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Higher ed leaders speak to senate BY SAMUEL CARTER KARLIN @samkarlin_TDR
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Business dean’s biography chosen for shared read program BY KATIE GAGLIANO
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ccording to Richard White, political biographer and dean of the E.J. Ourso College of Business, there’s no one quite like Huey P. Long. The larger-than-life politician is the subject of White’s 2006 biography, “Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long.” East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s “One Book, One Community” program is featuring the book as its 2016 shared read. The biography chronicles Long’s dramatic life, drawing the reader into a plot that seems almost too outrageous to be realistic, White said. “Fact is much crazier than fiction, especially in Louisiana,” he said. White used third person correspondence
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from the archives in Hill Memorial Library and Long’s own words to allow the story to unfold organically. The color and drama of Long’s life required little embellishment, he said. From fist fights in the Hotel Monteleone to systematically seizing control of the state, Long executed everything with a signature flair and ruthlessness, White said, and his ambition and desire for power knew no bounds. On multiple occasions, Long told trusted associates he intended to divide the Democratic Party’s vote in the 1936 presidential election. The division would extend the effects of the Great Depression and pave the way for his presidency in 1940, he said.
“He only had one thought in mind, and that was power,” White said. “Power came before money, or food or sex or anything. I’ve never found a person in history who got power like he did in a democracy without ever making a compromise.” Long’s heavy-handed approach led to divisiveness between pro-Long and anti-Long factions across the state. The division became so heated, residents of Cajun French towns in south Louisiana pronounced surnames differently if an individual was a Long supporter or adversary, he said. The lasting impression Long’s leadership left on the state and its people led many to
see KINGFISH, page 7
After thousands raged against the state government’s continued “disinvestment” in higher education and the proposed cuts for the current year Wednesday afternoon, some higher education officials testified before the Senate Finance Committee, warning of the drastic impacts even the “best case scenario” would have on schools. LSU President F. King Alexander and other system heads honed in on what more than $68 million in cuts to colleges and universities would look like on campuses throughout the state. While the $68 million, which includes $26.4 million in unfunded TOPS costs, has been deemed the “best case scenario,” those leaders rejected the notion that it would be “best” for their schools and students. “[A $68 million cut] is not the best case scenario. The best case scenario is zero cuts,” said Executive Director of Policy and External Affairs Jason
see COMMITTEE, page 2
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Faircloth and Landry hope to move Student Government ‘Forward’ BY BETH CARTER @bethie_carter Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part series highlighting registered campaigns in the Student Government presidential election. Their publication order in The Daily Reveille is determined alphabetically, by the last name of the presidential candidate. As Student Government chief adviser this year, SG presidential candidate Zack Faircloth said he is confident he has what it takes to be the next student body president. “It was something I never considered freshman year, but
the more I got involved in Student Government, the more changes I saw we could make,” Faircloth said. Faircloth’s running mate, Lindsey Landry, said he approached her last spring about potentially running together. The two have been planning their campaign, titled “Forward,” ever since. One of the turning points in Faircloth’s decision to run came last spring after he saw SG’s impact on the Legislature’s decision to fully fund higher education. He said one of his initiatives, titled “Flagship Forward,” aims to establish a permanent student presence at the Capitol.
“Flagship Forward” would place an SG representative at the Capitol every day during the legislative session for the remainder of this year and for next year’s session as well. “Student Government, now more than ever, has to become a stability for the students,” Faircloth said. “With so many parts of this campus under attack ... Student Government has to be a resource.” Faircloth and Landry said their ticket encompasses a diverse group of students, and that they reached out to many different types of student
see FORWARD, page 2
Zack Faircloth will run for Student government Vice President and President, respectively, with the Forward campaign.
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