Volume 122 · No. 24
Friday, September 23, 2016
EST. 1887
lsunow.com
@lsureveille
thedailyreveille
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Professor’s actions do not reflect department
dailyreveille EMILY BRAUNER / The Daily Reveille
ADMINISTRATION
Board approves new LDI project
BY JOSHUA D. POTTER Assistant Professor of Political Science
BY KATIE GAGLIANO @katie_gagliano
I am writing in response to this past Wednesday evening’s event at which the LSU chapter of Students for Trump hosted Milo Yiannopoulos. More specifically, I am writing out of concern that the sole representative of the faculty at the event was a colleague of mine from the Department of Political Science, Benjamin Acosta. I fear that, by virtue of being unique in the role, my colleague might have come across as being somehow representative of our department overall. I want to be clear at the outset on two fronts. First, I am sympathetic to free speech on college campuses; although Yiannopoulos’ material was challenging, I believe the role of a university is to directly engage such perspectives and refute them in dialogue rather than in silence. Secondly, neither I nor my colleague from Wednesday night speak on behalf of the Department of Political Science as a unit — although, I believe my thoughts on this matter are more reflective of the department’s general mindset. My point is apolitical: free speech need not be mean speech. Furthermore, familiarizing oneself with the difference between what can be said and what should be said is an important project of higher education. As in most things, moderation is a virtue and the ability to exercise restraint in discourse is a hallmark
The Louisiana Board of Regents formally recognized the College of Human Sciences and Education’s Leadership Development Institute Thursday. The institute has been in development since August 2014, when administrators first received conditional approval from the Board of Regents and the University to pursue the project. School of Human Resource Education and Workforce Development interim director Reid Bates said the idea for the institute germinated under retired SHREWD director Ed Holton. Bates said the college recognized a larger community need for leadership growth after witnessing the success of its leadership development minor. Bates said ideas of leadership change over time, and it’s important for leaders to adapt to new ideas and challenges. “Louisiana has a lot of challenges,” Bates said. “I think there’s a perception that meeting those challenges requires some effective leadership, and there really isn’t a nexus for leadership development in the state.” LDI Director Jenny Daugherty said the institute intends to fill that void by focusing on three areas of leadership development: research, education and outreach. The research arm will focus on identifying and leveraging
BETTER ‘ THEY GET READY ’
LSU faces stiff road test against Auburn
BY JOSH THORNTON @JoshuaThornton_
Even until this week, LSU tight end DeSean Smith says Auburn defensive back Tray Matthews was scared of Leonard Fournette. Matthews charged Fournette, leaping, and Fournette was treasured for flipping another man over his back — one of Fournette’s shining plays
see AUBURN, page 2
see LETTER, page 2
LSU VS AUBURN KICKOFF 5 PM SATURDAY AT JORDAN-HARE STADIUM WHERE TO WATCH ESPN
see LDI, page 2
STUDENT LIFE
Dear World project tells students’ stories through photography BY RAYKAEL MORRIS @Raykael_Morris Robert Fogarty and Jonah Evans found a way to work around the initial discomfort of self-expression to strangers through photography. Dear World, a photography project with New Orleans roots, came to the Student Union on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The project allows people to tell their personal stories through body art. Participants write phrases on their bodies that sum up their lives, and then a Dear World
crew member captures that story by taking the participant’s photograph. “Dear World is an amazing program, and it is truly your message to the world,” said assistant director of leadership and involvement Kathy Jones. “You can express a dear moment through a photograph.’ Dear World has been telling people’s unique and inspirational stories for five years. Fogarty, Dear World’s founder, and Evans, the project’s executive producer, met at a bar when Fogarty hosted the first
Dear New Orleans photo shoot. Evans said the day he got involved with Dear World was the best day of his life because the Saints won the Super Bowl, he met his wife and he met Fogarty. Once Fogarty realized that the photography project could stretch further than New Orleans, Evans said Fogarty decided to name the project “Dear World.” Today, the team has traveled from places like Nebraska to Nepal. “Dear World is a way that people can come together and
see WORLD, page 2
Dear World event staff helps students with writing their messages before getting their photo taken during the event in the LSU Student Union.
HASKELL WHITTINGTON /
The Daily Reveille