Football: Ole Miss sees shuffle in quarterbacks, p. 5
Voting: Polls open on Saturday for runoff elections, p. 4
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Tigers travel to take on a rebuilding Rebels team Mark Clements Sports Writer
Ole Miss has nothing to lose. The Rebels have no Southeastern Conference wins, no shot at a bowl game and no coach for next season. But with No. 1 LSU (10-0, 6-0 SEC) coming to town, Ole Miss (2-8, 0-6) can still make its mark on the season if it can upend the top-ranked Tigers and shake up their perfectly paved road to the BCS National Championship game. “Without the view of that bowl game, it’s a difficult piece to motivate,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “Ole Miss is a team that is very dangerous in the fact that they will see us as a great rivalry and as an opportunity to play their best at home. I’m certain that they’ll be prepared and that they’ll do the right things.” While Ole Miss hasn’t done many things right this season — it ranks No. 113 in the nation in total offense and No. 94 in total defense — recent history against the Tigers tells a different tale. The Rebels gave then-No. 5 LSU a run for its money in last year’s shootout in Tiger Stadium, coming up just seven points shy of a BCS-busting upset late in the season.
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COURT HEARING, see page 11
Friday, November 18, 2011 • Volume 116, Issue 62
Geaux to Hell, Ole Miss!
Brian Sibille A protection order against former LSU School of Veterinary Medicine employee Marc Boudreaux was denied Thursday after the court hearing was rescheduled twice. Judge Pamela Baker of the East Baton Rouge Family BOUDREAUX Court said not enough evidence was presented to support Elizabeth Lum’s allegations of sexual abuse, stalking and threats by Boudreaux. Lum, a graduate student, has been ordered to reimburse Boudreaux’s court and attorney fees totaling $1,500. The hearing was first scheduled for Oct. 26 after Lum was granted a restraining order against Boudreaux on Oct. 17, alleging he broke into her apartment. The
Remembrance: LGBTQ community holds vigil, p. 3
OLE MISS, see page 11
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LSU senior quarterback Jordan Jefferson drops back for a pass during the Tigers’ 46-36 win against Ole Miss on Nov. 20, 2010.
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Car strikes woman on South Campus Andrea Gallo
Staff Writer
A Food Science Department staff member was hit by a left-bound vehicle Thursday afternoon at the crosswalk of South Campus Drive and the Old Forestry Building, according to LSU Police Department spokesman Cory Lalonde. The female pedestrian sustained a broken leg and was transported to Ochsner’s Medical Center by EMS, Lalonde said. The accident was a slow-speed occurrence, he said. Lalonde said LSUPD is not releasing the pedestrian’s name at this time and does not have information about the driver of the vehicle. While on her way to class, Alyssa Pham, biological sciences senior, saw a gray sedan strike the woman. “As soon as I turned my head, I saw a car hit her,” she said. Pham rushed over, called 911 and checked on the woman, who told her she was fine aside from her right leg. Pham said she stayed on the scene for about 15 minutes. “It was ... an adrenaline rush,” she said. “I’ve never seen anything like that happen.” Contact Andrea Gallo at agallo@lsureveille.com
CAMPUS LIFE
Flash mob makes demands for sidewalks on East Boyd Drive 2012 budget will address the issue
Meredith Will
Contributing Writer
Two University students clad in white lie on the side of East Boyd Drive, covered in grass, limbs splayed and unmoving. Cars slow down, but they simply pass the two bodies. Down the street, a collective shouting is heard. But this isn’t the real deal. It’s a protest advocating for sidewalks on East Boyd Drive. Twenty-seven students gathered on Thursday, shouting and toting signs with messages such as “Bring
Sidewalks to East Boyd” and “Dead Man Walking.” The protest was organized by a communication studies class as its final project, said Tara Hammett, public relations senior and a member of the class. Hammett said the class took nontraditional spin on the typical flash mob near Bogie’s Bar, close to Tigerland. Doctorate student of communication studies Ariel Gratch said he instructed the class to stage an activist performance for something the class believed in and that would also be fun. “It’s really good to see how involved they’ve been in the creation of this,” Gratch said. Hammett said the class decided
to protest the lack of sidewalks because of the number of people that have been hit by cars while walking along East Boyd. “It’s a really big hazard to not only people that are walking but people that are driving,” she said of the people walking along East Boyd from bars. The group staged the performance along East Boyd Drive because they wanted to bring the protest to people who would care about the issue, she said. Hammett said bars in Tigerland are supporting her class’s cause. MOB, see page 11
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Brooke Story, communication studies senior, protests Thursday afternoon outside Bogie’s with a communication studies class for sidewalks on East Boyd Drive.