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Middleton makes finals week changes Additional seating to open on second floor

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BY CARRIE GRACE HENDERSON @carriegraceh

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GATOR GRUB

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LSU Ph. D. professor Robert Reigh was awarded a grant to continue research on aquatic animal nutrition Dec. 1.

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries grant funds AgCenter alligator research

Fisheries grant last week to optimize alligator growth while decreasing costs for farmers.

“Alligator farmers, like most people in intensive aquaculture, spend a lot of money on feed, and the feed is quite expensive,” said Robert Reigh, director of the Research Station.

Alligators are typically harvested

In response to complaints that Middleton Library was heavily crowded last semester during finals week — leaving many students to work laying on the ground — Facility Services, Staff Senate and LSU Student Government are increasing the library’s capacity for the duration of testing.

Additional tables and chairs will be placed on the second floor of the library starting Monday.

The library will be open 24/7 on multiple floors rather than the usual restriction of students to the first floor after midnight, and additional space is being utilized to accommodate testing for Disability Services, Dean of Libraries Stanley Wilder said.

Scantrons and blue books will

The research participants at the LSU AgCenter Aquaculture Research Station are scaly, toothy and green.

With nearly 300 alligators, from hatchlings to five-footers, the Research Station is on the cutting edge of alligator studies.

Its most recent project, which dives into the animals’ nutrient requirements, renewed its $150,000 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and

BOARD OF REGENTS

Lipsey rallies for higher ed. on Edwards’ transition team

BY SAM KARLIN @samkarlin_TDR Decades of toiling for the needs of higher education, as well as having a foot in the door of political races across Louisiana, has landed Board of Regents member Richard Lipsey a spot on Governorelect John Bel Edwards’ transitional team as co-chair, making his one of the loudest voices for universities in the state.

Lipsey, a self-described

nonpartisan Republican, joins the newly-elected Democrat Edwards in facing the state’s blighted fiscal landscape following years of dwindling state support for higher education during the Jindal administration.

Edwards and Lipsey met during Lipsey’s time with the Board of Regents, which required he attend the Legislature every year to “beg for money” for higher education, Lipsey said. Edwards, the minority leader in the Louisiana

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Lipsey explained his lifelong friendship with Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne and said he would support the Republican in his gubernatorial campaign.

“I’ve known Jay [Dardenne] and his family,” Lipsey said.

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Couple finds balance between education, marriage

BY Caitie Burkes @caitie1221 English junior Kayla Stanley, 24, treks to campus from her Denham Springs house every morning, tackles her creative writing course load and travels the 45 minutes back home each afternoon.

The commute doesn’t bother her, though, as she said she has something worth coming home to — her husband of one year, Hayden.

After tying the knot in 2014, Kayla decided to tie up other loose ends in her life, including finishing the undergraduate education she abandoned a few years ago.

As a married LSU student, Kayla faces the everyday challenges that come with her nuptial and academic responsibilities.

Though Kayla and Hayden live in Denham Springs, their marriage is not a college anomaly.

Catherine David, associate director of Communications and Development for Residential Life, said 60 spouses are registered in LSU’s Family and Graduate Housing, alone. Of these on-campus couples, she said 10 of them are undergraduate students.

“We’ve never lived on campus or anything like that,” Kayla said. “We thought about it, but

it was just a lot cheaper to own a two years but dropped out after house.” she lost her TOPS scholarship.

According to Residential “I would always skip class. ...

Life’s website, rental agreements I wasn’t doing very well because for married students stand for I didn’t think much about it,” each academic year, and all resi- Kayla said. dents are bound by the terms Meanwhile, Kayla and of the lease. Married residents Hayden’s friendship turned into who are students have access romance, and the two started to the same resources as other dating. Just four months later, on-campus students, including the Hayden popped the question in Student Health their church’s Center, furnishsanctuary, suring and cable. rounded by family “All of our and friends holding policies are accandles. tive to keep our A yearlong residents safe engagement followed, culminatand ensure our ing in a November communities Kayla Stanley 2014 wedding. One are comfortable English junior year later, Hayden places to live,” works for an elecDavid said.

Opting for an off-campus mar- tric company, while Kayla works ried life, Kayla said she and her as a warranty administrator for husband enjoy their home in Liv- All Star Nissan. ingston Parish, where they both Despite the stress that comes grew up. with putting food on the table, After playing in their junior Kayla went back to college so she high’s band together, Kayla and could pursue her lifelong dream Hayden formed a close friend- of becoming a high school Engship in high school. Both were in- lish teacher. She said her second volved in their church community round of college gives her a new — Hayden composed, recorded perspective on academia. and performed music for Bethany “Now that I’m married and Church’s band, while Kayla sang [have] to pay for everything on my at services. own, I’m realizing that it’s a reKayla then attended LSU for sponsibility. If I’m going to school,

‘It’s definitely a balance, but it’s rewarding.’

I need to do well,” Kayla said.

Though she is enrolled in six credit hours this semester, Kayla said she is scheduled for 16 in the spring and hopes to qualify for a fast-track teaching certificate.

Hayden said he is proud of his wife’s ambition and initiative.

“I think it’s wonderful that she gets that opportunity to go to a very nice university,” Hayden said.

Kayla said she does not have time for extracurriculars, and Hayden said they reserve a time at the end of each day to catch up on one another’s days.

While she and Hayden don’t spend their Thursday nights in Tigerland or Saturday nights at Tiger Stadium, they manage to have fun on their own.

When they’re not working or studying, the young couple enjoys playing music together, volunteering for church-related events and spending time with their dalmatian-labrador mutt.

Though being a student and a wife provides its challenges, Kayla said her priorities are more in balance now than during her first time at LSU. “My first responsibility is to my husband, so I don’t want anything else getting in the way,” Kayla said. “It’s definitely a balance, but it’s rewarding.”

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Sports

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LSU women’s basketball players huddle together during the Lady Tigers’ 86-36 victory over Texas Southern University on Tuesday in the PMAC.

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IN CLOSE QUARTERS Lady Tigers adjust to NCAA rule changes

BY C.J. RUCKER • @Ruckmatic The LSU women’s basketball team is still playing 40-minute games, but something feels different this season.

This summer, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved of playing four 10-minute quarters instead of two 20-minute halves. The rule change was originally proposed by the NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee to “increase the flow of

the game.”

A four-quarter game means a few more minor tweaks to how the game is played and coached. Teams can now reach the bonus and shoot free throws after the fifth team foul in each quarter instead of being awarded a one-and-one bonus after the seventh team foul. The panel also voted to allow teams to advance the ball upcourt with a timeout in

see RULE CHANGE, page 4

the last minute of the fourth quarter.

LSU (5-4, 0-0 Southeastern Conference) coach Nikki Fargas already saw the change’s effect on her injury-struck roster. The Lady Tigers dressed eight players when they took on Texas Southern University in the PMAC but still managed to cruise to a 86-36 victory. It wasn’t smooth sailing across the four-quarter waters for the Lady Tigers,

This is the best weekend of college football.

There aren’t many games, but dang, there are some good ones.

They say “quality over quantity,” right?

It’s the Saturday I’ve been waiting three months for because there’s nothing better than a Saturday full of conference championship games.

The slate of games are particularly appealing because four of the top five teams in the College Football Playoff rankings are involved, meaning the entire landscape could change in a matter of hours.

Who’s to say two-loss Stanford is out of contention? Could Ohio State sneak back to defend its title?

There are several what-if scenarios, ones that seem completely crazy but could become reality on Saturday.

But I don’t want to spend one of my last columns living in a what-if world. Let’s spend some time talking about the matchups because they are dreams-cometrue, except for Baylor and Texas.

For whatever reason, the

see GAMES, page 4

VOLLEYBALL

Future of program looks bright as four seniors depart

BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_TDR The 2015 LSU volleyball season ended with LSU coach Fran Flory in tears. The tears streamed down her face as the four seasons with the senior class was nearing its end after LSU’s final home match of the 2015 season against the University of Kentucky.

“These seniors have meant a lot,” Flory said. “They busted it for this program for four years.”

Flory then wiped the tears off her face, gathered herself and said, “We built it around them.”

Flory went on and said her freshman class’ journey this season resembles the outgoing seniors — the most successful class in school history with 60 wins and two NCAA tournament berths.

The group battled injuries early on, sitting older players on the bench as inexperienced players were thrown onto the court.

Flory reminisced on how the current seniors went through the same process years before.

“We built it around them,” Flory said. “[Katie] Lindelow and [Cati] Leak for sure. Haley [Smith] earned her way. She found her way. She’s pretty special.”

Flory’s tears reappeared.

But this time, she couldn’t contain her sadness as departing seniors and their families began to sing the LSU alma mater after their final home match.

Flory looked to her freshman players, who stood arm and arm with the seniors during

see FUTURE, page 4

LSU senior outside hitter Katie Lindelow (7) gets ready to serve the ball back into play Nov. 22 during the Tigers’ loss to the University of Kentucky in the PMAC.

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page 4 FUTURE, from page 3 the anthem.

“This freshman group will be very similar to that group,” Flory said. “They’ll have that same impact. They ended up doing a great job. They carried us back in, but we couldn’t finish it for them, which is unfortunate.”

The Tigers battled throughout their 9-20 (5-13 Southeastern Conference) season with freshmen and sophomores as integral pieces on the court.

Their early experience benefits the future of the volleyball program, Flory said, much like it did four years ago.

“It’s hard when young players have to carry that much responsibility,” Flory said. “All the pressure was on those guys, and we didn’t create enough for them.”

The seniors kept up their passion and enthusiasm within the locker room, where Flory said her seniors had one message for the younger players.

GAMES, from page 3 Bears and the Longhorns are playing a regular season game this weekend. Sorry, Baylor, it still doesn’t count as a conference championship game (not that it would help you anyway).

Temple and Houston kick the high-stakes games off with the American Athletic Conference Championship. Both teams had great seasons and are flying high. It might be the least appealing game of the bunch, but often times, it’s the games you don’t expect to be great that are the most enjoyable.

I’m not going to waste space analyzing Alabama-Florida.

The Southeastern Conference Championship Game has Alabama written all over it because Florida played awfully the last few weeks. Nothing is impossible, but I wouldn’t put any money on the Gators, no matter what odds you’re getting. You may as well burn your money.

Hopefully, Florida players read this and are inspired because it could make for a more exciting game.

The evening is when things may heat up.

University of Southern California and Stanford play in the Pac-12 Championship Game.

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“It’s your job,” Flory said.

Senior outside hitter Katie Lindelow, one of only three healthy seniors at the end of the season, said this 2015 season was nearly identical to her freshman season in 2012.

Lindelow and other freshman players were then thrown into the mix early on, but it provided a hopeful future for the team for years to come.

“This season feels so similar to my freshman year,” Lindelow said. “We had a real solid senior class, and a close knit team. Same thing, we didn’t have the season we wanted, but the girls came out and were better than ever for the next four years. I’m hoping they can do that, too.”

She then explained what aspects of this season will help the future of LSU volleyball.

“We had a lot of younger girls out here playing with us,” Lindelow said. “They had to grow up a lot. That will help them in the future.”

RULE CHANGE, from page 3

When these two teams have met in recent years, it’s almost always been a great game. Big upsets are a trend, and it’ll be interesting to see if the Trojans can spring another one on Saturday evening.

Michigan State against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game is nothing short of amazing. The Hawkeyes are undefeated and one win away from a berth in the College Football Playoff. What a time to be alive, am I right?

I love an underdog story, and nothing would make me happier as a fan of the game than to see a team like Iowa complete the fairy tale with a happily-ever-after ending.

Last but not least, Clemson faces off against North Carolina.

Clemson should win, but Clemson is Clemson. And Clemson has a history of Clemsoning, so I expect this to be closer than it should.

The only negative is that finals are next week. If possible, put off the studying for at least a few hours on Saturday. You’ll thank me later, even if your grades don’t.

LSU coaches scout around the globe to sign top-ranked recruits

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Iowa defensive back Greg Mabin (13) and quarterback C.J. Beathard (16) celebrate a 28-20 win over Nebraska in an NCAA college football game in Lincoln, Neb., on Nov. 27.

who’ve had trouble putting together full games with a limited roster.

Junior guard Rina Hill said the four-quarter format has forced her to adjust her mentality on the defensive end. “[The four-quarter system] is a little different,” Hill said.

“Especially for me — I’ve been getting in foul trouble these past games. I have to learn how to stay in the game without fouling. It’s different in a sense, if you pick up two fouls in the first quarter versus picking up the first foul in a 20 minute half.”

Hill isn’t the only player who’s found herself in foul trouble while adjusting to the rule change. Foul trouble paired with a depleted roster aren’t a good combination for a team with a tough nonconference schedule ahead of SEC play.

Fargas said she wants her team because of the restructeam to focus on adjusting to turing of media timeouts. Methe referee’s officiating style dia timeouts will now be called rather than the four-quarter at the first dead-ball after the format when it comes to playing five-minute mark of each pedefense. riod, but teams aren’t guaran“We tell our team to adjust teed four media timeouts if a to the officiating,” Fargas said. team timeout is used before the med ia -ti meout “When our team mark. picks up their first Senior forfoul, it’s not always ‘We have to be able to ward Akilah the best thing to put a 40-minute game Bethel said just pull them out together.’ amidst the rule because we only changes and the have seven or lack of depth, eight bodies ,so we AKILAH BETHEL LSU’s success only have two or senior forward is dependent three subs. on its ability to “They have to learn how to play with that foul maintain intensity for a full 40 in that first quarter if they pick it minutes.

“We have to be able to put a up early. With a limited roster, it doesn’t lend for you to be able to 40-minute game together,” Bethpull a kid who gets her first foul.” el said. “Coach talks about how Adding to a change in de- we can’t play 20 minutes, we fense, the four quarter game can’t play 10 minutes. We have to also calls for a more conditioned play the full 40 in order to win.”

SWIMMING AND DIVING

BY HEATHER ALLEN @Hallen_TDR The LSU swimming and diving 2014 recruiting class was highlighted with swimmers and divers such as freshmen Haylee Knight, Summer Spradley, Lauren Thompson, Matthew McClellan, Matthew Phillip, Thomas Smith and Alarii Levreault-Lopez, who have made strides in the pool.

To build on a successful recruiting class, swimming coach Dave Geyer and diving coach Doug Shaffer scouted around the globe to sign 11 top-ranked recruits.

“You always want to build upon classes. Each class will hopefully be a little more talented and a little stronger,” Geyer said. “It’s always a process here. We look at four-year goals and four-year development, and if you look at our senior class and where they are right now, they’re surely not at the developmental point they were when they came in as freshman.

“Sometimes recruiting is hit or miss, but there’s definitely a significant amount of talent coming in that we’re excited about.”

Geyer signed a total of nine swimmers, including top100 recruit Olivia Paskulin.

Paskulin, a Quebec, Canada, native, is a two-time Olympictrial qualifier and a three-time World Championship Trials participant.

The only male signee of the 2015 recruiting class, Sven Saemundsson is another top100 recruit for the Tigers. Saemundsson, a Croatia native, has competed in the International Swimming Federation World Championships and will bring experience as a distance competitor to the pool for the Tigers.

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LSU freshman swimmer Haylee Knight swims in the womens’ 100 yard backstroke Sept. 25 during the LSU swimming and diving meet in the Natatorium.

Lizzie Cui and Makayla Robillard will fill in the absence of graduating seniors Allie Alter and Cassie Weil.

Robillard, an Orlando, Florida, native, competed at the 2015 YMCA 16-21 National Championships, where she cruised through the one and threemeter competitions and the platform event. Cui will make the move to Baton Rouge from Auckland, New Zealand. Cui is a member of the New Zealand national team and is a five-time national champion.

“These two young women will definitely fill a hole that Cassie and Allie will leave, so they’ll step in immediately,” Shaffer said. “Lizzie brings a wealth of international experience. I could go on and on about her athletic accolades and the level of international competition experience that she brings to us.

“Makayla has been

competing at the age group, junior and national level since she was able to walk. She’s been a competitor that’s finaled at those levels. I think the world of that recruiting class of diving and what they’re going to bring to our program.”

Of the 11 recruits signed to the team, the swimmers and divers hail from Canada, Croatia, New Zealand, Idaho, Florida, New Jersey, Georgia and Louisiana.

Geyer said the team’s diversity is what LSU is all about.

“It’s what we do, sort of a buckshot-type recruiting process. We aim all over,” Geyer said. “Once we get that interest, we’ll try to build that. Different areas of the United States have been stronger for us in the past. With this recruiting class, it’s really all over. It’s a pretty diverse class, but if you look at our roster, that’s what we have anyway.”

Entertainment

BY SARAH LEBOEUF | @sleboeuf23

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With Thanksgiving under our belts — or stretching them — Black Friday catapulted holiday shopping chaos, leaving many perplexed. Here are some affordable gift ideas suitable for everyone on your list.

GIFT GUIDE

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Wearable art show back for 2015

BY BRITTANY HAGOORT @Brittanyhagoort

TRENDING

BOOKS

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It-girls like the Kardashian and the Jenner sisters and supermodel Cara Delevingne tote Fendi’s pompom bag charms on their luxury handbags. A more attainable fluffy bag charm from Nordstrom Rack is about $7.

For your favorite diva, buy a KALE crewneck sweatshirt like the one Beyoncé sports in her popular “7/11” music video for less than $20 on Amazon.

For the person you binge-watch TGIT with, gift Shonda Rhimes’ “Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person” from Amazon for less than $15.

“The I Love Trader Joe’s College Cookbook: 150 Cheap-and-Easy Gourmet Recipes” is available at Barnes & Noble for less than $15.

Khloé Kardashian’s new book, “Strong Looks Better Naked,” is an Amazon bestseller, retailing for less than $20.

For the workout junkie, gift an activity tracker. The Misfit Flash is at Best Buy for $29.99.

Buy a selfie stick for your favorite Instagram user for about $10 almost anywhere.

A bluetooth speaker amplifies shameless singing in the shower or partying on the go. Urban Beatz ROCKBOX Portable Wireless Stereo Bluetooth Speaker is available on Amazon for $29.99 — an affordable price without sacrificing sound.

MUSIC

WINE

There are several new albums perfect for gifting this holiday season, like Adele’s “25” and Justin Bieber’s “Purpose.”

Grab a pair of tickets to see Rihanna and Travis Scott at New Orleans’ Smoothie King Center on March 8 for the Anti World Tour.

Vindie is a wine company that puts a spin on the classic practice of gifting vino. Each bottle comes with an access code to unlock a playlist of eight songs to complement the drink.

Vindie offers a red blend or a chardonnay for under $20. You can gift this solo.

Garments are to fashion designers as sculptures are to sculptors. This weekend, the two combine.

Uncommon Thread Wearable Art Show showcases art from around the country, but instead of a stationary piece, the artists are challenged to create a piece that can move while being worn by a live model.

In 2007, the Uncommon Thread Wearable Art Show was created, and it’ll return Dec. 5 for its eighth year. Baton Rouge’s Main Library will be the backdrop to this year’s event, fitting to match the show’s theme of “Epilogue.” While the artists will tell a story of their book or play in the garment, the library will set the scene for their written inspirations.

Director Erin Rolfs said she started the event to embrace national competition and push art locally. “[It draws] people into the act of seeing and thinking about art by taking the artwork off the walls and putting a human into the piece,” she said.

Pushing the local part of the event was something Rolfs succeeded in. LSU has four students who worked on pieces in their art class since the middle of the semester. Savanna LeBauve,Grace Simonson, Hailey Faucheaux and Ronni Bourgeois, a former photographer for The Daily Reveille, will showcase their work in their first wearable art show.

see ART SHOW, page 7

FOOD AND DRINK

Recently opened bakery thrives off the city’s small town feel

BY KAYLA RANDALL @kay_ran21 Coming from a long line of grocers and bakers, Monica Shaughnessy first took to baking as a teen trying to imitate her great grandmother’s famous tea cookies.

Now, as the owner of recently opened Tredici Bakery and Cafe, Shaughnessy doesn’t imitate, she creates.

Shaughnessy, whose family owns Calandro’s Supermarket, graduated from working in the bakery of the store as a teen to living out her fantasy of opening her own bakery.

“I’ve kind of always known this is what I wanted to do,” Shaughnessy said. “I went to culinary school where I found my best friend, and she works for me now. I always talked to her about doing something, but then I just went ahead and did it myself.”

Shaughnessy’s family plays a huge role in Tredici, including inspiring the name. Both Shaughnessy and her best friend and co-worker Erin Laley come from big Italian families. Tredici means 13 in Italian, which is a baker’s dozen.

“My family comes here all the time,” Shaughnessy said.

“So I want it to be a place where my family can hang out and get some good treats. It’s about business, but it’s also about bringing everybody together at the same time.”

There are other local shops in Baton Rouge that may make some of the same products as Shaughnessy, but she said what sets Tredici apart is that she’s always trying out new recipes and not only making old school pastries.

One of those new treats is the naked cake. Seeing a naked cake as a wedding cake is quite

see TREDICI, page 7

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Cinnamon rolls at the newly opened Tredici Bakery on Capital Heights Avenue in Baton Rouge.

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STUDIO SPOTLIGHT

RANKS WAKE UP The Vamps

They have the pop sound of One Direction mixed with the sound of an independent artist like Dylan Gardner. However, the band does show growth in the songs’ topics.

It’s difficult to tell if the album will have any hits with all of the music having a similar sound. The bland songs do give it a sense of continuation or flow, but it’s not life changing.

— BRITTANY HAGOORT

SAINT CECILIA EP Foo Fighters

“Saint Cecilia” seems somewhat over produced in this respect, as if the sound engineer felt it was necessary to make each track sparkle, when some tracks would have retained a sense of balance with less mixing.

The pulse of each track is similar, and only the chorus of “Sean” sticks out as memorable from the rest of this EP.

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‘Creed’ revives ‘Rocky’ film franchise Michael Jordan wows alongside Stallone RANDALL RAMBLES KAYLA RANDALL Entertainment Writer Almost 40 years after “Rocky,” Ryan Coogler has recaptured the underdog magic of that film with newcomer “Creed.”

“Creed,” which Coogler wrote and directed, centers on Adonis Johnson, played by Michael B. Jordan, a troubled young man who happens to be the son of Apollo Creed, famous boxing champion and confidant of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa, who died in the ring before Adonis was born.

As Adonis tries to mold himself into a fighter, he seeks help from Balboa, and the two embark on an emotional journey.

Tessa Thompson and Phylicia Rashad also star.

This is no tired, clichéd sports film. “Creed” is thrilling and hits in just the right spots, making it one of the best movies of 2015.

After teaming up for Coogler’s debut, the powerful,

critically-acclaimed “Fruitvale Station,” Jordan and Coogler reunite with “Creed,” and the two prove to be an impressive duo.

Coogler has masterfully written and directed the film, and Jordan is fantastic, holding his own with Stallone, who in “Creed” gives his best performance in years. Don’t be surprised if the performances and the film itself garner awards buzz.

Jordan and Stallone have palpable chemistry on screen, which is critical to the film, as it rests on the strength of that core relationship. The most palpable aspect of “Creed,” unsurprising to “Rocky” fans, is the city of Philadelphia.

The city is a huge part of the “Rocky” franchise, and in “Creed,” Philadelphia is a living, breathing character — a gritty and perfect backdrop for this story.

Thompson turns in a wonderfully nuanced performance as Bianca, Adonis’ love interest.

Refreshingly, she is much more than a typical love interest.

She is a fascinating character with her own motivations, and not just the girlfriend. She and Jordan have great chemistry, and the two characters provide the audience with relationship

goals.

Romantic subplots often cause movies to drag on, particularly when executed poorly.

Rarely has there been a romance as well-written as the one in “Creed.”

The film manages to be modern but not overly so, giving it a timeless feel. “Creed” strikes a flawless balance between being a standalone and paying its dues to other “Rocky” films. It’s full of callbacks to the original “Rocky” with familiar faces and songs.

Like the original film, “Creed” has a tremendous score and a soundtrack worth owning.

Each song plays at just the right moment to elicit audience tears and cheers.

It’s not necessary to have seen, or even be aware of, the “Rocky” movies to enjoy “Creed.” Though many of those movies are classic and worth seeing, “Creed” is able to stand on its own with the same invigorating spirit of the first film in the franchise.

After initially being apprehensive about doing the film, Stallone was wowed by Jordan’s acting and Coogler’s vision for “Creed.” Luckily for the audience, it’s a vision worth celebrating.

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Brown disappoints with new mixtape HAMLET

Sonia Friedman Productions Benedict Cumberbatch reinvigorates the role with an interpretation focusing on the psychological aspects of the protagonist’s spiraling life. Cumberbatch takes Hamlet’s famous soliloquy, “to be or not to be,” and provides a realistic look at depression. The cast, set and soundtrack bring in a new cinematic-like era for Shakespearean

— JUSTIN DICHARIA

VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN

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With Daniel Radcliffe playing Dr. Frankenstein’s trusty assistant Igor, there’s more to meet the eye than the brilliant doctor is letting on. A love interest, a righteous cop and a disfigured chimp are all pieces of the movie’s puzzle. The only disappointing thing about the film is that it won’t be memorable years from now.

— JENNIFER VANCE

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Mediocre material could foreshadow album YEEZY TAUGHT ME SARAH LEBOEUF Entertainment Writer Chris Brown surprised fans with a 34-track mixtape, including an additional bonus track Nov. 27, three weeks before his upcoming album “Royalty” is set to be released, making the mixtape aptly titled “Before the Party.”

But, the bombshell doesn’t deliver, and it comes with a few oddities.

“Counterfeit” kicks off the tracklist and features Wiz Khalifa and Rihanna. His work with Rihanna is ironic, considering he was recently denied a visa to tour in Australia on character grounds, according to Peter Dutton, the immigration minister, in an article from The Guardian. The article suggests the denial resulted from Brown’s guilty plea in the assault of Rihanna in 2009.

This paradoxical obstacle prevents him from touring across Australia to promote “Royalty.”

“Counterfeit” reminds fans that Brown performs best with collaborative efforts, as the rest of the album peaks at tracks created with other artists, too.

Perhaps it’s the slight differentiation in music that makes these songs highlights in an otherwise boring, 35-track-long journey. After all, the entire point of a collaboration is to have another artist influence a piece.

“Hell of a Night,” featuring French Montana and Fetty Wap, sounds just like another Fetty Wap radio hit with the small addition of a few sing-song hooks from Brown and a short verse from French Montana.

“Text Message” is injected with Tyga’s style, as the track begins with the Compton rapper’s verse. Brown’s familiar singing sandwiched between Tyga’s verses creates collaborative unity.

“Holy Angel,” with the help of Pusha T, is another high point. The rapper’s street style hip-hop puts an interesting twist on the eerie, twinkling melody. Brown complements this slow melody with his sweet, serenading vocals.

“Before the Party” sounds like the same, old style Brown hasn’t deviated from in all the

years he’s made music. His heavily autotuned and sometimes layered vocals paired with high-pitched, synthesized drumbeats create a comfortable pleasure for his fans, but the mark of a truly growing, great artist is the evolution of their work, while maintaining a glimmer of that original style.

The 2015 edition of Brown sounds too similar to the early2000s version of Brown. Hyped up pop-meets-rap tracks, like “Go” and “Ghetto Tales.” These songs are balanced with slow, R&B songs having the obvious intention of being sex anthems, like “Text Message” and “Sex.” On the surface, it seems that Brown sticks to this blueprint for lack of creativity or comfort of past success. However, Brown may have something up his sleeve. Perhaps he’s saving his groundbreaking music for his upcoming album, giving fans the mundane, mediocre material for free and positioning his superior music for a price. This 35-track mixtape is obviously promotional for his upcoming album.

But, if history repeats itself, listeners shouldn’t hold their breath because the album won’t deliver.

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Thursday, December 3, 2015 ART SHOW, from page 5 LSU art teacher Loren Schwerd said she’s used the show as a way to get her classes involved for the past eight years.

“I understand that I’m throwing them for a bit of a loop, as in it’s something that they’ve never done before, nor do they have much background in creating garment like pieces,” Schwerd said, “So we were floundering for a little bit until they completely grasped what they were doing.”

The artists agreed this was a challenge for them, but they enjoyed learning all new aspects of their project, including the first step of applying.

Simonson said Uncommon Thread was an interesting application process to go through. She said it was nervewracking that people will see the artists’ pieces through whatever you write in the artist statement.

After applying and getting in, they said it was a stretch to get

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started. The artists encountered a creative block in moments where they then said they had to stop, step back and look at it in another light.

They all agreed the project had its ups and downs, but Schwerd told them they would feel much different when they see their pieces in the show.

While the show achieved its goal of bringing in new artists to the venue, Rolfs said there is still room to grow.

As for the future of Uncommon Thread, Rolfs said bringing someone in to take over the event may be the next step.

Passing the baton to someone who can bring new ideas and create a wider platform for the event.

“Uncommon Thread has it’s own reputation, I believe a good one and a strong one, so to gift that to an individual who is interested in cultural administration and production would be awesome,” Rolfs said.

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Tredici Bakery had its grand opening Nov. 9 on Capital Heights Ave. The bakery offers various pastries.

TREDICI, from page 5 jarring at first, Shaughnessy said. It’s beautiful, but like nothing ever seen as a wedding cake before. A naked cake has no icing or fondant and is mostly part bare, save for some powdered sugar or any other topping the customer may want.

Shaughnessy said a naked cake is made like any other cake, except she doesn’t put the icing on the outside. She can put fillings in it, buttercream, ganache and fruit on top to decorate.

“My friend who got married two years ago was looking on Pinterest and was like, ‘Hey, can you do a cake that looks just

like this?” Shaughnessy said.

“She sent me the picture, and I was like, ‘Oh my God, what is that?’ I did it for her wedding, and it was a huge hit.”

Despite never having seen a naked cake before her friend sent her the picture, Shaughnessy quickly caught on and now makes them for weddings all the time.

For those who aren’t fans of plenty of icing on their cakes, she said the naked cakes are perfect. While great for customers, naked cakes are not easy for Shaughnessy and Laley to make.

“With a regular cake covered in frosting or fondant, you can hide a lot of your mistakes,”

Laley said. “With a naked cake, your edges still need to be beautiful, you can’t hide those flaws.

It’s kind of a challenge.”

Whether it’s the challenge of making naked cakes or striking out on their own, Shaughnessy and Laley both depend on their families for support.

When it comes to thoughts of expansion, the two find it hard to stray away from their Louisiana roots and what they’ve built in Baton Rouge.

“I don’t think we would have the same enthusiasm in a different market,” Laley said.

“This is our home, these are our families, these are our friends. I feel like they really want to see us succeed.”

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COME HEATHER Heather Allen Sports Writer For a short time after mass shootings, talk of change swirls as the nation grieves. But a week or two later, while shootings that don’t make CNN or the New York Times happen in small towns or dark alleys, people start to forget.

Aurora, Blacksburg, Charleston, Chattanooga, Columbine and Roseburg are a handful of United States cities where mass shootings come to mind.

As of Dec. 2, with at least 14 confirmed deaths, San Bernardino, California, is added to the list. The Southern California massacre marks the 355th shooting in 2015.

You read that right, 355 shootings since Jan. 1., when the first mass shooting of the year occurred. We’re 336 days into 2015. If you do the obvious math, there are more shootings than days.

More than once this year, there were five shootings a day.

President Barack Obama advised Americans to “not let this type of violence become normal,” yet it’s happening.

As people go about their normal lives, the passion and pride following

shootings fades away.

But the topic of gun control never leaves. The extremities of the idea of gun control are absurd, trying to take away guns all together would not only violate the Second Amendment, but it would also make matters worse. It probably sounds like a broken record by now, but criminals would still find a way to get their hands on guns.

Should gun control happen, those extremities are most likely not the laws that would take effect. As a gun advocate myself, I’m aware stricter gun control laws should be passed. All businesses selling any form of weapon should be made to run thorough and extensive background checks on any person attempting to purchase a firearm.

Any buyer purchasing a firearm should take a class or series of classes on the safety and proper use of firearms.

However, no matter how strict gun control becomes, there is always a way around the law. So why punish the people who follow the law and put them in danger by the people who don’t?

Let’s be honest, gun control will not end senseless murders or even mass

shootings. Adama Lanza, better known as the Sandy Hook shooter, did not own any guns. The firearms he used in the shooting belonged to his mother, who he murdered before going on a shooting spree at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

As Americans, we can create policies to make background checks as strict as possible and focus on gun training. The punishment for improper use of firearms should be as severe as possible.

As human beings, we need to be good people.

Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the Columbine shooters, were classified as gifted children and made claims of being bullied by their peers. You never know if that person who gets picked on every day at school or work is at their breaking point. Morality and kindness can prevent the next mass shooting when stricter gun laws fail to meet their purpose.

Heather Allen is a 21-year-old communications junior from Slidell, Louisiana. You can reach her on Twitter @hallen_TDR

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Louisiana’s political system is fine-tuned to our craziness burnt to a crisp Garrett Hines Columnist Louisiana will not let go of its bizarre, quirky way of handling politics, nor should it.

Now, the governor’s power is especially poignant. Governor-elect John Bel Edwards is pushing hard for Democrat Walt Leger to be his speaker of the house in the upcoming legislative session.

Republicans hold a supermajority in the House, and if Louisiana were like every other state in the United States, the choice for speaker would be a no-brainer: the most senior Republican or the one with the most clout rises up.

These people do not adhere to strict partisan norms.

Moderation becomes the spice of life for Louisianians, as the extremes appear constantly.

Mardi Gras occurs on the grandest of scales. A man who openly flaunted his philandering slept in the Governor’s Mansion for almost two decades. A former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard almost became governor, and drive-thru daiquiri shops dot the state like oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico.

This is why, in our politics, we have never knowingly elected an extremist.

When elected, chiefly if one receives almost 60 percent of the vote as Edwards did, voters sent the system a clear message: You have a mandate, and we want it fulfilled.

This allows the governor to enact his vision about the best way to push our state into more prosperous days.

Absentee Gov. Bobby Jindal forced his draconian reforms on Louisiana, and while his opposition waged a battle against his catastrophic proposals, the system only functions if fighting eventually stops and work begins.

The unwritten rules of Louisiana politics aided this state in good times and bad. No one outside of this year round carnival will ever fully grasp of just what keeps the gumbo a-stirin’.

The national conversation about Louisiana post-2007 has been its growth as a ruby red Republican roux house of conservatives.

The Beltway misses again.

Our state is one where Protestant Baptists in the northern “hills” coexist with Cajun Catholics, Creoles and those who, if they attempted to define their ethnic background, would simply say their family had lived on the same bayou for more than a century.

The Longs and anti-Long factions were similar on many issues, with the anti-Long camp focused on accomplishing the same policy goals but deposing the Longs from their political pedestal.

The state functioned without much change from Foster to Blanco. Both adhered to a centrist ideology. Jindal campaigned as a moderate, and, if not for his miscalculation on what would excite the Republican base, he would govern

similarly.

Louisiana’s constitution, no matter how much it’s changed, always gave the governor the power to forcefully legislate their policies.

Fox News and other conservative outlets may attempt to castigate Edwards’ drafting of Leger as an overreach or him not observing the independence of the Legislature. They may make this a national story about Democratic malfeasance, and they would be incorrect.

Tip O’Neil’s saying, “All politics is local,” no longer holds absolute truth.

Garrett Hines is a 21-yearold political science senior from Monroe, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @garrettH_TDR.

GOP candidates need to warm up to idea of climate policy Not Mariah Carey Mariah Manuel Columnist As President Obama returns from the United Nations summit on global warming, Republicans move to repeal significant portions of his climate proposal.

Obama proposed collaborative, sweeping action on climate change as a priority for his office. As his tenure draws to a close, he hopes to build a coalition to combat climate change for the future. Despite substantial developments, all of these changes can be reversed when Obama is succeeded by a new administration.

There are discernible differences in the presidential candidates’ views and plans for energy and environmental issues.

While many Republicans decry clean energy solutions and argue against Obama’s Clean Power Plan, the plan is actually a worthwhile investment for not only our individual health and well-being but for the health and well-being of our planet by slowing the progression of climate change.

For those unfamiliar with the Clean Power Plan, it encompasses issues ranging from the protection of public health to the reduction of electricity bills for families and businesses.

The plan establishes the first

national standards limiting carbon pollution from power plants, setting flexible goals to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent by 2030 and increasing the amount of power generated by renewable resources to 28 percent of power production.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders calls climate change the greatest threat to national security.

While I do not share Sanders’ intensity, climate change should be a priority. Perhaps it should not rank above national security, but it should at least register on the radar of Republicans.

We need an environmental agenda supporting economic growth — an energy plan to reduce dependence on foreign oil.

We need to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions warming our planet increasingly to a point of no return.

Climate change shouldn’t be politicized — we have a moral obligation to pass on a clean and healthy planet to our children.

We are already feeling the effects throughout the country, and our problem will only be exacerbated with time.

According to NPR, nearly three-quarters of Americans now favor government action on climate change. The presidential candidates differ sharply in their views regarding action on climate change, some calling for sweeping changes and others calling climate change

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While Hillary Clinton set a goal to produce one-third of U.S. electricity using renewable resources by 2027, Ted Cruz staunchly opposes any policy changes to curb the impact.

Cruz represents the strongest opposition to global warming, arguing data is used to control the economy and the energy industry.

Democrats are not the only climate change supporters. Jay Faison, a Republican businessman, embraces the need to combat climate change by contributing $175 million to a campaign calling for change. Faison is a committed GOP donor, contributing to campaigns supporting Mitch McConnell and Jeb Bush, but still rationalizes that the Republican Party needs to look at the issue with fresh eyes.

A 2014 Pew poll found 71 percent of Americans say the country should do whatever it takes to protect the environment, which breaks down to 77 percent of Democrats and 47 percent of Republicans supporting stricter emission limits on power plants. The Democrats are not alone in their fight anymore.

Even major oil companies like ExxonMobil and Shell are on board with the plan, despite the financial hit the companies will take by cutting carbon dioxide emissions.

Nearly 40 percent of carbon dioxide emissions are produced by power plants, more than

every car, truck and airplane in the US combined, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Renewable energy sources are more efficient and do not pose a severe threat to the environment.

The Clean Power Plan is a game-changing policy with the power to ensure our communities can withstand the devastating effects of global warming.

The plan will save $155 billion for consumers and create tens of thousands of renewable energy jobs by 2040, not to mention the health benefits stemming

from cleaner air.

One can only hope more forward-thinking Republicans will warm to the idea of climate policy and embrace what could be a remarkable opportunity. If not, we will be leaving behind a planet both polluted and damaged beyond repair — greeting our children with anything but a warm welcome.

Mariah Manuel is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Lake Charles, Louisiana.

You can reach her on Twitter @mariah_manuel.

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Thursday, December 3, 2015 LIPSEY, from page 1 “His parents and my parents were very close friends. So I’ve known Jay since he was a little boy. ... And I’ve supported Jay in every election he has ever run, which he won all of them.”

But Lipsey made a promise to the Democrat — if Dardenne loses, you have my support.

After a four-way primary battle that unearthed scandals and brought waves of attacks amongst the Republican candidates, Dardenne emerged with the “short straw.” Lipsey threw his support behind Edwards, who pulled off the once-improbable victory against Republican U.S. Senator and longtime Louisiana conservative

GATOR, from page 1 for their skins, which are used for small items such as watchbands and wallets, Reigh said.

But there seems to be an increase in the market, with some larger bags and purses selling for tens of thousands of dollars and an increase in the alligator meat market attributable to recent TV shows such as “Swamp People,” Reigh said.

A recent Research Station study indicated alligators eat three to four percent of their body weight a day, but researchers are now trying to determine if those nutrients can come from high-protein plant products instead of other expensive materials.

Fish meal, a common ingredient in commercial feed, can be scarce and expensive, but replacing it with an ingredient such as soybean meal could reduce cost and benefit farmers and producers, Reigh said.

“We are not trying to say, ‘Here’s the best diet that exists for an alligator.’ That’s not the goal of this,” Reigh said.

“The real goal is to demonstrate that these plant products can be used effectively in alligator diets because a lot of people up to this point in time, don’t necessarily buy that.”

David Vitter. number one priority.”

Just hours after the His path to public service Democrat’s victory celebra- did not take Lipsey far from tion in New Orleans, Edwards home. Born in Selma, Alacalled the handful he want- bama, the 76-year-old moved ed on his team to transition to Baton Rouge in 1943, attendinto the govering the LSU Labnor’s mansion, oratory School including Lipsey. ‘The first thing we need before “marchThe group to do is stabilize funding, ing across camquickly got to and that will be the most pus” to the halls work. of LSU, Lipsey difficult thing.’

“The first said. thing we need He returned RICHARD LIPSEY to do is stabilize to the school freBoard of Regents co-chair funding, and quently to work that will be the in the following most difficult thing,” Lipsey decades, eventually founding said. “And the governor has the Tiger Athletic Foundation been very outspoken about it. in 1987. He now represents It’s not going to happen over- all Louisiana universities as night. He’s got the financial co-chair of the Board of Restability of the state to address, gents. He will become the new but funding education is a chairman in January.

Researchers tested the alligators for 10 months, some with more soybean meal, others with the commercial feed and still others with a combination of the two.

While those alligators fed strictly test food had a lower average weight and size than those fed strictly commercial food, Reigh said the alligators fed a combination of the two were not significantly different.

“Having not done that before, we were kind of happy with the way that turns out because it looks like we got pretty close to the mark on our first try,” Reigh said. “It’s not perfect, but it’s pretty close.”

Louisiana is the No. 1 alligator farming state with an estimated $80 million industry, Reigh said, with Florida and Georgia “a distant second and third.”

The test subjects come from the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Grand Chenier, Louisiana, and are released back there after their trials are finished.

“It’s good that the alligator community and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are supporting us because you need funding,” Reigh said.

“This is something of local interest, local value.”

The LSU AgCenter Aquaculture Research Station contains 300 alligators, from hatchlings to five-footers, for its alligator studies.

Lipsey was an ROTC member during a time when LSU enrollment was around 8,000 and armed service was mandatory for students — 6,000 of the male students were in the ROTC, Army or Air Force. He said the campus looked much different then but believes all of today’s students should participate in the ROTC for at least their first two years.

“We all had our heads shaved as freshmen,” he said, “and wore little beanies.”

He said he only wishes he could have taken notes with a computer during class in the ’50s.

His stint outside the state — serving as an Army general’s aide in Washington D.C. during President John F.

Kennedy’s time in office — placed him as one of the only people to witness the assassinated president’s autopsy.

At home, Lipsey began political maneuvering behind the scenes, scouring LSU’s campus to rally votes for President Richard Nixon.

“In those days, that was my position, and that’s really where my interest in politics started,” he said.

More than 40 years later, Lipsey’s campaign résumé includes experiences working with countless local, state and national politicians on both sides of the aisle, including Edwin Edwards, Gov. Bobby Jindal and most recently U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, who trounced Democrat Mary Landrieu in a runoff election last year.

FINALS, from page 1 be available for free in the Student Government’s office in the Student Union throughout finals week as supplies last.

The Daily Reveille previously reported a Student Senate finance bill coauthored by Senators Lagrange, de Gravelle and Stanley passed in November to allocate additional funding for the purchase of testing supplies.

“The demand this year has grown so much,” SG President Andrew Mahtook said. “We were actually going to run out if we didn’t buy more.”

The boon of a $5,000 sponsorship by Kaplan Test Prep in August allowed for the stocking of additional test materials.

“This is the first year we’ve had a sponsor for scantrons,” Mahtook said. “All the scantrons we buy, we buy using student fees, so that allows us to put those student fees into other programs.”

In addition to checking the SG office in the Student Union for testing supplies, Mahtook recommended students look out for more opportunities to acquire scantrons and aid with studying.

Different senior college councils are hosting at least one event during Dead Week to help students prepare for exams with testing supplies and food. The College of Engineering offered its students blue books, scantrons, pizza and an opportunity to discuss concerns with council members Tuesday. Other colleges plan to hold similar events throughout the week.

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LSU Student Senate allocates funds to provide additional blue books and scantrons and add seating in Middleton Library for the fall and spring examination periods.

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