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Pictured 56 on the cover is Mike V, Sleeping in the the beloved mascot of Shadows LSU. Mike not only Homelessness exists represents the student everywhere, even at LSU body of LSU, he is also a Delores Druilhet part of the history of LSU football. This fall marks the centennial of LSU football. STAFF Publisher Office of Student Media Editor Jennifer L. Green Managing Editor Megan Horne Design Editor Thomas Williams Design Assistant Priscilla K. Duty Photo Editor s Salem Chenafi T Photographers 70 SPORTS Lisa Hollister N Chopping Block Miranda Kombert NEWS Jeremy Dunning Degree Consolidations 67 eliminate some majors at Unsung Heroes 5 LSU Advertising Representatives Club Sports at LSU The Reformation Kristine Calongne Corrinne Schroeder Paul Poteet Vivian V. Timm Bye Bye SGA, Hello Student Senate 87 76 Ty Harvison Campus Events Tarnished Gold Circulation Manager Mike Drago Football Highlight 22 93 Compiled from LSU Trapped Research Notes Sports Information Briefs Adviser Students versus Textbook Compiled from LSU News Pat Parish Prices Service Briefs 80 Eimear O'Connell Hoop! There It Is! Gumbo Magazine is written, edited and designed by LSU Basketball Preview students. The opinions expressed herein are those of the writers 49 Kristine Calongne and do not necessarily represent the views of the editor, the After the Fall GALLERY magazine, the Office o f Student Media or the University. No More Budget Woes 60-66 part of this publication may be reproduced without the consent o f the Office o f Student Media. Ann Lang There are hundreds of choices in places to go fo r a good m eal.......... There is only one Come show your TIGER SPIRIT at GOOD FOOD, GOOD SERVICE, our two convenient locations!!! 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We wanted someone to fix much more efficient and will pro­ the government. vide much needed stability. “For the money going to The candidates campaigned first time in the last 20 years, we have waste, tired of hard. They did just as they had been a foundation we can build upon. Fi­ gridlock keeping trained, DO WHATEVER IT nally, we have a system set up so it TAKES TO WIN! can work.” things from being It arrived: Election Day 1993, Speaker of The Student Senate, done Part II. You showed your anger. We start doing Tracy Smith, feels that the new con­ You voted and put your trust in the stitution will provide clearer guide­ some signifi­ which met last fall. candidates that promised change — lines for student governmental offic­ cant things, do “The idea to rewrite it (the new real change, who ran on a platform ers, and allow more students to par­ constitution) was totally Steven’s that was based on reforming the something ticipate in the student government. idea. Steven was frustrated, and saw SGA. about things As for what it can do for the stu­ that nothing was going to happen if The ticket of Stephen Moret and dents in general, the answer is noth­ people care it was left up to the committee,” Amanda Bolz triumphed. Unlike ing at all. “It’s not going to make Smith stated. most politicians, the new adminis­ about, and our things happen,” Moret said. “It in­ The key to the success of any or­ tration has lived up to their cam­ image will sures that we have a system in place ganization is the people in it. This is paign promises. They have com­ with the right purpose.” improve where Smith feels the real strength of pletely changed the structure of the The new constitution is Moret’s the student government lies. “Basi­ SGA; in feet, it is no longer called the “baby.” It started due to the Consti­ cally, we have real outstanding SGA. It is now the LSU Student tutional Convention Committee, people involved. People like Craig Greene, Bridget Ashy, Ross Henry, Darren Gauthier, Derrick Angelloz, and Nathan Hartwig are the kind of people who have come together to serve as leaders in the student gov­ ernment. Student Smith says this is one of the big­ government... gest changes for the student govern­ ment. “What we have had in the wants this past is a couple of bad apples spoil­ autonomy from ing it for everyone else.” the administra­ Moret agrees with this. “We are attracting better people.” tion. It's a What does Dean of Students, delicate balance Thomas Risch, think we can expect which the from the Student Senate? “I don’t know,” he replied. “It can spend a advisors have to $ 100,000 a year, and you can be sure play in order to it’s going to spend its $100,000,” avoid running Risch stated. the student Risch compares student govern­ ment to a lab. “From the educator’s government; but standpoint, the $100,000 is essen­ to play the role tially buying a lab where students of helping this going through the process are gain­ ing some experience, gaining some lab understanding.” Risch says one problem with LSU Student Government has been the lack of guidance through faculty Dean of Students, Thomas Risch, and Speaker of the Student Senate, advisors. “You don’t set up a chem­ Tracy Smith, sport their "Reform SGA" buttons, while debating a point istry lab and turn students loose in of order at a Wednesday night meeting. GUMBO MAGAZINE NEWS a the lab without lab instructors.” He Moret has a different answer, “We also result in something signifi­ added that the Student Senate is probably do more good than most stu­ cant coming out of their actions. starting to fill these roles. “Dean dents think, but at the same time we Maybe the search being done in Wooten works with it. We are start­ should be doing more.” the chemistry lab just might pro­ ing to get some instructors that are “One of the problems student gov­ duce a finding that somebody working with it...raising questions, ernment has gotten into in the past is can use.