OPINION: America should support the women, not the breasts, p. 13
FOOTBALL: Tigers win on the ground, not through the air, p. 5
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LSU junior defensive end Jermauria Rasco (59) celebrates after a play Saturday during the Tigers’ 17-6 victory against Florida in Tiger Stadium. The LSU defensive unit kept an opposing team below 10 points for the first time this season.
Defensive unit dominates Gators in Tigers’ 17-6 victory
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Supreme Court justice visits BR Kylie Shae Keyser Contributing Writer
The Washington gridlock, life on the U.S. Supreme Court and “Duck Dynasty” were just a few topics Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia touched on during his speech Friday at the Governor’s Mansion. Scalia served as keynote speaker at the first meeting of the Baton Rouge Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society. Scalia spoke about his experience on the Supreme Court bench for the past 27 years, and some of his opinions of the U.S. political system. “What has made the United States different is the structure the framers gave us,” Scalia said. Scalia continued to explain why the U.S. political system is different from other countries and why
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o, that’s what a Southeastern Conference game is supposed to look like. While the matchup was expected to be all about LSU’s (6-1, 3-1 SEC) high-powered offense and Florida’s conference-leading defense, the Tigers’ defense stole the show in a 17-6 victory against the Gators (4-2, 1-1 SEC). “When you look at how we played today,
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everyone bought into each other and [defensive coordinator John Chavis] put us in the right positions to make plays,” said junior defensive tackle Anthony Johnson. “Everybody just played unselfishly. We played as one unit.” After allowing a combined 91 points in the three previous games, the oncevaunted Tiger defense DEFENSE, see page 15
SCALIA, see page 4
EDUCATION
School gardens help teach children variety of subjects Olivia McClure Contributing Writer
Getting children to understand where their food comes from is important and along the way, that lesson can also teach them about science, history and just about anything else. October is National Farm to School Month as designated by a 2010 U.S. House of Representatives resolution recognizing “farm to school” efforts such as school gardens as effective strategies for teaching students about the importance of agriculture and improving child nutrition. Kiki Fontenot, an assistant professor specializing in home, school and community gardens with the LSU AgCenter, said although school gardens have been common since World War I-era victory gardens, they recently resurged in popularity because of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign, which promotes gardening as a way
for students to learn about food and get physical activity. School gardens expose and often introduce children to agriculture, which is important because many people grow up in cities and are unaware of all the ways agriculture affects life. “You might not see a tractor go by or know that cotton grows on a plant and then that becomes your shirt,” Fontenot said. “When you ask students about food, I don’t think they think much past the grocery store — like where did it come from to get to that point.” The LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden is home to a children’s garden that is a popular field trip destination as well as a model for teachers interested in starting a school garden of their own. Fontenot said many people think about gardens only in terms of teaching photosynthesis and weather, but almost any subject taught in the classroom can be taken outside.
Many of the plants in the children’s garden are grown in shaped beds — triangles, squares and even rhombuses — and old tires that are painted in bright colors. Fontenot said students can practice math by finding the volume of beds or the circumference of tires. They can learn about history with vegetables that pioneers used as dyes, or read stories such as “Jack and the Beanstalk” while planting beans. None of the plants in the garden at Burden are sprayed with insecticides or fungicides, so children can learn about predators by seeing beneficial insects in action — plus, they can safely eat crops such as broccoli, cabbage, artichokes and blackberries. Children are more likely to eat foods they grow, so teachers can incorporate cooking into the garden. AgCenter extension agents work with about 230 schools in Louisiana FARM EDUCATION, see page 15
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The Children’s Garden at LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden teaches Baton Rouge children the value of gardening. The center also uses the gardens to teach the students about agriculture and good nutrition habits.
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INTERNATIONAL TV puppets electrify Israeli gay rights debate, advocates demand answers JERUSALEM (AP) — The goal was merely to promote clean energy in Israel — but television ads starring a pair of male puppets called “plug” and “socket” have instead unleashed a debate about gay pride. The puppets, named Sheka and Teka in Hebrew, have appeared in ads for the state-owned Israel Electric Corp. for more than a decade. Israelis have long playfully questioned whether they might be gay. But the arrival of a baby puppet in the new campaign set off fresh speculation about their sexual orientation. Boat sinks on Mali River due to excess cargo; 20 dead, many missing BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — An overladen boat carrying hundreds of passengers along the Niger River in central Mali capsized at night, and nearly 200 people were missing the following day, the mayor of a nearby town said Saturday. Twenty bodies had been recovered by midday, said Sory Diakite, who is the mayor of Konna, about four miles (seven kilometers) from the accident scene. At least 400 passengers were believed to have been onboard the vessel headed to Timbuktu, though only 210 survivors had been counted, he said.
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This undated image released by the Israel Electric Corporation shows Sheka and Teka and a baby puppet used in its latest public service campaign.
Stampede near Indian temple kills 89 people, injures hundreds NEW DELHI (AP) — A stampede by masses of Hindu worshippers crossing a bridge to a temple in central India left at least 89 people dead Sunday, police said. The chaos broke out as rumors spread that the bridge was collapsing over the Sindh River, D.K. Arya, deputy inspector general of police in the Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh state, told the Press Trust of India. More than 100 people were being treated in a hospital for injuries including broken bones. Police wielding sticks had charged the crowd in an effort to contain the rush. People retaliated by hurling stones at officers, and one officer was badly injured.
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LSU has highest percentage passing bar exam in the state of Louisiana
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — A smiling Gabrielle Giffords toured rows of tables loaded with rifles and handguns Sunday in her first visit to a gun show since surviving a 2011 shooting, and pleaded afterward for people to come together to stop gun violence. The former Arizona congresswoman visited the Saratoga Springs Arms Fair with her astronaut husband, Mark Kelly and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to highlight a voluntary agreement that closely monitors gun show sales in New York. Amber Alert remains for five boys mssing at a New Mexico camp
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — LSU law students had the highest rate of passage among students of Louisiana law schools who took the state bar exam in July. Newly released figures from the state Supreme Court show 120 of 171 LSU law grads who took the test passed — just over 70 percent. Fifty-six out of 88 Tulane grads — or 64 percent — passed the exam. Out of 203 Loyola grads, 115 — or 57 percent — passed; while 53 of 154 Southern Law School grads passed, for a rate of 34 percent. Abused pit bull puppy adopted; suspect booked on aggravated cruelty
HILLSBORO, N.M. (AP) — An Amber Alert remained in effect Sunday for five teenage boys reported missing from a rural New Mexico ranch for troubled youth, and state police said they believe they are in danger. Meanwhile, an attorney for the Tierra Blanca High Country Youth Program near Hillsboro maintained that the children are safely with parents. Authorities issued an Amber Alert for nine boys, ages 13-17. State police said late Saturday that four of them are back with their parents.
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Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (left) and her husband Mark Kelly tour the New EastCoast Arms Collectors Associates arms fair
Dying Ohio man on gurney leads daughter down church aisle CLEVELAND (AP) — A terminally ill Ohio man who arrived at his daughter’s wedding by ambulance gave her away, from a hospital gurney. Guests cried and clapped as Scott Nagy took part in daughter Sarah’s wedding Saturday at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Strongsville, The Plain Dealer of Cleveland reported. A volunteer team of medical professionals helped Nagy escort the 24-year-old bride as groom Angelo Salvatore and the Rev. Chuck Knerem awaited their arrival.
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Additions to Hilltop Arboretum to open Thursday night Christine Aman Contributing Writer
The LSU Hilltop Arboretum, which provides a place for professor retreats, marriage ceremonies and classes to many University students, is adding an additional building to its grounds. The ribbon cutting and open house for the arboretum’s new Imogene Newsom Brown Education Facility and Brent Turner Courtyard will be the last piece of its 1999 building plan. Ted Flato, one of the architects of the new building from the Lake Flato Architects of San Antonio, Texas, along with William L. “Bill” Jenkins, former LSU president, will attend the ribbon cutting, open house and ground breaking ceremony, which will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday. After 13 years of fundraising, amounting to $1.28 million, this will be the first University building to be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified. LEED requires four aspects: water
savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and environmental quality, according to Peggy Davis Coates, Director of LSU Hilltop Arboretum. The arboretum is no stranger to charity. It was donated to the University’s Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture in 1981, and the money for the new building was raised by the Friends of Hilltop Arboretum through private donations. Students majoring in landscape architecture, forestry, horticulture and entomology use this setting as a classroom. They learn about plant designs and the environment they need to grow, renewable resources and how to search for certain bugs. The arboretum consists of 14 acres and more than 150 species of plants native to Louisiana, some of which are for sale. Not only does the arboretum provide a location for learning, but it has also been a place for retreats and weddings. University departments, such as the English department, have
taken day retreats to the arboretum, and even some University students get married there. Coates said that the mixture of “peace and nature” is what makes the arboretum special and a great place to come and get away. When the building is opened, it will host educational and fundraising events and will be available for the public and for students to relax and clear their minds or study, Coates said. University staff that helped bring the project into construction consists of LSU Facility Development former Director Emmett David and new Director Roger Husser along with LSU Campus Sustainability Denise Newell and Jerry Landry, former Chancellor Mike Martin, LSU Foundation staff CFO Gina Dugas and Attorney David Hardy.
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The LSU Hilltop Aboretum will be having a ribbon cutting and open house Thursday night at 11855 Highland Road.
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EVENTS
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Canoeing Black Creek Wilderness – Oct 19
Enjoy the weekend and recover from midterms by canoeing through the natural scenic Black Creek Wilderness Area. We will travel between 15-20 miles and camp overnight on the shores and sandbars. Deadline to sign up is Oct. 14th.
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SCALIA, from page 1
the system operates the way it does. He addressed many issues such as gridlock and questions of the efficiency of our government. “The framers … broke the legislature in two precisely in order to weaken it to make it difficult for the legislature to act,” Scalia said. “Do not complain about the basic difficulty of getting things done in Washington. The framers didn’t want to get things done very quickly — they wanted to be sure that only things that had substantial support could get done.” The Federalist Society is an organization founded on the basis of uniting conservatives and libertarians who are seeking to reform the current American legal system. The Society offers membership in a Student Division, a Lawyers Division and a Faculty Division. The LSU Law School currently has an LSU Chapter of the Federalist Society. Gov. Bobby Jindal began the meeting by introducing one of the Co-Presidents of the Baton Rouge Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society, Beverly Moore. Moore founded a Federalist Society Student Chapter at the University of Stanford Law School, and now she has founded a Lawyers chapter here in Baton Rouge. Moore introduced Scalia as the keynote speaker. “Not only has he been a friend to the society and participated in countless debates, conferences, speeches, but he has also been a champion of this society’s principles through his service on the Court and through his writing,” Moore said. After Scalia’s speech, the evening transitioned into a Q-and-A. Scalia lightened the mood by saying how the microphone made him feel like he should be singing. He opted out of using the microphone the rest of the night. The first question was about whether Scalia has seen progress on the Supreme Court in its jurisprudence and whether the Supreme Court should interpret the law and not to make it. “The Court is much more of a textualist court than when I first joined,” Scalia said, meaning that
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the court made more decisions strictly based on the text of the statue. Scalia was also asked which Founding Father he would have liked to meet and what question he would ask him. “The Founding Father I would most like to spend some time with and get to know is the indispensible man, George Washington,” Scalia said. “There was just something about George Washington that always fascinated me. What was it that made all of these geniuses defer to George?” One of the last questions inquired whether Scalia has any optimism for this country and if we can improve the country and begin to make it a place that is getting better. “It ain’t the law that’s going to change it,” Scalia said. “I mean to the extent that the country is in a downward spiral, it’s not because of the law, it’s because of the people. You can’t have a good country without good people. I fear we have lost some of the virtues that characterized Americans in the past.” After the questions, the copresidents of the Baton Rouge Lawyers Chapter, Moore, Catherine Wheeler and Jason Dore, presented Scalia with a cooler filled with “Duck Dynasty” merchandise as a thank-you gift. “As one of the founding members of the Baton Rouge Chapter of the Federalist Society I am honored to have Justice Scalia as our first speaker at our first event,” Moore said.
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FASHION
Rent the Runway visits campus Christine Aman Contributing Writer
Tailgating got a bit more glamorous on Saturday when Rent the Runway visited the University on its southern college campus tour. “Everyone should feel like a princess for a day,” reads the motto for the New York-based online dress company. The tailgate, which stopped by the Parade Ground before the LSUFlorida game, had a variety of dresses and categories, some of which included Halloween, holiday party, sorority formals and semi-formals, homecoming hits and “girl on a budget $50 and under.” Rent the Runway buys dresses from designers at the designer’s price then rents the outfits out across the country to women for about 90 percent of the retail price. The women could try on the
dresses in a trailer to see if they liked them and could rent them online that day for $20 off, said Wendy Conley, Rent the Runway tour manager. Inside the trailer were multiple phrases of the company scattered about like “play dress up” and “my closet is bigger than yours.” The tailgate had a Ping-Pong table and corn sack toss, and those who signed up received a koozie or sunglasses. For students who couldn’t make it to the tailgate Saturday, dresses can be viewed on the company’s website: renttherunway.com. The dresses come in standardized sizes from each retailer and the company suggests orders for the dress be made early before the event, especially if it is a popular dress. Orders can be made up to four months before the event and the dress will show up two days
before the event. After the event, customers put the dress in the same bag given to them and ship it back out, without having to dry clean it, Conley said. If something is wrong with the dress it can be returned or swapped out, no questions asked, Conley said. Customers unsure of their size can order the exact same dress in two different sizes for the price of one. The dresses on the website are also in stores so customers can try them on for size and see the price in stores to compare to the website. Angel Best, an employee of Rent the Runway, said she loves working there because she can “turn frowns into smiles.”
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DIVERSITY
Event promotes racial diversity William Morris Contributing Writer
More than 25,000 undergraduate students call the University home, and each student carries his or her own unique background and story. Putting all these students on one campus allows for the opportunity to learn about nearly any race, ethnicity, religion or background possible. “Campus Conversations: A Dialogue on Race” is a joint initiative between the Honors College and the Office of Multicultural Affairs that aims to bring together students of all backgrounds and give them a way to share what makes them different. Sunday afternoon, students of a variety of races and ethnicities gathered in the grand salon of the French House for an educational discussion of their respective races and cultures. Granger Babcock, associate dean of the Honors College, said
when a large group of students of varying backgrounds get together, a great deal can be learned. “I think that people who know others from different races, social classes and religious beliefs have a tendency to empathize with them better,” Babcock said. Chemical engineering junior Yuki Sui attended the event and said he believes conversations like this have a real impact on the attitudes of students. “I don’t think there is much direct racism on campus, but sometimes in the background there are some unseen things that cause concern,” Sui said. “If students come here and want to listen, they will certainly learn something.” Gathering once a semester for a meal and conversation is only part of a grander plan the OMA has for race relations. Krystie Nguyen, coordinator of cross-cultural affairs in the
OMA, said events like this are crucial to a university setting. “We want to get students who don’t usually interact with each other to engage in conversation,” Nguyen said. “These are topics that probably are not so openly discussed in a classroom or anywhere else.” Nguyen and the students in attendance have high hopes for where a program like this can lead to. The students were divided into groups and will be encouraged to stay in contact and meet on a monthly basis to continue the dialogue. “We want to create empathy between diversity,” Nguyen said. “Talking about race and having people come together creates empathy and helps to not put people into stereotypes.” Contact William Morris at wmorris@lsureveille.com
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BACK to BASICS LSU run game re-establishes itself as Tigers’ first option TOMMY ROMANACH • Sports Contributor In the first six games of 2013, the LSU offense became a productive passing machine — a notion that seemed impossible only a year ago. Gone were the days of running down teams’ throats, and here to stay was a pass attack led by senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger and junior wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry. What a difference a week makes. The Tigers (6-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) won in a style more common in the Les Miles era Saturday with a 17-6 victory against the Florida Gators (4-2, 3-1 SEC) at Tiger Stadium. Sophomore running back Jeremy Hill led the Tigers with 121 yards on 19 carries. The performance became Hill’s fourth 100-yard game of the season, and his 7.3-yards-per-carry average leads all FBS running backs with more than 90 carries. “Jeremy is just one of those incredible guys to watch,” said senior fullback J.C. Copeland. “Just to see him do his thing and hurdle over people is crazy. ... I’m still shocked about some of the things he does.” LSU’s 175 rushing yards were the most Florida’s defense has allowed in nearly two years, and the Tigers’ 71 rushing yards in the fourth quarter were more than Florida allowed in four of its first five games this season. The run game shined brightest in one of the most pivotal drives of the game. After a Florida field goal put the Gators within a possession of tying the game, LSU answered with a 61-yard drive to set up a Colby Delahoussaye RUSHING, see page 11
LSU sophomore running back Jeremy Hill carries the ball Saturday during the Tigers’ 17-6 victory against the Florida Gators in Tiger Stadium. Hill finished with 121 yards on 19 carries. RICHARD REDMANN /
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Victory shows progress for LSU THE SMARTEST MORAN JAMES MORAN Sports Columnist After watching LSU engage in a season-long shootout with every opponent it’s faced so far, it was good to see Les Miles and company could still pull a hammer out of their tool bag and win a lowscoring, defensive struggle. Zach Mettenberger had his first off-game, but Jeremy Hill and the offensive line dominated the line of scrimmage to grind out the 17-6 victory against Florida. Considering the Gators have the best defense in the Southeastern Conference, Hill’s 151 total yards was his most impressive performance thus far. It was a hard-hitting battle, but Hill wore down the Gator defense late in the game. He accumulated 64 of his rushing yards in the fourth quarter to ice the game in a performance eerily similar to what Mike Gillislee did to LSU in last season’s Florida game. Hill is a special player, and it isn’t breaking news to anybody that he can play the role of the hammer in a physical game. The bigger surprise was the muchmaligned Tiger defense being able to hold up their end of the bargain. VICTORY, see page 11
VOLLEYBALL
Balance vital in Miss. State sweep Tigers recover from earlier losing streak Dimitri Skoumpourdis Sports Contributor
The LSU volleyball team rode a balanced effort to its first sweep of the season Sunday afternoon as it beat Mississippi State 25-20, 25-18, 25-18 in the PMAC. The Tigers (13-3, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) have now won three consecutive matches in a grueling stretch that saw them play three matches in five days after dropping consecutive matches for the first time all season the previous two weeks. “[The victory against Mississippi State] is really good for us
to get our confidence back,” said she set her teammates up for 44 sophomore outside hitter Katie assists and eclipsed 3,000 career Lindelow. “We feel good going assists. into this next weekend.” Freshman middle blocker L i n d e l o w ’s Briana Holman play reflected the the team in ‘[The victory against led balanced nature kills with 13. of the team as she Mississippi State] is Pardo and Holnotched a doubleman have disdouble with 12 really good for us to get played improving kills and 12 digs. our confidence back. We chemistry with The Tigers each game and smacked home feel good going into this are proving to be 52 kills on an efa lethal duo. next weekend.’ ficient .317 hit“Malorie is ting percentage really beginning Katie Lindelow and also managed to feel where LSU sophomore outside hitter to record 61 digs. Bri is,” said The team also head coach Fran turned in an impressive blocking Flory. “As they play together effort up front with eight team more through the course of the blocks. season, that could be a really Junior setter Malorie Pardo continued her impressive play as VOLLEYBALL, see page 10
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LSU junior setter Malorie Pardo (14) attempts to block a scoring attempt Sunday from Mississippi State senior outside hitter Dani McCree (16) in the PMAC.
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FOOTBALL
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Mettenberger accepts reduced role in rush-heavy game Rushing outshines passing game
to get the first downs at the end of the game,” Hill said. Last year’s bout with Florida also stuck in sophomore guard Trai Turner’s mind, maybe more than anyone on the team if he Alex Cassara is to be believed. Turner played Senior Reporter his first meaningful minutes as a Saturday in Tiger Stadium freshman, taking over at the right guard position for the concussed seemed awfully familiar. Ever since Cam Cameron Josh Williford, and the things that stepped in as its coordinator, the were said about the team after the LSU offense has had a paradigm Tigers’ 14-6 loss provided motishift. Senior quarterback Zach vation for this year’s game. Turner said he knew his team Mettenberger became what everyone thought he could be and, had the Gators where it wanted them when going more importantly, to an up-tempo ofwhat LSU fans ‘Had we hit a couple fense. The Florida have been pining defense was tired, for for years. more passes, we he said, which It was the probably would’ve was where LSU’s first time Mettenberger looked hu- thrown more. But we defense faltered last season. man all season, With the Tihis nine comple- were rushing the ball, tions, 17 attempts and minus a turnover ger offensive line pushing people and 152 yards all on a pass, we were around, combined season lows in his the defense’s career year. He really in position to with suffocating preshadn’t yet thrown control the game.’ sure of Florida jufor less than 200 nior quarterback yards. Tyler Murphy, He took the Les Miles Miles called it, blame for missed LSU head coach “the day of the big throws and a men.” fumbled snap, but Florida coach Will MusLes Miles, in true Miles fashion, attributed the errors to “being a champ also acknowledged the manhandling. person.” “They got movement up “We were so dominant up front running the ball, why push front,” Muschamp said. “Our the ball vertically?” Mettenberg- guys just didn’t get off blocks. er said. “They’re very good in There are going to be some situthe secondary, they showed that ations when you play a team like today. The way we were running that … when you have to get off the ball, there’s really no reason blocks and make tackles. Our guys knew that coming in, but we to pass it.” That newfangled offense didn’t do that enough tonight.” Turner said that while it felt wasn’t needed in the Tigers’ 17-6 win against Florida (4-2, 3-1 good to play physically, he’ll take Southeastern Conference) featur- a win however it comes. “I’ll sit back and pass protect ing classic SEC play. LSU (6-1, all day,” Turner 3-1 SEC) exacted appropriate re- ‘ You can’t just take the said. “But when you want me to venge on the Gators, who last year ball away from them. go down and hit and grinded down the It is LSU, and Jeremy somebody dominate that perTigers in GainesHill is the running son in front of me, ville. I’ll do that also.” “Had we hit back.’ Miles said afa couple more ter the game that passes, we probDamien Jacobs good teams win ably would’ve Florida senior defensive lineman games however thrown more,” they need to beMiles said. “But we were rushing the ball, and mi- fore rattling off all the things the nus a turnover on a pass, we were Tigers do well. He listed the “big really in position to control the running back,” the offensive line and the vertical passing attack, game.” Sophomore running back and went on and on. But Florida senior defensive Jeremy Hill, who had 121 yards on 19 carries, said the running lineman Damien Jacobs said it a back corps felt like they let the bit more concisely. “You can’t just take the ball defense down in all three of the Tigers’ losses last season by not away from them,” Jacobs said. running the clock down in the “It is LSU, and Jeremy Hill is the running back.” tight games. In the fourth quarter, LSU held the ball for 8:04 and gained four of its six first downs on the ground. The LSU backfield finished with 175 yards, tallying more than Mettenberger’s passing total in a game for only the Contact Alex Cassara at second time this year. acassara@lsureveille.com; “That’s the mentality all four of us had: whoever was in there, Twitter: @cassarayall
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LSU senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger (8) throws the football downfield Saturday during the Tigers’ 17-6 victory against Florida in Tiger Stadium.
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Monday, October 14, 2013
Patriots stun Saints on last-second touchdown, win 30-26 The Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady still has that comeback touch. Coming off one of his worst games, he threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to rookie Kenbrell Thompkins with five seconds left, giving the New England Patriots a wild 30-27 win and knocking the New Orleans Saints from the unbeaten ranks Sunday. It capped a 70-yard drive with no timeouts after getting the ball with 1:08 to go. It was the 37th game in which Brady led the Patriots to victory from a fourthquarter deficit or tie. The Saints (5-1) had taken a 24-23 lead with 3:29 remaining on Drew Brees’ 34-yard
touchdown pass to Kenny Stills, but couldn’t put away New England. The Patriots (5-1) survived an interception by Keenan Lewis on their first snap after Garrett Hartley’s 39-yard field goal made it 27-23. Brady started the winning drive with completions of 23 yards to Julian Edelman, 15 to Austin Collie and six to Aaron Dobson. But he threw two incompletions before connecting with Collie for a nine-yard gain on fourth down and a first down at the 17. That’s when Brady found Thompkins for the winning touchdown in the left side of the end zone. New England continued the
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New England Patriots wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins (85) holds the winning touchdown catch Sunday in front of New Orleans Saints cornerback Jabari Greer (33).
strong defense it’s played all year by holding star tight end Jimmy Graham without a catch for the first time in 46 games, dating back to the middle of his rookie season in 2010. He limped off the field after Kyle Arrington intercepted a pass intended for him, but returned. The Patriots were headed for their second straight loss one week after the Cincinnati Bengals beat them 13-6. Brady’s streak of 52 regular-season games with at least one touchdown pass ended in that defeat; Brees holds the NFL record with 54. New England improved on offense, with Stevan Ridley
running for two touchdowns for a 17-7 halftime lead. In the first half, the Patriots controlled the ball against New Orleans, which entered the game leading the NFL in time of possession. The Patriots scored on drives of 80, 66 and 60 yards one week after having just one drive of more than 35 yards in Cincinnati. The Saints trailed by 10 points at halftime, but tied it by scoring on their first two possessions of the second half: a 28-yard field goal by Hartley and a three-yard run by Khiry Robinson. New England took a 3-0
lead on Stephen Gostkowski’s 35-yard field goal on the first series of the game. New Orleans took its first lead on Brees’ threeyard pass to Travaris Cadet, the first run or reception of the season by the running back. Then Ridley scored twice in a span of six minutes in the second quarter on runs of one- and four-yards. On the second touchdown drive, Brady completed his last six passes for 64 yards.
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Nistrup ties for third at Tar Heel Invitational
Team finishes 11th place overall Taylor Curet Sports Contributor
Purple and gold proved to be the lucky colors of LSU freshman Caroline Nistrup. The 19-year-old followed her fourth-place finish at the Schooner Fall Classic last weekend by shooting a 4-under-par 212 at the 38th annual Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C. Nistrup’s score was good for a tie for third individually which led LSU to an 11th-place, 23-over-par finish. With Nistrup’s second consecutive top-five performance, LSU coach Karen Bahnsen is impressed with the newcomer’s contributions early in her collegiate career. “She’s just done fantastic,” Bahnsen said. “She’s just this very strong, very steady player emotionally. So, she’s putting herself in positions to have a chance to win some tournaments, and hopefully she can break through this year and do it.” The tournament ended Sunday with No. 4 Duke taking home
the team title by 11 strokes. Of the 18 teams that competed at University of North Carolina’s Finley Golf Course, 12 ranked in the top 25. Duke placed three golfers in the top six as Blue Devils’ Celine Boutier and Laetitia Beck tied for third place with Nistrup. Vanderbilt sophomore Jenny Hahn’s 5-under-par finalround lifted her past Nistrup by one stroke as Sunday afternoon rolled around and aided the No. 19 Commodores second-place finish. Nistrup’s 1-over-par 73 first round hindered her from catching up to Clemson’s Ashlan Ramsey, whose 9-under-par 207 for the tournament gave her the individual crown. The Tigers won the Tar Heel Invitational in 2011, but Bahnsen said she wasn’t concerned with finishing outside the top 10 in 2013. “Go look at the rankings of all the field, and it’s an extremely strong field,” Bahnsen said. “We’d love to win ... but also it’s about building, and getting better and better and stronger. I’d love to start coming out of the gate great, but we’ve got a couple young ones in there and we want to try to just keep getting better.”
Nistrup completed a 4-under-par tournament with an even-par 72 round on Sunday. The Denmark native fired her second-straight 5-under-par second round Saturday after her score of 65 last weekend in Norman, Okla. Nistrup’s bogey-free round of 67 on Saturday was tied
for a tournament-best and moved her into second place entering Sunday’s final round. Junior Madelene Sagstrom followed her first career individual title at the Schooner Classic by posting a 7-over-par 223 in Chapel Hill, which was second-best among the Tigers.
Senior Lindsay Gahm recorded her 2013 season-best score of 11-over-par, while freshman Carly Ray Goldstein made her Tiger debut at the Tar Heel Invitational with a 16-over-par outing. Contact Taylor Curet at tcuret@lsureveille.com
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FOOTBALL
AP and Coaches Polls AP Rank/Team/Record
Coaches Rank/Team/Record
1. Alabama
6-0
1. Alabama
6-0
2. Oregon
6-0
2. Oregon
6-0
3. Clemson
6-0
3. Ohio State
6-0
4. Ohio State
6-0
4. Clemson
6-0
5. Florida State
5-0
5. Florida State
5-0
6. LSU
6-1
6. Louisville
6-0
7. Texas A&M
5-1
7. Texas A&M
5-1
8. Louisville
6-0
8. LSU
6-1
9. UCLA
5-0
9. S. Carolina
5-1
10. Miami (Fla.)
5-0
10. UCLA
5-0
11. S. Carolina
5-1
11. Miami (Fla.)
5-0
12. Baylor
5-0
12. Baylor
5-0
13. Stanford
5-1
13. Stanford
5-1
14. Missouri
6-0
14. Missouri
6-0
15. Georgia
4-2
15. Texas Tech
6-0
16. Texas Tech
6-0
16. Georgia
4-2
17. Fresno State
5-0
17. Oklahoma State
4-1
18. Oklahoma
5-1
18. Oklahoma
5-1
19. Virginia Tech
6-1
19. Fresno State
5-0
20. Washington
4-2
20. Virginia Tech
6-1
21. Oklahoma State
4-1
21. Nebraska
5-1
22. Florida
4-2
22. Florida
4-2
23. Northern Illinois
6-0
23. Northern Illinois
6-0
24. Auburn
5-1
24. Michigan
5-1
25. Wisconsin
4-2
25. Washington
4-2
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special connection.” Sophomore defensive specialist Haley Smith led the Tigers’ defensive effort with a team-high 22 digs. Smith credited the team’s disciplined blocking up front with making life easier for the defense on the back line. “Our blocking was very disciplined; they were stopped when they needed to be,” Smith said. “They closed blocks when they needed to, which makes backcourt defense very easy for us.” Flory said the key to
Monday, October 14, 2013 recording the first sweep of the season was balance and poise. “We stayed with the game plan,” Flory said. “I think tonight and throughout the course of these three matches, we did a nice job of balancing our energy level, balancing our intensity and remaining a much more stable team.” LSU will continue SEC play at 7:30 p.m. Friday when it travels to take on Auburn in Auburn Arena. CONNOR TARTER / The Daily Reveille
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LSU junior setter Malorie Pardo prepares to serve the ball Sunday in the PMAC.
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field goal — 49 of those yards on the ground. “When you are going against a tough defense like Florida has, you are going to have to grind it out,” Hill said. “Nothing is going to come easy, and that is just kind of what we practiced.” The LSU running backs made their presence felt not only on the offense, but through special teams as well. Although getting just one carry in the game, senior running back Alfred Blue made his mark on the first punt of the game. Blue flew down the field and delivered a big hit to Florida returner Marcus Roberson, but an illegal formation penalty called the play back. Unfazed, Blue made an almost identical hit at an almost identical place on the field during the very next play. “It is just the mentality [Blue] has,” Hill said. “No matter what his job is and his coaches ask him to do, he is going to go out there and do it full speed.” Through the air, Mettenberger struggled to make the plays that have turned him into a Heisman candidate, throwing for a seasonlow 152 yards. Mettenberger pointed out that a few pass interference penalties affected those numbers, but he also missed some throws he’s completed most of this season. The complement of the run after winning so many games through passing the ball made for good relief, Mettenberger said. “It’s funny because past
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LSU senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger (8) hands the football off to sophomore running back Jeremy Hill (33) on Saturday during the Tigers’ victory against the Gators.
weeks, teams have done a good are more versatile than people thought,” said job of stopping the sophomore right run and left holes in the secondary, ‘[The game] showed guard Trai Turner. “Maybe they so we were able that we are more thought, ‘Oh, to execute in the passing game,” versatile than people now they’re more pass dominant,’ or Mettenberger said. thought.’ ‘Now they’re more “But today, we rerun dominant.’ I ally didn’t need to think we showed throw the ball too Trai Turner that we can pass much, just because LSU sophomore right guard and run it ... and we were running now they have to the ball so well.” The Tigers may look to their prepare for that.” run game again next Saturday in Oxford against Ole Miss, a team that currently ranks No. 12 in the Contact Tommy Romanach at SEC in rush defense. tromanach@lsureveille.com “[The game] showed that we
But Rome wasn’t built in a day. I don’t think the defense is ready to shut down Alabama and Texas A&M just yet, but after limiting opponents to just nine points in their last six quarters of football, the unit is making undeniable progress. The defensive line made the largest leap forward. They stuffed runs at the line of scrimmage, sacked Florida quarterback Tyler Murphy and rushed him into throwing a number of absolute ducks that — through some kind of divine intervention — were not picked off. Since his interception against Georgia, Anthony Johnson has looked like the monster in the middle we all thought he would be. “Freak” beat his blocker and bulldozed Murphy for one of the Tigers’ four sacks on the afternoon. But like Hill, watching Johnson be good at tackle football is not a shocking development. The play of LSU’s defensive ends, however, is. Danielle Hunter got the start and something just clicked inside of him. It was like the 6-foot-6-inch sophomore finally realized he’s a scary combination of speed and length, recording seven tackles and batting down two passes at the line. Miles mocked a reporter for asking if this was the first time the coaches told Hunter to put his arms up, but to the reporter’s credit, that’s what it looked like. Jermauria Rasco added four tackles and four quarterback hurries of his own on the other side
in what was easily the best pass rush the Tigers have mustered this season. The linebackers missed some tackles but played well overall. Lamin Barrow and Kwon Alexander were active throughout the game, and true freshman Kendell Beckwith sacked Murphy and forced a fumble that effectively ended the game. Craig Loston returned from injury, and the secondary didn’t allow any big plays, but don’t pin any ribbons on them yet. The uberconservative Gator offense didn’t test the back end of the defense like it did the front seven. Now if the Tigers’ secondary can slow down the Ole Miss passing game next week, perhaps they can permanently shed their status as the nail. Either way, Miles has to be thrilled his team showed it can win the occasional slugfest. Having the versatility to win games in different ways is key because it makes LSU able to adapt and play well in whatever type of game it finds itself in. The shootout has been the most common style this season. But on the day Tiger Stadium held the reunion of the 2003 BCS National Championship team, LSU turned back the clocks with a vintage physical performance. James Moran is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Beacon, N.Y. Contact James Moran at jmoran@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @James_Moran92
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Delayed Fall Break an injustice to brain-weary students THE UNRIDDLER CHRISTINE GUTTERY Columnist Usually, LSU’s Fall Break is in October, but this year, it is not until Nov. 7. But I need my breaks — and I need them evenly spaced out. I enjoy learning, I really do, but when I haven’t had an extended break from the college grind in two months, I get frustrated. We only have two weeks of classes between Fall Break and Thanksgiving break, and a couple of weeks after Thanksgiving break, the semester will be over. I want to know why pretty much every other student in the country has a break this weekend or next, and we’ve got to wait another three weeks. A professor informed me of an administrative email from last spring which said that the fall schedule for this semester had not yet been determined, because the football season’s schedule was still in flux. While the administration has not publicized the reason for Fall Break being so late, it seems pretty apparent that the reason involves LSU Athletics — and money. Bizarre as it may be, this should come as no surprise,
WEB COMMENTS The Daily Reveille wants to hear your reactions to our content. Visit lsureveille.com, our Facebook page and our Twitter account to let us know what you think. Check our what readers had to say in our online comment section this past week: In response to Mariel Gates’ column “Opinion: Current math system ineffective for some students,” readers had this to say: “This article seems to represent a majority of english majors attitudes, who think their subject is somehow more important than the others in a snobbish attempt to justify low pay compared to other science based majors. Right off the back, the author claims that she ‘will never need any other math in my personal or professional life.’ This is a flawed argument; why do I need to take second level english if I don’t want to be a writer, or history if I don’t want to be a historian, or economics if I don’t want to be a businessman. College (and grade
considering that LSU ropes off commuter parking spots on Fridays before game days, even though we paid a pretty hefty fee for that parking pass. Considering LSU’s love affair with athletics and money, it is enraging. The football schedule shouldn’t have any bearing on our academic schedule. Remember the pep talks at freshman orientation? LSU told us that we weren’t just a number, that LSU was about us and that they cared about our success. But my experience has shown me that, while there are some outstanding professors who truly care about their students, LSU as an institution just wants my money. They’ve done this before. Last semester, LSU shortened winter break by a week due to the scheduling of the Bayou Country Superfest, which brings in money for LSU sports and the community. I understand economic necessities, but the 30,000 students here to learn don’t want to hear any more about it. By mid-semester, it’s easy for us to get burned out. We need a break before November. Even if football players, the esteemed ones dictating our break schedule, work out for too long without resting, their muscles tear down instead of building up. They’ve got bye weeks to school) are supposed to form well rounded graduates. English classes help people interpret writings and generate their own, history classes teach people the lessons of the past so they aren’t repeated and science teaches people how the world around us works. More than any of those, math teaches people how to think. Sure you might not need to know how to evaluate an integral, write a proof or solve a trigonometric equation but these exercises and lessons teach you how to solve problems and think analytically. Just because you have to bust your butt to make a B doesn’t make it any less important. In actuality it’s quite the opposite, your problem solving skills must be lacking so extra practice could certainly help. I find it ironic that the least applicable profession to advancing society bashes the foundation of nearly every real world subject. Without math there’s no physics, no business, no progress. Furthermore there is a reason these lower level math classes are structured this way: people like the author. Can you really expect someone who views the pillar of
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help out with that. Students need the same for our psychological and mental health. I know from personal experience that when I set aside one day of the week to rest, my entire week goes much more smoothly than in weeks when I continually spend myself. I notice a difference in my emotions, mental capacity, attitude and motivation. But as the semester moves forward, we start to feel we can’t afford
to rest, due to never-ending amounts of homework, tests, quizzes and other responsibilities. As soon as we finish studying for a quiz in one class, there’s an exam in another class to study for, and homework due in another. We haven’t had a break since Labor Day — which was only a week after classes began. It’s midterms week, and we’re tired. If LSU cared about us as students, they would take our
academic and mental health into consideration when scheduling breaks. We — not just the Athletic Department — are LSU, and we deserve a timely break.
society as unnecessary to do their homework, rather than copying or even listen in class. People like the author make it imperative to force them to learn mathematics to make them well-rounded problem solvers. I’m so sorry math 1029 messed up your great, English inflated GPA but you needed that Math class and based on your attitude you need plenty more.” -probabillist
not changing... wait a few years after you graduate and you might thank Obama for allowing you to stay on your parents healthcare until your 26th because your English degree will likely bring you nothing (especially with writings like this one)!” -Anarcy
does not expect it but appreciates it when it is gotten. A man (not boy) expects the privilege of giving it to be appreciated. With so many opinions of whether or not to do it based on offending someone, why wouldn’t be on a decline. But there are certain situations in today’s modern world where it’s hard to be late for class holding the door for all 20+ ladies. Its a fine line for the guy to decide to draw. For a girl to think the guy is doing it based on the girl’s ability to open a single do is silly. Also for a girl or guy to do it/have it done with intent of ‘favors’ is not and should not be considered chivalry. But in an age where masks are of the latest fashion that’s for you to decide. But its a gender thing, always will be or you can just called in humanity with kindness. Which should be with default. A concerned citizen.” -Student G
In response to Christine Guttery’s column, “Opinion: Shutdown shows why government needs to be limited,” readers had this to say: “Christine- Excellent article! Not only do you suggest that you know more about constitutional law than Obama (not to mention he graduated from Harvard Law and taught CL at the university of chicago), you epitomize the thought of many LSU student. Why would the world’s wealthiest country want to take care of those who cannot afford/ receive proper medical care? Thats crazy! I know I didn’t learn compassion at LSU so I am glad the traditions are
In response to Jana King’s column, “Opinion: Chivalry isn’t dead, and it doesn’t deserve to die,” readers had this to say: “The qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women. In an world were everyone strives to be equal, why do people think chivalry is dead. Well, it’s because of the logic behind the idea of equality. Chivalry is a gender thing. You don’t get flowers for a guy, you get flowers for a girl. Chivalry is a quality based on the heart of the man giving it. I wouldn’t want a girl opening a door for me. It is in every man’s DNA to protect the opposite gender. To have it switched between the two genders is a game were two awkward people stand at the door. A lady (not girl)
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Technology is so great, it’s destroying our jobs Mr. Fini Joshua Hajiakbarifini Columnist Recently a new self-service snack shoppe has been installed at the Student Union, resulting in the loss of a student worker job. This is something students really need to get used to, because it will become worse over time. Should we limit technological development so not to affect our traditional socio-economic system or harness it and restructure our economy to cope with the needs of people and the need for income? The biggest cause of long-term unemployment is already technological advancement with mechanization. According to futurist Thomas Frey, machines will have taken over 2 billion jobs that were previously done by people in 2030. While politicians argue about the creation of 10 or so million jobs, billions of jobs across the world are going to be lost due to a larger job stealer — machines. We all enjoy the positive effects of technology on the music and movie industry, but there are other industries which a few new technologies are creatively destroying, such as driverless cars, automation, 3D printing and teacher-less classes.
This is a scary notion for a generation of students who are graduating with the assumption that jobs are waiting for them. Frey predicts that by 2030, coal miners, teachers, trainers, professors, utility company engineers, railroad workers, drivers, clothing and shoe manufacturers, construction producers and workers, inspectors, farmers, fishermen and even soldiers will all become obsolete human professions. Although most students graduating from LSU might not have an issue finding a job at first, the industries that they enter will depend on a customer base of workers that will lose their jobs due to mechanization. When you go to McDonald’s and order at the register, do you ever wonder if they could just turn those computers around and let you order yourself? That isn’t far away. Germany already established the first fully automated restaurant in the world a few years ago. Every time you go out for a Friday night of bar hopping, you probably took money out of an ATM, which has taken away hundreds of thousands of jobs from bank tellers. And those jobs will never come back, because when a job is lost by technological development, it is lost forever. Ever since technology has become part of production itself, the fear of machines destroying jobs
has been in the minds of workers. Whenever a business automates jobs, the argument is always that it will make products cheaper. Even if that’s true, there are less workers in the work force to buy the products that are now made more cost effective. This economic shift has happened before on a large scale, but this time there isn’t a sector large enough to absorb the job losses. In the 1970s, the United States began an overhaul of the economic system by shifting from an industrial-based economy to a service and financially based economy. After 40 years of economic restructuring and tens of millions of manufacturing jobs lost, we have an economy dominated by the service sector and the financial sector. But since the last financial crisis, those jobs aren’t so secure outside of government bailouts. So when machines take over the service industry, which is inevitable, what plan do politicians and pundits have for the economy? Job creation will become more and more difficult as technology progresses exponentially. This problem has been recognized by a few profound economists, yet few reforms have addressed it. Technology will change this world more quickly than politics or economics. We need to take advantage of this development to make life on earth better.
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The new check-out machine for the snack shoppe stands on display in the Union. This machine replaced the job that a person used to occupy.
Economic tradition must not hold us back as we approach this new age of technological development. Joshua Hajiakbarifini is a 24-yearold political science and economics
senior from Baton Rouge.
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For Oct. awareness, support the women, not the ta-tas THE BOX DOES NOT EXIST Jana King Columnist It’s October again, and we all know what that means — witches and ghouls and all things spooky. Including female objectification disguised as philanthropic behavior. That’s right, it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness month, which means “I Love Boobies,” “Save the Ta-Ta’s” and similar slogans will be printed on everything. I’ll applaud a few apartment complexes and businesses around town that sport the refreshing, “Geaux Pink and Fight Cancer” campaign, but the not-so-femalefriendly plastic bracelets and bumper stickers I’ve noticed some LSU students displaying leave a sour taste in my mouth. Surely, these are all signs that we live in a community which supports its females. We just want them to know that they are not alone in their fight against breast cancer, right? Wrong. These campaigns aren’t aimed at the women who are battling breast cancer, and they
certainly aren’t rooting for a good cause. I know what you’re all thinking: it’s just a bracelet, get over it. More than 200,000 American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year alone. Those women will all face the choice to remove their breasts, which we are taught to value ourselves for, or to die from cancer. And what advice are we giving them? To “Save the Ta-Ta’s” because we live in a society that “loves boobies.” Female breasts have a history of making for great advertising, and it seems like companies are taking advantage of this convenient way to sneak sexual objectification of women into advertising, under the cover that they are supporting them. Perhaps the most insulting is the recent development of Mike’s Hard Pink Lemonade, which is packaged with a bright pink ribbon — almost bright enough to cover up the American Cancer Society’s statement that, “alcohol use is clearly linked to increased risk of breast cancer.” Barbara Brenner, former executive director of Breast Cancer Action, responded by saying that Mike’s Hard Lemonade “should be
ashamed of themselves.” While companies are looking at this new way to profit off of the marketable value of breasts, these campaigns are only escalating the idea that a woman’s value and worth comes from her appearance — namely, her breasts. For all of you who claim these campaigns are harmless, I’ll remind you of an event that took place over the summer. At the age of 38, Angelina Jolie received a preventative double mastectomy, after finding out she carried a gene which increased her chance of contracting breast cancer to almost 90 percent. The backlash to this was nasty but exactly what is to be expected. Some mentioned that it was a shame that the world had lost such a fine pair of breasts, while others warned Jolie that Pitt might be running back to Jennifer Aniston now that she had her breasts removed. Someone even took it upon themselves to announce the end of her career. You may notice that these all have to do with the breasts that were once attached to Jolie and the worth that society attached to her breasts. But Jolie responded to these comments with ease, speaking of how losing her mother to ovarian cancer in 2007 gave her new
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Cancer survivors release doves Oct. 12 before the Susan G. Komen North Central Alabama Race for the Cure for breast cancer in downtown Birmingham, Ala.
insight, as she didn’t want her children to worry about losing their mother to cancer. My hope is that women will continue to make the right choices for them, regardless of what society, or a tacky plastic bracelet tells them. The only thing that should be focused on supporting my breasts is my bra. If you really want to make women feel better while they’re fighting for their lives, let them know that they are valuable because
of who they are, not because of their breasts. Jana King is a 19-year-old women’s and gender studies sophomore from Ponchatoula, La.
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finally showed some teeth as it kept the Gators out of the end zone for the entire game. The Tiger defense didn’t allow an offensive touchdown for the first time in the 2013-14 season. The pressure the defensive line was able to put on Florida sophomore quarterback Tyler Murphy was key in the defenses’ improvement. Junior defensive end Jermauria Rasco was credited with four quarterback hurries to go along with one tackle for loss. Sophomore defensive end Danielle Hunter had his best game in a Tiger uniform and was a thorn in the side of the Gators all day, constantly popping up in the backfield to disrupt plays. Even when Hunter couldn’t get to the ball carrier or quarterback, he was able to influence the Gator offense, using his 6-foot-5-inch frame to bat down two passes at the line of scrimmage. Murphy said the Tigers did a good job of applying pressure, and that pressure pushed him into making mistakes he wouldn’t normally make. “[Hunter] is just one of those guys who is coming of age,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “Playing
in his first year as a starter, he’s a very talented cat.” The defense combined for five quarterback hurries, four sacks and eight tackles for loss. The four sacks against the Gators equals the total sacks the Tigers racked up in their three previous SEC games. The pressure allowed the secondary to have its best game of the season, only allowing 129 yards in the game. The pressure applied by the defensive front and the secondary’s success go hand-inhand with each other, according to Chavis. “There is a couple of pieces that go together, the pressure and the coverage,” Chavis said. “We got the pressure tonight and that’s what made [the pass defense] work as well as it did.” The defense was spurned into this performance by Chavis, according to a few of the LSU starters. Chavis had an emotional meeting with his players during the week, which connected with many of the defensive players in a big way. “Coach Chavis told us all week ‘Big time players play in big time games,’” Johnson said. “He pointed out a couple of guys like myself, Ego Ferguson, Lamin Barrow, Jalen Mills. He told
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LSU junior defensive tackle Anthony Johnson (90) celebrates the start of the fourth quarter Saturday during the Tigers’ 17-6 victory against Florida in Tiger Stadium.
us as a unit it was time to step up and do what we do best and that’s play tackle football. He got really emotional telling us that’s how we play football and I’m really proud of him.” Sophomore cornerback Jalen Mills said normally Chavis doesn’t talk a lot, so for him to come out of character and get emotional with the team gave them more energy and helped them play better. “We knew going in we were going to be young and we knew we were going to have some growing pains,” Chavis said. “I never expected them to be as bad as they were. But the good thing is our kids never gave in, they kept fighting, they kept preparing and that’s what it’s all about. Our guys have been willing to prepare, and that’s what you saw tonight, our guys’ willingness to prepare.” Contact Trey Labat at tlabat@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @treylabat_TDR
to help with these endeavors, Fontenot said. Students should help maintain their school gardens, Fontenot said, which not only provides physical activity, but teaches them responsibility by giving them a chance to care for something living. Abby Greenbaum, a 4-H extension agent in East Baton Rouge Parish, said school gardens are a useful education tool because they are something tangible people can connect with even if they have limited experience with agriculture. School gardens are also beneficial in teaching about nutrition in urban areas where people may live down the street from several fast food restaurants but have limited access to fresh produce, she said.
School gardens awaken students not only to where food comes from, but also resources such as timber. Helping children understand the agricultural process and apply it in real life is crucial in a state like Louisiana, where agriculture and forestry are top industries, Greenbaum said. “If we don’t have children understanding where it comes from, how are we going to have any agricultural professionals in the future?” Greenbaum said. “Who’s going to be making our food if they don’t even know where it comes from? Who’s going to be building our houses and working in agricultural fields to bring us our everyday essentials?” Contact Olivia McClure at omcclure@lsureveille.com
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