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LOST POWER’ Student writes, publishes book on personal journey
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The student section in Tiger Stadium is its own animal — a sea of purple and gold swaying in unison with the same intensity as the LSU football team on the ground below. For a number of University upperclassmen, this experience may never occur again because of an issue with ticket notification emails. Every spring and summer, the LSU Ticket Office sends an email to every student — beginning with seniors and eventually trickling down to freshmen — notifying them when their specific football ticket ordering window will occur. This window is usually a six-day period, and students can choose a specific ticket package to order for the upcoming season. But there appears to have TICKETS, see page 4
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Communication studies senior Shanderrick Williams tells his story of growing up in a violent neighborhood in his book, “The Lost Power.” The book has sold 10,000 copies since November.
Communication studies senior Shanderrick Williams personifies the story of the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete. From an impoverished childhood to becoming an author and owner of his own publishing company, Williams shares his experiences in his book, “The Lost Power.” Williams said he was raised by his grandparents after his mother went to jail. As a child growing up in the Glen Oaks and Dixie area of Baton Rouge, drug abuse and violence were common occurrences. “When I was on that street, [of the] 16 people I grew up with … 10 of them died,” he said. “I went to 10 funerals of people I used to tackle and shoot jumpshots with in the backyard.” Though surrounded by negativity, Williams went on to excel academically and even enrolled at Morehouse College in Atlanta for a semester, though he later returned to Baton Rouge to care for his ailing grandfather. During that time, Williams was inspired to write after a late-night vision. “One day at LSU, I was in the dorm at two in the morning when I had a dream about me creating a book that would sell 50,000 copies,” he said. Two years, countless edits and twelve chapters later, “The Lost Power” was completed. The book is a guide through his personal journey. Universal themes of growth, love POWER, see page 4
BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY
Bar owner to open ‘The Draft House’ downtown New establishment will also serve food Trey Labat Staff Writer
Normally, opening one bar is a big enough challenge for someone. Not Andrew Bayard. Even the success from his recently opened bar, Huey’s, hasn’t stopped him from continuing the business plan he and his partners started developing over a year ago. Bayard’s next concept is called The Draft House — a draft-beer establishment that will
also serve food. “...We actually had the idea for [The Draft House] first,” Bayard said. “We had the letter of intent for the space in [August 2012], so we know we were going to do something.” The Draft House will also serve food for lunch and dinner, something the Huey’s space doesn’t allow. “There isn’t really a place down here that serves lunch,” Bayard said. “Stroubes and IPO do a good job, but are pretty expensive, so we feel like we’re filling a void.” Bayard said the hope is that since the bars offer two completely different experiences,
they will be able to feed off each other. “When people are sitting at the bar [at Huey’s] talking about how they want food, the bartenders know where to send them,” Bayard said. Bayard opened Huey’s Bar downtown July 12 to a crowd of people— something that was commonplace throughout the week. “We exceeded any expectations we had during the first week,” Bayard said. “It’s been amazing.” Bayard said the concept behind Huey’s targets the young professional demographic with BAR, see page 4
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Andrew Bayard is a partial owner of Huey’s, a cocktail bar in downtown Baton Rouge. He plans to open The Draft House as a completely different experience for bar-goers.