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February 5, 2026

From Alabama to LSU, see how this top campus administrator is tackling a new role.

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Here’s how new LSU Chancellor James Dalton plans to lead

BY MADELYN LONG & JASON WILLIS Staff Writer & Editor in Chief

When James Dalton first interviewed to be the next LSU president, he owned just one purple tie.

He knew he’d need more after being named one of three finalists for the position.

After his first interview, he went back to the University of Alabama, where he held the office of provost.

While in Tuscaloosa, he stopped by a local menswear store. There were no purple ties to be found.

That is, until he went to the clearance section, which had plenty of purple and orange, representing Alabama’s two biggest rivals, LSU and Auburn. Dalton bought four purple ties at a stunning discount.

In a sweeping redrawing of LSU’s existing leadership structure, the university’s Board of Supervisors restored the president role to two positions: a president, Wade Rousse, and an executive vice president and chancellor over the Baton Rouge campus, Dalton.

As Dalton served out the last of his time in Tuscaloosa before heading to Baton Rouge, he kept his collection of crimson ties on his desk, up for grabs for anyone who came in for a meeting or a chat. He didn’t need them anymore.

Setting goals

When former LSU President William Tate IV left LSU to take the same job at Rutgers University, the opening caught Dalton’s eye.

Unlike Alabama, LSU is a land, sea and space-grant university with a variety of scientific, academic, patient care and community service facilities, Dalton noted.

“It was a really great opportunity to take my experience from working in an academic medical center like in Michigan and Alabama and bring it to a place that’s in a state that I love and would love to learn more about,” Dalton said.

Two of LSU’s top goals under Tate were becoming one of the top 50 research institutions in the country and gaining membership to the prestigious Association of American Universities. As LSU pursued those aspirations, it increased its research spending to a record $543 million in the 2023-24 academic year.

Rousse and Dalton’s administration has stood by those goals, though Dalton added a qualifier.

“I don’t think about AAU as an aspiration as much as I think about the qualities of an AAU institution as the aspiration,” Dalton said.

He said that pushing more research on campus starts with creating a culture where research is appreciated.

“There’s so many great people and so many great resources across this campus that just finding a way to empower people and strategically put resources where they need to be is the biggest job,” he said.

Dalton wants LSU to become more like the top universities in-

volved in the AAU, which are known to have an enticing culture for students and faculty, a variety of resources and motivated students and staff.

“If we do those things and do them right, we’ll eventually become an AAU university,” Dalton said. “You set your sights on good things, and you do those good things right, and then the recognition that comes along with that will follow.”

Dalton promised to work to improve other facets of LSU’s academics that he also spent time on while at Alabama, like reducing class sizes and implementing more hands-on, experimental education within LSU classrooms through undergraduate research internship opportunities and study abroad options.

Prospective LSU students may soon feel the impact of one of the major changes Dalton is pushing.

This month, Dalton will make the case to the Board of Supervisors to mandate tha students submit standardized test scores for undergraduate admissions.

“To me, it’s just another piece of data that we have to help us make sure that when students come in, we understand where they are in their learning journey, and so that we can make sure when they come in, they’ve got the best chance of success,” Dalton said.

How it happened

One of the central questions guiding LSU’s search for a president was whether the position should be split back into a system president and a chancellor over the Baton Rouge campus — the way it was before 2012.

Dalton admitted he had little understanding of what the LSU leadership structure looked like when applying for the presidential position, but he said he agreed the job was “too big for one person.”

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Each of the three presidential finalists went through a day-long schedule of meetings with university stakeholders. Dalton’s ended with a discussion with members of the Board of Supervisors.

“I was very honest with them and telling them in terms of here’s the things I love to do, here’s the things that I would enjoy having a partner to help me with,” Dalton said.

Dalton and Rousse were then introduced, he said, and the next morning he and Rousse were put in a room with paper and pen and told to draw out the blueprint for LSU’s new leadership structure.

This meeting took place the morning of Oct. 31, before Rousse’s own day-long schedule of meetings.

The pair left the room with a plan, which included the revived chancellor position. The Board approved the changes by a vote of 13-1 on Nov. 2, which landed them both a job at LSU.

That seismic structural change would call for a restructuring of LSU’s entire leadership structure. Rousse said at his introductory press conference that he planned to release a new organizational chart within 30 days. No such chart has been released to the public.

Dalton said, however, that he and Rousse had sorted out some of the most pressing changes at the top, including converting the top roles at LSU Health New Orleans, LSU Health Shreveport, Pennington Biomedical Research Center and the College of Agriculture to senior vice chancellors. The move more clearly defines the hierarchy of top system leaders.

He said it may take until the end of the school year to get everything else finalized, but he provided a general outline on what the changes may include.

“We envision a relatively small-

er system office that is focused on things which are common to all the different campuses and allow them to gather information, collect it, and be a unified voice to the legislature, to the governor, to the communities around us,” Dalton said.

“On the other hand, it gives the chancellors, like myself, the ability to focus on what our issues of the day are and lean into those opportunities and challenges.”

Looking ahead

Of course, the key to LSU’s new leadership setup is the relationship between Dalton and Rousse. The two are in constant contact, Dalton said.

“We are arm-in-arm in this enterprise together, and I could not have asked for a better partner,” Dalton said. “We’re very complementary to each other in our skill sets and the way that we approach problems.”

As Rousse emerged as a frontrunner for the presidential opening, his relative lack of research experience and academic honors came under scrutiny, particularly by LSU faculty. Those concerns were put at ease when Dalton became part of the deal.

“I think they came out with a structure that will play well to the strengths that each candidate brought in the search,” Faculty Senate President Daniel Tirone said directly after Rousse and Dalton were appointed, adding that faculty would appreciate the decision. “It’s a structure that certainly seems to make sense given the talents that each candidate has.”

Dalton’s background in medicine, where he’s conducted extensive research in both the private and educational sectors, complements Rousse’s experience in the business sector, Dalton said.

His position has also required him to branch out of his comfort zone and learn more about LSU research areas with which he doesn’t have much experience, like energy and agriculture, which he described as the “shiny new object” for him.

Still, the early part of the transition’s been overwhelming, Dalton acknowledged.

“I’ve been describing it as three components: cardboard boxes, shaking hands and drinking from fire hoses as I come up the learning curve of different things.”

As he trades in his cardboard boxes for purple and gold ties, Dalton urges the LSU community to meet with him and share their ideas. He said it’s important to him that he addresses the needs of students and faculty.

“I’ve heard, I’ve learned and can get out there and start really making some plans, get a strategic plan together and start making some more concrete proposals… to move the place forward,” Dalton said. “That takes time because listening to people is an important part of it.”

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Digital Media Center to reopen following closure

STAFF REPORT

The LSU Digital Media Center, which was closed this week after elevated carbon dioxide levels were reported, will reopen on Thursday.

The university announced the building was evacuated Monday due to “elevated CO2 levels,” an LSU spokesperson confirmed to the Reveille. Initial reports blamed the levels on a faulty boiler.

LSU said its Environmental

Health and Safety and Facility Services teams were onsite Monday to deal with the issue and students were advised to avoid the area.

The Digital Media Center is home to the university’s Center

for Computation and Technology, an office that researches software tools and their application in academia and economic development. The center is located near the corner of South Stadium Drive and East Parker Boulevard.

CAREER EXPO

Students connect with potential employers at this LSU event

BY GAVIN MCMANUS & MADDY SNYDER Staff Writers

The PMAC’s basketball court was replaced with a different type of playing field on Tuesday as students aimed to score internships and career connections during the LSU Career Expo.

The LSU Olinde Career Center invited companies and organizations to set up tables and give students a chance to make connections and learn information

about a variety of career paths.

Madeline Broussard, a mass communication sophomore, was surprised to learn how versatile her degree is. Every business she spoke to offered a job where her degree would be useful, even businesses that she did not expect to accommodate her.

“It was very interesting to see how my major, mass communications ties into and has a space in every single job we’ve talked to,” Broussard said.

The event was eye-opening

for Broussard and other underclassmen like her, who never realized how much they could do in fields outside of their major. Emory Rosamond, a sophomore, spoke to the hospitals at the event and learned that she could use her business major as part of the hospital administration.

Other students found that the experience taught them how to communicate with future employers. Jada Lloyd, an agriculture business freshman, emphasized how opportunities like this

are crucial for students who have not had a chance to explore their prospective careers before.

“I think that this is really important because a lot of students don’t come from backgrounds where they are given these opportunities in high school,” Lloyd said. “I feel like this is really worth it for students who have never been in this setting before.”

Similarly, Isaac Humphries, a computer science sophomore,

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STUDENT LIFE

Here’s how to stay safe with rideshares

BY MADELYN LONG Staff Writer

When calling popular rideshares like Uber or Lyft, it is important to stay vigilant and know what to do when things start feeling uncomfortable to help avoid dangerous situations.

When it comes to requesting a driver, LSUPD Sgt. Marlon Hawkins suggested choosing someone with five stars to lower the chances that the driver has made other passengers feel uneasy.

Hawkins, head of the Community Outreach and Security division of LSUPD, also offered tips for students before they enter the car once their driver has arrived, such as verifying that the license plate and driver match the information provided by the rideshare app.

He also advised students to exercise caution if there are other people in the vehicle that were not disclosed before the driver arrived.

Nandi Montegut, a mass communication freshman, agreed with Hawkins and shared her own ways that she stays safe when using ride shares.

“When using ride-sharing services, I proceed with extra caution because I’m a woman and because I typically use these services at night,” Montegut said. “To ensure my safety, I rarely ride alone and always

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Vet School Ambassadors open the door to prospective students

BY MADDY SNYDER Staff Writer

From leading tours for prospective students to organizing annual showcases and alumni events, the SVM Ambassadors work tirelessly to represent the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine.

“Our whole role, basically, is to just like, be the stars of the show for incoming students, but also for, like, alumni events,” said Kaitlynn Moore, a secondyear vet student and ambassador chair.

The ambassadors are responsible for showing prospective students around the vet school, including the advanced machinery and resources that aren’t common in everyday practice.

Ambassadors also volunteer at an annual showcase every March for accepted students, featuring a student panel and multiple clubs at the vet school. They work at alumni events, often showing alumni the changes and improvements made since their time at LSU.

Being an ambassador has enabled Moore to make deep connections with prospective students and advise them on their decision to come to LSU.

One of her favorite memories from her time as an ambassador was at the school’s annual showcase last year.

Moore was directing students when someone approached her and asked if she had attended Delaware Valley University, where she had obtained her

bachelor’s degree.

While initially confused, realized that she recognized the prospective student as a former classmate at Delaware Valley. The two immediately clicked, and Moore started talking to her about the program and about how Delaware Valley had prepared her for LSU.

“And, long story short, it made her come here. And now she’s here, and she’s also my little because we have a big-little program,” Moore said.

Echoing Moore, Marianna Gallaspy, an SVM ambassador and second-year vet student, emphasized how important their role is in acting as a representative for the college and helping

School of Music director joins music educators’ Hall of Fame

BY DREW SARHAN Staff Writer FACULTY

James Byo, the director of the LSU School of Music, was inducted into the Louisiana Music Educators Association’s Hall of Fame in recognition of his over four decades of service to musicians across the U.S. Byo, an oboe player, has been teaching in Louisiana for 38 years. He began teaching music at a high school in his home state of Ohio, where he spent seven years before earning his doctorate at Florida State University.

While in Tallahassee, he was an undergraduate teaching assistant and fell in love with higher education, despite earning a master’s degree in performance.

“I always enjoyed playing,” Byo said. “Switching brought me more into teaching and conducting. I enjoyed conducting, I enjoyed teaching, I just enjoyed it all.”

Growing up, Byo was a piano player and a baseball player. He played for the Detroit Tigers’ minor league baseball system for a couple of years while in grade school, but coming from a family of musicians, he learned double-reed instruments like the bassoon, English horn and his instrument of choice: the oboe.

“My parents were musicians, serious athletes,” Byo said. “To me, they’re the same thing, because in music, you develop skills like crazy. Skill development, how that happens, is really the same in both places.”

Byo was surprised to receive the accolade, but he was very hon-

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said he has struggled with communicating in professional settings before. Humphries said that speaking with the representatives at the expo helped him feel more prepared for interviews in the future.

A variety of organizations were set up in the PMAC, from engineering firms and gas companies to schools and government agencies. Companies at the expo were geographically diverse, with employers from as far as Texas and Arkansas coming to meet with students willing to relocate.

In a world where it is increasingly difficult to find employment, LSU students are grateful that the university gives them the opportunity to connect with em-

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other students.

Before registering at LSU, Gallaspy remembers feeling lost and overwhelmed until the ambassadors introduced her to the school and helped her understand the admission process.

“I wanted to be that person for someone else,” she said.

For Amber Steinhauer, a second-year vet student, being an ambassador helps put every-

ored to receive it, emphasizing that he would have never gotten to this point if it were not for his colleagues at the School of Music.

“I have a great appreciation for all my colleagues over the years,” Byo said. “I was out there much with student teachers, and I was out there directing honor bands and orchestras, and so I’ve gotten to know those teachers, which makes me and us in the School of Music cut somewhat differently from other professors on campus.”

Byo’s impact can be seen in the impact his former students have had on music education across the country. Joseph Nassar, the band director for St. Amant High School is one of those alumni. St. Amant’s band won the LMEA Standard of Excellence Award in 2023, the highest distinction given to a con-

ployers.

Dimitirus Allen, a mechanical engineering senior, emphasized how important it is to have connections before graduation.

“Actually going and finding a company is really hard to do after you graduate,” Allen said. “So, it’s good to actually have an event to go see different companies.”

The Career Center also hosts smaller, more targeted fairs throughout the year. The Career Expo is held once a semester and many employers are happy to keep coming back.

“We come every spring and fall. We love LSU we love the students here,” said Olivia Sing, a representative for Eagle Environmental Services. “It’s great to meet the students here and see who could be part of our team.”

thing into perspective. Sometimes Steinhauer gets so caught up with her studies that she forgets how much she loves her field.

“I really like giving tours because it reminds me to be grateful that I’m here and not complain that there’s so much work and stress,” she said.

The SVM ambassadors also work to make minority students feel seen and welcome within the college.

cert band in Louisiana.

Nassar recalled a time when he was not living up to his own expectations and was neglecting his work. Byo called him into his office to talk about his missteps and how best to rectify them.

“He spoke candidly about my shortcomings, but he also challenged and encouraged me to do better in a way that felt deeply personal, much like a father would,” Nassar said in an email. “That conversation changed the trajectory of my academic career and set me on a path toward what would become a deeply fulfilling professional life.”

Years later, Nassar’s daughter Kaitlyn also studied with Byo. Now, she is a band director at Dutchtown Middle School in Ascension Parish.

Another former student and colleague of Byo, Jeremy Lane, is

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make sure the driver shows me their phone for confirmation, as well as states their name.”

When in a rideshare, there are also many ways to make sure the driver is heading to the correct destination. Plugging your location into a GPS keeps you aware of what direction the driver should be going and can alert you if they change paths.

The LSU Shield app also offers the Buddy Watch system, which allows students to plug in how long it will take them to get to their destination and alerts authorities if they do not arrive in that designated period of time.

Hawkins encouraged students to take advantage of this system while using rideshares.

As a Black woman herself, Moore recognizes the struggles that Black veterinary medicine students face across the country.

Nationally, only about 1.3% of veterinarians are Black. At LSU, the number of Black students in the veterinary medicine program is slowly growing, from seven in the class of 2028 to 12 in the class of 2029. Still, Moore laments that these numbers are extremely low.

To combat this, Moore has

ing.

“Learning this from him and seeing him model it consistently has made me a better writer, teacher and administrator,” Lane said. “He is also one of the more wellread individuals you’ll ever meet — I can’t recall how many conversations he started by saying, ‘Hey, did you see this in the paper this morning?’ or something like that.”

the director of the school of music at Belmont University, a private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee. Byo was his dissertation advisor, and both were in the same doctoral program from 1999 to 2003.

“Most of my foundational knowledge of higher education came from him,” Lane said in an email. “His understanding of the underlying principles of why music in higher education is necessary, what it is designed to do and what it contributes to society are deeply ingrained into my work as [a] collegiate administrator.”

Lane said that Byo treated his students with respect and had high expectations for them, a model of professionalism that he still follows to this day. He taught him to think things through and to avoid rush-

If a situation becomes uncomfortable or dangerous, Hawkins urged students to call 911 immediately.

“But just trust your instinct, and if you are in a situation where you feel like you’re uncomfortable, call 911,” Hawkins said.

Along with this, he asked students to begin recording the driver and their surroundings. This helps authorities in the aftermath of the situation piece together what happened and hold offenders accountable.

With the possible dangers associated with using rideshares on campus, students should also be aware of the other ways to find transportation.

LSUPD offers courtesy rides to make sure students arrive to their destination safely. This

worked to create a support system for Black students to find a sense of community within the vet school. She believes that the more diverse a practice is, the more successful it can be.

“I think diversity makes our specialty and our career a lot better,” Moore said. “Because when you have different people from different backgrounds coming in and adding in their input, things are way more efficient.”

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Another notable alumnus, John Schuesselin, studied with Byo twice in his life. The first time was in 1986 as a graduate of the Wooster City Schools Music Program in Wooster, Ohio, where he says that Byo taught him every day from freshman to junior year. Byo’s influence helped him get into the Eastman School of Music, a private research university in Rochester, New York, to pursue a trumpet performance degree.

Their paths crossed again at LSU, where Schuesselin pursued his doctorate in music arts. Byo’s mentorship inspired Schuesselin to pursue music education as his focus, and he now works as a professor of trumpet studies at the University of Mississippi at Oxford.

“I am not sure I would be in this career if I did not have Dr. Byo in my life,” Schuesselin said. “The Wooster High School band program was a special program. He helped guide us to be our very best in a healthy way. This remains with his students, no matter their chosen career path. The education classes I completed at LSU were looked upon with deep respect during the hiring process at the University of Mississippi.”

service becomes available after midnight when Tiger Trails stops its routes.

There are student organizations that also provide transportation for students when they are in need. Girls’ Rides at LSU gives reliable transportation to women when they feel unsafe, according to organization president Mya Dugan.

“Whether someone needs a ride from Tigerland or Walmart, we ensure women get to where they need to go safely,” Dugan says.

With plenty of options available, it is crucial that LSU students prioritize their safety when traveling on campus. Hawkins and LSU organizations want every student to know that their safety is of great importance to the LSU community.

bassador and a second-year vet student, was originally born in Colombia before immigrating to the U.S. Hispanic or Latin American people comprise only about 0.5% of veterinarians in America, so Nunez wanted to join the ambassadors to be a representative of her community.

“I want to represent those people,” Nunez said. “I definitely want to do this and help those people out and feel like a part of something bigger.”

ACED

LSU men’s tennis swept Tulane 7-0 on Tuesday, while the women’s team secured a dominant 6-1 win. Both teams remain undefeated heading into ITA Indoor Championships.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Legend Pot is serving up all-you-can-eat Asian cuisine with a modern flair

BY PAUL TIBBETS

Staff Writer

Legend Pot is a brand new spot where you can find a sizzling mixture of unlimited hot pot, Korean barbecue and sushi for a reasonable price.

Just a little under two months ago on Dec. 16, 2025, Legend Pot had its soft opening. With its unique concept, it has seen some modest success since then. Not only were there no hot pot restaurants in Baton Rouge until last year, but it’s rare for similar fusion places to let you get everything for one price. One of the managers, Cindy Chen, believes there is high demand for a place like Legend Pot here.

“A lot of local people, they were so happy that we showed up,” Chen said, “because they were waiting for those kinds of different, authentic Asian they don’t have to travel two hours or hour and a half to get.”

For just $33.99 — or $22.99 during lunch hours — you can get unlimited hot pot, Korean barbecue and sushi for two hours of allotted time. It may seem like a lot at first, but once you see the breadth of options at your disposal, it all makes sense. The owners want to bring food and family together so everyone can try a little bit of everything.

The

service

Once again, we are two for two in fabulous service. Not only were the servers on top of their game with clearing out plates or checking if we needed anything, but they were always happy to answer any questions. Even if they don’t know, the servers will go find somebody who does right away. Our server, Austin Reynolds, is actually responsible for many of the best choices from the menu we had.

The food

It is hard to talk about the food that you get from Legend Pot. Not that it is bad by many means — I left full and satisfied. The problem presents itself in just the sheer number of things you will find yourself eating.

This is an all-you-can-eat buffet, and that is not taken lightly. My partner and I tried around 22 distinctive food items, and

that. It’s still incredibly juicy and buttery if you are so inclined.

On the hot pot side of things, I tried the pork bone broth and the spicy Szechuan broth. The Szechuan broth is great for any spice lovers out there, but be warned that the numbing effects double up after so many minutes of eating it. The pork bone broth was a nice vacation from the Szechuan broth and offered its own depth of flavor I was not expecting.

As for ingredients, I will say again you cannot go wrong with your pork. My favorite meat cuts to dip in my hot pot were the pork belly and pork loin. We also tried the beef tongue; however, I cannot say I am a fan of the texture here.

There is a wide variety of vegetables to choose from as well. You honestly could pick out any of them and be pleased with your choices. I did not have a bad one,

THEATER

Theater club’s ‘Mean Girls’ show will take you back to high school

BY PAIGE CHERAMIE Staff Writer

“Mean Girls” the musical is coming to the Mid City Civic Theatre, featuring comedy-driven drama, cast members from the LSU Musical Theatre Club and an audience filled with laughter.

The musical features Summer Riche, a digital art and animation junior, as Cady Heron. The audience follows Cady as she navigates public school for the first time after living abroad in Africa with her researcher parents. Her main goal is to fit in, no matter the cost, landing herself in the most notorious clique of the high school: the Plastics.

Cady doesn’t exactly make the best decisions throughout the musical. She gets herself into quite the pickle, and the audience gets to see all this high school drama play out. It may seem dramatic and silly, but it still holds important messages.

The story of Cady Heron is a “cautionary tale” for students entering a new school for the first time. It might be tempting to change yourself to fit in, but it won’t benefit you in the long run.

“It’s about staying optimistic,

STUDENT LIFE

The atmosphere

The first thing you will notice about Legend Pot is that it’s new. Everything from the outside view to the decorations inside has this very polished and sleek look to it. When you’re inside, you feel like you are participating in something modern and innovative.

The sides are lined with neon lights and glossy decorations, and on the far side of the room is a wall that features a lush landscape of mountains and rivers. There is a bar in the middle of the place that is unfortunately not operating right now, but it’s so picturesque. I pray that when you go, it’s finally in use.

The real star of the show here is when you sit down. You get the option of a chair or a booth, but all tables feature several hot plates and a circular stove in the middle. These are used for your hot pot and barbecue, respectively. It’s a very hands-on experience, so if you do not like working for your food, Legend Pot is not for you.

we barely scratched the surface. There is such a wide variety of things that even reviewing just what I ate would do a disservice. With so much food to try, you should really go yourself and see what you can get into.

For me, I am partial to Korean barbecue. I enjoy large chunks of marinated meats, and they did not disappoint here. Specifically, I want to shout out the short rib, the spicy beef bulgogi and the spicy pork. These items all vary in their flavors but are similar in just how rich and delicious they were. You could honestly go right with any pork item on the menu; I found those to be my favorite most of the time. If you are not too keen on chewier and fattier cuts of meat, avoid the short rib. That doesn’t bother me, but I know many people might not like

as they were all just so fresh and diverse additions to all the protein. In particular, I would recommend the enoki mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, watercress, bok choy and lotus roots. Before I go, we cannot forget about dessert. You could go for the freezer of free ice cream, but I would like to draw your attention to the coconut sago. It is a sort of coconut milk soup featuring pearls and jellies that you might get in a bubble tea. Once I drank a bowl of this at the end of my meal, I felt incredibly refreshed. It’s so light and creamy that it goes down easily and doesn’t take up much of the little room you have left.

If this article has convinced you, you can find Legend Pot located at 2159 Staring Lane. The restaurant is open daily and the times are listed on its website.

BY LILY CENTOLA Staff Writer

Looking to get involved in fitness but unsure of where to begin? This new club at LSU might be the fit for you.

CHAARG is a wellness club with over 100 chapters on college campuses across the U.S. The acronym stands for Changing Health Attitudes and Actions to Recreate Girls, and that is exactly what the club strives to do. The first chapter began at Ohio State in 2012, and the LSU chapter launched three weeks ago thanks to senior Brynn Davis.

When Davis was asked if she wanted to start a CHAARG club at LSU, the political science major jumped at the opportunity. Brynn has always felt very passionate about wellness and is excited to apply this passion to create a community on campus.

When people picture working out, they often picture signing up for individual workout

but it’s also about holding yourself accountable, reflecting on your choices and staying true to who you are,” Riche said.

Regina George, the queen bee of Cady’s new high school, is played by Ava Reyer, a junior natural resources ecology management major. Her portrayal of the character is unique. For instance, she isn’t blonde and she doesn’t really wear pink.

“I never really saw myself as playing a mean girl, but now that I am playing Regina, it’s definitely a lot of fun,” Reyer said. “I enjoy making a lot of different choices with her character.”

Regina may be a notorious bully, but she’s still a human on the inside who just wants to feel accepted.

“She definitely realizes that her actions have led to where she ended up,” Reyer said. Her character shows us that it isn’t right to put others down to satisfy our own cravings for love and attention.

“We’re in college,” Reyer said. “We’re going to make a lot of new friends. Some of them we’ll like. Some of them we won’t like. But there’s really no reason to judge people or hate them for where they come from

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classes or going to the gym by themselves. The CHAARG club is working to change the narrative by creating a space for women of various fitness levels to work out together and feel comfortable trying new things.

“Some of us have played sports in high school; some of us have never been to the gym before,” Davis said.

The group uses the motto “making fitness fun,” working to foster a sense of excitement in women’s wellness. The club hosts weekly group workouts on Wednesdays, and the type of workout varies each week. This week, the members will be attending a class at ToneBR.

“You won’t be alone,” Davis said. “When you try something new, you hate doing it by yourself, right? There are 40 of us. We are all gonna be going to class in two days together.”

The club also includes small

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Anyone who watches the show will learn a thing or two from these characters. Besides this, it’s also a great chance to sit back and enjoy the performance from talented LSU students. Many of them have been working toward this moment for some time now.

“Cady Heron has been a dream role of mine since I was a freshman in high school, and when I found out I got the role, I was just so beyond stoked,” Riche said. “I was willing to put in any time. Anything they needed, I was willing to do.”

Riche likes the character not only because of her story, but because of how much she sees her own positive mindset in the character.

“It’s about being able to adapt to a new environment while staying positive,” Riche said. “That’s one thing she kind of is good at. Even when she’s being bullied, excluded and outcasted, she still has hope.”

Co-director Don Fields, a theatre performance and kinesiology double major, was amazed that in just weeks, the actors pulled the show together and were able to ensure these messages were getting through to the audience.

“It’s been really nice to see how hard they’ve been working, especially coming back off book, coming in before rehearsals, staying after, meeting up outside of rehearsal hours to rehearse,” Fields said. “It’s been really great watching them put the show together. It’s been a

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groups led by different executive members. These small groups create an even more personal wellness experience. Each executive member hosts an additional small group workout once a week.

“Mine is Monday at 2 p.m., and I will text in the group chat, ‘Who wants to come? I am going to the gym right now,’ so they do not have to go alone,” Davis said.

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really rewarding experience.”

The community that has built the club of LSU is made through the actors and their friendships. Dyllyn Scranton, a freshman music education major who is cast as Aaron Samuels, is a part of the club for the experience and the friendship.

“Navigating college with a group like this has been phenomenal,” Scranton said. “You never feel isolated. You never feel like there isn’t someone you can lean on for things. We’ve sat on the sides when we’re not in the number, we’ve done homework together and we get food together all the time after shows.”

yond just physical wellness.

During really busy weeks, Davis caters to her group and will host a homework hour instead of a workout if they are really stressed. CHAARG also hosts two socials every semester where the girls are able to bond beyond just the fitness room.

Davis really cherishes the people she has already met through CHAARG. She said she has especially enjoyed meeting people of all different grades and majors.

“Meeting new people and

The club will be performing “Mean Girls” on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased on Ludus, and the cost is $25 for general admission tickets. However, LSU students with a valid Tiger Card get in for free.

Any LSU student who dreams of finding themselves center stage can join the club. The organization can be found on TigerLink and Instagram.

“If it’s something you even have a sliver of curiosity about, just try it,” Riche said. “At the end of the day, it’s better to try and say you did than not try and not know what could have happened.”

having built up the exec team has been fun,” Davis said.

Sophomore Lauren Wright, a management major, is a new member of the club and is excited for future workouts and socials.

“It is very welcoming. I am very excited,” Wright said. “Everybody is very positive and encouraging and wanting to get to know you and be friends.”

If you are interested in joining LSU CHAARG, you can learn more through the club’s website or Instagram.

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SPORTS

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Gymnastics shares how music elevates their routines

BY GABBY GRAY Staff Writer

From dramatic beats to an opening strum of a guitar, music plays a pivotal role when it comes to orchestrating gymnastics routines.

If you’ve been in tune with LSU gymnastics, this topic may be familiar to you given LSU’s fifth-year senior Kathryn Weilbacher’s balance beam routine performed at the start of January.

Before sticking her landing at LSU’s exhibition meet, Weilbacher was seen on a live stream of the event singing the words to the song her beam routine was set to.

A video of her performance was later shared to Planet of Gymnastics’ Instagram account, where it received over 595,000 views. The comments on the video varied, however several of them echoed

that singing along to a routine’s song may calm a gymnast while on the balance beam.

That just so happens to be the case when it comes to Weilbacher, who serves as an example that music plays a larger role than fans could ever imagine in the sport.

“It’s just kind of a reminder of what you do everyday,” senior Emily Innes said. “[Weilbacher}, for example, it helps her to sing it while she’s on the beam.”

All of this ties into one question — what does the music behind a gymnast’s routine mean to them?

For Weilbacher, mounting the balance beam to Chris Stapleton’s “You Should Probably Leave,” is a tradition carried over from her freshman year of collegiate gymnastics.

“In my freshman year of college, for some reason I was just

Storylines to follow as baseball nears return

BY TRIPP BUHLER Staff Writer

LSU baseball is returning in just under two weeks to defend its 2025 national championship.

The team that only lost one game in the NCAA tournament last year is regeared and ready to look past its role as the hunted and focus on being the hunters.

Head coach Jay Johnson has built up a strong roster that rivals the one from the previous year. While many key starters are returning, transfers and freshmen are expected to be early contributors for the Tigers. There’s a lot to like from LSU’s depth. To get in the mood for a quickly approaching opening weekend, here are some exciting

storylines to follow in the 2026 season.

Casan Evans’ continued dominance

Evans was electric and the definition of a freshman sensation last year. The Houston native dominated opposing bats over his 52.2 innings pitched, where he had a stunning 2.05 ERA.

He’s expected to be a starter, and is the most likely candidate to get the nod as the Friday night ace.

“We’re trying to extend my pitches, my pitch count … and just seeing how I handle going through the lineup two or three times,” Evans said.

He built precedent for long

obsessed with that song and I don’t know why but I’d play it over and over again,” Weilbacher said. “So when I get up there, I pick that song because it calms me.”

The fifth-year senior also commented that the starting notes of Stapleton’s tune helps her settle into her beam performance, keeping her nerves at bay.

For other gymnasts, like allaround sophomore Lexi Zeiss, picking a particular song helps them make their routine truly feel like their own.

“I think it’s like part of the fun, getting to choose something that makes you your own in little ways,” Zeiss said. “Some people like more upbeat [music], some people don’t, but it’s just individualizing what you can and also bringing your mind off what you’re doing sometimes.”

Zeiss discussed how music

shapes her floor routine, describing how hers is “darker” and “upbeat” compared to Innes’, which she characterized as “soft” and calming.

When it comes to floor routines, the only difference in music is that lyrics are prohibited in the gymnasts’ chosen melodies. While fans might recognize trending songs on the balance beam, all they’ll hear are beats and rhythms during floor exercise.

“It’s cool to see how everyone just takes what they get from their song,” Innes said. “Or how it kind of goes into their personality a little bit too, which is cool.”

Whether a gymnast is performing a dark and illustrious routine on the floor or using the lyrics of their favorite song to stay concentrated on the balance beam, music moves as a pivotal role to this sport.

BY ALEX SHEESLEY Staff Writer NIL

NIL probe into LSU Athletics closed

On Friday, reports emerged about investigations into LSU Athletics by the College Sports Commission.

The investigation, which centered around whether LSU failed to report some NIL payments, wrapped up on Monday after an 18-day investigation. No punishments were handed to the university.

The investigation regarded “whether a member of one of [LSU]’s sports teams failed to report one or more third-party Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals in accordance with applicable rules,” said a Jan. 15 email from CSC head of investigations Katie B. Medearis to LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry.

The CSC was founded last summer by the ACC, SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 conferences as a byproduct of last June’s House Settlement, a ruling that ushered in a new era of compensation in collegiate athletics and created new rules for how schools are able to pay student-athletes, including direct-from-university payments.

All NCAA Division I schools must report NIL deals worth more than $600 as part of the settlement.

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Men’s basketball strengthens its brotherhood through SEC adversity

BY TRIPP BUHLER Staff Writer

Brotherhood leads LSU men’s basketball on and off the court.

It’s in the words when they speak about each other, it’s in their actions on the court and it’s even on the shirts they wear in warm-ups.

This year’s team was built up of two players that had been with the program before, four freshman signees and eight transfers. However, it didn’t take long for them to get acclimated with each other.

“It’s impressive to see how connected they are here early in the season,” head coach Matt McMahon said after the season opener.

One key pairing started to

take shape and the spotlight on the court early in the season.

Center Mike Nwoko spoke after the second game of the year about how important the big man and point guard connection is. Nwoko, who transferred in from Mississippi State, had clearly gelled early with UNLV transfer Dedan Thomas Jr.

Early on, Thomas’ knack for finding Nwoko under the rim for loud alley-oops wowed fans and ran up the scoreboard. Nwoko said that it started when they first met each other, as the two just connected by having an everyday conversation.

Now when they are on the floor together, they can mold the game to fit their playstyle and overwhelm opponents.

“The biggest key to our start here has been how quickly the chemistry and connections were built with our team,” McMahon said after beating SMU and improving to 9-1. “I think that’s a credit to our players.”

McMahon and his staff put together one of LSU’s best rosters since he took over in 2022. Making sure they got a group of guys that played together well was key.

McMahon loves to praise the unselfishness of his players. It’s often his first acknowledgement of his team after a win.

“I feel like it starts with the coaches,” Thomas said. “I feel like the coaches did a really good job of putting the right

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is the official reporting portal for these deals. Universities and athletes report NIL agreements to the platform, which evaluates their validity and ensures payments are reasonable.

The alleged failure to report concerned a number of LSU’s sports teams and at least one student-athlete. Specific teams or the student-athlete involved were not made public, but the

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outings when he faced 26 batters in the Tigers’ lone elimination game last postseason. His performance helped pull the Tigers to victory over his six innings that featured 109 pitches, 12 strikeouts and only four hits.

Infield overflowing with talent

Steven Milam is the only everyday infield starter from last year’s championship team that is still on the roster. He’s confident in his group’s ability to compete.

“I don’t know who I’m going to be surrounded by [in the infield], but throw any one of those six guys out there, and they’re going to make plays,” Milam said. “[The infield has] a lot of versatility, a lot of very athletic guys this year.”

Star transfers coming into the dirt include first baseman Zach Yorke, corner man Brayden Simpson, third baseman Trent Caraway and Louisiana native and second baseman Seth Dardar. All have starting experience at their previous schools and are expected to be early contributors. Their strong falls were capped with big performances in spring scrimmages. Yorke’s power, Caraway’s approach with his new swing and Dardar’s completeness as a ball player are gonna make it tough for others to find playing time.

Returners John Pearson and Tanner Reaves saw some playing time last year, and both have looked strong in the offseason. Pearson slimmed down, and Reaves showcased increased power in scrimmages. Both are

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guys together.”

Forward Pablo Tamba said that a big part of it is that the team really likes to be with each other. Instead of it looking like some of his previous teams where guys only show up to mandatory workouts and practices and then head home, his LSU teammates attend every outing and stay around after. They continue to put in work, while also hanging out and strengthening the brotherhood. The message hasn’t been lost through the team’s slide in SEC play. Tamba said that the coaches are helping keep the vibes up and are pushing them to stay on track and keep their eye on their goals. The players are taking to it, as well.

investigation did not include the Tigers’ football program, according to reports.

It was announced the issue was resolved on Monday, and the CSC will not issue any discipline related to the non-reporting to LSU.

“The CSC inquiry into non-reporting has been resolved with no disciplinary action, and any deals that require submission to NIL Go have been submitted,” said Zach Greenwell, LSU deputy

athletic director for external affairs, in a statement on Monday. “We appreciate the CSC’s prompt review and resolution.”

LSU’s investigation comes at a time when NIL-involved rules violations are a major topic of discussion in college athletics.

Last month, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney accused Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding of tampering.

Swinney accused Golding of illegally contacting transfer por-

tal target Luke Ferrelli. Ferrelli won ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year with California in 2025 before entering the transfer portal. With an NIL deal offered, Ferrelli signed with Clemson.

Less than two weeks later, he flipped his commitment and went to Oxford. It was reported last week that the NCAA is investigating Ole Miss on suspicion of tampering.

“When is enough enough?” said an irate Swinney at a press

going to be in the mix for the Tigers.

With all the talent already mentioned, it might be easy to forget that LSU also has many capable freshmen who will compete for time in the dirt early.

Mason Braun and Baton Rouge native Jack Ruckert both were named in the top 20 freshmen in college baseball by Perfect Game. Expect to see them in early season games to get comfortable at the Box.

“We have a couple words up on the board, and brotherhood is one of them,” guard Rashad King said. “We strive to perfect that every day. Win or lose, we go out there and do it for each other… We all love each other.”

While the Tigers are getting put through the gauntlet that is SEC basketball, it’s obvious that they’ve never even thought about giving up or losing the goal. After LSU’s first SEC win against Missouri at home, Max Mackinnon was to give an interview with the SEC Network crew.

The interview featured more than just Mackinnon; his entire team mobbed him, pushing him around in celebration and cheering him on in support.

The bonds all go back to day one.

Gavin Guidry’s return

The redshirt junior who earned the famed No. 8 jersey last winter will finally be able to wear it in a game this year.

Guidry missed all of 2025 with a back injury. In his first two years, he was a brick wall that opponents couldn’t get past. In his LSU career, he boasts a 3.23 ERA over 53 innings pitched.

Coming out of the bullpen, Guidry will be bringing the heat.

“I think we have just built chemistry ever since we got here,” King said.

Now that the team is halfway through its SEC schedule and has been beaten around a fair bit, they need to play as a team more than ever. The players aren’t losing sight of what’s ahead of them on the court.

And while off the court and in more leisurely settings, it’s apparent that this team will not just be the 2025-26 LSU men’s basketball team. They’ve built something more.

“It’s a fraternity,” forward Jalen Reed said. “I like to think these are people who I’m gonna call my brothers for the rest of my life. I take a lot of pride in the fact that I have made these connections, and I plan to keep them.”

conference in the following days. “If we have rules, and tampering is a rule, then there should be consequences for that.”

LSU is one of several schools that received inquiries about NIL reporting, but it was the first major program to have an investigation by the CSC that went public. The commission works with, but is independent from the NCAA as an enforcer of the economic rules brought about by the House Settlement.

Competitive pitching staff

Outside of the aforementioned Evans and Guidry, the rest of the pitching staff is expected to be one of the best in the country.

While Johnson is working out the weekend rotation, some names are floating to the top. Cooper Moore came to Baton Rouge by way of Kansas and has looked strong in spring intrasquad scrimmages. He struck out eight in four innings on Thursday, as he looks to cement himself as the Saturday guy.

Cooper Williams is entering his sophomore year with the chance to make the weekend rotation. He also was wowing fans at the scrimmages, and looks to build on his 2025 campaign in which he held a 1.80 ERA over 20 innings.

Senior Zac Cowan is back for his second year in the purple and gold and brings experience to the pitching staff. He was great in the 2025 postseason and has a foundation for success this year.

In this past Friday’s scrimmage, he struck out six and only allowed two hits over 3.1 innings.

One strikeout against Eddie Yamin IV showcased Guidry’s abilities in an at-bat where Yamin never stood a chance and had the final pitch blow by him.

Guidry will most likely take the mound in relief while he gets comfortable being back after the injury. He’s going to be an arm that LSU has to lean on for late game success.

Maverick Rizy, William Schmidt, Jaden Noot and Deven Sheerin, among others, will all be fighting for time on the mound, and Johnson doesn’t have to look far to find a solid pitcher if one is having an off night.

LSU also has a strong freshman pitching staff that will feature Reagan Ricken, Marcos Paz, Zion Theophilus and Jonah Aase. All have arms that will prove valuable for the Tigers. There’s so much to like with this starting staff and bullpen that fans have a large pool to find a favorite guy.

OPINION

Use nostalgic items as a tool for self-expression

MICHAIAH’S MINUTES

MICHAIAH

STEPHENS Columnist

The modern technology plateau has officially run its course, and the people are craving monoculture again.

Have you seen a growth in “dumb phones”, CDs and DVDs and thought to yourself, “I miss those”?, You are not alone. So have many others.

Technology has advanced in ways that the average mind couldn’t have comprehended years ago. And with it, huge strides in medical and communication industries. But we are lonelier than we have ever been, and our third places are getting fewer and farther between. So what’s going on right now?

Well, I hate to say this, but our parents were right. It really is those phones.

The phone addictions are so bad, we end up scrolling through the same three apps for hours because we can’t stay away from it. We are all so connected to everyone, and no one, through these algorithmic bubbles that are keeping us in our niches and away from anything new.

A major issue is ads. They are absolutely everywhere. If you pause a video or walk down the street or find someone interesting online, you will soon see an ad. Everyone is sick of being sold to and owning nothing, and why wouldn’t they be when

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LSU must renew its efforts to rename campus buildings with racist histories

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it seems like your very being is something that can be commodified.

No one knows who they are. We are all collectively in a personality deficit due to conformity. Having something in common with the next person instead of being yourself has taken over our brains and is suffocating who we actually are. How many times have you heard that the 2020s don’t actually have a sound like the 2000s dance-pop or the 70s disco.

In a University of Texas study, “The Psychology of Smartphone Addiction,” the general consensus on smartphones is, “It’s your constant companion, a magical gateway granting access to nearinfinite distractions, opportunities for engagement, and stores of information.”

Our phones can be all these things because people crave content, community, consumption and ownership.

How do we plan on fixing this? Bring back the old.

In a New York Times article about the 2023 Miffy craze, Debra Joester, the president and chief executive of the agency that licenses Miffy in North America, explains why Gen-Z felt so gravitated to the rabbit mascot.

“I think part of what Gen Z does love is that act of discovery — when they see something that isn’t broadly out there and they can start making it their own,” Joester said.

This is what monoculture and past technology had right. If there is a mainstream, then you can find a distributary for yourself. The less you have, the more you need to create. It’s the reason I see older technology coming back in style.

We miss physical items that advanced in ways that were practical, but also flashy, and everything not being particularly catered towards us and our dying attention spans.

We could customize and personalize ourselves without an algorithm doing that for us, therefore creating our own style in the midst of what is popular and what isn’t.

Michaiah Stephens is a 22-yearold english major from Durham, N.C.

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GORDON CRAWFORD Columnist

LSU has always had a bit of a problem with names.

If you explore campus for just about any length of time, you’ll quickly find a who’s who of Confederates, segregationists and, in the case of former Gov. John M. Parker, lynching participants.

Student Government has lobbied for years to remove these names, a request which the university has occasionally decided to entertain. However, progress on this front typically fades as quickly as it comes, with the committee organized to address the issue being shelved in 2021.

The centerpiece achievement of the renaming campaign was the successful removal of Troy H. Middleton’s name from the LSU Library. Middleton, the president of LSU through most of the 50s, was an ardent segregationist and opponent of the acceptance of Black students.

The building never found a new name. Bigger projects and relentless expansion quickly overtook the university’s focus.

Now, that expansion has come to fruition: construction has begun on a new library and ground has been broken on a new housing project as well.

With these new projects reshaping campus and serving as major draws for prospective students, I think it’s important that the university renew its efforts towards righting its historical wrongs: the names of the new buildings, as well as the old, should celebrate LSU’s history of student excellence instead of honoring its cavalcade of historical racists.

A number of worthy candidates are available, even going back to the very first class at LSU. The school has its roots as a military academy headed by Gen. William T. Sherman, who left the institution to take command with the Union Army.

When Sherman left, nearly every one of his students joined the Confederate Army, all except for one: Henry Bullard Taliaferro.

Taliaferro remained both loyal to his country and to Sherman personally, remaining one of the last students to wish Sherman good-

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bye before he left. He then made a daring journey up the Mississippi, avoiding capture by Confederate troops, and served in the First Louisiana Cavalry.

Later in life, Taliaferro published an editorial in the National Tribune pleading for the memory of Southern loyalists — those who faced at times fatal consequences for their love of country — to be kept in the face of the growing public worship of the Confederacy in the South.

Naming a building at his alma mater would be just one step towards righting that historical wrong.

Another worthy candidate is Isiah Warner, the first Black Boyd Professor, LSU’s highest professorial honor.

In his 44-year career, Warner published hundreds of papers and made numerous pioneering contributions in analytical chemistry, earning just about any professional recognition you can name.

However, his greatest legacy is as a teacher and mentor, helping to turn the LSU Department of Chemistry into one of the nation’s leading producers of doctoral degrees for women and minority groups.

Warner’s contributions to LSU are the textbook example of educational excellence, and his role in transforming the lives of its students and helping them to achieve great accomplishments deserves to be remembered for decades to come.

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Another name that has been floated for some time is Ollie Burns. Burns was the first Black person to earn a master’s in Library Science from LSU.

She later was a significant contributor to the desegregation of Ouachita Parish schools and an architect of the library program there, becoming the first Black person elected to the library board in the parish.

Her dedication to the promotion of education and access to knowledge for all would make her the perfect namesake for LSU’s new library.

The issue of building names may seem like a relatively insignificant matter. However, the broader issue of representation is an incredibly important matter.

These buildings and their names tell the story of the university, and the people they choose to lionize are those who are officially written into that story.

The names that don building entrances will be spoken over and over for as long as their doors are open. As long as they remain, glorifying the many men of history who sought to oppress, deny and in some instances, kill those who have gone on to do so much to elevate the excellence of LSU, then the wounds of history will remain open.

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