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LSU just couldn’t seem to get anything going in the first 20 minutes. Downfield throws weren’t open, and the running game was putrid outside of Dan iels scrambling. It seemed almost like LSU was overthinking the of fensive game plan early on.
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“We went to a two-minute tempo right before the half, obvi ously that worked very well for us,” Kelly said.
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It was truly a tale of two halves for LSU against Missis sippi State. Despite trailing 13-7 at halftime, and not scoring until the final minute of the first half, LSU pulled away late to win 3116.
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fense. The defense executed in that regard in this game, bringing an array of blitzes, coverage looks and fronts. Kelly credited Defen sive Coordinator Matt House after the game for the game plan and adjustments made on defense.
“They were down in the game, they never questioned whether they could come back,” Kelly said. “And we’re building that kind of mindset. And if they keep working hard and keep do ing things the right way. We just want to be a better team in No vember.”Leading up to the game, Kel ly was adamant that LSU had to mix things up defensively to slow down the Mississippi State of
The story of the game was LSU’s shift in the second half. This is now the second time this season the Tigers looked like a different team late in the game, but this time it was enough to get the win. “Paralysis by analysis” is how Kelly described the offense in the first half, and that accu rately sums up both the first half in this game, and the first half against Florida State.
“The most important thing is that you can’t give them a presnap look that is comfortable,” Kelly said. “I think the kids did an excellent job of executing the game plan and Matt House did a great job with the staff of putting together the kind of disguises necessary to go against the air raid.”After giving up a field goal midway through the third quar ter, LSU completely shut down the Mississippi State offense. The Bulldogs only tallied 52 yards of total offense from that point forward, and never had another drive longer than five plays.
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This time, things were much different.LSUheld Mississippi State to 16 points, and just three in the second half. The defensive per formance is what kept LSU in the game, and allowed it to make the comeback it did down the stretch. When talking about the comeback, Head Coach Brian Kelly praised the team’s attitude.
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The LSU defense stood tall yet again after that, leading to a 47yard touchdown run by Goodwin to seal the game at 31-16.
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sissippi State quarterback Will Rogers throughout. As a true freshman, this was a big game for Perkins to announce himself on the national stage, and he will likely see an increase in playing time as a result.
Second half adjustments lead to LSU win over Mississippi State
On the final drive of the first half, much like down the stretch against Florida State, LSU played with tempo, utilizing quick throws and getting its playmak ers in Fortunatelyspace. for the Tigers, adjustments were made soon enough. This puts LSU at 1-0 in SEC play, before facing New Mex ico in what feels like a tune up game before hitting arguably the toughest stretch of the schedule in October.
Coming into this game, LSU’s defense was always going to be under the microscope. The Tiger defense was facing Mississippi State’s dangerous air raid offense, which burned LSU the last time it was in Tiger Stadium.
This stretch was the turning point of the game. LSU scored 21 unanswered points after the Mis sissippi State field goal. The Tiger offense found its rhythm playing with tempo, and big plays from Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers and Armoni Goodwin sealed the game.Daniels forced his way into the endzone to give LSU the lead early in the fourth quarter. That kickstarted the offensive rhythm as on the next drive Daniels hit Nabers on three third-down plays, eventually leading to a Josh
The players of the game for LSU were a mix of expected and rather unexpected contributions. Jayden Daniels was the driv ing force on offense, leading the three fourth-quarter touchdown drives and finishing the game 210 passing yards to go along with 93 rushingDefensively,yards. it was a trio of players who stood out and led the way for LSU. Leading the charge with 11 tackles and a late inter ception, Jay Ward stepped up in a major way in his new role. Earlier this week, he moved from safety to the nickel position, and that change more than paid off for LSU. Ward talked after the game about the switch and his perfor mance making the adjustment.
“More free at the nickel po sition and fits in the run game which played a big impact to night, that is where I like to play,” Ward
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“We needed some cutting edge advances in manufacturing with the potential for impact on the future spacecraft launch vehicles that we were planning at the time, but we always had an interest in doing bigger things, having impact on other industries, other govern ment agencies, impact on the en tire country,” said John Vickers,
The state purchased and owns the technologies under NCAM but it was placed in the care of LSU for administration purposes. Accord ing to Fudickar, this was done be cause the state lacks the expertise to manage the use of that equip ment.NCAM is currently working on Artemis-2, which will be the sec ond test of the Space Launch Sys tem that will send humans back to the moon for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972. The fourth itera tion, Artemis-4, Fudikar said, will likely be the rocket that sends a mission to the lunar surface.
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Chemical engineering senior Haley Fuller has been around STEM her entire life. Despite com ing from a family of engineers, Fuller will be the first female engi neer in her family when she gradu ates.Engineering and other STEM subjects are among the most maledominated majors, with more women entering the field in recent years. Still, women’s enrollment in these disciplines remains low.
Student Government is cur rently in the process of making their budget for the fiscal year that runs from July 1 to June 30. The Senate is expected to vote whether to approve the budget nextEngineeringweek.
Political communication ju nior Byron Hansley, director of finance for SG’s executive branch, is working with Raby to produce the budget. Hansley said the pair will work with each branch to de termine how much money they think they’ll need and allocate it accordingly.Whilethe Senate has the ul
There’s currently $40 million de voted to “We’reit. always looking for up
The professor would often put down female students and disre gard their questions, Fuller said.
year.“All of our funding is contin gent on how many students we have and how many students pay their fee bills,” Raby said.
senior Colin Raby, the chair of the budget and appropriations committee, ex plained that SG’s money comes from the $2.20 student activities fee students pay on their fall and spring fee bills, as well as a $1 ini tiative fee on the spring fee bill.
The group is based out of the Michoud Assembly Center in New Orleans, where NASA builds all of its large crewed rockets.
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A $5 million digital replica of the Michoud facility is also in the works, Fudickar said. This will al
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According to LSU’s website, women made-up 706 of the 3,134 students in the engineering de partment, less than 23% of the col lege in the fall 2022 semester.
light for all of the women in engi neering. I mean, there’s guys ev erywhere. It’s a good group to go to – just women, you know, getting to hang out outside of school.”
Industrial engineering sopho more Ana Alvarado serves as the Society of Women Engineers’ membership chair. She has also noticed men take up the majority of her“Industrialclasses. is one of the smaller departments, so I don’t see that many people anyway on a normal day, but there [is] a grand majority male, and I don’t think that’s going to change anytime soon,” Alvarado said.While Alvarado hasn’t experi enced any backlash from others, she has noticed that sometimes the hardest criticism comes from herself.“Ifeel like it’s more of like in
involved in the upcoming lunar rocket’s construction at Michoud, but he said NCAM plays a crucial role.“It literally is the key equip ment, key tools, that actually build the rockets,” Fudickar said.
Despite being the minority in her field, Alvarado believes wom en in engineering shouldn’t be un derestimated.“Ithink[men in engineering] need to be prepared to see how tenacious we women can be, like when we want something we will
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The Senate, Raby said, has the final say on how that money is al located between SG’s branches.
In addition to the Artemis Rocket, set to launch later this year following several cancellations due to unstable weather conditions, NCAM has also been involved in the construction of many of NA SA’s vehicles like the space shut tles, Vickers said.
“I know a lot of other women have had that same issue. Any time a question was brought up, [the professor] would completely ignore it if it was a woman who
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The state wants to produce a Space Campus, Fudickar added, which will be devoted to research ing technologies related to rocket manufacturing and education.
The Society of Women Engi neers has multiple events that Al varado says cater to female engi neers. In the spring, they host a networking event called Women Impacting Success in Engineering where female engineers from local companies are invited to dinner with engineering students.
asked. But if a guy asked the same question, it was the best question,” Fuller said. “So that class, I ended up dropping… It was very frustrat ing.”Fuller says that some of the introductory engineering courses can be made up of up to 90-95% maleFullerstudents.isthe outreach volunteer chair for the Society of Women Engineers, an organization that works to empower female students in the male-dominated engineer ing world. Clubs like the Society of Women Engineers are where she sees the most female students come“Empoweringtogether. women in STEM is one of the biggest missions of [The Society of Women Engi neers],” Fuller said. “So as execu tive board members, that’s kind of our job to be kind of that guiding
grades on our equipment and modifications to the equipment,” he said.According to Fudickar, more people should know about Louisi ana’s role in space exploration.
low engineers to accurately design improvements to the facility.
He said Michoud has produced all of NASA’s large rockets, includ ing those that originally brought humans to the moon.
NCAM has also pioneered sev eral manufacturing technologies including friction stir welding, a process that creates stronger welds with virtually no defects. Accord ing to Vickers, NCAM is also de veloping new, stronger materials using interlocking fibers, as well as simulating technology using digital manufacturing methods and additive manufacturing, which builds a structure stronger by plac ing material layer by layer.
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your own head, you make up all of these ideas on how people per ceive you, even if [you] haven’t di rectly faced [backlash] from some one,” Alvarado said.
Members of the Society of Women Engineers attend the world’s largest conference for women in engineering and technology in Indianapolis.
Fuller enjoys her major but has experienced backlash from men in her field, including a professor.
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“I actually had a discrimina tion remark made towards me my sophomore year, telling me that I’d be better off not in engineering be cause I’m a woman, and all kinds of other things,” Fuller said, noting that the professor who made these comments no longer works at LSU.
While it was founded in 1999, NCAM really took off after 2005, Fudickar said. He said that after Hurricane Katrina, Michoud was left virtually unscathed, and the state began to invest heavily in the facility to both increase Loui siana’s role in space and to create newOverjobs.the past 20 years, NCAM has received roughly $100 million from its partners, Vickers said.
SG is expected to bring in an estimated $124,787 for the fiscal
LSU is contributing in return ing mankind to the moon after 50 years as the lead partner in the Na tional Center for Advanced Manu facturing, according to NCAM em ployees.NCAM is a partnership be tween the state of Louisiana, LSU, the University of New Orleans and NASA formed to design new manu facturing technologies to construct NASA’s large crewed rockets, ac cording to Bob Fudickar, executive director of NCAM.
NASA’s Orion crew capsule at the Michoud Assembly Center.
do whatever it takes to do it – and an engineering degree is no differ ent,” she Angelasaid.Guidry is the director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the College of Business and serves as the faculty adviser for the Wom en in Business club. She assists the organization in connecting with professional organizations and ac counting firms.
The legislative and executive branches will likely receive the majority of the money, with the judicial branch receiving a small er portion since their main job is to regulate the activities of the other branches, Raby said.
Siddiqui encourages women to keep persevering in their field, even if they are the minority.
The budget, which will be vot ed on again in the spring, has to be passed in the Senate by a twothirds vote, he said.
including a place for connections and open discussion among wom en.
Guidry says that the club be lieves in an “if you can see it, you can be it” mentality, which is why they try to bring in female entre preneurs, business owners and CEO’s to talk to members and of fer Alongadvice. with meetings, Guidry emphasizes the club’s role in going beyond professional development by helping foster connections among female students and pro viding them with the opportunity
While women are still the mi nority in top corporations, Guidry thinks that there is a shift in the way women are perceived in the business world.
estimation, like ‘oh, you’re doing computer science, good luck with that’… ‘like, let’s see if she can ac tually do Siddiquithis.’”says the Women in Computer Science club has many plans for the upcoming year to help female students. She plans to host coding workshops, bring in female guest speakers who hold tech leadership positions and cre ate safety circles where the stu dents can discuss how to respond to difficult situations they may en counter in the workplace.
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Computer science at LSU falls under the Department of Engi neering. Of the 526 students en rolled in computer science this se mester, 83 are women, making up less than 16% of the major. Still, Siddiqui has seen an improvement in women enrollment.
“If you have passion about something, but you feel like you are failing at it… that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t do it,” Siddiqui said. “There is no template for be ing a woman in science.”
Students can also apply for funding for their organizations directly from the Senate, Raby said.
way for students to report profes sors who don’t respond to emails or post grades, as well as work ing to reach the designation of a hunger-free campus.
“We’re hopefully [helping fe male students] set themselves up for success so when they do graduate from LSU, they can walk boldly through the doors through whatever corporate company they choose,” Guidry said.
“It’s definitely becoming better. I would say the ratio is now 75% male to 25% female [in my classes], whereas if I talked to some of my professors, they used to say that there would be like three or four girls in their classes,” Siddiqui said.Like Alvarado, Siddiqui has ex perienced people making passive remarks about being a woman in her “[Therefield. is] definitely under
The Organizational Relief Fund is a dean of students ac count chaired by SG, SG adviser Cortney Greavis said.
Fund, Raby said, is used to help student organizations travel by providing reimbursement funds. Students pay for their trips and contact the Organizational Relief Fund for reimbursement to pay them back for their expenses.
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timate say in the allocation of funds among branches, the exec utive branch is able to push initia tives faster since it doesn’t have to go through a long voting process, Hansley said.
Along with the money SG gets from the student activities fee, Raby said SG also holds funds in the Programming Support and Initiatives Fund, as well as the Organizational Relief Fund. The Programming Support and Initia tives Fund, controlled by a desig nated committee, is used to fund student organizations.
Hansley said new organiza tions, minority organizations, sports organizations and other groups are encouraged to apply for funding from the Program ming Support and Initiatives Fund. The money in the Pro gramming Support and Initiatives Fund can be used by groups to help them market themselves and fundOrganizationsevents. must appear before the committee and apply for money, Halsey said.
Of the 1,727 business under graduates enrolled for fall 2022 at LSU, 713 are women, around 41%. But according to an article by Quantic School of Business and Technology, women made up only 8% of Fortune 500 company CEO’s in 2021.The Women in Business club works to provide leadership ex perience to members, build their
to create lifelong friendships.
Computer science senior Aliza Siddiqui is the president of the Women in Computer Science club, an organization that hasn’t been active since the start of the COV ID-19 pandemic. Siddiqui revived the club this semester after reflect ing on the support she wished she had when she entered college,
According to Student-Body President Lizzie Shaw, the presi dent and vice-president each make a personal income of $4,000 a year. The executive branch mostly spends its money on events and in the past has used senate funding for larger projects, Shaw said the executive branch is putting forth their own initiatives, including creating a
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self-confidence and offer a peer support system to female students so they can be prepared to enter the corporate world.
“I think that you may still have some organizations that may have the boys club… or more men run ning these organizations, but I still think that should not stop any fe male from applying to these com panies, or positioning themselves to be promoted within those com panies,” Guidry said.
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LSU football junior defensive end BJ Ojulari (18) pressures Mississippi State junior quarter back Will Rogers (2).
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LSU football junior wide receiver Kayshon Boutte (7) tries to escape from Mississippi State junior cornerback Decamerion Richardson’s (3) grasp.
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The LSU Tigers ran away with a win in their game against Mis sissippi State after a second half turnaround nearly shut out the Bulldogs. At the forefront of that action, once again, was Jayden Daniels.LSU’s offense was slow to
Chris Hilton Jr. Hilton didn’t see any targets and very little playing time in the first game vs. Florida State, but against Southern, Hilton showed people what he could do once he’s on the Thefield.6-foot-1, 182-pound red shirt freshman from Zachary, Louisiana, made the most of his opportunity during the blowout win against Southern University.
capitalize in the first half. When he remained in the pocket, Dan iels was hesitant, struggling ear ly on to get the ball out quickly. He also seemed to have trouble finding his open receivers.
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With so many great players on their squad, there will be players who don’t get on the field often. However, once those players get on the field, they can make an immediate impact and can play a significant role in the upcoming games.
through one game, at Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge, throwing for 135 yards and one touchdown.Whileit’s still early in the sea son, the LSU Class of 2023 has certainly showed why they are one of the top-ranked recruiting classes in the country, and why LSU fans have reason to be excit ed for when they arrive in Baton Rouge for the 2023 season.
High School has ran for 45 yards on seven carries through one game, and Khai Prean, an ath lete commit out of St. James High School, has ran for 10 yards, has 43 receiving yards and has caught one receiving touchdown through oneLSU’sgame.lone quarterback commit for the Class of 2023, Rickie Col lins, has also done well. He has completed 14 of 19 pass attempts
“It’s about moving with ur gency and tempo,” Daniels said after the game. “We played bet
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Mickens, a four-star pros pect from Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, has racked up 28 total tackles, 21 of which are solo tackles,
From the quarterback position to the defensive line, the Tigers have plenty of talent on their ros ter.
ranked receivers in LSU’s class, Shelton Sampson Jr. and Jalen Brown, have lived up to expecta tions. Through one game, Samp son, the four-star receiver from Catholic High School in Baton Rouge has brought in nine re ceptions for 82 yards, and Jalen Brown has brought in four recep tions for 136 yards.
There were 46 seconds left until both teams would retreat into their respective locker rooms for half time. This was when an energy among the LSU
Weeks, a four-star recruit out of Oconee County High School in Watkinsville, Georgia, has record ed 27 total tackles, 18 of which are solo tackles, along with two quarterback hurries, two deflect ed passes, and a sack in three
One player to be excited about that will be in Baton Rouge in a year is Trey Holly, as he has had an electric start to his senior cam paign. The 5-foot-8, 180-pound running back is a four-star pros pect out of Union Parish High School and has ran for 333 rush ing yards on 47 carries with 4 touchdowns in just two games. He also has 101 kick return yards.
along with one and a half sacks, two quarterback hurries and one forced fumble in four games.
Mississippi State’s defense al lowed more cracks for the LSU offense to fall into, and LSU took those opportunities by the reins.
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offense seemed to ignite. Dan iels led LSU on a seven-play, 75-yard drive, capped off by a short throw to Jaray Jenkins for a touchdown.Therewas a complete shift in momentum and mindset during halftime. After a Latin-inspired halftime show provided by the Golden Band from Tigerland, the Tigers and the Bulldogs took the
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games.Michael Daugherty, one of the class’ earliest commits, has also performed well thus far. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound cornerback from Grayson High School in Lo ganville, Georgia, has recorded 20 total tackles, 12 of which were as sists, along with a deflected pass, a fumble recovery and a blocked fieldAllgoal.through three games, Day len Austin, a four star defensive back from Long Beach, California, has recorded 19 total tackles, 13 of which are solo tackles, Darron Reed, a four-star defensive line man from Columbus, Georgia has racked up 15 total tackles, seven quarterback hurries, three sacks and a deflected pass and Jeremiah Hughes, a defensive back from Las Vegas, has recorded 11 total tackles, two interceptions, a sack and a deflected pass.
On the offense, the two top-
field once more. This half was different from the first, though.
LSU football junior quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) rushes down the field to achieve a first down on Sept. 17, during LSU’s 31-16 win against Missis sippi State in Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.
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The defensive commits have also showed out, and showed why the defense has been the center piece of LSU’s 2023 recruiting class. Joshua Mickens and Whit Weeks have led the charge.
LSU put together a talent-rich recruiting class this summer, as 16 of its 22 commitments came this summer. But before these play ers suit up in the purple and gold and come to Baton Rouge, they have a senior season to complete. As their last season is underway, here is how some of the Tigers’ commits from the Class of 2023 have started their senior season.
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blocking. With the offensive line still needing to be more consistent and time to start clicking, having a running back who can pass block is huge for an offense.
les and keeping his defenders off him with stiff arms and agility. That was on display again against Mississippi State after he broke off a 47-yard touchdown run to seal the game. He finished the game with nine carries for 75 yards.Something that wasn’t talked much about was his ability to pass block. The 5-foot-8, 195-pound sophomore from Birmingham, Alabama, did a great job on pass
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In LSU’s first drive of the third quarter, complete passes came one after another. Though the only points scored here were
first down on a 27-yard run.
Though Nabers wasn’t the only big receiver for this game, it has become apparent that the synergy between Dan iels and Nabers will cause trou ble for any opponents defense throughout the rest of the sea son.
“Jayden did a great job of rec ognizing the man coverage and putting the ball out there,” Head Coach Brian Kelly said. “The first couple of throws down the left side he opened up. I reminded him that he was getting a little bit open and pointing his shoul ders. He came back, tightened it up, and threw a beautiful ball and Malik makes a nice catch.”
Although Emery returned for the game against Mississippi State, Goodwin can still be a great sec ond option for the Tigers and can play a similar role that Clyde Ed wards-Helaire had with Nick Bro sette in 2018 as a one-two punch duo.
Daniels’ resilience represent ed the type of game LSU needed to win against Mississippi State. This didn’t go unnoticed by Kel ly and the team either, as Dan iels was awarded with the game ball, capping off his impressive performance.“Toughas nails,” Kelly stated in an Instagram post. “Wellearned game ball for Jayden to night.”
He caught five passes for 47 yards, and though it’s not eye-popping and seems like a standard stat line, there was more behind it thanHiltonnumbers.showed off his consis tent route running to create sepa ration, continually was a target for his quarterback and showed off his great hands. He can also make moves after the catch and make defenders miss.
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from Damian Ramos field goals, Daniels’ intentions to fight until the last second ticked down be cameLSUevident.strayed just points be hind Mississippi State for the majority of the game. The fourth quarter began with LSU trailing Mississippi State 16-10. Just un der a minute in, Daniels found a gap up the middle of the Bull dogs’ defense. On a 3-yard rush,
LSU football sophomore running back Armoni Goodwin (22) celebrates in the end zone on, Sept. 10, during LSU’s 65-17 win over Southern at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.
The confidence that Daniels has in Malik Nabers really be gan to shine in the final quar ter of the game. LSU continued to grasp onto its one-point lead. With just seven minutes left in the game, Daniels’ pass connect ed with Nabers, who reached a
Although nothing he did was deemed spectacular, he showed off his potential and with more consistent play when he stepped on the field. He could be more involved for the Tigers down the stretch.
Jones showed his explosive ness coming off the ball and his finesse moves while pressuring the quarterback. He also added something to the defense that was much needed: a high motor and effort for the Tigers. During the Florida State game, there was a lack of effort being shown on the field along with poor body lan guage, but Jones brought a lot of energy to the Tiger’s defense and took advantage of a golden oppor tunity.The Tigers could use more
Goodwin caught many people’s attention.Hedidn’t make much of his opportunities against Florida State since LSU was trailing most of the game and had to become a passheavy offense. But against South ern, Goodwin showed off many factors that you should keep an eye out for. Goodwin received 12 car ries and rushed for 85 yards with two touchdowns. He displayed his big play ability by breaking tack
Hilton was highly touted com ing out of high school as he was a four-star recruit and ranked 11th in the country for wide receivers, according to 247sports.com.
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ter after the half as a unit that way, not just me personally, but everybody else cause you know, like I said, you give the defense time to get set, you go out there and you make adjustments.”
Due to the injury of BJ Ojulari, Jones was able to get the start as an edge for Saturday’s game and he made an instant impact on de fense. The 6-foot-6, 250-pound edge rusher had six total tackles, one tackle for loss and half a sack.
he stumbled into the endzone. This run accompanied by a suc cessful extra point was what fi nally gave LSU the edge.
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Goodwin played well against Southern and can be a bright spot for the offense. Due to the aca demic suspension of starting run ning back John Emery Jr., Armoni Goodwin and Noah Cain were splitting carries. Despite that,
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LSU finished the game with 31 points to Mississippi State’s 16. This win was huge in terms of further cementing Daniels’ place as the starting quarterback. For Daniels to quickly make adjust ments to help lead the team in the second half speaks volumes to his mindset surrounding his new role as LSU’s quarterback.
effective pass rushers and even though it was only one game for him, Jones could be another gem for the defense and can play a cru cial role for them in the future.
Energy poured onto every inch of the field from the Ti gers. With plays like that one, it was evident that LSU had a lot more fight left to give, even with just minutes left of the game. LSU went on to score two more touchdowns, both from rushing yards contributed by Josh Wil liams and Armoni Goodwin.
LSU football junior quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) rushes down the field to achieve a first down on Sept. 17, during LSU’s 31-16 win against Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.
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“This granola bar will be the first thing I’m eating today, and
Noah McKinney is a 21-year-old English and history major from Houston, Texas.
The death of Queen Eliza beth II ignited a discussion about her legacy, and her de fenders have been demanding respect for the dead. But when they say respect, they mean im munity from all criticism.
This is a fitting defense, as it’s the only one that can singu larly shield her from the British Empire’s laundry list of offens es. The tactic of sugarcoating the lives of the dead is often harmful, especially when that person has presided over a co lonialHerjuggernaut.deathshouldn’t be used to cover up the violence in Ye men. Her death shouldn’t be used to gloss over the Empire’s land theft in Kenya. Her defend ers say we should respect her in death, but what respect did the British show to the 14 unarmed civilians killed on Bloody Sun day?
This argument falls apart when one considers the fact that the royal family directly benefit ed from the wrongs of the em pire. For that argument to hold up, one would have to believe that the queen had no knowl edge of the evils being done on herIt’sbehalf.possible that Queen Eliz abeth II was oblivious to what was being done to grow her wealth. Maybe she never ques tioned it and closed her eyes and
royal family.
Take the time to consider your own responses to these questions. While you do, consider the follow ing.A study published in the Na tional Library of Medicine found that “being dehydrated by just 2% impairs performance in tasks that require attention, psychomotor, and immediate memory skills.”
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No one can live a perfectly healthy life all the time, of course. Sometimes we’re running late on our assignments and have to stay up late to get them done. Maintain ing a healthy diet is difficult and oftenRegardless,expensive.we should look for opportunities to live healthier, and that can be as easy as carrying a big water bottle with you to sip throughout the day.
I hate these images for two rea sons. First, they help normalize a lifestyle that is deeply unhealthy and self-destructive. More than that, though, I hate them because they’re a relatively accurate de scription of how many of us actu allyMaybelive. you disagree with me. Maybe you’ve been an outlier or an athlete during your time at school, working hard to eat healthy, stay hydrated and keep your eight-hour crash fixed between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. If so, I applaud you. But how are the rest of us far ing?I asked English sophomore Phoenix Marshall.
The prevalence of monarchyfriendly sentiment in America is odd given that one of the best things America has done was defeat the monarchy. Turning around and defending it betrays the views of the founders, who many American defenders of the monarchy hold in high regard.
A study published in Science Direct said that changing the time you go to sleep throughout the week can substantially weaken your cognitive functioning, even if you still get eight hours every night.Similar side effects exist for me and my ramen-loving friends. The lack of variety and essential nutri ents in the stereotypical college diet has been shown to directly impede brain function related to learning and memory.
Supporters of the queen have also been pointing to her status as a face of Western stability and the monarchy. For this argument to be effective, one has to be lieve in the value of monarchy, which is difficult to do given its inherent parasitic nature to its subjects.It’sestimated that the royal family cost British taxpayers £102 million in 2021. That’s far too much to pay glorified celeb rities for simply being born into the right family. The American equivalent of that would be if we paid the Kardashians $117 million annually to have coffee and take pictures with foreign heads of state.
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Don’t mistake my critical words for judgment — I’ve pulled Godknows how many all-nighters and eaten more ramen than any mortal man should dare.
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tial amount of Vitamin E, ever?
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Myles Ragas, a music education freshman, has started college with late“Onnights.weekdays I’ll go to sleep at like 2:30 [a.m] and then I wake
If you are a college student skimping on water intake, regu larly changing the times you go to sleep or making do with one or two daily meals of ramen or pizza, these are only the beginning of the issues that lie in wait.
Stereotypical college lifestyle detrimental to health, grades
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”
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up at 7:30 [a.m.],” he said. “But on weekends, I’ll go to sleep at like 5 a.m. and then wake up at 1 p.m.”
ears the entire time she was in Yemen. But that seems unlikely.
it’s like [3 p.m.],” she said. “Just because I’m in class all day, you know? I don’t have a lot of time to eat.”When I asked psychology freshman Abby Hinsley how much water she drinks on a daily basis, she simply remarked, “None.”
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Have you ever spent a week or two in a brain fog? Have there been periods of time when your ability to focus and remember feels strangely impeded? Maybe you have that infamous side ef fect of COVID-19 — or maybe you haven’t drank anything but beer and Dr. Pepper for six days.
There are many more atroci ties that the British Empire have committed, and that’s why they began Operation Legacy, an ef fort to obscure their various misdeeds by destroying related documents.Defenders of the late queen also like to mention that she drove and fixed trucks in World War II. Of course, this was a nice symbolic gesture, but this doesn’t make up for her coun try’sDefenderstransgressions.ofthe queen have been arguing that she had no real power and, therefore, is im mune to scrutiny.
should be used as a chance to discuss the wrongs of the British Empire and the inadequacy of monarchy more generally—not to reinforce the legitimacy of the
Frank Kidd is a 21-year-old mass communication junior from Springfield, Virginia.
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A painting of the Queen Elizabeth II is seen next to flowers at Green Park, near Buckingham Palace, in London, Sept. 18.
I despise the modern stereo types surrounding college life: students with non-existent sleep schedules, hardly ever drinking water, and subsisting entirely off of that hackneyed hallmark of 25 cent ramen noodles.
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I promise, you won’t believe how much better it makes you feel.
Instead, I’m asking you a ques tion as your peer and fellow stu dent: Are the activities and life styles we’ve accepted as normal as inconsequential as they seem? Or are we allowing ourselves to em brace a path that measurably low ers our academic performance and quality of life — not just in some distant future, but right now?
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Students would be better off if classes that weren’t pertinent to them weren’t required. Non-STEM majors could be done with a bach elor’s degree of relevant knowl edge after a year or two.
Frank Kidd is a 21-year-old mass communication junior from Springfield, Virginia.
A decrease in the number of hours required for a degree and the number of irrelevant classes would allow students to finish school and begin their profession al careers faster. If the number of hours required for a degree stayed the same — giving students more choice as opposed to requirements — they would be free to learn about their interests and become moreReplacingwell-rounded.some of the more gratuitous courses in favor of per sonal finance classes would also be a welcomed change.
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and explained that they will con tinue to be depressed unless the therapist can use sine, cosine and tangent to find the missing side length or angle of a triangle.
The thought that some classes are useless may be misguided. Per haps in the future, criminals will ask people to describe the features of a pterodactyl and rob them if they fail. Maybe someday we’ll be able to pay hospital bills with knowledge about continental drift.
“I believe they should be get ting the college experience as much as possible and tailgating is definitely a defining part of it,” UnderwoodTailgatingsaid.isa unique gameday experience, especially at LSU, which is why every freshman should give it a chance.
Tiger football games in the student section are life-changing,
Freshmen, meanwhile, are close to the action and can come and go as they please. They can go back to their dorms to get out of the sun or use the bathroom,
ger fans tailgate for five or more hours before every game, and many begin celebrating the great Tiger football experience more than 24 hours before kickoff.”
Tailgating is your first real glimpse into the camaraderie among Tiger fans, and it’s an ex perience many freshmen missed out on in recent years because of the Onepandemic.ofthose freshmen was Ja lyn Underwood, now a psycholo gy junior. Though she missed the experience earlier in her college career, she’s now been tailgating and recommends freshmen take the opportunity she missed out on.
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The American system of higher education is bloated — every ele ment of it, down to the required classes. Removing unnecessary gen-eds would go a long way in cutting the fat and making college more worthwhile.
Many of the freshman-level courses are tedious and simply rehash material taught in high school. Going over old material for half of a school year leads to disengaged students.
“Tailgating has become a part of college football all across the country but for Tiger fans, it is an art form,” reads the LSU Athletics webpage.Tiger fans take tailgating se riously, and freshmen should take full advantage. The environ ment around the entire campus changes on game day, and seeing it firsthand my freshman year al lowed me to appreciate the hype around LSU Accordingfootball.tothe Athletics website, “over two-thirds of Ti
Freshmen should take part in the tailgating convenience that comes with living on campus.
The sun peaks over Tiger Stadium on Aug. 27, on North Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La.
Unnecesary gen ed classes waste time, money for students
The only scenario where any non-scientist would use biology in daily life is if someone is choking
CHLOE KALMBACH / The Reveille LSU chemistry freshman Veda Vo Le studies on Sep. 9, in the LSU library, Baton Rouge, La.
and they don’t have to worry about driving through hectic game day traffic.
But even if you live off-cam pus, tailgating is something you should try at least once. Sur rounded by friends and fellow Tigers fans, students can breathe in the spirit that fills Death Valley on game days.
Most fraternities and many clubs have tailgates open to stu dents. Though some cost money, the price is worth the experience.
Living off-campus, you have to figure out how you’ll get to the tailgates and how you’ll get home. You have to navigate find ing parking on a busy campus and bumper-to-bumper traffic when the game ends.
but even tailgating alone can add so much to your college experi ence. While tailgating may not be for everyone, to many, it’s truly an art.Don’t miss out, especially when you have the convenience of living on campus as a fresh man.
Music majors don’t need to know geology. The ability to clas sify rocks is only useful to geolo gists, prospective geologists or students who just need credits. There’s no secret melody to be
uncovered from knowing the dif ference between igneous and sedi mentary rocks.
There’s no reason that a pub lic relations major needs to know about biology. The knowledge from that class will never come up in that student’s day-to-day life. Knowing how to identify the phylum and genus of an organ ism only serves to let other people know that you went to school once every five years when a biologyrelated subject came up.
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on a lobster in a restaurant, and it’s a hidden camera show where someone has to name the kind of lobster to save their life. Currently, no such show exists, and until it does, there’s no reason for anyone not studying science to take biol ogy.There’s no reason a psychology major needs to know trigonometry. No one has ever gone to therapy
Wrapping paper, neckties and people that watch unboxing vid eos on YouTube: There are many useless things in life, but none more annoying than the number of unnecessary classes students must take to earn their degree.
Deciding to tailgate my fresh man year changed my college ex perience for the better. Now that I live off campus, I know it will never be the same.
Kate Beske is a journalism sopho more from Destrehan.
