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The grass at LSU Golf Course soaks in the sun’s soft sunlight on Wednesday in the breezy afternoon.
ELECTION
Socialist candidate tours Louisiana
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advanced breed of athletic field grass. After seeing how quickly it recovered from weekly 90-minute cleated beatdowns in 2007, grounds crews and administrators decided they should install the tenacious Bermuda breed everywhere else as soon as the opportunity arose. For Alex Box, a perfect storm of good fortune landed the fresh sod into the outfield by late September, despite a weeklong setback from Hurricane Isaac during the project’s initial launch.
Although 28-year-old presidential candidate Peta Lindsay is too young to be elected president of the United States, she toured Louisiana from Oct. 27 to 30 as part of her campaign to build support for the Party for Socialism and Lindsay Liberation. “We have no illusions. We’re not going to win,” Lindsay said. “The campaign isn’t about getting votes. It’s to raise activism.” Lindsay, a graduate student from Los Angeles, took a semester off to campaign. After graduation, she wants to be a high school teacher. Although she does not meet the age requirement to be president, she refuses to accept being marginalized because of her age. Lindsay’s running mate, Yari
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Greener Pastures
New grass more durable, requires less to maintain
Ben Wallace
Senior Contributing Writer
About a month ago, Alex Box Stadium received a new outfield. It’s durable, sturdy and aggressive — much like the admirable qualities found in the football team’s star-studded defensive line and exactly like the hallowed
lawn it tramples on during home football games. Celebration Bermuda, also known by its conveniently peppy shortened nickname ‘Celebration,’ now blankets the earth atop almost every athletic field on the University grounds. “I honestly believe Celebration in this region of the country is going to take over,” said Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities and Grounds Eric Fasbender. “And anybody who doesn’t have it is making their job a lot harder.” The hardy grass has its roots in Louisiana, unlike the grass
previously grown at most of the University’s athletic facilities and still used at the football practice fields, called Mississippi Choice. Although developed at Mississippi State University, it is grown in one of the nation’s driest cities — Phoenix, Ariz. LSU Athletics experimented with Celebration in 2007 with the soccer fields. Since then, Tiger Park, Tiger Stadium, Alex Box Stadium’s infield, the LSU Golf Course’s driving range and now Alex Box’s outfield, have all been outfitted with what Fasbender calls the Southern region’s most
SAFETY
Recent attacks prompt concerns Luke Jones Contributing Writer
For some students, the issue of personal safety prompts questions concerning the state of campus security, including patrolling police officers, adequate lighting and constant surveillance. But the challenge of remaining safe on campus is largely an issue of personal responsibility, according to Kathy Saichuk, Health Promotion Coordinator at the Student Health Center. Over past weeks, a few areas around campus were the scenes of several attacks, including the rape of a woman after she was abducted in broad daylight near Brightside
Drive, Saichuk said. There was no description of the suspect, who reportedly forced the unnamed victim into a wooded area before returning the victim to her home. “We are seeing an increase in reporting of incidents,” said Capt. Cory Lalonde, LSU Police Department spokesman. This increase, according to Lalonde, stems from more awareness of and questioning about suspicious activity. Personal safety campaigns like “See Something Say Something” are designed to improve reporting of crimes, which decreases future crimes by limiting the opportunity for attacks, Lalonde said. “If you limit the opportunity, you lessen the risk of becoming a
victim,” he said. Saichuk agreed that more crimes have been reported. “From a sexual assault perspective, it’s still the most underreported crime anywhere, anytime,” Saichuk said. Crimes of this nature raise questions about taking steps toward improving personal safety, which requires “some personal responsibility for your own safety,” Saichuk said. Ridding daily activities of distractions is an integral part in decreasing the risk of being attacked or abducted, Saichuk said. Taking simple steps, such as planning ahead, notifying friends or family of SAFETY, see page 6
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INTERNATIONAL Mexico’s Day of Dead brings back memories of missing loved ones MEXICO CITY (AP) — As people across Mexico prepare Day of the Dead offerings with flowers, food and candy skulls, thousands of families across the country can’t mourn their loved ones in the old Mexican tradition, because their relatives have disappeared in the wave of drug-fueled violence. The Day of the Dead is a difficult time for these families, some of whom cling to the slenderest of hopes that their sons may be alive, perhaps kidnapped and used as forced labor for drug cartels at some remote hideout. Palestinian envoys campaign for United Nations recognition RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians are launching a last-minute diplomatic offensive to a series of European countries to vote in favor of their partial statehood bid at the United Nations, a senior official said Wednesday. Palestinian envoys were dispatched to Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden and Finland this week, hoping to persuade those countries to vote in favor of giving Palestinians nonmember observer status at the U.N. Some of the countries are opposed, and others are undecided.
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Halloween-colored lobster caught off the Massachusetts coast
More land, trees fall into expanding Assumption Parish sinkhole
‘Baby box’ opens in northwestern Russia to save abandoned kids
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts fisherman has caught a creepy-looking lobster that’s colored to match Halloween. The New England Aquarium says the 1-pound female lobster has an orange side and a black side, with the colors split perfectly down the middle. Marine officials say such coloration is estimated to occur once in every 50 million lobsters. The fisherman who caught the seasonally colored crustacean in a trap last week is from Beverly, a seaside community. Big Apple improvises to reopen for business after Superstorm Sandy
KIRISHI, Russia (AP) — A box in which parents can leave their babies anonymously without any legal risk opened Wednesday in a town in northwestern Russia — part of an effort that activists hope will save many young lives. The baby box in Kirishi, an industrial town 60 miles east of St. Petersburg, is the tenth such facility in Russia. Experts think that’s just a fraction of what is needed. “Even if only one child is saved that way it will be worth it,” said Tatiana Sobolevskya, deputy chief of the maternity department.
NEW YORK (AP) — Two days after Superstorm Sandy brought business in New York City to a standstill, stores that lost power are again serving customers, albeit by flashlight. Companies with closed offices are setting up shop in coffeehouses. And the owner of the Skylight Diner is borrowing bacon from his neighbors because the restaurant’s cupboard is bare. The world’s financial center is struggling to get back to work as it deals with a subway system that’s still crippled by the worst damage in its 108-year-history.
BAYOU CORNE (AP) — Officials say a growing, 5.5-acre sinkhole in northern Assumption Parish swamps gobbled up another strip of land on Tuesday. John Boudreaux, director of the parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, tells The Advocate trees fell in with the collapse, but no one was injured. He said the collapsed area extended from a mat road that Texas Brine Co. of Houston has installed to clean trees, other vegetative matter and oil out the sinkhole to a point 80 feet north or the road. The sinkhole is located by Bayou Corne.
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A woman dressed as a traditional Mexican “Catrina” attends a parade of large alebrijes in Mexico City. “Catrinas” are related to the of Day of the Dead.
Boustany, Landry congressman debate scheduled for Wednesday (AP) — Louisiana’s dueling Republican congressmen, Charles Boustany and Jeff Landry, traded barbs and called each other liars as they squared off in their first debate. They tried to stake out differences in a race where both men call themselves conservatives. Boustany called Landry a “typical good ol’ boy politician who will say anything to get elected” and who habitually skipped votes in Congress.
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Shallow wells will be drilled in the vicinity of the sinkhole that emerged Aug. 3 in Assumption Parish swamplands in Bayou Corne.
Lafourche to contribute to coastal pipeline to protect coastal marshes THIBODAUX (AP) — Lafourche Parish will contribute $1 million to the cost of building a pipeline designed to send river sediment into disappearing coastal marshes. The Lafourche Parish Council had blocked the expenditure for months because current financing has the pipeline falling short of Lafourche’s wetlands. But the council voted to set aside money for the project after an Oct. 23 meeting. The parish’s contribution comes from federal that must be spent on coastal protection or restoration projects.
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TRANSPORTATION
Campus Transit to be renamed Students to choose the new name
10 names, from which students will
‘I’d probably leave it like it is.’
Ben Wallace Senior Contributing Writer
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La. artist Tony Bernard (left) honors Capt. William Conger (right) with an oil-based painting for winning the 2012 Distinguished Military Honor Award.
University professor wins military award Shannon Roberts Contributing Writer
One of the University’s professors of military science, Capt. William Conger, was named the winner of the 2012 Distinguished Military Honor Award presented by the Folds of Honor Foundation in September. On Sunday, Conger was honored and awarded an oil-based painting created by Louisiana native Tony Bernard. The painting featured an American flag with a bald eagle. He said the honor was “very humbling,” and he was surprised to learn he had won the award. Conger serves in the Patriot Guard Riders, a motorcycle organization that attends the funerals of fallen soldiers. He also serves in other charity organizations around Louisiana. He said his service and volunteer work is not done for the recognition, but instead to honor the soldiers. He said he does the work to take care of his military family. “The things I do for my fellow soldiers are things I do from the heart,” he said. Conger said he always dreamed of joining the military since he was 5 years old. One of the things that contributed to this desire was that all the men in his family had served in the armed forces. “I think that it’s just in my blood,” Conger said. When he was 5, Conger’s favorite film was the black and white movie “The Longest Day.” He said the movie was about the 82nd airborne division liberating a French town during World War II. “I always said I wanted to be a paratrooper in the 82nd airborne,” he said. So he joined them. Conger served in the Army’s airborne division from 1989 to 1991. He went on his first tour of duty in South Korea from 1988 to 1989. After leaving the Army to attend school, he then served in the Georgia Army National Guard, where he discovered the active duty opportunities in the National Guard. He met his wife in 1995 while she attended graduate school at the University of Georgia. She originated from Baton Rouge, and together they decided to move back to Baton Rouge in 2000 to raise a family. Conger and his wife have two
children: a 9-year-old son and a 2-year-old daughter. After moving to the Pelican State, Conger transferred to the Louisiana National Guard. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Phoenix in 2003. He recently received his master’s degree from LSU after graduating in May. Human Resources Technician Kim Robinson met Conger when they were coworkers at the University from 2003 to 2005. After Robinson left to serve in Iraq, she said they kept in contact. Once she retired from the Army, she returned and began working for Conger. Robinson said she loves working for Conger because she is constantly learning from him. She said he is a dedicated professional who is dependable and knowledgeable about his work. Besides serving as the assistant professor of military science, he also serves as the recruiting officer. Conger works to bring in students to the Army ROTC program who will eventually become commissioned officers, Robinson said. Contact Shannon Roberts at sroberts@lsureveille.com
Campus Transit, the University’s call-in shuttle service, will soon have a new, student-selected name. Originally spawned in 1984 as Women’s Transit, the service was set up to provide free rides for women during late-night hours. After being transferred from Student Government to the Office of the Dean of Students in the mid-’80s, the shuttle service transformed to a multi-gender service and eventually fell under the umbrella of the Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation in the early 1990s, said Director Gary Graham. Not to be confused with the University’s bus service Tiger Trails, Campus Transit will have a new, student-created name come Wednesday following an announcement during Campus Safety Day events held near the Student Union and put on mostly by the LSU Police Department, in conjunction with University Relations and Student Government. The Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation sent out a broadcast email last week soliciting suggestions for the shuttle service’s new name from students. In response, they received more than 600 replies, full of many repeats and a hodge-podge of jokes, Graham said. Some suggestions included Tiger Ride, Gold Ride and Tiger Transit, but part of the reason for the switch was to clear up any confusion between the two transportation services, Graham said. The submissions will be narrowed down to between five and
LSUPD Spokesman Capt. Cory
What name do you suggest for Campus Transit?
‘I think I submitted Tiger Transit.’
Ashton Byrd
David Hoang
kinesiology freshman
kinesiology sophomore
vote to elect a winner. Lalonde said the force is always tryMarketing junior Will Murry ing to promote campus safety, which said he’d call it “Pick-Me-Up,” while includes safe transportation methods biology sophomore Parker Johnson late at night. suggested “The Campus Express.” “One person walking by themLess serious suggestions includ- selves is a better opportunity than ed “The Bus That Will Never Come” say a person walking in a group,” from pre-digital art sophomore Nich- Lalonde said. “Utilize the public olas Belson and “The Drunk Bus” transportation that is available.” from psychology freshman Erin BaCampus Transit originally ran zzell. from 5:30 p.m. to midnight, but folThe new name probably won’t lowing a string of murders by serial physically appear on the 20 to 25 killer Derrick Todd Lee in the early passenger vans until near the semes- 2000s, Graham said the hours were ter’s end, Graham said, when two expanded to 2 a.m. new, smaller minibuses will expand Now, the service runs until 3 the fleet’s size from four to six ve- a.m. and includes most holidays, hicles. weekends and summer, he said. 1, 2012 The THURSDAY, $60,000 a-piece NOVEMBER minibuses will hold about 15 passengers, Graham said, and will replace Contact Ben Wallace at two vans already removed from the fleet earlier. bwallace@lsureveille.com
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CONSTRUCTION
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Campus presents unique development problems Kevin Thibodeaux Contributing Writer
When a building is constructed on campus or an existing facility is renovated, concerns unique to the University must be considered when planning for construction. Roger Husser, director of Planning, Design and Construction with Facility Services, said the University tries to plan for a new construction project as much as possible, but some problems like unforeseen underground piping can’t be planned for. “The complete assessment and location of underground utilities is impossible to know up-front,” Husser said. These problems can cause months of delays for construction projects on campus. The new Barnes & Noble on campus opened last week, but it was originally slated to be completed by mid-June, said Emmet David, former director of Planning, Design and Construction and current Tiger
Athletic Foundation project manager. Other projects like the newly opened Business Education Complex, which was expected to be completed Dec. 2011, have seen similar delays. David said the bookstore delay was caused by unforeseen site conditions like underground pipes, as well as working around oaks, allowing only a small space for construction. However, David said “it’s just what happens” with construction projects. Husser said these problems arise either because of delays on the contractors’ behalf or issues that can’t be planned for, like the underground pipes. He said delays due to contractors actually save money, because contractors are fined when construction isn’t completed by the time the original contract had stipulated. However, delays due to unforeseen issues are a financial burden on the University. Husser said not only does the increased construction cost
money, but the time the building isn’t open can also cost the University. “Time is money,” Husser added. But Husser emphasized the University tries to plan for as many challenges as possible, including design and construction. Some of these challenges include the historical architecture of campus buildings that’s hard to replicate. Husser said it is important to preserve the architecture while also modernizing it. Because of the weak soil in Louisiana, Husser said construction projects require noisy driven piles to provide stability for buildings. When driving piles, the University first tries to schedule construction on holidays or weekends, but if it is required, he said Facility Services will look at class times in the surrounding area to make sure to schedule a time when the construction won’t disrupt students. The oaks also require unique consideration. Husser said the University plans for and protects the endowed trees on campus, which
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SG establishes Greek Life Caucus Wilborn Nobles III Senior Contributing Writer
With 68 percent in favor, Student Government approved a resolution to establish a Greek Life Caucus for Senate after more than an hour of debate at Wednesday’s Senate meeting. The Greek Life Caucus would only apply to Greek organizations recognized under the Interfraternity Council, Pan-Hellenic Council and National Pan-Hellenic Council. “Twenty percent of LSU’s student body is made up of Greek Life, so I think that it’s definitely appropriate for there to be a Greek Caucus,” said University Center for Freshman Year College Senator Alexande DeBlieux. A Greek Caucus would save Senate time debating matters concerning Greek Life students, said College of Engineering Senator and Vice Chair of the Committee on Rules Dustin Campbell, who wrote the resolution. Not everyone agreed with Campbell, especially College of Music and Dramatic Arts Senator Morgan Taylor. “We have controversial issues hit the floor, and it’s our job to decide what is best for the student body,” Taylor said. SG President Taylor Cox reminded Campbell that Greek Life was already included in SG since the president from the Interfraternity Council, president of PanHellenic Council and president of National Pan-Hellenic Council held seats on the President’s Cabinet. “We’re one Student Government, so I work with all of you to ensure that everyone’s voices will be heard,” Cox said.
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Student Government President Taylor Cox listens Wednesday in the Student Union to the discussion regarding the Greek Life Caucus.
Campbell said there should be representatives for Greek Life specifically in Senate. “Although some students in here are Greek, we’re not cohesive – we’re standalone individuals. We can work together, but there’s no official committee with all of us together,” he said. Previously, SG’s only caucus was the Black Caucus, which was
debated contentiously in the spring of 2011. However, Director of Academic Affairs Thomas Rodgers pointed out that other caucuses have existed. “We’ve had caucuses before, we dissolved them, we added them back – notice the cycle here. … The Greek community has a 92.8 percent retention rate, and you know how I love retention rates,” he said. “Last year, they did 50,000 hours of service and raised more than $250,000 for charity. If the Greeks want a caucus, we’ve given other people a caucus, we should give them a caucus.”
Contact Wilborn Nobles III at wnobles@lsureveille.com
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The view from the second floor of the new bookstore includes the Old President’s House (center front), Tiger Stadium (center back) and Memorial Tower (right).
sometimes means adjusting a building’s design. “The architecture on campus with the design and the live oaks presents some unique design challenges,” Husser said, but he added
that the beauty of the campus buildings is ultimately worth the trouble. Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com
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Students dress in costume for Halloween on campus
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[Left] Chemical engineering sophomore Tyler Nesmith dresses as Ash Ketchum from Pokemon; [center] Business sophomore Chris Bryant sported an American flag shirt and [right] Kinesiology seniors Kevin Solhjoo and Brandon Bou respectively dress as a banana and gorilla for class on Halloween.
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And it’d be hard to find someone more appreciative than head baseball coach Paul Mainieri, who played a major role in advocating the switch to the new grass. “A well-manicured baseball field, to me, is a beautiful piece of art,” Mainieri said. Even though the installation delayed the start of fall practice by about four weeks, he said it will be worth it in the long run. “From a player’s standpoint, the way a ball bounces is so important and impacts the outcome of the game,” he added, which is exactly why Fasbender turns to the team’s senior leaders for feedback on the
SOCIALIST, from page 1
Osorio, lives and works full-time in New York, but was born in Colombia. Because of his job, Osorio was unable to travel to Louisiana. The PSL defines liberation as freedom from struggle. According to Lindsay, struggle can take many forms, such as doctor bills, student loans or even the Occupy movement. Lindsay said she describes her ideals as communist. “We use the word communist and socialist interchangeably,” Lindsay said. “There’s little understanding of what either word means, but it’s caving from anticommunism when you run from these labels.” Lindsay said wealth should be used to fund the things
field’s playability. “We would talk to Mason [Katz] in the outfield, and Raph [Rhymes] actually gave pretty good feedback as well,” Fasbender said, noting that he would specifically turn to last year’s seniors Austin Nola and Tyler Hanover every day. Fasbender, a Chicago native, then reflected upon a quote by Roger Bossard, the legendary longtime groundskeeper for the Chicago White Sox, who believed a grounds team, good or bad, could either win or lose a team about one-eighth of its home games each season. “With the expectation here at LSU, it’s excellence at all times, either championship or bust — with that type of mentality, you always working people need. “I believe in organizing and fighting for these things,” Lindsay said. She said people call Obama socialist because of his health care ideas, but she doesn’t think Obama is a socialist at all. The bank bailout is the best example of how Obama caters to capitalists, Lindsay said. “When banks needed money, the government had money for that, but now that the people need money, there’s no money for them,” Lindsay said. The states with PSL on their ballots are New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado, Utah and Washington. Lindsay said being on a ballot largely depends on how easy
The Daily Reveille want to be on that good side,” he said. Until a better breed comes along, LSU shouldn’t have to replace Alex Box’s sod for several seasons, unlike the grass at the football field. Tiger Stadium received its first batch of Celebration following Bayou Country Superfest in 2010, since one of the mega-concert’s side effects includes killing Tiger Stadium’s turf below the layer of plastic sheeting on which enormous steel stages host the summer country jam session. About $115,000 of the funding LSU receives for hosting the Bayou Country Superfest feeds directly back into the roots of Tiger or difficult a state’s ballot laws are, which explains why a traditionally Republican state like Louisiana might have a socialist candidate on the ballot. “New York will probably have the highest voter turnout, but maybe we’ll be surprised,” Lindsay said. Her Louisiana campaign trail included appearances in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Hammond, Lafayette and Houma, among others.
Read what our columnist has to say about Lindsay, p. 16. Contact Alyson Gaharan at agaharan@lsureveille.com
Thursday, November 1, 2012 Stadium each year in order to nurse a new crop of Celebration back to health in time for the fall season, Fasbender said. Ever since the switch, the recovery time has been nearly cut in half. With Celebration, a bricksized divot from Saturday’s game vanishes by Thursday, whereas Mississippi Choice used to take seven to 10 days to fully heal, Fasbender said. The only two fields left without Celebration are the aforementioned practice fields and the inner field at Bernie Moore Track Stadium, where it would come in handy during events like the javelin, discus and especially the
SAFETY, from page 1
whereabouts and staying off of cell phones can significantly improve personal safety. “I carry a Taser and even park under the street lights,” said biological sciences senior Taylor Bourque. “The lighting is good in most places, but I had a friend get attacked in the Enchanted Forest.” Bourque said she takes precautions every time she leaves campus, including getting rides from her friends to her car. Although the University provides adequate security on and off campus, not every attack is preventable, Lalonde said. “Crime prevention on campus is not just the responsibility of the police department,” Lalonde said. “We can’t be everywhere at once.” Taking the time to be cautious
hammer throw. “They’re like little miniature bomb craters,” Fasbender joked, referring to the divots left by the 16-pound hammer. He takes it personally when something bad happens to the fields, going as far as likening the grass to people. “It works hard, and it deserves some time off. Just like us, it needs to have food, water, rest — it needs vacations as well,” he said. “You’ve gotta be kind, it needs love and attention just like we do.”
Contact Ben Wallace at bwallace@lsureveille.com and properly prepared allows for fewer distractions to occur, which has been a major issue in many of these cases, Lalonde said. In addition to preparation and caution, personal safety involves allowing the mind to make natural judgments in a perilous situation, Saichuk said. “Our instincts are very powerful,” Saichuk said. “I always tell students to ‘trust your gut.’” The University offers a variety of services designed to keep students safe. Transportation such as Campus Transit, Tiger Trails and even LSUPD patrol cars are always readily available for students in need of assistance.
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Evolution of a football player
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FOOTBALL IS A GAME OF INCHES — AND POUNDS. Imagine the moment when the LSU offense takes the field against the Alabama defense Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. The Tigers’ 6-foot-5 quarterback will take the snap
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from his 6-foot-4 center. He’ll place the ball in the prodigious hands of his 230-pound running back, who will look for holes behind an offensive line that boasts a collective 1,582 pounds of muscle, bone and sinew. He will run into the teeth of a Crimson Tide defensive line that averages nearly 300 pounds apiece, anchored by 320-pound leviathan Jesse Williams. College football is colossal, both in popularity and in players’ stature. And if the trend keeps up, it
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will get bigger. According to a database compiled by The Daily Reveille, the average LSU player is more than 40 pounds heavier and nearly two inches taller now than he was in the Tigers’ first national championship season in 1958. This season’s team averages among the physically largest in school history. Including squad players who EVOLUTION, see page 10
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BASEBALL
Jefferson: No contest Former Tiger Kevin Gausman to simple battery soaking in first look at pro ball Albert Burford Deputy Sports Editor
Former LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson pleaded no contest Wednesday to a simple battery charge in the Shady’s bar fight case. Jefferson was ordered to jail Tuesday after violating his bond conditions when he was arrested for simple possession of marijuana last Thursday. Through the plea, Jefferson was released from jail and sentenced to one year of probation, a $100 fine and 30 hours of community service. He will also be subjected to random drug testing for the next year. “This opened my eyes to a lot of things,” Jefferson told
WAFB-TV. “Made me aware of a lot of things.” Though the plea is a conviction, Jefferson’s attorney Lance Unglesby told the Times-Picayune that it is not an admission of guilt, and if Jefferson complies with the requirements of his sentence, he could move to have the plea expunged from his record. Jefferson is due back in court on Dec. 12 for an arraignment in the marijuana possession case. After that, he will return to court again on Jan. 25 to have his probation reviewed. Contact Albert Burford at aburford@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @albertutz
Pitcher climbing Orioles’ ranks Scott Branson Sports Contributor
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LSU pitcher Kevin Gausman prepares to pitch Feb. 12 in the Tigers’ 10-2 victory against the Air Force Academy. Gausman was drafted by the Orioles in June.
On July 13, former LSU pitcher Kevin Gausman signed his Major League contract, forgoing his senior season and becoming a member of the Baltimore Orioles organization, but it nearly didn’t happen. Now he’s back in Baton Rouge for a short time before returning to Sarasota, Fla., for offseason training. Gausman said he signed his contract at 4:59 p.m., seconds
before the MLB’s 5 p.m. deadline, and thus began the First-Team AllAmerican’s first look at the “The Show.” It started humbly, with three scoreless innings against the Connecticut Tigers for the Aberdeen Ironbirds of the Single-A New York-Penn League. But less than a month and two jerseys later, Gausman ended his whirlwind 2012 campaign with three scoreless innings in a playoff game for the Double-A Bowie Baysox. Despite his faster-than-usual rise up the ranks, Gausman said he wasn’t surprised to finish the season in Double-A. “My goal was to end up in GAUSMAN, see page 19
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SEC Power Rankings: Week 8 MIC’D UP MICAH BEDARD Sports Columnist LSU versus Alabama might not be a No. 1 versus No. 2 matchup, but for the sake of my Southeastern Conference power rankings, it is. After Georgia took the reigns of the SEC East after beating Florida on Saturday, the winner of the Tigers and the Crimson Tide will not only have bragging rights, but also a stranglehold on the West. 1. Alabama (8-0) Somebody forgot to tell the Crimson Tide that Mississippi State was undefeated, or they just didn’t care. After scoring 257 points in their first seven contests, Alabama held the Bulldogs to only seven points on Saturday. The Crimson Tide has outscored its opponents 325-65 this season. All that won’t matter if they fall victim to the magic that is Saturday night in Death Valley. Last Week: 1 (Beat Mississippi State 38-7) 2. LSU (7-1)
The moment everyone has been waiting for is finally here. LSU has two possible outcomes: win against Alabama and sit atop the SEC West, or lose and most likely find itself in the Cotton Bowl. Coach Les Miles said in his weekly press luncheon on Monday the Tigers were going to throw the ball better. Cross your fingers, Tiger fans. Last Week: 3 (bye) 3. Georgia (7-1) Winning ugly is a necessity in the SEC, and that’s exactly what the Dawgs accomplished on Saturday.
Getting thrashed by South Carolina in Week 6 might have been the best thing that ever happened to coach Mark Richt. If the Dawgs can take care of Ole Miss and Auburn (Lolz) all roads lead to the SEC Championship in Atlanta, Ga. Last Week: 5 (Beat Florida 17-9)
4. Florida (7-1) Florida must not have gotten the memo that suffering your first loss late in the season is the worst thing that can happen. Instead of being undefeated with only Missouri to beat for the SEC East crown, the Gators fell apart at the seams against Georgia last weekend. Last Week: 2 (Lost to Georgia 17-9) 5. South Carolina (7-2) The story of the weekend was the gruesome injury suffered by Gamecocks junior running back Marcus Lattimore. If you haven’t seen it, don’t watch. It’s disgusting. It’s a huge blow to South Carolina, who was already in a slump, to lose its best offensive player and one of its motivational leaders. Last Week: 4 (Beat Tennessee 38-35) 6. Texas A&M (6-2) Let’s not put too much stock into the 63 points the Aggies dropped on Auburn. Gene Chizik’s crew makes everyone look good. Going to Mississippi State and Alabama in its next two contests will be a little harder than Texas A&M’s trip to Auburn. Last Week: 7 (Beat Auburn 6321) 7. Mississippi State (7-1) To steal a line from former Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green, “They are who we thought they were.” Only
Alabama didn’t let the Bulldogs off the hook. That easy schedule that led to Mississippi State’s undefeated record only gets tougher in the coming weeks. Last Week: 6 (Lost to Alabama 38-7) 8. Ole Miss (5-3) Never thought I would say that the Rebel Black Bears are one win away from being bowl eligible. Despite being in a conference with some of the best coaches in America, Hugh Freeze deserves some votes for SEC Coach of the Year. Last Week: 8 (Beat Arkansas 3027) 9. Vanderbilt (4-4) Someone tell the Commodores to stop winning or else coach James Franklin will bolt after this season. Last Week: 10 (Beat Massachusetts 49-7) 10. Arkansas (3-5) Don’t worry Hogs fans, there’s only four games left in this season. Then you can forget it forever. Last Week: 9 (Lost to Ole Miss 30-27) 11. Tennessee (3-5) The Vols almost came back to beat South Carolina on Saturday. Unfortunately, almost doesn’t count. Last Week: 11 (Lost to South Carolina 38-35) 12. Missouri (4-4) Congratulations, it only took Mizzou five games to get its first SEC win. It’s OK, not everyone is good at old man football. Last Week: 12 (Beat Kentucky 33-10)
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Mississippi State quarterback Tyler Russell (17) throws as he is rushed by Alabama linebackers at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
13. Kentucky (1-8) Kentucky might have lost to Missouri, but it won in my power rankings by moving out of the No. 14 spot. Now tell Auburn thank you. Last Week: 14 (Lost to Missouri 33-10) 14. Auburn (1-7) The only thing that could make this season worse for Auburn
would be if someone shot the War Eagle out of the sky. Last Week: 13 (Lost to Texas A&M 63-21) Micah Bedard is a 22-year-old history senior from Houma.
Contact Micah Bedard at mbedard@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @DardDog
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
CLUB SPORTS
Soccer competes in championship Marcus Rodrigue Sports Contributor
The LSU men’s club soccer team earned a bid to compete in the National Campus Championship Series for the first time in the 19-year history of the tournament. Offensive balance and a stifling defense have been key for the Tigers as 13 different players have tallied up their 24 total goals this year. The Tigers’ defensive success lies in their use of 4-5-1 formation, which focuses on ball control and defense while also allowing for quick counter-attacks. Behind the 4-5-1 formation, the Tigers have only yielded four goals to their opponents en route to a 9-1-1 record. “No other team has really dominated us yet, and the results show,” said senior captain June No. The club earned a bid to play in the National Campus Championship Series in Memphis, Tenn., from Nov. 15 to 17, after winning the Region IV South Tournament last weekend. LSU kicked off group play at regionals with a 4-0 drubbing of Sam Houston State before suffering its first loss of the season at the hands
of Southern Methodist University by a score of 1-2. With the pressure turned up, the Tigers downed Texas Tech 2-0 in a single elimination game. The Tigers moved on to the automatic bid game against the University of Texas, where they won a 2-1 battle against the perennial powerhouse Longhorns. “We might have been underdogs in [that] game, but we definitely played like the favorites for a good chunk of the game,” No said. “Our early goal, which came inside the first 10 minutes in the first half, helped us a lot. In the second half, we became more defensive, but our players hung in there strong and held on to the victory.” The victory against Texas marks the first time the LSU men’s club soccer team has earned an automatic bid to the national tournament, and it offers consolation from the heartbreak suffered at recent regional tournaments. “It felt like we were finally receiving the reward we deserved for all of our hard work,” said senior midfielder Christian Washington. “It was difficult losing to Texas in the
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finals two years ago, so it felt great to beat them in the finals this year.” Players said the main focus heading into nationals will be capitalizing on the offensive side of the ball, especially in transition. “The biggest thing we need to work on is keeping the ball in the attacking third,” said senior midfielder John Brodt. “... Playing defense for 40 minutes like we did against Texas is exhausting, and holding onto the ball would give us a break.” Though the national tournament won’t begin for another two weeks, the chance to bring home a national championship has excitement surrounding the program. “It is quite an accomplishment for our players,” No said. “This is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ... We are really looking forward to having fun, but we also accept the challenge [to] compete against the better teams and possibly shock the soccer nation by winning it all.”
Contact Marcus Rodrigue at mrodrigue@lsureveille.com
ALABAMA COUNTDOWN: TWO DAYS
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Tailgate frames line Nicholson Drive on Wednesday afternoon in preparation for Saturday’s game against Alabama.
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Blake Lopresto, University alumnus, sets up his tailgate Wednesday afternoon.
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will never see a down in an LSU uniform, the average 2012 Tiger checks in at just under 6-foot-2 and 233 pounds. LSU starters, including specialists, average nearly 6-foot-3 and 247 pounds. Long-time Times-Picayune columnist Peter Finney remembers a different age. When he started covering the team in the 1950s, players more closely resembled mortals rather than today’s titans. “Guys that were 190 [pounds] used to stand out at LSU,” Finney said. “You had guys on the offensive line who were maybe 170 pounds. Today, you can’t have offensive linemen in the low 200s. They’ve got to be close to 300.” In actuality, they’d have to exceed the 300 mark. Of the 18 offensive linemen on the 2012 roster, only three weigh less than 300 pounds, and those players haven’t combined to play a single down this season. Venerated LSU running back Billy Cannon would’ve loved nothing more than to run behind the big boys. But Cannon was an exception to the rule in his day. During his Heisman Trophy-winning 1959 season, he was the seventh-largest player on the team, checking in at a listed 208 pounds. “If I had 330-pounders [on my team], I might still be playing,” Cannon mused. “I might not have wore my body completely out.” Though Cannon’s impressive physical attributes stood out in his day, they are the status quo in today’s game. “You can just see how much bigger guys are today than they used to be,” Finney said. “It’s a sign of the times right now.” NATURAL EVOLUTION It may be a sign of the times, or it may be a natural cycle in maturation of the human species. According to data compiled by
the National Health Examination in 2002, the average American male between the ages of 20 and 29 has grown from 68.9 inches in 1960 to 69.6 inches in 2002. The most drastic increase came in weight. The same average American male weighed 163.9 pounds in 1960. By 2002, the average weight had ballooned to 183.4 pounds, a nearly 12 percent increase in 42 years. The LSU football team paralleled and exceeded that growth. While players grew a little more than nine inches on average in that time frame, the players’ weight increased by more than 19 percent, from a 195.5 pound average in 1960 to nearly 233 pounds in 2002. Although LSU strength and conditioning coach Tommy Moffitt has built a career on training people to become bigger and stronger, he noted that people are just larger than they used to be, and he sees the trend in his own family. When Moffitt played high school football in the 1980s, he and his brother were two of three players on the team to exceed 200 pounds. “My son and my brother’s son are both bigger than what we were in high school,” Moffitt said. “Back home, where we played football, their offensive line averages almost 260 pounds.” Moffitt’s nephew is 6-foot-5 and 260 pounds. His son is 6-foot-3, 230 pounds. Both are high school football players.
The Daily Reveille STRENGTH TRAINING EXPLOSION AND A TAILORED DIET Moffitt attributes the pervasiveness of those in his profession as partly responsible for the continued physical development of football players. Strength training is considered a must-have in today’s world. When Moffitt first started as a strength coach, he couldn’t find a job in his home state of Tennessee. “They were afraid that strength training would make you muscle bound,” Moffitt said, which was the same concern coaches had about strength training in Cannon’s era. Moffitt traveled to New Orleans in 1987 to accept a job at John Curtis High School at a time when he said there were “maybe only one or two schools in the state that had a fulltime strength coach.” Currently, Moffitt estimates there are five full-time coaches in Baton Rouge alone. “Now there are actual staffs, five, 10 or 12 people that are doing what one man used to do,” Moffitt said. A full-time nutritionist, Jamie Mascari, works as part of Moffitt’s staff. She tailors meals to fit athletes’ training schedules. It’s a science that produces the biggest, fastest and strongest players to date. “[Nutrition is] something that we’re looking at regularly,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “[Mascari is] doing a great job in terms of
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 pointing our guys in the right direction. ... That guy that would have graduated at 235 pounds now graduates at 263 pounds, and he’s chiseled in steel and it all looks right.” DOES SIZE MATTER? Sophomore offensive lineman La’el Collins towered over members of the local media Tuesday as they peppered him with questions about Saturday’s matchup against Alabama. Sporting a mammoth 6-foot-5, 320-pound frame, Collins maintained that while his imposing size is obviously needed to compete in the hyper-competitive Southeastern Conference, it is not everything. To quote a Miles favorite, it all boils down to “the want.” “It’s more heart, it’s more will, it’s more being physically in shape to do the things that we are called on to do as offensive linemen,” Collins said. Sophomore defensive tackle Anthony Johnson, who cut about
six pounds from his 310-pound physique in his freshman season, agreed with Collins. “I learned this offseason that size isn’t always important, it’s about the heart,” Johnson said. “I played too big last year. … I thought I had to be big to play big. I lost a step in my game.” Size is a necessity in today’s game, but not a precursor to success. A player must be big enough to keep pace, but it is just one of many ingredients required. “Football is a game of pushing,” Moffitt said. “And the bigger you are, the more force you generate.”
View a database of LSU’s football player evolution at lsureveille.com/sports. Contact Luke Johnson at ljohnson@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @lukejohnson44
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Entertainment
Skating in Style Students cruise around campus on Penny boards
While traditional skateboards 27- inch Penny Nickels. An extra selling point for the provide a convenient way for students to move around campus, new models is their biodegradthese commuters have continued ability. Cox joked that people to find convenient applications could bury one of these boards in their backyards if they wanted. for this mode of transportation. Thomas Mansur, a coastal Longboards continue to race on the campus cement along- environmental science freshman, said he prefers side bicycles, but a regular-sized more recently, Austen Krantz skateboard over a students have Entertainment Writer style like a Penny. used small boards produced by Penny Skateboards But in general, skating is betto weave in and out of pedestrian ter for getting around campus, groups on their way to class. Be- he said. As a commuting student tween durability and size, Pennys who drives to school, Mansur potentially provide more con- still uses his board on campus to venience for students traveling reach locations faster. from class to class, according to Kyle Cox, owner of Fidna Skate BOARDS, see page 15 Shop on the corner of Perkins Road and Stanford Avenue. “[Skaters] break wooden boards all the time, but it’s pretty impossible to break these,” Cox said. He cited an instance when he saw a car run over a Penny and watched it “pop right back up.” These entirely plastic boards have larger, softer wheels for cruising, and at 22 inches, are small enough to fit in a backpack. But this smaller style existed before the popularity of regularsized boards fazed them out. Cox said skating companies have recently tried to bring back older styles of models with boards like Pennys and their slightly larger cousins, the
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MUSIC
Better Than Ezra’s weekend must-do’s Band to perform at Walk-On’s David Jones Entertainment Writer
The University has undergone some changes since rock band Better Than Ezra first formed here in 1988, but at least one thing remains the same — Saturday nights in Death Valley. The trio is set to headline “Big Game Throwdown” on Friday at Walk-On’s, kicking off the bar’s LSU-Alabama Weekend performance series. The Daily Reveille spoke with lead vocalist Kevin Griffin and got his advice on what to do during a weekend of “fun, debauchery and football.” 10. Watch LSU Tiger Band march past the Indian Mounds into Tiger Stadium. “You can hear the sound of the LSU band and smell Mike the Tiger’s droppings. When those two things mix, it’s intoxicating.” 9. Rail on Alabama football Coach Nick “Satan.” “I respect him and stuff, but I don’t have to like him, especially on ’Bama weekends.”
photos by CONNOR TARTER / The Daily Reveille
[Above] Skateboards, including several Penny boards, are displayed Wednesday in Fidna Skateshop. [Left] Fidna owner Kyle Cox shows off a Penny skateboard Wednesday.
8. Grab a cup of morning coffee to ease pre-game hangovers. “Never underestimate the MUST-DO’S, see page 15
MUSIC
WHY? performs Halloween night at Spanish Moon Drummer discusses music and tour Taylor Schoen
Entertainment Writer
As far as music genres go, indie rock and hip-hop are on far ends of the spectrum, but the band WHY? is able to fuse the two unique styles of music. The one-of-a-kind group took to the stage Wednesday night at local bar and music venue the Spanish Moon as a part of its international tour to promote the new LP “Mumps, etc.” The group has been on the road since the end of August and will be hitting up the renowned Fun Fun Fun
Fest in Austin next week. The tour will also be taking them overseas to European regions including France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. WHY? comprises two brothers, Jonathan “Yoni” and Josiah Wolf, along with longtime friend Doug McDiarmid and Josiah’s wife Liz Wolf. Josiah Wolf is a master of many instruments, but he drums for WHY?. “As a child, you do things that you’re kind of good at, things that make you feel good about yourself and things that you enjoy doing. So, I guess that’s how you start,” Wolf said. His first instrument, unsurprisingly, was the drums. Wolf said his WHY?, see page 15
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(Left to right) Yoni Wolf, Josiah Wolf and Liz Wolf, members of WHY?, gather outside the Spanish Moon before their show Wednesday.
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Reveille Ranks
Neil Young and Crazy Horse, “Psychedelic Pill”
MUSIC
Reprise Records
Neil Young hasn’t stopped making albums since he’s grown old, but “Psychedelic Pill” certainly sets itself apart from his other recent works. Once again teamed up with his rock-and-roll counterparts Crazy Horse, Young sets out on a freely experimental expedition of guitar soloing filled with echoing feedback and distortion throughout. Some tracks are commitments, like the nearly 30-minute-long opener “Driftin’ Back.” But Young and co. make every second worthwhile with sentimental tales that arrive through vocals and gritty, yet beautiful jams. Shorter, catchy tracks like “Twisted Road” and “Born in Ontario” harken back to Young’s Americana works, but with a new kind of nostalgia and mystique. “Psychedelic Pill” should serve great potential for live performances as Young continues touring for his recent reunion with Crazy Horse.
“Silent Hill: Revelation 3D”
[ A] AUSTEN KRANTZ
Open Road Films
“Silent Hill: Revelation 3D,” the second installment of the “Silent Hill” movie series, hit theaters last Friday. The sequel may require some viewers to brush up on their “Silent Hill” knowledge. The story line was confusing and filled with plenty of “WTF” moments. The film did its best to explain the complicated back story, but some points were still unclear. Aesthetically striking monsters and creepy settings were well executed along with the cinematography. The 3-D effects didn’t enhance the movie much. The acting was subpar and less than believable at some crucial scenes. The most likeable character of the entire film was everyone’s favorite slaughter-machine, Pyramid Head. He only had about seven minutes of screen time and is completely silent, which says a lot about the entertainment value of this film. TAYLOR SCHOEN
[ C- ]
Andrew Bird, “Hands of Glory”
Mom & Pop Music
There’s nothing better for this time of year than some atmospheric music, and few artists do it quite like Andrew Bird. The multi-instrumentalist with an Appalachian voice has churned out 35 minutes of echoey, dreamy autumn and winter tunes with his new EP “Hands of Glory,” a companion to his latest release “Break It Yourself.” Since the EP features only one new song amid covers and revisitations of “Break It Yourself” tracks, it’s less a cohesive story and more an exploration of bluegrass and country sounds. “Beyond the Valley of the Three White Horses,” a meandering nine-minute bookend to opening track “Three White Horses,” exemplifies Bird’s gift for arranging and creating music that resonates. Although it may not stand on its own, “Hands of Glory” makes for a sweetly melancholic and easily listenable soundtrack for the season. KACI YODER
[ B+ ]
“Assassin’s Creed III”
Ubisoft
The newest chapter in a franchise that has been consistently jawdropping, “Assassin’s Creed III” moves the action across the Atlantic and places players in the middle of the American Revolution. History nerds are able to interact with some of the most famous figures in American history, such as George Washington. But the true appeal of the game comes from what the franchise is most known for: exploring. Rather than restricting the action to densely populated cities, as previous games did, “AC III” opens up the sandbox. Players can explore primitive versions of New York and Boston, or run around the frontier, taking part in large-scale battles or wildlife hunts. Characters aren’t as fully developed as they have been in previous installments, but in the end, “AC III” is far more enjoyable and immersive than most games. JOEY GRONER
[ B+ ]
Flyleaf, “New Horizons”
A&M/Octone
Hard rock quintet Flyleaf released a third album, “New Horizons,” a title indicative of the band’s uncertain future. Lead singer and new mother Lacey Sturm has announced her departure from the band to focus on family. Sturm’s exit is timely, as the band’s music, and “New Horizons” in particular, has been played out. Heavy guitar riffs are carried over from previous stylings, but much of the album’s pacing languishes in slower, wannabe Paramore tracks. The lyrics fail to provide enough variety and the rapid-fire momentum shifts, popularized by “All Around Me,” are woefully absent. Listeners must slog through nine of the album’s 11 tracks to reach “Green Heart,” the album’s singular distinctive song. Flyleaf’s formerly alternative metal sound has softened, a pity as the band once tested the boundaries of mainstream rock, rather than conformed to them.
[ D] JOSH NAQUIN
EDITOR’S PICK: Cody ChesnuTT, “Landing On a Hundred”
Vibration Vineyard
From the first croon on opening track “Til I Met Thee” to the final piano chord on “Scroll Call,” Cody ChesnuTT could melt the heart of both R&B fans and strangers to the genre. The Georgia native delivers a steady pace of well-executed tunes, a relief after a few years hiatus from new releases. The assembly of horns, drums, keyboard and guitars resonate powerful emotion to back up ChesnuTT’s smooth and wild vocals. The combination of funk, rock, soul and blues proves an effective mix, lending a variety of sounds and moods to the collection. It’s a high-energy listen for grooving MORGAN SEARLES Entertainment Editor and jamming.
[ B+ ]
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Delta Spirit discusses touring, Halloween, escaping tsunamis Joey Groner Entertainment Writer
Formed in 2005, San Diegobased indie rockers Delta Sprit has amassed a large following due to its seemingly endless touring. After releasing a new album in March and touring extensively, the band is embarking on a month long nationwide tour. Before kicking off the tour Wednesday night in New Orleans, bassist Jon Jameson sat down with The Daily Reveille to talk about the band’s tour, where the group is headed in the future and what it’s like to spend Halloween in New Orleans. The Daily Reveille: This is the first date on a nationwide tour. Did you guys intentionally want to start the tour on Halloween night in New Orleans? Jon Jameson: This is the first official date, but we actually played a couple of pre-tour shows. One of them was in Honolulu, but it was when that tsunami false alarm happened. Right as we were getting out of our cab to go to the show, sirens were going off and we were being told to evacuate. Which sucked, but we did a really cool make-up show Monday night at a small local club. But we’re stoked to officially start it in New Orleans on Halloween. It was actually a complete accident that we’re here on this night, but so far, it’s unlike anything we’ve ever seen and it just looks wild. TDR: You guys are known primarily as a live band, so what kind of pressure does that put on you both as a band and in your personal lives, since most of you are married? Jameson: In the past, it presented some problems for writing. After we put out our first album, we toured pretty continuously for about two and a half years. So most of the songs for our second album were written by Matt [Vasquez, the band’s lead singer] just playing on an acoustic guitar. He eventually had about 40 songs that we took and tried to make into songs that would sound like Delta Spirit songs for our second album. We all still love that album, but we
didn’t make it in the way that we like to make music. So we’ve learned to make space for creativity. For personal time, we make space for that as well, and it helps to have such understanding families. TDR: Your newest album seemed like you guys were getting outside your comfort zone a little bit. Do you think that goes hand in hand with expanding your audience and becoming more successful? Jameson: To us, making the new record was cool because we were in a great place as a band, especially since we added a new guitar player near the end of touring for our second record. We opened ourselves up to different things and let a bunch of out personal influences come together. We also had a new producer, Chris Coady, who brought in some of those electronic influences. TDR: Where do you guys go from
here? After this tour do you plan on taking some downtime? Jameson: Since this tour is so short, it seems like downtime, or at least a less stressful environment where we can stay sharp as a band. After this ends, we’ll have about a month off, but in January we go to Australia for Big Day Out, which is this awesome touring festival they have there. After that, we’ll settle down, assess things and try to make some new music. But we don’t feel that we have to worry about straying outside what we normally do, because we have the best fans in the world that have stayed with us no matter how “out there” we’ve gotten. We feel a lot of comfort in that, that we have complete freedom.
Contact Joey Groner at jgroner@lsureveille.com
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
TRENDS
Facial hair: to shave or not to shave?
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CELEBRITIES
University students offer varying thoughts on ‘No Shave November’
creative writing senior
‘When it comes to women, please do not take part in No Shave November.’
Greg G. Davis
Raymond Brown
‘I’d never heard of it before, but I’ll probably take part in it this year.’
education sophomore
psychology sophomore
Matt Vermilyea biochemistry junior
‘If I could, I don’t think I’d be able to make it a whole month without shaving.’
Eric Couto
‘I’m going to do it and try to get that James Harden look.’
Adam Bellocq ISDS sophomore
‘I’d love to be able to grow a beard not shave, because it gets pretty cold.’
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Celebrities Kristin Cavallari [top left], Audrina Patridge [bottom left] and LaLa Anthony and Kim Kardashian [right] show their Halloween spirit at various celebrations in New York and California.
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FASHION
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
The Frat Collection invades campus Brand targets Greek members
Collection in an auction. She said she likes the quality of the brand and believes it has the potential to become an essential in Greek fashion on campus. David Jones “I feel like once one person wears it, people will start catchEntertainment Writer ing on,” she said. The basis of word-of-mouth Two Kappa Alpha fraternity brothers’ quest to find the perfect is what prompted the label’s sucparty shirt ended in the creation cess, Pearce said. His first cusof a brand tailored to an entire tomers were he and his partner’s friends and family, who eventuGreek outfit. The Frat Collection, cre- ally told their friends about the ated by Millsaps alumni Nathan brand. Pearce said he knew he had Pearce and Peter Rafferty, has infiltrated college campuses across a quality product when a stranger the country, including LSU, since offered $100 to buy his pink and its formation in May. Pearce said blue pocket T-shirt off of his the recent surge in popularity is back. Now, the company has added a result of strategic social media Facebook and Twitter as means advertising. The Greek-inspired brand of advertising, Pearce said. Each specializes in patterned pocket page has more than 6,000 followdesigns, each given a unique ers. “Today, that’s where all the moniker like “The Bragg” or “The Polk.” The pockets are students are,” Pearce said. Mary Hammons, child and available for custom stitching on family studies freshman and T-shirts, sweatshirts and tanks. Maria Guidry, history junior member of Pi Beta Phi, said she first heard of the and member of ‘I feel like once one brand on Twitthe Kappa Alpha ter but wasn’t Theta sorority, person wears it, impressed. She said she plans to people will start said some items purchase a Frat looked appealCollection staple catching on.’ ing, but she didn’t in the near future. know if it was She said the brand Rebecca Thiberville worth her money. offers variety and accounting sophomore “I wouldn’t allows sorority members to show their affiliation buy it,” she said. “But if someone without sporting huge Greek let- bought it for me, I’d wear it.” However, Hammons said ters. “It’s something I can wear she believes the brand is trendy, and she would not be surprised after college,” she said. Guidry said the company if it became an on-campus trend will have stiff competition, as within the next five years. Pearce said The Frat Collecother prominent brands such as Southern Marsh are already pop- tion has a bright future. In the ular among members of Greek next year, the company will delve into making shorts, pants, dresses organizations. But Pearce said there’s one and custom made color-block thing that separates his clothing Oxford shirts. He said he hopes one day his line from the rest. Aside from recognizing a label will be on the same caliber “gaping hole” in manufacturing of established brands like Ralph of long-sleeve pocket T-shirts, Lauren. Items available for purchase Pearce said The Frat Collection is the first brand to directly target now at thefratcollection.com the fraternity and sorority niche include T-shirts for $35, long market. He said the company ini- sleeves for $40 and sweatshirts tially received criticism for the for $78. Ten percent of all sales name choice, but he felt it was go to a charity of the customer’s choice. smart move. “[Peter] and I are fraternity brothers, and we love Greek life,” he said. “That played a major part in it.” Connor Greco, finance sophomore and member of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, said he has never heard of the clothing line, but he isn’t fond of the clothing line using “frat” in its name. He said he would prefer the full word, fraternity. “I think it could be really stereotypical, but I’m not opposed to it,” he said. “I wouldn’t judge anyone who wore it.” Rebecca Thiberville, accounting sophomore and member Contact David Jones at of Delta Gamma sorority, said djones@lsureveille.com she won a shirt from The Frat
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MUST-DO’S, from page 11
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6. Revel in the chaos of Chimes Street and Dalrymple Drive. “I still love those areas. I will hang out and go see people over on those streets.” 5. Indulge in mounds of tailgating food. “I’m a Cane’s fan. I like to load up on as much as possible — probably so much that it’s illadvised. But it’s so good, I can’t help myself.” 4. Flail to the sounds of Chinese Bandits in Tiger Stadium. “Just being silly in Tiger Stadium when the band plays — I’m that guy who responds to all the things you’re supposed to do. ... That’s me.”
BOARDS, from page 11
“It’s the fastest way to go,” he said. “You don’t have to worry about putting a bike on a car or locking it up.” But a large reason for the popularity of these smaller boards and longboards stems from inexperience, Cox said. “If someone hasn’t been skateboarding for a long time, they’ll walk right to this rack,” he said, motioning to a stand of longboards, Pennys and Nickels.
WHY?, from page 11
father and his brother taught him to play the drums from an early age, and their love of music grew from there. However, their approaches were slightly different. “I took music more seriously in school and stuff, while Yoni was doing more art stuff,” Wolf said. Because of WHY?’s complex nature, it’s difficult to neatly arrange the group in terms of genre. Wolf wants to keep it that way and said he tries not to label their sound. He joked about the “genres” he and his bandmates have made up to define their style, such as hazy gaze core and psychedelic vampiric. After being on the music circuit since 2004, Wolf discussed how the band stays inspired and relevant. “Well, as far as drawing inspiration, I don’t know how that happens. It just happens. But staying relevant, that’s not up to me, really. It’s just kind of like you hope you stay relevant,” Wolf laughed. “I guess to stay relevant, you have to keep touring and keep playing.” Wolf said he was excited to be playing on Halloween and thought Baton Rouge would be a good city for the band. He said
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Better Than Ezra, (left to right) Michael Jerome, Kevin Griffin and Tom Drummond, will perform at “Big Game Throwdown” on Friday night at Walk-On’s.
3. Go to Fred’s in Tigerland. “I will, without a doubt, spend my late night at Fred’s. I’m going to have a screwdriver with a fresh-squeezed orange juice.” 2. See Better Than Ezra perform live at Walk-On’s. “I got to plug my band. Better Than Ezra is playing Friday night at Walk-On’s, so I’ll be there.”
1. No LSU victory against ’Bama is complete without ending the night at Louie’s. “To gorge on those home fries and eggs, then have someone carry me out. That’s how I will end every night in Death Valley.” Contact David Jones at djones@lsureveille.com
Kevin Nguyen, an undeclared science and engineering freshman, started skating two months ago and uses a Penny for its utility. It’s small, it rides smoothly and it responds quickly, he said. “My friend had one, and I liked the way it looked and rode when I first hopped on it,” Nguyen said. “It’s just for getting around campus.” As a result of the boards’ popularity, Fidna sells an increasing amount of longboards and Pennys. Cox has made emergency orders on
weekends when the store has run out of supply faster than expected. “I can’t keep them on the shelf,” he said. “One week we’ll do a lot of Pennys and Nickels, and another week we’ll sell a lot of longboards.”
the band would be dressing up in matching costumes, but he didn’t reveal what the surprise garb would be. He also mentioned that the band was going to host a costume contest and the winner would receive a free T-shirt or a CD. Wolf said he has fond memories of Halloween. He recollected
one particular show in Cincinnati about 15 years ago where the band staged a fight during the set, clippers were brought out and Wolf had his head shaved during the gig.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
The Socialist Network Peta Lindsay’s presidential campaign stands as much a chance as socialism ever did
THE NEW FRONTIERSMAN Clayton Crockett Opinion Editor Peta Lindsay’s presidential campaign for the Party for Socialism and Liberation is much like the history of socialism: Good intentions just aren’t a worthy substitute for good ideas. As the chief argument against socialism always follows the same pattern — it hasn’t worked consistently in the past, so why should it work now — so the same shortcomings apply to Lindsay’s mother-of-all-darkhorses presidential campaign. She’s neither white nor male nor Republican nor Democrat. And she’s 28 years old, seven years short of the minimum age to be elected president. Logistics haven’t stopped the socialist cause in the past, and there’s no reason to suspect they will now. “They say anyone can run for president — until you try to do it,” Lindsay said. The PSL’s candidate passed through Louisiana in the closing days of October, hitting a number of cities and attending open-houses and classroom presentations. But this campaign resembles no other. As a reporter seeking an interview, the concept of being asked by a political campaign when and where would be best for me to meet is as utopian as the socialist platform itself. Yet despite being a capitalist above any other political affiliations, hearing Lindsay’s calls for ending the oppression and inequality that plague our political system were as charming as such cries have always sounded. “When the banks said they needed money, the government came up with $700 billion. But when it comes to bailing out the people…” Lindsay left the sentence hanging. “The banks win, the corporations win, and the people lose.” And like most socialist sympathizers before her, Lindsay’s childhood exposure to injustice and “structural inequality” crystallized her desire for a people’s government. The political rhetoric regarding the low-income school districts of Philadelphia,
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Protestors chant and holds signs on Oct. 6 outside the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas building in downtown Dallas. Protestors across the state marched against the current state of the economy and corporate influence on the government.
of which Lindsay was a member, stimulated her activism. “Because we were born to poorer parents, we didn’t deserve as much money” was the impression she drew from the experience. “It was a moment for me,” she said, and working as an activist at a young age — participating in a city-wide school walkout at 12, for instance — “developed a lot of the principles that would lead me to the party.” Socialist figurehead Che Guevara shared a similar history, having witnessed the poverty of Latin America on a motorcycle tour that changed his life and political leanings. This is precisely why socialism is able to draw a crowd, if and when it actually does: It’s populism and it’s appealing to the lower classes of society that the upper crust
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tends to ignore. Why else would anyone call for such rash action as seizing the banks and making healthcare, education and employment constitutional rights? It’s a knee-jerk, emotional reaction, a race between a hareheart and tortoise-mind. But someone has to say it, don’t they? Lindsay is accurate in saying Americans are less class-conscious than Europe, but a better argument on behalf of her campaign would be that Americans are pitifully lacking in party consciousness. The PSL is to the Democratic Party what the Tea Party is to the Republican Party, Lindsay told a journalism class during her visit to the University. Americans around the country are frustrated with the two-party system
because our political climate is arid and utterly homogenized. Which is precisely why Lindsay applauds the Occupy movement so fervently: because it reminded the country that a large margin of our population doesn’t benefit from either end of the political spectrum. And I can’t help but agree, if only in spirit. As outlandish as the PSL’s 10-Point Plan to revolutionized the American workforce is, it’simmensely comforting to hear.The only argument we’re used to hearing is which of the measly two ruling parties has to bend the most to make sure our government can afford itself. I applaud Lindsay’s efforts to raise awareness for her party and show Americans there is more to politics than Republican and Democrat, but again, her
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campaign will fall flat with the same ailments that have always plagued socialism. The PSL doesn’t have the resources to pull off such a vast conversion of America’s political consciousness, and its cause will forever fight the ruthless reputations of past adherents, like Che. What’s generous, however noble, will never amount to the importance of what’s possible. But hey, someone’s got to say it if Lindsay won’t. Clayton Crockett is a 21-year-old international studies junior from Lafayette.
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Quote of the Day “Socialism is the same as Communism, only better English.” George Bernard Shaw Irish playwright July 26, 1856 — Nov. 2, 1950
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Debate format should reflect Monday Night Football SCUM OF THE GIRTH Parker Cramer Chief Columnist Thank God for the little red flag. The challenge call, made by head coaches, has reversed game-breaking decisions at pivotal moments of NFL history. It’s the failsafe in case the referees get it wrong and the coach is convinced his team is in the right. I propose we do debates like we do football. Under the current debate format, there are two candidates and a moderator. That’s it. No panel, no judges, nothing about it is gameshow-esque, save the rouge and hair dye. The eventuality of every debate is each candidate accusing the other of lying or “misrepresenting the truth,” if “liar” is too aggressive a word choice. But how will the American people know who is telling the truth? Thus, I propose a new debate position: the Bullshit Referee, a fact checker and truth seeker. The Bullshit Referee will situate himself or herself snugly beside the moderator. Each candidate will be awarded three challenges, much like timeouts in football. If a candidate wishes to call bullshit on his or her opponent, he or she will notify the referee by the tossing of the red challenge flag. At this point in the debate, both candidates are silenced and the clocks stop. The referee will ask the challenger what he or she wishes to fact check. Armed with a laptop and Google, the Bullshit Referee will fact-check the aforementioned claim and eventually call bullshit
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on the ill-informed candidate. If the challenger is correct and the opponent is lying or muddling the facts, the opponent will lose one of his challenges. Once lost, challenges cannot be redeemed. However, if the challenger turns out to be wrong and the opponent is correct, the challenger will lose two of his challenges, while undoubtedly receiving heavy doses of shame for calling bullshit on the truth. The audience could also be armed with tomatoes or those pop rock fireworks that look like little spitballs, if it’s to the
network’s liking. It’s important that the truth be told at debates or else the audience gets nothing out of it. Factcheckers from newspapers across the country are never received as truthful because they do their work after the show. We must call bullshit as it happens, while both guys are still standing in the room, in front of God and millions of viewers. As Winston Churchill once said, “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” Americans deserve to know the truth, not the distorted,
PR-spin put on by networks and the parties. The position of Bullshit Referee does not require extensive practice, merely the ability to type and access to high speed internet. Both sides of the political divide were envying the late, great Kurt Cobain by the conclusion of the last debate. Under the new format, we could also stumble across the alltoo-common occasion when both candidates are lying, perhaps eliciting an even greater response from the voting population. We’re tired of hearing the
phrase, “That is simply not true,” without the bravado to back it up. Mind you, all of these additions would do nothing short of wonders for ratings. So grab your milk, it’s time for spicy democracy. Parker Cramer is a 21-year-old political science senior from Houston.
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Voters need to recognize the down-ballot races J. E. Stone President of the Education Consumers Foundation
So much of today’s headline news concerns the federal elections — not only the presidential race, but also the contests for Senate and House seats. And of course, those are important. In some ways, however, the races at the lower end of the ballot — your local elections — are even more critical, as they will have an immediate impact on life in your community. The local school board race is a case in point. For too many years, school boards have paid more attention
to form than to function, spending most of their time on facilities and HR policies, with not much left over for schooling’s primary activity — learning. In fact, a doctoral student studying board minutes in Tennessee found that school boards are spending just 6 percent of their time on student achievement! By getting up to speed on your candidates and their platforms, you can learn who sees the same challenges in our schools that you do, find out what they plan to do about it, and support them accordingly. Because the fact is, although we do have tremendous challenges in public education,
it is possible for schools to excel with the right leadership. In fact, some schools are already doing an exceptional job, boasting student proficiency rates of 40, 50, or even 60 percentage points over their peers in schools that are comparable in terms of poverty rates. At the Education Consumers Foundation, we see these differences every day. In fact, we have published state-by-state charts that plot 3rd grade reading proficiency rates against poverty rates (see them online at www.education-consumers.org/national. htm). While there is a recognized correlation between poverty and student achievement, one does
not determine the other: There are countless examples of highpoverty schools with high proficiency rates as well as significant numbers of low-poverty schools with low levels of proficiency. Contrary to popular belief, demography is not destiny. We need school board members who recognize that our schools face challenges but who also understand that those challenges can be overcome — a fact that is demonstrated by many schools in every state. However, even the most informed and dedicated candidates cannot become a decision-maker without your support and your vote. Your schools will have the
kind of leadership that you elect. So take the time to learn about your school board candidates and other local office-seekers. These races may have just as much impact on your life (and those of your children) as the national races, and you can have a much greater influence over them if you get involved.
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Sophomore pitcher Kevin Gausman celebrates with family, friends and teammates after hearing his name called in the 2012 MLB Draft. The Baltimore Orioles selected Gausman with the fourth overall pick.
GAUSMAN, from page 7
Double-A and maybe get one or two starts,” he said. “Once you get to Double-A, it’s one call away. That was something I kind of put in the back of my mind that I wanted to push myself to get there by the end of the year.” While the Orioles made their first run to the playoffs since 1997, Gausman made a remarkable run up through the organization’s minor league teams. After just two starts in Low-A, the Orioles promoted Gausman to the High-A Frederick Keys. Three starts later, Gausman struck out four batters in three scoreless innings against the Salem Red Sox. Soon after, Gausman was promoted to Double-A, where his season finally came to an end.
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Just two months separated from playing on the same LSU team as many of his friends, Gausman said he had a lot to get used to in his first shot at professional baseball. “It was a lot different coming
from playing with some of your best friends and then going to play with guys that don’t necessarily care about who you are as a person,” Gausman said. “They’re your competition.” In addition to a different
page 19 environment in the clubhouse, Gausman had to grow accustomed to a new setting playing in the minor leagues. “You realize how amazing LSU is when you have 10,000 fans at a college come watch you play,” Gausman said. “I got up to DoubleA and we were in the playoffs and we had 100 people at every game.” But Gausman didn’t have to look far for advice as he took the next step in his baseball career. LSU pitching coach Alan Dunn, who was the Orioles’ minor league pitching coordinator before coming to LSU, helped Gausman with the process. “He told me a lot about the organization as a whole and the things they focus on and the people in the organization I would be dealing with,” Gausman said. “When I
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