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Volume 119 · No. 29
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FUELING OFF THE FIELD
BY quint forgey qforgey@lsureveille.com Garret Graves, a Republican candidate for Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District, has been sending unsolicited campaign emails to University students. Mass communication sophomore Haley Deshotels said she received emails from the campaign but did not sign up for any of its mailing lists or attend any of Graves’ events. Deshotels, who is working on Libertarian Brannon McMorris’ Senate campaign, said she was bothered by the unwanted emails. “Especially because I’m working for other campaigns as a volunteer,” Deshotels said. “I thought it was uncalled for.” Deshotels received emails from Graves’ political director Ryan Lambert and campaign manager Kevin Roig detailing internship opportunities for students. Graves’ campaign sends emails through MailChimp, an email marketing service provider. According to MailChimp’s guidelines for list compliance, emails may not be sent to recipients whose addresses were collected without their permission. Sheri Thompson, University IT communications and planning officer, said the Graves campaign broke no University policies because Graves’ emails were not generated from campus. “No one’s using an LSU email to campaign on behalf of Garret Graves,” Thompson said. “It’s not like LSU’s resources are being utilized.” Mass communication sophomore Noah Ballard also received unsolicited emails from Graves, and
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Program tackles domestic violence SG to open talks on medical excuse policy BY Brittany clark bclark@lsureveille.com
Phi Beta Sigma fraternity addressed the dangers of domestic violence and how to develop healthy relationships during “Breaking The Silence” on Tuesday. “Breaking The Silence” was held in partnership with the University Women’s Center, Zeta Phi Beta and Sigma Lambda Gamma sororities. The program consisted of guest speakers and open panel discussions. October has been nationally recognized as Domestic Violence
Awareness Month since 1989, when the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence passed legislation to recognize it as such. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s website, October’s purpose is to mourn those who have died, celebrate the survivors and connect with others to work to end the violence. University Women’s Center Director Summer Steib said most of the violence is not physical, but emotional and verbal.
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BY Jayce Genco jgenco@lsureveille.com
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Women’s Center Director Summer Steib discusses domestic violence Tuesday at the ‘Breaking the Silence’ event.
Student Government will vote Oct. 8 on whether to open discussions with the Student Health Center on its medical excuse policy. The center’s current policy states, “The LSU Student Health Center will not provide students with medical excuses for absences from class or missed deadlines due to short term illness or injury. In the event of illness or
injury that may disrupt academic responsibilities, the student is advised to contact their professors/ instructors as soon as possible to notify them of the situation.” The Health Center does provide an appointment verification card for students to present to a faculty member. D’Ann Morris, executive director of the Student Health Center, said the current policy was
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