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management and shipping industries, Hansen said she found her passion in helping animals. Despite holding undergraduate degrees in music and molecular biology, but it took her a while to marry work and pleasure. “Life throws some curve balls at you and you have to either figure out how to duck or
Baton Rouge traffic, a topic of discussion as common as the weather and Tiger football in the Capital City, may deserve all the blasphemy bestowed upon it by irritated motorists stuck on I-10 during rush hour each day. Congestion in Baton Rouge, according to some national indicators, is among the very worst in the country when comparing similar-sized areas. Baton Rouge ranks 3rd in the country for most congested, “medium” sized city in the country, according to the Texas Transportation Institute’s Mobility Report. INRIX, a company that releases national scorecards on the traffic woes of various cities, also put Baton Rouge at third worst among “medium/average areas” in 2015. The report said congestion costs each commuter in Baton Rouge $1,262 per year, compared to the national average of $870. University civil and environmental engineer Laurence Lambert, who studies traffic, said in an email that a lack of planning 60 years ago in Baton Rouge led to the plight. Downtown and Mid-City, constructed before the interstate,
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A LEG UP Graduate student develops prosthetics for disabled animals BY CAITIE BURKES | @caitie1221 Bob, a hound mix, crosses his paws — one a chocolate brown foot of fur, the other a homemade socket prosthetic made of fiberglass, resin and a dollar store bouncy ball. The makeshift front leg has helped the former shelter dog since 2013, when he wobbled his way into Niki Marie Hansen’s life. After the rescue, one of Hansen’s friends asked for her assistance in
securing an amputation and crafting a fitted socket prosthetic. The friend ran an animal shelter. Hansen, a graduate student, focuses much of her research on implanted prosthetics for horses, but she has also engineered traditional socket prosthetics for dogs, goats and a cow. Though she previously shuffled between jobs in car sales, retail
RESEARCH
Student raises quail, researches their nutrition habits BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano
Ariel Bergeron understands chicks. The poultry science senior has raised approximately 2,700 bobwhite quail over three years of undergraduate research. Existing research on the quail industry is over 40 years old, Bergeron said. Data is no longer viable after five years, and her study is shedding light on quail nutrition, a topic important to the growing quail industry in the United States. Theresia Lavergne, professor and poultry extension
specialist, has mentored Bergeron throughout her college career. The two met at Bergeron’s high school 4-H competitions and Lavergne encouraged Bergeron to pursue poultry science at the University. Bergeron’s research has the quality of graduate level work despite her undergraduate status, Lavergne said. “Her research is unique,” Lavergne said. “There’s very limited nutrition-related research on bobwhite quail throughout the country and the world. Genetics change over time and nutrient requirements can change.”
The quail industry brings in $5 billion to the U.S. economy and the industry is growing in Louisiana as quail become more popular on hunt and release preserves, Bergeron said. When developing the research topic, Bergeron and Lavergne noticed quail are not as prevalent in their natural habitat and the need to raise quail commercially is growing. “If you’re going to have to start raising them in commercial settings they’re going to have to have a specific nutrient requirement,” Bergeron said. Bergeron’s research trials sought to determine proper care procedures and lysine
requirements for quail zero to 28 days old. Lysine is an essential amino acid that helps poultry break down food and develop protein. When lysine levels are deficient quail will not yield as much meat for sale, Bergeron said. She tested the lysine requirements by varying lysine levels in the quail’s corn and soy bean based diet. She then weighed the quail every seven days in small groups to determine if proper weight gain was occurring. At birth, bobwhite quail weigh an average of six grams.
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Poultry science senior Ariel Bergeron raises quail as part of research project.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016
CAMD to house rare chemical imaging instrument BY TIA BANERJEE @tiabanerjee_TDR A one-of-a-kind chemical imaging instrument used for breast cancer research, Alzheimer’s disease research and paint degradation research, will soon find its home at the University. The InfraRed ENvironmental Imaging instrument, or IRENI, was invented at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee by Carol Hirschmugl with National Science Foundation funding. The IRENI will be housed indefinitely at the Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices, where construction will be completed to compensate for the instrument. NSF is funding its installation with a $250,000 grant. “It’s the only infrared 3-D imaging beamline of its kind in the world, so it’s a really special device,” College of Science Associate Dean Richard Kurtz said. The instrument is made up of 24 mirrors and 12 beams, all of which are focused down to a single spot. IRENI’s application can be extended to research in the fields of physics, chemistry, neuroscience and biology, Kurtz said. The instrument’s special resolution is much higher than
that of a commercial instrument, making it invaluable for looking at biological systems, he said. The beamline used for IRENI will take up an eighth of the CAMD facility, where 14 other beamlines are already operating. “For one beamline to get an eighth of it is a large commitment,” Kurtz said. The instrument functions similar to a CT scan, but each pixel gets a full spectrum of light, making a 3-D image, he said. The resource will be available to faculty for research and for collaborations with
other universities, allowing the University to access other campus’ technology and for other universities to use the IRENI. The instrument is awaiting installation at CAMD while the facility is prepared. It will take about a year for the IRENI to be installed, Kurtz said. The research projects previously started with the use of IRENI will continue while the instrument is housed at the University. During the last year of its operation in Wisconsin, 100 users came in, meaning a new project started nearly every three days.
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The CAMD will soon house a unique chemical imaging instrument that University faculty will be able to utilize for research purposes.
“It’s a very busy beamline,” Kurtz said. While the beamline is in high demand, University researchers will have priority since it is housed here, Kurtz said. Hirschmugl, who Kurtz has known for almost 30 years, was looking for a facility to place her instrument after the synchrotron in Wisconsin shut down. Kurtz said Hirschmugl looked all over the world for a facility to house her instrument and chose the University because the instrument fits its synchrotron better than those at other facilities. Other synchrotrons in the nation are typically expensive and in high demand, meaning there is little opportunity for student training, Kurtz said. However, students from the University and across the nation will have access to IRENI and synchrotron training while the instrument is housed at CAMD. “To look at a device like this, and to be able to get your hands on it and align it and change it to do it the way you want to do a new experiment - that’s what’s valuable about LSU and CAMD,” Kurtz said. “We’ve got students out there all the time. That’s a big part of our mission, to educate students.”
CAMPUS LIFE
Custodial demands vary by location, time of year
BY TRENT PARKER @trentparker_TDR With a student body of 31,527 comes a steady accumulation of wear and tear on campus, from spills to litter to graffiti. Building Services’ 245 custodial staffers are responsible for cleaning 6 million square feet of classrooms, offices, and restrooms outside the sports and residential areas. The workload required to maintain clean and safe conditions varies widely throughout the academic year. “Fall is one of the busiest times for us just
because of the amount of students we have on campus and all the activities we have going on,” said Building Services assistant director Stacy Whitfield. Demand for custodial work is highest near final exam week, surpassing even the first days of the semester as classes begin, Whitfield said. Crowds gather far above typical levels in Middleton Library, which offers expanded seating and additional open floors to help meet the requirement for additional study areas during finals week. How often buildings require cleaning varies according to usage and public access hours. Middleton requires the most attention among the academic areas cleaned by Building Services due to constant student
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Custodial staff work diligently year-round to keep the University’s campus clean and rely on cooperation from students in order to work effectively.
presence when open 24 hours a day, and single-use structures like Dodson Auditorium require minimal upkeep, Whitfield said. The pens, pencils and paper scraps left behind constitute much of the trash cleaned from floors in student areas, while paperclips and staples dominate in offices and faculty areas, she said. Despite the workload, the custodial staff stays on top of cleaning campus, said animal science sophomore Haley Rupp. “I’d say for the restrooms and all the classroom buildings [the custodial staff] do very well,” Rupp said. The most costly and challenging damage to repair is graffiti, particularly etchings and other more destructive forms that cannot be scrubbed away and necessitate replacement of the entire surface. “If it’s scratched into stainless steel, there’s no cleaning that,” Whitfield said. “If it’s on a wall… then the whole wall may have to be repainted.” However, Whitfield said most of the graffiti they encounter appears to be from non-LSU student sources, such as the messages cheering on athletic teams of other universities found after football games. “‘Another university was here,’ ‘another organization was here,’ ‘beat LSU’ ... for the most
part, it’s somebody coming onto the campus that wants to express themselves,” Whitfield said. “I really feel like the campus as a whole… everybody’s kind of playing the same role of ‘this is our campus, let’s keep it clean.’” Rupp said as a student she has encountered little graffiti beyond occasional writing on bathroom stalls. In the residential areas of campus, 151 supervisors and custodial staff are responsible for upkeep. Unlike most other facilities on campus, student housing is continuously occupied, said Housing Operations associate director Celena Trahan. Areas such as showers and kitchens require frequent detailed cleaning and disinfection. Skateboards and roller skates are among the most common sources of trouble, causing damage to the floor finish that can’t be buffed away said Trahan. “We often have to strip the finish off of the floor and reapply multiple coats of floor finish to restore the original shine.” Trahan said. Cooperation between students and custodial staff is important in keeping the campus clean, Whitfield said. “If you see something, say something,” he said. “Unless somebody reports that [problem], it may be a while before we know.”
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Tigers survive Georgia, 89-85 BY JAMES BEWERS @JamesBewers_TDR
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LSU all-around sophomore Myia Hambrick (left) and all-around sophomore Erin Macadaeg (above) perform their floor routines Jan. 22 during the Tigers’ 196.575-195.100 victory against Kentucky.
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Tigers find promise in new floor routines BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_TDR Floor was expected to be just another event mixed into four rotations for the Tigers this season after the loss of a historic senior trio that combined for nine AllAmerican nods during the past four years. Instead, floor may remain as one of LSU’s knockout punches. Three meets into the 2016 season, the almost fully reloaded floor lineup is showing potential and promise, and it’s only growing.
“We lost three good floor routines last year,” said junior all-arounder Ashleigh Gnat. “Half of our lineup is now new. Some people are competing this year that didn’t have the opportunity to compete last year. Those people are doing a really good job embracing their role.” In all three meets, LSU has competed at least two gymnasts who were not used on floor during the 2015 season along with the floor-mainstays Gnat, junior all-arounder Sydney Ewing and a
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In a two-hour span, the officials called 55 fouls. One team had three players foul out and called a timeout when it didn’t have one. The other led by 14 points with 2:27 left in the game, but somehow, allowed its lead to shrink to one point roughly two minutes later. But, in the end, the LSU men’s basketball team connected on six three-pointers in the second half and drained enough of its 55 free throw attempts to squeak out an 89-85 win against Georgia on Tuesday night in the PMAC. “We knew coming in it would a hard-fought battle and a exciting game,” said LSU coach Johnny Jones. “Didn’t realize we would make it that exciting toward the end.” In a game where the Tigers (137, 6-2 Southeastern Conference) attempted more free throws than field goals, LSU appeared to be cruising to a comfortable win despite a slow, foul-plagued second half. Leading by double-digits with under a minute to go, the Tigers missed four free throws and got sloppy on the defensive end as Georgia junior guard J.J. Frazier made it a one-point game with 23 seconds left. However, LSU connected on five of its last six free throw attempts, and Georgia freshman forward E’Torrion Wilridge missed a potential game-tying jumper with four seconds left. “It was crazy,” said junior guard Tim Quarterman, who
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Quarterman easily adjusts to various roles in Tiger rotation
BY JAMES BEWERS @JamesBewers_TDR Editor’s Note: The statistics used in this story were accurate before LSU’s game against Georgia. Tim Quarterman hasn’t been a starter lately for the LSU men’s basketball team, but he isn’t exactly a reserve, either. The Tiger junior guard went from being an almost regular starter since Feb. 7, 2015 to reverting back to the bench for the last four Southeastern Conference games this year. Even as a non-starter in recent contests, he’s played as few as 10 minutes
against Arkansas and as many as 32 minutes against Alabama. “At Alabama, he brought a presence to the floor with some leadership,” said LSU coach Johnny Jones. “He played with a sense of urgency and toughness on the defensive end of the floor. He gave our offense a lot of spark as well when he came in making plays. He was able to do more of the same when he started the second half.” It’s unclear why Quarterman went to the bench, but Jones credits fellow point guard and senior Josh Gray’s effort in practice as the reason for the switch. But it would be hard to believe that a possible 2016 first round pick, as some believed
Quarterman was destined for before the season, would be coming off the bench at a critical juncture in the Tigers’ season. Despite erratic minutes, Quarterman is just rolling with the punches and putting his trust in his coach during a 3-1 stretch for the team. Fortunately, for Quarterman it’s not something he’s unfamiliar with, he said. “I was used to coming off the bench last year,” Quarterman said. “Coach just made an adjustment. [With] me maturing and growing up, I didn’t refuse that adjustment. I didn’t go against his word. I just
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LSU junior guard Tim Quarterman (55) prepares himself for a free throw during LSU’s 89-85 win against Georgia on Jan. 26 in the PMAC.
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Pow-wow brings Lady Tigers together BY JOURDAN RILEY @Jourdanr_TDR Some traditions have a definitive beginning, but for others, such as the LSU women’s track team’s pow-wow, the origin is unknown. For at least the last three seasons, the Lady Tigers have gathered before or after practice once a week to share inspirational quotes or scripture with their teammates. The rest of the team discusses the message, and then everyone gives two snaps with their fingers. “Pow-wow isn’t just about saying a quote and snapping,” said junior sprinter Jada Martin. “Sometimes it opens team discussion and it lets people say how they feel and how they feel about the workouts and other people. It’s just something we need to get back to. Definitely.” Throughout early 2016, the Tigers competition schedule hasn’t allowed time for a pow-wow. The Tigers and Lady Tigers competed in Birmingham this past weekend and will be in Arkansas on Friday and Saturday. Not too long after, the team will head to New Mexico. Student-athletes are often seen only as athletes. The pow-wow not only gives the Lady Tigers an outlet to share how they feel about practice, the team and other personal issues, especially after a long day of classes, but also helps the team bond. The leader of each week’s powwow chooses which teammate will open the meeting with a quote for the next meeting, LSU coach Debbie Parris-Thymes said. “Usually they have a quote that
means something to them and they kind of explain to the group what the quote means and how they try to apply it to training,” ParrisThymes said. “It’s not just stuff that deals with training but sometimes it can be a scripture and how it can have meaning to them. There are times when people are truly sharing things that are on their hearts.” At first, it is harder for some athletes to share than others. The pow-wow allows those teammates who would normally not speak to find a voice among their peers. For freshman sprinter Kortnei Johnson, this was a new experience, but it helped her become closer to her teammates. “It was surprising to me because I don’t really like to talk,” Johnson said. “I’m really shy, and I don’t like to say much, but I’ve become more close to them as much as I’ve been in school.” From LSU coach Dennis Shaver’s perspective, the tradition can be a positive influence because of the communication the pow-wow builds by allowing teammates to work through conflicts. “I think it’s good that they share what it is they are thinking with one another because a lot of the times there is conflict that occurs, and I always look at conflict as being a positive thing provided that it’s addressed and dealt with in a very mature manner,” Shaver said. Martin said the pow-wow enhances the team dynamic as it encourages veterans and freshmen alike to open up about more than
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LSU junior Jada Martin participates in the 60 meter dash event during the Tigers’ Track and Field Meet on Jan. 16 in the Bernie Moore Track & Carl Maddox Field House. practice. After a grueling week of practice, the gathering helps the coaches to get everyone on the same page. The Georgia native said it allows the team as a whole to take into account the process leading up to their performances, instead of solely focusing on just the outcome. No matter its origin, the powwow continues to build a strong sense of togetherness. “It is because we all can relate to everyone’s quote in some kind of way,” Martin said. “Whether it be things we already experienced or things that we’re experiencing now. I feel like the whole team can relate to each other so when we talk about quotes and things that we feel that will motivate each other, we all agree.”
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016 QUARTERMAN, from page 3 believed in what he was doing, and I just try to come off the bench and make a big impact for the team when I get in the game.” Even with some unpredictability in playing time, the Savannah, Georgia native’s switch back to the bench has showed his value to the offense in any situation. Actually, the first time Quarterman played a reserve role this year, he delivered a 27-point performance in a loss at Houston, which is his highest scoring total of the season. But, after a woeful outing against Florida on Jan. 9 — where he sat the majority of the first half with two fouls — Quarterman’s 12 second-half points were a big part of a comeback win against Ole Miss. Like Quarterman, freshman guard Antonio Blakeney rose to the occasion after filling an usual role against the Rebels. He came off the bench for the first time in his collegiate career and exploded for 13 points in the second half, including a 2-of-3 clip from threepoint territory. Since that game, the Sarasota, Florida native hasn’t started, but he’s established some consistency, shooting 53.8 percent from the field. Quarterman, however, hasn’t had that consistency in the last three games. He recorded zero points in 10 minutes off the bench against the Razorbacks. He
GEORGIA, from page 3 made his first start since the Florida game on Jan. 9. “I’ve never shot that many free throws in my life in a game.” Much like against Alabama on Saturday, LSU sophomore forward Craig Victor II found himself in second-half foul trouble, picking up his third infraction with 16:49 left in the contest. On Victor’s third foul, Bulldog sophomore forward Yante Maten completed a threepoint play, knotting the score at 39 apiece. But from there, LSU regained control. With Jones going to another four-guard lineup without Victor, Quarterman and Blakeney hit back-to-back treys to break the tie. Blakeney’s dunk at 13:51 mark capped an 8-0 run and gave the Tigers a 47-39 lead. Victor then picked up his fourth foul with 13:16 left, forcing Jones
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LSU freshman forward Ben Simmons (25) goes up for a rebound during the LSU 89-85 win against Georgia on Jan. 26 in the PMAC.
notched 10 points in the first half against Texas A&M but went quiet in the second half of a 14-point defeat. He followed that up by playing the entire second half against the Crimson Tide, scoring nine of his 11 points in the half, including the game-winning putback with 33 seconds left. Needless to say, Quarterman’s recent showings have been all over the place, but senior guard Keith Hornsby said none of that has to do with when he appears in the game. “He’s going to get in fairly quickly anyway,” Hornsby said. “One thing about starting is you may get a little chance to warmup a little bit to get you used to it. [If you] come off the bench, you’re thrown right into action. But, with me, it’s never been an issue. With him, it’s never been an issue. Last year, he came off the bench most of the time. He may have not started, but he was a starter. He’d finish games most of the time. It’s just how it has been these past few games.” Sophomore forward Craig Victor II, believes Quarterman is as important to the team as anyone, forcing him to act as a leader every time he steps on the court. “When he’s up and going, this team is unstoppable,” he said. “[I] just try to tell him that and let him understand that he runs this team just like anybody else, be it [freshman forward] Ben [Simmons], myself or Keith.” to stay with the smaller lineup, but both teams struggled to avoid whistles at their expense. Maten and Georgia freshman forward Mike Edwards had both fouled out by the 9:29 mark of the second half, and the Tigers had taken 34 foul shots by the third media timeout. “It was tough,” said LSU freshman forward Ben Simmons, who led the Tigers with 22 points and 14 rebounds. “It was a long game, and I felt like it went on for a while just because of the stoppage. It’s adversity, and we have to learn how to play through it.” With the foul fest slowing down the game, the Bulldogs found themselves only behind by two points with 8:35 remaining, but that would be as close they got it until late in the game, especially because of the sharpshooting of sophomore guard Jalyn Patterson. After notching just two free throws in the first half, Patterson knocked down three triples within a three-minute span, the last of which pushed LSU’s lead to 11 points. The Tigers extended the lead to 14 points, their largest lead of the game, but the Bulldogs outscored LSU, 19-9, over the final two minutes and 27 seconds to shrink the margin of the Tigers’ victory. “Teams have runs,” Jones said. “We made ours. The team that they are, they weren’t going to quit. They weren’t going to stop playing. They continued to stay in the game and make plays right there through the very end ... We played with too much comfort. We were too loose with the basketball. We are glad that we had an opportunity to correct those things with a victory instead of trying to get them corrected after a setback.”
Opinion
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LSU should allow Tasers, stun guns in Residence Halls SMASH THE HATE
JACK RICHARDS Columnist With terrorist fear-mongering from both Republican and Democratic politicians steadily rising, Americans don’t feel safe in their own homes. Presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., recently said he bought a gun in self-defense because “the last line of defense between ISIS and my family is the ability that I have to protect my family from them or a criminal.” No matter how many columns I or others write, college students will likely never have the opportunity to exercise their full Second Amendment rights on campus. Even in a red state like Louisiana, there is strong resistance to guns in schools. How about a compromise? I’ll stop writing about how gun free zones are dumb if I can bring a stun gun to campus. Georgia State Rep. Buzz Brockway, R-Lawrenceville, reignited the debate about weapons on campus last week when he announced a bill allowing students at public Georgia colleges to carry stun guns and Tasers.
“As diligent and hardworking as campus police are, they cannot protect all the many people on campus at all times, so let those folks protect themselves,” Brockway said. In contrast to some Georgia colleges, the LSU Living on Campus Handbook is unclear on what it allows. It mentions “firearms” and “dangerous weapons” and lists a few examples, but made no mention of stun guns or Tasers. For clarity’s sake, a nonpolice Taser shoots 15 feet while a stun gun has to be touched to a person to shock them. I called Catherine David, associate director of Communications and Development at the LSU Department of Residential Life, and found out LSU students can carry mace or pepper spray. However, she said the University encourages students to leave stun guns and Tasers at home. So, I can’t keep a stun gun in my desk drawer if I live anywhere on campus. What about bringing it to class? Surely I should be able to shock somebody if they surprise me by Stubbs Hall, right? LSUPD Spokesperson Cpt. Marshall Walters said, although ResLife has their own policies, it is legal to carry stun guns and Tasers around campus and in classrooms.
Why can’t residence halls be more like the rest of campus? Imagine walking to your room in West Campus Apartments after your exhausting lab only to find some jerk at the door demanding your wallet. Now, imagine that person running away screaming, “Don’t taze me, bro!” in such a high voice it could shatter a wine glass. I’d prefer the second scenario, as would most people. LSUPD can’t prevent crimes, they can only react to those in progress or those already committed. Students are, for the most part, on their own. Tasers and stun guns aren’t guns. They usually do not kill people when used properly. Both function similarly to pepper spray, which is already allowed in residence halls. You can’t walk through the LSU Student Union without seeing a fluorescent pink canister of mace on somebody’s key chain. If we trust students to handle hydrochloric acid and tackle each other on a football field, then why not make campus more shocking?
“I think people might misuse them.”
“You should be able to protect yourself. You never know what happens.”
Jacob Seep
Madison Church
biochemistry sophomore
fashion merchandising freshman
“If tensions get high, there’s no telling what could happen.”
“If they allowed them, there might be more accidents, more impulsive thinking.”
D’Kota Tribble
Breelin Clark
sports administration junior
psychology senior
“I feel safe here, but you should be able to protect yourself.”
Jack Richards is a mass communication junior from New Orleans, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @jayellrichy.
JoLena Broussard mass communication senior
Baby boomers call millennials ‘entitled’ because of future envy JAY TALKING JAY CRANFORD Columnist Lazy, entitled and self-absorbed. Ask anyone over the age of 40 to describe millennials, and this will be the choired response. We’ve all heard the anti-millennial rhetoric of how our generation is ruining this great nation. I’m willing to bet the majority of you listened to a parent or grandparent say our generation is “too selfish with your Snapchats and Facebooks and Tweeters.” Let’s backtrack a minute, though, and remind ourselves the baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, are also known as the “me generation,” as coined by author Tom Wolfe in the ’70s. Let’s go further back. Anna
Rogers published an article in The Atlantic in 1907. She said American marriages were failing because of “the latter-day cult of individualism; the worship of the brazen calf of the Self.” Anna Rogers calls out the baby boomers’ parents on their selfish behavior. Perhaps every generation is the most selfish generation. Baby boomers complain about more than just our work ethic — they also call our morals into question. A 2009 Pew Social Trends study found that “about two-thirds or more of the public believes that, compared with the younger generation, older Americans have better moral values.” Of course, baby boomers heard the same argument from the generation above them for not attending church enough and listening to Elvis Presley’s “devil music.” Imagine being told you’re
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morally bankrupt for listening to a guy whose most scandalous move was shaking his hips on stage. Miley Cyrus makes Elvis Presley look like the Pope. Speaking down on the generation superseding you is a tradition old as time. The explanation boils down to one emotion — future envy. As time goes on, standards of living tend to improve. Seeing younger generations go through life without some of the struggles you endured can cause resentment. Take, for example, our parents. I’d be angry, too, if I had to spend six hours a day in the library to write a paper while my kids can just Google their research and finish within an hour. Future envy is most evident with the generational gap of technology. The amount of progress realized in baby boomers’ lives is astounding. In our lifetime, we
will see even more advancement. I know I’ll envy kids growing up with self-driving cars. It’s okay to resent being born in a certain time. The future holds wonders we will never experience. I resent that exploring new lands is obsolete but exploring the stars isn’t obtainable. Every generation has its own problems. We worry about global warming and the psychological consequences of living in a social media world, and people before us worried about famine and raiders. In 100 years, people will pity us because we had to die from easily curable diseases such as cancer, just like we pitied those who died of polio only a few decades before us. It’s called comparative poverty, and everyone suffers from it. We are all poor compared to what those in the future will have, which
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is why we empathize for those who lived earlier. If this is true, then we should give ourselves reasonable and appropriate pity knowing that, in time, our present and real dangers will become relics of the past. While we might not be dying in our 30s anymore, we still have it bad in light of the future. Despite the burdens they imposed on us, we should give baby boomers a break for giving us a hard time. They couldn’t help but envy and scowl at our living standards. Sooner than we think, we’ll get to resent our children and grandchildren for living in the world we created for them, just like every generation before us. Jay is a 21-year-old finance senior from St. Simons Island, Georgia. You can reach him on Twitter @hjcranford.
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_______________________________ 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 €œStudent 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 parttime 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 selfmotivated (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. _______________________________ 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 _______________________________ 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 _______________________________ 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. _______________________________
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016 QUAIL, from page 1 By the end of the 28 day trial, most quail weighed an average of 30 grams, Bergeron said. She developed her own method for raising quail over the nine research trials, and he constructed stainless steel brooder rings fitted with wooden planks to keep the birds secure. She also used red lights to ensure the temperature in the brooder rings remained between the 95 to 100 degrees the quail require in early life. Though the study did not determine the efficient lysine level requirements, Bergeron said the results reflect progress in the study of quail. “We found the deficient ratio, which is a step in the right direction,” Bergeron said. She said she would like to see the research picked up by other programs and built upon. Despite not reaching the desired conclusion, Bergeron said the experience built her character as a person and researcher. “I’ve grown to love research because I learned that it’s not all success,” Bergeron said. “You do have trials and tribulations that you have to work through in order to have success in the end.” Bergeron has grown into a capable researcher with an appreciation for knowledge, Lavergne said. “Everything she does she
TRAFFIC, from page 1 rely on grid systems, he said, which accommodate alternative routes. But the newer areas, like Bluebonnet Blvd. and Essen Lane, are the most congested corridors in the city. Lambert said if he could make a recommendation to Gov. John Bel Edwards, it would be to pass a gas tax to fund the $12 billion DOTD backlog. “I understand the public’s frustration with traffic. But the truth is the Department of Transportation and Development is woefully underfunded,” he said. Mathematics senior Jack Hogan took a road trip over the summer, covering 18,000 miles, 72 days and nearly 40 cities in his quest to see a baseball game at every major league park. Washington, D.C., New York City, Atlanta and Los Angeles have the worst traffic, he found. “Then I would probably honestly say Baton Rouge is next,” he said. While at school in Missouri last semester, Hogan said his 40-minute commute was longer than his bus ride from Brightside Drive is now, but Baton Rouge traffic is “way worse.” Around campus, Lambert said, the sheer amount of single-occupant vehicle trips of students going to school each day overwhelm the area. He said some of the campus issues could be helped by bike or pedestrian accommodations and premium parking for carpool tags. Contributing to the dismal state of the city’s traffic has been an underfunded bus system and
does to the best of her ability,” Lavergne said. “She stands out as one of our star undergraduate students.” Bergeron was recently named a 2016 LSU Discover Scholar and has been awarded two Student Research Certificates of Excellence by the Poultry Science Association for her research. The Certificate of Excellence is the highest honor awarded to undergraduate and graduate students in the field of poultry science.
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Poultry science senior Ariel Bergeron has raised approximately 2,700 bobwhite quail during her undergraduate career as part of a research project on quail nutrition. few bike lanes, he added. But recent funds for the bus system have helped “tremendously” in creating more efficient routes, and a public meeting Thursday will entertain the idea of a streetcar on Nicholson Drive. “The proposed streetcar on Nicholson will be a game changer for the University and the city. You could live on campus, along Nicholson or downtown and not
The Daily Reveille PROSTHETIC, from page 1 swing and pray that you hit it,” she said. “I swung and I hit it.” Hansen’s interest in veterinary prosthetics began at an early age, when her pet horse’s front leg went lame. Confronted with the decision to either euthanize or try a risky surgery, Hansen clung to hope and opted for the surgery. In a rare twist of fate, the surgery proved successful. Despite the happy ending, Hansen said as a child she wondered why her horse “couldn’t have a fake leg like some people [did].” From that point forward, she said she cultivated an interest in helping disabled animals regain mobility. Her first patient was a friend’s goat named Padmé who was missing a back leg. Hansen worked with a group from Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics, where she was completing her clinical hours, to design a custom fabricated leg for the goat in 2012. However, Hansen’s graduate studies prove more complex than mechanical socket donations to friends. Implanted prosthetics go into a bone’s marrow cavity and “clip” to the residual limb rather than going over the skin like socket prosthetics, she said. With implanted prosthetics, Hansen said there are no sores or bruises as are common with its socket counterparts. Her research seeks to solve the issue of infections, the main need a vehicle. All you will need to live will be located along Nicholson,” he said.
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page 7 visible problem with implanted prosthetics. She said she was the first person at the University to use crowdfunding for research money. After raising more than $10,000, she used the funds to design and create custom pieces. When she is not in the lab, preparing for her dissertation or making prosthetics for friends’ pets, Hansen also runs a babysitting and nanny agency. She said she works roughly 110 hours per week. Though high on stress and low on funds, Hansen said she charges “peanuts” for socket prosthetics like Bob’s and Padmé’s because the time patients spend waiting for the piece is payment enough. Because each piece is custom-fit,
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she said each case works more like a donation than marketplace activity. “It’s not like something you take off a shelf and sell,” she said. In the future, Hansen said she hopes to write two textbooks — one catered toward veterinarians and the other toward prosthetics professionals. She also said she would like to start a research and development company dedicated to bringing implanted prosthetics to market in the United States. For now, Hansen said her primary focus is on her research and Bob, who sleeps with her every night. She said he is enjoying his new foot. “He rolls on it,” Hansen said. “He doesn’t wear it all the time because he’s lazy.”
FLOOR, from page 3 blue-moon appearance from sophomore all-arounder Myia Hambrick in 2015. Junior Shae Zamardi and sophomore Erin Macadaeg never competed in floor last season. The two produced a 9.925 and 9.950, respectively, in their debut performances. Zamardi has been a recurring floor performer, following the initial performance with a 9.325 and a 9.300, lowering her national averages. Macadaeg, on average, leads the nation in the event, as her 9.950 has been the only routine she’s performed thus far this season. The two are paired alongside four Tiger freshmen who have stellar floor routines, veteran gymnasts said, causing a constant swapping of the lineup for LSU coach D-D Breaux. The Tigers have scored a 49.475, 48.925 and a 49.225 in the event through three meets, averaging 49.208 for the nation’s fifth-best event average score. And, they haven’t turned the dial up to full-blast, yet, either. Senior all-arounder Jessica Savona and freshman allarounder McKenna Kelley have battled ankle injuries to begin the season, deducting from the Tigers’ floor ability. Kelley has competed twice on the event this season, but her freshman colleagues Sarah Finnegan and Lexie Priessman have yet to compete on the event, signifying LSU’s immense depth
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LSU all-around junior Shae Zamardi performs a floor routine during the Tigers’ victory against Kentucky for the Pink & Blue Meet on Jan. 22 in the PMAC. on floor. Savona, who Breaux said is “one of the nation’s best tumblers,” is expected to return to competition soon, bringing the Tigers closer to their normally dominance on the event. With Savona’s absence and the freshmen not competing, the core of floor performers has interchanged so far, but that’s natural for the beginning of a season, Savona said. The growing pains are reasonable for the soon-to-be-tested freshmen. “They’re super important,” Ewing said. “We’re relying on them in all four events. We really have so much depth on floor. Once everyone is back, it’s going to be awesome.” The Tigers began to see the depth in practice, as nearly 12,
somewhat healthy, gymnasts are competing to find a spot in the event’s lineup. In its most recent innersquad meet in practice before the matchup versus then-No. 20 Kentucky, LSU competed 12 different gymnasts on floor, which was “awesome,” Gnat said. The dozen of floor performers speak to the Tigers’ unseen talent on the event, which they are excited to soon unveil, the gymnasts and Breaux said. “That’s double what we can compete,” Gnat said. “That’s awesome. It says a lot about the depth on this team. We’ve been able to interchange people. If anyone is experiencing an injury, we can put anyone else in and watch them succeed.”
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