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Conservative watchlist names LSU professor
BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano
University celebrates annual Holiday Spectacular throughout campus BY SALIMATA LALA FALL @salimatalalaf As students prepare for final examinations next week, the University welcomed the yuletide spirit with the 2016 Holiday Spectacular. Students and faculty, families and local community members came together Tuesday for an evening of holiday entertainment and festivities. Spanning more than seven hours, the celebration
brought jubilant spirits to all who participated. The events took place at various locations across campus, with LSU Parking and Transportation Services opening the parking garage for free event parking. At the corner of Highland Road and Nicholson Extension, attendees could purchase a Christmas tree from the Society of American Foresters Student Chapter at LSU. The chapter sold a variety of 50 Leyland cypress trees freshly cut from the
see HOLIDAY, page 2 ACADEMICS
The University announced recipients for the President’s Alumni Scholars Awards and Flagship Scholars Awards Tuesday. Every fall, the University’s Alumni Association recognizes and awards scholarships to top students at the annual Scholars Banquet. The event, which took place on Nov. 3 at the Lod Cook Alumni Center, is described on the Alumni Association’s website as an event recognizing “LSU’s top scholars and the donors
see WATCHLIST, page 2 ALUMNI
Alumni Association honors top University students BY CJ CARVER @CWCarver_
Check out more photos from LSU’s Holiday Spectacular on page 8
A new conservative website is taking aim at professors for supposed liberal abuses in classrooms across the country. The site, Professor Watchlist, launched Nov. 21 as an initiative of the conservative grassroots organization Turning Point USA. The website’s mission is to “expose and document college professors who discriminate against conservative students and advance leftist propaganda in the classroom.” According to its website, Turning Point USA is a nonprofit that organizes conservative leaders on college and high school campuses nationwide. The organization says its mission is to educate and organize youth leaders to promote free market values. Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk wrote in a blog post that some of America’s professors are out of line, and he frequently hears accounts of professors pushing liberal agendas in the classroom. “Turning Point USA is saying enough is enough,” Kirk said. “It’s time we expose these professors.” The website aggregates its material from previous news reports, and though it accepts submissions, all incidents must have appeared previously online or in another publication. The
who funded their scholarship awards.” The Alumni Association awards two types of scholarships to students — President’s Alumni Scholars Awards and Flagship Scholars Awards. The former is awarded to the top 10 students from the incoming freshman class, while the latter is given to students with a 3.0 GPA with a 33 minimum composite score on the ACT or a 1490 minimum total score on the SAT. The President’s Alumni Scholars, or Cain Scholars, are
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LSU Foundation President Moret to leave for Virginia CEO position Stephen Moret leaves after only 18 months
BY LAUREN HEFFKER @laurheffker After only 18 months as president and CEO of the LSU Foundation, Stephen Moret is leaving the University to become the president and CEO of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the VEDP announced Monday. Moret will be relieved
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LSU Foundation President and CEO Stephen Moret stands beside the LSU lakes on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, on LSU’s campus.
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in December when the LSU Foundation will appoint an interim CEO as it begins the search for Moret’s replacement. Moret has worked for the LSU Foundation since May 2015. As president of the organization, he’s worked closely with LSU President F. King Alexander to improve University fundraising efforts. “Leading the LSU Foundation has been one of the greatest privileges of my career uniting my passion for LSU with my professional interests,” Moret said in a news release. “I’m particularly grateful to President Alexander for the unprecedented support he has provided for building a national-caliber fundraising operation at LSU. He has been an outstanding partner.” Chairperson of the LSU Foundation Board of Directors T. Cass Gaiennie said in a statement that Moret will leave the LSU Foundation with a multiyear campaign to increase alumni donations and academic philanthropy, the largest fundraising project the University has ever undertaken. “This blueprint that Stephen developed in partnership with LSU, coupled with President Alexander’s commitment to growing academic philanthropy, positions the University to dramatically increase alumni giving rates and academic philanthropy while preparing LSU to complete the largest capital campaign of any kind in state history,” he said. In August, Moret said the campaign will have a fundraising goal above $1.2 billion. As The Daily Reveille previously reported in April, the University ranks last in the SEC for alumni participation. Moret said the University lags behind other conference schools in fostering a lifelong giving culture, and as the least developed aspect of the University, it will be the most difficult to overcome. To get on par with other universities, the Foundation needs to launch an overarching and sophisticated fundraising enterprise in order to cultivate potential donors through institutional support and endowments, Moret said. The University alumnus said that as he has family in Virginia, the VEDP role presents an opportunity of “family and professional benefits that we simply could not pass up.” In addition to his post with the LSU Foundation, a few of Moret’s previous positions include secretary of Louisiana Economic Development, CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber and a public policy fellow with the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana. “Stephen has left an indelible mark on our fundraising efforts,” Alexander said in a statement. “He has positioned our upcoming campaign for great success, and we wish him well on his next endeavor.”
given awards made possible by a donation to the Alumni Association in remembrance of Ola and Ruth Cain from Gordon A. Cain and Mary H. Cain. The scholarship includes exemption from tuition, on-campus room and board, and a stipend for $2,000 dedicated to studying abroad. An additional $2,000 per year is given to out-of-state students. This year, the students receiving the President’s Alumni Scholars Awards are Kimberly Cook, Bailey Dixon, Taylor Dottley, Tanishq Goribidanur, Brook Justus, Ethan Olsen, John Robinson, Zachary Roubein, Jessica Schaumburg and Bailey Tinsley. Of the ten recipients, half are in-state and half are out-of-state. The University’s Flagship Scholars are given awards from
HOLIDAY, from page 1 School’s Forest in Washington Parish for $7 per foot. “I lucked up and found a petite three-foot tall tree for only $21. It is perfect for my roommate and me, who wanted something small for our apartment,” said history sophomore Stella McPhee. Located at The Club at Union Square, LSU Press and The Southern Review hosted their annual book and journal sale from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Perfect for Christmas gift shopping, a selection of books were 20 percent off, complete with free gift wrapping upon purchase. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, coffee and a cash bar were available for shoppers as they perused books and made their selections. Children and Tiger fans were in high spirits during the Holiday Performances, which took place at the Union Theater. Hosted by LSU Campus Life, musical, dance and spoken word performances filled the Union. However, Santa and Mike the Tiger stole the show as children in attendance lined up to take a picture with Mike and tell Santa their wish lists.
WATCHLIST, from page 1 website currently features roughly 200 professors for a range of incidents, from referencing the patriarchal constructs of Christmas in an academic paper to disrupting a campus appearance by alt-right conservative Milo Yiannopoulos. Despite targeting liberal professors, Turning Point USA asserted that it fights for professors’ right to free speech. However, students and parents should be aware of professors advancing radical agendas in the classroom, the website said. Physics and astronomy professor Bradley Schaefer is currently the only University professor included on the site. Schaefer was listed for a 2010 incident in which he was accused of mocking conservative students during a lecture on global warming. The claims were later refuted by both Schaefer and the University. In a post on the University’s Facebook page, administrators said video of Schaefer’s lecture was misrepresentative and selec-
various donors, groups and University Alumni chapters across the globe. These scholarships give in-state students $2,500 per year and out-of-state students $20,500 per year, all having the option of receiving an extra $1,500 for working at an oncampus job with the Chancellor’s Student Aide Program. This year, more than 180 students were awarded the Flagship Scholars Award. The University’s Alumni Association was established over 110 years ago as a nonprofit organization comprised of previous students, graduates and those close to the University. The Alumni Association not only provides scholarship opportunities to students, but also helps with special events put on by Student Government, including Fall Fest, Groovin’, the Ring Ceremonies,
the Graduation Fair and many other events supporting students, alumni and the University.
“I thought it was a great event geared specifically for the little ones. I brought my 7-year-old sister so that she could tell Santa her wish list and snap a picture with Mike and Santa,” said engineering junior Lewis Thorn. At the African American Cultural Center, a Pre-Kwanzaa celebration simultaneously took place. Signifying the first fruits of the harvest, Kwanzaa is celebrated Dec. 26 through Jan. 1. Sponsored annually by the AACC, the Pre-Kwanzaa ceremony celebrates the traditional African values of family, community, responsibility, commerce and self-improvement. Members of the University and Greater Baton Rouge communities were encouraged to dress in traditional African garments and participate in the many aspects of Kwanzaa, including music, dance, food and storytelling. “It was really nice to be able to have this experience and sense of community at a Predominately White Institution, where minorities can come together and enjoy and celebrate their rich culture,” said African American Studies
senior Beverly Johnson. LSU Staff Senate hosted its 27th annual Holiday on Campus event from 6-8 p.m. Open to the children of students, faculty, and staff, the event featured refreshments, arts and crafts, various door prizes, games, activities and opportunities to take a photo with Santa. Donations for Toys for Tots and the LSU Food Pantry were also accepted during this time to give to those less fortunate. The slight drizzle was not enough to deter those from counting down to the lighting of the LSU Christmas Tree, decorated lavishly with purple and gold ornaments. Hosted by LSU Campus Life , CC’s Coffee House provided complimentary hot chocolate as event-goers watched the lavious tree light up Free Speech Plaza for all campus to admire. “The tree is truly gorgeous. With the Christmas carols playing and the hot chocolate, it is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas,” said Lisa Clark, mother of an incoming freshman, who brought her family to experience an “LSU Christmas” for the first time.
tively edited to cast his lecture in a certain light. Reactions to the site have varied. A number of academics and organizations, including the American Association of University Professors, have criticized the site for impeding academic freedom. Others have mocked the site on Twitter by submitting parody reports and publishing them under the hashtag “trollprofwatchlist.” Submissions included Charles Xavier from the “X-Men” film saga and Jesus Christ. Political science professor James Stoner said the content of the website is less concerning than the presence of partisanship in the classroom as a whole. Targeted websites of this kind often fail to highlight the importance of removing all partisanship from academic speech, he said. There is a difference between partisans and professors, Stoner said, and professors can’t pursue truth if they’re allowing partisanship to overshadow their teaching. While professors can have partisan views, it’s important that they
remain open to diversity of opinion and engage viewpoints contrary to their own, Stoner said. The mission of a university is to pursue truth through the free exchange of ideas, he said. “The fundamental aim is to get to the truth about things, and that requires a free exchange of ideas,” Stoner said. “We come toward the truth through dialect, exchange back and forth, recognizing difference and seeking to repute one another.” Stoner said his main concern is how the website will be used. Students may reference the website when choosing courses and avoid professors who have views contrary to their own. This poor guidance could deprive students of learning from a good professor, he said. Avoiding professors based on perceived partisanship is also dangerous because if students avoid contrary viewpoints they may not develop an ability to think critically about partisan issues. Students develop best when their views are challenged and they are forced to think deeply, Stoner said.
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DEFENSE WINS BY JACOB HAMILTON @jac0b_hamilt0n
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Tigers No. 21 in newest CFP poll
BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_
Rebounding, Blakeney boost LSU past Houston, 84-65 LSU’s second-half offensive explosion ensured it would sidestep the same conclusion as last season’s matchup against Houston. One of its early, defining losses last season came against the Cougars, when then-sophomore guard Rob Gray Jr. poured in 31 points with a 10-for-19 shooting clip to help the Cougars overwhelm the Tigers in overtime, 105-98. Tuesday, there would be neither an overtime thriller nor a loss for LSU (5-2) as it utilized an early second-half run to pull away from Houston (5-1) and rebound from its 1-2 stand in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. The Tigers defeated the Cougars, 84-65, in the PMAC behind sophomore guard Antonio Blakeney’s game-high 23 points, nine of which came from behind the 3-point arc. “Every win feels good but this feels a little better just
because they were undefeated, they beat us last year and people saying they’re supposed to be a top 20 team,” Blakeney said. “We’re just trying to show what we can do. Prove people wrong.” The same Rob Gray who scored 20 regulation points before pouring in 11 in overtime last year showed up on Tuesday night. The 6-foot-1 junior registered a team-high 19 points on a 6-for-11 clip from the field. However, junior forward Craig Victor scored 13 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds in his first game in the starting lineup after a three-game suspension followed by three games coming off the bench in the Bahamas. LSU dominated the boards, 46-28, and crashed the offensive glass to the tune of 20 offensive rebounds that turned into 23 second-chance points compared to Houston’s
In the second-to-last release of the College Football Playoff poll, LSU (7-4, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) leaped back into the ranks after its 54-39 win against Texas A&M on Thanksgiving. The Tigers slipped inside the College Football Playoff’s top 25 at No. 21. LSU is also ranked No. 21 in the AP and Coaches Poll, which were released on Sunday. LSU fell out of the College Football Playoff rankings with its 10-16 loss against now-No. 15 Florida on Nov. 19. In Tuesday’s poll, which followed the end of the regular season, all four of LSU’s losses were against ranked teams inside the CFP’s top 15. While one spot ahead of Florida, Auburn is the frontrunner to fill the SEC’s seat in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2, 2017. With a win against undefeated, top-ranked Alabama in the SEC Championship on Dec. 3, the Gators could skip ahead of Auburn in the final poll, thus punching their ticket to the Sugar Bowl. After a round of league championship games this weekend, the College Football Playoff will release its final poll on Dec. 4 — this Sunday at 11 a.m. — to announce the CFP’s four semifinalists.
see the College Football Playoff top 10 teams page 7
see HOUSTON, page 7 MEN’S BASKETBALL
Second-half burst sends LSU to 84-65 win over Houston BY SETH NIEMAN @seth_nieman Caught in foul trouble early, LSU was forced to put forth their best defensive effort in the second half against Houston. The Tigers did just that as they zoomed to their fifth win of the season in a 84-65 win against Houston. Brandon Sampson, Duop Reath, Jalyn Patterson, Elbert
Robinson and Aaron Epps each picked up two fouls in the first half, and LSU went into halftime with a slim 39-38 lead. Despite the early foul trouble, LSU dumped 45 secondhalf points on the Cougars, compared to Houston’s 27 in the final 20 minutes. “As the game continued to play out, I thought our guys did a tremendous job of competing at a really high level,” Jones said. “I think that was the best
40 minutes that we had played all year long.” Reath, a transfer junior forward, sat for nearly the entire first half as he played brief four minutes before adding his second foul. The 6-foot-10 rim-protector picked up three blocks in the first five minutes into the second half, helping LSU to take a 53-42 lead with 15:44 remaining in the game. He finished the game with five
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LSU sophomore guard Brandon Sampson (0) jumps for a dunk during the Tigers’ 84-65 win against the University of Houston on Tuesday in the PMAC.
Opinion
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Castro’s reformist legacy criticized unfairly by Western world ALL’S NAIR IN LOVE AND WAR ANJANA NAIR @anjanaaanair The day has finally come that the CIA has been waiting for since the Bay of Pigs invasion – Fidel Castro is dead. Some know him as the evil dictator who oppressed the Cuban people for 47 years, and others know him as a father of Cuba, the revolutionary who overthrew Fulgencio Batista’s wicked regime. Let’s not forget that this same regime was once backed by the United States government, which is likely a reason Cubans originally welcomed Castro. Since Castro’s death last week, media outlets and world leaders have been battling with praising the fallen leader or celebrating the end of his dictatorship. Western leaders like President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have been criticized for offering condolences to Cuba, and most countries are sending middle-level delegates to attend the funeral for them to avoid the appearance of being too much in support of a Communist dictator. Fidel Castro killed many of his own people and caused thousands to flee from Cuba. This is indisputable. But Friday night, along with the people who were rejoicing, there were the tens of thousands who were crying, calling out for their father, el Comandante. Castro
was a revolutionary who stood up against imperialist powers like the United States. That, in itself, was revolutionary. Even Nelson Mandela, who is considered a hero globally, has praised Castro and refused to join America in isolating Cuba from the rest of the world. Mandela and other social and political rebels looked up to Castro for his work in the Cuban Revolution, and he continued to help fight for freedom for African countries throughout his presidency. Part of his legacy was his universal healthcare and education standards for the people of Cuba, which is something mourners expressed their gratitude for after his death. According to BBC.com, one mathematician told the Associated Press, “Fidel is everything to us, the soul of this country who gave everything, all his life.” And this is how many Cubans feel about him. Yes, he is criticized by the entire world for numerous and horrendous human rights abuses. This is never to be forgotten. The thousands of families who vowed never to come back to Cuba because of his socialist agenda are forever displaced from their homes. But the Western world criticizes Fidel Castro without taking into account the tens of thousands of Cuban people who mourn for the loss of someone who felt like a father to them. He looked for help from the Soviet Union after America watched Cuba struggle and
fail economically and only continued to exploit them for their land and business opportunities. This was after we intervened in the war between Spain and Cuba that we took credit for winning even though the Cubans had fought and died for years before we arrived. We alienated them first. Our imperialistic ways trampled upon the integrity of a nation and we were not even wise enough to understand the consequences. This is not a new thing for America; it was simply history repeating itself.
But Castro made sure it never happened to his people again. Then, the CIA resorted to multiple attempts of assassination to remove him from power, but hypocritically supported the preceding regime of an authoritarian Batista, who manipulated and tortured his own people relentlessly. We must not forget the circumstances that led Castro to be the pillar of hope for an entire country and was simultaneously antagonized by our own nation’s leaders. We drove the bad blood between our two
countries and then villainized the opposing side for fighting back. Cuba was never all bad, nor was Castro. America tends to rewrite the story to incite empathy for ourselves, but this is not our story. This is Cuba’s. Cuba lost a leader and an icon. Through all his flaws, he started as a amateurish revolutionary with a goal of equality for the masses. Viva la Revolución. Anjana Nair is an 18-year-old international studies sophomore from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Fidel Castro embraces cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on June 26, 1961.
‘Neo-Nazi’ more preferable, accurate label than ‘alt-right’ LYNNE YOU A HAND LYNNE BUNCH @lynnebunch11 When President-elect Donald Trump chose the members of his White House staff and cabinet, the media immediately called out his choices as being members of the alt- and far-right. Even I have been guilty of using this euphemistic language, but it is imperative we use the proper term when describing this confederate-flagloving, dangerously conservative group of people: neo-Nazi. A neo-Nazi is a person with extreme racist or nationalist views who holds similar opinions to that of the original Nazi Party. Though people like Stephen Bannon, Michael Flynn and Jeff
Sessions do not seem like the stereotypical Nazi skinheads, remember that even Adolf Hitler himself did not appear so extreme in the beginning. When Hitler’s rose to power in 1919, no one knew he would become one of the most infamous dictators in world history. People knew he was a nationalist, but no one looked at nationalism as if it would turn into something so extreme and inhumane. The original title of Hitler’s book “Mein Kampf” translates to “Four and a Half Years Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice.” We know about the dangers of Hitler’s ideologies, but a book with a similar title would attract any Trump supporter today. Members of this extreme branch of conservatism detest President Barack Obama and other liberals, call-
ing them cowards who are too politically correct to do what needs to be done. It is hard to think Trump’s administration would move toward the genocide of 11 million people, but in all honesty, it is hard to believe it happened in the past at all. Hitler did not become the Hitler we know overnight, but rather by creating a totalitarian regime throughout the span of over a decade. Another misconception is that Hitler became a dictator by forcing himself into power. However, he rose to power through legislation, not brute force. People elected him, and he coerced the people around him to gain what he wanted. In 1933, a Weimar constitutional amendment called “The Enabling Act” passed. The act gave the German Cabinet, led by Hitler, the power to enact laws
without the involvement of the German Reich. America’s checks and balances are supposed to prevent any legislation like that from passing, but it is hard not to be weary when all three branches of the government are about to be controlled by a side that is straying further and further from the middle. Trump seems to be backtracking on things like Obamacare and some social issues, but it does not change the fact that he stills plans on building a wall and enforcing discriminatory bans on Muslims entering the United States. Nazis aimed to make Germany “racially desirable,” and Trump’s racist policies are too close for comfort when it comes to making America “great” again. Building a wall and not allowing Muslims into the country are rooted in
deep racism and bigotry, and everyone who supports these policies needs to reflect on the dangers of nationalism and its history. Alt-right is a politically correct way of saying racist. If I can be called a “femiNazi” or a “grammar Nazi,” then actual neo-Nazis can be called what they actually are. When David Duke praises Trump’s staff and cabinet choices, something is deeply wrong. If the media called out Trump like they need to, maybe we wouldn’t have to deal with a Trump administration at all. However, now that everything is said and done, we must ensure that he never uses his power in the worst way imaginable. Lynne Bunch is an 18-yearold mass communication freshman from Terrytown, Louisiana.
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016 LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Reveille disregards conservative students, opinions Apocalypse now. It’s here — or so The Daily Reveille and the majority of its columnists would lead you to believe. I’ve read the school’s daily paper since I became a student last semester following several years of military and public service. Over the course of two semesters, I feel confident saying The Reveille has isolated a large portion of its target audience: conservative students. You know, the ones who overwhelmingly elected Donald Trump in the school’s own mock election? It has become a bane to pick up a copy of The Reveille and read about the constant “oppression” that those with conservative ideologies subject others to. Somehow, a mere difference of opinion has devolved into people being labeled — outright or underhandedly — racist, sexist, misogynistic, xenophobic, homophobic, or some other progressive buzzword that doesn’t mean what most people who use it think it means. An opinion that differs from
yours does not automatically make it hate speech. This isn’t Orwell’s 1984, and the Thought Police don’t exist, so stop pretending that they do. An opinion article authored by Anjana Nair published in The Reveille’s November 18th issue implied that the uneducated and working class white population consists of “the most easily manipulated minds in the country.” What empirical data is there to prove those minds are more easily manipulated than say, uneducated and working class minorities who overwhelmingly vote Democrat? Further, the term “uneducated” being used for polling purposes as well as in Ms. Nair’s column is synonymous with not holding a degree. Being an undergraduate college student, Ms. Nair is a degree seeker and not a degree holder. As such, she would fall into the condemned “uneducated” category of voters herself. She does not get a pass from that term, and if she considers herself educated, then she must
also consider her peers who voted for Trump in LSU’s mock election - and likely the general election - educated as well. That same article argued that President-elect Trump’s “screw ups were calculated steps towards the desired voter base to get him elected.” While Trump was in fact very calculating, it was in the active pursuit of votes in Michigan and Wisconsin when most polls there had him down an estimated 4-7 points immediately prior to the election. Hillary Clinton flashed her elitism by neglecting to visit Wisconsin entirely during her general election campaign. Further, she failed in crunch time by running more ads in Omaha, Nebraska, than in Michigan and Wisconsin combined in the weeks leading up to the election. In fact, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) warned the Democratic Party about its passive pursuit of the working class vote in these states, and it fell on deaf ears. In the end, Rust Belt voters vindicated him.
Recently, longtime host of The Daily Show and religious liberal Jon Stewart spoke out against the newfound phenomena of regressive progressivism that has plagued political commentary on the left. He slammed the hypocritical idea that anyone who voted for Trump must be defined by the worst of his rhetoric. The Reveille’s opinion columnists have subscribed to this monolithic grouping of Trump voters. Further, the partisan coverage of socially liberal issues is representative of what Secretary Clinton, the mainstream media, and liberal elitists cling to. Ultimately, it’s what cost them the progressive utopia that they so coveted. Additionally, it is apparent The Daily Reveille has a desire to drive content as opposed to simply providing it. In the November 16th edition, three students were polled for their opinions on the Dakota Access Pipeline for an article penned by David Beerman. Not surprisingly, they all shared
what was — in essence — the same socially liberal opinion. This included a student who was admittedly uninformed on the issue but gave an opinion that made it to print anyway. I refuse to believe Mr. Beerman couldn’t find one student who was for the pipeline - if for nothing else to provide a diversity of opinion on the issue. Maybe a petroleum engineering student who would salivate at the opportunity to “drill, baby, drill” or possibly offer some deeper insight regarding the pros and cons of constructing the pipeline? Overall, diversity has been restricted to issues such as race, sex, gender, ethnicity and sexual preference. Unfortunately, diversity in thought — especially of the political variety — is frowned upon and ostracized, yet it exists and is deserving of as much respect as the others in the publicly funded student newspaper at Louisiana’s flagship university. Christopher Godail
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Dejected, pagan Hillary Clinton takes to woods for soul-searching HARP ON IT JOHN GAVIN HARP @SirJohnGavin Nearly three weeks after suffering a surprising loss in the Presidential Election, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has retreated to the woods surrounding her estate in Chappaqua, New York. Sources close to the former candidate say she enjoys walking her dogs and hiking with her husband, the former President. “Secretary Clinton is enjoying her life as a private citizen,” a former aide said. “She loves the downtime and binge-watching ‘Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life’ just like everyone else in America.” But reports from eyewitnesses who have come across Clinton in the Chappaqua Woods say there’s something eerie about her. “I voted for her, and was so hashtag blessed to find her wandering aimlessly through the woods,” Clinton supporter and millennial feminist Caitie Burkes said. “But the moment I
met her, I could tell something was wrong.” “There was no soul in her eyes,” Burkes said of their encounter. “She kept speaking in Latin too, so I was like, v[ery] confused.” When asked if she should helped the evidently lost Clinton, Burkes nonchalantly dismissed the idea, saying, “Doesn’t the Secret Service keep track of her or something? I just wanted a selfie.” After claims of other encounters with Clinton went viral, reports of witchcraft and paganism began to become mainstream with President-Elect Trump tweeting, “Crooked Hillary has kicked crime and taken up the craft. Sore loser! Scary! #BlairWitch #MAGA” Retired tourist Jay Shelledy described his own encounter with Clinton in the woods as “harrowing.” “I got excited because I thought she could point me to the nearest martini bar,” Shelledy said. “But she just kept chanting and had a Voodoo Doll of Jill Stein.” Stein, the Green Party’s Presidential nominee, has
recently filed for a recount in Wisconsin. More are expected to follow in Michigan and Pennsylvania – states Clinton narrowly lost to Trump. Through her lawyers, Clinton’s campaign has stated it will participate in the recount to
ensure fairness. Experts are puzzled as to why Stein, a candidate who received less than 1 percent of the popular vote, would push for a recount. “Something spooky is going on,” local wiccan and pollster
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Hillary Clinton takes a break from conjuring spells in the woods to enjoy a scalding black cup of coffee.
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College Football Playoff
Our defense is what won us the game tonight.
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Alabama
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Ohio State
11-1
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Clemson
11-1
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Washington
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junior forward
HOUSTON, from page 3 five. Victor led with five offensive rebounds while Blakeney collected four. “Sometimes we get relaxed and teams come back,” Victor said. “We did a great job on the boards. I think that contributed a big deal. Defensively, our wings did a great job of containing their wings. Our defense is what won us the game tonight.” The Tigers entered halftime with a one-point lead despite junior forward Duop Reath sitting out the first half’s last 16:16 after picking up a pair of quick fouls. Sampson led LSU’s offensive attack scoring 14 of his 16 points and converting 4-of-6 3-pointers in the half. Opening the second period, LSU went on a 14-4 run, 10 of which came from Blakeney and junior guard Jalyn Patterson. Patterson finished with five points on four shot attempts. Junior forward Aaron Epps joined the scoring barrage as LSU outpaced Houston by 18 points in the final 20 minutes. He posted 11 points with a
BURST, from page 3 points, three rebounds, and five blocks. LSU limited Houston to an 8-24 shooting performance in the second half. The Tigers also out-rebounded Houston 46-28, with 20 of the 46 boards coming on the offensive end of the floor. Those 20 offensive rebounds contributed toward 23 second chance points for the Tigers.
perfect 5-for-5 shooting clip after scoring just one by halftime and grabbed seven rebounds. Houston senior forward Danrad Knowles, who was the Cougars’ second-leading scorer with 20 points last season, was stymied to three points and played just 14 minutes with foul trouble. “Good consecutive practices leading up until this point,” Victor said. “We had a good experience in the Bahamas, and we just wanted to come back with an edge about ourselves.” LSU coach Johnny Jones said it was his team’s most complete 40-minute performance this season. “In the first half without Duop to hold on and play that well, and then in the second half I thought we came out and did a great job offensively of executing and on the defensive end of getting stops early,” Jones said. “And as the game continued to play out, I thought our guys did a tremendous job of competing at a really high level against one of the better teams we’ll have an opportunity to face this preseason prior to conference play.”
During the Tigers’ 84-65 win against the University of Houston on Tuesday in the PMAC, [TOP] sophomore guard Antonio Blakeney shoots a three-pointer, and [BOTTOM] LSU junior forward Craig Victor II jumps to dunk the ball.
Rob Gray scored only four points on and shot 1-4 for Houston in the second half, following the 15 he had in the first half. LSU entered Tuesday night’s game aware they would have to limit Gray after he scored 31 points off of the bench against the Tigers last season. “Our defense is what won us the game tonight,” junior forward Craig Victor said. “It was
mainly our key to play team defense. It was a good all-around team effort.” Victor finished with 13 points and four steals in his first home game of the season for LSU. “Playing hard on defense makes the offense come easy,” Blakeney said. “When we have Skylar looking for everybody too, it makes our shots a lot easier.”
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During the Tigers’ 84-65 win against the University of Houston on Tuesday in the PMAC [LEFT] LSU junior forward Duop Reath (1) and sophomore guard Brandon Sampson (0) block Houston junior forward Devin Davis’ (15) shot, and [RIGHT] LSU junior forward Duop Reath (1) attempts to dunk the ball over Houston junior forward Devin Davis (15).
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HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
The University held its annual Holiday Spectacular event yesterday at various locations throughout campus photos by RYAN MCCARBLE