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University unveils statue of Hall of Famer Bob Pettit as former Tiger reflects on career BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL On Saturday, Bob Pettit, a 1951-54 Tiger basketball player, was joined by his 10 grandchildren, hundreds of friends, family members and former teammates as they uncloaked a nearly 30-foot statue beside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. It depicts Pettit moments before scoring one of his 1,916 points collected as a Tiger — a silkysmooth, perfectly-formed jumpshot rendered in shiny bronze. Pettit stood in awe. “I never dreamed in my wildest dreams that something could happen like that,” he said. “I didn’t know I had that many muscles and that much hair, but I thought it was a great job.” The sculpture’s pedestal is blanketed in gray marble, with Pettit’s name etched in gold on a plain granite background. His basketball career began much like the new memorial — from the ground up, surprisingly unassuming. As a sophomore hooper in high school, he wasn’t skilled enough to make the team. His lanky, 6-foot-2 frame and woefully

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uncoordinated, veiny hands weren’t enough to impress thenBaton Rouge High School coach Kenner Day in 1948. But Pettit worked on his game and grew three inches before his senior year. He led Baton Rouge High to a State Championship victory in 1950 against St. Aloysius, which he said was “one of his greatest moments” in a storied career, including his days as a world-famous Tiger and NBA legend. He knew he had a special skillset, as well as the burden of greatness that accompanied it. “Being from down here, you never realize where you’re going,” Pettit said. “And here I am, with a statue. I’m very flattered. Did I ever dream it? No, never.” Pettit, a 6-foot-10 forward at LSU, said his best attribute as a player was rebounding. He gathered 1,039 rebounds during his three seasons and remains LSU’s all-time fourth-best rebounder. He was one of only two Tigers to tally 60 points in a game. The other was Pete Maravich. Pettit’s jersey was retired in

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Student voter impact lags in Louisiana BY SARAH GAMARD @SarahGamard According to the 2016 report released by Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), measuring which states’ young voters have the most significant impact on election results, Louisiana is not among the top 10 for any of this year’s presidential, senate or house races. Scores are based on the Youth Electoral Significance Index, which measures factors such as past young voter behavior and involvement, state-specific laws, race, college education and poverty rates. Iowa ranked first for the 2016 presidential election, followed by New Hampshire and Pennsylvania. According to the most recent update from the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office, about 800,000 people ages 18 to 34 across the state of Louisiana are registered to vote. Though there are approximately 300,000 college-aged students in Louisiana, marketing sophomore and Geaux Vote LSU vice president Maddie Melancon said 80,000 aged 18 to 20 are registered voters. College-aged voter turnout in

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Archivist says LGBT archives create sense of shared heritage, belonging BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano Rebecka Sheffield is good at reading between the lines. Sheffield, the executive director and archives manager of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, visited the University last week as part of a broader mission to shed light on the hidden histories of LGBT individuals. Her work aligns with the social justice imperative of the organization, which acts as a catalyst for improving the lives of LGBT people, Sheffield said. By preserving the histories of LGBT individuals and sharing their stories with the public, the

organization achieves this goal. From meeting minutes and court documents to matchbook covers and 70s era shirts, Sheffield’s archives include a variety of items. The non-traditional materials result from the scant evidence of gay and lesbian lives from the time period, Sheffield said. Many LGBT lives were hidden, and as a result, lesbian, gay and transgender individuals collected any items possessing traces of their culture. Finding evidence of these communities’ existence often requires “reading through the lines,” Sheffield said. “When you talk about scant

evidence, sometimes you’re talking about documentation kept by oppressors and suppressors as opposed to queer people themselves,” Sheffield said. “You look to police files, you look to surveillance documentation, you look to court files about who was going to prison and who wasn’t going to prison. You really have to read through the lines.” A story from New Orleans especially struck Sheffield while researching the gay and lesbian history of Louisiana. On June 24, 1973, an arsonist set fire to the UpStairs Lounge, an LGBT bar in the French

Rebecka Sheffield, the executive director and archives manager of the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, visited the University last week as part of a broader mission to shed light on the hidden histories of LGBT individuals.

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because it lets people know more about it so they can bring their animals to get checked,” Cobbins said. For some, the run represented a personal tie to animals and served as a reminder of the importance of pet adoption. International studies sophomore Helen Ayres said she found out about the run through a family member in the vet school. Ayres’ passion for animals and personal connection to the school’s programs motivated her to participate in the one mile run with her dog. “I’ve always been passionate about animals,” Ayres said. “In high school, I did a senior project about animal shelters ... and about how we need to spay and neuter animals, so [the run] is for a really good cause.” Third-year vet students Meagan Kelly and Shelby Moore participated in the race. Kelly said it’s a fun way to raise awareness for the services provided by the vet school. Moore, who brought her dog Nala to the event, said she has noticed an increase in participation over the years and said the run is a great way to educate the public about pets. “It gets word out to the public about what goes on at the vet school,” Moore said. “It educates people on how to take care of their pets ... it’s good community outreach and education.”

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One minute into the Lady Tigers’ season finale against No. 3 South Carolina, junior guard Rina Hill hit a layup to give LSU the lead. Three minutes later, Hill gave LSU (9-20, 3-13 Southeastern Conference) a 4-3 advantage. From then on, the Gamecocks (28-1, 16-0 SEC) dominated the Lady Tigers in a 75-39 blowout win. “I thought our effort on the defensive end at times was good,” said LSU coach Nikki Fargas in a radio interview. “We just did not reward ourselves, but this is a game that is played on both sides of the ball.” After LSU’s first four points, South Carolina went on a 11-4 run to close the first quarter with a 14-8 lead and never looked back as the Gamecocks’ senior guard Tiffany Mitchell shined in her last home game. The two-time SEC Player of the Year notched a seasonhigh 24 points to go along with a game-high five assists and three steals for South Carolina. “[Mitchell] just played unbelievable, she played like an AllAmerican candidate,” Fargas said. “She did a really nice job at stretching our zone and really getting the pace of the game going as far as the three ball going, for her team. The rest of her team really fueled of that.” While the Gamecocks’ bench exploded for 38 points, Hill and junior forward Alexis Hyder combined for 26 of the Lady Tigers’ points. Hillthe only player

LSU senior left-handed pitcher John Valek III (27) pitches during the Tigers’ 11-1 victory on Feb. 28 in Alex Box.

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LSU embraces motto, captures series BY James Bewers @JamesBewers_TDR

Most would think Sacramento State, which was shut out by LSU junior lefty Jared Poche’ and two relievers Friday, would struggle to handle sophomore right-hander Alex Lange’s low-90s fastball and power curveball in Game 2 of a three-game series at Alex Box Stadium. As the game progressed Saturday, the Hornets found success against the heralded second-year pitcher (1-0) and hung around until late in the contest. Meanwhile, the LSU offense left the door wide open by not capitalizing on scoring chances after the third inning, giving Sacramento State the opportunity to steal a 5-4 victory and force a rubber match Sunday. Frustrated by the lack offensive production Saturday, LSU coach Paul Mainieri challenged his players to live out a program mantra it keeps after losses. Aided by senior left-hander John Valek III’s onerun, six-strikeout performance in seven innings, the Tigers (5-2) did exactly that in 11-1 win in Game 3 on Sunday. “We have a little saying among our team that we don’t have losing streaks at LSU,” Mainieri said. Much like Saturday, the Tiger offense exploded in Game 3 with one out in the bottom of the third, picking up runs on a pair of singles and a bases-clearing extra base hit. With runners on the corners, junior center fielder Jake Fraley slapped an RBI single to scratch the first run across. Freshman right fielder Antoine Duplantis drew a walk, setting up a threerun double by sophomore designated hitter Beau Jordan. One batter later, sophomore first baseman Bryce Jordan drove a single to score his twin brother, giving the Tigers a 5-0 lead. “You don’t have to drive a ball over the left fielder, right fielder or center fielder’s head,” Fraley said. “All you have to do is put the ball on the ground and get a run in. Myself, as well as the rest of team offensively, we need to make sure that when we have that guy on third base with less than two outs we get the job done.” But, unlike Saturday, the LSU bats stayed active when presented with run-scoring opportunities in the next few innings. Despite stranding runners on second and third in the bottom of the fourth, junior designated hitter Greg

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Tigers sweep annual Purple & Gold Challenge, extend streak Joshua Thornton @JoshT_TDR LSU coach Beth Torina went into this weekend wanting to get four wins in the ninth annual Purple & Gold Challenge. Her team responded by going undefeated, extending its winstreak to nine games. “I’m happy that we’re winning games,” Torina said. “Hopefully, we can continue to get better and play our best softball near the end of the season.” The No. 5 Tigers (13-2) cruised to a pair of mercy-rule victories against Illinois State, winning both games in five innings with

final scores of 10-2 and 9-1. The Tigers found themselves down early in both games because of defensive errors, a problem that has plagued the team all season. In the first matchup against the Redbirds (3-11), senior catcher Kellsi Kloss sparked the Tigers’ offense, finishing the game 2-for3 and hitting a pair of three-run home runs and six RBI. When the Tigers played the Redbirds on Saturday, LSU faced another early deficit, trailing 1-0 after junior third baseman Sahvanna Jaquish was unable to cleanly field a ground ball. The Tigers quickly rebounded in the bottom of the first inning , taking ad-

vantag of a pair of miscues from by the Redbirds. The Tigers scored two runs on a fielding error. Sophomore pitcher Sarah Finck followed up the error by plunking freshman second baseman Shemiah Sanchez. In the bottom of the fourth, with LSU leading 2-1, Jaquish made up for her early error, stretching the Tigers lead to 6-1 with a three-run home run to left field. She would also go on to hit a walk-off double for LSU in the bottom of the fifth to complete the sweep of the Redbirds. LSU’s next opponent, Texas Tech, challenged the Tigers in both games, nearly upsetting them

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LSU junior infielder and catcher Sahvanna Jaquish (2) celebrates after hitting a homerun during the Tigers’ 5-3 victory against Texas Tech on Feb. 28 Tiger Park. in their first matchup. The odds were stacked against LSU, with the Tigers trailing the entire contest against the Red

Raiders (6-10). LSU was without its coach after Torina was tossed

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page 4 baseball, from page 3 Deichmann drove in Bryce in the fifth, who reached the basepaths via a double. Then in the sixth, electric baserunning from Freeman and a one-out single from Duplantis gave LSU an eight-run lead before the Hornets pushed their first run across. But LSU put the final nail in the coffin with a three-run

softball, from page 3 after arguing a call with the umpire. “I thought it was a foul ball,” Torina said. “The umpire disagreed with me. It’s not something I’m proud of.” Trailing the Red Raiders 2-0 with one runner on at first base, the Tigers were down to their last two outs. Jaquish stepped to the plate and knocked a home run to left field to tie the game at 2-2, sending it to extra innings. In the bottom of the extra frame, an unlikely hero stepped up. Junior outfielder Bailey Landry hit a walkoff home-run to finish the rally. Landry, who is a slapper, isn’t known for her power-hitting ability. “She’s crazy,” Jaquish said. “Our fans asked for crazy, we gave them insanity. A slapper hitting a walk-off home run … She’s just so strong, and I think she deserved every moment of that hit.” The second matchup with the

seventh inning. Even with a sizeable cushion for most of his outing, Valek (2-0) didn’t need much from the LSU offense, shutting down the Hornet offense for six innings until Sacramento State’s lone run in the seventh. Prior to the top of the fifth, Valek hadn’t allowed a hit and faced the minimum amount of batters through six innings. He left the game accounting for only Red Raiders was just as competitive. The Tigers were able to defeat Texas Tech behind another strong offensive performance from Jaquish and a strong pitching outing from sophomore pitcher Carley Hoover. In the first, Jaquish set the tone for the Tigers, blasting a home run to the newly renovated Tiger Terrace to put LSU on the board. “It’s always great when you can put up big numbers in the beginning of the game,” Jaquish said. “It gives our defense a lot of confidence and a lot of pressure off our pitcher.” Jaquish finished the weekend going 6-for-12 at the plate with three home runs and eight RBIs. LSU extended its lead to 4-0 when Landry tallied her second home run in two games. Texas Tech battled back, scoring three runs in the top of third frame, behind a wild pitch from Hoover and a fielding error from senior first baseman Sandra Simmons.

four of the Hornet’s hits. The Akron transfer also conceded no free passes and punched out seven Hornets, now totaling 13 strikeouts and no walks in his two starts. Because Valek doesn’t throw as hard as the preceding LSU pitchers, Mainieri said he was apprehensive about Valek’s start due to the forecast showing a 14 mile per hour wind carrying out and aggressive Sacramento

Monday, February 29, 2016 State offense. But, Valek’s ability to slam the door on the Hornets in the innings after LSU scored runs was the key, Mainieri said. “Earlier this week against Lamar, [sophomore right-hander Austin] Bain didn’t do that, and even the great Alex Lange didn’t do that after we had a big inning [Saturday],” he said. As for Valek, he said he

simply felt relaxed when the game started, dissimilar to his tworun first inning in his LSU debut against Cincinnati last weekend. “I felt a lot of more comfortable this week than obviously last week,” Valek said. “Big-time jitters last week with the crowd and all that, just a little bit emotional. Going into this week, I knew I could calm down. I knew what to expect.”

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LSU junior outfielder Bailey Landry (26) bats during the Tigers’ 5-3 victory against Texas Tech on Feb. 28 at Tiger Park. Hoover (5-0) kept the Red Raiders in check most of the way, going the distance while throwing 137 pitches, allowing three hits and fanning 15 batters — a career-high for the Clemson, South Carolina native.

“I’m not really worried about my numbers,” Hoover said. “My teammates played great defensively, and we hit the ball well. The fact that we got a W today is all that matters to me.” LSU would go on to add an

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to start all 29 of LSU’s games, scored 16 points on a 6-for-14 shooting clip. “[Hill] worked extremely hard, she played 40 minutes and did really nice job controlling the tempo,” Fargas said. “She only had one turnover for us tonight. [Hyder] was a go-to for us tonight.” Hyder contributed 10 points and three rebounds. The rest of the Lady Tigers shot just 3-of-20 from the field for 13 points, including only two points from the bench. South Carolina dominated LSU in almost every statistical category on both ends of the floor.

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insurance run in the fifth, when Kellsi Kloss’ sacrifice fly put the team up 5-3. The Tigers will return in Tiger Park on Tuesday, when they face the University of Louisiana Monroe at 6 p.m.

The Gamecocks forced 20 turnovers while the Lady Tigers recovered nine. Offensively, South Carolina shot 51.2 percent from the floor and recorded 15 assists compared with LSU’s 28.9 shooting percentage and eight assists. Although LSU managed to shoot an impressive 78.6 percent from the free throw line, the Gamecocks eclipsed the Lady Tigers with a 21-of-26 clip. “When you are on the road, you have got to shoot a better field goal percentage than what we did,” Fargas said. “We had some good looks at the basket, we actually took two more shots than them. We just weren’t able to connect on them.”

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LSU coach Nikki Fargas instructs players from the sidelines on Feb. 21 during the Lady Tigers’ 57-56 victory against Tennessee in the PMAC.

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Clinton nomination spells doom for the Democratic Party Entitled Millennial Cody Sibley @CodySibley

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ dismal defeat Saturday night at South Carolina’s Democratic primary left the Clinton camp optimistic

for Super Tuesday and the rest of the primary season. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton didn’t just defeat Sanders on Saturday, she took a mallet and smashed Sanders’ hopes of ever living in the White House and turning America into a Denmark-style paradise with universal health care and tuition-

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters as she arrives at her election night watch party for the South Carolina Democratic primary in Columbia, South Carolina on Feb. 27.

free college. After this weekend, South Carolina all but sealed the Democratic Party’s fate. In other words, the Democrats might lose the White House. They won’t retake the Senate, and they surely won’t make many gains in the House of Representatives. I’m not being pessimistic. As Clinton bots often like to throw at Sanders supporters, “I’m being pragmatic.” In a Quinnipiac poll released Feb. 18, Clinton barely beats Donald Trump at 44-43 percent. She loses to Sen. Ted Cruz 46-43, and Sen. Marco Rubio decimates Clinton 48-41. If Gov. John Kasich happens to defy conventional wisdom, he would crush Clinton 50-32. But Sanders is a crazy, Jewish socialist from Vermont. Surely he wouldn’t do much better than Clinton. You see where this is going. In that same poll, Sanders “Berns” all the Republicans. He beats Trump 48-42. He demolishes Cruz 49-39, and he crushes risingstar Rubio 47-41. The only Republican candidate who comes close to defeating Sanders is Kasich, but Sanders still wins 45-41. The pragmatic choice is pretty obvious.

True, the GOP hasn’t really attacked Sanders at the same degree or length as they’ve attacked Clinton. She has battle scars from more than 20 years of fighting against Republicans, whereas Sanders really hasn’t been in the spotlight until last year. If he gets the nomination, Republicans will launch endless attacks, calling him a socialist or a communist. However, do you really think the GOP has attacked Clinton as hard as they could? They’d be idiots if they did. The GOP is most definitely holding back some of its attacks until closer to the general election. They want Hillary damaged closer to the voting dates, so they’re not going to waste attacks during the primary season. Also, in an anti-establishment election, having one of the highestprofile Democrats running for the highest office reeks disaster. Imagine the former Secretary of State debating Donald Trump. “She wasn’t attacking me when I funded her. She wasn’t saying this when she came to my wedding.” I know what you’re thinking. “But, Bernie couldn’t get anything through a Republican-

controlled Congress!” Maybe. But what makes you think Hillary would be able to pass progressive legislation? We’ve already seen what a centrist — I’m sorry, a “progressive who gets stuff done” — Democrat can do in the White House. The Republican-controlled Senate won’t hold a hearing for a Supreme Court justice. Even if Pres. Barack Obama nominated a right-leaning justice, they still wouldn’t do it. The Republicans don’t want to compromise. They want to obstruct. Even if compromise was an option, I would still prefer Sanders in the White House. The point of compromising is for both parties to meet in the center and give-and-take. Clinton’s policies are already in the center, meaning the GOP would push her more to the right and make this country more conservative. I don’t expect most of Sanders’ policies to become reality, but he can at least push the political spectrum leftward so that we can end this country’s conservative march. Cody Sibley is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from Opelousas, Louisiana.

Clinton, Sanders, Trump all bad choices for America Logic Dictates Captain Garrett Marcel @Gret419 The 2016 presidential race is no longer about choosing the right person to fix the country. Instead, we have to choose the lesser evil. Between the top three candidates — Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump — there is no good choice for president. The only way to decide between them is to choose a less terrible option. The obvious worst choice for president, yet the best choice for the Democratic nomination, is Sanders. The only thing worse than a struggling nation is a struggling nation led by a fullfledged democratic socialist.

Sanders and his supporters are honestly living in a makebelieve world if they think any form of socialism ever worked. Socialism created the economic disaster plaguing Greece. Clinton is almost as bad as Sanders, but fortunately, she is just a closeted socialist. However, her indirect role in Benghazi, resulting in American deaths abroad, makes her untrustworthy and unfit to run a country. She has also been shown as untrustworthy with her recent email scandal. Another corrupt politician in office is not what we need, especially former Pres. Bill Clinton’s wife, the president whose policies created the Great Recession and housing market collapse. Sadly, Trump seems to be the best option out of the top three candidates. He is practically insane based on

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how he treats others, and his policies are poorly thought out. Fortunately, he is not a career politician. The only benefit of his presidency is that he will fix President Barack Obama’s failures. I wouldn’t be surprised if most people abstained from voting this season, since none of the candidates look good for this country. Hope fades as the primaries and caucuses end. The chances of a fourth contender grows dimmer. Sen. Ted Cruz could still pull ahead of Trump, but Sen. Marco Rubio would have to drop out of the race. Making Cruz a more viable option would give the nation a candidate who truly wishes to fix the country. Cruz wants to pass a constitutional amendment forcing the federal government to pass a balanced budget. As president, he will be able to gain the support in Congress necessary

to pass the amendment. Hopefully, the country can decide to do the right thing and elect Cruz as its the next president. If not, the choice comes down to a socialist, a traitor or

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Monday, February 29, 2016 STATUE, from page 1 1954, the same year he became the second-overall pick to the Milwaukee Hawks in the 1954 NBA Draft. His $11,000 contract with the Hawks was the then-all-time highest salary for a rookie. “I was very aware of my abilities. I was very aware of my limitations,” Pettit said. “In 1956, I was voted MVP of the league, led the league in scor-

REGISTRATION, from page 1 Louisiana has been 30 percent in the past two non-presidential elections, compared to the state’s overall average of 45 percent, according to the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office. Across all age groups, Melancon said 81 percent of eligible Louisiana citizens are registered voters, one of the highest rates in the United States. Voter turnout has remained low among all college-aged students across the country, according to a 2014 CIRCLE report that urged change of this persistent trend for 2016. Accounting junior Jasen Aidt registered to vote in Louisiana when he was 18. He said he cares about voting, having voted for the president of his parish and the House representative. Aidt said he plans on voting IN the primaries for the 2016

ARCHIVES, from page 1 Quarter at the time, and killed 32 people in the largest killing of gay people in recorded U.S. history. Few people know the fire’s full history, Sheffield said. Though widely reported in the national media, the bar was seldom identified as a gay bar, except to say several bodies could not be identified due to a lack of identification. Many homosexuals didn’t carry ID in the event of police capture, she said. In the face of these hidden histories, gay and lesbian archives provide evidence of a shared heritage, Sheffield said. “For any of us to really feel a sense of understanding our own histories, we need to have the evidence to tell those stories,” Sheffield said. “It really is a symbolic value in that it shows you that you are not alone, that you’ve never been alone, that you exist and that you have always existed. There is a sense of belong-

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ing, and led the league in rebounding ... But I came home and asked myself, ‘What can I do to get better?’” Pettit was still a monster in height, but he needed to be able to “push, shove, claw and scratch” to become a better rebounder. In the 1950-60s, there was only one person in Baton Rouge who could help him build muscle — Alvin Roy, who trained Maravich and Pro Football Hall of Fame member Jim-

my Taylor during their tenures as Tigers. “I said, ‘Alvin, I need to get stronger, can you help me?’” Pettit said. “He said, ‘Man, I’m the man. I can help you, and I’ll never make you to where your muscles will hurt or hinder you.’” After training with Roy, Pettit put on 30 or more pounds of muscle. A Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, Pettit

was a one-time NBA Champion, reached 11 All-Star games, scored 20,000 points in the sport’s most competitive professional league and was a twotime league MVP. Pettit, as he was introduced on Saturday as “a legend,” was just that. His influence as a Baton Rouge-born athlete continues to be colossal more than 60 years after his graduation, and Shaquille O’Neal — arguably LSU’s

most popular alumnus, who has a neighboring statue of his own beside Pettit’s — couldn’t agree more. “He said, ‘Mr. Pettit,’ in a very soft voice,” Pettit said. “‘Mr. Pettit. Do you know that somebody told me in the history of the NBA there was only three great players from one team? North Carolina. They were wrong. Because we had you, me and Pete Maravich.’ I said, ‘That’s exactly right.’”

presidential election and is “pretty sure” he knows who he will vote for. “Even if you don’t have an appeal to all of them, you’ve got to have something you like in one of them,” Aidt said. As a single voter, Aidt said he thinks he has an effect on the 2016 presidential election. He said if one person votes one way and another person votes the other way, those votes “cancel out.” However, if one person does not vote at all, the opposing vote prevails. History and English junior Jordan Welch said he registered to vote when he turned 18 because his parents recommended it. While he said he plans on voting, Welch said he had an easier time picking out a candidate when he voted in the 2012 presidential election. He said he has been following the Republican debates because they are “more interesting.”

“This is the most controversial and most important election,” he said. “It’ll be interesting, to say the least.” Through Geaux Vote LSU, Melancon said she has seen many students leaning liberal for the upcoming election. There is a split, she said, between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sanders, but recently she finds more people leaning toward Sen. Bernie Sanders. Candidate preferences on the conservative side are “spread all over”. Melancon said college-aged voter turnout is low for two reasons: many students think their vote will not matter and many register in their hometown. Requesting an absentee ballot, she said, can be a lot of work, and not everyone remembers to go home to vote on election day. Melancon said she encourages eligible students to register to vote with their Baton Rouge ad-

dress because people are more likely to vote if they are close to their polling place. Because college students are “just getting into the world,” she said they sometimes don’t care about politics. “I think that as students start to become affected as they get older, such as having to start paying taxes, or in our case now, higher education budget issues, they will be ready to start getting involved more,” Melancon said. Political communication professor Martin Johnson studies Louisiana campaigns and elections. He said the older people get, the more likely they are to vote. He said Louisiana has fairly stable Republican outcomes and students tend to trend Democratic, which makes it hard for them to influence elections. While younger voters and the college student population probably contribute to the democratic

blueness in purple Baton Rouge, Johnson said, as a college town, the city is especially conservative. The University’s student population, however, is diverse in a partisan sense. He said Louisiana collegeaged Republicans will mimic the rest of the state’s Republican population. Voters may swing toward Sen. Marco Rubio because he is young, but they also like Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz. For whatever reason, Johnson said, Trump attracts an age-diverse crowd. Johnson also called this presidential campaign unique, especially for young voters participating for the first time. “If it were to come to pass that Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are the nominees for the two major parties, that is a potential and completely antithetical outcome to how we think presidential politics should work,” Johnson

ing in having a sense of shared heritage.” The archives are also key for the advancement of LGBT studies, such as the University’s LGBT minor. Universities across the world are seeing an increased interest in LGBT history and studies, Sheffield said. The goal is for LGBT history to be integrated into traditional history courses as one study, she said. Edward Benoit III, assistant

professor of archival studies, organized Sheffield’s visit in an effort to bring a timely and diverse voice to campus. The LGBT community has been growing in prominence in south Louisiana in recent years, Benoit said. In addition to the launch of the University’s LGBT minor and the activity of student groups such as Spectrum, there has been discussion about the creation of an LGBT archive in Baton Rouge.

Sheffield’s visit couldn’t important conversation to have have come at a better time, in contemporary society,” Benoit Benoit said. Engaging in dif- said. “An LSU graduate cannot ferent perspectives is key to live in a world without underthe college experience, he standing diverse perspectives, said. LGBT perspectives and the im“In general, it’s anFOR extremely portance of various issues.” RELEASE FEBRUARY 29, 2016

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