Volume 122 · No. 46
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
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ACADEMICS
University aims to increase enrollment, revenue
OPINION
Dance Marathon at LSU begins Beat Bama Week fundraiser
IT’S PERSONAL KEVIN YAU @tatyyau
BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano The University hopes to increase enrollment and studentgenerated revenue with new freshmen and transfer scholarships beginning fall 2017. On Oct. 21, the LSU Board of Supervisors approved a request for three new scholarships for nonresident and resident students. The scholarships — the LA Tiger Legacy Scholarship, Tiger Alumni Legacy Scholarship and Tiger Nation Scholarship — aim to counteract declining University enrollment rates among in-state and nonresident students. According to the University’s fall 2016 14th day enrollment report, freshman enrollment dropped by 2.65 percent from fall 2015, and though freshman nonresident enrollment increased minimally, nonresident enrollment overall was down approximately 4 percent. The first year student retention rate also dipped. The University significantly lags behind other flagship institutions in nonresident enrollment rates. At the University of Alabama, fall 2016 data shows 17,812 nonresident undergraduates are enrolled, comprising 54.7 percent of the school’s total undergraduates. While Alabama’s nonresident enrollment rate is
Right to vote, elections matter to everyday lives
STORY CJ CARVER
PHOTOS ZOE GEAUTHREAUX
@CWCarver_ Dance Marathon at LSU entered its third annual fundraising competition, “Beat Bama Week,” with The University of Alabama Miracle Network Dance Marathon on Sunday. The fundraising began Oct. 30 and will continue until 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 4. Total contributions will be announced on Saturday, before the football game between LSU and The University of Alabama starts. The proceeds from the University’s fundraiser will benefit Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital, Baton Rouge’s local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. “We fundraise all year long, but this week in particular we do a competition between the two schools,” said Warren Travers, external director for Dance Marathon at LSU. “Throughout the week, we do different fundraising opportunities and just fun games throughout [Free Speech Plaza] that the students can get involved in.” The fundraising events Dance Marathon
at LSU has scheduled include students getting their fortunes read, a benefit concert at Barcadia, a proceed night at Walk-On’s and more. The full schedule for “Beat Bama Week” can be found on Dance Marathon at LSU’s Facebook page. In 2015, the first year of the fundraising competition, The University of Alabama Miracle Network Dance Marathon beat Dance Marathon at LSU. Last year, LSU won with a collective total of $66,041.93, $46,039.42 of which came from Dance Marathon at LSU. “This year is kind of like a big rivalry because the record is tied one to one … between the two dance marathons,” Travers said. Besides individual donations, the best ways for students to fundraise are to join Dance Marathon at LSU or attend the
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Just like any other election season, 2016 is a year full of political news, scandals and hot topics. From Donald Trump’s controversial rhetoric to an alleged fornication scandal from a Louisiana senate candidate, many of us probably wish this news cycle would soon be over. Though it can be difficult, instead of distancing ourselves from politics, it’s our responsibility to take part of the electoral process to make a difference. Americans over 18 are eligible to vote, but millennials tend to have the lowest voter turnout — a dismal 40 percent. One of the main reasons they do not vote is because the registration process seems to be complicated. While this may be true for many states, Louisiana has a relatively simple voter registration process. Eligible citizens can register by filling out an online application from the Louisiana Secretary of State website. It used to be required by law that any naturalized citizen registering to vote bring proof of citizenship to their respective registrar of voters, but the law was repealed by the legislature earlier this year. Now, the
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STUDENT LIFE
LSU Food Pantry hosts “The Walking Bread” Halloween-themed food drive BY ALLISON BRUHL @albruhl_ The LSU Food Pantry got into the Halloween spirit this year with “The Walking Bread” food drive, a week-long bread drive that ended yesterday and celebrated this month’s season premiere of AMC’s “The Walking Dead.” Donations for the Food Pantry were dropped off on the fourth floor of the Student Union in room 455. The Food Pantry accepted donations such as bread, bagels, English muffins, tortillas,
pitas and crackers. The donation of bread and bread-based items is often outnumbered by the amount of canned or non-perishable donations, representatives from the Food Pantry said. The Food Pantry has been used more than 300 times since 2014 — it opened in August 2013. The Food Pantry offers multiple avenues for donation. Besides physically dropping off donations, the community can pick foods to donate from the Food Pantry’s online Amazon
list and donate money through the LSU Foundation. Faculty and staff can donate in the form of a payroll deduction. The Food Pantry’s mission is to provide supplemental food to students in need who may experience food insecurity. To access the Food Pantry, students must be enrolled in the current semester or for the next regular semester if between semesters. Students must also present their current LSU ID upon visiting the Food Pantry. There is no limit to how often a student can access the food pantry.
CAROLINE MAGEE / The Daily Reveille
The LSU Food Pantry held a bread drive on Monday on the fourth floor of the Student Union.