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Lights, Camera, Teach

Apr 18th, 2010 | By Peter Zuppardo | Category: Current Issue, Professor Profiles

Zachary Godshall stands before his film class like any professor. He discusses the necessary evils of screenwriting’s restrictive and bland format. Having graduated from the University eight years ago, a casual observer may mistake Godshall as a student with his laid back attire and five o’clock shadow. Godshall may appear to be just another English [...]



Professor Profile: Guess Who

Feb 25th, 2010 | By Jack Johnson | Category: Professor Profiles

Answers:
A,5 ; B,3 ; C,6 ; D,1 ; E,2 ; F,4



Big Boy Toys

Nov 8th, 2009 | By Hope Carter | Category: Professor Profiles

The University has its own Crime Scene Investigator. But instead of being a white male named Gil Grissom, he’s a 48-year-old Lebanese-American, Sociology professor who specializes in criminology. His name: Ed Shihadeh.
“I study why crime happens, why crime goes down, why crime goes up, who’s committing most of the crime, who isn’t committing the crime [...]



Forging Bonds Through the Art of Dance

Sep 26th, 2009 | By Hope Carter | Category: Professor Profiles

Dance is the language of love, but just like a first date, it can be one of the most awkward experiences a person can have. The first day of Intro to Ballroom Dance is just that — awkward. Reminiscent of a middle school dance, students stand along the walls with their arms crossed behind their [...]



Lost in Translation

Jun 30th, 2009 | By Emley Kerry | Category: Professor Profiles

A Japanese man with shaggy black hair strides into a full classroom.
“FREEZE!” he yells.
With this shout, Yoshinori Kamo begins the first day of his Introduction to Sociology course.
“People probably find it shocking,” he explained, looking a little pleased with himself. “People go, ‘What’s going on?’” He glanced confusedly around his office, mimicking his bewildered students. [...]



The Dr. Doolittle of LSU

Nov 1st, 2008 | By Lauren Bailey | Category: Professor Profiles

Vet school 101: You can’t be a veterinarian just because you don’t like people.
“That’s the first thing they tell you in vet school,” Professor Gary Sod explained when I met him in his office. He then confessed that was the reason he chose vet school to study medicine. “I don’t like people,” he said with [...]



Diamond in the Rough

Sep 1st, 2008 | By Sean Griffin | Category: Professor Profiles

Why one man’s trash is graphic design teacher Paul Dean’s treasure.