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118 University students come from countries targeted by recent executive order

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MAJORITY-MUSLIM COUNTRIES BANNED BY THE EXECUTIVE ORDER 1. Libya 2. Sudan 3. Somalia 4. Yemen 5. Syria 6. Iraq 7. Iran

MAJORITY-MUSLIM COUNTRIES NOT BANNED BY THE EXECUTIVE ORDER

2 students 1 student 0 students 0 students 5 students 2 students 108 students

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1. Indonesia 2. Malaysia 3. Bangladesh 4. Pakistan 5. Afghanistan 6. Uzbekistan 7. Turkey 8. Saudi Arabia 9. Egypt

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BY WILLIAM TAYLOR POTTER @wmtaylorpotter Around 118 University students could be directly affected by President Donald Trump’s executive order halting citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States, according to fall 2016 enrollment numbers from the LSU Office of Budget and Planning. Based on permanent home address, 108

see EXECUTIVE ORDER, page 15

FOOTBALL

LSU finishes with top-10 recruiting class Tigers sign 23 players, including five-star safety

BY JOSHUA THORNTON @JoshuaThornton_ For three months, Ed Orgeron spent time as LSU’s interim coach with his main objective simply to win football games. While Orgeron worked as interim coach he kept contact with recruits and didn’t do any serious recruiting until he became the full-time coach. Fast forward to Feb. 1, and Orgeron has hauled a top10 recruiting class as LSU’s head coach. “It’s the power of LSU,” Orgeron said. “Our whole

objective when I became interim coach was to win enough games to get the job, we didn’t start recruiting until we got the full-time job.” Orgeron’s role as recruiting coordinator last season helped him develop and build relationships with recruits, which he said helped keep the Tigers’ recruiting class intact. “We had good relationships with these guys,” Orgeron said. “Our guys did a tremendous job. We had Monday night powwows each week. I think most of the recruits were looking for the staffs to be the same and for me to be the head football coach. It was more or less a celebration when I went into most

see SIGNING DAY, page 15

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LSU coach Ed Orgeron discusses the Tigers’ 2017 recruiting class from National Signing Day Wednesday at the Football Operations Center.

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OBITUARY

Services scheduled for late student COURTESY OF MARY ELLEN JORDAN Graham Thomas Jordan was welcomed into our Lord’s loving arms on Sunday, January 29, 2017 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the age of 21. Born on May 8, 1995, he is the beloved son of Mary Ellen Burggraf Jordan and John Garrison Jordan. Loving brother of McKay and Genna Jordan. He is survived by his maternal grandmother, Virginia Bottone Burggraf, and paternal grandparents, John Powell and Kay Snelling Jordan. Graham is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Thomas Burggraf. He also leaves behind numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and countless friends. Graham attended Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School and is a 2014 honor graduate of St. Paul’s School in Covington, Louisiana. At St. Paul’s, Graham played lacrosse for five years and was a three year varsity letterman on the three time Louisiana State Championship Runner-Up team. Graham served as Co-Captain his senior year and was named All District Honorable Mention. In recognition for his dedication, teamwork, and sportsmanship, Graham received the Wolf Pride Award. He was a member of the Habitat for Humanity Club. A junior history major at LSU, Graham was a member of The Friars of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. Graham enjoyed snow skiing, traveling, live music and pizza. He will be remembered for his kind and loving spirit, warm hugs and contagious smile. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, 312 Lafitte St., Mandeville, LA 70448 on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 11:00 AM with visitation at the church on Saturday beginning at 9:00 AM. Interment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in memory of Graham to be made to St. Paul’s School, 917 S. Jahncke Avenue, Covington, LA 70433. E.J. Fielding Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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The year long celebration of the city’s 200th birthday begins

New Recruits

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One columnist’s opinion on Orgeron’s first recruiting class

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A $WEET DEAL

ADMINISTRATION

College of Engineering names new dean

BY CHRIS CLARKE @ChristophClarke

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University junior uses Seeking Arrangement to make extra money

BY EVAN SAACKS @evansaacks

niversity junior Sarah* made $2,500 each of the last two months from her new arrangement. She’s happy with the amount, — though it is a step down from the $3,000 she made each of the six months prior in her previous arrangements. In November 2015, Sarah’s friend told her about SeekingArrangement.com, where she could become a sugar baby and earn extra funds for going on dates. “One of my friends last year just told me about it,” Sarah said. “And I was like, ‘Well, I mean, I’m not dating anyone. I don’t see why not.’” Sarah is participating in her second

successful arrangement. She met with several sugar daddies but chose not to have long-term arrangements with most of them. The man she is currently meeting is similar to the first: She says he just wants somebody to hang out with. Sarah sympathizes with that and is happy to spend time with him. “Most people just want someone to hang out with,” Sarah said. “They just want a companion. They’re lonely, so they would give me an allowance per month.” Sarah is one of 124 University students registered on SeekingArrangement.com. She has several friends who are also registered and said their arrangements are similar to hers. The nature of the website leads people

to assume arrangements have a sexual nature, but Sarah says that’s not the case with her nor her friends’ arrangements. “A lot of people have been like, ‘So, you’re a prostitute?’ And I’m like ‘No,’” Sarah said. “I’m not even sleeping with these people at all. Some people do, but that’s not really what it’s about.” Each sugar baby describes their ideal arrangement on their online profile. Every sugar daddy that has interacted with Sarah saw that her arrangements were not sexual in nature. Sarah said she did not sign up with the intention of using her funds for her tuition, but many sugar babies did. Nearly half of registered sugar babies are college students,

see SUGAR BABY, page 7

The LSU College of Engineering announced the selection of Judy Wornat as the new permanent dean of the college on Jan. 24, continuing her tenure as the interim dean which began in July of 2015. “We are pleased to name Dr. Judy Wornat as dean of the LSU College of Engineering,” LSU President F. King Alexander said in a news release. “This is an exciting time for our engineering students, faculty and staff as the WORNAT renovations to Patrick F. Taylor Hall are coming to completion, giving LSU the largest standalone engineering facility in the country. Under Dean Wornat’s leadership, we look forward to continued growth and the continued rise of our College of Engineering.” Wornat grew up in southern Louisiana. Born in Houma, she moved frequently thanks to her father’s work as an engineer in sulphur mines. She spent time in Thibodaux and Port Sulphur before finally settling down on the West Bank of New Orleans. After graduating high school, Wornat received her undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She then continued

see WORNAT, page 7

RESEARCH

Researcher develops method to extract DNA from extinct reptiles BY CHRIS CLARKE @ChristophClarke In a “Jurassic Park”-esque development in the field of phylogenetics, a joint research venture between faculty from Rutgers University-Newark and LSU developed a method for recovering and sequencing DNA from museum specimens, some over 100 years old. As tissue samples of animals age, their DNA is degraded over time as it is broken down by light and temperature. These processes shred previously long chains of DNA into small fragments, leaving the genetic code unreadable. Old genetic sequencing techniques required longer

“high molecular weight” genetic code in order to be useful, meaning samples pre-dating the advent of genetics which weren’t preserved with DNA in mind were essentially useless for genetic classification. Current animal samples are now stored in large liquid nitrogen vaults at a temperature that prevents deterioration, a technique previously unthought of or too expensive for tissue samples of animals collected in the 1950s or before. Professor Christopher Austin, a curator at the LSU Museum of Natural Science, had another issue with old sequencing techniques. Samples of amphibians, reptiles and fish are kept “wet.”

This process involves preserving the animals using a chemical called formalin, and then submerging the samples in jars of ethanol. This process is exceptional for the preservation of the tissue, meaning samples can last for hundreds of years, but the formalin used to preserve the animals wreaks havoc on DNA, breaking it down into small fragments, just like time. The advent of Next-Generation Sequencing techniques has turned the previous concept of old DNA being unusable on its head. NGS employs using these small DNA fragments, some in

see SPECIMENS, page 7

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Christopher C. Austin, Head Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles at the Louisiana Museum of Natural Science, displays his assortment of species in the basement of the LSU Museum of Natural Science on Jan. 31.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

SG launches syllabi database to give students transparency on Jan. 18, should reveal a few things to students and faculty alike, Faircloth said. The database will allow Students now have the opportunity to access syllabi students to know which courses for an assortment of classes will require them to purchase through a database created more expensive textbooks and through a Student Government materials. Among faculty, the database will reveal section inequalinitiative. Born out of a resolution passed ity to Academic Affairs, which could even out the by SG Student sections within Senate in February 2014, the syl- “Now, more than ever, a course. “In the labi database was originally spear- I think [the syllabus t r a n s p a r e n c y headed by former database] has got there is going to be a lot of great SG senators Anthis ‘How much are ripples,” Faircloth drew Mullet and Gabrielle Triche. you going to pay for a said, referencing the effect of the With additional class?’ component syllabi database. help from the OfC u r r e n t l y, fice of the Unito it.” there is no shortversity Registrar cut to access and the Office of the database on Academic Affairs, ZACK FAIRCLOTH MyLSU. Googling the database was SG president “LSU Syllabus finally unveiled in Database” will March 2016. “I think the original idea bring up a link to the site, as behind it was strictly for trans- well as typing in “lsu.edu/sylparency,” SG president Zack labus,” which is a direct link to Faircloth said. “Now, more than the database. In addition, there ever, I think [the syllabi data- is hope that the database will be base] has got this ‘How much accessible on the new LSU app, are you going to pay for a class?’ Faircloth said. Once on the database, there component to it.” The database, which launched are many different criteria to

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help filter through and locate an exact syllabus. “What I want to urge [students] to do right now is just click the search button,” Faircloth said. “What happens is it shows [students] every single syllabus that’s available in the database.” Faircloth acknowledged that the list of syllabi available is limited at this point, with just under 90 entries accessible, but the goal is to continue populating that list. The database itself is an opt-in program for professors, but SG’s College Councils are working to do outreach with individual colleges, starting with the deans and Academic Affairs groups to create a trickle-down effect throughout the rest of the college, Faircloth said. “Anything that’s optional for faculty is always a tossup,” Faircloth said. “I was very happy to see the turn out; not just in terms of how many syllabi, but how many professors are actively participating and the breadth of different departments that are participating … That means the message is out there. Now, it’s just a matter of spreading it and rewarding the people who are doing the right thing by uploading.”

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CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS

University student Non-student arrested for UREC keys a student’s car kayak theft from November

LSUPD spokesperson Lt. Kevin Scott said a University student was arrested for keying another student’s vehicle after he didn’t get a parking space. According to Scott, LSUPD responded to a student complaint in the North Ag parking lot on Jan. 18 around 9 a.m. The student said that while parking, another driver appeared who also wanted the

space, Scott said. When the student returned to her vehicle, she noticed her car had been keyed, Scott said. LSUPD then contacted 19-year-old Alec McClosky, who confessed to having damaged the vehicle, according to Scott. McClosky was arrested for simple criminal damage to property, was issued a misdemeanor summons and then released.

A 31-year-old University student was arrested for stalking near Free Speech Plaza after he “followed” the victim multiple times, Scott said. According to Scott, LSUPD responded to a stalking complaint in Free Speech Plaza on Jan. 25 at 4 p.m. Officers met with the student victim who provided details about the incidents,

Scott said. As a result, University student Nicholas Xenakis was arrested for stalking, Scott said. During LSUPD’s contact with Xenakis, he admitted to following the victim on several occasions. Xenakis was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on the aforementioned charge.

A 22-year-old non-student was arrested for felony theft in relation to an incident that occurred in November, Scott said. According to Scott, LSUPD responded to the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 26 to retrieve non-student Dorrion Carvin of Baton Rouge. Carvin was in the custody of the Sheriff’s Office for an

active arrest warrant issued by LSUPD for felony theft, Scott said. The UREC originally reported the theft on Nov. 14, 2016, according to Scott. Carvin is accused of renting a kayak and associated equipment, valued at $1178, and failing to return them, Scott said. He was booked into East

Baton Rouge Parish Prison on the aforementioned charge. Additionally, during booking at EBRPP, Carvin was found to have a small plastic bag containing marijuana inside his underwear, Scott said. The charge of introducing contraband into a penal institution was added during his booking, according to Scott.

University student arrested after University student arrested for stalking near exposing himself, performing sexual acts on himself Free Speech Plaza A 21-year-old University student was arrested for two counts of obscenity after two separate incidents of him exposing himself and performing sexual acts on himself. According to Scott, LSUPD arrested University student Phillip Cooper on Jan. 26 at 10 p.m. According to Scott, two women reported that a man

exposed himself while sitting on a bench on West Lakeshore Drive on Jan. 16. On Jan. 24, a woman reported that a man was masturbating on a bench near Hill Memorial Library, Scott said. The suspect descriptions from both incidents were similar, and all three victims chose Cooper from photographic

lineups, Scott said. Cooper was previously arrested by LSUPD on Feb. 13, 2016, on the same charge. In that incident, Cooper reportedly exposed himself while parked near the entrance to Miller Hall, Scott said. Cooper was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on the aforementioned charges.

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Thursday, February 2, 2017 ACADEMICS

Office of Academic Affairs to streamline orientation sessions process. Executive Director of Communications and External Relations in the Office of AcaThe time between when a demic Affairs Heather Herman student chooses to attend the said the move was made based University and when that student on feedback from previous first attends a college class is an orientation sessions. “What we have decided to do important time for the Univeris combine sity to educate the stuon- campus dent about college life. That process will no “You’re still going to tours, orientation and the longer be the job of two be able to stay on visitor center departments. The recruitment campus the night of into one unit,” Herman said. process was previyour orientation.” “[We want to] ously handled by the focus on that Office of Enrollment student exManagement. Once perience and HEATHER HERMAN a student completed the necessary steps Executive director of communications [make] sure that each and external relations to enroll, LSU First student feels Year Experience prospecial and vided introductory events such as Freshman Ori- that LSU is the absolute right entation, Spring Invitational choice for them and the best and STRIPES. With the recent place that they can be.” Herman said a task force had changes, all events will be managed by a single department been assigned to gauge opinions within the Office of Academic of parents and students experiencing the recruitment and Affairs. With this change, the Univer- orientation process during past sity hopes there will be no transi- sessions. She said there was a tion and that more communica- bit of a disconnect in the transition will lead to a much smoother tion from enrollment to orienorientation and registration tation and that disconnect was BY EVAN SAACKS @evansaacks

something the new department hoped to eliminate. “You come in as a prospective student, you come on campus for a tour, you roll right into a preorientation, you go to your orientation experience over the summer, and you have no idea that there was any change from one office to the other,” Herman said. “That’s our goal.” One of the more notable changes will be the implementation of single-day orientations during the summer. In the past, orientation was a two-day event with nine sessions to choose from. There will now be 17 single-day sessions that incoming freshmen can choose to attend. The University will provide an online pre-orientation process to ensure students are still provided with all of the necessary information. “You’re still going to be able to stay on campus the night of your orientation and get that college experience. We’re going to cover the most important things that you need to know during the day session,” Herman said. “We’re gonna use the internet and technology to retool our campus tours and make sure you get

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the other [information] in a more fun format.” Along with reducing the number of sessions, the University will also reduce the maximum number of students allowed to sign up for each session from 600 to 300. This will allow the students in each session to spend a greater amount of time with their individual colleges. The University hopes this more personal experience will help incoming freshmen learn more about the

colleges they wish to join and meet more helpful people within each department. The department is still in transition to its new format, but it has already begun working to ensure the success of the Class of 2021. With Spring Invitational approaching at the end of March and Freshman orientation beginning in June, the Office of Academic Affairs is working to provide for the newest students.

BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

Baton Rouge kicks off its 200th birthday with celebration BY HANNAH VENERELLA @hannahvenerella With every end comes a new beginning, and with January coming to a close, the new year has a few unprecedented inaugurations. Sharon Weston Broome was elected the first black woman mayor-president of Baton Rouge just weeks before the city observed its 200th anniversary on Jan. 17, kicking off a yearlong celebration that will commemorate the incorporation and history of Baton Rouge. “Birthdays are certainly a great time to not only think about where we’ve been as a city, but where we are going, where we are headed,” the new mayor said at the celebration on Jan. 17. Members of the community and public officials gathered at Town Square and were encouraged to wear red to the Capital City’s bicentennial birthday. The sea of red sang “Happy Birthday,” the Nick Abraham Band performed and local organizations set up booths A plaque commemorating the bicentennial is permanently displayed alongside existing memorials in Galvez Plaza. One of Broome’s main messages throughout her campaign was to unite the community after the events in the summer of 2016. Broome appointed the Bicentennial Committee to

help organize events, lectures and exhibits that will be held throughout the year and also invites organizations to incorporate the celebration into any events they host this year. Batonrouge200.com allows visitors to submit events for inclusion in the celebration calendar, announces updates and includes a detailed history and interactive time line of Baton Rouge. Some of the unique events on the calendar are: Old State’s Capitol’s award-winning “River Capital: A History of Baton Rouge” exhibition, World Wide Knit In Public Day, “Faces of the Flood” exhibition and Fifolet Halloween Festival. The events differ from Baton Rouge’s centennial celebrations in 1917 during World War I. Shortly after the Historical Society was founded in 1916, the president of the organization mentioned that Baton Rouge had become a municipality in 1817, thus creating a committee to commemorate the 100th anniversary the following year. The celebrations were held on Jan. 16, 1917 with an opening “Torpedo Parade” formed of sailors starting at North Blvd. and ending at the University campus. Music and lectures from various public figures including the University president at the time, Thomas D. Boyd, followed at the

Alumni Hall. A dress parade and band concert were to perform on the University campus but was cancelled due to rain. Much like the bicentennial celebration, the centennial events worked to unify the public that was experiencing a “cultural civil war.” As Baton Rouge progresses forward, the nation faces problems reminiscent of events that took place one hundred years ago in the Roaring Twenties. According to a history.com article titled “The Roaring Twenties,” the “New Woman” was emerging who fought for women’s rights such as voting, and the anti-communist “Red Scare” encouraged antiimmigrant hysteria that led to the restrictive immigration law, the National Origins Act of 1924, which set immigration measures that excluded some people in favor of others. The article also discussed, the increasing visibility of black culture in movements such as the Harlem Renaissance that inspired millions of people to join the Klu Klux Klan. In their eyes, the Klan represented a return to all the traditional “values” that the progressive city-slickers were trying to eradicate. As Broome asked at the Bicentennial Celebration, “How will we shape Baton Rouge for the next 100 years, or the next 200 years?”

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Downtown Development District executive director, Davis Rhorer, speaks at the press conference at the bicentennial celebration on Jan. 17 at the North Boulevard Town Square in Downtown Baton Rouge.

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GREEK LIFE

Friday’s Wear Red Day to promote women’s heart health BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano

Heart disease has been the No. 1 killer in Louisiana for decades. In 2013, heart disease led to 10,346 deaths, according to data from the American Heart Association. Heart disease is prominent in both men and women, but since 1984, more women have died from heart disease annually than men, according to The Heart Foundation. In 2002, the AHA established National Wear Red Day to raise awareness for women’s heart disease. Linzy Cotaya, senior communications director for the AHA in Louisiana, said heart disease causes one in three women’s deaths annually, and 80 percent of women have at least one risk factor for heart disease. To raise awareness, the AHA is encouraging communities and businesses to wear red Feb. 3 to start a conversation and act as spokespeople for the cause. On campus, the Delta Tau chapter of Alpha Phi, sorority whose international philanthropy focuses on

women’s heart health, will be tabling in Free Speech Plaza that day to raise awareness among students, Chapter President Elise Curole said. Chapter members will serve Shirley Temples and offer photo booth opportunities to interact with students and raise awareness for the cause, she said. It’s important to catch heart disease early and take action as young adults, Curole said. LSU AgCenter nutritionist and dietitian Sandra May said University students can get ahead of the disease by establishing positive behaviors to lay a healthy foundation for later life. “You carry the same habits throughout a lifetime,” May said. There a number of factors associated with heart disease, including hereditary risk, but eating well and getting adequate amounts of exercise can reduce the risk for heart disease and other chronic ailments, she said. Students should incorporate low-fat dairy foods, a diverse assortment of proteins and

whole grains into their diets, while avoiding added sugars, trans fats and saturated fats, May said. Shifts in lifestyle factors over the last half century have caused Americans to become more sedentary, spending long hours working in offices or sitting, she said. Exercise is an important component of a healthy lifestyle, and students and staff should make an effort to take breaks, take a walk and move around when spending long hours working or studying, May said. Louisiana residents, in particular, are at a higher risk of heart disease because of rising obesity levels, which can contribute to cardiovascular diseases. Students should begin to watch their weight and shed extra pounds healthfully in college so that obesity doesn’t become a larger health issue in the future, May said. Cotaya said it’s also important for women to pursue preventative care and visit their primary care physicians to know their key health numbers, including cholesterol and blood

pressure levels. Many women pursue health care, especially from specialists such as gynecologists, but aren’t preparing themselves for their No.1 risk, she said. The best way men and women can spread awareness is by discussing the risks with their friends, mothers and sisters, Cotaya said.

Preventing heart disease requires discussion every day, not just during women’s heart month, and women shouldn’t wait until they begin having chest pains to educate themselves, she said. “Eighty percent of heart disease can be prevented, so why not prevent your number one killer?” said Cotaya.

STUDENT LIFE

SoundCloud’s financial problems could impact student artists and media arts senior, Brandon Harris, also known as Brandon Pari$, used SoundThe U.S. music industry Cloud daily to promote his is swelling for the second music and credits much of his straight year – the first time notoriety to the site before he since the CD sales peaked in signed paperwork to be an 1998 and 1999 – because of paid independent artist. University student and streaming services like Spotify computer science major, Alex and Apple Music. Paul MensenAlthough this also is good news for “I love that I can give Johnson known as IDKY, the industry, it users free content started producdoes not necessarily mean good and in return they can ing music after MUS 2745, news for streamlisten to me because taking an introduction ing services. In a direc- it’s all about the music to computer music course, and tor’s report, in the end” says his first song SoundCloud cowas dropped on founder AlexanMENSON-JOHNSON SoundCloud. der Ljung said Board of Regents co-chair He says SoundCloud may he prefers run out of cash earlier than Dec. 31, 2017, giv- SoundCloud over other servicing rise to a material uncer- es because YouTube requires a tainty about the group’s ability video attached to songs, while Spotify and iTunes require to continue. SoundCloud, the beloved official paperwork to publish Berlin startup, was original- music. “I love that I can give users ly made for music artists to free content and in return they upload their content for free. The streaming site has can listen to me because it’s about 175 million users with all about the music in the end,” 135 million tracks of easily Menson-Johnson said. Ljung posted a report that shareable original content, remixes and podcasts. Users can said the company accrued a network, post comments on net loss of $52 million in 2015, tracks, save and repost songs but a spokesperson said the loss was due to an investment they enjoy. If the company does not in technology, people and marcome up with a plan fast, it keting and securing complex will have to find a way to raise licensing agreements with key additional funds throughout music industry partners. Spotify has even absorbed the year. Philosophy and film huge losses due to paying

BY HANNAH VENERELLA @hannahvenerella

RYAN MCCARBLE / The Daily Reveille

Philosophy and film & media arts senior Brandon Harris’s music is promoted via SoundCloud. 70 percent of its revenue to record labels and publishers. Pandora is trying out a pricier subscription service because of its consistent losses, while iHeartRadio is trying to avoid bankruptcy. According to Bloomberg, SoundCloud’s user growth has not increased substantially

and ad sales haven’t taken off, and its recently implemented $9.99-per-month subscription service, SoundCloud Go, hasn’t made enough of a profit. After Spotify backed out of buying SoundCloud last year over a price disagreement, rumors are circulating that

Google may buy SoundCloud for a reported $500 million. This may come as a concern for artists who are currently on SoundCloud or for artists who cannot afford to put their music on other services, as well as for music lovers who scour the service for up-and-coming artists.

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Thursday, February 2, 2017 WORNAT, from page 3 her education at MIT, receiving both her master’s degree and doctorate of science in chemical engineering. After completing her education, Wornat bounced around the world as a chemical engineer, working in Australia and for the Sandia National Laboratories in California before returning to the academic world as a professor at Princeton University. Wornat found herself in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, as it was the department at Princeton where combustion research was done. “Particularly on the aerospace side, a lot of the research I’ve done as a faculty member has been more with aerospace applications, but still using chemistry,” she said. Wornat spent eight years at Princeton, but decided to move back to Louisiana, primarily to be closer to her parents. Because she had spent much of her life far from home, she felt a need to move closer. Wornat said she felt out of

SUGAR BABY, from page 3 and more than 1 million users reported they were on the site seeking financial aid. With University students suffering from TOPS cuts, the school saw a 30 percent increase in students signing up at SeekingArrangement. com in 2016 when compared to the registrations the year before. Sarah said she would encourage any student considering registering on SeekingArrangement.com to sign up as

SPECIMENS, from page 3 the region of only 150 to 200 base pairs, in a computational rebuilding of the genome. These small stretches of genes are compared to each other, thousands or millions of times, quickly building back the original genome. A process like this would have been completely inconceivable before high speed computers and has only recently become the method of choice for its speed and cost efficiency, putting genetics in the hands of universities and museums the world over. This has opened the doors for phylogeneticists to use older samples and properly classify animal samples previously deemed too deteriorated. Austin realized this technique could be employed for samples of amphibians and reptiles preserved in formalin, meaning animal samples over a hundred years old — some extremely rare or even extinct — could have their genetic codes unlocked and properly classified on the tree of life for the first time in history. “My former post-doc, Sara Ruane, and I thought we would try some relatively novel methods for extracting DNA using longer protocols,” Austin said. “But then using these Next-Generation Sequencing techniques, we were able to actually sequence the DNA, thousands of different

place in the mechanical engineering department at Princeton. “I liked the idea of being in a chemical engineering department again,” Wornat said. “The kind of students I was looking to do research with me, I wanted them to already have organic chemistry and things like that, and that’s not common if you’re drawing from a mechanical engineering college. A lot of them picked mechanical engineering so they wouldn’t have to take those kinds of courses.” Wornat continued as a professor at the University, beginning as an associate professor on tenure. Rising through the ranks, she served as the LSU Department of Chemical Engineering’s director of graduate studies, from 2005 to 2011, and as the department chair from 2011-15. Since July 2015, she has served as the interim dean of the College of Engineering. After a five month search, the University settled on Wornat to continue serving as the dean of the College in a permanent role. “I can fully appreciate that there could be any number of really good people who could have this job. It turns out they did pick me, and I realize a lot of

responsibility goes with that, and I’m gonna certainly do the best I can,” Wornat said. “But it’s a team effort. The success of the College of Engineering is not a one person effort. It’s a matter of all of us feeling like we’re all working toward the right things for the students, for the faculty, for the companies that hire our people, and for LSU as a whole.” Looking forward, Wornat hopes to continue improving on three main fronts: providing more opportunities for current students to build industry experience while still in school, continuing to attract top-class faculty to the college and working toward attracting more top-quality freshmen to the University. Many college students are nervous about their prospects once they leave college. Many “entry-level” positions require years of relevant experience, and that experience is difficult to build while still in school. Wornat said she hopes to streamline the process of combining co-op and internship opportunities with being a full-time student, making sure students aren’t stranded academically if they take a semester

long as they understand how to maintain their safety throughout the process. She always tells her best friend about the details of her arrangements before she goes in case something happens to her. “I always text my best friend before I go meet someone for the first few times,” Sarah said. “I’m like, this is where I’m going, I should be this long and I’ll text you after if you don’t hear from me by then.” The University is the

64th-fastest growing sugar baby school, and with the status of TOPS legislation up in the air, that ranking could grow in 2017. While some may frown upon the choices the 35 students made last year, Sarah hopes everyone can get past the misconceptions of life as a sugar baby. *Editor’s Note: The subject of this story wished to remain anonymous. The Daily Reveille elected to use a fictitious name, Sarah, to preserve her identity.

chunks of DNA from a variety of snake specimens — some of which were over a hundred years old.” Austin and Ruane extracted and sequenced the DNA of 13 historic or rare snake specimens from all over the world, many of which had never been analyzed using modern genetic methods. The LSU Museum of Natural Science possesses one of the largest collections of animal samples

anywhere in the United States, many in this formalin-based wet sample form. “LSU is really lucky, we’re one of a handful of universitybased natural history museums,” Austin said. The idea came from Austin’s research in Papua New Guinea related to green-blooded reptiles, a genetic anomaly that Austin has received a National Science Foundation grant to study.

off to work toward their future. “We’re trying to work on that problem to try to make it where if a student decides to take time to do a co-op, that they don’t have to pay that price when they come back,” Wornat said. “We really do believe that the success of our students is the success of our college. We want so badly that when a person chooses to come to the LSU College of Engineering to pursue their education that they know that this college cares about every aspect of them.” Wornat is also looking to

attract more high-quality faculty in areas relevant to Louisiana, specifically energy, coast and waterways, health care and biotech, infrastructure and manufacturing. Wornat is looking to continue attracting more top-level incoming freshmen by increasing the number of scholarships available through the college. The goal is to make the University especially attractive to out-of-state students, as well as keeping top-level Louisiana freshmen in-state as TOPS funding is being cut.

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When Les Miles was fired in late September, the state of LSU’s football program had more questions than answers. Many fans were worried that the midseason firing would negatively affect LSU’s 2017 recruiting class, especially since prospects aren’t too keen about committing to a program without a head coach. Shortly after LSU permanently promoted Ed Orgeron to head coach, four-star quarterback and most talked about recruit Myles Brennan reopened his recruiting. Panic set in, and fans began to doubt the Orgeron hire. As Tiger fans prepped for the impending apocalypse, LSU’s new head coach went to work. Orgeron hit the recruiting trail and received commitments from the country’s No. 1 safety JaCoby Stevens, and No. 1 linebacker Jacob Phillips. Shortly after his “decommitment,” Brennan reaffirmed his loyalty to LSU. Orgeron was also able to keep Brennan’s quarterback counterpart and future teammate Lowell Narcisse on the tiger train. That means LSU will receive National Letters of Intent from two four-star quarterbacks in the same class. Considering the fact that Tiger Stadium is where quarterback prospects go to die, Orgeron keeping Brennan and Narcisse

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JUCO wideout does not sign, LSU looking to add graduate transfer BY SETH NIEMAN @seth_nieman Not all of LSU’s projected 2017 signing class sent in their letters of intent Wednesday. Four-star wide receiver Stephen Guidry tweeted on Wednesday morning he would not be signing with LSU. The top junior college wide receiver will play another season at Hinds Community College in Raymond, Mississippi. “We lost some guys in the end that we’re very disappointed in, but we feel that we have a great recruiting class,” coach

Ed Orgeron said. Guidry’s non-signing leaves LSU with two receivers in this year’s recruiting class with four-star Mannie Netherly and three-star Racey McMath. JENKINS DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN RECRUITING Orgeron’s mentor and defensive line coach did not accompany coaches on the recruiting trail. Defensive line coach Pete Jenkins did not visit or contact prospects. Orgeron did not give a specific reason for

Jenkins’ absence. “Here’s what I have to say: We got the guys we want,” Orgeron said. “We’re happy to have the guys we want. The guys we didn’t want, we’ll play against them. Pete Jenkins is a great coach.” Instead, LSU general manager Austin Thomas received an NCAA exemption to recruit in place of Jenkins. Thomas, who took a job at USC last February, decided to return to LSU in May. Thomas had been at LSU

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Todd Harris ‘ready to get to work,’ signs with LSU BY BRANDON ADAM @badam_TDR Todd Harris’s decision didn’t involve any outside pressure. The four-star safety officially signed to LSU in front of a packed gymnasium Wednesday at Plaquemine High School. The rise of social media and the interaction between fans and recruits can become invasive to some high schoolers, especially when a recruit spurns an in-state school because they want to play out-of-state. Harris said he spoke heavily with his parents about where he would spend his next three to four years of school, but the choice was ultimately his. “This is the place I wanted to go,” Harris said about signing with LSU. “It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity. I’m just ready to get to work and get to LSU.” Harris considered signing with Alabama, but the tradition of “DBU” swayed Harris to stay within the state. Another deciding factor for Harris was being able to play just 18 miles away from his high school. “I was feeling Alabama a lot,” Harris said, “But I just wanted to stay close to home, and LSU is known for putting DB’s in the league.” The consensus four-star recruit was heavily sought

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Four-star safety Todd Harris chooses LSU over Alabama, TCU and Arizona State on Wednesday at Plaquemine High School. after, holding offers from Arizona State, TCU, Georgia and others. Despite the change from former LSU coach Les Miles to coach Ed Orgeron, Harris is ready to work with the new coaching staff. “They’ve got a new staff on deck,” Harris said. “Coach O is a great coach. A lot of energy. I talked to him before I committed this morning. He congratulated me on being a

Tiger. I’m looking forward to new things and being very successful.” His commitment adds to a talented recruiting class that is currently ranked seventh by 247sports.com. Defensive backs coach Corey Raymond also played a role in courting the 6-foot, 180-pound safety. Harris said he liked Raymond’s “straightforward approach.” “It was basically, ‘Man, you

gotta come in and put in that work,’” Harris said. “I mean, that’s how it was. He wasn’t setting up my dreams. It was a business.” Harris said the coaching staff views him at safety and at the nickel position. The Plaquemine native joins five-star safety JaCoby Stevens, four-star safety Grant Delpit and fourstar cornerback Kary Vincent as defensive backs in the 2017 class. “I feel very, very good,”

Harris said. “Just for the fact that I was at the Under Armour Game and we were all on the same team, we were cool before that, but our bond struck after that.” “We got to hang out and get to know each other a little bit better, and I’d just love to play with these dudes at the next level.” Being so close to LSU, Harris said he plans to work out at LSU and get to know his new teammates.

Orgeron closes recruiting class with three top linebackers Orgeron hit the road in search of middle linebackers. “We went out with a speEd Orgeron’s first order of cific need to get middle business on the recruiting trail linebackers,” he said. The 55-year-old coach was to sign linebackers. With the losses of lineback- gained a commitment flipping ers Duke Riley and Kendell four-star linebacker Jacob PhilBeckwith to graduation, a huge lips from Oklahoma on Jan. void would be left at the position. 26. Phillips, a native of NashBeckwith was a three-year ville, Tennessee is ranked as starter at linebacker and Riley the top middle linebacker in the country. emerged as an At 7:45 a.m. on every-down linebacker last sea- “One star, two star, National Signing son, leading LSU three star, four star, Day, Orgeron received a letter of in tackles with 93. Putting a fence five star, any star, I intent from fourlinebacker around Louisiana don’t care … We’re star Tyler Taylor, who was a top priority for Orgeron, going to get them.” picked LSU over Oklahoma and but after LSU Auburn. Taylor missed out on ED ORGERON is considered the the two top lineLSU coach No. 11 middle backers from the linebacker in the Louisiana area — five-star Dylan Moses and country. “We have the best middle four-star Chris Allen — who opted to sign with Alabama, linebacker in the country in JaLSU was left with only one line- cob Phillips,” Orgeron said. “We backer commitment, four-star filled a need there with three middle linebackers.” Patrick Queen. Orgeron expects all three “One star, two star, three star, four star, five star, any linebackers to be able to come star, I don’t care,” Orgeron in and compete right away for a said at his introductory news starting role. Defensive coordinator Dave conference. “We’re going to Aranda’s development of Riley get them.”

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and Beckwith was a big selling point on the recruiting trail, Orgeron said. Under Aranda, LSU gave up the least amount of touchdowns in the country and allowed 15.8 points per game. “We went back to his early days of coaching at Wisconsin and all the guys he developed,” Orgeron said. “Walk-on guys who he developed. And you look at the guys we developed, Kendell Beckwith has gotten better. Duke Riley was the MVP of our team. We sold that on our recruiting. Dave Aranda is a very good coach, a very smart coach and a great man and did a tremendous job in recruiting.” Going forward, putting Louisiana first will be LSU’s method of recruiting, Orgeron said. But there’s much “work to do,” which begins with building relationships and winning more games Orgeron said. “I said we’re going to get the best players in the state of Louisiana to come here,” he said. “We missed out on some guys. We have work to do and that’s always going to be our primary area and those are some things that need to get fixed.”

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LSU coach Ed Orgeron discusses the Tigers’ recruiting class during his press conference on National Signing Day 2017 at the Football Operations Center.

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After Team USA experience, Lange focuses on improvement

BY GLEN WEST @glenwest21 For LSU junior pitcher Alex Lange, this offseason was all about improvement. Lange has worked tirelessly to get back to where he was as a freshman when he went 12-0 as a starter for the Tigers. After coming off a sophomore season where he went 8-4 with a 3.79 ERA, Lange decided that his game needed some tinkering. Lange’s improvement began with his involvement with Team USA during the summer, which he said benefited not only his game but his life as well. “It was one of the best experiences of my life, honestly,” Lange said. “Being around all of those guys and being around the different cultures and the style of baseball. They all play different from us. It’s something I’ll cherish forever.” Working with elite talent from other schools around the country helped Lange develop his game, he said. Lange remembers talking to his fellow teammates about what it takes to be successful when on the mound. “I was around some guys that will do some things in the

big leagues,” Lange said. “I got a chance to learn from those guys. It was just kind of comparing yourself and learning how other guys be successful and maybe that will help you win as well.” LSU Coach Paul Mainieri was encouraged by a recent bullpen session and said Lange is due for his best season yet and Team USA is one of the reasons. “I just feel the experience with USA Baseball last summer, two years of experience under his belt, he had a few rough moments last year,” Mainieri said. “Not all that different than Alex Bregman had when he was in his sophomore year. It’s going to be a sad day for me when Alex Lange throws his last pitch for LSU, believe me. He’s one of the all-time greats as far as I’m concerned.” Lange worked on his delivery during the offseason, which he hopes will help with better ball placement on his pitches. “It was just trying to repeat my delivery,” Lange said. “I think halfway through last year I found something that I really liked and was comfortable with and was able to repeat multiple times over and over again.” There still remains a question mark behind Lange

and senior pitcher Jared Poche’ on the depth chart. Mainieri has stated that he wants to develop a third starting pitcher, and freshman Eric Walker and Zach Hess are the leading candidates for the job. Lange said both fit the mold of being great pitchers, and he feels excited about the state of the Tigers pitching rotation. “They’re the real deal,” Lange said. “I think they’re going to be really special for us. Eric is one of the most polished freshman pitchers I’ve seen command wise and pitchability wise. He’s going to pitch some big innings for us and I think Zach can as well. He’s a hard thrower, a lot of cut on his ball. He’s an awesome talent, and he is really going to help us.” With Lange entering possibly his final season at LSU, he wouldn’t trade this college experience for anything. “This is all I’ve ever wanted to do is play baseball at LSU,” Lange said. “This is the greatest experience I’ve had in my first three years here, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. For me to sit here and say I don’t think about it is a lie, but with that said, this is where I want to be. I’m here for a reason, the reason I chose to come to college.”

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LSU junior pitcher Alex Lange (35) prepares to pitch the ball on Jan. 29 at Alex Box Stadium.

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Since 1983, every LSU recruiting class has made a trip to Omaha. Omaha was the deciding factor for senior shortstop Kramer Robertson to return to school. “Omaha,” Robertson said. “That’s all I care about. That’s all I think about. We don’t want to talk about it too much now in January, but that’s the reason I

came back, 100 percent.” LSU returns eight seniors and nine juniors this season after losing to eventual CWS Champion Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Super Regionals last season at Alex Box Stadium. Because the loss stuck with the team, seniors Jared Poche’, Robertson, Cole Freeman and junior Greg Deichmann decided to forego their professional careers and return to LSU for another season. “As things unfolded, talking

with Kramer, Greg, and Cole, we kind of all had the feeling we were coming back,” Poche’ said. “We could have something special this year, and I think it’s going to be a fun ride. It’s been good so far.” Poche’ will be the No. 2 pitcher in the starting rotation behind junior Alex Lange. Poche’ finished last season with a 3.35 ERA and a 9-4 record and is 12 wins away from surpassing Scott Schultz (38 wins, 1992-95) as LSU’s all-time wins leader.

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LSU then-junior infielder Cole Freeman (22) prepares to bat during the Tiger’s 12-4 victory against The University of Cincinnati on Feb. 21 at Alex Box Stadium.

It wasn’t a hard decision for Freeman to make after being drafted late in the 18th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers. “Long story short: They didn’t get to the number I was looking for,” Freeman said. “Honestly, it was going to take a lot for me to get pulled away from here.” Freeman, who transferred from Delgado Community College prior to last season, batted a team-leading .329 in 2016 with 27 RBI’s.

“We all realized what we had coming back and what the opportunity was going to be for us,” Freeman said. “This is a one time thing for us.” LSU coach Paul Mainieri echoed his players sentiment of their goal to reach the CWS. “Our goal is to make it to Omaha,” Mainieri said. “Our goal is to play for the national championship and hopefully win it. And that will always be the goal, as long as I’m the coach here at LSU.”

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LSU then-junior infielder Kramer Robertson (3) runs to first base during LSU’s 9-4 victory against the University of New Orleans on March 16.

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Difficult routines, performance push Tigers over the top extra tenth here and there, no matter what event it is. Toes pointed straight and all Despite changes in lineups those little details at the end and injuries for the No. 2 LSU really matter.” In NCAA gymnastics, the gymnastics team, the Tigers have been consistent in all of judges’ scores are decided by both difficulty of the routine and their meets. The Tigers have scored at its execution. There is a minileast 197 in the first four meets mum set of requirements in orof the season for the first time in der for a gymnast to have a 10.0 start value, and the judges make school history. LSU ranks as the No. 1 team deductions from there. Floor, beam and bars all start on vault and No. 4 on beam, at 10.0 value if which LSU coach gymnast D-D Breaux said “There’s always room the meets all the reis important to controlling meets. for improvement, and quirements, but vault, the “I always feel we talk about that with gymnast needs like the team that to hit bonus conwins beam and cona lot.” nections in ortrols beam has a der to have the really good chance LEXIE PRIESSMAN 10.0 start value. of controlling the LSU sophomore all-arounder Gymnasts meet,” Breaux said who add a oneof the rankings. “It can make you or break you if and-a-half to their vault have a 10.0 start value, unlike those you don’t do well there.” Perhaps the biggest com- who do a full. “Most teams do start at a 10.0 ponent in LSU’s success is the level of difficulty. The team is on bars, beam and floor, espealways striving to perfect its cially the top teams that you’re going to go against,” junior allroutines and hit all its marks. “There’s always room for arounder Myia Hambrick said. improvement, and we talk “Vault is the main event where about that a lot,” sophomore there can be a difference, and all-arounder Lexie Priessman I think for us, if we can play up said. “You can always get that six 10.0 vaults, that’s [going to] BY KENNEDI LANDRY @landryyy14

give us an advantage by about two-tenths — depending on the team.” Once the team got into its comfort zone this season, everything became about moving forward with a “high level of excellence,” Breaux said. From this point forward, everything is about perfecting routines and not holding back. “I think we have the most difficulty as a team overall,” Priessman said. “We watch our performances, and we have the skill level that some people don’t have; starting passes with double layouts and full layouts. But at the end, it doesn’t matter about the difficulty; it matters about the execution.” Every person on the team is working toward trying to perfect that one-and-a-half vault and extra tenth of a point. It is a collaborative effort between the coaches and the players. “It’s comforting to understand that whoever goes is going to get you a good score,” Hambrick said. “Now we’re just working on small things to make sure that we can get every single tenth that we can get, and that they can’t take anything from us because what we did was perfect.”

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Thursday, February 2, 2017 ORGERON, from page 9 in the class is nothing short of a miracle. LSU ended signing day with more than 20 future Tigers and one of the top-10 classes in the country. I don’t know much about football recruiting, but that sounds like a job well done on Orgeron’s part. After all, 19 weeks ago, he was the defensive line coach at LSU, and now he’s running the whole enchilada. This year’s recruiting class is not without its holes though, and, unfortunately for Orgeron, a lot of these holes are in his backyard. LSU missed out on four-star running back Travis Etienne and four-star defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis, two big

Louisiana prospects. Both chose to leave their home state for the greener pastures and championship prowess of Clemson and Alabama, respectively. Although Orgeron still has work to do when it comes to keeping Louisiana’s best football talent in state, he’s on the right track. Orgeron has certainly earned the respect of his players who love him and the high school recruits who gravitate to him. He’s also earned the respect of the LSU faithful who love his boisterous personality and Cajun demeanor. However, it should be noted that keeping such a fickle fanbase happy will only come with championships. After looking at the 2017 recruiting class, I’d say Orgeron’s “championships fast” promise is a real possibility.

of “meatball” pulled in the biggest signee of the day for LSU. four years and was promoted Outside linebackers coach to assistant athletic director in Dennis Johnson brought in fivelate spring of 2016. He helped star linebacker K’Lavon Chaisthe Tigers finish in the top five son from Houston, Texas. “Dennis of recruiting classes Johnson is an in 2014 and 2015. up - a nd- comHe helped recruit multiple play- “Here’s what I have to ing coach and ers on the trail, ac- say: We got the guys did a great cording to Orgeron. job of recruitwe want.” ing K’Lavon “Thomas went in Ch a isson,” Nashville himself Orgeron said. and recruited two ED ORGERON “He was five-star athletes in LSU coach very close to JaCoby Stevens and some other Jacob Phillips,” Orgeron said. “We think the world great players. The coaches of Dennis Johnson and Austin love him, the players love Thomas.” him and he’s a fantastic coach.” “MEATBALL” BRINGS IN FIVE-STAR LSU was the first school to LINEBACKER offer Chaisson back in June A coach with the nickname of 2015. Orgeron reminded

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him of that while out on the recruiting trail. “We felt like we got the best pass rusher in the country,” Orgeron said. “He’ll remind you a lot of Arden Key.” POTENTIAL GRADUATE TRANSFER SIGNING SOON After missing out on four targets, LSU finished the day with 23 signees overall. Orgeron remains optimistic about the situation. It leaves room for Orgeron to find a few graduate transfers in the coming weeks. “We’re looking at a couple of guys that are going to be eligible,” Orgeron said. “We may sign a guy in a week or two. It could save room for flexibility in the 2018 class.”

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Thursday, February 2, 2017 EXECUTIVE ORDER, from page 1 of these students come from Iran, five are from Syria, two are from Libya, two are from Iraq, and one student comes from Sudan. According to the data, no University students have a permanent home address in Somalia or Yemen. The list does not include other students who do not have a permanent home address in

these countries and might not reflect students who are indirectly affected by the order, such as those with family in these countries. LSU President F. King Alexander sent a broadcast email regarding the immigration policy to the University community Monday, noting the “significant alarm within the higher education community.”

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SIGNING DAY, from page 1 of these homes.” LSU ended National Signing Day with 23 total signees, headlined by five-star safety JaCoby Stevens, who is ranked as the top safety in the country by 247Sports. Stevens is one of six early enrollees for LSU, which includes four-star safety Grant Delpit, four-star offensive tackle Austin Deculus, four-star quarterback Lowell Narcisse, four-star wide receiver Mannie Netherly and three-star defensive end Justin Thomas. Orgeron said he expects Stevens and Delpit to bid for early playing time to replace former safety Jamal Adams and Rickey Jefferson. Fourstar cornerback Kary Vincent and three-star Jontre Kirklin were also mentioned as defensive backs who could see early playing time. “The good thing is JaCoby Stevens and Grant Delpit are mid-year graduates,” Orgeron said. “They’ll get 15 great days of spring ball. Kary Vincent is a very good player, Jontre is also a very good player, they’ll be here in June. Corey Raymond is going to do a tremendous job of developing those young men. He’s going to do a good job.” However, Orgeron and LSU did miss out on their biggest target when five-star defensive tackle Marvin Wilson picked Florida State. Wilson was

rated as the best defensive tackle in the country, according to 247Sports. Offensively, the Tigers are bringing in two quarterbacks who have different playing styles. Four-star Myles Brennan is considered a pocket passer, and Narcisse is a dual-threat quarterback. Regardless, Orgeron said offensive coordinator Matt Canada will be able to adapt to the playing style of either quarterback. “Matt Canada is going to do tremendous job,” Orgeron said. “That’s why we hired him: He can adapt the specific skills of each player on offense.” Senior quarterback Danny Etling started 10 games for LSU last season and threw for 2,123 yards and 11 touchdowns, but the Tigers’ quarterback competition is wide open. “Matt is going to do a tremendous job of opening up the quarterback competition like he said he was going to do,” Orgeron said. “Everybody is starting on a clean slate. Obviously, Danny has done a tremendous job for us. We have some very talented quarterbacks on our roster. We’re going to see what type of offense we need to run with the quarterback. And, obviously, we know that Myles is a pro-style quarterback and Lowell is a dual-threat quarterback and we feel that both of them will have success here at LSU.”

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Tiger fans applaud the 2017 coaching staff during Bayou Bash at Belle of Baton Rouge Casino & Hotel on Wednesday for National Signing Day.

“Cultural and intellectual exchange bring significant economic and diplomatic benefits,” Alexander’s email said. “Faculty and staff from around the world have become part of our university, with many using their unique

talents to solve our state’s challenges. And our history is filled with international students who returned home to play pivotal leadership roles in their own nations that ultimately resulted in stronger diplomatic ties with the

United States.” According to the fall 2016 numbers, 150 students come from majority Muslim countries not targeted by the executive order, including Turkey, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia.

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Fit for a KING

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‘A Few Good Men’ Comes to TBR

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Baton Rouge offers unique renditions on the classic king cake

Theatre Baton Rouge starts the new year with the riveting drama “A Few Good Men.” “A Few Good Men,” written by Aaron Sorkin, tells the story of two Marines on trial for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine, but as tensions mount, the military mentality and code of honor are in question as well. The TBR production features performances by several University students, including theatre senior Curran Latas, who plays Private First Class William T. Santiago. “He’s in the Marines, but it’s not his dream,” Latas said of his character in the play. “He feels obligated because of his family.” “I really have loved playing him; he’s an interesting character. The more I read the script, the more I want to tell [his] story.” “A Few Good Men” is directed by University professor George Judy, whom Latas previously had as an instructor. “You’d think there’d be this big transition, but the first day it just clicked,” Latas said, adding that the cast was in awe of Judy from the first rehearsal. “From

BY ABBIE SHULL @abbielj Mardi Gras is upon us and everywhere you turn, there’s another king cake. King cakes come stuffed with your choice of goodies — from cream cheese to apple cinnamon — and in all shapes and sizes. Baton Rouge is home to some very unique takes on the classic Mardi Gras dessert. The Zulu cake from Ambrosia Bakery is a crowd favorite, stuffed with coconut spread, cream cheese and chocolate chips. One unique way to experience king cakes this season is with a variety of flavored drinks. Abita makes king cake flavored soda, a cinnamon drink that’s best served over your favorite vanilla ice cream. CC’s Coffee House serves a king cake latte, which makes for a great Mochasippi. For those of age, Mudbug Brewery makes King Cake Ale, a golden spiced ale with just a hint of cinnamon, and there’s a number of distilleries producing king cake vodka.

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K Street Grill crafted ideal menu, perfect spot for Valentine’s Day BY CORRINE PRITCHETT @corrinepritchett A new restaurant, Kalurah Street Grill, opened less than a month ago in place of Chelsea’s Café under the Perkins Road overpass. “I’d like to assume that it’s every cook’s dream to have their own restaurant where they’re allowed to cook their own food,” Kelley McCann said in an interview with 225 Baton Rouge. “It’s building a cooking personality. I’m here to give people options. I’m here to give people new things. It’s showing Baton Rouge what I, and the people I have with me, have to offer.” A former executive chef, McCann, worked for 11 years at Galatoire’s Bistro before he finally decided to go for the big guns and open his own restaurant. Creating the flawlessly designed menu for his restaurant, with the adored nickname of “K Street,” took McCann years — with a menu featuring food ranging from Spain

to French Creole. The hardest aspect of creating the menu was coming up with ways to describe his food. “He needed a term that would allow him to appreciate the melting pot that is in Louisiana, and America as a whole. The term became ‘modern American,’” according to an article from 225 Baton Rouge. McCann’s main goal was for K Street to be very unique. He uses an exceptional combination of ingredients, which creates a surprisingly exquisite taste. The three signature meals on the menu are smoked tomato soup with toasted brioche croutons and crème fraiche, grilled hangar steak with tomato romesco, and chimichurri with fried shallots and cranberry spice gateau. As stated in the article, “if Chef Kelley McCann is going to do something, he’s going to do it right.” With that said, anyone who

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Creamed corn is prepared for Kalurah Street Grill’s most popular dish, the seared scallop.

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1940 best picture “gone with the wind” best actress vivien leigh best SUPPORTING actress HATTIE MCDANIEL FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN OSCAR WINNER

best dIRECTOR VICTOR FLEMING

1961 best actress elizabeth taylor “BUTTERFIELD 8”

1977 best PICTURE “ROCKY”

1979 “Oscar and I have something in common. Oscar first came to Hollywood in 1928; so did I. We’re both a little weather beaten, but we’re still here and plan to be around for a whole lot longer”

With the 89th Academy Awards approaching, The Daily Reveille takes a look back at past legendary Oscar wins

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Columnists go head to head about diversity among 2017 Oscar nominees, page 26. The 2017 Oscar Nominations are finally out. This year, there are nine movies up for best picture: “Arrival,” “Fences,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Hell or High Water,” “Hidden Figures,” “La La Land,” “Lion,” “Manchester by the Sea” and “Moonlight.” Up for best actress this year is Isabelle Huppert in “Elle,” Ruth Negga in “Loving,” Natalie Portman in “Jackie,” Emma Stone in “La La Land” and Meryl Streep – of course – in “Florence Foster Jenkins.” For best actor, the Academy nominated Casey Affleck in “Manchester by the Sea,” Andrew Garfield in “Hacksaw Ridge,” Ryan Gosling in “La La Land,” Viggo Mortensen in “Captain Fantastic” and Denzel Washington in “Fences.” With the Oscars making its 89th lap around the sun, it’s time to look back at some past legendary winning films, actors and actresses. In 1940, for the 12th Academy

banquet, the classic, magnificent picture “Gone with the Wind” won best picture, and Vivien Leigh, who starred as Scarlett O’Hara, won best actress. Along with winning two of the most anticipated awards of the year, “Gone with the Wind” swept the stage, winning a total of eight awards, including the honor of best director, for Victor Fleming. Best Supporting Actress was awarded to Hattie McDaniel, who played the hardworking Mammy, as the first African-American to ever win an Oscar. The 33rd Academy Awards in 1961 saw Elizabeth Taylor accept her lead actress Oscar for “Butterfield 8” onstage. Taylor had just come back from London with a ruthless case of pneumonia that almost killed her. She took the stage frail and unsteady with no speech prepared. She took her well-deserved Oscar with a full heart, causing a very emotional experience for the audience.

In 1977, Sylvester Stallone, who wrote and starred in the best picture winner of the year “Rocky,” jokingly sparred on stage with the amazing boxer Muhammad Ali, who joked that Stallone had stolen his script. In 1979, two months before his death at age 72, John Wayne took the stage for the 51st Academy Awards to hand out the Oscar for best director. He passionately told the audience, “Oscar and I have something in common. Oscar first came to Hollywood in 1928; so did I. We’re both a little weather beaten, but we’re still here and plan to be around for a whole lot longer,” as quoted in an article by the Los Angeles Times. As far as Meryl Streep goes, she holds the record for most Academy Award nominations at a jaw-dropping 20 times since her first Oscar Nomination in 1979 for “The Deer Hunter.” She won the next year for “Kramer vs Kramer,” as Best Supporting Actress.

She won the Best Actress Oscar in 1983 for the heartbreaking “Sophie’s Choice,” and took home the same award again in 2012 for “The Iron Lady.” This year, Streep is nominated once again, for “Florence Foster Jenkins.” If she takes the stage, nothing less than a Trump bashing is to be expected, considering her recent Golden Globe acceptance speech in which she expressed her feelings on America’s newest president. This year, right in the middle of so many emotions concerning the recent inauguration and the direction in which President Donald Trump wants to take America, the Academy Awards should be a time for the actors and actresses we so adore to take the stage and express how they feel not only in the form of art, but also politics. The 89th Academy Awards ceremony will be held Sunday, Feb. 26, beginning at 6 p.m.

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Thursday, February 2, 2017 KING CAKES, from page 19 But many believe that none of the vodkas are worth the money. They’re too high in alcohol content and too low in flavor, but if you absolutely must partake this Mardi Gras season, Taaka is your best bet. If milkshakes are your poison, there’s no shortage of Mardi Gras options. Sonic makes a Mardi Gras shake, but Fat Cow’s king cake shake is better. Their shake isn’t too sweet, and has a cinnamon spice kick that sets it apart from its mass-market competitor. Snowbiz Snowballs has been setting up pop-up shops to keep customers satisfied until their

‘A FEW GOOD MEN,’ from page 19 day one we were all like, ‘OK, this is the bar, and we’re gonna meet it.’” Latas has been performing with TBR for several years; his first show with them was the 2014 production of “Mary Poppins.” Fans of the 1992 film adaptation of “A Few Good Men,” also penned by Sorkin, will certainly enjoy this production; however, Judy hopes people will see the play in new and exciting ways. “It’s a show a lot of people are familiar with from the movie,” Judy said in an interview with Broadway World. “With the play itself, the storyline is very similar, but it’s a different kind of experience. It’s really sort of overtly theatrical and exciting, and a lot of different realities mixing in together.” For Latas, “A Few Good Men” is drastically different from his

KALURAH, from page 19 enters this new restaurant can find a dish that will appeal to their taste buds. Aside from the delicious food, the restaurant is also beautifully designed. The interior was completely redone from Chelsea’s, and now has a fresh, modern look. With dark wood floors, chic black and grey furniture, bright artwork scattered over the walls, wood-paneling surrounding the entire bar area and striking brick walls on the side of

April 1 reopening. Their “Mardi cake comes with a cream cheese Gras Mambo” dessert is king dip, but buyers can choose from cake flavored, stuffed with ice eight different dips, including cream, and topped with a piece bananas foster and s’mores. of king cake and condensed milk. Tredici also makes king cake fudge, donuts and It’s a delicious festive macarons. treat available on By far the weirdthe select Fridays Baton Rouge is home est king cake this year Snowbiz pops up to some very unique is made by City Pork. at a new location. There are takes on the classic They’ve got two intermany places in Mardi Gras dessert. esting options: a savory boudin king cake made Baton Rouge to with City Pork boudin, get a classic king bacon, a pepper jelly cake, but Tredici Bakery has the most eclectic and glaze and a dusting of cracklin, and a bacon praline king cake. beautiful options by far. No matter your taste, The Italian bakery has a number of Mardi Gras desserts Baton Rouge has a wide variety available, including their fa- of king cake desserts available mous pull-apart king cake. Each this Mardi Gras season. previous experiences on stage. “I’ve always kind of seen myself as this musical theatre person, so doing this very dark, straight play is unlike anything I’ve ever done before,” Latas said. Many of the actors in the show had to get drastic haircuts, Latas added. “I can be walking around campus, and people don’t recognize me,” he said. “It’s so cool to have that kind of physical transformation because it really helps me get into character.” Other University students in the production include: Trey Tycer, Chase Bell and Skye Bocage. The production also includes recent graduate Scott Mitchell and biology professor Vince LiCata. “A Few Good Men” runs through Feb. 5 at Theatre Baton Rouge. Tickets are discounted 20 percent for all active and veteran military and $20 for students.

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Tredici Bakery, located on Capital Heights Avenue, has beautiful king cake-themed desserts such as donuts, cake, macarons, cake balls and fudge.

the restaurant for dining, the restaurant has a trendy atmosphere, drawing the attention of people desiring a semi-formal sit down dinner, or a pleasant brunch on Sunday. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, Kalurah is the picture-perfect restaurant to take that special someone for a romantic dinner. Kalurah Street Grill is located at 2857 Perkins Road. It is open for lunch and dinner Tuesday-Friday, dinner only on Monday and Saturday, and Sunday brunch from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

RYAN MCCARBLE / The Daily Reveille

[LEFT] Kalurah Street Grill will begin offering brunch on Sundays. [RIGHT] Head Chef Kelley McCann plates creamed corn while preparing the most popular dish.

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REV R ANKS GREY’S ANATOMY

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ABC’s hit medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” returned Thursday with a lackluster spring premiere. After the shocking revelations of the fall, I expected “Grey’s” would return with a bang.

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Yakuza 0 is stand-out prequel to the Yakuza series BY JAY CRANFORD @hjcranford

Yakuza 0 is the direct prequel to the successful Japanese video game series, Yakuza. Developed by SEGA, the open-world actionadventure beat-em-up game was originally released in Japan in March 2015 but was later released in Europe and North America on Jan. 24 of this year. SEGA aims for the game to be an introduction for players to the series that is six iterations deep with hundreds of hours of lore. While Yakuza 0 offers an entry point for North American gamers story-wise, the game may still prove difficult for many to enjoy, given how distinctly Japanese Yakuza 0 is. On the surface, Yakuza 0 may seem comparable to Western titles like Grand Theft Auto, but if you go into this game expecting Sleeping Dogs — an Asianinfluenced GTA — then you will be disappointed. Yakuza 0 is part beat-em-up, part Japanese crime novel and part anime. The biggest hurdle of the game is the amount of text you have to read. No cutscenes are translated into English, so you’ll be reading subtitles for each cinematic — and, boy, are there a lot of them. For a fighting game, you won’t be fighting much, because gameplay in the Yakuza series is merely a vessel to tell a story. Here’s how your typical main mission is structured: Watch a long cutscene setting up the mission; run across town to the mission; watch another long cutscene; fight some enemies;

another cutscene; fight the mission’s boss. The story itself is an interesting tale that switches between two of the series’ primary characters and their distinct situations with the Japanese crime underworld. Each storyline takes place during the 1980’s in fictionalized versions of the Entertainment and Red Light districts of Tokyo and Osaka. While I won’t dive deep into the Yakuza 0 story, I have enjoyed its great moments of drama, sincerity and downright awesome action sequences. In fact, the introduction to a second playable character is one of my favorite cinematics in any game. Focusing solely on the main story line will consist of around 20 hours of gameplay. However, exploring the cities and completing side missions and mini-games will double, possibly triple the playing time, and this is where Yakuza 0 gets to show off its crazy side. For as much as the Yakuza series is a crime drama, it is just as much a zany comedy. From helping children buy video games, to singing karaoke, to helping a living statue go to the bathroom, to talking to a gyrating man in his underwear, there are more laughout-loud moments than you can count, with some of the best comedic timing ever in a video game. My personal favorite is upon scoring a “turkey” in the bowling mini-game, the staff awards you a turkey. Except the turkey is

actually a live chicken, who you then name Nugget and employ as a manager at your real estate firm. You can also run your own cabaret — managing your hostesses by leveling up their skills, choosing their outfits and doing their makeup. Oh, and don’t forget you can find new women to hire as hostesses by talking to the gyrating underwear man mentioned earlier. I told you, it’s a very Japanese game. No other game series can handle the dichotomy of the contrasting tones that makes Yakuza so unique. In a matter of minutes, Yakuza 0 can make you laugh at its ridiculousness and feel real emotions from its serious plotline. This is why it can be tough to explain what Yakuza really is. It’s a brawler game, but you won’t spend most of your time fighting. It’s a crime drama, but it’s goofier than any other game on the market. It’s as much soap opera as it is WWE, as it is an Adult Swim show. Yakuza 0 is a niche game, no doubt about it. However, it being such a Japanese video game will turn away your average Western video game player. Throw on top of that the massive amounts of dialogue and cutscenes, and the barriers to entry for this game are sky high. However, if those elements won’t bother you, Yakuza 0 is insanely charming, fun to play and worth at least a try from everyone.

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and the mid-album stompers “The Only One” and “Thank You Mr. K” are good examples of this phenomenon. That’s not to say the album sounds totally relentless. “Talkin” lifts lyrics from last year’s album “Emotional Mugger” and recasts them with a bit of country twang, reminiscent of Neil Young or The Grateful Dead. These influences appear again on “Papers,” a slightly silly, yet charming Grateful Dead send-up. Album highlight “Warm Hands (Freedom Returned)” combines all these seemingly disparate elements into a sprawling, rock suite that bounces between off-kilter, ’60s

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psych progressions, sludge metal riffs, and a strangely minimalist jam. At over 10 minutes, it’s the longest song Segall has ever done and one of his most ambitious compositions. While I wouldn’t say anything on this album breaks new ground for Segall, it is certainly a great summation of everything he’s worked toward for the better part of his career: compellingly written and highly driven psychedelia, unafraid to draw any influence and subsequently shatter it to pieces. For fans of: T.Rex, Black Sabbath and The Grateful Dead

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“I See You” by The xx

Indie pop group The xx is back with “I See You,” a triumphant third album that showcases the band’s growth. The xx arrived on the scene in 2009 with the hit “Crystalized” from their selftitled debut album. Following their slightly forgettable second record, “Coexist,” “I See You” lets everyone know The xx is no fluke of a band The album starts with the upbeat track “Dangerous,” which is more intricate than some of their past work. Jamie “xx” Smith is still primary producer, and Romy Croft and Oliver Sim’s vocals are

both melodious and oddly monotone. Somehow they fit perfectly with the tone of the album. The record presents a clear arc from complex songs about relationships like “Say Something Loving” to rawer, deeper tracks about grief like “On Hold,” which samples Hall and Oates’ “I Can’t Go for That,” and “Test Me,” a musically charged number with simple lyrics. “On Hold” is not my favorite track on the album, but Croft and Sim capture the confusion of a complex relationship quite well. The middle of the

record looks inward and recalls The xx’s old sound, like on the standout track “Brave For You,” inspired by the deaths of Croft’s parents. Part of what makes The xx such an intriguing group is how well they juxtapose simplicity with complexity, whether in their lyrics or their sound. Not every track is exceptional, but “I See You” and its narrative deserve the respect of being played in order from start to finish. For fans of: Alt-J and Milky Chance

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Looking for a good groove to accompany your evening? Look no further than Michael Hurley’s “Just a Bum” from the album “First Songs.” This song encapsulates the spirit of folk music in the ‘60s -- the golden age of the genre. “Just a Bum” is about an easygoing traveler who affectionately refers to himself as a bum. Its wispy, whimsical tone makes you want to drop everything and ramble in ways no longer possible.

Amel Larrieux is a singer and songwriter who first found fame in the mid 1990s as a founding member of Groove Theory, a duo best known for their 1995 hit “Tell Me.” “Sweet Misery” arrived with Larrieux’s debut album “Infinite Possibilities,” released in February 2000. The soulful number studies the deep stain lost love can leave. The song’s relaxing tempo melts the pain away, so let “Sweet Misery” help you forget all the negativity of the week and focus on an amazing weekend.

Brooklyn-based punk outfit Raspberry Bulbs delivers a loud, lo-fi onslaught of distorted guitars and strained vocals. The group’s jarring brand of rock ‘n’ roll fuses elements of hardcore, post-punk and black metal, offering the perfect soundtrack for your next psycotic break. Often, frontman Marco del Rio’s vocals are reduced to an incomprehensible howl, like on the 2014 opener “Lionhead.” In an ironic twist, Raspberry Bulbs sounds like the antithesis of sweet and fruity, as their thrid album, “Privacy,” makes clear.

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Automobile enthusiasts display their vehicles at the monthly Car and Coffee meet in Baton Rouge

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Opinion

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Head to Head The 2017 Oscar nominations don’t eliminate #OscarsSoWhite

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The 2017 Oscars show diversity more than past years

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RYAN THAXTON @ryanthax

MYIA HAMBRICK @MyiaChristine

The 2017 Oscar nominations have garnered praise throughout the nation for their diversity, which was lacking in previous years. This is just the beginning of the change needed within the entertainment industry, not the end. April Reign, creator of the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag and managing editor of Black Broadway, said it best in a tweet after the nominations: “One year of films reflecting the Black experience doesn’t make up for 80 yrs of underrepresentation of ALL groups.” This year, the Oscars are remarkable in featuring 20 non-white acting nominees along with groundbreaking numbers of nominations for women and people of color in behind the scenes roles such as editing, cinematography, and directing. Compared to the last two years, where not a single person of color was nominated for any acting role, this is a momentous improvement. The progression is due to the large addition of minority voters to the Academy, the body that votes for Oscar nominees and winners, in an attempt to increase the award show’s diversity after years of criticism. Previously filled with white male voters, it is no surprise that past nominations were centered around white men; as consumers, we like art that directly connects to us. The low number of minorities in Hollywood does not help either. Data from the Media, Diversity, and Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg’s School for Communication and Journalism shows from 2007 to 2014 roughly three-quarters of all film actors were white. Sure, this means there were more high-caliber films featuring white leads, white stories and patriarchal themes — however, each year there is a growing abundance of award-deserving films, revolving around marginalized experiences, that are often snubbed by the Academy. This data proves there is still an issue with the cast of Hollywood itself. For a nation termed the melting

pot of cultures and people, we lack a homogenous entertainment industry. The problem is both on and off screen. It’s hard enough for a minority actor to land a role that isn’t an overdone stereotype, such as period pieces about the slavery era, or reducing Asian actors to comic relief, but it’s even harder for women and people of color to land a spot in the director’s chair, editing room or at the writers table. Pressuring Hollywood to change is only the first step, and, subsequently, we are beginning to see that change. The entertainment industry is being forced to become more inclusive and create diverse stories and cast on par with what has long been the reality for Americans of various creeds and cultures. What truly makes this award season so momentous are the steps we’ve taken in this field — with a black director nominated for the fourth time in Oscars history and a black cinematographer nominated for the second time in Oscar history. These nominations are most important for the waterfall effect they have. The more people we have in leadership roles that can accurately and respectively create stories of their communities, the more eloquent and original movies we’ll have of marginalized experiences. We could stop here and pat ourselves on the back for having an unprecedented amount of diversity, or we could keep pushing and uncovering the wealth of beauty and reality in stories such as one of a black sanitation worker, an Indian adoptee trying to find his way back home, and a community of black women leading the civil rights in their own way. #OscarsSoWhite does not end in 2017. Many experiences are still tragically undervalued, and the entertainment industry must continue to push themselves to achieve full diversity and equality. Ryan Thaxton is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from Monroe, Louisiana.

The nominees for the 89th Academy Awards were released Jan. 24, and many of them are not white. In the categories of Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, there are seven people of color. This is an obvious improvement from last year, especially when there weren’t any people of color nominated in those categories. As a self-professed movie buff, I make an attempt to see as many films as I can each year. Last year, the lack of movies with roles for people of color was noticeable. This year, films like “Moonlight,” “Lion,” “Fences” and “Hidden Figures” were all fully dependent on people of color to tell their stories. These four films not only had their actors and actresses nominated in their respective categories, but they are also nominated for Best Picture. “Fences” is based on the play of the same name by August Wilson, and director Denzel Washington chose to stay true to the play’s integrity. He chose to move the play from on-stage to film with pure authenticity. Someone else could have turned the project into yet another Hollywood whitewashed project, but he didn’t. A person of color chose to tell the African-American’s story. In the same vein, “Moonlight” is incredibly transparent and vivid in its depiction of its characters. Director Barry Jenkins intended to tell the story of modern African-American life, but it speaks to anyone of any race in its content. “Hidden Figures” tells the stories of those who were vital in the progression of NASA and the moon landings who were, as the name suggests, hidden for a long time. In school, I learned about John Glenn, the Space Race and Sputnik. I didn’t learn about Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, even though they were just as vital as anyone else involved. “Lion,” the film for which Dev Patel received his nod, focuses on an Indian boy who gets lost on a train, only to find his real family 20 years later. Entirely a work of fiction, director Garth Davis decided to afford the opportunity to Indian people to be in the film. He could have easily given

the role to another white American, but he didn’t. I’ve given all of these examples simply to say there were more opportunities for those of color to be in amazing films. Not only were people of color afforded inspiring roles, but many white people were too. The mark of true diversity is not eliminating whites, but having all races coexist in the same space: in reality, and on the screen. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone delivered a captivating performance in a musical comedy about Hollywood. The thing is, “La La Land” was such a wellcrafted film, the race of the characters ultimately didn’t matter. African-Americans could have been the stars and delivered an equally captivating performance. Of course, I am a bit biased toward Gosling, but that’s my own thought. Andrew Garfield had the opportunity as a British national to play a unique American hero, and he did it in incredible fashion. There were opportunities for various stories to be told. Many people in a number of different settings were shown, and that’s the point of art. Art is made to make people think and feel. It is made to transport your mind to another place that you could never experience for yourself. Affording opportunities to actors, writers, actresses and directors to produce projects that are varied in their style, language, timeframe and characters can make us more accepting of those who are different than us when we see them portrayed on the screen. I hope to see this trend continue in the coming years. It also fosters the thoughts and dreams that people, especially in America, can be anything they want regardless of their circumstance. We aren’t where we should be as a society in terms of accepting and fostering diversity, but we sure are much farther than we were last year. Myia Hambrick is a 21-year-old mass communication junior from Temple, Georgia.

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University disregards commuter students’ parking needs CHATTY ABBIE ABBIE SHULL @abbielj The University versus the commuter student is an age-old tale. Students have been in an uproar about the continued lack of parking for over a decade, and it’s only getting worse. Mass communication senior Kimberly Gagnet recalls her daily struggle of driving around the Nicholson Extension lot, trying to find a spot. She even resorts to stalking fellow students as they walk to their cars. “I kind of gestured to ask if this one girl was leaving, and she pointed to her spot and gestured that I could have it,” Gagnet said. “So I sat there for five minutes with my blinker on, and when she backed out, she went the wrong direction and the spot was opened up towards the other direction. Some big white truck sped over and whipped in as I was turning in. He almost hit me and he got the spot, too.” Gagnet’s story is similar to my own experiences. The problem is that the campus continues to expand, but parking doesn’t expand at the same rate. In fall 2016, the University began construction on two new projects, one on Aster Street and the other on Nicholson Drive. The Aster Street construction, a new residence hall, took over a resident-only parking lot, so the University converted the commuter lot behind it into resident parking. That leaves only one official commuter lot on the north

side of campus. Last semester, when the majority of my classes were on the north side of campus, it was a nightmare to try and find parking. Not to mention that, because there was no warning of the Aster lot being converted, I was ticketed and towed during midterm examinations. This is a trend for the University, which continually alienates commuter students. Though little notice was given for the changes in lots, Parking and Transportation Services jumped at the chance to tow and ticket cars in the Aster lot. Students in the music and dramatic arts building banded together, sending out warnings when they saw campus police and

making sure everyone knew about changes to parking rules. When asked about his feelings toward University communication with commuter students, theatre sophomore Jordan Johnston said he didn’t feel there was much. “How about that time they closed my old parking lot on Nicholson, about 200 spots, with no warning?” Johnston said. The Nicholson parking lot makes way for the University’s expansion of on-campus housing. These luxury apartments will be for upperclassmen and graduate students, showing that they’re trying to bring students back to living on campus. Out of the 30,000 students at the University, only about 6,000

live on campus. This is due to a lack of available beds and the expensive nature of dormitories. With TOPS defunded, students are having to pay higher rates on tuition. If we couldn’t afford on or near campus housing before, we definitely can’t now. It baffles me that the University continues to put resources toward parking lots instead of garages, which would offer more spaces. However, parking and the needs of commuters are the last things on the minds of the administration. If alleviating the concerns of commuters is a priority, administrations need to look at cost. If housing on and around campus were less expensive, more students would use the

opportunity to avoid traffic and hellish parking. I know I would, as the hour drive from Prairieville to Baton Rouge every day puts more stress on me than I’m capable of dealing with, and having to wake up at 6:30 to make a 9 a.m. class gets exhausting. Plus, statistics show living on or near campus improves student performance through access to amenities offered by the University like the library and research facilities. It is a convenience I wish I could afford, but costly housing means sitting through traffic and fighting for a parking spot are my only options. Abbie Shull is a 23-year-old mass communication junior from St. Louis, Missouri.

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New apartments for upper-class and graduate students are being built on an old commuter parking lot along Nicholson Drive.

Viewing life from different perspectives may be solution to divisiveness SAVED BY THE BELL FREDERICK BELL @frederickdbell We’ve all heard it before: Prior to judging a person, you have to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. Cliché, yes, but it could not pertain more to our current state of affairs. Not only our country, but our world seems to be divided across all lines. Whether it be racial, religious, or political, our society is filled with division. Taking a step back and viewing life from a different perspective may provide solutions. Last semester, I remember walking around Tiger Stadium during the Ole Miss game

wearing a “Clinton Kaine” sticker on my chest. A student pressed his finger against it and began to yell, “Trump for president! Trump, Trump, Trump!” Instead of retaliating, I decided to keep walking until I found a seat. I tried to forget, but this irritating moment continued to bug me. I asked myself, “Why did he put his hands on me? Why did he feel the need to yell at me? Why was he so angry?” I repeatedly asked myself these questions, as well as similar ones. I did what many people like me often do — I oversimplified the moment. I thought he was just your average southern, conservative student who didn’t have much tolerance for liberal ideas and beliefs.

But then I truly began to think about why he was angry. What in his life caused him to be so furious at someone he didn’t know, over a woman he didn’t know? On election night last year, CNN commentator Van Jones described the results as a “whitelash against a changing country.” Jones was right that many rural white voters, as well as others, were fed up with a country that was moving forward while they remained stagnant. They were tired of being “ignored” and felt they had been left out of the hope, change and progress that the country had experienced. My inability to take a step back and view the perspective of

the young man that touched my “Clinton Kaine” sticker is what allowed me to simply label him as another angry Trump supporter. That was a mistake. On the other hand, what was going through his mind when he pressed his finger against my sticker? Did he ever wonder why I decided to wear a Clinton sticker loudly and proudly in a stadium full of Trump supporters? I am willing to bet he did not. If he would have tried to view it from my perspective, he would have known that my support is rooted in something deeper than a candidate or a party. It is rooted in a belief that everyone in this country should be treated equally, regardless of what they look like, where they come from, how

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they choose to pray or who they choose to love. My ancestors knew what it was like to be discriminated against and hated by a country they loved. It would be irresponsible of me to neglect my history and the familiar ties it has to the present day. It is a failure on all of our parts to constantly ignore how others experience life in this country. If we were more cognizant of these multiple perspectives, we might be able to get a step closer to achieving real progress and healing the deep wounds of division. Frederick Bell is a 19-yearold mass communication sophomore from Greensburg, Louisiana.

Quote of the Week “Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.”

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Guns naturally dangerous, not containable by precautions JORDANSWERS JORDAN MARCELL @JordanCMarcell Editor’s note: This is the second column in a four-part series on mental health and gun violence. Background checks, screenings, exams, licenses; none of these alone will ever be enough to stop gun-related violence. No matter how much people want you to think firearms will somehow become inherently safer if such methods are put in place, their assumption would still be wrong. Guns, simply, are the tools of killing. People are far too volatile for them to ever be safe. End of story. This proposed system is nothing more than people wanting to have their cake and eat it, too. It must be said, however, that proponents of such a system can’t be entirely blamed for this; it is the only option they have. If they want a world where they can own the weapons they like, they must pay the price of accepting this world will not be free of gunrelated crime. They must accept their wishes contribute to the

creation of a more violent world. This, however, they refuse to do. Strictly regulating the ability to attain a firearm does nothing toward entirely eliminating crime. Even if we cede ground to the hypothetical and impossible instance in which it would work, the entire argument of using a firearm as a method of self defense is weakened. Additionally, the argument of using a firearm to combat a felon wielding one is discredited entirely, for no such felon would exist. The fact of the matter is that there is, in fact, no “safe” way to distribute an instrument made for killing. This is true because these instruments are tools made for human hands, and — as I mentioned earlier in this series — these tools multiply minimal physical effort into maximum efficiency, and humans are, messy as we are, far too unpredictable. No system can predict human action. Neither thousands of years of philosophy and religion, nor modern psychoanalysis are even able to reduce the mess of our mentality into a nicely organized system of certainty. There is no reason to assume that a system of trade regulations would be able to predict anything further. First time criminals have

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no backgrounds to check, and trying to peg someone as a “likely” criminal would be far too complicated and only lead to prejudice. We cannot tell when a veteran, licensed to carry a gun, might suffer from a PTSDinduced lapse of mental stability. We cannot tell when a police officer will have an unprecedented day of annoyance. We cannot tell when people will lose control, or who has a short temper, or who

really hates Muslim Americans. We can do none of these things with absolute certainty. A system which assumes such absent certainty is destined to fail. There are far too many factors governing us for a system of firearm regulation to work as well as gun rights advocates would like you to think it will. No system can pick up criminals which are not yet criminals. Quite simply, we must grow up and come to accept

the consequences of our wishes. If you want to own a gun, know that innocent people will be killed by one every day. When you pick it up, know that a criminal will as well. That is the price you pay. Do not convince yourself that it isn’t. Do not convince yourself that you have no hand in such crimes. Jordan Marcell is a 20-year-old English and studio art sophomore from Geismar, Louisiana.

Baton Rouge water excellent quality, bottled water unnecessary OSIE SAYS OSIE EVANS @osiezz The ability to simply move a knob and immediately have access to clean drinking water, at the temperature of your choice, is an incredible technological advancement. It’s a luxury that not all Americans have, which is clear through the problems in Flint, Michigan where it was discovered that the water source was contaminated with lead and other toxins. The citizens of Baton Rouge are especially fortunate. Baton Rouge’s tap water is among the best drinking water in the country. Our water comes from the Southern Hills Aquifer, which means it is naturally filtered groundwater. With such an excellent water supply, it’s perplexing that so many cash strapped college students choose to splurge on packaged water from the store or vending machine. A growing number of Americans are ditching tap water for bottled water, so many that bottled water sales are starting to surpass soda sales. Purchasing bottled water is an expensive decision: bottled water can cost over 1,000 times more than tap. For Americans who aren’t fortunate enough to live in an area with high-quality, great tasting water the extra expense is worth it. But for

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people living in Baton Rouge, it seems like a massive waste of money. One of the driving forces behind bottled water’s popularity is concern over the safety and quality of tap water. And

with such a large price difference, most would assume that bottled water must be vastly superior to tap water, but that’s not necessarily the case. Tap water is under heavy regulation from the EPA, and public

water sources are required to release an annual water quality report to consumers. Baton Rouge’s annual quality report is excellent and reported no violations in the last year. Bottled water and tap water are under

similar strict regulations, and there is no proof that bottled water is cleaner or safer than tap water. Buying bottled water also takes a toll on the environment. U.S. landfills are overflowing with millions of water bottles that take centuries to degrade. The Water Project, an organization dedicated to improving access to clean water, has some sobering statistics for anyone concerned about the impact on the environment. Contrary to popular belief, the majority of used water bottles are never actually recycled. Only one in five will actually be recycled, and making new bottles of water consumes over 1.5 million barrels of oil a year. While bottled water can be more convenient for the average college student, reusable water bottles can be purchased for less than five dollars. The University has done an excellent job of installing water fountains that are compatible with reusable water bottles to make this an easy option for students. We live in an area where the water from our sinks is the same quality as the water people pay for daily. We should take full advantage of that convenience for the sake of our environment and our wallets. Osie Evans is a 20-year-old English junior from Natchitoches, Louisiana.

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University burdens students with costs for unnecessary services NO FORTUNATE SON CHRISTOPHER GODAIL @ChrisGodail “For the love of money.” No, not the 1973 classic by the O’Jays. Rather, an indictment of the costly “keeping up with the Joneses” culture that has pervaded higher education. Over the past decade, the cost of higher education in the United States has risen faster than the rate of inflation. From 2001 to 2011, after adjusting for inflation, undergraduate tuition and room and board at private, not-for-profit institutions rose an astonishing 31 percent, while the same costs rose an eye-popping 42 percent at public institutions. Furthermore, a 2013 Wall Street Journal article noted that total student debt increased by 51 percent between 2008-2012, totalling nearly $1 trillion. As a result, 35 percent of students under the age of 30 are delinquent on their debt repayments, up from just 21 percent in 2004. With colleges across the country striving to be on the cutting edge of the cultural arms race, they have turned to pointless amenities such as lazy rivers and indoor running tracks, while settling for mismatched floor tiles and mildewed ceiling tiles in their libraries. The methods that some universities choose veers off of the educational path and towards the recreational one, in hopes of attracting students. However misplaced their priorities, the costs of these glorified recruiting tools are off loaded onto the heavily burdened backs of students by the universities, many of these students will go on paying their

loans long after leaving college. If you’re a freshman or sophomore student living in a residence hall on our campus, you’re really getting the shaft. Never mind the fact you’re paying exclusive prices to live in musty, outdated dormitories that make military barracks look good — where they’re really sticking it to you is the forced purchasing of a meal plan. Indeed, the cheapest meal plan available to freshmen and sophomores living in dormitories, dubbed the “TIGER 12,” costs $1,976 per semester. This allows them to eat 12 meals a week at a dining hall and allots $600 towards “Paw Points” to be spent at any of the bevy of fast food restaurants on or around campus. Averaged out over the course of a typical four month semester, these students spend approximately $494 a month to eat. In 2014, the United States Department of Agriculture conducted a study to determine the average cost of food cooked at home at four levels: thrifty, lowcost, moderate-cost and liberal. Persons aged 19-50 who were classed into the liberal level spent approximately $351 a month on food. If the USDA identifies spending $351 a month on food as “liberal,” I cringe at the thought of what they’d classify spending a minimum of $494 a month, which I’m sure includes the salaries of food service workers. Such gross overpricing would likely bring a tear to the eye of U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer. Getting heated? Perhaps a soak in the new lazy river that you’re also being coerced to pay for will cool you down. Compounding the overpriced meal plans is the fact that these “Paw Points” can only be spent

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in certain establishments on campus like McDonald’s, Starbucks and Chik-Fil-A, and “healthy” options like Smoothie King and Subway, which are not necessarily health conscious. It’s no secret that most smoothies are sugar bombs and a lot of the meat at Subway is of lesser quality, historically speaking. On the Geaux offers salads, but should health conscious Paw Points users have their options outside of dining halls limited to a simple salad? Forcing these points and in essence — these meals — onto students in-residence is hypo-

critical, especially considering the research the university has done regarding fast food and proper nutrition. In 2003, LSU AgCenter nutritionist Heli Roy cited research that revealed fat, energy, sodium and saturated fat intake were higher, and vitamin A and C intakes were lower on days when diners ate fast foods. Further research from Pennington Biomedical research Center concluded that children who consumed more fast food also consumed fewer vegetables in general. In short, forced purchasing and use of these Paw

Points is sabotaging the health of new students. Additionally, our university adopts the “use it or lose it” ideology when it comes to Paw Points. While they roll over from fall to spring semester assuming you also purchase a meal plan for spring, they are lost for good if they remain in your account past that. Speaking of songs, “Yeah, that’s the way you do it, money for nothing…” Christopher Godail is a 27-yearold interdisciplinary studies junior from Kenner, Louisiana.

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Transgender bathroom policy poses no danger to public JORDANSWERS JORDAN MARCELL @JordanCMarcell People seem to have the incorrect idea that places such as Target, which have trans friendly bathroom policies, are now allowing adult men to go in to bathrooms with little girls. Someone who says and believes this is not only making a ridiculously harsh exaggeration, but is also drawing an equally idiotic conclusion from that same poor reasoning. The world simply isn’t as simple as the simplest of people would like it to be. Things are neither this nor that. This is a mere fact of reality. It is only another part of growing up; people understanding that the world is far more complicated and far less concrete than they believed it was in the days of their childhood. Santa stops delivering presents, there are more religions than your own — all of which are of exactly the same credibility — and not everyone celebrates the same holidays as you. Why, then, is it that people accept all of these matters, yet refuse to cede any ground to the matter of human sexuality? Why do they simply stop growing up? This immature refusal to empathize with or understand

that which one can’t personally relate to or identify with is exactly the reason why trans individuals are so marginalized today. Too many people refuse to accept that there is anything out there, which makes them feel slightly uncomfortable, that can still be a valid and acceptable means of going about the living of one’s life. Take, for example, the ultra-masculine who just can’t wait to get the chance to “protect” others from “danger”; those who simply can’t wait to choke someone different. There is no faculty within the being of these individuals which can possibly begin to understand the necessity by which many people are moved to considering and undertaking a sexual transition. Because of this, their limited capacities of reasoning only take them so far as to concluding that such a desire must be wrong, unnatural — or even disgusting. What is easier for them to relate to, as it doesn’t force them to abandon their sense of masculinity to connect with, is the desire to pursue women. They realize that some men do, in fact, take these desires to the extreme point of invading the privacy of others. This, in the end, is easier for them to understand. This is an intention which makes sense to them. They paste this intention

onto individuals whose “motives” they cannot understand, and instantly create enemies where none exist. This same fallacy is committed by cis-women just as often. Trans individuals are by no means motivated by perversion. These are people simply being people. The only danger any trans person poses in choosing the lavatory of the gender by which they identify is increasing the rate at which the toilet paper needs to be replaced. Nothing else changes. Bathrooms will not be made safer; bathrooms will not be made worse. They will be exactly the same. A trans woman is a woman, a trans man a man. What on Earth gives people the idea that it would be more logical to send people to the restrooms of the gender they were assigned at birth? There would be nothing more complicated than forcing them to go into the restrooms opposite of the genders they identify as. Imagine if you wished to go use a toilet. This is all you wanted, and it is all you plan on doing. Yet, people always seem to put in their two cents about where you have the right to pee or not simply because you make them uncomfortable. You are not doing anything wrong. You are entering the bathroom of your own

sex, but people just can’t stand it. They threaten to boycott the places where you can go with the comfort of knowing that you can relieve yourself, swear to arm themselves if they go into restrooms where you might be and even threaten you with physical harm if you were to be found in a place where you are allowed to be. I’m quite sure you wouldn’t enjoy such treatment. For those who stoop to the level of threats and implied violence and vehement support for arming oneself, when one previously wouldn’t have before, such judgements are — as I have said time and time again — ignorant, a sign of little maturity, a reflection of the limited capacities of reasoning one holds, and often a valid way to estimate your lack of intelligence and common sense. And for those of you who do choose to continue your illinformed boycott adventures — you very selfsame folk who have known only privilege and cry endlessly when you can’t get your childish way. You who lack all maturity, you devoid of reason or empathy, you who apparently do not do your research, you who have to fabricate problems worth standing up for because you have no real ones and cannot understand what it is like to be marginalized — just know that you are going to have a far

more difficult time practicing your childish pettiness than simply shopping somewhere other than Target. In a recent article published by The Daily Beast, writer Samantha Allen calls out the bluff of boycotters with facts galore. Put simply, you would have to boycott much more than Target. Don’t Google anything anymore, don’t visit Facebook or Twitter, don’t use an iPhone, don’t drink Coke, don’t drive a Volkswagen or Toyota or Nissan or GM or Ford, don’t use any credit cards, sell your Nikes, don’t fly JetBlue or Southwest or United or Alaska Airlines or any planes made by Boeing and avoid banking with Citi or Wells Fargo or Bank of America or Chase. You’ll also have quite a quest on your hands looking for groceries or furniture, as many businesses in these industries also support trans friendly bathroom policies. Most of you will also have to get off of the internet and stop watching major motion pictures. In fact, 407 businesses that you most likely use on a regular basis support that same policy which Target does. So, be my guest, I challenge you to commit to your little boycott. Jordan Marcell is a 20-year-old English and studio art sophomore from Geismar, Louisiana.

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A vandalized gender-neutral bathroom is seen on Jan. 31 in the basement of Allen Hall.

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