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SELLING SICKNESS How the use of opioids over the last 20 years created the heroin epidemic BY MADISON MCNULTY | Manship School News Service Adam Singer recalls being 13 years old when he took OxyContin for the first time. He just witnessed a suicide and needed something to numb the pain. On the Fourth of July 2002, Singer and his friend walked over to a neighbor’s house across the street. Moments after letting themselves in, a horrifying sound exploded throughout the house. The neighbor shot himself the head. Traumatized, the young boys ran to the friend’s mother where they were given alcohol and OxyContin to ease their nerves. This was the beginning of Singer’s downward spiral. “All I understood was that a small pill took my pain away, and I loved that,” Singer said. Growing up, abusing opioids was a part of Singer’s life. It was the only thing that made him feel normal. In high school Singer took a daily dosage of OxyContin each morning before class. Regularly, he and his friends prowled down their school’s hallway looking for a classmate willing to sell. The most common deal offered to them was a 80 milligram pill for $35. Today, pills are much cheaper, Singer said. The addictive drug was equally, if not more accessible than a case of beer, Singer said. By senior his year, Singer was class president, but admits he does not even remember graduating because of his unstable condition.
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Ed Orgeron has high expectations for 2018 season despite difficult schedule, vocal critics, page 3
OPINION “One can only hope Kavanaugh will stick to his precedentupholding tendencies and leave Roe v. Wade alone,” page 8
Devin White, Foster Moreau and Rashard Lawrence share expectations, goals for 2018, page 4-5
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Health professionals shed light on opioid crisis “I wasn’t a functional member of society,” Singer said. “I was wasting away.” His body became completely depended on opioids without him even realizing it. After his first week of college, he sold his textbooks to buy drugs. To support his addiction, Singer often stole prescriptions and money from family members, he said. Once his parents caught him stealing, he was kicked out of their house and forced to live with his uncle in Virginia. There, his uncle just had surgery on his pancreas and was prescribed OxyContin. Without thinking, Singer stole his prescription and replaced it with Tylenol. “I didn’t even feel bad about it,” Singer said. “I had turned into a monster.” Once Singer ran out of ideas to support his pill habit, he turned to heroin. With heroin being much cheaper and more available, addicts frequently abuse it after becoming addicted to prescription drugs, he said. Soon after using the drug, Singer started dealing it. During this time he overdosed four times, lived in an abandoned house, and nearly amputated his arm because his veins were critically damaged from needles. After shooting up bad heroin in a gas station bathroom, Singer called his brother in a panic begging for help. After that phone call, he never abused another substance again. “That was my rock bottom,” Singer said. “I thought I was going to die in that bathroom.” Illegal opioids are far more dangerous than a doctor’s prescription, said Anthony Foto, an FBI Agent on the New Orleans Drug and Gang Squad. Addicts know this, but do not care, as long as they get their high. A dealer’s main objectives are to create the perfect high and increase their profit. These motives lead to deadly concoctions and the possibility of a user overdosing, Foto said. “Dealers will mix their drugs with anything from baking powder to fentanyl,” Foto said. In an attempt to track down a notorious drug dealer and leader of the “Byrd Gang,” Timothy Jackson, Foto and his co-case agent James Ollinger, followed a buyer of Timothy’s and stopped him in Metairie. The man was coming from a heroin pick-up. After the man was pulled over, he explained that he was a “good man” with a master’s degree, a well-paying career and a loving family. He never imagined becoming a heroin addict. “It is truly devastating seeing a well-grounded person completely throw their life away,” Ollinger said. The man became a victim of the opioid epidemic after a minor car wreck left him with back pain. To eliminate the pain his doctor prescribed him OxyContin, a small pill that
would forever wreck his life. Cases frequently begin this way. Patients become addicted to their prescription and turn to illegal drugs once they are no longer given the drugs from their doctor, Ollinger said. Before the opioid epidemic, addicts who abused prescribed opioids never died from them, but once they became more accessible, people mixed them with illicit drugs, causing a dramatic increase in opioid-related deaths, Ollinger said. The accessibility to illegally sold opioids is steadily increasing and creating a huge burden on both law enforcement and the medical field, Foto said. Pill mills are constantly popping up. These mills are created when a medical personnel forges copies of prescriptions to obtain a massive number of opioids. With these drugs, dealers either sell the pills as they are, or mix them into heroin to create a stronger high, Foto said. “It’s like whack-a-mole, the second we take a mill down, another one pops up,” Foto said. Drug abuse is an infectious disease that affects all aspects of the city. Though law enforcement agencies are pulling their resources together to effectively arrest dealers, this nation-wide epidemic can not be solved until physicians and pharmacies drastically limit opioid prescriptions, Foto said. Until recently, doctors prescribed opioids as only a last resort to cancer patients, according to the article, “How to Train Your Opioid Consumer: Branding Painkillers in the Opioid Epidemic.” Physicians during the early 1990s strongly feared the highly addictive and dangerous drugs, describing the medical field as “opiophobia,” the article stated. Physicians quickly faced their fears. By the mid-1990s, two ideas gained popularity: patients deserve more treatment for their pain and opioids are not as addictive as previously thought. This caused opioid use to nearly skyrocket overnight, stated the article. In 2010, enough opioids were prescribed to keep every single adult medicated 24 hours for an entire month in that year alone, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This dramatic shift in pain treatment caused opioid-related overdoses and deaths to quadruple over the past decade, the document stated. To ensure a patient’s pain is not under treated, it is mandatory for nurses to asses each patients’ pain by having them rate it on scale one to 10, with 10 being extreme pain, said Christine Ragusa, a cardiac nurse for Baton Rouge General. The most common number patients give her is eleven. They frequently lie about their pain in an attempt to receive a prescription because they are addicted or hope to sell them to addicts, Ragusa said.
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According to the CDC, enough opioids were prescribed in 2010 alone to keep every single adult medicated 24 hours a day for an entire month. It only takes one complaint about chronic pain for a prescription to be made. As long as pain is considered “the fifth vital sign,” the demand for instant relief will remain fueling the opioid epidemic, she said. “We think we are entitled to never feel pain,” Ragusa said. Physicians and pharmacies now computerize prescriptions and limit patient refills in response to the opioid epidemic. By doing this, prescription drugs become less accessible and lowers the possibility of a patient selling leftover pills, Ragusa said. The Drug Enforcement Agency also lowered the amount of opioid production in the United States by 25 percent last year, but the drugs’ popularity already made an irrevocable impact on society. Addicts are capable of finding other methods to get them high, Singer said. “Prescription drugs are the gateway to heroin,” he said. “So it makes since that a rise in prescription drugs created a rise in heroin addiction.” Ten years ago rarely anyone abused heroin, but now it is the most common substance addicts use, said Catrina Bonomolo, a substance abuse nurse at St. Christopher’s Addiction Wellness Center. There Bonomolo works with addicts by helping them through a 30 day detox and residential treatment followed by a 90-day extended care program. During these 90 days addicts learn how to become adults and mange their pain without drug use, said Bonomolo. Today’s society expects instant gratification. Anytime a person experiences any physical, or even emotional pain, a doctor offers a pill to “cure” it, and before the patient knows it, they are victim to drug abuse, said Bonomolo. “I believe some doctors get patients addicted because they know it will keep them coming back, giving the doctors more and more money,” Bonomolo said. Opioids provide doctors with an easy, quick solution for their patients, but they also finically benefit the doctor, she said. The sale of prescription drugs to pharmacies and health care providers increased more
than 300 percent over the past 20 years, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Opioid marketing and branding allows manufactures to normalize their harmful drugs. By “selling sickness,” pharmaceutical branding promotes the idea that being medicated is the solution necessary to help a patient feel like “them self,” the article stated. This this exact reason is why Singer abused opioids for most of his life. Growing up with depression and anxiety, Singer never felt like a normal member of society. Drugs to offer him a since of comfort and normalcy. Before his sobriety, being high was the only time he ever felt like himself, Singer said. Addicts commonly abuse drugs because of a mental illness, Bonomolo said. Their brains’ chemical imbalances increase their vulnerability to addiction and drug dependancy. Though addiction is treatable, there is only a 35 percent chance they will remain sober if after at least 90 days of treatment, she said. “This is a disease, but it’s hardly ever treated properly,” Bonomolo said. Though media is increasing its focus on the opioid epidemic, society needs to create a conversation on how to fix this, Bonomolo said. There is currently little access to affordable treatment, making recovery nearly impossible. This causes addicts to continue abusing drugs until they are either incarcerated or killed, she said. “Other than death, incarceration is the worst thing for an addict,” Bonomolo said. When Singer first attempted detox, he struggled greatly finding an affordable rehab in Louisiana. “I was truly an uphill battle,” he said. Ever place he knew of either shut down or was too expensive. Now sober for three and a half years, Singer works with Bonomolo at St. Christopher’s Addiction Wellness Center. There he assists addicts in regaining back their lives and practice sobriety. “Helping others recover is the most gratifying feeling,” Singer said.
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ATLANTA — With kickoff now six weeks away, LSU coach Ed Orgeron and the coaching staff have many questions to answer about its 2018 squad. Every year at LSU, fans are wondering the same question: who will be the quarterback this season? 2018 is no different, with four quarterbacks competing for the opening slot Sept. 2 against Miami. Joe Burrow, the transfer from Ohio State, has received high praise from teammates and coaches alike in his first few months with the team. Sophomore Myles Brennan, freshman Lowell Narcisse and junior Justin McMillan will compete with Burrow for the coveted starting position. Orgeron said that the hope is to find a starter by the end of fall camp but that the competition could leak into the start of the season. “We’re going to let this thing play out and let the best man win,” Orgeron said. The decision to promote tight ends coach Steve Ensminger to offensive coordinator sent shock waves through the LSU community.
Orgeron was asked repeatedly about the decision to make Ensminger offensive coordinator, a position he served as interim for eight games in 2016. “I’ve known his ability to lead an offense,” Orgeron said. “In our first game against Missouri, he broke a lot of school records. I have complete confidence in the direction he wants to take this offense. The players respect Steve, and I think he’s an excellent game day caller, and he’s a great recruiter.” Orgeron took time to acknowledge most of the LSU coaches on his staff, including receivers coach Mickey Joseph, quarterbacks coach Jerry Sullivan and offensive line coach James Cregg. “In Mickey’s first year as a recruiter at LSU, he brought in the number one receiver class in the country,” Orgeron said. “I’m so proud of our offensive staff as a whole and what they will bring to our team this season.” Orgeron said LSU will be a spread-heavy offense, with mainly three and four wide receiver sets, while also splitting the pass and run game
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ATLANTA — In a new and somewhat surprising development regarding the offensive coordinator job at LSU, coach Ed Orgeron admitted to the media it was a “mistake” to hire Matt Canada for the 2017 season. “Here’s the deal, it’s tough when you make a mistake,” Orgeron said. “But it’s even tougher not to admit you made a mistake. [Canada’s offense] just wasn’t a good fit. I had to do what I thought was best for the LSU program. So that’s why I did it.” Orgeron elected to not retain Canada in January after the bowl game against Notre Dame. Instead, Orgeron elected to promote tight ends coach Steve Ensminger to the offensive coordinator position. After the 2016 season, Orgeron said to the media that he was going to go after the best offensive mind in the country. The “hottest commodity” didn’t pan out the way Orgeron or LSU fans had hoped so he went the route of building from within with Ensminger hire. “I know Steve Ensminger wasn’t the hottest commodity out there, but I went after the hottest commodity and it didn’t work,” Orgeron said. “I have complete confidence in the direction he wants to take this offense. The players respect Steve and I think he’s an excellent game day caller and he’s a great recruiter.” In 2016, Ensminger was the interim offensive coordinator, displaying gaudy numbers in his limited time. LSU averaged 32 points per game to go with 464.9 yards averaged in eight games with the Tigers.
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Foster Moreau hoping for magical senior year in Tiger Stadium
walk-on freshman from Jesuit high school in New Orleans, the bar wasn’t set very high. But LSU senior tight end Foster learning behind the likes of Colin Moreau heads into the 2018 with Jeter and DeSean Smith helped Moreau with his progression as a one goal on his mind: to win. Moreau, who was a starter player. Moreau had a great connecthe last two years after receiving heavy snaps as a freshman for tion with former teammate and his blocking skills, has been able roommate quarterback Danny to expand his role to the catching Etling. With Etling now a memgame over the last two seasons, ber of the New England Patriots, hauling in 30 receptions for 357 Moreau is focused on learning the styles of play and personalities yards and four touchdowns. of the four candiBut stats mean absolutely nothing “Seeing people’s dates for Etling’s replacement unto the 6-foot-6-inch tight end, who says faces the first time I der center. When asked winning at least 10 walked down the hill about incoming games is his one and only goal for was a really important transfer Joe BurMoreau said a successful seamoment for me.” row, “reserved and a son. The one part hard worker” are of this that hit FOSTER MOREAU two character Moreau recently LSU senior tight end traits the quarterwas that he wasn’t back exudes. supposed to be in “You can tell he’s an honest the position he is currently in. “When I saw a tweet of the big and nice kid that likes doing his screen outside of the Collegiate job,” Moreau said. “I like workHall of Fame, it hit me,” Moreau ing out with him because he said. “I was on there carrying the challenges all of us.” With so many new offensive ball, and I was like ‘Wow.’ Just being here is such a great experi- players on the roster, the Tigers ence because there is a long list are in a delicate situation in findof guys on our team that could’ve ing the right pieces to the puzzle. come here and represented our Moreau said that all starts with the offensive line, which returns school just as well.” When Moreau first arrived to a few of its starters from a season the LSU campus as a three-star ago while also adding depth to the BY GLEN WEST @glenwest21
roster. “The guys that are replacing Toby Weathersby, K.J. Malone and Will Clapp are all really good,” Moreau said. “We have a problem of too many guys that are good, so I think it’ll start up front, which will give our running backs lanes and our quarterback time.” LSU isn’t projected by many media outlets to be a contender in the SEC unlike years past, with some projections having them at six or seven wins total. That doesn’t faze Moreau, or any of the Tiger players who respect the decisions, even if they don’t agree. “We accept it, and at the end of the day, all we can do is try to prove those predictions wrong,” Moreau said. “I know we have a tough schedule, but what I see from our team is an exciting offense and a dominant defense.” With just one year to go at LSU, Moreau reminisced of walking down the hill as his favorite Tiger tradition. The first time, in particular, was an “indescribable” feeling as a freshman walk-on. “Walking into the stadium is a close second,” Moreau admitted. “But seeing people’s faces the first time I walked down the hill was a really important moment for me.”
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LSU junior tight end Foster Moreau (84) prepares to play during the Tigers’ 45-21 lead against Texas A&M on Nov. 25 in Tiger Stadium.
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LSU junior linebacker Devin White isn’t worried about the outside noise surrounding the unknown commodities the Tigers have at their disposal. White is instead focused on being a leader of a defensive unit with high internal expectations for the 2018 season. White has not gone without his fair share of preseason accolades, being consistently rumored as a first round pick in next year’s draft, along with being a preseason AllAmerican and most recently put on the watchlist for the Bednarik Award, given to the best defensive player in the country. White, however, feels no pressure on himself to produce because it’s something he’s been doing his whole life. “On the field, no pressure,” White said. “I’m not going to let anything bother me and just try to stay cool and collected. I tell myself to just play within the scheme like I did last year, and that’s how I had the success I did.” Last season, White couldn’t escape the TV screen, collecting 133 tackles, 4.5 sacks and an interception. The 133 total tackles more than doubled the next Tiger.
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LSU sophomore linebacker Devin White (40) celebrates during the Tigers’ 17-21 loss to Notre Dame on Jan. 1 in the Citrus Bowl in Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. But it’s the leadership, not only on the field, but off the field that keeps White motivated to produce in front of the younger guys on the team. “I was embarrassed after the Troy game,” White said. “There’s always a lot at stake when we step on the field because of what
the guys before us have done. I was trying to lead by my actions, but after we lost to Troy, coach Orgeron called me in and said I needed to step up.” Teammate Rashard Lawrence echoed those sentiments about the Troy game and added that he has been really im-
pressed with White’s increased voice within the team. “He’s the ultimate leader now,” Lawrence said. “He is so respected by the guys that have played here and the guys that play now. The thing that makes Devin so good is the film room. We were on the plane, and he was
talking about schemes against Miami.” Even the best need polishing, and that’s exactly what White did towards the end of the 2017 season. White said he cleaned up his tackling, which helped immensely in the last three games of the season. “I don’t think I missed a tackle the last three games of the season,” White said. “My footwork, being patient and improving in my communication helped other guys get on the same page.” With gambling becoming legal this year in all states, college football is no different. White has a friendly wager with new transfer quarterback Joe Burrow for fall camp. “He told me if I catch an interception on him in fall camp, he’d give me $100,” White said. “He said if I don’t catch one, then I’m good but just know that [he] didn’t throw a pick.” With LSU’s extremely difficult schedule featuring the two championship opponents in Georgia and Alabama, White’s message to the team is simple. “We need to just take it one game at a time,” White said. “We play a lot of great teams, which is very welcoming. That’s what we want to do, and at the end of the day, if you want to be the best, you have to beat the best.”
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at 50/50 time. Defensively, Orgeron praised the work of defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, while adding that LSU is returning two of the great defensive talents in the country with junior linebacker Devin White and sophomore cornerback Greedy Williams. Opposite Williams at the second starting cornerback slot is an open competition, but Orgeron mentioned Terrence Alexander, Kelvin Joseph, Jontre Kirkland and Kary Vincent Jr. as guys who will compete for that spot. Up front, LSU will be led by returning junior defensive end Rashard Lawrence, as well as
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[TOP] LSU coach Ed Orgeron leads the Tigers before the their 33-10 victory against Arkansas on Nov. 11 at Tiger Stadium and watches intensely from the sidelines during [LEFT] the Tigers’ 24-10 loss against Alabama on Nov. 4 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. and [RIGHT] the Tigers’ 24-21 loss against Troy on Sept. 30 at Tiger Stadium.
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sophomore K’Lavon Chaisson, who Orgeron said would fill the “Arden Key role” as edge rusher. This season is a different kind of beast for returning SEC coaches to prepare for, with five teams bringing in new head coaches, including former Florida State and LSU coach Jimbo Fisher, who inked a 10-year commitment with Texas A&M this year. Orgeron was asked about the new Aggie coach and traveling to College Station for the final game of the regular season. “Jimbo’s a great coach, he’s won a national championship,” Orgeron said. “He’s a proven recruiter, and it’s going to be a tremendous challenge, but I have a lot of respect for what he does.” LSU will also face the Georgia Bulldogs for the first time since 2013, where they fell
44-41. The Bulldogs are fresh off a College Football Playoff Championship Game berth and sport the number one recruiting class in the country by numerous outlets. Orgeron respects the job Kirby Smart has done in the little time he’s been the coach in Athens. “Kirby has done a great job with that team,” Orgeron said. “They are going to be a tough team to play, but that night Tiger Stadium is going to be alive, loud. Should be a great college football matchup.” The LSU schedule is one of the toughest in college football, with four top ten preseason teams on the list. With the season right around the corner and one of the toughest schedules in college football, the answers to all the questions should become more apparent in the coming weeks.
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Rashard Lawrence hopes for injury-free 2018 season that team as the torch was passed to me,” Lawrence said. “From day one, coach Orgeron ATLANTA — Rashard Law- recruited me to be a leader.” Senior tight end Foster rence wants one thing to come true in his junior season at Moreau added that Lawrence LSU: to get through a full year has always had that leadership presence about him, and that healthy. Lawrence appeared in 10 his personality is infectious to games last season but was con- the team. “Rashard is so intelligent stantly battling an ankle injury that kept him from being 100 and so smart, and he knows how to be a leader,” Moreau said. percent. “He uses the “The numright words and bers, the stats will all come “The numbers [and] talks at the right time, and he untogether, but for me, play- the stats will all come derstands this ing hard and together, but for me, team so well. He’s just been a remaining playing hard and great leader for healthy is what I’m focused remaining healthy is this team.” Being asked on,” Lawrence what I’m focused on.” to be a part of said. SEC Media Day During the was a “blessing” injury-plagued RASHARD LAWRENCE for Lawrence, year, Lawrence LSU junior defensive end who lauded past had 1.5 sacks to players like go along with 32 tackles, but he remained a Tre’Davious White and Leonvocal leader in the locker room ard Fournette as former repfor a team that needed guid- resentatives for LSU at Media Days. ance. “It’s just a tradition bringing Lawrence said his high school, Neville, was where the some of the best player on our seeds of his leadership quality team here,” Lawrence said. “I was excited. I got a great group were first planted. “We needed leadership on with me in Foster and Devin,
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LSU then-sophomore defensive end Rashard Lawrence (90) runs with a flag during LSU’s 27-23 victory against Auburn on Oct. 14 at Tiger Stadium. and we just want to represent the school and the team the right way.” Lawrence was asked about what makes LSU great other
than football, acknowledging the people of Baton Rouge and the teachers at the university. “I think the teachers and the environment,” Lawrence said.
“Everything is just so welcoming in Baton Rouge. From my first stay to now, everybody is friendly and helpful. It’s just an amazing school.”
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echoing of her voice and breath feels like Legrand is whispering in the listener’s ear, as she fills every sound of the song. “7” is filled with both sounds of musical darkness and sounds of musical light—sometimes heavy, sometimes strong, sometimes delicate, sometimes subdued, ARIEL PINK, but no matter what, “7” TRANCE does not aim to takeFARMERS, the listenerBITE to aMARX specific space or place, but the sensory TIPITINA’S (NOLA) imagery of their music and the feel9 P.M.state just ing of a dream-like altered might make the listener find themselves wanting to take themselves to a specific space or place, wherever that may be.
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an enjoyable, if unremarkfor weeks on end and Margaret Atwood areandimportantly, Courtney’s skill with the growing role asquote, both a“Men vocalist Violinisttoand clean vocalist Tim remarkable Charles Charles’ Australian outfit NeAfter Obliviscaris returns to able, metal collaborative Kurt to instrumentation, can’t help afraid that women will signifies laugh at athem; the album less im-guitar is as plain and on display as appears play a much moreI prominent role butinstrumentalist, the forefront of extreme with one effort of the with Vile which last October, miss the unique character-writing women are afraid that ofmen will killandit’s ever been. Whether it’s the gentle on this particular record. Charles’ vocals are pressive retread of “Portal I” (2012) most anticipated album releasesreleased of the year. Courtney Barnettcontinues has finally followed was as plastered throughout them.”(2014). City Looks Pretty, while are possisoaring andthat melodic usual, and his violin her“Citadel” The compositions exten-strumming on the closer, Sunday “Urn,” the band’s third record, up blending her 2015of debut album “Somedebutimproved and is from clearly familiar emotional energetic shreddingPOPE, on playing is much the lacking two previ-here.sivebly andtreading given room to develop, butground, there isn’tRoast, or the the group’s previous both harsh CADDYWHOMPUS, times I Sit and Think, and Sometimes Instead, on her Court-anything does groundbreaking it in a refreshing way with the the unapologetically punk I’m Not to witness. and clean vocals. The formerly radical feature ous releases. But, there arelatest times album when the TRASH LIGHT & PARTICLE A progressive band that how fails toYour Mother, I’m Not Your Bitch, her stemming from theI ‘90s become an near album up goes bogged by these sooth-style narrator Just has Sit,”now which received uni-winds ney fordown a more personal of the metal song bemoaning inevitably betraystreat the very appealvirtuosity speaks forDEVOTION almost exhaustive versal trope within genre. interludes and clean passages. praisethefrom critics — ing myself of songwriting, which while not bad,“progress” in the big city “Friends you like itself. act. Though not as treat intriguing as its In the end,SPANISH However, Xenoyr does someCourtney’s of “Urn’s”simply standout the type blistering being no display exception. deisn’ttracks, the same of writ-of their strangers/And strangers you like I have toMOON respect “Urn” remains an album thatCourtney for being brave enough to the finest harsh vocals in the entire scene. “Libera – Saturnine Spheres,” well- onpredecessors, but was an album full of witty writ- (Part ingI) that won her so muchthepraise their best friend.” 8 P.M. conjure many favorable Xenoyr’s performance is once again characters, extraor- developed “Urn (Part I) I–Sit And Within ing and peculiar catchy Sometimes and Think.the Void should And like up mentioned earlier inimpresthe take her music in a different direcWeriffs. Are Breathless” (Part II) – As Emby those with NeisObliviscaris’ dinary. His guttural, yet coherent growls areguitar choruses and infectious That’sand not“Urn to say Courtney doesn’tsions review, the unfamiliar instrumentation master- tion, instead of simply rehashing what bers Dancehave in Ouranything Eyes),” bookend thetoalbum worthy of the adoration of his musical peers. Unfortunately, on this latest release, interesting discusswork. ful. Sonically-speaking, this is some won her so much praise on her debut, quite well. here. Nameless, Faceless has Court- of the best work Courtney has put even if I end up missing some of the Meanwhile, his shriller represent a Barnett Tell Mesounds How You Really Feel, Still, there be a stall fans The of: Opeth, Amorphis, beautiful blend of only blackmanages and deathtometal voFRIDAY live up to the hype ney appears snappingto back at anin the overly-For out. production is crispand andEnslaved. fresh; things she left behind. At the end of band’s previous sonicdetractor evolution.while Other than cals. on those last two. confident simultanethe Sydney, Australia-born singer’s the day, Tell Me How You Really Feel While you’ll still find plenty of ously tackling rape culture through accent is as endearing as ever to the is still another great release from a lines that you’ll be humming along a fantastic adaptation of the famous American listener’s ear. And most great artist.
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SHIP OF FOOLS MONDAY ROSIE AND THE SWINGIN’ ORANGE JOE,leftSOCIAL“Geodesy” CIRCLEis the debut EP by live mathtronica duo SsighEven fair-weather fans of punk know the huge influence on the genre by hardcore legends Black Flag. This week on borggg. A joint venture between South Korea and the UnitRIVETERS PARIS More Than Noise, hear rare recordings from the&band’s ear-AVENUE ed States, the two members of Ssighborggg bridge theirLA DIVINA ly compilation “Everything Went Black,” released in 1982. geographic boundary by mashing together synth fueled THEATRE MID CITY BALLROOM The album captures the essence of Black Flag’sVARSITY ITALIAN CAFE early sound IDM beats with polyrhythmic math rock goodness. “Geodbefore Henry Rollins signed on to the project in ‘81. Keith 8 P.M. esy” clocks in at just four songs, but each track is filled with 6 P.M. 8:30 P.M.
Darren Korb is an American video game composer and songwriter best known for his work with Supergiant Games, the developers of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre. Korb worked on Bastion with childhood friend and Supergiant Games co-founder Amir Rao. A well-received game, Bastion’s soundtrack was described by Korb to be “acoustic frontier hip-hop”. He returned 3 years later to work on Transistor where he described the music as “old-world electronic post-rock.” Korb worked with vocalist Ashley Barret on both projects to rave reviews.
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Morris’s vocal is raw, messy, and half-drunk -- three words that encapsulate the advent of SoCal hardcore.
enough progressive energy to take up an entire album by itself. The duo constantly changes gears and engages radically different compositional styles seamlessly. “Geodesy” is the perfect album to compromise the artificial anger of IDM with the unhinged carefreeness of math rock.
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Supreme Court must ignore calls to overturn Roe v. Wade HAN-SPLAINING HANNAH KLEINPETER @hannah0728 President Donald Trump recently announced his nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court Justice following the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy. His decision was met with widespread support from the right, including a social media endorsement from Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy. Kavanaugh’s nomination was not met with the such eager approval from many on the left, particularly with proponents of women’s reproductive rights. President Trump’s repeated calls for the reversal of Roe v. Wade, in combination with his recent conservative Supreme Court pick, have many abortion rights activists on the defensive, fearing a reversal of Roe in the near future. The U.S. Circuit Court judge and former White House Staff
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With the announcement of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, the fate of the Roe v. Wade ruling is uncertain Secretary has yet to provide a concrete answer as to whether he believes the landmark 1973 case was rightfully decided. The only written decision citizens have to look toward to extrapolate Kavanaugh’s belief on abortion is a 2017 appellate court case entitled Garza v. Hargan. The court ruled in favor of a 17year-old immigration detainee requesting access to an abortion.
Kavanaugh wrote a dissenting opinion on Garza stating, “the Supreme Court has repeatedly said that the government has permissible interests in favoring fetal life, protecting the best interests of minor, and not facilitating abortion, so long as the government does not impose an undue burden on the abortion decision.” With Roe being one of the
most well-known and disputed rulings in Supreme Court history, the absence of a legal opinion from Kavanaugh is alarming to many. The new Supreme Court justice has the power to sway the court’s vote and more pressingly, the ability to affect the reproductive rights of half the population. Despite Kavanaugh’s prior commitment to strictly up-
holding precedent, Supreme Court justices have far more authority to overturn precedent, including the 45-year-old ruling on legal abortion. At this point, we have no way of knowing if the nominee plans to heed President Trump’s cries to overturn Roe v. Wade. Like former Justice Antonin Scalia, Kavanaugh is an originalist and adheres closely to the textual meaning of the Constitution. Unlike Justice Scalia, he has not publicly stated his opinion on the legal basis for abortion. Many worry Kavanaugh will mirror Scalia’s philosophy, insisting the lack of textual basis for abortion gives it no legal basis. With his official appointment approaching and his opinion on abortion yet to be uncovered, many Americans feel left in the dark. One can only hope Kavanaugh will stick to his precedent-upholding tendencies and leave Roe v. Wade alone. Hannah Kleinpeter is a 20-yearold mass communication senior from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The Thai cave rescue was an encouraging victory for everyone EVERY DAY THE RACHEL WAY RACHEL MIPRO @remroc15 From the moment the story of the trapped soccer team hit the news cycle, everyone was enthralled by the survival story of the young boys. All parts of the crisis — the young age of the boys, the ever-growing peril of rising waters, the bravery of the rescue teams — gripped the attentions of many nations. Among increasingly divisive politics, it was a story we could all get behind. For the first time in a long time, the news was about nations working together for a noble cause. The rescue showcased a reflection of the best of America, a version that is largely forgotten in the mire of present-day politics. The America that helped in the cave rescue efforts was one that gladly cooperated with other countries, one that brought the innovation of its entrepreneurs and the skills of U.S. troops in
a way that was essential to the rescue mission and respectful to the local community. Watching the cave rescue unfold made me proud of our country. We celebrated the bravery of the soccer team, the bravery of the rescuers and the well-wishers who followed the case. When the boys were removed from the cave, it was a success for everyone, a muchneeded triumph. Of course, Elon Musk had to ruin some of the goodwill when he got defensive over his submarine. It would’ve been nice if Musk could have just accepted that his submarine wasn’t feasible for the situation. Instead, he chose to lash out at the criticism. After one of the heroes of the cave rescue, Vernon Unsworth, called the submarine a PR stunt, Musk decided to call him a pedophile and slander him on Twitter. Thankfully, Musk’s attempt to demolish Unsworth’s reputation was unsuccessful, as people wasted no time calling Musk out over his baseless accusation and holding him accountable
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for his actions. In turn, Musk’s tasteless out-lashing caused a 3 percent decrease in Tesla shares on Monday, a heartening example of the consequences of trolling. Overall, the sense of unity and community that the cave crisis engendered was invaluable. It was a reminder that we are still capable of coming together to solve problems, that we still have the capacity to care about human rights issues. Thai Navy Seals, local volunteers, teachers and classmates were all involved in the effort, even the team coach’s godmother went everyday to pray at the mountain with incense. As time went on, more and more people worldwide became determined to help. U.S. air force rescue specialists came in, along with cave divers from places like the U.K., Australia, Belgium and many other countries. Holes were drilled into the mountainside, and divers made their best efforts. There was even a doctor brought into the cave to make
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The Thai cave rescue showcased an unparalleled and inspring cooperation effort from countries around the world. sure the kids were still okay. It was a monumental, staggeringly large outpour of support and care for the children’s ordeal. So when the kids were finally able to leave the cave, it was a moment of realized hope, not just for the families, but for everyone. Their will to survive and everyone’s determined efforts to get them out made a
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terrible situation survivable. They conquered so many difficulties, living foodless in the dark for days. And then they got out. It’s such a powerful story, at a time when the world really needs encouragement. Rachel Mipro is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from New Orleans, Louisiana.
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