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SUPER FAN

Nov 6th, 2011 | By Brianna paciorka | Category: Current Issue, Features, Tab One

Super Fan: Matthew Clark LSU super fan and mathematics senior Matthew Clark can be seen cheering loudly on the sidelines of nearly every University sporting event. To get ready for the Sept. 30, home volleyball match against Tennessee, Clark gathers his LSU apparel — a gold volleyball shirt, purple and gold Mardi Gras beads and [...]



Shedding the Shoes

Sep 25th, 2011 | By WORDS BY ryan buxton PHOTOS BY emily slack | Category: Features, Tab One

As the perils of finals week crept up on him one semester, Matthew Hayes decided to lighten things up by walking around campus with flippers on his feet. As expected, the flippers drew puzzled looks and questions from strangers. But they weren’t asking Hayes why he was wearing flippers, they were asking why he was [...]



The Art of Noise

Apr 10th, 2011 | By Chelsea Brasted & Jake Clapp | Category: Features, Tab One

Read about it in Legacy. Listen to it on KLSU.

Legacy and KLSU present — The Art of Noise



Crimes of the Art

Feb 27th, 2011 | By JAKE CLAPP | Category: Features, Tab One

With a quick stroke of the brush, Peter* coats a small patch of blank gray wall with contact cement — a fast-drying gel adhesive.
After a glance over his shoulder, just long enough to make sure he isn’t being watched, he sticks the poster to the wall — a three-foot-tall menacing carrot chasing a black and white bunny.



Voices of Change

Sep 26th, 2010 | By CHELSEA BRASTED | Category: Features, Tab One, Tab Two

See what J Hudson wants to change … Tune into Tiger TV at 7 pm on Thursday (Feb. 17) and catch “Your Source.” The program will include a half-hour special about LSU Budget Cuts, followed immediately by J Hudson’s “State of the University” Town Hall. Join us Thursday night in the Holiday Forum, or catch [...]



The Meaning of Marriage

Apr 18th, 2010 | By Jack Johnson | Category: Features, Tab One

What’s in a marriage? Sociologist Andrew Cherlin calls it “the capstone experience” of one’s life. LSU graduate instructor Jensen Jeung argues that “much of how we conceptualize marriage and families are social constructions … we create the meanings.” We have created many meanings. Within marriage we find pageantry, genealogical associations and the like. But if [...]



Stop Slavery

Feb 26th, 2010 | By Brianna Piché | Category: Features, Tab One

A man’s voice swirls with Momma’s sweet contralto while an 11-year-old girl sobs in the bedroom. Momma unlocks the door, the light casting a flickering triangle on her needle-pocked forearm and the money in her fist. When the man shuts the door, the little girl’s hope dissolves to terror. While her child is raped, the [...]



50 Ways to Die at LSU

Nov 8th, 2009 | By Peter Zuppardo | Category: Features, Tab One

Look both ways before you cross the street. Buckle up. Safety first. These are the sayings we’ve heard all of our lives. Growing up we had our parents to hold our hands and keep us safe. Now that most of us have left the nest, those childhood lessons seem like a thing of the past [...]



It Feels Good to be a Prankster

Sep 27th, 2009 | By Caroline Gerdes | Category: Features, Tab One

Imagine strolling through the Quad after the last class of the day. Though it’s a crisp fall day, your heart starts pounding and a warming sensation comes across your body as you see a groaning, undead mob approach. At first glance, you may wonder if your eyes are playing tricks. After rubbing them, it’s clear [...]



The Naked Truth: College Strippers Revealed

Jun 30th, 2009 | By Emley Kerry | Category: Features, Tab One

Melissa, a blonde with pierced nipples and hair down to her lower back, was grinding on top of me. “You don’t have a dick to work with, you know? I just don’t know how to dance for girls,” she said. Two guy friends and I had gotten a private room with Melissa for $300 an [...]