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Volume 113, Issue 133
Monday, April 27, 2009
EVENTS
ACADEMICS
By Adam Duvernay
Some classes being held outdoors
Carville encourages student action
Profs. take advantage of spring weather
Staff Writer
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(Top) A crowd of fans listens to Better Than Ezra perform on Sunday on the Acura Stage at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. (Bottom) Ben Ellman, saxophonist for Galactic, performs Saturday afternoon on the Gentilly Stage.
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T was a busy weekend in the Big Easy. From the PGA’s Zurich Classic to the NBA playoffs, there was something for everybody. But the 40th anniversary of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival was the main attraction, drawing thousands to experience the music, food and hospitality for which Louisiana is so well known.
For more on Jazz Fest, see page 7.
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Political consultant, commentator and media personality James Carville spoke to about 100 University students and guests Friday morning in the Journalism Building about the inevitability of failure and the University’s importance to Louisiana. Though he was scheduled to talk about the release of his new book, Carville, who was invited to speak by the Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs, spent most of his time talking about what he called “the most indispensable university in the country.” “Our future is bright here,” Carville JAMES CARVILLE said. “The im- political consulant pact you’ll have when you leave here will be remarkable.” Carville was introduced by Chancellor Michael Martin, who opened with Carville’s background and his connection to the University. “He is a reservoir of contradictions, but that may be what makes him a renaissance man,” Martin said. Carville, who’s known for his work on former President Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign and his political commentary, graduated from the University with both undergraduate and law degrees. Carville said jokingly the best four years of his life were spent as a CARVILLE, see page 11
By Leslie Presnall Staff Writer
As the spring weather heats up, more professors are thinking outside the classroom. Professors are expanding their students’ educational experience by holding class in outdoor areas like the Quad, sculpture garden and the Parade Ground, instead of in traditional classrooms. Jessica Weber, English and women’s and gender studies professor, has regularly held class outside each semester for the past five years, typically between Hill Memorial Library and Allen Hall. “Once it hits February, we will usually go out once a week,” Weber said. “A couple of times we’ve done walking classes where we go from point to point.” Last semester, Weber taught an environmental literature class and a visual rhetoric class designated mainly for architecture and design students. On both occasions, the curriculum was about getting up, looking around and being active, she said. “Would you expect to come up with brilliant ideas in a room where the only window looks at the concrete, or would you think maybe we could get that creative juice flowing if we’re outside by something that’s more inspiring?” she asked. About 90 percent of her students enjoyed class outside, according to Weber’s class evaluations. “People commented on how it affected their mood and that it had an impact on class,” she said. “I would imagine there would be similar benefits in other classes.” But there were always some complaints — usually from students OUTDOOR, see page 11
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