VOICE YOUR VOTE
LSU student organization urges students to ‘geaux vote’
BY ASHLYNN BAILLIO @ashlynnbaillio
The country will decide on its next president in November. And voters in Louisiana will settle a number of local and state elections.
For this generation of students at LSU, it may be their first time going to the polls. The deadline to register is only a few weeks away.
Geaux Vote LSU , a non-partisan student organization committed to registering students to vote as well as civically and responsibly engage with the community, coordinated an hours-long voter drive and speaker series on Tuesday to celebrateNational Voter Registration Day in Free Speech Alley and the Union.
Emma Long, Geaux Vote’s president, said Geaux Vote’s six studentofficers collaborated with a total of six student-run civic engagement organizations to pull together the event.
On Tuesday alone, Long said, the organization successfully registered at least 50 new voters. Her goal for Geaux Vote is to be responsible for registering 2,000 voters ahead of the election on Nov. 5. She said more may have registered because of Geaux Vote’s help, but aren’t counted by their metrics.
“Elections aren’t just at the top of the ballot. I think a lot of people just think they’re only voting for president, but there’s a lot of really important races, especially local races, that are coming up this cycle,” Long, a political science and mass communication senior, said.
Geaux Vote and the other organizations tabled together in Free Speech Alley under the Louisiana sun a few hours before they moved into the Student Union to hear from their guests.
It partnered with Black Girls Vote, the Panhellenic Council, the Black Student Union, Bridge LSU and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Speakers at the event included
local political activist Jacquelyn Germany, East Baton Rouge Parish Registrar of Voters Steve Raborn, Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Devonte Lewis, and Zoë Cretini, Associate Digital Communications Director at Students Learn Students Vote Coalition.
Each speaker highlighted the importance of civic engagement and how crucial young voters are to shaping the future.
“If you are not knowledgeable, and you don’t know what’s going on, how can you make a change?” Germany asked.
The need for voters to stay informed about political issues and candidates is evident. Her message echoed the event’s overarching theme: that knowledge and participation are key to influencing positive civic change.
“By voting we create the demand for candidates that look like us, act like us, and think like us,” Cretini said.
The event’s organizers and speakers emphasized voting is not just about the presidential ticket.
“I often find a lot of students don’t think about those lower level elections, and so those can be super important when it comes to micro-level issues that affect your day-to-day life,” Long said.The buildings on campus are constructed based on the decisions of elected officials, she said as an example.
“It’s really important that they be informed voters. So we’re also letting people know that they can go and seek out their sample ballots so they can be informed about what they will be voting come this next election period,” said Sy’Rai Adams, international studies senior and vice president of Geaux Vote.
Since 2018, Geaux Vote has registered 8,910 voters. In the past week, it’s tallied 113, Long said.
“Many students face challenges when it comes to voting,” said Cretini.
She said the votes of young people and students are often “suppressed” because of their influence. Without the right information or resources, she said, many students feel discouraged from casting their vote.
LSU has over 35,000 students. Given that most are over 18 and U.S. citizens, that makes for a lot of potential voters.
Geaux Vote offers students tools to navigate the voting process. The organization encourages students to check their voter registration status, find local polling locations and learn about upcoming local elections through their website, lsu.turbovote.org. Long also quotes LSU’s Policy Statement 22, which allows voting in local, state and federal elections to count as a valid reason for absence from class.
For Louisiana voters, the deadline for mail-in voter registration is Oct. 7, while the online registration deadline is Oct. 15.
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NEWS HERE TO HELP
‘College Night’ involves LSU Students in community
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Volunteer LSU partnered with the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank to host “College Night” on Tuesday evening to get students involved in the community.
The Food Bank, located of South Choctaw Drive, has helped 11 parishes within their service area for over 35 years. In 2023, it distributed 11.1 million meals and had a total of 56,327 volunteer hours according to its website.
“It is exciting to see young people to come in and help contribute to their local community,” said the bank’s senior communications coordinator Kristen Bellatti. “It doesn’t matter if they’re Baton Rouge natives or not. As long as they live here this is their current community.”
According to Data USA, a platform that compiles public data from the U.S. government, 24% of the Greater Baton Rouge population lives in poverty. In the East Baton Rouge parish, 64,020 individuals are considered food insecure – making the insecurity rate 14.1%.
College night is held here
twice a year, in March and September. Many LSU clubs volunteered at the event and gained valuable knowledge on food insecurity and how much it impacts the community.
“I feel like we have such an opportunity,” said LSU English freshman and Orthodox Christian Fellowship President Nora Dreher. “Like we’re lucky to live here but it definitely has its challenges. I think as LSU students we are really given a lot of opportunities that we don’t really realize.”
The Food Bank was created in 1984 during the worst economic depression Baton Rouge has ever encountered. The Bank was organized to help this problem as an extension of the preexisting Urban Ministries Coalition. The first “home” of the Food Bank was the parking lot of the Victoria Baptist Church.
“I like where we’re at now,” Bellatti said. “I’ve seen the Food Bank grow leaps and bounds.
Even the staff has almost doubled in the last three and a half years I’ve been here.”
The bank has implemented multiple new programs, like College Day, to get the commu-
nity more involved. Today, under the direction of Mike Manning, the bank has blossomed into a place where individuals can contribute greatly towards the place they call home.
The Food Bank is always looking for more volunteers. Volunteers’ level of experience does not matter. It’s just looking for people who want to make a difference and have fun doing so. If students are unsure how to get involved, Bellatti says to “start with the Food Bank.”
“We have different areas that students have the opportunity to volunteer in,” Bellatti said.
On campus, LSU also has a smaller club known as the Food Recovery Network that can help students get into the world of volunteering. The organization recovers leftover food from the 459 Commons and repacks it in mini fridges located in the African American Cultural Center, the Women’s Center and the Ogden Honors College.
“I think volunteering is just like gratitude,” Dreher said. “I think for your community and where you live. And if we don’t help each other then who’s going to help us when we need it?”
POLITICS
President Biden approves disaster funds
BY CROSS HARRIS @thecrossharris
In the wake of Hurricane Francine, President Joe Biden declared the weather event a major disaster early Tuesday.
The move means federal funding can now be channeled into assistance for individuals, organizations and local governments affected by the hurricane.
That assistance, according to a statement from the White House, can take the form of grants for temporary housing and rears, low-cost loans for uninsured property loss and much more.
The disaster declaration will include Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary and Terrebonne Parishes. More parishes may be added based on coming damage assessments, according a press release from the governor’s office.
The logistics of how those funds will reach the parishes will
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be handled by FEMA’s federal coordinating officer, Sandy Slinger.
Insured damages caused by Francine are estimated at $1.5 billion, according to a new study from weather, climate and catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark and Company. That figure does not include damage to boats, offshore properties, National Flood Insurance Program losses or, naturally, all the damage wrought by Francine to uninsured property.
A release from the governor’s office quoted Gov. Landry’s reaction to the disaster approval:
“This federal assistance is vital to help Louisiana rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Francine. I appreciate the hard work our federal delegation, local officials, and our administration put in to get this over the finish line.” Residents and business owners in the designated parishes can begin applying for funding through DisasterAssistance.gov, by calling 800-621-FEMA (3362) or through the FEMA app.
When will Trader Joe’s open again?
doors.
The store’s unannounced closure has inspired lots of sorrow on social media.
Baton Rouge’s one and only Trader Joe’s grocery store off the Acadian Thruway and Perkins Road remains closed, now for a full week.
It closed on Wednesday, Sept. 11, “due to hurricane damage,” a pink, handwritten sign taped to the building’s front door reads.
“We apologize for the inconvenience,” the rest of the flier reads. It’s signed by “management.”
A company spokesperson told The Advocate Trader Joe’s Baton Rouge would open “as soon as possible.”
According to the grocer’s website, the store is closed for maintenance. Updates are said to be posted on the website.
Sadness on social media
“All I needed this weekend was a good fall Trader Joe’s trip to buy up all the pumpkins I don’t need,” Facebook user Katie Crawford Behrnes said with a crying emoji.
Many users said online that there isn’t a store quite like Trader Joe’s. Others said shoppers should get their fill at the local mom-and-pop stores.
“I’m heartbroken,” said user Lily Veneroni, followed by a sadfaced emoji.
Molly Falter’s post encompasses lots of Baton Rouge residents’ synopsis of the situation: “I was so sad when I went by on Sunday!! Hoping they open back up soon!”
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box moves down the assembly line on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020 at the Greater BR Food Bank on South Choctaw Dr.
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Trader Joe’s closed sign blocking the
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Biology junior Grant Johnson passes canned goods to International studies freshman Mia Bernard on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020 while volunteering at the Greater BR Food Bank on South Choctaw Dr.
SPORTS 100 YEARS STRONG
LSU fans react to Tiger Stadium renovations for centennial
BY GABBY GRAY @GabbyGray06
Two weeks ago, LSU welcomed its Tigers back to Death Valley for the season’s first home game against Nicholls State. Of course, beyond a win for Tiger fans, that night was 10 times – if not 100 times – more special for everyone as 100,242 fans gathered to celebrate 100 years of Tiger Stadium.
In honor of this occasion, LSU’s Tiger Athletic Foundation poured $19.8 million worth of upgrades into the stadium. With exclusive features like a transformative lighting and sound system, the energy of the occasion truly brought Tiger fans together that night.
“This is one of those memories that’s going to live on forever,” said 2004 LSU alumnus La’Mont Hargraves.
In addition to this centennial event, being in the stands that night was even more special for Hargraves, as he was attending his daughter’s first LSU football game with her.
“I feel like it made it better just having my dad there to kind of explain and be able to reflect back on his own experiences
of being at the school,” Moriah Hargraves said. “Just explaining how things were back then and how much that it’s changed now.”
La’Mont hadn’t attended an LSU home game since 2016
against Mississippi State. This time, he described the energy as “100 and beyond” and feels that the new features bring Tiger Stadium “up to date with technology, and with the rest of the world.”
Out of the various upgrades made to the stadium, the family’s favorite was the 152-foot video board that allowed the Hargraves to have an astound-
‘SEC Nation’ to visit LSU campus
BY JASON WILLIS @JasonWillis4
The traveling show “SEC Nation” will make its way to Baton Rouge for Week 4 of the college football season to watch No. 16 LSU take on UCLA.
“SEC Nation” is the SEC Network’s weekly pre-game show, and each week, it travels to a different SEC campus.
SEC Network analysts Laura Rutledge, Paul Finebaum, Roman Harper, Tim Tebow and Jordan Rodgers will talk about the Tigers’ matchup, as well as the other matchups around the SEC, live from LSU.
The show will take place in LSU’s Quad from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday, with students able to watch in the nearby pit and potentially appear on the show.
Also broadcasting live from the Quad will be “The Finebaum Show” from 2-6 p.m. on Friday and “Marty & McGee” from 8-9 a.m. on Saturday.
Fans are invited to bring
We broke down the film. Here’s what to know about UCLA
BY TYLER HARDEN
The LSU Tigers are in an ideal position heading into their home matchup with UCLA. Coming off a thrilling 36-33 win at South Carolina, the Tigers are starting to slowly find their identity for this season.
But it’s still a long road ahead. UCLA, however, is coming off of a bye week following a 42-13 loss to Indiana. While the Bruins kept it close in the first half, Indiana took control of its offense in the second, allowing the Hoosiers to run away with the game.
We were back in the film room to see what’s gone well for UCLA and what hasn’t. Here are the takeaways:
Struggling run game
With LSU’s run game struggling overall this season, UCLA is right there with the Tigers. In both of the Bruins’ games this season, they failed to eclipse 100 rushing yards and have just one touchdown on the ground.
The lone touchdown came from T.J. Harden, who has a team-leading 21 carries for 57 yards and a score. However, the Bruins’ quarterback, Ethan Garbers, leads the team in rushing yards with 68
yards on 14 carries.
Because of this, the Bruins have mostly looked to their pass game.
Against Hawaii, UCLA totaled 272 yards in the air, but against Indiana, it was held to 142. Rico Flores Jr. is UCLA’s leading receiver with 133 yards on five catches, and he has the Bruins’ lone receiving touchdown.
Being that UCLA’s run-game has struggled, the key for the Tigers’ defense is to force Garbers to make quick decisions. Thus far on the season, Garbers has thrown three interceptions, all of which he made while being pressured in the pocket. LSU getting to the quarterback may have a chain reaction for the defense’s success.
Versatile linebackers
With a 13-10 lead over UCLA, Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager, dropped back to pass on 2nd and 10 in the third quarter. Kain Medrano came down to the line of scrimmage, shedded a block from the opposing offensive guard, and applied pressure on Schager. He hit Schager downhill, and forced Schager to throw an interception.
UCLA’s linebackers are the center point of the defense. Medrano leads the Bruins in total tack-
les with 14 and also has a forced fumble on the season. Oluwafemi Oladejo is right behind Medrano with 10 total tackles along with a pass deflection, and Carson Schwesinger has nine total tackles with a forced fumble.
The Bruins’ linebacker room is also very versatile. Against Hawaii, Medrano and Oladejo both took snaps from off the edge. In fact, Oladejo forced a turnover on downs with a tackle off the edge on 4th and 2 in the second quarter.
Defense is blitz-heavy, but can be slowed
It’s a normal sight to see players in UCLA’s secondary crash down and to get to the quarterback. The Bruins have five sacks as a defense thus far this season, all of which came in the second half against Hawaii.
UCLA’s defense shined brightest against Hawaii, where the Bruins totaled 11 tackles for loss in their 16-13 win over the Rainbow Warriors. However, against Indiana, where UCLA lost 42-13, the Bruins came up with just four.
The Hoosiers offensive line controlled UCLA’s defense, giving their quarterback, Kurtis Rourke,
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LSU fans cheer from the student section on Sept. 7 during LSU’s 44-21 win against Nicholls at Tiger Stadium.
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Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke, below, slides as UCLA defensive back
K.J. Wallace, left, defensive back Ramon Henderson, center, and defensive back Bryan Addison defend during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Sept. 14 in Pasadena, Calif.
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How Aaron Anderson has emerged as a key receiver for LSU
BY TRE ALLEN @treday0314
He might be small in stature, but his impact on the field has been enormous.
That is the story of sophomore wide receiver Aaron Anderson so far this season. The New Orleans native has been a crucial piece for the Tigers this season, hauling in 15 receptions and leading the team in receiving yards with 223.
However, his career has not always been this productive.
Anderson came to college as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the No. 2 player in Louisiana. With his elite speed and exciting play-making ability, he was getting attention from big-time schools all over the country including LSU.
Although it seemed like Anderson was going to take that hourand-a-half trip to Baton Rouge, he chose a different route and decided to take his talents to Tuscaloosa and join the Crimson Tide.
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It was a last-second choice. He originally committed to LSU, but he de-committed and signed with Alabama instead.
Things didn’t exactly work for Anderson with Alabama. With limited playing time and dealing with injuries, he believed it was time for a change of scenery.
Anderson entered the portal and returned home to join the Tigers for the 2023 season. Even though Anderson had more touches in his first game alone than he did in a year with Alabama, he still had a quiet season with only 12 receptions for 59 yards.
This season, though, with receivers Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. leaving for the draft, a new opportunity has presented itself for Anderson and so far, he has taken full advantage.
In the first three games of the season, he’s had five receptions and has surpassed 60 yards in every game, including 96 yards in his most recent game against South Carolina.
Head coach Brian Kelly was asked during his press conference Monday about what has contributed to Anderson’s improvement.
“It’s everything,” Kelly said. “His practice habits. Framing the ball. Catching the ball. It’s the natural maturity that comes from being in the program. You could see it coming.”
He was behind Nabers, Thomas, Kyren Lacy and others last year. In the offseason, the team even brought in Liberty transfer CJ Daniels to strengthen the wide receiver room and seemingly bury Anderson once again on the depth chart, but Anderson persevered.
“We had a sense this was going to begin to show itself for him where there was going to be more production because his process was so much better, and I think that’s going to continue for him,” Kelly said.
His new role has come from playing in the slot and exposing mismatches from the opposing team. He’s able to blow right by
Why is the LSU defense called for so many delay of game penalties?
BY ETHAN STENGER @lsuwoj
There’s a penalty flag on the field.
Head referee Jason Autrey turns to the nearly 80,000 fans that pack Williams-Bryce Stadium in Columbia on Saturday for an SEC matchup between LSU and South Carolina to announce the call.
It’s a delay of game call on the Tigers’ defense. The Sandstorm supporters erupt. LSU head coach Brian Kelly is far from amused; he’s seen this before.
But how is that possible? How can the defense get flagged for a delay of game penalty?
The Tigers’ defense has been called for delay of game penalties twice during the first three games of the 2024 season, one taking place in each USC game.
Kelly was asked about the unordinary penalties during his press conference on Monday.
“Yeah, they were valid,” Kelly said.
But what exactly did Kelly’s defense do to warrant such valid penalties?
In LSU’s matchup against Southern California at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Trojans quarterback Miller Moss clapped for the snap. The Tigers’ defense clapped back, literally.
“The first one, we clapped to move our front. And you can’t clap when the cadence is a clap. And that was just a mistake made by one of our linebackers,” Kelly said. “He was trying to get somebody’s attention and you just can’t do that.”
In the 2022 National Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Alabama linebacker Henry
To’oTo’o was flagged for clapping prior to Georgia’s offense snapping the ball. Head referee Duane Heydt made the call for the whole country to hear: “Disconcerting signals -- clapping.”
“Everybody tries to get an advantage,” NCAA coordinator of officials Steve Shaw said in a New York Times article. “But it’s an unfair advantage if the defense tries to do something that’s mirroring the offensive cadence or moving in a way that simulates action at the snap. And many times that’s designed to cause the offense to false start.”
The NCAA and its referees are doing their best to ensure that defenses cannot trick offenses into jumping early.
“All we’re trying to do is take an unfair advantage that someone is trying to gain, take it out of the game,” Shaw also said in the NYT article.
This sudden crackdown on disconcerting signals has been emphasized over the past couple of years.
“If you go back three years, you probably rarely saw a foul for disconcerting signals, delay of game on the defense,” Shaw also said in the article. “But now you see it a lot more because our officials are so dialed in and trying to pick that up when that happens. It’s a hard call. I wish it was easy.”
While difficult, the NCAA has ensured their referees are hard on throwing the flag. If an offensive lineman jumps after a defensive clap, it could be all the officials need to make the right call.
“It’s a huge cat-and-mouse game,” Shaw said in the article. “Where we try to come in is if there’s action to create the oppo -
LSU came on 2nd-and-14 in the third quarter where quarterback Garrett Nussmeier found Anderson on a slot fade that went for 46 yards against safety Jalon Kilgore. Another play came in the third quarter where he was once again matched up against Kilgore and beat him in man coverage on a post on a crucial third down.
He has undeniable speed, but being able to apply that to his route running has made him a more dangerous target. He has also been a reliable option for contested catches and third downs.
Nussmeier has thrown to and connected with Anderson six times on third downs this season, making him a security blanket for Nussmeier.
Anderson ranks fourth among the highest-graded SEC wide receivers through week three.
them, to put it simply.
Against South Carolina, one of the longest plays of the game for
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ing view of the game from where they were sitting.
nent to foul. Then that’s what we want to get.”
While LSU’s defensive delay of game penalty against Southern California was called due to disconcerting signals, the same can’t be said for Saturday’s SEC contest against South Carolina.
“The other one was one of our defensive ends was moving, and as he moved, he moved his arms. And that is not a natural movement when you’re sliding the front,” Kelly said. “So because he was in a two-point and he moved his arms, they considered that an unnatural movement.”
Kelly went on to ensure Tiger fans that that mistake won’t happen again.
“We’ve coached our guys up on that,” Kelly said. “It has to be a natural movement. You can’t have something unnatural relative to the movement of your front. So we agree with the decision in that, and we’ve really coached our guys hard on that movement has to be synchronized. It has to be natural. It can’t be an unnatural movement.”
While Kelly did an excellent job of explaining what the referees saw to make the call on Saturday, it doesn’t make the rule any less confusing.
In the NFL, the defense’s ability to significantly shift before the snap gives them an advantage in an already offensively-orriented league. If anything, college football favors the offense even more than the NFL does, so why should the NCAA take away something that the defense can use to level the playing field?
The closer the NCAA tweaks its rules to the NFL, the more prepared and ready their players will be for the pros.
While long-time LSU football fan and freshman Ava Richardson felt that the video board was one of the best additions as well, she had more to say about what the new light features brought to the stadium that night.
“They just kind of add a little more LSU essence into it,” she said. In her experience, seeing the new purple lights flash to the beat of “Callin’ Baton Rouge” was the “cherry on top” of being in the student section for the first time that night.
Having attended at least five LSU football games in the past, Richardson described the energy of the night as “an ever new sense of classic,” stemming from the general adrenaline of returning to Death Valley combined with the “nerve” of wanting to see the new upgrades.
One player who radiates that energy more than anyone is wide receiver Kyren Lacy, and
Anderson is starting to build chemistry with his quarterback and, going forward, he could become one of his favorite targets for the rest of the season.
these three fans each took notice of his electric contributions.
La’Mont recognized Lacy’s growth in between seasons and his ability to “embrace the pressure” as a key component of the team. “Now when we hear Kyren Lacy,” Hargraves said, “when we mention his name, now we’re mentioning a leader.”
Moriah pointed out how Lacy “did a dive over another player to get touch down,” a stunt she felt was very impressive to witness in person.
“He’s a great player in catching and getting our touchdowns. If anyone can do it, Lacy can do it.” Richardson said.
After experiencing the new upgrades to Tiger Stadium, it is an understatement to say that you can feel the energy for this year’s football season. LSU hit the ground running in Death Valley last Saturday and Tiger fans don’t see that 100-yearold spark burning out anytime soon.
“Oh, 100? We’re gonna do 100 more.” Richardson said.
LSU VS UCLA, from page 4 SEC, from page 4 enough time in the pocket for the offense to work vertically down the field. UCLA’s defense came up empty on sacks and gave up 430 yards of total offense in the loss.
The key for LSU’s offense is for the offensive line to anticipate the blitzes in order to give the backfield the ability to work.
In both of UCLA’s games, the Bruins’ defense had an easier time stopping the run. Against Hawaii, the Bruins’ defense allowed 51 yards on the ground, but 227 yards in the air.
If the offensive line can prepare for blitzes from UCLA’s defense, Garrett Nussmeier will be able to get the ball down the field which will be enough to throw the Bruins off balance.
signs to hold during the show, as long as they follow SEC Network’s policies against vulgarity and political or religious messages.
“SEC Nation” last visited LSU campus in 2022 for the Tigers’ matchup with No. 7 Ole Miss, which ended in a 45-20 LSU win.
SEC Network crewmembers will also be on campus for much of the week gathering content for the show.
The game will be at 2:45 p.m. in Tiger Stadium and will be broadcast on ABC.
LSU currently sits at 2-1 on the season after last week’s win over South Carolina, while UCLA is 1-1 after losing to Indiana last week.
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LSU football sophomore wide receiver Aaron Anderson (1) celebrates a touchdown on Sept. 7 during LSU’s 44-21 win against Nicholls at Tiger Stadium.
Men’s cross country claims a 15-point win at the LSU Cross Country Invitiational.
Run Tigers, Run! Run Tigers, Run!
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LSU men’s cross country senior Dyllon Nimmers and sophomore Trenton Sandler race side-by-side.
LSU men’s cross country freshman runner Michael Vocke approaches the finish line.
LSU men’s cross country freshman runner Thomas Rogers approaches a curve.
LSU men’s cross country senior runner Jack Wallace and junior Tyler Stevens lead the pack.
LSU men’s cross country freshman runner Emedy Kiplimo approaches the finish line in first.
LSU men’s cross country sophomore runner Casey Goetschel hustles to finish.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Nine new vendors in Tiger Stadium: hot dogs, cobbler and more
BY CAMILLE MILLIGAN @camillemill333
As Tiger fans, we all understand the thrill of walking into Death Valley on a Saturday night. We also all know what it’s like to become famished while watching the game. The promise of some good food during a football game is an important one, and Tiger Stadium is pulling through this year with both new and familiar vendors. Here’s what’s new according to LSUsports.net.
Lucky Dog’s
Hot dogs might be the most iconic stadium food of all time, and for good reason. They only require one hand to eat, so the other hand is free to cheer on the tigers. Lucky Dog’s is selling a jumbo hot dog and chili dog. This returning vendor is a game day classic, and worth the wait in line.
Drago’s
It doesn’t get more Baton Rouge than football, crawfish and beer. Thanks to this new vendor at Death Valley, you can now get all three at one place. They will offer crawfish
mac & cheese or regular mac & cheese as well as Blue Moon and Michelob Ultra.
Queens Eats
If what you’re looking for is a full-course meal, head over to returning vendor, Queens Eats. They’ll be serving loaded nachos, pulled pork sandwiches, beef hot dogs and pulled pork nachos (on the south top level only). Wear your purple and gold and eat like royalty.
KOK Wings & Things
New and much-needed in the stadium, this beloved Lafayette
food truck is offering just one, delicious dish: 10 piece boneless wings served with fries. If you like what you taste, check out their new location coming to Electric Depot on Government St. Leroy’s LipSmackin Lemonade
After all the delicious savory food, you’re sure to need a thirstquenching drink. Leroy’s Lemonade is the right balance of sweet and sour, just like an exciting football game. Also, for every cup of lemonade purchased, a donation is made to Children’s Hospital.
Mike the Tiger celebrates his eighth birthday
BY ARIS WILLIAMS @arisofmars
America’s only live tiger mascot, Mike VII, turned eight years old this past Friday on September 13th. The Siberian-Bengal hybrid tiger received an outpouring of birthday wishes on his social media accounts as well as a raw meat cake and plenty of treats. His special day falling right before an LSU Football home game gave
fans an opportunity to stop by a nd visit him as well.
The anniversary of Mike’s arrival to LSU in 2017 also recently passed. It all started with a call from “Wild at Heart Wildlife Center”, an animal sanctuary in Okeechobee, Florida that had recently changed owners and practices. Before Mike was Mike, he was Harvey; a 9-month-old tiger cub that weighed about 160 pounds. The new sanctuary owners con-
cluded that he would be better off at LSU and graciously donated him to the university.
Following a trial period of quarantine and acclimation, it was determined that Harvey was fitting in well in his new home and fit the criteria to be the university’s new live mascot, following the untimely passing of Mike VI in 2016 due to a rare form of cancer. According to a 2017 article by The Advocate, Harvey was kept out of public view
during that trial period to ensure that he could adjust with minimal disturbance and be observed by LSU veterinarians. After he was declared healthy and happy, Harvey became Mike VII. He made his debut to the LSU community on August 21st, 2017, on the first day of classes. Since then, he has brought smiles to countless faces and been a living example of school spirit.
Mike VII’s journey to LSU demonstrates the evolution of the tradi-
Peach Cobbler Factory Stadium cobbler? Why not? On a windy night in Death Valley, a warm bite of cobbler from this new vendor will keep a smile on your face no matter the score.
Dippin Dots & Andy’s Frozen Custard
If you would prefer a cold sweet treat, these two tried and true vendors have your back. With multiple locations of each around the stadium, it’s hard to resist the ice cream craving. Andy’s is serving chocolate, vanilla and “Tiger Streak” flavored custards.
tion of having a live tiger mascot on campus. According to his official website (mikethetiger.com), the previous three tigers were also donated to LSU from rescue facilities.
With a $3.57 million 15,000 square foot enclosure, around-theclock care, habitat and animal care plans licensed by the USDA, and a community that adores him, it is safe to say that our solitary friend has a good life.
LSU fraternity’s banner ignites deeper conversation about racism
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JEMIAH CLEMONS @MICLEMAH
“What do Nicholls + Palestine have in common? Getting Bombed.” This awful message is what hung from the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity Inc. house earlier this month. Fraternities typically hang banners before home football games to taunt the visiting team, but this one is a new low.
The banner refers to the Palestinian genocide that has left over 40,000 people dead. Up to this point, the university has not taken direct action or even made a statement condemning the fraternity. On the surface, this is another case of racism on a college campus, but it’s so much deeper than that.
The LSU College Democrats wrote a statement that advocates, “We urge the related LSU departments to act swiftly and conduct a thorough investigation into these events to administer the appropriate punishment for this behavior.”
It’s sad that student organizations have acknowledged this horrific act before the university did. It truly demonstrates where the university’s priorities lie.
LSU’s silence is quite odd considering that they’ve held other Greek organizations accountable before. So far, the university has six suspended chapters and 13 closed chapters for various reasons like hazing and criminal activity. In fact, Delta Tau Delta was once on this suspension list in 2004. Unfortunately, Interfraternity Council (IFC) life is associated with negativity like sexual assault, racism, etc. For some chapters, Greek life is exactly how it’s portrayed in movies, i.e. reckless parties, violence, hazing, etc. University administration in those
films never condemn their fraternities, and this has spilled over into reality.
So, when a fraternity is caught spewing hatred, there’s not an echo of shock and outrage. Heinous behavior has been normalized for these organizations, so much so that consequences are sometimes an afterthought.
On a deeper level, this is a bigger discussion about racism toward brown people. Considering the age of the young men, unrest in the Middle East is what they’ve been exposed to their entire lives. Media constantly references “no peace in the Middle East,” and pop group, Black Eyed Peas, even sang, “and then drop bombs like we in the Middle East…” in their song “Hey Mama.”
These constant references aid in the normalization and erasure of racism against brown people. To be clear, this does not excuse the disgusting behavior of Delta Tau Delta, it’s simply an observation of why they may have felt justified in doing this.
Not only are Palestinians being killed in Gaza, but those within the diaspora are facing vicious hate crimes as well. Discrimination in the U.S. is up by 180%, according to the Times of Israel, after the Oct. 7 attack in Israel, including violent crimes, employ-
ment and education discrimination. The genocide is bleeding over into the western world and the affects can be felt.
A similar increase in hate crimes happened after 9/11. The FBI investigated over 800 cases against Muslims in relation to the terrorist attack. These included threats, assaults and even murders.
Haroon Moghul, a JewishMuslim activist, recalled, “So it is a very unique moment, to say the least, when you are a member of a community of one-and-a-half billion people who cannot escape the actions or the ideology of a minority among them, especially one that is sort of murderously set against them.”
Every year we mourn those lost in an attack, but we fail to mention the brown people that have also suffered as a result. Let alone those among the 2,977 victims of 9/11. Regardless of what side you’re on in the Palestinian genocide, spewing racism and hatred is never justifiable. Such a casual display of racism by Delta Tau Delta shows that we have more work to do in the fight against racism in the U.S. Jemiah Clemons is a 20-year-old kinesiology junior from Miami, Florida.
Louisiana is No. 50 in the United States, but No. 1 in my heart
AMYRI’S VANTAGE
AMYRI JONES
@acamelliasssss
In Louisiana, where national rankings falter, it’s not the statistical data that dictates the beauty of our state. But rather, the soul and vibrance of its culture and people. While we may be nationally ranked No. 50 in this country, Louisiana is No. 1, culturally speaking. From the lush bayous to the bustling streets, no matter where you go, there will always be a profound sense of being in a place that is like no other.
Amongst the beautiful tapestry of our state, you will find imprints of the colorful people who ventured into this landscape many years ago. Today, we are left with a blend of flavors similar to that of gumbo, with each ingredient represent-
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ing a different element of who we are.
Being a Louisiana native is like being a part of a story. Imagine being in a space where the aromas of crawfish etouffee, jambalaya, yaka mein, red beans and rice, boudin, crawfish, king cake and beignets fills the air.
As you walk, you begin to hear the melodies of zydeco, jazz, second line and maybe some blues. You begin to feel your body swaying to the rhythms of each genre.
As you continue on your journey, you see the architecture of the Spanish, French, Native Americans and Africans, like Spanish Town or the French Quarter. Next, you end up in a meandering bayou. The beautiful moss trees stand tall, and the wildlife are seen on land and water. Then, your ears are met with the creolized languages found in practically every city.
Finally, you make your way
to the best place in the world: Louisiana State University on game day. This alone is an experience in and of itself. You are engulfed in a sea of purple and gold. The melodies of the Golden Band from Tigerland are heard amongst the thousands of excited fans, cheering on our talented athletes as they make their entrance onto the field.
All of this is my Louisiana. It’s the Louisiana I’ve always known and loved, but it’s not all of it. In addition to all of that, we make it known that every little thing is worth being celebrated and revered. Hence why we have a festival for everything you could think of; from strawberries to pancakes to hot air balloons and even cattle.
All in all, we Louisianians are proof that joy can be found in the eye of every storm, both figuratively and literally speaking. We don’t run from the complexities of life, we embrace them
with music, food and laughter.
So, yes, when it comes to problems, we have more than our share. But just know that every challenge is met with the tenacity, strength and spice found in
every community down here.
Amyri Jones is a 22-year-old digital advertising and religious studies senior from Baton Rouge.
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A banner hangs from the house of LSU Delta Tau Delta chapter Epsilon Kappa on Sept. 7, in Baton Rouge, La.
