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Athletic department re-evaluating policy which transferred $66 million to academics

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Athletic department fund transfer to be reevaluated, University deans speak out

BY RAYMOND CONSTANTINO, ANNA JONES AND GUNNAR VIATOR @r_dog_3, @annajoneses and @wviato1 An athletic department policy which transfers $7.2 million annually to the LSU General Fund is being reevaluated, according to first-year athletic director Scott Woodward.

The policy, implemented by LSU athletic director Joe Alleva at the height of the University’s financial squeeze in 2012, created a partnership between the athletic and academic departments to ensure the success of public service, research and campus development, as well as student athletic facilities. The athletic department has transferred about $66 million through this policy since 2012.

“Athletics will always support the University, but we want to find a way to do it that is sustainable for all of LSU,” Senior Associate Athletic Director Robert Munson said. “We are working with the University to do just that and any change would require approval of the President and the Board of Supervisors.”

The athletic department’s donation each year goes into the University General Fund, rather than being split up between different departments, said LSU Media Relations Director Ernie Ballard.

While the policy has not been changed yet, Woodward’s comments reignited further division between University departments.

Recent $28 million renovations to the University’s football operations building contributed to ongoing controversy. Both students and professors tweeted pictures, comparing the neglected state of Middleton Library, with ripped seats, damaged ceiling tiles and a partially flooded basement, to football players’ luxury accommodations.

Political Communication professor Robert Mann openly expressed his disappointment via social media, when he responded to a picture of the renovations with a tweet saying, “Meanwhile, I was across campus vacuuming my office with a Dust Devil I bought from Walmart.”

Mann’s critical comments elicited a scathing response from University quarterback Joe Burrow, asking why Mann “felt entitled” to the fruits of Burrow’s labor. The tweet was later deleted, but the sentiments remained part of a larger discussion regarding athletic and academic department relations.

However, not all University faculty are against athletics keeping its money to itself. E.J. Ourso College of Business Dean Richard White said in an interview that while he appreciates donations from the athletic department, he would rather academics operate independently by tuition revenues, state revenues and private donations.

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LSU athletic director Scott Woodward holds an introductory press conference in the Journalism Building on April 23.

Despite receiving some of the largest private donations of any college on campus, White said the College of Business historically struggles with lack of funding and a poor student to faculty ratio.

If the College of Business received the $7.2 million, the first thing White said he would do is hire more staff to put together a strong faculty, maximize research production and perform as a research level 1 university.

College of Business Assistant Dean and Budget and Finance director Brian McNamara said the $7.2 million would be a “game changer” and a 25% boost of the college’s annual revenue.

“It’s a pretty unrealistic scenario,” McNamara said. “It’s our normal revenue stream that’s important. But I think athletics fuels a passion for LSU, and it works in our favor in a lot of ways.”

Both McNamara and White said they believe the key to solving academic funding problems is recruiting a more diverse, robust student body and retaining students until graduation.

“Athletics is not our answer financially,” White said. “If we had a bad football season, for example, we might have athletics coming to ask academics to help them. That would be a pact with the devil, if we really depended on athletics to fund the academic side.”

Interim College of Humanities & Social Sciences Dean Troy Blanchard also remained neutral about the athletic funds policy’s continuation. Blanchard said since he began his temporary position in May 2018, funding has been stable.

“The assessment of the policy takes place at an administrative level above the academic unit,” Blanchard said. “As an academic college, we will continue to utilize any and all available resources to ensure the success of our students, faculty and staff.”

Blanchard said if HSS had the $7.2 million surplus to themselves, he would prioritize allocation of resources to promote its strategic plan. Similar to White’s vision for the College of Business, the first priority of Blanchard’s strategic plan is to attract and retain talented students and faculty.

Other goals include enhancing education experiences, promoting the college’s national recognition and maintaining a safe, easily accessible infrastructure.

The estimated average salary for first year tenure-track professors is $90,000 along with an annual $39,600 in benefits, including healthcare and retirement, according to the Office of Academic Affairs. The hiring process itself is expensive, costing about $5,000 per person along with about $7,000 in computer and moving costs. For science staff in need of specialized labs, prices can approach $1,000,000.

While most universities have the freedom to alter annual tuition costs, LSU cannot consider raising tuition without a two-thirds vote from the state legislature. White said he wishes it could be re-evaluated each year so the University could raise and lower tuition to meet market demands. White also said athletics is an “easy target,” but bureaucratic state policies are the source of the problem.

“I don’t think it’s a cut and dry yes or no answer, but I have great optimism for the future because of our brand,” White said. “Our brand is priceless. We have a tremendous reputation, and in the long run that will overpower any issues we have.”

College of Music and Dramatic Arts Dean Todd Queen said the University is lucky to have a successful athletic program, but the academic department cannot look to its generosity as a permanent solution.

“Globally, I don’t think any dean would tell you that the college has enough money to operate,” Queen said. “I think what you’ll find is that it’s rather unique that an athletic program donates back to an academic program, certainly at that level.”

Queen said with more money he would help create more opportunities for students. For example, when the University added the student excellence fee, Queen created a student professional development fund. Students are allowed to request money from this fund up to three times a year to help finance academic trips and workshops.

Manship School of Mass Communication Dean Martin Johnson said in an email that the Manship school would use increased funding to support its goals of improved student engagement.

Those goals include capital improvements, facilities improvements, technology updates, classroom renovations and lines of student support, including scholarships for experiential education, faculty research projects and community engagement initiatives such as guest speakers, Johnson said.

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Res Life in overflow mode, temporarily housing students in Kirby Hall

BY MARIA MARSH @mariamarsh22 With the University’s largest freshman class required to live on campus, Residential Life is in overflow mode, temporarily housing students in Edmund Kirby Smith Hall.

Roughly 40 students moved into Kirby Smith Hall on movein day Aug. 17, and will remain there until enough cancellations are confirmed in other halls.

Residential Life assistant director of Training and Development Catherine Wesserling said there have consistently been at least 70 cancellations in the past.

The office believes these students’ stay in Kirby Smith will be “short-term.”

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SAFETY

Student’s death sparks safety concerns in Tigerland, addition of street lights

BY ANA BLOCK @anablock_4

Kirby Smith Hall was built in 1967 and can house about 734 students. It was temporarily closed from 2006 to 2011 for a $1.7 million renovation. It reopened in the fall of 2011. A failed bathroom flush valve in October 2017 resulted in the temporary replacement of 24 students

The spotlight’s back on Tigerland.

After the death of Biological Engineering sophomore Sarah James, who was struck by a car on July 16, there’s been a growing concern about the lack of street lighting and crosswalks.

Many people have addressed this safety concern online, with over 7,000 people signing a petition on Change.org to add street lights on Nicholson Drive and East Boyd Drive. The online movement was created by former University student Nikki Genova.

“I have always had a problem with there not being lights there because it’s very dangerous,” Genova said. “So, when I heard about Sarah, I talked to a couple of friends and we decided to make the petition.”

Since the launch of the petition, Genova said she has seen some much-needed changes,

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“I would very much rather be in permanent housing for the rest of the school year.”

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Edmund Kirby Smith Hall sits on Aster Street on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019.

Wesserling said Res Life was adequately prepared in the event of overflow students, and that Kirby Smith is in a reasonable condition for students to live.

Wesserling added that this will not likely affect the University’s Campus Master Plan to demolish multiple residential halls, including Kirby Smith, McVoy and Broussard Halls.

Architecture freshman Nakhari Quinn said while he feels excited for what the school year is going to bring, he remains apprehensive about living in Kirby Smith Hall.

“I would very much rather be in permanent housing for the rest of the school year,” Quinn said.

“It’s too much going on if you have to keep moving.”

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Armed intruder scare sparks safety concerns, debate

BY KATHERINE MANUEL @kmanuel_2 LSUPD reported around 3 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon that an armed intruder was spotted inside Coates Hall. After investigations that continued through Wednesday, the University concluded that the intruder was an off-duty law enforcement officer dressed in plain clothes with a visible gun on his belt.

Human Resource Development instructor Edward Gibbons was in Coates Hall at the time of the incident. A teaching assistant told him a custodian saw someone with a pistol inside the building. Gibbons and other staff in the building locked the doors and started watching the news for updates on the situation.

Coates Hall was evacuated after the initial report and students in Free Speech Alley were sent to the Student Union Theater.

However, students playing kickball on the Parade Ground remained outside for the duration of the incident.

Through an emergency text, LSU advised students to “run, hide, or fight” in response to the threat.

This announcement was met with some confusion on Twitter, as many people were unsure about the University’s instructions to “fight.” Others responded by arguing that the University directly quoted the Department of Homeland Security’s policy on active shooters.

Mass communication freshman Bethany Bissell felt confused and nervous when the text was sent out.

“I had never heard [‘run, hide, fight’] before,” Bissell said. “My high school had an active shooter scare and that wasn’t the protocol we had been given at all.”

The armed intruder incident occurred in the middle of welcome week and orientation events.

Police locked down the building and assessed the situation room by room. Ballard said there MITCHELL SCAGLIONE / The Reveille

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LSUPD responds to a report of an armed intruder in Coates Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019.

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page 4 TIGERLAND, from page 3 including three new street lights where Southeastern Louisiana University student Blake Cordes was struck by a car last September.

Genova is looking forward to seeing more changes take place around Tigerland. Two more street lights could be coming to the highly populated area in the coming weeks, according to WBRZ. While Genova is excited to see this change, she stressed the urgency of the situation with the start of the fall semester quickly

approaching.

“I hope that they can get it done before football season and tailgating season if possible,” Genova said. “That’s when it’s most populated and the most cars are coming through.”

Mass Communication sophomore Adele Hudson, a friend of James, also stressed the hazard that the area is known to have.

“I think that we definitely need crosswalks and lights because that area is so unsafe,” Hudson said. “Especially after what happened to Sarah, I think these changes are completely necessary.”

INTRUDER, from page 3 were no shots fired and no injuries reported.

Almost two hours after the incident was first reported, the University announced that campus activities could return to normal, but students were to stay in shelter if they were near the Quad.

It was later reported that LSUPD had investigated the report of the incident and determined there was no threat.

At around 5 p.m., the campus returned to normal operations.

The off-duty officer seen

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The Tigerland sign sits on Bob Pettit Boulevard, on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.

living in the hall’s west wing. The students returned to their rooms within a few days.

Res Life recently reopened McVoy Hall for the first time in three years. The Federal Emergency Management Agency used the hall to house emergency workers and staff during the 2016 Louisiana floods.

Mechanical Engineering freshman Cody Thompson voiced his feelings about McVoy Hall. Thompson described the building as “older, but well-kept” and said his move-in process was “fluid.”

The University remains confident in its ability to house and support the large incoming class.

For the second straight fall, the

with a gun was from the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office according to a press release from State Attorney General Jeff Landry. The officer was on campus as part of a welcome week event meant to educate students about safety.

In an article following the incident, The Advocate reported that University officials plan to review procedures that involve having officers on campus for events. The University says they encourage off-campus officers to check in with LSUPD so they can be escorted without any

confusion or alarm.

University President F. King Alexander wrote that the University is thankful that someone reported the intruder in a letter addressed to students, faculty and staff.

“I can’t emphasize how important it is to err on the side of caution,” Alexander said. “We would rather have a false alarm than not be aware of a potential issue.”

Though the incident proved no threat, the University was pleased with how the situation was handled.

University shattered freshman enrollment records.

“We commend the work done by our enrollment management and residential life teams with welcoming the largest and highest quality freshman class ever to campus this fall,” LSU Media Relations director Ernie Ballard said. “Our team did a great job this year with an overflow of just about 40 students.”

The University welcomes not only the largest incoming freshman class in the University’s history, but the largest number of freshmen living on campus. These numbers come after the University overhauled its admissions process for the fall 2018 semester. The “holistic” admissions policy de-emphasizes the minimum GPA and standardized test requirements set by

the Louisiana Board of Regents for University applicants.

This is the second year the University is enforcing its requirement that all freshmen live on campus unless they’re living at home within a certain radius or they’re over the age of 21.

A similar enrollment surge resulted in roughly 200 Virginia Tech students living in nearby hotels as the University did not adequately prepare for the influx of students.

Wesserling said the Res Life staff is discussing future plans to ensure the University’s ability to comfortably fit future classes with growing numbers. The University is prepared to house students in Kirby Smith Hall for the remainder of the semester if needed Wesserling said.

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100 % natural and contains no arOffering 14 different flavors tificial flavors, colors or sweetenof raw and vegan kombucha, Big ers, according to the website. In Easy Bucha is an ideal fizzy alter- addition, probiotics aren’t added native for sugary sodas. Amongst after the fermentation process, the flavors are Bayou Berry, a so the drinks are naturally probistrawberry and honeysuckle in- otic-rich and a slight variation in fused kombucha, Cajun Kick, a flavor from batch-to-batch is welginger, citrus and cayenne in- comed in accordance with their fused brew, Jazz Juice Tea and small batch methods.

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Sherman founded Big Easy “Kombucha is a sparkling Bucha alongside his wife, Alexis probiotic tea,” co-founder and Korman, who oversees the creCEO Austin Sherman said. “Ours ative, branding and marketing of is raw. We don’t pasteurize like the company. The power couple some of the big brands, so there’s met in New Orleans where Sheractive living cultures in the liqman was a bartenduid that are great er while Korman for digestion. worked as a jour“We can innovate nalist primarily in But really, we see it as a soda the food, beverage new flavors at a replacement and travel space. pretty rapid pace, for people that Sherman’s backare addicted to and customers really ground as a barsugary sodas.” tender gave him like that.”

For those unexperience developfamiliar with the ing flavor profiles. popular drink, In turn, Korman AUSTIN SHERMAN kombucha is a has worked as a Co-Founder and CEO fermented, efconribting editor fervescent sweet at Wine Enthusiast tea drink with Magazine and freelive probiotic cultures made by lance writer for Fodor’s, New fermenting sugared tea using a Orleans Living Magazine, The SCOBY or symbiotic culture of Daily Meal, USA Today and The bacteria and yeast. Flavors can Travel Channel. What started as a be added to enhance its taste. hobby turned into an innovative, Ginger, cayenne and fruits are profitable business in 2014 for popular flavor infusions. the co-founders.

The exact origins of kom“I was making kombucha at bucha are not known but it is home for personal consumption thought it may have originated and we both had made a couple in Asia as far back as over 2,000 of big batches, passed them out years ago. In recent years, the to some friends, and got some drink has become a popular, re- really good feedback,” Sherfreshing replacement for sodas. man said. “We started renting a

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The Big Easy Bucha Brewery, located in New Orleans at 4040 Euphrosine St., is Louisiana’s first kombucha brewery. few square feet in a commercial kitchen in Norco, Louisiana and that’s how the brand was born.”

Five years later, Big Easy Bucha is available in Walmart, Costco, Publix, Whole Foods, The Fresh Market, Amazon and the list continues to grow. The company has plans to launch nationwide in 2020 with some key retailers. Currently, Big Easy Bucha is available at CC’s Coffee shops around the University area and Sherman says it will be available at the CC’s on campus very soon.

“We’re going to keep the pedal on the floor with innovation,” Sherman said. “We’re really getting into an experimental phase.

We feel like we’ve got manufacturing down, we can innovate new flavors at a pretty rapid pace, and customers really like that.

We’re just trying to keep up, keep on pace and on trend with flavors and innovation on that side.”

In addition to the kombucha, the Big Easy Bucha brewery located at 4040 Euphrosine St. in New Orleans is Louisiana’s first

kombucha brewery. According to the website, guests can try the local kombucha libations on draft, fill up a growler, buy a Bucha T-shirt or take a community class. Touring hours are Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

When asked about the possibility of one day having a specific LSU kombucha flavor, Sherman had exciting things to say.

“I would certainly welcome a tigers brew,” Sherman said.

“Maybe it’s ‘LSbreU.’”

FOOD AND DRINK

Popeyes’ spicy chicken sandwich defeats Chick-fil-A’s classic original

BY LIA SALIME @liasalime The addition of the infamous chicken sandwich to Popeyes nationwide menu on Aug. 12 has sparked a debate on whether it measures up or surpasses Chickfil-A’s celebrated chicken sandwich.

We’re here for it. Disclaimer: this comparative analysis pertains solely to the spicy chicken sandwiches.

For a review of the classic chicken sandwiches, please see psychopaths anonymous.

The Popeyes spicy chicken sandwich was a whooping $4.39 by itself and came nestled inside a wrapper oddly similar to Chickfil-A’s, but also with a piece of parchment paper wrapped around

it for an easy, ready-to-eat experience. In contrast, the Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich came wrapped in the traditional Chick-fil-A aluminum wrapper and was $4.23 by itself.

The Popeyes sandwich is made up of two fluffy brioche buns between the large, crispy piece of fried chicken filet that’s accompanied by two large slices of pickles and mayo. The chicken was crunchy, juicy and had that traditional taste of Popeyes chicken that does not necessitate the compliment of a sauce. The chicken was not as spicy as I’d hoped, but the crispiness made up for it.

In contrast, the Chick-fil-A spicy chicken sandwich was made up of two flat brioche buns, a fried

chicken filet, two slices of pickles and no sauce. I poured Chick-filA sauce on my sandwich (if you’re not doing this, you’re not eating it right). It had the traditional taste of a Chick-fil-A sandwich – juicy, not as crunchy and with the marvelous taste of Chick-fil-A sauce that makes it taste like nuggets and BBQ at the same time.

Both sandwiches are delicious in their own respect. The Popeyes sandwich was substantially larger, with a bigger diameter, larger chicken filet and much fluffier buns. While the chicken was not as spicy, it was crispy and seasoned just right with the nice touch of mayo. Chick-fil-A’s sandwich is not as seasoned but spicier, though it is elevated by the magical

Chick-fil-A sauce.

If I had to choose between the two, I prefer the Popeyes sandwich.

It was more filling and does not require the overload of sauce to taste great. However, tasting the delectable, traditional Popeyes chicken made me miss the biscuit and fries, which made me think how heavenly it’d be if Popeyes made XL biscuits just for the chicken sandwiches instead of buns and also put

fries inside. You hear me, Popeyes?

While there are political upsides to supporting one Louisiana-based franchise and not the Georgiabased one that makes donations to anti-LGBTQ organizations, the Popeyes sandwich is superior solely based on taste and more bang for your buck. Chick-fil-A does have the undisputed upper hand when it comes to customer service, though.

And that’s the tea.

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LSU counting on offensive line to improve after rough 2018

BY BRANDON ADAM @badam___ LSU coach Ed Orgeron watched helplessly as Alabama defensive lineman Quinnen Williams had his way with LSU’s offensive line in the Tigers’ 29-0 loss to the Crimson Tide last November.

The Tigers offense had no answers for Williams as he wrecked LSU’s offense. He finished with 10 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss, 2.5 sacks and had LSU quarterback Joe Burrow running for his life most of the night. Burrow ended the game 18-of-35 passing for 184 yards with an interception and was sacked a total of five times.

“Our offensive line was beat on one-on-ones,” Orgeron said following the game. “We had max protections. We were sliding.

Their guys were beating us. They were stunting us. We tried everything we possibly could – go-fourwide, max protection – just got beat.”

Orgeron went further and was critical of both offensive and defensive line units saying he needs to recruit better players in the trenches. The comment drew backlash from both former and current players.

But the toughest critic in the aftermath of the loss to Alabama

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FOOTBALL

Burrow, Brady can carry LSU’s offense

BY MYLES KUSS @KussMyles

MITCHELL SCAGLIONE / The Reveille

LSU senior quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws the ball during the Tigers spring football game in Tiger Stadium on Saturday, April 6, 2019. may have been center Lloyd Cushenberry, now a junior and handpicked by the team to wear No. 18 along with sophomore outside linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson.

Cushenberry called the performance embarrassing and placed the blame solely on the offensive line unit.

That criticism has been replaced by optimism coming into the season. Orgeron called the offensive line the most improved unit in fall practice, and his sentiments were echoed by Burrow.

“Those guys busted their tail all offseason. I’m so proud of them,” Burrow said. “We have six or seven guys that worked so hard this summer, and they’ve gotten so much better. I’m really proud of them.”

Improvement was expected

for a unit that returns four starters in junior left tackle Saahdiq Charles, Cushenberry, senior right guard Damien Lewis and junior right tackle Austin Deculus. Then there’s senior Badara Traore, junior Adrian Magee and sophomore Chasen Hines who all started at least one game last season.

Magee and Hines are battling at left guard to replace Garrett Brumfield, who is now with the Pittsburgh Steelers after signing with a team as an undrafted free agent, and Traore is viewed as the team’s third offensive tackle.

Despite all the experience, not a lot of it was positive. The offensive line struggled with continuity and did not start the same five linemen in back-to-back games until seven games into the season.

Charles struggled with mul-

tiple injuries after a promising freshman season in 2017, and Deculus and Magee both struggled in pass protection at right tackle. Cushenberry and Lewis were the only two offensive linemen to start all 13 games for LSU last season, and the effects from the inconsistency across the offensive line showed.

“When you start mixing and with people being out that’s kind of tough too because you’re used to playing next to a certain person even though our techniques are the same,” Charles said. “You start getting in a flow with one person, and it gets messed up a little bit.”

Burrow was sacked 35 times, which ranked 106th in the country, and he was constantly under

see OFFENSIVE LINE, page 10

Third and seven from the Rams’ 32-yard line as Brees sets up from the shotgun and looks to throw to the right side on a wheel from Tommylee Lewis.

The ball is thrown slightly ahead and looks to be an easy first down and possibly a touchdown to the short utility receiver.

Until Nickell Robey-Coleman flew into the screen and laid out the defenseless Lewis a full half a second before the ball arrives.

The whole city of New Orleans remained silent, eagerly waiting for a small yellow flag to appear on the field. None came; only chaos followed.

The Saints went on to lose the game, and the loss came with a nickname shortly thereafter, “The Nola no-call.”

What if I told you that a positive came out of this game?

What if I told you that one coach who walked out of the Superdome that terrible night can help LSU football completely reshape its offense.

Well, this is exactly what I am telling you.

Offensive assistant Joe Brady walked out of the stadium that very night and can now be a part of the solution for LSU’s passing game.

If you kept up with the Tigers’ offense in the past five years or so, they have tried everything to stay competitive.

They added a progressive coach in Matt Canada who was supposed to bring the motion offense to the South and hopefully a trophy that could hang up for years to come.

Neither of those things hap-

see BRADY, page 10

VOLLEYBALL

LSU volleyball recruiting class brings high expectations

BY ANTHONY MOCKLIN @anthony_mocklin Last season, LSU’s volleyball team finished near the middle of the pack in Southeastern Conference play. This year, however, they have managed to secure the top-ranked recruiting class in the conference and No. 13, overall in the nation.

This year’s recruiting class is comprised of Anita Anwusi, a middle blocker from Houston, Texas; Jill Bohnet, a libero from The Woodlands, Texas; Samarah Hill, an outside hitter

from Oviedo, Florida; Meredyth Howard, a right side/middle hitter from Lafayette, Louisiana; Allee Morris, a middle blocker from Covington, Louisiana; and Karli Rose, a setter from Tomball, Texas.

Coach Fran Flory thinks this year’s class is special.

“The level of athleticism along with the volleyball experience they bring will set them apart,” said Flory in a press release. “This is one of the most physical, athletic classes we have added in many years.”

What makes this class stand

out are the countless accolades and awards from each and every one of the recruits. Anwusi played for the USA Volleyball Junior National Team and won the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation Women’s U-20 Continental Championship.

Other recruits have also been recognized for their tremendous accomplishments, such as all-district honors, district MVPs and championships, all-state honors, All-American honors and AAU National Championships.

Flory believes each of these recruits can make key contributions throughout the season.

“We are thrilled to have them join our LSU volleyball family and look forward to their impact in our program on the court, in the classroom, and in the community,” Flory said.

The Tigers officially begin their season on the road Aug. 30 traveling to Houston to take on UT Arlington, Arizona State and the University of Houston. Fans can expect to see a lot of action from the new recruits in the scrimmage match against UTA.

KELLY MCDUFF / The Reveille

Head coach Fran Flory applauds her Lady Tigers’ win.

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Monday, August 26, 2019

BRADY, from page 9

OFFENSIVE LINE, from page 9

pened as he was let go after a year.

Steve Ensminger has gotten some heat as offensive coordinator after failing to show any significant success against the mighty Alabama Crimson Tide.

But, this year the remedy is perfect for a season of scoring and, most of all, winning.

The offense has a lot of toys for Ensminger and Brady to work with.

Starting at running back, John Emmery is going to be an instant star as a five-start recruit, even though he will most likely start the season as the number two option behind a returning stud in Clyde Edwards-Helaire, and has even shown ability to catch the ball out of the backfield in practice.

Both will be important in the new style of spread offense that coach Ed Orgeron has been preaching throughout the offseason.

Most importantly, are the receivers.

Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson will finally be able to show off their unique athleticism in an offense that Brady helped create as the wide receiver coach and passing game coordinator.

Both have become focal points in an offense with more run pass options and throwing the ball in coverage and allowing receivers to show their worth.

duress when dropping back to pass. In an effort to relieve the constant pressure, LSU began using tight ends and running backs as extra blockers which only compounded the issue.

A new offensive philosophy under passing game coordinator Joe Brady and improved health and conditioning are being viewed as a more permanent fix by the staff, but injuries along the offensive line hit the Tigers hard in fall camp as well. However, with the exception of freshman guard Kardell Thomas, Orgeron expects everyone to be healthy and ready to go into the season.

Camp injuries forced Charles, Hines and Lewis to all miss significant time, and it caused players to learn multiple different positions to fill in the gaps. Now that the everyone is back, the focus is being placed on developing a chemistry among the offensive line and making sure they work as one unit.

With the season now under way and the opener against Georgia Southern looming, the offensive line is the still the one remaining question mark regarding LSU. And instead of watching without an answer to problems posed

by Williams, Orgeron hopes months of evaluation and practice have finally put LSU’s offensive line back together.

MTCHELL SCAGLIONE / The Reveille

LSU sophomore quarterback Andre Sale (13), junior quarterback Joe Burrow (9), and sophomore quarterback Myles Brennan (15) enter the field Finally, quarterback Joe Burrow will glisten in the new offense for a variety of reasons.

One, he has tremendous receivers to throw to and can now have the confidence to do it.

Secondly, and often overlooked, he has a solid catching tight end in Stephen Sullivan that has many tools as more of a receiver than a tight end. While Foster Moreau played well last year, Sullivan can have a huge year in this offense.

Joe and Joe have been saying how easy it is to work with one another. Brady continues to praise his toughness and leadership and ‘swag’ that the senior

quarterback possesses.

Burrow comes right back and says how Brady does not ask for attention, but all the players simply give it to him.

Burrow is more comfortable in his second year and attended the Manning Passing Academy, saying how the offseason was so different because of how he has a better relationship with the players and the offense.

He’s excited to throw and receivers are excited to catch.

There will be growing pains.

The talent on offense gives the Tigers their best chance to win the SEC on multiple levels, and Brady

is another piece to a puzzle that just might fit.

The ground and pound will still be a part of the offense under Ensminger, but the youthfulness of Brady will bring a more explosive dynamic that will finally allow for Burrow and the young receivers to make mistakes and make history.

Brady remembers that silence walking out of the Superdome, and he is going to be one of the main reasons why Alabama fans will be silent walking of Bryant-Denny Stadium.

College football is almost back and it has never been better to be a fan going to Death Valley.

OPINION THE BLAME GAME

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Naquin, a scapegoat for LSU Greek Life’s lack of responsibility AIN’T NOTHING BUT A THING DRAVEN COLEMAN @draven_coleman It has been nearly two years since the hazing death of Phi Delta Theta pledge Max Gruver, yet nothing seems to have changed.

Former fraternity member, Matthew Naquin, was convicted in July on a felony charge for negligent homicide, meanwhile scores of eager freshmen begin the recruitment process to join various Greek organizations. When football season starts, the same animalistic partying will continue unabated, albeit hidden from the prying eyes of a disinterested public at the call of the University.

Oh, how quickly we forget.

Regulatory change to protect students from hazing resulted from the incident, but it is not the type of meaningful change that achieves anything. The University instated a medical amnesty policy,

similar to a good Samaritan law, which allows students to report drug and alcohol-related emergencies without fear of retribution, and the Louisiana legislature passed the Max Gruver Act, which redefined criminal hazing as a felony and stiffened the consequences associated with the charge. Creating new policies and crucifying a student for his actions may feel like justice and change to many, but the real solution to end hazing is being an adult and holding yourself personally responsible for your own well-being.

Leaving the nest and coming to college is an exciting time for everyone lucky enough to experience it. We spread our wings and take our first daring flight into the real world with little more than fairy-tale expectations derived from movies and literature, but what do we really know heading into that first semester? It is difficult to be successful your first semester if you are all on your own, which is why student organizations can be invaluable as support systems for new college students.

Nobody should have to suffer the stress and humility of hazing to

join an organization that could help them through their college career, though.

According to the National Study of Student Hazing, 55% of students involved in clubs, teams and organizations experience some sort of hazing, but surely that number is higher due to the code of silence that many groups expect their members to abide by.

It is understandable that pledges go along with this expectation because they are under so much pressure to fit in with the group.

Inside Hazing surveys show that 40% of students admit to knowing about hazing activities, but 36% refused to report the hazing because, “there is no one to tell.”

Another 27% refused because they feel that, “adults won’t handle it right.”

Why do we have to rely on other people to put a stop to this to begin with? Student organizations govern themselves for the most part, so it follows that they can eliminate hazing on their own if they wish. Nobody, including Naquin, is solely responsible for hazing and its consequences, because it takes more than one per-

son for hazing to occur.

Delta Kappa Epsilon ended its more than 100-year presence at the University in January 2019 after evidence surfaced that pledges had to lie on broken glass and be urinated on. Nobody truly forced them to do this. There were no reports of pledges being abducted and restrained against their will while this happened. Those pledges allowed this to happen to themselves.

If you want to join a student organization, you do not have to

comply with this behavior. Have some self-respect and say “no” when somebody tries to coerce you into obviously dangerous and childish activities. Most of us are adults by the time we get to college, so we need to learn how to look after ourselves, especially when it has been proven time and time again that we cannot rely on our peers to do so for us.

Nothing remains constant except change itself.

One-hundred and thirty two years into its existence, The Reveille seems more like an artifact than an important staple in the lives of University students.

When you are a student at LSU, 132 years seems forever. It is easy to neglect the gravity of those three digits and the work it took to stick around that long.

The Reveille has seen times of great prosperity in Louisiana, as well as times of great poverty. The Reveille has witnessed national championships, as well as the tragic deaths of students. Through it all, the Reveille has continued to serve the student body.

The Reveille may have been around forever in the eyes of University students, but this fall’s Reveille will bear little

resemblance to its predecessors. The 132-year old student newspaper is undergoing its greatest transformation.

This fall marks the launch of The Reveille’s mobile app, available on both iOS and Android.

It has functioning push notifications and will give The Reveille an unprecedented opportunity to reach our audience. We at The Reveille can only accomplish our goals if we are consistently in the hands of LSU students. Our app will do just that. With just a few finger strokes, students will have access to decades of Reveille stories on the long-overdue app.

To further aid in our digital push, The Reveille will begin sending digital newsletters.

Any Reveille reader can sign up for our newsletters at lsureveille.com. The newsletter, sent twice a week on Wednesday and

Friday, will augment the physical paper and allow Reveille stories to potentially reach the emails of thousands of subscribers.

When I was selected for the role of editor-in-chief, I knew The Reveille needed to improve its digital presence. Thanks to the fantastic management staff, The Reveille will have a new topdown, digital-first approach to content creation.

Our transformation does not end with our digital initiative though. I am proud to announce that The Reveille will increase its print frequency starting on Monday, Aug. 26. The Reveille will now print on Mondays and Thursdays. I am even prouder to say that The Reveille is one of the few student newspapers in the country to increase its print frequency.

These monumental changes

will only yield success if The Reveille recaptures its role as the voice for the LSU student body. I promise to every University student, The Reveille will work tirelessly to proudly represent you and mercilessly seek the truth in every story we publish. You will see our renewed commitment to you in every story.

Every day, I am blessed to work alongside the staff in The Reveille’s newsroom. From our new advisor, Jeff Gauger, to our latest staff hires, I know that every individual associated with The Reveille is dedicated to serving University students.

The changes made this fall not only ensure the survival of The Reveille for the next generation of University students, but place it in a position to once again become a linchpin in campus life.

ETHAN GILBERTI / The Reveille

Draven Coleman is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Wesson, Mississippi.

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Quote of the Week “The beginning is always today.”

Mary Shelley

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‘Run. Hide. Fight.’: It’s time for LSU to rethink student safety NEXT CALLER

gold pamphlets with bulleted lists on time management and study skills, orientation leaders would not have been wrong to mention the barrage of death and violence that students would encounter or hear about within the first few weeks of being on campus.

This year, that encounter with violence—which turned out to be “harmless”—involved a plainclothes, yet armed, law enforcement officer casually ambling Coates Hall.

Roughly a year ago, four students were struck by cars while waiting at a cross walk on the intersection of Nicholson Drive and Skip Bertman. Just last month, sophomore Sarah James was struck by a car and killed while crossing the street near Tigerland.

Earlier this year, female students began discussing and reporting their broad-daylight encounters with coercive men—men posted up in grocery store parking lots, ambling campus pathways and hidden in the stalls of restrooms—who were attempting to abduct them.

Moreover, students began discussing the futility of using the glitchy Shield App, the untimeliness of the TigerTrails bus route and the few and far in between Rape Aggression Defense Classes available on campus.

These discussions on campus

ALDEN CEASAR @alden_ceasar It was not by my own efforts that I missed first-year orientation at the University two years ago.

Mostly, I was not interested in being paraded around campus for hours just to be told that Middleton Library, which stays open 24 hours during the week, would be torn down and replaced by a library that I would never be able to use.

Or that the bookstore located beside the Student Union would rent me the exorbitantly priced textbooks that I would need for my new classes each semester. However, my phone had actually failed to remind me that orientation started on the 16th of August and not the 17th.

In hindsight, missing orientation was not an experience worth regretting because whatever belief of the University being a secure place that the polo and khaki-short clad orientation leaders could have conjured in me would have been quickly squashed within a month of being here.

Between leading hordes of freshmen down Free Speech Plaza and handing out glossy purple and

safety are necessary and must come from those who are directly impacted by the University’s failure to do things like provide sufficient lighting throughout the campus and establish a convenient and functioning way to report activity on campus that is overtly criminal.

In an article published by The Reveille titled “LSU students concerned, question campus safety amidst suspicious incidents,” reporter Anna Jones interviewed several students who suggested a larger police presence would help prevent crime. An increased visible police presence is not an appropriate response to the violent activity occurring on campus. More police do not prevent crime but contribute to over-policing; a result of which is the incident involving an armed and plainclothes cop being mistaken for an armed intruder this past Tuesday, to which LSUPD suggested students “Run. Hide or Fight.”

Over-policing would only exacerbate the lack of trust between LSUPD and students and does nothing to reestablish confidence in LSUPD’s ability to protect students—made evident by the resoundingly critical response to LSUPD’s suggestion to students, faculty, and staff’s advice to “Run. Hide or Fight.”

Gone Viral?

These faulty and harmful alerts are not a first for LSUPD. On Jan. 3, 2015, students received an LSUPD emergency alert for an armed robbery that occurred in the Kirby Smith Hall parking lot. The alert described the suspect as a “black male wearing dark hoodie.” The vague description warranted protest by students of LSUPD for putting black male staff, students and campus amblers in danger of being pursued by the police for simply matching a too vague description. A spokesman for LSUPD, Capt. Cory Lalonde, told The Reveille that the department is “constantly looking for news ways” to improve.

Just two years ago, on Sep. 14.

2017, during my first year as a student at the University, 49-year-old Donald Smart was walking to Louise’s Café near Newk’s Eatery, where he worked as a dishwasher during the night shift. Before Smart could make it to the diner, he was fatally gunned down by Kenneth Gleason, a former LSU student, who just two days prior, had murdered another black man in Baton Rouge.

It is not clear how many times Gleason visited campus in the three days it took the Baton Rouge Police Department to arrest him on drug charges, yet it was clear that LSUPD failed to alert students that the shooting had occurred

and that BRPD suspected, but had failed to inform the public, that the shootings had been racially motivated.

Within that same month, the hazing death of freshman Maxwell Gruver occurred, as well as the suicide of senior Michael Nickelotte, who had been missing for over a week before his remains were eventually found in the woods of Nicholson Drive.

Violence and death have been an integral part of my experience at the University. The various incidents that have occurred these past two years make it evident that the University needs to holistically rethink its dedication to student safety.

The University’s medical amnesty policy was a step in the right direction, but it did not make up for the silence of the administration regarding the gender violence, racial violence and domestic violence that has consistently occurred on campus for the last two years. It needs to be addressed through policy changes and the implementation and better funding of more programs designed to protect students mental and physical health as we navigate our campus.

Alden Ceasar is a 21-year-old English senior from Clinton, Louisiana.

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