Sometimes things happen that you can’t control, and there are two ways to handle it. One way is to break down and give up; the other is to make the best of the situation. The theme of this issue is embracing the latter.

LEGACY launched a campaign in August that invited students to help the staff come up with a new name for the magazine. We whittled down the high volume of student submissions, conducted student focus groups to gain feedback on the top picks and selected the new title. The staff feels it is the perfect name for LSU’s student magazine. It’s catchy, it’s memorable, and it’s a reflection of the magazine’s mission. So, where is it?

Though the staff said it would reveal the new title on the cover of this issue, we are ironing out the final details of the name’s registration and will have to push that deadline back.

The student magazine will reveal its new identity as soon as possible. Until then, LEGACY will deliver the same great content, photography and design it always has.

We were excited to  announce the new title to our readers, but sometimes you just have to roll with the punches.

Tigers safety Eric Reid and linebacker Lamin Barrow can relate. In the cover story, Champion Parents (pg. 24), these athletes talk about raising a child while balancing school and football. Though it may not be the ideal set-up for a young father, these men discuss how they strive to be the best they can be — as a player and a parent.

It’s about doing all you can, they said, and LEGACY is following suit.