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FULL CIRCLE Hoover brings competitive spirit to team after transferring from Stanford

BY JACK WOODS jwoods@lsureveille.com

LSU freshman pitcher Carley Hoover loves to compete.

Competition has been a part of the Clemson, South Carolina, native’s life since she was a child. Her mother Jolene was the volleyball coach in Clemson for 22 seasons and is still the winningest coach in the program’s history.

Even board games between Carley and her father Dave who was an All-American in track and field at Lewis University, were highly competitive.

“That’s why I’m so competitive, because I’ve been competing from such a young age,” Carley said.

“Even when we used to play board games, me and my dad would get into fights when I was younger because he would jump me or beat me out of the game, and I would be pissed. I’ve always been competitive, and that nature comes from being around athletics so much.”

Carley wasn’t just raised around athletics. She participated in nearly all of them. Before focusing her athletic prowess on the circle, she competed in football, basketball and volleyball.

Carley played nose guard for her youth football team until the day her dad and coach had to sit her down and tell her she would never make it to the NFL. To this day, her football coach, whom she refers to as Coach E., is Carley’s favorite coach, even though he had to crush one of her dreams.

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No meeting scheduled on barge resolution

BY CARRIE GRACE HENDERSON chenderson@lsureveille.com A public hearing on campus environmental quality has yet to take place, despite the quick passage of a Faculty Senate resolution in February supporting such a meeting.

Faculty Senate Resolution 15-06, which passed after one reading, does not directly oppose the Tubal-Cain Marine Services barge-cleaning facility set to be built near River Road, but it points out many disadvantages of its proximity to campus, namely environmental effects.

Tubal-Cain requested a permit from the Department of Environmental Quality and the United States Army Corps of Engineers to build their barge degassing and dock facility on the Mississippi River in June.

There is no current timeline on when the permit will be approved.

“There is a Faculty Senate resolution, and there is a Student Senate resolution and they’re both sitting there,” said University Museum of Natural Science Curator Judith Schiebout, an author

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LSU freshman pitcher Carley Hoover uses her competitive drive to dominate opposing batters.

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ACADEMICS

Art course explores growing industry of wearable technology

BY EMILIE HEBERT emiliehebert@lsureveille.com From the newly released Apple Watch to a touchscreen dress in the Netherlands that serves alcohol, wearable technology is a part of daily life.

Art history professor Susan Elizabeth Ryan and digital media assistant professor Derick Ostrenko teamed up to offer a class about wearable devices and their increasing impact

on society.

Throughout the semester, the course, which is a crosslisted art history and art theory class, explored how wearable devices continue to grow in popularity and affect the way people dress and live.

Ryan said people who wear these devices usually feel they have superhuman-like powers at their fingertips at all times.

“When people wear technology on their bodies, it gives

them, sometimes, a feeling of empowerment,” Ryan said.

Students created their own pieces of technology and presented them Tuesday for their final projects.

Ryan said very few students, who range from digital art, photography, art history, and graphic design majors, came to the class with previous technical knowledge of how to create a wearable device.

The women in the class

sometimes created projects to improve society. One such project illuminated or sent an electrical shock in response to inappropriate touch or rape, demonstrating the students’ desire to be in control of their bodies.

She said this type of bold expression is what artists worldwide are exploring through digital devices.

Ryan said in the last 10 years, technology, including the wearable devices industry,

has evolved into a necessity of life as the Internet has grown.

“Our whole attitude toward technology has become less a matter of science-fiction ... and more just really a part of everyday life,” Ryan said. “We can’t imagine living without it. It’s like furniture and food — digital technology is right there.”

Ryan has authored “Garments of Paradise:

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ExxonMobil gifts more than $1 million to LSU The LSU Foundation announced Monday a gift of $1,038,866 from ExxonMobil — part of the ExxonMobil Foundation’s 2014 Educational Matching Gift Program.

The donation ties into the company’s Educational Matching Gift Program, which triples the contribution amount of 157 employees’, retirees’ and surviving spouses’ donations to the University, according to a news release from the LSU Foundation and LSU

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LSU women’s tennis to face New Mexico in NCAA Championships The No. 22 LSU women’s tennis team will face New Mexico in the first round of the NCAA Championships at 2 p.m. May 8 in Lubbock, Texas.

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AgCenter develops material to alleviate oil spill

BY AMANDA CAPRITTO acapritto@lsureveille.com Two AgCenter researchers could have the solution to the five-year oil spill dilemma.

Coastal ecology professor Andy Nyman and fish physiologist Christopher Green are working together to study a compound to clean up the remainder of oil pollution from the Deepwater Horizon explosion and undo the damage created by Corexit.

Green and Nyman are testing a bacteria-produced chemical on small baitfish larvae also known as killifish, or Cocahoe Minnows.

“We use larvae fish instead of adults because they’re more sensitive,” Green said. “It’s easier to see how this product might affect them when they’re young.”

Corexit, the chemical formulated by BP associate Nalco Company, was used after the 2010 disaster to disperse the oil, but it had inversely negative effects.

“Corexit was a good idea, but it caused too many concerns,” Green said. “It was meant to disperse the oil, but all it really did was break it up and push it under the surface, making it more toxic to fish and other species.”

Though Corexit is beneficial to shore and land species, it is toxic to marine life.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is looking for an alternative, and Green and Nyman’s material could be the solution.

The EPA awarded a grant to Iowa State University, where researchers developed a way to induce bacteria to produce a surfactant — a substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid.

Scientists at Columbia University have been studying the effectiveness of the surfactant, and the two institutions approached the AgCenter to determine any toxicity to marine life.

The project began seven years ago as a study on how to

grow Cocahoe Minnows in captivity. After the Deepwater Horizon explosion, Green said he realized he and Nyman could use their previous research to help with the research on surfactants.

Green and his graduate research assistant Bran Wagner said it is important to remember the controlled circumstances of lab work.

“We’re not just pouring this stuff out into the gulf to see if it works,” Green said. “We’re testing the toxicity of it on the killifish seeing how it affects them under different circumstances.”

Green chose the baitfish because of its high tolerance to different levels of salinity and temperature, which also helped in testing the effectiveness and toxicity of the surfactant in different conditions.

After running multiple tests, Green said results show this bacteria-produced surfactant to be less toxic than the major components in Corexit.

“Surfactants are really

important industrial materials,” Green said. “I’m not saying we should get rid of them by any means because they’re used in so many things. We just need to see how we can make them less toxic.”

Studies also show when combined with crude oil, Corexit is more toxic than the substances by themselves.

Green and the other scientists working on the project are focusing the last leg of the EPAfunded project on educational outreach.

Green and Nyman are holding seminars across Louisiana to explain the basics of toxic chemicals and how they impact the environment.

Wagner said so far the team has received a positive response for its presentations.

“Some people haven’t had science class since high school.,” Wagner said. “We’re taking a different approach.

We’ll show them the basics of toxicology, why ‘toxic’ materials are toxic. We’ll go into the ecology of marshes, and then we present the research that explains the science.”

Green said students are an important factor in the research. As the research director, Green spends most of his time writing grants, attending meetings and collaborating with researchers from other institutions.

“I don’t have time to run tests and constantly be in the lab,” Green said. “The students are the ones actually testing the material and observing the results. They’re a huge part of what we do.”

Undergraduate students working on the project are Heidi Olivier and Reid Nuss.

CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS Fourth Acacia house thief identified Four students were arrested for simple burglary and resisting an officer, LSUPD spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said.

On April 17, LSUPD responded to a call about people inside the Acacia fraternity house that was closed to public access at the time.

Officers arrested three students at the house — Patrick Green, 19, Dylan Graham, 19, and Drew Graham, 19 — but a fourth student was able to flee, Lalonde said.

Brian McCamley, 19, was later identified by LSUPD, and he agreed to meet with investigators on April 23. He was then arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, Lalonde said.

University employee arrested for vandalism Teri Davis, 55, was arrested April 22 after damaging a gate by CEBA Lane, Lalonde said.

LSUPD received a complaint of someone intentionally breaking a gate arm near CEBA Lane and Nicholson Drive Extension.

Officers were able to determine the woman as a University employee. When speaking to Davis, Lalonde said she admitted to intentionally breaking the gate arm.

LSUPD issued Davis a misdemeanor summons.

Student arrested for DWI, reckless driving Emily Lobb, 21, was arrested for reckless driving, DWI and failure to stop at a stop sign April 26, Lalonde said.

Officers patrolling River Road near Gourrier Avenue saw a car run the stop sign at Gourrier Avenue and travel up the levee bank, where it crashed, Lalonde said.

After poor performance on a field sobriety test, Lobb was transferred to East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, Lalonde said.

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Fish physiologist Christopher Green and graduate research assistant Bran Wagner utilize Gulf Killifish larvae, also known as the Cocohoe minnow, in order to test the marine toxicity of a new material they developed that could replace Corexit as the primary source of oil cleanup from the Deepwater Horizon explosion.

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University approves ‘Cigar Society’ club

finish the night off.”

One of Place’s goals for the club is to teach students the hisFor two University sopho- tory of specific cigars. He wants mores, there are few problems students to learn where each cithat can’t be solved while sitting gar came from, who made it and around a table and enjoying a why cigars are good in a calm and fraternal environment. fine cigar.

The club wants to give stuThe Cigar Society was started by international studies soph- dents a place where they can reomore Geoffrey Place and elec- lax with friends, as well as learn trical engineering sophomore about cigar etiquette, Stevens Kyle Stevens to teach students said.

Students don’t have to know the history and culture suranything about cigars to be inrounding cigars and tobacco.

“I feel like there’s a lot of volved, Stevens said. It’s more views on cigars, where a lot peo- about learning and bonding than ple view them as being inherent- smoking.

“It’s not super exclusive,” ly bad,” Place said. “To some deStevens said. “If gree, they’re bad you want to have for your health, ‘In our circle, we’re all a good, relaxing obviously, but we friends. You just can’t time, decompress wanted to show the whole back- be confrontational when after a long week, just come show ground aspect of you’re smoking up. If you like it, the cigar.” a cigar.’ you’re more than Place said the welcome.” club applied to beGEOFFREY PLACE, Place smoked come a registered international studies sophomore his first cigar student organizawith his dad when tion four times he turned 18. His dad had been over the last three months.

The group has not had its smoking cigars for as long as first meeting, though Place had he could remember. Stevens some ideas for an event to cel- started smoking them soon ebrate the new club’s establish- after.

Stevens’ favorite cigar is the ment, despite the end of the semester around the corner. One Davidoff Gigante. Place prefers of Place’s friends owns a cigar the Padron 45th Year Anniverbar in Mandeville that might sary, a cigar that runs about $40 serve as the venue for their in- at his local cigar bar. While the two founders are experienced augural meeting.

“When I expressed to them aficionados, the club isn’t about that me and Kyle had put to- being a “cigar snob.”

Overall, it’s about sharing gether a cigar club, they said, ‘Well, why don’t y’all come in for their love for an activity they the first meeting,’” Place said. think can bring people together.

“There’s a sense of togeth“There will be a band, either a crawfish boil or a barbeque, and erness when people are smokfor those who can drink, a free ing a cigar,” Place said. “That’s open bar. Once all that settles what’s really nice. In our circle, down, we have an official World we’re all friends. You just can’t Poker Tour table, and have a be confrontational when you’re non-gambling poker game to smoking a cigar.”

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UNIVERSITY

BY AMANDA CAPRITTO acapritto@lsureveille.com

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LSU mathematics junior Daniel Bourgeois, professor Harmut Kaiser and STE||AR Group scientific program coordinator Adrian Serio pose Tuesday in the Digital Media Center.

CCT, STE||AR Group receive NSF grant to update storm surge forecasting software

BY JOSE ALEJANDRO BASTIDAS jbastidas@lsureveille.com Students were notified of heavy rains and tornado warnings throughout the day Monday by official advisories, and a University group received a large grant to improve weathering the storm.

The University’s Center for Computation and Technology and The STE||AR Group recently received a $3.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation for STORM, a project to update Advanced Circulation, a coastal modelling system, which is used to model the potential effects of hurricanes and other weather events in U.S. coastal areas.

The STORM project began in October 2014, and work on the program will last for the next four years.

The University teamed up with the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Notre Dame, the University of North Carolina and Louisiana Sea Grant for the project.

“In the event of a hurricane, national organizations issue advisories every six hours, ADCIRC takes that information,

these storm paths, and calculates them into the model and calculates the storm surge predictions in different regions of the coast with fairly high resolution,” said computer science adjunct assistant professor and CCT senior scientist Harmut Kaiser.

ADCIRC is used by organizations like the Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security to make decisions on managing emergency situations.

Updating ADCIRC will give these organizations more precise information on the potential effects of winds, tides, waves and currents on large bodies of water and coastal regions faster, Kaiser said.

Kaiser said roughly $1 million of the NSF grant will go to The STE||AR Group, which contributes to the STORM project by providing their HPX computational library, a C++ runtime system that allows an application’s features to run in larger computer systems.

STE||AR Group scientific program coordinator Adrian Serio said the other three universities are focused on the ADCIRC model itself and whether there might be a more effective way to model environmental phenomena.

The University will focus on determining how to run the program in larger computer systems so results can be retrieved faster.

“At LSU … [we want] to investigate if we can use modern computing resources, which are available here at LSU, and at other institutions, in a better way,” Kaiser said. “Either [we] do more and get more results or [we] do the same thing but run [it] faster.”

Mathematics junior Daniel Bourgeois joined The STE||AR Group at the beginning of the semester and works on writing algorithms for the HPX computational system that will eventually be used for the STORM project.

He said the main reason he decided to work with The STE||AR Group was to learn to collaborate with other people to create something useful through computer programming.

“The [STORM] project is definitely very useful because not only is it going to help emergency managers respond to storms, but it’ll help engineers to run ADCIRC and make better design decisions [such as with building levees],” Bourgeois said.

FACULTY

Professor highlights issues in Catholic Church with novel

BY AMANDA CAPRITTO acapritto@lsureveille.com

University alumnus and adjunct professor Gerald “Chip” Songy sheds light on three challenges faced by the Catholic religion while chronicling a young priest’s decision of a lifetime in his new novel, “Thunderbolt.”

Songy said the contemporary Catholic Church faces many issues and is slow-moving on the path to change.

“Thunderbolt” is a platform for readers to understand the controversies of modern-day Catholics — the refusal to ordain women as Catholic priests, the celibacy requirement for priests and the issue of annulment and remarriage.

Songy said his inspiration for the novel came in a number of forms.

“I’ve always wanted to write a novel, anyway, so that’s one reason,” Songy said. “But more importantly, I’ve always been involved in the Catholic Church, so I’m aware of these problems and the challenges some Catholics face.”

Songy served on many Catholic school boards and helped establish Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Hammond, Louisiana, in the ’80s.

Though there are some characters based off of role models and other influential people in Songy’s life, the lawyer-turnedauthor said the book isn’t autobiographical.

Set in Baton Rouge, the 330-

page love story follows the Rev. Paul Trosclair on his climb up the chain of authority in the Catholic Church.

Songy follows Trosclair as he begins to rethink his commitment to celibacy and question his decision to leave for Rome after he meets a beautiful Catholic novice, with whom he becomes infatuated.

Songy said he set the novel in Baton Rouge because southern Louisiana is heavily populated with Catholics.

“I felt the setting would have a bigger appeal to people living in the South because of how prevalent Catholicism is here,” Songy said. “It’s an environment I’m comfortable with, so it allowed me to describe some of the scenes in more detail.”

“Thunderbolt” was published through The Lisburn Press and became available for purchase in April.

Songy said his editor was intrigued by the book despite his Jewish religion. He hopes the novel appeals to people regardless of religion.

“It’s not something that you can only read if you’re Catholic,” Songy said. “I hope people don’t see it as a book strictly for Catholics.”

As an author with no previous writing experience, Songy said his favorite part of writing “Thunderbolt” was creating the characters.

He realized that as the characters developed, they formed the storyline.

“I had no outline for the

book, and as I kept going, I realized the characters started leading the story as much as I was,” Songy said. “I lost control because of their personalities.”

Songy said he hopes the book appeals to University students because of the setting and characters — there are scenes in the Student Union and Christ the King Church and Catholic Student Center, and two of the main characters are modeled off of University graduates.

The goal for “Thunderbolt” isn’t to have a big financial or commercial success, Songy said. His biggest goal is to educate people and bring awareness to the challenges faced by the Catholic Church.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015 MEN’S TENNIS

LSU draws UTSA in NCAA tourney

BY JACK WOODS jwoods@lsureveille.com

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LSU junior infielder Alex Bregman hits the ball during the Tigers’ 6-1 victory against Alcorn State on Tuesday at Alex Box Stadium.

Tigers piece together 6-1 midweek win against Alcorn St.

BY JAMES BEWERS jbewers@lsureveille.com A stiff wind carrying in toward left field wasn’t the only thing factoring into a troubling night at the plate for the No. 1 LSU baseball team.

The Tigers (38-7, 14-6 Southeastern Conference) had to deal with several soft-throwing pitchers from Alcorn State, which managed to keep the game close heading into the bottom of the eighth inning.

But seven LSU pitchers combined for a onerun, two-hit performance as the Tigers grinded out a 6-1 victory against the Braves (11-36, 3-17 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

“Obviously, the lower velocity of the pitching kind of threw us off there quite a bit tonight,” said LSU

coach Paul Mainieri. “It wasn’t a good hitters’ night with the wind [blowing] in like it was, so I was a little nervous about tonight, to be honest with you. Our pitching staff carried us to victory. All of those guys just did a terrific job, piecing it together.”

The first four LSU pitchers were nearly flawless through six scoreless innings, surrendering only one hit while striking out eight and walking none.

Senior starting pitcher Kyle Bouman, who made his first start in almost two weeks, tossed three shutout innings and gave up the only hit in the first six frames.

After a leadoff error in the top of the third, Bouman, freshman Doug Norman, junior Hunter

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The LSU men’s tennis team will begin play at the 2015 NCAA Championships against the University of Texas at San Antonio on May 8-9 at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas, the NCAA announced Tuesday.

The winner of the match between the Tigers (17-8, 6-6 Southeastern Conference) and the Roadrunners (17-8) will face the winner of the match between Bryant University the No. 2 overall seed and tournament host Baylor.

The NCAA Championships are set up at 16 different host sites in the opening two rounds.

Four teams at each site battle in a single-elimination format, with the winning team from each host site moving on to play at the finals site in Waco from May 14-19.

LSU began the season in fine form, winning 11 of its first 12 matches, but the Tigers went 6-7 in their last 13 matches. Six of their losses came against teams ranked in the ITA top 25.

LSU peaked at No. 23 in the ITA rankings released March 17 and checked in at No. 27 in the rankings released April 21. Between those dates, the Tigers posted a 4-5 record but fell only four spots, indicating the strength of schedule they’ve faced.

The Tigers’ highest ranked win of the season came in a 4-1 triumph against then-No. 11 Vanderbilt on

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Draft stock of NFL players not affected by off-field issues LIFE OF BRIAN BRIAN PELLERIN Sports Columnist

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Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine Feb. 21 in Indianapolis.

Is there a better time of the NFL year than the draft?

Yes, actually most of it is better. Since the end of the NFL season, we’ve heard about nothing but arrests, 40yard dash times and mock drafts. Well, there was a small window of time when free agency was buzzing, but it quickly faded to more draft speculation.

The biggest question mark for many people, as in most NFL drafts, rests with who the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will take with the No. 1 overall pick.

It seems pretty obvious they will pick a quarterback unless they plan on starting Mike Glennon or Seth Lobato. Glennon isn’t going to bring home a Lombardi Trophy as a starter unless he takes the Trent Dilfer route, and I don’t know who Lobato is, so I’m going to say the Bucs pick a signal-caller.

The top contenders are the last two Heisman Trophy winners — Florida State’s Jameis Winston and Oregon’s Marcus Mariota.

On the field, both quarterbacks had great success and could both be great in the NFL. But off the field, fans’ perspectives are on totally different sides of the spectrum.

Fans see Mariota as a family man from Hawaii who is as humble as Gandhi. He is always giving other people credit and never utters a

bad word.

During the weather delay of Saturday’s LSU-Texas A&M baseball game, ESPN aired an episode of Jon Gruden’s QB Camp with Mariota. No matter how hard Gruden tried to get under his skin, Mariota would crack a smile, shrug his shoulders and say it didn’t bother him.

Then, there’s Winston. You know him because you hate him. He comes off as cocky, arrogant, pompous, etc. He had multiple run-ins with the law, including his alleged sexual assault and shoplifting crab legs from a Publix. Florida State suspended Winston for one game because he stood up on a table in the student union and shouted things I won’t write in this paper.

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No. 6 LSU hosts Southeastern in final midweek game

BY MORGAN PREWITT mprewitt@lsureveille.com

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LSU sophomore infielder Sahvanna Jaquish (2) prepares to catch the ball April 20 during the Tigers’ 5-2 loss against Texas A&M at Tiger Park.

Just two days removed from an offensive explosion against Missouri in Game 3, the No. 6 LSU softball team returns to Baton Rouge to host Southeastern Louisiana at 6 p.m. tonight in Tiger Park.

The Tigers (42-8, 14-7 Southeastern Conference) hope to defend their perfect record against their in-state rivals before facing No. 8 Auburn in their last SEC series this weekend.

LSU has been dominant at the plate against Louisiana opponents this season, outscoring them 44-13 while notching two wins by mercy rule.

Against Southeastern Louisiana (20-25, 14-8 Southland Conference), the Tigers’ power hitters have an opportunity to shine against a pitching rotation that has allowed 38 home runs this season.

The Lady Lions’ junior ace Taylor Bishop (13-6) leads the rotation with a .241 opposing batting average, 44 strikeouts, 48 walks and 3.02 ERA, which is sixth-best in the Southland Conference.

Despite her success this

season, Bishop has allowed 18 homers, opening the door for the Tigers’ power-laden lineup to have another record-setting day at the plate.

In 2015, junior shortstop Bianka Bell, sophomore infielder Sahvanna Jaquish and junior catcher Kellsi Kloss became the first LSU trio to record at least 10 homers apiece since 2008. The group has tallied 43 of the Tigers’ 53 home runs this season.

Jaquish is one long ball away from setting the LSU singleseason home run record for the second straight season after breaking Leslie Klein’s 2004 record with 17 homers in her freshman campaign.

Although Bell, Jaquish and Kloss have supplied most of LSU’s homers this season, the speed in the Tigers’ lineup is also capable of smashing one over the fence.

In LSU’s 9-0 win against Missouri in Game 3 on Monday, junior first baseman Sandra Simmons capped off a five-run inning for the Tigers with a three-run homer, only her second long ball of the season and the ninth of her career.

While the offense aims to stay productive at the plate,

the Tigers’ focus in the circle is simple — reduce free passes.

In LSU’s last seven games, LSU pitchers have allowed 30 walks and 18 earned runs while striking out 28 batters.

Despite the sub-500 record, Southeastern’s lineup will test the Tigers’ patience in the circle with batters who possess a variety of strengths at the plate.

Freshman infielder Sydney Booker and junior infielder Amber Sather lead the team in home runs (7 each) and several other key statistical categories.

Booker leads the Lady Lions with a .667 slugging percentage and 45 RBIs this season, while Sather tops the Southland in walks this season.

Junior outfielder Katie Lacour and freshman outfielder Kinsey Nichols bring speed to the Lady Lions’ order, combining for 12-for-15 steals this season.

LSU’s rotation has been dominant in Tiger Park this season, notching 13 shutouts at home. The Tigers look to continue that trend and move to 31-1 record at home with a win tonight.

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SOFTBALL

Pregame rituals create calm environment for LSU

BY MORGAN PREWITT mprewitt@lsureveille.com “We fight! We fight! To the last game, to the last inning, to the last out, we fight!”

Senior center fielder A.J. Andrews’ voice sends chills down her teammates’ backs as they prepare to step onto the field in Tiger Park.

Andrews’ speech, modified from the 2012 film “Red Tails,” is just one of the countless pre-game rituals the No. 6 LSU softball team has established during its historic 2015 campaign.

They range from the quirky, like junior shortstop Bianka Bell and sophomore second baseman Constance Quinn’s pregame skit, to the serious, like the team praying together before line drills. LSU’s pregame antics provide focus and comfort that bonds the Tigers together in an unpredictable sport.

“So many different people have different attributes to bring to it,” said senior utility player Dylan Supak. “It keeps us grounded. It keeps our tunnel vision on because we’re focused throughout the whole warm-up.”

Although everyone’s favorite aspect is different, each part of the routine brings a different meaning and bonds the team together by creating an energetic but relaxed atmosphere before games.

For Andrews, the words of her pregame speech represents the mentality the Tigers should take into every game until the game is over, no matter the score.

“In softball, the game can switch at any time,” Andrews said. “That mentality of ‘til the last whatever’ we are going to fight to the end, it’s so powerful to me. The great teams are the ones that do fight.”

While Andrews provides inspiration, Bell and Quinn act

softball

SUPERSTITIONS These are some of the LSU softball team’s favorite pregame antics.

senior center fielder

A.J. ANDREWS

home game chant leader

junior shortstop

BIANKA BELL skit performer

sophomore second baseman

CONSTANCE QUINN away game chant leader skit performer

coach

BETH TORINA guest skit performer

out various alter-egos in a skit, keeping the pregame atmosphere loose and entertaining their teammates.

Even LSU coach Beth Torina makes guest appearances.

“Sometimes, I have a role I play in there,” Torina said. “I at least ask questions and make them act out certain things that I give them. I enjoy watching it.

I keep a little bit of handle on it if it ever gets out of control, but

it’s all in good fun.”

While most of the rituals remain the same home or away, there is one major exception. Andrews’ Muhammad Ali speech is exchanged on the road for Quinn’s game chant, modeled after Saints’ quarterback Drew Brees’ pregame speech.

After she saw Brees do it, Quinn said she thought “Why not do it?” and since then, the

chant has been a staple for the Tigers on the road.

For freshman pitcher Carley Hoover, the chant is the pinnacle of the Tigers’ pregame traditions.

“It literally sends chills through my veins,” Hoover said. “We’re all so pumped up and we’re yelling so loud ... All you can focus on is each other. To have that and feel like we own the field we’re about to play on — and it’s not even our home field — it gives us the advantage right away. It’s my absolute favorite to know that we are all one and coming together.”

Although one or two players usually lead most of the rituals, the Tigers gather together before line drills and pray as a team.

For junior infielder Jenna Kreamer, the Tigers’ tradition of prayer brings the team closer by sharing their faith.

“That’s a huge factor as who we are as a team, and what we set our standards and our goals on,” Kreamer said. “It’s awesome because we’ve all bought into that. We’ve all realized that’s a huge factor in how we start a game and how well we perform. It’s pretty cool that we can all come together in this way.”

All the Tigers’ pregame traditions reflect the chemistry they have shared since practice started in the fall, which has translated into recordingbreaking success on the field this season.

“All the lighthearted stuff that’s what we’ve come from, that’s what we were like day one in the fall,” Supak said.

“The success the team has had is just a culmination of hard work, everyone pushing each other at their positions and the team chemistry and the dynamics.”

You can reach Morgan Prewitt on Twitter @kmprewitt_TDR.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015 WOMEN’S GOLF

Sagstrom paves way for future success

BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL cboutwell@lsureveille.com Madelene Sagstrom boasts one of the greatest careers in LSU women’s golf history, but the example of work ethic she leaves behind will be a valuable asset for the Lady Tigers.

Since she was in high school going to class and playing golf in Enkoping, Sweden, Sagstrom learned she will earn whatever she deserves. The LSU senior has worked hard to earn overall success in collegiate golf.

Although most golfers may want to be remembered for their contributions to the team in match play, Sagstrom wants to be remembered for what she did off the golf course.

“I know that I have a really good work ethic,” Sagstrom said.

“I do everything at 110 percent.

I want to be remembered as ‘She worked hard, and we should do the same thing.’ I have gotten better every year, and it might not be a very big difference, but you can always work on something and get a little better and better at everything. Don’t get frustrated, just do your thing.”

Sagstrom finished as one of the top-four performers in each of the last six tournaments, pacing herself to one of the most memorable seasons in LSU women’s golf history.

But her time with the Lady Tigers will come to an end when she graduates this May. Sagstrom has brought more to the women’s golf program throughout her four years at LSU than

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LSU senior golfer Madelene Sagstrom, who is set to graduate in May, has instilled a solid work ethic during her time with the Lady Tigers. simply on-course success.

Sagstrom was raised with passion to work harder than everyone else. Developing her work ethic was a huge part of her upbringing, for most of which she credits her parents.

“My dad is really black and white, so he is either 100 percent or nothing, and I am really like that, too,” Sagstrom said. “And my mom is a perfectionist. I have a lot of their personal traits in me.”

LSU coach Karen Bahnsen recognized Sagstrom’s desire to be successful. Bahnsen praised Sagstrom’s skill and knowledge of the game.

“Power, her swing she has a lot of power.” Bahnsen said. “She

has one of the best golf swings in college golf. She has great knowledge of the golf swing. That’s where she can help her teammates. Younger players will ask her questions, and her knowledge is fantastic. She understands her swing.”

While her star senior is leaving much behind, Bahnsen expects Sagstrom to excel at the next level of her golf career.

“There is a learning curve from college golf to the LPGA Tour, but in five years, I definitely see her being successful on the tour,” Bahnsen said.

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page 9 ALCORN ST., from page 6 Devall and sophomore Collin Strall combined to retire 11 straight Alcorn State hitters heading into the seventh inning. Norman, Devall and Strall each notched a pair of strikeouts.

Through the first three innings, LSU’s offense couldn’t solve Alcorn State’s crafty sophomore starting pitcher Jonathan Morales, who fooled hitters with a knuckleball that dipped into mid-50 mph range.

“None of us have ever seen it before,” said junior shortstop Alex Bregman. “They did a good job of throwing stuff we haven’t seen before.”

The Tigers, though, were able to make adjustments to the unusual speed in the bottom of the fourth inning.

After a leadoff fly out by junior right fielder Mark Laird, Bregman doubled into left-center field and stole third on the following pitch to senior third baseman Conner Hale. He then scored Bregman on a fielder’s choice to Alcorn State freshman third baseman Robert Fletcher.

Following junior first baseman Chris Chinea’s walk, junior center fielder Andrew Stevenson, who was 2-for-3 on the night, ripped a single through the right side to advance Chinea to third and later stole second base.

“I was just trying to slow it down,” Stevenson said. “With a slow pitcher like that, you can’t get too antsy. I was just trying to let the ball come to me and not try to go get it.”

With both runners in scoring position, sophomore designated hitter Danny Zardon, who led the team with three RBIs, knocked a two-RBI single, which bounced off

Fletcher’s glove, to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead.

Morales was pulled following the end of the fourth inning, and five other Alcorn State pitchers came on in relief to finish the game.

The only real trouble LSU faced came in the top of the seventh when sophomore reliever Alden Cartwright gave up a solo home run to the Braves senior right fielder Scotty Peavey. Later in the inning, Alcorn State junior shortstop Moses Charles walked and stole second, but Cartwright picked him off to end the inning.

Senior left-hander Zac Person relieved Cartwright in the eighth and recorded a perfect inning with a couple strikeouts of his own. All six of the relievers pitched just an inning apiece but fanned a total of 10 batters.

Following a pair of singles from Chinea and Stevenson, the Tigers then stretched the lead to 6-1 in the bottom of the eighth via RBIs from Zardon, freshman second baseman Grayson Byrd and sophomore left fielder Jake Fraley before freshman closer Jesse Stallings retired the side in the ninth.

With the Tigers heading to Starkville, Mississippi, this weekend for another crucial SEC series with Mississippi State, Bregman and his team were just happy to escape with another win.

“I don’t think we’re going to really take anything from this,” Bregman said. “We’re just going to be glad it’s over with. It’s a win for us, which is good. We’re happy that we won. Our pitching staff competed very well. We’re just ready to go to Mississippi State.”

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

POSTSEASON, from page 6

DRAFT, from page 6

March 15, when the LSU upset the Commodores in front of a packed W.T. ‘Dub’ Robinson Stadium.

Last season, the Tigers finished 14-14 overall and 2-10 in SEC play, and they’ve improved in both conference and nonconference play this season.

LSU’s 17-win season is the program’s highest win total since 2007, when the team finished No. 15 with an 18-7 record.

In LSU coach Jeff Brown’s 18-year tenure, LSU has failed to make the NCAA Championships only twice, most recently missing out last season. In their last NCAA Tournament appearance, the Tigers defeated Stanford but fell to No. 12 Pepperdine by a score of 4-0 in the second round.

LSU has faced UTSA twice before, most recently in 2003. The Tigers bested the Roadrunners on both occasions.

LSU boasts the No. 15 doubles team in the nation formed by junior Boris Arias and sophomore Jordan Daigle, which picked up wins against the No. 1 and No. 6 doubles pairings in the current ITA rankings.

Daigle is LSU’s only ranked singles player (No. 75), and his accomplishments this season earned him First Team All-SEC honors.

Senior Chris Simpson’s 2015 résumé earned him a place on the Second Team All-SEC squad.

I’ve never met either of these guys, so there’s no way for me to determine if these character analyses are correct.

But that’s how the public sees them.

In my non-professional opinion, Winston is more NFLready than Mariota. He ran a pro-style offense and was incredible with professionallevel wide receiver in Kelvin Benjamin during his freshman season. If I’m Tampa Bay, I’d be ecstatic to pair him with a young, top-notch pass catcher like Mike Evans and an offense he’s more familiar with than Mariota would be.

Many will argue against Winston for his off-field problems because he’s responsible for the success of a franchise. They’d say, “How could an owner or general manager feel comfortable giving their billion-dollar project to someone with this many issues?”

It’s simple. Because off-field issues don’t hinder on-field results. The old adage is winning cures everything, and as long as Winston can do that and not get suspended, the Bucs will be more than happy with this selection.

Don’t believe me?

Look further down in the draft.

LSU’s own Jalen Collins is a 6-foot-1 cornerback who runs

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LSU sophomore Jordan Daigle returns the ball during the Tigers’ 6-1 victory against Arkansas on March 29 in the W.T. ‘Dub’ Robinson Stadium.

a 4.48 40-yard dash. That combination of size and speed have made him a hot commodity and quickly pushed him into the late first round in most mock drafts.

On Friday, NFL.com’s Albert Breer tweeted four teams had informed him Collins failed multiple drug test in his time in Baton Rouge. His draft stock has barely budged since, and he is still expected to go off the board at the end of the first or maybe the beginning of the second round. It had almost no effect because of his size and speed.

If you don’t believe that because it’s just “pre-draft speculation,” maybe the case of Adrian Peterson will change your mind. He missed almost all of last season because of a child abuse arrest.

He was reinstated to the league April 16, and every team would love to have him.

They don’t care about his past mistakes, just his MVP-level production.

As fans or media, we see players with off-field issues as the bad seeds destined to kill a team’s chemistry, but NFL teams care more about how they affect the on-field product.

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HOOVER, from page 1 Carley helped lead D.W. Daniel High School’s basketball team to a state runner-up finish as a freshman.

Daniel’s volleyball team won the 2009 state championship with Carley playing alongside her sister Hayley.

“I actually got to play with my sister, which was cool,” Carley said. “We played club together some, and in high school when she was a senior and I was a freshman, we won state.”

Although Carley didn’t win another state championship in volleyball, she did receive All-American honors from recruiting service MaxPreps.com in 2012.

But in softball, Carley was nothing short of dominant.

She earned the 2012-13 Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year award. Her senior season, Carley posted a 16-4 record and 0.15 ERA, allowing just three earned runs. She struck out 338 batters in 138 innings, nearly 2.5 strikeouts per inning, while helping her team to the 2013 state title.

Carley committed to play softball at Stanford, a school that originally piqued her interest for volleyball.

When an injury derailed her freshman season at Stanford, she faced the prospect of not being able to compete for the first time in her life.

“It happened in fall games,” Carley said. “It was a stress fracture on my rib, so it’s kind of like pain tolerance — whatever you can deal with. But they did not know what it was until March of the following spring. So I literally played on it for months and months, and I guess I had a high pain tolerance because when they finally found out what it was, they were like ,‘How have you been playing on this?’”

Carley found the injury hard to handle. She said it made simple tasks like reaching for her seatbelt difficult. It wasn’t just the physical pain that was tough to handle — Carley said it was difficult to watch her teammates compete when she couldn’t join in.

“When you have an injury on a team it’s really hard because a lot of time the player feels removed,” Jolene said. “And it is hard, because you are removed in some aspects.”

At the end of her freshman season, in which she was only able to start five games, Carley decided

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After transferring from Stanford, LSU freshman pitcher Carley Hoover uses her athletic prowess to excel in the circle. it was time for a change of scenery. She packed up her stuff and brought it home because she didn’t think she would return to Stanford for a second season.

When Stanford coach John Rittman resigned, Carley said she felt like she had no ties left.

“I wanted to go somewhere where I knew a program was ready to win for four years,” Carley said.

When she began to search for a new place to take her talents, she said LSU was the only school that came to mind. Carley said she had a positive recruiting visit to LSU in high school, but her long-time dream school prevailed against the emotional high of an LSU football gameday visit.

The second time around, Carley jumped at the chance to play for the Tigers, and her competitive fire was at the heart of her decision.

“I just wanted to be in a more competitive place,” Carley said.

“The SEC, LSU, everything about it is competitive. They’re surrounded by people whose sole purpose is wanting to win ... I wanted to be surrounded by people who wanted the same things I wanted.

I wasn’t always on the same frequency as my teammates last year.

We kind of had different priorities.”

Carley wasn’t the only one excited about the prospect of her playing for the Tigers.

LSU coach Beth Torina said she was “jumping for joy” when she found out Carley was coming to Baton Rouge.

“There’s not an adjective that describes that feeling,” Torina said. “We knew it was a possible

program-changing moment with how talented she is, and what she’s done in her career. She’s a special player, and she’s proven to be all she was made out to be.”

Jolene said Carley’s transition to being at a new school again wasn’t easy at first.

“She had a hard fall, but it was only because she was new again,” Jolene said. “We had to keep reminding her ‘Do you remember what it was like when you first moved to Stanford? You don’t know a lot of people, you’re new. It will go. You just gotta let the process go.’”

Carley also had to find her groove in the circle again. She had been out of practice for months.

When Torina asked Carley to throw during a pitching test, Carley said she didn’t even know where to begin.

“Coach, I don’t even know how to wind-up. I don’t even know what start to do,’” Carley told Torina.

“We kind of scraped by the first couple weeks. We were trying to figure out ‘Okay, how are you going to wind up this year?

What’s intimidating? What will make you throw hard?’ It was like starting completely from scratch.”

Carley said she connected quickly with junior shortstop Bianka Bell, senior center fielder A.J. Andrews, sophomore infielder Sahvanna Jaquish and junior third baseman Jenna Kreamer, who also transferred to LSU. “[Kreamer] also transferred from the Pac-12, so she knew about being away from home,” Carley said. “She knew the differences.

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we’ve talked a lot about it. It’s comforting to have people like that who understand what you went through.”

Carley was able to continue building bonds with her teammates, and she said the chemistry the team has developed is the “coolest part” about this season.

She said LSU’s other pitchers might be more polished in the circle, but she has been incredibly effective for the Tigers.

The freshman has compiled a 13-3 record and a 1.78 ERA. She has struck out 127 batters and held opposing hitters to a batting average of .225 in 106 1/3 innings pitched.

Carley isn’t just padding her

stats against inferior opponents, she has become a big-game pitcher.

“She’s a great competitor, one of the best competitors I’ve ever been around,” Torina said. “She wants the ball in the big game.

She wants the ball all the time. She takes it and runs with it.”

Earlier this season, Torina trusted Carley to get the job done against Arizona, the team that ended LSU’s 2014 season. When Oklahoma traveled to Baton Rouge, it boasted the best-hitting lineup in the country. Torina gave Carley the ball in Game 1 on March 20, and she dominated the Sooners in a two-hit shutout.

Carley said her competitive nature was a key component to her being able to return so successfully this season.

Carley has three more years at LSU, or as she puts it, “three more championships.” Aside from winning championships, Carley said she hopes the chemistry and competitiveness she shares with her teammates is something that continues at LSU for years to come.

“The competitiveness within our own teammates to be better than one another for each other is just incredible, and I hope it’s a tradition that stays at LSU even when I’m gone,” Carley said. “I hope teammates have that type of chemistry and that type of drive even when I’m not here.

“I want LSU to be about that for the rest of time.”

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FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS Students and faculty should join together to protest budget cuts

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ENTITLED MILLENNIAL CODY SIBLEY Columnist Throughout history, Americans have used protests to bring awareness to important social, political and economic issues.

We all remember reading about protests and civil disobedience in history classes such as bra burnings or marches for African-American rights. All the marches, protests and sit-ins seem more romanticized than historical. This time last year, I’d tell you that protesting was dead in America.

Ferguson seemed to revive American activism. Suddenly people were on the streets demanding equality. It was like a step back into the ’60s when citizens protested for their rights.

Now, people are protesting in Baltimore. Cops in that city failed to give a man proper medical attention after they arrested him, and it was apparent that he couldn’t breathe. People are now once again protesting against the injustice and brutality of cops.

The media are portraying these protests as mere riots on the streets. And while there are riots and looting, the majority of protests have been peaceful.

Whether you agree or disagree with the protests around the country concerning police brutality, you’re most likely still talking about them.

And the protests are working.

People are finally having conversations about police brutality in America. Statistics and stories on police brutality are popping up on my Facebook timeline more than ever. Americans hold police accountable now as opposed to blindly following orders. More people are recording instances of police misconduct, which is further spreading the conversation of police misconduct.

African Americans aren’t the only ones seeing the injustice in America. Students are also seeing systemic injustice. For-profit colleges are exploiting students by charging them thousands of dollars for degrees that aren’t really worth anything.

Hundreds of students who went to Corinthian Colleges are now refusing to repay their students loans. That for-profit institute lied about job prospects for those students, and now these students are thousands of dollars in debt for a degree that won’t get them a job.

They’re calling on the U.S. Department of Education to forgive their debt. They are taking a gamble with their credit by refusing to repay these student loans, but now, people are talking about

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the exploitation of these colleges.

People are generally fed up with the system. AfricanAmericans need justice. The LGBT community needs equality and the same protections as other minority groups. And college students more than ever need protection from the partisan political games of funding and defunding universities.

Thursday, at the Louisiana State Capitol, college students and faculty will have a chance to protest Louisiana’s cuts to higher education. If nothing changes, Louisiana will cut 82 percent of state funding to LSU. That means programs closing, professors leaving and a spike in tuition.

Students on average already fund universities at higher rates than states. According to the Huffington Post, student tuition on average covers 25 percent of revenue for public colleges, and states cover about 23 percent. It didn’t always used to be that way. States used to fund universities at 75 percent in the ’70s LSU is well below average. In an interview with The Advocate, LSU president F. King Alexander said that Louisiana only funds LSU at 13 percent. With an 82 percent decrease, Louisiana would fund LSU at about 3 percent.

Over the years, states decided that higher education was no longer a priority, so they’ve

cut funding. Universities got hit badly after the recession in 2009.

States no longer had money to fund schools, so those were the first to go.

Well, the recession is over, and Louisiana lawmakers still haven’t restored our university’s funding.

Lawmakers don’t want to raise revenue during an election year. They’re scared a tax increase will cost them a seat in the legislature, and Gov. Jindal would veto most tax increases anyway. So, because of politics, students must once again suffer.

Politicians won’t listen to us unless we make them.

Protests are an important and necessary part of democracy. It’s a voice to the powerless to ensure equality among people. They’ve been important in shaping our civil rights movements in America, and now we need them for students’ rights.

Even if the protest won’t directly lead to funding for the University, at least Louisiana knows that we won’t go down without a fight.

If this protest gets national attention, it could spark a revolution among students in our country. We’re not the only ones suffering budget cuts. Legislators are ignoring students all over the country, and it’s time for that to end.

We need a fair shot at an

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education and a future. Our parents had a chance to graduate will little to no debt. Our parents didn’t have to worry about drastic budget cuts. Why should we have to?

If you don’t think protesting works or if you can’t be there, then partake in the online campaign to contact legislators to tell them to stop the budget cuts.

Every LSU student, faculty and alum has an interest to protect our school. If you don’t go to this event or contact your state legislators, then you are part of the problem.

Professors, this protest is probably more important than your classes right now. Excuse your students and come march with us. You have as much to lose as we do.

Alexander, your university is in jeopardy. You need to cancel class and encourage all students to attend this protest. Contact other Louisiana universities and encourage them to do the same.

Other than writing our legislators, protesting is the only way we can change anything. Louisiana students and professors from all over the state need to march in unison at the Capitol tomorrow.

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

Quote of the Day

‘There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.’

Elie Wiesel American political activist Sept. 30, 1928 — present

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Women, young people should organize their finances JAY TALKING JAY CRANFORD Columnist In 2015, the Certified Financial Planning (CFP) Board conducted a survey to find out how stressed Americans were about their finances.

The results were what they’ve always been: an overwhelming majority of people are stressed about money. The survey found 86 percent of Americans felt stress when it came to their finances.

That’s a huge portion of the population. Wouldn’t it be nice to help almost nine in 10 people feel less stressed in their lives?

It would make for a much happier country.

So where does all the worry about personal finances come from?

The good news — if you want to call it good — is that the causes of stress are evenly spread out.

The leading causes in order are: debt, everyday expenses, health expenses and, finally, retirement — with debt causing 23 percent of everyone’s financial woes. This is good news because it suggests the problem comes from individual situations and is not a countrywide problem. If we want to start

solving the problem, we have to do it individually.

If we dive even further into the data, we’ll see that women and young people in particular are more stressed. Eighty-nine percent of all the women in the U.S. are stressed about finances and 91 percent of young people, those aged 18-44, also feel stress.

Let’s look at what makes women more stressed first.

The simple explanation is gender inequality — and I’m not talking about the fiercely debated wage gap.

Women may experience more stress because they are the ones who are expected to take care of their kids. We’ve also seen more women ditching the stereotype of stay-at-home mom and joining the workforce over time. Now, there are many moms who work all day and then come home and are still expected to raise the kids.

They go from worrying about raising children to adding on the worry of financially supporting their children.

Another possible reason is women just don’t know finances as well as men. Financial Finesse reported that when it came to personal finance skills like basic knowledge of stocks, bonds and mutual funds only 66 percent of women were

knowledgeable as opposed to 89 percent of males.

Psychotherapist and author Kate Levison summed these two theories best when she stated, “Women have been disenfranchised. Society doesn’t empower us. We’ve been acculturated to stay dumb about money — legally and culturally — for generations. It is so new for women to have so much access to and control over money.”

What Levison says should make you uneasy, but it’s true.

The past few generations have given women more power when it comes to money than ever before, yet women, generally speaking, still lack the knowledge to handle money effectively compared to men.

My suggestion for women to reduce financial stress is to become more empowered with finances. Learn as much as you can about money to feel confident. Levison’s book “Emotional Currency: A Woman’s Guide to Building a Healthy Relationship with Money” is a great resource for this.

So what about the young people? Why are we more stressed than the older generations in America?

In fact, millennials are the most stressed generation ever, according the American Psychological Association, and

millennials attribute finances as the No. 1 reason for stress in their lives.

The ACA found millennials with high “money stress” are far more likely to use unhealthy stress management techniques including smoking, drinking alcohol, eating and watching TV for more than two hours than millennials with low money stress.

Most of this money stress comes from the time we grew up in. For many of us, our first interaction with money and finances was during the financial collapse of 2007.

Many people were coming out of college just as the collapse happened and were left overeducated and underemployed. Most of us currently in college were teenagers during the financial crisis and knew we’d most likely come out of college with debt and have to fight for a decent starting job.

Almost eight years later, the fear of not being financially secure still lingers with all of us.

The way for us to reduce the stress of money is something everyone, especially we should do: Make a financial plan.

Many people fell so hard during the financial crisis because they weren’t prepared.

Having a financial plan will let you know where you stand

financially and give you greater peace of mind because you can prepare for the worst and at least know what to expect if we go through another recession.

What I found most interesting from the CFP Board’s study was that 35 percent of young people are more confident having a financial plan will reduce stress than older people who were only 27 percent confident.

It’s great that more people than I expected knew the best way to reduce money stress is with a financial plan — besides winning the lottery, that is.

The next step is to actually make a financial plan. One great resource is LetsMakeAPlan.org which is a CFP Board website to help you find financial planners, which as a college student you don’t need right now, but there are lots of great resources on this website.

Sometime today, make a point to research how to make a financial plan and look at all the information available.

Doing this will reduce your financial stress and in turn lead to a happier and healthier life.

Jay Cranford is a 20-year-old finance junior from St. Simons Island, Georgia. You can reach him on Twitter @hjcranford.

Campus dining options need more variety for restricted diets COLLEGE CANDY JEN BLATE Columnist We all remember those gross middle school lunches we wouldn’t even feed to our dogs.

The square pizzas and the “maybe chicken” patties leave little to be desired, and they aren’t healthy for students, either.

You’re probably wondering, “Why do I care about middle school lunches?”

It’s because LSU’s dining options aren’t much better than middle school lunches.

As a transfer student, I didn’t know what to expect for dining options on campus.

Considering I am allergic to most of the world, I was definitely concerned. I also know I am not the only one facing this issue.

When I walked into the Student Union and came to terms with the field of fast food in front of me — Chick-fil-A, McDonald’s and

Panda Express — I was pretty disheartened.

Now, I am not asking for LSU to develop a five-star gourmet menu like Galatoire’s, but the classic “protein, veggies, fruits, grains and dairy,” doesn’t always cut it when they are doused in sodium, sugar, high-fructose corn syrup and saturated fats.

And the dining halls aren’t desirable either. The 459 Commons offers a lot of meal options that have so many calories and fat, you might as well drink a Coke and eat candy bars.

As for the healthy options they do offer and for students with specific dietary restrictions, the dining halls can prove to be a difficult place to eat a filling and satisfying meal. For anyone who does need a specialized diet, whether it is vegetarian, vegan, lactose-free or gluten-free, on-campus dining options are daunting.

On the other hand, LSU does have The Club, formerly known as The LSU Faculty Club, and The Magnolia Room, two of the finer dining options on campus,

but the pricing isn’t the most affordable. Nevertheless, they offer a variety of healthy eating options like a fresh salad bar, lean proteins and a variety of wholesome vegetables. But when you are a college student and you are ballin’ on a budget, The Magnolia Room and The Club are certainly not your first options.

But according to “Let’s Move,” a campaign started by Michelle Obama dedicated to help solve the problem of obesity and provide children with healthy meal options, more than 32 million students participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and for some, it may be the only food they frequently eat.

Although these stats don’t relate to college specifically, one thing is for certain: Eating habits transfer from when we are young all the way through college and adulthood.

So naturally, when coming to college and facing the dining options on campus, the unfulfilling dining halls, Chick-fil-A, Panda Express, and

McDonald’s just don’t seem to cut it.

But although the on-campus dining options are restricted, there is some hope for students who are more cautious about what they would like to eat and venture far away from the high-calorie and sugarsaturated foods.

According to USDA’s “ChooseMyPlate.gov,” which is listed as a resource for LSU Dining, MyPlate On Campus has helped educate students on how to integrate healthy eating into their diet and improve the health of young adults at their schools.

Some of the tips it lists on the site are to make half of your plate fruit and veggies, familiarize yourself with nutritional information before approaching the dining hall, slow down on the sauces and lastly, don’t linger.

And these are only some of the tips mentioned from the abundance of resources that MyPlate On Campus provides for students.

There are also full nutritional menus listed for each of the dining halls and the menus

for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

That way, you can plan what you want to eat ahead of time and know all the nutritional information for all that you are eating.

“Balanced U” is another healthy dining resource offered to students on the LSU Dining website. Balanced U is a national health platform that helps students and faculty find the healthier food options and educate them on those options to set you up for success.

They engage students by using social media and other developed campus technologies so you can have all of the nutritional information at your fingertips.

I know that many would like to count French fries as their vegetable and fruit juice as their fruit, but if we want to have any hope of a healthier future, it may be time for us to actually take our eating habits seriously.

Jen Blate is a 24-year-old sociology junior from Miami, Florida. You can reach her on Twitter @Jblate_TDR.

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WEARABLE DEVICES, from page 1 Wearable Discourse in the Digital Age,” a book to provide historical context for the growing field of digital media art.

She said while artists and businesses are both involved in the industry of wearable technology, the two groups have different goals. “[Artists are] actually considering ... technology in terms of the history of dress, the history of how we display our bodies, what we like to show, what we like to look like, and how technology can change that,” Ryan said.

Ryan said businesses have a different objective, though: to sell products.

She said with the release of the Apple Watch and the continuing development of Google Glass, the wrist has become

real estate for technology companies.

Some types of wearable devices on the market are those that track medical conditions of the user, like measuring heartbeat, or daily activities, like the amount of steps taken.

Though wearables offer many possibilities, they also come with issues like privacy, increasing reliance on data and hacking.

Ryan said artists in the field delve into the debate about the digitization of daily life.

“Artists tend to want to consider that, is it a reduction of life to data? Or is it an expansion of capabilities?” Ryan said.

Though about 18 people were enrolled in the class, Ryan said the course on wearable technology will not be offered next semester.

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