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Volume 119 · No. 11 student life
Library to open 24-hour study space
BY Fernanda Zamudio-suarez news@lsureveille.com
BY Deanna Narveson dnarveson@lsureveille.com
Angela Guillory, associate dean of students and director of Greek Life, held an open dialogue about Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity’s traditionally tongue-in-cheek banners at Monday’s chapter meeting. Prior to Saturday’s football game against Sam Houston State, DKE members hung a banner at their house reading, “Michael isn’t the Only Sam Getting the D Tonight,” mocking Michael Sam — the NFL’s first openly gay player. Guillory said K.C. White, associate vice chancellor and dean of students, and Kurt Keppler, vice chancellor for student life and enrollment, are aware of the situation, but as of now, DKE has not violated the University Code of Student Conduct. White said the banner would fall under portion “N” of Section 10.2 of LSU’s Code of Student Conduct, entitled Behavioral Misconduct. It states, “A Student may be charged with Behavioral Misconduct for any of the following conduct ... Lewd, indecent, or obscene conduct, including, but not limited to, nudity or sexually explicit behavior that would reasonably be offensive to others.” White said the last 48 hours have been “disappointing,” but added that words on the banner may be innuendo, they do not specifically violate the Code. “It’s a delicate balance between speech and what could actually be implied,” White said. Last year, before LSU’s game against Kent State, LSUPD asked DKE to remove a sign referencing the 1970 shooting rampage that killed four Kent State students. The fraternity apologized after criticism from both the University and Kent State. “[This week’s banner] definitely crossed the line and they know it,” Guillory said.
A 24-hour weekday study space will soon be a reality for students. LSU Libraries Dean Stanley Wilder said there are plans underway to keep the doors of Middleton Library’s bottom floor open through the night, five nights a week. Wilder said during extended hours, Middleton will become a study hall, with fewer library services available to students than in the daytime. Only those with a Tiger Card will be able to enter the library from midnight to 6:30 a.m. The library’s current hours are from 7:15 a.m. to midnight, and it is opened 24/7 during finals week each semester. Wilder said it’s important to make the library a place where students can study late at night. He said there are few places for them to go at those hours and dorms may not be a good environment for them to get school work done. Sigrid Kelsey, director of library communication and publications, said they hoped to have the building open 24/5 at the start of this semester, but they are still discussing solutions for keeping the building secure. Kelsey said the media was not told about the library’s plans because they wanted to be ready to keep it open before telling students. She said she had not spoken with Student Government, but was aware of their initiatives to find a 24-hour study space for students. SG President Clay Tufts said SG is looking into a 24-hour study hall for students, either within the Student Union, or elsewhere on campus. Texas A&M University’s oncampus library is open 24/5 and the University of Alabama’s is
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Campus ministries connect the University to the Baton Rouge community BY KELSEY BORDELON kbordelon@lsureveille.com
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t University churches’ weekly free lunches, students are doing more than just breaking bread with their peers — the meals connect students to the larger Baton Rouge community. Roughly 30 churches are involved in the free meals provided by campus churches throughout the school year. The area’s Baptist churches, for example, may collaborate with the Baptist Collegiate Ministry for dinner one week. While some individuals volunteer sporadically with their respective churches, some teams and organizations, like the Knights of Columbus, donate their time and efforts. Volunteers want students to feel they belong not just to their respective religions, but also to the greater community. “It’s not so much to attract members — it’s to give students a place where they know they are welcome. Our goal is to give
them a feeling of place,” said Susan Hankel, Christ the King director of stewardship and development. While spiritual growth depends on students’ religious beliefs, each church strives to broaden their goals and create an environment for students to meet new people in a Christian environment, enjoy a hearty meal free of financial stress and use the gathering as an opportunity to challenge students’ daily character. BCM director Steve Masters said various volunteers make the meals in a rotation, and some churches have speakers who provide specific challenges each week based on Bible verses or shared values of that church. “The volunteers want to provide a Christian devotion of some sort for these college students. That’s why they come,”
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