on Nov. 4 in the PMAC.
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magic words English professor offers new course empowering women of color BY CYNTHEA CORFAH @LacedinCyn
Fahima Ife, an assistant professor of English education at the University, was raised by a single mother in southern California. She became an avid reader at a young age, but it wasn’t until the ninth grade that she was able to identify with a Hispanic character for a class reading. “At a very young age, I always knew that there was something very powerful about reading and writing,” Ife said. “By the time I got to middle school, I was already so frustrated by the fact that I was reading all these texts and I didn’t see myself in the literature.” Ife moved to Baton Rouge in August. While she teaches courses especially for English education students, she continues her research on girls and women of color and how they have experienced momentary joy and freedom throughout time. Ife’s research ties into the ENGL 3674 course she will offer in the spring, entitled “Black Girl Magic: Across Time and Space.” Although the Black Girl Magic movement has only existed since 2014, Ife said she has wanted to teach this type of course for nearly a decade. She was inspired by “sister circles” — women of color who gather to support, empower and uplift. Through her course, Ife wants to create a safe space for college women of color to “allow their soul to come out without any limits.” Ife said women of color have been stifled and fed doubt their entire lives.
see BLACK GIRL MAGIC, page 8 RYAN MCCARBLE / The Daily Reveille
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STUDENT LIFE
Student practices capoeira, gymnastics in the QuadQ BY ALLIE COBB @alliecobbler While many students have seen him doing flips in the Quad, juggling on the Parade Ground or just walking barefoot across campus, few know him by name. Communication studies sophomore Gage Howell, affectionately called “the guy in the Quad,” is known for his gymnastics routines and capoeira performances. After learning his craft less than a month ago at the Southern Miss game, he’s quickly become a campus sensation. Before the game, Howell laid out a tapestry on the Parade Ground, sat down and began juggling. Another student, Adeolu, asked if he could join Howell.
After a few minutes, Adeolu did a “crazy-looking” flip, and Howell knew he wanted to learn. “We became soulmates, or best friends or whatever word could be inserted there,” Howell said. Now the duo performs every Tuesday and Thursday in the Quad. On any given day, Howell spends between one and three hours “tricking,” performing anywhere and anytime he feels the urge. “These are the things that make me most happy,” Howell said. “I strive to improve myself in every way possible to the greatest capacity that I can.” While his performances draw large crowds, Howell said ALLIE COBB / The Daily Reveille
see HOWELL, page 7
Communication studies sophomore Gage Howell preforms to music in the Quad.
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Social media plays important role in everyday life RHYME AND REASON BRIANNA RHYMES @briannacrhymes Social media has evolved since it first came about in the late ’80s. Internet chat rooms were the first form of social media, allowing users to talk to people who they weren’t in direct contact with on a daily basis. Today, social media is being used to stay connected with friends and family, stay informed about current events and meet potential friends who live thousands of miles away. Social media has expanded into networks that allow you to share ideas while meeting likeminded thinkers. With all the perks of social media, it’s unfair that millennials get looked down on sometimes for how much time they spend on it. As a millennial, I can barely remember a time when I wasn’t clutching onto the latest piece of technology everywhere I went. We grew up accustomed to things like the internet and wireless devices. Is it surprising that they have become such integral parts of our everyday lives? Social media has a lot of bad, but the good outweighs that by far. You might come across some
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intense political arguments on Twitter or some family arguments on Facebook that should’ve stayed private, but as a whole social media is an innovative invention that has helped many expand their minds beyond their physical surroundings. I can only speak for myself, but a lot of what I learned about different cultures that exist within America has come from social media. Social media has allowed me to interact with people who be-
long to these communities, read their stories and relate to them in many ways, though we may also be different in many ways. Another reason social media has become so prevalent in our everyday lives is that we want to be completely transparent about the lives we lead. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter let you check in wherever you are. Even Snapchat allows people to broadcast where they are with the use of geofilters.
And in this way, social media becomes fun. We have a constant fear of feeling left out. If we’re taking part in something cool, we document it so other people will think we’re cool. We want to look fun. We post photos of ourselves doing fun things with our friends, what foods we’re eating and our latest purchases. Social media has also been a way for many people to stay informed about the 2016 election
season. Social media played an important role in the way candidates were portrayed to the public and played a key a role in the selection of America’s president. Another benefit of social media is connection amid disaster. Loved ones were able to receive live updates about the safety of their friends during tragedies like the Paris shootings, the Pulse nightclub shooting and — even more close to home — the Louisiana floods. So if all these things contribute to improving our lives, why should we be scolded for using social media so much? Because sometimes we give it too much power over our lives. We give in to the internet trolls and let our online presence define who we are as people. Social media is an amazing creation that makes life easier, but we should remember not to get lost in the deep trenches of online hostility toward ourselves or others. Take advantage of all the benefits, but keep in mind your social media profile never disappears, so be mindful of what you’re posting. Social media is what you make it, and it looks like it’s here to stay. Brianna Rhymes is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from New Iberia, Louisiana.
Knowledge of car insurance fundamentals necessary for students JAY TALKING JAY CRANFORD @hjcranford Getting your first car is one of the first rights of passage in life. The freedom and subsequent responsibility of owning a car is our first real taste of adulthood, but, just like any other part of adult life, it has to be super complicated. I’m talking about car insurance. In Louisiana, we are legally required to have a minimum level of car insurance, which means your understanding of how this insurance works is vital. What makes car insurance confusing for so many people is its many components, so let’s take a look at what all of it means.
When most people think of car insurance, they think of liability coverage. This coverage pays for damages when you are deemed to be at fault for an accident. Liability coverage is divided into two sections: bodily injury and property damage. Bodily injury liability coverage will cover expenses such as medical costs, funeral costs, lost wages for anyone who is injured or killed by your car and “pain and suffering” costs if third parties sue you. Property damage liability pays for expenses involved in repairing or replacing another person’s vehicle or property damaged by your car. While liability coverage pays for damage to others’ property, collision coverage will pay for damages to your vehicle. If you hit another vehicle or an object,
collision coverage will pay for any repairs or the replacement of your vehicle after you pay a deductible. For example, if you have a $1,000 deductible and suffer damages of $2,500, your insurance company will pay $1,500 once you pay the first $1,000. Comprehensive coverage is an often overlooked complement to collision coverage. This will cover damages to your car not covered by collision, including a tree falling on your car, damage from animals and theft. Many of you may have recently learned that comprehensive coverage is also what covers your car in case of flooding. What may be the most integral part of your coverage plan is uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. While it is legally required that you have car
insurance to drive on public roadways, many people don’t have insurance or are improperly insured. In a situation where someone without insurance is at fault for a wreck, you will be looking at paying a large amount out-ofpocket for damages. Uninsured motorist coverage takes care of you in this situation. Think about this insurance as stepping in for the person at fault. For this reason, you should have as much uninsured motorist coverage as you do bodily injury coverage. Rounding out the rest of your car insurance is personal-injury protection and medical-payments coverage. Personal-injury protection will pay for in-home care and lost wages in the event of an accident. This type of insurance can
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overlap with other health and disability insurance policies, so depending on your insurance needs, PIP may not be necessary over the legal requirements. Medical-payments coverage will help pay for medical bills for you and your passengers no matter who is at fault in an accident. While you may not need this if you have adequate health insurance, it will help protect any passengers you may have who do not have health insurance. So that’s the basics of car insurance. I know I threw a lot of information at you — confusing information at that. Being aware of how insurance works is the first step to making sure you are insured effectively for your needs. Jay is a 22-year-old finance senior from St. Simons Island, Georgia.
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Thursday, November 10, 2016 Edinburgh, Scotland. Trying to teach himself mindhis tricking is just for him — fulness, Howell hasn’t worn shoes he would be out there flipping for more than a hour at a time whether he had an audience or for the past seven months. Going not. through his routine without pay“A lot of people come and join ing attention, he realized he could or say they aspire barely remember to have my level of what he had done confidence,” How- “You can find a way just a few hours ell said. “I think, earlier and set for a lot of people, to enjoy every single out to change his it breaks the mo- second of every day if attentiveness. notony of the daily “What I do is routine and allows you really want to.” striving to help for a little bit of people see that freedom.” there are other For many stuGAGE HOWELL perspectives from dents, Howell’s communication studies sophomore which to view the routine outbursts world and to live bring entertaina life beyond wakment and joy to what would nor- ing up in the morning, going to mally be a stressful school day. school, going to work and going International studies and Eng- to bed,” Howell said. “You can lish junior Annika Sabella is one find a way to enjoy every single of those students. On one occasion, second of every day if you really she said she saw Howell jump off want to.” a building and whisper-shout Along with tricking and jug“parkour.” gling, Howell also dabbles in While tricking, Howell plays music, having played the guitar music ranging from Led Zeppelin for 14 years. His music is influto Jersey Boys to a gypsy metal enced by his love for metal and band called Epica. He said he classical genres, as well as Tim tends to lean more toward heavy Burton movies. rock, operatic and jazz music, but Howell said he would love to just last week, he played music perform his music or set up mufrom the “Tarzan” soundtrack. sic and art festivals. He’s also inBefore learning from Adeolu, terested in street performing and Howell possessed little to no skills. living the nomad life anywhere However, he toured Europe this he can influence a large amount past summer on a study abroad trip of people. performing aerial silks with the “The side effect of all of this is physical theater program. He per- I get to meet a ton of people, and formed in France and spent three all of them have something that I weeks at the Fringe Festival in can learn,” Howell said.
HOWELL from page 4
BLACK GIRL MAGIC, from page 4 “Sometimes when we’re in a moment, we don’t even realize how powerful it is. But there has never ever been a movement that centers on black girls, ever in the history of the United States,” Ife said. “I just feel like it’s worth pausing over and to honor this time and to actually have a course where we’re trying to figure out, ‘What is black girl magic, aside from this hashtag?’” Each class will be dedicated to a single woman of color, including Alexis De Veaux, Solange Knowles and Alice Walker. Ife plans to combine music, film, literature and dance to explore the idea of Black Girl Magic and how it can be seen in different forms, time periods and women. The course has been promoted through fliers, chalk drawings, word of mouth and social media. With over 70 retweets and likes on Twitter, the course flier is sure to catch students’ attention. Along with a course description, the flier contains a large, vibrant photo of a young black woman with her natural hair styled in two ponytails. Over the ponytails, artist Pierre Jean-Louis blended an image of a galaxy with her hair to express the beauty he saw in black women’s hair. Ife said she intentionally chose that particular image of the black woman. She knew using a natural haired black
woman with a straight expression, bamboo earrings and galaxy hair would provoke thought for all who saw it. By using this image, Ife said she hoped to attract women of color whose interests aligned with the course. While the course is full for the spring 2017 semester, Ife said it will not be the last
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Communication studies sophomore Gage Howell practices gymnastics, parkour and capeoira in the Quad twice a week. Black Girl Magic class she will teach. “This notion of Black Girl Magic, I don’t think it’s linear, I think it’s all across time and [although it’s taking place in] this moment, it will continue,” Ife said. “I think it will definitely continue beyond our lives... even if someone’s calling it something different.”
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THE Daily Commuter Puzzle ACROSS 1 Womanizers 5 Gorilla’s smaller cousin 10 Air pollution 14 Border on 15 Sound portion of a telecast 16 Hot stuff 17 Sincere request 18 Lowly laborers 19 Plow pullers 20 Irish __; reddish dogs 22 Stopping 24 Samuel’s mentor 25 Train bed 26 “We __ Overcome” 29 Can top 30 In __; weeping 34 Simple 35 Red felt hat 36 Squirm around, like a child you want to sit still 37 Fire __; stinging insect 38 Luxury ship that sank 40 Ring king 41 Dawdle 43 Cleaning cloth 44 Title for old Russian rulers 45 Blaring device 46 Bawl 47 Baby kangaroos 48 Spooky 50 __ culpa; guilty person’s words 51 Flap, as a bird’s wings 54 Cruel remark 58 Ascend 59 Misbehave 61 Movement of the waves 62 Go __; review 63 Location 64 Arden & Plumb 65 Prescriptions, for short 66 Looks for 67 Nap
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CHASING HISTORY
LEONARD FOURNETTE JUNIOR RUNNING BACK
2016 SEASON RUSHING STATS
NATIONAL RANK: 62 GAMES PLAYED: 5
With three regular-season games left in LSU’s schedule, Leonard Fournette remains on track to make history
SEC RANK: 9 AVG. YDS/GAME: 141
ATTEMPTS: 100
TOTAL YARDS: 705
AVG. YDS/CARRY: 7.1
LONGEST RUN: 78
COMPILED BY JOSH THORNTON @JoshuaThornton_
TOUCHDOWNS: 5
CAROLINE MAGEE / The Daily Reveille
LSU CAREER RUSHING YARDS
MOST 100-YD GAMES IN CAREER
LSU RUSHING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS
KEVIN FAULK: 4,557
KEVIN FAULK: 22
KEVIN FAULK: 46
DALTON HILLIARD: 4,050
CHARLES ALEXANDER: 20
DALTON HILLIARD: 44
CHARLES ALEXANDER: 4,035
DALTON HILLIARD: 19
CHARLES ALEXANDER: 30
LEONARD FOURNETTE: 3,692
LEONARD FOURNETTE: 19
LEONARD FOURNETTE: 37
MOTIVATION, from page 3 the field, Moore said. “He’s literally been through life and death situations,” Moore said. “So it does kind of put a perspective on it that there’s guys out there every day fighting, literally risking their lives for our country. So it’s a blessing to even be able to play this game.” Moore recalls Luttrell asking the players what their responses are to adversity. For starters, senior defensive end Lewis Neal said the leaders on the team made sure spirits were high around the LSU Football Operations Center. Neal said continuing to grieve Saturday’s loss will assuredly result in a poor performance against Arkansas this Saturday. He told players to put it behind them but not to forget, because defeat is a rich source of motivation. “I truly believe that the amount of veteran leads that we have on this team and the
talent that we have — although we’re disappointed with the outcome of Saturday’s game, we’re by no means down and out,” Moore said. Junior left tackle K.J. Malone turned the page after assessing LSU’s performance against Alabama with roommate and senior center Ethan Pocic, immediately moving on to Arkansas film. LSU has a two-game losing streak to the Razorbacks, including a 2014 matchup in Fayetteville that spawned a long ride home for the Tigers. “We got shut out,” Pocic remembers. If that’s not motivation enough, most Tigers have yet to defeat Arkansas — which is something senior tight end Colin Jeter wants to check off his bucket list. “The two teams I’ve never beaten are Alabama and Arkansas,” Jeter said. “[Arkansas is] certainly on my list as far as things I want to accomplish, and they’re on a bunch of guys’ here.”
GIBSON, from page 3
HASKELL WHITTINGTON / The Daily Reveille
Senior defensive end Lewis Neal (92) and junior safety John Battle (26) take down Alabama sophomore running back Damien Harris (34) during the Tigers’ 10-0 loss against Alabama on Saturday at Tiger Stadium.
Rodriguez said. Gibson wants her personal story to teach the underclassmen and incoming freshmen the importance of “buying into” the coaching staffs’ philosophy and process. Although this year has not been as successful as the Tigers hoped for, Gibson insists there is a silver lining to her senior campaign. “It’s been a rebuilding year for us, and we knew that going in,” she said. “But my hope is that the work the other upperclassmen and myself put in will help LSU find success in the seasons to come.” Until then, Gibson will keep playing with her “nothing-tolose” attitude on the court, as the Tigers look to gain late season momentum. “I would love for us to end this season on a high note for her,” Flory said. “She is an exemplary student athlete, and it would be a fitting way to send her off if we ended strongly.”