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BOARD OF REGENTS
WISE Council distributes state funds Renee Barrow Staff Writer
House Bill No. 803, more commonly known as WISE, is no longer riding the legislative rails. Gov. Bobby Jindal signed the bill into law last week, creating a $40 million fund for Louisiana higher education to produce more graduates in high-demand fields like STEM. On Tuesday the Workforce and Innovation for a Stronger Economy Council met for the first time to begin discussing the allocation of these funds. Board of Regents chairman Clinton Rasberry, Jr. said the Council will act as an independent subcommittee of the Board of Regents. According to Board Deputy Commissioner for Finance and Administration Barbara Goodson, WISE funding partially comes from Community Block Development Grant recovery funds from 2008 hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The funds have additional
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HEALTH
BR AIDS Society to offer free, 24-hour HIV testing
David Gray Staff Writer
Once again, Baton Rouge ranks as one of the most HIV- and AIDS-plagued cities in the country. According to the Baton Rouge AIDS Society’s website, the city ranks in the top three nationally in both HIV and AIDS cases, with nearly 30 to 40 out of every 100,000 people, respectively. BR AIDS Society founder and CEO A.J. Johnson said he believes the major reason for the city’s alarming number of HIV and AIDS cases stems from a collective lack of awareness on the issue. “Simply put, education on HIV and AIDS is lacking in our community,” Johnson said. “The Baton Rouge AIDS Society
highlights education as our primary and only focus. While other agencies may have education as a department, education is what we do.” Johnson said a major part of that education is getting people tested to determine if they’ve contracted the HIV virus, and June 27 is the day to do so. For the 10th consecutive year, the Baton Rouge AIDS Society will offer free, 24-hour HIV testing in accordance with National HIV Testing Day on Friday. According to Johnson, there’s no excuse for anyone to be unaware of his or her HIV status. “This is the only day of the year we test for 24 hours, so there’s HIV TESTING, see page 4
JACQUELYN MARTIN / The Associated Press
Marco Benjamin of New Brunswick, N.J., walks in the AIDS March July 22, 2012, in Washington, D.C.
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TODAY’S FORECAST
Nation & World
Thursday, June 26, 2014
LOCAL
NATIONAL
Archdiocese seeks sainthood for nun Common
Core to be discussed next week
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Archdiocese of Santa Fe announced Wednesday it is exploring sainthood for an Italian-born nun who challenged Billy the Kid, calmed angry mobs and helped open New Mexico territory hospitals and schools. Archbishop Michael Sheehan said he has received permission from the Vatican to open the “Sainthood Cause” for Sister Blandina Segale, an educator and social worker who worked in Ohio, Colorado and New Mexico. It’s the first time in New Mexico’s 400-year history with the Roman Catholic Church that a decree opening the cause of beatification and canonization has been declared, church officials said. “There are other holy people who have worked here,” said Allen Sanchez, president and CEO for CHI St. Joseph’s Children hospital in Albuquerque, a facility Segale founded. “But this would be a saint [who] started institutions in New Mexico that are still in operation.” Segale, a nun with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati,
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Archbishop Michael Sheehan announced Wednesday in Albuquerque the Archdiocese of Santa Fe is exploring sainthood for Sister Blandina Segale.
came to Trinidad, Co., in 1877 to teach poor children and was later transferred to Santa Fe, where she co-founded public and Catholic schools. During her time in New Mexico, she worked with the poor, the sick and immigrants. She also advocated on behalf of Hispanics and Native Americans who were losing their land to swindlers. Her encounters with Old West
outlaws later became the stuff of legend and were the subject of an episode of the CBS series “Death Valley Days.” The episode, called “The Fastest Nun in the West,” focused on her efforts to save a man from a lynch mob. But her encounters with Billy the Kid remain among her most popular and well-known Western frontier adventures.
(AP) — Louisiana’s top school board is holding a special meeting next week to talk about Gov. Bobby Jindal’s attempt to derail the Common Core education standards in public schools. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education set a Tuesday meeting to discuss “possible next steps.” BESE President Chas Roemer made it clear in his statement Wednesday, however, that he intends to push forward with Common Core. He says the board is bound by law to use the education standards and associated testing. Roemer says the board will “follow the law to that end.”
INTERNATIONAL
N. Korea: U.S. movie an ‘act of war’ The Associated Press SEOUL (AP) — North Korea is warning that the release of a new American comedy about a plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong Un would be an “act of war.” If the U.S. government doesn’t block the movie’s release, it will face “stern” and “merciless” retaliation, an unidentified spokesman for North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said in state media Wednesday. He didn’t mention the movie by name but was clearly referring
to “The Interview,” which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as a producer and talk-show host who land an exclusive interview with the North Korean dictator and are then asked by the CIA to assassinate him. The “reckless U.S. provocative insanity” of mobilizing a “gangster filmmaker” to challenge the North’s leadership is triggering “a gust of hatred and rage” among North Korean people and soldiers, the spokesman said, in typically heated propaganda language.
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Kim Jong Un says the release of an American movie in which the plot assassinates him would be an “act of war.”
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BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY
Animal shelter may partner with University
Jennifer Vance Contributing Writer
The Companion Animal Alliance shelter has made strides in the last year to help Baton Rouge become a no-kill community. The shelter is now looking at a potential partnership with LSU to build a new shelter on campus. CAA partnered with Target Zero Institute last year to reorganize the shelter to increase the overall save rate of shelter animals. Before the partnership, CAA had a save rate of approximately 56 percent and a euthanasia rate of 44 percent. Within half a year of consulting with TZI, the shelter has increased its save rate to 68 percent and decreased the euthanasia rate to 26 percent. Beth Brewster was recruited by the shelter and officially became its director in January 2013. As director, Brewster’s duties include fundraising, overseeing operations and writing grants for the shelter. TZI came to the shelter and made recommendations regarding the flow, Brewster said. There are now daily medical rounds, meaning the vet sees each animal every day. Each animal also has a specific plan regarding what needs to be done for it to get adopted. “We’re just making better decisions, quicker,” Brewster said. TZI has allowed the shelter to
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engage with volunteers on a public relations level because it’s important to cultivate those relationships, Davis said. Maria Davis, director of development for CAA, said social media has been helpful in spreading information about the shelter. “What social media is capable of reaching in five minutes takes us five months to do by word of mouth,” Davis said. The Baton Rouge Metro Council recently increased pet licensing fees for the city from $7 to $10 for spayed and neutered animals and from $14 to $20 for pets that are not fixed. The increase in pet licensing has allowed the shelter to focus less on fundraising, Brewster said. The shelter looks forward to being selfsufficient and not restricted by a shortage of resources. The proposed campus shelter would be one of a kind and allow students at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine to get practice they usually only get at internships, Brewster said. Because CAA is an open intake shelter, no animal is turned away. This policy brings in animals with pathologies that vet students will be able to study.
JUNE
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THE DAILY REVEILLE ARCHIVES
Students study March 25 on computers on the second floor of Middleton Library.
Campus Wi-Fi problems persist despite eduroam switch
Vacation Bible School - Faith Lutheran Church
Log-in and signal issues troubling users
Fishing Wednesday - Longfellow Evangeline State Park
Lauren Guillot
Storytime - Hammond Public Library
Contributing Writer
The Visual Blues - LSU Mueseum of Art Tai Chi - Girard Park
New Orleans Zephyrs vs. Sacremento River Cats - Zephy Field
5:00 PM
Charlie Miller - Little Gem Saloon Robin Barnes - Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse
5:30 PM 6:45 PM 7:00 PM
Vacation Bible School - New Life Christian Center Evangeline Toastmasters - O’Charleys Tango Tuesday - Eiffel Society
8:00 PM
Songwriters Night / Open Mic - Artmosphere Kocktail Karaoke - Goodfriends Bar Progression - Gasa Gasa Crescent City Groove - The Little Gem Saloon Tom Saunders and the Tom Cats - Snug Harbor - New Orleans
8:30 PM
Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys - The Blue Moon
9:00 PM
Featherface - Gasa Gasa Tom Fisher & Friends - Fritzels Jazz Clube
10:00 PM
Tom Saunders and the Tom Cats - Snug Harbor - New Orleans
10:30 PM
The Yakiniku All-Stars: June Yamagishi, Jeffery ‘JellyBean’ Alexander - Chickie Wah Wah
Dr Jimbo Walsh Quartet - Blue Nile
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Following the switch from the lsusecure Wi-Fi network to eduroam in May, LSU students and faculty are struggling to access the network both on campus and abroad. University Information Technology Services is working to find a solution to the problems with the Wi-Fi. Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope said the Wi-Fi network isn’t working as well as expected. “It works for some, doesn’t work for others,” Cope said. “It seems most people fall into the ‘doesn’t work’ category.” Kinesiology junior Sara Pendleton said she had trouble getting the Wi-Fi to work on campus. “I had to call the IT help desk and eventually go to the library to have it fixed,” Pendleton said. “They were able to help me log in, but it made me re-enter my info
every hour or so.” problems with eduroam to ITS. Cope also reported having “We want people to send in trouble accessing the Wi-Fi in complaints about the Wi-Fi so we certain areas of the University’s can address those issues immedicampus. ately,” Thompson said. “It works in She also said my office but not ‘We want people to send that students who in the [Faculty] in complaints about plan on using Senate room,” eduroam abroad the Wi-Fi so we can should contact the Cope said. Clayton ElHelp Desk address those issues ITS lison at the ITS about setting up immediately.’ Help Desk said the Wi-Fi bethat most of the fore they leave to Sheri Thompson problems people travel. ITS communications and are having with Cope said planning officer the Wi-Fi are due that only three to them not logging in of LSU’s eight campuses have correctly. switched to the eduroam network. “You need to log in with your The Faculty Senate and ITS are ‘@lsu.edu’ email instead of your working on making eduroam the [myLSU] ID,” Ellison said. primary network at the remaining However, Cody Leegwater, a five campuses as well as improving junior currently studying in Greno- the network’s accessibility. ble, France, said that she hasn’t been able to log on to the local university’s eduroam, even when she uses her LSU email. “It gives me an error message saying that it could not connect,” she said. Sheri Thompson, ITS comContact Lauren Guillot at munications and planning offilguillot@lsureveille.com cer, encouraged students to report
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LGBT
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STATE
La. marriage equality Tiger truck stop owner sued heard in federal court The Associated Press
marry in Louisiana. U.S. District Judge Martin NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Feldman declined to rule on any federal judge in New Orleans of the issues Wednesday, saying heard arguments Wednesday on he’d prefer not to act in a piecewhether Louisiana must recog- meal fashion. He discussed with nize same-sex marriages legally attorneys a schedule for further performed in other states. briefings and arguments. Attorneys on both sides of Feldman, who closely questhe issue pointed to last year’s tioned attorneys on both sides, U.S. Supreme Court ruling that acknowledged a growing number struck down a federal prohibition of cases striking down gay-maragainst recognizing legal gay riage bans in various states. On marriages. the same day that Feldman heard Dalton Courson, an attorney arguments, a federal judge struck for gay couples, said the ruling in down Indiana’s ban on same-sex U.S. v Windsor supports the con- marriage. tention that Louisiana’s failure to About an hour later, marrecognize legal riage licenses same-sex mar- ‘They are aggrieved... were being issued riages violates there to same-sex c o n s t i t u t i o n a l But Windsor instructs couples. Elsedue process and where, the 10th us that that grievance U.S. Circuit Court equal-protection rights. needs to be addressed by of Appeals upheld Attorney a lower-court rulKyle Duncan, the democratic process. ’ ing that struck arguing for the down Utah’s gay Kyle Duncan state, said the marriage ban, alAttorney Windsor opinion though that ruling clearly upholds was put on hold the rights of state voters and leg- pending appeal. islatures to define marriage and “There is no doubt that the that the federal government must echo today is to strike down laws recognize the states’ rights to do that differentiate between tradiso. tional and same-sex marriage,” “They are aggrieved,” Dun- Feldman said. can said of same-sex couples. “But Windsor instructs us that that grievance needs to be addressed by the democratic process.” Wednesday’s arguments centered on the marriage-recognition issue but were part of a more Contact The Daily Reveille’s news complex consolidation of other staff at news@lsureveille.com; suits, including one in which a gay couple seeks the right to Twitter: @TDR_news The Associated Press
WISE COUncil, from page 1
restrictions outside of those already set forth via WISE, Goodson said. Fifty-one percent of that money must help individuals under middle income levels in areas impacted by the storms, Goodson said. This only includes 53 out of 64 parishes in the state, excluding LSU Shreveport. In addition, there is $16 million in general fund dollars from the 2012-13 fiscal year contributing to WISE without outside restrictions, Goodson said. University of Louisiana System President Sandra Woodley said the Council needs to create a model for funding allotment possibilities to continue the conversation. “We need to have something to react to,” Woodley said. LSU President F. King Alexander said the University has worked closely over the past few months to investigate what would be best for the LSU System. “We’re deciding on what degrees and certificates qualify [as a high-demand field],” Alexander said. “We want to be sure we aren’t leaving anything out or
overvaluing anything.” College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Gaines Foster, having worked at the University for a few months shy of 32 years, said students, and especially their parents, want to pursue majors that will lead to an immediate job after completing their undergraduate degrees. “Our numbers are going down,” Foster said. “There’s kind of a major attack on them.” Foster said people tend to forget the College also supplies majors in communication disorders, psychology and film and media arts, which may go on to work in Louisiana’s high demand industries. “There are a lot of areas where we directly relate to what WISE is about,” Foster said. Alexander said health-related degrees and certificates have been “reluctantly included” in the University’s WISE planning. In August 2013, Foster wrote a letter to The Advocate entitled “LSU not a trade school.” Foster said he wrote in response to a letter to the editor a few days prior. “I was deeply troubled and
BATON ROUGE (AP) — A former state lawmaker and a national animal rights group filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a newly passed law that lets a Grosse Tete gas station owner keep a tiger on site, despite previous court decisions against him. The lawsuit, filed in Baton Rouge district court, claims lawmakers and the governor violated the Louisiana Constitution, which bans special laws granting exclusive privileges to a single person. The new law exempts Michael Sandlin, owner of Tiger Truck Stop and a 14-year-old, 550-pound Bengal tiger named Tony, from state restrictions on owning exotic cats. Gov. Bobby Jindal signed the bill into law last week, after lawmakers gave it final passage in May. The lawsuit says Sandlin “has repeatedly sought preferential treatment while for years openly violating a state law intended to protect public safety, animal welfare and conservation efforts.” The lawsuit was filed by former lawmaker Warren Triche, along with
Louisiana residents John Kelleher and Juliette Dauterive. Animal Legal Defense Fund is providing the attorneys in the case. Triche sponsored a law passed in 2006 that prohibits big cat ownership in Louisiana, with exceptions for universities, zoos and scientific organizations. The newly passed law, sponsored by Sen. Rick Ward, R-Port Allen, allows people who lawfully obtained a big cat and continuously possessed it since August 2006 to also be exempted. During debate, Ward said such an exemption would only apply to Sandlin. “The Constitution’s prohibition on special laws is a bulwark against corruption and political favoritism,” the lawsuit says. A spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office, Laura Gerdes Colligan, said the office hadn’t yet received a copy of the lawsuit and couldn’t comment. Ward said he expected the lawsuit would be filed since the animal rights organization had fought passage of the bill. “I’m pretty confident of the
legality of it,” he said. “I think it’s got a very good chance to be considered constitutional.” The lawsuit claims the exemption for Sandlin also is unconstitutional because it seeks to retroactively clarify a law on which the courts already have ruled; Sandlin lost a previous legal battle to keep the tiger under the initial 2006 law. Named as defendants are the state, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Sandlin and his Tiger Truck Stop. Supporters of the new law signed by Jindal say Tony the tiger lives comfortably and safely. Sandlin told lawmakers that moving the tiger would endanger his life. Animal rights groups say keeping Tony at a gas station threatens public safety and the tiger’s wellbeing.
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PATRICK DENNIS / The Associated Press
Tony, a bengal tiger, rests in its cage at the Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete, La. Gov. Bobby Jindal signed an exception June 20 allowing the tiger to stay in his quarters.
offended by that [letter],” Foster said. “I wanted to remind them that what we do is incredibly useful to society.” Alexander said the emphasis on STEM versus liberal arts education is the “historical condition of American education” since the 19th century. There is no point in “building bridges” for STEM students if those bridges do not contribute to solving society’s problems, Alexander said. “I am not a STEM major,” Alexander said. “My undergraduate degree is in political science.” Foster said if the U.S. economy is to take off industrial leaders and engineers need a higher understanding of the world than most Americans have. The Council is set to meet again in the first week of August, where Rasberry hopes it may move forward with a clearer plan for allocation of funds.
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no reason anyone can say they didn’t have time to get tested on this one day,” Johnson said. “It lasts all day, it’s free, and it’s the only thing we do on [National HIV Testing Day].” The clinic’s decision to extend its hours on this particular day has seen success. On every National HIV Testing Day since 2004, nearly 150 Baton Rouge residents have visited the organization’s 4560 North Blvd. location to get tested. Johnson said he’s seen visits range anywhere from 1:30 a.m. until 11:45 p.m. He even recalled a test one minute after midnight. But getting tested once isn’t enough, Johnson stressed. It’s important for one to be continuously updated on his or her status as well as the partner’s. “One key factor is knowing your current status,” Johnson said. “Some people get tested, but then skip for the next three or four years despite having multiple sexual partners. Never go on what people say. If someone has a test result that’s years old, don’t make
on it.” The Baton Rouge AIDS Society will open its doors for free testing at 12:01 a.m. Friday and close at midnight that same day.
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Sports
Thursday, June 26, 2014
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Draft Day
GYMNASTICS
New facility to break ground in autumn
THE ROMAN FORUM Tommy Romanach Staff Writer The NBA draft will take place tonight in Brooklyn, N.Y., bringing in one of the most talked-about draft classes in recent memory. With names like Jabari Parker, Joel Embiid, Andrew Wiggins and Dante Exum, the draft is full of players who could run the league one day. The basketball world will focus on the teams with the top picks and try to analyze and reanalyze just where each player might go. Get ready for ESPN talking heads to figure out each player’s strengths, ceiling and how he is going to fit into the team that picks him. But one thing I’ve learned as an NBA fan is to pay attention to the little things. So while the Cavaliers franchise may change with a top pick, I’m really looking out for the teams that pick after them. First there’s Embiid, a Cameroonian-born center from Kansas who, as of two weeks ago, was the consensus No. 1 pick. But on June 20, injury concerns were confirmed when Embiid underwent surgery on a broken foot. Embiid’s draft stock has since dropped significantly, and most people have the center falling to the fourth or fifth pick. Some believe the teams in those positions will be drafting a bust, but I’d rather examine Embiid’s potential. Those teams might be getting the steal of the draft – a 7-foot versatile big man who can own the paint defensively. Embiid has also shown a wide range of talents on DRAFT, see page 11
Marcus Rodrigue Staff Writer
ORLIN WAGNER / The Associated Press
University of Kansas center Joel Embiid plays in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma in Lawrence, Kan. Embiid is a possible pick in the 2014 NBA Draft today in New York.
It’s been a long time coming for D-D Breaux. The LSU gymnastics coach has been lobbying for a new practice facility for years, and in a few months, her wish will be granted. The University plans to begin construction on the new facility this fall, according to senior associate athletics director Eddie Nunez. The team currently shares the Carl Maddox Field House with the men’s and women’s track and field teams. Though the indoor track underwent recent renovations, the gymnastics area has little space and few amenities. “It really is a piecemeal facility,” Nunez said. “It was old racquetball courts and other rooms, and it was basically made by moving some walls around to make a gymnastics facility. The reality is that it’s not conducive for it.” The practice area is tentatively slated to be completed for the 2015-2016 school year. Nunez said University officials are working to lower the facility’s current estimated cost of $10 million. The project, like the Tiger Stadium expansion and the new tennis facility set to be completed in spring 2015, is being funded through Tiger Athletic Foundation. The new facility will be located on the north side of the PMAC, Gymnastics, see page 11
What will it take for the U.S. to progress to the next round of the World Cup?
The Stars and Stripes face Germany in the final match of Group G today. That result, and the result of the match between Portugal and Ghana, will decide the U.S.’s tournament fate.
IF THE U.S. WINS: The U.S. wins the group.
IF THE U.S. AND GERMANY DRAW: Both teams advance and Germany wins the group on goal difference.
IF PORTUGAL AND GHANA DRAW: The U.S. advances regardless of its result against Germany.
IF THE U.S. LOSES AND GHANA WINS: The U.S. must lose 0-1 and Ghana must win 1-0. In this case, lots will be drawn to decide who progresses.
IF THE U.S. LOSES AND PORTUGAL WINS: The U.S. advances unless Portugal overcomes a five-goal deficit in goal difference.
GENE J. PUSKAR / The Associated Press
A soccer fan reacts as Portugal scores during a World Cup match against the U.S. on Sunday. The U.S. will face Germany in its final match today at 11 a.m.
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Entertainment
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Summertime Sipping Summer is prime time for friends to gather and share a few drinks. The Daily Reveille highlighted the best summer drink specials in the University area to enjoy. compiled by JOSHUA JACKSON · Staff Writer
Caliente Mexican Craving Caliente Mexican Craving on West Lee Drive offers refreshing strawberry and mango mojitos for $6 during the summer season. The use of fresh fruit in the mojitos propels them to popularity with patrons. On Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Caliente offers twofor-one margaritas, and Saturdays and Sundays boast $3 sangrias and Bloody Mary’s.
Zippy’s Burrito’s Tacos Zippy’s Burrito’s Tacos on Perkins Road has a flurry of summer specials for its customers including $5.50 triple wells and $3.00 Pacifico and lime. For those who want less aggressive drinks, Zippy’s also offers $4.00 wine and frozen drinks. On Sundays, Zippy’s provides refreshing mimosas before the reality of the work week sets in. Saturday in the summer will be for the bold at Zippy’s as it plans to offer free shots of Jameson Irish Whiskey for the first 30 patrons after a specific time. And, for World Cup fans, Zippy’s provides a quality match-watching experience while selling aluminum Budweiser bottles for $2 and $2.50 shots of Fireball and Jägermeister.
The Rum House The Rum House on Perkins Palms Avenue delivers one of the best summer happy hours from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. every day. Two dollar Red Stripe and domestic beers abundantly flow through the bar. Four dollar margaritas and red sangria are also available as well as five dollar Rum Punch, Painkillers and mojitos are popular items among Rum House customers. photo illustration by SYDNEY BLANCHARD / The Daily Reveille
LGBT
BR Pride Festival to commence on Saturday
Ryan Rogers Contributing Writer
Baton Rouge’s Eighth Annual Pride Festival will take place this Saturday in downtown Baton Rouge. Festival organizer Tom Merrill said that the festival has always meant to build a sense of unity within the community. The festival began as a picnic held by the Metropolitan Community Church of Baton Rouge. Since then, each year the attendance has nearly doubled according to Merrill. Pride Festival includes a wide array of performances from entertainers like comedy troupe The Austin Baptist Women, musical act The Shiz, a community resource fair and a Blessing of Relationships. Inspired by the California legislature passing marriage equality, The Blessing of Relationships conducted by Metropolitan Community of Baton Rouge Minister Keith Mozingo gives a taste of what it’s like to have an LGBT relationship blessed by a minister.
Sixty-two groups at the resource fair, which provides support and services to the LGBT community. Business featured at the resource fair provide LGBT-specific services, letting people know which are GBT friendly. The food and drinks consist of picnic fare including jambalaya, sandwiches and cookies, a nod to its humble beginnings as a community picnic. The festival usually attracts a small group of protesters. Merrill said they are a small minority and that the friends and neighboring businesses surrounding the festival give nothing but support. Merrill doesn’t want to take credit for starting all Louisiana Pride Festivals, but he has met with people from Lafayette and Lake Charles who have now started hosting their own pride festivals in their respective cities for the first time. What separates Baton Rouge Pride Festival from other LGBT festivals is the entire event will be indoors with air conditioning, which might be relief for those who want to celebrate LGBT pride while beating
the summer heat. Merrill stresses that the BR Pride festival is a fun educational experience for all — young, old, LGBT or straight — and there will be plenty of alternative families showing that their model of parenting is effective. Merrill wants to improve visibility with the LGBT rights movement more so than pass legislature although politicians who work with the LGBT movement will be in attendance. “Every year, Baton Rouge Pride gets bigger, and people say they enjoy it more. We hope to have even more participants than ever before this year,” Merrill said. Pride festival will be held from noon to 6 p.m. in the atrium of the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino on France Street. There is no admission fee, but Merrill encourages donations, and to bring one non-perishable food item in support of the Baton Rouge Food Bank. photo courtesy of TOM MERRILL
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Attendees gather to listen to a speaker at Baton Rouge’s annual Pride Festival last year.
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HEALTH
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Proactive attitude ensures responsible tanning Jennifer Vance Contributing Writer
Summer means colder drinks, skimpier clothing and longer days spent laying out in the sun. However, if one isn’t cautious, a summer of fun can become a summer of burns. Dr. Harry Burglass, a dermatologist who practices at the Dermatology Clinic and Cosmetic Center as well as the University Student Health Center, said the most effective sunscreens have a Sun Protection Factor, or SPF, between 30 and 50. Sunscreens with higher SPFs offer a little more protection and should mostly be used on the face if one plans to be out in the sun for an extended period of time. The Food and Drug Administration reports water-resistant sunscreens are only effective for up to 80 minutes, so sunscreen should still be applied regularly. The FDA recently released new rules for sunscreen packaging banning the word “waterproof,” but swimmers should also beware sunscreens labeled “water resistant,” Burglass said. Waterresistant sunscreens should be reapplied just as often as regular sunscreens. People underestimate how much sunscreen they need, Burglass said. Everyone should apply a “shot glass full” of sunscreen daily for the entire body. Burglass said tanning beds are sources of UVA rays, which penetrate the skin deeper, are slower to work and require more upkeep than the UVB rays from the sun. “Any tan is bad,” Burglass said. “[UVA rays] kind of age your skin more, and who wants that?” The American Cancer Society estimates more than 3.5 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with some form of skin cancer every year. Early detection is key to preventing skin cancer from spreading, Burglass said. Dermatologists use the ABCDEs — asymmetry, border, color, diameter and evolution — to determine if a mole is potentially
malignant, Burglass said. Most benign moles are symmetrical in nature with an even border. If a mole is varied in colors and has a diameter larger than the eraser of a pencil, it can indicate something dangerous. The evolution of a mole is also important to watch, Burglass said. Moles should stay the same until a person reaches a much older age. It’s important for people to look for moles everywhere, Burglass said. Moles on the scalp are commonly overlooked. Burglass suggested salon customers ask their hairdressers to keep an eye out for moles on the scalp. Spray tanning is the safest way to get a tan, Burglass said. Not only does it offer a safe alternative, spray tanning offers a protective coating to the skin. “They’re safe as long as they don’t spray you in the eye,” Burglass said with a laugh. “But they’re usually pretty good about that.” Self-tanning lotions are also an alternative to tanning beds. The colors are better than when they were first created, Burglass said. Instead of a fake orange color, the color of many tanning lotions is now more natural. Burglass said there are ways to manage a sunburn if someone gets one. The first thing to do when sunburned is to stay out of the sun — any more sun will only worsen the burn, Burglass said. Cold baths and over-the-counter drugs like Advil and Benadryl can also help ease the pain. Don’t believe the old wives’ tale about taking a hot shower to relieve a sunburn, Burglass said. Hot showers will only make the burn hurt more and will not relieve pain from the burn.
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Tips for safe tanning: — Slather on sunscreen with an SPF between 30 and 50, and reapply every 60 to 90 minutes Skip the tanning beds — go for a spray tan Wear hats, sunglasses and cover-ups when possible Inspect your body regularly for new moles If you have any concerns, see your doctor
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University of Kansas center Joel Embiid works around Iowa State forward Georges Niang during an NCAA college basketball game in Lawrence, Kan.
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and Nunez said the school has yet to decide on the best way to repurpose the old practice area. LSU’s gymnastic meets will still be held in the PMAC. Nunez said estimates show the new facility will have twice the square footage of the practice area in the Field House. The facility will include state-of-theart practice equipment as well as a bigger locker room, lounge spaces, team meeting rooms and a warm-up area. “It’s not just the size – it’s the bang for the buck,” Breaux said. “The safe, modern training facility that we’re going to have will allow us to be much more efficient in practice and a lot safer.” The Tigers recorded a program-high third place finish at the NCAA Super Six Finals and broke their school scoring record three times in 2014. The upgraded
facility may help LSU take the next step toward a championship in more ways than one, Breaux said. “Just having the renderings and the promise has added a new dimension to our recruiting,” Breaux said. “We feel like we’re able to get the attention of kids we weren’t able to attract before because they were so enamored with the training facilities at other universities. What this is going to bring to us is the ability to bring kids on our campus that will be very proud and braggadocious about our facilities and the modernness of it.” The new gymnastics facility joins the Tiger Stadium expansion and the new tennis indoor facility as LSU’s most recent construction projects. The gymnastics facility is the last of the three to break ground simply because it was the last to be designed and contracted, Nunez said. “We do want to prioritize, but I
offense, boasting an array of post moves and shooting from around the perimeter. Injuries should always be a concern with big men, but I say you take the gamble. When you’re in the fourth, fifth and sixth position, you have to roll the dice and hope you hit it big. I also want to see who beyond the big names becomes the star nobody expected. A potential All-Star can always slip through the cracks, whether it’s John Stockton going No. 16 in 1984, Tony Parker going No. 28 in 2001 or Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard going No. 15 in 2011. These players end up bringing just as much to their franchises as some of the top picks, but the difference is the caliber of teams drafting them. Those mid- to lateround picks usually go to teams on the cusp of being contenders, and it leads to the team becoming elite. The final intriguing part of don’t think we can sit here and say ‘we did this one because it’s more important than the other one,’” Nunez said. “There’s a revenue component within the football stadium expansion that’s important. These other two venues that we’re enhancing and building, those are non-revenue producing sports.” Breaux has been vocal about the potential benefits the gymnastics program could reap from a new practice facility, and she’s not about to stop now. “It’s going to have everything and more than other universities,” Breaux said. “I believe without a shadow of a doubt that this facility will be the new benchmark gymnastics facility in the country.”
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Men’s basketball
Patrick named assistant head coach Marcus Rodrigue Staff Writer
Just one week after bringing in former NBA coach Eric Musselman, LSU men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones made another move to solidify his staff. Jones announced Tuesday his promotion of David Patrick to assistant head coach for next season. Patrick spent the last two years on Jones’ coaching staff serving as an assistant coach and recruiter. “Any time your boss promotes you, it gives you so much more self-value of what you’re worth to the school and the program,” Patrick said. The LSU Board of Supervisors will review Patrick’s contract during its meeting in September. Patrick said Jones first brought up his potential promotion following the NCAA Tournament in April. Jones quickly reassembled his coaching staff after former assistant coach Korey McCray
announced his departure from the program in early June. “Everything fell in place because of the team, and we had another spot open up on the staff that we had to fill,” Patrick said. The Hamilton, Bermuda native played for the Australian Junior National Team before coming to the United States, where he won Louisiana Player of the Year during his senior year at Chapel Trafton High School, now known as The Dunham School, in Baton Rouge. Patrick made the 1996 Final Four with Syracuse but transferred to Louisiana-Lafayette for his final three seasons of collegiate eligibility. After short stints with professional teams in Australia, England and Spain, Patrick joined the coaching ranks at Nicholls State University. He became director of operations for the St. Mary’s basketball team and eventually served a three-year term as an assistant coach for the Gaels.
That’s where Patrick first met Musselman, who coached the NBA’s Sacramento Kings during the 2006-2007 season. The 38-year-old’s final stop before arriving at LSU was as a player scout for the Houston Rockets. Patrick received a one-year extension to his contract as part of his promotion. The newfound stability has convinced Patrick to stay at LSU unless a head coaching job becomes available elsewhere, he said. “The main thing is the extended years of my contract,” Patrick said. “Not that I’m trying to go anywhere else any time soon, but it just allows me to stay here longer with [Jones] and know that we’re trying to build this thing together.”
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page 11 the draft is the possible trades that may go down before the night ends. Trades have a strange way of happening during the draft, and this year’s big name is Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Kevin Love. Love is an elite NBA talent despite never making the postseason. He has grown tired of Minnesota’s inability to surround him with better players, and trade rumors have been coming out for weeks. With a loaded draft class, teams may use their picks as a part of a possible deal for Love. If a Love deal goes go down, it could spark a chain reaction for the rest of the NBA free agents and their destinations in the draft.
So enjoy the festivities of the first hour of the draft as the top players walk up to the stage after hearing their name called and take pictures with the commissioner. Just remember to stay for the later stages, because championships can be won there, too. Tommy Romanach is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Dallas.
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