The Daily Reveille - October 19, 2012

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Friday, October 19, 2012 • Volume 117, Issue 40

On the Road Again

COMMUNITY

Code says unrelated group can’t share home Joshua Bergeron Staff Writer

LSU to get SEC dose of 12th Man Spencer Hutchinson Sports Contributor

The third time’s the charm — at least LSU hopes so.

The Tigers will attempt to exorcise their 2012 road trip demons in their first-ever Southeastern Conference clash with Texas A&M on Saturday in College Station, Texas.

Being outscored 24-18, coughing up five turnovers and posting a 1-1 record in its first two road games this season isn’t good enough for LSU junior safety Craig Loston, who attributed LSU’s road performance to mental errors.

“We can’t shoot ourselves

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LSU cheerleaders celebrate a Tigers touchdown Saturday during their 23-21 win against South Carolina in Tiger Stadium.

in the foot and put ourselves in a hole,” Loston said. “If we don’t do that, we’ll be fine.”

For the Tigers to cut down their mental errors Saturday, they will first have to contend with one

of the most hostile environments in college football — The 12th Man. According to Texas A&M, the A&M, see page 4

KEYS TO THE GAME: Contain Texas A&M’s quarterback.

Limit penalties.

Increase efficiency in the red zone.

Force Texas A&M turnovers.

Dominate the time of possession.

Many students are breaking the law and aren’t even aware, according to Steve Myers, East Baton Rouge Mayor-President candidate and property manager.

Myers said the Unified Development Code, a 19-chapter document that lays out the future of Baton Rouge, restricts the number of people that can live together. But Myers said it has outdated definitions and is selectively enforced.

The document is dated 2009, but its sections go back further. Myers frequently cites the 1950s as the beginning of the UDC. Its chapters address different areas of cityparish government, such as zoning districts, streets, and sidewalks and utilities.

Dwelling is one of the definitions pertaining to students.

It reads, “A single-family dwelling is a building that CODE, see page 4

SAFETY

Three students hit by vehicles on campus in two weeks Ferris McDaniel Staff Writer

Two weeks. Three students.

Zero response.

In the past two weeks, three students have been injured by moving vehicles on the University’s campus.

The first incident occurred Oct. 4 around 1:15 p.m. when Dominic Gulino, a 21-year-old student, was lounging in the grass of the usually tranquil Quad. Suddenly, a maintenance truck, driven

by Facility Services employee William Earl Bujol, 40, accidentally rolled over Gulino’s upper body.

Gulino sustained minor, visible injuries to his face but was

walking after the incident. He refused to go to the hospital with police or emergency responders at first but went on his own later.

“The safety of the students, faculty and staff and our employees is a top priority for our organization,” said Tammy Millican, manager of communications and grants for Facility Services. “We’re reviewing our procedures to ensure that we’re operating in the safest manner possible as we travel around campus to perform our maintenance work.”

Six days later, Jinjuta Jirawatjunya, a 25-year-old international student from Thailand, was hit by a white Buick Lucerne while in the crosswalk at the intersection

of North Stadium and Nicholson drives on Oct. 10. The car, driven by an unnamed student, was attempting to turn left from the Old Alex Box parking lot onto Nicholson Drive when it struck Jirawatjunya, who had the right-of-way, at the waist, causing her head to hit the driver’s side windshield.

Jirawatjunya sustained injuries to her head and face from hitting the pavement. She was put on a stretcher and taken to Baton Rouge General Hospital in Mid City. Jirawatjunya’s friend, Adriana Soto, went with Jirawatjunya to the hospital and said she was responsive and coherent.

A week later, Andrew Rauch, was hit by a white Chevrolet

CATHERINE THRELKELD / The Daily Reveille

International and food science master’s student Jinjuta Jirawatjunya is assisted Oct. 10 after being struck by a car on the corner of Nicholson and North Stadium drives.

Suburban around 4:30 p.m. while riding a longboard at a crosswalk in front of the Music and Dramatic Arts Building on the corner of Dalrymple and Infirmary drives on Wednesday.

Rauch was put on a stretcher and removed from the scene in

stable condition less than 20 minutes after the accident.

When asked for comment on the first two accidents, Interim Chancellor William Jenkins responded with a statement ACCIDENTS, see page 4

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INTERNATIONAL How does one rescue a baby elephant? Rope and a Land Rover NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — How do you pull a baby elephant out of a deep, muddy hole? A rope and a Land Rover. Then the payoff: A frantic baby elephant sprint to mom.

A heartwarming video of the rescue of a baby elephant in a Kenyan national park that lies in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro gained a mass of viewers on Thursday. The video shows the rescuers’ potentially dangerous faceoff with the mother elephant and their struggle to get her calf out of a 5-foot hole.

Letters written by retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro published HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Cuban news media on Thursday published the first new writing in months from retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

The letter, which was dated Wednesday, comes in the wake of rumors that prompted relatives in both Cuba and Miami to deny that the health of the 86-year-old ex-president was critical.

Castro has not been seen in public since video images showed him greeting a visiting Pope Benedict XVI in late March, and the last of his essays known as “Reflections” was published June 19.

Nation & World AMBOSELI ELEPHANT TRUST / The Associated Press

Before being rescued, a baby elephant rests while stuck in a 5-foot hole on Tuesday in Ambolseli National Park in Kenya.

Royal wedding gives tiny country of Luxembourg a turn in the spotlight LUXEMBOURG (AP) — The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg doesn’t get many turns in the spotlight.

It is an independent country tinier than Rhode Island, the smallest U.S. state, and it would fit inside Germany, its neighbor to the east, 138 times with room to spare. It won no medals at the 2012 London Olympics — in fact, it hasn’t won a medal at the summer Games since 1952.

But this week is Luxembourg’s turn to shine. Prince Guillaume, the heir to the throne will marry Belgian Countess Stephanie de Lannoy.

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NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

U.S. Army Court: Fort Hood suspect can be forced to shave

La. casinos increase total revenue in September to $199.7 million

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — An Army appeals court has ruled that the Fort Hood shooting suspect can have his facial hair forcibly shaved off before his murder trial.

The U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals’ opinion issued Thursday upheld the military trial judge’s decision to order Maj. Nidal Hasan to appear in court clean shaven or be forcibly shaved.

Hasan has said the beard is an expression of his Muslim faith. His attorneys say they’ll appeal the ruling.

California, other states take part in ‘Great ShakeOut’ earthquake drill

The U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Nidal Hasan, pictured in his mug shot, may be forced to shave his beard.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Gamblers lost nearly $199.7 million at Louisiana’s state licensed casinos in September, up from $188 million for August and $196.6 million for September of last year.

Most of the money was spent at the state’s 13 riverboat casinos. Revenue climbed to $141.8 million for September, up from $132.7 in August and $134.1 a year earlier, a boost credited to the opening of a new casino, L’Auberge, in Baton Rouge.

Slot machine casinos at the four Louisiana horse tracks won $32.7 million, up from $32.4 million in August and $31.7 million a year earlier.

Shoot the most coyotes in New Mexico, win assault rifle as prize

BP PLC says source of sheen on the Gulf of Mexico is from equipment

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Coyote hunters in New Mexico will have the chance to compete for a couple of high-caliber grand prizes just in time for the holidays — a pair of Bushmaster AR-15 assault rifles.

A shooting range and gun store in Albuquerque is hosting a two-day contest to see who can kill the most coyotes, despite protests from environmentalists.

KOB-TV reports that Calibers Shooting Sports Center is holding the challenge for two-member teams beginning Dec. 1.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP PLC says a sheen on the Gulf of Mexico appears to have come from oil seeping out of a piece of discarded equipment used to contain its massive 2010 oil spill.

On Thursday, the company said underwater surveys determined oil probably leaked from an 86-ton steel cofferdam the company lowered down to the well in efforts to funnel oil to the surface. The cofferdam was one of several methods BP used in its months-long effort to contain its blown-out Macondo well.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Millions of Americans preparing to survive an earthquake ducked under tables and covered their heads Thursday as part of the annual “Great ShakeOut” drill.

Organizers said some 14 million people, including 9.3 million in California, signed up to participate.

Schoolchildren, hospital workers, elected officials and others got ready to rumble from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. The drill was held in some Western and southeastern states, as well as Guam, Puerto Rico and parts of Canada and Italy.

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COMMEMORATION

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BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

Conference to honor EBR organization progresses Japanese student Juliann Allen

Contributing Writer

Chris Grillot Staff Writer

In 1992, Japanese foreign exchange student Yoshihiro “Yoshi” Hattori was killed in Baton Rouge.

This weekend, the community will come together to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his death at a conference held in his honor.

On Oct. 17, 1992, Hattori and his homestay brother Webb Haymaker stopped at the wrong house for a Halloween party. It had a similar address and decorations as the house they intended to go to.

They knocked on the door, but no one answered, so they began walking away.

Moments later, Rodney Peairs, the homeowner, exited the house carrying a .44 magnum.

“We’re here for the party,” Hattori said, walking toward Peairs.

“Freeze,” Peairs shouted.

Hattori didn’t. Peairs fired once.

The bullet entered Hattori’s chest and exited his back. He died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.

U.S. and Japanese media swarmed the case, bringing gun

control into the national spotlight.

Though Peairs was eventually acquitted on the slaying, protests were sparked at home and abroad.

The case also helped push the Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act — which requires background checks on people purchasing firearms — into effect in 1994, according to University theatre assistant professor Rick Holden.

The conference will begin today at 7 p.m. with a keynote speech at the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge on Goodwood Boulevard.

On Saturday at the church, attendees will listen to guest speakers, including Hattori’s mother, and participate in workshops discussing the role of the media, the National Rifle Association and politics, among other factors regarding violence.

On Sunday, attendees will celebrate the life of Hattori and hear from his family and friends.

At the end, Holden’s students will perform a “culminating performance on violence and peaceful resolving of issues.”

Contact Chris Grillot at cgrillot@lsureveille.com

ACADEMICS

Vet School up for reaccreditation Danielle Kelley Contributing Writer

The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine is up for reaccreditation in March by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Council on Education.

Vet School Dean Peter Haynes said he thinks the school will be fully reaccredited in March when the results are released.

Reaccreditation occurs every seven years. The school has been limited or fully accredited every seven years since its creation, Haynes said.

Representatives came to visit the school for four-and-a-half days a few weeks ago to scope out facilities and interview faculty based on the council’s 11 standards, which include finances, admission and clinical resources.

Haynes said between reaccreditation years, the school sends the AVMA reports, so the representatives come in with background information.

The only problem the AVMA has had with the school is the absence of a building to isolate large

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animals. The school is now building its Large Animal Disease Isolation Unit, and Haynes said he expects the construction to be done in a little more than a month. “[Being reaccredited] signals that your program is credible and meets the standards of expectations for educating veterinary students,” Haynes said. “In other words, you have to graduate from an accredited school to get a license.”

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Speakers commended the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority at a news conference Thursday, reviewing the organization’s work from the past three years.

The RDA serves as an entity created to rebuild or refurbish areas of Baton Rouge. John Noland, chairman of the RDA Board of Commissioners, said many of the city’s neighborhoods need to be helped.

“The RDA exists, in no small measure, to level the playing field,” Noland said.

Noland said Baton Rouge residents view the improvement of blighted areas to be RDA’s responsibility.

Smiley Heights, a 198-acre site the RDA acquired this year, will be a mixed-use project including the BRCC automotive training center and EBR parish schools’ workforce development high school, said Walter Monsour, RDA president and CEO. Monsour said RDA provides financing to help investors fund housing projects like The Elysian and Hooper Springs senior housing.

Conference organizers presented a video in which Lynn Clark, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge, said replacing empty fields with affordable homes brings the community together.

“By bringing in more families, it seems to have helped with the crime in the area,” Clark said.

In addition to cleaning up neighborhoods and providing safe housing, East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden said

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Mayor-President Kip Holden and Board Chairman John Noland speak Thursday after the Redevelopment Authority’s news conference at the Old State Capital.

RDA invests in projects that implement the goals of FutureBR, a development plan to ease traffic congestion, develop walkable communities, enhance green spaces and improve Baton Rouge in other areas of development. “[The RDA is] proof of what our city-parish does when they work together,” Holden said.

Monsour said the RDA began operating in 2009 and has invested more than $67 million in improving the community. These investments have helped to build 760 new housing units, create and retain 3,350 jobs

in Baton Rouge and increase state and local tax collections.

Metro Council members, stakeholders and business leaders came together over an 18-month span to create five community improvement plans, which have continued to be carried out since then, Monsour said.

“The needs of our community remain great, but we’re extremely proud to accomplish what we have in such a short period of time,” he said.

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tradition of The 12th Man started in 1922 when former Aggie head coach Dana Bible called a reserve player, E. King Gill, who was not dressing for the game, from the stands.

Gill suited up and stood with the team for the rest of the game.

Although he never saw the field in that game, the symbol of the team’s fans always at the ready to help their Aggies stuck.

The tradition’s legend grew in the 1980s when former A&M head coach Jackie Sherrill started The 12th Man kickoff team comprised of regular students selected through open tryouts.

If any team is prepared for The 12th Man, it should be LSU, as its Tiger Stadium home is often considered one of the loudest places to play.

For Loston, who grew up just 45 minutes from College Station and was committed to A&M in high school, Saturday’s game is a homecoming of sorts.

Loston said he is well-acquainted with The 12th Man and

CODE, from page 1

contains only one living unit including attached buildings in the case of townhouses.”

Many areas surrounding the University are zoned A1, or singlefamily dwellings.

The document’s definition of family reads, “not more than two (2) persons, or not more than four (4) persons (provided the owner lives on the premises) living together by joint agreement and occupying a single housekeeping unit with single culinary facilities on a nonprofit, cost sharing basis.”

Students start breaking the law when three or more unrelated students occupy a single-family dwelling, unless one of the residents owns part of the property.

Once the definitions are used together to enforce law, Myers said it becomes a tool for discrimination against minorities and young people.

“College students, and young people in general, live with others,” he said. “But it isn’t just young people. Lots of people have roommates. Sometimes it is two unrelated people; sometimes it is

ACCIDENTS, from page 1

similar to Millican’s.

“The safety of our students, faculty, staff and campus visitors is our top priority in everything we do,” Jenkins said. “There is great concern anytime an accident occurs on campus, and we are always looking for ways to improve the well-being of everyone at LSU.” LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde did not mention any specific plan to improve campus safety.

“We’re going to continue educating the public,” he said. “Students need to be aware, as well as drivers, and they need to pay attention to traffic laws and their surroundings.”

All three students involved in each incident had the right-of-way.

A poll conducted on The

has high expectations for Saturday’s atmosphere.

“I’m expecting it to be just how it is [at LSU],” Loston said. “It might not be louder, but I’ve been there, and it does get loud. They do a lot of things like the rocking back and forth, and it’s just a great stadium to be at.”

Junior quarterback Zach Mettenberger said he hopes A&M fans aren’t morning people and Saturday’s 11 a.m. kickoff removes their influence from the game.

“Hopefully the crowd will be kind of out of it so early in the morning,” Mettenberger said.

“We’re looking at the early game as an advantage for us.”

If kickoff was any earlier, the Tigers might have a problem, but 11 a.m. should be plenty of time for the Tigers to prepare, Miles said.

On the field, LSU will have to contend with a potent Aggie offense led by freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel.

Texas A&M is averaging 47 points per game and Manziel, as the Aggies’ leading rusher and passer, has individually accounted

for more than half of the team’s total yardage.

Though A&M opponents have failed to limit Manziel this season, LSU has the advantage of being perhaps the fastest defense he will have faced this season, Miles added.

“Hopefully we will use a style of pressure that’s most effective,” Miles said. “At times it’s going to be coverage and keeping him in the pocket, and other times, hopefully we can get to him.”

With injuries still plaguing the Tigers, LSU will continue to rely on inexperienced players.

Junior safety Eric Reid said he is confident that now halfway through the season, the young LSU players are no longer wide-eyed on SEC road trips.

“They’ve developed and matured, so they know what we mean when we say it’s a business trip,” Reid said. “You don’t go to these cities to sight see or to enjoy the stadium. You go to play football.”

more than that.”

The Department of Public Works enforces violations, but it does not actively seek them out.

Instead, the department waits for complaints from neighbors or other Baton Rouge residents.

Myers said the department asks neighbors for photos. After receiving the complaint, a person assigned to the UDC goes to the residence.

“The complaints officer simply goes to the house and looks for multiple cars with different license plates,” Myers said. “But I don’t think that a license plate with a different state on it could really tell whether someone is related or not.”

The discrimination leads to demographically homogeneous neighborhoods. In Southdowns — a neighborhood on the outskirts of campus — Myers said the residents are looking to keep out college students and minorities.

Biology freshman Trent Davis said he is puzzled by residents reporting their neighbors. Although many students choose to live on campus or in apartment complexes, others live in single-family dwellings near campus.

Davis lives on State Street and

has never received a preliminary letter, but his friend William Reed, a 22-year-old Baton Rouge resident, received two letters in eight months.

“I just walked out to check the mail one day and found a letter telling me that I was breaking some kind of ordinance,” Reed said. “All the letter said was that we were breaking some ordinance, it didn’t give any specifics. The next time I heard about it, my landlord told me that we had to move out.”

According to the Department of Public Works, the owner isn’t notified until he or she receives a warning letter. Myers said he wrote back several times to get more information but never received a response. Instead, the Department of Public Works sues the owner without taking into consideration the owner’s response, according to Myers.

There have been 290 preliminary letters sent, 90 lawsuits and one injunction based on the singlefamily dwelling definition.

Daily Reveille’s website reveals that nearly 73 percent of the 124 respondents have come close to being hit by a car while walking on campus.

Theatre sophomore John Michael Moore said he has almost been hit three times by vehicles at the same crosswalk as Rauch this semester. Moore said cars “just speed through” most pedestrian walkways on campus.

Administrators should make it better known to travelers that the University is a pedestrian campus and walkers usually have the rightof-way, Moore said, adding that more signs might be necessary.

“I just want to see some actual changes,” Moore said. “We’re giving directions through signs, and if people are still getting hit, maybe we just need to put more up.”

Katie Messina, kinesiology

sophomore, said she has also come close to being hit by a vehicle on campus. People should be more responsible and pay attention when driving through campus, she said.

“I’ve seen tons of people violating speed limits. There are people who fly down the street,” Messina said. “I actually have a friend who was hit last year on her bike.”

Messina said Jenkins’ response to the incidents was empty and he needs to be less vague about his plan to improve safety.

“It just kind of sounds like rhetoric,” Haul said about Jenkins’ statement. “Something’s going to have to be done. I mean, three students in two weeks.”

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No. 6 LSU

Marching Westward

VS.

No. 20 Texas A&M

Game Week Notebook 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

LSU 41, UNT 14 LSU 41, Wash. 3 LSU 63, Idaho 14 LSU 12, Auburn 10 LSU 38, Towson 22 LSU 6, Florida 14 LSU 23, S.C. 21 @ Texas A&M Alabama Mississippi St. Ole Miss @ Arkansas

TIGERS STATISTICS

PASSING

· Zach Mettenberger: 1322 yards, 6 TD, 4 INT

RUSHING · Kenny Hilliard: 415 yards, 68 carries, 6 TD · Michael Ford: 279 yards, 49 carries, 2 TD · Spencer Ware: 240 yards, 54 carries, 0 TD

RECEIVING · Odell Beckham, Jr.: 385 yards, 22 catches, 2 TD · Jarvis Landry: 219 yards, 22 catches, 1 TD · Kadron Boone: 183 yards, 11 catches, 3 TD

AGGIES STATISTICS

PASSING · Johnny Manziel: 1680 yards, 14 TD, 3 INT

RUSHING · Johnny Manziel: 676 yards, 91 carries, 10 TD · Ben Malena: 380 yards, 60 carries, 3 TD · Christine Michael: 169 yards, 41 carries, 4 TD

RECEIVING · Mike Evans: 549 yards, 36 catches, 2 TD · Ryan Swope: 299 yards, 20 catches, 3 TD · Thomas Johnson: 265 yards, 20 catches, 1 TD

TEAM STATISTICS TOTAL AND SCORING OFFENSE LSU: 224 points, 32 points per game Texas A&M: 282 points, 47 points per game

Rushing offense

LSU: 1448 yards, 206.9 yards per game, 18 TD Texas A&M: 1415 yards, 235.8 YPG, 19 TD

Passing offense LSU: 1322 yards, 188.9 YPG, 6 TD, 4 INT Texas A&M: 1847 yards, 307.8 YPG, 14 TD, 4 INT TOTAL AND SCORING DEFENSE LSU: 98 points, 14 points per game Texas A&M: 131 points, 21.8 points per game

Rushing defense LSU: 625 yards, 89.3 YPG, 6 TD Texas A&M: 748 yards, 124.7 YPG, 7 TD

Passing defense LSU: 912 yards, 130.3 YPG, 7 TD, 10 INT Texas A&M: 1685 yards, 280.8 YPG, 8 TD, 6 INT ALBERT BURFORD / The Daily Reveille

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Fans eager to rekindle Texas A&M rivalry Chandler Rome Sports Writer

When perusing LSU’s schedule in the preseason, it wasn’t the away games in The Swamp or on the Plains that caught Tiger fans’ eyes — instead they jumped at the chance to end a 17year hiatus.

Rekindling a once-fierce rivalry, fans of No. 6 LSU (6-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) are sure to travel in droves to welcome Texas A&M (5-1, 2-1 SEC) into the SEC when the teams meet at Kyle Field for the first time since 1995.

LSU fans like mass communication senior Bo Buser said the preseason hype stemmed from Tiger fans wanting to assert their dominance within the conference to the “new guys.”

“A&M just now joined the SEC and I think they talked a big game about being able to hang in the SEC, and thus far, they’ve done a pretty

good job,” Buser said. “LSU got hyped about [the game] because they wanted to stick it to them and show them they didn’t belong.”

The early morning atmosphere at Kyle Field is sure to be unlike what Tiger fans saw in last Saturday’s methodical 23-21 victory against South Carolina, where the raucuous, goldclad crowd of 92,734 came alive to preserve the Tigers’ 22-game home winning streak.

The earliest start for LSU since a 10 a.m. tilt with Appalachian State in 2008 prior to Hurricane Gustav, the 11 a.m. kickoff threw a wrench in some Tiger fans’ giddy-up, quelling the feverish hype that broke out in WESTWARD, see page 11

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LSU sophomore wide receiver Jarvis Landry celebrates after a catch Oct. 13 during the Tigers’ 23-21 win against South Carolina in Tiger Stadium.

SI article missed the mark COOL HAND LUKE LUKE JOHNSON Sports Editor Earlier this week, Sports Illustrated ignited the extinguished fuse on the Tyrann Mathieu bomb.

But that bomb exploded before the magazine could heave it toward the football-crazed masses, leaving it to gather its shards of credibility.

First, let’s take the article by Sports Illustrated writers Pete Thamel and Thayer Evans for what it is — a regurgitation of everything Honey Badger that had already been reported, written and overanalyzed.

Mathieu was kicked off the team and went to rehab, probably (it still hasn’t been confirmed) because he smoked pot.

His biological father is in prison for a violent crime. He’s the former mohawked Honey Badger who took what he wanted on the football field.

We’ve got it, and we’ve had it for a while. Only one element of the story was fresh, and it too was a nonstarter.

Mathieu’s image, along with those of former LSU defensive back Morris Claiborne and sophomore defensive tackle Anthony Johnson, was used on a flier to promote an event at The Palace, a local night club.

The article questions Mathieu’s potential eligibility if he were ever to suit up again because of the flier and other promotional material, but good luck with that case.

The club’s owner, Torrey Lewis, already said in an interview with WBRZ that the club pulls photos off the Internet and puts them on the fliers without player consent.

“Everybody does that,” Lewis said in the interview.

LSU has already said Johnson was unaware the images were used, and it has experience with people using Mathieu’s likeness to sell something.

Remember those Honey Badger Tshirts? LSU’s Compliance Office issued a cease and desist order last December concerning the shirts under the heading “Honey Badger Does Care.”

ARTICLE, see page 11

Oct. 22 cover of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

Former LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu appears on the cover of the next issue of Sports Illustrated, to be released Monday.

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SOCCER

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VOLLEYBALL

Tigers look for LSU buries early-season troubles turnaround at Miss.

Alex Cassara Sports Writer

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Freshman midfielder Tori Sample (28) dribbles past University of Florida senior defender Jo Dragotta (14) Oct. 5 at the LSU Soccer Stadium.

LSU could miss SEC Tourney

climb then, and it’s no different [tonight].”

Even with standout junior goalkeeper Megan Kinneman — who has allowed 1.1 goals per Chris Abshire game this fall — guarding the net for LSU, keeping the Rebels off Sports Writer the sheet will be a tall order.

Ole Miss has tallied the secAs the LSU soccer team begins its final regular-season road ond-most goals in the league with trip tonight against Ole Miss in 38 in 17 games and features two Oxford, Miss., it’s in an unfamil- double-digit goal scorers on its frontline. iar position.

Sophomore striker Rafaelle The Tigers (6-7-4, 2-6-2 SEC) are currently on the outside Souza leads the SEC with 11 looking in for one of 10 spots goals, and junior striker Mandy into the Southeastern Conference McCall isn’t far behind, netting Tournament, which LSU has 10 of her own.

“You can just look at the qualified for in each of the previstats for those ous five seasons.

‘We have certainly two players, but “We have a solid certainly rereshaped our team goals they’re team from midshaped our team field right through goals for the for the year.’ the net,” Lee said. year,” said LSU “Once they get coach Brian Lee. Brian Lee you reeling, it’s a “If we make the LSU soccer coach tough, organized SEC Tournament at this point, that’s certainly an attack to handle.”

LSU was accustomed to such accomplishment. It’ll probably take winning at least two of our prolific scoring last fall, when All-SEC striker Taryne Boudreau last three matches.”

The Rebels (12-5, 5-5 SEC) roamed the pitch, but this season don’t figure to be a welcoming has been a different story.

With six freshmen playing host for a quick turnaround.

Ole Miss has won its last significant minutes, the Tigers three matches and boasts a 7-2 have scrambled to find the net, especially on the road. mark at home this season.

Six goals in regulation durBut the series’ recent history suggests LSU won’t be an easy ing five road games have led to just one conference road win for out.

The Tigers have a four-game the Tigers.

After facing the Rebels tounbeaten streak against the Rebels, including a 3-2 comeback night, LSU will travel to Columbia, Mo., on Sunday afternoon win last year at home.

That offensive burst was an for its inaugural league matchup oddity in the annual divisional with No. 16 Missouri. matchup, as LSU and Ole Miss played to scoreless ties in 2009 and 2010.

“LSU and Ole Miss has always been a bit of a rivalry,” Lee said. “When I got to LSU Contact Chris Abshire at [in 2005], [Ole Miss was] the cabshire@lsureveille.com; top team in the SEC West. They were the hurdle we needed to Twitter: @AbshireTDR

With life, comes death. And with death, comes rebirth.

That’s what the LSU volleyball team hopes at least.

The Tigers literally laid the disappointing first half of their season to rest recently during a formal funeral and vowed to look forward in their quest to take an eighthstraight Southeastern Conference Western Division title, the next test of which is their matchups with Auburn and Kentucky this weekend.

“We were in the process of grieving for the fact that we didn’t accomplish what we wanted to in pre-conference,” said LSU coach Fran Flory.

Entering the season with high hopes, everything fell apart quickly. They were demolished by thenNo.2 Texas in three sets in a game that was especially important to them.

Hurricane Isaac forced LSU to play its home tournament, the Tiger Classic, in Houston. The Tigers’ loss to North Carolina disappointed them, and they finished the pre-conference schedule with a 4-5 record.

That rut carried over to the SEC schedule, which they started 4-6. A loss to Georgia on national television was the last straw and Flory knew she had to do something to change her teams’ fortunes.

She struggled until LSU softball coach Beth Torina suggested she hold a symbolic funeral.

Flory laughed at first but eventually figured it could help the team.

“I need to lead them through the process in a very formal way that lets them know that this is not a joke,” Flory said. “We are truly burying it. It’s over, it’s done, it’s gone, and you’ll never have to deal with it again.”

Instead of holding the scheduled practice the following Friday, Flory simply told her team to wear black and meet in the locker room at a certain time. The girls had no idea what they were in for until they walked into their candlelit team lounge.

“It’s one of the coolest things I’ve ever done,” said senior outside hitter Madie Jones.

Flory had her team write down anything it wanted to let go from the first half of the season. She threw the vocations, along with game DVDs and stat sheets, in a box at the front of the room and led her team out behind the softball fields, where they burned the memories away.

The next scene was straight out of a cheesy movie.

“There was like nothing in this field but this thing burning and dead grass everywhere, and this butterfly comes and lands right by us,” Jones said. “Coach said, ‘You know what that means, right? Butterflies symbolize rebirth.’”

They finished out the ceremony by returning to the team lounge and discussing their roles on the teams, receiving corresponding nicknames. Jones became the “Terminator” for her blistering kills,

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LSU junior middle blocker Desiree Elliott (4) and sophomore setter Malorie Pardo (14) block Oct. 14 during the Tigers’ match against Alabama in the PMAC.

ceremony against Auburn. They played club ball together in high school with two current Auburn players, outside hitters Sarah Bullock, senior, and Katherine Culwell, redshirt junior.

“We’re really excited to get to see them because they’re some of our best friends,” Jones said. “But this game? It’s going down.”

and junior middle blocker Desiree Elliott was named the team’s “Fire” for her spark.

“The symbol of rebirth and starting over, it’s all about managing mentality, and it’s opened some doors for us,” Flory said.

The team is 2-1 since the procession. They’ll look to double that win total this weekend as they travel to Auburn and Kentucky, the latter of whom LSU defeated earlier this season, 3-2.

Jones and senior defensive specialist Meghan Mannari will have more motivation than just the

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LSU squads go on the road to We’re looking for a few perennial powerhouse Auburn Scott Branson Sports Contributor

The LSU men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams meet Southeastern Conference juggernaut Auburn in the pool Saturday at the Martin Aquatics Center in Auburn, Ala., in the men’s first SEC competition and the women’s second.

The LSU women’s squad is coming off a 181-80 victory against Vanderbilt on Oct. 10 in Nashville, Tenn.

“I’m really excited to see where our men are right now,” said LSU swim coach Dave Geyer. “I think there’s going to be a lot of great races on both sides and a lot of close races on the men’s side.”

Auburn’s men’s squads are entering the 2012-13 campaign as reigning SEC champions just as they’ve done every year since 1997.

“It’s amazing,” Geyer said.

“It’s a testimony to the strength of their program and what they’ve been able to do there over the time.

This is why a lot of students swim [at LSU]: to compete against some of the best in the country.”

Auburn’s women’s team won all but one conference title between 2003 and 2008, but finished fourth — one spot ahead of LSU — in last season’s conference championships.

The LSU men’s team suffered a 218-82 loss to Auburn last season at the LSU Natatorium and is looking for more than just a better result this time around.

“It puts [us] in a situation when we get to the conference championship, we can look across the lane and say, ‘We’ve raced this team before,’” Geyer said.

“It puts [us] in more of a comfort zone knowing that we’ve stepped up and raced these guys in dual meet fashion.”

Saturday will be the first competition for LSU’s divers and will give them a chance to gauge their progress early in the season.

“We’ve trained really hard, and I’m really happy with the training we’ve done up to this point on the boards and on the towers,” said LSU diving coach Doug Shaffer.

In last season’s tussle with Auburn, then-LSU senior Matt Vieke placed first in the 3-meter springboard and notched a close second in the 1-meter. Even without Vieke in the lineup, Shaffer said he thinks LSU will have a good showing at Auburn.

“I’m looking for an opportunity to gauge and be competitive and perform well,” Shaffer said.

“I’m 100 percent confident we can be confident.”

Contact Scott Branson at sbranson@lsureveille.com

LSU to host NPF All-Star team Mack, Fico set to duel in the circle

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going up against her and having to face her,” Fico said. “I’ve never wanted to go up against her because she’s so talented, and she has some of the best breaking Scott Branson pitches I’ve ever seen. Lucky for me, I’m not a hitter, and I don’t Sports Contributor have to face her.”

The LSU softball team will LSU junior infielder Allison play host to the National Pro Falcon said she hit against Mack Fastpitch All-Star team Friday in scrimmages and practice durat Tiger Park in what will be a ing the All-American’s time as matchup between two of the most a Tiger, but that doesn’t mean prolific pitchers in program his- Mack’s former teammates will tory. know exactly what to expect SatLSU senior pitcher Rach- urday. ele Fico will represent the home “Brittany Mack, when she team in the circle gets on the field Saturday against and puts that unithe NPF All-Stars. ‘It’s something the fans form on, she’s a Fico notched a difhave been wanting. completely career-best 1.20 ferent person,” ERA last season, Mack versus Fico. Let’s Falcon said. “I’m 14 wins against really excited to do it.’

10 losses and see it and to com221 strikeouts in pete against the Beth Torina 230.1 innings of best, and Brittany LSU softball coach work.

Mack is one of the Fico’s counbest.”

The game will be the Tigers’ terpart in the circle will be former Tiger Brittany Mack — No. 1 final fall exhibition after going overall pick by the USSSA Pride 7-0 in a fall schedule that got during the 2012 National Pro started Oct. 6.

Torina said playing the NPF Fastpitch Draft — who finished her LSU career with a 56-26 re- All-Star team will be a good cord, a paltry 1.96 ERA and 602 learning experience for her team, especially for the newest Tigers. strikeouts.

“I think it’ll be neat for the “It’s something the fans have been wanting,” said LSU coach freshmen to get to see that type of Beth Torina. “Mack versus Fico. experience and to be on the same field with those type of playLet’s do it.”

The duo propelled the Tigers ers,” Torina said. “It’s a really to their first Women’s College special thing and a neat experiWorld Series berth since 2004 ence to get to be with the best of last season, but they will be in your game and to get to compete different dugouts Saturday. against them.”

First pitch is scheduled for 7 “It’s going to be weird

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Supreme Court surveillance ruling undermines checks and balances MANUFACTURING DISCONTENT DAVID SCHEUERMANN Columnist Your privacy isn’t important enough for the Supreme Court.

Last week, the court declined — without comment — to hear a case six years in the making between civil liberties groups and telecommunications companies over the National Security Agency’s (NSA) wiretapping programs.

Why? Because a law passed in 2008, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act (FAA), made the agency’s illegal activities legal and gave these companies immunity from lawsuits.

It’s the land of the free, as long as you’re a “job creator.”

Otherwise, watch your language in that text message, terrorist.

The case Hepting v. AT&T was a classaction lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in 2006 against AT&T. They alleged that AT&T assisted and permitted the NSA to monitor its clients’ activity and mine data from its records without warrants.

The case was doing pretty well in the beginning.

After the NSA wiretapping program was exposed by The New York Times in 2005, more information began seeping to the public.

Mark Klein, a former AT&T technician-turned-whistleblower, became the preeminent plaintiff for the case. Klein produced internal company documents that suggested the NSA was monitoring Internet traffic from a secret room in an AT&T

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- Korey Ryder “No, because I pay attention, stay in the crosswalks, and assume that every driver I’m near is checking their email.

There’s a time and place for being self-righteous. A crosswalk is not one of them. Yes you have the right of way, but you’re on foot and Bubba from Lincoln Parish is driving his daddy’s F-350 with the deercatcher on the front while texting

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Klein even suggested that the NSA’s program was not limited to foreign communications — a claim that is being echoed by former NSA analyst William Binney and gaining prominence.

But then FAA passed.

All of a sudden, the case had to switch from seeking billions of dollars in damages from AT&T for violating its users’ privacy to arguing whether the FAA’s immunity provisions were constitutional.

The case was dismissed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, citing the FAA’s retroactive provisions.

The Supreme Court has now upheld its ruling, protecting these companies from their own customers.

Telecommunications companies are involved in some of the most repugnant aspects of the surveillance system that has grown since 9/11.

Justice Department documents released to the ACLU have shown that surveillance activities that obtain (without warrants, of course) information about who is sending and receiving communications have risen to 37,616 in 2011 from 5,683 in 2001.

Even worse, these companies have turned your data into a revenue stream, charging law enforcement for each request.

This case could have been the first step in turning back this tide, but the Supreme Court upheld the act.

Here is a fundamental example of the disparity of power that exists between large, moneyed corporations and us peons when it comes to our influence in the government.

Our government’s system of checks and balances is one the most praised aspects of our republic.

Yet, here we have a fundamental breakdown of its protections.

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The FAA involved the legislative branch bailing out the executive branch for its misdeeds. Currently, with the judicial system being the only course left that can protect citizens from this abuse of government and corporate power, the highest court backs down without even commenting.

Admittedly, the Supreme Court will be hearing the ACLU challenge the government and the FAA in a separate case, Amnesty et al. v. Clapper, on Oct. 29.

But there are fundamental differences between the two cases.

For one, a federal appeals court ruled in favor of the ACLU, so the Supreme Court has to hear the case to protect the FAA. Secondly, the defendant in this case is the government and not the telecommunications companies.

his bros with one hand and trying to get to second base with his girlfriend with the other.”

- Chase Edwards In response to the David Jones’ Culture Club column, “Greek fashion trends should disappear for fall,” readers had this to say: “Pull yourself out of your little hole in the Earth for five seconds and realize that we know we’re not looking “going out” good. The Norts and an oversized t-shirt combo in question serves a purpose: comfort and utilitarianism. I know

The FAA has already been reauthorized by the House this year and will be coming to the Senate before the year’s end.

Unless, by some miracle, the Senate does not reauthorize the law, or the Supreme Court actually rules in favor of the ACLU in the second case, then the FAA will continue to be a part of American life.

And our private communications will continue to be fair game.

David Scheuermann is a 20-year-old mass communication and computer science junior from Kenner.

I can zip across campus to class, go work out, relax, all in the comfort of my Nike shorts. I have bigger fish to fry at 7:15 am than if I look runway ready, or my inner personality is being projected through my outfit. And quite frankly, you should too. We’re here to learn. And maybe you should keep that in mind when you’re chastising an entire group of people. I could say the same for cargo shorts and Crocs but you don’t see me writing an article about the non-Greek community’s countless wardrobe faux pas out there. And if you think that the Nike-shortt-shirt-combo is limited to just

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Contact David Scheuermann at dscheuermann@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_dscheu Greeks, kind sir, take a look around.

A good majority of your fellow nonGreek counterparts are showing up in them too.

As far as the short-shorts go, I’ll also speak on behalf of them: I’m partial to being able to pick out a fine fraternity man out by what he’s wearing... Sky’s out, thighs out, gentlemen. Long live, Chubbie’s.”

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Quote of the Day “Wall Street is the only place that people ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice from those who take the subway.”

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Students should take advantage of free flu shots LA SEULE FEMME KATE MABRY Columnist As the weather turns grim, class attendance seems to follow, but one major factor of the falling attendance is preventable: the flu.

As a borderline germaphobe, I cringe when I notice unsanitary habits on campus that contribute to the spread of germs. The lack of hand-washing in the restroom is my personal pet peeve.

But luckily, the Student Health Center will be administering free flu shots this week in preparation for flu season.

Though many students know about the free flu shots, few receive them and often endanger others by not getting vaccinated.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the flu season spans from October through March. But Julie Hupperich, associate director at the Student Health Center, said the Health Center usually encounters

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annual peaks in cases of the flu during January and February.

Hupperich said recipients are best protected within six months of receiving a flu shot. So ideally, one would get vaccinated in October to ward away the flu until

flu season ends.

Though flu season coincidently begins near midterms, everyone knows midterms week isn’t complete until you are entirely stressed and sleep-deprived — two major factors contributing

to illness.

In an effort to make flu shots more accessible to students, the Student Health Center kicked off its annual program, Flu Shots on the Geaux, last year.

Because the flu shot is free for all full-time students and students who have paid the Student Health Fee, there is no reason to miss out on this opportunity — unless, of course, you’re afraid of needles.

But ask yourself: Does the brief pain of receiving an injection outweigh spending an achy week in bed with the flu? Definitely.

Hupperich said almost 1,600 students received flu shots last fall, and that’s an abhorrent turnout on such a large campus for something healthy and free.

Though it’s good to hear so many students were vaccinated, a vast majority of our campus, which comprises almost 30,000 students, did not receive flu shots through the Health Center — if at all.

Symptoms of the flu include fever, coughing, body aches and

a stuffy nose — not symptoms you’d like to experience during final exams week or the start to a new semester.

On Monday and Tuesday, students can receive their flu shots from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Student Health Center. The shots will also be administered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Student Union Theater, as well as from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at the University Student Recreational Complex.

Oct. 30 is the final day to receive flu shots from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Business Education Complex while supplies last.

So instead of risking spending a week quarantined in your bedroom with the flu, take 15 minutes out of your busy schedule to get vaccinated.

Kate Mabry is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from New Orleans.

Contact Kate Mabry at kmabry@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @KateMabry1

Stock market correction means it’s time to dump stocks THE DAMN HAMM TAYLOR HAMMONS Columnist When it comes to zombies, do what Woody Harrelson would do. When it comes to money, do what a billionaire would do.

According to Robert Wiedemer, a glorified economist and author of The New York Times best-selling book Aftershock, you’ll need to befriend a billionaire soon.

Since the financial crash in 2008, real estate prices have finally leveled off and unemployment rates have stabilized, all because the stock market is reaching four-year highs.

And those four-year highs are quickly becoming all-time highs; however, it’s too good to last.

It may be the darkest before the dawn, but it’s the brightest before it even starts getting dark.

According to Wiedemer, the stock market is bound to see a massive market correction by as much as 90 percent — and that’s the worst-case scenario.

“Our real concern is the effect even if only half of Wiedemer’s predictions come true,” said Aaron DeHoog, financial publisher for Newsmax.

Wiedemer is like the Mayan of Wall Street, and because of his accurate predictions, renowned billionaires are dumping their American stocks.

Warren Buffett, the oracle of Omaha and one of the many billionaires listening to Wiedemer, has been a cheerleader of the stocks because it’s what made him his fortune. But this past week it was reported that he’s dumping stocks left and right — which is making the predicted market correction even worse.

A stock market correction is when the market declines 10 percent or less in a relatively short period of time. Wiedemer is predicting a 90 percent correction as the worst-case scenario, yet a large drop is an undeniable certainty.

And Wiedemer is not pulling a hoax, unfortunately.

In his book, he accurately predicted the collapse of the housing market, equity markets, and consumer spending that almost drowned the United States.

After his string of accurate predictions, it’s safe to say he’s legit.

However, despite his psychic abilities, what is even more astonishing is the fact we have put ourselves in this situation.

The Federal Reserve recklessly printed a large amount of money in an attempt to stimulate the economy. When more money is printed, the value of each dollar bill decreases. Thus, the inevitable secondary effect is a rise of inflation rates.

Because these funds have not yet reached the economy, we have not suffered from the effects of printing money. When the funds do reach the economy,

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Specialist Fabian Caceres works Oct. 9 at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Economist Robert Wiedemer’s latest prediction has billionaires selling stocks because of a possible upcoming stock market correction.

however, inflation will surge, and that is as certain as two plus two equals four.

So the best way to handle this situation is to follow the billionaires — sell a few stocks.

Because once those fresh-pressed bills reach your pocket, your stock may have already lost 50 percent of its value.

With all that said, there is some good news: A market

correction is not a market crash.

Corrections occur naturally as part of the stock market cycle, and the market will usually bounce back within a few months.

But this should serve as a warning. We need to hold our government more accountable so we can avoid the unnatural market hiccups.

In the short term, we need to

stop printing money.

Taylor Hammons is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Atlanta.

Contact Taylor Hammons at thammons@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_thammons

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“Please be advised that the sale of any products and/or advertisements including the name, likeness or image of [Mathieu] or any other LSU student-athlete is in violation of NCAA Bylaw 12.5.2.2 and could have a negative impact on the involved student-athlete’s eligibility.”

The article was grasping at straws, searching for something new to report.

If the NCAA were to hit Mathieu with a violation, it better be prepared to tackle players at just about every prominent university with a bar or club nearby.

But we can’t stand back and pick the article apart without understanding the motivation

WESTWARD, from page 5 the offseason.

The morning kickoff, coupled with LSU’s 14-6 road loss to Florida, has resulted in some Tiger fans opting not to travel again, according to humanities and social sciences senior Brandon Harden.

“People wasted their money going all the way [to Gainesville, Fla.] to see what happened,” Harden said. “People don’t want to waste their money and have that happen again.”

Harden, the roommate of sophomore running back Kenny Hilliard, said he’ll be in attendance to not only watch his friend “do his thing” but also to scope out what so many elder Tiger fans described to him. “[Texas A&M] has a highpowered offense and it used to be a big rivalry back in the ’90s,” Harden said. “People wanted to go back there.”

Harden added that Heisman candidate and Texas A&M freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel and SEC sack leader junior Damontre Moore may frighten some Tiger fans, especially after the debacle in Gainesville.

Political science senior Devin Fields concurred with Harden, saying the hype has dwindled a bit since the beginning of the season.

“If [LSU] was undefeated at this point, the hype would have been still big,” Fields said. “If [LSU] wins this game, the season can still turn around.”

Fields called the early kickoff ridiculous, and while he said he was never going to attend the game, he added the start time was the final deterrence in his decision.

As is their reputation, Tiger fans will hit the trail no matter the time or the opponent, according to early childhood education sophomore Olivia Robe, who herself won’t attend the game, but said she senses excitement from her friends who are making the trek.

“Since [LSU is] playing a little bit more ‘iffy,’ [fans] are a little bit more nervous,” Robe said.

“I think everyone’s still pretty excited about it, for sure.”

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

behind it being Sports Illustrated’s Oct. 22 cover story.

You wanted this article. You didn’t necessarily want it the way Thamel and Evans presented it, but you still craved it. We all did.

Mathieu is a fascinating individual with a cautionary tale, one that in due time will come out and probably enlighten us all in some way.

The Daily Reveille Yes, in two years his star rose at break-neck speed to heights most probably didn’t think possible for a college defensive back.

With his success came his persona, and with his persona came an insatiable desire from the fanbase for more.

Yes, when his star fell we all scrambled to sate that desire.

It’s not a case of kicking him

page 11 while he’s down, as many who commented on Sports Illustrated’s website seemed to think. Mathieu’s larger-than-life persona made him a hot topic.

We are all drawn to him, either positively or negatively, and that demand drives the media’s attempts to supply his story.

The problem is that Sports Illustrated took that demand and

supplied a half-cooked story.

Luke Johnson is a 26-year-old mass communication senior from Lake Mills, Wis.

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

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