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SU will relive its glory when the 2007 LSU Tigers are welcomed back to Tiger Stadium on Saturday.

“I’m just looking forward to seeing all the guys again,” said former quarterback Matt Flynn.

“I keep in touch and am good friends with a lot of the guys, but there are some guys I haven’t seen in 10 years.”

Flynn, a fifth-year senior with one career start prior to 2007, came into the season replacing JaMarcus Russell — the No. 1 overall draft pick in the 2007 NFL draft. Flynn was the face of a group of LSU players that were replacing four first round draft picks, but the Tigers still entered the 2007 season ranked No. 2 in the polls.

“It’s a little bit of an odd situation because we did lose four first round picks coming into that year,” said running back Jacob Hester. “We lost JaMarcus [Russell], LaRon Landry, Dwayne Bowe, [Craig] ‘Buster’ Davis. We had just won the Sugar Bowl against Notre Dame, but anytime you lose four first round picks, I don’t know how high expectations can be.”

The expectations rose following the Tigers’ 45-0 win against Mississippi State in Starkville. The defense was led

by All-American defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey and safety Craig Steltz. Steltz was tasked with replacing Landry in 2007 and finished the game against Mississippi State with a school record three interceptions.

“Football is the ultimate team sport,” Steltz said. “The list of all the guys we had rushing the passer, it makes your job that much easier in the backend. The quarterback gets hit in the first quarter, and come the third,

Tigers come together 10 years after 2007 National Title

BY BRANDON ADAM | @badam_TDR fourth quarter he is looking for where the rush is coming from and not reading the coverage.”

The defense continued its high-level of play into the following week against No. 9 Virginia Tech. The Tigers blasted the Hokies 48-7, setting the tone for the rest of the season.

LSU was for real, and everyone knew it.

“They stumbled into Tiger Stadium that night, and I don’t know if they’ve ever been in a place like Death Valley on Sat-

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urday night,” Flynn said. “We were hitting on all cylinders, the crowd was amazing, and it was a good night.”

LSU went through its next three games, defeating opponents — Middle Tennessee State, No. 12 South Carolina and Tulane — by a combined score of 106-25.

The Tigers then welcomed defending national champions Florida and Tim Tebow into Tiger Stadium.

“Coaches will tell you that it was the same, you kind of went

through the same routine, but everybody from players, fans, coaches know those games are different,” Hester said.

The game turned out to be one of the most memorable games of the season. LSU trailed by 10 points heading into the fourth quarter, and Flynn said that quarter felt like every big moment of a season squeezed into one. The Tigers went for it on fourth down five times during the game, including twice on their final drive.

On the final drive, LSU called on Hester to carry the team to victory. Hester converted both fourth downs and scored the game winning touchdown from two yards out on a play that Flynn did not announce in the huddle.

“It’s the only time in football I’ve never had a play called in the huddle,” Hester said. “We all knew what the play was; he didn’t have to tell us formation; he didn’t have to tell us which way to go. That’s the kind of squad we had, we had just been together so long that he said go score and score we did.

“To be able to a part of something so special in LSU history, it’s just monumental for me, and I’m just honored to be a part of it. So many guys went into making that drive what it was.”

However, the Tigers first mishap of the season followed the next week on the road against No. 17 Kentucky in a 43-37 triple overtime loss.

LSU returned home to play No. 18 Auburn, and continued it’s stretch of playing four straight ranked opponents. Much like the game against Florida, LSU fell behind early, clawing its way back into the game and once again relying on a last second touchdown to win.

Against Auburn, then-LSU coach Les Miles relied on Flynn’s arm to win the game as time was winding down with LSU down one and in field goal range.

Flynn said that while the play was cutting it close to final whistle, the team felt they still had time left to kick a field goal. The final play was max protection with a vertical route on each side of the formation, and if Auburn was in zone coverage, like expected, Flynn was going to throw

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Coastal Sustainability Studio merges disciplines

SG bills to rename LSU Parade Ground withdrawn

BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano

BY TAYLOR DELPIDIO @ TD_Reveille

While many academic departments rarely operate across disciplines, in the Coastal Sustainability Studio it’s the norm.

Each day at work, geography graduate student Yi Ling Chan develops geographical visualizations of coastal communities, sometimes leaning over to ask technical advice from the landscape architecture students across the aisle.

While each brings a

Two proposals to name the LSU Parade Ground in honor of U.S. Union Army Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and dedicate the Parade Ground to cadets and midshipmen who died before finishing their time at the University, respectively, were pulled by author LSU Student Government College of Humanities and Social Sciences senator Johnathon Price.

SGCR 26 proposed to name the Parade Ground after

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Students perform research on Oct. 5 in the Coastal Sustainability Studio.

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LSU’s Parade Ground sits nearly bare on Sept. 23 due to the recent tailgating policies.

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Memorial Tower set to become the site of LSU Military Museum

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Department of Louisiana, which gave the tower to the University in memory of those who died during World War I. Inside the rotunda of the tower hang four bronze plaques listing the names by parish of all the Louisianians who died during the war. Gurie said one of the plaques references “The World War” with no designation.

“At the time, that was thought to be the only war, the war to end all wars,” Gurie said. “In the process of the tower restoration, the entire rotunda will be cleaned and updated.”

Gurie said there will be some modern updates to the tower including windows designed to protect the artifacts inside.

These “smart windows” are designed much like transition sun lenses as the sun rises, the windows will darken, allowing sunlight inside but not enough to damage the fragile artifacts the museum will hold.

Memorial Tower, one of the oldest and most iconic structures on the University’s campus, will soon undergo renovations to turn it into the LSU Military Museum.

Randy Gurie, the executive director of Cadets of the Ole War Skule, is spearheading the LSU Military Excellence Commission along with leadership from the University.

Cadets of the Ole War Skule promotes and preserves the military history of Louisiana and the University and works to support the Corps of Cadets. “[Memorial Tower] is without a doubt the University’s most recognizable, identifiable icon,” Gurie said. “We hope when the museum is finished, it will be a facility everyone will be able to enjoy, particularly the LSU students.”

Memorial Tower, also known as the Campanile, was officially dedicated to the University in 1926. The funds for the tower were organized by the American Legion

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Meditation, prayer room now available

BY CJ CARVER @CWCarver_ An Interfaith Prayer and Meditation Room on the second floor of the LSU Student Union will now be available as a quiet place for students to meditate, pray and reflect.

LSU Student Government resolution, SGR No. 9, proposed to add an Interfaith Prayer and Meditation Room. It was passed in the 2017 spring semester, and the room is now available for use. The resolution was written by SG speaker of the senate James Mickler, executive press secretary Beth Carter, former E. J. Ourso College of Business senator Gabriel Chatelain, College of Humanities & Social Sciences senator Maxwell Martin, former University College Center for Freshman Year senator Whitney Osburn, former College of Human Sciences & Education senator Kelsey Sanders and former Manship School of Mass Communication senator Kelsey Wheatley.

“The idea originally came to us from the international community on campus,” Martin said. “[They] needed a place more centralized to be able to pray during the day.”

The room, which is located on the second floor of the LSU Student Union, to the right of

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More law schools begin to accept GRE, survey says

BY HAILEY AUGLAIR @haileyauglair1

Kaplan Test Prep’s survey shows more schools are warming up to the idea of accepting the GRE in addition to the LSAT to increase application rates.

According to the responses of 128 law schools across the United States, 25 percent say it’s an admissions policy they plan to implement, up from just 14 percent in Kaplan’s 2016 survey.

Forty-five percent say they have no plans to begin accepting the GRE, a drop from 56 percent who ruled it out in last year’s survey.

Thirty percent are not sure, the same as in 2016.

“Law schools received significantly fewer law school applications than they’re historically used to,” said Jeff Thomas,

Kaplan Test Prep’s executive director of pre-law programs.

“Law schools need to either drop the size of their incoming classes to maintain their academic standards or to lower those standards to maintain their historic class sizes.”

In 2012, about 170,000 LSATs were administered, and in 2016, that number dropped to about 100,000. Thomas said many are hoping to increase numbers by accepting the GRE. “The legal job market is indeed returning,” Thomas said.

“However the applicants haven’t returned to law school the way they historically were. That’s why the GRE is looking like an attractive option for some schools to try to increase applicants.”

Harvard University, North-

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STUDENT LIFE

University campus ministry reopens Common Grounds Cafe

BY ALDEN CEASAR @a1997jc When The Refuge launched Common Grounds Cafe in August 2003, students were offered a cafe experience unsaturated by market values.

Fourteen years later, the Cafe still holds those same values, said manager Chris Schmidt. In previous years, Common Grounds Cafe offered its patrons coffee, tea, granitas and pastries, pro bono.

However, this semester,

patrons are expected to contribute a small fee in exchange for their gourmet drinks.

“When we first started, the coffee was free, and that was just a ministry [to] the students of LSU,” Schmidt said. “As of the this semester, everything’s a dollar. It’s not to gain a ton of revenue for anything. We’re actually trying to make Common Grounds’ revenue neutral.”

Schmidt, who is the Cafe’s only paid employee — the 40 baristas, referred to as volunteers, only

work two-hour shifts a week — insists Common Grounds Cafe is first and foremost a hangout spot.

“We want this space to be a third space ... similar to like Starbucks or Highland Coffees where it’s an escape from the pressures of work the pressures of school, the pressures of home life,” Schmidt said.

Common Grounds Cafe opened Oct. 9 at 4 p.m. Within minutes, a motley crowd assembled at the cafe as if they had been lifelong patrons.

Biochemistry sophomore Eden McMillin sat perched in a chair, finishing off a vanilla latte as speakers faintly played Disney classics. Her work lay sprawled across a table.

“I go to the church that puts on Common Grounds,” McMillan said. “It’s like a really good community, and obviously a dollar coffee is really good.”

English senior Mary Liu, and her friend, sociology senior Emma Clements consider Common Grounds Cafe the “ultimate

study haven.”

“We used to study here like every day last semester,” Clements said.

Though Common Grounds Cafe is an annex of the Refuge, Schmidt said all are welcome.

“Because there are so many people from different backgrounds...we can create an atmosphere here where all of those people can come and hangout,” Schmidt said. “We don’t consider this holy ground. We consider this our coffee shop.”

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Common Grounds Cafe sits on Oct. 6 on Dalrymple Drive.

RESEARCH

LSU professor studying underwater forest dating back to ice ages

BY HAILEY AUGLAIR @haileyauglair1 Ten miles off the coast of Alabama lies an underwater forest with trees dating back to the ice ages.

After Hurricane Ivan in 2004, fisherman discovered something odd on their sonar, and enlisted the help of scientists to figure it out. Researchers found tree stumps dating back to 50,000 years ago.

“This is a very unique site, there’s nothing like it. To have trees this old that are very well preserved, you just don’t find these types of materials,” said associate professor of geography and anthropology Kristine DeLong. “During the ice ages, we had huge ice sheets over North America. Ice sheets kind of plow the whole surface so it doesn’t leave any record behind, so we don’t have a lot of records from this time period.”

One student collected sediment cores at the site and found a mite over 50,000 years old preserved in a sediment. Researchers have also found seeds that date back to the ice age, including bald cypress and grass seeds.

“Some people think that during the ice age everything got really cold and our forests would look more like a forest in Canada

today here on the Gulf Coast,” DeLong said. “What we’re seeing from our site today is, no, it looked a lot like today.”

Researchers found palm tree stumps at the site. “You just don’t think about palm trees growing during the ice age, but I have the stumps,” DeLong said.

Researchers are working with scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey to determine how seeds have changed genetically from the ice ages to today.

“We’re also looking at pollen that’s in the sediments, and it tells us about which type of vegetation was growing at the time.

It tells us a lot about what the northern Gulf of Mexico coast was like during the ice ages,” DeLong said. “What we’re seeing is that it’s not a whole lot different than it is today, but what’s interesting is we go more into the ice age and we start to see a shift in vegetation, but it’s not as drastic as what some people thought.”

Some others studying this site include professor of science and associate dean of research Samuel Bentley, associate professor of oceanography and coastal sciences Kehui (Kevin) Xu, University of Southern Mississippi professor of geology and geography Andy Reese and Beth Middleton from the U.S. Geological Survey.

“It looks [like] the trees all

died at the same time, so we have this hypothesis that some type of event occurred, buried the trees very quickly and that quick burial helped preserve them through time until Hurricane Ivan uncovered them,” DeLong said.

One of the reasons that lead researchers to this hypothesis is the bark found on the centuriesold trees. Bark is one of the first things to go once a tree dies, leading them to believe in a quick burial, DeLong said.

“If you were to go out in the forest today and everybody cut down the trees, but their stumps were there, that’s what it looks like on the bottom,” DeLong said. “There’s sea anemones growing on them and crabs and just all kinds of life, there’s a turtle that lives there. It’s just all this incredible marine life and all of these stumps on the bottom.”

DeLong and others plan to return to the site in two weeks to map and film the site and identify the species of some of the trees.

The team has completed two trips with LSU Coastal Studies Institute in 2015 and 2016.

“One of the things that’s kind of sad about the ancient forest is that we’ll eventually lose it,” DeLong said. “Marine organisms will deteriorate all the wood, just like a shipwreck.”

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LSU associate professor Kristine DeLong displays cypress samples excavated off the coast of Alabama from an underwater forest dating back to the most recent ice age on Oct. 6 in Howe Russell Hall.

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page 6 2007, from page 1 the ball away.

“I get up to the line of scrimmage, and they are playing single high safety, press man on the outside,” Flynn said. “I’m sitting there licking my chops and just gave it a ride.”

Flynn completed a 22-yard touchdown pass to receiver Demetrius Byrd, giving LSU a 3024 win over Auburn.

The Tigers then traveled to Tuscaloosa to play Nick Saban and the No. 17 Alabama Crimson Tide. It was Saban’s first game against LSU, following his departure from the team for the Miami Dolphins at the end of the 2004 season.

“There was obviously a lot of emotional stuff going on that week,” Hester said. “All of us seniors had played for coach Saban, we were recruited by coach Saban, and we kind of knew what it meant. Also we wanted to respect our coach, coach Miles, because all the attention was going to coach Saban. We wanted him to know that we were his guys, and we were going to bust our tails for him.”

The Tigers had another comeback in the second half, and left Tuscaloosa with a 41-34 win.

The win set LSU up for a much easier November against Louisiana Tech, Ole Miss and Arkansas.

LSU defeated Louisiana Tech and Ole Miss by scores of 58-10 and 41-24 respectively, setting up a regular season finale with a 7-4 Arkansas team led by running back Darren McFadden.

McFadden totaled 240 yards and four touchdowns in the game, but the LSU offense — led by Flynn, who separated his throwing shoulder in the third quarter — matched the Razorbacks score for score. However, LSU fell once again in triple overtime, and assuredly eliminated from the national championship picture.

LSU still had a game to play

after its loss to Arkansas. The team won the Western Division, and earned the right to represent the division in Atlanta.

The Tigers, without Flynn, defeated Tennessee in the SEC Championship Game, but needed luck to fall their way and both Missouri and West Virginia to lose. LSU found out its luck came through on the plane ride back from Atlanta.

“The pilot was giving us updates every 20-30 minutes,” Flynn said. “I remember that one of the teams lost, and we raised our hands and celebrated. Then we hit some really bad turbulence real sudden and the plane just dropped and the lights started flickering.”

The Tigers made it home safely, and were picked to play No. 1 Ohio State in New Orleans in the national championship game. After falling down 10-0, LSU stormed back behind Flynn’s four touchdown passes, winning the game 38-24.

“You’re the best college football team in the world,” Hester said.

“Winning the Super Bowl, I’m sure is amazing, the best of 32 teams, but when you’re in college football, you’re the best of over 100 teams,” he said. “So to me, that just means the world, playing against a historic Ohio State team, playing in the Superdome, those things just go in together, the way we got there, it’s hard to beat that one.”

The team that won the school’s second national title in four years will be honored during halftime at LSU’s game against Auburn this Saturday.

“It’ll be fun to see everyone, everyone will be back together,” Flynn said. “That truly was an incredibly special team, a group of guys, group of leaders. For us all to be able to come back and stand in front of the LSU crowd one more time, to salute the fanbase and the LSU Tigers one more time is going to be great.”

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Then-LSU quarterback Matt Flynn celebrates winning the 2007 National Title.

COASTAL, from page 1 different skill set to work, every team member has a common goal: to improve the resiliency of coastal communities and slow land loss.

The Coastal Sustainability Studio is an interdisciplinary workspace bringing together students, professionals and academics from diverse fields to address coastal issues. Studio participants conduct research and design plans for community sustainability in the face of climate change and land loss.

Studio projects range from a workshop for local politicians to learn about resiliency initiatives to a website for the public to access current research and information on coastal land loss problems. At the heart of the work is the realization that complex issues need complex solutions.

“If we could fix [the coast] with one field of knowledge then it would be fixed already,” said landscape architecture senior Delaney McGuinness.

While the state possesses the technical expertise to address coastal issues, handling the people involved is often more challenging, she said. The Coastal Sustainability Studio is on the front lines of bridging the two.

A crucial puzzle piece when discussing coastal preservation is the importance of the social sciences in developing

PARADE GROUND, from page 1 Sherman, the University’s first superintendent, when the University was the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy in 1859.

The bill was introduced to the SG senate on Sept. 20 and passed Campus Affairs and Sustainability Committee on Sept. 25. Price said a female student not part of SG implied Sherman was a white supremacist as he did not advocate for people of color and did not support the advancement for people of color.

Price said she was “wrongfully informed,” but negativity attached to the bill and he lost support before it went to the floor for approval. He pulled the bill on Sept. 27 and the bill was killed on Oct. 4.

According to the The Encyclopedia of the Great Plains

by University of NebraskaLincoln, Sherman practiced his strategy of property destruction against Plains Indians. Under his leadership, he supported an “all-out war” to destroy the Indians’ subsistence base, to end “the painful struggle by militarily controlling the tribes.” The source credits Sherman with advocating for these things, even though he recognized the unjust aspects of the fight.

SGCR 47 was introduced on Oct. 4 and proposed dedicating the Parade Ground to cadets and midshipmen who died while furthering their studies and training at the University. It was discovered by LSU Facility Services, Price said, that the University is a landgrant university and there are

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 solutions. Coastal preservation is a national concern because people live along the coast, said Chan.

Without the human element, less attention would be given to the issue, she said. While the scientific elements of coastal land loss are readily quantifiable, people’s happiness, sense of wellbeing and connection to place are harder to distill into data sets.

“If nobody lived here we wouldn’t be worrying about the coast as much,” she said. “At the root of this we are all human.

We’re social beings, we have connections to place, we have our ties to our families and our communities. So there has to be that understanding of what’s going on at the community level.”

Understanding emotions at the community level also involves addressing residents’ reticence to embrace changes along the coast, McGuinness said. McGuinness, a New Orleans native, said residents can be fearful of the unknown and resistant to change when the change may not yield tangible benefits in their lifetime.

It’s also easy for residents to forget the danger of coastal land loss when they’re not facing it directly each day. If you don’t have to sandbag your house every day to guard against flooding, it’s easier to put the issue out of mind, she said.

Education is important to increasing community awareness, Chan said. The

University is privy to knowledge and resources many people are unable to access, and by distilling that information into pamphlets, infographics and teaching tools the studio is better able to inform the public, she said.

Breaking the information down into an easily digestible form is also crucial to public education, said mass communication graduate student Nicholas Willbanks. Willbanks is revamping the studio’s resiliency website to make it understandable in layman’s terms.

The existing material was written by architects for architects, and the technical jargon can be a deterrent for the casual reader, he said. Simplifying the material encourages more community members to become involved in discussions about coastal issues.

Bringing those discussions to a younger audience is also important for inspiring innovative ideas, McGuinness said. The studio has given graduate and undergraduate students an opportunity to participate in professional projects, but extending the knowledge further to high school and middle school students is important for inspiring passion about the coast, she said.

“If we have a whole generation of people growing up knowing this is an issue I think it’ll be easier to institute change and work toward saving the coast,” Chan said.

specific areas that cannot be named, including the Parade Ground, Memorial Tower and Tiger Stadium.

“As students, even if we put it into a referendum and have the students [vote], even if it passed favorably, which I would believe it would have, it wouldn’t have done anything,” Price said. “It’s just presenting a case to the Board of Supervisors saying ‘Hey, the students vote on this, we want to see it through.’ No action would have been seen on this.”

SGCR 47 was pulled on Oct. 9.

Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College Dean Jonathan Earle expressed support for the bill, and said it would be a nice gesture to name something after Sherman because he had done so much for the school. He also said that, in light of the recent movement to remove Confederate monuments, this could represent a new way forward.

“He was one of the first to bring war to the people, in total war,” Earle said. “Suffice it to say, he is not popular in the South. Instead of taking down a monument, maybe build one?”

The idea of naming the Parade Ground after Sherman was also discussed in spring of 2017, Earle said. A speech was given by Auburn University Emeritus Professor James McDonough at the Honors College on April 4. University alumnus and political consultant James Carville offered comments after the speech.

“He did a really nice job talking about his time here

at LSU, which a lot of people didn’t know about,” Earle said.

“So, lo and behold, James Carville stands up and says, ‘That’s why we think the Parade Grounds should be named after Sherman.’”

Price said he has began exploring new possibilities to honor Sherman. He said he is working with the University Corps of Cadets and professors of military science at the University to propose naming the Military Science Building after Sherman. Additionally, he said he is exploring the idea of proposing a tank be placed on campus in front of the Military Science Building in Sherman’s honor.

“William Tecumseh Sherman is the founder of the University,” Price said. “He’s the founder of the Corps of Cadets and he is the reason we are here. He’s also this hero of the United States.”

As for honoring fallen University cadets and midshipmen, Price said it is best to drop the idea as it may be “reactionary” in light of the suicide of University student Michael Nickelotte, Jr. Price said he sat down with both Earle and Carville, and they all agreed it was important to honor the general.

“We sat down and looked at this and said there is not a single thing on this campus that honors the founder of the University,” Price said. “That is such an old South, deep Southern hatred for Sherman. It’s time that we move in a progressive direction and change that.”

Natalie Anderson contributed to this report.

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STUDENT LIFE

New club aims to combat isolation of international students

BY ALDEN CEASAR @a1997jc

An international student at the University of Michigan brought a gift at the beginning of the fall semester with the intent on giving it to the first American to invite him to their home. By the end of the spring semester, the gift remained unopened in the corner of the student’s dorm.

Interior design senior Katharina Beliveau first heard that story in an English 2000 Cultural Exchange class taught by LSU English instructor Christina Armistead.

It was in that class where Beliveau learned the difficulties international students experience in America could extend beyond the language barrier.

“In certain cultures, it’s not as common for people to just go up and talk to strangers,” Beliveau said. “Often international students, particularly from Asia and the Middle East, have a

difficult time reaching out to American students.”

American students in the class were assigned international students to meet with for an hour each week. In an email, Beliveau said the purpose of Culture Jam is to make friends across cultures while exploring Louisiana together. Beliveau went beyond what the assignment required and took her partner to New Orleans for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

“At the end of the night, we went out to dinner and went to Bourbon Street,” Beliveau said.

“On the way back, [my partners] told me that that day in New Orleans was the best experience that they’d had in Louisiana since they got there, and both of them had already been in Louisiana for over a year.”

Beliveau said the experience had such an impact on her and her partners that she felt inclined to introduce Louisiana culture to international students

at the University.

“I wanted to do something where we could reach more people and give more people an experience like that,” Beliveau said.

Beliveau and Armistead then came up with the idea for Culture Jam. “The plan was to keep it within one cultural group, so we were going to do all Chinese international students,” Beliveau said.

The club now includes South Korean and French international students, she added.

“My first worry was we were [not] going to have enough American students participating,” Beliveau said.“The international students at our [first meeting] had expressed that they wanted to meet more Americans. At the time ... I was the only one.”

Now the club has a ratio of two American students to one international student.

“By making friends with people of diverse cultural

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Interior design senior Katharina Beliveau speaks on behalf of International Student Engagement Club at Highland Coffees on Oct. 5. backgrounds we can overcome stereotypes,” Beliveau said in an email. “Understand that some

uncomfortable situations can be used as an opportunity to learn and grow.”

FACULTY

LSU professor’s legacy lives through HopKins Black Box

BY TAYLOR DELPIDIO @TD_Reveille

Behind the silver and black door of room 137 in Coates Hall lies the HopKins Black Box. The black painted room is a not-forprofit experimental theater and classroom managed by the Performance Studies area in the

Department of Communication Studies.

HopKins Black Box was established in 1992 by Mary Frances HopKins, an alumna, professor and performer of literature, said Tracy Stephenson Shaffer, the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Communication Studies.

HopKins has a long history with the University. She received her doctoral degree from the Department of Speech at the University in the summer of 1968, then joined the faculty the following semester as an assistant professor. She was appointed Assistant Dean of the LSU Graduate School in 1979, and was

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named chair of the department from 1982-91.

It was upon her retirement the Black Box came to be. HopKins asked for the space and because of her distinguished position and goodwill built up, the administration granted her request, Shaffer said. Originally, the space had been occupied by two classrooms and a hallway, but HopKins had other plans for it.

“The story goes,” Shaffer said, “that when she described what she wanted the space to look like — knock down the walls of the classrooms, knock down the walls to the hallway, to make it one big room and paint it black — the architect was surprised.

He had never built a black box before, he had never even heard of it. So, it was funny at first, they didn’t quite understand.”

Black Box Theaters are a relatively recent innovation in theater, enjoying widespread

popularity in the 1960s and 1970s. It is a theater space with very minimal adornment, most often featuring a large square room with black walls and a flat floor. The idea of a flexible stage such as this dates back to the 1920s, but has undergone nearly a century of innovation.

HopKins considered her field of oral interpretation to be not only a field of academic study, but a performing art, as well. She adapted, directed or performed in over thirty pieces during the span of her career. Notably, she reprised her role in the Laura Furman and Lynn Millers oneperson play, “Passenger on the Ship of Fools” at the HopKins Black Box in 2002.

“She realized the field was changing and valued the new insights that younger scholars were making between performing literature and understanding everyday life,” Shaffer said.

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page 8 MUSEUM, from page 3 “Our architect’s intent is to take it all the way back to what it looked like in 1926 when it was dedicated,” Gurie said. “There are interesting features the tower had in 1926 that were unknown to us until Jerry Campbell began looking through the records of the tower.”

Jerry Campbell an accomplished Baton Rouge restoration architect, previously worked on renovations to the Old State Capitol building and the Old Governor’s Mansion.

Gurie said construction on the tower is set to begin soon, but first, the architect needs to identify a contractor. Gurie

PRAYER ROOM, from page 3 the Information Center and vending machines, is open during the Union’s hours of operation and is a very relaxed space, Martin said.

While there are rules, crafted by a select committee, they are “pretty lax,” Martin said, and in place to ensure the space is kept clean and respectful of inclusivity. SG does not provide religious texts inside the Room, but allows them to be brought.

“Campus is such a busy enterprise here,” Martin said. “I think it is really important that we have a space where people can duck away and take care of whatever they need to take care of.”

Martin said the biggest hurdle SG has faced since its opening is that the Room is getting the word out about its existence.

In addition, he said the reasoning behind the grand opening was in hopes to continue and to let the community know the room is available.

While the room has been open since the beginning of the semester, Martin said he is unsure of how the room is being used, but he does know students have used the free resource.

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said bidding information has gone out to potential contractors, and they are hoping the process goes swiftly.

“We will basically gut everything on both wings of the tower, but the rotunda will remain intact,” Gurie said.

“Our plan is not to disturb the rotunda in any way.”

Gurie said one of the wings of the tower will be dedicated to a more permanent exhibit.

Memorabilia from General Troy H. Middleton and the University’s only four-star general, General Charles “Hondo” Campbell, will be kept there with other exhibit items.

The Middleton collection will be the focal point of

the museum’s permanent installation. Other planned exhibits include collections related to the history of ROTC at LSU, involvement of University faculty, staff and students in American wars and conflicts and the University’s military leaders.

Another wing of the tower will hold rotating exhibits including women in the military and ROTC. Gurie said this museum is unique because it focuses on the University and Louisiana.

One item acquired by the Cadets is a license plate owned

by General George S. Patton Jr. John Bass, a University alumnus, was the head of General Patton’s motorcade and

“The good thing about [the Room] is, it’s not something where we put a certain amount of money in needing a certain amount of use to justify it,” Martin said. “It’s there and maybe one month nobody will go, and then the next month [there will be] a thousand kids using it.”

Before SG transformed the space, it was being used by the Union as storage for the last two years, Mickler said. He also said the funding to provide seating and other decor for the room came from LSU Auxiliary Services, none came from SG. In the future, Mickler said he hopes to have various religious and spiritual groups donate materials to be available to anyone using the space. He also said SG may fund more functional furniture to be put in the space, contingent on how much students use it. “[The space] is for everyone, even if you’re not religious,” Mickler said.

“Everybody sometimes has that rough day and needs a quiet spot.

This is a quiet spot in the Union for everybody to meditate and reflect on any thoughts that they have.”

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Executive director of Cadets of the Ole War Skule was given the plate by Patton himself. Gurie said they hope to include some footage of their conversations with Bass in the exhibit and in the archives of the T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History.

“We plan for the restoration to be completed as early as summer 2019,” Gurie said. “The museum would open November 2019 to coincide with LSU

Salutes and Veterans Day.” Gurie said because of the University’s military history, it is vital to have this military museum.

“We were founded as a military school, so we are still regarded as having a strong military program,” Gurie said. “We have a responsibility to honor our military history and heritage.”

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western University, Georgetown University, University of Arizona, University of Hawaii and Washington University in St. Louis are the only schools that currently accept the GRE for their law programs.

“The LSAT is regarded as a very difficult standardized test, given on only four occasions a year. It is custom built for law school admissions, it’s a challenging exam,” Thomas said.

“The GRE is also a challenging exam in a different way, however, it’s a computer based test given on almost every day of the year and it’s also used for a wide variety of graduate school programs.”

Dean of the LSU Law Center Thomas Galligan said the school could potentially follow this trend.

“If the test is going to be a positive factor in predicting success for law school then we ought to be able to use the test,”

Galligan said. “I think we want to make sure, for our prospective student body, that it’s going to be a valid and reliable predictor of success.”

Law schools are hoping to attract students from a wide variety of backgrounds by accepting the GRE. “When I came to law school

I took the GRE too,” Galligan said. “There’s a whole lot of people out there who are unsure whether they want to go to graduate school or some other discipline or law school and so they have to take two tests and if they could just take one test it would be a better thing for everybody.”

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DEVIN’S defense White’s off-field work translates onto the field

BY KENNEDI LANDRY @landryyy14

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ophomore linebacker Devin White does not want anybody on his team to consistently work harder than him.

Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis said he never let a teammate beat him to the ball, so White took that personally and applied it to his own game.

“When you’re out there, just give 150 percent effort,” White said. “If I’m always around the

ball, I can potentially make a play.”

White wants to be the hardest working person both on and off the field. He is not afraid to go to the coaches and open the conversation about what he and the team as a whole can do better to improve.

“I told [LSU coach Ed Orgeron] our team is way better than this, and I know we can be better, so let’s come up with some things

that you think that we need to do,” White said. “I [said], ‘I want you to hold me accountable and at a higher standard because I’m better than what I’ve shown, and I can be a leader for you.’”

White’s hard work applies into the film room. He beats everybody to LSU’s Football Operations building every Sunday morning.

At 8 a.m., he’s studying film long before most players and coaches step into the building.

White watches the film and critiques himself after every game before watching it again with defensive coordinator Dave Aranda.

“My main reasoning [for showing up early] is extra film study with Coach Aranda and watching film by myself,” White said. “I think that’s like the major thing, because tackling and all that is easy. You have to do the hard part during the week of preparation.”

Aranda works relentlessly

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Junior Alex Thomas has started all but one game during her time at LSU, but she’s done so at a couple different positions.

Thomas is the most versatile player on the pitch at any given time. Wherever she is on the field, she always finds a way to contribute in whatever way the team needs her.

After signing to LSU as a forward, Thomas has split time between forward and right back since she stepped onto LSU’s campus.

She started all 23 matches of her freshman season at right

Roles are beginning to be carved out for the Tigers with sophomore forward Wayde Sims and senior forward Aaron Epps sharing time at the four.

The four spot in coach Will Wade’s offense is critical for LSU to figure out this season.

The position will require perimeter shooting and offensive rebounding according to Wade.

Both Epps and Sims are capable shooters and can crash the glass on the offensive end.

“He’s basically a two or a three man,” Wade said. “You have to make a lot of decisions

with his defense to do that. He breaks down every tackle, missed or not, and works with the players on fixing those mistakes.

“It shows you how dedicated he is to coaching and how good he wants us to be,” White said. “If he didn’t care, he wouldn’t make it such a big issue, but he does and I’m thankful for that.”

White approaches every film

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Alex Thomas’ versatility contributes Wayde Sims, Aaron Epps find to the team in big ways new role at the four spot

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LSU junior defender and forward Alex Thomas (9) dribbles the ball during the Tigers’ 0-1 loss against Vanderbilt on Sept. 17 at the LSU Soccer Stadium.

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OPINION

LSU versus Auburn represents a pivotal point in the season CAL’D UP CHRIS CALDARERA @CALDARERA11

It’s a series that has created earthquakes and final-second comebacks.

It’s a game that has been played in the shadow of burning barns and championship hopes.

It’s a contest that, just last year, hammered the final nail in the coffin of the most successful head coach in LSU football history.

This Saturday, the LSUAuburn game will once again represent a pivotal swing in the season for both teams.

Auburn is still alive in the College Football Playoff hunt, but a loss against LSU makes a playoff berth unlikely considering that the Plainsmen still have to play Georgia and Alabama.

Although LSU is not fortunate enough to be in the same boat as Auburn regarding postseason play, one could argue that there is much more on the line for the Fighting Tigers come Saturday.

LSU is coming off of a much-needed win against SEC East rival Florida after

the Tigers suffered a deflating loss to Troy in the school’s homecoming game one week prior.

LSU needs to capitalize on any momentum generated from the Florida game if the team still wants a halfway decent bowl game, and a win against Auburn will go a long way come bowl season.

The implications that rest on this Saturday’s game are big for both teams, but perhaps the parties with the most on the line are two men who won’t be playing at all.

LSU coach Ed Orgeron and athletic director Joe Alleva need a win against Auburn like a fish needs water.

As I mentioned earlier, it was last year’s contest against Auburn that signaled the change of the coaching guard at LSU, and this year’s Auburn game may be equally significant from a coaching standpoint.

I don’t expect LSU to fire Orgeron should the Tigers lose this weekend, but the result will exacerbate any positive or negative feelings the impassioned fan base has for the first-year head coach.

This is especially true since the Auburn game represents a winnable game against a decent

opponent.

There are still winnable games left on LSU’s schedule like Ole Miss and Tennessee, but those teams are fairly terrible, and beating teams that aren’t playing for anything is not as fun as ruining the hopes of a successful season.

Games against quality teams like Auburn are now a source of pride for an LSU team whose role has changed from championship contender to party-crasher in a matter of weeks.

Perhaps, the one man who needs LSU to start winning football games more than Orgeron is Alleva.

The fan base has no vote of confidence in the embattled athletic director whose future at LSU now lies with Orgeron’s performance.

This symbiotic relationship formed after Alleva gave a fiveyear contract to Orgeron whose combined record at previous jobs was 16-27.

If you think that seems a bit unwise, throw a 12 million dollar buyout on top of that five-year contract and now you have a gross display of misallocated resources.

The more LSU loses under the direction of Orgeron, the

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Then LSU freshman running back Derrius Guice (5) runs towards the end zone during the Tiger’s 45-21 victory against Auburn on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 in Tiger Stadium more likely it will be that Alleva’s tenure as athletic director meets its end.

There are many uncertainties as LSU meets

Auburn on the gridiron this Saturday, but there’s one thing we know for sure; there will be more at stake than just a football game.

VOLLEYBALL

LSU feeds off fan support, sees rise in attendance

BY JBRIAAN JOHNSON @ JBriaan_Johnson LSU volleyball suffered last year from a scarce fan base alongside a disappointing season.

The Tigers completed the season with nine wins, 20 losses overall and 4-14 in Southeastern Conference play. In regards to the fan attendance or lack thereof, the University only recorded two wins at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in 14 games giving the fans very little to cheer about.

As a result, LSU struggled to fill the seats.

On the contrary, this season has not been reminiscent of last season’s poor results at all.

LSU’s volleyball program has made a drastic turnaround both on the court and in the stands.

The Tigers have recorded more wins halfway through this season than they have all of last season, sitting at 13-4 and 4-2 in SEC play.

The substantial enhancement in quality of play has paid dividends in filling more seats in the PMAC. The increase of fan support has been eye-opening and grabbed the attention of many from the outside looking in and those within the program, including

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LSU sophomore setter Anna Zwiebel (2) (left), freshman defensive specialist Raigen Cianciulli (5) (middle), and freshman middle blocker and outside hitter Taylor Bannister (7) (right) celebrate a point during the Lady Tigers’ 3-0 win over the University of Houston on Sept. 15 at the PMAC. coach Fran Flory.

“The crowd gets better and better each weekend,” said Flory following the Tigers’ last victory on Sunday against Arkansas. “On Fridays and Wednesdays, this place is packed. It’s a great family atmosphere, it’s a fun, exciting, energized, intense atmosphere that every tiger fan should come out and experience.”

On Friday, Sept. 22, the fifth-largest crowd in program history cheered on the Tigers as the squad went on to defeat Texas A&M in the conference opener. The crowd sustained a high level of energy and support for the team the entire night.

The electrifying atmosphere called for Flory to thank the crowd at the conclusion of the match.

Flory spoke highly of the crowd supporting her team and what it means to have the crowd behind them. The intensity the crowd brings to the game and to the team helps the squad elevate its game to another level and put on a show for the fans.

“It is absolutely vital,” Flory said. “We’ve played in many other SEC venues where the fan support of volleyball

has increased dramatically.

I think it’s great and that winning helps certainly and the growth of volleyball as a spectator sport and a family atmosphere that we, especially the marketing people have created, has made it fun to be part of.”

“You could see how they interact with the crowd, they dance and they get crazy,” Flory added. “They feed off the energy and feed energy to the crowd. I think it’s just as big of a responsibility to get the crowd into it as it is to win the match. Certainly I feel as a coach, every win we have, they are worth a couple of points for us with their rowdiness and are engaged. It’s a huge advantage for our team.”

The refinement of the team thus far this season has warranted a much more involved support-system.

The team’s improved play created a much better experience for fans to enjoy at the PMAC. “We just have to get people in the door and initiate the interest to get them to understand that this is a different type of an event,” Flory said. “It’s fun and the environment is definitely something everyone would want to be a part of after that first experience.”

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Former player Sahvanna Jaquish prepares for new role as coach

BY KENNEDI LANDRY @landryyy14 Sahvanna Jaquish is one of the most decorated players to ever step into Tiger Park, but this season she’s up for a new challenge.

The four time All-American joins LSU’s staff this season as a student coach, following her four record breaking years as a Tiger.

“It’s different,” Jaquish said.

“I’m happy I’m apart of the team in a different way, but not being able to play is kind of weird. I do miss it obviously, who doesn’t miss being in purple and gold and representing the greatest school in the nation, but it’s cool to be able to impact the team in a different way.”

In her time at LSU, Jaquish played in all but three games, splitting time between catcher, third base, shortstop and designated player.

She broke the all time school record for RBIs at 268 and finished in the top five in career slugging percentage, on base percentage, doubles, home runs, total bases, walks, intentional walks and sacrifice flies.

“She’s a really talented coach,” LSU coach Beth Torina said. “You know she’s a talented player, but she also just communicates well. She can play any position on the field so she can help

us all over the place, whether it’s offensively, in the infield, behind the plate, whatever it is.”

Jaquish’s talents were recognized when she was drafted to the Chicago Bandits as the third pick overall in the 2017 National Pro Fastpitch draft. In her rookie season, Jaquish had a .322 batting average and .430 on base percentage, with 30 RBIs and four home runs.

Jaquish made a quick return to Tiger Park for the NPF Championship series, where she played in both games before the Bandits fell to the USSSA Pride in the semifinal game.

“I felt like it was a home game for me,” Jaquish said. “I know my teammates were a little confused about that, but it was definitely like a home game. I loved our fans. They’re the same as always, just great energy and great support.”

She loves the university and Tiger Park so much that when she returned to finish her undergraduate degree in Sports Administration, she had to be a part of the team in some way.

When she started coaching in the fall, the biggest shock for Jaquish was the first time she was asked to give her opinion to the coaches.

“The biggest difference, I would just say, is the relationship between me and coach is not player-to-coach anymore, it’s

coach-to-coach,” Jaquish said.

“You know she values what I say, not like she didn’t before, but it’s just in a different way. I can actually alter practices.”

Jaquish doesn’t describe herself as a hands-on coach, but rather a lead by example type of coach. That doesn’t stop her from leaving herself open to help players that may be struggling with pressure or expectations.

Jaquish says that she coaches some of the most talented players in the nation and describes it as a privilege to be able to coach them.

She’s enjoyed her experience so much that she has considered extending her coaching career even further after her professional career.

“I’m accidently good at coaching, so I guess I’ll stay with it,” Jaquish joked. “I love just seeing the girls improve and helping them whenever they need it.”

Torina likens Jaquish’s coaching abilities to her playing abilities.

“You can just say ‘Hey Sahvanna, go show them how to do this’ and it looks amazing, you know,” Torina said. “It’s great having her here with us.

What a great representative of LSU softball to be here with us every day.”

Her presence is incredibly helpful to the coaching staff. She provides both physical examples

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Former LSU catcher and infielder Sahvanna Jaquish (2) catches a pitch during the Tigers’ 10-2 victory over Illinois State on March 3 at Tiger Park. and extra eyes and ears on the staff.

Student coaches often provide a segue to better the players and the rest of the coaching staff.

Jaquish isn’t the first playerturned-coach that Torina has brought on during her tenure at LSU. Former players Rachele Fico and Bianka Bell were also student coaches following their collegiate careers.

Torina doesn’t just hand out coaching jobs to past players

though. Jaquish, Fico and Bell were people that Torina saw could develop to coach just as well as they played.

“I think it has to be the right player,” Torina said. “I think it has to be the player that can draw some separation between themselves and the team or that’s well respected enough that people are going to listen to them. So I think it has to be the right person and the right player and I think Sahvanna is definitely that.”

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Wednesday, October 11, 2017 WHITE, from page 9 ting better every time. Like Aranda, he studies the film closely so he knows the play before it happens.

“I think one of Devin’s biggest things is keying and recognition, understanding his formation and plays,” Orgeron said. “Although he’s not perfect. There’s been some times that he’s missed some hits. But his ability to maybe take the wrong step or take the wrong key, but he has speed. And when he gets there, he’s so physical.”

Despite leading the Southeastern Conference with 62 tackles, White acknowledges that sometimes his eyes will get him into a bad spot or cause him to take the wrong step.

This came to the forefront against Florida Oct. 7, when their offense faked a toss and ran a quarterback counter, and White’s eyes took him in the wrong direction.

“It got a lot of yards, but I still

FOUR, from page 9 at the four. You’re more likely to play a smaller guy there than a bigger guy.”

Epps has spent the off season adding 10 pounds of muscle, which he said will help with rebounding on both ends of the court. The goal is to get Epps, current at 222, up to 225.

“In the league that we play in it’s definitely going to help,” Epps said. “The four has been my natural spot.”

Sims on the other hand was told to trim down to fluctuate minutes at the three, four and five. Sims said that learning

made the tackle,” White said.

“I should have stopped the play probably with a two yard, one yard gain, but with me taking the wrong step because of my eyes. It took me out of the play and made it an 8 yard gain.”

He made up for that play soon after.

After missing a tackle on a screen play early in Florida’s final drive, White wasted no time redeeming himself. On 4th and 3, White tipped a pass that secured the Tigers’ win.

“When I read [Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks], he told me where he was throwing the ball because he was looking directly behind me,” White said. “I knew I had athletic ability, so I jumped up and batted it down. I didn’t care about a pick or anything, I just wanted to get the ball down because it was 4th and 3.”

For all of White’s individual work off the field, he knows it is a team sport, and they all have

each other’s backs once they step onto the field. White has applied that philosophy to the defense, as younger players gravitate towards him and take after the things he does.

He opens himself fully to those younger players who may need help with the defense, similar to how he picked up habits from former LSU linebackers Duke Riley and Kendall Beckwith.

White wants to use his position on the team to help it improve as a whole, as he becomes more of a leader, both on and off the field.

“He’s a guy that’s moving around, flying to the ball and creating a lot of plays,” senior defensive end Christian LaCouture said. “He’s a key leader for our team. He’s very aggressive, and he picks the brain of the coaches to see what he does week in and week out to get better. He’s doing a lot of great things for our football team.”

three positions gives him an advantage with more available playing time.“ “I realized I had to lose weight,” Sims said. “I feel like it helped me in conditioning and getting in better shape.”

Defensively, the four spot is one that could require Sims to guard all four spots on the perimeter.

“We all could step out and cover a guard,” Sims said.

“We try to keep the five man on the inside but the guards could cover a four man if they needed to.”

Wade has preached to the players about the importance

of defense in his system. Sims believes this unit is coming together nicely on the defensive end.

“We’re in the right positions when an opponent drives,” Sims said. “Just helping out your teammates if they get beat.”

Wade also gave some injury updates with freshman forward Galen Alexander returning to practice last week.

Graduate transfer forward Jeremy Combs is up to running on the treadmill in 30 minute intervals,and Wade hopes, to have him running on the court as early as next week.

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LSU’s defense tackles a Syracuse player during the Tigers’ 35-26 win against Syracuse on Sept. 23 at Tiger Stadium.

Alex is a very good player, whether she’s playing up front or in the back BRIAN LEE

LSU Soccer coach

THOMAS, from page 9 back, when the Tigers defense only allowed 1.21 goals per game and had six clean sheets. She helped lead the team to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2011.

During her sophomore season, she began splitting more time at both forward and right back. The Tigers defense totaled seven shutouts this season, while Thomas bagged three assists.

This season, however, she has reclaimed her high school position at forward almost permanently, leading the team with eight goals scored.

“We just look for ways for her to be effective,” LSU coach Brian Lee said. “We feel really good about this attacking group. They all know their roles and responsibilities in specific positions, so if we want to move someone for a particular matchup over the course of the game, we can do that. “ Thomas is able to easily switch positions, depending on where Lee needs her.

After bagging a goal and an assist against Lamar earlier this season, Thomas did not blink an eye when she was placed back into a defending position mid-game because of injuries and inexperience of the backline.

Despite her obvious talent on the backline, Thomas stacked up some serious accolades as a forward before her collegiate career.

From high school to club to college, she was always a vital part of any lineup.

The former three-star recruit was one of the top players in Louisiana from the Class of 2015, winning the Gatorade Louisiana Player

of the Year and The New Orleans Advocate Player of the Year as both a junior and a senior.

As a four-time all-district and all-metro selection, Thomas led Benjamin Franklin High School to an undefeated 63-0-2 record in three state-championship seasons, scoring 57 goals and notching 15 assists in her senior year.

She was also a three-year veteran of the Region III Olympic Development Program Team, and a seven-year veteran of the Louisiana State ODP Team.

Thomas spent eight seasons with her club team, Louisiana Fire, and helped guide them to seven state titles, the 2011 One Nation Cup semifinal, and the 2013 National Youth Soccer Association Region III Championship.

After two seasons of playing primarily on the backline, Thomas has adjusted almost seamlessly back into a central striker position.

Though she played on the backline for so long, her offensive mindset never changed.

“I’ve been a forward before I got here, so that was my natural position,” Thomas said. “So it’s just about getting rid of some of the rust shooting wise. Other than that it’s not too bad. Even at defense, I was still attacking so it’s not like a huge change” The rust has not stopped Thomas from being a force on the front line this season. Through 13 games, she has eight goals and two assists. She also leads the team in both shots and shots on goal, with a .654 SOG percentage.

“Alex is a very good player, whether she’s playing up front or in the back,” Lee said. “That’s the kind of team-first attitude we love to see in our kids.”

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HELPING H A ND S

BY KAYLEE POCHE @kaylee_poche

Students Helping Honduras devote philanthropy efforts to further nation’s progress

More than 1,000 miles south of Tiger Stadium lies the second poorest country in the western hemisphere: Honduras. University organization Students Helping Honduras aims to combat poverty and gang violence in the Central American nation through education and youth empowerment.

Founded in 2007 by American philanthropist Shin Fujiyama after he attended several service trips to Honduras, the national organization quickly grew from bake sales and car washes to a fullfledged nonprofit with over 100 collegiate chapters across the country, including one at the University.

Like its counterparts, the LSU ch apter holds

fundraisers and offers its members several opportunities a year to travel to Honduras for a week to participate in building schools.

The club’s most popular fundraiser, selling Threads of Hope bracelets, which is currently in swing. Threads of Hope employs women in the Philippines to make vibrant, hand-crafted bracelets which are then shipped to people who want to sell them for fundraisers.

The bracelets are $2 for one and $5 for three and can be purchased throughout the year in Free Speech Plaza. Half of all the proceeds from sales go toward Threads of Hope while the other half goes to Students

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MUSIC

LSU Symphony Orchestra unites performers

BY MYIA HAMBRICK @MyiaHambrick Music performance sophomore Tyler Bourque often finds himself overwhelmed with appreciation during LSU Symphony Orchestra rehearsals and performances.

The musicians’ countless hours of practice and dedication to learn more each day inspire Bourque to become a better member of the symphony, he said. Each player in the symphony is constantly looking out for each other and comes together to create a resonant sound.

Bourque has played the clarinet for five years, but he still doesn’t fully “know” music — his drive to continue learning is what keeps him going, he said.

“Music is all about experiencing something greater while offering life to something that has stood the test of time and is still beloved and performed,” Bourque said.

This appreciation of something greater is precisely why the Baton Rouge community and University students need to immerse themselves in one of the symphony’s performances, the Erath native said.

The symphony will perform two more times before the end of the semester, with the last event being the Candlelight concert that includes the

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FASHION

Baton Rouge duo sell hand-crafted products at local markets

BY KAYLEE POCHE @kaylee_poche Had it not been for a trip to visit her friend at LSU, Florida native Diane Leightman may have never met University alumnus Tom LaPann. Now, the two are a package duo as the founders of Diatom Design, a local dry goods company.

Through their 2-year-old business, Leightman and LaPann combine their creative talents as a seamstress and artist, respectively, to make everyday, handmade items and sell them at pop-up markets around

Baton Rouge, such as the Baton Rouge Arts Market and Mid City Makers Market.

Diatom’s best sellers are its wooden hand-printed notebooks, which feature crawfish and city maps on the cover, and vibrant hand-sewn cosmetic bags with patterns ranging from geometric shapes to, fittingly enough, tigers.

While their brand is distinctive, the couple refuses to let their designs be confined thematically. Each product is individually different, made in small batches at a time.

“The process is the same but we change the fabric or the type of wood,” LaPann said. “It’s always something that comes out different, even though it’s running through a similar system.”

The wood used for the journals includes purple heart, cypress and sapele. Sometimes LaPann will use store-bought wood, but often he obtains it through scavenging or from remnants of other personal projects in the works.

The unique nature of their

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Diane Leightman and Tom LaPann started their dry goods company, Diatom Design, in 2015.

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ART

LSU alumna pursues art, design career post-graduation

BY CORRINE PRITCHETT @corrineellen University alumna Morgan Gray wanted a job she could dedicate herself to, and a dull 9-to-5 cubicle job was far from the answer.

“I always enjoyed drawing; I would doodle in class and make cartoons,” said Gray, who graduated in August. “Art is the only thing I’ve ever been passionate about.”

When the 22-year-old ventured from Berwick, Louisiana, to the University, she originally pursued mass communication because she wanted a degree that could take her anywhere, she said. As semesters passed, she realized she wasn’t zealous about what she was learning.

Her sophomore year, she discovered studio art, specifically painting and drawing, and knew she’d found her calling.

“I was stressed about what I was going to do with my life, and around this time I was really into

art and painting,” Gray said. “It was almost all the time, almost every day.”

To Gray, having a job that brings her joy is more important than having one considered traditionally conventional, she said.

“I didn’t want to end up with a job I hated just because I was scared of being broke,” Gray said. “As long as you can make a living and don’t wake up hating your life and job every day, then it’s fine to do something other than what everyone else is doing.”

Gray’s artistic style changes frequently, as she is constantly searching for new and different forms of inspiration. She’ll see an image on Instagram or a piece by one of her favorite artists, like Andy Warhol, and want to recreate it with her own twist.

Gray is an experimental artist, with a broad portfolio already under her belt. From portraits, to fluid paintings, to pop art and ‘80s prints, Gray’s choice of media is fluid.

Gray has been using oil paints to create abstract designs on denim jackets. She redesigns jackets purchased from locally-owned shops in New Orleans by hand painting one-of-a-kind masterpieces on them, such as waves, flowers and portraits. It’s a new artistic endeavor for Gray — one she doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon.

Though she’s currently focusing on her jackets, Gray has also always been fond of painting portraits because of their individuality, she said.

“I feel like it’s something everyone can relate to, being human,” Gray said. “It’s interesting how everyone has specific and differentiating features. No one is exactly the same, so no portrait is exactly the same.”

She typically uses oil paints on canvas for portraits, but likes to add her own variation to each one, Gray said. She’ll paint a face made of roses, or add a crown to the subject’s head. No matter what Gray is working on, she

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University alumna Morgan Gray is currently focusing on redesigning and handpainting denim jackets but plans to expand to painting portraits. finds way to make it her own.

Gray hopes to someday have her own studio and art gallery in New Orleans, she said.

Gray currently resides in

New Orleans selling art and commissions. Her work is available on her website, morgangraystudio.com or on her Instagram, @morganpaintsstuff.

BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

5 THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK OCT. 11 — 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden See dresses made of live flowers take the runway at the Couture de la Fleur fashion show at Burden.

OCT. 13 — 8 p.m.

Atomic Pop Shop Support local music Friday with performances from Blaze Jose, Black Cypress, Michael Armstead and _thesmoothcat & the 9th Life at 8 p.m. Admission is $10.

OCT. 13 — 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Tin Roof Brewing Company Enjoy local fare and live music at Tin Roof Brewing Company’s Food Truck RoundUp.

OCT. 15 — 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

LSU Memorial Tower Attend the 31st annual Take Back the Night.

OCT. 15 — 2 p.m.

Shaw Center for the Arts Enjoy the Arts Council’s Sunday in the Park weekly outdoor concert series.

Local church’s Pub Theology series uses modern stories for community connection

BY MACKENZIE TREADWELL @mackenzieelizaa

As the end of the week nears, if you love tasty food, cold beer and J.K. Rowling’s timeless story of “Harry Potter,” then Pub Theology is your new favorite event.

Every Thursday night, Broadmoor United Methodist Church hosts Pub Theology at local pub The Londoner as a platform for Baton Rouge community members to get to know one another and start conversations, the Rev. Donnie Wilkinson said.

Wilkinson has been the senior pastor at Broadmoor for a little over a year. He’s pushed for greater community outreach since his arrival, Broadmoor hospitality and connections coordinator Christi Rangel said.

Last summer, Wilkinson’s first Sunday as senior pastor fell on the same day as the Baton Rouge police shootings, and soon after came the August flood. He was given one of the toughest, rewarding starts to lead a church, he said. These events inspired Wilkinson to cultivate a spirit of unity throughout the local community during his services and the church’s off-campus events.

The brainchild of Wilkinson, Pub Theology was developed by mixing two of his favorite things: beer and Jesus. The event doesn’t hover around or force religious conversation Wilkinson said, as he wants to use Pub Theology to get to know people from different regions.

When attending Pub Theology, one is met with the smells of the British-themed pub’s delicious cuisine, light chat-

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A sign welcomes customers on Sept. 28 at The Londoner Pub on South Sherwood Forrest. ter and smiling faces of event attendees.

While ordering their drinks and food, the group gets to know one another, ensuring everyone feels welcome.

The group utilizes the lighthearted writing style of Rowling in the form of excerpts as prompts to allow people to open up. Questions range from asking about your ideal birthday gift to questioning the power of words like muggle. “[Ultimately], out of this place of authenticity, people have a chance to relate to one another,” Wilkinson said.

Events like Pub Theology are important, as it allows people to be in a different space, talk about a topic religious and secular people alike can enjoy, and maybe see how it can relate back to your spiritual life. Overall it comes down to getting together and hav-

ing fun, Rangel said.

On Sept. 28, the small group was a testament to the event’s inclusivity. Church members Lin and Julie Fink, said they didn’t know much about “Harry Potter;” however, the way the discussion is set up, anyone can participate and feel heard, they said. Another attendee, Jennifer Rodriguez, is not a member of the church and isn’t familiar with the series, but found the event as a way to gather with members of the community on a weekly basis.

Wilkinson’s Pub Theology is a way for spiritual and the secular barriers to break down and build relationships across the Baton Rouge community. “[At Pub Theology] we see incredible things,” Wilkinson said. “Despite the divisive things in this world, there are people saying, “No, we are more together.”

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REV R ANKS REV RANKS: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL MPI Media Group Appropriately released Oct. 30, 2009, “The House of the Devil” is an example of what many horror movies aim to be: scary, thought-provoking and filled with beautiful and innovative cinematography and art direction.

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GERALD’S GAME Stephen King Overall, “Gerald’s Game,” is an unimpressive and macabre look into the human mind. With quick pacing and overdone dialogue, gore and suspense, this film will make horror enthusiasts roll their eyes and leave them expecting more from Stephen King.

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MORNING BREATH

Jackie Oshry and Claudia Oshry-Soffer As a welcome departure from the usually stoic and sometimes hostile environment of cable news, the fun, lighthearted feel of “The Morning Breath” podcast entertains listeners and viewers.

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Echosmith explores new style, voice in sophomore EP

BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano Gone are the days of trying to “be like the cool kids.” With sophomore EP “Inside a Dream,” alt-pop group Echosmith is finding a new voice and asserting itself among a growing coterie of alt-pop and synth-pop artists.

Echosmith shot into national consciousness in 2013 with smash hit “Cool Kids,” which became a radio mainstay and double platinum hit. Both Echosmith’s 2013 debut “Talking Dreams” and new release “Inside a Dream” feature pure vocals and an earnest likability, though “Inside a Dream” marks the group’s departure from its more organic rock roots.

The band’s artistic direction isn’t its only recent change.

In November 2016, the band announced eldest brother and guitarist Jamie Sierota, 24, would be leaving the group to remain at home with his wife and young son. Jamie’s departure left a significant musical and technical hole as the group prepared its second release.

As a family affair, Jamie’s departure also struck a strong emotional chord. Remaining members Sydney Sierota, 20, Noah Sierota, 21, and Graham Sierota, 18, told Billboard the transition without Jamie was difficult professionally.

Debut “Talking Dreams” was a guitar-centric, alt-pop and rock-inspired offering, with traditional instrumentation, a cohesive sound and clean delivery. Jamie’s guitar prowess was at the center of that style, and his departure compelled the now-trio to reevaluate their sound and the band’s musical direction.

The changes forced the group to delay a full album release and accompanying tour to spring 2018. To keep fans interested and build anticipation, Echosmith released its seven song EP Sept. 29.

The result is an experimental and synth-pop laden mission statement declaring the group’s new direction. Like a colt struggling to stand on untested legs, the extended play release is at times wobbly, but with strong promise for the future.

EP opener “Lessons” is a transitional lead off, easing existing

fans into the band’s more heavily produced offerings. While it’s clear the opener lacks “Talking Dream’s” signature guitar, the song still harkens to traditional 80’s rock, even featuring lyrical references to The Police’s “Every Breath You Take” and other 80s hits.

After “Lessons” it’s a straight dive into the EP’s fourth single “Get Into My Car,” which opens with upbeat drum machine tones and a tale of flourishing young love. The song picks up with the first chorus and becomes a driving-with-the-windows-down style jam, and one of the more dance-friendly tracks on the EP. My only qualm with the song stems not from the track itself, but from the accompanying music video. “Get Into My Car” features lead-singer Sydney as an Uber driver whose passenger becomes a romantic interest.

While a cute concept in theory, the video feels more like an extended Uber commercial and the obvious product placement distracts from the lyrics. While watching the video, the song quickly transformed from an effervescent love song to a track about taking on a side hustle as an Uber driver.

Next, the group digs into self-exploration and acceptance in “18” and “Future Me.” Both tracks explore self-acceptance, growth and working to become the best version of yourself.

Things take a moodier turn with lead single “Goodbye” and “Hungry,” easily the most mature and well developed tracks on the release.

“Goodbye” looks beyond the sugary-sweet throes of burgeoning love and frankly addresses pain and betrayal with a breakup hit. The use of acoustic guitar in lieu of electric and upbeat electric drum beats provide nice counter elements to the harsher lyrics.

Meanwhile, “Hungry” could easily fit in today’s radio cycle with its intimate tone and exploration of desire and fulfillment.

Closer “Dear World” is an interesting final note for the EP. Veering from the synth-laden, more heavily produced tone of the release, “Dear World” is an emotional, pared-back acoustic song exploring brokenness and finding hope in a world filled with pain.

The song features background vocals and acoustic guitar from departed member Jamie, as well as a beautiful keyboard accompaniment in the chorus. “Dear World” is both a love song to the world and a nice reminder of the stylistic distance the group has covered in a short span.

“Inside a Dream” marks a promising new chapter for Echosmith and, pending new additions in the spring, looks to be a strong and well-rounded sophomore effort for the group.

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NEW MUSIC “Plum”

by Wand

6/10

“What’s That Sound?”

by Haley Reinhart

7.5/10

REVIEW BY DJ SICKMAN HOST OF THE PSYCH WARD, SUNDAY 9-11 P.M. (PSYCH ROCK) After a furious debut and releasing three of the most potent and thrilling garage rock albums in recent memory, Wand has returned from a two-year sabbatical with “Plum,” a new take that abandons garage fury in favor of refined alternative rock.

The abrupt if not totally unforeseen change in sound can be attributed to the band’s new writing approach, utilizing all five band members in long improv sessions stretching 10 hours a day, six days a week.

Distilled from these improvisations, “Plum” is as polished a record as one would expect from a band writing with such dedication. But for all its ornate beauty, the record can’t help but leave some yearning for the fun, brash excitement that was so prevalent on early Wand albums.

The album’s most defining sonic feature involves a delicate interweaving of its fivepiece instrumentation. The title track slowly builds upon a persistent piano chug and Radiohead-esque melody before burst-

ing into a salvo of twisting guitar lines and contrapuntal vocal accompaniment.

“Bee Karma” follows, delivering even more similarities to Radiohead’s “The Bends” with anthemic choruses and ultra-dynamic loud chorus, soft verse structure. These tracks are exciting, although it’s a bit discouraging to be able to produce such easy comparisons when discussing a Wand song.

“White Cat,” the record’s standout track, is not as easily reduced to comparisons. The rhythm suggests frenzied noise rock, yet the vocals float overhead in a sanguine haze, often aligned almost poly rhythmically with the chaos underneath. It is an incredibly creative track, and some of Wand’s most exciting work.

The album’s epic penultimate track “Blue Cloud” also stands out for the pure beauty of its melody and guitar work. The “Plum” album cover is adorned with an image of this blue cloud, and it feels as if this track encapsulates what Wand is trying to achieve

with its new direction.

Despite these highlights, the album is not strong throughout. “Charles de Gaulle,” “Driving,” and “The Trap” don’t live up to the highs reached on the album’s best cuts. They seem to float by in an undeniably pleasant yet unremarkable mist that seems to aim for classic rock in lieu of frenzied psychedelia.

“High Rise” brings the best guitar riff of the album, but diverts into something of a sound collage instead of forming a coherent song structure.

It’s always tough to form an opinion when a favorite band with a place in my heart makes a dramatic shift, but after countless listens of this new effort from Wand, it hasn’t reached the same warm and prickly place within me. For all it does well, the thrill is gone, or perhaps just taking a break.

For fans of: Ty Segall, Radiohead, Grateful Dead

REVIEW BY MR. SOIREÉ HOST OF THE ELECTRIC CARNIVAL, SUNDAY 11 P.M. - 1 A.M. (ELECTRO-SWING) Ex-American Idol contestant Haley Reinhart may have fallen off your radar, but it looks like she’s been working some magic behind the scenes. “What’s that Sound?,” a compilation album of 1960s covers, brings out all her talent and represents some great classics.

The beginning is actually where the album mostly falls flat. “Let’s Start,” one of her three originals, introduces the album with a poor attempt at a pop song that feels very awkward.

The second and third tracks play on with only hints of what’s to come. “The Letter” and “Can’t Find My Way Home” sound most like modern versions of the style Reinhart covers. These tracks are great for something

contemporary in the area of bluesy guitar strumming, but it’s not until “White Rabbit” that the album begins to hold its prize.

Reinhart really excels with her rough, raw and ever-powerful voice in a rock or blues setting. In fact, her rise to stardom may be owed to her cover of “House of the Rising Sun.” which I would dare to say is as compelling as the original.

This album soars as Reinhart creates a pack of songs that deliver ‘60s classics with her untamed voice. “White Rabbit” strikes an incredible turn on “What’s That Sound?” instantly shifting the interest into her mad and powerful voice.

“Somewhere in Between,” an original, feels like a convincing ‘60s hit with its

smooth and heavy sound. From this point on, Reinhart completely nails all the slow sways, lovely soul, and rock vibes from one classic to another.

“Words of Love” is the best song on “What’s That Sound?” Thanks to her killer vocals, Reinhart entirely demonstrates her ability to cover these songs. While it’s hard to tell if she’s any good at creating original work, Reinhart aptly revives classic hits with a proper sense of style, including songs from Sinatra, Mamas and the Papas, The Turtles and The Zombies.

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This week on More Than Noise, catch Portland’s own The Exploding Hearts in spotlight. The punk four piece harnessed the style of the late ‘70s and the energy of the genre’s pioneers on its one and only album, “Guitar Romantic.” The Exploding Hearts disbanded shortly after the record’s release in 2003, but not before paying sonic tribute to greats like The Undertones and Buzzcocks. This is classic rock ‘n’ roll for a new generation, so tune in and enjoy a selection of 21st century proto-punk, only on KLSU.

Ainez is a math rock band out of Bordeaux, France with a debut LP released last month. However, their self-titled EP contains a selection of deeper cuts from years past that didn’t make the album release and mark a much darker sound for the band. Ainez harps on sinister tones and gloomy atmospheres that are very characteristic of French math rock. This is a great album for Halloween season and fall weather.

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page 20 HONDURAS, from page 16 Helping Honduras.

The club also hosts another fundraiser several times a year in Free Speech Plaza where it sells thrifted clothes donated by students.

All the money the club raises goes directly toward its parent organization which uses it to pay for materials and its employees, many of which are local Hondurans who help build the schools and run the hostels the students stay in.

Pre-nursing junior and executive board member of the LSU chapter Rain Breedlove attended one of the trips last summer with fellow board members Brannon Hardy and Kelly Clement.

The trip gave Breedlove a broader perspective and made her grateful for the opportunities she had been afforded in her own life, she said.

“It was probably the most life-changing experience I’ve ever had in my life,” Breedlove said. “I don’t think I’d be

the same person I am today if I didn’t go.”

Breedlove loved spending time with all of the Honduran children and still keeps in touch with one of the girls, she said. Many of the children speak both Spanish and English in part because of the bilingual schools the organization built in the area.

In addition to making Honduran friends, Breedlove was also able to make friends from other chapters of the organization who attended the trip

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 with her.

“I’ve never been surrounded by a more positive and uplifting group of people in my life,” she said. “I never for a second felt a moment of judgment.”

Breedlove was drawn to the club because of her love of the Hispanic culture and a desire to help others which fits into her goal of becoming a nurse, she said.

“Education is how I got here so to be able to help provide that for another community is what makes it worth it,” she said.

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Pre-nursing junior Rain Breedlove displays bracelets outside the Design Building on Oct. 2, 2017.

DIATOM, from page 16 creations transcends into their process. The duo has a specialized screen printing press in their Mid City home which LaPann made himself.

While they use traditional screens, they modify the press themselves so they can swipe multiple notebooks at once, LaPann said.

Other items Leightman and LaPann sell include pots, wooden coasters, candle holders and etched glassware. While these products vary, they all have one aspect in common: functionality.

All of the items sold are priced under $30. The duo intentionally wanted to keep prices low to make their products more accessible, LaPann said.

The two hope the striking colors and distinctive patterns of their items add joy

and inspiration to the sometimes monotonous tasks of day-to-day life, they said.

“People spend so much time with these things around them,” Leightman said. “So if they’re one-of-a-kind, unique, hand-crafted, we feel they’re more enjoyable.”

The business has evolved since its inception in 2015 and LaPann has loved watching the business grow, he said.

The first year, Leightman and LaPann were experimenting with different products, discovering what tools they needed and finding their niche market. In year two, they know which markets to go to and can focus on streamlining their process, they said.

With experience, Leightman and LaPann have learned their own strengths. Leightman sews the bags and manages the logistics of the

business while LaPann builds products and shelves for their displays.

Aside from the business, Leightman and LaPann both have full-time jobs as a cartographer and sculpture professor at Southeastern Louisiana University, respectively. They don’t mind having their plates full, though.

“It makes sure we don’t sit on the couch too long,” LaPann said. “It kind of feels good just to stay busy.”

Eventually, they hope to expand their business and have one of them turn it into a fulltime job, LaPann said. They would eventually like to open up an online shop, although the nature of their products proves keeping a consistent inventory a difficult task.

“It’s a dream, but at least we’re starting it,” Leightman said.

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Diatom Design is best known for its wooden hand-printed notebooks and bright, geometric cosmetic bags.

SYMPHONY, from page 16 College of Music and Dramatic Arts’ chorale department.

Bourque urges the public to attend an event and explore a new avenue to hear music.

“Attending a performance almost places everything in your life on pause,” Bourque said. “All of the stress of living in today’s society immediately vanishes once the performance begins. All of your focus and energy goes into what the musicians in front of you are presenting.”

Tuesday’s performance, entitled “Women in Music,” featured songs by female composers.

Orchestra studies associate professor and maestro Carlos Riazuelo has been a guest conductor in 12 countries.

The color in the performances is challenging to describe, as it can only be felt by coming to a performance and witnessing it first hand, Bourque said.

With an impressive conductor in Riazuelo and passionate musicians like Borque, the LSU Symphony is bound to impress and move audience members in their many performances to come.

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STOCKING UP

Hoarding explains increased firearm stock prices after shootings JAY TALKING JAY CRANFORD @hjcranford In the wake of the Las Vegas mass shooting, gun manufacturers are facing harsh criticisms.

However, their stock prices are defying expectations by increasing in value. The stock prices of American Outdoor Brands, formerly Smith & Wesson, and competitor Sturm Ruger & Co rose after the shooting.

Headlines of gun investors profiting from this tragedy have understandably drawn anger around the country. However, the market reaction is the latest in a trend that’s happened after every recent major shooting.

If we follow American Outdoor Brands’ stock movement over the past several years, we see the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando and 2015 San Bernardino shootings caused stock increases of 12 and 23 percent respectively.

At first glance, stock movement like this sounds counterintuitive, but fear can be a powerful market force, and fear of stricter gun regulation is to blame for price movements.

After mass shootings,

discussions of gun control policies obviously receive more attention, inflating demand of firearm purchases due to fear of limited availability. Many gun owners feel if gun regulations are put into place, they only have a limited time to purchase firearms before they are illegal. In fact, mass shootings don’t have to occur to see this fear effect in the market.

During former President Barack Obama’s presidential campaign and terms, the National Rifle Association (NRA) painted him as “the most anti-gun candidate ever” and warned an Obama administration would restrict many gun ownership rights. Despite gun freedoms expanding under Obama, the NRA was successful in shaping gun owners’ views of the President.

As a result, American Outdoor Brands saw a stock price gain of 800 percent between November 2008 and January 2016, far outpacing companies such as Apple. Conversely, since the Trump Administration took over, stock prices of gun manufacturers have seen declines in market price.

However, how accurate are investors in predicting surging gun sales? While there is no com-

prehensive monitoring of firearm sales in the U.S., we can use the FBI National Instant Criminal Background Check System as a proxy for gun sales since criminal background checks became required when purchasing a gun in 1998.

A 2016 Bloomberg article found after each mass shooting from the 1999 Columbine massacre to the 2016 Pulse shooting, background checks skyrocketed from their seasonally adjusted averages.

A separate 2017 study published by the Annals of Internal Medicine researched the effects the Sandy Hook and San Bernardino shootings had on handgun sales in the state of California. The six weeks following each shooting saw increases in handguns sales of 53 and 41 percent respectively.

Others may chalk up the increase in gun sales to an increase in people wanting to defend themselves. However, by looking at the background checks there is a noticeable spike when states implement stricter gun control policies such as in Maryland and New Jersey in 2013.

Even surrounding states in the southeast saw a significant bump in firearms sales in 2005

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At least 58 people were killed and another 489 others were injured after a gunman opened fire at a country music festival in Las Vegas on Oct. 1. when police began confiscating weapons after Hurricane Katrina.

The 2017 study by the Annals of Internal Medicine also found in their study that people with no record of previously owning a handgun did not see a significant increase in handgun purchases.

All of this suggests hoarding of firearms in preparation for increased gun control legislation accounts for a considerable

increase in firearm sales in the wake of mass shootings.

The rise of gun manufacturer stock prices has become a counterintuitive staple of our nation’s response to these types of tragedies and gives interesting insight to how political fears can shape the markets.

Jay Cranford is a 23-year-old finance senior from St. Simons Island, Georgia.

Community involvement of officials should not be newsworthy IT B THAT WAY SOMETIMES BREANNA SMITH @Bthejournalist In the first four months of 2017, the murder rate in Baton Rouge was up 80 percent from the same time in 2016, according to statistics from Baton Rouge Police. Violent crime in Baton Rouge has been on the rise this year, and so are efforts to bring it down. The most effective method for mending relations between law enforcement and communities are outreaches where law enforcement officers meet with and listen to people, seemingly just because.

Last week, Baton Rouge leaders and law enforcement officers walked through Brookstown, a crime-ridden part of Baton Rouge where they handed out fried chicken and talked with people in their yards. BRAVE Inc., a nonprofit organization, took the Brookstown walk initiative under its wing.

BRAVE Inc. can easily be confused with the Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination

program, a federally funded applauded.

If leaders truly want to make program shut down last month.

Despite the program’s success, a difference and change atticorruption within its leadership tudes, these types of outreaches and community involvement ultimately led to its demise.

The effort of BRAVE Inc. to events should be so commonget community leaders and law place that the media does not enforcement officers out in the bother with its coverage.

Law enforcement officers community is commendable. and leaders enThis type of communication and gaging with comEfforts to reach out in munity members outreach is vital to healing and communities, especially in “problem areas” should be solving problems those in North Baton applauded when within crime-ridRouge, should not be den communities. is repetitive, applauded every time they it Local media not when it rarely occur. covered the walk occurs. law enforcement A career in officers and electlaw enforcement ed officials made through Brook- is a career in public service. To stown handing out fried chicken fully and effectively serve the and consulting neighborhood community, they must underresidents as a newsworthy stand, engage and constantly be involved in it. occurrence, which is troubling.

Metropolitan Councilwoman Efforts to reach out in communities, especially those Chauna Banks described North in North Baton Rouge, should Baton Rouge as a sick child on not be applauded every time life support. Her diagnosis is they occur. Instead, the rep- oppression. The cure is attenetition of these types of out- tion, involvement and engagereaches and the prevalence of ment in communities to solve leaders and law enforcement of- problems with help and input of ficers in communities should be community members.

The Metropolitan Council has explored the idea of a community-policing ambassador program for nearly a year, which cannot be implemented fast enough. The program’s main focus should be mending relations between law enforcement and community residents by keeping a non-threatening police presence and hosting events for communities ridden with crime.

Walking through a neighborhood handing out fried chicken is a great way to connect with residents, but establishing a routine of involvement and giving is a way to build relationships, trust and connections that are so desperately needed.

With good relations, comes good inside information that can help law enforcement prevent crime and work more efficiently.

Law enforcement officers must think like criminals in order to get ahead of and find causes for violent crime. The best way to get to know a criminal is to get to know them and their friends.

Even criminals have a hard time saying no to fried chicken and a friendly smile. If nothing

else, making law enforcement presence more prevalent will deter some level of crime.

A committee formed from the Metropolitan Council has been fleshing out plans for the program for almost a year, and it seems that the program will come to fruition as the committee is now recruiting applicants.

Rushing the formation of the program could lead to community pushback or corruption within the program. We don’t need another Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination program.

Its intentions and effects were great, but both will be overlooked because of investigations and corruption.

The community-policing ambassador program should be at the forefront of law enforcement officers’ and elected officials’ agendas with as many resources as possible being used to ensure its timely development.

We can’t heal a sick child on life-support without quick, effective action and resources.

Breanna Smith is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Kennedy should approve arbitration rule, legal regulations GUEST COLUMNIST EDWARD D’ESPALUNGUE @Edward_Lousiana A new era in the U.S. financial world is coming, and Sen. John Kennedy can change the lives of millions of people. Back in July 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released the last version of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency regulation. This rule would prevent financial institutions from including legal language in the fine print of contracts to limit the ability of customers to join classaction lawsuits. This legal provision would have tremendous effects on the future of banking in the U.S. since numerous classactions could be proceeded by attorneys to help injured consumers such as in the Equifax and Wells Fargo cases.

Arbitration can be defined as a form of alternative dispute resolution that forces two parties to resolve a dispute through the use of private, paid arbitrators and that bars them from access to courts. This rule prohibits financial service companies from inserting mandatory-arbitration clauses in the contracts they offer to their customers. Such clauses have been widely used in recent years by financial institutions.

Many consumer advocates and legal experts recommend allowing consumers to have the right to join class actions

because most of the disputes between consumers and banks deal with small-dollar amounts.

However, the U.S. Senate is now poised to vote to undo the CFPB arbitration rule, using the same legislative tool the House exploited in July when they voted (231-190) in favor of the proarbitration resolution sponsored

by Rep. Keith Rothfus, R-Pa. The Congressional Review Act is a 1996 law that allows Congress to vote on resolutions to repeal new regulations within a limited time period with a simple majority.

Why is Sen. Kennedy a key vote? With a slim 52-48 majority, Republicans can only afford to lose two votes in the Senate.

While Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. has stated he would vote against the CRA measure, other senators, including John Kennedy, have not made a stand. He is now under scrutiny, and both consumer and bank advocates are looking for votes that will likely affect the lives of millions of people.

In April 2017, Kennedy introduced the Reforming Finance for Local Economies Act aiming to help local community banks and credit unions by removing them from the scope of the Dodd-Frank regulations.

“They were not responsible for the 2008 financial crisis,” Kennedy said. “However, they are wrongly bearing the brunt of the regulatory burden imposed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Our community financial institutions need to get

back to doing what they do best, which is helping our local economies grow.”

Huge compliance costs led “more than 1,700 U.S. banks to close since 2010.” The main effects of these foreclosures are obviously a more limited access to capital for entrepreneurs and job losses.

The recent scandal that affected Equifax could have changed his mind. The company had, in the wake of the data breach, required affected consumers to forfeit their right to join a class action lawsuit against the company in order to receive credit protection. The firm eventually backpedaled when the CFPB revealed the legal trick, and Sen. Kennedy declared “Equifax needs to be transparent with the public, and that includes ensuring that consumers understand what legal recourses they may be giving up simply by trying to protect themselves from the repercussions of the breach.”

There are three points that need to be addressed to understand why class action should be preferred over arbitration and therefore why Sen. Kennedy should approve the CFPB’s arbitration rule.

The first advantage of the class action is the pooling. Unlike arbitration, which is an individual process, a class action allows consumers to gather their complaints under the same flag.

This changes everything when it comes to deciding whether or not it is worth complaining for

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a few dollars. It is the basics of negotiating power: you will have more credibility and more weight if you are associated to thousands of other consumers than if you are alone.

“Many scholars who study complex litigation worry that class action waivers in arbitration agreements potentially allow banks and other large corporations to avoid being held accountable by consumers,” LSU Law Professor Margaret S. Thomas said. “Small-dollar harms may tend to go unremedied unless they are aggregated in class actions. The availability of class actions thus leads to increased enforcement of consumer rights.”

The second advantage of the class action is that a class action needs to be certified by a federal judge to go forward, and any settlement must be approved as fair to the class. On the other side, arbitration requires private arbitrators and can be overturned by courts in very limited cases; it is a non-regulated, private process.

“Class action rules currently require courts to oversee settlement terms to ensure fairness to the class,” Thomas said. “Congress could address the tendency of some courts to approve class actions settlements through a precise reforms capping attorney’s fees at some fixed percentage of the recovery, while preserving the ability of consumers to join together in suits.”

Thirdly, the arbitration process tends to be a secret process while a class action is a public procedure that provides transparency to stakeholders: consumers, associations, media and the general public. Thomas underlines that “we have a venerable First Amendment constitutional tradition presuming a public right of access to court proceedings and civil records.

No such access exists in arbitration — this can keep matters of public concern from being reported by the press.”

It is crucial that consumers could have a free choice when it comes to decide whether class action or arbitration is the best process to assert their rights.

Here, binding arbitration clauses included in contracts are no longer sustainable as they contradict one of the basic principles this country has been built on: freedom of choice.

Nevertheless, Stephe Waguespack, the president and CEO of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, pointed

out that he is “hearing from a lot of banks — community banks especially — here in Louisiana that, if the arbitration language isn’t allowed to go forward, you’ll see a rash of class-action lawsuits coming in.”

Such a statement echoes what the executive vice president of the American Financial Services Association recently declared about the Equifax case. “Nobody knows any of the facts yet, but the plaintiff bar didn’t waste any time. From our perspective, arbitration is most beneficial … both in terms of the consumer and the business being able to address the individual complaint,” Bill Himpler said.

There is a legitimate fear the implementation of the CFPB’s arbitration rule would bring about a surge in the number of class actions filled out by attorneys and as a result an increase in terms of legal costs supported by financial institutions. Therefore, financial industry needs now to turn this threat in a new opportunity and a few things can be recommended.

Compliance within financial institutions is a recent function that has been created in the 2000s and there is no doubt that this the CFPB’s rule will create new jobs in compliance departments to avoid what happened with Wells Fargo. Over the last few years, people working in such units have gained significant exposure, working hands in hands with the front and middle offices. They acquired new skills that put them at the forefront of the day to day operations. These are the people financial institutions need to invest in right now to prevent in the future any wrongdoings that could trigger class actions.

Hence, this is also an opportunity for a broad range of financial advisors such as Deloitte, KPMG, Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers to offer compliance packages and dedicated trainings to senior compliance officers. They would provide tailored and efficient internal procedures that will improve the compliance-awareness of financial institutions and likely prevent any breach of data such as in the Equifax case. Thanks to this new arbitration rule, there is no doubt the financial industry will be well equipped, more resilient and their customers well served.

Edward d’Espalungue is a guest columnist for The Daily Reveille.

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NFL players who have taken a knee should not be idolized MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL CLARKE PERKINS @ClarkePerkins Those in outrage over players taking a knee during the anthem aren’t the only ones giving off the aroma of ignorance — they’re joined by the players who’ve only recently partaken in the peaceful protest.

The entire controversy surrounding free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick and his right to take a knee during our nation’s anthem is utterly ridiculous. When it comes to controversial topics such as race, many Americans seem to be uneducated. Even though it’s 2017 and most information can be found using Google, I still take into account people’s lack of comprehension. So, let’s start at the root of the protests.

Initially, Kaepernick sat during the anthem as a way to protest systemic

oppression. Many Americans are supposedly infuriated by his refusal to stand because they claim soldiers fought for the flag. Contrary to popular belief, they didn’t. They fought for our rights and what the American flag is meant to represent, which isn’t oppression but rather our right to kneel.

It wasn’t until Kaepernick’s conversation with former NFL player and Army veteran Nate Boyer he decided to take a knee as opposed to sitting. Boyer said kneeling would be more respectful, he claims soldiers often kneel in front of a fallen soldier’s grave as a way to pay homage.

Let’s also acknowledge that Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch told his coach he’s sat during the anthem for the past 11 years. Lynch has never publicly acknowledged if there’s a specific reason he doesn’t stand, whereas Kaepernick explicitly stated, “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country

that oppresses black people and people of color.”

Now we’ve found the problem.

People aren’t upset because players are “disrespecting” the flag. They’re mad because the precious time dedicated to mainstream football is being used to shine light on racial inequalities. Everyone must realize black people aren’t puppets — their sole purpose isn’t to run up and down fields and get praised if they win and scolded if they lose. According to the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida, in 2016, nearly 70 percent of active players in the NFL were black. The league and its players are foolish not to use their platform to address the problems minorities face in society.

Colin Kaepernick began his protest at the beginning of the 2016 season, and he’s been without a job in the NFL since March. However, it wasn’t until a couple of weeks ago when

President Trump referred to any player who protests as a “son of a bitch” did we notice several players from multiple teams kneeling in solidarity with Kaepernick. Also, what irritated me most was last week I noticed the entire San Francisco 49ers team took a knee or linked arms. They should’ve kneeled in solidarity when he first became blackballed.

Moreover, players are neglecting Kaepernick’s initial intentions and are simply protesting Trump. The blackballed quarterback’s message is much larger than some name-calling, it’s about injustices.

For many players, standing up for what’s right may interfere with their livelihood.

Still, they must decide if they want to secure their checks or take a stand against the country’s injustices and possibly end up blackballed. Kaepernick made his decision and that’s why he has my utmost respect. The power of money and greed often stand in our way of

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Colin Kaepernick has been without a job in the NFL since March. making true change, but we must remember we’re not pawns; what’s right is right and what’s wrong is wrong.

Clarke Perkins is a 21-year-old political science senior from New Orleans, Louisiana.

Acceptance is the only way to obtain peace in our world WELL, SHE TRIED. CHANTELLE BAKER @deannayukari We live in a beautiful world full of opportunity, fueled by technological and cultural advances. It’s a world where we can all connect with one another and share our ideas. It is also a world full of hate, anger and disagreement. These traits are what cause wars and genocides. This evil is the result of people being incapable of accepting others having differing opinions.

Almost all of us have experienced seeing a pointless argument on social media somewhere. Someonwe says something, and someone else doesn’t agree. They go back and forth over why their opinion is the right opinion, probably using some derogatory words and being unpleasant. All for both of them to finish the argument continuing to have the same opinion they had in the first place. They’ve both wasted their time defending their opinions when they could have simply accepted they don’t have to agree on the subject.

With all occurring in the world,

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we have to somehow find peace.

Tensions are incredibly high in our country. A 2016 Gallup poll showed 77 percent of Americans feel the nation is divided on important values. It’s becoming a serious issue that will only get worse if we don’t separate from our egotism and allow

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others to be different.

Take for example the infamous kneeling during the national anthem. The opinions on the subject vary greatly, and thanks to new technology we can discover how other people feel with the swipe of a cell phone. However, it is a major cause for hate and

tension among Americans.

“The anthem is different for other people. You know, people say it’s unpatriotic but it’s unpatriotic of the president not to respect our rights,” Tampa Bay wide receiver Mike Evans said in an interview.

His view acknowledges both

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sides. He understands some people will and will not agree with the cause, however, at the end of the day it is the right of the American people to decide to protest. This opinion gives people the freedom to feel what they wish to feel, and people will still find a reason to disagree with him.

I don’t believe people will accept others’ opinions, I also don’t believe it’s responsible to let people be uninformed of reality just because of the defense of their opinion. However, it is important we learn to coexist with one another with the acceptance that people will have differing opinions, all while maintaining our logic and credibility. We can’t and won’t agree with everything said, but we can choose to allow others to have their opinions while still having our own.

The best way to go about avoiding conflict of opinions is by reinforcing that all people have opinions and it’s OK if everyone doesn’t agree. People should remember the childhood saying: “Opinions are like belly buttons.

Everybody has one.”

Chantelle Baker is a 20-year-old communication studies senior from Waipahu, Hawaii.

Quote of the Week “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends “

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Gameday contraflow negatively impacts Baton Rouge residents ANNARIGIONAL TAKE ANNA COLEMAN @_annacoleman_ Throughout my time as a student at the University, I have heard countless horror stories about contraflow from both other students and Baton Rouge community members. I have even heard some go as far as to call it “Hell on Earth.” However, I had never attempted to drive in it myself until the Sept. 23 home game against Syracuse. How bad could it possibly be? The answer was far worse than I anticipated.

After leaving Tiger Stadium, I was prepared for slow-moving traffic and detours that would make it more difficult to access my apartment. What I was not prepared for was that every possible access point to my apartment on Ben Hur road would not just be more difficult to access, but completely blocked off to traffic entirely.

Ben Hur road is usually accessible from both Nicholson drive and Burbank drive but after the game it was not accessible from either access point, as they were both blocked off by police.

With four massive student apartment complexes located on Ben Hur road, the current contraflow pattern leaves thousands of people without access to their apart-

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ments for hours after home football games.

LSU Athletics and Baton Rouge Police should consider ways to make contraflow effective for Baton Rouge residents.

The current contraflow plan may work well for people traveling to games from out of town, but for those who actually live around the University in Baton

Rouge, it is a complete and total nightmare.

The purpose of contraflow is to move cars off the crammed roadways and on to their destinations as effectively as possible. However, with access to many places near the University blocked off, this is not what actually happens. Oftentimes cars attempting to go somewhere blocked off by police do not

just get off the road and wait for contraflow to end. Many drivers will instead choose to drive around the same circle of streets near the University indefinitely until the roadblocks on the street they are going to are removed.

This causes a backup of traffic and congestion on roads near the University which is exactly what contraflow is designed to avoid.

Students who live on Ben Hur road are not the only ones affected by the current contraflow plan. Access to Highland Road, W. Lee Drive, Brightside Drive and Burbank Drive where many students and community residents live and work are also heavily restricted.

There are a large number of Baton Rouge residents who have no interest in attending football games. These people are already inconvenienced enough with the massive amounts of traffic in the city on game days. On top of this, they have to deal with entire sections of main roads like Highland blocked off for hours at a time.

Those who live near the University, football fans or not, are essentially forced to choose between being trapped in their homes or not being able to return.

Without the current pattern of contraflow, Baton Rouge residents would surely still be stuck in traffic for lengthy periods of time, but at least they would have some hope of getting home. There obviously needs to be some system in place to move the massive amounts of traffic from Tiger Stadium after home football games, but it does not need to be a system that sacrifices the needs of those who live in Baton Rouge.

Anna Coleman is a 19-year-old mass communication junior from Kennesaw, Georgia.

University professors should be held accountable for timely grading STOP! HANNAH TIME HANNAH KLEINPETER @0728hannah According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, 30 percent of college students reported stress had negatively affected their academic performance. Many students suffer from grade and test-related anxiety, which is only intensified by the inability to rely on professors to grade tests and assignments on time.

Grading and returning tests and assignments in a timely manner is crucial to a student’s success and should not be taken lightly by university professors.

Many university students must maintain an elevated GPA to keep scholarships or federal aid. Funding from TOPS, which aided 133,000 students in Louisiana from 2005 to 2014, can be revoked if a student’s GPA drops below a 2.5 average. Due to this stipulation, many college students must closely monitor their grades to ensure they don’t drop below this standard and have their TOPS retracted.

This causes immense stress and frustration on the part of students who have no control over how quickly they receive

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results back.

College students are held to strict deadlines they are expected to make with very little exception. Viable excuses students may give to receive pardon include illness, serious family emergency or military obligations, according to the University’s policies. Addition-

ally, many professors include policies in their syllabus stating late work will receive a failing grade regardless of situation.

If this uncompromising deadline is expected of students, then professors should be held to a similar standard with regards to grading students’ assignments, papers and tests.

There are countless tales of students panicking over the uncertainty of final grades in the days preceding the end of the academic semester. It is not uncommon for grades to be input only days before final exams, giving students little to no indication of their academic standing until there is

no time left to improve. This prevents students from tracking their grades throughout the term and hinders their ability to self-assess what areas require improvement.

Accountability is a trait often reiterated by professors and university authority figures alike. Professors, along with their students, should share this accountability. The traditional college classroom cycle of teaching, testing and repeating is hindered by a professor’s refusal to grade and return tests and assignments in a timely manner. Students cannot be expected to learn and improve from their mistakes when corrective measures are delayed so far from completion of the assignment that they become irrelevant.

Professors, like students, should have consequences for not adhering to time restraints for grading. Most college students recognize how much responsibility professors carry and are understanding. However, when professors disregard their end of the bargain, it negatively affects the students who work hard to do well.

Hannah Kleinpeter is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.