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PUP-ARAZZI

Almost 2,000 LSU students use a GroupMe to send photos of furry friends spotted on campus, page 2

NEWS

SPORTS LSU basketball will have to match the surrounding excitement with equal, if not higher, expectations, page 8

SG announces new Scantron distribution locations, page 3 Why does Panda Express in the LSU Student Union close so early? page 5

ENTERTAINMENT Graffiti, mural artist brings a splash of color to Baton Rouge, page 15

OPINION “If they sacrifice true identity for their faith, then LGBTQ Christians are pleasing homophobes, not God,” page 20

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COVER STORY

‘LSU Dogspotting GroupMe’ nearing 2000 members

BY BRITTNEY FORBES @itsbritforbes University students can use GroupMe for reasons beyond asking for help on homework or texting friends. There is a GroupMe residing on campus for dog-lovers, too.

The “LSU DogSpotting GroupMe” currently has almost 2,000 members. Fellow dog-lovers must follow a few rules — post only dogs seen in real life, respect service dogs/working animals and don’t be a jerk and ruin a good thing.

Michael Calvin Bond, a human resource management junior, did not originally start the group, but he and Mary Creech, an international studies and political science junior, have been in charge of it for the last two years.

The original admin, theatre junior Anthony Doyle, got the idea for the GroupMe while visiting friends in Auburn. Their friend showed them a GroupMe similar to the current LSU dogspotting GroupMe, where people shared pictures of dogs.

Creech was in the library with the Doyle and the owner when he asked her and her friends to be in charge of it, even though they didn’t

they knew,” Creech said. “Now want to be.

“It was just a thing amongst there’s just people adding peoour friends for a day or two, then ple left and right just whenever other people started spreading they can.”

Creech and the other admins [the GroupMe], ” Creech said.

The GroupMe currently has used to heavily enforce that about 300 more members than only dogs should be sent into the Auburn GroupMe, but Ala- the GroupMe, because when the bama has a similar GroupMe GroupMe started people sent inappropriate pictures. with 22,000 members.

“They were not dogs, they Anyone in the GroupMe can add people. Depending on the were not funny, they were reday, the number of pictures ally gross and inappropriate sent to the GroupMe varies. too,” Creech said. “This also happened to the Tuesdays and Auburn one that Thursdays tend they had to creto be the busier “We started by just days for students, adding people that we ate a whole new GroupMe bewhereas on Mondays, Wednes- knew, then [people] cause of the probdays and Fridays, lems that they started adding they have more were having.” time to contribute everyone they knew.”

The rule is to the GroupMe, meant to prevent MARY CREECH said Bond. the inappropriInternational studies and ate pictures from “Fridays are political scie nce junior happening again. usually the busiest because peo“The only time ple don’t want to go to classes, so we ever tell people to stop doing they usually grab their dog and it when [people] say things like, go on walks,” Bond said.

‘Hey I want to sell my ticket,’ Creech said during break which is kind of what is happenpeople tend to send pictures of ing a lot right now,” Creech said. their family dogs saying that “We don’t really kick people out as much anymore because it’s they missed them.

“We started by just adding not as bad.”

Bond said he and the other people that we knew, then [people] started adding everyone admins understand when you

accidentally send in things not dog-related in the GroupMe. He would either like the message or reply back that it is all right since he doesn’t care if that occurs.

“There’s some people who say things like, ‘Oh who’s selling a Bama ticket’ without saying, ‘Oh wrong GroupMe,’ and their intent was to find someone selling a Bama ticket. I would kick them immediately,” Bond said.

The GroupMe is all dog-related content, so members can send in pictures of dogs and information on service events for dogs.

When the GroupMe first started, there were about 50 dogs a day because people were very excited. Since then, it has “mellowed out,” according to Creech.

Bond and Creech hope the GroupMe will continue to grow and that they can eventually find someone to be the new owner for the GroupMe once they both graduate. They are looking for members who are active in the GroupMe, post consistently and follow the rules but are not a “stickler for the rules.”

“I hope people can just keep respecting all of the rules and keep enjoying all of the dogs,” Creech said.

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STUDEN GOVERNMENT

SG to add more Scantron locations

BY SHERIDAN WALL @slwall7

“It’s the lack of respect for other people that are different from you.”

DKE gameday banner sparks controversy, letter to LSU leadership

BY RACHEL MIPRO @remroc15

A

fter a two-year lull, large gameday banners are back on display at the DKE

house.

At the LSU vs. Georgia game on Oct. 13, the LSU Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity hung a banner reading, “What do Mike + Asia have in common? Dawg 4 Dinner.” While there were no immediate consequences for DKE, or even widespread awareness of the issue, it’s been slowly making waves.

Chemical engineering senior Megan Le posted pictures of DKE’s most recent banner, along with some of their past banners on Facebook, gaining more than 200 views. Le took more action recently by gaining more than 100 signatures on a letter to send to LSU President F. King Alexander and Director of Greek Life Angela Guillory. Le said the banner was deeply disheartening.

“I’m not a sensitive person to this stuff, but to know that you have an organization on campus that can spew hate at you, or negative comments, with no reper-

cussions, and do it over and over again because they have money— it just brings a bad taste in your mouth,” Le said.

The LSU chapter of DKE has repeatedly made the news with their offensive banners. The fraternity issued a formal apology in 2013 for a banner about the Kent State shootings, the weekend after they made a banner about the chemical gas attacks in Syria.

DKE agreed to refrain from displaying banners indefinitely in 2014, after displaying a banner mocking Michael Sam, the first openly gay NFL player.

see DKE, page 7

Two years later, DKE’s banner, “Oh say can you see Kaepernick sits when he pees,” resulted in a letter from a coalition of nine student organizations, including the Black Student Union, Justice Together and Spectrum, calling for the fraternity to be reprimanded by the dean.

Law students Vy Tran and Quoc-Huu Nguyen said the banner the day of the Georgia game was distasteful. Tran said when she was younger, people would pick on her using that racial slur, so seeing it on a banner bothered her. Nguyen, on the other hand,

“Just last week, I had two tests on the same day in which the teacher required students to bring their own Scantrons. I walked to the Student Union to pick some up and when I got to the desk, I was informed they ran out.”

The Daily Reveille’s Max Nedanovich described a situation all too familiar to University students in his Oct. 16 opinion article, “Lack of Scantron access on campus inconveniences students.”

Now, that moment of panic might be avoidable thanks to an LSU Student Government initiative to add three additional testing material distribution sites on campus.

SG, in partnership with Communication across the Curriculum, plans to equip three CxC studios with free testing materials to distribute to students, said SG president Stewart Lockett.

These studios include Studio 151 in Coates Hall, the Art and Design Studio in the Art and Design Building and the Engineering Communication Studio in Patrick F. Taylor Hall.

“What better way to distribute Scantrons on campus than spaces that students are already going to work on projects,” Lockett said.

SG will continue to distribute free testing materials in their office on the first floor of the LSU Student Union, Lockett said.

Lockett said he expects the ini-

see SCANTRONS, page 7

FACULTY

Inside a class with LSU’s top-ranked professor on ratemyprofessor.com

BY MATTHEW BENNETT @mcbennett4 If you are more interested in comparing William Shakespeare’s work to Beyoncé or Frank Ocean rather than to other Renaissance writers like Niccolò Machiavelli, then LSU has the professor for you.

English professor Chris Barrett’s general education Shakespeare class is only one of many things that makes her the highest rated LSU professor on the website ratemyprofessors.com.

Since joining the University’s staff in 2012, Barrett has taught seven different English courses and conducted a bevy of independent study projects. Of all the different areas of expertise and focus,

Barrett said she is most pas- gree at Princeton University sionate about whatever class and obtained a master’s and she is teaching at Ph.D. at Harthe moment.She vard. She said said the stellar coming to LSU student reviews in the South for her classhas given her es have blown a unique exher away. perience in “I was really adapting to the touched,” Barrett culture and said, “I have such people. affection for ev“A ny t i m e ery student I’ve you go to a difever worked with, ferent region CHRIS BARRETT and it was just of the country, English professor really humbling you learn how and amazing to wonderfully see that some of the students different we can all be,” Barrecorded having had a great rett said, “I’ve learned at LSU experience in those classes, that the academic culture has too.” this genuine sense of candor Barrett grew up in New Jersey, got a bachelor’s desee BARRETT, page 7

I have such affection for every student I’ve ever worked with.

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LSU English professor Chris Barrett teaches a Shakespeare class in Allen Hall on Nov. 7.

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RESEARCH

LSU researcher creates more ductile bendable concrete

BY BAILEY CHAUVIN @BaileyChauvin Researchers developed a form of bendable concrete that is more ductile than regular concrete.

LSU construction management research associate Gabriel Arce worked with Construction management professor Marwa Hassan and associate director of Research at the Louisiana Transportation Research Center Tyson Rupnow.

Arce’s bendable concrete outperforms typical concrete due to its extreme ductility. Depending on the composition, bendable concrete is 100 to 500 times more ductile than average concrete. Bendable concrete’s ductility increases its strength compared to other forms of concrete, which improves its performance in pavement.

Concrete pavements crack easily. When concrete cracks, water can enter through the crack and damage the base. This accelerates the deterioration of the pavement.

In contrast, Arce’s bendable concrete does not crack as easily and is far more durable.

“If you have this type of bendable concrete that does not crack and water cannot go in, you won’t have this process of accelerated deterioration,” Arce said. “This

is a very exciting material for the future of pavement and for sidewalks in complicated places, like near tree roots.”

Arce and his team tested their product on Oct. 30, and repaired sections of the sidewalk on Tower Drive. This was the first time Arce’s bendable concrete was implemented. The bendable concrete was so successful that Arce and his team repaired three more sections of the sidewalk that day.

“This is the first time any type of bendable concrete has been utilized in the state of Louisiana,” Arce said. “For sure, it’s the first time that a cost-effective version of bendable concrete has been tested in this state.”

Arce and his team’s bendable concrete improves on the work of Victor Li, a professor from the University of Michigan. Li was the first scientist to develop bendable concrete, which performed well during experiments, but was problematic in its application.

Because the materials needed to create Li’s design are expensive and difficult to obtain, it had not been massively implemented.

Originally, Arce’s team had to import microsilica sand and certain fibers, neither of which are produced in Louisiana and are expensive to import. Arce and his team

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decided to use materials readily available in the U.S. to reduce the cost.

Arce spent a year and a half experimenting with different materials to create a cost-effective version of Li’s product. He found a fine sand from the Mississippi River to replace the microsilica sand used in the original product.

Arce used different fibers available in the U.S. to create his version of bendable concrete, which were less expensive than the original imported fibers. Arce also reduced the total fiber content of the concrete. Typically, the material is created with 2 percent fiber content by volume. Arce’s design has only 1.5 percent fiber content by volume, a 25 percent reduction in fiber content.

Arce implemented supplemental cementitious materials, which reduce the amount of concrete needed to make the material. One material Arce used is fly ash, a byproduct of coal combustion that increases the concrete’s ductility.

Because of Arce’s experimentation, he created a product that exhibits similar properties to Li’s product that is much more cost-effective.

“This is very important because if you really want to implement this material and you cannot find the materials nearby, you will not be able to do it,” Arce said. “On top of that, if it costs so much that you cannot compete with typical materials, then it won’t be used.”

Arce’s product currently costs

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LSU Tran-SET research associate Gabriel Arce explains on Nov. 5, how he and his team are conducting research on a new type of bendable concrete. about 2.5 times more than typical concrete. However, Arce has reduced the amount of concrete used by half without affecting the concrete’s performance. Because of this, Arce’s design costs about the same as typical concrete.

Arce and his team plan to run durability tests on the bendable concrete at the Louisiana Transportation Research Center. They will construct full scale pavement and use instruments to replicate

the passing of trucks on the pavement. Using these instruments, Arce will be able to cause 30 years’ worth of wear and tear on the pavement in only six months to a year.

“That’s going to be very important to show that everything we’re doing in the lab is reflecting in real life,” Arce said. “Once that test is conducted, based on the result, we will be a step closer to actual implementation of this material.”

TECHNOLOGY

Smartphone users can now use an app to get diagnosed from home

BY BEN HOLDEN @benjaminholde10 LSU ISDS professor James Davis is using a new strategy to help patients get a diagnosis and prescription without leaving the house.

Davis has started using telemedicine, which is realtime communication between the medical professional and patient via audio or video chat.

Davis partnered with Vishal Vasanji, a University alumnus, to create “Relief,” a smartphone app that allows users to connect with a medical professional over video chat to help get a diagnosis and prescription.

“Think of it like Uber for medical needs,” Davis said.

Davis said the app is built for people who do not want to go through the hassle at an urgent care clinic or the ER. Wait periods in the ER and urgent care can sometimes last for hours, not to mention the time it takes to drive there and back. “Relief” users can be connected with a nurse practi-

tioner without leaving the house with the average wait time under three minutes, Davis said.

Furthermore, physicians’ offices typically close around 5-6 p.m. and urgent care clinics close around 7-9 p.m., while “Relief” is a 24/7 service.

Davis said the app is especially made for sick people who already have a good idea what is wrong with them and what they need. For example, if someone exhibits flu symptoms during flu season and they know they did not get the flu shot that year, they have a pretty good idea what they need.

“We’re a relatively savvy population,” Davis said. “Talking to health care providers, they found that people help you diagnose them and kind of know what’s wrong with them from previous experience.”

“Relief” utilizes nurse practitioners instead of medical doctors and physician assistants to diagnose users and prescribe medicine. Nurse practitioners are perfectly qualified and certified by the state of Louisiana to prescribe

and diagnose.

Because there is no in-person appointment, certain people fear that telemedicine could lead to misdiagnosis, or users faking pain to get narcotics. However, “Relief” does not allow narcotics to be prescribed even if the patient requests it. Although about 90 percent of calls end with a prescription, Davis said people should go to a doctor in person if they believe something serious is wrong with them, or if they feel they need treatment rather than just a prescription.

“We’re looking to treat the general aches and pains, ailments and infections,” Davis said.

Davis said in the future he hopes to add more features like letting users request certain nurse practitioners.

“Relief” is free in the Apple app store and Google Play. Users must fill out a form about their medical history, allergies and other pertinent information.

Then, for $39.95, users can be connected with a nurse practitioner through the video chat on their phone.

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AUXILIARY SERVICES

Why does the Student Union’s Panda Express close so Early?

BY MIA LEJEUNE @MiaLejeune LSU Student Union serves as the resource for students who find themselves in need of an efficient, accessible and inexpensive bite before or after a late night study session or in between classes. But one popular dining location— Panda Express — doesn’t exactly provide convenient hours to meet these needs.

Panda Express in the Student Union is only open on weekdays from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., while offcampus locations are open seven days a week from 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Marketing sophomore Matthew Whelan frequents the Student Union after class and knows the inconvenience and unhappiness associated with Panda Express’ hours.

“It’s very disappointing especially when you get out of class and all you want is some hot chow mein with honey walnut shrimp,” Whelan said. “I always forget that they close so early. I walk over expecting some Panda Express, and as I turn the corner, my heart drops when I see their lights off.”

LSU Dining considers many factors when determining hours

of operation for its locations, according to an email from Margot Carroll, the assistant vice president of Auxiliary Services.

“The most important factor is good customer service,” Carroll said.

LSU Dining uses years’ worth of velocity reports and surveys to show when the Student Union is busiest. This data can then be used to determine how many restaurants need to be open at certain times and for how long.

Multiple concepts are only open during the busiest times in order to keep prices down and avoid food waste during slower times. The concepts open during these slower periods are decided based on which menus have the most options and are the most popular, Carroll said.

Panda Express has shorter hours than many of the other chains because it prioritizes freshness and authenticity. It is required to have a certain number of customers per time period because of the manner in which its food is prepared.

Though LSU Dining believes these are the best hours for students, many, particularly freshmen who live on campus and often don’t have cars, consider the hours

to be inconsiderate.

Mass communication freshman Diana Rodriguez said she likes Panda Express because it has different options but thinks it’s inconvenient because she has class when it is open.

“All my classes are located in different places at different times,” Rodriguez said. “The Union is a centralized option for me to eat out.”

Rodriguez, who is greatly influenced by her Hispanic family, said these hours have an impact on her cultural and personal practices.

“I grew up in a culture where the norm is late lunches and later dinners, which these hours don’t respect,” Rodriguez said.

Hours of the Union also change to accommodate campus events, large visiting groups and holidays.

This includes home football games.

Biological sciences freshman Cecile Theard said Panda Express is her favorite place to eat before game days.

“It allows me to have a variety of food groups before a long day in the sun,” Theard said. “I wish it was open more often.”

At this time, it is unclear whether the Panda Express’ business hours will be extended in the future.

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CAMPUS LIFE

Campus call boxes being removed due to LSU Shield app

BY BAILEY CHAUVIN @BaileyChauvin Universities across the country have installed call boxes on campus for reporting crimes or unsafe situations. However, LSU does not have many call boxes still in use.

The University once had call boxes around campus, but their use has significantly declined over the past 20 years, said LSU Chief of Police Bart Thompson.

“We talked to some of the people who’ve been here a long time,” Thompson said. “They couldn’t remember an incident where someone used a call box to notify the police.”

While the call boxes were installed to increase campus safety, many were installed outside residence halls to aid students who couldn’t enter their building. Now that many students living on campus use their Tiger Cards to enter residence halls, the call boxes are no longer used.

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four companies’ safety apps to determine which was the best fit for LSU. After securing free contacts with the apps, LSU detectives tested the apps around campus. Three months later, LSUPD chose an app developed by 911 Cellular, and the LSU Shield app was created.

The LSU Shield app is a free safety app available on iOS and Android operating systems, and is a new and improved version of the stationary call box.

The app allows users to contact the police like a call box would, but it allows users to keep moving while doing so.

“The technology has changed,” Thompson said. “We don’t want a person who feels uncomfortable to have to stop and use the phone.”

Users not only can call LSUPD using the app, but also also send text messages through the app to LSUPD. “We know the majority of students don’t want to talk to police, but they’ll text,” Thompson said.

The app also includes an emergency button.

When pressed, it sends the user’s location, including the building and floor information, to LSUPD. Information about suspicious persons or situations, including pictures and videos, can be sent directly to LSUPD. LSUPD has seen a significant increase in the amount of crimes reported with the LSU Shield app versus the call boxes.

LSUPD encourages all students, faculty and staff to download the LSU Shield app.

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DKE, from page 6

and hard work that animates the students. I always get the sense that students are bringing their A-game to class.

I’m constantly impressed by their resourcefulness and creativity.”

Barrett has published many articles and essays diving into different aspects of language in the Renaissance and popular writers from that time.

She has a published book titled “Early Modern English Literature and the Poetics of Cartographic Anxiety” and is currently working on another book that analyzes the ways people in the Renaissance interacted with the idea of environment — specifically, what they knew about trees.

Although her entire professional career has revolved around the English language and its history, she did not always think English would be her true calling. From the time she was young, her passions ranged from wanting to be a mathematician, sailor, journalist and even at one point a ventriloquist.

“I decided on literature because it was so intricate and exciting,” Barrett said, “There just seemed to be so much to dig into. I wanted to spend my life thinking about difficult, intricate stuff with committed people who were just as curious about it, too.”

Barrett is thankful for the University giving her an opportunity to pass on the passion of her life to her students. She transitioned from Harvard University to LSU through a nationwide job search, and the University happened to be offering the teaching and researching position she was looking for. The professor said she has fallen in love with LSU. “Getting this gig has been the most amazing thing that’s ever happened to me professionally,” Barrett said, “Everyone knows how awesome LSU is. I get to work with incredibly generous colleagues and a really diverse student body that brings all sorts of life and experience to it. Researching and teaching here has been a dream.”

Among multiple distinctions and other awards, Barrett has received the 2014 Tiger Athletic Foundation College Level Teaching Award, the 2014 English Graduate Student Association Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award and last year’s LSU Student Government Outstanding Faculty Award.

Barrett said the recognition from SG in particular was really humbling.

“It’s the thing in my professional career that I’m most proud of,” Barrett said. “My time at LSU has been amazing, but that was really the highlight of it. It is the best thing I’ve ever done.”

was glad DKE wasn’t trying to hide what they thought.

“When I see something like that, that lets me know as a person not to involve myself with those types of people,” Nguyen said. “The world will have those types of people. You can’t get better unless you see what’s worse, and there’s no reason why we should shelter people from seeing.

But I think those people expose themselves to everyone that’s surrounding them.”

Nguyen, Tran and other members of the Society for Asian Lawyers used the banner as a learning tool, turning it into a group discussion about offensive slurs and how the First Amendment right to free speech applies to hate speech, in an event called “Where One Hears Free Speech, Another Hears Hate Speech.”

Tran said she didn’t think the fraternity should be censored, because that would just foster resentment, and they still wouldn’t see the error of their ways. However, other people are demanding change.

LGBTQ+ project graduate coordinator Ethan Brown is calling for oversight of the DKE banners. Brown, along with his classmate, Christy Walker, decided to make the DKE banners into an installation project after seeing Le’s Facebook post.

“It’s the lack of respect for oth-

er people that are different from you,” Brown said. “They’re not saying terrible, awful, outrightly racist things, they’re just saying things that are bigoted and kind of insensitive. They teeter on that line, and it just makes people uncomfortable. It makes campus not a positive, constructive place for the people they’re talking about.”

Walker and Brown projected images of the banners on the side of the LSU Student Union for about two hours on Oct. 30, gathering decent crowds. The two also began circulating a letter demanding oversight in the display of gameday banners, getting about 100 signatures and sent it to Alexander and Guillory on Nov. 6.

While Brown hasn’t gotten any responses yet, he doesn’t plan on letting the issue drop.

“We don’t want to take anything away, we just want the University to uphold the commitment to community, the diversity statement that they’re always professing,” Brown said. “They’re always talking about how diverse the incoming class is, all of their commitments to being inclusive, but then they continue to let this happen.”

Le also expressed doubt in LSU’s diversity pledge and commitment to an inclusive community, looking at all of DKE’s prominently displayed banners.

“Is it a safe environment?”

Le said.

page 7 SCANTRONS, from page 6 tiative to launch by the beginning of next semester. SG originally planned to launch the initiative before final exams this semester, but they put the initiative on hold while CxC waits for a new program to track the distribution.

“When we hand out testing materials, we like to count those numbers to get data on what senior colleges are using them, what classification, are these students living in [residence] halls,” Lockett said. “We like to have that information with testing materials, so we can target our outreach accordingly.”

Students can swipe their Tiger Cards to receive testing materials

in the studios, similar to the SG office in the Student Union, Lockett said. Students can receive two Scantrons per swipe.

Lockett said this initiative originated in the previous SG administration, but he and other members of SG have been working on it since the start of this semester. Lockett said Nedanovich’s opinion article sparked a sense of urgency in SG to pass the initiative.

“We saw [the opinion article], and we were like this is an awesome opportunity for us to go into overdrive because students really want to see this initiative,” Lockett said. “We really wanted to make it happen because students want to see it happen.”

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onnielle Gallman watched as her son Trey Gallman returned a kickoff 18 yards in the third quarter of LSU’s game against Texas A&M in 2017.

He had told Donnielle he had a surprise for her before the game. The surprise was Trey was finally going to get his first chance to play — the kickoff return was extra.

“As soon as the ball came off the kicker’s foot, I saw him spot the ball because he played baseball in high school also,” Donnielle said. “I was sitting there and I grabbed my husband’s hand, and I was like, ‘He’s going to catch the ball’ and he said what do you mean? And I said, ‘He’s tracking the ball like a baseball, he’s getting ready to catch it.”

“The whole time I was closing my eyes thinking, ‘Whatever you do, don’t drop the ball.

Whatever you do, don’t drop the ball.’ That’s all I kept saying until the play was finished.”

It’s the life of being a walk-on - hoping you don’t drop the ball when given a chance.

Make no mistake about it— Gallman didn’t drop the ball.

Instead, LSU Coach Ed Orgeron gave Gallman a surprise of his own when it was announced the fifth-year senior was placed on scholarship this fall along with sophomore Zach Von Rosenberg and seniors Tiger Scheyd and Turner Simmers.

Gallman said none of the players had any idea they were about to be put on scholarship until Orgeron said it in a meeting before practice. “[Orgeron] named us four guys, called us up there and told us how proud he was, and he gave us a moment to kind of tell the team how they much meant to us and how proud we were and how honored we were for the opportunity.”

While it was a really cool moment for Trey that showed his hard work paid off, it was more emotional for Donnielle, who began crying and said it’s surreal seeing everything her son wanted to accomplish happen.

“He had two goals when he came to LSU,” Donnielle said.

“One was to get a degree, and the second was to earn a scholarship. It’s pretty amazing to see your child set some dreams and to watch them come true and watch them happen. It’s been an amazing ride.”

Gallman will be one of the 18 seniors honored during LSU’s senior day ceremony against Rice on Nov. 17, and it’ll be a time to reflect on his career at LSU. He started out as an offensive lineman at Dutchtown High School just outside of Baton Rouge in Geismar, Louisiana, with scholarship offers from instate FCS schools like

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Southeastern, Northwestern State, McNeese and Nicholls State and preferred walk-on opportunities at Louisiana Tech, Georgia and, of course, LSU among others.

“He said ‘I think I’ll go farther in life and I’d rather never play one down of football again and be a part of the LSU Tigers for four years than make every start for four years at another school,” Donnielle said.

Trey wasn’t originally on LSU’s radar, but he caught the eye of former offensive coordinator Cam Cameron who was watching Dutchtown’s special teams film while recruiting safety Justin Reid, the younger brother of LSU safety and Pro Bowler Eric Reid. The younger Reid eventually decided to head west to Stanford and was drafted by the Houston Texans in the 2018 NFL draft, but his stock opened the door for

Lindsay Flory is no stranger to LSU athletics. The senior setter practically grew up on campus and knew it was exactly where she was destined to be.

Flory has been on the team since her freshman year. She’s a Baton Rouge native who played volleyball all through high school and excelled at it, which is no surprise considering her mother is head coach Fran Flory.

“LSU has always been home to me,” Lindsay said. “I really liked all of the other schools, but none of them were LSU. I just couldn’t get it out of my head. I’ve grown up around it, I love it so much.

The entire staff, the campus and just everyone is a big family and has been part of me for such a long time.”

In Lindsay’s freshman year she started in all but one game.

She had 22 double digit matches assisting and led in seven matches. In her sophomore year, she continued her pursuit and put out many double digit assists yet again. During her junior year, she had the second most aces on the team with 15, got her first career double-double and put up many assists. For stats such as these, she credits the coaching staff.

“The different coaches that have rotated through while I’ve been here have all brought a different aspect of coaching to me,”

see GALLMAN, page 11

see FLORY, page 11

Trey Gallman’s journey at LSU is one full of surprises, proof hard work does pay off

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Men’s basketball once again capturing excitement from fans and media CAL’D UP CHRIS CALDARERA @caldarera11 Each year, many of LSU’s athletic teams begin their respective seasons with the same themes plastered on every sports article and social media timeline.

Players hear the pundits talk about how tough the Southeastern Conference is this year, and read in the local papers about how this year’s highly ranked recruiting class will impact the team. Excitement and anticipation among fans builds, and it’s a safe bet that

stadiums and arenas will be packed with purple-and-goldfaithful at the arrival of the opening contest.

This has been the classic tale for LSU’s most popular teams like football, baseball and gymnastics.

Each of those teams has reached a remarkable following at both the local and national level, thanks to a special combination of passionate fans and successful teams.

While it would be nice to have every LSU team enjoy the thrill that comes from the final few weeks of preseason speculation, there are inherent obstacles between the attention of the world and the sport being played.

Highlights of the LSU soccer team’s penalty shootout win against Boston University in round one of the NCAA tournament is not something ESPN would ever lead off with no matter how thrilling, and I would assume that many Tiger fans were unaware that soccer was currently in season until the team won the SEC Tournament. It’s unfortunate, but it’s the reality of our sports culture.

There are also some LSU teams that had a tradition of exciting fans before falling on hard times. The LSU men’s basketball team falls into that category. As the SEC began to produce more consistent competi-

tors in the NCAA tournament, the Tigers fell behind.

Fans lost their passion for following a basketball team that struggled to be competitive, and the national media began to focus its attention toward more relevant programs.

However, today’s expectations for the Tigers are much different than years past. LSU’s basketball team once again entered the realm of preseason relevancy thanks to the promising youth of last season’s team along with coach Will Wade’s intense approach.

The Tigers were picked to finish as the No. 6 team in the SEC and began the year as the AP No.

23 team. While those might not be eye-popping expectations to some, they certainly are improved from last year when LSU was picked to finish last in conference.

LSU beat those expectations by finishing as the No. 10 team in the conference thanks to household names like All-SEC freshman Tremont Waters and explosive guard Skylar Mays.

To compliment last year’s talented young squad, Wade pieced together a recruiting class ranked No. 4 in the country that features promising stars like Naz Reid, Emmitt Williams, Ja’Vonte

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Tigers look to reach third round of NCAA Tournament for first time

BY JACOB BECK @Jacob_Beck25 The LSU soccer team has already had an incredible season to date, but they now have a chance to make it their best in program history.

Before 2018, the Tigers (13-6-4) had only been to five NCAA Tournaments, and only advanced to the second round twice. Not only did they reach the NCAA Tournament this year, they advanced to the second round after defeating Boston University on penalty kicks.

LSU will travel to Tallahassee on Nov. 16 to take on USC, a team that has made the NCAA Tournament five years in a row and won the championship in 2016. It will be a tough task for the Tigers to take down the Trojans, but in LSU coach Brian Lee’s mind, they’re playing their best soccer to date.

“Every week I tell the girls, ‘We’re still getting better,’ and I truly believe that.”

Lee said. “This team’s mental toughness is through the roof, and they really just want to win and advance.”

USC had a record of 16-22 on the year, with their only two losses coming in overtime to 2017 National Champion Stanford and No. 2 national seed UCLA. USC is a program rich in tradition, and while LSU had success in the late 2000’s making three straight NCAA Tournaments, the Tigers only have one appearance (2015) in the past

seven years, and finished 12th and 13th in the Southeastern Conference in 2016 and 2017, respectively.

But 2018 has been the year that the Tigers have turned it around, and could foreshadow future success. There are only three seniors on the current roster, and while they played important roles, its been the underclassmen that have flashed moments of brilliance.

The Tigers will need major contributions from sophomores Lucy Parker, Chiara Ritchie-Williams, Tinaya Alexander and Adrienne Richardson, who have played major roles for the team this year, whether its scoring, defending, or creating scoring opportunities. In 2017, Parker made first-team All-SEC while Richardson made the second team, contributing a combined 10 goals and two assists on the season.

So far this season, the Tigers have far exceeded expectations, and just when it seems like they’re finally going to fall short, they keep winning.

“Honestly, more than anything, it’s just been grinding out games, even when we don’t have our best,” Parker said.

“We know what expectations we had for ourselves at the start of the season, and we’ve definitely surpassed them. Now we just have to keep setting the bar higher because that’s what it’s going to take to reach the next round, and maybe even the College Cup.”

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LSU women’s soccer celebrate after a goal during the Tigers’ 2-0 win over the Stetson Hatters on Sept. 6 at the LSU Soccer Complex.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Taylor, Williams bring energy, excitement to LSU basketball

BY BRANDON ADAM @badam___ It’s not every day that fans see a basketball player jump clean over a defender in a live game.

But Marlon Taylor isn’t an everyday player. A junior college transfer, Taylor is now a key perimeter player for LSU coach Will Wade, who wanted the team to be more athletic and longer on the wing in 2018.

Taylor fits the bill at 6-foot5, 210 pounds with a vertical so high he doesn’t even know the official measurement. Junior guard Skylar Mays went as far as describing Taylor as the most athletic player he has ever played with.

Whatever his vertical is, it was high enough to jump over Southeastern’s 6-foot-3 guard Jeremiah Saunders when Taylor tried to finish an alley-oop during the first half of No. 23 LSU’s 94-63 victory over the Lions on Nov. 6.

“I saw the replay and I was like, ‘Ohhh gosh,’” said freshman forward Emmitt Williams.

Taylor, who finished with 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 4-of-6 from the free throw line, wasn’t sure he actually jumped over Saunders until Williams

confirmed it to him on the bench.

“I was just doing what I do,” Taylor said. “I don’t know what to say. I was just out there playing — having fun.”

Williams tried to get in on the action as well. He had two dunks in the game, but his most memorable play, much like Taylor, might have been a missed dunk in the first half.

Williams attempted an ambitious put-back dunk when he went up over six players — including two teammates in Taylor and freshman Darius Days — on a missed three-point shot.

While the freshman tries to get the crowd on its feet with highlight plays when he is in the game, he does his best to get his teammates on their feet when he’s out of the game.

“My goal is to be the best guy on the bench for reactions,” Williams said. “I love my team — they’re so amazing. We’ve got guys like Naz [Reid] at 6-10 pushing the ball. Then we have guys like Tre [Waters] shooting deep threes.

“But when I’m on the bench, I just want everybody to get active on the bench with me. If everybody matches my energy, you can’t stop us.”

Southeastern certainly failed

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LSU junior guard Marlon Taylor (14) dunks the ball during warm-ups before the Tigers’ 97-91 victory over UNC Greensboro in the PMAC on Nov. 9. to stop Williams on Nov. 6.

He corralled seven offensive rebounds along with three on defense to go with 12 points in his debut.

“Of course,” said Williams when asked if attacking the offensive glass is a mindset. “As you can see that’s what I am

here for — to rebound. I’m the engine guy. I didn’t even know I had seven offensive rebounds.

When I see the ball, I go get it.”

The attitude Williams and Taylor bring is infectious among the players and the crowd.

Although they both failed to finish their highlight dunks,

expect to hear the fans gasp in excitement the next time the two try to put a defender on a poster.

So, who does it first? Williams already knows.

“Marlon.”

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 FLORY, from page 8 Lindsay said. ‘That’s really important when you’re learning something. The entire coaching staff is like a family. Just having the different personalities and the opportunities, I’ve learned so much from each coach that I’ve had in college. That’s a really big blessing.”

Lindsay’s senior season has been nothing short of outstanding so far. She’s been a leader for the team in every match and continues to fight despite the season’s less-than-stellar record. She was also named SEC Co-Setter of the Week following wins over Mississippi State and Alabama, where she put up 87 assists in just eight sets, averaging 10.9 assists per set.

Contrary to what others might assume, Lindsay said being the coach’s daughter has never really affected her. The two have a professional coach to player relationship on the court. At the same time, Fran is like a mom to everyone and the team is more like a family, so Lindsay never feels out of place.

“I think it’s pretty normal [having my mom as a coach] because if you ask someone on our team, people forget I’m her daughter, and sometimes I’ll forget she’s my mom,” said Lindsay. “At practice I’ll be sitting there and then all of the sudden I’m like, ‘Oh, that’s my mom.’ We have separate places for

BASKETBALL, from page 8 Smart and Darius Days.

The PMAC buzzed with new life as fans filled the seats for LSU’s opener against Southeastern, and the venue will undoubtedly fill to capacity when the team enters conference play.

While higher expectations are signs of an improving program, pressure is sure to follow. LSU basketball will have to match the surrounding excitement with equal, if not higher, results. That’s a lot to place on the shoulders of a young team, but I believe Wade and the Tigers are up for the challenge. If this team finds enough success in a competitive conference and avoids surprises in the non-conference portion of the schedule, it will once again be possible to fill out an LSU March

our lives. We do a really good job of separating it.”

As Lindsay’s last season winds down to a close, she’s filled with various emotions, but the only way to describe them all is bittersweet. After four years of being on a team, it’s going to take time to transition into another chapter of her life. Lindsay says she’s going to miss the time she spends with her teammates the most, but cannot wait to see what they become.

“I’m sad it’s ending,” Lindsay said. “I’m really sad that I won’t be on a team with these girls anymore. I know we’ll always be like a family and we’ll always be keep in touch, but I’ll miss the closeness of being with each other for so many hours at a time. I don’t think I’m necessarily prepared for that. I’m not sure how it’s gonna hit me yet, but I’m super excited for where they’re gonna go next year. I’m so excited to just watch and cheer them on in their future, not only as volleyball players, but as women.”

Lindsay’s years with LSU will stick with her forever. She described the four years as a mountain. She explained how this group has always stuck together through the highs and lows.

They were always in it together, trying to make it to the peak of the mountain.

“It’s been amazing,” Lindsay said. “The people I’ve met and the experiences I’ve had — I couldn’t imagine going anywhere else and

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LSU senior setter Lindsay Flory (16) runs on the court during the Tigers’ 1-3 loss in the PMAC against Duke on Aug. 31. not having the people I’m friends with now, just getting to do life with all of them. I’m just super thankful.”

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Gallman at LSU. “[Cameron] came in, and at the time I was 285 to 290 pounds, and he was like ‘what do you think about coming in and losing 30 to 40 pounds and come play fullback?’ I said ‘Hell yeah I want to do that, are you kidding me? That’d be awesome,’” said Gallman Once at LSU, Gallman dropped weight and shifted between tight end and fullback his first four seasons, but his first impact came on special teams.

It was a rule enforced by former running backs coach Frank Wilson, who said players had to play on special teams before playing on offense.

Eventually, Gallman made his way up to offense and earned his first career start at fullback in place of Tory Carter against Southeastern — an ironic moment for Gallman considering Southeastern was one of the few schools to offer him a scholarship.

“I thought it was kind of funny, but I didn’t think anything of it,” Gallman said. “Some of the guys were messing with me about it, ‘Oh, this is a big game for you.’ It was just another opportunity to play ball.”

Trey didn’t give Donnielle any warning he’d be making his first start either. As usual, he just told her he had a surprise

for her.

There wasn’t a kick return this time around, but Gallman had a crucial block sealing off a linebacker to open up a hole senior running back Nick Brossette turned into a 42-yard gain.

On Nov. 17, Gallman is going to get another chance to put a linebacker on his back, but that’s all after he comes running out the tunnel to meet his family on the field and hears his name announced over the speakers.

“It’s going to be a challenge to not get emotional on the field,” Donnielle said. “I think the thing that I’m most excited to see that I haven’t seen in person is the little circle on the front of the jersey that says SEC graduate.

That’s what I’m most proud of.”

For Trey, it’s just another moment to cap off a life as an LSU Tiger.

“It’s all cliché because you always hear the older guys say it every year, but really taking it a day at a time,” Gallman said. “Instead of trying to go to practice waiting for it to be over with, actually going to practice every day and getting better, and like coach [Tommy] Moffitt says it’s all about making memories.”

“I know whenever my time is up here, however it plays out the rest of the year from here, I definitely gave it all I had up to that point.”

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Entertainment FRE S H PA I NT Graffiti, mural artist adds splashes of color to Baton Rouge area

BY WHITNEY HICKS @whitchicks

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Luxe Boutique hand-picks clothing, jewelry

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A local graffiti artist is bringing his fresh style of artwork to the Baton Rouge area through his bright murals.

LSU alumnus Marc Fresh specializes in creating graffiti murals, signs and paintings mostly on commission for local businesses including new restaurants and schools. Fresh became interested in art when he was a young child. He said art has always come easy to him — he always had fun in his artwork and as he kept doing it, his talent grew and grew.

One of his newest pieces is a mural located at Perkins Rowe on East Market Street. This abstract piece is big, bold and colorful with shades of blue, purple and green.

The piece has already made an impression on the community as Baton Rouge’s hottest new spot for photographers, Instagrammers and people looking to get a new profile picture.

Fresh works with his clients to create a masterpiece that captures the customer’s vision with his own. He uses the client’s ideas and blends them with his own take and style to give them a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork for their businesses.

“Personally, I like using a balance of opposites,” Fresh said, “whether it’s with imagery or lines and paint effects. A lot of times it’s just what the customer wants.”

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A new women’s clothing boutique brings luxury to its customers right here in Baton Rouge.

Luxe Boutique specializes in clothing, jewelry and shoes catered toward women in their 20s and older. The store opened Oct. 23, but it had its official grand opening on Nov. 10. The store is located at 18303 Perkins Road and is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Some of the clothing you can find at the boutique includes chic tops, skirts, dresses, shoes and other fun accessories that are hard to find anywhere else.

Luxe Boutique is owned and operated by husband and wife Brian and Chandra Nobel. The Nobel family has prior business experience as the owners and managers of three daycare centers in Livingston Parish. Before Luxe Boutique opened, Chandra did payroll and handled the books for the daycare centers — however, she always had a flair for fashion and is excited to have the chance to bring her visions to life.

“I have had a passion for

see LUXE, page 19 FOOD AND DRINK

MasterChef Junior contestant, Louisiana native reflects on competition

BY KELLY SWIFT @kellbell237 Chef Avery Kyle may only be 12 years old, but her skills go far beyond her years. When she was 9, Avery traveled to California to prove her talents at MasterChef Junior and didn’t go without leaving a trail of her southern charm and spice behind her.

Out of the thousands of children and teens who apply to be on MasterChef Junior, a competitive cooking reality TV show on Fox, only 24 are chosen to compete each season. The show can be intense for someone who’s barely 9 years old, but Avery said she knew that she could take the heat.

“My mom always tells people that when I was 4 I was already asking to cut vegetables,” Avery said. “Clearly I had some waiting to do.”

Avery knew she wanted to be a chef since she was young

enough to say the word. Her infatuation for cooking was greatly influenced by her parents, she said. Her family is always cooking, whether it is for the holidays, family gatherings or just any other day. Her family particularly loves cooking southern delicacies, which is where her inspiration came from in many of the MasterChef Junior competitions.

From the time that Avery first saw the show on Fox as a young child, she wanted to be on it. Unfortunately, participants must be 8 years or older, so she had to wait until she met the requirements.

She started cooking, with assistance from her parents, when she was about 5 years old. She quickly learned how to grill and cook duck, which is a hard skill for anyone to learn, much less a child.

As soon as Avery turned 8, she begged her parents to let her audition. She said they fully supported her dreams but were ob-

viously hesitant about applying because of her young age. Her parents wanted to make sure she was realistic, so they prepared her for a negative outcome. She sent in her audition tape, which was a home-video of her cooking, and she quickly received the green light from MasterChef saying she made it past the first audition.

“I was so thrilled to make it through the first auditions, but I wasn’t going to give up then,” Avery said.

After her second audition, Avery’s parents filled out loads of paperwork, including intense background checks to ensure Avery would be the perfect contestant for the show. Her parents were also told that Avery would be in California for as little as three days or as long as two months. courtesy of SHARON AND RONNIE KYLE

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Avery Kyle competes in season 4 of MasterChef Junior.

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New Rouses gives students close, convenient grocery option

BY BARROW CLEMENT @ClementBarrow Students don’t have to go to Matherne’s Market if they want some fresh food on the go. Located close to LSU campus, the newest location of Rouses makes grocery shopping even easier for students.

One of the hardest things about being a college student is the lack of free time. College students are always either in class or studying, so it is hard to find free time to do things like go to the bank or go grocery shopping.

The closest options for students prior to the Rouses were the Walmart Neighborhood Market on Highland Road or the Winn-Dixie on Burbank Drive. Now, with the BELLA BIONDINI / The Daily Reveille Rouses located in Arlington Marketplace at the inter- The newly opened Rouses Market is located at the intersection of Burbank and Lee in section of Burbank and Lee the Arlington Marketplace on Nov. 12 drives, students can go to a full-size grocery store Rouses offers fresh food rang- local, seasonal and organic ing from boiled fruits and vegetables. without facing as seafood and CaOther departments include a high of prices. jun specialties BBQ Chop Shop with pit masters The 53,000 The new Rouses is one and New Or- serving in-store smoked beef, square-foot store of the best places for leans style Do- pork and poultry, a Mongolian is the centerstudents to find all of their berge and Gen- Grill with made-to-order rice piece of the new tilly cakes. The and noodle bowls and a fresh food needs. shopping censtore also offers sushi and poké bowl station. ter. In addition The store is the Thibodaux large produce to its regular department with company’s 60th location, 11 of grocery options, which are in the Baton Rouge area. Other stores include the Rouses in Long Farm Village on Airline Highway, the Drusilla Shopping Center and Bluebonnet Village Shopping Center.

Rouses’ new location makes grocery shopping a less timeconsuming task. The area off of Burbank is becoming a hub for university students, so it’s smack dab in the middle of city development.

Much of the property around Burbank and Lee drives is being developed into food and shopping centers targeted to- business hoping to capitalize on ward students. And by target- the influx of college students in ing and attracting students, the the area.

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Rouses offers all food items for any occasion, from readyto-eat items like granola bars and crackers to ingredients for dishes like spaghetti and salad and even prepared food like rotisserie chicken and heat-andeat meals. Rouses also has three original store brands: Clearly Organic, Best Choice and Always Save.

According to Rouses’ website, Clearly Organic, Best Choice and Always Save are all better economic alternatives for customers because they don’t have the extra cost paired with national, name-brand items. The Rouses brands do not have additional advertising and promotional costs.

With its convenient location and surplus of stocks, the new Rouses is one of the best places for students to find all of their food needs.

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FRIENDS GIVING

Decorate a “Thankful” Pumpkin Instead of just going around the table and saying what you’re thankful, do something that will last longer by writing about your thankfulness on a white-painted pumpkin.

LYNNE BUNCH | @lynnebunch11 Most students go back to their hometown for the Thanksgiving holiday, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate some of the people we’re most thankful for — our friends. Celebrate “Friendsgiving” with some of the best activities for the season.

Make Handmade Decorations

Make a Potluck Feast Turn your Friendsgiving into a potluck by having everyone involved bring one or two food/dessert items to the table.

Play Board Games End the Friendsgiving feast the right way by spending time with your company and remembering what makes you all friends in the first place.

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Create a Special Cocktail Make something with spiced cider or rum to give it more of a fall feeling, and feel free to give it extra flare with a Thanksgiving-themed name.

If you want to have the best Friendsgiving possible, hand make decorations like hand-turkey paintings and Thanksgiving signs.

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REV R ANKS HOUSE OF CARDS Netflix

“House of Cards” season six never had a real chance.

Both inside and outside of the show, everything is haunted by Kevin Spacey. We enjoy glimpses of what life could have been like without his patriarch character, but everything ultimately still feels tainted by Spacey’s fall from grace.

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“Ballads 1” has mostly all catchy songs with nice melodies but it can get a bit repetitive. The songs don’t have a clear significant difference between them, but that isn’t to say that they are bad. They all have lo-fi beats and are pretty chill.

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THANK U, NEXT

Ariana Grande

Pop music gets a bad reputation for superficiality and catering to teenage girls, but Grande’s “thank u, next” helps reinvent that perspective and shows how pop songs can be just as powerful as songs from any other genre.

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ showcases Freddie Mercury’s legend status

BY WHITNEY HICKS @whitchicks “Bohemian Rhapsody” was nothing short of a musical experience showcasing the greatest successes, failures and hits of one of history’s most beloved bands, Queen, and its legendary lead singer Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek).

This film follows Mercury’s adult life beginning from when he was just a young man still living with his parents and hauling luggage at an airport. Even before his fame, Mercury carried himself with the confidence and ambition of someone who was already beloved by millions. Malek does a fantastic job of portraying early Mercury’s humble yet confident attitude as he becomes the lead singer of the band.

The film features all of Queen’s most iconic hits such as “Don’t Stop Me Now,” “We Will Rock You,” “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Somebody to Love” and, of course, “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Recordings of Mercury’s voice were blended with Malek’s and other voices to create an authentic and genuine movie soundtrack.

Malek’s performance of Mercury makes him one of the best biographical actors to date. He perfectly mimics Mercury’s endearing charisma.

His actions as Mercury are extremely deliberate and thought out. He studied and perfected Mercury’s every move from the way he walks to the way he bites his lips to distract from his signature overbite smile.

Going into the movie, I was afraid it was going to present were more than a band — they Mercury as a poster-child for were family who loved performHIV and AIDS. Mercury never ing and giving people something wanted to be defined by his di- to believe in. It’s difficult not to get chills duragnosis and reing the scenes of mained secretive live performancMalek’s performance of about his health until the very Freddie Mercury makes es. Seeing Mercury hypnotize him one of the best end of his life. He a crowd of more wanted to spend biographical actors than 100,000 the rest of his to date. people into redays doing what peating any riff he loved. The he can come up film respected with is magical. the late Mercury’s wishes and “Bohemian Rhapsody” focusonly included pertinent information about the band’s career es on the revolutionary ideas and concepts Queen used in its muand personal struggles.

This film truly encapsulates sic. Audiences get an inside look the true essence of Queen. They of the perseverance the band had

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to have to get their ideas heard.

The band incorporated operatic singing and used household objects to get different sounds and textures of music. Queen’s refusal to compromise its art form make for a great plot.

This movie displays a sense of belonging for the band members and their fans everywhere.

Rock ‘n’ roll was an escape and a safe haven for outsiders like Mercury. The film culminates in the band’s historic performance at the Live Aid charity event. This performance mirrors who Freddie Mercury was to everyone who listened to his music — legendary, loud and larger than life.

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 AVERY, from page 15 Once Avery made the final cut before production, she was ready to compete and was given her signature look by the producers — she was set to wear pigtails, overalls and plaid, which worked out well because she already brought many pairs of overalls.

“I had no idea what I was supposed to pack, so I just packed almost everything and left,” Avery said.

Avery’s time in the competition was not short by any means.

She made it into the final two, but said the three months flew by more quickly than she thought.

MasterChef Junior was not

LUXE, from page 15 fashion and clothes since I was little,” Chandra said. “We had the opportunity to make it a reality.”

Chandra uses her knowledge of fashion to hand-pick every product for sale in the store, with some assistance from Brian when he tags along to help. She describes the boutique’s clothes as simple yet stylish with looks ranging from everyday wear to outfits you can sport at a cocktail party.

Besides carrying such a wide variety of styles, Luxe Boutique stands out from the competition in another way.

“I think we have some brands that no one around here carries, as well as some fun, rare pieces,” Nobel said.

Even though the Nobels aren’t

a piece of cake, even for a chef Avery was one of the younger like Avery, she said. She was contestants, but it clearly didn’t constantly filming or waiting to affect her role on the show. Fahear nerve-rackmous Chef Goring results. The don Ramsay, prohigh-stress enviand judge “Being on the show ducer ronment pushed on the show, esher to her limits, was definitely one of pecially liked her but she said she crawfish etouffee enjoyed every the best experiences and even asked second because for her recipe. of my life.” she got to do what Even coming she loved. in second place, M aster Chef she still repreAVERY KYLE Junior initially sented Louisiana MasterChef Junior contestant filmed only one well and left afepisode a week, ter the finale with but once the number of contes- grace and southern charm. tants dwindled down they filmed “Being on the show was defiup to four episodes a week, with nitely one of the best experiences little time to prepare in between. of my life,” Avery said.

We have some brands that no one around here carries, as well as some fun, rare pieces.

page 19 FRESH, from page 15 To create his art, Fresh does a lot more than grab a few cans of spray paint and find a bare wall.

Before he can begin painting, Fresh must work out all the logistics of the masterpiece-to-be.

Fresh must first take into consideration the material on which he paints, as well as what he paints with to make sure the art won’t be damaged by rain or other weather. These murals can get large, so the logistics of using ladders and lifts must also be taken into consideration. In the end, a mural is about a lot more than just spray paint.

“The most rewarding thing is just the process start to finish and then the fact that you get to create something from absolutely nothing,” Fresh said.

“It’s just really cool.”

Fresh believes it’s important to also know the business aspects of being an artist. Selling your product is 80 percent of the battle, Fresh said.

Fresh’s advice for other artists is simply to get out and try it for yourself. A big part of bettering an art form is watching others and analyzing their techniques while also getting out and just experimenting.

“Just be good at your craft and practice,” Fresh said. “A lot of artists have to learn the whole business side of it and the quicker you learn that, the easier it is.

You have to have the skill and the business side of it — making it work and selling yourself. You can’t be too close-minded and introverted because then nobody will like you.”

CHANDRA NOBEL

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Louisiana natives — Brian is from Florida and Chandra is from South Dakota — they said they enjoy having their boutique in Baton Rouge. They said it’s also a perk having the University so close by because of the connection students have with the store.

Currently, the Nobel family has four fashion students from the University who work

for them at the boutique. Being employed at the boutique gives the students an opportunity for real-life career experience and a chance to step into the Red Stick fashion world.

Come down and take a look at what this new store has to offer. If you can’t make it in person, check out their instagram page @luxeboutique_br for a sneak peak into what awaits at this new boutique.

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STANDING PROUD Misguided homophobia widespread among campus Christian organizations

DEAR SOCIETY JASMINE EDMONSON

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Christians claim to love and accept all of God’s children — that is, unless he or she is a part of the LGBTQ community.

Spectrum, an LGBTQ student organization at the University, protested peacefully across from Christ the King Catholic Church in response to the Rev. Phillip Bochanski’s talk, “Welcoming and Accompanying our Brothers & Sisters with Same-Sex Attraction.”

At the event, the reverend defined different types of love and expressed how LGBTQ people should be embraced. Bochanski said the inclinations of homosexuality aren’t a sin, but acting on those desires is wrong in God’s eyes. He highlighted the importance of having faith in God and living for God. Bochanski advised his audience, some of whom were students, to reach out to nearby chapters of Courage International. This organiza-

tion, of which Bochanski is the executive director, condemns homosexuals from acting on same-sex attraction and advises gay people to remain celibate.

Bochanski’s message, like most pastors who acknowledge the LGBTQ community, is contradictory. LGBTQ Christians, who want to be accepted

by God and the Church family, often leave a place of worship feeling alienated, misunderstood or guilty. Some stray from their religion because they don’t feel worthy enough for God or are exhausted from the frequent criticism.

“When God wants us to follow him, it often involves great sacrifices, and it feels really hard to let go of things that are so close to who we are. But whenever he asks us to make a great sacrifice, it’s because he knows us and loves us,” Bochanski said.

Bochanski emphasized the importance of Christians opening their arms to LGBTQ people, but negates the concepts of love by encouraging LGBTQ Christians to chase chastity.

Gay people shouldn’t have to

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LSU students protest outside of Christ the King Catholic Church on Oct. 30. choose between their faith and who they love because the two are intertwined. If they sacrifice true identity for faith, then LGBTQ Christians are pleasing homophobes, not God. “We love them,” said elementary education junior Maggie Hoover, who attended the talk. “We don’t want it to be

a shameful thing.”

Shame is inevitable when gay people are constantly told something is wrong with them because God, someone they love deeply, is disappointed in their inclinations.

Christians need to stop “saving” gays and instead, reflect on the way they are

approaching the LGBTQ community. It’s manipulative when Christians tell gay people they accept and love them but always maim their sexuality, using God as the weapon.

Christ the King is a well-respected church on campus, but LGBTQ Christians deserve a place where they can serve God and not feel isolated. It should be possible for students to meet in one of the University’s buildings and learn more about God without being attacked or called sinful.

I’m tired of people using religion as the reason they judge the LGBTQ community when, in reality, they’re just uncomfortable seeing two people of the same sex showing affection to each other.

I respect Christians who don’t support same-sex attraction, but pinning responsibility for their hate speech on LGBTQ Christians is hypocritical. No one is free of sin, so why judge?

Jasmine Edmonson is a 20-yearold mass communication sophomore from Denham Springs, Louisiana.

World religion course needed to deter ignorance ALLOW ME TO DIFFERENTIATE

BRITANY DIEFENDERFER

@back_in_a_dief Students at the University should be required to complete a course on world religions to graduate.

Students need to be made aware of religious and cultural traditions around the world in an effort to learn tolerance and respect. Many inappropriate statements are made on campus regarding religion and culture because of ignorance. To avoid hate and discrimination, students should be forced to take a class that teaches these important lessons.

There are many classes offered at the University that would help advance student knowledge of cultures and religions and how they coincide.

There are classes on world religion specifically, a class on the three largest traditions: Christianity, Islam and Judaism, and classes that specifically focus on the details of religions like Buddhism or Christianity.

George Coe, a PBS columnist, explains a facet of American ig-

norance stating the understanding Americans have regarding religious involvement in public education. According to a 2010 survey from Pew Research Center on the public’s knowledge of the role of religion in public life, 89 percent of Americans know that a public school teacher cannot lead a class in prayer but only 36 percent know that a public school teacher can legally teach a comparative religions class.

Most districts require a world religions course to be taken or that world religion be incorporated into history classes. This is not enough. Students need to learn more than just basic history of religion, but also the cultural traditions, their religious beliefs in depth and the important practices.

“In fact, most school districts across the country require students to learn about the world’s religions. Teaching students about religion can reduce intolerance and bigotry and help develop global citizens,” Coe said.

This same principle can be applied in the classroom at the university level.

In 2014, 17.47 percent of students at the University registered as not following a religious tradition. This was a dramatic

increase from the 15.25 percent listed for 2010. In just four years, an increase of about 150 students occurred, increasing the importance of requiring students to study religion.

There are many benefits one can receive from studying religious traditions: learning tolerance, human understanding, cultural knowledge and even, broadening opportunities. “To study religion is simply to deepen our understanding of others and ourselves,” said the Admissions Department at Washington State University.

College is a time to define yourself: who you are, what you believe in, what you want and how you want to live. Learning about the way that others live will broaden horizons for students who grow up learning only the religion practiced by their family. This could play a key role in helping students discover who they are or want to be.

Understanding others is especially important given the political and social climate of America today. Being insensitive is one of the biggest offenses one can commit against the millennial generation. The importance of the feminist movement, support of the LGTBQ commu-

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nity and progressive attitude of the millennial generation proves the importance of understanding and knowledge of people this generation contains. Taking a religion course as an independent college student will deepen this progressive mentality most students contain.

“The study of religion helps you to learn how to think critically, listen empathetically, speak thoughtfully and write clearly. It will also help you to better live and work in our increasingly diverse society and

global world,” said the Admissions Department at Washington State University.

This tolerance and understanding will prevent offensive speech in the future by removing ignorance surrounding religion. The University should require students to take at least one world religion class in order to graduate in an effort to lessen ignorance and discrimination.

Britany Diefenderfer is a 21-year old English literature junior from Thibodaux, Louisiana.

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Government gridlock plays well for American economy THE MODERATE’S PROPOSAL PATRICK GAGEN @PattyGagen The Democrats regained control over the House of Representatives on Nov. 6, having obtained a 218-seat majority.

Government gridlock is officially back, and future economic growth projections are looking brighter.

Normally, when the president and both houses of Congress are controlled by the same party, they tend to screw things up. A split Congress means that the government can’t make unilateral decisions that invariably hinder economic growth.

For a Republican president, the market historically does best when Congress is divided.

The S&P 500 averages a 12 percent annual return, and considering this stock market index is comprised of 500 large cap companies, it’s generally accepted as a good indicator of economic health.

Consider further that when congressional Republicans forced a government shutdown during the Obama administration, concessions were eventually made and our economy continued its recovery.

Now, House Democrats get to turn the tables to keep the Republican executive in check.

House Democrats will take a page from the Republican playbook by using obstruction as their primary political strategy.

Preventing a trade war will be the natural result of a Democrat party that has taken enough abuse over the past decade. From a government shutdown to former President Barack Obama’s failed Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, Democrats haven’t forgotten Republican obstruction. It’s time the Democrats pull back on the reins and grind this government to a halt.

While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provided a stimulus to the markets, tariffs threaten to undermine the economic benefits of the TCJA. Tariffs are a controllable market risk, unlike the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, Italy defaulting on its ballooning debt or North Korea nuking its southern neighbor for instance. Tariffs are an unforced error.

House Democrats will hopefully steer this nation clear of those self-inflicted wounds under the assumption that the likelihood of those tariffs being

enacted has significantly decreased.

Both investors and businesses were concerned that our “Tweeter in Chief” would tariff this country’s economy into a recession. Thankfully, however, President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to levy taxes on our trade neighbors to the north and south was merely smoke and mirrors.

“President Wheel-n-Deal” put his deal-making expertise into action, and the North American Free Trade Agreement was renamed the United States-MexicoCanada Agreement — confirming his “America first” policy in name only.

To his credit, the USMCA also updated the free trade agreement between the U.S., Canada and Mexico to include intellectual property protections for American businesses, which warranted a collective sigh of relief.

While Mexico and Canada conceded to intellectual property protections, China is holding out.

The president’s trade war with China, our biggest trade partner, has devolved into a prolonged quagmire, and investors are uneasy.

For context, this soured relationship between the two biggest economies all started when Trump pulled out of the TransPacific Partnership in 2017. The withdrawal signaled to China and to the world that enough is enough. The World Trade Organization was supposed to be the arbiter of good faith free trade, mending mutually ben-

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tariffs. Democrats taking control of the House is a blessing in disguise. Legislators won’t accomplish much, but no harm can be done to an economy that is already humming along.

America rejoice has returned.

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Patrick Gagen is a 21-year-old mass communication and finance senior from Suwanee, Georgia.

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eficial partnerships in the process, but it has instead given China free reign to sidestep legal provisions.

The WTO has repeatedly turned a blind eye to China’s protectionist policies that are well outside any definition of good faith. China has shaken down American businesses for intellectual property like it’s the Russian mafia.

The U.S. has lost trillions of dollars over the past two decades in stolen intellectual property. China has reaped all the benefits of free trade while passing on the costs to other countries.

Trump has rightfully lambasted both China and the WTO. This rogue nation definitely needs to be punished for its actions. Levying tariffs, however, isn’t the right solution. Threatening tariffs is one thing, but actively going back and forth with retaliatory tariffs is going to torpedo our economy. The president has chosen the latter as a matter of policy.

The threat of an escalating global trade war has rattled investor confidence, and markets have been volatile as a result.

Trump’s policies are putting America in harm’s way. There’s a long list of losers in this trade war, and American companies, investors and workers are at the top of the list.

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Clever comedy replaced by safe, sensitive jokes for ‘snowflakes’ OH, NOT AGAIN! KYLE RICHOUX @KyleRichoux We live in a society dominated by media technology Polarizing news outlets feed us biased sludge. Social media has us checking our phones during every conversation pause.

We place bigger value on an Instagram post with an “I voted” sticker than on the vote itself.

“Politically correct” activists set arbitrary standards for what we can and can’t say.

We use language to express our opinions about the world around us, and an incredibly powerful tool in our arsenal is comedy. Comedy serves as a lighthearted way to point out what bothers us.

Unfortunately, when people are actively looking for things to get offended by, comedy suffers. Everyone has a different limit of what’s considered “too far” or untouchable in comedy, so we’re forced to play it safe or fall prey to a horde of ravenous sensitive snowflakes.

Of course, humor is subjective. Surely, there are people who enjoy actor Seth Rogen’s plethora of identical films filled to the brim with weed, crude

jokes and childish adults. If you look hard enough, you might even find a fan of actress Amy Schumer’s likewise crude and childish jokes.

We’re allowed crude humor these days, but it’s all harmless. It’s allowed because it doesn’t mean anything and it doesn’t make anyone think. We pretend to be well-adjusted by weathering lewd jokes, but we fall apart at the comedic suggestion of a real issue. The way we’ve redefined “safe” lets us believe we’re not as sensitive and thin-skinned as we really are.

The king of edgy humor in the 21st century is one we’re all familiar with. A meme is a joke formatted to be easily transformed and spread around.

As such, there is no one meme, you simply know one when you see it.

And you will see it. Over and over again, the same meme or variations of the same one will pop up every time you open social media. The jokes are so safe and predictable as to have a sort of schedule. Several Facebook pages take advantage of the “meme of the month,” as memes usually see widespread popularity during only one month.

Some memes are funny, true. Some are subversive and

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break the PC mold around them, and some are utterly creative.

But creativity is still an issue; memes are rarely original, but even when they are, the legions

of consumers who recite them nonstop are not.

Reciting a meme is like listening to someone make a funny joke quietly and

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repeating it louder, drinking in the adulation from someone else’s work. It’s an unnecessary inflation of one’s own ego resulting from a lack of creativity or work. If reciting a joke you’ve heard elsewhere and claiming it as your own garners approval from peers, why not do it?

What’s worse is the recipients of the joke know it’s coming. Memes are so widespread it’s reasonable to assume they know the joke they’re being told and have been told a thousand times. So, why are they laughing?

Perhaps we laugh because it’s easy, it’s safe and we won’t get in trouble for it. Even enjoying a clever but insensitive joke will win you some disapproval, but chuckling over the same meme everyone else is enjoying is a bit of stability in the hectic time we live in.

We’ve always used language to comment on our surroundings. Be it sardonic essays, symbolic novels, biting music or critical comedy shows, we can’t help but express our thoughts. In a time where so many fear the government suppressing what we can say, we ourselves have become the ones who suppress language.

As bleak as it can sound, it’s not too late. As long as we have the freedom to use language any way we choose, we still have time to correct our situation. The next time you hear a joke and are offended, I urge you to take a step back and ask why you’re offended.

You might find it’s just because someone said you should be.

Kyle Richoux is a 20-year-old sociology junior from LaPlace, Louisiana.

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Modern society’s morality diminished in favor of idiocy I SAID WHAT I SAID

MAYA STEVENSON @colormemaya Last week, a young black woman went on Dr. Phil claiming to be white. The 15-yearold named Treasure Richards said, “When it comes to black people, I think they’re all ugly — and I have nothing in common with them. I tell my mom, I’ll never be like any of those negroes.”

She also proclaimed her support for the Ku Klux Klan, even going as far as having their number on speed dial. The clip not only baffled most people, but disgusted them.

The episode was truly one of the most shocking and saddest things I’ve seen, but it was also fake. The sister of the young lady later went on social media to expose how her mom and sister did everything for fame.

It didn’t come as a shock, as Dr. Phil’s show has a habit of running episodes with storylines like this one. Another famous example is Danielle Bregoli, a 15-year-old who appeared on the show after hitting her mom and committing various crimes. Her infamous “Catch me outside” line went viral.

Bregoli is now a rapper and public

figure among pre-teens.

These two examples are a testament to what society chooses to give its attention to, whether it be positive or negative. Both clips circulated the internet, garnering thousands of shares and comments. We see dozens of examples of public figures and celebrities thriving off of bad press every day.

The thought of bad publicity or ridiculous stunts bringing an onslaught of success is not without merit, however.

We’ve seen the product of this on the news — outrage and incredulity breeds attention and later, acceptance. Society glorifies the things once seen as inherently bad.

Society used to be extremely firm in its definition of good and bad, but now the two seem to be blending together without a clear idea of the difference between the two.

The things that have become acceptable in this day and age are abhorrent.

The morals of society have shifted to a truly dangerous place. They’re seemingly non-existent.

One of the worst examples of this is the normalization of school shootings. We swore never again, yet the number

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steadily increases. It’s gotten to the point where the media doesn’t even bother to report on it and schools have drills for what to do when—not if— it happens. How did we get to the point where the loss

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of a child’s life is normal?

It concerns me to see the dangerous place society is heading toward as we continue to disregard all the blatant evil that takes place every day. Norms shift and change

with the times. However, in this case, it’s not for the better.

Maya Stevenson is a 19-yearold English and economics sophomore from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Holiday Events Holiday Spectacular Tuesday, November 27 5:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Parking available in Union Square Garage

PRE-KWANZAA CELEBRATION

Hosted by African American Cultural Center 5:30 p.m. | Clarence L. Barney Jr. African American Cultural Center Kwanzaa is Swahili for “first fruits.” It signifies the first fruits of the harvest and is celebrated December 26-January 1. The African American Cultural Center sponsors a Pre-Kwanzaa ceremony every year to celebrate the traditional African values of family, community, responsibility, commerce, and selfimprovement. Members of the LSU and Greater Baton Rouge community are welcomed and encouraged to dress in traditional African garments and participate in the many aspects of Kwanzaa, including music, dance, food, and storytelling.

HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES

Hosted by Student Activities Board 5:30 p.m. | LSU Student Union Theater Get in the spirit of the season with musical, dance, and spoken word performances, holiday sing-alongs, and a special visit from The Tiger Girls and Mike the Tiger.

29TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY ON CAMPUS Hosted by LSU Staff Senate 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | LSU Student Union

Holiday on Campus is an event geared toward the children of LSU staff, faculty, and students. There will be arts and crafts, games, free food, photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and much more. There is no entry fee, however, we encourage guests to bring a non-perishable food donation for the LSU Food Pantry and/or a new toy (unwrapped) for donation to the United States Marine Corps “Toys for Tots” program.

LSU CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING Hosted by Campus Life 7:15 p.m. | Free Speech Circle

Enjoy free CC’s Coffeehouse cocoa and coffee as you count down to the lighting of the LSU Christmas Tree with the LSU family.

LSU PRESIDENT’S LATE NIGHT BREAKFAST

ANNUAL SWEET POTATO & RICE SALE

Hosted by Biological Engineering Student Organization November 12-21 | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Daily Southeast Corner of Highland Road and South Stadium Drive

Join BESO students as they sell Garber Farm’s sweet potatoes and rice for their annual fundraiser.

THE CLUB THANKSGIVING BUFFET

Hosted by LSU Dining November 19 - 21 | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

The Club at Union Square Open to the entire LSU community, the Club at Union Square hosts a Thanksgiving buffet with delicious entrées, desserts, and more! Cost is $21.95* per person. The Club at Union Square accepts cash, credit, debit, Tiger Cash, and Paw Points. Reservations recommended.

Call: 225-578-2356 or email: catering@lsu.edu

FRIENDSGIVING

Hosted by LSU Dining November 20 | 11:00 a.m. - 2 p.m.

The 5 and The 459 Commons Dining Halls A popular event open to the LSU community, The 5 and 459 Commons give a Thanksgiving lunch right before the holiday break. The 5 and 459 Commons accepts valid meal plan swipe, Paw Points, Tiger Cash, credit, debit, or cash!

LES VOYAGEURS AG HOLIDAY GIFT BOXES

Hosted by College of Agriculture Les Voyageurs Order Deadline: November 27th Pick Up: December 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. at LSU AgCenter Dairy Store The “Les Voyageurs” of the College of Agriculture are selling holiday gift boxes for $30 which include 1 bag of Louisiana Rice, 2 lbs. of Cajun Christmas smoked sausage, 1 lb. of jalapeño cheddar cheese, and sweet potatoes. The sausage and cheese is made by students using the College of Agriculture facilities.

LSU CANDLELIGHT CONCERT

Hosted by College of Music & Dramatic Arts December 1 | 7:30 p.m.

LSU Student Union Theater The LSU College of Music & Dramatic Arts and the LSU School of Music are pleased to present our annual holiday celebration. Join the LSU A Cappella Choir and the LSU Philharmonia Orchestra for an evening of holiday music, spirituals, and more.

CANDY GRAMS

Hosted by Staff Senate Order Deadline: November 16 Delivered: December 3 Show your appreciation for the staff, faculty, or students on campus by sending them a candy gram for only $2.00. You choose the greeting and type of candy, and Staff Senate will handle the rest!

HOLIDAY SHUTTLE (THANKSGIVING BREAK) Hosted by LSU Student Government, Parking & Transportation Services, and LSU Family Association Departing: November 20 & 21 Returning: November 25

Hosted by LSU Office of the President 10:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. | The 5 and The 459 Commons Dining Halls

LSU Student Government, Parking & Transportation Services, and the LSU Family Association are excited to sponsor a Thanksgiving Break shuttle program to and from the Baton Rouge and New Orleans airports. Shuttle dates, times, and costs are outlined here: www.lsu.edu/sg

Students can fuel up for finals with late night breakfast favorites in both campus dining halls. If you can catch him, Dr. Alexander might just flip your flapjack himself!

CHRISTMAS TREE SALE Hosted by Society of American Foresters at LSU November 26-27 | 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Corner Nicholson Extension at Highland Rd

A special thanks goes out to these sponsors, who continue to make LSU Holiday Spectacular an exciting and anticipated celebration each year: CC’s Coffee House, Coca-Cola, Auxiliary Services, Facility Services, Parking and Transportation Services, and Staff Senate.

Fresh, hypoallergenic Leland cypress trees grown on the School of Renewable Natural Resources forest. Price $8 per foot (6’ tree = $48). $1 per foot is re-invested into a new tree. The remainder supports activities of the student chapter Society of American Foresters. For any questions email, cdehoop@lsu.edu

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(behind RNR Building)

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DECK THE UNION HALLS Hosted By LSU Auxiliary Services Tuesday, November 27 | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

LSU Student Union Join LSU Auxiliary Services for a day filled with holiday fun and festivities for all in the LSU Student Union! Ornament Decorating, Tacky Sweater Contest, candy cane crafts, and more! Did we mention there will be cookies and hot cocoa there for all to enjoy?

CHANUKAH MENORAH LIGHTING Hosted by Chabad at LSU December 2 | 6:30 p.m.

Free Speech Circle This year holds a unique opportunity for the Jewish community at LSU. Usually the holiday of Chanukah falls during Winter Break, but this year it begins December 2nd.

Also known as “the Festival of Lights”, this event is also a celebration of religious freedom often marked by menorah lightings, traditional foods and special prayers. All members of the LSU community are welcome to attend.

A RURAL LIFE CHRISTMAS December 2 | 12:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

LSU Rural Life Museum Ring in the Holiday season with a 19th century Louisiana celebration at the LSU Rural Life Museum. Decorations with natural trimmings representative of special times of long ago will be displayed throughout the museum’s grounds.

Seasonal activities such a musical groups, demonstrating artisans, open-hearth cooking, storytellers, and costumed re-enactors will present during this event. Admission: $10.00 per person. Children 10 years and younger are admitted for free. This event will conclude with a bonfire and a visit from Papa Noel!

HOLIDAY DECORATING CONTEST Hosted by LSU Staff Senate Entry Deadline: December 7 Judging: December 12 Staff Senate invites you to join our annual Holiday Decorating Contest! This year’s theme is “Once Upon a Time in LSUville.” There are two options to participate this year.

Option 1: Choose between two categories: bulletin board or door/entryway. There is a $10 per entry fee that benefits the Staff Senate Fee Support Scholarship, which are awarded each semester to cover the costs associated with nonexempt fees for staff members pursuing an LSU degree.

Option 2: Decorate a box (your choice in size) and fill it with non-perishable food items to be donated to the LSU Food Pantry. The entry fee is waived. Entries will be judged for creativity and for the most individual food items donated.

HOLIDAY BUFFET Hosted by LSU Dining December 10 - 14 | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Daily The Club at Union Square Open to the entire LSU community, The Club at Union Square hosts a Holiday Buffet with delicious entrées, tasty desserts, and more! The perfect place to gather for a little holiday cheer! Cost is $21.95* per person. The Club at Union Square accepts cash, credit, debit, Tiger Cash and Paw Points. Reservations recommended.

Call: 225-578-2356 or email: catering@lsu.edu

HOLIDAY SHUTTLE (WINTER BREAK) Hosted by LSU Student Government, Parking & Transportation Services, and LSU Family Association Departing: December 7, 8, & 9.

Returning: January 8 LSU Student Government, Parking & Transportation Services and the LSU Family Association are excited to collaborate once again to sponsor a Winter Break shuttle program to and from the Baton Rouge and New Orleans airports. Shuttle dates, times, and costs are outlined here: www.lsu.edu/sg