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Comedians often target their own lives as a source for the jokes they tell on stage, filleting themselves in front of countless strangers and putting the most sensitive details under the microscope — all for the sake of a laugh. As a young up-and-coming comic, theatre freshman Nick Portier’s transparency on stage rivals even seasoned comedians as she reveals and pokes fun at her life as a transgender woman. Portier said she was born a woman trapped in a man’s body. Though she has faced various obstacles in her personal life over the past year, Portier found solace in comedy when she began her stand-up career. “I’ve kind of been telling jokes my whole life, or at least since middle school,” Portier said. “All my friends told me I was going to be a comedian, but the only reason they said that was because I was the only one allowed to watch Comedy Central, so I would just watch other comics and tell their jokes.” Years later, Portier started writing her own material. She never fully pursued stand-up until she saw a local improvisation group in Baton Rouge, where her brother’s friend introduced the reality of being a comic. A few weeks passed, and Portier decided to take the plunge into stand-up after one of her teachers told her she should be a comic because she was always making jokes in class. Along with the inspiration her teacher provided, knowing there was a place to learn and grow comedically was enough to get Portier on stage for the first time. Her first experience performing was a fiveminute set at The Station Sports Bar off College Drive, giving her an unparalleled rush that would become the inspiration for all
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Legislation aims to narrow pay gap for La. women
BY AMANDA CAPRITTO acapritto@lsureveille.com Female workers in Louisiana can expect to earn less than their male counterparts for the next 91 years, but an upcoming bill aims to amend the disparity. The Louisiana legislature 2015 LEGISLATIVE WATCH is considering pay equity in the 2015 legislative session with Senate Bill 68. Louisiana Sen. Karen Carter Peterson’s Senate Bill 68 “Louisiana Equal Pay Act for Women” states the state should eliminate discriminatory wages based on gender. According to a recent study from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, gender pay gap in Louisiana falls 49th in the U.S. with women earning 66.7 cents for every dollar earned by a man. The Employment and Earnings chapter of “Status of Women in the States: 2015” shows the median income for women in Louisiana is $32,000 while the
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG senator proposes to entomb past Mike mascots on campus SG bill to be voted on Wednesday night BY CHLOE HUFF chuff@lsureveille.com History graduate student Tim Landry, 57, passes Mike the Tiger and his 15,000 square foot habitat every day. His daily admiration of the mascot led him to question what happens to Mike after he passes away. Landry, a Student Government senator, authored a bill to urge appropriate departments to bury or entomb deceased tiger mascots at a publicly accessible spot on campus. The resolution SG senate will vote on April 1 only urges the Vet School, the administration and the athletic department to begin to implement Landry’s plan, but he said his bill hopefully will begin a discussion as the project would
need to be privately funded. LSU School of Veterinary Medicine public relations director Ginger Guttner gave the whereabouts of past tiger mascots. Mike I’s pelt is mounted at the Louisiana Museum of Natural History. The first Mike II is buried on the levee along the Mississippi River, and the second Mike II’s remains were disposed of. The whereabouts of the remains of Mike III are unknown, and Mike IV and Mike V’s ashes are in the Jack and Priscilla Andonie Museum. Landry said he doesn’t think the location of past Mikes’ remains are publicized enough and thinks Mikes deserve to be more ceremoniously honored. “Who gave the most to the bacon and egg breakfast? Was it the chicken or the pig? The answer was the pig. They said the chicken made a donation with the egg, but the pig made a total
commitment,” Landry said. “Our Mike mascots make a total commitment and literally give their lives to service the University, so I certainly think that they should be honored when they pass.” Noting other Southeastern Conference schools’ live mascots, Landry investigated their precedent of honoring deceased mascots. Landry said the University of Georgia buries deceased bulldog mascots near the main gate of Sanford Stadium in a memorial plot with personalized bronze epitaphs. Texas A&M has a graveyard for their Rough Collie mascots within site of Kyle Field’s scoreboard. Landry said because of expansions of the field, the past mascots couldn’t “see” the scoreboard, so the University built a special scoreboard in sight of the Collies and their memorial.
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Student Government senator Tim Landry is proposing a bill to bury the remains of mascot Mike the Tiger on campus.
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Graduate student travels to Georgia for chance at ‘Jeopardy!’ appearance
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Kevin McMann (left) and Nick DiSalvio (right) practice before the Jazz Ensemble Concert.
Jazz program expands in School of Music BY EMILIE HEBERT emiliehebert@lsureveille.com Kevin McMann has been inhaling jazz since he picked up a saxophone in fourth grade. The 26-year-old graduate student came to Louisiana in search of a graduate program that birthed the soulful sounds he fell in love with as a child. Now a four-semester member of the Jazz Ensemble, McMann, along with the rest of the band, hopes to bring the beats of mid1900s big band jazz musicians Buddy Rich and Bill Holman to the audience at a concert on March 31 in the Shaver Theatre. For McMann, jazz is different from any other type of music. “It’s a wonderful form of selfexpression where you’re not tied to what somebody else wrote for you, or what somebody else put down on paper,” McMann said. “As a jazz musician, you get the opportunity to improvise. It really creates a challenge and it gives you things to work on and things to get better at, and you never feel like you’re done. If I was to ever feel like I was done learning, then I’m going to stop doing that and do something else.” McMann wants to teach jazz studies at the University level, so in rehearsal he focuses on what teaching techniques work and how Director of the Jazz Ensemble Brian Shaw effectively communicates with the musicians. Shaw said the two groups within the jazz program — the ensemble and the lab band — give students the tools to improve their techniques. “We’re trying to get them growth experiences as musicians and to expose them to more repertoires ... and I want them, obviously, to grow as improvisers as well,” Shaw said. “Many of them are improvising solos on the spot during the concert. I want it to be fun and exciting for them, too.” The Jazz Ensemble is composed of 18 musicians, ranging from freshmen to doctoral students. The group performs up to three shows per semester and practices three hours per week, but McMann said it is common to hear jazz music at all hours in practice rooms as members prepare.
Shaw said a jazz concert is different than an orchestra where a musician might share the same part with other members. Improvisation is common in jazz, so musicians are not completely reliant on sheet music and are flexible with their parts. The responsibility of the individual performer develops greater musical ability, Shaw said. “I want them to become better musicians,” Shaw said. “The nice thing about a jazz ensemble like this is that everyone has their own part. There’s no one playing the same part as anyone else in the group, so they’re individually very responsible for the music’s success.” McMann said studying jazz in Louisiana allows him to visit New Orleans and listen to both classic jazz musicians and young people who are changing the genre. “To have these guys still be alive and still doing the old thing, but then going out to clubs and seeing young kids playing is really cool,” McMann said. “Being down here gives me a really good appreciation for the history of the music and the direction that it’s going in.” McMann said there has been much talk about the possible death of jazz, but he disagrees. Jazz, which is the first true American music according to McMann, constantly evolves and influences artists in various genres. “The music isn’t dying — it just looks different,” McMann said. Despite the helpful faculty and numerous opportunities for jazz musicians, the University program doesn’t stand out against other programs across the country, McMann said. He is working with faculty to recruit more students and make jazz studies an integral component of the School of Music. “We strive to make music — it’s not just about what notes are on the page,” McMann said. “We really want to make good music and be entertaining for those who attend the concert, which is going to be great from the way the band has been playing.” BOB The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Tickets are $10 for students, $15 for faculty and $20 for the public.
While some University students are soaking up the sun during spring break, University graduate student Matthew Perreault will be en route to Georgia for his “Jeopardy!” audition. Growing up, Perreault and his grandmother watched “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” religiously — experiences that may come in handy when he travels to Savannah on April 7 for an audition to be a contestant on “Jeopardy!” “When I was little, it was always ‘Wheel of Fortune’ — my grandmother’s favorite,” Perreault said. “We were watching ‘Jeopardy!’ solely so we could get to ‘Wheel.’” To land a buzzer and meet Alex Trebek in Los Angeles, contestant-hopefuls first must complete a 50-question online test. If their results are up to standards, they get a callback for an in-person audition. Perreault said they offer the online test about once every year. “You take that and you don’t hear anything back,” Perreault said. “Nothing until eventually, you might get an email saying, ‘Congratulations, now it’s time for an in-person audition.’” This second part of the process is to see how the potential contestant performs under pressure and to gauge their personality, Perreault said. The callback audition is similar to how the show is set up, minus competitors. There is another 50-question test that, this time, includes a buzzer. “They’ll do a quick Q&A, because you have to give them a few facts about yourself, interesting things that Alex might ask on the show,” Perreault said. “If you pass that, then it’s off to L.A. for the show.” As an undergraduate, Perreault completed two online tests for the college version of the show. He received a callback after his second test, but was not invited on the show after his audition. As a graduate student, Perreault completed two online tests, the last one in early 2014. He again received an invitation in February 2015 for an in-person audition. Besides everyday learning, Perreault said he prepares mostly in the bar trivia scene. He also has started to prepare his interesting personal facts in hopes of getting a
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LSU history graduate Matthew Perreault will put his knowledge to the test in his audition for ‘Jeopardy!’ next week. chuckle out of Trebek. “I was the mascot at UConn. I was Jonathan the Husky for a year,” Perreault said. After a successful callback audition, contestants’ names
will be ranked in a file. Perreault said that if 18 months pass without a callback, contestants can try again and take the online test.
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NIME conference to connect students with new music technology
BY JOSE ALEJANDRO BASTIDAS jbastidas@lsureveille.com Science and the arts are usually considered polar opposites, but once a year researchers come together to show new ways of making music through technology. New Interfaces for Musical Expression, an annual conference gathering researchers and musicians from all over the world to discuss their knowledge and work on new musical interface designs, will be held at the University this year. “[NIME is] ... about the way that we interact with music,” said Jesse Allison, an experimental music and digital media professor and NIME 2015 chair. “A lot of times that’s a technological thing, other times it’s a way of talking about how we interact with musical structures. What I love about [NIME] is that the people that come are brilliant. Some of them are just complete artists and creative thinkers. Others are engineers, meticulous in analyzing and optimizing their code to be able to perform.”
Allison said the four-day conference is equal parts performance and academics. During the day, participants attend lectures spanning from academics discussing their pursuit for new algorithms to artists showcasing new instruments as demonstrations to industry players discussing guitar synthesizers and new auto tuning systems. At night, performers from all over the world will showcase their instruments and musical abilities in free concerts at the Digital Media Center and the Varsity Theatre. Music Ph.D candidate Matthew Blessing started as a music undergraduate writing acoustic music and participating in chamber ensembles. However after starting his master’s, he became interested in exploring new ways of making electronic music. Blessing’s instrument, an embedded instrument called a textural crossfader, was accepted as a demonstration for this year’s conference. His instrument, which runs on a small computer, has two keyboards. The left keyboard
chooses up to four sounds, which are then mapped to the right keyboard. Blessing said the right keyboard pitches the sound and creates a textural atmosphere of music. Blessing records sounds for the crossfader like the noise a racquetball makes inside a plastic ball. “The great part about computers is that they can create just about anything the imagination can come up with. It’s just a matter of learning how to code it,” Blessing said. “The trick is the interactivity between the performer and the computer.” Allison said NIME changes locations every year. Two years ago it was held in Seoul, South Korea, and last year it was held in London. He said he remembers the team of researchers who developed a glove-like instrument for English singer-songwriter and composer Imogen Heap that allowed her to sample her voice during live performances. The researchers gave a lecture on the instrument last year. “If you look at the generation
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Music Ph.D candidate Matthew Blessing explores electronic music with his instrument called a textural crossfader. of the piano, at the timeframe [the culture] developed over, its hundreds of years,” Allison said. “Think about the iPhone, we’re looking at less than ten years ... At that time, you still couldn’t process audio on it. Now we’re looking at being able to use an
iPhone for an instrument.” Allison said performances at the DMC Theater and Varsity Theatre, as well as art exhibits in the Shaw Center for the Arts, are open to the public. NIME 2015 will be held May 31 through June 3.
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MIKE MEMORIALS Mike I’s pelt is mounted at the Louisiana Museum of Natural History. The first Mike II is buried on the levee along the Mississippi River The second Mike II’s remains were disposed of. The remains of Mike III are unknown Mike IV and Mike V’s ashes are in the Jack and Priscilla Andonie Museum. courtesy of LSU SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
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page 5 LSU senior allarounder Rheagan Courville has won two national vault titles and 16 All-American honors during her four years with the Tigers. JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ /
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Wally Pontiff Classic is poignant LSU tradition LIFE OF BRIAN BRIAN PELLERIN Sports Columnist
gymnast. He said he knew she had not even begun to scratch the surface of her potential. “The first time I ever saw [her vault], basically I knew that if we could keep it from messing her own mind up, that she would be a national champion,” Moore said. “I just knew she was going to be a national champion.”
When the LSU baseball team takes on UL-Lafayette tonight, the game will be more about the off-field atmosphere than on-field play. Tiger fans care about the result, especially because the Ragin’ Cajuns won the last matchup between the two schools in a rain-shortened affair last season at Alex Box Stadium. For the ULL faithful, this is as close to a football game against LSU as possible, so it carries the same weight. But this season, the Tigers and Rajin’ Cajuns will meet in Metairie for the Wally Pontiff, Jr. Classic. LSU hosts the game each season in Pontiff’s hometown. The former LSU team captain died at 21 from a heart abnormality in 2002. All proceeds from the game goes to the Wally Pontiff, Jr. Foundation, which benefits various charities and scholarships across south Louisiana. Pontiff was First Team AllSoutheastern Conference in 2001 and Second Team All-SEC in 2002. He helped the Tigers win the conference tournament championship and the national title in 2000 and ranked top-ten in program history in hits, doubles and batting average by the end of
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Leaving a Legacy Courville takes Tigers to new heights throughout four-year career BY JACOB HAMILTON jhamilton@lsureveille.com LSU gymnastics coach D-D Breaux said her team would not be the powerhouse it is today without senior all-arounder Rheagan Courville. The No. 4 Tigers scored a 195.025 in Courville’s first meet at the PMAC on Jan. 13, 2012, and finished the regular season with a 7-8 record. This season, LSU tallied a program-high 198.375 in Courville’s last meet at the PMAC on March 6.
Now, LSU is just weeks away from potentially qualifying for its for its third-straight Super Six Championships, and Courville is the main component of the Tigers’ success. Courville never expected to leave a legacy at LSU, but Tiger assistant coach Bob Moore said he knew she would. “To know that my career has turned into something like this and we’re looking at the
chance to be able to have the first national title this year is surreal to me,” Courville said. “It’s something that I have dreamed about forever. I wanted to be the best I possibly could, but I had no idea it would turn out like this.” Moore said he remembers the first time he saw Courville vault, and he said she had something special that can’t be taught — the natural ability to be a great
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Freshman Godfrey hopes to bounce back from season-worst outing BY DAVID GRAY dgray@lsureveille.com
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LSU freshman pitcher Jake Godfrey pitches March 15 during the Tigers’ 18-6 victory against Ole Miss at Alex Box Stadium.
When asked if Sunday was his lowest point of the season, LSU freshman pitcher Jake Godfrey shrugged his shoulders and sighed. “If you can’t get out of two innings, then yeah, it’s pretty low,” Godfrey said. Godfrey, the Tigers’ Sunday starter, struggled in each of his first six outings but always found a way out of the self-inflicted jams. But against a stingy Kentucky club, Godfrey couldn’t work his magic. The freshman right-hander lasted 1 2/3 innings, the shortest outing for any LSU starter this season, and gave up four runs on
six hits before being yanked with one out to go in the second. Godfrey kept his 5-0 record, but his most recent Sunday outing was anything but perfect. “I just felt like I didn’t have life,” Godfrey said. “I was kind of dead from the start, and they got to me early.” It’s been an up-and-down start to life in the college ranks for Godfrey, one of the stars of LSU coach Paul Mainieri’s highly-touted 2015 freshman class. After lasting just 3 2/3 innings in his debut against Kansas on Feb. 15, Godfrey improved in each of his next three starts until pitching a career-best seven innings in a win against Nebraska on March 8. But Godfrey’s outings have become shorter in each of his
last three appearances, culminating in Sunday’s season-worst performance. Godfrey said he felt “a little dead-armed” going into Sunday’s game but didn’t use that as an excuse for his subpar performance. Though LSU sophomore pitcher Parker Bugg couldn’t tell if his freshman teammate looked fatigued, he noticed something was off with the normally hard-throwing rookie. “The only thing I noticed was his velocity was down,” Bugg said. “He was throwing 89, 90 [mph] when normally in the first inning it’s 92, 93. That’s the only thing I noticed. Sometimes you just don’t have your best stuff.” Godfrey’s stuff was on point
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Tigers host Warhawks following first series loss of season BY MORGAN PREWITT mprewitt@lsureveille.com
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LSU junior infield Bianka Bell (27) hits a home run during the Tigers’ 10-2 victory against Oklahoma at Tiger Park on March 21.
After dropping its first Southeastern Conference series at Kentucky this past weekend, the No.1 LSU softball team returns to Baton Rouge to face in-state rival UL-Monroe at 6 p.m. tonight in Tiger Park. The Warhawks (24-8, 8-2 Sun Belt) roll into the midweek clash on a five-game winning streak. LSU (32-3, 6-3 SEC) looks to defend its perfect 24-0 record at home and its 4-0 mark against Louisiana teams this season. Despite suffering the first setback of this season, LSU coach Beth Torina said she will prepare the Tigers by focusing on their strengths — stringing together hits at the plate and shutting down opponents’ lineups in the circle. LSU’s lineup hopes to get back into gear after stalling for a season-low five runs in three games against the Wildcats. In their first two SEC series against Arkansas and Florida, the Tigers tallied 23 and 27 runs, respectively. LSU will have an opportunity against the Warhawks’
pitching staff for the heart and Landry struggled to set the of its lineup, power hitters ju- table for Bell and Jaquish, gonior shortstop Bianka Bell and ing 6-for-22 with three strikesophomore catcher/infielder outs in the series. Sahvanna Jaquish, to get back After struggling at times on track after failing to record against Kentucky, the Tigers’ a home run against Kentucky. pitching staff will also have a ULM has alchance to return lowed 32 homers Despite suffering the first to their domithis season, with in the cirsetback of this season, nance sophomore pitchcle. LSU coach Beth Torina er Melanie Coyne Throughout leading the rota- said she will prepare the the season, the Tigers by focusing on tion with 13 home Tigers’ variety runs allowed. their strengths — stringing of pitching styles While Jaquish within the rotatogether hits at the leads the team plate and shutting down tion has led to with 13 bombs, success in opponent’s lineups in the their Bell leads the shutting down circle. Tigers with 51 opposing lineups. RBIs and holds LSU comes into the LSU career home run re- the matchup against ULM leadcord with 38 in her three sea- ing the SEC with a .134 ERA. sons. As a rotation, LSU has alAlthough Bell and Jaquish lowed only 42 earned runs this have shined this season, the season and has an opposing Tigers’ lineup’s success stems batting average of .189, which from leadoff hitters senior cen- is second in the SEC. ter fielder A.J. Andrews and Senior infielder Alexis Casophomore right fielder Bailey cioppo and junior infielder Landry’s ability to get on base. Faith Bohack lead the WarBoth Andrews and Landry hawks’ lineup with a combined have recorded an on-base per- 51 RBIs and seven home runs. centage of more the .510 and are in the top-12 in the SEC. You can reach Morgan Prewitt Against Kentucky, Andrews on Twitter @kmprewitt_TDR.
Quinn earns starting job after frustrating freshman year Sophomore made only 19 starts in 2014
a starter. However, the Tigers already had a consistent starter in then-senior infielder Allison Falcon, forcing Quinn into a reBY MORGAN PREWITT serve role for the first time in mprewitt@lsureveille.com her softball career. Quinn recorded only 19 Sophomore second base- starts in her first season, split man Constance Quinn leaps and between various infield postions snags a would-be single to shal- and designated player. low right field for the last out of After dreaming of starting an inning. for LSU since she was 5 years Quinn’s teammates expect old, Quinn said she found it hard this rare play after the count- to accept her limited role durless hours she spent ing her freshman honing her natural But she ‘She’s just got so much year. athleticism since made best of it in becoming a starter energy and just so much two ways — takheart that having her ing advantage of on her high school team as a 7th grad- on the bench was like her opportunities er. having another player on and being posiAfter spending the field because she tive in the dugthe majority of her out. was so loud.’ freshman season Quinn made cheering on her her 33 appearBETH TORINA, teammates from the ances count LSU softball coach dugout, Quinn has by hitting .317, earned her way into notching three the starting lineup in 2015 with homers and tallying 16 RBIs. her determination to succeed Quinn was one of most supand strong work ethic. portive teammates in dugout “[Not starting my freshman throughout her freshman seayear] was a huge difference,” son, said LSU coach Beth ToQuinn said. “It was also an eye- rina. opener just to see how much “She’s just got so much enharder I had to work. But also ergy and just so much heart with that being said, it helped that having her on the bench me to see what kind of leader was like having another player I was off the field and how I on the field because she was so played a role on the team in the loud,” Torina said. “It felt like dugout, helping and encourag- she was out there with them the ing everyone and keeping ev- whole time. She does great at eryone positive.” whatever role we’ve asked her Coming into her freshman to do.” year, Quinn was used to being Quinn’s acceptance of her
role and her positive outlook during last season earned the respect of teammates and her coaches. She developed from not being able being able to take criticism to taking it in stride, said junior shortstop Bianka Bell, one of Quinn’s closest friends on the team. Bell helped Quinn deal with her frustrating freshman campaign by taking her mind off it. “My biggest thing was always [to] make me laugh, something to make me smile and get it off my mind,” Quinn said. “[Bell] was really good at that. It made me realize at the end of the day we play this game for fun. Just have fun with it.” Bell and Quinn’s friendship off the field has translated into chemistry on the field. In her sophomore season, Quinn has started all but one game at second base and has used her arsenal of tools to make plays at the plate. Quinn has battled back after struggling at the plate early in the season, hitting .277 and recording a career-high 17 RBIs through the Tigers’ first 35 games. “She’s doing a great job,” Torina said. “She’s the best athlete on the team. She can just do so many things. She can run. She can hit for power. She can play defense. It was just a matter of waiting her turn and then stepping into the role.” EMILY BRAUNER / The Daily Reveille
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LSU sophomore second baseman Constance Quinn (5) celebrates after reaching first base during the Tigers’ 10-2 victory against Oklahoma at Tiger Park on March 21.
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Tigers continue to ride strong doubles play in to different spots, LSU’s doubles lineup has stabilized in recent matches. In fact, Vanderbilt senior Gonzales Brown has used the same Austin and junior Rhys John- doubles lineup for each Southson were the nation’s No. 1 eastern Conference match the doubles team — that is, until team has played. During SEC play, The Tithey came to Baton Rouge on gers won the doubles point in March 15. The No. 24 LSU men’s ten- six of eight matches. Three of nis team’s then-No. 18 pairing the six wins came against SEC of junior Boris Arias and soph- schools currently ranked in omore Jordan Daigle defeated the ITA top 20. Daigle said Austin and Johnthe lineup’s stason, 6-4, allowbility has been ing the Tigers to ‘Our doubles point is component sweep the doubles really strong. I’d put it key to the team’s point and help up against anyone.’ success this them earn a 4-1 season. victory against “It’s nice to the Commodores. JEFF BROWN, know you’re goArias and LSU men’s tennis coach ing to play with Daigle have routhe same guy tinely picked up every match significant wins for the Tigers on Court 1, and regardless, win or lose, and LSU coach Jeff Brown said you’re not wondering ‘If I he’s confident the doubles line- lose this match, I might get up he puts out will get the job switched up with somebody else,’” Daigle said. “You just done. “Our doubles point is really develop a chemistry with your strong,” Brown said. “I’d put it partner over time, and our doubles teams are doing reup against anyone.” The week before the ally well right now.” LSU has now claimed the Vanderbilt match, LSU traveled to face then-No. 4 match’s first point in 16 of its Georgia. Arias and Daigle 19 contests this spring. The clinched the doubles point Tigers are 14-2 when claimby defeating the top-10 dou- ing the doubles point, with the bles pairing of Georgia ju- losses coming to Georgia and niors Austin Smith and Ben Ole Miss, both top-15 teams. LSU is 1-2 after dropping the Wagland, 6-2. Since the match was played, doubles point. Simpson said starting Smith and Wagland have risen to No. 1 in the rankings, dis- quickly in a match by takplaying the strength of LSU’s ing the first point boosts the team’s spirit and sets the tone top doubles team. It hasn’t just been the team for singles play. “When we can win the douon Court 1 picking up doubles wins for the Tigers. Junior bles point, we’re in the locker Tam Trinh and sophomore room really positive,” SimpEric Perez have held down son said. “We just need three Court 2 for the Tigers, and se- more points, and it’s not too nior Chris Simpson and sopho- far away. It’s always good to more Justin Butsch have regu- come out quick like that.” larly featured on Court 3. Although Brown has expe- You can reach Jack Woods on rienced players he can plug Twitter @Jack_TDR.
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LSU sophomore Justin Butsch and senior Chirs Simpson shake hands during the Tigers’ 6-1 victory against Arkansas at W.T. ‘Dub’ Robinson Stadium on Sunday.
page 8 GODFREY, from page 5 in the first inning. He retired three of the first four Wildcats he faced, including a strikeout against sophomore infielder JaVon Shelby, and looked poised to continue the progression he had shown throughout this season. But everything fell apart in the second. He allowed a leadoff home run to Kentucky junior outfielder Dorian Hairston, gave up three consecutive singles to load the bases and walked in a run before the first out. Three of those hits, including Hairston’s homer, came on first pitches. He allowed another score on a sacrifice fly and gave up one more on the fifth hit of the inning before Mainieri pulled him with two runners still on. After hoping Godfrey would find his groove on the mound like he habitually has, Mainieri had seen enough. “He threw a lot of first-pitch strikes, and they were swinging at first-pitch strikes,” Mainieri said. “Then he couldn’t get his curveball over. I don’t think in the time he was in the game he threw one curveball for a strike.” With ineffective secondary pitches against Kentucky, Mainieri said Godfrey didn’t have much of a chance. “He just couldn’t command his breaking pitch,” Mainieri said. “In this league, if you don’t have other pitches to be able to throw besides your fastball, then you’re going to have a tough time.” Entering Sunday’s game, Godfrey’s ERA stood at a solid 2.25, the 14th-best in the Southeastern Conference and second-best for a true
PONTIFF, from page 5 his career. The on-field accolades were enough to make Pontiff a remembered name in purple and gold, but his off-field success is what has the biggest impression on the current Tiger team. LSU coach Paul Mainieri said he talks to his Tigers often about the former LSU great. “He’s really the epitome of a student-athlete,” Mainieri said. “Everybody that’s ever known him has shared with me what a tremendous person that he was — just a fun guy, a happy guy that carried himself with such class all the time. He was an excellent student and an excellent baseball player. It’s what you aspire your LSU baseball players to be.” The Tigers seem to play their best in the Classic, holding a 9-2 record in the game. The first installment of the series occurred in 2004 when LSU defeated Southeastern Louisiana, 9-3. The game is different than most games as well. The atmosphere in the ballpark isn’t the same nervous feeling Alex Box maintains nowadays. The stands at Zephyr Field will be packed with Tiger fans from New Orleans who don’t make the trip to Baton Rouge. It’s a family reunion type feeling, as fans see people they haven’t seen
freshman behind teammate Alex Lange. But after giving up four earned runs in not even two innings of work against Kentucky, Godfrey’s ERA rose to 3.21, dropping him to 29th in the conference. Through his first six starts, opponents were batting .243 against Godfrey. But that mark jumped 30 percentage points to .273 after Godfrey gave up hits to half of the batters he faced (6-of-12). But every pitcher goes through a rough day, and Godfrey is no different, said Bugg. “That’s just kind of how baseball goes — sometimes you’re going to be able to get out of a jam, and sometimes not,” Bugg said. “But [Godfrey] is young and enthusiastic. He’s going to put this behind him and bounce back great against [Alabama]. He’ll be fine.” Godfrey and the Tigers have a short week before beginning their next SEC series at Alabama, which starts Thursday instead of the traditional Friday. Because of the early schedule, Godfrey likely will get the starting nod Saturday for the second time in three weeks. He said he’s glad he doesn’t have to wait an entire week to erase the memory of his last start. “The best thing I can take away from it is I’m going to be a lot more fresh coming to next weekend,” Godfrey said. “I’m glad it’s a short week and we’re playing Thursday, Friday and Saturday instead having to wait all week.” You can reach David Gray on Twitter @dgray_TDR in a while, reminisce and enjoy baseball. Growing up with the game did the same for me, giving me a chance to watch LSU play with my dad. I’ve complained about midweek games before, but the Wally Pontiff, Jr. Classic is so different from a standard game. When the Tigers remember Pontiff, the fans stop what they’re doing and remember the players are more than just athletes for a minute. The mood of the game is better than any game I’ve ever attended. Pontiff’s legacy lives on throughout the LSU program beyond this one game in the form of pictures and awards given to the players. Every once in awhile someone will draw his number, 31, in the dirt next to third base, his old position. Mainieri met Pontiff when he coached at Notre Dame. He said the former Tiger left a lasting impression with him that day and with the LSU program forever. “I remember meeting him,” Mainieri said. “Isn’t that strange that I’d remember meeting that one individual player? His memory lives and will live forever around LSU baseball.” Brian Pellerin is a 21-yearold mass communication junior from Kenner, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @Pellerin_TDR.
The Daily Reveille COURVILLE, from page 5 Moore was right, and it didn’t take long for Courville to completely change the face of LSU gymnastics. The Tigers finished the 2011 season with a 3-9 record. Over the course of the next four years, with Courville at the helm, LSU contended for the SEC Championship every year, qualified for the Super Six Championships twice and is on pace for its third consecutive berth. Meanwhile, Courville won back-to-back vault national championships and five SEC individual titles. She helped LSU finish in third place at the Super Six Championships in 2014, the highest finish in program history. Despite achieving the best finish in school history, Courville was bitter after failing to win the national championship and set out to make her senior season count. During her senior season, Courville led LSU to a 13-1 regular season record and its first undefeated season in SEC competition while battling through various ailments. She was held out of the final two rotations during LSU’s victory against Alabama with flu-like symptoms, and a hip flexor injury restricted her to two events during LSU’s victory against Minnesota and kept her out of the final regular season meet againt Centenary and New Hampshire. While she altered the perception of LSU gymnastics, she said it simultaneously had an immeasurable effect on her. “So much about me has been
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 shaped by this university and herself, and she is more enthe people in it,” Courville said. thusiastic about all aspects of “It’s just something I think about her life. all the time. I wouldn’t be the “We have all seen each other person I am today without LSU grow in different ways on the gymnastics, the community competition floor and off the and just everything about this floor,” said fellow senior alluniversity.” arounder Lloimincia Hall. “That Through her first three years, is something that both me and Courville combined for 16 All- her can say about each other. American honors and two vault We have been through the pronational championships. She said cess together, enjoy each other she hopes to add to that list at the and enjoyed the ups and downs Super Six Championships this with what comes with the sport. season. It taught us lessons, and we Courville said her accom- grew from it each and every plishments are a result of the year.” guidance of “the best coaches in Although Courville said she the nation.” Moore never expected to said she has alsuch a con‘Without a shadow have ways had what it siderable effect takes to be a su- of a doubt, Rheagan on LSU gymnasperstar, but LSU Courville is probably tics, she has embrought it out of her role the greatest gymnast braced her. and wants to finish that has ever come what she started. “I was not half the beam comCourville hopes out of Louisiana.’ petitor [or] bars to help LSU win competitor, and I its first NCAA didn’t have landChampionship in D-D BREAUX, ings on floor and program history, LSU gymnastics coach vault like I do which would sonow,” Courville lidify her legacy. said. “It’s just reBut with or ally owed to the without a team coaching styles that have been championship on her résumé, here. They really brought out Breaux said Courville’s effect the best in me. I was not like this on the program will be felt for a before.” long time. Although gymnastics is a “Without a shadow of a doubt, big part of her life, NCAA rules Rheagan Courville is probstipulate gymnasts can train ably the greatest gymnast that for only 20 hours a week. Cour- has ever come out of Louisiville spent most of her time out- ana,” Breaux said. “Courville side the gym, and she said LSU is the shining star … [She] has has molded her into a better the collegiate credentials that person. will match anybody in the Courville said the LSU country.” community has improved all of her traits and helped her You can reach Jacob Hamilton become more confident in on Twitter @jhamilton_TDR.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Entertainment
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BY GRETA JINES gjines@lsureveille.com
‘Treehouse Masters’ tackles largest project to date with Todd Graves’ treehouse
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Raising Canes’ owner Todd Graves recently comissioned Pete Nelson to build a treeshouse as a part of the show ‘Tree Houses Masters’ on Animal Planet.
Todd Graves first wowed the South with his chicken finger franchise, but now he’s back with another endeavor. It isn’t a full-fledged breakfast menu, but it’s still causing a ruckus. The Raising Cane’s founder partnered with Animal Planet’s “Treehouse Masters” guru Pete Nelson to bring the show’s largest treehouse to life in Baton Rouge. After several weeks, the Graves family settled into its new treehouse in its backyard, complete with poker nights at the bar, reading upstairs and running back and forth across the swinging bridge with the family dog, Graves said. “I’ve wanted a treehouse forever,” he said. “Being big fans of Pete, I was hoping we could get him to do it, and we talked him into it.” The March 6 episode of “Treehouse Masters” featured Graves’ 1,200-square-foot structure, which was completed in February while the family was on a Mardi Gras ski trip. Graves said they returned home the night before the big reveal but decided not to peek at their new addition until the next morning. “It really was a surprise,” Graves said. “We had all the shades down, and we didn’t look at it, so it really was a ‘holy cow’ moment. To build the thing from start to finish in three weeks is a marvel ... but how quality the detail work is — that blew me away.” The massive structure includes three levels and a swinging bridge that leads to an additional platform. The treehouse was constructed with reclaimed cypress from New Orleans, including a mix of wood from buildings affected by Hurricane Katrina and a striking blue-colored wood, which was used in the second-level skylight. But this isn’t any ordinary treehouse. Aside from being the largest structure Nelson has ever designed for the show, the first level houses a living area, bar and bathroom, while the second level offers a multipurpose room with a Murphy bed. The third level towers above the rest as a crow’s nest with a clear view of Tiger Stadium. This storybook structure had been a long time coming for Graves, who said he spent his childhood building treehouses with friends out of scrap wood from a construction site near his home. So, when he found out Nelson wanted to build a treehouse in southern Louisiana and visit Baton Rouge, he didn’t pass up the opportunity. “He asked us what we wanted and worked with us like crazy,” Graves said. “We let him take his vision, and from there, he took it and rocked it. It was really neat to follow somebody’s vision and
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Hill Memorial celebrates Women’s history
BY GRETA JINES gjines@lsureveille.com As Women’s History Month comes to a close, there’s still time for one more event celebrating females throughout history from both the University’s campus and around the world. The LSU Libraries’ Special Collections is holding it’s monthly series, Afternoon in the Archives, where it will feature various works of female writers and explore women’s history in Hill Memorial Library’s McIlhenny Room today from 1-4 p.m. Hill Memorial Library rare book curator and history subject librarian Michael Taylor said Special Collections began holding the monthly series in December in an effort to provide a more hands-on experience for students, rather than having them view exhibits strictly inside a case. “If you look at something in a case, you can’t turn the pages,” Taylor said. “Even though these books are very old, books are designed to be touched, and of course, you want to flip through them.” Staff members will be on hand during the event to answer any questions about how to integrate these materials into research or teaching, while also guiding students.
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FASHION
University apparel design student reflects on fashion week, graduation BY MEG RYAN mryan@lsureveille.com Lyrics of The Beatles’ “Blackbird” are scrawled across University textiles, apparel design and merchandising senior Ashley Andrews’ sketchbook. For the entire spring semester, Andrews has been working on her senior showcase and New Orleans Fashion Week collection “Blackbird.” On March 25, her designs walked down the runway in the Top Design Competition, and while she didn’t end with a win, Andrews is taking the experience and looking toward the future. “I’m not disappointed in the outcome at all,” Andrews said. “I didn’t really do it to win. I kind of just did it for me to prove to myself that I could do it.” Andrews’ “Blackbird” is made up of primarily black and gold
items, including draped dresses, a leather collar and a feather cape. The final item is a strapless, white layered gown. Inspiration for the 10-piece collection came from Andrews’ upcoming May graduation. She said the main idea was a bird losing its feathers and moving through various stages in life. “I knew this was going to be my first real collection, so it’s kind of me coming out and growing into a designer, and so, it’s the evolution of my designs,” Andrews said. The application process for New Orleans Fashion Week’s Top Design Competition required the designers to have less than three years experience and submit a résumé. Andrews also had to submit pictures of three looks, front and back. The University student
applied around New Year’s Eve with about 60 to 70 other applicants and made the cut to present with nine other designers. She said when she found out she placed in the Top Design Competition, she included the pieces from her senior showcase and expanded on them, so it would be a complete collection. Textiles, apparel design and merchandising assistant professor Casey Stannard teaches the synthesis course where Andrews has been working on these pieces. She said the class is a collection development course where students do target research on a specific market and design a collection around one influence. “The [Blackbird] inspiration was really a quite in-
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LSU apparel design senior Ashley Andrews debuts her first clothing line, ‘Blackbird,’ on March 25 during NOLA Fashion Week.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Cake Goddess bakery thrives on University students’ business BY KAYLA RANDALL krandall@lsureveille.com Hidden in a corner of Highland Road, two women keep afloat a sweet shop full of personalized pastries. Sugar Art Studio Cake Goddess is run through the drive and creativity of its young cake artists, Madison Conway and new hire Casey DuBois. The shop specializes in custom wedding, birthday, graduation and just about any other special occasion cake, cupcake or petit four. Because the bakery is so remote, Conway said it gets new customers every day who say they’ve never heard of, or were recommended to, Cake Goddess. “We’re just a hidden secret,” Conway said. “Our owner has never really done any type of advertising. It’s pretty much all word of mouth.” Word of mouth has proven to be just as effective as any other type of promotion for Cake Goddess. Despite a digitalized world, Conway said she feels heavy advertising through social media and other social platforms isn’t necessary as the business is doing just fine. Both she and
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Cake artist Casey DuBois works on a cake for a client at Cake Goddess. the owner Kim Faucheux like to let the cakes speak for themselves. “After being here five years, we’re still getting new customers every day, and I think that’s pretty cool,” Conway said. “There are slow days, but we’ve never really lacked business.” Conway said she believes the best way of advertising is tasting the cakes. She said many
customers come in after trying a cake at a party and wanting one of their own. DuBois said she wouldn’t mind if the shop expanded a little more, but she’s not complaining. She and Conway do everything from cake stacking to icing to decorating. DuBois said it’s most rewarding seeing the satisfied looks on the customers’ faces. Because the shop is
maintained by such a small number of people, customer interactions are much more personal, something both DuBois and Conway appreciate. “We have our regular customers, and we get to know them pretty well,” DuBois said. “It’s a great advantage of being smaller.” Conway said satisfied customers are a staple at Cake Goddess because the cake artists pride themselves on never telling a customer “no.” Customer satisfaction is the most important aspect of DuBois and Conway’s jobs, so they always try to accommodate. “We never turn anyone away, or say we can’t do something,” Conway said. “We just simplify the order if something is too complex.” The crew is also careful to meet needs when it comes to their baking process. The customers play a part in everything from the ingredients to what the cake will look like. First, Conway and DuBois sketch the custom order cakes for their customers. Once given approval of the sketches, the artists get to work and advise
each customer to come in and see the cake to make sure it’s what they want, all the way down to the icing. “Some customers don’t like fondant and prefer butter cream,” Conway said. “So, if we have to use fondant, we make it as butter creamy as possible.” The most satisfied Cake Goddess customers seem to be LSU football fans. During football season, especially when the team is playing well, is when the bakery sells many of its themed pastries. When the fall semester rolls around, Cake Goddess becomes LSU-themed, with an entire case full of purple and gold cakes, cupcakes and fan favorite petit fours. “We sell a lot of our LSUthemed petit fours during football season,” Conway said. “They’re all purple and gold, saying LSU on them with little paw prints, and people love them.” Conway said the crew makes sure to root extra hard for the team, as it’s always nice to have excited ‘LSU’ fans buying more petit fours. You can reach Kayla Randall on Twitter @kay_ran21.
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[Top] Traditional chocolate cupcakes and [bottom] speciality cupcakes are on display at Cake Goddess on Highland Road.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 FILM
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University student’s short film to be featured in festival BY ASHLYN ROLLINS arollins@lsureveille.com
While students often have projects they forget about as soon as they’re turned in, one University student is taking the opportunity to lay the foundation for his future. Brandon Bruno, a film and media arts junior, turned a class project into a creative exploration of pushing the limits. “Heavy Eyes,” Bruno’s short film, is an ’80s-inspired revenge thriller. The film started out as an assignment for Bruno’s Film Production I class under professor Joshua Overbay. It will be featured in the Take 1 Film Festival, held in the Shaver Theatre on April 25. This is the University’s first year to host the festival, which will feature undergraduate and graduate students’ films and assign awards for Best Comedy/Musical, Best Drama, Best Documentary, Best Micro Short and Best Film. Overbay gave students the guidelines of producing a short film about eight minutes long with two main characters. However, Bruno decided to make his
TREEHOUSE, from page 9 have the trust without having to micromanage.” Graves said once he and Nelson selected the tree and discussed possible plans, Nelson went straight to work. He sat under the tree all day sketching and measuring until he presented his designs to Graves and his wife Gwen that afternoon. Those sketches eventually turned into the family’s backyard treehouse. There’s a small structure the family turned into an outdoor sitting area, complete with a fireplace, next to the treehouse, that’s been on the property since the
between 13 and 14 minutes long and feature six characters. The main characters in the film are University theatre majors Nicole Prunty, Luke Matchett and Garrett Prest and non-University student Andrew Landry. “It’s definitely something different,” Bruno said. “I think people will watch it and go, ‘That’s weird.’”
He cites inspiration for “Heavy Eyes” from the movies “Drive,” “The Guest” and “Neon Lights.” The film follows a woman named Kara, played by Prunty, who meets an unorthodox man named Bones, played by Matchett, who tells her about his past. Through a series of flashbacks, viewers learn Bones has the power to hypnotize people in order to
complete heists. He later chooses to share this power with other people, who ultimately betrayed. He convinces Kara to aid him in his plot for revenge and she agrees, but throughout the film she begins to learn the truth regarding who Bones truly is. To promote and raise funds for the film, Bruno began an Indiegogo campaign. Within a few weeks, the donations totaled $1,270, which will allow the team to easily complete its post-production. As a way to advertise the campaign, Bruno also had professional posters made and offered different levels of incentives to anyone who donated, including custom stickers, a digital or Blu-ray copy of the film, framed posters and a limited edition T-shirt. “Heavy Eyes” is not Bruno’s first dive into filmmaking. He began experimenting in film with a four-part web series and from there, went on to produce three other short films. He also operates Abstract Mind Pictures — a small team of students whose goal is to produce visually aesthetic films and network
’30s. Graves said he and Nelson both liked the area, and some of its elements inspired the shapes used in the treehouse. Julie Perrault, a Raising Cane’s spokesperson, said Nelson also drew inspiration from the Raising Cane’s restaurant itself, which led to the addition of two disco balls and skylights to pay homage to the popular chicken chain. “[Nelson is] actually a huge fan of Cane’s now,” Perrault said. “He kind of got obsessed with the chicken. All the news stories were coming out here and asking him what he liked to eat — wanting him to say boudin and crawfish —
but he kept saying, ‘I really love Raising Cane’s.’” The structure was designed down to the last detail. Graves’ daughter has her artwork displayed in several areas, including paintings of birds in the bedroom pod and a portrait of a dog behind the bar. There’s also several local decorative elements, such as the stained glass window above the bed from Baton Rouge antique store, circa 1857. “It makes it home,” Graves said. “It was real important to us, and especially my wife, Gwen, to have it be real local and look like it’s always been there.” Graves said he and his
family have been enjoying their treehouse on a daily basis, but the building process also offered some fun for both Graves and the “Treehouse Masters” crew. When they first arrived, Graves filled them in on Baton Rouge’s popular eateries such as Walk-On’s Bistreaux and Bar and The Chimes, and he said the crew genuinely enjoyed its time in Louisiana. Graves said he found a kindred spirit in Nelson, which made the treehouse experience even better. Even though one built his business on chicken and the other with treehouses, Graves said it was nice to find someone who’s also passionate about
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University film and media arts junior Brandon Bruno is releasing his first short film, ‘Heavy Eyes.’
BLACKBIRD, from page 9 teresting concept with the idea of rebirth and really picking the image of the blackbird but doing it in more a sophisticated manner,” Stannard said. Additional items had to be worked on outside of the classroom while she balanced full-time student work and two part-time jobs. Andrews said the collection includes various types of clothing and feathers, about $500 worth. One dress includes 70 ostrich feathers, and another has a feather cape with 275 duck feathers hand sewn by Andrews. Andrews applied other elements, including an alligator leather collar and gold paint accents. These heavy, dramatic aspects are something Andrews prides herself on. She said her clothes all have a theatrical aspect and are less ready-to-wear. After graduation, she said she plans to apply those strengths to graduate school to study in the master of fine arts in costume technology and design program at the University. Stannard said the design skills Andrews has honed during her undergraduate work will help her when she moves on to her graduate program. She said much of the synthesis course studies design theory
which is something Andrews can apply to costumes. Andrews also has worked with the Southern Costume Company in New Orleans this past summer. She helped create Mardi Gras costumes for the Mystic Krewe of Nyx and Krewe of Zulu. “I kind of fell in love with it there because it’s not necessarily the attention to detail, but the one-of-a-kind pieces and the whole idea of you can make anybody whatever they want,” Andrews said. “They can become anything just by whatever clothes they wear.” Bringing characters to life is one of Andrews’ passions, and her ultimate goal is to design for television and movies. She said her biggest dream would be receiving an Oscar for costume design. However, she said she’d also love to continue with her own brand. Andrews references designer Alexander McQueen, saying he’s made clothing that isn’t necessarily ready-to-wear but is show-worthy. “I want to put on a show. I want people to feel something when they see my clothes,” Andrews said. You can reach Meg Ryan on Twitter @The_MegRyan.
WOMEN’S HISTORY, from page 9 The collection includes a little bit of everything, from 16th century to more modern-day works. Those in attendance will explore books, periodicals and manuscripts either written by women, for them or both, which comprises the bulk of material on display. Among these selections are early editions of the University’s yearbook, Gumbo, from 1906, when women were first admitted into the University. Jennifer Mitchell, head of manuscripts and processing at Hill Memorial Library, also dug up a popular University periodical from the early 1900s titled “The Giggler,” which she said was written by and for the female students on campus and included short stories and illustrations. “I wanted to pull stuff like this for students,” Mitchell said. “The issues concerned LSU students of the day, including fashion advice on how to dress for class.” Taylor and Mitchell said the collection on display also will include books from female British authors, the scrapbook of Doris Kent, who was a reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, and about 100 reproductions of medieval manuscripts chronicling women’s lives during the Middle Ages. Mitchell said this particular event is geared toward giving individuals a taste of
with other student filmmakers. “We’re just helping them out with different aspects,” Bruno said. “So, we’re just kind of building that and we’re allowing people to also get to that point for them as well.” A teaser trailer for “Heavy Eyes” is live on YouTube, and interested viewers can find the link on the Abstract Mind Pictures’ Facebook page. The full film will be uploaded closer to the beginning of May. Bruno said people can expect a melodramatic, surreal film. “We’re kind of tackling that overly-dramatic tone because I didn’t want it to be based in reality at all,” he said. “I didn’t want to play it safe.” The goal of the short film was to have a simple story between Bones and Kara but also leave enough to the imagination about the other characters and plot lines. Bruno said he hopes people will enjoy it to the point where a sequel or similar stylistic film would be warranted.
his work. The treehouse has only been a backyard addition for a short period, but Graves said this is something he and his family will enjoy for a long time, and it’s a fun experience to look back on. “To have something you’re really excited about that’s special for you and your family, and to have the opportunity to work with somebody who’s that good at what they do while you trust them, and you’re excited about what they do — that was a pleasure,” Graves said.
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the materials available on their own campus. She encourages all students to make use of the variety of sources, even if they aren’t serious researchers. Though there’s only a few tables worth of materials on display, it’s just the beginning of what the library has to offer regarding women’s history. “LSU sells itself short sometimes, but we have good things here that people don’t know about,” Taylor said. “That’s one of the reasons we do this — so people can know about what all we have here.” Women’s history can often be overshadowed, and many of the collections’ materials are listed under the names of these women’s husbands, Mitchell said. This way, the accomplishments of women can be highlighted during the month devoted to celebrating their contributions to society. Both Taylor and Mitchell said they are excited to be hosting today’s events and hope students and the general public make a point to visit the library, not only to attend the event, but to discover a new research tool. “I think it’s really a way to spark the interest of students and give them an introduction to the collections that we have,” Mitchell said. “Once they know more, they can learn more and go deeper into what we have.” You can reach Greta Jines on Twitter @TheGretaJines.
Opinion
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WEB COMMENTS In response to Jacob Hamilton’s column, “LSU football secondary looks continue last season’s success” one reader had this to say:
What shutdown defense? So who are you talking too LSU defense was one of the worse looking tiger defensive that we have every look at last year. Sorry but these guys are going to need to show us the money, by knocking the football away. Or interceptions, and making a bone crushing tackle before they get what we are looking for. And that is a real no nonsense hard to gain yards against LSU defense. No kid stuff games of let’s pretend allowed in 2015. – Thomas Williams
In response to Jen Blate’s column, “Food industry should adhere to better safety and health standards” one reader had this to say:
I’d fuss at you, but you actually just copied the silly mistake USA Today made. 28 burns in what time frame? All time? Since 8:00 a.m. on March 16? You lost me right there... and I suspect any other discerning reader shrugged and moved on, too. Chalk it up to lesson learned, please, and do some
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
TINDER vs. GRINDR Lack of Grindr’s popularity due to homophobic history
ENTITLED MILLENNIAL CODY SIBLEY Columnist By now, even your grandma probably knows what it means to swipe left or right. Straight people are finally catching up to the gay community when it comes to social dating apps after condemning the gay community for being too sexual. In September 2012, Tinder redefined dating for the straight community. Tinder is a mobile dating app that uses people’s Facebook accounts, social graphs and geolocation to match compatible partners. Users can like or reject matches by swiping the screen either left or right. If both parties are interested in each other, it’s considered a match. Nearly everyone uses and boasts about Tinder. More than 50 percent of Tinder users are college-aged, according to USA Today. A couple of my straight friends showed me different conversations they had on Tinder with potential partners. The same cannot be said for Tinder’s older and gayer counterpart, Grindr, which launched in March 2009. Grindr is similar to Tinder in that people use the app for dating and hooking up, but that’s where the similarities end. Grindr is more anonymous in nature. Users find potential men solely through geolocation. There’s no sophisticated algorithm via social graph or Facebook, and that’s because the gay hookup scene can’t be as public as the straight scene. Straight people say things like, “I don’t have a problem with gay people as long as they keep it in the bedroom,” yet they don’t make any efforts to hide their sexuality. Straight women unintentionally look at their gay best friends as neutered puppies — adorable, harmless and without a sex drive. Straight men generally just don’t like to think or hear about gay men’s sex lives because it makes them “uncomfortable.” Heterosexual people then force gay people’s sex lives into the closet, which compels homosexual men to be discreet and makes their sexual practices more shady and dangerous. Before the creation of Grindr and the explosion of the Internet, gay men had to find creative ways to discreetly
meet. The only places to find men who were definitely gay in those days were gay bars, bathhouses and parks. Gay men would go to parks in the middle of the night to search for potential partners — known as “cruising.” All of those places were focused on sexuality and nothing more. Gay men didn’t know if they had anything in common with whomever they were meeting. Their only common ground was their interest in male genitalia. Not much has changed today. Instead of parks and bathhouses, gay men use Grindr, but the concept remains the same. Gay men anonymously message other men nearby. Their only common ground is still their sexual orientation, so that’s usually going to be the subject of their conversations. Gay social apps can’t use things like Facebook and social graphs to find potential partners because society still doesn’t accept that gay people have sex or even exist, so Grindr’s only option is to be anonymous. Keeping the anonymous feature to please the straight community makes gay men ashamed of using Grindr. Anonymity is subconsciously telling gay men that what they’re doing is wrong, so most men will post pictures of their abs instead of their faces on the app. And people’s profiles will say things such as “No hookups please,” even though they are totally looking for hookups. Compare that to heterosexual relationships. The media normalized straight relationships by plastering them everywhere. Almost every movie has some form of love triangle involving straight people. There’s never a mainstream movie involving solely gay relationships because that would be considered “shoving homosexuality down people’s throats.” Gay men have to act like their relationships and sexual orientation only exists in their private lives and can’t intertwine their public and private lives the same way straight men can. Unlike straight men, gay men can be legally fired in states like Louisiana for their sexual orientation. Gay men can also be kicked out of their homes for their sexual orientation. However, because heterosexuality is so normalized, apps like Tinder can evolve into a widely popular dating app. Sure, people can use it for hookups,
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but generally people use it for dating. Tinder matches people based on common interest and mutual friends so people on the app can talk about things deeper than sex. Straight people have been forcing gay people into the closet for years, and that’s what made gay people seem perverted. We’re more sexual than straight people because that’s the only common ground we’re allowed to have with our community. So next time you’re looking for your next date on Tinder, remember the origins of that app and remember how the straight community has silenced gay men by forcing them to meet up secretly. It’s time to allow gay dating sites and apps to come out of the online closet and set them up via Facebook and social graphs just like straight dating apps. Cody Sibley is a 19-year-old mass communication freshman from Opelousas, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter at @CodySibley.
STATISTICS OF GAY MEN USING GRINDR 1. 18 percent of users are in the closet
2. Six percent never plan on coming out
3. 33 percent of users were on Grindr before they came out
4. 81 percent are scared of coming out because they’re friends or family may reject them
5. 68 percent of users have come out at work Source: Echelon Magazine
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Southwest Airlines needs to find a middle ground MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL
CLARKE PERKINS Columnist Private companies are beginning to take things too far. They are making their own petty rules that are making people’s lives more stressful than they should. Last week, college student Daniel Podolsky was kicked off his flight after a Southwest Airlines employee noticed the extremely catastrophic and potentially deadly language on his shirt, “Broad F------- City”. Podolsky, a student at Stony Brook University in New York, was leaving the South by Southwest music, film and interactive conference in Austin, Texas to head back to school. He wore a shirt he received at the festival to promote the Comedy Central show “Broad City”.
He boarded the flight with his jacket on, somewhat covering the shirt, and after becoming warm, he took it off. The plane made an unexpected stop in St. Louis, and Podolsky took advantage of that extra time to stroll through the terminal to find a restroom. When he returned, an employee requested that he remove the shirt. But just like many other college students would have, he tried talking his way out of the situation claiming his freedom of speech. This verbal exchange ended with Podolsky being kicked off the flight. He later reported the incident to KTVI, a FOX affiliate in St. Louis. Podolsky claims he wasn’t trying to “break the rules” by wearing the shirt — his intention was to get back home. After much debate, the airline allowed him to catch the 7:15 p.m. flight, under the condition that he take the shirt off, which
he did. Although the airline explained its contract of carriage prohibits him from wearing the shirt, Podolsky made a valid point to KTVI. “There are more than a hundred people on the plane trying to get to Chicago and the most important thing is my shirt,” he said. “How does that work? Where’s the sense of priority.” While we often forget certain rights don’t hold true in some private businesses, this airline was ridiculous by holding the flight, and escorting Podolsky off of the plane. And while it would’ve been smart for the student to comply with the rules for the sake of getting home, Podolsky still made good points. Not only is there no sense of priority, there were no recorded complaints. It isn’t fair for Southwest Airlines to police what passengers are wearing — the same airline that banned saggy
pants might as well ban everything else that is freedom of expression or that many people may find “offensive”. I’m waiting for it to ban girls wearing short-shorts and miniskirts because that’s basically on the same level as “Broad F----- City.” Or the sweatpants with “Juicy” across the butt, or a shirt that says “Democrats Suck” because those can all be found offensive depending on who you’re talking to. Private businesses shouldn’t be denied the right to create and enforce their own rules, but where do you draw the line? Southwest Airlines needs to figure that out because soon there will be a strict dress code enforced — black blouse, tailored slacks, dress shoes, and hair brushed back into a slick ponytail. We might as well go back into the ’50s and ’60s, known as the “Golden Age” of commercial
aviation, where they had strict dress codes and you could’ve easily mistaken the plane for Wall Street. But now there are more things to monitor than the clothes someone decides to wear, such as terrorist threats. Southwest Airlines doesn’t seem to understand that. At the end of this all, Podolsky still came out a winner now selling shirts that say “South F----- West.” Which if you ask me is much funnier. Next time, Podolsky should consider reading through the lengthy contract of carriage before he wears questionable clothing, but Southwest Airlines also needs to get over themselves and stop making rules against people’s freedom of speech. Clarke Perkins is a 19-year-old political science freshman from New Orleans. You can reach her on Twitter @ClarkePerkins.
WHO SHOULD BE ON THE NEXT $20 BILL? Okay, y’all, there’s a viral campaign to kick Andrew Jackson off the $20. So who do you guys think should take his place and why? ENTITLED MILLENNIAL CODY SIBLEY Columnist
Let's put Mike the Tiger on the $20. Actually, let's put Mike the Tiger on everything. Let's change our currency so that all of America uses Tiger Cash and Paw Points.
MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL CLARKE PERKINS Columnist
Well this is a no brainer … Myself. Who wouldn’t want to look at an African Goddess everytime they pulled out a big bill?
LSYOU, BUT DEFINITELY NOT ME LOGAN ANDERSON Columnist
Notorious R.B.G. It’s not even a question. Nobody would look better in that green oval than a stern faced, sharp-collared Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This would also make buying Plan B a much more uplifting experience, because while you’re paying you’ll be able to look into Ginsburg’s eyes and know she supports your decisions as a strong, independent woman.
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JAY TALKING JAY CRANFORD Columnist
Let’s face it - Andrew Jackson is stuffy and boring. When I think of America, I think of intensity, passion, flair and style. The new $20 bill should have the one, the only, the cream of the crop, Macho Man Randy Savage. OHHHH YEAHHH!!!!
THE CERULEAN CONCILIATOR JUSTIN DICHARIA Columnist
To save the government some time: The faces of the FBI’s Most Wanted list.
GAELAN HARRINGTON Columnist
SMASH THE HATE JAMES RICHARDS Columnist
RON PAUL 2012! What better way to end government fiat by putting its biggest critic on the $20?
It’s simple really: Teddy Roosevelt. The Chuck Norris before Chuck Norris. His face is already on a mountain. Just look at his picture, pure delight right there my friend. As for the slang for the bill? It’s going to take a least two Teddy’s for me to tell you that…
COLLEGE CANDY JEN BLATE Columnist
Queen B is the only person we should have on the $20 bill. I mean, let’s be honest, Beyonce keeps everything quiche.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015 COMIC RELIEF, from page 1 future performances. Though she was substantially unprepared for her first trial run as a comedian, Portier said the solitary laugh at the end of her first set was enough to continue and work to become a better comic with each appearance on stage. In the beginning, she struggled with writing material an audience found refreshing and new but quickly realized honesty and an observance into her life sparked a source of content that was genuinely funny to the crowd. “There were times earlier in my stand-up life where I wasn’t nearly as honest on stage, or I didn’t reveal as much about myself,” Portier said. “But the thing about being a young comedian is that anything you have to say about stuff that’s not you, someone older and wiser has said it and made it funnier.” Portier started to focus the majority of her material on her own life and the experiences she has had as a young transgender woman. It took a few sets for the crowd and even the other comics to realize Portier wasn’t joking about the way she identifies, but she was almost immediately accepted by fellow local comedians who even gave her a nickname: The Bearded Lady. For example, she lightheartedly recalled the somewhat awkward conversations with her parents and girlfriend, explaining that she was now a woman — with a beard. Portier said she first started to realize she was transgender in her junior year of high school when the question, “What would it
MIKE THE TIGER, from page 1 Landry wants to see Mike honored in a similar way. Landry said, due to Mike’s size, a version of the UGA and Texas A&M memorials with cremated remains would be ideal. “What I envision is cremating them and interring their ashes, if not in a mausoleum, say maybe some place, a wall in Tiger Stadium, or out by where those memorial plaques to previous football teams,” Landry said. Mike is a part of every University student’s life, Landry said, and he ought to be honored as such.
be like to be a woman for a day?” became a daily self-observance of how she saw her future self. “For close to three years now, every single day the vision of myself in the future is a woman, and it makes me way happier than I was when I imagined my future as a man,” Portier said. Portier came out as transgender to her parents a week before her first headliner. She was going to wait until the show to tell them on stage, where she felt most comfortable. But Portier said she was forced to tell them earlier than anticipated while asking them for money for therapy to sort through some of the feelings she was having. Now, she said being on stage and discussing her life through her art is an almost medicinal experience in itself. “I figured pretty early on through advice from other comics that the more honest you are with yourself and with the audience, the funnier you’re going to get and the better you’re going to get,” Portier said. “I go on stage, and it’s like therapy — but funny.” Though she is still working on her voice as a comic, Portier’s honest and genuine approach has been popular with audiences. Portier also said she would eventually love to appear as an entertainment feature at LGBT events where her particular style and material could be specifically relevant. “Most of the time, I’m one of the favorite people to introduce of their the host because they can always make a pretty good joke about me,” Portier said. You can reach Michael Tarver on Twitter @michael_T16. “What bigger part of LSU tradition and pride and memory is there than Mike the Tiger, our live mascot?” Landry said. “We honor him in life, and I fervently believe that we should honor him in death.”
The Daily Reveille PAY GAP, from page 1 median income for men is $48,000 while also accounting for factors such as age, race, immigrant and disability status and ethnicity. Economics professor Stephen Barnes said more factors go into an individual’s earnings. “Labor economists have studied earnings and the things that really drive or determine the level of earnings you would expect an individual would have, and they have studied this for decades,” Barnes said. “We know that earnings do differ for people of different racial backgrounds, gender and ethnic backgrounds, but some of the most important indicators are education and seniority.” Senate Bill 68 states pay disparities are acceptable if based on a seniority system, a merit system or a system in which earnings are measured by productivity. Barnes said the biggest driving force in gender pay disparity is likely occupational choice, especially in industry-driven states like Louisiana. Louisiana’s economy is dominated by work fields such as construction management and petroleum engineering — inherently male-dominated fields. “The most obvious example when we look at today’s economy would be the billions of dollars in industrial projects we have here,” Barnes said. “The people benefiting from that work are welders, electricians and carpenters, and those jobs are certainly dominated by men.” Because the occupation mix in Louisiana is so different for men and women, Barnes said it needs to be accounted for before Louisiana is labeled as a discriminating state. “It may be the case that we’re almost dead last in the study,” Barnes said. “But we need to ask, ‘Is it just that men like to take those jobs and women don’t like to take those jobs, or is there really
page 15 discrimination there?’” Stephanie Roman, research assistant for the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, said the study did account for women in STEM fields but didn’t apply it to each state individually. “It’s definitely the case that Louisiana has a male-dominated economy, and that could most definitely be a big driving factor in why it is ranked so low,” Roman said. Barnes said although gender occupations are important, people should distinguish between the patterns in pay disparity. “There probably are some occupations where women make more than men and some where men inherently make more than women, but there are a lot of other factors that are going to determine what the populationwide comparisons look like,” Barnes said. Roman said another important factor is age. “Status of Women in the States: 2015” dedicated two sections to earnings for millennial women and for older women. “The pay gap for younger women is much smaller than the pay gap for older women,” Roman said. “We don’t know exactly why that is, but we are almost certain it’s because millennial women haven’t taken any leave from the labor force yet, whereas older women have taken leave due to pregnancy or other family-related situations.” Roman said it’s hard to determine if individual employers discriminate female wages because of pregnancy leave. “We can’t really know for sure what goes into that piece of discrimination, but I think it’s
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safe to say pregnancy leave is a trend, and lower pay for women is a trend. But, we can’t pinpoint individual employers and say they have biases toward women for that,” Roman said. Studies like “Status of Women in the States: 2015” have an impact on the disparity, Barnes said, but more in-depth research could create a sense of urgency for an employer to address pay differences. Roman said the gender pay gap is something women can’t simply wait out, and changes to the labor force should be made to help. “This gap isn’t projected to close for another 40 years, and that’s in the better ranked states,” Roman said. “Think about Louisiana. That gap isn’t expected to close for 91 years. You can’t expect women to just wait that out. Senate Bill 68 states “diminished wages” — the amount an individual would have received if not a victim of discriminatory wages — should be paid. Employers can help by making policy-oriented changes regarding situations such as pregnancy leave, productivity and dedication to the company, Roman said. The phrase “Equal work for equal pay” is important to remember, Barnes said. “If you have two individuals that really do have the same type of experience, the same type of education and they are equally as productive, then by all means, those people should be paid the same way,” Barnes said. Peterson’s bill makes it unlawful for any employee to discriminate wages when similar work requiring the same skills, effort and education is performed.
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Mainieri won’t ‘hit the panic button’ heading into ULL matchup BY JACK CHASCIN jchascin@lsureveille.com The No. 3 LSU baseball team looks to avenge its first series loss of the season when it travels to Metairie to take on UL-Lafayette in the Wally Pontiff Jr. Classic at 7 p.m. tonight at Zephyr Field. The Tigers (23-5, 5-4 Southeastern Conference) gave up 20 runs on 40 hits during the weekend while failing to battle back against a pesky Kentucky squad that took them to extra innings twice. “It was one of the most frustrating weekends I’ve ever coached,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “I’ve had a lot of frustrating weekends ... but this weekend, we lost two ball games in extra innings. One of them we literally got the game-winning hit. “It doesn’t take a long memory to remember back in 2009 we won the national championship and we lost a home series to Illinois and we lost a home series to Tennessee. We finished last in the league that year. Pardon me if I don’t hit the panic button. [We’ve got] a long way to go.” Although the Tigers let Kentucky creep back into games throughout the series, LSU generated runs of its own. The Tigers hit .341 last week, including
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LSU junior Chris Chinea (26) gets ready to field the ball during the Tigers’ 7-3 victory against Kentucky on Saturday. a midweek contest with Tulane, and matched the Wildcats with 40 hits of their own during the weekend series. LSU scored 21 runs against Kentucky with 10 doubles, three triples and five homers. Juniors Chris Chinea and Andrew Stevenson both hit better than .400 on the week with a combined four RBIs. Sophomore left fielder Jake
Fraley contributed seven RBIs of his own with a .353 batting average. Fraley, who hurt his hamstring in Sunday’s 12-10 loss, will not play against the Ragin’ Cajuns (15-10) tonight. Mainieri said Fraley could possibly be ready for the weekend series against Alabama. Mainieri said the Tigers were unlucky against the Wildcats
with balls not falling their way. “We hit the ball hard all weekend,” Mainieri said. “Our lineup is outstanding the way it is. This league is a tough league. The difference in the talent between the teams is almost non-discernable. It just comes down to, on a given day, who plays better, who gets the big hit, who makes the big pitch, who makes a big play.” LSU faces a tough week
ahead, starting with the Ragin’ Cajuns. The Tigers dropped their only meeting with ULL last season, 4-1, in a rain shortened, sixinning affair. Mainieri said he looks forward to playing ULL every season and enjoys the staff it has out in Lafayette. “I have a great amount of respect for all of their staff and their program,” Mainieri said. “They’ve done a tremendous job over there, and I personally like those guys, too. It’s a game I look forward to, our team looks forward to.” The Tigers’ fall from No. 1 to No. 3 in the rankings still keeps their seven-week run in the top five alive. Mainieri said while the weekend’s result was a disappointing one, there’s no need to panic at the halfway point of the season. “The sky is not falling,” Mainieri said. “I’m as disappointed as anybody, and we’re two games behind Texas A&M and Vanderbilt, but there’s still 21 games to go. We’ll have our opportunities. We just got to look forward and keep going forward and find ways to win games, but we’ve got a good team.” You can reach Jack Chascin on Twitter @ Chascin_TDR.
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Unfamiliar format awaits LSU at NCAA Regionals BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL cboutwell@lsureveille.com The No. 4 LSU gymnastics team is using this week to prepare for an unfamiliar meet format. LSU (19-2, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) will be competing in a six-team competition at the NCAA Regional in Ames, Iowa. All teams will be subjected to resting rotations — or bye rotations — throughout the competition. “It will definitely be a different experience,” said freshman all-arounder Erin Macadaeg. “We have never been in a meet with a bye, at all. So, it will be interesting to see how that goes.” The Tigers will begin the meet on bars then move to beam. Next, they will sit out for an entire rotation, preparing themselves for floor and vault. The team will end the meet with another bye-rotation, watching to see how the other teams finish competition. LSU will have to prepare for unnatural meet conditions in order to achieve its ultimate goal. “Obviously, placing top two at regionals is the goal and making it to semifinals,” said freshman all-arounder Myia Hambrick. “Coming away with a win at regionals would
definitely give us something extra, like a little bit of an edge. If you win your regional, then obviously you go into NCAAs with a higher expectation. That is a goal, but now, we are trying to work through and eliminate any kinks.” Hambrick and Macadaeg have been exposed to pressure throughout the season because of their inexperience and immediate action in the lineup. Hambrick is not affected by nerves anymore. She said it is about competing and winning at this point in the season. “By this point, it is not firstmeet jitters,” Hambrick said. “It is just get out there and improve on what you may have messed up on or capitalize on what you did good on in the previous meet. I’m ready to go out there and do what I can to help out.” The tandem is curious about the competition’s format, while trying not to add anymore pressure on themselves. “It doesn’t add pressure,” Hambrick said. “It definitely is different because we don’t do that in normal meets. We literally have to sit there and not do anything for 20 minutes. That will be different. We may get cold, but I think we will be fine.” LSU coach D-D Breaux
struggled dealing with breaks in the action due to television commercial interference earlier this season. However, the regional meet will not be televised, so Breaux has to focus on how her team handles its bye rotations. “The thing about this rotation is that we have the shortest meet,” Breaux said. “We start on bars, then go to beam, then a bye before our last two events. At the same time, we are going to be faced with byes. I’m glad we have one in the middle.” The Tigers have had two weeks to prepare for its regional meet on April 4 after a second-place finish at the SEC Championships on March 21. The team said preparation is key, and in this case, unusual preparation for the rotation schedule and arena atmosphere is key. “We have trained for that,” senior all-arounder Rheagan Courville said. “We know how to prepare for that. We know how to prepare for all different kinds of crowds. We have prepared ourselves for everything that we will see in the postseason.” You can reach tian Boutwell on @CBoutwell_TDR.
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LSU sophomore all-arounder Sydney Ewing and the Tigers are preparing for the odd rotation schedule at the NCAA Regional Meet in Ames, Iowa.