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Greek Life reacts to OU SAE controversy

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Student Government candidates Andrew Mahtook and Hannah Knight of the Here & Now ticket celebrate their victory in the spring election on Wednesday.

Mahtook, Knight elected SG president, vice president

BY CHLOE HUFF chuff@lsureveille.com

Student Government election season turned the corner Wednesday as “Here & Now” presidential candidate Andrew Mahtook and vice presidential candidate Hannah Knight won their spots in the executive office.

Between McDonald’s and the barbershop of the Student Union, SG Commissioner of Elections Allyce Trapp announced that the “Here & Now” campaign earned more than 51 percent of student votes, making Mahtook and Knight the heads of SG for the 2015 academic year.

As opposed to a turnout of 5,284 voters in last year’s election, 8,908 students voted this year.

Students will see changes on campus as early as next semester if Mahtook and Knight live up to their campaign promises. Mahtook and Knight agreed they were both excited and relieved, but their work was not done.

“We’re heading back down to Free Speech Alley tomorrow, get our candidates elected that are in

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Three years before the University of Oklahoma severed ties with its chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon for chanting racial slurs, the University’s SAE chapter was thrown off campus for sexual misconduct and hazing incidents.

LSU’s SAE chapter has been inactive since fall 2012. The Daily Reveille previously reported at the time that the fraternity could be reinstated in 2015, but SAE National Communications Director Matt Alaio said Wednesday he did not know when the chapter would be reinstated at the University.

Oklahoma President David Boren suspended the fraternity Monday and ordered all members to vacate the fraternity house within 24 hours.

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Read the editor in chief’s column on race and diversity in Greek Life on page 12.

LAW CENTER

Law students help international students, professors file taxes

BY JOSE ALEJANDRO BASTIDAS jbastidas@lsureveille.com Moving to the U.S. from other countries, many students face obstacles of communicating in a language different from their own at this time of the year — tax season.

University law students offer a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program to help international students, professors and researchers, such as renewable natural resources Ph.D. student Jinlong Zhang, who qualify as non-resident taxpayers, file their taxes for free.

“The VITA program is something that has been going on for a long time,” said law

professor Philip Hackney. “The program started, I want to say 20 years ago, to give law students the opportunity to work with real people, with real scenarios, while also giving back to the community.”

A similar VITA program is done by the E.J. Ourso College of Business for low-income taxpayers in the area.

The program at the law center helps international students who would otherwise have to pay accounting and law firms for the service, said Blane Brown, VITA volunteer and law student.

Brown said demand around the University for individuals who know how to file international tax forms exceeds

the supply since there are not many nonresident international people in Louisiana.

“Around the law school they have mock trials and other stuff for students to practice, but we don’t have a lot of real practice for tax law,” Brown said. “We take a lot of classes on income taxes, but the chance for real experience is rare. With this program, we get to talk to taxpayers, we work through problems with them and we get to sit with them, look at their W-2 forms and other tax returns.”

When students get help from law students, they must bring necessary forms and documents, including their

see TAXES, page 15

Third-year law student Blane Brown helps geology Ph.D. student Emad Elfar with his taxes on Tuesday at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center.

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CAMPUS BRIEFS

Inclement weather pushes women’s tennis match back

The LSU women’s tennis team rescheduled its match against Nicholls State for 3 p.m. on March 25 at W. T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium due to

inclement weather.

The two teams began singles play Wednesday, but rain forced them to stop the match.

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The LSU Museum of Art will host an opening reception for Baton Rouge native Margaret Evangeline’s exhibit examining modern war and violence.

The exhibit, “Margaret Evangeline: On War,” will feature mixed media, paintings and installations.

The art will take a look at the

causes and effects of modern war and how art can respond to war.

It will also show the use of art to depict thoughts of war.

“Margaret Evangeline” will open tonight at 6 p.m. at the Shaw Center for the Arts, located inside the LSU Museum of Art. Admission is $10 for non-members and free for museum members.

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The Best Schools’ rankings rated the University’s Higher Education Administration program third, and Best Colleges ranked the University’s Master of Social

Work program fifth.

The Best Schools’ rankings rated degree programs for “academic excellence, range of courses provided, awards, rankings, faculty strength and reputation.” The 17 degree programs listed by Best Colleges were rated using a combination of acceptance, graduation and enrollment rates and retention, according to the release.

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ACADEMICS

Energy Panel addresses Some national exchange programs New Energy Initiative cheaper than University tuition

BY WILLIAM TAYLOR POTTER wpotter@lsureveille.com Students in majors ranging from business to humanities gathered Wednesday at the Business Education Complex for the Energy Executive Panel. The event featured four executives from the energy industry.

The event kicked off the E.J. Ourso College of Business’ new energy initiative, proposing a new undergraduate minor in energy and an energy MBA specialization.

The initiative is part of E.J. Ourso College of Business Dean Richard White’s strategic plan for the next five years. White said he started developing this plan when he became dean last April.

“As I began to write that strategy, it was immediately clear to me that, in many ways, LSU and our college are not serving the energy industry as much as we should,” White said in his speech to open the event. “Nor were we preparing our students as well as we could be for jobs in the energy sector.”

The undergraduate minor is open to all students and includes courses in real estate, energy economics, geology, petroleum accounting and energy trading.

It requires 15 hours.

The program will also include opportunities such as site visits, speakers, case competitions, energy conferences and expos and energy-related internships. The initiative has not been approved yet.

The new initiative presents a great opportunity for the school as a whole, said sociology junior Megan Gagliano.

“I’m surprised they haven’t had it sooner since Louisiana is

such a top producer in the field,” Gagliano said. “It’s so expanded and such a diverse field that there’s so many different opportunities in different fields.”

The program helps the University remain competitive on a national scale, said mass communication graduate student Taylor Cox. It’s a chance to establish the University as the frontrunner in the energy sector.

Cox said it’s important for students outside of the business school to get involved with the program.

“I think it’s a great opportunity for students to, essentially, establish ourselves as leaders in the field of energy and technology,” Cox said. “For us to remain competitive and to stand out amongst our peers that we’re competing with on a national level, we need to be involved in programs and initiatives such as these.”

The panelists offered advice to students about what to expect, how certain aspects of the business work and how to break into the job market.

“We are always looking to hire great people,” said Cornelius Dupré, chairman and CEO of Dupré Energy Services. “It’s a great opportunity for young, intelligent, smart people to get into the industry.”

Cox said the variety of majors in attendance showed this initiative is receiving campus-wide support.

“It was a great turnout for the event,” Cox said. “It was great to see that they were not just business students. I think that just shows the institution that there is a great interest in this initiative and the College of Business’ approach to providing more opportunities for students.”

BY CARRIE GRACE HENDERSON chenderson@lsureveille.com

Some students are taking advantage of a University resource that could make studying abroad cheaper than staying at home.

Through Academic Programs Abroad, students can participate in the National Student Exchange, a program that will send them to more than 170 schools in 47 states, seven Canadian provinces, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Study abroad coordinator Marissa Baham returned from a conference in Albuquerque on Monday, where she helped place students in their new homes for the upcoming semester.

“You can study in Puerto Rico for a semester,” Baham said. “It’s $1,000 tuition per semester, so there’s some incredibly affordable options out there.”

Students can pay for these trips in one of two ways. “Plan A” allows the student to pay in-state tuition directly to the school they are visiting. Students who choose “Plan B” pay University tuition while attending their exchange school.

These programs don’t have program costs associated with summer or short-term trips over spring break or Wintersession, which also drives the price down.

TOPS can be used with both payment plans, and APA is committed to finding the right fit for students, Baham said.

Although the in-country programs may not seem as glamorous as study abroad options, Baham said there are a multitude of reasons students choose to participate.

Many students are not financially able to study at their dream school, but the NSE program offers them the option, Baham said.

“If their parents said, ‘you have to go to LSU because you get TOPS, and we get in-state [tuition] here, and this is what we can afford,’ you can do a National Student Exchange and say, ‘Well, I really wanted to go to Montana, and now I have this option,’”

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Baham said.

She said the list includes many state schools and schools with specialized programs or professors students may want to study under. Others may be thinking of attending graduate school in the area.

“Sometimes you might have someone go because he or she wants to check out the graduate school or wants to go to a graduate school in that state and wants to see how that works,” said director of APA Harald Leder.

“Like going to the University of Minnesota to see if they can really stand the winter. “ The list of schools includes large, recognizable Southeastern Conference schools such as the University of Alabama and the University of Georgia. Programs also include schools such as the University of Minnesota Rochester, which offers three academic majors — all in health science.

Some of the more popular schools last year were the University of Montana, the University of Hawaii and Queens College in New York, Baham said.

Leaders in the APA office call the NSE program a “hidden

treasure,” according the APA website. Outgoing students numbered 15 last year, and next year, the office expects 20-25, which is a small percentage of the total number of students who participate in their programs.

“It’s not something that automatically comes to your mind,” Baham said. “You think that studying abroad is ‘Oh, I’m going to study in France for a summer,’ which is really a shame because [NSE] is such a great program.”

The University also offers this opportunity to incoming students. Last year, 11 students from locations such as Guam, California and Montreal spent a semester at Louisiana’s flagship through the NSE program.

Besides the low cost, Leder said the NSE program offers other benefits. On these exchanges, students do not need a passport, can come home for the holidays and drive where they need to go.

“It’s a really good opportunity, but Louisiana is a little insular, so students are a little reluctant to go somewhere else,” Leder said. “But the National Student Exchange is a very nice thing.”

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Society of Women Engineers hosts networking event

BY AMANDA CAPRITTO acapritto@lsureveille.com From stilettos to flats, suits to dresses and blazers to bangles, the University’s chapter of the Society of Women Engineers is working to broaden workplace fashion choices.

Mechanical engineering senior and president of SWE Wariya Pala said her freshman year consisted of an inner battle of appropriate versus comfort every time she attended a professional function.

“We’re here to show girls you can do both,” Pala said.

“I had no idea what ‘businesscasual’ was, so my mom bought me a black suit, and I hated it.

I didn’t feel comfortable in it.”

Biological engineering senior and SWE vice president Amy Braud agreed.

“A lot of girls just aren’t aware, I think, of how many options we really have,” Braud said.

Pala said the main goal of the Women Impacting Style in Engineering event is to create an atmosphere for a fun evening where participants can feel comfortable networking and not be afraid to ask questions.

The University’s Society of Women Engineers partnered with Dillard’s this year for the event.

The models spent one day shopping for business professional, business casual and

social event outfits with their stylist, doctoral candidate Yuwa Vosper.

Pala said Vosper made sure all the models were 100 percent comfortable in the outfits they chose before they left the store.

“She could tell — ­ if one of the girls was hesitant or didn’t 100 percent love the outfit, she would make them choose something else,” Pala said.

Pala said her first WISE night was the first time she ever felt at ease networking.

Before, Pala said, she felt uncomfortable and unsure of what to wear and what questions to ask.

“It’s about more than just clothes, too,” Pala said. “There is a big focus on style, but mostly that’s just a common ground we can get all these students and industry workers together on so we can talk about something bigger — comfort and leadership in the workplace.”

Braud said although membership of SWE is not required to participate in the show, she strongly encourages engineering females to join because the organization provides many benefits.

Pala said the style show itself isn’t restricted to just engineering majors. Women in fields like construction management and computer design are also encouraged to participate, too, because there aren’t

enough female leaders in those areas.

SWE faculty adviser Sarah Jones said the current enrollment of women in engineering at the University is about 20 percent, and the number is usually higher for freshmen and sophomores.

“We really try and target freshmen with this show, because a lot of them end up dropping the field,” Jones said. “We want them to know we’re here to help and mentor them.”

The first WISE event was in 2010 and had 60 participants, Jones said. In its fifth year, participation more than doubled, and 150 women attended.

Braud and Pala said the WISE event provides females in engineering with a night full of fun, learning and opportunities.

“This show is about showing female engineers that they can be expressive and creative in the workplace and that they’re not limited to that basic blackand-white suit that everyone seems to think we are,” Pala said.

Female representatives from big industrial companies like Entergy, ExxonMobil, Dow Chemical Company and Halliburton attend the WISE event because they know what an impact it has on women in the field, Pala said.

Michelle Green, project manager for Halliburton, said

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Students in the College of Engineering pose for a portrait at Women Impacting Style in Engineering event Wednesday in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the Student Union. she thinks the WISE event is a provides opportunities for University students.

“I think the WISE event is a wonderful thing for these ladies because they can come out and mingle not only with themselves but with us, too,” Green said. “So much positive feedback comes from this night, and I’m glad Halliburton can be a part of it.”

“I think it’s a really relaxing night because we all have the

same insecurities, and we’re all there for the same reason,” Braud said.

Ten women modeled in the WISE event Wednesday. The evening began with a networking period followed by dinner and the style show.

Assistant Dean of the College of Engineering Jada Lewis kicked off the night with one of her favorite quotations, “Intelligence will never stop being beautiful.”

FACULTY

Second round of LIFT2 grants awarded for marketable research

BY ROSE VELAZQUEZ rvelazquez@lsureveille.com From conceptualization to prototyping to professional production, the LSU LIFT2 Grant Program gives LSU System faculty the chance to transform its expertise into marketable products.

Proposals are accepted and funding is awarded twice a year “to validate the market potential of their inventions,” according to a University Media Relations news release. In the recently announced second phase of the LSU LIFT2 Grant Program, 14 research projects chosen from a group of 46 proposals received a total of $500,000 in funding awards.

The program, which the LSU Board of Supervisors launched in January 2014, awards as much as $50,000 to individual research projects proposed by faculty members throughout the LSU System.

Six research projects at the University received grants, as well as eight other projects stationed on campuses throughout the LSU System.

Wanjun Wang, a mechanical engineering professor and grant recipient, is developing

lab-on-CD technology for biology and medical laboratory use. He said the technology he’s developing will allow information from biological material such as blood to be processed through a single spinning device.

A researcher with a commercial concept often struggles to receive funding from groups such as the National Science Foundation because the research to be done does not focus on fundamental science, Wang said. However, companies are not often willing to invest early in the development process because there is still research to be done.

“Between being ready for commercialization and coming out of the lab, there is a gap there,” Wang said. “This is just a fund to help us fill the gap. It’s like a bridge fund to help us further develop the technology.”

Last academic school year, sociology professor Edward Shihadeh and sociology graduate student Anthony Reed, both grant recipients, began working with the University to improve student retention using an algorithm they developed to predict which student would

likely drop out next.

The project began with the crime research Shihadeh and his colleagues worked on in partnership with the Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination program. They developed algorithms to predict criminal behavior and identify the next domestic violence offender, eventually expanding the research through a partnership with the state to create an algorithm to predict the risk level of criminals in state custody, he said.

Shihadeh and Reed applied the crime research to help the University develop a system for predicting and improving student retention.

“It’s so important that part of our state funding, such as it is, is dependent on it, on keeping our students in college,” Shihadeh said. “In fact, the legislature penalizes us if we don’t.”

When the system, called GoalKeeper, was implemented last school year, Shihadeh said they were able to predict the University’s retention rate with 99.5 percent accuracy. He credited GoalKeeper with raising freshman retention from 82.5 percent to almost 85 percent.

Shihadeh said these improvements in student retention saved the University millions of dollars in penalties from the legislature. He is also working on a prediction method to improve the efficiency of recruitment, which is a costly process.

The funding provided by the grant program will help make GoalKeeper a professional, marketable software interface, Shihadeh said.

“You have to cross what they call ‘the valley of death’ to actually get customers,” Shihadeh said. “So, many ideas die along the way.”

In addition to financial support, Shihadeh said the LSU LIFT2 Grant Program also allows him the benefits of the University’s reputation, business and technical expertise and backing. Without the resources provided by the program, Shihadeh said his project would be “dead in the water.”

“I think this is a rare and very important opportunity that shows LSU’s belief in and investment in its faculty members to develop and market intellectual property,” said Mandi Lopez, veterinary surgery professor and grant recipient.

Lopez is working on a device to make ACL surgery, the reconstruction of the ligament in the center of the knee, less complex.

The ligament reconstruction is difficult because surgeons struggle to maintain tension in the tissue graft while attaching it to the bone, Lopez said. Because of the complexity of the procedure, multiple devices must be used to complete the operation.

However, her device will allow the tissue graft used to recreate the ligament to be simultaneously tightened and attached to the bone without the complication of additional instruments.

Lopez said the device is innovative because it can be molded out of bioabsorbable material, eliminating the complications associated with metal implants.

The device is still in the design stage and will be an improvement of a related device called the GraftGrab, which was patented by the University and licensed by industry partner Tesa Medical, Lopez said. GraftGrab was developed by Lopez and patented in the 2009-2010 school year.

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Sophomore guard entertains with strong play, zany personality

BASEBALL

Tigers shut out McNeese, 7-0

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BY DAVID GRAY dgray@lsureveille.com Karl McCray has coached NBA All-Stars, college All-Americans and several other basketball talents during his 25 years with the AAU’s Atlanta Celtics.

But McCray said he’s never coached anyone quite like current LSU sophomore guard Tim Quarterman.

“He has so much personality,” McCray said. “He never met an enemy. Everybody is his friend.

That’s just Tim Quarterman.”

McCray still remembers a 16-year-old Quarterman calming down his teammates during a tournament in Las Vegas.

The Celtics were in the quarterfinals, gearing up to play against the team favored to win the entire showcase. While everyone, including the coaching staff, was tense for the upcoming matchup, the laid-back Quarterman was able to relax the team’s nerves.

“We were in the team meeting going through all the last-minute instructions,” McCray said. “In the middle of it all, Tim got up and said, ‘Coach, that’s enough of that pre-game stuff. Let’s just go play. We don’t need anymore

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conversations. Let’s go.’”

To Quarterman, the key ignition behind the Tigers’ fast-paced and high-octane offense basketball isn’t that complicated.

“A lot of people try to make basketball rocket science,” Quarterman said. “To me, if you just play your heart out, that’s all that matters.”

But McCray isn’t the only person with a quirky story about Quarterman — who was LSU’s sixth man for most of the season before emerging as the starting point guard for the final nine games.

LSU sophomore forward Jarell Martin, one of Quarterman’s closest friends on the team, can still recall one of the assistant coaches introducing him to the Georgia native during an on-campus visit nearly two years ago.

“When we were in the Union, I was watching him eat,” Martin said. “He was eating so fast, so I just started recording him and put it on Instagram. Ever since then, I just started recording him eating.

He’s just a funny guy. Everything

Quarterman’s per game averages 33 minutes 11.4 points 5.2 rebounds 3.9 assists

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LSU sophomore guard Tim Quarterman (55) celebrates a play Feb. 28 during the Tigers’ 73-63 victory against Ole Miss at the PMAC.

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With rain clouds settled over Alex Box Stadium, it looked like heavy rain would threaten Wednesday’s contest between the No. 1 LSU baseball team and McNeese State.

After a brief downpour to start, the rain stopped long enough for the Tigers to play one more tune-up game before starting Southeastern Conference action.

LSU (16-1) extended its winning streak to 13 games with a 7-0 victory against McNeese State (11-6).

With heavy rain forecasted in the Baton Rouge area for much of Wednesday, LSU coach Paul Mainieri moved the start of the game to 4 p.m., but that didn’t keep the Tigers and Cowboys from getting soaked to start.

“We played through some pretty heavy rain there in the first few innings,” Mainieri said.

“But the big Tiger in the sky pulled back reins on the rain, pardon the pun, and we were able to get it in. So everything worked out magnificently today.”

True to his word prior to Wednesday’s game, Mainieri gave plenty of pitchers an opportunity on the mound against the Cowboys, who recorded their fewest hits (five) in the last nine games.

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Junior defensive back Thomas excited to be back at practice Thomas suffered knee injury early in season

BY JACK CHASCIN jchascin@lsureveille.com LSU junior defensive back Dwayne Thomas has had a long and bumpy path during his career with the Tigers. He completed his first full season in 2013 after suffering a sports hernia injury in 2012 and his career seemed to be moving in the right direction.

Then Sep. 27, 2014 rolled around, and it started to crumble once again.

The Tigers took on New Mexico State in Tiger Stadium just a week after Southeastern Conference rival Mississippi State upset them on the same turf. LSU routed the Aggies, 63-

7, but behind the win was a substantial loss of one of its greatest defensive contributors.

Thomas blitzed the Aggies’ quarterback out of former defensive coordinator John Chavis’ beloved nickel mustang package, in which Thomas was featured as the main rusher off the edge. Thomas came off the edge in pursuit of the quarterback, but he collapsed as he cut around the corner.

The LSU training and medical staff helped Thomas off the turf, and it would be the last time he touched the field for the remainder of the 2014 season.

Thomas tore his ACL, with the doctors setting his timetable to return at six to eight months.

The injury devastated Thomas, who was sidelined for the second time in three years, but he said he wouldn’t let it get

the best of him.

“It was kind of hard at first don’t get me wrong, but over time I started dealing with that,” Thomas said. “Just getting in the lab, working hard.

The harder I work the faster I’ll get back out there to grind with those guys.”

Now five months later, Thomas is back on the field ahead of schedule.

It was Thomas’ goal to make it back in time for spring practice, but there was a sense of uncertainty around his possible timetable of return. But the injury to his ACL was a clean tear, enabling Thomas to rehab quicker than expected.

Thomas experienced minimal pain and swelling, assuring the doctors he would be

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Then-sophomore cornerback Dwayne Thomas (13) prepares to tackle then-ULM senior quarterback Pete Thomas (14) Sep. 13, 2014, during the Tigers’ 31-0 victory against the Warhawks in Tiger Stadium.

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GYMNASTICS

Freshmen adjusting to spotlight, pressure of college gymnastics

BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL cboutwell@lsureveille.com It’s been a rollercoaster ride for the LSU freshman gymnasts, and it’s not over yet.

All-arounder Myia Hambrick and beam specialist Erin Macadaeg adjusted to collegiate competition faster than expected because of their contribution in the Tigers lineup this season.

“I am happy but not content,” said LSU coach D-D Breaux. “I know that Erin can do more.

The contribution that she is giving us right now on beam is exactly what we need. Myia — we had her in the all-around, took her out then put her back in.”

For Hambrick, the biggest adjustment occurred inside her mind.

“She makes things in her head bigger than they are sometimes,” Breaux said. “We are trying to get her mental approach to what she is doing as focused as her physical approach, as she is absolutely a total package.”

Macadaeg, meanwhile, is working on staying calm and loose.

“The biggest thing that has helped me is when D-D tells me to stop trying,” Macadaeg said.

“Because trying too hard messes me up sometimes. She just tells me to relax, be loose and have fun.”

Nerves struck the gymnasts toward the beginning of the season, but they realized that many people and fans are going to care about their production, so the nerves must go.

In their last meet, the freshmen were exposed to a recordsetting crowd of 13,179 fans at the PMAC. Hambrick recognizes the growth in attendance and holds her performances to a higher standard.

“The fans in the PMAC have grown exponentially,” Hambrick said. “That has definitely contributed as to how we see ourselves as LSU gymnasts. I have started to hold myself to a higher expectation. Not putting more pressure on myself, but this many people are interested in what I am doing. So I want to do it really well.”

Their change in attitude has developed throughout the season. The pair has grown to find ways to feed off of the

crowd, using it for their own benefits.

The team spends a large portion of time constructing how it needs to be mentally prepared, and Breaux said she has her freshmen where she wants them mentally.

“There are slight changes to your gymnastics to make it better all the time,” Hambrick said. “It’s mental for me. I don’t like to think about performing in front of that many people because I get nervous, but at the same time, I have to remember that I am still performing in front of that many people.”

Although gymnastics is a sport of individual scores, the team comes first for Breaux.

“It’s not about the ‘me,’ its about the team,” Breaux said.

“You can’t focus on your performance because you are just one of six in an event and one of 24 in a meet. If you focus on only what you are doing, then it becomes very self-centered.

You have to have a broader approach and mindset.”

You can reach tian Boutwell on @CBoutwell_TDR.

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[Left] LSU freshman all-arounder Erin Macadaeg performs her beam routine and [right] LSU freshman all-arounder Myia Hambrick performs her floor routine during the Tigers’ 198.375-195.450 victory against Minnesota on Friday at the PMAC.

SOFTBALL

Slappers’ versatility helps Tigers set up power hitters

BY MORGAN PREWITT mprewitt@lsureveille.com Senior center fielder A.J. Andrews steps into the batter’s box with a full count. On the ninth pitch of the at-bat, Andrews draws a walk.

Sophomore right fielder Bailey Landry drops a perfect bunt toward third base and beats the throw to first easily.

Freshman left fielder Emily Griggs waits for an offspeed pitch and dashes to second.

Although Andrews, Landry and Griggs bring an individualized arsenal of tools to the

LSU softball team’s dynamic lineup, the trio shares a style of batting known as “slapping” that utilizes all of their skills at the plate.

The basis of slapping is blazing speed, which Andrews, Landry and Griggs all share.

“One thing is that they are [all] fast, which is God-given,” said LSU assistant coach Howard Dobson. “We can make you faster, but we can’t make you fast.”

Normal batters stand in the box and wait for a pitch.

Slappers, on the other hand, start in the back of the box

and run at the pitcher before either bunting, placing the ball in gaps in the defense or hard-slapping the ball into the outfield.

While a power hitter’s goal is to hit home runs and drive in runs, a slapper’s aim is to get the ball into play and use her speed to reach first.

“Basically, when you’re slapping, you are kind of getting a head start,” Andrews said. “Normally, people who slap are quicker, faster. It’s more about placement. What people would describe as a really good slapper is someone

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LSU senior outfielder A.J. Andrews hits the ball during the Lady Tigers’ 6-0 victory against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday at Tiger Park.

who can place the ball really and a .549 on-base percentage well.” in her 21 starts this season.

Although all slappers are In her fourth season as quick and can bunt, there are LSU’s leadoff hitter, Andrews two main kinds the Tigers ‘One thing is that they are leads of slappers: soft and is tied for the [all] fast, which is slappers and SEC lead with God-given. We can make 24 walks. She hard slappers. you faster, but we can’t has a .633 onPlacement is critical for soft base percentage, make you fast.’ slappers, whose which is good HOWARD DOBSON, main goal is to for second in the LSU softball assistant coach move the defense conference. enough so they Landry has can use their speed reach first, developed into one of the most Andrews said. Two ways a soft consistent offensive threats for slapper can get on base is by LSU. She has earned at least hitting in the gap between the one hit in a program record of third baseman and the short- 17-straight games this season. stop or getting a high bounce The trio has excelled in seton a hit in the infield. ting up the power hitters this “Soft-slapping is more of season. They average a .573 ona touch and go,” said LSU vol- base percentage and have comunteer assistant Kara Dill. “It bined for 76 runs and 83 hits works well for the ones who through LSU’s first 25 games. are super fast. They put it on Andrews, Landry and the ground and get to first.”

Griggs’ versatility at the plate Hard slappers use power puts pressure on defenses, at the plate to rip singles to which will be key this weekthe outfield wall and use their end when the Tigers battle speed to get extra-base hits. undefeated No. 1 Florida.

Andrews is mainly a hard slap“There is no right answer per and leads the Southeastern for them,” Dobson said. “[OpConference with seven triples. ponents] have to pick and While Griggs Andrews and choose their poison. They just Landry work together as No. 9, have to decide which [defense] No. 1 and No. 2 in the lineup, they are going to do and how respectively, they are able to they are going to play them. set up the Tigers’ power hit- [The defense is] just hoping ters: junior shortstop Bianka that they miss a pitch because Bell and sophomore infielder really and truly they can do Sahvanna Jaquish. whatever they want to do.”

Despite hitting at the bottom of the order, Griggs has You can reach Morgan Prewitt posted a .425 batting average on Twitter @kmprewitt_TDR.

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CLUB SPORTS

LSU returns to field following suspension

BY MARIO JEREZ mjerez@lsureveille.com After a controversial fall season, LSU Rugby is looking to bounce back with a successful spring.

The team won its first two conference matches before forfeiting the remainder of its fall season due to an alcohol-related violation of University policies.

Following the suspension, the 15-on-15 team split two games against fourth-ranked Lindenwood and seventeenth-ranked Texas A&M. The team will now play seven-on-seven rugby for the remainder of the spring semester and is eligible to play in all three of their conference tournaments and any postseason play after.

Club president Kevin Kovacic said the last two 15-on-15 games were still crucial for the team. He said the suspension caused nearly half of the team to stop participating, but they rallied and put together two hard-fought games.

Kovacic called the 38-10 Lindenwood loss a moral victory, as LSU was still reeling from the suspension and playing a rugby powerhouse.

“We hadn’t played a game in five months, and to play them that tough was a big thing for us,” Kovacic said. “We came out and hit them in the mouth harder than they expected.”

Moral wins went out the window in the second game as the Tigers showed no mercy on the Aggies, winning 39-0 to get back on track.

“The fact that we shut them

out and put up that many points on them was huge,” Kovacic said.

“It was a tremendous win, and it put us back on the map.”

Seven-on-seven rugby is different from 15-on-15, focusing more on the backs and the quicker players, similar to seven-on-seven football. This style of rugby will be featured in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when the sport returns to the games for the first time since 1924.

Senior Alexander Nadler said he’s confident his teammates can perform well in the new structure and compete hard among each other.

“All of our guys have been playing for a long time, and through the adversity, they still want to stick with it and play competitive rugby,” Nadler said.

“A lot of guys are going to be fighting for a few starting positions, but competition is what we want, and we look to go out and win some games.”

Fellow senior Cameron Falcon said LSU Rugby is still on the rise and will continue to be a dominant club for years to come, despite the recent setbacks.

“We got a lot of good, young guys coming in,” Falcon said.

“LSU Rugby has a great tradition, and I think we’re [the seniors] going to leave LSU Rugby in great hands.”

The team’s first seven-onseven SEC tournament this spring will begin March 28th in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

You can reach Mario Jerez on Twitter @MJerezIII_TDR.

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page 8 locked down sophomore wide receiver Trey Quinn on a fade able to bounce back in no time. route during practice Tuesday.

While Thomas said he’s feeling “[Thomas is] looking good. great, he said he understands He’s getting better and better he needs to take caution in his each and every day,” Adams early return. said. “They ran a fade route “If I feel like I can’t do on him and he was running something then I’ll just sit out a like Dwayne, the old Dwayne. drill,” Thomas said. “It’s not go- Fear [No. 13]. He’s getting back ing to hurt sitting out a drill be- and ready and he’s going to be cause my mindset is to play in ready to go.”

September. I just want to give it Thomas echoes the confifull go until it tells me to take a dence of his teammates. The step back, take a day off and re- junior said he blitzed for the lax. I want to be first time since out there. I’m a You have to have heart.My his injury, and competitor and to he was heart tells me this is what while watch those guys hesitant at first, be out there bust- I want to do, so if I want he was pumped ing their tails I to do it and I want to keep to get back in the want to be out doing it I always have to groove. there as well.

“When I was grind and fight hard to get “I feel like I back to what I want to do.’ out there [Tuesday] and I was can go, so I’m going.” called to blitz all DWAYNE THOMAS, Thomas has I could rememjunior defensive back ber was ‘last time started spring I blitzed I went practice in a down.’ I was like green, no-contact jersey, but so far no practices ‘let’s go,’” Thomas said. “When I blitzed today there was no ishave involved full contact.

Thomas said he will be in sue. [I] came clean, felt normal the purple jersey ready to go again, so I was just a bit hesiwhen the team starts full con- tant, but I got it done.” tact and full pad practices.

Thomas’ battle to get his ca“When we go through full reer back on track has been difcontact I’ll be out there going ficult , but his love for the game through full contact,” Thomas has kept him on the battered said. “That’s what I want to do. path to recovery in hopes of an That’s what I’m here on defense eventual return to success.

“You have to have heart,” for. I like contact that’s one Thomas said. “My heart tells thing I like to do.”

His injury-riddled past me this is what I want to do, so won’t take away his heart for if I want to do it and I want to the game, however. Thomas’ keep doing it I always have to teammates have noticed his grind and fight hard to get back passion and fire in just the few to what I want to do.” practices they’ve had together.

Sophomore defensive back You can reach Jack Chascin on Jamal Adams said Thomas Twitter @Chascin_TDR.

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VICTORY, from page 5 Mainieri sent 11 pitchers to the mound, and starter Russell Reynolds (1-0) was the only one to go longer than one inning. When Reynolds left the game after the second, the Tigers’ bullpen continued the shutout by tossing seven scoreless innings.

LSU’s bullpen hasn’t allowed a run in 23 consecutive innings heading into this weekend’s series against SEC foe Ole Miss.

“We’re doing a stellar job right now as a bullpen staff,” said LSU sophomore pitcher Alden Cartwright. “Everybody’s going out, doing their job, getting through it and handing off to the next guy. It’s really amazing to watch.”

LSU senior designated hitter Chris Chinea picked up his 12th RBI of the season when he drove in junior outfielder Mark Laird with a single up the middle in the bottom of the first.

After a three-up, three-down inning in the bottom of the second, the Tigers grabbed a commanding 4-0 lead after junior shortstop Alex Bregman’s three-run homer in the third.

It was the third home run of the season for Bregman, who batted 1-for-2 with four RBIs Wednesday.

“Off the bat, I thought it was gone,” Bregman said. “But it was

so much of a line drive, I didn’t know if it was going to be high enough.”

The Tigers added insurance runs in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings.

The Cowboys made their first scoring threat in the top of the sixth. But after McNeese senior outfielder Andrew Guillotte hit a blooper into shallow left field to put two runners on, LSU junior pitcher Hunter Devall fanned the last two batters of the inning to get out of the jam.

The Tigers ran into more trouble in the next inning. With one away in the seventh, LSU sophomore pitcher Collin Strall gave up back-to-back singles to the Cowboys. But after a groundout put both runners in scoring position, McNeese junior catcher Cameron Toole fouled out to end the inning.

After suffering just one loss in its first 17 games, LSU can now focus on Ole Miss, which has slumped to a 9-7 mark after advancing to last season’s College World Series.

“We got through our non-conference schedule ready to go,” Mainieri said. “Time to open up.

Now we can turn our attention to the SEC.” You can reach David Gray on Twitter @dgray_TDR

The Daily Reveille QUARTERMAN, from page 5 he does makes me laugh.”

But Quarterman keeps his comical personality at bay when the lights come on.

Off the court, Quarterman is always looking to crack a joke and be the life of the party. But once he steps on the court, LSU’s biggest prankster trades in his jokes for a business-like approach.

“One thing about him, when it’s about business, he’s a guy that going to come out and play hard,” Martin said. “I’ve never met a defensive player like Tim. He can be on one end of the court and run over to help and then run back to his man. I’ve never seen anyone hussle like him.”

The Tigers (22-9, 11-7 Southeastern Conference) will need all the tricks up Quarterman’s sleeve as they prepare to embark on their upcoming postseason journey, which they’ll start Friday in the SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee.

After a thrilling 81-78 road victory against No. 21 Arkansas on Saturday, some believe LSU has all but locked up its first NCAA Tournament berth in six seasons.

One of the biggest reasons is the improved play of Quarterman, who battled through a frustrating freshman season before enjoying a memorable sophomore campaign in 2015.

After scoring in double figures just once as a freshman, Quarterman has reached that mark 17 times as a sophomore, including 10 games with at least 15 points.

He also leads the Tigers in assists (123) and has a team-high with 43 steals, which ranks eighth in the SEC. Quarterman played 405

Thursday, March 12, 2015 minutes as a rookie but has more than doubled that this season with 1,031 minutes — the thirdmost on the team. LSU coach Johnny Jones said the heavier workload has been instrumental in Quarterman’s improvement.

“His time on the floor has has allowed him to be more of a confident basketball player,” Jones said. “He wasn’t as confident [last year] as he is now.”

Quarterman’s second season in Baton Rouge has been full of highlights, such as his 21 points in a road win against No. 18 West Virginia, his career-high 27 points in a double overtime thriller against Georgia and his tripledouble against conference-rival Ole Miss — the program’s first in 23 seasons.

Few take the game of basketball as seriously as Quarterman does, but he still tries to let his playful personality shine when he’s on the court.

“When I’m out there playing enthusiastically about the game, I lift [my teammates’] spirits to play even harder,” Quarterman said. “When all five of us are out there playing hard and together.

We’re hard to beat.”

The Tigers have been a tough out with Quarterman running the show. LSU has gone 6-3 since Jones inserted the 6-foot-6 point guard into the starting lineup Feb. 7, and four of those wins came by double digits.

In Quarterman, the Tigers have a rangy, playmaking point guard that can do it all — defend the opponent’s best player, rebound and start the break, set up his teammates for easy buckets or take over the scoring load when needed.

But as long as LSU wins,

Quarterman doesn’t care what his final stat line looks like.

“I just try to go out there and help my team anyway I can,” Quarterman said. “Some nights it shows, and some nights stuff like defense doesn’t show in the box score. Every night we get a win I’m happy no matter what the box score says.”

Even when things aren’t going Quarterman’s way on the court, he makes up for it with unmatched hussle, something McCray noticed before his former player became a four-star recruit.

“He plays hard, and he never takes plays off on the court,” McCray said. “That’s very rare in grassroots basketball. When these kids in high school are the man, they take it easier sometimes and think they can rest while they’re on the court. Not Tim Quarterman.”

After a chaotic regular season, things are bound to get more hectic when Quarterman and his LSU teammates start postseason action tomorrow.

How the Tigers perform in the frenzy of March Madness is almost as unknown as who they’ll play in the conference tournament or where they could wind up the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

But McCray said LSU is in good hands under Quarterman’s direction.

“When things are getting really tense in a situation, Tim will come up with something goofy or something that relaxes all of us and lets us know that it’s a game of basketball,” McCray said.

“That’s Tim Quarterman.”

You can reach David Gray on Twitter @dgray_TDR.

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Check out more Buku Music + Art Project coverage and stay up-to-date on the festival online at lsureveille.com/buku2015.

DAY 1 Bassnectar: “You & Me (feat. W. Darling)” Passion Pit: “Lifted Up (1985)” TV on the Radio: “Test Pilot”

BUKU 2015

PLAYLIST Festival-goers can expect to hear these songs from their favorite artists

ODESZA: “Bloom”

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Porter Robinson: “Divinity”

DAY 2 STS9: “Golden Gate” Empire of the Sun: “DNA” Die Antwoord: “Ugly Boy” Portugal. The Man: “Modern Jesus” RL Grime: “Kingpin (feat. Big Sean)”

G-Eazy: “Tumblr Girls”

A$AP Rocky: “Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)”

I LOVE MAKONNEN: “Tuesday”

Big Freedia: “N.O. Bounce”

Raury: “Superfly”

Flosstradamus: “Soundclash”

Lil B: “Katy Perry”

Run The Jewels: “Close Your Eyes”

BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah: “Ray Gun (feat. DOOM)”

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Griz throws down in the Float Den on March 22, 2014, during the Buku Music + Art Project at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans.

HITS PASSION PIT This band has a lot of energy, and its songs are easily infectious. They transfer well from record to stage and set a party scene.

MISSES ODESZA

Formed in 2012, ODESZA has reached a large fanbase of people despite being such a new group. The electronic music duo from Seattle is perfect for the BUKU vibe.

GRAMATIK The Slovenian glitch artist just hasn’t developed a large enough fan base yet. His music is relaxed, which is the opposite of the festival scene.

BOOSIE BADAZZ Baton Rouge will always have a soft spot for Boosie, but it’s best to skip over him at BUKU. Similar to Big Freedia, he will always be around to see in the future.

G-EAZY

DIE ANTWOORD

BIG FREEDIA

LIL B

He’s been on the rise for a while now and finally seems to be making a big break into the music scene. He is not afraid to experiment with the traditional sounds of hip-hop and introduce new sounds.

BUKU will be the South African duo’s first time to ever perform in Louisiana.

While their music may be a little edgy, Die Antwoord will hands down be the most intriguing performance at the festival.

While Big Freedia is generally a hit, she can be seen at every festival in New Orleans. There are too many other artists to focus on who seldom visit the state.

Aside from his new single “Katy Perry,” he released his 2012 album as well as his 2010 album “Rain in England” under the pseudonym The Basedgod, which means Lil B himself hasn’t put out music since 200.

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New Orleans native to perform on BUKU’s Back Alley stage BY greta jines gjines@lsureveille.com New Orleans native and disc jockey Musa Alves describes herself as a “Brazilian-Redneck half breed,” but she’s also a rare sight performing at this year’s BUKU Music + Art Project — a woman.

Alves is one of few female artists on the 2015 lineup, but that’s not stopping her from showcasing her talent in full force.

She has split her time DJing between New Orleans and New York for the past 12 years, though Alves got her start in visual arts. Both of her parents are musicians, but she focused her time on graphic design, photography and painting until she brought her work to New Orleans with “Jock Se Bloque,” a ’90s-themed dance party.

“It was right after Hurricane Katrina,” Alves said. “I felt like the city was hungry for something like that, and we didn’t have anything like that before.”

She said the event was more about partying and less about DJing, but it was a good starting point. Alves learned to DJ after she was already booking gigs as a DJ, which led to her

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New Orleans native and DJ Musa Alves will make her BUKU Music + Art Project debut on the Back Alley stage Friday at 5:30 p.m. exploration of how to be technically sharp rather than just party savvy. She branched out from ’90s music and developed her own identity.

Alves said her musical influence stems from a variety of styles, including Italo disco, funk, soul, Brazilian bossa nova, New Orleans bounce and

French house music.

Prior to her appearance at BUKU this year, Alves has performed at several festivals across Europe DJing for rapper, Spank Rock. Their first show was at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, but since then, they’ve opened for the European DJ, Boys Noize, in 22 cities.

As a female in a maledominated industry, Alves said success doesn’t always come easily. Women have to work harder to earn respect and acknowledgement for their hard work, instead of their looks and sexuality. While she said she believes there’s support for women in the industry, it’s nominal compared to the support men receive.

“No matter how hard you work, how many festivals you play or how many ‘friends’ you have in the industry, you’re either sexualized, fetishized or treated like a groupie, and it’s really hard,” Alves said. “I think only just now am I starting to get out of that box and into a box of my own.”

She said she advises any females looking to break into the music scene to not let the maledominated industry intimidate them. If they pursue their career for the right reasons, it will show.

“If you love the music and love what you do, that will speak volumes for itself,” Alves said. “Also, have fun with it.”

Alves said her fans’ appreciation of her hard work makes her career worthwhile,

especially when fans send her letters telling her how much they enjoyed her set or what a great time they had.

It’s all about making a difference for Alves. She said she’s grateful for all the traveling she’s been able to partake in throughout the years.

Alves also said she’s excited to celebrate this year’s festival in her hometown with some of her friends who are also playing this weekend — TV On The Radio and DJ Windows 98, better known as Win Butler of Arcade Fire. She’s also looking forward to seeing artists Jamie Jones and Benoit and Sergio.

For the future, Alves is talking with Pulse Films about creating a documentary-style series chronicling what life’s like in the industry from the perspective of a woman.

“It’s something I’m feeling very passionate about,” Alves said. “Hopefully, we’ll be able to talk more about it in the future. They’re brilliant, and I really love what they’re doing.”

Musa will perform on BUKU’s Back Alley stage on Friday at 5:30 p.m.

You can reach Greta Jines on Twitter @TheGretaJines.

In The Valley Below reflects on influences, BUKU debut

BY Kayla Randall krandall@lsureveille.com In The Valley Below is a Los Angeles alternative duo comprised of Jeffrey Jacob and Angela Gail. The duo creates moody synth pop with catchy choruses and hazy instrumentals. Ahead of its performance Saturday in the Ballroom at the BUKU Music + Art Project, The Daily Reveille sat down with Gail to talk about the band’s origin, its sound and what to look forward to at BUKU. The Daily Reveille: How did you and Jeffrey form this duo?

Angela Gail: Well, Jeffrey and I played in different bands around L.A. and decided to start a project where we would just practice our recording and songwriting skills and not play live. Then, our now-manager heard a song, and here we are today.

TDR: How did you come up with the name “In The Valley Below?”

AG: I was actually inspired by my favorite Bob Dylan song called “One More Cup of Coffee.” In the song, he sings about going to the valley below, and we

wanted to create an atmosphere and a feeling of songs coming from that valley. We thought “What’s in that valley below?”

Everyone has their own interpretation of it, so we wanted to use that.

TDR: Who would you say are your biggest musical influences?

AG: For this particular band, we were at this cabin in the woods in Michigan one weekend, and a radio station was playing power ballads all weekend. They were power ballads from the ’70s and ’80s, and we were wondering why isn’t anyone writing big songs like this anymore. These are songs that are catchy and maybe cheesy but make you feel so good. So, we wanted to write some power ballads. Specifically, our influences are people like Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel.

TDR: How did you craft your sound? Did you go into it knowing how you wanted to sound?

AG: We just kind of wait until something makes us feel a certain way. If we both like it, we use it. We did have a few parameters. We wanted to experiment more with synthesizers and keyboards because we’re both

guitar players.

TDR: How do you feel when you listen to your own music?

AG: Wow, I don’t know. I guess I can’t really listen to it as an outsider or spectator. I just criticize it.

TDR: This is your first time at BUKU. What are you looking forward to the most?

AG: I think just being in New Orleans. We love going down there.

We’re just looking forward to being in the city. Personally, I like the underground darkness of the city. You can just feel that when you’re there. Also, the food, of course, and we have some friends there so all those things combined.

TDR: Is there a big difference for you between the festival stages and venue stages?

AG: Definitely. When you’re in a venue, there’s a lot more people there to just watch you, so you can kind of play whatever. At a festival, you usually have a little less time to perform, and you want to get new fans and gain the attention of people, so you’re sort of performing for people

courtesy of Caitlin Webb Photography

In The Valley Below will perform at the BUKU Music + Art Project for the first time Saturday in the Ballroom.

TDR: What’s in store for In The Valley Below?

Hopefully, we can get out there to more ears so we can put on bigger shows. We’re not sure when we’ll be back to New Orleans, but hopefully in the fall.

We’ll also be doing a lot of summer festivals around the country. Right now, we’re just trying to write music that’s better than we’ve ever done.

AG: Well, we’re working on a lot of new material right now.

You can reach Kayla Randall on Twitter @kay_ran21.

who don’t really know you, which is our case because we’re a newer band. That’s the big difference. We always perform a little earlier in the day because we’re newer, and everyone is a little bit more sober.

Missed ranks? See the entertainment’s staff’s weekly ranks online at lsureveille.com/daily/entertainment.

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BUKU 2015 STYLE GUIDE With more than 50 performances and thousands of people, the right outfit is essential compiled BY michael tarver mtarver@lsureveille.com

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1. Pockets are your friend Lugging a large bag or purse around a festival can be inconvenient. Try to wear items that feature a lot of small or large pockets.

This doesn’t necessarily mean cargo shorts, but rather jackets or pants that have small, secret compartments. This will allow you to store many of the necessary items without stuffing them into an oversized bag.

2. Dress comfortably Nothing is worse than spending $100 on the perfect outfit that is the most uncomfortable thing ever created. Everyone wants to look their best, but what’s the point of spending money to see your favorite artist when you can’t even enjoy it? Grab a pair of comfy shoes, and enjoy dancing to the music.

3. Keep weather in mind The sad truth is Louisiana weather has a mind of its own and often affects outdoor events in a significant fashion. Additionally, there is no pride in pneumonia because you didn’t wear a raincoat or poncho when it started pouring.

Make sure you pack a light jacket that is at least somewhat waterproof. Why should the party stop on account of rain?

4. Dress for the show More specifically, dress for the artist. Wearing a sundress or slacks and tie to an A$AP Rocky show is probably not the best way to go. Also, represent the mer-

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5. Pick a theme If you’re going with a group of friends to BUKU, it might be fun to pick a theme for one of the days.

One day, the group can all dress like hippies from Woodstock. The best part of this idea is the cost.

You can find an entire new outfit to match your theme without spending over $30.

6. Experiment Music festivals like BUKU are crowded and full of one-second impressions. So why not experiment?

If you look odd, there’s no downfall because odds are, you’ll never see any of the people you meet again.

Take risks planning your outfits you wouldn’t normally take, and own it.

7. Get some attention Themed apparel is also an easy way to catch everyone’s attention, and who knows, maybe you’ll get a free T-shirt or drink out of it. If you pull off a new outfit and receive flirtatious looks from people around you, then it’s safe to say that outfit will be a hit back home.

8. Dress for the crowd you’re a part of If you’re a rocker, rock a black leather jacket and dark jeans. If you’re a hippie, wear some flowers in your hair. Big Freedia fans don’t typically wear suits to her concerts — they wear something loud and outlandish.

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WEB COMMENTS In response to Logan Anderson’s column, “Opinion: SAE chants highlight racism in Greek community,” one reader had this to say: I’m not going to try to defend myself here by saying I have x friends of y race. I don’t have to prove I’m not a racist.

But there’s serious problems with the thinking and generalizations made in this article that makes for a sad irony. There are likely a lot of reasons and experiences that informed what your mother believed and what you have also come to “accept,” but it’s a flawed view, and no less flawed than the views held by those you despise. Further reacting to reactionary thought won’t make a better world. It will only divide the current one further.

That being said, the role of racism in Greek culture should not be understated because Ms. Anderson’s own beliefs.

I dated a girl who was part of a white sorority in a Louisiana university, and she told me how her black roommate was pretty much blocked from being accepted into the sorority by the higher ups -- I’m talking alumna and such, though there were of course members who also didn’t want it.

The problem is that even the ones who don’t like it don’t speak up when they should.

Unprejudiced Greeks need to take responsibility for these elements.

Weren’t there reports of an Alabama sorority being open about racism just last year? It’s obviously a rampant problem.

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LSU Greek Life woefully uneducated on diversity CHROME IS BURNING CHANDLER ROME Editor in Chief You shouldn’t have any sympathy for what happened to Oklahoma’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter.

What its members did is abhorrent, fully deserving of the iron fist Oklahoma president David Boren threw down on them. It eroded any sort of progress Greek life may have gained in the minds of onlookers.

You shouldn’t be ashamed to be Greek. It’s one of the best decisions I made in college, and I know it’s more fulfilling and rewarding than what those few tuxedo-clad bigots showed the world in the span of 10 seconds.

And you shouldn’t be so naive to read this column and think what happened on that bus can’t happen here.

Originally, we were going to write an editorial with a “The Daily Reveille Editorial Board” byline. Conversation started, and we realized the sad fact that most Greeks on this campus wouldn’t take what I’m about to say seriously unless it came from one of their own. You’ll still try to find ways to rationalize it or immediately start counting how many minority friends you have in your head because you think that somehow makes it OK, but before you do, hear me out.

Over the last three days, I’ve encountered a similar feeling from brothers and sisters across LSU’s Greek system.

They’re mad at the Oklahoma chapter because Facebook, Twitter or Instagram tells them to be, but when the notion of segregation or racial issues within LSU Greek Life are broached, they clam up and become defensive, claiming the Oklahoma incident happened thousands of miles away and could never, ever happen under the stately oaks, where 22.28 percent of students are Greek.

“Because it happened on their campus and all we have been exposed to what the media has provided that I’m not sure it’s a fair question to say what would LSU do if this incident occurred,” is what director of LSU Greek Life Angela Guillory told Reveille editors Tuesday night when she was asked about the Oklahoma SAE incident and what LSU would do if a similar situation occurred in Baton Rouge.

Right. It’s not fair to be proactive and not fair to ask if a plan is in place to handle something of such magnitude.

It is fair, though, to assume the media has somehow slanted a 10-second video where “n-----” is said three times and threats of hanging them from a tree are shouted as oafs pump their fist.

In the seven and a half semesters I’ve been a part of a fraternity, not once have I been invited to a diversity workshop or

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A sign post is seen outside the international headquarters of Sigma Alpha Epsilon in Evanston, Illinois. has LSU Greek Life mentioned the glaring lack of diversity in its organizations or measures they’re prepared to take to solve it. It was never brought up in my pledgeship and, as far as I know, has not been addressed with any new classes of fraternity men.

A tri-council retreat was held in 2014, bringing together IFC, NPHC and PHC presidents and other leaders to talk. A welcome start, but not nearly enough to reach the 5,292 members of Greek Life at LSU. In the past, reporters from The Daily Reveille have prodded the LSU Greek Life office for numbers concerning this dearth of diversity, specifically a breakdown of chapters by race.

Conveniently, the office does not keep those records. They can tell you how high Greek Life GPA is until they lose their voice, but when an uncomfortable subject comes up — silence.

Racism isn’t limited to having racial slurs as part of your rotating vocabulary. Racism, especially in the South, can and has developed to include subtleties of tone, mannerisms or practices. Take talking in a slower, more deliberate tone or bluntly asking someone what country they’re from as prime examples.

Therein lies the problem with LSU Greek Life. Its members are thoroughly uneducated to know the intricate nature of racism and how it can be viewed by minorities in their campus community. I know from firsthand experience.

I joined The Daily Reveille’s staff after I completed my first semester. Suddenly, I’m a part of a newspaper that boasts incredible diversity and people from every walk of life that I now call my dearest confidants and friends. When I became sports editor two falls ago, one of my first tasks was to introduce myself to the full staff in the Journalism Building as part of training week.

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That’s when I made one of the most ignorant statements of my life.

“Guys, The Reveille is great,” I told the room of about 90 people. “You meet so many different people. I would have never hung out with most of these people had I not started working here.”

My co-managing editor and a few veteran reporters still like to kid with me about it to this day. Everyone thought it was douchey (it was), but they understood I didn’t mean it in a demeaning way.

Thing was, I never knew it could be taken in a demeaning way. I know now, and I’m still learning, but my situation is a microcosm of the issues facing LSU Greek Life. Knowing the complexities of discrimination and racism is a continuous learning experience, and Greek Life — an organization run by someone who thinks it’s “not fair” to answer questions about it — doesn’t provide its members an environment where this learning can be continued, or even started.

That being said, a lack of education doesn’t excuse what happened in Norman, Oklahoma, and it won’t excuse any LSU Greek who may feel compelled to perform a similar action.

There’s no serum Guillory can distribute or a light switch she can hit to magically make the entire campus love one another.

But a step in the right direction is to educate. To educate Greek members that racism, in any form, is not OK and will not be tolerated at the state’s flagship university. Have plans in place to deal with members who don’t agree with that sentiment. And to make Greek Life a world no one is scared to enter and everyone is welcome to have the same fulfilling, rewarding experience I’ve had.

Seems pretty fair to me.

You can reach Chandler Rome on Twitter @Chandler_Rome.

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Ringling Bros. retire elephants, animal exploitation still continues SMALL THINGS CONSIDERED ALEX MENDOZA Columnist Did you know, for years, Blue Bayou waterpark has kept a monkey in a tiny cage for your entertainment? He smokes cigarettes, if you have any.

You won’t find much about him on the Internet, and no one knows his name, but he’s been there for as long as most locals can remember.

We all love Mike, who has a spacious enclosure with all the amenities a caged tiger could want. But do you know Tony, the tiger who lives in a cage at the Tiger Truck Stop in Gross Tête?

The Big Cat Rescue organization receives more complaints about Tony than all other animals combined. Last year, Gov. Bobby Jindal signed a bill to remove the protections Tony received under the 2006 big exotic cats law, thwarting efforts to find Tony an appropriate home.

Perhaps he wants a backup cat in case LSU loses Mike to the budget cuts.

It seems bizarre that, in an age of unlimited virtual entertainment and convenient travel to exotic destinations, people are still seeking amusement from caged animals. But we

are seeing the beginnings of change in the place you might least expect it — the circus.

Last week, Ringling Brothers announced it will retire the 43 elephants it currently uses in its shows by 2018. The animals will be sent to live at a conservation center in Florida.

Though this is certainly a welcome move from the company, Ringling Brothers has made no plans to stop using other animals like lions, horses, tigers, camels and dogs in its shows.

A show with live animals might look amazing and entertain young children, but there is no getting around this fact: These animals are being exploited for our entertainment.

Animals do not have a voice.

They do not get a say in their treatment. They do not get a day off when they are sick, hurt or just sad.

For-profit enterprises like circuses do not make the welfare of animals their priority.

According to a PETA spokesperson, the elephants Ringling Brothers uses in its shows are painfully arthritic, and many have tuberculosis.

It would be unthinkably cruel for Ringling Brothers to force old, sick employees to continue to perform. Why is it acceptable to force animals to do the same?

The continued exploitation of animals for profit and

entertainment needs to stop.

In 2015, this business model seems antiquated at best and barbaric at worst. We do not need this kind of entertainment. In fact, we are above this kind of entertainment.

Yet, we see it everywhere.

We see it in amusement parks like Blue Bayou, we see it at low-key attractions like the Tiger Truck Stop, and we see it at big-name attractions like SeaWorld.

The Ringling Brothers announcement brings some welcome attention to the plight of animals in the entertainment business, but animals everywhere continue to suffer in the name of entertainment.

Help these animals find a voice. Donate to the Big Cat Rescue organization, who go to great lengths to ensure that cats like Mike live happy lives.

Or give to PETA, one of the most outspoken organizations for animal welfare. Put pressure on lawmakers to ban the use of animals in circuses and private ownership of exotic animals like Tony.

And for the love of God, don’t give the Blue Bayou monkey a cigarette.

Alex Mendoza is a 22-yearold political science and international studies senior from Baton Rouge. You can reach him on Twitter @alexmendoza_TDR.

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Elephants perform at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.

Eating disorders should receive same priority as other mental illnesses COLLEGE CANDY JEN BLATE Columnist Has it ever occurred to you that the deadliest mental illness is the most ignored?

Probably not.

It may come as a surprise to you, but eating disorders have the highest death rate of all mental illnesses.

According to the National Eating Disorders Association, an eating disorder includes extreme emotions, attitudes and behaviors toward weight and food issues.

If left untreated, they can cause drastic emotional and physical problems that can have life-threatening consequences.

In 2014, the National Institute of Health allocated eight times as much research funding to schizophrenia as it did to all eating disorders combined, even though anorexia is twice as deadly.

But in all honesty, eating disorders are a scary reality

for many people — male or female.

Yet it still is highly misunderstood by people of all ages.

The stereotypes, assumptions, and negativity associated with having an eating disorder are far too many.

That is what filmmaker Laura Dyan Kezman will explore in her upcoming documentary, “Just Eat.” The film will follow two people with eating disorders, a man and a woman, as they journey through their illness and the roadblocks to recovery.

Kezman wants to change the ill-informed idea that eating disorders are something that exclusively exists on magazine covers.

In the movie, experts in the field of eating disorders show us the research of the illnesses, discussing concepts like brain behavior using genetics and brain imaging.

They also examine the dilemma that many people face — insurance companies that deny treatment and coverage for eating disorders.

Because of the lack of

research that exists about eating disorders, even medical professionals and insurance companies host skewed ideas of the heinous reality that exists for millions of Americans.

According to the National Eating Disorders Coalition, at least 23 people will die every day as a direct result from suffering an eating disorder.

We know eating disorders are dangerous, but these statistics are shocking. And if that doesn’t show you that eating disorders are not receiving nearly as much attention as they should, you need to think again.

Now more than ever, children are also treated for eating disorders. NEDC states that the number of children under the age of 12 admitted to the hospital for an eating disorders rose 119 percent in less than a decade.

For someone with an eating disorder, every day life is a battle. The obsession that exists when someone is around food cannot even be explained, and the constant struggle between what you see and what others perceive you as is an

unremitting concern.

Fortunately, eating disorders are treatable and many people will recover fully from them. With the proper treatment and therapy, the future is very bright for an individual with an eating disorder. This is a battle that can be won.

One day soon, eating disorders can receive the same priority as every other mental illness.

Jen Blate is a 24-year-old sociology junior from Miami, Florida. Jen can be reached on Twitter @Jblate_TDR.

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Eating disorders have the highest death rate of any mental illness.

The number of children under the age of 12 admitted for eating disorders rose 119 percent in less than a decade.

At least 23 people die every day as a direct result of an eating disorder.

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Thursday, March 12, 2015 ELECTION, from page 1 runoffs. We have a lot of big spots we need to fill, and so we’re looking to get those people elected,” Mahtook said.

Of the 14 colleges, five require runoff elections for the presidential and vice presidential seats.

Each runoff is between a candidate from “Here & Now” and “Make It Matter.”

Of the seven colleges who elected presidents and vice presidents, “Here & Now” won 11 seats, giving up only one to “More for LSU.” “Make It Matter” presidential candidate Helen Frink said she won’t be stopping anytime soon and plans to work closely with Mahtook next year.

“I know I can work really well with him. I’m not gonna stop, and I don’t think any of these people are going to stop,” Frink said.

“Make It Matter” captured only SG Senate seats, but it hopes to earn College Council seats in runoffs.

Frink and her running mate Wesley Davis said the “Make It Matter” campaign made a difference.

Runoff Colleges • College of Science • College of Human Sciences and Education • College of Agriculture • College of Engineering • College of Art & Design *All runoffs are between “Here & Now” and “Make It Matter” “For a lot of people, we were their first take of SG, and I’m glad it was a positive one,” Davis said.

Moe Ahsan of “More for LSU” said although he was disappointed, he was encouraged by the amount of student involvement in the election process this year.

“They had a great turnout. [Almost] 9,000 people voted. The decision was made by the students,” Ahsan said.

Presidential candidate David Scotton of “More for LSU” said he was proud of his team for getting as far as they did and hopes they set a new standard for elections in

the future.

“I hope that next election, maybe they can follow our footsteps and run a campaign and not a popularity contest,” Scotton said.

Trapp said voting increased 60 percent from last year, and 30 percent of the student body voted.

“I think it’s a record breaker, honestly. I haven’t gone back to the archives from 1921 to see, but you know, it’s definitely a big deal — something I’m very proud of,” Trapp said. “It wouldn’t have happened without the tickets, all their passion and the LSU students.”

page 15 GREEK, from page 1 Greek Life Angela Guillory said she would need more information before she could urge similar action if the University was confronted with a similar situation. “[The] University [of Oklahoma] and SAE national organization have [more] information than I do, and [that is why] I am not able to give an appropriate response. Administrators at UVA acted without knowing the truth about the situation,” Guillory said, referencing the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity suspension at the University of Virginia last year after a Rolling Stone article accused a fraternity member of rape.

The LSU Code of Student Conduct for the general student population does not specifically forbid the use of racial slurs or acts of bigotry on campus.

Under behavioral misconduct, the code has subsections for offenses including alcohol, complicity, computer misuse, disorderly conduct, disruption and obstruction, drugs, endangerment, providing false information, forgery, harassment, hazing, misuse of identity, offensive behavior,

property misuse, tampering with safety devices and unauthorized entry, unauthorized solicitation, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, stalking, theft, unauthorized surveillance, violating rules and carrying weapons.

The subsection on offensive behavior defines “lewd, indecent, or obscene conduct, including, but not limited to, nudity or sexually explicit behavior that would reasonably be offensive to others.”

Policy Statement One, the University’s equal opportunity policy, states the University will address discrimination and harassment complaints but will not infringe on constitutional rights — including free speech.

Greek student leaders released a 25-word statement late Tuesday night expressing disapproval for Oklahoma SAE chapter’s actions, but they refused to discuss the racial atmosphere at University Greek houses or whether there have been incidents in the past.

“As the LSU Inter-fraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council and Greek Board of Directors, we do not tolerate discrimination in any shape or form,” the statement read.

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Candidates Helen Frink and Wesley Davis of the ‘Make it Matter’ campaign [left] and David Scotton and Moe Ahsan of the ‘More for LSU’ campaign [right] react to Student Government’s spring election results on Wednesday in the Live Oak Lounge.

TAXES, from page 1 visa and passport.

Volunteers then conduct a short interview to make sure the student is considered a nonresident taxpayer — a person in the country on a temporary visa.

The volunteer then fills out the return and a supervisor checks the work to ensure the information is precise. The taxpayer has the responsibility of filing the tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service.

Brown said the program allows international members of the University community to get their taxes done and gives experience for law students to put on their résumés, providing a layer of benefits for everyone.

“I think [the VITA program] is very good, especially for students in their first year here, who don’t know how to fill out their taxes,” Zhang said. “The volunteers give us direction. Then, we can know how to fill out these forms next year.”

The last VITA program session of the year will be held tonight in room W210 in the Paul M. Hebert Law Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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Flying Fox to present collection Sunday BY meg ryan mryan@lsureveille.com Designer Tiffany Napper used to spend hours in her grandmother’s attic going through her handbag collection.

“I just loved imagining where she had taken them,” Napper said.

“I ended up being given some from great aunts and grandmothers and having a little collection of my own.”

On March 15, Napper’s handbag and accessories company Flying Fox will hold a fall/winter collection presentation at Tivoli and Lee in New Orleans on opening day of Southern Design Week.

Napper’s early exposure and love of handbags is one reason the brand Flying Fox was created.

Another is NFL games.

She said New Orleans Saints games are one of her favorite events to attend, and when the new handbag regulations came out, she was in search of the perfect, clear bag. The regulations call for bags in smaller sizes to follow new safety rules. The NFL highly recommends using a clear bag instead of a small clutch.

She said she started looking for options and couldn’t seem to find one that was of good quality that she could picture herself carrying.

With that, Napper started sketching her own clear bag ideas.

She said she didn’t realize she was tapping into a vital market and hit as much early success as she did.

Flying Fox releases a clear bag collection before every football season, but at the design presentation, Napper will be presenting an

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all-leather fall/winter collection. “[The clear bags] gave me kind of a launch pad for the brand,” she said. “The success of those singlehandedly kind of allowed me to stretch my wings and start playing with leather ... My biggest passion was always leather handbags.”

When designing the collection, Napper said she pulled her inspiration from things that spoke to her.

While she designs her products in New Orleans, she draws ideas from another place — her home in Napa, California. She said she uses the leather as a base and then pulls out her sketchbook to create the solid product.

“It’s all about creating something that’s really chic,” Napper said. “Classic but still modern and something that you can carry all day long and hopefully have for a lifetime and never feel like you’ve outgrown it.”

After the sketching process, Napper sits down with the thirdgeneration handbag maker she works with in New York City to get the finished product made.

“Based on my sketches we’ll make our first rough draft — our first version of the bag,” Napper said. “I’ll evaluate and see if I want to make changes before we move on into full production mode and make multiple versions of that bag.”

Napper gives each bag a name from a female member of her family. She said while designing, she’ll become reminded of bags her mom, sister or cousin previously owned or liked.

Flying Fox’s mini-pouches are named after Napper’s mom

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Designer Tiffany Napper’s all-leather fall/winter collection will have a presentation at Tivoli and Lee on the opening day of Southern Design Week. because she said her mom always would talk about how she wanted a little, leather pouch.

Now Napper’s mom and other consumers can acquire leather pouches and handbags with the Flying Fox name. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and she said it will not be a typical runway show with models but instead will be a presentation layout.

While Napper has worked with Southern Design Week before, this is her first time being part of the team as a presenting designer. She said she’s excited to be showcasing her bags and presenting them as works of art because, to her, each piece is exactly that.

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Since opening in September 2012, the L’Auberge Casino & Hotel has helped entertain scores of Baton Rouge’s night owls with gambling, dining and a high-end bar atmosphere. One aspect of the casino experience that has managed to remain the same is the live entertainment.

These are attractions whose charms have been preserved since the days of the Rat Pack, when one tuxedoed man would dominate the stage as a singer, a dancer and a comedian, all while shrouded in cigarette smoke and holding a drink.

In an attempt to oust this tiring trend of personalities filling casinos each night, L’Auberge has signed The Breton Sound, a local rock outfit led by University alumnus Jonathan Pretus.

The Breton Sound’s collaboration with L’Auberge has resulted in a quarterly series of performances, which the band has titled “Desert Island Discs.” The shows are held in the casino’s Edge, a modern form of a cabaret with a bar and nightly live music. Pretus describes his band as “high-energy” with artistic elements of both early millennium and modern forms of rock and pop music. “[The band] is kind of a mix of Foo Fighters and Jimmy Eat World,” Pretus said. “Weezer with a little more intricate guitar playing. At the end of the day, just

kind of a fun, up-tempo rock n’ roll band.”

After his departure from New Orleans band Cowboy Mouth, Pretus and guitarist Stephen Turner formed The Breton Sound in 2010. The band released its first EP, “Eudaemonia,” in 2011 and has since seen success as a favorite in Baton Rouge’s music scene.

While attending the University, Pretus studied English. By being exposed to various works and writing styles, he said he believes much of his literary education has helped in his work of making music and developing lyrics.

“I think [studying English] lent itself to songwriting,” Pretus said. “My focus was on writing, so it definitely helped [me] look at different ways to approach how I write songs. I try to look at lyrics not necessarily from a personal construct, but also try to build stories around the things.”

The performances feature The Breton Sound playing a medley of original music and covers of various albums by some of Pretus’ favorite artists. The albums the band performs are determined by an audience poll. The most popular choices are albums played in their entireties.

Since starting its cover shows in January at Gasa Gasa in New Orleans, The Breton Sound’s first full-length performances have been Weezer’s debut album, “The Blue Album,” and its sophomore release, “Pinkerton.”

The popularity of the concerts attracted attention from L’Auberge, which had previously featured The Breton Sound in several concerts to fund the band’s second EP. “I think it’ll be interesting,” Pretus said. “When we started playing there … we were doing a lot of ’90s rock tunes and things we grew up on — not really a lot of oldies and lounge stuff. There are people that go to [L’Auberge] that are in their early 20s … so that’s who ends up gravitating to the stage when we’re playing.”

The next performance is scheduled for sometime in either May or June. Pretus sees the L’Auberge concerts as an easier gig than playing shows in Baton Rouge venues. High-profile arrangements like this residency are what Pretus said he sees as the next step for bringing The Breton Sound’s name even farther.

“The shows are fun because the more we play, the more it shows us different ideas and styles and methods of writing,” Pretus said. “At the end of the day, it just helps us out as writers. It’s just more education and growth.”

The Breton Sound has a new single set to release Tuesday and a third EP, “Don’t Be Afraid of Rock and Roll,” scheduled for May 19.

You can reach Gerald Ducote on Twitter @geraldducoteTDR.