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EDUCATION AMID

THE AFTERMATH

LSU students struggle to complete coursework after Hurricane Laura devastates their hometowns.

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NEWS

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Tiger stadium is reduced to 25% capacity, but LSU Athletics said it will prioritze student and season ticket holders.

ENTERTAINMENT

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The Manship Theatre creates new ways for patrons to enjoy film and theatre through virtual and physically distant shows.

SPORTS

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Despite having their championship run cut short last season, the Sandy Tigers remain hopeful on what is ahead.

OPINION

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“For many fans, the march was the first time they were seeing familiar...faces attached to a Black Lives Matter protest.”

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‘THELSUPICTURES DO IT NO JUSTICE’ students share stories of loss from Hurricane Laura

BY JOSH ARCHOTE @JArchote When Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwest Louisiana on Aug. 27, many Louisiana residents and LSU students were left without power and clean drinking water for days following the storm.

Mass communication junior and Student Government attorney general Ricky Bryant said the University should bring more attention to the devastation in Louisiana.

“In the crazy world of 2020, it seems people are treating Hurricane Laura like southwest Louisiana wasn’t hit as hard as expected,” Bryant said. “In reality, entire communities are devastated and the utilization of a nationwide platform like LSU’s could bring awareness to the needs of southwest Louisiana.”

Paul Coreil, LSUA chancellor, said Hurricane Laura left Alexandria’s campus without electricity and water, putting on-campus students in a bind.

“Students could not remain here; they had to evacuate,” Coreil said. “We called LSU and they immediately opened their arms and said ‘We have student housing available. We can help y’all and put students up there.’ So, we loaded the students onto our athletic buses, and they went to LSU in Baton Rouge and had a great experience. They were fed, taken care of.”

LSUA students spent two nights on LSU’s campus before returning to Alexandria, where Coreil said the damage was extensive.

“To me, the tremendous story that needs to be told is that LSU system’s campuses take care of each other when there’s a need.

We didn’t hesitate to ask them, and they didn’t hesitate to say yes,” Coreil said.

Interim President Thomas Galligan sent out an email detailing the University’s Hurricane Laura assistance efforts on Aug. 27.

Some of the resources available for students include academic advisers, mental health counselors, financial aid and the LSU Food Pantry. Galligan also reminded students of the Student Emergency Support Fund, which provides financial support to students who are unable to meet immediate needs because of an emergency situation.

“Please allow me to extend my condolences to all of you who are suffering loss during these already trying times,” Galligan wrote. “We are here for you and will help to get you through it.”

However, not all students felt supported by the University. As they watched their homes become damaged and feared for their families’ lives, students from the University’s flagship campus were still expected to attend virtual classes the next day. Here are four student testimonies of their unique experiences with the Category 4 storm:

Austin Wade

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Public relations junior Austin Wade lives in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Madeline Holmes

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History and communication studies junior Madeline Holmes is from Kinder, Louisiana.

Austin Wade For public relations junior Austin Wade, Hurricane Laura left his family in a situation many Louisianans are familiar with.

“My dad was planning on staying through the storm, but we were able to convince him to leave the day before the storm,” Wade said. “It was very nerveracking in the hours leading up to the storm. We were all watching The Weather Channel all day.”

Hurricane Laura made landfall at peak intensity south of Wade’s hometown of Lake Charles as a Category 4 hurricane, with up to 102 mph sustained winds and 137 mph wind gusts recorded.

“My dad went back the day after, and his house was hit the worst. His house gets worse day by day due to the water damage,” Wade said. “He’s had a pretty rough year, so I could tell this really took a toll on him being that he hasn’t lived in that house for very long and worked hard to earn it.

“I want to do everything I can to help him, but I have school and work to keep up with. There is no way I could help him and keep up with school. The city is totally devastated, and the pictures do it no justice,” Wade said.

Wade spent five hours in traffic one day when traveling home from campus.

“My muscles are tense, and I’m just stressed from the driving alone. In addition to that stress, I have been hauling flooring, repairing roofs and doing yard work, and that has put a strain on my body,” Wade said. “My mind and body don’t want to focus on school right now when there is so much left to do over there.”

Jeramie Britt Over 200,000 people were ordered to evacuate southwestern Louisiana, causing long lines at gas stations and booked-up hotels in surrounding areas. Public relations junior Jeramie Britt’s hometown of Sulphur was ordered to evacuate ahead of the storm, making life for Britt’s family difficult.

“We evacuated on [Aug.] 25 and have had to bounce around

Jeramie Britt

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Public relations junior Jeramie Britt lives in Sulphur, Louisiana.

Tanner Aucoin

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Sociology junior Tanner Aucoin is from Central, Louisiana. two hotels in Baton Rouge before staying in an Airbnb for the past two nights,” Britt said. “The hotel’s price gouged us, so we had to stay in three places in three days.”

Britt said his house has structural damage that needs to be repaired. Even if he wanted to return home, power and utilities won’t be restored for at least four to six weeks.

The University canceled classes Aug. 26 and Aug. 27 in anticipation of the storm but resumed operations the following Friday, a day after Hurricane Laura made landfall. For some students, the aftermath of Hurricane Laura made focusing on school difficult.

Britt said the situation at home prevented him from attending class that Friday, putting him behind in two of his classes.

“I simply couldn’t comfortably attend class while dealing with the mental toll of my hometown being destroyed and moving belongings to other hotels,” Britt said. “I emailed my professors and they were understanding, but it just seemed insensitive on LSU’s part considering the amount of students that are from that area.”

Tanner Aucoin Both of Tanner Aucoin’s parents are fire marshals and were deployed to help clean up the aftermath of Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, leaving Aucoin in a challenging position. The sociology junior left the University to return to his home in Central a day before the storm made landfall to take care of his younger siblings.

“It’s crazy when your parents put their living wills in your hands and say ‘this is in case anything happens to us, make sure you keep hold of this,’” Aucoin said. “[My mother] was giving me everything; she gave me her jewelry, she told me who to call, she gave me the passwords for all the accounts so I could pay the bills, she gave the deed to the house, she gave me the deeds to all the vehicles, she gave me the life insurance policies and all that necessary paperwork. For me that was the biggest way Laura

affected me.”

Aucoin said taking care of his younger brothers and balancing his schoolwork was also exhausting.

His day consisted of waking up at 5 a.m. so his mother could sleep as long as possible if she wasn’t already awake. Then, he would wake up his brothers, make sure they were ready for school and get them on the bus.

Then he would attend all of his virtual classes, complete his assignments and wait for his brothers to come home.

Aucoin said he and his youngest brother have ADHD, while the middle brother has dyslexia and needs extra help.

“It was being a college student, parent and middle school tutor all in a 24-hour day,” Aucoin said.

Madeline Holmes History and communication studies junior Madeline Holmes’ family moved in with her after their home in Kinder lost electricity for weeks following the storm.

“When the hurricane came through my town, it hit us pretty hard,” Holmes said. “My parents’ house was damaged and they didn’t have power for a few weeks, so they had to completely move in with me for about a month. So here I am in my apartment with my mom, my dad, my sister, my dog.”

Holmes said her family situation made attending class difficult, especially since all of her classes are online. Half of her family members are also in weekly Zoom meetings, so it was difficult to find a place in her apartment to do her school work.

“It was my mom, my dad and I all sitting around my little dining room table with headphones in trying to hear our respective meetings,” Holmes said.

Holmes said she had to drop a class after having a bad experience with a professor. Her professor emailed the class informing them they still had a quiz due on Aug. 27, despite classes being canceled.

“I emailed him and was like, ‘I was under the impression that this would be pushed back because classes were canceled,’” Holmes said. “Additionally, I explained my situation with my family living with me and being displaced by the hurricane, and he basically just said ‘that sucks, but you still need to do this quiz.’”

Holmes said she dropped the course that afternoon.

“I didn’t want to because that’s going to set me back next semester, but I didn’t feel comfortable taking a class with a professor who clearly didn’t care about his students and their success,” Holmes said.

Holmes said the University could have handled the situation better.

“I definitely think they rushed too quickly to come back,” Holmes said. “It was like a slap in the face for people who were affected in my area.”

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New downtown library opens after delays

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ing students because I think we’re the most important,” Johnson said.

“But I would rather sit this one out and watch this season from my couch because it’s not going to be the same.”

As of Sept. 11, the University reported 24,850 opt-ins and 2,500 student tickets that will be allotted for each game. An extra 500 slots will be reserved for the Tiger Band along with 500 tickets for the visiting institution.

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The new downtown Baton Rouge library, River Center Branch Library, offers a quiet, off-campus place for students to study.

The library was supposed to be finished in December, but after structural issues, the opening was delayed until June.

The library is following all the Phase 2 COVID-19 protocols so patrons stay safe. All employees and guests are required to wear masks. The help desk also has plexiglass barriers for extra safety.

Former LSU academic adviser Annette Yancy has worked at the library since February. According to Yancy the library is currently at 25% capacity and is being cleaned often with the help of extra custodial staff. There is limited contact when it comes to checking out books and computers are wiped down after each use.

“The library is making people space out. They have shields and they are taking into consideration how many people they are letting into the building,” Meatte said. “I do feel safe there.”

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‘IT’S NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME.’ Students weigh in on LSU’s new football ticket prioritization system.

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A view of Tiger Stadium on LSU’s campus on Aug. 25.

BY CATIE ZEILMAN @catiezeilman LSU is prioritizing student and season ticket holders this fall in Tiger Stadium. Capacity will be limited to 25% in an effort to comply with social distancing guidelines.

Brian Broussard, the head of ticketing operations, told BRProud on Aug. 3 football fans will not have the option to purchase individual tickets this season.

“Maximize the capacity to whatever you can, but obviously if you look around the country

there’s considerations being made for lower capacities everywhere,” Broussard said. “We’ll have to take that into effect here.”

LSU Athletics officials reminded the public that plans for the season are subject to change.

The roughly 71,000 season ticket holders had the option to opt out of the 2020 season. Over 46,000 chose to do so.

With several big changes thanks to COVID-19, Death Valley will not look the same this season.

A ban on tailgating, face mask requirements and social distancing

will completely alter the norm in the stadium.

History senior Gracie Johnson said she “completely understands” why people wouldn’t want to attend games this season.

“When you think of Tiger Stadium, you think of tailgating and cheering on the team with 100,000 people squeezed together,” Johnson said. “That’s just not an option this year.”

Johnson said she will be watching the games from home this season.

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STUDENT LIFE

Tiger Trails bus capacity restrictions lengthen wait times

BY MADELYN CUTRONE @CutroneMadelyn

During the initial rain from Hurricane Laura on Aug. 24, a group of rain-drenched students waited under a stairwell for Tiger Trails buses to arrive.

One of these students, geology junior Lauren Zachary, waited for two hours.

The group of 10-12 students had a system where one person would stand at the door of the stairwell and alert the others when a bus was approaching.

They also used the Tiger Trails app to track the bus they needed to board. When it was close, they would run out to the unprotected bus stop and wait. “[The drivers] would point at the sign on the door that said ‘max occupancy’ and just keep going,” Zachary said.

She ultimately had four buses pass her by before she was able to board one, dripping wet and “mis-

erable.” Zachary has asthma and chronic bronchitis, so she found the two hour wait in a storm particularly concerning.

After this experience, Zachary decided to stop using Tiger Trails altogether.

“I don’t want to be late for my classes, and I’m not going to wake up three hours early just to give myself the required legroom to make sure I get to campus on time,” Zachary said. “It’s too stressful.”

While Zachary agrees with occupancy being limited in some manner, she said the buses’ new 25% capacity is too low.

“Right now it’s not a usable resource,” Zachary said.

When discussing ways the bus system could improve, Zachary said raising the max occupancy to even 50% would help.

“I was on a full bus with eight people, and there was plenty of room where other people could have been there with social dis-

tancing,” Zachary said. “I think that’s an option.”

Zachary said using a percentage or specific number of people per bus may not be the best method.

“A lot of people that are riding the bus are roommates and people that are exposed to each other daily who could reasonably sit together,” Zachary said. “It’s very situational. It shouldn’t be such a strict exact number. It was storming, and we were drenched, maybe there should be some leeway there.”

LSU Transportation Demand Manager Josh Galasso said while he recognizes the inconvenience of capacity restrictions, it’s something that can’t be helped.

“We’d love to have more people riding the buses, but that’s something we can’t do until the federal, state and local governments lift those restrictions,” Galasso said.

In fact, the entire U.S. transit system is stuck in the same dilem-

ma, Galasso said. Capacity restrictions exist nationwide, and LSU is no exception.

“We tried everything we could to prevent it from being 25%,” Galasso said. “It’s something we’re forced to do. We’re working with the regulations that are in place.”

Galasso said the department has only received four complaints this semester regarding capacity restrictions. One of the reasons for this may be that students aren’t aware of how to report complaints, or simply don’t feel comfortable doing so.

“I didn’t even know that calling to complain was an option,” Zachary said. “I’m not the type of person who would call and complain.”

If other students have experienced long wait times for Tiger Trails buses and would like to submit a report, LSU’s Parking and Transportation office can be reached at 225-578-5000 or parking@lsu.edu.

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A sign displays different Tiger Trails bus routes at Lockett Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019.

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page 4 TICKETS, from page 3 cially announced a priority system for reserving tickets yet, but other schools in the SEC have similar priority programs. The University of Alabama is allotting seniors priority with 40% of tickets, then juniors with 20% and sophomores and freshmen with 20%, according to its website.

Leadership and human resources junior Emily Geno said she is remaining positive about the situation.

“Even though there’s only going to be a quarter of us in the stadium, I’m just glad we get to be there,” Geno said. “It could be way worse. We’re one of the few schools that even has a 2020 season.”

The Power-Five conferences that are on track to play this season are the Big 12, ACC and SEC. Each will play under a new format consisting of 10 games against conference opponents.

The Tigers are scheduled to kick off the football season by hosting Mississippi State on Sept.

26.

Students will be able to enter through any gate, but the student section will remain in the north end zone.

LSU Athletics and LSU Student Government are coordinating ticket plans, and students should expect to receive an email with updates sometime within the next week.

LIBRARY, from page 3 The library has three floors and multiple places for students to study. The first floor includes the help desk, outside seating, public computers and tables with plugs and comfortable seating.

The third floor has more seating and computers, making it easy for guests to spread themselves out. There are also study rooms; however, they were not available until Phase 3 began last Friday.

The fourth floor has a rooftop terrace that is open from 10 a.m. until 30 minutes before closing.

The rooftop has more seating, a small garden and a view of downtown Baton Rouge and the river.

All the tables also have builtin plugs for convenient access.

Wi-Fi is free for anyone, not just library cardholders.

“I think it’s a very quiet atmosphere and there are a lot of glass windows so you have a lot of natural light which, for me personally keeps me motivated to do stuff. It’s just a very warm and welcoming area,” Meatte said.

Now is the perfect time to get a library card because it is National Library Card month, according to Yancy. All Baton Rouge residents with a Baton Rouge ID or students with their college IDs can get a library card for free. A library card provides access to the computers, books and DVDs available at the library.

This is a great place for students who do not want the has-

2020 Ticket Sales by the Numbers Tiger Stadium is operating at around 25% capacity.

Student seats (2,500) Tiger Band seats (500) Visiting institution (500) Season ticket holder seats (24,850) Total allotments: 28,350

sle of trying to wander through campus for a good place to study, according to Meatte.

“A lot of places on campus you have to park far away and walk to, and you don’t know if you’re going to find a spot,” Meatte said. “The library on campus is dark and old and feels dirty, and it’s not a place I want to be.”

The library is open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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The River Center Branch Library on Sept. 9 at 250 North Blvd.

ENTERTAINMENT ONLINE OPENING ACT

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M A N S H I P

The Manship Theatre of BR offers films for physical, virtual audiences

BY TANER MORGAN @taner_morgan The Manship Theatre is a nonprofit performing arts center at 100 Lafayette St, a prominent and beautifully modern location diagonally across from the old state capitol in downtown Baton Rouge.

Under normal circumstances, it draws crowds as a cultural cornerstone of the area, boasting a variety of unique live performances and film showings. Under current circumstances, there is an emphasis on the latter as The Manship Theatre maintains its role as a community artistic hub by providing regular showings of titles both widely familiar and lesser known.

The film program is strengthened by its frequent thematic promotions, including random

T H E A T R E

exhibitions horror short film collections and Halloween and Christmas classics for the holiday season. September features much of John Hughes’ work, starting with “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (1986) on Sept 10 and continuing with a different film every Thursday for the rest of the month.

To abide by current rules for theater houses, seating accommodations have been made. Sections are roped off and seating is assigned to guarantee social distancing, so buying tickets online as early as possible is recommended. As with anything in this turbulent time, drawing up a schedule for the future is very difficult, but the Manship Theatre has proven to be at the forefront of appropriately returning to normalcy.

“We’re doing it 100% safely as we can; it’s based on group size

and cleaned before and after every event.” Director of Marketing and Programming John Kaufman said.

The building itself is the perfect setting for a reserved night out or date night, fitted with an operational bar and plenty of room to wander around after the showing. An attached gift shop boasts local artwork and knick knacks worth a browse. An elevator in the lobby takes guests to the rooftop sushi restaurant Tsunami for a classic meal and a show.

For audiences looking to expand their cultural horizons from the comfort of their home, the Manship Virtual Cinema makes a variety of media like foreign films, recorded performances and modern movies immediately available for a standard ticket price. This service also ensures that patrons

unable to physically attend still have the opportunity to enjoy and support the program.

Due to the nature of the intimate theater and sizable pool of regulars, the Manship staff are able to get feedback and show what the people want to see.

“We send out a survey to the membership base and say ‘hey, what would you like to see?’”

Kaufman said.

There are no live performances on the official event calendar accessible until The Allman Betts Band opens it back up on April 28. In the past, the theater has hosted live bands to play film soundtracks to accompany showings for movies like “Night of the Living Dead” and “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” The staff hopes to bring such experiences back to the stage as soon as it’s possible to safely do so.

Are you feeling nostalgic for one of your favorite childhood shows? Or are current shows just not your thing?

Luckily, 2000s sitcoms, cartoons, reality TV shows and dramas are making their way into modern streaming platforms, such as Netflix and Hulu. Netflix, unfortunately, doesn’t have a “Sitcoms from the 2000s” list as it does for the 1990s quite yet. On the other hand, Hulu has a mass selection of shows that first aired at the beginning of the millennium.

Here are some of the top shows from the 2000s on both streaming platforms:

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Arrested Development Netflix

30 Rock Hulu

The Office Netflix

Drake and Josh Hulu

Family Guy Hulu

Scrubs Hulu

Futurama Hulu

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Breaking Bad Netflix

Gossip Girl Netflix

One Tree Hill Hulu

Everybody Hates Chris Hulu

Gilmore Girls Netflix

Charmed Netflix

The Bernie Mac Show Hulu

Glee Netflix

Malcolm in the Middle Hulu

The Game Netflix

The Secret Life of the American Teenager Hulu

Sabrina The Teenage Witch Hulu

My Name Is Earl Hulu

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Make It or Break It Hulu Greek Hulu

Veronica Mars Hulu

N S O O A R C T

Kitchen Nightmares Hulu

Fear Factor Hulu

Flavor of Love Hulu

Jersey Shore Hulu

Avatar: The Last Airbender Netflix

American’s Next Top Model Hulu

The Hills Hulu

H20: Just Add Water Netflix

Dance Moms Hulu

Victorious Netflix

Beat Bobby Flay Hulu

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Hulu

Powderpuff Girls Hulu Jimmy Neutron Hulu Danny Phantom Hulu

My Life As a Teenage Robot Hulu Chowder Hulu Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends Hulu

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PPE POLLUTION Photos by Jalen Hinton and Elizabeth Sullivan

LSU students are required to wear face masks on campus to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Some of these masks litter the campus grounds.

A cloth face mask hangs off a bush on Sept. 5 outside of Howe-Russel Hall, near the Quad.

A disposable face mask litters the ground on Sept. 5 outside of the Art and Design Building.

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BY ANTHONY MOCKLIN @anthony_mocklin

LSU beach volleyball returns to the sand with unfinished business COURTESY OF ASHLYN RASNICK-POPE

The last full team huddle of the season after the sandy Tigers defeated the top-ranked UCLA Bruins to claim the No. 1 spot in the country.

BY ASHLYN RASNICK-POPE Special to the Reveille What was supposed to go down as a record-setting year for the LSU beach volleyball team turned into a year of pandemics, social movements and hurricanes.

However, with so much uncertainty and the Tiger’s sidelined for the foreseeable future, one thing was clear when the team members went their separate ways for the summer. The sandy Tigers were determined not to let their hard work go to waste.

As time passed, the Tigers prepared for how different their school year was going to be. It was evident that if they wanted a chance at the NCAA title, they would have to abide by a new set of rules and protocols to ensure their safety.

The sandy Tigers returned to

Baton Rouge on Aug. 12 to start a mandatory 14-day quarantine.

During this time, they realized the magnitude of how different things were going to be for them in the coming months. However, it also gave the team members time to reflect and map out their goals for their 2021 campaign.

Fifth-year senior Claire Coppola had planned the 2020 season as her farewell tour.

However, due to the pandemic, Coppola made the decision to put her life on hold and come back for a chance to win gold in 2021 with her teammates.

“My goals are still the same as last year and every year I’ve been at LSU,” Coppola said. “I want to win a national championship, and I will stop at nothing to get there.”

Many of Coppola’s teammates were thinking the same

way. Seventh-year player Toni Rodriguez is thankful that LSU and the NCAA are giving athletes the best chance possible to represent their universities.

“It means a lot to know LSU and the NCAA are doing everything they can to give us an opportunity to play, especially for us seniors who are getting to come back,” Rodriguez said.

“We are looking forward to doing whatever it takes to compete.”

While the Tigers are looking forward to the future, it is hard not to wonder what could have happened last year. Head coach Russel Brock wished he could change everything that has happened in relation to COVID-19.

“We wish all the fear, pain, illness, death and economic challenges would have never happened,” Brock said. “However,

if the byproduct was we were able to finish the season, then that would be a wonderful silver lining.”

Ultimately, the LSU beach volleyball team will always wish that their 2020 dream season could have had the fairytale ending it deserved, but due to the effects of COVID-19, they look forward to 2021.

Sixth-year player Taryn Kloth plans to face the season with strong leadership and effective communication.

“We will face this season head on and tackle any adversity that comes our way, together,” Kloth said.

LSU beach volleyball will continue to train through the fall to chase the team members’ dream of winning their first NCAA national championship in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

LSU football brought back a familiar face in January following defensive coordinator Dave Aranda’s departure. The team hired Bo Pelini, who served as defensive coordinator during the Tigers’ 2007 national championship season.

While Aranda was often described as calm and collected, Pelini developed a reputation for his intensity during his DC tenure from 2005-2007.

When comparing the two, an anonymous SEC coach told Lindy’s Sports that Aranda and Pelini “are great defensive minds, but different personalities. One coaches like the Pope, another coaches like he’s in a rock band.”

Orgeron told reporters in February that Pelini has brought lots of energy to the team so far. Orgeron said he believes Pelini’s 4-3 scheme will fit much better with the defensive personnel than Aranda’s 3-4.

Pelini has also made an impact in the recruiting department.

Five-star prospect Maason Smith, the nation’s No. 1 defensive tackle, addressed his relationship

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COLUMN

By sending students home, colleges make a bubble for sports RECE BEAUGH @recebeaugh One of the main arguments against college football is that it should not be played if students are not on campus. But what if that would actually make it safer to play football?

The idea of a “bubble” has been floated around by every expert in the business. The National Basketball Association has been doing it since June and is still playing as of now—same goes for the National Hockey League. The problem with a bubble in college athletics is as simple as this: You

cannot tell college kids what to do or not do and expect them to just do it. Unlike the professional athletes, collegiate athletes are not tied down by certain rules or contracts. Though it can be hard to remember at times, these collegiate athletes are just like all other college students. They are kids who want to hang out with friends, party and live their lives.

So, no, a bubble is not a feasible option for being able to play college football. However, some colleges around the country are inadvertently creating a different kind of bubble that just might work. Multiple schools have already announced they will return

to remote learning after previously bringing students back to campus. This sudden change has been due to outbreaks of COVID-19 on campus.

By sending students home but continuing to play football, universities are making it safer for athletes to compete. There is less interaction between athletes and students when the learning is remote as opposed to if it was in-person. Also, by limiting the amount of people on and around campus, it is safer for athletes to live their daily lives with less risk of contracting the virus. The temptation of going to parties and gatherings is also more limited

because of the reduced likelihood of these events.

Not only would college athletes be safer, but students would too. Fully remote learning, although not ideal for just about anyone, is the safest option during this time of uncertainty. Yes, in-person class sizes are reduced, and some classes are hybrid (half online, half in-person), but by being on campus and interacting with other students, the odds of getting sick are still much higher than if learning were fully remote. Going fully remote seems to be the safest option for students and athletes when it comes to the health of everyone

on campus.

As it stands, students are still going to class on many campuses around the country, including ours. Athletes are still practicing and preparing to play football in the coming weeks. To protect everyone within the community while also ensuring that football is played, a bubble must be created for the athletes. It may not be created by turning classes fully remote, but the idea of having a bubble is without a doubt the most feasible option for all parties involved. This makes everyone safer and will give us a better chance of watching the Tigers on Saturdays in the fall.

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PELINI, from page 9 with Pelini.

“It’s definitely much better than it was with Coach Aranda because I had never really talked to Coach Aranda on a personal level, but me and Coach Pelini, well, he’s talked to my parents,” Smith said in a report from Rivals. “I’ve met him in real life already. He’s a cool dude and easier to talk to [than Aranda].”

Aranda was pivotal to LSU’s undefeated national championship run in 2019. However, Orgeron believes the Tiger defense can be more aggressive with Pelini’s playstyle, recording more sacks and tackles for loss.

“I’ve known Bo for a long time,” Orgeron said. “He and I have a great passion for the game and with the coaches we have on our staff, this is an excellent choice. It’s the best choice, I feel, for LSU. I always want to bring the best to LSU. I think we got a great hire.”

“The opportunity to return to LSU is truly unique,” Pelini said after he was hired. “Culturally, with my prior experience at LSU, I know it is a great fit for me. The chance to work with Coach Orgeron, the ability to take charge of the Tigers defense, is something that I’m extremely excited about.”

LSU women’s soccer welcomes many new faces

BY RYAN NELSEN @rc_nelsen In December 2019, LSU hired Sian Hudson to begin the task of elevating its soccer team to the next level. Hudson left her job as the head coach of the women’s soccer team at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and moved her family to Baton Rouge.

With all the headaches 2020 has had to offer, Hudson is just excited to have some games scheduled.

In her three years at UCCS, Hudson finished with a 52-10-4 record and led the team to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II Tournament in 2019. Last year, an interim coach managed the Tigers, who finished with a record of 3-12-3. The team struggled to score goals and only tallied one conference win.

“Everything I do is about laying the foundation,” Hudson said. “I was really careful and considerate, when I first arrived,

about my staff.”

Laura Busby will be Hudson’s assistant coach. Busby served two years as a head coach at Jacksonville University after her All-American collegiate career at West Virginia. Hudson also added Assistant Coach Seb Furness, who coached at UCCS as well. Furness, who played professionally in Iceland, will coach the defensive unit and goalkeepers while also managing recruiting and film analysis.

“Without a great staff around you, nothing is really possible,” said Hudson, the winner of the 2019 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Award.

Hudson also brings with her several transfers from UCCS and recruits from the Colorado area.

Goalkeeper Mollee Swift started 18 matches at UCCS and kept a record of 16-2, including six shutouts. Savannah Mills also transferred after scoring 16 goals in her two years at UCCS.

Freshmen Jordan Johnson, Cass Romero and Bella Zanotelli were all recruited from the Colorado area.

On Sept. 9, the SEC announced that women’s soccer will play a condensed schedule of eight regular season games and a season-ending tournament in November.

Planning for the future is not easy in 2020, as a news release its Texas Tech announced that their women’s soccer match against Kansas State would be postponed when two athletes tested positive for COVID-19 and seven others were presumed to be close contacts of the positive cases.

While the NCAA has not announced a championship tournament among all conferences, it would likely take place during the fall semester.

“I think this could be looked at as an opportunity. I come from Europe, where you play year-round,” Hudson said. “I

actually think this is a unique opportunity for us to look at it from a soccer model standpoint.”

Hudson also pointed out that men’s soccer teams around the NCAA have pushed for a system where teams play in both the fall and the spring semesters.

“I’m just excited in my first year with this program, to be able to go into a period of competition in both seasons. It gives me more time on the field, and in an atmosphere where I can affect change not only individually, but even in the community,” Hudson said.

In a Zoom conference call with reporters, Hudson said senior Chiara Ritchie-Williams will be the team captain for the 2020 season, and sophomore Maddie Moreau will be vice-captain.

The team will travel to Arkansas for its first match on Sept. 19 and will play its first home game on Sept. 27, where it will match up against Ole Miss.

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Football players’ protest a wake-up call to administration SAUCE BOSS CÉCILE CÉCILE GIRARD @_cegi_ On Friday, Aug. 28, the LSUfootball team held a march on campus in protest of the ongoing epidemic of police brutality and systemic racism in America.

Players spoke with Head Coach Ed Orgeron and Interim President Tom Galligan about how they’ve been individually affected by racism to encourage an open dialogue on race within the ranks of the administration.

The march was timely, coming at the heels of a summer of Black Lives Matter protests organized to reckon with the anti-Black abuse committed daily by American police.

Only five days before the march, police in Kenosha, WI, shot Jacob Blake, an unarmed Black man, seven times in the back at point-blank range. Two days later, 17-year-old Kyle Rit-

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Football players leave practice to begin their march across campus. tenhouse, a white supremacist and Blue Lives Matter supporter, fatally shot two Kenosha protestors.

As a primarily Black lineup, our University’s football team has a clear stake in ensuring racial equality for its players and the campus as a whole. When I first heard of their march, however, I dismissed it. After everything that had already happened this summer, I told myself the public was already well aware of the racial injustices plaguing our country.

The march was a good gesture, but not one I predicted would result in real change. At the time I felt that in order to truly make a difference the team should have made specific demands and refused to play until it received what it wanted.

Then, on Sept. 10, a stadium booed the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans when team members linked arms during a moment of silence dedicated to fighting injustice.

I was shocked. Evidently I had overestimated the social awareness of the average football fan if even this most basic demonstration of solidarity had elicited such a negative response.

I realize now that for many fans, the football march was the first time they were seeing familiar names and faces attached to a Black Lives Matter protest. Likewise, for the athletes who participated, it was a solid first step in creating sustainable change for Black students, faculty and staff members at the University.

Coach O himself said the “things that [he] heard about [on the day of the march]...[he] never knew before.” Given this reaction, the players clearly made an impact on the administration, the full scope of which may not yet be known to the general public.

I am far from being the University’s No.1 football fan, but even I recognize the team’s outsized authority on campus. When a star like JaCoby Stevens marches on the University, people listen.

Our football team is just a micro-sector of the American public — but it’s one with huge visibility among a generally conservative fanbase. No matter how cynically I downplayed it at first, the march was a necessary first step towards creating lasting social consciousness in the locker room, across campus and among the fanbase as a whole.

Not only that but it was a reminder of the University’s racist streak, and the progress that still needs to be made. Thanks to the work of leaders like Stevens,

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Player and leader Jacoby Stevens speaks to local press about the team’s decision to march.

Andre Anthony and their teammates, I have hope that change is imminent.

Cécile Girard is a 20-year-old psychology junior from Lake Charles.

LSU needs to provide more ways to get students involved FROM THE CRO’S NEST ELIZABETH CROCHET

@elizabethcro_

I believe I speak for many students at the University when I say I am bored, upset and beyond frustrated with the state of things on campus. Since March I have longed for the day I would be able to return. After being here about a month, I’m questioning why exactly I was so excited in the first place.

The administration made a great effort in ensuring students would be back on campus and attending classes this semester.

So far, it has succeeded in that — to an extent. Where it has failed is in the lack of any on-campus activities or student outreach efforts.

There’s simply nothing to do this semester. I’ve been reading posts from LSU parents telling stories on social media about how lonely their Tigers are—freshmen especially—and it’s got me thinking about what we could be doing differently.

What’s the point for students to come to Baton Rouge from across the country just to sit in

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front of a computer screen all day, while still paying full tuition? I’ve concluded that for the administration it is not about students’ well-being or about giving them the college experience—it’s about money.

Only two of my five classes actually meet. Both are virtual. The other three are asynchronous, meaning the professor posts an assignment to Moodle once a week and it is up to the students to do the work and learn the material. Remind me again— what exactly are we paying full price for?

Aside from the lack of academic structure, administration

officials expect students to stay six feet away from each other at all times and keep any form of contact to a minimum. Student organizations are advised to host meetings via Zoom. Well, news flash: Zoom hasn’t been doing the trick.

I ask University officials to put themselves in students’ shoes for a second. There is no way to meet new people, find activities and clubs to enjoy or be an otherwise active student on a campus where there is absolutely nothing to do.

I am calling on our administration to fix this. You don’t want us gathering in confined areas.

Fine. No parties or large hangouts — understood. So give us an alternative. There are students and on-campus organizations willing to get creative with safe, fun options; so let’s make it happen.

We could do something as simple as movie nights on the Parade Ground. Circles could be set up for distancing, and everyone can wear a mask.

Or a food truck night: allow different restaurants to bring dinner to the Parade Ground, and students can enjoy their meals while also being able to engage with others. Even a spirit week

leading up to the first football game would be interesting, with each day being a different activity or event.

Other than the University itself putting on events, student organizations should do everything they can to have club meetings where students can engage with one another. Freshmen dorms should have hall events so new students

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can meet their neighbors.

These are just some of my ideas. Maybe they’re not yet feasible, but we have to start somewhere; and if we work together, the possibilities are endless.

Elizabeth Crochet is a 19-year-old political communication sophomore from New Orleans.

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Maybe it’s time we should go back to the Middle Ages SPILL THE TEA WITH MARIE MARIE PLUNKETT

@MarieC_214

I’m not the first to say it and I certainly won’t be the last: ye Gods, curse this year. 2020 has been a cacophony of natural disasters, social injustice and public health fumbles. It really makes me miss simpler times, like the year 1347.

I propose we band together to overthrow modern society and go back to the good old days when we still had values and people respected things like feudalism and the Black Death.

Things really aren’t any better now than they were then, after all. Despite advancements in medicine, science and technology, we’re still stuck in the middle of a deadly pandemic, struggling to establish basic human equality and facing a massive economic gap between the wealthiest 1% and the rest of us lowly serfs.

Sure, you could argue that the invention of vaccines, combined with a general understanding of how viruses are

transmitted, make today’s pandemic a little less terrifying than the Black Death—but plenty of parents are refusing to get their kids vaccinated anyway, so what good does modern medicine really do us?

If I have to wear face coverings out in public, I would much rather have a swanky plague doctor’s mask than a homemade cotton one with elastic loops to go over my ears.

And if I’m going to die from this virus anyway, I’d at least like to have some job security before I go. Instead of having to make all these decisions about what I want to do with my life— whether I want to to apply to graduate school, get married or focus on my career—I could just be a medieval peasant and live out whatever life had been set for me from birth.

I’d get to live in the same tiny village my entire life, work for the same feudal lord doing the same thing every day, marry whomever I was told to and eat homemade bread at every meal. The best part of the deal? is I would never have to make any of those decisions myself! It’s a win-win.

Living in 2020, there are so many expectations for things like “agency” and “individuality,” not to mention the unbearable pressure to maintain “good hygiene” and to not “endanger other people” by not following “basic procedures” like “social distancing” and “wearing a mask.”

Completely ridiculous, I know, but what can we do?

These days, we’re actually expected to take responsibility for our actions and do our best to be productive, beneficial members of society—or at least not actively put our communities at risk, which we all know is such an absurd request, right?

But we don’t live in the 1300s anymore, so maybe it’s time we stop acting like it. Wear a mask in public. Get tested for COVID-19.

Get a flu shot. Take advantage of modern medicine, and take responsibility for your actions.

Most importantly, do your part to keep our community safe.

God’s wounds.

Marie Plunkett is a 21-year-old classical studies senior from New Orleans.

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University should offer pass/no credit grading option GOING SOUTH TAMIA SOUTHALL

@tamiabrem_

Every student remembers the day the administration announced campus would be closed for the remainder of the spring semester due to the increase in COVID-19 cases in Louisiana.

The transition to online learning was a huge inconvenience for everyone involved. Many students struggled to succeed using the new online platform; even professors struggled to teach effectively without the proper materials.

Recognizing the issue, the University officially came out with a pass/no credit (P/NC) grading option in April for students who wished to forego the traditional letter grading scale in the light of the sudden shift.

The P/NC grading option was simple. If a student had a letter grade between an A and C- in one of their classes they could choose to receive a final grade of P— “pass”—instead. Students could choose to receive an NC, meaning “no credit,” for any grade lower than a C-. This would not affect the student’s grade point average or any scholarship packages they might have had.

The University should continue offering this option for the fall 2020 semester because it is the best method of accommodation at this time. When class registration began, we all believed the pandemic would have subsided by the start of the fall semester—but traditional on-campus classes moved online again when the administration realized CO-

VID-19 cases would continue to increase.

It is hard for students to stay sane and healthy during a pandemic while maintaining good grades on primarily online courses. The University should not let students struggle academically when there are obvious changes that could be implemented to help out.

The P/NC system is more beneficial in general than the plus/minus letter grade system, as it allows students to maintain a better academic standing under less pressure. Students can focus more on comprehending the material rather than just memorizing it. Some professors only rely on a few exams for grades, so students are usually stressed if they fail an exam. However, the P/NC system lets students experience these failures but still pass the class.

So far, we haven’t been presented with the same offer this semester. The administration may feel that the P/NC grading system will enable students to be lazier and slack off in their classes. But should students really be expected to try as hard in the middle of a pandemic? Should they have to try as hard when they’re stuck doing online classes while still paying the same high tuition rates?

It is unfair students have to dodge the COVID-19, mental strain and poor grades at the same time—re-instating the P/NC option for this semester is the least the University could do.

Tamia Southall is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from New Orleans.

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