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Louisiana has 26 reported cases of imported Zika, but no locally transmitted cases.

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University experts agree virus poses little threat in post-flood Louisiana

BY LAUREN HEFFKER | @laurheffker While increased exposure to the Zika virus is a valid concern among Baton Rouge residents after the recent flooding in the region, three University experts agree that West Nile, not Zika, is what people should focus their attention on.

The Zika virus is spread by the bite of infected Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitos, also known as the yellow fever mosquito and Asian tiger mosquito respectively. Mosquitos breed in

standing water from flooding and heavy rainfall, leading some to believe Louisianians could be more vulnerable to contracting Zika.

Residents should refocus their concerns about Zika, according to Rebecca Christofferson, an assistant professor in pathobiological sciences at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. Christofferson conducts her research in the Vector-borne Disease Laboratory at the vet school.

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ACADEMICS

Thorpe to speak at Honors event

BY CJ CARVER @CWCarver_ Helen Thorpe, author of “Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and at War,” will appear as the featured speaker at the Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College Convocation tonight at 7:30 p.m. The public event will take place in the Cotillion Ballroom of the LSU Student Union.

Thorpe’s book is the final read for the Honors College’s topic “Why War?” chosen by Honors College Dean Jonathan Earle and the Honors College advisory board.

First-year students in the Honors

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STUDENT LIFE

University students share concerns over new Texas gun law

BY TREY COUVILLION @trey_couv While students across the nation are trying to get back into the college routine, students at Texas universities are adjusting to concealed firearm carry on campus. On Aug. 1, Texas put SB 11 into effect, allowing those with concealed carry permits to bring their guns on college campuses.

The bill was first read in Texas’ Senate on Jan. 28, 2015, and was referred to the Committee on State Affairs. After going through multiple committees,

it took six months for the bill to reach Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. He signed it on June 13, 2015.

Students at The University of Texas at Austin launched a controversial protest that quickly caught national media attention. UT students started walking around campus carrying dildos to go along with the slogan, “Cocks Not Glocks.” According to the obscence device law in Texas, it is illegal to carry a dildo in public.

LSU students shared the UT students’ concerns regarding the new law. Biology junior Ashley Thomas

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said if she were a student in Texas, she wouldn’t feel at ease.

“I don’t feel comfortable knowing that people are allowed to have guns that I can’t see,” she said.

Texas is now one of eight states that allow concealed carry on college campuses, according to NBC Nightly News.

Meanwhile, Louisiana is one of 18 states that outright bans guns on campuses.

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page 2 HONORS, from page 1 College are required to read the shared read for HNRS 2000.

“HNRS 2000 is a great books course,” Earle said. “A lot of honors colleges have them. What we’ve done with ours, as we try to modernize it and make it as relevant as possible for [our students] in the 21st century, is we have a three-year rolling topic.”

The University’s course catalog describes HNRS 2000 as a general education course which caters to first-year Honors College students.

The course’s goals are to spark academic discussions and proper research methods, as well as to teach students about the specified topic.

For the current three-year rolling topic, the Honors College selected “Why War?” which asks questions surrounding the topic of war and its true meaning. The Honors College asks these quest honors college ions while inviting students to look at historic literature and films and using the selected shared read book as a guide for discussion. “[The college advisory board and I] pick a book on that topic,” Earle said. “We invite its author to visit campus and address [our

ZIKA, from page 1 “For Zika, at this point, there’s no risk because there’s no local transmissions in Louisiana,” Christofferson said. “For floodwaters and those types of things, you actually have to be more concerned about West Nile, because West Nile is in Louisiana, and floodwaters do affect those mosquitos.”

For Zika to be locally transmitted, the mosquito would have to contract the illness from a human or animal host who has the disease and then spread it to others. An imported Zika case occurs when one travels to an area with infected Aedes mosquitos and is bitten, bringing the disease back with them.

Louisiana has 26 reported cases of imported Zika, but no locally transmitted cases.

As a precaution against West Nile, Christofferson advises people to wear bug repellent with DEET, dump out standing water and wear protective clothing when possible.

Christofferson’s research centers on the transmissions that drive arboviruses and how temperature affects the efficiency of the virus in a mosquito. Christofferson was recently awarded a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The grant will last until Aug. 21, 2019.

Wednesday, September 7, 2016 students] as … the beginning of the new year at the Honors College.”

In addition to speaking at the Honors College Convocation, Thorpe will visit students during her stay at the University until Thursday afternoon. These visits will include meals with students, as well as a speech given to all groups of the HNRS 2000 class.

Earle notes that this is a significant book selection because, when looking at a list of previous shared reads in the Honors College, only nonfiction works written by men were selected. The selection of Thorpe’s nonfiction work marks the first time a piece written by a woman was chosen.

“Soldier Girls” is a highly regarded work telling the life stories of three women as they join the military and are submersed into the reality of being in the military.

“I want [students] to understand about this thing, war, that seems to be a part of humanity,” Earle said of the selection of Thorpe’s book.

“Even though a lot of people think [war] doesn’t make a lot of sense, it costs a lot of money, it ruins people’s lives potentially … as depressing a topic it is, I want [students] to think about that.”

search.org, between 2013 and 2015, 76 of the 160 school shootings in the United States octhinks the law could aid in stopping a potential active shooter curred on college or university campuses. situation.

Despite the continuing debate “If an active shooter or certain situation was to occur, about gun rights in Louisiana, the University has upthere’d be a quickheld Policy Stateer response time,” ‘I don’t feel ment 96, maintainFutrell said.

While the law comfortable knowing ing campus as a firearm-free zone, allows individuthere are people and Policy Stateals to carry concealed firearms on allowed to have guns ment 102, which states the Univercampus, there are that I can’t see. sity’s commitment some restrictions. to a violence-free Texas universities ASHLEY THOMAS campus and an are able to identify biology junior “atmosphere com“sensitive areas” pletely free of and buildings that threats and assaults.” will not allow concealed carry.

In 2013, Arkansas passed a Petroleum engineer senior Jolaw allowing those with a conseph Ianham, like many students, cealed carry permit to carry had mixed emotions on the law. their firearms on university and “I don’t know, I think it’s not wrong, but at the same time I college campuses. However, in kind of feel more of afraid in the the law, there is a prevision alfact that anyone can bring a gun,” lowing colleges and universities to “opt out” annually. For three Ianham said. years in a row, every college and In October 2015, TIME.com reported there had already been university has opted out, meaning no firearms are allowed on cam23 shootings on college campuses puses in Arkansas, according to that year. armedcampuses.org.

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Christofferson is looking to With over 60 species of moscharacterize some of the vari- quitoes in Louisiana alone and 3,000 worldwide, not every mosability of Zika in mosquitos by using math modeling to regulate quito is a potential vector, or carritransmission outputs. With pre- er of the disease, so Healy looks at the reasons why some insects are dictive modeling, she can compare infected and others aren’t. data and see how the simulated To test this, she infects mostransmission differs.

“Depending on temperature, quitos with the virus and collects there was this interesting inter- data on which are capable of transplay between how long the mos- mitting the virus, and the reasons quito lives and how long it takes behind why or why not.

“It’s like a numfor the virus to get ‘For Zika, at this bers game,” Healy out. It wasn’t as oneto-one as we expect- point, there’s no risk said. “We look at the individual poped,” Christofferson because there’s no ulation of species said. “The cool thing about this project is local transmissions in and what those that our math modpressures are that Louisiana.’ are on those mosels will be directly tied to experimental quitos that contribREBECCA CHRISTOFFERSON data.” ute to that factor, assistant professor in Christofferson’s and what goes into pathobiological sciences research could prethat.”

In past redict what seasons would have an intense concentra- search projects, Healy studied diftion of mosquitos and where to ferent strategies to better control mosquitos — how to better trap effectively get rid of them.

Another University expert on them, what types of habitats they Zika, Kristen Healy is a mosqui- prefer to lay eggs in and source to biologist and assistant profes- reduction.

Healy’s stance was similar to sor in medical entomology and her colleague’s, in that Louisiana public health entomology at the residents shouldn’t be worried LSU AgCenter.

Rather than looking at the about contracting Zika because of virus like Christofferson, Healy floodwaters.

“To have increased risk, you studies the mosquito itself. She looks at variables including mos- need more imported cases and a quitos’ temperature dependen- higher population of those moscy, development rates and the quitos. In this area, we’re really just not seeing that many. We don’t effectiveness of pesticides.

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have the virus, and we don’t even have those high levels of mosquitos,” she said. “We should always think about mosquito-borne viruses annually anyway, because that risk is always there, and it’s never going away.”

Alma Roy is the assistant director of the Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, which works to improve public health and prevent mosquito-borne infections in people.

LADDL collects mosquito pools found in areas across the state and tests them for three different viruses: West Nile, Encephalitis and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. West Nile is more prevalent than any other mosquito-borne illness in Louisiana right now, Roy said.

Testing yields a positive or negative result, and if positive, the lab reports back to the parish which pool is infected. The parish is able to identify exactly where the sample originated from and from there, take preventative measures such as spraying the affected areas.

“We don’t have it here in our mosquito population, so we’re not too concerned about the flood increasing that potential. Zika’s really not on our radar right now,” Roy said. “Floodwater’s bad for increasing the number of mosquitoes and the potential for the same infections we have, like West Nile and Encephalitis.”

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Sports

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LSU, SEC unveil conference schedule

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chi Dupre, for a touchdown, LSU coach Les Miles recalls during his weekly “Lunch with Les” press conference.

Much to LSU’s chagrin, that’s not how the same play panned out on Saturday, when the Tigers fell to Wisconsin, 16-14.

The result at Lambeau Field: an interception by Wisconsin junior

LSU will host an in-conference game in December for the first time since 1988.

In Tuesday’s Southeastern Conference schedule release, LSU is slated to host Vanderbilt at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29 — LSU’s first opening SEC game in December in 28 years — at the PMAC to kick off SEC play.

Like last season, LSU will face every SEC team in 2016-17 at least once, the news release said.

LSU will host nine SEC games at the PMAC during the in-conference season — one on a Tuesday, three on Wednesdays, one on a Thursday and four on Saturdays during the season.

“We are excited about another tough schedule, and we embrace the challenges that it presents for us,” LSU coach Johnny Jones said in LSU’s news release.

Including Wofford, LSU

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Lunch with Les: Miles addresses coaches on sideline, Fournette injury

BY JACOB HAMILTON @jac0b_hamilt0n

LSU junior quarterback Brandon Harris takes a first-and-10 snap in his opponent’s territory with less than a minute remaining on the game clock. The pocket collapses, he evades pursuing defenders and rolls to his left.

The second-year starter squares his body and delivers a strike to junior wide receiver, Mala-

FOOTBALL

LSU drops 16 spots in Associated Press Top 25 Poll

BY JACOB HAMILTON @jac0b_hamilt0n After debuting as the second-ranked Southeastern Conference team — No. 5 overall — with one first-place vote in the Associated Press’ Preseason Top 25 poll, the LSU football team drops to No. 21 in the AP’s first regular season poll after its loss to Wisconsin, 16-14, on Saturday.

Despite 138 yards on 23 carries

from junior running back Leonard Fournette and an interception returned for a touchdown via senior cornerback Tre’Davious White, the Tigers fell 16 spots.

Wisconsin, which was previously left off AP’s list but received 42 votes, surged into this week’s poll, landing at No. 10 as a result of beating the No. 5 team in the country.

LSU isn’t the only SEC team experiencing a marked drop

in ranking as Ole Miss, which surrendered an 18-point lead in a 45-34 loss against No. 3 Florida State on Monday, fell from No. 11 to No. 19.

However, the Tigers now rank below Alabama (No. 1), Tennessee (No. 17), Georgia (No. 9) and Texas A&M (No. 20).

The Tigers play at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at home against the Ohio Valley Conference’s Jacksonville State Gamecocks.

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LES, from page 3 safety D’Cota Dixon after Harris failed to set his feet and subsequently underthrew the ball directly into Dixon’s waiting hands, sealing the Badger victory. “[Harris] heroically gets out of the grasp of the defender,” Miles said. “It was going to be a good play, except he did not square his body up, so he could not make the throw.”

On Tuesday, Miles said the Tigers replayed the situation at practice on Monday, and Harris made the correct adjustments, found the open man and scored what would have been a go-ahead touchdown versus the Badgers.

After saying Harris was “errant” at times in LSU’s season-opener, Miles added that his 12-for-21, 131-yard performance with one touchdown

and two interceptions would honorable.” look considerably better if Fournette injury update: not for several dropped passJunior running back Leones, one of which resulted in ard Fournette did not practice an interception at the end of Monday, Miles said.

Fournette, the first half. who became Miles said the fastest he’s still rolling player in LSU with Harris as history to the starter but surpass 3,000 he not ruled out career rushthe possibility of turning to ing yards in junior quar26 games on Saturday, sufterback Danny Etling. fered a low“I recognize er leg injury that he’s got to on a 15-yard still come, we rush during all do, and he the Tigers’ LES MILES on Brandon Harris doesn’t have a l a s t- m i nu t e LSU Head Coach lifetime to do drive. it,” Miles said.

He limped “There are off the field other quarterbacks to go to … but appeared available to return Hopefully it will not have to be for the next play. However, Hardone for the necessity of vic- ris threw an interception, and tory … But that evaluation is Fournette (who rushed for 138

‘I recognize that he’s got to still come, we all do, and he doesn’t have a lifetime to do it’

yards on 23 carries and added another 38 yards via three receptions) didn’t have a chance to return.

Miles said he expects Fournette to play against Jacksonville State at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. “[Fournette’s] not terribly swollen,” Miles said. “He got a contusion, a nice bruise … He did not practice yesterday. We took that time to get him some ice and some rest.”

“Hearing ‘things’ that are being said” Following Saturday’s loss to an unranked team, many sentiments regarding the security of Miles’ job manifested again for the first time since the debacle last November when his job security hung in the balance following three consecutive losses against Southeastern Conference foes.

Miles candidly said he is aware of the opinions and statements being passed around.

However, he holds a starkly contrasting view about the fortune of his team, which “finished second” to a “very good team” that had one of the top defenses in the nation last season.

Miles told his team their “goals” have not evaporated because of the loss.

“Yesterday I said to the team that there’s nothing off the table,” Miles said.

Miles likened his team to Ohio State’s 2014 squad that fell out of favor following a weektwo defeat against an unranked team and used the loss as fuel for a subsequent 13-game winning streak.

“Several years ago, there was an Ohio State team that lost to Virginia Tech and decided that was the last time they were going to lose,” Miles said. “[Ohio State] ended up winning the national title.

“Our team is capable.”

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BY CHRIS CALDARERA @Caldarera_TDR An audible “ping” rings throughout the LSU men’s golf practice facility as LSU prepares for the Carpet Capital Collegiate Tournament, beginning on Friday and concluding Sunday.

This tournament is the start of the regular season for the seventh-ranked men’s golf team, which finished fifth last season.

The team returns four starters, and LSU coach Chuck Winstead said there are quality golfers competing for the fifth spot in the rotation.

“There are a lot of seasoned guys who are going to give us a good look in that fifth spot,” he said.

After finishing fifth last season and first in 2014, the Tigers are not looking to change how they approach practice.

“We’ve taken the same approach as far as practice goes,” said sophomore golfer Luis Gagne. “We’re continuing to work hard to get back to the NCAA Championships.”

There are many advantages

to playing for the NCAA title, but perhaps the most important is experience, Burns said.

“We really came together as a team last season,” he said. “We know what to expect in terms of competition this year, and we’re excited to make another run at the title in 2016.”

The NCAA tournament is teeming with competition, and LSU’s upcoming tournament has no shortage of tough opponents. The Carpet Collegiate will feature teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference, American Athletic Conference, Atlantic Sun Conference, Southern Conference, Southern States Athletic Conference and Southeastern Conference.

“There are a lot of good teams competing in this tournament,” Gagne said. “We just need to stick to our gameplan, and we will be fine.”

The gameplan for the season is a simple, yet oft-overlooked one, Burns said: Play as a Tiger, not as an individual.

“You’re not playing for yourself, you’re playing for your team,” Burns said. “If we remember that, I think we’ll have a good season.”

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LSU then-freshman golfer Sam Burns at the David Toms Intercollegiate tournament on Oct. 11.

Opinion

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Students can benefit from Clinton’s mental health care plan RYLED UP RYAN THAXTON @Ryanthax Hillary Clinton laid out one of the most inclusive and in-depth mental health care plans ever last week. If she were elected, Clinton’s plan would help to destigmatize and fully insure mental health.

One in four people experience mental health problems worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. This is an issue we should focus on when deciding for whom to vote come November.

Two-thirds of college students struggling with mental health issues do not seek treatment, according to USA Today College.

This is mainly because of lack of perceived need, perceived ineffectiveness of treatment and problems accessing care, according to the National Institutes of Health.

The stigma that mental health problems lead to discrimination and social isolation also affects students’ decisions to seek treatment.

Clinton’s plan seeks full parity for mental health, meaning these illnesses would be treated and covered as completely as strep throat or a broken leg.

Clinton’s expansion of Medicaid would include mental health services many cannot afford on their own. By treating these issues with the same attention and urgency as physical health problems, we can decrease the stigma surrounding mental health issues that further prevents people from getting proper care.

Along with stimulating multi-sector research on this topic and providing federal support for suicide prevention on college campuses, Clinton would seek to fund community health centers that include emergency psychiatric care, treatment for mental health and substance use disorders and

peer support.

These kinds of initiatives are extremely important considering more teens and young adults die from suicide than from all medical illnesses combined, according to a report by USA Today College.

Suffering with a mental illness can also prevent young people from performing their best in school or on the job, effectively hurting their ability to earn income in the long run.

It seems the approval of Clinton’s mental health plan has garnered a positive response all around.

“The detailed mental health plan outlined by Hillary Clinton is sweeping in nature and, if enacted, would greatly improve the nation’s mental health care system,” said Maria A. Oquendo, president of the American Psychiatric Association, in a statement.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) also noted his approval of Clinton’s mental health reform during an in-

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Clinton’s plan has a good chance of becoming law because both sides of Congress are already working to improve the federal government’s mental health efforts, producing a slew of bills with bipartisan backing. However, many of these bills were not passed, which is evidence that mental health reform needs a strong backing from our next president.

This is one of the most consequential announcements from Clinton’s campaign, and seemingly no

one is aware of it.

Clinton’s clear and unequivocal stance on mental health alone makes her leagues better than her competitors.

If it’s not you struggling with mental health, it’s your sister or brother or friends or parents. This reform has the potential to save countless lives, and with one in four students struggling with mental illnesses, they’re people you know.

Ryan Thaxton is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from Monroe, Louisiana.

Pence no different from Cruz, cannot win in November LYNNE YOU A HAND LYNNE BUNCH @lynnebunch11 Though Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took most of the spotlight as this year’s socially conservative presidential candidate, another man has taken his place.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, who is outspoken on many of the same issues as Cruz, gets a chance at the second-highest office in the United States as Donald Trump’s vice presidential candidate. However, just like Cruz, Pence will never reach the White House.

As Evangelical Christians, Pence and Cruz share

many of the same beliefs and conservative ideals. Like many others on the conservative right, the two believe that abortion is murder and anti-LGBT measures are crucial to defending religious liberty.

Because the two are so similar, Trump’s campaign chose Pence as its vice presidential candidate to win the Cruz supporters.

Trump is trying to get the “constitutional conservative” vote, and the people who voted for Cruz in the primaries are exactly that.

Cruz supporters may have prejudiced opinions, but they would never advocate for anything that comes across as obviously racist or sexist the way a Trump supporter does.

Two different sides of the

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Republican spectrum exist, and adding Pence to Trump’s playbook allows the campaign to cover Cruz’s end.

It is no secret that Pence will have a great deal of control with Trump in office.

During the process of finalizing a vice presidential candidate, Donald Trump Jr. reached out to John Kasich’s campaign to extend the opportunity to head domestic and foreign policy, while Trump takes care of “making America great again.”

Trump Jr. offered Kasich the chance to become the most powerful vice president in history, but since Kasich rejected, Pence now takes that place.

For all intents and purposes, Pence might as well be called the Republican presi-

dential candidate. Trump may be at the top of the ticket, but Pence will be the man pulling all the strings if elected. Pence should be considered as much of a danger as Trump, and people should be aware of what they are really voting for.

Despite their recent candidacies, Cruz and Pence are not a new breed of politicians.

Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) got far in the 2012 Republican primaries, just like former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee did in 2008, and they all share similar platforms.

Until the party can come up with new ideas and original candidates, the GOP will keep losing future elections.

Huckabee, Santorum and Cruz couldn’t win, and Pence is

destined to share their fate.

The United States has progressed beyond their morals, and the country should not look to the past when trying to better its future.

Not a single president after Lyndon B. Johnson’s election swore to overturn the Civil Rights Act. With the legalization of same-sex marriage, people should aim for a similar precedent.

Candidates like Pence and Cruz do not represent the majority anymore, and electing them, or someone like them, will offset the country’s progress.

Lynne Bunch is an 18-yearold mass communication freshman from Terrytown, Louisiana.

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THE Daily Commuter Puzzle ACROSS 1 Group of eight 6 Large kitchen appliance 10 Compact __; CD 14 Complain childishly 15 Cowboy Autry 16 Hang __; grasp firmly 17 Soup-serving implement 18 Cincinnati team 19 Calico’s cry 20 Less wobbly 22 Baseball batter’s delight 24 Pros and __ 25 Sower 26 __ of; lacking 29 Portion 30 Certain vote 31 Wild 33 Shouts 37 Rosary piece 39 Fight off 41 Hilarious person 42 WWI flying ace Rickenbacker 44 Touch __ with; talk to briefly 46 J. Edgar Hoover’s agcy.

47 Bank vaults 49 Rain __; trough along a roof’s edge 51 Spendthrift 54 Plato or Carvey 55 Reluctant 56 Setting for a formal dance 60 Dunce cap’s shape 61 Paper fastener 63 Do penance 64 Smooch 65 Give praise to 66 Intricate networks of passageways 67 Some of the poems of Keats 68 TV show award 69 Push hard on

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52 53 54 56 57 58 59 62

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Wednesday, September 7, 2016 MUSIC

New Orleans based band to make local debut at Spanish Moon

BY RAYKAEL MORRIS @raykael_morris Since releasing its first album on Spotify, New Orleans band Darcy Malone & the Tangle looks forward to increasing its fan base.

Composed of five members — lead vocalist Darcy Malone, guitar player Christopher Boye, bass player Craig Toomey, saxophonist and University alumnus Jagon Eldridge and drummer Billy Schell — Darcy Malone & the Tangle will make its local debut at Spanish Moon on Saturday, Sept. 24.

For more than three years, the band’s members have been making soulful music together, which they describe as “a tangle of genres” ranging from rock to soul to pop. This mashup of genres is how the band got its name.

“We are all influenced by different things, and all these different genres are coming together,” Malone said. “These particular band members made the name have a meaning.”

However, the band’s name hasn’t always held such significance.

In 2003, Malone and Boye, now married for almost a

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decade, tried to get a group together. When Darcy walked outside one day, she said she saw a bag that said “tangle,” and liked the name.

Though every group member adds a unique flair, they all agree that New Orleans culture greatly influences their music.

“New Orleans is embedded in who we are,” Boye said.

Eldridge said some of his strongest inspiration comes from New Orleans artists. He said there is “something soulful” about being a musician in New Orleans.

Crediting her father Dave Malone as one of her main inspirations, Darcy said he encouraged her to listen to music that many members of her generation might not appreciate.

The group agreed that while in other cities musicians compete with one another, musicians in New Orleans embrace and support one another.

Since the band released its first four-song album “Still Life” on Spotify, Darcy Malone & the Tangle plans to release more songs soon.

Though releasing the album on Spotify was a challenging decision for the

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Darcy Malone & the Tangle will perform in Baton Rouge at the Spanish Moon in Baton Rouge on Sept. 24. group, the members agreed the benefits of the exposure outweighed the low revenue.

“When the vast majority of people are using Spotify, you just can’t fight it,” Eldridge said.

After the album’s release, the band members realized they had gained a lot of recognition in New Orleans and wanted to further their fan base in Baton Rouge.

“Digital makes us release a product for free that we put our heart and soul into,” Boye said.

“However, the trade-off is that the advertisement you get pays off in different ways with gigs.”

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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Five SEC teams land ahead of LSU in the newest AP Poll and Wisconsin jumps from being unranked to No. 10.

from page 3 CURRENT RANK

TEAM

CURRENT RANK

TEAM

PREVIOUS RANK

CURRENT RANK

TEAM

PREVIOUS RANK

10

WISCONSIN

N/A

18

NOTRE DAME

10

11

TEXAS

N/A

19

OLE MISS

11

PREVIOUS RANK

4

OHIO STATE

6

12

MICHIGAN STATE

12

20

TEXAS A&M

N/A

5

MICHIGAN

7

13

LOUISVILLE

19

21

LSU

5

6

HOUSTON

15

14

OKLAHOMA

3

22

OKLAHOMA STATE

21

7

STANFORD

8

15

TCU

13

23

BAYLOR

23

8

WASHINGTON 14

16

IOWA

17

24

OREGON

24

9

GEORGIA

18

17

TENNESSEE

9

25

MIAMI (FL)

N/A

SCHEDULE, from page 3 added seven home games in November and December as the Tigers’ non-conference schedule was released Aug. 23.

LSU will compete in three home games against Wofford,

as well as play Southern Miss Nov. 15 and North Florida three days later. The squad then departs for the Bahamas’ “Battle 4 Atlantis” tournament, which lasts Nov. 23-25 and begins with a Nov. 23 meeting against Wichita State at 11 a.m. in

Imperial Arena.

The Tigers will finish November against Houston as the back-end of the home-and-home series. Houston defeated LSU in the Tigers’ second overtime game last season, 105-98. Like Houston, Wake Forest also beat

LSU in a non-conference bout, 71-77, last December, and the College of Charleston, 58-70, on Nov. 30, 2015.

“With our non-conference schedule that was announced last month, we certainly feel that it will prepare us for the

grueling SEC schedule ahead,” Jones said.

In the middle of conference play is LSU’s only remaining non-conference game, which is against Texas Tech at 1 p.m. on Jan. 28 as part of the SEC/Big 12 challenge.

LSU 2016-17 SCHEDULE AS OF WEDNESDAY OPPONENT DATE

OPPONENT TIME

DATE

OPPONENT TIME

DATE

TIME

Dec. 13

NC Central

TBA

Jan. 14

Alabama

2:30 p.m.

Feb. 11

Arkansas

Dec. 17

Texas Southern

TBA

Jan. 18

@ Auburn

7:30 p.m.

Feb. 14

@ Ole Miss

8 p.m.

Dec. 19

Charleston

TBA

Jan. 21

@ Arkansas

7:30 p.m.

Feb 18

@ Alabama

2:30 p.m.

Dec. 22

@ Wake Forest

TBA

Jan. 25

Florida

8 p.m.

Feb. 21

Auburn

6 p.m.

Dec. 29

Vanderbilt

8 p.m.

Jan. 28

@ Texas Tech

1 p.m.

Feb. 25

@ Georgia

5 p.m.

Jan. 4

@ Missouri

8 p.m.

Feb. 1

South Carolina

8 p.m.

March 1

Tennessee

6 p.m.

Jan. 7

Mississippi State

2:30 p.m.

Feb. 4

Texas A&M

8 p.m.

March 4

@ Mississippi State

5 p.m.

Jan. 11

Texas A&M

7:30 p.m.

Feb. 7

@ Kentucky

6 p.m.

March 8-12

SEC Tournament Nashville, Tennessee

7:30 p.m.

TBA