The Daily Reveille - October 1, 2013

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Tuesday, October 1, 2013 • Volume 118, Issue 26

Richardson to replace Koonce as dean of College of Agriculture

Shutdown unlikely to affect students Professors: Louisianans also not seriously affected

Olivia McClure

Contributing Writer

After nearly half a century at the University, College of Agriculture Dean Kenneth Koonce will retire Oct. 7. His replacement is the University’s Vice President for Agriculture Bill Richardson, reuniting the LSU AgCenter’s research and extension with the college’s academic program. Those three missions have been separate since 1972, when the AgCenter was created as an autonomous campus.

The University’s Board of Supervisors merged the administrations of the College of Agriculture and the AgCenter on Sept. 6, making Richardson vice president for agriculture — leader of the 1,698-student college as well as the AgCenter, which has a presence in all 64 parishes of Louisiana.

Richardson, 68, was previously dean of the College of Agriculture from 1992 to 1997. He first came

GOVERNMENT

Gordon Brillon Staff Writer

Richardson believes budget stability will continue to be a key issue because it is difficult to plan for

An impasse over a funding bill caused non-essential governmental programs to shut down today after Congress failed to reach an agreement.

But the government shutdown will likely not have a serious effect on the daily lives of students or Louisianans as a whole, according to University professors.

Political science professor James Garand said the debate stems from Republicans’ efforts to prevent or delay funding of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.

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SHUTDOWN, see page 4

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The University’s Vice President for Agriculture Bill Richardson [right] will take charge of the College of Agriculture from Kenneth Koonce [left], who has been the College of Agriculture’s dean for 16 years and has been at the University for nearly 50 years.

to LSU in 1984 as the director of School of Vocational Education, became associate dean of the College of Agriculture in 1986 and was named chancellor of the AgCenter

in 1997.

The budget has been Richardson’s top concern at the AgCenter, which came close to declaring financial exigency in 2011.

STATE

Louisiana named worst U.S. state for women LSU Women’s Center aims to fight issue Alexis Rebennack Staff Writer

Although the Center for American Progress ranked Louisiana as the worst state for women last week, the University’s Women’s Center has plans to help combat this issue.

In a nationwide analysis entitled “The State of Women in America,” Louisiana was rated the worst state for women.

The Center for American Progress stated many women in the U.S. face problems that inhibit their quality of life, but Louisiana women have it the worst when it comes to limited access to health care, lack of fair pay for equal work and

underrepresentation in leadership roles.

“This report clearly illustrates the need for more access to highquality, affordable health care providers in Louisiana,” said State Director of Planned Parenthood Melissa Flournoy. “Too many women in our state lack access to the health care they need to live healthy lives and achieve economic security.”

“The State of Women in America” analysis lists Louisiana as one of the top 10 worst states for maternal mortality rates in the country. In addition, working women in Louisiana earn only 67 percent of what men earn on average, and more than one in five women and girls in the state are currently living in poverty.

While Louisiana is struggling to resolve these issues, there is a silver lining. Director of the University Women’s Center Summer Steib

said there are plans to fight these critical issues.

“The mission of the Women’s Center is to promote the advancement of women’s issues and gender equity through services, advocacy efforts and educational programs,” Steib said. “The Center also provides support, referral and information to students, faculty and staff on issues and concerns related to women.”

Steib is also a member of the University Council on Women and said they are investigating issues that impact women and impede equality at the University.

Of all the problems facing women in the state, Steib said the worst problem facing college women, in terms of economic equity, is that careers saturated with women WOMEN, see page 4

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INTERNATIONAL Weapons experts kick off complex Syria mission involving chemical weapons DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Inspectors charged with the enormous task of overseeing the destruction of Syria’s deadly chemical weapons stockpiles kicked off their mission Monday, racing to meet tight deadlines against the backdrop of civil war.

The Syrian regime lashed out at the rebels, claiming government forces are fighting mostly al-Qaida-linked militants and refusing to talk with the main Western-backed opposition group — a blow to U.S.-Russian efforts to hold a peace conference

by November.

IKEA selling solar panels for homes, plan to market renewable energy STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish flat-pack furniture giant IKEA will start selling residential solar panels at its stores in Britain, the first step in its plan to bring renewable energy to the mainstream market worldwide.

The company started selling solar panels made by China’s Hanergy in its store in Southampton on Monday. It will sell them in the rest of Britain in coming months, it said.

“It’s the right time to go for the consumers.” IKEA Chief Sustainability Officer Steve Howard said.

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NATIONAL

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The convoy of a U.N. team of weapons inspectors arrive at Rafik Hariri international airport in Beirut, Lebanon on Monday.

Saudi Arabian doctor says driving does not hurt or affect ovaries RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Saudi doctor has gone on-air to dismiss claims by a well-known cleric who caused a stir when he said medical studies show driving affects a woman’s ovaries.

In comments aired over the weekend by the privately owned Rotana channel, gynecologist Mohammed Baknah says scientific studies have not proven that driving has adverse effects on women’s reproductive health.

Another cleric this month called on people to harass women who drive.

STATE/LOCAL

Life sentence for NY chemist convicted of poisoning husband

BP accused of lying to government during Gulf of Mexico oil spill

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A Chinese-born chemist who worked for a decade for one of America’s biggest pharmaceutical companies was a cold, calculating murderer who poisoned her husband rather than let him divorce her, a judge said Monday as he sentenced her to life in prison.

Tianle Li won’t be eligible for parole for more than 62 years for the killing of Xiaoye Wang, a computer software engineer, in early 2011, the judge said.

“This was planned, calculated and committed in a cruel and depraved manner,” state Superior Court Judge Michael Toto said.

Authorities: 5 hikers trapped by rock slide on Colorado trail

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP lied to the U.S. government and withheld information about the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico after its well blew out in 2010, attorneys told a judge Monday.

But lawyers for the Londonbased oil giant denied those accusations and said there was no way to prepare for such a unique blowout a mile below the sea floor. Secondguessing the company’s efforts to cap the well was “Monday morning quarterbacking at its worst,” BP attorney Mike Brock said.

SALIDA, Colo. (AP) — Five hikers were trapped by a rock slide on a trail in south-central Colorado on Monday, and another was pulled out with injuries and flown to a hospital, authorities said.

A seventh person was unaccounted for, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Department said.

The names and hometowns of the hikers haven’t been released.

Rescuers from at least five agencies were working at the scene Monday afternoon.

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Trianle Li smiles as she leaves the courtroom Monday after she was sentenced to life in prison for the poisoning murder of her husband.

Global study: World not ready for increase in aging population (AP) The world is aging so fast that most countries are not prepared to support their swelling numbers of elderly people, according to a global study going out Tuesday by the United Nations and an elder rights group.

The report ranks the social and economic well-being of elders in 91 countries, with Sweden coming out on top and Afghanistan at the bottom. Nations are simply not working quickly enough to cope with a population graying faster than ever before.

Inmate escapes during fingerprinting, sought in Lincoln Parish RUSTON (AP) — Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office and Ruston Police are searching for an escaped inmate.

KNOE-TV reports Dekedrick Dontez Mardis remains at large after escaping custody Friday.

Sheriff’s Maj. Chad Alexander says investigators were pursuing leads to find Mardis on Monday.

He says there’s nothing to suggest he’s left the area.

Mardis was being booked into the Lincoln Parish Detention Center on drug charges and illegally carrying a weapon.

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ECONOMY

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Small Business Development Center reopens on campus

Jonathan Olivier Contributing Writer

One of the Louisiana Small Business Development Centers has a new home on campus to continue providing training and consulting help to entrepreneurs and business startups within the state.

The move from the Louisiana Business and Technology Center to the third floor of the rotunda in the Business Education Complex under the Stephenson

Entrepreneurship Institute became official today as the doors opened for operations.

A LSBDC functioned on campus in 1998, but moved off campus and has since been operated by the LBTC, which specializes in technology and engineering companies, said Charles D’Agostino, SEI interim director and LBTC executive director.

The LBTC is the home of the business incubator that has provided free services to help thousands of small businesses in

Louisiana since it started in 1998.

D’Agostino said the broad range of businesses the LSBDC deals with, like retail services and restaurants, prompted the move to campus.

“We felt that it would be a great transition to move it back to campus — move it to the SEI — so that they can use their resources and the students to work with these companies that we don’t work with,” he said.

The LSBDC will continue a mission of providing a variety of

helpful services on several issues small businesses encounter as they are trying to open or expand, said Robin Kistler, SEI director of Executive Education.

In addition to having University faculty work at the center, entrepreneurship students will also get a chance to work and get real life experience, she said.

“It is a way to get our students, MBA students and any

undergrad students involved in entrepreneurship, to get them a little more involved in the SBDC and learning how to run their own business,” Kistler said. “They are going to get a lot of exposure to small businesses.”

Contact Jonathan Olivier at jolivier@lsureveille.com

OCTOBER

ENROLLMENT

Increased number of students to help draw philanthropy

As University enrollment increases, fundraising efforts are gearing up from different sources to match the potential for inflated donations.

Sara Crow, director of communications and donor relations at the LSU foundation, explained the foundation raises private dollars for the University. Crow said the foundation has not seen an impact on donations from the recent spike in student enrollment, but the increased enrollment does draw positive attention to the University.

The foundation and the Alumni Association are trying to spread the word about the University’s academic and athletic achievements inside and outside the classroom.

“We [the University] are

shinning very brightly,” Crow said.

While the benefits of the increasing numbers of students have not been reaped yet, Crow said it is important to understand what the foundation is and the value of its philanthropy.

Crow said she hopes the foundation is doing a good job in engaging and bringing all people back to the University.

Additionally, Crow said the increase of students helps the development of parent involvement.

She said the Foundation has a development officer who works trying to engage parents.

Aimee Frierson, assistant director of Parent and Family Programs, said more students enrolled means more parents will be engaged in programs like social media, orientation and newsletters.

Frierson said these programs

help parents feel more connected.

There are several on-going events to engage out-of-state parents, Frierson said.

She said the programs serve to educate and connect current parents and parents of incoming parents.

These outreach efforts sometimes result in a tax-deductible donation.

Kenissa McKay, communication manager for LSU Career Services, said if students use Career Services as a resource to get a job or internship, students should give credit back to the University.

McKay said these are the people who keep the network going for all departments of the University.

CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS

Student arrested for stealing $200 pair of sunglasses at UREC

of Veterinary Medicine.

Officers discovered Broussard and said he smelled of alcohol and appeared to be intoxicated. Broussard admitted to urinating in front of the school and was then issued a misdemeanor summons and released.

Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez Staff Writer

Woman arrested for burglary, theft and unauthorized use of access card Sabrina Collins, 41, of 508 Cedarcrest Ave. was arrested on four counts of unauthorized use of an access card, one count of felony theft and one count of misdemenor theft.

On Sept. 21, LSU Police Dept. received a report of a vehicle burglary where a credit card was stolen and used at three locations on the north side of campus.

Investigators were able to obtain footage from one of the uses, and identify a suspect.

On Sept. 26 around 5:30 p.m., LSUPD received calls about two thefts, one for a stolen wallet at the University Lab School and the other for a stolen laptop at the Student Union.

With the footage, witnesses were able to identify the suspect as Collins. She was identified by officers as the same suspect from the buglary that occured on Sept. 21.

She was arrested and booked into EBR Parish Prison.

A student was arrested for the theft of a $200 pair of sunglasses at the University Student Recreation Center.

Brandon Marchal, 18, of 3354 Cannes Place in Kenner was arrested Sept. 25 at 8:30 p.m. after LSUPD officers responded to a report on the stolen sunglasses.

Officers were able to identify Marchal after watching surveillence footage of the theft.

They located him at his residence in Laville Hall where he admitted to stealing the sunglasses and the officers were able to retreive the property.

Marchal was issued a misdemeanor summons for theft and released.

Man arrested after urinating outside of LSU Veterinary School Austin James Broussard, 23, of 505 1/2 East Main St. in Lafayatte was arrested Sept. 27 after LSUPD officers responded to a report of an individual urinating outside the entrance to the School

Contact Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez at fsuarez@lsureveille.com

Man unaffiliated with University arrested for outstanding warrant Quentika Springer, 31, of 1001 North 31 St. was arrested Sept. 26 at 5:10 p.m. outside of the Music and Dramatic Arts Building after LSUPD officers responded to a report of a suspicious person.

Officers located Springer after he left the building and discovered he had oustanding warrants for domestic abuse, battery and forgery.

He was arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_news

EVENT CALENDAR

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2013 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 5:00 PM

Andy Forest - The Spotted Cat Music Club Drama by Design - Gus Young Park MANRRS Meeting - 150 Woodin Hall

6:00 PM

Nicholls State vs. Houston Baptist Volleyball Nicholls Soccer Field Meschiya Lake & The Little Big Horns The Spotted Cat Music Club

7:00 PM

Tracey's Trivia Night - Tracey's Bar & Restaurant Tulane vs. Lamar Volleyball - Devlin Fieldhouse WWE - Baton Rouge River Center Arena Brandon Routh Acoustic Music - Capital City Grill

7:15 PM 7:30 PM

8:00 PM

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

Team Trivia - George's Place LSU Jazz Showcase - LSU Union Theater Black Crowes - The Civic Theatre-New Orleans Comedy Beast - Howlin' Wolf Kocktail Karaoke - Goodfriends Bar Aimee Mann - Tipitina's - New Orleans Poetry Tuesday - Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's A Jazz Journey Concert - House of Blues New Orleans The Preservation Hall-Stars - Preservation Hall Open Mic Night - Rusty Nail Tikioki Karaoke - The Saint Bar & Lounge Tom Fischer and Friends - Fritzels Jazz Club The Treme Brass Band - D.B.A. 4 Mob Jam - Paragon Casino Resort Open Ears Music Series - Blue Nile Mudhoney - One Eyed Jacks Smokin' Time Jazz Club - The Spotted Cat Music Club Selfawarewolf - Cafe Istanbul

For more information on LSU events or to place your own event you can visit www.lsureveille.com/calendar

EVENTS Rockstar Racing “Student Night” Show your student ID and get half price go-kart races Not a student? Tag yourself @rockstarracing for a free go-kart race Come feel like a rockstar at Baton Rouge’s premiere indoor kart racing facility, Rockstar Racing!

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ALUMNI

University alumna trades coursework for career at PBS Michael Tarver Contributing Writer

While working on her class projects as an undergraduate history major, Casey Davis didn’t realize she was paving the way for her future career at Public Broadcasting Service.

After Davis graduated from the University in 2012, she landed a job with PBS on a history show called “American Experience,” which details and analyzes instances in history through a documentary series. The show has aired for 25 years and has featured thousands of historical events, including a look back at the War of the Worlds radio broadcast Orson Welles performed nearly 75 years ago.

Davis is the special projects assistant for the show and has worked on digital projects as well as served on the show’s web team.

She has also worked with developers to create an application

WOMEN, from page 1 become careers that earn less than careers saturated with men.

Last year, the American Association of University Women released a report stating that one year after graduation, women were only earning 88 percent of what their male peers earned.

“To address these concerns and issues, we began a new initiative last year called the ‘Transition Series’ where we partnered with campus and community experts to provide workshops on negotiating your first salary, budgeting on your first salary and understanding benefits,” Steib said. “We are looking to host these workshops again this year.”

With regard to underrepresentation of women in the state, Steib said a key factor to this problem is that women do not see other women in leadership positions. For example, the state’s overall rate of women serving in elected positions is below the national average.

“We also know that women are penalized professionally and

called “Mapping History.” This free app produced by PBS allows users to interact with historical instances that have happened in different places in the U.S. by selecting a dropped pin on a map.

Davis has also served as the show’s temporary web producer.

During this time, Davis managed the social media account and blog for the show, she said.

Davis received her undergraduate degree in history and her masters at the School of Library and Information Science.

Davis said the field experience she gained in her classes put her ahead of competitors.

Projects she did in class not only served as a grade but also gave her material to build a portfolio for the future, Davis said.

Looking back at her experience in college, the class assignments were what helped her most to get a good job, Davis said. Though projects may seem unimportant or just a grade for another class, she said University

students can use what they do in class to build a résumé.

Davis also encouraged students to get involved with student chapters or even national associations in their fields to make connections. These connections can make the difference between getting a job or not, Davis said.

University students can conduct their own research and present it at national conferences to establish themselves as someone who is actually doing work within their area of interest, she said.

The most important piece of advice Davis said she could give University students was not to forget the University and the people who guide students to what they become. The professors and advisers in their courses become their colleagues in the future, Davis said.

economically when they decide to have children,” Steib said.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the average age for first time childbirth in the United States is nearly 26 years old.

“For many women, this comes at a critical time in their careers,” Steib said. “For women who choose to wait for a more secure time in their careers to have children, they may be faced with having complications with pregnancy.”

The analysis also reported that there is only one obstetrician for every 13,000 women in Louisiana.

Steib said the high malpractice insurance rate for an obstetrician may be a reason for the lack of practitioners in the area.

“Access to health care and family planning is so critical in our state,” Flournoy said. “When women have more access to information and health care, they are better able to plan for their future.”

Flournoy said Planned Parenthood is working to increase access to high-quality, basic preventive

health care and information.

“We believe that when people are truly cared for, they will make their lives, their families, even the world, better and healthier,” Flournoy said.

Contact Michael Tarver at mtarver@lsureveille.com

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Tuesday, October 1, 2013 Newman’s assessment, but added that students doing research For the past few years, in which relies on grants from fedlieu of passing a new budget, eral agencies such as the National Congress has passed continuing Science Foundation could find resolutions allowing the federal their jobs put on hold. He said government to continue opera- though he is not clear on the protions at the same budget as the cesses research funding must go previous year, Garand said. He through, he thinks the end of the said the continuing resolution fiscal year may mean such grants must be passed by both houses will lose their funding.

Other than funding for reof Congress and approved by the search, Garand said students president.

Garand said the House of shouldn’t worry about the shutRepresentatives, which is con- down affecting their lives. Services that will be trolled by Recut will include publicans, has refused to pass the ‘They’re not going to national parks and some duties of the continuing resolution until Dem- shut down the military. Food and Drug ocrats are willing Criminals won’t be Administration and the Centers to negotiate over running around the for Disease Conthe funding of trol and PrevenObamacare. streets.’ tion.

Today marks “I think the the end of the term ‘government fiscal year, and James Garand shutdown’ is an because the resopolitical science professor exaggeration,” lution was not passed, funding for all nones- Garand said. “Some people will sential government programs and not receive some services, yes, employees will be cut, Garand but largely things will stay the same.” said.

Despite the optimistic out“They’re not going to shut down the military. Criminals look, some students are worried won’t be running around the that services they use will be cut.

Economics senior Tim Calstreets,” Garand said. “In the end, the president will determine verton said he is worried about what is essential and what is the effects the shutdown will have on student aid and on the United nonessential.”

Economics department head States’ reputation over time.

“I’m mainly worried this is Robert Newman said he thinks the standoff will be resolved be- going to lead to World War III with Russia,” Calverton said. fore it can affect students.

“I doubt seriously students will be affected by this,” Newman said. “It won’t last long enough for us to see any probContact Gordon Brillon at lems at this level.” gbrillon@lsureveille.com Garand largely agreed with

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Sports

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Art of the Game Tattoos have deep meaning for some players TREY LABAT · Sports Contributor Football requires deep dedication from its players.

The time and effort required to be successful in the sport is enormous, and some players remind themselves of that through a permanent commitment of ink on their bodies.

Junior defensive tackle Ego Ferguson has the words “sacrifice” and “dedication” tattooed on the inside of each bicep to remind him of what it took to achieve what he has in football.

TATTOOS, see page 8

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LSU junior wide receiver Jarvis Landry (80) displays his tattoos Saturday during The Bulldogs’ 44-41 victory against the Tigers in Sanford Stadium.

Unknowns can sweep MLB awards CHIN MUSIC COLE TRAVIS Sports Contributor Now that the 2013 Major League Baseball season is in the books, it’s time to hand out some awards. Budding superstars on the mound stole headlines in the National League, while the American League continued to watch the game’s best hitters fight for supremacy.

AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers third baseman Same song as last season — just the second verse. Cabrera and Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout are clearly the two best position players in baseball right now, but I give the edge to Miggy for a couple of reasons: 1. In almost every measurable offensive category, Cabrera out-performed Trout, despite being hampered by abdominal and groin injuries for much of the second half.

2. While it might be unfair to hold the Angels miserable season against Trout, I believe that when two players are comparable in value, the type of games they are playing matters. Cabrera has been competing for a division title since MLB, see page 7

FOOTBALL

Tigers change focus for Mississippi State game Defensive scheme to see adjustment Tyler Nunez Sports Writer

After an emotional 44-41 loss to Georgia, LSU football coach Les Miles told members of the media Monday he looks forward to a change in focus as the Tigers prepare for their upcoming game against Mississippi State.

He also recapped what many are calling an instant classic game at his weekly press luncheon.

“After a game like that, hardfought, et cetera, we need about 48 hours,” Miles said. “About 4 this afternoon, we’ll go on to the next opponent. I insist that we do that. It’s certainly best

for us.” said. “This is a program, like Miles said he anticipates no most programs, when they get hangover for LSU after the loss, to the end of the week, they recalling Missisally need to have ‘After a game like sippi State (2-2, a victory. The 0-1 Southeastern work they put in that, hard-fought, et Conference) “a is so significant, great challenge.” cetera, we need about this will not be a Mississippi difficult week for State will likely 48 hours. About 4 this us to get our eyes present a more afternoon, we’ll go on open to how qualsignificant chality the opponent lenge to LSU’s to the next opponent. I is.” offense than insist that we do that.

Despite the Georgia, as the loss, he praised Bulldogs enter It’s certainly best for us.’ LSU’s (4-1, 1-1 the week as the SEC) play in a SEC’s No. 2 dehostile environLes Miles fense, allowing ment, claiming LSU football coach 310 offensive it was one play yards and less than 15 points per away from returning to Baton game.

Rouge the victor.

“There is not a chance that we will be looking ahead,” Miles FOCUS, see page 7

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LSU head football coach Les Miles speaks with members of the media Monday for the weekly Lunch with Les press conference in the Athletic Administration Building.

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Freshmen prepare for camp Marcus Rodrigue Sports Contributor

LSU coach Johnny Jones hit the recruiting trail during his first season in Baton Rouge, assembling the fifth-ranked recruiting class in the nation.

Freshman forward Jarell Martin, rated the No. 11 player in 2013 by ESPN, is the crown jewel in Jones’ first recruiting effort.

Martin is joined in the frontcourt by forwards Brian Bridgewater and Jordan Mickey as well as cen-

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LSU guard Anthony Hickey (1) drives past UCSB guard Nate Garth (1) Nov. 9, 2012 in the Tigers’ 77-63 victory over UC Santa Barbara in the PMAC.

ter Darcy Malone. Jones also added depth to his backcourt by inking four-star guard Tim Quarterman.

Bridgewater is currently academically ineligible to participate and is awaiting a ruling on his appeal to the NCAA Clearinghouse, according to Jones. He will not practice with the team until the appeal is heard.

EXPERIENCED CORE RETURNS FOR LSU While the freshmen bring a youthful flair to the squad, LSU will rely on its returning starters to carry the load early in the season.

The Tigers return the bulk of their experience in the backcourt.

Junior guard Anthony Hickey and senior guard Andre Stringer possess a wealth of maturity and playmaking abilities.

“Andre grew up a lot last year, and I think it’s really shown through the summer and at the beginning of school this year,” Jones said. “It’s his senior year, and I think he wants to make sure that he has the opportunity to go out the right way. …

He’s done it through example and the way he’s worked, and he’s been a little more vocal than he’s been in the past.”

Junior forward Johnny O’Bryant III, a First Team AllSoutheastern Conference coaches’ selection last season, looks to improve on his sophomore

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HOMECOMING

campaign, during which he recorded 15 double-doubles. Senior forward Shavon Coleman is the only other senior beside Stringer on the roster, and Jones said Coleman will pick up valuable minutes at the wing.

TIGERS BOAST NEWFOUND SIZE The Tigers were a relatively undersized team last season, but the arrival of the freshman class and transfer students has beefed up Jones’ roster.

Eight players on LSU’s roster are 6-foot-6-inches or taller allowing Jones to devise many different rotations and lineups. The lack of size on the 2012 squad severely limited the number of players Jones utilized, but he said he felt comfortable playing 10 or 11 players this season.

“With the way this team is put together and how capable these guys are, on any given night, any one of them can give you some really positive minutes,” Jones said.

Junior forward John Odo, who sat out last season as a transfer student, will finally get to show off his 6-foot-9-inch frame in Baton Rouge. Odo will most likely split time at center with Malone, a 7-footer from Australia.

Contact Marcus Rodrigue at mrodrigue@lsureveille.com

MARIEL GATES / The Daily Reveille

LSU senior pitcher Ashley Czechner (99) hurls the ball toward home plate Monday when LSU took on USSSA Florida Pride. Former Lady Tigers’ pitcher Rachele Fico returned to Tiger Park and lead the pride to an 11-0 victory against LSU.

For a recap of the Lady Tigers’ game Monday against USSSA Florida Pride, visit lsureveille.com.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013 MLB, from page 5

day one, and Trout hasn’t played a meaningful game since Memorial Day. Better luck next year, kid.

AL CY YOUNG AWARD: Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers pitcher The tightest race of this year really comes down to one question: How important is a pitcher’s record? In a year where several pitchers had only marginal differences between them in categories that mattered, a gaudy win total can be an easy way out of a difficult decision.

Records aside, Darvish and Max Scherzer of the Detroit Tigers had eerily similar years. Darvish recorded a 0.07 run lower ERA and struck out two more batters per nine innings, while Scherzer threw five more innings and had a 0.1 lower WHIP. But Darvish pitched half his games in the matchbox in Arlington while getting almost two runs less support per game, so he gets my vote.

AL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Wil Myers, Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Does anyone want this award?

Former No. 1 prospect Myers wins it for being the best of the bunch, but it is worth noting that his stats are almost identical to those of St. Louis first baseman Matt Adams, who probably won’t finish in the top 10 in the ROY race in the NL. A year after Mike Trout had arguably the greatest rookie year ever, the pendulum has swung back to the NL, which is full of exciting

young players.

NL MVP: Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder After 21 years of ineptitude, the Pirates have a winning record and are in the postseason. None of that happens without McCutchen, who did a little bit of everything this season, hitting 21 home runs and stealing 27 bases while playing sensational defense.

A generation of baseball fans associates Pittsburgh with losing, and McCutchen gets points for being a big part of changing that impression.

NL CY YOUNG AWARD: Clayton Kershaw, LA Dodgers Kershaw wins his second Cy Young on the strength of his miniscule 1.83 ERA, the lowest in the majors over a full season since Greg Maddux in 1994. The 25-year-old southpaw needed to be that good at times this season, as he is among the league leaders in lowest run support.

Second year New York Mets phenom Matt Harvey was giving Kershaw stiff competition until he suffered a season-ending elbow injury in August, effectively ending this race more than a month early.

NL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Jose Fernandez, Miami Marlins pitcher If not for some troubles early in the season, Fernandez could be threatening Kershaw for the Cy Young. After the All-Star Break, the 21-year-old flamethrower recorded an absurd 1.32 ERA while striking out more than 11 batters per nine innings, something only

The Daily Reveille matched by Darvish over that stretch.

Although there is a laundry list of rookies who played key roles in getting their teams to the playoffs in the NL, including Yasiel Puig, Shelby Miller and Julio Teheran, none of them dominated the way Fernandez did for as long as he did, even while playing for the worst team this side of Houston.

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He lauded the performance of LSU senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger, who had a career game with 372 passing yards and three touchdowns in his return to Sanford Stadium.

Miles said Mettenberger put his personal views “on the back burner” and only focused on being the Tigers’ quarterback.

Miles speculated the Tigers’ defensive woes Saturday could be contributed to players trying to do too much, and the poor performance does not yet warrant major changes in

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defensive personnel.

For the future, Miles said he will try to implement more younger players into the Tigers’ defensive scheme to prevent fatigue among starters.

“We’re looking for those guys that can come in and give five-snap breaks, if you will,” Miles said. “If we can get that done, that will make the whole defense a little bit fresher.”

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“Those are the words I live by,” Ferguson said. “Cause I feel like for the game of football I’ve sacrificed a lot, just coming from where I came from, I’ve dedicated my life to this.”

Sacrifice isn’t exclusive to football for Ferguson, and it’s something that means so much to him he feels the permanent reminders motivate him to always strive for greatness.

Ferguson’s other tattoos include the phrases “The greatest glory is not in the rise, but in the rise after the fall,” and, “All scars become the marks that push us to greatness.”

“I just feel like after falling for so many times, it makes you a stronger person,” Ferguson said.

“I just feel like you always need to keep striving for success.”

Sophomore running back Jeremy Hill also uses his body as a canvas ‘[My favorite to show his entality tattoo] has to m when he steps be my mother’s between the name. I mean, h a s h m a r k s . his I think it was Along right arm, probably the Hill has figfirst or sec- ures from ond tattoo I t h r o u g h o u t ever got and history who it was on her mean something to him. birthday.’

The running back, Jalen Mills known for his sophomore cornerback bruising style on the field, has taken lessons from figures in ancient history and applied them to his on-field demeanor.

“Definitely all the ones on my right arm, it’s just the mentality that I take on. I have an Aztec warrior [on the right forearm] and I have St. Michael [on the outside of the right bicep],” Hill said. “I follow history very well, so all of them mean something to me, the history that these figures have, how they took on everything head on, how creative and innovative they were, I just take those lessons and try to apply them to my life.”

The relationship to the game of football isn’t the only thing players chose to represent through ink.

Family and religion are two things sophomore cornerback Jalen Mills and junior wide receiver Jarvis Landry have represented on their bodies.

Mills’ relationship with his mother has played a large part in his life. So when they were going through a rough patch during his high school career, the Texas native chose to get a tattoo on his right forearm to show his mother how much he cared about her. “[My favorite tattoo] has to be my mother’s name. I mean, I think it was probably the first or second tattoo I ever got and it was on her birthday,” Mills said. “We were going through a hard time at that point in time so I was just really trying to show her that I loved her. Ever since then it’s just been love between us.”

For Landry, the first tattoo he got not only represents the relationship he has with God, but also

the relationship he has with his family, which has deep religious ties.

The tattoo of Psalm 23:4 says, “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”

“I was raised in a religious type of family, so it just kind of

The Daily Reveille carried over,” Landry said. “From my first tattoo to my last tattoo, all of them are symbolic, all of them mean something to me.”

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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Entertainment

PIZZA OR TACOS?

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Pizza and tacos are two staples of any college student’s diet, but which reigns supreme in Baton Rouge? The Daily Reveille took to the streets to find out.

TEAM PIZZA by Entertainment Writer Rob Kitchen RED ZEPPELIN PIZZA

FUZZY’S TACO SHOP

looks the most gourmet. The sauce is very visible with large blotches of mozzarella and a drizzle of pesto sauce.

TASTE: The crust was crunchy but a bit tough to bite. The toppings are great and add a strong flavor. It’s a unique and overlooked pizza.

PRICE: $5.65 for two crawfish baja tacos (no complimentary chips and salsa) PRESENTATION: The presentation left something to be desired with feta cheese crumbles everywhere.

TASTE: The fried crawfish tails had too much batter, but the garlic sauce and cilantro gave the taco a distinctive taste and took away from its dryness. Although it was covered with a little too much feta, it was still a tasty taco.

RATING:

RATING:

PRICE: $11.95 for 10-inch Margherita PRESENTATION: Red Zeppelin’s pizza

SCHLITTZ & GIGGLES

CALIENTE MEXICAN CRAVING

18 inches with big slices. While it’s a bit greasy, the size more than makes up for it.

TASTE: Schlittz’s pizza is great. The crust is thin and delicious, and the toppings are superb. It’s an amazing, huge, greasy slice of pizza.

PRICE: $9.81 for three chicken tacos, rice and beans PRESENTATION: The chicken was drowning in shredded mozzarella cheese, but the hard shells kept the tacos intact.

TASTE: Although the chicken was juicy, the absence of tomatoes made the taco bland. The combination of cheese, chicken and lettuce in a hard shell created a rather dry taco, lacking any real kick of flavor.

RATING:

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PRICE: $16.99 for The Big Pepperoni PRESENTATION: The pie is massive —

MELLOW MUSHROOM PRICE: $11.29 for 10-inch Mighty Meaty PRESENTATION: The toppings are everywhere and its fluffy crust is appealing to the eye.

TASTE: Even with the toppings covering much of the pizza, none of the flavors dominate any other. In one bite, you can taste everything from the sausage to the bacon to the cheese. There’s a reason Mellow Mushroom is loved so much.

RATING:

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TEAM TACOS by Entertainment Writer Katie Daigrepont

ZIPPY’S BURRITOS, TACOS AND MORE PRICE: $6.92 for two beef tacos, rice and beans PRESENTATION: Rice and beans were served on the side in cups, with the tacos holding together nicely in hard shells.

TASTE: The meat-to-toppings ratio was ideal. Although the ground beef was a bit overcooked, the sweetness from the pico de gallo and corn made up for it.

RATING:

OSCAR’S PIZZA JOINT

COYOTE BLUES

PRICE: $12 for 12-inch custom pizza with two toppings PRESENTATION: Oscar’s pizza looks like a pizza. That’s it. There’s a little bit of garnishing around the crust, but it looks like what anyone would expect from a pizza.

TASTE: The crispy crust is one of Oscar’s high points. The toppings are plentiful but average. Overall, it’s a good pie, but there’s nothing that sets it above everything else.

PRICE: $9.99 for two grilled shrimp tacos and two sides PRESENTATION: The presentation was a bit sloppy, with the shrimp and lettuce overflowing from inside the soft shell.

TASTE: Although the pico de gallo and jalapeños gave the tacos an intense kick, the chipotle aioli provided the perfect juiciness. With no shortage of plump, sweet shrimp, Coyote Blues has practically perfected Mexican seafood.

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FOOD

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Hidden culinary gems of the Capital City

PARADISE SMOOTHIE’S BUBBLE TEA

1295 N. Sherwood Forest Drive This seemingly innocuous smoothie shop is the only place to get boba milk tea, or bubble tea, in Baton Rouge. With flavors ranging from espresso, various fruits and even taro root, every bubble tea enthusiast will leave refreshed.

YVETTE MARIE’S CAFÉ

1857 Government St.

This cafe tucked behind the connected Circa 1857 antique and art market has some of the best sandwiches around. Get the Greek chicken warm pressed sandwich after perusing the market.

RAMA RESTAURANT

The mysterious Thai restaurant is only open 5 to 9:30 p.m.

Monday through Thursday and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Squeeze into the dinner rush and treat yourself to pad thai and fried banana à la mode.

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LOUIE’S CAFE’S VEGAN APPLE PIE 206 W. State St.

There aren’t many vegan choices in Baton Rouge, much less in Tigertown’s favorite greasespot. But when you stop by on late nights for hashbrowns, omelettes or burgers, vegan friends can get a slice of Louie’s apple pie, the only menu item of its kind.

3056 Perkins Road

The spaghetti capital of Baton Rouge is noticeable only by the twinkling lights in the window. Inside, European memorabilia cover the walls and patrons eat pasta by warm candlelight. Try Pinetta’s famous red sauce, rich enough to make your head swim.

2919 Perkins Road

7521 Jefferson Hwy.

Situated in the corner of a shopping center, Café Américain Restaurant & Bar boasts the best hushpuppies in town.

Usually empty, it’ll be easy to find a seat at this hidden gem of a restaurant. If you’d rather a burger than their speciality seafood, get it on sourdough. compiled by SAMANTHA BARES; photos by RICHARD REDMANN and GRACE STEINHAUSER

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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Fall Beer Preview

With the changing season comes new weather, food, holidays and, of course, seasonal beers. Richard Ledet, general manager of The Pelican House recommends the following beers for your fall boozing.

TAYLOR SCHOEN

Entertainment Writer

Wasatch Pumpkin Ale

St. Arnold Oktoberfest

This ale has all the makings of a great fall time brew. The drink pours out to a vibrant, apricot/amber color similar to the leaves in places where leaves actually change colors.

This beer tastes like the perfect complement to a Thanksgiving dinner. With a taste reminiscent of pumpkin pie, Wasatch Pumpkin combines nutmeg, vanilla, pumpkin and an array of harvest spices.

This beer is a full-bodied malt that would be best enjoyed outdoors on a cool autumn evening. These suds pour slightly darker than the other beers for a caramel brown hue.

It captures some faint pumpkin spice flavors as well as an earthy pecan taste. This beer is more bitter than the other selections, but not overwhelming.

New Belgium Pumpkick

Abita Fall Fest

This spiced seasonal ale has some fruity notes from its cornucopia of limited edition flavors such as caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice.

Like many fall beers, pumpkin is obligatory. However, what sets New Belgium Pumpkick apart is the inclusion of tart cranberry juice and zesty lemongrass.

Similar to St. Arnold in body and richness, Fall Fest differs with its caramel-laden flavor.

While this Märzen-style lager looks light with a golden amber appearance, it’s richer than one might expect. This might be a good choice for fans of malty beers rather than fruity.

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Pinterest recipes often too challenging for average cook MY FIVE CENTS SARAH NICKEL Entertainment Writer

The same idea goes through my mind every time I pin a new Pinterest recipe onto my “Get in my Bellayy” board: “That looks delicious! I will make that this weekend for sure.”

But it never happens. I’m looking at roughly two makes for every 300 repins.

But, the bright side is, I’m pretty sure most people who follow food blogs are in the same boat. As many memes like to say, ain’t nobody got time for that.

First, there are the recipes that pretty much require the skill of a master chef, not the abilities of 21-year-old who’s only aware of the mileage between her house and the nearest Taco Bell.

Yes, I pinned that beautiful pie covered in roses made of thinly sliced apples. Then I remembered I don’t have an extra 72 hours saved up for apple peeling.

Get real, Pinterest.

I live in Louisiana, therefore I will repin all things fried and delicious. Will I ever actually fry up some mashed potato rings and slave over a 1,000-ingredient dip to go with it? No. Wal-Mart potato wedges and some ranch? Now, we’re talking.

For a good laugh, people should check out pinterestfail.com. My personal favorite recent post is the House of Parliament Firework Cake, which is a cake so intricately designed and painted and topped off with some firework action that it looks like it’s straight from “Cake Boss.” Average people should not attempt this. The result is a tragedy. Delicious, but still a tragedy.

This cake is a fantastic example of my next issue with Pinterest’s recipes: too many ingredients. If I can’t automatically think of each item’s exact placement at the grocery store, college ski & board week breckenridge

then it’s not getting cooked. No way smoothie ideas. One recipe is deI’m going to more than one store or scribed as cauliflower tater tots. So, asking for assisinstead of potato, I tance in Albertget cauliflower and GETTING IT RIGHT: sons. instead of fried, I My favor- Entertainment Blogger Leah get baked. So realite recipe pins, ly it’s not a tater tot Romero offers food blog though, would at all. Really, it’s recipe tips: have to be the canbaked cauliflower dy replicas. The 1. Read the comments: Chances are mushed up in the comments under- someone else had the same problem shape of a tater tot. neath are the best. you’re having and has already posted No thanks.

“The recipe for The bottom Twix bars! OMG, a solution. line is when it so making these!” 2. Use the proper tools: You may comes to certain Guess what. They think you can beat eggs into beauti- foods, the cooking sell actual Twixes needs to be left to at a gas station ful, stiff, white peaks by hand. Spoiler the professionals, near you. Stop try- alert: your wrist will get tired, and and there are some ing to mess with you’ll give up. Buy an electric mixer. recipes out there Mother Nature. that should not be Same goes 3. Don’t make substitutions: The shared. for Oreos. Why results will never be the same. And I do appreciwould I ever make especially don’t make substitutions ate Pinterest’s efmy own? Nabisco fort, though, in does it so well. in an attempt to make your dessert trying to make People taking the ‘healthier.’ Dessert is not supposed to me feel productime to make their be good for you. tive when I’m in own Oreos are just lazy mode on my out to prove somecouch staring at a thing. To whom? I’m not sure. No computer screen. The thing is, I am one else cares about your homemade not going to feel too proud a month replicas. If it’s not broken, don’t fix from now when I look back at the it.

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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Sex Sells

’Dam, Girl Morgan Searles Columnist Imagine walking through a historical district on a pleasant evening. You pause at a storefront to view a painting through the window or to admire the display of a young fashion designer. Two shops down, men stop to inspect a window filled with the long, bare legs and busty assets of a sex worker.

This is Amsterdam’s red-light district, where shops sell hightech adult toys, the shows are rated triple X and women in fluorescent, stringy lingerie beckon from rows of long windows.

Businesses unassociated with sex also thrive in the popular area, and traditional families live in apartments above the glowing red windows.

Legalized prostitution requires a culture of open and tolerant attitudes toward sexuality. It needs cooperation and communication between the government, the community and members of the sex industry.

There’s no chance the United States could successfully emulate this model.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

LSU needs to better enforce smoking laws I think that it is safe to say Louisiana State University is more concerned with who’s parked in the correct spot rather than the health and well-being of the students that venture into Middleton Library everyday. It is also fair to assume that most people understand the health risks of smoking cigarettes, but if that is true why do students find themselves being attacked by clouds of smoke right outside the library? Louisiana State University should re-evaluate and reinforce the smoking laws on campus.

In 2011, Dr. Luigi Marzilli published a Faculty Senate reso-

But state lawmakers and human rights organizations could learn how to curb the crime and risks of prostitution by observing a broad-minded city that acknowledges and regulates the practice.

Prostitution is inevitable and hazardous, but the decriminalization of prostitution gives sex workers an opportunity to have a safe and legitimate practice. Women are allowed to work from windows but not on the street, which helps prostitutes to avoid the control of pimps and the danger of shady back rooms.

Established sex workers in Amsterdam are independent entrepreneurs. They register with the Chamber of Commerce, pay income taxes and rent window space by the shift. Surveillance cameras watch over the district, and uniformed and plain clothes police patrol the area, ready to step in if a sex worker needs help.

Working conditions are regulated and some women join a small labor union. They have access to health services, social work resources and STD checks.

These working women aren’t perceived as criminals or victims.

The ideals of this system stand in stark contrast to the chaotic and violent reality of American prostitution rings, where abuse is

common, help is hard to find and law enforcement sweeps can result in a hundred arrests at a time.

A lack of strong regulation doesn’t help the danger of this institution, which often means defenseless children or foreign nationals are subject to human trafficking around the country.

Though reliable statistics are difficult to calculate, Trafficking Hope is a Baton Rouge organization working to promote public awareness locally about human trafficking, and Tigers Against Trafficking is a student organization aimed at educating and fundraising to end sex slavery.

The progressive Dutch arrangement isn’t perfect either.

Some complain it was only developed for the government to collect money. Illegal activity in the city has adjusted and grown since the legalization of brothels in 2000.

But in response, organizations are conducting research, the government is considering reform policies and groups have resolved to change the image of the red-light district. Entities disagree about the best approach to problems in the industry, but dialogue is taking place between them.

But there is a distinct lack of such dialogue in the United States, where people involved in these

lution for “smoke-free entrances” on campus. After reviewing information released by the Surgeon General that 60 percent of the nonsmokers in the United States are exposed to secondhand smoke, the Faculty Senate made smoking illegal within 30 feet of an entrance of a building on campus. Theoretically, this idea is a fix, but it’s still not working. People still smoke in a circle around the entrance of the building, only now they’re at a 30-foot radius to the doors. The resolution that was published says that smokers will be confined to “designated” areas, but in my years of attending LSU, I have yet to see this sanctuary for smokers.

Another key problem is that the law isn’t enforced by anyone.

Plenty of times in my four years of being an active student on campus nearly everyday I have seen people’s blatant disregard of the rule to keep entrances smoke free. Students loiter the entrance to the library chain smoking,

faculty smoke an arm’s length away from the doorframe of Coates Hall, and not once have I seen an LSU police officer write them a citation or at the very least ask them to leave. The students at LSU argue that they have a right to smoke where they please, but should they have that right at the risk of others’ health on campus?

The solution to the problem is simple. The first is to make more defined laws about smoking on campus, which should include where the “designated” smoking areas are the Faculty Senate claims to exist. Secondly, enforce these laws by having a police officer or two patrol the quad. Citations or referrals to the Office of Student Accountability should put a quick fix on the problem.

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activities are deprived of resources, mental and physical attention and support for their rights because of their criminal status.

I don’t need to see ladies of the night renting storefronts in the mall next to Abercrombie, but prostitution isn’t going away. People are violated and exploited for sex without any avenue of complaint.

We need to shift our perception of marginalized sexual subcultures to

relieve the injustice surrounding the world’s oldest profession.

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Grand Theft Auburn: reflecting on video game violence GATES OF REASON Mariel Gates Columnist Violence, obscenity and unexpected chaos are unfortunately large parts of the world we live in.

Murder, rape, robberies, shootings and death are inescapable parts of the news we watch and read about. It’s impossible to delve into a news source without encountering a report about some form of violence.

Humans have become desensitized to this constant and neverending violence-filled world. It has come to a point where we can watch the aftermath of bombings in foreign countries on our silver screens without flinching.

Some acts of violence cause me to pause and wonder what could have possibly influenced the person to commit the crime, whether it’s a horrific mass shooting or a thoughtless act.

In what I find to be a more comical example of violence, an Auburn fan allegedly stole a car in Tigerland last week, hit nine cars while driving it and incidentally kidnapped the girl who had been sitting in the passenger seat.

He allegedly told an officer

that he “wanted to see what it was really like to play the video game ‘Grand Theft Auto.’”

This situation may be an extreme, rare and possibly alcoholfueled example, but it invites commentary about the effects violent video games have on the way people act and perceive their reality.

From my knowledge of “Grand Theft Auto,” the main character is usually equipped with multiple weapons and goes on a mission to accomplish a goal while stealing cars, killing civilians and police officers and wreaking havoc.

Obviously this is an unrealistic representation of reality. Although crime does happen, you can’t type a number into your cell phone and have a helicopter appear in front of you. But what does long-term exposure to these violent types of video games do to those who feed into them too much?

While searching around for studies on this matter, I found that few have solid numbers and evidence that video games actually do lead to long-term violence in adolescents or adults. Simple studies of the effects that video games have immediately after playing showed that people were more irritable, more likely to be

rude and more aggressive. But in the long term, not much has been determined.

There’s a serious gap in research about the long-term effects of video games on violence. Many video games’ representations of violence are so exaggerated and far-off from real life that psychologists say it’s hard to make a connection between the two.

When a mass shooting or some extreme form of violence comes up in the news, people immediately turn to this idea that the video games they may have played or the shows they may have watched were a factor in the violent act.

It seems that there has been a correlation between many hours of violent video games a day and violent tendencies in some mass shootings in the past. Another factor that could be accounted for is that many mass shooters suffered from some form of mental illness.

So should there be studies on the correlation between long-term violence and mental illness?

This is a complicated issue without an easy solution.

Violent and non-violent video games alike can be a good release from stress in the real world. They’re a great way to connect with friends and strangers over the Internet. They’re fun and

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Violent and non-violent video games can be a good release from stress and fun to play, but they can also have negative affects on those who play them.

exciting. I think that even if some people may become more aggressive immediately after playing, it’s a temporary aggression.

It will be interesting to see if more in-depth, long-term and well-rounded studies are done in the future. Until then, we should take extreme situations like the Grand Theft Auburn incident and understand that there will always be extremists and that they don’t

make up the majority.

Mariel Gates is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from Baton Rouge.

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U.S. factories can help fight unemployment 600 WORDS OF SOMMERS Annette Sommers Columnist The city of Minneapolis is making headlines as it increases efforts to create domestic goods in America, which is a much-needed improvement in American production to combat unemployment rates.

Airtex Design Group, the owner of a particular Minneapolis sewing mill, is supplying people with jobs who would otherwise be out of work or struggling to make ends meet.

These efforts can be related back to Lacassine, La. where a cotton-spinning mill opened in 2009.

Zagis USA, originally based in South America and Mexico, extended its efforts here to help create jobs and, let’s face it, get cheaper cotton.

Zagis created 160 factory jobs by 2012 and estimated 645 indirect jobs in Louisiana.

While that’s awesome, butit happened in 2009. Little progress has been made in the state since then to supply people with more factory jobs. Other states are jumping on the opportunity to welcome big businesses onto their production lines.

Louisiana unemployment rates were at 7 percent in August — better than Mississippi’s upsetting 8.5 percent, but there’s still room for improvement.

We aren’t last at something, which sounds nice in theory, but a main component of decreasing unemployment rates is finding people willing to work. With our economy, you’d be surprised to see how many people still refuse to work in a mill.

Airtex gives its workers between $9 and $16 an hour, plus another 30 percent of Airtex benefits.

But if this trade increases, will wages and health provisions decrease like we have seen happen in our

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nation’s past?

This could be what is holding back the majority of Americans to support an increase in factory jobs.

Not that we have much room for negotiation. Jobs are jobs — and right now we should take what we can get.

The main issue is stamina — we need people willing to work in factories. If someone is unemployed, they should utilize the efforts of our government and get off their sunken-in couches.

Americans have clung to the idea that the U.S. is still a world power. We can do what we want, when we want, because we are the best at everything. This arrogance, unfortunately, translates to our everyday citizen.

Yes, we do provide the American dream to our people, but U.S. citizens need to give back to the economy that offers them these ideals. Last time I checked, the American dream required just a little bit of hard work before reaping its benefits.

Debra Kerrigan, a dean at Dunwoody overseeing the Minnesota program, thinks that the mentality behind factory jobs is what frightens away workers.

“I think it’s just the idea of, ‘Oh, I’m a sewer,’ that doesn’t thrill the average young individual today,” she said.

It’s been quite a while since the dark days of the industrial revolution and the health concerns that

came with it. We need to stop being so picky.

Besides, most modern facilities in the U.S. are up to date, which is more than we can say about some overseas factories.

The fact is Americans want more American products. After seeing products with a “made in America” sticker glued to the bottom, a spark of pride ignites in the pit of our wallets. Businesses are trying to comply, but it’s a two way street America.

Places like Minneapolis are starting trade programs to promote specialization to make it easier for people to get jobs in factories. This is the direction we need to go down south.

It seems like a backward idea, taking a trip back to when cotton mills and textile factories flourished in our backyard, but isn’t backwards what Louisiana is all about?

The more comfortable people get with the idea of factory jobs, the less unemployment we will see in our future. Jobs like this can help push America out of its economic rut.

Annette Sommers is an 18-year-old mass communication sophomore from Dublin, Calif.

Contact Annette Sommers at asommers@lsureveille.com

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Richardson spent much of his first deanship countering the “plows, sows and cows” attitude toward agriculture and demonstrating that agriculture has modernized into a science- and business-based industry. That battle is still being fought, he said.

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Richardson said the college needs to raise more scholarship money to compete with other universities and attract the best students to agriculture. He plans to form a council of prominent alumni and supporters to campaign for those funds.

Richardson will spend a portion of each week in his Woodin Hall office as dean even though he travels frequently on AgCenter business. It is important to be available to students, he said, because sometimes they just need guidance — “They’re extraordinarily bright or they wouldn’t be here.”

Richardson said his No. 1 accomplishment as chancellor was the AgCenter’s internal reorganization this spring that empowered him to head research and extension, which he said increased teamwork by removing “silos” that walled off one mission from the other. He is optimistic that tearing down the silo around academics when he takes over as dean Oct. 9 will yield more positive results.

“We will have going into 2014 all three parts of the land grant agriculture mission under one

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Koonce said consolidation was long overdue because the College of Agriculture’s decisions should be made in conjunction with the AgCenter.

Koonce, 74, arrived at the University in 1967 as a professor in experimental statistics, and he became head of that department in 1982. In 1989, Koonce moved to the AgCenter, where he directed its intellectual property program. He returned to the College of Agriculture as dean in 1997.

Koonce said his biggest challenge as dean has been the ongoing budget crisis because it jeopardizes the college’s ability to provide students a comprehensive education.

Some classes have become larger or were dropped because budget cuts prevented replacing departed faculty members.

Despite many changes in the field during his tenure, “agriculture is everything” and is still important, Koonce said. Because agriculture touches every area of life, it is critical that students experience its

diversity to find something they love and can use to serve mankind, he said.

Koonce said he made it a priority as dean to increase student involvement. Clubs in the college — such as a soil judging team — are now more active. Koonce spearheaded the creation of an undergraduate research program that today helps students develop relationships with faculty and gain agriculture experience.

Koonce oversaw the creation of several new schools in the College of Agriculture such as the School of Animal Sciences and the School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences. Similar departments were merged, situating students in a broader perspective of their discipline, he said.

Koonce will remain on campus for a few months to help set up a joint, one-year analytics master’s degree program in the College of Agriculture and E.J. Ourso College of Business focusing on practical uses for statistics in the age of big data.

Contact Olivia McClure at omcclure@lsureveille.com

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