The Reveille 10-24-19

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Mold in South Hall causes student health problems and parental concern.

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NEWS

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Students voice concerns following Himes Testing Center’s second shut-down of the semester on Monday morning.

SPORTS

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After bouncing around different positions as a freshman, JaCoby Stevens’ patience finally paid off.

ENTERTAINMENT

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Plant Based Sweets by Lotus creates vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO baked goods and sweets.

OPINION

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Mold in South Hall causing health issues for some residents

BY KATHERINE MANUEL @kmanuel_2 LSU implemented a policy requiring incoming freshmen to live on campus last year. For some, this policy allows for a fun, new experience of living on campus. For others, this experience is filled with mold, mildew and health issues.

Since the beginning of the semester, some students in South Hall noticed they have been continually sick without explanation.

Upon visiting a doctor, one student discovered it was caused by the presence of mold.

Mass communication freshman Sierra Vanderhorst lives in South Hall and noticed she was frequently getting sick. According to Vanderhorst, she couldn’t be in her room for more than an hour without having cough fits.

When her resident assistant completed a routine room check at the beginning of the semester, she said the room smelled like mildew. Her RA advised her to put a work order in.

Vanderhorst said the maintenance staff fixed the vent in her room after she put in her work order, but she didn’t feel any better.

They then brought her a dehumidifier. Her dehumidifier fills up every six hours, and the humidity stays at 50%. When she turns it off to empty it, the humidity goes up to 90% in her room, according to Vanderhorst.

Vanderhorst said she put in five work orders over the course of the semester, but her Residential Life Staff told her only one work order showed up in the system.

“I don’t know if there’s a better system for the work orders,” Vanderhorst said. “She said mine came up missing, so what’s the system for the work orders? How do they go about this?”

During fall break, Vanderhorst went home and visited her doctor. She was prescribed cough medicine, steroids, an inhaler and Zyrtec to help with her constant sickness. The doctor advised her to get out of the room before it turned into an upper respiratory infection or pneumonia.

When she returned from fall break, she noticed mold growth in her trash can.

Vanderhorst scheduled a meeting with Residential Life, who first offered to move her into another room in South Hall. Res Life said the problem might be mildew, not mold, but Vanderhorst reiterated it was mold that was growing in her trash can. Vanderhorst said she didn’t want to move into a different room, because it’s the mold in South Hall causing her problems, not her specific room.

Mass communication freshman Taylor Davis, Vanderhorst’s roommate, said she has been sick throughout this semester as well.

At first, they both thought their sickness was caused by weather changes, but soon realized it was caused by conditions in the room.

“It was stressful,” Davis said.

“We didn’t really know what to do. We just knew we kept getting sick.”

Vanderhorst and Davis are in the process of temporarily moving to West Campus Apartments while their room is inspected and cleaned.

Vanderhorst said she and her roommate are not the only South Hall residents with mold and mildew in their dorms.

“My friend on the other side of the hall found mold in her shoes,” Vanderhorst said. “There’s people who found mold in their closets.”

“People are really getting sick and have real world problems, and you have to put up a fight for weeks to do anything about it.”

Last month, a member of the LSU Parents Facebook Group posted a picture of her daughter’s shoe with mold growing on it.

She said she bought her daughter a dehumidifier to keep from getting sick, but it fills up daily.

“She has followed all procedures to make a complaint, and they are supposed to fix the AC,” the post read. “I am so upset and don’t know what I should do.”

LSU Residential Life Communications and Development Associate Director Catherine David said Facility Services was alerted in August of that specific mold problem and made adjustments in the room, then marked the work order as closed. When they heard about the issue again two months later, they went into action to fix it.

“For those weeks, to us the issue was fixed,” David said. “So once we knew about it again, and that post went public, then we were able to go into our protocol.”

The protocol Res Life follows after a report of mold or mildew has three parts: maintenance, custodial and environmental, according to David.

First, they bring in their maintenance team and determine if the problem is maintenance related. Then, the custodial team inspects the room to determine if anything needs to be cleaned with hospital-grade disinfectants and microbial enzyme killing solutions.

Lastly, they call in a licensed environmentalist who goes into the room reported to have a mold or mildew issue. The environmentalist tests water levels in the air and gives a report on the air quality and humidity levels to determine if it is in the normal range or is indicative of a larger problem.

“We’re partners in this. We want people to be happy and comfortable and safe in their environments,” David said.

David said mold or mildew in a room can be caused by an imbalance in the air and the temperature of the air inside and outside the building. She said this imbalance can cause humidity or moisture, which leads to mold or mildew.

Res Life monitors the work orders submitted in the residential halls to determine if a problem such as mold is a larger, systemic problem, or just in one concentrated area. David said they can only monitor patterns if work orders or complaints are submitted by students and encourages students to report problems when they encounter them.

“Just talking to your neighbor about it or talking to your friend about it doesn’t let Res Life know about it officially,” David said. “If we don’t know about it, we can’t

fix it.”

Res Life tends to get between 150-200 work orders a month with a variety of topics and severities. There is usually a large influx of these at the beginning of the year.

David said this year, the residential halls and apartment complexes are close to full capacity, so there are more people in the halls. She said that, combined with warmer temperatures this fall, is what could contribute to more mold or mildew related work orders.

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NEWS

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Doubting Diversity Racial incidents raise diversity questions

BY NICK FREWIN @itsnickfrewin LSU was again awarded the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine last month.

The University received the award along with 92 other schools, and will be featured in the November issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity magazine and website in higher education.

The University’s administration, including President F. King Alexander and Chief Diversity Officer and Vice Provost for Diversity Dereck Rovaris Sr., praised the University for receiving the award and its continued commitment to diversity.

“Once again, it is an honor to receive this award. The recognition by a national organization of LSU’s commitment to and delivery of diversity initiatives and programs is great for us as an institution,” Rovaris said in a statement. “We are focused on a continued commitment to diversity and inclusion and even though there remains much work to be done, we celebrate the good work that has been accomplished thus far.”

The University has received the award every year since 2012, with the only exception being last year due to a technical issue with the University’s application, according to the Office of Diversity.

Despite the University’s success earning the HEED award, several racially charged incidents over the seven years the University has received the award led some students to question the levels of diversity and inclusion they

FACILITIES

Himes Testing Center has second shut-down

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experience on campus.

There have been at least two reported racist incidents this semester so far.

On Aug. 28, gymnast Sami Durante was criticized for posting a picture of Mandarin writing on a classroom projector with the caption “Excuse me sir...we’re in America,” leading to backlash on social media.

Three days later, political science sophomore Foxworth Vidrine reportedly yelled racial slurs at biology freshman Christy Nguyen and her friends as they were exiting Tiger Stadium during the LSU-Georgia Southern football game.

According to Nguyen and her friends, Vidrine yelled at them, using derogatory terms like “ching chong.” No one else in the area seemed affected by the incident, she said.

When asked about the incident, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students Mari Fuentes-Martin said in a statement, “Regarding potential discipline or violations that could result from this investigation, we cannot discuss or disclose anything pertaining to an individual student as that is part of a student’s federally protected educa-

tional record.”

While the University has been acknowledged for consistently achieving Higher Education Excellence in Diversity, it has yet to be named a Diversity Champion by the magazine.

Diversity Champions are institutions that are known for their visionary leadership and “unyielding commitment to diversity and inclusion,” develop successful strategies and programs to increase diversity and inclusion, which serve as models of excellence for other institutions, according to INSIGHT Into Diversity’s website.

The Office of Diversity has created several new programs for underrepresented students and has pledged to assist any students that feel underrepresented and desire representation. This year, the Office of Diversity has hosted 56 events and programs reaching over 11,996 students, staff and faculty, according to Rovaris.

“We have picked up programs every single year and we have expanded the existing programs to include more people,” Rovaris said. “Our undergraduate enrollment has increased by a significant number, so we are serving more students, but we are also

reaching out to constituents that haven’t been reached and trying to include them also.”

Rovaris said the Office of Diversity has emphasized creating new programs for underrepresented students, including first -generation students, who make up 14% of the University’s population.

Despite these initiatives, some students have expressed doubts as to whether the University is really living up to this reputation for diversity.

“From what I’ve seen on campus, it’s not diverse,” Nguyen said. “I don’t see many minorities around. Anywhere I’m at, it’s a majority of white [students].”

Nguyen still doesn’t know whether Vidrine has faced any consequences for the racist remarks he directed to her and her friends on Aug. 31.

“To this day, I still don’t know what they are doing with him. It would be nice to have some closure on that,” Nguyen said. “I went to [Associate Dean of Students and Director] Jonathan Sanders’ office and he told me that Fox [Vidrine] offered to write an apology, and that he would send it to

Himes Testing Center turned away students waiting to check in and begin taking tests on Monday morning due to a technical difficulty.

The testing center was operating again before noon on Monday and updated students via Twitter. It advised students who were scheduled to take their exam during that period to return to the testing center later that day, and extended the testing window to accommodate late or missed exams.

Sociology freshman Sydni Lewis was at Himes Testing Center to take a math test when the testing center shut down.

“They told us that the computers were down and that nobody’s tests were loading,” Lewis said.

“They said we could come back in 30 minutes or whenever we had time.”

Accounting freshman Ruby Noel was in line to take a test Monday when she was told the system was down.

“I feel like Himes has had a lot of problems this year, and they need to work on that,” Noel said.

LSU Testing and Evaluation Services Operations Manager Sandra Guillot said a technical difficulty with the server and program was the cause of Monday’s shut down. She was pleased with how the situation was handled.

“I think we reacted quickly

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ENVIRONMENT

Wildlife hospital at LSU Vet School helps injured animals

BY JULIA-CLAIRE EVANS @juliaclaire1026 The Wildlife Hospital of Louisiana is an on-campus service students may not be familiar with, but their work, from rescuing owls to bald eagles, is invaluable.

The goal of the wildlife hospital, which operates under the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, is to take in injured wildlife, rehabilitate the animals and hopefully return them to the wild.

Dr. Javier Nevarez, Director of the Wildlife Hospital of Louisiana, said people call the hospital almost daily to report injured wildlife that need help.

“We take in animals ev-

ery day throughout the year,” Nevarez said. “We constantly have animals.”

According to Nevarez, the most common species of injured animal in the hospital is birds, specifically birds of prey, such as hawks, raptors and owls.

Nevarez said one of the more curious success stories was a hawk that got caught in the grill of a truck.

“We had to take the grill apart so we could get behind it to get to the hawk. T arez said.

He said most people don’t realize the hospital also gets an average of 12 bald eagles a year.

“We get a lot of young eagles, and a lot of those are rehabbed and released back into the wild

again,” Nevarez said. “We’re seeing more and more eagles as the population of eagles bounces back, and we’re seeing more of them come through the hospital.”

Nevarez also said one of the main issues the hospital has is with people bringing in orphaned animals they think are injured. These animals are in fact not abandoned, Nevarez said, and are usually in the process of exploring outside of the nest, with parents typically close by.

He said the hospital has to focus on injured animals specifically, as they do not have enough resources to care for animals that people believe are orphaned.

“The best chance of survival

for these animals is in the wild,” Nevarez said. “We try to focus on injured animals. An animal that was found on the side of the road, that cannot fly away, cannot walk properly.”

Nevarez said his favorite part about operating the wildlife hospital is releasing the healed animals back into the wild, even if it might not happen as often as he would like.

“Anytime we can rehab and release an animal back to the wild, that is the ultimate goal,” Nevarez said. “Unfortunately, due to the nature of the field, the release rate is only about 30%. But anytime we can rehabilitate animals back to the wild and release them, that is the most thrilling aspect.”

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Dr. Javier Nevarez, director of the Wildlife Hospital of Louisiana, assists in releasing a rehabilitated goose at the LSU Lakes.

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With the University unable to protect its students from discrimination in all situations, responsibility falls onto the students to create an environment that is welcoming and truly diverse, Rovaris said. According to Rovaris, student action should stop situations like the Vidrine incident from occurring.

“No matter where you go, you will encounter unfortunate experiences where people will treat you on a criteria on which they should not treat you,” Rovaris said. “It’s how those places respond, and how they prevent those things from happening.

Nobody said anything. But somebody could have easily said that’s wrong, and that’s the type of culture that I want to see.”

Some students, like screen arts freshman Chandler Robinson, believe the University is diverse, but needs to work to include all students around campus.

“From my experience, LSU is pretty diverse. There’s a lot of different people here, so it isn’t mostly one type of person,” Robinson said. “I do think LSU could improve their disability services.

Whether it’d be just temporary or permanent, they need to do a better job.”

History senior Dee Carter said she feels uneasy when taking Tiger Trails transportation, especially around Sorority Row.

“When the bus comes and picks up all the people from Sorority Row and on that river and it picks me up after that, I feel the most uncomfortable on that,” Carter said. “Everybody is predominantly white.”

Carter said she’s never felt unwelcome or had an unpleasant experience in the classroom, but has experienced some discomfort around campus.

“It’s my senior year, and I’ve never felt, from teachers or any of the programs that I’ve done at LSU, I’ve never felt like I’m not welcome,” Carter said. “It’s around certain people, certain students, that can give that aura.”

In 2015, the University’s fourth year as a HEED award winner, University student Clare Perkins tweeted a picture of what seemed like a noose hanging from a tree on campus. The University released a statement saying the “noose” was part of a weather prevention system that came loose and reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a safe learning environment for all students.

“I was wrong, it was a wire that fell,” Perkins said following the University’s statement in 2015. “But if black students were more accepted here, I wouldn’t have thought a noose.”

The next year, a white University student suggested the creation of a “White Student Union” on her Facebook

page, prompting the creation of the hashtag #BeingBlackAtLSU. She later recanted her proposal and said she never intended to offend anyone.

In October 2016, University student Jawan Fox had swastikas drawn on his neck at a partyhe attended. Partygoers said Fox shouldn’t have been offended by the swastikas since he’s black not Jewish. No statement was released by the University regarding the incident.

Several days after this incident, University student Clare Perkins found “Go Back 2 Africa N----r Monkeys” written on a Halloween decoration hanging outside the door of her University House apartment.

Alexander met with Perkins and her roommates and promised to help them move out if they wanted. The University pledged if a University student was found responsible for the action, they would be prosecuted under the Student Code of Conduct, but the perpetrator was never found.

On Oct. 9, 2018, a University student appeared in a social media post holding a plush monkey by a noose. Members of LSU African American Ambassadors contacted Alexander, but claimed the University considered the photo “freedom of speech.” The University released a statement saying it was handling the situation and would be reviewed by the Dean of Students.

HIMES, from page 3 and had our solutions in place, and it all worked throughout the day,” Guillot said.

She said the testing center is working to prevent similar incidents similar to what happened on Monday by working the “technical bugs” out of the system.

Guillot said a situation like Monday’s has not happened often in the last few years, but has occurred more frequently this semester.

This is the second problem that the testing center has encountered this semester.

On Sept. 20, the testing center shut down due to an overflow of test takers and a fire alarm.

There were originally 3,500 students schedule to take a test that day, with the testing center checking in about 330 students an hour. According to David O’Brien, director of testing and evaluation services at the Center for Academic Success, this was a significantly higher number of students than usual.

The line grew throughout the day. Many students waited in line for almost an hour to take their tests.

Theatre sophomore Camille Lanata showed up to the testing center early that day without knowing about the line, but said she was glad she did.

Lanata waited for about 35 minutes to take her test.

“I didn’t know Himes was backed up, but I got there early anyway so I could study a bit before,” Lanata said. “My exam was at 2 p.m. I got in line at 1:15 p.m. and didn’t start my exam until 1:50 p.m.”

Later that day, Himes Testing Center addressed the situation on Twitter and said a fire alarm also went off, which added to the delays.

The fire alarm went off at approximately 3:56 p.m., due to a minor issue in the error handling room on the third floor, according to O’Brien.

The testing center contacted instructors after the fire alarm and suggested that testing windows be extended. Many instructors extended their classes’ testing windows to Monday.

O’Brien said the testing center plans to work with faculty members to create a more spaced out plan for future testing windows to avoid another situation like what happened on Sept. 20.

Natural resource and ecology freshman Lauren Cavnar said she doesn’t want to wait an hour in line to take a test in Himes Testing Center.

“After hearing about the previous events that happened in Himes, it makes me nervous about scheduling a test, “especially on the popular days,” Cavnar said.

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SPORTS PATIENCE PAYS OFF

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Safety JaCoby Stevens emerges as one of LSU’s top defenders

BY JACOB BECK @Jacob_Beck25 Patience is a virtue. For LSU football junior safety JaCoby Stevens, patience was hard for him to have, and it’s easy to understand why.

Stevens was the highestrated recruit in LSU’s 2017 class according to 247Sports. com, which included the likes of junior safety Grant Delpit, sophomore linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson, sophomore defensive tackle Tyler Shelvin and junior linebacker Jacob Phillips.

“If you ask any of my family members close to me I struggle with patience, and I feel like this was a way of God testing me these past three years,” Stevens said.

“He forced me to be patient, forced me to wait my turn, and I feel like doing that I’m receiving this on the back end.”

What Stevens has received, in short order, was a starting spot at safety opposite Delpit and more recently a highlight-reel interception.

Stevens won Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Mississippi State last week.

But in his freshman season, Stevens struggled to find the field, only appearing in six games mostly at wide receiver. He had two catches for 32 yards.

Stevens sophomore season proved more fruitful as he found a home at the “quarters” position, playing a linebacker-safety hybrid role where he played closer to the line of scrimmage, rushing the passer and stopping the run.

Stevens athleticism and nose for the ball shined as he finished the 2018 season with a laundry list of stats: 35 tackles, 6.5 tackles-for-loss, five pass breakups, 1.5 sacks and an interception.

Heading into his junior season, Stevens was expected to be a major contributor for the Tigers defense. So far, so good.

Stevens is second on the team in total tackles with 39, tied for the team lead in sacks with two, second on the team in interceptions with two and third in pass breakups with four.

Stevens’ performance on the field isn’t the only thing that’s impressive. LSU coach Ed Orgeron has reiterated Stevens is the strongest player on the team pound-forpound. That’s evidenced by his ability to challenge offensive

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LSU junior safety JaCoby Stevens (03) in Tiger Stadium on Sat., Sept. 14. lineman and running backs even if they possess a size advantage.

Through the 2019 season, the Tigers have faced one of the toughest schedules in not only the SEC but also the entire country.

Stevens doesn’t see that as a bad thing, but rather something he looks forward to.

“If you can’t get up for top-10 matchups I don’t know why you’re playing football,” Stevens said. “This is what you come to LSU for, where you play teams like this back to back to back.”

Something that’s propelled the Tigers in said top-10 matchups has been Orgeron’s pre-game rituals to hype the team up,

which Stevens said exemplify Orgeron’s player-coach mentality.

“If you were to see Coach O in the locker room, you’d think he was about to get out there and put the pads on and play, Stevens said. “I honestly think that Coach O thinks he’s going to play the game each and every Saturday.”

Column: A Tiger-Eat-Tiger World: LSU to face Auburn’s defense

BY MYLES KUSS @KussMyles Running through a brick wall usually comes as a challenge.

As the saying goes, you can’t go through it, so you must go around it, or, if you are bold enough, under it.

I’m afraid the LSU football team will have no choice this weekend but to go through the brick wall that is Derrick Brown and the Auburn Tigers defensive line.

Brown will force the Tigers to use junior running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire to beat them.

LSU fans and coaches are not accustomed to hearing that other teams are trying to make them run, but it might be the pleasant surprise that LSU needs to show it possess more than Joe Burrow.

Take Edwards-Helaire’s game against a stout Florida defense that stuffed Auburn. He had 134 yards on the ground with two

scores. And he made it look easy.

Even if Edwards-Helaire does not play, freshman Tyrion Davis-Price showed the speed and determination to be a complement back, producing 40 yards and a touchdown on only three carries against the Gators.

But Florida did not have the 6-foot 5 behemoth that is Derrick Brown.

He is leading an Auburn group that is only allowing 3.1 yards per carry. They will have to lean on their defensive stud as its pass defense is allowing 6.03 yards per attempt in the air.

In his Heisman-contending season, Burrow is averaging 11.4 yards per attempt, and the opposing Tigers will look to keep that average to a minimum.

Auburn has proven to get pressure with four linemen and will use that to their advantage, but it will be forced to pressure when Burrow and the receiving core of Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson and the returning Terrace Marshall Jr. execute big plays down

field.

Burrow has to allow his top receivers to make plays by throwing into tight coverage to open up the rest of the game, or they could feel pressure to run the ball.

Not to mention true freshman Bo Nix has shown potential to throw the ball in clutch situations in every game besides Florida.

All of these factors and you have two top ten teams coming into the hardest place to play in college football.

One team will walk away with hopes of hoisting a National Championship trophy in New Orleans as the other will go home to Auburn.

Expect the Auburn Tigers to try and keep the big plays to a minimum in hopes that Brown can containg LSU’s rushing attack.

The matchup will deliver as the past three matchups have been decided by one score with the last game being decided from the foot of LSU’s Cole Tracy.

Every eye should be on this game because how it could turn into a battle in the trenches.

If Auburn finds a way to stop the pass and pass the ball themselves, the difference could be a strong LSU

offensive line against an exceptional Auburn defensive line.

While it is tough to go through an immovable object, LSU’s offensive prowess and the Death Valley crowd will move anything that stands in its way.

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LSU junior running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire (22) sprints to the endzone on Sat., Oct. 12, during the Tigers’ 42-28 victory against the Gators.

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Head diving coach spends 18 years at LSU

BY ELIZABETH CUI @lizzie_cui LSU’s diving head coach Doug Shaffer will have spent 18 years coaching for the Tigers this year.

Shaffer has had great success with athletes he has been coaching at LSU and is a vital member of the LSU swimming and diving staff.

Shaffer dove as a high level athlete in his teenage years and represented the U.S. at a number of domestic and international competitions.

One of his most honorable achievements is his national championship title on the one-meter springboard at the LSU natatorium during the 1987 U.S. National Championships.

Shaffer also won the three-meter springboard preliminary event, beating four-time Olympic gold medalist and arguably the most famous diver in the world, Greg Louganis.

As an athlete, Shaffer jumped from state to state, following his coaches, Ron O’Brien and the late Van Austin, and didn’t really have a sense of family or a place to call home.

“When I got to Baton Rouge, Louisiana and within the first year I met my now wife, Tracy, who was born and raised in Baton Rouge and has gone to LSU

and is currently teaching at LSU, “That rooted me in family here,” Shaffer said. “LSU represented the whole package for me, and family is really important.”

At 56 years old, Shaffer now has 17 years of LSU experience under his belt. His 18 years of coaching at LSU makes him the most tenured of anyone currently on the swimming and diving team’s coaching staff.

“He’s a really nice coach and he has been teaching me how to coach and run practices through observation,” said graduate assistant Wendy Zhang. “He’s really fun to work with.”

During his time on staff, Shaffer has coached 39 All-Americans, six Southeastern Conference champions and one Olympian in his time at LSU. Shaffer was also named the 2008 SEC Women’s Coach of the Year and the 2016-17 Men’s Coach of the Year.

This year he is excited for the LSU season with three new faces joining the team.

“We have some fantastic talent,” Shaffer said. “I look forward to seeing that talent grow and develop in our environment.”

Shaffer also has big goals with the Tokyo Olympic Games just around the corner and the very realistic potential of LSU athletes qualifying this year.

“It’s a bucket list item to be an

Olympic coach,” Shaffer said. “With Elizabeth Cui and what she has done this year and Juan and what he has done at the World Championships, and Anne Tuxen for Norway, I’m very confident that my bucket list item will come to fruition this year.”

Shaffer has had many amazing moments in the course of 18 years but his favorite moment was during Juan CelayaHernandez’s 3-meter final at the SEC Championships in 2017, his freshman year. Celaya-Hernandez scored an incredible 105 points on his front four and a half somersaults tuck to take the title.

“The entire team erupting on the other side of the pool,” Shaffer said. “The image that I have of that was just a total team involvement, LSU swimming and diving celebratory sporting moment.”

Shaffer has no plans to retire soon and looks forward to making more memories with the Tigers and continuing to make history.

“He is one of the most experienced people that I’ve been coached by,” Celaya-Hernandez said. “He knows what he’s talking about.”

Elizabeth Cui was a LSU diver from 2015-2019 and competed a the 2016 Olympic Games.

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Newsflash: being stuck in a field of tall grass isn’t very enjoyable. A movie about it isn’t either. Overall, “In the Tall Grass” has some moments that shine, but it’s just slightly too well done to come across as comedic. It’s a mess and proof that just because Stephen King wrote something doesn’t mean it’s good.

Masie O’Toole @masieotoole

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UNCANNY ANNIE

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In the spirit of Halloween, Hulu released “Uncanny Annie” on Oct 4. It was mildly gruesome and graphic which would probably be hard to stomach if you aren’t one for fake blood. Overall, “Uncanny Annie” makes the mark for movie night and should be added to your Halloween movie list.

Alexandria Duque @AlexInTheMedia

MOVIE

JUDY

BBC Films

The film “Judy” captures the darkness of Judy Garland’s life as she struggled through her final years. Overall, I was pleased with “Judy.” I yearned for more at many turns of the film, but I ended up crying at the end. I felt many emotions, and it made me smile to experience a genuine attempt at appreciating the hero that was Judy Garland.

Matthew Hensarling @matthewhenss

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‘Zombieland’ cast reunites for iconic sequel to the cult classic

BY ENJANAE’ TAYLOR @_queenet_ “Zombieland: Double Tap” is the sequel Zombieland deserved, with humor, heart and just enough zombie kills to add in the guts and glory the series is known for.

This year marked the 10year anniversary of “Zombieland,” one of my favorite movies and a film beloved by many. The world was introduced to an unlikely friend group that became family, a sisterhood we all admired and a man on a mission to find Twinkies in a post-apocalyptic world. Life was never the same.

From the death of Bill Murray to the epic survival of the zombie attack at Pacific Playland, “Zombieland” was and still is a breathe of fresh and a unique horror comedy with heart that stands out.

When I heard the original cast was coming together to make a sequel. I was overjoyed. With it being the anniversary of the original film, I knew they would have something great in store for the second movie. Even just the concept of the name, “Zombieland: Double Tap,” being a play on the rules set in the first film already had me sold.

In the beginning of the second film we see Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) embark on a journey to find their new home. Of course they want the best home imaginable, so they go to the White House.

Columbus is still narrating the story “Zombieland: Double Tap” and shares that his family had begun to experience a little tension. Little Rock felt smothered by Tallahassee and wanted to hang out with people her age while Columbus and Wichita begin to have problems in their relationship.

Columbus decided to propose to Wichita, scaring her away and making her decide to leave with her sister, Little Rock. Tension rises in the group as Columbus meets a new girl named Madison (Zoey Deutch), and Little Rock runs away with a new boy,

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named Berkeley (Avan Jogia), to Graceland.

Once again fans get to see these unlikely friends, along with Madison, go on a journey only this time in search of Little Rock.

They learn Graceland is no more and that Little Rock and Berkeley have planned to go to a hippie safe land called Babylon. During their quest they meet even crazier characters and Tallahassee’s new love interest, Nevada (Rosario Dawson). They also learn that there is a new zombie more dangerous and powerful than what they’re accustomed to. They will have to learn how to adapt and fight them.

I’ll admit that, at first, I was worried about the new additions to the cast. But after seeing the film I believe they added to it and made the scenes more fun and memorable.

This sequel brought back nostalgia and reminded me of the classic comedies the early 2000s offered. The heart of the film remained, bringing it back to the overall thoughtful message of home and family once again at the end like the original.

Oddly enough, I also love small amount of promotion they did for the film. True fans

of the original movie have been giving the film enough hype, and it did great at the box office for its opening weekend. It really allowed the film to stand on its own and speak for itself, which it definitely did.

I also love how you don’t have to see the first film to understand and like the second.

It satisfies current fans of the story while creating new fans who are newly interested and invested in “Zombieland” and its characters.

I love this cast just as much now as I did then, and this sequel was definitely worth the wait. This film did the original justice, and I think fans of the first movie will really enjoy the sequel. Also, stick around for the end credits for a funny Bill Murray appearance to get a look into what he was up to before the first film.

The film ended on a joyful note, not shutting down the idea of another film. Who knows, in 10 years we might see a third movie: “Zombieland: Beware of Bathrooms.”

Regardless of my bad jokes and hopes of a continuation of this epic saga, I will continue to enjoy this sequel now and recommend everyone to not double think and to go see this movie.

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ENTERTAINMENT TRAVELING TAILGATES

Meet the LSU student trio behind Travel University and Old Row’s Tailgate Tour

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Maru Bread Co. combines artistry, baking

BY BRITNEY YOUNG @byoun99

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BY LIA SALIME @liasalime University graphic design junior Stew MacFadyen always enjoyed traveling with his family.

During his first away game at Ole Miss as a freshman, he saw a potential for growth in the third-party hospitality market.

It was a feeling shared by mar-

keting graduate Stinson Lanoix and construction management senior Dub Robinson.

Lanoix and Robinson met as pledge brothers for the now-defunct Sigma Chi Fraternity chapter. They later joined Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) Fraternity where MacFadyen was a pledge. The trio became close through their work at The House in Tigerland.

When the bar’s owners tasked them with bringing more business, the students had the opportunity to fill the void in the gameday travel market.

Thus, Travel University, or Travel U, was founded.

Travel U is a student travel company focused on away football games, in particular, in the Southeastern Conference. The

company provides all-inclusive away weekend packages for college students that include roundtrip transportation, twonight hotel stay, entrance to private events and parties with live performers, party buses to and from the venue, transportation to and from the game and mer-

see TRAVEL U, page 10

Bread has been a staple for many years from ancient Greece to endless bread sticks at Olive Garden. Now, fresh-baked artisan bread and pastries can be found right here in Baton Rouge.

Moeko Glynn is the owner of Maru Bread Company. Glynn moved to Baton Rouge in 2011.

She did not know many people in town and started baking to kill time. She hasn’t stopped since then. Glynn liked cooking and baking, but she never baked bread before 2011.

Glynn has been baking for eight years, but her friend introduced her to the organizers of MidCity Makers Market in 2017. Her hobby turned into a business.

“I always wanted to do what I love to do for a living,” Glynn said. “I think I found what I want to do for the rest of my life. It might change, but at least for now, baking is what I love to do most.”

Glynn’s most popular pastries are sourdough bread and croissants, but she also mentioned how her career plans might change in the future. Glynn loves baking

see MARU, page 10 POP-UPS Three Saturdays per month 605 Ingleside Dr. ALSO AT Rêve Coffee at White Star Market Tuesdays & Fridays 4624 Government Street

Local veteran-owned business creates plant-based sweets

BY MASIE O’TOOLE @masieotoole Allen and Maria Howard are known across Baton Rouge for their delicious bakes from their popular Southern Savory Biscuits to indulgent S’mores Cookies. Their creations are all handmade with love, care and one other special ingredient— plants.

The husband and wife created Plant Based Sweets by Lotus after Allen Howard went vegan.

He may have cut animal products out of his life, but his cravings for comfort food still stuck around. In Baton Rouge, there are few plantbased options, so the couple started veganizing recipes themselves.

What began as a slow transition evolved into a lifestyle change for the pair. After being

frustrated with feeling sluggish and exhausted, they decided to take the leap. First, they cut out red meat and then, slowly but surely, they began to eliminate all other animal products.

“That was the big motivator for me—feel,” Allen said. “I felt like I needed to have a cup of coffee in the morning to wake up my system.”

WHERE TO TRY Local Farmer’s Markets Southern Cofé Mid-City Makers Market Online at plantbasedsweetsbylotus.com Instagram @plantbasedsweetsbylotus Northgate Fest Oct. 25

As they transitioned, the couple began experimenting with recipes they knew and loved, looking for ways to eliminate animal products without sacrificing flavor or texture. Instead of simply creating a substitute, they wanted to create something that was healthy and delicious in its own right.

After they veganized a recipe, the couple would share pictures on their personal Instagram accounts, and the response from their friends was overwhelmingly positive. In March, friend and owner of Southern Cofé invited the pair over for a Food Truck Friday event.

From there, the bakers began to cater their treats towards a Southern audience. People in Louisiana

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“It takes all the hassle out of traveling as a college student,” Robinson said. “You’re not worried about ‘Oh, how am I gonna get around tonight?

Where am I gonna go? Is there gonna be other kids I know there?’ We put it all together because, if you’re going to one of these away games and you get the travel package, you know there’s going to be people you know staying at the hotel. It makes it a little safer, honestly, because you’re traveling in a group.”

The trio started the company last year. Lanoix, a Jackson, Mississippi native, had connections

MARU, from page 9 and wants to continue to do it in the future.

“It’s something that you can enjoy at the moment and leave nothing behind besides memories,” Glynn said.”I like making something that gives people joy and leave them only memories, not substance, so baking is perfect for me.”

Glynn usually does pop ups three times a month on Saturdays at 605 Ingleside Dr. She also brings croissants and bagels to Rêve Coffee at White Star Market

with Mississippi State students, so the trio organized the first away trip for the Mississippi State students to come to the LSU game last fall. Almost 500 students went on the trip. Then, they organized a Cabo Spring Break trip for LSU seniors last spring.

To market that trip to Mississippi State students, the trio reached out to Old Row asking them to post on their Instagram.

Lanoix said they saw a lot of orders come through because of that.

This year, Travel U reached out again because they planned trips for LSU’s game against Texas in Austin, LSU’s most recent game at Mississippi State and Auburn’s visit to Ti-

ger Stadium this Saturday.

Old Row responded with a partnership offer for the semester.

The partnership – the Old Row Tailgate Tour built by Travel U – thrusted Travel U into the spotlight and has had students partying like it’s already the roaring ‘20s with events across the SEC and other universities.

Performers for past events include Mustache The Band, Trinidad James, Roscoe Dash, Petey Pablo and DJ CMIX. “[DJ CMIX is] the same DJ that DJs all the basketball games,” Robinson said. “He’s LSU’s DJ. He’s really good.”

Lanoix now serves as the chief operating officer and vice president of sales, Robinson is

the chief visionary officer and chief product officer and MacFadyen is the chief brand officer.

In addition to teaching everyone how to do gamedays right, Travel U has started branching off to plan events such a fraternity formals.

Travel U and the Old Row Tailgate Tour will be back at The House in Tigerland this Friday to pregame for the Auburn game. The party will feature performances by Mustache The Band, DJ CMIX and Joe Bryson and merchandise giveaways.

There are two different ticket packages for attendees 18 and up and 21 and up.

Travel packages for the weekend are also available for students coming from out of

town. They include a Friday and Saturday hotel stay at the Courtyard & Resident Inn by Marriott, a ticket to the Old Row Tailgate Tour built by Travel U party at The House in Tigerland, party bus transportation to and from the hotel and bar as well as transportation to campus on game day.

“The college travel market is just ridiculous,” Robinson said. “There’s so many college students out there, and every single one of them wants to go to those big football games, the big party weekends, big Spring Breaks. It’s an awesome market to be in, and it’s a lot of fun because we get to do all this traveling and meet a lot of cool people along the way.”

every Tuesday and Friday.

“I also want to collaborate with restaurants, cafes or any kind of people who are interested in my bread sometimes besides doing pop-ups,” Glynn said. “I like making, especially, sourdough bread, so it would be fun if sourdough enthusiasts get together and bring their homemade breads and share their knowledge and experiences with other people.”

Glynn’s passion and love for baking can be seen through designs that on her pastries and can be tasted at her pop-ups or at Rêve Coffee.

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Based Sweets by Lotus caters to the groups that are left out. They produce treats that are not only plant-based, but gluten-free, nonGMO and free of refined sugars.

The couple is working to redefine vegan eating in the South and present the option of cleaner and eco-conscious living. They are combatting the association of plant-based diets with a dull meal plan of lifeless salad and juice cleanses and instead proving there is a way to be both healthy and satisfied.

“The fact that we can create things and people that aren’t

even vegan like our food makes us happy,” Maria said. “It makes me happy to know that you’re eating something that’s made from all plants. We’re not hurting the earth, and we’re doing something very beneficial for the people.”

To try some of the couple’s bakes, stop by local farmer’s markets and pop-up events, the MidCity Makers market, Southern Cofé or place an order online through their website or Instagram, @plantbasedsweetsbylotus.

The couple will also make an appearance at the upcoming Northgate Fest on Oct. 25.

love their comfort food, so the duo wanted to replicate that feeling without the health risks that come with it.

“We thought, ‘This is the South, everyone likes their pound cake and biscuits,’” Maria said. “‘Let’s put out a healthier option and make vegan treats available and accessible to the community so you have a different option of eating.’”

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Younger generations more politically active than others Dear Society JASMINE EDMONSON @edmonsonjasmine There’s a common misconception that most millennials and Generation Z are politically inactive in today’s society.

This generalization stemmed from the 2016 presidential election, in which voters chose between President Donald Trump and former Secretary of state Hillary Clinton.

Roughly 2.7 million members of Generation Z, 31.3 million Millennials, 35.7 million members of Generation X, 48.1 million Baby Boomers and 19.8 million from the Silent Generation voted in the 2016 election, according to Pew Research Center.

Generation Z and Millennials lean more Democratic than other generations.

Although 55% of young Americans voted for Clinton and roughly 33% voted for Trump,

voter turnout among Millennials were low compared to Generation X, Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation because some young adults didn’t support the political ideology of either candidates.

Some young Americans felt the candidates didn’t thoroughly discuss societal and economical issues that affect their generation.

Generation Z and Millennials are more liberal and support issues like the legalization of marijuana, same-sex marriage and better governmental aid in higher education.

Votes among Millennials increased compared to the 2008 presidential election. They cast 18.4 million in that election.

Millennials are larger in size than Generation X. The number of the millennial votes will be near or possibly exceed Generation X votes in the 2020 presidential election, according to Pews Research Center.

The ranks of U.S. Millennials are growing faster because of

immigration, due to increased naturalizations. Millennials will become the largest generation in the electorate, according to Pews Research Center.

The increase in voter turnout among young Americans in the 2016 election compared to the 2008 election eliminated the conception Generation Z and Millennials aren’t involved in politics.

Young Americans, even those who aren’t eligible to vote, are willingly participating in political activism because they care about the political climate which can affect their future and their children’s future.

There are several platforms young Americans use to voice their opinions on social injustices and raise awareness to solve these issues. Many universities have free speech spaces. Countless young people organize marches, protests and rallies.

There are numerous non-profit organizations members of Generation Z and Millennials created for young and older people.

Social media is the most relevent platform because it allows the other platforms to thrive.

With the click of a button, young people can know what political events are occurring locally, nationally or globally.

Young people use this tool to help fix the problems past generations caused and continue to create. Likes and comments imply the effectiveness of current events young people support on real and virtual communities.

Shares show the impacts events have on people which can influence a legislator or political figure to help solve societal problems.

There are many young activists around the world who are sparking change either in their local communities or internationally. Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg is a Swedish activist who is gaining worldwide attention for her urgent request world leaders must acknowledge and fight climate change.

Thunberg lead global cli-

mate strikes in September. Over 7.6 million people participated in the strikes which demanded world leaders to take action and end climate change. She reached out to her followers on social media to join and share the event with their followers, friends, family and acquaintances.

It’s easy to believe that many young people are mute about politics because Generation X, baby boomers and the silent generation have been engaged in it longer. Some of them may think young people find politics boring or are simply uneducated on it.

I urge older generations to take young people involved in politics more seriously. Our power to create change may be a small wave compared to world leaders, but our passion for change is vast like an ocean.

Jasmine Edmonson is a 21-yearold mass communication junior from Denham Springs, Louisiana.

Eddie Rispone is taking over the Louisiana gubernatorial race Your Best Brett BRETT LANDRY @bmlandry3 If there are only two things guaranteed in Louisiana politics, it’s that it will always keep you on your toes and it will make for a great story. Republican gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone is the political underdog who is likely to find himself leading the incumbent blue dog, Gov. John Bel Edwards, after the November runoff.

When Rispone entered the gubernatorial race, he entered a race that initially seemed unlikely for him to win. Rispone’s two major opponents were an incumbent, moderate Democrat governor who had a fair shot of being re-elected in the primary election, and a conservative, veteran, veterinarian, doctor and farmer, Rep. Ralph Abraham. Rispone was relatively unknown to the state of Louisiana.

Facts are stubborn things, and Rispone had hard work to do. Fortunately, Rispone is hard worker.

With a vast war chest and ambition, Rispone made a name for himself. He dominated state air-

waves and social media, where seemingly endless commercials revealed who Rispone was. Arguably his best commercial, Rispone revealed that he, like countless Louisianans, grew up in a working-class home, found value in honest labor, and built his fortunes through perseverance and perspiration.

Having met Rispone personally, he truly does live up to the family-man standard. Rispone did not just introduce himself to Louisiana through his advertisements, he revealed that he embodies the American Dream that still thrives in Louisiana.

Rispone has commonly likened himself to President Donald Trump throughout his campaign; however, it is likely the case that Rispone leads an incomparably better race.

To begin with, Rispone emulates the best qualities of Trump.

Rispone is old-fashioned, industrious and tenacious. Rispone, like Trump, simply knows how to make money and take care of working people. Ultimately, these qualities compelled Louisiana voters to put their vote towards Trump, and will be the reason Louisiana will be red in November.

While Abraham used Trump tactics in his campaign, he was standoffish, a quality that voters are exhausted of. Meanwhile, Edwards embraced the strategy of being hardline anti-Trump. Edwards seemed to forget that he lives in a red state where Trump voters are the dominant population.

Rispone split the difference perfectly. Rispone managed to get across that he holds himself to the moral standards respected by Louisiana voters while also ensuring that he can concentrate the same economic prosperity of the Trump administration into Louisiana.

Ultimately, Rispone has a great chance of winning the gubernatorial election. He is a man of outstanding class, has thorough and reasonable plans to benefit the state, knows how to work well with others, and can serve as a catalyst for Louisiana growth. Following the primary election, Rispone and Abraham embraced each other as friends, both dedicated to Louisiana. Following the final results of the primary Abraham gladly endorsed Rispone. Abraham and his team put up a great fight and should be proud of the work they accomplished.

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Candidate Eddie Rispone speaks during the Gubernatorial debate on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in the Student Union Theater.

Come November, we can expect Rispone to thank Edwards for his service upon a Republican victory, and all Republicans should be compelled to do likewise. Edwards has done a fair job of keeping this state intact, and his commitment to serving the people of Louisiana is unquestionable. But in the end,

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Louisiana and Rispone are both deep red, love industry and crave a booming economy. Under an underdog governor, Louisiana will be assured a proud eight years.

Brett Landry is a 20-year-old mass communication senior from Bourg, Louisiana.

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