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71 percent of millennials support gay marriage
The median age for mixed-race Americans is
20
50 percent of millennials identify as independents politically
White and black Americans who agree race relations are good
2008
= AGREE
Number of teenage arrests have decreased 36 percent since 1993
2016
= DISAGREE
68 percent of millennials live independently from parents or relatives
THE NEXT AMERICA BY WILLIAM TAYLOR POTTER @wmtaylorpotter Before an LSU audience Tuesday, Pew Research Center Senior Fellow Paul Taylor referred to a Beyonce song when discussing the increase in mixed-race children in the U.S. “You mix that Negro with that Creole,’ and that’s what gave us Beyonce,” Taylor quoted the popular entertainer as saying. Mixed race was the theme of his talk and he described what was to come with
Pew Research Center Senior Fellow talks diversity at University symposium
what he called the “Mosaic Generation.” The Pew Research Center’s former executive vice president presentation in the Student Union was part of LSU’s presidential symposium on race relations and democracy. The two-day symposium was organized to address the divisive events during the 2016 summer in Baton Rouge. Taylor, whose book “The Next America” was the backdrop to the session’s agenda, described his “Aha!” moment when he saw the
see THE NEXT AMERICA, page 2
Miles cut from ‘Here to Win’ commercial
BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano The football field isn’t the only place where fans will be seeing less of Les Miles. Former head coach Miles was noticeably absent from the University’s national Here to Win commercial during an airing before Saturday’s game against the Missouri Tigers. Miles was originally featured in a five-second segment highlighting the University’s No. 1 ranked landscape architecture program. On Saturday, the segment was removed and the commercial was immediately cut from a segment highlighting the University’s ornithological discoveries to the video’s original conclusion. A list of academic honors, including the Harry S. Truman Scholarship, SEC Professor of the Year and Ford Foundation Fellowship, followed to fill the 30 second spot. The amended commercial was posted to the University’s YouTube account Monday, replacing the original version that featured Coach Miles. Interim vice president for strategic communications Jason Droddy said the amended commercial spot will run for the remainder of the football season. Alterations and additional
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STUDENT LIFE
Symposium features ‘The Other Schools Across Town’ panel BY WILLIAM TAYLOR POTTER @wmtaylorpotter Grambling State University associate physics professor Matthew Ware described the struggles of fundraising for small colleges and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The portrait he painted was stark: struggling institutions with anemic resources. “In the entire history of my institution, we have about 50,000 graduates,” Ware said. “If every alumni who ever graduated from Grambling State University that is alive today, we would fill about half of [LSU’s] Tiger Stadium.” Ware joined LSU Vice Provost for Academic Programs and
Support Services Matthew Lee, Southern University Faculty Senate president Thomas Miller and LSU-Shreveport Faculty Senate president Mary Jarzabek on a panel called “The Other Schools Across Town.” The session was part of LSU’s presidential symposium, “Moment or Movement: A National Dialogue on Identity, Empowerment, and Justice for All.” The two-day event was organized to address racial relations in Louisiana after a divisive summer and to promote student voting. Ware and Miller, who represent historically black universities, focused on how many of
see OTHER SCHOOLS, page 2
[Left to Right] Panelists Thomas Miller of Southern University, Matthew Lee of LSU, Matthew Ware of Grambling State University and Mary Jarzabek of LSUShreveport engage in a discussion on historically black colleges and universities during a symposium on race relations Tuesday.
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page 2 LES MILES, from page 1 segments are under consideration and, if executed, will air during the basketball, baseball and softball seasons, he said. Droddy said it was a shame the landscape architecture’s feature was lost with the removal of Miles’ segment, and he hopes to incorporate the program in the rotation later this year. Droddy also said interim head coach Ed Orgeron will not fill Miles’ place in the promotional video. After Miles’ firing on Sept. 25, the University’s communications department rushed to edit and resubmit the video before Saturday’s game. No commercial spots were scheduled between Miles’ firing and Saturday’s game, giving the communications department time to submit the new video Sept. 28.
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 The short notice modifications cost an additional $2,270 to rework the audio and incorporate additional graphics, according to University media relations director Ernie Ballard. Droddy said no state dollars were used to cover the cost of the commercial. Droddy said Miles was wonderful to work with during the original commercial’s filming. Miles was friendly, energetic and willing to work overtime to ensure the segment came out perfectly, he said. “We regret that things didn’t work out, but I think that we’re going to make some modifications, and we’re going to be able to highlight some new programs here in the future ... so we can bring some more attention to our academic programs and our students of achievement,” Droddy said.
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The communications department rushed to cut former coach Les Miles’ segment in the University’s ‘Here to Win’ promotional video before Saturday’s game.
Taylor also showed that younger adults have grown “milder” in recent years. Since 1993, the numbers of teenage arrests has decreased by 36 percent, high school dropouts have dropped 40 percent, and teenage births have fallen by 50 percent. Around 32 percent of U.S. millennials are living with a parent or relative, Taylor said. He also noted a higher percentage of millennials in Europe still live with a relative. Taylor emphasized the power of the millennial generation. As they began to reach voting age, adults’ opinions on gay marriage moved more favorably. The charge was led by that generation, as 71 percent of millennials
supported gay marriage in 2015. “For a lot of Americans, particularly in the South, perhaps, but all over, that is a lot of change to absorb,” Taylor said. Taylor said the youngest generation, the one after the millennials, is still too young to indicate where their political ideologies are leaning and what their values will be. However, Taylor said it will be the first majority non-white generation. “My candidate for what to call them are ‘Mosaics,’” Taylor said. “The metaphor mosaic better captures how we think of diversity in the 21st century than the melting pot metaphor. This is a culture that celebrates diversity, and the mosaic is the best of all worlds.”
institutions (PWIs), such as LSU. She said many minorities are going to community colleges “in droves,” though diversity is not increasing at the same pace at major universities. After asking colleagues at other schools, Jarzabek said she heard culture was one of the primary issues. “They said, ‘You don’t welcome our culture,’” Jarzabek said. “‘You don’t embrace our way of speaking, our music, and our sensibilities.’” Annette Yancy, an audi-
ence member and an academic counselor for LSU’s Center for Freshman Year, said people often treat HBCU graduates differently than LSU graduates. Yancy, a Southern University alumna, said being a minority has been perceived as “low-achieving.” She said she’s often treated better when she wears LSU’s purple and gold than when she dons Southern’s blue and gold. “On the weekends, when I wear my purple and gold shirt, doors are opened for me,” Yancy
said. “Restaurant owners come to me. When I wear my blue and gold shirts, restaurants don’t want to serve me.” Miller challenged a common assumption that minorities attend HBCUs because they can’t get into schools like LSU. “There are reasons why a student might want to go to LSU,” he said. “There are certainly reasons why a student might want to attend Southern in Baton Rouge. We have programs at our HBCUs that are as fine as any in this country.”
Louisiana’s higher education institutions that cater to minorities suffer from a lack of resources. “A lot of the issues around higher education have to do with resource allocation,” Miller said. “We have to recognize the fact that from its beginning ... of Southern University, it’s been a university that’s been grossly under-resourced.” Jarzabek also discussed why minority students do not choose to come to predominantly white
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say race relations are good. Across the nation, there are nation starting to embrace the serious discussions about law new American family makeup. enforcement and other race-relaHe showed ads from the tion issues, he noted. “It’s thrill2014 Super Bowl from Chevron, ing to see a group like this trying Cheerios and Coca-Cola which to deal with that.” Much of Taylor’s presentation displayed gay marriages, multiracial families and “America the centered on the millennial generBeautiful” sung in six languages. ation and how it is distinct from “Product advertisers are not prior generations. According to Taylor’s figures, in the business of making political or sociological statements,” around 50 percent of millennials Taylor said. “They’re certainly identify as independents politinot interested in making politi- cally. The previous high was 39 cal enemies. Indeed, there was percent for generation X. The a backlash to these ads ... but results were similar for religious they chose to go through with it affiliation, with 35 percent of milanyway.” lennials Taylor said the companot identinies had run the numbers with ‘This is a culture fying and knew how the couna religion. try and the consumer A n ot h that celebrates er distincbase had changed. diversity, and the tion was The college-age generation, the millennials, income. In mosaic is the best 1983, the has more mixed-race members than any other median of all worlds.’ generation. According to net worth Taylor’s numbers, the meof housedian age for mixed-race holds for PAUL TAYLOR Americans is 20. They Pew Research Center Senior Fellow those under 35 was are the fastest growing $15,260, and the youngest racial while those over 65 had a worth group in the U.S. “I don’t want to leave you with $120,524. Taylor said overall, the notion that because these that trend made sense, as those lines are being crossed and they over 65 would have longer to are becoming more fluid that we accumulate wealth. However, 30 years later, that have achieved post-racial kumbaya,” Taylor said. “Guess what? gap had more than doubled. Taylor said today’s older generation We haven’t.” When Barack Obama was is doing better, while the youngelected president in 2008, 65 per- er generation is doing worse. cent of white and black Ameri- “That’s one reason why young cans said race relations were adults aren’t getting married, good, Taylor said. Now, only about they aren’t buying houses, they 25 percent of whites and blacks aren’t buying cars.”
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Sports
page 3 GOLF
Sophomore wins first collegiate title
BACK
IN THE
BY CHRIS CALDARERA @Caldarera_TDR Luis Gagne didn’t know what to expect when he and the LSU men’s golf team teed off in the Maui Jim Intercollegiate Tournament on Sept. 23. LSU’s golfers were without the luxury of course familiarity. No one on the active roster had ever played in the Scottsdale, Arizona-based competition. “I wanted to challenge the team by putting them in an unfamiliar setting,” said LSU coach
GYM
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Lady Tigers prepare for 2016-17 season
Men’s basketball 2016-17 season begins today, Blakeney, Victor among veteran starters HASKELL WHITTINGTON / The Daily Reveille
BY SETH NIEMAN @seth_nieman LSU coach Johnny Jones knows the LSU men’s basketball team will have a new look compared to last season. LSU begins the 2016-17 season practicing for two to two-hour practices on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. LSU is off on Sunday, Jones said. The Tigers return this year after finishing 19-14 last season with
a 12-8 record in the Southeastern Conference. Ben Simmons, Keith Hornsby, and Tim Quarterman, three of the five leading scorers from last year’s team, have departed for the NBA as LSU looks for production elsewhere. “We’re ecstatic, and we’re really excited about the start of practice tomorrow,” Jones said. “These guys are really chomping at the bit for an opportunity to get back out on the floor. We’re hoping that the experience from some of
the guys off of last year’s team will carry over.” Sophomore guard Antonio Blakeney decided he’d return to LSU for his sophomore season. Blakeney averaged 12.6 points per game, 3.4 rebounds and added 22 steals last season as a freshman. “That was music to my ears, when Antonio decided to return to our team,” Jones said.
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BY JOURDAN RILEY @jourdanr_TDR The LSU women’s basketball team is preparing for the 201617 season with a roster full of star players. The Lady Tigers’ first practice of the season started Monday on the practice court in the PMAC. “There were some bright spots in practice, but it’s early,” coach Nikki Fargas said in a press release Monday. “We have a long way to go to get
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VOLLEYBALL
Tigers hope to gain first SEC win after six-game losing streak BY JOURDAN RILEY @jourdanr_TDR The LSU volleyball team formed a circle, eyes falling intensely on LSU coach Fran Flory. Flory could be overheard telling the team, “You are not failing,” before the huddle dispersed and practice began Monday afternoon. “The message to them was: I think they feel like they’re failing and certainly in athletics the
scoreboard tells you that,” Flory said. “The pieces are starting to come together, and the youth of the team are developing and understanding what it takes to compete collegiately.” LSU (5-10, 0-4 Southeastern Conference) travels this week to play Ole Miss at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Gillom Center in Oxford, Mississippi. Beforehand, the LSU volleyball team played Texas A&M at 7 p.m. on Friday in the PMAC and lost 1-3. The Tigers also played
Missouri at 1 p.m. on Sunday in the PMAC, losing 0-3. Flory introduced the team with a new strategy for the past to contests – focusing on her players’ strengths and utilizing them. But weaknesses outweighed strengths as LSU lost both matches. The Tigers are now looking for their first SEC win after a six-match losing streak. “We’re giving away easy points by not paying attention to
detail, and you don’t pay attention to detail when the picture is too big,” Flory said. Ole Miss places eighth in both assists and kills in the SEC rankings with LSU coming in at the No. 12 spot in both statistics. “This week, we’re going to continue to work on making little things important,” Flory said. “[We’re] focusing on the process and understanding ‘I do one thing at a time. I do that well, and then the next opportunity I do that next thing well.’”
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LSU sophomore defensive specialist Katie Kampen (9) returns the ball during the Tiger’s (3-0) loss against Missouri Sunday at the PMAC.
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FOOTBALL
Tigers’ defense thriving under Aranda, preventing touchdowns BY JOSH THORNTON @JoshuaThornton_ Despite coaching changes and a reconstructed offense, LSU’s defense ranks near the top of two major defensive categories. Not allowing opposing teams to score touchdowns has become normal for LSU. Through five games, LSU (3-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) has allowed five touchdowns all season, which is the best in the SEC and second best in the nation. In fact, the Tigers have yielded more field goals — 13 — than touchdowns this season. “That’s our thing,” senior linebacker Kendell Beckwith said. “Giving up a field goal is like winning. As long as we don’t give up touchdown after touchdown, that’s a win.” The No. 1 goal for the LSU defense is to never let the opposing team get into the endzone. But there’s an added sense of urgency for the Tigers when teams come close to scoring and are in the redzone. “It’s like your back is against the wall,” Beckwith said. “You don’t want to give up a touchdown. That’s just the thing, not to give up a touchdown.” LSU ranks third in the SEC in total defense, allowing 14.8 points per game. Defensive coordinator Dave Aranda has developed a chemistry with the LSU defensive players that made for a smooth transition for the first-year coordinator. Beckwith, who played under three different defensive coordinators in his career, said he loves working with Aranda.
GAGNE, from page 3 Chuck Winstead. “I wanted to see how they would respond.” The sophomore All-American, Gagne, finished as the firstplace golfer, earning his first collegiate tournament title. “I knew going in that if I limited mistakes and kept my composure I would be OK,” Gagne said. “I was fortunate enough to end the tournament in the
SEASON, from page 3 everybody playing with a sense of urgency.” Seniors Alexis Hyder, Rina Hill and Jasmine Rhodes return to the court as LSU senior leaders, as does sophomore Shanice Norton. Junior Jenna Deemer makes a reappearance to LSU after being sidelined because of an illness. Throughout the 2015-16 season, the Lady Tigers’ roster began to diminish with injuries, affecting the play on the court. LSU finished the season with an overall record of 10-21 and an SEC record of 3-13. Junior Raigyne Moncrief and freshman Ayana Mitchell also return after sitting the previous season out because of knee injuries. There are some new additions to the squad as well.
Interim coach Ed Orgeron spoke highly of Aranda and even called him one of the best coordinators he’s been around and Orgeron promoted Aranda to associate head coach upon being named LSU’s interim head coach on Sept. 26. “I can’t point out one specific thing,” Orgeron said Monday. “His organization, his structure, system, attention to detail, calmness, leadership ability, his ability to sit on the sideline and see what the offense is doing to us and make an adjustment the next play.” The defense’s strong play was rewarded Saturday with the Tigers’ best offensive performance of the season. LSU’s defense was only on the field for 17 minutes versus Missouri. Orgeron said the LSU defensive backs had the best defensive games of the season. “We had great play from the safeties,” sophomore cornerback Donte Jackson said. “The front seven played a great job, which makes ours a lot easier when guys are rushing and getting the passer face.” Up next for LSU: Florida, an SEC East rival, which argues with LSU as to which school claims the heralded moniker of “defensive back university,” or “DBU.” Jackson isn’t worried about the title of “DBU.” He’ll let his game do the talking. “We just worried about our defense playing well as we’ve been doing all year,” Jackson said. “It’s really no competition. We ain’t really worried about it. Florida has a great defensive coach, we just ready to put ours to work and let the nation know.” “This is a rivalry game for us, and we understand that,” Orgeron said.
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LSU sophomore running back Donte Jackson (1) celebrates a tackle during the Tigers’ 42-7 victory against Missouri Saturday at Tiger Stadium.
first spot.” His stellar 17-under par score — the lowest score by a Tiger since at least 1985 — helped LSU capture its first team tournament title in the 2016 season. As a team, the Tigers posted a 41-under par, the lowest score for a LSU team since at least 1985. “Our game plan for the tournament was to cut down on un-
forced errors and make the correct plays,” Winstead said. “I thought we did a good job of that, and it resulted in us hitting fewer bogeys.” According to Gagne, the weather and the layout of the course also played a role in his record-setting finish. “The environment was really relaxed, and it felt like we were on vacation,” he said. “The mountains in the background
along with the nice weather really helped me focus on my game.” Gagne hit one eagle and 17 birdies and carded only two bogeys throughout the entirety of the tournament. He said he believes his biggest takeaway from the tournament was his “you can’t make them all” mentality. “When I made mistakes in the tournament, I was able to have a short memory and move
on,” he said. “I’m going to make mistakes in the future, but it’s refreshing to know you don’t have to be perfect to have success.” Winstead said he hopes Gagne and the team enjoy their victory but stay committed to getting better. “We don’t want to just maintain, we want to get better,” Winstead said. “That’s the only way we’ll be able to be at our best in the spring.”
Transfer and sophomore students Chloe Jackson and Tatum Neubert will make their debuts this seasons, as both missed last season because of national transfer rules. Jackson played previously at N.C. State and Neubert played at Oregon. Jackson will miss the beginning of the season because of an injury during the summer. LSU is welcoming four newcomers, including: Yasmine Bidikuindila, Faustine Aifuwa, Jaelyn Richard-Harris and Stephanie Self. The Lady Tigers begin the season playing against LeMoyne-Owen at 2 p.m. on Nov. 6 in the PMAC. “We are counting down the days, but we are taking it one day at a time and hopefully we are going to continue to see improvement with this group,” Fargas said.
points per game and 8.4 rebounds his sophomore Four incoming fresh- season at Lee College in men, and two junior-college Baytown, Texas. transfers will be alongside The departures of Quarterman and Blakeney. Josh Gray, who Jones hopes junior-college transgraduated in ‘That was music fer Duop Reath, a May, leave an to my ears, when opening at the 6-foot-10 rim protector, provides point guard poan inside threat Antonio decided to sition as LSU at the rim, some- return to our team.’ opens the seathing LSU lacked son. Junior Jalyn Patterson last season. and freshman “What we have JOHNNY JONES Skylar Mays this year is a solid LSU basketball coach are expected rim protector,” to compete at Jones said. “Duop Reath provides that for us. the spot, with junior transfer That was something that we Branden Jenkins potentially really missed last year and I earning some time after he thought showed in terms of our returns from injury later in field goal percentage and other the season. “It will be very competitive teams’ ability to score against at that spot,” Jones said. “Mays us.” Reath averaged 14.6 is a true point guard with the
size and strength that he possesses. We look for him to come in and really push Jalyn Patterson, who will be another guy that we’ll look at to play primarily in that spot.” Patterson averaged 22 minutes per game last season, 4.7 points and finished with a 33 percent 3-point field goal percentage. Jenkins, who transferred from Lee College with Reath, recently underwent knee surgery for a torn meniscus roughly a month ago. Jones stated that there is currently no timetable for his return, while a couple of months for recovery are expected. LSU will begin with an exhibition match against Reinhardt University on Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at the PMAC. The Tigers open the regular season against Wofford on Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. in Baton Rouge.
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Opinion
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Don Lemon wrong choice to speak on Baton Rouge issues OUT OF BOUNDS JOSH THORNTON @JoshuaThornton_ LSU President F. King Alexander cares about the University and his students, and he has done a wonderful job providing support for students during a tumultuous summer in Baton Rouge. Alexander’s response to the wake of recent tragedies and social issues is refreshing. It shows our university president cares about social issues and is actively trying to be part of the solution and not the problem. But bringing Don Lemon to our campus is irrational. Lemon, who attended the University, was invited to moderate and give an “examination” of the events that unfolded this summer in Baton Rouge for the “Moment or Movement” dialogue. As part of the University’s response, the “Moment or Movement” dialogue on campus provided an opportunity for students to talk about “identity,” “empowerment” and “justice for all,” as described on the University’s website. Allowing Lemon to speak on Tuesday and give his interpretation of the “Moment” through the lens of the media is counterproductive.
In the past, Lemon has used his platform to blame blacks — not systemic racism — for why they haven’t advanced in society. In 2013, after George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the killing of Trayvon Martin, Lemon figured he would give five easy steps to fix what was wrong in the black community: Stop sagging, don’t use the “nword,” stop littering the communities we live in, finish school and don’t have a baby out of wedlock. It is simply ludicrous to think that would solve the issues in our country — because, you know, reducing litter in your own neighborhood is going to stop police officers from killing black people. Lemon is merely a puppet for CNN and a poor representation of the African American race. Lemon is the last person black people would want to speak on the social change that thousands are protesting and marching for across America. In 2014 when a video surfaced of Justin Bieber using the “n-word,” Lemon agreed that the popstar had no business using the word. But he again blamed black people for it by insinuating that Bieber was a stepchild of the black community and was “immersed” in black hip hop culture. Lemon tries to be a journalist, but he fits all the characteristics of a troll.
During a segment on his CNN Tonight show 2015, Lemon went on CNN and held up a sign that read “n----r” asking the viewing audience the rhetorical question, “Does this offend you?” That begs me to ask: Whose idea was it to bring this guy anywhere near the University? Sure, Lemon is a Baton Rouge native and one of the more famous University alums, but that doesn’t make him qualified to speak on
our campus. Too many times in the past, Lemon has used his platform to patronize the black community and climb the totem poll at CNN at the expense of black people. Sometimes I’m not sure Lemon believes anything that comes out of his own mouth, but his rhetoric complies with the people who think Michael Brown and Eric Garner brought about their own deaths.
I find it hard to believe Lemon was the best the University could do. If the University wanted a prominent media figure to give his or her perspective from the issues we face in the eyes of a media member, it did a lazy job of finding the right candidate. Josh Thornton is a 22-year-old communication studies senior from Jacksonville, Florida.
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Television personality and host of CNN Tonight Don Lemon prepares to answer questions yesterday in the Dalton J. Woods Auditorium of the Energy, Coast, and Environment Building.
Focus on teaching tools, testing does not adequately educate IT’S PERSONAL KEVIN YAU @tatyyau It was the day before the Great Flood of Louisiana when the Center for Academic Success hired me as a supplemental instruction leader for a sociological statistics course. It was all fun and games until I had to resign a few days ago, once I realized there was a fundamental flaw in the tools used by the program that was being overlooked. Many of us are guilty of this: We work so hard to improve the tools to make our lives better, but we forget the very purpose of even making the tools in the first place.
I became a supplemental instruction leader because I truly believe in students’ success. I went to trainings and participated in games to make sure I truly understood the framework of supplemental instruction. I thought I was adequately trained to use the program’s style of teaching, especially because I already had more than two years of tutoring experience. I know how to teach, and I know my students liked me, and many of them returned to me again and again. The mythical ideal of tutoring and supplemental instruction is that the tutors are supposed to teach students how to study, instead of focusing on the materials themselves, so that they can get back on their feet.
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The problem is if a student truly struggles in a course, I cannot just teach them the ideal of metacognition. Instead, it is important for me to make sure my students understand the materials themselves. In other words, if a student needed help with homework questions, as a supplemental instruction leader, I did not think I should deny help, even though I knew some of my former colleagues did not do homework help for their students. If I decided not to do any homework help, I did not believe that I was taking my position seriously, and felt I was neglecting the purpose of the tool — in this case, supplemental instruction. If I am constantly evaluated based on how well I use the
teaching tool instead of how well my students do, the teaching tool is the problem. Incidents like this do not only happen at this micro level, but everywhere. Gov. John Bel Edwards is right about our educational system: There are too many standardized assessments that students have to take to pass their courses. He also mentioned that public school teachers should be evaluated by their overall performance instead of the students’ test scores alone. In other words, the educational system should be focused on the wellbeing of the students and the teachers and not the teaching tools themselves. If teachers are evaluated solely based on students’ ACT scores, they should just turn
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all of their classes into ACT preparatory courses. If we kept doing that, I predict within ten years school children will be prepping for standardized assessments instead of learning how to cook and do their taxes. Imagine a world where everyone can get 36 on ACT, but they cannot even cook an egg without burning it. Imagine a world where adults produced in such an educational system can recite the Encyclopedia Britannica but do not know how to rent an apartment. I guess these are some of my former colleagues’ ideals. Kevin Yau is a 20-yearold sociology senior from Prairieville, Louisiana.
Quote of the Day “Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.”
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Help Wanted Behavioral Intervention Group (BIG) is a team of dedicated therapists focused on providing the skills, teaching environments and learning opportunities necessary to improve the quality of life for children with autism and other developmental disorders. BIG provides children with a highly individualized Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program that is continually modified to meet the child’s needs as they progress. As a BIG line therapist, you’ll have an opportunity to gain valuable experience providing ABA services. Our therapists receive intensive training and are taught to be scientists, decision-makers and leaders. This is a full time position starting with an hourly of $14.00 plus benefits. Although this is an entry level position there is room for advancement at BIG. The job is fun, flexible and offers a rewarding experience for both the therapist and the child! Please email resume to admin@big-br.com. ___________________________ Searching for a tutor for a freshman in high school for Spanish I, two days per week in the afternoon. Please contact Alisa O’Connor at 225753-3788 or 225-229-3781. ___________________________
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THE Daily Commuter Puzzle ACROSS 1 Feather tuft on an egret’s head 6 Divulge a secret 10 Created 14 “__ are red, violets are...” 15 Smidgen 16 Middle East nation 17 Big __; happy occasion 18 Song for two 19 Give, but expect back 20 Bothered 22 In a __; hypnotized 24 Baker’s need 25 “__ are the meek...” 26 Pres. Harding 29 Nourishes 30 Fit __ fiddle 31 Striped animal 33 Appears 37 Cheap metal containers 39 __ away; erodes 41 Glasgow native 42 “__ of Old Smoky” 44 Staircase piece 46 Garden tool 47 __ out; relax 49 Turn over a new leaf 51 Greed 54 Largest tribe in South Africa 55 Kathmandu resident 56 Restricting 60 “Phooey!” 61 British fellow 63 Went __; was widely viewed on YouTube 64 Bogeyman 65 Walk with difficulty 66 Wed on the run 67 Brooklyn team 68 Notice 69 Good judgment
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Wednesday, October 5, 2016 HEALTH
Student selected as organizer for GirlTrek organization BY NATALIE ANDERSON @natalie_mechell Following in the footsteps of a civil rights legacy, GirlTrek is a national health movement that motivates thousands of black women to be change makers in their lives and communities — through walking. According to a press release, Vanessa Garrison, the co-founder of GirlTrek, said “GirlTrek has selected a group of standout undergraduates from across the nation to usher in the next generation of #BlackGirlHealing organizers who will use walking, radical self-care and the love of the great outdoors to improve the public health of the black community.” Currently, more than 70,000 black women are walking and talking about the growing health crisis of black women. GirlTrek is looking to recruit one million black women by 2018 to walk and begin the path to a healthier lifestyle. Industrial engineering sophomore Jaycie Macdonald was one of 16 girls selected across the nation as a campus organizer for the GirlTrek movement. Macdonald said a family member involved in GirlTrek nominated her. She said she had all the right answers to the interview’s questions. “I guess my overall enthusiasm about doing something good [is why I was selected],” Macdonald said.
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GirlTrek empowers thousands of black women across the country to live healthier lives through walking.
Macdonald said after she was selected, she and the other 15 women went to Powder Mountain in Utah to learn more about GirlTrek and how to live healthier lifestyles. She said she hiked for the first time, kayaked and mountain biked, all while learning the importance of getting outdoors. Macdonald said the things she learned from GirlTrek still inspire her today when she walks alone for meditation and relaxation. “I definitely use it for a meditation-type thing,” Macdonald said. “That really helps with school [where things get hectic].” While anyone can go to the GirlTrek.org website and count themselves in for the walking revolution, GirlTrek’s recruitment targets black women specifically because black women lead in all numbers of preventable obesity-related diseases. “People are talking about the children dying in Syria and black men getting shot, but black women are dying in silence over something that could really be stopped,” Macdonald said. Recruiting season begins in February, and Macdonald is currently gathering women across campus to get involved and make a difference. “I want to be part of the walking revolution,” Macdonald said. “I want to be part of the movement, something good for the community.”
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