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BOUNDS Olivia Gunter rarely finds herself speechless. The junior LSU gymnast has been amongst the loudest cheerleaders for her team over the past two years.

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From hype leader to Achilles injury to floor lineup staple, Olivia Gunter is living her dream at LSU

BY KENNEDI LANDRY @landryyy14 Olivia Gunter rarely finds herself speechless. The junior LSU gymnast has been amongst the loudest cheerleaders for her team over the past two years.

But now that she’s able to compete herself, she doesn’t have the words.

Instead, Gunter has one word: gratitude. After what she’s been through, she’s grateful to finally have the opportunity to contribute to her team’s success and everything that comes along with it.

As a freshman in 2018, Gunter was buried in LSU’s depth chart, and she sat out all of last season after rupturing her Achilles tendon while practing her floor routine before nationals in April 2018. Now a junior, Gunter has found a steady place in the Tigers’ floor lineup.

“It’s so surreal,” Gunter said.

“To say that I get to be a part of this, I’m just so grateful for these opportunities. I’ll take anything I can get. It’s been so much.”

Gunter expected to feel intimidated or nervous when PMAC announcer Mike Smith announced her name, subsequently sending the PMAC into cheers, but instead, she was just excited.

“I just knew, not just my team, but everyone in there was rooting for me and had my back,” Gunter said. “It was electric. I don’t think you’ll ever experience that first time ever again. I don’t think anything will ever amount to that first time when they call your name.”

Gunter remembers few details about her first meet as a freshman LSU gymnast. She’ll never forget the feeling of walking out of LSU gymnastics’ famed Tiger head tunnel and into the vibrant atmosphere of the PMAC. But then, she blacked out. Even though she can’t recall every detail from the meet itself, she does know how much she’s blossomed since then.

Unlike her first meet, every moment of her full in-meet routine for the Tigers earlier this season is seared in her mind.

Gunter was so excited for her floor routine that she shook in her first pose and she flew out of bounds on her first tumbling pass. But she didn’t care, nor did coach D-D Breaux.

“D-D just said ‘I wanted you on your feet,’” Gunter said. “It was so exciting and now I’m so much more excited to keep getting better and work on one step I can take each week for my friends. I felt like I had to be a freshman again.”

Gunter has shown that she has grown leaps and bounds since being a 18-year-old freshman. Breaux said Gunter earned her spot in the lineup and she is “fighting like a Tiger” to stay in it.

Gunter typically holds the second spot in LSU’s floor lineup. After jumping out of bounds during

her first routine with a score of 9.625, she scored a career high of 9.85 in the two following meets.

The way she trains and the effort she puts in show her own dedication to the sport and the program.

“I’ve seen from her great maturity,” said senior Ruby Harrold.

“She fights and she works so hard in the gym. To see that come to fruition in competition is cool.

For her to be a staple in that lineup too is really really great to see.

She brings a lot of energy and enthusiasm and she also brings great gymnastics. She’s a good, fun teammate to have.”

All of that electricity makes her LSU’s top “hype man or cheerleader” for her teammates. And she’s made the most of that selfproclaimed moniker.

She’s now famous on the “gymternet” — a portmanteau combining gymnastics and internet, representing the online presence of gymnastics fans — for tweeting “Hey Ruby” videos before every LSU away meet and for an entertaining mic’d up segment during LSU’s national championship practice.

She’s now contributing more than just her voice and contagious personality. Instead of handing the stick crown to her teammates, Gunter is hitting routines on the floor and getting crowned herself.

“This year, coming back and having the opportunity to do floor, I guess I expected myself to be a lot more nervous than I was,” Gunter said. “But when you hear all of the PMAC literally erupt in a roar and you feel everyone behind you, it’s just like the coolest thing ever.”

A year ago, Gunter didn’t know if she’d hear the roar for herself. She ruptured her Achilles at the end of her freshman season, and she wasn’t sure how she was going to come back from it.

In her own words, Gunter is not an effortless gymnast. She jokes that she sometimes forgets how to flip when she takes a week off from training to go to the beach. She has to put all of her effort into her craft, so taking all of those months off to rehab her Achilles pushed her to work that much harder.

Forced retirement was her biggest fear. The thought of potentially no longer competing was overwhelming, both mentally and physically for Gunter.

But thankfully, Gunter had someone in her corner who knew the recovery process well: former LSU gymnast McKenna Kelley.

“After it happened, she like came over to me and she just started talking to me and she prayed over me,” Gunter said. “I don’t think a friend has ever done that for me in my life. She just told me, ‘It’s going to be OK and we’re going to get through this.’”

Kelley ruptured her own Achilles just six months prior to Gunter.

Gunter said she’s not sure how

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LSU gymnastics junior Olivia Gunter points to the crowd on Jan. 31 during LSU’s 196.775 to 196.425 loss to Alabama in the PMAC. she could have rebounded without Kelley’s support.

“She just kept emphasizing to stay in the moment too and to embrace where you’re at and embrace the injury because there’s good things that are going to come out of it,” Gunter said. “She was so right. I’m so grateful for her, I miss her so much.”

Even with the help of Kelley and her teammates, her first two seasons as a Tiger weren’t easy, and she knew it wasn’t going to be.

LSU then-associate head coach Jay Clark and the primary recruiter for the Tigers emphasized to Gunter on her recruiting visit that it wasn’t going to be a cake-walk. But LSU was the only school Gunter ever wanted to attend. She decided it was worth the challenge, and she was more than happy to take it on.

Growing up in Mandeville, Louisiana — about 70 miles east of Baton Rouge — Gunter was surrounded by people who wanted nothing more than to get out of the state after high school.

Gunter wanted anything but that.

Coming to LSU and competing for LSU was her dream.

“I looked at other schools, I went to all these camps, I did all these things and I knew my heart was always set on here,” Gunter said. “I knew this was where I wanted to go, whether it meant

a scholarship opportunity or to walk on. I did not care, I knew this was where I wanted to be.”

Mandeville isn’t known for churning out famous athletes, especially not gymnasts. Gunter joked that Olympians aren’t coming out of North Shore Gymnastics, and she’s not wrong. The most famous alumni of Mandeville High School is actor Ian Somerhalder and former Major League Soccer star Jason Kreis.

Coming to LSU was about being in the right head space for her to succeed alongside so many powerful gymnasts.

“She’s just a kid that’s so happy to be on this team and for her to be contributing floor, something she’s wanted since she first got here,” Harrold said. “The coaches really harp on her about getting the numbers in and she’s always going extra.”

It all comes back to that word: gratitude.

Gunter is grateful for coaches who push her to be her very best and for teammates who she is able to grow alongside.

“I knew freshman year was going to be a big growing year for me and it was and unfortunately the Achilles thing happened, but I wouldn’t change how my first two years went for anything because it got me to where I am right now,” Gunter said. “It’s crazy, but it’s definitely a dream come true.”

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LGBTQ+

FLC launches initiative to make laundry free in residential halls

BY JOANNA CLARK @front_row_jo Freshman Leadership Council is working to make laundry at LSU “laund-free.”

A “Free Laundry for LSU Students” survey created by a small group within Freshman Leadership Council is going viral across the University’s campus. The ninequestion survey asks students living in residence halls how many laundry loads they typically wash per week, if they’ve ever had issues with doing laundry on campus and if they think laundry should be free for students in residence halls.

Laundry in residence halls at the University costs $1.25 per wash and dry, resulting in a total cost of $2.50 for one laundry load. Students can only pay for their laundry using TigerCASH or quarters.

The survey has made some students, including psychology freshman Morgan Michael, wonder why they’re paying to do their laundry in the first place.

With washing and drying towels, sheets and clothes about once a week, Michael said she spends around $15 a month on her laundry.

“I think free laundry should definitely be implemented,” Michael said. “Every student has a right to clean clothes and sheets.

Students already have to pay for so much living on campus. Laun-

dry is a necessity, not a luxury.”

The survey also asks students if they would be willing to have laundry included in residential hall fees. The 2019-2020 cost of on-campus housing is estimated at $7,388, according to LSU Financial Aid and Scholarships.

While the general consensus among students is that laundry should be a free service in residence halls, many disagree with

including laundry in the residential hall fees.

Michael said she would rather pay for her laundry separately than have the residential fee raised to include the service.

Kinesiology freshman Zaria Smith disagrees with raising the residential fee because she sees it as counterproductive. Smith lives in South Hall but does not do her laundry there. She drives three

hours to do her laundry at home on most weekends, but said she’d do her laundry in her dorm if the service was free.

However, some students don’t have the luxury of driving home to do their laundry. Pre-nursing freshman Madelyn Friedlander is an out-of-state student currently living in Miller Hall. She said she

New LGBTQ+ Center proposed by faculty

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LSU’s LGBTQ+ Faculty Caucus is proposing creating of a LGBTQ+ center on campus. Despite the pre-existing LGBTQ+ room in the Women’s Center, the Faculty Caucus agreed that a full building would be ideal to best serve LGBTQ+ students and faculty on campus.

T he center would be used to ​ provide a ‘Safe Place’, a campaign the University’s Spectrum club implemented in hopes of creating judgement-free and knowledgeable areas to the entire campus. It would also offer additional classrooms for the LGBTQ+ studies minor and conference rooms to host guest speakers and discuss community concerns.

Whether students are coming together in the center for social or academic reasons, the caucus feels that as the community grows, places for them to mingle should also grow. Caucus President and English associate professor Chris Barrett said it is essential that students speak up and express their desire for the supplementary space.

Washing machine prices inside the dorm rooms are set to $1.25 a load making it $5.00 just to clean and dry two loads of laundry on Oct. 06, 2015, in Laville Hall on LSU’s campus.

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POLITICS

Geaux Vote ranked fifth of 131 student voting organizations

BY TAYLOR LANDRY @taylor.landry Geaux Vote was recently ranked fifth out of 131 TurboVote campus partners for registering about 1,800 students to vote in 2019.

Geaux Vote is a nonpartisan student organization that operates through the Andrew Goodman Foundation’s Vote Everywhere initiative. Its goal is to civically engage the University’s campus through education, legislation and voter registration.

Claire Hadlock, a mass communication senior and co-president of LSU Geaux Vote, attributes the organization’s high ranking to the organized events it hosts throughout the year.

“We have been on campus for about seven years now,” Hadlock said. “We have big voter registration days in Free Speech Alley, huge social me-

dia pushes that we do leading into different elections, and we even try to meet students in unexpected places like Tigerland.”

Not only does the organization have meetings that anyone can attend, they also host debate watch parties and educational sessions about political candidates to allow students to receive unbiased political information. Once students are informed about elections, the next step is getting them to the polls.

“Our social media acts as a reminder for people,” Hadlock said. “As we post to our social media, it is an active reminder for people to work on their voting plan.”

There are currently about 170 members in LSU Geaux Vote. Some students attribute the high ranking to the hard work that each member puts into the organization.

Political science sophmore

Griffin Landry became involved in Geaux Vote during his freshman year and has since become the operations secretary for the organization.

“We register people to vote, and then we encourage people to learn more about their local and state government so that they can go out to vote,” Landry said.

Political science, sociology and mass communication sophomore Kaylee Valencia serves as Geaux Vote’s media and communications director.

Like Landry, she also became involved during her freshman year. The first event that Valencia worked was the National Voter Registration Day in 2018, where she registered many students to vote.

“Geaux Vote plays an important role in making the political process accessible to college students in Baton Rouge,” Valencia said. “The college-aged

demographic can often be portrayed as civically disengaged, but I think there is a real passion building that is largely fueled by efforts from organiza-

tions like Geaux Vote. ” Valencia said the passion that the members of LSU

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LSU Voter Registration Day taking place in Free Speech Alley on September 19, 2019.

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page 4 LGBTQ+, from page 3 “The more students tell the administration what they need, the more likely it would be,” Barrett said.

Assistant Director for CrossCultural Affairs Wes Heath said the LGBTQ+ Caucus is drafting proposals, which is a big step, but what works best on this campus is, “student voices,” and the best way to get this done is for people to, “show up to what’s already there.”

The LGBTQ+ Center already has some student support on campus.

“I just hope it happens,” kinesiology freshman Kailyn Savoy said.

“Of course, something like that would be up to me and other students to say something about it.”

Other students, including industrial engineering freshman Nick Saurage, think an LGBTQ+

LAUNDRY, from page 3 spends a lot of money on laundry a month and if she could avoid doing her laundry in the dorm, she would.

“The machines are terrible,” Friedlander said. “They don’t dry your clothes sometimes, so you have to keep them in the dryer one to two extra [cycles]. I already pay to live in the dorm. Why do I have to pay to do my laundry?”

Though she thinks laundry should be free, Friedlander is indifferent about whether the ser-

Center is unnecessary.

“I feel like it’s over the top for one minority group to have a building and disregard all others,” Saurage said.

In the current Women’s Center, students can find books, movies and many other resources for LGBTQ+ support.

The Caucus’ proposal comes after the Princeton Review recently ranked the University as one of the top 15 LGBTQ+ unfriendly colleges in the country.

Barrett believes the University’s administration is on the path to change.

“The University as a whole has gotten increasingly good at taking steps that were really meaningful to the needs of the community,” Barrett said.

At the earliest, counstruc​ tion could be underway by the summer.

A quilt made for AIDS Awareness stays in the Women’s Center on LSU’s Campus on Jan. 15.

A pride flag hangs in the LGBTQ+ Project offices in the Office of Multicultural Affairs in the Student Union on Jan. 15.

vice should be included as part of the residential fee. She feels that laundry is one of the less prominent issues in Miller Hall.

Psychology freshman Michelle Hall spends almost $30 a month doing her laundry. She strongly believes the price of laundry should automatically be included in the residential fee because students already have to pay so much to live in the building.

Sports administration freshman Ethan Luper agrees. Luper said he spends about $10 a month on laundry, and emphasized that

it adds up.

This initiative is still in the early stages, according to Freshman Leadership Council members. Each spring, the Freshman Leadership Council is divided into eight small groups. Each group is tasked with inventing their own original initiative that could potentially benefit the students at the University. One of the small groups created the idea to push to make laundry free for students living on campus.

Residential Life Communications and Development Associ-

ate Director Catherine David explained that laundry services in residence halls are run by a contracted third-party vendor.

Residential Life is urging LSU Auxiliary Services and LSU Procurement to renegotiate the contract terms when the service is up for review and renewal to make the service available at no cost for the students.

“We would very much like to include laundry in the list of services available to residence hall residents at no additional cost,” David said.

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VOTING, from page 3 Geaux Vote put into the club is noted by the organization’s high ranking of fifth in the nation out of 131 student voting organizations.

“Geaux Vote is powered by people who are eager to facilitate the process of civic engagement,” Valencia said. “I believe that it was the dedication of so many leaders within our organization that contributed to us achieving such an incredible honor.”

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ENTERTAINMENT HOME-GROWN SOUND

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Flow Tribe and Neutral Snap put on an epic show for all ages

BY MORGAN MONEY @MorganPMoney Friday night, the Varsity Theatre was packed with a diverse crowd ranging from college kids to grandparents gathering to watch two New Orleans native bands.From alternative rock to funk jazz, the venue was thrumming with energy from the opening song till the lights went down.

With the opening act’s front man sporting Batman pajama pants, Neutral Snap had the crowd dancing and singing. The band played a mix of songs off their debut album, “Sorry, I Passed Out,” to covers

of classics such as “Sail” and “Mr. Brightside.”

Their pure bliss at playing for a crowd before venturing out on their first solo tour was evident and it shined through their performance. From wild jumps to hair flips, they captivated crowd’s attention throughout the set.

When it came time for Flow Tribe to take the stage, no one was expecting the middle aged men in extravagant clothing.

However, any doubt vanished as soon as lead singer K.C. O’Rorke brought out the trumpet.

Flow Tribe rocked the crowd with their original music, occasionally mixing it up with a few re-

imagined country songs and covers. Their sound was like nothing the crowd had ever experienced before, playing a variety of instruments including maracas, the banjo and even the washboard.

Despite their age, Flow Tribe worked the stage with such energy and electricity that it was impossible to simply listen to them play. Their unique funk sound is as surprising as the band itself and one can’t help but dance along.

The band, which was founded in 2004, has been praised as capturing the soul of New Orleans and has inspired many, including their own opening act.

“It was a dream come true,” Neutral Snap frontman Josh Latham said. “They (Flow Tribe) have inspired us more than they know.”

The up and coming band revealed that they have seen the Flow Tribe perform live 30 times.

As the clock struck midnight, O’Rorke invited Latham onstage for one last song, unifying two very distinct bands and their diverse crowd. No matter the age or the band the audience member showed up for, the night was an unforgettable dance party from the opening note to the finale tune.

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Flow Tribe’s K.C. O’Rorke plays his trumbet on Jan. 31 during the band’s performance at The Varsity Theatre in Baton Rouge.

Streaming Wars: Which service is best for college students?

BY ENJANAE’ TAYLOR | @_queennet_

Hulu

After Netflix, Hulu is a popular streaming service for college students. I would also consider it an OG streaming service, with it having been around for over ten years.

When it comes to content, I personally discover more movies I like and watch more current shows that air on TV on Hulu. Hulu has the great advantage over Netflix with getting episodes for shows that air weekly on TV gradually as they premiere.

People who binge might not

prefer this, but it beats having to wait until the next season is finished airing on TV to watch it on Netflix. It also helps with the prevention of spoilers, which I absolutely hate, since you can watch the episodes sooner rather than later.

The service is also good at releasing new movies at a reasonable time. I don’t know if any service can really top Netflix’s original content for their price, but Hulu has come out with some of my favorite shows of the past year like “The Act,” “Pen 15” and

Everyone was full of excitement last year when Disney finally released their streaming service Disney+, well everyone except the competitors.

Many people jumped on board and got the brand-new service, where you can watch all your favorite old Disney shows and movies. Disney now has pretty much taken over, owning the rights to Marvel, Star Wars and everything in between.

Of course, having all of the Disney content in one spot is

pretty cool and a great way to promote their productions, but they did make people believe that the streaming service was going to be the only place where you could find these productions.

Other streaming services still have Disney movies and shows on their platforms. Other than some shows for children, “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” and the much-anticipated start of the series “The Mandalorian” Disney+ has now put out new content.

Last but not least, we have HBO and its many streaming services.

HBO has HBO NOW, which you can purchase without a cable TV package, and HBO GO that is included with HBO itself.

HBO even plans on releasing a new streaming service called HBO Max which will launch later

this year.

HBO NOW is great if your parents have HBO included in their cable plan, especially since HBO NOW is $14.99 a month.

That doesn’t really fit into a typical college students’ budget, but the price is worth it if you really like HBO shows. “Game of Thrones” and “Ballers” may

the newest season of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

As long as they stay as consistent as they did last year with the original content, I think it will still remain a fan favorite.

Hulu is $5.99 for a standard plan, and there is also the option to add on to each plan they offer with channels like HBO and Starz. Many people in college also have Spotify for students, which is only $4.99 a month.

It’s a two for the price of one deal that the others really can’t top.

Disney+

HBO

They can only get by on old content for so long, and with Disney and Disney owned shows and movies being on other streaming services, Disney+ won’t stay a top contender for long, especially with college students.

Streamers can save 25% on Disney+, getting the bundle including Hulu and ESPN+ for $12.99 a month, or the standard Disney+ subscription for $6.99 a month. They present a good deal, but we’ll see how long it stays valuable.

be gone, but HBO still has some great shows and in the past year have out popular programs like “Euphoria” and the second season of “Big Little Lies.”

I’ve loved HBO for a while now and don’t see that changing anytime soon, with them staying consistent with the quality of their productions.

Netflix

The popular streaming service is always reliable for a movie night alone or to find something everyone likes for a watch party.

There was a bit of a drought in the past when it came to content, but overall for the last couple of months Netflix has been good with popping out new shows and movies. A lot of people sometimes feel like they’ve watched everything the streaming service has to offer, and with constant new additions and subtractions from the platform monthly, some fans aren’t as happy as they used to be.

“Friends” has already left the streaming service and it has been rumored for a long time

that “The Office” next. This leaves subscribers on edge, not liking the disappearance of their favorite go-to shows. They have also begun the habitat of cancelling shows that have a big following, also upsetting fans.

No matter what, Netflix will possibly always have some of the best and most popular original content. I think if they keep adding old classics and pumping out good Netflix Originals, they should be fine in the long run.

Price wise, Netflix has their most popular basic plan, which is $8.99 a month, which is a bit more than some of the other streaming services, but it’s argued to be worth it with for the amount of original content.

Amazon Prime For $6.49 per month, students can use the glorious service known as Amazon Prime.

Prime shipping is unreal, but Prime video isn’t bad either.

Prime Video offers good original content, with the success of the “The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show” and

“Savage X Fenty” being shown on Amazon Video. It also has recent and classic movies and shows.

I think when it comes to longevity, due to Amazon Video coming with the Amazon Prime membership, it’s sure to stick around.

And the winner is...

The best streaming service to have as a college student is Hulu. Personally, I don’t think you can beat the Spotify Premium and Hulu combo.

If you have the extra cash to splurge and get multiple subscriptions, I’d also highly recommend Netflix, which I would put at a very close second. Amazon Prime is also an amazing subscription and it comes with Prime Video which has good content, so if you can I’d take advantage of that as well.

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SPORTS FORE-GET-ME-NOT

LSU golf’s Chris Woollam: From late freshman arrival to team leader

BY NATASHA MALONE @malone_natasha

Across sports, you hear about the athletes’ heartwarming stories and their road to success.

Overcoming injuries and circumstances is the story for one of LSU golf’s own At first glance, all you see are the results. But, once you dig deeper, you can see the great story that is Christopher Woollam and the greatness he exemplifies.

For Woollam, coming to LSU was never on the table. Playing collegiate golf was not always an option either.

“No one knew who I was,” Woollam said when speaking on his recruiting process. “I was really late into looking at colleges.”

“LSU was never on my radar,” Woollam went on and explained.

“I never thought I would get into LSU.” In fact, Woollam was never on LSU’s radar either.

“I was actually playing in a golf tournament with an exLSU golfer,” Woollam said.

“She opened the door for me. I emailed the coach and the rest is history.”

As one of the late arrivals in LSU Golf’s 2017 recruiting class, Woollam had something to prove: he belonged.

“Coming into it (LSU), I knew it was going to be a struggle

getting into the team,” Woollam said. “I felt like I could play with all the players here.”

During his freshman campaign in 2018, Woollam failed to take part in any of the tournaments that LSU was competing in. With this, Woollam knew that he had to work harder than everyone else on the team. It was never a question of if, but how.

“I always knew that I could do better,” Woollam said with confidence. “I just needed to make a few adjustments to prove that I could hang with the guys.

It (missing tournaments) sucked, but it helped drive me to where I am.”

Woollam’s sophomore season came around, and everything seemed to be heading in the right direction for him. His back had other plans. The sophomore golfer missed significant time in the fall as he was hit with an injury.

“I had a really good summer and played really well in the first tournament,” Wollam said. “Two days before our next tournament, my back got thrown out from a prior injury.”

The South Africa native came into the 2019 Spring season with a huge chip on his shoulder, and he has done nothing but produce for the Tigers. He rose to the occasion, as one of the leaders of this team, Trey Winstead, was

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LSU basketball defeats Ole Miss

BY ANTHONY MOCKLIN @anthony_mocklin

Tigers with a 1-under 71 in the Southwestern Invitational. He carded two eagles and a birdie through a span of four holes to move his score under par, where he finished the round. Woollam’s

The LSU basketball team took down Ole Miss on Saturday to sweep the season series. The Tigers (17-4, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) picked up their tenth straight win, defeating the Rebels 73-63.

The first half was all LSU. The team set the tone on the glass. The Tigers doubled Ole Miss’ rebounds in a half that featured a 25-2 LSU run.

Freshman Forward Trendon Watford commanded early with 11 points and five rebounds followed

by Emmitt Williams’ nine points and three rebounds. The Tigers also made their presence known inside, shooting an efficient 60% from the field and taking 21 free throws.

Ole Miss had a 12-0 run to start the second half. LSU saw what was once a 40-16 lead diminished to just an eight-point advantage.

However, the Tigers were resilient and pushed the lead back up to 21 following a Darius Days threepointer with just under 7 minutes to play.

The Rebels made a late scoring run, but LSU closed things out for

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LSU Golfer Chris Woollam prepares for practice at the University Club golf course in 2018. sidelined with an injury.

“I came into this tournament really excited,” Woollam said. “I was nervous at first, but I settled in and I’m glad I was able to step up for my team.”

Woollam turned in the best score of the first round for the

GYMNASTICS

Injury-plagued LSU gymnastics falls to Alabama in PMAC

BY KENNEDI LANDRY @landryyy14 LSU gymnastics coach D-D Breaux often emphasizes the law of holes: “when you find yourself in one, stop digging.”

That’s what happened Friday night in a losing effort against Alabama in the PMAC. The Tigers got off to a limping start on vault, but stop digging and battled after to ultimately fall 196.4250-196.775 to the Crimson Tide.

“They did all they could after vaulting, with a couple of walk ons in vaulting and Ruby was guilty of trying too hard,” Breaux said. “You just don’t want to try because when you start trying, you start failing.”

Freshman Kiya Johnson had a meet-high 9.95, on her way to an all-around title of 39.600, but three other Tigers scored below 9.80 for a total vault score of 48.750.

With senior Kennedi Edney limited for the night and junior Sarah Edwards out for three

weeks with an ankle injury, LSU had to go deep into the depth charts. Freshmen Lexie Nibbs hit a 9.775 and Rebecca D’Antonio hit a 9.65.

Senior Ruby Harrold uncharacteristically fell on her vault, causing the Tigers to count one of the other lower scores.

“I think Alabama set their sights set when they realized we didn’t have our real vaulting lineup in there,” Breaux said. “I call it blood in the water. It was kind of like a shark frenzy. They really went after it at that point and gave them a little bit of extra confidence.”

Breaux said Edney has a slight sprain in her elbow and couldn’t extend it to go on vault or bars.

She competed on both beam and floor exercise.

The Tigers took a step forward on the uneven bar the following event. Johnson and junior Sami Durante both score 9.875s, while Harrold redemed herself and put up a 9.90 in the anchor spot.

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LSU gymnastics freshman Alyona Shchennikova hugs Co-Head Coach Jay Clark after her bars routine Jan. 31 during LSU’s 196.775 to 196.425 loss to Alabama in the PMAC.

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BASKETBALL, from page 9 a double-digit victory.

Aside from the start of the second half, the Tigers hounded Ole Miss defensively with six blocks and six steals. LSU also grabbed 42 rebounds, 27 of which came from Watford, Williams and Marlon Taylor.

Coach Will Wade continues to stress is holding onto big leads and closing out games. The second half got off to a rough start on

both ends for LSU, missing some key shots in the paint and having lackadaisical defense.

“I think it was a combination of both,” Wade said. “If we want to have a special season we’ve got to be more dominant on both sides of the ball. We let them get a little more comfortable where they had some cleaner looks.”

The Tigers ran the offense through sophomre Guard Javonte Smart, who led the team in points and assists while playing a game-

high 37 minutes. Taylor recorded a double-double off of the bench and scored all but one of his 13 points in the second half, providing a much-needed spark for LSU after the lead was cut to eight.

“We live for games like this,” Taylor said. “Today was just my day. Each game is someone’s night. We prepared the right way.”

The Tigers will travel to Nashville on Wednesday to take on Vanderbilt as they continue their SEC tour.

Game at a glance Tigers’ Record: 17-4, 8-0 SEC Rebounds: LSU--42 Ole Miss--30 Steals: LSU--6 Ole Miss--4 FG%: LSU--47.9% Ole Miss--35.6% Top Scorers: Javonte Smart (21 pts) Trendon Watford (13 pts) Marlon Taylor (13 pts)

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LSU senior guard Skylar Mays (4) looks to pass during the Tigers’ 75-65 victory over Nicholls on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, in the PMAC.

two eagles on holes No. 12 and 15 are the first eagles of his career at LSU. Woollam started the round 2-over on the front nine but found his rhythm to rebound and finish 3-under on the back nine. In addition to the two eagles, he also recorded three birdies and seven pars in his round.

He finished tied for ninth on the individual leaderboard at the completion of round one.

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Final Score: 73-63

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Freshman Alyona Shchennikova hit her first full bars routine as at Tiger for a 9.80 in the fifth spot.

LSU trailed just 98.325-98.000 after two rotations.

The Tigers remained consistent on beam, despite some scoring discrepancies, with no gymnast scoring below a 9.80.

Edney and junior Reagan Campbell scored 9.875s in the fourth and sixth spots to tie for the team high.

Breaux said she though Campbell’s routine was the best beam work of the night and she was not happy with the scoring on the night. One judge gave Campbell 9.95 and the other a 9.80.

“Water is wet, rocks are hard and we move on,” Breaux said.

Johnson once again led the

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“It was a good start,” Woollam said when speaking on his team’s success in their first tournament. “We still have a long way to go.”

As the season goes on, Woollam looks to build on what he has made. His determination to himself, teammates and coaches is second to none.

Although no one knew his name before, Woollam is quickly and quietly embedding his name in the LSU golf books.

Tigers on floor, scoring her third straight 9.975 on the event, but it still wasn’t enough to pull the Tigers to victory. Breaux said she thought the routine deserved a 10, but Johnson wasn’t sure herself.

“I’m very pleased with the amount of fight that I saw in this team,” Breaux said. “They vault last week in a losing effort at Florida. The fight and the consistent momentum and trying to keep this thing moving forward and always thinking the next person is going to help us get the victory soon.

“That’s something that a lot of teams don’t learn and this team I think gets it. Understands the fight throughout the entire competition. I’m disappointed with the loss, but there were some silver linings in some of those dark clouds.”

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LSU squirrels are the true heroes on campus, not Mike SAUCE BOSS CECILE CECILE GIRARD @_cegi_ When it comes to star animals at the University, one animal gets all the attention: Mike the Tiger. His habitat costs more than students’ dorm. He requires 24/7 pampering from the LSU Vet School and his face is emblazoned all over LSU merchandise.

Despite his drama queen antics, Mike is regularly upstaged by another mammalian University staple: the grey squirrels.

Walk into the quad, and these impish critters will approach you for a loose crumb or sit fearlessly in the middle of a busy walkway as classes let out.

In the fall, they are hard at work scrounging away a few nuts for winter. In the spring, they are desperately trying to lose fur to cool off for the sum-

mer heat. College students can relate to this, as we go through a similar cycle of hoarding food in dorm rooms during the fall semester, before hitting the UREC during the spring semester to lose a few pounds for the summer.

Every student on campus has a memorable squirrel story, be it something they witnessed or something they have heard from a friend. University lore has it that squirrels have run across the quad with half-eaten bananas, presumably hurrying off to Lockett Hall to attend class.

Last semester, an “Isabelline colored” squirrel made Reveille headlines for its unusual coloring and elusive nature. On the other hand, students rarely have anything to report about Mike beyond “I once saw him swim.”

Clearly, one species takes the happiness of the student body more seriously than the other.

Unfortunately, constantly

performing in the public eye can be stressful for squirrels, and occasionally their chipper personalities lapse into anger and disillusion. Tail-biting and irritated squeaking ensue, often in plain sight of students commuting between classes.

Please do not hold these outbursts against the small creatures, and respect their distance in high-stress situations. Remember that if Mike were to have a similar outburst, students’ lives would be in danger.

Mike’s habitat and impressive size may trick visitors into thinking he is the star of the campus, but we will not be fooled. The grey squirrels have more entertainment value in a single hair of their bushy tails than Mike has in his entire 345-pound body.

As Mike lounges in his gilded habitat, the squirrels are putting in hours scampering among the student body. As Mike eats yet another catered meal, the squir-

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rels are humbly endearing themselves to students and faculty for a morsel of food. Before lavishing praise on Mike simply for existing, recognize the animals on campus who has actually

made an effort to connect with students.

Cécile Girard is a 20-year-old psychology sophomore from Lake Charles, Louisiana.

NCAA exploits black athletes, players deserve to be paid CARIN’ LIKE ERIN ERIN STEPHENS @epstphns The University’s renowned head football coach Ed Orgeron bagged a 6-year deal worth $42 million. Some were surprised at the extravagant deal, but Orgeron’s contribution to the University’s football program warrants an increase in salary.

Orgeron offered valuable coaching, which led us to a 15-0 victory this year, but he didn’t do it alone. A team of collegiate athletes rose to football stardom together. The football players deserve to be compensated, in one way or another, just as Coach O has earned a salary increase.

Orgeron, nor the university, is to blame for the players’ lack of income. The NCAA has constructed a system designed to make money on the backs of athletes, especially black athletes.

Race should not have to be a component in the conversation of collegiate athlete compensation, but the University recruits black men to play a sport that makes their white coaches hundreds of thousands of dol-

lars. Black athletes get recognition, but recognition won’t pay.

This is reminiscent of an ongoing societal issue we have of white men becoming extremely wealthy from black labor.

As a society, many of the athletes we revere are black. We hold them to a high standard, often following their careers, starting from high school. Yet, there is an economic division between the black athletes and the white coaches who guide them.

Black men have historically earned less money that white men for the same job. According to payscale.com, black men earn $0.87 to every dollar a white man earns.

For instance, Mickey Joseph, the wide receiver’s coach who happens to be black, has the lowest salary of all the coaches.

Black men are stereotypically more athletic than nonblack men. This leads to University’s interest in recruiting black men specifically, often giving them life-changing opportunities. However, their talents are still exploited for the benefit of Uncle Sam. Athletes deserve compensation regardless of race. But when the football teams of predominantly white universities comprise of a large number of black

athletes, it’s not a coincidence. I always see black men near the PMAC and Cox Communication Center, but never on Frat Row. I wonder why.

There is a common misconception that football players receive full scholarships. That false notion is circulating on this campus. But this isn’t the case. Many college athletes do not have full scholarships. According to the NCAA, only 2% of high school athletes are awarded athletic scholarships.

Many of the athletes have to take out loans and work side jobs like the non-athlete students. They are students at a university which is receiving less state funding every year.

The only people on campus seeing any major funds are the football coaches.

Additionally, only 2% of college football players make it to the NFL, according to the NCAA. Many people who think the athletes shouldn’t be paid believe all that the football players will go on to be multimillionaires.

Sadly, this could not be further from the truth.

Everyone deserves fair compensation for the hard work they put in. It is not morally sound for the coaches to make millions of dollars on the backs of men

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who hardly have the chance to make decent salaries because of their race.

I applaud everyone involved with the university’s football organization on having such a great season. The issue of the NCAA’s decision to generate rev-

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enue that isn’t distributed to the players is wrong. It reinforces a racial wage gap that continues to divide us.

Erin Stephens is a 19-year-old journalism sophomore from Brusly, Louisiana.

Quote of the Week “You’ve got enemies? Good.

That means you’ve stood up for something in your life.”

Winston Churchill

British politican and army officer 1874 — 1965

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Lizzo deserves fame for her rejection of expectations SINCERELY SHELBY SHELBY BORDES @shelbybordes Lizzo proved a catchy song can put you on the map, but her impact goes way beyond music.

The singer was nominated for eight Grammy awards, including the categories of Album of the Year and Best New Artist.

Although she only took home one award, Lizzo’s reputation remained intact.

I can admit that “Truth Hurts” was my most played song on Spotify in 2019. I was not a fan of most of her other songs because I didn’t think they were special. But then I realized that when people say “I love Lizzo,” they weren’t necessarily talking about her music. They were talking about all that she represents.

This is a time when women are taking power back, when women in the public eye are choosing to be themselves and getting praise for it. I believe that’s why people are drawn to Lizzo.

In my opinion, there has not been many other women in the music industry who genuinely do not care about what others

think. Lizzo set out to prove that she wasn’t conforming to anything, especially not the expectations of the industry.

Lizzo was able to do this through her actions, clothing choices and language. She was not afraid to be honest whether it be online, in interviews or in her music.

She has received major backlash for this. Recently, she was criticized for dancing at a Lakers basketball game. She was seen on the big screen lifting her shirt to reveal her thong and twerking in front of the camera.

Although I didn’t think it was really appropriate, I expected this behavior from her, because she just doesn’t care.

If I’m honest, I wish I, and other women, had more of Lizzo’s attitude toward standards. I wish I was able to be proud of myself without the fear of what others thought.

Even though she may have unconventional ways of showing it, I think Lizzo represents selfconfidence, body positivity and feminism. She showed her fans and “haters” that having those qualities should be celebrated.

Lizzo’s music is pretty good, but I don’t think she was doing anything drastically different in the industry. I think her popu-

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Lizzo performing at the Fillmore New Orleans on Canal Street on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. larity comes from her personality and the energy she brings. I think it’s what people need today, so that they don’t feel guilty about loving themselves.

Lizzo is unapologetically her-

self. She never let the negative comments bring her down. It is inspiring to see a woman who doesn’t fit the usual beauty standards making such a huge impact. It is women like Lizzo who

are changing the standards, one twerk at a time.

Shelby Bordes is a 21-year-old mass communication junior from Rayne, Louisiana.

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