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LSU President F. King Alexander released an LSU Budget Hub update Monday afternoon detailing the minimum effects of the $131 million reduction in State General Funds which Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne asked higher education leaders to brace themselves for last week. In a Friday broadcast email, Alexander said a reduction of that magnitude would result in a $65 million cut to the LSU System’s statewide operations, which he clarified in his Monday Budget Hub update would mean a 32 percent decrease in the system’s State General Funds. “We have made sacrifices, such as fewer academic programs, loss of faculty and staff and reductions in support services that would have helped more students be successful — all to address continued budget shortfalls,” Alexander said in Monday’s update. According to a document attached to Alexander’s Monday update detailing the estimated impacts, a $65 million cut to the LSU System would cause a minimum reduction of approximately $19.9 million for the University. The document also details several key, minimum effects of these reductions on the University, including a $690 increase in fees per student, the elimination of 275 courses and a decrease of approximately $9.5 million in external research productivity caused by eliminating faculty positions. Increases in student fees would also be necessary during subsequent years to compensate for reduced student enrollment caused by negative publicity, according to the document. The University would also be forced to enact an enrollment cap and raise entrance requirements to maintain academic quality. “This will limit access to the flagship and reduce the number of graduates in STEM fields, business, education, agriculture,
To mitigate Louisiana’s budget shortfall, Gov. John Bel Edwards has proposed a plan that, if approved, would make the state’s sales tax rate the highest in the country, but potentially reduce cuts to higher education. Louisiana currently has the third-highest sales tax rate in the country, according to The Tax Foundation. Edwards proposed adding one cent to the sales tax starting April 1, increasing the combined local and state sales tax rate from an average of 9.1 percent to 10.1 percent, according to a report by NOLA.com, making it the highest in the nation. If Louisiana was still under former Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration, Public Administration Institute director and professor Jared Llorens said he “would be concerned.” But he said he is confident Edwards will raise revenue rather than rely on budget cuts. However, sales taxes disproportionately affect those on the lower end, like college students, he said. The sales tax proposal also includes raising the state cigarette tax by 22 cents. General business sophomore Samantha Schloegel, a smoker, said the sales tax on cigarettes may help her quit the habit. Schloegel said she knows budget cuts have already reduced classes. She said her roommate recently transferred from LSU to the University of New Orleans because of the lack of language courses. Llorens said the state budget is comparable to a student’s personal budget: every student has a certain level of expenses each year for tuition, housing and food. If a student does not have the money to meet those expenses, the same way the state currently cannot meet its own expenses, he said there are two common tactics. The first is to get a job and
Proposal raises sales tax, reduces cuts
Officials outline cuts’ potential effects
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Student Union Art Gallery holds ceramics exhibit with LSU and University of Arkansas students BY NATHAN VELASQUEZ
A “Lark,” by definition, is something taken up in the spirit of fun, enjoyment and mischief. When looking at the ceramics on display at the LaRK exhibit in the LSU Student Union, it is clear the exhibition title matches the works. The exhibit, which will be open for the next month, displays a collaboration between LSU and University of Arkansas students, Bri Ozanne, a ceramics graduate student, is the organizer of LaRK. She said the exhibit’s venue will not just benefit the students, but the artists as well. “We get to work with people from another school that are doing the exact kind of thing that we are doing over here, and that kind of experience is always beneficial to an artist,” Ozanne said.
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Arkansas third year graduate student Chris Drobnock said he has always been fascinated with the process one goes through when working with ceramics. “At first, I liked ceramics just because of what it was like manipulating the material and the direct response you get when working with it, but that grew over time, and it has brought me here,” he said. While the LaRK exhibit is ceramics-centered, it won’t be the only art on display. The students used a variety of mediums to prepare for this exhibit. “We are encouraged to work in whatever area interests us, so a lot of the work you will see is mixed media,” Drobnock said. “But ceramics is usually the main way that we show our work.” Drobnock will not only be showing small recreations of objects or “salt and pepper shaker” art. He said he prefers to create life size constructions, which will be showcased in the
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LARK, from page 1 exhibit. Grace Tessein, a ceramics graduate student, said she felt ceramics offered her something different ever since first coming into contact with it. “When I was an undergrad, I took a ceramics class and really fell in love with the community aspect of it and also the
EDUCATION, from page 1 make more money, equivalent to the state raising taxes, he said. The second is to reduce monthly expenses. For students, this would mean shopping at WinnDixie instead of Whole Foods, but for the state it would mean spending less money on higher education. Essentially, Llorens said, the state has to figure out a way to increase revenue or cut back on spending. He said there are two major issues right now: the current fiscal year’s short-term budget gap and the larger budget gap for next fiscal year. There is a need for an immediate solution for the current deficit and a long-term strategy for next year’s deficit. The situation is similar to what the state went through last year, but with a “new set of players,” including Edwards, Llorens said. From what he understands, Llorens said Edwards has committed to not cutting higher education. However, higher education is not “protected” in the state budget. Louisiana has state funds that are already “spoken for,” and higher education is not one of them, Llorens said, making it an easy target as opposed to other pools of money. Because former Gov. Jindal was unwilling to raise revenue to direct toward higher education, Llorens said a lot of financial mitigation relied on budget cuts. He said the University can and should be “cautiously
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challenges that I was posed,” Tessein said. “It was very different than any other class that I was taking.” Most importantly, LaRK represents the coming together of two schools to show the community what they are capable of. Ozanne said. “Ceramics is all about making bonds and this exhibit solidifies that,” Tessein said.
optimistic” about its future and Louisiana’s budget deficit. The University has gone from relying on the state for tuition to raising tuition rates as the state takes funds back to compensate for its budget deficit. Communications studies senior and Louisiana resident Mia Williams said her department has already lost a couple of classes. One class went from 30 to 60 people because sections had to be combined. Though she is graduating in May, Williams expressed concerns for graduate school. “No one cares, pretty much, so nothing’s going to get better, she said. “Young people, we – I’m going to say ‘we’ because I don’t really vote or anything, either – we know how things affect us, but we don’t really care about changing it.” International studies sophomore Kyle Quincy said he is “kind of” worried because students are being taken advantage of more than any other demographic. He said students pay for higher education but do not get its full benefits. For example, Quincy said he has friends studying in science departments who lack resources, equipment and labs. “All these resources that should be available to them aren’t,” he said. Quincy said he read an article about the deficit situation, but has not researched it enough to know what the “specific blowback” will be for the University or other institutions. But he said he knows the money will be missed.
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KING, from page 1 law and other critical areas needed to grow and fuel our state’s economic engine, further compounding Louisiana’s existing workforce shortages,” the document states. The University’s State General Funds have been cut down from $254 million to $114 million, a 55 percent reduction, since 2009, according to the document. State General Funds make up just 11 percent of the University’s annual funding, which is one of the lowest state funding contributions for a public flagship university in the country. The University has already cut 180 faculty positions and 170
staff positions from its operating budget, eliminated or consolidated 35 degree programs and improved efficiency by combining University and system administrative positions as a result of repeated state funding reductions during the last six years. Gov. John Bel Edwards will submit a Fiscal Year 2017 budget proposal to the legislature by Feb. 13, and a special legislative session is scheduled to begin Feb. 14 and last through March 4. In his Monday update, Alexander said the special session will address the current fiscal year’s $750 million budget shortfall and the $1.9 billion anticipated shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year.
POTENTIAL LSU BUDGET IMPACTS •Equivalent to an increase in student fees of almost $690 per student in this fiscal year alone. • Equivalent to a 12% reduction in number of undergraduate students. • Equivalent to 135 faculty lines or 10% of the faculty positions in the operating budget at LSU, requiring a total of 275 courses to be eliminated. The potential elimination of faculty positions on the LSU campus would also reduce external research productivity by approximately $9.5 million for the remainder of this fiscal year. • Equivalent to 270 staff lines or approximately 14% of the staff positions in the operating budget at LSU.
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Players not distracted by looming Oklahoma game BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_TDR
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Senior Ella Taylor prepares to return a shot during the Tiger’s opening match against Nicholls State on Jan. 16 at the LSU Tennis Complex. BY MARKUS HÜFNER @Hufner_TDR LSU senior tennis player Ella Taylor isn’t your usual Brit. She doesn’t drink tea, nor does she play the typical British style of tennis. Even her accent changed over the course of her three and a half years in Baton Rouge, and, occasionally, she catches herself singing along to the Star Spangled Banner before matches start. Now, the Hampshire, England native enters her final season as a Tiger more American and more skilled than ever. “There’s no one who has
more of a will to prepare for her matches than Ella,” said LSU coach Julia Sell. “Her progression in the last four years has been so incredible because she is so dedicated to being the best she can be.” After finishing her junior year with the best overall, dual match and Southeastern Conference records of her career, Sell is happy to see another breakout year from the team’s only graduating European. Taylor hopes to “go out with a bang” after spending her summer making technical changes that contributed to her successful preseason and continuously
growing confidence. “I have a tattoo that says “Believe” on my hip,” Taylor said. “My mom always told me the one thing that holds me back is that I’m not confident enough in myself and my game. So, that’s a way to remind myself to always believe in myself in whatever it is. It seems to have helped.” Four matches into the 2016 season, Taylor has yet to lose a dual match and was a crucial factor in helping the Lady Tigers advance to the USTA/ ITA Indoor Championships by defeating Georgia Tech senior Megan Kurey and junior Alexa
Anton-Ohlmeyer, 7-5, in a doubles match with LSU junior Skylar Holloway. Although Sell said none of the doubles lineups are completely set, Taylor and Holloway have seen much success when sharing the court. “She calms me down,” Holloway said. “We know each other so well by know. I can just give her a look and she already knows what I’m thinking. It’s just nice to have somebody out there like her.” Professional aspirations power Taylor’s competitiveness. While she looks
see TAYLOR, page 8
The No. 1 team in the country is coming to the PMAC on Saturday, yet Oklahoma is on the backburner for the LSU men’s basketball team. Players said the Sooners will be a non-thought, and a non-issue, because a talented Georgia team is coming to Baton Rouge at 8 p.m. tonight in the PMAC. “We’ve talked about that game,” said senior guard Keith Hornsby. “But it hasn’t drifted our focus away from the true task at hand, which is Georgia.” Nevertheless, this week is one of the “bigger” of the Tigers’ (12-7, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) season, junior guard Tim Quarterman said. “Yeah, this is a big week for us,” he said. “On a consistency level, we’ve got to put together some of our best games and get the wins.” But the Tiger players don’t think of their matchup against Georgia as a prototypical “trap game.” The Tigers set to face the battle-tested Bulldogs (11-6, 4-3 SEC), who are on a twogame win streak against Missouri and Arkansas, backed
see GEORGIA, page 8 MEN’S TENNIS
Andry quietly learns from veteran Tigers, displays work ethic BY JUSTIN TALBOT @JT15_TDR There’s a quiet presence on the LSU men’s tennis team. In the weight room, on the sideline and in the classroom, freshman Cameron Andry has a reserved but focused outlook on his work. Although timid, his work ethic in everything he does is apparent, whether it’s his engineering classes or afternoon tennis practices. His hard work paid off throughout his tennis career, as he earned a roster spot on the team for the 2016 season. “Since I was seven, I’ve always had a dream of
playing for LSU,” Andry said. “I thought I wouldn’t get the opportunity, but I worked hard and coaches decided to give me a spot [on the team], which was exciting news.” After getting on the roster, Andry focused on improving his game at practice and learning from the older players on the team. “Some stuff I’d like to improve would be my serve and getting into the college [level] of game,” he said. LSU coach Jeff Brown said experience is one of the biggest things Andry had to gain with the team and complimented his intensity at practice.
Andry’s humility and willingness to learn from seasoned members of the team has not gone unnoticed by his older teammates. Senior Boris Arias noticed Andry’s fall tournament play, including improvements in his forehand and serving since the start of the year. Arias said Andry fits in well with the team and is showing improvement. “There was no negative,” Andry said when asked about his relationship with his teammates. “[They] make sure I’m ready [to play].” Out of all the older members of the roster, Andry describes
see ANDRY, page 8
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Freshman Cameron Andry waits for a serve at the LSU Invitational on Nov. 5, 2015 at the LSU Tennis Complex.
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WINTER STYLE GUIDE All you need to know to stay warm and look great during winter story by HAYDEN ROBERT @hashtagbyhayden
COATS If the weather calls for it, a coat can be thrown over a multitude of outfits. Whether it be a pea coat or an over-coat, these warm layers can keep you cozy and looking your best should the unpredictable Louisiana weather call for them. ACCESSORIES Small style elements matter when it’s chilly. The two best accessories to wear during the winter are a beanie and a scarf. The outfit looks better as a whole if the beanie and scarf match one another. It’s important that something matches something else on the outfit. DENIM Another style that can be donned during winter is denim. The all-denim look, referred to as a “Canadian Tuxedo,” has been passed down through the ages. Many denim jackets are lined with Sherpa or another warm material, which allows the wearer to be kept warm while looking his best. The “Canadian Tuxedo” generally looks best with a pair of Dr. Martens boots.
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CARDIGANS Like jackets, cardigans can always keep you looking stylish and warm. When it comes to layering cardigans, the best way is to either wear a Henley shirt, or a long-line shirt. But to dress it up, the cardigan can also be worn with a button down shirt and tie. The cardigan has proven to be a versatile piece of outerwear because of its many different styles and designs. Any pants would generally look good with this outfit. It all depends whether the wearer is dressing it up or down. FLANNEL Any outfit with a flannel automatically has an outdoorsy look and feel to it during these cold winter months. The best thing to layer with flannels are T-shirts, long-line T-shirts or a Henley shirt. Something great to put on over a flannel is a shirt jacket. It keeps the wearer warm, but also doesn’t cover up the patterns that the flannel shirt itself is presenting. A pair of skinny or fitted jeans tucked into a pair of boots is what usually looks best with this outfit.
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HOODIES Streetwear is very much in style right now, thanks to Yeezy. During the winter, this style can be pulled off with a long-line T-shirt layered under a hoodie. Generally, a pair of skinny jeans or joggers are the go-to pants to have in streetwear. If the weather is cold enough, then a bomber jacket layered over the hoodie would make the outfit look even better. Finally a pair of sneakers is needed to complete the outfit. LAYERING For starters, the best thing anyone can do to stay warm and look good is layering. A great start for layering would be a T-shirt under a flannel and then putting on a jacket that complements the whole outfit. The outer layer, a jacket in this case, should be able to bring the whole outfit together. Look for a jacket that matches the rest of the colors or patterns in the look. A safe bet is denim or leather.
Is Frank Ocean alive? Seriously, at this point we might need to send a search party for him. Ever since he announced via Tumblr in April that he would be releasing his sophomore LP in July to follow up his acclaimed Grammy-winning 2012 album “Channel Orange,” Ocean has gone off the grid, never to be heard from, musically at least, again. Ocean announced a new album last year and hasn’t been heard from since. Ocean was the start of an increasingly distressing trend from huge artists. Kanye West, Rihanna and Drake have all been teasing fans with albums that have yet to have even a single be released. While West has finally announced via Twitter his longawaited “Yeezus” follow up, “Swish,” to be released Feb. 11, Rihanna’s album, “Anti,” has yet to be finished, and Drake has been teasing “Views from the 6” for what feels like eons. There are no release dates for “Anti” or “Views,” leaving dedicated fans to come up with their own release dates, only to have them pass and remain albumless. Rihanna has paired with Samsung to tease ”Anti,” but all that has done is make fans wonder if this album even exists. Producer Glass John didn’t help ease fan anxiety after his now infamous Twitter rant claiming
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Local cover band, The Anteeks, to play at The Roux House on Wednesday BY DILLON LOWE @d_lowe96 Attending a concert headlined by The Anteeks lets you hear a little bit of everything. The Anteeks, a Baton Rouge cover band, will be performing their collection of rock, country, blues and pop tunes this Wednesday at The Roux House. Hana Hart and Joey Holaway, the two central members of the group, will be performing an acoustic set on Wednesday. The Anteeks refer to this pair as “Bonnie & Clyde.”
“We do everything from Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks and George Strait — prime country stuff — to Alicia Keys and Adele,” Holaway said. Holaway, originally from Plaquemine, started The Anteeks roughly 11 years ago with his co-workers at a warehouse in Baton Rouge. He’s the only founding member left in the band. Holaway came up with the band’s name while driving in Port Allen when he passed a series of billboards for antique shops.
Hart used to play in the band Same Difference, who The Anteeks used to open for occasionally. Band members came and went for both bands over the years. The current members of the band came together when the remaining members of Same Difference joined forces with the remaining members of The Anteeks. “A lot of the time, we’ll perform songs that the crowd forgot they liked because they never hear bands play them,” Holaway said. “Let’s be honest, Baton Rouge is a cover band
town. We like to stand out from that crowd.” Holaway said that they won’t play “Jessie’s Girl” and they’ve never learned “Brown Eyed Girl.” Recently, The Anteeks have had wedding bookings steadily flowing in even though they consider themselves far from a wedding band. The Anteeks prefer to perform songs that resonate with them over the handful of generic ’80s dance hits that a typical cover band might perform.
see THE ANTEEKS, page 7
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The Anteeks fronted by Hana Hart (left) and Joey Holaway (right) are set to play at The Roux House at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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Voters should be aware of Sanders’ vague foreign policy MACCABEE’S HAMMER
dAVID SCHNEIDER Columnist Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is finally meeting and exceeding Hillary Clinton’s poll numbers in Iowa and New Hampshire. But if he wants to be America’s first democratic socialist president, we need to focus on his foreign policy. Sanders spends the most time talking about the Middle East, specifically Iran and the Islamic State group. He said he wants to “move aggressively” in normalizing relations with Iran. For the Islamic State group, Sanders wants a pan-Muslim military coalition to fight while keeping U.S. boots off the ground — a remedy President Obama prescribed. On Israel and Palestine, Sanders sides with the traditional U.S. stance. He wants a two-state solution to make both the Palestinians and the Israelis happy. But it doesn’t take a genius to conclude that Bernie Sanders and Benjamin Netanyahu will not see eye-to-eye on
many issues, especially Iran and ways to ensure Israel’s security. Netanyahu supports military expansion, while Sanders supports diplomacy and economic sanctions. Over the past few months, I have supported Sanders with the usual primary-electioninduced fervor of finding your favorite flavor of candidate and wearing their name on fashionable accessories. I love Sanders’ willingness to radically rethink domestic policy while challenging the establishment in order to bring about better living conditions and reduce income inequality. However, Sanders’ foreign policy lacks that spark of vitality his domestic policy holds. Sanders hasn’t told us how he expects us to aggressively normalize relations with Iran, yet that is his strongest foreign policy stance. Furthermore, 10 security experts expressed their concerns regarding this course of action in a letter released by the Clinton campaign in January. The balance of power in the Middle East, from the tribal to the international level, is very
fragile, and any sweeping moves could set us on the path to further conflict. If we have learned anything from the Arab Spring and the Iran nuclear deal, it is that the status quo prevents large-scale catastrophe in the Middle East, even if that status quo is undesirable. After that, the house of cards comes down. Sanders’ dream of a pan-Muslim coalition fighting ISIS is a fantasy after you spend two seconds thinking about it. Saudi Arabia and Iran working together to stop a Sunni extremist group in Syria? Maybe they’ll find a unicorn in the Middle East, too. A two-state solution for Israel and Palestine? Israel is currently dealing with a spate of Palestinian terrorism, and relations between Israel and Palestine are at an all time low. Where is that firebrand leader we see when Sanders discusses domestic policy? On his website, he calls the conflict “depressing and difficult,” and the small space allotted to it leaves me feeling unimpressed. This election cycle is one of the most important in recent U.S. history.
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Democratic presidential candidate, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, shakes hands with students at a campaign event at Iowa State University, yesterday, Jan. 25. Whatever the American people elect to do will set the course for the rest of the 21st century. Sanders is riding a wave of populism, claiming he is fighting to bring down the political establishment. But his foreign policy is anything but radical, and when it is, it comes off as potentially dangerous to the broader U.S. strategy. What exactly is Sanders’ foreign policy strategy — his overall goal as commander in chief?
He’s said nothing concrete. If Sanders wants to be president, he needs to address these issues immediately. Not tomorrow. Not during the general election. Now. Hopefully he doesn’t disappoint. David Schneider is a 20-yearold religious studies sophomore from New Orleans, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @NolaDavidS.
Transportation changes heavily impact African-American neighborhoods BEYER’S REMORSE mICHAEL BEYER Columnist African-American neighborhoods are as disposable today as they were in the ’50s to Louisiana transportation officials. In an effort to connect I-20 to I-49 in Shreveport, transportation officials and community members are considering an interstate slicing through Allendale, a historically black neighborhood in Shreveport. Local businesses and transportation officials are touting the project as a job magnet, but one only has to look to New Orleans to see the lie in this claim. The Allendale interstate project echoes the I-10 Claiborne Expressway in New Orleans, which promised to be
a boon to business. However, residents and businesses left the neighborhood. According to the “Restoring Claiborne Avenue” study prepared by Smart Mobility Inc. and Waggoner & Ball Architects, Claiborne Avenue had a registered 132 businesses in 1960. Now, long after the Claiborne Avenue Expressway was built, the area counted only 35 businesses in 2000. Slicing historic AfricanAmerican neighborhoods in the inner city for high-speed motorists is nothing new. According to The Shreveport Times, urban and city planners said “across the country, the construction of interstates destroyed the neighborhoods they sliced.” These interstates instead brought cars, air pollution, noise and congestion to the neighborhoods. Elevated expressways incentivize residents to move to the suburbs, shifting money from inner city residents
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that could be used for public transit. It’s a no-brainer why people left. According to NOLA.com | The Times Picayune, the 2010 “Restoring Claiborne Avenue” report called for the removal of the Claiborne Expressway, which, instead, would turn a “2.2-mile stretch of expressway between Elysian Fields Avenue and the Pontchartrain Expressway near the Superdome into a surface-level boulevard tied into the city’s regular street grid.” This report also showed the numerous benefits to removing the expressway, including the of an eyesore, reducing noise and air pollution, increasing opportunities for public transit and promoting investment-eliminating blight. Removing the expressway would create economic development for New Orleans’ Tremé and 7th Ward neighborhoods. Rich residents have the ear of transportation officials
while low-income black residents have their communities bulldozed for elevated highways. In New Orleans, Tremé neighborhood residents opposed the construction of the highway, yet it’s still there today, according to the Tulane School of Architecture. On the other hand, French Quarter residents opposed the construction of a six-lane Riverfront Expressway, an elevated expressway slicing the Vieux Carré and along the Mississippi River. Had the highway been built, an overcrowded, noisy highway would block your Jackson Square pictures with the New Orleans Cathedral in the background if you were looking from the Riverwalk. Local preservationists helped defeat the highway by touting the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. However, the defeat of the Riverfront Expressway shows a tale of two cities in New Orleans:
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a city where wealthy white folks have their communities preserved and another city whose community and history aren’t worth fighting for or preserving. Louisiana transportation officials should not build an elevated highway in Allendale. Instead, they should redirect transportation dollars to a roadway with sidewalks, mixed-use buildings and real estate and public transit. Allendale doesn’t need to be a traffic corridor like Claiborne Avenue. History shows us this will harm the AfricanAmerican community living there. Many neighborhoods were sacrificed on the altar of economic development. Let’s not sacrifice Allendale, too. Michael Beyer is a 22-yearold political science senior from New Orleans, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @michbeyer.
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Help Wanted Behavioral Intervention Group (BIG) is a team of dedicated therapists focused on providing the skills, teaching environments and learning opportunities necessary to improve the quality of life for children with autism and other developmental disorders. BIG provides children with a highly individualized Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program that is continually modified to meet the child’s needs as they progress. As a BIG line therapist, you’ll have an opportunity to gain valuable experience providing ABA services. Our therapists receive intensive training and are taught to be scientists, decision-makers and leaders. This is a full time position starting with an hourly rate of $14.00 hour plus benefits. Although this is an entry level position there is room for advancement at BIG. Must have completed or be presently pursuing a degree in Psychology, Education, Special Education, or a related field (preferred but not required). Previous experience with autism/ABA is helpful but not necessary, No past criminal history,Reliable transportation, Strong interpersonal skills, and a genuine passion for working with children. Please send resume to admin@big-br.com. _______________________________ Red Zeppelin Pizza now hiring pizza makers and waitresses . Apply at RZP. 225-302-7153 _______________________________ Bonefish Grill on Corporate Blvd is now hiring. Please call 225-216-1191. _______________________________
Nursery Workers Needed at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Goodwood Boulevard. Four hours on Sundays with the option to work other events throughout the year. Prior experience working with infants and toddlers preferred. Contact Fr. Watson Lamb at frlamb@stlukesbr.org or call the church office: 225-926-5343. _______________________________ Willies Restaurant on Coursey is now hiring hostesses, waitress, and buss boys for crawfish season. Apply with in at 11260 Coursey Blvd.
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Louie’s Cafe is hiring cooks, servers & dish staff. Apply in person, online or via email. louiescafe.com 3322 Lake St. _______________________________
Java Mama Cafe’ & Indoor Play, a child-friendly coffee shop and indoor play area, is hiring for part-time. Coffee experience is preferred, but not required. Email resume and availability to melissa@javamama.com _______________________________
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church is now hiring compassionate, energetic, and responsible nursery workers to care for our little ones on Sunday mornings. Contact Fr.Watson Lamb, frlamb@stlukesbr.org, or call the church office, 225-926-5343, with interest. _______________________________ Student Worker Needed Position in Downtown BR (close to LSU). Pays $9/hr. MUST BE full-time student, detailed and dependable. Will reconcile payments, answer calls, assist audits, etc. Work up to 20 hrs/week (29 hrs/week during summer, if not in school). Submit resume to Kasey @ UNOMedicaidSupport@LA.gov . Include Student Worker in email€™s subject. _______________________________ LSU Student Media is looking for a student IT MANAGER to join our team. The IT manager will offer support services for desktops and servers, along with other IT-related responsibilities. Pay is $10 an hour for a maximum of 10 hours per week. The IT manager will maintain office hours with some on-call hours. Coding skills are desired but not required. Applicants must be in good academic standing and enrolled full time at LSU. Contact Tad Odell at todell@lsu.edu for more information. _______________________________ John’s Pro Window Cleaning is looking for (20-30 hours per week) 2 part-time window cleaners. No experience necessary. Must have reliable transportation and be prepared to work as early as 6 am. Must be completely honest, in good physical condition and self-motivated (references required). Great working conditions, flexible hours and great pay. Start at 10.00 an hour with significant monthly raises (17.00 an hour within first 7 months). Mileage allowance and 8 paid holidays. Great opportunity for the right college student. To apply call Judy at 225-927-6748 between the hours of 9-5 ONLY.
Office Assistant needed to organize and assist.Basic computer and organization skills needed.$650.00 weekly interested persons should contact:(lorenzmacaroo@hotmail.com) for more info _______________________________
Looking for a part time or full time job while in college? The Best Western PLUS Richmond Inn & Suites on Energy Drive is looking for several Front Desk Agents and Bartenders. Email gary.gillette@smchotels.com for more information and to apply. _______________________________ Fat Cow is now hiring for cooks, cashiers, and dishwashers. Come join the herd and enjoy flexible hours, best wages in the business and a great drug and smoke free work environment. Prior experience preferred but not a must. Apply in person 4350 highland rd ste B1. _______________________________ Temporary ( Until May) and part-time positions available. Very flexible schedule. 15-25 hours per week. $15.00 an hour. Job duties include clerical work, filing, answering phone, scanning previous years of documents into digital storage, excel spreadsheet and report production, data entry, running errands. Proficiency in excel is required. Send resumes to mtucker@sonicbr.com _______________________________
Jason’s Deli is Now Hiring Delivery Drivers & Cashiers in CitiPlace Baton Rouge! Location: Jason’s Deli 2531 Citiplace Ct. Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Why do our employees love their jobs? http://bit.ly/1PScPqK DELIVERY DRIVER REQUIREMENTS: We will run a motor vehicle report on all hired drivers!You must have an active driver’s license.You must use your own vehicle.Valid proof of insurance in your name. Apply online: https:// jasonsdelijobs.clickandhire. net/ and select our Baton Rouge (BTR) location For more information about Jason’s Deli, visit us online at www.jasonsdeli. com EOE _______________________________ Part-time position available for a local company in Baker. Flexible hours. Hourly wage PLUS Bonuses. Task include: Outbound calling, appointment setting, and lead generation.Send Resume to cody@gbpdirect. com _______________________________ MANSURS On The BOULDVARD Restaurant, 5720 Corporate, hiring Hostess & Server Positon (busser). Must have some type of daytime availability. No experience necessary. Call Brandon @ 225 229 4554. _______________________________
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge seeks a graphic design/communications intern. The intern will work 15-20 hours per week, rate $9 hour. QUALIFICATIONS: · Excellent writing skills €“ writing for both print and web. · Proficiency in graphic design programs, including InDesign, Illustrator. · Skilled at digital photography and use of Photoshop to crop and correct pictures. · Candidates should be self-starters and able to work with little direction Send resume to pat@ brclubs.org _______________________________ NOW HIRING! Fitness Attendants (part-time). Must be able to work Mon-Fri evening shift and alternating weekends. Kinesiology background is required. $8-8.50/hr. DOE. Apply in person: Paula G. Manship YMCA, 8100 YMCA Plaza, BR, LA (225) 767-9622 _______________________________
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Student workers wanted! $8.50 per hour. The LSU Rural Life Museum is looking for full time LSU students to work 20 hours a week per semester. Responsibilities include grass cutting, weed eating, and other museum related activities. Contact David Floyd at dfloyd@lsu.edu or call at 225-765-2437 to apply.
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ALBUMS, from page 4 that Rihanna’s new boyfriend Travis Scott is the reason for the album’s delay. John tweeted that “Anti” is done and has been done for a long time, but Scott is convincing her to delay it. Whether any of this is true or not, one thing is for sure — we still don’t have “Anti.” These artists don’t necessarily owe people anything, but to keep fans thirsty for even a shrivel of information about their albums like this is depressing. We haven’t had a new album from Ocean since 2012, West and Drake since 2013. Rihanna gets more of a pass, as she has released an album every year for seven years until now. While the argument that artists need time to create quality music is true, three years is a long time not to be releasing anything, specifically in Ocean’s case. He’s left fans starving for new music and desperate for even a glimpse of him. They’ve turned to deciphering information like he’s part of “The Da Vinci Code” just to learn his whereabouts. It is 2016, and not only has Ocean not released an album, he
THE ANTEEKS, from page 4 “It’s contagious with the crowd,” Hart said. “They see that we’re having a good time playing these songs and that they mean something to us and, in turn, the songs start to mean something to them.” While The Anteeks haven’t released any original projects yet, they are currently working on a full-length debut album. They plan to release that project within a few months under the name “A Wayward Heart.”
also hasn’t performed live. He cancelled a headlining performance at Los Angeles’ FYF Fest in August. In a press release fest organizers claimed Ocean “decided on his own terms to cancel his appearance.” Frank Ocean is a liar and he’s out here playing with people’s feelings. It’s understandable to delay the album, but to announce it and let July come and go without so much as a tweet? That hurts, Frank. Drake has at least gifted fans with two mixtapes, two diss tracks and a hit in “Hotline Bling” in 2015. West also sporadically releases tracks, and Rihanna gifts fans daily with her general flawlessness. Where the quality over quantity argument will lose steam is in the finished products. After such long waits, these albums need to be stellar. Of course, any of these albums could drop today and we’d all rejoice, forgetting the tortuous wait. These aren’t the first albums to be delayed and they certainly won’t be the last, but is it too much to ask for quality and punctuality? Life is hard, and we need new Frank Ocean, Kanye West, Drake and Rihanna music to get through it. Hurry up, y’all. Holaway described their original work as ‘90s country with an old-school twinge. He said the inspiration for their original work came naturally after spending 10 years playing in a different bar every weekend. “It’s almost like our original project is coming out of necessity,” Hart said. “We’ve been playing the cover scene for so long and there’s so much that happens to you when you live that life. It literally came out of necessity to get it all out.”
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page 8 GEORGIA, from page 3 behind their SEC-best defense. Against 15 of its 17 opponents, Georgia’s tenacious defense held their victims under their season-average field goal percentages — keeping opponents to an average of 37 percent from the field on the season. “It could be easy for us to lose focus,” said sophomore forward Craig Victor. “And to think of Oklahoma because they’re the No. 1 team, but we have to be honest with ourselves. That’s going to be an important game tomorrow night. We have to fight, compete and play hard, as if it was our last game.” Quarterman, a Savannah,
ANDRY, from page 3 a particular mentorship from senior Tam Trinh, who helped introduce him to the program. “I took summer classes, me and Tam were here over the summer,” Andry said. “We |hung out a lot and [he] taught me a lot of things. He got me into the motions of being on this team.” While focused on tennis, Andry balances his time spent improving on the court with his classes as an engineering major. “It’s really hard. I don’t have an hour of the day of free time,” Andry said. “I’ve been very disciplined since I was little, and you just have to do it.” As a freshman on a veteran heavy team with three seniors and two juniors in the starting lineup, both Andry and coach
Georgia native, acknowledged the Bulldogs’ ability but isn’t shying away for them. “They’re enemies when we step between those lines,” he said. Georgia is led by a dynamic veteran guard, 5-foot-10 junior J.J. Frazier. Frazier sits atop the SEC in steals at 2.3 per game, No. 2 in 3-point percentage at 50 percent on the season and averages 16.1 points per game. Frazier’s individual toughness is nothing new to Hornsby. That’s who Georgia is, he recalls. “They’re always tough,” Hornsby said. “Frazier’s really been playing great. We just have to contain him. He’s been shooting great, and Brown were unsure how much playing time he would receive this season, “For him, it remains to be seen how many dual matches he’ll be involved in, but everyday is another oppurtunity to get closer to get into that position,” Coach Brown said. “He’ll have to make some jumps in his game, physically ... We hope he can improve into an everyday player in the lineup.” Andry has a cheerful and positive attitude about his playing time though. “[I] look forward to cheering on the team and getting some really good wins,” he said. Despite the limited playing time or jokes from his teammates, Andry puts his head down and continues to quietly work hard, like he has for years.
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scoring in many different ways. He’s going to be a tough assignment. They all are. But, it’ll be a fun one, at that.” The last time a 5-foot-10 starting guard came to Baton Rouge, Ole Miss’ Stefan Moody scored 33 points in a heroic performance for a road conference opponent.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 But, in the Tiger’s most recent wins against the Rebels, Arkansas and last weekend against Alabama, Victor said LSU is headed in the right direction as it has figured out how to finish games. But Georgia’s a different beast, as is all of the SEC at this point in the season.
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Freshman guard Antonio Blakeney (2) takes a jump shot during LSU’s 76-74 win against Arkansas on Jan. 16 at the PMAC.
TAYLOR, from page 3 forward to going back to Europe with no regrets after giving her all for the Lady Tigers, she considering giving crawfish another chance before her bags are packed. Although Taylor has much to look forward to, her focus lies on achieving the team’s goals of this season, which after a No. 21 pre-
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Everyone is vulnerable, he said. “It’s really one game at a time,” Victor said. “It has to be, especially with the nonconference losses. There’s a few we let get away. You look at a team like Georgia, and anybody could be beaten at any time.”
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season ranking, are set higher than ever. “Last year we made the semis of the SEC tournament,” Taylor said. “This year, I believe we can go one step further and make it to finals. I think we’re one of the best teams in the SEC. We’re definitely the fittest, fight the hardest and have all the talent, [No.] 1 through [No.] 7.”