1230 AM LRN News

3,100 dollars raised to “help purchase Clemson a new mascot costume” on GoFundMe in jest will instead be used to help protect real tigers in the wild. The money is headed to the Tigers United University Consortium, comprised of Clemson, Auburn, LSU and Missouri, and Director Brett Wright says their work is critical to protecting one of nature’s most majestic creatures.

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The account was created after LSU fans noticed Clemson’s fairly hideous tiger mascot on the sidelines during the National Championship game.

Crawfish season is underway, but President of the Crawfish Research and Promotion Board David Savoy says the demand has been slow to rise.  Savoy says some people may view Super Bowl weekend as the official kickoff of the season.

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E. Pluribus Unum has assembled a substantial list of every 2020 presidential candidates’ positions on 3 major topics concerning racial equity in the South. Unum Founder and former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu says the list of policy positions of each candidate is broken down over 15 of the biggest concerns they’ve heard.

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Some of the topics include the racial wealth gap, health equity, gun safety, and gerrymandering. You can see all 15 candidate’s positions at umun-fund-dot-org.