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LSU baseball fans watch a sunny baseball game April 23, during LSU’s 8-6 win over Missouri at Alex Box Stadium.

BY COLE HERNANDEZ @Ct_hernandez

The 2023 college baseball season is less than a month away and it’s difficult to find another team that has benefited more from the transfer portal and the birth of name, image and likeness this offseason than the LSU Tigers.

From losing on the road to Southern Mississippi in a regional, to being selected as the favorite to make it to Omaha and preseason No. 1 in practically every poll, LSU’s offseason has been a wild one and head coach Jay Johnson may have assembled the best team LSU has had in the last decade.

So how has Johnson flipped the script for LSU’s national championship hopes in one offseason? College baseball fans should remember that pitching was LSU’s achilles heel in the 2022 season. This offseason, Johnson signed one of the best pitching coaches there is, Wes Johnson. News of Wes Johnson’s signing and the opportunity to start this season created the perfect “pitch” to sign future MLB arm talent such as Christian Little, Thatcher Hurd and Paul Skenes.

With the addition of these arms, LSU’s bullpen has not just improved, but also has become one of the deeper bullpens in division one baseball. Blake Money, Grant Taylor and Ty Floyd will also compete to start on the mound. Riley Cooper and Will Hellmers will provide relief or closing duties when needed.

Another reason for the huge change in expectations for LSU’s baseball program is the signing of additional sluggers such as Tommy White, Paxton Kling and Brady Neal. White is arguably the best power hitter in college baseball and will most likely start at third base. Kling was named the nation’s sixth-ranked overall player and should be an instant upgrade at right field, even as a freshman.

Neal is one of most wellrounded catchers to sign with LSU in recent years and should provide consistency behind the plate, which is something LSU struggled with last season. He will have to beat out the more experienced Alex Milazzo and Hayden Travinski for the starting job and fans shouldn’t be surprised if there is a rotation behind the plate.

Arguably the biggest reason

for LSU’s off-season hype is the growth of the core of players who returned from last season. Players such as Dylan Crews, Tre Morgan, Josh Pearson, Jordan Thompson, Brayden Jobert, Gavin Dugas, and Cade Beloso gained experience from last season and have had another offseason to improve.

Obviously, Crews and Morgan, the stars of the junior class, will return to center field and first base. Pearson should win the starting spot in left field and Johnson has already named Thompson, who struggled at times last season with errors, as the starter at shortstop.

The most undecided position going into the 2023 season for LSU is second base. The signing, of Gavin Guidry and Ben Nippolt gives Johnson options in the infield. Dugas, a senior, is another name that has been brought up in the conversation for second base, although, he has played outfield for most of his career at LSU. Guidry will likely play second base occasionally and could make a run for shortstop at some point this season if Thompson’s errors continue, but the safer choice is the more experienced Dugas at second base.

The hype surrounding this team is justified, the culture Johnson has instilled in his players is eye-opening and the excitement in Baton Rouge for a chance at a seventh national championship is something only those who live in Louisiana or attended LSU will understand.

Johnson has mentioned on numerous occasions that nobody wants to win a national championship more than him and he proved that this offseason. The talent on LSU’s roster and the extremely high expectations LSU baseball fans set year after year create the belief that if the 2023 Tigers are not in the conversation for the College World Series at the end of the season, then this year can only be described as a bust.

Batting Order

1. Tre Morgan (1B)

2. Josh Pearson (LF)

3. Dylan Crews (CF)

4. Tommy White (3B)

5. Paul Skenes / Hayden Travinski / Brayden Jobert (DH)

6. Jordan Thompson (SS)

7. Brady Neal (C)

8. Paxton Kling (RF)

9. Gavin Dugas (2B)

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‘CHAOTIC’

Students express frustration with course scheduling system

BY PAYTON MANUEL @payton_manuel04

As the spring semester continues, some LSU students are still feeling left behind when it comes to scheduling their courses.

According to LSU’s Office of Budgeting and Planning, there were around 35,000 students enrolled in the fall of 2022. Eight thousand of those students were freshmen.

With a campus as large as LSU, class accessibility is a common problem students face. Some students have expressed their concerns with LSU’s scheduling process, most worrying about the required classes they cannot currently take.

To better accommodate the busyness of scheduling, LSU works on a priority-based system, where priority is given to a student based on their classification. Once a student’s scheduling priority opens, they can request and register for the upcoming term.

“Students are encouraged to schedule courses for the next semester as soon as their scheduling priority opens. If a student is attempting to enroll in a desired course that is full at the time, [the university Center for Advising and

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Counseling] counselors will recommend that students join the course waitlist,” UCAC Director Bridget Robincheaux said.

“However, students are reminded that waitlisting a course does not guarantee enrollment,” Robincheaux added. “Students are also guided toward other available degree applicable course options for their individual degree programs.”

After being waitlisted for a required course, psychology sophomore Isabella Bruney said she felt

the scheduling process was “unfair.”

“I feel like the most frustrating part is that I don’t get priority scheduling because I’m a sophomore,” Bruney said. “All of the seniors and juniors that want to take the course I need get to take it as an elective, and it seems unfair to me because I’m getting the repercussions of it.”

Bruney said LSU’s “chaotic” scheduling doesn’t work out since most students find their systems crashing during registration.

“Scheduling is just such a chaotic time since everyone is racing to get a class that they want or need,” Bruney said. “I don’t know, but I feel like if there was a solution to make it less chaotic, I feel like it would be worth a try.”

Sports administration graduate student Nathan Messenger believes LSU’s priority scheduling should remain as it is.

“I think the way they do it right now, they try to do it by seniority,” Messenger said. “So obviously the seniors are going to have first pick, but I don’t think too many things would fix the problem right now.”

Despite his views on priority scheduling, Messenger has also experienced his own issues with the backed-up system. He said he’s found himself waiting hours after his scheduled priority time before he could start registering for classes.

“I’ve had to sit there for over an hour refreshing the page until I get some classes that are on my suggested list, but classes are full by the time I do get in,” Messenger said.

Messenger suggests LSU add more professors and classrooms

COMMUNITY

Tate pens Advocate column on Brooks case

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LSU President William F. Tate IV sent an email to students Monday, Jan. 23, after a man and an unnamed minor were charged with third-degree rape amid an investigation into the death of LSU sophomore Madison Brooks.

He received prompt backlash from LSU students and sexual assault survivor advocates who said his finger-pointing at underaged drinking missed the core of the problem: sexual violence.

Tate responded in a column in The Advocate on Tuesday.

“I want to be real and honest and leave political correctness out of this conversation, because we must remove every barrier to creating change that will save lives,” he said.

He wrote that there were several evils at work in this case.

“We know the first. It’s sitting in parish prison as I write this,” he said in a nod to the arrests made in the Brooks investigation.

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Awards, poetry and more: Black History Month at LSU

BY EMILY BRACHER @emily_bracher_

February celebrates Black History Month, and LSU organizations such as the Black Student Union, the LSU chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Society for African and African American Studies have a month full of plans.

“February is always the time where there’s an abundance of activities,” said political science and African American studies senior Angel Puder, who serves as the president of LSU’s NAACP. “There’s always a chance for you to experience what Black LSU is like and what goes on there. I think it’s just important to see what other people are like, same as whenever it’s Asian Pacific Islander Month, Hispanic Heritage Month.”

The NAACP will be collaborating with the Society for African and African Americans and the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated for their Poetry Night on Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Hill Memorial Library.

History graduate student Justin Martin is the president of the Society for African and African American studies. He said the po -

etry night they have planned will showcase local Black poets and also reveal the Wyatt Houston Day Collection.

The Wyatt Houston Day Collection is a collection of notable pieces by Black poets that were recently obtained by LSU. It will include works from the 18th century through the 21st century and pieces from the Harlem Renaissance.

“I think that students are always looking for opportunities,” Martin said. “Especially every now and then you’ll have a movie or a book that’s a big breakthrough that people are thinking, ‘How can I understand more of these different Black traditions that exist and also just get to know communities that might be kind of different than what you’ve experienced prior to being here on campus?’”

To further celebrate Black History month, the Society for African and African American Studies is also starting up its book club again for the spring. Its first meeting will be on Friday, Feb. 3.

Puder said a major part of Black History Month is the Image Awards put on by LSU’s NAACP.

The NAACP Image awards honors students for their accom-

plishments and also faculty members in the African and African American studies department. The award ceremony will take place on Feb. 23.

The Image Awards has a week full of events, starting on Monday, Feb. 13, with the Image Awards Table Sit in Free Speech Plaza from noon to 2 p.m., where students can come and learn more

about the awards and get a look at the nominees.

On Tuesday, Feb. 14, the NAACP will also be hosting the African and African American studies student and faculty panel with the Society for African and African American studies in the Student Union from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. where they will share information about the depart-

ment.

On Wednesday, Feb. 15, there will be an Art Night for the Harlem Renaissance Award recipient where people can go and see works from the era.

The Image Awards Ceremony will be hosted at the Barnes Ogden Art Gallery with a Harlem Renaissance theme. There, they will be awarding excellence in “Black activism, art, style, culture and representation at LSU,” Martin said.

Political science and international studies sophomore Lailah Williams is on the Black Student Union Political Outreach Committee and serves as social chair for the Society for African and African American studies and the director of program and initiative for Geaux Vote.

Williams was a recipient of an Image Award last year and said that it’s going to be “a great event to celebrate Black students who have been achieving and accomplishing, as well as Black faculty members.”

The Black Voters Expo will take place in February, where the Society for African and African American Studies, Geaux Vote

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A sign sits on a desk Jan. 20 in the UCAC office in Himes Hall at LSU.

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A stand with selected books celebrating Black History Month sits Feb. 13, in LSU’s Barnes and Nobles on LSU’s campus.

SCHEDULING, from page 3 for future semesters.

“I think they definitely need to learn how to utilize the room in [Cox Auditorium] because it has a lot of seats,” Messenger said. “I think I’ve only had one class there, so I think they need to utilize that more, especially when they have a lot of enrollees.”

Other students have had a difficult time processing some of their final required classes before graduating.

Screen arts production senior Caroline Paden said the scheduling system is “horrible and annoying.”

Paden said she has very limited course options available within her degree plan and she had to take course substitutions in order to graduate on time.

“I was supposed to be waitlisted, but I didn’t feel like dealing with it, so I had to do a course sub,” Paden said. “There were some classes that I wish I could’ve taken, but I couldn’t.”

Paden described the priority scheduling as a “luck of the draw” and said the system is unorganized, hard to read and understand.

“I was a transfer student, so the system was even more confusing for me,” Paden said. “My first-time scheduling I was not prepared at all, but I’ve learned you have to have an A through D plan or else

you’ll spend the semester in classes you don’t need which won’t be enjoyable down the road.”

Biological sciences senior Madison James said her original plan completely changed after her classes filled up in seconds. James said she was waitlisted for a biology course that was required for graduation before luckily getting a spot one day before the class started.

“In my opinion, it’s the class sizes,” James said. “I understand that certain classrooms are allocated to certain courses which determines the class size, however it’s extremely frustrating when you have to take a class for your degree audit, yet it only has 30 or less spots.”

James believes LSU is accepting more students than they can provide for. She noted how the university “brags” about the size of the entering class but said results have shown “negative consequences” with students already enrolled.

Though seniors have priority, it “isn’t enough,” James said.

“There truly needs to be a better system in place for scheduling because we are still fighting for our lives trying to get into classes we need to graduate,” James said. “Whether there should be an alteration to the current system, a reduction in the entering class sizes or an increase in classrooms, something needs to be done.”

ADVOCATE, from page 3 a 17-year-old were charged with third-degree rape against Brooks, according to WBRZ. Two other men, Everett Lee, 27, and Casen Carver, 18, were charged with principle to third-degree rape, the news outlet reported.

Tate said that a second evil sustained the first: alcohol.

“Our students should be able to drink responsibly, to have fun, to simply be, without being hunted by predators, and enforcing the law is paramount to their pursuit of safe, fulfilling social lives.

“But evil people exist in this world, and they know that the purposefully cultivated environment at some bars allow predators to take advantage of our young people while their guards are down,” he wrote.

“That’s not blaming victims,” Tate continued. “That’s enabling criminals. And I won’t stand for it.”

He said “Tigerlands” exist across the country and that “we must intervene.”

CULTURE, from page 3 and the Black Student Union will collaborate to educate about the importance of voting, especially for the Black community, Williams said.

She said they will explain what

“Tigerland isn’t the only problem we face, and targeting underage drinking isn’t the only solution we will offer,” he wrote. “Prevention requires us to address them all.”

A guest column from Morgan Lamandre, the president and CEO Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response, criticized the attention to alcohol in the aftermath of the rape charges.

“After the horrific rape and death of LSU student Madison Brooks, community conversations almost entirely revolved around alcohol and underage drinking,” she wrote. “LSU has seen several student deaths related to alcohol poisoning and hazing, but blaming her death on alcohol is a disingenuous deflection tactic. Had Madison been given a ride home by anyone other than rapists, she likely would have been brought somewhere safe and still be alive today.”

She said that alcohol is never the cause of rape but a way that perpetrators facilitate rape.

“LSU should be held account-

their vote means in the grand scheme of today’s political landscape and what their vote can do when they go to the polling stations. Student’s rights when voting will also be discussed.

“For Geaux Vote in particular, we have a meeting every other

able for contributing to rape culture in Louisiana, but our community must also move beyond conversations focused on the university,” she wrote. “When we focus solely on LSU, we are allowing ourselves to be distracted from creating the social change needed to end sexual violence in Louisiana.”

She said LSU is simply a symptom of the problem that is Louisiana, which she says is one of the worst states in the country to be a woman.

Risk-reduction methods are ineffective and victim blaming, she said, “allow[ing] perpetrators to continue to victimize as they move to another target.”

Instead, she said, Louisiana should focus on primary prevention, which includes teaching children about their bodies, boundaries, consent and pregnancy.

“I urge our legislators to take bold and swift action to address sexual violence in Louisiana,” she said. “It will take political courage, but it must be done.”

Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in Hodges, so students are welcome to come, hear our plans for the rest of the semester and get involved in what we’re doing, because we have a lot coming up to get students registered for the 2023 elections here in Louisiana,” Williams said.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Baton Rouge Gallery hosts Surreal Salon Soirée art event

BY ARIS WILLIAMS @jonetaw

Baton Rouge Gallery: Center for Contemporary Art hosted the first installation of its Surreal Salon Soirée since 2020 on Saturday, Jan. 21.

The unique event successfully fuses a costume party with its current exhibition, Surreal Salon 15. The exhibition features the work of over 60 artists hailing from 21 states and nine different nations.

The guests came dressed to impress in surrealist costume. Face paint, eccentric gowns and fur coats filled the space and made the festivities even more special. From Victorian queens to walking canvases, Baton Rouge Gallery’s commitment to full throttle artistic expression shows in the locals who frequent its events.

Guests are encouraged to dress as outlandish as possible. A highlight of the night was the costume contest that allowed attendees’ work to be recognized.

Raving about the amazing turnout over charcuterie and

wine was followed by a performance by Austin-based experimental rock band, The Golden Dawn Arkestra. The band’s approach to performance is best described as cosmic, with go-go dancers and the performers in exuberant costumes fitting right into the scenery.

As the music played and the guests made their way to the stage, the feeling of complete freedom to let loose was undeniable. Guests danced and cheered.

An afterparty at The Radio Bar followed.

Baton Rouge Gallery’s mission is to connect audiences with contemporary art through innovative exhibits and program -

ming, and it accomplished just that with this event.

With over 55 years of operation under its belt, Baton Rouge Gallery continues to evolve with the times while maintaining the founding value of art belonging to the people. The gallery is controlled by the artists themselves.

Only artists can add or remove other artists from the gallery, according to its website. The goal of this is to give a different viewpoint of contemporary art in Baton Rouge, other than the view of “a single curator or gallery owner.”

And it’s just getting started for 2023, with the next exhibit rotation beginning in the coming weeks.

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The moon rests in the waxing crescent phase on Jan. 26, above the LSU observatory on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, La. A telescope sits on display on Jan. 27, at the LSU Observatory on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, La.

The Sirius star shines visibly in the night sky Jan. 23, in the Atchafalaya Basin near Lafayette, La.

The Atchafalaya River sits under the night sky on Jan. 23, in the Atchafalaya Basin near Lafayette, La.

Stars fill the night sky on Jan. 23, in the Atchafalaya Basin near Lafayette, La.

A model plane hangs on Jan. 27, in the LSU observatory on Highland Road in Baton Rouge, La.

Photos by Tarun Kakarala

“Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”

- Arthur C. Clarke

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role. She led the Tigers with a career-high of 31 points, six rebounds and three assists.

“I had to be the player to stay poised because of my experience. I’ve been here before,” Morris said. “I went and had a great game and played for my teammates…it was fun.”

Tennessee made an effort to limit Angel Reese, as she went into halftime with four points and four rebounds. But she eventually found her rhythm. Her double-double streak lives on, as she finished the game with 18 points and 17 rebounds.

“In the second half, I tried to just go out there and do what I could, be aggressive,” Reese said. “My teammates needed me, so I had to do whatever I could to go and get the win.”

The effort wasn’t just a twowoman show, however. Everyone that saw the floor did their part. LaDazhia Williams and Sa’Myah Smith both scored six points for the Tigers. Williams also grabbed eight rebounds. Flau’jae Johnson and Last-Tear Poa both added five points. Johnson also grabbed eight rebounds.

BY TYLER HARDEN @ttjharden8

The most anticipated game thus far in the LSU women’s basketball season lived up to the hype Monday.

OPINION

The sell-out crowd of 15,157, the largest in PMAC history since it was renovated, was as electric as they’ve been all season, and the whiteout helped fuel the fire for the Tigers. In their biggest test of the season,

the Tigers pulled off a 76-68 win over Tennessee.

“Everyone in the SEC picked Tennessee to finish ahead of us,” coach Kim Mulkey said. “Right or wrong, to me, if I’m a competitor, I’ll take that as a

challenge.”

In games with as much pressure and expectations as possible, the veterans emerge, displaying their experience in these games. In this game, Alexis Morris took comfort in that

For Tennessee, Jordan Walker and Rickea Jackson led the way. Walker led the team with 19 points, five rebounds and three assists. Jackson was right behind her with 17 points, eight rebounds, and five assists. Jordan Horston also added 11 points with three rebounds.

“It was a great environment

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Column: Three players we should see more for LSU men’s hoops

While a run to the NCAA Tournament at this point is theoretically possible, the Tigers would have to either win out or run the gauntlet in the SEC Tournament to do so. With the way the team has looked, the prospect of it accomplishing either of those tasks is not a part of even the most optimistic fans’ dreams.

When a season is lost in the NBA, the best thing a team can do is rest its stars and push for a high draft pick while also giving its younger players more playing time to develop. So even if it’s having a terrible season, fans can still look forward to the prospect of landing top talent next season.

Unfortunately for LSU head coach Matt McMahon, continuing to lose isn’t going to make many fans happy. It’s bound to have the opposite effect as losing out in the NBA, as the prospect of attaining top talent becomes less likely the worse a college basketball program appears.

The best thing McMahon can

hope to accomplish besides miraculously making the NCAA tournament is to generate more excitement for next season and he can do that by showing what his younger players can do. While there isn’t a copious amount of untested talent on his roster, there are certainly players we can hope to see more from moving forward.

Tyrell Ward

Tyrell Ward came into the season with high expectations, being rated as a four-star prospect and the 11th best small forward in the class of 2022 according to 247sports. While McMahon didn’t hype him up quite as much as Jalen Reed in the preseason, he still liked what he saw from the forward and had high hopes for him as a scorer.

“[He] is a very skilled guard at 6’7” who can score the ball at all three levels,” McMahon said on Ward before the season began.

“We love his three-point shooting combined with his unique ability to finish at the rim in a variety of different ways.”

Most preseason projections at least considered him a possibility to start, with the four spot being a complete mystery up until the first game. But Ward played zero minutes in LSU’s opening game against

Kansas City and since then has played in just 11 games, three of which he contributed double-digit minutes.

In those three games against New Orleans, Florida and Ala-

bama, Ward averaged just under four points on 13.7 minutes and 38.5% shooting from the field. Those aren’t incredible numbers, but against the Gators, he showed flashes of what he could do with

more playing time, nailing two critical threes in the first half before disappearing in the second.

It isn’t uncommon for a freshsee MEN’S HOOPS, page 10

ERIN BARKER/ The Reveille LSU women’s basketball freshman guard Flau’jae Johnson (4) listens to sophomore forward Angel Reese (10) on Jan. 30, during LSU’s 76-68 win over Tennessee at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

ERIN BARKER / The Reveille LSU men’s basketball junior forward Derek Fountain (20) attempts to block the ball on Jan. 28, during LSU’s 7668 loss to Texas Tech at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU women’s hoops earns a 76-68 win over Tennessee

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UNDEFEATED, from page 9

to play basketball in today. I know we were really looking forward to it,” Tennessee head coach Kelly Harper, said. “Obviously it was competitive, got away from us there in the

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man to be inconsistent, especially early on in his career and when the team that’s surrounding you was pieced together in the preceding offseason. But playing him as limitedly as McMahon did early in the season is questionable, even more so considering LSU’s struggles offensively.

Jalen Reed

Jalen Reed, son of former SEC player of the year Justin Reed, has gotten decent minutes throughout the season, especially at the beginning of it and recently. He’s averaging 16.1 minutes per game and while he did lose his starting job after eight games, his minutes started progressing upward again after the Tigers lost to Auburn.

From those facts alone, it seems like he’d be producing numbers that indicate he has adjusted to the SEC and improved, but that isn’t the case. He’s scoring just three points per game to go with a matching three rebounds and he’s doing that on 37.7% shooting from the field as a big man.

second half. They did a great job with really turning things around there.”

The Tigers certainly exceeded expectations Monday night, and they put all things in perspective. They proved that what they have going isn’t a fluke.

For comparison, on 19.6 minutes per game last season, former LSU center Efton Reid averaged 6.3 points shooting 52% from the field. From a per-minute standpoint, Reid scored 0.32 points per minute compared to Reed’s 0.186. Those who watched the Tigers last season understand how disappointing the center was, so that comparison should be worrisome.

He was projected as a versatile scorer and skilled, stretch-four power forward (meaning he can score both inside and outside).

McMahon also stated he would be great at scoring off the dribble prior to the season. But Reed has shot just six three-pointers through 338 minutes on the court, making two of them. That off-the-dribble success hasn’t been present for most of the season.

So rather than seeing Reed attain more minutes, the hope here is to see more of what he can do.

Cam Hayes

Cam Hayes may be a junior, but he has two years of eligibility remaining, making him a potential part of LSU’s future. Despite ex-

Tennessee’s record doesn’t reflect their talent; all their losses came to ranked opponents. LSU adding itself to that list shows that the team can compete with the best teams in the country.

“You just played a team that has played every good team

pectations surrounding the former North Carolina State guard being relatively quiet, Hayes came in as a moderately active rotational player and impressed, earning more and more minutes before landing a starting role in mid-December.

In that same timespan, Hayes had a three-game stint where he averaged 17.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and four assists on 61% shooting from the field and 47% from three, stellar numbers from a player that wasn’t on most people’s radar. But that’s when things took a turn.

In the nine games since then, the guard has shot 36% from the field and 23% from three, with a lot of those struggles coming in the team’s last three SEC matchups. But he has maintained decent, albeit inconsistent success on the boards and at finding the open man, averaging 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists through seven conference games.

He’s had his minutes dwindle a bit since he earned the starting role, with the guard averaging 23 minutes per game in LSU’s last six contests. While that’s partially due

out there,” Mulkey said. “They should be ranked in the top 25. That’s the best offensive rebounding team we have played this year, by far.” LSU certainly leaves Monday’s matchup with a whole lot of confidence and a whole lot

of momentum. Their record improves to 21-0 overall and 9-0 in SEC play.

They look to continue their perfect season Thursday at home against Georgia. Tip-off is at 7 p.m., and the game will be aired on SEC Network+.

to an injury he suffered at the end of its matchup against Texas A&M, his minutes haven’t upwardly progressed since his second game back against Auburn. His minutes will likely remain around the 20-25 per game range for the remainder of the season. The problem with that is he is still

the most efficient scorer in LSU’s backcourt, shooting 46% from the field and 35.6% from three. The Tiger backcourt has shot woefully badly throughout the season, especially from long range, so having Hayes reemerge alongside Adam Miller would be a huge step in the right direction.

ERIN BARKER / The Reveille LSU men’s basketball senior guard Trae Hannibal (0) shoots the ball on Jan. 28, during LSU’s 76-68 loss to Texas Tech at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

OPINION

Girl Code: How women at LSU can stay safe during a night out

JEMIAH’S

JUSTIFICATIONS

JEMIAH CLEMONS @Miclemah

In light of the tragic Madison Brooks case, many women at LSU may be wondering what to do to stay safe. Here are a few recommendations and tips.

Stick together

Many women are told to stick together from a young age, yet this teaching is commonly ignored. There’s safety in numbers, and you never know who’s watching you. If one person in a group of seven needs to use the bathroom, then all seven people should be in the bathroom line.

Any kind of separation throughout the night is an opportunity for danger to creep

in. Even in the Tigerland lines, there are always random people lurking. These people might be watching and looking for an opportunity.

Other tactics like watching your drink and drinking responsibly can help protect young women. The Nightcap and Cup Condoms can be bought on Amazon for a low price, and they come in bulk. In the case of separation, using Life 360 and other tracking apps can be utilized for safety.

Prior to going out with a group, you should get to know the people you’ll be hanging out with. Also come up with a plan. Having a designated driver, sober friend and an emergency contact might drastically reduce the risk of an emergency.

You should go home with ev-

eryone you came with. Be a girl’s girl

Obviously no one goes to the club to babysit, but Baton Rouge is far from safe. We owe it to each other to look out for one another. You’ve heard it a million times, but if you see something, say something. Even if you don’t want to spend your night looking after someone, at least contact the police.

It’s no secret that Tigerland has a prominent rape culture. For a freshman, the first time in a club at Tigerland can be exhilarating, but after a while, most people have to be drunk to have a decent time. This coupled with the lurkers outside the clubs, can create a whirlpool of danger.

The Baton Rouge Police Department doesn’t just stand in Ti-

gerland to twiddle their thumbs. The officers are there in case of an emergency. So the cute man you were flirting with at the bar can wait. If you see a woman that’s drunk and alone, you either need to find her friends, a club employee or the police. If you don’t take care of her, the streets of Baton Rouge will.

Avoid Tigerland

Doing this may be hard for a lot of students, but it’s truly worth it. The amount of money, time and energy that can be saved from doing this is astronomical. Now I’m no mathematician, but paying a $10 cover for 18 weeks at the bar doesn’t add up to a pretty number.

This also doesn’t take into account the people who go twice on weekends or bar hop. Drinks and Uber rides aren’t

cheap either, so a large amount of money is being wasted on dirty nightclubs full of strangers and mediocre music.

There are several alternatives to clubbing at Tigerland. A girls’ night in with wine, dinner parties, house parties and kickbacks can be safer and more cost-effective. Though we live in a city with limited options, it’s not impossible to find safer alternatives with your friends.

If Madison Brooks’s story has taught us anything, it’s that everyone, women especially, should look out for one another. Having safer party habits is important because someone’s life may depend on it.

Jemiah Clemons is a 19-year-old kinesiology major from Miami, Florida.

“Andrew Tate: Reflections on my time in Bucharest Jail”

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FRANK KIDD @FK446852315

Note: The following is a satirical piece written from the perspective of Andrew Tate.

While confined here in the Bucharest City Jail, I came across statements on Twitter and from commentary Youtube channels condemning me for so-called problematic statements. I’m usually too busy to respond to criticism, but due to my recent detainment, I’ve got a bit more free time.

Firstly, to the losers celebrating my unlawful imprisonment, you should know that this is not the end of me. I only grow stronger in my cell as I’ve been thinking of ways to restore society to its natural order dictated by evolutionary psychology.

I’ve been drafting and editing legislation to encourage women to fulfill their natural role as homemakers. My first piece of legislation, the Society Against Non-traditional Demanding Women Incentivization of Chastity and Hushing-up Act, a.k.a. The SANDWICH Act will lead us to a better future.

The most important provision of the law establishes a strike system for women. Things that can earn a woman a strike will include talking back to a man,

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getting a job, reading books, not having children, dying their hair, getting piercings and tattoos, not smiling enough, etc. Upon the accumulation of three strikes, the offending woman will be placed in prison for life.

My haters are scared of the utopia that my ideas would bring about. They push woke propaganda for money knowing that it’s destroying the natural order and leaving men and women alike worse off. They often label me a misogynist which is obviously not true unless one’s definition of misogynist thought includes the beliefs that women shouldn’t be able to vote, drive, get a divorce, open a bank account, attend university, own property or go outside of the house without a man.

The media’s push to label me as a sexist is odd given that I’ve stated numerous times that I don’t hate women, I just think that men and women are different. Women have been tricked by feminists out of the easy lives they were designed to live and into complex roles made for men. We wonder why there are so many malfunctions with our technology yet we employ female engineers. When I come to power the only things women will be engineering are breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Feminists have cleared the way for women to be surgeons, a chilling thought to anyone not affected by the woke mind virus. I’d rather have my surgery done

by an 8-year-old boy that thinks he’s playing “Operation” than a woman. There are even female lawyers now, which is probably why our legal systems are a sham. I suspect women are using their chief argumentative tactic, crying, to win cases.

The current state of our world fosters a terrible culture that pushes women beyond their natural limits. When I’m in power women that want jobs will have the option to be preschool teachers or secretaries.

Any reasonable person would have no objection to my ideas without the control of big tech overlords who fill our heads with the pernicious ideology of female equality.

Angry women and simps alike support the abomination of justice, that is my imprisonment. For justification, they point to a video I made describing how I slowly convince women to sell their bodies online for my financial gain using the loverboy method. Some call my methods textbook sex trafficking, among them the legal codes of most countries. Regardless of the legality of my actions, there’s no denying that I was snatched up by the matrix because I threatened to expose its existence to the public.

I humbly continue the tradition of great men that have been unjustly jailed. I see myself similarly to Gandhi and Nelson Mandela, but I believe I will go down

as greater than them because I’m fighting for more than civil rights, I’m fighting for a perfect society. A society that takes male-female interaction back to the Stone Age where it belongs.

To my nemesis Greta Thunberg, I will get out of here one day and when I do I will have my revenge on you and your precious environment. I will drive each of my 33 cars to your house and leave them running. I may also bring some aerosol cans to spray into the ozone layer. I’m going to bring all of the plastic I can find and dump it into the river nearest to you. I will place plastic straws

in the noses of turtles and place six-pack rings around their necks. I will cut down every tree in Sweden to get my revenge.

Upon my release, I will rise like a phoenix and my work will elevate me to legendary status. The statues erected of me shall stand forever, a reminder of my great life and teachings. So enjoy the memes while you still can, for it is I who will laugh last.

Sincerely, Cobra Tate

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Frank Kidd is a 21-year-old mass communication junior from Springfield, Virginia.

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It’s our shared responsibility to create and maintain a campus environment in which sexual violence is not tolerated and to intervene in a safe way when we see a risky situation unfolding. It could be something as simple as asking for the time to divert attention. Standing up to intervene not only helps foster safety, but sends the message that this kind of behavior is not acceptable in our community. Being an active bystander helps to shape our campus community into one where respect, consent and responsibility are valued. Talk to your friends, practice ways to intervene because it’s everyone’s responsibility

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