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As speakers blasted with sounds of a live band, children and adults alike enjoyed colorful sno-cones at SRAC's "Fire Fest"; it was almost too easy to forget the devastation that SRAC endured late last summer. When a fire destroyed the Shreveport Regional Arts Council's headquarters in August of last year, the organization suffered a total loss, losing everything from art to office equipment and numerous files, not to mention a home for many artists and other organizations who partnered with SRAC.
Last Wednesday, LifeShare's mobile blood center stopped through campus urging students yet again the importance of giving blood. The mobile unit, which periodically visits campus throughout the year, makes donating blood an easy and relatively pain-free process.
Dick Goodall, professor of fine arts, is more than just a professor here at LSUS; he is also an avid professional photographer. A native of Texas, Goodall grew up in the Dallas area. He attended the University of Texas where he received his degree in business management.
While traveling to Batesville, Arkansas for their second matches of the year, a tire blowout on the highway led to a terrifying experience for the men and women's soccer teams, as well as two canceled games. After stopping for lunch, the soccer program continued northbound on highway 167 when the front left tire unexpectedly blew out, sending the Tri-City charter bus into the grass median and then into the oncoming traffic side of the highway.
For a band that has more former members than current members, Band of Horses is able to hold it all together and deliver another solid effort with their album Infinite Arms. The album, released in May of this year, is the band's third, following up their biggest commercial success, Cease to Begin.