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ENTERTAINMENT: Big-name bands travel south this fall, p. 7

SPORTS: LSU to play ULM at home tonight, p. 5

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 • Volume 118, Issue 2

Challenge Accepted UREC opens new obstacle course

Alexander frequents D.C. to see officials Gordon Brillon Staff Writer

Elizabeth Thomas

Editor’s Note: This is the ﬁrst in a three-part series looking back at F. King Alexander’s time at California State University Long Beach and ahead at his plans as the new LSU president.

Contributing Writer

Although summer is over, never fear. From swinging vines to climbing rock walls and zip-lining, adventure abounds at the University Student Recreation Complex’s newest challenge course addition. The challenge course, located by the UREC, was moved from its previous location on the River Road fields. The space the course once occupied will be clear to make way for eight multi-purpose fields and four softball fields with a wagon wheel configuration. The $124,750 project is the first segment UREC, see page 15

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Mechanical engineering senior Matt Greenwald plummets down the zipline Sunday at the UREC Challenge Course. Check out more photos of the challenge course on p. 15.

Although LSU president F. King Alexander has moved to Baton Rouge, he’s making a home for himself in Washington, D.C. Donald J. Para, interim president of California State University, Long Beach, said Alexander made frequent trips to Washington during his time at CSULB to discuss higher education policy with White House ofﬁcials. Alexander said he will use contacts made during these trips to address the speciﬁc policy ALEXANDER, see page 15

BUDGET

Tuition, fee bill increases explained Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez Staff Writer

Students may wish they spent a little less money at bars this summer, as they are once again welcomed back to campus with an increase in tuition and student fees. The 2013-14 ﬁscal year brought a $45 increase in required fees, the addition of a $48 Building Use Fee, 10 percent increase in resident tuition and a 15 percent increase in nonresident tuition. Thomas M. Smith, acting executive director of the Ofﬁce of Budget and Planning, said student recommended fees, student health fees and other allocated fees make up the total required fees. Smith said increased nonresident tuition is a result of the GRAD Act passed in June 2010

and taking effect in 2011, which requires the University to charge comparable average rates for nonresidents as their Southern Regional Education Board peers. “That’s a big jump, but it’s a mandate from the legislature,” Smith said. “It’s a public policy decision made by the state legislature and the governor.” As the state sees more cuts to higher education, the University will continue to increase tuition to make up for the lost dollars, Smith said. He said in-state tuition increases sometimes go unnoticed because most of those students have TOPS. Required fees come in two kinds: Student recommended fees, such as Student Sports Recreation FEES, see page 15

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Nation & World

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INTERNATIONAL Rural Andean churches plagued by theft of sacred 18th-century art LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The thieves tunneled under the thick walls of the colonial-era Roman Catholic church in the tiny southern Bolivian town of San Miguel de Tomave, emerged through the floor and made off with five 18thcentury oil paintings of inestimable value. It was the third time the highlands church had been plundered of sacred art since 2007. Most of the finely-etched silver that once graced its altar is already gone. Probe of 50 suspected former Auschwitz guards near complete BERLIN (AP) — The head of the special German prosecutors’ office that investigates Nazi crimes says a probe of 50 suspected former Auschwitz guards is near complete and may result in charges against many of them. Berlin’s taz newspaper reports more than 40 suspects were found to be still alive in Germany. Prosecutor Kurt Schrimm told The Associated Press on Monday his office planned on recommending charges against most. State prosecutors then have to review the cases and decide if there is enough evidence to press charges.

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A recovered 18th century painting by an anonymous artist of St. Francis of Assisi hangs on the wall August 21 at the Culture Ministry in La Paz, Bolivia.

United Nations investigates site of alleged chemical attack in Syria DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — U.N. experts collected samples and testimonies from Syrian doctors and victims of an alleged chemical weapons attack Monday following a journey through government and rebel-held territory, where their convoy was hit by snipers. President Bashar Assad’s government vowed to defend itself against any international attack, warning that such an intervention would ignite turmoil across the region.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

New Mexico county told to issue same-sex marriage licenses

La. community still shows signs of damage a year after Isaac

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque judge on Monday ordered the clerk of New Mexico’s most populous county to join two other counties in the state in issuing marriage licenses for gay and lesbian couples. State District Judge Alan Malott ruled that New Mexico’s constitution prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The Bernalillo County clerk’s office in Albuquerque plans to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples at 8 a.m. today. Woman shot by son had restraining order against him in 2008

Raging wildfire closing in on San Francisco Bay area’s water source

BRAITHWAITE (AP) — Isaac barely had hurricane-strength winds when it blew ashore southwest of New Orleans a year ago, but its effects are still apparent in coastal areas where it flooded thousands of homes. After landfall on Aug 28, 2012, Isaac dumped more than a foot of rain and churning a monstrous storm surge. In the end, it was blamed for seven deaths. In Plaquemines Parish, damage to homes and businesses has been estimated at more than $100 million, said Guy Laigast, director of the parish’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.

TUOLUMNE CITY, Calif. (AP) — A raging wildfire in Yosemite National Park rained ash on the reservoir that is the chief source of San Francisco’s famously pure drinking water, and utility officials Monday scrambled to send more water toward the metropolitan area before it becomes tainted. Nearly 3,700 firefighters battled the approximately 230-square-mile blaze, the biggest wildfire on record in California’s Sierra Nevada. They reported modest progress, saying the fire was 15 percent contained.

WINNFIELD (AP) — A kidnap victim, whose body was found in Winn Parish, suffered a blow to the back of the head and blunt force cranial facial injury, the Sabine Parish Coroner’s Office said Monday. But even with the information in hand, the forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy stopped short of positively identifying the body as that of Tony Procell, 25.

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Court records show a Southern California woman who police say was killed by her 29-year-old son over the weekend had been granted a three-year restraining order against him in 2008. Ventura County court records obtained Monday show that Sally Ann Carnan filed for a restraining order in July 2008 against her then 24-year-old son Ryan Carnan. Simi Valley police say Carnan, was never arrested but had three mental health-related contacts, most recently in July 2008.

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Krista Turner and Lisa Hunsicker embrace Friday after they were married along with nine other same-sex couples in the Santa Fe County Commission Chambers.

Kidnapped victim’s body found in Winn Parish with injuries to head

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Construction

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Atkinson will see updates to become ADA compliant Project to cost up to $450,000 Zach Carline Contributing Writer

Although the University’s School of Architecture in Atkinson Hall doesn’t currently have any disabled students, it is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The school is now undergoing $450,000 in renovations to bring its building up to code. The renovations, which began this summer, include making the bathrooms handicap accessible, installing an elevator, which will allow access to all three floors, and updating two studio rooms. Before the renovations, the University could have faced legal action if a person would have decided to bring the issue to court. Although there were handicapped students in the past, there were never any legal issues despite its inaccessibility, said Charlie Gauthier, manager of Facility Services. The only accessibility Atkinson had prior to the construction was a service elevator on the side of the building, which could carry a wheelchair up the threshold to the first floor, but there was never wheelchair accessibility for the second floor. This caused problems for handicapped students, forcing them to remain only on the first floor for classes or requiring the school to amend the master schedule. The project has been in the works for three years, but Gauthier

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Thomas W. Atkinson Hall continues to undergo construction Friday in order for it to become handicap accessible. The renovations will bring the building up to code in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

said it was always up to the government whether to fund it or not and it took a while to finally receive the money. Though the project’s price tag is certain, the expected completion date is less clear. Director of the School of Architecture Jori Erdman said she was told the construction would be completed prior to the beginning of the semester and it would not interrupt classes. However, the renovations are still incomplete. Erdman said the project is “certainly behind the schedule we were told,” and the school had to relocate three studios to the design building temporarily because of construction work. The Daily Reveille previously

reported the construction would be completed before class with only the installation of the elevator remaining following the start of school. The elevator was expected to be completed by September, according to Facility Services Associate Director Sam Territo. Despite Erdman’s certainty, Gauthier said the project is not behind deadline but rather ahead of schedule. The contractor has a deadline of mid-October, he said, and all of the renovations are expected to be complete by then. Gauthier said once the construction is completed in October, there will be 45 days available to complete smaller “punch list items,” like changing one tile or touching up a wall. This could mean that full

completion may not be until early December. After the 45 days, there are “liquidated damages that the contractor can go into for not completing on time,” Gauthier said. But this is not something he expects. Currently the classrooms and the restrooms on the first and second floor are complete, but the basement bathrooms and elevator are still under construction. The exact date of completion may not be determined, but at least one man will benefit from finally having an elevator in the building which has housed his office for the past 20 years. Professor Robert Zwirn has long-term osteoarthritis in both knees, which has become

increasingly more severe over the past two years, causing Zwirn to schedule most of his classes on the first floor. Zwirn teaches a class in the basement this semester and said he is happy to have the new elevator to assist him. As an architect, creating a building with accessibility is standard to all designs, but the architecture professors were teaching accessibility in a building not currently accessible, Zwirn said. “We’re just all very happy that we’ve entered the 20th century.”

Contact Zach Carline at zcarline@lsureveille.com

Technology

AUGUST

Phishing rates rising at LSU Renee Barrow Contributing Writer

Without realizing it, students may have fallen victim to an influx of phishing incidents disguised as University emails, the University Information Technology Services reported. “There would be days when I would receive over 100 emails from people a day reporting the problem,” said Sheri Thompson, IT communications and planning officer. Thompson said this summer there were more phishing attempts than the University had seen in a long time. Phishing — a play on the word “fishing” — refers to an attempt to obtain confidential personal information from Internet users. The data, often mailing addresses or bank account numbers, is then sold to third parties. The problem often comes in waves that the University has little control over other than making students aware the problem exists, said Craig Callender, IT security and policy officer. Following these attempts to procure students’ information, the university created the “Check It

Before You Click It” campaign on users’ myLSU home page. This link provides viewers with a knowledge base for identifying threats and email security. Thompson said users should learn more about the problem so they can protect themselves online. One of the easiest things users can do is properly identify the sender of their emails. More often than not, such emails will appear to be coming from the University help desk, myLSU or other official University email addresses. “ITS will never ask you for your password,” Callender said. “If you’re being asked for a password, the email is probably a phishing attempt.” Students and other users have the potential to lose a lot if preventative measures are not taken. Hackers and other people often sell phished personal information to third parties. If an individual or program gains access to a myLSU account password, personal data may be collected and even sold years later. Consequences of compromised personal information vary widely from simply sending your contact list unwanted spam mail to severely damaging your

credit history. “A lot of people who use technology all the time don’t pay attention to what exactly is going on with it,” Thompson said. Over the course of the summer, several users had to have their passwords reset immediately to mitigate any damage as a result of the phishing. The best way users can protect themselves, Callender said, is by remembering that using the Internet is never completely risk free and acting accordingly. “The staff are working to protect the University, and they do a fantastic job,” said Robert Gill, assistant director of networking infrastructure messaging and server infrastructure, “but there is still a lot of responsibility on the campus users to look at something and notice that it’s wrong.” All students and faculty have access to the University’s online resources to learn more about email security and should contact the help desk immediately about any questionable content. Contact Renee Barrow at rbarrow@lsureveille.com

EVENT CALENDAR

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2013 4:00 PM

Andy Forest - The Spotted Cat Music Club

6:00 PM

Greg Agid Quartet - The Maison

7:00 PM

Zephyrs vs. Redbirds - Zephyr Field Tracey's Trivia Night - Tracey's Bar & Restaurant University of LA at Lafayette vs. Southeastern Louisiana Cajuns Track/Soccer Facility

7:15 PM

Team Trivia - George's Place

8:00 PM

Kocktail Karaoke - Goodfriends Bar The Preservation Hall-Stars - Preservation Hall

8:30 PM

Comedy Beast Free Show - Howlin' Wolf

9:00 PM

Tikioki Karaoke - The Saint Bar & Lounge Magnitude - The Maison John Lisi - Cafe Negril Chuck Brackman and Richard Scott - Fritzels Jazz Club

10:00 PM

Smokin' Time Jazz Club - The Spotted Cat Music Club

For more information on LSU events or to place your own event you can visit www.lsureveille.com/calendar

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LSUPD

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

ADMINISTRATION

Game day security Architecture department welcomes seven new professors to be increased Thomas Kemp Staff Writer

Following open-air incidents like the Boston Marathon bombing, the LSU Police Department will add more specialized law enforcement personnel outside of Tiger Stadium to reduce response time in case of incidents, LSUPD Spokesperson Capt. Cory Lalonde said. Specialized law enforcement includes tactical officers such as SWAT teams, bomb technicians, and bombsniffing dogs. While LSUPD utilizes these units already, they will now be used in greater numbers with approximately 400 officers patrolling campus on game days. Lalonde said SWAT teams will not be patrolling in full SWAT gear, but they will be present. He emphasized that increased security measures are not a response to a specific threat to the University but rather a preventative measure. He also said these changes should not affect stadium entry time. Open-air events such as

tailgating and the Victory Walk draw large crowds that require just as much security as spectators inside Death Valley, according to Lalonde. “With 120,000 people on campus, security is an issue,” Lalonde said. “We don’t have the luxury of wondering if something will happen. We have to prepare for the worst, and prepare as if something will happen.” After last football season, Lalonde said all agencies involved with game day security — LSUPD, Baton Rouge Police Department, East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Ofﬁce, and Louisiana State Police — look at possible improvements. The decision was made over the summer. University Police Chief Lawrence Rabalais said his focus is on identifying potential threats and managing an incident if one occurs. “Our goal is to prepare for the worst and hope for the best,” Rabalais said. Contact Thomas Kemp at tkemp@lsureveille.com

ECONOMY

BR recognized as new economic hotspot Alexis Rebennack Staff Writer

Baton Rouge is climbing the ranks of entrepreneurial cities, and the Louisiana Business and Technology Center has given it an advantage over the competition. The August issue of Entrepreneur Magazine recognized Baton Rouge as one of ﬁve new entrepreneurial hot spots in the United States because of the access small companies have to investors and “the operational footing they need to grow big.” Executive Director of the Louisiana Business and Technology Center Charles D’Agostino said that a big reason for this recognition is the LBTC’s business incubator, which has an 80 percent success rate. Owners of Red Six Media and Tin Roof Brewing Company, two companies that resulted from the LBTC business incubator program, attribute their success to the incubator’s resources. “You don’t know where to start when starting a business and the consultants there are really great and helpful,” Red Six Media co-owner Matt Dardenne said. “The business incubator gave us an ofﬁce, general business advice, conference room, receptionist, even something as simple as a phone line and a place to send and receive mail.” The most recent addition to the incubator program is the student incubator, which D’Agostino believes is one of LBTC’s greatest achievements.

Red Six Media inspired the creation of the student incubator in 2010. The program aims to help students throughout their time at college, and to form and grow business ideas. “As recent grads of LSU, we felt really confident in our abilities to write, design and be advertisers, but had no experience in running a business,” Dardenne said. D’Agostino said the goal of the student incubator is to eliminate the graduation day worry about finding a job, because students have already invented their own business. Since its start, 19 businesses have graduated from the student incubator and are employing people and raising capital in Louisiana. Despite his confidence in the student incubator, Dardenne said prior to starting the company, he and the other five owners did not anticipate Baton Rouge becoming such an entrepreneurial hot spot. “This business was a spur of the moment decision for us, and as we got going and learning more in the business incubator, it became clear that there was a big opportunity for us and other young people like us in Baton Rouge,” Dardenne said. “We were thrilled to hear that news [the entrepreneurial ranking]. Baton Rouge is definitely deserving of that recognition,” Dardenne said.

University offers research chances

typically found in an architecture program: engaging in coastal sustainability. One example is the University’s Coastal Sustainability Studio, which gives architects a rare Zach Carline opportunity to have a voice and Contributing Writer work with engineers and scienWhile the University’s Col- tists about how people will inlege of Art and Design will teract with different coastal projgreet its typical cluster of re- ects, Erdman said. cent high school graduates, it New architecture profeswill also welcome a second sor Catherine Bonier said she group of freshmen: ﬁve new ar- has already spoken with people chitecture professors and two involved in the Coastal Sustainnew landscape architecture ability Studio and is looking to professors. learn more about the region and The seven vacancies were ways she can utilize her skills in mostly due to retirement but architecture to make a difference. also from some professors takBonier said she and the rest ing higher positions both at the of her new colleagues posses University knowledge and abroad. and wide Such an in“I think this round of faculty skill-set in ﬂux of new coastal and professors is will move us forward and show environmennot typical that we are already moving tal sustain— it signals ability. forwards.” a transitional Bonier movement specializes Jori Erdman in the archiin the reDirector of the School of Architecture tecture prolationship grams at between inthe Univerhabitants of a sity, according to Director of region and the water. The Unithe School of Architecture Jori versity appealed to Bonier beErdman. cause of its unique engageErdman said she believes ment with water, one she had many of the new hires were at- not encountered before visiting tracted to the University because the area. it offers an interesting research Director of the School of opportunity, something not Landscape Architecture Bradley

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Cantrell said the landscape architecture program is also moving towards more involvement in coastal change. Cantrell said landscape architects focus on using natural elements as a medium and that the region in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas provides an ever-changing environment for landscape architects to work and learn about the coast. The school is a leader in coastal change, specializing in how to build with a changing environment, he said. Cantrell said the new professors will be able to research ways in which people interact with their environment and in turn how those interactions affect economy and commerce. The two new professors will bring the University a new and interesting slant to the coastal conservation discussion, merging the changing environment with the changing economy, Cantrell said. “I think this round of faculty will move us forward and show that we are already moving forwards,” Erdman said.

Contact Zach Carline at zcarline@lsureveille.com

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PACE Chris Abshire

Sports

ON THE

Pitch

LSU looking to switch focus to offense

Sports Contributor

After four Southeastern Conference Western Division titles since 2007, missing the NCAA Tournament last year was an unnaceptable fate for the LSU soccer team and head coach Brian Lee. So in Lee’s own words, the No. 25 Tigers are getting a little brave this fall, switching from a defensive-oriented team to a freeflowing, offensive force. That style of play will get its second regular-season test tonight as the Tigers welcome UL-Monroe to the LSU Soccer Stadium for an in-state showdown. “We’re much more of a passand-move type team,” Lee said of this year’s squad. “We’re playing the way we’d like to play. The last couple years, we’ve been a defensive team with [midfielders] Allysha Chapman and Natalie Martineau on a [2011] team that did very well, but it wasn’t an overly attractive style of play. It was grinding out games.” Grind is a good way to describe LSU’s season opener with the Tigers narrowly defeating a pesky Lousiana Tech squad, 1-0, on Friday night. That match may have been an outlier, though, as Tech packed the defensive third most of the game while only allowing a single goal to LSU freshman Summer Clarke in the first half. “As players, we felt good about the win, but you always have things to work on,” said junior Jodi Calloway. “It was a good, solid base, and we plan to grown on that.” Part of the team’s move toward an attacking brand of ball is due to what is perhaps LSU’s best

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BASEBALL

Former LSU star banned 50 games Chandler Rome Sports Editor

acumen spurred the coach to adapt the team’s strategy to an agressive one. “Emma and Summer and

Former LSU baseball player Sean Ochinko, a key offensive cog on the 2009 national championship team, was one of three minor leaguers suspended for 50 games Monday for violating the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. He tested positive for amphetamines according to Major League Baseball. Primarily a first baseman and catcher at LSU, Ochinko was the Tigers’ leading hitter at .368 during their 2009 College World Series run. LSU coach Paul Mainieri said Ochinko attributed the positive test to an Adderall pill he took to stay alert during a recent doubleheader. “He had to catch both ends of the doubleheader one day because the other catcher was hurt,” Mainieri said. “It was the dog days of August and he was exhausted and he tried to get a little extra boost. It came back in his face.” Mainieri said Ochinko called him a few days ago to notify him of the suspension in a conversation that Mainieri said revealed Ochinko’s embarassment and true remorse. And although Mainieri reaffirmed his love for his former player and stressed that the test was not a sign of habitual

SOCCER, see page 11

OCHINKO, see page 6

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LSU sophomore midfielder Fernanda Pina tries to reclaim the ball from an opponent Friday during the Tigers’ game against Louisiana Tech in the LSU Soccer Stadium.

recruiting class ever. Clarke’s Canadian cohorts include incoming freshmen Emma Fletcher and Rebecca Pongetti to go along with New Zealand newcomer Megan Lee.

Fletcher sent the through ball that Clarke finished for her first career goal on Friday. Along with Calloway and sophomore Fernanda Pina in the scoring third, Fletcher and Clarke’s deft touch and scoring

FOOTBALL

Miles looking to ‘start fast’ in season opener against TCU Hill’s status still uncertain Lawrence Barreca Sports Writer

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LSU head football coach Les Miles speaks to the media Monday in the LSU Athletic Administration Building for “Lunch with Les.”

One of the primary questions heading into LSU’s season opener against TCU involves sophomore running back Jeremy Hill’s playing status, which coach Les Miles addressed Monday during his first “Lunch with Les.” “We said earlier that he will be withheld from play,” Miles said. “That is going to take place,

and our discipline will be internal at this point. I don’t think we have much further to say.” Miles added he would not be surprised if Hill makes the trip to Dallas with the team. However, Miles did confirm that injured senior right guard Josh Williford will not play this coming season. Instead, Williford will play a role as a student coach. Miles opened speaking about TCU coach Gary Patterson and the Tigers’ first contest of the season, noting that he’s expecting the Horned Frogs to pose a challenge when the two squads match

up Saturday night. “For us not to start fast would be a mistake,” Miles said. “It’s really an ideal-style opponent. The quality opponent should sharpen us pretty well.” Miles also said that he expects senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger to grow exponentially in his final season. “Zach expects more out of himself going into his final campaign,” he said. “[LSU offensive coordinator] Cam [Cameron] is a very demanding coach and is knowledgeable and wants to help LUNCH WITH LES, see page 11

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

FOOTBALL

Lady Tigers’ Spain trip builds Brazil’s speed makes him versatile option skill on and off the court Lawrence Barreca

Tyler Nunez

Sports Writer

Speed is generally an attribute athletes develop and improve upon over time. For LSU freshman Jeryl Brazil, the speed seemingly came at birth, and now he’s using the gift as an extra element for the Tigers to tinker with over the coming weeks. The 5-foot-10, 189-pound Brazil, who was clocked at 4.3 seconds on his 40-yard dash time, has been getting his share of reps at a number of positions on offense, defense and special teams since fall practices began. Brazil has gotten extensive work at corner back, running back and return specialist, leaving the options open for LSU coach Les Miles. But the young athlete has one position that he favors most. “[Running back] is more of a natural position for me,” Brazil said. “I grew up playing offense, and I just switched to defense in high school. Playing on offense just works better with my speed.” Many have speculated how the freshman fits into the picture in the Tigers’ deep backfield, noting that his quickness and catching ability could make him an intriguing option later on in his career. When he looks back on his career in Baton Rouge, though, Brazil wants to be compared to a former versatile Tiger. “I want to be a Chad Jones kind of guy who is a threat on offense and defense,” Brazil said. “I don’t want to be a primary player at any one position. I want to be a different kind of player.” Brazil’s speed has always been a weapon he’s used to stifle opponents, dating back to his childhood days on the peewee fields. In fact, a young Brazil could be found on almost any playing surface, ranging from the basketball court to the running track to

The LSU women’s basketball team took the opportunity to evaluate where it stood against international opponents late this summer when they embarked on a foreign exhibition tour of Spain. LSU competed in four games against two teams and experienced the culture of the country, making stops in Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante and Madrid. “We had a lot of fun both on and off the court,” said senior forward Theresa Plaisance. “... Spain is absolutely beautiful... Everything over there was just phenomenal.” Freshman guard Raigyne Moncrief made herself known in the latter half of the trip, leading two victories over Catholic University of Murcia with a combined 29 points. The Lady Tigers defeated Catholic in their last two games 101-28 and 79-42, respectively. “I was just trying to help my team win,” Moncrief said. “I did not expect to have the games I had.” Senior guard Jeanne Kenney praised Moncrief’s perfmormance in Spain, indicating her speed poses a problem for most defenders she faces. “She’s so quick,” Kenney said. “She can get by her first defender without a problem. She has beast form.” The Lady Tigers’ fell to Team France AMW All-Stars in their first game on the tour, but they didn’t go down easily. LSU found itself trailing France by 12 points before fighting back and tying the game at 64 in the final minute before falling 67-64. “That showed we had a lot of fight,” said senior guard Jeanne Kenney. “Even though we lost, we knew we would be alright, because we had them again in the next.” Less than 24 hours later, LSU earned a 55-52 victory in the rematch behind a 16-point effort from sophomore guard

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LSU junior guard Jeanne Kenney keeps the ball away from Green Bay senior guard Adrian Ritchie on March 24 during the Tigers’ 75-71 victory against Phoenix.

Danielle Ballard. The Lady Tigers hope these tests against an evenly matched opponent will help prepare them for the upcoming season. “It was good to play against a tough team to see where we are at and where each one of our roles are on the team,” freshman guard Raigyne Moncrief said. “Now I know what the competition will be like and what I need to work on, and the coaches know what our strengths and weaknesses are.” The exhibitions also gave LSU a chance to ﬁnd a comfortable pace to play at. If the Lady Tigers’ trip overseas is any indication, they will look to run the court and beat teams with their speed. “It was good to see the tempo of the game, especially how we want to play it,” Kenney said. “The tempo was so good. We are looking to push this year. We have so many

quick guards.” LSU welcomes six new faces in 2013 between freshmen and transfers. Although the transfers were unable to attend, LSU used the trip to strengthen relationships and build chemistry with its freshmen off the court. The Lady Tigers agreed the experience will prove to be invaluable as the season approaches. “It is like we just got a head start,” Kenney said. “Everyone is bonded and close right now. [The freshmen] played so well and they ﬁt into our system perfectly.”

hitting .220 with three home runs and 17 RBIs before the susabuse, he minced no words in pension. forecasting the tough road ahead The suspension for all three for the 25-year-old catcher. players is without pay, according “It taints his reputation and to the MLB. you just hope he A Parkcan overcome land, Fla. na‘It taints his reputation it,” Mainieri tive, Ochinko said. “No drugs and you just hope he was named one are good for you of the top 300 can overcome it.’ and anytime you high school prostake illegal drugs pects in the counPaul Mainieri to enhance your try by Baseball LSU baseball coach playing abilAmerica coming ity, it’s considered out of Douglas cheating.” High School. He was drafted in Now a member of the Buf- the eleventh round by the Blue falo Bison, the Toronto Blue Jays Jays in 2009, and he’s remained Triple-A afﬁliate, Ochinko was in the organization throughout

his career. Mainieri lauded Ochinko’s strides, claiming his catching skills were improving steadily and he was hitting well enough to be considered a big league prospect. Now, that may all be in jeapordy. “There’s no excuse for stuff like that. He doesn’t need it to be a good player,” Mainieri said. “I’m sure he never did anything when he was [at LSU], I honestly believe that.”

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the baseball diamond. “He was very competitive, even at such a young age,” said Pamela Brazil, Jeryl’s mother. “I knew whatever sport he chose, he would excel. Football is his favorite, though.” Pamela said she noticed her son’s speed was unnatural when Jeryl was roughly eight or nine years old, as he could always be found darting past the opposition. It didn’t take long for those watching to notice Brazil was slightly ahead of the curve. “Just sitting and watching him play was exhilarating to me,” Pamela said. “A friend of mine said Jeryl ran so fast over the [baseball] base paths that he didn’t even touch the bases. He just zipped through.” Brazil brought that speed with him to Loranger High School, where he excelled at receiver, running back, defensive back, kick returner and quarterback over four seasons. He was also talented on the track, breaking the Louisiana state record in the 55-meter dash as a junior. His legs eventually garnered attention from the coaching staff in Baton Rouge, as his swiftness should prove to be right on par with other Southeastern Conference athletes. Brazil says the speed of the game at LSU shouldn’t affect his play too much. “It’s a little different, but it’s not too drastic,” he said. “Defensive players here move at a great rate of speed together, so it’s kind of a scary thought when all of them are coming at you. But if I see them coming, I’m just going to run as fast as possible.”

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Mark Your Calendars Louisiana packs a punch with its fall concert lineup REBECCA DOCTER · Entertainment Writer

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Arctic Monkeys on Varsity’s October roster Drummer: smaller crowds ‘crazier’ Rebecca Docter Entertainment Writer

Alt-rock heavyweights Arctic Monkeys planned its fall tour with a mission: to reach fans in outlying cities. To local fans’ delight, that includes Baton Rouge. Shock may be a common reaction to hearing that Arctic Monkeys will play a headlining show Oct. 5 at the Varsity Theatre. Why would a band that typically plays to sold-out arenas make a stop in a relatively small city? Why would it pass up New Orleans for Baton Rouge? According to drummer Matt Helders, adding smaller venues to the London-based band’s tour roster was completely intentional. “We can only do so much in England and Europe, there’s still a lot of stuff to do in America,”

Helders said. “Even within Europe appearance on 2012’s “R U Mine?” there can be completely different While recording the track, the band crowds. Like places that don’t get decided to incorporate backing vomany shows seem to appreciate it cals with a more soulful vibe, tapmore, and crowds are crazier, I sup- ping into a side of themselves they’d pose.” never shown previously. And Arctic Monkeys’ Oct. 5 “I think, like when we did show to a nearly sold-out crowd is ‘Humbug’ and we worked with Josh sure to be one for Queens of ‘This album felt like the from the books. the Stone Age, we Fans can exrecord we’ve always stepped out of our pect a much difzones a bit. been trying to make. comfort ferent performance Even if we make an from the band due album that sounds Matt Helders to its recent change different, we’re still Arctic Monkeys’ drummer in material. The Arctic Monkeys,” band’s latest album, Helders said. “AM,” hitting shelves Sept. 5, incorNow at a comfortable balance, porates a hefty R&B inﬂuence that the band has been able to create a stems from a change in the band’s record that sounds vintage but also collective musical taste. stays true to the root of its modern “[We listen to] anything from sound. Black Sabbath to TLC — music we “This album felt like the record all listen to together in the dressing we’ve always been trying to make, in room and on the tour bus and every- a way,” Helders said. day we listen to hip-hop,” Helders said. Contact Rebecca Docter at This new sound made its ﬁrst rdocter@lsureveille.com

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Alt-rockers Arctic Monkeys will perform Oct. 5 at the Varsity Theatre. Drummer Matt Helders said the band intentionally added smaller venues to its tour.

BEAUTY

Blow-dry bar to open on Perkins Bar to offer blow dry, salon services Katie Daigrepont Entertainment Writer

If asked to name the best bar in town, University students may strike up a heated debate. Baton Rouge is filled with noisy clubs, quiet dive bars and, of course, good old Tigerland. Many University students pride themselves on being experts on every bar in town, so it may surprise students that dry bars are the newest trend sweeping the nation. Not dry as in alcohol-free, but dry as in blow-drying hair. Making its way from Manhattan and Los Angeles, the dry bar phenomenon has finally reached the true bar enthusiasts of America in Louisiana. After successfully opening the first Louisiana blow-dry bar in Mandeville in 2012, owners Mike and Gayle Reuling are opening their second location in Baton Rouge. Air Blow Dry Bar and Salon will open its doors in October in the Acadian Village Shopping Center on Perkins Road next to Trader Joe’s, also opening this fall. “It’s like going to get your car washed,” Gayle Reuling said. “You can either spend two hours and do it yourself, and it never looks as good. Or you can go have it done in a half hour and it looks incredible, and it’s detailed and it lasts longer.” But Gayle Reuling said unlike most other blow-dry bars, Air combines a dry bar along with a traditional salon that offers color, cuts, threading, makeup,

eyelashes and more. It’s a onestop shop that is quick and caters to clients’ needs, she said. Dry bars offer menus that come complete with pictures to help clients decide which blowout look they’re trying to achieve. Air’s menu offers different “airstyles” with glamorous Gayle Winds being the most popular followed by Sea Breeze, a more beachy look. The goal at Air is to cater to its clientele, Gayle Reuling said. It’s essentially a girly-girl’s paradise, complete with complimentary drinks, iPads at each station and chick ﬂicks continuously playing on the television behind the bar. Private parties at dry bars are also becoming popular as more and more women get ready at blow-dry bars before heading out to an actual bar or event. Bridal parties, girls’ nights out and birthday parties are popular events that bring customers to Air, Gayle Reuling said. “It’s just like a conveyer belt of people wanting to get their hair blown out,” Mike Reuling said. The Baton Rouge location will exclusively offer a color bar express and makeup bar. The color bar express will offer highlights, root coloring or full hair coloring and is designed to take less than an hour for women on the go. The makeup bar will allow women to freshen up their makeup before heading out or get their makeup professionally applied. Clients of the Mandeville Air dry bar have taken to Facebook to sing its praises, calling the salon beautiful and the staff friendly. The Reulings hope to ﬁnd the same positive response at their Baton Rouge salon by keeping the styling techniques and services the same at both locations.

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Should Ben Affleck be Batman?

No. Affleck makes no sense Yes. Affleck’s career is way playing the new Batman. more than just “Daredevil.” KACE IN POINT KACI YODER Entertainment Editor

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ROB KITCHEN Entertainment Writer

I’m not going to pretend that Batman is a franchise with a long history of integrity and gravitas. The darkness and grittiness of Nolan’s trilogy doesn’t erase Adam West’s spandex-clad run in the ’60s or George Clooney’s Bat-nipples in 1997. I love Batman in all forms, but when it comes down to it, it is still a series about a grown man who flaps around at night dressed up like a giant bat. If you’re going to cast a new Batman, you have to keep the context and vibe of the project in mind. Henry Cavill as Superman? Yeah, that works. He’s got a lot of talent, and he’s fresh-faced enough that he can easily embody an iconic role. I can get on board with that. Teaming up with Batman? OK, cool. Let’s cast somebody on a similar level as Cavill, maybe Idris Elba, or — oh. Ben Affleck? Blockbuster and tabloid star since the ’90s? Director and star of possibly the most widely promoted and overexposed film of the past year? Ben Affleck’s face is the opposite of fresh. His face is the leftovers you see in the back of the fridge every day for months and keep meaning to throw away. Handsome leftovers, but still, how are we supposed to see this as Superman versus Batman and not Superman versus Ben Affleck? Not only is Affleck a bizarre and terrible match for Cavill’s Superman, but he just doesn’t have the chops — or the power — to follow Christian Bale’s Batman so soon. He’s a large ham, and Batman is already balanced precariously on the edge of camp. And you know what? A hammy Batman can be great. But for a project that seemed to be taking itself seriously so far — especially with rumors of Emmywinning “Breaking Bad” powerhouse Bryan Cranston joining as Lex Luthor — Ben Affleck just doesn’t make sense. Whatever. Let me know when somebody makes a Wonder Woman movie.

The world is still reeling from the announcement of Ben Affleck as Batman in Warner Brothers’ upcoming Superman/Batman movie. While many people are furious about the announcement, Ben Affleck is a strong, although unorthodox choice for the Dark Knight. First of all, this fan backlash about a bat-related casting is not new. People were furious about Heath Ledger being cast as the Joker, which in hindsight was a perfect choice. Since Christopher Nolan is also involved in the upcoming collaborative superhero movie, this casting could turn out to be great, even if Nolan is playing a smaller role in the development process. The Affleck backlash seems to surround the actor’s performance in “Daredevil.” While it may not be the greatest superhero film ever, Affleck has grown a lot as an actor since then. No one really complained about his performance in “Argo.” His role in “Daredevil” is not the only thing going against him. People have mentioned that his casting is not the last time that a big actor played Batman. George Clooney’s casting in the atrocity of “Batman & Robin” is being used as an example of a star falling flat in the role. While Clooney was uninspired as Batman, the script, plot and directing all went against it. The Clooney example is a dud, just like the movie he starred in — uninspired and almost pointless. But “Daredevil” wasn’t Affleck’s only turn as a comic book character. He also technically played a superhero in “Hollywoodland” when he played George Reeves, the original Superman on television — a role for which he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe. In addition to his acting credentials, Affleck is also a renowned director with a proven track record, including “Argo,” which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. In August of 2012, it was reported that Warner Brothers approached him to direct the still-gestating Justice League movie. He later said that was false, but that he would consider it if the script was good. The upcoming Superman/Batman movie could be Affleck’s entrance into the DC Comics’ cinematic universe that would lead into Justice League.

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Black representation stunted by stereotypes BARE KNUCKLES Samantha Bares Entertainment Writer Will Smith is considered one of the most successful actors in today’s Hollywood landscape, race considered or not, and he sets the bar for other black actors with his work. His son Jaden, who co-starred with his father in the 2013 action flick “After Earth,” is poised to take over a legacy of black film stardom. But would he want to? Take a look at Smith’s roles in “Seven Pounds,” “I Am Legend,” l“Independence Day,” “Men in Black,” “Wild Wild West” and other films. Many of his characters, often unattached romantically or removed from their romantic interests, exist to aid the white protagonists. While well-acted, they are usually stock characters who use their special insight as “the other” to solve white problems.

This is true of other black actors as well: the character John Coffey in 1999’s “The Green Mile,” for whom Michael Clarke Duncan got an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, is an inmate who lives to ease the suffering of the white folks with his supernatural powers, and much is the same for Denzel Washington’s performance in “The Book of Eli.” It establishes non-whites as the dehumanized “other,” as mystical beings with special insight and no concerns other than assuaging that of whites. This stereotype is nothing new. The legendary Sidney Poitier, the first African-American to win a Best Actor Oscar half a century ago for 1963’s “Lilies of the Field,” is famous for it. Playwright Clifford Mason tore down Poitier’s image as ersatz and idealized, something carefully cultivated by white Americans to ease white guilt over the effects of racial prejudice. In a now famous 1967 piece

in The New York Times, Mason coined the term “Sidney Poitier syndrome,” which he defined as “a good guy in a totally white world, with no wife, no sweetheart, no woman to love or kiss, helping the white man solve the white man’s problem.” In “Six Degrees of Separation,” Will Smith’s con artist character, complicated but trivialized and ultimately dismissed by the white protagonists, goes so far as to claim Poitier as his father. That’s how closely this phenomenon is linked with Poitier. Poitier’s career was not the beginning, but a continuation of this “Magical Negro” trope, which has existed as long as black people have been allowed in the media. Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (the first AfricanAmerican to win an Oscar in any category) in 1939’s “Gone With the Wind” for her role as “Mammy,” the sweet old caretaker of Vivien Leigh’s Scarlett O’Hara. McDaniel was the first black

woman to sing on an American radio station and the first African American, male or female, to win an Academy Award. She worked as a comedian, singer-songwriter and performer in radio, television, stage and film. Her film career includes about 300 films, although she is credited for only a third of that. She also has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. All of that, and her greatest claim to fame is playing a black maid running behind a white woman and cleaning up her messes. Sound familiar? 2011’s Academy-Awardwinning “The Help” was carried largely by black actresses Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer. Their characters are black maids constantly helping white women in one capacity or another. From the polarized and supposedly happy endings for the white and black characters, to the lack of romantic partners, to their transcendentally insightful speeches, the black characters are treated like props for the white

Fashion

Shamiyah Kelley Entertainment Writer

“Everybody just seems to take life so fast and not enjoy the moment that they’re in. They should stay calm, live slow, live for the moment and plan for tomorrow.“ This philosophy inspired LSU sports administration senior Matthew Destouet and two of his friends to create their clothing line, Live Slow. Founded about a year ago at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Live Slow is a unisex brand specializing in screen printed graphic tees and accessories. The merchandise is characterized by the ever-present Live Slow brand name printed on the tees and jewelry with fleur-de-lis accents and LSU colors. Now that Destouet has brought Live Slow apparel

to Baton Rouge, he said 65 percent of Live Slow sales come from LSU students and 25 percent comes from Southern University students. Destouet attributes the success of their brand to the help of social media sites like Twitter and Instagram as well as word of mouth. Destouet described the customer demographic as 18- to 25-yearolds in college campuses throughout Louisiana and Texas. In hopes of getting the word out about its clothing line, Live Slow has put on promotional events and will be featured in numerous fashion shows this fall at Goldwings Boutique in Lafayette. While Live Slow is still relatively new, Destouet is optimistic about the future outlook of the brand. There are many new developments in store, he said, including a line coming out for toddlers and babies in the next couple of months. In the next two years, he hopes to have kiosks in the Mall of Louisiana to sell Live Slow

merchandise. Ultimately, Destouet said he hopes to open a brick and mortar storefront one day. However, for now he will continue to live the philosophy of taking life one day at a time. “We will build on what we have right now, keep getting our name out … and trying to see where it takes us.” Destouet said. Contact Shamiyah Kelley at skelley@lsureveille.com

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protagonists, completely desexed and dehumanized. There is certainly hope for non-whites in America. The fight for accurate representation is ongoing today in movies like “Pacific Rim” and “Fruitvale Station,” but there still are movies like “The Butler” being made. These movies may be wellacted and may depict important periods of black history, but they desex and dehumanize black actors or actresses in order to keep the white man comfortable. There is no justice in this treatment of non-whites in order to allow them onto the big screen. Let’s hope the next thespian generation gets it right.

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 said. “We don’t want to sit back and hope the other team isn’t dynamic Megan are three of the more dy- enough to score. It’s a full team atnamic attacking kids in the world tack, which puts us at risk. Early in their age group,” Lee said. “You on, we’ll give up some counters don’t sit on that. And even Rebecca and breakaways for some goals that is vocal in the back, showing lead- hopefully six, seven games down ership as a freshman.” the road won’t be hapThough LSU pening anymore.” Next up for scored a meager 1.29 Senior goalkeeper the Tigers: goals per game durMegan Kinneman isn’t ing a 9-8-4 2012 cam- Who: LSU vs. ULM as worried about havpaign, the defense was When: 7 p.m. tonight ing so much empty just as good, surren- Where: LSU Soccer space in front of her dering 1.33 scores on goal. Stadium average. “I think that if we With a style of have such a good atplay predicated on pushing players tacking front and keep possession forward, it’s natural to wonder how of the ball, that’s the best defense to well the defense will fare. Lee said have,” she said. his team could be prone to allowing UL-Monroe enters the match some quick goals prior to SEC play. on a high note, having trounced “Fortune favors the brave, and Grambling, 9-0, on Sunday. The we’ll run the ball forward,” Lee Warhawks also played on Friday,

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kicking off their season with a 6-1 loss to SMU in Dallas. That makes Tuesday’s tilt the third match in five days for them, leaving them succeptable to LSU’s newfound aggression. However, the in-state factor gives the Warhawks all the adrenaline they’ll need, Lee said. “Whenever the Louisiana schools come in, it’s usually a special, career-defining moment for them,” Lee said. “We’ll get their best shot nine times out of ten.” LSU is 3-0-1 all-time against UL-Monroe, with the last meeting coming in 2002 when LSU won 4-0.

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LSU senior midfielder Alex Ramsey outruns an opposing player as she kicks the ball Friday during the Tigers’ game against Louisiana Tech in the LSU Soccer Stadium.

[Mettenberger] compete at a high level.” Miles said he is expecting the pace of the offense to change throughout the game, with the potential for a huddle or no-huddle offense being evident. He mentioned he wants to play a number of receivers to help expand the offensive attack. The Tigers receiving corp will look to get into a rhythm early against the TCU secondary. “You never know what they’re going to bring or present us with after looking at tape from last year,” said junior receiver Jarvis Landry. “It’s going to be one of those games that we set our standard.” On defense, LSU will have two returning cornerbacks who received extended work during their freshman campaigns. Sophomore cornerback Jalen Mills intends to use the experience he gained to help prepare the freshman defensive backs for their first game in Dallas. “Before the game, you just have to get those guys comfortable and let them know they’re here for a reason and they’re here for a purpose,” Mills said. The defensive line is dealing with a similar scenario, as both

juniors Anthony Johnson and Ego Ferguson will be in charge of mentoring several newcomers to the trenches in Tiger Stadium. Johnson says he’s ready to be a force in 2013. “Last year I believe I progressed tremendously,” Johnson said. “This year, I’m ready to put my foot down and have a great season.”

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LSU Gets Rape Cultured

Difference between policy and action concerning sex crimes too stark

THE BOX DOES NOT EXIST Jana King Columnist

Last week, while riding the Tigerland A bus home, I saw the sign. Not the good kind of sign, like the Ace of Base song, but it did open up my eyes to something I had been writing off pretty frequently in the LSU community. The sign read, “What I

do blacked out is none of my business.” It was posted outside of Mike’s Daiquiris and Grill in black and white for all of LSU to see. At first, it might not seem like that big of a deal. It’s a sign outside of a bar, what’s the point of criticizing it? But when you consider the headlines from this past month, something starts to add up, and the sum isn’t pretty. At the beginning of August, reports started to come out from Yale University’s new policy re-

garding sex offenders. Ivy League schools often receive criticism for their policies, but Yale seems to be leading the way for giving leeway to student offenders. The new policy will allow students who are found guilty of sex crimes to remain enrolled at the university alongside their victims. A university official worsened this by going on the record saying that the crimes do not prove to be so severe that it would be emotionally or mentally harmful for the offender to remain on the same cam-

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Ma’Lik Richmond walks toward the victim and her family to apologize after he and Trent Mays were found guilty of rape charges.

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other option. Not only is riding on the sidewalks illegal, it is dangerous -- for pedestrians AND cyclists. Even with the lack of bike lanes on campus, I feel very safe riding on the road, which is where cyclists are supposed to ride. Ride in the middle of the lane so that cars are forced to cross into the oncoming lane to pass you rather than try to squeeze

pus as their victim. What? At our school, there is currently a zero tolerance policy that defines rape as sexual acts performed without a person’s consent. While I must tip my hat to the University for not having a typical heteronormative policy, I’ve heard many complaints of its followthrough. But the sad fact is we live in a society that allows sexual crimes to happen. The problem isn’t the offenders — it’s the society. The attitude in a community to normalize, excuse or condone rape is referred to as a rape culture. Yale put this into practice Monday, as the school ruled on a fall 2012 case involving two students. The Huffington Post reported that a male student who was found guilty of both sexual harassment and sexual misconduct in the form of intimidation, would be allowed to finish out his semester after a one-day suspension. The university then contacted the victim to let her know the young man would remain a student on campus. The woman reported that while she was filing a report of the incident, she was asked why she didn’t just run away from a 250-pound attacker. Once again: What? In Steubenville, Ohio, a local high school is attempting to reconcile after a scandal involving their high school football team. In March 2013, two football players were found guilty of raping, videotaping and then exploiting a young girl in August 2012. One would assume that the media’s attention would go to the justice of a young woman, preyed

upon while unconscious, but not in a rape culture. Instead the media focused on the heartaching scene in the courthouse, as the two young men became registered sex offenders before either turned 18. The community’s response to this media uproar is less than desirable. A program created by United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld II is now underway in high schools across the country. “Project Future” aims to educate students on the dangers that their activity on social networking sites can have on their futures. Reading over the guidelines, you get the idea that the goal isn’t to prevent the crimes, but to prevent the spread of evidence of the crimes. At first, that sign in Tigerland doesn’t seem to be more than a bar owner’s attempt to get on some drunk students’ Instagram accounts. But in a rape culture, it could only be a matter of time before a situation like Steubenville’s emerges in Baton Rouge. LSU offers a wide range of resources for rape victims and rape prevention, including R.A.D. (Rape Aggression Defense), a class at the University Student Recreational Complex to train women and students in self defense. There is no word yet on a mandatory “Don’t Rape” class.

by in the same lane and risk grazing you. Campus traffic is slow, and motorists are prepared to watch for bikes and pedestrians. I am a strong advocate for making campus even more bike and pedestrian friendly, and this includes painting sharrows and bike lanes, but please don’t imply that the lack of bike lanes means it’s unsafe for cyclists. This is not

true, and it only makes students feel less safe riding and more apt to drive instead.” -newman00

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Fukushima spill shouldn’t cast doubt BRACE YOURSELF Ryan Mcgehee Columnist Have you ever wanted your seafood to glow in the dark? As of last Wednesday, your dream of radiant fish sans bioluminescence came one step closer. At the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in the Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, approximately 80,000 gallons of contaminated water spilled from a steel container less than 400 feet from the Pacific. While potentially disastrous, it’s important to remember that this was not some man-made fluke; the plant suffered damage from a tsunami that could have filled screen time in an apocalyptic bomb of a movie like “The Day After Tomorrow.” Just in case the reader has not been keeping up with the latest nuclear disaster in Japan, here is a little insight. On March 11, 2011, there was a magnitude 9.0 earthquake about 43 miles east of Japan’s coast that, while doing little to no damage to the plant itself, created a powerful tsunami that had waves reaching as high as 133 feet. For comparison, that’s right below where the clock on Memorial Tower sits. Besides the toll in civilian deaths and loss of property, the tsunami caused catastrophic damage to the nuclear plant, resulting in several meltdowns and the release of highly radioactive materials into the environment.

With the extraordinarily high rarity of such events, nuclear power remains to be one of the cleanest, most efficient and, above all, safest forms of energy we have at our disposal. In fact, the entire state of Louisiana benefits from the modern miracle of nuclear power. Thirty miles north of Baton Rouge, we have our own nuclear plant at River Bend, just south of St. Francisville. The facility provides a whopping 10 percent of Louisiana’s energy needs, as well as countless jobs for our expanding economy. So, any nuclear disaster, no matter what the size, should make us all pay attention. According to Charlie Pardi, a 62-year-old former employee at River Bend, the Fukushima disaster and its aftermath are simply a case of Murphy’s Law — everything that could have gone wrong, did. Pardi, a veteran of the United States Navy, served for six years aboard nuclear submarines, where he received his education and training in the nuclear field. He then went on to work at several nuclear facilities, including Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, where, after a partial nuclear meltdown there, he helped write new procedures and training for such scenarios. In Pardi’s opinion, the technicians at Fukushima could not have done one thing more to prevent the catastrophe, and there simply was no way to protect the facility from such a large tsunami, given its proximity to the coast. “The facility withstood the earthquake,” he explained. “But

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Workers stand on storage tanks at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant at Okuma in Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan.

there is no way you can control that volume of water.” He went on to say the US’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission has quickly reacted to the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. According to him, every plant has a contingency for every possible scenario. So yes, there is, in fact, a plan at River Bend to react to an earthquake. The 2011 disaster in Japan was rated a seven (the highest score) on an international scale of nuclear disasters, whereas this new spill rates at a paltry three. Not so terrible, right? Wrong. There are 300 more steel

containers, all filled to the brim with radioactive water, each with the structural integrity of an empty beer can against a frat guy’s forehead. So as devastating as the consequences of the Fukushima disaster and this new spill will be down the road, there does not need to be a knee-jerk reaction from environmentalists and other proponents of regular tree-huggery. The mere proximity of a nuclear plant will not cause your hair to fall out and the fact that a plant in Japan suffered damage from a natural disaster does not mean that

all nuclear facilities are unsafe. In fact, the presence of a nuclear plant at River Bend is an economic boon for the area, and keeps the lights on in Tiger Stadium. Ryan McGehee is a 20-year-old political science, history, and international studies junior from Zachary, La.

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24 years too steep for Bouvay’s 12 hours of disorder GATES OF REASON Mariel Gates Columnist A few weeks ago, William Bouvay Jr. was sentenced to 24 years in prison without the possibility of parole or probation. His crime: calling in the fake bomb threat that caused mass confusion on LSU’s campus September 17, 2012. For all the freshmen and everyone living under large rocks, here’s a breakdown of the events that followed that day. After Bouvay called 911 at 10:32 a.m. and made his threat, within 10 minutes LSU’s mass emergency phone system had sent out the text telling everyone to evacuate campus “as calmly and quickly as possible.” Telling 30,000 people to evacuate with no instructions on how to do so efficiently

naturally caused the student body to become a large stampede of confused cattle with one motive – to get off campus in whatever way possible. Once we move on from the call itself, we can address the other big issue that caused the mass disarray. LSU’s only existing plan for a complete campus evacuation was police officers directing traffic and the emergency text system. Seeing as many cars were sitting in traffic for 80 minutes after the bomb threat. This plan is in need of some improvement. Had the bomb threat been real, the people stuck in traffic would have been sitting ducks. So for causing a full day of slight chaos, bad traffic and an excessive amount of phone calls from terrified parents, this man must now spend the next two decades of his life locked away. That seems ridiculous and counterproductive. Allowing a man with a troubled criminal past

to make amends and give back to the community he affected would be way more beneficial than locking him up. To put his long sentence in perspective, we need look at other punishments for more severe crimes. Assaulting a pregnant woman and having her pregnancy terminated as a result, which is a class A felony, will get you a mandatory sentencing of 10 years and a maximum of 25. Aggravated sexual assault in the first degree can land you a mandatory five to 20 years in jail, depending on conduct and the victim’s age, and 20 to 25 years max. This man harmed no one in any way besides emotionally yet his sentencing is equivalent to crimes involving violence and death. Bouvay is a repeat offender of breaking the law. To be exact, a two-time convicted felon. The fact that he is a habitual offender played into his absurdly long sentencing. This begs one to

question the success of his past sentencings and whether they affected his mindset about what he did at all. This man incited stress and fear in the Baton Rouge community, and for that I think he should be punished in some way. Rather than fighting a negative action with a negative consequence, we should fight a negative action with a positive improvement. There should be an alternative to a life locked away. For repeat offenders and troubled law-breakers, there should be a program put in place that aims to actually reach out to these people and make attempts to counsel them. Such a program could involve partial jail time to appease those who like locking all the bad guys away. Then comes the good stuff. Providing counseling to find out why these people did what they did and trying to help them make more productive and positive decisions in the future.

Some people just need someone to listen to their story, and that alone can do a world of good. Next, throw in some community service. These people upset the community, so give them a chance to apologize and work to improve it. Sending someone like Bouvay to a jail cell to rot is a waste of a life and a waste of human potential. Call me a dreamer, but everyone has it in them to do good for the world. Sometimes all they need is a guiding hand and the chance at forgiveness. Mariel Gates is a 19-year-old graphic design sophomore from Baton Rouge.

Contact Mariel Gates at mgates@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @mgatesj_TDR

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 UREC, from page 1

completed in a $5 million plan, said Director of University Recreation Laurie Braden. She said this construction will yield eight multi-purpose fields and four softball fields with a wagon wheel configuration. The challenge course experience — lasting approximately two hours— is open to all students, whether as individuals or groups. The activities a group participates

in during their session is built around the goal that the group is trying to achieve. By doing this, each group gets an individualized experience from the challenge course. This course experience is led by UREC employees who address different leadership development topics such as leadership styles, communication, leading versus following and many more through various activities.

The Daily Reveille “We just use their experience to promote transference of skills to different parts of their lives,” Assistant Director for adventure and experiential education and Supervisor of the new challenge course Chris Bullard said. Groups can participate in everything from spiders web, swinging vines, a swinging bridge, ziplines and a dozen more. Bullard said he believes that students will be most excited for

page 15 the Tandem Hydraulic Ziplines. These two zipline run about 95 feet and give you the same experience as using a 200 or 300-foot zipline, Bullard said. “It gives groups a different avenue to talk about leadership development and a different avenue to talk about student development with it being such a different and unique experience,” said Bullard. Students interested in participating in the challenge course

must sign up for an open challenge course date in advance and pay a $5 fee. The challenge course dates are Sept. 15, Oct. 13 and Nov. 24. A large group will need to contact Chris Bullard through the UREC and fill out a program inquiry form.

Contact Elizabeth Thomas at ethomas@lsureveille.com

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[Left] Kinesiology senior Hailey Guerin (left), geology-professional junior Tyler Hebert (center), and mechanical engineering senior Matt Greenwald (right) work together to complete an obstacle Sunday at the challenge course. [Right] Guerin zooms down the zipline Sunday at the challenge course.

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and funding issues the University faces. As recently as Aug. 12, Alexander met with Undersecretary of Education Martha Kanter, and he said he plans to return to the capital in a few weeks to continue building support for initiatives such as Pell Grant awards and student loan interest rates. Para said Alexander’s ability to work in Washington at the highest levels of policy making and raise CSULB’s national profile was one of his greatest assets. “None of our other presidents were going to D.C. to talk to President Obama’s public policy group or were invited to Obama’s round table on education,” Para said. While Para said Alexander would be well-suited for a government position related to education, he said the two of them had never spoken candidly about the possibility. However, working at Louisiana’s flagship University would no doubt be a stepping stone for Alexander as he determines his next career move, Para said. “He spends a lot of time in

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both of which are voted on by the student body, and “Other Allocated” fees, which are approved by committees of administrators and students, Smith said. Last year, students voted for the $45 hike in required fees to expand the University Student Recreational Complex. The fee will be implemented for three years with phased increases of $45 starting this semester. This year a new change has

Washington, D.C. King is one of their prime advisors,” Para said. “It’s logical to think there’s a place in D.C. for him.” Alexander constantly received calls from other Universities trying to recruit him, according to Mary Stephens, CSULB vice president of administration and finance. When he got a call from LSU, she said, he was attracted to the combined president-chancellor role that gave him more responsibility. “For Alexander, a person who could go into an institution like LSU that’s high-profile, high-performance with a med school and law school, and organize them in a way that will be successful, of course that’s going to be a résumé builder,” Para said. From the beginning, Alexander said he knew he had to work with lawmakers to develop higher education policy. In February 2007, Alexander was selected to lead a task force to make recommendations to the Department of Education for the Voluntary System of Accountability, a program that measured student learning at different universities around the country.

According to his former CSULB colleagues, he frequently met with numerous contacts in Washington, including senators and advisors for President Obama. “Is he rubbing elbows with politicians? Yes. Is he doing it for political reasons? Kind of,” said Dan O’Connor, Academic Senate Chair at CSULB. “But it’s not about promoting a political position rather than just promoting public higher education.” According to the LSU’s lobbyist, B. Jeffery Brooks of Adams and Reese, Alexander is in the early stages of planning “LSU Day,” when he and other System chancellors will travel to Washington to lobby lawmakers. Brooks said the goal of LSU Day is to close the “innovation deficit” — the gap between federal funds needed for research and the funding that is supplied. LSU Day will take place in January. In the meantime, Alexander said he will continue to meet regularly with Washington officials. University Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope said the raised national profile Alexander

been added to student’s fee bills — the Building Use Fee. A result of House Bill 671, this fee will be used to acquire, operate, construct, maintain, repair and improve University facilities, according to Vice Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor for Budget and Planning and Interim CFO Robert Kuhn. While these projects were previously funded by tuition, the University accumulated “deferred maintenance,” which means maintenance projects were held off and money was spent

elsewhere, Kuhn said. As a result, there was a push in the most recent legislative session to create a fee the University can soley use for maintenance. The Building Use Fee is similar to the Student Technology Fee. It is a restricted account that must be approved by a committee, Kuhn said.

can bring to the University could be useful, but also that he is skeptical of whether it will help to solve budget issues. “LSU has been short of representation in recent years,” Cope said. “But that can only have so

much impact because the situation is pretty bad right now.”

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