The Daily Reveille - June 26, 2014

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SPORTS: LSU promotes new assistant head coach, p. 11

DRINKS: Campus-area restaurants offer summer drink specials, p. 8

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BOARD OF REGENTS

WISE Council distributes state funds Renee Barrow Staff Writer

House Bill No. 803, more commonly known as WISE, is no longer riding the legislative rails. Gov. Bobby Jindal signed the bill into law last week, creating a $40 million fund for Louisiana higher education to produce more graduates in high-demand fields like STEM. On Tuesday the Workforce and Innovation for a Stronger Economy Council met for the first time to begin discussing the allocation of these funds. Board of Regents chairman Clinton Rasberry, Jr. said the Council will act as an independent subcommittee of the Board of Regents. According to Board Deputy Commissioner for Finance and Administration Barbara Goodson, WISE funding partially comes from Community Block Development Grant recovery funds from 2008 hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The funds have additional

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WISE COUNCIL, see page 4

photo courtesy of TOM MERRILL

HEALTH

BR AIDS Society to offer free, 24-hour HIV testing

David Gray Staff Writer

Once again, Baton Rouge ranks as one of the most HIV- and AIDS-plagued cities in the country. According to the Baton Rouge AIDS Society’s website, the city ranks in the top three nationally in both HIV and AIDS cases, with nearly 30 to 40 out of every 100,000 people, respectively. BR AIDS Society founder and CEO A.J. Johnson said he believes the major reason for the city’s alarming number of HIV and AIDS cases stems from a collective lack of awareness on the issue. “Simply put, education on HIV and AIDS is lacking in our community,” Johnson said. “The Baton Rouge AIDS Society

highlights education as our primary and only focus. While other agencies may have education as a department, education is what we do.” Johnson said a major part of that education is getting people tested to determine if they’ve contracted the HIV virus, and June 27 is the day to do so. For the 10th consecutive year, the Baton Rouge AIDS Society will offer free, 24-hour HIV testing in accordance with National HIV Testing Day on Friday. According to Johnson, there’s no excuse for anyone to be unaware of his or her HIV status. “This is the only day of the year we test for 24 hours, so there’s HIV TESTING, see page 4

JACQUELYN MARTIN / The Associated Press

Marco Benjamin of New Brunswick, N.J., walks in the AIDS March July 22, 2012, in Washington, D.C.


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