Volume 122 · No. 64
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
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’Tis the Season
FACULTY
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
see AWARDS, page 2
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
see MORET, page 2
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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