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Business dean’s biography chosen for shared read program BY KATIE GAGLIANO

ccording to Richard White, political biographer and dean of the E.J. Ourso College of Business, there’s no one quite like Huey P. Long. The larger-than-life politician is the subject of White’s 2006 biography, “Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long.” East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s “One Book, One Community” program is featuring the book as its 2016 shared read. The biography chronicles Long’s dramatic life, drawing the reader into a plot that seems almost too outrageous to be realistic, White said. “Fact is much crazier than fiction, especially in Louisiana,” he said. White used third person correspondence

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from the archives in Hill Memorial Library and Long’s own words to allow the story to unfold organically. The color and drama of Long’s life required little embellishment, he said. From fist fights in the Hotel Monteleone to systematically seizing control of the state, Long executed everything with a signature flair and ruthlessness, White said, and his ambition and desire for power knew no bounds. On multiple occasions, Long told trusted associates he intended to divide the Democratic Party’s vote in the 1936 presidential election. The division would extend the effects of the Great Depression and pave the way for his presidency in 1940, he said.

“He only had one thought in mind, and that was power,” White said. “Power came before money, or food or sex or anything. I’ve never found a person in history who got power like he did in a democracy without ever making a compromise.” Long’s heavy-handed approach led to divisiveness between pro-Long and anti-Long factions across the state. The division became so heated, residents of Cajun French towns in south Louisiana pronounced surnames differently if an individual was a Long supporter or adversary, he said. The lasting impression Long’s leadership left on the state and its people led many to

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After thousands raged against the state government’s continued “disinvestment” in higher education and the proposed cuts for the current year Wednesday afternoon, some higher education officials testified before the Senate Finance Committee, warning of the drastic impacts even the “best case scenario” would have on schools. LSU President F. King Alexander and other system heads honed in on what more than $68 million in cuts to colleges and universities would look like on campuses throughout the state. While the $68 million, which includes $26.4 million in unfunded TOPS costs, has been deemed the “best case scenario,” those leaders rejected the notion that it would be “best” for their schools and students. “[A $68 million cut] is not the best case scenario. The best case scenario is zero cuts,” said Executive Director of Policy and External Affairs Jason

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Faircloth and Landry hope to move Student Government ‘Forward’ BY BETH CARTER @bethie_carter Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part series highlighting registered campaigns in the Student Government presidential election. Their publication order in The Daily Reveille is determined alphabetically, by the last name of the presidential candidate. As Student Government chief adviser this year, SG presidential candidate Zack Faircloth said he is confident he has what it takes to be the next student body president. “It was something I never considered freshman year, but

the more I got involved in Student Government, the more changes I saw we could make,” Faircloth said. Faircloth’s running mate, Lindsey Landry, said he approached her last spring about potentially running together. The two have been planning their campaign, titled “Forward,” ever since. One of the turning points in Faircloth’s decision to run came last spring after he saw SG’s impact on the Legislature’s decision to fully fund higher education. He said one of his initiatives, titled “Flagship Forward,” aims to establish a permanent student presence at the Capitol.

“Flagship Forward” would place an SG representative at the Capitol every day during the legislative session for the remainder of this year and for next year’s session as well. “Student Government, now more than ever, has to become a stability for the students,” Faircloth said. “With so many parts of this campus under attack ... Student Government has to be a resource.” Faircloth and Landry said their ticket encompasses a diverse group of students, and that they reached out to many different types of student

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Zack Faircloth will run for Student government Vice President and President, respectively, with the Forward campaign.

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CRIME BRIEFS

Student cyclist arrested for resisting officers, hiding on campus LSU student Pablo Rodriguez, 20, was arrested on Feb. 19 at 5:30 p.m., said LSUPD spokesperson Kevin Scott. Officers were inspecting an unrelated traffic crash at the intersection of Highland Road and Tower Drive when Rodriguez intruded on the scene on his bicycle and refused the officer’s direction to stop or identify himself, leading to a pursuit, Scott said. Rodriguez hid on Highland Road near the Student Union before he was arrested, taken into custody, issued a misdemeanor summons and released, Scott said.

Campus subcontractor arrested Man booked into prison after vehicle in Middleton on fugitive warrant found in the lake near sorority house

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Scott said LSUPD assisted the Department of Justice in arresting subcontractor Bryan Cage, 30, on the third floor of Middleton Library on a fugitive warrant for parole violation on Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. Scott said Cage attempted to flee at the time of arrest, but was surrounded by officers, failed and was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

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Scott said Daniel Thomas was arrested on Feb. 23 at 12:45 a.m. and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for a hit and run, reckless operation and no license. Officers were dispatched to West Lakeshore Drive near the Kappa Alpha Theta house regarding a Nissan Maxima found unoccupied in the lake. Officers located Thomas outside Miller Hall, and two witnesses identified him as the driver, Scott said.

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COMMITTEE, from page 1 Droddy in an interview Thursday. “LSU is looking at a $17 million cut in the last quarter of the year. Pretty stout. I’d say that’s not a good scenario for us.” The LSU System would bear roughly $33 million of the reduction, with the main campus taking a $17 million hit. To detail the scope of the cuts, Alexander said it would equal a $300 per student increase in fees, and the firing or furloughing of “a lot” of nontenured faculty and staff.

But because the cuts come mid-semester, Alexander said there is no way to collect a fee from students, and to protect classrooms, faculty and courses could not be eliminated. That leaves the University with few options to mitigate the cuts — cutting staff positions and student services and “restructuring” summer school are all on the table — and Droddy, who also serves as the University’s legislative liaison, said nothing is “off the table” yet. “The direct academic, instructional experience would

probably not be touched up front,” Droddy said. “But the student support services, the institutional support services, would all be looking at some dramatic effects.” Droddy said the administration has not yet laid out which services would be eliminated this semester if cuts are handed down. Alexander highlighted the effect fewer summer school offerings would have on student-athletes, who use intersessions and summer semesters to remain eligible, and Droddy said graduation plans for 31,000 students could

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be disrupted. “We’re losing student-athletes because coaches are telling them we might not have summer school,” Alexander said. Senators on the committee told the system heads to present their plan to absorb $68 million in cuts, as the “worst case scenario” of a $204 million statewide reduction to colleges and universities is far-fetched. Each system head pointed mostly to furloughs, as staff lines are among the few options schools have to restructure their budget mid-semester. And while each said their schools would not have to close, they said cuts would have severe impacts. Another option LSU is considering is raising the entrance requirements. Droddy said that wouldn’t be an option until at least 2017, as admission letters have already been sent for the current year. Monroe Democratic state Rep. Katrina Jackson’s one-cent sales tax increase bill, expected to raise around $220 million for the current year, passed in the House on Thursday afternoon and will head to the Senate. Droddy confirmed the importance of the measure, which is the cornerstone of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ budget reduction plan. Advocates for schools and hospitals have called for lawmakers to compromise and pass both tax increases and spending cuts to alleviate cuts to higher education and healthcare. University of Louisiana System President Dan Reneau echoed the sentiment that the Division of Administration’s “best case scenario” is not ideal for Louisiana colleges and universities. “Some institutions, possibly, I cannot say for certain, would have to declare financial exigency,” he said. “It is not a ‘best case scenario’ for my system.”

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Sports

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BY JOSHUA THORNTON @JoshT_TDR The No. 5 LSU softball team continues its non-conference slate this weekend in the ninth annual Purple & Gold Challenge held in Tiger Park. The Tigers (9-2) went undefeated in the tournament last season and will look to keep their current five-game win-streak alive. LSU will first face Illinois State at 6 p.m. today and will battle the Redbirds again at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Contrary to the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic when the Tigers faced three ranked opponents, LSU will play two unranked opponents this weekend. Regardless of their opponents national standing, the Tigers aren’t in the habit of overlooking anyone they play. “We have to be ready for whoever we play,” said senior catcher Kellsi Kloss. “We’re not going to get any easy teams ... we have to work for everything we get this season.” LSU’s pitching staff will be tested again this weekend. The Redbirds (3-7) are 25th in the nation in average home runs per game. Junior catcher Jordan de los Reyes and freshman outfielder Riley Hale have combined for seven of Illinois State’s 12 total home runs this season. The Tigers’ offense has been on a tear during its winning streak and will challenge an Illinois State pitching staff that has struggled in its past five games. The Redbirds have allowed 46

D-D Breaux, Tigers look to pirate No. 2 Florida’s ship in showdown on Friday BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_TDR In a utopian society, stealing is neither preached nor praised, but tonight, LSU coach D-D Breaux intends for her seventhranked gymnastics team to become a savage pirate crew. To compete against No. 2 Florida at 6 p.m. in the O’Connell Center will be a grueling, threatening task, but Breaux’s message to LSU was very clear: beach Florida’s boat, burn it and commandeer their vessels — with a victory included. “Burn the boats,” Breaux said. “We want to go in there, go ashore and leave on their boats.” If that doesn’t happen, the Tigers (7-2, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) will be left alone, but the “O Dome” is no place for lonely pirates. “There won’t be much enthusiasm in Florida for us, trust me,” Breaux said. Florida (6-1, 4-1 SEC), the back-to-back-to-back National Champion, has only scored less than a 197.0 team score twice this season. Robbing their ships will not be easy, and LSU is

see FLORIDA, page 4

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LSU gymastics head coach D-D Breaux is introduced during the Tigers’ 197.825-197.125 victory against Auburn on Feb. 19 in the PMAC.

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Tigers look inward as Florida heads to Baton Rouge BY JAMES BEWERS @JamesBewers_TDR LSU freshman forward Ben Simmons sat down for interviews with the local media Tuesday wearing a sleeveless white T-shirt he often wears for practice. In purple and gold print, the Nike-brand shirt reads, “Fighting Tiger Basketball Never Stops.” The LSU basketball program will continue to play games long after Simmons competes in his in last contest as a Tiger. But his publicly praised LSU

career, likely to last just one season, appears to be ending far more quickly than anyone expected with an unceremonious conclusion for the team as a whole. “I’ve lost games, but not as much attention has been brought up as this,” Simmons said. “I’ve expected this. Coming to LSU or a school like this, I didn’t expect everything to go smoothly or uphill. Everything comes at its price.” With senior guard Keith Hornsby restricted to the bench for the time being, stricken by

a torn groin, the former firstplace team in the Southeastern Conference is spinning out of NCAA tournament at-large consideration. The Tigers hold a No. 90 Ratings Percentage Index ranking and are excluded from most projected fields of 68. A three-game losing streak before Saturday’s matchup with Florida at 7:30 p.m. in the PMAC has highlighted the Tigers’ (16-12, 9-6 SEC) complacency in the final stretch of the season and shows they aren’t playing desperate, Hornsby said.

“You wouldn’t be able to tell from our play,” he said. “We need to have some urgency about us. If we had any heart, if we cared about this team and season as a whole we have to play [desperate].” Often lauded for his energy and intensity, the Tigers lamented the absence of Hornsby, who is unsure if or when he will be able to return to the floor this season. Hornsby hurt his groin squatting down for a ball in the first

see RETROSPECTIVE, page 4

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LSU freshman guard Antonio Blakeney (2) holds the ball during the Tigers’ 7669 defeat against Alabama on Feb. 17 in the PMAC.

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Friday, February 26, 2016

BASEBALL

Tigers prepare for Sacramento State and ‘SEC-quality’ pitching

After a disappointing loss on the road to Lamar on Wednesday, the No. 5 LSU baseball team is eager to return to the friendly confines of Alex Box Stadium. “Just getting back out here and getting in front of the fans in the Box again and playing here is exciting,” said sophomore pitcher Alex Lange. “Just being around good weather will be a good weekend.” LSU (3-1) hosts Sacramento State (3-1) in a three-game series starting at 7 p.m. tonight and continuing Saturday and Sunday. The Tigers expect the Hornets, who have a series win against Auburn, to be a challenge. “This series against Sacramento State is going to be extremely challenging,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “I knew they were going to be a challenge long before they beat Auburn, two-out-of-three, and Northwestern State. They are a bunch of California kids, who know how to play the game. They are very aggressive.” The Hornets pitching staff is exceptionally potent. Last season, Sacramento State’s pitching rotation finished in the top-20 in the NCAA in ERA and top-3 in WHIP, which

measures the amount of baserunners per inning a pitcher allows. LSU is especially focused on the Hornets’ Friday starter junior left-handed pitcher Sam Long, a former freshman allAmerican, who Mainieri said is Southeastern Conference quality. “Their pitcher [tonight] is a really good prospect and is a legitimately talented SEC-quality starting pitcher,” Mainieri said. To counter the southpaw, the Tigers are starting a right-handed heavy lineup with junior center Jordan Romero and sophomore Bryce Jordan at first base. To go with Long, the Hornets have a talented relief pitcher in Justin Dillon, who was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 39th round. Junior third-baseman O’Neal Lochridge said practicing against LSU’s own talented bullpen has the Tigers more than prepared. “We are going to be just fine,” he said. “We have been facing Lange and [sophomore pitcher Jared] Poche’ all fall, so this is just going to be like another scrimmage to us. We just got to relax and play our game and understand that we can hit against him.” LSU’s starting pitching rota-

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half of LSU’s Feb. 20 loss to Tennessee, and he said it could have been a product of his previous hernia injury that hadn’t completely healed. In addition to the squad’s loss to Alabama on Feb. 17, which followed LSU’s win against thenNo. 15 Texas A&M on Feb. 13, the Tigers dropped back-to-back road games by double digits to Arkansas and Tennessee — both of whom sit at the bottom half of the conference standings. In all three of those losses, LSU scored at least 10 points below its season average. Losers of its last two games and three of its last four, Florida comes to Baton Rouge slightly reeling, but it frustrated LSU in the two teams’ last meeting on Jan. 9 at the O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida. The Gators held the Tigers to their thirdlowest point total on the season despite a 28-point, 17-rebound effort from Simmons. However, freshman guard Antonio Blakeney isn’t specifically worried about the Gators (17-11, 8-7 SEC), ranked No. 42 in RPI, nor the final two games against Missouri and No. 16 Kentucky. “I don’t think it really even matters who we play right now,” Blakeney said. “It’s the way we’re playing now, not who we play. Even if we play versus McNeese [State], we just got to get ourselves together. It doesn’t even matter what the team is or the talent of them. We have to get ourselves together.”

already one pirate short of a full crew. Freshman all-arounder — but mainly an uneven bars and occasional floor performer — Lexie Priessman will be sidelined against Florida for an ankle injury she suffered in warmups prior to LSU’s meet against Georgia on Feb. 13. LSU’s team medical staff released Priessman from a walking boot on Thursday, and she’s returned to a casual tennis shoe. Her recovery time is ahead of schedule, and LSU’s coaching staff is hopeful for a return in the 2016 season, the team confirmed to The Daily Reveille. Beside Priessman’s unavailability, LSU’s lineup is as close to full-strength as it will be this season, Breaux said.

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CHALLENGE, from page 3 runs in that time and have given up 59 hits. During their past five games, the Tigers outscored their opponents 42-19 and average 8.4 runs a contest. Junior second baseman Constance Quinn has been an integral part of the offensive success. During the streak, Quinn has gone 7-for-13, hitting four RBIs and scoring five runs. “Honestly, trusting in the process is something that I’ve been stubborn with,” Quinn said. “Knowing what [the coaches] are doing in practice is going to help me in the long run.”

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LSU junior catcher Jordan Romero (28) hits the ball during the Tigers’ 12-4 victory against Cincinnati on Sunday at Alex Box Stadium. The Tigers will take on Sacramento State this weekend in a series from Friday to Sunday at Alex Box Stadium. tion for the weekend is Poche’ on Friday, Lange on Saturday, and senior John Valek on Sunday. Although he has yet to make a start behind the plate with Poche’, Romero said he is ready to catch for Poche’ in game for the first time. “I feel pretty comfortable catching him,” Romero said. “I

caught his bullpen [this week], and I caught him a bunch in the fall.” LSU has its own myriad of talented pitchers, Lange is 13-0 in his career and was named SEC Pitcher of the Week on Monday. Poche’ said he is eager to see how they match up against an SEC quality starter.

“If you look forward to SEC weekends, that is the kind of guy that you are going to get,” Poche’ said. “These guys are lying under-the-radar are going to look good. They have good power arms and are going to compete and fill up the zone. That is the job of a pitcher. Hopefully, we can outmatch them.”

Without Priessman, freshman all-arounder Julianna Cannamela will fill Priessman’s normal spot in the bars lineup, like she did against Auburn on Friday, scoring a 9.150 after a fall. The event-low score didn’t count, but her performance must improve, Breaux said. “Julianna will have to step up and not become mental in warmups,” Breaux said. With Cannamela in three events versus then-No. 8 Auburn, LSU knotched its season-high team score against Auburn in the first of the toughest three top-10 meets on its schedule. The rigorous schedule continues in Gainesville and then the following week against nowNo. 4 Alabama in the PMAC on March 4. “They’re really important

because they’re against really good SEC teams,” said junior allarounder Shae Zamardi. “They are really strong competitors. If we can prove ourselves this week, that would be a really big turning point for us heading into postseason.” LSU treats every meet as if it is facing the nation’s best team, sophomore all-arounder Myia Hambrick said. In reality it’s facing the SEC’s best three weeks in a row, which could be beneficial, she said. “The importance comes from these begin toward the end of the season and going into postseason,” Hambrick said. “We need the confidence and knowledge to know that we can do well and it doesn’t have to be a rocky meet.” The Tigers must have their sharpest swords — and routines

— ready if they want to upset the Gators. Sticking landings and remaining focused are critical in Friday’s thievery. We’ve got to be much more mature and stick our landings, because that’s what we expect Florida to do,” Breaux said. “Gainesville may be the conference’s most well-protected land, and the Tigers only had two training days to prepare for the siege. LSU must be better than prepared, Breaux said. It has to find an “edge.” “Looking forward, we have Florida this weekend, we need to be better,” she said. “We only have two training days, so we’re going to put some edge on them, and try to get a good road score.”

While the offense has been a highlight for LSU in the last five games, there have been a few struggles on the defensive end. Although they have a .953 fielding percentage, the Tigers have struggled errors. Through 11 games this season, LSU has committed 13 errors, with four coming in its two losses. If the Tigers want to keep their win-streak alive, they will need to clean up their sloppy fielding. LSU coach Beth Torina is happy with her team’s play so far but would like to see more improvement. “I’d like to see us not allow so many infield singles and infield hits,” Torina said. “We’re capable

of better than what we’re doing, and we just all need to get on the same page.” LSU’s second opponent, Texas Tech , will face the Tigers on Saturday at 5 p.m. and again on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Unlike Illinois State, the Red Raiders received votes in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. The Red Raiders (4-6) come into the meeting against the Tigers having lost four of the last five games. The Tigers could take advantage of the Red Raiders’ pitching staff. Texas Tech hurlers have a 6.32 combined ERA and have given up 86 hits this season. Red Raiders’ junior pitcher

Dominique Alcocer has the highest ERA on the team with 10.80 and has allowed 42 hits this season. Alcocer (1-4) has gotten the nod in the circle five of the ten games for Texas Tech this season and will likely start a game this weekend. While LSU will be focused on finishing the weekend unblemished, working on their weaknesses now will also be a priority before heading into SEC play in two weeks. “Coming out with victories in all of them,” said senior shortstop Bianka Bell. “Just trying to get better on our weaknesses, especially coming into SEC [play].”

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Did #BlackLivesMatter promote violence? YES, #BlackLivesMatter should apologize to Sgt. Marquez MADE YOU THINK CHARLIE BONACQUISTI @Charlie_Bonac2 As disagreements about race and unequal treatment of minorities run rampant in the United States, we see an increase in violent acts against innocent people because of color. According to the Marine Corps Times, former Sgt. Christopher Marquez, a Marine Iraq War veteran, sat quietly at a McDonald’s when a group surrounded him. They aggressively questioned him about whether he believed “that black lives mattered.” When Marquez refused to respond, they called him a racist. “I am not even talking to you, and that’s your opinion,” Marquez said in response. After finishing his meal, Marquez left the restaurant. The group assaulted him, robbed him and left him unconscious in the parking lot. They didn’t know they attacked a veteran in the name of the Black Lives Matter movement. Marquez now wants the movement to denounce the acts of these young people, which would protect Black Lives Matter from being characterized as a violent group. I have no issues with Black Lives Matter as long as it remains peaceful. Public protests and organizations often generate the attention needed to bring an important topic to the forefront. However, violence, looting, assault or any other form of unnecessary force goes beyond awareness and increases the divide between fighting sides. Black Lives Matter should rethink its tactics if some members within the movement are going to act violently especially toward those who served our country. Violence only leads to violence. Keeping violent acts under control is important because not doing so could label a group intended for peace as a hate group. LSU’s own students fighting for racial equality made their voices heard in a nonviolent manner. Last semester, the United Daughters of the Confederacy held a meeting on campus. The LSU students who share Black Lives Matter’s values demonstrated their disdain by burning the Confederate flag. Cimajie Best, then-president of LSU’s chapter of the NAACP, expressed her discontent with the Lod Cook Hotel and Conference Center’s accommodations for the Confederacy group because of the stigma

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regarding Confederate symbols. I don’t approve of burning historical symbols, regardless of the controversy surrounding them, but I am impressed with their nonviolent expression. Racial tensions in America grow daily because people jump to conclusions without taking facts into account. Let’s set something straight. You’re not racist just because your skin is light, and you’re not any less of a person just because your skin is dark. I’d bet if everyone in America took a DNA test, many would be shocked to discover only a minute portion of this country is 100 percent one race or ethnicity. America prides itself on its status as a melting pot, so let’s start acting like one. “Being a veteran, it kills me to see such ugly racial division in our country,” Marquez said. “I spent too much time fighting in other countries that allowed ethnic and religious division to rip their societies apart. It’s something we do not want in America. As long as Black Lives Matter remains silent on hate crimes against white people they will continue to lose credibility and accomplish no real policy change.” Labeling organizations according to race only divides us. If we want to overcome racial inequality, we have to start with an equal playing field for all and remove race-identifying groups. Our country is leaps and bounds from where it was 100 years ago. I don’t want to see us lose that progress. Charlie Bonacquisti is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from Dallas, Texas.

NO, #BlackLivesMatter had no involvement with this MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL CLARK PERKINS @ClarkePerkins Not all Muslims are part of the Muslim Reform Movement, not all gay people are part of the LGBT Movement and not all black people are part of the Black Lives Matter movement. Last week, a group of teens beat up Iraq veteran Chris Marquez at a McDonald’s in Washington, D.C. Marquez was eating when the teens approached him and asked if he thought “black lives matter.” “I felt threatened and thought they were trying to intimidate me, so I figured I’m just going to keep to my food, eat my food and hopefully they’ll leave me alone,” Marquez told WJLA News. He claimed they called him a racist after he ignored their questions. As he was leaving the restaurant, the teens allegedly beat and robbed him. The fact Marquez had to suffer such a brutal encounter is extremely unfortunate. A person should never have to go through that. The teens who committed the beating need to be arrested and charged with assault and robbery. This incident has nothing to do with the “Black Lives Matter” versus the “All Lives Matter” debate. Not only does the occurrence not correlate to the debate, but it is not a representation of the movement at all.

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According to the official Black Lives Matter website, “We are committed to collectively, lovingly and courageously working vigorously for freedom and justice for Black people and, by extension all people.” The movement stands on principles of diversity, globalism, transgender affirming, queer affirming, black families and many more. It is built on a solid foundation of acceptance and peace, not one of violence. The website also states, “we intentionally build and nurture a beloved community that is bonded together through a beautiful struggle that is restorative, not depleting.” Just because the teens inquired about black lives does not make them black lives matter activists. They are not going around protesting for change and equality for African Americans. Instead, they beat a man in McDonald’s. You cannot make broad generalizations without proof to back your accusations. The fact that the teens who beat Marquez were black and questioned him about black lives does not affiliate them with the Black Lives Matter movement, nor does it make them a representation of the black community as a whole. Stereotypes of that nature play a huge role in today’s racial barriers we can’t seem to cross. I will reiterate — one black man does not represent all black men. Using that same flawed logic, I could say all police officers kill young black males because Darren Wilson killed Michael Brown and Timothy Loehmann killed Tamir Rice. But I can’t. Because they don’t. Or, I could say because one fraternity at the University waved a confederate flag, all fraternities wave them. Associating every thug who mentions black lives with the Black Lives Matter movement is simply an easy way to throw dirt on something that is finally getting people to talk. The movement is a respectable organization that minorities need in order to join together in the fight racial inequality. America needs Black Lives Matter. Stop looking for ways to discredit the movement, and accept it already. Clarke Perkins is a 20-year-old political science sophomore from New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Friday, February 26, 2016 FORWARD, from page 1 organizations for support. “Our goal from the beginning was to make sure every student had the opportunity to join if they wanted to,” Landry said. Both have been in SG since their freshman year, and both are involved in Greek Life on campus. Faircloth is a Stamps scholar, and Landry has served as a student ambassador and STRIPES leader. Landry believes their involvement in these

groups and around campus will draw different types of students to their campaign. One of the main objectives of the “Forward” campaign is planning realistic initiatives that can be implemented immediately. Landry said the campaign has met with administrators and staff to be sure their plans are feasible. “Everything that we do is something we know is going to get done,” Landry said. “Hopefully, if we’re elected, we’ll be

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able to just move forward with these initiatives.” Among these initiatives is what Faircloth and Landry call “Contraflow in the Know.” This three-part plan would include text notifications indicating the start and end of contraflow, providing students with a contraflow map and extending Tiger Trails services to run after football games. If elected, the two plan to test out the service for one game to see if students respond positive-

ly. If so, they assure students the believe their qualifications make services will be affordable. them a clear choice for students. “If students want this as a re“We’ve seen the ins and outs occurring thing, we’ll find a way about how Student Government for Student Government to fund works, and we want to go above it,” Faircloth said. and beyond what Student GovWith their combined SG ex- ernment has already done,” perience, Faircloth and Landry Landry said. FOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 26, 2016

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KINGFISH, from page 1 approach White with family anecdotes of the senator, he said. White said he was especially struck by the story of Carl Weiss, Long’s alleged assassin. Shortly after the book’s release, White was approached by a man whose grandfather was Weiss’ neighbor and professional associate, he said. The man explained that the day before Long’s assassination, Weiss was building a crib for his newborn son in his grandfather’s woodworking shop. He said he’d be back the next week to finish the piece, but Weiss was killed immediately after Long’s assassination and was never able to complete the crib, he said. Long’s legacy created one of the most divided political landscapes in U.S. history, White said. Now, his story is uniting readers through the “One Book,One Community” program. East Baton Rouge Parish Library assistant library director Mary Stein said the program began in 2007 in an effort to mend community schisms produced by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The program’s goal is to provide a forum for civil conversations about important and difficult topics, she said. Much like strangers connect

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E.J. Ourso College of Business dean Richard D. White, Jr.’s book “Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long” was selected as the East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s One Book, One Community spring read. over Super Bowl advertisements in the grocery store check-out line, “One Book/One Community” provides residents from across East Baton Rouge Parish with a shared experience, she said. “With ‘One Book, One Community,’ whether you’re black or white, rich or poor, you can meet together over the pages of a book,” Stein said. Stein said feedback for the biography has been positive and participants are excited to read about the state. Discussing the

state’s history and recognizing Louisiana’s unique attributes is important for the state’s future, White said. “People in Louisiana take for granted their state,” he said. “We don’t realize how good a place it is to live. Even with problems of politics and poverty, it’s still an absolutely wonderful place to live, and we can make it better.”

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