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TECHNOLOGY

Alumni debut video game featuring local musical inf luence BY CAITIE BURKES @caitie1221 With a grandfather who founded the Baton Rouge Concert Band, and a father who served as band director, music has always been in brothers Michael and Matthew Taranto’s genes. Two years ago, the University alumni turned their genetic composition into musical composition when they created their video game, “Tadpole Treble.” The musical adventure game made its general public debut

Friday in the University’s Digital Media Center for the annual Video Game Symposium. After spending two years developing “Tadpole Treble” from the video game incubator of the Louisiana Technology Park, co-creator Michael Taranto said the game will release on the electronic platform Steam on May 6. Michael said he expects virtually everyone — boys and girls ages six and up — will enjoy the game. “Music’s kind of universal,” he said. Six years ago, Matthew

formed his company, BitFinity, to serve as a platform for selling his original web comics. After Michael partnered with his brother to make a video game, they started composing and coding for what would become “Tadpole Treble.” As a 2006 secondary education graduate, Michael has five years’ experience as a classroom teacher. He said education formed the backbone of the game’s primary objective. In “Tadpole Treble,” play-

see TADPOLE, page 4

LSU alumni Matthew and Michael Taranto present their video game, “Tadpole Treble” at the Video Game Symposium on April 22.

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page 2 STUDENT LIFE

Monday, April 25, 2016

African Night brings community together for evening of culture BY TRENT PARKER @trentparker_TDR African students and community members gathered in the International Cultural Center Saturday evening for African Night — an annual celebration of different cultures and practices from countries across the continent. “It’s a time for us to come together and show LSU who we are [and] what we’re about,” said petroleum engineering junior Mudiaga Ovuede, who wrote and read poetry for the audience. Nigeria, Uganda, South Africa, Sierra Leone and Ghana were among the countries represented throughout the night. Guest comedians and singers entertained the audience, many of whom wore traditional clothing and jewelry from their cultural backgrounds. Attendees were able to dine on dishes that drew from a variety of African culinary traditions as the evening went on. “This year’s theme is ‘Echoes of Africa,’ to represent all the sounds, all the cries of people around Africa in the last year,” said petroleum engineering senior and African Student Organization president Babajide Ajayi. Both traditional and modern aspects of African cultures took the center stage, as students recited original poems while

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The LSU African Student Organization presented African Night on April 23 in the International Cultural Center. others walked through the audience to show different styles of dress. The contemporary fashion combined African and Western cultures with Nigerian, Kenyan, Rwandan, and Burundian clothing styles

represented onstage, said chemical engineering junior Precious Orji. “Presently, most people really don’t know their roots,” Orji said. “It’s something to show some of the cultural aspects of the

Motherland.” Orji said she hoped people would view Africa as a variety of different countries rather than a single entity after becoming more familiar with the diversity of cultures. “We’re very happy to have non-Africans come to this event and see for themselves the culture and just be around people from the Motherland,” Ajayi said. Martial artists from Capitol City Capoeira took the stage for a demonstration of capoeira, a martial art created by Africans who were kidnapped and taken to Brazil as plantation slaves. The slaves trained to fight against their Portuguese overlords by combining fighting styles from numerous African tribes, practicing to the beat of music as if dancing. “We’re always upside down,” said capoeira teacher Goran Jagetic. “We’re always jumping. We’re always moving in a weird way.” The slaves went by nicknames so they could not reveal the identities of the others if captured, a custom modern capoeira practitioners maintain, Jagetic, who goes by “Hobbit,” said. Chemical engineering junior Ajibola Ashade encouraged people to educate themselves on the realities of Africa and African cultures to dispel popular misconceptions. “Don’t be satisfied with ignorance,” Ashade said. “At least find out the basic languages we speak. Most people think that we don’t speak English, and in most African countries, English is the first language we speak.”

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Monday, April 25, 2016

College of Art and Design exhibit features exploratory course BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano

What do laser cutters and craft beer have in common? Grace Simonson. A sculpture senior in the College of Art and Design, Simonson created a beer carrier for her home brews using laser cutting skills she learned in the college’s experimental Ways and Means course. Her six-pack carrier is one of a diverse set of items on display in the College of Art and Design’s Ways and Means exhibit. The exhibit’s namesake course, led by instructor Paul Callahan, works to expose students to popular and emerging technologies that are changing how artists approach their studio practice. The technologies incorporated, including 3-D printers, laser cutters and CNC machines, can improve precision, production and prototyping, Callahan said. The course highlights machines the college has begun acquiring through the use of grant funds, and new tools continue to be added to the mix almost monthly, Callahan said. Simonson is one of 14 students participating in the course’s maiden voyage.

The students in the course represent all walks of life and artistic disciplines, Callahan said. The diversity of the students’ experiences and approaches to the technologies was one of the most interesting parts of the course, he said. The 14 students hail from locales as distant as Iran to as close as Mandeville, and they represent eight different majors and 10 different concentrations. Callahan said their diversity fostered a strong creative environment. “I come from a certain background, so my mode of thinking was challenged, and it was nice to see them come from different perspectives but then also play off of one another’s ideas and be influenced by one another,” Callahan said. Simonson said the diversity was especially beneficial during peer critiques because having fresh eyes on her work and a variety of perspectives challenged her to see things differently. The variety of the work also benefits the exhibit’s viewers by exposing students to the range of possibilities capable with the new technologies. Laser cutting and 3-D printing aren’t limited to certain creative fields, Simonson

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Semester projects from Art 4020: Ways and Means are displayed in the Design Building. said, and having the opportunity to see everything from clothing to ceramics created with these tools helped illustrate that point. Both Callahan and Simonson said they hope students will be inspired to explore the course after viewing the exhibit. Being wellversed in emerging technologies is beneficial for those entering the job market, Callahan said. Simonson said she entered the

course feeling intimidated by the overwhelming creative potential of the machines. Now at the end, she said she feels confident in her knowledge of the machines and comfortable walking into a studio producing work using 3-D printers and other innovative machines. Aside from job marketability, the knowledge the course imparts also challenges artists

to think outside the box, Simonson said. Having the opportunity to become versed with the technologies in a learning environment reduced hesitation and encouraged the artists to explore new processes of creation, she said. “I think this class is very important,” Simonson said. “It really bridges the gap between technology and art.”

POLITICS

Survey shows support for increasing state minimum wage BY BETH CARTER @bethie_carter One of the greatest partisan debates — raising the minimum wage — may not be so partisan after all. According to the 2016 Louisiana Survey, which identifies how Louisiana residents feel about social, political and economic issues, 76 percent of residents support setting the state’s minimum wage at $8.50 an hour. Louisiana is one of five states that does not have a state-set minimum wage but instead adheres to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. The Louisiana Survey is conducted by the University’s Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs in the Manship School of Mass Communication. Results from the survey show that 88 percent of Democrats, 83 percent of Independents and 59 percent of Republicans would support a minimum wage increase. Michael Henderson, Public Policy Research Lab director, said while the numbers may seem surprising, minimum wage debates hardly ever spark the sharp divide the media portrays. “Minimum wage increases are actually surprisingly popular across most of the country,” Henderson said. “It’s not

an issue that tends to divide conservatives and liberals as big as you might think.” California and New York recently passed legislation to raise their minimum wages to $15. Closer to home, a bill sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Karen Carter Peterson that would raise the minimum wage to $8 an hour in 2017 and $8.50 in 2018 will be heard by the Legislature for consideration. However, Henderson believes the bill will most likely not pass through the Senate. “Legislators don’t just pay attention to public opinion when they make decisions,” he said. “There’s a lot of input that goes

“It’s not an issue that tends to divide conservatives and liberals as big as you might think.” MICHAEL HENDERSON Public Policy Research Lab Director into how a legislator votes, and public opinion is not the single-driving force in how those votes translate.” The Louisiana Report found that 70 percent of residents ages 18-29 are in favor

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Favor of a minimum wage increase. Some University students support the idea and explained that a minimum wage of $7.25 is not enough to keep up with the state’s rising inflation and taxes. “The people who work [for] minimum wage are already disadvantaged ... The people it affects the most are adults who are trying to support their family,” said chemistry and international studies freshman Rachel Handley. Some students, however, believe wage increases could

DK/Refuse actually lead to higher unemployment rates. Accounting freshman Lauren Agrigento, who is opposed to a minimum wage increase, said raising wages would not necessarily mean workers would be getting a livable wage. “Because the price of labor has gone up, the price of everything else will go up too,” she said. “To raise it even more is going to put more people out of jobs ... and quickly create inflation.” The report also gauged the

Oppose public’s opinion on government assistance programs like Medicare, which were significantly more partisan issues. Henderson explained the difference between these questions and minimum wage is the introduction of real-life trade-offs. “You’re thinking about helping the poor, but you’re also thinking about the taxes you might have to pay,” he said. “Because you’re thinking about two different policies, that’s going to make responses very different.”

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Monday, April 25, 2016

MUSIC

Jazz Fest kicks off with highly-anticipated performances, cultural influence BY LAUREN HEFFKER @laurheffker

Natives and newcomers alike filled the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots for weekend one of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Here’s The Daily Reveille’s recap from day one and day three of the annual jamboree: The first weekend was welcomed with amiable weather for its three-day run, and a dynamic lineup full of eminent headliners, and talented up and comers. No matter the size of the stage, each act presented the audience with the same amount of enthusiasm and passion. Whether festival goers were there to see a specific performer, or just lounging in the grass and enjoying the atmosphere, they all had one thing in common: celebrating the music and culture of the festival’s city. From Professor Longhair looking over the crowd from the top of the Acura stage, to the stomping of the decorated Mardi Gras Indian tribes and impromptu second lines, the sounds of the Big Easy were everywhere. Through the numerous southern and Creole dishes available and the echoes of Cajun and Zydeco music, the weekend reflected generations of culture and heritage passed down. Similar to the variety of music heard at the festival was the diversity of its attendees. Older fest veterans, families and young adults camped out with lawn chairs, flags and blankets, while others stood near their respective stages. The turnout looked the largest on Sunday, when the crowd stretched from fence to fence at the Acura and Gentilly stages. According to report by NOLA. com | The Times Picayune, as many as 460,000 people have attended the festival in years past, and this year’s attendance was similar. Skywriting made its return to the festival, along with many of the performers, and offered a tribute to Prince “Kiss” and “When Doves Cry” were heard as performers and attendees remembered and celebrated the icon. Shirts and shoes were shed in the New Orleans spring heat,

TADPOLE, from page 1 ers act as tadpoles swimming through Louisiana waterways, dodging sheet music and simultaneously hitting beats of music. By playing in “composition mode,” users can create their own songs, or they can play the main game, which involves 13 levels of original compositions from the Tarantos. Matthew, who composed

with festivalgoers embracing the easygoing, carefree vibe on the Fair Grounds. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, J.Cole, Pearl Jam, Van Morrison, Grace Potter, Steely Dan and Nick Jonas were the big artists performing during weekend one. The Red Hot Chili Peppers were the most anticipated group to play at Jazz Fest, judging by the number of audience members in band t-shirts. With weekend one in the books, it’s only a few weekdays until festivalgoers can be back soaking up the sun and music for weekend two which includes performances from Ms. Lauryn Hill, Snoop Dogg and Stevie Wonder.

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[Top] Spectators watch The Black Lillies perform Friday on the Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage. [Middle left] A variety of vendors sell their crafts Sunday. [Middle right] People dance to the music Sunday in the Peoples Health Economy Hall Tent during the third day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. [Bottom] Spectators watch as The New Orleans Suspects perform Sunday during the third day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. the game’s entire soundtrack, said each level offers a different song genre, ranging from “1950s Sinatra big band” to “a ‘60s rock homage” to “‘Little Shop of Horrors.’” He said he received positive feedback on the musical score, itself, at the symposium. “We wanted to have a variety of music to give each level its own feel so that when the players are playing the game, it won’t get too predictable,”

Matthew said. Most of the songs were inspired by musical genres Matthew and his brother liked. As a graphic design major, Matthew said the game’s art also focused on the type of feeling the designers wanted to convey. Marketed as a Steam and Nintendo Wii U game, “Tadpole Treble” differs from other musical games because it shows actual note placement rather

than general beat location. Additionally, Michael said players can share their compositions with friends using a QR code. Baton Rouge natives, the brothers added a strong Louisiana element to the game. For example, the main character’s name “Baton” reflects the capital city and as the tool used for conducting bands. Michael said BitFinity has received “very positive” feedback from Nintendo and test

plays. As the company’s premiere video game, he said more seasoned input has been helpful. Because the arts typically receive secondary funding, Michael said he believes it is important for young people to be exposed to finer culture in their everyday lives. “I think it’s very important that kids growing up...have that outlet to make themselves a fuller person,” he said.

Sports

page 5 SOFTBALL

Timely offense aids Tigers’ sweep

BY MARC STEVENS @ MarcStevens_TDR

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LSU triumphed over Mississippi State 11-8 on April 24 at Alex Box Stadium.

Sunday save Tigers salvage series with 11-8 win against Mississippi State BY JOSHUA THORNTON @JoshT_TDR

After an almost four-hour contest, which included 27 hits, 19 runs and 15 different pitchers, the No. 5 LSU baseball team avoided being swept by No. 7 Mississippi State with an 11-8 victory Sunday at Alex Box Stadium. LSU’s (27-13, 10-8 Southeastern Conference) defense was stout, avoiding errors that cost the Tigers their previous two games against the Bulldogs (27-13-1, 10-8 SEC). LSU coach Paul Mainieri was pleased with his team’s defensive performance. “Our defense was really good today,” Mainieri said. “Today was a much more crisp day for us. We needed it. Mississippi State is a very relentless team offensively. Our pitching struggled at times today.” Mississippi State chased LSU senior starting pitcher John Valek III out of the game after collecting five hits and three runs in the third inning. LSU junior pitcher Russell Reynolds was called on to stop the bleeding for the Tigers. When Reynolds came in, he inherited two base runners in scoring position with only one out. The righty would calmly get a flyout and strikeout to end the Bulldogs’ threat to tack more runs. “I hated to have such a quick hook on John, but I just felt we couldn’t get anymore in a hole there,” Mainieri said. “I thought Russell had a little bit better stuff, and he had a better chance to pitch out of the jam. He kind of settled the game down for us. He gave us some key innings.” Trailing 3-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth, the LSU offense was

see BASEBALL, page 6

The No. 14 LSU softball team wanted more consistent offensive play entering a threegame set against South Carolina this weekend. They got just that. The Tigers (36-13, 10-11 Southeastern Conference) defeated the Gamecocks (32-16, 5-13 SEC), 2-0, Sunday to complete the series sweep. It was the first against a conference opponent since April 4, 2015. “I felt they were in it the whole way,” said LSU coach Beth Torina. “I don’t think anyone is going to roll over and die for you on a Sunday, just because you won the first two games. That’s how the SEC is. It wasn’t unlike any other game we’ve seen all year long.” In Game 1, LSU recorded nine hits and seven runs to take the opening contest on Friday. The squad followed up with an eight-hit showing, scoring eight runs, on its way to securing a mercy-rule victory. The SEC series win was the Tigers’ third in their last four attempts. Torina’s club used contact, power and bunts to move runners and score. “Winning in all different ways, that allows a championship to be a championship,” said LSU senior left fielder Sandra Simmons. “We don’t rely on just the long ball, or we don’t rely on a base hit or walk. We know everything will connect and get

see SOFTBALL, page 11

TRACK AND FIELD

Tigers and Lady Tigers conquer home meets, give top-10 performances BY JOURDAN RILEY @jourdanr_TDR LSU’s track and field teams continued to improve their 2016 outdoor track season, as the teams gained several victories at the LSU Alumni Gold meet Saturday. The squads climbed into the top-10 of the NCAA rankings and earned personal-best performances at Bernie Moore Track Stadium. “When you combine great weather with great competition, you’re going to see some outstanding performances,” said LSU coach Dennis Shaver

in a news release. “We’re continuing to make great strides in both our teams, as we get ready for the championship season.” The Lady Tigers won the women’s 4x100-meter relay in 43.36 seconds with sophomore Mikiah Brisco, freshman Kortnei Johnson, junior Jada Martin and previously-injured sophomore Aleia Hobbs. Brisco also made the topfive national rankings with a seasonal-best performance in the 100-meter dash, recording a time of 11.17 seconds. She finished third in the event and fifth nationally. LSU maintained momentum

when they placed second in the women’s 4x400-meter relay and seventh nationally, notching a seasonal-best time of 3:31.66. Junior Travia Jones teamed with Martin, freshman Rachel Misher and senior Chanice Chase. Junior Morgan Schuetz ranked second in the women’s 800-meters with a time of 2:02.29. Junior Rebekah Wales spearheaded the Lady Tigers in field events with a seasonalbest of 178 feet, 1 inch in the women’s javelin. Her winning

see TRACK AND FIELD, page 6

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Junior Nataliyah Friar competes during the Tigers’ LSU Alumni Gold meet on Saturday at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium.

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Monday, April 25, 2016

Tigers come up short in CCSA tournament semifinals BY JOURDAN RILEY @jourdanr_TDR The LSU beach volleyball team made it to the semifinals in the CCSA conference championship tournament, but fell short against Georgia State in the final match of the weekend. LSU entered the tournament this weekend as the No. 4 seed and competed against No. 1 seed Florida State and No. 8 seed UAB on Friday. The Seminoles dominated the Tigers’ first match, 3-2, but not without a fight from LSU. LSU gained a 2-0 lead when the No. 5 pair of freshman Megan Davenport and sophomore Cheyenne Wood and the duo of sophomores Mandi Orellana and Riley Young each won their matches in straight sets. Florida State rallied back, defeating the tandem of senior Helen Boyle and sophomore Lilly Kessler in straight sets of their own, 17-21 and 13-21. The No. 1 pair, senior Katie Lindelow and freshman Ashley Allmer, also lost in two sets. The Seminoles gained their final match point when they beat seniors Callan Molle and Cati Leak. The Tigers forced a third set, but Florida State eventually pulled out a 3-2 victory. “We had a great opportunity

BASEBALL, from page 5 struggling, with its only base runner coming from an error on Bulldog third baseman Gavin Collins. It all changed when LSU junior center fielder Jake Fraley’s infield pop-up fell for a base hit. Fraley helped spring a fourrun inning, where the Tigers had five hits and all nine starters stepped to the plate, giving LSU its first lead all weekend. “I was messing with the guys in here,” Fraley said. “I told them that whenever my career is over here, that’s probably going to be one of my best hits with LSU.” The next inning was just as generous for the Tigers. With two outs and one man in scoring position, junior shortstop Kramer Robertson smacked an RBI double to left center, which started another four-run inning for the Tigers. All four of the LSU runs came before the Bulldogs recorded an out, including a two-run blast from sophomore designated hitter Bryce Jordan. “I was waiting for him to leave a fastball over the plate,” Jordan said. “He did, [and] I used his speed just to barrel the ball up.” However, Mississippi State didn’t go quietly. LSU freshman pitcher Caleb Gilbert entered the top of the sixth in relief of Reynolds, but he was

to show what we’re capable of,” said LSU coach Russell Brock in a news release Friday. “To be that close — when you lose to a team that’s only lost one match this year — that says a lot about how much we’ve improved since we played them a month ago.” The Tigers brought their competitive edge into their next match against the Blazers, capturing a 5-0 win. Wood and Davenport gained LSU’s first point. Young and Orellana followed with the Tigers’ second match point. Just as the Tigers had in their earlier match against Florida State, UAB was determined to fight back. UAB forced Boyle and Kessler to a third set, but fell to the Tigers, giving them a 3-0 lead. The duos of Leak and Molle, and Lindelow and Allmer recorded LSU’s final points. “Our conversation going into that match [against UAB] was that we know what we can do,” Brock said in Friday’s news release, “and our job is to play with the same intensity, execution and passion with which we just played.” On the second day of the championship, LSU defeated both South Carolina and Florida Atlantic, 5-0 and 3-2, respectively. Against the Gamecocks, the Tigers’ first three points were

won in full sets. The tandems of Molle and Leak, and Boyle and Kessler notched LSU’s next two points, each requiring a third set. Pair Lindelow and Allmer finished the match in straight sets, 21-12 and 22-20, to gain a 5-0 win. The Tigers moved into the quarterfinals after their win against South Carolina and faced the Owls. Florida Atlantic proved to be a worthy opponent, as it took a 2-1 lead when Leak and Molle fell in three sets. Boyle and Kessler helped tie the match, while Lindelow and Allmer gained LSU’s final point for a 3-2 victory. “FAU is a team that has given a lot of people trouble,” Brock said in a news release Saturday. “They play the game well and have great coaching ... To come out on top is something that we’re proud of, and we’re honored and excited to put ourselves in a position to advance to the finals.” LSU played the Panthers in the semifinals, but the Tigers came up short, 3-2. The semifinals started off with a tie, 1-1, but Orellana and Young dropped their match in straight sets. The overall match went downhill from there. Lindelow and Allmer also fell in straight sets, 18-21 and 19-21. Davenport and Wood gained LSU’s second point of the match after a medical forfeit.

ineffective. Junior right-hander Parker Bugg replaced him. The Bulldogs cut into the LSU lead again with an RBI double and RBI single, making the score 8-5. Buggwould settle in and get the next two Bulldog batters out, setting up another big offensive inning for LSU. After a walk, Fraley belted an RBI triple to put LSU up 9-5. Robertson would go on to hit his first homer of the season to extend the LSU lead in the bottom of the sixth. “I was just hoping it would stay fair,” Robertson said about his home run. “We knew coming into today [that] it was going to be a

good day to hit. It’s hot, wind blowing out a little bit. We knew we were going to have to put up a lot of runs.” The Bulldogs had one more rally left in them, scoring three runs in the top of the eighth and shrinking the LSU lead to 11-8. Even though the Tigers dropped the series to the Bulldogs, Mainieri was still happy his team avoided the sweep. “Great character out of our team to fall behind again after losing the first two games of the weekend, not get down and keep battling,” Mainieri said. “They played hard all weekend, and I’m really proud of them.”

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Junior catcher Jordan Romero (28) bats during LSU’s 11-8 victory on Sunday at Alex Box Stadium

photos by JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ and EMILY BRAUNER / The Daily Reveille

Freshman Megan Davenport (31) digs the ball during the Tigers’ 5-0 defeat against Florida St. on April 2 at Mango’s Beach Volleyball Club (top), and Megan Davenport (31) sets the ball during the Purple & Gold scrimmage on February 27 at Mango’s Beach Volleyball Club in Baton Rouge (bottom).

TRACK AND FIELD, from page 5 throw moved her into the No. 10 spot in the NCAA’s rankings. Junior Nataliyah Friar finished in second place in the long jump with a seasonal-best jump of 20 feet, 9 inches. The Tigers refused to let the ladies steal the show as they turned in national-leading performances, as well. Junior LaMar Bruton, junior Michael Cherry, senior Cyril Grayson and senior Fitzroy Dunkley made up the men’s 4x400-relay team to win the event with the second-fastest time in school history, 3:00.38. “This has got to be the best relay I’ve ever run on,” Cherry said. “If we don’t break that record, that’s not good enough for me ... They can count on me to bring it, no matter what leg I’m on.” Cherry (45.17) and Dunkley (45.52) set personal-bests in the 400-meter dash. Cherry tied for second nationally and Dunkley achieved the No. 5 spot with his time. Bruton (46.28) and Grayson (46.39) placed seventh and eighth, respectively, in the 400-meter races. The men’s 4x100-meter relay team won on Saturday, running 38.94 seconds. The team consisted of junior Tinashe Mutanga, freshman Jaron

Flournoy, junior Tremayne Acy and junior Nethaneel MitchellBlake. Mitchell-Blake also ran in the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.14 seconds. “I feel like there’s still a lot more I can improve on, which has got me excited about the future,” Mitchell-Blake said. “I’m just hoping to stay healthy and keep training hard, and we’ll see what the future holds.” Two Tigers who competed in the 200 meters were Acy and teammate junior Renard Howell, who rejoined LSU after sitting out with injuries. Acy ran in 20.50 seconds to place fourth overall and tie for seventh nationally. Howell finished No. 14 nationally with a time of 20.60 seconds, placing seventh overall. Flournoy also achieved a top 10-time nationally, tying for the No. 10 spot in the 200-meter race with a time of 20.53 seconds. Senior Terry Hughes achieved a personal-best throw in the javelin event with a throw of 210 feet, 6 inches to place sixth, and junior Johnnie Jackson threw a season-best of 170 feet, 7 inches to take fourth place in the discus. Jackson also placed second in the hammer throw with a throw of 215 feet, 11 inches.

Opinion

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SANCTIFIED

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s support of federal immigration law is hypocritical THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Izabella Robles, 1, is held by relative Mary Ann Aldape as she attends a rally supporting the executive action on immigration on April 18 in front Bentsen Tower in McAllen, Texas.

SMASH THE HATE JACK RICHARDS @jayellrichy If Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry keeps up his comments about sanctuary cities, we might as well erect a sign at the AG’s office that says, “Hypocrites Welcome Here!” On Thursday, Landry testified before the House Judiciary Committee for a pair of bills designed to crack down on “sanctuary cities,” one of which would give his office unprecedented power to block a city’s infrastructure funding if it fit his definition of a sanctuary city. If you’re not familiar with sanctuary cities, congratulations on avoiding the NOLA.com

comments section for so long! “Sanctuary city” is a vague term with no legal definition recognized by courts or the U.S. Congress. According to immigration firm Apsan Law Offices, the term “sanctuary city” is most commonly used to refer to those cities that do not allow federal immigration authorities to use their funds or resources to enforce federal immigration laws. However, some opponents of sanctuary cities use the term to refer to any city police department that advises its officers not to ask those who they encounter about whether or not they are a citizen of the United States. For Landry and other immigration activists, sanctuary cities are tantamount to looking the other way while a gang breaks the windows on your car. They claim illegal immigrants pose a

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large-scale threat to the citizens of the United States. There is a threat to citizens, but for the most part it doesn’t come from illegal immigrants. Illegal immigrants are focused on sending money back to their families, not raping and abusing children, as Landry alleged in his speech, citing Immigrations and Customs Enforcement data. The threat to U.S. citizens comes from the dramatic expansion of federal power, slowly but surely curtailing our civil rights. The 4th amendment protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure by the government. The bills Landry spoke in favor of would brute-force cities, who want the federal government off their backs, to let Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol essentially take

over law enforcement in their cities. This puts Landry at odds with his own states’ rights message and shows he cares more about party politics than the principle of limited government. When Landry served in Congress, he voted to reduce the power of the Environmental Protection Agency and to repeal the Affordable Care Act because he believes in the 10th Amendment, which gives states the power to regulate things not specifically delegated to the federal government. He’s also a supporter of the 2nd Amendment, getting a 100 percent rating from Gun Owners of America. However, when it comes to the 4th Amendment right of Americans to be secure in their “persons, houses, papers and effects,”

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Jeff Landry would light the Bill of Rights on fire if it helped stoke the flames of anti-immigrant rhetoric. Let me be clear: there are serious economic consequences from undocumented labor. The government loses millions in revenue every year from people paying illegal immigrants off the books that could go to education or research into cures for diseases. However, government officials cannot forget to protect the rights of innocent Americans in the rush to look tough on illegal immigration. Tell Jeff Landry to support the entire Bill of Rights, not just the parts he likes. Jack Richards is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Good welfare reform requires considering business tax breaks BURNT TO A CRISP GARRETT HINES @ GarrettH_TDR John Bel Edwards just took a powerful step toward ensuring entitlement programs are not abused by those who shoudl be working on bettering themselves. For nearly 20 years, Louisiana has been able to apply for a waiver from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program thanks to federal guidelines. This was based on our unusually high unemployment rate when the state originally applied. Not any longer. Last Thursday, Edwards signed an executive order which would apply to all “able-bodied, childless” adults who aren’t in school, working “in a job-training program or otherwise exempt from current federal work requirements,” according to The Advocate. If these people do not keep in regular contact with job counselors at one of the 59 Louisiana Workforce Commission’s Business and Career Solutions Centers, they will lose their benefits. This is a great idea because forcing people to better themselves is sometimes necessary. The concerns of poverty warriors calling this measure mean spirited or discriminatory are unfounded. Opponents of the work

requirements claim it forces parents to pay for daycare instead of being home and taking care of their children. This specific measure does not apply to parents, but work requirements for parents must not be off the table either. No one should have children unless they are in a steady employment situation in the first place. However, I understand that unforeseen crises can occur, which could necessitate one using SNAP benefits while temporarily unemployed. For those who have no skills, these new requirements will motivate them to get up and acquire some, and their children will be fine. There is already a program in Louisiana called the Child Care Assistance Program, which “helps low-income families pay for childcare while working or attending school or training.” According to the Louisiana Budget Project, the number of people eligible to utilize this program dropped from 40,000 in 2008 to just 15,000 in 2014. This is all a result of the disastrous budget cuts former Gov. Bobby Jindal enacted to please his corporate whoremongers. If the last-minute $44 million in cuts to the Department of Education had materialized, this program might have seen steeper reductions. All of this gets to a much broader issue: the fitness and leanness of government programs to accomplish their tasks without

overburdening the taxpayer. Currently, Louisiana is addressing the low hanging fruit of whipping into shape the boogeymen of lazy welfare recipients, which, in principle, is a good thing. What will take more political courage and may force some into the uncomfortable position of going against the powerful Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, is finally chipping away at our tax subsidy disaster. Industry has burdened the state long enough, and with a $750 million shortfall impending, the time has come to stop them from gorging off the government teat they cling to so desperately. New numbers arrived last week and once again, “Louisiana continues to pay out more to cooperation in tax rebates” than it collected in tax receipts, according to The Advocate. In the latest comprehensive study of our corporate welfare system completed by the Department of Revenue, the results were a fiasco. Of the 87 largest companies who filed tax returns in 2012, “only one-quarter of them paid corporate income taxes in Louisiana, even though 96 percent of those that make financial reports public said they were profitable.” What’s worse is that “many companies received refunds from refundable tax credits that exceeded their income and franchise liability,” according to The Advocate.

Focus on transgender people obscures real child sexual assault ENTITLED MILLENNIAL CODY SIBLEY @CodySibley Between 2004 and 2014, more than 3,400 Catholic priests were reported for some form of sexual abuse. In all of reported history, three Republican congressmen were reported for sexual assault. The number of pedophiles reported posing as transgender individuals to assault children in public restrooms? Zero. Republican transphobic rhetoric regarding restrooms is misguided, and it makes a mockery of sexual assault survivors. Yes, sexual assault is a real problem in the United States, and pedophilia is an undue evil we need to eradicate as soon as possible. But using it as an excuse to be hateful toward an already marginalized group is not going to solve any problems. Pedophiles aren’t going to go to Target and attack children in the women’s restroom. The area is too public, and they’d get caught almost instantly. Further, these gender-neutral restroom laws wouldn’t protect pedophiles in court. If you really care about protecting children from being sexually abused, take a look at your family and friends first. According to the National Center for Victims of Crime, “60 percent of children are sexually abused by someone in their social circle.” This issue should

take precedent over the transgender restroom fable, but of course no one is going to do anything about this because, let’s be honest, the majority of people crying wolf over restroom-gate care more about spreading bigotry than protecting children. I’ve seen the ugly side of people these past few weeks, and I’m disgusted. This is 2016. I thought we were supposed to be past the age of discrimination. I thought we were supposed to be an enlightened population that understands that the world isn’t always black and white. I guess I was wrong. About 20-40 percent of homeless youth in the U.S. are LGBT youth, according to a study from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. That same study found that up to 50 percent of LGBT homeless youth likely have HIV. Where’s the outcry? If we care about protecting children as much as everyone says we do, we shouldn’t have this problem. The LGB community might have marriage equality and might have seen greater acceptance in recent years. But, the T part of the community has been left out of this civil rights movement for far too long. Do everyone a favor. Stop pretending to care about sexually abused children. We all know you don’t. Cody Sibley is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from Opelousas, Louisiana.

Average SNAP benefit to a Louisiana citizen:

$149 per month Tax exemptions Louisiana has given to businesses:

$11.1 billion

Data from The Advocate This is a huge problem and a massive disparity, but it doesn’t get as much outrage as the fear of regular citizens abusing the welfare system. Some folks have a hard enough time filling out their tax returns, so, to a degree, the dearth of alarm over this issue is understandable. Something else is afoot here, though. It’s also because of the brilliance of industry leaders who are masterful in touting employment numbers and upticks in

McMansion building as proof of the necessity of business tax exemptions. Addressing abuse on all levels of the welfare system is important. Companies and people need to come before fitness boards ensuring they are working to thrive on their own without the aid of taxpayers’ money. After all, isn’t that what the free market is all about? Garrett Hines a 22-year-old political science major from Monroe, Louisiana.

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SOFTBALL, from page 5 us a win.” LSU’s offense slowed a bit in the series finale, as the team notched just four hits throughout the contest, but the most significant hit came in the fourth. On a 1-2 count, LSU senior third baseman Bianka Bell belted a pitch over the left-field wall, giving the Tigers breathing room with a 2-0 lead.

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