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Baptiste “Bat” Brunner IV and Madeleine Davis
Instead of giving an official speech, Brunner spent Monday afternoon in Free Speech Plaza introducing himself and running mate Davis to passing students. Davis said they chose the ticket’s name, “Renew LSU,” because they want “to restore, to replenish and to revive” the University.
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Though neither has been involved in Student Government in the past, Brunner was the chief justice and vice president of the LSU Interfraternity Council, and Davis was the assistant recruitment chair for Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. The Renew LSU ticket include goals to provide scantrons to every college on campus, add wait lists for registering for multiple sections of the same class, relocate emergency call boxes and repave concrete sidewalks.
Two-and-a-half years after meeting at S.T.R.I.P.E.S. before attending their first classes at the University, Cox and his running mate Hebert are running as the “BE HEARD” ticket. “Together we will ensure that students will be heard,” Hebert said. Cox highlighted the role SG could play to
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Landon Hester and Kristina Lagasse Hester and Lagasse are promising to use the Baton Rouge community’s support to improve campus. “We are all members of the same university,” Lagasse said. The YOUR LSU ticket focuses on student input, according to Hester.
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bridge students and faculty. “LSU SG needs to advocate student voices to faculty,” he said. Cox is SG’s assistant director of student outreach. Hebert has never been involved in SG. Some initiatives of the “BE HEARD” ticket include creating grade notifications on Moodle, creating a 24-hour dining location during finals week and establishing “Early Bird” fan activities for students at athletic events.
“[We] hope to establish working relationships between organizations and establish a public relations department for SG,” she said. Hester is SG’s deputy chief of staff, and Lagasse is the vice president of the University Center for Freshman Year College Council. Some of the YOUR LSU ticket’s initiatives include creating parking passes with campus maps, instituting athletic pep rallies and reworking the priority point system.
Joshua Hollins and Joseph Hollins Twin brothers Joshua and Joseph Hollins are promising to be “Relevant, Experienced, Accessible Leadership” if their “R.E.A.L. Campaign” ticket wins the SG election. “We plan to really be out on campus,” Joshua said. “We believe in out-of-office hours.” The brothers said their ticket also
offers diversity. “This isn’t a Greek ticket. This isn’t a black ticket,” Joshua said. Joshua is SG’s director of external affairs, while Joseph is not currently involved in SG. He previously served on the Student Activities Board. Some of the R.E.A.L. Campaign’s initiatives include offering legal service to students, providing shuttles to outer commuter lots and creating a 24-hour computer lab and study center.
additional reporting by GORDON BRILLON and JOSHUA BERGERON • photos by BENJAMIN OLIVER HICKS, XERXES A. WILSON and CATHERINE THRELKELD / The Daily Reveille
CONSTRUCTION
Steam lines near Acadian Hall undergo repairs to fix leaks
Kevin Thibodeaux Contributing Writer
Things will soon get a little less foggy for students around campus. Facility Services, along with the state’s Office of Facility Planning and Control, is working on the steam lines that run near Acadian Hall and the area surrounding the 459 Commons. Funding for the more than $1 million project came from a federal grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that the University received in 2011, according to Jim Mayne, associate director of utility services for Facility Services. Tammy Millican, manager of communication and grants for
Facility Services, said in an e-mail that the federal government awarded $4.17 million for eight energy-saving projects across campus, including Acadian Hall. Mayne said the insulation in the pipes has deteriorated over the years, which causes the steam to leak. In addition to the leaks, Mayne said many of the pipes are insulated with asbestos. The majority of the eight ARRA projects have been completed or “substantially completed,” according to Michael Guillory, director of facility systems with Facility Services. Guillory said some of the eight ARRA projects have included replacing interior and exterior lights around campus that are more energy
efficient and improving the University Powerhouse’s boiler feedwater system. Originally budgeted to cost about $3 million, Mayne estimated that the eight projects have totaled about $2.5 million. Mayne said the leak along the steam lines currently costs the University about $150,000 per year. He said the University pays to produce the steam and the money is lost along with the billowing steam. “If you think of steam like a utility — gas, water — it’s got to be produced,” Guillory said.
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Workers examine the construction to fix safety and energy issues caused by steam leaking from pipes near Acadian Hall. The repairs are nearly complete.