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JAY TALKING JAY CRANFORD @hjcranford On Feb. 3, The Advocate published an editorial entitled “Our Views: Skipping class at LSU to thumb noses at Trump looks too much like caricature of liberal loons.” The editorial is not only an insult to college students and college activism, but it also involves the degradation of a credible news organization to hurling schoolyard insults toward a legitimate protest — the journalistic equivalent of yelling at kids to get off its lawn. The most insulting assumption by The Advocate editorial board is its gall in stating the protesting students were simply playing hooky. “Maybe gathering in the evening or on a weekend, when most students are out of class,” the editorial states, “would have revealed how many of the participants were willing to sacrifice their social lives, rather than an instructional session.” I’m not sure where The Advocate editorial board got the idea that all University students are Van Wilders, looking for any
see ACTIVISM, page 12
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Professors take action in response to immigration executive order BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano A group of University professors is advocating concrete administrative action in the face of President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. Assistant history professor Brendan Karch, associate English professor Pallavi Rastogi, assistant women’s and gender studies and history professor Catherine Jacquet and assistant anthropology professor Micha Rahder authored a faculty petition calling on the University to take proactive steps to support its international students and faculty. The petition isn’t meant as an abstract request, as an incoming University student in Iran has already been affected by the travel ban, Karch said. Fatemeh*, a comparative literature Ph.D. candidate, and her husband were expected to arrive at the University before Feb. 1, but were delayed suddenly after the travel ban was announced, Karch said.
see PETITION, page 12
FROM THE PETITION FOR LSU TO PUBLICLY SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS IMPACTED BY RECENT PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS ON IMMIGRATION:
“We call on President F. King Alexander and the LSU administration to issue an immediate statement in full support of all international students, faculty, and staff — especially those targeted by recent executive orders.” “We urge the University to provide immediate assistance, such as legal advice, housing for those unable to leave the country, or reimbursement for lost tuition or other expenses.” “International students and faculty should also be advised of a central contact point at LSU where they can safely and confidentially have their concerns addressed.”
Over the past year, the University has partnered with the NBBJ planning firm to produce the Comprehensive and Strategic Master Plan for campus development. Beginning Feb. 13, a draft of the master plan will be presented to University leadership and the broader community for feedback. “From the beginning of this effort to create a comprehensive and strategic master plan, it has been extremely important to us for the process to be transparent, and to engage our internal and external key stakeholders. NBBJ, our master planners, have made more than 10 visits to campus and held approximately 100 meetings with students, faculty, staff and leadership to gather data and seek feedback on master plan options,” said Tammy Millican, executive director of Facility and Property Oversight. In January 2016, the University and NBBJ began a process designed to guide the University’s development and capital investment over the next 10 years. The planning process is in the third and final phase and is scheduled to be completed by April of this year. The plan is designed to address issues and needs for the campus itself, such as reduced surface parking in the core of campus,
see MASTER PLAN, page 12
RESEARCH
Researchers bring ancient avians to life with computer models BY CHRIS CLARKE @christophclarke Thanks to techniques being developed in the Department of Biological Sciences, scientists may soon see extinct birds walking and moving like they did in prehistoric times. Dominique Homberger, a University honors professor and Andrei Zinoviev, a Fulbright scholar who works in Homberger’s lab have developed a pioneering approach for creating computer models of animals based on CT scans and x-rays, allowing for complex 3-D models and animations that provide vastly more information than drawings or traditional physical objects. Computer models are advantageous because researchers
can animate the movements and actions of the subject, such as the flap of a bird’s wing, and are able to study the structures of animals in action as opposed to a static picture or plastic model. For this reason, computer models are being touted as the next step in a number of fields, including anatomy, physiology and morphology. Zinoviev came to the University to study these techniques within the context of ancient species of birds. Using a combination of paleontology, medical imaging and computer modeling, Zinoviev is able to rebuild ancient animals bone by bone. Using fossils of ancient birds, 3-D models of the bones are created and modified in Avizo, a
see BIRD MODELS, page 12
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Researchers in the Department of Biological Sciences have developed a way to create 3-D computer models and animations of animals based on CT scans and x-rays.
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Louisiana House and Senate prefile nine bills, one resolution for regular legislative session
BILL Both the Louisiana House of Representatives and the state Senate have prefiled nine propositions and one resolution for the regular legislative session on April 10. On Feb. 3, Gov. John Bel Edwards called for a special legislative session to take place from Feb. 13 to no later than Feb. 22 to address the projected current-year budget shortfall of $304 million. Edwards issued a budget proposal that will spare the University and higher education from budget cuts if the Legislature decides to pull $119 million from the rainy day fund.
OBAMACARE PENALTY EXEMPTION (HB6) House Bill 6, by Rep. Paul Hollis, R-Covington, will allow Louisiana citizens to be exempted from any penalty imposed under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, including failure to obtain health insurance. President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing federal department heads the power to “waive, defer, grant exemptions from or delay the implementation of any provision or requirement of the ACA that would impose a fiscal burden on any state.”
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Student Government president Zack Faircloth signed a letter in response to the Board of Regents’ draft response to Act 619 of the 2016 regular legislative session. The letter stated University students’ opposition to Proposals 5.6 and 5.9, which suggest reducing TOPS awards amounts based on students’ classifications and mandating 30 credit hours annually to receive the scholarship. The prefiled bills will not have any effect on higher education, but will be voted on in the regular session.
CLAIBORNE PARISH MAYOR’S COURT (HB5) A bill filed by House Rep. Patrick Jefferson, D-Homer, would establish the Mayor’s Court of the Village of Athens in Claiborne Parish. It is currently pending House Judiciary.
REEMPLOYMENT OF RETIREES (HB4) Rep. Blake Miguez, R-Erath, has filed a bill that will authorize a retiree of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana to be reemployed as a school nurse and collect a benefit check with the ability to earn up to 25 percent of the benefit amount. This proposition will change the present law in that retirees can be hired as school nurses rather than substitute teachers, adjunct professors or instructors in an adult literacy program.
Learn about more propositions for the regular legislative session on page 7
Letter opposes TOPS proposals BY LAUREN HEFFKER @laurheffker Student Government released a response to the Board of Regents’ draft response to Act 619 of the 2016 regular legislative session, addressed to Commissioner of Higher Education Joseph Rallo on Feb. 6. The letter, signed by SG president Zack Faircloth, said the Board’s proposals for adjusting TOPS pave the way for a “brain tax” and “create a disincentive to attend Louisiana universities and opens the door for the poaching of our students to rival states.” The potential “brain tax” the letter mentions states that the more academically talented the student, the more they must sacrifice to attend college in-state. SG’s response said University students oppose Proposals 5.6 and 5.9, which suggest reducing TOPS awards amounts based on students’ classifications and requiring an annual 30-credit hour requirement to receive the scholarship, respectively. The letter states that Louisiana is in a “talent war” and that the suggested modifications are only quick fixes to a long-term problem. “We are quick to work together to ensure meaningful reform like Senator Donahue’s SB48, but we will also be the first to say that the Board of Regents’ proposed changes to TOPS are detrimental to student success and Louisiana’s ability to compete for talent,” the letter states.
STUDENT LIFE
First-year students required to take Financial Literacy Challenge BY KATHERINE ROBERTS @krobe844 The LSU Cale P. & Katherine Smith Student Financial Management Center began its fifth year of Transit — LSU’s Financial Literacy Challenge — which first-year students are required to complete by March 3. The SFMC began in 2009 and launched its first Financial Literacy Challenge in 2013. The course, called Transit, was made by Everfi and is utilized by several other universities. SFMC coordinator Emily Burris Hester said the challenge is supposed to teach students about how to manage money and understand the many ways money
is used. “Even if you take a finances class, the idea of personal money management is very limited in terms of providing financial literacy to the students anywhere in the classroom,” Hester said. “We have really taken it as our responsibility to help educate the students outside of the classrooms, so they can be successful in managing their own money when they’re in school and for the rest of their lives. It’s one of those things that can really determine a person’s future success.” The Transit course is set up in modules instead of a survey, Hester said. The course starts out with survey questions to
see where students’ levels of financial literacy are, and after they take the course it measures how much the student has learned. Transit has interactive scenarios for students to complete instead of watching videos or taking tests. The course takes about an hour to an hour and a half to complete. SFMC graduate assistant Austin Knight said the LSU Financial Literacy Challenge is required for first year students because many students think financial literacy is not important. “If it was an optional thing, a lot of students would think it
see FINANCES, page 7
WHITNEY WILLISTON / The Daily Reveille
First-year students are required to complete LSU’s Finance Literacy Challenge by March 3.
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TRANSPORTATION
LSU recognized for efforts with bike friendly campus distinction BY TAYLOR DELPIDIO @TD_Reveille The University’s efforts to promote sustainability and alternative transportation are paying off, as the League of American Bicyclists named the University the recipient of the silver Bicycle Friendly University designation in December. This is the first year the designation has been awarded to the University. “The designation is a wonderful acknowledgement of the ongoing, collaborative effort of many at LSU to make this a more bicycle-friendly campus,” Executive Director of Facility and Property Oversight Tammy Millican said. “It’s one of LSU’s largest efforts to support alternative transportation for students, faculty and staff.” The League of American Bicyclists has awarded the designation to only 164 universities over the program’s five-year existence. According to the league, the Bicycle Friendly University program evaluates universities’ efforts to promote bicycling in five major areas: engineering, encouragement,
education, enforcement and evaluation/planning. The awards fall into one of five categories: honorable mention, bronze, silver, gold and
platinum. Currently, the University is only one of four communities in Louisiana to receive a Bicycle Friendly designation. The University has
promoted bicycling as an alternative form of transportation in the past with events such as the annual bike auction, though it was
CHUNFENG LU / The Daily Reveille
Student bike usage has increased on campus.
discontinued in spring 2016. However, the University continues to promote bicycling on campus by including bicycle lanes on campus roads, installing more bike racks around campus and closing central campus to make room for bikes, Millican said. The University is also working on new programs, such as partnering with the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to bring a bike share program to campus. “That got us some points on the application,” Millican said, “There are a lot of things we’re working on that got us the silver designation.” The University is also partnering with Bike Baton Rouge to hold a bike month on campus in March 2017. This was the first year the University applied for the program, and it was one of only 51 universities to receive or renew a designation this year. “In the future, we will be able to get a higher ranking.” Millican said. “We’re very excited to find new ways to promote bicycling on campus.”
CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS
30-year-old charged with third DWI Thirty-year-old non-student was arrested for his third DWI Sunday evening. According to Scott, LSUPD conducted a traffic stop on Nicholson Drive on Feb. 5 at 10:30 p.m. As a result, Kyle Jackson of Baton Rouge was arrested for DWI, improper lane usage,
suspended driver’s license and open container, Scott said. Jackson submitted a chemical breath sample of .179 percent. This is Jackson’s third DWI arrest, according to Scott. He was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on the aforementioned charges.
Nicholson vehicle pursuit ends in Ascension An attempted traffic stop by LSUPD resulted in a vehicle pursuit that ended in Ascension Parish, Scott said. According to Scott, LSUPD attempted a traffic stop on Nicholson Drive that resulted in a pursuit on Feb. 7 at 3:30 a.m. The fleeing driver was 48-year-old Robert Aaron of
Gonzales. The vehicle pursuit ended when Aaron crashed at the intersection of KC and Babin Road, according to Scott. Aaron then attempted to flee on foot and was apprehended by authorities, Scott said. The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office and St. Gabriel Police Department assisted in the
pursuit, according to Scott. Aaron was arrested for aggravated flight from an officer, resisting an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia and various traffic violations, Scott said. He was booked into the Ascension Parish Prison, then transported and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, according to Scott.
Juveniles caught drinking at University greenhouses Scott said 16 juveniles were charged with criminal trespassing after they were found drinking on University property Saturday morning. According to Scott, LSUPD observed two female juveniles in the X109 parking lot on Feb. 4 around midnight. As LSUPD officers questioned the girls, two male juveniles were seen fleeing the area, Scott said. The two male juveniles were then apprehended by LSUPD, according to Scott. After further investiga-
tion, LSUPD responded to the greenhouses on Gourrier Avenue where a “drinking party” was discovered, according to Scott. LSUPD later learned the juveniles gained access to the greenhouses with a key that was taken from the father of one of the juveniles, Scott said. The father is employed at the facility, according to Scott. As a result, 16 juveniles were detained, charged with criminal trespassing and released to “concerned adults.”
KIM NGUYEN / The Daily Reveille
A squad car is parked at the LSU Police Station parking lot on Jan. 11.
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Thursday, February 9, 2017 CONSTRUCTION
Vet School remodeling tiger habitat to become animal sanctuary BY EVAN SAACKS @evansaacks The University is committed to finding the seventh Mike the Tiger, and the search is underway. During this time, the School of Veterinary Medicine staff is working to ensure that when a new tiger is found, his home is more grander than any other tiger’s in the world. Built in 2005, the current habitat cost $3 million to construct, and gave Mike V more room to live. The old habitat was only 2,000 square feet, but the current one is over 15,000 square feet. The update also achieved the goal of giving future Mike more space for recreational activities such as swimming and playing with their ball. The new habitat was also constructed with visual parallels to the University’s campus. Mike has his own campanile, a visual cue to the University’s famous Memorial Tower. The stainless steel mesh that makes up the surrounding structure is meant to resemble the buildings and architecture of the Quad. Mike even has his own LSU Lakes.
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Mike’s cage sits empty on North Stadium Road near the PMAC. Mike’s habitat would have undergone maintenance even when he lived there, but the University will take advantage of an open habitat to work with. In a
January release, the University stated that preserving a healthy lifestyle in the habitat is the greatest priority. “Becoming an accredited
sanctuary means that LSU has met high standards of excellence in animal care and is operating ethically and responsibly,” the release states. “LSU believes
that these changes are in the best interest of the longevity and ethical management of the LSU tiger mascot program.” The most accredited source on the basic standards for a live animal habitat is the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries, a non-profit group founded in 2007. Because the previous habitat was built before the GFAS existed, it was not a organization-accredited sanctuary. A major change announced for Mike VII is that he will no longer be asked to visit sporting events in his cage. The GFAS accreditation standards are part of the reason Mike will no longer visit Tiger Stadium on gamedays. The GFAS requires that “felids are not taken from the sanctuary or enclosures/ habitats for exhibition, education or research purposes.” It also requires the enclosure to be at least 1,200 square feet. The University stated its vision for Mike VII is for him to be on campus by August. Just like the last four Mikes, the plan is for the tiger to be donated from a rescue facility, rather than taken from the wild or bred in captivity.
STUDENT LIFE
Student Health Center begins #RelationshipGoals seminar BY KATHERINE ROBERTS @krobe844
The LSU Student Health Center began its second group seminar this semester, called #RelationshipGoals, Monday to help students with their relationships. Clinical social worker Christen Cummins from the SHC said they began the seminar series to assist students. “One of the common reasons students come in is for relationship concerns,” Cummins said. “We are trying to address that need in part by educational skills that are useful in relationships.” Cummins said the seminar series will cover four topics that will repeat over a span of eight weeks. The first session began on Feb. 6 and will continue until April 17. The sessions include topics such as communication, how to fight healthily, social media and dating and breakups and grief. Cummins said she wants students to learn relationship skills and the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships. “I think a lot of times people think they know how to handle a relationship, or think they know how to communicate or they don’t think so and just avoid it,” Cummins said. “I hope that students get some education on how to interact more healthily in their relationships and see better outcomes.” Cummins said the
seminars don’t focus on just “When you’re in college, the romantic relationships, but there’s so many elements like also platonic ones. Educational going out and school work,” skills about relationships are Finch said. “In one of my unrelationships, we not always taught to students, healthy fought because he wanted to she said. “It’s just something that do all these cool college dareoften does not get taught,” type things, but I didn’t, so Cummins said. “We just as- we always clashed. There are sume that people know how to probably more unhealthy than do relationships well. A lot of healthy relationships because these things are students are also c om mu n ic at ion growing in col“One of the lege, and they skills and an understanding about common reasons aren’t stable or what is healthy like students come in anything versus unhealthy. when they’re We thought this is for relationship older.” would be a useful K leinpeter concerns.” thing to offer.” said the SHC Mass comseminars are CHRISTEN CUMMINS munication valuable to Clinical social worker s o p h o m o r e students. Hannah Klein“I think this peter said she thinks stu- is very important for the Unidents have more healthy versity,” Kleinpeter said. “We than unhealthy relationships learn a lot about safety, and I in college. think it’s good to have some“It’s hard to generalize thing on relationships because whether they are healthy or it’s so common for young people unhealthy, but I would say to get involved in. There’s not a based on the people I know and lot of education on relationships my friends, there’s healthier and what’s healthy and what’s relationships,” Kleinpeter said. not. I think it’s a good asset to “Not many people choose to be have at LSU.” Finch said students should in serious relationships in college, so if they do, they general- utilize the #Relationshiply work hard to make sure it’s a Goals seminar so they can good relationship or founded on recognize what a healthy the right things. If they don’t, relationship is. they break up.” “Girls are kind of crazy Unlike kleinpeter, commu- and boys are kind of dumb, nication disorders junior Annie so these seminars probably Finch said she thinks college help out and help them know students have more unhealthy what a real relationship is,” relationships than healthy. Finch said.
WHITNEY WILLISTON / The Daily Reveille
A couple holds each other’s hands on the way to class on campus.
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Thursday, February 9, 2017
Parade Season
Pentagon Barracks
Anyone not from the Baton Rouge area might not know about the six Mardi Gras parades that roll through the Capital City. While they may not be the Super Krewes of Endymion and Bacchus in New Orleans, the parades closest to the University’s campus offer a fun Mardi Gras experience. BY TREY COUVILLION @trey_couv
Krewe of Orion Krewe of Artemis Krewe of Mystique Krewe of Mutts
Lakeland Dr. Spanish Town Road University
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New propositions for the regular legislative session
WASHINGTON PARISH CRIMINAL COURT FUND (HB7) House Bill 7, filed by Rep. Malinda White, D-Bogalusa, proposes to authorize Washington Parish to transfer surplus witness fees for off-duty law enforcement officers to the parish’s criminal court fund.
RENAMING OF LOUISIANA SCHOOL FOR MATH, SCIENCE AND THE ARTS (SB1) Sen. Francis Thompson, D-Delhi, has proposed to rename the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts as the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts.
FIREFIGHTERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (HB8 AND HB9)
35TH JUDICIAL EXPENSE FUND (HB10)
A bill filed by Rep. Mark Abraham, RLake Charles, will prohibit dual-enrollment in the Firefighters’ Retirement System and enrollment in another Louisiana retirement system. The current law requires that a person who is employed by multiple public employers who is also eligible for membership in a state retirement system to be a member of each. House Bill 9, also by Abraham, proposes educational and seniority incentive pay, acting pay and holiday pay to be compensation for purposes of calculating contribution requirements and benefits within the FRS.
Rep. Terry Brown, I-Colfax, prefiled a bill to authorize money in the 35th Judicial Expense Fund to be used for personnel health insurance premiums, certification fees, continuing education fees and capital expenditures. The current law allows the use of money in the fund to pay the salaries of court reporters, law clerks, secretaries and other necessary research personnel to establish or maintain a law library and to purchase supplies and equipment. It can also be used for any other purpose related to the operation of the court.
LOUISIANA EQUAL PAY ACT REVISION (SB2)
RESOLUTION (HCR1)
Senate Bill 2, filed by Sen. J. P. Morrell, D-New Orleans, and Sen. Karen Peterson, D-New Orleans, will revise the Louisiana Equal Pay Act to be applicable to not only women, but now men, as well. The revision will require government contractors to verify equal pay practices. The act will continue to enforce that no distinction may be made because of gender.
going to be ahead of the game.” Marketing freshman major isn’t necessary for them to do, Morgan Hernandez said that but by putting that required while she feels financial literastamp on it, we help them under- cy is important for students to stand it is something they need learn, she does not like the reto do,” Knight said. “Hopefully quired aspect of the challenge. “I’m not reonce they start ally for another looking at it they required online will begin to see how relevant and They offer one-on-one course,” Hernandez said. “I’m fine important it is. appointments where it’s an option or It’s a way to make students can come in if a resource people sure that students and discuss a variety of can use, but to be are giving it the financial topics with an required is a little time.” adviser, such as making much.” Hester said Not only does financial literacy and maintaining a budget. the SFMC offer is something stuthis course, but dents need in colit also offers adlege but that the ditional services skill will remain to help aid students in financial important after graduation. “I sort of see it as ‘This is one literacy. It offers one-on-one aphour of your life that could make pointments where students can a positive impact for the rest of discuss a variety of financial topyour life,’” Hester said. “If you ics with an adviser, such as makget these principles and under- ing and maintaining a budget. In stand how to manage your mon- the spring the SFMC, also hosts ey now while you’re a freshman Financial Literacy Week. Hester in college, then your ability to do said the SFMC does events in an that for the rest of your college effort to keep financial literacy career and afterwards, you’re on the minds of students.
FINANCES, from page 3
Rep. Barbara Norton, D-Shreveport, has proposed a resolution that memorializes Congress to “develop, implement and enforce policies and procedures that will enhance airport safety.”
ACCORDING TO DATA COLLECTED FROM MORE THAN 42,000 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN 2014 - 15 50% of students worry about their “debts” of students believe “debt is an integral part of today’s 33% lifestyle” of students are worried about finding a job after 69% graduation 33% of students say they will check their credit report this year 16% of students know how long items sent to a collection agency stay on their credit report 63% of students will take out loans to pay for their education information courtesy of EVERFI NETWORK
Sports
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BASEBALL
LSU Bryce makes two Jordan to additions miss 2017 to coaching season staff BY GLEN WEST @glenwest21
BY JOSHUA THORNTON @JoshuaThornton_ Ed Orgeron has filled out his staff. Former University of Southern California coach Tommie Robinson and former Louisiana Tech coach Mickey Joseph are the newest additions to Orgeron’s coaching staff, LSU announced on Feb. 7. Robinson and Joseph are replacements for former running backs coach Jabbar Juluke and wide receivers coach Dameyune Craig, who were let go by LSU one day after National Signing Day. Juluke was hired by Texas Tech on Feb. 7 as running backs coach and assistant head coach. Joseph will coach the wide receivers and Robinson will be the running backs coach, in addition to holding the title of recruiting coordinator and assistant coach. Joseph, a New Orleans native, was hired last January by Louisiana Tech to become the Bulldogs’ running backs coach. Prior to Louisiana Tech, Joseph worked as the wide receivers coach at Grambling State from 2014-15. The 48-year-old coach played quarterback under former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne from 1987-91 and is also the brother of Denver Broncos head coach Vance Joseph. “We are very excited to bring
THE BIG THREE Hoover, Walljasper, Smith form potent pitching staff STORY BY KENNEDI LANDRY @landryyy14 PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE DAILY REVEILLE ARCHIVES
Powerful bats have always been a mainstay in Tiger Park under LSU coach Beth Torina. In fact, the Tigers have hit 180 home runs in the last three years, but after losing two of its best hitters in program history — Bianka Bell and Kellsi Kloss — LSU will be leaning on its pitching staff this season, headlined by junior pitcher Carley Hoover. “Carley has put in a ton of time,” Torina said. “She deserves a great season, honestly, for how hard she’s worked.
see PITCHING, page 11
see COACHING, page 11
LSU suffered a major blow on Feb. 7 when designated hitter Bryce Jordan limped off the field with an apparent knee injury at practice. Jordan is expected to miss the entire 2017 season, coach Paul Mainieri said. Mainieri immediately stopped practice, as Jordan was able to walk off the field under his own power. “That’s a pretty significant blow to us,” Mainieri said. “I thought [he] was probably the most improved hitter from last year that we have on our team ... I anticipated he would be back in the middle of the order for us.” The team received the results of an MRI showing damage to the knee which will require season ending surgery. Jordan played 58 games, starting in 54 games, splitting time at designated hitter and first base. Jordan batted .293 with five home runs and 33 RBI last season. Despite the injury, Mainieri hopes this opens the door for younger players to step up. “Experience tells me whenever something like this happens you can walk around and pout for your team and say, ‘Oh, man, we got this terrible thing for our team,’” Mainieri said. “It’s going to afford an opportunity to some players that maybe would not have had, before, because I thought Bryce was an everyday player for us, so it’s going to afford some opportunities to some other guys.”
CLUB SPORTS
LSU men’s soccer ready for another successful season BY HANNAH MCDUFFIE @hannahmcduffie_
The LSU men’s club soccer team is preparing for a title run. The team was founded in November 1964 and has been active since. “We’re the closest thing LSU has to an NCAA men’s soccer program,” said junior defender Jacob Vinson, president of LSU men’s club soccer team. “This past fall semester, me and my officers lead our team to National Championship contingency. We were maybe two or three pieces away from winning it all.” The team travels both in state and out of state for games, to locations including cities like
Foley, Alabama; Lubbock, Texas; and local cities like Lafayette, New Orleans and Lake Charles. The team is a member of the Collegiate Soccer League of Louisiana and plays Tulane, McNeese, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Louisiana Tech and Xavier once each season. Members of the team drive to their away games and are very grateful for the amount of support and funding the LSU UREC provides for them. “We have dues every year.” Vinson said. “It pays for travel, any kind of jerseys that we need, socks, shorts and entry fees for tournaments. The UREC does help a lot. They have SCAC funding, so we can apply for that if we
need an extended travel or if we need to stay a night at a hotel.” The team also has access to the Organizational Relief Fund through LSU, which is a source of supplemental funding provided by LSU Student Government. ORF provides travel funds to undergraduates as individuals or members of registered student organizations representing LSU at professional conferences and tournaments. During the fall semester, the team competes against schools in its league and has a shot at the league Championship game and National Championship tournament. During the spring
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LSU business junior Jacob Vinson hits the ball with his head on Feb. 6 at the LSU UREC Field Complex.
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Thursday, February 9, 2017 BASEBALL
Poche’ heads to final season at LSU, approaches records BY GLEN WEST @glenwest21
pitcher in LSU’s history. Poche’ needs 11 wins to tie the school’s all-time wins record and 12 to Alan Dunn can recall a break it. “That would be an particular summer night. It was when he received a unbelievable honor for me,” Poche’ phone call about Jared Poche’ said. “I don’t go out there and win turning down a chance to play a game by myself. It takes all nine professionally and returning for guys that are out on that field with you each and every day.” his senior season with the Tigers. Coach Paul Poche’ was Mainieri added drafted in the 14th round of the 2016 “It takes all nine guys that Poche’ is already one of the MLB draft by the that are out on the greatest pitchSan Diego Padres. to play at “When I got field with you each ers LSU, and having the call that he and every day.” the most wins had decided he in LSU’s history was coming back would be quite an to LSU, that was accomplishment. probably one of JARED POCHE’ “Poche’ is the my best summer LSU senior pitcher only pitcher in the night sleeps,” the history of LSU pitching coach said. “Look at what Jared Poche’ baseball to win nine games in each has done for us. For three years, of his first three years,” Mainieri he’s been the epitome of a work- said. “This guy has got 27 career horse. What we look for when our wins, and I think if he wins 11 this guys take the mound is g ive us an year, he’ll tie for the most wins in opportunity, keep us in the game the history of LSU baseball. What and give us a chance to win. That’s a remarkable accomplishment that would be.” their job.” Poche’ doesn’t look at the This season may be different for Poche’ as he has the oppor- record as his goal, but rather gotunity to be the most winningest ing out on the field and winning
games for the purple and gold. “The way I see it is that if I go out there and win 11 games, that means we’re having an unbelievable year and that we are going to win a lot of games,” Poche’ said. Poche’ has received praise from his teammates about accomplishing this goal. Junior pitcher Alex Lange is happy for his teammate and friend and thinks Poche’ has a great opportunity in front of him. “I think Poche’ has got a really good chance to do it,” Lange said. “Obviously, his track record speaks for itself and how successful he’s been here at school. It’s fun to be a around a teammate like that.” Senior second baseman Cole Freeman knows it’s going to take a team effort to help Poche’ get to 12 wins this year and is excited for the opportunity to play behind him. “Just play our butts off on defense,” Freeman said. “When we get in that batter’s box and do whatever we can to score as many runs for him because we know every time he’s on the mound he’s going to leave it all out on that field. We’re going to do whatever we can to help him get that record.”
LSU junior pitcher Jared Poche’ (16) winds up for the pitch during LSU’s 12-1 win against Fordham at Alex Box Stadium on March 4. HASKELL WHITTINGTON /
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MEN’S TENNIS
Freshman Julian Saborio adjusting to collegiate play
Saborio sat out eight months because of NCAA academic issue BY BRANDON ADAM @badam_TDR
Julian Saborio’s journey to Baton Rouge from San Jose, Costa Rica, has been difficult. After signing with the Tigers in summer 2015, the now freshman tennis player was to be enrolled at the University in January 2016. But because of an issue with the NCAA, he was not able to join until fall 2016. The NCAA held up Saborio’s enrollment because of an academic issue, which kept him out of competitive tennis for eight months. He was finally cleared to join LSU at the start of this past fall semester. “I was very excited,” Saborio said, “I got here a couple months after I was supposed to, so I was working back home thinking about LSU and what was coming up.” Former LSU assistant coach Danny Bryan was the first person Saborio came in contact with at LSU. The Costa Rica native first reached out to Bryan via email and has been in close contact ever since. “We just kept in touch,” Saborio said. “When I made my visit here, they made me really feel like home here.”
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LSU freshman Julian Saborio returns the ball during the Tigers’ 3-4 loss to Santa Clara at the LSU Tennis Complex on Feb. 3. LSU coach Jeff Brown was fond of Saborio from his junior world tennis ranking, and eventually brought him to see the University. “Bryan was instrumental in identifying him,” Brown said. “We knew he was being recruited by Texas and Florida, so we brought him in for a visit.” Brown used LSU’s new tennis facility to show Saborio that LSU
was taking the next step with its tennis program. The move made an impression on Saborio and was a significant draw in signing him. “I felt very comfortable,” Saborio said. “I felt like I could spend four years of my life here, I feel like I made the right choice.” But Saborio’s issue with the NCAA was a huge setback, and his play suffered when he joined
the Tigers in the fall. “Having that year off was tough on him. I think it really hurt him a lot,” Brown said. “The NCAA didn’t do him any favors by not letting him play that year. It was a struggle for him in the fall and put him behind as we got into the spring.” Saborio agreed with his coach’s assessment. “The fall was actually very
tough for me,” Saborio said. “I didn’t feel comfortable, I felt kind of lost on the court.” Saborio is not letting his layoff or fall struggles deter him going forward, working with assistant coach Marty Stiegwardt and Brown on improving his play. The coaching staff looks at his progress favorably, and they expect a bright future for the freshman. “He’s got a very big serve and a huge forehand,” Brown said. “He had some things most players need to work on — movement, his weaker side. We are still trying to get through some of those things, but he is starting to put things together. He is doing really well on doubles, and I think that is starting to help his confidence” Brown believes that if Saborio puts in the work, his talent will shine. “It is up to him,” Brown said, “He is [going to] have to work hard, and [going to] have to outwork the people that are ahead of him currently. “He’s got a lot of potential, there is very few people that the serve and the forehand as big as his. There is just a few things we have to put around it, and he has got to really work hard on it.” For Saborio, this spring is about regaining his best form and confidence in his abilities. He says he is ready to compete and do what is best for the Tigers. “I am just trying to do my best for the team,” Saborio said.
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SOFTBALL
Fresh faces, experience have Tigers looking forward to new season BY KENNEDI LANDRY @landryyy14 The LSU softball team has had back-to-back Women’s College World Series appearances for the first time in program history, with a third place finish in the 2016 season. Following two historic seasons, the Tigers are looking forward to using veteran leadership and mental strength to go even further. “We put a lot of weight and time, even practice time, into really just having a tough mentality,” LSU coach Beth Torina said. “Having them understand that we have to be able to fail and bounce back and just go through adversity, and I think that’s a big reason why we were so successful at the end of the year.” This year’s team is going to be slightly different from previous years, Torina said. Coupled with a powerful offensive lineup led by senior infielder Sahvanna Jaquish, the team is adding “super speed” to the lineup. “I think you’ll see us trying to create some things
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Coach Beth Torina addresses the media on Feb. 6. offensively, a little bit different look,” Torina said. The veteran leadership is the driving force for success this season. Both the juniors and seniors on the team provide
the experience needed for the seven freshmen. “I think it’s really important,” Torina said. “We’ve talked a lot about that with the upperclassmen and trying to
teach our freshman and our younger players our identity and who we are, and I think it’s tough to understand the effort and the grind that it takes to get to the WCWS and what it
actually encompasses.” The Tigers added seven freshmen to this year’s’ roster, and all are expected to play in this weekend’s season opener. “Three of last year’s seniors played in virtually every game of their entire career, but they will be replaced in 2017, or attempted to be replaced, by seven very dynamic freshmen.” Torina said. “It is one of the best recruiting classes in my time here at LSU, so we’re excited about them.” The Tigers’ message for the fans this year is “All Gold” to represent the championships that have been won at LSU and where the team is trying to get this season. “Our internal message is about ‘made,’” Torina said. “It’s really just about the concept that no one is just born into the WCWS, it’s something that we have to make ourselves into every year. What type of team are they going to make themselves into this year is our challenge to them.” The Tigers open the season with a doubleheader on Feb. 10 against Oklahoma St. and Penn State.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Freshman standout displays talents early in the season Jade Lewis helping Lady Tigers begin season strong
BY BRANDON ADAM @badam_TDR Fresh off of competing against Venus Williams, Jade Lewis is show casing her talents on the collegiate level. Freshman for LSU’s Women’s tennis team, Lewis won the New Zealand Tennis Championships, which earned her a wildcard berth in the ASB Classic, where she competed against Williams. Lewis, who was born in Germany and moved to New Zealand, has competed all over the world. Although Lewis lost in straight sets, 6-7 and 2-6, she competed extremely well against someone as renowned as Williams. “It was a pretty cool experience,” Lewis said. “I did really well the year before against Lauren Davis, who is ranked in the top 100, so I brought that confidence into the Venus match.” Co-head coach Julia Sell was encouraged by her performance against Williams. “When someone is doing
that well against Venus, you know that they are going to be able to come into your program, play high and contribute immediately,” Sell said. Through six matches this season, Lewis is 5-0 in singles play and 4-1 in doubles play. The Lady Tigers’ freshman has helped the team get off to a 5-1 start. Her talent is no surprise considering that her uncle, Chris Lewis, competed in the men’s finals at Wimbledon, and her father David Lewis is a well-regarded tennis coach. Sell was more impressed with Lewis’ ability to play consistent against all of her opponents. “What was also impressive was the warm-up tournament she played before that event,” Sell said. “She won the wildcard tournament, where she beat two top 20 college players, and beat them pretty handily.” “I thought that, that was more impressive because anyone can play well against someone that they’re not supposed to beat, it is playing well against players that you should beat that is more impressive.” Lewis believes competing against players of Davis and Williams’s caliber is part of the reason for her great start at LSU. “After the match against
Venus and winning the New Zealand Championships, I definitely brought that confidence here,” Lewis said. Sell was not surprised either by Lewis’ ability to dominate her opponents. “Even though she was not here in the fall, she was playing that entire time,” Sell said. “So she came into the spring as prepared as anybody.” Lewis was a part of the No. 1-ranked recruiting class in the country, and her decision to sign with Sell and the Lady Tigers was a huge asset to the program. “It was definitely the coaches helping me a lot,” Lewis said regarding her recruitment, “They are both really experienced, and I think the facilities are unbelievable.” After her start to the season, Lewis cracked the top 100 collegiate player rankings, coming in at No. 35. Her ranking is the highest for a freshman at LSU since 2007. Even though Lewis is having early success, she is still focused on the team. “I think we all just want to do as best as we can as a team together,” Lewis said. “As long as we stay really close and support each other I think we will do really well in NCAA and other competitions.”
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LSU freshman Jade Lewis returns the ball during the Lady Tigers’ 5-0 win against Memphis on Saturday at the LSU Tennis Complex.
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LSU junior Jacob Vinson passes the ball to a teammate on Feb. 6 at the LSU UREC Field Complex.
SOCCER, from page 8 semester, the team plays friendlies to stay in shape and keep the momentum from the previous semester going. “ULL is our biggest rival and toughest competitor,” said Michael Buisson, treasurer of the club team. “We played ULL in the league championship game and tied. That was the only game we tied that season. We won all of our other games.” The team trains each Monday and Wednesday for two hours, polishing its technical skill work, possession and scrimmaging. “We jump in and do drills that hone our skills getting ready for games,” Vinson said. “We’re really trying to just get things ready, [and] get everybody up to game speed because we’ve only been practicing for about three weeks and just really prepare for that type of [competition].” Last semester, the team was young and figuring out how to mold, but Vinson is convinced this semester’s team has a strong grip. “I’m very happy to say that
we don’t have many slackers on this year’s team,” Vinson said. “I’m not expecting perfection; I never will. I’ve never been a guy that’s going to come out here [to practice] and yell. I’m expecting these guys to come out and give me everything they’ve got for two hours and come to the games and lay it all out on the line.” With a larger roster and dedicated players, the team is aiming for the National Championship tournament again and eager to win it all. “My first year here, we barely had people showing up to practice,” Buisson said. “Now, we have schedules of who’s playing and have 34 or 35 players on the team. There’s a lot more dedication to the team.” Patrick Betts, vice president of the team, has been on the team the longest and displays the most leadership, Buisson said. Vinson and Buisson played soccer together at St. Louis Catholic High School in Lake Charles. Vinson was on the 2011, 2012 and 2013 state championship teams and Buisson was on the 2012 and
experience on the collegiate and professional level. on board two outstanding coaches Robinson worked in the NFL in Tommie Robinson and Mickey for the Dallas Cowboys from 1998Joseph,” Orgeron said in a state- 2000 as an offensive assistant and ment released by LSU. “Mickey is with the Arizona Cardinals from well-known in our state, and he has 2010-12 as a running backs coach. strong ties to New Orleans. He’s “Tommie was recently named an outstanding coach with a great the Pac-12 Recruiter of the Year deal of experience and is considered on the offensive “We are very excited one of the top runback coaches side of the ball. to bring on board two ning in college football,” He’s an outstanding recruiter with outstanding coaches Orgeron said. a great work ethic “ T o m m i e in Tommie Robinson brings and will be a trean impresmendous addition and Mickey Joseph.” sive resume to our to the staff.” staff, one that includes six years Robinson has ED ORGERON of coaching in the some familiarity LSU coach NFL. He’s going with Orgeron. to be a tremenO r g e r o n worked on the same staff dous asset to our program and as Robinson in 2013 when will be a great resource for all Orgeron was the defensive line of us.” Robinson and Joseph’s and interim coach. Robinson are pending apspent last season working at USC contracts as a running backs coach and has proval from the LSU Board of three decades worth of coaching Supervisors.
COACHING, from page 8
2013 state championship teams. Vinson began playing for LSU’s team his sophomore year. In the spring of 2016, he was nominated by members of the team, ran for president and was elected by giving a speech about why he wanted to be president. “I’ve been playing since I was four,” Vinson, who is a Moss Bluff native said. “I played recreational for a lot of my life and then started playing club. Soccer is my passion and has been since I was four years old.” Buisson started playing on LSU’s team his freshman year and played club soccer for Calcasieu Eagles Club Soccer team in eighth grade. “I didn’t hear about the tryouts for the LSU club team until last minute,” Buisson said. “I decided to try out and just loved it.” “We’re really out here to prove, maybe not to everyone else, but to ourselves,” Vinson said, “that we’re good enough to do whatever it takes to win a National Championship. That’s really our end goal out here.”
PITCHING, from page 8 Then both Allie and Sydney are just calm, cool, collected every time they take the mound. They just go out and compete.” Along with Hoover, junior Allie Walljasper and sophomore Sydney Smith, Torina adds freshman Maribeth Gorsuch to the staff this season. Playing in the Southeastern Conference can be tough, with 10 SEC teams reaching the NCAA Tournament last season. “Honestly every time we take the field, it’s taking the field against a Super Regional caliber opponent,” Torina said. “I think that’s part of why we’ve had some success in the Super Regionals — that and having a deep pitching staff, too.” Smith led the team in ERA and had the lowest ERA for a freshman in the country with 1.16. During her freshman
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[ABOVE] LSU finance sophomore Tyler Henne shoots the ball at practice. [BELOW] LSU business junior Jacob Vinson watches as kinesiology sophomore Michael Buisson shoots the ball Feb. 6 at the LSU UREC Field Complex. campaign, Smith also totaled seven shutouts, including one perfect game. “As a freshman, you come in thinking you’re going to get those games to try to prove yourself and go out there and just do the best you can,” Smith said. “Being able to go out there and just show that I worked hard in the fall and shutting down people was, especially as a freshman, confidence boosting.” After a season in which Hoover had 22 wins — making her the first pitcher to have at least 20 wins since 2013 — Torina said Hoover is in the best shape she’s seen her in. “She’s put in so much time,” Torina said. “She’s worked really hard. She’s had a great off-season. She’s done so much to make herself ready for this year. She’s poised to have her best year yet.” LSU’s pitching staff had a
1.89 ERA overall last season, the sixth lowest in the country and with losing five graduating seniors, LSU is younger and has new faces competing for positions. Torina said she expects LSU to be “hitting on all cylinders” heading into SEC play, but until then, the pitching staff will lead the way. “Our pitching staff is so talented,” Torina said. “They should keep us in every game the entire way.” All four pitchers are set up to give the team success, despite the load they will be carrying this season. “They just go out and they do their job,” Torina said. “Throw a lot of ground balls, keep people off balance. You can’t ask for a whole lot more from those guys. They do such a great job. I feel very confident they will keep us in every ballgame all year long, 56 times.”
page 12 ACTIVISM, from page 1 excuse to skip class, but as a University student, I can speak for most students on campus in saying that missing class is a sacrifice for us. Aside from paying to be in those classes and the drawbacks of missing lectures and potentially graded assignments for the day, some students — believe it or not — enjoy going to their classes. Implying all University students have nothing better to do than find reasons to skip class belittles the hard work we put into our education. It’s unnecessarily insensitive to insinuate the protesting students were looking to play hooky rather than show support for their friends and fellow classmates, 118 of whom are from countries targeted by the executive order, as reported by The Daily Reveille. As for the protest itself, the editorial questions how students skipping class will move President Donald Trump to change his views on the travel ban. Besides the obvious misunderstanding on what the role of a small protest like this is, the editorial board also forgot to do research on the protest, failing to mention its main component: a petition. The petition, presented by three University professors, urges University administration to develop guidelines to protect international students and employees. The petition has gathered more than 450 signatures to date from students, faculty and professors,
BIRD MODELS, from page 1 computer program. Then, using the anatomy of modern descendents of the species as a reference, muscle attachment points are mapped on to the bones. The bones are then put together and muscles are “attached” before the model is animated in Maya, an animation software. The bones and movements are structured using functional x-ray “maps” of those descendents, almost like a blueprint for the anatomy of the ancient bird. The computer-modeled bones are then superimposed over the x-ray. “I can look at the surface of the bones and, by just comparing to the modern species, I can understand, or at least I can predict what kind of muscle was attaching here.” Zinoviev said. “And then I can assess how it moved, what kind of locomotion it was utilizing during its life.” Zinoviev used this technique when analyzing Hesperornis regalis, an ancient diving bird. By comparing similarities and differences between modern loons and Hesperornis, Zinoviev concluded that Hesperornis was the “most powerful and specialized avian foot-propelled diver ever-known.” Zinoviev originally became interested in ancient species as a child. “I was interested, of course, as many children [are], in dinosaurs,” Zinoviev said. “What I was trying to do in life was study dinosaurs.” While in school, Zinoviev met with faculty at the Paleontological Institute at the Russian
Thursday, February 9, 2017 and its list of signatories are publicly available. The editorial board finishes the article by stating, “There are better ways to protest a president’s actions, as one might learn in a history course. To grasp those lessons, though, you have to show up for class.” Perhaps the editorial board should take its own advice and take a class in journalism, as it offers no evidence to prove the protest was unsuccessful and gives no suggestions for better protest methods. Instead, we’re given an piece that reads less like a professional piece of editorial journalism and more like a high school writing assignment, which tries to prove an argument with name-calling and assumed evidence based on an obvious dislike of students practicing their rights. Political ideals aside, The Advocate should be ashamed to publish something like this under the name of editorial. For a respected media organization that represents the residents of Baton Rouge, and which should be a champion of First Amendment rights, the pettiness of this editorial toward a peaceful and passionate protest is embarrassing. Readers have a right to expect the editorial staff to not sink so low as to name calling of student protesters because they disagree with the protesters’ message. Jay Cranford is a 22-year-old finance senior from St. Simons Island, Georgia. Academy of Sciences in Moscow. Thanks to influence from his father, an ornithologist, Zinoviev specialized in ancient birds as a compromise between his father’s connections and his own passions. “[The faculty] told me ‘You cannot study the past life until you know the structure,” Zinoviev said. “You have to know how the bones are being developed, and they are developed together with muscles and with everything else.” Zinoviev spent years studying modern birds and their functional morphology, which led to a master’s thesis, doctoral dissertation and eventually the publishing of his book. Zinoviev currently heads the zoology department at Tver State University in Tver, Russia. Zinoviev decided to study at the University thanks to Homberger. Zinoviev met Homberger while presenting his post-doctoral research around the world. After learning about the innovative techniques being developed and applied in Homberger’s lab, the University was an obvious choice for Zinoviev. Zinoviev will remain at the University until the end of February to learn the techniques, programs and methods Homberger developed, and then plans to bring his knowledge back to Russia. Professor Homberger and Jinghua Ge teach a class in 3-D imaging and animation, HNRS 3035, that shows students the same cutting-edge process being used in Homberger’s lab.
PETITION, from page 1 Fatemeh and her husband were granted passports on Jan. 25 after a long administrative process that prevented them from arriving at the beginning of the semester. They were prepared to arrive in the United States; they had their flight tickets, sold their belongings and quit their jobs, when suddenly the rug was pulled out from under them, Karch said. Fatemeh has barely eaten in days, wracked with fear and uncertainty that her one opportunity to pursue an education in the United States might be foreclosed, he said. While the travel restrictions have been temporarily stayed, Fatemeh is facing additional bureaucratic hurdles that are preventing her from traveling to the United States, Karch said. “My life in the past year was the scene of challenge, uncertainty and anguish,” Fatemeh said via an audio recording. “I am a simple student who wants to be given the chance to study in a U.S. university. Please do not consider us as others.” Ensuring Fatemeh and other affected members of the University community are supported is crucial to protecting the mission and values of the University, Karch said. In just over 48 hours, the professors’ petition was signed by 248 faculty members and 171 nonfaculty, including University staff, graduate students and alumni, Karch said. To date, the petition has been signed by over 450 people. English instructor Christina Armistead was one of the faculty members who signed the petition. Armistead teaches an English 2000 course that includes a service learning component in which students are paired with ESL conversation partners, many of who come from countries included in the ban. Armistead said she signed the faculty petition because she was hungry to show her support for the students in any way she could. “A fourth of the students every semester in this partnership I run are from Iran, and a few of
them are from Libya and Yemen,” she said. “It’s not an abstraction. It’s real for many of our students.” Jacquet, Karch and Rastogi delivered the petition to LSU President F. King Alexander’s office on Feb. 2 and said the administration was welcoming their suggestions. The petition’s suggestions were two-tiered. First, the petition requested the University to make a stronger statement in support of its students and faculty. On Jan. 30, Alexander sent a broadcast email to the University noting the benefits of cultural and intellectual exchange and the “significant alarm within the higher education community” following the order’s announcement. While it is a step in the right direction, Karch said a statement that speaks not only to the economic value of the students, but to the values of the University and the humanitarian effects of the order is important. In addition to a statement, the petition called for the administration to utilize available material resources to support affected students and faculty. Karch said this includes offering informational sessions and providing a counselor or professional on campus who could offer confidential meetings and provide legal advice. Many of the affected students are frustrated and confused by the constant fluctuations surrounding the order’s implementation, Rastogi said. On Feb. 3, a federal judge in Seattle placed a stay on the executive order, halting its implementation and temporarily allowing individuals from the seven countries to enter the United States. On Feb. 7, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals began hearing testimony to determine if it will uphold the stay or reimplement the order. Having updated and easily accessible information is crucial for the students to better grasp the situation, Rastogi said. Another suggestion was offering work and housing assistance for those who may no longer be able to leave the country, she said. If the order is enacted, a
number of students plan to forgo returning home for the summer and may be without summer housing or employment, Rastogi said. Utilizing vacated campus housing and offering the students on-campus summer employment are practical steps the University could feasibly execute, she said. The second set of requests called for proactive policy changes regarding the University’s explicit stance on immigration and identifying students’ immigration status. Karch said the University is unlikely to move on these requests in the near future, given the complex legal, political and economic factors at play. Though the petition has been delivered, the group’s efforts are ongoing, he said. The group is taking steps to personally connect with affected students to identify their immediate needs and serve as better advocates to the University administration. They are also reaching out to sympathetic administrators who could help implement some of the petition’s requests, Karch said. Executive Director of Policy and External Affairs Jason Droddy, who accepted the petition on behalf of Alexander, said the administration and faculty both want to assuage the fears of international students and faculty at this time. International Programs is currently the chief point of contact for affected students, and the office has been in contact with all international students to relay information appropriate to each student’s situation, he said. Droddy said his conversation with the professors was productive and the administration is glad they came forward. “We are grateful to our faculty for bringing the issue forward and it speaks volumes about their commitment to our students,” Droddy said. Editor’s note: The student mentioned in this story requested to remain anonymous. The Daily Reveille elected to use a fictitious name, Fatemah, to preserve her identity.
MASTER PLAN, from page 1 alleviating traffic congestion, fixing drainage issues and various other facility issues. Notably, the Master Plan calls for demolition of Middleton Library and Lockett Hall. The Master Plan also includes some future developments, such as the Nicholson Gateway project and sustainability efforts like the bikeshare program. In the future, the plan would see more informal green space near Tiger Stadium and in the Quad, expanded food options around campus and a new library. The Master Plan is designed to address the reallocation of classroom space to accommodate space lost in the demolition of Lockett Hall. New research facilities are also being considered as well as additional Greek housing. The plan is being presented for public feedback in a series of presentations scheduled from Feb.
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The Comprehensive and Strategic Master Plan for campus development includes the demolition of Middleton Library. 13 to Feb. 16. There will also be a Student Government sponsored open forum on Feb. 15 for students, in which the University and NBBJ will be seeking feedback
on the final development of the Master Plan. The student forum will take place at 5 p.m. in the Atchafalaya Room in the Student Union.
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FEBRUARY FINDS The Daily Reveille lists the top 5 things you’ll only find in Louisiana during the month of February BY ABBY KING | @abbby_marieee
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KING CAKES King cakes are a classic Louisiana tradition during the Mardi Gras season. Thought to have been brought to New Orleans from France in 1870, king cakes have become a delicacy. The oval-shaped dessert is a cross between a coffee cake and a French pastry. It is decorated in the traditional, symbolic Mardi Gras colors of purple for justice, green for faith and gold for power. Each cake has a small plastic baby hidden in it — but be careful: Tradition states that whoever finds the baby must provide the next cake. MARDI GRAS BEADS Whether they’re hanging around someone’s neck or draped across the branches of a tree, Mardi Gras beads can be found nearly everywhere in Louisiana during February. Beads, like king cakes, are usually purple, green and gold and are thrown during Mardi Gras parades or worn in celebration from parades of years past. FLAMINGOS IN YARDS Flamingos are the symbol of one of Baton Rouge’s oldest and quirkiest neighborhoods:
Spanish Town. Not to be overlooked during Mardi Gras season, Spanish Town residents long ago adopted the tradition of wearing pink throughout February, as opposed to purple, green and gold, and decorating their yards with plastic pink flamingos. They also host their own parade in which participants are encouraged to wear as much pink as possible. CRAWFISH Although crawfish season doesn’t technically start until the beginning of March, many Louisianians are so eager to get the boils started that crawfish can be found in most restaurants throughout February and sometimes even as early as January. Crawfish boils are a social event for many southerners, but Louisiana shows a dedication to mudbugs unlike anywhere else. SHORTS Louisiana is known for its erratic weather, so to see University students parading around campus in shorts comes as no surprise. A little extra summertime is always good, even if it comes in the middle of winter.
Sigma Tau Delta to host SigmaCon
‘Gamers, cosplayers, comic nerds’ can gather, share passions BY CORRINE PRITCHETT @corrineellen The University will host its own Comic-Con, called SigmaCon, giving students a chance to attend Comic-Con without having to spend money or travel. SigmaCon, which will take place Feb. 11, is being put on by the University’s International English Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta. “This will be a fun event for two reasons: gamers, cosplayers, comic nerds and other communities of individuals can come together and share his or her passion, and because there will be something going on all day for individuals to take part in,” Sigma Tau Delta’s international student adviser Timothy Leonard said. The proceeds from SigmaCon will go toward funding students’ research as well as their own original works. The money will also aid Sigma Tau Delta students in attending future academic conferences and conventions. It also gives students “the opportunity to find and apply for scholarships, grants and internships,” Leonard said. A portion of funds raised
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Former LSU student runs Crawfish on the Geaux BY RACHEL RATHLE @rachelrathle Crawfish on the Geaux boils its crawfish each day in a trailer located on Perkins Road. Customers can easily pick up small or big orders without the hassle of having to sit in a restaurant for an hour. “One of our main goals is to provide crawfish conveniently for people,” owner Mitch Hopkins said. Hopkins played as a pitcher for the LSU baseball team, but suffered a shoulder injury that
resulted in surgery. Knowing he was no longer the same, Hopkins chose to leave the University. Still trying to pursue his baseball career, he opted for one last surgery. After two years of rehab, it became clear that Hopkins needed something else to spend his time doing. “I grew up at a seafood restaurant called The Crawfish Place, so I’d been boiling since I was about 13,” Hopkins said. Initially, Hopkins wanted to
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Crawfish on the Geaux operates during regular hours Tuesday on Perkins Road and Acadian Thruway.
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VIDEO GAMES
Five different video games set for release in February
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NIOH - FEB. 7 (PS4) February looks to start off strong with the PlayStation 4 exclusive Nioh, which is easily one of the top five most anticipated games of the year. Developed by Team Ninja — known for the Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden series — Nioh is an action-RPG set in Japan during the 1600s and draws heavy inspiration from the Souls series. It’s basically a samuraithemed Dark Souls, but still brings along plenty of its own personality. Garnering high praise during its three demos, the first of which was downloaded over 800,000 times, Nioh is guaranteed to be one of the first big hits of 2017.
FOR HONOR - FEB. 14 (PS4, XBOX ONE, PC) For Honor is an online third-person action fighting game from developers Ubisoft Montréal. Players choose between three factions — knights, samurai and vikings — each with four separate classes. For Honor takes elements from the MOBA genre, though developers have stated that it is not exactly a MOBA, instead combining several different genres, in what they describe as “a shooter with swords.” Gamers will appreciate the attempt at original gameplay, but the game’s success rate is still up in the air. An open beta is running Feb, 9 to Feb. 12, available to all players on PlayStation 4, PC and Xbox One.
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SNIPER ELITE 4 - FEB. 14 (PS4, XBOX ONE, PC) The Sniper Elite series is unique for its “designed to be boring” gameplay. The thirdperson tactical shooter style approaches sniper-based gameplay with a realistic take, meaning ballistics take into effect wind, bullet drop and other factors, and unless you play on easy difficulties you won’t be a one-man army. Because of its commitment to a less “actiony” shooter, Sniper Elite has gained a cult following made up of those who enjoy spending hours on a single level to perfect it. Sniper Elite 4 should be another solid into into the successful series.
HORIZON ZERO DAWN - FEB. 28 (PLAYSTATION 4) Originally one of the most anticipated releases of 2016, a delay pushed this PS4 exclusive to the end of February 2017. The action RPG takes place 1,000 years into the future, when robotic creatures rule the world. You play as a hunter who is tasked with hunting down the machines to harvest for resources. Think prehistoric setting, like Far Cry Primal, but replace all the animals with giant robots. Developed by Guerrilla Games, makers of the Killzone series, many are hoping this will be the start of a long lasting IP.
TORMENT: TIDES OF NUMENERA - FEB. 28 (PS4, XBOX ONE, PC) Torment: Tides of Numenera has an interesting development story. In March 2013, inXile Entertainment began a Kickstarter campaign for a spiritual successor to a wildly successful 1999 RPG, Planescape: Torment. By the end of the campaign, Torment had set the record for the highest-funded video game on Kickstarter with over $4 million pledged. Needless to say, the isometric RPG is surrounded by overwhelming hype, which only grew after the game was pushed back from a 2014 release to 2017. With both fans and critics expecting Torment to be a hit, it will most certainly be a historic moment in the new era of crowd-funded gaming.
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New Baton Rouge artist uses pottery as form of expression BY CORRINE PRITCHETT @corrineellen Osa Atoe, a 38-year-old woman from Virginia who now lives in Louisiana, found a new way to spend her time and express herself here in Baton Rouge: by using pottery. In 2013, Atoe took up pottery as a new hobby. She began to take community pottery classes in New Orleans and quickly became obsessed, according to her website. She now spends as much time as she can creating expressive pottery and even set up an at-home studio for her craft in 2015. “I actually don’t know what moved me to take my first
pottery class,” Atoe said. “I had no idea it would take over my life the way it did.” Atoe said her favorite pottery creations are items intended for everyday use, such as mugs and bowls. Having an object with a purpose gives Atoe a reason to create it. “I enjoy making functional objects, mostly because I think the functionality of the piece helps me envision how to even begin it,” Atoe said. While Atoe makes her own glazes, she leaves a small portion of her pots unglazed to add an “earthy and textural feel.” Atoe frequently uses Native American and African inspired art in her layout designs, giving her work its distinctive look.
Atoe’s parents moved to America from Nigeria on student visas in the ’70s, so her immediate roots are from Africa. Though she didn’t set out to reflect her family history, it came naturally as she began to create her exceptional pottery. “Last year, I started making jars with African mask lids, and that kind of set me in the direction of making items that seem specifically African influenced,” she said. Atoe said that while she isn’t sure what originally inspired her, now that she’s started to use pottery as a creative outlet, she can’t stop finding new designs to use and new items to create. Also drawing inspiration
from folk art, contemporary artists and other crafters, Atoe strives to apply rawness and simplicity to each terracotta piece. She uses her creations as a form of expression, and the cultural influence from living in America is never-ending. “Being from the United States, it’s impossible to not have multiple cultural influences,” Atoe said. She said she is also inspired by the idea of using very simple designs to create something beautiful. “Getting the most out of using simple line patterns is very compelling to me,” she said. “Using simple patterns that can be tied to many, many
different cultures — that’s very inspiring to me.” The use of simple patterns shows that the need to be extremely artistic isn’t necessary to create striking pottery. Simple designs can make a piece just as lovely as the more advanced designs, Atoe explained. By stepping out of her comfort zone, Atoe was able to find a new hobby by open-mindedly taking a pottery class. “It just goes to show that it pays to try new things no matter how old you are,” Atoe said, “Sounds cliché, but that’s because it’s true.” If you are interested in checking out more of Atoe’s pottery, head to her website, www.potterybyosa.com.
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Thursday, February 9, 2017 to put that energy into, and this happened to be it.” open a restaurant, but without It takes about two hours to the funds to pull it off, he opted prepare for opening, and Hopkins said that the work day to build a trailer. The establishment has been never really ends. “It looks like it will be a good in the same location for four years, and Hopkins built a new season,” Hopkins said. “Lent is trailer during the crawfish off- pretty hectic, and it’s over those season, so it has been upgraded 40 days that I don’t really sleep much.” within the last year. Granted, Hopkins emphaHopkins has a third trailer he uses for catering events but sizes that he loves what he does. given the upkeep and pace of He plans to expand to a restaurant in the future the permanent because that was location, it’s dif“Our goal is to put the goal from ficult to find the time to cater to day one. Takout a consistent ing it all one day more of those product and have the at a time is his requests. On weekdays, best customer service strategy. “Our goal is Crawfish on the around.” to put out a conGeaux boils about sistent product 10-15 sacks of and have the crawfish per day, MITCH HOPKINS best customer which translates Crawfish on the Geaux owner service around,” to about 350-450 said Hopkins. pounds. On the weekends, they boil closer to “My biggest thing is customer service.” 40-70 sacks per day. The positive feedback from Their main crawfish supplier is based in Crowley in customers is what really keep West Louisiana. Hopkins’ work everything going, said Hopkins. ethic shines through because His younger brother Bart he individually cleaned each of Hopkins helps Mitch run the sacks of crawfish for three things. Mitch said that without years until his supplier offered his brother’s help, the workto clean the crawfish for him if load would be a little too much to bear. he paid an additional fee. Crawfish on the Geaux is “For baseball, I had this work ethic where I would do open at 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, anything to better myself,” and noon on the weekends. The said Hopkins. “When baseball closing time usually depends on was over, I needed something when the crawfish sells out.
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SIGMACON, from page 17 will be go to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a foundation to promote early childhood literacy. “Every $25 we raise helps one child receive 12 books a year, delivered directly to his or her house,” Leonard said. “Everyone in attendance will be supporting children’s literacy.” There are plenty of
local comic book stores supporting the event, including Baton Rouge’s Louisiana Double Play and New Orleans’ BSI Comics. Merchandise from both stores will be at SigmaCon, along with free autographs from the author Victor Gischler of “Deadpool,” “Punisher” and “X-Men,” illustrator Roland Paris of “Amazing SpiderMan,” “Iron Man” and “Black Panther” and illustrator Derec
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Crawfish on the Geaux boils crawfish in its food truck on Tuesday on Perkins Road and Acadian Thruway. Donovan of “Batman ’66” and “Cyborg.” Prizes will be up for grabs at a variety of tournaments and activities. “AMC TV show ‘Comic Book Men’ stars Jay and Silent Bob donated prizes, as well as Paper Hero Comics in Lake Charles,” Leonard said. SigmaCon will take place from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Admission is $10 for students and $15 for the public.
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REV R ANKS SANTA CLARITA DIET
Netflix
Netflix’s newest binge-worthy comedy, “Santa Clarita Diet,” has the promised gore but none of the comedy. While vomit and gore can induce plenty of laughs, Drew Barrymore’s turn as the undead Sheila Hammond is stale and weirdly peppy. The entire show is off-putting because of its strangely sunny demeanor.
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THE SPACE BETWEEN US STX Entertainment
“The Space Between Us” can’t decide whether it’s science fiction or young adult romance. The problem with this movie is that there is too much science that isn’t explicitly explained, and that, at other times, there’s too much romance, which just isn’t believable.
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“PARIS”
The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers are a unique blend of indie, dance and pop. Their sound has proven to be successful, given “Paris,” the group’s newest rank-climbing song. Top hits showcase the artists’ talents differently. While their success is still relatively new, I don’t see them slowing down in popularity anytime soon.
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Superbowl commercials fail to entertain, game picked up slack BY ABBY KING @abbby_marieee When people think of the Superbowl, they think of three things: football, food, and, most importantly, commercials. Football fans and non-football fans can both appreciate the humorous and touching commercials the Superbowl has become known for. However, this year’s commercials relied on political implications and celebrity appearances, rather than comedy, more than ever. As popularity of the big game’s commercials have grown, so has the price. An average 30 second slot in Superbowl LI cost a whopping $5 million as compared to the first Superbowl’s $42,000. Although considering that this game is the only time people actually watch commercials, it might be worth it. The Superbowl, a national event that garners millions of viewers each year, makes for a prime advertising opportunity, even if it comes at a high price. But, this year’s commercials were underwhelming.
Where we usually get silly, heavy messages of worn out light-hearted advertisements conversations. such as Mountain Dew’s PupThere also seemed to be a py Monkey Baby, we received prominent reliance on celeba more serious, politically rity appearances. From Justin charged message of immigra- Bieber dancing around for Ttion and diversity, like those Mobile to Christopher Walken by Google, Coca-Cola and Bud- reciting NSYNC lyrics on a weiser. The latter of which couch with Justin Timberprompted a “#BoycottBud- lake himself, Superbowl LI weiser” trend on social media exhausted all of Hollywood’s platforms. best resources. Although I can understand While celebrity appearwhy it was done and do appre- ances have always been a ciate the fact that, as one of staple of Superbowl CommerAmerica’s biggest television cials, unfortunately, the big names of this year events, the commercials reflectseemed to take the ed the state of I don’t believe the place of the usual, our political climore outlandish Superbowl is the mate, I don’t be- time to express your advertisements. lieve the SuperAll in all, this political views. bowl is the time year’s commercials to express your failed to interest me. political views. Luckily, the game We are seeing the same was engaging to say the least, dialogue of immigration, rac- so viewers weren’t left to rely ism, sexism and lack of di- on the commercials as their versity, across all media, all sole source of entertainment. of the time. While it’s an imHere’s to Superbowl LII, in portant one to have, these are hopes that our country will be the audiences who want to be in a shape that makes our comentertained and put in a good mercials happy and humorous mood, not weighed down by the once again.
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SUPERBOWL HALFTIME Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga made the performance of the year as the halftime show entertainment for Super Bowl LI Sunday. Standing on top of the stadium, Gaga’s performance opened with a rendition of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land,” which was a subtle political jab at President Donald Trump.
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An average 30-second commercial spot in Superbowl LI cost $5 million; many of this year’s commercials focused on celebrities and politics.
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WHAT’S SPINNING AT @KLSURadio
NEW MUSIC
“Oczy Mlody” 4/10 by The Flaming Lips
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REVIEW BY DJ 440 HOST OF RADIO RHAPSODY, MONDAYS 11 P.M. TO 1 A.M. (CLASSICAL) Even for fans of The Flaming Lips, “Oczy Mlody” can prove to be a tough listen, and to the casual listener, I say beware. Taking their audience further on the strung-out, paranoid foray they began with 2009’s “Embryonic”, The Flaming Lips push the challenging musical aspects of 2013’s “The Terror” to a new level on “Oczy Mlody.” This challenge is backed up with almost nothing in regard to lyrical content. Frontman Wayne Coyne begins “Oczy Mlody” with what seems to be a disclaimer: “I tried to tell you, but I don’t know
how.” This theme is perfectly evident with absurd lyrics telling of hunts for “faeries,” wizards and unicorns. Vapid lyrics are certainly something Lips fans have looked past before, but never with so little leftover. There are fleeting moments of redemption on this album, however. Comedian Reggie Watts appears on the third track and, in a style reminiscent of George Clinton, drones on in warm tones about “the love generator” and “the ancient Earth.” Almost immediately after the track’s end, the listener is thrust back into cold.
After gaining notoriety and a lot of positive attention from their 2014 EP “Bodies and Money and Control and Power,” Washington D.C.’s punk quartet Priests returns with the release of their debut full-length, “Nothing Feels Natural.” As a band that formed in the nation’s capital and rose to the spotlight with a political voice, Priests took a fierce, shouty approach to punk rock, raising questions about their environment, politicians and misogyny alike. Priests’ latest release, “Nothing Feels Natural,” gives us a more layered, experimental and personal sound, although you won’t miss out on lead singer Katie Alice Greer’s
snarling vocals and thoughtfully aggressive writing. The opening track, “Appropriate,” starts the record on familiar ground with the crisp and urgent drumming of Daniele Daniele. The group’s new single, “Pink White House,” satirically grabs at the American dream, taking a sharp and serious turn with the help of GL Jaguar’s cutting guitar. “Puff” is another track fans can expect to love. Greer spouts aggressively about Burger King, uttering “Accept the triumph of the machine!” over frantic guitar riffs. Songs such as “Nicki,” “Leila 20” and the title track show how Priests took a different
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Something must be said for the awkward use of hip-hop beats on many of the tracks. This structure, when paired with poor delivery of still worse lyrics, does not produce a pleasing effect. “The Terror” employed another gimmicky technique of pseudo-tribal drumming, which at least kept that record moving. On the bright side, fans of Miley Cyrus’s recent work are sure to enjoy her duet with Coyne on the album’s closing track, “We A Famly.”
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2 Foxygen/Hang/Jagjaguwar 3 Regrettes/Feel Your Feelings Fool!/ Warner Bros. 4 Lettuce/Mt. Crushmore [EP]/Lettuce Records 5 A Tribe Called Quest/We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service/Epic 6 Cherry Glazerr/Apocalipstick/Secretly Canadian 7 Ty Segall/Ty Segall (2017)/Drag City 9 Thigh Master/Early Times/Bruit District
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route and made a beautiful post-punk album in the process. Greer takes it easy on her pipes throughout the album, like on “No Big Bang,” Daniele’s existential sing-speak piece. The album sees contributions from a pianist and a saxophonist and ends with “Suck,” a dancing beat reminiscent of postpunk, post-disco legends ESG. All in all, “Nothing Feels Natural” takes Priests in direction that transcends political punk. This release is necessary, and so is this band. Priests’ current tour will stop in New Orleans on March 2.
10 Run The Jewels/Run The Jewels 3/Run The Jewels 11 Japanese Wallpaper/Japanese Wallpaper [EP]/Zero Through Nine 12 Modern Savage/Unwilling Participants/Self-Released 13 Priests/Nothing Feels Natural/Sister Polygon 14 Sacred Paws/Strike A Match/Rock Action 15 Alabaster Stag/Perfume
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17 Tobin Sprout/The Universe and Me/ Burger 18 Otherkin/Can You Feel It [EP]/ Rubyworks 19 Arcade Fire/“I Give You Power” [Single]/Capitol 20 Dirty Projectors/“Up In Hudson” [Single]/Domino 21 Parekh and Singh/Ocean/Peacefrog 22 Angel Olsen/My Woman/Jagjaguwar
If loose-booty jazz-funk fusion is what you’re into these days, you’ll likely enjoy the modern conglomerate of jazz studs known as Snarky Puppy. This Grammy award-winning group of over 15 virtuosic musicians has elevated the lives of sold-out crowds for over a decade, and they’re only getting better. The song “Whitecap” offers everything fans have come to love from Snarky Puppy: Infectious rhythms, ingenious melodies and well-rounded musical sensibilities.
I’ll be playing two versions of “Black and White World” by the king of alternative pop, Elvis Costello. The first is an acoustic demo released on the 1980 compilation “Taking Liberties.” The second comes from an album of the same year, “Get Happy!!,” and adopts a completely different sound. The influence of ska and soul music, syncopated rhythmic phrasing and smart lyrics make “Black and White World” one of my favorites from Costello.
After a multi-year legal battle with his bandmates from the ubiquitous black metal act Immortal, Abbath Doom Occulta returned to the spotlight in 2016 with his solo, self-titled album under the name Abbath. This week, I’ll be featuring the track “Fenrir Hunts” — a violent, blastbeat assault on the ears that sees Occulta returning to the sound that made him a legend in the Norwegian black metal scene. With it’s breakneck pace and technical riffage, “Fenrir Hunts” has become a staple in all of Abbath’s live shows.
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HEAR IT ON ALTITUDE (ALT POP) SUNDAY, FEB. 12 8 TO 10 A.M.
HEAR IT ON THE RUSTY CAGE (HEAVY METAL) TUESDAY, FEB. 14 11 P.M. TO 1 A.M.
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Immigration executive order misconstrues American core values JORDANSWERS JORDAN MARCELL @ JordanCMarcell It is news to absolutely no one that the recent issuance of an executive order by Donald Trump has caused quite a stir worldwide. Alongside many of the recent injustices he has begun to commit with his pen and his trusty cabinet, this ban on travel into the nation for the nationals of seven predominantly Muslim countries is the most explicitly inhumane. There are too many Americans who don’t know what this nation is about. They think it is for “them,” though they don’t truly accept the fact that there is no clear definition of an American. What I can present to you, however, is an idea so valued by the America of days gone by that it is inscribed at the base of our very own Statue of Liberty. The poem at the base of the statue, “The New Colossus,” was written in 1883 by a woman by the name of Emma Lazarus who was a descendant of German and
Portuguese immigrants of the Jewish faith. If one simply reads this poem, you would be shocked to see some of the altruism that has long since been abandoned by this country. “Mother of Exiles,” is the first phrase on the sixth line—referencing the statue and the nation itself. Yet, the most important and least headed lines come next: “Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. / Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me.” Today, however, far too many of us have turned our backs on the huddled masses. Far too many of us have tried not to worry ourselves with the problems of the tempest-tost. Far too many of us have the absolutely absurd assertion that there is some inherent quality withheld in the status of refugee that makes a person or a people less desirable, or somehow more troublesome. People don’t want them to “take their jobs,” “bomb their schools,” “increase crime rates” — but still have the nerve to claim they are kind because they donate money to their own church. Turn your
nose away from reality, and you fail the truest of tests — mostly because of your own ignorance and prejudice. It is with great chagrin that the admission must now be made that there are a group of these same folks in the oval office. What makes them detestable, however,is their unwillingness to be honest or realistic about their intentions and the consequences which they entail. If they would like to behave as though they were a petty rag-tag gang of ill informed children, they should only say so; I would respect them more for their admission. What I cannot respect, however, are their shallow attempts to justify their impetuosity. They, like so many others who are blind to the soul of our land of immigrants and refugees, have no wish to welcome this group of people which they have marginalized to such an immense degree. They fear that which they do not understand, that which makes sense to them, that which is so simple, it must be the root of the problem. They see no farther than Islam. They ban it, and then try their hand at some diplomatic jargon — the likes of which they
are quite poorly versed at — in an attempt to make their actions seem far more rationally motivated than prejudiced. Yet, just as we would expect them to do, they spill the beans from time to time. These moments provide me with glee. Whether it’s “alternative facts” or divisive “camera angles,” they will always show their babbling undersides in the end. In the case of this detestable ban, let us call upon the recently uttered words of the former mayor of New York, Rudy. W. Giuliani. In a recent interview with Fox News over the ban that “is about danger, not race or religion,” the former politician and Trump supporter let his carefully unmeasured words fly. When host Jeanine Pirro asked how, exactly, the president decided which nations to ban immigration from, Giuliani retorted, “I’ll tell you the whole history of it. So when [Trump] first announced it, he said ‘Muslim ban.’ He called me up. He said, ‘Put a commission together. Show me the right way to do it legally.’” He continued, “And what we did was, we focused on, instead of religion, danger — the areas of the
world that create danger for us.” He attempted to finish off by saying that the ban was not based on religion, but on the places that are sending terrorists to the United States. There we have it, ladies and gentlemen. In a nation devoid of altruism, we now have people attempting to mask marginalization as being beneficial to humankind. Never mind hardship, never mind pain, never mind suffering, they simply make us too uncomfortable because we judge them all the same. This isn’t a new concept in history, yet it’s still far too few of us pick up on it when it happens right in front of us. For a man to say he was given a goal, and accomplished that goal, but that somehow that goal which he accomplished is different than the one he was given, is truly a faltering of logic. Let us not fall for this. Let us try to remember what this nation is, the means by which it was made and the role which “those” from “elsewhere” played in it. Jordan Marcell is a 20-year-old English and studio art sophomore from Geismar, Louisiana.
Order targets religion rather than potential terrorism SAVED BY THE BELL FREDERICK BELL @frederickdbell On Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that temporarily bans anyone traveling to the United States with passports from Libya, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. He also suspended America’s refugee system for 120 days. Several judicial challenges have already stymied this order. Many people describe Trump’s order as a “Muslim ban” because the seven countries banned are predominantly Muslim. Trump, among other top-level Republicans, continues to claim his order isn’t a ban on a particular religion. “This is not a religious test, and it is not a ban on people of any religion,” an aide for House Speaker Paul Ryan said. Yes, it is. The thinly-veiled order by Trump clearly intends to discriminate on the basis of faith in a particular religion — Islam. It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention. This has been Trump’s intention all along. “Islam hates us,” Trump said during an interview last year on CNN.
This was a dangerous statement from Trump as a presidential candidate, and it’s worse now that he has the full force of the United States government behind him. When Muslims from all over the world hear this kind of divisive language from the leader of the free world, it becomes antithetical to who we are as a people and as a country. The hundreds of thousands of people who rushed to the streets and the courts to fight this order understand this is not who we are. Citizens, lawyers and elected officials from every state rushed to restore the basic promise that America was built on for the people who were stranded in airports across the country because of the ban. The University’s faculty and students who protested the discriminatory executive order in last week’s walk out in the Quad understand this too. James Robart, a Bush-appointed federal judge from Seattle, issued a nationwide restraining order blocking the ban the president instated last week, and there are more legal challenges being filed across the country. We shouldn’t ban or discriminate against people because they look and pray differently than we do. The First Amendment makes this clear: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
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A man holds a sign during the Iran Hostage Crisis protest in 1979. prohibiting the free exercise thereof. ” This executive order isn’t what we should expect from the United States of America. Are we going to begin turning our backs and isolating ourselves under the guise of “America first?”
I understand where Trump is coming from, but he’s wrong. Virtually everyone understands America is a nation of immigrants. Our very foundation was built on the backs of non-native people. This is who we are and who we’ve always been.
If Trump wishes to construct this country’s future, he should be more mindful of its past. Frederick Bell is a 19-yearold mass communication sophomore from Greensburg, Louisiana.
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Women’s March highlights need for inclusive feminism LYNNE YOU A HAND
LYNNE BUNCH @lynnebunch11 Crowd scientists estimate that at least 470,000 people attended the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21, the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. There were people from all backgrounds who protested the inauguration, supporting a wide range of issues from reproductive rights to racial equality and immigration reform. People marched against the inauguration in every populated continent and though it was inspiring to see the world come together in support against Trump, one faction of the protests diluted the whole message: white feminism. White feminism is a form of pseudo-feminism that usually consists of straight, cisgender white women with messed up priorities. White feminists are the women who seem to pinpoint their focus on the most trivial issues. They are the ones who seem to care more about getting called a “b***h” and being slut-shamed than they do about the systematic oppression of minority women. Issues like slut-shaming are incredibly important to talk about on a wide platform, but white feminists tend to ignore
the bigger issues altogether. One of the biggest problems with white feminism is the exclusion of trans women and the casual transmisogyny incorporated into women’s movements. Many posters at the marches equated womanhood to having a vagina or uterus, and that message excludes a lot of trans women in the country. Trans women are some of the most vulnerable people in America right now, and feminism is not real feminism without supporting all women. According to a national survey conducted by the LGBT Task Force, 24 percent of transgender American Indians, 18 percent of transgender people identifying as multiracial, 17 percent of transgender Asians and 15 percent of Black transgender respondents experienced sexual assault in K-12 education settings — much higher rates than cisgender students. Nearly 30 transgender people were killed in 2016, and almost all of them were transgender women of color. Trans women face some of the highest percentages of sexual assault within the LGBT community, and they desperately need feminist support because they often live in fear of abuse or death. “Intersectionality simply means that there are lots of different parts to our womanhood,” said Brittney Cooper, an assistant professor of women’s and gender studies and Africana
studies at Rutgers University, in a Vox.com article. “And those parts — race, gender, sexuality, and religion, and ability — are not incidental or auxiliary. They matter politically.” Intersectionality has been missing from the white feminist movement since white women fought for their right to vote. “In 1870, the suffragists found themselves on opposing ends of the equal-rights battle when Congress passed the 15th Amendment, enabling black men to vote (at least, in theory) — and not women,” said writer Monee Fields. “That measure engendered resentment among some white suffragists, especially in the South.” On election day, some women who voted for Hillary Clinton put their “I voted” stickers on Susan B. Anthony’s grave, but they ignored the fact that Anthony did not fight for all women. Anthony helped white women win the right to vote, but she did not do much to help minorities. After white men, white women are the most privileged people in the country. White women must come to terms with this fact and use their privilege to help those less fortunate than they are. If something is only beneficial to white women, it is not beneficial to all women. Feminism is about bringing everyone together and supporting true equality and liberation
throughout the genders as well as everything else. In Trump’s America, the only way through is to stand together. Feminism is a central part of the movement, and if the community can focus on being all-inclusive and welcoming, then the country just might have a chance at overcoming the next four years. Lynne Bunch is an 18-year-old mass communication freshman from Terrytown, Louisiana.
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A marcher holds up a sign in the crowd during the Women’s March on Jan. 21, 2017 at Duncan Plaza in New Orleans.
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A demonstrator strongly displays her sign on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, during the Women’s March in New Orleans.
Protests unite Americans under single cause, promote solidarity CHATTY ABBIE ABBIE SHULL @Abbielj Forty-one percent of Republicans and 45 percent of Democrats believe one another’s ideologies to be a threat to the nation, according to a Pew Research Center poll. However, despite the division of ideology, I believe Americans have never been more united. From the Women’s March on Washington to the March for Life, citizens are uniting under the banner of their chosen causes to have their voices heard. Protesting and free speech have always been a part of American democracy. After all, our country was founded on revolution. Our founding fathers dumped English tea into the harbor, they protested against
British rule and they granted us the freedoms we hold so dear. Americans have been protesting for hundreds of years. So, why are people so critical of 21st century activists? They call us snowflakes and say we’re uneducated bleeding hearts, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Last week University students gathered in support of immigrant students affected by President Donald Trump’s executive order. Undergraduates, graduates, Ph.D. students and faculty members came together in solidarity. One hundred eighteen University students are from countries affected by the order, including one student from Iran who was unable to begin her studies this semester. These people are not uneducated. They are open to ideas and supportive when their peers are being attacked.
In the same week, members of the New Orleans community marched with members of the Muslim community. People of a variety of faiths came out to support Muslim citizens and New Orleans as a sanctuary city. This golden age of activism is only possible because the majority of Americans are willing to stand up and fight for one another. Though I know Trump’s executive orders will likely never affect me, I will use my privilege and safety to assist my fellow Americans. The rise in protests is not limited to the liberal point of view. The March for Life, held every January in Washington D.C., had a more diverse, young crowd at its Jan. 27 event. The Republicans won the November election, but pro-lifers, the majority of whom are conservatives, came out in droves to have their voices heard.
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A protester proudly raises her sign during the rally at Take ’Em Down NOLA’s Anti-Trump Inauguration rally and march on Jan. 20 in New Orleans. The time is now. If there is a cause you support, go out and be its champion. Organize marches, walkouts or peaceful protests of all kinds. Where injustice occurs, be there to put the system in check.
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Politically correct culture continues to be downfall of liberalism NO FORTUNATE SON CHRISTOPHER GODAIL @ChrisGodail Who knew President Donald Trump was foreshadowing the fallout of his election when he chose his de facto campaign song — The Rolling Stones’, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want?” Indeed, to quote the song, there have been hordes of detractors figuratively singing, “We’re going to vent our frustration. If we don’t, we’re going to blow a 50 amp fuse.” The deafening pop you heard at approximately 2:40 a.m. last Nov. 9th was the sound of said fuse, as media outlets began calling the election. The crackling noise thereafter is the continued crybullying taking place on the fringe left. Just last week, domestic terrorists at Cal-Berkeley physically assaulted attendees of a Milo Yiannopoulos event while
causing an estimated $100,000 in damage to the campus. Meanwhile, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer was literally crying following the Trump administration’s refugee freeze — less than two years after calling for a tightening of the Visa Waiver Program and openly declaring that a freeze needed to be considered. Schumer is just one of many elected Democrats to feign outrage. Yet, their sympathy was nonexistent when the bodies of Middle Eastern civilians were piling up because of the Obama administration’s drone strikes. In fact, the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize recipient wielded these largely unsuccessful strikes at a rate 10 times greater than his predecessor George W. Bush. Nary a crocodile tear was shed when Syrian President Bashar alAssad brazenly deployed chemical weapons to slaughter his own people and crossed Obama’s “red line” without repercussions. Obama’s reluctance to
militarily intervene on behalf of Syrian civilians exacerbated the refugee crisis. Failed policies and poor decisions such as these disempowered Democrats nationwide. Over the past eight years, Democrats have ceded 11 Senate seats, 62 House seats and 12 governorships. In total, 1,042 state and federal Democratic positions were lost. The confirmation of several of Trump’s cabinet nominees are being delayed by obstructionists. However, these delays are temporary, as the minority party is effectively powerless and remains oblivious as to why. Outside the official politics of Washington, every leftist with a platform seemingly sees it fit to lecture others. For example, actress Meryl Streep turned the Golden Globes into a political tirade, sneering at the lowly football and mixed martial arts-watching commoners. A week later, the
Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers met in the playoffs and boasted a 28.2 overnight television rating compared to the Golden Globes’ humble 5.6. Further, several NFL players knelt for our national anthem, joining San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in protest against supposed racial inequalities. Not surprisingly, NFL ratings were down throughout the regular season. Seton Hall’s Sharkey Institute conducted two polls to determine the cause of the decline, and each time respondents identified the anthem protests as a primary factor. Entire companies, such as beverage giants Starbucks and Anheuser-Busch, also made ill-advised entrances into the political realm. Shortly after Starbucks announced global plans to hire 10,000 refugees in response to the refugee freeze, the company’s stock plummeted 3.47 percent.
Anheuser-Busch hired comedians Amy Schumer and Seth Rogen to appear in advertisements to give liberal commentary on social issues. The ads were axed prematurely after product sales dropped in the third quarter leading up to the election. This moral elitism and “politically correct culture” provokes its followers to lecture others, and the left felt the consequences last November. They lost and their condescending diatribes played a role in their decisive defeat. None of this is to say that leftists can’t have their opinions. Rather, their professional platforms shouldn’t be abused to broadcast them. People are growing increasingly weary of these hyper-politicized actions and are using their voices, votes and wallets to be heard. Christopher Godail is a 27-yearold interdisciplinary studies junior from Kenner, Louisiana.
Celebrity activism should be encouraged, not silenced
former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and OSIE SAYS former President Ronald Reagan. OSIE EVANS Some argue that celebrities @osiezz should stay out of politics because the resulting backlash can hurt With the recent election and the entertainment industry -- the subsequent controversies, there’s recent NFL boycott is cited as an been a rise in celebrities getting example. However, a large part of involved in political and social the visceral reaction was against issues. From Colin Kaepernick’s the way Kaepernick chose to pronational anthem protest to Meryl test, not the protest itself. MultiStreep’s speech at the Golden ple high-profile basketball players Globes, celebrities have not been like Dwyane Wade, Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony also publicshying away from controversy. Their activism is drawing ly spoke out against police brutalmixed reactions, with some sug- ity, yet the NBA didn’t take a ratgesting that they should keep ings hit. Regardless, ratings and their opinions to themselves and money are not the most important focus solely on entertaining, or things to consider when weighing the value of risk alienating celebrity protests. Any celebrity who risks wide swaths of the The core issue backlash to advance a American public. Why should cause that is close to them many critics are should be applauded for ignoring is that they be quiet? most of the recent their bravery, whether I Most of these celebrities are personally agree or disagree protests, such as those opposing the with their stance. American citizens, travel ban or poand all Americans lice brutality, have have the right to been in response voice their opinions about our political processes, regardless of to what the protesting celebs have felt are human rights abuses or career choice. What these entertainers are discrimination. Whether one agrees or feels doing is nothing new. Hollywood and Washington, D.C. have in- the celebrity’s views are mistermingled for decades, and guided is another argument, but some celebrities have made im- asking people to be silent in the portant contributions to Ameri- face of what they feel is injustice can politics. Some of the Civil is unconscionable and a horrible Rights movement’s most ardent precedent. As a nation, we hold free champions are actors like Sidney Poitier, who later became a speech in too high esteem to enU.S. diplomat, and Harry Bela- courage silence in any of our fonte, who helped organize the members. Even if a public figure’s 1963 March on Washington and unpopular opinion poses a risk to fund numerous protests. Hol- their livelihood, sometimes standlywood also produced many ing for one’s core values requires successful politicians such as sacrifice. Any celebrity who risks
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backlash to advance a cause that is close to them should be applauded for their bravery, whether I personally agree or disagree with their stance. A public that wants a segment of its population to “shut up” is not on the path to progress. No fellow citizen’s opinion should be devalued based on their career, and it is irrational to suggest that they have nothing to offer to public discussions. The long history of celebrity involvement
in causes like World War II, the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War, as well as the numerous celebrities who have gone on to hold public office like our current president, disprove the stance that celebs have nothing to offer. At the very least, celebrities using their platform to promote political and social causes brings about more civic awareness, which can only benefit our society. Fostering public
discussion is how we learn, find common ground, improve and move forward as a society. I am eternally grateful that men like Mr. Poitier and Mr. Belafonte did not listen to those who told them that they should be quiet for the sake of their careers, and I hope the celebrities of today continue to follow their example. Osie Evans is a 20-year-old English junior from Natchitoches, Louisiana.
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Demolition plans for Middleton Library are unnecessary HOUSTON, WE HAVE A COLUMN CASEY PIMENTEL @CaseyPimentel1 Year after year, without any hesitation, the University spends a great deal of money on building new athletic facilities, UREC renovations, private student athlete dining centers and the famous Death Valley. But somehow, Middleton Library has only had few structural improvements and renovations since 1958. Not only have University executives had little regard for our library’s condition in 59 years, but when they finally give it much-needed attention, they announce they’ve decided to tear it down and fill the space with a “park.” How are we supposed to do research in a park? Where will the bookshelves be in the park? What about the study rooms and SI sessions? What about CC’s Coffee? As if this isn’t bad enough, not only will the new library will be built on the scarcely-populated southeast side of Tiger Stadium, but it’s also going to reduce on-campus parking even more to “turn the campus back over to the pedestrians.” “The library never should have been built there,” LSU President F. King Alexander said in an article by The Advocate. “Nobody puts a modern building, a massive building, in your main quadrangle. It breaks up the foundation of your campus.”
I seem to have missed the meeting where we decided campus aesthetics were more important than functionality and academics. Administrators argue that the buildings that make up the border of the Quad are Italianate buildings established in the 1920s, while Middleton Library was added in 1958 with a more modern style. Although I understand the concern about an architectural clash, I do not deem it a vital deal-breaker concerning the future of our quad. If major renovations were conducted on Middleton, the plans could reflect similar architectural styles to the surrounding buildings. The Quad is the academic core of this University. It’s surrounded by halls that nearly every student visits multiple times a day. It’s within two minutes of the Union and three minutes from the Barnes & Noble. Thousands of students utilize the quiet, studious environment between classes and late into the night. Many commuter students don’t have the option to run back to their dorm during their one-hour break from classes. Instead, they spend their time in the library due to the convenience and accessibility of Middleton Library. It’s part of our culture and of college culture. The Quad isn’t necessarily lacking green space either. It’s a very open, grassy area filled with beautiful oak trees where students set up hammocks while they watch parkour enthusiasts do their somersaults
and standing backflips, play Frisbee and relax in the shade. If the University is attempting to give us more space to sit and watch parkour by taking away our library, they could just put in a few benches instead. Just a thought. According to The Times-Picayune, the master plan the University released declared “the spine of the academic campus runs along Field House Drive.” The current suggestion for the location of the new library is “an area near the intersection of Field House and South Campus drives.” I know I’m not the only one who can admit to only being near that intersection while on a mission to retrieve ice cream from LSU AgCenter Dairy Store. The plan centers the University more toward Nicholson Extension rather than west campus. It is my understanding the creators of this “master plan” are living by the “If we build it, they will come” mentality. Personally, there’s not a lot of things that could entice me to walk out of my way from the Quad, toward a part of campus I normally wouldn’t find myself in, to use the library in between classes or at night. The notion to build up the southeast side of campus has good intentions, but this is a process that could take years to accomplish. Moving our library is a very bold, risky budge to kick off the potential development of less populated parts of campus. There are smaller, neglected buildings in the
south east side of campus that need to be cleaned up before students can be convinced the campus is blooming in other regions. These buildings have the potential to be nice, useful offices or classrooms. In order to draw students to other parts of campus, a gradual shift in overall quality is critical. The University should focus on upgrading the area around which they aim to relocate the library before building anything else. The University board members truly believe there is too much available parking on campus. They even admit building this new library would reduce our parking even more. If I were a board member, I’d ask the thousands of people who read, liked, commented and shared last week’s article about the parking struggles of commuter students written by my colleague, Abbie Shull. The removal of Middleton Library seems to spark excitement for those who wish to revert the space to its previous use as a courtyard park. “This is spectacular,” board member Stephen Perry said, according to an article by The Advocate. “This truly is transformational. This is like a dream.” Whose dream? The dream of the University’s Board of Supervisors to increase the amount of on-campus residents by slowly taking away all commuter parking lots? The dream of the University’s Board of Supervisors who want to have a nice field to show off during
recruitment tours, instead of a library in the Quad? Not me. It’s not my dream. The Quad symbolizes what this school means to me. The Quad is a communal place where people from different ages, majors, countries and beliefs can come together to watch the young men practice their flips, engage in peaceful protest, hang out by in the infamous “smoker’s alley” and study in the library with friends and colleagues. Don’t get me wrong. I appreciate the long-overdue notion of renovating the library. Renovations should absolutely be planned and executed if the University really wants to do something beneficial for the students. However, the relocation away from the academic core is completely unnecessary, and the reasons released should not be good enough for us. The master plan has not been finalized, so there is time to have our voices heard. The Quad isn’t the Quad without Middleton Library. It has been there for 58 graduating classes, and it is a historic part of our campus. To the University Administrators. We love our library. Maybe not the water damaged ceiling tiles and the ripped-up chairs, but we love where it is. A renovation would be more beneficial to our academics and the symbol of our flagship university. Casey Pimentel is an 18-year-old mass communication sophomore from The Woodlands, Texas.
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Americans should speak up, fight to end silence on social issues HUMAN WRITES ALAINA DILAURA @alaina_dilaura Moral dilemmas plague us all. Most rational decision makers use a similar decisionmaking process. First, we fight with ourselves over what’s the right thing to do is. Then we weigh the pros and cons and assess the risks associated with all given choices. Typically, per our human nature, if opting for one alternative means increasing our personal discomfort and uncertainties, we are less inclined to choose it. Assuming this process is true, it is logical to suggest one reason people hesitate to take definitive action denouncing injustice is because they fear their stance might socially ostracize them. For example, let’s say you’re buying lunch and you witness someone being subjected to religious discrimination. A group of people are mumbling slurs under their breath, and someone is clearly being victimized. You don’t know the person. You don’t know their story. In fact, you know absolutely nothing about them. However, you do know the moral compass in your head is telling you something isn’t right.
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Protesters gather on Jan. 24, 2015, before the “Organize, Reflect, Act 2015” March from the Memorial Tower to the PMAC. Do you speak up? This decision is a dilemma for many Americans. Many people think by avoiding involvement altogether, they are not part of the systemic issue at hand — you are neither denouncing nor commending injustice.
Therefore, your silence is insignificant. You’d be incorrect in thinking so. Silence actively facilitates injustice. In the words of South African social rights activist, Desmond Tutu, “If you are neutral in situations of injustice,
you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” Thus, it is our duty to speak up for our fellow Americans, neighbors and friends, who
lack a voice or whose voice is silenced by society. I’m just one person. How can I make an impact? What difference will my one voice make? If we allow ourselves to be consumed with paralyzing doubts, the easiest way to react is to turn a blind eye. The fact of the matter is simple: We are stronger together than we are individually. Harriet Tubman didn’t emancipate hundreds of slaves alone. She relied on her network of contacts and safe houses through the Underground Railroad to guide slaves to refuge. Without this network of support, it’s unlikely her legacy would be as defining. I’m sure Tubman was afraid, and I’m sure she experienced doubt. What defines her greatness is that, in spite of her dilemmas, she harnessed her voice for humanity’s greater good. By acknowledging our power in unity, every American has the potential to incite social change and end the silence. All we need is a little more courage, a little more empathy and a big step outside of our comfort zone. Alaina DiLaura is a 20-yearold international studies and mass communication sophomore from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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LSU Student Union Royal Cotillion Ballroom March 8, 2017 10 AM - 2 PM