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SWITCHING GEARS Gotcha Bikes brings first public bike-share system to LSU, Southern in hopes of making Baton Rouge more environmentally friendly, page 2

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NEWS

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City Roots coffee shop joins lineup of businesses at multi-use Electric Depot in Mid City.

ENTERTAINMENT

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Visit the Louisiana State Capitol, USS Kidd and more for a variety of Fourth of July celebrations.

OPINION

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“In Thorne’s situation, Goldberg shouldn’t have been telling her to take preventative measures.”

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Baton Rouge bike-share program set to launch July 11 with hubs on LSU campus

BY LARA NICHOLSON @laranicholson_ Rather than walking across campus in the sweltering summer heat, students will soon be able to breeze through campus using new rentable electric bikes.

Gotcha Bikes, an app-based electric bicycle rental company, said that they will launch their bike-share program on July 11 following a press conference at Live Oak Plaza at North Boulevard Town Square. The program will put 500 GPSenabled e-bikes and 50 mobility hubs across downtown Baton Rouge, LSU and Southern University.

“We’re excited to provide a convenient and efficient form of micro-transit,” said Sean Flood, CEO and founder of Gotcha.

“We hope to replace the use of single-occupant cars with e-bikes as a new mode of transportation that’s healthy and environmentally friendly.”

The launch press conference will feature speeches from Flood, Mayor Broome and more. Following the conference, Gotcha will host a group ride on the bikes. The original launch date was set to May 8, however multiple delays have occurred due to improvements on the bicycles’ lock design.

Gotcha bike rentals are available through the “Gotcha - Ride On” mobile app. Using the app, users can find the nearest Gotcha mobility hub, scan the barcode located behind the bike’s seat and ride the bike for as long as desired. Once finished, the user can return the bike to any Gotcha mobility hub and end the ride on the app.

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by Gotcha bikes, featuring a basket to hold items, a bright front headlight for nighttime riding and an electric motor for pedal assist with speed and inclines.

“We’re there to be a resource for the students,” Gotcha Baton Rouge Community Manager Cokie Reed said.

“You’ll have access to the bikes 24 hours a day, 365 days out of the year. If you need to run across campus and you have a flat tire, you’re able to access that system as a resource.”

Mobility hubs will be located on campus at Broussard Hall, East Laville Hall, Kirby Smith Hall, Lod Cook Alumni Center, LSU Faculty Club, Nicholson Gateway, Patrick F. Taylor Hall, the Student Union and the UREC. Gotcha will also have a fleet team in Baton Rouge that will check e-bikes for damages and take them in for repairs if necessary.

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Gotcha bike rentals will launch its new bike-share hubs around the Baton Rouge, LSU and Southern University communities on July 11. Bikes are available through the “Gotcha - Ride On” mobile app. Using the app, users can find the nearest Gotcha mobility hub, scan the barcode located behind the bike’s seat and ride the bike for as long as desired. program is capped at $801,000.

Individual users may purchase a daily plan, monthly plan or annual plan to rent bicycles.

Gotcha will offer a discounted price for University students using the app. The bike rental service will add no additional cost to University students’ tuition.

Following its July launch, Gotcha plans to add 300 more

e-bikes and 30 hubs to Baton Rouge by 2020. They also hope to include their e-scooters and e-tricycles in their expansion, however those additions are not finalized.

Gotcha currently operates their mobile bike rental service in 25 states and over 50 cities and universities. University students using Gotcha can also rent e-bikes at Auburn Univer-

sity, Florida State University, Morehouse University and more.

“We’re excited to bring bike share to not only Baton Rouge but to LSU,” Reed said. “As a former student, I remember going around campus and trying to catch a bus at a certain time. We are hoping to enrich the students’ experience while they are there.”

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ADMINISTRATION

LSU Board of Supervisors discuss 2020 fiscal year budget, state appropriations

BY MASIE O’TOOLE @masieotoole

Baton Rouge native, part owner of CC’s Coffee House to expand coffee scene with CityRoots

BY WHITNEY HICKS @whitchicks CityRoots is a brand new coffee shop hoping to connect people through a love of coffee and togetherness.

The small venue will focus on simplicity, with hand-crafted coffees and infused teas as the shop’s specialties. In addition to coffee and tea, CityRoots will also serve pastries and afternoon snacks as well as an evening coffee and cocktail menu. CityRoots hopes to

open its doors to the Mid-City community in August.

Matt Saurage, part owner of CC’s Coffee House and Chairman of Community Coffee Company, was the original mastermind behind the business.

“The concept of CityRoots is based on my personal interest to create an experience that gets back to the roots of coffee: where it comes from, the people who grow it, the art of roasting and the workmanship behind a beautiful cup of coffee in all of its forms,”

Saurage said.

Saurage approached Dominick Blanda, an employee in charge of overseeing company training and development for CC’s Coffee House, with his idea. Blanda said that it was an opportunity that he could not pass up.

“Early on I realized working as a barista or in a café environment is more about serving people and sharing a great experience,” Blanda said. “With this mindset, I was able to make a career out of

see ROOTS, page 5

The Board of Supervisors met Friday morning to discuss the distribution of $107 million in supplemental state appropriations from the general appropriations bill (HB105) for the next fiscal year.

The State General Fund for Higher Education increased by $47 million, providing $15 million to fully fund TOPS and a $9 million increase to the Higher Education Funding Formula.

The budget for Fees & Self-Generated Revenue increased by $70 million due to changes in enrollment.

The budget for total interagency transfers decreased by $5 million, and the budget for federal funds decreased by $11 million.

Go Grants funding continues at $28.4 million in the State General Fund (Direct), and the next budget now includes an addition of State General Fund (Direct) to LSU Health Sciences Centers in New Orleans and Shreveport (receiving $2.2 million and $917,000, respective-

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HAZING

Ex-student loses motion to dismiss indictment for negligent homicide

BY LARA NICHOLSON @laranicholson_ East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore III filed a bill of information Thursday in response to former Phi Delta Theta fraternity member and ex-LSU student Matthew Naquin’s lawyer John McMilton’s motion to throw out Naquin’s indictment for negligent homicide in Maxwell Gruver’s hazing death due to a flawed jury pool.

The hearing on the motion was originally scheduled for June 28. By filing the bill of information, Moore dismissed the motion to throw out the indictment and kept the original hearing date of July 8.

The motion to throw out the indictment was originally filed due to the discovery of a

computer glitch that did not allow citizens born after June 1993 to serve on grand juries or jury trials. McMilton claimed that this was particularly important to Naquin’s case because that demographic of people would better relate to those involved in the case.

In addition to this, Moore claimed that Naquin obstructed justice by deleting hundreds of files from his phone using a CCleaner app prior to the FBI’s unlocking of the phone. This violated a request from the judge to preserve all documents on the phone.

Naquin is not being charged with obstruction of Justice.

No changes will be made to the jury pool for the hearing on July 8.

Naquin was indicted on

negligent homicide in March 2018 in the hazing death of Gruver after the freshman pledge died from alcohol poisoning after a hazing ritual in the Phi Delta Theta house in September 2017.

At the time of his death, Gruver had a .495 blood alcohol content, which is over six times the legal BAC to drive in Louisiana, according to the coroner’s report.

Phi Delta Theta has been banned from LSU until 2033 following Gruver’s death. Eight fraternity members and two former students in total were arrested in Gruver’s death, Naquin being the only indicted with negligent homicide.

Naquin was said to be

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LSU freshman Maxwell Gruver died on Sept. 14, 2017, after a hazing-related incident at the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house. At the time of his death, Gruver had a .495 blood alcohol content, over six times the legal driving limit, according to the coroner’s report.

ENTERTAINMENT

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RED [ WHITE & BLUE] STICK The Red Stick is donning its stars and stripes on July 4 to celebrate 243 years of freedom. Read about what’s happening around town and join in the festivities to wish the United States of America a happy Independence Day. USS KIDD JULY 4TH SPECTACULAR

INDEPENDENCE DAY CONCERT

The USS Kidd has been hosting this Independence Day celebration downtown for the last two decades. Vendor booths, entertainment, contests and fun activities culminate with WBRZ’s Fireworks on the Mississippi River sponsored by the USS Kidd.

Ship access viewing is $20 for all ages and VIP dining is $30 for children age 4-12 and $65 for adults (13 or older).

On the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol, the Baton Rouge Concert Band hosts a musical celebration of patriotic music and marches to celebrate 243 years of the United States of America.

WHEN: July 4, 4 p.m. – 10 p.m.

WHERE: 305 S. River Road

ANOTHER SHOW: 4TH OF JULY EDITION

JULY 4 THURSDAY SHOW NIGHT Conveniently located near LSU’s campus, Splash Nightclub presents its weekly Drag Show in the Capital City – Thursday Show Night featuring the Bombshells of Baton Rouge.

WHEN: Thursday at 9 p.m. – 2 a.m.

WHERE: 2183 Highland Rd.

WHEN: July 4, 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.

WHERE: 900 N. Third St.

Comedian Jasmine Ellis from Austin, TX headlines this patriotic comedy show at City Bar. Enjoy $2.50 Abita Amber and Purple Haze, $2 domestics and $5 double wells.

Show starts at 8:00 p.m.

WHEN: July 4, 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

WHERE: 333 Third St. L’AUBERGE FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA

This celebration at the LSU Museum of Art will feature fine art, delicious food, cash bar, complimentary water and sodas, live music and fireworks! Tickets are $50 for nonmembers, $40 for members, $30 for children 6–12, free for children 5 and under.

Tickets are nonrefundable.

The event comprises multiple viewing parties.

The Rooftop Pool Viewing Party featuring Geaux DJ and a $20 cover goes on from 7 to 10 p.m. The Edge Bar Balcony Viewing Party featuring True Spin is from 8 p.m. to midnight and is open to the public. Both are age-restricted for guests 21 and over. The Lawn Viewing Party from 7 to 10 p.m. and the Promenade from 8 p.m. to midnight featuring the band Press 1 for English both welcome all ages and are free to the public. Fireworks show starts at 9 p.m.!

WHEN: July 4, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.

WHERE: 100 Lafayette St.

WHEN: July 4, 7 p.m. – 12 a.m.

WHERE: 777 L’Auberge Ave.

RED, WHITE, & BLUE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION

4TH OF JULY BASH WITH BOI DREAMZ, HYDRA PLANE, BABY IN THE 90’S AND QUARX Mid City Ballroom is hosting performances

by Boi Dreamz, Hydra Plane, Baby in the 90’s and Quarx for an epic throwdown in honor of America’s birthday. Hydra Plane will also be premiering the brand new video for “Japan Feels So Far Away.” Tickets are $10 and all ages are welcome. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.

WHEN: July 4, 6 p.m.

WHERE: 136 S. Acadian Thruway

THE REGISTER 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION The Register Bar is a whiskey and wine bar that boasts live music on the river and will have happy hour from 4 to 8 p.m. on the Fourth, featuring some patriotic specialty cocktails all night.

WHEN: July 4, 4 p.m. – 2 a.m.

WHERE: 143 Third St.

BYOB PAINTING CLASS: OLD GLORY Unleash the artist within at Painting and Pinot with a red, white, and blue-themed painting class and your favorite beverage. All art supplies are provided. Tickets are $35.00.

WHEN: July 4, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

WHERE: 7248 Perkins Road B

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HAZING, from page 5 the main aggressor of the hazing death in courts and did not want Gruver to become

BUDGET, from page 3 a member of Phi Delta Theta, according to witness testimonies from other pledges.

ly), Pennington Biomedical Research Center ($1 million) and the University ($370,000).

Additionally, board members pointed out that faculty salaries at the University are 7.3% below SEC average, core expenditures per student are 29% below average and administrative costs are 61% lower than SEC average.

“LSU is efficient, but we would all agree that our students want more than just an efficient university,” said one board member. “Our students want a solid value in their educational experience, which is a balance of being affordable and also having a high quality education that is provided by the

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Ex-LSU student Matthew Naquin was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, which was suppended at LSU until 2033 after freshman pledge Maxwell Gruver died in a hazing-related incident.

best faculty and the best facilities that we can provide.”

The attached resolution authorizes the President to begin distributing all appropriations received for FY 2020. The final FY 2020 University operating budget will be presented to the Board for approval at its Sept.

13 meeting.

LSU’s Board of Supervisors met Friday to discuss the 2020 fiscal year budget. The State General Fund for Higher Education increased by $47 million, providing $15 million to fully fund TOPS and a $9 million increase to the Higher Education Funding Formula.

ROOTS, from page 3 something I loved. When Matt shared his vision of CityRoots with me, I could not have been happier and more excited to be a part of something.”

Blanda now assists owner Saurage in implementing the overall concept of CityRoots.

As a team, they brainstorm ideas on how to create and approach coffee with new

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technology while maintaining the roots of coffee that Blanda and Saurage both adore so much.

CityRoots’ location in MidCity inspired many aspects of the business’s environment.

Saurage was inspired by the history and beauty associated with the surrounding community.

“Mid-City offers so much in the way of art and culture and reflects the heart of Baton Rouge, showcasing the city’s roots as well as her diverse culture,” Blanda said. “Just driving through mid-city is kind of like opening a Baton Rouge history book that brings the reader from past to present on a one-way drive.”

For Saurage, opening CityRoots was a reflection of his own roots. Saurage’s great-grandfather lived just a few blocks from what is now CityRoots milling and packaging Community Coffee in the 1920s. Saurage and Blanda want CityRoots to reflect that deeply rooted love of coffee and community.

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OPINION THE SHAME GAME

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Whoopi Goldberg shouldn’t slut-shame Bella Thorne for taking nude photos ACCORDING TO ASHLON ASHLON LUSK @ashlonrose

A woman’s body belongs to her and no one should try and take that away.

Actress Bella Thorne posted her own nude pictures on her Twitter account in response to a hacking trying to blackmail her with the pictures. Thorne took matters into her own hands and didn’t allow the hacker to release the photos on his terms.

If a woman takes photos of her own body and saves them on her private phone or computer, she shouldn’t have to be afraid of other people exposing her.

It is not uncommon for celebrities to be targeted by hackers — Jennifer Lawrence, Miley Cyrus, Kirsten Dunst and many more have all been victims of hackers posting their nude photos online.

This doesn’t only happen to celebrities. It is common in high schools for a boy to send out a girl’s nudes to all of his friends That is legally considered child pornography, but it’s also a violation of that girl’s privacy.

You have to be an awful person to use someone’s own body as a threat. If someone shares a photo with you privately you shouldn’t send them out to other people. If someone has photos saved on their phone, it doesn’t belong to anyone else but that person.

Thorne shouldn’t have to feel ashamed of her body — the hacker should feel ashamed for violating Thorne’s privacy. When the hacker threatened Thorne, he took away her right to choose whether the photos go public.

When Thorne posted the photos herself, it was her choice to publicize them.

“If you’re famous, I don’t care how old you are, you don’t take nude pictures of yourself,” Co-host of “The View” Whoopi Goldberg said in a controversial discussion about Thorne’s photos. “When they’re hacking you

they’re hacking all of your stuff.

Once you take that picture, it goes into the cloud and it’s available to any hacker in the world.

If you don’t know that in 2019, that this is an issue. I’m sorry, you don’t get to [take nude pictures].”

What Goldberg said was insensitive and didn’t take Thorne’s feelings into account. She implied that Thorne shouldn’t take nude photos, rather than saying the hacker shouldn’t have blackmailed her.

We live in a disgusting world where nothing is private because of technology. Everything on your phone or computer could become public because of hackers. Celebrities should not have to be conscious about what is on their phone because they are at risk of being hacked all the time.

Celebrities are real people too and deserve privacy and the right to choose what the public sees just like anyone else.

Thorne responded to Goldberg on her Instagram story.

“Shame on you, Whoopi, Thorne said. “Shame on you for putting that public opinion out there like that for every young girl to think that they’re disgusting for even taking a photo like that.”

More often than not, women are the ones blamed for these types of situations. If you get cat-called, it’s the woman’s fault for what she’s wearing. If a woman is taken advantage of, the first question asked is whether the woman was drunk. The fault falls on the victim for being attacked too often.

In Thorne’s situation, Whoopi shouldn’t have been telling her to take preventative measures — she should’ve been disgusted at the hacker for threatening her with her nude pictures. It’s not Thorne’s fault for taking nude pictures. She’s an adult and can decide what she wants to do with her body, and no one should try and take that away from her. courtesy of WIKIMEDIA

Ashlon Lusk is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from Houston, Texas.

“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg criticized actress Bella Thorne for posting her own nude photos on Twitter after a hacker tried to blackmail her. Goldberg saw backlash after “slut-shaming” Thorne for taking the photos in the first place.

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SPORTS NEWS

Deputy AD Verge Ausberry promoted, four LSU assistant football coaches set to receive extensions

BY BRANDON ADAM @badam_ LSU’s Board of Supervisors convened June 28 with a lot to approve on the sports docket.

Deputy athletics director Verge Ausberry will receive a promotion, multiple assistant football coaches are getting extensions, 12 rooms in the newly renovated football operations building will be named after donors and former players, both men’s tennis coaches are getting extensions and so is men’s basketball assistant Bill Armstrong.

AUSBERRY NAMED EXECUTIVE DEPUTY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS Ausberry’s title is being bumped up to executive deputy athletic director and he’s also taking on the role of executive director of external relations, a similar role new athletic director Scott Woodward held under Mark Emmert in the early 2000’s.

His contract will run until 2025 with an annual salary of $250,000 for his role as executive director of external relations. His salary as executive deputy athletic director will rise to $275,000, and he’ll make a combined average salary of over $510,000 per year.

FOUR FOOTBALL COACHES RECEIVE EXTENSIONS Strength and conditioning coach Tommy Moffitt, offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger, offensive line coach James Cregg and special teams coach Greg McMahon all had their contracts extended.

Moffitt was the only coach to receive a two-year extension, which expires in 2022, and was given an $80,000 raise, bumping his salary to $510,000. The other three were all extended until 2021. McMahon was the only one of the three to receive a raise. He’ll earn $425,000, $50,000 more than what he made in 2018.

ANDY AND CHRIS BRANDI CONTRACT EXTENDED; ARMSTRONG TO EARN $75,000 MORE IN 2020 SEASON Father-son duo Andy and Chris Brandi had another year added to both of their contracts after a successful season that saw LSU’s men’s tennis team finish with a 16-10 record.

Neither coach received a raise, however.

On the basketball court, Armstrong’s salary has been boosted to $325,000 after earning $250,000 in 2019. He had a vital role in helping coach the team along with fellow assistant Greg Heiar and interim head coach Tony Benford while current head coach Will Wade was suspended.

Armstrong helped get the program to its first Sweet Sixteen birth since 2006, and on the recruiting trail, he was responsible for signing five-star forward Trendon Watford.

His contract now runs through 2021.

ROOMS IN FOOTBALL OPERATIONS BUILDING TO BE NAMED AFTER DONORS, FORMER PLAYERS LSU’s renovations on the football operations building are coming to a close. The building is expected to be fully functioning in the next few weeks with construction wrapping up before the season starts.

As a token of appreciation for donating to the cause, LSU has decided to name rooms in the building after donors, alumni and former players who helped with the costs of the building.

1. Kate C. Brady Weight Room Meeting Room and Troy B. Brady Media Room 2. The Billy Cannon Running Backs Room 3. Scott and Toni Mayfield Athletic Training Conference Room 4. The Wall Family Fueling Station

AT A GLANCE • Deputy athletics director Verge Ausberry promoted to Executive Deputy Athletic Director and Executive Director of External Relations, receiving a raise to a combined salary of $510,000 per year.

• Tommy Moffitt, James Cregg, Greg McMahon and Steve Ensminger’s contracts are extended, and McMahon receives a raise of $50,000 per year.

• Men’s tennis coaches Andy and Chris Brandi contracts are extended another year.

• Men’s basketball assistant coach Bill Armstrong receives $75,000 raise.

• Several new rooms and facilities in the football operations building, set to open before the next football season starts, are dedicated to donors and former football players.

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