OPINION: America’s celebration of autumn differs from other countries, p. 8
FOOTBALL: Sophomore linebacker overcomes injuries to start season, p. 5
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Miss National Sweetheart Wendy Martin, a human resources and education freshman from Alaska, feels as comfortable in combat boots as she does in a ball gown. Martin, who now attends the University and is part of LSU’s ROTC program, first decided to compete in pageants as a 14-yearold. Although her family did not support her decision initially, Martin said she set out to prove it wasn’t just a beauty competition. “At first, I gave my sister a hard time because the only pageantry I had really ever witnessed when she first started was the stuff you see on TV, like ‘Toddlers and Tiaras,’” her sister Megan Martin said. Despite her family’s skepticism, Wendy Martin persevered for two
Two men acquitted in murder trial Graduate students shot to death in 2007
Student pageant queen dreams of flying helicopters STORY DEANNA NARVESON
CRIME
Gordon Brillon
PHOTOS CHARLES CHAMPAGNE
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Two men accused of the 2007 murder of two University graduate students were acquitted late Monday, though one will remain in jail. Casey Jermaine Gathers and Michael Jermaine Lewis, both of Baton Rouge, were found not guilty for the shooting deaths of Kiran Kumar Allam, 33, and Chandrasekhar Reddy Komma, 31, in Allam’s on-campus apartment in December 2007. Komma and Allam were international doctorate students from the same region of India. Gathers will be released, having been imprisoned since his indictment in 2011. Lewis will remain in jail for the duration of
years before winning a crown. “My first pageant was a local pageant for the Bear Paw Festival, and I won the community service award scholarship,” Wendy Martin said. “Every pageant that I did just left me thirsty for more; I wanted to be on that stage and be the winner.” But Wendy Martin’s father still wanted her to be involved in ROTC. She said she grew up in Eagle River, Alaska, where “everybody is very pro-Second Amendment, and there are actually more caribou than people.” “My dad told me that if I went to ROTC camp, I could get a new pageant gown,” Wendy Martin said. “So I went to camp and I hated it, but BALLGOWNS, see page 11
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Human resource and education freshman Wendy Martin currently holds the title for Miss National Sweetheart 2014, and is also a cadet in the ROTC at LSU.
MURDER TRIAL, see page 4
CAREER SERVICES
Center receives $100k donation Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez Staff Writer
The LSU Olinde Career Center received a $100,000 donation, the University announced Tuesday in a news release. BASF Corporation, a chemical company, made the donation as part of a partnership with the University and the College of Engineering. The donation, which was provided through the LSU Foundation, will help construction for the new center that will combine Career Services’ two facilities into one in the Student Union. The center began construction in May 2012 and is scheduled to open in April 2014. Kenissa McKay, communication manager for LSU Career
Services, said the donation will allow students to take advantage of the center’s resources under one roof. Career Services’ two separate facilities are currently located in the basement of Coates Hall and on the first floor of Patrick F. Taylor Hall. BASF is currently partnered with Career Services by offering internships, attending the career fair, awarding students with $25,000 in annual scholarships and sponsoring a Professor of Excellence award each semester. Although the company operates in Zachary and Vidalia, the location of its largest site in Geismar allows its economic effect to be felt in the greater Baton Rouge area, according to a news release. Kurt Keppler, vice chancellor
for Student Life and Enrollment, stated in a news release the new center will prepare students for careers after graduation. “A facility like the Olinde Career Center is essential to a university and its student body, both for helping prepare students for the job market and for creating opportunities for employers to see what LSU has to offer,” Keppler said in the release. McKay said donations are essential to the center’s construction and operation. “[Donors] make happen what we want to do every day for our students,” McKay said. courtesy of LSU UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
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BASF Corporation made a $100,000 donation through the LSU Foundation to the University’s Olinde Career Center to help construction for the center’s new facility.
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INTERNATIONAL British and Belgian scientists win physics Nobel Prize for Higgs theory STOCKHOLM (AP) — Nearly 50 years after they came up with the theory, Britain’s Peter Higgs and Belgian colleague Francois Englert won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping to explain how matter formed after the Big Bang. In a statement issued by the University of Edinburgh, where he retired as a professor, Higgs, 84, said he hoped the prize would help people recognize “the value of blue-sky research.” Englert, 80, said the award pointed to the importance of scientific freedom. Italy detains suspected ship captain; death toll rises to 275 LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AP) — Italy on Tuesday detained a 35-year-old Tunisian man suspected of being the captain of a boat carrying African migrants that sank off the tiny island of Lampedusa. Divers, meanwhile, recovered dozens of additional bodies from the wreckage, raising the death toll to 275. Just 155 migrants, most if not all from Eritrea, survived Thursday’s shipwreck. Survivors said there were some 500 would-be asylum seekers aboard when the ship capsized.
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Nobel Prize winner for Physics, Belgium’s Francois Englert holds up science stickers during a news conference at the University of Brussels on Tuesday.
Police arrest eight in international Silk Road busts; more arrests to come LONDON (AP) — Authorities in Britain, Sweden and the United States have arrested eight more people following last week’s closure of Silk Road, a notorious black market website which helped dealers to sell drugs under the cloak of anonymity. The U.K.’s newly-established National Crime Agency warned that more arrests were on the way. Most if not all of the arrests took place within a couple of days of last week’s capture of Silk Road’s alleged mastermind, Ross Ulbricht, in San Francisco.
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NATIONAL
STATE/LOCAL
Record breaker Diana Nyad attempts 48-hour swim in New York City
NOLA, Indianapolis, Minneapolis make cut for 2018 Super Bowl
NEW YORK (AP) — The 64-yearold woman who swam from Cuba to Florida is attempting to swim in midtown Manhattan for 48 straight hours to benefit victims of Superstorm Sandy. Wearing a pink swim cap, Diana Nyad dove into the 40-yard pool set up in Herald Square and began doing laps shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday. Her goal is to raise money for people still struggling a year after Sandy. “It’s going to be so magical to be out there,” she said Monday. “It’s going to be a spectacle right in the middle of New York City.” Police: Rail commuters focused on devices, didn’t notice gun
89-year-old Indiana drug courier pleads guilty in Detroit on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The sites of the past two Super Bowls, New Orleans and Indianapolis, and Minneapolis are the three finalists to host the NFL championship game in 2018. Those three cities have been selected from a pool of six at the owners’ meetings Tuesday. Colts owner Jim Irsay says: “It proves that Indianapolis is really a unique city, being a medium-sized market in a colder market, without 80 degrees and beaches.” Owners say that the subject of changing the Washington Redskins’ nickname was not discussed in any formal way during Tuesday’s sessions.
DETROIT (AP) — An 89-yearold Indiana man who grows lilies pleaded guilty Tuesday in Detroit to serving as a drug mule in a scheme to distribute more than 1,400 pounds of cocaine. Leo Sharp, of Michigan City, Ind., is one of the oldest criminal defendants in Detroit’s federal court. He was contrite and very talkative during his appearance, saying he had never before committed a crime and that he worked for a drug organization because he needed money.
(AP) — Police say an armed man robbed a bank in Baton Rouge around 10:30 Tuesday. Cpl. Don Coppola says the robbery took place at a Regions Bank branch. Coppola told WBRZ TV a man with a gun came into the bank and disarmed the security guard, then demanded money. He said the man took off on foot after getting the cash and was last seen running east. No injuries were reported.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man flashed a gun several times on a crowded commuter train in San Francisco, but passengers were so absorbed in their phones and tablets they didn’t notice until he shot a university student, investigators said. Nikhom Thephakaysone, 30, is accused of fatally shooting Justin Valdez, 20, in the back of the head as Valdez exited the train on Sept. 23. Thephakaysone has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges.
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Swimmer Diana Nyad completes a lap Tuesday during a 48-hour marathon event called “Swim for Relief,” which aims to fund Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts.
Bank robbed in Baton Rouge, suspect escaped after taking cash
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CHARITY
Dance Marathon to raise money for sick children Participants must stand for 26.2 hours
Camille Stelly
Contributing Writer
A group of University students are asking their peers to join them in raising money for children with illnesses by standing and dancing for 26.2 hours. Dance Marathon is a fundraising event involving several
universities across the nation that raises money for the local Children’s Miracle Network hospital in their community, and will take place from Feb. 21-22. All the money raised from LSU’s Dance Marathon will be donated to Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Dance Marathon has gained popularity at many other Southeastern Conference schools, such as the University of Alabama, Univeristy of Georgia and
Univeristy of Mississippi, and is now at LSU. “We brought Dance Marathon to LSU to celebrate the lives of children treated by Our Lady of the Lake and to celebrate our students,” said Melanie McKoin, executive director of Dance Marathon at LSU. At the marathon, teams of at least five students will commit to standing and dancing for 26.2 hours. At the top of every hour, each team will perform a morale
Would you stand and dance for 26.2 hours to raise money for children with illnesses? ‘I would stand the entire time without thinking about it because I can do it. And I would dance the entire time, too, because I like to dance.’
‘I would stand because I think this is a good cause. It’s a good way to donate money. I think it’s creative and it’ll be fun.’
Brenna LaBlanc
Brandi Barze
psychology junior
political science, psychology junior
‘I’ve done [Dance Marathon] when I was at FSU. Standing and dancing for that long sucks. If I had never done it before, I would.’
‘I would do this because it is for a great cause, and it is a nontraditional way of raising money and getting people involved for a cause like this.’
Esteban Daria
Candace Thomas
physiology graduate student
chemical engineering junior
Mackenzie Gremillion biology freshman
‘I would be willing to stand for 26.2 hours because it is such a great opportunity to show how much you care about children. It’s important to remember them in your daily life.’
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dance, choreographed by a mo- that concept will be motivation. rale captain. Between dances, a You won’t want to sit.” child and his or her family will McKoin said anyone can partell their story. ticipate in Dance The event Marathon, as long ‘[The children we’re as they are a Uniwill include live entertainment, versity student. raising money for] which might Gabby Murrange from a lo- don’t have the chance phy, director of cal artist to dance to stand. We, as healthy recruitment for teams on campus. LSU’s event, said During the college students, have more students last hour — need to register the chance to stand.’ “power hour” — so LSU’s Dance all dance teams Marathon will be Melanie McKoin will participate in on track to reach a rave-like dance Director of Dance Marathon at LSU a reasonable goal. party until the to“We do not tal money raised is displayed at have a definite set goal, but we the end of the 26.2 hours. want to raise as much as posAs with all Dance Mara- sible,” McKoin said. thons, the set time of 26.2 hours Fundraisers will be held until is to mimic the number of miles the marathon on Feb. 21 to raise run in a typical marathon. Partic- money and gain sponsorships ipants must stand for the whole from corporations and businesses marathon. in Baton Rouge. “[The children we’re raising funds for] don’t have the chance to stand,” McKoin said. “We, as Contact Camille Stelly at healthy college students, have the cstelly@lsureveille.com chance to stand. We are hoping
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2013 ‘I would stand for as many hours as I could to raise money for children. I would give it my all, and I would dance. ’
John Hughes
4:00 PM
Ben Polcer - The Spotted Cat Music Club
5:00 PM
Free Swing Dance Lessons - The Spotted Cat Music Club LSU College of Art + Design's Distinguished Lecture Series: Lesley Dill - LSU Museum of Art
6:00 PM
The Orleans 6 - The Spotted Cat Music Club The Great Brunvoll Septet - Howlin' Wolf
6:30 PM
Disaster Science and Management Association LSU Howe Russell Open Mic Night with Kim Cantwell - Old Point Bar
7:00 PM
The Mavericks in Concert - Tipitina's - New Orleans Ed Blake - Belle of Baton Rouge The Tin Men - D.B.A. The New Orleans Rhythm Devils - Blue Nile DJ Davis - The Three Muses Master Stephen Co - Cafe Istanbul
8:30 PM
Comedy Night - The Station Sports Bar and Grill The Yat Pack - Rock 'N' Bowl
9:00 PM
Live Band Karaoke - Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's Karoke in Exile - Caf Lafitte in Exile MS MR - House of Blues New Orleans Brian Haas and Johnny Vidacovich - Mud and Water Jenn Howard Jazz - Rusty Nail Chuck Brackman & Barry Foulon - Fritzels Jazz Club
9:30 PM
Drag Bingo - George's Place
construction management senior
EVENTS $10 Race Night Take advantage of $10 go-kart races all night! Come be a rockstar at Baton Rouge’s premiere indoor kart facility, Rockstar Racing! www.rockstarracing.net
Myrtles Plantation Halloween Experience Haunted tours from 6-9pm Oct. 25 Admission is only $10 and can be bought ahead or at the door. www.myrtlesplantation.com for more or call 225-635-6277
10:00 PM
St. Louis Slim - The Spotted Cat Music Club Cary Hudson - Howlin' Wolf Walter Wolfman Washington & The Roadmasters - D.B.A. The Nigel Hall Band - Blue Nile
11:00 PM
Jet Lounge - House of Blues New Orleans
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EVENT
TechPawLooza event to showcase University technology in Union Renee Barrow Contributing Writer
University students, faculty and staff can learn the ins and outs of technology on campus during TechPawLooza today. The event, hosted by the University’s Information Technology Services, is being held in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom in the Student Union from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is a one day event where people can be immersed in technology on campus, said Sheri Thompson, communications and planning officer for ITS. “We have a good mix of students, staff and faculty from all around campus,” Thompson said. “They are going to show different ways technology is being used; we have a class presenting a project on the elderly using video games to stay young.” While some students simply attend, others will participate by representing companies. “We will have a group of students presenting about Spotify,” said University Student Support and ITS Enablement Coordinator Michelle Lategano. Lategano is also one of TechPawLooza’s coordinators this year. “We want to show people what’s available out there,” Lategano said. “People use technology everyday, but sometimes take it for granted.” One demonstration in particular will help demystify Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 8.1. “We are going to show people how it will make their lives easier,” said Angel Best, core brand manager for Windows 8. Participants will learn about new features of Windows 8.1, including SkyDrive and Live Tiles. Undergraduate students will conduct the demonstrations on Sony Vaio and Microsoft Surface RT devices. Windows 8.1 comes with the familiar Microsoft Office suite pre-installed, including Microsoft Outlook. SkyDrive, which is a cloud storage service is similar to Google Drive, according to Best. This allows users to store large amounts of data without eating away at hard drive space. Live Tiles allows users to personalize their screen with different applications, including social media. The virtual tiles college ski & board week breckenridge
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automatically update, showing the AT&T, WolfVision, Campus Fedlatest data available from the app. eral, and many more. “They won’t have to log ITS funds this event with the in,” Best said. vendor registra‘It inspires people to tion fees, not the “They can have it continually live make use of technology Student Technolfeeding.” ogy Fee, Lategano in different ways.’ Each particisaid. pant will be able “It inspires to enter a raffle people to make Sheri Thompson for a $75 Visa gift communications and planning officer, use of technology card. Other venin different ways,” Information Technology Services dors in attendance Thompson said. will also have freebies and other “Students can be inspired to do prizes. The first 1,000 visitors will something great.” receive goodie bags with t-shirts and totes. Contact Renee Barrow at Vendors attending include Dell, Adobe, Cengage Learning, rbarrow@lsureveille.com
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Computer science graduate student Swapnil Veer looks at the Sharp Electronics interactive white board March 14, 2012 at TechPawLooza in the LSU Student Union.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 MURDER TRIAL, from page 1
his trial for the 2011 killing of a 14-year-old boy. A third suspect, Devin Parker, also of Baton Rouge, pleaded guilty to charges of armed robbery and accessory charges in 2011 and agreed to testify against the other defendants. Parker told the court he, Gathers and Lewis forced the students into Allam’s apartment and tied up Komma with a computer wire. When Allam tried to escape, they forced him back inside and shot him to death, Parker said. Komma, still bound, and Allam were found in the apartment by Allam’s wife, who was pregnant at the time. Both had been shot in the head. Parker said he was outside the building when Komma was shot. Attorneys for the defense argued that Parker’s testimony could not be trusted because of his history of crime and drug abuse. Maureen Hewitt, manager of the International Cultural Center, said she has been following the trial closely and was shocked to hear the outcome. “The trial, of course, is very difficult to watch,” Hewitt said. “I hoped to see a very strong demonstration of justice.” Without DNA evidence, Hewitt said, it would have been difficult to come up with a conviction. She said the defense did good work with a difficult case, but she was disappointed with the trial’s media coverage. “Obviously this case has been on the public consciousness, so maybe more coverage would have been
counter-productive,” Hewitt said. “But the articles I read didn’t explain the details very well.” On the five-year anniversary of Komma and Allam’s deaths last year, a garden at the ICC building was dedicated to their memory. Baton Rouge MayorPresident Kip Holden spoke at the dedication, along with Hewitt and friends and family of Komma and Allam. Hewitt said she did not know the students personally, but through mutual acquaintances knew them to be goodhearted people who hoped to use their education to help others. “I know they were both very caring people, and very social-minded people,” Hewitt said. “With their studies, they were doing work that was very important to developments that could help a lot of people with cancer.” Komma and Allam have been honored by the University since their deaths, with thenChancellor Bill Jenkins leading a candlelight vigil and procession in the weeks after the shooting. The two were also awarded with posthumous doctorate degrees in 2008. Hewitt said both Allam and Komma had nearly finished their doctorate programs before their deaths. Allam was working on his doctorate in chemistry, while Komma sought his in biochemistry.
Contact Gordon Brillon at gbrillon@lsureveille.com
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Coming Back STRONGER
Sports
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LSU sophomore linebacker Kwon Alexander (25) celebrates after a tackle during the Tigers’ 44-41 loss against Georgia in Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga.
Alexander overcomes injuries to start for Tigers
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Plaisance on Wade Trophy watch list Tyler Nunez
Marcus Rodrigue
Sports Writer
Sports Contributor
LSU senior forward Theresa Plaisance is one of 25 players across the nation to be named to the preseason watch list for the Wade Trophy, presented annually to the best women’s basketball player in the NCAA. If she were to win, Plaisance would be the second Lady Tiger to win the trophy — the other being former LSU guard Seimone Augustus, who won the award in both 2005 and 2006. Plaisance entered her junior season virtually unknown. The New Orleans native led the Southeastern Conference in scoring during the 2012-13 season, averaging 17 points per game, and finished the season in the league’s top 10 for rebounding (8.3 per game), blocking (2.5 per game), field-goal percentage (43.7 percent) and free-throw percentage (72.8 percent). After her breakout season, she earned a spot on the All-SEC first team and the Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Association Honorable Mention All-America Team. Plaisance heads into her senior campaign a year after leading LSU to its first appearance in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament since 2008.
For the past two years, Kwon Alexander seemed to be taking two steps forward and one step back. Plagued by injuries during his senior year of high school and freshman year at LSU, the sophomore linebacker found it difficult to get into a rhythm and showcase his talents. But Alexander has stayed healthy in 2013, and his fight to make an impression in the revolving door of Tiger linebackers has proven fruitful. Though Alexander started in only three of LSU’s six games this season, he is the Tigers’ fourth-leading tackler with 28 stops — three of them for a loss of yardage — while breaking up three passes. “My mindset [coming off the bench] was to keep grinding and get a spot just to compete,” Alexander said. “I had to show the coaches that I know my stuff and that I know how to play ball.” During his junior season at Oxford High School in Oxford, Ala., Alexander amassed 144 tackles, 17 sacks and six forced fumbles. He entered his senior year as a four-star prospect, but a knee injury kept him out of play for most of the season. Despite the injury in his senior season, he was invited to participate in the Under Armour All-American Game. When the time came to pick a college, Alexander opted to leave his home state, spurning Auburn and Alabama in favor of LSU. “When I came up here, I liked the atmosphere and the people that were around me,” Alexander said. “I especially liked the scheme of [defensive coordinator John] Chavis’ defense.” Alexander arrived in Baton Rouge in 2012, poised for ample playing time. He made his collegiate debut in the first game of the season against North Texas and eventually worked his way into the starting lineup against Towson in week five. Alexander impressed his coaches enough to start the
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ALEXANDER, see page 7
VOLLEYBALL
Tigers hope to break losing streak in Texas A&M game Match could be this season’s first SEC win Dimitri Skoumpourdis Sports Contributor
The LSU volleyball team will attempt to recover from back-toback losses for the first time this season as it continues Southeastern Conference play today against Texas A&M at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. The Tigers (10-3, 0-1 SEC) are coming off a three-game loss to the defending national champion Texas Longhorns and are eager to get back in the groove that saw them start the year on a seven-game
win streak. Despite the sweep, head coach Fran Flory said the team is taking several positives from its match against Texas as it shifts its focus to the Aggies (9-5, 1-2 SEC). “The best part for me is our defense withstood [Texas’ game plan],” Flory said. “Our defense did a really good job of extending rallies.” LSU is 3-5 against Texas A&M in the Flory era, but the team is excited to further a great rivalry and avenge the home loss it suffered at the hand of the Aggies last season. The match is also a key opportunity for the Tigers to notch their first SEC victory of the season.
“The A&M-LSU rivalry is one in every sport that is a great rivalry,” Flory said. “We should expect a really physical match.” Flory said the Aggies have outperformed expectations so far this season after losing five seniors who were instrumental in their division championship run a year ago. The Tigers are happy to get lone senior Desiree Elliott back from injury and are in the process of working her into the rotation. Elliott hasn’t seen much action in the early part of the season. Flory said Elliott brings an element of quickness that could come in handy against Texas A&M. VOLLEYBALL, see page 7
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Sophomore middle blocker Khourtni Fears (1) dives for the ball Saturday during LSU’s loss against Texas at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Alabama stays atop power rankings for 7th week THE SMARTEST MORAN JAMES MORAN Sports Columnist The first weekend of October is in the rearview mirror, and Southeastern Conference play has now officially begun for all 14 teams. A few small upsets and some scares near the top prompted some shifting in this week’s rankings, but Alabama still remains at the top. At this point, no one is even gaining ground. Here are the full rankings. 1. Alabama (5-0, 2-0 SEC) Alabama steamrolled Georgia State this weekend in the most pointless football game ever played. Nick Saban could have spent that time recruiting, and I’m sure he’s quite unhappy about that. At this point, no team is even close to the Tide. They are the only SEC team loaded on offense and defense, and I’d be surprised if any of their next three games are decided by less than 20 points. Last Week: 1 2. Texas A&M (4-1, 1-1 SEC) The Aggies moved up a spot off a bye week because the team above them struggled and suffered significant injuries. Johnny Manziel has more than a month to get hot heading into a November trip to Baton Rouge that promises to be a shootout for the ages. Last Week: 3 3. Georgia (4-1, 3-0 SEC) Georgia needed an absolute gift and overtime to escape with an extremely costly victory Saturday. The Bulldogs, who
were already missing running back Todd Gurley, lost Gurley’s backup Keith Marshall and wide receiver Justin Scott-Wesley for the remainder of the season. Georgia could fall further, but Aaron Murray is still elite and there really isn’t anyone threatening to pass them. Last Week: 2 4. LSU (5-1, 2-1 SEC) The Tigers were in a dogfight for three quarters in Starkville, and the 59-26 score was in no way indicative of how the game went. The LSU defense may have rebounded in the second half, but it was gashed by a mediocre Bulldog offense in the first. The only reason LSU doesn’t drop is that the offense has been good enough to carry the defense so far. But that may change if Jarvis Landry, the SEC leader in touchdown receptions, can’t play on Saturday against Florida. Last Week: 4 5. Florida (4-1, 3-0 SEC) The Gators have coasted to a pair of easy victories since Tyler Murphy took over as quarterback. With the top-ranked defense in the conference, Florida is one of the few teams that can actually make a stop when it needs one. How that unit fares against a high-powered LSU offense is this weekend’s matchup to watch
around the country. Last Week: 5 6. Missouri (5-0, 1-0 SEC) Bludgeoning Vanderbilt on the road last weekend was the Tigers’ first step toward proving they are for real. Quarterback James Franklin can score points in a hurry, but a trip to Athens this weekend will probably be more than its defense can handle. A win this week would shoot Missouri up the rankings. Last Week: 8 7. South Carolina (4-1, 2-1 SEC) Quarterback Connor Shaw played well in his return last week, but as long as Jadeveon Clowney is refusing to play, the Gamecocks will not move up. Last Week: 7 8. Auburn (4-1, 2-1 SEC) Auburn notched a solid home victory against Ole Miss on Saturday. The Tigers’ No. 18-ranked running game and quarterback Nick Marshall are both legit, and that allows them to cover for a subpar defense. Last Week: 9 9. Ole Miss (3-2, 1-2 SEC) Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace appeared
to struggle with bouts of color blindness against Auburn, leading to a pair of terrible interceptions that cost the Rebel Black Bears the game. After a strong 3-0 start, Ole Miss has lost back-to-back games in an unimpressive fashion. Last Week: 6
Commodores are the most disappointing team in the conference so far. Coach James Franklin may want to get out of town before his coaching stock begins to fall. Last Week: 10
10. Mississippi State (2-3, 0-2 SEC)
The Razorbacks have lost three straight games, and with South Carolina and Alabama up next, the tailspin is likely to continue. Last Week: 11
The Bulldogs lost to LSU by 33 points, but they looked impressive for three quarters. The fighting cowbells have an underrated defense, and with both quarterbacks healthy, the offense is quickly improving. That all adds up to a team that isn’t as bad as previously thought. Last Week: 12 11. Tennessee (3-3, 0-2 SEC) Tennessee’s loss to Georgia was enough to make Derek Dooley cringe. But Butch Jones may have found his quarterback in Justin Worley, providing a silver lining to the Vols. Last Week: 13 12. Vanderbilt (3-3, 0-3 SEC) Winless in the SEC, the
13. Arkansas (3-3, 0-2 SEC)
14. Kentucky (1-4, 0-2 SEC) The Wildcats welcome Alabama this Saturday. Good luck with that. Last Week: 14 James Moran is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Beacon, N.Y.
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FOOTBALL
Tigers see improvements on third-down conversions
Mike Gegenheimer Sports Writer
Things change on third down. A dull roar creeps over the stadium, and a backs-against-the-wall mindset settles into the thoughts of players as they prepare for an all-ornothing battle. “It’s one of those downs where your adrenaline picks up, your mind starts to change and you realize, ‘OK, it’s not first, it’s not second down anymore — either I get this or I go off the field,’” said sophomore offensive lineman Trai Turner. “You look at the scoreboard, you look at how far you have to go and you say, ‘OK, it’s time to go.’” The LSU football team has seen a significant jump in the success of third-down conversions in 2013 as it leads the Southeastern Conference with a 58 percent conversion rate. The offense converted 42 of the 72 third downs it has faced this season, up from 40 percent in 2012. LSU has also converted 40 percent of its third-and-long situations — meaning seven yards or farther — this season. Senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger said he feels third down is a place where he’s seen his game mature and improve during his time in Baton Rouge. “We’re finding the voids in the defense,” Mettenberger said. “We’re understanding coverages, and I think third and long, we may be backed up, but we’re all confident that if it is third and 15 we can still get 16 yards and get the first down. We’ve done that a lot this year and we don’t want to put ourselves in that situation this week, but we know if they are approached, we have the opportunity to get first downs.” Possibly the largest factor for the productivity boost has been Mettenberger finding reliable outlets in junior wide receiver duo Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry. Landry and Beckham are involved in 38 percent of all thirddown plays for the Tigers, and
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following week at Florida. He rose to the occasion, picking up two tackles and a fumble recovery before suffering a broken ankle in the third quarter of LSU’s 14-6 loss. “[The injury] kind of bummed me out a little bit because I felt like I was getting on and starting to play my game and get used to it,” Alexander said. “But it just drove me to play better this year.” Doctors initially told Alexander he would miss the remainder of 2012, but the sophomore linebacker returned to practice in November and managed to see the field during LSU’s 25-24 loss to Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Alexander began 2013 as a starter in the Tigers’ 37-27 victory against TCU, but he played the next three contests as a backup behind senior linebacker Tahj Jones. Following his career-high 10-tackle performance against Auburn on Sept. 21, Alexander returned to the starting lineup against Georgia and Mississippi State.
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“Putting [Elliott] in there means we can out-quick some people,” Flory said. “She can go under and around some people.” Flory also said Elliott is a great complement to the more physical styles of sophomore middle blocker Khourtni Fears and freshman middle blocker Briana Holman.
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LSU junior wide receiver Jarvis Landry runs toward the goal line Sept. 28 during LSU’s 41-44 loss against UGA in Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga.
Landry leads the team with 17 targets on the season. “It’s kind of everything we practice day-to-day,” Beckham said following LSU’s loss to Georgia. “Zach is always able to find the seam and find his receivers open and convert on third down.” Landry’s game seems to have taken a step up on third downs this season, with 46 percent of his receiving yards in 2013 coming on third down. He also hauled in a team high of five third-down touchdowns.
“[Working with offensive coordinator Cam Cameron] is the most important thing right now,” said sophomore running back Jeremy Hill. “He does a great job with the little things and the details, which is something we didn’t really focus on last year.” Contact Mike Gegenheimer at mgegenheimer@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Gegs1313_TDR
Alexander is a significant piece in the LSU defensive scheme, and his presence is felt as soon as he steps on the field. Junior defensive tackle Ego Ferguson said Alexander’s energy makes a mark any time he gets in the game. “Kwon is playing with a fire behind him,” said senior linebacker Lamin Barrow, who called Alexander more of a little brother than a teammate. “He’s a very determined kid.” Since his ankle injury last season, Alexander has directed himself nowhere but forward. If the sophomore linebacker can avoid another backward step, he may soon be out of sight. “I think [Alexander] will be great,” said junior defensive tackle Anthony Johnson. “I think he’ll be a future first-rounder if he puts his mind to it because he can move. He’s a big, physical guy. His future is very bright.” Contact Marcus Rodrigue at mrodrigue@lsureveille.com Despite being in the midst of its first losing streak, LSU knows what it has to do to get back on the victory track. “We need to work on doing a little more,” said junior setter Malorie Pardo. “We just need to do that little extra in practice that results in a plus on the court.” Contact Dimitri Skoumpourdis at dskoumpourdis@lsureveille.com
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Autumn is a construct of patriotic, local themes ’Dam, Girl Morgan Searles Columnist Tumblr and Pinterest are blowing the hell up with candy corn cookie recipes, leaf wreath instructions and close-up photographs of cable-knit socks, but I can’t find a can of pumpkin in any of Amsterdam’s grocery stores. I’m facing the fact that my favorite season is an American pastime. Autumn has become America’s beloved season. Maybe it’s a result of the DIY craft revolution, the Starbucks empire or Buzzfeed’s infinite number of “Hocus Pocus” articles. At home, I didn’t fully appreciate Louisiana Nursery’s mountain of giant pumpkins, the warehouses that temporarily become Halloween supply stores or the availability of massive, cheap bags of trick-or-treat candy. But those things don’t exist outside the fall fan club that is the U.S. America’s autumn attitude is a different animal. We remember reading, as Anne of Green Gables realized, “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers,” and we agree. We take advantage of every cloudless day because we know all too well that “winter is coming,” and we’re afraid. Scarves come out, socks grow tall and lattes become pumpkin spiced. Louisianans in particular
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Reveille should dig deeper into 2007 crime
LSU Police found two students killed — both shot in the head, and one tied and bound with computer cord — on campus in December 2007. For nearly six years, the LSU community has waited for the murderers to be brought to justice. A multi-agency task force and the local district attorney
know how to appreciate every 70-degree day. From almost 5,000 miles away, I knew right away when the dropping temperatures announced fall weather’s arrival in Baton Rouge. The Facebook updates, the Instagram photos and the sharing of “Sweater Weather” by The Neighbourhood were a clear indication of people’s excitement for the season. Autumn’s fresh, dry days are in short supply for students demanding perfect conditions for frisbee on the Parade Ground. But celebrating fall goes beyond enjoying clear skies and crisp air. Though boiling southern summers spill into what should rightfully be fall’s territory, and chilly, wet winters encroach on the end of autumn, that doesn’t deter the spirit planted the day we flip our calendars from August to September. The leaves don’t change colors, but we feel warm at the sight of brown, monochromatic foliage on the ground. We sweat in September’s heat while sipping spiced cider. Shorts and flip-flops are appropriate attire for watching New Yorkers shiver through Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. This dedication is a countrywide phenomenon, and from Vermont to New Mexico, this time of the year is entwined in our national identity. Of course, Thanksgiving is exclusively American, but I didn’t realize Halloween has only barely begun to haunt the Netherlands. What will people think when I show up in the
Amsterdam clubs on Oct. 31 as Feminist Taylor Swift or the human incarnation of “Sharknado?” Granted, Oktoberfest events are almost an adequate substitute, but lederhosen doesn’t look sexy on just anyone. While each country celebrates the season with its own traditions, what we think of as fall festivities are rooted in American pride. We know Thanksgiving is based on some pretty skewed historical information, but the holiday still represents our gratitude for living the American way and our connection to the land’s native people. We use this
portion of the year to celebrate the pioneers of our territory and the early history of our now free and independent country. That, and football, of course. Both Halloween and Thanksgiving share decorated pumpkins. But the orange produce is native to North America and our enchantment with the fruit is scarcely found outside the states. Classic American horror films dominate the season’s screens. And what would childhood be without a fall full of Tim Burton films? Without us realizing it,
believed three Baton Rouge men played a role in the deaths of Kiran Kumar Allam and Chandrasekhar Reddy Komma, both of whom left their homes and families in India to study at LSU. Those three suspects allegedly took part in the murders of Allam and Komma inside the oncampus Edward Gay Apartments and made off with less than $100 in an apparent robbery. Earlier this week, a jury cleared two of those suspects, Casey Jermaine Gathers and Michael Jermaine Lewis, of the murders, despite the third suspect, Devin Jamell Parker, admitting guilt to lesser charges tied to the crime and testifying against
the other two suspects. Readers of The Daily Reveille, however, may not even be aware of this tragic crime and disappointing outcome not only because most students on campus today weren’t here at the time but also because the campus newspaper failed to cover this trial, which is perhaps the most important story that will take place during the staff’s time at LSU. This story deserves frontpage coverage, and the notguilty verdicts delivered this week should open the door for the Reveille, which is supposed to hold officials accountable and give voice to underrepresented students, to dig deeper into what
went wrong in this investigation and prosecution. What could the police, the state and the University have done differently to not only prevent this tragedy, but also to ensure a successful prosecution of whomever committed this heinous crime? How can two students be brutally murdered on campus at our university, which takes pride in having a strong international student enrollment, without the gunmen being brought to justice? I sincerely hope the dedicated and talented team of young reporters at the Reveille will spend ample time and resources trying to shed light on these, and other, unanswered questions
The Daily Reveille Editorial Board
Kevin Thibodeaux Taylor Balkom Brian Sibille Alyson Gaharan Megan Dunbar
Editor in Chief Managing Editor Managing Editor, External Media News Editor Opinion Editor
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While each country celebrates fall in its own way, America appreciates the season with traditions that have become almost patriotic.
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autumn has become an American symbol of patriotism. Our perfect season is reliant on local products and constructs that can’t be perfectly recreated outside our domain. Believe me, I’ve tried. Morgan Searles is a 21-year-old mass communication student from Baton Rouge living in Amsterdam.
Contact Morgan Searles at msearles@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @morgansearles surrounding this tragedy. The families and friends of Allam and Komma — and the entire LSU community — deserve at least that much. Nicholas Persac Former Editor in Chief of The Daily Reveille (2009-10 academic year)
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Quote of the Day “Put your camera down, this is not a zoo.”
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Attitudes toward virginity shame people and debase sex THE BOX DOES NOT EXIST Jana King Columnist The morning after I had sex for the first time, I woke up and took inventory. Years of public school science classes, uncomfortable family discussions and weekends spent watching the dad on “Full House” lecture his daughters had prepared me for this. But as I searched for this new self, I realized my prior suspicions had been correct. I waited until after eating breakfast to pass my final judgment, just to be sure there wasn’t an internal aching from whatever I had lost that could have been mistaken for hunger. When my stomach settled, I was still the same person I had been the day before. I was just even more frustrated with the concept of virginity than I had been for most of my life. During the Dark Ages, a woman was considered responsible and to have value if she abstained from sex until marriage. A virgin’s father would be given a large gift in return for her hand in marriage. A woman remaining a virgin lowered the risk of less-thandesirable pregnancies. The economic benefit of the wedding gift was a huge help for most families in a time when they struggled to survive day to day. It proved beneficial — unless
you were a woman. Fathers were permitted to beat or execute their daughters if they were thought to be sexually active. These crimes, known as honor killings, are still permissible by some modern governments. This means males had ownership of females, and her worth as a human being was related to her sexuality. Over the years, the idea came up that if we inspect a small membrane on the edge of the vaginal opening, we can determine if a female is sexually active. The hymen is made from leftover tissue after the uterus is formed, and was never meant to be a virginity indicator. But somehow, we have managed to portray losing your virginity as a bloody, painful mess, where ripping is necessary. Even worse is the number of times I’ve heard, “Yeah, the first time just hurts a lot.” Luckily, the hymen does not entirely cover the vaginal opening and is elastic in nature. With the proper lubrication and arousal, everyone can enjoy sex the first time. The notion that virginity is something tangible that can be either given or lost sexually objectifies human beings. It implies we will lose a part of ourselves once we have had sex, which could lead to a belief that one day you will run out of the worth tied to sexual experiences. Quite frankly, it seems a little twisted to manipulate someone into thinking that who they are will depend on their
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The notion of virginity objectifies human beings and implies that we will lose part of ourselves after having sex.
sex life. The vocabulary we use to describe virginity is manipulative, as well. In my efforts to define virginity, I struggled to find a site that did not use the words “innocent” or “pure.” To equate sexual inexperience with purity and innocence is to equate sexual experience with dirt and guilt. But we wouldn’t be alive without sex, and this comparison says that the lifeline for the human species is something shameful.
Finally, with this sacred notion of virginity comes fragility — the fear that if we even talk about sex it will be soiled. Sitting down with your child and having a talk about responsible sex will not make them go out and have sex, any more than talking about fire hydrants will make them start lighting fires. This obsession with virginity has got to stop. It only increases the ties between self worth and sexual expression, sexually objectifies humans and shames
us for the most natural function we serve. Jana King is a 19-year-old women’s and gender studies sophomore from Ponchatoula, La.
Contact Jana King at jking@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @jking_TDR
Market fundamentalism threatens gov’t unity Mr. Fini Joshua Hajiakbarifini Columnist The freest country in the world is Somalia. It is so free that there is no government. Not many Tea Party rallies talk about the economic miracle of the free market like Somalia. Every single nation ahead of the United States in GDP per capita and the Human Development Index has a larger welfare state and a big government. The government shutdown has lasted a full week, and with the Democrats and the Republicans firm in their positions, one may wonder about the root of this hostility. The Tea Party Republicans and their market fundamentalism are the source of the dysfunction in Washington. To be against the Republicans and the Tea Party doesn’t
mean you are 100 percent for Obama and the Democrats. It just means that in this scenario, they are the cause of instability and present a threat to our way of life. The Tea Party as we know it started just a month after Obama took office in 2009. It started out rationally with rallies against the government bailouts, but when they started protesting government spending and the new health care reform as socialist, it was all downhill from there. In the aftermath of 2008’s financial crisis, the Tea Party blamed the government. They ignored the financial derivatives the government never regulated, the banks becoming too big to fail and the systemic, risk-driven incentives of Wall Street bankers putting profit above sound business. This radical, fringe-of-market fundamentalism champions limited government as the American way to run the country, and this is the ideology that caused
the problem in the first place. These ideas affect us today with hikes in tuition, cuts to government programs and now a government shutdown. These are examples of real world consequences when fundamentalist beliefs become public policy. But what is limited government? Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and defense make up 65 percent of federal spending; do the Tea Party Republicans want those programs to not exist? Do they use computers, the Internet, pharmaceutical drugs, mail, food, water, roads, bridges, ports, dams, state universities, electricity, radio, television or airports? Because all of them come from the state sector or depend on state subsidies. Tea Party rallies often claim Obama is a socialist and the Democrats have a progressive agenda, which is a socialist agenda, which in turn is a communist agenda, which in turn is a Nazi agenda, which in turn makes
Obama equivalent to Hitler. The United States didn’t become a socialist dictatorship under Obama. It is a mixed economy as presidents and Congress have debated and passed social programs and regulations for 100 years in order to benefit everyone. Obamacare is just the latest social program passed by Congress and signed into law by a two-term president which was designed to fix an existing problem the market clearly couldn’t handle. The Tea Party worldview is distorted. It perceives the early 20th century as a capitalist paradise before big government intervened with social programs. Tea Party members believe social programs turn the American people into moochers. This worldview is outdated and more utopian than the old school 1960s leftists. At least they wanted to create a new world of equality and social justice instead of twisting the past,
making it seem like child labor, thousands of workers dying on the job per month, AfricanAmericans being treated as second class citizens and having millions of poor people living in abject poverty were a necessary side effect of freedom. The Tea Party’s goal of reversing more than 100 years of progressive legislation isn’t in our interest. With the debt ceiling closing in, the American people must not let the market fundamentalists threaten the full faith and credit of the United States. Joshua Hajiakbarifini is a 24-year-old political science and economics senior from Baton Rouge.
Contact Joshua Hajiakbarifini at jhajiakbarifini@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @JoshuaFini
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Dog crashes race, gets medal The Associated Press EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana dog who became an Internet sensation after crashing a half marathon has won a medal — and an appointment with a veterinarian to nip his wandering ways in the bud. The chocolate Labrador retriever named Boogie ran most of the 13.1 miles in Saturday’s Evansville event and then was taken to Animal Control. Owner Jerry Butts tells the Evansville Courier & Press that the 100-pound dog slipped his leash Friday night. It was his fourth escape. Butts says Boogie now has a microchip and an appointment to be neutered. Boogie finished the race in 2 hours, 15 minutes. That’s better than more than half of the race’s participants. Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_news
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Human resources and education freshman Wendy Martin hopes to one day fly Black Hawk helicopters, but she still enjoys beauty pageants and the opportunity it gives her to help others.
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Boogie, an 8-year-old chocolate Labrador, sits outside the Downtown YMCA after finishing Saturday’s Evansville Half Marathon in Evansville, Ind.
then I got the chance to fly in a Black Hawk, and that changed everything.” After camp, she joined the Navy Junior ROTC at Chugiak High School in Chugiak, Alaska. “I climbed through the ranks. From my sophomore year on up, I held many officer positions,” Wendy Martin said. “I went from the very bottom, from Most Improved Cadet, to commanding the entire camp.” Wendy Martin said she planned on attending LSU before receiving the ROTC scholarship because her family also attended the University. She is one of seven freshmen on campus to receive the scholarship and plans to pursue her goal of flying Black Hawks. “My passion is really to be a pilot,” Wendy Martin said. “I hope to stay in the U.S. Army until retirement.” But Wendy Martin doesn’t want to give up on pageants and serving others through them. Her family has even grown to accept that she can do both. “I go to every pageant I can and scream for her because she loves it,” Megan Martin said. “It would be so cool to see her achieve her dream of flying Black Hawks. The only part I’m not OK with is the possibility of her getting deployed.” Wendy Martin said she does her best not to compare herself to the women she competes against in pageants. “Everybody is there for different reasons, but we all want to get that crown,” Wendy Martin said. “I’m just going to be confident in who I am. I do think that my military aspirations set me apart from the group.” Contact Deanna Narveson at dnarveson@lsureveille.com
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