The Daily Reveille - September 28, 2012

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Tigers Tango

PRESIDENTIAL RACE

No.3 LSU closes out non-conference play with unheralded Towson Tigers Chris Abshire Sports Writer

LSU fans and players have questioned who Towson is since the game was added to the schedule last August.

Saturday night, they find out.

Towson (2-1) enters Tiger Stadium as such an unknown underdog that most sports books don’t even have a point spread set for the game.

The school’s own website refers to the matchup as “the biggest challenge in the 44-year history of

the Towson football program.”

But the visiting Tigers are LSU’s first ranked test of the season, carrying a No. 12 ranking in the Football Championship Subdivision, and are the defending Colonial Athletic Association champions.

“I think the team is truly going to be challenged by our opponent,” said LSU coach Les Miles. [Towson is] a talented group. They have speed and ability offensive and defensively, as well as on special teams. I think our team understands that.”

The Tigers from Towson are coming off consecutive home wins, but they may be more notorious for tackling a Kent State defender running the wrong way on a punt return in a 41-21 season-opening loss.

That play was comedic highlight reel material, but now the spotlight is actually on the school with an enrollment of 18,000 just north of Baltimore.

Towson has only played in front of more than 30,000 fans three times in school history, an ominous sign as nearly TANGO, see page 11

LSU wide receivers James Wright (82), Russell Shepard (10), Odell Beckham Jr. (3), Kadron Boone (86) and Armand Williams (81) huddle together before the Tigers’ 12-10 victory against Auburn on Sept. 22.

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Libertarian to speak on campus tonight Campaign not viewed as feasible Megan Dunbar Staff Writer

Americans are split down the middle on the subject of needing a major third party, according to a Gallup poll that collected data in early September, and one third party candidate is speaking at the University on Friday.

Gary Johnson, formerly the governor of New Mexico, is running as the Libertarian presidential candidate and will speak in the Student Union Theatre at 7 p.m. as part of his Rally for Jobs, Diversity and Opportunity.

The Gallup poll shows 46 JOHNSON percent of people view a third party as necessary, yet 45 percent say the two existing parties “do an adequate job.”

THIRD PARTIES, see page 11

PERFORMANCE

Comic Bon Qui Qui entertains on campus ‘Students wanted to see more comedians’ Claire Caillier Radio Reporter

“Sa-currity,” “Ruu” and “I will cut you,” are all phrases that could be heard inside the Union Theater on Thursday night as former Mad TV star Anjelah Johnson made the audience double over in laughter during her performance.

An hour before the show started, the former NFL cheerleader rapped and beatboxed during her microphone check.

In an interview with The have something in common with Daily Reveille, Johnson said she other people,” she said. became a comedian by accident.

Her brother is the main inspiShe was involved in a church ration for her famous alter ego, group in which one of “Bon Qui Qui.” the members taught a “He has an atTune into 91.1 comedy class. titude, KLSU at 4:20 p.m. fabulousheandis heghetto “It was weird, says and 5:20 p.m. whatever he feels I didn’t really have for more on an interest until she like saying and he invited me; I hadn’t Anjelah Johnson. doesn’t care who is really thought about listening,” she said it before then,” she said in her in her Bon Qui Qui voice. “Bon purple LSU T-shirt and combat Qui Qui will say something and it boots. will catch on and people will say Johnson said she enjoys be- it and it is kind of like how my ing a comedian because she likes brother is too.” relating to people.

“It feels good to know you BON QUI QUI, see page 4

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Comedian Anjelah Johnson, also known as Bon Qui Qui, performed in the Union Theatre on Thursday night. Her big break in the comedy business came from YouTube.

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INTERNATIONAL Rowling launches first post-Potter novel to fanfare, mixed reviews LONDON (AP) — After months of hype and anticipation, J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults has appeared, swept into the arms of hopeful booksellers and an army of grown-up Harry Potter fans eager to find out what his creator has done next.

A gritty and darkly humorous tale of ugly realities in a pretty English village, “The Casual Vacancy” seems a long way from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and reviewers gave it a mixed reception. But Rowling said Thursday she wasn’t worried about the response.

Palestinian president Abbas accuses Israel of ‘ethnic cleansing’ UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of ethnic cleansing Thursday for building settlements in east Jerusalem.

“It is a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Palestinian people via the demolition of their homes,” Abbas said in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly.

Shortly after, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked Abbas in his own address.

“We won’t solve our conflict with libelous speeches at the U.N.,” Netanyahu said.

Nation & World

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J.K. Rowling poses for photographers with her new book, “The Casual Vacancy,” at the Southbank Centre in London on Thursday.

Senegalese mark 10 years since their ‘Titanic,’ honor victims DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A handful of survivors gathered in Senegal on Wednesday to pay homage to the victims of the Joola, a Senegalese ferry that sank off the coast of Gambia in 2002, killing 1,863 people.

That’s 361 more than were killed when the Titanic went down nine decades earlier, claiming 1,502 lives. The government-owned ferry was carrying several times the maximum recommended number of passengers, and survivors say it was already listing from the excess weight when it ran into a storm.

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NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

New York City to round out skyline with world’s tallest Ferris wheel

ExxonMobil plans to expand two La. chemical plants over next two years

NEW YORK (AP) — The Big Apple is getting another “biggest”: the world’s tallest Ferris wheel, part of a plan to draw New Yorkers and tourists alike to the city’s so-called “forgotten borough.”

The New York Wheel is to grace a spot in Staten Island overlooking the Statue of Liberty and the downtown Manhattan skyline, sweeping higher than other big wheels like the Singapore Flyer, the London Eye and a “High Roller” planned for Las Vegas.

Officials hope to have the wheel turning by the end of 2015.

Pastors protest Hobby Lobby on federal health care law challenge

The New York Mayor’s office released an artist’s rendering of a proposed 625-foot Ferris wheel planned as part of a retail and hotel complex in Staten Island.

(AP) — ExxonMobil said Thursday a $200 million project to expand two of its Louisiana chemical and lubricant plants will bring more than 400 construction and full-time jobs to the state over the next two years.

Company officials say construction on the chemical and lubricants plants in Baton Rouge and Port Allen will begin at the end of the year.

When construction is completed in 2014, 45 full-time jobs will be added to the facilities that currently employ 2,600.

The expanded 8.3-acre plant will replace an existing manufacturing facility in New Jersey.

‘Sons of Anarchy’ actor suspected of killing landlady prior to his death

Boustany, Landry disagree on ‘lame duck’ Congressional session

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An actor on the TV drama “Sons of Anarchy” plunged to his death in a driveway after apparently killing his landlady and attacking neighbors near Hollywood, police said Thursday.

Johnny Lewis, who played Kip “Half-Sack” Epps in the FX show, is the only suspect in the death of 81-year-old Catherine Davis, according to Los Angeles police.

Authorities found them dead Wednesday morning after neighbors reported a woman screaming inside the home, Cmdr. Andrew Smith said.

CROWLEY (AP) — Two Louisiana congressmen fighting each other for re-election disagree on whether Congress should return after the November election to deal with expiring tax breaks, farm aid and looming budget cuts.

Rep. Jeff Landry said the decisions are too large to make in a “lame duck” session and should be rolled into the new year.

But Rep. Charles Boustany said if Congress doesn’t address issues before year’s end, the nation’s economy could spiral into deep recession.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Christian activists attempted Thursday to deliver a petition to Hobby Lobby criticizing its challenge to a portion of the new federal health care law, but guards at the company’s headquarters turned them away.

Rev. Lance Schmitz of the Capitol Hill Church of the Nazarene in Oklahoma City said more than 80,000 people signed a petition circulated by Faithful America, an online Christian group, and UltraViolet, which promotes women’s rights.

Schmitz said he intends to mail the petition to the company.

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FACILITY SERVICES

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University, local businesses brace for game day crowds

Juliann Allen Contributing Writer

Excitement reigns in the stillness of a Friday afternoon as Facility Services sets up fencing and places recycling bins around the University campus. Students finishing their last classes of the week walk past workers posting signs for tailgaters, yet preparing for an LSU home football game is much more than meets the eye.

Paul Favaloro, Facility Services director of services and resources, said planning for football game days starts months in advance, sometimes as early as January.

Facility Services gets together with the LSU Athletics Department to discuss lessons learned, improvements for next season and ways to further the game day experience for tailgaters, Favaloro said.

In early June, Facility Services begins work with the Athletics Department to make sure stadium electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems operate correctly in order to accommodate more than 92,000 fans, Favaloro said.

He said after double checking the contracts with waste removal, fencing, portable toilets and laborer services, workers review the eight buildings that provide restrooms on game day and make sure the campus grounds are mowed, trimmed and cleaned. “[We make] sure the campus is looking good for our guests,” Favaloro said.

Facility Services places 4,000 trash cans and 3,000 recycle bins throughout campus on Friday evenings and checks the stadium systems once more, he said.

Mike St. Romain, Facility Services outdoor utilities and pumps manager, said at 8 a.m. on game day, workers make their rounds in the stadium, securing each restroom,

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Facility Services employees James Smith (left), Keith Raysibe (center) and Leroy Bryer (right) clear sewer lines Wednesday in preparation for the Tigers’ home game Saturday.

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Facility Services employee Hank Williams repairs a pipe Wednesday in preparation for the Tigers’ home game Saturday.

concession stand and first aid station, and electricians check the air conditioners. He said this process usually lasts until 1 p.m.

“We try to freeze everything out,” St. Romain said. “[We] make sure everybody’s good and cold.”

LSU Police Department Captain Cory Lalonde said several hundred officers from various security and alcohol agencies are stationed around campus to control the 115,000 to 125,000 people tailgating and walking around.

Once the game begins, St. Romain said one person watches over each fire alarm for the entire game on the east and west sides of the stadium.

He said plumbers stand by to handle any problems in the restrooms, noting an average of 25 clogged toilets throughout the stadium on any given game day.

Patrick Wilkerson, general

The Manship School held a political forum Thursday, where panelists discussed foreign policy in the United States.

manager of Bengals and Bandits, said game days yield a lot of business from both LSU fans and fans from opposing teams. Wilkerson said on Saturdays, the store often gets packed, sometimes having 70 to 90 people inside.

He compared game day sales for his store to Black Friday sales for other stores.

“Those weekends are where we do a large portion of our business,” he said.

Caitlin Lawless, assistant manager of Reginelli’s, said game day “amplifies” the amount of food the restaurant cooks, including baking at least 200 pizzas and multiple loaves of bread. Lawless said the restaurant packs in about 200 people, and customers are willing to sacrifice comfort to squeeze into the restaurant on game day.

“This whole entire place is

The Board of Regents approved a project to create a traffic roundabout at Dalrymple Drive.

packed constantly,” she said.

After the tailgaters have loaded up their tents and post-game parties have ended, the work for Facility Services remains far from finished.

Favaloro said 150 workers start cleaning campus at 4 a.m. the following morning, gathering an average of 50 to 80 tons of debris.

“Our tailgaters have a lot of fun, and they leave the remnants of that behind,” he said.

Though it does take more resources to try to pick up the tremendous amount of trash, Favaloro said

the amount has decreased in recent years.

Workers picked up an average of 76 tons of trash after each game of the 2007 season, but last season, workers only gathered 57 tons of trash, he said.

Favaloro said 10 to 20 percent of the debris that is hauled off is recycled.

Contact Juliann Allen at jallen@lsureveille.com

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BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

BON QUI QUI, from page 1

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In Harmony Jazz featuring Ernest Jackson play to attendants of the United Voices Concert on Thursday at the Towne Center in downtown Baton Rouge.

Concert promotes First Amendment Patrons included University students Alyson Gaharan Contributing Writer

The Baton Rouge community gathered in the Town Square on Thursday night to promote freedom of religion, enjoy cool weather and listen to jazz music at the Voices United Concert, hosted by the Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

Thursday’s event was part of a national concert series happening this weekend in all 50 states. The Louisiana chapter of Americans United plans to hold an event in New Orleans on Friday.

“The idea is that if church and state are connected, we have no freedom of religion,” said the President of the Louisiana chapter of Americans United Tom Hannie. “We’re all about getting together to celebrate freedom and continue that tradition in this country.”

Ten members of the University’s Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics club volunteered for the event and helped with miscellaneous tasks, including set-up and cleanup. The club has about 200 members, according to AHA President and economics senior Alex Fuglaar.

Fuglaar believes promoting causes like separation of church and state with larger groups within the community and not just collegiate groups is an important aspect of what the club does. One of AHA’s core values is promotion of First Amendment rights.

Rev. Steve J. Crump of the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge gave a brief speech explaining that freedom of religion is a constitutional principle.

“We’re here for democracy, not theocracy,” Crump said.

Former Building Manager for the University’s Lod Cook Hotel and Americans United member Al Aubin said events like the Voices United Concert are pertinent to students’ personal education.

“For the first time, [students]

are away from their parents and have to make their own choices about how religion and government should interact,” Aubin said.

Hannie intended for the Voices United Concert to rally support for the cause of separation of church and state, but the event was also social.

The jazz music, performed by In Harmony Jazz, and refreshments drew passers-by into the event.

Larry Schexnaydre was driving by, heard music and pulled over.

“The weather’s perfect tonight, and I heard the jazz music.

It’s not your typical pop band— they have an upright bass. It would have been criminal not to stop by,” Schexnaydre said.

Contact Alyson Gaharan at agaharan@lsureveille.com

Johnson said she is able to transcend racial barriers because nothing in her act is mean-spirited.

“Everything is my point of view, and it is accurate,” she said.

“For example with the Vietnamese accent, it sounds so similar to the actual language that it is hard to be offended by it.”

Her big break in the business came from a YouTube video of her impersonating a nail salon employee on stage.

“It blew up my spot,” she said.

Toward the end of the show, Johnson announced King Burger fired “Bon Qui Qui,” but her character has just released three songs on iTunes.

Johnson proceeded to rap “I’m a cut you,” to a hysterical audience.

Spanish freshman Hayley Delira said she liked how Johnson used new jokes in the routine.

“I liked how it was all different,” Delira said. “I liked all the music.”

Director of Union Promotions Nikki Godfrey said the Union has an initiative with the Union Theater to bring in performances that appeal to students.

“Anjelah Johnson was a good choice because students wanted to see more comedians,” Godfrey said.

Godfrey said some of the other performances include The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience, Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood and Swan Lake.

Contact Claire Caillier at ccaillier@lsureveille.com

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Sports

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No. 3 LSU

VS.

Towson’s got Talent Public university in Maryland boasts several notable grads

Towson

Game Week Notebook

You might know more about Towson University than you realize.

If you’ve ever heard the lovable voice of Elmo, watched a Saints game in the last few years, seen professional wrestling or watched “Dirty Jobs,” you are familiar with some Towson Tigers.

The school of 17,517 undergraduate students, located eight miles north of downtown Baltimore, boasts a number of familiar names who have graced its campus.

LSU SCHEDULE Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 23

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LSU 41, UNT 14 LSU 41, Wash. 3 LSU 63, Idaho 14 LSU 12, Auburn 10 Towson @ Florida South Carolina @ Texas A&M Alabama Mississippi St. Ole Miss @ Arkansas

Here are a few Towson alums:

JOE VITT

LSU STATISTICS PASSING · Zach Mettenberger: 778 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT

Saints interim head coach

STACY KEIBLER

retired professional wrestler

RUSHING · Kenny Hilliard: 345 yards, 47 carries, 6 TD · Michael Ford: 149 yards, 27 carries, 1 TD · Spencer Ware: 136 yards, 24 carries, 0 TD

RECEIVING · Jarvis Landry: 160 yards, 17 catches, 1 TD · Odell Beckham Jr: 158 yards, 11 catches, 0 TD · James Wright: 115 yards, 10 catches, 0 TD

TOWSON STATISTICS PASSING · Grant Enders: 605 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT

MIKE ROWE

RUSHING · Terrance West: 271 yards, 49 carries, 5 TD · Grant Enders: 116 yards, 26 carries, 0 TD · Dominique Booker: 93 yards, 19 carries, 0 TD

RECEIVING · Erron Banks: 150 yards, 13 catches, 1 TD · Spencer Wilkins: 130 yards, 10 catches, 0 TD · Leon Kinnard: 43 yards, 5 catches, 0 TD

JERMON BUSHROD

Saints offensive tackle

DAVE MEGGETT

former Patriots running back

KEVIN CLASH

the voice of Elmo

host of “Dirty Jobs” photos courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and

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TOTAL AND SCORING OFFENSE LSU: 157 points, 39.2 points per game Towson: 87 points, 29 points per game

Payout comes with Towson nets $500,000 a price for Towson to play in Death Valley

Rushing offense

Chandler Rome

TEAM STATISTICS

LSU: 990 yards, 247.5 yards per game, 13 TD Towson: 589 yards, 196.3 YPG, 6 TD

Passing offense LSU: 778 yards, 194.5 YPG, 4 TD, 2 INT Towson: 605 yards, 201.7 YPG, 4 TD, 3 INT TOTAL AND SCORING DEFENSE LSU: 41 points, 10.2 points per game Towson: 75 points, 25 points per game

Rushing defense LSU: 227 yards, 56.8 YPG, 1 TD Towson: 437 yards, 145.7 YPG, 6 TD

Passing defense LSU: 571 yards, 142.8 YPG, 4 TD, 8 INT Towson: 321 yards, 107 YPG, 2 TD, 0 INT ALBERT BURFORD / The Daily Reveille

FOOTBALL

Sports Writer

With matchups against five other Football Subdivision schools since 2008, including cross-town rival Maryland, the sixth contest of that period still shocks Dan O’Connell, Towson’s veteran Director of Athletics Media Relations.

“I never, ever expected to play in Baton Rouge in Tiger Stadium,” O’Connell said.

Now officially claiming he’s seen it all with the Football Championship Subdivision Towson Tigers, O’Connell said the game arose from a relationship between Towson athletic director Mike Waddell and some LSU officials.

Sandwiched between Southeastern Conference road trips for LSU, Towson comes in as a guarantee game, meaning LSU will not return the trip to Maryland while Towson earns $500,000 to play the nation’s No. 3 team.

LSU Senior Associate Athletics Director Verge Ausberry acknowledged the relationship between Waddell and LSU officials, but added every potential LSU opponent is scouted so that games continue to build on themselves.

After reaching out to “about four or five schools,” Ausberry found the perfect fit. “[Towson was] a better fit,” TOWSON, see page 7

COOL HAND LUKE LUKE JOHNSON Sports Editor It’s nearly pay day in Baltimore.

When Towson takes the field against No. 3 LSU in Tiger Stadium Saturday night, it will be $500,000 richer as a university. That money will go a long way toward making its athletic department flush with all kinds of shiny toys.

But is it worth it?

The game won’t necessarily be a romp, even if LSU feels it has something to prove after escaping from Auburn with a 12-10

win last week.

Towson running back Terrance West scored 29 touchdowns as a freshman in 2011, and has already tallied five in three games this season. With a 5-foot-11, 223-pound frame, West would be easy to confuse for one of LSU’s backs.

LSU coach Les Miles warned his team this week about underestimating its opponent. All he had to do was bring up his alma mater’s 2007 season-opener, when Appalachian State shocked the sports world with an improbable 34-32 win in the Big House against No. 5 Michigan.

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SOCCER

Friday, September 28, 2012

CROSS COUNTRY

LSU seeking test at McNeese Tigers looking for more experience Spencer Hutchinson Sports Contributor

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LSU senior forward Carlie Banks moves the ball around a Kentucky defender Sunday during the Tigers’ 1-2 loss to the Wildcats in the LSU Soccer Stadium.

Tigers to face first SEC road matchup Young LSU team will meet Bulldogs Chris Abshire Sports Writer

The LSU soccer team may find a partner in commiseration when it hits the road in the Southeastern Conference for the first time this season Friday night.

The Tigers (4-4-3) travel to Starkville to face Mississippi State (7-3-1), who may be the only other league team that can match LSU’s recent woes.

Like LSU, the Bulldogs are 0-3-1 in SEC play, losing three SEC games by a combined score of 13-2, but curiously drawing to league favorite South Carolina.

State began the season 7-0 and averaged nearly three goals per match in non-conference play.

LSU coach Brian Lee said he expects the Bulldogs to resemble the team that raced to a fast start.

“This is the best Mississippi State team we’ve ever seen,” Lee said. “They’re a little more athletic than they normally are.

We’ll have our hands full, especially with it being the first road game in the SEC.” A stern test would be a welcome change in the series. The Tigers have dominated MSU during Lee’s tenure, winning all seven matches and outscoring the Bulldogs 15-3 since 2009.

But this year’s LSU team doesn’t exactly mirror the ones that have pillaged State on the pitch.

The Tigers are reeling after a winless four-match home stretch to open SEC play, the first time in Lee’s eight seasons LSU failed to earn a win in three home matches, much less four.

Five Tiger freshmen who start or play significant minutes — led by co-leading scorers Heather Magee and Fernanda

Piña — will make their SEC road debuts against the Bulldogs.

“Every year, it’s a new game,” Lee said. “With the turnover in rosters, it’s about that one game and not what you’ve done against a team in the past. These freshmen haven’t beaten State.”

One of the Tigers’ lone bright spots has been junior goalkeeper Megan Kinneman, who has allowed one goal per match and saved 55 shots this season.

Kinneman said a change of venue could help a Tiger team that is still adjusting to one another.

“We’ve always said the SEC is won on the road.” Kinneman said. “That’s when you decide what kind of season you’re going to have. This is our chance to come together and turn it around.”

Kinneman and LSU’s defenders will be tasked with stopping a dynamic State frontline, led by junior striker Elisabeth Sullivan and her already careerhigh seven goals.

“She’s lightning quick and produces or contributes to a lot of their goals,” Lee said. “She’s tough to slow down.”

Aiding Sullivan in the attacking third is freshman Honeye Heydari, who has five goals, and sophomore Amy Hoover, who has four goals.

Despite the Tigers’ well-documented road struggles as of late — LSU’s three current seniors are 13-15-6 in opposing stadiums — senior Natalie Ieyoub said the SEC’s volatility could help them turn the season around.

“There’s been a lot of surprising results around the league already,” she said. “Records hopefully don’t matter at this point.”

Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @AbshireTDR

Regionally ranked for the first time this season, the LSU women’s cross country team will put its new standing to the test Saturday at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede.

Fresh off a first-place finish in its own invitational on Saturday, the LSU women — now No. 11 in the South Central Region — will square off against No. 14 McNeese State.

“I thought this year we would have a good nucleus of girls if they put in the work, and last week showed that,” said LSU coach Mark Elliott. “Hopefully it will continue, but it is still early.”

Elliott said the level of competition the Tigers will face on Saturday will be similar to opponents they’ve already faced.

LSU is familiar with Saturday’s course at Enos Darbonne Recreation Complex. The Lady Tigers have competed on the course for three straight seasons, and Elliott said he expects the women to do well at a location they know.

Last season the Lady Tigers finished third at the Stampede, and three of their top four performers from last season are

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Runners in the men’s 8K cross country race start as the pistol is fired Saturday during the LSU Invitational at Highland Road Park.

returning for another shot at the course.

“The course [won’t be] very difficult, but the competition is good so the race kind of serves two purposes,” Elliott said.

For the men, the Stampede offers an opportunity for the Tigers to get back on track after falling to Lamar at home last week.

The Tigers are nursing the growing pains of a young team with only two upperclassmen in senior Roger Cooke and junior Daniel Nally.

Cooke was only one of two Tigers to place in the top 10 of last Saturday’s LSU Invitational,

but he said the Tigers are improving every week.

“With every race comes more experience,” Cooke said.

“Everybody is just trying to get into the flow of things, and I think this race coming up will be a good test for us heading into the heart of our season.”

Contact Spencer Hutchinson at shutchinson@lsureveille.com

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VOLLEYBALL

page 7 Savannah State, which gave up a combined 139 points to Oklahoma State and Florida State, earned $860,000 for its scoreless participation in the matchups earlier this season.

Tigers hit the road for two ‘tough’ conference matchups LSU looks to better 1-3 SEC record

established themselves as a con- a lesson well-learned for the rest of tender early in their SEC cam- the season.” paign, most notably defeating LSU goes into this weekend then-No. 21 Tennesunsure of the status of Next up for see in four sets. senior defensive speArkansas’ recent cialist Meghan ManTyler Nunez the Tigers: success has garnered nari who has missed Sports Contributor national attention, as Who: LSU (5-8) vs. the past two weekends The LSU volleyball team will it received votes in the Mississippi State (4-8) with a foot injury. get back on the road this weekend AVCA coaches poll When: 7 p.m. today But Mannari’s where it will take on Mississippi this week. injury has had a silver State and Arkansas in what coach The Tigers are Where: Newell-Grissom lining.

Fran Flory believes are must-win coming off a week- Building in Starkville, Miss.

Senior defensive matches. end that started well, specialist Sam Dela“We know we need to go on defeating Kentucky Who: LSU (5-8) vs. houssaye has thrived the road and get these two match- in five sets. But they Arkansas (4-8) since replacing Manes,” Flory said. “It’s two tough were unable to carry When: 1 p.m. Sunday nari at the libero posiplaces to play. We’re going to have the momentum into tion, so much that Floto be very prepared.” the match on Sunday, Where: Barnhill Arena in ry intends on keeping LSU will first take on Missis- which they dropped to Fayetteville, Ark. her there even after sippi State on Friday, who is still Missouri in four sets. Watch at home: CST Mannari’s recovery. looking for its first Southeastern “We didn’t do the The injury has Conference win. game plan as well as we should also given freshman defensive But Flory does not intend to have” said sophomore outside hit- specialist Haley Smith a chance to take a struggling opponent lightly. ter Helen Boyle about their recent shine, and she hasn’t disappointed.

“Mississippi State is always loss to Missouri. “Our errors were After racking up 18 digs in much better at greater than [Mis- both matches, the walk-on was an‘We have to start off souri’s], and that’s nounced the SEC Freshman of the home than they are on the road,” Flory we lost.”

Week. strong in order to do why Despite said. “They are fall“The award has my name on well. That’s a lesson ing to 1-3 in SEC it, but I think it shows a lot about very comfortable in their building.” , the players our team and how we came towell-learned for the play The Tigers felt they made gether,” Smith said. “Without rest of the season.’ will then travel significant prog- my teammates, I wouldn’t have to Fayetteville, ress, and hope to had the reps that I had to get the Ark., for a match use the defeat as award.”

Desiree Elliott on Sunday against a learning experijunior middle blocker an Arkansas team ence. that Flory described as one of its “We have to start off strong in Contact Tyler Nunez at best squads in recent memory. order to do well,” said junior midThe Razorbacks have dle blocker Desiree Elliott. “That’s tnunez@lsureveille.com

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Ausberry said. “I don’t want to play a team that runs an option or a wishbone.”

With controversy surrounding Savannah State’s early-season bludgeonings at the hands of perennial FBS powers Florida State and Oklahoma State only for the payout, outsiders may view Saturday’s contest as a similar venture for Towson.

While acknowledging the $500,000 payout was a deciding factor, O’Connell asserted there were more far-reaching motives for agreeing to travel to Baton Rouge.

“We’re looking to increase our brand and to become more well-known on a national level,” O’Connell said. “We’re trying to get our name out there.”

As for Ausberry, who has overseen scheduling for the Tigers since 2006, the Savannah State firestorm didn’t rattle his cages regarding LSU’s only FCS opponent.

“We’ve been doing this since 2002,” Ausberry said. “It didn’t scare me one bit because it was the right thing to do.”

O’Connell said the excitement in Baltimore is palpable for the contest, adding that watch parties have been coordinated in surrounding areas for those alumni and students who won’t be in attendance.

For those who will take the almost three-hour flight to Baton

Rouge, the culture shock may be overwhelming.

“The largest crowd ever to see us play was about 35,000 at Maryland last year,” O’Connell said.

“Last year our home attendance for seven games was 63,000 [combined].”

After hearing the tales and accounts of the “experience of Saturday night football in Death Valley,” O’Connell said he’s excited to take

in the campus scene when he arrives today.

But at the game, there may be a different story.

“I’ll probably enjoy it until, you know, it starts,” O’Connell said.

Contact Chandler Rome at crome@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Rome_TDR

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loses in a rout like everyone expects, who stands to benefit?

The Towson players won’t be counting the greenbacks as they take their bruised and beaten bodies back up to Baltimore.

LSU’s starters aren’t likely to play the entire game in the middle of a tough conference schedule.

The $70 price for a football ticket certainly won’t be worth watching the entire shellacking, even for the most die-hard of fans.

Here’s the grind: when Towson agreed to come to Baton Rouge for the last Saturday in September, it knew it was subjecting its football players for what could stand as the worst beat down of their collegiate career in return for a heaping pile of cash.

The Towson players may be talented in their own right, but they are in no way prepared to face a defensive line with several future first-round picks in its ranks.

No matter how big the pay day, its not worth the embarrassment that comes with it.

Take a look at Savannah State’s early-season schedule when

they lost by a combined 139-0 score to Oklahoma State and Florida State. The combined payout for that humiliation? About $860,000.

You probably knew that already, and there is part of the problem. Savannah State is synonymous with embarrassment.

I hope Towson puts the money to good use for the players who spent the three hours sacrificing their bodies to earn it.

Contact Luke Johnson at ljohnson@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @lukejohnson44

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Change we can trust?

Both Romney and Obama campaigns exhaust public conception of change Aaron Friedman Guest Columnist

We’ve seen the many faces of Mitt Romney: rich, wealthy, and well-to-do.

Last week on Sept. 19, however, Romney debuted a new, tanner look on the Spanish-language television network Univision. The Internet immediately exploded with related activity as Republicans and Democrats alike scrambled to explain the change.

Had Romney really attempted to sway Hispanics, a demographic he desperately needs, by darkening his skin tone? Was it faulty lighting or an overzealous make-up artist?

Did he earn his tan the old-fashioned way, the same way he earned his money? Or, in perhaps the most sinister scenario, had Romney been tanning with Snooki, the “sparkplug” TV personality he purportedly loves? The answer has been elusive, but an important question has emerged: Do you trust a candidate who changes?

No matter the cause of the tan, one thing is evident: A candidate, or anyone for that matter, can change his or her appearance and appearances matter to us. It’s been argued that the 1960 presidential election, the year of the nation’s first televised debate, was ultimately decided by a handsome contest.

JFK won because he was better looking than raggedy ole Nixon. Of course, this was and is a superficial difference and not nearly the only contributing factor. More startling is the implication that politicians rely so heavily on appearance, frequently changing not only their looks but also their positions in order to be more appealing.

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mitt-colored Romney on Univision isn’t the candidate’s first foray into transformation. On June 3, 2011, Romney told a crowded town hall in Manchester, N.H. he was sure “that the world is getting warmer... [and] that humans contribute to that,” going so far as to say, “I think it’s important for us to reduce our emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases that may well be significant contributors to the climate change and the global warming that you’re seeing.”

Later in 2011, Romney, at a fundraiser held in the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, denied any definite knowledge of global warming’s cause and said, “the idea of spending trillions and trillions of dollars to try to reduce CO2 emissions is not the right course for us.” We’ve seen similar turnarounds in his views on gun control, abortion, immigration and various other issues.

That’s already old news, though, and Obama and the Democratic Party parading beneath the banner of “Change” may be equally guilty of switching sides to gain votes. You might recall the recent revision of their convention platform that added mention of God and Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. These alterations represent, however, not any actual change but the timidity of a party pandering to voters who might otherwise be thrown off by the exclusion of those terms.

For actual reversals, look at Obama’s promise to shut down the prison at Guantanamo Bay. Guantanamo is still in operation and the Miami Herald reported that it currently holds 167 prisoners from 27 countries.

Then there’s the “evolution” of his views on same-sex marriage.

Here some of you may be saying, In response to Clayton Crockett’s column, “Fight speech with speech,” readers had this to say: “The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution itself are both utopian, and both over 200 years old. But unlike other utopias, the one our forefathers embraced works. It has an ingenious

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“Now wait a minute. I think that’s a good change. Same-sex marriage should be legalized.” That’s completely fair, and I’d have to say I agree with you. But if someone’s principle objection about Romney was that “changing your mind is bad,” shouldn’t it be revised to say, “Changing your mind is bad if I disagree with your new decision”?

After all, change can be good.

It’s okay to change your mind, and if you can tan, unlike myself, who gets

moonburn at night, go ahead and change your skin tone, too. What actually matters is where candidates stand at the end of the day and whether or not we believe they will stand by their convictions later.

The burden is on us to study the candidates and scratch our itch for knowledge when we could just as easily be acquiring new itches partying around Tigerland or just staying home watching TV. Ultimately, if we can’t do that, then all hope is lost —

like confetti in a plane with the windows down.

mechanism to revitalize its institutions: Freedom of speech.

As John Stuart Mill explained, when a society allows its citizens to question its government, its values and its most sacred beliefs, the examination finds errors and things for improvement.

The fathers of this country gave heed to his words. Perhaps

the fathers of new democracies should do the same.”

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spend more time studying rather than writing ridiculous articles about whining, your grades might just vary well reflect that. The plus/ minus scale benefits those who work harder and separates the men from the boys.”

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‘The LSU Mindset,’ as told Strategy revision necessary in by the freshman class courtesy of Wes Shrum, chair of the sociology department

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The drunk bus is your best friend.

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we do now?” Tailgating answer: “By an amazing stroke of luck, there’s a game in a nearby football stadium.”

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One of the bloodiest conflicts in the world today is going on in our own backyard — Mexico.

If you turn on CNN, Fox News or MSNBC on any given day of the week, all you’ll see is the escalating situation in the Middle East.

Violence for violence’s sake is becoming the norm.

Nearly 50,000 people have been killed since the start of the War on Drugs in 2007, according to CNN. The only time you’ll see this on the news is when they capture the leader of a large cartel. These cartel jefes smile in every mugshot. It’s a smile that says, “You can’t touch me.”

They’re right, we can’t touch them. Even if we put those leaders in jail — like with any criminal organization — there will be a struggle for power between potential replacements.

Cut off the head, two take its place.

By conducting the war on drugs in the same fashion as we would conduct a traditional war, we are losing.

This is not a traditional war.

This is business.

The people who are getting killed are Mexican civilians, not cartel gangsters like we’d like to believe.

The cartels will not stop so long as there is a demand for their product and money to be made.

The solution is not as simple as “legalize everything,” although that strategy would show progress.

These crime syndicates trade in anything black market, that is, anything that is not legal to sell.

Vis-a-vis marijuana, cocaine, guns and girls.

Where is this demand coming from? The United States.

We don’t buy brick weed, blow was so 80’s and all of our guns are certified American, we say. But that is a lie.

We are fueling the conflict in Mexico and building literal walls to ignore it.

There is no simple solution to this problem. Legalization would be a start, but instead we institute programs like Fast and Furious, a failed firearm trafficking plan that the federal government fumbled.

“Fast and Furious was an operation so cloak-and-dagger Mexican authorities weren’t even notified that thousands of

semi-automatic firearms were being sold to people in Arizona thought to have links to Mexican drug cartels,” according to Forbes.

Essentially, we sold lots of guns to known cartel members we planned on tracking — and then lost them.

“According to ATF whistleblowers, in 2009 the U.S. government began instructing gun storeowners to break the law by selling firearms to suspected criminals,” according to Forbes.

Palm to face, shaking my head.

Because the idea of legalizing drugs in the United States is so abhorrent to many among us, we decide to just give guns to them instead.

Let me reiterate — should we tax, regulate and control marijuana and treat drug addiction as a public health issue rather than a criminal offense, or should we give the cartels more guns and let them fight it out?

Again, palm to face, shaking my head.

The economy of Latin America is entirely dependent on the economy of the United States, both in legal and illegal commodities.

The U.S. dollar is just as much Mexico’s currency as is the peso. The same goes for other Latin American nations.

The exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Panamanian balboa is always even, one for one.

Ecuador’s official currency is the U.S. dollar.

We have a greater responsibility to protect the immediate interests of our next-door neighbors and ourselves rather than load up the cargo jets and invade yet another Middle Eastern nation.

Iraq one, Iraq two, Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, Iran — are we picking names out of a hat now?

The war on drugs and cartel presence in the United States and Mexico are an infinitely greater threat to national security and the American way of life than jihadists in Yemen or nuclear physicists in Iran. Is it that difficult to comprehend?

Palm to face, shaking my head.

Parker Cramer is a 21-yearold political science senior from Houston.

Contact Parker Cramer at pcramer@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_pcramer

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three times that many likely await in Tiger Stadium. This will mark Towson’s sixth game in program history against a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent.

But LSU players say the raucous environment can inspire the best shot from lesser-known foes.

“This is their season, in one game,” said LSU senior kicker Drew Alleman. “We know they’ll be sparked up to play in an atmosphere like we have.”

Towson’s sophomore running back Terrance West has been sparking a balanced offense.

The 5-foot-11, 223-pound bruiser has piled up 251 yards and five touchdowns through three games, giving senior quarterback Grant Enders open passing lanes to throw for 605 yards and four touchdowns with a 74.7 completion percentage. “[West] is a quality back, a strong and fast runner,” said LSU junior defensive end Barkevious Mingo. “He can do a lot for that offense, so stopping him is one of our primary goals.”

Stopping opposing offenses hasn’t been a problem for Mingo and LSU this fall. The Tigers defense is limiting opponents to 10.3 points per game and stuffing rushing attacks to the tune of two yards per rush.

After a lackluster offensive performance at Auburn, complete with penalties, turnovers and only 12 points, it’s the LSU offense with something to prove before a rugged October slate.

For Miles, correcting those errors starts and ends with protecting quarterback Zach Mettenberger, who spent much of the Auburn game scrambling from pressure.

“Anytime someone gets into our back field, we want to address it,” Miles said. “There were some miscommunications between [Zach] and [his backside protection]. We’re going to work on that and make our tackles more aware.”

They’ll face a Towson unit that

has allowed 25 points per game but limited teams to 252.7 yards per contest, good for fifth in the FCS. Mettenberger and the LSU passing game will square off with Towson senior safety Jordan Dangerfield, whose 20 tackles lead a defense that has surrendered 107 passing yards per game.

“They’re aggressive out there,” said LSU sophomore wide receiver Jarvis Landry. “They want to have that big game against us.”

Landry answered the question, “Who is Towson?” with a simple, “I had never heard of them before they were on our schedule.”

By sundown Saturday night, Landry and the rest of LSU will be all too familiar with another set of Tigers.

Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @AbshireTDR

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The largest third party in the United States is the Libertarian Party, which claims more than 250,000 registered voters.

In 1972, it received one electoral vote — its first and thus far its last — for presidential candidate John Hospers.

Libertarians currently hold no seats in the House or Senate.

“Third parties are rarely competitive in any way, shape or form,” said political science professor James Garand.

Garand said third-party members run on issues they wish to eventually see supported by a larger party.

One example would be the Progressive Party in the 1920s and the Democrats’ adoption of their views, Garand said.

At the state level, third parties fare better, said Young Americans for Liberty president Kyle Aycock.

page 11 In Louisiana, state Legislative contender William David Chance won 21.9 percent of the vote in 2011 – not enough to be in the majority but more than Libertarians garnered in previous Louisiana elections.

“If we elect people who are ideologically third-party members as Republicans or Democrats, they could change laws to make it easier for third parties to be contenders.”

Aycock said. “Unfortunately, that requires incredible foresight on the part of our politicians, which is not something they’re incredibly known for.”

Aycock and Garand both said the greatest block in the success of third parties is the laws that make it difficult for them to gain traction.

The Libertarian Party in Louisiana helped defeat a bill that would have forced all the Reform, Green and Libertarian Congressional candidates to appear on the general election ballot without a

party primary.

Garand still doesn’t think of Johnson as a contender.

Accounting sophomore Lori Villavaso said she thinks third parties exist because “you can’t have people conform to just two choices.”

“It’s all about image,” said political science sophomore Adele Krieger. “At least it looks like they’re being represented.”

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