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State Librarian Rebecca Hamilton and local documentarian Bennet Rhodes work on a documentary project.
PUNK PAST, FRAGILE FUTURE Librarian, filmmaker spearhead documentary on city’s underground music scene BY JOSEPH DOUCET
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In the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, Baton Rouge’s West Chimes Street and the surrounding North Gates area was home to a small, yet devoted punk rock scene. Author and former punk-rocker Tim Parrish, State Librarian of Louisiana Rebecca Hamilton and filmmaker Bennet Rhodes have decided this almost 30-year period needs to be preserved as a document of one of the city’s most colorful subcultures. All former members of the punk community, the three are creating “Red Stick Punkumentary,” a documentary film covering the punk scene of Baton Rouge.
Since he opened Highland Coffees in 1989, Clarke Cadzow said customers would come in, look around with amazement and connect his shop to memories of LSU. The nostalgia inspired him to spend 15 years thoroughly researching the history of the North Gates and the past few weeks pondering its uncertain future. Highland Coffees is one of the business locations on West Chimes Street piquing the interest of investors looking to purchase the block of property for “mixed-use redevelopment,” according to the Baton Rouge Business Report, rumored to be “a combination of student housing, parking and retail.”
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Zocalisa shop owners rent space in AgCenter Food Incubator BY CAITIE BURKES @caitie1221 Former customers of Zocalisa, a mom-and-pop fine chocolates and gelato shop which closed the doors to its Burbank Drive location in December, can prepare their appetites once again as owners Jeff and Alissa Dickey set up a temporary arrangement in the LSU AgCenter Food Incubator. Though the couple will use the incubator for chocolate and caramel production, Jeff Dickey said they will cease gelato production to “focus [their] passion on what [they] do best” — making chocolate. Dickey said he believes the
storefront location failed because he and his wife’s small operation did not support the large retail space on Burbank Drive. However, he said the incubator space offers ample kitchen space and “scaled up” equipment. “We’ll be able to start on production through the incubator just in time for Valentine’s Day,” Dickey said. Gaye Sandoz, director of the Food Incubator, said the Dickeys joined the incubator one month ago. She said she anticipates they will begin production in February and stay for about two years. Sandoz said the AgCenter designed the food incubator to assist food entrepreneurs in
starting and creating successful businesses, offering space for them to process their edible products. That responsibility has grown to aiding tenants with labeling products, scaling recipes and forming connections outside the AgCenter, she said. “We have produced over 50 tons of product out of the Food Incubator in three years,” Sandoz said. “We have 28 tenants at count right now.” Since Dickey and his wife can sell their chocolate and caramel out of the food incubator, Sandoz said they can market their product for other vendors to sell.
see ZOCALISA, page 2
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Jeffery Dickey makes use of the LSU Food Incubator for his company, Zocalisa on Tuesday, Jan. 19 2016 at the AgCenter.
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Law Center welcomes dean candidates Two finalists to participate in public forums, meet LSU community BY Tia Banerjee @tiabanerjee_TDR
The ongoing search for dean of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center will reach its next step this week when the two finalists visit the University to meet faculty, staff and students across campus. The two finalists are Thomas Galligan, president of ColbySawyer College, and Cynthia Fountaine, dean of Southern Illinois University School of Law. The search began in August and was led by a committee of 19 people. Senior Vice Provost Jane Cassidy, who heads the committee, said the search has been better than originally expected.
“We had a very deep pool of applicants,” Cassidy said. “It was very difficult to get down to the final three.” The Daily Reveille previously reported the third finalist accepted a dean position at another law school. The Law Center is looking for someone who has experience in an academic law setting, as well as legal experience outside of a university, Cassidy said. In addition to experience, the committee wants someone who can work well with a wide variety of people, including alumni and lawyers in the community, who knows how to recruit students and who understands law education from a national perspective.
“They’re kind of like the CEO of the law school, and that’s the same as deans in any other college,” Cassidy said. In addition to faculty, staff and students, the finalists will meet with academic affairs personnel and a group of alumni and donors. “We’re trying to get them a really broad view of what LSU is,” Cassidy said. “We also want to get a broad group of constituents to meet with them and give us their feedback.” Galligan and Fountaine will have forums open to the public where they will present their research and ideas for the Law Center on Jan. 26 and Jan. 28, respectively, at 3:30 p.m. in the Law Center Auditorium.
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zocalisa, from page 1 Dickey said the Food Incubator offers “step-up production” without much investment, citing a thousand-dollar copper kettle for caramel production provided by the program as an example. This change will maximize the business’ efficiency. “Instead of making a couple dozen [chocolates] at one time, hopefully we’ll be able to make
several hundred at one time,” he said. As Zocalisa drew from a New Orleans clientele, Dickey said the pair will likely market themselves to stores in the Crescent City area, but his goals are not geographically limited. He said he will continue selling Zocalisa’s chocolate treats online, as well as deliver throughout Baton Rouge until they get set up in several local stores. The
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husband-wife team are already in discussion with a restaurant and a deli store to feature their chocolate. Dickey said he is also seeking out specialty grocery stores, such as Calandro’s Supermarket, and the downtown Baton Rouge farmer’s market as possible venues for his products. He said he is even considering “pop-up retail,” or opening short-term sale spaces.
Though uncertain of his former shop location’s future, he said potential buyers interested in opening a pizza parlor approached him. While excited by the prospect of a non-inclusive marketplace, Dickey said he harbors nostalgia for the shop on Burbank Drive. “I’m gonna really miss the delight I see on customers’ faces when they bite into one of my chocolates,” he said.
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At this point of the season, the LSU men’s basketball team has to be used to it. Seemingly every time the Tigers (12-7, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) step foot in an opposing team’s arena, stands are completely filled, and verbal taunts fly from the student sections. The reason is obvious — college basketball fans want to see LSU freshman forward Ben Simmons play, and they want to give him hell while he’s doing it. It was no different when LSU traveled to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Saturday, seeking its second road win of the season and its first win in Coleman Coliseum since 2004. Rival fans know Simmons is bound for a lottery selection in the 2016 NBA draft, so they turn it into a method of jeering. “It’s been different,” Simmons said in a postgame news conference. “I heard a lot of chants, like ‘76ers.’ It’s just different stuff. You know, ‘overrated.’ You have to be overrated, so I’m cool [with it].” But in a 72-70 win against the Crimson Tide (10-8, 1-5 SEC), Simmons quieted such chants from the opening tip, scoring six of the first eight LSU points enroute to a 23-point, eight-rebound and five-assist performance. With his frontcourt counterpart, sophomore forward Craig Victor II, struggling from the field throughout the game and then battling foul trouble in the second half, Simmons stepped on the gas pedal early and often in a much-needed, bounce-back victory. Often maligned for not taking enough shots outside the paint, the Australian phenom proved he could do that,
The stigma of the past says gamers are lazy losers with no lives living in their parents’ basements, but that has all been erased as gamers now compete on stages across the world in front of thousands of adoring fans. College athletes have been receiving scholarships since the 1890s, and LSU has almost exclusively reserved them for the University’s most physically gifted. This needs to change. E-sports athletes deserve to receive scholarships and represent LSU just as much as traditional athletes. Short for electronic sports, e-sports is a blanket term given to all forms of competitive gaming. E-sports competitions come on all platforms of gaming, from shooters to fighting and everything in between. The most popular esports game, though, is League of Legends, a multiplayer online battle arena game. The 2015 League of Legends World Championship drew 36 million viewers, according to LoL Esports. The event drew more viewers than the NBA Finals with 19.94 million viewers, the MLB World Series with 14.7 million viewers and the Stanley Cup Finals with 5.5 million viewers.
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see ESPORTS, page 8
Simmons leads LSU to first road win against Alabama since 2004 BY JAMES BEWERS | @JamesBewers_TDR
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LSU forward Ben Simmons (25) grabs a rebound during an Saturday’s game against Alabama at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Lady Tigers snap four-game SEC skid with win against Georgia BY JARRETT MAJOR @jarrett_TDR The LSU women’s basketball team controlled the game from the start against Georgia in a 53-46 road victory on Sunday afternoon at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The win was the first for LSU (8-12, 2-5 Southeastern Conference) since beating Ole Miss on Jan. 7, which was the second conference game of the season. It was also the first win for the Lady Tigers without sophomore guard Jenna Deemer, who missed the last four games and was averaging 10.1 points per game. “There was a different belief in this team on the road,” said LSU coach Nikki Fargas
in a postgame radio interview. “We have been very close. We were close at Florida, we were close at home against Arkansas and tonight we just finished.” LSU got off to a quick start, scoring the game’s first eight points, as the Lady Tigers jumped to a 15-8 lead going into the second quarter. The Lady Bulldogs (14-6, 2-5 SEC)were able to tighten it up in the second quarter by keeping the Lady Tigers from hitting a field goal in the final 3:50 of the half, but LSU went into the half with a 21-15 lead. The Lady Tigers outrebounded Georgia, 19-9, in the first half. In the second half, Georgia continued its stingy defense, holding LSU scoreless
for almost five minutes into the third quarter, before freshman guard Shanice Norton made a layup with 5:14 left in the quarter. The Lady Bulldogs took their only lead of the game on a free throw with 4:11 left in third, but LSU was able to close with an 8-1 run to take a 31-25 lead going into the final quarter. The Lady Tigers would lead for the rest of the game, scoring 22 points in the final quarter. LSU trailed Georgia for just 23 seconds. Four LSU players finished in double-digit scoring. Junior guard Rina Hill led the Lady Tigers with 14 points. Norton tallied 12 points and six rebounds. Senior forward Akilah Bethel and junior
forward Alexis Hyder each contributed 10 points, while Bethel had eight rebounds and Hyder had five. Junior guard Jasmine Rhodes had five points but led the team in three statistical categories with nine rebounds, four assists and five steals. “[Rhodes] was at the right places at the right times,” Fargas said. “She came up with some key offensive rebounds that gave us additional possessions. She made her free throws, critical free throws, down the stretch and she was our assist leaders. So, beside the fact that she didn’t necessarily score the basketball, she got other people involved.” The Lady Tigers outrebounded Georgia, 38-28, and forced 25
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LSU junior guard Jasmine Rhodes (10) leaps for the ball Thursday, during the Lady Tigers’ 48-44 loss against Arkansas in the PMAC.
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turnovers by the Lady Bulldogs. Senior guard Tiaria Griffin and senior forward Shacobia Barbee were the only Lady Bulldogs to reach double digits scoring. Griffin had 13 points while Barbee notched 12 points and seven rebounds. “We have a defensive philosophy,” Fargas said. “And we have really bought into it and that is why we have been in games. Some of the games that we have lost haven’t been because of our defensive effort. Offensively, we have struggled. Tonight, we jumped over the hurdle of scoring the basketball and getting over 50 points, and we were able to come away with a victory.”
too — against various defensive looks. “I think [Alabama] played pretty well [defensively],” Simmons said. “They stepped back a little bit, but once I started hitting that jump shot they had to respect me and come out. That’s all they could really do once I started attacking.” While Simmons has established himself as a stat-sheet stuffer, notching 14 double-doubles in 19 games, his outing on Saturday was a stark contrast to his night against No. 10 Texas A&M on Jan. 19. In the unfriendly confines of Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, Simmons scored just 10 points on 3-of-9 shooting and recorded four turnovers in a 14-point loss. In an effort to produce a similar result against Simmons, Alabama coach Avery Johnson tried different methods to frustrate the LSU offense, including a fullcourt pressure once Simmons left the first half with his second foul. The adjustment worked, as the Crimson Tide outscored LSU, 165, in the final five minutes of the period to take a 41-36 lead into halftime. However, it was LSU coach Johnny Jones’ second-half adjustments that kept the Tigers within reach. When Victor picked up his fourth foul with 12 minutes to go, Jones played four guards for a stretch of the second half, shifting from his typical man-to-man
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LSU junior guard Jasmine Rhodes and LSU junior forward Alexis Hyder dribble past their opponents Thursday during the Lady Tiger’s 48-44 loss against Arkansas in the PMAC.
defense to a zone. Trailing for the majority of the second half, the personnel switch also benefited Simmons and the offense, Jones said. “On the offensive end of the floor, we were able to space the floor where they had to stay locked in on our shooters,” he said. “I thought it opened up the floor and gave Ben some driving lanes. He was able to get to the rim and finish. And I thought [junior guard] Tim [Quarterman] was able to get to the rim as well because they had to stay locked down on the perimeter guys.” “So the four-guard lineup opened the floor up for us and gave us some ability to roam a little bit.” In the end, it was Quarterman, not Simmons, who was the offensive hero in the final two LSU possessions. Quarterman, who scored 11 points off the bench, knocked down two free throws to take a 70-69 lead with a minute and 15 seconds left and then grabbed his own rebound for the game-winning putback with 33 seconds left. But throughout the day, LSU rode on the coattails of the pointforward who opponents gameplan against and crowds show up to heckle. Just ask Alabama guard Arthur Edwards. “It’s kind of hard to defend a [6-foot-10] person that’s bringing the ball up the floor,” he said.
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The lead water crisis is happening in Louisiana, not just Michigan BEYER’S REMORSE MICHAEL BEYER Columnist The clean water crisis has focused on Flint, Michigan, but access to clean drinking water is both a national problem and a Louisiana one. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , 40 percent of children in Claiborne Parish, 28.6 percent of children in Caddo Parish, 20 percent of children in Ouachita Parish and 14.3 percent of children in Jefferson Parish tested positive for lead poisoning in 2014. These four parishes reported higher rates of lead poisoning to the federal government than Flint, which has a child lead poisoning rate of 4 percent. According to Vox.com, children exposed to lead at any level can develop “permanent
learning disabilities, lower IQs, and even ADHD.” Children living at or below the poverty line are at the most risk for lead poisoning because they live in older housing, according to the CDC. Louisiana’s poverty rates and poor housing make residents more susceptible to unsafe drinking water than almost anywhere else in the country. U.S. Census Bureau data from 2014 ranks Louisiana 49th in the nation for the lowest poverty rates, hovering around 19.1 percent compared to the national rate of 15.4 percent. Because of socioeconomic factors, black children are at a greater risk for lead poisoning than white communities. A 2013 study from the CDC illustrates this disparity, with black children twice as likely to be exposed to lead in their water compared to white children. Many areas with high rates
of lead poisoning in Louisiana have high populations of black residents. According to Census data, the percentage of black residents in Claiborne Parish is at 50.9 percent, 48.2 percent in Caddo Parish, 37.3 percent in Ouachita Parish and 27.2 percent in Jefferson Parish. This disparity clearly shows Louisiana’s environmental racism. The New York Times defined environmental racism as “the disproportionate share of blacks to polluted air, water and soil.” Environmental racism is part of a legacy of segregation and poverty. Wealthy communities have the resources to prevent a factory from moving to their neighborhood, while poor residents don’t have money to hire an army of lobbyists to prevent pollution in their own backyards. St. Joseph, located in Tensas Parish, also experienced water problems recently. The Monroe
News Star reports residents saw their water change color in recent days “from pale yellow to murky brown.” Fifty-four percent of residents in Tensas Parish are black, and 34.3 percent of residents live in poverty, according to Census data. Politicians would have given this story national attention, cleaned the water, replaced the pipes and held a press conference congratulating themselves if this were happening to kids living in Uptown New Orleans or St. George. But since this is happening to poor black children, not a peep. According to a 2015 Allianz Global Wealth Report, the United States is the wealthiest country in the world. It is a disgrace we can’t provide basic services like clean water to many of our citizens. We can’t turn a blind eye to residents who have poor drinking water or are exposed to
higher levels of pollutants in their neighborhoods. If Louisiana wants to solve this problem, it must acknowledge the crisis first. Louisiana communities deserve clean air and safe water regardless of their zip code, race or income level. No community should bear the brunt of a poor environment because of who they are or where they are from. Since the poor don’t have lobbyists, Louisiana should include and prioritize residents who suffer from health disparities because of their environment to solve this problem. Until then, Louisiana will limit children’s dreams to their neighborhood and environment. Michael Beyer is a 22-yearold political science senior from New Orleans, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @michbeyer.
Stacey Dash doesn’t understand racial issues in America BURNT TO A CRISP
GARRETT HINES Columnist Stacey Dash made comments last week causing many to cast her some major side-eye and consider revoking her “black card.” Last semester, I wrote a piece that angered LSU’s black community, so I felt I could relate to her sentiments better than most. I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt and try to see through the instant backlash to understand the nuance in her feelings. I took a critical look at both her original statement and response to the criticism on her personal blog, and concluded the following: Dash needs to sit in on an intro African and African American Studies class because she is woefully ignorant of American racial issues. As a quick recap, last week she called to dissolve BET, Black History Month and the NAACP Image Awards. She claimed these organizations perpetuate segregation by only celebrating the achievements of black nominees, and
the black community would be up in arms if it were the other way around. Dash’s argument faltered on multiple levels, but her most egregious error was conflating niche programming with the abhorrent practice of segregation. Channels that cater to certain demographics, such as the LGBT-centered LOGO, Telemundo for a primarily Latino audience and WEtv, which serves a primarily female demographic, are not segregating in any fashion. Smart executives run these channels and understand America is filled with citizens of different backgrounds. Tailoring networks to reflect audiences is both fiscally sensible and important. For most of America’s history, the media only gave straight, white men full representation. By sheer numbers alone, straight, white males make up the majority of this country, and the media will always give more weight to their point of view. They are the largest portion of the viewing audience, and they also man the station controls, make the programming decisions and own the production companies.
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As America progressed, minority groups wanted representation, and ignoring them became impossible. Programs and channels complied by tailoring to their specific needs. Diversity in the media is not attacking the majority culture, and we shut down intelligent conversation when discussions on how to better represent all lifestyles in media are castigated as “race-baiting.” Calling niche programming segregation cheapens the word and almost makes casual something that at one time was the primary reason Rosa Parks sat, Martin Luther King, Jr. marched and unnamed thousands had dogs unleashed on them. As I walk through the Quad and act as a voice for the student body, it never escapes me how open hostility, intolerance and violence would have been my only experience on this campus not so long ago. Thankfully, those days have passed, and positive institutional change has occurred on this campus. For instance, the Black Faculty and Staff Caucus Awards is an annual program put on in the spring, which publicly recognizes full-time black students who
achieved a 3.0 or better GPA. Extrapolating Dash’s argument, this program should be shut down because it “segregates.” To compensate for this nation’s long, rickety road to racial harmony, organizations like this are necessary because they are sometimes the only way minorities will be noticed for their achievements. People naturally are attuned to the concerns of those who look like them. This is called implicit or unconscious bias. Therefore, white administrators may only see the value in those who look like them. This is often the case, and African-Americans must control spaces where they are allowed to exalt their own, as well. This does not perpetuate racism, nor is it entrenching prejudice. Instead, it accounts for basic human behavior and puts a system to check said behavior in place. We should applaud LSU for acting in a proactive role and allowing inclusive organizations on campus to flourish as they address diversity issues. Stacey Dash is entitled to her opinions, and I am glad she feels the freedom to buck the trend and critique the black
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Stacey Dash attends the “American Sniper” premiere in New York on Dec. 15. Dash wrote on her website that BET lies to its viewers and promotes segregation. community. However, by taking on this role, she should know that not only will her premise be challenged vehemently, but so too will her intelligence because her understanding of racial issues in America is overwhelmingly lacking. Garrett Hines is a 21-year-old political science senior from Monroe, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @GarrettH_TDR.
Quote of the Day ‘Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet.’
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_______________________________ Sitter needed for an 11 year old girl with Autism. Part-time position. May include weekend over night outings. Experience a plus. Plaquemine. 225-4136705 _______________________________ St. Luke’s Episcopal Church is now hiring compassionate, energetic, and responsible nursery workers to care for our little ones on Sunday mornings. Contact Fr.Watson Lamb, frlamb@stlukesbr.org, or call the church office, 225-926-5343, with interest. _______________________________ Student Worker Needed Position in Downtown BR (close to LSU). Pays $9/hr. MUST BE full-time student, detailed and dependable. Will reconcile payments, answer calls, assist audits, etc. Work up to 20 hrs/week (29 hrs/week during summer, if not in school). Submit resume to Kasey @ UNOMedicaidSupport@LA.gov . Include Student Worker in email subject. _______________________________ LSU Student Media is looking for a student IT MANAGER to join our team. The IT manager will offer support services for desktops and servers, along with other IT-related responsibilities. Pay is $10 an hour for a maximum of 10 hours per week. The IT manager will maintain office hours with some on-call hours. Coding skills are desired but not required. Applicants must be in good academic standing and enrolled full time at LSU. Contact Tad Odell at todell@lsu.edu for more information. _______________________________ John’s Pro Window Cleaning is looking for (20-30 hours per week) 2 part-time window cleaners. No experience necessary. Must have reliable transportation and be prepared to work as early as 6 am. Must be completely honest, in good physical condition and self-motivated (references required). Great working conditions, flexible hours and great pay. Start at 10.00 an hour with significant monthly raises (17.00 an hour within first 7 months). Mileage allowance and 8 paid holidays. Great opportunity for the right college student. To apply call Judy at 225-927-6748 between the hours of 9-5 ONLY. _______________________________
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 _______________________________ Student Needed 12.50/hr Provide support for developmentally disabled young adult. Perfect for ComD, SpEd, Kinesiology majors non-smoker Tues, Wed, or Thurs. 9:30-4:30 email chzgil@cox.net or text 225-335-6219 _______________________________ Temporary ( Until May) and part-time positions available. Very flexible schedule. 15-25 hours per week. $15.00 an hour. Job duties include clerical work, filing, answering phone, scanning previous years of documents into digital storage, excel spreadsheet and report production, data entry, running errands. Proficiency in excel is required. Send resumes to mtucker@sonicbr.com _______________________________
Jason’s Deli is Now Hiring Delivery Drivers & Cashiers in CitiPlace Baton Rouge! Location: Jason’s Deli 2531 Citiplace Ct. Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Why do our employees love their jobs? http://bit.ly/1PScPqK DELIVERY DRIVER REQUIREMENTS: We will run a motor vehicle report on all hired drivers!You must have an active driver’s license.You must use your own vehicle.Valid proof of insurance in your name. Apply online: https:// jasonsdelijobs.clickandhire.
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The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge seeks a graphic design/communications intern. The intern will work 15-20 hours per week, rate $9 hour. QUALIFICATIONS: · Excellent writing skills “ writing for both print and web. · Proficiency in graphic design programs, including InDesign, Illustrator. · Skilled at digital photography and use of Photoshop to crop and correct pictures. · Candidates should be self-starters and able to work with little direction Send resume to pat@ brclubs.org _______________________________ NOW HIRING! Fitness Attendants (part-time). Must be able to work Mon-Fri evening shift and alternating weekends. Kinesiology background is required. $8-8.50/hr. DOE. Apply in person: Paula G. Manship YMCA, 8100 YMCA Plaza, BR, LA (225) 767-9622 _______________________________
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CHIMES, from page 1 Because Cadzow does not own the property, he was not contacted by the investors. But he said he is “very familiar” with the issue. He said he worries the investors will buy the property and sell it for a higher value in six months, as was the case with The Standard at Baton Rouge, now known as University House. Though Landmark Properties paid $50.6 million for the land purchase, construction and renovations, the student apartment complex sold for $108.6 million within three months. The recreational historian went to work in the early 2000s, contacting people across the country for photographs, documents and stories. He even made a map of the neighborhood’s businesses over the past 100 years. According to the North Gate Merchants Association website, nearly 450 businesses have set up shop in the neighborhood, which developed in the early 1920s. In addition to theaters, restaurants and drugstores, the area has been home to a horse riding stable, a roller skating rink and a bowling alley. Cadzow said the area. formerly known as “Tiger Town”, is the second-oldest commercial district in Baton Rouge. It was the hub of campus activity until the early ‘80s before undergoing development, he said. Though she does not like the idea of removing businesses, petroleum engineering freshman Brooke Wade said she thinks the area should be redeveloped if it is the best location for housing. “LSU needs to address the lack of parking spots and student housing,” she said. On the other hand, psychology and English freshman Rebecca Wallace said she regularly goes to Highland Coffees to relax, study and read. “I feel really at home there,” she said. With four historic commercial districts, Cadzow said the community should preserve North Gates’ century-old legacy for future generations of Tigers to enjoy. “If that neighborhood were to be torn down and another student apartment complex were to be put there, that would really hurt its uniqueness,” Cadzow said. “I think it would be the loss of an asset to LSU and Baton Rouge.”
PUNK, from page 1 Hamilton said, as the State Librarian of Louisiana, the project is an opportunity to turn the obscure scene into a permanent part of history. “Part of what we do here is collect Louisiana’s history,” she said. “It’s a Baton Rogue thing, but it’s also a Louisiana thing. I feel that it’s appropriate to have it at the State Library, and I feel like I can speak to it, because I grew up in it. That little scene was really meaningful.” Punk rock arrived in Baton Rouge in the wake of the Sex Pistols’ Jan. 9, 1978 concert at a former Baton Rouge music venue known as the Kingfish Club. The gig inspired those in attendance, such as former Lower Chakras lead singer Parrish, to start punk bands and create the scene that would be characterized by other notable groups like the Shitdogs and the U.S. Times. Rhodes and Hamilton characterize the former scene as being a diverse group of free-thinking outsiders. The two said they think a real sense of community and acceptance existed within the scene. “Our scene was anybody underground and alternative, with a revolutionary mind,” Rhodes said. “They all came together, and that was the scene. It shifted their perspective of life and really opened them up to lots of things. It’s the root of their identity.” This passion felt by members of the scene was reflected in the enthusiastic response the team has seen after publicly announcing the project. The “Red Stick Punkumentary” Facebook group, which was made to connect the community back together and share memories and artifacts from the time, rapidly filled with users upon its creation, said Rhodes and Hamilton. People also started donating to the
project’s GoFundMe account almost immediately after its creation. The documentary couldn’t be more timely with the talks of West Chimes Street possibly seeing a redevelopment in the near future. Many of the area’s landmarks like the Bayou, Jacy’s and the Kingfish Club have shut down, causing part of the scene’s history to disappear and possibly die out without any physical trace. “Everything’s disappearing quick,” Rhodes said. “Now that Chimes Street is in the equation, that makes it that much more important why we have to do this right now. Anything cool or underground in Baton Rouge started from this area. That’s why it’s so important to keep that alive, that spirit. It’s the most progressive thing that Baton Rouge has ever had, but there’s always been this counter-scene trying to kill it. That story and all these things that we can use to tell it will be gone.” For Hamilton, this scene is not only important to Baton Rouge’s history, but also to the University’s. She said the University’s oncampus music events, as well as the radio stations surrounding the campus, were directly responsible for much of the success and spread of the scene’s music. She, along with Rhodes, said they hope “Red Stick Punkumentary” will not only preserve this special community for posterity, but also inspire a new generation of punk around LSU. “It is the coolest thing Baton Rouge ever had,” she said. “When it’s done, I think it’ll show that there was something here that was nowhere else in the country.” “Red Stick Punkumentary” is currently in its development stages and is raising money for its production through the project’s GoFundMe account.
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These numbers are not the be-all and end-all, but they do show e-sports are up-and-coming and belong among other professional sports leagues. What makes the numbers more impressive is that the championships were only broadcasted through online streams. In comparison, NBC’s stream for the 2015 Super Bowl had 1.3 million viewers. Albeit, a lot of people were watching on TV, but to outdraw the Super Bowl in any capacity is impressive. These huge numbers show there could be a potential fan base for college e-sports teams. Before you pick up your pitchfork and hunt me down, the idea is not as far-fetched as it sounds and is already happening at other universities. Columbia College in Missouri became the fifth school in the United States to add eSports to its athletics program in November of 2015. “E-sports aren’t the future,” said Columbia College President Scott Dalrymple in a statement according to Dailydot.com. “They’re the present. True skill at video gaming is just as impressive — and just as legitimate — as excellence in traditional sports.” Columbia hired Bryan Curtis as the school’s eSports director who is finding a coach for the university. The school’s 12-man roster will consist of two five-man teams
Monday, January 25, 2016 and two alternates. If everything stays on track, the teams will begin competition next fall exclusively in League of Legends. Not only are colleges already giving scholarships to these athletes, but the United States government also considers e-sports players athletes. Professional e-sports athletes were having difficulties obtaining visas to enter the country for competitions, but the U.S. government changed their stance on the issue and began recognizing players as professional athletes in 2013. I know some will make the argument that e-sports players are not athletes and they are only playing video games. That could not be more wrong. “Mental fitness is the important thing. Our League of Legends team in L.A. live in a house 24/7 during the season, and players play a lot — that’s what they do,” said Michael O’Dell, the managing director of Team Dignitas, one of the world’s largest professional gaming teams, in an interview with ESPN. Most e-sports careers end by the time players reach their mid20s due to the rigorous practice schedules of competitions. Greg Fields, a former StarCraft II champion, played in South Korea from 2008-2011 and described his training routine during his e-sports career in an inteview with ESPN. “The training schedule excluded any activity that wasn’t eating,
sleeping and practicing,” Fields said. “We played for 12 hours a day with one or two days off a month.” Obviously, with current NCAA restrictions and balancing classes, this type of practice schedule would not be feasible for a college athlete. However, this is the training used by the best professional teams, and I see college e-sports following the model set by college soccer. If an elite player is talented enough to play professional soccer they have most likely been signed by the time they reach 17 or 18 years old, if not younger, quite similar to e-sports, where professionals careers begin as young as 15. There are strong players who are not quite good enough to go pro at 15, but could compete at a college level to hone their skills. This system could easily be implemented at LSU. Picture the PMAC with gaming consoles and TVs set up on a stage underneath the large elevated screens center court. . Okay, the odds of e-sports filling the PMAC to capacity is unlikely at best. There are plenty of smaller sports that don’t draw record crowds, yet give athletes an opportunity to continue their careers and earn their way through college. This is all I’m asking for.
Marc is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @Marc_TDR.
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