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LAW OF THE LAND Tigerland stakeholders, local law enforcement fight back against rising crime

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nderage purchase and possession of alcohol offenses in Tigerland constituted about half of all of Baton Rouge’s underage purchase and possession incidents for every year since 2011, according to Open Data BR. The data shows 2015 was the worst year for drinking-related crime in the area since 2011, with 286 incidents ranging from public intoxication to drinking in a motor vehicle. Underage purchase and possession of alcohol incidents, minor in possession incidents and misrepresentation of age to obtain alcohol incidents rose by about 15 percent between 2014 and 2015.

East Baton Rough Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore said the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control and Alcoholic Beverage Control and Gaming Enforcement commissioners have attended meetings with the DA, law enforcement and Tigerland stakeholders to discuss alcohol sales, juveniles and fights at bars in Tigerland.

State Rep. Patricia Smith, D-Baton Rouge, whose congressional district borders Tigerland, said business robberies and bar fights, the latter of which she said can lead to shootings, are Tigerland’s biggest crime crises.

Reports of assault, battery, business robbery, criminal damage to property, individual robbery, non-residential burglary, theft, vehicle burglary and firearm incidents have all risen between 2014 and 2015 in the area.

During that time, incidents of battery in Tigerland rose from 95 to 120, cases of criminal damage to property increased from 97 to 146, reports of theft hiked from 231 to 258 and vehicle burglaries went up from 159 cases to 202, according to the data.

BRPD spokesperson Sgt. Don Coppola said police increased patrols in Tigerland to have “more of a visual presence” in the neighborhood starting in August 2015, roughly a month before the District Attorney’s special law enforcement agency, the Crime Strategies Unit, began

focusing extra attention on the area.

Between August 2015 and December 2015, BRPD’s increased patrols in Tigerland cost more than $36,000, Sr. Special Assistant Parish Attorney Kim Brooks said in an email.

When CSU was established in September, Moore said it identified and focused resources on three other areas with increased crime before noticing significant crime increases in Tigerland.

More than two months ago, the CSU, LSUPD and BRPD visited Tigerland with Probation and Parole officials to identify and arrest neighborhood residents with outstanding warrants and alert other residents that there would be a greater police presence, Moore said.

“We’d do the same thing in any area of town that pops up for increased activity,” he said. “But Tigerland just stood out.”

There was also discussion of a possible memorandum of understanding

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CRIME INCIDENTS IN TIGERLAND

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CRIME, from page 1 between LSUPD and BRPD, which would allow LSUPD to aid patrols under BRPD’s jurisdiction, particularly in Tigerland. However, LSUPD spokesperson Lt. Marshall Walters said the LSUPD manpower necessary to patrol the Tigerland area would have dramatically diminished the police force’s service on campus, and the memorandum was scrapped.

Business junior and Reggie’s assistant manager Kristian Jessen said BRPD stationed officers outside Tigerland bars from around 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. on busy nights during last semester’s football season.

Frankie Rusciano, who has worked at Mike’s in Tigerland for six years, said he has seen a visible increase in BRPD patrols in the past few months, with some officers stationed three nights a week on assigned extra duty detail last semester which was separate from the patrols.

Moore said the area has been “waving its hands” at the District Attorney’s office for the past several years, which prompted meetings to begin in October 2015.

Since then, Tigerland stakeholders such as LSU President F. King Alexander, area business owners and homeowners, the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control officials and Alcoholic Beverage Control and Gaming Enforcement commissioners and Baton Rouge law enforcement officials have held multiple meetings regarding Tigerland’s future. These parties have also met with the BRPD and LSUPD chiefs of police and the East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff.

Overall crime has decreased in the Tigerland area by more than

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Rising crime rates prompted the Baton Rouge Police Department to assign more units to the Tigerland area.

20 percent since October, Moore said.

There have been at least three meetings, one at a Tigerland bar with every area bar owner and manager present and the other two at the District Attorney’s office, to discuss Tigerland safety and security improvements for bars and residents.

Moore said the biggest issues in Tigerland are violence at bars and “heightened criminal action.”

Alexander previously told The Daily Reveille the University is experimenting with different ways to combat the issue of minors entering Tigerland bars, including using students’ Tiger Cards for additional age verification.

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University, said crime rates in Tigerland are a “constant worry” for him.

“I have two hats. I’ve got a real kid going in and out of [Tigerland], and I’ve got all of my other kids out there, too,” he said. “I’ve got a very large family.”

Aside from occasionally being victims of Tigerland’s overall crime uptick during the past several months, Moore said he does not believe students are involved as criminals, though they may contribute to barroom crime.

Moore said “98 percent” of Tigerland residents want to live in a safe, quiet environment, and there are only a few bad actors causing trouble.

Attorney and real estate broker Cheri Smith-Harrison, who has owned her fourplex in Tigerland for three years, rents to one law student from Southern University, two University PhD students and two University graduate students. She said the larger complexes in Tigerland still house a great percentage of students.

“Some of the attraction is the new developments [outside Tigerland],” Smith-Harrison said. “But that doesn’t mean they don’t relocate back.”

Once reality checks in and students have to consider transportation and factors other than lazy rivers and tanning beds, SmithHarrison said, “the new isn’t as great anymore,” and they return to cheaper, closer-to-campus areas like Tigerland.

University alumnus Kentravis Aubrey has been working at Tiger Plaza Apartments in Tigerland since 2011 until recently. He said many New Orleanians relocated to Tigerland after Hurricane Katrina because of the area’s affordability.

Aubrey said landlords saw it as an opportunity to fill their apartments, and ignored running background checks or routine screening processes.

“That’s basically how Tigerland got overrun with so much negativity,” Aubrey said.

Smith said the neighborhood is in an overall high-crime district and has changed demographically because some students have moved to places like Burbank Drive. They feel more secure there, she said,

though some remain in Tigerland because of its affordability.

She said she wants to see a business association form in Tigerland like the one established at the North Gates, which hosts street parties to raise money and works to keep students safe.

Tigerland homeowners and business owners also want to organize a crime prevention district, which would allow officials to hire private officers to patrol the area by taxing citizens, Moore said.

Because the crime prevention district is being funded by property owners, not the state, Smith said homeowners and landlords may have to pass the fee on to renters.

“They’ve been discussing this long enough,” Smith said. “It’s time for them to act.”

Moore said stakeholders are also collaborating with Entergy to upgrade lighting in the area to make it brighter and safer.

Smith-Harrison said the biggest issue is that Tigerland is an “easy target” for car burglaries.

Lighting improvement, which “makes a big difference in crime prevention,” could take place within the next few months, she said.

Tigerland businesses have security cameras, but they are “shams” that barely work, Smith said, and state-of-the-art security systems are necessary to properly deter crime in these businesses.

Smith-Harrison hopes to place high-security cameras, “tied into” the National Crime Information Center, at Tigerland’s two entrances. The cameras would feed into the police system and read license plates to show stolen vehicles, active warrants and wanted people.

Smith-Harrison plans to campaign for $32,000 to buy two $16,000 cameras, translating to a one-time fee of $35 per apartment unit in Tigerland.

Smith-Harrison said many Tigerland property owners she has talked to, including bar affiliates, are willing to pay this fee. She also plans to solicit additional financial help from the bars and set up a GoFundMe account for student residents’ parents and anyone else who wants to donate.

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Dream Chaser

Jessica Golovin poses on the outdoor courts of the LSU Tennis Complex on Tuesday.

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Golovin’s outstanding talent fits perfectly in Lady Tigers’ depth

BY MARKUS HÜFNER | @Hufner_TDR While her hometown of New York attracts people from all over the world pursuing their dreams, freshman tennis player Jessica Golovin left the Big Apple for Baton Rouge to chase hers.

The lone freshman started watching tennis at age five. Living in Brooklyn, New York, before moving further into the city, Golovin only had access to a few tennis courts organized by a small academy.

When she finally picked up the racqet at seven, her talent immediately revealed itself.

“The first time I went to play tennis, the coach said that I was pretty good and complimented my form,” Golovin said. “I started off with the simple stuff for coordination and eventually had my first tournament when I was eight. From there, I told my parents that this is what I want to do.”

Soon she would grow to become a top fivestar recruit, a top-15 American and a top International Tennis Federation player. With a 20-15 overall record against some of the country’s best competition, including a 3-1 record against fellow five-star recruits, a college career was next on her list.

Golovin, the No. 13 overall recruit in the country at the time, had more than a handful of choices, but none that mattered after practicing with the Lady Tigers.

“I came on my official visit, planning on scheduling other ones, but didn’t because once I stepped

foot here I just felt like home,” Golovin said. “Campus was beautiful, and I fell in love with the people and the food down here, too.”

Then she became the highest-ranked American player commitment in the history of the LSU women’s tennis program.

Her competitiveness and versatile on-court game set her apart from other players to LSU co-head coach Julia Sell. She was told about how much of hard worker Golovin already was at the John McEnroe Tennis Academy — where she played while being homeschooled prior to college — and her mentality certainly hasn’t changed.

“She had a fierce intensity and a will to win that you don’t see very often in [junior tennis level],” Sell said. “She can drive, slice, roll, and [she has] a big serve. She can do a little bit of everything, and every time you have a player like that, they

can beat any type of style. They can play high in the lineup, low in the lineup. The potential is really limitless.”

With five matches left in the regular season, Golovin’s ability to easily adapt has already come in handy for the Lady Tigers.

The team’s struggles in doubles play early in the season forced changes in the lineup. Golovin went from playing in on the LSU’s No. 3 doubles team to suddenly facing some of the highest ranked players in the country, playing with junior Joana Vale Costa on Court 1.

“That’s a lot for a freshman to take on,” Sell said. “What she showed us in the fall was how fearless she is in her matches. She doesn’t care about who she’s playing or what their ranking is, she just wants to win every single match. She has handled it about as well as you could have.”

TRACK & FIELD

Tigers, Lady Tigers travel to University of Texas for three-day meet

BY JOURDAN RILEY @jourdanr_TDR After 19 event wins and 22 personal-best times at the Hurricane Twilight in Miami’s Cobb Stadium on March 25, the LSU men’s and women’s track and field teams hope to continue their early-season dominance.

Both of LSU’s teams are set to compete at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on Thursday through Saturday at the Mike A. Myers Stadium at the University of Texas.

“Typically, we would have already had a couple of meets under our belts in the past when we go to Texas,” said LSU coach Dennis Shaver. “But I liked what I saw from both our teams our first time going outdoors in Miami last weekend.”

LSU featured efforts from senior sprinter and hurdler Chanice Chase, junior sprinter Tinashe Mutanga and freshman sprinter Kortnei Johnson, all of whom had national-leading performances on the first day of the meet.

Johnson won the women’s 100-meter dash with a time of 11.27 seconds, Chase took the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 57.08 seconds and Mutanga crossed the men’s 200-meter dash finish line first in 20.52 seconds.

The Lady Tigers won the women’s sprint relay with a time of 44.72 seconds, along with LSU junior Jordan Moore, freshman Jaron Flournoy, Mutanga and junior Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake showcasing a second-place finish, season-opening time of 39.33 in the men’s 4x100-meter relay.

Junior sprinter Rushell Harvey and Johnson were among the top NCAA-ranked times as Harvey ranked second nationally in her first-place finish with a time of 23.24 seconds and Johnson finished fourth with 23.26 seconds in the women’s 200-meter dash.

“I think we’re prepared for Texas Relays,” Harvey said. “We had a good opener last week, so we see where we are. We also had a good training session this week.”

The Tigers finished with 152 points and the Lady Tigers scored 161.5 points, both first-place finishes.

For Johnson, a Texas native, there is palpable pressure traveling back home and performing in front of family and

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LSU senior Chanice Chase [right] competes next to Tiger Olympian Lolo Jones [center] within the hurdles event during the Tigers’ Track and Field meet on Jan. 16 in the Bernie Moore Track & Carl Maddox Field House.

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Charms & Charity

Shopping party at Kendra Scott Perkins Rowe to benefit customers and Capital Area CASA

BY ALLIE COBB @alliecobbler Kendra Scott Jewelry is giving customers the opportunity to pick up new bling while giving back.

From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight at Perkins Rowe, one of many Kendra Gives Back events is being held in support of Capital Area Court Appointed Special Advocates, an organization that recruits, trains and supervises volunteers who serve as advocates for children living in foster care.

Not only will shoppers receive 10 percent off, but 10 percent of the proceeds will go directly to CASA. The organization’s mission is to serve every child who needs a voice, recruitment coordinator Jennifer Mayer said.

“These kids have been abused or neglected and have been placed in foster care for their protection,” Mayer said. “Our volunteers serve as their voice to reach safe and permanent homes.”

The store holds Kendra Gives Back events multiple times a week, store manager Jane Blount said. She said they’ll either give 10 percent to the organization and 10 percent off the customer’s purchase or give all 20 percent to the organization.

Engineering firm Terracon Consultants Inc. is organizing the event.

Last year was the first year the organization teamed up with the store, Mayer said. Terracon contacted the Kendra Scott store and arranged a time.

During the shopping party, Mayer said there will be “cute, little sips and sweets — snacks and drinks.” She said she will also bring handout materials so that anyone shopping can know more about what they’re supporting.

“It feels good to know I’m helping

in the efforts to recruit volunteers to help kids find forever families,” Mayer said.

Capital Area CASA retained 152 volunteers throughout 2015. No special background is required to be a volunteer, Mayer said. They don’t provide legal or social work. However, volunteers must be at least 21 years old.

“The volunteers are an independent voice speaking solely for the kids,” Mayer said. “We’re looking for people who want to make a difference.

Our volunteers come from all walks of life, just like the kids.”

Volunteers work around 10-15 hours a month, Mayer said. They are instructed to see their child regularly and keep in touch with everyone involved in the child’s life — foster parents, biological family, the Department of Children and Family Services and their CASA supervisor.

Volunteers must complete written reports and submit their findings to a juvenile court judge. The CASA volunteer is able to provide the most detailed research, but each case is different.

In 2015, Capital Area CASA served 330 children ranging from birth to age 18. Only two judges see all of CASA’s cases. When teens reach 18, they are no longer wards of the state and are considered independent adults, but there are some situations where the CASA volunteer and teen remain in contact.

“Children will continue to enter foster care,” Mayer said. “Child abuse doesn’t sleep. We are serving every child, but will always need more volunteers.”

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Kendra Scott is hosting a Kendra Gives Back Party to benefit Capitol Area CASA on March 31.

KAYLA RANDALL @Kay_Ran21 In today’s risk-averse, manufactured, mostly social message-free music world, it’s rare than an artist would have an impact like Kendrick Lamar.

Most mainstream music stars try to stay out of the social-political game, choosing to instead churn out party music with DJ Mustard-produced beats full of booming 808s, hi-hats and a number of other sounds created in a lab.

Lamar isn’t like most mainstream music stars.

Instead of hopping on bandwagons, he creates them, priding himself on his ability to be different. Though some hesitate to call him legendary or iconic this early in his career, he’s cemented his status. The Compton rapper checks all the boxes of a true music legend.

Creating iconic music has been no problem for Lamar.

His first two full-length albums, “Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City” and “To Pimp a Butterfly,” have been considered two of the greatest rap albums of the decade, maybe of all time. With “Good Kid,” Lamar lured listeners with songs like “Swimming Pools” and “Backseat Freestyle.” This year’s “To Pimp a Butterfly” was a true masterpiece that netted him 11 Grammy nominations and five wins.

While Lamar’s music has always had a message, “To Pimp a Butterfly” exemplified it. The album is full of passion, fury and pain, as Lamar wrestles with the demons of his past in Compton, California and the present and future of black people in America. Songs like “The Blacker the Berry,” “King Kunta” and “Alright” stand out as works of powerful hip-hop art. It’s the kind of album that makes you uncomfortable to listen to the truth. But you just know what you’re listening to is important.

“Alright” shows Lamar’s ability to make iconic music, as the song has been inducted into the pantheon of black protest music. From Compton to

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Opinion

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Emory shouldn’t punish students for Trump chalk markings MADE YOU THINK

CHARLIE BONACQUISTI @Charlie_Bonac2 Colleges and universities should support open communication among students rather than pandering to the loudest complainers.

Last week, some students at Emory University claimed that the chalk markings that read “Trump 2016” made them feel unsafe. According to them, the chalkings seemed to be a form of intimidation, and the university’s administration came to the rescue.

Later that same day, the students who felt endangered by the chalk messages protested. During this protest, some of them shouted, “You are not listening!

Come speak to us. We are in pain!”

Despite the initial refusal of Emory President James W. Wagner to address the complaints through a school wide

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Wagner eventually told the protestors that the university would analyze the footage, and the people involved in chalking would receive the necessary punishment, depending on if they are Emory students.

I don’t care how you feel about Donald Trump. The simple act of supporting a candidate on a college campus presents no threat whatsoever. They were not protesting, lashing out or attacking other students. If writing a candidate’s name in chalk is now dangerous, then we are on our way to living in a bubble.

Many sources say

calxophobia means “fear of chalk.” If any of the students have this phobia, they should visit their nearest therapist. Otherwise, there is nothing terrifying about chalk markings on a campus, apart from any containing explicitly threatening another person or group of people.

It seems as though we are entering a time when the political beliefs of a few are stifled if they differ from either a university’s beliefs or another group’s beliefs.

The students didn’t threaten anyone. They simply supported the candidate they believe should become president.

If this happened on our University’s campus, the students who disagree with the candidate’s message have the right to peacefully protest, but the administration should not silence a group’s political beliefs.

I’m sure some people feel Sen. Bernie Sanders’ message of democratic-socialism is dangerous to our economy, but I don’t think writing his name in chalk on a college campus would

make national headlines. I also hope his supporters would have just as much of a right to support their candidate as Trump’s.

Colleges and universities should encourage political involvement rather than censoring students.

The “Trump chalkers” struck again Monday at Scripps College, except this time they upgraded their weapon of choice to a marker on a whiteboard. Yes, you heard correctly. They used the deadly erasable marker to write “#trump2016.” Before the unsafe circumstance got out of hand, the student who originally uncovered the message notified campus security.

Colleges and universities should foster the political involvement of their students regardless of whether the administration agrees with the parties and candidates they support.

If this happened here, I hope the University’s administration would support our free speech.

Charlie Bonacquisti is a 20-yearold mass communication sophomore from Dallas, Texas.

Americans need to become culturally aware through traveling MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL clarke perkins @ClarkePerkins The Brussels attack on March 22 that reportedly killed 11 people at Zaventem Airport is a reason many Americans may refuse to travel. They are afraid of the dangers of other countries, but it shouldn’t stop them from exploring.

Although fright is a valid reason, traveling will help you understand why such attacks happen and allow you to empathize with the people of other nationalities. This is better than labeling everyone terrorists and vowing to never venture away from your comfort zone.

Closing ourselves off to the rest of the world isn’t the proper response to international tragedies. We need to go to other countries more often if we truly want to end our terror frame of mind and understand the rest of the world.

However, Americans have found comfort in staying in the country.

According to Daily Mail, 54 percent of Americans have not traveled outside the country, and CNN reported that only 30 percent of Americans even have passports to travel. In contrast, 60 percent of Canadians and 75 percent of the United Kingdom’s citizens posses one.

Americans, as a whole, are culturally ignorant, and that’s a problem.

White people in America are seen as the superior race, and every other race falls under them.

Surprisingly to many Americans, the white race isn’t the only influential race in the world.

However, many Americans seem to have turned a blind eye to that fact.

U.S. citizens don’t want to travel to the Middle East because they’re scared of terrorist attacks. They don’t want to go to Africa because they think the whole continent is full of dirty water and huts. And, they don’t want to travel to Asia because they think they’ll have dogs for dinner.

They’d rather stay in little “perfect” America where minorities face injustices in the school

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system, justice system and just about every other system.

Understand that black, Hispanic, Asian and other people are not belittled, ridiculed or seen as inferior among their peers in all other countries.

We’ve white-washed Egyptian kings and queens, biblical figures and other worldly icons.

By opening yourself to visiting and learning other cultures, you’ll realize the truth, and that people such as Jesus weren’t actually white.

Yes, you could learn history and other aspects of different cultures through books and periodicals, but, it doesn’t have the same effect. Traveling will allow you to experience rather than imagine.

If Americans traveled more and exposed themselves to culture, maybe the country could narrow its equality gap and negative notions toward minorities more easily.

I’m not saying traveling is the only way to become educated, but it’s the best way. By traveling, you can gain a new outlook on life and respect for other people.

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But it isn’t a cheap activity, and not all people will be fortunate to do so. However, make it a goal. Aspire to be a world traveler. Want to learn and expose yourself to other cultures.

Don’t be so closed-minded.

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TEXAS, from page 3 friends, but that won’t faze her, she said.

“My main focus is to just go out there and be able to execute the start of the race to the finish,” Johnson said. “Once I’m able to do that then my time will be faster than what I opened up with. Plus, there’s a lot of competition ­— a lot of fast girls from across the nation. It should be a very competitive meet.”

The events in the Texas Relays will start with a decathlon and heptathlon on Thursday, and LSU will compete in multiple events.

On Friday, LSU will compete in more field and running events, and will close the meet with the 4x400 meter relay events on Saturday.

“This weekend will really be the true outdoor opener for many of our athletes in a lot of events,” Shaver said. “It’s alway a great opportunity for our teams to see where they are early in the season. We’ll see a great competition that always brings in many of the best teams in the country.”

MARCH 29

MEN’S TENNIS vs. Brown • 3 p.m.

BASEBALL

vs. Tulane • 6:30 p.m.

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Chicago to Washington, D.C., protesters are chanting “Alright” as a civil rights anthem, a hopeful rallying cry for the oppressed.

That’s a powerful and extremely rare thing to witness in 2016.

As for live performances, Lamar has become a force in recent years, and nowhere was that better showcased than at this year’s Grammys. Lamar and his backup dancers walked out in chains to the stage, setup like a jail, wearing prison garb, as Lamar shouted “I’m the biggest hypocrite of 2015,” getting ready to go into “The Blacker

The Berry.”

He then moved to “Alright” on a stage now set up with a live bonfire and dancers wearing African dress. The performance was a tour de force medley of “To Pimp a Butterfly” and “untitled unmastered.” tracks that concluded with a large projection of the continent of Africa marked by a star with the word “Compton.” No words can do this amazing performance justice, it must be seen to be understood.

His latest surprise release, “untitled unmastered.,” went number one on Billboard, selling 178,000 units its first week. While surprise albums and mixtapes aren’t new, the risk was in the --------------------------------------

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music itself.

Much like “To Pimp a Butterfly” was a creative risk to sell to an audience so used to trap beats and little depth, “untitled unmastered.” tackled much of the same thoughtprovoking subject matter as the album.

This is an artist who doesn’t seem to care about hopping on trends. He doesn’t care if you don’t like his experimentation with jazz or soul. He doesn’t care if you want more “Good Kid” and less “Butterfly.” As he says in his “Black Friday” track, “I merged jazz fusion with the trap music. I mixed black soul with some rock and roll. They never box

APRIL 1

MEN’S TENNIS

vs. South Carolina • 5:30 p.m.

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Thursday, March 31, 2016

APRIL 2-3

BEACH VOLLEYBALL 4/2 • 11 a.m.

4/2 • 5 p.m.

4/3 • 8 a.m.

MEN’S TENNIS 4/3 • 11:30 a.m.

4/3 • 5 p.m.

me in. I’m David Blaine-ing all you h---.”

Perhaps the most important aspect of being a music legend is talent, and Lamar has it by the metric ton. His ability to create works of lyrical perfection with important messages that maintain the ear of the listener throughout is unmatched. Plus, he’s got bars for days.

People no longer compare Lamar to his contemporaries, they compare him to

rap moguls like Jay Z, lyrical geniuses like Nas, otherworldly figures like Tupac Shakur and Biggie, men whose names are always on the tip of your tongue when thinking of the hip-hop elite.

No, Lamar is nothing like his peers in the music game.

He’s already surpassed them.

Kayla Randall 22-year-old mass communication senior from New Orleans, Louisiana.

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