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Volume 119 · No. 147 RESEARCH

Grant funds program for students statewide

Miss Louisiana USA prepares for upcoming Miss USA pageant

BY RILEY KATZ rkatz@lsureveille.com LSU recently received a grant worth $18.5 million from the National Institutes of Health to continue the development of its IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence. The program gathers undergraduate students from colleges across the state to partake in the research program.

About $12.5 million of the money from NIH will go to continue funding graduate institutions across the state to conduct biomedical research as overhead.

“The rest of the funds are awarded directly to faculty from seven different institutions that apply for them,” said Thomas R. Klei, interim vice chancellor for Research and Economic Development.

Those seven institutions are LSU Shreveport, the biology and chemistry departments of Louisiana Tech, Grambling

BY ZOE GEAUTHREAUX zgeauthreaux@lsureveille.com A day in the life of Miss Louisiana USA 2015 Candice Bennatt, 26, is all the glitz and glamour you might expect it to be. From hair and makeup lessons with professional coaches to modeling for couture designers such as Stephen Yearick in New York, Bennatt juggles tasks as a titleholder. But, as the saying goes, there is more to this pageant queen than meets the eye.

Bennatt wears many hats in addition to her crown. She is a former NFL cheerleader, full-time law student and advocate against domestic violence. While she juggles her responsibilities and

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LGBT

University waiting to extend some benefits to same-sex dependents

BY JUSTIN DICHARIA jdicharia@lsureveille.com When English professor Michael Bibler arrived on campus two years ago, the University would not offer him marriage benefits — most importantly, a health care plan for him and his husband.

Louisiana did not recognize Bibler’s marriage, despite being legally married in the United Kingdom and Connecticut.

“They explicitly told me they could not offer marriage benefits,” Bibler said. “I had to try to negotiate better terms in my contract to help cover my partner’s benefits. It wasn’t an even coverage. I don’t want to try and convey that, but the dean did try to work with me a little bit. It would have been much easier and

better all-around if they just said you could [have] your partner on it.”

As states around the U.S. began to individually legalize same-sex marriages, public universities and their insurance agencies began extending benefits to same-sex couples. According to USA Today, in Florida, immediately after the Supreme Court ruled that Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, State Group Insurance, the insurance agency in control of public university benefits, informed the state’s universities that the agency would enroll same-sex spouses into their coverage plans.

The story has not been the same in Louisiana. After the Supreme Court’s ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in all

50 states, Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration stated that court clerks with religious objections would not have to give licenses to same-sex couples.

Jindal’s opposition ended with U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman ordering all state agencies to recognize gay marriage and officially striking down the state’s same-sex marriage plan, which was then affirmed by the Federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and later the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

With state agencies directed to recognize same-sex marriage, the LSU Office of Human Resource Management announced in a broadcast email to all employees that it would begin

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University English professor Michael Bibler says marriage benefits isn’t the end of the fight for same-sex couples.

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RILEY KATZ Writer Beats 1 launched last week to 100 different countries worldwide and operates out of Los Angeles, London and New York City. Apple promised a feeling of international collaboration and something the world had never seen before, but did the station live up to its promise?

The promise of a constantly running radio station is a tall order to fill, but Apple has managed to do a good job at bringing the station to the literal world. Technical issues that plagued the first day aside, the quality of the station has increased every single day. Every other day it seems as though another huge musician is announcing a brand new radio show; people such as Elton John, Dr. Dre, Run the Jewels and Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend bring their own distinct on-air presences to the station.

The daily disc jockeys also are good from what I’ve heard. The DJ who kicked off Beats 1, Zane Lowe, has a high voltage, borderline ridiculous personality that I personally enjoy. He has easily become my favorite of all of the DJs because of his mix of well-known music with underground tunes that have not hit the mainstream yet. Most of the time his show is on, I am adding songs to my Spotify playlists, something Apple probably wanted to avoid. In fact, on Monday I liked his mix so much that I stopped what I was doing to save those songs for later. I highly recommend checking him out.

In an effort to achieve a feeling of community, Beats 1 has a heavy presence on social media. In fact, the schedule for Beats 1 is uploaded on Tumblr. People send their requests and votes on Twitter for the daily Chart show, a show that is exactly what you probably think it is, only worse. The DJ is fine, giving fun facts about artists before their songs are played. The issue with the Chart show is the music.

It is absolutely the worst that Beats 1 has to offer. Every day the chart is almost identical to what it was the day before, it is the same music you hear a thousand times a day on the radio, and the songs, more often than not, get cut off after a few seconds to a minute. It is as though the DJ knows you are sick of it. Skip it.

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less if Apple has it or not. While the outcome usually results in a lack of album art and sometimes even song titles and artist labels in the stream, it feels genuine, as though the DJ at the time is excited to bring some of their favorite music to the people.

What makes Beats 1 so ambitious is the idea of putting essentially all genres of music in one place. The station attempts to make radio a one-size-fits-all for everyone. The craziest part is that it actually works most of the time. Despite the Charts show, DJs bring their own style to their radio shows that usually results in a good mix of music from all over the place. For instance, in the same radio show I heard Beck and Dr. Dre back to back. While that sounds kind of crazy to listen to, it shows the variety of music that can be heard at any moment.

Beats 1 does the job of bringing a worldwide Internet radio station actually worldwide while simultaneously excelling at it. The questionable all-genres-in-one radio actually is more of a welcoming feature than an off-putting one. I listen to Beats 1 the way I used to listen to the radio as a kid — to find new music.

While not every single tune will have you scrambling to add a song to your library, it is worth listening to figure out what shows you like the most. I guarantee you will find something.

Riley Katz is 20-year-old mass communication junior from New Orleans. You can reach him on Twitter at @rkatz94.

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Seed Bead Class - Cajun Bead Crafts

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In conjunction with the 2015 Southeastern Conference Media Days, this is the first of a three-part series looking at LSU’s SEC opponents for the 2015 season. The opponents will appear in chronological order of the 2015 schedule.

BEW’S CLUES

JAMES BEWERS Writer

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY

AUBURN UNIVERSITY

Last year’s results: 10-3, 6-2 SEC; Lost to Georgia Tech in the Capital One Orange Bowl

Last year’s results: 8-5, 4-4 SEC; Lost to Wisconsin in the Outback Bowl

Returning starters: 5 on offense, 4 on defense

Returning starters: 4 on offense, 8 on defense

2015 date with LSU: Saturday, Sept. 12, Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Miss.(8:15 p.m. on ESPN)

2015 date with LSU: Saturday, Sept. 19, Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge (2:30 p.m. on CBS)

Last meeting with LSU: Sept. 20, 2014: Despite a fourth-quarter rally by quarterback Brandon Harris and the Tigers, which cut a 24-point deficit to five, the Bulldogs dominated most of the week five matchup with LSU and held on to 34-29 victory. Dak Prescott established himself as one of the premier quarterbacks in the conference with a 15-for-24 clip for 268 yards and two touchdowns through the air while notching 118 yards and another score on the ground. Mississippi State running back Josh Robinson led all rushers with 197 yards, attributing to the most yards given up by the LSU defense all season. It was also the first win by the Bulldogs in Tiger Stadium since 1991.

Last meeting with LSU: Oct. 4, 2014: With Harris making his first ever start in

Major storyline facing Mississippi State in 2015: How far can Prescott take the Bulldogs? There’s no question the All-SEC senior quarterback is one of the best in the conference. But with so many players to replace on both sides of the ball, it may come down Prescott’s heroics each week. The Bulldogs lose Prescott’s backfield mate, Robinson, who was not only their leading rusher but was also reliable as a receiver. Fortunately for Mississippi State, though, leading receiver De’Runnya Wilson returns. Defensively, top defensive lineman Preston Smith and top linebacker Benardrick McKinney are gone and the secondary is coming off a league-worst passing yards per game average in 2014. Mississippi State should be a challenge for LSU and the rest of the SEC, but Prescott can’t do it by himself.

Major storyline facing Auburn University in 2015:

purple and gold, Auburn dominated all facets of the game, walking away with a 41-7 win at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall accumulated for more than 300 total yards to match four scores, targeting receiver Sammie Coates for 144 yards and one touchdown. Meanwhile, Harris went just 3-for-14 for 58 yards before being replaced by Anthony Jennings, who was just 5-for-10 for 84 yards in mop-up duty. It was the worst loss of the season for LSU and the first time it lost its first two SEC games of the season under Les Miles.

Is Jeremy Johnson the real deal? Under Gus Malzahn’s direction, Marshall became one of the most lethal weapons in the SEC. Now Johnson gets the reigns to the Auburn up-tempo offense, and the expectations are just as high. He has great size, some experience and one of the league’s best receivers in D’haquille “Duke” Williams. If the stable of running backs and Auburn’s new-look defense under coordinator Will Muschamp are present, Johnson and Auburn could be one of the favorites in the SEC West.

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FOOTBALL

SEC Media Days to open 2015 football season

BY MORGAN PREWITT mprewitt@lsureveille.com Alabama coach Nick Saban wades through the crimson and houndstooth-clad crowd packed into the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Birmingham-The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama.

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier cracks a joke at the podium before making a comment, sending Twitter into an uproar.

LSU coach Les Miles goes off on one of his trademark rants and answers yet another question about his tendency to nibble on grass during games.

Although football-starved Southeastern Conference fans eagerly await previews of their favorite teams, the personalities of the league’s 14 head coaches and star players will

be the focus when they step in front of the media starting Monday at SEC Media Days.

Every year, it’s the same story. Fans expect answers about quarterback battles, the development of incoming talent and, usually in LSU’s case, the fate of suspended players.

But even coaches don’t have these answers yet. With fall practice still almost a full month away, media days end up being centered on how the coaches respond to outside-thebox questions.

This is where the entertainment factor for fans comes in because media members have the opportunity to ask random questions to coaches they don’t usually cover.

For example, when asked about eating grass in 2014, Miles responded with an

explanation that he only eats a blade of grass, “That’s it. It’s not like I’m having a meal.”

Another part of media days lies in the personal stories that emerge at random from behind the podium.

Normally, Miles opens up his news conference with a rundown of his family’s summer vacation. In 2014, he focused on his family watching the 2014 FIFA Word Cup. “The summer was marked with FIFA action,” Miles said.

“My son is truly a soccer player. He played high school soccer. He was so motivated after watching some World Cup that he bounced out to a pick-up soccer game for four hours.”

Along with sidebars, coaches can make a splash

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LSU football coach Les Miles addresses the press at SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala., in 2013.

Entertainment

page 4 Baton Rouge artist Lord Huey paints live June 7 at the ‘Live in The Sky’ arts and performing show at the Shaw Center.

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Local artist turns painting into performance

BY JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ jfernández@lsureveille.com Walking into a new Baton Rouge art scene is something Lord Huey is used to doing.

In the past, the 21-year-old Baton Rouge native used graphite, charcoal and prismacolor pencils as his main materials. But about two to three years ago, Lord Huey said he decided to leave his comfort zone and explore new frontiers — he recently decided to focus on doing live painting at events.

Lord Huey said he has always had a passion for art and said being able to express himself was one of the main reasons he was drawn to becoming an artist.

“Any time I could put my hands on something to freely express [myself] in some way, I would do that,” Lord Huey said, reminiscing about his kindergarten days.

The artist started painting late in middle school, when he had his first minor show. He said he was the type of student classmates would always want in their groups for class

projects to help them with any type of creative effort.

One of his favorite subjects to paint is the female anatomy. Lord Huey said he was always told that the female body was the first piece of art God created. He’s also drawn to wildlife and subjects people don’t have a vast understanding of, like the deep ocean or outer space. Lord Huey also is intrigued by the skull, like Leonardo da Vinci

see LORD HUEY, page 5

MUSIC

Baton Rouge band discusses its eclectic sound, future plans

BY EMILY BRAUNER ebrauner@lsureveille.com Accompanied by the essence of America’s hipster beer, Pabst Blue Ribbon and the remnants of a supreme style pizza, local band ZA BRA is hitting the streets of Baton Rouge with an upcoming house party anthem album.

Lead guitarist Ryan Casey described the band’s music as funky indie garage rock with a blend of reggae ska beats. Bassist Zak Lanius also described the group’s sound as a combination of PBR and pizza being consumed.

But the band was not always the funky hodgepodge it is today.

Originally, the group consisted of Casey and Percy Bergeron playing under the name Blues Tooth.

Bergeron decided he wanted to move from drums to guitar, and the two found drummer, Sean Beasley. The formerly all male band then welcomed Christine Brignac, who plays the

ukulele and sings, to the inner circle. The band combines to form a laid-back vibe.

As for the band’s name, it came from a food group that’s a college staple here in Baton Rouge — pizza.

“We started talking about stuff that we like and how we would always say ‘I just want to eat ‘za, bra,’ ... and that kinda just became the name,” Casey said.

The group’s first show together was during Mid City Merchants’ “Hot Art, Cool Nights,” an annual Baton Rouge art festival in the spring. Brignac said elderly people would swing dance to the group’s music.

After that, the band continued with a string of shows until an opportunity arrived after a show at Spanish Moon.

“We posted a couple recordings from the show on the

see ZA BRA, page 5

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Featured from left to right is drummer, Sean Beasley, lead guitarist, Ryan Casey, ukulele player and vocals, Christine Brignac, bassist Zak Lanius and guitarist and lead vocalist Percy Bergeron.

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“I like seeing the old skulls,” Lord Huey said. “They are so timeless to me. That’s supposed to be my logo, a skull.”

To create his art, Lord Huey goes through a very specific thought process. There are two ways he approaches a white canvas: applying the inspiration he has gained from multiple people and taking himself away from the world by zoning out. Sometimes, he’ll work through many sketches before starting to develop a specific piece. And when he sees a white canvas, he said he constantly feels innocence.

“A lot of the times I don’t want to touch it,” Lord Huey said. “It’s a cry of innocence and a cry of help. Think of it as a white shell, over what is inside of it, and me painting is actually like scraping whitened shell off just breaking into it’s barrier, its core.”

Influenced by the music, vibes and art around him, Lord Huey creates pieces of art on the spot at different events. If there are certain colors or specific people around him, he uses them as inspiration to slowly shift the way his original idea was heading. To Lord Huey, music and art go hand in hand, which is why when he talks about art, he tries to find a way to incorporate music.

Lord Huey met artist Ceaux Young when he was in high school. He is one of the artists Lord Huey said has influenced him throughout the years.

“He was real deep, deeper

Internet, and one of my mom’s friends told me to get into contact with this guy that lives in Baton Rouge that’s old and retired and has a home recording studio,” Casey said. “Without him it wouldn’t be possible for this album.”

That “old and retired” man turned out to be Jack Shaw, owner of ClearSound Recording Studio, who has been recording since 1969. Lanius said the group was excited to work with Shaw and started laying down tracks with the veteran music producer.

“It was so great to have someone hear your music and to immediately take an interest in it,” Lanius said. “It wasn’t just a job for him. He definitely was into the music with us.”

The new album, which doesn’t have a name yet, will feature nine original songs and an album cover designed by local graphic artists. A few songs from the album were released early on the band’s SoundCloud, and Casey said one of them was inspired by the debauchery the group witnessed on State Street.

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Lord Huey said he has been receiving offers to perform his live painting at a variety of venues and events, where he is allowed a certain amount of time to create. to the passion like the craft itself,” Lord Huey said. “I don’t think I’d seen anyone else focus as much as him at the time. Just seeing how much he appreciated the art always made me want to get that appreciation towards it and pay attention to details.”

Recently Lord Huey has been busy with his work and traveling. He went to Atlanta last week and was recently in New Orleans attending an event, only to leave for Los Angeles the next day. The first time he had to travel was to Houston earlier this year for his first live painting gig.

“It’s becoming like a new thing, it is like an underground [movement], for a lot of pop up art shows,” Lord Huey said. “I been seeing it for about the last two to three years, where people just come to certain venues

and paint for a certain amount of hours.”

Even though Lord Huey is stationed in Baton Rouge, he does most of his work in New Orleans, where he just completed a mural for rap group Made Grøceries.

He said he isn’t affected when a mural is taken down or re-painted, but he habitually prepares himself for things like that. He said he feels that it is a part of the art, and that the world is ever changing.

“I want to be the master creator, a lot of people think I’m in it just for the art, that is just a small percentage of what I do.”

Lord Huey said. “One of my bigger dreams is to design a hotel and a park, I want to be the guy that basically influences the new age, a creator in all aspects of the word.”

The variety in the group’s music comes from the song-writing process, where each member writes the music for their instrument. Brignac, Casey, or Bergeron brings an idea or a lyric to the group, and the rest falls into place.

“It’s not just one person’s point of view, it’s a collective consciousness of music,” Lanius said. “We don’t necessarily abide to one idea of the song.”

As for the band’s future, Beasley said whatever happens, the group will always have its time together.

“We’re making good music and good memories with friends,” Beasley said. “I think if we can get the album down and have that, that’s eternal. It doesn’t matter if we break up six months from now or break up in 25 years, or even if we die together, whatever we put down is down.”

ZA BRA has upcoming shows at Spanish Moon on Thursday, Aug. 13, and Atomic Pop Shop on Saturday, Aug. 22. For changes in upcoming shows and more information on the album’s release date, check out ZaBraZaBand.weebly.com and the group’s Facebook page.

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Baton Rouge band ZA BRA is set to release a new album in the upcoming weeks.

Beauty and the Bayou photos by ZOE GEAUTHREAUX

The 2015 Miss USA Preliminary Competition was held at the Baton Rouge River Center last night where the 51 contestants competing for a shot at the title of Miss USA were whittled down to 15 women from around the country.

Miss USA 2014 Nia Sanchez enters the stage to co-host the 2015 Miss USA Preliminary Competition.

2015 Miss USA contestants pose for the judges during the Preliminary Competition.

Miss Louisiana USA 2015 Candice Bennatt poses in her swimsuit for judges.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Last year’s results: 7-6, 3-5 SEC; Beat Miami in Duck Commander Independence Bowl Returning starters: 4 on offense, 8 on defense 2015 date with LSU: Saturday, Oct. 10, Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina (TBA) Last meeting with LSU: Oct. 13, 2012: In a battle of top-10 foes, LSU extended a streak of 22-straight home wins and rebounded from a road loss to Florida the previous week with a 23-21 victory against the Gamecocks. The Tigers swarmed South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw to the tune of four sacks and allowed Gamecock running back Marcus Lattimore to gain just 35 yards on 13 carries. LSU running back Jeremy Hill torched South Carolina for 124 yards and two touchdowns, including a 50-yard score in the fourth quarter.

No matter where life takes improve? South Carolina has to replace both starting quarterback, who was a leading passer the Noinmatter where life summer, takes SEC, and starting running back Mike Davis. Those are tall tasks as is, but the strength this season you this could lie in last year’s weakness. With eight starters returning to a defense that was near the bottom of the league in total defense, the Gamecocks should see a boost on that side of the ball with the you this summer, KLSU is spinnin’ up your addition of co-defensive coordinator Jon Hoke.

KLSU is perfect spinnin’ soundtrack up your 24/7 that wins, instead of whose got will be questions about the MEDIA DAYS, from page 3 all got the best players.” suspension of junior quarterperfect soundtrack91.124/7 with football related comments, Looking forward to the 2015 back Anthony Jennings, don’t FM Major storyline facing University of South Carolina in 2015: Can the Gamecock defense

as Spurrier has proven time and time again.

In 2014, Spurrier ignited controversy when he called Saban “the greatest recruiter in the history of college football,” and then proceeded to add “fortunately, sometimes, the team that plays the best is the team

edition of SEC Media Days, Miles will be joined by sophomore running back Leonard Fournette, senior offensive tackle Vadal Alexander and junior linebacker Kendell Beckwith on July 16, day four of Media Days.

Although undoubtedly there

expect Miles to give away any information about when he will return.

But as always, expect at least one question about Miles’ habit of munching on grass.

You can reach Morgan Prewitt on Twitter @kmprewitt_TDR.

Sports plagued with strange injuries INTO THE WOODS JACK WOODS Writer For as long as people have been playing sports, they’ve been getting injured.

However, all injuries are not equal. Some are way weirder than others. The world’s No. 1 golfer Rory McIlroy and former (and perhaps future) San Antonio Spurs three-point threat Matt Bonner have highlighted this fact over the previous few days.

McIlroy was supposed to start the defense of his British Open title a week from today, however his chance to do so won’t take place.

McIlroy took to Instagram on Monday to announce he ruptured a ligament in his ankle while playing soccer with his friends on Saturday. The regretful-looking McIlroy was on crutches and wearing a Buick-sized walking boot in the photo. On Wednesday, he posted again to announce he wouldn’t be competing at St. Andrews.

Believe it or not, McIlroy wasn’t the only athlete to reveal a bizarre injury this week.

Bonner, who has been a three-point specialist for years, saw his three-point percentage drop significantly last season.

Speaking to the Concord Monitor’s Tim O’Sullivan, Bonner said tennis elbow may have been the cause of his down shooting year.

How does Bonner think he

developed tennis elbow?

By upgrading to a new iPhone.

“Everybody is going to find this hilarious, but here’s my theory on how I got it,” Bonner said.

“When the new iPhone came out, it was way bigger than the last one, and I think because I got that new phone it was a strain to use it.

You have to stretch further to hit the buttons, and I honestly think that’s how I ended up developing it.”

Hey, the iPhone 6 barely fits in any article of clothing without enormous pockets, and the iPhone 6 Plus is basically a tablet, so you’ll get no arguments here, Matt.

Unfortunate injuries even made their way to LSU’s campus. Former LSU fullback J.C.

Copeland suffered a concussion when he slipped in the shower two days before the team’s 2724 loss to Ole Miss on Oct. 19, 2013.

McIlroy has received a lot of criticism for doing something many view as foolish, but the examples above indicate you can get hurt doing just about anything on or off the field.

So give him a break. The truth is that it’s just a weird world of sports where unforeseen and untimely injuries happen.

Jack Woods is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Ruston, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @Jack_TDR.

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PAGEANT, from page 1 ambitions as Miss Louisiana USA with strides in academics and advocacy, Bennatt has a certain respect for time management.

“There’s 86,400 seconds of every single day,” Bennatt said. “If you utilize that time wisely, then you can get a whole lot done.”

As an ambassador for the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Bennatt does get a whole lot done. Through the organization, she shares her personal story of her own violent relationship with other victims of violence, according to a news release. This is a story also shared with attorneys who advocate and write legislation for domestic violence, Bennatt said.

During the recent Louisiana legislative session, Bennatt spoke at a Senate committee meeting at the Capitol and advocated for HB488 and SB174.

Although HB488 didn’t make it through to the governor, SB174, a housing bill concerning domestic violence victims, did.

With a bachelor’s degree in biology and minor in communication studies from Sam Houston State University in her pocket, Bennatt is continuing her studies at the Loyola College of Law in New Orleans. She is a full-time law student working toward a career in patent and trademark law practice or as a legal analyst on a major TV network.

In light of her recent accomplishments, Bennatt had been another member of the audience at the 2014 Miss USA competition before claiming her spot in the 2015 Miss USA pageant.

As she watched Miss Louisiana USA 2014 Brittany Guidry on stage, Bennatt recalled thinking to herself, “Gosh, they look like they’re having so much fun.”

Although she already held the title of Miss New Mexico 2012, she had never competed with the Miss Universe organization before. Bennatt said she saw competing as not only an opportunity to re-enter the pageant world but to become involved with

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students want to pursue biomedical careers after they graduate. Students who graduate into biomedical careers increase the amount of workers trained in the field in the state, as well as provide mentors for the students in programs such as the one taking place now.

Klei said students who participate in the program are highly likely to continue in the field when they complete the program. According to him, 85 percent of the undergraduates that take part in the research programs go on to medical school or another professional school such as pharmaceuticals or medicines.

“The idea is that, even if they do not go on to be a research scientist, they will understand research,” Klei said.

This grant from the NIH is

GRANT, from page 1 State University, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Southern University of Baton Rouge, Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, and Southeastern University in Hammond, Louisiana.

The money that is granted to the institutions are used to fund research programs with mentors in other institutions in order to conduct biomedical research. In this program, undergraduate students from across Louisiana work over the summer to research and then present their findings.

“The Board of Regents matched $1.2 million to help the undergraduates with their research,” Klei said. “The students choose or get help choosing a mentor to guide them in a specific research project over the summer. The goal is to get students interested in research. For the first time, some of the students will continue their work in the academic year, either at their home campus or at the mentor campus.”

Undergraduate students who want to participate in research programs face a competitive appilication process and selection system.

“Students who want to participate have to fill out their applications, present to us their grade point averages, then tell us why they want to participate,” Klei said. “We only take around 25 students out of the 150 or so applications.”

In addition to making students interested in the research, Klei said the hope of the program is to make

the third five-year grant the University has received. LSU was the first institution to get this kind of funding, making it easy for NIH to renew the grant, Klei said.

“Louisiana is also an Institutional Development Award state, meaning we can receive a limited amount of money from NIH. The eligibility of being an IDeA state is highly based off of population,” Klei said. “While NIH would like to fund most of the states with smaller populations, that does not always happen.

Our INBRE is highly thought of, which makes them come back.”

Klei emphasized that, even though LSU received the grant, colleges from all over the state will benefit from the grant money.

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Thomas R. Klei, interim vice chancellor for Research and Economic Development, said the $18.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will fund biomedical research for students from colleges across the state.

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Ballard said once the Office of Group Benefits gives the University permission, it will immediately provide coverage to the qualified spouses of employees.

For employees like Bibler, there can be a sigh of relief that partners will be included in the University’s health insurance plan. Same-sex couples not on LSUFirst, however, will have to wait for the state’s permission.

Bibler said this is not the end of the fight for same-sex couples in America, and the Supreme Court’s decision does not protect couples from discriminatory action. While Bibler could not lose his job in higher education without cause due to University policy, said he worries about other areas in life.

“If I was renting and a landlord in Baton Rouge decided, ‘I’m not going to rent to a gay couple,’ I have no recourse to fight that discriminatory behavior,” Bibler said. “To me, the marriage decision is only the beginning of what needs to happen for full equality in the U.S.”

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enrolling employees and their dependents into the LSUFirst Health Plan.

For those employees who opt into LSUFirst, enrollment and coverage can begin immediately.

However, this does not guarantee employees who opt into the state-provided Office of Group Benefits health plan coverage for their same-sex dependents. According to University Director of Media Relations Ernie Ballard via email, the University must wait for approval by the state before putting newly enrolled samesex couples on the OGB plan into effect.

“We are, however, restricted from providing actual coverage until the OGB, which controls eligibility for state-provided benefits permits us to do so,” Ballard said in the email. “Following our recent request for information to the OGB, we were told by that office that they were awaiting a directive from the state’s Division of Administration.”

her community.

“I really wanted to be involved with the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and I feel like a really great way to be an advocate for an organization like that is by being a titleholder,” Bennatt said.

Starting last June, Bennatt worked on her fitness, walk, makeup and hair. By October, she’d won the title of Miss Louisiana USA 2015. Now, she lives by a planner full of scheduled events with 51 other contestants around the country.

The women have been participating in various activities in Baton Rouge throughout the week, from bagging groceries in Winn-Dixie to attending a water park extravaganza at Liberty Lagoon — and Bennatt’s favorite, parties packed with good food, live music, dancing and smiles.

Throughout the experience, Bennatt said she has formed bonds with many of the other contestants.

“I’m really good friends with Miss Alabama USA, Miss South Carolina USA and Miss Idaho USA,” Bennatt said. “It’s really nice to have people to support you who are in the same shoes.”

Bennatt is particularly close to Miss New Mexico USA. They share a lot in common, according to Bennatt, both having been raised by single mothers and having the ability to empower one another.

While Bennatt gains support from her peers, she also has an entire state behind her. She said fans are constantly stopping her in the hotel to take a picture with Miss Louisiana USA. She compares the experience to that of being a New Orleans Saints or LSU football player, with all of Louisiana supporting them.

And with all of that support, it’s no wonder she feels calm going into the final rounds of the competition.

“I’m actually really, really relaxed,” Bennatt said. “I mean, obviously, I’m at home, but I couldn’t feel more at home.”

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