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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 • Volume 117, Issue 47
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Entomology associate professor Linda Hooper-Bui researches the effects of Hurricane Isaac on ant populations in Louisiana.
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SWAT called to E. State Street Chris Grillot
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Miles Andrew Liner, biological engineering junior, was killed in a car accident last week. His vehicle was hit by a drunk driver in a head-on collision Thursday, according to the Morgan City Daily Review. Liner served the Alpha Gamma chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha as external vice president, and other members said he stood for all of the fraternity’s values. “He was a man I wanted to be,” said Liner’s pledge brother Dakota Meyer. “You can’t say anybody’s perfect, but he was damn good.” Pledge brother Zach Jongema said Liner lived out Pi Kappa Alpha’s virtues “100 percent.” “He was an outgoing guy, friendly, honest, kind — pretty much your ideal person,” Jongema said. The Pi Kappa Alpha men last saw Liner on Wednesday night as they celebrated the initiation of their first fall 2012 pledge class. Meyer said the chapter members are supporting one another, and that is a great example to the new LINER, see page 15
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Isaac’s hidden Ben Wallace
Ants essentially ‘gone’ near some wetlands
Senior Contributing Writer
By book-ending hurricane and tropical storm landfalls with research trips to the Louisiana coast, entomology associate professor Linda Hooper-Bui and her research team have made groundbreaking discoveries in the world of ants.
Because the status of ant populations can serve as an environmental health indicator for the area as a whole, Bui has been able to see just how devastating both natural disasters and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have been to Louisiana’s ecosystem. Before and after Hurricane Isaac, Bui and her team traveled to
the wetlands of Breton Sound, just south of St. Bernard Parish and east of what’s left of the Mississippi River that far south. What they found meant two things: Isaac was more devastating than most people originally thought, and it could take several months STING, see page 15
The Baton Rouge Police Department deployed its SWAT Team on Saturday night after Michael Eichler, 44, allegedly attempted to stab a person on Tula Street, then barricaded himself into his apartment at 140 E. State Street, according to BRPD spokesman Cpl. Tommy Stubbs. Around 11 p.m., BRPD officers responded to a call from a victim who said Eichler attempted to force his way into the victim’s apartment at 3306 Tula Street. The SWAT Team was deployed to Eichler’s home, entered and arrested him. He was charged with aggravated burglary, aggravated assault, disturbing the peace and resisting an officer. Political science junior Derek Reed walked past the commotion Saturday night and said the street was blocked with police cars. He said one officer was mounting a gun on top of a SWAT vehicle parked on the street. Contact Chris Grillot at cgrillot@lsureveille.com
WEATHER
Students’ families prepare for superstorm Sandy Shannon Roberts Contributing Writer
As Superstorm Sandy hits the Northeast of the United States, some University students are keeping up with family members who are in the midst of the storm. Sandy is a hybrid storm, which is a combination of a tropical cyclone and a cyclone formed outside the tropics, said Barry Keim, geography and anthropology professor and state climatologist. Sandy will develop the worst characteristics of both types of storms, including a storm surge along the East Coast of 10 to 12 feet. Keim said the surge will range from central New Jersey to southern
New England. Because it is has components of an extra-tropical storm, Sandy will cover some areas of the nation with snowfall. In the mountains of West Virginia, he said there could be snowfall of two to three feet in some places. Some of Louisiana’s recent cold weather is linked to the storm, Keim said. Another characteristic that makes Sandy different from other storms is its track. He said Sandy’s path and size differentiates it from the 160-year record of hurricanes. This means that there is greater uncertainty as to her impact. Sandy’s track is unique to the region, Keim said.
Hybrid storms often occur during the latter part of October because the sea waters are still warm enough to produce strong storms. As the waters cool off, storms are less likely to form, he said. Keim said Sandy will only last for a couple of days, but it will “rough up” the eastern coast of the nation. Families in the Northeast stocked up on food and water in preparation for Sandy and bunkered down in their homes. Communication disorders senior Jessica Griffin is from Haworth, N.J., and said her family loaded up on food and water because it was SANDY, see page 15
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People wade and paddle down a flooded street as Hurricane Sandy approaches on Monday in Lindenhurst, N.Y.
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INTERNATIONAL FC Barcelona pro-independence, more than just soccer for Catalans BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — More than ever, FC Barcelona, known affectionately as Barca, is living up to its motto of being “more than a club” for this wealthy northeastern region where Spain’s economic crisis is fueling separatist sentiment. Lifelong Barca club member Enric Pujol was at Camp Nou for this month’s game against Real Madrid, the team of Spain’s capital. Wearing his burgundy-and-blue Barca jersey, Pujol also held one of the hundreds of pro-independence “estelada” flags, featuring a white star in a blue triangle, which filled the stands. Iran’s national symphony orchestra disbanded for lack of funds TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Iranian national symphony orchestra has been disbanded for lack of funds, musicians said Monday, another sign of the effects of Western economic sanctions. Orchestra members told the semiofficial ILNA news agency Monday that they have not rehearsed together and have not been paid for three months. Arsalan Kamkar, a violinist in the orchestra, told The Associated Press on Monday that “only seven or eight members of the orchestra have valid contracts.
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Barcelona fans wave pro-independence Catalonia flags April 20, 2011, during the soccer match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona in Valencia, Spain.
Guinea police fire tear gas at students during government protest CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Residents of the town of Labe say riot police fired tear gas at hundreds who gathered to protest the firing of a teacher who allegedly criticized the Guinean government in class. A student said Monday during the march that Mariama Tata Diallo was an exemplary teacher and shouldn’t be fired for being active in Guinea’s opposition. Another student, Binta Diallo, said police fired tear gas at the students and some were hurt, but they would not give up until Diallo is reinstated.
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NATIONAL
STATE/LOCAL
Young boy faces murder charge in neo-Nazi father’s shooting death
Colonial Louisiana records shed new light on United States history
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Just 10 when he was arrested for killing his neo-Nazi father, the small, blonde child told police he pulled the gun from a low-lying closet shelf and aimed it at the man’s ear while he slept in the family’s California home. Now, the boy is standing trial for murdering 32-yearold Jeff Hall in a rare case that, if he’s held responsible for the death, could make him the youngest person currently in the custody of California’s corrections department. San Francisco sweeps up after arrest-filled World Series celebration
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A marathon project is under way in New Orleans to digitize thousands of wornout 18th-century French and Spanish legal papers that historians say give the first historical accounts of slaves and free blacks in North America. Yellowed page by yellowed page, archivists are scanning the 220,000 manuscript pages from the French Superior Council and Spanish Judiciary between 1714 and 1803 in an effort to digitize, preserve, translate and index Louisiana’s colonial past and in the process help rewrite American history. Historians say it connects early America to the broader history of the Atlantic slave trade.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police made dozens of arrests during a rowdy World Series celebration in the hours after the San Francisco Giants clinched the World Series. The San Francisco Police Department reported Monday that 35 people were arrested, 22 on felony charges. Two people were arrested on gun charges. Bonfires of trash were lit in several intersections around the city, and a public transit bus was torched. Windows of several businesses and vehicles were broken, including a news van.
Hickman to be commanding officer at Louisiana’s Fort Polk FORT POLK (AP) — A new commanding officer is on his way to Central Louisiana to take charge of Fort Polk and the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center in Vernon Parish. Brig. Gen. Bill Hickman, who until Friday was deputy commanding general for support of the famed 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky., will be replacing Brig. Gen. Clarence K.K. Chinn as the commanding officer at Fort Polk.
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Melissa Stein holds a decaying document from the succession of French inhabitant Andre Carriere, Jr. on Sept. 18 in New Orleans.
New bicycle trail to open in Monroe, first of several planned MONROE (AP) — Residents have a new bike trail to use in this northeast Louisiana city. The News-Star reports that the Bon Aire Bike Trail will open Monday with a ribbon cutting at the University of Louisiana at Monroe Alumni Center. The trail is also open to pedestrians. It is the fifth bike path in Monroe. Mayor Jamie Mayo says the new path is one of several new trails the city has developed as part of a master plan.
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SUPREME COURT
Universities, corporations back affirmative action practices
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HAVING A BALL
Alumna’s case may be revisited in June Chris Grillot Staff Writer
In the weeks following a Supreme Court hearing on a University alumna’s case against affirmative action, big businesses and a handful of universities have reinforced the controversial practice. Affirmative action allows employers and universities to use race among other criteria in admissions and hiring practices to ensure diversity. The practice was last upheld in 2003’s Grutter v. Bollinger. Abigail Fisher, who graduated from LSU in May, brought the case to the Supreme Court in 2008 after being denied entry to the University of Texas at Austin. Though UT says she was not admitted because she did not meet the admissions standards, Fisher argues she wasn’t admitted because she is white. Public Texas universities accepted everyone who graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class at the time she applied, but Fisher fell outside this demographic. The Supreme Court deliberated her case Oct. 10. The case is expected to be revisited again in June. In the wake of the hearing, Duke University, Stanford University, Williams College and Amherst College have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court, requesting that it consider arguments for upholding affirmative action, according to Duke University’s The Chronicle. “Amici accordingly urge the Court to interpret the Constitution
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Abigail Fisher, the Texan involved in the University of Texas affirmative action case, and Edward Blum, who runs a group working to end affirmative action, walk Oct. 10 outside the Supreme Court in Washington.
… to continue to allow educational institutions to structure admissions programs that take account of race and ethnicity as single factors within a highly individualized, holistic review process,” the brief states, according to the Chronicle. Corporate giants American Express, Pfizer, Walmart , Halliburton, Intel, Kraft Foods and General Electric, among numerous other companies, have also filed a brief with the Supreme Court asking it to uphold affirmative action, according to The Hill, a congressional newspaper. In the brief, the corporations state they “seek to hire the most qualified group of employees, while taking into account all of the characteristics of those employees that will enrich [their] workplaces and strengthen their businesses.” After its first day of deliberations, the Supreme Court was split on the topic. Conservative justices
— who may hold five of the nine votes — were displeased with affirmative action as a way to ensure diversity. Liberal justices felt that if the law was rewritten, it may cause trouble for district courts to interpret the new law. “Why overrule a case into which so much thought and effort went and so many people across the country have depended on?” Justice Stephen Breyer asked, according to the court transcript. With four justices openly against affirmative action and Justice Anthony Kennedy expressing uncertainty about the practice, his vote may be the deciding factor on whether affirmative action will be upheld. Contact Chris Grillot at cgrillot@lsureveille.com
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CONSTRUCTION
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Stadium Professor: regulation can create jobs repairs may cause problems Megan Dunbar Staff Writer
Fans advised to arrive early Kevin Thibodeaux Contributing Writer
South Stadium construction may cause delays and confusion for fans attending the Alabama game and sitting on that end of Death Valley. Emmett David, Tiger Athletic Foundation project manager, said this is the second home game since the site was secured with fences and barriers. He said there weren’t any major problems for the South Carolina game when the gates surrounding the construction site were first put up. However, David said some ticketholders weren’t aware of the construction, despite the multiple emails he said were sent out. “[It’s] nothing that we have not been able to easily adjust,” David said, calling the problems “minor issues.” David advised fans entering the stadium through Portal B to consider using gates 1, 2 or 3 instead of those gates affected by the construction. He also said fans should arrive early to the game and be aware of the construction site to ensure the process goes as smoothly as possible. David emphasized the University is taking the same preparation and setup it put in place for construction on the west side of the stadium at the beginning of the season. University students had mixed opinions about the problems the construction would cause on game day. Biological sciences freshman Taylor Allan said the construction hasn’t caused her any problems getting to class, but she did see how it could cause issues for tailgaters heading into the stadium. Victoria Dang, biological sciences freshman, agreed about the problems the construction could cause Saturday. “It’s like where do you go?” Dang said of the construction. Dang said the construction probably won’t affect her or other students who are entering on different sides of campus. However, pre-nursing sophomore Alexa Yanez thought the construction wouldn’t get in the way of fans looking to get inside the stadium. “It’s probably just annoying,” she said. Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com
Presidential campaign rhetoric involves promising job creation in light of the recent economic downturn. This issue pits a view of government that does not restrict anything about businesses against a government that taxes and creates laws to control job growth and spending for many voters. Business administration distinguished professor Robert Newman debunked this idea. “The government does not create jobs,” Newman said. People may believe the government does, and they may vote with that assumption, but it’s not true, Newman said. Newman said the government pays for job creation with taxpayer money that could be better used to make jobs in the private sector. Environmental policy has thrust the issue of job creation into the national spotlight. Doug Daigle, Coastal Restoration and Enhancement through Science and Technology director at the University is concerned the voting public will take catchphrases such as “job-killing regulations” for face value. In fact, environmental regulations can create jobs in the private sector instead of destroying them,
he said. Daigle cited former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer and former University professor Paul Templet’s environmental policy reform that transformed Louisiana from a state with a 12 percent unemployment rate to one with 6 percent unemployment and much stricter environmental regulations. This created jobs manufacturing new, more environmentally friendly necessities and attracted businesses to the cleaner Louisiana, Daigle said. He said this could be applied on a national level. A study conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported only 0.2 percent of those laid off in 2011 were let go due to “government regulations/intervention.” “If you’re committed to democracy, you want the facts,” Daigle said. In the cases of the presidential candidates, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said mandates about the environment would be “anti-growth and antijobs.” President Barack Obama has created national standards for mercury emissions and supported other restrictions on environment-harming businesses and individuals. Contact Megan Dunbar at mdunbar@lsureveille.com
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No. 1 Rivals
FOOTBALL
Tigers aware of McCarron efficiency
Alabama rivalry overtakes other historical contentions
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L S U ’ s yearly matchup with Alabama has no trophy like the Battle of the Boot against Arkansas, though the Tide did receive a crystal trophy for winning the last duel. It doesn’t have a fan-favored saying like “Go to hell Ole Miss,” though these sentiments can probably be applied to Alabama too. But because of recent history, no other team can be considered LSU’s No. 1 rival, said LSU defensive tackle Bennie Logan. “‘Beat ’Bama’… or ‘You have to beat ’Bama,’ that’s all you ever hear,” Logan said. “It seems like everybody thinks our schedule is just ’Bama, ’Bama, ’Bama because that’s all people talk about.” Since former LSU coach Nick Saban took the Crimson Tide
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With no game to play last Saturday, LSU football coach Les Miles still had his mind on football. Miles said during his weekly press luncheon Monday that he got to take in plenty of sports through the bye weekend before he and his No. 5 Tigers (7-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) turned their sights to the perennial biggest game of the season against No. 1 Alabama (8-0, 5-0 SEC). He said he was saddened to see South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore suffer another season-ending knee injury after the junior hyperextended his right knee against Tennessee. “That’s the difficulty about our sport,” Miles said. “The reality is, when you play this game, it’s a risk.” He also watched every snap of the Crimson Tide’s 38-7 win against previously undefeated Mississippi State (7-1, 3-1 SEC) before his regular review of the tape the next day. “It looked just as bad on the coach’s copy,” Miles said. “It looks like that Alabama team’s pretty good.” Miles mentioned the Crimson Tide’s efficiency passing and kicking the ball. Junior Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron has yet to throw an interception this season,
job, tension between the two schools has grown so much that LSU’s other rivalries currently pale in comparison. The last five regularseason games between the teams have been decided by an average of 5.6 points, and the last time the Tigers and Tide played a game in which one team wasn’t ranked was in 2006 — the year before Saban’s tenure with Alabama began. At other times in LSU’s history, its bouts with Ole Miss, Arkansas and Auburn were the Saturdays Tiger fans marked on their calendars. Though the Ole Miss rivalry has Billy Cannon’s Halloween RIVALRY, see page 8
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ALABAMA, see page 8
FOOTBALL
Man’s quest brings him to Baton Rouge for Alabama matchup James Moran Sports Contributor
Most people have not seen as much college football as Billy Goldberg. In 2006, Goldberg embarked on a quest to see every Football Bowl Subdivision team play in person by the time he turns 65. When he started he had already seen 63 teams, and now, at the age of 43, he has seen 82 of 120 current teams. “I really love the religion of college football,” Goldberg said. “It is not just getting to see a lot
of games. I love the tailgating and the different cultures and people I get to see by doing this.” Goldberg was born in Columbus, Ohio, on Sept. 12, 1969. As the child of two Ohio State graduates, Goldberg attended Buckeye games from an early age. From Ohio, Goldberg moved to California and became a UCLA season ticketholder. “Between living in Ohio and California, I realized I had seen a ton of football,” Goldberg said. “That realization got me thinking that I wanted to see as much as I could. It started as a whim and
turned into something great.” Goldberg said that at least once a season he will take a trip with his wife and two brothers to see a big game in a new place. This week Goldberg will fly into Miami on Thursday to watch the Virginia Tech and Miami game before driving to Baton Rouge for Saturday’s clash between No. 1 Alabama and No. 5 LSU. “I’ve seen some great football and experienced some really special culture traveling the TRAVELER, see page 7
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Billy Goldberg (left) and friend Lee Kaplan (right) take in the 2007 game between Alabama and LSU from Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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GOLF
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
SOCCER
Lady Tigers No. 8 Late goal sends Tigers packing after second round Chris Abshire Sports Writer
Team looks for strong finish James Moran Sports Contributor
The LSU women’s golf team is in eighth place after the second of three rounds at the fall seasonclosing Alamo Invitational. The Lady Tigers shot rounds of 3-over and 9-over on the par-72 Briggs Ranch Golf Course in San Antonio, Texas. “We have played good,” said LSU coach Karen Bahnsen. “We didn’t finish up today the way we wanted to, but I feel like we are closer than the score would indicate.” Bahnsen said her theme for the team all season has been constant improvement. The Lady Tigers finished third at the NCAA ChamGAHM pionships last May, but most of that team is gone this season. Seniors Tessa Teachman and Jacqueline Hedwall both graduated and former SAGSTROM NCAA champion Austin Ernst left the program after her sophomore season. “We lost a lot of our team,” Bahnsen said. “Three of our five starters aren’t here anymore, so we came into this season with a really young group of girls.” With all the roster turnover, the Lady Tigers started the season slowly, finishing 18th out of 24 at the Cougar Classic. Since then, they have improved their placement each
week, finishing 14th out of 18 at the NCAA Preview and then eighth out of 18 at the Tar Heel Invitational on Oct. 14. “The goal all season has been to keep improving,” Bahnsen said. “I said we need to take it week-toweek and just keep getting better. We aren’t where we want to be yet, but we are going in the right direction.” This week, the team’s two returning starters — junior Lindsay Gahm and sophomore Madelene Sagstrom — are tied for the team lead at 1-over, good for a tie for 20th overall. “Both of them have really stepped up into leadership roles for us this season,” Bahnsen said. “They have matured as golfers and truly became the leaders of this team. That has really helped us improve.” Bahnsen said the team’s improvement has a lot to do with the development of the younger golfers. Freshman Nadine Dreher shot 1-under in the first round and is at 4-over for the tournament. The other LSU golfers in the tournament are junior Ali Lucas, who is 8-over and freshman Elise Bradley, who is 9-over. “The younger girls didn’t play as well today,” Bahnsen said. “That being said, their scores weren’t too bad, which shows they are maturing and are better than they were earlier this season.” No. 9 Oklahoma leads the tournament at 13-under as a team. Texas A&M senior Sarah Beth Davis leads the tournament at 7-under, two strokes ahead of three others. The tournament’s final round tees off today at 8:30 a.m.
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Ole Miss junior forward Rafaelle Souza buried a 20-yard, leftfooted strike with 43 seconds to play, breaking a scoreless tie and eliminating LSU from the Southeastern Conference Tournament with a 1-0 win in Monday night’s opening round. The Tigers (9-8-4, 5-6-2 SEC) entered the game as the league’s No. 8 seed, on a three-match win streak and harboring NCAA Tournament hopes. Those hopes are seemingly dashed after the Rebels (13-8, 5-8) avenged a 3-2 LSU comeback win Oct. 19 in the teams’ regular season matchup. “Our season’s done, in all likelihood,” said LSU coach Brian Lee. “We would’ve been right on the edge [of the NCAA Tournament] with a win, probably last two in range.” On an unseasonably chilly night in Orange Beach, Ala. the two teams played crisp, efficient soccer, only failing to finish near the net. “We played in spurts the best we’ve played all year,” Lee said. “Pretty much the entire second half, I really thought we were excellent. [Ole Miss] matched it.” Ole Miss piled up 18 shots to LSU’s 10, including seven on goal as LSU junior goalkeeper Megan Kinneman made several key saves. But the Rebels finally converted and did so with little time to spare. After each squad narrowly missed quality scoring looks in the final two minutes, Souza broke free near the edge of the LSU penalty box and lofted the ball just over Kinneman’s outstretched arms. “We were trying to win the game, and [LSU junior midfielder] Alex Ramsey hit one right at their keeper with about a minute to play,” Lee said. “That chance had all of our center midfielders forward, and Ole Miss had a huge gap to work with.” It was Souza’s 13th goal of the season, tying her for the SEC lead with teammate Mandy McCalla, who scored both Ole Miss goals in the Tigers’ regular season triumph.
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LSU Freshman forward Jade Kovacevic (9) dribbles past two University of Florida senior defenders Oct. 5 during a 2-0 loss at the LSU Soccer Stadium.
“That’s just how soccer goes sometimes,” Lee said. “It can be a brutal game.” The Rebels ended LSU’s fivegame unbeaten streak in the series and will face top-seeded Florida in
Wednesday’s quarterfinal match. Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @AbshireTDR
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MERCHANDISE
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‘Who Dat?’ trademark resolved
Michael Kunzelman The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Settlements have resolved a Louisiana recording company’s claims against two T-shirt vendors and a restaurant over merchandising rights to the phrase “Who Dat?” — a popular chant of New Orleans Saints fans. The deals eliminate the need for a federal trial scheduled to begin Monday. Who Dat? Inc., which recorded a song in 1983 that used the cheer, accused Storyville Apparel, Monogram Express and Who Dat Yat Chat of violating its trademark of the phrase. The T-shirt vendors and Who Dat Yat Chat argued that “Who Dat?” is a generic phrase that can’t be trademarked. Darleen Jacobs, a New Orleans attorney, said the settlement allows her to use Who Dat Yat Chat as the name of a restaurant she plans to open in Violet later this year. Who Dat? Inc. also will pay Jacobs more than $3,174 to
cover her court costs, the agreement said. “I’ve been using ‘Who Dat?’ since I was a toddler,” Jacobs said. “No one owns ‘Who Dat?’ It’s in the public domain.” Who Dat? Inc. co-owner Steve Monistere said his company sued to protect its right to use the phrase for “very specific and narrow categories” of goods, including T-shirts, foods and beverages. “Our company is entitled to use ‘Who Dat?’ as a brand name for our goods and services, and that’s always been the case,” he said. Mark Andrews, a lawyer for the T-shirt vendors, said terms of their settlement with Who Dat? Inc. are confidential. However, Andrews said his clients intend to continue selling T-shirts with the phrase “Who Dat?” on them. “The T-shirt vendors never asked to be in this lawsuit and are glad it’s over with so they can get on with their business,” Andrews said. Who Dat? Inc. and the NFL
settled related claims against each in January. At the time, an NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said their agreement called for the league, the Saints and the company to make co-branded merchandise available to fans. In the days leading up to the Saints’ victory in the 2010 Super Bowl, the NFL sent out a batch of cease-and-desist letters demanding T-shirt makers stop selling “Who Dat?” merchandise. But the NFL backed down after state officials challenged the league’s trademark infringement claims. Monistere and his brother, Sal, have described themselves as founding members of the “Who Dat Nation.” They say they trademarked and nurtured the phrase after they enlisted several Saints players to chant it on a recording of “When the Saints Go Marching In,” sung by Aaron Neville.
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LSU junior quarterback Zach Mettenberger talks to media Monday in the Indoor Practice Facility.
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Southeast,” Goldberg said. “I’ve never been to Baton Rouge and am really excited to go. People always tell me what a special atmosphere Death Valley is.” This trip won’t add to his numbers since he has already seen LSU and Alabama play. He attended the 2007 edition in Tuscaloosa when LSU beat the Tide and their first-year head coach Nick Saban 34-31 en route to a BCS National Championship Game victory against Goldberg’s beloved Buckeyes. He said he won’t hold that against the Tigers on Saturday. During his travels, Goldberg has kept a blog and plans on writing a book. He said the book isn’t so much about his quest as much as it is about everything he has gotten to experience after he
deciding to chase his passion. “Most people would say what I do is stupid and trivial,” Goldberg said. “I think it’s important to do what you are passionate about. Set a goal and do it.” Early in his quest, Goldberg took a trip to see North Carolina State play Florida State before traveling to Columbus to see the Buckeyes play Bowling Green. During the trip, he stopped to visit his sister. She died a week later. “If I hadn’t followed my passion, I wouldn’t have gotten a chance to see her,” Goldberg said. “That kind of pushed me and confirmed that I was doing the right thing.” As of today, he is 38 teams away from his goal and has 22 seasons to finish his quest. This weekend, Goldberg
predicted that LSU will win because it’s at home, and he said the Alabama offense is overrated. Pay some attention to his prediction — he has watched enough football to know. Contact James Moran at jmoran@lsureveille.com
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Night Run and Auburn has the Earthquake Game, Tiger fans are much more interested in what’s happening now, said sophomore defensive tackle Anthony Johnson. Logan said he didn’t realize Ole Miss was a historical rival for LSU until recently because that game is never talked about by the fans. With last season’s “Game of the Century” and National Championship debacle fresh in Tiger fans’ minds, Alabama is now enemy No. 1. But the feeling might not be mutual because Alabama already has Auburn as its own biggest rival. The Iron Bowl between Alabama and Auburn has been played since 1893 and is often considered one of the fiercest rivalries in sports. One factor that sets the rivalry apart is the schools’ proximity to each other — they are separated by slightly more than 100 miles. Being the only power football program in Louisiana, LSU doesn’t share that connection to any of its opponents. But Johnson said that gives LSU fans the ability to choose who the No. 1 rival will be each season. “Whoever is a big-time team, if it was Auburn No. 1 and we were No. 2, that would be our biggest rivalry, so it’s all on the fans.” Johnson said. “Whatever they say is going to be our biggest rivalry ... that’s what I’ll go with.” LSU junior safety Eric Reid said it’s important for the team to keep the mindset that the next opponent is always the No. 1 rival, but he admitted it’s hard not to highlight this game on the schedule. Reid knows the recent history of the matchup well. His goal line interception in last year’s regularseason game may be one of the most memorable plays in the rivalry’s recent history.
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LSU running back Michael Ford (42) runs Oct. 20 during the Tigers’ 24-19 victory against the Aggies.
“When I was in high school, I got into the rivalry a little,” Reid said. “As a fan, I had the same emotions towards Alabama, but now that I’m a player, it’s completely different. I respect those guys.” LSU coach Les Miles said the intensity surrounding the Alabama game stems from that respect the two teams have for each other. But on the field, respect takes a back seat to genuine dislike for each other, Logan said. “We don’t like ’Bama and they don’t like us, so the tension is definitely really high,” Logan said.
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while senior kicker Jeremy Shelley has gone nine-for-nine on field goals shorter than 40 yards. On long attempts, junior Cade Foster is four-for-eight. LSU capitalized on Alabama’s mistakes in the passing and kicking games in their last regular-season matchup. Alabama missed four field goals, all from farther than 40 yards, in a game that was eventually decided by three points in overtime, and the momentum was swung in the Tigers’ favor when junior safety Eric Reid picked the Tide off on the Tigers’ 1-yard line early in the fourth quarter. “You’ve got to force [McCarron] to make a mistake, and if you can get him to make a mistake, you’ve got to capitalize,” Reid said. “If you can get a turnover, you have to score points because you’re not going to beat them if you force them to turn the ball over and don’t come up with anything.” Another difference in this season’s game will be LSU’s lack of an option quarterback, which proved an advantage in “The Game of the Century.” Miles said the Tigers will have to stretch Alabama with junior quarterback Zach Mettenberger and their own passing game in absence of a mobile signal-caller. “What we’re going to do is
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 tend to stretch them vertically and horizontally with the passing game and let them be responsible for their assignments that way rather than the option game,” Miles said. Miles said he was confident in his signal-caller, who has thrown for 1.419 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 56.6 percent of his pass attempts. The Tigers took some shots downfield in their last game against Texas A&M and have connected on nine passing plays of 30 or more yards this season, but only two came against SEC opponents. “When the opportunity shows for us to have a big play in the passing game, I’ve got to be able to hit the guy who’s open,” Mettenberger said. “We have to have as few mistakes as possible.” Miles said he anticipates the return of junior offensive guard Josh Williford, who suffered a concussion against Florida, and junior linebacker Luke Muncie, who has been battling a stomach ailment since fall camp. Though he said he believes freshman guard Trai Turner, Williford’s replacement, deserves to keep his starting spot, senior
offensive lineman Josh Dworaczyk will welcome Williford back with open arms. “I think having Williford back would definitely be a huge asset to our offensive line,” Dworaczyk said. “We’re still depleted. We need as many people as we can get.” College football wasn’t the only amateur sport Miles watched this weekend, as he also got to watch his children play. He found his high schoolaged son, Manny Miles of University Laboratory School, playing “a quality opponent on the road,” Friday in a 50-0 trouncing of Northeast. His youngest child, 9-year-old Macy Grace, had a soccer game that was “desperately played ... with great competition.” His younger son Ben, an eighth-grader, played a “rock-’em-sock-’em” football game as well. “A wonderful time had by all,” Miles said of the weekend spent with family.
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Entertainment
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What to do and not do at concerts
Bright Bottoms Like brightly colored leaves in the North, vibrant pants are adorning campus more and more with each day that goes by and each temperature degree that drops. The Daily Reveille’s staff members have fallen in love with the vivid looks that range from Blink BR’s mustard yellow to The Limited’s emerald green. Here’s what The Daily Reveille’s female staffers had to say about their favorite flashy fall fashions:
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Pants from Urban Outfitters, on sale for $20. “They can be worn day or night. They’re comfortable, and the pattern gives them a little something extra.”
Pants from LOFT, $60 “I can wear them to football games and show my tiger spirit every day. They’re better than boring jeans.”
Alyson Gaharan
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Pants from Anthropologie, on sale for $60 “They are unique, and they’re good for football games.”
Catherine Threlkeld photo editor
Pants from Blink BR, $49 “Mustard is my favorite color and is an essential part of my fall wardrobe.”
Andrea Gallo
Olivia Gordon
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Pants from The Limited, $75 “The shade of emerald is gorgeous, and they’re the perfect look for fall because they’re comfortable and classy.”
Pants from madewell.com, $90 “These are cords, and they’re super, super comfortable. They bring an outfit that would be ordinary to something special.”
Emily Herrington
Morgan Searles
managing editor
entertainment editor
Pants from American Eagle, $30 “They’re girly and fun, and it’s a different look from just regular blue jeans.”
Pants from Buffalo Exchange, $18 “I like that they are bold, and the pop of color is a lot of fun.”
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Ah, concerts. I absolutely adore concerts, shows, house parties, gigs, festivals — you name it, I’m there. Live music makes my soul burst into fits of joy much like Honey Boo Boo’s Mountain Dew -induced seizures. Like any other social event, there is a certain set of standards one should abide by so as not to TAYLOR SCHOEN be a complete Entertainment Writer monkey scrotum. For whatever reason, decency and common sense seem to go out the window when musicians and the public mingle. Here’s a list of my concert do’s and don’ts: Do: Actually like the band you’re going to see. OK, maybe you don’t even have to like them. Maybe you’ve never heard of them. Maybe you think they’re just kind of “meh.” That’s cool, brah. However, actively and vocally making your disdain for the music known to everyone who has the misfortune of standing around you isn’t a good time for anyone. You’re not having fun, and neither are the fans who have to listen to your gripes. I don’t care if your boyfriend/ girlfriend/persuasive friend dragged you to the show, just grin and bear it for a few hours. Either that, or Negative Nancy should just stay home and practice new ways to suck the fun out of everything. You most likely paid to be there, so the joke is on you. Don’t: Yell out song suggestions unless it’s specifically asked for by the band. It really boggles my mind as to why people do this. Do they think the band stumbled on stage ass-backward and needs guidance from you, the grand poobah of all things musical? Do they think the band took the stage that night and thought, “Ya know what, guys? Tonight let’s just screw the whole set list thing we’ve been doing for years and take notes from some hopelessly inebriated man-child.” It’s beyond annoying, and they’re most likely not playing CONCERTS, see page 11
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Franzia, the “always classy boxed-wine,” makes an appearance at 2011’s Carlotta Street block party.
Shamiyah Kelley Fashion Columnist
In the famous words of “Mean Girls,” “Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.” That may still hold true, but it’s high time people ditch those cliché bunny ears and lingerie costumes for more original costume ideas this Halloween. I absolutely love Halloween and I make an ordeal of it every year. Dressing up and taking on the identity of someone else gives me an inexplicable rush of adrenaline. For many students who are shopping for the perfect Halloween costume, the intuitive move would be to head over to Party City, but how many times can someone dress up as a zombie bride or “Scream” before it becomes a bit trite? My suggestion is to shop beyond overpriced costume stores. For example, I’m dressing up as Holly Golightly from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” for Halloween. I got a little black dress for $7 from Plato’s Closet. For the accessories, I chose a mini tiara and long black gloves for less than $15 from Sally Beauty Supply on Siegen Lane. To top it off, I purchased a pack of faux cigarettes and a long cigarette holder for $8 from Party City. The idea here is that your costume will look more authentic
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if you don’t limit yourself to specialty Halloween stores. Go crazy with the hair and makeup. That’s what really makes or breaks the costume. Subscribe to YouTube beauty guru Petrilude for extreme makeup looks that are perfect for Halloween and demand a serious wow factor. Conversely, for those who don’t want to do elaborate hair and makeup for their costumes, consider purchasing a mask or a wig to get the look you’re going for. Wigs made for Halloween costumes can sometimes look ridiculous. Beauty supply stores often have more realistic options and a wider selection. My favorite is Kim’s Beauty Supply on Florida Boulevard. For mask selections, FrightCatalog.com has some awesome options at reasonable prices. I challenge you to think outside the box for this year’s Halloween costume. Save money and find unique options with a little extra effort. Whether you’re going for sexy, scary or silly, getting into character and having fun with your costume will definitely make you the center of attention for the night. Shamiyah Kelley is a 19-year-old mass communication junior from Irmo, S.C.
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Tech with Taylor: New Google Nexus Tablets, Android 4.2
a cease-and-desist order forced to shut down. “I definitely wouldn’t like that because a lot of my music comes from YouTube,” she said. While Mire said she believes David Jones using conversion tools is a form of stealing, she said she mainly uses Entertainment Writer them for convenience. If MP3 conLet the piracy wars begin. version sites were banned, she said Again. she would start paying for her muWith only a year to mourn the sic. loss of popular file-sharing proRogelio Gomez, chemical engram Limewire, music enthusi- gineering sophomore, said shutting asts refuse to surrender their latest down MP3 conversion sites would method to obtain free tunes – MP3 only prompt users to find alternaconversion sites. tive sources of free music. More than 3 million people Gomez, who said he also reghave signed a petition drafted by ularly uses MP3 conversion sites, YouTube-mp3.org owner Philip sided with Google, saying YouMatesanz, whose site, among oth- Tube has the right to combat any ers, received a abuse or misuse of cease-and-desist ‘I’m not going to say its services. letter from Google “It’s illegal,” earlier this year, it’s OK to steal people’s he said. “They TorrentFreak rehave the right to ports. The site al- stuff, but if they are not charge for their lows users to rip making a profit, it looks music.” MP3 audio from Youtube-mp3. much better.’ YouTube videos org has no grounds for free. to stand on and Hillary Thompson M a t e s a n z ’s will probably shut Dietetics junior petition entreats down in the near Google to an open discussion future, Gomez said. He said the where each party can find a solu- best way to listen to free music tion to the issue. As of now, You- would be through streaming sites Tube-mp3.org is functional and like Grooveshark and Spotify. has not been sued by Google, as In an open letter to his Youthe letter threatened. tube-mp3 users, Matesanz argued Lauren Mire, political science that Google is being hypocritical freshman, said she uses MP3 con- since the company’s Google Books version sites on a daily basis and service scans books without pubwould be devastated if they were lisher or author consent. He said
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his service is similar in practice and no different from using video recorders for home movies. Matesanz also said his site was “user-oriented” and not made solely for profit. Hillary Thompson, dietetics junior, said she doesn’t understand why Google is going to such great lengths to stop conversion practices. She said if the conversion sites aren’t seeking profit, it should not be a pertinent dilemma for the search giant. “I’m not going to say it’s OK to steal people’ s stuff, but if they are not making a profit, it looks much better,” she said. While Thompson said she does not use conversion sites, she does frequent YouTube to stream music. She said she is surprised the company has any issues with piracy as most users are conscious of its copyright laws. Thompson said she is unsure where her loyalties lie in the Google and Youtube-mp3.org dispute, but she would not sign the petition. She said she believes the controversy surrounding the issue will pass and these sites will stay intact. “I wouldn’t say no, but I wouldn’t say yes,” she said. “It’s just like politics — I’d stay away from it.”
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Halloween ‘Argo’ finally tops box office with $12.4 M night events FILM
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Halloween night happens to fall on hump day this year, but don’t let the poorly timed holiday discourage any ghoulish plans. Students may replace the void left in their Halloween hearts by Carlotta’s absence with concerts, a costume contest and haunted house frights. •
The Spanish Moon WHY?, Naytronix (of tUnE yArDs) & The Black Swans 9 p.m. Admission: $15
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The Varsity Theatre Perpetual Groove featuring Earphunk 9:30 p.m. Admission: $15
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The 13th Gate and Necropolis 13 Haunted House and Zombie Graveyard 6:30 p.m. to midnight Admission: $20+
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LSU Union - Royal Cotillion Ballroom Halloween screening of “The Dark Night Rises” 8 to 11:30 p.m. Admission: Free
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Splash Costume contest, first place wins $200 9 p.m.- 2 a.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took three weeks, but “Argo” finally found its way to the top of the box office. The Warner Bros. thriller from director and star Ben Affleck, inspired by the real-life rescue of six U.S. embassy workers during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, made nearly $12.4 million this weekend, according to Sunday studio estimates. “Argo” had been in second place the past two weeks and has now made about $60.8 million total. Debuting at No. 3 was the sprawling, star-studded “Cloud Atlas,” which made a disappointing $9.4 million. The nearly three-hour drama, also from Warner Bros., was co-directed by Tom Tykwer and siblings Lana and Andy Wachowski and features an ensemble cast including Tom Hanks, Halle Berry and Hugh Grant playing multiple roles over six story lines. Dan Fellman, head of distribution at Warner Bros., said the studio thought there might be a good chance of “Argo” coming out on top this weekend. “We’re thrilled. An accomplishment like that is well-deserved; they don’t happen very often. You would probably have to do a lot of searching to find a movie that opened in wide release to have two No. 2 weekends in a row and hit No. 1 in the third week,” Fellman said. “It’s a tribute to the film. Word-of-mouth has taken over the campaign. We have a long way to go, we have a lot of year-end accolades which will approach, and
we’ll see what happens in terms of Back in September, we had four down weekends in a row. There the Academy.” On the flip side, Fellman ac- was no momentum in the marketknowledged that “Cloud Atlas” place,” Dergarabedian said. “When underperformed compared to hopes a holdover is No. 1, it reflects a lack that it would end up in the $11-12 of strength in the marketplace. Evmillion range domestically. The ery week should have a new movie movie had an estimated budget of topping the chart.” As for the philosophical, cen$100 million. But he pointed out that it had a higher per-screen aver- turies-spanning “Cloud Atlas,” he said: “To have a) a age than any other big budget, b) Tom film opening in the Weekend Box Office: Hanks and c) it’s top 10 with $4,681. a big, epic film, it “We did very 1. “Argo,” $12.4 million doesn’t necessarily well on the East 2. “Hotel Transylvania,” $9.5 million follow that it’s goand West coasts in 3. “Cloud Atlas,” $9.4 million a number of major 4. “Paranormal Activity 4,” $8.7 million ing to be a big box office hit. I admire cities,” he said. 5. (tie) “Silent Hill: Revelation 3-D,” that they went for “We’re challenged $8 million it.” in the Midwest and 5. (tie) “Taken 2,” $8 million But there’s the South.” 7. “Here Comes the Boom,” $5.5 hope on the hoIt was a million rizon with the soft weekend all 8. “Sinister,” $5.07 million animated comedy around, though, 9. “Alex Cross,” $5.05 million “Wreck-It Ralph” with several new- 10. “Fun Size,” $4.1 million coming next weekcomers opening end, the latest poorly, Hollywood.com box-office analyst Paul James Bond film, “Skyfall,” openDergarabedian pointed out. The ing Nov. 9 and the final installment horror sequel “Silent Hill: Revela- in the “Twilight” saga due out Nov. tion 3-D” from Open Road Films 16. “Skyfall” opened this weekend debuted at No. 5 with $8 million and overseas with a whopping $77.7 the Paramount Halloween comedy million in 25 countries. “This is just one of those box “Fun Size” arrived in 10th place with just over $4 million. “Chasing office weekends we’d rather forMavericks,” an inspirational surf- get,” Dergarabedian said. “Unless ing drama from Fox 2000, didn’t you’re ‘Argo.’” Estimated ticket sales are for even open in the top 12 — it came in at No. 13 with $2.2 million. The World Series might have been a factor in keeping folks away from the theaters; also, potential moviegoers along the East Coast in the path of Hurricane Sandy might have stayed home this weekend. “The whole marketplace felt more like September than October.
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your song. If they do, it had nothing to do with your brilliant method of interjection. Side note: yelling “Free Bird” most likely stopped being funny before you were born. Do: Wear deodorant. I cannot stress this enough. This one should go without saying, but judging by the sheer number of smelly kids I’ve encountered at shows, apparently some people are oblivious to the fact that their shit (in this case, sweat) indeed does stink. Concerts are typically compact, and things between you and a hoard of strangers are about to get sweaty. Not in a sexy way. Having your face meet someone’s back with the unwelcomed surprise of perspiration is deeply horrifying. The ick stays with you for days, even after intensive showers. Standing next to the fetid mosh pit enthusiast is equal parts nauseating and distracting. I’m not saying don’t dance like a fool or avoid the pit, but for everyone’s sake, put on some Speed Stick. Don’t: Pretend you’re too cool to enjoy the music. Some people just sit there. They don’t dance,
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All crowdgoers, like these Voodoo Fest attendees dancing to music by Modestep on Sunday afternoon in New Orleans, should give energy to the band onstage.
cheer, clap, move or maybe even breathe. They just stand, staring blankly ahead as if they’re being forced to listen to an accounting seminar. Look, I’m sympathetic to introverts. Not everyone wants to make a spectacle of themselves. I’m talking more about the people who still live in a high school bubble and are still concerned with superficial matters like cool points and popularity. Don’t give me judge-y eyes when I make spastic attempts to get down or slip out the occasional
“Woo!” You’re the awkward one here, not me. I would also venture to say from a band’s view it must be kind of defeating to look out to a completely stoic audience. So next time you’re at a show, you’ll be just fine if you bob your head to the music. I promise. Taylor Schoen is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Metairie. Contact Taylor Schoen at tschoen@lsureveille.com
Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday. Contact The Daily Reveille’s entertainment staff at entertainment@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_entertainment
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AFA’s bigotry may have serious consequences on children LA SEULE FEMME KATE MABRY Columnist Most will agree that our personalities and opinions are formed by our childhood experiences. But are today’s children learning to accept diversity in their schools and communities? Throughout the years, the consequences of bullying have made headlines, and elementary and high schools around the country have attempted to stomp out the epidemic that has unfortunately led to a number of suicides among students. Almost half of primary and secondary school students will be bullied at their school, and more than 10 percent of students are bullied on a daily basis, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Bullying is undeniably a major issue in schools today, but progress against this epidemic is constantly hindered by the condemnation of religious leaders. The Mix It Up at Lunch Day program, which rallies students to sit at lunch with students whom they wouldn’t otherwise, has recently and wrongly been attacked by religious groups. The 11-year-old program, which was created by the Southern Poverty Law Center and will be hosted by more than 2,500 schools nationwide today, encourages friendship among students and gives the student body a chance to get to know the marginalized students in their schools. Mix It Up at Lunch Day would encourage all students — including those of different religion, race, gender and even sexual orientation — to mingle together at lunch. And what’s wrong with a little diversity? The American Family Association has spoken out against the program and taken yet another step forward in pursuing their reputation as another hate group. According to The New York Times, the AFA called the program “a
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nationwide push to promote the homosexual lifestyle in public schools” and requested that parents keep their children from attending school. Bryan Fischer, the AFA’s director of issue analysis, said the Southern Poverty Law Center used the program to hide its “real agenda” to promote homosexuality, according to the Christian Science Monitor. “That’s what makes this [program] particularly insidious,” Fischer said. “I use poisoned Halloween candy as an illustration. This looks harmless on the surface, but you don’t realize how toxic it is.” Shortly after the AFA’s announcement, nearly 200 schools
canceled the lunch event. In an interview with The New York Times, Tabatha Walton, the principal of the Chattahoochee County Education Center, said the event was canceled at her school because “teachers were too busy trying to meet basic state teaching requirements.” “The decision had nothing to do with taking a position on gay rights,” she said in the interview. “We support diversity.” It’s unfortunate that so many schools felt they must cater to the AFA’s demands in order to keep children in the classroom, and any reasonable person can see this is just
another example of intolerance today. Did Tyler Clementi’s suicide teach us anything, or did he die in vain? Parents shouldn’t be concerned that their children may be exposed to diversity; they should be concerned that their children are entering a world that continues to encourage bigotry. The AFA claims to believe and follow the Bible, but clearly needs to take a closer look at Jesus’ teachings. Select and twist your Bible verses as much as you’d like to convey your specific message, but even as an agnostic, I can tell you the message of Christianity centers on
salvation through Christ and the acceptance of others. Jesus didn’t befriend the Sadducees or the Pharisees; he befriended outcasts, tax collectors and even prostitutes. So will you embrace those in your community — no matter how diverse? Or will you cast the first stone?
U.S. troops that continue to be forced into harm’s way for absolutely no good reason. I am 53 years old and I clearly remember the many protests during the Vietnam War. There were literally millions of people who had grown to detest this slaughter of humans on both sides of this war. I am not angry at the U.S. troops that fought in this war, but then as now, I am angry and frustrated by the
ignorance that pervades Washington, D.C., to continue, yet again, to put U.S. troops in harm’s way for absolutely nothing. The Vietnam War was fought to keep South Vietnam free from Communism. Here, again, U.S. troops were called upon to shoulder the overwhelming danger of fighting and dying. My memory is that the Vietnam troops may as well have not even existed. After
years and years of bloody loss, the Communists took South Vietnam anyway. Again, what good was accomplished by so much loss by U.S. troops and their families? Now, we have the asinine quagmire of Iraq and Afghanistan. The government of Afghanistan — if you can call it that — has even asked the U.S. to leave. Why, in the name of humanity, can’t our government see how
insulting these ungrateful warring people are to U.S. troops and our country? The “friendlies” killing U.S. troops answer this question.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Opinion
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Should President Obama take Trump’s $5 million charity offer? Yes. $5 million worth it despite Trump’s ignorance. No. Heeding Trump’s offer sets a dangerous precedent. SHARE THE WEALTH
JAY MEYERS Columnist A great orgasm of far-right, conservative fanaticism inevitably swept through the depraved opium den that is national politics last Monday. Billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump paused between alimony payments and bankruptcy filings, declaring to the world on his Fox News soapbox that he had a “big announcement” to make about President Obama. Trump, a vocal Romney supporter, promised his announcement would have a significant impact that would undoubtedly change the entire landscape of the presidential election, characterizing it as “serious dirt” on President Obama. Conservative media personalities squirmed with gleeful anticipation. Indeed, Trump’s primary objective was to relaunch a malicious personal assault against the president in order to not only distract voters from the real issues surrounding the 2012 election, but also to undermine the legitimacy of the Obama presidency by suggesting the leader of the free world is a fraud and a liar. In the form of a YouTube video shot from his New York office, Trump made his groundbreaking announcement last Wednesday: The American business magnate offered to give $5 million to the charity of Obama’s choice if the president publicly releases his college transcripts and passport records by Oct. 31. By doing this, the notoriously shady billionaire not only called President Obama’s citizenship into question once again, but also his educational achievements. To be clear, Obama graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard Law School, and he has already publicly released his birth certificate, proving he was born in the United States — yet, for some reason, figures like Trump and many others still remain skeptical. Despite the ample evidence provided by the Obama administration in the past to refute these right-wing extremists’ wildly unsubstantiated claims, should the president continually bend to the will of the “birthers,” conspiracy theorists and attention whores? Of course not. The president is by no means obligated to pander to these ludicrously baseless solicitations. Moreover, the necessary information has already been verified, thereby rendering further inquiries irrelevant. But the Trump deal is different. There’s no denying that $5 million can create a significant amount of good as a charitable donation for those in need, rather than the likely alternative of going toward another one of Trump’s yacht purchases or another excessively priced piece of art. By merely providing the public with his easily accessible college transcript and passport forms, President Obama will now have the opportunity to give funding to programs that fight to end poverty and further social justice, for instance. The irony is quite amusing when you
contrast how hard it is for Obama to gain Congress’ funding approval for similar social support programs to how easy a process Trump is offering the president. Why not take advantage? Even Trump outlines in concrete terms how beneficial this deal would be for Obama. “I will give to a charity of his choice — Inner City Children of Chicago, American Cancer Society, AIDS Research — anything he wants, a check, immediately for $5 million,” Trump said in his video. Not only will taking Trump’s deal be a great service to a philanthropic cause, but it will also be politically beneficial to Obama. If Obama releases his passports and college records, it will erase any kind of doubt that could be potentially held by “onthe-fence” voters. Essentially, Obama will be able to prove Trump’s conspiracy theories are innately stupid and a waste of time. It’s a two birds, one stone type of deal. The president should take advantage of this failed attempt at portraying him as a con and use it as an opportunity to extend benevolence and an ethic of giving help to those in need. Jay Meyers is a 19-year-old economics sophomore from Shreveport.
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CLAYTON CROCKETT Opinion Editor This nation doesn’t negotiate with terrorists — or trolls. So when billionaire-turned-buzzword Donald Trump decided to hold $5 million in charity donations hostage unless President Obama releases his college applications and passport records, Obama found new reason to ignore most things coming from the political right. The offer is trolling at its finest: It’s the week before the big election, and Trump figures Obama will either be hated for passing on the charity money or found guilty of some degree of fraud if he gives in. Obama should ignore the offer in its entirety. He shouldn’t have even mentioned it in his recent interview with Jay Leno on “The Tonight Show.” By merely acknowledging Trump’s lucrative offer, the president sets a dangerous precedent for money in politics. What else can people get out of their government with a shiny penny? The country has enough issues with the immense lobbying industry and corporate interests in lawmaking. Similar deals happen daily in Washington, but Trump’s announcement pushes the process to dangerous heights by directly challenging the president. Former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer ran a dark-horse presidential campaign on this topic alone.
“What we have is a political structure that works against the young, against small business and against people with big ideas but not big checks,” he told The Daily Reveille during the Republican primary. Though his presidential campaign became an awareness campaign after he was shunned from the debates, Roemer continues to fight to keep money out of the political sphere as he should. Trump is hammering Roemer’s point home by considering himself a political player only on the merit of his dime, and he shouldn’t be granted to pleasure. What other offers could the billionaires of this country make to influence our elected officials? How many billionaires will be asking themselves this question if Obama heeds Trump’s demands? While the act of releasing college applications and passport records seems innocuous enough — especially if it’s for a good cause — it injects the president into a new sphere of influence and debases his position as the leader of this country. Blackmailing the president with a charity offer on the tired notion that he has assumed his position through fraud should be seen as an obstruction of his position and his work, and we should hope to see such a brazen challenge reprimanded rather than weighed in any fashion. What’s ironic is that, although Obama is as guilty as the next politician when it comes to being influenced by corporate money, Trump has now served to him a means to appear innocent. Obama can now appear to be above monetary influence on principle, granting him a moral high ground. And joking about it with Leno only helped the president’s “cool” factor. By abstaining from negotiating, Trump will be rendered another gaffe for the Republican Party to dust off of its shoulders like former Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin. Then who will be holding the cards? The only people upset with the president for passing up on the offer will be Republicans, and Democrats will be able to point at Trump and say, “So you’ve got $5 million ready for a donation that you’ll now withhold?” And for what, to prove a net worth of about $3 billion makes you a political actor by default? In trying to seem charitable, Trump appears more greedy than ever — only donating for a political move rather than for the sake of doing so. Trump could save lives with such a donation, and by extension, the aid his fortune could provide is being held hostage unless the president of the United States does as Trump demands. America doesn’t negotiate with terrorists, and on the same principle President Obama should not negotiate with Donald Trump.
Clayton Crockett is international studies Lafayette.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets entrepreneur and TV personality Donald Trump on Feb. 2, 2012, during a news conference in Las Vegas, Nev.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 STING, from page 1 before the ecosystem can fully recover from the destruction wrought by the slow-moving system and its massive storm surge. The ants are missing, Bui said, which doesn’t bode well for other wetland inhabitants. “The plants are really unhappy after Isaac,” she said. The storm surge, which grew as high as 11 feet in some areas, dragged in oil from the BP oil spill in April 2010. “It looked like someone had poured barrels of motor oil all over the place,” said Bui, who discovered the free oil, which differs from tarballs previously found in areas supposedly clean of the
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projected their power could be out for a week. With the high wind speeds, she said it’s possible tree limbs could knock out the power, which is what her family is concerned about. “Right now they’re less worried about the actual rain, and more worried about the power going out,” Griffin said. If the power goes out, she said her family has a gas fireplace and a generator. French junior Kelsey Gibree said her stepfather, mother and stepbrother prepared for Sandy at their home in Auburn, Mass., by making sure they had an adequate supply of wood for their woodstove for heat. She said the weather in Massachusetts was cold and the state could get some snow in the next few days. She said her family is not expecting the weather to be unmanageable because they have experienced rough weather from blizzards. “They’re really not too worried,” she said. Griffin said her cousin works
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The Daily Reveille level of storm surge needed to accomplish devastating damage to the ecosystems and the ants in particular. Following Hurricane Katrina, Bui’s team, including current entomology master’s student Max Adams, dispelled a long-lived myth about ants during flooding. When throngs of patients turned up at the PMAC covered with rashes, which turned out to be layers upon layers of fire ant stings, Bui’s team set out for New Orleans in search of the predators. But three to four days after the storm, all the ants were gone. It was long understood that ants would raft upon one another, floating atop floodwaters until they could reach dry land. How they accomplished this
page 15 feat, and for how long, was completely misunderstood for more than a century. After extensive lab research, Bui, Adams and others found that submerged ants would collect bubbles underwater and ride them to the surface. More importantly, it was atop the larvae on which the rafts floated, essentially sacrificing the baby ants for the good of the colony. Previously, entomologists thought the worker ants themselves floated on the water’s surface, while they kept the larvae safely protected inside the ball of ants. “The difference between people and ants is we send our young guys for war — they send their old ladies,” Adams said, referring to the practice of floating on the
bubbled-up larvae and either tossing the men overboard or eating them when food gets scarce on the bubbleboat. In the lab, rafts could survive in fresh water up to two weeks at the most, Adams said, although that could increase a week or so in a natural environment under ideal circumstances. Bui said oil will be around for years to come, and with every tropical system that blows through, it will likely rise to the surface, reminding Louisianians of the tragedy that continues to punish their beloved marshes.
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