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An array of events with local and national significance occurred on and around LSU’s campus this year. NEWS

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A review of this school year, which saw multiple instances of student activism across campus.

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“‘Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute’ is a fun and fast-paced watch of musical multitudes for the iconic honoree.”

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We take a look back on the top five most memorable events to take place for LSU football.

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COVID-19 AND LSU BY KATHERINE MANUEL @kmanuel_2 There were 1,562 COVID-19 cases in the fall and 693 in the spring semester, according to the COVID-19 Reporting Dashboard. In the spring, the University administered over 10,000 COVID-19 tests. Since March 2021, the University reported that 6,478 students and 3,488 employees said they received vaccines.

The University began administering vaccines in March at Tiger Stadium. The state supplied LSU with Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Galligan announced in April that LSU could not require students to receive vaccines in order to attend LSU, but some faculty members called for LSU to rethink that decision. Classes were held in person, in a hybrid format and fully online. According to the University, one-third of classes occurred

in each format. Operating amid a pandemic brought many changes to the lives of those within the LSU community. Mardi Gras break and spring break were canceled and replaced with various one-day breaks throughout the semester, but these breaks were also taken away after school was canceled for a week in January after a winter storm hit Baton Rouge.

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TITLE IX CHANGES

In November, USA Today released an article that outlined several instances of sexual assault at LSU and victims’ difficulties with the Title IX reporting process at the University. After this article, LSU students marched in protest of the University’s mishandlings of sexual assault. The article found that some LSU administrators were aware of the assaults, but did not take the appropriate action in reporting on them. After that report, The University hired Husch Blackwell law firm to conduct an independent investigation of Title IX proThe LSU Board of Supervicesses on campus. Husch Blackwell released a report outlining sors announced that a Presidenthe shortfalls of the University’s Title IX practices, as well as 18 tial Search Committee would be recommendations to mending the Title IX process on campus. formed in October. The 20-perThe University placed two athletics employees on temporary son committee met several times suspension without pay in light of the Husch Blackwell report. throughout the year and supThe employees, Executive Athletic Director Verge Ausberry and ported a unified president posiSenior Associate Athletic Director Miriam Segar, also undertion instead of a chancellor and PHOTO BY ABBY KIBLER went sexual violence reporting training during and after their president leading the University suspension. system. The committee hired im role since January 2020, and The Department of Education opened two investigations Parker Executive Search Firm to said multiple times throughout into LSU’s Title IX practices. The first was announced in Februconduct the search in Novem- the semester that he would apary and is an investigation into LSU’s transparency in reporting ber. Students and the LSU com- ply for the permanent role. He crimes and sexual violence that occur on campus. The second munity were able to participate changed his mind Tuesday, citinvestigation will examine Title IX cases over the past three in the search through interviews ing “personal and professional academic years and will be conducted similarly to Husch Blackdetailing what they hope to see considerations.” He said he will well’s investigation. in a permanent president. In remain in the role until the UniThe Louisiana Senate Select Committee on Women and ChilDecember, Ausberry voluntarily versity completes its search for dren held legislative hearings ahead of the 2021 legislative seswithdrew from his position on a permanent president, but he sion beginning in the spring. Students spoke at the hearings the committee amid backlash he plans to return to his previous about the culture on campus. During the first hearing, victims faced in his role in the mishan- role at the Law School. Wednesidentified themselves and spoke out against LSU and its Title IX dling of Title IX reports on cam- day, the committee met and rereporting processes. pus. Interim President Thomas leased the list of applicants who Interim President Thomas Galligan and members of the adGalligan has served in the inter- are vying for the position. ministration pledged to work toward all of the 18 recommendations. GalGreek Life held virtual recruitment in events amid the pandemic, including Songligan said the University has a plan to the summer amid COVID-19 restrictions. fest and the Miss LSU pageant, but mitigacomplete 47 action items in response to Greek life members were still allowed to tion efforts were enforced. the recommendations. LSU recently anlive in the Greek houses, but masks had to In January, LSUPD investigated the LSU nounced the Title IX office would be rebe worn in common spaces and other pre- chapter of Kappa Alpha Order after a noose vamped and combined with the Office of cautions were taken to prevent the spread was found inside the fireplace of the fraterCivil Rights to create a new office. of COVID-19. nity house. LSU suspended all activities for its chapLSU placed Kappa Sigma on suspension ter of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity after a over allegations that the fraternity hazed its night of partying on Oct. 19 ended in a new pledges, violated COVID-19 protocols and member’s hospitalization. The new member served alcohol to minors. was drinking at an off-campus gathering but had returned to a female student’s offIndustrial engineering junior Stone campus apartment before some fraternity Cox served as student body president brothers saw he needed assistance. and political science junior Hannah BarSororities and fraternities held some rios served as vice president.

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Student Government implemented several new initiatives this year, including “Swipe Out Hunger” and a temporary Sexual Violence Prevention Committee. The Bowman-Milligan campaign won LSU’s 2021 Student Government election. The election brought 17% of LSU’s student body. Criminology and political science junior Javin Bowman was sworn in as student body president in April and political science, Spanish and international studies junior Abbie Grace Milligan was sworn in as vice president. COURTESY OF STONE COX AND HANNAH BARRIOS

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Students advocated for change several times throughout the semester in various protests and marches.

For more on students’ fights for change, see page 3.

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STUDENT DEATHS Multiple student deaths occurred this year, including the two most recent deaths in April. LSU freshman Kori Gauthier went missing in April after her vehicle was struck by another vehicle. The vehicle had been abandoned for an hour prior to the accident, and police only found her cell phone and wallet inside the car. On April 14, law enforcement officials confirmed that Gauthier’s body was found in the Mississippi River. Electrical engineering junior Layne Gravois died after attempting to rescue a child from rough waters in Florida.

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‘THE WORK IS FAR FROM OVER’ Looking back at a year of student activism PHOTOS BY ABBY KIBLER/ The Reveille

Students hold protest signs at multiple demonstrations throughout the school year. BY JOSH ARCHOTE @ JArchote The end of next month will mark one year after George Floyd was killed by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, leading to an eruption of Black Lives Matter protests across the country in 2020. Eight days after his death, Black Out LSU organized students to peacefully demonstrate against police brutality and racial inequality in the Quad. It would be the first protest of many in a year at LSU that was characterized by student activism. From the protests that erupted in Baton Rouge after the death of George Floyd, to the sit-in protests against the University’s mishandling of sexual assault allegations, students have put constant pressure on local leaders and administrators throughout the 2020-21 school year. June 3, 2020 Floyd’s death led to a surge of Black Lives Matter demonstrations that quickly spread from Minneapolis to the entire country. Between May 26, the day after Floyd’s death, and August 22, the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project recorded over 7,750 demonstrations linked to the BLM movement across more than 2,440 locations in all 50 states and Washington, DC. Members of Black Out LSU, a campaign created in 2015 to speak out against racial injustices, had to figure out how to make an impact on campus in the middle of a pandemic. The activists met every night via Zoom prior to the group’s first demonstration June 3. Political communication senior and Black Out LSU member Justin Franklin stressed that every move made by his group was fully thought out prior to implementation. “We were very intentional and calculated with everything we did,”

Franklin said, “Organizing very strategically our layout, coordinating with press, getting together our press release.” The June 3 demonstration saw a crowd of over one hundred protestors gathered in the Quad. University administration was present, including Interim President Thomas Galligan and Executive Vice President and Provost Stacia Haynie. Following the protest, Black student leaders began discussions with the University administration about bringing more social justice to campus. Franklin said they didn’t want to let the fever of the summer pass by the University. “The eyes were all over the country, on businesses, on corporations, on teams — so why shouldn’t eyes be on LSU, where we have issues of institutional racism, these systemic problems at LSU,” Franklin said. “It was all the more time for us to take a look inward.” Aug. 28, 2020 Almost a week after Jacob Blake was left paralyzed after being shot seven times by a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, LSU football players joined other sports teams across the nation in protest of racial inequality and led a march across campus. Instead of attending practice that Friday, the players marched from Tiger Stadium to Interim President Tom Galligan’s office, where they spoke with the University’s interim president outside before moving indoors. LSU football safety JaCoby Stevens said after the meeting that the actions of athletes across the country inspired the march. Stevens said previous generations of his family fought for civil rights, so he felt that he had no choice but to protest. “I really don’t have a choice because of the color of my skin,” Stevens said, “But I just have so many great people in my family who real-

ly fought for civil rights, and I feel like I need to take on that burden.” Sept. 5, 2020 Protests continued into the fall, with students leading a march on the Parades Ground to support the Black Lives Matter movement on Sept. 5. Halfway through the nearly one-mile walk, the group paused to hear speeches from sports administration sophomore TJ Polk, who organized the demonstration, and Galligan. “It’s important that we continue to keep this conversation alive,” Polk said. “The purpose for this event was to come together as a community and use our voices to . . . fight social injustice in America.” Galligan ended his speech by sharing his hopes for a future of equality “When we say Black lives matter, and Black lives do matter, it’s a statement of love, of hope and of unity,” Galligan said. “Go into the community and shine the light and be the change you want to see in the world.” Nov. 20, 2020 Protests lessened as the fall semester neared its end, and coronavirus cases increased dramatically. Then, USA Today published an article detailing LSU’s mishandling of cases of sexual assault, the first major revelation in an ongoing scandal that’s received national attention. USA Today’s investigation, published Nov. 16, found members of the University’s administration and Athletic Department ignored sexual misconduct complaints against top athletes and other students, denied victims’ requests for protection and subjected victims to further harm at the hands of their abusers. Student leaders immediately began organizing a protest demanding the University take responsibility for its negligence and for the resignation of employees who did not appropriately investigate

claims. Tigers Against Sexual Assault co-president Angelina Cantelli said that students needed to protest to show their anger. “Everyone was mad,” Cantelli said. “I thought it was worth it to show LSU that we stand united on this.” Cantelli said TASA struggled to get students engaged to talk about sexual assault on campus before the protest in the fall. “In the fall protest, we saw a lot of people coming up and sharing stories of them being sexually assaulted or them reporting something and it being mishandled by LSU,” Cantelli said. “It opened up a space for people to share their stories.” March 3, 2021 Months after the USA Today article, LSU hired law firm, Husch Blackwell to investigate its Title IX policies and practices. The University then announced that two LSU officials, Deputy Athletic Director Verge Ausberry and Senior Associate Athletic Director Miriam Segar, would be placed on unpaid suspension and would undergo sexual assault training. The USA Today report revealed that Ausberry was aware that former LSU football player Drake Davis assaulted LSU women’s tennis player Jade Lewis. TASA organized a sit-in at the LSU Football Operations Center hours after the release of the Husch Blackwell report. The organization had previously demanded last fall that any University employees found to have covered up sexual assault be immediately terminated. TASA chose the location because it wanted to reach student athletes, Cantelli said. “It’s one thing to have TASA upset about these things, but it’s another to have student athletes upset about it,” she said. Although there was a brief confrontation from student athletes

who wanted to know why the protestors were disrupting their schedules, Cantelli said the sit-in opened a dialogue between student athletes and TASA. “Since that first conversation [with the athletes], our relationship with them has grown exponentially,” Cantelli said. “We worked on sexual assault month events together and a video educating the campus community about sexual assault.” “Seeing student athletes get engaged shows that what we wanted to do with the sit-in was achieved, and I think that’s a really big win,” Cantelli said. Looking forward Students haven’t hesitated to organize and have their voices heard on campus in the past year. Racial injustice and police brutality continue to receive international attention in the U.S., and the University is still under the spotlight by state legislators and sexual assault advocacy groups for its Title IX mishandlings. “Everything has been a great start,” Franklin said. “Nothing was going to change over night. We were happy with the governor’s support, with the board’s support of Troy Middelton’s name from the library. I think that was the signal to us that we’re serious about creating some change. A lot of things have not come to complete fruition. The work is far from over.” Cantelli said TASA isn’t planning future protests unless something major happens. She said the organization is focusing on being an organization that supports survivors of sexual assault and brings attention to sexual assault on campus. “Planning protests can be exhausting,” Cantelli said. “Eventually, this scandal will probably not be talked about at LSU and we still want TASA to be doing the work we’re doing now at that point.”

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LSU alumnus and former Reveille reporter uplifts local newspaper BY CAROLINE SAVOIE @carolinesavo In a south Louisiana bayou parish, “local” news takes on a new meaning. Instead of national news, the Lafourche Gazette employs three reporters and features grade-school sports coverage of southern Lafourche Parish, community announcements and state government updates piecemealed from other papers in the state. One of those reporters is Casey Gisclair, a mass communication alumnus and former Reveille reporter. When accepting an offer in 2019 to write for the Gazette — the only newspaper that circulates through his hometown of Larose — he said he was ready for a challenge. The Gazette, like so many other print newspapers, was facing an uncertain future. Readership was down, and Gisclair was tasked with handling the paper’s new website to reach a broader audience. “We had all these plans,” Gisclair said. “But the website was up for two weeks before the world closed.” Gisclair said he was covering a softball game on March 11 when he heard the news that schools were set to close after reports of a deadly virus overseas became a

reality in the U.S. “I was in a dugout talking and sharing sunflower seeds and making jokes comparing the virus to swine flu,” Gisclair said. “That night, the NBA canceled their first games. The next day, the world became a much scarier place.” The next day, Gisclair did as much research as he could while thinking about his parents, who both have health issues that put them at risk if they were to catch coronavirus. One day later, Lafourche Parish had its first positive case, and Gisclair reported on it. “The Gazette is just so small, I knew our area wasn’t going to have the coverage if I didn’t get it done,” Gisclair said. So he went to work. Gisclair created spreadsheets to track all the data he could find nationwide, statewide and parishwide to gain a clear understanding of the big picture the world was wringing their necks to see. “I’m not a worry wart, but I couldn’t stop researching,” Gisclair said. “And I realized that if I’m worried about this and trying to keep my family safe, a lot of people who read the Gazette are probably doing the same. That’s when I decided I’d take it to the people.” Gisclair started posting CO-

VID-19 updates on Facebook each day featuring data on positive cases and hospitalizations in the parish. “The residents down the bayou needed this coverage,” ArchieChaisson, Lafourche Parish president, said. “They just ate it up.” But it wasn’t the positive case updates that made Sue Carrere, an online reader of the Gazette, start checking for Gisclair’s update each day. It was the recovery data. “We used to hear all the negatives when the news started reporting COVID,” Carrere said. “Every time I opened Facebook, all I saw was how many people died. Casey started posting how many people had recovered, and that was such an exciting thing that no one was focusing on. We needed to know that people could survive this.” Gisclair had to venture out of his sportswriting wheelhouse to provide his community with potentially life-saving information. “I’m not a pandemic reporter,” Gisclair said. “I just became one. I have had spreadsheets in my computer for months. I’ve had to buy a hard drive because I maxed out the space on my computer with so much data.” Carrere said Gisclair is honest, that he “could never be a politician because he tells the people

exactly how it is, even if it isn’t what they want to hear.” Gisclair said his biggest struggle reporting on COVID-19 in South Lafourche is the politicization of the pandemic. “I’m reporting that people need to wear masks and limit their activities, and they think we’re trying to take their rights away,” Gisclair said. “It’s been extremely difficult to remain impartial when this virus has been politicized like it has.” Carrere said she trusts Gisclair as a reporter, and that the reality of a bleak situation doesn’t stop Gisclair from trying to uplift the community. “He always finds the positive in a situation,” Carrere said. “As cheesy as it sounds, his reporting is a bright light in the darkness.” Gisclair’s talent for reporting in a crisis is not exclusive to pandemic-related matters. When seven hurricanes threatened his parish in 2020, the parish president utilized him as a resource. “We really needed him then because we couldn’t keep up with COVID updates and keep the parish afloat - literally,” Chaisson said. The South Lafourche community rallied behind Gisclair in his first year at the Gazette. He said that when something is worth reporting in the area, he often gets a

call before authorities do. “There were four or five drownings last year in Grand Isle,” Gisclair said. “For one of them, I called the police department for information, but it hadn’t even been reported to them yet. People know that when something happens, they look to reporters to spread the word.” Chaisson said Gisclair also increased accessibility to the Gazette’s news feed. “Casey really flipped the script on what the Gazette does for the community,” Chaisson said. “It was a small, down-the-bayou paper. Now there’s an app, a website and a Facebook page that he’s constantly updating.” Gisclair said at a time when headlines spell tragedy for local newspapers through shrinking audiences and closing newsrooms, the Gazette defies odds. The Gazette’s content is entirely free to readers and funded by advertisers. The print edition has gone from eight to 12 pages, circulating in more towns than it ever has. The digital edition readership has skyrocketed from 130,000 views per month to over 1 million views per month last year. “Hiring Casey was the best decision we ever made,” Vicki Chiasson, print editor of the Gazette, said.

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Some of the recreated video scenes are a little repetitive and unnecessarily dramatic, but the series includes real pictures and footage as well. Once you get past the foundation of the first episode, “This is a Robbery” draws you in with a gripping tale and a wide range of viewpoints and theories, ultimately leaving viewers to come to their own conclusions. Ava Borskey @iamavab DOCUMENTARY

OPERATION VARSITY BLUES Netflix

The recent college admissions scandals of 2019 should not be news to anyone, but learning the mastermind behind it is. As a college student myself, I went into this Netflix documentary expecting nothing new. I knew that some rich families needed to impress their equally rich friends by bragging about how their kids got into some elite college. It’s nothing new. America is a business, and a college campus is not exempt. Ariel Baise @arielbiancaa MOVIE

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD Edgar Wright

Not the movie we needed, but the one we deserved. Both Wright and Scott Pilgrim himself, Michael Cera, injected their innate quirkiness and charisma in the movie. The film moves at the pace of a rocket ship with insane, stylish transitions that stitch it all together, yet manages to still have a charming story about growing up, rather leveling up. Connor McLaughlin @connor_mcla MOVIE

RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON

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I mean, look. I did not hate this movie because there is so much to love and appreciate. Each location and action set-piece is beautiful and infused with Southeast Asian representation, which is a major plus in my book. Everything that is visually and audibly presented is amazing, but the story just makes none of it feel unique.

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‘Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute’ proves we will always love you, Dolly BY AVA BORSKEY @iamavab Here she comes again. Dolly Parton is back with more content. Netflix just released its original “Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute” on April 7. It’s a film version of the gala held during the Grammy week celebrations honoring Parton, the MusiCares 2019 Person of the Year. MusiCares is the official charity arm of The Recording Academy that helps musicians in need with anything from finances to mental health. Each year, MusiCares honors an artist or band as its “Person of the Year.” The honoree is somebody who embodies not only the musical talents of The Recording Academy but is also dedicated to philanthropic endeavors. Parton is involved with several charity efforts, many encompassed by The Dollywood Foundation. Her Imagination Library promotes literacy and education, sending a free book to children once a month from birth until they start school. She’s never once hesitated to donate in times of need, as shown by her involvement and support after the 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires and her more recent million-dollar donation to aid the development of the COVID-19 vaccine. Parton, who has won 10 Grammy Awards and been nominated for 50, became the first country artist to be named MusiCares Person of the Year since the award’s start in 1991. She joined a host of others who

have received the honor, like Aretha Franklin, Elton John and Gloria Estefan. The “Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute” is just under an hour long. It opens with Miley Cyrus, Shawn Mendes and Mark Ronson. The first two sing Parton and Kenny Roger’s classic “Islands in the Stream” while the latter plays the guitar. Within the first minute viewers see the woman of the hour. Parton is sitting in the audience at a table with yellow flowers. After the performance, an unseen announcer reads off the concert lineup for the night, not unlike the “what’s up next” voice before the commercials on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. After that, we meet our hosts Little Big Town, and more performances begin. A slew of bigname artists lined up to pay homage to the well deserving queen of country music, performing some of her well-known hits, as well as some of her albums’ hidden gems. Brandy Carlile stepped in Parton’s place for a duet of “Everything’s Beautiful (In Its Own Way)” with Willie Nelson. Katy Perry and Kacey Musgraves teamed up to cover “Here You Come Again.” Norah Jones and Puss N Boots gave a wonderful performance of “The Grass is Blue” from Parton’s Grammy award winning bluegrass album of the same name. With his impeccable guitar skills and gravelly voice, Chris Stapleton put his twist on Parton’s classic “9 to 5.” Mavis Staples and Leon Bridges were ac-

companied by Jon Batiste on the keys for “Not Enough,” bringing in a full choir for backup, in total Parton style. Jennifer Nettles, Margo Price and Cam joined forces to sing “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind.” Louisiana native Lauren Daigle brought her strong vocals to the stage for a cover of “The Seeker.” Gospel singer Yolanda Adams finished off the musical tributes with “I Will Always Love You.” Things slowed down as two of the “Trio,” Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, took to the stage to talk about their history with Parton. Parton, Harris and Ronstadt collaborated on two albums in 1987 and 1999, “Trio” and “Trio II.” Harris and Ronstadt introduced a short video compilation traversing through Parton’s history and career. It was complete with childhood photos and videos of Parton’s performances, allowing us to see some of her flashy fashion throughout the years. And finally, Parton herself made her way onto the stage. She gave a lighthearted and funny speech in thanks for the honor before singing “Coat of Many Colors” with Linda Perry on the guitar. If you’re a Dolly fan, you’ll enjoy this musical tribute. The stage band rocked every performance, and I was happy that Parton commended “Greg and the other musicians” in her speech. It was a fun and fast-paced watch of musical multitudes that put concert vibes right in your own home, rather than “Two Doors Down.”

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BOOTS GARLAND INVITATIONAL PHOTOS BY KYLE VALDEZ

LSU track and field sophomore Doria Martingayle leads the 3000 meter run.

LSU track and field freshman Leah Phillips runs the third leg of the 4x400 meter relay.

LSU track and field sophomore Dorian Camel prepares to run the first leg of the 4x400 meter relay.

LSU’s Boots Garland Invitational at Bernie Moore Track Stadium on April 17.

LSU track and field freshman Sean Burrell runs the final leg of the 4x400 meter relay.

LSU track and field sophomore Hannah Carroll finishes the 4x400 meter relay.

LSU track and field senior Tyler Terry runs the second leg of the 4x400 meter relay.

LSU track and field sophomore Dorian Camel prepares to run the first leg of the 4x400 meter relay.

LSU track and field freshman Thelma Davies walks to the start line.

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tween the two SEC powerhouses had been seen by many as a smooth-sailing, revenge game for the Gators. Without its starting quarterback Myles Brennan, among many other key players, LSU was in prime position to get its floor swept by then-Heisman front runner Kyle Trask. Instead, in his first start at the collegiate level, it was freshman quarterback Max Johnson who stole the show. Behind a strong defensive outing and an offensive that did what it needed to do, LSU positioned themselves to secure the upset over undefeated Florida. With the final minutes of the game winding down, on thirdand-10, all the Tigers needed to secure victory was a third-down conversion. In the shotgun, Johnson targeted fellow freshman tight end Kole Taylor, but the pass was incomplete, forc-

The LSU baseball team (22-14, 4-11 Southeastern Conference) hosted UL-Monroe in Alex Box Stadium on Tuesday night. After dropping two straight games to South Carolina, the Tigers took down the Warhawks 5-0. LSU remained undefeated in midweek games this season. LSU struck first in the bottom of the third inning. Tre’ Morgan doubled to right center and advanced to third on a groundout to shortstop. Cade Doughty drove Morgan in on a base hit to right field to take a 1-0 lead. The Tigers proceeded to score in each of the next three innings. Giovani DiGiacomo singled down the left field line to get on base in the bottom of the fourth. He stole second before scoring on an Alex Milazzo base hit. Dylan Crews led off the fifth inning with a double and scored after Gavin Dugas singled through the right side. LSU broke the game open in the sixth. The Tigers had the bases loaded thanks to three straight singles from Jordan Thompson, DiGiacomo and Drew Bianco. LSU tacked on two more runs after Thompson and DiGiacomo scored on a fielder’s choice and

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Five most memorable sports moments of 2020-2021 BY NATASHA MALONE & REED DARCEY @malone_natasha & @ byreeddarcey Player protest On Aug. 28, the LSU football team walked out of practice and marched across campus to protest police brutality. The move surprised the coaching staff. Almost a week before the team’s protest, a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, shot Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black father, seven times in the back, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. The officers were responding to a domestic incident on Aug. 23 that Blake was attempting to de-escalate, according to his attorney. Protests popped up in college football programs across the country in the following days. The LSU players came away from the protest frustrated

with how Ed Orgeron and the coaching staff responded to the situation. The march reportedly fractured relationships between the coaches and players and contributed to the team’s struggles during their disappointing 5-5 season. Chase, Shelvin opt out Every team has leaders and playmakers on both sides of the ball. For LSU, it was All-American wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase and defensive tackle Tyler Shelvin, both of whom were two of the only returners from the Tigers’ National Championship Title winning team the year prior. Being looked upon as leaders for the young Tiger squad, Chase and Shelvin both ended up opting out of the 2020 NCAA football season, forgoing their collegiate career to focus their eyes on the next big prize: the 2021 NFL Draft. Mississippi State Game

Coming off one of the best seasons in college football after its championship run in 2019, the expectations were sky high for LSU football despite losing a record-high 13 players to the 2020 NFL Draft. Faced with a worldwide pandemic, the Tigers were dealt the tough task of playing a 10-game, conferenceonly schedule, with their first game being against unranked Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium. Against newly named State Head Coach Mike Leach and the air raid offense, the Tigers were defeated in a shootout in Death Valley, 34-44. LSU would then go on to finish its gauntlet, conference-only schedule with a record of 5-5, posting the worst record for a defending champion in 53 years. Florida game By the time the Florida game rolled around, the usually much-anticipated matchup be-

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On College Football: Who would make 15-team super league? BY RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press Long before the Big Ten had 14 teams and the Pac-8 had grown to the Pac-12, there were folks in college sports tossing around the idea of a national football conference. Back in the 1950s, Pittsburgh athletic director Tom Hamilton proposed Southern California, UCLA, Stanford, California and Washington join up with Army, Navy, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Penn State and Air Force to form an Airplane Conference. Nowadays, there is constant speculation about the Power Five conferences and their 65 member schools breaking away from the NCAA. Despite all the chatter and threats, the chances of

that happening soon are slim. Though a broad restructuring of Division I and r e-imagining of the way schools align their sports programs is probably a good idea. But what if college football’s most powerful programs tried to do what is happening now in European soccer, where a group of the wealthiest and most successful clubs are in the process of forming a 15-team Super League? When decades of conference allegiance go out the window for the all mighty dollar, which schools would make the of cut? “You’d want to architect a product with broad national appeal,” said Chris Bevilacqua, CEO of SimpleBet who was a longtime media rights consultant to college conferences and pro sports league. “I think you’d

want big-name brands, and you’d want also to look at it over a long period of time. You wouldn’t look through the lens of the last five years, you’d look through the lens of the last 50 years.” Bevilacqua made clear he didn’t think this type of breakaway would be possible in college sports. Nor would it be good for the game. But it is a fun exercise with spring practice winding down around the country and the season still about five month way. So let’s form a 15-team college football Super League. ___ There are a few obvious picks, powerhouse programs with long histories of success and enormous followings. Come on down, Alabama (1), Notre Dame (2), Ohio State (3), Oklahoma (4)

and Southern California (5). Those schools have combined for 37 AP college football national championships, dating back to when the poll first began in 1934. They each have at least five, a number only Miami can match. Ohio State in particular is a television ratings monster. The Buckeyes routinely play in some of the most-watched games of each season thanks to an huge alumni base. According to the school there are more 500,000 Ohio State alumni worldwide. No college football program has won more championships than Alabama, which is currently in the midst of the greatest dynasty in the history of the sport. It’s been a while since Notre Dame won a national title (1988), but the school that has its own

major network TV deal is synonymous with college football all over the world. Next up, Texas (6) and Michigan (7). Some fans will scream that the Longhorns and Wolverines are perpetually overrated and in recent years it would be hard to argue against that. But Texas’ burnt orange and Michigan’s winged helmet are recognizable anywhere and they are two of the four winningest programs in the history of college football. Plus, they are part of two of the best rivalries in the sport: Ohio State-Michigan and Oklahoma-Texas. Other than maybe baseball, no sport connects with its fans through tradition the way college

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page 10 SUPER LEAGUE, from page 9 football does. Yes, a 15-team Super League sort of throws that out the window, but a way to keep some of that is through maintaining a few storied rivalries. That’s a big reason why Auburn (8) is in this Super League to match up with Alabama in the Iron Bowl. Florida (9) and Georgia (10) are in so they can continue to stage the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party in Jacksonville each year — even though they don’t officially call it that any more. Finding representation in the Northeast is difficult, though there are plenty of Ohio State and Michigan graduates in the New York Metropolitan area as well diehard Notre Dame fans who have never stepped foot in South Bend, Indiana. Penn State (11) gets the nod as a traditional power with a strong following in major Northeast Corridor cities such Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore. A state that produces more NFL players per capita than any other needs to be represented in the Super League, which means LSU (12) and its three national titles since 2003 is in. Clemson (13) and Oregon (14) are the nouveau riche selections. The Tigers had a long history of football success before coach

Thursday, April 22, 2021 Dabo Swinney, but nothing like its recent run of championships and title game appearances. The Ducks bring in the Pacific Northwest. And do you really think it would be possible to leave out the school most closely affiliated with Nike? The last spot comes down to five schools: Florida State, Miami, Nebraska, Texas A&M and UCLA. Regional balance wins the day and UCLA (15) gets an invitation, giving the Super League three West Coast teams and six games per season at the Rose Bowl.

The College Football Super League: Alabama Auburn Clemson Florida Georgia LSU Michigan Notre Dame Ohio State Oklahoma Oregon Penn State Southern California Texas UCLA

MOMENTS, from page 9 ing fourth down. But an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Florida after their defensive back threw Taylors’ shoe following the incompletion, resulted in a first-down and victory for LSU. Sharon Lewis lawsuit LSU athletics administrator Sharon Lewis filed a $50 million

BASEBALL, from page 9 fielding error by ULM’s first baseman to make it a 5-0 ballgame. Ty Floyd closed out the game for the Tigers on the mound. The inning got away from him at times as he walked three batters but recorded two strikeouts, including one for the third and final out. LSU scored five runs on 11 hits and left seven runners on base. DiGiacomo finished 3-for-4 at the plate and stole two bases. Milazzo went 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Morgan, Crews and Doughty each hit a double. LSU used eight different pitchers against ULM. Will Hellmers started on the mound and was credited with the win. He recorded one strikeout, zero walks, allowed three hits and zero runs over three innings. Milazzo said the team had been working with Hellmers to develop his off-speed pitches and that they were the best he’s seen from Hellmers during his time catching. Javen Coleman allowed zero

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runs in the fourth inning with two strikeouts. Zachary Murray and Alex Brady pitched in the fifth inning while Michael Fowler, Theo Millas, Ma’Khail Hilliard and Floyd pitched the rest of the way. The pitching staff combined for seven strikeouts, seven hits allowed, zero runs allowed and

seven walks. Coach Paul Mainieri’s goal was to utilize as many young arms as he could before the Tigers travel to Oxford for a weekend series against No. 12 Ole Miss. LSU will need all the pitching they can get if they want to remain in contention with the SEC.

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SG finance system is broken, favors wealthy students and donations SULLY’S SCOOP CLAIRE SULLIVAN

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Student Government elections can be fiercely competitive, sparking debates about contrasting visions for the future of the University and the role of student leadership. Many of us see the debates, the online drama and the Active Campaign Week booths. What we don’t see is what goes on behind the scenes and what it really takes to run an SG campaign. In the most recent SG election, the three tickets spent a combined total of $19,172.70. It’s Time, which took a whopping 71% of the Senate and landed runner-up for the presidency, spent the most at $10,199.65, followed by the winning ticket, BowmanMilligan, at $6,724.36 and UNITY at $2,248.69. Almost $20,000 was spent on an election that less than one-fifth of the student body voted in. SG elections are certainly important, but it begs the question: is this really the best use of that money? Campaigns spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on custom t-shirts, buttons, banners and more. During Active Campaign Week, some SG candidates attempt to capture the attention of students around campus with yard games, food trucks and

balloons. But more concerning than whether SG campaigns are really worth the cash is how that cash is actually raised. Several troubling findings hide within SG campaign finance reports. The first is that most campaigns rely on large dollar donations from a few individuals to run their campaigns. This was evident in the 2020 REACH campaign, headed by eventual SG President Stone Cox, which spent a total of over $10,159.40 on the road to executive power. Nearly 80% of the funding for this campaign came

from just two sources: JJ and Stone Cox. This was also common practice in the 2021 election season. Three-fourths of the BowmanMilligan campaign funding came from just two individuals. Ninetysix percent of the UNITY campaign, which spent only a fraction of that of the other campaigns, was funded by just four people. The notable exception to this uncomfortable trend was the It’s Time ticket. Despite spending far more than any other campaign, the majority of the money raised came from relatively small dollar donations. The two large single donations received by It’s Time

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were $1,000 and $700, but this made up only about 17% of the expenditures of the campaign. While this is still significant, it is clear the It’s Time campaign relied much more heavily on grassroots funding than did the other two campaigns. Interestingly, It’s Time received donations from several key figures in Louisiana politics, including Rep. Mandie Landry, Sen. Karen Carter Peterson and Democratic political consultant Richard Carbo. A campaign finance system that relies heavily on large dollar donations is deeply unhealthy. Students without money to spare for an SG campaign — or without wealthy donor connections — are disadvantaged by the status quo. It is also concerning that, for many campaigns, financial support from actual students at the University is virtually unnecessary — all that is really needed is hefty donations from a few individuals. Most SG campaigns do not rely on the student body to run, making them less in touch with and accountable to the community. Until this year, SG campaigns also relied on ticket dues for funding. In order to run on a campaign as a senate or college council candidate, students would have to pay a fee to the ticket. This longheld practice has the potential to exclude low-income students from SG office. Fortunately, all three tickets

discarded this tradition this year; a positive, but not necessarily permanent, step forward. It is clear that the current SG campaign finance system grants unfair advantages to affluent students and those with wealthy connections. While this is not to say that every SG president is wealthy, it is absolutely true that the wealthier a candidate is, or the more wealth they have access to, the more the system favors them. The status quo makes it harder for low-income students to seek and be elected to office, making SG less in-tune with the needs of students facing economic hardship, something that is perhaps more concerning now than ever considering the exacerbated struggles brought by the pandemic. I urge SG to pass comprehensive legislation to address the current faults of its campaign finance system. Such changes could include lowering the spending limit of campaigns, capping large dollar donations and directly banning ticket dues. The ways in which SG favors those with money and excludes those without it are urgent, moral shortcomings. Student leaders must act now on behalf of the student body they are meant to represent. Claire Sullivan is an 18-year-old coastal environmental science freshman from Southbury, CT.

BRPD needs to be dissected and remade, officers to be held accountable GOING SOUTH TAMIA SOUTHALL

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Police corruption is nothing new (especially in this day and age when cops feel like they can get away with anything), but it is disheartening for it to hit so close to home. On March 30, Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore officially dropped 640 drug cases because of possible corruption in the BRPD narcotics department. The cases, dating back to 2015, were all handled by officers Jeremiah Ardoin and Jason Acree; Acree is even accused of stealing drugs the police seized as evidence. Ardoin alleges the corruption

stems deeper than just himself and Acree. He claims fellow officers often stopped and searched Black people without probable cause, planted drugs on people and coerced sex workers to set up drug dealers. Four other high-ranking officers have been placed on uniform patrol because of these allegations. Mayor Sharon Weston Broome needs to take time out to fully assess the police department. From manhandling innocent teens to flat-out corruption, the department needs to go through its police force with a fine-tooth comb. The police department already has a strained relationship with the general public, and this incident will only further fuel the community’s distrust. On March 24th, East Baton Rouge Metro Council approved a

3% raise for police officers despite the ongoing corruption allegations. Broome advocated for the raise throughout her campaign. Before this, officers received a separate council-approved raise in December. The first raise allotted a $1.8 million increase for the operating budget. The new raise will probably require similar figures. This money could have been allocated to dissect and reassemble the department; BRPD officers should not be rewarded for doing their jobs halfway. At this point, there is no reforming that can be done. BRPD needs to be remade. This news should have made national headlines. There has not been an update in this story since it was first released at the end of March. Transparency

should be the most important thing for the department. These officers deserve to go to jail for what they did. Desk duty or suspension is not enough punishment for any of the officers involved; they deserve more than just a slap on the wrist. You are an evil individual if you willingly ruin someone’s life. All of those innocent people that may have been ripped from their families for drugs and weapons that did not belong to them — I cannot imagine how many of those 640 cases involved innocent people. Their lives were nearly ruined because of departmental corruption. Since the cases were dropped, I have noticed an increased police presence. I can’t travel from campus to Burbank Drive without seeing at least two to three cop cars.

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We should not have to walk on eggshells because the police can’t do its job right the first time. It’s no secret that cops have a strained relationship with the general public. Broome and others in power need to take action to mend this relationship. In the last year, the department has been involved in way too many scandals not to at least catch the attention of Governor John Bel Edwards. We don’t elect people to office for them to look the other way. We elect them so they can make real change. We should be able to trust the police officers in our community. Something needs to be done before we become fed up. Tamia Southall is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from New Orleans.

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