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owntime for junior sprinter Jada Martin and senior sprinter and hurdler Chanice Chase means kisses, recess and retail therapy.

The women on LSU’s track and field team work hard to be the best on the track, but find special pleasure in relaxation during their time away from the stadium.

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“chilling at home and watching Netflix.”

“I’m kind of a homebody,” she said.

After a long day of training, Martin said she spends most of her time in the comfort of her own bed, much to the disappointment of her playful maltipoo puppy, Coco Chanel.

The Georgia-native loves having the company of Coco. The thought of always coming home to kisses cheers her up after a long day at practice, she said.

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Governor announces $183 million TOPS cut

BY SAMUEL CARTER KARLIN @samkarlin The Taylor Opportunity Program for Students is slated for a massive budget cut for the upcoming fall and spring semesters, as Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a $183 million reduction to the nearly $300 million budget for the program.

If the Legislature does not find more money for the program, students with less than a 26 on the ACT would no longer qualify for TOPS. The state will also factor in the earnings of each student’s family when awarding the scholarship for the upcoming academic year.

Currently, students must make a 20 ACT score and 2.5 GPA to qualify.

Assuming no change in the number of students, the budget cut would take the scholarship away from more than 30,000 students who either currently receive TOPS or planned on qualifying for the award when looking for colleges.

As of now, more than 46,000 students receive TOPS. The February special legislative session dedicated to solving the budget crises fell short of its goal, leaving an almost $800

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Faircloth, Landry aim to foster campus connections, initiatives

BY BETH CARTER @bethie_carter Student Government president Zack Faircloth and vice president Lindsey Landry were sworn in by Senate Speaker Adam Grashoff on Tuesday in Memorial Tower, marking the beginning of the “Forward” administration.

LSU President F. King Alexander gave opening remarks, reminiscing on his work with now former SG president Andrew Mahtook and former vice president Hannah Knight, adding that he is eager to form the same

kind of relationship with Faircloth and Landry.

“I want to have the same oneon-one relationship that I’ve had with [Mahtook and Knight] that I can have with Zack and Lindsey,” Alexander said. “They know that I’m here for them, and I want everyone else to know that too.”

Mahtook and Knight said although they feel bittersweet as their time in office comes to a close, they are excited to watch Faircloth and Landry make their mark on campus.

“Hannah and I relied on [Faircloth and Landry] so much this

year,” Mahtook said. “We’ve put so much on [their] plates, and they always delivered perfectly for us.”

Knight said many of her administration’s signature items aimed to improve the lives of students, and she believes some of the long-lasting effects, like the addition of diversity and philanthropy directors in the executive branch and the creation of a Student Bill of Rights, will be continued by the “Forward” administration.

In her closing remarks, Knight noted that the “Here and Now” administration reached out to 322 student organizations, though not

all have responded.

Faircloth said his and Landry’s main focus for their administration will be continuing to make connections with students that were started by Mahtook and Knight.

“If we can build relationships with every group across campus, I think we’ll be really successful,” Faircloth said.

After being sworn in, Faircloth remarked on his journey to LSU, noting that neither SG or the University in general were originally part of his plan. He said receiving

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Engineering junior Zack Faircloth and child and family studies junior Lindsey Landry are sworn in as Student Government president and vice president on Tuesday inside Memorial Tower.

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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

SU mourns recent losses, reflects on community violence BY catie burkes @caitie1221 The Baton Rouge community mourned the losses of two promising Southern University students Tuesday night in the Smith-Brown Memorial Union on SU’s campus.

Lashuntae Benton and Annette January, both 19, lost their lives amid crossfire at a house party at The Cottages of Baton Rouge early Sunday morning, as previously reported by The Daily Reveille.

Indiana native January, described as “beautiful and loved,” was on a full-ride track scholarship to SU. Benton, a track team athletic trainer from Lake Charles, was remembered by speakers as a “friend, classmate and one who loved being [at SU].”

Though LSU President F. King Alexander was unable to attend the ceremony, he expressed his condolences on behalf of the University in a statement provided by LSU Media Relations Director Ernie Ballard.

“We are very saddened by the senseless loss of life, especially those with such bright futures,”

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A candlelight vigil was held for shooting victims and Southern University students Lashuntae Benton and Annette January on Tuesday, April 12, in SU’s Smith-Brown Memorial Union.

Alexander said in the statement.

“We often talk about how all college students in Louisiana are our students, regardless of what university they attend, so that makes this extremely difficult for us all. Our thoughts are with the Southern University community and the young ladies’ families at this time.”

Echoing Alexander’s sympathies were the words of

Pastor Gerard Robinson, who said the entire local community can be brought together by the tragedy of the unnecessary taking of lives. Robinson said everyone must become “their brother’s keeper” and take responsibility for one another’s well being because “everybody is connected to somebody.”

As life progresses, he said it becomes measured by “what we

do now.”

Paula-Marie Mensah, president of the Association for Women Students, spoke the thoughts of many when she said people do not realize “these kinds of things” are happening until they hit so close to home.

RESIST representative and Southern student Angelle Bradford said senseless acts of violence are far too common on national, state and local levels.

Despite the grim circumstances, Bradford said she noticed “the most beautiful integration of [her] class” take place. As a newly interwoven entity, she said she hopes her generation can change the “new reality” of violence prevalent in today’s culture.

Miss Southern University JaMya Magee said her classmates and Baton Rouge residents should combat the chain of violence through love of one another.

On behalf of the class of 2018, student Xavier Diamond said, though their beloved classmates’ lives were cut too short, there is still reason to rejoice.

“We can be the change of tomorrow,” he said.

film

Film festival to open with band performance

BY lauren heffker @laurheffker

The fourth annual Louisiana International Film Festival welcomes University students April 14 with its opening night reception to celebrate students and film.

The LSU Golden Band from Tigerland and the Golden Girls will host a special performance leading a caravan of vehicles from the University campus to Cinemark Perkins Rowe at 5 p.m., where blockades will be in place for their street performance at 6 p.m.

Even with band director Roy King’s recent leave of absence, the marching band will fulfill the commitment to appear on the opening night reception of the festival.

LIFF Executive Director Chesley Heymsfield said although Louisiana is a popular destination among filmmakers, it does not house many components to the film industry other than production. Los Angeles, New York and parts of Europe contain more of the publicity, advertising and talent agency side of the big screen.

“We founded the Louisiana International Film Festival four years ago,” she said. “The original concept behind it was that students, young people, and up and coming people can have an opportunity that I didn’t think currently existed in Louisiana.”

The festival would not be possible without the support of student attendees and volunteers from all over the state.

“I think students are the absolute epicenter of building a real creative infrastructure for the state,” Heymsfield said. “The film festival doesn’t just represent a fun thing to go to. At the same

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LIFF Volunteer Coordinator Patrick Clayton is a business junior at the University. Clayton recently attended the Sundance Film Festival as a member of LIFF’s team, and ultimately wants to make his own films.

Clayton’s position involves recruiting volunteers to assist with administrative duties, community outreach prior to the festival and organizing volunteers to help with the day-to-day operations of the actual event.

He has been focusing on increasing student volunteer presence and strengthening the relationship between LIFF and the University.

Along with the band’s performance on Thursday, LIFF is hosting its free mentorship workshop classes on April 15, which includes a tour of Celtic Media Centre and various workshops at Cinemark Perkins Rowe. The tour provides an opportunity to network with industry professionals and get a closer look at how movies are made. The tour is free and open to members of the public who RSVP. With the mentorship day, students have the ability to form connections and network.

“For students that are interested in networking, communications or film, this is the perfect job. It’s a great learning experience, great connections and opportunity,” Clayton said.

Although the film industry seems vast, he said, it really is all about who you know.

“You would think it would be a huge community, but once you get into it you realize how small it is.

Everyone knows each other, and it’s a network,” Clayton said.

The sharing of ideas, conversations and discussions can only happen through congregation, which is possible through interpersonal relationships, Heymsfield said.

“At the end of the day, this film festival, if you want to turn it into the next South by Southwest, that’s going to be because the students make that happen,” she said.

All film screenings on April 15 are free for students with a valid ID. Student passes for the entire festival are $20. Among the local attendees, actor Kelsey Grammer will also be in attendance for the screening of his newest film, “Breaking the Bank,” on April 15 at 7:30 p.m.

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Sports

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The College Try hadn’t always been firm because his elbow had deceived him a few times before.

Having already passed on signing a professional contract, The Lemont, Illinois native and 2014 Illinois High School Player of the Year arrived at LSU for summer classes in June, just a day after his high school team won the Class 3A state championship.

As the fall semester began, the thentrue freshman was off to a decent start in fall practices, he said, before he began to feel pain, which was diagnosed later as a stress reaction.

He was shut down for the first time in his playing career and then

see LATZ, page 4

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LSU freshman pitcher Jake Latz (67) pitches during LSU’s 7-0 defeat on Tuesday, April 12 at Alex Box Stadium.

Michael Papierski and Jake Latz don’t talk about baseball often with each other, at least not much in the last year.

While Papierski was cementing his role as the everyday catcher in his second year with the Tigers, Latz — his childhood friend, high school teammate and roommate — was left pondering a question he had been frequently asked.

“When are you going to get back out there?”

Even non-verbal reminders of his almost two-year absence from the mound in a live game, like requiring treatment

in a training room, became nauseating.

“Right now, every single day, I have to tell myself, ‘I’m not going to experience that anymore,’” Latz said Monday, one day before his collegiate debut against McNeese State. “I have to get past that, get it over with and just focus on throwing strikes and going out there and feeling good.”

After a 1.1-inning start Tuesday against the Cowboys, Latz took his first step toward putting his injury past behind him. Although he allowed three runs off three hits, the redshirt freshman lefty struck out a pair of batters on 36 pitches.

The timetable for Latz’s return

BY MARC STEVENS @MarcStevens_TDR After dropping seven of its last 10 games, the No. 11 LSU softball team is hoping to get back to its winning ways when it travels to North Oak Park in Hammond to play in-state foe Southeastern Louisiana at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

The Tigers (29-12, 5-10 Southeastern Conference) dropped all three games against then-No. 16 Kentucky in their most recent series, and the team is just ready to get out on the field again, it said.

“That’s the best part about [softball]. There’s always another game,” said senior catcher Kellsi Kloss. “There is always another chance for us to do something great. Me and my teammates can’t wait to play softball again on Wednesday.”

The Tigers are looking to stay perfect this season in midweek games and put a streak of ninestraight midweek victories on the line, dating back to 2015. The team is 24-2 against non-conference squads this season and has won all four games against in-state opponents.

But outside of midweek contests, LSU’s offense has been stagnant and unable to find the hits needed to bring runs home and win games.

In eight of the Tigers’ 12 losses, their opponents managed three or fewer runs. Across

Despite bumpy debut, Latz takes first step to putting injury behind him

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Tigers, Lions clash tonight at Tiger Park

BASEBALL

Tigers fall to McNeese State for first time since 2000, 7-0

BY JARRETT MAJOR @Jarrett_TDR

In his first game as an LSU pitcher, redshirt freshman Jake Latz’s night unraveled fairly quickly.

McNeese State scored early and often, as the Cowboys (1911,10-5 Southland) overpowered No. 9 LSU (21-11, 7-5 Southeastern Conference) 7-0 in Alex Box Stadium on Tuesday night.

“There is not much really to say about tonight,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “We just got whipped in every aspect of the game. They played great, we could not have played any worse.”

Latz was scheduled to start in today’s game against Grambling

but was pushed to start yesterday due to weather concerns. He spent more than a year recovering from a shoulder surgery before lasting 1.1 innings and threw 36 pitches for the Tigers in his debut.

Latz started strong, getting two outs early for the Tigers, but gave up a solo homerun to McNeese senior third baseman Connor Crane in the first inning.

In the top of the second, Latz allowed two leadoff hits before giving up a sacrifice fly that brought in a second run.

“Coming out, I felt a high to be back on the field for the first time since senior year of high school,” Latz said. “It was a wake up call, being introduced to college

baseball. I have got to be better.”

LSU sophomore Doug Norman was able to get through the second inning after Latz, without giving up another run, but he allowed two hits and one RBI in the top of the third.

In the top of the fourth, junior Russell Reynolds, who was scheduled to start until Latz was moved into the starting sport, took over and conceded a double on the lead off at-bat after sophomore left fielder Beau Jordan lost sight of the ball in the outfield.

On the next at bat, another sacrifice fly-ball scored McNeese’s fourth run.

“It was twilight,” Jordan said.

“When that happens you just have got to yell, ‘I cannot see it.’

[Fraley] yelled that he could not see it, and when that happens, your best option is to sit back and wait for it. When it came down, I was nowhere close.”

While LSU’s pitchers struggled, McNeese starting pitcher junior Austin Sanders encountered few problems, as he burnt through LSU’s order for six innings, allowing one hit and five walks.

The Cowboys further took advantage of the Tigers’ struggles and added another run and two more hits in the top of the sixth to close Reynolds’ night.

LSU responded with its first hit of the night from freshman

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LSU freshman outfielder Antoine Duplantis (20) catches a pop fly during LSU’s 7-0 defeat on Tuesday, April 12 at Alex Box Stadium.

page 4 LATZ, from page 3 attempted to rejoin the rotation after seeing improvement toward the end of last season.

However, any hope he could make an appearance proved to be fleeting as he was shut down again, not throwing a meaningful pitch in his first year in Baton Rouge.

It was more of the same in 2015 fall practice. Solid performances in fall scrimmages proved to be fool’s gold when he eventually re-aggravated his

elbow. This time, he needed a screw to mend what had become a stress fracture.

For Latz, the procedure and recovery was a “mentally-draining” experience. But at the very least, he wouldn’t have to worry about it flaring up again.

Despite so much time away from competition, Papierski said Latz kept a positive disposition, and Latz’s spirits were even further lifted when he knew he would actually be pitching at some point in the year.

“I don’t think I would quit,”

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Papierski said Monday. “But I don’t know if I could keep the positive attitude that he did day-in and day-out with baseball.”

Based on more than a decade of playing sports with each other, Papierski knows Latz as well as anybody and has seen him grow as a person since high school. Papierski, who caught Latz for two years at Lemont High School, considered the soft-spoken hurler to be a “quiet leader” in high school, even though his 10 wins, 114 strikeouts and 0.22 ERA in his senior season were critical pieces to a title-winning prep team.

While he agreed with his batterymate’s sentiment, Latz feels his passion for the game still burning internally, even if his on-field demeanor never shows it.

“Once I entered the field, I guess you could say I’m a little quiet,” Latz said. “But, inside, I’m fired up and emotional. Me and [Papierski] are usually on

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LSU freshman pitcher Jake Latz (67) pitches during LSU’s 7-0 defeat on Tuesday, April 12 at Alex Box Stadium. the same page, and he knows who I am and what kind of pitcher I am. So, that helps.”

Even Latz said he prides himself on being an “intelligent pitcher” with laser concentration, easily able to control his emotions. LSU pitching coach Alan Dunn said the message doesn’t change when a pitcher makes his

LIONS, from page 3

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LSU senior catcher Kellsi Kloss (77) hits the ball during game two of the Tigers’ 1-0 victory against Longwood University on Tuesday, March 1 in Tiger Park.

right fielder Antoine Duplantis in the bottom of the sixth, but Sanders kept the Tigers from getting on the board.

Junior Parker Bugg entered the game in the top of the seventh, but was unable to stop the bleeding as McNeese added two more hits and one run to go up six scores.

The Cowboys allowed one more hit from LSU for the remainder of the game, but McNeese managed to bring in two more hits and a run in the top of the ninth to close out the game.

The Tigers were outhit 13-2.

The loss snapped an 11-game winning streak for LSU against the Cowboys, dating back to 2000.

It was the Tigers’ first loss to McNeese in Baton Rouge since 1994.

It also served as McNeese’s third victory versus a ranked team this season and its first win against a top-ten team since beating LSU in 2000.

LSU will have little time to rebound from the loss, as it is scheduled to host Grambling State (15-16, 11-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference) at 6:30 p.m. tonight.

However, the game may be cancelled due to severe weather expected to continue throughout Wednesday afternoon.

LSU has never lost a matchup against Grambling State, leading the series 5-0 all time by an average of 5.8 runs.

With the short turnaround, the players said they are not scheduling the Grambling matchup as a premature victory.

“Every time we go out there, we need to play how we know we can play,” said junior shortstop Kramer Robertson.

“Because baseball is a funny game. If you don’t play well, you get embarrassed.”

Grambling State currently sits atop its division in the SWAC and is on a three-game winning streak.

Mainieri has not yet decided who will start for the game on the mound, if it is to be played.

“I don’t know,” Mainieri said.

“I have not thought of it yet.”

competition to plate the game’s opening run. Overall, the all twelve matchups, LSU has Tigers are 6-12 when oppostranded 95 runners combined nents score first, but when the on the basepath. roles are reversed, the squad But an in-state matchup is undefeated with a 23-0 might be what’s needed. record.

Against Louisiana-based “This season so far, evschools, the Tigers have aver- ery time a team has punched aged 12.3 runs per contest and us in the mouth and scored look to control the Lions’ (19- first, we struggle a little bit 20, 5-10 Southland Conference) coming back,” said senior inpitching staff, which maintains fielder Bianka Bell. “I see our team get down a little bit an ERA of 4.08.

If the Tigers score runs when [opponents] first come against Southeastern, confi- at us.” dence could be Bell said if the regained in the “Every time a team Tigers get their struggling squad, confidence back, which LSU coach has punched us in the bring the fight Beth Torina said had Monday mouth and scored they her team could against the Wilduse. first, we struggle cats and score runs against the “We just need a little bit coming Lions, her team to continue to will be fine. LSU trust the proback.” cess and be ourhitting coach selves,” said ToHoward DobBIANKA BELL rina. We need to son echoed senior infielder keep celebrating the senior’s small successes sentiments. and build their “Heaven forconfidence back up any way we bid when we [get the offense going],” Dobson said. “We’ve can.”

One ongoing issue that had some stretches here where appears to be hurting the we haven’t swung the bat pretty team’s confidence is when well ... But look out because this its opponents notch the first team is capable of swinging the bat well, and if we do get on fire run.

In each of LSU’s losses at the right time, we could be this season they allowed their someone’s worse nightmare.”

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collegiate debut.

“It’s still about executing pitches, staying within yourself and getting dudes out,” Dunn said Monday. “That’s going to be the approach. But that’s approach with Jake Latz, Alex Lange, Jared Poche’, Hunter Newman and Parker Bugg. The approach with every guy is the same.”

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Further inaction on public defender funding will hinder justice SMASH THE HATE JACK RICHARDS @jayellrichy If you’re planning on running for legislative office next election cycle, here’s a ready-made attack for your totally-not-affiliated super-pac to lob at your opponent in a 30-second ad. It’ll be especially damning if you’re running in a New Orleans-area district. “(Insert opponent’s name here) let accused robbers, rapists and murderers go free! Vote (insert your name here) to make criminals pay for their crimes.”

While it’s a bit of a stretch, it’s not incorrect. The Louisiana legislature refused to adequately fund the Louisiana Public Defender Board in the Fiscal Year 201617 budget, with the board seeing a $20.8 million reduction from the existing operating budget. That’s more than a 60 percent decrease in funds.

While the board’s funding does not directly affect whether or not an individual charged with a crime is released before they face trial, it certainly contributes to it.

When public defenders fail to

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Gabriel Fuentes and Shaun Van Horn filed a motion Thursday requesting DeKalb County Judge William Brady, left, to vacate their client’s murder conviction or release him on bond. get money from the state government to do their jobs, they have to rely on local court fees. Ironically, this money is usually collected from the type of people public defenders most often represent: poor, usually black citizens who can’t afford lawyers.

According to Chief District

Defender for Orleans Parish Derwyn Bunton, Louisiana is unlike any other state in the country in that, on average, two-thirds of a public defender’s office’s budget comes from fees. That means the state has to keep processing people through the criminal justice system, or it will collapse in upon

itself from a lack of money.

That’s exactly what’s starting to happen, with revenues from all kinds of legal fines decreasing. Instead of being able to rely on dirty money, taken from poor Louisianans, chief defenders like Bunton have to lay off what few lawyers they already have and refuse to defend certain cases because their offices don’t have the manpower.

It’s gotten to the point that those who the New Orleans public defender’s office can’t defend are being released because nobody can take their case. On Friday, Judge Arthur Hunter Jr. ruled the state cannot keep people in jail without providing them a lawyer, as doing so violates the Sixth Amendment as well as several state and national Supreme Court rulings.

As a result, seven people accused of violent felonies are now free until the state gets its finances in order.

This is a lose/lose situation for everyone. Law and order conservatives are fuming over releasing potentially violent individuals back into the community.

Human rights-loving liberals are screeching about how those

released were held without a trial for so long.

There are more than 20 bills in the current legislative session related to public defenders. Some of them propose substantial changes to the system, but none of them will bring the change the criminal justice system needs.

Right now, public defenders are paid $45 when a defendant pleads guilty, no contest or flat out loses the case at trial. This incentivizes public defenders to encourage those accused of crimes to take plea bargains, so the system can keep prisons full.

Lawmakers should flip the script. Instead of incentivizing guilty defendants, the state should pay a public defender’s office $60, or some other amount, when he or she wins a case. Public defender’s offices can also use this new revenue to hire more lawyers. It’s the only course of action that addresses the systemic issues with Louisiana’s administration of criminal justice, short of tearing it down and starting all over again.

Jack Richards is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from New Orleans, Louisiana.

Making LSU sports a protected class hurts other schools BURNT TO A CRISP

GARRETT HINES @GarrettH_TDR If a proposed bill is enacted into law as written, we can kiss Louisiana post-secondary athletics as we know it goodbye.

Rep. Steve Carter, R-Baton Rouge, introduced HB 971, which would require all nonLSU schools whose athletic programs are not basketball or football to be confined to competing within a 375-mile radius of their institutions.

That is, unless the game is “a playoff or championship competition or an athletic competition hosted by an opposing team, and the team’s school pays all travel and associated costs on behalf of the institution.”

The merits of this bill are duly noted.

In Louisiana’s current fiscal crunch, the state needs to

find innovative ways to curtail spending, but that should not come at the expense of the exact kind of people this state claims to be in the business of helping.

For many undersized universities, sending their student athletes across the country is the only way for them to advertise their institutions. They can’t afford to boast on their own anymore because their budgets are smaller than they once were.

Furthermore, some players come from small and rural communities across Louisiana.

Making the roster may be their only chance to see and experience life outside of their wee homesteads.

Much of the talk in education circles today is about pushing people into STEM jobs or making sure that every waking moment spent at college ensures one is fit for the working world — the ultimate goal of attending college.

However, college is also the

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time and place to see and do new things. College is not just supposed to be about cramming young minds full of knowledge to be regurgitated, or to increase some company’s yearend profits down the line. Education should mean more than a paycheck.

Aside from the points mentioned above, supporters of this bill seem to have a hidden agenda that cannot be overlooked.

It is no secret that certain people both inside and outside the Capitol have been eyeing for years to close some highereducation institutions around the state.

From claims about falling graduation rates to expedited merger plans, there are some justifications for putting schools on the chopping block. These proposals never gain much traction, though, because alumni love their institutions, and state politicians love to keep them in their backyards.

However, this bill nudg-

es the state in this direction, hoping to slip beneath the radar among the much louder calamity of budget deficits and hospital closures.

If a school can be geographically constrained from playing other teams, why can’t it be downsized into a community college? Better yet, merge it with another school and save the taxpayers money.

Principled leaders and residents can have a reasonable discussion about whether Louisiana has too many colleges and universities. But we must have that discussion in the open, and everyone, regardless of personal feelings, must be willing to listen and not just talk.

This action may be the first big chop in the right direction, but a much louder discourse on the issue is necessary.

Garrett Hines is a 21-year-old political science senior from Monroe, Louisiana.

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For Rent: 3 BR, 2 BA Condo, great location close to LSU (1/2 mile away -- 10 min walk) in Burbank Estates; conveniently located on LSU Bus Route; safe Gated complex (includes 3 gate remotes), 2 reserved parking spots, large open floor plan (1556 sq ft); spacious living room w/cathedral ceiling; built in 2005; modern floorplan; includes Washer / Dryer / Microwave / Oven / Range / Refrigerator/ Dishwasher / Garbage disposal; Alarm system; all 3 bedrooms have ceiling fans & large walk in closets; Ceramic tile in kitchen/den/bathrooms; Newly painted with new carpet; New energy efficient A/C; covered outside balcony w/storage room; Easy walk to bars & LSU & Tiger Stadium & Tigerland & University View shopping ctr; $1795/mo rent includes cableTV / internet / wireless / water / trash / sewer; Furnished with 2 big sofas, big chair/ottoman; kitchen table w/4 chairs; 1 year lease starting Aug 2016, please no pets; contact Mike to view unit. http://batonrouge.craigslist.org/apa/5471769717.html _______________________________

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Help Wanted LSU Student Media is looking for a student IT MANAGER to join our team for SUMMER 2016. The IT manager will offer support services during the summer for desktops and servers, along with other IT-related responsibilities. Pay is $10 an hour for 5 to 10 hours per week maximum. The IT manager will maintain office hours with some on-call hours. Coding skills are desired but not required. Applicants must be in good academic standing and enrolled full time at LSU. Summer session enrollment is not required if enrolled full time for Spring 2016 and registered full time for Fall 2016. Contact Tad Odell at todell@lsu.edu for more information. _______________________________ Servers, Food Runners, Cooks, Bartenders needed. Bocage Racquet Club is now hiring for summer positions for our poolside restaurant. Must be energetic, enthusiastic, and ready to work. Competitive wages, tips, and free meals! Customer service or cook experience a plus. _______________________________

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SPRINTERS, from page 1 Chase also has a dog, a bluenose pitbull named Diesel.

To the surprise of many, the pair’s hard-nosed pitbull and fluffy maltipoo are genuine friends, like their speedster owners.

“We had a team function before practice one time and were watching an away football game,” Martin said. “Chanice brought her dog over and at the time both of our dogs were really, really little. It was just really cute watching them run around.”

The two student-athletes also mutually love shopping, but Chase said she falls victim to retail therapy. She turns to shopping when she doesn’t do well on the track, but when she excels, she still ends up at the mall.

Chase finds priority in being fashionable on and off the track.

She exhibits her style during competitions by coloring her hair. She’s been through purple, blue, blonde

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the Stamps Leadership Scholarship was the first step in forming his important relationship with the University.

“LSU’s become my life, and four years ago, I don’t think I ever would have thought about saying that,” he said.

University wants to keep costs to students low and will look for other cost-saving measures first.

“We’d really prefer to have the state general fund restored,” he said.

The TOPS reduction leaves both students and universities with a big question mark hovering over next semester. “[Students] are banking on having their TOPS scholarships when they show up to college next fall,” Droddy said. “We’ve never been in a scenario like this one.”

The amount of money each student receives for the upcoming year could be reduced, which

and is now back to black in the 2016 outdoor track season.

“Off the track, I’m very fashionable, but on the track I’ll wear jewelry or do my hair a certain way. But other than that, we’re in uniform so there’s not much room for fashion,” Chase said.

Even though her lengthy list of hobbies keeps her busy, Chase sets aside time to help others when she’s free, too.

Outside practice and trips to the mall, Chase finds time to do community service at a nearby school where she plays with the children during recess.

“Community service is always going to be a positive thing,” LSU coach Debbie Parris-Thymes said.

“Sports are a unifying thing, and kids are always going to be looking up to sports personalities as heroes.”

Being a student-athlete is about all of the unexpected moments but also demands hard work and

dedication to be successful in their respective sport.

On April 9, the two Lady Tigers cracked the NCAA’s top 10 with their performances at the Battle on the Bayou meet in Baton Rouge.

Chase debuted in the 100-meter hurdles and finished second in 13.04 seconds. She also ran her season-best time of 56.66 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles for a third-nationally ranked position, and in-turn, she was named the SEC’s Runner of the Week for her performances.

Martin placed ninth nationally with a time of 23.06 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the meet.

“You always hear different people say if you look good on the outside then it’ll carry out in everything you do — you’ll try to conduct yourself in such a way,” Parris-Thymes said. “For us we always think if you look good, you smell good, you feel good, you run good.”

Faircloth also highlighted a few initiatives he and Landry have already begun working on, including having a constant student presence at the state Capitol and forming an internship database for students to get connected to Baton Rouge businesses.

“Lindsey and I are excited to get our exec team together ... We’re

going to make an impact that will last way beyond our time,” he said.

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page 7 would make students pay more but award more scholarships.

Another special session is likely, and if Edwards calls lawmakers to Baton Rouge in time for the fall semester awards to be handed out, those scholarships could

be restored.

A host of TOPS legislation could affect the students receiving TOPS for next year, although most bills don’t apply until 2019, when most current high schoolers have already graduated.

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million gap for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

But the money raised in that session and savings from Medicaid expansion allowed Edwards to restore some funding to TOPS, originally in line for an 80 percent cut, which would have stripped all but those with a 28 ACT score of the award.

The only agency taking a bigger cut than TOPS is the Department of Health and Hospitals, which will have its funding reduced by $408 million. Higher education will be cut 6 percent, or

$46 million.

That cut to colleges and universities is relatively good news, said University Executive Director of Policy and External Affairs Jason Droddy. Higher education leaders were told to prepare for double the cut that was announced.

Students could see an increase in fees for the upcoming semesters, which the University can raise on its own. Tuition increases must be done with legislative oversight, and Droddy said it could be a possibility to offset the damage done by more cuts.

But Droddy added that the

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