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Volume 121 · No. 33 STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Art History
Bills aim to revamp dining experience BY BETH CARTER @bethie_carter
LSU Museum of Art unveils reinstallation of permanent collection BY LAUREN HEFFKER @laurheffker On March 4, the LSU Museum of Art will launch its largest-scaled enterprise to date. “Art in Louisiana: Views into the Collection” is the biggest undertaking the museum has had since its grand opening at the Shaw Center for the Arts 10 years ago. The two-year-old project will occupy over 6,000 square feet on the museum’s fifth floor. The installation consists of seven galleries containing hundreds of pieces. A majority of the art is part of the museum’s personal collection, along with few loaned works. Not all of the displayed artists are from Louisiana, but every piece has a story which impacted Louisiana culture and history. “We want to be a hub for the
study and the understanding of Louisiana art,” Executive Director of the LSU MoA Daniel Stetson said. The works on display date from the 16th to the 21st century. The collection includes a variety of forms and mediums, including paintings, sculpture, photography, pottery, fine silver and contemporary works. Each gallery has an ongoing theme which is linked to the other rooms in the exhibition and shows the connection between works. “I like to think of it as open storage,” Stetson said. “The fact that we are letting you inside, welcome to our house. Come on in.” The contemporary gallery is split into three sections: works on nature, works by women and works by artists of color. The final exhibition “Total Immersion:
structure of each gallery is fluid. As the museum returns loaned works, accommodates new exhibits and acquires new art from donors to expand the collection, the galleries will reflect those changes. “The narrative and the value of the collection in terms of education and culture is richer,” Stetson said. “That’s really what we’re here for. You can study it, learn about the form and the detail and the makers in a way that you never could otherwise.” Much of the work on display was made or inspired by University faculty and graduates. The MoA worked with five curators for the unveiling of the collection. Each curator is a seasoned professional and expert in his or
Students may soon have more options for food on the go. Two Student Government resolutions, discussed at Monday’s Student Auxiliaries and Services committee meeting, will expand the accessibility of dining options for students. If both resolutions pass, the implementations will be left to LSU Dining. SGR No. 9 would enable every vending machine in the Student Union to accept Paw Points. Senator Ahmad El-Rachidi, author of the bill, said these machines, which are already wired to accept credit and debit cards, could easily become Paw Point-friendly. The bill was originally written to make all vending machines on campus accept Paw Points, but because many machines do not have credit card slots at all, the bill was amended to only apply to the machines in the Union, which already take cards. “There’s a lot of work that has to go into this process, so I figured
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Water and the Louisiana Landscape,” is inspired by the construction of the Water Campus in Baton Rouge, which will be a research campus devoted to the study of coastal restoration and sustainability. The first gallery serves as an introduction into Louisiana with the Antebellum period, then moves into a fine silver presentation. From there, the exhibit’s themes include a Newcomb College pottery collection and landscape paintings. English, French and Louisiana portraiture, modern art and a water-themed gallery are also included. “Instead of intermingling it, [the works] here are big portions of the collection you can study in depth,” Stetson said. Although the collection is a permanent exhibit at the MoA, the
HEALTH
Grad student studies mental health issues among black community BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano Kimberlye Dean, a clinical psychology graduate student, wants to change the conversation surrounding mental health in the black student community. Dean is entering the second month of her 10-month master’s thesis project, which is surveying black undergraduates in southern Louisiana. The survey focuses on issues of
mental health and socio-cultural factors that may impact a student’s willingness to seek treatment from mental health professionals, Dean said. The thesis’ main focus is the connection between intolerance of uncertainty, defined as a fear of uncertain situations, and willingness to seek treatment. Intolerance of uncertainty is a transdiagnostic risk factor, a variable that affects students with
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depression, social anxiety and panic disorders, among others. While intolerance of uncertainty affects many people, Dean noticed black communities are especially wary of seeking medical and psychological treatment. This may stem from stigmas surrounding mental illness and the discussion of mental illness in black communities, she said. Black individuals may
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Kimberlye Dean is conducting a survey to assess how intolerance of uncertainty impacts black students’ willingness to seek mental health services.
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