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UREC expansion plan on track to be completed fall of 2016

RENOVATIONS The total cost of the UREC expansion is $84 million.

Phase III takes up $54 million of the allocated funds.

The contract with construction firm Milton J. Womack, INC. runs from Oct. 27, 2014 to Oct. 27, 2016 — about 730 days. photos by Charles Champagne / The Daily Reveille

BY Julian Schardt jschardt@lsureveille.com Students returning to campus from winter break can expect to see many changes to the UREC, including the relocated weight room.

The weight room has been moved to the gym and takes up two basketball courts, decreasing the number of courts from five to three. These changes may last until the end of the

UREC’s expansion, UREC director Laurie Braden said.

The UREC is in Phase III of the expansion plan, which includes an update of the current indoor swimming pools, redesign of the locker rooms and expansion of the old weight room from 13,000 to 40,431 square feet. The outdoor pool and addition of multi-purpose courts among other smaller projects are also part of Phase III according to the UREC website.

Braden said work on Phase III began in October 2014 and is on track for completion in late fall of 2016.

“Students can expect that the weight room and fitness area will remain on the basketball courts for at least 18 months,” Braden said.

Braden said the weight room has downsized from 13,000 to 11,000 square feet.

Despite this downsize, some students find the new weight

room to be better than the previous one.

Natural resource and ecology freshman René Saucier said the University has a done a good job of accommodating students throughout the renovations so far, but the semester is just beginning and the number of students using the facilities will increase as the year progresses.

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Steele to bring flexibility to defense LIFE OF BRIAN brian pellerin Sports Columnist “What you say, guys?”

With that introductory outburst, new LSU defensive line coach Ed Orgeron ushered in a new era for the LSU football team’s defense. Orgeron used similar sayings and his southern drawl to take the media in the room on a swamp tour of all things “Be-Be,” one of Orgeron’s several nicknames.

He answered questions about everything from recruiting to life on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, but with one quote, Orgeron confirmed the hope that all fans had in his hire.

“I don’t care if they’re

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Read the full story on LSU football’s new hires on page 5.

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academics

Program to provide accelerated training to med, engineering students Biological engineering senior Christopher Sylvester said he is interested in the new ‘Fast Path’ program starting next semester for biological engineering students.

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BY jose alejandro bastidas jbastidas@lsureveille.com University students pursuing medical and research degrees may get the ultimate gift — less time in school — because of a new program.

Partnering with the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, the College of Engineering’s Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering will launch a fast track BS/MD/Ph.D program starting in fall 2015 for biological engineering students.

“The unique part of [the

“Fast Path” program] is that [the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans] is reserving ten spots a year for these students in their medical school,” said College of Engineering dean Richard Koubek, “Our students would be pre-admitted during their freshman year, which takes a lot of the uncertainty out of the whole process.”

While the majority of schools in the Southeastern Conference currently have joint BS/Ph.D and MD/Ph.D programs, “Fast Path” joins all three degrees required for

students interested in medicine and research.

The “Fast Path” program would take one to three years from the time students would traditionally spend working on the three degrees, which according to assistant professor of biological engineering Daniel Hayes, would be an opportunity for high-caliber students.

“The whole purpose behind the program is to create a time efficient and cost effective manner for top students in Louisiana and the region to be able

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France cracks down on hate speech, sends carriers to Mideast THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — France ordered prosecutors around the country to crack down on hate speech, anti-Semitism and those glorifying terrorism and announced Wednesday it was sending an aircraft carrier to the Mideast to work more closely with the U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants.

Authorities said 54 people had been arrested for hate speech and defending terrorism since terror attacks killed 20 people in Paris last week, including three gunmen. The crackdown came as Charlie Hebdo’s defiant new issue sold out before dawn around Paris, with scuffles at kiosks over dwindling copies of the satirical weekly that fronted the Prophet Muhammad anew on its cover.

President Francois Hollande, speaking aboard the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to members of the military, said the situation “justifies the presence of our aircraft carrier.”

One of the Paris gunmen had claimed allegiance to the Islamic State group, while two others said they were backed by Yemen’s alQaida branch. France is already carrying out airstrikes against

the Islamic State group in Iraq.

A top leader of Yemen’s al-Qaida branch claimed responsibility Wednesday for the Charlie Hebdo massacre that left 12 dead at the paper, saying in a video the massacre came in “vengeance for the prophet.” The newspaper had received repeated threats previously for posting caricatures of Muhammad.

A high-ranking French intelligence official told The Associated Press on Wednesday that authorities see the claim as “opportunistic” and that AQAP appears to have served as an inspiration instead of orchestrating the attacks. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to be able to discuss sensitive intelligence matters.

US intelligence officials, however, said they have no evidence AQAP coordinated the attack or knew about it in advance. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss classified matters publicly.

Since the attacks, France has deployed 10,000 troops and 120,000 security forces in an area the size of Texas to protect sensitive sites, including Jewish schools and synagogues,

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Questioning of possible jurors to begin in Tsarnaev trial THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON — Prospective jurors who made it through the first round of cuts in the federal death penalty trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will face individual questioning as the second phase of jury selection begins.

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Board of Supervisors member supports Jindal’s prayer rally

BY Carrie Grace Henderson chenderson@lsureveille.com While criticism continues to surface over Gov. Bobby Jindal’s prayer rally to be held on the University’s campus, one Board of Supervisors member remains supportive.

Rolfe McCollister was appointed by Jindal in 2012 and helped secure the PMAC as the location for the event, which will funded by the American Family Association, according to emails obtained by The Advocate last month.

“Mr. McCollister is a friend of the governor and Timmy [Teepell, a political adviser to

Jindal] and supports the idea of a prayer rally for our nation,” said McCollister’s assistant Tara Jeanise in a prepared statement.

Teepell was among those included in the email chain.

She said mccollister the emails accurately reflected McCollister’s involvement, which included checking on dates and who was in charge of the facility.

The Board of Supervisors approved the AFA’s request in October to use the PMAC for

the event on Jan. 24. The association will pay an estimated $3,500 for use of the location and $15,000 for setup and various staffing, according to the event contract.

In the emails, McCollister said he expected the event to draw about 10,000 people.

“He helped them as a friend,” Jeanise said. “He was never in contact with the AFA.” The AFA is a Mississippibased nonprofit that promotes fundamentalist Christian values. Some are opposed to the rally because of the association’s history of being anti-LGBT and against what it calls “the homosexual agenda.”

McCollister served as treasurer to Jindal’s gubernatorial campaign committee and gave $17,000 to the campaign at the time of McCollister’s appointment to the Board.

Ann Duplessis, Board of Supervisors chair, was appointed at the same time as McCollister but did not financially contribute to Jindal’s campaign.

As a former state senator, Duplessis said the governor has held an annual prayer rally for as long as she was in the legislature but said she understands why this event has sparked controversy.

She said the rallies in the past have been held at various public locations.

“The University is a public facility and as long as it’s peaceful,” Duplessis said, “I just think that everyone deserves the right to be able to serve and worship in the manner they wish to.”

Duplessis said she would not attend the event, but her absence isn’t intended to “make a statement.”

“My work schedule and the other obligations that I have are not going to lend me the opportunity to be there,” Duplessis said. “But am I going to be praying? Yeah.”

food and drink

Kolache Kitchen to open new location on Jefferson BY amanda capritto acapritto@lsureveille.com University students will soon be able to find one of their favorite breakfasts at a new location when Kolache Kitchen owner Will Edwards opens a new store near Towne Center on Jefferson Highway around March.

This month marks Edwards’ second full year in business, and with revenue up 40 percent from his first year, he is confident in his decision to open another restaurant.

“I’d always hoped that it would take off, that we would be able to open another one,” Edwards said. “But I didn’t expect to be able to open one this quick.”

Edwards said he was prompted to open a new location after discovering many of his customers were not University students.

He sifted through the credit card transactions made at his store and noticed many of them had zip codes from the Towne Center area.

“Students were my initial audience,” Edwards said of his customer base. “They are the majority here, but they only make up about 60 percent, not 80 or 90 like you might think.”

He thinks the Jefferson Highway location will attract more families and a slightly older demographic than the Nicholson location.

“Jefferson’s a big retail area — a lot of businesses,” Edwards said. “I think we’ll do good there.”

Criminology junior and Kolache Kitchen customer Jeffrey Martin anticipates the new location will be successful.

“That area is more diverse,” Martin said. “Plus, students leave during breaks, so a store on that side of town should help.”

Edwards also has plans to expand the Kolache Kitchen menu and increase the restaurant’s hours.

The new menu will feature a small variety of lunch items such as salads and sandwiches.

“We’re going to add a couple things, but we’re not going to

try to go too far out of the box,” Edwards said.

The new menu items will be available at the Jefferson location upon opening, but the menu at the Nicholson store won’t be updated until a later date.

The store’s new hours are not yet available, but Edwards said they will most likely be extended until early evening.

Music junior Rebecca Schreiber said she thinks it’s wise to include new food on the menu.

“I’m probably not going to purchase those items there, but I think it’s a good thing for their business,” Schreiber said. “Not everyone knows what a kolache is, so other options are a good thing.”

Though Edwards hopes to see his new location become just as successful as his first, he said he won’t start a franchise.

“Baton Rouge is plagued by chains,” Edwards said. “People love the locality of the restaurant.

The customers love knowing that they have access to something no one outside of Baton Rouge has.

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Cooks prepare sausage kolaches Monday at Kolache Kitchen on Nicholson Drive.

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MUSE, Art for Homeschoolers - LSU Museum of Art

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Healthy Steps Exercise Program - Baton Rouge General Bluebonnet

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Pope Francis appoints diverse new cardinals BY hayley franklin hfranklin@lsureveille.com Pope Francis, known for his views on inclusiveness in the Catholic Church, is not as well known for his most recent reform within the Vatican’s body of cardinals.

Pope Francis elected 20 new cardinals on Jan. 4 to be initiated into their positions Feb. 14 and 15.

The cardinals are a diverse set, representing continents from Asia, Africa, South America and Europe.

Religion professor Bradley Storin said Pope Francis’ choices in cardinals from across the globe are reforming a problem in the Catholic Church.

“Twenty-six percent of Catholics are in Europe, yet they have 58 percent of the cardinals representing Europe,” Storin said.

These elected men represent those areas and serve as an advisory board for the pope and the Roman Curia — a cabinet with which the pope makes doctrinal decisions and runs the Vatican state.

Storin said being appointed a cardinal serves more as an honor than a gift of clerical power. Unless a cardinal is in the Roman Curia, he has no authoritative power within the Church, aside from electing the pope.

Cardinals decide who becomes pope when the papal seat is vacated, either by death or resignation.

Rev. Bob Stine, a priest at Christ the King Catholic Church, said Pope Francis may be fulfilling a certain mandate.

“One of the reforms was to make it more representative of the Catholic populations around the world,” Stine said. “There had been a movement even before Francis to internationalize it so that there were representatives from different countries and not just Italy, but now it’s going a step further and looking at Catholic populations and

having representation for areas with large Catholic populations.”

Now cardinals from countries which have not had cardinals before, such as Myanmar, have representation in choosing the next pope.

Communication disorders senior Canisha Bacchus said the new cardinals may not understand aspects of American culture.

“Diversity is always good, but in that they’re from different countries, they don’t know the American way,” Bacchus said. “However, diversity is always good, so they may be able to bring new ideas and innovations to us.”

Though Pope Francis did not add any new American cardinals to the 11 already in the Vatican, he has made changes in Louisiana in relation to diversity.

On Jan. 13, Pope Francis appointed Fernand Cheri to be auxiliary bishop in New Orleans after the previous auxiliary bishop, Shelton Fabre, became the head of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux.

Cheri is an African-American priest born in New Orleans.

“This is to have minorities represented but in a sense of population,” Stine said. “There’s a large number of black Catholics in New Orleans, and so you want to have representation. I think that is what Francis wants to do on the Curial levels.”

Widespread representation, especially in non-western countries, could eventually lead to a non-western pope, something quite relevant to college students, Storin said.

“If Canada elects a new prime minister, college students should know that. If Mexico elects a new president, college students should know that,” Storin said. “Things are changing within the Vatican and you see an age-old institution shifting.”

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Economy

Low gas prices predicted to stay

BY amanda capritto acapritto@lsureveille.com Back in November, consumers saw gas prices fall below $3 per gallon. In late December, there was an even bigger surprise — gas prices in Louisiana fell on average to less than $2 per gallon for the first time since 2009.

Crude oil is going for about $50 a barrel right now, a sharp decrease from the recent June 2014 high of $115 per barrel. The cost of oil production dropped more than 50 percent in six months.

“Looking at it right now, it’s hard to think it’s going to jump back up,” said economics professor James Richardson. “We’re looking at probably five years, at least.”

Richardson explained when the industry starts to stabilize, it will be a slow recovery.

It won’t mimic the sudden, drastic rise and fall of the summer of 2008, when prices went from $140 in July to $30 in December, and back up to almost $100 by the next March.

“Prices will probably reach a plateau of $60 to $70 per barrel and stay there for several years,” Richardson said.

According to The Bank Rate Analysis of Petroleum Statistics, these lower gas prices com-

bined with more fuel-efficient cars means the average American will save about $450 in gas money per year, and the average household will save about $700.

Although the U.S. economy overall will survive, falling oil prices will hit Louisiana a little harder.

“It will be a hit to the state budget,” Richardson said. “They’ll have to find alternative sources of revenue or they’ll have to decide that certain programs are not important anymore, or some combination of the two.”

Richardson said he expects Gov. Bobby Jindal will release a budget in February and propose ideas to keep Louisiana’s economy stable through the remainder of low-cost oil production.

“Jindal has a platform,” Richardson said. “He said he wouldn’t raise a tax and I have no reason to believe he will change that.

But the next best source is higher education.”

That’s bad news for students.

Richardson said Louisiana tends to target higher education when it’s in a deficit, and that means students have to look out for increases in school fees and tuition.

Decreasing oil prices also present a concern for petroleum engineering and geology majors.

Richardson compared the current situation to a similar price drop in the 1980s. Oil production

costs decreased rapidly in the early 1980s and didn’t level out until the ’90s.

Colleges kept producing geologists and engineers, Richardson said.

“Those [students] graduating in 1981, ’82, or ’83, had made this decision in 1978 or earlier,” Richardson said. “The demand for jobs just fell enormously. They weren’t needed.”

Then, when the market stabilized, those graduates from the early 1980s were obsolete.

“There were graduates from ’88, ’89 who were much more up to date,” Richardson said.

Petroleum engineering professor Frederick Thurber said he knows jobs will become harder to find if oil prices remain this low.

“It is going to be tough,” Thurber said. “The [engineering] population of students has gone up. Not all of these students will find jobs. Those with a 3.0 [GPA] or higher and a good work ethic will have an easier time.”

Thurber expects oil companies will soon begin layoffs and hire new employees at a much slower rate. He also expects a decline in enrollment in colleges of science and engineering.

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Steeling Home

Men’s Basketball

Hornsby leads Tigers past Rebels Junior guard scores 23 points in road victory

BY James Bewers jbewers@lsureveille.com

immediately make a transition.

“It’s a great day to be an LSU Tiger,” Steele said. “My family and I are extremely excited to be a part of the LSU football program. This is an amazing opportunity. I firmly believe that LSU defensive football is, and always has been, something in this league and across the nation that says relentless pursuit, great effort and just a dominating, attacking-style defense.”

Steele, who is known for his 3-4 defensive coaching style during his stint as defensive coordinator at Clemson, said the Tigers will need to use both the 3-4 and 4-3 schemes to be successful in the Southeastern Conference.

Steele handled the Baton Rouge media professionally, but Orgeron stole the show.

Known for his charm and charisma, Orgeron began his press conference with a question — “What do you say, guys?”

From then on, it was magic.

The Larose, Louisiana, native displayed comfort and confidence during his time at the podium, captivating the media

The LSU men’s basketball team had good and bad moments Wednesday night, but it did enough on both sides of the ball to come out with a crucial 75-71 road victory against Ole Miss.

Junior guard Keith Hornsby sprung the LSU (13-3, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) offense with 20 of his team-high 23 points in the second half, nailing five of 10 3-point attempts to give the Tigers their first win in Oxford since 2009.

The Rebels (10-6, 1-2 SEC) shot a woeful 34.6 percent from the field, but out-rebounded the Tigers by six and scored 13 more second-chance points to stay in the game.

“We knew it was going to be a hard fought contest here tonight,” coach Johnny Jones said in a radio interview. “Ole Miss is an excellent basketball team.

They’ve done a tremendous job ... I’m pleased, certainly, with the effort. It was a great opportunity victory here, especially in the conference race and road win. We look forward to those challenges ahead for us.”

Junior point guard Josh Gray had another impressive night running the LSU offense with a double-double (15 points,

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Steele, Orgeron welcomed to Tigers’ defensive staff

BY Jack Chascin jchascin@lsureveille.com The future is here.

LSU football coach Les Miles formally introduced Baton Rouge’s newest arrivals, defensive coordinator Kevin Steele and defensive line coach Ed Orgeron, during a press conference Wednesday.

Miles began the press conference by welcoming the two new coaches and expressing his excitement to have the two on board for the Tigers.

“We’re excited about the hiring of Kevin Steele as our defensive coordinator and Ed Orgeron as our defensive line coach,” Miles said. “Coach Steele is a veteran in coaching and certainly a veteran of our conference. He has participated in both the NFL and in college. We’ve communicated often … and I’ve wanted to hire him for some time.”

Steele, who takes over the defense after the departure of John Chavis, comes to Baton Rouge after spending two years coaching under Alabama coach Nick Saban as a linebackers coach and director of personnel.

Steele said it’s an exciting time for him and his family, and he said he believes there are opportunities for the defense to MEN’s Basketball

Extensive playing time helps new Tigers build chemistry

BY David Gray dgray@lsureveille.com With so many fresh faces entering this season, LSU men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones knew it would take some time for his newly equipped team to jell on the court.

Because LSU sophomore forwards Jarell Martin and Jordan Mickey were Jones’ only returning starters, how quickly they meshed with the new players around them was going to spell either success or doom for the Tigers’ NCAA Tournament hopes.

To speed up his team’s development, Jones has piled heavy minutes on the Tigers’ most relied-upon players, a simple yet effective strategy that

has built one of the stoutest five-man lineups in the Southeastern Conference.

LSU sophomore guard Tim Quarterman, who’s logging 33.1 minutes per game off the bench, said the plan has worked wonders.

“We’re always on the court together, so your chemistry can’t do anything but get better,” Quarterman said. “You know the other players’ tendencies. Sometimes I know what [junior guard] Josh [Gray] is going to do before he does it. You get to know another person better than you did before.”

If the Tigers weren’t comfortable with one another on the court before the season, they likely are now. LSU is the

SEC’s only team with five players averaging at least 30 minutes a night.

Joining Quarterman in the 30-minutes-a-night club are Mickey (34.6), Martin (34.3), Gray (30.6) and junior guard Keith Hornsby (34.2). Practice can only help a team so much, Hornsby said, so playing heavy minutes in a game-like environment is the only way to properly get up to speed.

“There’s nothing like game shape, and I feel like playing a lot of minutes is the only way you can get that,” Hornsby said. “It’s helped each of us playing those minutes get more confidence.”

The confidence didn’t seem

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LSU sophomore forward Jordan Mickey (25) takes a free throw on Saturday during the Tigers’ 87-84 win against Georgia at the PMAC.

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Women’s basketball

LSU emphasizing defense against No. 15 Miss. State home court, and when that ball is thrown up, you can silence a crowd,” Caldwell said. “You don’t The LSU women’s basketball have to allow them to get going, team will compete against its because we know how that feels third top-20 opponent in four con- here at the PMAC.” Mississippi State began its seatests when it travels to Starkville, Mississippi, to challenge the No. son with the best start in its his15 Mississippi State Bulldogs tory, winning 18 straight games on Thursday at 7 p.m. on SEC before falling on the road in Nashville, TenNetwork Plus.

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LSU (8-8, 2-2 LSU will Southeastern Con- advantage because they ference) will look are on their home court, look to contain the SEC’s No. to get above .500 and when that ball is offense and and play its second thrown up, you can silence 1NCAA’s No. 11 straight road game a crowd.’ offense, as the after losing to TexBulldogs score as A&M on Jan. 11. nikki caldwell, 80.1 points per Mississippi State LSU women’s basketball coach game and hold an (18-1, 3-1 SEC) is average scoring looking to rebound margin of 25.9. after losing its first game of the season to Vanderbilt, Freshman forward Victoria Vivians leads Mississippi State with which LSU defeated last week.

The matchup against Missis- 15.3 points per game, with freshsippi State is a continuation of man guard Morgan William secthe tough conference schedule ond on the team with 10.2.

Caldwell said the young playfor LSU, who will also face No. ers for Mississippi State deserve 10 Kentucky this Sunday.

The Lady Tigers have lost extra attention from the Lady three of their last six contests Tigers’ defense.

“Offensively, you have to and will be looking to hand the Bulldogs their first home loss of make sure that we are aware of their guard play. Vivians can the season.

LSU coach Nikki Caldwell shoot the basketball from anysaid her team needs to put pres- where she touches it,” Caldwell sure on the home team and make said. “We are going to have to focus in on not allowing her to go its presence felt early and often.

“It’s going to be an advan- off because she is very capable.”

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gles have led to the Lady Tigers’ increased emphasis on defense.

With LSU’s offense scoring 62.5 points per game, junior guard Akilah Bethel said the team’s development on defense should lead to improvements on offense.

“We can’t have let-downs on both ends of the court. Defensively, it’s something that you can control,” Bethel said. “You can control whether you’re intense, whether your hands are high. I think that’ll be better for us because defense creates offense.”

The Lady Tigers’ ability to keep up with a high-scoring Mississippi State team will depend largely on their ability to play up-tempo defense and get more teammates involved on a consistent basis offensively.

Senior forward Sheila Boykin said playing the Lady Tigers’ style of inside-out basketball and feeding the ball to their playmakers will increase their offensive output.

“Coach has been harping a lot on feeding the hot hand,” Boykin said. “Someone is getting hot, someone is getting momentum, and I don’t know why, but we just deviate from it for a while. And the next thing you know, it’s just too late.”

You can reach Stanton Vignes on Twitter @StanVignes_TDR.

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LSU junior guard Akilah Bethel (3) attempts a shot Nov. 19, 2014, during LSU’s 5145 loss to Tulane at the PMAC.

Gymnastics

Seniors aiming for final shot at Super Six championship BY jacob hamilton jhamilton@lsureveille.com When LSU gymnasts Rheagan Courville, Jessie Jordan and Lloimincia Hall were freshmen, they couldn’t help but hypothesize how good they would be as seniors.

Three years and two Super Six appearances later, the trio is more accomplished than anyone could have imagined.

“Being a senior on this amazing team has really allowed me to reflect on how far we have come, how much we have accomplished and how much the freshman team is making an impact,” Courville said.

Courville’s school-record 16 All-American nominations and two NCAA vault championships are just a few of her many accolades while at LSU. Jordan and Hall have combined for 10 All-American nominations. After finishing ninth in the all-around standings last year, Jordan has established herself as one of the premier allarounders in the nation. Meanwhile, Hall is the three-time reigning SEC Champion on floor.

But to Jordan, individual accomplishments mean little when the team hasn’t reached its full potential.

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LSU senior Rheagan Courville performs a floor routine Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, during the Lady Tiger’s 197.125-193.300 victory against Iowa in the PMAC. “Of course it’s nice to say I’m an All-American, but my focus is on the team and how I can contribute to our big goal,” Jordan said.

College gymnastics is different than at the club level. There is a team aspect, and this group is very conscious that LSU has

never won the championship.

“I don’t really think about what I have achieved but instead what I want to improve on and the little things that matter when it comes to winning a national championship,” Jordan said.

“Sticking the dismount, pointing your toes a little harder — those

are the things that count and add up when you’re at a meet. Every tenth matters.”

For Courville, last season’s No. 3 finish was bittersweet after such a positive season. She said the team knew it could have scored better in the Super Six, and coming so close left the

gymnasts working harder in the offseason.

The team’s talent only begins with the three seniors. After the trio, the roster is fortified by two transfer seniors, three returning All-Americans, three highly-touted freshmen and three national coaches of the year.

“This team has the potential to do what no other team has ever had the opportunity to do,” Hall said. “We broke so many records last year, and we are just going to go up from there. Obviously, we are aiming for the national championship. More than anything, we are aiming to make history for LSU gymnastics.”

The Tigers started the season on the right foot for a team with championships aspirations. Their 197.125 score was the second highest mark in the nation and bumped the team up to the No. 2 ranking in the country.

“I hope [other teams] have us very sharply tuned into their peripheral visions and we distract them all season long because we have the eye of the tiger, we are focused and I think this team is fierce,” said LSU coach D-D Breaux.

You can reach Jacob Hamilton on Twitter @jhamilton_TDR.

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Tigers seek healthy balance between fouls, physicality

BY Jack chascin jchascin@lsureveille.com

post performances have come when the team stays out of foul trouble. The ability to play both Foul trouble — the phrase aggressively and cautiously appears to have a simple isn’t always easy, and there meaning, but LSU’s men’s often times isn’t a clear-cut sobasketball team defines it as lution.

LSU head coach Johnny imbalance.

This season has been Jones said the best way to handle fouls is to plagued by a them struggle to man- ‘Just be cautious in how embrace age the balance you’re playing and [don’t but to also be smart with them. between fouls make] hard plays or be too “Some fouls and aggressive defense. The Ti- aggressive. You want to be you’re just gogers are dead aggressive out there, but ing to get, espelast in the South- not enough to where it’s cially in the post where there’s eastern Confernoticeable.’ a grind and it’s ence in fouls tough,” Jones against with 232, Jarell martin, said. “You just but all three of LSU sophomore forward want to try and their losses have stay away from come when eithe other fouls ther sophomore it’s in the forwards Jarell Martin or Jor- where dan Mickey get into early foul backcourt or charging fouls.

Those are the ones that add up trouble.

On the flip side, some of the and catch up with you throughTigers’ worst rebounding and out the course of the game.

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“You’re going to pick up [fouls], and you have to play through them. But if you get a foul in the backcourt or a charging foul when you should be making another play, that’s when we have to be smart and make good decisions.”

Martin, who has the most personal fouls on the team with 43, has run into his fair share of foul troubles throughout the early stages of the season.

His three foul-outs rank as the most on the team, and the Tigers have lost two of the three games in which he has fouled out or been in foul trouble.

Martin said the most important part of playing with foul trouble is staying alert.

“Just be cautious in how you’re playing and [don’t make] hard plays or be too aggressive,” Martin said. “You want to be aggressive out there, but not enough where it’s noticeable or you get the foul. Me and Jordan have to stay out of foul trouble and find ways to be out there on the floor helping our teammates.”

Mickey, who leads the team in blocks with 50 and was just recently named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25, is the Tigers’ most valuable post defender. Mickey already ranks second on the Tigers’ all-time block list behind Shaquille O’Neal.

Mickey said it can be tough trying to manage his defensive

aggression down low in the post while also trying to remain in the game.

“I have to do what I can to stay on the floor and help my team,” Mickey said. “I’m most effective when I’m on the floor. I can’t really help them from the bench, so when I’m in foul trouble, I have to pick and choose when I go for a block or not.”

While fouls can be a burden on any team trying to put its most valuable and efficient players on the court, Jones

said managing the rotation and executing the game plan will be key for the Tigers moving forward in SEC play.

“If you do your work early and properly and put yourself in the right position, sometimes we may not be able to get blocked shots,” Jones said. “But if we rotate and put ourselves in a better spot, then we’ll force our opponents out of good offensive possessions.”

You can reach Jack Chascin on Twitter @chascin_TDR.

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LSU sophomore forward Jarell Martin (1) reacts after a time out during the Tigers’ 93-82 victory over Gardner-Webb on Nov. 15, 2014, at the PMAC.

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LSU sophomore forward Jarell Martin (1) reaches for the rebound and knocks over Georgia junior guard Charles Mann (4) on Saturday during the Tigers’ 87-84 win against the Bulldogs in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

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to be there when the Tigers got off to a rough 3-2 start with losses to Old Dominion and lowly Clemson, which dropped to a 1-3 start in Atlantic Coast Conference play following a 23-point shellacking by No. 2 Virginia on Tuesday.

Those defeats earlier in the season, coupled with an uninspiring five-point overtime victory against Texas Tech, which is currently last in the Big 12, made the Tigers’ lofty postseason goals appear a tad out of reach.

But even in those subpar outings, the kinks were still being worked out.

“We’ve had some [adversity] for sure, mainly in the earlier part of the year,” Hornsby said. “But even in some of our wins, we weren’t as pretty as we would’ve liked.

In some of those wins, we really focused on the areas we can improve on, and I think we’ve improved on some of those things but still have a ways to go.”

One thing LSU doesn’t need much more improvement on is scoring. Prior to Wednesday’s game against Ole Miss, the Tigers were the SEC’s thirdhighest scoring team at 75.8 points per game.

However, LSU is the only squad in the conference with five players ranked in the top 36 in scoring, topped by Martin’s 16.8 average. But who scores hasn’t mattered to the Tigers.

“The biggest thing at the end of the day is we just want to win,” Martin said. “We’re a very unselfish team. We just give credit to the team when we get [a] victory.”

Not only can the Tigers score, but they do it by playing

with his Southern hospitality and warmth. Orgeron thanked Miles and LSU for giving him and his family the opportunity to return home to Louisiana and touched on his excitement to return to the football field.

“I look forward to being able to coach these young men and develop them into the great defensive lines that we’re used to seeing at LSU,” Orgeron said. “Also, being able to recruit in the great state of Louisiana. I can’t wait to go out tomorrow and recruit with that big ‘LSU’ on my chest.”

Both Steele and Orgeron have been widely known as some of the nation’s top recruiters — ­ Steele received Rivals.com’s 2005 National Recruiter of the Year title.

Their addition to the staff gives fans and the team confidence heading into the home stretch before National Signing Day on Feb. 4.

Hornsby, from page 5 10 assists), his first of the season. Sophomore forwards Jordan Mickey and Jarell Martin were an effective combo in the paint for the first time since the win against Savannah State, each also finishing with doubledoubles.

Mickey turned away six Ole Miss shots, allowing the Tigers to maintain a four-point advantage in the paint.

“I thought both [Gray and Hornsby] stepped up and played really well,” Jones said.

“The thing that you like is that you’re getting a great team effort from everybody. Those two guys have been excellent for us, and we have balance with the play inside.”

LSU led by as many as nine points with less than 16 minutes left in the second half, but the Rebels stormed back to go on a 12-0 run capped off by senior Ladarius White’s 3-pointer to give Ole Miss its first lead of the second half, 44-43.

The Tigers, though, would not be denied as they rattled off a 9-2 run with more than 10 minutes left in the game.

The run included a monster

Orgeron said his recruiting meeting with running backs coach and recruiting coordinator Frank Wilson, a former pupil of his at Ole Miss, was among the best he’s ever had.

The meeting boosted Orgeron’s spirit for when he hits the road Thursday in hopes of winning over the hearts of high school kids across the Southeast, just the way he did Wednesday evening with Tiger fans and media alike.

“I’m ready to go. When my Hummer left my driveway this morning, it was smoking. It was ready to go,” Orgeron said. “I’m going, we’re sprinting, we’re going to get it. We’re going to go after every top player in the country, and I don’t care if they’re committed somewhere. We’re going to take our shot and try to bring back the best players we can to LSU.” You can reach Jack Chascin on Twitter @Chascin_TDR.

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LSU junior guard Keith Hornsby (4) boxes out an opponent on Saturday during the Tigers’ 87-84 win against Georgia at the PMAC. team basketball, which can come only through extensive time together on the court.

Of LSU’s 28.6 field goals per game, 16.6 come via assists, which ranks second behind Arkansas in the SEC. Jones said he knew it would take some time for his players to become familiar on the court, but even he has been taken aback by how quickly they’ve adjusted to one another.

“I have to commend our players for how they’ve adapted with their chemistry and their bonding in playing together and trusting each other and playing off of each other,” dunk by sophomore guard Tim Quarterman over Rebels senior Aaron Jones, giving the Tigers a seven-point advantage again.

The Rebels would get as close as one point on junior Stefan Moody’s trey with 6:26 to go, but Hornsby responded three possessions later with a putback off freshman Jalyn Patterson’s airball.

Both teams struggled offensively for most of the first half, but LSU went on a 13-2 run in the last 4:14 to take a 32 -28 halftime lead.

After two straight sub-par performances to open up SEC play, Martin came out aggressive in the first half to lead all scorers with 10 points on 5-of7 shooting to go with eight rebounds.

Quarterman’s three-pointer with two minutes to go in the first half gave the Tigers the lead for the first time after the 8:40 mark. Prior to Quarterman’s bucket, LSU was 0-for-7 from deep against the Rebels’ 2-3 zone defense.

You can reach James Bewers on Twitter @JamesBewers_TDR.

Jones said. “They pull for each other, and they have made each other better as the year is progressing.

“Anytime you have that type of turnover and have the new faces that we have come in, for those guys to be able to play together the way they have and to feed off of each other the way they have, it says a lot about them.”

You can reach David Gray on Twitter @dgray_TDR.

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LSU football coach Les Miles introduces new defensive coordinator Kevin Steele and new defensive line coach Ed Orgeron on Wednesday.

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FINDING FOSTER

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Sculpture blossoms behind Middleton

BY michael tarver mtarver@lsureveille.com

among people who have been in or follow the art program or are among those who visit the museum but most students he sees aren’t even looking for the gallery or museum at all.

“The most popular question we get is, ‘I heard that there was a Subway in Foster.

Where is that?’” Mayers said. “We give directions to Subway more often than not.”

Mayers said while some people don’t realize there’s an art program where students can major in things like painting and drawing, even fewer notice there is an art gallery on their own campus.

“A lot of people don’t even know that their fellow classmates are artists here,” Mayers said. “Their work is being displayed, and

Poised among the vast foliage of LSU’s campus, a new sculpture has been erected behind Middleton Library that may cause students to stop and take a look on the first days of class.

The sculpture, titled “Growth,” is the work of recent art graduate Andre Charitat and has had its home on campus for a little more than a month. The piece revolves around the use of lily pads made of steel fastened to a metal frame so it can tower nearly 14 feet tall on its pedestal.

Charitat said his initial focus going into his final semester was exploring patterns, rhythms, orders and geometries found in nature and trying to express those ideas while demonstrating their organic tendencies.

“Growth” is based on the idea that as something grows, it has uniform patterns on an individual level, but when it is displayed next to 50 other floral forms, differences become more visible.

“I was showing that there is some order to the way things develop while also trying to show that there are environmental things that change as something develops,” Charitat said.

One aspect that makes the piece stand out is the use of bent and welded steel throughout the sculpture. It is made completely

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Mike I (left) and dinosaur fossils (right) sit in exhibits at the LSU Museum of Natural Science, located in 110 Foster Hall.

Foster Hall features free museum and art gallery

BY greta jines gjines@lsureveille.com

The University’s Foster Hall is known for its art classes and Subway sandwich shop, but most students don’t realize the historical building has plenty more to offer.

Foster Hall houses a museum and art gallery that could be considered some of campus’ hidden gems. The Foster Gallery and LSU Museum of Natural Science are alternatives for students to consider when looking for something to do, and they’re completely free.

Foster Gallery primarily showcases student artwork. LSU School of Art Galleries Director Malia Krolak said the gallery has new exhibitions almost every month and encourages students to stop by. Most of the student artwork is for sale and can be purchased at a decent price.

Foster Gallery assistant director Jonathan Mayers said the gallery is popular

food and drink

Coffee house provides French culture immersion

BY ashlyn rollins arollins@lsureveille.com

A destination for traditional Cajun cuisine and a cup of coffee is less than an hour’s drive away.

Sitting at 149 Fuselier Road in Arnaudville, Louisiana, The Little Big Cup offers free Wi-Fi and a cozy environment to visit and eat with friends and family.

The owners, Kevin Robin and Sanjay Maharaj, have different backgrounds and expertise that combine to shape a successful restaurant and catering business.

Robin spent 20 years in New York as the director of recruitment at New York University and worked in psychology before deciding to move back to Arnaudville and pursue work in his family’s business, Russell’s Food Center.

Maharaj is a native of Trinidad who also worked in New York for a few years as a branch manager for Wells Fargo.

In the beginning, Robin and Maharaj wanted to create something sensitive to the community’s needs in addition to their own. They found a need for a kitchen to manage their catering business, Russell’s Catering Service, alongside the restaurant.

The duo began with only the coffee shop and the kitchen, but when they saw a need in the community for more, they began offering a nighttime dinner menu created specifically for busy moms to pick up.

“The community just responded really well to that, and it kind of grew and evolved from there,” Maharaj said.

Now their menu features

items ranging from traditional plate lunches, salads, soups and desserts to a special Boucherie Brunch on Sundays.

The name of the restaurant is a play on words in remembrance of a coffee shop in Manhattan which is now closed called “The Big Cup.” As far as plans for this year go, Maharaj said their focus surrounds a variety of aspects.

“We’re still working on finding the right menu items for the many different people with dietary needs like gluten-free and vegan,” Maharaj said.

They also plan to continue to promote community involvement, work closely with the art community and local charities as well as showcase live music.

You can reach Ashlyn Rollins on Twitter @ash_r96.

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The Little Big Cup, located at 149 Fuselier Road in Arnaudville La., serves coffee while promoting traditional Cajun cuisine.

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Meghan Trainor’s debut album falls flat in vocal range, lyrics THE REAL MEG RYAN

meg ryan Entertainment Writer With an album name like “Title,” it should be expected that this record will be a hodgepodge of confused directions.

Meghan Trainor, the pop singer who first appeared on the music scene with her top 40 hit “All About That Bass,” has released her debut album with 14 additional songs. Since her first single’s radio release, Trainor’s been taking over the radio with her pop, doo-wop sound.

However, this woman is a far cry from Amy Winehouse or Duffy. She’s much closer to a female Bruno Mars or Amy Renee Heidemann from Karmin.

That said, while Trainor has the vocal ability to become a powerhouse, she doesn’t capitalize on it on “Title.” Instead, she creates teeny-bopper beats with more shallow than deep lyrics.

The song “3am” references Trainor fighting the urge to drunk call a love interest while “Walkashame” creates the imagery of multiple one night stands.

“Bang Dem Sticks” is another song with a similar format — just a bunch of meaningless lyrics strung together with a bubblegum pop beat.

These songs are just extensions of what Trainor has

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already put out onto the radio. It seems with the vocal range she has, she could create a lot more than meaningless doo-wop and pop beats.

Some time during the recording of “Title,” it seems this dawned on Trainor, who threw in some tracks with actual substance.

The collaboration with John Legend, “Like I’m Gonna Lose You,” is the gem of the entire record.

Trainor picked an established, well-sung male counterpart to accompany her, and she also shows she shouldn’t be underestimated.

The track is sung elegantly, with the two artists’ voices melding into a song that could withstand

years of Valentine’s Days and wedding receptions.

On the other hand, “No Good For You” sends an opposing message about love, but it still exemplifies Trainor’s vocal strength.

The song is more pop than “Like I’m Gonna Lose You,” but it’s not so bubblegum pop that it’ll make the listener sick to their stomach.

Trainor needs to rethink her future releases after “Title” to create a richer sound with meaningful lyrics because the album only stands because of a few tracks that shine through the muddled pop mess.

You can reach Meg Ryan on Twitter @The_MegRyan.

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The original “Taken” was no masterpiece, but it was a fun, enjoyable film. “Taken 3” is no such thing.

The third installment of the franchise sees Liam Neeson return as former CIA operative Bryan Mills, this time framed for murder.

While on the run, he must protect his daughter and find the real killer. The movie features plenty of gunfights, car chases and unimaginative twists that can be seen a mile away.

It also features Neeson’s character surviving insane things that should totally kill him, sometimes without explanation as to how or why.

Forest Whitaker does fine as unnecessarily quirky, bagelloving cop Franck Dotzler, and Liam Neeson does his usual action hero persona, which he

could do in his sleep at this point.

The movie is just plain bland. There’s nothing in it that action movie fans, nor the general audience, haven’t seen before. There is little effort to make anything seem fresh or new — it’s all the same old stuff from the dialogue to the fight scenes.

Most of the time, the movie’s action, particularly the handto-hand combat, is shot in a way that makes it difficult for the viewer to actually see what’s happening.

The first two films, especially the first, featured thrilling action that entertained audiences. This movie doesn’t come close to that — it’s one boring action set piece after another.

Overall, “Taken 3” is little more than a forgettable, generic action movie with a high body count. Moviegoers can totally predict most of the movie, if no the entire thing. It has no standout sequences and is rather pointless. This franchise really has nowhere else to go from here.

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Liam Neeson once told Irish radio station 98FM, “I don’t think there’ll be a ‘Taken 3.”

She can’t get taken again, that’s just bad parenting.”

Even he didn’t see how this movie would work.

The film did end up winning the weekend box office with $40.4 million, so the studio might not be done milking this cash cow.

Thursday, January 15, 2015 sculpture, from page 9 of metal, incorporating dyes and coating to give the lily pads an organic aesthetic.

Charitat said early on, he had always enjoyed working with steel because of the physicality of the material, struggling against it through hours of hammering and sand blasting. Metal has an industrial nature or machined quality, and Charitat said he loves being that machine and seeing what quality result his hands can make as the machine crafting the steel.

Even the task of constructing a metal frame for the sculpture becomes a challenge, but it ultimately allows for a more structurally sound piece, especially if exposed to the elements, Charitat said.

Beyond the physical advantages of using steel, Charitat attempts to remove the boundaries between the industrial and the organic by breaking down the typical stigmas that accompany steel, such as its strict and linear nature.

Charitat said he tries to open a dialogue between these two

distinct concepts and create something that becomes a culmination of both organic frailty and industrial strength.

He said his acceptance of the natural imperfections that come with hammering steel and fashioning shapes out of something that resists has become important in his works.

Because of this vigorous process, Charitat doubts he could create an exact duplication of the piece behind Middleton because each step was so individualized in nature.

The piece originally was designed to be displayed at the Le Meridien hotel to embody the culture of the city. Charitat said the sculpture’s overall concept was to convey the vastly distinct people of New Orleans while simultaneously showing their oneness as a community.

This is why Charitat said he was attracted to the idea of using lily pads in the piece — they are resilient but also float freely.

Though that initial commission fell through, Charitat said he felt comfortable placing the sculpture near the live oaks of campus and that it was an appropriate

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home for the work. The design had to be adapted slightly with the change of location, but the underlying theme remained.

Charitat said he was able to focus more on the central structure of the piece because the original design was going to incorporate smaller, secondary parts that created a small environment around the sculpture. It also allowed him to design the sculpture to flow over the pedestal as opposed to be something rising over water.

Now a graduate, Charitat said he plans to hold a craft job to have access to some of the tools and materials needed for his work such as a workshop and a welder. He also said he is interested in working with crafting more artistically styled furniture.

Charitat said his New Years resolution is to begin branding himself as an artist.

“You have all these images everywhere of pictures you’ve taken or pieces you’ve built and you have your artistic ideas, but it’s hard to simultaneously keep your vein,” Charitat said.

You can reach Michael Tarver on Twitter @michael_T16.

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LSU alumnus Andre Charitat stands next to his sculpture titled “Growth” on Saturday in front of Foster Hall.

campus life

Hill Memorial commemorates Battle of New Orleans bicentennial

BY Kayla Randall krandall@lsureveille.com Two hundred years ago, Andrew Jackson arrived to fight in the Battle of New Orleans, an essential battle in Louisiana’s history, and now the University is celebrating it.

Hill Memorial Library, Louisiana’s flagship Special Collections library, opened its “À la Militaire” exhibit, which will serve as the bicentennial commemoration of the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812.

The exhibit houses original documents from the War of 1812, chronicling the Battle of New Orleans.

Tara Laver, curator of manuscripts at Hill Memorial Library,

museum, from page 9 [students] can buy it.”

Mayers said the gallery is preparing for its first show of the semester titled “Landscape Relationships.” The show will feature landscape architecture artwork and run from Jan. 30 to Feb. 27. Mayers said there is currently no work in the gallery because they are preparing for the show.

Across the hall from Foster Gallery is the LSU Museum of Natural Science. The museum was founded in 1936 strictly as a research museum but opened its doors to the public in 1955 featuring exhibits.

This research museum is one of the nation’s largest and most diverse, housing more than 2.5 million specimens, including different species of birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and fish.

The museum’s outreach coordinator Valerie Derouen

curated the exhibit for Special Jackson came to defend New OrCollections.

Laleans against the ver, who has been ‘I included documents of British invasion at the University the civilian experiences, he knew was with Special Colhe needthe soldiers who were in coming, lections since 2000, ed more men. said the exhibit is the battle and the people “He brought Special Collections’ who were left behind in the into his army way of remember- aftermath of the battle.’ a lot of Louisiing the crucial anians, who at tara laver, battle. the time, the “The Battle of Hill Memorial manuscripts curator country wasn’t New Orleans was sure about, a test for Louisiana because the and then by fighting together state had just been admitted to and winning, they proved their the union in 1812, and a lot of allegiance,” Laver said.

Americans were still suspicious The exhibit features a biof people here because they had ography of Andrew Jackson such a different background published in 1817, letters from from the rest of America,” Laver men describing what they saw said. in the battle from 1815 and Laver said when Andrew many more original documents said not all of the museum’s collections are on display because they are mainly being used for research, but people from all over the world come to study the specimens.

“It’s a small museum to the public,” Derouen said, “But behind the scenes is where the main action happens.”

However, visitors will find the first Mike the Tiger on display along with a recording of his roar. They also will see handpainted dioramas depicting everything from a tropical rainforest to a desert habitat, as well as Louisiana landscapes.

Derouen said most people at the University don’t know the museum exists, and the staff is working to change that. Derouen’s position as outreach coordinator is dedicated to bringing awareness about the museum to both the University and the public.

“When people hear about it and see it, they think it’s really cool and they’ll tell their

friends, but word of mouth is pretty much how [news] spreads,” Derouen said. “We have social media, and it’s slowly spreading, but I think getting the word out there to students is our main problem.”

Derouen said museums are important because they broaden an individual’s knowledge and understanding of the world, and the staff has several plans to increase their involvement around campus such as setting up an informational table in Free Speech Plaza. She hopes this will encourage students to visit the museum.

Foster Gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. The LSU Museum of Natural Science is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Both are free and open to the public.

You can reach Greta Jines on Twitter @TheGretaJines.

from the time period. Much of the display is firsthand accounts and documents created as these historical events were happening.

Laver said she chose each piece for the exhibit with the intention of showing different perspectives of those involved with the Battle of New Orleans.

“I tried to have different representations and different aspects of the battle,” Laver said.

“I included documents of the civilian experiences, the soldiers who were in the battle and the people who were left behind in the aftermath of the battle.”

The documents in the exhibit may not seem as important as documents on the scale of the Declaration of Independence,

but Laver said they are significant because they can connect with people on an individual level.

Although some items in the collection seem small or insignificant, they contribute to the bigger picture and give people a chance to experience historical events in a different way.

“These things may not necessarily seem important individually, but having the documents that we do have in the exhibit helps create a picture of the everyday person’s experience during the battle and brings things down to a more personal level,” Laver said. “À la Militaire” is free and open to the public. The exhibit closes May 16.

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Low gas prices will lead to more budget cuts, fewer jobs THE CERULEAN COUNCILIATOR JUSTIN DICHARIA Columnist This Christmas season, Santa brought low gas prices to poor college students around the world.

But while University students were giddy with joy, Louisiana oil producers and politicians shuddered in agony at the sight of $1.89 per gallon. Low gas prices are good for a University student’s short-term pocket change, but it’s a bad sign for the state’s budget crisis and students looking toward the oil industry for future careers.

Gas prices began falling in June 2014, when there was too much oil in the world market and too little demand to keep prices high. Frederick Thurber, the undergraduate coordinator for the University’s petroleum engineering department, pointed to the downturn in Europe’s economy and slower economic growth rates in China and India as the reasons for decreased demand in oil.

“China and India account for about 50 percent of all the new growth for petroleum demand in the world,” Thurber said. “What we have seen this year is real-estate prices in China have tanked.

This is a fear that the Chinese economy is cooling down. So the demand side reduces.”

The influx in supply resulted from the U.S. shale oil boom, coupled with increases in oil outputs in the Middle East, specifically in Iraq and Libya. Just as retail prices fall when stores have a lot of stock in an item that does not sell well, the price of oil fell, too.

Both Thurber and James Richardson, the director of the University’s Public Administration Institute, agree the low oil prices will not harm the overall U.S. economy, but it will surely affect states like Louisiana.

The International Energy Agency predicts investments in U.S. shale will drop by 10 percent in 2015, which puts Louisiana oil companies in the sights of an economic firing squad.

“They will not do nearly as well, and they will have to struggle,” Richardson said. “Some will decide to cut back and not invest as much. They may lay off some of their employees.”

Depending on how far prices drop and how oil companies deal with the crisis, petroleum

engineering and geology may not be safe bets for a guaranteed job out of college.

Richardson described two historical cases when oil prices fell drastically: In 2008, the price dropped and then recovered rather quickly, creating a V-shaped rebound in price, and in the 1980s, the price fell and then slowly throughout the decade crept back up to its previous prices.

“I think if we are looking at it right now, it is very difficult to think it is going to jump back up very fast,” Richardson said. “It’s not going to bounce back to $85, $95 or $100 a barrel.”

With the price of oil’s potential slow creep to its previous spot in the world market, Louisiana oil companies will cut jobs, move locations and decrease production.

The demand for petroleum engineers and geologists in Louisiana will drop and remain low for the next few years, putting current students looking for jobs in the oil industry at a difficult crossroads post graduation.

“Will all of these people find jobs?” Thurber asked. “No, not if the oil prices remain low. Those who score a 3.0 [GPA] or better and have a good work ethic and fit into the industry will find jobs. When someone with a 3.5 is applying and someone with a 2.5 is applying, the 3.5 is probably going to get the phone call. The 2.5 will not.”

Eventually, the increased demand for oil — thanks to the low cost of filling up an F-350’s 35-gallon gas tank — will raise the price back up to its previous rate. But it will not be soon enough.

Louisiana’s already festering budget crisis took a $1.4 billion shortfall with decreases to the state’s oil and gas revenues, which comprise 13 percent of the budget.

With the budget shortfall and no short-term solution to low gas prices, Gov. Bobby Jindal will once again take up his budget-cutting axe of vain, presidential hopefulness. Jindal will thrust the state’s public universities and colleges upon the executioner’s block and add to the $700 million in higher education cuts he’s carried out since 2008.

Our cars might be cheap to fill up now, but when Jindal comes knocking at the door of eventual budget cuts, we will all pay for it.

Justin DiCharia is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from Slidell, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @JDiCharia.

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‘Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves, and the only way they could do this is by not voting.’

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Pointless Politics Left wing or right wing, millennials are ignored ENTITLED MILLENNIAL CODY SIBLEY Columnist Politicians are not representing millennials, and that’s why voter turnout is so low among our age group.

House Republicans approved a new rule that would prevent funds from Social Security to move from retirement to disability. This money has been reallocated 11 times since the 1950s. If this rule becomes law, people on disability will see a 20 percent reduction of benefits by 2016.

Measures like this that are aimed at taking away money from destitute Americans reiterate what every college kid knows: The government doesn’t work for them.

This truth transcends political parties.

In December, Democrats still held a majority in the Senate. They passed a budget bill that took $303 million away from the Pell Grant fund and gave it to banks to pay off student loan debt.

Democrats are known for helping low-income families, and the Pell Grant is money for needy students. Why then, did the Democrats approve a budget that took money away from some of the neediest people in America?

Republicans tell us to pick ourselves up by our bootstraps and work hard for what we earn, but they don’t

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acknowledge that students today pay more for tuition than their state subsidizes.

They ignore that a person can’t live on the current minimum wage without government assistance, but they refuse to raise it.

Democrats tell us they’re fighting for the young adults, but they have little to show for their efforts.

President Obama recently proposed two years of free community college, but he didn’t do that until after the Republicans took both houses of Congress.

When countries like Germany are offering completely tuition-free universities, am I supposed to get excited over a twoyear proposal that probably won’t even happen?

Democrats want to raise the minimum wage and turn it into a living wage, yet they haven’t done that since 2009.

They created the Affordable Care Act, so now I can stay on my parent’s insurance until I’m 26. But they failed to address the bigger issue — private insurance companies ruined our health care.

The Republicans call us entitled.

The Democrats don’t fight for us. Older generations say our problems aren’t addressed because we don’t vote.

But I don’t understand why people call millennials entitled when all we want is a fair opportunity at life. How does being in favor of programs like higher education or Social Security for disabled people make us entitled? Why aren’t more tax cuts for the rich a form of entitlement?

Why should millennials vote? At best, they’ll get politicians who are mildly in favor of positions that concern them. But without a strong voice in Congress fighting for millennials, who cares? If you’re not going to fight every day in Congress for my right to an education or my right not to live in poverty, why should I vote for you? Why vote at all?

Cody Sibley is a 19-year-old mass communication freshman from Opelousas, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @CodySibley.

Students should look into loan forgiveness programs JAY TALKING

JAY CRANFORD Columnist For most of us, federal student loan payments are like school projects — if we don’t think about them, they aren’t there. But the truth is, once you graduate, you have to start repaying Uncle Sam. Fortunately, there is hope for some of us with student loan forgiveness.

Student loan forgiveness is comprised of programs by the federal government that allow people under certain circumstances to not pay back their full loan amount.

These are great programs for college grads. If you fear you will be working a low-paying job after graduation, then you must take a look at these.

One of these federal forgiveness programs is the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

The PSLF encourages graduates to work full time in a public service job, and in return, the government will forgive your student loans.

Public service jobs include

employment with federal, state and local government and some not-for-profit organizations.

The services provided by these organizations don’t matter.

Student loans will be forgiven under the PSLF after you make 120 on-time monthly payments.

All of those 120 payments must be made while employed with qualifying public service organizations.

Only loans from the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program are eligible for the PSLF. However, if you consolidate your loans under the direct consolidation loan, that new loan will be eligible for the PSLF. What’s different about this program is that the income you make from working one of the qualified jobs does not affect your eligibility of loan forgiveness. Working for the government is a good option to reduce student debt even if you are planning on having a high salary.

There are also forgiveness programs for people who are under financial hardships. These programs are special repayment options that can reduce the amount of your monthly payments based on your discretionary income.

Discretionary income is the

amount of money you earn above the poverty line in the state you live in, for your family size. These programs are called income-based repayment.

If you meet the low-income requirements, then your monthly payments are reduced up to 20 percent of your discretionary income.

After 20 years of payments, any remaining student loan balance is forgiven.

If you are worried about working in a low-income job, these new programs can be a blessing to you.

Everyone should be aware of these programs to avoid defaulting on student loans.

There are also loan forgiveness programs based on occupations.

One gives forgiveness to teachers who work at low income elementary or secondary schools for five consecutive years. After the five years, you are forgiven $5,000 of your loan and possibly $17,500 for special education and secondary math and science teachers.

Other occupations that are eligible for loan forgiveness include the armed forces, law enforcement, firefighters, nurses and medical technicians, peace

corps volunteers, speech pathologists and librarians. If you are thinking about working in one of these fields, you need to look into forgiveness programs available to you.

However, each type of federal loan has their own unique

rules, and I encourage you to go to studentaid.ed.gov and explore all the options available.

Jay is a 20-year-old finance junior from St. Simon’s Island, Georgia.

You can reach him on Twitter @hjcranford.

Income Based Repayment (IBR) Your maximum monthly payments will be 15 percent of discretionary income, the difference between your adjusted gross income and 150 percent of the poverty guideline for your family size and state of residence. If you have not repaid your loan in full after making the equivalent of 25 years of qualifying monthly payments, any outstanding balance on your loan will be forgiven.

Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Your maximum monthly payments will be 10 percent of discretionary income, the difference between your adjusted gross income and 150 percent of the poverty guideline for your family size and state of residence. If you have not repaid your loan in full after you made the equivalent of 20 years of qualifying monthly payments, any outstanding balance on your loan will be forgiven.

Income Contingent Repayment (ICR) Payments are calculated each year and are based on your adjusted gross income, family size and the total amount of your Direct Loans. If you do not repay your loan after making the equivalent of 25 years of qualifying monthly payments, the unpaid portion will be forgiven.

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Thursday, January 15, 2015 defense, from page 1 committed to another school,” Orgeron said. “We’re going to get them.”

But Orgeron, affectionately dubbed “Coach O,” could have said anything and won over the hearts of LSU fans. His hiring was what they wanted all along, and they didn’t care what his role was.

The bigger challenge was for new defensive coordinator Kevin Steele.

LSU hired the former Alabama linebackers coach shortly after reports that Alabama’s current defensive coordinator Kirby Smart had mutual interest in the defensive coordinator position in Baton Rouge.

With Steele’s hiring, LSU coach Les Miles ruined Tiger fans’ dreams of stealing a defensive guru from under Nick Saban’s nose. He became the Grinch who stole Christmas. Twitter was beyond disappointed with the ‘letdown’ hire of Steele.

After all, his last defensive coordinator job was at Clemson when West Virginia put up a Madden-esque 70 points in

fast path, from page 1 to get BS/MD/Ph.D degrees in less time,” Hayes said.

For biological engineering senior Christopher Sylvester, joining the MD/Ph.D portion of the program may help him achieve his goals more quickly.

Sylvester believes “Fast Path” will attract people interested in research and medicine to LSU and to the Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.

“The advantage of this type of joint program is that you can do both medicine and research at the same time,” Sylvester said.

The program will also serve as a platform to develop a Biomedical Engineering Research Institute.

The institute will be a place for graduate students to work on their doctorate degree research on how engineering relates to biological systems, focusing on developing technology to improve healthcare.

“I want to specialize on tissue engineering, mainly in vitro whole organ development,” Sylvester said. “Since there are no tools for this type of work yet, I can work on the research side to develop the technology, and then use this technology as a doctor.”

“Fast Path” will accommodate 10 students a year. Students must have an ACT score of 30 or higher and are expected to enter the University with Advanced Placement credit in math, English and some arts, humanities and social sciences.

“I think this is an excellent opportunity for top notch students living both in Louisiana and regionally,” Hayes said. “I can’t say enough good things about it [to those who] are willing to commit to this rigorous and long undertaking. I think it’ll be very valuable for them.”

Students are expected to start the program their fresh-

the 2012 Orange Bowl. On top of that, he led Baylor to a 9-36 overall record as the head coach from 1999 to 2002.

Wednesday’s press conference was Steele’s first chance to win over LSU fans, and he more than likely didn’t. He couldn’t have with the lovable Orgeron working his Southern charm immediately after him.

But what Steele said had more substance than charm and will be crucial to LSU’s success in the fall.

In regard to his scheme, Steele preached flexibility and the importance of showing odd fronts.

“We’ll have to use them all,” Steele said. “We have to adapt things to the talent on the field.”

In other words, gone are the days of plug-and-play. There won’t be roles such as the obvious blitzing nickelback or a line composed of defensive ends because it’s third down.

The Tiger defense will give the players a chance to show their skills, and with the way Steele and Orgeron recruit, the players will have skills.

Steele helped Alabama man year, but students who are already in the University will be allowed to switch into the program.

The Daily Reveille reel in five-star running back Damien Harris, who he’ll have to stop for the next three years, along with other three and fourstar defensive players.

But as Steele said, stars don’t mean anything when the players get to campus. He mentioned the Clemson defense that allowed nine offensive touchdowns to West Virginia as a squad filled with talent that didn’t play up to its ability statistically but was instrumental to the school’s first conference title in 20 years.

What Steele had at his disposal at Clemson is nothing compared to what he has at LSU. With the top-class recruiters the Tigers currently have, the talent will only get better.

Steele will make a major impact on the recruiting trail in the next few weeks, but he’ll have to wait until September 12 when LSU faces Mississippi State to prove himself in Southeastern Conference play. Tiger fans expect results, especially from someone they already don’t like.

You can reach Brian Pellerin on Twitter @Pellerin_TDR. The institute is expected to be up and running in two years, and the location is to be determined, according to Koubek.

The ‘Fast Path’ BS/MD/Ph.D program will start in fall 2015 for biological engineering students.

The program would take one to three years from the time students would traditionally spend working on the three degrees.

Students who are already in the University will be allowed to switch into the program.

page 15 urec, from page 1 “I like the way it’s spaced better,” Saucier said. “I didn’t like having to walk through the old one. I like the setup of the machines better.”

Students looking for a light snack after a hard workout will also notice the closure of the Smoothie King. The goal is for Smoothie King to return once the renovations are completed.

Braden said she liked the way Smoothie King’s owner did business with students and believes the institution will work to have him back at the facility.

“We are building a light box space to have a healthy food option vendor, and our hope is that it will be Smoothie King,” Braden said.

Kinesiology junior Stephen Dunbar said he does not mind giving up his post-workout treat and understands that the ongoing renovations will serve to benefit him in the future.

“I can deal with it,” Dunbar said. “It’s all a part of it. I’d rather sacrifice a couple smoothies here and there for the beautiful UREC that is soon to come.”

Students who wish to work at the UREC may have a better shot of landing a job once the renovations are completed in 2016 because the larger facilities will bring more employment opportunities.

Braden said the current renovations have not affected the hiring of student workers, but at times there will be less employees.

“The good thing though is that ultimately when we open,

the size of the building will more than double, and the size of our student staff will more than double,” Braden said. “We will be providing more jobs to students starting in 2016.”

Major projects began over winter break. The back fields are being prepped for a new fitness area and gym, Braden said.

The contract with construction firm Milton J. Womack, INC. runs from Oct. 27, 2014 to Oct. 27, 2016 — about 730 days.

The total cost of the UREC expansion project is $84 million. Phase III takes up $54 million of the allocated funds.

Vice chancellor of Student Life & Enrollment Kurt Keppler said the UREC expansion project was funded completely by the increase of the UREC fee.

Some students are concerned with the fee increase because renovations will not be completed until after they graduate.

When considering the policy change that increased the UREC fee, this angle was taken very carefully into consideration, said Keppler.

Keppler said after graduation, students will have access to the UREC for however many semesters they paid the increased fee.

“We recognize that what you guys are doing is really making the place better for the people that are following you, but then again we also recognize that the people before you paid for the Union that is now open when it was closed for four years for renovation,” Keppler said.

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