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Reinventing the wheel Students embrace alternative vehicles to navigate campus
photos by BLAIR LOCKHART, DAVID LYLE and BRIANNA PACIORKA / The Daily Reveille
[Above] Nic Chason, disaster management freshman, rides his unicycle Monday in the Quad. [Top left] Alex Hanna, psychology sophomore, rides his scooter around campus Wednesday. [Top right] Jordan Auxt, mechanical engineering sophomore, rides a longboard to class Wednesday.
Motivated by the slow speed of around campus to become more walking and the difficulty of stor- comfortable around crowds of ing and securing people before he bicycles, different performs on it for a Morgan Searles modes of transportalent agency. Contributing Writer tation — from un“Riding a uniusual to fantastic — have grown in cycle isn’t difficult. I think it’s safer popularity on campus. than a bike,” Burke said. “SomeOne such contraption belongs times different books in my bookto Scott Burke, mechanical engi- sack are different weights that I neering freshman, who can be spot- have to account for, though.” ted peddling a 5-foot-3-inch tall Burke said riding the uniunicycle around campus. cycle has garnered him a lot of atBurke said he rides this one- tention with students staring and wheeled wonder, which was given TRANSPORTATION, see page 19 to him by a stranger at a party,
BOARD OF REGENTS
Suit focuses on race and gender, not merger
Sydni Dunn Staff Writer
When Dadrius Lanus stood before the Board of Regents on Feb. 8 to defend his university, he noticed something wasn’t right — there were no minority members. Lanus, a political science and history junior at Southern University-Baton Rouge, was making a public comment to the Board concerning the proposed merger between the University of New Orleans and Southern University-New Orleans. Further research on the merger was temporarily suspended as a result of a lawsuit filed by Lanus and six other Southern University students. But Lanus said the suit has nothing to do with the proposed merger — it’s about the Board’s makeup. Lanus said this was the first time he observed the Board’s membership, and it spiked his interest. “I did research and found out the Board’s makeup is unconstitutional,” he said. “Not just on the REGENTS, see page 19
TRANSPORTATION
Student hopes to construct covered bus stops on campus Facility Services to help with design Andrea Gallo Staff Writer
Nick Dalton, general studies senior, says he hopes to be given the opportunity to build covered bus stops around the University’s campus as a way not only to better the University, but also to launch his career as an entrepreneur. Student Government and the Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation have confirmed plans for larger, more expansive bus stops to be built by Lockett Hall and the Frey Computing Services Center, but Dalton wants
to build smaller, but less ornate bus stops around the perimeter of campus. Dalton, who owns Dalton Management LLC, said he thinks covered bus stops are an SG initiative he could bring to fruition, not only as structures built around campus but also as security alert systems. “I’ve got some really good student safety stuff integrated into my designs that I can’t really disclose what they are because of the competition,” Dalton said. “It’s almost like the Emergency Alert System.” Dalton said he could build these bus stops at no cost to the University. He said his company could design the bus stops, finance a contractor building them and in turn, advertise on them for profit.
“Our shelters will be metal shelters, but they will be architecturally designed to fit in with LSU’s existing structures,” Dalton said. “As far as designs, our entire goal is that we will put these structures up, and they will fit in with LSU’s campus.” Dalton said he is currently working on the design phase of the structures with Emmett David, director of Facility Services, to whom he is sending designs. Dalton said he has had trouble designing the bus stops because of the lack of organization and specification among those organizing the bus-stop initiative, including SG President J Hudson. “They just really don’t know DALTON, see page 19
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Nick Dalton, general studies senior, describes the placement of a potential covered bus stop Wednesday. Dalton hopes to build various stops around campus.