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DINING DEANS University administrators enjoy local cuisine

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LOCAL FAVORITES F. KING ALEXANDER University President:

Sammy’s Grill

University Executive Vice President and Provost Stuart Bell

STACIA HAYNIE Dean of College of Humanities and Social Sciences:

“I know, I know. Fat Cow is for burgers and fries, but that’s a to-die-for salad.”

Insomnia Cookies DAMON ANDREWS Dean of College of Human Sciences and Education:

LOUIE’S BREAKFAST Manship School of Mass Communication Dean Jerry Ceppos

Baton Rouge, a city of many cultures, offers its residents a flavorful mix of rich creole, Cajun and classic American cuisine.

But the Capital City doesn’t stop there — weaved throughout the city are 24-hour breakfast joints, authentic Italian, Greek and Mexican restaurants and even a latenight dessert delivery service.

University administrators sat down with The Daily Reveille to divulge their favorite foods in the city.

“Every morning I go in, and they bring me a cup of decaf coffee because they know me, and that’s what I get every morning,”

Chelsea’s Café

CHRISTOPHER D’ELIA Dean of College Coast and Environment:

Club at LSU Union Square

RICHARD WHITE Dean of the E.J. Ourso College of Business:

THE CHIMES RED BEANS AND RICE

The Chimes

College of Music and Dramatic Arts Dean Todd Queen

CYNTHIA PETERSON Dean of the College of Science:

“The Chimes, of course. Always great food and great service.”

Digiulio Brothers

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ACADEMICS

Plus/minus grading to be implemented despite student resistance

BY CARRIE GRACE HENDERSON chenderson@lsureveille.com Despite opposition by Student Government, plus/minus grading will begin this fall.

Students received a broadcast email Thursday stating the grading policy that began as a Faculty Senate resolution in 2011 will be mandatory policy next semester.

An SG resolution passed in November urged LSU President F. King Alexander not to approve the Faculty Senate resolution.

“Between January 2012 and October 2013, Student Government directly received over 200 emails from students on this

topic, of which only about two percent (2%) were in support of the change to plus/minus grading,” the resolution states.

Though the SG resolution urged the administration to rethink its decision, Vice Provost for Academic Programs, Planning and Review Gil Reeve said ultimately it relied on the expertise of the Faculty Senate.

“Things such as grading and the academic programs, courses and curricula are all in the purview of the faculty, and the Faculty Senate represents the faculty, so we are very much interested in trying to address

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THE FACTS ON PLUS/MINUS GRADING Plus/minus grading is required for all undergraduate, graduate and professional courses using the A through F letter grading system.

Grades prior to the implementation date (fall 2015) remain as they are recorded using the regular A, B, C, D, F grading scale and their respective numerical value (quality points) at that time.

The plus (+) and minus (-) symbols will be listed on the LSU transcript when assigned by the instructor of record in reporting the final grades for a course.

According to the Office of the University Registrar website

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CAMPUS BRIEFS

Student receives highest worldwide score this month on aptitude test David Harms, an E.J. Ourso College of Business Department of Finance graduate student, scored a 750 on the Bloomberg Institute’s Aptitude Test in February, the highest score worldwide for the month.

The Bloomberg Aptitude Test, administered by the educational division of Bloomberg LP, evaluates strengths in finance, business, career and personal skills.

Students and recent graduates use the test to assess their career options in finance and business.

The test is two-hours long and has 100 multiple-choice questions.

Harms’ score was 10 points higher than the next person and put him in the 99th percentile.

The New Orleans native has worked in affordable housing for eight years. He now works with Stirling Properties LLC as a finance and development analyst.

Harms has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rice University.

LSU has No. 1 recruiting class with Sampson signing Shooting guard Brandon Sampson, the No. 1 ranked player in Louisiana, according to 247Sports, signed his National Letter of Intent to join the LSU basketball program Monday morning.

The Madison Prep product and former St. John’s commit chose the Tigers over the Red Storm and Oklahoma State. With the signing of Sampson, LSU jumped Kentucky for the No. 1 overall recruit-

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Sampson, a 6-foot-4 guard, joins consensus five-star commits Ben Simmons and Antonio Blakeney as well as former four-star prospect and Arizona transfer Craig Victor.

Sampson averaged 15.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists this season and led his team to a Class 1A State Championship, finishing with a 34-0 record.

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ALUMNI

University student LSU Press publishes book awarded Harry S. about iconic Louisiana foods Truman Scholarship

BY AMANDA CAPRITTO acapritto@lsureveille.com

Junior Michael Beyer to receive $30,000 for graduate study

BY HAYLEY FRANKLIN hfranklin@lsureveille.com University students don’t often get calls from top administrators. So when LSU President F. King Alexander unexpectedly called Michael Beyer to tell him he had been awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship, the political science junior had to pull his car over to the side of the road.

“I was in a subdivision and I saw that children were getting let out of school,” Beyer said. “I was worried that I couldn’t focus on driving at the moment. I was just, ‘Wow, are you sure?’ I had to talk to him for two minutes to understand what was happening.”

Beyer later received a letter from the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation signed by foundation president and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. The letter now hangs by a magnet on his mother’s refrigerator like a child’s drawing of a Thanksgiving turkey, but with more meaning.

Beyer is one of 58 scholars selected from a pool of 700 college-nominated candidates who will receive $30,000 for graduate study from the Truman Foundation.

Created as a memorial to former President Harry S. Truman, the Truman Foundation grants scholarships to students committed to public service leadership.

Beyer volunteers as a research and policy coordinator for Equality Louisiana, an organization advocating LGBT equality. He also works as a research and communication assistant for Louisiana Progress, a nonprofit organization focused on equal opportunity.

Through the LASAL Honors Program at the Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College, Beyer also focuses on coastal erosion and poverty.

Honors College dean Jonathan Earle said Beyer is able to link his LGBT advocacy with his scholarly work through research for his thesis project.

“You really see both get much improved by their interactions with each other,” Earle said of Beyer’s interests. “It’s one thing to be a tireless advocate for LGBTQ rights, but Michael is also researching the effects of public policy on the LGBT community.”

Beyer is working with political science professor Belinda Davis to complete his thesis on

the effects of public policy on LGBT poverty. He argues that government welfare reform in 1996 did not consider the needs of the LGBT population.

Beyer and Davis will gather statements made about LGBT people and wealth at hearings on welfare reform in 1996 and in the years it was reauthorized, while also gathering additional data.

Through his research and his advocacy, Beyer has found he has found a passion for health care law.

He believes there are many changes to be made benefiting the LGBT community and society within the health care system, starting with simple issues such as fair patient treatment.

“It’s a personal issue — it’s not only a political issue,” Beyer said. “Good health care, it treats them with the care they deserve. It dramatically changes people’s lives. I think that I am passionate about health care and passionate about people having access to it.”

Beyer plans to attend law school after graduation, and his first choice for graduate school is Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., which offers a health care law specialization.

Beyer hopes to work for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in its LGBT outreach program or work for a lawmaker on Capitol Hill.

“Each person manages a specific issue. Certain people handle environmental bills, and they state the senator’s position on the bill,” Beyer said. “So, I would like to be that person for health care, who manages how the senator or representative reacts, supports or opposes any health care-related bill.”

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Political science junior Michael Beyer has recently been awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship.

In a state where food dominates the culture, eating locally and seasonally sets the pace of many Louisiana lifestyles.

University alumna and awardwinning journalist Maggie Heyn Richardson takes readers on a journey through the Bayou State, highlighting local farms and markets, roadside vendors, lively food festivals, culinary competitions and more in “Hungry for Louisiana: An Omnivore’s Journey.”

The fact-filled narrative isn’t just for foodies — it explores Louisiana’s eight most iconic foods and brims with the history and cultural significance of each.

The title, originally “Hungry in Louisiana,” was changed to reference both the food and the hunger people have for the state’s culture, Richardson said.

Crawfish, jambalaya, snoballs, Creole cream cheese, filé, blood boudin, tamales and oysters earned a chapter in “Hungry for Louisiana” because of their abundance and importance in the state.

“Louisiana’s foodways aren’t accidental,” the book quotes. The standout southern cuisine is a result of vibrant cultures, thrifty immigrants and abundant raw materials, Richardson said.

Richardson moved to Louisiana in the early ’90s to attend graduate school at the University and was instantly captivated by the state’s distinctive culinary market, a big difference from the traditions in her home state of Georgia.

“There’s just something about this place that makes people want to come and want to stay,” Richardson said. “Louisiana is a place where generations and generations of families live, and I think that has a lot to do with the strong food culture here.”

Richardson’s novel educates readers on Louisiana’s traditional and dynamic food sources through personal memoirs, accounts of workers in the food industry and support from research of the state’s cultural history.

Richardson said one of her main goals for “Hungry for Louisiana” was to create a narrative enjoyable to readers across the country.

“A lot of people in Louisiana talk about Louisiana things as if everyone else already knows what they’re saying, and that’s not the case,” Richardson said. “I tried to make this something that could be shared easily and be educating and entertaining.”

“Hungry for Louisiana” provides pronunciation guides and explanations for names of cities and terms not typically used outside of the state, such as Gueydan (GAYdon) and “rough” rice — rice with its outer hulls still attached.

At the end of each chapter, Richardson adds corresponding recipes, all developed and tested for the book. Besides Creole cream

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Author Maggie Heyn Richarson published her new book ‘Hungry for Louisiana: An Omnivore’s Journey’ with the help of the LSU Press. cheese and Zwolle Tamales, each recipe is originally by Richardson.

Richardson said best part of process was meeting Louisiana natives who worked on small farms, fields and fisheries producing the food she was writing about.

“I just remember the days where I’d leave a rice field or leave an interview, and I would be so amazed,” Richardson said. “I learned so much from those people who were willing to take me out and show me around.”

Richardson said most of the sources for “Hungry for Louisiana” were individuals she reached out to

after researching their respective food industries.

Richardson said much of the inspiration for her book came from the strength and stability of the food culture in Louisiana.

It’s easy to get enveloped by mass food culture, but Richardson said she doesn’t see that trend in Louisiana. The state, although welcoming to national chains and corporate food companies, holds strong to its local farming values.

“We’ve always had a sense of locality and seasonality. We intuitively live by it,” Richardson said. “It’s an innate part of being a Louisianan.”

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School grows through expansion and fundraising campaign

BY JAYCE GENCO jgenco@lsureveille.com While thousands of emergency responders were working around the clock to save lives after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the School of Veterinary Medicine was doing the same for pets and animals affected by the storm.

An anonymous donor recognized the work being put in by students and staff at the Vet School and took action.

The Vet School started its Companion Animal Clinic Capital Challenge in 2012 with the intent to build a new 26,000-square-foot clinic, named the Wellness Center, in addition to the 61,000-square-foot hospital.

Three years after the challenge started, a deadline for completion has been set for June 30.

Senior director for development Tracy Evans said the anonymous donor believes the first 24 hours after a disaster are the most important for saving the lives of animals.

“This particular donor, years ago after Katrina, came through and really liked what he saw,” Evans said. “But he saw that

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The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine is working to build a new 26,000-square-foot clinic thanks to an anonymous donor. we were really overcrowded and that we had the potential to add some really wonderful new programs to our curriculum, but we didn’t have the space for it and agreed to put up a pretty substantial gift to support the construction of a building that would house more of our wellness programs.”

The donor set aside $2 million for the construction of the new animal clinic contingent upon the Vet School matching the donation dollar-for-dollar through fundraising efforts. The school already has set aside $1 million of its own money and hopes to raise $2 million more for a total of $3 million coming from the

Vet School to go into the project.

The new animal clinic building will provide further development for the current clinical and academic programs, as it will enhance student training in integrative medicine, behavioral modification and dermatology.

Along with enhancing development, the proposed animal

clinic building will allow veterinarians and students more space to treat animals.

Veterinary dermatology professor Sandra Merchant said one of the problems with the current building is its lack of space.

“It’s very, very small,” Merchant said. “We’re bursting at the seams.”

The number of rotation spots available to students is limited because of the space constraints of the building.

Merchant said the number of rotation spots available causes problems with student engagement and learning. She said students graduating from the Vet School and going into small animal practice may not get a chance to do a rotation in dermatology because of space.

Close to one-third of Vet School graduates are unable to go through a dermatology rotation, Evans said. She hopes the new building will enhance the students learning environment.

“Dermatology doesn’t have fancy equipment,” Merchant said. “We do things by our sense of touch, our sight and sometimes our sense of smell. We don’t need a tremendous amount of space, but we need enough so we have a teaching arena.”

FOOD

Union chef prepares sushi for nine years, teaches students

BY CAITIE BURKES cburkes@lsureveille.com Seaweed, raw fish and sticky rice are rolled up to create an American favorite of Asian cuisine — sushi.

This traditionally Japanese dish made its way into Marie Hla’s life in 1995. Hla, a Thailand native, hadn’t heard of sushi until came to the U.S. at 22 years old.

Hla has taught the leisure class “Sushi” for the past nine years. This year’s class will take place over the course of two Sundays in the Student Union on April 19 and 26.

“I start out with how to cook rice and cut avocados and cucumbers,” Hla said.

“Then, I show them how to roll the medium and small rolls, and I teach them how to cut fish.”

Hla grew up in a bustling Thai household with her closeknit family before moving to the Fiji islands for high school and college.

After college, Hla said she moved to Sydney, Australia, but something kept her from staying there.

Sydney was ethnically segregated, she said, because different races congregated in different places. Although her friends lived there and it was close to Fiji, she decided to take a leap of faith all the way to

California, where her mother worked.

“When I came to the U.S., everybody was hanging out. It was more fun — more colorful,” Hla said.

In California, Hla learned to prepare sushi.

One of Hla’s friends, a sushi chef, was overbooked one day, so she called Hla to help her prepare sushi. From there, Hla fell in love with the preparation technique.

The woman gave Hla her first job in California.

A few years later, she traded the West Coast for the Gulf Coast and landed in New Orleans.

While in New Orleans, Hla worked in the sushi department at Sav-A-Center. She said because of shoppers’ slow and relaxed pace when buying sushi, she learned most customers’ favorites.

“They like a lot of crab and shrimp ... and they love spicy mayo,” Hla said.

In 2002, the Sav-A-Center company Hla worked for asked her if she would like to move to their Baton Rouge department in the University’s Student Union. The rest, she said, is history.

The company changed its name to “Sushi with Gusto,” which acts as the On the Geaux hot spot for

University students’ quick sushi fix.

“Students don’t have time to waste. They just grab and go,” Hla said. “I kind of know by now what kinds of combinations they like, so I just create it.”

Her efficiency and familiarity with regulars has earned Hla respect and admiration from students and coworkers alike. In 2006, the head of leisure classes at the time asked if Hla would be interested in teaching a sushi-making leisure course.

Though she was originally hesitant, Hla said she decided she would teach her students the way she would want to learn.

She shows her students everything from which stage of avocado to purchase to how to hold a sushi knife.

Hla said her favorite part of the class is its family aspect.

“Most of the students come in with a mother, sister, brother, daughter or friend in a group,” she said. “It’s fun for them and fun for me.”

Hla, whose favorite types of sushi are shrimp tempura and crunchy sushi, said she injects her own personal style and flair into the class.

“It doesn’t make me feel like I’m teaching them. It makes me feel like we’re having a food bash,” Hla said.

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Thailand native Marie Hla prepares sushi for the Student Union’s On The Geaux food service. She also teaches a sushi-making leisure class.

Sports

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PROGRESS REPORTS DREAM CHASCIN

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Anthony Jennings

Maquedius Bain

JUNIOR, QB

SOPHOMORE, DT

Jennings showed glimmers of both promise and inconsistency during his spring game performance, going 13-of-20 for 242 yards and two touchdowns.

He got off to a hot start but misfired deep balls to junior wide receiver Travin Dural. If Jennings can become a tad more efficient, fans may be pleased with the offense’s performance come September.

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Brandon Harris

Deion Jones

SOPHOMORE, QB

SENIOR, LB

Malachi Dupre SOPHOMORE, WR

Dupre finally showed what the hype was all about, finishing with four receptions for 112 yards and two scores. He flashed his athleticism and ability to blow open the coverage on both of his touchdowns of more than 30 yards. Dupre got fans on their feet with his second trip to the end zone, fighting off double coverage to make a leaping grab from Harris.

A

The Tigers may have just found the pass rusher they’ve been looking for. Bain dominated the Purple Team’s offensive line for three sacks Saturday while playing at defensive end. While Bain won’t be playing against second team offensive lines in 2015, he has made a case for himself to be a starter.

Harris and Jennings put up comparable numbers, but the sophomore threw a second-half interception and struggled with the backups, doing most of the work on his feet caused by the shortcomings of the second team offensive line. He showed he’s a valuable playmaker, but he’ll need to be more efficient from within the pocket to earn the starting job.

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DEFENSE

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With a vacancy beside junior linebacker Kendell Beckwith, Jones is battling to become the second option at middle linebacker. He did well in the spring game, recording seven tackles and half a tackle for a loss. There’s still plenty of time until September, but Jones proved he has potential to be in the starting lineup for opening day.

Grading notable spring game performers

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Kevin Toliver II FRESHMAN, CB

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Toliver’s first Tiger Stadium appearance was relatively underwhelming. The 5-star talent out of Jacksonville, Florida, struggled to keep up with of Dupre and Dural most of the afternoon. While there’s no doubt his size and athleticism is tremendous for a cornerback, he has much to improve on if he wants to see valuable playing time once the fall season is underway.

FOOTBALL

Williams hopes to complement Fournette in rushing attack

BY JAMES BEWERS jbewers@lsureveille.com In today’s age of football, a two running back system isn’t just a luxury. It’s often times preferred.

While most teams desire a feature player in its backfield, an additional tailback who can spell the primary option and give defenses a different look makes an offense more dynamic.

But if the feature back is sophomore Leonard Fournette, one of the most heralded players to step foot in Baton Rouge, cementing a role becomes difficult for the No. 2 back.

That’s the objective for sophomore Darrel Williams — the other running back in LSU’s 2014 recruiting class.

“It really doesn’t matter who’s in there,” said sophomore quarterback Brandon Harris.

“I’ll take either one. Darrel gets in there, and there’s no drop off at all.”

Williams’ numbers last season were pedestrian compared to his senior year at John Ehret High School, but that’s not necessarily any fault of his own. The 4-star prospect from Marrero, Louisiana, joined an already veteran backfield with seniors Terrence Magee and Kenny Hilliard

while jockeying for playing time with Fournette.

With sparse playing time, Williams finished the season with 64 carries, which was fifth on the team, for 302 yards and three touchdowns. All three of those scores and 102 of his yards, though, came in the second and third games of last season.

Like most freshmen, the transition from playing on Fridays to the bright lights of college football on Saturdays was an eyeopener.

“It was way different,” Williams said.

“A bigger

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LSU sophomore running back Darrel Williams (43) runs the ball during LSU white squad’s 45-6 victory over LSU purple squad during the annual spring football game on April 18 in Tiger Stadium.

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SOFTBALL

Tiger sophomores pull their weight at several positions

BY JACK WOODS jwoods@lsureveille.com EDITOR’S NOTE: All statistics and information in this story are accurate at time of print on April 20.

Last year, LSU second baseman Constance Quinn called her and her classmates “freshmen straight flexin’.”

This season, the LSU softball team’s sophomore class is contributing in a major way, helping the team to its best start in school history and its first No. 1 ranking in school history.

“It’s really exciting to have such a strong class,” said sophomore pitcher Baylee Corbello.

“We’ve all had major roles on this team so far, so it’s exciting to get to see everyone get to have the success they’ve had.”

As a freshman, Corbello became the Tigers’ go-to in the circle. She appeared in more games than the 2014 pitching staff’s most experienced member, senior Ashley Czechner, and more games than classmate Kelsee Selman.

Corbello compiled a 19-9 record and a 3.16 ERA in 199 1/3 innings pitched. She struck out 188 batters and held opponents to a batting average of .214.

Selman appeared in 17 games in the circle for LSU in her first season. She posted a 6-3 record and an ERA of 2.86. Selman held opponents to a .167 batting average in 49 innings of work.

LSU wasn’t just getting contributions from freshmen in the circle during 2014 — several players left their marks in the batter’s box

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LSU sophomore infielder Constance Quinn (5) bends down to grab a ground ball on during the Tigers’ 5-2 loss against Texas A&M at TIger Park on Monday. and in the field.

Catcher/infielder Sahvanna Jaquish’s freshman campaign was one for the history books.

The Highland, California, native finished with a .341 batting average and 17 home runs, a single-season record. She drove in 55 runs and finished with a slugging percentage of .699. Her exploits at the plate earned her First Team All-Southeastern Conference recognition.

In her first season, outfielder Bailey Landry hit .368 and started 45 games. Quinn started 19 games and compiled a .317 batting average. Outfielder Layna Savoie didn’t start any games in her first season, but she

appeared in 12, pinch hitting and pinch running when called upon.

The members of LSU’s sophomore class have built upon the success from their first season and are posting lofty numbers in year two. LSU coach Beth Torina said her sophomores are already veterans and leaders, despite having just one season under their belts.

“It’s really exciting to have the young group we have of talent,” Torina said. “It’s crazy to say that they are leaders and that they’re veterans, but there are some spots where they are leaders and veterans.”

In the circle, Corbello has post-

ed a 9-1 record, has cut her ERA to 1.95 and has held opponents to a .181 batting average. Walks plagued Corbello in 2014, but that has not been the case this spring.

She has cut down her free passes from 153 last season to 21 this spring. Her strikeout-to-walk ratio has improved from 1.23 to 3.14.

Selman is the team’s lone unbeaten pitcher. She’s 8-0 with a 1.79 ERA and is holding opponents to a batting average of .192.

Selman’s nine starts this season eclipses her total from last season (eight).

Jaquish has raised her batting average to .356. She has hit 16 home runs, leaving her one shy of her own single-season

record and also has driven in 63 runs, which is tied for the single-season record.

With only seven regular-season games remaining this season, she is poised to set new marks in both categories.

Landry is batting .465 and has an on-base percentage of .521, but she doesn’t just hit for average.

She has driven in 36 runs from her No. 2 spot in the lineup.

“Bailey Landry plays every game like a veteran out there,” Torina said. “She continues to not just have a great batting average and get hits, but she’s clutch.

She scores for us. When we need things to happen, she makes things happen.”

Quinn is batting .270 with three home runs, equaling her total for last season. She has become a regular starter at second base, and her 23 RBIs are seven more than her 2014 total.

Savoie still hasn’t started a game, but she has appeared in seven to pinch run or pinch hit. She has scored three runs this season in a pinch-runner role.

LSU’s sophomores have already accomplished much in less than two seasons, but opponents will be forced to deal with them for years to come.

“A lot of teams we face have a lot of older girls, seniors, a full class of them,” Quinn said. “But just with us, it truly is a lot of young players on the team, and knowing that we have many years with each other is an amazing feeling.”

You can reach Jack Woods on Twitter @Jack_TDR.

LSU loses first home game this season in 5-2 loss to Aggies

BY MORGAN PREWITT mprewitt@lsureveille.com After taking the series over the weekend, the No. 3 LSU softball team dropped its series finale against No. 24 Texas A&M, 5-2, on Monday night.

It was a night of firsts for LSU (41-6, 13-5 Southeastern Conference) in 2015, and not in a good way. The loss marked the Tigers’ first defeat at Tiger Park since May 4, 2014, when LSU lost Game 3 of it final SEC series of the 2014 season.

“I hated to lose in Tiger Park in front of our fans,” said LSU coach Beth Torina. “I thought our team could keep [the undefeated record] rolling, but their team seemed more prepared than we were today. It seemed like it was more important to them today.”

From the start, LSU came out flat both at the plate and in the circle. The Aggies (34-14, 9-9 SEC) took full advantage of the Tigers’ sluggish performance by drawing a combined eight walks from LSU’s usually stingy pitching staff.

Although Texas A&M did not lead in the first two games, the

Aggies jumped out to a 2-0 lead by capitalizing on mistakes by LSU starting sophomore pitcher Kelsee Selman (8-0).

After retiring the Aggies in order in the first inning, Selman struggled with walks and lasted only 2 1/3 innings.

Selman’s troubles began in the second when she walked the leadoff batter. After a double and an error loaded the bases, Selman walked in a run with her second free pass of the inning.

After Selman walked two batters in the third, sophomore pitcher Baylee Corbello (9-2) replaced Selman, and Texas A&M scored its second unearned run on an LSU fielding error.

Corbello held the Aggies scoreless through the next three innings, giving the Tigers a chance to rally.

Despite not earning a single hit against senior pitcher Rachel Fox in the first four innings, the Tigers rolled in the fifth with threestraight hits to load the bases for sophomore second baseman Constance Quinn.

Quinn drove in the Tigers’ first

run with an RBI single to left.

Sophomore third baseman Sahvanna Jaquish tied the game, 2-2, in the sixth with a historic home run. With the homer, Jaquish tied her own single-season home run record with 17 on the season and broke the LSU program singleseason RBI record with her 64th.

“It was really cool,” Jaquish said. “I love seeing all my teammates go crazy. In that moment, it was nice.”

But Jaquish’s career homer wasn’t enough to earn the Tigers a sweep.

In the top of the seventh inning, Aggies’ freshman shortstop Kristen Cuyos drove in a three-run home run off Corbello to put Texas A&M ahead for good.

“In the past couple of games, the home runs have just been in the seventh inning,” Corbello said.

“It shows as long as they still have an out, they have a chance to score as well. You’ve just really got to stay focused throughout the entire game.”

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LSU junior infielder Bianka Bell (27) bats Monday during the Tigers’ 5-2 loss against Texas A&M at Tiger Park.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015 BASEBALL

No. 1 LSU to face rival Tulane tonight

BY JACK CHASCIN jchascin@lsureveille.com The No. 1 LSU baseball team has regained its position at the top of the polls heading into its midweek game against in-state rival Tulane tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Alex Box Stadium.

The Tigers (34-6, 12-5 Southeastern Conference) earned the No. 1 ranking for the first time since March 29 after finishing last week 3-0, including a doubleheader sweep of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, on Saturday.

“At this point, it’s just kind of business as usual,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “It’s great to be ranked No. 1 in the country. I’d certainly rather be the No. 1 team in the country than anything else. It does add a little bit of spice to the weekend series that’s for sure.”

LSU takes on the Green Wave (24-15) tonight before its most important series of the season against No. 2 Texas A&M, which begins Thursday. The Aggies (35-5, 12-5 SEC) are tied with the Tigers atop the Western Division heading into the weekend series.

While the weekend series goes a long way in deciding the Tigers’ fate, LSU can’t overlook the challenge Tulane presents.

The Green Wave has the best team ERA in the American Conference at 2.74 while holding opposing batters to a .239 batting average. Tulane is coming off a series sweep of UCF, in which it shut out its opponent in all three games.

Tulane’s pitching staff is streaking and will be out for revenge after allowing 13 runs in a 13-7 loss to the Tigers on March 24th in New Orleans.

“We throw [the weekend series] on the back burner and worry about Tulane,” said junior shortstop Alex Bregman. “It’s [Mainieri’s] motto to worry about one game at a time, one pitch at a time, and we have to take that mindset this week. We can’t worry about [Texas A&M]. We’re

worried solely about Tulane.”

The Tigers will hope to get their bats warmed up against the Green Wave, much like they did in their first meeting, in order to create some reasonable momentum heading into the weekend.

LSU has won its last four games by a total of 34 runs while racking up 44 hits along the way.

The Tigers’ bats have been a bright spot throughout the season and have shown no fear against opposing pitching thus far, ripping off 19 hits against Tulane in the teams’ last meeting.

LSU senior catcher Kade Scivicque continues to stay hot at the plate, finishing the weekend 5-for-7 with a double, home run and three RBIs. Scivicque extended his hitting streak to 23 games, which ties Bregman’s mark set for longest hitting streak since 2013.

Scivicque possesses a teamleading .404 batting average coupled with a team-lead in slugging percentage (.610) and on-base percentage (.432).

LSU freshman pitcher Austin Bain will take the mound for the Tigers tonight in a limited role.

Mainieri said Bain will likely go one to two innings depending on the pitch count to warm him up for his Saturday start against Texas A&M after missing his scheduled start against Georgia.

With much on the line heading into the weekend, the Tigers will look to get all the momentum and confidence they can heading into Thursday.

“It’s always exciting when what is considered the top two teams in the country by most people’s view get to play out there on the field and match each other’s abilities,” Mainieri said.

“It’ll be an exciting weekend, but I really don’t want to talk much about it because we’ve got a big game [tonight], which has got our total focus.”

You can reach Jack Chascin on Twitter @Chascin_TDR.

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Stanley Cup Playoffs worth watching LIFE OF BRIAN BRIAN PELLERIN Sports Columnist At this point in the calendar, you’re probably starving for sports.

College football is over until September. The NFL Draft is still a week away. Major League Baseball is a long way from being interesting. College baseball is nearing the postseason but still has about a month to go.

So, depending on where you’re from or if your favorite team is still playing, you have two choices for sports at their peak — NBA or NHL playoffs.

Many in south Louisiana will turn to the NBA with the Pelicans still alive and the lack of an NHL team in the area. But this year, I’ll be doing the opposite.

I’m not here to give you all the ins and outs of hockey and explain to you how it works because at this point, I don’t really understand it all that much. I started watching about two years ago, and I’m still confused one-fourth of the time.

But what I can tell you is there are few things more exciting than the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Last summer, the new major sport on the American block was soccer, and the World Cup went above and beyond in changing people’s perspective on the sport.

People across the country view the international phenomenon in a new way.

I see more and more soccer shirts on campus every day, and

hopefully soon the same will be true for hockey in the South.

It can happen if people actually watch the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which are fast-paced, intense and a little violent.

Hockey is typically thought of as “the sport where you’re allowed to fight.” But it is much more intricate than people punching each other.

First, I can’t skate, so skating in general is nothing shy of amazing to me. Someone being on skates and playing a game at the highest level of competition is unreal. The game requires some of the most ridiculous hand-eye coordination from everyone on the ice. I couldn’t even imagine playing it.

The penalty box, power plays and line changes in live play are ideas I would love to see other sports, mainly basketball, implement. Think about how fun a basketball game could be if the teams could substitute in the middle of a play.

That’s a bit ridiculous, but power plays would be way more interesting than free throws.

My favorite part of any playoff game is the sudden death overtime. After three periods of a regular season game, there is one overtime period. If the game is still tied after the overtime, there’s a penalty shootout so the game doesn’t go on forever. But in the playoffs, there are unlimited sudden death overtime periods until someone scores. It is must-watch TV every time.

Any time I watch a game, I hope for overtime. The sudden death has me on the edge of my seat for every offensive chance.

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St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko reacts after scoring a goal during a first-round playoff game between the St. Louis Blues and the Minnesota Wild on Saturday at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. The players go all out, and the goalies make some incredible plays.

So, the next time you sit down and start flipping channels, check CNBC, USA Network or just go to NBCsports.com and watch a live stream. I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.

Brian Pellerin is a 21-yearold mass communication junior from Kenner, Louisiana.

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Dynamic offense on pace to topple records

BY MORGAN PREWITT mprewitt@lsureveille.com EDITOR’S NOTE: All statistics and information in this story are accurate at time of print on April 20.

For most coaches, being behind at any point during a game is a concern, questioning any number of pre-game decisions or in-game adjustments.

But LSU coach Beth Torina doesn’t think that way. Although trailing has been a rarity for the No. 3 Tigers this season, Torina’s confidence in her offense never swayed no matter the score or the inning.

Torina’s mantra is simple — “When you have offense, you have hope.”

The Tigers (41-5, 13-4 Southeastern Conference) have backed up Torina’s faith by evolving into one of most dynamic offenses in the country with their consistent performances at the plate and ability to score in many ways.

Six of the eight Tigers who have started more than 40 games this season are batting better than .350 this season, while sophomore right fielder Bailey Landry and junior shortstop Bianka Bell are hitting above .460.

Just 46 games into the season, LSU is 55 runs away from breaking the single-season record of 385 runs the 2004 LSU squad that reached Women’s College World Series set in 69 games.

Unlike many lineups that feature pure specialists, LSU’s order is filled with players who can give an opponent’s pitcher entirely different looks depending on the situation, which gives the Tigers’ the confidence to rally back from deficits.

“One through nine, we have so many available [options] to score runs,” Landry said. “Just having the energy and knowing that we have to do our job ... and

not press. Just play our game.”

The Tigers’ success starts at the top of the lineup with senior center fielder A.J. Andrews and Landry, who have combined for 51 walks and 27 stolen bases this season.

The pair’s mix of speed and power at the plate translated into 29 extra-base hits this season.

Andrews leads the Tigers with eight triples, while Landry trails only Bell with 11 doubles on the year.

“They’re so fast on the bases that a fly ball into shallow outfield, they can tag and score on it,” said LSU assistant coach Howard Dobson. “The big hitters are just excited to get a pitch to handle and hit it somewhere to let the other players run.”

In the heart of the Tigers’ lineup comes one of the most feared power-hitting duos in the nation — Bell and sophomore infielder Sahvanna Jaquish.

Bell and Jaquish set their sights on the record books, notching a combined 29 home runs and 120 RBIs so far in 2015.

Against Arkansas on March 7, Bell broke the LSU career home run record with her 34th career homer.

After breaking the singleseason record with 17 homers in 2014, Jaquish is only one home run away from tying her own record and one RBI away from breaking the program single-season RBI record.

Despite their record-setting season, the Tigers remained focused on chasing a greater prize — their first national championship.

“Records are cool, but they are meant to be broken,” Jaquish said. “Championships never are broken. They never die, so that’s something our team is focusing on this year and not breaking records.”

You can reach Morgan Prewitt on Twitter @kmprewitt_TDR.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

WILLIAMS, from page 5 environment and way more people from all different states. You got to get used to it.”

But Williams didn’t shy away from an opportunity to make an impact last season, even if it was at a different position.

In the second quarter against UL-Monroe on Sept. 13, 2014, Williams stepped in at fullback and burst up the middle on 3rdand-1, bouncing off tacklers on his way to a 22-yard touchdown.

The 6-foot, 230-pound Williams was lined up in front of Fournette, a personnel grouping offensive coordinator Cam Cameron has considered continuing to employ.

“We would like to think we could build on that a little bit,” Cameron said. “You’re always going to have a set where you’re going to put your best 11 out there, whoever those best 11 are. You rank your players from best to worst. At some point in time, you need a personnel group that’s got your best 11. There’s a chance those two are in our best 11.”

But fullback was actually the third position Williams has played.

In his junior season at John Ehret, Williams started at quarterback, rushing for more than 1,000 yards to match 27 touchdowns. He said his ability to understand offensive schemes and a defense’s rotation, such as identifying how many safeties are on the field, was due to his time under center.

Even with experience reading defenses, Williams picked the brains of Hilliard, Magee and even fellow freshman Fournette last season.

“All three of them helped me out tremendously with the playbook and different concepts,”

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LSU sophomore running back Darrel Williams (34) gets tripped-up during the annual spring game in Tiger Stadium on April 18.

Williams said. “Learning the different defenses was the main thing. You got to know the defenses. You can’t just know what you’re doing on offense.”

With solid football prowess, Cameron said he is impressed with Williams’ timing with the offensive line in different formations.

“From the pistol, the glock, the far, the near and all the sets we run, he knows how to make that subtle adjustment and create timing with the guards, the tackle and the tight ends,” Cameron said.

Perhaps the biggest improvement Williams has made from last season wasn’t on the field.

Much like Fournette, Williams’ size is both an advantage and a hindrance, preventing the backs from maximizing their true speed. As Cameron pointed out, Williams could be as heavy as 255 pounds, but carrying lean muscle mass is paramount.

But Fournette was inspired by more than Williams’ dedication to getting in proper shape.

“In the beginning of [last] season, [Williams] taught me a lot because he caught on to the blocking scheme so fast,” Fournette said. “So, I was still learning from him. I appreciate him for still helping me to this day.

Without him, I wouldn’t be where I’m at.”

While both Fournette and Williams are excited about being a formidable one-two punch, the No. 2 back isn’t afraid to keep pace with the No. 1 back.

“I’m the type of back that likes to compete,” Williams said.

“I’m not going to run from competition. That’s what I love to do.

That’s how you get better. That’s how you be great at what you want to do and what you want to become.”

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Food bank focuses on BackPack Program

BY ASHLYN ROLLINS arollins@lsureveille.com

participate in the show because it was so open about the subject.

“I think there hasn’t been enough effective discussion, and this is an attempt to start an effective discussion about race with people of all colors,” Muhammad said.

For Muhammad, the show is not just about breaking down barriers, it’s about understanding the barriers and why they exist in the first place. He said the show provides a mirror to society, so it can take a look at itself and the barriers that need to be broken.

As for the physical aspect

For some students, backpacks usually hold the necessities for a school day: binders, books and notebooks. For the Baton Rouge Food Bank, it holds nutrition.

The BackPack Program began at an elementary school in Arkansas after a nurse noticed more children were coming to her complaining about headaches, stomach aches and dizziness. When she realized their symptoms were from hunger, she went to the Arkansas Rice Depot, the local food bank, and asked for food for the children to take home.

Because of the success of the program, Feeding America picked it up as a national program.

The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank first started its BackPack Program in 2007 with one school.

“BackPack is a specialized program of food distribution specifically for children,” said Charlene Montelaro, vice president of development and philanthropy at the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank.

In 2008, the Food Bank realized how serious of an issue hunger in schools was when the “Today Show” did a segment on the changing face of hunger.

Following this coverage, an NBC affiliate came to Baton Rouge to interview the CEO of the Food Bank because there were reports of children hoarding their lunch at school.

Since then, the Food Bank has expanded the program to serve eight schools in East Baton Rouge Parish.

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‘Racy’ will be performed at 7:30 p.m April 22 through April 25 and at 2:30 p.m. April 26 at 2:30 p.m. in the HopKins Black Box Theatre.

Image theatre production ‘Racy’ forces people to look at race, racism and reconciliation

BY KAYLA RANDALL krandall@lsureveille.com Race is no easy subject to openly talk about and can often make people uncomfortable. But the HopKins Black Box Theatre’s new production — “Racy: A Show About Looking and Seeing in Black and White” — is forcing people to have honest conversations about race whether they want to or not.

The HopKins Black Box will present “Racy” from April 22 to April 26. The show consists of performers having an open dialogue about race, mostly through body movement. It uses a technique called image theatre, in

which thoughts and ideas are expressed through physical movements.

Bonny McDonald, performance studies instructor and director of “Racy,” is performing in the show and said the technique can be used to talk about political and social issues without actually having to speak.

“It assumes that our bodies are expressive of social oppressions, relationships and realities,” McDonald said. “We used our bodies as a medium for thinking about race relations.”

Though the show does offer some poetry and theory, it’s mostly composed of creative movement and dance. Each

performer developed different body masks, which are poses that communicate and describe different interpretations of race relations.

“We want to assert that there’s no such thing as color blindness, and the show really forces us to consider what it means to see race,” McDonald said.

McDonald said acknowledging difference and acknowledging each other is a productive way to enter into the much needed conversation about race.

English senior Akeem Muhammad, a performer in the show, said the topic of race is especially important to him as a black person, and he decided to

FASHION

Widowed alumna uses daughter as clothing line inspiration

BY MEG RYAN mryan@lsureveille.com Two years ago, education alumna Sarah Couvillion and her now 4-year-old daughter, Olivia, bought chickens. Instead of heading to the supply store to find an average, basic chicken coop, Sarah wanted something in her backyard that drew her to it everyday.

“I had this little chicken coop built, and it looks like a little doll house,” Sarah said. “And now I feel like it’s helped make my backyard something I enjoy going into again.”

Adding this chicken coop and decorating the house with furniture and photographs are some of the little details Sarah thinks brings beauty and happiness to

life — a mantra she lives by after going through the loss of her husband in 2012 at 26 years old.

However, she’s turned the effect of this loss around by creating the children’s clothing and accessories company, Plum and Violet.

Sarah said her business idea originally started as a brick-andmortar store — a typical children’s clothing shop.

When her husband died, the business was put on hold.

During the grieving period, Sarah discovered an email account her husband set up for their daughter to read as she grew up. One email details Sarah getting started on a children’s clothing company and how proud he was of her.

This discovery got Sarah moving again, but this time with an

even stronger vision — to bring beauty into people’s lives.

Plum and Violet officially opened online 10 months ago, and instead of stocking clothing from other designers, Sarah buys patterns and picks out fabrics for exclusive clothing created by her seamstress, Charla Burchfield.

She said going this route allowed her to find children’s clothing she couldn’t find anywhere else.

Sarah likes to dress her daughter in trendy clothing, so creating her own merchandise helps her find what she wants in reality.

Sarah began with children’s clothing because she said it’s something she knows with dressing her

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LSU alumna Sarah Couvillion started her own children’s clothing line called Plum and Violet.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

BR improv groups picks apart classic B-rated films The Family Dinner offers experience for local comics

BY MICHAEL TARVER mtarver@lsureveille.com Most cinema lovers would agree the only thing better than intentionally watching the latest, awful B-rated movie alone is gathering friends and family around the television to jump on every inconsistency or hokey line that inevitably appears.

Local improvisational comedy troupe The Family Dinner provides Baton Rouge comedy enthusiasts with not only an excuse to re-watch some of Hollywood’s most hilariously terrible works but also to pick them apart.

The troupe shows a movie of the audience’s choice at the Manship Theatre every other month where it reshapes a typical movie experience into a comedic extravaganza.

In the past, Spoof Night has featured films from numerous genres such as “Ghost,” “Home Alone” and “The Goonies,” but the next movie the troupe will tackle is “Batman and Robin” this Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Local comedian and troupe member Mike Honore said the event started a few years ago and has shown around 12 different movies in that time.

“We try to keep a theme in the movie we pick and stay with the seasons, but otherwise, we just go freestyle with our choice,”

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Local comedians and members of The Family Dinner improv troupe, Robert Rau and Mike Honore, joke around with a luchador mask on Monday at Atcha Bakery.

Honore said.

Member Robert Rau said The Family Dinner was originally hired by Manship Theatre beverage service manager Jason Langlois to create a “Mystery Science Theatre 3000” atmosphere in Baton Rouge where the audience could partake in the same kind of viewing experience.

The event has taken off since and draws on average more than 100 attendees with each event.

Honore said The Family Dinner formed around 2001 after a University improv competition called “Making It Up As

We Go Along,” when several of the participants decided to create a more permanent formation to bring improv comedy to the city.

Though the group was originally comprised of mostly University students, membership has expanded to include other local comedians, and most members are somewhat older than the college demographic.

Nowadays, The Family Dinner hosts rehearsals and practice every Sunday at 3 p.m. where anyone who is interested in sketch comedy is encouraged to participate and see of the troupe

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is a good fit for their comedic style, Honore said.

“That’s where we get the feeling to see if anybody’s actually wanting to do this,” Rau said. “If they keep coming back, there’s a very good chance they’ll be part of the group because we like people who are enthusiastic who want to be a part of improv.”

Rau and Honore agreed there are not many outlets in Baton Rouge for up-and-coming comedians to grow because the city is not a big comedy town.

Any comedian trying to gain national recognition has no choice but to branch out from the small confines of Baton Rouge, so Honore said a lot of local comedians take their material to New Orleans and try to tour as along the Gulf Coast.

Because there is such an interest in comedy in Baton Rouge, there are often almost a dozen comedians looking for a fiveminute spot at The Station Sports Bar and Grill. Whereas in larger cities like New York, there aren’t quite as many comics fighting for time every night.

The troupe gives the audience an option of four movies to choose from for the next event, and each Spoof Night is planned two movies in advance. Rau said the next spoof after “Batman and Robin” will be “Independence Day,” and the next four options will be “Cruel Intentions,” “10 Things I Hate About You,” “Varsity Blues” and “The Craft.”

Rau said The Family Dinner and Spoof Night events are a second resource for those interested in improv or comedy in general.

“It’s a much better experience than just seeing it with your friends that are just making fun of it,” Rau said. “We don’t just sit there and poke at the film. We have a script written and we may riff occasionally but we’re going to stick to the script for the most part.”

You can reach Michael Tarver on Twitter @michael_T16.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015 THEATER

Swine Palace to produce contemporary comedy piece

BY GRETA JINES gjines@lsureveille.com When one Danish filmmaker gets the novel idea to make a close-knit book club the subject of his next documentary, its members realize life under constant watch isn’t easy.

The University’s Swine Palace is bringing playwright Karen Zacarias’ contemporary comedic production, “The Book Club Play,” to the Reilly Theatre April 22-May 3 under the direction of George Judy.

Aside from heated debates about books, the show features the group of friends’ struggle as they adjust to one of the club’s newest members — the camera.

Perched in the corner of Rob and Ana’s home, played by MFA theater students Colton Neidhardt and Addie Barnhart, respectively, the camera captures everything from the group’s discussions to more intimate conversations.

“People go nuts when they’re on TV,” Judy said. “There’s going to be a lot of laughing while watching how these characters react under pressure, but there’s a real human and moving sense of these people coming to terms with who they really are.”

While book clubs are known to promote connection, the show displays a glimpse of the disconnect between a technology-driven world and the authentic human contact the characters seem to be searching for.

The show’s set design hints at this divide onstage with two larger-than-life structures of a classic book and modern e-reader, which Judy said displays caricatures and book covers throughout the show.

As the story unfolds, the audience will be treated to characters’ discussions about everything from “Moby Dick” to “Twilight.”

Barnhart said each character takes turns choosing a book, and the conversations deepen while the reasoning behind the choices is reflected in the scene.

Barnhart’s character started the book club, and while she’s willing to accept that responsibility, she may take her position a little too seriously. Poised as ever, Ana is constantly concerned with making a good impression for

BACKPACK, from page 9 The BackPack Program works as a supplement for children who receive benefits from the free and reduced lunch program. Montelaro said the company found it was the main source of nutrition for the children.

“When we did our last count, 81 percent of the children in the public school system in East Baton Rouge Parish qualified for the national school lunch program,” Montelaro said. “Now it’s approaching 100 percent.”

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Addie Barnhart, who plays Ana, performs Sunday at the LSU Reilly Theatre during rehearsal.

page 11 RACY, from page 9 of the show, Muhammad said he found his body movement through analyzing other people’s thoughts and relating them to his own, trying to find a connection.

“Body movement is primal and communication in its purest form,” Muhammad said. “Before language as we know it developed, humans communicated with body language, so that elicits the idea of using so much body movement in the show.”

Race is the umbrella theme that makes up the show, but there are many themes within it.

Topics such as violence, relationships and hope are also central to the story “Racy” attempts to create.

The aspect of hope is what drew communication studies senior and performer Kayla Carter to “Racy.” Carter said as a black student at a predominantly white university, “Racy” intrigued her because she wanted to be a part of something with the message that there is hope for communication among the races.

In her mind, the goal of the show is to show audience members that multicultural individuals are able to work together in a

the camera, which may do more harm than good when it comes to her relationship with the other members.

“She’s doing a lot of wellmeaning things, but she’s also stepping on people’s toes a lot,” Barnhart said. “It’s a hard character to play because it’s very easy to make them unlikable.”

Ana’s antithesis is found in her husband, Rob. While he’s present at the book club, he’s notorious for not reading the books, but enjoying the snacks. Neidhardt said he figured Rob is more of a visual learner because he mentions how he prefers the film adaptations of books.

“I think Rob’s situation reflects our contemporary society in a lot of ways because he’s just kind of fickle about what he wants to encounter when it comes to art or literature,” Neidhardt said. “It challenges all of the other character’s ideas, and they have to justify what they believe.”

While the show is under two hours, it addresses many topics Judy and the cast said they hope the audience will be able to easily relate to, including how technology’s impact on the individual and the presence of the camera are changing these characters’ actions and interactions.

Judy said when people come

together in this way, there’s going to be conflicts and relationships that need to be negotiated.

Through those negotiations, he said he thinks the audience will experience an evening of laughter as it watches how these relatable characters are placed in a variety of eccentric circumstances.

This is the last production for this particular group of students who have been working closely with each other for a while now.

Barnhart said each character matches the actor well, so it’s fitting that “The Book Club Play” was chosen as the final show.

After watching and working with these actors for two years, Judy said they have become collaborators and helped to make this production an ensemble creation. He said he encourages people to attend because it’s a fast, fun and furious piece sure to make for a painless evening.

“Great stories in books are wonderful, but we have a great story of our own to write,” Judy said. “It’s important that we acknowledge and accept both the opportunity and responsibility for creating our own lives and creating our own stories.”

You can reach Greta Jines on Twitter @TheGretaJines.

daughter everyday. She said Olivia is the driving inspiration behind Plum and Violet.

“She knows what she likes,” Sarah said. “I’ll ask her ‘Do you like this dress?’ because I feel like even though they’re little kids, they definitely still have a mind of their own.”

She said Olivia will put her hand in the business to help her mother out. While Sarah has the final say, she said she’s taken Olivia to the fabric store with help choose styles for new collections.

“She’s the model for everything, and judging by her reaction when she puts clothes on, I kind of gauge other people’s reactions to it,” Sarah said.

Right now, Plum and Violet sizes children from newborn to size 14, but it’s not opposed to expanding.

She said because the business is still in the beginning stages, offering a women’s dress is a little too advanced, but it could be the next step. She said she is currently working on an idea called “Like Mother, Like Daughter” where she will provide clothing suggestions from local boutiques so mothers can coordinate with their daughters.

She is also working on

It focuses on students from pre-K through fifth grade, as the food bank has found this age group to be the most willing to participate compared with junior high or high school.

The children get the backpack at the beginning of the school year, which stays at the school during the week while the food is being packaged by volunteers at the food bank.

From there, the packaged food is delivered to the school, where a school nurse carries out the job of stocking the backpacks to send

home with the children on Friday then they return with empty backpacks on Monday.

Each weekend, the children are sent home with one backpack, and on extended holidays, they’re sent home with two.

The food items are easily consumable, shelf-stable and can be eaten immediately. This is to ensure that children can prepare all of the items themselves, without the need of microwaving or cooking.

A survey of the teachers in the schools have reported improved

attention, decreased absences and better overall behavior from the children involved.

“The mission of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank is to feed the hungry — it’s very simple,” Montelaro said.

The Food Bank has worked with Kitchens on the Geaux, a University organization devoted to spreading food and hunger awareness through service labor and providing students with opportunities to better Baton Rouge.

The most recent collaboration was last November, when the two

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society to make it productive.

“We do live in the South, and there is racism, even though we don’t want to admit it,” Carter said. “But this show is throwing that racism out there and showing we can still coexist and make something greater than what history told us.”

To find her body movement, Carter said she and the rest of the crew did workshops in which they asked each other how their race related to their body. So she, as a black female, would do a body movement or pose she thought expressed her and how she felt in the moment.

“Racy” tackles controversial subjects, and may make the audience uncomfortable at times.

However, the show never tries to push for one opinion or another, it simply lets the audience make those decisions.

“Racy” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 through Saturday, April 25 and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26 in the HopKins Black Box Theatre.

Donations will be accepted at the door for all performances. Donations typically range from $5 to $7.

You can reach Kayla Randall on Twitter @kay_ran21. collaborating with other local female entrepreneurs like her sister-in-law Hope Johnson, who owns a letterpress business, The Little Blue Chair. They’ve worked to create designs printed on onesies for a Plum and Violet collection.

“In addition to what she offers as a collection, she also gives little shout outs to other businesses,” Johnson said.

She’s no stranger to small businesses in the area, either. Sarah is currently collaborating with small businesses to place her merchandise in a boutique from her hometown of Central City, Louisiana, called Southern Charm Marketplace.

The items Plum and Violet sells that are not made-to-order are placed there so customers can see them in person and allow their children to try them on.

“It’s a great give and take, plus you get to meet new people,” Couvillion said. “You get to work with other people, and it’s just really fulfilling, creatively.”

Sarah wants these collaborations to continue on with Plum and Violet, especially with other alumni like textiles, apparel design and merchandising students.

You can reach Meg Ryan on Twitter @The_MegRyan. programs combined to pack backpacks for National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.

Junior business management student Kassidy Noto was one of the participants in this event.

“I think it is great that there are so many supplies available to fill multiple backpacks,” Noto said.

“By students getting involved, they learn more about the needs of the community and how to leave an impact.”

You can reach Ashlyn Rollins on Twitter @ash_r96.

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renovating

SESAME STREET Classic television show’s makeover will teach children new, important life lessons LSYOU, BUT DEFINITELY NOT ME LOGAN ANDERSON Columnist Elmo has moved into a brownstone on the corner of the road. Abby is starting an urban garden. In addition to his standard trash can, Oscar will be popping out of recycling bins and composting receptacles.

After 45 years, the street that’s sweet is being gentrified.

“Sesame Street” is changing its set, upgrading each character’s homes to make them more closely resemble what historic New York neighborhoods look like today.

This experience will most likely be very jarring for children. Vice UK spoke to Dr. Eugene Beresin, executive director of The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds and professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, about how changes to a familiar landscape can upset growing minds.

“Most younger children, most children in general, really like consistency,” Beresin said to Vice UK. “The reason you read ‘Goodnight Moon’ over and over again, or the reason you watch the same episode of ‘Sesame Street’ over and over again is because they really thrive on familiarity.”

Beresin goes on to urge parents to watch their children as they watch television and tells them to turn off the monitor if their child becomes visibly upset.

What is happening on “Sesame Street” is the equivalent of

The decor of ‘Sesame Street’ is being updated to resemble more realistic neighborhoods. what millennials endured when “Blue’s Clues” sent Steve off to college and brought in Joe. Their young worlds are being changed in irreparable ways, and there’s nothing they can do about it.

“Sesame Street” says these changes are being made to bring more of a community feeling to the street. But community always has been one of the show’s main themes. Sesame Street is a place where kids learn to share with one another, to get

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along with the people around them and always to engage the angry, homeless person in the neighborhood in conversations about morals.

This change is about more than simply building a more cohesive set. It’s about giving children a dose of reality.

Children growing up in urban areas have watched their neighborhoods change around them. It only makes sense that they would identify with a street looking completely redone at

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the start of a new season.

Across this country, the general dirt and grime of and an American city has been scrubbed fresh, to entice new business owners into adding Cuban-fusion restaurants to areas previously occupied by bodegas.

For children who have yet to witness an inner city takeover, this change will serve as a warning. Changes come to every corner of the country, and it’s not just the neighborhoods that

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are evolving.

The comfort the Street and its familiar faces once brought children each day will be gone overnight. Instead, they will see all of their old friends in an alien setting, navigating the world as if nothing has changed. Even though children can clearly see that everything is different, their friends are walking around and talking to each other as if nothing has changed.

Now, when the famous question is raised — “Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?” — kids may not have an answer.

This change will serve as their introduction to having familiar spaces become isolating, and teach them that there’s nothing they can do to put thing back the way they once were.

However, this change may have some positive effects on its viewer base. Maybe this experience will prepare children for the inevitable changes they will face later in life.

Thanks to this change, children might escape the pitfalls of nostalgia culture that plague millennials. They might learn to accept changes, to let things go when the time comes and to evolve as the world around them does.

Our generation somehow missed these lessons and has remained determined to cling to the past. Though this change to the iconic Street may upset children at the moment, hopefully it allows younger generation to learn how to move on.

Logan Anderson is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Houston, Texas. You can reach her on Twitter @LoganD_Anderson.

Quote of the Day

‘The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings.

The inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.’

Winston Churchill former U.K. Prime Minister Nov. 30, 1874 — Jan. 24, 1965

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Tesla’s high wages part of trend toward ethical business SMALL THINGS CONSIDERED ALEX MENDOZA Columnist In a move sure to have Ayn Rand rolling in her grave, the new Tesla Motors factory in Reno, Nevada, will offer workers an average of $25 an hour ­— well above minimum wage.

Tesla’s announcement comes months after several large companies such as Wal-Mart and Starbucks announced wage raises that will exceed the federally mandated minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. However, the auto manufacturer’s specified wage far exceeds what most other companies are offering.

This is not the first time Tesla’s business practices have tested the limits of acceptable capitalist behavior.

For years, the company has battled auto-dealer lobbyists over legislation forbidding the direct sale of its cars to consumers. As of last month, Tesla’s direct sales were still banned in 26 states, including Louisiana.

Nevermind that Tesla’s directto-consumer model creates a smoother and lower-pressure environment for buyers. Disregard the fact that encouraging the sale of electric cars would benefit the environment. Traditional car dealers

want their cut of the action, and they have the lobbyists to get it.

It seems fitting that a forwardthinking company like Tesla would bring such a generous offer to the table. The company’s founder and CEO Elon Musk is notably engaged in futuristic activities like space exploration. But it appears he is willing to bring capitalism into the 21st century as well.

For too long, the market economy of the United States has been mired in the cutthroat economic theory of the 19th century. Too often, business owners hide greedy, irresponsible business practices behind free market dogma.

Automakers like General Motors cut corners and postpone recalls, leading to consumer deaths. Oil companies such as Exxon-Mobil and British Petroleum destroy the environment with pollution and shirk responsibility for their mistakes.

When will we stop allowing corporations to walk all over us in the name of the free market?

Capitalism doesn’t have to be conducted this way. Look at the Nordic countries, where market economies are tempered by ethical considerations. High wages, ample vacation time and a host of other benefits are the norm in countries where workers are seen as human beings rather than cogs in a machine.

Unfortunately, ethical considerations in the U.S. are often

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Tesla Motors’ new factory in Reno, Nev., will pay its workers an average of $25 an hour. hampered by government inaction. It is no surprise minimum wage legislation has stalled for years. Our legislature, controlled to an inordinate degree by moneyed interests, is naturally slow to adopt any policy that could negatively affect the profit margins of corporations.

Perhaps the best we can hope for is that ethical business models will become fashionable as trendy

young companies garner attention for their high wages and other perks. In this way, the market itself could put pressure on businesses to conduct themselves properly in lieu of government intervention.

But in the meantime, here’s a thought: Maybe if you can’t afford to pay your workers a living wage, if you can’t afford to take care of the environment and if you can’t afford to conduct yourself like

a decent human being, then you shouldn’t be in business in the first place.

If you take my advice, I know a few places that are hiring. I hear they pay pretty well, too.

Alex Mendoza is a 22-year-old political science and international studies senior from Baton Rouge.

You can reach him on Twitter @alexmendoza_TDR.

Students should be familiar with financial certifications JAY TALKING JAY CRANFORD Columnist As you leave college and enter the professional world, you will find out there are many different types of financial professionals.

From financial planners to accountants, there is a job title for just about everything in the financial industry. As a consumer, it’s wise for you to know who specializes in what area of finance, so you can be sure you’re getting the best advice.

You don’t want to be one of those people who gets burned by a Ponzi scheme or taken advantage of by a shady insurance salesman.

One way finance professionals set themselves apart from the rest is to take certification tests.

These certifications are difficult to obtain, which means the qualities of those who pass the tests are looked at as greater than those who don’t.

Hiring a professional with proper certification means you are not only getting someone who is knowledgeable, but all certification exams test heavily on ethics, which is something all financial professionals need.

While in some cases it’s not necessary to have certifications to perform a job — I’ve been giving you financial advice all semester without being certified — those with certifications should be who you want to employ.

As a consumer, you should have a general knowledge of what these certifications mean.

The first certification, and most likely the one you’ve heard of, is a Certified Public Accountant, or CPA. This is the premier certification for accountants that covers areas like taxes, bookkeeping and auditing. CPAs are highly specialized in all areas of accounting but aren’t necessarily knowledgeable about other areas of finance.

To obtain the CPA certification, one must first take 150 credit hours of college courses and obtain at least a bachelor’s degree.

Then, you are allowed to take the 19-hour test.

One of the most recognizable certifications is the Certified Financial Planner, or CFP. A financial planner is a professional who helps individuals make financial decisions to achieve their specific financial desires and goals.

Financial planners are expected to be able to help their clients with most financial decisions

including investing, taxes, insurance and retirement planning.

To become a CFP, you must first receive a bachelor’s degree from a university that has been certified by the CFP Board. Then you must pass the CFP exam, which tests your knowledge in 78 different topics.

Financial planners can also have a different certification called the Chartered Financial Consultant, or ChFC. The ChFC requires three years of work experience in the financial industry before you are allowed to take the exam that covers areas like financial planning, taxes and investments.

While the University is a CFP Board certified school, both the CFP and the ChFC are respectable certifications, and one is not objectively better than the other.

A professional certification you probably haven’t heard of is called a Chartered Life Underwriter, or CLU. A person who holds the CLU designation will generally work as an insurance agent.

To obtain the CLU, you must take 10 courses covering topics such as life and health insurance, estate planning, investments and pension planning. Then you must pass more than 20 hours

of exams.

These are just a few of the professionals you will be dealing with as a consumer in the financial industry. There are many more certifications including the CFA, CMT, PFS and CIC, just to name a few.

All of these abbreviations make it sound more like a cable package than certifications for an industry, but I could never cover them all in one column. I encourage you to do some research on your own.

If you are a business major,

be sure to go beyond this column and find what certifications you should plan to get for your career.

They will give you a head start in your field.

For the rest of us, knowing these four types of certifications — CPA, CFP, ChFC and CLU — will make it easier to find qualified, reliable financial assistance when you need it.

Jay Cranford is a 20-year-old finance junior from St. Simons Island, Georgia. You can reach him on Twitter @hjcranford.

check the

certifications Use these websites to verify or look up who has received certain certifications in your area.

cfp.net/home

Certified Financial Planners

designationcheck.com aicpa.org Certified Public Accountants

Chartered Financial Consultants, Chartered Life Underwriters

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SDMI begins working with corporate partner realistic environment can best be accomplished by bringing together SDMI’s understanding The LSU Stephenson Di- of networks and the equipment saster Management Institute Ixia has to offer.

“The ultimate goal, of is partnering with Californiabased computer networking se- course, is to make information curity and resiliency company more secure, make networks Ixia in a joint Cyber Security more resilient and to protect the privacy of information and the Initiative.

In March, SDMI announced critical infrastructures that run on these kinds of its partnership with the Loui- ‘So, if you want to train as networks,” said Execusiana National you fight, then you have to SDMI Guard with the simulate the battlefield, if tive Director Col. goal of creating you will, and the battlefield Joseph Booth.

Formed in a cyber-resilient here just so happens to be March 2007, Louisiana. SDMI over the Internet.’

SDMI’s mission information sysLT. COL. HENRY CAPELLO, is to develop sotems program manager Lt. Col. Stephenson Disaster Management lutions and deInstitute information systems fenses for cyber Henry Capello program manager security vulnersaid the partabilities, as well nership with Ixia will support this initia- as create and initiate plans to tive, as well as other SDMI reduce the damage of cyber intrusion, Booth said. projects.

He said SDMI also is dediThrough the use of a “Cyber Range,” Capello is training Lou- cated to educating the critical isiana National Guard members infrastructure community on to respond to cyber attacks. The its level of vulnerability and the Cyber Range is used to create a methods available to minimize real-world simulation of a net- those vulnerabilities.

Its projects and initiatives work and possible cyber threats require collaboration with the against it.

Capello, a Louisiana Na- academic community, which tional Guard soldier and the includes working with College leader of a Louisiana Na- of Engineering faculty, as well tional Guard cyber response as faculty from other univerforce, also is working on teach- sities both in and outside of ing industry experts how to de- Louisiana.

Booth said members of the velop cyber security.

“One of the things we like to academic community provide say is, ‘We train as we fight,’” SDMI with research and opCapello said. “So, if you want portunities, and in turn, SDMI to train as you fight, then you is working on making its fahave to simulate the battlefield, cilities, such as cyber labs and if you will, and the battlefield ranges, available to students here just so happens to be over and faculty for research. the Internet.”

Ixia is “world-renowned” for its PerfectStorm technology and its Application and Threat Intelligence Subscription, Capello said. The partnership will give SDMI access to these two valuable technology systems.

Capello said the two technologies will allow him to simulate real-world Internet traffic and give him access to approximately 36,000 malware attacks for training purposes.

“The reason we partnered was because we both have bigger visions,” Capello said.

“Both of our visions marry together in the sense that we both want to protect critical infrastructure.”

Critical infrastructures are government assets necessary to the daily operations of a society and its economy, such as transportation systems and security services.

To make training as effective as possible, Capello said the Cyber Range requires a combination of real-world and virtual equipment to appropriately simulate the network of a critical infrastructure.

He said creating a

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The Daily Reveille GRADING SYSTEM, from page 1 their resolution,” Reeve said.

He said the policy’s implementation took time, because both the Faculty Senate and the administration wanted to make sure all the details were worked through.

In the original plan, there would be no way to show on a transcript if a student made a “B” in a plus/minus class or a “B” in a class with the original grading scale, and therefore made it difficult to determine GPA and quality points.

Originally passed in the Faculty Senate as an opt-in proposal for professors, the administration decided a uniform policy would be more feasible.

“It became very apparent that it needed to be required for all faculty for all graded courses, and so every syllabus in the fall semester will have to have in it the point value you have to make ‘A,’ ‘B,’ ‘C’ or a plus, a minus, etc.,” Reeve said. “Otherwise, the transcript would be uninterruptable.”

The number assigned to each letter grade is left to the discretion of each faculty member in their classes For example, an “A+” in one class could be from 96 to 100 and 94 to 100 in another class, depending on the professor.

In addition to the SG resolution, a petition started on Change.org in February by biology sophomore Katherine Lawless reached 2,850 signatures before closing.

“I am sorry to say that despite the general widespread opposition to the plus/minus grading policy, LSU has decided to go ahead with implementing the system,” Lawless posted to the Change.org petition page.

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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PLUS/MINUS GRADING SYSTEM? ‘It just makes us look more competitive, and that’s cool. I was against it at first ... just thinking I’ll have minuses all over my transcript, and that won’t look good. But I think the plusses will outweigh it.’

Emily Ribando-Gros math sophomore

‘The fact that you can get “A,” “B” plus and a minus and stuff like that, I feel like its really going to affect the way you think.’

Irene Vargas-Salazar physics sophomore

‘I’m not too sure about it.

I’ve heard about it, but I’ve never been under it. I don’t know what to expect.’

Angelica Rubio

biological engineering sophomore FOR RELEASE APRIL 21, 2015

THE Daily Commuter Puzzle 1 5 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 24 25 26 29 30 34 35 36 37 38 40 41 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 51 54 58 59 61 62 63 64 65 66 67

ACROSS Maui dance Pile up Farce; pretense Tell it like __; be frank Where on a can to find nutritional info Comic actress Imogene __ Sunbathes “Carmen” or “Don Giovanni” Cain’s brother Arab chiefs Put in an envelope with the letter Red or Dead Heavenly guardian Young cat Actor’s signal Wharves Elegant poems Rude fellow Leave Broadcast “Much __”; phrase of gratitude Feathery scarf Ne’er-do-wells __-tac-toe Actress __-Na Wen Make right Pooch Carvey & Plato Singing voice Singer Davis Meantime Like an outstanding bill Lion’s cry Stogie Lima or fava Leaf vegetable Special ability Bug spray Outbuilding Shoe bottoms Goes astray

DOWN 1 Punches 2 Western state

3 Out of __; misbehaving 4 Helps 5 Island greeting 6 GPS screen diagrams 7 Actor Vigoda 8 Calm 9 Street talk 10 Item on a seafood platter 11 Drifter 12 Highest cards 13 Man or boy 21 Anthem writer Francis Scott 23 Relinquished 25 Financial book reviewer 26 Eucalyptus leaf muncher 27 Phrase; expression 28 Rudely brief 29 Nev.’s neighbor 31 Log house 32 Swedish dollar 33 Mates for does 35 NBC rival

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Monday’s Puzzle Solved

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38 Neatness 39 Musician’s stint 42 Went into 44 Ghoulish 46 Pianist Fats __ 47 Dennis or Doris 49 Nolte & others

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Grades Annoys Ark builder Yarn Rate of speed Grizzly, for one Lion’s den Finishes Four qts.

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The Daily Reveille

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

PHOTO STORY

Puppy Party Tiger H.A.T.S. provides stress relief in Free Speech Plaza as the semester comes to a close photos by JAVIER FERNĂ NDEZ / The Daily Reveille