The Daily Reveille - January 17, 2013

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ENTERTAINMENT: Students dress up as video game characters, p. 9

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Arielle Sutton, agricultural business junior, holds Smith & Wesson’s M&P 15-22 rifle in her bedroom on Monday.

ADMINISTRATION

System changes halt CFO search Alyson Gaharan Staff Writer

sticking to

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Students weigh in on gun control dilemma

Arielle Sutton, agriculture business ju“Owning a gun is a privilege,” Sutton nior, lives in a quaint apartment off campus. In said. “Everyone should have the right to bear her room, she has a pink vanity chest of draw- arms, but not everyone can. Some countries ers; green and pink throw don’t allow their citizens to Nic Cotten pillows; and a Smith and do so.”

Wesson M&P 22-claiber rifle The shootings in ColoraStaff Writer under her bed. do in July 2012 and ConnectiSutton is a member of the newly formed, cut in December sparked a national debate unofficial Students for Concealed Carried about firearm laws. President Barack Obama Weapons club and considers the ownership of her rifle an unalienable right.

GUNS, see page 15

The search for a permanent University CFO and vice chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services will not begin until after the LSU System reorganization is complete in approximately 24 months, administrators say.

Eric MonKUHN day, the University’s CFO and vice chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services, left in December to take a job at the University of Kentucky as its executive vice chancellor for finance and administration.

Robert Kuhn, who has worked in the University’s Office of Budget and Planning as its vice provost and associate vice chancellor, is filling Monday’s position.

“This is just an interim position,” Kuhn said. “When they begin looking for a replacement, CFO, see page 4

TELEVISION

‘Workaholics’ star discusses fan base, 21st birthdays, Louisiana DeVine says show relates to students Taylor Schoen Entertainment Writer

Attention all brajs, homegirls, dry guys, juggahos, rapping wizards and dirty, brown water trash: “Workaholics” is back with a new season, and it’s about to get weird.

“Workaholics” is a sitcom that follows the life and times of three slackers who work together at a telemarketing agency and their

madcap misadventures. The series has become an instant hit among college crowds.

Adam DeVine, one member of the hard-partying trio, recently participated in a news teleconference with The Daily Reveille and various other colleges from around the country.

He shed some insight on why he believes the show is beloved by co-eds.

“The premise of the show is so relatable to people in college because you’re at that point in your life where you’re like about to be a grown-up, and it’s scary as

shit because grownuphood sucks,” DeVine said bluntly. “So you’re like, ‘I want to stay like this forever. I want to be with my friends.

I don’t want to be an adult yet,’ and that’s kind of what the characters on the show have done.”

University students, such as Garrett Banta, biochemistry sophomore, shared why they believe the show has such mass appeal with the college-aged demographic.

“They’re just like college kids but with shitty jobs,” Banta said.

Jacob Johnson, philosophy WORKAHOLICS, see page 4

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The cast of Comedy Central’s “Workaholics”poses on set. Pictured from left to right: Adam Devine, Blake Anderson, Anders Holm. The new season premeired Wednesday.

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Nation & World

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INTERNATIONAL French troops move north in Mali territory to face radical Islamists BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — French soldiers pressed north in Mali territory occupied by radical Islamists on Wednesday, launching a land assault that was to put them in direct combat with al-Qaida-linked fighters “in one to 72 hours,” military officials said.

Their presumed destination was the town of Diabaly, where fleeing residents said Islamist extremists had taken over their homes. They said the militants were melting into the population and moving only in small groups on streets in the mudwalled neighborhoods to avoid being targeted by the French.

Two dead, 13 hurt after helicopter crashes into crane in London LONDON (AP) — A helicopter crashed into a crane and fell on a crowded street in central London during rush hour Wednesday, sending flames and black plumes of smoke into the air. The pilot and one person on the ground were killed and 13 others injured, officials said.

The helicopter crashed just south of the River Thames near the Underground and mainline train station at Vauxhall, and close to the headquarters of spy agency MI6. Police said one person had critical injuries.

ARNAUD ROINE / The Associated Press

French soldiers check a map Wednesday at an undisclosed location as they press northward in Mali toward territory occupied by radical Islamists.

Egypt’s Morsi tries to defuse flap after calling Zionists ‘pigs’ CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Islamist president sought Wednesday to defuse Washington’s anger over his remarks urging hatred of Jews and calling Zionists “pigs” and “bloodsuckers,” telling visiting U.S. senators that his comments were a denunciation of Israeli policies.

Mohammed Morsi needs America’s help in repairing a rapidly sliding economy, and Washington can’t afford to shun a figure who has emerged as a model of an Islamist leader who maintains his country’s ties with Israel.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

New Jersey boardwalk to be rebuilt after Superstorm Sandy destruction

Police chief arrested for malfeasance in office, obstruction of justice

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — The boardwalk where generations of families and teens got their first taste of the Jersey Shore is about to be rebuilt following its destruction in Superstorm Sandy.

Seaside Heights on Wednesday night awarded a $3.6 million contract to have the boardwalk rebuilt in time for Memorial Day weekend.

The walkway, one of the most popular and heavily used at the Jersey Shore, was destroyed in the late October storm, the state’s worst natural disaster.

Mississippi governor wants state to resist orders restricting gun rights

KENTWOOD (AP) — State police say the chief of the Kentwood Police Department has been arrested and booked with malfeasance in office and obstruction of justice.

A state police news release said Gregory Newton surrendered to state detectives Wednesday.

The arrest followed an investigation that began last month when state police detectives received a citizen complaint alleging that approximately $2,000 in currency recovered from a burglary had been misappropriated.

Newton was jailed in Tangipahoa Parish with bond set at $50,000.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said Wednesday that he wants the state to resist any presidential order that might restrict gun rights.

Bryant made the call shortly before President Barack Obama issued 23 executive orders designed to curb gun violence.

“I am asking that you immediately pass legislation that would make any unconstitutional order by the President illegal to enforce in Mississippi by state or local law enforcement,” Bryant wrote in a letter to Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves.

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A flag waves from the top of the Jet Star Roller Coaster on Jan. 8 in Seaside Heights, N.J. The roller coaster was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy.

NASA, European Space Agency uniting to send spaceship to moon CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is teaming up with the European Space Agency to get astronauts beyond Earth’s orbit.

Europe will provide the propulsion and power compartment for NASA’s new Orion crew capsule, officials said Wednesday. This service module will be based on Europe’s supply ship used for the International Space Station.

Orion’s first trip is an unmanned mission in 2017. Any extra parts will be incorporated in the first manned mission of Orion in 2021.

New Orleans activates freeze plan for homeless during cold weather NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With temperatures expected to drop to 35 degrees or below overnight Wednesday and early Thursday, the City of New Orleans has activated its freeze plan to provide temporary shelter for the homeless.

City officials say persons needing shelter will be accepted at the The Salvation Army, The Ozanam Inn, The Covenant House and New Orleans Mission.

All shelters are free of charge.

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

EXPANSION

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African American Cultural Center to open in Spring New building to feature ‘green space’ Camille Stelly Contributing Writer

The African-American Cultural Center’s expansion project and move from Hatcher Hall to a new location between the bookstore and Women’s Center is expected to be completed by late spring 2013 and will include a library and student lounge.

The decision to expand the AACC has been in talks since it was located in the old Christian Science Education Building. The maximum capacity was about 100 people and proved difficult for holding events, according to the Director at the Office of Multicultural Affairs Chaunda Allen.

The opportunity was presented with the University Master Plan. The plan aimed to enhance the University community in terms of a “memorable living and learning environment,” according to the Master Plan’s website.

The current Master Plan was laid out in 2003 and contains enhancements for the University stretching 20 years into the future.

Allen said she hopes the new cultural center will revitalize activities among students and professors.

“The old Cultural Center was a space student organizations

rendering courtesy of AACC

would use for their own programs and meetings. We hope that will come back,” Allen said. “It was a place where professors would bring their classes for specific lectures.”

The new Cultural Center will have its own library, which will enhance the amount and types of books the center offers. Currently, all of the books in the cultural center are connected to Middleton Library.

“The new library will help us expand our collection of AfricanAmerican books and authors. That will enhance the education,” Allen said.

Coordinator of AfricanAmerican Student Affairs LaKeitha Poole said having the new center located between the

University bookstore and the Women’s Center will also draw alumni and community members to hold their own events because the new center will have a physical presence it does not currently have in Hatcher Hall.

“We have a space inside of Hatcher Hall, but having the cultural center as a building connected to the Women’s Center and the bookstore adds presence for alumni and the community,” Poole said. “The community was definitely a part of utilizing the Cultural Center before it was going through this process. We hope it will return to that and expand.”

Two core committees worked alongside Jerry M. Campbell & Associates, the architecture firm, in the design — one for the AACC

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Potted plants line the nearly-completed courtyard Wednesday for the new African American Cultural Center. The center will feature new “green space” and a library.

and one for the Women’s Center.

The firm had a series of meetings between students and staff to determine how to utilize the space, which will include a large multi-purpose meeting space, a small library, office space for the staff and a lounge area where students can study or relax. There was also a great interest in incorporating green space to hold events outside, such as Umoja and Juneteenth, according to Allen.

The AACC is the only cultural center on a college campus in Louisiana.

Poole said this center is setting the standard for the state, and the University’s new center could possibly be a model for other

universities interested in starting their own cultural centers.

Contact Camille Stelly at cstelly@lsureveille.com

DIVERSITY

U.S. Congress inspires progress Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez Staff Writer

As the increasing diversity of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives slowly changes the face of American politics, some University students and professors say they hope to see continued progress.

According to the House Press Gallery, 42 African-Americans, 81 women, 35 Hispanics, 11 AsianAmericans and three Native American serve in the House of Representatives. One openly gay, one openly bisexual, one Buddhist, one Hispanic senator and five women began serving in January in the Senate.

Trey Toups, biochemistry and French freshman and tabling chair of the Spectrum activism committee, said he is proud of the progress.

“I think it’s really inspiring.

Most LBGT people would say this is really encouraging, and it opens up a broader spectrum of opportunity,” Toups said. “It’s amazing to see we have so much diversity compared to what we had before.”

Toups said the legislative branch shows a more open-minded trend in America.

“It shows a cultural shift and

modernization. The mentality of the U.S. as a country is opening up,” Toups said.

Director of the LSU Women’s Center Summer Steib said there is still progress to be made.

“While you’ve seen progress on a national level, women still make up 18 percent of the U.S. congress,” Steib said. “Locally, Louisiana is ranked 50th of women in legislature.”

With about 11 percent of the legislature comprised of women, Louisiana ranks last for its percentage of female legislators, according to the Center for American Women and Politics.

“It still hasn’t gotten to the point where census breakdowns are reflected in top levels of congress,” Steib said.

The LSU Women’s Center is taking initiatives to remove barriers to get women elected and has partnered with Running Start and the American Association of University Women to host Elect Her, a program encouraging women in politics and providing them with skills and tools to run campaigns, Steib said.

Wayne Parent, political science professor, said new legislative members could eventually translate into a greater minority

voter turnout.

“Especially in Louisiana, for groups that have been historically shut out of the system, once there is some reward in politics, people are more likely to participate again,” Parent said. “If voters see their vote matters, they are more likely to participate.”

He said the electorate represents how many minorities are voting.

“It’s not just older white men anymore,” Parent said.

Steib said diverse elected leaders can provide insight for political issues.

“The more perspective you can have on any particular issue, particularly big issues in Congress, it translates to more people being heard. Having a more diverse congress is a better picture of what the actual country looks like,” Steib said.

Associate professor of political science Christopher Kenny said this diversity will not necessarily translate into new policy. There needs to be a willingness to work together or a majority for new policy to come to action, he said.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Senate requests student representation in Transition Advisory Board for restructuring

WORKAHOLICS, from page 1

freshman, had similar sentiments.

“The show works because they like to get weird, and we like to get weird,” Johnson said.

DeVine, although much smarter than his character, Adam DeMamp, has experienced “weird” nights much like his character. For example, his 21st birthday was a dangerous one.

“I just drank with my buddies in my living room. They tried to make me do 21 shots in 21 minutes, which is probably the most dangerous thing you can do to yourself and your body,” DeVine chuckled. “So, I think I got to like 17 shots in 17 minutes and vomitted my combination of vodka and Lo-Carb Monster

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Gris Gris and Evangelistas

Willie Nelson and family

Ivan Neville’s

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Energy drink that I was chugging.”

DeVine also shares interests with local students due to his love of Louisiana, its customs and its lax drinking laws.

“I love, love Louisiana. It’s probably one of my favorite states.

It’s the best,” DeVine gushed. “And your drive-thru daiquiris places — hell yeah!”

He said he would love to come to Mardi Gras, and he mentioned he has a friend who is in charge of overseeing some floats. So, keep an eye out for the gang chucking beads next Carnival season.

Take it sleazy.

Contact Taylor Schoen at tschoen@lsureveille.com

DUMPSTAPHUNK

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there will be a national search.”

Kuhn said despite how reorganization affects the position, the main responsibilities will remain the same, but the scale on which they are performed might evolve to include more than just the Baton Rouge campus.

“We don’t know what the final reorganizational structure will look like,” Kuhn said. “How the functions of all the campuses are going to be put together is the question. Can there be one payroll office that handles the payroll for all of those? Those are the kinds of issues that are going to be discussed.”

Kuhn said the position encompasses so many aspects of campus that he will not have time to learn everything about each department during the time he will hold the office.

“Department heads are the experts. When decisions come, I’m going to consult with them,” Kuhn said. “What I’ve told all of them is they better be on their game because I’m going to have to go to them for their expertise.”

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Stuart Bell said Monday’s permanent replacement will not be discussed until “after reorganization” because the responsibilities of the position may expand

or even change.

The process for the LSU System reorganization began recently when the Transition Advisory Team met for the first time Jan. 8 to discuss the procedure and timeline for developing a final concept, which will be submitted to the Board of Supervisors for a decision and fine-tuning in July.

The Transition Advisory Team expects the reorganization process to conclude within two years, which means the University might be without a permanent University CFO and vice chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services for just as long.

Kuhn said communication is one of the primary responsibilities of the position.

“One of the reasons they asked me to do this is I do have some knowledge and experience in all of those areas,” Kuhn said. “But the only area I’ve worked in is Budget and Planning, which is the budget and institutional research — compiling data about the institution. But I’ve worked with these people.

I’ve been at LSU 38 years. Hopefully that’s going to help with the immediate communication.”

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tuition revenue.

“We deserve a seat at the table,” said Cox, adding that the addition of a student to the board is within Jenkins’ power.

“If he wants it to happen, it would happen.” said Cox.

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The 32nd Legislative Session of the Student Government Senate kicked off Wednesday with a formal request to the LSU Board of Supervisors for student involvement on the LSU Transition Advisory Team.

During the first annual meeting of this semester, SG senators unanimously approved SGR No. 1, a resolution requesting student

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he said.

Cox said the Transition Advisory Board is reluctant to appoint a student representative because its work is “time sensitive,” he was told, and because students would be more beneficial on the subcommittees.

However, there are no students represented on the subcommittees, according to Cox. Cox said students are particularly deserving of representation given the increasing dependence of the University on their

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representation on the LSU Transition Advisory Board.

The LSU Transition Advisory Board currently consists of 10 members and, although there are individuals who are close to the University on the board, like Interim System President and Chancellor William Jenkins, there are currently no students on the board.

“There is still a lot that I and many other people don’t know,” said Student Body President Taylor Cox. “That is why we are trying to ensure that our voice is heard by getting that student representation on the actual Transition Advisory Team committee,”

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Resolution approved unanimously

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Sports

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Notre Dame, Te’o’s explanations don’t make sense MIC’D UP MICAH BEDARD Sports Columnist

DAVID J. PHILLIP / The Associated Press

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o was a primary competitor of LSU linebacker Kevin Minter for defensive awards. Te’o is now caught in a scandal about his personal life.

Forget “Zero Dark Thirty,” “Django Unchained,” and “Flight” — Manti Te’o and Notre Dame deserve the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. It takes some skill to come up with a narrative as riveting as Te’o’s.

He came back for his senior season, his girlfriend and grandmother died within six hours of each other and he used that great story to crash the Heisman Trophy presentation in New York City.

Would Te’o have been mentioned in the same breath with Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones or South Carolina defensive

end Jadeveon Clowney if his background hoax by a girl who “conspired with others story didn’t make the rest of the country feel to lead him to believe she had tragically sorry for him? No way. died of leukemia.”

Te’o played for an undefeated team at a Let me guess, they’re going to release school with one of college football’s richest another statement blaming Notre Dame’s traditions and a Pulitzer fairy putrid effort in the BCS Natale to boot. Imagine for a Check out what LSU tional Championship Game second if he had indeed won athletes are tweeting on the scandal? the Heisman Trophy.

Te’o was supposedly about the Manti Te’o It was probably one hell duped by a girl who he had story, p. 7. of a ride for Te’o his last seanever met — except he had. son in South Bend, but he would have rath- Deadspin’s report notes on Nov. 12, 2009, er been beaten 1500-0 by Alabama in the after Stanford’s victory against Notre championship than have what was revealed Dame, Te’o and his supposed girlfriend on Wednesday come to light.

Lennay Kekua’s, “stares got pleasantly tanAfter Deadspin came out with a re- gled,” according to the South Bend Tribune. port of Te’o’s girlfriend being as real as He told ESPN in an October interview Santa Claus, Notre Dame officials released she was “the most beautiful girl [he had] a statement saying they discovered he re- ever met.” Those phone conversations must ceived a call from his girlfriend’s number Dec. 26. They said Te’o was a victim of a TE’O, see page 8

String Music Marcus Rodrigue

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Undersized guard Andre Stringer contributes in a big way

Sports Contributor

LSU senior guard Charles Carmouche dribbled up-court as Marquette players raced back to defend the fast break. Carmouche glanced to his right, where junior guard Andre Stringer had pulled up at the wing.

In an instant, Carmouche made the pass to Stringer, who planted his feet and ascended over the outstretched hand of the defender. A flick of the wrist later, the ball found the net to tie the game at 49 and erase a 21-point deficit.

LSU would end up losing the game, but Stringer would finish with six 3-pointers, 20 points and, eventually, the title of Louisiana Sports Writers Association Player of the Week. Stringer has started every game since the loss to the Golden Eagles and his 48.9 percent on 3-point shots was third best in the Southeastern Conference prior to the South Carolina game.

“I put countless hours in the gym working on my shot, perfecting different ways to shoot jumpers,” Stringer said. “It’s been an ongoing experience from high school until now.”

Stringer came to LSU from Forest Hill High School in Jackson, Miss., where he was the all-time leading scorer for the Patriots. He averaged 26 points and nine assists during his high school career and was named Mississippi’s Mr. Basketball in 2009 and 2010.

Former LSU assistant coach Brent Scott recruited Stringer, who felt “right at home” on his official visits.

“Coming here, I felt like the LSU family was a good family for me,” Stringer said. “…I came on my visit, and it was a nice

Tigers fall to South Carolina in OT, 82-73 Chandler Rome Sports Writer

Sophomore forward Johnny O’Bryant III, whose post presence often warrants double teams that leave shooters open, said knowing that Stringer can knock down 3-pointers consistently has been helpful to him and the team.

“Andre’s a great shooter, and he’s been giving us a lot of offense this year,” O’Bryant said. “…

[When] Andre raises up for a shot, I

Michael Carrera exploded for 21 second-half points off the bench and LSU couldn’t overcome a 22-turnover performance, as it dropped its third consecutive Southeastern Conference game, 82-73 in overtime to South Carolina.

Carrera, who averaged 9.1 points per game heading into the contest, scored 10 of the 13 Gamecock points in overtime, sealing the fate for the Tigers (9-5, 0-3 SEC).

Sophomore guard Anthony Hickey paced the Tigers with 18 points, but was riddled with foul troubles that forced him to sit out much of the second half. Fellow sophomore Johnny O’Bryant III also ran into foul trouble, finishing with just nine points in 23 minutes.

“We were just trying to keep that pace while [Hickey] and Johnny were gone,” said LSU senior guard Charles Carmouche. “As we all know, they’re key parts of our team. It was tough having them on the bench.”

Ahead 69-65 with 2:41 remaining, LSU could not keep the Gamecocks (11-5, 1-2 SEC) out of the inside as Carrera netted a layup and junior guard Brenton Williams sunk two free throws to knot the score at 69 late in the contest.

After stingy defense from Carmouche forced a steal by Hickey, the sophomore passed on a last second shot opportunity, giving it to O’Bryant, whose 3-pointer was off

STRINGER, see page 8

LSU-USC, see page 8

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LSU junior guard Andre Stringer (10) scores Wednesday over the University of South Carolina’s junior guard Brenton Williams (1) in the Tigers 73-82 overtime loss in the PMAC. Stringer shot 48.9 percent on 3-point shots before the USC game.

surrounding with nice advisers, nice people around this community. It just made me feel good.”

Standing at 5-foot-10, Stringer is always one of the smaller players on the floor. Though Stringer’s combination of height and proficiency from the perimeter would likely limit him to playing as a pure shooter, Stringer said he’s not afraid to penetrate to the basket.

“I’ve been playing all my life with a chip on my shoulder because

I am a smaller guy,” Stringer said.

“There have been a lot of naysayers in my career, [saying] ‘he’s too small, he [isn’t] big enough to do this or that.’ I kind of used that as my motivation.”

The occasional 3-point burst isn’t the only way Stringer lifts his team. Coach Johnny Jones’ system calls for fast-paced play on both sides of the floor, and Stringer’s feisty defense has translated into 14 steals on the season.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

LSU looks for rare road win at No. 18 South Carolina Bria Turner

Sports Contributor

The LSU women’s basketball team heads to Columbia, S.C., tonight with goals of ending its road struggles and upsetting No. 18 South Carolina.

The Lady Tigers (11-6, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) have trouble on the road with a 2-5 record outside of Baton Rouge.

LSU Coach Nikki Caldwell said success on the road is crucial in the SEC, but a win against the Gamecocks would have many benefits.

“Obviously a win against a very good ranked opponent looks good on your résumé as far as the committee is concerned, but it also would be a great confidence booster for our group in letting them know they can win on the road,” Caldwell said.

South Carolina (14-3, 2-2 SEC) has a swarming defense, allowing an average of 47 points from SEC opponents this season, while LSU has

allowed an average of 65 points.

Caldwell said patience, composure and LSU’s multiple offensive contributors will help the Lady Tigers attack the defense. In nearly every game, each LSU player who checks into the game scores.

“A positive for us is we’ve had a balanced offensive attack,” Caldwell said. “We gotta make sure that we’re getting the ball to the right people at the right time and allowing our go-tos to do what they do best.”

Freshman guard Danielle Ballard has been one of those “go-tos” all season.

With only 17 games and 12 starts under her belt, the Memphis native has already broken into LSU’s top-10 steals for a freshman with 49.

The guard is also second in both rebounding and scoring only behind junior forward Theresa Plaisance with 241 points and 101 rebounds.

Ballard brings an up-tempo transition game to the team with steals and deflections, but defensively, she’s a solid rebounder who Caldwell calls one of the “better

rebounders in the guard position.”

The recent success doesn’t surprise Ballard. She said she puts in work during practice, so she expects those results during games. For the rest of the season, Ballard said she wants to be more coachable and only do what is best for the team.

“I feel great going to the rebounds and getting steals for my teammates,” Caldwell said. “I’m doing what I’m supposed to do. Stick defense and win games and doing what my coach asks me to do.”

The three-time SEC Freshman of the Week said she’s proud of the honors, but wants more for herself.

“It’s just an award for the week,” Ballard said. “I’m really trying to go far, like Freshman of the Year.”

Senior guard Adrienne Webb (20) drives to the goal Sunday during LSU’s 62-42 victory against Mississippi State in the PMAC. The Lady Tigers hit the road tonight against No. 18 South Carolina.

LSU holds a 2-5 record outside of its PMAC home court.

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CLUB SPORTS

Rugby team faces weather, looks forward to season Cole Travis Sports Contributor

The spectacle of 30 rugged men training in two tiny racquetball courts at the University Student Recreation Complex was an unusual sight. A pair of female students even mistook the team for an aerobic fitness class.

The recent inclement weather has done little to dampen the spirits of the LSU rugby team members as they set their eyes on a successful spring campaign.

The torrential rain of the past several days forced the team to move practices into the racquetball courts at the UREC this week.

As they prepare to take on Loyola and University of LouisianaLafayette on Saturday at the Sports

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and Adventure Complex fields, the Tigers were thankful to be out of the

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“No one wants to be outside

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right now,” said junior flanker Alex Creede.

And as bad as the weather has been, the team has played under much worse conditions than this before.

“One time, we had a practice when it was below 20 [degrees], two years ago,” said senior fullback Allen Alongi. “And we had a sheet of ice form over our backs. I felt accomplished because I think pushing those limits in that type of weather makes us a better team altogether.”

After posting a 7-2 record in the fall, the Tigers are looking to make a run at the Southeastern College Rugby Conference championship.

In the SCRC’s inaugural season in 2011-12, Florida took home the title after defeating the Tigers in

the semi-final 25-17, but LSU has moved past that and is optimistic about the outlook for the spring.

“Compared to the other schools [in the SCRC], we have a great program,” said senior center Paul Rogers. “And compared to the rest of the country, we have a great program.”

They will face stiff competition, most notably from Texas A&M, who won the biggest tournament of the fall, the SCRC Olympic Sevens.

The Tigers will travel to College Station, Texas to play an exhibition against the Aggies on Jan. 26 in a matchup that may be an earlyseason litmus test for both clubs.

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LSU junior guard Jeanne Kenney drives past Wichita State sophomore guard Alex Harden on Nov. 11 during the Lady Tigers’ 72-70 win against the Shockers in the PMAC. Kenney leads her team in charges take, with at least one sacrifice hit per game.

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Jeanne Kenney saw a North Carolina State player barreling toward her. The LSU junior guard braced herself for the pain and took the charge.

“I knew she wasn’t gonna pass it,” Kenney said. “It was one-on-one basically, and I was like, ‘This one’s gonna hurt,’ and I just took it.”

In nearly every game, Kenney channels the philosophy of “taking one for the team.” Kenney leads the Lady Tigers in charges taken, and although the charges aren’t recorded on stat sheets, she has gotten into the double digits by taking at least one a game.

To Kenney, sacrificing her body is worth it. It’s a selfless act done for the success and motivation of the Lady Tigers.

“It’s energy plays,” Kenney said. “And we need all the energy we can get.”

Kenney has also tallied 72 assists this season, a statistic that goes unnoticed by many.

LSU coach Nikki Caldwell said Kenney has a high basketball IQ and a competitive spirit.

“Jeanne is one of those players who is very unselfish — to a fault at times — because we definitely need her to look to score the basketball,” Caldwell said.

“But she’s really that player that gets other people involved. She will literally get the ball to the right people at the right time.”

Kenney said she’s been taking charges for years, so she has mastered the art of “learning how to fall” successfully without causing herself any bodily harm.

Kenney doesn’t happen to be in the right place at the right time to take these charges. They are planned based on her competitors. She said she studies the scouting reports and learns players’ tendencies during the game to know what her opponents do in certain situations.

According to Kenney, players have to be smart about charges — a player can’t take every one.

“If you have two fouls, you let that one go, you give up those two points,” Kenney said.

“That’s something that’s taken a long time. Old habits die hard.”

As vocal leader, she is usually the loudest player in the arena during games and practices.

Kenney said each player has their own “thing” to make the team come together to be successful.

“You have your all-stars and you have your people in the background,” Kenney said. “I’m comfortable with either way the ball bounces.”

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think it’s going in every time. I kind of get disappointed when he passes up on open shots.”

Stringer expressed the same kind of unwavering belief in his 3-point stroke, as evidenced by his willingness to attempt shots from well behind the arc. But that doesn’t mean Stringer takes every

open jumper.

“I have ultimate faith in my shot, just based off the practice I get in on it, be it after practice or on the off days getting shots in,” Stringer said. “Coach Jones really hasn’t given me a limit [on my shot], but I know what’s good for our team.”

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linebacker in the country. It was because his grandmother and girlfriend died allegedly in the span of have been intense.

Te’o released a statement after six hours and he was forced to play the Deadspin story, going back on with that burden the entire season.

Guys like Jones and LSU linehow he met his girlfriend.

“This is incredibly embarrass- backer Kevin Minter had better numing to talk about, but over an ex- bers than Te’o, but lost out to him tended period of time, I developed because he had a story that made an emotional relationship with a people feel bad for him.

The Fighting Irish were college woman I met online,” Te’o said in the statement. “We maintained what football’s golden children during the I thought to be an authentic relation- 2012 season because they had do-noship by communicating frequently wrong Te’o leading them into battle. online and on the phone, and I grew So much for that.

I don’t want to harp too much on to care deeply about her.”

Sorry Manti, but even if I did the guy, because his grandmother did die and this seems believe you, have you ever seen the Visit lsureveille.com for like a white lie that movie “Catfish”? Micah’s thoughts on Chip turned into a colosThe movie where a Kelly leaving Oregon. sal mess. I have no idea what kind of guy meets the girl of his dreams on Facebook only to pressure comes with being a college find out she’s a middle-aged wom- football superstar.

But some lingering questions an? Apparently Notre Dame Athletic still remain. If Kekua really was the Director Jack Swarbrick has.

Swarbrick used “Catfish” as a love of Te’o’s life, why didn’t he atreason he could be sure Te’o wasn’t tend the funeral? If Notre Dame’s in some way behind the scandal. star player was being extorted by someone, why weren’t the authoriWait, is this real life?

He added insult to injury by ties contacted?

It would have still been a intersaying Te’o was “the perfect mark” esting story if this happened to an for a hoax like this.

Oh really, Jack? Te’o must have average college football player, but had such a huge target on his back because Manti became such a polarwhen he was a freshman on a 6-6 izing figure this season, it even puts Lance Armstrong’s Oprah interview Notre Dame team.

If the school knew on Dec. 26 airing today on the backburner.

Something could have been that Te’o’s girlfriend never existed, why didn’t we find out until Jan. 16? done so that this news wasn’t broken Obviously Notre Dame didn’t by someone outside the Notre Dame see Te’o’s soar in popularity coming. football program or the Te’o family, It couldn’t have predicted the Fight- who was supposedly set to release a ing Irish would go 12-0 in the regu- story on the situation next week.

I can’t take Notre Dame or lar season or that he would become a Te’o’s weak responses to the DeadHeisman Trophy candidate.

But that doesn’t excuse the fact spin story for what they are. And neithat they have known about this for ther should you.

22 days and did nothing to let the Micah Bedard is a 22-year-old truth come out.

What makes it tragic for the history senior from Houma. college football world is that Te’o Contact Micah Bedard at didn’t win the Lott Trophy, Walter mbedard@lsureveille.com; Camp Award and runner-up for the Twitter: @DardDog Heisman because he was the best

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the mark.

“Johnny was going to set a pick for me and I was going to come off and just create and get to the basket,” Hickey said. “I knew they were going to double [team] me and I kicked it out to Johnny.”

South Carolina ripped off the first four points of the overtime, aided by the 22nd Tiger turnover, and never looked back as it cruised to a 13-4 overtime advantage.

LSU coach Johnny Jones acknowledged his team was outworked in the five-minute overtime as it was out-rebounded 8-1 and went 0-for-6 from 3-point territory.

“Unfortunately for us, [South Carolina] made the tough plays down the stretch,” Jones said.

“When you get into overtime, you want to strike first and we didn’t.”

The Tigers once again faced problems against a zone defense as they went cold from the field early in the first half, falling behind by as much as 12 points.

But LSU closed the half on a 9-1 run, highlighted by a Hickey trey from the corner and a layup from freshman guard Malik Morgan to head into the locker room only down a pair, 35-33.

“We’ve got to get better against the zone, period,” Carmouche said.

“We’ve got to find a way to be aggressive and stop settling.”

Off to its worst SEC start since

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LSU senior guard Charles Carmouche (0) lays up the basketball in the Tigers’ 73-82 overtime loss to the University of South Carolina on Wednesday in the PMAC.

2009, the Tigers will need to rebound quickly for a Saturday road game at Georgia, which also boasts an 0-3 conference record and ranks near the bottom of the SEC in every statistical category.

“It’s important that we understand that we’re supposed to be taking care of our home floor,”

Jones said. “We’ve got to bounce back in terms of practicing better … and translating our practice into the game.”

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Rebecca Docter Entertainment Writer

Editor’s Note: The last names of the two students featured in this story have been omitted at the request of the students for safety purposes.

To the untrained eye, there is nothing startling about Jenny — she is the typical LSU student, clad in purple and gold, scurrying off toward her next class. Once it’s finished, she’s out the door and on her way back to the confines of her

residence hall. community has grown from a But when she reappears hours few appreciative fans to an exlater, she is no longer Jenny. She has panding empire, gaining media become Juliet Starling, the heroine attention through well-publiof the popular video game “Lolli- cized events such as Comic-Con. pop Chainsaw.”

Jenny, a mass communication Cosplay, the process of taking sophomore, is known in the world a character from a graphic novel or of Cosplay as “Jayte.” Her friend, video game and bringing him or her Rebecca, is a geology freshman to life through who is known Watch a video of Cosplaying as “ineedsugar.” costume and makeup, is a They are in action at lsureveille.com. way for fans to just two of creatively display their appreciation many in the University commufor these works. nity who participate in the world In recent years, the Cosplay of Cosplay.

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Revamp your style for the new year With a new year upon us, many people make resolutions to better themselves. While most resolutions are related to health and wellness, I created a few style resolutions for the new year in hopes to make 2013 a bit more fashionable.

1. Incorporate more color.

So many people limit their wardrobe to neutral colors. Whether it’s intentional or by chance, I challenge you to take a plunge and wear some bright hues. Once you find the right color for your skin tone, you’ll look and feel better immediately.

To find your skin’s undertones, simply SHAMIYAH KELLEY look at the veins Fashion Columnist on the underside of your wrist.

If the veins look purple or blue, that implies a cool undertone. Cool undertones look great with silver, jewel tones and pastels. Conversely, green veins imply a warm undertone.

Warm undertones go well with gold, yellow, red and coral.

If you’re having a hard time seeing your veins, or if you have blue and green veins, you may have neutral undertones. In that case, almost all colors will be flattering.

Choosing a character is the most important task for a Cosplayer, and it can be especially daunting, Jenny said. Cosplayers choose COSPLAY, see page 11

2. Develop an eye for quality pieces.

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“The Carrie Diaries”

FILM REVIEW

The CW

The CW’s “Sex and The City” prequel “The Carrie Diaries” stars AnnaSophia Robb as 16-year-old Carrie Bradshaw. Set in 1984, teenage Carrie comes to terms with her mother’s death, experiences first love, fights with her rebellious, younger sister and navigates high school while avoiding her nemesis, Donna LaDonna. As unfortunate as this sounds, “The Carrie Diaries” isn’t awful. While Robb is an odd choice for the role of Carrie Bradshaw, she manages to capture a certain essence of the character. Freema Agyeman and Matt Letscher deliver solid performances. “The Carrie Diaries” is far more compelling than most teen dramas, but the many clichés in the pilot alone will probably keep it from reaching its predecessor’s cult status. If you’re looking for a new “SATC,” stay away. But if you’ve ever fantasized about living in a John Hughes movie, this might be the show for you.

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Christopher Owens, “Lysandre”

Fat Possum Records

Christopher Owens, former Girls frontman, releases his first solo effort, showcasing some of his tightest songwriting yet. Many of the songs include playful arrangements that are less guitar-heavy, taking inspiration from 1970s singer-songwriters complete with flourishes such as flutes, saxophone and harmonica. Highlights like “Here We Go,” “Part of Me” and “Here We Go Again,” while light on substance, are well-constructed and effective pop songs that get the job done without overstaying their welcome. Be sure to stay away from this release if you aren’t into shamelessly sentimental lyrics — those seem to be Owen’s specialty. One major flaw is the repetition of a single musical theme throughout the album, in every song, which quickly begins to bore.

Otherwise, this is a solid release and a promising solo debut.

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Dropkick Murphys, “SIGNED and SEALED in BLOOD”

Born & Bread Records

Dropkick Murphys’ new album “SIGNED and SEALED in BLOOD” keeps with their traditional Irish-infused punk music.

The choruses remain big and bold as ever, and the mix of heavy guitars and traditional Irish instrumentation remains strong. Although it can sound similar to some of their older material, fans of the band and Irish music in general will enjoy this album. The songs “Rose Tattoo” and “Jimmy Collins’ Wake” do a fantastic job of keeping with their tradition of music perfect for shouting with everyone at your favorite pub. One of the album’s flaws is the seemingly out-of-place “The Season’s Upon Us,” but it still sounds solid and fits the tradition of the band.

[B+]

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Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z, “Suit & Tie”

RCA

Seven years after his last album, Justin Timberlake has announced his return to music with his new single “Suit & Tie,” featuring Jay-Z. At first listen, the song was a bit underwhelming, but I blame that on the large amount of hype leading up to the song’s release. This track is fun, upbeat and Justin’s trademark high-pitched, soulful voice takes us back to why we fell in love with him in the first place. It’s not surprising that the song was produced by Timbaland, who has made countless hits with Justin (“Cry Me A River,” “Sexy Back,” just to name a few). Jay-Z as a feature was a nice touch but didn’t really do much for the song. Warning: it will not be easy to get the chorus out of your head.

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“Workaholics”

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After what felt like an eternity, the boys of TeleAmeriCorp are back in business. Workaholics set the bar high with its premiere episode “Booger Nights.” To honor their faithful yet pitiful employee, Bill, the office hosts a roast for him. Adam, Blake and Ders are determined to be the funniest among their peers, but discover the group doesn’t share their penchant for fart sounds and cancer jokes. The show reveals self-awareness by acknowledging its own gratuitous use of gross-out humor and controversial topics. It almost seems to question itself. Are we actually funny? Do we rely too heavily on these immature themes? Do we care? The answer is a resounding “no.” Without giving too much away, the rest of the episode involves boogers being eaten, soiled pants and lots of Mike Meyers – and it was so wonderfully weird. Job well done.

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EDITOR’S PICK: “Girls”

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Arguably the most divisive show of 2012, the second season of “Girls” returned Sunday with refined performances from its main cast in an episode that ranks among the serie’s funniest. Lena Dunham is constantly proving herself and exceeding expectation.

Her portrayal of Hannah Horvath is starkly bright compared to her character’s self-pity and self-loathing from last season. Hannah is on the precipice of becoming a lovable yet flawed character. While performances from Allison Williams and the impossibly hilarious Zosia Mamet exceeded last season’s, their story arcs are the only falter of the episode. The characters are in familiar situations and act predictably. But “Girls” is inching closer to shattering its stigma, and this BRIAN SIBILLE Entertainment Editor season could be an explosion.

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Unoriginal ‘Gangster Squad’ a fun, but done-before ride

Named for its ragtag band of detectives commissioned to take down the most powerful gangster in post-WWII Los Angeles, “Gangster Squad” is exactly the movie it’s exSAMANTHA BARES pected to be. Entertainment Writer Produced

by Village Roadshow Pictures, the trite period piece has its merits.

The costume design is eyecatching in most cases. There are several scenes that make the most of the excessive gunplay with interesting visual effects, not to mention the unoriginal but cringingly well-done murder scenes.

The plot leaves a little something to be desired. The kitschy dialogue is fraught with the lingo of the late 1940s, and the shootout scenes became tiresome after the first hour. If it hadn’t been as well-cast, this noir-ish film could be classified as nothing more than cheesy and uninspired.

In many ways, the cast is what makes the film. Sean Penn is chillingly convincing as sadistic, unrefined Mickey Cohen, a Jewish retired boxer with a hand in every crooked business in town.

After his brothel is infiltrated by the respected war hero and LAPD Sgt. John O’Mara — played by an equally appropriate Josh Brolin — Cohen sneers into the face of an ill-fated lackey, “You know what they say: everything good must one day be burned to the ground for the insurance money.”

The chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, who play a member of the vigilante outfit and Cohen’s girlfriend, respectively, is undeniable. The pair is unaffected and convincing as a couple. Against the odds, their relationship never comes

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Josh Brolin [left] plays Sgt. John O’Mara, and Nick Nolte [right] plays Chief Parker in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ drama “Gangster Squad.”

across as overbearing or overly dramatic.

The rest of the cast gives it a good shot, settling into their clichéd roles with aplomb. The squad works as a whole because of its strict adherence to the expected roster of members: the impossibly skilled veteran in Robert Patrick, youthful protégé in Michael Peña, the intelligence operative in Giovanni Ribisi, the street-wise cop in Anthony Mackie, the reluctant righthand man in Gosling and the

passionate leader in Brolin.

“Gangster Squad” ends up being exactly the film it set out to be — one that has been done before, but is at least done well.

Grade: B Samantha Bares is a 19-year-old English sophomore from Erath, La.

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characters based on emotional connection and affordability. They also make their choices to pay homage to specific video games or comic books.

Thus, the characterization must be nearly perfect from head to toe.

The most integral part of the process is staying true to the characters they work hard to portray, Rebecca said.

“That’s the true spirit of Cosplay,” Rebecca said, “showing what you love.”

The most challenging component of Cosplay is the creation of the costume, the centerpiece of the art.

Most participants are self-taught in crafting and, prior to their introduction into the world of Cosplay, have little to no experience in basic costume skills, such as sewing.

Some Cosplayers, like Jenny, take the creative process a step further and work to develop footwear suitable for the characters they portray. Through hours spent viewing online tutorials and instruction manuals, Cosplayers are able to duplicate even higher priced items, such as suits of armor.

It’s important to develop these skills because “90 percent of the stuff you can’t buy,” Rebecca said.

Rather than spend hundreds on high-end wigs with human hair, many Cosplayers buy lower-quality wigs made from synthetic fibers. If the “hair” isn’t the right length or color, Cosplayers can cut, trim and style wigs to suit the characters they are trying to achieve.

“I have more hair in my house than Sally’s does in the storeroom,” Jenny said.

According to Jenny and Rebecca, the University is the perfect location to be a Cosplayer. The picturesque campus serves as an excellent backdrop for photoshoots, and the growing Cosplay community allows people like Jenny and Rebecca to make new contacts and friendships.

“Most people just need a little push to get into Cosplay,” Rebecca said.

When asked if she had any advice for prospective Cosplayers, she smiled.

“You can do it — don’t tell yourself you can’t learn.”

longer wear.

A cluttered closet leads to a because they can last longer than cluttered mind. Anything you aren’t most clothing and transcend seasons. wearing should be donated or sold.

A striking handbag or statementAt the start of every season, making shoes can make a whole go through your closet and separate outfit look more stylish and well put- your clothes into three piles. The first together. Save up and treat yourself pile is clothing you want to keep. to a nice leather bag this year or a That applies to on-trend clothes and staple pair of black pumps. timeless pieces. The second pile will be the donate or sell pile. Donate 3. Get dressed for class. any gently used clothes you don’t It’s good practice for the real wear or haven’t worn for the past world where you have to get up and six months. Eliminate anything with put on actual clothes every day. It’ll permanent stains or holes. These will lessen the blow of post-grad reality be put in the last pile to throw away. if you wean yourOnce this process self off of the Nike Get more fashion tips is complete, your shorts and T-shirt online at lsureveille.com. closet will be easier uniform now. to navigate, and so I understand the practicality of will finding something to wear in the wearing athletic wear to class. You morning. wake up late, and throwing on whatA few slight changes here and ever you can find to get to your 7:30 there will make 2013 your most a.m. class on time is completely rea- fashionable year yet. sonable.

However, take a few days out of Shamiyah Kelley is a 20-year-old each week to wake up 10 to 15 min- mass communication junior from utes earlier to avoid that rushed feel- Irmo, S.C. ing, or consider planning your outfit the night before. You’ll feel more put together and your professors will apContact Shamiyah Kelley at preciate the gesture. skelley@lsureveille.com 4. Get rid of clothing you no

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Invisible Wounds Military suicides at crisis level BLUE-EYED DEVIL NICHOLAS PIERCE Columnist

Editor’s Note: All names are pseudonymous. “Mark Hall” didn’t want his family knowing he was suicidal, and “John April” is actively serving and not allowed to officially make comments to the media.

University junior Mark Hall thinks about killing himself twice a day.

Not long ago, Hall was an active duty non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served two tours overseas, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, but in some ways he never fully came home.

“I battle with suicide daily.

I don’t find life rewarding anymore. Before my service, I was happy,” Hall said. “I can’t put my finger on it — where the depression comes from. I don’t know why we were over there, I didn’t feel like I was fighting for the flag or for my family. I don’t know why my friends died.”

An old U.S. Army marching cadence rings, “Misery, misery, this Army life is killing me.”

It’s a cadence that, according to the Department of Defense, has proved sadly prophetic.

There were as many as 349 suicides among U.S. military personnel in 2012, the highest number recorded since the Department of Defense began keeping detailed records in 2001.

The lion’s share of those lost came from my alma mater, the U.S. Army, with 182 self-inflicted fatalities. the U.S. Marine Corps registered 48 suicides, the U.S. Air Force 59 and the U.S. Navy 60.

In recent years, the Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

have drastically stepped up their suicide intervention programs.

Despite these efforts, the number dead by their own hands continues to rise.

And though not all soldiers suffer from suicidal thoughts, depression has become ubiquitous to the military.

“I’ve never experienced suicidal thoughts, but a lot of my friends have,” said John April, an LSU sophomore, non-commissioned officer and combat veteran currently serving in the Louisiana National Guard.

More soldiers died via suicide rather than combat, which claimed 313 in 2012, according to ABC. “When I first got to Afghanistan, a veteran told me the most important thing to do as a leader was to look after my squad when we got home,” April said, “He told me I stood to lose more of my guys to depression than to Taliban bullets. He was right.”

Roughly half a battalion — 349 suicides — killed not by hostile gunfire or improvised explosive devices, but by systemic ambivalence.

No, it’s not just institutional neglect, but a sort of grinding apathy perpetrated on a national level.

“I don’t think either war was right,” Hall said. “The people that call us ‘baby killers’ oppose the war for the wrong reasons, and the people who call us heroes support the war for the wrong reasons.

They’re the most frustrating, and neither side gets it.”

Though some of the blame can be placed on military leadership and the government, some is our own.

We lined up in 2002 and 2003, cheering on our boys and girls as they were shipped off to Iraq and Afghanistan to quench our national thirst for revenge — and then we promptly pushed their trials and tribulations further from the front page.

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We demoted our soldiers to the scrolling ticker at the bottom of the 24/7 cable news, overlaid like an afterthought on top of human interest pieces about Silicon Valley philanthropists and celebrity gossip.

“It’s hard to talk to people who don’t know, who don’t understand. ... It offends me how removed civilians are,” April said.

Now our soldiers have returned home to shoulder a double burden — the stress of trying to make a life with skills that don’t translate into an already pressurized job market and an experience 99 percent of their peers can’t empathize with or comprehend.

“It’s hard to come back from a place where you’re doing something important everyday,” April said, “It’s hard to go from detonating roadside bombs to being a cashier at Jiffy-Lube. Reintegration is the hardest part.”

Hall echoed April’s sentiment.

“I was never depressed when I was over there. It wasn’t until I came home I started wrestling with this darkness,” he said.

To some extent, all of us are to blame.

I spent a brief period of my life in the U.S. Army. I underwent Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, S.C., before being injured and discharged after completing only six months of my three-year enlistment.

I would never claim the title veteran, and I don’t understand

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[Top] Col. Elspeth Ritchie, a doctor in the Office of the Army Surgeon General, discusses efforts to study and understand suicide among American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan on May 29, 2008, during a news conference at the Pentagon. [Bottom] Chris Scheuerman and his former wife, Anne, reminisce in 2007 about their son Jason, who committed suicide while serving in Iraq.

the trauma that comes with seeing the infamous elephant — being shot at, blown up or constantly fearing for my life.

What I know is this: the people I came to know and respect during my short stint in uniform represented the brightest and most courageous among us and they shouldn’t have to live in fear.

“It’s gotten worse since I’ve come home. But I still have hope.

I still want a family; I still want a fulfilling career,” Hall said. “I’m not going to give up.”

Men like Hall and April were, and remain, the best of who we are and what we believe in

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distilled into a few thousand human beings — America, concentrate.

The fact that this has happened — that this has been allowed to happen — should serve as a stark warning to us as a civilization.

Our veterans cannot become old news; they cannot be forgotten.

Nicholas Pierce is a 23-year-old history senior from Baton Rouge.

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Quote of the Day

“I have a very strict gun control policy: If there’s a gun around, I want to be in control of it.”

Clint Eastwood American film actor, producer, composer, director and politician Jan. 16, 1947 — Jan. 16, 1947

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Guns do not commit the crimes — people do THE TRADITIONALIST CHRIS ORTTE Columnist The blue Christmas the nation experienced has brought back an issue that once seemed to be written off by liberals as a loss on the political battlefield — gun control.

Many analysts said after the 2012 presidential debates and the election that Republicans should move past certain social issues such as abortion and gay rights, similarly to the way Democrats moved on from gun control.

However, through the grievous Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, politicians have refocused their agendas, seeking to amend our nation’s gun control laws.

Accompanied by schoolchildren, President Barack Obama released his ambitious gun control agenda Wednesday, including more extensive universal background checks, limited magazine sizes and banning armor-piercing bullets.

As a gun owner aware of the psychological effects a gun-inhand creates, I find it hard to make a strong conservative argument.

Firearm possession often develops into an irrational, false sense of entitlement, power and authority. I know this. I understand this.

But I’m afraid I am in the minority of gun owners.

I do not fear, like many do, we will lose our right to bear arms.

Such a notion is driven by far-right paranoia and distrust of a government that is restricted by a democratic process. It has never failed to exchange power from one ruling

regime to the elected predecessor.

The problem the U.S. faces is not controlling the gun. A gun has never committed a crime — it is only the tool. If a person is so inspired to commit it, he or she will with any tool.

How we determine who is able to own a firearm is what we should further scrutinize.

Extensive background checks and more requirements to prove gun-knowledge in order to purchase and carry a gun are fair requirements.

Why would I agree as a conservative?

Because I am confident I will pass all checks and tests.

But this gets hazy when we discuss the differences between rights and privileges.

The Bill of Rights establishes the ability for every citizen to bear arms. However, against my traditional nature, we have to be forthcoming and realize we have progressed past 1789.

When the Bill of Rights was created, it was written for white, educated men who owned property during a time when the young state had just been under foreign invasion. Furthermore, arms meant black powder muskets — not the sophisticated firearms of today.

So what would give a person the privilege to own a firearm?

Education and knowledge, I suppose.

I don’t mean a college degree.

I mean an education on firearms — what a gun is, how to use it, when to use it and what it is capable of.

It’s vital to know what a firearm means in terms of danger and what it does not mean in terms of power.

It’s the uneducated person bearing arms who falters to a false

CHARLES DHARAPAK/ The Associated Press

Children who wrote letters to President Obama about the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., watch as the president signs executive orders outlining proposals to reduce gun violence Wednesday in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington.

sense of power.

Accordingly, there are appropriate times and places for guns. A firearm should be utilized for sport and in a case of necessary defense.

How drastically, though, would gun crimes be reduced if we were able to remove the gun from the ignorant and unstable? Fewer people would feel the need to carry a gun for defense.

Maybe civilians should be required to prove they have earned the right to bear arms, allowing for a more trustworthy gun-wheeling population.

Laws banning fully automatic assault rifles are agreeable. It is excessive to give Joe Blow the opportunity to fire 500 rounds a minute.

But the public has been confused by the difference between

an assault weapon and an assault rifle. Anti-gun lobbyists fabricated the term “assault weapon” in an attempt to tie the image of semiautomatic but combat-resembling rifles, such as an AR-15 with fully automatic military rifles like the M-16.

A ban on what media describes as an “assault weapon” is entirely driven by the mere style or look of the weapon as being militaristic.

It simply does not matter how guns are styled — they are all capable of achieving the same end.

A ban on militaristic-styled weapons would seem more appropriate. But this is a literary technicality, and that would achieve nothing because a gun is a gun no matter how it looks.

As gun owners, we should be

more realistic and come to terms with limiting the size of magazines as being fair. Though 30-round magazines are as cool as James Bond, they are unnecessary.

Regardless, knowledge of civility and a sense of morality is the best defense against crime. For this education, the government can only do so much.

The problem is not the gun.

The problem is, who can be trusted with the gun?

Chris Ortte is a 22-year-old political science senior from Lafayette.

Contact Chris Ortte at cortte@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_chrisortte

Forget neutrality, Jindal’s tax plan must increase revenue THE PICKUP PERSPECTIVE JOHN PARKER FORD Columnist Gov. Bobby Jindal recently announced his plan to eliminate Louisiana’s individual and business income tax, replacing it with a mixture of a higher sales tax, a reduction in business exemptions and other to-be-determined options.

There’s no need to worry, though. The good governor has assured Louisianians that his plan will be implemented in a “revenue neutral manner.”

Opponents of the unfinished plan have been quick to criticize its likely negative aspects. These challengers allege the plan will be a burden on the poor, make it harder for local governments to raise their portion of the sales tax and inspire out-of-state and online shopping for

businesses and individuals.

Some of these issues have merit.

Others don’t.

At its initial stage, there is no doubt Jindal’s tax source exchange is potentially tougher on the poor than the current tax structure. However, he has mentioned that food, prescription drugs and utilities would be exempt from the sales tax increase — a good first step that allows the consumption of necessities and inspires saving.

The other two primary complaints concern local taxation rates and increased out-of-state purchasing — they are certainly valid.

A recent story by The Advocate revealed that the 2012 fiscal year tax revenue sources were roughly even.

Louisiana raked in roughly $2.9 billion from sales tax and another $2.9 billion from individual and business taxes.

In order to make up for the loss of that $2.9 billion in income taxes, the sales tax would have to rise to

approximately 12 percent. There’s no doubt in my mind a sales tax this extreme would be detrimental to local governments’ ability to raise their portions of the sales tax for transportation improvements or library support.

And as far as the fear of a rise in out-of-state purchases go, is it really that difficult to imagine that a small business in Lake Charles — a city 30 miles from Texas — would make a $200,000 purchase in Texas instead of in Louisiana to avoid the large, potentially 4 or 5 percent difference in sales tax?

No, of course it isn’t.

These issues are definitely problems for Jindal, but I’m sure his team of pseudo-economic experts can figure their way around them.

But there’s a bigger problem with Jindal’s plan: Revenue neutrality.

LSU students know better than anyone how devastating state budget cuts can be, especially when cuts are

forced to come from either higher education or health care each year.

I still blame my decision to opt out of the latter two German courses on those cuts and the resulting decimation of half of the foreign language department.

Consequently, the only German I know came from repeated viewings of “Inglourious Basterds.” Danke, Jindal!

The Jindal administration must alter its plans a bit. First and foremost, an increase in revenue must result from the plan.

Next, the income tax on individuals should be decreased by no more than half of the current 4 percent level on the average resident. There’s no need to keep the business income tax, because Jindal’s main goal with this plan seems to be to attract businesses to the state. Besides, it’s contributed only about $380 million to the $2.9 billion mentioned earlier.

Finally, the sales tax increases could — at most — hit the 10

percent mark to leave room for future increases by local governments.

There’s also plenty of room for eliminating some of the specific exemptions for businesses that cost our state a fortune every year.

The lack of a business income tax should help to offset the negative effects of axing those exemptions.

Jindal’s current plan relies on simple conservative ideology: Lower business income tax leads to business growth, which leads to jobs and prosperity.

That’s not a bad thing, but until the governor makes some serious changes to his proposal, it’s not necessarily a good thing, either.

John Parker Ford is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Alexandria.

Contact John Parker Ford at jford@lsureveille.com Twitter: @johnparkerford

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Thursday, January 17, 2013 GUNS, from page 1

announced Wednesday federal action to reduce gun violence by closing background check loopholes, banning military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, training first responders and school officials for active shooter scenarios and requiring federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations, according to a White House news release.

Sutton said governments that enforce gun control tend to become oppressive.

“When Hitler took office, he registered everyone’s guns,” Sutton said.

Sutton purchased her rifle one year ago for protection, she said, and enjoys shooting it recreationally for practice.

After the shootings in Aurora and Newtown, Sutton said she feels people have the wrong idea about those who are anti-gun control.

“People tend to think we are apathetic to incidences like that, but there is nothing worse for a gun owner,” Sutton said. “The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun.”

On the other hand, Xander Duchene, computer science junior, said limits should be implemented to potentially decrease the gun problem

in the country.

“We have to restrict guns that are too dangerous, like those with high capacity magazines,” Duchene said. “Stats show the U.S. has more murders by firearms than any other industrialized country.”

Sutton’s gun is considered a modern-day sport rifle. The magazine of the rifle holds 25 rounds.

“If the assault-weapons ban were to pass, I would be affected,” Sutton said.

In Baton Rouge, police investigated 67 murders in 2012, 56 of which were committed with a firearm. In 2011, there were 64 murders, and 60 used guns. Homicide overall is increasing in Baton Rouge, but the percent of murders with a firearm decreased in the two-year period, according to Baton Rouge Police Department Spokesman Lt. Don Kelly.

“For many years we have had various programs and efforts to seize illegal guns, and for some time have averaged taken [sic] about 100 illegal firearms off the streets every single month,” Kelly said in an email.

“With the recent BRAVE and Street Operations initiatives in place, we have been even more aggressive over the past six months and have seized many more guns than usual.”

Kelly said the recent shooting probably led to the increase of legal purchase of guns by citizens,

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The Daily Reveille and although they wished to remain unidentified, two local gun stores reported an increase in gun sales in 2012.

Alexa Ibarguen, art history senior, said guns are essential to personal protection.

“As a female, I can’t walk home by myself,” Ibarguen said. “If you know how to use one, you should be

page 15 able to have one. In fact, a gun is going to be my graduation present.”

Business sophomore Nick Lincoln said citizens deserve the right to bear arms, but they should be kept out of the wrong hands.

Sutton said gun owners can make a positive difference.

“Evil will always find a way, even without guns,” Sutton said.

“Good citizens with arms can change things. I’m not sure what the answers are, but there should be more effort for people who have a cry for help.”

Read a columnist’s take on the issue, p. 13.

Contact Nic Cotten at ncotten@lsureveille.com

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