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It’s often said if a person finds a job they love, then it becomes much less like work. Frances Gould, professor and director of agricultural communications and public relations for the LSU AgCenter, has found her passion in two professions: agriculture and art.
Gould grew up in Kansas where her father was an extension wheat specialist. She found herself surrounded by wheat, one of Kansas’ most lucrative crops, and other forms of agriculture and livestock. Gould earned her degree in fine arts from Kansas State University and an MFA from the University of Nebraska. While she has never taught at the University, Gould has taught fine
arts classes during her time in Nebraska. She moved to Louisiana after a position in visual communication opened at the AgCenter and has been there for 29 years. Gould has stayed with the AgCenter for so long because of the opportunities she has to deal with southern agriculture and the people with whom she works. “I love what I do at the Ag-
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Center,” Gould said. “People assume agriculture is so dull, but the people I work with would say otherwise.” Gould said her art is not a hobby but another extension of herself. She has been a member of the Baton Rouge Gallery since 1985 and worked in multiple shows through her tenure.
With innovations in educational and interactive technologies, University students may begin to see some new opportunities around campus next semester. During its November meeting, the Student Technology Fee Oversight Committee chose discipline-specific projects to receive funding for the first time in six years. Of the 26 proposed projects, nine were selected to receive funding. Those nine projects received the highest scores out of a combined 1,000 possible points from voting members of the committee. The committee gave points for proposal components like clarity of budget, presentation and persuasiveness of concept in learning and teaching. Student Government President and committee student
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Landscape architecture program ranked 1st in nation
BY carrie grace henderson chenderson@lsureveille.com
The University’s landscape architecture program is the best in the nation, according to DesignIntelligence magazine. The Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture undergraduate program has received the award five times since 2007. The November-December 2014 edition of America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools, published by DesignIntelligence, also ranked the graduate program fifth in the country. Both programs were ranked first in the region. The rankings came from an
annual review by 1,426 national “It’s really telling that we’re hiring firms drawn from the up there with schools that LSU Greenway Group normally couldn’t database. A 15- to compete with on ‘It’s really telling that 20-question surthe same level,” we’re up there with vey asked parsaid Angela Harticipants which schools that LSU normally wood, College of schools they couldn’t compete with on Art and Design thought produce communicathe same level.’ graduates best tions coordinator. prepared for field“We’re up there angela harwood, work. with Harvard and communications coordinator for the The UniverCornell, and it’s College of Art and Design sity’s program just really prestialso was ranked gious to be on that among the top five in categories list.” like communication skills and DesignIntelligence reachcross-disciplinary teamwork, es out to deans, department sustainable design practices chairs and students of programs and principles, and research see reich school, page 15 and theory.
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Obama unveils plan to help young American Indians THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BISMARCK, N.D. — President Barack Obama announced an initiative Wednesday aimed at improving conditions and opportunities for American Indian youth, more than a third of whom live in poverty. Obama’s Generation Indigenous initiative calls for programs focused on better preparing young American Indians for college and careers, and developing leadership skills through the Department of Education and the Aspen Institute’s Center for Native American Youth. Members of the president’s staff also plan to visit reservations next year. The White House did not provide a cost estimate for the initiative, but a spokeswoman said the administration plans to fund it with existing money and the help of nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. The announcement, made as part of the White House Tribal Nations Conference that Obama is hosting on Wednesday, comes five months after the president and his wife visited the impoverished Standing Rock Indian Reservation in the Dakotas.
The 3,600-square-mile reservation is home to about 8,500 people, many of whom live in run-down homes, and where the unemployment rate runs as high as 20 percent. The suicide rate for American Indians aged 15 to 24 is more than twice the national rate. Cecilia Munoz, director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, said the president and first lady “were deeply moved” after listening to children’s stories about challenges they faced on the reservation, such as depression and alcohol abuse. Vice President Joe Biden said in a morning appearance before the conference that for Obama, helping Indian youth is “something that he came back from his June visit fired up about doing something about.” Wednesday’s conference involves leaders from 566 federally recognized tribal nations, along with 36 White House Youth Ambassadors chosen from around the country through an essay contest. “People who grow up in a poverty culture sometimes need guidance, need values, need a little bit of structure,” said Chase Iron Eyes, an
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President Barack Obama watches dancers June 13 during a visit to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in Cannon Ball, N.D. attorney and Native American rights activist from Standing Rock who is attending the conference. “Through some of the things the administration is doing, it looks like they’re trying to do that,” he said. “Youth — they just need the right tools, and maybe they can empower themselves.”
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Work on Rome subway digs up ancient farm THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME — Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient commercial farm in the heart of modern Rome, taking advantage of subway construction to explore deeply in urban settings. They worked some 20 meters down (some six stories deep) near St. John in Lateran Basilica. Today’s Rome rests upon medieval layers and, under those, more ancient strata of life. Rossella Rea, the dig’s leader and a culture ministry official, said Wednesday that archaeologists discovered a first-century agricultural business, the closest to Rome’s ancient center ever found, an irrigation basin measuring 35 by 70 meters (115 feet by 230 feet),
and an extensive drainage system near the ancient Aqua Crabra water source. Notable finds included a threepronged iron pitchfork, storage baskets, leather fragments possibly from a farmhand’s glove or shoe, and traces carved into stone by a waterwheel’s repeated turning. Also extraordinary are wellpreserved vestiges of willow and other tree roots and stumps. Peach pits, presumably from the farm’s orchard, also were found. Peaches were still a novelty, first imported from the Middle East. “They were almost luxury items,” Rea told The Associated Press at the American Academy in Rome, where a conference discussed the findings.
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University infrastructure falls behind in repairs, lacks funding BY deanna narveson dnarveson@lsureveille.com A quarter of the value of the University’s buildings, land and infrastructure is reaching the end of its life cycle, said Tony Lombardo, executive director of the Office of Facility Services. Lombardo said the University is valued at about $2.2 billion, and 25 percent of the University’s facilities need repairs and maintenance to keep buildings open and working. However, there is no state funding coming in for this deferred maintenance. Lobardo said peer institutions in the Southeastern Conference as well as other flagship schools have about 20 percent of their value in deferred maintenance, putting the University behind in repairs. In 2008, the state supplied the University with about $4 million to fix leaky roofs, air conditioners and other structures on campus wearing out from use, Lombardo said. Since then, there has been no additional monetary help from the state. Deferred maintenance is the necessary upkeep of buildings. It differs from capital outlay projects because capital outlay involves adding new structures and major renovation to campus and comes from separate funds. The University still uses the air conditioning structures
added in the 1960s for a majority of the buildings on campus. The air conditioning units are no longer produced, so when parts break, they have to have to be specially manufactured. When an entire unit is lost, it can cost more than $200,000 to fix. A portion of student fees also are used to fix maintenance problems as they break at the University, Lombardo said. The repairs needed are prioritized with the idea of keeping the outside of structures strong to protect and prevent more extensive repairs inside them. Each semester, the Office of Facility Services compiles a list of what needs to be worked on over the next several years. “A lot of what goes into the decision making process in an estimated failure rate, if we think something’s going to fail in the next year then we will have to prioritize it higher,” Lombardo said. “That’s always the difficulty when the index is that high theres so many systems you need to do and you’re not going to get to them all.” The list of repairs grows even as projects are ticked off of the list, so decisions have to be made for what projects will be tackled next. “Many of those projects too do not have an obvious benefit to students, but there is a benefit. Air condition, for example – you don’t see it like you do stucco repairs or new floors,” said Roger Husser, director of
planning, design and construction. “Same thing with the roof, and if you can keep the moisture out of the building. It affects students directly in their classrooms.” Building renovations, such as complete facelift of Patrick F. Taylor Hall, can negate some deferred maintenance, Husser said. When scheduling classes, the University registrar must plan around some of the problems with older buildings because they are no longer up to code or not accessible to students, Husser said. “We are going to add an elevator to Allen Hall, and it’s a deferred maintenance need,” Husser said. “It’s not a safety issue, but it could fail and so because of that, the registrar doesn’t schedule classes on upper floors.” The elevator already in Allen Hall is too small, unreliable and doesn’t line up with the floor, making it inaccessible for the handicapped. Sharon Andrews, an English instructor who works in Allen Hall, said she doesn’t take the elevator anymore even though her office is on the second floor. “I fear for my life on that thing,” Andrews said. Some repairs on campus still are funded by the allotment in 2008, but it is dwindling, Lombardo said. “We hope that the legislature will allocate deferred maintenance funding in the future,” Husser said.
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An elevator in Allen Hall that sits unlevel with the ground floor is on Facility Services’ list of repairs.
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Manship Theatre to present Algerian film BY logan keen lkeen@lsureveille.com Baton Rouge’s own Manship Theatre, in association with the University’s film and media arts program, will present the 2002 film “Rachida” Thursday as part of a larger celebration of Maghrebi culture. Maghrebian cinema refers to films produced in the French language and hailing from Frenchspeaking Northern Africa. They shed light on nations like Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria, with themes like colonialism, Islam and gender prevalent. “Maghrebi films aren’t very popular in the mainstream,” said University professor and Fulbright scholar Touria Khannous, who attributed the lack of popularity to the relatively small market and subsequent lack of funding by major studios. Khannous, who teaches classes on African cinema and the African diaspora, has written several papers on North African cinema and North African and Muslim gender roles. Her papers include titles like
“Women as Agents of Change in the Middle East and North Africa” and “Strategies of Representation and Postcolonial Identity in North African Women’s Cinema.” Because of her shared interests in cinema and gender roles in Islam, the Manship Theatre saw her as the perfect choice to deliver a brief foreword to the film before its showing. “I very much appreciate the opportunity to speak on a subject I’m very passionate about,” Khannous said. Almost all Maghrebi films are independently produced, and as a result go unwatched by many. Most seek recognition via entrance at international film festivals such as Cannes, Sundance and others. “Rachida,” an Algerian film written and directed by Yamina Bachir, is one of these films. Originally airing at Cannes Film Festival in 2002, it premiered with relative critical acclaim, but without a financially supportive backer, it went primarily unknown for nearly a decade. The film follows a beautiful
schoolteacher named Rachida, who like most of her countrymen is oblivious to the troubles of her native Algeria. Her world is turned upside down when she is kidnapped by terrorists and forced to commit a suicide bombing. “‘Rachida’ is really a very beautiful film,” Khannous said. “It says a lot about the turmoil in Northern Africa at the time, and about the way Muslim women and men interacted with each other.” Perhaps most significant about Maghrebi film is that they feature real, thought-provoking issues. Most likely due to the lack of funding and thus lack of motivation for mainstream appeal, Maghreb cinema has remained cinematically “pure” throughout the years — without outside influence or large studio corruption. In addition to the foreword by Khannous, the showing of “Rachida” will also feature sampling of Middle Eastern cuisine and a performance by local belly dancer Margo Brault. Tickets are $7.50, with senior and student discounts available.
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La. student debt rates among lowest in nation state
BY kaci cazenave kcazenave@lsureveille.com Debt and loan concerns may be put on the backburner for Louisiana graduates — The Institute for College Access and Success deemed Louisiana a low-debt state in its ninth annual report. In November, the ICAS reported the state averages for debt after graduation in 2013 ranged from $18,650 to $32,800. Louisiana falls at the lower end of these values with an average student debt of $23,358, making it the ninth-lowest debt of all states, according to debt.com. The ICAS’s Student Debt and the Class of 2013 report says that nearly 69 percent of college seniors who graduated from public and private, nonprofit colleges had student loan debt. English sophomore Kayce Kinler said TOPS is likely the reason students in Louisiana have low debt. Because so many students who live in Louisiana stay in the state for college, they
are able to take advantage of this financial aid. “I did not realize how helpful the TOPS program is to students attending in-state colleges and universities until I met outof-state students who do not qualify for the program,” Kinler said. Last year, about 18 percent of the states’ average student debt rose by 10 percent. Louisiana’s average debt is almost $9,500 lower than New Hampshire’s, the state with the highest average student debt. However, it is about $4,700 higher than New Mexico’s, which has the lowest average debt. Data provided by debt.com supports Kinler’s claim, because average debt is higher in institutions that house a majority of outof-state students. The study also shows 48 percent of the state’s graduates in 2013 incurred debt, which is significantly lower than the 70 percent of most states’ graduates. These same statistics show
tuition rates support the debt trend. The lower the yearly cost, the lower the average debt incurred. Kinler said the University is, for the most part, reasonable with its fees. However, if the University wants to further its efforts of lowering student debt, it needs to dismiss fees for resources students choose not to use. “For example, I have to pay $65 for the UREC,” Kinler said. “It’s great and convenient for students who use it, but I’ve gone there maybe twice since I’ve been at LSU, so for me, it’s a waste of money.” Student debt is something Kinler said worries her because she pays for college on her own, and the grants and financial aid she receives do not cover all of her costs. She has to work full-time to come back each semester. “Who wants to be in debt before they even graduate college and secure a job?” Kinler said. “The good thing is with me
tech fee, from page 1 representative Clay Tufts said the number of students affected was the most important criterion to keep in mind. “That was really important for me because whenever you have a project, whether it’s big or small, if it touches a large part of a certain curriculum or if it goes across curriculums and many different students can use it, then that’s something that we felt was very important and something that would be very resourceful to students,” Tufts said. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Science, the College of Engineering, the College of Music and Dramatic Arts, the College of Art and Design, the E.J. Ourso College of Business and LSU Student Life and Enrollment received funding for at least one discipline-specific project. Tufts said he believed the funds were evenly distributed among the various departments and academic disciplines. The only colleges to receive funding for two projects were the College of Engineering and the College of Science, which are larger colleges with projects that may benefit students in other areas of study. The total cost for the selected projects exceeded the semester’s $1 million budget for disciplinespecific projects by $14,000. Tommy Smith, associate vice chancellor of Finance and Administrative Services and vice provost for finance, said the additional funding will come from $4,000 of unallocated STF funds and the surplus from projects that do not use all of their funding. Despite the decision made at the committee’s October meeting to fund projects in their
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Students and faculty attend a Student Tech Fee Oversight Committee meeting Oct. 7. entirety, members of the committee awarded funds to one project with the exception of the project’s budget for student worker salaries. “In the past, disciplinespecific projects were for equipment and that type of thing, not for graduate assistants and student workers,” Smith said. “They are one-time types of purchases.” A few of the projects will require minor facility renovations to accommodate the new equipment, but the selected proposals are all based in equipment purchases, said Jane Cassidy, chair of the committee and vice provost for human resources and facilities management in the Office of Academic Affairs. While funds for upgrades, repairs and replacements were not awarded by the committee in the past, Cassidy said this round of discipline-specific projects will provide funding for upgrades to two projects previously financed by the committee. “Usually, we don’t upgrade computers and labs as part of this because if we say we’re going to buy this for the college,
then it’s your responsibility to keep this upgraded,” Cassidy said. In this instance, Cassidy said many of the current deans were not deans when the projects originally received funding and should not be penalized for the actions of former administrators who failed to maintain the projects. Now that funding recipients have been notified, Smith said
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Students relax in the grass of the Quad on Aug. 25. The Institute for College Access and Success ranked Louisiana among the states with the lowest student debt. being a secondary education concentration, I’ll at least have the teacher forgiveness program — where the federal government can cancel some of my educational loans — available to me.” Mechanical engineering sophomore Alexander Champagne said he isn’t bothered by the prospect of accumulating debt after college. Like Kinler,
he is a recipient of financial aid and has worked since his junior year of high school to pay his way through college. “Student loans have always been an option for me,” Champagne said. “Most companies are aware of what it takes to get through college and have come up with reasonable loan offers to prevent severe student debt, so why worry?”
the next step in the process is to send out agreement letters to the appropriate department administrators and faculty members so the purchasing process can begin. Projects are expected to be up and running by the end of the spring 2015 semester. At this time, the committee plans to accept disciplinespecific project proposals in the spring semester and plans to continue accepting proposals in upcoming school years, Smith said. Previously, funds were awarded in the spring so projects could be completed prior to the collection of funds in the fall. “Our intent is to have those projects done — hopefully over the summer — so those students coming in and paying the tech fee in the fall will see some of those projects already in place,” Smith said. As the committee continues to relearn and readjust to the
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Tigers to face toughest opponent yet in No. 16 West Virginia One down, one to go for the LSU men’s basketball team. The Tigers (5-2) defeated the University of Massachusetts in dominating fashion Tuesday night, outscoring the Minutemen by 22 to start the team’s hardest week of nonconference play. When the schedule for the 2014-15 season was released, many pinpointed this week as a pivotal week for the Tigers and their strength of schedule. LSU, as part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, travels to Morgantown, West Virginia, tonight to take on No. 16 West Virginia at 6 p.m. on ESPN2. After a convincing win against a tough opponent in UMass, LSU coach Johnny Jones said the
team knew coming into this week it would be a difficult one to get through. “It’s a great week. It’s a quick turnaround for us,” Jones said. “They’re a top 15 basketball team, and it’s going to take that type of effort to play against a team with the quality of West Virginia. We’ve got to do a great job of making sure we’re composed in that type of environment being on the road. It’s going to be a great experience for our young basketball team.” The Mountaineers (7-0) will be the toughest test the Tigers will face during out-of-conference play, with West Virginia being the only top 25 team on their
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Bench struggles to find production past sixth man Sophomore guard Tim Quarterman has sparked an LSU men’s basketball team struggling to get production from its bench. The Tigers have five players averaging more than 30 minutes a game, including sophomore forward Jordan Mickey, who is averaging almost a complete game at 36 minutes. LSU’s first four, excluding the changing carousel at center, all average minutes that rank in the top 10 in the Southeastern Conference. With Mickey leading the team in minutes, junior guard Keith Hornsby is second with 34.6 minutes per game. Sophomore forward Jarell Martin and junior guard Josh Gray close out the top four with 34.4 and 33.7 minutes per game, respectively. “Coach [Johnny] Jones is the one who
decides who to put in and how long, so it’s all about what they do and giving them confidence when they’re in there,” Hornsby said. “It’s hard knowing you have a short leash to go in there and really be productive.” Bench production has been sparse due to the lack of minutes the Tigers’ outer rotation receives. The highest minute average for a consistent bench player, excluding Quarterman, is 11.4 minutes by freshman guard Jalyn Patterson. The lack of minutes has led to a drought in bench scoring, with LSU’s backups averaging only 7.2 points per game. The Tigers’ struggle to find a permanent option at center has put the bench in a tough position because of Jones’ knack to
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LSU junior forward Jarell Martin (1) takes a shot during the Tigers’ 82-60 victory against Massachusetts on Tuesday at the PMAC.
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LSU sophomore middle blocker Briana Holman (13) signals during the Tigers’ 3-1 victory against Tennessee on Nov. 14 at the PMAC.
The LSU volleyball team opens its NCAA Tournament play tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Eugene, Oregon, against Oklahoma. The Tigers played their way into an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament after winning 14 of their last 15 matches and finishing third in the Southeastern Conference. But they will have to travel almost 2,000 miles to the Northwest for the second consecutive season to open play. In last year’s tournament, LSU defeated Michigan before eventually falling to No. 3 overall seed Washington in four sets in Seattle. LSU coach Fran Flory said her team wasn’t ready for the bright lights of the tournament last year
because it missed the tournament the two years prior. But now, many of her players have tournament experience, and she said the Tigers need to play even better this time around to avoid a sophomore slump. “You can’t be satisfied that you got there again,” Flory said. “You’ve got to be more prepared this year because people aren’t surprised you’re there. I think we’ve got to be careful with that.” Similar to LSU, Oklahoma saw its tournament run last season end on the west coast. The Sooners lost in the second round to No. 7 overall seed Stanford in straight sets. But contrary to the Tigers, this season marks Oklahoma’s sixth straight trip to the NCAA tournament. The Sooners return 12 players from last season’s
team, giving them more experience than the Tigers. Flory said Oklahoma coach Santiago Restrepo has a similar philosophy to hers. Both coaches don’t use any gimmicks, putting their players in the best positions to succeed and letting them decide the outcome. “It’ll be a matchup of who takes care of the ball on their side and who stays in system and who maintains their poise and composure the best,” Flory said. Oklahoma’s strength is its pen and includes two All-Big 12 First Team outside hitters, junior Kierra Holst and sophomore Madison Ward. Junior Julia Doyle is also an All-Big 12 First Team member and was named Big 12 Setter of
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Moncrief, Harden Beach trip training rejuvenates LSU propel Lady Tigers Lady Tigers ready for games following week in Mexico
BY Morgan Prewitt mprewitt@lsureveille.com After lacking leadership on the floor through its first six games, the LSU women’s basketball team found two leaders — senior guard DaShawn Harden and sophomore guard Raigyne Moncrief — in its 73-59 victory against Louisiana Tech on Wednesday night. The leadership of Harden and Moncrief set the tone for the Lady Tigers (3-4) on both ends of the floor and helped propel LSU to its best offensive performance, ending a three-game losing skid. “I was very pleased with the start of the game in the first half,” said LSU coach Nikki Caldwell. “Our defensive intensity really set the tone. You can see the play action we had worked on in practice over the past four days.” Throughout the season, LSU has depended on its defensive pressure to ignite its struggling offense, which has shot an average of only 35.6 percent from the field through its first six games. The Lady Tigers started off slow offensively, scoring just four points in the first six minutes of play, until Harden sparked the offense with a 3-pointer that allowed LSU to take over the game. LSU’s found its offensive rhythm and shot a season-best 50 percent from the floor in the first half. Although Harden led the Lady Tigers in scoring in the first half with eight points, Moncrief’s ability to drive the basket allowed the passing lanes to open up, which led to seven assists in the first half. “It just happened,” Moncrief said. “I try to take the best shot for the team. I wasn’t going in just to make a layup. I wanted to go in and bring in the defense, then kick out to the open
players like DaShawn or [freshman guard Jenna Deemer]. I just had to make the layup when I got there and had the chance to shoot.” Defensively, LSU shut down Louisiana Tech’s offense, allowing the Lady Techsters to shoot only 7.1 percent from the floor in the first half. Despite ending the first half with the offense looking the best it has all season, LSU slipped back into old habits of being careless with the basketball to start the second half. “In the second half, our intensity let down a little bit,” Caldwell said. “Louisiana Tech really raised their energy and intensity, but we held on. We made plays when we needed to. This team is, again, growing. We’re getting better as each game goes on.” The Lady Tigers committed eight turnovers in the first eight minutes of the second half, just one less than they gave away in the entire first half. The turnovers stalled LSU’s offense early, and the Lady Techsters took advantage by mounting a 15-6 run during the first eight minutes of the second half. After scoring eight points through the first 30 minutes, Moncrief took over the game, scoring nine of 11 points for the Lady Tigers during a fourminute stretch in the second half. “[Moncrief’s] taking on more of a leadership role by being a great basketball player,” Caldwell said. “One of the great attributes of a great basketball player is their ability to make their teammates look good. That’s what she did tonight.” The Lady Tigers look to take the momentum from this win through its 11-day break for finals and improvement through practice. LSU’s next contest will be against Southeastern Louisiana on Dec. 14.
BY David Gray dgray@lsureveille.com Everybody loves a day at the beach. The sand between your toes, the sun shining down on your back and the steady rush of water hitting the shore can create a relaxing environment for some and a fun-filled vacation for others. But for the LSU women’s basketball team, a day spent at the beach in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, was far from a holiday. The Lady Tigers, who have stumbled to an early 3-4 mark, saw their final two games of the Hardwood Tournament of Hope canceled due to scheduling conflicts. Not wanting to see her team sitting idle for too long, LSU coach Nikki Caldwell separated her squad into pairs and put them through a grueling hourlong workout Friday morning that consisted of push-ups, sprinting, planks, up-downs and various other conditioning drills — all in the soft, cushiony sand. It might not have been the beach day the Lady Tigers would’ve preferred, but LSU senior forward Sheila Boykin said it was the experience they needed. “Everyone’s mindset, as far as competing, has changed,” Boykin said. “We’re really competing in practice and trying to get after it. I don’t know what it was about that Mexican water, but our mindset right now is completely different.” For a team still searching for its identity and on-court chemistry, the cancellation of any games, no matter the opponent, could be a major setback to its growth. Since missing out on the intense competition of
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LSU sophomore guard Raigyne Moncrief (11) goes for a basket Wednesday during the Tigers’ matchup against Louisiana Tech at the PMAC. actual games, the rejuvenat- behind,” Caldwell said. “I saw a ed Lady Tigers recently have team not give up. Our defensive turned it up in practice. pressure really turned the game “Practice has been so in- around, and we were in striktense because everybody is go- ing distance. If it’s less than ing at each other,” said sopho- two minutes in the game and more guard Raigyne Moncrief. you’re down one possession, to “We’re competme, that game is ing against each game.” ‘I don’t know what it anybody’s other to make But Boykin each other better, was about that Mexican didn’t share so the practices water, but our mindset Caldwell’s optihave been hard right now is completely mistic outlook, esand rough, but it’s pecially because different.’ good for us.” it was the Lady What’s better Tigers’ third conSheila Boykin, for Moncrief and secutive loss. LSU senior forward her teammates “After the Sanwere the signs of ta Clara game, we efficient basketball play they reached that point of, ‘When showed in their lone game of the is the losing enough?’” Boykin Mexican tournament against said. “Coach Caldwell was saySanta Clara. ing, ‘When are you guys going Despite ultimately losing to get mad and hate losing?’ the game 69-67, Caldwell said I’m a competitor. I hate losing she was proud of the fight her in video games or playing tag team showed in rallying from with my cousin. I hate the fact an 11-point halftime deficit to of losing.” come within seconds of stealing a much-needed victory. You can reach David Gray on “I saw a team rally from Twitter @dgray_TDR.
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LSU junior outside hitter Cati Leak (24) jumps to hit the ball Nov. 21 during the Tigers’ 3-1 victory against Missouri at the PMAC.
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LSU outside hitter Cati Leak has grown into a consistent twoway player for the Tigers in her three seasons in Baton Rouge. Leak ranks third or higher on the team in points, kills, assists, service aces, digs and blocks this year, and her first two years weren’t much different. In her freshman season, Leak was in the top five in the same categories. Last season, she was in the top four in every category except blocks, where she ranked fifth. Increasing her team ranking in most categories every year and now one of the top-two attackers on the team alongside sophomore middle blocker Briana Holman, Leak has made a change in her attitude on the court. Senior outside hitter and Leak’s roommate Helen Boyle said the biggest difference in Leak’s play has been the pressure she puts on herself. “She has grown up a lot from her freshman year to now,” Boyle said. “She’s become more mature. She leads. She gets over things a lot quicker.” Leak led Guntersville High School to three straight 4A Alabama state championships, winning the State Tournament
MVP all three seasons. She was named to the All-District and AllState teams in all four years of high school. Adjusting to college was difficult for Leak at first because the atmosphere she played in during her high school career forced her to try be better than she could be, said LSU coach Fran Flory. Leak said she recognized that thanks to the seniors during her freshman year, especially Meghan Mannari, Sam Delahoussaye and Madie Jones. “They gave us a comfort level where we could be ourselves and allowed us make mistakes but at the same time see what they did,” Leak said. “[They] really helped us learn to manage the game better and [gave us] someone to look up to and hope to be like.” One more adjustment Leak had to make during her transition to life at LSU was leaving behind her Alabama roots, including cheering for the Crimson Tide. Both of her parents are Alabama fans, which set her down the same path. But once Leak chose LSU, she left her Crimson Tide fandom behind, even during a difficult time to be between the two schools. During the 2011 football season, Leak was a senior at Guntersville and had to make a decision.
“At first I was like, ‘I’ve always been an Alabama fan. How am I going to feel?’” Leak said. “But there was not one second I was pulling for Bama. It was always LSU, and it was always where I was meant to be.” Leak said she chose the Tigers for two reasons — the coaches and the pride LSU fans have for every sport — and her love hasn’t faltered for one second. Now, as her third season in purple and gold nears its end, Leak is stepping into her own role as a leader. The Tigers have seven freshmen, six of whom are from out of state. Leak was once a freshman who saw significant playing time and has made the adjustment to life in Baton Rouge after pulling for another team. She said she’s ready to become what those seniors were to her during her freshman season. Boyle said she’s excited to see Leak take over one of the leading roles, but Flory said she’s happiest to have her scoring ability on the right side for one more season. “The right side is a key to the game these days, and having that force over that and the ability to score is really vital,” Flory said. “That’s a huge part of the game, and we’re awfully thankful that she’s over there.”
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page 8 west virginia, from page 5 schedule. West Virginia averages a margin of victory of 19.6 points per game and has defeated only one opponent by less than double digits. The Mountaineers have made their name on defense, forcing opponents to turn the ball over 14 times per game while winning the turnover margin by nearly 13 a game. Ball security could be vital for a Tigers squad currently losing the turnover margin against their opponents. LSU averages 15 turnovers per game, and while the Tigers force their opponents to commit just as many at 14.6 per game, the lack of consistency on the offensive side of the ball could be an Achilles’ heel for a young, inexperienced team. LSU sophomore forward Jarell Martin said the Tigers are going to have to stay composed and focused if they want to come out with a victory. “We know it’s going to be a big test,” Martin said. “They pressure the ball. They like to press, so we know it’s going to be pretty hard and tough for us. But after this victory
bench, from page 5 go with a small lineup, leaning on his stars to produce most of the teams’ minutes. Against McNeese State last Saturday, Jones kept Martin in for the entire game after Mickey sat out because of a precautionary measure after he tweaked his ankle during practice. When Mickey is available, Jones elects to go small after the opening tip. He sends his starting center to the bench in favor of Quarterman to run the backcourt alongside Gray and Hornsby, shifting Mickey and Martin down low. Jones tends to go with the smaller look for most of the game, with Quarterman averaging the fifth most minutes on the team with 31 minutes per game and playing 38 minutes against McNeese State. Jones said he likes the look of two point guards on the floor because of the increased basketball intelligence on the court at any given time. “It helps when you have two guards out there who are good decision makers, ball handlers and passers especially out there on the fast break,” Jones said. “Any one of those guys can get the ball up the floor. There are fewer turnovers when you’re playing the right way. When you have those two guys, I think we’re more effective on the floor.” Quarterman is averaging 10.6 points per game to go along with
tournament, from page 5 the Year. But the Tigers have the firepower to contend with the Sooners’ stars. Junior outside hitter Cati Leak and sophomore middle blocker Briana Holman were each named to the All-SEC Team last week, while freshman outside hitter Gina Tillis was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.
[against UMass], we’re confident, and we feel like with the game we played today, we can go out and do the same out there having an outcome of winning.” LSU will hope to ride the hot hand of junior guard Josh Gray, who had a career night for the Tigers against the Minutemen, scoring a career-high 25 points. The strong scoring performance by the team, which tallied 82 points against UMass, may spark an LSU team that had noticeably struggled from the field up until Tuesday. The Tigers improved their shooting, going 53.8 percent from the field and 38.5 percent from 3-point range. Their field goal percentage was its secondhighest on the season, and the they put together their best 3-point shooting performance on the year against UMass. LSU sophomore forward Jordan Mickey said it’s vital for the team to be playing their best basketball during their toughest tests of the out-of-conference schedule. “I feel it’s important that we hit on all cylinders right now,” Mickey said. “We had a pretty balanced scoring night between 22 assists on the year, which is second behind Gray who leads the team with 32. He got the starting nod against McNeese State because of Mickey’s injury, scoring 14 points in the victory. Quarterman said he’s trying to do anything he can to help the team succeed and be ready whenever his name is called. Mickey said Quarterman’s moxie off the bench helps the team step up its performance on both ends of the floor when it’s lacking. “He has been an extremely big boost. He’s like an energy guy coming off the bench,” Mickey said. “He comes out, and he doesn’t stop. He gets other guys on the defensive end, so just having somebody come in like that is big for us.” While the lack of depth past Quarterman off the bench so far is a concern, the 6-foot-6-inch guard has been a much-needed boost off the bench for the Tigers through their first stretch of the preseason. “He brings so much because of the versatility that he has on the floor, playing the one, two and the three positions for us,” Jones said. “I think he gives us a great deal of energy off of the bench which is really needed. He changes the complexion of the game when he comes in, and we certainly would have it that way than having a drop off if he wasn’t starting.” You can reach Jack Chascin on Twitter @Chascin_TDR. Leak said she’s excited to see what LSU can do with a fresh start in the tournament. “Anything can happen in the postseason,” Leak said. “It’ll be a tough matchup, but we’re willing to take it ... I think that we’re ready for it.” If the Tigers defeat the Sooners, they will face the winner of Santa Clara and No. 10 overall seed Oregon on Friday at 6 p.m.
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Yoga comes to LSU Museum of Art
BY gerald ducote gducote@lsureveille.com
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Sparehanger lead web developer Bee Vo [left] and CEO Peter Hubbs [right] are the masterminds behind the fashion website that allows users to shop for and share outfits.
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The online shopping experience on most fashion websites has been relatively unchanging in the past several years, but one University advertising graduate is attempting to break the mold of consumer usability with his website, Sparehanger.com. In its current state, Sparehanger aggregates items from various big-brand websites and allows users to view them all while narrowing their options to find exactly what they’re looking for. The experience is similar to Pinterest, an interactive pinboard; however, CEO Peter Hubbs said Sparehanger will branch well beyond this function in the near future. The site officially launched this week, Hubbs said, and within the next few weeks, the site will include two features that propel
Sparehanger above other fashion shopping sites. The site’s objective is simple: to create a place where users can discover outfit ideas while simultaneously shopping for new threads. But beyond that, Hubbs said, the site will be a fully interactive user experience, complete with multiple tools for those who are less knowledgeable about fashion. The “Online Outfits” feature will allow users to share pictures of themselves in outfits they create and tag each item so other users can see their prices and where to get them. Lead web developer Bee Vo said users will then be able to share the photo on various social media outlets, adding a social aspect to the site that will make Sparehanger more distinctive.
The second upcoming feature brands, the site provides items is called “Suggested Outfits,” and information from boutiques which will build an ensemble in the Baton Rouge and New each day based on the weather, Orleans areas, including their the user’s calendar and past physical addresses. searches on the site. Users can “A lot of boutiques come and compile wishlists of items, which go just because they can’t get also will help determine the sug- their name out there, and we gested outfit, Vo said. can give them that opportunity,” “[This will] Hubbs said. make picking out ‘Every little success feels Spa reha nger clothes easier but so much more monumental will help these also try a new parboutiques when you know you were smaller adigm that hasn’t establish a more been done before,” part of every piece of it.’ substantial web he said. “That’s presence, wherePeter hubbs, what Sparehanger as many of them CEO of Sparehanger is really about.” conduct most of The Sparetheir marketing hanger team sprinkled the cam- through Facebook and Instagram pus with white chalk drawings posts, he said. This way, these that depicted the site’s logo and stores can upload an outfit once, URL to promote the launch. and it will be visible on SpareHubbs and Vo also visited two hanger as well as social media. classes on campus to collect feedThis sense of community back from students on how the involvement is part of Hubbs’ site could be improved. These fo- overall mindset of giving back cus groups were helpful and will to the community and affecting continue in the future, Hubbs people’s lives that he has carried said. all his life, he said. Vo said the site already has Hubbs said when he was 7 drawn about 208 users since its years old, his brother died in an launch this week and attracted accident after being struck by nearly 10,000 page views. see sparehanger, page 11 Along with all the major
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Caroline Schaff balances music career, school BY javier fernández jfernandez@lsureveille.com
As host Rob Chidester finishes talking to the audience at Chelsea’s Cafe on Oct. 1, he introduces Caroline Schaff. Schaff timidly takes the stage sporting a grin. Alongside her is guitarist Chris Hochkeppel and drummer Scott Graves. She plugs her ukelele into the speaker and transforms into a fierce and secure performer. In the middle of her set, Schaff goes on and explains the song to her audience. “My friend challenged me to be more of a lioness in my songwriting, and I took that literally. And I wrote a song about an actual lioness,” Schaff said. “I Googled lion facts and then just incorporated them into the lyrics.” The audience can’t help but burst into laughter. Without losing composure, Schaff doesn’t
stop smiling and giggling as she sings along. “So cute,” yells an audience member. The combination of mellow and modern lyrics blended with the talent surrounding Schaff makes her performance stand out from many of the other local bands. “You think we have time for two more songs?” asks Schaff. “Please, sing three or four or five,” yells someone in the back. Schaff, a University creative writing senior, has no trouble balancing her coursework with her music career. “I thought it would help with the lyrical aspect of songwriting, and I always enjoyed English in school,” Schaff said. “I couldn’t go with music because I don’t have the technical knowledge, like theory and all of that.” For Schaff, it was not hard to learn to play music instruments because she used the Internet
and started writing music during her freshman year of high school, when her brother bought her her first guitar. “I just picked it up and started writing songs,” Schaff said. Since then, Schaff has taken every opportunity to perform live. “I’ve always been involved in it. When I was in middle school and high school, I was in drama club and choir so I performed through those mediums,” Schaff said. “But I didn’t really start performing my own original music until college, really.” When she performs live, Schaff makes use of her friends. “I met them all at LSU — most of them are music majors — and just through mutual friends,” she said. Schaff said her band name is a work in progress, and as of now, she is performing under her own name. But when she plays, she usually collaborates on and
off with Hochkeppel, who is in Tiger Band, and Scott Graves. Both Graves and Hochkepper are members of the band Burris. Her other collaborators include
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Caroline Schaff performs with her band on Oct. 1 at Chelsea’s Cafe.
Health comes in many forms. Being healthy can’t be limited to eating your greens and running every once in a while. Sometimes, a daily dose of well-being has to come from unfamiliar sources. The Baton Rouge Peace Makers are a group devoted to healthy living and naturalistic healing. The organization came together as an auxiliary group of the World Peace Day festival in Baton Rouge. Members of the group serve their community through the education of meditation techniques and yoga. The Peace Makers’ latest endeavor is a series of yoga classes taught at the LSU Museum of Art. The classes will be held at the museum’s galleries among works featured in the latest exhibits. Beth Zagurski, president of the Peace Makers, cited the growing trend of art and yoga programs across the nation as an influence for bringing yoga to the museum. At first glance, an art gallery seems like the last place to hold yoga courses. However, Zagurski draws a connection between the experience of performing yoga and the creation of art. “We just all felt that yoga and art lend themselves to one another,” Zagurski said. “In the connection of the mind and the body, it’s finding that same space that you find in yoga, you also use in artistic expression.” From this relationship of mind and body, the presence of art in a class further enhances yoga’s effect on its learners. The museum’s current exhibit, LeRoy Neiman’s “Action!,” depicts humans in motion. Neiman’s focus on the corporal grace of athleticism reinforces yoga’s discipline of the body as well as the mind. Whether students attend the classes for physical or spiritual reasons, the art is present to help them focus on whatever they feel needs remedying. “People come for those physical reasons,” Zagurski said. “Maybe they want to get in better shape, they want to become more flexible or they want to reduce stress. This particular exhibit helps … as inspiration for our practice to highlight all of the physical benefits you get from yoga.” Despite the museum’s usual change of exhibits, the classes are scheduled to continue through the year. With each
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Anniversary release ‘Shady XV’ disappoints BY joshua jackson jjackson@lsureveille.com Detroit rapper Eminem founded his record label Shady Records 15 years ago. To celebrate its anniversary, Shady Records released a collaborative album appropriately titled “Shady XV.” The label is known for the music of its founder and signing artists such as 50 Cent and rap group Slaughterhouse, but these aren’t the only acts on the collaborative album. With 27 songs contained in the two disc effort, every artist, whether still on the label or not, is given an opportunity to showcase their talents — or what’s left of them. Disc one is all new material including the radio single “Guts Over Fear,” featuring Sia. The song is the blueprint for much of the album’s first half. There are tremendous instrumentals and catchy hooks that are masked by questionable lyricism. The four-man wrecking machine known as Slaughterhouse proves their worth as the anchor for the album. Royce Da 5’9, Joell Ortiz, Crooked I and Joe Budden have always rapped with an impressive stream of consciousness and bravado. The group’s song “Y’all Ready Know” is easily the best song on disc one. Disc two is a 15 song collage of a few of the label’s best songs such as 50 Cent’s “In Da Club” and Eminem’s “Lose Yourself.” Consider this the semi-greatest hits of Shady Records. There is a fine line in showcasing the ros-
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Victoria’s Secret PINK is worth $2 billion, sells $5 million in bras every week and attracts college women like wildfire. Naturally, the brand approaches college women to bring their merchandise to campuses. Victoria’s Secret PINK has 198 campus representatives at 99 different schools, and the University has had brand representatives for the past several years. The campus representatives act as a middleman between students and corporate executives by creating brandthemed events and alerting students about upcoming merchandise releases, sales and freebies. Currently, apparel design junior Hannah Gadbois and marketing junior Brittany Styacich are the lead campus representatives for the brand at the University. Gadbois got involved in the program during her freshman year when she received an email through the sororities about joining the Victoria’s Secret PINK street team. She then applied for the lead representative position, and after a “nervewracking” interview with corporate, she received it. A year later, Styacich joined the street team and then was promoted to the second main representative position. Both women also have worked in the Victoria’s Secret PINK retail location in Baton Rouge for two years. The two didn’t know each other before working together and now consider each other best friends. Gadbois credits their good work relationship to their differences. She said she is more interested in the design aspect, while Styacich is interested in the marketing aspect. However, the two have one thing in common: their passion for PINK. Their adoration for the brand has allowed them to create as much brand exposure around campus as possible. Styacich said being a PINK representative is time consuming, with promoting the brand through social media daily, attending Sunday night meetings and working PINK events. However, she said it’s not work for the team when they’re passionate about the brand and love working with their fellow team members. “It’s fun. They want to be there, they want to come to the meetings, they want to be doing what they’re doing,” Styacich said. “They love PINK just as much as we do.” Gadbois and Styacich agreed that their positions are time consuming, and sometimes, work for the street team is a higher priority than their school work. But they try to get everything done, knowing their degrees are
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Victoria’s Secret PINK campus representatives and their street team promote the brand to fellow students. just as important as their work experience. The PINK street team words to get the University community involved in the brand. One way the women do this is through social media, specifically Instagram and Twitter. Styacich said the brand primarily appeals to college women because of its collegiatethemed clothing. She said some women wear the merchandise to LSU gamedays. The street team encourages brand involvement by having students post their outfits, tagging @vspinkLSU, and then the street team will repost it. The campus representatives will also post their own content on the Twitter or Instagram about new merchandise or upcoming events. “Even if these people aren’t liking it or not retweeting it, we still want them to see it because they’re still thinking ‘Hey, Victoria’s Secret,’” Gadbois said. The events the street team hosts are also interactive. Gadbois said they held a PINK Nation event at the Mall of Louisiana retail location two hours after the mall closed. She said previous events had issues with attendance, but this time, the street team thought of new events, including trying on a bra to receive a raffle ticket with the chance of winning free merchandise. She said while women were winning free items, they also were buying things. After two hours, the street team made $10,000. Styachich said the brand’s ability to attract college women helps it “sell itself to a degree.” “Whether [women] don’t have a shirt that has PINK written across it, they have yoga pants ... If you don’t get your bras from Victoria’s Secret PINK, where do you get them?” Gadbois said. The corporate office appreciates the brand exposure the campus representatives do along with getting to pick their
representatives’ brains about the brand’s target market. Gadbois said she and Styacich went to brand training at the Ohio headquarters in late July. “They would show us stuff from Urban Outfitters and Free People, and they’d be like, ‘Do you like this stuff?’ And we’d be like, ‘Absolutely, that’s trending right now, and they’re like, ‘OK, that helps us make the bras were going to make next year,’” Gadbois said. Along with picking their brains to stay up to date on trends, corporate also makes sure the representatives are promoting the brand in a good light. “[Corporate] sat us down and one of the days, it was a whole day about learning about this brand, like ‘What is the PINK girl, do you know who the PINK girl is, do you know who your target market is?’” Gadbois said. While the campus representatives don’t get paid, they receive other perks, including free merchandise, gift cards and most importantly, job experience. “For us, it’s not about the money … it’s for the experience,” Gadbois said. Styacich said the opportunities to plan events and create blog content for the PINK blog gives them exposure and can lead to internships and then jobs. For Gadbois and Styacich, the goal is to work at Victoria’s Secret PINK corporate after graduation. Gadbois said she’d love to work in the design or merchandise, while Styacich said she’d love to work for the digital marketing team. Both agree that having a job for more than a paycheck is important, but it has to be something they love. For Gadbois and Styacich, Victoria’s Secret PINK is that job. You can reach Meg Ryan on Twitter @The_MegRyan.
page 11 schaff, from page 9 Palmyra band members Winston Triolo and Ian Wellman and her friend Laura Swirsky. Having so many people come in and out is not a problem for Schaff, who has her own YouTube channel, singadingding115, where she posts all her original and covered work. “We go to the Music and Dramatics Arts Building, and we just practice,” Schaff said. “It is really easy because I have videos that they can refer to when they are practicing,” Schaff said. “It is easy beforehand if they already have an idea of what the song sounds like. So yeah, they listen to my videos and figure out the harmonies and what not.” Schaff performed live for the first time in a college show at Kirby Smith Hall during her freshman year. In summer 2014, she took the stage with a band alongside Swirsky for the first time. “We met [Swirsky and I] freshman year, in fall of 2011. And I had just moved down here, and I didn’t know anyone,” Swirsky said. “When I first met
sparehanger, from page 9 lightning while trying to bring a younger female friend to a safe place during a storm. He said he always felt a certain amount of survivor’s guilt because he was the one who was supposed to escort the girl, but he was scared, so his older brother took the reins. “He didn’t get the opportunity to continue being the positive influence he was, and so it’s my job to find a way to impact the world,” Hubbs said. “I’m doing it because of who he was.” Hubbs said he plans to use what money he makes with Sparehanger to fund the
yoga, from page 9 new showcase, the Peace Makers aim to use whatever art is at hand to frame the objectives of their yoga classes. In contrast, the use of an art exhibit as a classroom raises the potential hazard of distraction from intense focus, which is essential in yoga. For Zagurski, the works shouldn’t pose a challenge for her and her students. Rather, she invites pupils to acknowledge the art and allow it to be part of the lessons. “I think that’s what yoga’s about,” Zagurski said. “It’s not about letting things distract you but about letting things become integrated and whole. You’re inviting that art into your practice. If a beautiful piece of art distracts you, then so be it, too.” Along with the overall aesthetic of holding classes in an art gallery, Zagurski said many yoga students could be overwhelmed by the idea of practicing in a yoga studio. The stress of meeting physical expectations can be damaging to the calming effect yoga has. At $40, the overall cost of the classes at the museum may also be more
Caroline, she is just so genuinely nice, and I come from a place where people are not that openly nice.” This year, Swirsky said she and Schaff have collaborated together on most of the shows Schaff has been involved in. “She is unbelievably creative, just the nicest person in the world and really just a heart of gold,” Swirsky said. “She just sees the best in every situation and everyone, I think that is why her songs are so good, she thinks a lot about a lot of things. She really likes to express herself and always puts a lot of thought in the words she wants to use, and I guess she is really good with her rhetoric.” To Swirsky, Schaff’s music is “nice to listen to because she puts a lot of thought into the lyrics that she sings, and it is always a nice melody behind it.” She said all of her songs tell a nice story. Schaff’s ultimate goal is to one day be a full-time musician. Schaff is performing at 9 p.m. Saturday at The Spanish Moon and 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12 at Kerry Beary’s Atomic Pop Shop. Christopher Hubbs Foundation in memory of his brother. Additionally, he said, he hopes to create a charitable organization called the “Spare Two Project,” designed to encourage people to volunteer two hours a month. For now, Sparehanger.com is the outlet through which Hubbs said he can achieve his goals. Creating and owning a business is one of the most rewarding ways to accomplish those goals, he said. “Every little success feels so much more monumental when you know you were part of every piece of it,” Hubbs said. You can reach Michael Tarver on Twitter @michael_T16. favorable than that of a personal professional yoga instructor. “[The Peace Makers] were looking for ways to be in the community and offer yoga in different spaces,” Zagurski said. “That can be inhibiting either though intimidation … or economically prohibitive.” The first class is scheduled for today at 6 p.m. This initial session will act as a primer for the series of classes that will begin in January. After working to advertise with the LSU Museum of Art, Zagurski hopes for a large first class. For the Peace Makers, the gallery classes instill a sense of community into yoga. The group hopes to branch out with these art-infused yoga classes, beginning a pilot program at area schools. “[The pilot program] is to get kids moving and to give them some tools to help them deal with the stress of being at school, being a kid or taking tests,” Zagurski said. “Whatever stress that they are experiencing, there’s some tools … that will help them manage that stress.” You can reach Gerald Ducote on Twitter @geraldducote_TDR.
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‘Whitewashed’ characters fail to maintain integrity of films OUR LADY OF ANGST SIDNEYROSE REYNEN Columnist December and January are the best parts of the year for film buffs. Producers save their Oscar-bait movies and larger-than-life blockbusters for the very end of the year. If you’re not excited like I am, just look at the “coming soon” posters outside any theatre. But you know what really kills my movie-going high? The systematic and deliberate elimination of important character traits, like sexual orientation or race. Hollywood has a long history of whitewashing and whittling down every “undesirable” trait until real-life people turn into celluloid-ready figures. Some notoriously miscast roles include Western star John Wayne playing Genghis Khan in “The
Conqueror” and Elizabeth Taylor’s glamorous take on the titular Egyptian queen in “Cleopatra”. But sadly, this trend is still a major issue in the film industry. Even worse, the process of whitewashing shows no signs of slowing down in Hollywood. Look again at that “coming soon” section — you’ll see Ridley Scott’s biblical epic, “Exodus: Gods and Kings” and the biopic of Alan Turing, often considered the father of theoretical computer science who served as a leading cryptanalyst during World War II, “The Imitation Game.” The former film’s trailer kept wowing me again and again in movie theatres. After each time, I’d whisper to the person I was with, “Wow, that makes me want to go to church again!” The action-packed scenes, the great speeches by Christian Bale and the immediately iconographic image of The Plague of Locusts distracted me from the film’s core issue — the problematic
depiction of its main characters. If I’ve read the Bible correctly, the story of Moses and Ramesses the Great takes place in Egypt. And if I recall real life accurately, people from Egypt are not white. And yet, these characters are played by white actors, Bale and Joel Edgerton, respectively. There’s nothing wrong with the talent or skill level of these actors. Both Bale and Edgerton have received awards for their other works, but “the greatest story ever told” would be better off if the filmmakers actually stuck to that story. Edgerton, who hails from Australia, is naturally blondehaired, blue-eyed and fair. In “Exodus: Gods and Kings”, however, he has a shaved head, is conspicuously covered in bronzer, and wears eyeliner — just in case you forgot that this film takes place in Egypt due to all those white people. In the upcoming film, “The Imitation Game,” Benedict Cumberbatch tries to get that
sweet, sweet Academy Award for his portrayal of Alan Turing. However, the problem here lies with the film’s screenplay, not the actor. Turing, a pioneer of computer science, was also a gay man. Because of the barbaric laws outlawing homosexual acts in Britain, Turing was prosecuted for his sexuality in 1952 and was forced to choose between chemical castration and jail time. He chose the former, but committed suicide just two years later. Winston Churchill once said Turing made the single greatest contribution to the Allied victory in the war. Doesn’t this warrant a respectful and truthful portrayal? But “The Imitation Game,” like its name would suggest, does not replicate the man’s real life, it merely imitates it. The film primarily concerns Turing’s very brief relationship with his one-time fiancee Joan Clarke, which ended for obvious reasons. “The
Imitation Game” is based off of Andrew Hodges’ 1983 biography of Turing, and the biographer himself even has issues with the film’s portrayal of the codebreaker’s relationship with Clarke. Hodges told UK newspaper, The Sunday Times, he was “alarmed by the inaccuracies” of the film, saying that the relationship between Clarke and Turing was “invented” and the film failed to show Turing’s “extraordinary skills as a scientist and computer designer.” It’s the apparent lack of respect for real-life people that makes both of these films ultimately disappointing. If you’re cashing in on someone’s extraordinary life story, shouldn’t you adhere to the truth of their lives and identities? SidneyRose Reynen is a 19-year-old film and media arts sophomore from New Orleans. You can reach her on Twitter @sidneyrose_TDR.
Problematic Movies: Coming Soon “The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies” Middle Earth, like America, is a boiling pot of different races and creatures. But one has to wonder, why all the white people? Isn’t it a little odd to have a “fantasy” story that contains no people of color?
“Annie”
America’s favorite redhead has been transformed by the adorable, Houma-born Quvenzhané Wallis in this remake. With her bouncy natural curls and a suave AfricanAmerican millionaire (played by Jamie Foxx), this film is bound to make an impression on those who are often underrepresented in Hollywood.
The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies
Annie
Night at the Museum: Secrets of the Tomb
Into the Woods
“Night at the Museum: Secrets of the Tomb” Who would have thought that this third and unnecessary sequel would be one of the more progressive films of the holiday season? The trilogy of films features Rami Malek, an American actor of Egyptian descent, playing the pharaoh Akmenrah, and Mizuo Peck, an actress of Cherokee descent, playing the Native American Sacagawea. The film is also one of the last onscreen performances by the late, great Robin Williams.
“Into the Woods” Stephen Sondheim’s acclaimed Broadway musical has finally been adapted for the screen. Fairy tales normally get a bad rap for telling young girls that they need to be saved by some charming prince, but both versions of the musical have strong and complex female characters, ranging from the always-courageous Red Riding Hood and the compellingly treacherous Witch, played by the great Meryl Streep.
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WEB COMMENTS In response to Ryan Mcgehee’s column, “U.N. should focus on greater problems than Ferguson,” one reader had this to say:
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Daniel Skelton holds up loose cigarettes Dec. 3 while protesting the grand jury’s decision in the Eric Garner case in the borough of Staten Island in New York. A grand jury cleared the white New York City police officer Wednesday in the videotaped chokehold death of Garner, an unarmed black man, who had been stopped on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes.
Peaceful protests are effective option BLUE COLLAR SCHOLAR JUSTIN STAFFORD Columnist It’s said that history has a way of repeating itself. That’s partly true. Sometimes it’s for the better and other times it’s for the worse. Often it is because the issue at hand decades ago was not fully put to rest, much like a ghost trapped between this world and the next until it finds peace. The protests in cities all over the U.S. following the events in Ferguson, Missouri, resurrect the glorious and haunting memories of the civil rights protests from half a century ago. The mass urban protests, uprisings and outbursts within the last 10 years haven’t been seen since the long hot summers of the 1960s. They are occurring once more, but they are being led by a much different generation that should turn to history to see that violent protests aren’t the answer. Baton Rouge Organizing, a group founded after the Night of Rememberance for Michael Brown on campus, is planning a march from Carver Branch Library to the state capitol on Sunday to protest the decision not to indict the white New York police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner, a black man who died after being placed in a chokehold. Let’s hope for it to be peaceful. The movements of the past were fueled by anger, just as the present ones are. Modern protests are complex, fragile and seemingly more violent than the sit-ins and bus
boycotts of the ’60s. While they incorporate highly educated protesters, these protests also include angry and desperate people who feel that violent rebellion is the only way to reach reform. Some current protestors are using their aggression to destroy instead of build — perhaps the most detrimental dynamic to modern protests. Peaceful protests are more effective than violent ones in reaching goals in this era. Anthropology senior Ashlee Smith, 21, identifies as biracial. “Nonviolent protests can be effective,” Smith said. “Research shows that nonviolent protests present fewer obstacles to involvement, commitment and spreading of the message.” Smith also said with nonviolent protests, there would be higher levels of participation, which can contribute to a greater chance of change and increase the opportunity that the message gets across to society. This generation is exposed to constant news and reporting. However, because of the competitiveness to break a story first, false or tainted information can be spread and result in quick and irrational responses as witnessed in the early days of the events in Ferguson. To be such an intelligent and technologically advanced generation, the ability of so many to believe and share the accounts and testimonies of people on social networks is remarkably sad. It’s best to take undeveloped news stories and information found online with a grain of salt to avoid stirring an unsavory pot for no reason. There also are those who take
to the cause immediately. For instance, Al Sharpton has been a civil rights activist since the early days and is even a go-to advisor for our president, he also is an instigator and a mascot for a very serious cause. Can you trust a man who makes his living off being a spokesman for inequality to really want justice? If racial equality were met, he’d be out of the job. In a CNN interview regarding Ferguson, retired NBA player and current sports analyst Charles Barkley said, “Every time something happens in the black community, we have the same cast of sad characters. We don’t have to have Al Sharpton go there.” Barkley said the community needs strong black men to stand up and handle the situation. He’s right. The issues surrounding the current protests should be met aggressively, but not violently. The internal fire of passion and resilience should be associated with these protests and not literal fire, which destroys and demolishes. Because history often is cyclical and reoccurring in some aspects, this is as close to a second chance that we as a society get to correct past failures and mistakes. It’s an opportunity that shouldn’t be squandered. Protestors should make sure that their reasons and methods of protest are well-planned and the absolute best way of reaching a solution safely and not a hasty reaction that could lead to violence. Justin Stafford is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Walker, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @ j_w_stafford.
“Mr. Mcgehee, Please realize the context of your life as a Southern white American male. Obviously the slur, “That’s in customary units, commies,” is intended to be humorous, but it only comes across derogatory against anyone who doesn’t worship American über-capitalist politics. It is exactly this jingoistic American attitude that causes the billions of people in the hundreds of other nations worldwide see Americans as egoistic and arrogant. The U.N. should not only be looking for injustice in “’nations whose names start with either the People’s Democratic Republic of’ or ‘the Islamic Republic of’.” Firstly, by saying that the U.N. should actively seek injustice in nations whose names start with ‘the Islamic Republic of’ is just publicly announcing that you’re prejudiced against people who practice Islam. That’s sick man. The United Nations is an organization whose “intents and purposes” are to promote peace and cooperative existence throughout the world. So, doesn’t it only make sense that their idea of a border “is synonymous with the word ‘global’?” If the United Nations were not concerned with human rights in any part of the world, obviously including the U.S., then they wouldn’t be serving their purpose. For the U.N. to be concerned with police brutality and riots in any part of the world is exactly in line with what they should be doing. What begs attention most is your conclusion. You essentially say that the U.N. needs to bow down to American authority because America is a wealthy nation and America gives the U.N. funding. I think everyone can agree that, while wealth brings power, wealth does not equal wisdom, and no governing body, especially the United Nations, should obey an authority just because that authority gives them funding. By worshipping the entity that controls the most capital, you are saying that we should give in to those who are in control simply because they are in control. That philosophy works because it gives power to those who have wealth, but it gives no power to those who aren’t particularly wealthy. The fact that the majority of people who are in power in America hold that philosophy is exactly why so many people are outraged at the situation in Ferguson, Missouri in the first place.” – TFontenot
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page 15 reich school, from page 1 throughout the country through its five-month research process. Though the feedback is not used in the ranking process, the information can be found elsewhere in the magazine. Harwood said part of the reason the program ranks so high is because of its extensive alumni network. As one of the oldest programs of its kind in the country, Harwood said there is a large alumni presence in every major landscape architecture firm nationwide. “Our alumni are just extremely loyal,” Harwood said. “So they take the survey and have a lot of praise and support our graduates really well.” Harwood thinks student representation of the program in the work force also boosts the rankings. During the spring semester of their fourth year, students
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Works from Frankie Gould’s exhibit, ‘Fish Tales and Other Schools of Thought,’ are displayed at the Baton Rouge Gallery.
art, from page 1 “I need to create art,” Gould said. “I try to schedule a show at the Baton Rouge Gallery at least once a year, because I’d go insane if I didn’t show my work.” Gould’s work in the art world gives her a fresh perspective on her responsibilities at the AgCenter. Instead of simple PowerPoint presentations or press releases, she takes the extra step to create a product that can captivate readers as if it were her art. “Part of agricultural communication is being creative,” Gould said. “My art background helps me present materials in ways it normally wouldn’t be thought about.” Gould manages a staff of 20 that creates press releases and stories about developments in the College of Agriculture and the AgCenter, like nutrition and 4-H youth programs. While juggling that responsibility, she continues to make art pieces to fuel both passions. Finding a balance between her two loves is easy for Gould. Deadlines are vital to Gould’s artwork, and she uses dates as motivators to continue creating pieces for galleries and those around her. When creating artwork or getting closer to a gallery reveal, Gould will forgo a few household chores to make sure her pieces are done on time. “My husband can vouch that
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the house gets progressively dirtier as I get closer to an exhibition date,” Gould said. “It’s a small sacrifice for the sake of art.” Much of her art focuses on certain themes, like “Bovine Series,” a collection of works about cows, and “Avian Flew,” which was a gallery of poultry motifs. Recently, Gould’s fish-themed exhibit, “Fish Tales and Other Schools of Thought” opened at the Baton Rouge Gallery and can be seen until Dec. 23. After a trip to the Aquarium of Americas, Gould found herself fascinated by fish and began creating works for the gallery. The exhibit features Gould’s signature bright colors and bold lines that make her pieces distinguishable as she depicts her experience with fish through her life. “The smallest things can bring back good memories, and that’s what the aquarium did for me,” Gould said.
When viewing one of her works, Gould sees a certain energy that she believes is relatable to those who buy her pieces. She’s made many different types of pieces, but that energy remains constant. Gould said she could never pick between her agriculture and art careers. She finds it important that people understand where the food they ingest comes from and how it’s made. Because she loves her professions so much, the thought of leaving one behind any time soon would leave her empty. She said there is a possibility she would fully pursue art once she retired from agricultural communication. “I make sure that I’m marrying the two and not separating them,” Gould said. “If I ever tried to separate them, I’m only hurting myself.” You can reach Joshua Jackson on Twitter @Joshua_Jackson_.
are required to take an internship. Many companies ask the interns to stay on through the summer, and last year, 93 percent of landscape architecture graduates were employed before graduation, Harwood said. “It’s a great networking opportunity, and people are getting to know our students,” Harwood said. “It is a lot of how our students and our graduates are representing the program.” The win was made sweeter for students, considering the school currently has no director, and the news was announced just before the annual national landscape architecture conference, said Harwood. “I think it’s just telling that we rank this highly, because the firms are participating in the survey and saying our students are the best,” Harwood said. “I think it’s very helpful for them, and it’s something they are very proud about.”
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