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The 2012 Voodoo Music Experience had an eventful apocalyptic year, with schedule changes, last-minute bookings and a surprising cold front. The festival hosted many local acts as well as national and international artists. The Halloween spirit hung in the air as the masses came dressed in festive costumes. Children, teenagers, the college crowd and adults all joined in on the fun of playing dress-up. Some of the most frequently spotted costumes included Native Americans with head dresses galore, Finn from “Adventure Time,” and unicorns. Friday’s main headliner was Neil Young & Crazy Horse, which drew a large crowd and played Young’s classic anthems. Electronic artist Kaskade served beats to his large audience of ravers. Pop-punk group Say Anything played energetically to a rambunctious crowd that evening as well. Max Bemis, lead singer of Say Anything, said the band was excited to be present and involved in the Voodoo Experience.
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“We’re just very proud to be part of the festival, and such a diverse festival,” Bemis said. The band delighted the crowd with fan favorites such as “Alive with the Glory of Love” and “Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too.” The energy was high as microphones twirled and dancing broke out. The singer talked about the difference between playing a festival compared to a smaller venue. “At a festival, you kind of have to represent yourself in a certain way that’s going to reach people that don’t really know about your band or are less familiar with your band,” Bemis explained. “It’s still about having a good time and you gotta be passionate about it, especially when not everyone is there to see you.” As Voodoo rolled into Saturday, Louisiana natives The Vettes and The Revivalists graced the stage. Lead singer Rachel Vette said she and her rock-pop band consider it an honor to play at Voodoo each year, as they have for the past five, moving later on the schedule with
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Hip-hop artist Zeale (top), Yo-Landi Vi$$er of Die Antwoord (left), Sister Sparrow (top right) and Bootsy Collins (bottom right) perform at Voodoo Fest in New Orleans.
On the heels of the LSU System Board of Supervisors ousting its former system president and watching LSU’s chancellor accept a position at another university, the board unanimously voted Friday to combine the system presidency and chancellorship. This is the first step toward tightening the LSU System into one cohesive university. The resolution was proposed after representatives from the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges presented a report depicting a scenario where the LSU System’s 10 institutions function more as a collective group than as the loosely bound collection they are now. Some of the structural changes suggested show the LSU System having one president and an executive vice president and provost who presides over chancellors at the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, LSU-Shreveport, the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, LSU-Eunice and LSU-Alexandria. “This crossover, pulling together the strengths... can produce a quality level multiplied ten fold,” said Thomas Meredith, senior fellow at the AGB. AGB’s presentation also showed an LSU System with a uniform curriculum and a uniform application process for each university, though each school would maintain its own admissions standards. “Students should have access to the resources of the people on every campus,” Meredith said. While the board agreed they would have to further discuss the more dramatic proposed changes, the discussion of merging the system president and chancellor MERGER, see page 6