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Volume 121 · No. 72 STUDENT GOVERNMENT

SG releases 2016 Higher ed report card

BY JOSHUA THORNTON @JoshTDR

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Program aims to brighten Baton Rouge neighborhoods, improve lives

BY KATIE GAGLIANO | @katie_gagliano Love Our Community is working to improve Baton Rouge neighborhoods — one property and one teenager at a time.

The program began in 2013 as an initiative by Mayor Melvin L. “Kip” Holden’s office to employ local teenagers while giving back to the community, said program organizer Kia Bickham.

Over four summers, the program has served more than 469 teens and has had to turn away hundreds of applications each year.

Each participant has the opportunity to develop a community garden and paint murals as part of the program’s

neighborhood revitalization and environmental stewardship mission, Bickham said. The program also incorporates professional development, a cooking program and certification classes to help develop the teens as whole individuals, she said.

Bickham said the program decided to focus on teenagers because 14 to 17-yearolds are difficult to employ and are the most likely to get into trouble during the summer months. More than keeping the teens busy, the program instills in them community pride and pride in their accomplishments, she said.

Fifteen-year-old Kendall Ruffin said the variety of skills he’s learned has prepared him for life after school. After learning how to properly paint a wall and maintain a garden, Ruffin said he’s confident he can care for his own home in 20 years.

The program’s community impact is most evident in the long term pride the participants take away from the experience.

“To see that energy and enthusiasm in the eyes of a young person is where I get the most satisfaction,” Bickham said. “To hear stories about how some

see LOVE, page 7

Following 19 weeks of legislative sessions, which was the longest in Louisiana history, according to the Manship News Service, Student Government released its 2016 Louisiana Legislator Report Card on Wednesday.

SG evaluated “every piece” of legislation relating to LSU students. The initiative began in 2015, and SG members calculated grades based on legislators’ votes on legislation SG supported or viewed unfavorably.

HB 62, which raised the sales tax by one cent, and HB 38, which reduced the amount of the individual income tax deduction for excess federal itemized personal deductions, were among some of the legislation weighted highest for the report card.

When the report card was unveiled last year, SG received backlash after some thought they were graded unfairly. Some lawmakers received a higher grade or earned the same grade as last year.

Sen. Karen Peterson, D-New Orleans, who was vocal about her “F” grade last year, earned a “B”

see REPORT CARD, page 7

RESEARCH

Chemistry professor conducts fluid experiment in space

BY BETH CARTER @bethie_carter Over a century ago, scientists first asked a question — Can liquids that usually mix together be manipulated so they act like they can’t? On June 19, LSU chemistry professor John Pojman led an experiment to find the answer.

That answer is yes, but only if they’re in space.

Pojman and his colleagues at William Jewell College in Missouri conducted an

experiment that tests how fluids move between each other.

They monitored particle movement in liquids to look for small movements, a phenomenon that is usually taken over by gravity and can’t be measured on Earth.

To test their theory in orbit, they turned to Blue Origin, a company started by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Blue Origin’s initial purpose is to one day provide space tourism, but the company also works with scientists who use the

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Pojman said since the reaction he was studying was so minimal, it was impossible to conduct the experiment on Earth because the gravity overpowers the reaction. The experiment involved heating liquids until they converted into a different polymer, and because gravity causes heat to rise, it needed to be conducted in weightlessness.

“The effect we’re looking for is very small, so if we tried

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During the time in space, a laser light shined on clear liquids so that Pojman and his team back on Earth could observe the particle movement. Once the rocket reached weightlessness, an ultraviolet LED light triggered the chemical reaction.

see SPACE, page 7

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LBTC aims to bring local entrepreneurs together

BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano The Louisiana Business and Technology Center is taking the coffee date to the next level.

In April, the LBTC launched 1 Million Cups Baton Rouge, a local offshoot of the national program established by the Kauffman Foundation in 2012.

Matthew Wiggins, LBTC program manager and 1 Million Cups organizer, said the program connects entrepreneurs, investors and potential customers while educating the public about the entrepreneurial process.

Wiggins said he was first exposed to the program while visiting Little Rock, Arkansas as part of a Delta Regional Authority entrepreneurship fellowship.

After seeing the program operate in Little Rock, Wiggins said he knew the Baton Rouge business community needed a 1 Million Cups program.

Providing an outlet where entrepreneurs can engage with COURTESY OF MATTHEW WIGGINS one another and develop a supThe Louisiana Business and Technology Center’s 1 Million Cups program gives Baton Rouge entrepreneurs the opportunity to port network is crucial to their network and expand their businesses. success, Wiggins said. events in April and businesses, and any opportunity can fall back on for that strength “If people see to present to the entrepreneurial or just to get answers or re-enerJune. other successful “It’s like going from Each 1 Mil- community and the public should gize, you have to have it,” Sparkentrepreneurs, the high dive to the lion Cups event be seized, he said. man said. “The entrepreneurthey’re more Presenting also allows en- ial journey is tough as it is, you follows the same likely to take the middle diving board. format. Two local trepreneurs to reflect on their can’t do it by yourself. You just risk,” he said. entrepreneurs each business model and face dif- can’t.”

“It’s like going Still a little scary, but give a six minute ficult questions. While many Forming a strong network from the high customers may not question a can open important doors, Sparkpresentation folnot nearly as scary lowed by 20 minute business’ procedures, other entre- man said. After presenting at 1 dive to the middle diving board. if you were doing it question and answer preneurs typically aren’t afraid to Million Cups, Sparkman conStill a little scary, sessions with the au- offer suggestions, Sparkman said. nected with angel investors and alone.” but not nearly as “If there’s a hole in your busi- is currently in second stage dience. The entrescary if you were preneurs are given ness plan or the way that you’re talks to receive funding for his doing it alone.” the opportunity to doing business, other business business. If Baton Rouge enMATTHEW WIGGINS W i g g i n s explain how the owners will help you find it and trepreneurs want to form these LBTC Program Manager gathered a connections, they need to get out community can that way you can fix it,” he said. team of LBTC Events like 1 Million Cups and attend every event possible, help their company employees and community grow, Wiggins said. are also important for develop- he said. partners from Community The LBTC hosts 1 Million Courtney Sparkman, CEO of ing a support network within the Coffee, the Baton Rouge Business OfficerReports.com, and previ- community. Entrepreneurs face Cups events the first Wednesday Report and the Baton Rouge Area ous 1 Million Cups presenter, said unique struggles and can begin to of every month, Wiggins said.

Chamber, among others, to get having the opportunity to spread feel isolated when they have their As the program grows, the goal the program off the ground. So awareness about your company nose to the grindstone, Sparkman is to expand to bi-monthly and far, the program has attracted 79 is invaluable. Exposure is the big- said. eventually weekly events, attendees collectively during its gest challenge for many small “Having a community that you he said.

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Track and field consistent throughout season

BY JOURDAN RILEY @jourdanr_TDR

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From left to right: LSU senior Bianka Bell (27) passes the ball during the Tigers’ 5-0 victory against Southern Mississippi on April 6 in Tiger Park. LSU sophomore right hand pitcher Alex Lange (35) throws a pitch during the LSU vs. Mississippi State game on April 23. LSU senior golfer Zach Wright reads the green during the David Toms Intercollegiate tournament on October 11 at the University Club golf course.

STARS AND tiger STRIPES Three LSU athletes make national teams

Team on Monday in Los Angeles, California, after being named to the 24-man roster.

When they aren’t represent- The team will begin an intering the purple and gold, some national tour in three countries LSU athletes represent the red, — Taiwan, Japan and Cuba — white and blue. starting July Three LSU 5. athletes from ‘‘It’s a great honor to play “This is a three different mag n i fic ent for our sports are repo pp or t u n it y resenting the Alex, and country, and a pitcher with for United States we’re very on their sport’s proud that the ability and respective nahe will be character of Alex Lange representing tional teams.

Softball LSU overwill be a tremendous standout third seas,” said baseman BiLSU baseball asset to the USA team. ’’ coach Paul anka Bell and golfer Zach Mainieri in Wright both a press rePaul Mainieri wrapped up lease. “It’s a LSU baseball coach their senior great honor to years before play for our moving on to country, and compete for a pitcher with their country. the ability and character of Alex Baseball pitcher Alex Lange Lange will be a tremendous finished his sophomore cam- asset to the USA team.” paign and will be back next The LSU hurler and his new spring for the Tigers. teammates are attempting to Lange began training with develop some chemistry with the USA Collegiate National exhibition matches against

BY MARC STEVENS @marcstevens_TDR

California Collegiate League teams. In the opening matchup against the Santa Barbara Forresters on Tuesday, the U.S. squad claimed a 10-6 victory.

Lange and company need to work on systematic aspects of the game, such as signs and signals, according to U.S. manager George Horton.

From one diamond to another Bell, now an LSU alumna, is already overseas representing her alma mater.

The softball slugger is continuing her USA Women’s National Team career after participating with the squad last summer.

In 2015, she was a World Cup of Softball gold medalist and won another gold medal at the Japan Cup. However, the softball national team suffered a setback against Japan to start the 2016 summer. The squad lost its first two in a three-game set for the USA vs. Japan All-Star Series in Tokyo.

In the final contest, the United States responded with a 5-1 victory. Bell was one-for-three,

but her lone hit was an RBIsingle, plating the final run in a three-run third.

“Today we got the big inning and we fought all the way to the end,” said U.S. and LSU assistant coach Howard Dobson in a Team USA press release. “It’s always a backand-forth game between us and Japan.”

While Bell is slugging softballs, Wright has been driving golf balls on the opposite side of the world in Merseyside, England.

The All-American golfer concluded the Arnold Palmer cup, a competition that pits Team USA against the best of Europe in a match-play format, on Sunday.

After a stellar spring for the Tigers, Wright kept his form for the United States and was one of the best Americans at the event. He finished with an unbeaten 2-0-2 record earning three total points.

Despite Wright’s efforts, the Europeans defeated Team USA 18.5-11.5. The Americans lead the all-time series 10-9-1.

The LSU men’s and women’s track and field teams started the 2016 outdoor season on a fast track and the hard work paid off.

The Tigers and Lady Tigers ended the season with a few title wins at the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships on June 8-11.

The teams hoped to continue their early-season dominance after winning 19 events and setting 22 personal-best times at the Hurricane Twilight in Miami’s Cobb Stadium on March 25, the first meet of the outdoor season.

LSU coach Dennis Shaver switched athletes throughout the season to work out strengths and weaknesses, and ultimately created title winning relay teams.

The teams competed in the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays at the Mike A. Myers Stadium from March 31 to April 2, where they gained an advantage in rankings.

The Tigers placed fifth among the top 10 rankings of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Rankings.

The Tigers made the rankings with a nation-leading time in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:01.83. The Lady Tigers finished with two sprint relay wins in the 4x100-meter at second place with a time 43.25 seconds and the 4x200-meter relays with a NCAA-leading time of 1:31.30.

Junior LaMar Bruton, senior Fitzroy Dunkley, senior Cyril Grayson and junior Michael Cherry made up the men’s 4x400-meter relay team.

Not even a week later, LSU’s track and field teams conquered the top 10 national rankings when five athletes made the cut after competing in their first home meet at the Battle of the Bayou on April 9, giving the Tigers and Lady Tigers the home advantage they needed to keep their momentum.

At the meet, the Tigers and Lady Tigers set 19 personal-best times and earned four event wins to spearhead the SEC. Senior Chanice Chase, an AllAmerican, ran two of the fastest hurdle times in the nation with a time of 13.04 seconds in the women’s 100-meter hurdles to finish second. The Canadanative also took third nationally when she set a season-best of

see TRACK, page 7

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Popping Bottles Forum 35 to host Uncorked at Old State Capitol

BY DILLON LOWE | @d_lowe96

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Forum 35 to host Uncorked event, which started in 2007, tonight at the Old State Capitol.

Local nonprofit organization Forum 35 will host its next Uncorked event tonight at Baton Rouge’s Old State Capitol.

Uncorked is part wine tasting, part competition. At each of these events, Forum 35 invites guests to bring three identical bottles of wine. The brand of wine is entirely up to the attendee, although Forum 35 does choose a different wine varietal for each event. Thursday’s varietal will be Rosé.

Upon entering the venue, guests will give their wine to a Forum 35 employee, who will then bag the wine and assign it a number so that the brands stay a mystery.

Next, the patrons are free to sample the wines, indulge in some food or take in the music and the atmosphere.

At the end of the evening, ballots will be passed out, and the attendees will vote on their favorite and least favorite wine by number.

After the votes are tallied, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place

winners will be awarded with an assortment of wines to take home – the grand prize is usually between 30 and 40 bottles.

“We also call the loser, whoever brought the worst wine, up on stage and give them their wine back,” said Uncorked co-chair Blake Tolbird. “We make a presentation out of it.”

Forum 35’s first Uncorked event took place in 2007.

The focus of the event has always been on providing for a good cause while offering a fun night for wine lovers.

Each Uncorked event serves to benefit a different charity. The proceeds from Thursday’s affair will directly benefit Baton Rouge Bridge Academy, a charter school serving North Baton Rouge students with a focus on preparing underprivileged youth for college.

The organization tends to select downtown venues in an effort to aid the resurgence of Baton Rouge’s downtown social scene. This is the first time the event will be held at the Old State Capitol.

Throughout the year, Forum 35 hosts a number of events that aim to foster leadership in the local youth and their communities. These events range from Viva il Vino, a fundraiser in which guests are treated to a winepaired dinner and an auction, to monthly socials that celebrate the accomplishments of the organization.

The last social took place on June 8 at Barcadia. A full calendar of events can be found on Forum 35’s website.

Forum 35 also engages in service projects throughout Baton Rouge, such as serving food with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul or assisting in the building of houses with Habitat for Humanity.

“There are different aspects of Forum 35,” said Tolbird. “There are service projects that directly benefit the community, and there are events like Uncorked which partner with local charities to give back.”

Tolbird encouraged any LSU students interested in getting involved with Forum 35 to sign up to volunteer on the organization’s website.

MUSIC

2016 Essence Festival prepares to take New Orleans by storm

BY JOURDAN RILEY @jourdanr_TDR

end, starting Thursday. Here’s some of the things you can find:

People are traveling from all over to attend the 2016 Essence Festival, a constantly growing event created in 1994.

The 2016 Essence Festival in New Orleans kicks off today, and there’s plenty for both natives and tourists to do for the Fourth of July weekend.

There will be food, music, art and more for the four day week-

Artists Artists from different genres will hit the stage to give mind blowing performances, including a New Orleans’ style tribute to the late Prince. Attendees can hear music and see performances ranging from R&B to hip hop to jazz to gospel. Most big names perform on the main stage in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. This

weekend will see appearances from Maxwell, Tyrese, New Edition, Mariah Carey and Ciara — just to name a few. The talent doesn’t stop at the mainstage, however. Dej Loaf, Tink and MC Lyte hit the Art of Hip-Hop Superlounge; V. Bozeman, Mali Music and Lalah Hathaway perform on the For the Love of R&B Superlounge; and Tweet, The Internet, Kehlani and Leon Bridges will bless the Hot Right Now Superlounge.

If you don’t know who these artists are, get acquainted because Essence does not disappoint. The performances are timeless and endless, and the audience members will have trouble naming their favorite.

Inspirational Speakers Essence doesn’t just bring people to their feet with their favorite artists. The popular music festival also brings inspirational speakers for those who need a

word of comfort and wisdom.

The lists of speakers is just as big as the list of artists. Guests will be given the opportunity to see YouTube personalities, models, recording artists and more.

Todrick Hall, Tyra Banks, Keke Wyatt and Michelle Williams will all appear on the empowerment stages. The list goes on. Anything you probably want to hear will be there.

see ESSENCE, page 7

What are you most looking forward at Essence?

I tried to make it a priority to go this year to see my favorite rapper, Kendrick Lamar.

I’m looking forward to seeing the city of New Orleans filled with thousands of faces like mine and also finally to see Leon Bridges.

I’m excited because this is my first concert, and the fact that I get to go and [for] three different days see different concerts from this artist, and then get different genres at the same time.

I’ve never had a chance to experience it so the music, the art — the Essence of blackness that goes on during Essence Fest [and] experiencing that with my friends. Oh - and the free stuff.

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Adult coloring books help with anxiety, offer distraction LACED IN CYN CYNTHEA CORFAH @lacedincyn In an age when technology use is nearly unavoidable, adults are finding pastimes that don’t require a phone or computer, such as crossword puzzles, sudoku, books and the latest trend — coloring books.

Adult coloring books are being sold everywhere. From book stores to Walmart there’s a coloring book for nearly anyone. Styles range from “Game of Thrones” and travel to fillable curse words and mandalas. But critics are asking — why coloring books?

Some University students said their main use for coloring books is to reduce stress levels.

With anxiety disorders affecting 18 percent of the U.S. population and only about one-third of those living with anxiety receiving treatment, the increasing numbers of adult coloring books is

no surprise.

Adult coloring books allow their users, especially those with anxiety, to adjust their focus. Instead of focusing on what is most stressful, they can pick a page out of their book, grab their pencils or markers and focus on completing a form of art, which psychologists say can benefit many anxiety sufferers.

Along with providing a relief for mental disorders, adult coloring books provide an escape from technology. Most University students are expected to use technology throughout their day-to-day lives through Moodle quizzes, online assignments, e-mail updates and Microsoft programs. Social media accounts, games and Netflix could even be considered must-haves in 2016.

However, students are trying to escape technology’s leash and coloring books are their latest getaway. Coloring books allow students to remove themselves from the virtual world and get lost in the world that lies on the

pages of their books. No beeping or buzzing, just colors.

Social media is more exhausting now than ever before. Everyone has an opinion to voice, a status to share or a photo they want all of their followers to approve. When I find myself getting overwhelmed by all of social media’s excitement, I put my phone down, find a page in my “Amazing World” adult coloring book and get lost in my own adventure.

Using adult coloring books is less stressful than scanning Netflix to find a binge-worthy TV show or going on Instagram to see if Kylie Jenner released a new Kylie Lip Kit. Adult coloring books help people leave the adult worries behind and bring the carefree mentality of childhood back to life.

The increasing trend of adult coloring books shows how students and adults want less technology stimulation and more classic, physical and engaging activities. Computer, tablet and phone

screens are becoming invasive and tiring. Students want to unwind with something that doesn’t require a charger or a ‘LIKE’ and adult coloring books provide

just that.

Cynthea Corfah is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Washington D.C.

CYNTHEA CORFAH / The Daily Reveille

Many University students find coloring books to be theraputic, helping with anxiety, and a distraction from the constant technology surrounding them.

Johnny Manziel comments from father sad, but not surprising JUST JOSHIN’ JOSHUA THORNTON

@JoshTDR

Johnny Manziel’s life is crashing and burning right before our eyes.

It feels like we’re watching a real life episode of the HBO television show “Ballers” play out. To hear his father, Paul Manziel, tell ESPN that he hopes his son “goes to jail” because it was the best thing for him was simply heartbreaking and brutal, but it did not come as a shock.

I can imagine the pain Johnny must feel, to hear the one person that’s supposed to be in his corner no matter what give up on him.

It’s sad that a parent has watch his child grow up and become a complete trainwreck of a human being, but his family probably saw this coming a long time ago.

Back in 2013, Paul Manziel told ESPN the magazine, “it could come unraveled. And when it does, it’s gonna be bad. Real bad.”

He went on to say: “It’s one night away from the phone ringing, and he’s in jail. And you know

what he’s gonna say? ‘It’s better than all the pressure I’ve been under. This is better than that.’”

We all know how electrifying of a player Manziel was in college, and he is just as electrifying as a person.

When Manziel first entered the league, he was surrounded by celebrities — in both the sports and pop world. LeBron James, Drake and Justin Bieber were just a few people in his circle.

Back in 2013, Drake told ESPN’s First Take that he advised Manziel to have more “discipline” than most people and keep the “bigger picture” in mind, but it didn’t work.

Bob Hinton, who was tasked with the job of being Johnny’s defense attorney for his domestic violence case, “accidently” sent a text message to the Associated Press saying, “Heaven help us if one of the conditions is to pee in a bottle.” Hinton has also resigned and given up on Johnny.

James even tried to be a mentor of the supposed savior of the Cleveland Browns football franchise, but that didn’t work out too well either. When Manziel was

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drafted, he signed with LRMR Management Group, which is a marketing agency owned by James.

But James slowly distanced himself from the troubled gunslinger in January, when his marketing agency LRMR cut all ties with “Johnny Football,” reportedly because of his off-field issues.

“It’s a distraction, not only for himself, but for everyone that’s around him, including family, people that represent him, James told USA Today back in January.

Manziel is sort of like the one friend that’s really cool, down to earth and funny, until you party with him one night and see a behavior that makes you say to yourself “what the hell is this guy doing,” and you never want to hang out with them again.

The friends in his circle saw the person he was becoming and have ultimately disappeared once they realized who he was.

Often people would question how a barely 6-foot tall Heisman Trophy winning quarterback would make it in the National Football League. What people

should’ve questioned is how his habitual partying would translate into the NFL.

Joshua Thornton is a 21-year-old communications studies senior from Jacksonville, Florida.

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this year.

“Thx. It’s sad that LSU students don’t see thru the BS. State genl funds depleted 4 higher Ed over 7 yrs #jindalized,” Peterson tweeted about the 2015 report card on June 16, 2015.

Rep. James “Dee” Richard, I-Lafourche, who also expressed displeasure about his “F” grade last year, received the same grade this year and saw his percentage dropped from a 35.4 to 29.30.

With the budget deficit Louisiana faced this year, SG president Zack Faircloth thought lawmakers handled the budget situation the best way they could.

“Well, higher ed is fully funded,” Faircloth said. “We’re excited about that. We like to think the report card had a lot to do with that. We wish TOPS would’ve been funded. Hopefully we can make this is just a temporary fix for a long term budget solution.”

According to a press release,

the Louisiana Senate earned a 2.81 grade point average, while the House finished with a 2.05 GPA. Overall, 57 percent of the state Senate Democrats received A’s and 69 percent House Representatives were graded “A’s.”

The legislator’s grade point average was calculated using LSU’s plus/minus grading scale.

Republican lawmakers received lower scores than Democrats overall. Only 32 percent of Senate Republicans received “A’s”

as opposed to 57 percent of Democrats.

Sixty-nine percent of House Democrats received an “A”, while 52 percent of Republicans were given “F” grades.

Sen. Blade Morish, R-Jefferson Parish, earned 103.4 total grade, which was the highest among the Senate, while Rep. Katrina Jackson, D-Monroe, had the highest score in the House with a score of 108.10.

Sen. Neil Riser, R-Columbia, and Rep. Valarie Hodges, R-

Denham Springs, had the lowest grades, with a score of 51.7 and 20.2, respectively.

With the release of the report card, Faircloth said he thinks lawmakers will be receptive of the report.

“I think they’re going to be receptive,” Faircloth said. “I think they were receptive last year as well, that’s why we voted to fully fund higher education two years in a row, when it looked like we weren’t. We hope that we can work with them again next year.”

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ESSENCE, from page 4

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Pojman and his colleagues began preparing the project for space six years ago. Blue Origin covered the cost for the trip itself, and the team received grants from the Louisiana Space Consortium, which is an organization coordinated through the University that connects NASA with colleges and universities to develop collaborative research.

The chemical system for the project was designed at the University, but the programming and research for the experiment itself was conducted by undergraduate students at William Jewell College.

The experiment was only in weightlessness for a couple minutes, and the team has already proposed a more detailed plan to NASA to get the project in orbit for around an hour for more accurate data.

Although his experiment will probably not have any immediate everyday applications, the outcome of the project will help answer a question that is central to the understanding of physics and chemistry.

“The effects we’re looking at are really very subtle, but it’s a fundamental question that was asked over one hundred years ago,” Pojman said. “This effect can be important in some cases, but how important still remains to be seen.”

Freebies While you’ll be getting your groove on at night, don’t forget to pass by the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center to grab some free stuff, as well as maybe sneak a peak at a couple of celebrities walking by. The biggest sponsors that will fill space are Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Verizon, Ford and Wal-Mart. You can find these companies holding meet and greets, mini performances, raffling off tickets to the Essence concerts, giving free samples and more. You’ll drown in all the free stuff you didn’t know you could get.

Besides the larger companies, smaller franchises and businesses sell books, clothes and paintings. There will be tons to see, so prepare for lots of walking.

56.66 seconds to win the women’s 400-meter hurdles event.

Sophomore Kymber Payne also made the top 10 in the 400-meter hurdles when she ran a career-best 57.33 seconds to tie for the No. 6 spot in the NCAA’s rankings.

Despite Shaver’s constant switching, his practice rituals and training methods led LSU to hold a No. 10 spot in the SEC and NCAA rankings.

LSU’s track and field teams continued to climb up the ranks and improve in the 2016 outdoor track season to put it all on the line later at the NCAA Championships.

The Lady Tigers won the 4x100-meter relay title at the Nationals’ finale on June 11 after qualifying second in the preliminary round on June 8. The winning time of 42.65 seconds was run by sophomore Mikiah Brisco, freshman Kortnei Johnson, and juniors Jada Martin and Rushell Harvey.

The LSU men’s track and field team did not lack

either.

At the NCAA men’s final on June 10, the Tigers gained wins in both the 4x100-meter relay and 4x400 meter relay.

Freshman Jaron Flournoy joined juniors Renard Howell, Tremayne Acy and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake to make up the 4x100 relay team.

The victory added to LSU’s overall score, but Mitchell-Blake ended the relay with a cramp in his hamstring. He finished the 100-meter race in eighth place with a time of 12.05 seconds but later was scratched from the men’s 200-meter final as a result of his injury.

Despite the minor setback, Bruton, Cherry, Grayson and Dunkley moved forward and placed first in the 4x400-meter final relay to win in 3 minutes and 0.69 seconds.

Cherry and Dunkley also earned silver and bronze medal finishes in the 400-meter dash final. Dunkley placed second with a time of 45.06 seconds, and Cherry finished third with a time of 45.11 seconds.

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Expos Let’s not forget about the expos. The Beauty and Style Expo begins each day starting Friday and lasts from 11:30 a.m. to about 5 o’clock. You’ll see makeup and hair tutorials, hair shows and fashion shows.

There’s also the Money and Power Expo to give you business and financial saving tips.

And though the food is not free, the tasty, mostly Southern cuisine, will be one for the books. Prices vary at the “Essence Eats” food court but attendees have a variety of choices as vendors come from around the country.

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of them have changed their lives and perspectives after participating in the program.”

The opportunity to give back to his community was a big draw for 15-year-old Wes Ennis. Ennis said participating in the program has helped him explore what he wants to do later in life, while also giving him the skills to serve others.

“I really want to help because I feel like I was raised to do this,” Ennis said. “I was taught to do this from an early age.”

The program has shown Ennis the importance of valuing what he has, especially when it comes to food. In the future, Ennis said he can use his newfound knowledge to cook for those who need it most.

University nutrition and food sciences instructor Judy Myhand said giving the LOC participants the skills to live healthy and nutritious lives is her ultimate goal. For three summers, Myhand and her dietetics students have worked with the program, teaching the teens the basics of cooking, recycling, composting and sustainable living.

For some of the teenagers, their exposure to cooking with fresh fruits and vegetables is notably limited.

“People who are poor also have significantly poorer access to nutritious foods, significantly poorer health in diet related diseases, like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes,” Myhand said.

Teaching the teens the basics of cooking provides them with more food choices and sets them up for a lifetime of healthy and nutritious living, she said. This year’s program theme was ‘Better Outside the Box,’ and focused on showing the teens how to cook fresh, easy snacks and meals as alternatives to fast food.

For Myhand, sharing her nutrition and cooking knowledge is one of her greatest joys. Seeing the teens open themselves up to trying new things and embracing food is one of the most rewarding aspects, she said.

“I just feel like I’m the general in a little army of my students going out and trying to change the message,” Myhand said. “I love doing it because there’s nothing more fun than teaching somebody how to cook and seeing them have some success and enjoy what they made.”

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