FOOTBALL: Writer says offense dominates SEC during first half of season, p. 5
ENTERTAINMENT: TDR ranks pasta dishes in BR, p. 9
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CRIME
Hit and run puts man in hospital Zach Carline Contributing Writer
The suspected vehicle that hit 28-year-old Matt Tugwell on Saturday on the corner of East State Street and Dalrymple Drive was found by Baton Rouge Police Department Monday after investigators received a Crime Stoppers tip, according to BRPD. The tip stated the suspected vehicle, a white Toyota Prius, could be found at a local body shop. Once investigators confirmed the damage to the vehicle was consistent with the evidence found at the scene, they took the vehicle into their possession, said BRPD spokesman Cpl. Don Coppola Jr. Coppola said no arrest has been made yet, but measures are being taken to contact the owner of the vehicle as part of the ongoing investigation. He said the driver of the vehicle is currently facing charges for hit and run, but further charges
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Drug use to boost sports performance at an ‘epidemic’ rate story by DEANNA NARVESON · Contributing Writer When Zachary Coleman, vice president of the University’s Powerlifting Club, competed in powerlifting at the high school level, he claimed many of his peers used performance enhancing drugs to get stronger faster. “I would be competing against people who were openly on PEDs,” Coleman said. “There was no way I
could beat these people without using these drugs.” However, if any member of his collegiate powerlifting team — which is preparing for a national competition in April — is found to be using PEDs, he would be disqualified from GETTING AHEAD, see page 15
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HIT AND RUN, see page 15
UNION
Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, passport office coming to Student Union Other services under consideration Camille Stelly Contributing Writer
More snack options are coming to the Student Union as early as next year — including Auntie Anne’s Pretzels. Students will be able to enjoy the specialty treats and beverages that make for the perfect snack between classes. Next fall, students can expect to see an Auntie Anne’s Pretzels in the Union and a passport
office as part of the Career Services renovation. A frozen yogurt stand, dry cleaners, pharmacy and optometrist are being considered to fill retail space when the renovation is complete. “Auntie Anne’s Pretzels is close to a done deal,” said William Baumgardner, a Student Government senator. “The Tiger Card Office will move where the bank is, which will open up a space for a new food vendor.” By April 2014, Auntie Anne’s will be part of the complete construction phase of Career Services, and the summer will be spent designing the store so it fits corporate
design standards, said LSU Auxiliary Services Director of Retail Development and Technology Stephen Barr. He said Auntie Anne’s will be open be by the start of next school year. “A passport office will definitely be added to the Union offerings,” said Executive Director of Auxiliary Services Margot Carroll. “That will be in place by
What are you most excited to see at the Union? Vote online at lsureveille.com. UNION, see page 15
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Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and a passport office will be added to the Union next fall. Other proposed additions include a frozen yogurt stand and dry cleaners, among others.
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INTERNATIONAL Three U.S. economists win Nobel prize for work on stock, bond, home prices STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three American professors won the Nobel prize for economics Monday for shedding light on how stock, bond and house prices move over time — work that’s changed how people around the world invest. Two of the winners — Eugene Fama, 74, and Lars Peter Hansen, 60 — teach at the University of Chicago. The third, Robert Shiller, 67, is a professor at Yale University and is famous as a creator of the wellknown Case-Shiller index of home prices. Hollywood-style sting nabs alleged pirate kingpin with film lure BRUSSELS (AP) — The alleged pirate kingpin thought he was going to work in the movies – instead, he landed in jail. Mohamed Abdi Hassan was lured from Somalia to Belgium with promises of work on a documentary about high-seas crime that would “mirror his life as a pirate,” federal prosecutor Johan Delmulle said Monday. But rather than being behind the camera as an expert adviser, Abdi Hassan ended up behind bars, nabbed as he landed Saturday at Brussels airport.
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Nobel Prize winners Lars Peter Hansen, left, and Eugene Fema, right, of the University of Chicago shake hands at a news conference Monday.
Official: UK arrests thwart terror plot similar to Westgate attack in Kenya LONDON (AP) — British law enforcement agencies averted a plot to orchestrate a large-scale terror attack similar to the assault on Kenya’s Westgate mall in Nairobi, an official said Monday. Police were questioning four men in their 20s on suspicion of terrorism after they were detained Sunday in pre-planned, intelligence-led raids. A British security official said the men were planning a shooting spree akin to the Westgate attack in which at least 67 people died.
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NATIONAL
STATE/LOCAL
Banksy: I sold original artwork for $60 in NYC, typically worth thousands
Seafood Watch puts La. shrimp on ‘avoid’ list, regulations not enforced
NEW YORK (AP) — Banksy, the British graffiti artist causing a sensation in New York City, says he sold a few of his artworks over the weekend for up to $60 apiece, far below the thousands they typically fetch. Banksy wrote on his website that he had set up a stall in Central Park on Saturday with original signed works. But the secretive artist warned Sunday, “That stall will not be there again today.” The website features a photo and video of the pop-up stall with a sign that read, “Spray Art. $60.” Two in custody for shooting of 5 at Hmong festival in Tulsa, Okla.
Man with muscular dystrophy finishes Chicago marathon after 17 hours
HOUMA (AP) — A program popular with environmentally conscious people is recommending that people avoid Louisiana wild-caught shrimp. The Monterey Bay Aquarium says that’s because the state bars enforcing federal requirements for turtle escape hatches in trawls drawn in state waters. Some major restaurants and retailers, including Whole Foods, pay attention to the aquarium’s “Seafood Watch” lists, Kim Chauvin, who runs the Mariah Jade Shrimp Co. in Chauvin, told The Courier. Many shrimpers contend that the devices cost them a big chunk of their catch.
CHICAGO (AP) — A Venezuelan man with muscular dystrophy was the last runner to cross the finish line of the Chicago Marathon — nearly 17 hours after he started the race. Maickel Melamed, 38, of Caracas, Venezuela, made it across the finish line of the 26.2-mile race at 1:30 a.m. Monday. About 100 people cheered him on as he finished. He received a finisher’s medal. “When you give it all you feel peace inside,” Melamed said.
MONROE (AP) — A 13-year-old male student was taken into custody after a handgun was fired inside a bathroom at a junior high school in Monroe. The gunshot was fired Monday morning at Carroll Junior High. Monroe Police spokesman Mark Johnson said police believe four students were in the bathroom when the gun was fired once into the ceiling, causing minor damage.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Gunfire that left five people injured at a traditional Hmong New Year’s festival rattled a peaceful, tight-knit east Tulsa community, where some feared Sunday the rampage could deter others from attending upcoming cultural celebrations. Hmong are an Asian ethnic group hailing from countries including Laos, China, Vietnam and Thailand. The Hmong population in Tulsa is between 3,000 and 4,000. Many Hmong have traveled to Tulsa from across the country during recent years seeking jobs.
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Graffiti by the secretive British artist Banksy, featuring a dog and a fire hydrant, draws attention on 24th St. near Sixth Avenue in New York on Oct. 4.
Teen held in custody after gun is fired at school; no injuries reported
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HEALTH
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LAW CENTER
AIDS treatment 70 percent of LSU Law Center center opens in BR students pass the bar exam Exam results were announced Friday
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The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) opened an AHF Wellness Center located at 8281 Goodwood Blvd., Suite D.
Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez Staff Writer
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation opened a new AHF Wellness Center in Baton Rouge on Monday, offering free screenings for sexually transmitted diseases and treatment for the greater Baton Rouge community given the prevalence of the disease in the state. The center offers free testing, treatment and support for several STDs to make sexual health care accessible for the community. AHF is a non-profit HIV and AIDS health care provider offering treatment in 28 countries. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Baton Rouge ranks second in metro areas with new HIV diagnoses. The Louisiana Commission on HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis C also reported that HIV diagnoses rose by 12 percent from 2010 to 2011 in Louisiana. Patricia Grover, nurse manager at the center, said because Baton Rouge is leading in infection, this is a perfect time to offer these services for the targeted area. The internally funded center offers similar services in California, Florida, Ohio, Texas and Mexico City. Albert Ruiz, AHF director of Wellness Center Programs, said in a news release that these screenings are part of health care for sexually active individuals. “Our hope is that by offering these services in a friendly, nonjudgemental venue that is easy to access and free, more people in the Baton Rouge area will consider health screenings as a regular part of their health maintenance — like eating healthier and getting a yearly checkup at the dentist,” Ruiz said. Grover said testing procedures vary and patients can receive their results quickly so they can receive their treatment. “We’re hoping that everyone would like to know their status because the consequences of not
knowing your status are much more greater,” Grover said. Additionally, the center plans on reaching out to the community with a mobile testing unit in November. Walk-ins are welcome and the center is open on Mondays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Contact Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez at fsuarez@lsureveille.com
rate — the percentage of LSU Law students who passed divided by the total pass rate — because that number is used for U.S. News and World Report rankings and for the Louisiana GRAD Act in Olivia McClure determining tuition authority. The Contributing Writer University’s relative pass rate for The LSU Paul M. Hebert the July 2013 exam was 1.32, Law Center is home to the highest which is up from 1.22 in 2012. bar passage rate in Louisiana, Weiss said what matters most according to exam results is how LSU Law does relative to released Friday by the Louisiana other schools in the state because Supreme Court the difficulty of ‘ You can get an Committee on Bar the bar exam Admissions. changes each excellent legal In July, 70 year. The paseducation here at percent of the 171 sage rate is more LSU Law students a function of the a reasonable cost who took the exam exam and less of passed — the relative to the rest of the students or the highest passage school, he said. rate in the state. the law school world.’ The way The Southern Unithe bar exam is Jack Weiss versity Law Censcored changed Chancellor of the LSU Law Center ter had the lowest last year and passage rate at 34 percent. the implications of that are Graduating students must not yet fully known, Weiss pass the bar exam before they can said, which could also affect practice law. Louisiana’s exam, exam results. administered biannually in February and July, consists of more than 20 hours of testing on topics such as the Louisiana Civil Code, federal jurisdiction and criminal procedure. LSU Law Center Chancellor Jack Weiss said it is important to pay attention to the relative pass
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EVENTS
Myrtles Plantation Halloween Experience
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LSU Law was also recently rated the No. 3 best value law school by the National Jurist magazine. The magazine considered factors such as tuition, bar passage rate, debt accumulation and employment figures of graduates. According to an Oct. 2 LSU Law news release, 92 percent of 2012 graduates were employed within nine months after graduation. Weiss said LSU Law students have a good reputation — people want to hire them, especially fellow University alumni. “You can get an excellent legal education here at a reasonable cost relative to the rest of the law school world,” Weiss said. “You can come out of this school with tens of thousands of dollars less debt than students at other schools take on, and we have a very strong record of our students passing the bar exam and getting jobs.”
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2013 4:00 PM
Ben Polcer - The Spotted Cat Music Club
5:00 PM
Free Swing Dance Lessons - The Spotted Cat Music Club
7:00 PM
Lee Adams - Comedian - Belle of Baton Rouge The Tin Men - D.B.A. The New Orleans Rhythm Devils - Blue Nile Schatzy - The Three Muses
7:30 PM
The Lumineers - UNO Lakefront Arena Five Flights - Claude L. Shaver Theatre The Christ-Haunted South - HopKins Black Box Theatre
8:00 PM
Dr. Dog - UNO Lakefront Arena JJ Grey & Mofro - The Civic Theatre-New Orleans PANTyRAiD - The Varsity Theatre Paulin Brothers Brass Band - Preservation Hall The Mumbles - Old Point Bar Tom Fischer and Barry Foulon - Fritzels Jazz Club
8:30 PM
Comedy Night - The Station Sports Bar and Grill Gal Holiday - Rock 'N' Bowl
9:00 PM
Live Band Karaoke - Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's The Toasters - Siberia Karoke in Exile - Caf Lafitte in Exile Jenn Howard Jazz - Rusty Nail
10:00 PM
St. Louis Slim - The Spotted Cat Music Club Walter Wolfman Washington & The Roadmasters - D.B.A. The Nigel Hall Band - Blue Nile
11:00 PM
Jet Lounge - House of Blues New Orleans
For more information on LSU events or to
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 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
Nutrition @ The 5 Come enjoy a chef special that reflects nutritional value on October's Superfood... Cranberries! Entry: Meal Plan Swipe or $11.75 Door Rate
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LGBT
New redevelopment project set to Grad assistant aims begin in downtown Baton Rouge to fight bullying Construction will start next week
William Morris Contributing Writer
Jonathan Olivier Contributing Writer
Downtown Baton Rouge will get another facelift this year with the redevelopment of the Onyx building, a vacant structure at the corner of Convention and Third streets. Commercial Properties Realty Trust named the property The Onyx Residences, which will feature 28 one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging from 600 to 1,100 square feet with space for commercial outlets on the first floor, said Commercial Properties spokesperson Tina Rance. Each apartment unit will have a balcony overlooking downtown, and rent hasn’t been set for the units as of now. The project is expected to cost $6 million, and construction is set to begin next week and expected to be completed by fall 2014. Rance said construction will need to be carefully administered in the area because of the high volume of pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Rance said reserved parking spots will be available in the parking garage across the street from the building. The project will add to the area of downtown known as the
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arts block, which features amenities like Tsunami, the Shaw Center for the Arts and the Manship Theatre, said Executive Director of the Downtown Development District Davis Rhorer. “What you have is a multidimensional use of a block,” Rhorer said. “I can’t think of a more complete block with that.” The residences will act as a complement to the area and is perfect for those who want to live in an urban setting, Rhorer said.
Historically, the arts block was a place for community gatherings and today, serves as a center for entertainment downtown, he said. Commercial Properties is also involved with the IBM Services Center, which will feature an office with an adjacent 95 apartments and nine town houses. Contact Jonathan Olivier at jolivier@lsureveille.com
As LGBT History Month rolls on, LGBT organizations at the University are doing what they can to highlight the issue of bullying in schools. Micah Caswell, graduate assistant in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, has worked on passing legislation to prevent bullying for the last three years and is gearing up for a fourth try. While a bill will not be introduced in the state legislature until the spring, LGBT History Month provides a stage to start to gather support. Caswell said the hope is to pass a bill designed to protect all marginalized children who are bullied, not just those who are LGBT. “From research, we know there are specific characteristics that make children more likely to be bullied,” Caswell said. “Things like sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion, national origin, language ability and exceptionalities are all on that list.” Caswell said he believes changes in legislation get shut down every year because sexual orientation is included in the list of characteristics. “Whenever there is debates on an anti-bullying bill, it always focuses on sexual orientation,” Caswell said. Because the bill gets hung up on the inclusion of sexual
orientation, Caswell said the strategy is shifting away from including an enumerated list and focusing more on combating bullying in a broader sense. Caswell said the goal is to pass a bill that will include something most can agree on — like keeping children in school and off the streets — while also providing training for teachers and administrators to better deal with bullying. “We want to write a bill that is half anti-bullying, and half restorative justice, in order to minimize out-of-school suspensions and keep kids out of the school-to-prison pipeline,” Caswell said. Caswell said as children move on to middle and high school, they start to notice the things that make them different and must learn that picking on others can be damaging. “Eventually kids grow and they become more aware of differences,” Caswell said. “Things like sexual orientation or race start to matter when before they did not.” As proponents of an anti-bullying bill gather support, Caswell is hopeful a new year and a new strategy will succeed where past efforts have fallen short. “It is about kids,” Caswell said. “It comes down to that we need to pass something that will protect marginalized children, especially those that are LGBT.” Contact William Morris at wmorris@lsureveille.com
RANKING
LSU ranks 13th nationwide in social science research Gordon Brillon Staff Writer
In a new study by the Center for a Public Anthropology, the University ranked 13th among large research institutions nationwide in impacting the public with social science research. The study attempted to judge universities by comparing the number of times social science research professors are cited by news organizations with the amount of public funding they receive for research. College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Gaines Foster said although the college encourages professors to undertake research that engages the public, the credit for the University’s high ranking must go to the professors. Foster said the strength of the humanities program lies in professors who research questions including those that affect current issues and more universal questions. Foster cited the case of a former humanities professor who researched the behavior of
19th-century Russian entrepreneurs during the Cold War. “While they were a communist country, no one thought what he was doing was important,” Foster said. “But after the Soviet Union fell and they started to allow a little more free enterprise, his work suddenly became relevant. He was getting flown out to Russia all the time to talk to people.” LSU was ranked second-highest out of Southeastern Conference schools, with only the University of Arkansas ahead, in fifth place. The University of Missouri was the nearest SEC school, in 27th place. According to the study, the Humanities Department receives only .38 percent of the total funding the University receives for research from the National Science Foundation. This small percentage contributed to the University’s ranking. Foster said the Humanities Department’s efficient use of funds can be partially credited to Ann Whitmer, assistant dean of the College of Humanities and
Social Sciences. Whitmer said part of her duties include keeping track of potential sources for funding of faculty research and passing that information along to professors. She said this allows faculty to worry less about the bureaucratic side and focus on their research. “Faculty members aren’t trained to be accountants,” Whitmer said. “Except maybe those in the accounting department.” The University’s highestranked department was sociology, while the most-cited professor was anthropology professor Mary Manhein. As director of the LSU FACES Lab, Manhein has come to some fame as “The Bone Lady,” even publishing a book of the same title through LSU Press in 1999.
Top 15 Universities for Social Science Research 1. Rice University 2. Southern Methodist University 3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4. University of Texas at San Antonio 5. University of Arkansas 6. William & Mary 7. University of California Santa Cruz 8. University of Utah 9. Oregon State University 10. Emory University 11. University of California Riverside 12. American University
13. Louisiana State University 14. Brown University
Contact Gordon Brillon at gbrillon@lsureveille.com
15. University of Chicago
Sports
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Oxford Dominance LSU better versus Ole Miss on the road
Chris Abshire Senior Reporter
The LSU-Ole Miss rivalry has been a barnburner in recent years, at least if the game is between the Tiger Stadium lines. Transport the contest to Oxford, and it’s a completely different story. LSU has dominated its Magnolia Bowl rivals on the road since the turn of the century, going 5-1 in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium since 2000. On the surface, the Tigers’ easy run through the Rebels makes sense, given that Ole Miss has only made six bowl games in the last 13 seasons. But that doesn’t explain the series’ strange voodoo in Baton Rouge. Ole Miss has had a nearly identical record in the five seasons it lost in Tiger Stadium (26-37) compared to the seasons it lost at home (25-35). LSU has only defeated Ole Miss with ease recently in Oxford. Dating back to 2000, the Tigers’ five victories at Vaught-Hemingway have come by an average of 22.6 points per game. That’s more points per game than LSU’s total margin of victory at home against Ole Miss this century, with the five wins coming by a total of 20 points — or four points per triumph. “Any time you line up against the Ole Miss team, there’s tradition and history, and it’s just more important,” LSU coach Les Miles said. “It’s a great game. [Billy] Cannon’s great run on Halloween, Odell Beckham’s fourth-quarter punt return a year ago, just a number of
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Coach Johnny Jones is a wizard
Jones pulls a top-10 recruiting class THE SMARTEST MORAN James Moran Sports Columnist
quality of the LSU squads that have played in Oxford. Since 2003, the four Tiger teams that won at Vaught-Hemingway boasted a combined 49-6 record. Compare that to the five LSU teams that beat Ole Miss at home since 2002. Those five squads went 49-15. The Tiger teams that lost to Ole Miss in 2008 and 2009 compiled a 17-9 record, LSU’s worst two-season stretch this millennium. Each of LSU’s recent national championship teams emerged
We’re still a couple of weeks away from Halloween, but I can’t remove from my head the image of Johnny Jones wearing blue robes and a pointy hat waving around a magic wand. Consider the wizardry Jones has done since arriving in Baton Rouge. He took a struggling program that hasn’t made an NCAA Tournament since 2009, threw a sheet over it and one season later pulled a top-10 recruiting class and a team that can legitimately contend in the Southeastern Conference out of his hat. In one offseason, Jones has gone from a mismatched collection of undersized players and one oversized tuba player, to a long and fast roster loaded with a number of future NBA players. More importantly, he’s injected life into a program that didn’t have a pulse under former coach Trent Johnson.
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jones, see page 8
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The LSU defense tries to stop the Ole Miss offense during their 2007 win at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss.
HOME GAMES:
ROAD GAMES:
2012: LSU 41 - Ole Miss 35 2010: LSU 43 - Ole Miss 36 2008: Ole Miss 31 - LSU 13 2006: LSU 23 - Ole Miss 20 (OT) 2004: LSU 27 - Ole Miss 24 2002: LSU 14 - Ole Miss 13 2001: Ole Miss 35 - LSU 24
2011: LSU 52 - Ole Miss 3 2009: Ole Miss 25 - LSU 23 2007: LSU 41 - Ole Miss 24 2005: LSU 40 - Ole Miss 7 2003: LSU 17 - Ole Miss 14 2000: LSU 20 - Ole Miss 9
exciting finishes to a long‑standing rivalry.” But other than the infamous 2009 time-management fiasco that upheld a 25-23 Rebel win, the
competitive aspect of the rivalry almost seems to be on hold in Oxford. The most likely explanation for the disparity between venues is the
Offense dominates first half of the SEC season THE DAILY LABATOMY Trey Labat Sports Contributor This hasn’t been a typical Southeastern Conference season so far. All the talk has focused around some teams’ high-powered offenses, with traditionally defensive-heavy teams such as LSU and Georgia struggling to stop teams early on. Dolling out midseason awards is usually difficult due to differences in strength of schedule but here we go. Overall MVP: Texas A&M QB, Johnny Manziel Yeah, the kid is good. Antics aside, Manziel is the most important player in the league and without him the Aggies would
be a mediocre team. The Aggie defense is allowing a whooping 32 points per game, the second worst in the SEC. They are allowing almost 474 yards per game, the worst in the league. If Manziel wasn’t putting up video game numbers every week, this team would be in the bottom of the conference standings. He has a higher completion percentage, more yards per game and a higher QB rating than last season, when he won the Heisman Trophy. So needless to say, Johnny Football knows how to football quite well. Offensive MVP: LSU QB, Zach Mettenberger This would’ve been a lot closer had Georgia not gotten smacked by Missouri, but Mettenberger edges Aaron Murray slightly for this award. Had someone said Mettenberger would even be in contention for
the offensive player of the year at the conclusion of last season, they would’ve surely been thrown into the mental ward. But the 6-foot-5 gunslinger is deserving of the honor after carrying the Tigers through some early defensive struggles. Mettenberger has a 15:2 interception ratio and is completing 66 percent of his passes on the season with 1890 yards. That yardage total is only 719 less yards than he threw all of last season, and at his 270 yards per game clip, he will only need another two and a half games to surpass 2012’s total. Or, more realistically just one game and the first half of the Furman game. Defensive MVP: Alabama LB, C.J. Mosley
I don’t like a world where offensive player of the year in the SEC has more viable candidates than the AWARDS, see page 8
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Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) is tackled by Ole Miss defensive back Mike Hilton (28) on Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss.
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FOOTBALL
LSU defense expels mistakes, shows improvements Tigers feed off Chavis’s energy
Tyler Nunez Sports Writer
The LSU defense had arguably its most complete performance so far this season Saturday in its 17-6 victory against Florida, and that has defensive coordinator John Chavis excited. “Coach Chavis was really fired up,” said sophomore linebacker Kwon Alexander. “That was my first time really seeing him like that, and I was feeling it, too. When he’s fired up, that means the defense is doing great, so we’re going to try to keep him like that, and we are going to keep him like that from now on.” The Tigers held the Gator offense to 327 yards of total offense and kept an opponent out of the end zone for the first time since its 41-3 drumming of Washington last September. Junior offensive tackle La’el Collins said he noticed a definite shift of attitude in the week leading up to the Florida game. “From Monday to Friday, those guys were really making sure they paid attention to
every little detail,” Collins “With that loss, we nevsaid. “You could tell the emo- er want to feel that again,” tions were flaring in that Mills said. “You just push game. They really went out yourself harder than you ever there to get better. I think they have before to never have that came out there and proved loss under your belt or that themselves.” feeling of having that loss when After giving up 44 points you come in on Monday.” in the Tigers’ loss to Georgia The hard work paid off, and and 23 points in the first half Chavis responded by urging his against Mississippi State, unit to be itself on the field, said the LSU defense almost looked junior defensive tackle Anthony like a lost cause. Johnson. ‘When [Chavis is] But LSU’s “He believed defense seem- fired up that means the in us and he ingly found its said, ‘You know stride during half- defense is doing great, what we’re going time against the go out there and so we’re going to try to to Bulldogs, allowplay football,’” ing just three field keep him like that, and Johnson said. “He goals in the six throwing we are going to keep started quarters since. a lot more blitzes Alexander out, started letting him like that from said it was just a people rush more, now on.’ matter of focusstarted letting ing and correcting the cornerbacks Kwon Alexander themselves. off the edge; more sophomore linebacker “In the games traditional LSU before, it was just mistakes,” football over the past five years Alexander said. “We had to fix that you’ve seen. That’s why we those mistakes to be one of the got after that team on Saturday.” great teams. Ongoing, we’re fixing all of those mistakes and we’re doing great.” Sophomore cornerback Contact Tyler Nunez at Jalen Mills said the defense tnunez@lsureveille.com; never wants to put the Tigers in Twitter: @NunexTDR a position to lose again.
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Multiple members of the LSU defense celebrate after a sack Saturday during the Tigers’ 17-6 victory against Florida in Tiger Stadium.
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FOOTBALL
TENNIS
Doubles duo downed Les Miles discusses rivalry, at ITA tournament history with Ole Miss Trip Dugas Sports Contributor
The LSU men’s doubles team of junior Chris Simpson and sophomore Boris Arias lost to Ole Miss in the doubles championship match of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southern Regional in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Monday. The Ole Miss doubles team of William Kallberg and Stefan Lindmark broke ahead early in the championship match and never looked back. The Rebels lead was cut to 4-3 after the Tigers’ duo broke Kallberg’s serve, but the Tigers’ pair could not get even with their opponents. Kallberg and Lindmark pulled away to a 7-4 lead and defeated Simpson and Arias 8-5. The No. 3 seeded duo of Simpson and Arias, received a bye in the first round before defeating Lucas Dirube and Rafael Rondino of UAB, 8-5, in the second round. Simpson and Arias cruised past their quarterfinal opponents Carl Alberton and William Huyton of ULL, 8-0, to advance to the tournament semifinals. The Tigers’ winning streak continued as Simpson and Arias ousted Auburn’s Joseph Van Dooren and Dan Cochrane in an 8-6 thriller, setting the finale between LSU and Ole Miss. “We really never got anything going today,” assistant coach Danny Bryan said in a press release. “Ole Miss did a good job of keeping us off balance.”
Simpson was also the singles leader for LSU, carrying the Tigers into the quarterfinal match, where he fell to Ole Miss’ William Kallberg 6-3, 6-5. Simpson, who entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed, continued to build an impressive junior campaign. Sophomore transfer Andrew Korinek lasted until the fourth round of the singles main draw. Korinek dominated Blake Gregor of UNO 6-0, 6-0, but his luck turned against Auburn’s Lukas Ollert, losing 6-2, 6-4. The second and third rounds proved toughest for the Tigers. In the second round, doubles team Korinek and sophomore Tam Trinh lost 8-3 to Auburn’s Hayes Brewer and Andrew Goodwin. Sophomore Justin Butsch and sophomore Harrison Kennedy also suffered a second round defeat, losing 8-5 defeat to Ole Miss’ Zach Wilder and Johan Backstrom. Both Arias and Trinh beat their first and second round singles opponents before losing in the third round. Auburn’s Dennis Lengsfeld dominated Arias 6-0, 6-2 while Trinh’s final contest was a bit closer before falling 6-4, 6-3 to Tulane’s Dominik Koepfer. The LSU men’s tennis team takes a 10 day break before travelling to Pensacola, Fla., for the Pensacola Pro Futures Qualifying tournament.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
LSU lands five-star 2015 prospect Trey Labat Sports Contributor
The LSU basketball team secured the commitment of fivestar power forward Ben Simmons Monday. Simmons is the No. 2 power forward in the nation for the 2015 signing class, according to recruiting site rivals.com. ESPN ranks him as the No. 4 overall prospect in his class, and rivals.com ranks him No. 6 overall. Simmons chose LSU over more traditional basketball powerhouses such as Kansas, Duke and Kentucky — which were all reportedly interested in the 6-foot10-inch, 230-pound Australia native. LSU had an upper-hand in Simmons’ recruitment, as Simmons’ godfather, David Patrick, is an LSU assistant coach. Simmons’ teammate at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla., Jayln Patterson, also recently committed to the Tigers, and
Simmons’ brother, Liam TribeSimmons, was recently hired as an assistant coach at Nicholls State. According to NBAdraft. net, Simmons is already a polished prospect despite his young age, with an inside out game that should make him a dominating offensive force at the next level. Simmons began receiving national attention in recruiting circles after his dominant performance at the Pangos All-American camp in 2012. Simmons’ commitment follows a top-10 recruiting class in 2013 that included five-star forward Jarell Martin and four-star power forward Jordan Mickey, who are both expected to play key roles for the Tigers this season. Simmons is LSU’s first verbal commitment for the 2015 class. Contact Trey Labat at tlabat@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TreyLabat_TDR
Lawrence Barreca Sports Writer
Before diving into his squad’s injuries or its upcoming game against Ole Miss, LSU coach Les Miles lightened the mood Monday and reminded the media of the federal holiday his “Lunch with Les” press conference fell on. “Just want to remind everybody that it’s Columbus Day, that all those of you that know Italians and like Italians or that might venture onto a ship and travel to explore and find new lands, this is your day,” Miles said. Miles quickly reverted back to the challenge at hand, as the No. 6 Tigers (6-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) will battle the Rebels (3-3, 1-3 SEC) on Saturday night in Oxford, Miss. Miles said senior linebacker Tahj Jones had a minor setback, but he was hopeful Jones will see the field this weekend. On a similar note, junior safety Ronald Martin, who didn’t play against Florida, will be available moving forward. Both the Tigers and Rebels are coming off of polar opposite contests from this past weekend, as LSU defeated Florida in a 17-6 defensive battle, while Ole Miss fell to Texas A&M in a 41-38 shootout. The Rebels’ offense has scored 30 or more points in four of its six games in 2013, and it
should prove to be another interesting challenge for the young LSU secondary. Ole Miss junior quarterback Bo Wallace has been the sixthmost efficient passer in the SEC, completing 59.4 percent of his passes for 1444 yards, nine touchdowns and three interceptions. A season ago, Wallace marched into Tiger Stadium and scored four touchdowns on 364 yards of total offense in a 41-35 loss to LSU. Now Wallace will get his chance for redemption on his home turf in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. “Well, I think with age [Wallace is] developing very well,” Miles said. “He’s always had kind of a really live arm, and … I think he always makes really good decisions. Just with a little bit more age you make those decisions more comfortably, and it comes out of your hand in a right fashion.” The Magnolia Bowl rivalry between LSU and Ole Miss has its share of history, dating back to former Tiger Billy Cannon’s 89-yard punt return touchdown to give LSU a 7-3 victory against the Rebels on Halloween Night 1959. The tradition continued last season when junior receiver Odell Beckham Jr. scored on a 89-yard punt return of his own to help seal a comeback in Tiger Stadium. Miles said the history surrounding the rivalry adds more meaning to Saturday’s contest
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LSU head football coach Les Miles talks to the media Oct. 7 in the LSU Team Room at the Practice Facility.
than what’s on paper. Going up against an offense like the Rebels’, Miles said he thinks his team can continue to play defensively like it did against Florida. “I don’t think there’s ever been any question that we can be that kind of team,” Miles said. “For me, it just appeared that we did the things we were supposed to do in our assignments. We held up our end of the bargain in terms of each player. I think our team recognizes that they can play in that kind of game.”
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page 8 Quite a transformation, but Jones pulled off his greatest magic trick yet on Tuesday morning when the Tigers landed a commitment from class of 2015 — stud Ben Simmons. The 6-foot-10-inch Australian power forward is the No. 4 recruit in the country, according to ESPN.com. Jones and company beat out basketball factories Kentucky, Duke and Kansas for his services. Think about that for a second. Coaches like John Calipari, Bill Self and Mike Krzyzewski don’t need to recruit; their programs are at a level where they can practically select what players they want. Those three coaches essentially divvy up the top high school players amongst themselves. They combined to claim eight of the top 10 recruits in the country from the class of 2013. Jones signed Jarell Martin last year, so Simmons isn’t his first elite signing. But it is easily the most impressive. Martin is a Baton Rouge native that Jones simply needed to convince to stay home. Simmons
is an Aussie playing at Montverde Academy in Florida, but Jones got him to commit a year early nonetheless. The most logical explanation is that Jones is in fact a wizard. Obviously, the magician never reveals his secrets, especially to the media, but a closer look at Simmons’ commitment reveals that it isn’t as supernatural as it appears on first glance. The real magic trick may be as simple as having some inside ties. LSU assistant coach David Patrick is the prized recruit’s godfather and played alongside his father, Dave Simmons, during his career in Australia. Another possible factor is that, earlier this week Jones signed Simmons’ current teammate, three-star class of 2014 point guard Jalyn Patterson. Familiar faces should make Baton Rouge feel like home to Simmons, and I think that made all the difference in Jones stealing him out from under programs that, frankly, have been on another level than LSU for a long time. So maybe Jones isn’t a basketball sorcerer. Perhaps he
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from Oxford with a win, albeit in drastically different fashions. The 2003 unit needed Chad Lavalais’ fourth-down push to stop Eli Manning’s last-gasp drive in a 1714 win. The 2007 squad cruised to a 41-24 win as four turnovers negated Ole Miss’ yardage advantage, and the Tigers clinched the SEC West. The 2005 team pummeled the Rebels, 40-7, and the 2011 group scored 21 points in the first quarter en route to a 52-3 rout. For this year’s LSU players, that beatdown — one that included Miles choosing to have LSU kneel down with more than five minutes remaining — is the only memory they have of the Tigers’ winning ways in Oxford. “I know it got really quiet after the first quarter. That’s what I remember,” said junior defensive tackle Anthony Johnson. “I do remember Zach Mettenberger getting into that game and getting that bootleg that almost scored a touchdown.” Each of the most recent four LSU teams to win at Ole Miss eventually won at least 11 games and finished in the top-five of the polls. But Johnson said no one is expecting as easy of a time against Hotty Toddy this time around. “We don’t take any team lightly,” Johnson said. “They play us hard every year, so we have to go out there and be the more physical team.” With the Alabama game looming as another titanic showdown, most believe that the still-unknown quality of this year’s LSU team will be measured against the Crimson Tide. If recent history is any indication, an LSU blowout on Saturday would give the answer away. Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Abshire_Chris
defensive side. Mosley beats out standout Florida freshman Vernon Hargraves III, who is going to be a terror for SEC quarterbacks the next couple of years. Mosley leads the conferences’ No. 1 scoring defense in tackles, is second in tackles for loss and is tied for first in quarterback hurries. The senior linebacker is a consensus NFL first-round pick and will play a big role when the Tigers take on the Tide on Nov. 9. Coach of the Year: Gary Pinkel, Missouri If coordinators could win this, obviously Cam Cameron would be the runaway favorite for what he’s done with the previously putrid LSU offense. But Pinkel has taken a Missouri team that finished near the bottom of the conference last season — and became somewhat of a laughingstock — into a legit contender for the SEC East title after spanking Georgia. Missouri is scoring just less than 46 points per game, second in the conference behind A&M, and is allowing only 22 points per game on defense for one of the best scoring margins in the conference. Missouri is only committing five penalties per game — fifth best in the conference — and has only turned the ball over six times, which is tied for best in the conference. The lack of turnovers and penalties highlight how well-coached Missouri has been this season. It’s a shame starting quarterback James Franklin was injured in the Georgia game because Missouri’s season was one of the best stories in the conference this year.
Contact Trey Labat at tlabat@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @treylabat_TDR
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is instead a skilled architect, setting the foundation to bring LSU hoops to the upper echelon of the programs he beat out to get Simmons. Jones already brought in one elite recruiting class, and with Simmons on board, there will be many more coming down the pipeline. It would take something supernatural for basketball to unseat football as the elite program at LSU. Jones would need to be an actual wizard in order to make that happen, but I think he’d settle for opening up a basketball factory that gives Les Miles and company a run for their money.
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LSU men’s basketball coach Johnny Jones takes off a lab coat to reveal a jersey Thursday during Bayou Madness in the PMAC.
This section is the third in a food series taking over the Entertainment front page every Tuesday in October.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Entertainment
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GET SAUCED
This week The Daily Reveille is celebrating National Pasta Month with tastes of some of the most interesting pasta dishes around Baton Rouge. Check out our thoughts on the sauce.
Sammy’s Grill • Seafood Fettuccine: $14.95 Rating:
The Pelican House • Truffled Mac & Cheese: $7 Rating:
I don’t believe bad fettuccine should exist, so my standards were high for this one. Success, Sammy’s. The sauce was cheesy and absolutely delicious. A crawfish or shrimp found its way into each bite, and the portion was huge, leaving great leftovers. On top of that, it was served with Sammy’s wonderful toasted bread.
This isn’t just your typical mac and cheese — it’s a large portion of creamy goodness served in a steaming casserole-like form. You can practically smell the calories radiating off of this dish, but it’s so delicious that it doesn’t even matter.
Chelsea’s Cafe • Tomato & Basil Shrimp Linguine: $12.95
The Chimes • Seafood Lasagna: $16.95
It’s hard to go to Chelsea’s and order anything other than its tomato basil soup, but the fresh basil, parmesan cheese and tomato chunks made this linguine dish a hit. It didn’t knock my socks off, but it satisfied my expectations. I probably won’t recommend it to anyone only because compared to the rest of the Chelsea’s menu, this dish doesn’t top the other choices.
Louisiana Pizza Kitchen • Classic Lasagna: $11.95
Before The Chimes, I’d never experienced seafood lasagna, and I’m glad it was my introduction. Unlike many lasagnas I’ve consumed, The Chimes’ wasn’t swimming with either cheese or sauce, and the amount of seafood paired with the pasta dish was superb. The actual presentation of the dish wasn’t too earthshattering, but the flavor certainly made up for it.
Reginelli’s Pizzeria • Tortellini Pomodoro: $8.95
This lasagna was all right — once I got through the overwhelming layer of cheese on top. It looked and smelled absolutely delicious, but the amount of cheese really killed it for me. If the top half-inch was removed, the dish might have stood a chance. However, it wasn’t greasy and had a fresh shredded parmesan mound in the center. But overall, it just didn’t deliver — unless you’re a big fan of cheese, that is.
Reviews by Sarah Nickel • Entertainment Writer
This was pretty much high-quality standard tortellini — it’s baked with marinara poured on top with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese. The simplicity of this dish is what makes it great — because it incorporates no frills in both taste and presentation, the actual pasta is the star instead of overwhelming spices or cheese.
Reviews by Rebecca Docter • Entertainment Writer
photos by MARIEL GATES, CHARLES CHAMPAGNE, GRACE STEINHAUSER and LAUREN DUHON · Staff Photographers
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music
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
comedy
MSPS redefines fest experience Singing comedian to
The first day of the McNeil Street Pumping Station (MSPS) New Music Festival was held not at the historic landmark, but at a couple of parking garages and buildings in downtown Shreveport. The MSPS Prelude on Oct. 11, the night without a $20 cover, was Samantha Bares as grassroots as Entertainment Writer an event can get. It looked as though the festival took no effort, as if the community flocked there by instinct and that it could be packed away in a matter of minutes like nothing happened. The biggest venue of the three, the abandoned Andress Ford garage, is a cavern of concrete held together by chain link fence. The crowd, made up of casually dressed locals and visitors (and one man in a glittery banana suit), ran up and down the ramp, past signs warning against pedestrian traffic. On both floors, each performance area was dwarfed by the abundance of space. The brainchild of Shreveport native Robert Greenwood, fellow curator Robert Peterson and project coordinators April Dahm and David Nelson, bloomed from nothing in 2011, bringing in acts from around the world. The focus shifted this year, but the grassroots aesthetic stayed the same. The second iteration of the local festival was, according to fliers, presenting the “New Media of the American South.” All preconceptions of the Southern music identity died as soon as the first notes pealed out, straining to be heard over the generators. As the performances began, people formed thick semicircles of attention, some attempting to dance to the intense, electronically based sounds. It was touching to see the faithful attention of the audience, no matter how nonplussed they were by the admittedly non-traditional musical forms. While the biggest venue hosted performances of the musical variety, a sound experiment was performed next door in the Fairmont parking garage. No one danced as performer Peter Fetterman sat in a tuxedo and served course after course of a wiretapped feast by a shadow-shrouded butler. His every movement was magnified by microphones on the dishes, taped to his sleeves and his throat, even thrust in the corncobs and apples. It was riveting, and the crowd was confused, disgusted and fascinated in turns. Not everything went as smoothly as Fetterman’s precise chomps and swigs. The generators serving the festival in lieu of electricity could not handle all of the equipment and lapsed several times, punctuating sets with periods of abrupt silence. When the crowd filed out after midnight — after rapper Brooklyn White’s set with De La Mirdster — there was no way of predicting how the next night would go. The second day of the MSPS New Music Festival dawned rainy
perform on campus
Wecksell talks style, fraternities Taylor Schoen Entertainment Writer
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Atlanta musician Christopher White performs as Magicicada on Saturday night at the McNeil Street Pumping Station New Music Festival in downtown Shreveport.
and hot, but preparations in the old water processing station, completely closed since 1994 after a century of service, went on. Outside installations, including light shows to be projected on the facade of the station, had to be canceled, and vans shuttled festival-goers from their cars to the entrance. Outside areas like picnic tables crowned with lanterns were abandoned to the drizzle, and only the brave shuffled out to smoke with the view of the dump next door in sight. Partitions of the relic-heavy station were roped off to protect the crowd from floors rusted through and a step away from collapse in the main pumping room. People edged around rusty metal cylinders to see acts in the filter room. Dusty broken meters and cloudy windows were lit up by projected light shows, which were at least supported by electricity and not generators. Curator Robert Greenwood said the choice of venue was intentional. “We’re interested in ruin,” Greenwood said. “There’s so much of it here.” The history of Shreveport is heavily connected to retired steampowered water plant, he said. According to Greenwood, he and the other organizers were ready face the challenges of a technically unsafe and unclean space, and that working with what the city had to offer was important to them. The reaction of the audience reflected the same idea. Despite the rain, the generator lapses, the rust and the grime, a horde of people came out to sway to, screw up their faces at and take in the variety of acts, both local and foreign. Some of the more obscure sounds were received with respectful solemnity, while the later, more familiarsounding performances were met with foot-tapping appreciation.
By the end of the festival, heralded by Monty Python’s “Always Look On the Bright Side of Life” over the loudspeakers, I could say I had never felt more engaged and connected to a group of people as I did during this strange, heartfelt tribute to the American South. Generators, laptops and spare music equipment brought together in such ruinous spaces shouldn’t be as magical as this festival was. In two years, the MSPS New Music Festival will set up again in the old plant, and there’s no telling what experience it will give Shreveport next. Samantha Bares is a 20-year-old English junior from Erath, La. Contact Samantha Bares at sbares@lsureveille.com
Evan Wecksell prefers to perform his stand-up comedy routine with his guitar in hand. The New York native will be making his Louisiana debut Thursday night, bringing his signature brand of humor to the University’s campus. Taking inspiration from comedians such as Jimmy Fallon, Adam Sandler and Stephen Lynch, Wecksell decided to fuse his two passions of stand-up and music. Wecksell said he finds doing his style of melodically pleasing comedy easier than the typical version. “I think it’s easier. I think writing a set list is much easier because if you have a song that’s like five minutes, it helps out your set list. But if you’re doing stand-up, you could write 10 different things that you would talk about in five minutes. I never got the knack of remembering all that stuff, though,” Wecksell said. However, he did go on to say that the song format can be a doubleedged sword. “If I’m about to play a song, and they’re just not buying it in the beginning, I’m kind of f**ked by being stuck with this song for the next four minutes,” he said with a laugh. Although he’s performed for people of all walks of life, Wecksell plays for the college-aged crowd most often. He said this is largely due to his connections with his old fraternity, Theta Chi. Wecksell said when he first ventured to Los Angeles from New York, he didn’t immediately get “discovered” and needed help scoring stable gigs. He began calling around to various Theta Chi chapters and booking shows at universities across the nation. Since then, he’s been working
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Comedian Evan Wecksell will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Student Union.
on his routine at colleges, appearing on VH1’s “I Love the ’80s” and “I Love the ’70s,” and producing a college-based musical starring him and his wife. Wecksell said he likes to involve the audience during his stints. He said he incorporates involvement with feedback and suggestions, bringing audience members on stage and performing popular songs with Mad Libs-style lyrics. He said he enjoys the spontaneity and improvisation that comes with each show. Wecksell described his brand of humor as topical and biting without being overly offensive. “I always try to stay topical ... Internet stuff, college, relationships,” Wecksell said. “I’m not like a racist or anti-gay or anti-religious or anything like that. I try to be universal acceptable comedy, but I definitely try to put an edge on it, so it’s not too vanilla. My humor’s out there, but it’s not crude or vulgar.” Evan Wecksell will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Live Oak Lounge in the Student Union. Contact Taylor Schoen at tschoen@lsureveille.com
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ACL festival dampened by letdowns, weather THE NEW FRONTIERSMAN Clayton Crockett Senior Reporter This year’s installment of Austin City Limits Music Festival was one of broken expectations. Despite a constant forecast of rain for the weekend, it only came at night after a day of scorching heat, and when it rained, it flooded Zilker Park, canceling Sunday’s festivities and shows by four of the festival’s biggest acts: The National, Phoenix, Lionel Richie and supergroup Atoms For Peace. Though limited to two-thirds of the advertised package, the first two days of the festival were defined by the headliners and the expectations that follow them — some defied for better, and many for worse. Muse, perhaps the most popular if not most bombastic show between Friday and Saturday, played an emotionally draining set. No matter what you think about its recent albums, you generally know what to expect at a Muse show: lasers, guitar riffs, explosions, high-pitched shrieks and rock ‘n’ roll mixed with a little glitz ‘n’ glam. Muse delivered on all of these points — except for one thing. Muse began its hour-and-a-half set with dubstep. And once you got past this madness, the show continued with as much volatility as the “wub”’s in
the opener. Songs like “Supremacy,” “Liquid State” and “Panic Station” proved the band still has some fun rock ‘n’ roll left in its creative faculties (and hats off for the dancing Barack Obama animation accompanying “Panic Station”), but then “Madness,” “Follow Me” and its specially made Olympics soundtrack “Survival” quickly defeated hopes of seeing a respectable Muse show. The highlights of the set proved the band isn’t burnt out — just that it makes highly questionable decisions. Kings of Leon’s set followed a similar trend: If fans were expecting the old, brace for the new. Kings performed well and sounded great, just don’t go for the vintage Kings songs about beer-stained, cocaine-fueled fights and “hookers that are hanging out at the bar in the Greyhound station,” because this is not that band. With technicolor screens and vast arrays of lights behind them, Kings looked more like U2 than their formerly grungy selves, and only eight songs of 24 came from their first three albums. On the other hand, Justin Vernon of Bon Iver played Saturday night with his latest side project The Shouting Matches, putting together what was the best example of expectations defied for the better. If you’re turned off by Bon Iver’s consistently mellow tone and Vernon’s soft, falsetto voice, then you, too, would’ve found it immensely satisfying to hear the man
scream. The Shouting Matches put on a solid set of Southern blues rock. The band jammed and grooved, leaving some members of the audience taking partners and dancing a two-step while others head-banged. Canadian electronic artist Grimes also conducted a surprisingly lively show, overcoming her music’s odd and usually calm demeanor. Grimes had two on-stage dancers with her to coax the massive crowd into the fun — which they did with great success. Still, there were many shows over the course of Friday and Saturday that fit their bill just as you would expect. Vampire Weekend brought its aloof, Cape Cod persona to the Friday night lineup. Crisp and perfectly hitting the notes to fun tunes like “White Sky” and closer “Walcott,” the extent to which Vampire Weekend dots its i’s and crosses its t’s can be unnerving at times. But if you appreciate the music for what it is and aren’t looking for a particularly engaging act, this show was for you. And Vampire Weekend also had the most interestingly fitting backdrop: a large, floral pattern fitting for wallpaper punctuated with white Grecian columns hanging from the roof and a giant, faux-baroque mirror in the center. Other acts like Local Natives, Passion Pit and Portugal. The Man put on fun, engaging and interesting sets, especially Portugal. The Man, who tossed in a cover of Pink
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A woman looks at Barton Springs pool in Austin, Texas, after rain canceled the last day of the Austin City Limits Music Festival on Sunday.
Floyd’s “Another Brick In The Wall.” Then there was Jimmy Eat World. Jimmy Eat World: No one wants to hear your jokes between songs. Everyone wants to hear “The Middle.” Just play the damned “Middle.” And they didn’t, at least not for the first 55 minutes of their hourlong set that definitely wasn’t worth it. Lastly, there were the big names festival-goers under 25 seemed to dismiss: Depeche Mode and The Cure, both of whom rocked exactly
as you would expect: seasoned and refreshingly untarnished by years of success. The same cannot be said of their younger headlining counterparts, who seem to have sold their souls to the demons of dubstep and indistinguishable arena rock. Clayton Crockett is a 22-year-old international studies senior from Lafayette. Contact Clayton Crockett at ccrockett@lsureveille.com
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All Hail Mike Measures needed to ensure student pride
BRACE YOURSELF Ryan McGehee Columnist Far too often, I hear students talk about how they just do not care about LSU, or how our beloved campus was no more than their safety school. What I more frequently hear is the chatter of those who claim to despise LSU football and our Athletic Department in general. It’s shameful and disgusting. There is a serious dearth of pride in a growing number of students on campus and this plague of wanton apathy needs to be stamped out before it spreads. I call on LSU President F. King Alexander, the Faculty Senate and Student Government to enact measures that will bolster student pride posthaste. Now, as a fanatic LSU fan, I have a few ideas as to what the powers could do to convert the unbelievers in LSU’s primacy. Possibly the easiest one would be a weekly spirit day, compulsory of course. On Wednesdays, we’d wear purple. Or gold. Or anything that is a combination of the two, so long as it is LSU themed and students wear it with gusto. I’m talking purple
Letter to the Editor
Feminism’s biggest problem I am a feminist. I also strive to be an intelligent, socially aware, and reasonable human being, and I can tell you that feminism simply for feminism’s sake is feminism’s biggest problem. Feminism is seen as that dirty eight letter word made up of crazy, man hating harpies to many, all because of people who blindly push feminism onto everything without considering the bigger picture. In the October 14th article concerning breast cancer awareness, the author does exactly this:
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Tiger pride can be shown in a number of ways, be it through mocking chants or capturing the opponent’s mascot and feeding it to Mike VI.
slacks, gentlemen, even if you are not Greek. Another measure the University could enact is creating a class that teaches naturally passive students how to heckle properly. Tiger fans, you have no idea how many people I saw on Saturday that, despite being adorned in purple and gold, did not participate in yelling “Tiger bait!” at passing Florida fans. It was an affront to LSU tradition. We need every voice on campus committed to demeaning, insulting and belittling any other
team that sets foot in Baton Rouge. Now, on the subject of our athletics, we should consider ourselves blessed that we have an awesome mascot. So many teams out there have downright embarrassing ones, like bulldogs or horned frogs. Even here in the Southeastern Conference – the Pantheon of college football – we have war eagles, protists that turn water red and rebel bears. LSU has an apex predator that will eat your face off if he had half the chance. Our beloved feline, Mike VI, spends his days in the serene
seclusion of his habitat, splitting his time between lounging in the sunlight and going into his pond for a dip. Y’all, we have a 600 pound jungle cat; I think we can make better use of him than that. I propose that on game days, we commission a group of students to seek out and capture the opposing team’s mascot, if applicable, and bring it back to Death Valley, where our magnificent coliseum would finally earn its name. Mike VI and this unsuspecting critter would then be released onto
She makes an issue where none exists and casts an even more negative light on myself and other feminists around this country. The article comes off as so irrational and small minded that I am actually astonished the author would openly admit to wearing a bra and doesn’t tout the whole “bras are man-made torture devices that only serve to make women’s breasts appear larger and perkier for men’s pleasure” philosophy. As someone who has spent days on end striving to raise funding and awareness for breast cancer research, I find it disheartening to hear feminism being used as a way to encourage people not to purchase brands that donate to fight breast cancer. “Save the Ta-Ta’s” may not be the most eloquent phrase to come out of the 21st century, but the company behind it has raised
almost one million dollars to help fight breast cancer. Mike’s Hard Lemonade has donated a quarter of a million dollars and started the campaign after losing someone near and dear to the company to this terrible disease, and if that is not a good cause, I don’t know what is. Concerning the American Cancer Society’s warning about increased cancer risks: women will still buy alcohol, I will still buy alcohol, you will (I am assuming, unless you are up for sainthood) still buy alcohol, and I personally would rather have a percent of my money go to a cause I support. I am also insulted that the author would seriously suggest that some women may not undergo necessary mastectomies because of the “Save the Ta-Ta’s” or “I Love Boobies” campaigns. If the author truly believes this, then she
obviously does not think very highly of her fellow women’s intelligence or judgment. Take it from me I certainly do not believe that my value and my cup size (or lack thereof) are somehow related, and I do think that THAT is an issue that needs feminism’s attention, but no one actually believes that either of these slogans are suggesting that women should forgo treatment and “save” their boobies. Obviously, I would hate to undergo a mastectomy, as I like my breasts right where they are (does that make me a bad person?), but if my life were on the line, I would choose my life over my boobs, and I have faith in all women to be smarter than the author apparently thinks they are and make the same decision. “Save the Ta-Ta’s” is a userfriendly slogan that makes breast
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the field, and students would get to enjoy a medley of carnage unlike any ever seen in Death Valley. This blood bath would be a clear lesson in LSU’s supremacy, and would get even the most lethargic student riled up for a day of tearing the other team a new one. If all else fails, the University could take drastic measures. We all know that there are no groups more radical than religious fanatics. LSU could cash in on the zealotry and forcibly coerce students to participate in a biweekly prostration before Mike’s statue, where we would beg his mercy before exams and game days and beg for all things Alabama to go awry. Or, these lethargic and dispirited students could step up their game and none of these measures would be necessary. There is plenty to be proud of here. LSU is a tier 1 academic school with one of the most elite athletic programs in the NCAA. You have to love purple before you can live gold. Ryan McGehee is a 20-year-old political science, history and international studies junior from Zachary. Contact Ryan McGehee at rmcgehee@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @JRyanMcGehee cancer a more approachable subject for younger women and men in today’s culture and helps gain support and spread awareness. You don’t teach toddlers to say, “Excuse me I have to use the restroom;” you teach them, “I have to go potty.” No, it is not the most professional way to phrase it, but what’s more important is that the target audience is receptive to the message. Women have been diagnosed with breast cancer at as young as ten years old, and ninety percent of men don’t even realize they can also get breast cancer. That slogan, even if it is slightly crass, is marketable and practical in today’s society, and therefore, vital in fighting breast cancer. Abigail Woltering
Quote of the Day “There is no sincerer love than love of food.”
George Bernard Shaw literary critic July 26, 1856 - Nov. 2, 1950
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Healthy on-campus dining options insufficient 600 WORDS OF SOMMERS Annette Sommers Columnist The dining halls on campus are advertised as state-of-the-art, but their food is not even mediocre. I realize LSU is rooted in a cultured area, but the on-campus options are just plain sloppy. The health options at LSU are lacking – the most frustrating part being the misleading advertisements. The LSU Dining’s website portrays The 5 and 459 as buffets from a five-star bed and breakfast. In reality, the closest similarities they share are the range of cereal brands — when they aren’t stale. The rest of the food I’ve been hesitant to try at the dining halls could best be described as unsettling. LSU’s average ranking for on-campus dining on College Prowler, a website that ranks colleges on certain issues, is a C. We definitely have room for improvement. University of Georgia ranks an A in that category, along with many other universities across the country. It’s not that difficult. One of the first times I cut into a chicken fried steak was at The 5 last year, and I was greeted with slimy pink poultry. This was neither the last of my experiences nor
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The 5 dining hall welcomes students Monday for lunchtime. The University’s on campus dining options need to be upgraded.
the last for the rest of the student body. Students have repeatedly found hairs in their food, among other things. It’s no secret the same food stays on display for consecutive days at a time when a new shipment of a product comes in. “The only food I wasn’t scared to eat was cereal and ice cream. … No wonder people get the freshman 15,” said Loni Burnett, pre-nursing sophomore.
With students fearful of their next meal, it doesn’t shock me that college obesity rates are rising. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years. Louisiana trails somewhere near the back, probably due to the continuous stream of fried dishes we are proud to claim as our state’s identifier. Just because we are in the
South doesn’t mean everyone has to eat fried chicken two out of three meals a day. The last thing we need in our state is a university happily contributing to the freshman 15. What we need to bring to campus is a healthy change. The dining hall website lists health questions with strategically thought out answers, which is a nicely executed effort to improve health. The only problem with this
is that the health tips they provide are not demonstrated in the halls. Things like kale and flax seed are mentioned as a part of a nutritious diet, but I have yet to see either of the two products on campus. Not only are basic needs underrepresented, but options for vegetarians and gluten-free individuals are sparse. The exaggerated gluten-free section of the dining halls usually consists of a loaf of bread and a few muffins that have been sitting in their container for days. With the high cost of the mandatory meal plans for freshmen, the dining halls should be able to afford some decent options for the students who are at least making an effort to lead a healthy lifestyle. The daily pizza and pasta bar won’t cut it any longer. If students call for a change, the University will have no choice but to comply. I’m not encouraging a riot, but some tasteful feedback to dining management could help the situation. Annette Sommers is an 18-year-old mass communication sophomore from Dublin, Calif.
Contact Annette Sommers at asommers@lsureveille.com
Thrifting a fun, eco-friendly alternative to retail shopping GATES OF REASON Mariel Gates Columnist In recent years, the trend of resurrecting the clothing our parents wore in their youth has grown. More people are being drawn to the world of secondhand clothing and there are many great reasons to be. LSU’s “Your Friend’s Closet” event Sunday in the 4-H Mini Barn was a prime example of this trend making its way onto campus. Baton Rouge locals donated used designer and vintage clothing to sell and raise money for the LSU Textile and Costume museum. Among my finds were a cute 1970s striped mini dress, a sweater vest and a pair of Doc Martin shoes all for only $16. When you buy new clothes from department stores, there’s a good chance your money is helping oil the giant machine of an industry that involves underage and underpaid workers in foreign countries. Some big name brands with unethical labor practices include Abercrombie & Fitch, Converse, GAP, Walmart and Nike. Every time you buy a secondhand garment, you help push the demand for new clothing
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A rack of vintage clothing for sale from the 1980s were on display Sunday during the “Your Friend’s Closet” vintage and secondhand sale in the 4-H mini farm.
production down. This is good for many reasons, the biggest one being that clothing production is very taxing on the environment. Producing synthetic materials takes a lot of energy and uses petroleum, which has by-products of toxic gas and chemicals. Even once the clothes are made, they must travel halfway across the world to get to their
intended buyers. Factor in transportation-related pollution, and these clothes are racking up quite a carbon footprint. The clothes you buy in thrift stores were once in this circulation, but by the time you buy them in their used condition, you are no longer paying into the corrupt industry that created them. The only negative effect to factor in is the
transportation-related pollution from the original owner bringing them to the thrift store. In the grand scheme of everything, this is insignificant. This isn’t an attack on people who shop retail. I do it when I need to. It’s more a reminder of the current state of the clothing business. When it comes to secondhand shops, whether they’re local vintage stores or organizations like Goodwill and The Salvation Army, you can sleep easy knowing exactly where your money is going. Even if you’re buying a Ralph Lauren shirt, the money you spend on it goes directly to the store, not the company that unethically produced the piece of clothing. Both Goodwill and The Salvation Army’s business models alone are a great reason to support the secondhand business. They provide work to the homeless, unemployed and disabled. Plus, secondhand clothing would go to landfills if these mediums didn’t exist, adding to the piles of food, paper, plastics and other non-recyclable items. One of the biggest positive impacts thrifting directly has on the shoppers, especially poor college students, is the low cost. At Goodwill, blouses are around $3.99 each. At the local thrift store The Purple Cow, I found a high-quality
winter coat for less than $10. If you compare these prices to their retail counterparts, you’ll find that retail is exponentially more pricey. A shirt at Urban Outfitters can range anywhere from $20 to $50 and you’re paying for clothing of lower quality than most of what you’d find in a thrift store. The biggest reason for me is thrift stores are the perfect places to find the funkiest and most comfortable clothing. These clothes have most likely been washed hundreds of time so there’s no need to worry about itchiness, shrinking or bleeding colors. They come from all eras of time, and they’re cheap so you can cut them up and sew them and never feel guilty about it. I encourage anyone who hasn’t dove head first into the world of affordable and fun thrifting to take the plunge. The moment you spend $20 on seven cool and unique articles of clothing, I promise you won’t look back. Mariel Gates is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from Baton Rouge. Contact Mariel Gates at mgates@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @mgatesj_TDR
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013 UNION, from page 1 next year.” It is not finalized who will be offering the service — RICOH Mail and Copy Services or the Tiger Card Office — but the Tiger Card Office is the most likely location because it has the technology to take passport photographs, Carroll said. The passport office will act as a middle man between students and the U.S. Department of State. Students will fill out paperwork and take their photo in the Union, and all materials will be sent to the Department of State to be processed. A new passport will be sent back to the Union for pickup. Carroll said Auxiliary Services is currently investigating certifications for workers before the passport office can move forward. With the Career Services renovation, Auxiliary Services is considering more services that can come to the Union. “[Auxiliary Services] is currently brainstorming ideas of other retail spaces in the Union,” Carroll said. A frozen yogurt vendor, a dry
cleaner, an optometrist and a pharmacy, which would work closely with the Student Health Center, are all in talks of services coming to the Union. “More market analysis must be done,” Carroll said. “[Auxiliary Services] wants to make sure we put services that are necessary.” The Office of Auxiliary Services is working closely with the Office of Procurement Services, putting together research and surveys to gauge the interest of students. By January, students will be able to take surveys about services they want in the Union. SG will play a prominent role in bringing new ideas to Auxiliary Services, as it is the liaison between the student body and administration. “Everything will have a resolution,” Baumgardner said. “We can take that resolution to whomever and say ‘students want this.’”
THE Daily Commuter Puzzle
DOWN 1 Bancroft and Jillian 2 “As ye sow, so shall ye __”
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Mai tai garnish Home for swine Grief Crawl slowly __ about; sing the praises of Consumed Tillis or Tormé Going out with Way out __ machine; casino staple Mattel’s boy dolls Surrounded by Three-__ sloth Greek letters Croon Actor George Madrid’s nation Follow orders Police officer’s title, perhaps Jagged Kill Armed conflict Leg joint Actor Everett Place to swim
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‘The pretzel stand. It’s more food, that’s the only reason I go to the Union.’
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‘We should have a dry cleaners and a pharmacy in the Union.’ Cierra Boyce
architecture freshman
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‘The dry cleaning and pharmacy, that would be the most useful.’
biology sophomore
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ACROSS 1 Up in __; irate 5 “Get lost!” 10 Piece of office furniture 14 Tidy 15 Give a speech 16 Wheel rod 17 __ a one; none 18 Surprising disclosure 20 Jacuzzi 21 Cottonwood or cedar 22 Catchers’ gloves 23 Cone topper 25 “Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my __ John...” 26 Shun 28 Mix with others, as at a party 31 Plant pest 32 “__ Low, Sweet Chariot” 34 Peeve 36 Speaker’s platform 37 Gong’s sound 38 Lowly laborer 39 Break a commandment 40 Sliver of glass 41 On the __; free 42 Oslo’s nation 44 Baby’s sock 45 Give help to 46 Syrup flavor 47 Undress 50 Manufactured 51 Major network 54 Trailblazing 57 Icy precipitation 58 Doing nothing 59 Italy’s most famous poet 60 5 __ 15 is 3 61 Have to have 62 Make a smudge worse 63 __ on; trample
Which new service in the Union would you most likely use?
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GETTING AHEAD, from page 1 competition, according to Powerlifting Club President Conor Sullivan. A recent poll conducted by Zogby Analytics concluded that 8.2 percent of young men ages 18 to 25 have used PEDs like Coleman’s competitors, and an additional 27.8 percent knew someone who had. Coleman, who was not surprised at the polls findings, said he felt pressure to use PEDs such as human growth hormone or anabolic steroids to keep up with his competition. “Steroids are the quickest way to unlevel the playing field,” Coleman said. Instead, Coleman has taken creatine supplements, a natural alternative, for the last eight years to boost his performance. All athletes in the Powerlifting Club are tested for drugs and if
Lindsay Westerfield biochemistry senior
‘The dry cleaning and passport office because it would be nice to have those services close to campus.’
found to be using PEDs, they lose all awards and are banned from the federation in which they compete, Sullivan said. “In our federation, it isn’t very often that an athlete tests positive for these drugs,” Sullivan said. “It would make LSU look bad and have a negative effect on the team when we went to other competitions.” According to the Mayo Clinic, a leading research hospital’s website, HGH is used medically in patients who have hormone deficiencies or diseases that cause muscular atrophy, and must be administered via injection. Anabolic steroids work similarly but are synthetic versions of testosterone. Both drugs, the Mayo Clinic reported, can increase muscle mass, decrease body fat and increase exercise capacity, which is what attracts the use of them by athletes. Anabolic
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have not been determined. Tugwell was crossing Dalrymple after receiving the walk signal when the vehicle struck him. He was treated at a local medical facility, according to the news report. A Facebook page has been created, titled “Who Hurt Matt” and had more than 1,700 likes on Monday evening. The page’s moderators published that Tugwell had surgery after suffering head injuries, which doctors said were not expected to leave lasting neurological problems. Tugwell is currently in ICU and in pain but talking, the site states. In addition to updates on Tugwell’s health status, the page is calling for anyone with information to contact BRPD and continue sending well wishes for Tugwell’s recovery.
Contact Zach Carline at zcarline@lsureveille.com steroids can have serious side effects including higher risk of joint injury, mood swings and kidney and liver problems. The findings of the Zogby poll also showed that while 35 percent of young men thought PEDs were potentially life threatening when used without doctor’s supervision, more than 20 percent believed them critical to enhancing performance. Seventy-seven percent of those polled believed the use of PEDs in pro sports placed more pressure on young athletes to use drugs to “get ahead.” Digital Citizens Alliance, a coalition that educates consumers on Internet safety, conducted a study and found that for every one to two professional athletes exposed for illegal steroid use, thousands of young men are doing the same thing. In its report, Digital Citizens alliance said a simple Google search returns hundreds of links to suppliers of illegal PEDs and that teens order these drugs online to administer them to themselves at “epidemic” levels. Creatine, the supplement used by Coleman, has increased in popularity since the 1990s, and is widely considered a safe, natural way to increase athletic performance despite its being banned from distribution by the NCAA in 1998, the Mayo Clinic stated. “Creatine I would not consider cheating because it is found in a lot of foods,” Coleman said. “You’re really just isolating a nutrient and taking it in higher doses than you would otherwise.” Coleman said the current investigations into NFL and MLB players use of PEDs negatively affects young men who look up to the professional athletes. “You follow a role model like Alex Rodriguez for 10 or 15 years, and you want to be everything they were,” Coleman said. “Then you find out that they’ve been taking PEDs the entire time, the only way they got where they were was through that avenue.” Contact Deanna Narveson at dnarveson@lsureveille.com
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