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A GUIDE LES MILES

ENVIRONMENT

White pelicans arrive on campus

About 550 birds migrate early

Coach finds his groove with hip-hop, bluegrass

Danielle Kelley

Senior Contributing Writer

Chris Abshire Sports Writer

He’s long been The Quotable Les Miles, but this season, the LSU coach has become The Danceable Les Miles.

Between his Shake N’ Bake silliness after the North Texas game and his bowling impression during his Ole Miss postgame rant, • “Good Feeling” by Miles is college football’s Flo Rida most GIF-able coach.

But when the cameras aren’t • “Gold Digger” by wholly focused on him, Miles Kanye West has been known to turn those body flails into full-blown dance • “Feel So Close” by moves.

Calvin Harris This begs the question: What gets Les grooving?

• “I Am a Man of Miles cited Flo Rida’s “Good Constant Sorrow” by Feeling ” as his pregame jam but Soggy Bottom Boys said music doesn’t always cut it for him.

Miles’ Playlist Snippet

LSU head coach Les Miles clowns around before the Tigers’ 12-10 victory against Auburn on Sept.

22 in Jordan-Hare Stadium.

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ENTERTAINMENT: University vet tech by day, rock star by night, p. 11

· Trinity Episcopal School, 1823 Stanford Ave.

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· Louisiana School for the Deaf, 2888 Brightside Drive

The flocks have migrated.

More than 500 white pelicans arrived at the University Lakes last week as part of their annual migration from Canada to the Gulf Coast, said Philip Stouffer, professor at the School of Renewable Natural Resources.

“This year, there seems like more than ever. The other day, I counted about 550, and that was just along one side [of the lake],” Stouffer said.

The birds, known as pelecanus erythrorhynchos, arrived earlier this year than in past years as well, Stouffer said. Normally, the birds land in Baton Rouge in December and stay until spring.

“What’s more interesting is apparently they weren’t using these lakes as much as 25 years ago.

There’s a lot more of them in Baton Rouge than there used to be,” he said.

Stouffer said the birds breed

near water in the North, east of the Rocky Mountains, and roost near water in the South. The white pelicans choose to migrate wherever there is water, no matter if it is in the country or the city, he said.

Stouffer, who lives near the lakes, said the white pelicans have been roosting near Stanford Avenue but will change roosts to another location on the lake if they get spooked.

The birds can also be found near the Capital Lakes.

Though brown pelicans dive into the water to fish, white pelicans float together in large groups to churn the water and attract fish.

They then dip their bills into the water to gulp the fish.

“They are causing the fish to congregate, and they take up mouthfuls of little fish they collect as a group,” Stouffer said.

Frank Rohwer, professor at the School of Renewable Natural Resources, said pelicans have the most success when they group together.

“Sometimes, one whole end of the flock of pelicans swimming together have their beaks down,” Rohwer said. “They’re chasing the PELICANS, see page 19 A large group of white pelicans make a pit stop at the University Lakes on Nov. 20 during their migration. More than 500 of the birds passed through campus on their annual journey from Canada to the Gulf Coast. The journey normally lands the Louisiana state bird’s cousins in Baton Rouge in December, where they stay until the spring returns, but the flock arrived a little early this year.

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INTERNATIONAL Dog days in Cuba: From shih tzus to schnauzers, canines are the stars

Nation & World NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Cuomo announces Sandy cost New York $32 billion in damage and loss

Man accused of starting jail fire after previous arrest for arson

Northern California community mourns family swept away to sea

LAFAYETTE (AP) — A man jailed for allegedly torching his girlfriend’s trailer house is now accused of arson in the jail.

Sheriff’s Capt. Kip Judice says 28-year-old Sidney Syon was hospitalized for minor burns and smoke inhalation after allegedly setting fire to the sheets and blanket Monday morning in his cell in the Lafayette Parish jail.

He says Syon was arrested Wednesday in Broussard and booked with arson. Deputies were told the trailer home was destroyed. He says only Syon was hurt Monday, and only the bedding was damaged.

Grand Isle residents still waiting for levee repairs after Hurricane Isaac

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Howard Kuljian and his family were out for a walk on a damp, overcast morning at Big Lagoon beach, playing fetch with their dog Fran as 10foot surf churned the water just feet away like a washing machine.

Signs near the beach warned of “sneaker waves,” the kind that suddenly roar ashore.

Kuljian tossed a stick that took the dog down to the water’s edge, and in an instant, authorities said, a wave swallowed it, setting off a nightmarish scramble.

GRAND ISLE (AP) — Three months after Hurricane Isaac, Grand Isle is still waiting for repairs to the island’s levee system.

But Grand Isle Mayor David Carmadelle said he’s been told by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that the repairs won’t begin until June when tourists typically flock to the island to enjoy the beach.

Carmadelle said he plans to meet with New Orleans corps Col. Edward Fleming in hopes of getting the repair work started before the next hurricane season begins.

HAVANA (AP) — The Cuban capital has played host to political summits and art festivals, ballet tributes and international baseball competitions.

Now dog lovers get their chance to take center stage.

Hundreds of people from all over Cuba and many other countries came to a scruffy field near Revolution Plaza this past week to preen and fuss over the shih tzus, beagles, schnauzers and cocker spaniels that are the annual Fall Canine Expo’s star attractions. There were even about a dozen bichon habaneros, a dog bred on the island since the 1600s.

Frenchman kidnapped in Mali asks government for help through video

Egypt’s president stands by his decrees despite opposition mounting

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Top political leaders in New York put their heads together Monday on big requests for federal disaster aid as Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Superstorm Sandy ran up a bill of $32 billion in the state and the nation’s largest city.

The cost does not include more than $32 billion for repairs and restoration and an additional accounting of more than $9 billion to head off damage in the next disastrous storm, including steps to protect the power grid and cell phone network.

Two sentenced in U.S. government’s Operation Fast and Furious gun case

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — A French national who was kidnapped by an al-Qaida-linked extremist group in Mali appeared on a video published this weekend and made available on Monday, where he begs the French government to intervene on his behalf.

The victim, identified as 61-year-old Jules Berto Rodriguez Leal, said in the message broadcast on Saharamedias.net, a Mauritanian portal, that he asks “the French government to satisfy the demands of MUJAO, which kidnapped me, as quickly as possible.”

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi struck an uncompromising stand Monday over his seizure of near absolute powers, refusing in a meeting with top judicial authorities to rescind a package of constitutional amendments that placed his edicts above oversight by the courts.

Morsi’s supporters, meanwhile, canceled a massive rally planned for Tuesday to compete with a demonstration by his opponents, citing the need to “defuse tension” at a time when anger over the president’s moves is mounting.

PHOENIX (AP) — Two men have been sentenced to several years behind bars for their roles in a gun smuggling ring that was part of the U.S. government’s Operation Fast and Furious.

The U.S. Justice Department says Jacob Anthony Montelongo was sentenced Monday in Phoenix to nearly three-and-a-half years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy and dealing guns without a license. Sean Christopher Steward received a nine-year sentence for conspiracy and lying.

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A dalmatian sits in a car Thursday during the Fall Canine Expo in Havana, Cuba.

Make it a NOT-SO-SILENT NIGHT this holiday season.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

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Robert Connolly (left) and his wife, Laura, survey the remains of the home owned by Laura’s parents that burned to the ground following Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 30.

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

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University’s sole Belarusian student reflects on experience Wilborn Nobles III Senior Contributing Writer

Marketing graduate student Natallia Shynkevich never runs into old hometown friends or classmates when she walks around the University’s campus.

Shynkevich is the only student at the University from Belarus, a country in Eastern Europe along Russia’s northeastern border.

But being the only student here from her home country is not as lonely as it sounds.

“It’s not a big deal that I’m the only student from Belarus here or at Kent State because I can meet some Russian or Ukrainian people here and we speak the same language,” she said.

Encouraged to attend the University by her brother, a finance graduate student who also studied at the University, Shynkevich has been studying here since August and is considering becoming a marketing professor after graduation.

She received her master’s in

economics at Kent State University, where her brother teaches finance.

For Shynkevch, life at the University is fun because she said people here are much nicer than those in Belarus.

“People in Belarus don’t smile, and they’re not as friendly as Americans,” she said.

The Belarusian education system also does little to enforce policies on cheating, Shynkevich said.

“It’s a common practice and teachers know about it, and they don’t do anything to prevent it.”

But Shynkevich does acknowledge that she misses the food, especially kefir, a popular Eastern and Northern European yogurt drink that cannot be purchased easily in Louisiana.

“I think I offended one native New Orleans guy because I said that I don’t like Louisiana food because it was spicy,” she said.

Shynkevich said one of the benefits of studying marketing here is conducting research with William Black, the Piccadilly,

Inc. business administration business partnership professor, and Ofer Mintz, assistant professor of marketing.

When she’s not researching online marketing or assisting professors, Shynkevich keeps in touch with her parents every week via Skype.

Shynkevich also rows at the University Student Recreational Complex, but has yet to attend any sporting events.

“I’m not a big sports fan,” she said. “Not only football, but any kind of sports.”

Mintz said Shynkevich is a “good example” for those interested in pursuing graduate studies and commends her for traveling from Belarus to study at the University.

“It’s a big leap – moving from Belarus to here,” Mintz said, “especially in this economy where students might have to move somewhere to get a job.”

With specialties in marketing strategy and online marketing topics, Mintz said Shynkevich shows enthusiasm toward understanding the

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Natallia Shynkevich is the University’s only current student from Belarus.

marketing practitioner field and online marketing.

Mintz said there is “a dire need” for people who are in online marketing, and Shynkevich has a “really good chance” to be a marketing professor.

“There’s a big interest in it for students, so it’s a good market for professors as well,” Mintz said.

More than 1,600 out-of-country

students are enrolled in the 2012 fall semester at the University, according to a report from the Office of Budget and Planning. Of those students, more than 1,100 are enrolled in graduate and professional studies.

Contact Wilborn Nobles III at wnobles@lsureveille.com

POLITICS

Opposing judges duke it out Megan Dunbar Staff Writer

Election season is still not over for two circuit judges in a judicial election for Louisiana’s Supreme Court.

In an eight-contestant race for the judgeship, Democratic Circuit Judge John Michael Guidry and Republican Circuit Judge Jeff Hughes won out, and will continue to battle for votes in a runoff Dec. 8.

Hughes ran many television spots stating his conservative-leaning views, a possible bone of contention among those who question the ethics of position-taking judges.

Hughes defended the ads by citing a 2002 Supreme Court ruling.

The case, “Republican Party of Minnesota v. White,” stated judicial election candidates have the First Amendment right to discuss their views. Political science professor James Garand said Hughes has been under fire for this decision from many who believe judges should be nonpartisan.

Garand disagrees with this idea.

“I believe judges are political actors,” Garand said.

This is not a negative truth, according to top scholars Melinda Gann-Hall and Chris Bonneau, who have conducted extensive research on the subject.

The two believe voters should be able to choose the interpretation different judges will affect on a

district, Garand said.

And he agreed, saying even though there is a general perception of judges as neutral entities, this is not the true manner by which voters elect.

Guidry, on the other hand, campaigned by speaking to church groups and promoted his tradition of being a “fair and impartial judge,” he told news outlets.

Garand said the turnout of the Dec. 8 election will depend on who is able to mobilize more voters, but he said he expects Hughes will win.

Contact Megan Dunbar at mdunbar@lsureveille.com

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CRIME

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Prospective businesses apprehensive about BR crime Chris Grillot Staff Writer

Local and prospective businesses are becoming concerned about Baton Rouge’s ongoing crime problems.

Business consultants looking at locating in Baton Rouge have begun questioning just how safe the city is in the last few years, Adam Knapp, president and CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, told The Advocate last week.

Crime was rarely brought up in the past as a concern for businesses looking to locate in the city, Knapp said.

“What we have seen is more companies asking about it as part of their questioning when making a site decision,” Knapp said.

The murder rate is

businesses’ biggest concern, Almost three in 10 reKnapp said. spondents included crime as Despite the anxiety, crime an issue plaguing Baton Rouge does not appear to businesses. have prevented any CRIME STATISTICS: The quesbusinesses from lo- In 2011, Baton Rouge recorded: tions seem apcating here thus far, - 64 murders propriate folKnapp said. lowing the - 51 rapes Local busiFBI’s 2011 nesses have also - 893 robberies crime statistics’ labeled crime as - 1,460 aggravated assaults release, which one of their biggest showed that Bacomplaints this The city had a crime rate of 1065.7 ton Rouge surcrimes per 100,000 people. Almost year. passed New OrCrime fin- three in 10 respondents to the BRAC leans in violent ished fourth on 2013 Economic Outlook survey crime per capita the BRAC’s 2013 included crime as an issue that in 2011.

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64 murders, 51 rapes, 893 robberThe problems that fell ahead ies and 1,460 aggravated assaults of crime dealt with transportation, in 2011, adding up to a violent education and workforce issues. crime rate of 1065.7 crimes per

100,000 people.

Crime also took center stage during the 2012 Baton Rouge mayor’s race.

Current Mayor-President Kip Holden said he wanted to attack crime at its roots, while his main contender MayorPresident Pro Tempore Mike Walker declared Baton Rouge was in a “crime emergency” and detailed a nine-step program to control crime.

To help address the crime problem, residents have formed the “Fight, Not Fear” campaign to bring attention to Baton Rouge’s crime rate.

The campaign also demands the unification of Baton Rouge’s two separate police forces: East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office and Baton Rouge

Police Department.

Similarly, Operation BRAVE, which was started in May, has focused on curbing crime in the 70805 zip code.

BRAVE was modeled on Operation Ceasefire, a program that has successfully reduced crime in parts of Boston and Los Angeles.

Ceasefire bases its program on three messages: Crime will be met with consequences, the community will morally resist it and anyone who needs help can get it.

Knapp said he admired BRAVE because businesses often question what the Baton Rouge community is doing to help prevent crime.

Contact Chris Grillot at cgrillot@lsureveille.com

GOVERNMENT

Politicians utilize progressive media advertising

Megan Dunbar Staff Writer

Over the past few weeks, Vice President Joe Biden has appeared on the popular primetime television show “Parks and Recreation,” President Barack Obama met gymnast McKayla Maroney and emulated her “not impressed” face and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton continued to show up in a meme that shows her texting on an airplane.

Political figures inserting themselves into popular culture dates back to the beginning of mass media in the United States, when then-presidential candidate Richard Nixon appeared on a much-watched television show in the 1960s, “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In.” Director of the Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs Bob Mann said politicians have adapted their advertising methods since then.

Mann said instead of being able to place television spots within newscasts, there are different, more specific demographics politicians are targeting.

“The Internet is a whole different kind of audience,” he said.

Much of those on the Internet are the younger voters, and media outlets have attributed high voter turnout in 2008 and 2012 to the young voter as reached through their media.

Political science professor James Garand said candidates use pop culture assimilation as a way to humanize themselves.

“It can be frustrating from a political science standpoint. On one hand you think, I want to see your position on the issues, but I long ago realized you need to look at feelings of empathy,” Garand said.

The question of who a constituent would rather have a beer with is a common way to

determine a candidate’s likeability.

Media outlets in the past election latched onto the idea of former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s inability to drink beer due to religious views to make him seem out-of-touch.

Garand added former president George H.W. Bush to the list of unsuccessful attempts at relating to the American public, citing his trip to a grocery store in which Bush revealed his ignorance about bar codes.

“He didn’t get it,” Garand said.

Bill Clinton playing the

saxophone on “The Arsenio Hall Show” during his 1992 presidential campaign? He got it, said Garand.

French sophomore Catherine Hudson said in France, candidates are not allowed to be funded by outside sources, which levels the playing field.

“I don’t think that they should be a part of pop culture, I think that they should be specifically a candidate,” Hudson said.

Contact Megan Dunbar at mdunbar@lsureveille.com

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Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Mellon Auditorium in Washington on March 21.

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WILDLIFE

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Disease spreads among Louisiana deer population Danielle Kelley Senior Contributing Writer

Students who went home for the holidays in certain parishes may have seen a decrease in deer available for hunting due to an outbreak of a new strain of hemorrhagic disease in some herds, according to Lane Foil, Pennington Chair for Wildlife Research in the LSU AgCenter.

Deer become infected with the disease from midges, or gnats, in the fall, and carcasses are found near or in water. Hunters preparing for deer season have called in more than 100 reports of deer carcasses all over the state, said State

Wildlife Veterinarian Jim LaCour.

Only five dead deer were reported last year, LaCour said.

Foil said the increase in numbers could be attributed to a new strain of hemorrhagic disease in Louisiana. Native deer have an “inherent resistance” to the normal two strains of the virus, LaCour said.

Foil compared the disease to West Nile virus in humans. While the virus kills some people, some survive and develop antibodies.

“If it’s a female, then she develops antibodies that’s going to protect her for life, and then she’ll give antibodies to her babies,” he said of hemorrhagic disease.

“That will protect them through

their first year of life, and if The outbreaks in the disease they’re exposed to the virus, then shift throughout the state each they don’t get sick.” year, Foil said.

Because this is the first year “It might be in the basin one the new strain has year. It might developed in Loube in the coast FAST FACTS: isiana, the native the next,” he herds don’t have - Among more than 100 reports of said. much resistance to dead deer in Louisiana, only one was But Foil reported in East Baton Rouge Parish said it, Foil said. students Most of the - Some states are seeing bigger don’t need to reports are from numbers affected, with about 6,000 be worried southern parishes deer dead in Nebraska about the popunear the Mississiplations. pi River, like Iberville, Ascension “Populations rebound at an and Terrebonne parishes, LaCour amazing rate,” Foil said. “It’s not said. going to make a big impact for Only one dead deer has been students going home for the holireported in East Baton Rouge days.”

Parish, LaCour said.

Even though there have

been more than 100 hemorrhagic reports statewide, LaCour said those numbers may not represent the true number of victims. Some landowners and hunters may not call the state when they come across a carcass, and some carcasses are never found.

“We don’t see every animal that’s affected. All we hear about these deer is from hunters,” LaCour said.

Foil said the virus has infected other species across the nation, and 6,000 dead deer have been reported in Nebraska.

Contact Danielle Kelley at dkelley@lsureveille.com

STATE

Restaurant inspections don’t exactly guarantee safety Melinda Deslatte The Associated Press

(AP) — Louisiana’s regulators of food safety fail to ensure restaurants and other retail food establishments are complying with health standards and allow violators of safety requirements to continue operations, according to a new audit released Monday.

The Office of Public Health issued permits to restaurants that didn’t correct past violations, rarely assesses penalties to violators of safety regulations and doesn’t meet its own inspection standards, the review by Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera’s office says.

Of nearly 450,000 violations over three years reviewed by

auditors, the Office of Public Health levied penalties on two establishments — and didn’t collect any of the $1,300 in penalties assessed.

The agency also doesn’t have standardized criteria for determining when fines should be issued and hasn’t routinely hit repeat violators with penalties or other consequences, according to the audit.

“Overall, OPH’s permitting, inspection and enforcement processes need improvement to ensure the safety of food served in retailed food establishments,” the audit from Purpera’s office states.

Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein, who oversees the agency deemed deficient in the performance review,

said his department is working to strengthen inspections and enforcement. He agreed with most of the audit’s recommendations for improving food safety regulation.

Some restaurants found to have violations of health and safety regulations in pre-opening inspections were issued permits to operate despite the violations.

Thirty-two percent of establishments deemed to have at least one “critical” violation weren’t re-inspected to make sure the problems were corrected, the audit says.

Violations deemed to be critical include chemical contamination, sewage backup and improper food storage.

“Since critical violations may

directly impact food safety if left uncorrected, conducting re-inspections is important to protecting public health,” the legislative auditor’s analysis says.

The public health office adopted a model for inspection frequency based partly on federal recommendations, but didn’t follow its own standards.

The audit says more than 5,800 “high-risk establishments,” 81 percent of the mostly full-service restaurants, weren’t inspected four times a year as the model requires. On average, instead they were visited twice a year during the three-year period reviewed.

Meanwhile, a state-run website that’s supposed to give people an idea of how restaurants

are performing in their sanitary inspections doesn’t have complete results available to the public, the review says.

Purpera’s office recommended a reorganization of the $11 million-a-year food inspection program, an increase in permitting fees and an upgrade to its data collection efforts.

In a written response, Greenstein said the public health office will stop issuing permits to restaurants with uncorrected critical violations, will prioritize re-inspections of safety code violators and will strengthen assessment of penalties when establishments don’t comply with regulations. He also said the agency will review its entire fee structure to determine if changes should be recommended to lawmakers.

“This report will assist us in making necessary changes to this program and to further ensure that retail food establishments are meeting the required standards in order to protect the health and well-being of the residents and visitors of Louisiana,” Greenstein wrote.

The audit looked at inspections and enforcement of food safety regulations for restaurants and kitchens at places like nursing homes, but not at concession stands, bars and other establishments that sell food.

Contact The Daily Reveille news staff at news@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_news

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STATE

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

A bumpy road to grading Louisiana’s teachers Andrew Vanacore The Times-Picayune

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Teachers in Louisiana have all but lost the tenure rules that once protected their jobs. Beginning this year, all 50,000 of them will be evaluated and ranked each year, often with test scores as a heavy factor. Soon, consistently “ineffective” teachers will no longer be welcome in the classroom.

This, depending on one’s point of view, is either the latest assault on Louisiana’s educators or an urgent step toward modernizing the teaching profession and lifting the state out of academic mediocrity.

Either way, the new evaluation system and its consequences are redefining the roles of teacher and principal in school buildings across Louisiana this year, as have similar efforts in school systems across the country.

The shift has drawn a mix of tentative enthusiasm, fierce anxiety and reams of questions from educators. Will the ever-tightening focus on test scores snuff out creativity? What about the majority who teach subjects that aren’t tested?

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Principal Scott Steckler, rear, observes fourth-grade teacher Lora Johnson on Oct. 23 as she works with her students at George Cox Elementary in Gretna.

Complicating matters, Louisiana made significant changes to its new evaluation system between testing it in a few districts and pushing it statewide this year.

And the heated debate over these changes in Louisiana’s capital has often done more to obscure what’s in store for teachers than clarify it.

Still, the push to change how

schools manage their teachers is long in coming. What’s now breaking across the state is the latest ripple of a reform tide sparked

decades ago by anxiety over the prospect of losing America’s educational edge.

President George W. Bush codified a system of test-based accountability for schools with the No Child Left Behind Act. And President Obama continued with his Race to the Top competition, dangling billions of dollars in front of states that agreed to develop more stringent teacher evaluation methods, among other steps.

The focus on evaluations in particular stems from research suggesting that teacher quality is among the most important factors in a child’s education — and that teacher quality varies widely.

An influential report titled “The Widget Effect,” published in 2009 by a group called The New Teacher Project, warned that in most school districts, “a teacher’s effectiveness ... is not measured, recorded, or used to inform decision-making in any meaningful way.”

Louisiana, along with dozens

POLITICS

Ethics board to look at campaign spending The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Candidates for public office would have to explain why the purchase of LSU football tickets and meals at restaurants with campaign funds are legal expenditures under a proposal being considered by a state ethics panel.

Under state law, campaign contributions cannot be used, loaned or pledged for any personal use unrelated to a political campaign, the holding of public office or party position.

The Advocate reports the Louisiana Board of Ethics is in the process of drafting proposed guidelines, tackling an old and thorny subject of what constitutes “personal use” of campaign funds.

The Louisiana Board of Ethics is in the process of drafting proposed guidelines, tackling an old and thorny subject of what constitutes “personal use” of campaign funds.

Ethics Board Vice Chairman Scott Schneider is chairing a subcommittee developing guidelines on how expenditures will be assessed for compliance with the law.

“These will be our expectations,” he said.

The idea is to have the rules approved this spring by the Ethics Board, then given to the Legislature for sign-off.

The working draft includes a

list of allowed expenditures, such as campaign advertising and bumper stickers, and a list of what’s banned outright, such as country club membership dues, personal residence mortgage payments and legal fees for criminal defense.

Then, there’s a long list of items for which there would be a “presumption” that the expenditures are for personal use. Candidates would have the chance to explain why they should be considered campaign expenses or those related to the holding of office when they file their campaign finance report.

The presumptively inappropriate expenditures include those for clothing; admission to a sporting event, concert, theater or other entertainment venue unless related to a campaign fundraiser; dues, fees or gratuities for civic, nonprofit or social organizations; and travel, lodging, food and drink unrelated to campaign or public position.

“If I had my way, I would make it (the law) a lot clearer,” said Schneider, a New Orleans lawyer. “The goal here was to say, ‘You should not be able to use your campaign funds to subsidize your lifestyle.’”

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of other states, is trying to change that.

The state never got much money from Race to the Top. Of the roughly $4 billion handed out, Louisiana won only $17.4 million.

But the process left the state with the outlines of a new evaluation system, sketched in a law known as Act 54.

It has a clunky title, the “Clear, Overall Measure of Performance to Analyze and Support Success,” or Compass.

And as in other states, 32 of which have passed teacher evaluation laws in the past four years, the new system is built around a controversial provision requiring that half of a teacher’s ranking be based on “value-added modeling.” That means using test scores to measure how far students have come in the course of a year.

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Tigers’ bowl fate, opponent uncertain Alex Cassara Sports Writer

Some are calling it college football’s catch of the year.

“It was one of those things that we do at practice to mess around,” Landry said of his one-handed grab. “It was kind of high and behind me, so I just trusted my ability, and I went up and made

Sitting in his news conference after his team’s narrow win against Arkansas on Friday, LSU coach Les Miles was already looking toward the next day, like always.

There was no game to prepare for, but there was the prospect of finding out which team he would face next.

“I promise you this,” Miles said of Saturday’s plans. “I’ll be eating some Mrs. Miles cooking and watching TV.” A happy, leisurely day at home was far from assured deep into the fourth quarter against the Razorbacks. The LSU defense gave up more than 300 passing yards for the third game in a row, and the offense did the minimum to escape Fayetteville, Ark., with a 20-13 win.

The fast track to the Southeastern Conference Championship, which with a win would lead to a BCS National Championship berth, ran through an Alabama loss to lowly Auburn. Not surprisingly, the Tide slammed that door to the tune of a 49-0 drubbing, ending former Plainsman coach Gene Chizik’s tenure in the process.

A good chance at the

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LSU sophomore wide receiver Jarvis Landry (80) makes a leaping catch to score a touchdown Friday in LSU’s 20-13 victory against Arkansas.

Lawrence Barreca

Passing attack matured over course of 2012 schedule

Sports Contributor

Of the 67 plays called by LSU offensive coordinator Greg Studrawa on Friday against Arkansas, two truly went on to change the complexity of the game.

Both were plays that may not have happened at the beginning of the season.

With 1:12 remaining in the first half, junior quarterback Zach Mettenberger threw a pass that many initially believed would be beyond sophomore wide receiver Jarvis Landry’s reach.

That was before Landry swirled around, extended his right hand and snatched the ball before his backside landed in-bounds.

Don’t be fooled by Notre Dame’s credentials MIC’D UP MICAH BEDARD Sports Columnist Looks can be deceiving.

Amid all the upsets and collapses of one of the wackiest seasons in recent memory, who would have predicted Notre Dame would sit atop the college football world?

From unranked to undefeated, the Fighting Irish punched their ticket to Miami, Fla., for a date with either Alabama or Georgia in the BCS Championship by taking down USC 22-13 on Saturday.

How fitting that the Fighting Irish would make reservations for their trip from South Bend to South Beach against the Trojans,

who were The Associated Press’ preseason No. 1.

Coach Brian Kelly is proving the doubters, who didn’t think his success would carry over from Cincinnati to Notre Dame, wrong.

Senior linebacker Manti Te’o put together a Heisman Trophy campaign despite the many who questioned his decision to go to South Bend.

Sounds too good to be true, right? Well it is.

Notre Dame sewing up a spot in the championship doesn’t guarantee the Fighting Irish’s fairytale won’t turn into a nightmare.

There’s still a lot for Kelly’s squad to prove, both to itself and to the naysayers like me who aren’t buying its unblemished record.

College football writers heaped praise on the Irish all weekend after they secured a spot

in the national championship.

While the Southeastern Conference has been noted for its juggernauts and daunting schedules, Notre Dame’s slate looks great on paper.

Of the 12 opponents the Irish defeated during the regular season, seven of those will be going bowling. Pittsburgh could be the eighth bowl-eligible team they faced if it takes down South Florida in the regular-season finale.

But when the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum scoreboard read all zeroes Saturday night, I still couldn’t come to grips that Notre Dame would get a chance to hoist the crystal football Jan. 7. Just because the Irish were able to escape the season unscathed doesn’t mean they should be NOTRE DAME, see page 9

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Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson scrambles as he looks for a receiver during Notre Dame’s 22-13 victory against the University of Southern California on Saturday.

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Forcing turnovers is proven formula for Tiger success Chris Abshire Sports Writer

After a 2011 season full of non-offensive scores and timely forced turnovers, 2012 was almost destined to pale in comparison.

Except it didn’t.

Despite a pervasive perception to the contrary, this year’s Tigers actually outpaced their turnover total from last season by a 31-30 margin, and they’ve done it in two fewer games.

Those 31 takeaways in 12 games lead the Southeastern Conference. That total ties LSU for seventh in the nation.

“We’re working on strip drills or hands team type stuff all the time,” junior defensive end Sam Montgomery said last week.

“Turnovers is adding our little flair to playing defense the way we expect to.”

LSU continued the big-play defense last Friday, capping a third straight 10-win season by forcing two key turnovers against Arkansas.

Junior linebacker Lamin Barrow’s strip of Arkansas senior running back Dennis Johnson stunted an impressive opening drive and cornerback Tharold Simon’s fourth interception of the season resulted in a Tiger field goal.

“The turnover at the 2-yard line was the key to the game, stopping them early,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “The interception was a pretty special [play], and it

led to points.”

But the turnovers haven’t resonated with fans or the highlight reels as much, partly because they didn’t immediately create points slightly less often.

The Tigers scored five times directly on defensive turnovers in 2011 against just three times this season.

There was also no Tyrann Mathieu with a strip-and-score return against top-five Oregon or Morris Claiborne putting the exclamation point on an SEC title.

Instead, three pick-sixes in 2012 came against Mississippi State and Idaho, hardly foes worthy of future memory-bank fodder.

Turnover margin also marginalized LSU’s takeaways this season, as the Tigers coughed the ball up 16 times.

That still makes for a roughly 2-to-1 positive margin — good enough for eighth in the country — but it’s a step down from the 3-to-1 margin of 2011, when LSU ranked second in the statistic.

“The offense always feels responsible for holding onto the ball and backing our defense up,” said offensive lineman Josh Dworaczyk. “Whether it’s protection problems or just a few balls dropped, one or two makes a huge difference.”

The difference may not be as wide as the perception though.

Turnover margin waned, but the LSU offense was just as dynamic this fall scoring the ball

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LSU freshman linebacker Deion Jones (45) recovers an Ole Miss fumble during the Tigers’ 41-35 victory against the Rebels on Nov. 17 in Tiger Stadium.

after a turnover.

The 2011 squad earned 134 points off turnovers in 14 outings for an average of 9.6 points per game.

The 2012 numbers are nearly identical, with LSU compiling 119 points off turnovers in 12 games, or 9.9 points per contest.

“You make critical mistakes against a team of [LSU’s] caliber, and you’re giving away points,” said Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen after his team’s 37-17 loss

at LSU. “It seems to always be like that against them.”

Mullen made an astute observation, as the Tigers’ recent success fluctuates closely with their ability to force turnovers.

In Miles’ only sub-10 win seasons in Baton Rouge, LSU forced just 18 and 19 turnovers, respectively, in 2008 and 2009.

Compare that to 36 in 2007’s BCS championship season and 32 while winning 11 games in 2010, and you almost don’t have to see

the scoreboard to guess how many wins LSU had this year.

“This is a tradition here,” Montgomery said. “It’s not enough to just play great defense. You got to earn some points back. We turn you over, we get points. That’s how we think.”

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LSU wins early-season Tigers start season 4-0; Coleman, Hickey pace team tournament in Florida Chandler Rome Sports Writer

The transition has been seamless for new LSU basketball coach Johnny Jones, whose Tigers are off to a 4-0 start after a 75-50 rout of Mississippi Valley State on Saturday.

With an admittedly undersized bunch, Jones has turned to junior forward Shavon Coleman to provide a spark in the paint and shoulder some of the load usually placed on 6-foot-9 sophomore forward Johnny O’Bryant III. Coming off the bench, Coleman is the leading Tiger scorer, chipping in 17.3 points per game, and is tied with O’Bryant with a team-leading eight rebounds per game.

“Coming off the bench or starting, it doesn’t matter,” Coleman said. “I’m just coming in to try and help my team win the game.”

Sophomore guard Anthony Hickey has paced the Tigers on the perimeter with six assists and four steals per game, both team highs.

The Hopkinsville, Ky., native started the season on a sour note.

He was suspended for an exhibition win against Arkansas-Monticello and was held out of the starting lineup again Saturday for what

NOTRE DAME, from page 7 considered head-and-shoulders above the rest of the country.

Notre Dame’s résumé comes with a lot of questions. Despite wins against a multitude of bowleligible teams, most of its opponents are in far from appealing matchups.

Does scrapping together six wins to qualify for the bowl season hold as much significance as it used to?

Purdue will likely find itself in the Heart of Dallas Bowl, the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl is the anticipated destination for Michigan State and BYU will be sniffing flowers in the Poinsettia Bowl.

and

Then you will

hiring

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LSU sophomore guard Anthony Hickey (1) dribbles the ball Saturday during LSU’s 75-50 victory against Mississippi Valley State in the PMAC.

Jones termed “not taking care of his business.”

“We just wanted to get his attention and make sure he understands that he’s got to take care of his business on and off the floor to be rewarded,” Jones said. “It worked really effectively with him.”

Hickey’s punishment seemed to affect the Tigers in the early going Saturday as they started 0-for6 from the field and had four turnovers at the first official timeout.

Junior guard Andre Stringer and Coleman then stepped in to All three of those 6-6 teams fell to the Irish, but not by the margins they should have. Both BYU and Purdue lost by only a field goal.

The only two upper-echelon teams the Irish had to face were Stanford and Oklahoma. Even still, those wins didn’t have me convinced they were one of the best teams in the country.

Oklahoma has two losses, and Stanford lost to Washington, a team LSU blew out 41-3 earlier in the season.

Those who don’t reside in SEC country want the SEC’s reign of dominance in the BCS Championship to end. They will find any reason to get behind any team who doesn’t hail from the best

help the Tigers shoot a blistering 69 percent in the second half — where the lead grew to as much as 30.

“People were getting to the right spots, making good passes, squaring up and then shooting, just like how we practice every day,” said freshman forward Shane Hammink. “We knocked them down.”

Senior center Andrew Del Piero played a career-high 15 minutes in the win against the Delta Devils, punctuated by a first-half dunk that brought the PMAC crowd of 6,237 to its feet.

Del Piero chipped in a career-best eight points and showed markedly improved conditioning and footwork, causing Jones to praise his 7-foot-3 former walkon.

“These new coaches that came in had a lot of faith in me and confidence in me, and because of that, I have confidence in myself,” Del Piero said. “My teammates having confidence in me has also helped pull me through.”

Contact Chandler Rome at crome@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Rome_TDR conference in college football.

The Fighting Irish might as well take the “if you’re not first, you’re last” mantra with whomever they play in the title game, because nobody remembers second place. Their last three trips to BCS bowls have resulted in resounding losses.

The undefeated season, Te’o’s historic senior effort and the momentary resurgence of one of college football’s most historic programs won’t matter if the Fighting Irish don’t cash in on their opportunity to dethrone the SEC. Getting to the championship game is one thing. Proving on a national stage you have what it takes to compete against a high-caliber SEC team

Tyler Nunez

Sports Contributor

The LSU women’s basketball team bounced back from a rough start to its road trip when it won the Florida International Thanksgiving Classic tournament last weekend, beating West Virginia and host Florida International.

LSU junior forward Theresa Plaisance dominated in the championship match against the Golden Panthers (2-3) on Sunday, putting up 20 points and blocking seven shots to lead the Lady Tigers (3-2) to a 76-69 victory.

The win was the 800th alltime for LSU, making it the fourth program in Southeastern Conference history to reach the milestone.

The Lady Tigers made it to the championship game with a 71-63 victory against then-No. 12 West Virginia (3-2) on Friday night.

The match against the Mountaineers turned into a coming-out party for LSU freshman guard Danielle Ballard, who led the squad with 25 points and eight boards.

“Defensively, [Ballard] got some huge steals and had some hustle plays, but more importantly, she was all over the boards,” LSU coach Nikki Caldwell said in a news release. “She definitely graduated to another level tonight.”

Their success in the tournament came as a relief to the Lady with a month to prepare is quite another.

The national media is insistent Notre Dame’s run to the national championship isn’t a fluke.

But the Irish’s schedule hasn’t prepared it for what lies ahead in the BCS Championship.

Tigers, who struggled during the front half of their four-game road trip, dropping games to Hampton and then-No. 25 Georgetown.

After edging by Wichita State at home in its season opener, LSU was dominated in a 67-58 loss to Hampton (3-4) on Nov. 16. The loss put an end to the Lady Tigers’ previous streak of eight consecutive non-conference regular season wins.

LSU then failed to rebound three nights later in Washington, D.C., dropping a close match to Georgetown (4-2) 71-69.

Despite the shaky start, the consistency provided by veterans such as Plaisance and senior guard Adrienne Webb, and the boost Ballard supplies off the bench gives LSU reason to be optimistic about its development this season.

“This team continues to find themselves,” Caldwell said in a news release after LSU’s victory against Florida International. “…

We have a lot of weapons when you look at our offense package.”

The Lady Tigers now have a week off before their next match on Sunday, Dec. 2, when they will take on NC State in the PMAC to begin a six-game home stand.

Contact Tyler Nunez at tnunez@lsureveille.com Micah Bedard is a 22-year-old history senior from Houma.

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the play.”

The second play came with roughly two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and the Tigers leading Arkansas 17-13.

Mettenberger threw a strike to sophomore receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who then sprinted 47 yards to put the Tigers in field goal range and burn precious seconds off the clock.

“I just got open, and when I looked ahead I saw there was no one up, so I just tried to get out of the tackle,” Beckham said. “I slipped my leg out and tried to stay in bounds to keep the clock moving.”

Both of these plays were critical to LSU’s victory the day after Thanksgiving, but they may not have looked the same earlier

BOWL, from page 7 BCS-sponsored Sugar Bowl was still on the table, until Florida all but claimed it by outlasting instate rival Florida State, 37-26.

The Tigers must now continue to wait to see where they fall after a season that some may label a disappointment but the players call a success.

Junior safety Eric Reid said he’d find some time for football, but since he didn’t get to celebrate Thanksgiving, his Saturday would be spent playing with his daughter. Senior offensive lineman Josh Dworaczyk would also be gathering with family, but that wasn’t going to keep him from being glued to the television set all day.

“It’s out of our hands, but we’ve gotten some help before,” Dworaczyk said. “We could sure

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this season. though the passing game needed Many hoped Mettenberger’s a boost, the top-ranked Crimson presence and the emergence of a Tide marched into Tiger Stadium. young receiving corps would bring The receivers knew their quarefficiency to LSU’s passing game terback had taken heat from both in 2012. the media and the And then base, and they ‘We just decided that fan things began to fall set out to silence it’s not fun to be talked the critics. apart.

Three-fifths of about and to hear that “We just dethe original startcided that it’s not we’re not good.’ ing offensive line fun to be talked was eventually reabout and to hear Odell Beckham Jr. placed. Both Beckthat we’re not sophomore wide receiver ham and Landry good,” Beckham found themselves said. “We decided regularly dropping would-be com- that we had to turn it on and start pletions. making plays for the offense.”

Even Mettenberger came unMettenberger responded der fire, with some members of the with 298 yards and a touchdown Tigers’ fan base calling for redshirt through the air. freshman backup Stephen Rivers Since the Alabama contest, to get more playing time. the passing attack has hardly reRight when it looked as sembled the unit that took the field

earlier in the season.

“All the receivers are really starting to mature, and they’re really solidifying our identity as an offense,” Mettenberger said. “Guys are starting to understand that every route has a purpose.”

The Tigers passing offense came out firing in the next two games, as Mettenberger threw for 273 and 282 yards against Mississippi State and Ole Miss, respectively.

Mettenberger’s growth as a passer would be stalled without the growth of his young receiving corps.

“I’ve just been learning and progressing week in and week out,” Landry said. “I also learned how to be coached. [Receivers coach] Adam Henry came in and did a really great job with us. I think his contribution helped me

individually and us as a receiving unit, and we’ve continued to progress and get better.”

With Mettenberger and most of the young receiving corps expected to return for the 2013 campaign, the expectations for the LSU passing attack will be astronomical at the beginning of next season. “[This program has] an opportunity to continue to get better,” said senior offensive lineman Josh Dworaczyk. “This offense has continued to grow. Everybody has started to gel together because, even with the diversity we’ve faced, we’ve had a consistent set of starters for the most part. This offense has the ability to be great next year and into the future.”

use some tomorrow.”

They never got any assistance, though. If the coaches and players sat down the next day and watched in hopes of a better bowl berth, they were disappointed when Saturday’s slate of games provided no favorable upsets for the Tigers.

So now, while it may not be what they were hoping for, the Tigers have a more crystallized vision of what lies in their future, awaiting the result of the SEC Championship game to further solidify their possible destination.

Should Georgia upset Alabama, the Tide would likely be the favorite for Orlando’s Capital One Bowl, which gets first pick of SEC teams after BCS selections. An Alabama win would most likely mean Texas A&M and its freshman

week from tomorrow, but if not, certainly some bowl site that will be in response to the achievement of this season.”

What the Tigers achieved this season — another 10-win season — was nothing new to the Miles regime. Since the eccentric coach arrived in Baton Rouge in 2005, LSU has won 10 games six times in eight seasons. It’s a testament to Miles’ prowess, as LSU had only accomplished the feat seven times in 111 seasons before his arrival (two belonged to Nick Saban), according to The Advocate’s Les East.

“The guys I play with, I hope they understand how special the things we’ve been able to accomplish here on a consistent basis … is,” Dworaczyk said.

Add in the trials LSU has overcome this season, and Miles seems to think next season could

turn out like so many LSU fans expected.

“If you think of the number of players that we started the season with that are no longer with us, [having to play so many freshmen,] for this football team to achieve 10 victories, they’ll be awfully salty in a year, I can tell you that,” Miles said.

quarterback Johnny Manziel, who might have earned the Heisman after racking up 439 total yards and five total touchdowns against Missouri, grab the spot.

A&M would also be coveted by the Cotton Bowl in the case of a Tide loss, but should Texas be assured a berth, the two Texan teams’ falling out over conference realignment could dissuade the selection committee from pitting the Aggies against the Longhorns if they fell. Then, LSU’s recent history in Dallas could prove attractive. If not, the SEC-Eastpreferential Outback Bowl and the lower-tier Chick-fil-A Bowl also wait in the wings to snatch up the Tigers.

“You have to win these games,” Miles said Friday.

“We’ll have an opportunity to improve and get a little healthier.

We look forward to hopefully a

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Undercover Artists

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Entertainment Writer

Bieber makes a fashion faux-pas

Joshua Cartmill spends his mornings caring for the University’s wounded horses and cattle, but his nighttime endeavors entreat a much wilder crowd.

The equine physiology alumnus works as a veterinary technician at the LSU Veterinarian Teaching Hospital during the day. But after hours, he can be found blazing through local venues as a Southern rock musician.

Born and raised in rural Kansas, Cartmill said he was frequently surrounded by both farm animals and music, but it was during college when the pairing collided most poignantly.

Cartmill began riding bucking horses in a collegiate rodeo, which he said prompted an increased interest in country music. He said he’d listen to country singer-songwriter Chris LeDoux for hours and hum along to the tracks.

Justin Bieber believers best ignore the pop star’s latest fashion statement.

Here’s some advice: when meeting high authority in any given country, dress appropriately.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper bestowed the 18-year-old with a Diamond Jubi- TAYLOR BALKOM lee Medal, which Entertainment Blogger honors significant achievement by a Canadian, on Nov. 23. It’s one of the nation’s highest honors.

So what should Bieber wear to this obviously formal occasion?

The lone photograph shows a suited-up Harper shaking hands with Bieber’s unbuttoned overalls, white T-shirt, silver chain and backward baseball-capped self.

Not exactly the “Boyfriend” every girl dreams of.

Gawker gave Bieber the title “White Trash Prince” after the incident, reinforcing its stance as one of news’ biggest trolls.

Bieber has come out in defense of the photograph on Instagram, saying, “The pic of me and the

Alumni, staff balance careers, passion for the arts

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Joshua Cartmill, associated clinic specialist at the LSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital, performs Nov. 14 at Phil Brady’s Bar and Grill.

ARTISTS, see page 15

BIEBER, see page 14

FESTIVITIES

Holiday performances to finish Candlelight Celebration Performances also include presentations by Hillel at LSU and the African American Cultural The University will kick off Center to demonstrate and exthe holiday season tonight with plain the multiple religious celemulti-cultured performances that brations taking place this holiday season. will end with the Michelle SpielCandlelight lighting of the LSU man, marketing Christmas tree in Celebration strategist for Comfront of the Memoriperformances: munications and al Tower for the LSU Candlelight Celebra- When: 5 to 6 p.m. tonight University Relations, Where: Performances coordinated the event tion. this year and said The event will at the Claude L. the LSU Candlelight begin in the Claude Shaver Theatre in the Celebration continL. Shaver Theatre Music & Dramatic Arts ues to draw larger in the Music & Dra- Building. Tree lighting numbers of attendees matic Arts Building immediately after at the each year. with performances Memorial Tower.

“We had over by multiple Uni500 people last year,” versity groups such as the Ballroom Dance Club at she said. “The Shaver Theatre LSU, the LSU Gospel Choir and only holds 350.”

Spielman described the event the Cantabile String Quartet.

Austen Krantz

Entertainment Writer

as a way to come together to begin the holiday season with a collection of members of the community. She said the Christmas tree even comes from within the Southern Louisiana community, from Windy Hills Farm in Ethel, La. Lakeitha Poole, interim coordinator of the African American Cultural Center, said presentations like this representation of Kwanzaa demonstrate how different religious celebrations are important to the University.

“We try to make sure that our representation of Kwanzaa gives people an idea of what the holiday is all about and why it’s an important part of LSU,” she said.

“It’s more of a learning portion of Candlelight Celebration we get PERFORMANCES, see page 14

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In this file photo, an ornament hangs on the LSU Christmas tree in front of the Memorial Tower last year. The lighting ceremony is at 6 p.m tonight.

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School of Music to present week of holiday music Two events tonight, a capella on Sunday Joey Groner Entertainment Writer

The University School of Music is hosting a variety of concerts this week, which began with Monday night’s presentation, High Voltage, a production of the Experimental Music and Digital Media program.

The shows continue tonight with two concerts. At the Union Theater, the University Symphonic Band will be giving its last show of the semester.

If you go...

What: LSU Symphonic Band concert When: 7:30 p.m. tonight Where: Union Theater Tickets: $12 for students, $17 for faculty and staff, $20 for public

What: Dinos Constantinides Faculty Recital When: 7:30 p.m. tonight Where: School of Music Recital Hall Tickets: $10 at the door

Directed by Roy King, the group will be performing pieces by composers Alfred Reed, Richard Strauss and Gordon Jacob.

The program also includes a performance of Rick Kirby’s “An

What: 63rd annual Candlelight Concert When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday Where: Union Theater Tickets: $12 for students, $17 for faculty and staff, $20 for public

American Fanfare.” Tickets to the concert are $12 for students, $17 for faculty and staff, and $20 for the public.

Tonight’s other concert will be held in the School of Music’s

Recital Hall. The show will present music composed by Boyd Professor Dinos Constantinides, previewing a show Constantinides will perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Nov. 30.

The show will feature a number of current students and professors, as well as two former members of Norway’s Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Tickets for the show are available at the door and are $10.

The week of shows will be capped off with Sunday’s 63rd annual Candlelight Concert at the Union Theater. Under the direction of John Dickson, the University A Capella Choir will perform

a variety of Christmas music.

Tunes will come from Russian, Spanish, French and Latin cultures, with many others.

For the first time in the program’s history, audience members will be given the opportunity to join the choir in singing famous traditional Christmas carols. The LSU Brass Consort will accompany the a capella group in a processional, as well as the audience participation section. Tickets are available online and are $12 for students, $17 for faculty and staff and $20 for the public.

Contact Joey Groner at jgroner@lsureveille.com

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Members of the Experimental Music & Digital Media program perform a piece of music using laptops [top left], guitars [bottom left] and a wind instrument [top right] on Monday night in the School of Music Recital Hall. The School of Music will continue its holiday music showcase throughout the week.

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Staff Senate celebrates annual Holiday on Campus accept new, unwrapped toys for the United States Marine Corps Toys for Tots program, and nonAs soon as students see the perishable foods for the Greater Baton Rouge Food tree lit to conclude Bank. the LSU Candlelight Julie Perkins, Celebration, the holi- 23rd Annual Holiday on Campus: chair of the Holiday day enthusiasm will on Campus Comcontinue with the 23rd When: 6 to 8 p.m. mittee explained the Annual Holiday on tonight event also seeks to Campus at the LSU Where: LSU UREC provide a fun night for University Student the University comRecreational Com- What to bring: non-perishable food munity for its hard plex. work over the course Organized by the items, new and unof the semester.

Staff Senate, the char- wrapped toys “It’s something ity-oriented event will provide entertainment for students, to thank our staff, students and faculty, on-campus staff and their faculty for their services throughchildren, as well as an opportunity out the year,” she said. “There’s to donate food and toys to those something there for everyone in need. Holiday on Campus will to enjoy.”

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Perkins said the event will and their children, Perkins said. include door prizes, food and bev- She remembered last year’s event erages and entertainment such as drew in nearly 600 attendees, and games or using the favolunteer support has cility’s rock climbing ‘It’s something to come largely from Uniwall. thank our staff, versity students.

The event also Lynn Livingston, students and largely caters to chilanother member of the faculty for their Holiday on Campus dren with elements services throughout Committee, like stilt walkers, jugchaired glers, Santa pictures, the group from 2010 the year.’ face-painting and crafts through 2011 and said Julie Perkins that children can “take the event has improved chair of the Holiday on home and put on the reevery year.

Campus Committee of frigerator or Christmas “We’ve just Staff Senate tree,” Perkins said. tweaked it over the “It’s a family-oriented event, years to make it better and a better so the idea is for University mem- experience for the kids and their bers to bring their children with families,” she said. them,” she said.

The event was originally held But previous crowds have in the Carl Maddox Field House, been more diverse than faculty she said, but has since moved to

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the UREC to better accommodate the entertainment. In addition, the event has continually included more members of the University community, like last year’s addition of an appearance by the homecoming king and queen.

“Knowing that you’re doing an event like this for the LSU community is fun in and of itself, and to give back to the community — that’s important, that’s enjoyable,” Livingston said. “Once you’re thinking about December and the holiday, this is really a great start to it all.”

The event will begin at 6 p.m. and end at 8 p.m.

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Entertainment writer David Jones discusses 2012 problems in this week’s “Down and Dirty with David.”

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BIEBER, from page 11

prime minister was taken in a room in the area where I was performing at that day.” He continued by saying, “If you ... expect me to have a change of clothes let a loan [sic] a suit at that specific time that’s crazy.

Wow am I ever white trash.”

That’s fair. Bieber likely wouldn’t have time to change in and out of a three-piece suit for a single picture before or after a show.

But that ignores the bigger question: Why is he wearing unbuttoned overalls to one of his shows?

Judging by the rampant grammatical errors in his response, he might just not care.

I know he’s not the pinnacle of fashion, but the white trash look should be an obvious no-no for everyone. It died before fashion existed, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth wearing nothing but the skin on their backs.

This isn’t the first time he’s donned odd garments. He’s a huge fan of drop-crotch pants in multiple colors. And these crotches aren’t slightly dropped — the cut is down to his knees.

Bieber also changes costume multiple times during each show.

Would it have been so hard to visit the prime minister in anything else?

Seriously, anything. A diaper.

T-shirt and gym shorts. Pants so drop-crotched they’re like a long skirt. Any garment in the world

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to do.”

Poole said the cultural showcase will highlight the seven principles of the holiday with the traditional Kinara, a candleholder similar to the Menorah in Jewish Hanukkah traditions.

The holiday begins the day after Christmas and runs through Jan. 1, with each day representing one of the principles lit on the Kinara.

While Poole has helped organize the presentation in the past, she said she’s excited to represent the African American Cultural Center at the event this year.

“This year, for me, being able to do it myself, I want to make sure it’s very lively, and anyone who attends will feel a part of the experience and leave with a little bit of knowledge — but feel a part of the LSU community as well,” she said. “You don’t have to be African American to celebrate this holiday. I hope that people see [the presentation] differently every year.”

The event will close out with LSU’s auditioned chorus Schola Cantorum performing classic holiday chorales as well as other festive tunes that may be unfamiliar to some, according to John Petzet, an assistant professor of Choral Studies conducting the group’s performance.

“This is specifically Christmas music,” he said, comparing this performance to other longer, more diverse ones. “There’s obviously something about the Christmas season that touches human hearts. ... We’re just ornamenting the trees with a few musical selections.”

LSU Christmas tree lighting will follow these performances in front of the Memorial Tower.

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Justin Bieber performs during the half-time show at the CFL Grey Cup championship football game Sunday in Toronto.

besides unbuttoned overalls with a backward cap.

Harper is the prime minister of your home country, Bieber. Not one of your “Beleibers.” He runs your country’s government.

He’s giving you an award.

Dress respectfully.

I know breaking up with Selena Gomez was hard, but it’s been a few weeks. Time to move on. Don’t

cope with your broken heart by dressing like a fool.

Spielman said the celebration will also provide refreshments from vendors like Jason’s Deli and CC’s Community Coffee with items like coffee and hot cocoa. The event will take place

from 5 to 6 p.m. It is free and open to the public.

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Cartmill, who sings and plays guitar, is one of several University faculty and alumni who are artists on the side.

ARTISTS, from page 11

“I started singing along and saying ‘I can do that,’” he said. “I wanted to play guitar and sing, too.”

It wouldn’t be until after a divorce and the end of his rodeo career that Cartmill decided to intently pursue the craft. At age 28, Cartmill began writing songs, mostly about his then-recent break-up.

He said the emotion and honesty behind his first page of lyrics are still defining elements in his music today.

After receiving his Ph.D. from the University, Cartmill settled into his current position while serving as a guitarist and vocalist for local band Bravo Charlie. Cartmill said the band is currently on hiatus, but he hopes to one day revive it.

In regard to education, Cartmill said he is overqualified for his job, but he enjoys helping. He said his expertise in farm animal care is needed because most staff members and students are more experienced with domesticated animals.

Cartmill said caring for farm animals, especially horses, is one of his many passions, but music is his “habit.” If there were ever a need to choose between music and his current job, he said he would choose music because it’s a method of release.

“When I clock out, that’s when I get to be me,” he said.

Chuck Hustmyre, general studies alumnus, eventually chose his passion and retired from a lengthy career in law enforcement.

Although Hustmyre said he always aspired to be an officer, he had a keen interest in writing since childhood. He said he tried writing novels and short stories in grade school to no avail.

Even when Hustmyre became a special agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobbacco, Firearms and Explosives, he continued to write in his spare time.

He said his efforts in fiction writing often went unnoticed, but his nonfictional works garnered some attention. To date, he has sold more than 750 magazine and newspaper articles and written a few nonfiction books.

Hustmyre’s final attempt at fiction proved to be successful as he sold his first screenplay. At that point, Hustmyre said he decided to make writing his full-time job.

“Vocationally, I’ve had two passions in my life: law enforcement and writing,” he said. “I’ve been lucky enough to make a living doing both.”

Now with four screenplays under his belt, including Lions Gate’s “House of the Rising Sun,” Hymstre said he mainly writes about crime.

He said his 20 years of law enforcement experience give him a unique sense of realism.

“The problem with a lot of movies is they are too fake,” he said.

“They’re implausible.”

Hustmyre said he specializes in “plausible action,” where scenes like the one unarmed protagonist killing six bad guys are obsolete.

Drew McArdle, biological sciences alumnus, quickly realized the arts scene was a more plausible work environment for him.

The 2007 graduate worked as a chemist for a year at a privately owned plant, where he and four other workers made chemical solutions for companies worldwide.

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Even with a $16.50 hourly salary and benefits, McArdle said the fast-paced position became too strenuous. He said he enjoyed his time at the plant but felt drawn elsewhere.

He found an escape in music.

“Music, that was just something to do after work, but it was so much fun, I always was looking for an opportunity to play,” he said.

The final thrust into the arts scene came when McArdle dated a painter, who he said made enough money from her art to supplement the income from her day job. He said he eventually inspired to create Easy Breathe Productions, an art,

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entertainment and music company catered to the Baton Rouge arts scene.

While McArdle seeks to increase the availability of the arts in Baton Rouge, he said anyone looking to pursue art as a full-time career must be willing to accept its downfalls.

But Cartmill said the payoff could possibly outweigh the risk.

“Whatever it is that makes you happy, you have to do it,” he said.

Contact David Jones at djones@lsureveille.com

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Reveille application session will take place Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Holliday Forum The Daily Reveille Editorial Board “I supposedly majored in English; in reality, I majored in the campus newspaper with a minor in recreational substances.”

This quote comes from a speech given by the former New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller, and his sentiments accurately portray the life of a college journalist — sans recreational substances, surely.

This Wednesday marks The Daily Reveille’s application session, where, once a semester, any and all students are encouraged to come to the Holliday Forum at 7 p.m. to showcase their skills and apply to become a member of The Reveille family. Being a college journalist can be a big decision depending on the job you seek, but as Keller put it, the experience can define your college years.

Editors will be looking for new hires for the following positions: news writer, sports writer, sports columnist, opinion columnist, cartoonist, entertainment writer, fashion columnist and entertainment blogger, copy editor, graphic designer, photographer, videographer, radio reporter and online editor.

News writers and sports writers are divided into staff writers and contributing writers. Staff writers produce a minimum of four stories each week, and contributing writers turn in one to two stories a week.

Into art? Look into graphic design or cartoonist positions.

Into politics? We’ve got plenty of political writing to do in both the news and opinion sections. Into photography? Videography? Web design? Blogging? With about 100 staff members, odds are The Daily Reveille has a place

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Misrepresentation of AASHE’s STARS Program We at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability

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Andrea Gallo, editor-in-chief of The Daily Reveille, greets Daily Reveille employees during the first day of training for the fall 2012 semester in the Holliday Forum of the Journalism Building.

for you.

Although your time at The Reveille will ultimately be defined by the work you produce, there are tons of benefits that go beyond each individual’s output.

Unlike many college newspapers, The Reveille runs daily — meaning from Sunday through Thursday we are working to keep the print operation running smoothly. Each day we need enough content to fill a paper, each day a team of copy editors must assemble our pages and each night we must send our work to print by deadline.

All of this is to say that

working for The Reveille is not your typical student job: It’s a real job, with real work and real rewards.

All of our positions are paid, and when our workers enter the job market, they do so with clip upon clip of what they accomplished working for our newspaper. And before they even enter the workforce, they will find within The Reveille numerous connections and resources who can help them find internships across the country.

The field of journalism is not alone in that it holds high demands for experience among

its workers — you’d be amazed how many jobs are looking less at degrees and more at work in the field. A well-written story or well-designed layout can go a long way in the job-seeking process.

We provide these experiences to University students every day.

And we can’t forget to mention one of the most rewarding facets of Reveille work: becoming a member of The Reveille family, working each day with an intelligent and ambitious staff of students (with the occasional night out — we are college

students, after all).

Our application session will take place Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Holliday Forum, or the lobby of the Journalism Building.

Come and show us what you’ve got, even if only to show yourself. All you need is a pen.

in Higher Education (AASHE) are always thrilled when AASHE is featured in an article that is focused on our mission of empowering higher education to lead the sustainability transformation. However, we’d like to clear up a misrepresentation of our STARS Program in the Daily Reveille’s recent “Campus Sustainability Improved” article.

While STARS does have

three main categories, Education & Research, Operations, and Planning, Administration & Engagement, institutions are not given a letter grade for the efforts in these areas. Each of these categories contains credits worth a total of 100 points. An institution’s STARS score is based on the average of the percentage of applicable points it earns in each category and is celebrated with

Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum ratings.

It seems the author of this article may be confusing the STARS Program and the Sustainable Endowments Institute’s Green Report card, a survey that offers letter grades to institutions based on achievements in sustainability. That being said, the Green Report Card was not issued this year.

For correct information on the STARS Program please visit, stars.aashe.org. We would like to thank the author for including AASHE in this article about ways that campuses are improving their sustainability efforts.

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Small Business Saturday is what holidays are for: giving THE TRADITIONALIST CHRIS ORTTE Columnist It’s no secret that this time of year is great for all businesses alike. The majority of retailers have their highest profit gains during the holiday season. However, local retailers typically do not see quite the increase in sales as larger corporate retailers do.

Small Business Saturday, an initiative created by American Express in 2010, is more than an effort to support our small business; it refocuses mainstream attention back to what the holidays are supposed to be about: giving.

Of course it’s a cliché about as used as an old pair of boots, but it seems the season of giving always struggles to be portrayed as such. With the monstrosity of Black Friday to kick off the

holiday season, it’s no wonder society is blinded to the reason for the season.

For many, Thanksgiving dinner is topped off with a Best Buy stakeout. Holding spots in line like fraternity pledges the night before College Gameday, shoppers are grossly obsessed with the premonition that they’re in dire need to take advantage of that discount.

But instead of the outright storming of the department store castle on Friday, Small Business Saturday is a sweet little way to slow down our shopping and enjoy the Christmas music over the store’s PA system. It’s motivation to get us to give back to the local community and keep our stores’ doors open.

According to dailyfinance.com, about 76 percent of consumers say the reason they supported small businesses this past Saturday is because of the

contribution to the local community small businesses make.

But by broadcasting support for small business, Small Business Saturday fuels the flame that gives back to the community.

Shopping small puts the money into a business that contributes to the community, creating a cycle of economic support.

After being all-but-forgotten through the mess of corporate discounts offered on Black Friday and the constant advertisement of corporate sales during the upcoming weeks, local shops are given a chance to gain some of their own recognition.

Even if they’re not officially partaking in the American Express event, small businesses have been benefitting from an increase of basic general awareness. Numbers across the country are reporting an increase in local shoppers on Small Business Saturday, especially in

local eateries.

Nothing gets me more fired up than a local restaurant. Places like Zeeland Street Café and Yvette Marie’s Café, both within close proximity of the Garden District, are epitomes of local eat joints that serve more than just tasty food.

Local shops and restaurants offer an experience, and that is what really makes them valuable.

They aren’t managed and employed by the everyday stranger.

The local shop is the heart of the hometown feel, and Small Business Saturday has become a true champion of the American hometown.

Endorsing small business like this has created an opportunity for the local shopper to become more aware. Local shop owners are hoping that through Small Business Saturday, shoppers may be so pleased they would actually become year-round shoppers.

Though it will most likely never harvest the near 1 million mentions on Twitter Black Friday did, small business owners value the enterprise created by Small Business Saturday with much appreciation.

Small Business Saturday is another mechanism to keep the American dream alive. Even though the United States hasn’t been the underdog since 1776, the underdog is the protagonist of the American Dream.

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

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Black Friday is slowly losing its appeal of craziness TATE’S A STRONG WORD JESSE TATE Columnist Imagine crowds of screaming, hair-pulling, belligerent people all running into a small building: Welcome to Black Friday.

The day after Thanksgiving has been dedicated to half-off deals and one-day-only sales in hopes of bringing in the largest crowds of the year.

Having the privilege of working on this hectic day, I was able to get a glimpse from the opposite side of the checkout counter.

A few years ago, this extravagant sale began exclusively on Friday morning. Stores have been slowly moving up their opening hours to accommodate the demand and dangers of large crowds.

Stores like Walmart and Target now open their doors on Thanksgiving Day with hopes of pulling families from the dinner table and into their stores.

This is a smart business move, but an abuse of the tradition.

Black Friday has been a oneday event until recently. Now, the occasion has turned into a weekend ordeal, beginning Thursday with some sales extending to Sunday.

I thought Cyber Monday was created to accommodate those who had to work on the stressful and busy Friday, but obviously conspicuous consumption never ends.

Leave it to America to show lust and greed after a day that is meant to give thanks for what we already have.

Prior to Black Friday, most customers said they had no desire to shop anywhere on the busy day. It was a general consensus that no item was worth the amount of time and effort required to obtain it.

Even my family chuckled at the thought of waking up from food comas and venturing out into department stores for a halfoff blender.

This hyped-up shopping day seemed to have lost its shine and luster to most consumers, but on the fateful day, the amount of people filling the stores was shocking.

The tradition of camping out the night before has yet to fade away due to stores enticing customers with freebies if they are among the first in the store.

I work at Lush Cosmetics in the Mall of Louisiana and experienced quite a few different reactions on when customers discovered we were not having any Black Friday sales.

All anyone cared about was getting a good sale, never paying full price and checking off his or her shopping lists.

Customers were almost insulted when they discovered no sales were happening in a few of their favorite stores — as if it was their right to a discounted highend product.

You would think people would take advantage of these sales and purchase presents for others, but selfishness clearly overtook that desire.

There is a misconception that Black Friday is the best day of the year to shop. The correct assumption is that it isn’t always worth the traffic and hours waiting in line.

The tradition has consumed

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Bianca Ward screams Thursday evening as she enters a Target store in Chesapeake, Va. Ward had waited in line since the afternoon.

an entire weekend of our lives, plus the following Cyber Monday.

Cyber Monday has probably brought the excitement of Black Friday down to a reasonable level now that customers can simply click an “add to cart” button without leaving their beds.

Maybe the reason Black Friday is extending its sales is because of exactly that — no one wants to bother driving and

fighting crowds for something he or she can get online.

Also, the absurd consumerism aspect of this shopping weekend is most likely a turnoff for most level-headed people.

Black Friday needs to withdraw back into its one-day spot so the other shopping days don’t get overrun by big-business sales.

Sooner or later, Black Friday will have lost its appeal and we will have moved on to another

shopping day, letting the Internet pave the way for our materialistic desires.

Jesse Tate is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from Slidell.

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“It’ll take more than songs to get me dancing,” Miles said.

Those around the program say that’s not strictly true. Players said the dancing just comes with a different swagger than they’re used to seeing.

“Well, my dog has epilepsy,” said junior quarterback Zach Mettenberger. “So I guess my dog having a seizure is equivalent to Coach Miles’ dancing. It’s not pretty.”

Receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Kadron Boone weren’t as harsh on their coach’s dance moves.

Several players said they’ve seen Les getting down to “Gold Digger” by Kanye West and Beckham had to needle him about it, even though he was happy to see Miles let loose.

Boone said Miles’ moves aren’t embarrassing, but they are brimming with “a distinct flavor.”

“Coach is just hilarious when he starts bobbing that head,” Boone said while trying to imitate Miles.

“You will cry if you see him dance, it’s that funny. He’s got this little shimmy kick that’s priceless.”

One song has become Miles’ go-to this year, though. During pregame warmups, Miles has repeatedly been seen swaying and humming along to Calvin Harris’ “Feel So Close.”

The song is almost always the first one played during the Tigers’ tempo drills at practice.

Those drills and noise preparations are soundtracked portions of practice, and it’s when Miles’ diverse tastes shine.

Sophomore receiver Jarvis Landry said the Soggy Bottom Boys’ contribution to the “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack, “I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow,” brings out the coach’s bluegrass affinity.

“That’s legitimately his favorite song,” Landry said. “If he doesn’t clap along or sing to that, I’m shocked, because it’s his jam.”

Mettenberger said James Brown and MC Hammer are also practice staples, adding that Miles’ mixtape skills appease the players — but he could probably go without ever hearing “Good Feeling” again.

Highlighting Miles’ eclectic preferences, associate sports information director Jake Terry said the coach often rolls around campus with hip-hop blaring in his car.

“He’s an open-minded guy and likes a lot of different genres,” Terry said. “He can’t help but hear the new stuff being around young guys and in all the stadiums. Les is cooler than people think.”

Beyond the hip-hop genre, there’s still one song guaranteed to get the famous “Les Clap” out of Miles: Garth Brooks’ “Callin’ Baton Rouge.”

A staple of the LSU pregame and a de facto Tiger anthem, it’s the only tune Miles may admit to dancing to.

“Obviously, that’s the big song for me,” Miles said with a sly chuckle. “It’s hard not to shake a little to that one.”

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

PELICANS, from page 1

school of fish around.”

The pelicans “group forage” alongside other migratory birds on the lakes, but those species don’t garner as much attention from the community because the white pelicans are “big, charismatic birds,” Rohwer said.

Another difference between the white and brown pelicans is white pelicans soar in huge flocks rather than in lines, Stouffer said.

“If you’re out on the lake and don’t see any birds, look up,” Stouffer said.

Stouffer said he has noticed two distinct flocks of white pelicans, each containing hundreds

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Though the birds are tolerant of people on the lake, Stouffer said he advises people to not aggravate the pelicans.

“I hope people have the respect to leave them alone,” he said.

Stouffer said the arrival of the white pelicans is highly anticipated among the University community

and bird watchers, and people from out of town are shocked to see such a large number of birds on one lake.

“There were piles of people out there gawking and taking pictures [Thanksgiving morning],” he said.

Contact Danielle Kelley at dkelley@lsureveille.com

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