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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

PEACEFUL POSES Student combines yoga, pole dancing into healing fitness

BY NATHAN VELASQUEZ • @NathanV_TDR

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The Instagram account @RobotDewd posts daily videos and photos of a mesmerizing mix of elegant yoga poses and extreme pole dancing.

But the man behind the graceful arcs is one of LSU’s own.

This Instagram athlete is actually French senior Joseph Ables. He started posting videos of his yoga in early 2013 after recovering from body image struggles. He’s steadily grown a fan base that finds his videos breathtaking and inspiring.

“I don’t feel like a lot of LSU people follow me but I am flattered that people are starting to recognize me for my yoga,” Ables said.

His account has more followers from all over the world but he only started achieving local fame in the last few months. Ables attributes a lot of his passion to his physically active childhood.

“Growing up in Louisiana in the early ’90s, we didn’t have a lot of technology,” he said. “I would always be outside, playing in the woods. I guess I’ve always been drawn to that.”

A lifetime love of the outdoors isn’t the only reason Ables dedicates himself to his yoga. He said his health plays a large part in his motivation.

“I’m a recovered anorexic,” Ables said. “I’ve suffered from an eating disorder for as long as I can remember, but I didn’t start losing weight

French senior Joseph Ables practices a routine on his pole Monday in his apartment.

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STUDENT LIFE

Students remember Martin Luther King Jr. with candlelight vigil, campus march

BY ALLYSON SANDERS @allysanders97 As the sun set Monday night, nearly 100 LSU students joined together in front of the Memorial Tower to listen to speakers and participate in a candlelight vigil

and march to memorialize Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.

The night began reverently as “Glory” — the iconic song from the movie “Selma” performed

by John Legend and Common — played and participants quietly lined up with unlit candles wait-

ing for Altony Hall, president of the LSU National Pan-Hellenic Council, to welcome the crowd.

Hall spoke about King’s message of unity and peace, explaining that the vigil and march are

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BY BETH CARTER @bethie_carter With the next Louisiana legislative session beginning March 14, LSU students are making sure their voices are heard on issues including budget cuts, public transit, tuition autonomy and sexual assault.

The Student Advocacy Commission is a student-led group that will urge legislators to protect student interests. The group, led by Student Government chief adviser Zack Faircloth and State Capitol advisor Myles Sonnier, aims to work with state legislators to improve students’ lives.

The commission plans to begin a letter writing campaign to reach out to legislators and introduce its objectives.

Faircloth said the commission hopes to maintain an open, longlasting relationship with the legislature.

Louisiana’s higher education narrowly avoided an approximate $600 million cut to its

see COMMISSION, page 11 Students hold candles at a candlelight vigil and celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at the Memorial Tower.

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Students react to Louisiana’s ranking as worst state

BY SARAH GAMARD @SarahGamard

In light of President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union speech, POLITICO Magazine released its own “The States of Our Union,” an annual statisticbased report ranking all fifty states plus the District of Columbia from best to worst. This year, Louisiana beat Mississippi as the absolute worst of all.

According to the magazine, the list is based on 14 existing rankings from sources such as the U.S. Census Bureau, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the FBI. The rankings compiled annual per capita income, homeownership and unemployment rates, percentage of citizens below the poverty line, high school graduation rates, life expectancy at birth and infant deaths. Factors such as high poverty and unemployment rates determine a bad ranking, while high numbers in categories such as income and education determine a good ranking.

Mass communication sophomore and Louisiana native Hope Wilkins said she was shocked to hear the ranking. She argued that, culturally, Louisiana is the best state to live in.

She said while numbers are important, it is unfair to judge the state solely on that because it does not give “the whole story.”

“But if you come down here

VIGIL, from page 1 held to reflect on the past and honor Civil Rights leaders. He highlighted the importance of people working together amid the world’s problems to continue King’s dream.

Hall called on students to remember King’s message by quoting one of his speeches, saying, “Unity is the great need of the hour, and if we are united we can get many of the things that we not only desire but which we justly deserve.”

As Hall concluded his speech, he challenged attendees to reflect on King’s message and share it with others.

Then, Pastor TaMarlon T. Carter took to the stage. Kinesiology junior Courtney Morgan’s said her favorite part of the night was Carter’s speech because it called on students to lead change.

“It spoke to the leaders in the crowd, the people who really want to make a change in community and the school,” Morgan said.

Following the pastor’s remarks, attendees passed a flame from candle to candle as the hymn “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” played in the background.

Kinesiology junior Terry Smith has attended the vigil two years in a row, first as an attendee and now as vice president of the LSU National Pan-Hellenic Council, the organization hosting the event.

Standing on the steps of the Memorial Tower, Smith said “it

and talk to the people that live here and lived here through all the hardships — Katrina, everything — people don’t look at it like that,” Wilkins said. “People don’t live here thinking, ‘Ugh, what an awful place.’”

In 2014, Harvard University and University of British Columbia researchers worked with the Wall Street Journal’s business website, MarketWatch, to list the happiest cities in the country and rated Louisiana differently than POLITICO. The top five happiest cities in the United States were all in Louisiana. They are (in order from first to fifth) Lafayette, Houma, Shreveport, Baton Rouge and Alexandria.

Mass communication freshman Lacy Jones was not surprised by POLITICO’s ranking.

She said Louisiana is “pretty bad” in terms of education and jobs, but she still disagrees with the ranking.

“Because we try,” she said. “I mean, we’re not going to be the best. However, we do try.”

When she heard New Hampshire was ranked No. 1 on the list, Jones expressed a much firmer disagreement with the rankings.

“I know where New Hampshire is, but I don’t really hear anything about New Hampshire ever,” Jones said.

Forbes Magazine placed Louisiana 40th in its 2015 list of best and worst states for business and ranked at the very bottom of the

was a very beautiful sight” to see the light from the candles shining through the dark.

She described the candles as a symbol for “the legacy, the lives that were lost, the battles that were fought, everything, every word spoken that was to further to Civil Rights Movement, anything that was to better the world in general, every legacy that Dr. King left behind.”

After a recording of King’s “We Shall Overcome” speech, attendees marched with their lit candles to the Business Education Complex where a reception awaited them.

Athletic training freshman Sada Jones attended the vigil for the first time this year and said she was impressed by the diverse turnout.

“It was great to see how many different people from different cultures and backgrounds came together all because of one man’s difference years ago,” Jones said. “It’s amazing to see the change in the world today.”

The candlelight vigil was the second event in the university’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration Week, which will continue today with a speech by Black Lives Matter co-creator Alicia Garza.

The week-long celebration will end Thursday with the MLK Performing Arts Night.

During the MLK Day of Service, which preceded the vigil, approximately 200 university volunteers participated in service projects around the Baton Rouge community.

COMPARISON BETWEEN NO. 1 AND NO. 51 Category Overall Rank

Louisiana New Hampshire #51

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$24,775

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6.3

3.2

Percent Below Poverty Level

19.8

9.2

Annual Per Capita Income Percent Unemployed Home Ownership Rate

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70.2

Percent High School Graduates

83.6

92.2

Life Expectancy at Birth

75.7

80.3

Infant Deaths per 1,000 Births

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2012 Camelot Index, which Governing.com called the “grandaddy of all state rankings.”

Louisiana was even recently named the fourth sluttiest state

by Mandatory.com, an online magazine which took statistics from the CDC. Communications disorders freshman Maggie Bergeron,

from Houma, said she was disappointed to hear the most recent ranking. At the same time, she could not think of any state that would rank as the worst.

“I don’t think we’re the worst,” Bergeron said. “I don’t want to say who’s the worst. That’s kind of offensive to anybody.”

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CAMPUS BRIEFS

Simmons named SEC Freshman of the Week for the third time

For the third time this season, LSU freshman forward Ben Simmons has been named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week, the league announced Monday morning.

In home wins against Ole Miss and Arkansas last week, Simmons averaged 15.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and five assists, picking up his 13th double-double of the season against the Razorbacks.

The 6-foot-10 rookie now leads the conference in rebounds per game (12.9) and is third in the league in points per game (20.0). No other freshman in the country has recorded more double-doubles thus far.

Coincidentally, Simmons will likely be matched up against

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the SEC Player of the Week on Tuesday night, Texas A&M senior forward Jalen Jones. Jones averaged 19 points and nine rebounds in two wins last week, helping keep the No. 10 Aggies (15-2, 5-0 SEC) perfect in conference play.

Deadline approaches for Bayou Manchac Cleanup service project

Tomorrow is the deadline to register for Volunteer LSU’s Bayou Manchac Cleanup service project which will take place Saturday, Feb. 13. There is no registration fee, and the project is open to all LSU students.

Volunteer LSU will partner with The Bayou Manchac Group ­— a community

organization dedicated to improving and preserving the bayou — to teach participants about the bayou’s ecosystem and have them clean up the area.

Participants will hike through an area behind Siegen Lane to pick up trash and other debris which has made its way into the bayou.

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Sports

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Tigers’ toughness, energy key on road

Tigers ready to ‘show the world’ their worth against No. 10 Texas A&M

BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_TDR

BY JAMES BEWERS @JamesBewers_TDR

For sophomore forward Craig Victor II, tomorrow night is the Tigers’ chance to prove their worth against the Southeastern Conference’s best, No. 10 Texas A&M. LSU (11-6, 4-1 SEC) travels to face the SEC’s only undefeated in-conference team--the Aggies (15-2, 5-0 SEC) at 8 p.m. on Tuesday in Reed Arena in College Station, Texas.

However, the current is going against the Tigers. LSU is 1-58 all-time when unranked and traveling to a top-10 opponent’s home court.

“I look at it like it is our turn, for everybody tuning in, to show the world that we can compete for first place,” Victor said. “It’s our chance to take first place.”

As they began 1-5 in road matchups this season, the Tigers’ struggles outside of the PMAC seem to be evident.

But, LSU is determined to change that perception against the nation’s 10th-best team.

Most importantly, the Tigers see tonight as an opportunity to prove themselves on the road — for the group is 1-1 when traveling in-conference this season with their only win coming against Vanderbilt on Jan. 2 and a crunch-time 68-62 loss against Florida on Jan. 9.

After struggling against Florida and its raucous crowd, LSU said it understands it will need road wins against conference opponents to remain in tournament

When LSU takes on No. 10 Texas A&M at 8 p.m. Tuesday in College Station, Texas, Keith Hornsby will be reveling in the adversity.

The Tiger senior guard loves the trash talk from an opposing crowd in full throat, sitting right on top of the floor as he catches a pass on the wing. He loves the different venues the Southeastern Conference offers, including the Aggies’ Reed Arena. He loves the pressure that comes with taking big shots and the silence that follows when he nails it.

He embraces road games so much he couldn’t figure out why he played so much better away from the PMAC last season.

“It was night and day,” Hornsby said. “It was weird. It was a tough thing to get over psychologically.”

But it wasn’t just Hornsby who played with a different psyche against ranked opponents in hostile environments. The 2014-15 Tigers won their first true road game of the season at No. 16 West Virginia and — with an NCAA Tournament seeding on the line — won their last true away game at No. 18 Arkansas.

In a season where LSU finished 8-3 in true road games, both of those victories required game-winning baskets, including Hornsby’s corner 3-pointer against the Razorbacks as time expired.

This season, though, the Tigers have just one win away from home in six attempts, including the two losses at a neutral site for the Legends Classic in November.

Hornsby and company will point to the toughnes

see TEXAS A&M, page 4

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LSU sophomore forward Craig Victor II (32) goes up for a layup during LSU’s mens basketball 76-74 win against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday in the PMAC.

see ROAD, page 4 GYMNASTICS

Tigers still battling last season’s inconsistency on uneven bars

BY MARKUS HÜFNER @Hufner_TDR Despite changes in the Tigers’ uneven bars lineup, inconsistency remains an issue.

With the graduation of senior leaders Rheagan Courville and Jessie Jordan,

the No. 7 LSU gymnastics team fills the holes with freshman all-arounder Sarah Finnegan and a matured returning class, but the team’s performance on bars continues to be a step behind at times.

The Tigers’ scores in their season opener against then-No. 1 Oklahoma on vault,

beam and floor ranked among the top three in the nation.

However, the team’s 48.975 bars score ranked 17th. Last season’s scores weren’t much different.

When the team managed to stay on the beam, the lowest team score was found on bars, while vault and floor

performances remained dominant.

While 2015’s home opener against the University of Iowa marked LSU’s best performance on bars of the entire season with a 49.600, the regular season’s final meet score marked the worst being 48.700.

What could’ve been last season’s best event fell to being the Tigers’ second worst after beam.

The first two meets of this season show the roller coaster ride is not over.

“It’s really about hitting

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page 4 TEXAS A&M, from page 3 contention, but it has to go through the “Reed Rowdies” to gain a second road win.

“Those A&M fans,” senior guard Keith Hornsby said.

“They’re brutal, man.”

Last season, Hornsby remembers a group Reed Rowdies behind one goal yelling specifically at former Tigers Jarell Martin and Jordan Mickey.

“I got my fair share of stuff, too,” he said.

Beyond the boisterous Aggie crowd, the Tigers will have to contain the Texas A&M offense, as well, which Hornsby said will be a challenge LSU accepts against the SEC’s elite.

“I’ll definitely say they’re going to be the toughest team we’ve faced yet,” Hornsby said.

Texas A&M, with four senior starters, is one of the most veteran teams in all of

ROAD, from page 3 and togetherness the Tigers displayed in an eightpoint win at Vanderbilt, but their road momentum didn’t carry over into a six-point loss at Florida a week later.

While last year’s team recorded a signature road win against the Mountaineers well before conference play began, the 2015-16 team hasn’t notched a similar achievement, making the contest against Texas A&M that much more important.

“Last year, we were more focused early on on the road,” said sophomore guard Jalyn Patterson. “This year, we played a lot more home games to start the season. We really didn’t have a chance to really prove ourselves on the road.”

Despite inconsistency throughout the season, LSU is playing for sole possession of first place in the SEC. Against an opponent who is 10-0 at home and riding an eight-game winning streak, the task is as great as it has been

collegiate basketball, which LSU coach Johnny Jones said is a rarity.

Jalyn Jones and Danuel House, the Aggies starting 6-foot-7 senior guards, combined for a third of the Texas A&M’s shot attempts this season, shooting 159-for-371.

Although locking down the pair is the Tigers’ No. 1 priority, Jones said the rest of the Aggies’ squad can deliver, too.

“They’re really tough to defend,” Jones said. “They can score from their post guy inside. Jalyn Jones is able to go in there. House is able to stretch you defensive. [Alex] Caruso is a great passer, he can break you down off the bounce.

[Anthony] Collins as well, he’s a really quick, fast point guard who sets the table for those guys.”

The Aggies’ balanced offense comes with the

territory of its fifth-year coach, Billy Kennedy.

Kennedy, the former 1999-2005 head coach at Southeastern Louisiana University, has maintained a disciplined philosophy since his early coaching days: a tough and constantly rotative defensive scheme along with organized offensive attack.

“Texas A&M is playing not only as well as anyone in our conference, but as well as the top teams in the country,” Jones said. “They’re sitting there with an eight-game win streak. They have as balanced of an offensive team and as experienced as anyone.

It’ll be a great challenge for us.”

Texas A&M defeated LSU’s most recent opponent, Arkansas, 92-69 on Jan. 2, and its only two losses came against Syracuse and Arizona State on Nov. 27 and Dec. 5, respectively.

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LSU freshman forward Ben Simons (25) makes his way past the Arkansas defense during LSU’s mens basketball 76-74 win against the Arkansas Razorbacks.

all season.

Frankly, LSU has to learn to win on the road to build on a résumé devoid of many quality wins. Without that, LSU can only hope to be somewhere near .500 in conference play, coach Johnny Jones said.

“You’d go 9-9, at best, in league play,” Jones said. “We’ve done that before [in 2013 and 2014]. You have to display the ability to win on the road, which we’ve done at Vanderbilt — a team that was picked [to finish] second in the league. I thought our guys performed at a great level to do that. But it’s very difficult to get to where you need to be if you can’t win on the road.”

For sophomore forward Craig Victor II, the key against the Aggies and other opponents away from home is something that has to be done from the opening tip.

“On the road, like I said, you have to generate your own energy because no one is really pulling for you,” Victor said. “All our fans are here back in Louisiana. We just have to find a way to create our own fueling station so we can win games on the road.”

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LSU senior guard Keith Horsnby (4) dunks uncontested during the Tigers’ 76-74 win aginst the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday in the PMAC.

BARS, from page 3

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LSU then-sophomore Shae Zamardi flips during a bars routine on Jan. 23, 2015, during the Lady TIger’s 197-192 victory against Missouri in the PMAC.

handstands and making sure your body is tight in a nice line and sticking dismounts,” said sophomore all-arounder Myia Hambrick. “That’s pretty much what we’re focusing on now — fine tuning and make sure that everything we’re doing looks good.”

LSU coach D-D Breaux said although the team’s 49.350 on bars didn’t indicate it, the team did a better job on the event in their last meet against North Carolina State University at the Lady Luck Invitational in Las Vegas than at home against now-No. 2 Oklahoma.

Finnegan led the team on bars with a 9.950, followed by senior all-arounder Randii Wyrick’s 9.900, Hambrick’s 9.875, junior all-arounders Ashley Gnat’s 9.775 and Shae Zamardi’s 9.850.

It was more of a mental issue for senior Jessica Savona’s 9.125 that led to what ended up being the team’s lowest score on the event and therefore not taken into the final score.

“It’s not necessarily about doing many repetitions, but more about training our minds and bodies to eliminate the little mistakes,” Savona said.

Though Breaux said it’s an ongoing training, she is optimistic about future bars performances because she has already seen development throughout the first two meets, and the team shares the optimism.

Hambrick said she doesn’t want to set any expectations based on the first two meets and is confident that the team’s performance on bars will improve throughout the season.

“It’s still kind of early,” Hambrick said. “We’re going to get there. We all have really good difficulty and the potential to make a big impact.”

Entertainment

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CMDA welcomes artist-inresidence

BY JOSEPH DOUCET @JH_Doucet

blown away Drybar opens new location in Baton Rouge

BY DILLON LOWE

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The newly opened Drybar in Baton Rouge specializes in only blowouts. Drybar also has their own line of styling products.

Drybar, a California-based chain of “blow dry bars” where professional stylists blow out your hair using only blow dryers, recently blew the doors open to its first Louisiana location in Perkins Rowe.

Drybar was created around the concept of “No cuts. No color. Just blowouts.” Walking into Drybar, customers sit down at a bar where a bartender will greet them. Before they choose what look they want to go with, customers have their choice of beverages including wine, champagne and mimosas.

Drybar was founded in Brentwood, California in 2008 by Alli Webb, a long-

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time professional stylist. The company expanded, opening over 40 locations since then.

“All of our products focus on putting you in a bar atmosphere,” said Baton Rouge employee Jordan Graye. “Even our shampoos are named after bars, like Sake Bombs and Mudslides.”

Drybar’s menu asks you to “pick your poison” from its list of cocktail-themed styling options. These styles include the Manhattan, a sleek and smooth look, the Mai Tai, a messy, beachy hairstyle, and the Cosmo, a look with lots of curls.

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LSU welcomes intern at io n a l ly- r e nowned tenor and university alumnus Paul Groves to begin his tenure as the School of Music’s GROVES new artist-inresidence this semester.

A former Juilliard School student, as well as a graduate of the Metropolitan Opera House’s prestigious Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, Groves has performed in distinguished opera houses and concert halls around the world. He has performed with operatic legends such as Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, Susan Graham, and Bryn Terfel.

As artist-in-residence, Groves will teach students in the School of Music, as well as give a yearly public master class in voice and an annual public recital. This semester, Groves will be held his master class the week of March 11 and will have his recital tentatively on April 16.

Dean of the College of Music and Dramatic Arts Todd Queen said he is happy to have a former student with such an international reputation come back as the school’s artist-inresidence. Queen is also looking forward to having Groves work

see ARTIST RESIDENT, page 7 BAND SPOTLIGHT

Badfish, A Tribute to Sublime to play at Varsity Theatre

BY HAYDEN ROBERT @hashtagbyhayden For those who think alternative rock band Sublime’s signature sound, is far gone, the cover band known as Badfish is here to bring it back.

Badfish, A Tribute to Sublime will be playing at Varsity Theatre at 9 p.m. on Wednesday.

This tour is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Sublime’s selftitled album, which released in 1996, and features many of the former band’s hit songs such as “Santeria” and “What I Got.” The band got its start in 2001 at Ocean Mist Beach Bar, a small venue located on a Rhode Island beach. At the time, the

band consisted of three Rhode Island college students. Joel Hanks, bass player for Badfish, said he wanted to start a band that played Sublime’s music in 1998 and now finally had the chance.

After its first show, the group knew it had a talent to cover Sublime’s music in a way no one else could with its experience and passion. Badfish began playing at other venues where there was a demand.

“There was an appetite for the music of Sublime that wasn’t being supplied,” vocalist and guitarist Pat Downes said.

The band has even perfromed shows with some of the members of Sublime. The

original drummer of Sublime, Bud Gaugh, performed with the band in June 2015 at a show in Anaheim, California.

“We know how the songs work, we know how the people respond to them, we have a killer track record … we’ve basically put our lives into this,” Downes said.

This is not Badfish’s first performance at Varsity Theatre, Downes said, and they are excited to come back.

“There are always the solid venues you wanna play, and the Varsity is definitely one of them,” Downes said.

Besides the fact that Varsity Theatre is a venue that the

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Badfish, A Tribute to Sublime will be playing at Varsity Theatre at 9 p.m. on Wednesday.

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

STUDIO SPOTLIGHT

‘Purple Reign’ creates true trap music RANDALL RAMBLES KAYLA RANDALL Columnist There are a few things you can count on in life: death, taxes and a new Future mixtape every January. He knows his fans, and they are never without new music from him and praise him for it.

This time, he’s come through with “Purple Reign” to follow September’s “What a Time to Be Alive,” a highly successful joint project with Drake.

What’s evident on “Purple Reign” from the first 808 boom is the production. As usual, DJ Esco and Metro Boomin have created hard-hitting trap beats perfect for Future’s hazy, drug-induced delivery.

The opening track, “All Right,” has what is probably the best production on the mixtape. Despite it’s ridiculously short length, it’s the best “Purple Reign” has to offer, and the most in line with what fans expect from Future. It even features a small Drake cameo.

The tape is full of production-driven highlights, including “Wicked,” a typical Metro Boomin hood masterpiece and “Inside

The Mattress,” Future’s version of a feel-good track.

“All Right” and “Wicked” in particular need to be bumped at maximum capacity in the car, whether you’re on your way to McDonald’s or church.

“Purple Reign” covers Future’s usual subject matter: trapping, promethazine, partying, women and designer products.

There are still those critics who will complain about not being able to understand what Future is saying, but they should pack up and go home at this point.

It’s trap music. You’re not supposed to understand it. You’re supposed to vibe to it, and “Purple Reign” is perfect for that.

If he’s hard for you to understand, just know that Future is practically a poet laureate.

He shows glimpses of retro Future with his flows on the tape, which some newer fans haven’t taken to, much to the chagrin of older fans.

However, fans both new and old united to troll his baby mama Ciara and her boyfriend, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, on Instagram with purple umbrella emojis. “Purple Reign” just so happened to drop on the day that Ciara’s beau and his

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Seahawks faced the Carolina Panthers. The Seahawks lost, by the way.

Still, “Purple Reign” is a showcase of what Future does well despite it not being his best work.

He’s an expert at making atmospheric trap music, and this tape reaffirms that.

While “Purple Reign” certainly doesn’t reach the greatness of “DS2” or “56 Nights,” it shouldn’t be expected to. It’s a true mixtape, not an album masquerading as one.

For turning up though, “Purple Reign,” like much of Future’s catalog, will do just fine.

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Overall, “Pawn Shop” is a relatively solid debut. However, despite the album’s well-appreciated bite, it lacks a lot of real substance.

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The newly opened Drybar in Baton Rouge is a hair salon that only does blowouts.

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In “Ride Along 2,” Kevin Hart is funny as always, but Ken Jeong steals the show with his role as a hip ladies man and brilliant urban hacker. Jeong is a sweet surprise, combating Hart’s harsher jokes with wit and grace as well as maintaining a stand-out personality during the film.

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DRYBAR, from page 5 Blowouts for children under 10 are appropriately called Shirley Temples.

After choosing a style, the client proceeds to the shampoo room where the stylist will apply the appropriate shampoos and conditioners. Next, the customer heads back to the bar and the blow drying begins. Drybar’s stylists are experienced with blowing out all kinds of hair and offer clip-in and sewn-in extensions.

“We’ve had people with all

different types of hair come in and they’ve all left happy,” said employee Maddi Guidry.

A typical blowout lasts around 45 minutes and does not require scheduling an appointment.

Guidry said a customer should be able to come in on her lunch break, get a blowout and get out.

Drybar’s typical clients come in before events such as dates, balls, weddings, bachelorette parties and sorority nights. Drybar also serves men, although Guidry said they come in far less frequently. For a man, the stylists

might especially focus on shampooing and deep conditioning.

Drybar also offers a service called Dry-on-the-Fly in which the stylists bring all of the necessary equipment to do a blowout in the privacy of your own home.

“This is the first Drybar in Louisiana, so it’s kind of a big deal,” Guidry said. “It’s a big city concept that has finally come to Baton Rouge.”

Drybar is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on weeknights and 9 p.m. on weekends.

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016 ARTIST RESIDENT, from page 5 with students.

“It’s one thing to teach students the discipline of opera,” Queen said. “It’s another thing to have somebody come in who has sung all over the world and say, ‘This is how this works and this is how you do this, and this is what you don’t want to do.’ Having that sort of hands-on experience is so invaluable to our students.”

Groves said he is excited to return as a part of the LSU community. To him, the university has provided an invaluable education as well as numerous opportunities that have attributed to his success and artistry. In particular, Groves points to his former mentor and Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick Professor of Voice Robert Grayson as a crucial part of LSU’s music program.

“My basic training and my

experience at LSU really prepared me for my career,” Groves said.

“It wasn’t really necessary that I do anything else afterwards. The mentorship, especially of Robert Grayson, had a large impact on my life.”

Grayson, who is currently in his 31st and final year as the School of Music’s Professor of Voice, said he sees Groves’ appointment as a “handing of the baton.” A former artist-in-residence of the university himself, he is excited to have one of his former students return as a significant member of the LSU community.

“He has an innate sense of musicality that is all the refinements of vocal style and singing,” Grayson said. “This was something that he cultivated much of while he was here. It’s great to think that he’s been out there and he still thinks that the ideas that he learned at LSU are the right ones.”

Groves has been closely involved with the university following his graduation and success. He has continued to hold performances at the university since graduation, and in 2002 the Paul Groves Voice Scholarship of the School of Music was started in honor of his successes.

Grayson said he has high hopes for Groves and what he will bring to LSU’s music program. He said he is very proud of the School of Music, and looks forward to what it will be able to produce in the future with Groves in tow.

“I think the quality of what we do here is really, really high, and that’s very gratifying,” Grayson said. “Within my own area of voice and opera, I think the kind of collegiality that we’ve been able to cultivate is very fine and is not the standard in other schools of music around the country.”

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BADFISH, from page 5 band enjoys playing, it’s also in a great location for the band’s current tour, which loops around the East coast.

Downes said the band will play each song from “Sublime” in the order of the track listing from start to finish. The selftitled album features 17 tracks that total more than 50 minutes.

However, Downes noted that after the album is finished Badfish will play a few hits from other Sublime albums.

There was an appetite for the music of Sublime that wasn’t being supplied.

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Arm Yourself

Schooling you on the Second Amendment

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Samantha Nixon, left, carries a 12-gauge shotgun as she stands with others before a gun rights rally on the steps of the Capitol on Friday in Olympia, Wash.

MADE YOU THINK CHARLIE BONACQUISTI Columnist Arizona plans to soon push for the elimination of gun-free college campuses, according to the Arizona Capitol Times on Jan. 14, and Louisiana should follow suit to keep students safe.

According to many within our government, gun-free schools make campuses safer. Sounds logical, right?

Wrong. Gun-free zones are gift-wrapped invitations to criminals and mentally ill people. If you planned an attack, would you go somewhere guns are prevalent or an area with a weapons ban?

LSU’s gun-free policy tells

potential aggressors that our campus contains defenseless sitting ducks.

Look at the attack in San Bernardino, California. The terrorist didn’t care about the area’s gun-free policy, leaving Americans helpless. The Second Amendment is guaranteed for all Americans, and those people deserved a fighting chance.

Creating laws banning weapons in public only restricts law-abiding citizens.

Last time I checked, criminals are criminals because they don’t follow the law.

Lafayette’s gun-free movie theater didn’t stop the shooter this summer, and LSU’s gun-free zone won’t stop them either.

Now, back to the topic at hand. Should colleges allow students to carry concealed weapons? Before you

brand me as a gun-wielding lunatic, think about the possibility of an attack at LSU. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather be able to protect myself than be left defenseless.

Don’t get me wrong, college campuses shouldn’t transform into an old western where every student strolls around with gun holsters buckled around their waists. However, potential attackers will be less likely to attack a school if they know the campus contains trained and armed community members.

I will go a step further to increase safety. If Louisiana gave colleges and universities the option to allow guns, LSU should implement guidelines. Students should register their weapons with the school. The schools

should also provide a mandatory gun safety course for those intending to carry on campus.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 23 states allow their schools to decide their own weapon policy, and 19 states — including Louisiana — ban concealed weapons on campuses. Giving colleges and universities the ability to choose not only provides freedom to the school, but it also allows the students to choose whether or not they want to attend a gun-free or open carry school.

It breaks my heart when I hear about violent aggressors killing or hurting more innocent people.

I want intended victims to come out victorious, so let’s give people the capability to be heroic.

The Second Amendment stands for all Americans to protect themselves, their friends and their families.

Each person merits the ability to choose to carry or not.

Sen. Marco Rubio, RFla., perfectly summed up this topic in last week’s GOP presidential debate.

“The Second Amendment is not an option. It is not a suggestion. It is a right of every American to protect themselves and their families,” Rubio said.

I don’t want to feel defenseless and vulnerable if something ever happens here.

Charlie Bonacquisti is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from Dallas, Texas. You can find her on Twitter @Charlie_Bonac2.

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BALLIN’ ON A BUDGET If LSU students are good at anything, it’s partying. However, if LSU students are bad at anything, it’s personal finance. We can draw personal finance lessons from everyday life, so here’s how you can party without wasting your entire disbursement check.

1. Being cheap is good.

Frugality and parties go together like peanut butter and jelly. When planning a party, “cheap” is a compliment. Let’s take vodka for example. You can choose between Taaka or Tito’s. One is a highly-rated, smooth drink while the other might keep you from drinking vodka ever again. However, sometimes you have to sacrifice some quality when stretching a dollar. Taaka might not taste good, but it will get you as drunk as Tito’s for half the price. Use this tip for your adult purchases after college too. A cheaper car or house might not make a difference in satisfaction, but your wallet will thank you in the end.

2. Pooling money has powerful effects.

You have four dollars on a Friday night and want to get wasted. What do you do? The smart LSU student finds a few friends to pool money together for some Jack Daniel’s. Which would you prefer: spending four dollars to share a bottle of whiskey or spending fifteen dollars to look at that bottle sit on your fridge for the rest of the semester? This theory is behind many financial products including insurance and mutual funds. If you want to invest in stocks but don’t have enough money, pool money with other investors in a mutual fund. You’ll be able to buy more stocks at lower prices.

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3. Life is full of hidden fees.

A night out should only be as expensive as the drinks, right? I know I’m not the only one who misjudged the cost of a night out. Besides the drinks, you have to account for covers, tipping the bartender and transportation (because I know you aren’t drinking and driving). House parties are no different. Factor in hidden expenses like cleaning supplies, unless you want to clean vomit with paper towels.

Look out for hidden fees whether you’re flying or using credit cards. Vigilance and a knack for predicting unexpected expenses saves money and frustration.

4. Moderation is key.

At some point, we’ve all drunk our weight in jungle juice. Good luck having a productive Sunday with that hangover. If you think a hangover from too much jungle juice is bad, try a hangover from spending too much money. With credit cards, spending money you don’t have is more than easy, especially when you go out — until the bill arrives. Responsibility is the name of the game — both in partying and with your money. Owning only one credit card and budgeting should be your first line of defense against wild spending.

5. Small contributions add up.

Having a stockpile of party supplies is a great idea. Occasionally, I’ll pick up a bottle of liquor, have a few drinks then save the rest for a party. I don’t have to spend a bunch of money on supplies, and I can throw an impromptu party whenever I want. In the same way, I always put some of my paycheck in my savings account.

You might not want to save now, but small contributions over the next couple of decades will translate into a sizable retirement savings. You will also have money to pay for unexpected expenses.

Jay is a 21-year-old finance senior from St. Simons Island, Georgia. You can reach him on Twitter @hjcranford.

Edwards needs strong Democratic coalition to undo Jindal terms BEYER’S REMORSE MICHAEL BEYER Columnist To undo the catastrophe of former Gov. Bobby Jindal’s terms, Gov. John Bel Edwards needs all the Democratic votes he can get to push his agenda forward in a heavily Republican state legislature.

Funding higher education, raising the minimum wage and guaranteeing equal pay for women isn’t going to pass with solely Republican votes.

Higher taxes to fund many of Louisiana’s priorities from transportation to health care will be tough to pass with a red blockade in the Legislature.

This climate makes it even more important for

Democrats to stick together against this Republican firewall. In close votes that can determine the success of Edwards’ agenda, Democrats and moderate Republicans could be the deciding votes.

This makes it even more puzzling why Rep. Neil Abramson, D-New Orleans, abandoned his party by voting for a Republican candidate for House of Representatives’ speaker.

For months, the race for Speaker of the House was framed as a contest between Democratic Rep. Walt Leger of New Orleans — Edwards’ choice — and Republican Rep. Cameron Henry of Metairie.

But on the day of the vote, Abramson inexplicably joined the race.

Democrats needed 53 votes to elect a speaker. With votes

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for Abramson and Leger combined, Democrats still would have fallen two votes short.

However, The Advocate noted in the eyes of party activists and officials Abramson’s run for speaker “supported a Republican narrative that Democrats were fractured and contributed to the unprecedented defeat of the governor’s chosen candidate.”

In the second round of voting, Abramson didn’t bother voting for his Democratic colleague one district over in New Orleans. He voted for Rep. Taylor Barras, R-New Iberia.

For Abramson to stab his colleague in the back in the Speaker of the House race is bad news for Edwards’ agenda.

If Democrats can be peeled off as easily as Abramson, how will the Edwards administration

convince moderate Republicans to support their priorities?

Let us not forget what caused our state to be in disrepair for so long: Jindal and a complacent legislature unwilling to challenge his conservative social engineering. President Barack Obama noted this challenge when he visited Baton Rouge last week: Edwards is coming into office much like he did, having to clean up a mess a Republican predecessor left for him.

The only problem is Edwards won’t have a Democratic supermajority to push his agenda in the Legislature like Obama briefly had in Congress.

Our governor may be a Democrat, but the interests helping to ensure this conservative social engineering on our

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state’s hospital system, education and many other issues are still present in the legislature.

It will take every Democratic vote in that Legislature to undo the damage. The good news for Edwards is much of the supermajority in the Legislature stems from former Democrats who now identify as Republicans.

Maybe Abramson will think twice and not vote against the Edwards’ agenda that will fix our state.

For any Democrat in the legislature, one vote means more when the future of our state is in jeopardy.

Michael Beyer is a 22-yearold political science senior from New Orleans, Louisiana.

You can reach him on Twitter @michbeyer.

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YOGA, from page 1 until 2012 and I have been recovered for a year now.”

With cardio exercise hurting rather than helping his recovery, he needed to search for an alternative.

Ables said he found beauty in the various yoga poses he observed. He started practicing different techniques and built up his skill over time.

He has been practicing “yoga pole” since July, developing it toward perfection.

Ables said he views his yoga as more than just a way to relax and stay healthy. This is something he wants to pursue and teach to others. After graduation,

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funding in 2015. With a new governor and an estimated $1.9 billion shortfall this year, the commission hopes to preserve higher education funding.

“We wanted to have a voice at the Capitol to let [legislators] know we’re here...it’s not just numbers that they’re cutting,” Sonnier said.

During last year’s budget crisis, many LSU students became actively involved in the battle for a budget for higher education.

More than a thousand students participated in marching the Capitol to protest former Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposal to cut funds and increase tuition.

SG president Andrew Mahtook said the idea for the Student Advocacy Commission came about after those protests.

“We saw the student impact at the Capitol, so we’re excited to have an actual commission...to encompass all different parts of campus,” Mahtook said.

The commission includes a number of students from different majors and graduating classes.

his dream is to go to India and complete his RYT 200. This certification requires him to complete 200 hours of training and will allow him to professionally teach yoga.

“They have an amazing facility in India where I would live and eat and do yoga from 9 a.m. til 6 p.m,” Joseph said.

Yoga has changed Ables’ life for the better, and it’s his hope that he will be able to help people undergo the same kind of experience, he said.

Ables’ created a GoFundMe page to help with the travel costs.

LSU alumna Christina Hebert, describes herself as Ables’ “biggest supporter.” The two are roommates, and Ables said he

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Hebert said she doesn’t doubt her roommate will achieve his dreams.

“I think he is going to make

it,” she said. “He is really talented and a lot of people are going to help him accomplish his dream.

He is the type of person that will be able to do whatever he sets his mind to.”

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Mahtook highlighted the diversity in the group, and said it does not focus on political parties, but what is best for the school.

While budget cuts are an obvious threat to LSU, reducing them is not the only goal of the commission.

“Last year, we testified on behalf of some bills in regards to sexual assault, so we’ll be focusing on that,” Sonnier said.

Faircloth and Sonnier said a long-term goal of the commission is to establish lines of communication with state legislators. Overall, the commission hopes to not only stop the cuts to higher education, but to get legislators to actually invest more into Louisiana colleges and universities.

“Our vision is to say ... higher education is a fantastic societal investment, and here’s why,” Faircloth said. “We could be the face of that.”

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Beckwith, White pass on NFL draft to return for senior seasons

BY MORGAN PREWITT @kmprewitt_TDR LSU junior linebacker Kendell Beckwith and junior cornerback Tre’Davious White announced Monday they will forgo the 2016 NFL Draft to return to Baton Rouge for their senior seasons.

“These are special guys,” LSU coach Les Miles said of Beckwith and White in a news release. “They have a real fondness and enjoyment for this football team. They are leaders; Kendell makes all the calls from the Mike linebacker spot and Tre’Davious wears No. 18, which has always been the mark of a leader.”

The duo of defensive playmakers are the latest juniors to rejoin the Tigers’ 2016 senior class along with wide receiver Travin Dural, center Ethan Pocic, defensive end Lewis Neal and defensive tackle Christian LaCouture.

Beckwith finished 2015 as the Tigers’ second-leading tackler with 84 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. The Clinton, Louisiana native was named a semifinalist for the Butkus Award for the nation’s best linebacker in just his first full season as the starting middle linebacker.

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During his three-year LSU career, Beckwith has tallied 172 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks.

“I feel as if I have a lot of unfinished business here at LSU,” Beckwith said in the news release. “I want to give a special thank you to my family and friends who have been extremely supportive in helping me achieve my goals and especially during this decision. They’ll continue to be an important part of my journey, and I’m so grateful for their guidance and love.

“I have made friendships and memories that will last a lifetime here at LSU, and I’m so humbled to even be in the position that I am today.”

In his third-season as a starting cornerback, White earned national accolades as a Thorpe Award semifinalist for the nation’s top defensive back and an

Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference second-team selection. White notched 44 tackles and a team-leading seven pass break ups in 2015.

Along with lining up against top wide receivers, White averaged 11.4 yards per return as the Tigers’ punt returner. The Shreveport, Louisiana native recorded his second career punt return for a touchdown against Syracuse on Sept. 26.

White has tallied 132 tackles, 20 pass break ups and four interceptions in 37 games as a Tiger.

“After careful consideration and gathering as much information as possible about the draft process, I feel that it’s in my best interest to return to LSU for my senior season,” White said in the news release. “I want to thank my family, Coach Miles and the LSU staff for their support during this process. Decisions like this are never easy to make.

“Getting a college degree and becoming the first member of my family to graduate from a school like LSU has always been important to me. Playing in Tiger Stadium in front of our great fans is something that I just wasn’t ready to say good bye to.”

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