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lashing body parts for beads is a common sight during certain Mardi Gras parades or a walk down Bourbon Street, but it isn’t anything new. Sociology professor Wesley Shrum said flashing for beads is something more than just drunken behavior — it is a method of celebration he calls “ritual disrobement,” or the negotiated exchange of nudity for beads during Mardi Gras celebrations. Shrum says this tradition began in the mid-1970s with nudists in New Orleans who wanted to share their method of celebration with others. The
nudists exposed themselves on balconies during parades to catch and throw beads. It caught on, and by 1980, ritual disrobement developed into the form practiced by men and women today. “This is interestingly not drunken behavior … the ritual is more structured than that,” Shrum said. “There are certain kinds of things that are okay to do, and there are certain kinds of possibilities, and you get to innovate within those possibilities.” While ritual disrobement is still common in New Orleans today, some Cajun Country traditions are practiced.
English professor Carolyn Ware said Mardi Gras runs, or Courir de Mardi Gras, are among the most unique and oldest Mardi Gras traditions. Mardi Gras runs are part of a Cajun tradition that includes a group of “runners,” or masked men and women, who dress in elaborate, brightly colored costumes, topped with a distinctive capuchon, or tall, pointy hat. The runners stop at houses in the community and give a performance, such as a traditional French song, a dance or pranks. They end the performance by asking for something to include in a
community gumbo. Ware said has the practice roots in Europe, when Acadians from France and Canada probably brought it to Louisiana. The Acadians likely used it as a fun way to share food with the community during times of scarcity. The Mardi Gras runs are a rare occurrence these days, but one rooted in hundreds of years of Cajun tradition in southwest Louisiana. “It’s a way of building a sense of community,” Ware said. “I think they do it today because it’s an important part
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he major Mardi Gras celebrations gearing up this weekend are expecting warm weather, an influx of tourists and increased surveillance following recent global terrorist attacks. Mardi Gras goers can expect to be monitored by the police more than ever before. “Assume you are being filmed wherever you are and whatever you are doing,” said New Orleans FBI Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Sallet in a Jan. 19 press conference, according to a report by NOLA.com | The Times Picayune. All New Orleans police officers will be working during Mardi Gras season, and deputies and officers from other departments, such as Tulane University’s, will be joining them. The FBI assigned about 100 agents for Mardi Gras security and plans to monitor social media networks for potential terrorist threats. Officers plan to use “behavioral detection,” which the Huffington Post described as “staring into crowds of people in an attempt to identify suspicious behavior.”
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Students look forward to first Mardi Gras experience BY BETH CARTER @bethie_carter
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ith Carnival season kicking into full gear, younger outof-state and international students are looking forward to their first Mardi Gras in Louisiana. Many Mardi Gras first-timers only know either the X-rated Bourbon St. horror stories or nothing at all. The real history of Mardi Gras remains unknown to some students. Louisiana has been
celebrating Mardi Gras since the 1730s, and the first Mardi Gras krewe, the Mystic Krewe of Comus, was founded in 1856. Since then, Mardi Gras has remained Louisiana’s largest tourist attraction, generating around $20 million in tax revenues for the city of New Orleans alone. Claire Duncan, an architecture and anthropology freshman from Augusta, Georgia, said her first Mardi Gras experience was a carnival ball for the Krewe of Olympia in Covington on Jan. 16. Duncan said she didn’t know how carnival balls oper-
ated, and the ball exceeded her expectations. “I expected it to be just like prom ... but I had no idea there would be a grown-up man dressed up with full makeup and jewels and a crown and everything,” Duncan said. Duncan said she is looking forward to Mardi Gras because she wants to experience Louisiana’s culture in its entirety. She said she’s most looking forward to the parades and her goal is to catch a painted coconut from the Krewe of Zulu, an all-African American parade that runs on
Mardi Gras day and hands out painted coconuts to the crowd. Chemical engineering freshman and Alaska native David Morris didn’t know how large a celebration Mardi Gras actually is in New Orleans and throughout the state. “I thought it was just a parade that people went to one weekend,” Morris said. “I didn’t know it was a recognized holiday that all of Louisiana took part [in].” For international students, Louisiana Mardi Gras culture is even more foreign. Tom Lee, a chemistry junior from
Harpenden,England, said he didn’t know anything about Mardi Gras besides the stereotypical partying. Lee said he’s looking forward to seeing New Orleans in a new light compared to the rest of the year. “I didn’t know much — lots of parties on the street and big floats and lots of beads,” said Lee. “I’m looking forward to experiencing something unique.” Industrial engineering freshman Mariana de Oliveira
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New law center dean selected, will start term in July Tia Banerjee @tiabanerjee_TDR Thomas Galligan Jr., who has served as president of Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire since 2006, was named the next dean of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, according to an email sent out by Senior Vice Provost Jane Cassidy. His appointment will go into effect July 1. Galligan has more than 20 years of experience teaching law, including a stint as a Law Center professor from 19861998, during which he won the “Favorite Professor” award six times. “We are seeing more opportunities for our law students than ever before with collaborations across campus, and we feel Tom is the right leader to
continue to grow and further these opportunities,” LSU President F. King Alexander said in a news release. Galligan has previously served as dean and professor of law at the University of Tennessee College of Law and as the executive director of the Louisiana Judicial College. A committee assembled in August and chaired by Cassidy initiated the search. “I commend LSU, Dr. Cassidy, the provost’s office, on the way they’ve run the search,” interim dean William Corbett said in January. “The kind of quality candidates they have in the pool of candidates, you have to be very organized and very efficient in the way they do it, and they were. I was impressed.” The committee was looking for a strong leader with an
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A little more than halfway through the Southeastern Conference’s regular-season schedule, The Daily Reveille ranked the top seven of 14 SEC teams.
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Texas A&M 18-4, 7-2 SEC
After last night’s 77-60 loss against Vanderbilt, Texas A&M’s record no longer stands alone in the conference of growing heavyweights, but its play on the court does. The now-No. 8 Aggies rattled off nonconference wins against then-No. 10 Gonzaga, Texas and then-No. 16 Baylor. They then strutted to seven-straight SEC wins before dropping their last two conference games. The Aggies are for real. Expect to see them in the NCAA Tournament.
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14-8, 7-2 SEC They surely haven’t tallied seven wins in the SEC with ease, but the Tigers — the SEC’s pageant queen with the talent prettiest on paper — fell twice to Florida and Texas A&M on Jan. 9 and Jan. 19, respectively. Team chemistry and mid-game adjustments continue the ride on the struggle bus for LSU, but its up-tempo style combined with its myriad of talent was good enough to produce seven wins thus far. But Tiger fans want more, especially from freshman prodigy Ben Simmons.
Kentucky 16-6, 6-3 SEC As is normal, No. 20 Kentucky has a young team after last year’s group left for the NBA. The Wildcats are inexperienced, and haven’t figured out how to play together — yet. Sure, the SEC’s goliath didn’t have the league’s hottest start with losses to Auburn, LSU and Tennessee on Tuesday. However, they’re still as intimidating and fierce as they would be if they were undefeated. Don’t count them out.
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19-3, 6-3 SEC Yes, No. 25 South Carolina notched the same amount of wins and losses in the SEC as Kentucky. But honestly, the Gamecocks haven’t been challenged much yet and still have tallied three losses to Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee — three of the SEC’s weaker teams. With Texas A&M, LSU and Kentucky coming up in successive order, the Gamecocks will be pushed to their limit. We’ll see how serious they actually are as a contender late this season.
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BY JAMES BEWERS @JamesBewers_TDR No matter how many games the LSU men’s basketball team plays this season, coach Johnny Jones will still talk about growth. The Tigers (14-8, 7-2 Southeastern Conference) let a golden opportunity against No. 1 Oklahoma escape through their fingertips in the waning seconds of their Jan. 30 game. But, as Jones indicates, a sign of growth is the way his team rebounded against Auburn, securing an 80-68 win on the road Tuesday night. LSU won its last five games following losses, excluding the three-game skid in November. LSU, picked to finish fourth in the SEC, is now tied for first place in the league after No. 8 Texas A&M’s loss to Vanderbilt Thursday. Going into a matchup with Mississippi State at 5 p.m. Saturday in the PMAC, Jones likes how his team is developing heading into the final nine games of the regular season. “We knew how tough of a conference it is,” Jones said. “Any time you can have success on the road, it’s huge for you. We’re sitting here at 7-2 right now. Knowing the caliber of teams we’ve had to play against — the No. 1, No. 2-picked teams in the first two games — and to be sitting in second place and a half-game back right now from the leader at the midway point, I’d say we’ve been playing pretty well.” With Ben Howland taking over the program, this season has been a transitional year for the Bulldogs (9-12, 2-7 SEC), dropping their first five conference games before picking up a win against Ole Miss on Jan. 23. Moreover, Mississippi State has struggled in games away from its home floor,
see BASKETBALL, page 7
15-7, 6-3 SEC The Gators’ record isn’t the best. But, trap game, sneak opponent, underdog, whatever you want to call them, they’re it. With wins against West Virginia, LSU and Oklahoma State, the Gators can play. But they have had lapses late in games, leading them to their three losses against Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Texas A&M.
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12-8, 5-4 SEC The Mark Fox led Bulldogs feature veteran talent with Yante Maten, Kenny Gaines and Charles Mann. Although the Bulldogs haven’t pulled off many meaningful wins, Tuesday’s feat against South Carolina was a powerful start to a team with huge upside behind veteran scorers.
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13-9, 5-4 SEC Despite its upset of No. 8 Texas A&M at home Thursday night, Vanderbilt, a talented and big team, can’t figure it out in SEC road games. The Commodores are 1-4 when traveling against SEC opponents this season and, in contrast, has only one loss at home against LSU. Vanderbilt’s size and fundamentally-patient offense was good enough for five SEC wins, but it may need a few big wins against tough opponents to seal a spot in the NIT Tournament, if it’s lucky.
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LSU junior guard Tim Quarterman (55) dribbles the ball during the Tigers’ 75-77 loss against Oklahoma on Jan. 30 in the PMAC.
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Tigers prepare for second-straight top-10 SFC home meet
BY Markus Hüfner @Hufner_TDR The No. 6 LSU gymnastics team enters its main Southeastern Conference stretch as the Tigers (6-1, 2-0 SEC) face No. 8 Arkansas (3-3, 2-1 SEC) at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the PMAC. The Mardi Gras-themed matchup marks LSU’s second top-10 home meet of the season after defeating then-No. 1 Oklahoma on Jan. 9, but much has changed since then. Despite battling injuries, one or more of the Tigers’ No. 1 freshman class has competed on each event in the past two meets, making major contributions like Lexie Priessman’s
9.925 on bars against then-No. 20 Kentucky on Jan. 22 and Sarah Finnegan’s 9.900 on floor in the Metroplex Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, last week. The team’s underclassmen have lived up to all the expectations of their highlytouted class and mark an exciting time for the program and its future. “We’re getting a lot of scores from young kids and even Myia Hambrick, who is a sophomore, but didn’t have a whole lot to draw from,” said LSU coach D-D Breaux. “She didn’t compete in a lot events last year, so we’re really excited about what we’re getting from everyone.” The Tigers, who are
undefeated at home since March 8, 2013, come off a 196.750-point performance at the Metroplex Challenge. Although Finnegan didn’t stick her triple wolf turn for the first time as a Tiger — nearly breaking her toe — the team’s overall performance fuels momentum into Friday’s meet. “The last meet was a really good springboard heading into this SEC period for the whole team,” said junior all-arounder Ashleigh Gnat. “We’ve learned a lot over the past couple of meets, so I think we’re going to take all of that, grind it out and be extremely successful.” A big contribution to the team’s confidence is Gnat’s
two-game streak of a perfect ten on vault. After finishing last year`s regular season with an average vault score of 9.875 that ranked 48th in the nation, Gnat’s strong start hints to an even more successful season, as her double Yurchenko hasn’t received lower than a 9.900 and averages the highest score in the nation at 9.950. “It gives you an emotional boost of excellence and performance and that momentum is a really dangerous thing,” Breaux said. “When you have it, you can really go with it. It gives you momentum to go into the next event. At the end of the meet it gives you something to
rally around.” For Arkansas, Friday’s matchup marks the final sprint of the heavier part of their schedule. The Razorbacks proved themselves against top ten competition after defeating thenNo. 4 Alabama, and then-No. 9 Auburn in their last two meets. Now they prepare for their fourth straight top ten matchup before heading to Gainesville, Florida to face No. 1 Florida the following week. “Arkansas has a lot of success and momentum coming into this meet,” Gnat said. “I think we’re ready to put a stop to that and to put our foot down and show them what we’ve got.”
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LSU freshmen all-arounders Lexi Priessman (left), Sarah Finnegan (center) and McKenna Kelley (right) compete during LSU’s win against Kentucky on Jan. 22.
Freshmen Stats Metroplex Challenge
Kentucky 9.300 9.900 DNP DNP Sarah Finnegan
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Louisianans should end prejudiced Mardi Gras practices BEYER’S REMORSE MICHAEL BEYER @michbeyer
Cut your bulls---, Mardi Gras racism. As parade season comes into full swing, #MardiGrasRacism is also picking up steam. You can have fun at the parades without using someone else’s culture as a costume, and you can go to a parade without blackface, redface or yellowface. You can have “actual fun” in purple, green and gold without being a racist ass. Costumes aren’t the only racist things I see on social media. Many parades consist of mostly white, wealthy dudes who pass off racism and sexism as comedy. According to NOLA.com | The Times Picayune, the Krewe of Druids had a float last year suggesting the EBT card, used to purchase food stamps, was “the preferred card of all female Mardi Gras krewes.” Druids also featured another float, “Lincoln Beach or Pontchartrain Beach,”
referencing Lincoln Beach, a separate facility for AfricanAmericans through the 1960s on the lakefront, and Pontchartrain Beach, an all-white beach that wasn’t desegregated until 1964. Black people didn’t have a choice between Lincoln or Pontchartrain Beach. Segregation limited them to one beach. Martin Luther King, Jr. had to explain this injustice to his daughter. In King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” he describes his daughter’s tears in her eyes when he had to explain an amusement park, Funtown, didn’t welcome black children. King described his daughter’s reaction to racism. He saw “the ominous clouds of inferiority begin to form in her little mental sky.” Mardi Gras’ racism is nothing new. According to NOLA.com | The Times Picayune, flambeauxs, those carrying torches to light parades at night, were originally slaves or free men of color. Now, the mostly-black flambeaux carriers reach to pick up pennies, which the Uptown parade watchers throw to them as tips. Many Mardi Gras krewes
formed from exclusion. The formation of the all-black Krewe of Zulu formed in the early 1900s out of a social benevolence organization where blacks “had to provide certain basic economic and social services themselves,” according to political science professor Wayne Parent in his book “Inside the Carnival: Unmasking Louisiana Politics.” According to NOLA Defender, the first gay Mardi Gras krewe, Krewe of Yuga or “KY,” formed in 1958 before the Stonewall riots, at a time when police raided gay bars and shut down many gay establishments. In 1991, the New Orleans City Council sought to rectify this history by voting to no longer grant permits to Mardi Gras krewes who discriminated on “race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, physical condition or disability,” according to The New York Times. The history of racism and sexism in New Orleans is ugly, and still manifests itself in these parades. You can punch up, making fun of those who
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Regardless of Mardi Gras’ strong history of exclusion, actual fun can be had without degrading other cultures.
seek to enforce and continue these oppressive systems today. However, I doubt the people who have enough money to ride in these satirical krewes would recognize the harm they are doing. Mardi Gras has a long history of exclusion. Don’t continue this tradition by “dressing up” like a Mardi Gras Indian, a flambeaux or anything that requires you
to easily water-down another person’s culture into a costume. Dance in the street, mind your backpack, get drunk, catch beads, be merry, enjoy the break. Leave your racism somewhere else. Michael Beyer is a 22-year-old political science senior who will be thirsting for your beads in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Taylor Swift to conquer digital realm with courtroom-set video game HARP ON IT JOHN GAVIN HARP @SirJohnGavin This article is purely satire and meant only for the readers’ enjoyment.
International pop-star and trademark hoarder Taylor Swift announced a partnership with Glu Mobile to develop her own mobile video game. “I’m really excited to become even more rich,” Swift declared at the press conference. “I just got tired of achieving things in real life, ya know? I have so many awards, I had to buy a sixth house. I figured, ‘Hey, why not conquer the digital world as well?’” The role-playing game, titled “Ace Attorney: Taylor Swift,” will see players navigating the treacherous waters of New
York City’s legal world as an upand-coming, twenty-something lawyer. Swift said the game is inspired by her experiences dealing with trademark and copyright laws in an effort to maintain her intergalactic empire. Players will be able to follow in Swift’s footsteps by trademarking cliched phrases and suing anyone who thinks them without giving proper credit. The player’s goal is to increase his legal knowledge and reputation in order to become an Ace Attorney. Players may face challenges as they juggle relationships in and out of the courtroom. “You may think a pretrial hearing is going to go well, but then trouble walks in the door. The opposing counsel ends up being the guy you met for drinks two nights ago,” Swift said. “Like, shame on me now,
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am I right?” The game will feature Swift’s likeness in the form of an Ace Attorney specializing in trademark law. Swift’s character will assist players sporadically throughout their journey by sending them kittens or writing a motivational song. Glu Mobile has prior experience with developing celebrity centric games. Their biggest success is 2014’s “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood,” where players tried to become A-list celebrities by going to events or releasing sextapes. If players failed to generate fans, their characters stay on the E-list with Khloe Kardashian. “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood” generated over $74 million during its first year despite Kim Kardashian’s lack of talent or any useful skills aside from having the last name Kardashian. Swift is expect-
ed to surpass Kardashian’s success. Shortly after the announcement, Glu Mobile’s stock rose 29 percent, adding $75 million to the company’s market cap. “We couldn’t be more excited to have Taylor Swift onboard with our latest cash cow,” Glu CEO Niccolo de Masi said at a news conference. “Not only does she bring her unique creativity, she also brings the money of her millions of fans.” This isn’t the first time Glu Mobile partnered with a pop star. Last year, the company released “Katy Perry Pop” in a partnership with Katy Perry. The game, much like Perry, performed well below expectations and was ultimately labeled as a disappointment by Glu Mobile executives. “I’m not surprised,” Swift said on Perry’s failed app. “Band-aids don’t fix bulletholes.” Swift also announced that
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she’s trademarking all app games, and she’ll sue anyone who tries to make another celebrity app game. Players can look for the game later in 2016. John Gavin Harp is a 20-yearold mass communication junior from St. Francisville, Louisiana.
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Friday, February 5, 2016 WOMEN’S TENNIS
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Lady Tigers excited to reach first ITA Indoor Championship BY JUSTIN TALBOT @JT15_TDR
The LSU women’s tennis team will make its program debut in the the ITA Team Indoor Championships against No. 10 Oklahoma State at 9 a.m. today at the University of Wisconsin’s Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison, Wisconson. The Lady Tigers are excited for the opportunity to compete in the tournament this weekend, showing off the continued progress after last year’s crushing defeat in the qualifiers for the tournament. “Its another record that we’ve broken, and it was a goal of ours to make that tournament,” said senior Ella Taylor. “We beat two great teams along the way, and it’s given us a lot of confidence to go and play this weekend and see the top 16 teams in the country.” The team lost in the finals of the ITA Kickoff Weekend tournament to then-No. 3 North Carolina, 4-0, in the ITA Kickoff Weekend Championship round in 2015. “I think it’s really exciting for the girls, especially after last year and even the year before;
BASKETBALL, from page 3 notching a 3-8 record in games outside of Starkville, Mississippi. Although they won two of their last four games, the Bulldogs are coming off a two-point loss to Alabama in overtime on Tuesday night, relinquishing a seven-point lead in the last five minutes. Still, the Bulldogs have the topranked guard from the class of 2015, freshman guard Malik Newman. Newman, who was recruited heavily by LSU, is Mississippi State’s second-leading scorer with 13.2 points per game. The former McDonald’s All-American shoots 41.9 percent from three-point territory, leading a team that averages just a 32.3 percent clip on the season. “He can score the ball pretty much against anybody,” said LSU guard Antonio Blakeney, who played with Newman in Jordan Brand Classic. But Newman knocked down just one basket against the Crimson Tide, as the Bulldogs relied heavily on senior forward Gavin Ware, who was coming off a concussion. The 6-foot-9 team-leading scorer popped off the bench and poured in a game-high 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting. Even with Ware’s ability in the paint, senior guard Keith Hornsby’s experience in last year’s loss to the Bulldogs gives him reason not to take the guard lineup lightly, including recently injured junior point guard I.J. Ready and senior Craig Sword. “That’s a really good backcourt,” Hornsby said. “It’s almost to me a little bit like Georgia, like [J.J] Frazier, [Charles] Mann and [Kenny] Gaines. All three of them, if you don’t really clamp down on them, can really do damage. We really have to do our best of
we came really close,” said LSU coach Julia Sell. “To get there now in the final sixteen, that’s as prestigious as it gets during the season.” The Lady Tigers defeated the then-No. 35 DePaul and No. 24 Georgia Tech in the ITA Kickoff Weekend on Jan. 23 and 24 to qualify for this tournament. Heading into the weekend, the team is undefeated with an 5-0 record, its best start to a season since 2004 when LSU began 6-0. This strong start marks another milestone in the progression of the Lady Tigers during Sell’s tenure, which has been noticed by several players throughout the team. “Since my freshman year, we’ve become high ranked and done better in tournaments, beating better teams,” Taylor said.“I think a lot of the progression we’ve seen is confidence. We’ve all grown as players and we feel more comfortable with our own games.” Oklahoma State (6-0) rolls into the match undefeated, qualifying for the tournament by defeating Notre Dame and Northwestern State in the ITA
LSU junior Joana Vale Costa and senior Ella Taylor hit the ball during the Tigers’ 6-1 victory against Nicholls State University on Jan. 16 at the LSU Tennis Complex.
slowing them down, as well as Gavin Ware down low.” Meanwhile, LSU seems to have found some consistency in conference play, especially on the road. Sandwiched between the two-point defeat to the Sooners, the Tigers have rattled off wins in their last three SEC games, including victories at Alabama and Auburn. In the second half versus Auburn, LSU shot 60.7 percent from the field, holding off Auburn in the final eight minutes after jumping out to a 21-point lead. Even in
the first half, LSU converted 53.1 percent of its shots, led by 8-for-12 clip from freshman forward Ben Simmons. Along with Simmons, junior guard Tim Quarterman provided a balanced showing in the first half, notching seven points, four rebounds and three assists. However, he left the game at the 14:10 mark of the second half after colliding with an Auburn player on a rebound, which caused an injury to his right hip. Quarterman said the hip injury is doing better with treatment,
Kickoff Weekend on Jan. 23 and 24. The Cowgirls finished last season ranked No. 12 after advancing to the Sweet Sixteeen of the NCAA Tournament. The Oklahoma State roster features four players in the ITA singles rankings to challenge the Lady Tigers’ trio of ranked
players: No. 23 junior Joana Vale Costa, No. 53 freshman Jessica Golovin and No. 93 senior Skylar Kuykendall. Winning the double’s point will be crucial for LSU to advance in the tournament. The Lady Tigers have taken the doubles point in their last seven matches, posting a 6-1 record
when they win the point. If the Lady Tigers win Friday against Oklahoma State, they will face the winner of a No. 5 North Carolina against No. 13 Alabama matchup Saturday. The Tigers will play at a time to be announced at Neilsen Tennis Stadium.
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and he expects to play Saturday. But, Jones wasn’t sure if he would be able to participate in an “intense practice” on Thursday after giving the team off on Wednesday. Even with the ailment, Quarterman isn’t looking past a hungry Bulldog team, especially after a
cold shooting day in Starkville last year. “You just can’t look past nobody in the SEC,” Quarterman said. “We’re one of the top teams, so they going to try to come in here and beat us, play their best. So, we just got to be ready for that.”
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[left] Anthropology professor Helen Regis studies alternative Mardi Gras parades. [top right] LSU professor Wesley M. Shrum Jr. sits in his office on in Stubbs Hall. [bottom right] Associate Professor of folklore and English, Carolyn Ware, displays her extensive collection of traditional Mardi Gras masks in Allen Hall.
TRADITION, from page 1 of their identity as a Cajun or Creole.” Though some of the traditions have dwindled over time, some have just taken a different shape. Anthropology professor Helen Regis said she loves Mardi Gras because people revive old traditions to make something new. Baby Doll marching groups represent one of the many old
FIRST, from page 1 said even though Louisiana is far from her native country of Brazil, she feels a connection between Mardi Gras and
SAFETY, from page 1 The New Orleans Police Department is receiving aid from the Massachusetts State Police Department, which faced similar circumstances after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Mass communication sophomore Melanie Smith said she grew up going to New Orleans parades. She said the trepidation was part of the incentive for her and her family to go out of town
Mardi Gras traditions that have been reinvented today. These marching groups are a classic feature in a growing list of alternative New Orleans parades. Baby Dolls are groups of women who mask, or parade in costume, in handmade babydollstyle dresses covered in ruffles and lace. They often hold items like feathered umbrellas or baby bottles to add to the costume.
The Baby Dolls dance and march through New Orleans neighborhoods such as the Tremé alongside other groups. They often cross paths with other alternative parades such as the Mardi Gras Indians and the skeletons. “The Baby Dolls symbolize life,” Regis said. This marching group has had a place in Mardi Gras culture for at least one hundred years. Many
families pass the tradition down through generations, but now a leader of a group can ask you to join. Regis was asked to be a Baby Doll in 2004 and 2005 by a group leader. “Now anyone can go, it doesn’t take a special virtue or you don’t have to know the right people to be a part of it,” she said. While popularity decreased after the 1960s, what Regis calls a “Baby Doll Revival” took place
in the years after Hurricane Katrina. The popularity of the groups grew, and now several Baby Doll groups dance through the streets during Mardi Gras once again. “I love Mardi Gras because I love to see how people take the tradition and then they reinvent it for this time and place,” Regis said. “So it becomes something new while at the same time it’s connected to the past.”
the Brazilian celebration of Carnaval. De Oliveira said the custom of wearing masks and costumes, the parades throughout the city and the overall spirit of
celebration reminds her of home and Carnaval. “I had never heard of Mardi Gras before I came to LSU,” de Oliveira said. “I’m looking forward to having a good time
with my friends and maybe feel closer to Brazilian Carnaval.” With Mardi Gras holiday less than two weeks away, Mardi Gras rookies all agree that the most important aspect of their
carnival experience is getting to be a part of Louisiana culture. “I have no idea what to even expect,” Duncan said, “so I’m just so excited to be able to experience it all.”
this Mardi Gras to ski. According to a Jan. 28 press release from New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, the New Orleans Emergency Medical Services and the American Red Cross will have first aid tents, which were stationed on the parade route this past weekend along St. Charles Ave. and Canal street They will be placed at the same locations this coming weekend. With everything happening globally, Smith said, New
Orleans is a perfect venue for an attack because of the hoards of people and chaos. “I just think it’s a very sketchy place to be this time, right now,” she said. Mass communication freshman Tiffany Landry said she trusts the police, but people need to be aware of their surroundings and report suspicious behavior. She had not initially heard about the increased security, and she said it is concerning and
feels like a violation of privacy. But Landry said Mardi Gras is still tradition, and she still expects to enjoy herself. LSUPD spokesperson Marshall Walters said he imagines the response is federal more than local. The 9/11 attack, he said, changed the way large-scale events are handled. In light of the Boston Marathon bombing, he said, events on as large a scale as Mardi Gras should be
considered potential targets. “It’s not surprising at all,” he said about the police expansion. “The day and the world we live in, you have to be prepared. We prepare for the worst in everything and hope for the best.” Walters said that while LSUPD does not work Mardi Gras, he can understand NOPD’s efforts to police such large crowds having worked gamedays.