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A Recent History of Troubles May 2, 2008 Prized recruit Ryan Perrilloux is dismissed by coach Les Miles for not fulfilling his “obligation as an LSU student-athlete.”

Perrilloux allegedly failed a drug test, while he also missed team meetings and conditioning workouts.

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Former LSU football players Tyrann Mathieu [left] and Jordan Jefferson [right] are placed in police cars Thursday at the Baton Rouge Police Department Second District Police Station.

Mathieu, Jefferson, Hatcher, Bryant taken into custody for drug possession

With only a week until its biggest charges stemming from 18 grams of margame of the season, LSU ijuana that were seized Chandler Rome football is back in the from Mathieu’s apartSports Writer national news for all the ment. wrong reasons.

Joined by former Former Heisman Trophy finalist teammates Jordan Jefferson, Karnell Tyrann Mathieu was among four former ARRESTED, see page 11 Tigers arrested Thursday afternoon on

Arrest another blow to LSU reputation COOL HAND LUKE LUKE JOHNSON Sports Editor Editor’s note: The views expressed in this column do not represent those of The Daily Reveille.

Thursday afternoon’s arrest of four former football players is another black eye for a program that has seen too much negative publicity in recent years.

Tyrann Mathieu, Jordan Jefferson, Karnell Hatcher and Derrick Bryant — all key members of LSU’s team during its run to the BCS National Championship Game last season — were taken into custody and arrested after getting busted with enough marijuana for one of them, Bryant, to be charged with possession with intent to distribute.

Throw your views on pot being a harmless drug out the window. An athlete being charged with intent to distribute is some heavy stuff.

And these athletes are not far enough removed from their time at LSU for this not to be a blemish on the University and its football program.

Whether or not you want to admit it, LSU football is this city’s and this University’s identity. Outsiders do not associate Baton Rouge with being the state capitol or the title of a catchy Garth Brooks song, but with the boys in the Purple and Gold out there on a Saturday night.

That association keeps taking a hit as LSU has been in the national spotlight more for its current and former players’ transgressions than it has been for maintaining its perch as one of the elite teams in football for the last two seasons.

Think about how absurd that is.

LSU put together one of the most

impressive regular seasons in college football history last season, made even more impressive by seemingly overcoming the adversity it faced at the beginning of the season when Jefferson was indicted for his role in a brawl at Shady’s Bar in August 2011.

The Tigers lost in an embarrassing fashion to Alabama in the BCS Championship Game, but there was renewed hope to begin this season with a new quarterback and a No. 1 preseason ranking in the coaches’ poll.

And even though the Tigers have rolled to a 7-1 record and a No. 6 ranking this season, they’ve been doing it in the shadow of Mathieu’s Aug. 10 dismissal.

Now they’re faced with the difficulty of getting past this mess. You can add this to a growing list of infractions by LSU football players past and present, and for the life COOL HAND LUKE, see page 11

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Aug. 20, 2011 Quarterback Jordan Jefferson and linebacker Josh Johns are involved in a brawl at Shady’s Bar. Jefferson was later indicted.

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Oct. 20, 2011 Cornerbacks Tyrann Mathieu and Tharold Simon and running back Spencer Ware are “withheld from play” against Auburn, reportedly because of a failed drug test.

Aug. 25, 2011 Wide receiver Russell Shepard is suspended indefinitely while the NCAA investigated his relationship with agent Willie Lyles.

Shepard missed the first three games of 2011.

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Aug. 10, 2012 Oct. 25, 2012 Mathieu, Jefferson, Derrick Bryant and Karnell Hatcher are arrested after 18 grams of marijuana are seized from Mathieu’s apartment.

Mathieu is dismissed from the LSU team after reportedly failing numerous drug tests.

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INTERNATIONAL British army dog joins list of animal war heroes to receive Dickin Medal LONDON (AP) — British soldiers and military dogs gathered at a London army barracks Thursday to honor a fallen hero with selfless courage, nerves of steel — and four legs.

Theo, a bomb-sniffing springer spaniel who died in Afghanistan on the day his soldier partner was killed, was posthumously honored with the Dickin Medal, Britain’s highest award for bravery by animals.

Theo worked alongside Lance Cpl. Liam Tasker, searching for roadside bombs in Helmand province, a Taliban stronghold.

United Kingdom Olympians appeal for help with stolen medals LONDON (AP) — Two British Olympians appealed for help Thursday in recovering a pair of bronze medals that were snatched from a London nightclub, while police reported an arrest in the case.

Rower Alex Partridge and field hockey player Hannah Macleod issued public appeals for the return of the medals, which they earned during the 2012 London Olympics.

The thefts reportedly occurred at the Mahiki nightclub, where the athletes went after a reception at Buckingham Palace hosted by Queen Elizabeth II in honor of Britain’s Olympic team.

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Simon cat was awarded the Dickin Medal in 1949 for his service aboard HMS Amethyst when the ship was shelled in the Yangtze Incident and Simon was injured.

Activist girl’s father vows she will return to Pakistan despite threats ISLAMABAD (AP) — The father of a 15-year-old Pakistani activist girl who was shot and wounded by a Taliban gunman vowed Thursday that she would return home after finishing medical treatment abroad despite new insurgent threats against her.

Since she was shot Oct. 9 in northwestern Pakistan, Malala has become a hero at home and internationally, although her work in speaking out against Taliban atrocities and advocating for girls’ education has long been respected and known beyond her native Swat Valley.

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STATE/LOCAL

New York City police officer arrested in ghoulish kidnap plot

Clarkson to star at Endymion parade onboard a super float

NEW YORK (AP) — A city police officer was charged Thursday with leading a ghoulish double life by using a law enforcement database and fetish chat rooms to dream up a plot to torture women and then cook and eat their body parts.

Gilberto Valle left a trail of emails, instant messages and computer files detailing the bizarre cannibalism scheme, according to a criminal complaint, which identified two women as Victim 1 and Victim 2.

He catalogued at least 100 women on his computer, but there was no information that anyone was harmed.

Shark falls from sky onto Southern California golf course

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pop star Kelly Clarkson will ride as celebrity grand marshal when the Krewe of Endymion parade rolls on the Saturday before Mardi Gras in 2013.

Clarkson was the winner of the Fox reality show “American Idol” in 2002. Her hits include “A Moment Like This” and “Because of You.” The krewe said she also will perform at Endymion’s ball at the Superdome after the parade.

Clarkson may be upstaged at the Feb. 9 parade by a float organizers bill as the largest and most elaborate in Carnival history.

The super float — projected to cost several million dollars — will carry more than 200 riders.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.

(AP) — Nobody yelled “Fore!” at a Southern California golf course when a 2-foot-long shark dropped out of the sky and flopped around on the 12th tee.

The 2-pound leopard shark was apparently plucked from the ocean by a bird then dropped on San Juan Hills Golf Club, Melissa McCormack, director of club operations, said Thursday.

No one was teeing up when the shark fell Monday afternoon, although some golfers had just left the area, she said.

Hearing delayed to rule mental state of dad accused of beheading son THIBODAUX (AP) — A hearing to determine the mental competency of a man charged with first-degree murder in the killing and beheading of his son has been rescheduled.

The Daily Comet reports 31-year-old Jeremiah Wright’s hearing was originally set for Sept.

21. It was later reset for November; and attorneys now have agreed on a Jan. 3 date.

Wright is charged in the death last year of 7-year-old Jori Lirette.

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Kelly Clarkson claps at the Pepsi NFL anthems kick off at Hard Rock Cafe in New York. Clarkson will ride on the Krewe of Endymion’s float for Mardi Gras in 2013.

Southern University given permission to shed two programs (AP) — The Louisiana Board of Regents has given Southern University permission to drop its master of arts in mass communication degree in a budget-cutting move that provoked the ire of faculty when the idea was first mentioned months ago.

Karen Denby, regents associate commissioner for academic affairs, says Southern’s mass communication master’s degree was recently denied reaccreditation by a national organization earlier this year, while the bachelor’s program was conditionally approved.

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ART

Ghost Chase honors Paintings represent fairytales UREC employee Juliann Allen

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Civil engineering freshman Phil DiBenedetto crosses the finish line in first place Thursday at the 2012 Greg Gibbens Ghost Chase 3K Fun Run.

Jacy Baggett Contributing Writer

Thursday night was an average night on sorority row — cars zoomed by, the lake glistened in the moonlight and groups of zombies and ghosts ran down the street.

Runners paced themselves down sorority row in costume to honor a former UREC employee and raise money for the LSU UREC Employee Advisory Board.

The Greg Gibbens Ghost Chase honors Greg Gibbens, a former UREC employee who was paralyzed from the waist down but died several years ago.

“He was a very inspiring and accomplished employee; he wanted to be known as an athlete in a wheel chair instead of just a kid in a wheel chair,” said Nicole Brooks, Employee Advisory Board president.

When Gibbens was a UREC employee, he organized various runs on campus similar to the Ghost Chase. As a wheelchair athlete, Gibbens would tie a ghost to the back of his chair and lead the race, according to Scott Belanger, assistant director of marketing and communications for the UREC. Belanger said this event has been held for at least 10 years, and it is always a costume contest and fun run.

Derek Miketinas, Employee Advisory Board event director, said they raised $1,600 last year. The money helps to aid the student development fund, which helps to finance student employees who want to further develop their professional careers.

The 94 runners began the 3k run at the Phi Mu house and participants were handed glow sticks at the Acacia house to signify they had reached the turn-around point.

In addition to rewarding the fastest runners, participants in costume were recognized as well.

Costume contest categories included scariest costume, funniest costume, most creative costume and best pet and owner duo.

Josh Williams, petroleum

engineering senior, was dressed as a sorority girl and won the prize for most creative costume.

“It was a great opportunity to support great school spirit and have a good ‘ol time,” Williams said.

Lane Rispone, electrical engineering sophomore, was dressed from head to toe in a penguin suit.

He said he heard about the race from a friend.

“It was a lot hotter than I expected and my stuffing came out,” Rispone said.

First place race winner Phil DiBenedetto, civil engineering freshman, said he signed up for the race at the last minute. He finished with a time of 10.06 minutes. DiBenedetto was dressed in a purple morphsuit.

“I bought the morphsuit for football games, but decided to put the use here,” DiBenedetto said.

After runners finished the race, they were treated to Smoothie King and jambalaya.

Paintings, prints and soapstone sculptures adorned the walls and display cases of the “Once Upon a Time” exhibition on Thursday evening at the LSU Museum of Art. A guitar strummed in the background as guests enjoyed artwork portraying fairytale elements with a real-world twist.

The museum featured University graduate Holly Streekstra’s twopart piece based on Little Red Riding Hood, symbolizing her experience in a sexual attack while running the University lakes.

The diorama “View of Lakeshore Drive” showed the predator as the Big Bad Wolf peeking out from the trees on a scene of fairytale houses and a carriage surrounded by woods.

Streekstra’s other piece consisted of a red cape hanging on a coat rod titled “Woman’s Hood” and a small red suitcase containing survival items and a bear trap for trapping the Big Bad Wolf titled “Basketcase.”

A graphite and prism color image of purple and gold roses by Walter Rutkowski titled “Louisiana Roses” represented the “Beauty and the Beast” scene in which Beauty’s father tries to take a rose from the Beast and is thrown in captivity.

Another oil and acrylic piece by Kelli Scott Kelley titled “Pig Boy” represented the Three Little Pigs.

A boy with a pig nose and ears and chains on his wrists posed while chains faded into DNA double helixes in the background, highlighting

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LSU alumna Holly Streekstra’s “View of Lakeshore Drive” adorns the walls of the “Once Upon a Time” exhibit Wednesday at the LSU Museum of Art downtown.

the human connection to the animal.

Kathryn Seal, architecture junior, said this marked the fourth time she had been to the LSU Museum of Art. “I like art, and I like fairytales,” Seal said. “[The event] seemed interesting and fun.”

Elaine Giles, mass communication senior, said the event helped to raise University students’ awareness of the museum.

“We feel like we would best help the Museum of Art by getting students out to the museum,” Giles said.

“We are telling all students that the museum is ‘uniquely theirs.’”

Giles said her public relations group set up a poster in Free Speech Plaza for students to write down something that was “uniquely theirs,” much like the LSU Museum of Art.

They displayed the poster at the reference desk, reading phrases like “my huge family” and “my humor.”

LSU Museum of Art Marketing Director Renee’ Payton said the museum strives to bring in University students and faculty by allowing classes to visit and research for classwork. She said the museum admits all students for free.

“There are so many ways to bridge the gap between us and campus,” Payton said. “Just because we are not on campus it’s a big challenge, but we are [a part of] LSU.”

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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Panelists discuss tolerance Megan Dunbar Staff Writer

Panelists stressed the importance of not grouping voters based on political and religious views at the final University-sponsored panel concerning social issues in the presidential election Thursday evening.

Panelist and religious studies assistant professor Michael Pasquier said Americans should think more critically about “lumping people into groups,” and cited Vice President Joe Biden and vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan as examples of two separate views on Catholicism as it plays into politics.

In regard to Catholicism and to abortion, Biden said in the vice presidential debate that he would keep his religious and political stances separate, while Ryan said he didn’t know how anyone could keep the two apart.

Pasquier said this emphasized the differences between those who seem to have the same views on an issue.

Panelist and associate professor of history Alecia Long agreed with Pasquier and pointed out how differences can affect women’s support of each presidential candidate.

“The gender gap is closing, which shows women aren’t uniform actors,” Long said.

Toleration in the face of diversity was a theme of the night as well.

After a woman in the crowd voiced her opinion that

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The final 2012 LSU Election Forum, moderated by Jim Engster, discusses civil liberties Thursday in the Business Education Complex.

Mormonism is not a part of Christianity, Pasquier said a “heightened awareness of common ground that can be found between religions” is important to moving forward in society.

Panelist and associate professor of social work Elaine Maccio said one day, she hopes people will stop labeling others based on individual beliefs.

“I hope we can stop defining people by telling them who they are,” Maccio said.

Long said her college-aged niece supports Mitt Romney, which defies the stereotype that younger voters are liberal.

She said she understands and respects her niece’s position, even though she doesn’t hold the same views.

“All of us have a constellation of concerns, and that determines who you vote for,” Long said.

University Relations and Marketing Interim Vice President Todd Simmons said the purpose

of the panel series was to motivate students to learn about issues that play a role in the presidential election, to integrate social media to engage students and to put University researchers in front of the public to show LSU has some of the best professors in the world.

The efforts of the E.J. Ourso College of Business, Manship School of Mass Communication, School of the Coast and Environment, and the LSU Office of Communications and University Relations may be repeated in two years during the race for Mary Landrieu’s Senate seat, though not in as broad of a manner, he said.

“This series was a test run.

Who knows where technology will be then? Maybe next time I won’t have to have an iPad and a laptop in front of me to run it,” Simmons said.

Contact Megan Dunbar at mdunbar@lsureveille.com

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Mathieu’s arrest comes as no surprise MIC’D UP MICAH BEDARD Sports Columnist Tyrann Mathieu just wanted to do hoodrat stuff with his friends. It’s unfortunate that those actions will land him in the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

At first everyone wondered why the Honey Badger got himself dismissed from the LSU football team on Aug. 10 for a still-unspecified violation of team rules.

After the arrests of Mathieu and former LSU players Jordan Jefferson, Karnell Hatcher and Derrick Bryant on Thursday, it’s perfectly clear marijuana is the reason No. 7 is no longer taking what he wants on the gridiron.

LSU wouldn’t comment on last season’s “suspensions” of Mathieu, Tharold Simon and Spencer Ware while they sat out against Auburn. It wouldn’t even say why a 2011 Heisman Finalist was suddenly not a member of a team he was the star attraction of not even a year earlier.

But it doesn’t have to say anything. Mathieu’s actions speak for themselves.

I saw this coming from a mile away.

A Division I football player has his day mapped out for him.

It’s not the glamorous lifestyle movies and television shows make it out to be.

MATHIEU, see page 7

SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter was buzzing after news broke of the arrest of four former LSU football players.

Here are a few reactions from those familiar with the Tiger football program:

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[Top] Former LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu (7) returns a punt for a touchdown against Georgia during the first half of the Southeastern Conference Championship Game on Dec. 3, 2011, in Atlanta.

SOCCER

Tigers extend season with 3-2 win, nab SEC berth LSU erases 2-0 Arkansas lead Chris Abshire Sports Writer

The LSU soccer team pulled off a third straight comeback win, clinching a spot in next week’s Southeastern Conference Tournament with a 3-2 home victory Thursday against Arkansas on Senior Night.

The Razorbacks (9-9-1, 6-61 SEC) grabbed a 2-0 lead with goals in the 31st and 33rd minutes, but LSU freshman Fernanda Piña’s 86th minute strike completed the Tigers’ second two-goal comeback

in three games.

“Twice in one week to that — it shows that the team is carrying the good character it’s had all year to the soccer field,” said LSU coach Brian Lee. “The contributions came from everybody.”

LSU (9-7-4, 5-7-2 SEC) also beat Ole Miss, 3-2, last Friday after falling behind 2-0 in the first half.

The Razorbacks took advantage of two early LSU miscues to give the Tigers an early mountain to climb.

Forward Ashleigh Ellenwood buried a free kick off an LSU foul, followed by midfielder Jeriann Okoro’s easy goal off an errant pass by the Tiger backline.

Though they were down, the Tigers felt they had the Razorbacks

right where they wanted them.

“We had dominated the entire first half, but kind of handed them a few easy ones,” said senior forward Carlie Banks. “It wasn’t a question that we were going to come back.”

Freshman midfielder Jade Kovacevic and sophomore Jodi Calloway kickstarted the process, as Kovacevic lofted a corner kick that a leaping Calloway headed into the net late in the first half.

“That goal changed the complexion of the game,” Lee said.

“Going into the locker room only down one made the task less daunting. We believed the game was still ours.”

Kovacevic wasn’t done yet.

SOCCER, see page 7

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LSU junior midfielder Alex Ramsey (15) strikes the ball Thursday during the Tigers’ match against Arkansas in the LSU Soccer Stadium.

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VOLLEYBALL

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CROSS COUNTRY

LSU takes on Lady Tigers looking for top-5 SEC newcomers finish at SEC Championships Division-leading Aggies come to BR

Spencer Hutchinson Sports Contributor

Mike Gegenheimer Sports Contributor

The road to an eighth consecutive Southeastern Conference Western Division championship for the LSU volleyball team travels through newcomer Texas A&M. Fresh off splitting last weekend’s matches with a 3-1 win at Auburn and a straight set loss at Kentucky, the Tigers will face off against the division-leading Aggies in Baton Rouge tonight.

“In the Kentucky match we figured out that we had a lot of stuff to work on,” said junior middle blocker Desiree Elliott. “But it wasn’t a discouraging weekend.

We had a great game against Auburn, and then I guess on Sunday something just wasn’t right.”

A&M (15-5) holds a 19-13 advantage in the all-time series against LSU (9-12), but this will be the Aggies’ first trip back Next up for to the PMAC the Tigers: since beating Who: LSU vs. Texas the Tigers 3-2 in 2009.

A&M “Any win When: 7 p.m. in the SEC tonight is a big win, and certainly Where: PMAC the history Watch at home: CST of LSU and A&M goes a long way,” said LSU coach Fran Flory. “... If you asked us in a couple years who’s your rival in the SEC, A&M might be saying LSU and LSU might be saying A&M.” LSU’s 9-12 overall record ranks the team second to last in the SEC, but its 5-7 conference record leaves it within striking distance of another division championship.

With only eight games remaining in SEC play for the Tigers, a win against the Aggies is crucial to remain in the hunt for another western division title.

“Certainly [a division title is] our goal from the beginning,” Flory said. “If we’re able to pull this off and rally at the end ... it may be even a better performance than some of the teams that have been able to win it for the past two, three, maybe even four years.”

Senior libero Meghan Mannari was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week after a 53-dig performance against Kentucky and Auburn last weekend, including a career-high 40 digs against Auburn.

Junior transfer setter Jaclynn Gerig saw significant playing time against Auburn and Kentucky after sophomore setter Malorie Pardo was injured in the second set against Auburn. Pardo did return to the court against Kentucky, but she split time with Gerig.

Pardo is still questionable, but

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LSU junior middle blocker Desiree Elliott (4) serves Oct. 14 during the Tigers’ match against Alabama in the PMAC.

Flory alluded to the possibility of Gerig continuing to see increased play time.

“Malorie didn’t jump yesterday, by my choice not by any other choice,” Flory said. “... She’s a tough kid that recovers fast so I would look for her to be ready by the weekend, but I wouldn’t say for sure. Jackie did a nice job, and if called upon again, she’ll have a little more experience and be a little more prepared.”

The Tigers will take on the Aggies at 7 p.m. tonight in the PMAC before hosting SEC-worst Mississippi State (4-16) on Sunday.

Contact Mike Gegenheimer at mgegenheimer@lsureveille.com

The LSU women’s cross country team will attempt to build on the season coach Mark Elliott called the best in his LSU tenure at the Southeastern Conference cross country Championship tonight in Nashville, Tenn.

Elliott said the Lady Tigers have a chance to finish second behind an Arkansas team that has separated itself from the rest of the SEC pack.

“We can have an extremely good race and still be fifth on the women’s side, but our goal is to be second at least,” Elliott said. “… It’s very rare that we have an opportunity to do that, so we’re going to try to make the most of it.”

Senior Laura Carleton, who has finished in the top-10 in every meet this season has anchored the No. 1 position and helped carry the Lady Tigers to arguably their greatest season ever.

But for the Lady Tigers to separate themselves from the middle of the pack and come away with a second place finish, the runners behind Carleton will have to come through with a strong performance, Elliott said.

Senior Brea Goodman said she and the other runners know their goal must be to keep the gap between them and Carleton as narrow as possible.

“We know Laura is going to be up there and take care of what she needs to as the No. 1 runner,” Goodman said.

For Carleton, Goodman, and fellow seniors Dakota Goodman and Charlene Lipsey, tonight’s race is not only their best chance at a top-5

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Sophomore cross country runners Philip Dempsey (394) and William Wiesler (403) run together in the men’s 8K on Sept. 22 during the LSU Invitational at Highland Road Park.

finish at the Championships, but it’s also their last chance.

The four seniors drove the Lady Tigers’ success this season, but Elliott said their work isn’t done yet.

“You have to do well at this one for me to consider it a successful season,” Elliott said.

The No. 1 runner on the men’s side, senior Roger Cooke, will also race in his last SEC Championships tonight.

In a disappointing season, Cooke — the only senior on the team — has led LSU’s young group of runners, finishing as the Tigers’ top finisher in every race this season.

“It’s been a really fun ride, and I’m glad to be a part of this wonderful team and a part of this great program here at LSU,” Cooke said. “It will probably sink in after the race

that this is my last cross country race in the LSU uniform.”

Cooke said tonight’s race is about building the young runners for the future of the program.

Though the Tigers haven’t found a winning formula yet this season, the team is talented, Cooke said. Once they tap into that potential, which Cooke said could be this weekend, they can compete with the more successful teams in the conference.

“In order to place well, you have to run with your teammates, you have to move up as a group and be as a group through most of the race,” Cooke said.

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MATHIEU, from page 5

SOCCER, from page 5

You have to go to class, spend hours on the practice field and then sometimes manage to get some homework done in between.

There’s no time to get into trouble, right?

Wrong.

Mathieu managed to get booted from the LSU football team, for marijuana or not, while under the strict guidelines to which LSU football players are held. What made anyone think he was going to be a completely changed person with no schedule to follow?

This isn’t a problem simply handled overnight. I questioned the legitimacy of Mathieu’s guidance by former NBA-star turned drug counselor John Lucas from the start.

When was the last time someone spent two weeks in rehab and came out clean?

Mathieu rushed back to the lifestyle he loved, only with fewer responsibilities. He didn’t have to worry about practice every day or having his class checkers make sure he was in class.

Who knows if he had any intention of returning back to the program next season? Passing class would then be optional as well.

The Honey Badger returning to LSU had Tiger fans giddy about him being back next season. But what if all he really wanted to do was find an excuse to spend a year in Baton Rouge before bolting for the National Football League?

That being said, if Mathieu had any chance of returning to the Tigers for the 2013 season, he can kiss it goodbye. There’s no way Miles allows him to join his teammates and bring along the media circus that surrounds him.

Let’s not throw the Honey Badger under the bus just yet.

This is still his first arrest and the details of what really happened Thursday afternoon are still hazy.

He’s still a 20-year-old young man trying to find his place in life.

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Former LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu (7) celebrates after his touchdown from a recovered fumble Oct. 11, 2011, in Tiger Stadium.

Maybe this was just a case of him being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Let’s think about just how big of a celebrity Mathieu has become. It’s not like he was some gimmick that went away after a few weeks.

Before he deleted the famous “TM7_Era” Twitter handle, he had more than 100,000 followers.

He wasn’t some overnight celebrity; he was a legitimate superstar in only his third year on his own.

When the world keeps telling you how great you are, it’s hard not to buy in. It’s easy for us to say we wouldn’t, but we aren’t in his shoes.

Whatever Mathieu’s plans were, I’m pretty sure they came to a skidding halt with his arrest Thursday. But I can’t say I’m surprised he finds himself in the headlines for the wrong reasons yet again.

Micah Bedard is a 22-year-old history senior from Houma.

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Midway through the second period, she took a free kick from the top of the penalty box, curving it into the top-right corner of the net to even the score at 2-2.

“You work on free kicks in practice forever for chances like that,” Kovacevic said. “I had a job to do for the seniors tonight, and luckily the kick helped.”

LSU continued its secondhalf dominance, but couldn’t find the net for several minutes as the match turned chippy on both sides.

Tiger junior midfielder Alex Ramsey and two Razorbacks earned yellow cards in a physical second-half.

With both defenses punishing scoring threats, Piña finally wiggled behind the Arkansas defense, sealing the victory with a left-footed boot from 10 yards out. “[Piña’s] goal, that’s the product of us just finally meshing after we started so slow,” Kovacevic said. “It’s taken a lot of overtimes and close losses to get here and finally win one like that.

That goal was the proof.”

LSU’s third straight win to close the regular season also secured the Tigers’ sixth straight SEC Tournament bid, which was in serious jeopardy with LSU in 12th place only one week ago.

Now the Tigers will head to Orange Beach, Ala. with the No. 8 seed and will play the No. 9 seed, Ole Miss, on Monday.

“I’d rather not go to the [SEC] tournament and fall behind again,” Lee said. “It’s stressful but it can build momentum, too. This one was special, to send out the seniors so emotionally.”

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

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LSU junior forward Addie Eggleston (2) battles for the ball with an Arkansas defender Thursday during the Tigers’ match against Arkansas in the LSU Soccer Stadium.

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Contraception controversy

Friday, October 26, 2012

Affordable Care Act proves effective, beneficial TATE’S A STRONG WORD JESSE TATE Columnist

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We now have the answer to decreasing abortion rates and teen pregnancies: supplying women with contraceptives through health care plans.

With the contraceptive mandate outlined in the Affordable Care Act, health insurers or employers who provide health insurance to their employees must include contraceptives in their health insurance plans.

Society, as well as women, benefits from the inclusion of birth control in health insurance.

How do we know that this mandate will actually decrease abortion and teen pregnancy rates?

A four-year study was conducted in St. Louis, Mo., where women were offered free contraceptives, and not just cheap condoms. Expensive long-term implants were offered, giving the experiment more validity.

Dr. Jeffrey Peipert, a Washington University School of Medicine professor, set up the Contraceptive CHOICE Project in 2007, with a total of 9,256 women enrolled.

About 75 percent of the women chose a long-acting method of contraception.

While abortions, repeat abortions and teen pregnancies remained stable in other areas, those rates dropped in St. Louis over the course of the experiment.

Not only that, but rates of teen pregnancy dropped

substantially among the girls, ages 15 to 19, who enrolled in the study.

Even though this study is not proof that improved access to birth control caused these drops, it would be foolish to assume that the available contraceptives did not play a role in decreasing abortions and teen pregnancy rates in the area.

Think of a country without unplanned pregnancies, where there is never an “accident” in the bedroom causing nine months of anxiety and pain for both partners.

You would never have to worry about having to drop out of school or taking a sabbatical from work due to a one-night stand.

Don’t forget about single motherhood, though. It’s not as easy as “Teen Mom” makes it out to be.

Of course, there should always be an option to not receive or pay for the contraceptives. If we cross the line into forcing women into accepting something they don’t wish to pay for, we might as well tell them when they can have a child.

Many Christian groups are against this mandate due to their stances that any form of birth control does not coincide with their religious beliefs. This is where opting out of the program would be beneficial to women and companies, instead of stomping on their religious rights.

If a Christian based company self-insures its employees, should they be forced to provide birth control for women who want it?

Which is the lesser evil — abortion or birth control?

Sex is going to happen

whether Christian organizations like it or not, and abortions have more consequences than condoms or IUDs. So let’s go ahead and prevent emotional and mental damage and provide women with the means to choose when they want to get pregnant.

It’s a talent to find the equilibrium between giving individual rights that don’t weigh more heavily than religious rights; otherwise, people get offended and criticize America for not being open to all beliefs.

Women have it harder than men in life, worrying about pregnancy from an unexpected encounter or even from rape. If a woman opts for an IUD or contraceptive ring, she will have one less thing to worry about.

All the facts just make sense.

Don’t forget that this only applies to those with health insurance. The government isn’t going around shoving contraceptives into the lives of every woman in the United States.

Religious beliefs aside, creating this optional addition to health insurance is a smarter idea than making it mandatory. Everyone wins and no one gets unexpectedly knocked up.

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the wrath I would get from my parents and you know what? I stayed out of trouble!”

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“There probably doesn’t need to be any additional rules. The primary rules just need to be enforced in the first place.”

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“If your kid is an asshole, they probably learned it from you.”

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Check out what other readers had to say in our comments section: In response to Nicholas Pierce’s column, “University missteps with airbrush incident,” readers had this to say: “I think it’s ironic that the crosses were removed, yet the guy on the far right of the picture is

clearly wearing a crucifix.

Ok, maybe it’s not “clear” since it the color blends in with his neck, but it’s there.

I’m surprised no one has brought up challenges to LSU’s marketing in general. Take recruiting, for example. Look at LSU’s undergrad recruiting pages and you’ll see a variety of color, that is, minority (“diverse”) students.

It’s understandable since colleges try to make themselves look as diverse as possible, but you may also give someone the wrong idea.

There are twelve videos on LSU’s colleges, each with a spokesperson

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and a minute-long intro to the college. Eleven of the videos feature female students. I’m sure there’s a reason buried in marketing logic, but it may give someone the impression that LSU is a sea of women when in fact there’s only a slight majority.

On that note, it may have been to LSU’s benefit to keep the crosses in. When I think of the student section, I think of a bunch of drunk students screaming obscenities. It’s not the kind of place you’d expect religious witnessing. I wonder if the same marketing logic applies.”

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Opinion

Friday, October 26, 2012

In his groundbreaking announcement Tuesday, Donald Trump offered President Barack Obama a donation of $5 million to the charity of his choice — on the condition that Obama release his college applications and records and his passport applications and records.

Here’s what we think Obama should do with his new $5 million, should he release his records: 15. Retire.

14. Pay off about 0.0000003125 percent of the national debt.

13. Buy better document forgers.

12. Get Joe Biden a new vaporizer.

11. Then buy Joe Biden 1 million Hot ‘N’ Ready pizzas from Little Caesars.

10. Host a Jay-Z concert on the White House lawn.

9. Pay Chuck Norris to shut up about politics.

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Donald Trump wants President Obama to release his college applications and records and his passport applications and records in exchange for $5 million for a charity of his choice.

8. Get Paul Ryan a tailor so his suits won’t fit like they’re his father’s.

7. Invest in Joe Biden’s budding career in stand up comedy.

6. Buy everyone in the swing states a hot dog.

5. Found the Obama Foundation for the People of Disputed Origins.

4. Hire Mitt Romney’s zinger coaches.

3. Buy a hotter Eastern European wife than Donald Trump’s.

2. Donate it to his own SuperPAC. 1. Stephen Colbert offered Donald Trump $1 million to let him dip his balls in Trump’s mouth. Obama should up the offer to $6 million.

List compiled by the Daily Reveille’s opinion staff.

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Overdraft fees product of predatory bank practices SHARE THE WEALTH JAY MEYERS Columnist The rich, tantalizing aroma of coffee swept over me as I patiently waited in line last week at the Community Coffee inside of the University’s Middleton Library.

Once it was my turn, I placed my usual order: large regular coffee, no room for cream. The total came out to nearly $3.

Without thinking, I handed my debit card to the barista working the cash register.

Unbeknownst to me, this $3 purchase sent my checking account balance over the edge by a mere 17 cents, immediately triggering a $30 overdraft fee.

And with an uncanny predictability, I received a phone call the next day from my parents, demanding an explanation for the negative balance and resulting $30 fine.

Angered and annoyed, I simply argued that I had not been paying attention to my balance, and I reassured them it would not happen again. This story probably sounds familiar, as college students are among the largest demographic to be increasingly saddled with outrageous overdraft fees, according to estimates from the Center for Responsible Lending.

Why are overdraft fees becoming so common?

Is it a problem stemming from a lack of attention to detail? Perhaps. But it’s really the manifestation of something even larger — an exploitative practice aimed at duping unsophisticated consumers that has transformed into a huge profit-center for banks.

It is certainly undeniable that far too many people, especially college students, are being fit with hefty bills for relatively minor purchases, under an ironically labeled “overdraft protection program” that most major banks have implemented within the past ten years.

Before this program, most banks would simply not allow consumers to purchase goods and services if their accounts did not possess the sufficient funds.

Now, banks will automatically pay for debit transactions even if account holders do not have the money to cover the bill — and then charge them a steep fee for each purchase.

Moebs Services, an economic research firm that collects data on financial institutions, recently reported that banks will earn more than $38 billion this year from overdraft and bounced-check fees.

The most egregious aspect of this practice, though, is that

it disproportionately affects the least-wealthiest account holders, such as students.

In fact, Moebs Services estimates that 90 percent of the $38 billion will be paid by the poorest 10 percent of the customer base.

By turning overdraft penalty fees into a profitable revenue source, U.S. banks have demonstrated a fundamental truth that will always ring true for corporate America: a lightly regulated industry will see firms do everything in their power to increase profits, even if that means deliberately harming consumers.

And not surprisingly, most bankers vehemently defend the practice of overdraft protection, claiming the system benefits debit card users by allowing them to keep spending when they are out of money.

This is, of course, a concept devoid of logic. To banks, however, it means more money in their pockets and less money in yours.

So, what’s the solution to this debit card dilemma? How can federal regulators protect consumers?

First, it must be made illegal for banks to automatically subscribe customers in overdraft programs without explicitly notifying them — this type of practice has become increasingly accepted throughout the financial world.

Overdraft protection programs must be a service that bank customers opt into only after they have been made aware of all the fees and fines that are associated with their selected program.

The next half of the solution involves a change that is technological in nature.

When customers swipe their debit cards at the register, banks must be required to notify customers in real time when a purchase will overdraw their account — and what fees will be induced if a consumer decides to continue with the purchase.

This type of technology will be incremental to the sustainability of an era where consumers would no longer be kept in the dark and unfairly subject to bank’s predatory overdraft protection programs.

Unfortunately, however, there is a low probability that banks will invest in this technology unless they are legally mandated to do so. Ultimately, then, we will need congressional action.

Until action is taken, buy at your own risk. That late-night trip to Louie’s might be more expensive than you think.

Jay Meyers is a 19-year-old economics sophomore from Shreveport.

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Friday, October 26, 2012 COOL HAND LUKE, from page 1

of me I can’t figure out why.

Mathieu will forever be an enigma. How did he let himself get involved in this situation after everything that has happened in the last four months?

I wanted to believe that he could rebound from his dismissal in a positive way. Maybe he could have helped turn around the LSU image he helped tarnish. But that obviously is not going to happen anymore.

He might not have any involvement in the situation other than giving his old buddies a place to do their business. That doesn’t matter. He will forever go down in the books as someone who could not control himself rather than the explosive Heisman Trophy candidate.

Jefferson has the most to lose from this. Even if he’s not drafted, Mathieu will still probably get a shot to make an NFL roster.

Whatever minuscule chance Jefferson had at prolonging his football career is toast. And does it surprise you in the least that it was his boneheaded move that alerted the cops to the situation in the first place?

I sincerely hope current and future LSU players can look at this as a lesson. An open page in the “what not to do” playbook.

You can bet that this, instead of the long-awaited rematch with No. 1 Alabama, will be the hottest topic as the current players try to focus on the game next Saturday while their former teammates make the headlines.

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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Hatcher and Derrick Bryant, Mathieu was taken into custody at approximately 3:30 p.m. Thursday after police were summoned to The Venue at Northgate apartment complex at 262 W. State St. Baton Rouge Police Department spokesman Lt. Don Kelly said officers responded to a call from a maintenance worker and apartment management after Jefferson attempted to break in through the front gate for the second time in a “few days.”

“He was attempting to damage their property by coming in through the gate, and they wanted him banned from the property,” Kelly said.

Mathieu eventually let Jefferson into the complex after the former LSU quarterback exchanged words with the maintenance worker. Jefferson was seen walking into Mathieu’s apartment, where officers then pursued him.

“When [officers] knocked on the door, Tyrann Mathieu opened the door, and the officers said they were overpowered by the smell of marijuana coming from the apartment,” Kelly said.

Seizing 10 bags of marijuana – seven from Bryant’s bag, one from Mathieu’s dresser drawer and two

more from common areas around the apartment – officers took the four men into custody, charging Mathieu and Jefferson with simple possession of marijuana, Hatcher with second offense simple possession of marijuana and Bryant with possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

Kelly said officers also found a scale and marijuana grinder, and the four offered no resistance and were relatively cooperative when confronted by officers.

Transported to the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Thursday night, the former Tigers will appear in front of a grand jury for possible indictments.

Persistently keeping quiet on Mathieu’s possible return to the Tigers, the LSU Athletics Department kept the same tone Thursday after the latest misstep in Mathieu’s saga.

“We haven’t commented on Tyrann’s potential future on or off the team to this point, so we won’t do that at this time either,” said LSU Senior Associate Athletics Director Herb Vincent on Thursday afternoon. “…It’s too early to comment on anything right now, since the arrest is fresh.”

Mathieu, the 2011 Bednarik Award winner and Walter Camp National Player of the Year

page 11 finalist, was dismissed from the team in August for failing numerous drug tests, according to reports.

Fresh off a stay at the Right Step recovery center in Houston while being mentored by former NBA star and recovered drug addict John Lucas, Mathieu told The Daily Reveille in September he felt he had gained control of his problems.

“I’m finished with that treatment phase and it went well,” Mathieu said. “A lot of issues that I was dealing with, I felt like I got those things handled.”

Adding that he felt great to be back on campus in September, Mathieu said his focus wasn’t on the football field, but in the classroom.

“I’m just kind of working on the self more than the athlete,” Mathieu said. “As of right now, I’m focusing on graduating.”

Thrust back into the public eye after a recent cover story written for Sports Illustrated, Mathieu’s plans for the future have, for the moment, been derailed by Thursday’s developments.

A controversial figure throughout his 2011 senior season, Jefferson is most remembered for his role in a brawl at Shady’s Bar before the start of last season, which prompted an indefinite suspension and felony charges for both him and linebacker

Josh Johns.

Jefferson was reinstated in September 2011 after his charges were reduced to a misdemeanor, but he remained a hot topic throughout the season as he took the reins at quarterback from Jarrett Lee. Lance Unglesby, an associate attorney in Jefferson’s bar fight case, said he found it difficult to comprehend Thursday’s charges.

“Based on the amount of time I’ve spent with [Jefferson], I find it hard to believe,” Unglesby said.

“Based on the Jordan Jefferson I know, I find it hard to believe.”

Thursday’s arrests weren’t meant to send a message, according to Kelly, but he reiterated BRPD’s mission after the four were transported.

“It really doesn’t matter who you are or what your status is, we’re going to try to treat everybody equally as far as applying the law,” Kelly said. “In this case we had people violating the law and we took the appropriate action.”

Sports writers Chris Abshire and Alex Cassara contributed to this report.

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

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We’ve got what you’re looking for, gain real-world do you have what it takes? experience get class credit Stop by B34 Hodges Hall or send your resume to marketing@lsureveille.com