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CC&E to offer accelerated master’s program

BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano

making room LGBTQ Resource Room opens in Women’s center STORY BY DENA WINEGEART | @DenaWinegeart PHOTOS BY CHUNFENG LU Nestled behind Barnes and Noble in the University Women’s Center lies a room faculty and students have been pushing to establish.

The LGBTQ Resource Room, which opened Feb. 22, acts as a safe space for students to come together, be themselves and seek support on campus, said graduate assistant and coordinator of the LGBTQ Project Karie Holton.

see LGBTQ, page 7

Beginning in fall 2017, the University’s College of the Coast and Environment and the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans’ School of Public Health will offer a “3+2” fasttrack program for a master’s degree in public health.

Students participating in the program will be able to earn a bachelor’s degree in coastal environmental science with a new concentration in environmental health in the first three years.

Students will then move to the New Orleans campus to complete a master’s in public health for the final two years of the program.

Environmental sciences professor Vincent Wilson said he began developing the program with James Diaz, a professor in the School of Public Health, in 2010. Wilson said he noticed a trend of CC&E graduates entering the public health field or pursuing public health degrees after graduation and wanted to encourage their efforts.

Wilson said the main drive behind the idea was supporting his students’ interests and

see CC&E, page 7

STUDENT LIFE

UREC offers yoga classes in new Mind & Body Studio

BY KATHERINE ROBERTS @krobe844 With the new 3,268 square foot Mind & Body Studio in the University’s UREC, students and other participants will have the opportunity to experience and practice yoga in new ways.

This semester, the UREC is offering yoga workshop classes to help participants focus on certain yoga practices. There are four classes — Crow, Meditation 101, Pranayama and Hand Stands — which people can take to learn how to build up to these practices or to perfect them. Fitness and Wellness

Assistant Director Jennifer Mills said the workshops will give “yogis,” or regular yoga participants, something different and specific to delve into.

“Yes, we have UREC, and yes, we have yoga classes, but now that we have a designated space for mind/body classes, we are really able to expand what we offer in that space,” Mills said.

Fitness and Wellness Coordinator Melissa Mapson said the workshop participants do not have to be masters in yoga because the workshops allow everyone to work at their

see YOGA, page 7

A student performs yoga on the Parade Ground on Feb. 24.

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RedHawk to expand to Innovation Park

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TEACH ‘EM WHILE THEY’RE YOUNG University Lab School teacher hopes to increase focus on math, science education

Climate modeling and prediction is a complicated subject, but University Lab School teacher and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math coordinator Paige Zittrauer doesn’t think that’s an issue for her kindergarten class.

As a part of the occupations unit of the class curriculum, Zittrauer takes her class on tours of facilities at the University to show the kindergartners what kinds of opportunities are available to them in the future.

“We just want to give them, as kindergarteners, an opportunity to see and hear about what people do and how they do it and the tools they use,” Zittrauer said.

Last week, the class listened to climatologists at the Southern Regional Climate Center housed on the third floor of Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex at the University. Topics discussed included various forms of extreme weather and how computers are used to help predict and measure these phenomena. The children also toured the SRCC data center’s Squall supercomputer.

see STEM, page 6

RedHawk Holdings Corp. will be expanding its medical device warehouses and administrative offices to the LSU Innovation Park.

The LSU Innovation Park is a 200-plus acre University research park located five miles south of the main campus in Baton Rouge.

G. Darcy Klug, owner and chief financial officer, said RedHawk is a holding company, and its principal holdings are branding generic pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

Klug, who graduated from the University in 1973 with a degree in accounting, is affiliated with the University’s E. J. Ourso College of Business. RedHawk and the LSU Innovation Park were introduced to each other through a mutual friend and later developed a relationship.

Klug said most of the company’s activities have been in the United Kingdom, but it is looking to expand in the Middle East, Latin America and the United States. It needs additional space for the expansion to provide avenues for product testing and the opportunity to look at new products.

“We’re excited about being affiliated with LSU,” Klug said.

“I think it offers both sides good opportunities as we bring new products to the table and we use the talents of LSU, LSU faculty [and] LSU students because we

see REDHAWK, page 6

CONSTRUCTION

Plans to demolish Middleton Library well received by students

BY TAYLOR DELPIDIO @TD_Reveille Last week, the University and master planning firm NBBJ presented a draft of their 10-year Comprehensive and Strategic Campus Master Plan. One of the notable features of the plan is the eventual demolition and replacement of Middleton Library in the Quad, which has been met with positive sentiments by students.

The library, constructed between 1956 and 1958 and opened in September 1958, has been a mainstay on campus for more than 50 years. Troy H. Middleton, after whom the library is named, was a driving force behind the construction of the

facility. Middleton, a highly decorated officer in the U.S. Army, became almost synonymous with the University during his time in the University administration.

During his tenure in the military, Middleton won acclaim for his actions in the Second Battle of the Marne and the MeuseArgonne Offensive. After a brief tenure with LSU ROTC, Middleton returned to military service during World War II and went on to accomplish many feats. He was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal for capturing the city of Brest, France. His greatest military achievement would come during the Battle of the

see MIDDLETON, page 6

The University and master planning firm NBBJ’s draft of their 10-year Comprehensive and Strategic Master Plan includes the demolition and replacement of Middleton Library, located in the Quad.

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Hill Memorial Library

FACES Lab

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Magnolia Room Possibly one of most underrated of the LSU Dining options is the Magnolia Room, tucked into a corner on the third floor of the LSU Student Union. This dining option is a restaurant-style, all-youcare-to-eat lunch buffet. The wait staff covers your drinks and plates while you partake in the buffet’s options. The restaurant also boasts a beautiful view of the campus. The Magnolia Room is open every weekday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and is closed on the weekends.

FACES Lab

BY TAYLOR DELPIDIO @TD_Reveille In my first semester on campus, I encountered a mystery. I saw people walking around campus with Subway sandwiches, but I could not find where they came from.

The first day of my second semester, I had a class in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building. I was walking to the Quad when I smelled something familiar. I followed my nose right to a tiny little Subway nestled in the basement of Foster Hall.

There are a million little secrets like this hiding in plain sight on campus.

Here are a few:

Television and real life rarely intersect, but there is a place on campus where one of these intersections lies. Nestled in the embrace of the Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex, the Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services, or FACES Lab takes the television show “Bones” and brings it into the real world.

Last month, the lab was contacted to identify a skull found in Ascension Parish with hopes of adding it to the list of 21 solved cases the lab has aided in. The lab also manages the Louisiana Repository of Unidentified and Missing Persons. This database is aimed at matching remains to missing persons on a national level by working with coroners’ offices, local police and national databases.

The repository can be viewed at www.identifyla.lsu.edu.

Hill Memorial Library

Foster Hall Along with the aforementioned hidden Subway, Foster Hall contains LSU’s Museum of Natural Science. The museum, founded in 1936, features a 2.5 million specimen research collection, one of the largest and most diverse in the nation. The nine members of the faculty have authored over 100 scholarly publications, making it a great attraction for graduate students.

The museum exhibits nine dioramas made by artist Ambrose Daigre between 1955 and 1964. These dioramas depict various habitats, bringing to life scenes of these habitats. In addition, the museum contains displays on Louisiana’s flora and fauna, as well as the first Mike the Tiger. Admission to the museum is free, and it is open to the public Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closing 2 p.m. on Fridays during the school year.

Hidden away from the Quad by Middleton Library lies the Hill Memorial Library. The library looks unassuming from outside and is a rarely visited building for most University students. Within this building, however, lives many artifacts from all across history. Home of LSU Libraries’ Special Collections, Hill Memorial boasts the largest accumulation of material on Louisiana and the lower Mississippi Valley in existence among its 120,000 book collection. The Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections include comprehensive collections of books, periodicals, maps, state documents, microfilm of Louisiana newspapers and historical manuscripts and photographs.

The Special Collections also include several rare books with subjects ranging from books and printing, to religion and history, and to literature and art. Notably, the library houses a Second Folio edition of William Shakespeare’s plays, with an epitaph by John Milton. The Special Collections are open to anyone, regardless of University affiliation, but anyone wishing to consult the collections will be subject to a series of procedures to ensure the materials will be available for future use.

CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS

Trio arrested for trespassing in Four involved in foot chase after Tiger Tiger Stadium Two University students and one non-student were arrested for trespassing in Tiger Stadium last Wednesday evening.

According to the affidavit of probable cause obtained from the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, non-student Claire

Dorbandt, 22, University student Tiffani Harel, 21, and University student Kevin Nguyen, 22, jumped over a fence to enter the stadium on Feb. 22 just before midnight.

A security guard located the three, secured them and

contacted LSUPD, according to arrest records. They were then taken into custody.

All three were arrested, charged and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on one count of unauthorized entry into a place of business.

Six detained, charged for trespassing in Union Square Parking Garage Six individuals were detained and charged with criminal trespassing after entering a mechanical room at the Union Square Parking Garage, Scott said.

According to LSUPD spokesperson Lt. Kevin Scott, LSUPD observed a male climbing over a wall in the garage to access a mechani-

cal room via campus surveillance cameras on Feb. 27 at 3:30 a.m.

Once inside, the male opened the locked door and let other individuals inside, Scott said.

LSUPD responded to the scene and six individuals were detained, according to Scott.

As a result, three juveniles, two being 16-years-old and one

15-years-old, were charged with criminal trespassing, Scott said.

The three were then released to “concerned adults,” Scott said.

Additionally, non-students Colin Richard, 18, Jack Way, 17, and Austin Arnold, 17, were arrested, issued misdemeanor summons for criminal trespassing and then released.

Stadium break-in

Three juveniles and one 17-year-old were arrested after breaking into Tiger Stadium and trying to run from police.

According to Scott, LSUPD responded to Tiger Stadium in regard to individuals trespassing inside on Feb. 24.

Before being arrested, the four individuals led LSUPD on a brief foot pursuit that ended outside of the stadium, Scott said.

Three of the four were caught and charged with unauthorized entry into a place of business and resisting an officer by flight, according to Scott. All three were then released to “concerned

adults,” Scott said.

Of the three caught, two were 15-year-olds and one was a 16-year-old, Scott said.

The fourth individual was identified and later reported to LSUPD that same day. As a result, 17-year-old non-student Karl Lambert was arrested for unauthorized entry into a place of business and resisting an officer by flight.

Lambert was issued a misdemeanor summons and released, Scott said.

This marks the seventh time Tiger Stadium has been unlawfully accessed this year.

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Thursday, March 2, 2017 STUDENT LIFE

LSU Mock Trial team balances fun with spirit of competition

BY EVAN SAACKS @evansaacks The University affiliate of the American Mock Trial Association returned to Baton Rouge after a busy weekend in Jackson, Mississippi. The club’s focus is a delicate blend of attempting to win each case it receives while enjoying time spent in the mock courtroom.

One of the younger clubs on campus, LSU Mock Trial was founded in the spring of 2014 by several students who had experience with mock trials in high school. It competed in its first tournament the following spring. The competitions are sponsored by the American Mock Trial Association, an organization that presides over all collegiate mock trial teams in the country.

The club generally competes in one tournament every spring. The number of club members varies each year, and if the number is greater than usual, the club will sometimes split into two teams for the tournament. For every

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Members of the University’s American Mock Trial Association affiliate look over documents prior to a tournament. tournament, the AMTA will assign a case several months in advance of the tournament.

The teams defend both sides at the tournament, and judges grade each team member individually and give feedback.

One interesting quirk of the

mock trials is that not every club member acts as an attorney or prosecutor. Club members must also be witnesses, making some trials almost like a play. There is an acting element that most people who have never seen a mock trial do

not understand. Club president Savanah Dickinson said this is what sets the club apart from simply debating facts. “[People] think we’re a debate team. They don’t understand the acting aspect because it’s supposed to be entertaining,” Dickinson said. “What you see on TV, it’s like that, but in a much more detailed, complicated fashion. You’re pretending to be an attorney, so you dress like an attorney and act like an attorney.”

The acting aspect makes the club more compelling and fun for a lot of the members.

Political science junior Jacob McCon said the club provides a unique way to learn more about law procedures while making friends in the process.

“I really enjoy the mock trial club we have here at LSU,” McCon said. “It’s a very fun and challenging environment where future attorneys — or anyone really — can learn a lot about courtroom advocacy and make great friends.”

In the most recent

tournament at Mississippi College, the club competed against the University of Georgia and the University of Alabama. Of the 25 clubs that competed, eight of them advanced to the next round. The school hosting the tournament picks judges to preside over each case. These judges may be professors, former mock trial members and are sometimes actual judges.

The mock trial greatly resembles an actual court of law, but the cases are condensed to three hours. All rules and procedures are the same as in a legal court of law, and club members are expected to treat the judges and opposition with respect, as if they were participating in a real trial.

The tournament in Jackson means the club is wrapping up for the school year. Now it will begin recruiting for next semester when it will receive its next case from the AMTA. The club will review court proceedings, discuss the case, assign roles and begin working to win another case.

FACULTY

Three faculty members receive prestigious French award Order of the French Palms honors professors, dean for promoting culture

BY KATHERINE ROBERTS @krobe844 Three University faculty members were inducted into the French Republic’s Ordre des Palmes Académiques, or the Order of the French Academic Palms, which recognizes foreigners and French individuals living abroad for their promotion of French culture and education.

LSU College of Art and Design Dean Alkis P. Tsolakis and the Center of Civil Law Director and Assistant Dean Olivier Moréteau were both given the grade of Officier, the second highest grade available.

Center for French and Francophone Studies Director and Phyllis M. Taylor Professor in French Studies Alexandre Leupinwas bestowed the grade of Chevalier, or knight, which is the third highest grade.

“It’s acknowledging the international profile of the faculty who received this honor,” Moreteau said. “It shows that people at LSU have these international relations and are doing work that is visible and worth being acknowledged outside.”

Moreteau said he has promoted French education and culture in many ways such as

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The Consul Général de France Monsieur Grégor Trumel [left] and LSU President F. King Alexander [right] stand with Professor Alexandre Leupin, Professor Olivier Moréteau and Dean Alcibiades Tsolakis who were inducted into the French Republic’s Ordre des Palmes Académiques. teaching French language and French legal culture. One project Moreteau has been working on is bringing in a team of French students who study law in three languages to translate the Louisiana Civil Code into French.

“During my whole

academic career, 22 years in Lyon and soon 12 at LSU, I have worked at developing legal and cultural exchanges, promoting student and staff mobility, making foreign cultures accessible to the French and French culture to students and folks outside France,

particularly in Louisiana,” Moreteau said in a news release.

At the Friends of French Studies annual University meeting and dinner on Feb. 9, Tsolakis said in his acceptance speech that the honor he received was not just for him but

for the LSU College of Art and Design as well.

“This honor belongs to the College of Art and Design. It is in recognition of our work to preserve the cultural legacy of Louisiana and to preserve and enhance the traditional ties to France,” Tsolakis said.

“The Consulate of France in New Orleans has been an invaluable supporter and ally in these efforts.”

Tsolakis said he has promoted French education and culture by working with French professors. Starting a new exchange program with a French university and hired an exchange professor from France.

Tsolakis said the College of Art and Design has worked to bring in French lecturers as well.

The Consul Général de France Monsieur Grégor Trumel was also at the event and bestowed the awards to the three recipients. To receive the award, the recipient must be recommended by the Minister of Education in France. The French Prime Minister gives the award twice annually to 40 people total.

The Order of the French Academic Palms was started in 1808 by Napoleon in an effort to honor French educators. It is the oldest, non-military French award. At first the award was given to those who were prestigious members of the University community, but now recognizes educators for their contributions throughout their careers.

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This is simply a long-term Master Plan and aspiration to work toward.

ROGER HUSSER

Assistant Vice President of Planning, Construction and Design

MIDDLETON, from page 3

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RedHawk Holdings Corp. will expand to the LSU Innovation Park, a 200-plus acre University research park located five miles south of the main campus in Baton Rouge.

REDHAWK, from page 3 work a lot with interns on staff on the administrative side. We think it’s a good relationship.”

Charles D’Agostino, executive director of the LSU Innovation Park, said the park has provided the opportunity for RedHawk to launch its business and provide help for getting its licensed products to the marketplace. It has also given RedHawk a place to manufacture and have access

through the University to the medical schools and Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

“It allows us to have access to the University, University talents, the medical school, the Vet school and the school’s relationship with Pennington Biomedical [Research Center],” Klug said.

D’Agostino said the Innovation Center allows the chance for students, graduate students and interns to be hired

to assist RedHawk in refining the products and helping to develop marketing plans.

“We help them a lot, which gave them the opportunity to expand,” D’Agostino said, “and of course, we’re excited about that because they’re hiring more people and developing more sales here, which goes into our economy. We really believe there’s an opportunity to really grow the Louisiana economy by expanding these operations.”

Bulge, during which then-Maj. Gen. Middleton made the decision to hold the city of Bastogne, Belgium. This decision would see the German offensive break and the battle turn for the Allies.

As Commandant of Cadets with the University ROTC chapter, Middleton saw the program expand from about 500 cadets to over 1700 by the end of his tenure in 1936. After World War II, Middleton went on to return to the University as comptroller and was later elected president of the University.

Student reactions to the planned reconstruction have ranged from lukewarm to positive. Business major Charlie Phayer was supportive of the plan, praising it for saving money in deferred maintenance.

“It’s a good idea in the long run,” Phayer said.

Assistant Vice President

of Planning, Construction and Design Roger Husser said the demolition plan has been met positively across the board — save for one caveat, which was the question of why the University is worried about spending money on demolishing and replacing the library when the University is currently facing issues with funding.

“We’re not thinking about demolishing and replacing Middleton in the near future,” Husser said. “This is simply a long-term Master Plan and aspiration to work toward.”

The focus in the short term for Middleton is to improve the first-floor facilities, to make it more modern and attractive to students, Husser said.

There has not been a time table set for the demolition while the Master Plan continues refinement.

Details of the plan can be found at http://www.masterplanlsu.com.

Our school is trying very hard to work towards thinking more about STEM and how it belongs in school.

PAIGE ZITTRAUER

STEM coordinator

STEM, from page 3 The tour came as a part of the curriculum taught at the Lab School, but also as a part of a larger effort by Zittrauer to help encourage the proliferation of STEM-themed education to younger audiences.

“Our school is trying very hard to work towards thinking more about STEM and how it belongs in school,” Zittrauer said.

“The challenge is that people really think that STEM is a curriculum, but it’s just a frame of mind and a way of thinking about what you’re doing.”

The class also takes tours for non-STEM-related occupations.

Recent trips included talking with the University’s College of Education dean and media relations personnel. Zittrauer hopes to also introduce the students to medical and sports opportunities with tours of Tiger Stadium and the PMAC. The trips are generally coordinated with the parents of the class’s current and former students.

In 2014, the Lab School was ranked as one of the top five schools in the state for STEM education by Children at Risk, a nonprofit focusing on children. The ranking was sponsored by Shell Oil Company in reflection of the

large demand for a skilled STEM workforce in Louisiana, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Texas.

The U.S. Department of Education has also identified early-childhood STEM education as an area of focus. In a statement, Russell Shilling, former STEM director for the U.S. Department of Education, said, “Unfortunately, we do not know as much as we need to about how to effectively integrate STEM into early learning … Work is underway at the U.S. Department of Education to identify best practices for introducing STEM in early learning.”

Currently, less than 5 percent of time in formal early childhood education settings is devoted to STEM learning, according to research presented at a recent conference on fostering STEM trajectories organized by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and the New America research institute.

National Science Foundation statistics show that kindergarten is a key time for teaching basic math and science principles to children. Math assessment scores for first-time kindergartners showed a 33 percent increase between the fall of 2010 and spring of 2011, highlighting the rate at which children soak up information in their early-childhood years.

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Students and staff enjoy the new LGBTQ center on Feb. 22 in the Women’s Center.

LGBTQ, from page 1 While there has long been a push to create a space for LGBTQ students on campus, the resource room came together rather quickly. The Office of Diversity helped to gather furniture, a TV and decorations for the room in the Women’s Center. The resource room was supported by LSU President F. King Alexander’s office and the provost’s office, with Executive Vice President and Provost Richard Koubek attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Wes Heath, assistant director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, said the room’s resources are minimal right now as the funding is primarily through donations.

Inside, students will find pride flags and a banner detailing the history of LGBTQ people in the United States. Soon, Heath said he hopes the shelves will be filled with books, movies and TV shows about LGBTQ people.

Additionally, Heath hopes the room will have a computer and free printing services.

Summer Steib, director of the Women’s Center, said establishing the resource room is an important step in the direction of establishing an entire LGBTQ center, much like the African American Cultural

CC&E, from page 1 making sure they are prepared for their next career steps.

“My major concern is to make sure students in my program come out with a very strong math and science base, and then I’m going to encourage them and help them in whatever direction their interests go,” Wilson said.

He helped design the undergraduate portion of the program and was influenced by his own medical and research background. The three years of undergraduate study has a rigorous focus on math and science, he said, including courses in chemistry, biology, calculus and physics.

Wilson said he believes the program will appeal to students who are seeking direction. Developing an accelerated program will also save students time and money, help

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Center or the Women’s Center on campus. Steib notes that such places began as small rooms and grew into larger centers on campus as students’ needs were assessed.

Within the Women’s Center, Heath said there are a number of individuals who will be “safe space trained” by the end of this March.

Holton said having a safe space for marginalized groups like LGBTQ students is important because it helps those students feel welcomed and valued.

“I think the term ‘safe space’ has been twisted to mean that you will be shut down if you are saying something that not everyone agrees with, but what

meet existing workforce needs and provide students more options in the medical field, he said.

Many students are interested in medical careers but either are disinterested in the clinical aspects or struggle with the medical school curriculum, Wilson said. A master’s in public health is an option that will allow students broader career options while remaining in the medical field.

Students can pursue careers in disease management and prevention, safety and regulatory departments or industrial hygiene, among others, Wilson said.

“Public health is critical for Louisiana and our nation,” said Dean Smith, the School of Public Health dean. “These graduates will contribute scientifically based knowledge to help create, promote and maintain a healthier society.”

YOGA, from page 1

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The College of the Coast and Environment and the LSU Health Sciences Center will offer a fast-track master’s program in public health.

own level and pace. The goal of the class is to perfect or build up to something new instead of practice several different poses.

“In a normal yoga class, you go through a flow,” Mapson said. “The instructor will set the tone of the class and go through different poses, but there’s not necessarily one thing that they focus on per se in the class. Each instructor will teach a little bit differently. In the workshops, there’s one focus.”

Mills said the Crow workshop was a way to break down a challenging pose. Mapson said the workshops last about an hour and usually have one or two instructors to assist and give individual attention to the participants. Mapson said while the classes focus on one aspect, the skills learned in the workshops will help participants in other parts of yoga.

“Our first one was a crow workshop, so it was just on how to get into a crow and how to progress from a crow,” Mapson said. “Basically how to work at your own level in that one position and how that one position relates to other flows and everything else.”

In addition to the yoga workshops, the University’s UREC also offers a yoga retreat. Mills said the yoga retreat on March 4 will be an all-day event. Attendees will participate in guided meditation, practice several different kinds of yoga and break off into workshop-type classes where they

safe spaces really mean … is that everyone can relax and be themselves, no matter who they are,” Holton said.

Steib said she hopes to soon see a more understanding campus with knowledge of LGBTQ issues. “[I want to see more] knowledge among our campus community about these

issues … and understanding what true inclusion looks like,” Steib said. “I’m hopeful that we can do those things and move the needle on some of those issues for the betterment of all of us.”

The LGBTQ Resource Room is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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A student performs yoga on the Parade Ground on Feb. 24. can focus on certain poses or inversions, which are poses where the heart is above the head. The retreat will end with a guided discussion and lunch will be provided.

“The yoga retreat will be kind of like a day getaway,” Mills said.

Another yoga event the UREC offers is paddleboard

yoga. Mapson said the Fitness and Wellness Center teams up with Adventure Education for the event. Participants will have the opportunity to practice yoga on a paddleboard at the Baton Rouge Beach on March 30.

All events can be signed up for online at the UREC’s website.

Sports

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Going Strong

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Finnegan perseveres in

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uring LSU’s trip to St. Charles, Missouri on Feb. 17, LSU coach D-D Breaux decided to make a special stop.

Breaux and the LSU gymnasts decided to visit the father of sophomore gymnast Sarah Finnegan, who has been battling pancreatic cancer since November of last year.

“It was D-D’s idea,” Finnegan said. “I talked to him before we left for the meet and I said, ‘Dad, are you sure you want the whole team?’ and he said, ‘Yeah, bring them all.’”

Finnegan’s father was able to attend the meet and watch her compete in the GymQuarters Mardi Gras Invitational.

The Missouri native posted a 9.825 on bars and 9.950 on beam in the meet.

“My dad told me after that it was totally worth it to see me compete, even though he was tired after,” Finnegan said.

Following LSU’s meet against Kentucky, Finnegan was also able to travel to Missouri to see her family.

“I actually went home to spend more time with my family,” Finnegan said. “Kentucky is about five hours from Missouri so my mom drove to watch, and I went home to Missouri after the meet.”

Finnegan said her dad’s condition is progressing and her mother regularly sends

see FINNEGAN, page 10

The beginning of spring is near, and that means Major League Baseball is around the corner.

Unfortunately, traditional fans of baseball have to watch the once-unfluctuating sport become as fickle as the Louisiana weather.

This year, the MLB plans to implement a dugout signal to intentionally walk batters, meaning teams no longer have to pitch four consecutive balls to put a batter on base. A manager will now simply flick his wrist to make an opposing player forgo an at-bat.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has been a proponent of quickening the pace of professional baseball games since he assumed his office in 2015, and the new intentional walk rule is his most recent attempt to shorten games.

In my humble opinion, it’s also his latest attempt at making a complete fool out of himself.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the new rule will save a whopping 14.3 seconds per game.

That’s downright laughable.

I’m old enough to remember a handful of times when a routine

see MLB RULES, page 10

TECHNOLOGY

LSU creative services key figure in sports designs, campaigns

BY HANNAH MCDUFFIE @hannahmcduffie_ LSU’s creative services had their hands full on National Signing Day. The team released hundreds of designs that welcomed the 23-member signing class.

Each football signee had his own player card design that was posted on billboards, social media sites and a custom built web page for signing day. The designs displayed the signees name, hometown, position and ranking.

Each signee had three different sizes of billboard

designs that were placed in each signees’ hometown. Jason Feirman, executive director of LSU creative services, said LSU posted over 100 billboards in eight different states.

“There were 112 billboards,” Feirman said. “And we started running some of the early enrollees’ [designs] before signing day to get our name out there.”

Feirman began working for LSU in 2000 and has worked for creative services for 13 years.

He is an alumnus of LSU. This year, Feirman said his team created four different

see CREATIVE SERVICES, page 10

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Creative services produces advertising and design content for LSU Athletics, including more than 100 billboards for new Tigers after National Signing Day.

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Thursday, March 2, 2017 BEACH VOLLEYBALL

LSU hoping freshman additions make impact in upcoming season

BY JOURDAN RILEY @jourdanr_TDR The LSU beach volleyball team added four new Tigers to its freshman class.

Freshman Claire Coppola, Taylor Bradley, Kristen Nuss and Olivia Powers honed their skills in both the classroom and in the sand at the beginning of the school year, LSU coach Russell Brock said.

Brock admired the raw skills the quartet had on and off the court.

“Obviously, they have a lot of talent to play the game and a lot of them are still really young in the game, so a lot of them are just getting better,” he said.

“We didn’t lose a lot from last year, so we knew that we were bringing them in to give them an opportunity to upgrade our roster.”

Coppola is a native of Scottsdale, Arizona. She competed nationally at the Southern Pacific

AAU District Championships. She also placed first in the AAU Arizona Regionals and the Las Vegas Pursuit.

P o w e r s BRADLEY hails from Merrit Island, Florida, where she attended Merrit Island Christian School. Powers set school records in blocks and kills, averaging 0.5 and 3.6, respectively.

The 6-foot-1 freshman received 2014 first team AllCounty honors and helped the Cougars claim district for four consecutive years.

Brock said Coppola and Powers pose new difficulty for opponents, and their presence allows the team to practice against that.

“Claire and Olivia are big players,” Brock said. “The fact that we’ve got two young

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players that are like that in practice who put up huge blocks, we have to execute better. We have to execute our shots better. We have to swing more efficiently.”

Powers said she is excited for the start of the season and she already knows what she needs to work on. She looks forward to improving as well as spending time with the team.

“As a class, we bring a lot of athleticism, and as an individual I know that’s one of my strengths,” Powers said. “One of my [weakness] is just developing consistency which I can already see improvement over the time that I’ve been here.”

The two other Tigers offer impressive skills and honors, too, Brock said.

Bradley was second team All-District at POWERS Round Rock High School in Texas and also achieved academic All-District player honors twice.

Nuss was the LHSAA Division I MVP in New Orleans and was a state champion and Gatorade Player of the Year candidate in indoor volleyball.

Brock said the duo are “crafty” and “quick.”

“When people are playing with them, it allows them to have that experience, but most importantly when we play against them you have to better,” he said. “If you’re average, they’re going to dig your ball, and they’re going to transition back on you.”

Nuss was always an LSU fan so when she was presented with an opportunity to play, she grabbed it, she said.

However, all of LSU’s recruits weren’t so sure.

“I didn’t know for sure that I wanted to go to LSU at first when I was going on visits,” Taylor said. “But then after I visited, everyone is just like a family here and we’re all such good friends. It’s a great comradery and the school spirit is great.”

Brock said he is happy to have the four this season. They allow the team to play and look at things in a different way, even the upperclassmen.

“The way that they do it and how they play the game — we have to defend it, we have to play with it and it’s already made us better even without necessarily having them fill specific needs that we had. We knew that they would make us better as a team,” Brock said.

GYMNASTICS

LSU to face Florida for SEC regular season championship

BY KENNEDI LANDRY @landryyy14

The No. 2 LSU gymnastics team is one win away from clinching the regular-season Southeastern Conference title.

But a showdown with No. 3 Florida looms ahead.

With a win against Florida on March 5, the Tigers (11-1, 6-0 SEC) can clinch the SEC title. A loss would result in the splitting of the conference title.

“We started our season and we got to go to Alabama,” LSU coach D-D Breaux said. “We had a great meet there, so this one carries about the same amount of importance to us.

You know it’s just another step in the journey to the national championships.”

Being a conference rival, the Gators are following

closely behind the Tigers in the national rankings.

Considering Regional Qualifying Scores, LSU is ranked second with 197.695, while Florida is ranked third with 197.495.

“It adds a dimension of suspense,” Breaux said. “We’re not going into this meet a huge favorite, and I think Florida feels like they’re coming in as an underdog. I think the team that has a great competition is gonna be the team that wins.”

That being said, the Tigers plan on going into this meet like they have with every other one and are not treating it differently.

All through the season, Breaux and the gymnasts have focused on competing against every team in the nation every week and not worrying

specifically about the team on the other side of the floor.

“It’s going to be the same thing we do every week,” Breaux said. “We’ve got to maintain our discipline and stay in the purple zone, not be concerned with what’s going on across the floor from us. Strictly be concerned with controlling the things that we can control.”

The Tigers are at a point in the season where they evaluate their past meets to prepare for the postseason. Breaux said, in terms of development, she thinks the team is where they need to be and where it wanted to be at that point in the season.

“For us, from what we see, we know that there are places that we can make corrections at and those are things that we’re

focusing on in the gym,” senior all-arounder Ashleigh Gnat said. “I think that every week we have takeaways, things that we can improve on and get better at. We’re not hyper-focused on those things, we’re focused on being true to who we are, but we want to make those corrections and we want to continue to get better.”

Gnat said winning the SEC is a slated goal for the team, and would be incredible to win, but it’s not at the forefront of their minds right now.

Breaux always hopes to take as many opportunities as possible to exercise her team’s depth, so lineups are never set in stone. Many different gymnasts have had the opportunity to compete this season, but the past never determines the future lineups for Breaux.

“I see the lineup being a reflection of how well our intersquad goes this week,” Breaux said. “The intersquad will be Saturday, so our lineup on Sunday will be a reflection of what happens on Saturday and how well they train during the week.”

A win on Sunday does more than just clinch the SEC title for the Tigers.

“Isn’t that enough?” Breaux joked. “I think that’s plenty. I think doing all of the things that [is] stated about winning the conference, and building consistency and building a team score that will [keep] us ranked either right under Oklahoma or being able to overtake Oklahoma going into our conference championships. But it also affects our seeding going into our regionals.”

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The Tigers celebrate during their 197.425-195.425 win against Missouri on Feb. 3 in the PMAC.

page 10 FINNEGAN, from page 8 updates to LSU coaches.

Finnegan said she’s enjoyed the company of her father watching her compete in a sport that she was unsure about playing at first.

Originally, Finnegan was skeptical about becoming a collegiate gymnast, but now she is a key gymnast in LSU’s bar and beam line up.

Finnegan’s journey to LSU wasn’t as normal as most gymnasts’.

“I actually didn’t commit until my senior year of high school,” Finnegan said. “In the gymnastics recruiting process, normally you get recruited at a pretty young age like early high school. I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted to do.”

Finnegan was a member of the United States National Team for three years and competed in international

Thursday, March 2, 2017 competitions, also known as “assignments.”

“There are a lot of meets you have to qualify for to become an elite,” Finnegan said.

“There are two aspects of elite: compulsory and optional. Once you are in elite, you have to qualify for the Secret Classic and once you compete there you then you have to qualify to the PNG Championships. From there, they decide the National Championship team.”

Finnegan described the elite level and collegiate level as vastly different though both have the same “drive” and “end goal.”

“You want to win in both, but in the college world, you are competing as a team,” Finnegan said. “In the elite world, it’s more individual goals.”

While competing with the US National Team, Finnegan became close friends with sophomore all-arounder Lexie Priessman, and the two

were roommates in Italy at an international competition.

“We talk about this all the time,” Finnegan said. “She and I were actually first roommates in Italy in 2011. Now we’re roommates in college, and it’s so funny and cool.”

Finnegan is also roommates with junior all-around Myia Hambrick and sophomore all-arounder McKenna Kelley.

“McKenna cooks a lot,” Finnegan said. “She actually has her own cookbook.”

Finnegan is looking forward to another NCAA Semifinal and Super Six appearance, especially since it’s being held in her home state.

“It’s going to be really cool,” Finnegan said. “I know a lot of previous club teammates and friends and family are going to be there. I’ve actually competed in the arena where the NCAA championship will be held.” courtesy of WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has supported faster-paced baseball games since he assumed the office in 2015.

intentional walk turned into an exciting play because the pitcher overthrew the catcher with a runner on third.

There’s also the classic incident of a pitcher losing his concentration when trying to walk a player and grooving a fastball to a batter who happily obliges to take the pitch into the next zip code.

Yes, the above examples happened only a handful of times in my life, but when they did occur, they were at least exciting and, at most, game-defining moments.

Now, any potential thrill has been sacrificed to save a time frame equivalent of a teenage boy rolling out of bed and deciding what shirt he’s going to wear.

But wait, there’s more.

The MLB also plans on testing a rule in the minor leagues that will give each team a runner on second base at the beginning of extra innings.

That’s about as appealing as kissing my sister, but it is yet another attempt by Manfred to reduce the notoriously long game times.

He, and other high-ranking

professional baseball officials, fear the sport is dying because it no longer appeals to America’s younger generation.

While that may be true, I highly doubt millennials will be lining up to buy tickets because Manfred’s intentional walk rule saved them enough time to cook their Pop-Tarts in the morning.

To truly woo younger fans to the sport, Manfred is going to have to appeal to the instant gratification culture that is prevalent in sports, like football and basketball, where scoring is prevalent and big plays occur every other minute.

However, what Manfred clearly fails to understand is people love baseball because of the things that make the sport different. Baseball requires different skills and talents, demands different levels of patience from players and fans and provides different moments of excitement and disappointment.

Sports are beautiful because they manage to teach players and fans life lessons while enjoying a meaningless game, and they each do it in a unique way.

But maybe that belief is as outdated as America’s former pastime.

and our video group,” Feirman said. “We work in sequence together to make sure we celebrate signing day and what it is.”

LSU creative services began the National Signing Day designs nearly a decade ago.

“Social media really started the use of LSU starting National Signing Day designs,” Feirman said. “We started around 2007, and it took off from there.”

In addition to National Signing Day designs, the LSU creative services department is also in charge of the logo and yearly designs.

“We wanted to showcase

our student-athletes, competition and coaches,” Feirman said about the ‘All for LSU’ slogan. “‘All for LSU’ was everyone’s idea,” Feirman said.

“It was a nonstop process but we presented it to the teams and to the staff and we went from there. All it is, is about giving your all together as a group and giving in effort to go all out.”

The campaign took several months to create and complete before being used in August of 2016.

“If we have a message, then that’s what we are here for,” Feirman said. “We are here to give that message out visually.”

MLB RULES, from page 8

WHITNEY WILLISTON / The Daily Reveille

LSU all-around sophomore Sarah Finnegan performs her balance beam routine during the Tigers’ 197.475-192.625 victory against Texas Women’s University on Jan. 20 in the PMAC.

CREATIVE SERVICES, from page 8 teaser campaigns.

The teaser campaigns were designed to be a hype video for signing day, but specifically targeted the incoming signees.

“We call it our signing day vows,” Feirman said. “We just tried to look at it a different way. This is the beginning step of [the signees] becoming alumni and now [they are] joining us.

When we thought about it we were just thinking, ‘What can we do for fun?’ and that’s what we came up with.”

Feirman explained the response from the players about the teaser campaigns

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Nicks to perform in New Orleans

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BY CORRINE PRITCHETT @corrinepritchett

University student finds passion in local lion dancing team

BY ABBY KING @abbby_marieee Thien Ai Lion Dance Team, a nonprofit organization, performs the art of lion dancing to bring good luck and prosperity to a variety of events, including weddings, birthdays and festivals.

The group aims to spread knowledge of the Southern style of Vietnamese lion dancing throughout the Baton Rouge community.

For University mechanical engineering sophomore Jimmy Thanh Do, however, the team is much more than an organization — it’s a family honoring a culture and a deeply rooted tradition.

Lion dancing originated in China but branched out into different styles as it spread into other Asian regions, Thanh Do said. The lion symbolizes power, wisdom and good fortune. Its purpose is to “chase away evil spirits and bring happiness, good luck and longevity to all.” photos by KIM NGUYEN / The Daily Reveille

see DANCE TEAM, page 18

Stevie Nicks’ 24 Karat Gold Tour is venturing to New Orleans this March, during which she will perform songs from her newest album along with some fan favorites.

The legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Famer kicked off her tour Oct. 25 in Phoenix and performed in more than 20 different cities, wrapping up her tour in Los Angeles on Dec. 18.

Nicks fans all over the country were disappointed when the tour concluded and their cities had been passed over, leading the tour into 2017 with an additional 20 stops.

Nicks will grace New Orleans’ Smoothie King Center with her presence March 15, giving local fans an opportunity to see her perform live.

As such a well-known performer, her audience spans much further than those who grew up during her heyday in the ’70s and ’80s.

Some University students are Nicks fans, even though they were born in a much later era.

Alondra Villarreal, a 19-yearold mass communication student, said she learned to appreciate Nicks’ music because of how often her dad played it.

“My dad would always play her in the car while we were on road trips,” Villarreal said.

Nicks’ music became a fond memory of Villarreal’s

see STEVIE NICKS, page 18

LITERATURE

Local author Emily Cogburn publishes second novel ‘Ava’s Place’

BY CORRINE PRITCHETT @corrinepritchett After years of dedication, a Baton Rouge author had her novel “Ava’s Place” published by Kensington Books in January.

Emily Beck Cogburn works as a YMCA group fitness instructor, an Advocate freelance writer and a novelist in Baton Rouge. She moved here from Minnesota in 1999 when her husband, Jon, got a job in the University’s philosophy department.

“Ava’s Place” is Cogburn’s second novel published by Kensington Books. Her first novel, “Louisiana Saves the Library,” was published in January 2016.

Though Cogburn now has

two novels published, the beginning of her writing career wasn’t easy.

She wanted to pursue writing and tried for many years. If it wasn’t for her husband’s dedication to finding her an agent, she may have given up years ago.

“I was told that writing was no way to make a living, so I didn’t really consider making a career out of it,” Cogburn said.

She said she never imagined her dreams of writing would actually come true.

“I read constantly, and I remember actually narrating my life in my head as though it were a novel,” Cogburn said.

see COGBURN, page 18

Baton Rouge author Emily Beck Cogburn recently published her second novel ‘Ava’s Place.’ Her first novel, ‘Louisiana Saves the Library,’ was published in January 2016.

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‘Get Out’ turns horror genre on its head

BY RYAN THAXTON @ryanthax

“Get Out,” the perfect film to counteract the torrent of Oscarnominated tragedies, is a mustsee in theaters, whether you like horror or not.

No one has ever been able to pull off what Jordan Peele did in “Get Out.” An ingenious satire for his directorial debut, Peele keeps the audience laughing while jumps, gore and plot twists abound.

Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) is a black man visiting the family home of his white girlfriend Rose (Allison Williams).

The conflict is obvious, with satire present from the beginning.

As Rose insists her family isn’t racist, the joke is clear when her father, played by Bradley Whitford, insists out of nowhere he would have voted Obama into a third term and continuously calls Chris “my man.”

Early on, the film presents itself as a spectacle of white liberals trying their hardest to let Chris know they’re the good guys. It’s a take on the classic “I don’t see race” line.

The farce only grows from there. “Get Out” boasts a brilliant social commentary in which every line is imbued with subtext while maintaining its status as a hilarious yet horrifying thriller.

The concept that a black man is the protagonist and not the first casualty for a horror movie is revolutionary in itself and keeps with the movie’s honesty. The self awareness Chris shows, asking early on if Rose’s family knows he is black and whether her father will chase him off the front lawn with a shotgun, is what makes the film so believable.

It’s this self awareness and refusal to dumb itself down that makes Kaluuya’s character feel as if he is sitting next to you in the audience.

The unsettling feeling grows in your stomach as you see it appear on Chris’ face. There’s an honesty and practicality in the plot not often seen in horror movies.

For once, the protagonist seems to be cognizant of the situation he’s in. Instead of a demon-infested nun or children in a haunted school, it’s a black man stuck in the woods with dozens of white people.

The movie opens with a scene all too real: a black man, Dre (Lakeith Stanfield), is walking alone down an empty suburban

street. A car pulls up, turns off its lights and begins to follow Dre — anyone can predict what happens next. Dre does too, but despite him muttering “Not today,” it’s too late.

The metaphor Peele creates with “Get Out” encompasses every key racial issue in America today, becoming more complex as the film goes on. It’s this relentless realism that makes “Get Out” so unsettling yet refreshing to see in theaters.

Along with its premise, the film’s comic relief and plot aren’t dependent on unrealistic situations like characters running down the stairs or unbelievably naive.

Peele’s timing manages to invoke comic relief without overshadowing the gravity of every situation. The whole theater laughs together, holds their breath together, then laughs again.

Chris’ best friend and dog sitter Rod (LilRel Howery) provides more than just comic relief, telling Chris what everyone in the audience is thinking. “Don’t go to

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a white girl’s parents’ house!” Rod yelps through the phone.

There are few true jokes in the film, despite how often it causes viewers to laugh. The absurdity and accuracy of situations like Rose’s family hosting a party of nearly all white guests, with a golf pro suggestively telling Chris “I know Tiger” and the only other black man shaking Chris’ fist bump create enough hilarity.

It’s in these scenes that Peele’s handiwork is most familiar.

Known for his sketches on “Mad TV” and Comedy Central’s “Key and Peele,” he has a long history of racial satire.

While stomach-churning horror is new for Peele, he manages to turn the horror genre on its head by keeping to what he does best.

Taking the notion of stereotyping and cultural appropriation to another level, one not wholly unrealistic either, is Peele’s reinvention of the genre that can usher in a new era of horror movies.

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Dude York first recorded this sophomore album at a punk house called Magic Lanes.

The product was not quite what the trio had hoped for, however, and after spending eight months on the record, Dude York decided to scrap it.

“It left me really confused as to what songs were good, and it was a long process toward feeling confident again,” said guitarist and lead

vocalist Peter Richards.

Finally, Dude York decided to take a more traditional route and record in a studio with Cody Votolato and John Goodmanson (Bikini Kill, Blonde Redhead, Los Campesinos!, Sleater-Kinney). Hardly Art Records released the final product.

The opening track “Black Jack” is energetic, catchy, guitar-heavy and sure to get heads bobbing. The next two tracks, “The Way I Feel” and “Something in the Way,” have the same light-hearted, bouncing energy.

The next standout track is “Tonight,” which features Claire England on lead vocals. It’s a song about acknowledging the end of a relationship, following a common theme throughout

the album.

As “Sincerely” continues, it loses the really exciting moments found in its first songs. The lyrics become a little cheesier and those head bobbing guitar riffs seem less special.

Despite a weak ending, “Sincerely” is upbeat and fun. Dude York brings vigor and liveliness to the album, and the energy radiated by its live performance must be 10 times greater than the vibes on the record. Unfortunately, the tour doesn’t stop near Baton Rouge, but the group will play at South by Southwest in Austin this March.

For fans of: Joyce Manor, Chastity Belt and Tacocat

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When I learned that Dirty Projectors would be releasing new music in February, an excitement came over me. The band’s intricate harmonies, unusual melodies and generally experimental sound have captivated my interest since I heard the song “Swing Low Magellan” in 2012. Although I haven’t thought much about them in the last year, I was eager to see what new sounds were to come from this strange group out of New York.

Following the self-titled album’s release, I soon realized this was not the Dirty Projectors’ typical sound. Why? Because “Dirty Projectors” is basically a solo album.

Dave Longstreth, who started the project in the early 2000s, created this record with minimal collaboration. None of his former bandmates

appear on the album — not even former girlfriend Amber Coffman, whose vocals were one of the most memorable parts of past Dirty Projectors recordings.

Nonetheless, Longstreth nearly delivers an audio masterpiece. “Dirty Projectors” is so well produced that headphones are needed to appreciate the full spectrum of recorded sound. Vocals take the forefront as electronic drums, strings, synthesizers, keyboards, organs and a guitar create luscious backgrounds that rival the best in the business.

One thing that stands out on this album is the heavy use of vocal effects. Frequent pitch shifting and autotune made me wonder if Longstreth drew influence from the likes of Kanye West. It’s

fairly evident that Longstreth is attempting to sound more modern and slightly more pop on this record.

The new Dirty Projectors project seems to be a combination of R&B, electronic and pop music. The irony here is the layers are so intricate and unusual at times that I doubt the average listener would play it on repeat.

From a musical standpoint, I give this album a nine out of 10. Rarely do I hear other artists at this level of instrumentation and production, especially on a “solo” record. “Dirty Projectors” is impressive to say the least and definitely worth a listen if you’re looking for something new.

For fans of: Animal Collective and of Montreal

WHAT WE’RE PLAYING

Fresh from the presses of Sub Pop Records, “Why Love Now” marks the fifth album by the hardcore Pennsylvania punk quartet known as Pissed Jeans. These four sociopaths have been pumping life into an undead genre for 13 years with music critical of life in the 21st century. The record’s first single, “The Bar Is Low,” tackles the subpar condition of the male race, while “Have You Ever Been Furniture” serves as an anthem for any underappreciated workforce. “Why Love Now” sounds like noise punk and sludge metal, but it probably feels like a slap in the face to anyone who thought hardcore had run its course.

This week on The Rusty Cage, I’ll be opening the show with “Brother Blue Steel” by The Obsessed. The mood of this LP is immediately made clear by the album art, which features the famous painting “Saturn Devouring His Son.” “Brother Blue Steel” is an increasingly relevant statement of opposition to a rising police force. Frontman and personal hero Wino tears the house down with hectic, traditional doom riffs and a righteous hook. Tune in for wholesale slaughter.

In the first weekend of February 2017, The Disco Biscuits returned to their homeland of Philadelphia to ignite a three-night run at The Fillmore. In the second set of the third night, “Basis For a Day” brought forth 18 minutes of improvisation and wove elements of club funk, electronic rock, and what I want to call circus shredding. Not sure what any of those are? Tune in to The Jamboree and hear exactly what I mean.

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18 Run The Jewels/Run The Jewels 3/Run The Jewels 19 Maggie Rogers/Now That The Light Is Fading/Capitol 20 Ty Segall/Ty Segall/Drag City 21 St. Tropez/St. Tropez/Self-Released 22 Ron Gallo/Heavy Meta/New West 23 Arcade Fire/”I Give You Power” [Single]/Capitol 24 Bash And Pop/Anything Could Happen/Fat Possum 25 Landlady/The World Is A Loud Place/ Hometapes 26 Surfer Blood/Snowdonia/Joyful Noise 27 Thigh Master/Early Times/Bruit Direct 28 Tobin Sprout/The Universe And Me/ Burger 29 Otherkin/Can You Feel It [EP]/ Rubyworks 30 Chance The Rapper/Coloring Book/ Self-Released

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ticket demand has been high and she has been getting amazing childhood, which leads to reviews. nostalgia when she listens to After a December concert, Nicks. the Chicago Tribune said “Nicks’ Aside from Nicks’ solo music, mystique and bewitching charm she was also a member of Fleet- permeated the show.” wood Mac during her prime as In a Billboard review, Nicks’ an individual artist in the ’70s performance was lauded for its and ’80s. prowess and storytelling.

She has performed some of “Forty years and hundreds Fleetwood Mac’s of covers later, most popular there’s still nothNicks will grace New songs on her solo Orleans’ Smoothie King ing that properly tour, including prepares you hits like “Rhian- Center with her presence for the sound of non,” “Gold Dust March 15, giving local fans Nicks’ simultaWoman” and an opportunity to see her neously gravelly “Landslide.” perform live. and feathery wisp Villarreal said intoning that “Landslide” is one first ‘Took my of her favorite of love, and I took it Nicks’ songs, along with “Leath- down,’” Billboard said. er and Lace” and “Gypsy.”

For those ready to see a “I like her songs and lyrics great show, Nicks will be in New because they can be relatable Orleans in less than a month. to things I have gone through “It’s been thrilling to get on or may go through in my life,” stage each night and sing some Villarreal said. of my early gems from early in Nicks, a multi-platinum my career along with getting the Grammy award winning artist, chance to sing material from my has put on great shows so far last two albums,” Nicks said in a for the 24 Karat Gold Tour. The statement on her website.

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Stevie Nicks will perform at New Orleans’ Smoothie King Center on March 15 as part of her 24 Gold Karat Tour.

COGBURN, from page 15 She spent her childhood fantasizing about the magnificent, creative ways of imagination and how she could best put these ideas to use.

Here in Baton Rouge, Cogburn has been growing in popularity for “Ava’s Place” seemingly because her writing is relatable.

“I write about ordinary people, and I write about what I know,” Cogburn said.

She said much of her inspiration is rooted in setting, in Louisiana especially.

“Both ‘Ava’s Place’ and ‘Louisiana Saves the Library’ are very much about Louisiana and the people and culture here,” Cogburn said.

Writing about a place so different from Minnesota is new and exciting for her, making her books and settings more detailed on the surroundings that people born and raised here are familiar with and may have taken for granted.

She said she notices things that make locals feel at home and is able to write about them in a way that touches their hearts.

As for “Ava’s Place,” Cogburn got her inspiration right here in the city of Baton Rouge.

“The novel is a love story between a reporter, Ava, and a café owner, Ford,” Cogburn said. “The café Ford owns at the beginning of the novel was inspired by Louie’s Café.”

“Ava’s Place” celebrates change, courage and sets out to inspire readers to find their place in the world.

If she had given up on her dream, Cogburn would have ended up in a career she wasn’t passionate about. Her life story is one, just like Ava’s, that gives hope and inspires those ambitious individuals in the world to never give up on their dreams.

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People gather to rub the GDPT Thien Ai lion dancers for good luck as Tam Bao Temple celebrates the Vietnamese New Year in Baton Rouge on Jan. 27.

DANCE TEAM, from page 15 “To me, lion dancing is more than just for fun and show,” Thanh Do said. “It’s my culture and background. The bond my team and I share is like no other; we all contribute our energy and passion into what we do.”

It’s no surprise he and the team have become a family, considering Thanh Do dedicated nearly his entire childhood and continues to dedicate the majority of his time today to the art of lion dancing.

“I first joined the team when I was around eight years old and have been doing it since,” Thanh Do said. “Growing up and being part of the Buddhist Youth Group, I would always watch the older teens practice lion dancing.

I knew I wanted to join when I was old enough.”

However, it’s definitely not always easy. Thanh Do explained the commitment to this art is time and energy consuming — especially as an engineering student — but worth it.

“Being a full time student

and helping my parents run the family business is very time consuming, but I always manage to find time and energy to do what I love,” Thanh Do said. “Most practices are held every Sunday after the temple service is done.

Aside from practicing, everyone on the team is encouraged to workout and be healthy on their own. I personally work out during weekdays at the UREC after school.”

In Thanh Do’s eyes, the weekly practices and workouts are a small price to pay for the

rewards that performances bring not only to himself or the team but to the community.

“A special part of what we do is that we are a non-profit organization,” Thanh Do said. “All our performances are either free, as we donate our time and name for special events [cultural festivals, school events], or based on open donations. All of the money we receive is donated to the Buddhist Youth Group and Tam Bao Buddhist Temple. At the end of the day, I am proud to be the leader of this team.”

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New restaurant Cocha brings international flavors to Baton Rouge

BY ABBIE SHULL @abbielj The newest addition to the downtown Baton Rouge restaurant scene, Cocha, offers an international take on traditional Southern cuisine.

Saskia and Enrique Spanhoff opened Cocha last December. The couple uses their heritage and travel experience to inspire this new restaurant. Enrique is from Venezuela with a Basque mother, and Saskia’s family is Dutch.

“We have both traveled extensively around the world, and that has inspired us and what we like to eat,” Saskia said. “All of this has influenced the direction of Cocha.”

Saskia said it’s been her lifelong dream to open a restaurant.

“My husband and I met in the restaurant business,” she said. “We both have 25 years of combined experience in restaurants, and this is where we found our love for food, wine and caring for people.”

The restaurant combines locally grown ingredients with international flavors to bring Baton Rouge a delicious and healthy menu. The Spanhoffs moved to Baton Rouge from

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A bartender prepares a drink at Cocha on Feb. 20.

California, where they were exposed to a plethora of farmers’ markets.

“As we started to work on the restaurant concept, we knew we wanted to focus on seasonal, locally sourced products that were organic or at the very least, pesticide free.”

Saskia said. “We feel that it is our responsibility to help educate people by feeding them the best quality food we can get.”

Though they said they don’t consider their restaurant’s offerings to be true Southern cuisine, the restaurant is

Southern in the sense that most of their ingredients come from the local area.

Saskia added that she and her husband believe people want to know more about where their food comes from and they want to support their local communities to keep local food

traditions alive.

At Cocha, all of the food is made from scratch. Because of the availability of certain ingredients, Cocha’s menu changes seasonally. The restaurant’s winter menu offers a variety of dishes from Gulf-caught, grilled redfish veracruz to duck gnocchi.

The Spanhoffs [Spanhoff] chose to build their restaurant in downtown Baton Rouge because of the changing landscape.

“With the increase of new businesses to the downtown area and city as a whole, people with more diverse cultures started to move in,” Saskia said. “Baton Rouge has plenty of chain and Southern restaurants, but not much in the way of global food.”

The Spanhoffs said they hope to fill a void for people who are vegetarian and people with dietary issues — such as gluten allergies — who sometimes have a hard time finding a place to eat.

Cocha is located on North 6th Street in downtown Baton Rouge. They’re closed on Tuesdays but open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. every other day, with extended hours on Friday and Saturday.

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KREWES CONTROL

Holidays like Mardi Gras highlight need for responsible alcohol consumption HOUSTON, WE HAVE A COLUMN

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CASEY PIMENTEL @CaseyPimentel1

There’s no doubt the entire state of Louisiana started preparing for Mardi Gras months ago. Beads were bought in bulk along with alcohol, masks and costumes. People worked on parade floats for months and planned parties by the dozens. Outsiders bought plane tickets and hotel rooms and headed to New Orleans for the weekend. The whole state slipped into party mode and forgot about all its worries.

Just as partiers get ready holidays like, so do law enforcement. According to the Times-Picayune, within the first two weeks of February 2016, more than 30 guns were confiscated from Mardi Gras parade routes and approximately $376,000 worth of drugs were taken off the street. There were 150 arrests, 50 felonies and about 415 criminal charges.

All of this occurred before last year’s Mardi Gras even began.

Mardi Gras is part of what makes Louisiana so great, but for many it is also a tragic time of the year. There is no need to abstain from drinking and other activities during Mardi Gras, but people need to be more responsible about the choices they’re making. If you’re drunk, you shouldn’t drive.

If you’re high, you shouldn’t drive.

If you’re buzzed, you shouldn’t drive. There is no reason to get into a car while intoxicated or accept a ride from anyone intoxicated.

According to the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, there were 599 crashes resulting in injuries or fatalities, 10 deaths and 1,005 injuries during the five-day Mardi Gras holiday in 2015.

Previous years have not been a walk in the park, either. In 2014, 34 percent of traffic fatalities involved drunk drivers.

People are dying every year in the name of Mardi Gras festivities. “ U n fo r t u n a t e l y, in Louisiana, we confront a culture that too often ignores warnings about drinking and driving, but it’s especially acute at Mardi Gras, when so many of

the celebrations involve alcohol consumption,” Lt. Col. John LeBlanc, Executive Director of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, said according to the American Press.

The American Press reported Louisiana’s 2015 Mardi Gras holiday was the single-most dangerous holiday on state highways.

This year you could’ve been the one taken to the hospital instead of back to the hotel. It could have been your children this year. You could have been the one sending someone else’s family to the hospital. Don’t take those kinds of risks.

One holiday is not worth a lifetime full of guilt and grief.

Many drug traffickers spend months driving back and forth from their hub to New Orleans gearing up for Mardi Gras. They bring incredible amounts of drugs into the city everyday. With drugs comes violence, crime and guns.

Shootings are always possible and danger rises with the tensions of competing dealers trying to control parts of the city.

Even with the dangers of alcohol, drugs and violence, people still feel the need to bring their young children to New Orleans. The Mardi Gras environment is no place to bring children. Parents risk the safety of their kids when they drag them through Bourbon Street and Canal Street into early hours of the morning. The original concept of parades and floats may have appealed to children, but times have changed and the festivities have evolved into a more dangerous game.

Whenever Fat Tuesday rolls around, parents should do the responsible thing and leave children at home with a babysitter.

Although Mardi Gras is a strong cultural part of this state, no holiday is worth dying for. When it comes to parade season, people need to be smart on the streets and in the bars. It’s OK to party, but at the same time, you should be aware of your surroundings, no matter what the celebration. It’s always beneficial to have a plan when you hit the bars for celebrations like Mardi Gras to ensure your safety and the safety of those around you trying to get home as well.

Casey Pimentel is an 18-year-old mass communication freshman from The Woodlands, Texas.

Reveille decision to print during shortened weeks not cost-effective NO FORTUNATE SON CHRISTOPHER GODAIL @ChrisGodail Last semester, the editorial staff of The Daily Reveille opted to reduce print frequency to alleviate financial woes.

After losing significant advertising its revenue and nearly depleting fiscal reserves, the University paper has gone from printing five times per week to one. The paper was previ-

ously printed as a campus daily since 2002.

The decision to run a print edition of the Reveille leading into Mardi Gras break does not adhere to the same deliberate thought and consistency that spurred them to reduce print frequency.

The publication was not sensible considering the costs and returns on investments — in terms of labor costs, printing costs and distribution costs, but also in terms of viewership.

The Feb. 23 edition of the Reveille was on stands for just two full days of class before the

current edition was distributed.

The majority of the paper’s target audience — University students — weren’t there.

Many students leave campus early with impending breaks, so whether this was really two “full” days is even up for debate. Nonetheless, the paper was still printed. The return on investment for both the printed paper and its advertisers was close to nonexistent.

The editorial staff should explore the possibility of not offering a print edition during shortened school weeks to maximize efficacy.

In a letter to University students following the decision to transition to a weekly last October, Reveille student leadership claimed the change would “allow us to improve our digital footprint on LSUNow.com — the online hub for all LSU Student Media content.” With focus on improving the digital footprint, it would have been the perfect time to probe the reach of a fully online edition.

Continuing, I’m not heavy on naivete, so I don’t have the impression that students view the Reveille as a source of informa-

tion. That’s not to say I don’t take immense pride in writing for it, but in my experience, most students that I’ve spoken to treat it as something to glance over while they’re waiting for class.

When class is out, hard copies of the Reveille waste away in distribution racks without students to read them, effectively defeating their purpose.

Laissez le bons temps rouler, I suppose.

Christopher Godail is a 27 year old interdisciplinary studies junior from Kenner, Louisiana.

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Morning classes undeserving of their bad reputation OSIE SAYS OSIE EVANS @osiezz The most common piece of advice upperclassmen offer freshmen is to avoid morning classes like the plague. Supposedly, after over 15 years of waking up at the crack of dawn, something about college life makes rising early unbearable. Eager to take advantage of the freedom to sleep in, students sign up for afternoon classes and endure the hassles of commuting at the same time as the majority of their peers.

The ease of commuting to campus in the morning makes waking up early seem like a small price to pay. It’s no secret parking on campus can be a nightmare for students, but in the morning, it’s a dream. You’re basically guaranteed a spot close to your classes. Commuting early makes driving to class

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easier as well. In the morning, you beat part of the nine to five rush. For those who live on streets filled with student-friendly apartment complexes like Ben Hur

or Burbank, you also beat the rush of fellow students headed to campus.

Early classes also make it easier to have a more productive

day. Finishing class before noon means you still have the entire day to study and finish your homework. Sure, students could wake up early and finish their work before afternoon classes, but how often does that happen? This also cuts down on the need to pull allnighters, which helps students get enough sleep to make morning classes bearable.

For students with cjobs or involved in extracurricular activities, morning classes can cut down on scheduling conflicts. Nearly all school activities occur in the afternoon, which means people with morning classes will usually be available. Having free afternoons also makes it easier to get an off-campus job because employers don’t have to do as much maneuvering around your schedule.

Even science is in favor of it.

An article in the Wall Street Journal discussed the body’s best time to do certain tasks. Late morning

was the best time for adults to do cognitive work, which makes doing your homework right after class the logical choice. The article also mentioned a study that found people to be more easily distracted from noon to 4 p.m. with peak sleepiness occurring around 2 p.m., which indicates it’s not the best timeframe for taking classes.

The majority of college students plan to take jobs with hours ranging from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., so we may as well get acquainted to the early morning routine before we have to cope with all of the responsibilities and stresses of the “real world.” Waking up early really isn’t that bad — the sky is beautiful, there aren’t as many people out and about and you have your whole day ahead of you.

At least give morning classes a chance for one semester. They may surprise you.

Osie Evans is a 20-year-old English junior from Natchitoches, Louisiana.

New Orleans tornado victims still homeless, need more coverage MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL CLARKE PERKINS @ClarkePerkins It’s been less than a month since a massive tornado hit New Orleans East, and the conversations and posts have almost disappeared. It is mind-blowing. Was the tornado only noteworthy the moment it destroyed a neighborhood? Or are there just more important things to focus on, like the amount of money spent on flowers this year for Valentine’s Day? Because that’s what news stations here are covering.

I went to New Orleans the Saturday after the tornado hit to help with tornado cleanup, and it was worse than I imagined. Many houses have had their roofs wand walls torn off. Families were trying to salvage what they could — they had to hurry before it became too dark because they were still without power.

People are still without homes and will continue to be for some time. That’s nobody’s fault, but it happened. Don’t assume because the news isn’t covering the tornado as heavily as they were before that everything is back to normal.

Houses haven’t just reappeared because the media isn’t acknowledging their destruction anymore.

The society as a whole follows the media, which is extremely problematic. The media outlets you receive your information from — CNN, Fox News, The Huffington Post, Twitter, Facebook, among others — are all businesses. They don’t care about keeping you updated. They want to produce what sells, and they’re going to report what gets the most clicks, retweets and favorites.

Yes, I’m from New Orleans, but that’s not the reason I chose to write this column. If I was aware of a tornado that severely damaged an entire neighborhood in Lake Charles and people seemed to have forgotten about it, I’d still write the column. I want people to understand how quickly we move on to the next most talked about thing — whether it be sad, happy, exciting or entertaining.

We see something devastating in the news, tweet our feelings and sometimes even vow to donate to relief funds. But, then, the media shares that Beyoncé lost Album of the Year. Now that’s all anyone talks about.

I wrote a column last year about how it seemed everyone had forgotten about the Flint water crisis. This town isn’t making front pages anymore, but its battle for clean water has

been ongoing.

I can’t lie. Recently, the Flint water crisis slipped my mind as well. It happens to everyone — people get caught up in their own worlds and aren’t as cognizant of their surroundings. However, it’s everyone’s job to remain aware of that human flaw.

It’s hard be empathetic if you

don’t know the struggles people in certain communities still face.

We need to make it our responsibility to remember what people are going through. I’m not saying we should sit around moping about how terrible things are, but we can’t forget about tragedies we’ve seen, especially in our communities. We’re all guilty of the

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Quote of the Week “An American has not seen the United States until he has seen Mardi Gras in New Orleans.”

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‘The Bachelor’ mocks, dramatizes relationship expectations contestants’ best interests at heart.

MYIAPINION The show brings out the worst in people, and no one MYIA HAMBRICK should be manipulated on na@MyiaChristine tional television. Ratings are It’s “Bachelor season,” too important to the people which means many people in involved. While I personAmerica are enamored with ally don’t watch the show, my the crazy, scripted world of friends, when they heard I was ABC’s “The Bachelor.” I am a writing this column, told me, sucker for TV shows, but real- “They went to a church on their ity TV has lost its credibility. home visit.”

Lifetime even has a show obviMy response was simple: ously based on “The Bachelor” Any show that promotes mali“UnREAL.” “UnREAL” is a ciousness, infidelity and manipfictitious show about the behind ulation is in need of some sort the scenes action of a reality of spiritual upheaval, but not on camera. It makes religious TV show.

Other than bringing friends people look bad, and it makes together for entertainment, the people on the show look “The Bachelor” serves no pur- hypocritical. pose. Growing up, I remember Not only are the contestants my mom and older sister loved made fools of, but the show’s watching the show. That was existence promotes highly unback in 2006, only four seasons realistic expectations about after the show first aired. The relationships and marriage. No one will be able contestants on to take you on exthe show were travagant dates dramatic, but not If you are waiting on all the time, and nearly as dramatsomeone to have a ic as the newer in real life, dating relationship with, live your multiple people ones.

The show has life like a regular person. with the possibility of marriage made a mockery of the people attached makes involved, and it no sense. seems they’re The show fine with it. Take last season’s provides entertainment, but Chad on “The Bachelorette.” nothing more than that. It is suHe was awful, self-obsessed perficial and leads us to expect and dim witted — people even the worst from people we meet. made memes of him. I remem- It makes us skeptical of their ber seeing countless Buzzfeed intentions, and we aren’t able to lists about his “Chad-isms.” He fully enjoy life the way we are was made out to be this insane supposed to. I think people find guy — and he might be. How- their best relationships by parever, he also might have been ticipating in life, not participatmanipulated by the producers ing in a game show.

I get that it is just a to act in a way that portrayed television show, but it afhim as worse than he really is.

I am not going to say the fects the people who watch it, producers and those involved whether they know it or not. with making the show only Even if you aren’t one of the care about ratings, but it 6.56 million people who tune doesn’t seem like they have the in to watch the show, you are

affected by living in this world contaminated by this kind of television.

Women everywhere are waiting for someone to scoop them up on a helicopter to a tropical island for a day. They tear down other women in their social circles and are suspicious of them and their actions.

As women, we should be

lifting one another up and encouraging one another. Take a girls’ weekend to a tropical paradise with friends. Don’t sit around waiting for someone else to make you happy.

If you are waiting on someone to have a relationship with, live your life like a regular person. Make strong friendships, make strides in your

education or profession, take care of yourself and good things will come in its own time. You don’t need to go on a scripted reality show to find the person you should be with forever.

Myia Hambrick is a 21-year-old mass communication junior from Temple, Georgia.

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Immigrants irreplaceable at heart of American society HUMAN WRITES ALAINA DILAURA @alaina_dilaura On Feb. 16, immigrants from around the nation took part in “A Day Without Immigrants,” a solidarity movement, which was both a boycott and a strike.

The grassroots campaign spread like wildfire across social media outlets following the Women’s March. With the support of world-class chefs, shop owners and service providers around the country, the idea gained momentum and eventually took shape.

Ethan Smith, co-owner of Hecho en Dumbo, a New York City restaurant, decided to close his restaurant despite a guaranteed financial hit, according to

USA Today.

“This seemed like an opportune moment for us to show the undocumented community support,” Smith told USA today.

“We also hope it will show those who may wish to impose broader deportation measures that our community as a whole isn’t going to sit idly by and let neighbors be taken from their homes en masse.”

Thousands of immigrants didn’t go to work, send their children to school or spend money to demonstrate the valuable contribution immigrants make to the American economy. Those who planned to grab lunch at the local taco shop or sushi bar were in for a real surprise when their favorite restaurants were closed to support immigrant rights. The same goes for homeowners who had to postpone construction on

their homes.

The protest came in lieu of unrest over President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies, and rightly so.

Over one in four, or 26.6 percent, of “Main Street” business owners ­ — owners of businesses in the retail, accommodation and food services, and neighborhood service sectors — in the New Orleans metro area were foreign born in 2013, according to the American Immigration Council.

It’s impossible to imagine my world void of immigrants. Spending last summer living in New Orleans exposed me to a variety of cultures different than my own. There was a wealth of international food at my fingertips (or, rather, my toe tips, considering nearly all my cravings could be satisfied with a short walk down

the street). Without immigrants, my daily taste of culture would have been impossible.

Most ironically, had my grandmother, who was born in Honduras, been banned from America, she wouldn’t have become a successful business owner alongside my grandfather.

Thus, I wouldn’t have been born or had the opportunity to raise my voice for the betterment of this already great nation.

America can’t thrive without the dynamism, entrepreneurial spirit and passion of immigrants.

Immigrants have played a part in founding over half of the 87 startup companies valued at $1 billion or more, creating an average of approximately 760 jobs per company in the United States. As America’s population ages, we must rely on the

qualities immigrants bring to the table to contribute to innovation and research.

“We never received welfare, we never received any type of government aid,” says son of immigrant, Alejandro Osorio in an article by Grub Street. “What we’re trying to show is we’re here to work, to contribute, we want to be part of the American Dream. That’s what we’re trying to do.”

No, Trump, we aren’t “getting really bad dudes out of the country” by deporting immigrants.

Instead, we’re limiting our potential as a nation by failing to realize immigrants are who help make America great.

Alaina DiLaura is a 20-year-old international studies and mass communication sophomore from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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