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Writing on the wall Design Building chalk wall serves as medium for creativity, advocacy

BY Joshua Jackson • jjackson@lsureveille.com For children, chalk is used as a tool for learning. For some University students, its purpose is a bit more personal.

On the first floor of the Design Building is a wall covered in chalkwritten messages from University students. These artistic images promote specific events, religious messages and positive quotes.

Each grainy chalk line and powdery erasure carries a story and a potential to impact the LSU community.

The history of the chalk wall began with the presentation space next to it. During the 2005-06 school year, the area now known as the Design Building’s presentation area was an extension of Middleton Library. Because of budget cuts, David Cronrath, former dean of the College of Art and Design, had to return the library to Middleton.

To fill the space, Cronrath partnered with former architecture professor Michael Hamilton to design the presentation room. When the space was a library, the noise from Starbucks’ blenders and passersby ruined the quiet aesthetic. Serving as a buffer for the sound, the wall where the chalk wall now sits was created.

Thomas Sofranko, associate dean of academics for the College of Art and Design, said before the chalk wall and Starbucks came to the

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Students graduating in the next few semesters may find a growing number of job opportunities available in the Baton Rouge area.

During the Nov. 18 Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week breakfast, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber released its annual economic outlook which forecasts as much as a 2.5 percent employment growth rate in 2015 for the Baton Rouge area. According to a report

by NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, this forecast translates into 9,000 new jobs in 2015 with a total of 17,400 new jobs by 2016.

“This is definitely kind of a boom time for Baton Rouge,” said economics professor Stephen Barnes. “Baton Rouge is benefiting from a lot of industrial expansions.”

Barnes also is the director of the University’s division of economic development which helps prepare the state employment forecast for the Louisiana Workforce Commission. He said the BRAC forecast is just one of the three annual forecasts that predict growth rates for Louisiana and the

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French House undergoes interior, year-long renovations this week $5M in funds provided

by Capital Outlay

BY Jayce Genco jgenco@lsureveille.com The French House, one of the oldest buildings on campus and home to the Honors College, will soon have a fresh, new interior. The building will undergo a $5 million renovation that is expected to take about a year.

The French House was built in 1935 as a Renaissancestyle Norman château used for the intense study of french culture and language.

According to the Honors College website, on April 15, 1935, French Ambassador André de Laboulaye traveled to Louisiana to celebrate the University’s Diamond Jubilee.

Laboulaye laid the cornerstone for the French House, which included a piece of wood from the first French settlement

in Louisiana.

The French House is the only University building not located in the Quad to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Margaret Manning, mass communication sophomore and Honors College student, said the renovations are needed, and she would like to see more modern technology included in the renovations.

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The Honors College French House will undergo a $5 million renovation funded

by Capital Outlay funds approved by the Board of Regents.

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Moms growing support for medical marijuana THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SANTIAGO, Chile — Paulina Bobadilla was beyond desperate. The drugs no longer stopped her daughter’s epileptic seizures and the little girl had become so numb to pain, she would tear off her own fingernails and leave her small fingers bleeding.

Bobadilla was driving on a mountain road with Javiera, intent on ending it all by steering their car off a cliff.

“All I wanted to do was to die along with her,” the 34-year-old mother recalled of that day in April 2013. “I told her: ‘This is it.’ But then she said, ‘Mommy, I love you.’ I looked at her and I knew I had to continue fighting.”

Bobadilla’s desperation to ease her daughter’s condition is an emotion familiar to other Chilean parents who say medical marijuana can help their children and who, rather than wait for Congress to act, have taken matters into their own hands.

Despite the risk of jail time, about 100 parents have formed a group, Mama Cultiva or “Mama Grows,” to share knowledge about cultivating marijuana to extract cannabis oil for their

seizure-stricken children.

In clandestine meetings, the parents exchange tips and listen to cultivation experts explain how to grow and reproduce plants. Bobadilla and most of the members grow marijuana in their backyards, even though they could face up to 15 years in jail for doing so.

Chile allows consumption of the drug, but growing, selling or transporting it is illegal. Approval to use the drug as medicine is hard to win, and requires navigating a bureaucratic puzzle that most see as a waste of time. A proposal to decriminalize such use is making slow progress before lawmakers.

During a recent meeting of Mama Cultiva, a mother named Susana patiently separated leaves from a marijuana stem in preparation to extract oil while, nearby, her husband tended to their son who screamed as he convulsed in a seizure.

Susana, who declined to give her last name for fear of being prosecuted, and other parents later practiced the steps needed to reproduce plants with cuttings — a lesson that left them smiling with satisfaction.

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Javiera Canales’ [above] mother grows marijuana plants to extract oil to treat Javiera’s seizures, though she could face up to 15 years in jail for doing so. and members complain they sometimes must resort to buying from illegal dealers. Susana said one dealer even tricked her into buying the male strand of the plant, which does not produce the prized oil.

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Gabriela Reyes, 23, credits the cannabis oil with saving her 7-month-old son. Lucas spent the first months of his life in a hospital, suffering up to 300 epileptic seizures a day, she said.

When he no longer responded to anticonvulsion medication, doctors told her his condition was terminal.

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Questions, answers about Detroit’s bankruptcy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT — The city of Detroit said Monday it needs more time to wrap up critical deals with creditors before it will be ready to officially emerge from bankruptcy.

A judge had signed off on Detroit’s reorganization plan on Nov. 7, but didn’t specify a formal end date. Detroit now says it could be ready by Dec. 8, and Judge Steven Rhodes set another hearing for Dec. 15.

Q: Why is an exit date important?

A: Detroit is poised to borrow $275 million from Barclays Capital, much of it to pay off other obligations and to start improving city services, when it is released from Chapter 9. The debt eventually will be turned into bonds carrying an interest rate of 4.75 percent or less and will be backed by income tax revenue. The final documents are being wrapped up, attorney Heather Lennox said Monday.

“The city is more credit-worthy than it would have been 18, 19 months ago because the balance sheet is cleaned up for the first time in a great while,” said Doug Bernstein, a bankruptcy expert.

Indeed, emergency manager Kevyn Orr compared the city’s past borrowing to getting fleeced

at a “payday loan store.” Detroit is erasing $7 billion of debt in bankruptcy.

Q: Why wasn’t Detroit immediately released from bankruptcy when the plan was approved?

A: John Pottow, a professor at the University of Michigan law school, compared it to buying a house. A buyer and seller reach an agreement but it still takes days or weeks to close the deal.

In this case, it involves a series of compromises with creditors and other parties.

“The city has won,” he said.

“But you don’t get the house until you have the closing.”

Rhodes will have no patience for long pauses. On Nov. 12, he said Detroit can’t afford delays in regaining solvency.

Q: Pension cuts of up to 4.5 percent are a big part of the plan. How soon will they take effect?

A: Probably by March 1, attorney Ron King of the city’s main pension fund said Monday.

Roughly 12,000 non-public safety retirees are also losing annual cost-of-living payments.

Public meetings are planned for December to explain the changes. Retirees at risk of falling below the poverty line can apply for aid from a new fund.

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Local shelter makes move to help return animals to homes BY logan keen lkeen@lsureveille.com Among the responsibilities a college student is forced to balance, many choose to take on the challenge of owning a pet. Sometimes these pets get lost, and far too many times, they are taken to a shelter and forgotten about. Companion Animal Alliance of Baton Rouge aims to fix this problem.

CAABR is a quasi-public entity, meaning it receives part of its funds from taxpayer dollars and the rest from private donations. Its main goals are to return lost pets to their owners, and ultimately prevent unnecessary euthanization of animals because of lack of space.

“We are legally obligated to accept and care for all animals that we receive,” said Cathy Coates, CAABR board member and volunteer at the shelter. CAABR

what is known as an open intake shelter.

“We take care of these animals for as long as necessary,” Coates said. “But every single day your dog or cat is in our care, we charge a fee for that.”

The shelter’s primary focus is to find homes for all of its animals, though Coates pointed out the distinction between animals without homes and those who are simply lost and need their owners back.

“I’ll bet there are students here who have no idea to think there’s a shelter that almost definitely has their pet in most cases,” Coates said.

Specific cases exhibit signs that are almost certain to be lost pets, she said. A husky, picked up Nov. 17 by animal control, was both spayed and heartworm negative, which is an unusual circumstance for an animal who’s been living on the streets for

any amount of time in southern Louisiana. This suggests that there’s an owner out there missing a dog. A chihuahua, also spayed and heartworm negative, was picked up two days later and is in the same situation.

Coates said there are four ways an animal can leave the shelter.

They can either be adopted, taken in by a private rescue organization, returned to their original owner or, in extreme cases, euthanized.

Euthanization occurs in the event there is no space for any more animals at the shelter or that resources are lacking. Coates stressed this is why it’s even more important for owners to be aware of CAABR as a resource that could easily have their lost pet. Some of the space that could be used on animals from abusive homes or who are truly homeless is being ostensibly wasted on pets who have owners.

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Companion Animal Alliance of Baton Rouge is a animal shelter that works to find the homes of dogs like Russo.

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Twitter’s ‘echo chamber’ limits opposing political views

BY Savanah Dickinson sdickinson@lsureveille.com

For most Twitter users, followers tend to be those who echo their opinions.

Twitter is creating an “ideological echo chamber,” limiting the varying political opinions other users can view, according to a study by Yosh Halberstam and Brian Knight.

Halberstam and Knight used a model to show how groups, conservatives and liberals, are disproportionately exposed to likeminded information.

However, this seclusion radiates beyond Twitter to other social media like Facebook and in real life, said Steve Buttry, Lamar visiting scholar at the Manship School of Mass Communication.

“I think it would be an overstatement to say it’s an echo chamber, and we never hear points of view we don’t agree with, but if the echo chamber means we

mostly hear points we agree with, I think it’s true on Twitter, I think it’s true on Facebook, and I think it’s true in life,” Buttry said.

He said it would be rare for someone to be completely free of any opposing political views on Twitter. However, it is common for Twitter users to follow liberal or conservative people based on their viewpoints.

In the days before digital media, Buttry said primary sources of political information like newspapers were not ideological, but social media allows people to ostracize themselves and receive only ideologically influenced news.

Buttry said Twitter as an “ideological echo chamber” is limiting.

Communication disorders senior Danea Spillman agreed Twitter limits people’s ability to see other points of view.

“It might be limiting, but I think you can still get information

from outside sources besides your social media page,” Spillman said.

Twitter users should be following some mainstream, non-ideological news sources, Buttry said, to counter balance the exclusiveness of the Twitter world.

However, Spillman said she chooses to follow news sources who agree with her political ideology.

Buttry said he is hopeful some people come across others with different points of view through social interactions.

“I think and hope young people, as a part of their education learning about the world, are seeking out more points of view and are shunning the echo chamber and broadening the points of view they hear and share more than the older generations,” Buttry said.

Buttry realizes generational statements will not apply to every person. There are young people who seclude themselves on

Do you agree that Twitter is an “ideological echo chamber?”

David Page, chemistry junior

‘Yeah, I could see that because you’re following people that you want to follow, that you want to see, and most people like to see what they agree with.’

‘Yeah, I’m not really into politics but I see a lot of it on Twitter.’

Carly Porter,

communication studies sophomore

Danea Spillman, communication disorders senior

‘Yeah, that’s kind of true because I have followed people with different opinions but then eventually I start to unfollow them because I don’t care what they have to say anymore, and I follow more people with my views.’

agree with.”

Communication studies sophomore Victoria Bourgeois said she ignores her friends’ political tweets because politics can be too controversial.

It’s not good for society to have individuals live in an “echo chamber,” Buttry said. Yet, it’s natural to associate with people with similar interests.

Buttry said he hopes Twitter users bond over similar interests such as sports who have differing political interests, sparking future debate.

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social media thereby surrounding themselves with like-minded people.

Buttry said the best method to break the “echo chamber” is to engage in discussion with friends with differing viewpoints.

“We all have some friends that just drive us nuts because they’re not seeing the same truth that we are,” Buttry said. “And I think most of us have those friends on social media, and we either roll our eyes or hide them or we jump in and poke the hornet’s nest when they post something we don’t

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Chemistry senior Drake McCrimmon said his greatest concern with finding a job after he graduates is the level of competition in the job market with so many qualified graduates vying for similar positions.

While McCrimmon currently is considering graduate schools outside the Baton Rouge area, he said he would consider eventually returning to the region because of the increasing number of available jobs.

The division of economic development’s most recent employment forecast predicts an average growth rate of about 1.7 percent for the state and about 2.2 percent for the Baton Rouge area over the next two years, Barnes said.

This is closely aligned with the numbers predicted in the BRAC forecast.

Barnes said he considers strong employment growth to be at or above 2 percent, but the most recent national forecast projects employment growth at about 1.1 percent per year.

“For Baton Rouge or the state of Louisiana to be outperforming the nation as a whole I think is a big deal,” Barnes said.

The local construction industry is one of the primary drivers of employment growth in the coming years, Barnes said.

“Baton Rouge is the home of several very large construction and support firms who will be doing work at sites across all of southern Louisiana and really even outside of the state as well,” Barnes said.

While the employment rate is expected to increase over the next few years, Barnes said the

chalk, from page 1 Design Building, the area was dead. Now that students have the ability to study, drink coffee and express themselves artistically, the area is a social hub.

Graphic design junior Addison Hilliard said he recently picked up the chalk during a break from his classes.

Hilliard’s inspiration for his chalk typography stems from a spiritual place. As a Christian, he said he tries to reflect his love for Jesus Christ through his art. Not limiting himself to that boundary, Hilliard draws to speak to everyone in a way he knows only art can.

“The wall is really a place for self-expression,” Hilliard said.

“The fact that we have this open platform to showcase our work is a great opportunity.”

A few areas of the wall are covered in random doodles and notes, but Hilliard believes there is great potential for the chalk wall to serve as a way for student artists to gain exposure.

Hundreds of students rotate in and out of the hallway where the chalk wall rests to study or simply soak in the art. With a few clever pieces and their contact information drawn underneath, student artists can gain followers on social media and find a

Forecasted Employment Growth Rates The Baton Rouge Area Chamber forecasts a 2.5 percent growth rate of the Baton Rouge area, translating into 9,000 new jobs by 2016.

The University’s division of economic development forecasts a 1.7 percent growth rate for the state and a 2.2 percent growth rate for the Baton Rouge area.

Most recent national forecasts project employment growth at about 1.1 percent per year. unemployment rate is not necessarily expected to decrease.

“I think the Baton Rouge unemployment rate in general has been a favorable statistic,” Barnes said.

“For most of the last several years of history, we’ve had a lower unemployment rate than the nation as a whole.”

When the economy experiences an increase in employment, the unemployed are able to find jobs more easily, but those who have given up on the job search and are considered to be outside the labor force often begin looking for jobs in the improved economy as well.

Barnes said the unemployment rate is calculated by dividing the number of unemployed individuals by the total labor force. When individuals outside the labor force rejoin the number of unemployed,

the unemployment rate can experience an increase.

“There can be times, especially during improving economic conditions where the unemployment rate becomes a weaker indicator of the overall health of the labor market,” Barnes said.

While Barnes said the forecasted growth rate is a substantial improvement compared to what Baton Rouge experienced in recent history, the growth will be difficult to sustain in the long-run.

“I think Louisiana is benefiting right now from an unprecedented amount of industrial expansion,” Barnes said. “The region and the state are both working very hard to capitalize on this opportunity and create as many permanent jobs as possible through expansions of facilities in the area.”

new audience for their work.

“People are always in the Design Building, and it’s not just for the Starbucks,” Hilliard said.

“I often see people sitting in front of the wall or taking photos

of things they like because the wall is a place to de-stress for all students.”

You can reach Joshua Jackson on Twitter @Joshua_Jackson_.

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The chalk wall in the Design Building is used by students to promote specific events, express religious beliefs and write positive quotes.

Tuesday, November 25, 2014 Honors College community, Honors College dean Jona“Keep the original French than Earle said the planned style but with modern touch- renovations are 10 years in the es,” Manning said. making.

“Every honors ‘I think it’s important “When comstudent uses the plete, the buildto maintain the French House at ing’s sizable functions of the some point in their square footage college career, will be more building, and so why not make renovations are the fully utilized, it versatile for new classbest way to do it. We and everyone?” rooms, offices, Manning said honors students have and lounge arsome of her honors to keep with the times eas will have classes, which are just like every other modern ameniheld in the French ties and techdepartment.’

House, will be renologies,” the located by the onemail reads. margaret manning, going renovations. mass communication sophomore “The French She said it will be House is the difficult to work heart of the through the new Honors Col- Honors Campus, and its renolege office, located in Johnston vation will unite its historic Hall. legacy with the livable, contemThe Honors College offices porary learning and gathering have relocated to the base- spaces that the Honors commument of Johnston Hall with nity needs to thrive.” the main office located in Earle said the renovations Room 8 of Johnston Hall. Some are funded by the state through staff have moved to the first Capital Outlay. Capital Outfloor of West Laville Honors lay funds state projects that House. are approved by the Board of “I think it’s important to Regents. maintain the functions of the “We’re going to be very carebuilding, and renovations are ful to maintain all the parts of the best way to do it.” Manning the French House,” Earle said. said. “We honors students have “You have to be mindful of the to keep with the times just like historic part.” every other department.”

He said renovation conSarah Smith, interior design struction will start in about a sophomore and Honors College week. Earle said the French student, said nothing is wrong House roof and windows with the French House, but it were replaced a few years could be improved. ago.

“I think the stairways could “It’s going to be someuse some work, and work could thing all of Louisiana can be be done to the flooring and proud of,” Earle said.

“We the classrooms to make them want to keep the best and nicer,” Smith said. brightest here. This helps us In an email to the do that.”

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for Pardo.

Smith was trying to walk on for the 2012 season. As a defensive specialist, her main responsibility is to dig kill attempts with a pass to Pardo, who’s support was crucial to Smith making the team.

“Her courage and her support in me, personally, when I first was trying out for this team was incredible,” Smith said. “I wasn’t that good, I’ll say that. But she supported me through the whole entire thing to keep going and be what I am today.”

Since 2012, Smith said Pardo has helped her become a better passer. But Pardo has helped LSU coach Fran Flory even more.

Pardo has become an extension of Flory on the court during her

Screaming rituals in the middle of the night. A deep and inherited trust within members of the group. A long list of traditions and ceremonies for every new member to memorize.

No, these aren’t characteristics of a cult you have seen on the news. This is the school the LSU football team plays on Thursday.

Texas A&M is listed as a form of higher education, but it’s probably the closest thing you’ll get to a cult when it comes to major colleges. Any LSU fans making the trip for the holidays should be prepared for an entirely new type of fanfare.

Growing up in Texas, I remember respecting A&M and preferring it over the rival Texas Longhorns. But hearing Aggie alums speak with fervor and pride about their school’s customs has always been a little alarming.

“On the outside, it looks like a cult,” one of my friends from A&M once told me. “But on the inside, it’s something you wouldn’t understand.”

Actually, that sounds exactly like a cult.

There’s the midnight yell ceremony, an event LSU fans can watch if they get to College Station on Wednesday night.

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Senior setter Pardo prepares for life after volleyball

BY Brian Pellerin bpellerin@lsureveille.com When Malorie Pardo came to Baton Rouge in 2011, she started at setter as a freshman in 27 of the Tigers’ 30 matches.

She learned the ropes of the LSU volleyball team on the court and matured quickly. In that season, Pardo was named to the All-Southeastern Conference Freshman Team and All-Louisiana First Team.

With her senior season drawing to a close, Pardo ranks second in LSU history in assists with 4,778 and is one of 15 players to earn more than 1,000 career digs.

Junior outside hitter Katie Lindelow said Pardo’s passes have made her job easy during her three years with the Tigers. Junior defensive specialist Haley Smith said she might not be on the team if not football notebook

Tigers prepare for balanced, diverse Texas A&M offense

BY Michael Haraala mharaala@lsureveille.com When LSU played quarterback Johnny Manziel and the Texas A&M Aggies last season, it shut him down and pulled out a 34-10 victory.

With Manziel gone to the NFL, the Tigers are planning to play against a run-heavy post-Manziel Aggie offense.

“Johnny is the kind of guy that if he doesn’t see his first two options, he’s going to roll out and try to make a play,” said sophomore defensive tackle Christian LaCouture. “[Freshman quarterback] Kyle Allen is definitely a pocket passer with a great arm. He’s got big bodies up front. We have to attack the line of scrimmage, move upfield and

create havoc.”

After a suspension to sophomore quarterback Kenny Hill, Allen has taken the reins for the Aggies and is making his case to be the starter for games to come. He’s thrown for 884 yards on 79 completions and 11 touchdowns in his stint at starter.

“You don’t really know what you’ll get with a team like Texas A&M. You have to prepare for both the run and the pass,” said junior linebacker Deion Jones. “We aren’t desperate for a win, but we don’t like to lose. It puts a bad taste in our mouth.”

Thomas on the road to recovery

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lsu football players react to Odell Beckham Jr.’s catch

John Diarse

‘Two fingers and a thumb? That’s pretty difficult.

That’s a lot of forearm strength and a lot of focus on the ball.’

freshman reciever

DeSean Smith

‘That was unreal. I think I would have broken my shoulder leaning that far back.’

sophomore tight end

‘Those hands that he has ... He could probably catch a body with those hands.

That guy is tremendous. I’d hate to see him on Sunday. I hope I’m on his team.’

Dwayne Thomas sophomore cornerback

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Arkansas jumps in Power Rankings after big win against Ole Miss THE CUBAN CANNON tommy romanach Sports Columnist

Rivalry week is here.

As you avoid awkward conversations with family members and any work before dead week, remember to watch some of the biggest games of the year. The A&M-LSU game only begins a weekend that gives us the Southeastern Conference division winners and a clearer view of the College Football Playoff picture.

From the Egg Bowl to the Iron Bowl to the demolition that will be Florida St. vs. Florida, sit back and enjoy some of the best days of the year.

1. Alabama, Prev. 1 (10-1, 6-1 SEC) The Tide did exactly what it should have done against Western Carolina on Saturday, scoring 31 consecutive points after getting off to a slow start to a 48-17 win. It beat an FCS team by the necessary amount of points to avoid embarrassment, and now it’s time for the Iron Bowl.

The key to Alabama winning this week is senior quarterback Blake Sims, who will need to take advantage of a putrid Auburn defense. Gus Malzahn’s team is most likely going to lay a few scores on them, so they should utilize junior receiver Amari Cooper as much as possible.

The Tide will be the better team on Saturday, and only offensive mistakes will prevent it from winning.

2. Mississippi State, Prev. 2 (10-1, 6-1 SEC) Junior quarterback Dak Prescott has lost his stranglehold on the Heisman Trophy in a matter of weeks.

He’s got one game to get back in the race.

Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon and Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota are shredding defenses, so Prescott must do the same against an Ole Miss team still No. 1 in scoring defense. Obviously, winning to keep SEC West hopes alive and to keep bragging rights on the Rebels are priorities as well.

MSU should be fine if it pulls ahead of Ole Miss early and never sways from its aggressive offensive style. All it can do after that is wait and cheer on Auburn the rest of the night.

3. Georgia, Prev. 4 (9-2, 6-2 SEC) UGA fans will have to play the waiting game this week as they hope Missouri will lose to Arkansas to send Georgia to the SEC Championship game.

In between the shameless

cheering for the Hogs, it will play its biggest rival, ACC Coastal champ Georgia Tech.

The Yellow Jackets are a decent team, and the last thing the Bulldogs should do is concentrate too much on Mizzou’s game. Win the games you’re currently playing instead of concentrating on the one you might play.

4. Auburn, Prev. 5 (8-3, 4-3 SEC) Auburn rolled through Samford, 31-7, in its preparation for the Iron Bowl, but it’s going to take a special effort for this team to get past Alabama. The defense has allowed more than 30 points in six consecutive SEC games, and senior quarterback Nick Marshall has been suspect since the Texas A&M loss.

5. Missouri, Prev. 6 (9-2, 5-2 SEC) Mizzou won in Knoxville for its 10th consecutive road win, a streak going back to 2012 that includes wins in Athens, College Station, Oxford and Columbia, South Carolina.

The streak is an integral part in Missouri’s position on the brink of its second consecutive SEC East title.

Missouri has found a way to win based on forcing turnovers and controlling possession. It still has a game against Arkansas to win, but Mizzou has already exceeded expectations.

6. Arkansas, Prev. 8 (6-5, 2-5 SEC) The Razorbacks played some of the most impressive football any team has played the last two weeks, outscoring LSU and Ole Miss 47-0 to reach bowl

eligibility. This team has gone from conference laughing stock to feared opponent in two weeks, and it appears Bret Bielema’s system is finally working.

It was frightening to watch the Hogs plays the final two weeks, and it’s scarier to think what could happen next season if their skill players come back. Arkansas could be the conference’s 2015 version of Mississippi State.

7. Ole Miss, Prev. 3 (8-3, 4-3 SEC) This was a national title contender one month ago. Now it’s just another Ole Miss team.

The Rebels reverted to their old ways as Arkansas dominated them in every aspect of the game, winning 30-0 and injuring senior quarterback Bo Wallace in the process. Ole Miss is now an Egg Bowl loss from finishing .500 in SEC play, far from its expectations to begin the year.

This team may just need its season to end. Remember that 7-0 start, Rebels fans, and forget about what’s happened since the LSU game.

8. Texas A&M, Prev. 7 (7-4, 3-4 SEC) Aggie fans may be looking past their Thanksgiving duel with LSU as many bowl projections have them playing Texas in the Texas Bowl in Houston. The allure of playing the team featured in its fight song usually is distracting.

9. LSU, Prev. 9 (7-4, 3-4 SEC) Watching an LSU offense that has

scored one touchdown in eight quarters go against a dreadful A&M defense won’t be fun.

The Aggies’ secondary doesn’t seem to be able to cover anyone, but sophomore quarterback Anthony Jennings could change that.

10. Tennessee, Prev. 10 (5-6, 2-5 SEC) The Vols took a step backward with their loss to Missouri on Saturday, but a game at Vanderbilt next week will give them an elusive sixth win. Butch Jones has been superb rebuilding this program, and the team deserves a trip to a bowl game.

11. South Carolina, Prev. 11 (6-5, 3-5 SEC) Coach Steve Spurrier joked during this season’s SEC Media Days that South Carolina could play terribly all season but fans would be content if it beat Clemson. He’ll have the exact opportunity Saturday when his team travels to Memorial Stadium to finish a disappointing season.

Spurrier has had Clemson’s number, so I wouldn’t be shocked if his team pulls off the upset. It’s just going to take a performance that’s been foreign for most of

the year.

12. Florida, Prev. 12 (6-4, 4-4 SEC) An easy win against Eastern Kentucky sets up a game against No. 2 Florida State that will probably be the final embarrassment of the Will Muschamp era. Sophomore quarterback Jameis Winston and the Seminoles have struggled this season, but don’t expect it against a Gators team with little to play for.

13. Kentucky, Prev. 13 (5-6, 2-6 SEC) The ACC will reach an entirely new level of depressing if Louisville loses to Kentucky this Saturday. It would be nice to see Kentucky get the win and bowl eligibility, but this team is probably worn out from losing five consecutive games.

14. Vanderbilt, Prev. 14 (3-7, 0-7 SEC) Just one more game.

One more game and it all will be over.

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 rituals, from page 5 The A&M band and “yell leaders” light torches and lead the way for typically 20,000 fans as they march from the school’s quad into the football stadium.

Once at Kyle Field, the crowd belts out the school’s fight songs, which they actually call “war hymns.” The yell leaders also will tell stories about how the Aggies are going to win, as if they’re headed to battle instead of participating in college athletics.

While LSU students worship

pardo, from page 5 four years starting for the Tigers.

“Mal and I have a different language,” Flory said. “I can just look at her and she knows what I’m thinking. She can look at me and I can kind of differentiate what she’s feeling and where she’s going and what she needs.

The trust factor for us is certainly there.”

On the court, Pardo is quick to pick up any teammate upset with her own play or the official and get them focused back on the next point saying, “This one’s ours.”

Off the court, Smith said Pardo is like a mom to the Tigers.

Pardo doesn’t live with anyone on the team anymore, which Flory said helps the team look at her differently from the rest of her teammates, but she thinks her team looks up to Pardo mostly because she has her life plans set.

The senior setter is going to be a elementary school teacher.

“I want to be in the classroom and I want to coach some knowledge especially with the younger

their team before game day, it’s usually under the influence of various spirits. Most A&M fans are sober when they march into a stadium and yell at an empty field. The fans are inspired to carry on a tradition, no matter how bizarre it appears to anyone else.

There’s also Reveille, a longhaired collie who is A&M’s official live mascot. A dog may appear more normal than having a live tiger on campus, but the Aggies’ reverence for their animal mascot is far more absurd.

While Mike is the occasional ones,” Pardo said. “I want to install that knowledge that you have for life. You never forget the things you learn first and I want to be that person that helps [them learn] that.”

Pardo has gotten her first taste of teaching this year. She has been teaching her potential successor, freshman Elly Ogle, the same things she learned her freshman season.

When Ogle came to Baton Rouge this summer, Pardo helped her learn how each one of the players likes to have the ball set.

Ogle said she thinks Pardo has the patience of a teacher.

Flory said she hopes her team gives the senior setter a special end to her college career before Pardo begins her future career.

Smith called Pardo a unique character and said what she does will be impossible to replicate.

“She’s going to be irreplaceable.” Smith said. “Someone will to have to step in and be at that setter position, but nobody can do the same things that Malorie can.

I’m not saying that it’s going to be worse. I’m just saying, it’s going to be different.”

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LSU senior setter Malorie Pardo (14) sets the ball for sophomore middle blocker Briana Holman (13) during the Tigers’ 3-1 victory against Tennessee Nov. 14 at the PMAC.

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star of a girl’s Instagram account, Reveille is cared for by the Corps of Cadets, a military organization on campus. The cadet caring for the dog takes it to every class, and any lecture is cancelled if the dog simply barks.

When Reveille passes away, a full military funeral service is held, usually attracting several thousand people. Read that sentence again and remember this school actually exists.

The most well-known tradition is the 12th Man, a custom stemming from an Aggie

student donning football pads when the team had multiple injuries during a bowl game. Now, many A&M students stand the entire game, pretending to be ready to have one of their names called.

Students don’t actually believe they’ll play, but they should at least acknowledge the lunacy going on. Standing for three and a half hours is a bad idea, and doing it in memory of a game from the ’20s is just strange.

Despite all the rituals, A&M fans should still be credited for

caring so much. You’d never see an A&M crowd empty out in the third quarter like LSU’s, and that’s because it has been ingrained in those fans’ minds to stay the entire game.

Then again, if I ever saw LSU fans and the band marching with lighted torches toward Tiger Stadium, I would probably call the police.

thomas, from page 7

was fun and started off fast for me,” Thomas said. “It was just a little setback and I felt like I could bounce back because it was just a torn ACL and not my meniscus or anything bad with it. My ACL is really healing faster than people think it is.”

Thomas medically redshirted his freshman season due to a sports hernia on his hip that left him nearly immobile.

He was able to travel with the team throughout the rest of the season and learn from the more experienced defensive backs.

In 2013, he was able to participate in 11 of LSU’s 13 games, missing only the contests against Mississippi State and Florida. During that season, he had 10 tackles, five pass breakups, four tackles for loss, three sacks and two forced fumbles.

He said he has been receiving support from many people, including encouragement from former Tiger and current New England Patriots running back Stevan Ridley, who also is undergoing rehab for an ACL injury.

“It’s a process that you have to go through,” Thomas said.

“I have a lot of guys supporting me, a lot of friends and

family supporting me, a lot of teammates, coaching staff and coach Miles supporting me. It’s just fun. It’s a little setback, but I’m coming back healthy and coming back stronger and faster. I’ll be back sooner than people think.”

After suffering an ACL injury in his right knee against New Mexico State on Sept. 27, LSU sophomore cornerback Dwayne Thomas is making progress on the long road to recovery.

The New Orleans native was injured while blitzing New Mexico State quarterback Tyler Rogers in the second quarter. He cut with his body, but his knee buckled and twisted, tearing his ACL. Thomas needed crutches to get into the locker room.

“The first few days were painful. I woke up the next morning, and our doctors wanted to go to work that very next day,” Thomas said. “I started bending my leg the very next day with rehab. When we say we are the best at this ACL thing, we are. They started getting me ready right away. It has just been a blessing how my leg has gotten stronger in these five weeks.”

While healthy, Thomas played in five games and recorded 24 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and one interception.

“When they told me it was a torn ACL, it hit me emotionally a little bit because I was having an exciting season. It

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LSU sophomore cornerback Dwayne Thomas is walked off the field after being injured Sept. 27 in Tiger Stadium.

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Entertainment

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Black Friday Basics How to save and survive while shopping

BY Michael Tarver

mtarver@lsureveille.com

Black Friday is one of the most intense shopping experiences of the year, and thousands of people across the country take part in the hectic festivities to find the best deals and the most sought-after items. According to BlackFriday.com and the National Retail Federation, the total consumer estimate was $57.4 billion in 2013 on Thursday through Sunday. Here are some tips to help guide your shopping pilgrimage this year:

1. Plan ahead.

The most important part of Black Friday shopping is to have a wellthought-out plan going into the day; after all, it only lasts 24 hours.

Look through upcoming sales, coupons and advertisements and know what to shop for before the day begins. If you want a new TV, decide on the size and model beforehand. Check out where that TV is going to be the cheapest, and make it a priority on your list.

Rank the items you want to get by importance.

2. Make a schedule.

The day before the big shopping extravaganza, make a schedule of where and when you plan to shop, and stick to it. You don’t want to miss out on an amazing deal because you spent too long at one place. Allot yourself a certain amount of time at each store, and make sure to keep in mind the time you’ll be spending in line.

3. Wear comfortable clothes.

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Speaking of standing in line, make sure to wear comfortable, even athletic, clothing. There is nothing worse than standing in a line for an hour while your tired feet are throbbing in pain. Being uncomfortable while shopping can ruin the entire experience, and nine times out of 10, it cuts the day short.

4. Think thrifty.

5. Shop local.

Change it up a little and try out some local stores and boutiques.

This might help you avoid some of the craziness of Black Friday while still saving money. Why wrestle with someone over a sweater at Aeropostale when you could find something of better quality at a place like Private Stock?

6. Pack a lunch.

Consider bringing snacks with you to the mall or wherever you go so you can avoid the food court mayhem and save even more money. Options such as granola bars or nuts can give you energy throughout the day and give you an edge up on the competition. Even pack a small cooler with sandwiches and drinks that you can eat en-route to the stores on your Black Friday schedule.

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7. Plan your routes.

For the more advanced shoppers, plan out the various routes that are quickest around town. This is simple. Just use a GPS or Google Maps to find the fastest way to the mall or elsewhere.

This could be a perfect opportunity to familiarize yourself with the twisted backroads of Baton Rouge while shaving some time off of your overall shopping time.

8. Wait for Cyber Monday.

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Thrift stores could be a potential gold mine around Black Friday.

Think about it: Shoppers want to build an entire new wardrobe for the spring, but they have to get rid of the one they already have.

So make sure to stop at Goodwill or other local thrift stores to find some great winter items for cheap.

If for some reason you are not physically (or emotionally) fit for Black Friday shopping, Cyber Monday is always something to remember. This is arguably one of the best days of the year for online shopping, and shoppers can take part from their living rooms the Monday after Thanksgiving.

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Boisvert Farm houses award-winning Arabian horses, koi fish Port Allen farm a hidden Louisiana gem

BY Meg Ryan mryan@lsureveille.com Boisvert Farms started with a small shed and a baby pool of koi minnows about 15 or 16 years ago.

Today, the farm is having tremendous success with its performance horses. The farm expanded from a six-stall barn to a 22-stall barn and owns more than 60 horses.

Boisvert Farms breeds, trains and competes Arabian horses and boasts a large koi fish breeding and showing facility.

Joel Gangi, a horse trainer, said he met Scott Purdin, the farm’s owner, during a horse show.

“He would go to horse shows with Amanda [Purdin-Standish, his daughter] and I would go up

to the stands and sit with him, and he would start picking my brain, and I started picking his brain about the koi, and we sort of got along,” Gangi said.

Purdin-Standish said she was riding and showing horses from a young age. Her father decided to start the horse farm for her so she could have her own horses to compete.

“When I drove up, Scottie was under this shed right here with a hat sitting by one of these baby pools, [the koi] looked like minnows,” Gangi said.

Purdin asked Gangi what he needed to do to turn his farm into a place where he could breed and train horses, and Gangi gave him a simple answer — place gates on the fences.

“From there, he bought another gray horse from me,

see boisvert, page 9

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Boisvert Farms in Port Allen, owned by the Purdin family, specializes in breeding, training and competing Arabian horses.

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FILM

Descendant of Huey P. Long’s assassin creates film

BY Gerald Ducote gducote@lsureveille.com

Every family has its secrets.

For some, it means the rocky ending to a longtime marriage or the revelation of once-unknown step-siblings. With other families, these secrets can help unravel some of history’s most famous obscurities.

Yvonne Boudreaux, a filmmaker and University alumna, has worked on many well-known projects, including the NBC series “Revolution” and the films “Machete” and “Paranorman.”

For the last five years, Boudreaux has been working on “61 Bullets,” which explores the 1935 assassination of former Louisiana Gov. Huey Long.

The alleged assassin, the late Carl Weiss, is long remembered for his seemingly unassuming character, living in Louisiana as a successful doctor with a new family. Now, Boudreaux has taken the notorious killing into her own hands. This telling of the story is significantly important to Boudreaux, considering she is Weiss’ great-niece.

As the producer of “61 Bullets,” Boudreaux worked alongside her longtime film partner David Modigliani to find any and all facts in this checkered story. The inspiration for the film came during Boudreaux’s time in grade school, where she first learned about her

boisvert, from page 8 then another gray horse from me and his daughter started having success and at that point,” Gangi said.

The farm has heavily progressed over the years, especially with the 22-stall horse barn and koi showcase barn.

The horse barn includes high beams, a spiraling staircase and a metal chandelier. The koi barn includes deep fish pools with a second level for viewing purposes — something surprising to find in Port Allen, Louisiana, Gangi said.

Gene Guidry said PurdinStandish, Rhein Standish and Gangi work with the horses every day, and the best get chosen to compete.

“If they see something in a horse when they’re young, they’ll put a lot of effort into it,” Guidry said.

The barn’s trophy room is covered with shelves of awards, but those aren’t all of them Guidry said.

“A lot of the horses that are in this barn currently, these are the ones we still show,” Guidry said.

Boisvert Farms has won a U.S. or Canadian national championship or reserve in a competition every year since 2002. As time has gone on, it’s won multiples in competition. In 2012, Boisvert Farm’s total was 29 championships and 41 reserves.

Guidry said Purdin-

photo courtesy of Yvonne Boudreaux

LSU alumna Yvonne Boudreaux’s film ‘61 Bullets’ examines the assassination of former Louisiana Gov. Huey P. Long, allegedly committed by her great uncle. ancestor who had long been hidden from conversation.

“In eighth grade Louisiana history, I found out that my great uncle supposedly shot Huey P. Long,” Boudreaux said.

Though the story of Long’s killing has been told and retold through film and television, “61 Bullets” addresses the life of both Weiss and Long by interviewing descendants from the men’s families. Boudreaux’s personal connection with the assassination allowed her to delve deep into a topic that was never spoken of among her family members

until now.

“There are these stories that exist that no one has heard yet,” Boudreaux said. “I wanted this collection of stories to be told collectively. I had access to my family … and we reached out to the Long family and were able to get some real good stories.”

Along with the accounts of her and Long’s family, Boudreaux consulted forensic experts and police officials who reopened the case in the 1990s. These resources came together well for Boudreaux, who found even further investigative means through the

word-of-mouth channels of local citizens who have discussed the assassination for decades.

“Especially in Louisiana, you say, ‘Oh, my uncle knows somebody,’ or ‘My aunt knows somebody,’” Boudreaux said. “We just bounced around recommendations of someone the interviewee would tell us. That’s what we did for five years … interviewing anyone and everyone who had some kind of expertise on this event.”

Despite the 70 years of animosity that could have grown between the Long and Weiss families, the film’s focus on Weiss rather than the assassination itself eased any tension that could rise from the sensitive subject.

Boudreaux’s approach as a filmmaker instead of a relative made the interview process smoother and less pejorative. The filmmakers wanted to take any perceived judgment out of the process and maintain a search for facts about the people involved in the assassination.

Boudreaux cited a particular difficulty in obtaining subjects due to the event’s age. Since the assassination occurred nearly 70 years ago, many witnesses and ancestors have since died.

“It’s not heavy-handed,” Boudreaux said. “It’s a collection of stories. It’s not about who did it.

It’s about the aftermath and the effect that this had on people. It

was very hard to make this documentary because most people that were alive when this happened are no longer with us. A lot of the evidence has been buried or is washed away.”

So far, “61 Bullets” has been screened in Austin, Texas, and New Orleans with apparent differences in reaction. With the assassination being common knowledge and often taught in history courses, Louisiana audiences received the film’s information with surprise to both the in-depth research and what Boudreaux and her partners uncovered.

For attendants in Texas, “61 Bullets” comes across as an emotional account from family members, including Carl Weiss, Jr., and the reverberation that the assassination caused throughout Louisiana.

“In Texas, the whole other response was more of a human, personal response because they’re meeting the son of an alleged assassin,” Boudreaux said. “For them, they thought that was really intense and fascinating. It’s so interesting to see this very different connection.”

“61 Bullets” is scheduled to play Sunday, Nov. 30, at the Shaw Center at 2 p.m. From there, Boudreaux hopes to have the documentary accepted by Independent Lens from PBS. You can reach Gerald Ducote on Twitter @geraldducoteTDR.

Standish’s competitions, along with Standish and Gangi, take place all over the country “They just got back from Tulsa where nationals was. Sometimes they go as far as Canada, Texas — Dallas, Fort Worth, all over the place,” Guidry said.

However, the farm’s success doesn’t end at horses. Purdin has expanded his koi breeding from the baby pool where it began.

Gangi said Purdin is one of the top breeders in the country.

He said Purdin goes through half a million fish in a season and is heavily involved in every step of the process.

Purdin keeps the koi separated by age groups. As the koi age, they grow in size. The beginning pools house small koi and the older pools house the larger koi.

Along with the breeding pools, Purdin has a showing barn, similar to the horse barn, to showcase the koi for sale.

Gangi said he will bring buyers in to showcase his fish and sell them for a high price tag.

Gangi said the koi breeding and the horse breeding go hand and hand for Boisvert Farms.

Purdin has learned about horse breeding from Gangi and Gangi has observed koi breeding from Purdin.

One without the other, at this point, would seem strange. photos by Emily Brauner / The Daily Reveille

You can reach Meg Ryan on Twitter @The_MegRyan.

A special stable [top] was built where trainer Joel Gangi interacts with the horses. Trophies from past competitions grace their walls [bottom left]. The Purdin’s also own Purdin Koi Farm, where Scott Purdin raises and sells koi [bottom right].

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

GIVING THANKS We asked our columnists: What’s your favorite... compiled by the daily reveille opinion staff

Thanksgiving food?

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My favorite part of the feast is the mashed potatoes, no question.

Stuffing! Is there really any debate?

I will never forget The Bastidas’ introduction to the Turducken in 2011. Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps.

I eat everything on the dessert table, including the table.

Hands down, corn casserole.

After-dinner naps. It’s important to recharge our batteries before heading over to the mall at midnight. Black Friday is another holiday at my house.

My family and friends always go see a movie after dinner.

I typically join my German Shepherd, Baron, on the ground in gluttonous shame.

After eating, my family Usually, I just try to stay watches football, which invisible so that I don’t have to answer the is a refreshing change inevitable “So, how’s from their questioning school?” questions of my life choices from distant relatives during the meal. who give me cards labeled “Sydney” at Christmas.

thing to disagree with family members about?

Politics, race relations, same-sex marriage, reproductive rights.

I’d say the act of disagreeing with my family itself is my favorite thing.

I’ve learned it is better to stay quiet while some family members drunkenly debate the artistic merits of Kid Rock.

Macy’s parade float or balloon

Ronald McDonald.

He’s already creepy enough life-sized in McDonald’s, but blown up and floating in the sky, he’s terrifying. I love it.

I don’t like my already-problematic Thanksgiving dinner spoiled by blatant consumerism.

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We argue about I always argue that different things every there are too many year, but I predict this people wearing camo to year it’ll be between Thanksgiving dinner.

“You write a lot about controversial issues” and “Why did you add Nicki Minaj songs to your little sister’s iPod?” I don’t like watching parades on TV. It’s like when someone you know sends you a “we’re having so much fun without you” email while on vacation. Too depressing.

My family never really has major disagreements. We just yell about politics because we’re very excitable.

The red Mighty Morphin Who in their right mind Power Ranger balloon. would devote a morning to watching a parade on TV?

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Quote of the Day ‘If a fellow isn’t thankful for what he’s got, he isn’t likely to be thankful for what he’s going to get.’

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Please apply in person between 2-5pm, Monday - Friday at 4542 Bennington Ave. _________________________ HELP WANTED! Veterinary Clinic: Animal Health Clinic 4803 Perkins Rd. 225-9241353 _________________________ High Volume Bakery looking for Smiling Faces to greet and assist our customers in product selection. FT & PT positions available at our Florida Blvd and Perkins Rd locations. $8/hr or more DOE. Apply in person at 8046 Florida Blvd or email resume to baums@ bellsouth.net _________________________ Looking for cashier to work mornings (10-3) and possibly Saturdays. Call Britlynn for information at 2252917766 or 3373801349. _________________________ Mathnasium is opening an other Baton Rouge location and needs tutors for all three area centers. We’re looking for people who are really talented with math through the highschool Algebra 2 level. If you made a 30 or higher on the math section of the ACT, we would be especially interested to hear from you. We offer flexible scheduling and a fun work environment. Contact ascension@mathnasium.com or call 744-0005. _______________________ Part time accounting assistant needed for a medical practice.

Quickbooks and Excel experience is required. Duties will include accounts payable, inventory distribution, surgical supply delivery, help with payroll tasks, sales tax and any additional tasks needed. 15-20 hours per week. If interested, please email resume to abby. hebert@cvtsc.com.

PART TIME FRONT DESK RECEPTIONIST WANTED AT STYLE SALON AND SPA! SEEKING AN EXITED AND ENTHUSIASTIC PERSONALITY TO GREET OUR CLIENTS! MUST BE PERSONABLE AND PROFESSIONAL AS A FACE OF THE SALON! HOURLY PAY AND SCHEDULE FLEXIBILITY AVAILABLE _________________________ Po Boy Express-Siegen Now Hiring. Apply in person. 6606 Siegen Lane. 300.4916 _________________________ Receptionist needed for small law firm on Perkins Road near Pennington. Part-time or fulltime. Duties include answering multiline phone system, filing, receiving/sending mail, greeting clients, managing office supplies and miscellaneous tasks. Applicant must be friendly, energetic, articulate, punctual and professional.

Email resume and cover letter to receptionist@saunderschabert.com. _________________________ Seeking preschool teacher for the spring semester. Close to LSU! Must be dependable and reliable. M-F 2:30-5:30 _________________________ Small private elementary seeks elem. ed. grad. student for parttime tutoring position. Send resume and contact information to cdsofbr@hotmail.com. _________________________

administrative skills. Experience in the multi-family or the student housing industry is preferred. To apply for Sterling Burbank’s Leasing Professional position please visit The Dinerstein Companies career site at _________________________ The BEST WESTERN PLUS Richmond Inn & Suites hotel is hiring full time front desk agents for 3pm-11pm shift. Must have excellent customer service skills, multitask, answer multi-line phone, computer knowledge, etc.

Also hiring part time Sat-Sun bartender 3:30pm-11:30pm.

Must be experienced and have own license. Willing to make it a full time position with other three days as a front desk agent. All applicants must apply in person and pass a background and drug test. NO PHONE CALLS! _________________________ The Office of Student Media is seeking applicants for the position of Distribution Assistant for The Daily Reveille. Applicants must be LSU students enrolled full time and in good standing. Reliable personal transportation and availability in the very early morning hours Monday through Friday is required. The rate of pay is $15/ hour. Please submit an application at www.lsureveille.com/ advertising/application.

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