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elephant not in the room Angelle calls out Vitter on prostitution allegations

BY SAM KARLIN @samkarlin_TDR Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle attacked U.S. Sen. David Vitter’s alleged involve-

ment in a prostitution scandal at the final Louisiana gubernatorial debate at LSU Wednesday night, three days before the primary election on Oct. 24.

Three of the four gubernatorial candidates — Angelle, Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne and state Rep. John Bel Edwards — largely reiterated their platforms at the debate, hosted by

Tiger TV and moderated by mass communication sophomore Mitch Rabalais, with a panel of local media professionals asking questions.

Vitter was the only absent candidate, citing D.C. obligations, Rabalais said. The other candidates attacked his lack of attendance at

see ALLEGATIONS, page 15

Students debate candidates’ platforms

BY CAITIE BURKES @caitie1221 The Student Union’s Live Oak Lounge served as a satellite of the Journalism Building

Wednesday night when Geaux Vote LSU and Student Government hosted a mock debate between student representatives from two of the four gubernatorial campaigns.

Political science junior Myles Sonnier, a Jay Dardenne intern, and political science junior

see PLATFORMS, page 15

FOOTBALL

Positivity key for Mills during leg injury recovery

BY MORGAN PREWITT @kmprewitt_TDR

TODAY!

No Tiger looked forward to the 2015 season more than senior safety Jalen Mills.

The night before LSU football’s annual Media Day on Aug. 16, Mills’ excitement even reached his dreams.

“Last night, I woke up out of my sleep, and we won the Southeastern Conference Championship,” Mills said on Media Day. “Chills were going all through my body. I’m so excited.”

But Mills’ senior campaign hasn’t gone as planned — he was sidelined with a fractured left fibula during fall camp.

Instead of leading LSU’s secondary from his stalwart spot at safety, Mills spent the first five weeks coaching the Tigers from the bench until he returned to the gridiron during the Tigers’ victory against then-No. 8 Florida on Oct. 17.

“He brought some of the energy back,” said sophomore safety Jamal Adams. “We missed him. It’s only going to get better

from here.”

Injuries are difficult, but for a player like Mills, who started every game through his first three seasons, missing games is an entirely new experience.

Despite the disappointment of sitting out, Mills said he kept a positive outlook throughout his rehab with his faith and the support of his teammates, coaches and family.

Throughout his recovery, Mills said he focused on his rehab, going in for treatments two or three times a day to get back on the field.

“You go through the injury, and

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you know the timetable that’s set,” Mills said. “When that time hits, you’re like, ‘Man, the season is going on. Guys are playing great.’ You just want to be out there with your brothers.”

His teammates missed his presence, but Mills’ leadership never wavered. Instead, it transformed into sideline coaching sessions, complete with the use of a white board.

Mills’ coaching duties were usually aimed at the secondary, but

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Student Senate passes legislation for homecoming decorations’ disposal

BY WILLIAM TAYLOR POTTER @wmtaylorpotter Before homecoming week kicked off, the LSU Student Senate looked to the aftermath.

During its Oct. 14 meeting, the Senate unanimously passed Student Government Resolution No. 20 requesting LSU Greek Life and Campus Life dispose of homecoming decorations in an eco-friendly manner.

Senators Colleen Cecola, Joanie Lyons, Jacob Phagan and Molly Ryan authored the resolution. Phagan is also the marketing subcommittee chair for the Homecoming Committee.

Phagan said he spoke with Campus Life to ensure decorations are disposed of properly. Campus Life is working with the Campus Sustainability to accomplish this.

He said Cecola and Lyons originally approached him with a different idea regarding decorations and athletics, but he was worried the Homecoming Committee and the LSU Athletic Department would not support it.

After considering the issue, Phagan said it’s SG’s responsibility to make sure the practice is done in a sustainable manner.

Cecola said student organizations are required to dispose of

decorations and float structures in a timely manner, so enforcing the policy should not be difficult.

Lyons also said there are several recycling dumpsters behind fraternity and sorority houses to use. She said the tissue paper that often adorns the parade structures can be recycled.

The 2.9 mile homecoming parade will start Saturday at 11 a.m. at the University Administration Building parking lots on West Lakeshore Drive. Floats, submitted by on- and off-campus organizations, are judged on creativity, use of theme and LSU spirit, among other categories.

A senator asked the authors if the large dumpster placed on West Lakeshore Drive across from some fraternity houses last year could be used for recycling.

Phagan said the resolution will be sent to Angela Guillory, the associate dean of students and director of Greek Life, who is likely working with whoever ordered the dumpster for campus.

“I’m sure that we could turn that into a recycling dumpster or include a recycling dumpster when they bring it out,” Phagan said.

The Campus Affairs and Sustainability committee referred the resolution favorably after hearing it during its meeting.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

SG requests repainting of potentially dangerous crosswalks

BY WILLIAM TAYLOR POTTER @wmtaylorpotter The LSU Student Senate passed legislation during its Oct. 14 meeting requesting LSU Parking and Transportation Services repaint several potentially hazardous crosswalks around campus.

Student Government Resolution No. 17 by senators Colleen Cecola and Joanie Lyons specifically references crosswalks in front of Johnston Hall on Fieldhouse Drive, at the intersection of Raphael Semmes

Road and East Campus Drive and on the corner of Dalrymple Drive and East Campus Drive. The resolution passed unanimously.

Lyons said some of the crosswalks were completely without paint.

She said there are supposed to be multiple crosswalks at the intersection near the Union Square Parking Garage and East Campus Apartments, but they are difficult to see in their current state.

“There’s a lot of U-High students crossing in that area,”

Lyons said. “There’s also a lot of LSU students crossing over.

It’s a four-way stop, so there should be crosswalks. There already are, but you can’t really see them anymore.”

Lyons said the worst area was the intersection of East Campus Drive and Dalrymple Drive in front of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity house.

“It’s just an area where there is a lot of people driving really fast, and we would just like it to be as visible as possible,” Lyons said. “Just so there aren’t any more issues with

pedestrians there.”

The resolution does not address need for signs at crosswalks, but Lyons said state law requires that crosswalks have signs.

The resolution previously passed through the Campus Affairs and Sustainability committee before being heard by the Senate. A CAS representative said committee members thought it was a good idea.

Lyons said LSU Parking director Jeff Campbell is already aware of the issue,

but the resolution allows SG to put a tangible request on his desk.

“This is just essentially a reminder for him,” Lyons said.

“He really does want to work on this. He told me this was a big issue for him to take care of.”

During the meeting, the Senate passed resolutions about making TOPS GPA requirements more accessible through myLSU and disposing of homecoming decorations in an environmentally-friendly way.

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Student Government Resolution No. 17 requests LSU Parking and Transportation Services repaint several campus crosswalks. SG Senator Joanie Lyons mentioned many crosswalks on campus that need to be more visible to prevent issues with pedestrians.

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The Civilian implements task force recommendations

BY TRENT PARKER @TrentParker_TDR Complaints about allegedly inappropriate content in the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center’s student newspaper The Civilian prompted the school’s Diversity Task Force to include recommendations for the publication in its recently released report.

Andrew Hairston, a thirdyear law student and member of the now-defunct Diversity Task Force, co-authored an October 2014 Huffington Post op-ed piece with fellow student Kyle Alagood on racial issues and a lack of diversity in the Law Center. ThenChancellor Jack Weiss quickly assembled a team of students,

faculty, alumni and community leaders dedicated to examining the matter.

In the course of the Diversity Task Force’s investigations, it received complaints of alleged sexism and racism in the Law Center, including The Civilian.

Then-Professor Emeritus Kenneth Murchison released an earlier report on the Law Center’s cases of alleged demeaning speech in May 2015.

Murchison wrote many of the reported terms brought to his attention in the publication demeaned women, particularly female professors. While none of the reported terms he saw violated strict constitutional standards for obscenity, according to Murchison’s report, they were

offensive and should be dealt with by setting higher journalistic standards for The Civilian.

“I doubt they would have been deemed acceptable journalism in any publication other than a sexual tabloid,” Murchison wrote.

The Diversity Task Force mirrored his sentiment, issuing recommendations that The Civilian “adopt standards of professional journalism.” Hairston said a November 2014 Civilian article by former Editor-in-Chief Julie Faulk criticizing the accuracy of the Huffington Post Op-Ed and The Daily Reveille’s coverage of Law Center diversity played a role in the Diversity Task Force’s recommendations.

“From my perspective, that

piece in the November 2014 issue … kind of unfairly characterized what Kyle and I did in terms of bringing the diversity issues to the forefront of discussion,” Hairston said.

Hairston said he was pleased to see The Civilian improved in covering such topics.

The Diversity Task Force also recommended a faculty adviser be appointed to assist the publication. Civilian Editor-in-Chief Mallory Richard said an adviser was recently hired and has benefitted the paper. “[Faculty adviser professor Christine Corcos] has already become an invaluable asset to our team and continues to offer us much-needed guidance in navigating through our recent

expansion,” Richard said.

The Diversity Task Force’s recommendations raised concerns that The Civilian is subject to press censorship, with the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education describing the proposed measures in an article on its website as being “... hallmarks of censorship that too often target the free press on America’s campuses.”

Richard said Law Center faculty and administration have supported and cooperated with The Civilian to help them “tell the important stories of this community.”

“In no way have they infringed on our ability to function as a press entity,” Richard said.

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LSU sophomore running back Leonard Fournette (7) rushes the ball down the field Oct. 17 during the Tigers’ 35-28 victory against Florida at Tiger Stadium.

FINDING NEW LIGHT Fournette still dominant despite loss of fullback Moore

BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_TDR For the past two weeks, sophomore running back Leonard Fournette has played without his flashlight, but thankfully for LSU fans, he’s not afraid of the dark.

Sophomore fullback John David Moore, who Fournette says is his “flashlight,” went down on with a knee injury in the first quarter against the University of South Carolina on Oct. 10.

Without having his normal lead blocker, Fournette could have been left running blind, leading to potentially

dangerous plays. Fournette, though, wasn’t concerned after Saturday’s win against the University of Florida.

“I feel great right now,” Fournette said. “I’ve got a couple blood shots on me right now, but it’s nothing I can’t handle.”

Fournette dived and dashed head-first behind his offensive line and Moore, both of which do the dirty work for Fournette’s rushing success.

Freshman fullback Bry’Keithon Mouton, Moore’s

see FLASHLIGHT, page 8

As the Southeastern Conference unofficially began its 20152016 men’s basketball season with SEC Tipoff Wednesday morning, positive news arrived out of the Charlotte, North Carolina, media day for No. 19 LSU. Highly-touted freshman forward Ben Simmons was chosen as the league’s preseason player of the year and an All-SEC First Team member. The Tigers were also selected to finish fourth in the conference, trailing No. 1 University of Kentucky, No. 20 Vanderbilt University and Texas A&M University, respectively.

Junior guard Tim Quarterman was tabbed as an All-SEC Second Team member as well.

In an interview with the Louisville Courier-Journal at SEC Tipoff, LSU coach Johnny Jones said he didn’t think freshman guard Antonio Blakeney would face suspension after reported involvement in the University of Louisville basketball sex scandal.

The Cardinal program is being investigated for hiring escorts to offer sex to recruits on official visits.

Blakeney, who initially committed to Louisville, has already spoken to the NCAA about his

see SIMMONS, page 8

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Lady Tigers focus on playing fast, scoring in transition

BY C.J. RUCKER @Ruckmatic The LSU women’s basketball team plans on runningand-gunning its way through a 30-game schedule this season.

The Lady Tigers are making a concerted effort to get out in transition more often to put points on the board more efficiently. LSU coach Nikki Caldwell said the decision to focus on an uptempo play style stems from wanting to get more chances to score.

“We definitely want to have a lot more shot attempts than we’ve had in the past and improve our field goal percentage by getting those easy baskets in transition,” Caldwell said.

LSU will miss former starting guard Danielle Ballard’s athletic ability and pure scoring ability in its transformation to a transition team this year. Ballard sat out the first 14 games of the season last year for unspecified reasons despite earning first-team AllSoutheastern Conference honors her sophomore year. A news release at the end of the season said Ballard would not return for her senior season.

The emergence of the transition offense is giving different players an opportunity to showcase what they can bring to a team that’s missing one of its leading scorers, Caldwell said.

“I like the fact that we have

different weapons,” Caldwell said. “We have different players that are stepping up, making plays so we’re not just relying on one individual.”

Guards are usually a transition offense’s point of attack when it comes to getting the ball up the court quick enough for quality shot attempts. Junior guards Rina Hill and Raigyne Moncrief will be tasked with picking up the Lady Tigers’ offensive pace.

Hill was named the team’s starting point guard during the offseason, while Moncrief led the Tigers in scoring last year, averaging 12 points per game.

During practice, LSU is

see TRANSITION, page 8

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LSU then-sophomore guard Rina Hill (13) dribbles during the Tiger’s 80-63 victory against Texas A&M University on March 1 in the PMAC.

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FOOTBALL

Tigers to keep ‘business’ approach for final five games

BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_TDR The LSU football schedule is the seventh-toughest in the Football Bowl Subdivision, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index, but the “easy part” is now over.

According to ESPN, the Tigers (6-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) have a 3.5 percent chance to “win out” this season,because of their top-ranked strength of schedule remaining in 2015.

The No. 5 Tigers set forth on the latter-half of its schedule on Saturday against Western Kentucky University for the first of the final five games.

Four times in his career, LSU coach Les Miles’ started a season 6-0. In two of the last three instances, the Tigers improved to 7-0.

LSU has fate on its side, along with sophomore running back Leonard Fournette, who may change the destiny of the Tigers football season by himself.

“It’s all business from here,” Fournette said. “We have to stay disciplined, stay focused and not forget about what our dream is.”

Fournette became the first running back in SEC history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in the first five games of a season.

He’s broken numerous rushing records this season on the way to 1,202 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns on 150 attempts thus far.

Fournette’s spotlight and hype opened LSU’s offense — mainly the passing game — to opportunities for success Tiger fans dreamt of last season, and were weary about this season.

Stopping Fournette is key to opposing defenses, so most teams are packing multiple men close to the line of scrimmage, which is something sophomore quarterback Brandon Harris loves.

“I have to execute the passing game,” Harris said. “I dare people to put nine men or 10 men in the box. We will still throw the ball. I get real motivated when people say I can’t do something.

We are going to continue to roll.”

Regardless of Fournette’s track to a historic season, LSU, the SEC’s highest-ranked team, has flaws and weaknesses.

Special teams and defending opponents’ passing attacks are the points of emphasis going forward for LSU. Senior safety Jalen Mills stepped on the field Saturday for the first time this season. Mills’ presence will certainly contribute to the weakness in the defensive secondary, Miles said.

“I think Jalen Mills being back certainly will help,” Miles said. “I think our guys know where they’re at and recognize with some adjustment and some improvement, that we can be a team that plays for the title. So that being said, there’s a lot of work to be done.”

“We’re not near that at all.

But defensively, I think one of the areas that we have to stop having those breakdowns, and I think that we’re good there. I think we’ll do that.”

Mills is expected to help with communication breakdowns within the secondary.

He’s known as the groups’ “quarterback.”

“They’ve played pretty good [so far],” Mills said. “There’s just been a lack of communication.

Communication is key. We have to keep progressing and never go backwards.”

Even though LSU sophomore placekicker Trent Domingue, and the special teams unit scored the go-ahead touchdown against then-No. 8 Florida, special team blanketed some of the teams’ success thus far. How good LSU can be is still in question because of how poorly the special teams have performed lately.

But Miles doesn’t think the special teams’ struggles

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LSU head coach Les Miles huddles with members of the team on Oct. 17 during the Tigers’ 35-28 victory against Florida at Tiger Stadium. will continue.

“Special teams, executed kickoff coverage much better,” Miles said after the Florida win.

Florida returned the second punt-return touchdown against the Tigers this season in the third quarter. Senior punter Jamie Keehn booted the ball down the middle of the field, making it difficult for LSU to defend,

Miles said.

“And punt coverage was, you know, you hit a ball out in the middle of the field and it’s a much more difficult position to cover,” Miles said. “We want a big kick, and we want it into the boundary, and sometimes that huge leg is not easily controlled. We’ll take that under advisement and get that fixed.”

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Thursday, October 22, 2015 MENS TENNIS

Daigle out for calendar year after stomach injury

BY MARKUS HÜFNER @Hufner_TDR LSU junior tennis player Jordan Daigle will play the waiting game for an indefinite period this fall after suffering a stomach injury in September.

He said the injury got progressively worse, forcing him to sit out for an unspecified amount of time.

LSU coach Jeff Brown said the injury is a result of Daigle’s body not being used to the serving motion and is common among players who start mass play after coming off a break.

Daigle suffered the same injury last year, but it only lasted a few weeks. This time, he is projected to sit out two months.

“It got progressively worse during the tournament in Lafayette, and I made a bad decision playing All-American hurt,” Daigle said. “I decided the day before that I was going to try to play just because it’s [Boris Arias’] senior year ,and I wanted to play doubles and not leave him stranded over there. But it probably wasn’t the smartest idea health wise.”

The No. 4 ranked doubles team will not be able to practice together for at least a month, but after having had a good start and winning the consolation bracket at the ITA/ Oracle Masters in Malibu in September, Arias, Daigle and Brown said they are confident the injury won’t affect their chemistry.

“I think they have played together enough that it’s kind of like riding a bike,” Brown said.

“The next time they’ll play together it will be like old school for them. They know each other well and have had a lot of success, so they’ll be fine once they get back in form.”

Daigle had to receive a cortisone injection in his wrist the day he left for the All-American Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma, earlier in October.

He is in the middle of the rehabilitation process for his abdomen and wrist injuries and is patiently waiting for the injuries to heal.

Daigle said rehab includes meeting with trainers five days a week and doing light weight lifting exercises. Daigle said his abs and wrist are already feeling better, but he is focused on waiting until he is fully healed to resume his normal training schedule.

Daigle will miss the LSU Invitational in November but said the amount of rest he gets might actually benefit him for the upcoming spring tournaments, when the schedule is much tighter.

“He should be able to play at some time in the fall,” Brown said. “He hasn’t had the healthiest of careers, but he’s been able to manage it and get to a very good level. So we’re hopeful that he’s able to do the same thing with this one. We just have to manage it as best as we can and taking the right steps to have him 100 percent in the spring.”

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page 8 FLASHLIGHT, from page 5 backup after his injury, stepped in as Fournette’s replacement flashlight against the Gators.

Mouton did not get a carry against then-No. 8 Florida, but he was Fournette’s guide to 180 rushing yards on 31 carries and two touchdowns.

Swapping out different fullbacks didn’t seem to affect Fournette and LSU’s rushing performance last Saturday.

“JD is still at practice even when he is hurt,” Fournette said.

“He’s coaching up Bry’Keithon,

and he’s doing an excellent job.”

Running behind a secondstring fullback didn’t faze Fournette. He was a large part of LSU’s rushing success against the Gators, he said.

“Bry’Keithon did a good job,” Fournette said. “We were on him about how Florida is this and Florida is that. I guess he got tired of hearing that.”

The No. 5 Tigers (6-0, 4-0 SEC) rushed for 221 yards on 41 attempts and three touchdowns against Florida.

The LSU offense looked different without Moore as a

mainstay in the 11-man group, spreading out in more wide receiver and tight end-heavy offensive packages.

Without Moore, Fournette relied on his 1,573-pound offensive line more than ever against Florida, the second-ranked rushing defense in the SEC at the time.

After Fournette and company rummaged through the Gators’ defense, their rushing defense ranking fell, and Fournette loved his offensive line more than ever.

“We go through everything together,” Fournette said. “Everything from blocking for me

Thursday, October 22, 2015 to practicing together. They do it all.”

The offensive line — led by senior right tackle Vadal Alexander, who was named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week — had one its best performance against the Gators on Saturday.

Alexander was credited for 13 knockdowns against Florida as he and the LSU offensive line didn’t allow a sack against the Gators’ defense, which led the SEC in sacks before Saturday’s game.

Alexander said he thinks the Tigers could have done better.

“It was a testament to have

that many rushing yards against that defense,” Alexander said.

“Personally, I think we could have had more too, but we ran for a lot of yards in my opinion.”

Alexander and the offensive line have one goal: Let the quarterback and running back play with the lights on.

“We don’t want [sophomore quarterback] Brandon [Harris] to get touched at all,” Alexander said. “As long as we take care of all the running backs and not let them get touched until the second level, then our offense should keep clicking on all cylinders.”

TRANSITION, from page 5 working on scoring in six seconds during drills. If the initial transition offense doesn’t warrant the type of look the Lady Tigers are searching for, they use the remainder of the shot clock to work through a secondary offense.

Hill said one of her main responsibilities as the point guard is to oversee the offense’s primary transition offense and the secondary offense.

“I think the key is going to be shifting gears from going full speed in six seconds and then shifting gears to slow it down,” Hill said. “That’s going to be a huge role for me — shifting gears for the team.”

An uptempo style of play calls for a team to be in good condition. Hill said the team is built to run because of the work it put in during the offseason but is still working on improving its basketball stamina.

The transition offense might also create mismatches against misaligned defenses who have to scramble back to defend quickly. Caldwell said she hopes the work her team invested in an uptempo offense pays dividends when it opens the season against Union University on Nov. 4.

“Hopefully, we can catch some mismatches so that when we are in our half court setting, we’re able to exploit those mismatches because of the fact that we’ve ran so hard and positioned ourselves to score the basketball,” Caldwell said.

SIMMONS, from page 5 alleged involvement during his visit to the university, “We haven’t been given any reason to be alarmed about anything in terms of him moving forward, in terms of his eligibility status because of an official visit that he may have taken to another school,” Jones told the CourierJournal. “I’ve addressed with (the team) about making sure that they support him and make sure that they rally around him and this, too, shall pass, and it will move on.

But it’s in the moment now, and it’s something that he’ll grow from.”

Jones also told the CourierJournal he didn’t ask Blakeney about specifics of reported incident but doesn’t have knowledge of all the details surrounding the guard’s discussion with the NCAA.

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LSU professor of horticulture David Himelrick talks about and displays some of his comedic and psychic skills in his office Oct.5 in Julian C. Miller Hall.

HARVESTING HUMOR Horticulture professor practices comedic mind reading

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orticulture professor David Himelrick can tell if a person is lying just by looking at them.

To prevent himself from being tricked by fake psychics, the educator picked up the skills to perform comedic mind reading.

Himelrick said he credits his fascination with strange occurrences like bigfoot, UFO sightings, witchcraft and demonic possessions for this passion. To prepare himself for any run-ins with fake psychics, Himelrick decided to read about psychics and the tactics they use to trick people, he said.

“If you do not know every trick in the book, a fake psychic will take you every time,” Himelrick said. “After I started to learn about these tools, I started to practice the thematic and performance elements.”

The act spans demonstrations from guessing what an audience member drew on a piece of paper with his back turned to figuring out which cards are missing from a deck.

He achieves these feats through memory tools and observance using his five senses.

There is one fact Himelrick always makes

sure to include in his act — he is not psychic.

He said he makes sure to mention he does not use paranormal methods to read minds to keep as many people attentive as possible. Instead, he tells the audience about the methods he uses to figure out what audience members are thinking to help them believe anything happening on stage can be done using only the mind.

“I tell people the disclaimer because I want them to set their minds at ease and be able to leave saying it was the best hour they have spent in a long time,” Himelrick said.

In his experience, Himelrick said claiming psychic abilities can sometimes polarize the audience from the start. He describes himself as a mentalist rather than a magician or a psychic. He also refrains from using the term “tricks” to describe his performance.

Himelrick said comedy mind reading works because people largely believe extrasensory perception, or ESP, is real. Given of this widespread belief, the audience is more willing to work with him on stage.

“It is important for an audience to suspend their disbelief for an hour rather than

have most percent of the audience come into the act skeptical,” Himelrick said.

To keep the audience on his side, a large portion of Himelrick’s act involves comedic quips and witty jokes. This way, even if one of his mind readings does not work, the audience does not lose interest or turn against him.

Himelrick’s comfort while performing and quick thinking come from decades of practice and performance, he said. He’s performed the act for years, and the familiarity allows him to improvise when the audience reactions call for his own responses.

“When I am on stage, I can ask a person to do the same thing a thousand nights in a row,” Himelrick said. “How they respond can be different every single time, which still entertains me after performing the same act for this long.”

One of Himelrick’s most memorable audience responses came from one demonstration where he uses telekinesis to help the audience members knock a wooden block off another wooden block using only their minds.

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Singing along to song lyrics isn’t the only sound bands can offer listeners.

New York band TAUK has a way of grasping the audience with its instrumental talents without lyrics.

TAUK will perform Sunday at the Varsity Theatre. The band described its sound as a mixture of Pink Floyd and root music and combines rap and jazz with classic rock.

After releasing its first album in 2011, TAUK was hesitant to continue without a singer, TAUK guitarist Matt Jalbert said. When the band started, it originally searched for someone on vocals, but when the music writing process began, the melodies began to take shape.

Jalbert said it was challenging to figure out how playing to an audience was going to be without songs that people could sing along with, but they continued on with their original intentions.

“We realized there was a lot to do with the instrumental thing that we haven’t thought about,” Jalbert said. “It just opened up a whole lot of new possibilities.”

The band began in middle school when three of the four members were friends. They continued making music through high school and college. About four years ago, the band added their fourth member and drummer, Isaac Teel.

The name TAUK came from Montauk, New York, where some of the band members would often

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BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

North Gate Fest brings music, fun to West Chimes Street STAFF REPORTS @TDR_Entertain North Gate Music and Arts Festival will ring in its 10th annual celebration this Friday.

From 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. restaurants, businesses and artists will take over West Chimes Street with their booths as a way to give back to the community. Live bands and over 20 artists will show off their work while patrons wander. Artists and businesses will set up booths along the sidewalks and road.

“It’s really about the neighborhood … about the North Gates and keeping the North Gates relevant

as entertainment area for LSU staff, students and faculty,” event coordinator Beth Zagurski said.

Artists and bands are carefully selected based on originality and relevance in Baton Rouge, Zagurski said. It is not a task she and co-workers take lightly. Zagurski said she thinks about the North Gate Fest year round, but intensive planning starts around July.

“On the music side, we’re not about inviting a band that is doing all cover songs,” Zagurski said.

“It’s about original music, and the same thing on art.”

Bands on this year’s lineup include: TOAST, Anna&Haley, Ship of Fools, The Easy and

Captain Green.

“We are super excited,” Ship of Fools’ Raudol Palacios said. “It’s one of the biggest shows that we will play.”

As all four band members are students of LSU, they spend a fair amount of time at the LSU School of Music. They also play at different venues around Baton Rouge such as Chelsea’s Cafe and The Spanish Moon, he said.

“It’s like playing at home for us,” Palacios said.

Captain Green is also looking forward to share its music with the community, Captain Green lead

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STUDIO SPOTLIGHT

RANKS CRIMSON PEAK Legendary Pictures Guillermo del Toro’s “Crimson Peak” scared all with low box office numbers rather than full-fledged terror.

From the trailers, viewers would expect to grip the armrests in fear. The previews sold the movie as a horror film, but it can be more accurately described as a twisted romance thriller.

— KIMBERLY GAGNET

CONFIDENT Demi Lovato Wait five minutes and a new version of Demi Lovato will appear. For her new album “Confident,” she became just that. The album starts off with banger after banger. Opening with title track “Confident,” a warrior princess anthem with battle drums, the singer asks, “What’s wrong with being confident?”

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‘Hotline Bling’ brings trendiness

BY SARAH LEBOEUF @sleboeuf23 Aubrey “Drake” Graham released the highly anticipated music video for his most recent hit, “Hotline Bling,” on Monday and, as expected, the Internet broke.

Though the video was subpar, it satiated Drake fans with its trendiness and hype perfectly balanced with ridiculousness, providing the momentum to become the Internet sensation of the moment.

The video opens with several women working at a call center dressed in uniforms comprised of 2015’s hottest trends: high-waisted, light-wash skinny jeans with plain, cropped and fitted T-shirts — a copycat of ’90s ensembles.

Drake pushed the faux-’90s look throughout the video.

He brought back the puffer jacket, similar to the ones worn

by Notorious B.I.G. and Method Man. While this might be considered an old school, hip-hop fashion staple, the bright red one worn by Drake combined with light-wash denim, a white Air Jordan T-shirt and tan Timberland boots was questionable.

Was it good? Was it bad?

It doesn’t matter. Moncler’s daily online jacket sales more than doubled after the video was released, according to Vanity Fair’s website, proving Drake’s trendsetting effect on millennial culture.

— RILEY KATZ

John Newman The Earth may revolve around the sun, but you’ll revolve your music taste around John Newman after his new album. Newman released his new album “Revolve” on Oct. 16 and the amount of work put into this album is shown immediately.

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ignoring the song they’ve heard hundreds of times before the video’s release.

One of the biggest hits on Twitter was the hastag, #DrakeAlwaysOnBeat. Several videos showing Drake dancing awkwardly to songs with various beats filled timelines.

There’s no doubt some partygoer imitating Drake’s moves will be at your next get-together.

Drake knows his effect on millennial culture. After all, he is arguably 2015’s mascot.

Drake took over the Internet yet again proving the excellence of his public relations team and failure of his stylist and choreographer.

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But his most controversial attire included a turtleneck, which spurred several tweets comparing him to ’90s sitcom stars, among other jokes, worn with sweatpants and Timberland boots.

Fans loved it or hated it, but more importantly, they tweeted it.

He self-promoted his OVO clothing line by wearing a black hoodie displaying his owl logo for a few clips, reminding viewers that despite his awful style choices throughout the video, fans were going to buy his clothes and replicate his fashion choices.

To complement his ludacris attire, Drake spent the majority of the video dancing like a fool. Anyone on the Internet the past few days probably saw or shared dozens of GIFs and Vines of Drake’s moves.

He left fans scratching their heads. Why, Drake? Why? Fresh off of his latest beef with Meek Mill, Drake knew what the Internet would make of his get up.

After showcasing memes dissing Meek Mill during his set at OVO Fest, Drake knew his appearance and actions in “Hotline Bling” would force audiences to partake in their own mememaking, Vine-sharing frenzy.

With a simple set and lack of plot for the video, “Hotline Bling” invited fans to joke about and praise Drake, while

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Thursday, October 22, 2015 FEST, from page 9 guitarist Grant Hudson said.

“It’s just great to bring the LSU community out,” Hudson said. “They [kind of] get stuck in their own little [world] like, ‘Oh, I’m in school. I can only go as far as my dorm let’s me walk from.’ So it’s fun to go to them and become a part of their community.”

Captain Green extends its horizons to New Orleans and beyond.

The band’s goal for next year is to get more people engaged with its music and make every show count, Hudson said.

Artists this year include Emily Annabelle Koro, Charles Mouton, Emily Sullivan, Madeline Ellis, Daniel Garber and Dena Landry.

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TAUK, from page 9 hang out.

TAUK released its first live album “Headroom” in September.

Jalbert said this was a different experience because the recorded albums don’t always give the same sound of spontaneity as live performances.

“There are aspects of a live show that are hard to capture,” Jalbert said. “We don’t always know where the songs are going to go from night to night.”

Live performances may have some upsides, but touring can have a way of creating some memorable experiences.

The members agreed one of the weirdest memories from touring was when they were travelling in their plain van, and a trucker pulled alongside them. He looked at the guys and wrote “TAUK?” on a piece of paper and showed them.

“We had no idea how this guy knew who we were — we were about 300 miles from any venue,” Jalbert said. “Still to this day, we

HUMOR, from page 9 “As I told the audience to focus on making the wood block fall, one of the waiters slowly walked forward, arms outstretched, focusing as hard as he could on the block,” Himelrick said. “When he was almost five feet away from the table, the block finally fell, and the waiter threw his hands up in the air, screamed and ran out the room.”

While Himelrick performed at banquets and other corporate events, he’s recently performed for nonprofit organizations and charity events.

Those who have seen his act enjoy watching it as much as Himelrick enjoys performing. Tour director for the Baton Rouge Antique Auto Club Vivian Crawford said Himelrick first performed for the club nearly five years ago.

“The performance was mindboggling,” Crawford said. “We were at an event just last weekend, and people were still talking about him.”

Himelrick said his act has found its way into the classroom as well. He will demonstrate a part of his act to help students learn memory techniques to learn different elements in the course, he said.

He will memorize a deck of

business, Classy Yet Sassy, consists of custom-painted wine glasses that are also dishwasher safe. While she is a third-year artist at the North Gate Fest, she still finds it satisfying.

“I love the atmosphere of North Gate Fest,” Landry said. “It’s fun [and] everyone’s is very laid back.”

There will be food, drinks, art, music and the balloon man who can make almost anything out of balloons.

“I think the most rewarding part is probably the end of the night, when that last band is playing,” Zagurski said. “Everything has gone pretty smoothly. Everybody is having a great time by then. I just get to look around and actually enjoy this culmination of the previous months of work.” have no idea who that guy was, but that was weird.”

The story explains why TAUK call its fans “staukers.” Although its fame continues to grow, the band agreed its experiences performing are much different than when they first began.

In the beginning, TAUK had a hard time getting everything to and sound right. But the more they practice, the better they get, the musicians said.

The members said that for aspiring artists looking to grow, they have to get out there and perform much as much as they can and stick to their own ideas.

As for the future of TAUK, the musicians plan on focusing more on writing after they’re finished with this tour.

“As much as we love touring, it gets hard to write on the road,” Jalbert said. “We’ll be touring again next year and doing some random shows at the end of the year, but we’re excited to make more music.” cards and have the students pull a few. Using these techniques, he can tell which cards are missing from the deck in a matter of seconds.

Another way his abilities translate in teaching by requiring students to tell the truth.

Himelrick said he will ask the front row of his class to stand up, hand them two objects, one for each hand. He will then ask the students to tell him which hand the object is in, and they can lie to him if they choose. Using tells, or subconscious facial quirks that appear when people lie, Himelrick can deduce whether the student is lying.

“If there are 10 students standing, I will get all 10 right every time,” Himelrick said. “I do that mostly as a joke, but it also encourages them to tell the truth about why they occasionally miss class.”

Himelrick’s enthusiasm for comedy mind reading lasted for decades, and he said he does not see an end.

“I have seen people be passionate about something for decades and slowly lose interest,” Himelrick said. “I hope that never happens for me with mind reading. Right now, I still wake up every single day with the same amount of enthusiasm I had when I first started this.”

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‘Plugged-in’ society causes disconnect between people NOT MARIAH CAREY MARIAH MANUEL Columnist Technology revolutionized our world, giving access to more information than ever before. While technology’s advancement certainly benefits society, how far is too far?

Toyota is the latest car manufacturer to introduce driverless cars to the road, promised to be operating by 2020. Toyota is not alone in this innovation; Nissan promised to have an automated car on the market by 2016, with Google and Tesla following close behind, testing their automatic cars on the roads now.

Technology spawned revolutionary developments, like the automobile itself, but all the while destroying our ability to think for ourselves, ruining the notion of childhood adventure, playing outside and our ability of proper social interaction.

Intelligent machines are running rampant in our society, and it may prove more harmful than beneficial. For instance, Japan now has robotic dogs to keep them company.

Pretty soon, we’ll all be living like the Jetsons in a futuristic

society operated primarily by machines, with a robot maid to do all the chores deemed trivial by pushbutton conveniences built into our homes. Who knows, maybe we’ll end up with a one-hour-a-day, two-days-a-week work week like George Jetson.

Americans can’t get enough of the latest gadgets like the Apple Watch and other wearable mobile devices, but such reliance on technology can be detrimental if we forget how to do things for

ourselves. Another downside to computer operated machines is that anything run by a computer can be hacked or crash, not to mention the loss of privacy that comes with being online.

This new technology begs the question of whether technological innovation has gone too far, becoming a breeding ground for laziness and mindlessness. Are humans losing the ability to interact with one another?

Waiting tables, I see dozens

of couples sit down to eat dinner together and neither of them put down their phones for the entire meal. We should be able to share a meal with our friends without twitching for our phones, constantly wondering what we’re missing out on.

Gone are the days of concerts with lighters up. Now it is the generation of cell phones up, taking videos they are probably never going to share instead of enjoying the music in the moment.

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From Nokia phone to iPhones, technology’s presence has drastically increased.

The need to always be “plugged in” causes members of society to drift further away from one another while promoting the idea of connectedness. People are distracted and so concerned with instant gratification they forget to live in the moment.

Don’t get me wrong, I am as guilty of this as the next person, but I fear for future generations as we are the last who will remember dial-up internet or Nokia phones.

We are the last generation who will play outside until the street lights come on, returning home to a family dinner free from the distractions of technology.

Technological innovation gave society a gift- a gift of vast and readily available information, the ability to connect with those across the world, the power to create a vehicle operated by a computer.

Technology is a blessing, but if we are not careful it will increasingly become a curse. So put down your cell phone, close your laptop and go outside – feel the fresh air and stop to smell the roses. I guarantee it is more fulfilling than burying your nose in your iPhone.

Mariah Manuel is a 22-yearold mass communication senior from Lake Charles, Louisiana.

You can reach her on Twitter @mariah_manuel.

Immigrants good for economy despite American xenophobia SIMPLY READ KAIN HINGLE Columnist Americans are naturally nationalistic. A strong sense of patriotism accompanied by beer and barbecue epitomizes our culture. These values are part of what makes America great, but they also emit xenophobia.

We live in a time where immigration holds a negative context.

It’s associated with overpopulation, increased job competition and crime. Immigration not all negative, though.

Immigration resurrected Hazleton, Pennsylvania, a town once opposed to immigration.

Passed in 2006, the Illegal Immigration Relief Act aimed to make the lives of illegal immigrants terrible so they might leave.

However, immigration led to a revived workforce, which helped Hazleton climb out of a recession.

Neal DeAngelo, with the Downtown Hazleton Alliance for Progress said, “The Latino community right now is the driving force behind a lot of the new businesses that are being opened up.”

Immigration leads to economic growth, increased wages for native-born Americans and increase job opportunities. They spend money on American businesses, allowing more room for growth. Immigrants are also statistically more entrepreneurial than most home-grown Americans, leading to more spending and economic development.

Americans face economic problems with the baby boomers beginning to retire. The government is struggling to pay their

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social security. Immigrants offer a solution: The more immigrants pay into social security, the easier it is to pay for baby boomer retirement.

Promises of walls and antiimmigration policies demonstrate American’s xenophobic attitude. Immigration gives life to dying communities.

We should base our international policies on fact — not ramblings of faux politicians. Facts show immigration is a solution to many common problems today, and we should remember this in the upcoming election.

Why would we entrust our vote to someone with a warped idea on how to get our country in a better financial standing? Immigration is the key to economic development, and nobody wants to move to a country with racist policies.

Isolationist ideals held in the

’30s, but hold no weight today.

We are too reliant on the economic incentives of allowing immigrants into our country. The economic and social benefits far outweigh the negative consequences of immigration, which are mostly misconceptions.

Contrary to popular belief, immigrants pay a large amount of taxes. Whenever an immigrant pays rent, buys gas, clothes or electronics, they pay taxes. The U.S. Social Security Administration estimates immigrants and employers paid about $13 billion in payroll taxes for benefits they receive.

The vast majority of immigrants are here legally, not harming anyone.

Studies project Caucasians will be a minority within 30 years. I can’t figure out why this trivial detail is an issue for some people. What does it matter that

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whites aren’t majority? Desiring one’s own ethnicity to remain the majority is a petty, racist idea.

A more lenient immigration policy promotes tolerance and economic development. America is often called “the land of opportunity,” and we should prove it. Opportunity does not discriminate based on race, and neither should our immigration policies.

America is a melting pot. We should keep this ideal in mind when we decide on a solution for illegal immigration. Do we want to spend money making our country more unappealing to other countries, or do we want to broadcast an open door policy of acceptance?

Kain Hingle is a 19-year-old psychology sophomore from Mandeville, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @kain_hingle.

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

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Thursday, October 22, 2015 MILLS, from page 1 linebackers were not immune.

“He’s been a big leader,” said senior linebacker Deion Jones.

“He’s in the game more than us.

He’s always coaching the defensive backs, being in their ear.

He’ll get on us too if we are in the wrong spot during coverage. He’s a motivating guy.”

During his time on the bench, Mills acted as an emissary between the coaches and the Tigers’ secondary, giving the defensive backs a different voice of reason.

“I feel like it was easier if something was to happen for guys to talk to me instead of talking to the coaches,” Mills said. “Coaches get a little bit more emotional.

Maybe a coach could tell me something to tell the guys.”

Despite embracing the Tigers’ “next man up” mentality, junior safety Rickey Jefferson said the Tigers struggled to consistently communicate in pass coverage during Mills’ absence, translating into big plays through the air.

The Tigers allowed 17 receptions of more than 15 yards during LSU’s five games without Mills, surrendering an average of 191.8 yards through the air through the same stretch.

Mills said his understanding of the defense and communication should limit the busts in coverage.

PLATFORMS, from page 1 Robert Lancon, a John Bel Edwards intern, covered topics ranging from TOPS to personal anecdotes of their respective candidates.

Sonnier said Dardenne does more with less and cut his lieutenant governor office’s budget. He said Dardenne’s experience puts him ahead.

Lancon said Edwards is the only candidate who supports equal pay for women and raising the state minimum wage.

“He will bring $16 billion of our tax dollars back to Louisiana in the next 10 years,” Lancon said.

One hour later, students flocked to the Holliday Forum to watch Edwards and Dardenne join Scott Angelle in a final debate before the election.

U.S. Sen. David Vitter, a Republican candidate for governor, was absent.

Each of the three men stood out at different points, Faircloth said.

He appreciated Angelle’s stance against Vitter’s string of absences, which he said was important for students to understand.

Mass communication junior Joan Lyons agreed with Faircloth’s assessment of the candidate pool.

Though as a Colorado native, Lyons does not vote in the state of Louisiana, she said the debate was an enlightening experience for an out-of-state student.

Lyons said she thought the winner of the debate was a toss-up between Edwards and Dardenne.

Angelle brought all of his talking points back to the economy.

Economics and mass communication junior Jacques Petit said he has been closely following the governor’s race, and this debate seemed like “another repeat” of all the previous debates, although there were a few standout

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His first public step for his return was suiting up for the Tigers’ relocated Oct. 10 game against the University of South Carolina.

As Mills took the field for warmups, he hyped up the rest of the secondary, dancing and singing along with music blasting from Tiger Stadium’s sound system.

“I was happy like a kid in a candy store,” Mills said. “I was out there running around. Coach was telling me to calm down, but I was excited.”

Although he was held out as a precaution, Mills said he could have played, and his energy during pre-game warmups filled a role usually reserved for an electric Death Valley crowd.

Mills didn’t record a tackle or a single defense statistic in his limited snaps at nickelback and safety during his return against the Gators, but it didn’t matter — the selfproclaimed “sauce god” was back.

Looking forward to the rest of his senior season, Mills aims to stay within his own abilities and not try to force big plays.

“That’s when the big plays happen that you don’t want to happen,” Mills said. “Just go out there and play my football. Just playing the way I can and playing for my teammates. Not trying to make an extra tackle or extra interception or strip ball, nothing like that.”

need to examine — a lifestyle that Louisiana cannot afford.” past debates and press conferencAngelle was the only candidate es. Vitter missed previous debates to address the prostitution scandal. and garnered criticism for dodgMass communication professor ing media at the most recent de- Martin Johnson said Angelle will bate at Louisiana Tech University gain attention in a debate where on Oct. 15. most of the candidates’ policy Angelle blasted Vitter over points were reiterated. allegations made by a former pros“There are elements of it that titute that Vitter impregnated her are well-worn and there are new eland asked for an abortion. Jason ements — really new, salacious elBerry published ements — that are the allegations on hard to pin down,” American Zombie, ‘We have a stench that is Johnson said. his investigative getting ready to come over He said he journalism blog Louisiana if we elect David would have liked to based out of New see Vitter engage Vitter as governor.’

Orleans. the campus, but his Angelle said absence is nothing SCOTT ANGELLE Vitter, who emphanew.

Public Service Commissioner sizes his anti-aborAn Edwardstion views in pubVitter runoff is lic appearances, needs to address still the most likely scenario, the report and told the audience to Johnson said, but a large number visit the website. of undecided voters might mean “We have a stench that is a different Republican could face getting ready to come over Loui- Edwards following the primary siana if we elect David Vitter as election. governor,” Angelle said.

All three candidates He called the scandal a shadow advocated similar policies on budcast over Vitter and said it will fol- get reform, protection to higher low Louisiana and hurt the state’s education, abortion and the Second ability to create jobs and grow its Amendment, among others. economy.

Edwards said he would re“We can’t have a cavalier turn Louisiana universities to a attitude about this,” he said. “I “50-50” funding ratio — 50 perunderstand the ‘serious sin.’ It is cent from the state, 50 percent now perhaps a lifestyle that we from student tuition and fees.

quotes in the mix.

Petit said Edwards stood out the most to him because of his numbers-based approach in the debate.

Other students could not determine a clear-cut winner.

While the debate offered students a “great view” of each candidate’s platforms, mass communication senior Matthew Bagot said he could not definitively say who won the debate.

“I think that it was a tie among all three candidates,” Bagot said, adding, “It’s a gubernatorial debate, and I think that all four

candidates who are running should be there.”

Bagot was not alone in his disappointment in Vitter’s absence.

Lyons said Vitter’s lack of involvement is “frustrating.” “[Those voters] would like to understand his point of view on other things,” Lyons said.

Petit agreed with Lyons’ remarks and said the tables should turn on the U.S. Senator.

“If David Vitter’s not going to show up for the Louisiana people, why should the Louisiana people show up to the voting booth for David Vitter?” Petit said.

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Now the state pays 24 percent of university costs, while students face 76 percent of the burden, according to a September LSU Board of Supervisors report.

“TOPS is going to be sustainable because as your governor, I’m going to stop the double digit annual tuition increases,” Edwards said.

Angelle and Dardenne also said they would protect TOPS and pointed to sharp tuition cost increases as a sustainability problem.

The Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance reported in August the program faces a nearly $20 million funding shortfall for the upcoming year.

The candidates also agreed on gun control, with each candidate respectively touting an “A” grade from the National Rifle Association.

Angelle said the issue “hits home for me pretty close,” as his 19-year-old daughter was at The Grand 16 movie theater in Lafayette the day a gunman shot and killed two people and injured nine others before committing suicide.

“By the grace of God we did not have that consequence for our family,” Angelle said.

The candidates all pointed to mental health, and not gun access, as the source of gun violence, including mass shootings.

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