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Volume 119 · No. 95 ADMINISTRATION

Professor draws parallels between U.S., Board of Regents South Africa

pushes for autonomy

Author, history professor Nancy Clark delivers inaugural Mandela Memorial Lecture at Vanderbilt

BY WILLIAM TAYLOR POTTER wpotter@lsureveille.com

BY CARRIE GRACE HENDERSON chenderson@lsureveille.com

With racial injustice and income inequality fresh on the minds of people across the globe, history professor Nancy Clark thinks the world should look at South Africa and the lessons of Nelson Mandela.

Vanderbilt University began a lecture series as a tribute to Mandela and to addresses his accomplishments and issues important to him. Clark gave the inaugural lecture for Vanderbilt’s Nelson Mandela Memorial Lecture series earlier this month.

Her lecture focused on reconciliation in South Africa, highlighting the country’s income inequality issue.

“South Africa today has still the most unequal income distribution in the world,” Clark said. “It really hasn’t changed much, 20 years after the end of apartheid. This is an issue that’s obviously important to South Africa.”

Though the invitation to speak came as a surprise, she said it was likely a result from her published works.

“The invitation came out of the blue,” Clark said. “I think it’s based on my publications. I think that must be why they chose me.”

Clark has written three books, two of

Five years into a six-year agreement with Gov. Bobby Jindal, the Louisiana Board of Regents is once again pushing for fiscal autonomy from the state.

Under the GRAD Act, signed in June 2010, higher education institutions were offered more autonomy in exchange for improving academic performance.

The act has come under scrutiny in recent years by opponents who say it’s not helping high achieving universities, but punishing those who cannot improve under intense budget reductions.

“In reality, there was never any performance funding. Instead you lost some of your base funding if you failed,” said deputy commissioner for planning, research and academic affairs Larry Tremblay. “And any institution in this room will tell you, they have had a heck of a time getting these autonomies.”

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LSU history professor Nancy L. Clark delivered a lecture titled ‘The Continuing Meaning of Reconciliation in Post-apartheid South Africa’ during Vanderbilt University’s Nelson Mandela Memorial Lecture series on Feb. 3.

South Africa Today • South Africa has the most unequal income distribution in the world.

• About 31.3 percent of the population lives below the poverty line, two times more than in the U.S. • The unemployment rate is 25.1 percent, three times more than the U.S. • The average monthly disposable income in South Africa is $1,400.01, less than half of the U.S. data courtesy of NationMaster.com

see SOUTH AFRICA, page 15

see REGENTS, page 15

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Mahtook, Knight want changes ‘Here & Now’ at LSU

BY CHLOE HUFF chuff@lsureveille.com

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a three-part series showcasing the Student Government presidential and vice-presidential candidates.

The stories will run in alphabetical order, according to the last name of the presidential candidate.

One qualification sets Andrew Mahtook apart from the past two Student Government presidents — a Student Senate background.

In the run for their presidential SG office, Andrew Mahtook and Hannah Knight launched

a surprise campaign Feb. 8. keep, Mahtook said.

“We felt like we weren’t Mahtook and Knight said going to be able to keep that they want to fix the “That’s just momentum up.

Students the way it is” problems students don’t want to be encounter on a daily pestered by cambasis. paigns for months Parking and fixing the Studio Arts and months,” Mahtook said. “And we Building are issues students often didn’t want to take bring up, Mahtook a kind of passive social media launch. said. “Here & Now” We wanted, when looks to find realistic approaches we launched, to be ELECTIONS to these problems full force, [with] everything [we] have.” because building parking towThe “Here & Now” cam- ers and parking lots or repairpaign focuses on changes stu- ing a 100-year-old building is dents with even one semester unrealistic, Mahtook said. left will benefit from, instead see HERE & NOW, page 15 of promises candidates cannot

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LSU finance junior Andrew Mahtook [left] and communication disorders junior Hannah Knight [right] are running for student government president and vice president under the Here & Now ticket.

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University to test emergency text system The University will test its emergency notification system, including the emergency text messaging system, Wednesday at 9 a.m.

Students, faculty and staff must register for the text mes-

saging service on their MyLSU accounts before 5 a.m. on Wednesday to be included in the test.

The test is done twice a year.

The emergency notification system is available strictly to University community members.

Arts Council of Greater BR to host poetry 6-session series In an attempt to explore the reach and importance of poetry, the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge has partnered with nonprofit organization The Red Shoes to host a six-session series on the subject.

Each session will cover a different aspect of poetry’s language and structure to further educate participants on the art.

Cynthia Toups, teaching artist with the Arts Council, will facilitate the event through guided discussion about why people read poetry and what makes a piece poetic.

The first session in the series begins tonight at 6:30 p.m. at The Red Shoes located at 2303 Government St. Admission is $20 for each session or $100 for the full series.

ESPN to speak at Manship School Two ESPN staff members are giving a presentation today in the Holliday Forum of the Journalism Building at 5:30 p.m. to talk to students of all majors about employment in the sports media industry.

Jill Ann Bouffard, a manager in the Content Associate Program, and Sheri Lau, Senior Production Coordinator with the CAP, will hold a question and answer session after the presentation. They

will also meet with students by appointment from 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to discuss internship opportunities for undergraduates and the CAP program for upcoming graduates.

Reservations can be made for the presentation in the Holliday Forum and individual appointments by contacting Mary Ann Sternberg at msternb@lsu.edu.

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CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS In The Daily Reveille article “Equality Louisiana aims to change LGBT legislation” from Monday, the story incorrectly named the organization Equality Corps as “Equality Core.” The Daily Reveille regrets this error.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015 TECHNOLOGY

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Hill Memorial looks to digitize complete Daily Reveille archives

BY ERIN HEBERT Manship News Service In 1934, Huey P. Long ordered LSU President James Monroe Smith to expel seven members of The Reveille. The student journalists dared to publish a letter to the editor criticizing Long and refused to submit to discipline for the act.

The rest of the Reveille Seven story is part of the rich legacy of the publication that can be viewed in Hill Memorial Library. The original anti-Long letter and every other printed Reveille issue from 1897 to 2001 can be found in its archives.

They currently are preserved in bound books and on microfilm in LSU Libraries, which is hoping to make them available to everyone via the Internet And that has the campus library looking for donors dedicated to preserving this slice of University history before the microfilmed and original versions are lost to time.

Digitization of The Reveille archives would cost about $100,000, estimates Libraries Dean Stanley Wilder.

“This isn’t just a project for us,” said Lauren Cathey, Libraries Director of Development. “It’s about seeing history through the eyes of LSU students.”

Once completed, the digitization would make The Reveille archives searchable through the Louisiana Digital Library — an online database with more than 144,000 “unique historical treasures,”

including the Louisiana institution’s archives, libraries, museums, and other public repositories in the state.

“The digitization is not a preservation medium; it’s an access medium,” said Barry Cowan, assistant archivist at Hill Memorial’s University Archives.

Hill Memorial intends also to retain the microfilm and print versions of the newspapers.

LSU Libraries head of Digital Archives, Gina Costello, said once digitized, The Reveille archives will be entirely searchable, from every headline to each individual article.

Wilder said digitization also would mean the archives would pop up in Google search results.

“In a time when content must be online to remain visible, digitization will position the Reveille archives for the modern age,” Wilder said in a newsletter.

Once funding is completed, Costello said the project will go out for bid. The chosen vendor then will begin digitization by removing the binding of the current print archives and separating them out by issue. The process will take six months to complete.

In most cases, newspaper digitization is done directly from microfilm, Costello said. But because much of the Reveille microfilm is in bad shape, each issue will be microfilmed again before being scanned and digitized directly from the original print versions.

This extra step is the reason for the project’s high cost, she said.

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Barry Cowan, assistant archivist at LSU’s Hill Memorial Library, browses old issues of The Daily Reveille.

“We want to create the highest quality possible,” Costello said.

“And you run into that a lot with microfilm — the inconsistency with the quality.”

Cowan said the need for re-microfilming and digitization stems partly from the fact that newspapers deteriorate due to the chemicals used to create them. Though

early editions of The Reveille were printed on higher quality paper, most issues are discolored and fading, he said.

Everyone from researchers interested in University history to genealogists would benefit from the project, Cowan said, which would provide content exclusive to The Reveille alongside

national events that were localized and reported on from students’ perspectives.

“Some of the things reported in The Reveille weren’t reported anywhere else locally, even in The Advocate,” Costello said. “There’s a lot of news that happened on campus, and this is the only place you’d find it.”

STATE

Speaker calls for more tax relief for Louisiana film industry

BY AMANDA CAPRITTO acapritto@lsureveille.com Will French, president of Louisiana Film Production Capital in New Orleans, questioned whether Louisiana’s recent slot on the big screen is brining the film industry to the state on Monday at the Press Club of Baton Rouge.

French asked the audience a series of questions to get audience members thinking about the impact the film industry has on the state.

He said the film industry and its tax credits have recently been the face of dozens of news articles, but there is one ultimate question: Are the state’s films bringing people here?

“In Louisiana, we have incentives, we talk about tax credits, but we don’t know what’s happening in other states and how we compare,” French said.

French delivered a brief history of how the business of the film and television industry has changed, starting with the simple fact that “a camera isn’t the size of a motorcycle anymore.”

French said the industry is

moving away from its origins in Southern California and relocating to new places in the south, particularly Louisiana.

Louisiana offers film production teams the best tax incentive in the country — a 30 percent cut.

French said it’s imperative the state does not cut any sort of funding for Louisiana’s film program because it will allow other southern states that are close behind to take the lead.

French said the film industry, in addition to drawing the talent and business of the industry to the state, increases tourism to Louisiana.

“We started asking people, ‘What’d you do while you were here?’ and 68 percent of those people said they visited some place seen onscreen or took a movie tour,” French said.

French said the film industry is vital to the state because it diversifies the economic profile of the state — it doesn’t just draw in tourism revenue.

“Do you really want an economy that’s built solely on oil and gas?” French said. “This is an industry that can be somewhat

economically resistant.”

French said the Film Production Capital is working to determine the number of individuals who work in the film industry and how much the state would lose in payroll if the industry lost funding.

Theatre freshman Nicholas Portier said he thinks the film industry in Louisiana has a lot of learning experience to offer students, but the amount of actual job prospects depend on what aspect of film an individual wants to be a part of.

“The Louisiana [International] Film Festival brings lots of filmmakers here and holds panels to interact with them and learn about the creative process of filmmaking,” Portier said.

“Also, universities have lots of programs that can get film students internships at a production company.”

Portier said there is a lot of work in Louisiana for production and behind-the-scenes set work, but most major films get their “green light” out of state, so preproduction work, like choosing actors, is often done before it gets to Louisiana.

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BRCC hosts "An Evening with Calvin Mackey" - Baton Rouge

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Team Trivia - George's Place Orphan Annie - The Roux House Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn - Capitol Park Museum Jamie Baldridge - Baton Rouge Gallery for Contemporary Art

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A World of Dreams - Louisiana Art and Science Museum and Planetarium An American in Venice: James McNeill Whistler and His Legacy - LSU Museum of Art Brave Steps: The Louisiana Native Guard - West Baton Rouge Museum

For more information on LSU events or to place your own event you can visit www.lsureveille.com/calendar

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Motorcycle, scooter trend growing with University students Ease of parking helps expand popularity

BY WILLIAM TAYLOR POTTER wpotter@lsureveille.com Whether they love the convenience or simply have a passion for zipping along the road, there is a growing population of students darting through campus on motorcycles, mopeds and motor scooters.

The campus makes it easy to ride, said mechanical engineering senior and motorcycle rider Chris Burchard. It saves a lot of time and hassle, especially for students living off campus.

“Since I moved off campus, I have to consider traffic time as well as time to park and then walk to a class, and a lot of my classes aren’t near any of the parking lots,” Burchard said. “With my motorcycle, I can leave 10 minutes before my class starts and be on time, easily.”

The University has motorcycle parking lots near every class building and at major areas around campus, Burchard said. The only area without a close parking lot is Middleton Library.

Burchard said he received a ticket for parking on the sidewalk near the library, but add-

ed there was nowhere close for cycle and not be ready for him to park. that,” Burchard said. “You’re Burchard said the Universi- probably going to get hurt at ty makes life easy for motorcy- some point.” cle riders, especially in terms Security is not as big an issue as some think, Burchard of safety.

“The fact that it’s a walk- said. Many of the riders will ing campus actually makes it leave their bikes unprotected, more convenient because, oth- unlike pedal bikes. er than people walking out in Burchard said he owns a front of you, it inbike lock but has creases safety,” never used it on Burchard said. ‘With my motorcycle, I can campus.

“You don’t have leave 10 minutes before “I’ve never to worry about my class starts and be on had a problem,” as much car Burchard said. time, easily.’ traffic.”

“I feel like most Safety is still people who don’t CHRIS BURCHARD, a major conride motorcycles mechanical engineering senior cern for student don’t go near motorc ycl i st s , them, and the Burchard said. Many students other people who do ride them cross the streets while texting. have enough respect for one Burchard said riding a another where they don’t take motorcycle is always a risk, each other’s stuff. It actually but it’s worse when students blows my mind.” and other drivers don’t pay Though the University’s attention. parking website groups moAccording to RideApart, torcycles, mopeds and motor a media service dedicated to scooters together, Burchard the powersports industry, mo- said they are far from the torcycle riders were 37 times same. The student motorcymore likely than a car driver clists are a community. They to die in an accident per miles look out for each other.

“When scooter people try traveled in 2007.

The Hurt Report, a study to act like motorcycle people, published in 1981, showed two- we’re like ‘No,’” Burchard thirds of motorcycle-car crash- said. “It’s not like we’re not es occurred when the car driv- friendly with them. You don’t er failed to see the motorcycle. really include scooter riders “You don’t buy a motor- in that.”

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Are motorcycles, mopeds and motor scooters a more convenient way to get around campus?

‘It seems like it would get you places faster than using a car because you can get into those little, tight areas.’

Bria Guntz psychology freshman

‘It’s more accessible than a car because the parking around here is so bad.’

Doug Johnson marketing sophomore

‘It’d be a better choice to use bicycles so you can get on the sidewalks and everything.’

Thornton Wilson petroleum engineering junior

HEALTH

LBTC tenants create, brand resistance training suit for athletes

BY AMANDA CAPRITTO acapritto@lsureveille.com The newest tenants at the Louisiana Business and Technology Center are working to revolutionize the world of fitness.

The founders of Apex Resistance and Conditioning, Adrian Cornish and Nathan Roy, met while working in sales at Green Oaks Memorial Park and connected over their passion for both business and athletics.

The pair exhibit a relationship all business partners strive for — charismatic and fun — but they know when to get down to business.

Cornish graduated from Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, while Roy graduated from the University in 2010.

Cornish, a native of the Bahamas, said he came from a physically active background and ran track for most of his life. He said he wanted Apex to create a product to save athletes time and make exercising more efficient.

“The goal is to revolutionize fitness to make it more efficient,” Cornish said. “I wanted to create a medium between in-the-gym training and on-the-field training.”

Wearing the suit increases cardiovascular activity and muscle activation by adding resistance to normal body movements.

Resistance can be changed by adding or removing thick rubber straps from the suit. Resistance for legs ranges from five to 200 pounds and five to 100 pounds for upper body.

“Imagine the time athletes can save when they can get their gym time and their field time in at once,” Roy said. “They won’t have to split their time between weight training and running and doing drills because the suit kind of combines those.”

The suit was originally described as a “bionic resistance suit” because of the combination of metal and fabric used to create resistance. Now, the suit has few metal components, but Cornish and Roy kept the “bionic” description because its intent is to make people stronger.

The pair said they are working with the University’s School of Kinesiology to do preliminary testing of the product. Tests showed the suit can increase the muscle activation of the average person from 17 percent up to 132 percent.

Cornish and Roy’s first busi-

ness endeavor with Apex didn’t turn out as planned.

Because they didn’t have any real funding, revenue or established business advisers, investors weren’t interested. But at Pitch Night for Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week last year, Apex Resistance and Conditioning won the lightning pitch round with 40 percent more than its closest opponent.

After their success during Entrepreneurship Week, Cornish and Roy said investors became more confident in their product and business plans, especially because they have the LBTC’s name behind them.

“Every step of the way, we’ve had advisers here [at LBTC] to answer questions,” Roy said.

“When you’re starting a business there’s a lot of little things you don’t think about and we have those people right here in the same office to guide us.”

Cornish said in one year, his goal is for Apex to have $2 million in sales and at least $20 million in five years.

The pair said it’s going to start out selling to high school sports teams and make its way to college and professional teams. It eventually want to sell to big retailers like Academy

and Dick’s Sporting Goods and create a recognizable name for themselves.

“We’re still solidifying our business model, but we want to see ourselves on the shelves in two years, and we want to be a brand that everybody recognizes,” Cornish said. “We’re not

looking to become another Nike or another Under Armour but kind of a hybrid of Bowflex and Nike with that big, name-brand recognition.”

The suit is currently past the prototyping stage and Cornish and Roy recently ordered their first production run.

photo courtesy of ADRIAN CORNISH

The Apex resistance suit aims to give athletes a full muscle and cardiovascular workout.

Sports

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

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Stop caring about midweek baseball LIFE OF BRIAN BRIAN PELLERIN Sports Columnist

perienced success earlier in his LSU career but was never able to sustain it. But with age comes maturity, and Foster said he now knows how to handle prosperity.

“I just have to stay with my same approach,” Foster said.

“Don’t try to get too big. Stay hitting the ball, but don’t get too

Every day when I walk into work, I see an old Reveille sports section with the headline “Monsters of the Midweek.”

It refers to the LSU baseball team’s dominance in midweek games.

Before their loss to UL-Lafayette in a rain-shortened game on Feb. 25 last season, the Tigers won 34 straight midweek games, outscoring their opponents 305-96, according to the graphic.

LSU went 11-1 in midweek games the rest of the season, dropping an extra-inning game at Tulane and obliterating Northwestern State, 27-0, in a six-inning game.

This season, the Tigers are 0-1 in midweek competition after what I assume is the greatest win in Nicholls State sports history.

Of course, the loss sent some LSU baseball fans into a minor frenzy that the team isn’t good enough for Omaha.

That’s ludicrous, and so is midweek baseball in general.

Who wants to watch a fourhour exhibition game against an in-state team that’s going to play like it’s game three of the College World Series while LSU just goes through the motions hoping not to suffer a pulled hamstring?

The answer is 3,414 on average. That’s the average actual attendance for last season’s

see FOSTER, page 8

see MIDWEEK, page 8

HE WENT TO JARED

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LSU senior outfielder Jared Foster (17) hits the ball during the Tigers’ 16-2 victory against Boston College on Saturday at Alex Box Stadium.

Foster takes advantage of opportunity as leadoff man

BY DAVID GRAY dgray@lsureveille.com After struggling at the plate all last season, LSU senior outfielder Jared Foster just wanted to crack the lineup in 2015.

Batting leadoff never crossed his mind.

But when LSU coach Paul Mainieri informed Foster he’d

take the first at-bat in the second game of the Tigers’ doubleheader against Boston College on Feb. 20, he was ready.

“I had no idea,” Foster said.

“But I’m glad I got the chance. I was ready to play.”

Foster went 2-for-3 at the plate and drew two walks in his first appearance as a leadoff man this season. He followed

that performance by batting 2-for-4 during the Tigers’ 16-2 dismantling of the Eagles on Saturday.

After slumping to a .115 batting average last season, Foster’s big weekend brought more relief than excitement, but he said he’s hoping it can continue this year.

The three-year letterman ex-

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Tigers focus on perimeter defense for rematch with Auburn

BY JAMES BEWERS jbewers@lsureveille.com When people look back at the LSU men’s basketball team 70-63 win against Florida on Saturday, they will most likely think of sophomore forward Jarell Martin’s rim-rattling, between-the-legs dunk.

But while the jam by Martin, may have sparked a stagnant LSU offense, what will be overlooked is how well the Tigers played defensively — or at least how poor Florida’s offense looked without its two leading scorers.

Defense, especially on the perimeter, will be a special emphasis for LSU when it travels to face Auburn at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Auburn Arena.

Auburn shot 9-for-20 from 3-point territory when it beat LSU (19-8, 8-6 SEC), 81-77, at the PMAC on Feb. 5, giving LSU its first loss when outshooting the opponent from the field and the second-straight loss to a team below .500.

Jones said LSU’s struggles on defense last time against Auburn (12-15, 4-10 SEC) marred a solid offensive output.

“We scored 77,” Jones said.

“That should be plenty enough points to win a basketball game. [Auburn] did a great job of shooting three’s. We got to make sure we have more attention to detail in defending, guarding,and making sure we don’t allow guys to go off with big numbers that way.”

The big numbers Jones

spoke of were performances

by Auburn senior guards KT Harrell and Antoine Mason.

The duo combined for eight treys in Auburn’s win in Baton Rouge and another eight in a blowout loss to Kentucky on Feb. 21.

In conference games this season, Auburn leads the SEC in 3-point field goal percentage, but a big part of LSU’s win against the Gators was a defense that held Florida to 35.3 percent from the field.

In the first half, LSU gave a struggling Florida offense life when LSU went scoreless for more than seven minutes of game action.

LSU junior guard Keith

see DEFENSE, page 8

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LSU sophomore forwards Jarell Martin (1) and Jordan Mickey (25) play defense as Kentucky freshman forward Karl-Anthony Towns (12) attempts to score during the Tigers’ 71-69 loss on Feb. 10 at the PMAC.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Moncrief propels Lady Tigers in late game situations

BY MORGAN PREWITT mprewitt@lsureveille.com When the season started in November, questions swirled around sophomore guard Raigyne Moncrief’s return to the court after an ACL tear and her ability to run the Lady Tigers’ offense with the suspension of junior guard Danielle Ballard.

Despite struggling at times, Moncrief has answered these questions by developing into a spark on both ends of the floor with her athleticism and excelling in late game situations since Ballard’s return against Vanderbilt on Jan. 8. “[Moncrief] has really been an all-around player for us,” said LSU coach Nikki Caldwell. “Her ability to not only defend and rebound, but score and distribute the basketball. I like seeing her stat line with four or five assists, four steals and six or seven rebounds. When she’s playing on both ends of the floor, we’re a very good basketball team.”

After posting 10.1 points and 1.8 steals per game her freshman season, Moncrief is second on the team in points per game (11.2) and steals (51).

Despite her overall success this season, Moncrief buckled under the pressure of running the offense early in the season.

In the Lady Tigers’ 14 games without Ballard, Moncrief averaged 2.9 assists compared with 3.9 turnovers per game.

Moncrief and sophomore guard Rina Hill’s inability to

create assists to facilitate the can just play her game.” offense contributed to the Lady Since Moncrief’s mentality Tigers’ early offensive strug- change, the combination of Balgles. Through the first 14 games, lard and Moncrief has shined in LSU averaged 63.4 points and late game situations.

10.8 assists per game and shot Against Missouri on Feb. 2, 40.1 percent from Missouri fought the floor.

‘We’ve all been on her back from a Moncrief said like, “[Moncrief], just got 20-point deficit one of her main with a 21-3 run to do you. Don’t think too during a eightproblems during much.”

That’s [Moncrief], minute strech in this stretch was overthinking the she’ll use that engineer the second half. brain too much and think game.

Moncrief and Since Ballard’s Ballard took over too much.’ return, Moncrief in the last 4:30, has relaxed into scoring all of the ANNE PEDERSON, her role as a leadLady Tigers last LSU junior guard/forward er alongside Bal16 points. Ballard lard. In the Lady and Moncrief’s Tigers’ 12 games ability to comwith Ballard, Moncrief has tal- pletely control games late takes lied 12.2 points, 6.3 boards and the pressure off their team1.7 steals per game. mates.

Moncrief has been a more The Lady Tigers led by four effective shooter alongside Bal- points against Alabama with lard, shooting 40.9 percent from seven minutes remaining. Balthe floor compared with 34 per- lard and Moncrief scored eight cent when Ballard was out. The out of LSU’s final 12 points, sophomore guard has tallied propelling the Lady Tigers to a more minutes since Ballard’s 51-39 victory on Feb. 8. return, averaging 31.1 minutes “It’s a big weight off our per game compared with 26.9 shoulders,” said sophomore minutes. guard Jasmine Rhodes. “The “It’s easy to tell that she’s person that has the ball might been more decisive [since Bal- not have the shot, and we [can] lard’s return],” said junior dribble in and make the extra guard/forward Anne Pedersen. pass to Danielle or [Moncrief].

“We’ve all been on her like, We know that they are just go‘[Moncrief], just got to do you. ing to take over. They both are Don’t think too much.’ That’s fearless and they attack really [Moncrief], she’ll use that engi- hard.” neer brain too much and think too much. It’s been good for her. You can reach Morgan Prewitt It took some pressure off, so she on Twitter @kmprewitt_TDR.

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LSU sophomore guard Raigyne Moncrief (11) shoots a 3-pointer during the Lady Tigers’ 64-52 victory against Georgia at the PMAC on Feb 19.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 BASEBALL

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Tigers push through ‘growing pains’ of early season errors LSU finds its groove in defense

BY JACK CHASCIN jchascin@lsureveille.com Lots of attention surrounded the No. 2 LSU baseball team’s lack of execution on offense to begin the season. But with the offensive woes came defensive terrors.

Coming into the weekend series against Boston College, the Tigers (6-1) already had committed nine errors on the season and were dead last amongst Southeastern Conference teams in fielding percentage at just more than .940 percent.

LSU committed four errors in its midweek loss to Nicholls State on Feb. 18. LSU coach Paul Mainieri said he was troubled by the loss considering the amount of veteran and seasoned depth he has at his disposal.

“I think we have great defensive players, Mainieri said. “It’s something we really emphasize. You can not have a great pitching staff without great defense behind them, and it’s something we’ve really emphasized.”

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and frustrations and menIt couldn’t have started tal lapses boiled over in the any worse for LSU, but it re6-3 loss to Nicholls. The loss grouped. served as a wake up call for The Tigers kept a clean the squad, which suffered a slate on defense for the rerare midweek loss at Alex Box mainder of the series as they Stadium. began to find their groove.

LSU took its Thursday “[It was just] early growing practice to regroup, regaining pains. It’s nothing to be woran aggressive mentality that ried about,” said junior deswas otherwise lacking in its ignated hitter Chris Chinea. first four games. Mainieri and “We overcame those errors, the coaching staff upped the and that’s good for us to go intensity of practice, hoping down early and come back and to get passion out of their play- get the win. It shows us that ers and get the gritty squad we have a strong character on back on track. this team, and we’re always The Tigers came into going to come back and fight Game 1 of their series against and fight until the end.”

Boston College looking to hop LSU helped its fans forget on the Eagles fast and erase about its early misfortunes the memory of a dreadful after sweeping the Eagles Wednesday night. with ease and reclaiming its It didn’t start out according defensive intensity. to plan.

The Tigers’ solid weekend In the first inning, LSU raised their fielding percentsophomore pitcher Jared age to .960, lifting them out Poche’ had men on first and of last place in the SEC. And second with one out when he while the Tigers still lead the attempted a pick off that went conference in errors, they’re awry allowing both runners happy and confident in where to advance. The Eagles would the team is headed. drive home both runners on a “Everyday this team clicks two-run single to center, put- more and more,” Chinea said. ting the Tigers in a quick hole. “We’re a great group of guys, Poche’ came back in the and we’re really meshing the next inning and committed right way. I like the way this another error, attempting to team is heading.” throw out a runner at first on photos by EMILY BRAUNER / The Daily Reveille a short grounder landing in You can reach Jack Chascin Connect Campus Resourceson• Twitter E-mail @Chascin_TDR. Services • Faculty & • IT Service Departments • Linux • TheStaff Tigers defeated Kansas inCatalog a 4-1 victory• ITS on Feb. 13 at Alex Box Stadium. front of the• mound.

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page 8 DEFENSE, from page 5 Hornsby said his team’s lack of aggressiveness allowed the Gators to cut into a 13-point lead midway through the first half.

“We became complacent and started trying to protect the lead rather than advance upon it,” Hornsby said.

But after LSU broke the 26all tie on Martin’s dunk and entered halftime on a 9-0 run, Florida never got within six points. LSU led by as many as 16 despite the Gators outshooting LSU in the second half.

LSU freshman guard Jalyn Patterson said the big difference in LSU not allowing the Gators to make a serious run in the second half was a message Jones had been preaching to his team.

“Coach [Jones] just talks to us about ‘pitching shoutouts,’” Patterson said. “We had to, basically, just sit down on ‘D’ and keep them from scoring. We try to take pride in that.”

Pitching shutouts may be an abstract philosophy in basketball, a sport in which teams are bound to score at some point, but Jones said there’s practical application to that phrase by breaking the game down into defensive segments.

“When we come out of timeouts a lot of times, whether it be media timeouts, a stoppage in the game, or an another opposing team calls a timeout and they have the ball, getting stops and pitching shutouts

FOSTER, from page 5 excited up there. Just go to every plate appearance ready to hit.”

Foster showed he was ready on his first pitch as the leadoff man.

Moments after stepping to the batter’s box in the bottom of the first inning Friday, Foster crushed the first pitch toward Boston College junior left fielder Logan Hoggarth.

Hoggarth couldn’t make a play on the hard-hit ball, giving the speedy Foster just enough time to race around the bases and slide safely at third for his first career triple.

Foster said he simply saw a pitch he liked.

“If they’re going to throw me a fastball [down the] middle, I’m going to try to hit it hard,” Foster said. “Fortunately enough he did, and I got a pretty good swing on it.”

Mainieri debated between giving Foster his opportunity or keeping junior outfielder Mark Laird — who batted leadoff in the first five games of the season — in the No. 1 hole. But Mainieri said he’s seen what Foster can do with the first pitch, and he wanted to see it in a game.

“Foster likes that first pitch, and he can do damage with it,” Mainieri said. “I wouldn’t have been surprised if he hit the first one off the scoreboard.”

Foster’s first at-bat as a leadoff man showed his aggressiveness at the plate, but it also gave him a chance to showcase his

mean, ‘on that next possession, let’s win the timeout,’” Jones said. “If they’re drawing up an offensive play, let’s make sure we get a stop. Let’s win the timeout.

“If we’re able to do that or win that four-minute segment, those are good parameters for us that we try to stay by ... If you win enough of those four minute wars, some good things generally happen for you in games.”

You can reach James Bewers on Twitter @JamesBewers_TDR.

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LSU junior guard Josh Gray (5) plays defense as Kentucky freshman guard Tyler Ulis (3) moves up the court during the Tigers’ 71-69 loss on Feb. 10 at the PMAC. speed, another common sighting for Mainieri.

“He’s a great athlete,” Mainieri said. “He might be the best athlete on our team.”

Foster’s big weekend was more reminiscent of his breakout freshman and sophomore seasons in Baton Rouge than his regressing junior campaign.

The Barbe High School product started 27 games as a freshman in 2012. Though he batted only .218, Foster tallied five doubles, one home run, 13 RBIs and four steals, tying for third on the team that season.

Foster carried the momentum from his rookie year into his second, delivering more despite fewer opportunities.

The senior played in 42 games during his second season but made only 15 starts.

However, he held his own whenever he was in.

Foster batted a career-best .359 in 64 at-bats as a sophomore. He finished the season with two doubles, two home runs, 12 RBIs, 19 runs and three stolen bases.

But Foster’s most memorable performances came during the 2013 postseason.

Foster was named to the 2013 Southeastern Conference All-Tournament Team after he batted 4-for-6 with an RBI and a .778 on-base percentage. He also recorded two steals and four runs, including the tournament-clinching score in the 11th inning to defeat Vanderbilt.

Foster followed up that performance by blasting a two-run

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MIDWEEK, from page 5 home midweek games, so a few die-hards and the parents of opposing players care.

The LSU Athletic Department cares because it makes money and anything that makes money is good for it.

For LSU coach Paul Mainieri, these games are a chance to get some reserve players a chance in starting roles and for him to throw every pitcher that didn’t throw over the weekend, or at least that’s how it feels.

The only time you need to use seven pitchers is when you get beat by a dozen, and even then you should have an inningeater to come in and take the lumps.

There are bullpen sessions, practices, intrasquad scrimmages, weekend blowouts and Sunday games to get the back end of the rotation some work.

If you still don’t think these games are meaningless, try this on for size.

Last week, LSU went 3-1 with the midweek loss to Nicholls State and a weekend sweep of Boston College. Common sense would lead you to believe that when a team loses to a bad team like the Colonels, it drops in the polls. But this is baseball, and nothing makes sense in baseball.

Instead, LSU stayed at No. 2 in the Baseball America poll and moved up in others like Collegiate Baseball and D1Baseball.com.

If you don’t believe me, home run in the 2013 Baton Rouge Regional against Jackson State.

But after that memorable run, things went south for Foster. He acknowledged he tried too hard as a junior, always looking to crush the ball rather than get on base. His .194 on-base percentage was the worst on the roster last season.

“The thing with last year is I was pressing too much,” Foster said. “I was trying to do too much. I just chilled out this year. I’m having fun and looking at things a different way. I’m not trying to get too big. It feels good to get up there relaxed.

Foster’s teammates have noticed the change.

“Jared came in this year with a different mindset,” said LSU junior shortstop Alex Bregman. “He’s having fun, and he’s swinging the bat and playing to his capability. It’s fun to watch him hit every time he goes up there because you know there’s going to be something hit hard.”

After racking up four hits, three extra-base hits, four runs and two RBIs as the Tigers’ leadoff man against Boston College last weekend, Foster has made a strong case for more playing time.

But this time, he’s hoping it can last.

“It’s a big ball thrown at me right now,” Foster said. “Hopefully it stays like that for a while.”

You can reach David Gray on Twitter @dgray_TDR.

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LSU freshman pitcher Jake Godfrey (29) throws the ball to first base during the Tigers’ 16-2 victory against Boston College on Saturday at Alex Box Stadium.

Google “college baseball poll” on the laptop you’re using to not pay attention in class, click the first link and flip through the polls.

See, I told you.

Other than reps for the bottom end of the roster against inferior competition and the athletic department getting to charge extra money for season tickets, there’s no reason for these games. It’s a scrimmage the athletic departments started making count for

something so they can charge money for.

Most of the fans, players and voters know it’s useless.

The rest of you need to stop caring about these midweek s ix-hour snooze-fests.

Brian Pellerin is a 21-yearold mass communication junior from Kenner, Louisiana.

You can reach him on Twitter @Pellerin_TDR.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Jess Leigh Jewels brings one-of-a-kind, repurposed jewelry to NOLA BY meg ryan mryan@lsureveille.com

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New Orleans-born designer creates lifestyle with his brand BY michael tarver mtarver@lsureveille.com

Gold layered chains, refurbished cameos, large lavender stones and wire-wrapped rings are some of the pieces Jess Leigh Gholston offers in her jewelry line.

Jess Leigh Jewels is a line of “repurposed vintage and raw stone” Gholston created in January 2010.

Gholston created the line the same month she moved to New Orleans after multiple back-and-forth trips from her then-home in Jacksonville, Florida.

“It was just a time in my life where I didn’t really have any ties to Jacksonville anymore,” she said.

The combination of New Orleans’ culture, people and her friends in the city pushed Gholston to make the permanent move. However, the city wasn’t where her jewelry inspiration began. She had been making hand-strung bead gemstone bracelets for friends who asked because of her crafty disposition before moving.

But the Big Easy is where she began to teach herself to work with wire and put jewelry together.

“I saw the art culture in New Orleans and the art markets when I was visiting, and I was like ‘Wow, this could be something real if I learned how to do a few more things,’” Gholston said.

So, Jess Leigh Jewels was created as a line of new meets refurbished items.

Gholston said one of her favorite activities is searching for vintage costume jewelry to take apart and recreate to be worn on an everyday basis. This is just one area

From the mellow and relaxed streets of New Orleans to the fast-paced hustle of New York, designer Brennan Manuel has not only created a lifestyle brand of clothing but a lifestyle itself with his line, “6AM.” Manuel said his career in fashion began in high school, working mostly in streetwear, around the time when FUBU was at its peak popularity. He also created his own line of T-shirts called “Shot Callaz.”

Though this was a significant step in his designing, Manuel said acquiring an education in fashion design wasn’t something people often talked about because New Orleans lacked an established fashion scene in the early 2000s.

Fast fashion brands like H&M didn’t really exist at the time, so Manuel said he thought selling a new, distinctive T-shirt seemed like a great way to break into the industry.

In college, he moved to custom creation of shirts and jeans using various fabrics and an airbrush to embellish each piece to an individualized result. But after college, he decided to go to Tulane University Law School.

“I’ve always known I wanted to have my own business, but to learn how to protect what you created was something you had to go to school for,” Manuel said.

While in law school, Manuel came to the conclusion that he should be putting all of his time and effort into what he actually wanted to do with his life, and fashion once again became his priority.

He took a leave of absence from law school to take sewing courses in Tulane’s costume department, and he saw that menswear was changing in such a drastic way. Soon after, he decided to break into fashion.

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Rings and necklaces are made from refurbished items by New Orleans-based jewelry designer Jess Leigh Gholston.

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New Orleans native and designer Brennan Manuel models a button-down from his brand ‘6AM.’ Manuel previously attended Tulane University Law School but found his calling in fashion.

technology

Local video game startup tries to expand reach of product

BY Kayla Randall krandall@lsureveille.com In a tough gaming industry, Baton Rouge-based tech company Pixel Dash Studios is competing in its own battle.

Pixel Dash Studios works with clients to develop original products and improve existing products. The company works to build distinct video games, captivation graphics, motion design and 3-D animation. It also features customized business software on a range of platforms including mobile, PC, web and game consoles for all price points.

Co-founders Jason Tate and Evan Smith took a gamble when they created Pixel Dash Studios.

The two started the company simply because they said they had no choice.

Tate and Smith wanted to continue their passion of developing games and stay in Louisiana, not wanting to move to a more tech savvy location like many developers. In order to stay in Louisiana and avoid relocating their families, they had to create a company themselves.

Smith said one of the biggest challenges in creating a startup tech company is having longevity and expanding while having to pay their own way. Much of the company’s profit goes back to investors and other financial needs.

Smith said he believes the key to growth is to continue putting out good products. A large part of the company’s marketing thus far has been word of mouth. People hear good things about the products and spread the word, allowing the team to stay busy.

“Our two game products ‘Swap Drop Poker’ and ‘Road Redemption’ are where we see a big step in growth,” Smith said. “We really want these game products to be successful and allow us to have the kind of growth and stability we need.”

More and more tech companies are coming to the Baton Rouge area, providing competition but also camaraderie for Pixel Dash Studios. Tate said he believes the studio will be able to work with other companies but also keep the edge separating them from those companies.

Last year was the first time the co-founders took Pixel Dash’s products to market. As Pixel Dash continues to expand, Tate said he knows the company must keep Raegan Labat / The Daily Reveille

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Sketches of app design work sit in the workspace of Pixel Dash Studios.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

photos by Javier Fernández / The Daily Reveille

[Left] Modern Meals owners Ashley Munnerlyn (left) and Marcy David (right) stand in front of the counter during the soft oppening of the store Feb. 21. [Right] The store offers pre-packaged meals for purchase and is also a restuarant with a dining area.

Modern Meals restaurant opens on Government St.

BY Ashlyn Rollins arollins@lsureveille.com

For anyone conscious about eating healthy but can’t find the time to plan out meals, staying healthy on-the-go is made simple by two Baton Rouge moms.

Modern Meals held its soft opening on Feb. 18.

The inspiration for the restaurant came from Ashley Munnerlyn, co-owner of Modern Meals. Munnerlyn started the company accidentally after a friend called and asked if she would cook a healthy meal for her. Word of mouth spread about her meals from there, and after nearly four weeks, she had 27 clients.

“I’ve always tried to cook healthy for myself and my children, but I’m also a foodie at the same time,” Munnerlyn said. “So I’m not going to eat cardboard — it has to taste good.”

It wasn’t long before she began cooking and delivering 200

to 300 meals a week while also balancing single motherhood.

When she realized the workload was becoming too large for her home kitchen, she contacted her close friend, Mike Anderson Jr. “I think I accidentally have a business, and I don’t know what to do,” Munnerlyn told him.

Anderson Jr. is the son of Mike Anderson, who owns the Baton Rouge restaurant of the same name, and has been managing the restaurant for the past few years.

Soon after, a few of her clients approached her about investments. Munnerlyn realized this was going to turn into a business, and it was not something she could manage on her own.

Munnerlyn and co-owner Marcy David reconnected last November. They met several years ago through their children, who were enrolled in St. Thomas More Catholic School together. However,

they lost contact after David’s children changed schools.

Not long after Munnerlyn began cooking these meals, David was at a mutual friend’s house and tasted one of the meals she’d prepared.

After finding out it was Munnerlyn who’d prepared the meal, she immediately contacted her.

The two met and discussed Munnerlyn’s company, and David offered to be a partner.

Their next step was to decide on a space to buy. Originally, the two women wanted to locate a different venue, but after meeting Danny McGlynn, a local lawyer responsible for the “model block” project on Government St., they decided to become part of the revitalization.

Modern Meals’ menu is sensitive to a variety of diets, including gluten-free, low-carb, paleo, vegetarian and vegan.

Customers are able to build their own weekly or monthly plans, as well as purchase

single meals.

The meal plans are separated by body type in order to fit individual dietary needs.

“Our main goal is to have people who normally wouldn’t eat healthy to come eat healthy,” Munnerlyn said.

Munnerlyn and David only use fresh, local ingredients to prepare the meals, and any unsold food is donated to local charities.

Items on the menu range from $2.75 to $13.40, according to Modern Meals’ website.

While the website is not fully operational yet, it provides further information for customers interested in changing their lifestyles.

The website will soon feature local nutritionist and University alumnus Ricky Pampo, who customers can contact with questions.

Customers can look forward to alternate locations to purchase their meals from, as well

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as catering by the restaurant.

In addition to becoming part of McGlynn’s reconstruction project, Munnerlyn and David are looking to partner with other businesses in the surrounding community.

One of their current partners is Triumph Kitchen, a nonprofit organization led by chef Chris Wadsworth and his daughter, Summer. The company’s goal is to provide life skills and culinary education for at-risk youth.

Triumph Kitchen will utilize its kitchen to assist with its mission, and Wadsworth will also work with Munnerlyn and David daily as part of their culinary team.

Modern Meals will also feature occasional specials to allow the children in Triumph Kitchen to showcase its recipes and skills. It’s also planning to launch a YouTube channel where it will record and post videos about the creations.

A few partnerships exist with local schools who understand the value in healthy eating for school children. The restaurant will begin providing meals to these schools in upcoming weeks.

The interior of the shop will features art from local graffiti artist Marc Fresh, who decorated each table top with an original design. The tables will be auctioned off twice a year and the proceeds donated to charity.

Marc Fresh is involved with The Walls Project, and Munnerlyn said eventually, Modern Meals will work with the organization to design a mural on the side of the building.

As far as a grand opening goes, Munnerlyn said, right now, she and David are focused on establishing the shop before they plan anything.

“We’ve gotten amazing feedback from everyone who has purchased so far,” Munnerlyn said. “The taste is totally there for being healthy.”

You can reach Ashlyn Rollins on Twitter @ash_r96.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 manuel, from page 9 It was at this point when the idea of moving to New York came to his attention, and he started looking into all of the possibilities that living in the epicenter of American fashion could offer.

Manuel applied and was accepted into the menswear program at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, an international program that only accepts 40 new students a year, he said.

In his first year of the twoyear program, he learned how to pattern, create garments and, most importantly, translate his designs to a computer using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. However, Manuel had to leave the program early to finish his last semester of law school at Tulane, or he would have to reapply.

He finished his last semester in 2010, received his law degree and immediately moved on with fashion. After two appearances at New Orleans Fashion Week and one at Southern Design Week, 6AM Clothing was born as an embodiment of everything Manuel came to learn from living and working in New York as well as New Orleans.

“6AM is a lifestyle brand created to outfit those individuals who through hard work and perseverance become masters of their own destiny,” Manuel said.

According to the 6AM website’s mission statement, “These tastemakers are up early to grind and getting in late because they know the hustle doesn’t stop. These purveyors of cool stay hungry and stay humble. They know that the road to success is paved with mistakes that will lead to greatness.

They will lay their heads on luxury and their lives will be high-end,

because they earned it.”

This is the 6AM ethos, which can be applied to not only clothes but to any kind of creative outlet or project, Manuel said. The line’s tagline, “Grind Over Glamour,” helps to more simply convey the 6AM mentality.

Manuel said he prefers to maintain a more minimalist, simplistic approach in design, using rich colors such as black, gray, navy, beige, white or any color less primary and more mature.

Instead of using a bright red, a dark maroon helps to communicate what 6AM stands for as a brand.

He enjoys using color in his work, but he said he doesn’t need them to be aggressive, and using deeper colors creates a conversation instead of just catching someone’s attention from far away.

“I’m creative, but I also know that you need structure,” Manuel said.

Part of this structure comes in a small notebook he carries with him every day, where he records his day-to-day, almost minute-tominute personal accomplishments.

Manuel said the notebook allows him to constantly self-evaluate and see a physical representation of growth as a designer.

Manuel works alongside his brother Zac, whose film company is an integral part of the 6AM brand, and the two are working on various video projects including the pilot video for the clothing brand. He said Zac became involved with the line because he was simply attracted to the mentality accompanying 6AM. “You don’t have to be into fashion to get 6AM,” Manuel said. “Because it’s an ethos. It’s a state of mind. It’s a lifestyle.”

You can reach Michael Tarver on Twitter @michael_T16.

The Daily Reveille gholston, from page 9 where she collects supplies.

She said all of the items in her designs involve bits and pieces from all over.

For the chains and wire, Jess Leigh Jewels has a distributor because those items usually need to be new. Gholston said sometimes she will use a vintage chain, but cleans and polishes it to make sure it’s durable.

As for the stones, pendants and cameos used in her jewelry, she will buy some of the antiques at home in small, unknown shops. Gholston said she also likes to travel and always tries to bring back some finds.

She frequents a warehouse in New York City that buys antiques from closed vintage stores. For Gholston, this causes the “kid in a candy store” effect.

“It’s just like a labyrinth, and you never know what you’re going to find so that’s, of course, the best part for me,” Gholston said.

She said she then takes the time to give the antique items some love and care by polishing, replacing gems and making sure they will be durable in her jewelry.

Once the pieces have been collected, Gholston’s design brain begins to work.

She calls herself a “reactive designer” and will sometimes look at a jewel or cameo for a long time, sitting on ideas until she has a firm idea of what piece of jewelry she wants to create.

Once Gholston has a design in mind, she brainstorms how it will work. She said an example is a flat stone: She asks herself how will she make it stay in place, be durable but also be aesthetically pleasing and current.

Then she begins the process of pulling all her materials out and making a giant mess.

Gholston said if she could keep her design materials spread out in every direction possible, she would.

“Eventually, that’ll be the plan, I’ll just have a secret room where I have everything all over the place all the time. That’ll be wonderful,” Gholston said.

She said she designs a broad

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New Orleans native and designer Brennan Manuel says he enjoys using deeper color in his clothing as compared to aggressive ones.

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its goals intact and work hard to promote itself.

“We really want to be the premiere digital media company in Louisiana,” Tate said. “We try to be involved in the community and go to all sorts of events to raise awareness about the company.”

Tate is also the president of the International Game Developers Association’s Baton Rouge chapter. Through this, he helps to organize a global network of game industry professionals, and increases Pixel Dash’s visibility.

In addition to “Swap Drop Poker” and “Road Redemption,” Pixel Dash Studios has found unexpected success with professional sports.

One of Smith and Tate’s biggest accomplishments was developing the very first in-app game

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New Orleans-based jewelry designer Jess Leigh Gholston uses refurbished items to create her product line. spectrum of styles to benefit herself and her clients.

“I can only make so many simple stone pendant necklaces in a row before I’m bored out of my mind, so I kind of feel like my clientele is the same way,” Gholston said.

She said if customers are able to walk past her jewelry displays and see everything she’s capable of without stopping, then she’s failed to do her job. Jess Leigh Jewels’ tagline is “There’s something for every girl” because each of her pieces is one-of-a-kind.

Gholston sells her jewelry online but also has select boutiques in New Orleans that

carry pieces, such as Fraques, Bella and Harlow, Ogden Museum of Southern Art and Fifi Mahony’s.

“My goal is to keep it exclusive in New Orleans because I don’t want to be in every single store,” Gholston said. “I want to be very choosy as to who has the line just because I still want everybody to know that’s special even if I have four retailers in the city including myself.”

However, Jess Leigh Jewels is not afraid of expansion and Gholston has started taking courses on raising production.

for an NBA team. The company developed “Quest for the Coast,” for the official NBA app of the New Orleans Pelicans.

“I think we’re the only people in this area doing anything like this,” Smith said. “We’ve been fortunate enough to grow and offer a lot of internships through LSU. In most cases, those internships turn into paid opportunities.”

University alumnus Kevin Dupuy is one of those interns. Dupuy interned with the company for class credit when he was a digital arts major. He now works fulltime for Pixel Dash as a designer and visual effects artist, affectionately called a “pixel master,” and has been working on “Road Redemption” exclusively since he graduated in 2012.

“I love that I get to work on a game that’s actually the type of

game I would play,” Dupuy said.

“It makes working a lot more fun, and I can put more passion into it.”

Smith said providing these opportunities for students not only helps Pixel Dash, but those who want to get their feet in the door of the gaming industry.

Both Smith and Tate said they are driven to get better and put out quality products. Most importantly, they both enjoy what they do, and put that joy into each project they work on. For Tate, Pixel Dash being a merging of creativity and engineering makes the experience all the better.

“One thing we always say is we’re kind of the intersection of art and technology,” Tate said.

“We have the technical engineering side, and the more creative artistic side and it makes for a really cool experience, and that’s what I enjoy most.”

You can reach Meg Ryan on Twitter @The_MegRyan.

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Wal-Mart raises minimum wage, taxpayers still foot the bill SMALL THINGS CONSIDERED ALEX MENDOZA Columnist Despite impending pay raises, Wal-Mart is still relying on taxpayers to provide for its employees.

This April, half a million WalMart employees will get a raise to at least $9 an hour.

For some employees, this will be a significant increase from the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. For others, the increase will be less significant. Still, it’s a step in the right direction.

But we shouldn’t be too quick to heap praise on Wal-Mart. The nation’s largest retailer — and the world’s largest company by revenue — can easily afford these wage increases.

In fact, Wal-Mart could stand to do a lot more for its employees.

Maybe you’ve seen the horror stories on Facebook. On several occasions, Wal-Mart came under fire when stores held food drives for their own employees.

It borders on the absurd. By

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some estimates, Wal-Mart CEO Michael Duke makes more in one day than some employees do in a year.

The company would do well to use some of those profits to ensure its workers can eat.

But the most widespread effect of Wal-Mart’s wage

policy is harder to spot, and it’s costing you money.

Wal-Mart’s pay is so low that many of its workers, full-time and otherwise, are forced to rely on food stamps and Medicaid. In this way, the company places the burden of caring for its employees onto

us, the taxpayers.

A report by Americans for Tax Fairness found that Wal-Mart’s employees’ dependence on government aid costs taxpayers around $6.2 billion a year.

Of course, being the world’s largest company, Wal-Mart must contribute heavily to the tax system that funds food stamps and Medicaid, right? Wrong.

Every year, the corporation exploits loopholes to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes that would help fund its employees’ reliance on public assistance.

And where do you think employees are spending their food stamps once we pay for them?

That’s right. Wal-Mart earned approximately $13 billion from food stamps alone in 2013, according to NPR. This scheme is outrageous.

It’s unfair to employees and taxpayers alike. It’s something we need to consider when talking about the minimum wage.

We often fail to consider that a low minimum wage hurts both employees and taxpayers while benefiting huge corporations.

Still, the Wal-Mart pay raise

may bring other benefits. For one thing, it will place pressure on retailers such as Target and Sears to raise their wages as well. And the positive attention Wal-Mart receives may encourage the company to invest in other employee benefits such as health care.

But the company is not off the hook yet. We don’t need to wait for Wal-Mart executives to take pay cuts or start paying their taxes. We can vote in favor of a fair minimum wage that holds Wal-Mart and other retailers responsible for the wellbeing of their employees.

Furthermore, we can pressure lawmakers to close the tax loopholes that allow corporate executives to avoid paying their taxes.

We have the power to make retailers take care of their employees and stop relying on taxpayers to do so.

It’s either that, or keep paying for food stamps you didn’t know you were buying.

Alex Mendoza is a 22-year-old political science and international studies senior from Baton Rouge. You can reach him on Twitter @alexmendoza_TDR.

Plus/minus system ignores national grade inflation THE CERULEAN CONCILIATOR JUSTIN DICHARIA Columnist LSU professors are giving out As and Bs like the candy corn you’ve been trying to get rid of since last Halloween.

In 2013, 88 percent of LSU freshman maintained a 3.0 GPA or higher. The number of students with As and Bs has gradually increased by 20 percent since 1998, according to an analysis by LSUReveille.com.

These statistics mimic national trends showing a steady increase of grade inflation in universities and colleges over the last 30 years.

The University’s decision to use a plus/minus grading system harms students in the competitive post-graduation environment rather than helping them.

Grade inflation allows universities without plus/minus systems in place to continue to award As and Bs to students whose GPAs will rank higher than students

with A- or B- minuses.

To create a more competitive environment in higher education, the university and college grading system must undergo reform.

Otherwise, individual institutions reforming their systems to decrease grade inflation will harm their graduates in the competitive graduate school application process and job market.

A uniform, calculated reform of the college grading system could create a better meritocracy in the job market as outstanding students would receive As and good students would receive Bs. With current grading, both students may receive As, making it harder for employers to differentiate between the two candidates.

Advocates of the plus/minus grading system cite this as the reason the University’s administration approved the change.

However, they overlook the nationally inflated grading system.

For example: Job Candidate No. 1, who made borderline As, received a 4.0 at one school while their competition, who attended LSU, made the same borderline As but maintained a lower GPA

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than Job Candidate No. 1. Assuming that other qualities match up and the two candidates are neck and neck in the hiring process, Job Candidate No. 1 will most likely get the job over the LSU student.

While grade inflation may not haunt all of LSU’s colleges currently (I’m looking at you, College of Engineering), the plus/minus system will put a stop to that.

Professors who previously gave borderline As may feel the pressures their students are under post-graduation and adjust their grading upward, further inflating grades.

The solutions to the problem will not be pretty. Any reforms would need systematic changes in the method of grading, rather than instructing professors to treat a C as a true average among the class.

Grading on the bell curve is one unpopular solution. This way only the true top ten percent of the class receive As. The problem is that bell curves tend to turn puppies into wolves, hindering a friendly learning environment.

With the bell curve out of the

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equation, economist Tim Harford’s solution is the next best option: treat grade inflation like price inflation. As the price keeps inflating, move the price up. Likewise as more students receive As, move the highest possible grade up: A pluses, A*, A**, etc.

Whatever the solution, LSU’s plus/minus system ignores the problem of grade inflation. If a national reform movement begins within the grading system, our costly overhaul to switch to plus/

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minus will be worthless.

In the face of looming budget cuts, LSU’s administration has failed to think of the long-term consequences grade inflation will inflict on its students and committed to a grading system that will ultimately harm student competitive advantage post-graduation.

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

Quote of the Day ‘People have to follow their hearts, and if their hearts lead them to Wal-Mart, so be it.’

Mayard James Keenan American musician April 17, 1964 — present

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

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Obamacare has flaws, still isn’t as bad as it’s made out to be MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL

CLARKE PERKINS Columnist There isn’t one government mandate that will please everyone. That’s impossible.

But when the good begins to outweigh the bad, the complaining should start to trickle down.

That doesn’t seem to be the case with the Affordable Care Act. With the help of subsidies, this act brings affordable health care to many people who couldn’t afford it otherwise.

Republicans, generally speaking, have been angered and outraged with the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as Obamacare, for many years. That furious outrage and excessive complaining began before the bill was passed through the Senate in 2009.

No, Obamacare is not perfect. The fact that some people may be paying more with Obamacare than under their previous plan (even though they will receive a better and more secure plan) or the fines for the uninsured (although they can be waived with a valid excuse) could all be considered downfalls.

Many Republicans believe this mandate is a costly failure, even though Obamacare has since proven many of their beliefs wrong.

The GOP argues the Affordable Care Act will increase the deficit, but according to the Congressional Budget Office, the federal government is projected to spend less money on health insurance now than prior to the mandate.

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The right wing has attempted to repeal Obamacare 56 times despite the fact that doing so will increase the deficit, according to The Daily Intelligencer.

It’s hard to understand how Obamacare is a failure when according to a Gallup poll, the percentage of Americans who don’t have insurance has dropped from an all-time high of 18 percent to 15 percent. More than 4 percent of Americans have received health care for the first time.

“We feel pretty comfortable attributing much of this change to the Affordable Care Act,” said lead researcher

for the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index Dan Witters.

The same Gallup poll shows that the uninsured rate for the states that didn’t accept the Medicaid expansion only moved from 18.7 percent to 17.9 percent, and the uninsured rate declined three times faster for the states that did accept it than the states that didn’t.

According to ObamaCareFacts, by the end of the 2015 open enrollment widow approximately 11.4 million Americans enrolled in Obamacare, exceeding the expected goal of 9.1 million.

It’s ironic how a state like Texas has showed its

disapproval of the act, but many of its counties’ uninsured rates have shifted more than 10 percentage points from 2013 to 2014, according to Enroll America.

It doesn’t make sense how the Republican Party can hate something that is providing healthcare for millions of Americans. It’s one thing to hate something that is helping so many people, but it is another thing to hate it and barely do anything about it.

They are more interested in partisan politics than supporting a viable health care policy.

Republicans have yet to vote on a serious alternative,

nor have they made a feasible attempt to hold a floor debate.

It seems like they aren’t too interested in compromise, but our government can’t work without it.

If you’re insured under your employer, there are new advantages. There are caps on how much you have to pay out of pocket for doctor’s visits, and there is preventive care.

Obamacare requires large companies that have over 50 employees to provide health care for full-time workers.

For smaller companies that can’t afford to insure their employers, Obamacare only encourages them to. If they do so, they will receive tax breaks.

There are several more advantages to this mandate.

There are no more inflated rates, Medicaid is expanding to cover more of us (this is left up to the state legislatures), you no longer have to pay for pre-existing medical conditions, and if you have a low enough income, you will receive a tax credit and numerous other gains.

College students now don’t have to worry about losing health insurance after they graduate because Obamacare allows you to stay on your parents’ plan until 26 and offers low budget plans until 30.

This will take the stress away from trying to figure out how to pay for college and health insurance at the same time.

At the end of the day, this is helping us more than hurting.

Clarke Perkins is a 19-yearold political science freshman from New Orleans. You can reach her on Twitter @ClarkePerkins.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Designated smoking areas add hassle and defeat policy’s purpose Dear Editor: We need to clear the air about establishing designated smoking areas on campus.

LSU’s 100 percent TobaccoFree Campus policy does not permit designated areas for several reasons: 1) During the past four years, two LSU tobaccopolicy committees explored the feasibility of designating smoking areas. We learned from other campuses that had implemented policies that the cost of establishing and maintaining designated areas, even temporary ones, was prohibitive.

Further, they didn’t work.

Others told us that their policies were not taken seriously until the designated areas were gone.

2) A consultation with LSU’s Facility Services further found that each designated smoking area would cost at least $5,000 because tiled-roofed structures, similar to the bus shelters, are required.

Further, the campus does not easily lend itself to areas where secondhand smoke will not pose a danger to smokers and non-smokers alike.

Smoking areas also are antithetic to a sustainable, green campus because of the environmental hazard they pose.

3) The Hebert Law Center had a designated smoking area prior to the LSU policy taking effect on Aug. 1, 2014. It is now gone in compliance with our 100 percent

tobacco-free designation.

4) Students also may not be aware that LSU is designated as a Well Spot as part of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s Well Ahead Program. The campus had to meet a number of criteria to achieve the designation.

The first step was to be a 100 percent tobacco-free campus.

5) Louisiana Act 211 also requires all public college campus to have either 100 percent smoke-free or tobacco-free policies. Nearly all have chosen to be tobacco-free, prohibiting all forms of tobacco that are not FDA approved as cessation products, including e-cigarettes. Neither smokefree nor tobacco-free policies permit designated smoking areas.

A recent LSU student

survey indicates that 95 percent are aware of the tobacco policy. Some erroneously believe that chewing tobacco and e-cigarettes and other vaping products are permitted. They are not.

Only about 20 percent, nearly all tobacco users, expressed opposition to the campus policy.

Only about 10 percent of students are regular, likely addicted, smokers. An additional 20 percent said they are occasional users, but this group was less likely than regular smokers to use tobacco on campus in violation of the policy.

Also, 25 percent can be seriously affected by exposure to secondhand smoke, and 40 percent said they avoid the areas on campus where smokers

collect. That means a large portion of students are denied physical use of Middleton Library.

The bottom line is that no good reasons exist to jeopardize LSU’s designation as a Well Spot or as a 100 percent tobacco-free campus.

Our policy is in place with the force of Louisiana law behind it.

It’s past time for smokers to comply with the policy and take their butts off campus.

Sincerely, Judith Sylvester SmokingWords Co-Chair, LSU Campus Tobacco Policy Committee, Best Practices

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015 SOUTH AFRICA, from page 1 them on South Africa. Her book, “The Rise and Fall of Apartheid,” is widely used on college campuses across the nation.

Clark’s interest in South Africa sparked when she was an undergrad at UCLA, where there were multiple faculty members teaching African history. She earned her PhD at Yale, which also hosted a number of South Africa specialists, Clark said.

Before attending Yale and in the height of South African political unrest, Clark worked in the U.S. Senate for a year and as a research analyst at the Library of Congress for four years.

“At that time, which was the 1970s, South Africa was very much in the news,” Clark said. “This was when there was the Soweto [student] uprising, and so I became more and more fascinated by the issues of racial oppression that are not unlike issues we’ve faced in the United States.”

Clark has traveled to South Africa 10 times, witnessing apartheid firsthand during her first trip in 1983.

The apartheid laws in South Africa were similar to the Jim Crow laws in the United States, Clark said. But racial injustice wasn’t limited to South Africa.

Students need a better understanding of African society, Clark said, as the stereotypes of Africa have gotten worse in recent years.

Clark said she begins a class by asking students to close their eyes and say what they imagine when she says “Africa.”

“Over the years, the student response has changed in a depressing way,” Clark said. “Many years ago it used to be the jungle, like Tarzan. Then famine was the next trend. After that, and more recently unfortunately, it’s been wars and genocide.”

Next semester, Clark is teaching an honors course on the philosophies of Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi. In the summer she is teaching a course comparing Mandela and Gandhi.

South Africa’s history mirrors the U.S., Clark said. She said she’s passionate about the nation’s history because the U.S. is not so different from South Africa.

Clark closed her lecture at Vanderbilt by playing a video of South African high school students describing their future plans.

“When I was there and talking to the South African students, I asked them what did they want to be,” Clark said. “The two top jobs that undergrads want are doctor and engineer. It’s exactly the same there.”

magnitude of the proposals, we don’t want to give you any Other staff members voiced premature specifics on the bills similar concerns. we will be filing,” Subramanian “Our intuitions are tightly told the Board. regulated. If you look across The Board also approved a the country Louisiana is one uniform policy on sexual misof the states that is highly conduct across all state higher regulated,” said depeducation campuses. uty commissioner for The policy hopes legal and external afto address all forms fairs Uma Subramaof sexual misconduct nian. “We believe that rather than just sexual assault.

Louisiana should give The policy comes the same flexibility by an executive order that higher education

by Gov. Bobby Jindal is given across the SUBRAMANIAN after a July request by country.”

But this time, the Board Sen. J.P. Morrell, D-La., to the of Regents will not push for a Board found inconsistencies constitutional amendment to in how postsecondary instituremove legislative control over tions comply with Title IX and the Clery Act. tuition.

In an attempt to find bal“With a 2/3 majority, the legislature has consistently ance between “the need for not even brought this up,” said uniformity and the need for Board Chairman Roy Martin. flexibility of implementation,” each institution’s management “They want to be in control.”

Subramanian said though board will evaluate and apply a constitutional amendment the policy.

Mandatory state reis the “most aspirational” for all camgoal, it will be up to indi- quirements vidual institutions to try to puses include a campus put it on the books as a strat- climate survey to assess peregy to keep legislation in the ceptions and behaviors of sexpublic eye. ual misconduct on each camInstead, Subramanian said pus to be administered every the Board would seek bills three years. either within the GRAD Each institution also must Act or legislation to over- offer annual awareness proride it to get certain autono- grams including prevention, mies that are not contingent bystander intervention and risk on performance indicators. reduction.

Those could include auUnder the policy, campuses thority over fees and graduate will develop protocols for how student tuition. Subramanian they will coordinate with local said institutions such as Gram- law enforcement and establish bling State University might their own institutional task also push for out-of-state tuition force through the student body authority. government.

Typically, the Board anThe Board also granted full nounces the bills it will be fil- approval to the University’s Ining at the February meeting, stitute for Advanced Materials. but the legislative commit- IAM was established last year tee said firmer plans will be with conditional approval and announced in March. will be up for reauthorization “This year, because of the in March 2020.

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“We want to implement a Students will have a shuttle system,” Mahtook said. greater sense of pride for the “[It would] run all day and make University if their hands-on a loop from the far out commuter experience affects the campus they will visit in the future, lots to the Bell Tower.”

For the Studio Arts Build- Mahtook said. ing, Mahtook said he could pro“Why are we going to vide temporary cooling systems, outside firms? Why don’t we just a short-term solution for the have students who studied that for non-air-conditioned building. four years make that change?” he “With the budget cuts coming, said. we know that campus is going to Although the pair are both be even more strained for cash. involved in Student Senate and So these huge Greek Life, Knight initiatives really Mahtook said the ‘Here & said she and aren’t going to Now’ campaign focuses Mahtook are the be realizable. We pair together on changes students with best want to try to be because of their as realistic as even one semester left will outreach to benefit from. possible,” he said. different campus Instead of just leadership. wanting the lakes The duo wants to be safer, Mahtook said his team to foster a better dialogue bewants to work with campus police tween the student body and SG. “We want to kind of get where to patrol the area and educate people who walk the lakes at night. students walk, where students inHow they constructed their teract, and kind of force them to initiatives was different from oth- talk to us,” Mahtook said. “I think er tickets, Knight said. it’s hypocritical to say ‘We’re con“The initiatives that our cam- necting with students’ by just putpaign runs on, have those come ting our email out.” from our candidates instead of “Here & Now” aims to just presenting them with initia- break the barrier between stutives that we came up with and dent organizations and SG to saying, ‘Support these,’” Knight create a support staff for student organizations who seek funding said.

Getting students jobs after or consulting from SG. “The reason we wanted to run graduation is also a campaign for the two top spots is because commitment.

The “Built by LSU” ini- we see how much Student Govtiative will allow students in ernment has done, but we feel like different concentrations to use a lot of the change is centered on what they have studied and what will be done in the future.” let them apply it through Mahtook said. “One of the big jobs on campus. A part of parts we’re missing out on is what Mahtook’s proposal is to hire we can do right now”

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Local music company attempts to expand BR music scene

BY GERALD DUCOTE gducote@lsureveille.com Nashville, Tennessee; Seattle, Washington; Chicago, Illinois and Austin, Texas, are only a few of the places in the U.S. known as “music cities.”

Over the last century, these cities have made names for themselves as epicenters for popular music, music production and artistry.

Rob Chidester, a Baton Rouge native, has been working for the last two years to put Baton Rouge on the map as another music city. His company, Royal Cyclops Productions, works to bring together local musicians and put on performances with the hope of drawing in the college crowd and developing a reputable music scene.

After studying theatre at the University, Chidester moved around the country, working production jobs in entertainment-focused cities like Los Angeles, New York City and Portland, Oregon.

“I’ve always made my living somehow in production,” Chidester said. “Whether it be film or television, video, stage productions. For 10 years, I worked as a stand-up comic, during the boom of stand-up comedy.”

He made his living as a songwriter and producer in Nashville for 11 years. Before returning to Baton Rouge, Chidester ran a scenic company that worked to set scenes for major motion pictures filmed in Nashville. Chidester’s background in theatre influences his production methods.

With the explosion of the film industry’s presence in Louisiana, Chidester followed the trail back to his hometown.

Film production work proved prosperous, but Chidester soon noticed the overall lack of musical personality in Baton Rouge.

“It always bothered me that

Baton Rouge has not been more I do are a great vehicle to bring of a music city,” Chidester said. different people from different “[Baton Rouge] has always been bands and mix them together. a band town. Though we’ve al- So artists are now working with ways had incredibly talented artist and respecting other people, they always seem to artists as artists.” have to go somewhere else to Chidester’s attention to the continue doing it.” crowds at his shows resulted Another problem Chidester in his realization that concert noticed is Baton Rouge’s geo- attendees are less concerned graphical location. Wedged be- with a tailgating experience tween Lafayette and New Or- and more concerned with seeleans, any of the city’s musical ing well-produced shows. In status becomes diluted by the shows without a certain level of overpowering presence of the production quality, he refers to nearby Cajun and jazz meccas. the music being played as “the Since landing back in Ba- wallpaper” of the event. People ton Rouge, are in the venues ‘[Baton Rouge] has Chidester foand drinking, but cuses on estab- always been a band town. they aren’t listenlishing a genu- Though we’ve always had ing to what’s being ine music scene. incredibly talented people, played.

Royal Cyclops they always seem to have One signifiaims to increase cant attribute of to go somewhere else to shows presented the quality of continue doing it.’ concerts and

by Royal Cyclops shows around is the start time.

ROB CHIDESTER, the city. The Chidester cites Royal Cyclops Productions creator company’s main the time at which event, “Drop a concert starts the Needle,” is as a contributing a monthly, live performance of factor for show quality. While popular albums in their entire- most shows begin at 9 p.m., 10 ties. Chidester, along with vari- p.m. or 11 p.m., Chidester said ous local musicians, practice he sees a benefit in playing at each month to perfect the per- 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. The hourly difformance, with Royal Cyclops ference has shown promise bepulling the strings. cause audiences are able to enChidester said he considers joy a concert and then go party “Drop the Needle” to be the into the night. flagship event for Royal Cy“That demographic is clops. The concert series helps changing too,” Chidester said. bring together Baton Rouge’s “They’re not going out at 11 artists and musicians for one or 12 o’clock at night to shows. central goal: entertainment. The culture is changing. For Along with encouraging collab- the first time, we have a large oration, “Drop the Needle” ap- demographic of culture-dispeals to the college-aged crowd cerning people who would be of today, which Chidester sees an audience that would support as a crowd completely different better shows.” from the once party-obsessed Chidester said he strives multitudes. to balance his work as a per“The focus was to try and former and director of Royal develop shows as opposed to Cyclops. With two years under gigs,” Chidester said. “I noticed his belt, he is looking to the fua lot of cultural and artistic ture of Baton Rouge’s artistry people are moving into Baton and reputation as an entertainRouge over the last 10 years or ment city. Because all his work so. The ‘Drop the Needle’ shows is viewed through a theatrical

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Rob Chidester performs Feb. 21 at Red Dragon Listening Room. lens, Chidester said he hopes to use Royal Cyclops to bring more theatre-oriented productions to audiences. As with concerts, the priority is entertainment with high production quality.

The annual arts and music event FestForAll is scheduled to return next month, and Royal Cyclops has some plans for the festival. In collaboration with the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, Chidester hopes to set up concert stages in the downtown area. Spoken word

poetry and acting events are also planned to take place in the Old State Capitol, tying back to Chidester’s theatre roots and education. “[Royal Cyclops] will start spreading that caliber of music around town for others,” Chidester said. “It’s to get people used to going out for live entertainment and not just going out for a night of late-night drinking and music.”

You can reach Gerald Ducote on Twitter @geraldducoteTDR.

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Catcher Scivicque earns Jaquish takes home SEC weekly honor is second Co-Player of the Week TigerSophomore honored this season

BY JACK CHASCIN jchascin@lsureveille.com

The Southeastern Conference announced Monday its baseball players of the week list, featuring LSU baseball senior catcher Kade Scivicque as SEC Co-Player of the Week.

Scivicque earns Co-Player of the Week honors after batting .545 last week, with a double, two home runs, four RBI, five runs and a .538 on-base percentage. Scivicque also hit .667 in the Tigers’ (6-1) weekend sweep against Boston College.

The 5-foot-11, 223-pound catcher leads the team in

batting average (.500), home runs (3) and RBI (7). Scivicque hit a career -fi rst two home runs in a game during the Tigers’ 16-2 victory against the Eagles on Saturday.

Scivicque shares the honors with Florida outfielder Buddy Reed.

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BY MORGAN PREWITT mprewitt@lsureveille.com LSU sophomore infielder Sahvanna Jaquish earned her first career Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honors, the conference announced Monday.

Jaquish became the second Tiger honored this season following freshman pitcher Allie Walljasper’s SEC Freshman of the Week award last week.

The California native used her bat to spark the Tigers to their best start in program history (16-0), hitting .500

at the plate and tying the team lead with eight hits last week. Jaquish hit 15 RBIs and slugged 1.250 while notching only one strikeout in 16 combined at-bats.

Against Louisiana Tech on Feb. 17, Jaquish capped off the Tigers’ 7-5, comeback win in the bottom of the seventh with a walk-off, three-run home run, her third three-run homer of the season.

Jaquish tallied two home runs in LSU’s five games in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic last weekend, including the Tigers’

first grand slam of the season against San Diego State on Feb. 19. Jaquish leads the Tigers with six home runs this season after breaking the single-season home run record last year with 17 homers.

The Tigers return to Tiger Park this weekend to host Stephen F. Austin, Ball State, Florida Atlantic and Northwestern State in the Purple and Gold Challenge.

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You can reach Morgan Prewitt on Twitter @kmprewitt_TDR.