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FIGHT’ Abortion-rights advocates react to overturning of Roe v. Wade, which immediately triggered a near-total abortion ban in Louisiana.

INSIDE: Trigger Laws: What the decision means for Louisiana Page 2

‘Today is the day for tears’: Louisiana reacts to ruling Page 2

PHOTOS: Protestors in Baton Rouge and New Orleans rage against ban Pages 6-7

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TRIGGER LAWS

How the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade affects Louisiana

BY MORGAN ROGERS @__morganrogers On Friday, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in a 5-4 decision. The ruling allows for individual states to set their own abortion laws.

“It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote.

The 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling established the constitutional right to abortion in the U.S. Friday’s ruling didn’t come as a surprise, after a draft of the opinion was leaked in May, leading to weeks of increased tension.

Louisiana is one of 13 states with trigger laws that went into effect after the ruling. Signed in 2006 by former Gov. Kathleen Blanco, a Democrat, Louisiana’s trigger laws ban most abortions.

Updated laws signed last week increase the criminal penalties for abortion providers to up to 10 years of prison time and up to a $100,000 fine, with higher penalties for late-term abortions.

Louisiana has no exceptions for rape or incest. The only exceptions are for the life of the mother or if the fetus has a condition that is not compatible with life outside the womb, which must be certified by two physicians.

Louisiana has also voted to criminalize the sale of abortion pills by out-of-state providers.

The state’s three abortion clinics closed their doors on Friday.

People seeking an abortion will have to travel up to 600 miles away.

It’s expected that nearly half of the states will follow suit, outlawing or at least setting heavy

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortionrights advocates met to rally in protest at the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge on Friday. The rally, organized by the Louisiana Coalition for Reproductive Freedom, packed the small church.

Louisiana is one of 13 states with trigger laws that went into effect after the Supreme Court decision. Almost all abortions are now illegal in Louisiana.

Throughout the event, several local advocacy leaders and activists spoke to the crowd, and two speakers shared their heartfelt experience of getting an abortion.

Angela Adkins, coordinator for 10,000 Women Louisiana, noted that justice Clarence Thomas suggested that the Supreme Court

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Hundreds rallied in New Orleans on Friday to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana’s trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana restrictions on abortion following the Supreme Court’s decision.

“The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision, including the one on which the defenders of Roe and Casey now chiefly rely — the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment,” Alito wrote. “That provision has been held to guarantee some rights that are not mentioned in the Constitution, but any such right must be ‘deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition’ and ‘implicit in the concept of ordered liberty.”

The justices in favor of overturning Roe included conservatives Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, Amy Coney Barrett. Chief Justice John Roberts did not agree with completely overturning Roe.

“The viability line never made any sense,” remarked Roberts, who thought the states should “extend far enough to ensure a reasonable opportunity to choose, but need not extend any further.”

The Court’s opinion argued that abortion was not included in the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause, which includes all the rights that are “deeply rooted in this Nation’s history and tradition” but not stated explicitly in the Constitution.

This ruling is expected to affect impoverished minorities the most because they already have limited access to health care resources.

The case Dobbs v. Jackson, revolving around the Mississippi law that banned abortion after 15 weeks on pregnancy, is what sparked the debate between pro-

life and abortion rights. According to Gutt Institute, more than 90% of abortions are done in the first 13 weeks of pregnancy.

Interestingly, various sources have released polls on public opinion that show that over 60% of registered voters think Roe’s ruling should be upheld despite statistics that indicate a majority of Americans favor more restrictions on abortion.

“With sorrow—for this Court, but more, for the many millions of American women who have today lost a fundamental constitutional protection—we dissent,” wrote Justices Stephen Breyer, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor in their dissent.

Following the day of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, many U.S. citizens believe this is a tremendous step back for women’s rights in America.

Baton Rouge residents, LSU students speak out

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reconsider “substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell,” which could mean that rights to birth control and same-sex marriage could be on the chopping block.

Ashley Sheffield, an LSU alumna and abortion-rights activist, said that inequality of abortion rights, environmental justice, police brutality and lack of health care access in the pandemic are all issues that must be faced at once.

“We have to see that the head of this Hydra is the same force that binds all of our marginalized identities together. And in this time, we need to come together,” Sheffield said.

Paola Colmenares, a Kinesiology and Spanish Senior and Feminists in Action secretary, said she felt hopeless as someone who plans to be a medical provider in the future.

“How am I supposed to have hope and be excited to provide essential health care? When you tell me that abortion providing doctors can face up to a fine of a hundred thousand dollars and up to 10 years in jail, how am I supposed to feel for our country’s future?” Colmenares said.

Senate Bill 342, which was passed on June 17, allowed for one to 10 years of prison time for abortion provides, a $10,000 to $100,000 fine, or both. Penalties for late term abortions are even greater.

Jeramesha Warner, Community Organizer for Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, said that her clinic would continue to supply non-abortion health care and would work to connect people to the care they need.

Planned Parenthood locations in Louisiana did not provide abortion services prior to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to

strike down Roe. “Right now, the only thing that we can do is guide them to places where they can access abortions safely and legally,” Warner said.

“Places like Illinois, North Carolina.”

Kayla Meyers, LSU law student and former Feminists in Action secretary, talked about her experience as a clinic escort and how the overturning of Roe affected her.

“I am absolutely devastated,” Meyers said. “But I’m trying to stay hopeful.”

Meyers said the decision has given her new motivation in law school and that she hopes to be able to use her degree to participate in the fight for reproductive rights.

Adkins summed up the mood of the rally by referencing a poem shared by another speaker.

“Today is the day for tears, but tomorrow we fight,” Adkins said.

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NEWS 50 YEARS OF TITLE IX

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How 37 Words Changed America

BY MORGAN ROGERS @__morganrogers Fifty years ago, on June 23, President Richard Nixon signed the Education Amendments Act of 1972. He saw the legislation as a failed effort to end busing.

He seemed to underestimate how large the impact of a single sentence-the injection of 37 wordswould have on America.

“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”

In 1972, Title IX finally made a college education, a career and a future in sports seem possible for women everywhere in the U.S. However, when the words “Title IX” are spoken today, the minds of those in Baton Rouge cannot help but think about the recent years of scandal at LSU. The law additionally cites that institutions must “protect students and staff against sex/gender discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual assault.”

Sarah Becker, a gender studies professor, commented on the importance of strong Title IX offices.

“A robust Title IX team that has cultivated the trust of stu-

dents, employees and all campus members is one of the more important steps an educational institution can take,” Becker said. “[If they] handle individual cases fairly and engage in proactive and preventive efforts to uphold the principles embedded in Title IX, that can go a long way as well.”

Carrying out the regulations of Title IX is the responsibility of each institution. Many believe LSU has mishandled its cases for several years now. In response to a report made by USA Today, the university hired law firm Husch Blackwell to review LSU’s Title IX policies and procedures.

The law firm produced a 150page report, saying the school

“failed to report or even investigate allegations of sexual misconduct and domestic violence on campus.”

The report resulted in the suspensions of athletic directors Verge Ausberry and Miriam Segar. It noted several allegations against football players as well.

Former football coach Ed Orgeron was accused of ignoring the rape allegations surrounding former running back Derrius Guice.

The coach, who was fired last year based on coaching performance, was dropped as a defendant from a high profile sex discrimination case that accused several LSU employees of ignoring Title IX violations and sexual

assault complaints.

Les Miles appears in the report as well. He was accused of harassing female student workers and demanding that they hire “blondes with big boobs.” After the allegations came to light, Miles resigned as football coach in Kansas, although he denied any wrongdoing.

“Title IX remains the only law that grants women any kind of equality in America,” said Billie Jean King an advocate for the rights of women in the 1960s and 70s, in a statement posted to her website.

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ADMINISTRATION

‘We’re not gonna cover it up’: VP candidates talk Title IX

BY ALLISON ALLSOP @allisonallsop The candidates for the new vice president of inclusion, civil rights and Title IX held their open forums between Tuesday and Thursday.

Each candidate had time to present their background and experience and then took questions from the audience.

Tanya Lowery was the first candidate to present during her forum on Tuesday.

Lowery currently works for the University of Texas Permian Basin as the chief compliance officer and the interim chief diversity officer.

UTPB has less than 8,000 students while LSU has over 35,000.

Although UTPB is a small campus, Lowery does have experience in handling larger universities. She previously worked for Oklahoma State University as the Title IX Coordinator and Equal Opportunity Specialist.

Lowery has a Ph.D. in higher education administration from University of Texas. Lowery is a trained investigator in Title IX, equal opportunity and general compliance. She said her personal experience with her own mother’s disability has increased her awareness for accessibility.

Todd Manuel held his forum on Wednesday. He is the only candidate without higer education experience.

Manuel currently works as an executive with the Edison Electric Institute. He previously served as the director of organizational health and diversity at Entergy Corporation.

Manuel has led corporate-wide initiatives for over 13,000 employees. These initiatives included diversity, sexual harassment and

Meet the candidates for VP of inclusion, civil rights and Title IX ALLISON ALLSOP / The Reveille

Nicole Roberson (top right), Tanya Lowery (bottom left) and Todd Manuel (bottom right) present their open forum presentations in the Journalism Building Holliday Forum.

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Todd Manuel

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discrimination policies, and racial and gender disparities. He helped create employee resource groups to advance issues for the stakeholders and the company. Manuel said there were groups for women, veterans, the LGBTQ community and many others.

He said he also aided in implementing the Women’s Leadership Council. Manuel also worked on the litigation team for Entergy where he represented the company’s interests in casualty and commercial matters. He was a partner at a law firm before working for Entergy.

Nicole Roberson was the last of the candidates to hold their open forum.

Roberson is the director of equal opportunity and diversity

for the Texas A&M University System. She has also worked for the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights. Within this position she worked on two national initiatives.

These initiatives were on the overrepresentation of minorities in special education and the underrepresentation of minorities in gifted and talented programs.

During her time with the Dallas Area Rapid Transit as the director of diversity and equal employment opportunities, she resolved a two year backlog of complaints. She said she restructured the department, implemented new policies and retrained her investigators.

Roberson has a doctoral degree in organizational leadership

and three master’s degrees in human resource management, international management and project management.

Renaming Committee Each candidate was asked whether they plan to revive the building renaming evaluation committee and pursue name changes for buildings.

Lowery said it is important to look at why the committee has not met recently, whether that be because of guidelines or something else.

“One of the things that I wholeheartedly believe in is having a listening tour and being able to find out exactly what the pulse is on everything that’s going on.”

Lowery also said everything

cannot be taken on at once, but if it takes more urgency then it can be a priority.

Manuel said this was an important body of work happening around the country right now, not just on campuses like LSU. He said the conversations surrounding the renaming need to involve a lot of people to understand the challenges that people have with some buildings or monuments.

However, it is not something Manuel would do at the start of his time at LSU. Instead, he would engage conversations on campus and bring together leaders from faculty and students to understand the complexities of renaming buildings on campus.

Roberson said that the president of the university should be the one initiating the process, but the office would help. She did not think the campus should jump to remove names.

Robertson said that erasing the past may lead to repeating the past and advocated for creating a new narrative.

“We know that maybe slavery is a tarnishment on the American culture or history rather, but if we didn’t have so many African Americans that were brought here, we would miss out on the richness that we have today,” Roberson said. “We have Beyoncé, we have all these inventors, and those are some of the benefits.”

Title IX and Husch Blackwell The candidates were asked to share their experience in outreach and preventive measures. Depending on the candidate, there were additional questions during the Q&A relating to Title IX and the Husch Blackwell report. Some wondered how they would ensure

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page 4 VP CANDIDATES, from page 3 students could trust the office.

Lowery said she would utilize assessment data done on LSU’s campus. She also said she would focus on prevention through implementing “upstander” prevention, her term for bystander prevention that gives a nod to the courage it takes to stand up.

She also said that it is important to engage in the community and the resources they have. Lowery said that events like ‘Take Back the Night’, which is often a nighttime rally followed by a march to support victims of sexual violence and protest the violence faced by many, and working with the campus police department would aid in bringing the community together to understand.

Manuel said he has handled discrimination cases and harassment cases in the past, and it requires a level of empathy and a level of understanding to both the complainants and the respondents. He said the university needs to understand what type of resources it has and if those resources are actually meeting the needs of people.

To get students to trust the office, Manuel said the simple answer is engagement. He said it is important to try to enact behavioral change on the campus. He also said that it requires leadership willing to model the behavior we want to see.

Manuel said that before ex-

panding on the recommendations made by the Husch Blackwell report, we have to understand what is happening on campus currently and be in compliance with the law. He said his first order of business would be to see what is working and address any changes if they needed to occur.

Roberson said she would implement training programs at LSU. While at the Texas A&M University System, she implemented mandatory two hour workplace trainings that are taken every two years. She said she would advocate for the same here.

Roberson said that her training programs would not be basic and that they would include follow ups. She said that participation in the trainings would be reflected in performance reviews for faculty.

While she did not know if they would be mandatory for students, she said that if they were, then students would be required to do the trainings in order to register for classes. However, she mentioned the student training would only be 30 to 45 minutes.

Roberson said that for students to gain and remain confident in the office, it starts with having a visible presence.

She said then they are going to investigate the complaint, it will be documented and questions will be answered. She also said that if a student does not feel like their complaint was handled right, she would want to hear about it.

“We’re not gonna cover it up,” Roberson said. “They have their rights. And I want that for them internally, as well as externally.

When they leave, it’s not gonna be covered up. If they feel it’s being covered up, they need to know how to go higher.”

She also said that students would see her and other members of the office out at student events to build trust and build a visible presence on campus.

ADA Compliance Several questions were brought up concerning compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and how to move past compliance.

Lowery was involved in fixing ADA compliances in facilities at both OSU and UTPB. She said you first have to fully assess what is going on, find out what needs to be done and then take those issues to the president of the university who can “pull those purse strings.”

She said it is important to address critical issues as soon as possible. Lowery said to move past compliance is a two-pronged process. First, they have to make sure they are following federal guidelines in order to continue receiving funding. Second, they need to make sure people are educated on the issues on campus.

“We are all in this together,” Lowery said. “And if one particular person does not have access and equity, guess what? All of us really don’t have access and eq-

TITLE IX, from page 3 tion for women in sports: it implemented several sports programs from elementary school to high school while giving hope to girls who wanted to pursue sports in college one day as well. In 1975, Title IX included provisions of direction for gender equity in athletics.

With the 50th anniversary this week, it’s easy to see that students’ protection from sexual assault and harassment have fallen short of the progression of women in athletics.

In 1972, however, even those opportunities seemed purely fictional.

LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey was 10 years old at the time. She can recall joining the Dixie Youth Baseball team and often having to sit out on certain games because the other team thought she didn’t belong there as a girl.

“We’ve come a long way in fifty years,” Mulkey told the Advocate. “[But] there is still a lot of work left to do. As far as getting to a finish line and being able to say ‘This is it? We’re done’? No, I don’t see that yet.”

Some female athletes weren’t quite as lucky, though. Gymnastics coach of the Tigers for 43 years, DD Breaux, competed on the floor long before Title IX. After her time at Southeastern Louisiana University, where she was considered one of the Top 15 gymnasts in the country in ‘72, she came to LSU at the age of 25

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Years before Kim Mulkey became a basketball star, she played alongside boys, as opportunities for girls and women were not guaranteed. to begin building the gymnastics team of today. “[Title IX] did not make things great all of a sudden. Universities were still trying to figure out how to dodge bullets (with compliance),” Breaux said to the Advocate. “I transferred to LSU as a student when it was decided that tennis, basketball, volleyball and swimming would be varsity sports and begin to get scholarships.”

According to the Women’s Sports Foundation, more than 3.27 million are participating in high school sports in 2022. In 1972, just 1 in 27 girls participated in sports; today, about two in five girls do.

Despite where the athletic world is today, the opportunities that followed Title IX weren’t easy to get: they were fought for. The

NCAA originally fought against the legislation in the ‘70s, arguing that women’s programs cause a monetary cut to male athletics in institutions.

It took the contributions of Louisiana-bred figures such as Audrey Patterson Tyler and Clifford Ann Creed to give women a fighting chance at equality in sports. Their monumental wins finally told the world that women can do it too.

Tyler, a New Orleans native, was the first Black woman to win an Olympic medal. She won bronze in the 200-meter dash at the 1948 games in London. Creed is a retired professional golfer from Alexandria. After joining the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour in 1963, she went on to win 11 titles and finished on the top 10 money list six straight

uity.”

Manuel said that we have to first understand how these issues appear on campus and how they impact people daily. At the Edison Electric Institute he implemented a series of webinars that discussed diversity, equity and inclusion. He said one of the top programs was a webinar on disability inclusion.

Manuel referred to engagement again, saying that the stakeholders need to be brought to the table. He said they need to be a part of the solution and process.

Roberson mentioned that while the school may not have the means to immediately start reconstructing a building, other steps can be taken to make programs accessible for students. She said programs could be moved to more accessible buildings. She also said policy needs to be written at a system level, so that everyone is on the same page.

One Office The candidates were asked to think about the synergies involved in having an office that handles inclusion, civil rights and Title IX report to the same vice president.

During her presentation, Lowery compared the office to the best piece of cake. She said that cake is only the best because of all the ingredients that came together to make it. Lowery said the ingredients themselves can stand alone, but they are better when they come together to make the times.

The law has had a significant impact on the working world for women as well. In its first year of passage, women only made up 12% of the first years enrolled in law school. In 2022, women comprise the majority of current law school students.

However, the gender gap in other areas like science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is baffling. According to American College Testing reports surveying from 1995 to 2015, the gender gap between math and science scores have continuously decreased despite 2006 regulations which allow sex-segregated programs.

Despite testing performance in secondary school, the gender gap in the workplace is significantly higher. Statistics show that women possess the same academic skills as men but are not getting the same career opportunities.

According to the Department of Education, women are still extremely underrepresented in universities’ faculties. Finding a single woman in a leadership role is an even rarer instance. In 2020, only 19 percent of tenured engineering faculty were women.

Looking back on fifty years of Title IX, the civil rights law has jumped hurdle after hurdle in the sports world. But the gender gaps in professional areas and the spur of sexual allegations gone unanswered proves that Title IX is still a work in progress.

It’s important to note that the

cake.

Manuel said that having the office as one would enhance knowledge sharing and decision making. During his presentation, Manuel said that the issues these offices deal with are complex and changing each day, so having one office helps manage everything.

He said having a single office can drive engagement, increase operational effectiveness and innovation, enhances LSU’s brand recognition and reputation and sustain LSU’s values.

Roberson said that no piece of the office will be forgotten or underserved. She said that these offices need to work together to function fully. She said that they all have a common goal: to provide a discrimination-free workplace for everyone.

After their sessions, each candidate was interviewed over two days by the search committee.

This is the evaluation process of the search process. After this, the committee will move to the selection process in which they have more interviews and campus visits along with their recommendations to the president.

There is one student member on the search committee, Angel Upshaw. She is the co-president for Tigers Against Sexual Assault.

General student body members can voice their opinions through the candidate survey open until midnight on Sunday. The survey can be found through the vice president for inclusion, civil rights and Title IX search website. agency enforcing the regulations is crucial to the effectiveness of Title IX. Institutions are held responsible for handling sexual harassment complaints and properly investigating them. Recognized by the government, it is critical that each institution’s Title IX coordinator monitors the efforts of the university to comply with Title IX regulations.

There’s also the complications of more recent laws interjecting their way into Title IX’s provisions. For example, the U.S. Department of Education issued a controversial rule change for universities’ protocol of defining sexual harassment. It’s likely that the Title IX regulations will soon morph again in order to extend protective rights based on sexual orientation and gender identity as well.

Title IX succeeded in its purpose of granting people more equal opportunity regardless of their gender. But its job isn’t over.

“None of this was a given, so the transformative work that Title IX has done is in large part due to the people who both conceptualized it and really pushed for institutions to fulfill promises of that law,” said Allison Robinson, a co-curator of the Title IX exhibition in the New York HistoricalSociety Museum & Library.

The road that Title IX has taken throughout its history is a long and rocky one. And there’s no doubt that the next fifty years will require the same effort to progress to its ultimate goal of equity.

ENTERTAINMENT

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BR COMMUNIT Y

IN YOUR STARS Your horoscope for the week of June 27

BY ARIS WILLIAMS @joneatw

Cancer

Leo

Virgo

June 22 - July 22

July 23 - Aug. 22

Aug. 23 - Sept. 22

This time is ideal for embracing your adventurous side and having fun more often. Any positive attention you receive this week will be more than deserved. Avoid procrastination so you can enjoy your birthday season.

Ego could be clouting your perception at this time. Consider where your need to always appear unbothered stems from, and how you can be more accepting of your emotions.

An excursion will soon offer you a break from constantly working.

This week, allow yourself to envision scenarios in which you get the fulfilling life. Time spent with friends could inspire you to believe in your ideas more. Stop harboring guilt – have that conversation you’ve been avoiding.

Libra

Scorpio

Sagittarius

Sept. 23 - Oct. 22

Oct. 23 - Nov. 21

Nov. 22 - Dec. 21

Your home life may be the top priority at this time. Consider if what you could add to your space to really make it your sanctuary. You could experience unexpected generosity this week, from loved ones and strangers alike.

It’s good that you’ve been engaging in some inner work, but your friends would like to see you. Allow yourself to socialize and truly be seen this week. You may also find yourself sleeping more and taking on assignments less.

Show yourself compassion this week as you navigate important decisions.

Make sure that you’re making your needs and desires a determining factor. It’s okay if some drastic changes need to take place so you can be happy.

Pisces

Capricorn

Aquarius

Dec. 22 - Jan. 19

Jan. 20 - Feb. 18

Feb. 19 - March 20

It’s okay if something that you once wanted is no longer fulfilling you. Being honest with yourself so proper adjustments can be made will be crucial this week. Dedicate your energy and time to the things that actually support progress.

This week, you may find “the mix” to be rather unengaging. This could be a great time to delve into your inner sanctity and pour into creative endeavors. It’s not that you’re on a high horse – just growing up and reprioritizing.

You may be seeking to create a better worklife balance at this time.

Tend to feelings of burnout as needed and don’t be afraid to occasionally say “no”. It would serve you well to spend more time outdoors and with those you love.

Aries

Taurus

Mar. 21 - April 19

April 20 - May 20

This week, you may feel propelled to get serious about your goals and cut out distractions as needed.

Remember that Rome wasn’t built in a day – it’s okay to take baby steps. If you find yourself feeling envious, consider what triggers that in you.

This week is ideal from recovering and moving forward from the past.

Forgive yourself for what didn’t work out so that your present and future can get your attention. A revelation will propel you to look at your situation much differently.

Gemini May 21 - June 21 Opening up to others could benefit you this week. Making mistakes is inevitable, so embrace the process rather than try to avoid straying from perfection. You could experience reconciliation soon – old friends are relevant.

Downtown attractions offer free admission

BY JOHN BUZBEE @thebuzzbuz

Visitors to downtown Baton Rouge are given access to the Louisiana Arts and Science Museum, Magnolia Mound, the LSU Museum of Art and Old State Capitol for free on the first Sunday of every month.

With most attractions only a short walk from each other downtown, an entire day can be centered around a fun, affordable outing.

“It’s been going on for 10 years, at least,” said Paul Arrigo, President and CEO of Visit Baton Rouge. “The museums are relatively inexpensive to begin with, but I think the fact that they’re open to the public and free on that first Sunday is really significant.”

Arrigo, who has served in his position for over 20 years believes First Free Sunday is a great opportunity for locals and visitors alike to take in the sights of Baton Rouge.

The Louisiana Arts and Science Museum Admittance to the museum costs adult patrons $12 if they aren’t visiting on the First Free Sunday. The museum is open from 1-5 p.m. on Sundays.

The museum seeks to further the understanding and appreciation of art and science to the general public and features a wide array of exhibits, from Ancient Egypt to the Solar System and the cosmos.

Patrons admitted on the First Free Sunday will also have unlimited viewing access to the facility’s planetarium.

In addition to the museum’s permanent exhibits, the museum is also featuring these changing exhibits: In Empathy We Trust— An exhibit that reimagines the characters from iconic works of art history with different identities, races and genders; through October 30 Iridescence— As one’s perspectives changes, so is the color they perceive when something is iridescent; through July 31 Our Louisiana— A broad collection of items tied to Louisiana that ask, “what is art?”; through Jan. 14, 2024 Magnolia Mound As the only place not within walking distance of the other First Free Sunday venues, it should probably be done first or last.

Magnolia Mound is a special BREC park that used to be a 900 acre plantation. The park is open from 1-4 p.m. on Sundays and would usually cost adult patrons $12 for guided tours or $5 for a

self-guided tour.

Once inside the park, visitors can explore the grounds and see the Historic House Museum, the Open-Hearth Kitchen, a Pigeoneer, Housing for Enslaved Families, the Overseer’s House and the three-seat Privy.

A rare example of vernacular architecture brought by settlers from France and the West Indies, the grounds hopes to illustrate the unique French-Creole culture which is definitive to Louisiana while also accounting and accrediting the generations of enslaved people that once lived on and labored the grounds.

The LSU Museum of Art at the Shaw Center for the Arts The LSU MoA’s humble beginnings in Memorial Tower seem far-fetched compared to the floor they operate now.

The art museum is open 1-5 p.m. on Sundays and would usually charge adult guests a $5 entry fee.

Local artists are supported and showcased by the LSU MoA, but they also feature art of regional and national significance as the museum seeks to bolden Louisiana’s place in the wide world of art.

The LSU MoA is currently exhibiting: Eugene Martin: The Creative Act— An exhibit that focuses on Martin’s unique brand of whimsical, automatist abstract art; through October 2 Art in Louisiana: Views into the Collection— The reinstallation of the museum’s signature exhibition has been on display since 2016, as different curators offer different views in the strengths of the museum’s collections; ongoing The Louisiana Old State Capitol The Old State Capitol is open to the public for free, year-round, not just on First Free Sunday.

Recently renovated, the Old State Capitol features a museum and preserved chambers for guests to inspect. A detailed Huey P. Long exhibit is one of the highlights of a visit.

Visitors can book tours of the Old State Capitol. Tickets for a special movie called “Ghosts of the Castle” are available for $3.

When going up the main staircase, don’t forget to look up into the beautiful stained glass skylight.

Arrigo recommends that students invite friends and family to take advantage of First Free Sunday when they’re in town visiting.

He said that the COVID-19 years were tough, but Baton Rouge is bouncing back.

The next free Sunday will be July 3.

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Protestors left their signs at New Orleans City Hall after rallying in protest of the overturning the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana’s trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana.

Louisianians express outrage over abortion ban

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Hundreds rallied in New Orleans on Friday to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana’s trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana.

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Advocates brought signs to show support for reproductive rights, Friday, June 24.

Hundreds rallied in New Orleans on Friday to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana’s trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana.

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Abortion-rights supporters protest on the steps of the John Minor Wisdom United States of Appeals Fifth Circuit Building after the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, in New Orleans, June 24. (Sophia Germer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

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Hundreds rallied in New Orleans on Friday to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana’s trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana.

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Hundreds rallied in New Orleans on Friday to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which caused Louisiana’s trigger laws to go into effect, immediately banning most abortions in Louisiana.

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‘THE BEST GROUP OF FRIENDS I’VE HAD’ LSU Club Baseball reaches world series

BY PETER RAUTERKUS @peter_rauterkus After almost two years away from competition, LSU Club Baseball returned to the field with a bang this past academic year. A conference championship and world series berth later, and the return to play for this closely-knit club went about as well as one could imagine.

The LSU Club Baseball team, like the other LSU club sports, operates as a program offered by the UREC. The club is self-governed by the students within the club. The team plays and holds most of its practices at Port Allen High School due to the UREC Field Complex not having any baseball fields.

The COVID-19 Pandemic was a tough time for club sports all across LSU as no competitions were allowed for most of the 2020 spring semester and the entire 2020-2021 academic year. This meant for many members of the LSU Club Baseball team, this past academic year was their first time competing with the team, creating a memorable first experience.

“I thought the experience was phenomenal,” said rising junior and newly elected Club president Joshua Bonnett. “It’s definitely not what I was expecting going into the club baseball situation, but it was very competitive and I’d say a lot of the guys would probably agree that we had an

absolute blast.”

Bonnett joined the club during his freshman year in 2020, meaning that his experience was limited as a freshman.

“Last year I was a sophomore, so I wasn’t able to do anything,” Bonnet said. “So this year was really the first year a lot of us had a full season and we just got ranked sixth in the country. And then to be able to go to the World Series and travel with the team and do that was just awesome. I mean, never, never could have expected it.”

The team qualified for the National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) World Series after winning the Gulf Coast East Conference, consisting of teams from LSU, Alabama, Tulane, Mississippi State and Ole Miss. The Tigers then won the Gulf Coast Regional playoff, consisting of the two other Gulf Coast Conference Champions in Texas Tech and Texas A&M and at-large qualifier SMU. LSU fell short of the ultimate prize, but the experience for this group of players and friends was the highlight of the season. It marked the end of a season filled with the competitiveness and togetherness that club sports look to create.

“I think we’re 22 close friends before we’re a baseball team,” Bonnett said. “And that’s what has carried us this far because, I mean, this is the closest knit group of friends I’ve ever had.”

Even for players new to the club, the bond and team spirit created an inclusive atmosphere in the club. For rising senior transfer student Riley Harwell, the club helped him feel back at home after transferring back to LSU after spending a year at Dalton State in Georgia during the pandemic.

“Essentially, the guys had really welcomed me with open arms,” Harwell said. “I actually was an incoming transfer from last year and I just didn’t know anybody and I figured this would be the best way to immerse myself and it’s probably the best thing I ever did.”

Trips to the world series and other games away from Baton Rouge is where it seemed the team’s best memories were made.

That was the case for Baton Rouge native and rising senior Tyler Thomas who just finished his third year with the club.

“My favorite memory was the Austin trip,” Thomas said. “We went to Austin and we stayed in a hotel about four blocks away from the main street. We walked to this one place, and it had a mechanical bull in there. And just seeing everyone in there having a good time, like half the teammates trying to ride this mechanical bull.

So just moments like that, like where the whole team is with each other together having fun.

You can’t ask for anything better than that. That’s my favorite.”

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The club has grown since the pandemic and now with the recent success, continual growth seems likely. The competitiveness level has also risen, creating a more competitive vision for the club while still maintaining the camaraderie and club spirit the team values most.

“Intensity and seriousness, it’s definitely grown a lot bigger since the three years I’ve been part of the team,” Thomas said. “And now we kind of set the standard this year, like, yeah, now we expect to go back to the World Series a lot.”

The club now gets ready to go into the next season as a national powerhouse and with expectations of major success. The

players expect to return to the world series and are exploring expanding the club to two separate teams, allowing more students to play and get playing time.

Overall, through all the success, the friendships and community created within the club is what the players and members value most. From competing together, to traveling and spending time together as a team off the field, the LSU Club Baseball team has created a community many students look for when joining a club like this.

“Everyone is friends with everybody and you can text whoever at any time,” Bonnett said.

“It’s, like I said, the best group of friends I’ve had.”

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LSU’s Tari Eason selected 17th in the 2022 NBA Draft

BY HENRY HUBER @HenryHuber_ LSU men’s basketball standout Tari Eason officially became a member of the Houston Rockets, getting drafted just outside of the lottery at No. 17. Eason made a tremendous impact on the LSU Tigers, contributing heavily to them earning the six-seed in the NCAA tournament in just his first season with the program.

Eason averaged 17 points, 6.6 rebounds, two steals and a block on 52% shooting from the field, 80% from the free throw line and 36% from three-point range.

He led the Tigers in multiple statistics despite not being a starter, including points per game, blocks and field goal percentage.

He was also second on the team in rebounds, steals, free throw percentage and three point percentage.

Other than on-paper statistics, he has a lot of potential on the defensive end of the floor, having the height to guard bigger players in the post while also having an advantage in quickness and ath-

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LSU men’s basketball sophomore forward Tari Eason (13) attempts to shoot Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, after stealing the ball during LSU’s 83-53 win over Belmont in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La. leticism. Those qualities carry into his offense as well, especially in transition. This is where he was most dominant at LSU, using his size and athleticism to dominate in transition and getting to the basket.

Coming into the draft, he was touted as one of the best two-way

players available. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Rockets considered him as the best defensive player in the draft.

This gives him a high ceiling in terms of development, as a player who is already capable on both ends of the floor. Though he is still raw in some areas, the poten-

tial he showed last season at LSU excited the Rockets along with many scouts.

His biggest weaknesses are in regards to his composure in closegame situations and his assist-toturnover ratio. He can also be a streaky shooter at times. Those weaknesses can be corrected with

growth in maturity and hard work, but that depends on his discipline.

He displayed a tremendous amount of progression during his sophomore season, sporting huge upticks in points per game, every shooting percentage and turnover rate. He’s just 21 years of age with two years of college basketball experience, so if he continues to develop at that rate, the sky’s the limit.

He joins an SEC-filled draft class for the Rockets, joined most notably by Jabari Smith Jr. and TyTy Washington. The dynamic between Eason and Smith will be an interesting one to follow as two of the best forwards in the SEC and entire country last season will join forces. Eason’s athleticism and defensive ability paired with Smith’s natural scoring ability could create plenty of fun storylines in the rookie season.

For LSU this now marks the fourth year in a row the Tigers have had a player taken in the NBA Draft. Eason is now the highest drafted LSU alum since Ben Simmons was selected with the first pick in 2015.

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OPINION

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Editorial Board: The Reveille is dedicated to investigating Title IX abuses. Can LSU say the same? and resources to carry out Title IX’s mandates.”

Alarm bells had been sounding within the university for years concerning miscarriages of Title IX, but it wasn’t until these failures became public that university leaders finally addressed them.

Since then, the university has established the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX, increased staff and clarified policy wording around mandatory reporting.

But even after reforms, the data released in the university’s biannual reports show LSU has a long way to go.

It is statistically unlikely for sexual violence victims to file any type of report. Of this fraction of survivors that make any contact with the Title IX Office, only a

BY THE REVEILLE EDITORIAL BOARD From the beginning of October 2021 to the end of March 2022, LSU received 182 Title IX reports. Over 90% of these cases were closed without disciplinary action.

It’s been 50 years since the United States passed Title IX, the law that protects students from sex-based discrimination, including sexual misconduct.

It’s been 19 months since reporters at USA TODAY chronicled LSU’s repeated mishandling of sexual assault and domestic violence cases, and 15 months since a 148-page investigation by law firm Husch Blackwell determined the university “has never been appropriately staffed or provided with the independence

small handful have made it to a hearing. That should concern all of us.

Building trust takes time, but it is perhaps harder to do so at an institution that has shown repeated unwillingness to hold anyone accountable for Title IX neglect.

Athletic administrators Verge Ausberry and Miriam Segar received slap-on-the-wrist suspensions for failures to report and handle Title IX issues — suspensions that were, by the way, not even enforced.

Beloved football coach Ed Orgeron’s fall didn’t come with public revelations of claims that he had ignored rape and sexual harassment allegations against one of his players, but when he started to lose too many games.

French professor Adelaide

Russo remains at the university after five students alleged in a lawsuit that she failed to protect students from a serial sexual predator.

LSU failed survivors for years and ignored repeated internal calls for change. An institution that was aware of heinous problems but only moved to act after public outrage is worthy of heavy skepticism.

As Caroline Schroeder, a survivor and LSU alumna, put to the Board of Supervisors on the day of Husch Blackwell’s release, “We are not here out of the goodness of your heart. We are here because a national newspaper published a story in November that created a bit of a public relations problem for you.”

It is our job as students – and,

at the Reveille, as journalists – to thoroughly investigate every claim of reform made by the university, with the experiences of survivors at the forefront.

The university enters the 50year anniversary of Title IX amid two federal investigations and with a disgraceful history behind it.

At the Reveille, we will do our part to ensure that history is never repeated. We’re not sure LSU can say the same.

If you have filed a report with the Title IX Office, or experienced sexual misconduct on campus, and would like to speak to The Reveille about your experience, email us at editor@lsu.edu or use our anonymous tip line at lsureveille.com

Most big companies don’t actually care about Pride month SULLY’S SCOOP CLAIRE SULLIVAN

@sulliclaire

Listen, I hate corporate pride.

Companies spend the month of June superficially pandering to the queer community…and then spend the rest of the year in silence or in active support of anti-LGBTQ legislation and politicians. Take a look at the political campaigns they fund, and it’s not hard to see that these companies don’t actually care about the issues they pay lip service to.

But some people seem to hate corporate pride from a completely different perspective. They fear their beloved chains have been lost to the “gay agenda.” To this select group of people, rainbow logos and vague words of support are evidence of the woke mob infecting America.

It takes a special kind of homophobia to hate even transparent corporate pandering. I mean, come on, it’s painfully obvious most of these companies don’t actually care about queer people.

They’ve just done the calculus that the social capital they gain from pretending to care about LGBTQ people benefits their bottom lines.

After all, where were these

companies and their rainbow flags a decade ago? They waited to back LGBTQ people until the social tides changed and doing so posed minimal risk, or even gain, to their businesses. Their support is not a sign of altruism or genuine solidarity, but of self-interest.

Take Toyota, which, despite sponsoring pride celebrations, has donated over half a million dollars to politicians pushing anti-LGBTQ legislation, according to progressive think tank Data for Progress.

Many companies are the

same. AT&T similarly sponsors pride events, but donated over $300,000 to anti-LGBTQ politicians, according to the same data analysis. Amazon, Comcast, FedEx and State Farm are other companies that top the list of donations while publicly claiming to

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Editorial Policies and Procedures EDITORIAL BOARD Piper Hutchinson Peter Rauterkus Claire Sullivan Charlie Stephens

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The Reveille is an independent entity of the Office of Student Media within the Manship School of Mass Communication. Signed opinions are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the editor, The Reveille or the university. Letters submitted for publication should be sent via e-mail to editor@lsu.edu or delivered to B-39 Hodges Hall. They must be 400 words or less. Letters must provide a contact phone number for verification purposes, which will not be printed. The Reveille reserves the right to edit letters and guest columns for space consideration while preserving the original intent. The Reveille also reserves the right to reject any letter without notification of the author. Writers must include their full names and phone numbers. The Reveille’s editor in chief, hired every semester by the LSU Student Media Board, has final authority on all editorial decisions.

back the LGBTQ community.

Companies donate to politicians that will support policies that advance their financial interests. If those politicians also happen to push legislation that harms the LGBTQ community, those corporations don’t really care because their support was never genuine in the first place.

All that matters to these companies is that they can put on a public face embracing queer people.

Companies did the same thing with Black Lives Matter. They paid lip service but didn’t actually care about the issues—and some conservatives still lost their minds over it.

It’s a vicious cycle that’s not going to stop anytime soon. If companies see an opportunity to capitalize on social issues, they will. But the moment it goes against their material interests, their purported morals are nowhere to be seen. It’s not surprising, but still worthy of calling out.

So for those that despise corporate pride from the opposite side of things, you really have nothing to worry about. Your beloved companies are just as apathetic as ever.

Claire Sullivan is a 19-year-old coastal environmental science and political communication junior from Southbury, CT.

Quote of the Week “Go where least wanted, for there you are most needed.”

Abbey Kelley Foster Abolitionist 1811 — 1887

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Firearms distributors outnumber educators on LSU Board CHARLIE’S ANGLES CHARLIE STEPHENS @charliestephns The schoolhouse massacre in Uvalde seems like Groundhog Day for many of us who have grown up in an America where mass shootings litter the front pages of newspapers across the country on a near constant basis.

Students at universities and K-12 schools alike watch in horror as school after school is victim to a mass casualty event enabled by a gun.

Here at Louisiana State University—In response to a lack of female representation on our university’s governing board—Gov. Edwards appointed Laurie Lipsey Aronson, CEO of Lipsey’s, one of the largest firearms distributors in the country, to the Board of Supervisors.

While Lipsey’s does not sell direct to consumers, it does play a large role in the supply chain of dangerous semi-automatic weapons that we have seen used in mass shootings repeatedly throughout the lives of many of students whose interests she is supposed to advance.

Over six million guns have been sold in Louisiana since 2000—the year since which most students on campus have been born.

Louisiana ranks second in the nation for gun deaths per capita in 2020, with 26.3 gun deaths per 100,000 residents.

Yet, Laurie Lipsey Aronson sits on the university’s Board of Supervisors and her father, Richard Lipsey, the former head of the company, remains as a fixture in university admin circles with President Tate thanking him for legislative advocacy at this month’s Board of Supervisors meeting.

Two separate high school graduations on college campuses in Louisiana were interrupted by gun related incidents this spring, with one dead and five wounded.

Gov. Edwards called for action shortly after the shootings and President Biden recently signed into law a narrow bipartisan bill that doesn’t go nearly far enough.

Yet, Gov. Edwards just last year appointed Aronson and by extension, the leader of one of the largest firearms distributors in the country, to the board of the state’s flagship university system.

While our fellow Louisiana universities had their campuses on lockdown due to active shoot-

ers, not a peep came out of LSU or the president’s office regarding the need for increased gun safety measures.

It doesn’t seem hard to imagine why that statement would be a non-starter for at least one mem-

ber of the university’s governing board.

Next time you are reading about mass casualty events on university campuses, remember that every executive decision at Louisiana’s flagship university is

voted on by one of the country’s biggest firearms distributors and not a single educator.

Charlie Stephens is a 21-year-old political communication senior from Baton Rouge

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Firearms are tools that were created for a concrete purpose, as part of an evolution of projectile launching mechanisms..