Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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LSU Museum of Natural Science rv by Kristy Swir7er lt it 'N MW? W L- Pliotogrgiplis by Ben liullins With numerous displays of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, the LSU Museum of Natural Science is the only comprehensive research museum in the South-central United States. Occupying 21,000 square feet in Foster Hall, the Museum of Natural Science holds almost 2.5 million specimens and is among the nationis leaders in terms of the size and diver- sity of its research collection. The museum houses the fourth largest university-based collection of birds in the world in addition to the largest collection of genetics resources CDNA samplesj in the world. More than 25,000 visitors tour the museum each year, view- ing exhibits such as the first Mike the Tiger, an Alaskan Brown Bear, and an interactive rattlesnake. Complete with plants, animals, and painted backdrops, nine habitat dioramas appear as windows to the world. Among the habitats showcased are the rainforest, the Southwest desert, the Rockies above the timberline, birds on a coastal island, a herony in South Louisiana, the border of a canebrake, a virgin bottomland forest, the long-ago Louisiana prairie, and waterfowl in a Louisiana marsh. mm M llwlw lxky WM' M l llll, i L lm N, t W w fli ' lt! V.

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HARAIVIBEE Story hyTij florie Harambee is a welcoming ofAfrican-American stu, dents to the University. It was sponsored this year by the Union Program Councills Black Culture Committee, the African-American Cultural Center, and the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and held XWed., Sept. 27 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. This yearis director was Mary Honore. LSU students were not the only students in attenf dance, as area high school seniors and Southern University students helped fill half of the arena. The program began with an organizational Hair that allowed African-American students the opportuni- ty to become involved within the University. The program officially got underway with a wel, come by the Master of Ceremonies, jubria Lewis, and the Mistress of Ceremonies, Mary Ann Sykes. The LSU Cospel Choir opened with the song Lift lfvery Voice and Sing. After a powerful invocation hy the president ofthe Black Student Union, Kris Neely, the gospel choir returned to the stage and brought out the spirit of the crowd with a very uplifting rendition of Lord, We Magnify You. Student Government President, Robert Wocwtl. greeted the crowd by stating, uThis is one of the greatest programs that occurs annually at LSU.,' Following XXf'ood's greeting, an elated Cody Rubin was presented with the AP Tureaud Scholarship. The featured speaker for the night was Dr, Lee jones, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and lnstruction at Florida State University. jones entered by singing a verse from UI Believe I Can Flyf' He began with a preparatory speech, titled lf Youlre not on the Wfay. Youlre in the Why, about African-American people. He stated, 'Wwe are here to winf, jones expressed the need for leaders in the African-American community, people who were ready and willing to stand up to anything when Keynote speaker, Dr Lee jones Plmiograplis by Ben Bullins performed an elegant dance to a song by RSLB singer, Carl Thomas. A student performance by the LSU Chapter ofthe NAACP was up next. The per- formance, a skit called 'LWl1y Am I Blackf' was kept a secret until it was time to perform. The perform- ers were Dorothy Hines, a junior in mass commu- nication, Tifhiny Veal, a junior in political science, Catrina Minnifield, a junior in mass communica- tion, and Mario Carner, a junior in microbiology. The crowd pleaser was up next - the Creek Step Show. Comedian Eddie Francis acted as the emcee for the show. First up were the ladies from Alpha Kappa Alpha. The AKAs arrived in sophisticated outfits and danced to Mya's Case of the Exf' During their performance, the only thing one could hear was uskkkwwweeeef' the famous chant of the AKAs. Their performance was amazing, and it got the crowd ready for more. A new fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, stepped next. Next, the LSU and Southern chapters of Delta Sigma Theta joined forces to blow the roofoff with their mighty steps. Kappa Alpha Psi followed the women and were the true lady pleasers. Their sexual renditions toward the end of their step received ear-popping applause from all the women in the audience. Next, the women from Zeta Phi Beta got the crowd ready to dance with New Orleans style bounce music. However, Omega Psi Phi, also known as the Qs. were the best group ofthe show. With their shiny purple and gold boots, the Qs onstage sparked other Qs in the audience to join them on the floor. By far, the Qs received the loudest roar ofthe night. Harambee concluded with steps from Sigma Camma Rho and Phi Beta Sigma. Overall, Harambee was a marvelous night to gain unity within the African-American community. leadership calls. He emphasized that there are three types of people: energy impostors, energy stealers, and energizers. jones used himself as an exatnple of someone over- coming energy stealers. He claimed energy stealers would always tell him he would never accomplish his goals, but he did and went back to tell those energy stealers, K'Look at me nowfll Excellence without excusefl was his reasoning of why people succeed. jones finished by daring the audience to 'kseek new and greater challengesf' and to uthink only of the best, because we are the bestf' and last- ly to uBelieve you can flyfl ,jones received a stand- ing ovation for his motivational speech. His frater- nity, Kappa Alpha Psi, presented him with a con- gratulatory plaque for all of his hard work. jones' speech was just the beginning ofa very enter- mlnlng eflenlng' Illght lovely ladlcs' who lj-Ornlcd The PMM was shaking as members of'.-Xlplia the Martin Luther King Commemorative Dancers, Phi.-Xlplia sl1.it,v,j,Cj,.,u-ju in .ISIUINIL 17

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LSU Museum of Art Dividing Memorial Tower into English and American wings, the LSU Museum of Art exhibits paintings, prints, drawings, and decorative art objects displayed primarily in five period rooms. With over 3,500 objects in both permanent and rotating exhibits, the Museum ofArt boasts the largest collection of works by Marie Adrien Persac, a Franco-American cartogra- pher-artist, the largest public collection of 19th century New Qrleans-made silver, and one of the most comprehen- sive collections of the crafts made at Newcomb College in New Qrleans from the late 19th century to about 1942. The Museum of Art was 'Loriginally called the Anglo- American Art Museum to show the influence of English culture on Americaf, Collection Manager Anna Senechal said. 'cWe are trying to change the image. We are broaden- ing the collection and the scope to have a more regional emphasis in the futuref, The five period rooms, which range from the early 17th century to present, are each decorated with the appropriate furniture, paintings, and floor styles of the centuries they represent. ,VW ali? , 'm W W t ,fi 2 F t ll :bl I .l W. I tl, 2 l ll 1,,,, 1titiii-.. i. iiii J r f iiiii l W -Mui M , ,mud W--fi 1 Student Life