The Daily Reveille - March 7, 2012

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State: Student promotes veteran funding bill, p. 3

Baseball: Nola, Tigers trounce Green Wave, 5-0, p. 9

Reveille The Daily

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 • Volume 116, Issue 104

www.lsureveille.com

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Caldwell gives birth to baby girl Tuesday

CALDWELL, see page 15

NAPPING

CANDY

KEEPING THE FAITH

SOFT DRINKS

Students observe Lent by resisting temptation

Staff Reports

Just two days after missing out on a conference championship, first-year LSU women’s basketball coach Nikki Caldwell received a different bundle of joy, giving CALDWELL birth to her first child Tuesday morning, LSU announced. Justice Simone Fargas was born at 5:44 a.m., weighing in at 6 pounds, 15 ounces and 19 3/4 inches long. Both Caldwell, 39, and Justice are in good health, according to a news release. The baby’s father is Justin Fargas, former NFL running back and Caldwell’s longtime boyfriend. “We are doing great and excited about this beautiful moment in our lives,” Caldwell said in a news release. “Being a mother has always been a dream of mine. Justin and I want to thank everyone

Football: Spring practice continues to create buzz, p. 6

Rachel Warren

Staff Writer

With the end of Mardi Gras came the beginning of Lent, and Catholic students are still working hard to maintain their Lenten sacrifices. Father Todd Lloyd of Christ the King Catholic Church on campus said the 40 days of Lent are for people to reflect on the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert. “During that time, he resisted temptation,” Lloyd said. “And so can we.”

Catholics also abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent. Lloyd said the church used to encourage members to observe meat-free Fridays all year, but the tradition has changed over the years. Not eating meat allows Catholics to sacrifice as a group and brings them closer to one another and to God, he said. “We give up the flesh of an animal because Christ gave up his flesh for us,” he said.

COFFEE

LENT, see page 15

Read an opinion column on Lent, p. 13.

SMOKING

GOSSIPING

ICE CREAM

FACEBOOK

FAST FOOD

The above photos represent University students’ Lenten sacrifices.

photos by AUSTIN BENNETT, CONNOR TARTER and TAYLOR BALKOM / The Daily Reveille

BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

Runners gather for 5K, alcohol Downtown bar Happy’s hosts run Rachel Warren Staff Writer

ALYSSA SIRISOPHON / The Daily Reveille

Happy’s Running Club participants meet at North Boulevard Town Square on Tuesday prior to their weekly Tuesday evening 5K run.

For more than 100 Baton Rouge residents, the beginning of the week means it’s time to hit the ground running. Each Tuesday, a group of runners gather downtown and relax afterward with a drink as part of Happy’s Running Club. Residents congregate each week at 6 p.m., rain or shine, at Happy’s Irish Pub on Third Street. They run a 5K, or 3.1 miles, and reconvene

at the bar. Happy’s often offers specials to club members and encourages them to stay and enjoy themselves after the run. Baton Rouge business owner and club founder Scott Higgins said he first had the idea for the club after reading a magazine article about similar groups. “There are running clubs here, but nothing as social as this,” he said. “Most of them are for training.” He brought the idea to his business partner Michael Lang, and the group was formed within a month. Higgins said the club, which encompassed 17 runners on its first night four years ago, has grown to become one of the largest

in the country. The group ended 2011 with 850 members, but it sees about 2,000 one-time runners in an average year. About 200 to 250 people run with the group each week in the summer and more than 100 in the winter. Higgins said the group makes it possible for residents to improve their abilities and get to know one another. “In the beginning, it might be the only day of the week they run,” he said. “It’s exciting to see people HAPPY’S, see page 15

See a video of the Happy’s run at lsureveille.com/multimedia.


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