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DJ Chark and Donte Jackson display versatility on LSU’s offense and defense
BY BRANDON ADAM @badam_TDR It’s been 14 years since LSU has had a player score a touchdown rushing, receiving and returning all in the same season. It took senior receiver DJ Chark 10 games to do it, opposed to former LSU receiver Skyler Green’s 14 games. Chark joins Green (2003), Domanick Davis (2001), Kevin Faulk (1998), Joe Labruzzo (1965), Johnny Robinson (1958) and Kenny Konz (1950) as the only players to accomplish the
feat in LSU history. “It’s a great honor to be able to have that and be mentioned with those types of guys,” Chark said. “It’s just letting me know that when I am gone from LSU, I will be able to leave something behind.” On Saturday, Chark exploded for his first two receiving touchdowns of the season. Senior quarterback Danny Etling
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BY KENNEDI LANDRY @landryyy14 Donte Jackson recorded his first career sack in LSU’s 33-10 win against Arkansas, along with seven tackles, two for loss and two pass breakups. Jackson did this at a relatively new position. Jackson started at safety for the second consecutive game, while occasionally sliding back into his natural position depending on the defensive package. “He calls himself the Swiss
Army knife,” freshman defensive back Greedy Williams said. “Means you can do anything. Donte is one of those guys that you can put at any position and you know you’re going to get the best” “I got like a can opener, a cutlery knife, everything,” Jackson said. “I’m an all purpose tool. I have a tooth pick, a toothbrush, shoe cleaner.” Jackson is no doubt the most versatile player on the field, having played
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TECHNOLOGY
LSU partners with DXC Technology BY HAILEY AUGLAIR @haileyauglair1 Gov. John Bel Edwards announced DXC Technology, a global information technology services company, will partner with Louisiana and the University to create a Digital Transformation Centerin New Orleans. “LSU is pleased to be part of this partnership investing in higher education and the workforce of Louisiana,” LSU President F. King Alexandersaid in a news release. “As the state’s flagship university, we are focused on solving the state’s most pressing challenges. Bringing a partnership like this to the New Orleans area and to LSU’s campus is a win for the entire state.” Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will bring over 4,000 new jobs in southeastern Louisiana, according to a news release. “This is a historic economic development achievement for our state,” Edwards said in a press release. “DXC Technology could not have made a better selection than to choose New Orleans for their Digital Transformation Center, and we embrace
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American white pelicans return to University, stir excitement BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano
Louisiana weather may be temperamental, but one sure sign of winter’s impending arrival is the annual migration of the American white pelican to the University Lakes. Droves of the pelicans have arrived in the last two weeks, and the white masses dotting the lakes have been popping up on Snapchat stories ever since. The larger relatives of
Louisiana’s native brown pelican migrate in late October and early November to escape freezing temperatures farther north. The pelicans cover a wide swath of territory, and can be found from east of the Rocky Mountains to north through Canada, said conservation biology professor Phil Stouffer. It’s not unusual to spot groups of 500 or more pelicans during the winter, he said. With mating season past, the pelicans University students and community
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members see are a diverse mix of pelilcans. The pelicans are strong fliers and are known to coast in groups as they fly, following meandering paths to take advantage of ephemeral food sources as they migrate, Stouffer said. The birds generally feed on small fish in lakes, slow moving rivers and other wetland areas. The abundance of feeding areas makes Louisiana an ideal
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White pelicans relax in the University Lakes on Nov. 6 on East Lakeshore Drive.
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Manship capstone class aims to diversify campus through building names BY CJ CARVER | @CWCarver_ THE INFOGRAPHIC DEPICTS THE BREAKDOWN OF RACE AND GENDER REPRESENTATION OF UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS
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streets and centers.” Renew LSU has partnered itself with various student senators in the LSU Student Senate, minority groups like National Society of Black Engineers and others at the University that are focused on minority factors including race
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LSU member Savanah Dickinson describes it as a coalition aiming to unite minority groups on campus to bring better representation. “It’s not just some class project,” Dickinson said. “We’ve gathered advocates and other groups … these students are the ones that aren’t represented as properly in the naming of buildings and
FACULTY
Further research in memory forensics could help investigators gather evidence even after a computer is unplugged. University computer science professor and principal investigator Golden Richard III and his team received a $1.1 million grant in September from the National Science Foundation to study memory forensics. Memory forensics looks at what is lost when a computer is unplugged and the applications are no longer running, Richard said. “A very simple example would be like in a suicide case. Maybe someone opens Microsoft Word, they start typing the suicide note, they decide ‘I’m not going to make a suicide note, I’ll just close Word,’ they didn’t save it,” Richard said. “The policemen come, pull the plug out, there’s no evidence at all now. Memory forensics could find the remnants of the suicide note in the memory of the computer even though he didn’t save it to the hard drive.” Richard began working with memory forensics around 2005. He was one of the organizers of a digital forensics research workshop and was given a challenge
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ne group is attempting to expand diversity on campus by raising awareness of the history behind the names of the University’s buildings and roads. Renew LSU is the brainchild of a capstone class taught by Manship School of Mass Communication professor Robert Mann. Renew
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New SG bill allows free business card service to students BY CJ CARVER @CWCarver_
Tentatively beginning in the 2018 spring semester, students will be able to receive free business cards from the Olinde Career Center as a result of SGFB No. 2 from the LSU Student Senate. The bill was written by Manship School of Mass Communication senator Frederick Bell, and it passed the Student Senate on Oct. 25. “I didn’t see a particular need, but I was in D.C. this past May with one of my fraternity brothers,” Bell said. “He attends school up [at Illinois State University] and … he had business cards in his padfolio.” Bell said the business cards had the Illinois State logo on them, as well as his fraternity
brother’s name and contact information. After discovering Illinois State provided the cards at no charge for students, Bell inquired whether LSU had a similar program. He discovered the Career Center at the University did not offer this service, so he began a discussion with Olinde Career Center director Jesse Downs to create a similar program. “[Downs] said that it was feasible,” Bell said. “I began talks with the Career Center at [Illinois State] because I knew that they had it there.” Bell said the main questions he wanted answered by Illinois State were about how to create a program like this and how much the program itself cost. The enrollment for Illinois State during fall 2017 is 20,784
students, according to Illinois Public Media. About 1,500–2,000 students use the service each year, and the program costs $1,100 per year to produce. This accounts for 20 business cards and the plastic card holders per semester for students who request them, Bell said. For comparison, the University has an enrollment of 30,863 for the 2017 fall semester, according to the University’s 14th Day Enrollment Report. Taking into account the inflation of students, Bell wrote a finance bill to allocate $1,300 from the Student Senate budget toward the pilot program at the Career Center. “If [the allocation] wasn’t enough, the Career Center said they would cover the rest,” Bell said. “If it was too much, the rest
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Proposed GOP tax plan could affect LSU Athletics season ticket holders BY ABBIE SHULL @ AbbieLJ LSU Athletics officials are concerned the proposed House GOP tax reform bill, H.R. 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, could have negative effects on college athletic programs throughout the country, as the elimination of a little-known tax deduction could cause programs to lose millions of dollars in revenue. The Tiger Athletic Foundation awards priority points for donations made to TAF and the other affiliate organizations, the LSU Foundation and the LSU Alumni Association, to allocate certain tickets and parking passes. Fans donate thousands of dollars each year to earn points and qualify for season tickets, according to TAF. To purchase season tickets to athletic events or purchase a parking pass, fans must donate to TAF. Tickets to the suite and club level tickets require more points than a general season ticket. The system is also used to allocate tickets for away games, post-season games and bowl games. The system is popular with other universities because the
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LSU Athletics officials are concerned new bill could negatively affect collegiate sports programs around the country. donations come with a major tax benefit. Under section 26 of the Internal Revenue Code, charitable donations, contributions and gifts can be tax deductible. Fans who make donations to TAF, LSU Foundation and the LSU Alumni Association can claim up to 80 percent of their donations as a deduction on their taxes. In a statement to The Daily Reveille, LSU Athletics said while the department does not
have a formal position on the H.R. 1 -- the House GOP tax reform bill -- they are doing their best to make people aware of the provision, as it could have harsh implications for college athletic programs nationwide. The department cannot predict how the removal of the tax deduction will impact the program, LSU Atheltics said, but even a conservative estimation would have LSU Athletics losing
between $3 million and $12 million. “LSU does not currently have a revenue source, and/or immediate cuts that could account for that loss in such a short period of time,” LSU Athletics said. “Section 1306, which removes the 80 [percent] tax deduction for donations to college athletics tied to ticket purchases, provides tens of millions of dollars in private funding for LSU Athletics and
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017 CHARK, from page 1 connected with Chark on a 45-yard touchdown to open the scoring in the first quarter and on a 68-yard touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter. “Danny couldn’t have thrown a better ball,” Chark said. “I had to thank him both times after both of those. He made my job way easier than it has ever been — probably two of the easiest touchdowns I have ever scored.” The connection was a welcome sight after the pair struggled on the deep ball during last weekend’s game against Alabama. “We worked hard this week,” Chark said. “Just me and him trying to get things to work on
JACKSON, from page 1 almost every position in the secondary this season. His versatility adds to the overall production of the defense, allowing the other corners to get better coverage. Although he hasn’t played safety since high school, Jackson has no problem locking down his man at any position, whether it’s cornerback, nickel or safety. Williams emphasizes his ability to shift all over the field without complaint. “He plays the positions with a lot of confidence and acts like he’s been there before,” Williams said. As a leader on the defense, Jackson goes out to set an example for the younger players and make plays so that they do the same. “I just let them know that we’re all going to make great plays,” Jackson said. “That’s the motto we stand by, everybody’s got to eat out there. When you’re out there, you have to make sure you’re making plays.” Junior safety John Battle credits Jackson’s work at the
our deep passes, and we were able to show it tonight.” Chark finished the game against Arkansas with four catches for 130 yards and two touchdowns. It was Chark’s fourth 100-yard game of the season, which is second in the Southeastern Conference behind Ole Miss’ A.J. Brown. Chark’s day didn’t start out as well as it ended, however. The senior muffed a punt after Arkansas’ first possession but was able to recover it at the LSU 49 yard line. LSU coach Ed Orgeron credited it to the senior’s maturity and confidence in himself. “Last year he thought about going out,” Orgeron said. “I’m so glad he stayed.” “His route running has been
a lot better, [and] his footwork has been a lot better.” Chark has been one of the best this season at getting open, and his numbers show it. On the season, Chark has 29 catches for 718 yards and two touchdowns, along with 10 carries for 56 yards and a touchdown. His 24.8 yards per catch is the second highest in the country. Chark is also the only player in college football with two punt returns for a touchdown, a receiving touchdown and a rushing touchdown. “I just try to do my job,” Chark said. “Whenever I’m in the open field I just try to make the most of it.” “Apparently, I’m pretty dangerous.”
position and calls him electrifying anywhere on the field. Moving Jackson around on the field just gives him even more room to make big plays, Battle said. “He’s doing a good job for us,” LSU coach Ed Orgeron said. “Tremendous athlete, very well coached by Corey Raymond.” Defensive back coach Corey Raymond has been a huge asset for Dave Aranda’s defense. In his six years as a coach, he has produced eight NFL draft picks and eight All-Americans. As an alumnus and a three year starter at LSU, Jackson says that Raymond has pride in the school and understands what the defensive back are trying to do on this defense. “Coach Raymond was a guy that played every position in the secondary,” Jackson said. “He’s a smart guy, he knows the game of football like the back of his hand. We just listen everything that come out of his mouth. You never know whether it’s going to be a lesson or not so every time he’s talking, everybody in the DB room is all ears.” A combination of Raymond
and Aranda wanting Jackson to be more involved in the game and Jackson’s own desire to stop teams from avoiding him sparked the move, initially to nickel and then today to safety. “It was just me wanting to get more involved, not sitting on an island, watching everybody avoid me,” Jackson said. “It was coach’s decision to get me more involved, and knowing I wanted to be more involved in the defense. So I got in there, got in film room and went to working.” Whenever he is on the field, Jackson makes plays like he was practicing and playing there all season. Being more involved on the field and being able to move more freely allows him to showcase his talents more than he was doing at cornerback. “He’s a playmaker, Tyrann Mathieu type,” Battle said. “You can move him all over the field, at safety, move him down at nickel, put him back at corner, where he’s most electrifying at. Coach Aranda trusts him and he’s our playmaker back there in the secondary and you just have to let him go off the leash.”
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LSU senior wide receiver DJ Chark (7) runs back after a play during LSU’s 33-10 win against Arkansas on Nov. 11.
TRANSFORMATION, from page 1 the challenge of preparing our best and brightest students for this remarkable opportunity.” The press release stated the LSU Economics & Policy Research Group performed an
PELICANS, from page 1 winter home for the pelicans, said Audubon Louisiana avian biologist Katie Percy. “It’s the cuisine,” Percy said. “It’s what pushes everybody into Louisiana.” Unlike the brown pelican, which plunge-dives to capture prey, American white pelicans participate in cooperative hunting. The birds will amass as a tight group and churn the water with their wings and bills to herd schools of fish into shallow water. Once the fish are cornered, the pelicans will bob their bills underwater and scoop up the fish, Stouffer said. While cooperative hunting has been noted in other bird species, it’s quite the sight to witness 500 or more pelicans churning the lake water, chuckling and rattling their bills, he said. Many people stop to photograph the pelicans, and it’s a great way for the community to connect with the local ecosystem, Percy said. Unlike smaller migratory species, the pelicans can easily
economic impact analysis estimating the DXC Technology project would lead to to $64.3 million in new Louisiana taxes, $868.4 million in new Louisiana earnings and total economic output of $3.2 billion from 2018 through 2025. be seen without binoculars and are frequently found near shorelines for a more personal viewing experience. The large, charismatic birds are also very social and mobile, making them fun to watch, she said. Though exciting, it’s also important for observers to remain respectful of the birds. The pelicans are fairly acclimated to the passing cars and pedestrians common to the University Lakes area, but it’s proper etiquette to maintain a respectable distance, Percy said. It’s never appropriate to touch the birds or chase them, she said. If kayakers and canoers encounter the birds on the water, they shouldn’t harass the birds by following them. The birds may not give a distressed call to cue humans to back off, but they will move away if uncomfortable or frightened. Following the birds and forcing them to constantly move while attempting to hunt could waste their energy and be a detriment to their health, Percy said.
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LSU junior defensive back Donte Jackson (1) blocks Alabama redshirt senior wide receiver Robert Foster (1) during the Tigers’ 10-24 loss against University of Alabama on Nov. 4 at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa.
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White pelicans relax in the University Lakes on Nov. 6 on East Lakeshore Drive.
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BUSINESS
E. J. Ourso College of Business receives $5 million grant BY TAYLOR DELPIDIO @TD_Reveille The E. J. Ourso College of Business announced a major grant on Nov. 9. The Charles Koch Foundation has awarded a $5.6 million grant to the Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute which expands entrepreneurship research, outreach and education.” “We are thankful for the support of the Charles Koch Foundation,” said E. J. Ourso College of Business Dean Richard D. White, Jr. in a press release. “The impact of this gift and our entrepreneurship programs stretches across this campus and beyond.” The grant will be paid over five years, and will fund an expansion of research by the Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute. The funds will also be used to pay an institute director and additional faculty, according to the press release. Research support will primarily be aimed at producing applied academic research into barriers to innovation and entrepreneurship in Louisiana and the region. Students will be able to take advantage of new fellowships alongside new research and teaching opportunities.
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The Charles Kock Foundation has awarded a $5.6 million grant to the Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute which expands entrepreneurship research, outreach, and education. Opportunities for undergraduates will also be available. “For three decades, LSU and the E. J. Ourso College have intentionally focused on growing entrepreneurship offerings,” said LSU
President F. King Alexander in the press release. “Through this new grant from the Charles Koch Foundation, the University’s existing commitment and the generosity of the Stephenson family, funding for
entrepreneurship programs at LSU exceeds $12 million. This demonstrates the commitment of both the University and our supporters toward leveraging the leadership of our students,
faculty and alumni, who offer creative and innovative solutions that catalyze economic development and shape the economy of tomorrow.” The grant is the latest influx of support for the business school. In 2007, University alumni and entrepreneurs Emmet and Toni Stephenson donated $4 million to the Entrepreneurship Institute, which was renamed the Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute, according to the press release. The Stephensons also donated $6 million to the E. J. Ourso College of Business in 2016 to be spaced out over 10 years. This donation led to the Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences being named after the Stephensons. It is now the Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship and Information Systems. “This gift will enable us to continue the groundwork that was laid by the generosity and leadership of Emmet and Toni Stephenson,” White said in the press release. “We are promoting new ways of thinking that will benefit society. The work made possible through this grant will positively impact students, the regional economy, and businesses in Louisiana and beyond.”
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017 RENEW, from page 3 and gender, Dickinson said. The group reached out to SG to create legislation symbolizing student support of the action of renaming buildings around campus to create a more diverse campus, which passed Nov. 1. The legislation, SGR No. 15, cites the University’s diversity statement, which reads, “diversity is fundamental to LSU’s mission and the University is committed to creating and maintaining a living and learning environment that embraces individual difference.” The legislation states that the University does not meet that standard. “We have these groups that LSU obviously cares about,” Dickinson said. “We’re not trying to point fingers, but we’re trying to point out that this is a problem …
let’s work together, let’s fix it.” To rename campus landmarks, there is a process put in place by the Office of Academic Affairs. The process begins with a form online. The form includes questions such as the building students want to rename, the people in support of the renaming and research backing the reasoning for the renaming. The form is submitted to the Committee on Naming University Facilities and Academic Units under the Office of Academic Affairs. If passed in the Committee, the proposal moves up to University Provost Richard Koubek and, upon his approval, then to the LSU Board of Supervisors. “There are three buildings that are named after Confederate soldiers,” Dickinson said. “We’re hoping to get some feedback from
people, because it’s not just the Confederates. We’re trying to increase diversity across the board.” Dickinson said both Murphy J. Foster Hall and John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum have no connection to the Confederacy, but both have historically controversial pasts. To receive feedback, Renew LSU is holding a town hall in the Acadian meeting room in the LSU Student Union on Nov. 16 at 6:30 p.m. “We’re hoping to … have a conversation,” Dickinson said. “If you don’t think this is an issue and we’re just talking to no one right now, then come and raise your concern.” Editor’s Note: Savanah Dickinson is a former employee of The Daily Reveille.
page 7 GRANT, from page 3 to create the field of memory forensics. “Memory forensics in 2005, the techniques and tools were really simple, so they were pretty easy to understand,” Richard said. “That stuff has gotten so complicated now that code is super sophisticated and it’s not clear that in all cases it’s completely accurate.” Richard is working closely with former University student Andrew Case along with other students, both undergraduates and graduates. The team is using the grant to create “Gaslight.” “Gaslight” is a software program that presents data to memory forensics tools that is deliberately corrupted to try to stress-test the tools and break them. The goal is to break
the tools so it can be fixed before it is used in a real case and could potentially corrupt evidence. Malware will deliberately hide from memory forensics software to persist on the computer, Richard said. “One of the biggest uses of memory forensics these days is uncovering really bad computer viruses,” Richard said. “The stuff is getting really hard to detect now. Stuff like antivirus works like 60 to 70 percent of the time.” The project will continue through 2020 with the goal of making memory forensics more reliable and resilient. Richard and others are in the process of submitting another grant to combine memory forensics and machine learning to create an easier way of reading the output of the forensic tool, Richard said.
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Renew LSU seeks to diversify campus by renaming buildings.
Professor of Computer Science and Associate Director for Cybersecurity at the Center for Computation and Technology Golden G. Richard III sits in the LSU Cybersecurity Lab on Nov. 13.
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of that would come back to [the Student Senate].” While the Career Center is aiming to begin the program at the beginning of next semester, Bell said he has faced an obstacle on what the design of the card will be. Bell’s original intention for the design of the card was to bear the University logo, but he has since received word from the University’s Division of Strategic Communications that they did not approve of use of the logo on the card. Currently, Bell is still working on a design to be used, he said. Once the program begins, students will be able to visit the Career Center website and fill out
a form with pertinent information, which will then be sent away to be produced. Students should receive an email within the next week that their cards are ready to be picked up, Bell said. Similar to the program at Illinois State, students will only be able to receive 20 cards per semester, which will come in a plastic card holder, Bell said. “I always attend these networking events, meeting these people, and they have business cards,” Bell said. “I think it’s going to be really neat to see LSU students … seem more prepared.” Editor’s Note: Frederick Bell is a former columnist for The Daily Reveille.
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Shanice Norton brings European experience back to Lady Tigers
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Ben Simmons is well acquainted with the lime light. His skills on a basketball court propelled him to the international spotlight at a young age, and he was the nation’s top-ranked recruit out of high school. All eyes were on Simmons when he chose to attend LSU for a year, and his recent success for the Philadelphia 76ers is helping him grab headlines once again. Last week, however, it was Simmons’ mouth-not his post moves-that catapulted the Australian native to the front of the news cycle. In an interview released Nov. 9, Simmons didn’t mince his words about his time in Baton Rouge. “Looking at it now, I don’t really know what I learned, financially, or just being a person at LSU,” Simmons said. “I think I’ve learned a lot more with this last year being in Philly and being a pro than I did at LSU.” The Sixer forward may have garnered sympathy from many who believe he’s another victim of an abusive NCAA system, but those of us who witnessed his time at LSU know his comments are disingenuous.
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The Lady Tigers are dealing with an abundance of youth this season. The Lady Tigers have just one senior and only one returner who has been at LSU for three seasons. Junior guard Shanice Norton has made her place known as a veteran leader with international experience for the young team. Norton played overseas for the United Kingdom over the summer in the 2017 FIBA Under-20 European B Division Championships in Eilat, Israel. “I had not been home since I came to college so it was good to go back before the competition,” Norton said. “The style of competition was different than the style we play. It was important to take back what I have learned here.” Norton played all seven games for the United Kingdom in the tournament and helped contribute to two wins and an eighth place finish for the United Kingdom. Norton averaged 7.6 points, 4 rebounds and 1.4 assists during the competition. Norton finished 13th in points and 11th in rebounds out of all of the guards in the 12 team competition. Norton put up 13 points against the host nation in the group stage. In her career for the United Kingdom, THE DAILY REVEILLE ARCHIVES
including 2012 and 2013 under-16 European competitions, Norton averaged 7.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists. “There were a lot of expectations for me playing on the national team, since I have already been here for a couple of years,” Norton said. “It kind of forced me to be more open and be a leader. That is something I have to use here. Playing for the national team showed me how important is to be vocal, since people will listen.” Having a member of the international team has been a source of pride for the Lady Tigers. LSU even sent out a press release congratulating Norton for her role in the United Kingdom’s success in the tournament. “It was a great experience for her to play and get that international experience,” said coach Nikki Fargas. “We are going to definitely look to tap into that.” Norton’s first season as a freshman was unorthodox. LSU lost three players that were supposed to start within the Lady Tigers first three games. Norton was forced to play more than she had expected to that season, but handled it strongly. Norton started 22 games for the Lady Tigers’ in her freshman season and scored double
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Will Wade adds No. 4 signing class, top prospects for 2018 BY HANNAH MARTIN @hmartin_ As the early signing period comes to a close, LSU coach Will Wade has built one of the most impressive recruiting classes in the country. His first official class since taking the LSU job in March is ranked No. 4 in the country, according to 247sports. com. The class is headlined by Naz Reid, a five-star big man from Roselle, New Jersey. Reid is the No. 17 ranked player in the country. At 6-foot-10-inches, Reid is noted for his ability to handle and pass the ball like a guard, while also having the physical
tools to play down low. “He is a player that brings a combination of strength, length and a shooting touch with him that will have an immediate impact on our program next season,” Wade said in a press release. “He has the type of game that will easily transfer to college play when he arrives at LSU.” Joining Reid are Scotlandville Magnet (Baton Rouge) guard Ja’Vonte Smart Florida native and forward Darius Days. Smart, ranked No. 29 in the country and the top player in Louisiana, can play both on the ball and off the ball. Smart is the only two-time winner of the Gatorade Louisiana Boy’s
Basketball Player of the Year, and will attempt to win the award a third time in his upcoming senior season. Wade said that Smart has all the tools to become a successful college and professional player. Last season, he led Scotlandville to a second state championship in three years and averaged 25.1 points, 8.7 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 2.1 steals. Days, who will play his final season at IMG Academy, also averaged 20-plus points as a junior. He is ranked as the No. 65 player in the country and has the ability to play both forward positions. “Darius is a gifted scorer and shooter from range,” Wade said.
see RECRUITING, page 11
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Scotlandville senior JaVonte Smart sits next to his mother Melinda Smart [RIGHT], as they begin the signing process on Nov. 8 at Scotlandville Magnet. Smart signed up to attend LSU for Basketball.
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FOOTBALL
LSU receivers developing, maturing throughout season BY KENNEDI LANDRY @ landryyy14
LSU’s receiving core started as a rollercoaster this season with inexperienced players behind seniors DJ Chark and Russell Gage. LSU coach Ed Orgeron said at the beginning of the season that they weren’t ready to go four-wide and it seems that they still haven’t gotten there yet. Following LSU’s 27-23 win over Auburn, only Chark and Gage were among LSU’s top five pass catchers while the other three were either tight ends or running backs. Since then, other receivers have stepped into larger roles on the offense. “They’ve done a really good job, especially Stephen [Sullivan],” said junior tight end Foster Moreau. “We knew we had DJ and Russell, Derrick [Dillon] was always reliable, but the other guys were kind of iffy. We had seen flashes of brilliance. They’re these big, physical, capable receivers, we just hadn’t seen that consistency, and I think that’s what we’ve started to see in games from them.” Chark still leads the team with 718 receiving yards with senior running back Darrel Williams at 241 yards and Moreau at 190 yards. Gage only
has 173 yards receiving, but has 220 total yards rushing. As the season’s gone on, other receivers have found ways to make themselves known on the field. Sophomores Derrick Dillon, Drake Davis and Stephen Sullivan come in at 108, 134 and 186, respectively. “We’d seen [Gage] make a couple of good catches [last season] against Texas A&M,” Moreau said. “We’d seen Stephen play really well, we’d seen Drake play really well. Derrick is always a consistent catcher. I think we’re going to really need those guys finishing off this year and especially into the following.” Sullivan especially has taken advantage of the opportunities he has been given. In LSU’s 3310 win over Arkansas, he had two catches for 40 yards and two catches for 44 yards against Alabama. “It means a lot to keep the drive going,” Sullivan said. “I think that it was a third down call so every time coach gives me that opportunity, I’ve got to take advantage of it and make the catch, and that’s exactly what I did. No matter what down it is, I know wideouts are going to do whatever it takes to make the play. ” Dillon has fewer touches
and yards than Sullivan, but he has shown his efficiency on the field. After dropping a big pass against Alabama, he came back against Arkansas and made the exact same catch in tighter coverage. Even the veterans make mistakes, but what makes them different is their ability to shake it off and worry about the next play. Chark knows the importance of that and tries to instill that insight into the younger players. “You’re going to make mistakes,” Chark said,” “But you can’t let those things get you down. I’m very avid on making plays throughout the whole 60 minute game. I’m blessed to be able to get another opportunity after I might mess up. No one wants to mess up, but if you do, you have to shake it off and worry about it after the game.” The younger receivers coming in and making plays doesn’t automatically mean that the four-wide is a definite going forward. A lot more goes into the planning and playmaking that the talent of the receivers. “There’s no definites really anywhere,” Moreau said. “If we can go four-wide, that’s incredible. To get some speed on the field to get different looks, you can run different concepts.
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LSU senior wide-receiver Russell Gage (83) takes to the field for warm-ups before the Tigers’ 24-10 loss against Alabama on Nov. 4 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Obviously, I know my limitations and what my strengths and weaknesses are, but four-wide is definitely something we can put a package in for.” It’s even more important going forward for those younger players like Sullivan and Dillon to step up and be a power on LSU’s offense. Not only this season, but throughout the next few seasons, somebody in the receiving core will need to step into the
position that Chark is in and be a threat to other teams. “It’s incredibly important for them to step up, especially for their confidence and the speed of the game so that when DJ and Russell do leave for the NFL, we’ll be good at receiver,” Moreau said. “We’re bringing in a bunch of really good recruits, and I think that’ll be some good competition. Everybody’s trying to get on the field, so I think that’ll really drive the competition.”
VOLLEYBALL
Toni Rodriguez’s obstacles, injuries led to success in volleyball
BY JBRIAAN JOHNSON @ JBriaan_Johnson Junior outside hitter Toni Rodriguez’s road to becoming an LSU Tiger was not the easiest. Throughout her athletic career, Rodriguez has had her share of injuries that sidelined her for significant time. Rodriguez partially tore her ACL in her left leg of her junior season in high school, which was her first major injury. Then, in her second game of her senior season, she tore her ACL again, but in her right leg. After redshirting her freshman year with the Tigers while she recovered from an injury suffered in high school, she played in 18 matches before suffering a season-ending knee injury against Auburn. After all of the punishment Rodriguez’s body was put through, watching her persistence and ability to develop into a successful volleyball player stood out to LSU coach Fran Flory, earning the respect of the all-time winningest coach in LSU history. Rodriguez has emerged as a centerpiece to what Flory is trying to accomplish. Rodriguez also serves a major leadership role for the Tigers. “She has forever been the heart and soul of our team,” Flory said. “She’s just a worker. She’s the competitive leader and she is a leader in terms of
energy, drive, and intensity and we certainly are not the same without her.” Her competitive drive has always been something that stood out to Flory. Her undeniable will to win sets her apart from most players around her. “Toni has always been a competitor,” Flory said. “She was a very feisty player in any sport she played in. She’s a true Louisiana kid. She’s strong, blue-collar, ‘earn what you get’ kind of kid. We were fortunate enough to get her.” Rodriguez was initially committed to the University of Tennessee, a Southeastern Conference foe to LSU. “I was originally planning on going to the University of Tennessee,” Rodriguez said. “They offered me a scholarship, but they pulled that from me when they heard I tore my ACL. From then, I reached out to Fran and she told me there was a spot for me here. I walked on and it ended up being one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.” A native of Louisiana wanting to play for the Lady Volunteers was unexpected. “My family has always been LSU fans,” Rodriguez said. “Ultimately, LSU was my choice because it is close to home, my family can come watch, the program was really good at the time, and I love their culture. I just love the thought of me being an LSU Tiger. Reflecting back on everything she went through,
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LSU freshman defensive specialist Raigen Cianciulli (5) (left), junior outside hitter Toni Rodriguez (25) (middle), and sophomore setter Anna Zwiebel (2) (right) celebrate during the Lady Tigers’ 3-0 win over the University of Houston on Sept. 15. Rodriguez expressed a great deal of gratification and fulfillment for the game. All of the adversity made her realize how much she loves and appreciates the game of volleyball. “Not being able to play volleyball due to these injuries made me realize it is something I
have so much passion for, I don’t think I could have not played,” Rodriguez said. “Even with all of that, I could not imagine giving up volleyball. It’s just something that I turn to and that I love to play. Over the course of her experiences within athletics, Rodriguez has managed to take
away life lessons that makes her a better and brighter person. “It’s super gratifying and it’s what college athletics is supposed to be,” Flory said. “Toni has grabbed the opportunity and made the most of it. She has certainly made her mark as a student-athlete in our program.”
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017 to listen to a student who didn’t pass the majority of his classes. It’s no secret around campus I’m not trying to judge that Simmons rarely attended Simmons for his lifestyle choices. class and was a frequent patron at He’s free to do as he pleases. I the bars Tigerland. His struggles do, however, take issue with his lack of gratitude and with schoolwork personal responsimade the star forward ineli- “I think I’ve learned a bility. gible to receive lot more with this last Higher education is a privilege the prestigious year being in Philly that some will never John R. Wooden Award at the end and being a pro than I get the opportunity to pursue. Simmons of his collegiate did at LSU.” was afforded that career. privilege because To be academically eligible for of his ability to put a BEN SIMMONS the award would leather ball through Philadelphia 76ers Forward have required an iron hoop. a minimum of Instead of showa 2.0 grade point average. That ing an appreciation for the opmeans in order to take Simmons’s portunity he received, he chose critiques of the higher educa- to bash the school that could tion seriously, we’d literally have have provided him with all
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NORTON, from page 8 figures in six games. “We faced a lot of injuries as a team, so as a freshman I certainly played more than I expected,” she said. “It was a good eye opener. It gave me a lot of experience to prepare me for last season and this season.” Since her freshman year, Norton has taken a bit of a reduced role for the Lady Tigers. She started the first seven games for LSU her sophomore year and played in each game, but had a reduced 4.1 points. Norton has played in both games this season, but has just two points. The Lady
Tigers plan on getting her more involved. “We are going to look to find her some more minutes,” Fargas said. “We feel that she can help us on the defensive end, she is a great athlete when rebounding the ball. She can be an effective offensive weapon for us. While the minutes have gone down, Norton has found other ways to help the team. As one of the veterans on the team, Norton is vocal in practice. Her teammates often joke about that. “It is hard to believe I have been here so long,” Norton said. “My teammates keep reminding me that I have been here a while now.”
the tools necessary to succeed academically had he sought out those resources. But it’s clear from Simmons’ juvenile comments that he was perfectly fine with using LSU solely as a stepping stone to his professional career and accomplished little to no growth as a person. The good news for Simmons is that he will probably make more money in a few years than I’ll make in an entire lifetime. The bad news is that there’s a life beyond playing sports, and the prime years of Simmons’s career will come and go faster than he thinks. If Simmons continues to spend his days transferring blame in order to disguise his own lack of effort, the amount of fulfillment he finds in life will be as dismal as his collegiate GPA.
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LSU then-freshman forward Ben Simmons (25) gets ready after a timeout during LSU’s 89-85 win against Georgia on Jan. 26, 2016, in the PMAC.
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LSU sophomore guard Shanice Norton (11) dribbles the ball during the Tigers’ 42-55 loss to the University of Kentucky on Jan. 19 in the PMAC.
RECRUITING, from page 8 “He has shown his ability to handle the ball in several different positions at his high school and we know he has a work ethic that will fit in with what we are trying to do here at LSU.” As a junior, Days shot almost 40 percent from three point range and 82 percent at the free throw line. Wade said he is excited about the players they signed, and he credited assistant coaches Greg Heiar, Tony Benford and Bill Armstrong. “Our staff has worked extremely hard since we arrived to find the best prospects that fit what we were looking for at LSU,” Wade said. “I am grateful for their efforts. We are excited about getting these three players here next year and we appreciate their belief in what we are trying to accomplish here at LSU.” “We feel like we added some pop to our backcourt and we are excited about those guys joining us.” Wade also has an extra scholarship immediately available for next season. One his staff’s top targets was Emmitt Williams, a top 25 recruit from Florida. Williams visited LSU on Oct. 12, but was arrested for sexual assault on Oct. 18. He has pled not guilty. It is unclear whether
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Scotlandville head basketball coach Carlos Sample shakes hands with Scotlandville senior JaVonte Smart on Nov. 8 at Scotlandville High School. or not LSU is still recruiting him. “This class is only complete for the time being,” Wade said. “We are now recruiting for the spring signing period in 2018 and beyond.” Recruits in the class of 2018 that do not sign by Wednesday Nov. 15 can sign with schools starting on April 11 until May 16. Brandon Adam contributed to this report.
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Students and friends gathered on W. Chimes Street to browse vendors and art displays on Nov. 11 at the North Gate Music & Arts Fest. PHOTOS BY DILYN STEWART
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IN FOCUS Art history senior travels country photographing social media influencers BY KAYLEE POCHE @kaylee_poche photos courtesy of MALARIE ZAUNBRECHER
Walking through the dimly-lit Studio Arts building and down a staircase overtaken by palm leaves, art history senior Malarie Zaunbrecher led the way to a small courtyard on campus full of possible photo backgrounds. From location suggestions to lens preferences, It was clear Zaunbrecher was in her element. The 21-year-old has been photographing professionally since 2013, but has recently expanded her portfolio beyond the wedding photos and senior portraits with which she started. Since arriving at LSU, she has taken her camera all over the country photographing former American Idol contestant MacKenzie Bourg and social media influencers such as Cameron Dallas and Jacob Sartorius as part of the MAGCON Tour. The MAGCON Tour — a large-scale meet and greet convention with male internet stars — lasted from December 2015 to halfway through 2016 and also included stops at Houston, Philadelphia, Minneapolis and San Francisco. Zaunbrecher would arrive at the venue early in the morning to prepare for the event, take photos of the men interacting with their fans and would stay up until 1 or 2 a.m. editing photos, she said. Meanwhile, Zaunbrecher was managing being a full-time student by attending classes
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ART
Project promotes outreach, education
BY KAYLEE POCHE @kaylee_poche The Walls Project is transforming Baton Rouge, inside and out. Even those who have not heard of The Walls Project are likely to be familiar with some of the organization’s work. It’s responsible for the frequently Instagrammed mural on the side of the former Harrington’s Cafe with brightly colored triangles and butterflies, along with dozens of other murals scattered across the city. What began as a Kickstarter to build the first mural in 2012 has evolved not only into a fullscale public arts campaign over the years, but also a successful community outreach organization. Through its 3-year-old program, The Futures Fund, The Walls Project offers coding and photography classes for middle and high school students to help them get a head start on skills in demand in today’s workforce. While The Futures Fund is open to all students, the program is geared toward lower-income children. By implementing needsbased tuition, The Walls Project ensures these classes are available to any student interesting in taking them. Classes take place Saturday mornings at Baton Rouge
see WALLS PROJECT, page 19
THEATRE
Swine Palace explores humanity, legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. BY BOBBY CRANE @b_crane22
Everyone knows what happened on April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. But what about what happened the night before? Katori Hall’s 2009 drama “The Mountaintop” attempts to answer this question with a reimagining of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last night on Earth. Luckily for University students, the School of Theatre is bringing this magical vision to the Swine Palace’s Reilly Theatre, running until Nov. 19. The show, directed by professor Femi Euba, has a cast of only two people and takes place in a single setting: room 306 in the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Despite this, there’s a special theatrical quality to the production that keeps the audience engrossed, said Swine Palace Interim Managing Artistic
Director Vastine Stabler. The choice to put on “The Mountaintop” goes hand-in-hand with the theatre department’s mission of doing socially relevant shows, with Stabler especially citing last summer’s tragedies as motivations for why the show is being produced now. The University isn’t alone in this mindset. There’s been an uptick of interest in the show around the country, Stabler said. “People are trying to figure out the best way to work around and with each other while everyone is trying to figure out where we stand in the future to come and what the world will look like then,” he said. In addition to attracting people with its modern-day relevance, Stabler believes the show will also raise questions in its humanization of such a well-known figure who is typically idolized in culture. He said the way King is presented — as a person with doubts, concerns and desires — may challenge
audience’s assumptions of him. “Making someone more human makes them more relatable,” Stabler said. “It can either be an irritant or you can relate to them more and see what they’re thinking and see how it relates to your thinking.” Through viewing King in a new light, Stabler hopes the production will accomplish what all theatre should accomplish: to get people talking. In a way, that’s already been done, as the University community is abuzz with excitement over the casting of New York professional actor Curtis Wiley as King. Stabler said the casting of King was one of the biggest challenges they faced, as it’s hard to find someone to play one of the most iconic orators and figures in history and make it feel fresh. “We needed someone who could give us that charisma plus the vulnerability that is believable in a person we don’t always see as
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New York actor Curtis Wiley perfoms in “The Mountaintop” on Nov. 7 at the Swine Palace Reilly Theatre. a vulnerable person,” Stabler said. Wiley was brought in after an extensive audition process in New York with the goal of bringing professional-caliber theatre to Baton Rouge, Stabler said. On top of that, his temporary addition to the
University theatre community has been a valuable tool for theatre students. Stabler said that even though Wiley may not be a spitting image
see THE MOUNTAINTOP, page 19
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Local nonprofit connects community, improves Mid City image BY MACKENZIE TREADWELL @mackenzieelizaa What began as a University service learning course in 2012 is now connecting community members across socioeconomic and racial boundaries in the form of nonprofit organization Mid City Studio. The studio stemmed from Executive Director and School of Architecture professional inresidence William Doran’s architecture and design class. Students partnered with a local nonprofit each semester to develop architecture projects the area needed. Once Doran began interacting with business professionals across the city, he created Mid City Studio as an umbrella coalition to enact all of his initiatives under. For one of their first projects, the students collaborated with Mid City Redevelopment Alliance to transform the Laurel Street Fire House into a fireman’s museum. When the project was finished, they held a gathering celebrating the opening, and local residents and firemen brought pictures that were projected onto the back of the converted building. The event allowed for students to get to know the neighborhood and the people
behind the project, Doran said. After teaching the University course for three years, Doran recognized the need for education-based, community-focused outreach in the Mid City area and was inspired to make the studio more than a collection of student projects, he said. To Doran, design isn’t just the way a city is laid out on paper — it’s a culmination of residents’ histories and experiences. This perspective is embodied in the studio’s #IAMMIDCITY social media campaign. Doran’s class developed the hashtag in 2014 to create a space for community art. They took various photos tagged with the hashtag on Instagram and worked with Letterman’s Blueprints to display aluminum panels of the images outside the store. All of the photos encouraged a strong sense of identity and pride in Mid City, Doran said. “An important element with building community is identifying with the place that you live,” he said. This project eventually grew into the Spain Street Park installation and #IAMMIDCITY Educational Program in 2016. Doran and Mid City Studio Creative
Director Lynley Farris created a third grade-level program used in Dufrocq and Bernard Terrace elementary schools in Mid City. The curriculum educated children on the history of the neighborhood. The children made maps and timelines, citing their schools, favorite stores, and homes around the area, and decorated their own wooden hashtag. They were also given disposable cameras to take pictures of their world, Doran said. From there, the photos were printed and put on display in the Spain Street Park. As they were setting up, Doran said, a young girl walked up and recognized her friends’ photos on the panels. It worked, he said — they were succeeding at connecting community members. One of the most powerful aspects of the park installment lies in a graffiti tribute. Doran said the group noticed a “RIP,” in remembrance of a fallen member of the community. The organization brought in a local graffiti artist to create a large, beautiful work in their memory. “This project embodies our mission,” Doran said “[We] are helping to educate people about where they live, activating different spaces, and connecting
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LSU School of Architecture Professional in Residence and Executive Director of Mid City Studio William Doran speaks on behalf of Coffee on the Porch monthly event at Magnolia Cemetery on Oct. 29. different people.” Another community engagement event Mid City Studio puts on is Park(ing) Day, which originated in San Francisco. The event encourages people to re-examine the way space is used in cities, specifically parking space. In this social experiment, people use metered parking spaces for creative expression or education to “activate vacancy,” Doran said. His class developed three sectors for the event: a free library, a pop-up art
exhibit, and planters that taught people the importance of healthy foods. Since then, the studio acquired its nonprofit status in 2016 and continues to promote various projects by building on the versatile, rich history Mid City already possesses, the executive director said. “Our goal is to look at design as a community process, igniting existing resources and connecting what’s already there to create something new,” Doran said.
GOBBLE IT UP The Daily Reveille editors give their thoughts on popular Thanksgiving foods
“Yams, or as normal people call them, sweet potatoes, covered in no less than two inches of gooey marshmallows and cinnamon.”
“Thanksgiving: where you can throw a bunch of foods together and call it dressing.” WHITNEY WILLISTON
LAUREN HEFFKER
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Entertainment Editor
WILLIAM TAYLOR POTTER Editor in Chief
“Catch me rollin’ home on my gravy boat on my way to the potatoes.”
“My goal in life is to drown in a vat of homemade macaroni and cheese. Or mashed potatoes. Or stuffing. One of the three.”
NATALIE ANDERSON
HA-VY NGUYEN
News Editor
“There’s nothing like the moment I get that sweet, delicious ham on my plate at Thanksgiving dinner. I love ham so much, I’ll use both hands to eat it. You could say I’m … hambidextrous.” EVAN SAACKS Deputy News Editor
“Thanksgiving gumbo — three parts gumbo and one part rice. If it’s more than a three-to-one ratio, you belong in jail. That is not gumbo.” Production Editor
RAMSINA ODISHO Managing Editor
“Lather me in cranberry sauce.”
“I don’t have a favorite Thanksgiving food because Thanksgiving means I have to spend time with my family.” LYNNE BUNCH Opinion Editor
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REV R ANKS DIAMONDS Elton John
Elton John’s illustrious career highlights have been remastered and perfectly selected on his latest 51-track release, “Diamonds.” This collection is the perfect pickme-up for any music lover.
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Taylor Swift desperate for validation in ‘Reputation’ BY BOBBY CRANE @b_crane22
Ysabella Ramirez @ysaram97
ONE OF US
Netflix
“One of Us” explores the fates of those who diverge from the Hasidic Jewish community in a dark, unflattering light, allowing outsiders a glimpse into a controlling world they might’ve never known existed in our modern-day nation.
Mackenzie Treadwell @mackenzieelizaa
JUST THE BEGINNING Grace VanderWaal
“Just The Beginning” is aptly named. It’s easy to see Grace VanderWaal is far more mature than her years— she’s left room for herself to grow and explore other types of material, lyrically and musically, and leaves the audience wanting more.
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WHAT IF NOTHING
Walk the Moon Walk the Moon breaks from its poppier past for a more layered and experimental rock tone on new release “What If Nothing.” The album’s new territory is sonically interesting and features some beautiful instrumentation, but the album as a whole is bloated. The hour-long runtime doesn’t feel warranted and more than one track could have benefitted from more selective production and generous cutting.
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I didn’t know what to expect from one of 2017’s most anticipated albums, Taylor Swift’s “reputation,” especially after her bold declaration that the “old Taylor” was dead. The first taste we received of “new Taylor,” single “Look What You Made Do” and its video, was an aggressive and overblown bass booming display of her expertise at holding grudges, playing the victim and making everything about her, typical of the most contemptible form of white feminism she seems to epitomize better than anyone in pop culture right now. I’ve been Swift’s fan since her self-titled first album, and with each album she’s grown as a songwriter, producer and musician. “1989” was pop-perfection in its Jack Antonoff-produced throwback to the ‘80s and one of my favorite albums of the year. But a lot has changed since 2014, and “reputation” is an unfortunate reminder of that. While the album isn’t as focused on her grudges and feuds and is more about how happy she is in her new relationship, it’s still an immature exhibition of a 27-year-old woman obsessed with her reputation. I assume that by titling the album “Reputation” and dropping the word into a sizable chunk of the tracks, she wants listeners to get the idea that she doesn’t care about her reputation. But everything else surrounding the album says differently. The album itself isn’t necessarily a bad album, but it’s the worst she’s ever released. On top of the awkward delivery found on most tracks that borders between bad rapping and dull speaking, her lyrics seem to have gotten noticeably more simplistic and less eloquent, focusing less on the complexities of emotion and relationships and more on her desire to seem more provocative than she actually is. While most musicians can get away with frank discussions of sex and partying, Swift has spent the majority of her career pushing the image of a girl above it all. Sure, I’m well aware that people change, but it’s hard to take her seriously after projecting such a carefully manicured
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image, tailored for the young girls Swift has always been a role model for. And there’s nothing wrong with that, but switching it up so abruptly and without much warning is ineffective and unconvincing. Other tracks are equally frustrating in their unoriginality, both in the grand scheme of popular music and within the scope of the album itself. After just three songs, I began to notice the repetitive production, combining Antonoff’s love of ‘80s reverb with Max Martin and Shellback’s Euro-pop. This gives the album a tiresome quality, making for a listen I couldn’t wait to be over. It’s obvious that with the intense electronic feel of the album Swift is trying to keep up with the hip-hop heavy EDM style of popular music today— something she’s done well before, but this time she finds herself drowning. Her struggle to keep up with musical trends seems inauthentic and doesn’t add anything fresh to the musical climate; even a guest appearance from Future can’t save her. This is partly because of the lyrics and repetitiveness, but mostly because Swift’s nasally voice isn’t fit for these types of songs. The album isn’t without its moments though, like “New Year’s Day,” “Call It What
You Want” and radio-ready “Getaway Car” that feels like a B-side from “1989.” It serves as one of her only successful anthems of independence, something Swift has never been able to do well, as she seems most inspired when a man is involved. While those tracks themselves may be good, the album as a whole reinforces the common belief that Swift is a woman stuck in the past, desperately trying to jump into the future. On “Delicate,” the fifth track, Swift makes a sort of thesis statement for the album: “My reputation’s never been worse, so he must like me for me.” With this one line, I started to understand what she’s trying to do. With this, it seems like she doesn’t care to fix her reputation because she knows she’ll always have people, whether that’s in relationships or in her fandom, that will worship at her feet. And by taking advantage of those people, she’s done something more despicable than ever. She’s manipulated the world into thinking this album signified a change of image rooted in confidence, but in actuality she’s still a girl desperate for validation and unable to own up to her many mistakes. Here’s hoping one day she learns.
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017 ZAUNBRECHER, from page 16 Tuesday through Thursday, flying to MAGCON on Friday and then back in on Monday almost every week. “It was hectic, but it was the most fun I’ve ever had in my life,” Zaunbrecher said. “It was as close to feeling like a celebrity as I think I’m ever going to get. People chase down your cars and find your hotels — some of us had fan pages. It was just wild constantly.” One particularly wild weekend was the tour stop in San Francisco where Zaunbrecher ended up in the hospital with kidney stones, but the ornate venue where the event was held made up for it, she said. “It was still the most fun day ever,” Zaunbrecher said. Zaunbrecher acquired the MAGCON job through her close friends — University alumnus Caleb Phillips and former student Darrick Landreneau who did videography for the first MAGCON Tour in 2014. The three met when Zaunbrecher attended one of singer and former MAGCON member Shawn Mendes’ concerts. When the second tour came around, Landreneau and Phillips invited Zaunbrecher to the first event to take photos and get a feel for the environment. She ended up enjoying the event, fortunately for her friends who had booked her next event before the first event one came to a close. “They were like, ‘Sweet, because we already booked your flight to Boston,’” Zaunbrecher said. “And then I was on tour, like, instantly.” Bourg, a singer and
Lafayette native is another one of Zaunbrecher’s notable clients. The two have become close friends, and over the summer she traveled to New York City to shoot Bourg at the Metropolitan Museum of Art was — of her all-time favorite shoots, she said. While Zaunbrecher loves doing polished, curated studio shoots for designers, she also loves more casual shoots where she takes people out and sees what happens, she said. Zaunbrecher taught herself to edit on Photoshop through YouTube tutorials. Her editing style has emerged from her personal eye as well as observation but is constantly evolving over time. She tries to avoid “editing trends” where people put the same filter on every photo, she said. “That makes for an incredible looking feed, but I don’t think you can treat every photo the same way because every photo is different,” Zaunbrecher said. Zaunbrecher currently works managing the LSU Museum of Art’s social media and as a photographer for Landreneau and Phillips’ local film company, From My Eyes Productions. In the future, Zaunbrecher wants to combine her passions for photography and art history. She plans to attend graduate school for art history and venture into the film industry, working on research for period pieces. “Art historians can do set dressing and researching for period movies to make sure everything’s historically accurate,” Zaunbrecher said. “I think that would be really fun.”
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WALLS PROJECT, from page 16 Community College and Southern University, but will eventually expand to LSU. While the program currently has around 300 students enrolled, The Futures Fund is not always the first program associated with The Walls Project since its results aren’t as tangible as brightly painted walls. Marketing director Helena Williams wants to change that. She first became involved with The Walls Project as a volunteer, painting fences at BREC’s Gayosa Street Park. A Baton Rouge native, Williams moved to San Francisco with her mother when she was 14. She moved back to the Capital City six years later with a broader perspective on the nature of a city, she said. “One of the things I became aware of was the difference in a real metropolitan city and how Baton Rouge should be and how it’s not,” Williams said. “I’ve always been a big proponent of if you want there to be change, it’s better to do it yourself than to wait and hope for someone to do it.” Williams funneled this energy for driving change into her hometown, working hours upon hours weekly for The Walls Project. Volunteerism turned into a contract doing graphic design work for the company, which turned into a full-time job as the marketing director — one of the organization’s three permanent positions. The organization’s renewed
THE MOUNTAINTOP, from page 16 of King, they’ve hit a home run by casting the actor. “His head’s shaved; he’s a little less full in the face, but he’s so good,” Stabler said. “He’s got so much of it down that you’ll forget that after a couple of minutes.” The other player in the show is graduate student Sara Osi Scott who plays Camae, the hotel maid who, after bringing King a cup of coffee at his request, challenges him and his beliefs through a conversational exploration of their journeys. Through the course of the show, the characters explore what’s happening to King spiritually and metaphysically as Camae tells him of his death the next day, along with doubts he’s having at the time of his last living days.
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The Futures Fund is an outreach program offering creative education courses. focus on The Future Fund has resulted in the materialization of a new set of goals for the organization: First, The Walls Project creates murals and other public art, then cultivates youth in the community and teaches them creative, practical skills applicable to the workforce and in return, these children grow up to reactivate the community by strengthening Baton Rouge’s economy. The Futures Fund offers more experienced students the opportunity to further hone their skills through paid work-study programs. “We try to instill in them a kind of entrepreneurial mission in themselves,” Williams said. “We’re hoping that with all these skills that there’s going to be an
economic boom here.” Although the project is still relatively new and most of its participants are still minors, Williams has already seen participants in these programs contributing to their communities. One 17-year-old started his own business while another has an internship coding for the mayor. Currently, The Walls Project team is preparing for its fourth annual MLK Day Festival of Service, a large scale event spanning 20 blocks — between Airline Highway and Swan Ave. — where thousands of volunteers will pick up trash, paint murals, plant an urban forest and fix peeling paint around the city. The event will be on Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend — Jan. 12-15.
It may sound straightforward, like the standard set-up of a twoperson drama, but the show is anything but. Utilizing aspects of magical realism raises the question of if what we’re seeing is real or a dream, Stabler said. The play space itself also contributes to the unique nature of this particular production. Stabler described The Reilly Theatre as a problematic space in that any production has to employ the epic arena-sized theatre and make it close enough to the audience so the production is relatable. That being said, the theatre is not without its charms, Stabler said, as thrust stages allow for the audience to physically gather around the action and still retain the feeling of immediacy provided by theatre in the round. Stabler credits the theatre’s ruggedness to the raw quality of the shows put on
there, and he emphasizes that the space fits perfectly to the show. “This [production] feels much more immediate than other shows I’ve seen in that space,” Stabler said. “They’ve cracked the code.” As far as what Stabler wants the audience to walk away feeling, the typical ambiguity associated with drama isn’t part of that. He said that the production is clearly a call to action and hopes that people will be inspired to, like King, make the world a better place. Stabler is quick to say that the show is not all about politics, though, as it’s a deeply personal story. He predicts the production will get audiences thinking and questioning, painting a richer view of the show. “They’re going to make it look easy,” Stabler said. “It’s not, not in the least. They’ve done a beautiful job with it.”
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‘Tis the season Christmas celebrations can start as early as November
ANNAORIGINAL TAKE ANNA COLEMAN @_annacoleman_ There is still over a week until Thanksgiving, but most retailers have already laid out their stock of Christmas decor. “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey is already in the top 100 on the iTunes singles chart. Nov. 12 the University’s Union Theater hosted a performance of “Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker.” Signs of Christmas are already present everywhere you look, and I love it. I am the person who turns up the Christmas carols and hangs up my decorations on Nov. 1, and I have no shame admitting that. However, take one look at social media and you will find there are plenty of people who disagree with me. A Facebook post of a turkey with the caption “back off Santa, this is my month” has been shared 200,000 times.
It is clear that many people hate when others choose to start celebrating Christmas in November, but I don’t understand why. There is nothing wrong with starting the Christmas season in November. If Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, why wouldn’t you want to celebrate it for as long as possible? Some people say starting the Christmas season in November erases the presence of the Thanksgiving holiday, but, even with an increasing number of people celebrating Christmas early, this is simply not the case. Thanksgiving is still as popular as ever. In 2015, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade averaged 22.3 million viewers. 32.5 million people watched NFL football and, according to The Harris Poll, 70 percent of Americans still believed Thanksgiving should be spent with family. Thanksgiving just does not have the same allure as Christmas. There are not many universally loved Thanksgiving movies, songs and events, and that is OK. Thanksgiving is meant to be a holiday dedicated to
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Snow covers a street in Shreveport, Louisiana. giving thanks and appreciating family and friends, and come Nov. 23 that is what most Americans will still do, regardless of if they have already started celebrating Christmas or not. Having a Christmas tree in the next room does not
somehow inhibit our ability to give thanks. If you do not want to celebrate Christmas in November, don’t. Nobody is going to hold a gun to your head and force you to put up a tree and sing Christmas carols if you do not want to. If
starting the Christmas season in November makes people happy, don’t be a Grinch. Let them be happy. Anna Coleman is a 19-year-old mass communication junior from Kennesaw, Georgia.
Thanksgiving break proves too short for out-of-state students HOUSTON, WE HAVE A COLUMN CASEY PIMENTEL @Casey_Pimentel With Thanksgiving around the corner, many students are being bombarded with the, “When are you coming home?” texts from the family. Many parents are expecting we get the whole week off for Thanksgiving, but unfortunately we only get four full days home. According to the LSU 2017-18 Academic Calendar, student holiday begins Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. Assuming some teachers will be holding their Wednesday morning classes, this gives University students just a few hours to travel back home before Thanksgiving festivities begin. Many University students come from out of state, making this small time frame problematic. Students should not have to be boarding a plane or driving across state lines hours before Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is arguably the most family-orientated
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holiday and serves as a way to connect with family you normally don’t see every day. School is important, but nothing is as important as your family. LSU should revisit the schedule and attempt to make the Thanksgiving break a day or two longer. Even having the break start at 7:30 a.m. rather than 12:30 p.m. would be beneficial because students
would have the option to travel Tuesday or earlier in the morning. At Ole Miss, students will receive the 18th through the 26th off this year, similar to Auburn receiving the 20th to the 26th off. When broken down, most students will be traveling Wednesday, eating Thursday and relaxing Friday and Saturday before having to travel
back on Sunday. So, in reality, students can’t even be home for the whole weekend before having to pack up and head back. That leaves only three short days at home. Why is it that our Thanksgiving break is as long as our Mardi Gras break? Don’t get me wrong, I love Mardi Gras, but I love going home to see my family, too. For both
holidays, students receive 2.5 school days off. This break time is perfect for Mardi Gras, but it falls short of satisfying students when it comes to Thanksgiving. The break schedule implies Thanksgiving is no more important than Mardi Gras, which is not true. Mardi Gras deserves a 2.5 day break, maybe three, but we deserve to have Thanksgiving week off, like some of out other Southeastern Conference schools do. The University should allocate much needed time toward improving the academic and non-academic aspects of students lives. Students come from all over the country and world to pursue an education at this University. All students who do travel here deserve time to be able to get back home, just like those who do live close deserve to be able to spend as much time with family as possible. Casey Pimentel is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from The Woodlands, Texas.
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American history should be taught more in-depth in classrooms WELL, SHE TRIED. CHANTELLE BAKER @deannayukari When entering college, you think of how important it is to remember what you learned in your algebra and senior year English classes. However, you likely didn’t add anything about World War II or the Gettysburg Address into that memory bank. America tends to overlook the importance of its history and people are growing up uninformed. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, only 18 percent of eighth-graders in the U.S. were proficient in American history in 2014. This means less than a quarter of U.S. eighth-graders have completely grasped the already watered-down version of the country’s history. It’s no wonder people are becoming adults with little-to-no knowledge about the fundamentals of American life that are regularly discussed. American history is more than just a log of how the country was built. The thoughts and opinions we have today are a reflection of the generations before us, and ideas that are important today, like women’s
rights and racism, have been learned over time. We couldn’t have advanced in the ways we have without past experiences. However, time and time again, people are giving their opinions on what occurs today with no recognition of what has occurred for years in our country. People can’t make coherent statements on these subjects without at least general knowledge of what has happened in the past. Unfortunately, so many schools across the country are still choosing to pass by with these bare-minimum teachings. There was a major uproar in 2015 when states such as Oklahoma and Georgia tried to ban the Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. history course because they felt it distorted important historical events. Many people know AP courses are designed to give high school students college credit by providing them with a more rigorous teaching of a subject. Banning them almost equates to saying they don’t want students to be informed. The best way to reform the system is by setting a standard where schools are teaching more specifics. People need to move away from seeing American history only as a recollection of specific dates that tie into certain events. Many may know
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of a certain historical event, yet have no information on the subject. People often show their ignorance when trying to recall accurate facts about slavery and the Civil War. Some don’t know that even though Abraham Lincoln didn’t agree with slavery, he also believed that black people didn’t deserve the
same rights as white people. Abolishment of slavery is taught so broadly that Abraham Lincoln seems like much more of a hero than he truly is, taking away credibility from those who use him as an argument against racism. Yale history professor David Blight once said, “History’s job isn’t to make people feel happy
about themselves or their culture. That’s why we have religion, churches and community organizations.”America needs to get over trying to hide their history and accept it for the good, the bad and the ugly. Chantelle Baker is a 20-year-old communication studies senior from Waipahu, Hawaii.
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Liberal comedians ruin sanctity of comedy with biased jokes STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIENDS. JACOB MARANTO @Jacob_Maranto Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement has not made comedy great. The most exploitable person to ever hold political office in history is making comedians less funny. Trump is still blundering and gaffing through his presidency, so there is no shortage of material. Liberal comedians who dominate the airwaves have become extremely unfunny and frankly, just obnoxious. They have descended into spitting vitriolic nonsense about conservatism, Trump supporters and pretty much anyone who isn’t an Obama or Clinton-loving democrat. Late night television has descended into the incapable hands of idiots like Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon. Comedy Central has debased themselves with The President’s Show, by portraying the president as a pitiful, moronic sex offender. Then come the Trevor Noahs and Samantha Bees of the world, who comment on politics so biasedly they will never be funny. It is amazing how these people have had successful careers in comedy. Trevor Noah is the least funny human being
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Jimmy Fallon was criticised for going too lighly on Donald Trump in a Sept. 2016 interview on The Tonight Show. ever to walk on this earth, and Seth Meyers could possibly be the worst late night TV show host ever. Comedian Amy Schumer is the crudest and most liberal comedian to finagle her way into fame. The sad part: not all of these comedians are totally unfunny – some of them really know comedy and know how to make people laugh. But the rise of Trump seems to have coincided with the decline in comedic quality across the board; not because all of these people are terribly unfunny but because they are so terribly
angry all the time. “Hollywood is so enraged at Donald Trump that they can’t be funny,” former speaker of the house Newt Gingrich said in May. “All they have is pure anger.” Gingrich is 100 percent correct. Hollywood comedians in their venomous crusade against Trump and conservatism are losing the innocence required to be comical. Leave the crusades and grandstanding to actual political pundits and commentators because the anger and the virtue signaling at every little thing alienates people who just want to
laugh. It takes a particular type of person to find a lot of these comedians funny, especially since most of them are so incredibly liberal. Political belief alone doesn’t impair someone’s ability to be funny; it is only detrimental when these beliefs become their political identity. I wasn’t alive to see famed late night host Johnny Carson host any of his shows, but from what I understand, he played both sides of the aisle in gingerly humorous manner. The ideal comedians should be striv-
ing for is the chance to keep politics as a central part of comedy in a light and fair way. While many of these shows are popular, it seems like they could be more popular by trying to include a more diverse comedic opinion on issues, yet no one seems to have put two and two together on this. It is almost as if these networks have board meetings and decide they don’t want half the country to tune in, so they might as well offend the hell of out them by being self-righteous pricks all the time. I am not advocating for comedians to not comment on politics. I am just advocating for them to do it in a more balanced, gingerly manner. The more divisive these people become, the less funny they are, and the more their message will resonate with a smaller group of people. There is plenty of comedic gold from all parts of the political spectrum. If someone comes along and finds a way to harness comedic ability with an understanding of the political diversity in this country, they will be incredibly successful. Let’s make comedy great again by leaving the anger and the moral positioning out of it. Jacob Maranto is 21-year-old mass communication senior from Plaquemine, Louisiana.
Female-typical careers just as important as male-dominated fields STOP! HANNAH TIME HANNAH KLEINPETER @0728hannah According to the U.S. Department of Labor, women made up 47 percent of the total U.S. workforce in 2010. Women have outnumbered men in undergraduate degrees for over 35 years. Additionally, women comprise 57 percent of all enrollment at degree-granting institutions, according to the National Center for Educational Statistics. Women in today’s society are better educated and have higher employment rates than any previous generation. With recent initiatives to incorporate more girls into science, technology, engineering and math fields, there are more women pursuing these careers than ever before. This sort of progress is crucial in closing the gender representation gap that often discourages women from joining these traditionally male-dominated fields. Though more women choosing to enter STEM careers is a definite step in the right direction, there is no need to minimize or downgrade traditionally feminine professions to achieve this effect. The goal of pushing for equality in the workforce is to
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encourage and make it possible for those of either sex to pursue whatever occupation they feel most passionate about, not to place masculine careers on a superior pedestal every person should strive to reach. Traditionally female-dominated professions like teaching and nursing should not have to be degraded to promote more girls
branching into other fields. Women, or any person entering the workforce in the 21st century, should not feel inferior for choosing a stereotypically feminine career. The idea that stereotypically masculine traits are superior to feminine traits begins far before the first job application is submitted. In the early
childhood and pre-teen years, there are many subtle and often not-so-subtle ways in which masculine traits are asserted to be superior to feminine traits. For example, when a 2-year-old girl starts building with Legos or playing with toy trucks, her parents are more likely to approve and be proud their daughter is branching out. They may
even make an encouraging comment about her potential career as an engineer or architect. On the contrary, if a young boy started playing with Barbies or baby dolls, it is more likely his parents would discourage him from such “girly” activities. Situations like this only reinforce the idea that traditionally feminine toys, activities and professions are subpar and not as worthy of serious consideration. Despite their young age, these messages are not lost on children and are often carried well into their adulthood as they prepare to enter the workforce. Teaching children to equate female-typical traits with inferiority is as damaging to society as it is false. The notion that traditionally feminine careers are trivial or unimportant is nothing but a fallacy as women have entered and greatly impacted nearly every career field. If we are truly invested in ensuring a fair workplace for both sexes, we must recognize the extent of women’s contributions, allow them to forge paths into traditionally male-dominated occupations and stop minimizing female-typical professions. Hannah Kleinpeter is a 20-yearold mass communication junior from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Hookup culture leads to disappointment, unhappy relationships IT B THAT WAY SOMETIMES BREANNA SMITH @Bthejournalist Currently, you may be emotionally unavailable for a relationship, not ready for anything serious or focusing on bettering yourself. However, if any of those reasons apply to you and you’re participating in hookup culture, it’s more likely you’re debilitated by your own self-criticism and fear of being rejected. People with high self-esteem have self-worth that is superficially anchored and highly vulnerable to challenge, which makes them quick to engage in self-protective and self-enhancing strategies, according to a study published in An International Journal for the Advancement of Psychological Theory. The study concluded that mindfulness is associated with selfesteem that is higher, more stable and less contingent. Everyone has an ego, some more fragile than others; common symptoms of a fragile ego are destructive, debilitating and rude behavior in an effort to preserve superficially anchored selfworth. Though self-criticism is necessary for growth, it becomes
a slippery slope of self loathing when it’s not done constructively or forms an obsession. When you don’t love yourself, you are incapable of loving anyone else. Tinder and other forms of social media aid in hookup culture, especially on college campuses. Yet, the frailty of our egos and need for instant gratification is why it flourishes. The best way to protect a precious ego is to avoid rejection completely. If you’re confident in yourself and can pick yourself up by the bootstraps when life doesn’t go your way, rejection is just another bump in the road. Nonetheless, if your ego and self-confidence depend on acceptance, rejection must be avoided. Rejection will almost always form a bruise, but bruises heal quickly if you’re otherwise healthy. The thought of approaching a girl at the coffee shop and asking her to lunch is comically nerve racking to many young people. Meanwhile, walking up to a girl in a dimly lit bar and grinding genitals on her while using slurred speech is an acceptable form of courtship — this is odd. The hookup culture cycle continues as a merry-go-round of disappointment to protect egos and feed the need for instant gratification. The insistence of quick reward doesn’t stop at our
Amazon Prime membership, it leaks into our relationships and how we form them. Hookup culture seems like the perfect fix for avoiding monogamy and rejection, but it quickly sends mental health and sexual satisfaction to the back burner. Donna Freitas interviewed several college students about hookup culture in her book “The End of Sex: How Hookup Culture is Leaving a Generation Unhappy, Sexually Unfulfilled, and Confused About Intimacy.” She found many students, as a consequence of hookup culture, are unable to create real and valuable connections. To buy into hook up culture, you have to opt out of monogamy. So, not only are you buying into a culture that’ll lead to unhappiness, you’re spending time forming relationships that don’t matter, inhibiting your ability to form significant relationships. Freitas’ students said they wanted sex that was healthier on an emotional, physical and spiritual level and that was meaningful, special and sacred. The easiest route to getting what you want is usually the least constructive, and a one-night stand is no exception. There shouldn’t be pride in how easy we can replace others and how uninvolved we are
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70 percent of Americans say they have had a one-night-stand. emotionally. We shouldn’t be proud of emotionally traumatizing people who genuinely care and want to be involved in your life. Every human being is deserving of more than the typical three day a week, 3 a.m. to 10 a.m. sexual partner. Nothing about these relationships are romantic, fulfilling or constructive. You’re never too cool to like someone. This “too cool” attitude is a symptom of a frail ego, too fearful of rejection to engage and a thirst for instant gratification so great it has destroyed patience and self-control. Hookup culture is childish, sadistic and downright scary.
The ability to view another human being as nothing more than a resource for temporary satisfaction and happiness is sociopathic. Yet this behavior is accepted, then fueled by cultural norms such as bar hopping, binge drinking and swiping right. “Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony,” Mahatma Gandhi said. As long as you say you want to meet someone the old fashioned way but continue to be emotionally unavailable, happiness will be but a fleeting notion. Breanna Smith is a 21-year-old Mass Communication senior from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Large class sizes harmful to learning, teaching environment STOP! HANNAH TIME HANNAH KLEINPETER @0728hannah Approximately 22 percent of classes offered at the University have more than 50 people enrolled in them, according to U.S. News & World Report. Though the University boasts a 22:1 student-faculty ratio, the average class size is around 44 students. Large class sizes are a serious detriment to both professors and college students as they reduce engagement, attendance and quality of learning. Far fewer classes should be held in auditoriums where professors’ voices and students’ questions are lost in the masses. In smaller class settings, professors are free to interact with students and vice versa. In an auditorium-size class, there is little incentive, let alone time, to open the floor for questions or constructive discussion. Because of the sheer size of some
University classes, lecture-style teaching is the only viable option despite its reputation for being an inadequate means of instruction. A key aspect of effective learning is lost when students have no choice but to sit blankly staring at PowerPoint slides while unable to actively connect with professors or course materials. Rather than engaging and receiving feedback directly from the professor, a student’s fate is often left in the hands of overworked and overwhelmed teaching assistants who are burdened with everything from grading to replying to endless floods of student emails. Because they often have little say when it comes to the size of their classes, professors of large classes are forced to sacrifice their quality of instruction for quantity of students. Such conditions can lead to low professor retention rates and a reduction in student attendance. “There’s just a point at which teachers can’t really get to know the individual students, can’t teach the materials,” said
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Jeremy Finn, professor of education at the State University of New York at Buffalo, to host Madeleine Brand on NPR’s All Things Considered. “Students split off into splinter groups and withdraw from the classroom interactions.” A 1985 study of over 1,200 teachers and 12,000 students found that students in small classes outperformed students in larger classes by a significant margin. The study, known as Project STAR or Student Teacher Achievement Ratio, inspired other states like California and Wisconsin to perform similar class size-reduction experiments. These benefits have been best observed at the elementary and high school levels. Studies show a correlation between smaller class sizes and test scores, dropout rates and graduation rates. These positive effects are even more significant among underprivileged students and minority groups who are often more likely to drop out. The sad yet unsurprising
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A classroom is left emtpty in the basement of Lockett Hall. truth is larger classes provide little incentive for students to attend class other than maintaining required attendance points. Students are less likely to ask questions or seek help when they lack rapport with the professor. Professors are less likely to get to know their students or work with them on a higher academic level when they have hundreds of students. It is a lose-lose situation for all involved. It is in universities’ best interest to make money and
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while hiring professors can be expensive, it is a necessary change in order to improve the quality of higher education. Students and parents are paying University tuition for access to valuable and enriching courses to prepare them for their future career, not for overflowing classes where numbers trump quality of education. Hannah Kleinpeter is a 20-yearold mass communication junior from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Quote of the Week “Without a constant livlihood, thre will be no constant heart.”
Ueda Akinari
author and scholar July 25, 1734 — Aug. 8, 1809
Holiday Events
2017
Holiday Spectacular Tuesday, November 28 4:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Parking available in Union Square Garage
SEASON'S READINGS
Hosted by LSU Press November 28 | 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Barnes & Noble at LSU LSU Press and The Southern Review welcome you to our annual book and journal sale, with gift ideas for everyone on your shopping list. This year’s Season’s Readings boasts an array of great titles at 20% off, local authors signing books, and free gift wrapping. Titles include: “The Fonville Winans Cookbook”; “The Louisiana Urban Gardener”; “Neon Visions: The Comics of Howard Chaykin”; “Carnival in Louisiana”; “The Golden Band from Tigerland”; “Military Aviation in the Gulf South”; “Devils Walking”; and many more. Subscriptions to The Southern Review are also available for 20% off. HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES Hosted by Student Activities Board November 28 | 5:00 p.m. LSU Student Union Theater Get in the spirit of the season with musical, dance, and spoken word performances, a special visit from Santa and Mike the Tiger, and holiday sing-a-longs.
PRE-KWANZA CELEBRATION
Hosted by African American Cultural Center November 28 | 5:30 p.m. Clarence L. Barney Jr. African American Cultural Center The African American Cultural Center sponsors a Pre-Kwanzaa ceremony every year to celebrate the traditional African values of family, community, responsibility, commerce, and self-improvement. Members of the LSU and Greater Baton Rouge community are welcomed and encouraged to dress in traditional African garments and participate in the many aspects of Kwanzaa, including music, dance, food, and storytelling.
28TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY ON CAMPUS
Hosted by LSU Staff Senate November 28 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. LSU Student Union Holiday on Campus is an event geared toward the children of LSU staff, faculty and students. There will be arts and crafts, games, free food, photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus and much more. There is no entry fee, however, we encourage guests to bring a non-perishable food donation for the LSU Food Pantry and/or a new toy (unwrapped) for donation to the United States Marine Corps “Toys for Tots” program.
LSU CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING
Hosted by Campus Life November 28 | 7:15 p.m. Free Speech Circle Enjoy free CC’s Coffeehouse cocoa and coffee as you count down to the lighting of the LSU Christmas Tree with the LSU family.
LSU PRESIDENT'S LATE NIGHT BREAKFAST
Hosted by LSU Office of the President November 28 | 10:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. The 5 and The 459 Commons Dining Halls Students can fuel up for finals with late night breakfast favorites in both campus dining halls. If you catch him, Dr. Alexander might just flip your flapjack himself!
LES VOYAGEURS AG HOLIDAY GIFT BOXES
Hosted by College of Agriculture Les Voyageurs Orders Placed: October 11 – November 17 Pick Up: December 4-8 LSU AgCenter Dairy Store The College of Agriculture is selling holiday gift boxes for $30 which includes 1 bag of Louisiana Rice, 2 lbs of Cajun Christmas smoked sausage, 1 lb of Jalapeño Cheddar cheese, and Sweet Potatoes. The sausage and cheese were made on campus by students using the College of Agriculture facilities. Pick up for the orders will be Dec. 4-8 at the LSU AgCenter Dairy Store.
CANDY GRAMS
Hosted by Staff Senate Orders Placed: November 9-27 Delivered: December 1 Show your appreciation for the staff, faculty or students on campus by sending them a candy gram for only $2.25. You choose the greeting and type of candy, and Staff Senate will handle the rest! Orders are due by Monday, November 27 (for delivery on Friday, December 1).
ANNUAL SWEET POTATO & RICE SALE
Hosted by Biological Engineering Student Organization November 13-22 | 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Daily Southeast Corner of Highland Road and South Stadium Drive Annual fundraiser for BESO by selling Garber Farm's sweet potatoes and rice at the Highland Road. & South Stadium Drive.
THE CLUB THANKSGIVING BUFFET
Hosted by LSU Dining November 20-22 | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Club at Union Square Open to the entire LSU community, The Club at Union Square hosts a Thanksgiving buffet with delicious entrées, desserts, and more! Cost is $21.95* per person. The Club at Union Square accepts cash, credit/debit, Tiger Cash, and Paw Points. Reservations recommended. Call: 225-578-2356 or email: catering@lsu.edu
HOLIDAY SHUTTLE (THANKSGIVING BREAK)
Hosted by LSU Student Government, Parking & Transportation Services, and LSU Family Association Departing: November 21 & 22 Returning: November 26 LSU Student Government, Parking & Transportation Services and the LSU Family Association are excited to collaborate once again to sponsor a Thanksgiving Break shuttle program to and from the Baton Rouge and New Orleans airports. Shuttle dates, times, and costs are outlined here: www.lsu.edu/sg
THANKSGIVING DINNER
Hosted by LSU Dining November 21 | 4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The 5 and The 459 Commons Dining Halls A popular event for students on and off campus, The 5 and 459 Commons give a Thanksgiving Dinner preview right before the holiday break. Stop by to enjoy a warm Thanksgiving meal. Open to the entire LSU community, The 5 and 459 Commons accepts valid meal plan swipe/Paw Points, Tiger Cash, credit/debit or cash!
DECK THE UNION HALLS
Hosted by LSU Auxiliary Services November 27 - December 5 | 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Daily Second floor of the LSU Student Union lounge area Each day will have different activities planned for our students, faculty and staff to enjoy. Mon., Nov. 27: LSU Student Union Tree Lighting Tues., Nov. 28: Name That Tune/ Holiday Charades Wed., Nov. 29: Holiday Photo Booth Thurs., Nov. 30: Holiday Crafts Fri., Dec. 1: Tacky Sweater/ Socks Contest! Guess How Many? Mon., Dec. 4: Holiday Popcorn Picking Tues., Dec. 5: Cookies & Cocoa EVERY DAY! What is Holiday Mike On a Shelf getting himself into today?
LSU SCIENCE CAFÉ: STELLAR EXPLOSIONS & STARDUST
Hosted by Office of Research & Economic Development November 28 | Doors Open at 5:00 p.m. Talk begins at 6:00 p.m. Varsity Theatre, 3353 Highland Road LSU Department of Physics & Astronomy Associate Professor Catherine Deibel will share the story of the birth of the universe, stellar explosions and how we are all “stardust” in this fascinating talk about our connection to the Cosmos. Doors open at 5 p.m. for free food and networking, and the talk will start at 6 p.m. People of all ages are welcome!
HOLIDAY DECORATING CONTEST
Hosted by LSU Staff Senate Entry Deadline: December 1 Decorating Period: December 1-7 Judging: December 8 Staff Senate invites you to join our annual Holiday Decorating Contest! This year’s theme is “All Aboard!” There are four decorating categories: bulletin board, door, entryway, and tree. The $20 fee per entry goes to the Staff Senate Fee Support Scholarship, which are awarded each semester to cover the costs associated with non-exempt fees for staff members pursuing an LSU degree.
WHITE ELEPHANT GAME NIGHT
Hosted by LSU Faculty Club, Inc. December 1 | 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. The Club at Union Square (The Faculty Club Building) Which two states (tied at 8) do most of our presidents hail from? Which 6 men held the LSU football head coaching position before Coach O? Join us for a fast-paced evening of fun and philanthropy with lots of trivia and karaoke challenges to benefit the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank.Test your skills or form a team of trivia experts to challenge your treasure trove of vast random knowledge and even walk away with prizes. $10 entry fee; $5 for grad students with ALL proceeds going to the Food Bank.
LSU CANDLELIGHT CONCERT
Hosted by College of Music & Dramatic Arts December 2 | 7:30 p.m. LSU Student Union Theater The LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts and the LSU School of Music are pleased to present our annual holiday celebration. Join the LSU A Cappella Choir and the LSU Philharmonia Orchestra for an evening of holiday music, spirituals, and more.
A RURAL LIFE CHRISTMAS
Hosted by LSU Burden Museum and Gardens December 3 | 12:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. LSU Rural Life Museum Ring in the Christmas season with a 19th century Louisiana celebration. Musical groups, demonstrating artisans, storytellers and costumed re-enactors set the holiday spirit. The day concludes with a bonfire and visit from Papa Noel. Admission: $10.00 per person with children ages 10 and younger admitted at no charge.
HOLIDAY SHUTTLE (WINTER BREAK)
Hosted by LSU Student Government, Parking & Transportation Services, and LSU Family Association Departing: December 8, 9, & 10 Returning: January 9 LSU Student Government, Parking & Transportation Services and the LSU Family Association are excited to collaborate once again to sponsor a winter break shuttle program to and from the Baton Rouge and New Orleans airports. Shuttle dates, times, and costs are outlined here: www.lsu.edu/sg
HOLIDAY BUFFET
Hosted by LSU Dining December 11-15 | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Daily The Club at Union Square Open to the entire LSU community, The Club at Union Square hosts a Holiday buffet with delicious entrées, tasty desserts, and more! The perfect place to gather for a little holiday cheer! Cost is $21.95* per person. The Club at Union Square accepts cash, credit/deibt, Tiger Cash and Paw Points. Reservations recommended. Call: 225-578-2356 or email: catering@lsu.edu
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