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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
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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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page 2 MOA, from page 1 her field. William Keyse Rudolph, Curator of American Art and Chief Curator at the San Antonio Museum of Art, curated the landscape and portraiture galleries. The art depicting the natural landscape includes pieces that influenced the style and work of Louisiana painters. Rudolph said the paintings show man’s place in the natural world, the vision of Manifest Destiny and environmental conservation. “The pictures you see are the pictures that spawned historic preservation,” Rudolph said. “Our natural world was saved in part through paintings.”
DINING, from page 1 we’d take this one step at a time,” El-Rachidi said. For most vending machines in residence halls, which do not have credit card options, SG hopes to work with the Residence Hall Association to upgrade those machines to become Paw Point-accessible in the future. Another resolution, SGR No. 7, explores the possibility of making takeout boxes available for the
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Each piece in the portraiture gallery is connected, and guests can see across the room how each international movement and style inspired artists who then pioneered their own movements through art. “It shows how even if you’re a frustrated artist you can still change the world,” Rudolph said, referring to the story and portrait of Samuel Morse, who began as a painter and eventually patented Morse code. Stetson said the exhibit offers guests a space to talk about the art. He said the questions and comments brought to the artwork will inform what the viewers are seeing and how they see it. “A museum should be a space for freedom of speech and expres-
sion, also right of assembly,” he said. “You can get together and talk about anything. This is a space where those kind of dialogues can happen, for classes, for visitors, for tour groups, for friends.” Stetson encourages museum visitors to experience the collection in multiple visits, rather than seeing the entire exhibit in one sitting. “Every visit can be different,” he said. “You spend a little bit more time with work and over time, the kind of depth of knowledge or experience with it changes.” The unveiling of the permanent collection is for museum members only on March 4 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The grand opening celebration is March 5 and 6, and will be free to the general public.
dining halls on campus. If the bill passes, SG hopes to work with LSU Dining to coordinate the initiative. Senator Katherine Becquet, one of the bill’s authors, remembered how she, like many students, would try to sneak food out of the dining halls when she lived on campus. “Freshman year, I thought I was sneaky taking my Tupperware into the 459,” Becquet said. “It’s definitely a need and it would be way easier for
people who need to study or do homework.” Members of the SAS committee released a survey Monday to the student body asking students if they would like to see takeout boxes in their dining halls. As of Wednesday afternoon, 580 students had responded, and 93 percent were in favor of having the option to take their food to go. The potential takeout boxes could resemble the new, ecofriendly boxes made available by some dining locations in the Union, like the sushi and sandwich boxes at On-the-Geaux. Senator Renzi Terrebonne, head of SAS and another author of SGR No. 7, said he has been in contact with representatives from LSU Dining and they are eager to work with SG to provide some kind of resource like this for students. “There are a lot of students that want this service ... and Dining is aware of this,” he said.
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PSYCHOLOGY, from page 1 also seek treatment from alternative sources, including clergymen, family and friends, she said. This reflects the desire to keep taboo topics within the community and the fear of stepping outside the community to address mental health concerns, she said. Associate psychology professor Julia Buckner said individuals who fear the mental health system may have experienced discrimination in other areas and fear similar discrimination from mental health specialists. Making inroads can be difficult because little psychological data exists specifically for black communities, she said. “Most psychological research has been done predominantly with whites,” Buckner said. “We still don’t understand mental health and mental health related problems among black individuals as well as we do white individuals.” Dean’s survey could be a good first step for incorporating the black community into mental health outreach efforts, Dean said. The University does a good job of promoting its mental health services, but more needs to be done to address the needs and improve retention rates among black students, she said. Mental health concerns and mental illnesses are important considerations in a student’s performance, she said. “If this is a problem a lot of students are dealing with, it can definitely impact their schooling, their well-being and their quality of life overall,” Dean said. Leaving anxiety and depression symptoms untreated can interfere with a student’s confidence in class and negatively affect performance. Mental health concerns have led students to fail classes and have contributed to students’ decisions to drop out of school, Buckner said. If the survey results confirm Dean’s hypothesis, she and Buckner plan to use the information to improve mental health services on campus and extend outreach to black students. Ensuring students are aware of the services the University provides and feel safe utilizing those services is important, Dean said. Another component is limiting feelings of discrimination that may contribute to anxiety or distrust of the mental health care system, Buckner said. “We want to better educate students about the fact that mental health professionals strive to minimize discrimination,” she said. “One of our goals is cultural confidence and creating an environment that’s welcoming for individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or background.”
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LAST FRIDAY NIGHT Wyrick, Gauthier and Savona anticipate emotional Senior Night BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_TDR
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Rarely do tears and excitement intersect, but for the LSU gymnastics team’s Senior Night on Friday, the two will be perfectly pieced together. Senior gymnasts Jessica Savona, Randii Wyrick and Michelle Gauthier will take center stage in the PMAC as the No. 4 Tigers play host for a final time this season against No. 3 Alabama. All three said Friday will be an emotional night, and Gauthier will likely be a teary time bomb. “I’ll cry when I see my teammates crying,” Gauthier said. “If they start crying, I’m going down.” After the tears subside and the gymnasts take center floor, the three will exhibit the same joy they have since 2013, their freshman season. For them, the past four seasons have passed rapidly. “Then I was like, ‘oh dang, now I’m in college, and now I’m leaving college,’” Wyrick said. “It all just happened so quickly. Time really flew.” In the those seasons, the trio experienced the evolution of LSU gymnastics into a national superpower, translating into the construction of the Tigers’ new gymnastics facility. At the beginning of their respective journeys, the gymnasts had entirely different feelings heading into meets. Their first and last home meets do not elicit similar emotional responses, they said. “Freshman year the nerves were like, ‘Oh my gosh, this all so new,” Wyrick said. “I didn’t know what to expect. I’ve been there and done that. I have a great team behind me, and now I’m just excited. I’m excited to go out there, kill it with my team and put on a show for all the fans one last time.” Wyrick, a Las Vegas native, will have seven of her family members in town to watch her final performance in Baton Rouge. Through four seasons at LSU, the fans are what she will cherish from her time as a Tiger. “Going into an arena filled with people knowing that they are cheering you and your teammates on,” Wyrick said. “Knowing they fully support you, and want you to do well. Knowing we have so many people from all over the place taking their time out to come and watch us. You know, it’s crazy the amount of people that we inspire and touch daily by doing the thing that we love.” Gauthier agreed, the fans are — and have been — incredible to her team, she said. But her lasting memory will be what happened toward the end of the 2015 season, her junior year. “One of my favorites would be when we defeated [then-No. 2] Florida in front of 12,000 [people],” Gauthier said. “Then the meet
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LSU overwhelms Nicholls, 9-4
Thibodaux, La. – LSU junior second baseman Cole Freeman sprinted over for a chopper up the middle, which appeared to be bound for a base hit, in the bottom of the eighth inning of Wednesday night’s 9-4 win against Nicholls State. Like he’s practiced so many times in the past, including when he was a JUCO Gold Glove winner at Delgado Community College, he extended to backhand the ball and completed a jump throw to first base for the first out of the inning. “I feel like that play needs to be made,” Freeman said. “I don’t want to call them routine, but that’s kind of how I hold my standards.” Freeman’s highlight play didn’t mean much to outcome the of the No. 6 Tigers’ (7-2) first midweek victory of the season. But defensive gems like that by coach Paul Mainieri’s new-look infield, mixed with shutdown relief pitching, gave the LSU offense what it needed. Coming into the game with a 3-1 lead in the bottom of third, junior right-handed reliever Alden Cartwright kept the Colonels (4-6) at bay for three innings, while the LSU bats plated three runs in the first inning and six total runs in the middle innings en route to a victory at Ray E. Didier Field. Junior third baseman Kramer Robertson worked a 12-pitch walk to lead off the top of the first. Three batters later, sophomore left fielder Beau Jordan loaded the bases with a screaming single into right field. After the home plate umpire ruled he didn’t avoid a pitch to the shoulder, sophomore first
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WOMEN’S TENNIS
Lady Tigers begin SEC slate against the Crimson Tide BY JUSTIN TALBOT @JT15_TDR
The No. 9 LSU women’s tennis team hits the road for its first Southeastern Conference matchup of 2016 against No. 38 Alabama at 5 p.m. today at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility. The Lady Tigers have reached their highest ITA ranking in program history. However, LSU’s early success has come against nonconference opponents, and the start of SEC play signals at the
beginning of a gauntlet of formidable opponents for the Lady Tigers. Every SEC team is ranked within the ITA top-75, including six squads featured in the top 15 overall. “Auburn and Alabama are the first of the SEC rivalries we face, and they are like nothing else in the country,” said LSU co-head coach Julia Sell. “You’ve got eight of the SEC teams ranked in the top-25, just a strong conference with the depth but add in the rivalries and I think it makes it some of the most compelling matches
and stories.” As the Lady Tigers enter a tougher stretch of their schedule, they come in on a hot streak, winners of five of their last six matches. LSU’s latest victory came against Arizona, 5-2, on Feb. 26. The Lady Tigers dominance is fueled by the success of their top three singles players, who have a combined record of 31-5. Sophomore Ryann Foster has been dominant this season, going 12-0 in singles.
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LSU Senior Ella Taylor plays a singles match during LSU’s 5-2 victory against Arizona on Feb. 26 at the LSU Tennis Complex.
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Local hip-hop group, Made Groceries is working on promoting their new project, “Free Samples.”
Hip hop collective Made Groceries to perform at The Station BY DILLON LOWE | @d_lowe96 Made Groceries, a Baton Rouge alternative hip-hop collective, is set to headline a concert event at The Station on March 5 which will showcase artists from its local record label, Small World International. Made Groceries is comprised of The Landlord, Mauley Sincyr and OeauxNeal, three New Orleans MCs who came together to pursue a career in hip hop after the death of one of their close friends and fellow artists, Beezle. At the time of Beezle’s passing, The Landlord was working on his solo career while Mauley Sincyr and OeauxNeal were building their careers with Small
World International. Although they were separated, the death of a close friend gave them a reason to come together again, The Landlord said. “The dedication he had for his career showed us that we don’t have any time to waste,” he said. “You could lose your life at any moment out here.” The group’s debut EP, “Info Vol. 1,” was released in May 2015. Last month, the group released its second EP, the compilation tape “Free Samples.” “With ‘Free Samples,’ we wanted to show the different directions we can go,”
The Landlord said. “All of the songs are directed toward different hip hop crowds. We’re trying to demonstrate the variety of ways that we can attack the music industry.” All of the group’s work can be found on its SoundCloud profile. The members of Made Groceries write all their material themselves. They try to make their songwriting reach as many demographics as possible by focusing on the struggles and successes that come with everyday life, The Landlord said. “We get to experience a lot of new things living this type of lifestyle,”
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Conspiracists have come up with many outlandish theories over the years, but the latest conspiracy takes the cake, as many people now believe the death of JonBenét Ramsey was all a ruse. Ignoring all reason, conspiracy theorist Dave Johnson believes the slain beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey, who was murdered at six years old in 1996, wasn’t actually killed and grew up to be pop singer Katy Perry. Ramsey’s mother, Patsy Ramsey, noticed JonBenét wasn’t in her bed on the morning of Dec. 26. She called police to report her daughter missing after finding a ransom note demanding the peculiarly specific sum of $118,000. JonBenét was found dead in her basement later that day. She had been sexually assaulted and strangled with a cord. The cause of death was asphyxiation due to strangulation and craniocerebral trauma. The circumstances surrounding the murder are usual. The paper used for the ransom note was taken from a legal pad inside the house, and a possible rough draft of the note was found. JonBenét’s father, John Ramsey, received a yearly bonus that year totalling $118,000 — something few people knew. Police also allowed John and family friends to search the house. It was then the family and friends found JonBenét’s body.
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FryBaby expands menu with new gourmet fries, relocates to Bogie’s BY ALLIE COBB @alliecobbler In July 2015, two University students sought to revolutionize nights out by bringing food to student bar goers. Now, with a few months experience, they’re frying up some new additions. FryBaby, a food truck, is run by junior pre-nursing major Morgan Daigle and junior marketing major Victoria Waguespack. The truck offers gourmet fries and the original FryBaby, waffle fries covered in cheese
and chives. “Victoria and I came up with the idea one night while out in Tigerland,” Daigle said. “We were hungry and wanted food but had been drinking, so we couldn’t drive to get anything.” This predicament gave the girls the idea for FryBaby, a safe alternative to drinking and driving for a late night food run. “We decided that there needed to be something right outside the bar,” Daigle said. “There’s no better late night food than cheese fries.”
Besides the FryBaby, Daigle and Waguespack have created six new fried creations: the Get Dirty Baby, Crybaby, Bakin’ Baby, Sugarbaby, Mybaby and the Ciao Baby. The Get Dirty Baby is covered in chili and cheese while the Crybaby consists of jalapeños and sour cream. The Bakin’ Baby resembles a baked potato, slathered in ranch, cheese and bacon. “My favorite thing about FryBaby is seeing people genuinely enjoy our fries,” Waguespack said.
FryBaby also appeals to those with a sweet tooth. The Sugarbaby consists of fried donut holes smothered in powdered sugar and accompanied by either Nutella or chocolate syrup. The Mybaby is FryBaby’s customizable option. It’s a make-it-your-own plate that allows customers to pick and choose from a wide variety of toppings. FryBaby now also offers pizza fries with its most
see FRYBABY, page 7
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FryBaby offers gourmet fries to costumers on Wednesday in front of Bogie’s Bar.
Opinion Trump is the new norm, voters should get used to it
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SMASH THE HATE
JACK RICHARDS @jayellrichy It’s two in the morning. My hair is in disarray, and my fingers are caked in Doritos residue. I frantically refresh Twitter, desperate for some flash of hope in the sea of madness. There is none. I begin to manually rearrange the logical structure of my brain. Gone is the sliver of optimism I had about the American people. Out go the basic assumptions I had about the American electorate. It finally starts to make sense in my head. Donald Trump will get the Republican nomination for president, barring a literal coup from the GOP establishment. That means the United States needs to entertain the now-serious thought of him winning the general election. Let’s back up. Trump won seven of the 11 states that voted on Super Tuesday. Critically, he also won four of the five states with the largest amount of delegates up for grabs on Super Tuesday: Georgia, Alabama, Virginia and Tennessee. Despite what #Marcomentum
wants voters to believe, his win in Minnesota did nothing for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s campaign. The frozen wasteland of a state awards delegates ultra-proportionately. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will end up with about the same amount of delegates as Rubio. Speaking of the Zodiac Killer, Cruz is the only one with a hope of a chance to beat Trump, and he’s already behind where he needs to be. According to the data shamans at FiveThirtyEight, Cruz needed to end Super Tuesday with 384 delegates to be on track for the nomination. He ended the contest with a total of 233. What would really put the cherry on top of this election season is if the GOP establishment pulled a reverse Ron Paul 2012 at the 2016 Republican National Convention. For those not intimately aware of GOP drama, in 2012 Ron Paul delegates attempted to nominate him as a candidate at the RNC. The party establishment refused to let them, even filling their seats with shills when they walked out in protest. If Trump gets a majority or near majority of the votes, the GOP may have to rewrite the rules of the convention on the fly again to prevent Trump supporters from
taking over. One thing Republican leaders could do is unbind all of the delegates at the convention, allowing them to vote for somebody else besides the person who won their state’s primary or caucus. Although rewriting the rules at the last minute to silence dissent is seriously shifty and dubiously ethical, the GOP has done it before to maintain the integrity of the party. The fact that such a situation is thinkable only confirms Trump’s commanding lead. Trumpamania should also make Democrats rethink their strategy. Although both presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders beat Trump in hypothetical matchups, Sanders does twice as well as Clinton when Trump is the Republican nominee. If Democratic elites care more about winning the election than anything else, they should support Sanders as their nominee, not Clinton. Unfortunately, Clinton has the DNC in her pantsuit pocket, so chances of that happening are slim. I’m still hoping this is all a bad dream, but it’s looking more and more real every day. Jack Richards is a 21-year-old mass communication junior from New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Louisiana’s oil industry may soon pick up after economic slump BURNT TO A CRISP
GARRETT HINES @GarrettH_TDR Oil’s price per barrel may have finally hit rock bottom, but Louisiana’s clown car of an economy could shift from reverse to neutral and even drive in the near future. Our state’s largest asset in its economic portfolio is the revenue it gets from producing and exporting crude oil. When oil is selling for a high profit and quickly, money flushes this state. The oil revenue secures teacher’s pensions, and the Legislature can use the extra money to decrease residents’ tax burden. An oil boom is the time to be alive, and Louisiana rolls on like a Mardi Gras parade: noisy, with grandeur and slightly behind schedule. The reverse is not pretty. Plummeting oil revenue holds the state hostage. It slashes the state’s budgets and services
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the Capitol to ensure their tax credits withstand any of the hard decisions our elected officials must make. We’re living this nightmare now, and we shall remain here until either this state is able
to diversify its economy or oil prices rebound. On one of those fronts, change may be on the horizon. The oil market is global with moving and interlocking parts. The actions in one part of the world can have monumental impacts in others. “OPEC. Saudi Arabia, Russia and other producers agreed to a tentative deal on February 17 to freeze output,” CNN reported. If we are to believe economic indicators, and the smoke is indeed pointing toward fire, oil prices might have finally reached its lowest point. As a senior analyst at the International Energy Agency noted, “Global oil prices appear to have bottomed out,” and Louisiana may see more prosperous days. This complicated web of interlocking parts is why the market finally reached what some speculators deem the floor price. If the price per barrell did actually reach its economic floor and can’t decrease anymore, Then its only option is to either level out or increase. Either way, oil
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workers don’t have to worry about any more layoffs. The only thing standing between us and a stable oil economy is Iran. Their oil minister released a statement after reaching the tentative deal, belittling it as “a joke.” He furthermore stated Iran will indeed ramp up its oil production because of the recently lifted sanctions. Iran’s action will flood the market with unnecessary product, undercutting any positive gains from the stoppage. Living in the globalized economy, we should have expected this consequence because of the Nuclear Deal. Louisiana’s prospects will hopefully find better footing once the markets stabilize. Will oil ever reach $100 per barrel? Maybe not. However, we will hopefully never see or hear about the terribly low price of $26 per barrel again. Garrett Hines is a 21-year-old political science senior from Monroe, Louisiana.
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Thursday, March 3, 2016 JONBENÉT, from page 4 The autopsy discovered JonBenét had eaten pineapple a few hours before her death. A bowl full of pineapple was found in the Ramsey home. She was strangled with a garrote made of a cord and the handle of a paintbrush. Part of the bristled end of the paintbrush was found in the home with Patsy’s art supplies. While her parents and older brother were suspects, all were cleared in 2008. Her killer was never found, but her murder was one of the most publicized police investigations of the ‘90s. Even if JonBenét wasn’t
MADE GROCERIES, from page 4 he said. “Hopefully we’re able to articulate that in our verses.” Made Groceries sets itself apart from other Baton Rouge hip-hop acts by incorporating a “New Orleans flavor” that’s missing in a lot of local performers, the rapper said. The artists that have impacted their style include Curren$y, Lil Wayne and Jay Electronica. On March 5, Made Groceries will perform with
FRYBABY, from page 4 recent creation, the Ciao Baby, which is topped with mozzarella cheese, pepperoni and marinara sauce. Daigle and Waguespack continue to work behind the scenes. They are striving to come up with another popular menu option. Along with the fries, which range from $4 to $8, FryBaby also sells water and Powerade. “We’ve realized that what the people want is really just delicious simplicity,” Daigle said. FryBaby is open from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. every Tuesday, along with the same hours every Thursday through Saturday, weather permitting. The eatery bases its operating days and hours on the business of the bars. “We basically open when we believe the majority of people will be in and out of Tigerland,”
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dead, Johnson’s claim still would not be within the realm of possibility. There is a considerable age discrepancy between the two. Perry was born in 1984 and JonBenét wasn’t born until 1990. Johnson posted a seven minute YouTube video in 2014 of his ramblings and deranged beliefs, but the video didn’t receive significant attention until February 2016. “All of these people are liars,” Johnson said. ”Nobody died. Nobody got hurt. That sacrifice was in name only, and that was to get something — and that something was to become a star. JonBenét Ramsey became Katy Perry. That’s a
fact.” Johnson claims that the two have similar bone structure, eyebrows and hair. He believes because they look similar, that they’re the same person — a ridiculous notion. “You know, the eyebrows don’t change much on a person. You’re born with your eyebrows,” said YouTube user Jungle Surfer, who supports Johnson’s theory. While this is an interesting observation, it is in no way convincing, or hard-hitting evidence. Before Perry, Lady Gaga was accused of being an adult JonBenét simply because they had similar looking ears.
the other members of Small World International, including $mall$, Drexal Flowers and DJ FTK. The show will also feature visual entertainment. Spaz and Lord Huey, two artists associated with Small World International, will be live painting throughout the event. Toi “The Poetic Beauty” Sibley, a Baton Rouge spoken word poet and teacher by trade, will also be performing. “The performances will range from chill vibes to high
energy acts,” The Landlord said. “I’m really looking forward to showing off the variety of talents we have here at Small World this weekend.”
Waguespack said. They are now located at Bogie’s, so they base their availability off of the bar’s business. “I love getting people excited about FryBaby,” Daigle said. “The love and support that our friends and family have shown us during the time that we’ve been open has been incredible.” Daigle said, while the idea was purely their own, not all the weight falls on their
shoulders. Friends help them out by working some nights. “We worked our butts off, F with the help of our parents, to make this dream a reality,” Daigle said. “We have such a good atmosphere surrounding the truck and take pride in our project,” Waguespack said. FryBaby can be found on Facebook on the FryBaby page and on Instagram by searching @fry_baby.
page 7 Johnson also cites that JonBenét’s parents, Patsy and John, resemble Perry’s parents, Keith and Mary. He completely ignores the fact that Patsy died in 2006 of ovarian cancer. Not only was Perry’s childhood well-documented, JonBenét’s body was recovered and an autopsy was performed. It’s simply impossible she is JonBenét. Johnson has dozens of other videos in which he “proves” that one person is actually
another. He believes Prince Charles is Sir Richard Branson, Jimi Hendrix is Lionel Richie and Donald Trump is Joe Biden. It’s not only ridiculous that people are falling prey to this rumor, but even more so that people are disrespecting the life and memory of a child with this distasteful lie.
Allie Cobb is an 18-year-old mass communication sophomore from Shreveport, Lousiana.
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Thursday, March 3, 2016 SEC SLATE, from page 3 “From coming in my freshman year, we weren’t ranked and finished maybe ranked in the ‘60s,” said senior Ella Taylor. “But each year we continued to get better and better, and I knew with Ryann and [freshman] Jessica [Golovin] coming in we could do great things and continue to climb the rankings because we still have a lot of matches left to play.” Tonight’s match challenges the normal rhythm of the team’s practice routine, which usually features matches on Wednesday afternoons and
SENIOR NIGHT, from page 3 after that we had about 13,000 fans. We just kept breaking records. It was great, the fans and scores kept breaking records. It was so exciting.” Wyrick and Gauthier commended the loyalty of the Tiger faithful through their highs and lows, especially from the little girls decked in purple and gold bows and costume leotards, mimicking their idols. It’s a touching subject for all three. Wyrick said she vividly remembers being the girl who ran up to the gymnasts after a competition to take a picture. “We were all that little girl once,” Wyrick said. “I love
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Sunday evenings. “This is the first time we’ve ever played a Thursday/Saturday matchup, and we got three of them this season,” Sell said. “It’s kind of exciting to do something different but our preparation mainly shifts our days off before and afterwards, and we’ve adjusted that way.” The timing of the match takes a backseat to the challenge presented by the Crimson Tide’s talent-laden roster. Although Alabama is 4-4 this season, all of the Crimson Tide’s losses this year have come against top-25
opponents with three of the four losses coming during the ITA Indoor Championships on Feb. 5-8. In its last match, Alabama fell to then-No. 11 Oklahoma State, 4-0, on Feb. 27. LSU has fared better than the Tide against the top 25 opponents with a 2-2 mark this season. Despite the squad’s recordbreaking success this season, there are no easy wins ahead in the competitive SEC slate. The Lady Tigers will continue conference play this weekend with a match against Auburn on Saturday at Yarbrough Tennis Center.
being able to go up to them after the competition, take pictures and sign autographs. Now, to be able to give back in a way, is so meaningful. It’s awesome to be able to know by signing an autograph, by taking the time out to take a picture ... it can affect them in such a positive way.” Gauthier said she adores the amount of young girls that look up to LSU’s featured gymnasts. The girls, team bonding and an evolving program have all been a part of Gauthier’s, Wyrick’s and Savona’s collegiate ride, too. “Seeing those little girls is amazing,” Gauthier said. “It’s been a great four-year ride. It’s just crazy.”
LSU senior Michelle Gauthier flips on the beam during the Tigers’ 196.575195.100 victory against Kentucky in the Pink & Blue Meet on Jan. 22 in the PMAC.
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page 8 BASEBALL, from page 3 baseman Bryce Jordan drove a two-run double down the right-field line. Sophomore designated hitter Greg Deichmann capped off the three-run inning with a sacrifice fly into deep center field. Bain, however, couldn’t provide the shutdown response Mainieri often requests after big offensive innings, issuing a four-pitch walk and allowing a single to put runners on the corners. On the next at-bat, Bryce’s backhanded stab on a hard hit ground ball prevented a large inning from erupting, but the fielder’s choice plated a run. “It could have been a big inning if Bryce didn’t make that play, I can tell you that,” Mainieri said. Although no damage was done, Bain allowed consecutive two-out singles in the bottom of the second, escaping the inning on runner’s interference call. “[Bain’s] command was off, again,” Mainieri said. “He comes out and throws good warmup pitches, and then the first four pitches of the game are over the kid’s head. He just loses his release point, he’s got to correct that.” Cartwright relieved Bain after facing the Colonels’ order just once, and Cartwright also allowed a walk on the first hitter he saw. But the third-year reliever picked off Nicholls second baseman Ethan Valdez as he leaned too far of the bag, and Robertson dove to tag out Valdez as he slid into third base. Cartwright struck out Colonel third baseman Kyle Reese to end
the frame and retired the side in order in fourth, punching out the final two hitters of the inning. “[My] first inning was big, but the second inning was the biggest because we just put up a bunch of runs,” Cartwright said. “When a team is down, you got to put the cleat in their throat … Don’t let them breathe.” Despite stranding a pair of runners in the third, Freeman smoked a leadoff double over Colonel left fielder Gavin Wehby’s head, starting a three-run fourth inning for the Tigers. Nicholls recorded backto-back errors, the second of which scored Freeman. After a bunt single by freshman right fielder Antoine Duplantis, Beau’s RBI fielder’s choice and Bryce’s RBI sacrifice fly pushed the score to 6-1. “Those two Jordan boys, it’s almost hard to separate them when you talk about them because they’re the same kind of fierce competitors,” Mainieri said. “They almost will their team to win.” Aided by a pair of extra base hits, LSU padded its lead in the fifth. Deichmann bounced a triple down the right field line and later scored on freshman third baseman O’Neal Lochridge’s sacrifice fly. Freeman then picked up his third hit of the game, and junior center fielder Jake Fraley banged a runscoring triple two hitters later. After LSU added its ninth run in the sixth on a wild pitch, Nicholls scratched three runs across in the final two innings, but the game was out of reach by then.