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Sydni Dunn Staff Writer
The Tiger Lair Food Court, Outtakes and Take 5 dining facilities will have new hours beginning today, according to LSU Dining. Outtakes and Take 5 facilities will now close at 4:30 p.m. on Friday and remain closed all day Saturday, but Sunday hours will continue to be 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., said David Heidke, director of LSU Dining. Heidke said the service has been relocated to the newly opened Tiger Lair Food Court in the Student Union. “Since the Tiger Lair is back online, we went back to the original model,” he said. “It will provide students with expanded offerings.” Heidke said the Tiger Lair Food Court restaurants, with the exception of CC’s Community Coffee House and Bayou Bistreaux, will be open from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. Tiger Lair will be closed on Sunday. He said meal transfers will be available. Contact Sydni Dunn at sdunn@lsureveille.com
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[Left] A model walks the runway Thursday night in apparel design senior Jordan Novelli’s design for The Cinderella Project fashion show at the Lyceum Ballroom downtown. [Right] A model works apparel design senior Martha Landry’s winning design on the catwalk. See a gallery of photos from the fashion show at lsureveille.com.
Students partner with local organization to donate garments to teens in need Rachel Warren Staff Writer
Some students in the School of Human Ecology are experiencing the role of a lifetime — fairy godmother. Part of the curriculum for apparel design seniors this year was to create a one-of-a-kind dress to be
included in the prom dress giveaway held each year by the Cinderella Project — an organization that collects used dresses and gives them to high school students who don’t have the means to buy them. The organization hosted an event Thursday night to showcase the talent of University students in
addition to recent graduates and some local boutiques. Shelton Jones, cofounder of the Cinderella Project, said she and her friend Sarah Dupree started the organization in 2008 because they were looking for ways to give back to the community. Jones said she’d worked for a
similar cause in San Francisco, the Princess Project, and wanted to create something like it in Baton Rouge. She said the organization has seen tremendous growth since its first dress drive, during which it offered about 350 dresses to CINDERELLA, see page 11
LITERATURE
Alumnus thrice survives cancer, chronicles bout in book Yates visiting campus to speak to class Morgan Searles Contributing Writer
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David Yates is a University alumnus who has survived cancer three times and now has a book and blog about his struggles. Yates was invited to campus to speak to a class.
Three bouts of cancer haven’t slowed down University alumnus David Yates, who returned to his alma mater Thursday. Yates, a 1975 graduate, wrote a book about his experiences called “Cancer Sucks — A True Story” and regularly updates a blog at cancersucksatruestory.com. Yates said motivation for his book came when he was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2006, when his research revealed that few personal accounts of cancer
experiences were available to prepare him for treatment and recovery. “We couldn’t find anything dealing with the physical pain and emotional and spiritual struggles that I would face — that anyone would face going through diagnosis, treatment, recovery and side effects,” Yates said. “I went through cancer and chemotherapy with a lot of unknowns.” Searching for a common emotional connection and failing to find tales of personal experiences, Yates decided to make an account of his battle with cancer. “I needed to write my story and share it with people,” he said. “I thought at that time that if I could help one person it would all be worth it, and that’s happened many times over. It’s very gratifying.”
After appearing in the LSU Alumni Magazine, Yates was invited to speak to a writing class. He said he has enjoyed returning to the University for the first time since graduation. “Just being back here has done a lot for my soul. We should all visit some place we have fond memories of,” he said. “It’s so inspirational to be back at LSU.” Originally from California, Yates continues to be a fan of LSU athletics. As an alumnus, he said he is proud to have graduated from the University and will always root for the Tigers. “When I do die, if there’s an LSU football game I’ll refuse to die until that game is over, kiss my wife YATES, see page 11