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The sun sets behind the Tower Bridge with a display of Olympic rings on July 21, 2012 in London. The 2012 London Olympic Games begin today.
It’s finally here. Three and a half years in the making, the world’s eyes will turn to London on Friday as the games of the XXX Olympiad get under way with the opening ceremonies. While the ceremony is customarily a closely guarded
secret, some details have been William Shakespeare’s “The Temreleased by the more than 10,000 pest,” a play about shipwrecked reporters who castaways. An acChandler Rome and the have already contor is due to recite vened on Olympic a speech from the Associated Press Park. play, which says The ceremony’s theme is “Be not afeard; the isle is full “Isles of Wonder,” inspired by of noises.” English actor Mark
Rylance, who had been due to perform the lines, pulled out after the death of his stepdaughter. Fellow actor and director Kenneth Branagh is rumored to be his replacement. OLYMPICS, see page 8
HEALTH
Staying cool possible, healthy
Taylor Balkom Staff Writer
July in Louisiana is one of the hottest months of the year, and with record-breaking temperatures this summer, it’s not only comfortable to stay cool — it’s healthy. Robert Moreland, mass communication senior, said he pours cold water on his hat before going outside on a hot day, while Joey Vinning, construction management junior, said he goes to the pool every day. But there are more ways to avoid the heat. The Center for Disease Control advises everyone to drink plenty of non-alcoholic fluids and
wear loose, light-colored clothing in addition to sunscreen. But their strongest advice? Use air-conditioning. “Air-conditioning is the number one protective factor against heat-related illness and death,” according to the CDC website, adding that standard fans, when it’s above 90 degrees, are useless. “From 1979-2003, excessive heat exposure caused 8,015 deaths in the United States. During this period, more people in this country died from extreme heat than from hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes combined.” However, cooling an apartment to frigid temperatures all summer can get expensive. That’s
where certain technology can come in handy, such as the Nest Learning Thermostat. Created by two ex-Apple employees — former iPod division SVP Tony Fadell and lead engineer Matt Rogers — the $249 Nest appears to be a simple digital thermostat, but it uses a combination of sensors to “learn” about its owners in about two weeks. In a two-bedroom apartment, for example, the Nest would learn that by 9 a.m., the occupants will have left for classes and adjust the temperature to save money. It could also judge when they return and set the apartment at a KEEP COOL, see page 4
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The Nest Learning Thermostat uses a combination of sensors to learn about an owner’s air conditioning habits and adjusts accordingly.
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INTERNATIONAL
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NATIONAL
STATE/LOCAL
Olympic organizers display South Korea’s flag instead of North Korea’s
Former baseball star Ripken’s mother returned to safety after abduction
Ex-officer’s wife receives probation for bogus oil spill claim
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — London Olympic organizers mistakenly displayed the South Korean flag on a jumbo screen instead of North Korea’s before a women’s soccer match Wednesday, prompting the North Koreans to refuse to take the field for an hour. The flag flap began during player introductions when a North Korean player was introduced along with a shot of the South Korean flag. The match against Colombia was delayed for more than an hour. Organizers apologized for the error. Harry Potter star Rupert Grint carries Olympic flame as Games begin
ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) — Cal Ripken Jr.’s 74-year-old mother was found with her hands bound and blindfolded in the back seat of her car Wednesday after being kidnapped at gunpoint at her home outside Baltimore a day earlier, police and friends said. Investigators do not know the kidnapper’s motive and there was no ransom demand for Vi Ripken’s release, Aberdeen Police Chief Henry Trabert said at a news conference.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The wife of a former police officer who helped cover up deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina has been sentenced to four years of probation for submitting a fraudulent claim for money from BP’s oil spill compensation fund. U.S. District Judge Sarah Vance also on Wednesday ordered 32-year-old Rokeisha Barrios to pay nearly $34,000 in restitution. Barrios pleaded guilty in March to a wire fraud charge that carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Louisiana gains two spots in national Kids Count annual rankings
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The North Korean women’s soccer team runs onto the field before its group G match against Columbia to start the London 2012 Summer Olympics.
Cable car linking Olympic venues breaks down, stranding passengers
LONDON (AP) — Ronald Weasley certainly recognizes a goblet of fire. Rupert Grint — who played Ron in the famous Harry Potter films — lent a touch of Hogwarts magic to the Olympic torch relay Wednesday by carrying the flame for a leg in northwest London. Grint, known for his shock of red hair and for being Harry’s faithful friend, started his turn at Middlesex University and was mobbed as he finished his run. The 23-year-old actor said that he had not known what to expect, as running was “kind of a new thing.”
LONDON (AP) — Cable car passengers got plenty of time to view London’s sights after the system linking two Olympic venues broke down and left them stranded above the River Thames. The cable car system, dubbed the Emirates Air Line, opened last month and links the 02 Arena in Greenwich — which will host Olympic basketball and gymnastics — and the ExCel exhibition center, where boxing will take place.
Police investigating underage Wash. boy’s tattoo of 6-inch dragon CENTRALIA, Wash. (AP) — Police are investigating how a 13-year-old Washington state boy got a tattoo. The Centralia boy’s mother and police tell KING-TV the 6-inch dragon tattoo was inked while the boy was on a trip with a family friend. The boy, who wasn’t identified, told his mom the tattoo marked his surviving leukemia. He isn’t saying who did it. It’s a misdemeanor to tattoo a minor in Washington.
(AP) — Louisiana improved in an annual national ranking of child well-being from No. 49 to No. 47, according to the report released Wednesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a private charitable organization. The Kids Count annual report compares counts and statistics compiled by various government and charitable organizations on family economics, health care, education and community measures.
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UNIVERSITY
Alumni see leader in NPR reporter
Taylor Balkom Staff Writer
Cokie Roberts, NPR and ABC journalist, has the “ideal traits” to lead the University, according to a group of alumni. The group’s Facebook description says Roberts has a “reputation for being fair and independent,” while “news reports continue to suggest that LSU’s leadership is lessthan-independent from the state’s governor.” The group has more than 60 members, according to Facebook. Kyle Alagood, University alumnus, is behind the movement, and said it began when he and other alumni began talking about the turnover in administration at the University. Current Chancellor Mike Martin will be leaving for Colorado State in August, and former LSU System President John Lombardi was fired in April. “There seems to nationally be issues with leadership at universities and overseers,” Alagood said.
He drew a comparison to the ongoing Penn State child abuse scandal, while not saying the University is headed in that severe of a direction. “[The scandal] is indicative of a problem among universities like LSU, where there are large personalities,” he said. “You need a larger personality on top…so if a problem occurs, you have someone who can actually do something about it. Penn State couldn’t.” His main reasons for wanting Roberts as a University leader is her “independent clout” — her disconnect from the University, though she is a Louisiana native. “[She’s] someone who is recognized as a leader, removed from the political process and removed from the state, but still with a tie to it,” he said. Roberts was born in New Orleans, and her parents — Hale and Lindy Boggs — were from New Orleans and were members of Congress. Alagood also said there is a lack
of women in leadership roles at the University and in the LSU System. Only one of the 18 system board members is a woman. The group, though, hasn’t heard from Roberts directly yet. Alagood said, “the time isn’t right,” and they want to raise awareness first. But he has e-mailed her. The message to Roberts says it is “imperative that the new leader or leaders be prominent Louisianans with experience and reputations beyond the state’s borders. We implore you to consider submitting your name as Louisiana State University’s next chancellor or system president.” There’s been no response yet, but that isn’t a problem, according to Alagood. “Right now, we just want to make sure the people making this decision are listening to the alumni,” he said. “Awareness is important.”
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CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS Woman arrested for traffic warrants Teiko M. Scott, 43, of 2002 Goudchaux St., was arrested on July 19 for outstanding traffic warrants, driving without headlights and driving under suspension on July 19 said LSU Police Department spokesperson Cory Lalonde. Officers pulled Scott over on Highland Road for driving without headlights on. After speaking to Scott, police found she had a suspended drivers’ license and outstanding traffic warrants. They issued her a citation for no insurance and her vehicle was towed. Police then booked Scott into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for outstanding warrants, driving without headlights and driving under suspension. Man arrested for outstanding warrants Kevin Hamilton, 35, of 2904 Alvin Dark Ave., was arrested for outstanding warrants on July 20. Police pulled Hamilton over on Nicholson Drive for having no license plate lights, Lalonde said. After speaking to Hamilton, police found he had three outstanding warrants from East Baton Rouge, one from Baker and another from Zachary, all for failure to appear in court. Lalonde said police arrested Hamilton and booked him into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison
Man arrested for theft, trespassing Malcolm Baker, 29, of 5103 Sycamore St., was arrested on July 23 for criminal trespass, theft and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. Lalonde said officers saw and approached a vehicle inside the construction fencing of the Digital Media Center construction site. Upon approaching the vehicle they spotted Baker trying to hide nearby. They detained Baker and learned he was taking scrap metal from the nearby dumpster and that he also had three children in the vehicle with him. Police issued Baker a misdemeanor summons for theft, criminal trespass and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile and released him.
Mark Denson Ackal Jr., 19, of 310 Marguerite Blvd., Lafayette, was arrested on July 24 for criminal damage to property. Lalonde said LSUPD received a report on criminal damages to property at Broussard Hall that amounted to $2055.17. This property included room faceplates, shower curtains and a picnic table. LSUPD Detectives identified Ackal as a suspect from witness statements and obtained an arrest warrant on May 9. However, Ackal turned himself in on July 24 and was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
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Renovations officially began Wednesday to the front plaza of Mike’s habitat, according to a July 24 news release. The project, funded by the Tiger Athletic Foundation, includes the addition of decorative paving, lighting, improved drainage and landscaping. The entire renovation is scheduled to be completed by August 30. Although the project is going to encompass Mike’s habitat, visitors will still have access to the Tiger Habitat as well as the upper plaza, but are encouraged to avoid the fenced construction zone. Taylor Cox, Student Government president, said the construction is being completed because of a dying oak tree near Mike’s habitat. “They are going to go in and put in more porous concrete,” Cox said. “From what I understand, all of the work that is being done will allow the root system of the tree to get more water. We all know that the oak trees are very important to the campus.”
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CULTURE
Indie, foreign films to come to BR
Marylee Williams Contributing Writer
Baton Rouge is broadening its horizons. Starting in August, Baton Rouge residents can watch the first-runs of the latest indie, foreign and documentary films at the Manship Theatre. After partnering with Emerging Cinema, a digital distributer of independent films, the Manship Theatre can screen movies that were once unavailable to local residents. According to Jason Langlois, Manship film program associate, Baton Rougeans have waited for this type of cinema, and now Manship can cater to more people’s interests. The first two “limited release” films are “Your Sister’s Sister” Aug. 6 through 8 and “Take This Waltz” Aug. 24 through 25. Langlois said these films were chosen because they are recently released and are more “palatable.” “Your Sister’s Sister” and “Take This Waltz” both focus on the complex nature of relationships, and they feature well-known actors like
Emily Blunt and Seth Rogen. Tickets for these films are $8.50, but students pay $6.50 for a ticket. Langlois said he hopes the cheaper ticket prices will attract college-aged residents. Although the two films in August aren’t radical, Langlois said the Manship Theatre isn’t afraid to push the envelope with these independent films. “We reach out to every aspect of Baton Rouge,” he said. “We can have a kids show one afternoon, then a more edgy film at night.” Though the Manship Theatre has been showing films regularly for more than a year, this will be the first time residents can see multiple showings of first-run independent films. Langlois said the Manship Theatre has always had the capability to show films, but the staff has been toying with the idea of screening first-run documentaries, indie and foreign films for about a year. This partnership with Emerging Cinema began at the Cannes Film Festival in May, when Amy
Mitchell-Smith, former head of Baton Rouge Film Commission, met with a representative for Emerging Cinema. Manship Theatre will also be showing “Ballet in Cinema” and “Opera in Cinema,” which are films of ballet and opera performances from all over the world. Langlois believes these films will expose resident to more culture. “Most people can’t afford to go to Moscow and see the ballet,” he said. The Manship Theatre has scheduled show times for “Your Sister’s Sister” and “Take This Waltz,” but other films haven’t been arranged. These first-run showings will be scheduled on a month-to-month basis, Langlois said. He said the films will fill empty spots on the calendar, and, at the beginning of each month, Manship will release a schedule and use social media, local publications and other mediums to inform residents. Contact Marylee Williams at mwilliams@lsureveille.com
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG concludes Election Code debate Kristen Frank
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Student Government concluded its debate over the Elections Code during its second-to-last summer planning meeting Tuesday night. The first item covered was Article VII, Spending Limits. Danielle Rushing, chief justice, proposed a raise in spending of $500 to presidential/vice presidential pairs to both independent candidates and candidates on a ticket. The winning vote was for spending limits of $2,500 for president/vice presidential candidates on a ticket and $3,000 for independent pair candidates; $500 for associate justice candidates on a ticket and $1,000 for independent associate justice candidates and $50 for senate candidates on a ticket and $175 for independent senate candidates. Article VIII — Appeals, Complaints, Petitions, and Referenda —
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comfortable temperature by then. The Nest can also be controlled by a smartphone to remotely set the temperature. That’s only half the equation. The sun turns most cars into ovens when they’re left in a parking lot for extend periods of time. But there is an alternative to
was debated next. Rushing said she would prefer complaints be sent to the clerk of court and then the chief justice, as she is impartial. She also said the commissioner of elections is appointed by the student body president, so his decisions are less impartial and more governed than the chief justice’s would be. The decision was made that complaints filed would be sent to the clerk of court first, then the chief justice if needed. The chief would then disseminate where the complaint would go from there. It was also decided by vote that the person filing the complaint would have the burden of proving preponderance – or having more than 50 percent of evidence that the violation occurred. The next vote passed was to change the language in the code from “plaintiff” and “defendant” to more SG-friendly terms, like
“complainant” and “respondent”. Article IX, Penalties for Violation, was the last article discussed. The main vote for this article was the Elections Board is required to submit an official decision about an appeal to the Chief Justice no more than 24 hours after the elections board meeting. The final item on the planning committee’s agenda was the complaint form. The committee voted that the form would include the name of the complainant, his/her email, phone, and the last four digits of his/her LSU ID number. The form would also include spaces for the location and nature of the violation, the time, and a space for the alleged governing document citation, where complainants can cite the documents that state the violator is in violation.
buying foil reflectors to place under a car’s windshield. According to LifeHacker, a blog that posts do-it-yourself tips and ideas, there’s a Japanese car door trick that can cool down a car that’s been in the sun too long. Simply roll down a window on one side of the car, then open and close a door on the opposite side around five times.
Apparently, this helps circulate the air in the car — expelling the hot air inside through the window and drawing cooler air in from outdoors.
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ATHLETICS
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‘Stand Right Up and Roar,’ says LSU Slogan part of new marketing push Chandler Rome Staff Writer
Sumlin said. The Aggies lost five games by less than a touchdown with late-game collapses being the noticeable trend during 2011. Texas A&M’s jump to the SEC has spurred talks of a renewed rivalry with LSU. Since 1899, the two schools have played each other 50 times with the Tigers leading the series 27-203, including the most recent matchup in the 2011 Cotton Bowl when LSU won 41-11. “Well I think we’re looking at what would be natural rivals,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “Recognize
With 20 sports making up the LSU athletics conglomerate, there is now a rallying cry to bring them all together. From Saturday nights in Death Valley to Wednesday nights in Alex Box Stadium or Sunday afternoons in Bernie Moore Stadium, all Tiger fans are invited to “Stand Right Up and Roar” during the 2012-2013 athletic year. Released Wednesday by the LSU sports information department, the line from the classic LSU song “Hey Fighting Tigers” will spearhead a campaign that will resonate through all LSU sports this season on posters, billboards and various social media sites. “This is an effort to unite all of our sports with a marketing and promotion campaign featuring a common theme,” Herb Vincent, senior associate athletic director said in a news release. “What better way than to borrow a line from our fight song to do it.” The campaign made its debut at Southeastern Conference Media Days in Hoover, Ala., last week when the football media guide debuted with the slogan gracing the front cover. A highlight video on LSUsports.net and LSU’s official
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Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel [left] and new Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin [right] speak at SEC Media Days last week in advance of their first season in the league.
Texas A&M and Missouri prepare for life in the SEC Mike Gegenheimer Contributing Writer
From gun-slinging offenses to bone-crushing defenses, desert plains to bayous, cowboys to rednecks, the two newest members of college football’s Southeastern Conference just got their world turned upside down, and the question on everyone’s mind is if the two will sink or swim. From 1996 until last month, the tradition-rich universities of Texas A&M and Missouri called the Big 12 home. But the Aggies and the Tigers have now left for what they consider to be greener pastures in a division that has won six consecutive
national titles. In his first year at the helm of the Aggies, Kevin Sumlin will have the daunting task of leading the boys of Kyle Field through the chaotic warzone that is the SEC West. “What’s my assessment [of the SEC]? It’s a pretty damn hard league. How is that? That’s my assessment,” Sumlin said at SEC Media Days. Nine of the top 40 defenses in 2011 came out of the SEC with six teams ranked in the top 25, including the No. 1 and 2 defenses. Texas A&M will play five top25 defenses in 2012 while Mizzou takes on four. “Well we’ll see speed every single week,” said Texas A&M offen-
sive tackle Luke Joeckel. “In the Big 12, we saw speed, but the SEC has great defenses every single week. There’s a stacking defense, and the defense will be a little bit different than the Big 12 had, but I think we’re definitely ready for the competition.” Sumlin’s Aggies will have the overwhelming task of joining the SEC West, considered by many to be the best division in all of football after providing the past three national champions. “You can argue all you want, but there’s some of the best coaches in the country in the SEC. Combine that with big fast guys, some of the best layers in the country, it doesn’t get any better than that,”
OLYMPICS
LSU well represented in London Ten Tiger athletes hit the tracks Mike Gegenheimer Contributing Writer
Two hundred and five nations will be represented by 17,000 athletes in London for the upcoming summer Olympic games. Twelve of those athletes have all worn the purple and gold of LSU during their careers, 10 of whom hail from the University’s legendary track and field program.
“For many of them, this is their first time competing on the world stage,” said LSU coach Dennis Shaver in July. “We’re excited about them being there, and we have high expectations for them. I’m confident in them representing LSU.” Jamaica, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago will all have Tigers on their squads, with Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago fielding the most Tigers at four each. Recent graduate Semoy Hackett will be competing in her second Olympic games when she once again runs for Trindad and Tobago in the 100-meter dash and
4x100-meter relay in London, while also adding the 200-meter dash to her schedule. “It’s any athlete’s dream come true,” Hackett said in a news release. “It was a little tough for me being the youngest. I wasn’t as prepared like most of the other athletes probably were. Just being there was a big accomplishment at that age. I just tried to make the most of it.” Hackett made it to the semifinal round in the 100-meter dash but failed to make it out of qualifying in the 4x100-meter relay. “I want more this time,” TIGERS, see page 7
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Former LSU hurdler Lolo Jones celebrates after qualifying at the U.S. Olympic Trials for the 2008 Summer Games, where she finished seventh in the 100-meter hurdles. Jones is the lone LSU track represenative competing for the U.S. in London.
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SPORTS BRIEFS Ernst to leave for Qualifying School Sophomore golfer Austin Ernst has decided to leave the University’s program in order to participate in the LPGA Qualifying School, LSU women’s golf coach Karen Bahnsen announced Tuesday. A two-time All-American and the 2011 NCAA individual champion, Ernst is widely considered one of the most talented golfers to ever to carry the bag for the Tigers, leading the team to consecutive third-place team finishes in the NCAA Championship. “Austin and our team accomplished a lot the last two years,”
Bahnsen said in a news release. “Although we are very disappointed Austin will no longer be playing at LSU, we wish her all the best of luck.” Ernst’s 73.3 career average is second in program history, and she finishes her career with three wins, nine top-10 finishes and 28 rounds of par or under. She will return to her home state of South Carolina and begin qualifying school in the fall. Jolly qualifies for U.S. Amatuer After tying for medalist honors in Tuesday’s U.S. Amateur Sectional qualifier, sophomore golfer
Stewart Jolly will join two teammates in competing at the U.S. Amateur Championship, held Aug. 13 through 19. The Birmingham, Ala., native will join junior Andrew Presley and freshman Zach Wright at the Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club. Jolly shot back-to-back rounds of 2-under par 70 for a 36-hole score of 4-under par to tie Mississippi State’s Barrett Edens for the top spot at the qualifier in West Point, Miss. Sophomore South Carolina golfer Blaine Woodruff claimed the third spot. The trio will tee off on Aug.
Thursday, July 26, 2012 13 at the longest running amateur championship sponsored by the United States Golf Association. Hornets acquire height in trade In need of a true center, the Hornets acquired 7-footer Robin Lopez and forward Hakim Warrick from the Phoenix Suns in a multiplayer deal also involving the Minnesota Timberwolves, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press. New Orleans will send guard Jerome Dyson and retiring center Brad Miller’s contract to Minnesota in exchange for the Stanford and Syracuse products. Lopez was selected No. 15
overall by the Suns in 2008, where he was a reserve for all 64 games last season, averaging 5.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Warrick, who was with the Memphis Grizzlies earlier in his career, was primarily a reserve for the Suns in 2010 and 2011. For his career, he has averaged 9.5 points and 4.1 rebounds. This is the second recent frontcourt deal for the Hornets, who acquired Ryan Anderson from the Orlando Magic last week. Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com
FOOTBALL
Miles touts new-look passing attack The Associated Press
(AP) — If the 2012 season plays out as Les Miles envisions, the Tigers will look much like the team that fell one victory short of a national title last season. Even as Miles looks forward to a more potent passing game with new starting quarterback Zach Mettenberger, he still expects LSU to be defined largely by its dominant defense and deep, powerful running game. “I hope things don’t change too much,” said Miles, a guest speaker at a Rotary Club lunch on Tuesday, noting that LSU’s 13 victories in 2011 set a single-season school record. Miles also promised that LSU fans would see some unfamiliar wrinkles in the passing game, largely because of Mettenberger’s skill throwing down field. “We’ll throw it more efficiently, and we’ll throw it down the field a bit better,” Miles said. “I believe that Zach does those things maybe incrementally better than any other quarterbacks we’ve had maybe
since the national championship year with Matt Flynn.” Mettenberger’s impending debut has generated the most buzz around an LSU program that has struggled to find consistency in the passing game for the past four years since winning its last national title in the 2007 season. Yet Miles noted that the only proven strength of the offense, at least for now, is a running game that averaged almost 203 yards last season, with Spencer Ware, Michael Ford, Alfred Blue and Kenny Hilliard leading the way. The production of those four backs, who are all back this season, often negated the need for LSU to throw at all while protecting leads in the fourth quarter. “That will always be a part of us,” Miles said of the running attack. “But with a little bit more competitive game and the need to throw, I think there’s a lot of things that really you haven’t seen. “When you run the football as well as we do, it’s going to challenge the defense to put a guy down (near the line of scrimmage)
rather than deep. And if they make a mistake ... we’ll have opportunities to throw balls and give our receivers opportunities to make really big plays.” Miles said Mettenberger is in much better shape than when he arrived a little over a year ago weighing around 245 pounds and looking a little “pudgy.” He is down to 225 now and also is abundantly confident, which Miles said could be a good thing as long as it is accompanied by hard work. “Confidence alone stands without the ability to compete effectively,” Miles cautioned. Mettenberger has said he has spent much of this summer strength training three days a week, doing conditioning work two days a week, and has been throwing with receivers after conditioning sessions as well as on weekends. While serving as a Manning Passing Academy counselor earlier this month, Mettenberger said he loves to throw but won’t quibble with any play calling that wins. “It doesn’t matter what offense we run, if we hand it off 60 times a
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LSU sophomore quarterback Zach Mettenberger (8) throws a pass during the first half of the spring game Saturday, April 9, 2011, at Tiger Stadium.
game or throw it 60,” Mettenberger said. “We’re going to do what we’ve got to do to win, and hopefully the coaches have enough trust in me to put the ball in my hands and let me throw it around.” LSU has some promising young receivers in Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry, but Miles also mentioned senior Russell Shepard, who has yet to live up to the billing he received as a recruit, as a player whose maturity and work ethic may have finally caught up to his talent.
He described Shepard as “more humble, more understanding of what it’s going to take.” “So many times a guy comes in heralded and he figures this will come easy,” Miles said. “I believe that more than he’s been in the past, he’s a ready-for-work, not-totake-things-for-granted performer. I think he’ll have a great year.”
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Thursday, July 26, 2012 ROAR, from page 5
Facebook page accompanied the campaign’s introduction Wedesday. LSUsports.net will also launch posters, complete with the new slogan for volleyball and soccer on Thursday and Friday, respectively. Football and Mike the Tiger will have their own posters released next week, while ROAR merchandise will be available for purchase at Fan Day on Aug. 11. Vincent said the unprecedented success of last year’s athletic teams, coupled with the pageantry of LSU, gives the campaign a twoprong effect. “We are coming off one of the best years in the history of LSU athletics,” Vincent said. “This is an attempt for our coaches, student-athletes, and fans to spread a common theme and message about LSU and our tradition-rich athletic heritage.” Fans are also urged to promote the campaign on Twitter by using the hashtag #LSUROAR when tweeting from and about Tiger athletic events. Contact Chandler Rome at crome@lsureveille.com
SEC, from page 5
that Texas A&M and LSU have a great history. But I think the reality of a season that plays in the western conference of the SEC, there’s plenty of rivals to go around.” Mizzou has the toughest SEC opener as they take on SEC East
TIGERS, from page 5
Hackett said. “I’m not taking anything for granted. I expect to perform for my country to the best of my ability. We have a strong team going to London. I’m going to draw from my experience this time around. I feel like I’m better prepared to compete.” Hackett’s close friend, Kelly Anne Baptiste, will compete for Trinidad and Tobago in the 100-meter dash while holding some of the country’s highest expectation for the games. Ade Alleyne-Forte will also run for Trinidad when he lines up with the 4x400-meter relay team. Alleyne-Forte will be competing with Tiger teammate Riker Hylton for Jamaica in the 4x400meter relay. Only one LSU track athlete will represent the U.S. in London: former Tiger standout Lolo Jones. Jones competed in the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing and was the favorite in the event before stumbling to seventh place. Jones infamously broke down after clipping the hurdle, crying on the track and has trained hard on the LSU campus favorite Georgia in Columbia, Mo. “Normally you never talk about a game other than your first game ever,” said Missouri coach Gary Pinkel. “We understand historically for the University of Missouri it’s going to be a big game, the first SEC game, the first SEC home game for our university.”
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in the four years since, as she hopes to avenge her mishap in Beijing. After her Olympic qualifying run during the U.S. trials, Jones acknowledged that she wasn’t sure if she would make it back to another games. “There were times when I just wanted to give up this season,” Jones said in an interview following her event. “I had the surgery, and then I had two hamstring tears, both requiring a lot of treatment. There were a lot of times where I didn’t think I would be ready in time. I was just trying to overcome those doubts and fears for what I could do and execute technically. It really was quite a battle. It’s great to now have a month to prepare for the Olympics.”
Contact Mike Gegenheimer at mgegenheimer@lsureveille.com Missouri averaged 475.5 yards per game on offense last season including 53 total touchdowns. The Tigers also averaged 32.8 points per game but now enter a conference where no school allowed that many points per game and where the conference average is 20.9. “I’d be disappointed if we
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Recent University graduate Semoy Hackett will compete for Trinidad and Tobago in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, running the 200-meter dash.
were intimidated,” Pinkel said. “We played in a pretty good football league ourselves. We understand the great league we’re coming into. It’s all going to play out. We all know how it works.” Members of the media have called Mizzou and Texas A&M’s move to the SEC as a move from
JV to the big leagues, and with the results of the past few seasons they may be correct. The two schools will have 12 games to win and, more importantly, prove they belong. Contact Mike Gegenheimer at mgegenheimer@lsureveille.com
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The ceremony will open at 9 p.m. with the sound of a 27-ton bell — the largest harmonicallytuned bell in the world. It was forged at London’s 442-year-old Whitechapel Bell Foundry, which made London’s Big Ben and Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell. A prerecorded segment has been filmed inside Buckingham Palace, reportedly involving Queen Elizabeth II and Daniel Craig as secret agent James Bond. If rumor is to be believed, a stuntman dressed as 007 will parachute into Olympic stadium to start the show. Director Danny Boyle has said the ceremony will depict Britain’s past, present and
future for a global television audience estimated at 1 billion. In addition to the athletes and performers, some 60,000 spectators will be in the stadium, including political leaders from around the world. U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, her daughters and a sprinkling of European and celebrity royalty will be among those attending. After the ceremonies – which are rumored to be four acts, with former Beatle Paul McCartney leading the final act – the Games will officially get under way Saturday with a plethora of events from archery to swimming beginning competition. There will be a formidable LSU presence in London, as 13
current and former Tigers will travel to London, representing five different countries in four sports. Most notable is track star and media darling Lolo Jones, who will try and rectify her performance from the 2008 Beijing Games – where she seemingly had the 100-meter hurdles gold medal in hand until clipping the last hurdle, losing the lead and ultimately finishing seventh while breaking into tears on the track in front of a worldwide audience. Jones – a three-time national champion and 11-time AllAmerican at LSU – still trains at LSU with head coach Dennis Shaver and said she holds the Tigers dear to her heart. “When I’m running out
Thursday, July 26, 2012 there with the ‘USA’ on my jersey, I’m running for my country, but I will also be repping LSU and this program as a proud alumnus,” Jones told The Daily Reveille last May. Shaver, who has nine current and former athletes competing in London, said his relationship with Jones borders on familial. “Any time you have someone with the competitiveness [Lolo] brings to their sport at an elite athletic level, there are going to be some intense emotional moments,” Shaver told The Daily Reveille last year. “But I have a tremendous amount of respect for Lolo, and she is very much like a daughter to me and my family.” Joining Jones in playing for
the USA are former Lady Tiger basketball standouts Seimone Augustus and Sylvia Fowles, who will anchor the two-time defending gold medal winning USA national team. The duo teamed together in 2008, as the Americans steamrolled the competition to bring home the gold medal in a 92-65 thrashing of Australia in the Gold Medal game.
Contact Chandler Rome at crome@lsureveille.com
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
RED STICK ROUNDUP Today:
Entertainment
Becoming a
Music from the Big House Director Bruce McDonald presents a documentary that digs into the rich musical history of Angola State Prison. The Manship Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $10
queen
Pitbull’s advertising led to his exile
Taylor Schoen
Wal-Mart’s promotion started simply enough. They took one of the world’s most popular entertainers and promised an appearance to the town whose Wal-Mart received the most “likes” on Facebook. Wal-Mart selected singer/ rapper/entrepreneur/all-around real-good-timehaver Pitbull to represent their brand. The rapper has numerous endorsement deals – this particuJOEY GRONER lar contest was brought about Columnist by his association with Sheets Energy Strips. But then the Internet happened. Boston Globe writer David Thorpe led a campaign to exile the rapper to what has to be the most secluded Wal-Mart in the world – a store on Alaska’s Aleut Island, in the town of Kodiak. The town’s population is a little more than 6,000. Thorpe’s campaign worked, with the Kodiak store receiving more than 70,000 likes, one of them being yours truly. For those of you keeping track at home, that’s almost 12 times the population of the town. The store was announced as the winner of the contest on July 15. Being the upstanding gentleman he is, Pitbull obliged, releasing a video stating he will, “go anywhere in the world for my fans.” Pit has scheduled a PITBULL see page 11
Local drag performer prepares for third annual Pride Show Contributing Writer
Friday: Quintron and Miss Pussycat The popular New Orleans group is joined by imagineIAM, T-Kettes and Lonely Lonely Knights. The Spanish Moon, $12
A Cat In Paris A nominee for the 2012 Best Animated Feature Oscar, the film tells the story of a house cat that moonlights as an assistant to a thief. The Manship Theatre, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., $6
Saturday: Live 3D Performance with J-Walt and Jonn Serrie Join two masters of visual arts as they present their new visual music performance piece. LASM Planetarium., 8 and 9 p.m., $10
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Justin Nicks shows off his dress Wednesday for the upcoming Pride Show on Friday.
South Pacific Join the Baton Rouge Little Theatre for the final presentation of South Pacific. 7155 Florida Blvd., 2 p.m., $29
This Friday marks the third annual Capital City Alliance Charity Pride Show: Kings, Queens and Everything Between hosted at Splash Nightclub. Typically, a drag show consists of men and women dressing up as the opposite gender and performing, usually dancing and lip-syncing to pop music. Justin Nicks, a Red Stick resident, will be performing at Splash this weekend. He provided some insight into the life of a queen in his own eccentric way. Nicks is a typical 20-something in Baton Rouge. Over the past few years, he’s juggled hectic class schedules, a social life and a part-time job. However, what sets him apart from many other young adults are his weekend transformations. Nicks delves into the gay bar scene, and more specifically, the drag show scene. His alter ego, Cami Sais Quoi emerges in bars and nightclubs for drag shows. “My first love has always been theater, and this is how I get my theater out,” Nicks explained. “It’s pretty much an actor’s delight, and I’ve always considered the greatest role for me, or any man, to play is probably a woman.” Nicks joined the drag circuit back in 2009 at the request of his former roommate. “I never thought that I would ever do this seriously,” Nicks said. “I never imagined as a little boy, at 13, I would be putting on makeup, aside from putting on my mom’s lipstick at five years old.” Over these past few years, Nicks has already lost count DRAG, see page 11
FOOD
SnoBall owner looks back on development Austen Krantz
Sunday:
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Staff Writer
Many of the snowball stands in Southern Louisiana are run independently, but many of them share an important ingredient: SnoWizard Ice Shavers. While the New Orleans-born hardware wasn’t the first of its kind, it popularized the snowball concept and quickly spread from the Crescent City through Louisiana and eventually the entire country and
even overseas. Ronnie Sciortino, head of SnoWizard, explained how his uncle, George J. Ortolano, eventually founded the company after inventing an ice shaver that trimmed block ice into a fine, fluffy, snowlike consistency in the early 20th century. “At the time, block ice was readily available because people had the old-time ice boxes,” Sciortino explained. “The size of the machine SNOBALL, see page 11
image courtesy of LUCIENNE HARRIS
Designed by Frank Ortolano, this was the brochure for the newly renamed, SnoWizard Snow Ball machine, circa 1948.
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Passion Pit, “Gossamer”
MUSIC
Columbia Records
It isn’t often an artist has multiple consecutive high-quality albums. But “Gossamer,” the latest effort by electro-pop band Passion Pit, is fantastic in almost every way. From the opening track and first single, “Take a Walk” to “On My Way,” the album is a non-stop parade of techo beats, sound clips and Michael Angelakos’ high-pitched voice. There’s not much to criticize — “Gossamer” is that good — but the never-ending euphoria of the tracks does begin to wear on the listener toward the end of the album. And casual music listeners will have to get used to Angelakos’ unique singing style, but that’s a love-hate type of thing. Some tracks are also weaker than others — especially “Constant Conversations” — but the remaining tracks are so good, it doesn’t even matter. “Gossamer” is worth listening to several times over.
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TAYLOR BALKOM
“The Dark Knight Rises”
Warner Brothers
What do Robin Hood, Oliver Twist, Tale of Two Cities and Braveheart have in common? These literary tales and more are all thrown together in one single film title and capped off with a man in a cape running around Gotham City. The Dark Knight Rises was okay, but honestly no movie could live up to the hype that surrounded its release, nor could it reach the standards “The Dark Knight” set. The two hour and 45 minute ending to the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy was one of the rare three-hour films that actually suffered from being too short. Character development for Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman and even Batman himself could have drastically enhanced the film, but the multi-plotline structure clogged up a lot of screen time. TDKR is absolutely worth seeing, but moviegoers shouldn’t expect the mindblowing epic that was promised.
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MIKE GEGENHEIMER
“The Bachelorette” finale
ABC
The finale consisted of a lot of tears from Emily and hardly any tears from the men. Once she was able to surface from face-sucking with Arie the entire season, Emily saved him the embarrassment of getting down on one knee only to be rejected. He seemed shocked, but he acted the best way anyone could in that situation and left without crying or screaming. The last few weeks of The Bachelorette had one thing missing from past seasons: drama. The producers and editors were forcing it on the television since Emily actually did a good job kicking off men with wrong intentions, the men we love to hate. She is a respectable Southern lady, and that just doesn’t cut it for a reality TV show like The Bachelorette.
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DANIELLE KELLEY
The Gaslight Anthem, “Handwritten”
Mercury Records
The Gaslight Anthem’s newest installment, “Handwritten,” is archaic beauty. Gaslight hones in on a classic rock vibe that pairs magnificently with frontman Brian Fallon’s raspy crooning. The band‘s timing is impeccable, knowing exactly when to slow down and when to crank up the energy. The album provides a sense of comfort like an old blanket, but also delivers the gritty feeling that comes from sitting in a smoky dive bar. The oxymoronic pleasure that is “Handwritten” is rife with relatable lyrics about the excitement and uncertainty of relationships, lost love and general reminiscing. The New Jersey quartet seems to have further developed their style from past albums like “American Slang,” becoming less angst-y in favor of more heartfelt and insightful songs. “Handwritten” can feel a tad repetitive at times, but that’s okay if the music is up to par, and it is.
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TAYLOR SCHOEN
Kanye West, Pusha T, “New God Flow”
Island Def Jam
“New God Flow” begins with a sample from Reverend G.I. Townsel’s “A Sermon Fragment, before morphing into a dramatic piano rift. The song then takes cues from “Synthetic Substitution’s” drum beat, as Pusha T presents a verse reminiscent of his days in Clipse. Kanye West follows Pusha with a sub-par verse. The song then mutates with a different, improved drum beat, courtesy of Kanye, before he ruins it all by telling an imaginary crowd to chant various words. Two minutes and 21 seconds is the perfect time to stop this song. “New God Flow” only gets worse as it progresses. I appreciate West’s effort, but this song belongs to Pusha T. Both speak about “how no one can hold [them] down.” However, Kanye’s delivery is ruined by mixing in unrelated nonsense.
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JOSHUA BERGERON
thenewno2, “thefearofmissingout”
Don’t be scared off by the uncertain-to-pronounce band name. H.O.T. Records Ltd. Thenewno2 (the new number two) have a solid product to offer those bold enough to take a seat. As a second full-length album, the quasi-electronic tracks reign in classic and technological instrumentals, swirling glossy piano with womping synth with clear and present vocals. The high-strummed intro in “Timezone,” backed with booping and grinding, proves a nice collaboration of two opposite methods of music-making. It leads to a calming refrain repetition of “It’s only me trying not to fear myself” — a should-be lonely sentiment, were it not set to so uplifting a tune. This album feels complete and satisfying, increasing in effectiveness when given more time and attention, but is capable of occupying a background of silence, if needed.
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
MORGAN SEARLES
Varsity picks up new talent buyer National, local bands sought for BR
Austen Krantz Staff Writer
Alex Bowen took his new job as the talent buyer for The Varsity Theatre in early June, but work has set in quickly for him. On top of his responsibilities as a booking agent, promoter and band manager, Bowen has spent his time as a talent buyer continually booking shows for The Varsity, which he said takes strategy, research and a lot of communication. “As a talent buyer, you have to keep up with the diverse array of popular music out there,” Bowen said in an e-mail. “You have to be on the cutting edge of what’s coming out. You’re always listening to music, checking out new albums and bands.” In addition, Bowen explained the most popular national acts constantly change; demand for some performers can shrink or grow. And Bowen must constantly reach out to these big acts to fill The Varsity’s calendar. This often has him determining what acts would do best at the venue, contacting these bands’ agents and agencies and drawing up a deal for the performance. But organizing the calendar proves more complex than throwing a bunch of popular bands onto various dates. “Of course, the time of year is relevant,” Bowen said. “I have
to book top shows around times like exams, spring break, Christmas break and summer, because obviously those are the slower times of the year.” Along with nationally prevalent acts, Bowen plans to book a healthy amount of local talent as well. Having served as a booking agent for local bands like High Top Kicks, Earphunk, Royal Teeth and Young Hedons, partly demonstrates his direct experience in local music. “There’s some great local talent around here and from the New Orleans area,” Bowen said. “We definitely plan on bringing in younger bands from the area and having local showcases and whatnot, as well as bringing in established local bands.” Gabriel Saint of the Baton Rouge-based electronic outfit High Top ex‘There’s some Kicks great local plained he first started worktalent around ing with Bowhere and from en after Bowen watched the New Orleans area.’ Saint’s band open for Alex Bower Bassnectar at talent buyer, The Varsity. As The Varsity Theatre the then-owner of The House in Tigerland, Bowen began booking the group for the venue and eventually other locations. “That was kind of the beginning of High Top Kicks,” Saint said. “Bowen was just as much a part of that as anyone else was.” Saint said Bowen takes an unbiased approach to booking,
doing what will best satisfy all parties involved. “Bowen does a good job of not only catering to what he wants to hear, but also what works from a business standpoint and what works from a fan stand point,” Saint said. “He books all kinds of different acts: what people coming to the shows like, what’s good for the business — he’s good at balancing that stuff.” Bowen explained all of this work stems from his appreciation for music, a focal point of his life. While he doesn’t perform, he’s found other ways to involve himself in music, from his responsibilities as a talent buyer and promoter to his obligations as the part owner of the silent disco company, Silent But Deadly LLC. The Varsity just presents another opportunity for an involvement in music. “The bottom line is, I just like to make music happen, and since I’m not a musician, I’ve achieved that through doing the business side of things,” he explained. “I’m extremely excited about my new job at The Varsity Theatre, and I’m going to do my best to use all of my relationships to make The Varsity one of the best venues in the country.”
Contact Austen Krantz at akrantz@lsureveille.com
Thursday, July 26, 2012 PITBULL, from page 9 promotional appearance in Kodiak on Sunday, July 29, with a show likely to follow. It will be the rapper’s first performance in Alaska. In the video, Pitbull addressed Thorpe, referring to him as “someone that thinks he was playing a prank.” He also invited him to come to the show, because Pitbull loves talking to his haters. I almost feel bad for my dog, Pitbull. Either he simply doesn’t understand that most people voted as a joke, or he knows the whole thing is a farce but must keep a straight face to appease Wal-Mart and Sheets. As funny as Thorpe’s campaign is on the surface, I have to respect the underlying reason for his desire to exile Pitbull. The rapper has endlessly plugged products in his music and videos. He’s turned himself into a walking billboard – a living, breathing platform for companies to push their brands. The problem is, unlike product placement within a movie, Pitbull has done this at the expense of the music. His songs, such as “Give Me Everything” and “Vida 23 (featured in the infamous ‘Real Good Time’ commercial),” have poorly-constructed lines that were written only to advertise for Kodak and Dr Pepper, respectively. Not that the rest of Pit’s music is better than either of those songs, but it’s the thought of a song being sold as advertising space that’s disconcerting. Surprisingly, Pitbull is upfront about his approach to music. He told Billboard magazine, “This is
DRAG, from page 9 of how many performances he has given while sporting a dress. He’s now an expert, but it hasn’t always been this way. “I looked like a weird, weird woman,” Nicks laughs. “When drag queens start out they don’t have anyone to help them out. It’s usually just a boy who wants to put on a dress and some makeup and say that he’s a drag queen.” Nicks revealed that, for his first show, he wore a bare minimum of makeup and said being a truly great queen requires far more dedication, application and the right amount of body padding. “It’s always been a learning process. Every drag queen is still learning, and there’s no limit of knowledge on how to get better in this business,” Nicks commented. Nicks said that Cami Sais Quoi’s style is a harmony of classic Hollywood chic and “just a little bit slutty.” “I enjoy doing emotional songs, but occasionally I just have to get out there and grind on somebody,” Nicks said playfully. Nicks reported that he isn’t completely sure what songs he’ll be strutting it to on Friday. He usually just goes with whatever feels right for that moment. Perhaps a Meat Loaf song is in the future, he hinted. Nicks says that he loves to entertain, and the audience is his favorite part of performing. “I don’t have to be the most
called the music business. It’s 90 percent business, 10 percent talent. There is no genius to what I do.” For a guy who takes himself seriously in a dance party commercial for Dr Pepper, an honest confession such as this is impressive. While I wholeheartedly supported Thorpe’s campaign, one must admire Pitbull for becoming as popular as he has. When he stepped on the scene eight years ago, would anyone have guessed he would one day be selling out concerts across the world while singing about everyone’s favorite 23 flavors? Sadly, Pit may represent the future of pop music. Advertisements are everywhere these days, and music, or at least songwriting, is one of the last territories they’ve inhabited. Other artists may start modeling themselves off of Pitbull, getting rich by branding themselves like a company, not by selling albums. But for now, let’s just enjoy the fact that we, the Internet, have outsmarted not only one of the world’s biggest chain stores, but one of the most annoying, omnipresent celebrities out there today. So grab a Dr Pepper and savor this moment, because I say a victory like that calls for a real good time.
Contact Joey Groner at jgroner@lsureveille.com popular queen, or be the most the beautiful, or even be the most wellknown, but when I go out there and I see that audience, I am there to entertain them,” Nicks said “It just excites me whenever I get on that stage, and the lights hit me, and there are people there watching me. It’s a really fun opportunity.” Nicks said he believes drag shows hold a special place in the LGBTQ community. “Unfortunately in our small community there’s not really a place of gathering. All we have are bars,” Nicks said. “We don’t have a center, a coffee shop or a grocery store. We have bars. And drag shows are really just a great way to entertain people, and they have been since Shakespearian times.” Cami Sais Quoi and other drag royalty will be present Friday to lip-sync and dance for audiences. Proceeds will be benefiting local equality group Capital City Alliance.
Contact Taylor Schoen at tschoen@lsureveille.com
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then and today is determined by the size of the ice that would fit in an ice box.” The soft texture allowed for the name snowball because unlike the crunchy coarseness of snow cones, this ice could be shaped into a ball, Sciortino said. Ortalano built his first ice shaving machine in 1936 and began using it in his Magazine St. grocery store in 1937. While he welded ships during World War II, Ortalano went to work manufacturing more machines in 1945 and began marketing them in 1948. Sciortino said while others produced similar machines before his uncle, his marketing and footwork primarily made his the first mass produced snowball machine in Louisiana. “He marketed the product by going into neighborhoods and sorrounding areas, and that’s how it became popularized,” Sciortino said. “You can have the best product in the world, but if no one knows about it, you won’t sell any.” He sold snowballs at school fairs and lent some to his other Italian relatives to use in their grocery stores as well. He eventually began using stands to sell snowballs throughout the entire city. “If you were to put all of these
page 11 on the map, you would see Magazine [Street], the French Quarter, Elysian Fields, Jefferson Highway,” he listed. “Now you have a half dozen snowball businesses in every area of the city. This is how people started to change from knowing the product in New Orleans from a snow cone to a snowball.” After his machine achieved notoriety, Ortalano decided on its name, Snow-Wizard. “When he saw that snow coming out of the nozzle, it really just looked like magic the way it turned ice into fluffy snow,” Sciortino said. “It produced balls of snow, and you could put a cup underneath the shoot and form a ball on top.” One result of SnoWizard’s popularity and larger production scale was Ortalano’s decision to shorten his products names from “Snow-Wizard” to “SnoWizard” and “snowball” to “SnoBall.” “Snoball” became a common spelling for those using Ortalano’s machines. “There are many other snoballs out there but SnoBall is the brand name given by my uncle,” Sciortino explained. Since Sciortino took responsibility of SnoWizard in 1981, he’s seen continuous development in the company and the industry. SnoWizard regularly updates technologies and materials to stay with the times, frequently adding new flavors, which
began upon Sciortino’s arrival in 1981. “When I got into biz in 1981, I think we had about 40 different flavors, today we have 150,” he said. “Today we’re very creative in developing new flavors — customers look for that every year.” Sciortino has also seen what efforts create a consistent, profitable snowball stand. While some owners only open in warmer times of year, Sciortino said a consistently well run and patronized stand can stay open until mid-October. In fact, stands in areas like California or Florida can sometimes stay open year-round. “Someone going into it to operate the business as a main source of income can make anywhere from $50,000 to $150,000 a year,” he said. While location often proves important, Sciortino emphasized professionalism for a snowball stand’s success. “To be a successful business, it has to be run like a business,” he explained. “It has to have quality product all the time, great customer service, regular hours — those people in a very short time can build up a clientele.”
Contact Austen Krantz at akrantz@lsureveille.com
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Chinese man’s stolen penis would make for a great screenplay THE PHILIBUSTER PHIL SWEENEY Columnist The script for the following story reeks of the Cohen brothers. Ethan and Joel, that daft American movie-making duo, are a pair of kooky cooks of a Chinese buffet of films flavored with soy and sesame and MSG — and LSD too, maybe. It might have been pieced together, for all I know, at a Panda Express, chopsticked on the page in calligraphied Chinese glyphs, not Hollywood’s customary Courier font. It’s a spec scrip, as they say in showbiz: a “speculative screenplay.” Unsought after, unsolicited by and unsold to the cinematic powers that be. It’s one of a million same in Tinseltown. The following is purely speculation on my part, based on a true story in the same manner as, say, “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories.” But it’s stranger than fiction, that much is fact.
“O Brother, Where Art Thou? II” is as befitting a working title as any for the farcical black comedy. It might star Jackie Chan as protagonist Fei Lin, 41, the promiscuous Chinese Pepé Le Pew of Zhejiang, China, a man reputedly packing a panda in his pants as long as the Great Wall. Crotching tiger, hidden dragon. The script’s logline might read, “Fei Lin’s liaisons with the local Lucy Liu’s — dalliances he diplomatically denies, of course — are well-known in his village, Niqiao. While the trysts were at first sweet, they’ve now soured. Lin’s about to learn a lesson about love. And about loss.” That July night was a gentle one, albeit tolerably foggy. There was a uniquely Asian sort of tranquility suspended about Niqiao, some at-one existential dew — which belied, at any rate, the Bangkok bedlam to come in Lin’s bedroom, where the ladykiller was sleeping. And solo, too, on this night. For once. It was around 4 a.m. when four men invaded Lin’s flat with
the menace of marauding Mongolians, wrangling him like some misbehaved bronco, and lassoed his head with a bag. And the plot doesn’t just thicken, here — it engorges. There was a de facto penectomy; and just as quickly as the penis-plundering Huns had ridden in, they rode off again. “They put something over my head and pulled down my trousers, and then they ran off,” the protagonist might say — lines lifted from Lin’s actual police report. “I was so shocked I didn’t feel a thing — then I saw I was bleeding and my penis was gone.” Fade out. Fin. It’s here that the story ends, of course. At least for now. Not a happy ending, as it were — but it’s an open-ended one. “I read a report about a man whose penis had been sewn back on,” mused American travel writer Paul Theroux in “Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train through China.” That was 1988, of course — and “the news items gave [Theroux] the creeps.”
But post-John Bobbitt, a “Frankenpenis” monster isn’t nearly the shrinkage-effecting phallic fright it once was. There’s hope for Lin, in other words — if he can get his hands on his missing member. Then again, some Chinese men “had what was called ‘onestage reconstruction of the penis,’” Theroux continued, “which was not a reattachment, but a whole new dick cobbled from spare parts — a piece of rib, a skin graft, some loose tubes.” A pieces-and-parts penis.
Which — to me, at least — sounds like a hell of a sequel. The world’s a wonderfully weird place, isn’t it? Phil Sweeney is a 25-year-old English senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_PhilSweeney.
Contact Phil Sweeney at psweeney@lsureveille.com
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Texas Rep. Lamar Smith a threat to both personal, media’s freedoms MANUFACTURING DISCONTENT
DAIVD SCHEUERMANN Columnist Congress isn’t exactly America’s favorite institution right now. With a measly 17 percent approval rating according to a Gallup poll released last month, the legislative body’s only real bipartisan achievement is its ability to unite both sides of the aisle in mutual disdain. Yet Congress is merely a sum its parts, and some of those parts are worse than others. Meet Representative Lamar Smith, R – Texas, of Texas’s 21st congressional district. Now, I don’t usually write columns to go after one particular politician or another, but sometimes a Congressman is involved in so many troubling pieces of legislation that I’d feel irresponsible if I didn’t opine about it. Smith seemed to have been a relatively unknown politician outside of his district before late last year – that is before he introduced
a bill that would enrage millions of Internet users around the country: the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). SOPA has already been extensively covered by those in this newspaper and others across the country, and it’s provisions received a resounding “no” from many of this country’s citizens when they joined an online protest against the bill. When it comes to Internet-related bills, Smith is an archvillain to those who understand and use the technology most. Along with SOPA, Smith also introduced another Internet-related bill last year called the Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act (PCIP). Of course, at first glance, it’s difficult to imagine who would oppose such a bill. However, it wasn’t the bill’s goals that instigated protest, it was the methods for achieving those goals. PCIP would have mandated that Internet service providers to keep records of their users’ information for 18 months. That includes Internet activity, names, bank accounts, IP addresses and
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credit card numbers, leaving people’s information at risk to security breaches and “treating every Internet user like a criminal,” in the words of Electronic Frontier Foundation attorney Kevin Bankston. Yet, despite the backlash against these bills, Smith’s crusade for intellectual property rights has continued. Most recently, he has introduced the Intellectual Property Attache Act, which would create a new bureaucracy in the Department of Commerce to influence other nation’s laws on intellectual property. So much for the notion of smaller government. Still, it isn’t only in the digital realm that Smith has earned my disaffection. Smith is Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which is charged with overseeing the the administration of justice in federal courts. Earlier this month, that same committee, in response to stories in the New York Times detailing President Obama’s secret “kill list” and the United States’ role with the Stuxnet virus, flirted with the idea
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of expanding the Espionage Act of 1917 to journalists who publish leaked information. As a columnist, such a suggestion is appalling to me. It’s the kind of thinking that leads to an authoritarian state and limits what civilians know about their government. That’s a running theme with everything I’ve discussed in this article. SOPA’s censoring provisions were deemed by many, including Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, as an attack on the freedom of speech. PCIP clearly threatened the average citizen’s right to privacy, a right that has been chipped away frequently in the past decade. The threatened expansion of the Espionage Act showed, at the very least, a disrespect for the freedom of the press. And in each one of these cases there is a constant repeating variable, and that is Rep. Smith.
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However, despite being associated with these actions, Smith won the Republican nomination for his district, essentially ensuring his reelection in November in the eyes of many. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the fight is over. Smith has shown himself to be a threat to many important civil liberties and to the Internet in general, and I hope this article demonstrates that to those from or with family from Texas’ 21st district. It’s a long time between now and November. David Scheuermann is a 20-yearold mass communication and computer science junior from Kenner. Follow him on Twitter at @TDR_dscheu. Contact David Scheuermann at dscheuermann@lsureveille.com
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“Bad politians are sent to Washington by good people who don’t vote. ”
William E. Simon American businessman Nov. 27, 1927 — June 3, 2000
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Ramadan a month for meditation, brotherhood, empathy BLUE-EYED DEVIL
NICHOLAS PIERCE Columnist As the sun set last Friday evening at the Baton Rouge central mosque, Mesjid ar-Rahman, I took my place in the prayer line. Mesjid ar-Rahman, literally translated, means the Mosque of Mercy — and on this night, the first night of the holy month, it seemed an entirely appropriate name. It was the first iftar of Ramadan 2012, the first breaking of the fast. The air was alive with a sort of meditative tension, a weary goodwill. As the hall filled with hundreds of people from every corner of the earth, I took note. The brothers from West Africa were there, in their bright sapphire robes and matching skull caps. They were joined by Arabs in bleach white thobes and Pakistani men in ankle
length trousers and thin, hastily wound turbans. The Americans were amongst them, myself included, in a motley mix of jeans and polo shirts and purple-and-gold baseball caps turned backward so the bill wouldn’t get in the way when your forehead hits the ground in prayer. It is Ramadan, and a sense of camaraderie — a brotherhood of humanity which knows no bounds or borders — overwhelms old grudges and prejudices. Debts are forgiven and feuding friends and family are reconciled. To Muslims, Ramadan is both a trial and celebration — an annual renewal of faith. For the 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide, it is a 30-day sunup to sundown fast — in which all food, water, cigarettes and sex are forbidden. The daytime fast is broken as the sun sets, and is supplemented with night-long prayers and meditations. It is said that the blessing for
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Young voters, don’t give up on political process The Oracle, U. South Florida As the election season grows nearer and the 2012 presidential election continues to reside at the forefront of the nation’s mind, college students especially must educate themselves and exercise their right to vote, both at the local and national levels. According to a Pew Research Center poll released this summer, Americans under the age of 30 are less engaged in the upcoming election and in politics than they were in 2008. Among voters under the age of 50, only 60 percent said they were giving the election “quite a lot of thought,” a significant decrease from 71 percent in 2008. Over the past few years, many of President Barack Obama’s supporters became disillusioned with the candidate after seeing little of the promised change. A Harvard Institute of Politics survey from the spring shows that Obama’s 12-point lead against Republican candidate Mitt Romney among 18- to 24-year-olds is half of what it is among 25- to 29-year-olds. Despite the disappointment following the 2008 election, and because most presidential election cycles seem to yield few immediate results, students should not give up on the political process and should focus more on the elections at the state and local level, where they are more likely to experience change. Many have expressed their distaste for both candidates of the Democratic and the Republican Parties. Nonetheless, not voting in protest is not the answer. Rather, voting for
one of those two candidates, or voting for a candidate from neither party, remains a better alternative than foregoing a right for which many people around the world have fought and died. The U.S. has, since its revolution, had a longer period of disenfranchisement than enfranchisement. The 15th Amendment of 1870 was not smoothly implemented, and it was not until 1965 that the Voting Rights Act was passed to prevent obstacles to black citizens voting. It was not until 1920 that the 19th Amendment secured women’s suffrage. A right that was so difficult to secure universally should not be taken for granted, even if some feel as though “there is no point” or that “my vote doesn’t count.” Especially, according to Melissa Harris-Perry of MSNBC, if you’re a voter in several states, including Florida, “Your vote matters. A lot.” Making voting mandatory for those above the age of 18, as Greece has recently done, is not the solution to the seeming indifference of youth in the U.S. Nonetheless, the U.S. at its very foundation is based on the idea of “no taxation without representation,” and voting is that form of representation. Everyone, including college students and young adults alike, should make an effort to vote based on an informed opinion.
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any righteous deed done during the month is multiplied many times over — a tradition which commands a heavy emphasis on charity and giving during the holy month. Ramadan celebrates the time in which the Muslim prophet Muhammad received his revelation, known as the Noble Qur’an, and it serves to remind the Muslim community, the Ummah, of the deprivation felt by those whose lives are a constant struggle — a daily and unceasing fast. The month not only serves to build empathy, but to also steel within the devout a determination to avoid pettiness, wickedness and temptation in the coming year — the idea being that if one can keep himself from water, the very essence of life, he can keep himself from cheating, lying and harming others. Ramadan is broken into three sections of ten days, each section taking on a different spiritual emphasis. The first third of Ramadan, the
first 10 days, carry a focus on the mercy of God towards his creation. The second ten days revolve around God, Allah in Arabic and his capacity for forgiveness. In the last 10 days of Ramadan — the third revolving around salvation — Muslims expectantly await Laylat al-Qadr, the night of power (most commonly celebrated on the 27th night of the month), believed to coincide with the night on which the Qur’an was first given to Muhammad over 1,433 years ago. During the last 10 days, nightly prayers run until sun up, and many people follow the tradition of the Prophet by sleeping in the mosque. As the 30 days run their course and the new moon is sighted, signifying the end of Ramadan, charity is given widely and freely in the form of Zakat al-Fitr, a mandatory concession made on behalf of the poor and impoverished in the community. Preparations are made for Eid al-Fitr, the feast which will fall on the first day of Shawwal, the month
which directly follows Ramadan, according to the Muslim calendar. Enshallah, God willing, the Eid will serve as a culmination of the entire month’s struggle, and all of the focus and concentration — all of the devotion turned into a sort of refining fire of worship and self-improvement — will decompress and for the first time in 30 days, Muslims worldwide will relax. Whether you’re fasting or not, I would like to wish everyone a happy holidays and a Ramadan Mubarak, a blessed month.
company is on record against civil rights.” -Anonymous
express[ing] his views,” when it’s very obviously instead about where the money goes? In short, why is this entire piece so dishonest?” -Hyhybt
Nicholas Pierce is a 22-year old history senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_nabdulpierc.
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WEB COMMENTS As usual, our website, lsureveille. com, has been absolutely buzzing with reader comments. Check it out today, and let your voice be heard. In response to Joshua Bergeron’s column, “Values shouldn’t affect food choices,” readers had this to say: “If a company (let’s call them White Burger) openly and legally spends money to support a racists cause (like, say the KKK), you think it is acceptable for me to spend my money there? In America, more and more our money IS our vote/voice. Sure there are other things that we can do to exact change, but that doesn’t mean that we should continue to support a
“@Joshua Bergeron - You should look into “One Million Moms.” It is an offshoot of the FRC I believe. They and many others have been boycotting pro-gay establishments for years. Why did you not mention that in your article in the interest of being fair and balanced?” -Anonymous “Why does the author consistently pretend that Christian values necessarily includes being anti-gay? Why does he pretend that it was widely known before very recently that Chick-fil-A donates to FRC and Exodus? Why does he pretend that this is about Cathy “simply
“This man made his company spend millions of dollars to groups that work against gay equality and you think we should shut up and take it? What if he cited God to spent millions to prevent under-21-yearolds from accessing birth control? I wonder what your response would be then.” -Chris
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