The Daily Reveille - February 27, 2012

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CRIME

Trial set for men accused in ’07 killings

Judge refuses to lower $25K bonds Kate Mabry

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[Inset] Former Project Runway contestant Anthony Ryan Auld (left) is interviewed Sunday by Drew Lanehart of Scene TV before an Oscars watch party at the Manship Theater. [Main] Guests mingle before attending the Oscars watch party.

Actor in a Leading Role Jean Dujardin — “The Artist” Actor in a Supporting Role Christopher Plummer — “Beginners” Actress in a Supporting Role Octavia Spencer —“The Help” Actress in a Leading Role Meryl Streep — “The Iron Lady”

Best Picture “The Artist” — Thomas Langmann, Producer

Staff Writer

OSCARS, see page 8

TRIAL, see page 8

AND THE WINNER IS...

Residents gather downtown to watch Oscars

Best Adapted Screenplay Rachel Warren “The Descendants” — Staff Writer Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon There may not have and Jim Rash Best Original Screenplay “Midnight in Paris” — Woody Allen

Kaufman said the event sold out quickly, and he believes the theater will host many more parties like it in the future. Brinkley Maginnis, advertising and marketing executive for Scene

The 2007 killings of two University graduate students from India continue to make headlines, as a state judge set the trial date for Aug. 13 for the two Baton Rouge men accused of the crime, according to the Associated Press. The Associated Press also reported that the judge refused to lower the $25,000 bonds set by another judge. Chandrasekhar Reddy Komma, a biology student from Kurnool, India, and Kiran Kumar Allam, a chemistry student from Hyderabad, India, were found

been any gold statues, but everyone was a winner at the Manship Theatre and Scene Magazine’s firstever Oscar party. John Kaufman,

director of marketing and programming for the Manship Theatre at the Shaw Center for the Arts downtown, said the event is a first for the theater. “We have the big screen and the capability to do it,” he said. “We figured, why not?”

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Play tells story of White House butler Shannon Roberts Contributing Writer

Donning his black hat and picking up his suitcase, Alonzo Fields walked to the bus stop, awaiting the bus that would take him away from his 21-year career as chief butler at the White House. Magnolia Mound Plantation celebrated Black History Month on Saturday by presenting its 7th annual celebration, which included a performance by Oneal Isaac portraying Alonzo Fields. Isaac began the program by telling the audience about the days of segregation he remembered from when he was a boy. He then transformed into Fields. Fields, an African-American

store owner who dreamed of having a career in music, was offered a job as a servant in an MIT professor’s home. When the professor passed away, Fields was invited to work in the White House under President Herbert Hoover. Fields had only planned to work one winter. “That one winter turned into 21 years,” Isaac said. Fields worked as chief butler for four presidents — Hoover, Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower. India Jones, from Metairie, La., attended the program and said the performance was enjoyable because it was a part of history. “Black history is always an oral history,” Jones said. “This is basically more of an oral tradition that’s

been going on for generations.” Jones said Black History Month isn’t just one month to her, but an everyday event. She said for black Americans, every day is history. After the performance, Isaac spoke with audience members and posed for pictures. Isaac, who has been a part of the Magnolia Mound Plantation’s event since its inception, explained why he’s enjoyed being involved. “It’s sharing with the community what they really want,” Isaac said. “It’s also black history I didn’t know about.” Contact Shannon Roberts at sroberts@lsureveille.com

MARIAH POSTLETHWAITE / The Daily Reveille

Oneal Isaac portrays Alonzo Fields on Saturday in a one-man play at Magnolia Mound Plantation for the landmark’s 7th annual Black History Month event.