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University kinesiology senior Ricky Richard will serve on the ‘Youth Aging Out of Foster Care: Eliminating Barriers to College Success’ panel on May 6 in the LSU Energy, Coast and Environment Building.

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BY CAITIE BURKES cburkes@lsureveille.com

When Ricky Richard was 8 years old, his mother went to prison, and his father abandoned the five children upon her sentence.

Through two unstable homes and endless troubles with relatives, Richard said being a foster child posed its challenges.

However, his experience in the system could not compare with the difficulty of his aging out of it at 18.

“Basically, whenever you’re 18, you’re pretty much on your own,” he said.

The University’s School of Social Work, in collaboration with the Office of Diversity, will host its seventh annual Family Impact Seminar on May 6. The event will be held in the LSU Energy, Coast and Environment Building.

This year’s theme is “Youth Aging Out of Foster Care: Eliminating Barriers to College Success.”

Richard will serve on

the panel of former foster youth to offer a firsthand perspective on the nation’s foster care system.

“I think power comes in the story,” Richard said.

“There’s so many layers.”

After his first home unraveled at a young age, Richard and his siblings were sent to live with their grandmother. It would be his first foster care experience.

He said his grandmother was both verbally and physically abusive.

The children escaped from her guardianship after a rocky five years.

The federal government then sent them to live with their uncle, who was in college at the time.

“He was like 25 and he took us all in — five teenagers — like it was no big deal,” Richard said. “And we needed that.”

Although Richard said his uncle made a major sacrifice in caring for him and his siblings, he said the situation was not ideal.

Richard said court representatives came to

see FOSTER CARE, page 15

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Alexander prepares for financial exigency

BY CARRIE GRACE HENDERSON chenderson@lsureveille.com LSU President F. King Alexander announced Wednesday that University administrators are working on a financial exigency plans because no significant steps have been made to halt the $608 million cut to higher education.

“Based on the current status of the budget debate, we have decided to begin contingency planning for exigency as many of our campuses may be impacted, as well as other campuses across the state. We know the worst-case scenario, we know the timeframe and we know

see BANKRUPTCY, page 15

Read one columnist’s views on Alexander’s financial exigency announcement on page 12.

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No. 1 LSU baseball heads into premier series with No. 2 Texas A&M

BY JACK CHASCIN jchascin@lsureveille.com No. 1 versus No. 2.

It’s the premier matchup for any college sport. When the top two teams in the country face off, it’s sure to grab the attention of fans everywhere as it symbolizes high stakes and excellence in athletics.

It’ll be no different when the No. 1 LSU baseball team takes the field at Alex Box Stadium tonight at 6:30 p.m. to begin its weekend series with Southeastern Conference rival, No. 2 Texas A&M. The Tigers (35-6, 12-5 SEC) and Aggies (36-5, 12-5 SEC) are tied atop both the SEC and SEC

West heading into the weekend.

The regular-season conference championship and post-season tournament implications could well be decided by the outcome of the series.

“I’m really proud of our team when we get into these kind of games, these kind of series because the way we go about everyday, practice, midweek games … nothing changes,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “We approach it all the same. Because of that, our players have a tendency to play very well in the biggest game or the bigger games.”

The two teams head into the weekend one and two in virtually every conference statistical

category, holding the top two spots in overall offense and pitching.

LSU leads the conference with a .320 team batting average and Texas A&M a close second at .316.

The Aggies are led by sophomore outfielder Nick Banks, who leads the conference with a .407 batting average to go along with seven doubles, two triples, five home runs and 32 RBIs. Banks’ slugging percentage sits at .580 with a conference-leading .471 on-base percentage.

Behind Banks in batting average is LSU senior catcher Kade Scivicque, who just had his 23game hitting streak snapped

see SERIES, page 15

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LSU sophomore pitcher Jared Poche’ (16) pitches the ball March 27 during the Tigers’ 4-5 loss to Kentucky at Alex Box Stadium.

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Coach Fran Flory’s daughter added to 2015 LSU volleyball team The LSU volleyball team announced on Wednesday it has added University Lab recruit Lindsey Flory, daughter of head coach Fran Flory, for the 2015 season.

Lindsey helped lead her high school to four consecutive district titles and finished her senior season with 359 kills and 248 digs her senior season. She joins an incoming 2015 class consisting of Olivia Beyer, Katie

Kampen, Michelle Irvin and Brittany Welsh.

“We are excited to add Lindsay to our incoming freshman class. She will fill an important role for the fall and brings a true love of LSU to the program,” Fran Flory said in a news release. “She has basically grown up as a member of the LSU Volleyball family and she has a true understanding of all aspects of being a student-athlete.”

Senior Matthew Landry awarded LSU Student Employee of the Year Nutrition and food science senior Matthew Landry was awarded LSU Student Employee of the Year.

Landry has worked as a supplemental instructor for anatomy assistant kinesiology professor Wanda Hargroder.

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with Hargroder, Landry has held office hours and hosted review sessions for other University students.

“Truly, Matt is one of the finest students I have ever taught or have ever know and his by far the best student employee I have ever had,” wrote Hargroder in a news release.

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Board of Regents grants 258 Support Fund awards

BY CARRIE GRACE HENDERSON chenderson@lsureveille.com While much work was completed during the Louisiana Board of Regents April meeting in the Claiborne Building on Wednesday morning, it was clear that board members’ minds were across the street at the Capitol.

The Louisiana House of Representatives and Senate had several bills affecting higher education on their agenda for the day. After a brief report by the Board’s Legislative Committee, Commissioner of Higher Education Joseph Rallo and Chairman Roy Martin left the meeting to testify before the House Education Committee alongside system heads from higher education institutions across the state.

One such bill was Senate Bill 48, a piece of legislation affecting TOPS awards. Proposed by Senator Jack Donahue, R–Mandeville, the Board of Regents recently expressed its support for the bill.

“This [bill] is to make TOPS more sustainable, and it is consistent with Board of Regents policy,” said Uma Subramanian, Board of Regents deputy commissioner for Legal and External Affairs.

While her legislative report required no action from the board, Subramanian discussed several bills searching for a dedicated source of funding for higher education.

Subramanian also brought to the Board’s attention bills affecting admissions requirements to

postsecondary education.

“We have been meeting with the systems with their admissions criteria,” Subramanian said. “We hope it can be addressed through policy rather than these three bills.”

Vice Chair Richard Lipsey, acting as Chair in Martin’s absence, urged Board members to support bills protecting funds for higher education.

“This is going to be a very tough legislative session,” Lipsey said. “It is very important to us and to higher education to get many of these bills passed. We need to speak as loud as ever in this moment in support of some of these bills to make sure higher education is funded.”

In a more “fun and exciting” fiscal decision, said Regent Joseph Wiley, the Board presented 258 awards to 39 campuses from the 2014-15 Support Fund.

The Support Fund is a constitutionally dedicated source of state dollars dedicated to higher education.

Individual professors and campuses apply for money, which does not affect the state general fund.

Outside consultants review and rank the applicants before they are reviewed by the senior staff and are ultimately voted on by the Board.

“It’s one of the times we get to do something that’s actually fun is handing out awards to folks we think are deserving,” Wiley said.

“It probably happens when there’s plenty of money, but in austere

times as we are now, the amount of funds we can award are not in line with the merit of some of the programs.”

Wiley encouraged applicants to reapply for the 2015-2016 fiscal year to ensure all worthy programs are awarded.

The Board conditionally approved a Master of Digital Media Arts and Engineering program at the University after approving its letter of intent in May 2014. The LSU Board of Supervisors approved the proposal in December.

The 45-credit hour professional degree is self-sustaining,

and students in the program will pay a $2,500 digital media fee in addition to other tuition and fees.

“The entertainment software industry workforce employs more than 120,000 people across the country with an average salary for direct employees of $90,000,” the staff recommendation states.

“Louisiana continues to position itself to aggressively grow this sector with tax incentives and startup assistance. While the State has made great strides in creating a pro-business environment, creating and growing a highly qualified workforce that is competitive at a national level is a top issue.”

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Museum of Art encourages love of art in elementary students

BY EMILIE HEBERT emiliehebert@lsureveille.com

The LSU Museum of Art introduces pre-kindergarten through second grade classes to different pieces of art through ArtWorks, an intense monthly art program, to build their art knowledge and critical thinking skills.

Coordinator of School and Community Programs Lucy Perera said the museum hosts students from White Hills Elementary School four days a month, with each grade on a different day.

Students begin their day at the museum looking at specific works, from paintings to sculptures to video art, and talking about different tools and techniques and background history.

They then complete a related art project tailored to their grade level, such as a printmaking activity.

The works from more than 80 students completed during the February Venetian-inspired program are displayed at the museum on the Education Wall, an area reserved for student art.

Perera said ArtWorks is different from a one-time field trip because the students are able to build on their skills each month.

“It allows for us to have a deeper effect with working with art to teach kids important critical thinking skills and helps with literacy

skills, because they learn to kind of decode art works, much like one learns how to decode ... words or to learn how to read or, at an older level, to decode a passage,” Perera said.

The program, which is free for all students, was created during the 2013-2014 school year and included the pre-kindergarten through first grade classes at White Hills.

This year, second grade was added, and Perera hopes to add a grade each year until all classes can visit the museum monthly.

Bernard Terrace Elementary School joined the program in 2014.

Perera said she wants to eventually involve more elementary schools from the East Baton Rouge Parish School System.

She doesn’t tell the children to be quiet, and she lets them ask the questions and begin the discussion about the art works.

Perera said her goal is to provide a fun environment because the program is some students’ first visit to a museum.

She said educators could study the program’s effects on students’ performance in the classroom.

“After, you can track this one population of students, and over the course of their elementary school years … you can see whether there’s an effect on those kids with their love of learning, maybe their reading, maybe their ability to kind of understand things

more critically, because you can compare against a group of students who have never come to a museum,” Perera said.

Among students of low socioeconomic status in 2008, only four percent with high arts involvement dropped out of school, compared to 22 percent of students with low arts involvement, according to a study by Americans for Arts.

Perera said she isn’t sure if art knowledge will raise test scores, but that isn’t her main goal.

She said the purpose of ArtWorks is to ignite a love of learning in young students and expose them to new environments.

Second year art history master’s student Leslie Schepp helps Perera with organizing lesson plans and interacting with the students.

Schepp said it’s important to keep the children engaged in the art so they want to come back.

“These days, if you want people interested in what you have to offer, you have to offer something to them,” Schepp said. “So, you have to be willing to help your own community and say, ‘This is important because we care about you.’”

She also said the program allows students to discover their interests and talents and motivates them to use their imagination, which she said is sometimes discouraged in the classroom.

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Kindergardeners from White Hills Elementary School participate in the ArtWorks program for kids at the LSU Museum of Art. Perera said students often behave better at school with the threat that they will not be allowed to visit the museum the next month.

Perera and Schepp said they see in the children a deep love for learning and the Museum of Art. “What I’ve seen over the years of the program is that these kids really not only look forward to it, but they feel like the LSU Museum is their home, like they’re proud to come in there,” Perera said.

“They feel like they kind of know

the place, and they’re familiar with some of the works that are always up.”

Perera said it doesn’t matter what kind of museum they visit in the future — as long as they are seeking out different ways of learning, she has succeeded.

“I don’t care where they go, I don’t care if they’re going to a museum or cultural institution, wherever it is,” Perera said. “But they will think of these places differently because they had such a great experience early on with it.”

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Junior catcher Kellsi Kloss emerges as a star at the plate Two names loom large in the LSU softball team’s lineup — junior shortstop Bianka Bell and sophomore infielder Sahvanna Jaquish.

In the past two seasons, Bell and Jaquish have rewritten the Tigers’ record books — from Bell surpassing the career home run mark in 2015 to Jaquish setting and tying the single-season homer record in back-to-back seasons.

The duo’s unquestioned ability to change a game with one swing strikes fear into opposing pitchers and gives the Tigers hope no matter the score.

But this season, an unexpected hero has emerged at the plate to join the pair — junior catcher Kellsi Kloss.

“We all know Kellsi is a great player and a great hitter,” Bell said. “She gets overshadowed by people like me and Sahvanna [Jaquish]. People don’t really notice her, so they pitch to her, and she

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Finding Her Moment

BY MORGAN PREWITT

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mprewitt@lsureveille.com does what she’s supposed to do and makes things happen for us.”

It was Kloss, not Bell or Jaquish, who ripped a two-out grand slam in the seventh inning to knot the Tigers’ historic series against top-ranked Florida. The win gave LSU the opportunity it needed to topple the Gators in Game 3.

Before shining with her bat this season, Kloss established herself as rock for the Tigers’ pitching staff behind the plate.

Kloss has helped LSU hurlers make history in her first two years — catching former Tiger pitcher Rachele Fico’s perfect game in 2013 to helping thenfreshman pitcher Baylee Corbello set the complete game record for a freshman pitcher at LSU. In her 32 starts at catcher this season, Kloss

see KLOSS, page 8

Rivalries in sports aren’t born overnight.

They take many years, many games and many heartbreaks to develop.

But when No. 1 LSU (35-6, 12-5 Southeastern Conference) and No. 2 Texas A&M (36-5, 12-5 SEC) clash in a weekend series beginning tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Alex Box Stadium, it’ll have the feel of a deep-rooted conference rivalry.

“We’ve had competitive games against [the Aggies] the few times we’ve played them,” said LSU junior shortstop Alex Bregman. “They’re a very good team, and it’s going to be treated like a rivalry game.”

Calling the series “competitive” may be selling it short. One-run games, ninthinning rallies and highlight reel plays have characterized the first two seasons of LSU and Texas A&M battling as conference foes.

Though it’s not recognized nationally as a rivalry yet, LSU senior second baseman Jared Foster said that’s slowly changing.

“Maybe it’s becoming one,” Foster said.

Things are different this time around. The Tigers were

see RIVALRY, page 8 BASEBALL

Norman takes new approach heading into bullpen

BY JACK CHASCIN jchascin@lsureveille.com

A freshman can often become overwhelmed by the pressure and electric atmosphere brought by playing under the lights of Alex Box Stadium.

But not pitcher Doug Norman.

Not anymore.

The Fort Mill, South Carolina, freshman right-hander appeared to be down the path of destruction early in 2015 after his first three midweek starts.

“I don’t know if I would say I was overwhelmed as much as I just wasn’t as aggressive, as convicting when I was pitching out there,” Norman said. “I was babying the ball a little bit just trying to hit my spots a little too much.”

Norman’s first start of his LSU career was on Feb. 18 in an eventual 6-3 loss to Nicholls

State. Norman earned the loss, tossing 4 2/3 innings allowing nine hits, five runs (four earned) on 70 pitches.

It was a nightmarish outing for both Norman and the Tigers, handing them their first loss of the season four games in against an in-state opponent.

The freshman’s next start wasn’t any better. Norman earned a no-decision going 4 1/3 innings allowing six hits and five runs (one earned) on 95 pitches in a 9-8 win against Southeastern on Feb. 26. Norman was yanked in the fifth inning after pitching himself into a bases loaded situation.

Two starts into his career, Norman already possessed a 5.00 ERA in only nine innings pitched. Norman did better in his final start against Grambling on March 4, earning the win while

allowing only one run on five hits.

Norman’s successful third outing brought his ERA down to 4.15, but it was already too late.

Norman was allowing just under seven hits per game as a starter, giving coach Paul Mainieri enough doubt to send Norman to the bullpen in favor of another midweek starter.

“He has always been a real confident kid and composed,” Mainieri said. “What the deal was he was trying to pace himself too much as a starting pitcher, whereas when we put him in the bullpen we told him, ‘Look, just go out there and air it out. Let it rip.’ His velocity has picked up quite a bit. It was what we saw in the fall. When he was starting, he was like mid-80s.”

While some may view the

see NORMAN, page 8

LSU freshman right-handed pitcher Doug Norman pitches during the Tigers’ 18-6 victory against Ole Miss on March 15 at Alex Box Stadium.

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Pelicans approaching relevancy, becoming contenders LIFE OF BRIAN BRIAN PELLERIN Sports Columnist The curtains pull back, and a spotlight falls brightly on a little kid. It’s his first school play, but he gets stage fright and runs off stage.

If you’ve ever watched a TV series, you’ve probably seen this or some variety of it.

It’s a classic episode television producers will use for the rest of time because people will always be scared of their first time on the big stage.

But what if that little kid is actually a man in his 20s who makes millions of dollars to play basketball? Does he still get jitters?

I don’t know and probably never will because no one will ever show me a check with that many commas on it. But the Pelicans sure looked the part last Saturday against the Warriors.

Golden State had been to the playoffs before. In the team’s first postseason experience with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson two seasons ago, the Warriors ousted the Nuggets in six games before falling to the Spurs in six. This year marks their third consecutive trip to the postseason, and in the NBA, experience is one of the three biggest keys to success.

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right next to experience as tipping points that separate contenders from pretenders. Look at this year’s major contenders.

The Spurs have had the same core players since I learned how to walk. The Warriors are as talented of a team as the NBA has seen since Dwayne Wade and LeBron James were both healthy and playing together. The Cavaliers are this year’s Heat except they have a misused Kevin Love instead of Chris Bosh. Beyond that, the Clippers are the only other team I think has a combination of a big three strong enough to bring home the championship.

Go ahead and send me hate mail when another team wins the championship, but I just don’t see that happening. And yes, that includes the Pelicans.

I’m sure it isn’t breaking news the Pelicans won’t win the championship this season. But that’s not what this year was about.

Since drafting Anthony Davis, New Orleans has tried to put talented players around him like Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans, Omer Asik and Ryan Anderson — and some untalented ones like Greg Stiemsma and Austin Rivers. But every time, something has gone, and it’s mostly been injuries.

The Pelicans have labored through the last few seasons, and fans like myself didn’t see

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New Orleans Pelicans head coach Monty Williams instructs his team against the Golden State Warriors during the first half in Game 2 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Monday. the light at the end of the tunnel. They looked like a bunch of players cast aside to New Orleans, a throwaway market by NBA standards.

But the Pelicans earned a playoff spot and made many of the naysayers, like me, look foolish.

The light at the end of the tunnel is there, but they just won’t get to it this season. The Pelicans are still the kids who haven’t experienced enough to conquer their stage fright.

They showed growth as quickly as Game 2 when they fought to the final minutes with the

Golden State juggernaut in Oracle Arena. It was almost an improbable upset, but they just weren’t good enough.

Over the first two games, you could see small errors that showed they just weren’t ready — the lack of box outs on Warriors’ 3-point attempts and offense in the final minutes. At times, both coach Monty Williams and the players didn’t know what to do because they don’t know the answer yet.

Hopefully, they learned from those mistakes.

Tonight, the Pelicans will try to pick up a win, and they just might do it on their home court. Hell, they might even be able to take both if they can improve the way they did in the first two games, but don’t expect them too.

Instead, look to the next two seasons.

The Pelicans will have the talent with Davis, Evans, Anderson, Asik and Holiday back as a starter and maybe even Eric Gordon if he accepts his option. They’ll be experienced thanks to this year’s playoff series regardless of outcome.

Plus, the continuity of the core and role players could bring them to a level not seen in New Orleans since the 2007-2008 Hornets.

Enjoy tonight and Saturday’s games and however many more the Pelicans might force, but watch the Warriors because in two seasons, that could be New Orleans.

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

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Thursday, April 23, 2015 TRACK AND FIELD

Martin making strides in sophomore season Martin ended her season with a gold medal while representing the United States at the Sophomore Jada Martin 2014 IAAF World Junior Chamis sprinting her way into the pionships in the 4x100 meter reNCAA’s elite class in her sec- lay event. She said it was a deond year with the Lady Tigers. fining moment in her collegiate The nation’s fifth-ranked ath- career.

“That was a big moment for lete in the women’s 100-meter dash is looking to build off her me,” Martin said. “Towards the success and take the next step end of my freshman season, I couldn’t really contribute to the this outdoor season.

The Lithonia, Georgia, na- team like I wanted to. I felt like tive started experimenting with it was a chance to redeem mytrack and field in middle school self and get back into the mix but only thought of it as a hob- of things.”

She came back by. By high school, she stronger in 2015 with realized she could build a clean bill of health. a successful career and Martin climbed into has been perfecting her the top five rankings craft ever since. in her favored 100-me“When I first started ter dash after her vicrunning, I wasn’t that tory at the LSU Alumni good,” Martin said. “It Gold Meet this past got a lot better as the MARTIN weekend. years went along. It’s She was also honored by something that was never hard for me. I figured I have a gift, the SEC last week, as she received women’s runner of and I enjoy [it].”

Martin emerged as one of the week honors Tuesday. It the nation’s top track and field was the second time Martin talents at Martin Luther King earned SEC athlete of the week Junior High School. By the time honors after winning SEC she signed with LSU, Martin freshman runner of the week was the nation’s No. 2 ranked last year.

Martin said the award was sprinter in the 55-meter dash.

However, Martin got a significant to her and confeel for LSU years before she firmed to herself that she is signed her letter of intent. headed in the right direction, Martin made frequent trips especially with the competition to Baton Rouge with her high the SEC has to offer. Coach school team to compete in Dennis Shaver agrees but said meets, and she was impressed Martin’s best is still on the with what the campus and the horizon.

“We’re really pleased with track and field program had to what we’re getting from her,” offer.

“That’s when I fell in love Shaver said. “There’s lots of with LSU,” Martin said. “I room for improvement. If she thought this is it. This is where can stay healthy, she’s going to continue to improve. She I want to go to school.”

She was an NCAA quarter fi- seems a lot more focused in nalist in the 100-meter dash but the last month, more so than otherwise had a quiet freshman I’ve seen her in the past, and season that was plagued by in- I think that’s a natural sign of juries. The grind of an outdoor maturing.” season in the Southeastern Conference took a toll on her body, You can reach Mario Jerez on Twitter @MJerezIII. but she would bounce back.

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page 8 KLOSS, from page 5 has faced a new challenge — handling a staff without one upperclassman.

Although the 2015 staff is the youngest she managed at LSU, Kloss said she forgets that pitchers Allie Walljasper and Carley Hoover are freshmen because of their competitive nature and the presence they bring to the circle.

Kloss’ leadership in the bullpen and constant communication behind the plate helps relax her pitchers in the circle.

“She’s a very vocal leader,” Corbello said. “She’ll tell us if our spin is wrong or something like that. She’ll complement you. She’ll be like, ‘Oh, that’s a nice pitch.’

She’ll give you feedback and that’s what I really like. Everyone on the field respects her.”

RIVALRY, from page 5 the heavy favorites in the last two series, each time taking a top-five billing against an unranked Aggies club searching for its niche in a new conference. That carried over to this season.

LSU started the season ranked No. 2 behind defending-champion Vanderbilt in Baseball America’s initial rankings while Texas A&M was left out.

That quickly changed. The Aggies’ worked up the polls week by week, obtaining the top spot in early April thanks mostly to a 24-0 start.

Now, the Tigers will face a squad equal in talent and experience — not a seemingly lesser opponent. But LSU coach Paul Mainieri said his club rises to the challenge when pitted against a comparable foe, and his club’s record backs up that claim.

Since the start of the 2012 campaign, the Tigers are 18-8 in top-10 showdowns during the regular season, including a perfect 9-0 at home.

“We approach it all the same, and because of that, our players have a tendency to play very well in the biggest games,” Mainieri said.

The budding rivalry will also get a change of scenery this season. LSU had to travel to College Station, Texas, for the first two series against the Aggies as members of the SEC, something that irked Mainieri.

Now, the Aggies will make the 363-mile trip while the Tigers sit back and wait.

“I can’t tell you how excited I am to have them come to Alex Box Stadium finally,” Mainieri said.

LSU and Texas A&M have provided plenty of fireworks during their first six battles as conference opponents with five games decided by a single run.

In 2013, Texas A&M stunned LSU in its first SEC clash with a 2-1 upset. The Tigers, ranked No. 3 at the time, responded by winning the next two games to take the series.

In 2014, it was the Aggies who rallied from behind. Texas

Although she made her name as a catcher, Kloss showed power in her first two seasons by tallying 14 home runs and 50 RBIs, finishing third on the Tigers’ roster in home runs both seasons.

But in 2015, Kloss’ ability to make clutch hits during Southeastern Conference play has pushed her into the spotlight alongside Bell and Jaquish, a completely new experience for the Cypress, California, native.

“I’m just hitting a really good groove right now,” Kloss said.

“The last two seasons it has been Bianka and Sahvanna [making those clutch hits], and I’m so happy for them. It’s never bugged me because I’ve never really cared for being in the spotlight like that.

But to even be associated with something that they normally do is pretty cool to me.”

A&M stole Games 2 and 3 after LSU — this time ranked No. 5 in the nation — had won the series-opener in extra innings on May 2, 2014.

And who could forget the way that game ended?

With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Aggies then-junior infielder Blake Allemand roped a potential game-winning hit to left field.

Foster, who was playing left field, then lept and extended across his body for a highlightreel grab that halted the Aggies’ four-run ninth inning and landed SportsCenter’s top play of the night.

Then-sophomore outfielder Andrew Stevenson later scored in the top of the 10th to give LSU a thrilling 5-4 win, it’s only one of the crazy series. Foster said he hopes the craziness that’s surrounded the series travels to The Box, even if it doesn’t come from the players.

“I want to see people with their shirts off in the outfield and [wearing] face paint,” Foster said jokingly. “Being able to be a part of that one-versustwo matchup in the regular season is going to be fun and exciting. This place is going to be electric.”

Bragging rights aren’t all that’ll be on the line in tonight’s one-versus-two showdown.

Both the Tigers and Aggies are tied for first in the SEC Western Division standings with less than half the conference schedule remaining. With 4.5 games separating them from the next closest team, it appears the division will remain a two-team battle the rest of the way, making this a potential do-ordie series for a developing rivalry.

Alex Box Stadium will be the center of the college baseball world this season, and it’ll also be where LSU and Texas A&M add the next chapter to their young rivalry.

“If you love college baseball, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the place to be this weekend,” Mainieri said.

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After her grand slam against Florida propelled the Tigers to a series win and the first No. 1 ranking in program history, Kloss exploded for three home runs in LSU’s series at then-No. 11 Tennessee on April 10-12.

In Game 1, Kloss went backto-back with Jaquish in the third inning and spurred the Tigers to a 5-1 win. After LSU clinched its first series at Tennessee in program history with a 7-4 victory in Game 2, Kloss was the Tigers’ only silver lining at the plate in Game 3, hitting two homers in LSU’s 8-5 loss.

“Kellsi Kloss had an unbelievable weekend [against Tennessee],” said LSU coach Beth Torina. “She was just phenomenal.

Everybody pulls for that kid to do well because she’s such a great human being.”

Through 47 games this season, Kloss has already set careerhighs with 10 home runs and 33 RBIs. For the first time since 2008, LSU has three Tigers with double-digit home runs with Kloss joining Jaquish (17) and Bell (13).

Although her success may surprise many outside the clubhouse, Kloss’ shining moments at the plate reflect the countless extra hours she has spent in the batting cages and the bullpen.

“I’m really excited for her,” Corbello said. “She’s one of those that are doing extra. She’s doing extra right now. She’s just one of those people that are here every chance she can get. She’s always the one that’s doing things right off the field, as well.”

NORMAN, from page 5

works hard out here and in the weight room. He has got his confidence built back up and he has been ready to go ever since.”

Norman’s success has helped him drop his ERA significantly since discontinuing his role as a starter. It now stands at 2.88, which is fourth best on the team for relievers who have made more than two appearances.

Norman said he has adopted a new mindset in his relief role, which has helped him raise his game.

“I basically just changed my mentality. I’m throwing one inning or less than that, or two innings, so it’s going to be everything I got,” Norman said. “I pretty much know that I’m throwing anywhere from one pitch to two or three innings, which means I can really let it fly and just give it all I got every single pitch.”

move to the bullpen as a demotion, Norman had different ideas.

Norman has flourished since making the move to the bullpen, obtaining a 1.50 ERA in his 10 appearances with the bullpen.

Norman’s only runs allowed were in an outing against Northwestern State, in which he went 2/3 innings allowing two runs on two hits.

The right-hander even picked up a win in a relief effort against Alabama on April 2. Norman pitched three innings of shutout ball to help the Tigers defeat the Crimson Tide, 8-5, in 16 innings.

“He has transitioned to the bullpen and has been outstanding since,” said junior right fielder Mark Laird. “Every time he comes into the game he continues to surprise me, and he’s surprising everyone else. He’s a guy who

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LSU junior catcher Kellsi Kloss has improved her power hitting in her third season with the team.

The starter turned reliever has begun to show why Mainieri had such high hopes from him coming out of the fall. And while the bullpen role is unfamiliar, Norman said he’s continuing to work hard and elevate his game to do whatever he can to contribute.

“I haven’t given up on being a starter whatsoever,” Norman said. “This is the first time in my life I’ve ever been a relief pitcher. I’ve adapted to it pretty well. It hasn’t been that big of a deal at all. I’ve actually kind of liked it. But my whole life I’ve always really thrived on being the starter, so if I can get back to that and somehow find a way to be a starter then that’s what I’m going to do. If not, then I’ll keep doing what I’m doing in the pen.”

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Entertainment

Thursday, April 23, 2015 LSU theatre junior Nicole Prunty will show two films at LSU’s first Take 1 Film Festival this Saturday in the historic Shaver Theatre on April 25.

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TAKING ACTION University to host first Take 1 Film Festival

BY KAYLA RANDALL krandall@lsureveille.com Louisiana has become a rising star in the U.S. film industry, and now University student filmmakers are getting the chance to show everyone what they’re made of.

This Saturday, the LSU Department of

Theatre will host the first Take 1 Film Festival at the Shaver Theatre. The festival will consist of 14 student films, the best of which will be awarded. The festival judges include John Hardy, a producer on “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Ocean’s Twelve,” and Jason Hewitt of Baton Rouge-based production company Films in Motion.

The judges will award Best Comedy/Musical, Best Drama, Best Documentary and Best Micro Short, while the audience will choose Best Film.

Assistant professor of film and television Joshua Overbay had the responsibility of putting much of the festival together, and said the value of having a festival to celebrate the

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ELTON JOHN

ED SHEERAN

Sir Elton John paved the way for many internationally acclaimed musicians. His showmanship and raw talent are legendary, and it’s unlikely any fan could find a cheaper way to witness his genius than the wonderful forum of Jazz Fest. It’s essential everyone make the time to see Elton John.

Ed Sheeran has become a musician to watch over the last couple years.

It’s refreshing that Jazz Fest drew such a relevant and impressive pop artist. Aside from every teenage girl in America loving him, Sheeran is an astonishingly talented artist, and his showmanship is superb. Everyone should fit this artist in their festival schedule.

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MISSES PITBULL Scrolling through the 2015 lineup, Pitbull likely caught the eyes of Jazz Fest fans, probably putting a bad taste in their mouths. More suited for a “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” type setting, Pitbull is sure to confuse the majority of older audience members and annoy younger attendees who have decent taste in music.

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Trombone Shorty has become the face of Jazz Fest. But like Dr. John, he’s there every year. This year’s lineup is a hot bed for new and inspiring artists, so take that into account if considering spending time at his stage.

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STUDIO SPOTLIGHT

RANKS SOUND & COLOR

Alabama Shakes (ATO Records)

The band has always produced a more unconventional sound, and while this album’s style is a little different than its 2012 release “Boys & Girls,” it isn’t lesser quality by any means.

— GRETA JINES

CHILD 44 Lionsgate

“Child 44” is a look into the history of Russia. It is a critique of dictator government, and educates audience members who are unaware of the trials and tribulations society faced under the Soviet Union. If looked at it in this light, the film becomes much more than another unsatisfying thriller or dark adventure plot.

— MICHAEL TARVER

KINDRED

Passion Pit (Columbia Records) The band has released its newest album “Kindred,” and about four songs into the record, songs start to feel repetitive.

— MEG RYAN

JACKRABBIT

San Fermin (Downtown Records) Where the debut was rich and dramatic with scenes being painted easily by Ellis-Leone’s words, “Jackrabbit” is starker and more visceral. “San Fermin” discussed love, somehow forbidden yet ordinary. This sophomore release is more experimental, relying on Tate’s singing rather than the female harmonies in “San Fermin.”

— GERALD DUCOTE

LOVE STORY Yelawolf (Slumerican)

“Love Story” is not for everyone, but is, no doubt, an interesting and eclectic collection of tracks. It’s a genrebending album with good production, and it’s hard to pin down, much like the rapper himself.

— KAYLA RANDALL

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‘Mall Cop 2’ fails to produce laughs KICK-ASH ASHLYN ROLLINS Entertainment Writer Six years after Paul Blart earned the honor of saving the local mall, he is still the awkward, sweaty security guy he established himself to be — maybe worse.

However, in the first five minutes of the sequel, “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2,” Amy, played by Jayma Mays, divorces him after six days of marriage, and his mother is run over by a milk truck.

As if the opening scene wasn’t horrible enough, the movie drags on for an hour and a half.

On the bright side, he receives a formal invitation to a security officers’ trade convention at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, to be recognized along with other national mall cops.

The ensuing plotline is painful to watch as it focuses on Blart’s battle to stop an art heist being orchestrated by Vincent, played by Neal McDonough, whose team of agents is attempting to steal some of the most renowned artworks and replace them with replicas to cover their tracks.

Blart also has to save his daughter Maya, played by Raini Rodriguez, who’s being held hostage in Vincent’s presidential suite after accidentally walking into the heist planning.

The sequence of events that occur are enough to leave anyone’s head spinning.

Blart constantly has to turn down Divina, played by Daniella Alonso, an attractive manager who shamelessly flirts with him,

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while Maya develops a crush on a hotel staff member named Lane, played by David Henrie.

Some of the other antics include Blart fighting a large bird, punching an old room service maid in the stomach, defeating Vincent’s agents with rubber ammo and getting kicked by a horse in the closing scene, making me wish I could have been the horse.

After seeing the PG-movie, I’m uncertain how it’s supposed to appeal to children, as there

were very limited jokes in the film. Even when there were “jokes,” I’m positive children wouldn’t have understood them in the first place, as they were catered toward adults.

This movie shouldn’t be for anyone, but if its failed jokes, polyester tropical shirts and cheesy fight scenes that sounds enjoyable, it actually might be for someone out there.

You can reach Ashlyn Rollins on Twitter @ash_r96.

Thursday, April 23, 2015 TAKE 1, from page 9 work of students far outweighs the hard work of the process.

He said having this festival solidifies the healthy growth of the University’s film program.

“Louisiana is arguably the second biggest film market in the U.S., and LSU being the flagship school means we should have a strong robust film program,” Overbay said.

Part of having a strong film program is having this festival, not only for the students’ benefit but for those in the Baton Rouge area. It gives the community an opportunity to see what our students are doing, which they wouldn’t otherwise see.

Overbay said representing the department well is important, but he is most excited to see his students’ work come to fruition on the big screen.

The festival gives students an opportunity to have their work displayed in front of a live audience, so they get to hear and see how people react, and get feedback.

Film and media arts junior Brandon Bruno, whose film “Heavy Eyes” is being featured at the festival, said there’s something special about showing his film on a big screen.

“We had a huge Indiegogo campaign, and there are people who really want to see it, so now’s their chance to watch it on a big screen, and this is probably the only chance they’ll have,” Bruno said.

Bruno said the University’s first film festival is important to him, and an opportunity he’ll always keep with him. Theatre junior Nicole Prunty echoed his sentiments and said having this festival will prepare University students for their chosen career paths.

“A film festival at LSU showcases the talent of our many brilliant young filmmakers who work hard every day to balance an academic career along with their filmmaking career,” Prunty said.

Two of Prunty’s films, “Goodbye” and “Holding Hope,” will be featured at the festival.

Getting the chance to see how an audience would react to her material was an essential motivation in submitting her films, but her classmates also played a role in her participation.

Prunty said one of the main reasons she decided to participate in the film festival was because she wanted her and her classmates’ work to be seen and appreciated.

“There’s a lot of working that goes into making these short films,” Prunty said. “I didn’t know if my films would be selected, but I knew that no matter what happened, my friends and I did the best work we could do.”

The Take 1 Film Festival will take place Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Shaver Theatre. Admission is $5 at the door.

You can reach Kayla Randall on Twitter @kay_ran21.

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Gilley’s Gallery carries on family traditions

BY GRETA JINES gjines@lsureveille.com Valuing both passion and tradition, there’s one Baton Rouge art gallery whose owners have just as much family history as the artwork displayed inside.

Inspired by an ever-present appreciation for art and history, Shelby Gilley decided to switch from life as a social worker to gallery owner in 1978, and with that, Gilley’s Gallery was born.

Shelby spent years building his Florida Boulevard business and art collection alongside he and his wife Marie’s shop, Bridal Boutique, until his death in 2010, leaving his wife and their sons to tend to the art haven, which features outsider, folk and fine art styles. Although his wife still owns the gallery, their son, Eric, is its current director, who’s become quite familiar with the artistic atmosphere throughout his life.

“Our house was kind of like a gallery as well,” Eric said.

“Good stuff would come home, but sometimes good stuff would disappear too.”

Eric spends his days running the gallery, working on everything from art appraisals to advertising, and coincidently enough, his wife now manages the boutique next door, similar to his parent’s history. When Shelby and his wife opened the gallery, Eric said his father still wanted to be close by, which is why he chose to open his shop in the same building.

University students shouldn’t hesitate to stop by, either. Even though the art showcased is quite expensive, it’s still an opportunity for exposure to a variety of well-known artists. Eric said students have visited the gallery before, and said he wouldn’t mind offering discounts on framing for those in need of those services.

Upon entering the gallery, visitors eyes meet framed works, rich with color decorating each wall from top to bottom, except for the occasional blank space thanks to a purchase. Luckily, there’s still plenty of artwork to take its place, including the works of Louisiana folk artist, Clementine Hunter.

Eric said his father personally knew Hunter and bought his first painting from her in 1970, and he eventually inherited that particular painting. Although several individuals took notice of Hunter’s works around the same time, Eric said his father was considered to be an expert on Hunter when it came to marketing and determining authenticity — a discerning eye for certain qualities Eric has learned along the way.

Aside from Hunter’s work, the gallery also features other local artists, such as Louisiana natives Robert Rucker, Don Wright and Emerson Bell, and John James Audubon prints, but the artists span across the

southern region.

Eric said his father spent time buying directly from several of the artists featured, but as time has passed, the market for these particular styles of work has narrowed.

“Younger audiences are finding out about or know about this art because their parents had it, but they’re not necessarily wanting to buy or own it,” Eric said.

“Swamp scenes may not be what the newer generation desires.”

The gallery opens up to a workshop filled with a variety of framing options. Aside from appraisals, consultations, installations and the buying and selling of art, a large part of the business is its framing.

Eric’s brother, Barton, is involved with the gallery’s framing aspect. He does most of the framing, and even though he’s mainly interested in the kinetic arts, he said he enjoys how each framing request is it’s own little project.

“It’s the bread and butter,” Barton said. “It carries [the business] through in between selling a large piece of work.”

Eric said it’s always interesting to learn about the inspiration behind each piece, and since some of the artists featured have since died, those who are curious about the artworks have to do a little digging to find the story.

“Maybe that comes from my dad — that whole history part of it,” Eric said. “Getting a piece from history, like Clementine [Hunter], means you have to put that puzzle together.”

The gallery’s current location used to be part of a busier area of town, but Eric said it’s always been a downfall that the business isn’t downtown or in a shopping center where foot traffic would

be greater. Although moving is always an option, the family already owns the current building.

While he has no plans to change the gallery’s artistic focus, Eric said he’s open to finding new talented artists to add to

the gallery, perhaps even artists from the University one day. In the meantime, he said students are more than welcome to visit.

You can reach Greta Jines on Twitter @TheGretaJines.

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Gilley’s Gallery, located on Florida Boulevard, features a variety of artists located locally and across the South.

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Students need to act now to save University

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A march on the steps of the Capitol will be held April 30 at 12:30 p.m. in an effort to persuade legistalors to rethink the budget cuts to higher education.

THE CERULEAN CONCILIATOR JUSTIN DICHARIA Columnist Wake up.

The University is preparing the legal groundwork to file academic bankruptcy, and students are asleep. Continue to slumber, and the University will go silently.

By the time we wake up, it may be too late.

It’s time to be blunt and make it absolutely clear what “financial exigency” will do to an individual student’s life here, after an 82 percent cut to higher education funding.

Are you minoring in Spanish, French or any other foreign language? Good luck getting into the classes you need.

The humanities instructors will be the first administrators must cut, which means professors will have to teach all the lower level classes.

There will only be one or two sections for each class, and if you can’t get into the prerequisite you need to take higher level classes — too bad.

I enjoyed an English 2000 class of about 25 students. You won’t.

A professor with hundreds of students will teach your English 2000 class, and there will not be one-on-one time to work on your writing or edit your final paper.

Engineering and business students, y’all won’t be affected right? Those programs are the gems of the University. They wouldn’t dare touch those institutions.

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Wrong.

While you are sleeping, your schools may lose their accreditation.

In February, when the cuts were an estimated 35 percent, administrators warned the cuts would jeopardize the accreditation of the engineering and business schools. Now the cuts are likely to be 82 percent.

The teacher to student ratio, which is already high, will go up and threaten both colleges’ national competitive standing. Your degree will not mean as much as a degree from Ole Miss or the University of Alabama, and your chances of finding a job in the national marketplace will decrease exponentially.

Completing an engineering degree flow chart will take longer than expected when the class you need to move on to next semester’s engineering classes is full.

Hit the snooze button and fees will go up in an attempt to keep the University afloat. In addition, there is a bill in the legislature that caps the amount of money TOPS can give students.

Likely to pass, State Sen. Jack Donahue’s bill, RMandeville, would allow universities across the state to raise tuition and have students pay the difference between their TOPS scholarship and tuition increases.

Out-of-state students will turn their backs on the University and go to other schools not hemorrhaging from financial chaos.

LSU President F. King Alexander announced the University’s preparation for financial exigency on Wednesday. I hope my fellow students will

finally realize the irreparable damage the University is about to experience.

Classes cut. Teachers fired. Entire colleges ravaged. Students no longer enrolled at the University.

Financial exigency is the signal to the academic world that the levees are about to break.

So what can we do to hold off the flood?

The signs are clear, and now it’s time to act.

Next week on Thursday, April 30th at 12:30 p.m. there will be a march on the Capitol. March with us.

After my last column, my best friend told me to “be the change you want to see in the world.”

While Gandhi probably never said those words, contrary to popular belief, the message rang in my ears, and I took a stand.

I gathered around some of this campus’ most influential members and together we have organized a march to the Capitol for the sake of our future, but our efforts are futile without your help.

The University may declare bankruptcy this summer if the legislators at the Capitol fail to hear the Tigers roar. Next Thursday is your chance to prove to our state’s leaders that the Tigers will not go down without a fight.

It’s fourth down with a yard to go. Let’s make like Leonard Fournette and fight for a first down.

Let’s move the chains at the State Capitol and save our University from what could be the greatest defeat in history.

Justin DiCharia is a 21-year-old mass communication junior from Slidell, Louisiana.

You can reach him on Twitter @JDiCharia.

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Students should reconsider preconceptions of rape, sexual assault SMASH THE HATE JAMES RICHARDS Columnist Despite the real problem of sexual assault on college campuses, the most recent and poignant flashpoint for it all has turned out to be a sham. I’m talking about the Rolling Stone article that got the entire country into a frenetic fever about fraternity gang rape at a party at the University of Virginia’s Phi Kappa Psi chapter.

Two weeks ago, the Columbia School of Journalism published its report condemning the Rolling Stone article for a gross misstep in journalistic integrity and not completing “basic, even routine journalistic practice.”

The biggest screw-up is with the focus of the story, the source known as Jackie, who spun a lie so elaborate she fooled the author and editors of the smoldering remains of what’s left of Rolling Stone.

The part of the the story that made it so impactful was that Jackie hadn’t had a single sip of alcohol at the alleged frat party. Anybody who parties with the bros knows they drink like nobody’s business, and so does everyone else involved.

Alcohol is massively on college campuses, despite it being illegal for most students to possess. It’s no surprise alcohol fuels sexual assault on campuses.

A 2002 analysis of boozebased sexual assault research concluded that consumption by the aggressor, victim or both increases the likelihood of sexual assault, with at least half of college sexual assaults involving alcohol of some kind. In one study, 97 percent of alcohol-re-

lated sexual assaults involved both aggressors and victims drinking.

If you follow the current vein of feminist thought on consent, then every single sexual encounter involving alcohol ought to be classified as rape. I encountered this at a seminar from University Section Head for Philosophy James Rocha, who took up the feminist position.

The logic is pretty sound: Anybody who drinks knows that they aren’t completely competent when they’ve had a few. If you define consent as agreeing while being free, informed and competent, then you’ve got a cocktail for rape.

What threw me, and a few other people at the seminar, for a loop was that a great deal of sex we probably wouldn’t think twice about would fall under the definition of rape. For example, two trashed freshmen in Tigerland going back to a dorm and flopping around on top of each other is no longer just a drunken mishap — it has created two rape victims.

I’m really hesitant to accept this, not because I think that drunk sex is a wonderful thing, but because it drastically changes what we think of as rape.

Rape has always been this big monster of a crime, comparable to torture or murder in some people’s minds. It seems like classifying a lot more things as rape diminishes the struggles of what we traditionally think of as rape victims.

I’ll give another example from the seminar: One of the three conditions for consent Rocha advanced was that it must be informed. What this means is you can’t lie to or withhold information from somebody to have sex with them. It would

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be rape if the person wouldn’t have had sex with you had you not told them something about yourself they found relevant.

It sounds reasonable enough. I should probably tell somebody if I’m into hardcore BDSM before taking them back to my dungeon to make sure they’re OK with it.

More controversially, however, this would extend to guys who don’t tell the person they’re hitting on that they have a small penis and girls who don’t tell people they have a wide vagina. In addition, this applies to those people who don’t disclose that they’re virgins, terrible at cunnilingus or any number of other things.

That is, if I’ve got a small penis, and I don’t mention

that to you before we get into things, assuming you wouldn’t have had sex with me had you known, I’ve just raped you.

This seems ridiculous to me.

Not only that, but it’s the most non-viable standard of morality I think I’ve ever heard. Can you think of anybody in their right mind who would willingly admit their sexual inadequacies to somebody they’re trying to sleep with?

Rocha admits that this doesn’t mesh well with our current societal attitudes and mannerisms surrounding courting.

What he suggests is worth thought, though.

We, meaning American society (particularly college students), have a perverse in-

fatuation for aggressive sex with strangers or at least near strangers. You can see it in the pornography we consume, the advertisements marketed to us and especially the bars we go to. Some might even argue this stems from a biological imperative to procreate.

Maybe, just maybe, this isn’t something we should be doing. Maybe people shouldn’t go looking for aggressive, often drunk sex with strangers.

That is, if you care about rape victims.

James Richards is a 20-yearold mass communication sophomore from New Orleans.

You can reach him on Twitter @JayEllRichy.

Paying for college leads to better, rewarding experience GREEN CARD APPLICANT MARKUS HÜFNER Columnist It seems like people forget what the money we pay the University, or at least some of it, is used for.

One of the most frequently asked questions I get is why I passed on free education in Norway and decided to pay out-of-state tuition here at LSU. American universities have a great reputation in Europe and are popular destinations for semester exchanges because of their size, facilities

and professors.

In Norway, Sweden, Germany and other countries that have free education, you will not find a college campus nearly as large as LSU’s. These colleges and universities are statefunded, and the state usually places the universities close to an urban area so the city itself serves as a campus. It’s a good idea, but it’s also hard to feel connected to the university when people only come to campus for class and tourists are always wandering around asking for directions.

There are also no on-campus residential halls for those colleges and universities. According to a 2010 study by the International Students’ Union of Norway, 12,550 students were

waiting in line for any kind of housing. In my experience, there hasn’t been much change: I see Facebook friends posting statuses begging for tips on where to find an apartment every month. There are also no student apartment complexes, like Brightside, The Venue or The Standard. Some universities offer to help their incoming students to find a place to live, but mostly, students are on their own.

It’s also more difficult to get accepted to a college or university in Europe than in the U.S. The state cannot afford to hire as many professors and build as many classrooms, so the amount of students accepted has to be restricted. Countries have fixed that problem by mak-

ing it easy for high school graduates to get jobs, but if you have no work experience and thought high school was a joke, you’re in trouble.

The fact that the cost of college makes many students stay in-state is a negative side effect. It’s important to see more of the country and world than just the state you grew up in.

Coming to a place with an unfamiliar culture where you don’t know anyone is an indescribable experience.

Thankfully, that problem is one of the factors that led to the genius idea of scholarships. Now, students who work hard or have above-average talents or skills have the chance to go to a school outof-state for free or at least for

less money.

We really should not complain about spending thousands of dollars for a degree when it gives us the chance to experience something priceless. Tailgating, rushing the field after the Ole Miss game and almost beating Kentucky in basketball have given me a better college experience than I ever would have had in my home country. So after I am done re-evaluating my life choices, I’ll always end up happy that I chose to pay $13,000 per semester.

Markus Hüfner is a 19-yearold mass communication freshman from Kristiansand, Norway. You can reach him on Twitter @MHufner_TDR.

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Thursday, April 23, 2015 SERIES, from page 1 against Tulane on Tuesday. Scivicque comes into tonight with a .396 batting average with 13 doubles, five home runs and 32 RBIs. The Aggies have three of the conference’s top 10 hitters, but the Tigers have only one. While both teams are electric at the plate, both teams’ pitching performances may outshine the powerful bats the teams possess.

“We’re going to stick with the same game plan that has worked all year,” said sophomore pitcher Jared Poche’. “We have to execute pitches when it matters and keep the ball where we want to throw it.”

Texas A&M comes into the weekend with a conference-leading 2.40 ERA. The Aggies also lead the conference in saves (16) and have allowed the fewest amount of runs with 126.

The Aggies are led by standout junior pitcher Grayson Long. Long holds an 8-0 record with a 2.73 ERA in 56 innings pitched. Long has allowed only 43 hits with 66 strikeouts, holding opponents to a .206 batting average.

“We’re just going to stick to our aggressive mindset,” said junior shortstop Alex Bregman. “If we stay aggressive and try to impact the balls that are strikes in the zone, we’ll be successful. They’re a great staff. They’re well-coached and they’re going to compete on the mound, so we’re going to have our hands full. But we’re going to go up there and battle.”

Long will be pitted against Poche’ tonight, with LSU’s ace freshman pitcher Alex Lange being saved for Friday night. Lange has a 7-0 record and leads the SEC with a 1.40 ERA. In his nine appearances, Lange has held opponents to a .210 batting average, allowing only 43 hits with 65 strikeouts.

The teams are neck and neck, and the magnitude of a series may not be higher all season when the Box’s lights turn on tonight.

“Everyone’s going to be very excited. Everyone’s going to be fired up and ready to play,” Bregman said. “But we are every game.

This is a big game for us, but it’s not going to be the biggest game at the end of the year for us. We have bigger games to come, but right now, it’s the biggest game so far because it’s the next game on our schedule.”

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senior, Richard is close to beating the odds. inspect the environment for the Financial and living arfirst two years. They checked in rangements were planned about once a month to ensure ev- far ahead of time, as Richard erything was running smoothly. said he knew he would need However, after those first to organize everything on his couple years, the visits own. stopped.

To fund himself for college Richard said his uncle’s per- applications, Richard set aside a sonal struggles caused tension pot of money earned from workto erupt in the foster home. He ing various odd jobs in high does not speak to his uncle to- school, ranging from a Dollar day.

General sales clerk to an ACT “I don’t think he had the tutor. support that he really needed,” His hard work came to fruiRichard said. tion when he was “And I think granted the Bill that’s really what ‘Basically, whenever you’re Gates Millenthe foster care 18, you’re pretty much on nium Scholaryour own.’ system needs.” ship, which ofRichard said fered Richard a having a menfull-ride to the RICKY RICHARD, torship program University.

LSU kinesiology senior within the fosRichard has ter care system kept busy at the would vastly improve it as an University through the Stuinstitution. Had he not had his dent Ambassadors Program, own family friends and teach- the Black Male Leadership ers act as mentors to him grow- Initiative and LSU Change ing up, he said he would not be Break-Ecuador, among many where he is today. other organizations. He was It was one of Richard’s teach- recently named a member ers who inspired him to share of the Tiger Twelve by LSU his story.

President F. King Alexander.

She told Richard the optimisThough one in five of those tic, successful version of him- who age out of foster care wind self he presented to the world up homeless, according to Pew did not reflect his troubled past. Charitable Trust, Richard found His ability to overcome his his- his home at the University and tory, she said, was a gift that plans to use his skills in Latin needed to be shared with others. America.

“I just want to inspire people “I want to go to either medito overcome obstacles,” Richard cal school or P.A. school and said. open up clinics in Latin AmeriAs soon as Richard can countries,” he said. turned 18, his situation beRichard credits his graceful came yet another obstacle to transition to his Grand Lake, tackle.

Louisiana, community.

He was one of approximately “I think I’ve been really 26,000 youth who age out of the lucky to have a community foster system each year, accord- foster me and be my mening to Pew Charitable Trust. Of tors,” Richard said. “They those, less than 2 percent are had high expectations for my expected to graduate college by siblings and me, and that’s age 25. what really pushed me toward As a University kinesiology doing well.”

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page 15 BANKRUPTCY, from page 1 what’s at stake,” Alexander said in an email statement to students.

“We are optimistic that solutions to mitigate the devastation these budget cuts promise are forthcoming from our state legislators; however, we owe it to our students, faculty and staff to be fully prepared for every possible outcome.”

Financial exigency, equitable to bankruptcy in business terms, would give the administration more leeway in cutting programs and dismissing faculty, including those with tenure.

Even with 39 legislative days left in the session and multiple bills addressing higher education, things do not look hopeful enough for Alexander to continue without a plan.

Alexander said in an interview with The Daily Reveille in January when rumors of proposed cuts hovered around 40 percent, financial exigency would be an option if the cuts were larger than expected.

Without action from the Louisiana State Legislature, higher education now faces an 82 percent cut in state funding.

Though declaring financial

exigency would allow the University more freedom in letting faculty go, the status does not show the flagship in a positive light.

Laying off tenured faculty could induce a negative reaction from the American Association of University Professors, which holds job security in higher education necessary for a successful academic environment.

The University has been under AAUP censure for almost four years, a list the Faculty Senate is actively seeking removal from.

Alexander sent a letter to the AAUP in January stating he had no intention of seeking removal from the censure list, but since then the Faculty Senate has tried to reopened discussion with the University President about the issue.

This is not the first time an LSU System President has claimed financial exigency as a last resort.

In May 2012 when the system was facing a $97.6 million cut, then-president William Jenkins said the measure would threaten the University’s status as the state flagship.

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