The Daily Reveille - October 23, 2012

FOOTBALL: Tigers continue to rack up penalties under Miles, p. 5

FASHION: Dress clothes should fit well and coordinate, p. 10

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012 • Volume 117, Issue 42

Barnes & Noble at LSU opens to the public

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tudents flooded across Highland Road on Monday to take their first looks at the new Barnes & Noble at LSU. Paul Stevenson, LSU Bookstore general manager, said Monday was scheduled for what management considers a “soft opening” to make sure systems were in check and everything was running smoothly. Stevenson said everything went off without fail.

“It’s been fun for me to see everybody’s faces as they come in; their jaws are dropping,” Stevenson said.

Valarie Hunt, secondary English education senior, called the new store gorgeous and said she plans to utilize the space as a study area.

Hunt said the location is convenient, especially for students who live in the East Campus Apartments like she does.

Jacqueline Johnson, mechanical engineering sophomore, said she was “in love” with the store.

“It’s huge, and it’s beautiful.

Oh, I’m in love,” she said.

Johnson said she liked the high ceilings on the first floor and the fighter plane suspended above the escalator stood out.

Despite the glamour of the new store, Johnson said its location may be an inconvenience for some.

“You are going to have students walking across Highland all day long and cars having to stop,” she said. “It will be interesting to see how it works out.”

Psychology junior Shametria Hunter said students need to be

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ACADEMICS

Students lose free $5 of printing Funds will buy new equipment Olivia McClure

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the group of people who crossed in front of her.

Taylor Smith, biological sciences junior, said he likes the second story with the LSU Tech Store, which will provide students with computer and

University Information Technology Services and the Office of Assessment and Evaluation will receive nearly $300,000 of Student Technology Fee funds for projects and equipment updates.

At a meeting of the Student Technology Fee Oversight Committee on Monday, members voted to open up $489,785 of leftover funds for use by ITS and OAE. Originally, only about $350,000 was unallocated, but members voted to suspend a $140,000 program that allots $5 of free printing to each University student.

David O’Brien, assistant director of computing, said OAE requested $148,000 of tech fee money to replace computers in its testing center. One-fourth of

BOOKSTORE, see page 15

TECH FEE, see page 15

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[Top] Students bustle around the University’s new bookstore Monday. [Bottom] LSU baseball caps line a wall of Barnes & Noble at LSU on Monday. View more photos of Barnes & Noble at LSU at lsureveille.com.

more attentive to the pedestrian traffic signals.

“They don’t [pay attention], they just walk; they don’t care,” Hunter said.

Hunter acknowledged she didn’t obey the traffic signals Monday when crossing Highland Road. She said she just followed

POLITICS

Obama, Romney face off on foreign policy in final debate Megan Dunbar Staff Writer

President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney listed strategies for dealing with Israel as well solutions for solving the economic problems at home during Monday night’s foreign policy presidential debate at Lynn University in Florida.

During the final debate between the two, Romney emphasized a lack of American strength through foreign policy — citing Obama’s “apology tour” — and said sanctions in Iran are not strong enough and debt reductions are not large enough.

Obama responded with accusations against Romney, calling him

“all over the map” with his policies, and accusing him of not being a stable possible leader.

Kyle Aycock, president of Young Americans for Liberty at the University, said this debate, as well as the last three, gave the candidates the chance to discuss issues facing America in a substantive way.

“What we really got was political theater,” Aycock said.

In an example of this theater, Twitter and other social media channels became outlets for people wondering about the discussion of education in the middle of a foreign policy debate.

Though the debate was focused on foreign policy, both candidates shifted the discussion toward domestic issues as well, such as

education. Moderator Bob Schieffer cut Romney off and elicited some laughs by saying, “I think we all love teachers.”

Mass communication sophomore Camille Stelly said this was the best debate of all four due to Schieffer’s moderation.

She said she didn’t hear many jabs during the spirited discussion.

Aycock said he wasn’t sure what Romney and Obama would come to blows about because he believes the candidates’ views are similar.

“Between the two of them, there’s not going to be a substantive change in foreign policy,” he said.

He said Obama came out of this DEBATE, see page 15

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Nation & World

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INTERNATIONAL Weakened, al-Qaida in Afghanistan tries comeback on United States KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A diminished but resilient al-Qaida, whose 9/11 attacks drew America into its longest war, is attempting a comeback in Afghanistan’s mountainous east even as U.S. and allied forces wind down their combat mission and concede a small but steady toehold to the terrorist group.

That concerns U.S. commanders, who have intensified strikes against al-Qaida cells in recent months. It also undercuts an Obama administration narrative portraying al-Qaida as battered to the point of being a nonissue in Afghanistan as Western troops start leaving.

Seven experts convicted for not warning of earthquake risk in Italy L’AQUILA, Italy (AP) — In a verdict that sent shock waves through the scientific community, an Italian court convicted seven experts of manslaughter on Monday for failing to adequately warn residents of the risk before an earthquake struck central Italy in 2009, killing more than 300 people.

The defendants, all prominent scientists or geological and disaster experts, were sentenced to six years in prison.

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The maker of London’s famous black cabs says it will go into administration after failing to secure an injection of cash from one of its largest shareholders.

Maker of London’s black cabs says it’s going bust, loses largest shareholder LONDON (AP) — The maker of London’s famous black cabs said Monday it was going into administration after failing to secure an injection of cash from one of its largest shareholders.

Manganese Bronze’s rounded, limousine-like cabs are known the world over, but the company has been losing money for years, hit both by Britain’s economic downturn and stiff rivalry from vehicles such as the Vito, made

by Mercedes, an arm of German car giant Daimler AG. Manganese Bronze launched its latest model, the TX4, in 2006, but a defect in the taxi’s steering system recently forced it into a recall — a damaging move which contributed to the company’s woes.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Parents considering legal action over yoga classes in San Diego schools

36 percent of La. public schools graded A or B, 12 percent receive F

Lafayette Fire Department awarded grant, expands force by 20 firefighters

ENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) — A group of parents is bent out of shape by free yoga classes at schools in this San Diego County beachside community, fearing they are indoctrinating youngsters in eastern religion practices.

“There’s a deep concern that the Encinitas Union School District is using taxpayer resources to promote Ashtanga yoga and Hinduism, a religion system of beliefs and practices,” the parents’ attorney, Dean Broyles, told the North County Times.

(AP) — About 36 percent of Louisiana’s public schools earned grades of A or B in the state’s latest round of performance rankings, with more schools reaching the highest grades, according to data released Monday by Superintendent of Education John White.

“Schools across Louisiana continue to make progress, which means more children are gaining the knowledge and skills to succeed in college and careers,” White said.

LAFAYETTE (AP) — A $1.67 million federal grant for the Lafayette Fire Department will boost the force by 20 firefighters but still leaves the department below staffing goals set by Fire Chief Robert Benoit.

Of the 20 new grant-funded positions, Benoit tells The Advocate nine are in jobs the administration had frozen because of budget constraints and 11 are considered new positions.

Cheerleading needs safety rules as sport becomes more dangerous CHICAGO (AP) — Cheerleading isn’t just jumping and waving pompoms — it has become as athletic and potentially as dangerous as a sport and should be designated one to improve safety, the nation’s leading group of pediatricians says.

The number of cheerleaders injured each year has climbed dramatically in the last two decades. Common stunts that pose risks include tossing and flipping cheerleaders in the air and creating human pyramids that reach 15 feet high or more.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT, ADMINISTRATORS PROMOTE BIKE SAFETY

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[Left] (From left to right) Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Stuart Bell; Student Government President Taylor Cox; economics junior Ian Gutch; environmental science junior Jonathan Lambert and political science senior Andrew David promote bike safety Monday in front of the Memorial Tower. [Right] Student Government President Taylor Cox rides Monday in front of Memorial Tower to spread the word about bicycle safety around campus.

Briefs Tiger Band, ensembles to hold annual Tigerama concert tonight The LSU Tiger Band will hold its annual Tigerama concert event at 7 p.m. tonight at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

According to a University Relations news release, the event will include performances by the LSU Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Winds and the Tiger Band, as well as appearances by the Golden Girls, the Colorguard and LSU cheerleaders.

VIP ticket holders will participate in a silent auction and photo opportunities with the Golden Girls. The concert will begin at 7 p.m.

Student tickets cost $10 and all other tickets cost $20.

Parking Office, Student Government to auction off abandoned bikes The Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation, in conjunction with Student Government, will sell and auction bikes found abandoned on campus at its annual auction Oct. 24.

The event, located on Tower

Drive next to the Student Union Theater, will include a sale and an auction.

According to the Parking Office’s website, students will have the opportunity to directly purchase a bike at 10 a.m. and the auction will begin at 11 a.m.

Mike the Tiger, LSU cheerleaders and the Tiger Girls will appear at the event. The auction’s three highest bidders will receive a tour of Tiger Stadium.

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NATIONAL

Whale mimics human speech

MUSICIAN MATISYAHU VISITS KLSU

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Scientists say this male Beluga whalemade human-like sounds. An acoustic analysis revealed the sounds were several octaves lower than typical whale calls.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — It could be the muffled sound of singing in the shower or that sing-songy indecipherable voice from the Muppets’ Swedish Chef.

Surprisingly, scientists said the audio they captured was a whale imitating people. In fact, the whale song sounded so eerily human that divers initially thought it was a human voice.

Handlers at the National Marine Mammal Foundation in San Diego heard mumbling in 1984 coming from a tank containing whales and dolphins that sounded like two people chatting far away.

It wasn’t until one day, after a diver surfaced from the tank and asked, “Who told me to get out?” did researchers realize the garble came from a captive male Beluga whale.

For several years, they recorded its spontaneous sounds while it was underwater and when it surfaced.

An acoustic analysis revealed the human-like sounds were several octaves lower than typical whale calls. The research was published online Monday in Current Biology.

Scientists think the whale’s close proximity to people allowed it to listen to and mimic human conversation. It did so by changing the pressure in its nasal cavities. After four years of copying people, it went back to sounding like a whale, emitting high-pitched noises. It died five years ago.

Dolphins and parrots have been taught to mimic the patterns of human speech, but it’s rare for an animal to do it spontaneously.

The study is not the first time a whale has sounded human. Scientists who have studied sounds of white whales in the wild sometimes heard what sounded like shouting children.

Caretakers at the Vancouver Aquarium in Canada previously said they heard one of the white whales say its name.

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Sports

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

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RED FLAGS

BASKETBALL

Former Tigers play pro overseas

Penalties piling up for Tigers in 2012 More penalty yards than passing average in Miles’ tenure. yards.

Under Miles, LSU has never finLSU completed that rare feat last ished in the top half of the FBS in penSaturday at Texas alties.

Chris Abshire A&M with 13 penalties This season’s penfor 102 yards, further alty plague has still Sports Writer reinforcing a seasonreached the extreme long issue with the yellow laundry. end of the recent spectrum.

The Tigers have been penalized 8.5 The 13 flags against the Aggies penalties per game for an average of 64.9 marked LSU’s most since committing yards in 2012. Those totals rank 113th 14 at Alabama in November 2007 and and 90th, respectively, in the NCAA was the second-highest total of Miles’ Football Bowl Subdivision this season. eight seasons in Baton Rouge.

The flags aren’t a new sight for With the current 64.9 yards per LSU under coach Les Miles. game average, LSU is on pace to accrue During LSU’s 2007 national cham- its most penalty yards since 2005, Miles’ pionship run, the Tigers were penalized first year.

117 times, finishing 117th — or third to last — in Division I-A. Contact Chris Abshire at The low rankings are the norm, cabshire@lsureveille.com; with LSU placing 83rd in penalties comTwitter: @AbshireTDR mitted and 67th in penalty yardage on

Bria Turner Sports Contributor

photo by MORGAN SEARLES / The Daily Reveille

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

PENALTIES/YARDS PER SEASON UNDER MILES

# OF PENALTIES RANKING UNDER MILES

YARDS PER GAME RANKING UNDER MILES

108 for 907 83 for 657 117 for 880 82 for 649 86 for 633 77 for 603 86 for 686 68 for 519

100 86 117 75 78 60 68 113

99 69 97 61 40 42 58 90

2012 PENALTIES/YARDS

BY GAME NORTH TEXAS WASHINGTON IDAHO AUBURN TOWSON FLORIDA S. CAROLINA TEXAS A&M

10 for 55 5 for 43 8 for 58 9 for 80 10 for 69 8 for 83 5 for 29 13 for 102

LSU basketball has produced plenty of big WNBA and NBA names like Seimone Augustus, Sylvia Fowles, Marcus Thornton and most notably, Shaquille O’Neal.

What stays under the radar is that each year, the LSU basketball programs produce players who find success in professional international leagues. Six of the nine members of the men’s and women’s basketball class of 2012 currently play in international leagues.

Former LSU forwards Malcolm White and Storm Warren are among those players – White plays in Toyama, Japan for Toyama Grouses and Warren plays in the Netherlands with the Division I league team Den Helder Kings.

After working out in Las Vegas and receiving offers from multiple international teams, Warren and his agent decided the Netherlands was the best move.

Warren said the Netherlands was a better choice than other countries because the majority of people in the Netherlands speak English, and fighting to get around a language barrier could be frustrating.

Warren’s experiences and “glory days” at LSU, including his summer 2011 trip to Italy with the men’s basketball team, guided him on his path to playing overseas.

BASKETBALL, see page 7

Aggie culture fits nicely in SEC THE CHAMPION SOUND ALEX CASSARA Sports Writer I got the past weekend off from my busy journo-schedule; so naturally, I followed the Tigers anyway.

I was just a student for the game, which doesn’t happen often. And I thoroughly enjoyed the trip, as this column and my recently tagged Facebook photos show.

Our columnist Micah Bedard stayed on his grind, though, and he wrote on Monday that Aggie football isn’t ready for premium

Southeastern Conference play.

Though my viewing experience was much different than that of my colleague, I’d have to agree.

Just like Florida did in the second half of its season opener against the Aggies, LSU and defensive coordinator John Chavis pinpointed their problems early, adjusted and didn’t look back.

Freshman quarterback Johnny “Football” Manziel had nowhere to run but out of bounds, and LSU’s running game again wore its opponent to its Texan bones.

It was the general experience, though, that intrigued me, and that’s because College Station is a fun SEC town. Although their football might not be quite ready,

Aggie fans – or overall Aggie culture – is a perfect fit in the world’s best college football conference.

The SEC made the perfect decision on what team and fanbase to admit to its most dominant division.

Aside from a single, flat-billed dissenter, every single Aggie was great to my friends and me. During the first quarter, we slowed down by a tailgate to watch a play on the move, and it turned into a 10-minute discussion of this exact subject punctuated by nearly 10 of us pouring beers from the tap installed on the side of their trailer.

Sound familiar?

AGGIES, see page 7

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LSU fans dance amid Aggie fans Saturday during the Tigers’ game against Texas A&M in College Station.

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SWIMMING AND DIVING

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

MEN’S GOLF

Tigers add Olympian Presley finding his stroke to coaching staff Lawrence Barreca Sports Contributor

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LSU diving graduate assistant Eric Sehn (right) instructs a diver Oct. 16 during practice in the Natatorium.

Sehn brings London experience Chandler Rome Sports Writer

It wasn’t the allure of jambalaya or crawfish pie that swayed Eric Sehn to Baton Rouge; the 2012 Olympic diver simply wanted some sun.

Fed up with the cold weather in his native Canada, Sehn reached out to former rival coach and friend Doug Shaffer about returning to the steamy South he became so accustomed to while attending Texas A&M. A few emails later, Sehn became the first diving graduate assistant in Shaffer’s tenure, bringing his wealth of Olympic expertise both on the boards and between the lanes.

“He’s embraced the whole picture, not just diving,” Shaffer said. “To have somebody at an Olympic caliber that fresh in the program that can readily disseminate that experience to those swimmers and divers that are aspiring to it, it’s huge.”

After narrowly missing the 2008 Olympic team and serving as an alternate, Sehn said he used those crushing results as the impetus to nab a spot on the 10-meter platform in London.

Overcoming the initial shock of realizing his dreams were accomplished, Sehn said the ensuing few months before the Games were a whirlwind.

“Things went by so fast,” Sehn said. “You’ve still got to train, you still have to go… but I was just trying to soak in all the moments.”

Falling ill before his event and eventually finishing 29th, Sehn savored the entire experience, most notably the grandiose opening ceremonies.

“All the people cheering, the place going nuts, the show itself, it’s just a truly amazing

experience,” Sehn said. “It definitely lives up to the hype, that’s for sure.”

Now relishing his new role outside the pool, Sehn lauded Shaffer for introducing him to the administrative side of diving while giving him free rein to coach and teach his divers.

“I’m learning a lot from him.

He’s got years of knowledge and experience for diving,” Sehn said.

“That’s one of the reasons I wanted to come here over other schools.”

Familiar with Shaffer from recruiting visits and dual meets during Sehn’s collegiate career, Sehn said he enjoys getting to know Shaffer on a deeper level, more than just that of an opposing coach.

“That’s so valuable, with having a friend do it rather than somebody that doesn’t let me do much,” Sehn said.

Thankful for an extra set of hands and eyes during practices that sometimes involve 540 dives between the nine divers, Shaffer said Sehn allows the athletes to get twice as much critical, individualized attention in preparation for the Southeastern Conference slate.

“We’re an elite, SEC program that strives to be competitive at an elite top-10 NCAA program,” Shaffer said. “He comes from the pinnacle…level of experience and that brings a wealth of standards, respect and experience within the program.”

Pursuing a graduate degree in urban geography, Sehn said his ultimate goal is to become a university professor, but added if the right opportunity presented itself, he would consider a jump into the coaching ranks.

Also wanting to get a doctorate, Sehn said he’s open to staying at LSU for two more years as a graduate assistant, or wherever the road takes him.

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

LSU junior golfer Andrew Presley has had his share of obstacles to overcome this season.

Dubbed the leader of the program before the season with former Tiger golfer Sang Yi gone, Presley had the daunting task of leading a young LSU program to the promised land.

That weight took its toll on Presley early this season.

“He was disappointed in the overall performance he had in the first two tournaments,” LSU coach Chuck Winstead said. “I think to some degree, he came in with his own mental hurdles that he had to live up to.

When he starts to play and not worry so much about how he should play, he’s going to perform well.”

Coming into the 2012 season, Presley expressed interest in taking Yi’s place atop the program, setting lofty expectations for himself heading into the season-opening Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic.

After shooting a 1-under par 71 in round one and an even-par in the second round, he collapsed on the final day of play.

An 8-over in the final round left Presley finished tied for 40th overall while his younger teammates carried the load.

His second tournament of the season mimicked the first, as he came out firing at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate with a 2-under 70 in the opening round.

His play began to fall apart in round two, and his 4-over dropped him out of the top-10 overall.

“My confidence wasn’t very high,” Presley said. “I thought that I was close to breaking through because I was hitting it and putting it well. I thought if I could get all three rounds to even out a little bit, then I’d be fine.”

The old Presley made an appearance in the final round, as he shot even-par to finish tied for 16th.

With an encouraging finish in Birmingham, Ala., Presley advanced into the week prior to the squad’s first home tournament at the David Toms Intercollegiate.

And then the illness hit.

“I took some time off because I got the stomach flu, so I didn’t get to hit as many balls as I wanted to,” Presley said. “Obviously, that affected my performance, but everything ended up going pretty well.”

Presley shot a 1-over 73 in both rounds one and two, followed by a 2-over in the final round. He finished No. 1 overall, taking both an individual and team title before taking two

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LSU junior golfer Andrew Presley hits toward the green Oct. 6 at the David Toms Intercollegiate tournament.

weeks off. “[The first place finish] was definitely something I needed,” Presley said. “It’s always good to go out and get team wins, but an individual win is always a good feeling, so hopefully we can get a couple more.”

At this week’s Isleworth Collegiate Invitational, Presley is leading the charge again for the Tigers. He shot a 1-over 73 in round two, putting him at 2-over 146.

His teammates haven’t been

as fortunate.

Although sophomore Curtis Thompson has kept pace with Presley, sophomores Stewart Jolly and Myles Lewis have combined for a 20-over 308.

The Tigers are sitting in 11th place. The tournament will conclude today in Windermere, Fla. Contact Lawrence Barreca at lbarreca@lsureveille.com

Tuesday, October 23, 2012 AGGIES, from page 7

This SEC-type, hostilitytinged hospitality coming from the Aggies was not new to me. A buddy and I stopped in College Station on the way home from the Oregon opener in Dallas last season to catch Texas A&M’s game against SMU in the stands with another friend, an injured Mustang.

With the 12th man behind it, A&M blew SMU away, 46-14. Also not surprising.

Pledging allegiance to my school and my friend, and clad in blue and red, I may have let a few “Tiger Baits” slip afterward.

What else was I supposed to do?

One girl’s response upon the resolution of her color-induced confusion: “LSU? Worst school in the nation!” Low blow.

They can be quite defensive.

There’s just something a little off about an Aggie. It’s almost endearing. But they can definitely take it and shell it back out.

Aside from that, the people were awesome. Visiting opposing fraternity chapters is a crapshoot,

and the Aggie Greeks were accommodating. The women impressed.

They all impressed.

The bars are certainly SECcaliber. Northgate is a classier Tigerland; mentally transplant Chimes in place of Reggie’s. And while its concert was terribly unorganized, some savvy promoter put on a decently sized festival featuring well-known hip-hop and EDM artists the night before the game.

To quote Sports Writer Chandler Rome, this weekend was about “journalism, debauchery and such.” That 11 a.m. kickoff was killer.

Despite ESPN’s shafting of the schedule, the tailgates were up early and rolled through the game.

The Aggies held up with the professional tailgates Baton Rouge produces.

And there were plenty of those. From the instant they were ushered in, A&M became one of the shortest trips from a city in Baton Rouge that houses plenty of Texans. All that talk of “renewing the rivalry” is for real. Texas A&M, from a culture standpoint,

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Their traditions may be offputting to some, but there’s no argument that the Aggies are dedicated. I know my experience may not be typical. So when you have two rabid fanbases, there will undoubtedly be unnecessary confrontation.

A fraternity brother wasn’t as lucky as me. Walking into the stadium quite inebriated, he involuntarily kissed an Aggie fist. Of course, he did politely let the violent offender know just how much Kyle Field actually sucks.

The Aggies may be inclined to cordial confrontation, but that’s what any SEC fan would do.

Alex Cassara is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from New Orleans.

page 7 Sports Brief Minter earns SEC Player of the Week honors, finalist slot for other awards LSU junior linebacker Kevin Minter earned Southeastern Conference Player of the Week and Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance in No. 6 LSU’s 24-19 win against No. 22 Texas A&M. Minter totaled 12 tackles in the win, improving his teamleading total to 75 through eight games. He also recorded a sack and an interception while helping hold the Aggies’ offense well below its season averages.

Minter was also named one of 12 semifinalists for the Dick

Butkus award, given annually to the nation’s top linebacker. An LSU player has never won the Dick Butkus award.

It was the first time this season an LSU player earned the Walter Camp award and the second time Minter earned the SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors.

Minter’s 75 tackles this year are one off the team-leading mark of 76 set by defensive backs Eric Reid and Tyrann Mathieu last season.

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ON THE

GEAUX!

BASKETBALL, from page 7

“The trip we had to Italy gave me a good outlook on what I had to look forward to if I had to come play abroad,” Warren said.

Warren keeps in touch with former teammate White through Skype and Twitter, and he said White has enjoyed Japan so far.

“At the end of the day, we both think it is a blessing to be doing something we love and being able to see the world at the same time,” Warren said.

Four of the five 2012 women’s basketball seniors – Taylor Turnbow, Swayze Black, LaSondra Barrett and Courtney Jones – play basketball overseas. The only 2012 graduate not representing the Lady Tigers internationally is Destini Hughes, who suffered a season-ending right knee injury in January of this year.

Black competes in Finland, Barrett in Israel and Turnbow and Jones play in Portugal.

Jones plays for Alges, which is a team located ten minutes outside of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Jones hired an agent as well, who created a reel of her highlights at LSU so she would get noticed by professional teams.

A decision to continue to play while her body still allowed it sparked her interest to play overseas. Alges brought her in, watched her practice and decided to sign her.

Jones gives credit to LSU’s basketball program for helping players continue to become better even after their eligibility is up.

“The fact that year after year, players are continuing to go forth with their dreams of playing basketball and have numerous opportunities is amazing,” Jones

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Then-junior LSU forward Storm Warren goes up for a shot against Ole Miss on Jan. 22, 2011, in the PMAC. Warren now plays for a professional team in the Netherlands.

said. “It shows that the staff really does care about the progress of the women that attend LSU.” For the past five years, players from the Lady Tigers program have consistently been able to play professionally, according to Jones. Former Lady Tigers Allison Hightower, Quianna Chaney and Katherine Graham have played in international leagues in France, Turkey and Iceland, respectively.

Current LSU junior forward Shanece McKinney noted that before coming into the program, high school players know what LSU basketball is capable of, and that motivates players to work hard.

“You come here and you know what’s expected of you, so you burn and you get better to continue the legacy,” McKinney

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said. “It’s just instilled in you.”

LSU women’s basketball coach Nikki Caldwell said LSU puts players in the position to be on watch lists, to be drafted and to have networking opportunities to go overseas and compete at a high level. Caldwell wants to keep those options open for players so they can continue to flourish after they leave LSU. “We’re gonna keep doing that because the real game is not necessarily that game that is played 94 by 50 feet, but it’s the game of life,” Caldwell said. “So anytime we can put them in a position to be successful, we’re gonna do that.”

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Odd Jobs

Entertainment

‘Assassin’s Creed’ heads for big screen

Students take on off-the-wall occupations David Jones

Rukus Board Shop.

“I’ve never had to wake up and say ‘Bummer, I have to go to work today,’” he said.

After several years of skating around the shop, Barousse said he was offered a job at age 17. The

October is turning out to be a great month for “Assassin’s Creed” fans. Next Tuesday, “Assassin’s Creed III” drops and will likely deliver one of the best gaming experiences of the year.

And early Monday afternoon, it was JOEY GRONER officially reported Entertainment Writer that Michael Fassbender will star in and co-produce a film adaptation of the series.

The announcement ends months of speculation surrounding Fassbender and the series. Ubisoft, the game’s developer, said its own film production company will collaborate with the production company New Regency. Fassbender will presumably play the overarching character of the series, Desmond Miles, though the setup of the games means he could be playing three or four characters over the course of the films.

Here’s the good news: Ubisoft is apparently dedicated to ensuring the quality of the film. They’ve demanded complete creative control, which is important when a film is trying to tell a story as intricate and complex as “Assassin’s Creed.”

But there’s tons of bad news accompanying this as well.

JOBS, see page 11

CREED, see page 11

Entertainment Writer

As the economy dwindles and jobs become increasingly scarce, many students find refuge in the confines of office desks and fast food fryers worldwide.

But others, like kinesiology senior Taylor Faulk, are breaking away from the monotony of the traditional 9-to-5.

A contribution to many customers’ favorite scenic view, Faulk works as a bartender and waitress for local eatery Twin Peaks, as well as a model for many of the bar’s local campaigns.

When Faulk strolls into the “ultimate man cave” each week, clad in her khaki shorts and plaid shirt, she said she knows there is no place she would rather work.

“It spoils me,” Faulk said.

“I love the playful, relaxed atmosphere.”

The self-proclaimed “flirtationist” said she enjoys the clientele the bar attracts, as she is more comfortable with mature crowds. She said establishing loyalties with her customers is important and she is confident in her ability to do so.

As a student preparing to enter the professional work force, Faulk said her job provides an ideal forum for networking. In her time as a waitress, she said she has been offered numerous opportunities in both

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[Top] RICHARD REDMANN / The Daily Reveille, [Bottom] photos courtesy of DANIEL BAROUSSE, ELAINE MARTIN

[Top] LSU kinesiology major Taylor Faulk enjoys waitressing job at Twin Peaks; [bottom left] Daniel Barousse, international business alumnus, incorporated his passion for skating into a retail career; and [bottom right] psychology sophomore Elaine Martin works as a zip line instructor at Tiki Zip Line in Denham Springs, La.

modeling and kinesiology.

“I met one of the owners of a baseball company,” she said. “I told him I was in kinesiology, and he told me to call him when I graduate.”

The base pay for Twin Peaks’ waitstaff is $2.37 an hour, but Faulk said an average day’s work could result in more than $250 in tips.

Though money is a rewarding aspect of her job, Faulk said she mostly enjoys working alongside an enthusiastic staff. She said she never expects a dull moment at work.

Daniel Barousse, international business alumnus, shared those sentiments about his job of more than seven years at local skate store

BAND SPOTLIGHT

Indie-rock band Mutemath to play Varsity tonight Josh Naquin Entertainment Writer

With dozens of tours and hundreds of shows under its belt, alternative rock group Mutemath has garnered enough experience on the road to disregard ominous setbacks. Well, most of them.

Mutemath drummer Darren King said the band’s fall headlining tour, which concludes with a show at The Varsity Theatre tonight, has encountered a “fair share of adversity.”

“We’ve had flights canceled, our bus broke down and we have photo documentation of this,” King said excitedly. “It broke down at 666,666.6 miles, the mark of

the beast.”

Perseverance through transportation hiccups and occult coincidences lends the outside world a view of Mutemath’s main focus – live performance.

“We’ve made it to some of these shows by the skin of our teeth, but we haven’t missed one,” King said.

The indie rockers have devoted their musical talents to Mutemath for nearly 10 years with the better part of that decade spent playing live gigs. The foursome has gained notoriety over time for its typically raucous, exuberant shows.

King rocks out so vigorously that his headphones, which he routinely tapes around his head before

the show, inevitably shake loose and fall off mid-performance.

What’s his secret for maintaining such a lively reputation?

“I allow myself to be lame and fairly lazy,” King said. “The idea is homeostasis, conserving my energy for the show. I woke up today at 3 p.m., which is not very practical, but it works for the tour.”

Mutemath has recorded three studio albums to date, and it’s not difficult to discern a manifestation of the band’s progression and health through the album’s tone. King described the band’s first full-length album, “Mutemath,” in terms of joy, optimism MUTEMATH, see page 11

photo courtesy of COLIN GRAY

The New Orleans-native band Mutemath will play tonight at 8 p.m. at The Varsity Theatre.

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PHOTO STORY

Students carve odd, traditional pumpkins October brings cool weather, scores of football games, live music and, as any other time of fun and celebration, decorations. This often arrives in the form of carved pumpkins — jack-o-lanterns. This season, students decorated their apartments and houses around the University area with the carved squash. The Daily Reveille took photos of University students’ classic and innovative takes on the fall tradition of pumpkin carving to share some of their different interpretations.

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Simple formula can improve style Gentlemen, whether you’re new on campus, looking to graduate or somewhere in between, looking sharp is a must.

Of course, looking good doesn’t just happen magically — there’s a formula that can be adjusted to fit any man’s CONNOR TARTER style to keep him Fashion Columnist looking sharp as a tack.

It’s simple. A man’s dress clothes should fit well, and the patterns and colors should work together.

The first part is the one we gentlemen should be most concerned about because the fit of a man’s clothes is everything. Just because something is expensive or well-made does not mean it will look good on everyone.

A man can look like a million bucks in a $200 suit, or he can look like he’s wearing a trash bag for which he paid upward of $5,000. It’s all in the fit, and there are rules to making dress wear work.

First and foremost, a dress shirt and slacks can be a great outfit, but it will take more effort than a quick trip to Macy’s to upgrade your style.

High-end dress shirts have specific measurements that range far beyond extra small to extra large.

Throwing down the scratch for a Ralph Lauren button-down isn’t necessary, but it is an option that will require you to get measured by a tailor beforehand.

An easier, much cheaper route is to opt for a shirt that follows the basic S, M, L, XL sizing system most young men are accustomed to and take it to the tailor afterward, which will save money and yield almost identical results.

A tailor can make adjustments, not do magic tricks with your clothing, so finding clothes that fit as well as possible off the rack is imperative.

For shirts, the main things to focus on are the collar and the sleeves.

When trying on a shirt, the sleeves should not be billowy in any way.

They should end about a half-inch short of your hand and fit snugly into your armpit.

In the dressing room, put your index finger between your collar and your neck. If this is difficult, or causes you to choke at all, the shirt is too small. If you can pull the collar more than a centimeter away from your neck, it’s too large.

As for slacks, the waistline shouldn’t cut into your side, but a belt shouldn’t be entirely necessary to keep them on. The legs should have a slight break at the top of your shoes. The break should not be a wrinkle by any means, but the leg shouldn’t hover above your shoe when you’re standing (Note: this means you should bring your dress shoes with you to try on slacks).

In any case, buying clothing that’s a little bit too big is more manageable than buying clothing that’s a little bit too small. The tailor will have a much easier time taking your clothing in than letting it out.

Once the clothing is purchased, a trip to the tailor is almost always necessary, and knowing what to tell him or her will save your investment from being a waste of time and money. The key is walking away with clothing that hugs your body but isn’t skin-tight. Even a man with a slight weight issue will benefit from clothing that conforms to his body. Baggy clothing doesn’t hide anything — it adds visual weight.

Make sure to speak up and tell the tailor to focus on the sleeves, the shoulders and the collar and chest of shirts and jackets, and the waist, length and crotch of slacks. This can go for just about any clothing that doesn’t fit perfectly — not just dress shirts and slacks. Don’t be afraid to get jeans hemmed.

Dressing well doesn’t have to be

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According to the Sharp-Dressed Man, if it is difficult to place your index finger between your collar and neck, the shirt is too small.

hard, but it takes some work, which will pay off. After all, “Every girl’s crazy ’bout a sharp-dressed man.”

Connor Tarter is a 20-year-old communication studies junior from Dallas, Texas.

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012 CREED, from page 9 First, the awful track record of video game movies must be considered. There’s “Street Fighter,” “Mortal Kombat,” “Resident Evil,” “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” “Hitman,” “Max Payne” and the list goes on and on. All great, classic games.

But in a list compiling the 30 most popular video game movies, no film has a Rotten Tomatoes score above 43 percent. Ubisoft is going to correct all of that, right?

Maybe. The last time a game company was so invested in an adaptation was when Bungie, the “Halo” developers, tried to get a film made out of that series. They got close, as Peter Jackson signed on to produce, bringing his protege, Neill Blomkamp, aboard to direct. That project eventually collapsed and fans were instead treated to Blomkamp’s “District 9.”

Ubisoft’s last attempt to adapt a game was 2010’s “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.” The film starred Jake Gyllenhaal and was easily one of the best film adaptations of a game in a long time. But that doesn’t mean it was worth anyone’s time.

I’m trying to stay optimistic about an “Assassin’s Creed” film.

Much like Christopher Nolan took the character of Batman and made a trilogy of amazing, thought-provoking flicks, the series has the potential to be fashioned into a timely, exciting piece of filmmaking.

The casting of Fassbender gives me hope. Assuming sequels are made, Fassbender could play not only Desmond, but Altair, the main character of the first game, and Ezio, the protagonist of “Assassin’s Creed II,” “Brotherhood,” and

MUTEMATH, from page 9

and youthfulness.

The music video for the selftitled album’s debut single, “Typical,” made a splash when its timewarping antics earned the group a Grammy nomination.

“Armistice,” the indie outfit’s second album, provided a grittier feel and foreshadowed the departure of guitarist Greg Hill.

“Frustration, confusion, it reflected our struggles,” King said.

Mutemath’s most recent effort, 2011’s “Odd Soul,” was composed with a different, more empowering strategy. The artists self-produced the album and the result was a healthier approach, according to King.

“It’s tough to get a producer.

It’s some complete stranger, and you’re giving so much power over,” King said. “You pay them all this money and get the feeling they got you by the nuts a bit.”

King characterized “Odd Soul” as balanced, comfortable and on the lighter side of things.

He said the album was crafted with live shows in mind, more specifically, “What would be fun to play?”

Baton Rouge is a sensible destination for Mutemath to end its six-week tour with South-African act “Civil Twilight,” as the band originated in neighboring New Orleans. King said the Crescent City was a great location for the young band to blossom, and it had an impact on the musicians’ developing sound.

“I think New Orleans deserves

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courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

“Assassin’s Creed III” will be released Oct. 30. Ubisoft, the game’s developer, announced the production of a film adaptation of the series.

“Revelations.” Even a new character, Connor Kenway, is set to be introduced in “AC:III.” Each game’s main character is a dynamic, complex figure, giving Fassbender quite the task to tackle all of them. But there’s no actor I can think of who would do it better. The role also has the potential to make Fassbender a household name, as “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” did for Angelina Jolie.

It’s not Fassbender or his acting abilities that I’m worried about.

I’m afraid that New Regency, which hasn’t produced a good movie since Darren Aronofsky’s 2006 masterpiece, “The Fountain,” will interfere too much to transform the game into

a run-of-the-mill shoot ’em up action movie.

Gods of Hollywood, I have but one request: Please do not mess up “Assassin’s Creed.” Please don’t take one of the most beautiful, intelligent games in history and turn it into a brainless action movie.

Ubisoft has created a wonderful series of games and an amazing universe through which characters interact with one another. I can only hope the studios don’t squander that in an attempt to make money.

credit for influencing every artist today, especially beats,” King said.

The drummer said he and lead-singer Paul Meany formed the core of today’s band as a New Orleans-based collaboration called “MATH” in the early 2000’s. As the band grew in members and notoriety, it was confronted with establishing a new moniker. King said many bands laid claim to the name MATH and with lawsuits flying around, they selected their new name, “Mutemath.”

“We liked the symmetry of it. The four letters looked good in

print,” King said.

Whether traversing travel difficulties, band-member turnover, producer woes or a naming dispute, it seems clear the battle-tested men of Mutemath are equipped to soldier on.

“We want to always be growing, going to new places and playing new venues,” King said. “I don’t feel done, content or satisfied.”

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owner guided and mentored him, teaching him how to turn his passion for skating into a career.

The now 23-year-old works for Electric Volcom as a clothing sales representative and part-time for Rukus as a merchandiser and manager of the store’s skate team, all jobs that appease his affinity for skateboarding.

Barousse said his job at Volcom requires him to travel across the country and present some of the company’s newest skate-inspired apparel to possible vendors. While the position is more fashion-oriented, he said he enjoys the challenge.

“I have to try to keep up in what’s trendy in fashion,” he said “I have to know what’s cool, not now, but in six months.”

Even if Barousse never becomes a millionaire, he said he would be happy to work in any facet of the skateboard industry for the remainder of his career. He said his passion for skating is the sole reason he came to the University and completed college.

“I’m very blessed to have picked up a skateboard,” he said. “It’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.”

Psychology sophomore Elaine Martin quickly made her decision to become a zip line instructor at Tiki Zip Line after she experienced the

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thrill of gliding through the air for the first time.

After completing the certification process, Martin said she had developed a passion for the exhilarating sport. And even after becoming an instructor, she said the adrenaline rush of being suspended up to 90 feet above ground never gets old.

One of her favorite parts of the job is seeing people overcome their fears of heights. She said most people are afraid of the activity at first, but by the end of day, no one wants to leave.

“It’s very fun,” she said. “You get to meet a lot of people from different backgrounds and of different ages.”

Even though instructors have a serious responsibility of ensuring customer safety, Martin said her managers do a good job of maintaining a laid-back atmosphere for its employees and customers. She said it’s easy to forget she’s at work.

Martin said instructors are paid $12 an hour plus tips, but the biggest perk of the job is being outdoors and meeting new, interesting people.

“You can do it as a job, but if you’re not passionate about it, then you need to not have it, “ she said.

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Tech with Taylor previews the Apple Conference’s expected highlights.

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

By Any Means

In final debate, candidates distance themselves from another American war — and almost succeed and they are also why Romney looked surprisingly capable Monday night, to especially moderates.

CLAYTON CROCKETT Obama, unfortunately, is Opinion Editor not at liberty to make the bold During the first presidential claims Romney can. debate, Republican candidate The presidency is a far difMitt Romney told the American ferent beast than candidacy. Far public diminishing the debt was harsher statements can be made a moral imperative because it while winning the hearts of the would hurt the next generation, people than while winning the allegiance of world leaders, and, the youth.

But one question weighs far having been far more of a milimore heavily on the minds of tant actor than he had painted young Americans: Will there be himself to be, Obama was not in another war? position to make the big prom"We can't kill our way out ises for the future he once could. of this mess," Romney said early But both candidates did evon in Monday night’s presiden- erything they could to show the tial debate, and this deft remark American people that war was — though obviously a somewhat not on the agenda.

Romney, being a Republihollow posture — set the tone for a surprisingly level-headed can, held a reputation of seekdebate. In saying this, Romney ing another war with Iran, and his clarifications muffled President helped Barack Obama's ‘The 1980s are asking thereof bragging rights any voters on the for their foreign considerably in fence on the issue policy back.’ regards to kill— albeit while ing Osama bin encouraging Laden. more involveBarack Obama Romney held ment in Syria.

President of the United States an upper hand in Obama, having the foreign policy debate only played the game for four years, because he is an outsider: He's deflected many of his answers not calling the shots, he's not re- back to domestic policy because sponding to rebellions and he's he knows such promises are not not walking across the Maghreb so easily kept. on eggshells.

And one distinction must Many will call such criti- be made: domestic issues were cisms cheap shots, but such used as a deflector and a crutch criticisms are in the commander by both candidates last night, but in chief's job description — the inclusion is still warranted.

America's allure has always rested comfortably in the prospect of working and succeeding here.

If we want emulators, we should be a country worth emulating.

The advantage of deflecting to domestic issues is that if either candidate were to stray too far into specifics, moderator Bob Schieffer — who did a wonderful job with his highly contentious questioning — would yank the focus back to foreign policy, making whichever candidate who persisted the most look obstinate.

Such a mistake could've cost an election, because appearance was everything in Monday night's debate. Obama slept through one debate and pounced in the next. Romney attacked early on and tried to mellow out before sounding bitter.

Surprisingly, Romney kept his cool to great effect, managing to actually look presidential — and I stress surprisingly.

Obama, however, gave an air if insecurity in his frequent, often unsubstantial criticisms and witticisms.

"The 1980s are asking for their foreign policy back," is an example of the many zingers Obama threw into the ring. Using a pun to describe Romney's foreign policy as "all over the map" is another.

After criticizing journalists' false reporting on the looming talks with Iran, for instance, Obama then said journalists

would testify to Romney being wrong on a number of issues.

Mixed with a few interruptions followed by five second pauses, the president seemed to be needlessly overcompensating in a debate he was expected to win handily.

Romney's references to destabilization of Mali, the Haqqani family network in Pakistan and the economy of Latin America, who surely felt left out, made him look more knowledgeable than before.

This is mostly because few voters know where Mali or Pakistan or the Haqqani network are, if they have heard of them much at all.

Going into their last debate, Romney and Obama stood

deadlocked nationally at 48 percent and 49 percent support, respectively, according to the latest Washington Post/ABC poll.

Romney didn't jump through hoops Monday night, and that's why he marginally prevailed.

71.7 percent of the 1,320 respondents were in favor of repealing the Baton Rouge Blue Laws. This Wednesday night at the Metro Council Meeting, Councilwoman Alison Gary has proposed to make Sunday an equal day to the other six days of the week, – allowing all spirits to be served from 6 a.m. until 2 a.m.. The new law would also allow on premise locations (bars that do not serve food) to be open on Sunday. This new proposal would allow alcohol to be served an additional seven hours a day or from 79.1 percent of the hours in a week to 83.3 percent of the hours in a week.

Many people have argued that

this goes against the Sabbath or that this will lead to an increase in crime and automobile accidents.

The statistics do not back this finding up at all. In Arkansas, a study by Arkansas State University showed that dry counties in Arkansas have a higher rate of traffic fatalities and alcohol-related traffic fatalities. In a report published in The South Alabamian newspaper, the first seven months after the city allowed alcohol sales, they saw nearly $200,000 additional taxes raised. In Romans 14:5-6, “Some judge one day to be better than another, while others judge all days to be alike. Let all be fully convinced in their

own minds. Those who observe the day, observe it in honor of the Lord. Also those who eat, eat in honor of the Lord, since they give thanks to God; while those who abstain, abstain in honor of the Lord and give thanks to God.” The statistics are out there and now all we need is for the citizens of Baton Rouge, young and old, to get out there and contact their Metro Council member to repeal the Baton Rouge Blue Laws.

There was once a time for these laws in Baton Rouge, but not any longer. There was once a time for a lot of things in this country, but we have looked past our preconceived notions of what is right and

wrong and looked at what is best to make Baton Rouge “America’s Next Great City.” This is our time.

Come to the Metro Council meeting on Wednesday at 4 p.m. to show your support to #RepealBRBlueLaws

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

An observation on the Baton Rouge Blue Laws

In 2007, the citizens of East Baton Rouge Parish voted 61 percent to 39 percent to pull back the Baton Rouge Blue Laws. The vote allowed for liquor and wine to be served and beer to be served an additional 1.5 hours each Sunday. In a poll conducted by the Baton Rouge Business Report on September 25, 2012, showed that

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Crowley’s Rice Festival: No shame, just good times THE TRADITIONALIST CHRIS ORTTE Columnist Though much of it is all a blur to me at this point, my Thirsty Thursday last week was not a typical Tigerland hoo-rah but a rather magical small-town hoedown.

Louisiana is known for having all kinds of festivals, each town usually headlined by one.

Crowley’s International Rice Festival, called “Trash Fest” by some of its younger faithful, is a lasting paradigm of the smalltown USA our parents grew up in, only not as polite as Midwest corn county fair would be.

It’s Rice Festival — things get weird.

Situated on the boulevard in the vintage downtown of Crowley, the quaint-sized carnival

gives you that old time feeling of being in high school again and the buzz feeling you get around Mardi Gras.

With the harvest finished up and the long hours in the rice paddies clocked in, everyone in town is ready to loosen up and get liquored up. It becomes a melting pot that South Louisiana is all too familiar with, where the social class line between trash and class vanishes and everyone’s just as “culture-rich” as the next guy.

There’s magic in the shrimp on a stick, the light beer and the two-stepping Cajun queens. And then there are those that make you squirm: the carnies with impressively grimy shirts, bar tar that slicks the pavement and a Ferris wheel that has probably hosted more than first kisses.

But it’s great. It’s completely grand, and the people just can’t get enough of it.

John Nickel, a native of

Crowley, likes to describe the right-of-passage the Rice Festival stands for.

He explained that in your adolescent days, you enjoy the festival rides and the carnival at the south end of the street. But as you get older you travel north, first showing off your teenage athleticism by winning a gold fish for your sweetheart, then getting to the hurricane booth where an ID may be optional.

Finally, you reach the main stage in front of the courthouse where everyone’s been there, done that. Usually, it’s a big reunion for those who moved elsewhere but return to see old friends and relive the young memories.

Here the crowd puts its pride aside to have a good time.

Fellow revelers and wily Rice Fest veterans also informed me to be careful as to whom I would share my funnel cake with — or there could be

matrimonial consequences.

Giddy with the probable outcome of funnel cake sharing, I figured this to be a bon temps of a different kind.

I did share some funnel cake, but the fried alligator on a stick proved to be a much more appealing share.

This festival maintains an incredible commitment from its partakers, many returning home to scratch their itch for this October weekend. Even the musicians are committed.

One year, Wayne Toups took time out of his prison sentence to make his annual appearance.

Commitment like that is found only in one other place — funnel cake proposals.

It’s like a poor man’s Disney World for a weekend and the rich man’s humbling through a baptism by hurricane. Everyone knows everyone’s Rice Fest stories, and it doesn’t stop anyone.

Festivities like this are a lapse in time. For a couple of days, the pangs of the economy and the fatigues of being a professional subside, and the starch is released from the daily grinds of life.

Of course, there are the large festivals in New Orleans with mainstream headliners and crowds for days, but let the tourists have New Orleans.

The small town festival is what the Louisiana experience is all about, where everyone is a common person and unconcerned with anything other than enjoying the simple life.

Chris Ortte is a 21-year-old political science senior from Lafayette.

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Blackface, domestic violence no joking matter IN-LOOKING OUTSIDER TESALON FELICIEN Columnist What do you get when you add a historically racist practice, domestic violence, and three white teens? You get idiotic, offensive behavior.

With faces painted black, three white male students reenacted a 2009 domestic violence incident involving pop singer Chris Brown and then girlfriend Rihanna during a pep rally at Waverly High in New York. The skit was in an attempt to win “Mr. Waverly,” a Waverly High tradition that awards the title to the performance that garners the most applause.

School tradition or not, this act was insensitive and incredibly racist.

History, blackface and the subject of domestic violence are no laughing matter.

Blackface is the act of applying black makeup to create a stereotypical characterization of a black person. Though the origin is unclear, some say the displaying of blackness for enjoyment began in the 1400s when the Portuguese began capturing African slaves and shipping them to Portugal.

Through the centuries, the act became widely accepted with popular minstrel shows and theatrical productions featuring white actors dressed in blackface touring the country.

The actors depicted blacks as lazy, uneducated, athletic and forever jolly, thus reinforcing commonly held stereotypes at the time. Some of these stereotypes haunt the black populous to this day.

Though the act was condemned during the Civil Rights Movement of the ‘50s and ‘60s in America, it’s still popular in foreign countries such as Germany and Mexico, where the black population makes up less than

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Chris Brown appears in court in 2009 facing domestic violence charges.

10 percent of the total population like Waverly.

With Halloween around the corner, it wouldn’t be a shock to come across a few blackface sightings.

“I don’t think every instance is racist, it depends on the context,” said Albert Blount, chemical engineering senior, “I would never do blackface.”

Blount added it is never OK to joke about domestic violence because of the sensitivity of the subject.

When the Waverly High students performed in blackface, they were essentially participating in racist activities of America’s past, activities we should move beyond. When they reenacted a scene of domestic violence, they mimicked a disturbing reality that exists in America today.

Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior in a relationship that is used by one partner to maintain superiority over the other. These abuses can be physical, psychological and sexual. Domestic violence affects men, women and, all too commonly, children.

Statistics on domestic violence are mindboggling. According to domesticviolencestatistics. org, every nine seconds, a woman in the U.S. is assaulted or beaten.

Another statistic states nearly 10 million children witness domestic violence yearly.

I, too, witnessed the effects of domestic violence in my family. The subject is certainly not a laughing matter.

In a culturally diverse country, we sometimes overstep our boundaries when it comes to socially accepted behavior. Though almost any act can be deemed offensive, it is best to be mindful

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Popular music artist Rihanna was invovled in a domestic violence case in 2009.

of others.

Blackface serves as a reminder of America’s racist past. Planking, the recent fad where people take pictures of themselves lying face-down can also be considered racist in the eyes of some.

Though not racist in my eyes, I do see the act as foolish.

A suggested origin of the craze is that it was a way to transport slaves during the slave trade.

Slaves were forced to lay facedown on plank beds, chained and sometimes stacked on each other.

You’re walking a tight rope when attempting blackface. Adding domestic violence to that mixture is a disastrous mistake, a mistake that could have been avoided by these three teens.

Tesalon Felicien is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from the island of St. Lucia.

Contact Tesalon Felicien at tfelicien@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Tessfel

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012 TECH FEE, from page 1

OAE computers are replaced each year on a staggered basis because they have a four-year life cycle, O’Brien said.

O’Brien noted the importance of having up-to-date computers that can handle current versions of software students use when taking tests, such as MyMathLab. He said only half of the computers in the testing center currently run Windows 7.

“The old computers that we’re trying to replace are still running Windows XP,” O’Brien said.

The $148,000 would pay for 120 new computers and leave $4,000 for maintenance of the lab, O’Brien said.

ITS submitted several proposals, including $58,500 to purchase and set up Kaltura, a streaming media infrastructure that would be used on Moodle. Pam Nicolle, director of Academic Technology Services, said Kaltura would allow instructors to embed videos on their Moodle pages and students to post video responses to questions.

“We are seeing an ever-increasing request for streaming media,” Nicolle said, explaining that Kaltura would help with online learning initiatives.

Nicolle said some instructors currently embed videos from sites like YouTube to Moodle, but that slows the site down.

Michael Smith, director of Technical Services, said ITS also requested $7,200 for 48 widescreen computer monitors for classrooms outfitted with widescreen projectors and $31,500 to upgrade two classrooms in Williams Hall to have dual projection screens.

Smith said ITS proposed spending $10,200 for an iPad checkout pilot project that would

be managed by Middleton Library.

ITS would purchase ten iPads and supporting materials.

A program currently in place at the library, Gear to Geaux, allows students to check out laptops. The 70 laptops in the pool are almost constantly checked out, Smith said.

Smith noted many students regularly use newer technologies like the iPad for schoolwork. He said the pilot may expand to a full checkout program if enough interest is shown.

“When students go to check them out, they’re going to find out if that’s a useful replacement for a laptop,” Smith said.

Members also voted to purchase five more charging stations for mobile phones for $17,500. The stations would be set up in Patrick F. Taylor Hall, BEC, the Design Building, the Student Union and the new bookstore.

ITS requested to spend $26,250 to replace 25 computers in the tutorial center operated by the Center for Academic Success in 141 Middleton.

“The machines in there have reached their useful life, and it’s a very heavily used space,” CAS Director Melissa Brocato said.

“Students need the softwares that they’re using to complete their homework, and the machines in there are running slow, causing a lot of frustration for students.”

Of unallocated tech fee funds, $190,935 remain. Potential uses, including an Adobe campus software license agreement, will be discussed at a meeting in November.

Contact Olivia McClure at omcclure@lsureveille.com

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technical needs.

Smith said he is looking forward to the convenience of having his Apple questions answered on campus.

Jason Tolliver, director of Auxiliary Services, said the University is still working on the Apple aspect of the LSU Tech Store.

Smith said he would have liked to see a restaurant added to the bookstore in addition to the “Proudly Serving” Starbucks café.

“People could stay over here and eat rather than going back to the Union,” Smith said.

Payton Rhymes, animal science junior, said he is impressed with the layout of the store.

“There is a lot more elbow

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debate better than Romney, but that it’s “similar to an F plus being better than an F minus.”

Political science professor James Garand called the debate “roughly a draw.”

“One of the President’s goals was to make Romney look like a drooling warmonger, and Romney was very effective in deflecting that effort by appearing calm and presidential,” Garand wrote in an email.

He also said Schieffer did a “decent job” by asking questions and

page 15 room in here,” Rhymes said.

She said the new space will He said home football games feature student services on the first will bring a lot of floor and a recruitbusiness to the ‘It’s been fun for me to ment center and bookstore, which see everybody’s faces as meeting rooms on will be great for the second floor. they come in; their jaws the University.

Feduccia said The old bookthe computer lab are dropping.’ store space in the will be moved to Union will soon that space as well.

Paul Stevenson see renovations as “Students will LSU Bookstore general manager well, according to not see an increase Mary Feduccia, director of LSU in student fees,” Feduccia said, Career Services.

“The center is funded by partners The Olinde Career Center will and generous individuals.” be a state-of-the-art career center serving all students and is expected to open in 2013, she said.

Feduccia said the project is in the “architect phase” of finishing Contact Jacy Baggett at design work, and it will go out for bids in January. jbaggett@lsureveille.com letting the candidates speak about them for an appropriate amount of time.

In their final statements, both candidates perpetuated a positive view on America, and expressed hope for each citizen’s vote.

Tune in to 91.1 KLSU at 4:20 p.m. and 5:20 p.m. for more on Monday’s debate.

Contact Megan Dunbar at mdunbar@lsureveille.com

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