Volume 122 · No. 41
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
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RESEARCH
Academics discuss open access
BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano Universities’ libraries are struggling to maintain extensive research libraries as subscription costs for academic journals continue to rise, head of LSU Libraries’ access services Kelly Blessinger said — sometimes at four times the rate of inflation. Procuring journals is especially difficult when library budgets remain stagnant or dip, she said. Researchers still need reference materials, Blessinger said, and many have to make do with less respected materials because they’re available. Others are resorting to using pirated journal articles from sites such as SciHub, a Russian user-supported website that aims to counteract the rising costs of academi journals. Head government documents librarian Stephanie Braunstein organized a Monday panel in Hill Memorial Library on the topic of open access and said the library’s inability to serve researchers’ needs affects the library’s mission. “It really puts us in a very awkward position because our purpose and function is in question if we can’t provide, especially since we’re part of a group of academic libraries that are research oriented,” Braunstein said “and in order to be able to make that claim we need to be able to have a collection that bears that out.” The open access movement is working to remedy libraries’ funding challenges. Bob Schatz, institutional engagement manager for
FOOTBALL
University alumna, microbiologist leads fermentation-themed cooking classes at Red Stick Spice Company
Fournette, Pocic earn SEC Weekly honors
BY JOSHUA THORNTON @JoshuaThornton_
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niversity alumna and microbiologist Kaitlynn Fenley has a passion for nature, science and all things fermented. “My parents took my sisters and me camping all the time when I was young and exposed us to the natural world in such an educational, awe-inspiring way,” Fenley said. When she was a child, Fenley said she and her family went out late at night to
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save 25,000 tadpoles from a ditch that would be filled in with dirt the next day. They released the tadpoles into a pond, leaving Fenley feeling like she had saved the world. She spent her childhood going on adventures like this while learning about the natural world around her. A year into college, she decided she loved microbiology so much that she “never wanted to be without it.” She graduated from the University with a
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In his return after a two-game layoff from injury, Leonard Fournette was named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week. The junior tailback broke LSU school record with 284 rushing yards and three touchdowns in LSU’s 38-21 win versus Ole Miss. Alley Broussard previously held the record with 250 yards against Ole Miss in 2004. The New Orleans native eclipsed Broussard’s record on eight carries. His record-breaking game came after missing two games from an ankle sprain he suffered in fall camp and re-injured again versus Auburn on Sept. 24. Fournette missed three games this season because of his ankle. Fournette deflected all credit to his offensive line and wide receivers for their blocking, which opened lanes for the junior to score on runs of 59, 76 and 78 yards. “Without those guys, especially the receivers during the back end, it wouldn’t be possible,” Fournette said. Senior center Ethan Pocic also earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors for his 12 knockdown blocks, which helped pave the way for Fournette’s career day. The SEC also announced for the sixth-straight year, LSU and Alabama will play each other at night on CBS. The Tigers will face the Tide at 7 p.m. on CBS on Nov. 5. Alabama hasn’t lost to LSU since Nov. 5, 2011, with the Tigers winning 9-6 in the field goals-only affair.
ADMINISTRATION
Faculty members participate in SEC academic fellowship BY LAUREN HEFFKER @laurheffker
Four University faculty members were recently selected to participate in the SEC Academic Leadership Development Program, an initiative to advance faculty as academic leaders among Southeastern Conference institutions. The SEC ALDP started in 2008 as a fellowship involving higher education administration training and promotion of interinstitutional relations among the 14 participating universities in
the southeast region. Those selected from the University were Andrea Beauchamp Carroll of the LSU Paul CARROLL M. Hebert Law Center, College of Science Associate Dean Richard Kurtz, Mandi Lopez of the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine and Manship School of Mass Communication Associate Dean Andrea Miller.
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The faculty members were selected through a nomination and application process. SEC ALDP participants come from all disciplines, including graduate schools. Participation in the program consists of two parts: faculty
d e ve l o pm e nt training specific to each school and two three-day workshops held at a host university for all SEC proMILLER gram participants. The program is completed within an academic year, and participants attend one conference each semester. The four University participants meet weekly with Senior Vice Provost Jane Cassidy, their
acting liaison, and work with Vice Provost Matt Lee as well. The participants meet with executive leaders from various departments on campus, such as the Office of Diversity and the Office of Budget and Planning, to learn more about their roles as administrators and the University itself, Lopez said. “It’s really important for an effective administrator to have a complete understanding of a university far outside their own specific role,” Lopez said. “I really
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