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

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Beating the Heat by Shannon McCaffery It ' s hot and humid and the sun seems like it will never stop beating down on your back. Then you can actually feel the sweat roll off your face and down your neck, and you know that it ' s summer in Louisiana ... or spring or fall, for that matter. Students from the icy northern climes of New Jersey and Montana can ' t believe their eyes when they find they can walk around in shorts and T-shirts well into September, and keep the air conditioner going strong on Halloween. But Louisiana natives are used to it, and they know the only sure cure for beating the heat in Baton Rouge is to dive into the nearest body of water and hope it ' s cooler than the ground you just set foot off. When the heat hits in Louisiana, all you can think about is how you wish you could take another shower. But instead, your mind settles for the next best thing a trip to the nearest ice-cream parlor or one of Louisiana ' s favorites, the infamous snowball stand. Whatever it may be that you do to beat the heat, whether it ' s eat ice-cream or snooze under the garden hose, the main point is: go for it! If you cool off in the end, all your efforts will be worth their while. Mechanical engineering major Scott Guerin finds more innovative methods of cooling off. u 18 Campus Life i

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After living in the back of a pick-up truck, Jim Bossier and Nicholas Clayton IV finally move. Nicholas Clayton IV blissfully ignores the clutter of his new room. L Campus Life 17

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Margaret Vegh ' s got the heat problem licked! Greg Booth lets his troubles dissolve in a cool pool. Campus Life 19