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GOTTA CATCH ’EM ALL Wide receivers off to hot start TREY LABAT • Sports Contributor

LSU’s passing game is outshining the rushing game through the first three games of the season.

Read that sentence again after recovering from hitting the ground.

The improved play of junior wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry has much to do with the revamped LSU passing attack.

In the Tigers’ first three games, Beckham and Landry have combined for 576 receiving yards — 72.2 percent of senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger’s yards on the season.

Beckham leads the Tigers in all-purpose yards by a wide margin as well. At 234 yards per game, he’s already accumulated 63 percent of the 1,112 yards he gained overall last season.

In the actual receiving portion of the game, Beckham has proven himself to be in the elite category of LSU deep threats of the past.

Beckham currently averages 22 yards per catch, the highest of any LSU receiver since 2005 with 20 or more targets in a season. The closest comparison was

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Tigers may have to rely on another receiving option against Auburn Lawrence Barreca Sports Writer

LSU senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger has had an electric start to the 2013 campaign under new offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, passing for 797 yards and nine touchdowns against TCU, UAB and Kent State.

His two primary receivers, juniors Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry, have established themselves as the Tigers’ reliable options, combining for 32 receptions, 576 yards and all nine of Mettenberger’s touchdown passes.

But of all the statistics compiled by the Tigers’ offense throughout the first three weeks of the season,

one standout number is 71 percent.

Seventy-one percent of Mettenberger’s completions have gone to either of his primary junior receivers, targeting both Beckham and Landry nearly 59 percent of the time.

With Southeastern Conference play arriving in Baton Rouge when the Tigers battle Auburn on

Saturday, LSU may have to rely on another option to stay efficient on offense.

“It’s really important [to establish a third receiver],” said redshirt freshman wide receiver Travin Dural. “People are going to start trying to take [Beckham and Landry] away eventually, and it may happen in the first game of SEC

play, so it’s very important that our third receiver is ready to step up and make a play.”

The Auburn defense has allowed 433.7 yards per play thus far in 2013, but many LSU fans will recall an ugly 12-10 victory in Jordan-Hare Stadium last season. A RECEIVERS, see page 11

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INTERNATIONAL French jeweler shoots and kills thief, is charged with homicide PARIS (AP) — Outrage is growing in France over the decision to bring voluntary homicide charges against a jeweler who shot and killed an escaping robber, but the country’s top security official on Tuesday urged fearful storekeepers to let justice take its course.

The 67-year-old jeweler, Stephan Turk, was confined at home with an electronic bracelet after the shooting last week that left a teenage robber dead in the street outside Turk’s jewelry story in Nice. An accomplice escaped on a motorbike as the body lay in the street.

Spanish city seeks lottery winner who lost ticket worth $6.3 million MADRID (AP) — A Spanish city is seeking a missing millionaire.

Somebody bought a lottery ticket in the northern city of La Coruna that won $6.3 million — but lost the ticket in the shop. After failed attempts to track the winner down, the city is now making a public plea for the buyer to step forward. Fortune hunters beware: Anybody trying to claim the prize will have to prove knowing where and when the ticket was purchased.

The city this week released an official notice about the ticket on its website list of lost-and-found items.

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Citizens holding a banner saying “No in jail, Yes to self defense” take part in a rally supporting Stephan Turk on Monday in Nice, France.

Wave of car bombs and other attacks kill 31 people in Iraq BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bombs rocked commercial streets in Baghdad on Tuesday, part of a series of attacks across the country that left 31 people and four attackers dead.

Car bomb attacks blamed on hard-line Sunnis aiming to undermine confidence in the Shiite-led government, coming alongside revenge killings by Shiites, are reminiscent of the cycle of violence that brought the country to the brink of civil war some years ago. A surge of bloodshed is now in its fifth month, although overall death tolls are still lower than at the height of the conflict in 2004-2008.

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NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Grumpy Cat asked by Friskies to be spokescat for the cat food brand

LSU Presidential search records turned over to Baton Rouge judge

ST. LOUIS (AP) — It probably won’t affect her famous mood, but Grumpy Cat now has an endorsement deal.

The frown-faced Internet sensation, real name Tardar Sauce, is now the “spokescat” for a Friskies brand of cat food, Nestle Purina PetCare announced Tuesday. The St. Louis-based company didn’t release terms of the deal.

Grumpy Cat’s own Facebook page has more than 1.3 million likes. The dour animal also has more than 111,000 Twitter followers.

Man gets nearly 26 years and eight months in Mass. child porn case

(AP) — The LSU Board of Supervisors has given its presidential search records to a Baton Rouge judge, who will keep them hidden during an appeal of her ruling that the documents are public records.

LSU lawyer Jimmy Faircloth says the documents were delivered in two batches Tuesday to Judge Janice Clark.

The Advocate and The TimesPicayune sued for information about other candidates considered by the search committee before the board hired King Alexander for the job.

This week, LSU agreed to give the information to Clark if it was kept under seal.

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man who chatted online with other men about their desire to kidnap, rape, kill and eat children was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 27 years in prison after prosecutors showed photos of a basement dungeon he built, a childsized coffin, butchering tools and metal restraints.

Geoffrey Portway, 40, of Worcester, was sentenced to 26 years and eight months behind bars, just under the 27-year, three-month sentence sought by prosecutors.

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It was announced Tuesday that Tardar Sauce, famously known as Grumpy Cat, is now “spokescat” for a Friskies brand of cat food.

Stocks getting higher as Federal Reserve kicks off a 2-day meeting (AP ) ­— Stocks rose on Tuesday as investors shrugged off worries about what the Federal Reserve is up to.

Many expect the Fed to announce Wednesday that it will reduce its $85 billion monthly bond-buying program. Wall Street is hoping for a small reduction because the bondbuying has kept interest rates low and made it easier to borrow money.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 7.16 points, or 0.4 percent, to 1,704.76. The S&P 500 was five points below its record high reached on Aug. 2. It has risen for three trading days in a row, and 10 of the last 11.

BR police officer arrested for punching Varsity bouncer in the face (AP) — A Baton Rouge police officer is on administrative leave after allegedly getting into a fight at the Varsity Theatre on Highland Road near LSU. Officer Taylor DeRousselle is accused of punching a Varsity employee in the face on Saturday, Sept. 7th while off duty. The 24-year-old was booked Tuesday with simple battery, a misdemeanor. WAFB-TV reports bond was set at $500.

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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

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Business students promote networking and service business fraternities are also hosting the events.

“The week is centered around A three-day networking event the goals of every business organizacreated by University students ti- tion, which is to have a professional tled “Jumping Into Business” com- development event to help enhance menced on Tuesday with activities interview skills,” Seghers said. “All aimed at introducing students to the organizations participate in serthe many business organizations on vice events for the community and campus while offering an opportu- are having a food drive and are donity to participate in service actions. nating food to the LSU student food A Student Organization Fair pantry. The goal of the week is to put will continue today on one long week ‘The week is centered that student orgafrom 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in Virginia’s around the goals of nizations do within Courtyard at the one semester.” every business orgaBusiness Education Bickham and Complex, where 16 nization, which is to Seghers enlisted business organizathe help of marhave a professional keting senior and tions will be present to network with development event to Business College students. There will Council President also be a food drive help enhance interview Paul Broussard and for the LSU Food the trio began planskills.’

Pantry, a snowball ning “Jumping Into stand, a résumé Business” last seDaniel Seghers writing seminar and accounting senior and Alpha Kappa mester and into the a rock wall. summer.

Psi president The event What began as culminates Thursday with a meet- just an idea quickly evolved into a and-greet session with the college’s real event that would benefit students Dean’s Advisory Council in the BEC unaware of the positive aspects asRotunda from 6 to 8 p.m. sociated with being involved with a The event was created as a joint business organization, Seghers said. effort by Daniel Seghers, accounting “Being in an organization, it’s a senior and Alpha Kappa Psi presi- key to developing your professional dent, and Shane Bickham, civil engi- abilities,” he said. “Once you graduneering senior and Pi Sigma Epsilon ate you are looking for a job, so bepresident. The students’ respective ing part of an organization helps to

Jonathan Olivier Contributing Writer

develop professional skills and get ready for life after college.”

Broussard said business organizations also benefit students while still in college by helping them meet new friends and find their place within the college.

Bickham focused on the service side of “Jumping Into Business” by partnering with the LSU Food Pantry.

“I had envisioned it ever since I became the president of Pi Sigma Epsilon, to join students and organizations and raise money and food for those that are less fortunate,” he said.

Bickham said the business organizations will be collecting food for the food pantry, which will help to open students’ eyes and show them how fortunate they are.

Though most of the organizations are affiliated with the business college, Seghers said they are open to all students and majors.

“I would encourage all students to attend,” he said. “Most of the organizations are really open to accepting students to any majors. Juniors and seniors may be more apt to take advantage of it, but I would still heavily encourage underclassmen to attend because this is advice they can use right now.”

SEPTEMBER

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STATE

Louisiana ranked sixth best in the country for business Students inspired to seek local careers

Alexis Rebennack Staff Writer

For the second year in a row, Area and Development Magazine ranked Louisiana as the sixth best state in the U.S. for business.

Alongside that title is Entrepreneur Magazine’s August ranking of Baton Rouge as one of the top five places to cultivate a business.

In addition, Louisiana moved 33 spots up to no. 11 in Chief Executive Magazine’s “Best and Worst States for Business,” in just five years.

With all of these accolades, some students are paying attention and looking to stay in Louisana after graduation.

“I would love to find a career in Louisiana after college, not only because of the eccentric culture, but also because of the wide variety of job opportunities that are emerging daily,” finance junior Alyson Lang said.

Many University business students are taking notice of the state’s increasing economic fertility, and are therefore making plans to build

their careers here in Louisiana.

Lang said that the University is essential to her finding a job after graduation.

“LSU hosts so many events to help connect employers to employees that it seems almost impossible not to find my own niche here in my home state,” Lang said.

Executive Director of the Louisiana Business and Technology Center Charles D’Agostino said a number of students would like to work or start their own businesses in Louisiana.

“I hear many students complaining that in order to make the big dollars upon graduation, one must move to a large city, which is partially true,” agriculture business senior, Robert Selders II, said.

“However, I believe if there were a larger talent pool located in the state, quality companies with quality jobs would not think twice about moving in.”

Selders said he agrees with all the stats naming Louisiana among the best places to start a business because the state provides the incentives needed to attract big business and the support small businesses need to grow, such as loans and grants, education and technical assistance.

Selders is also the founder of

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Maura Toups (left) and Shane Bickham (right) speak to students about connecting with business organizations at the Jumping into Business event Tuesday in Virginia’s Courtyard at the Business Education Complex.

Affordable Business Solutions, a website design company currently located in the student incubator.

“Several of my clients have taken advantage of the special programs for small businesses,” Selders said. “Particularly, the small and emerging business development program, which provides developmental assistance that businesses need to get started.”

Louisiana Economic Development is an organization that Selders believes plays a huge role in helping out the economy. LED provides technical assistance to firms looking to start a business in Louisiana or existing firms looking to expand, according to Selders.

“I would encourage anyone who is looking to start a business or who already has one to check out the many programs that are out there to help them succeed,” Selders said.

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EVENT CALENDAR

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Youth 360 - Gus Young Park

4:00 PM 4:30 PM

Ben Polcer - The Spotted Cat Music Club

5:00 PM

The Soul Rebels - Lafayette Square Free Swing Dance Lessons - The Spotted Cat Music Club

6:00 PM

Rex Gregory - The Maison The Orleans 6 - The Spotted Cat Music Club

7:00 PM

New Orleans Rhythm Devils - Blue Nile Schatzy - The Three Muses Kris Shaw - Comedian - Belle of Baton Rouge

7:30 PM 8:00 PM

Tailgate Party - The 459 Commons and The 5

Clybourne Park - Claude L. Shaver Theatre Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Preservation Hall

8:30 PM

Comedy Night - The Station Sports Bar and Grill Joe Krown - Rock 'N' Bowl Minus the Bear - Tipitina's - New Orleans

9:00 PM

Karoke in Exile - Caf Lafitte in Exile Live Band Karaoke - Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's Tony Clifton Concert Film Screening - One Eyed Jacks Chuck Brackman & Barry Foulon - Fritzels Jazz Club

9:30 PM

Drag Bingo - George's Place

10:00 PM

Walter "Wolfman" Washington - D.B.A. Chris Mule and The Perpetrators - Blue Nile St. Louis Slim - The Spotted Cat Music Club

11:00 PM

Jet Lounge - House of Blues New Orleans

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

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HEALTH

Assault advocacy group rebrands Desiree Robertson Contributing Writer

The Sexual Assault Victim Advocates program changes its name to Lighthouse, the program’s leaders hope the rebranding effort will shed light on the crime and encourage affected students to seek help.

The main reason for the change is to remove the word “victim” from the title, according to Seirra Fowler, Student Health Center promotions coordinator.

“Victims should be taken out because most like to be identified as survivors,” said Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner and Lighthouse Coordinator Mendy Escudier.

The University has about 30,000 students, and Escudier estimated there are about 1,000 sexual assaults each year, only 40 of whom will see Lighthouse, she said.

The name should reflect that the program doesn’t just offer help for sexual assault victims but also assist students with interpersonal relationships, domestic violence and dating violence, Escudier said.

The program is slowly being introduced to the campus by partnering with other University organizations to co-host events like “Can I Kiss You?”, an event that discussed safe dating practices in early September.

Lighthouse leaders plan to officially launch the rebranded program later in the semester. They are going to start by speaking to small groups to get on a personal level with students, said Escudier.

The group has partnered with Campus Life, Residential Life, LSU Police Department, University Accountability and Advocacy and other University organizations to provide students with as much help as possible. Leaders plan to make more partnerships and continue to do more outreach, Escudier said.

Program Leaders also plan to continue providing resources and guidance for victims of sexual assault for the obstacles they might face after the incident, Escudier said.

Escudier said the program will continue to provide free sexual assault collection kits to gather DNA and other evidence for students who are victims of sexual assault up to four days after the incident.

According to Escudier, survivors are encouraged to report the assault to LSUPD or University Accountability and Advocacy, but it is the survivor’s choice to speak out.

The Lighthouse program also provides training for faculty and staff at the beginning of the semester to prepared them if a student tells the organization about a sexual assault.

Contact Desiree Robertson at drobertson@lsureveille.com

CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS LSU defensive back issued misdemeanor summons for fighting An LSU football player and one other man were arrested Sept. 11 for fighting.

Jeryl Brazil, 19, of 16217 Highway 40, East Independence, a freshman defensive back, and Brian Warford, 18, of 63165 Richardson Road, Roseland, were handed misdemeanor summonses for fighting in the loading dock area of The 5 at 6:40 p.m.

Officers found Warford at the scene and later contacted Brazil at his apartment on campus, Lalonde said.

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Director Michael Bonnette told The Daily Reveille that Brazil’s discipline within the football team was handled internally.

Peeping Tom arrested in Music and Dramatic Arts building

A man was detained by officers on West Chimes Street after witnesses reported suspicious activity in a School of Music and Dramatic Arts building restroom, said LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde.

Michael Lee Jackson, 56, of 12257 E. Brock Place, Baton Rouge, was arrested Sept. 16 on charges of peeping Tom, resisting arrest, battery of an officer and remaining after being forbidden.

A witness at the scene told LSUPD that Jackson had been

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 in a stall in a women’s restroom with a cardboard sign reading “Wet Floor” under the door.

Another witness told officers Jackson had been seen leaving a business on West Chimes Street.

The officers found Jackson and ordered him to stop, at which point he ran, before police detained him. In the struggle, Jackson struck an officer, Lalonde said.

Lalonde said the officers recognized Jackson from Sept.

14, when LSUPD received complaints about Jackson wandering through tailgates. Jackson had the cardboard sign and a small mirror on his person when detained, Lalonde said.

Jackson was arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

Contractor issued summons for stealing champagne A cleaning contractor for the Paul M. Hebert Law Center was arrested for stealing several bottles of champagne from a storage room.

Kent Stewart, 51, of 5231 Frey St., Baton Rouge, was issued a misdemeanor summons for theft September 10 after LSUPD identified him in surveillance footage.

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

LGBT

New coordinator hopes to grow organizations William Morris Contributing Writer

A new coordinator for LGBT affairs with the Office of Multicultural Affairs hopes to raise the profile of campus organizations while also laying a foundation for future generations of students.

Micah Caswell, graduate assistant in the Office of Multicultural Affairs and coordinator of the LGBTQ Project and the Safe Space Campaign, said he is optimistic about the direction in which equal rights are going, but there is much more to be done.

“I want to make sure that the needs of LGBTQ students are being served,” Caswell said. “What I do is only the beginning of something that needs to grow.”

The Safe Space Campaign, a program Caswell oversees, educates University departments and organizations about LGBT issues. Caswell said that while this campaign is

important and has been a focus in past years, it is not his primary goal going forward.

“Historically LGBT students have had to take care of themselves,” Caswell said. “The Office of Multicultural Affairs has done a lot in the past. ... Now this graduate assistantship is about more than Safe Space trainings.”

Caswell said what is most important about his time in the Office of Multicultural Affairs is to help LGBT organizations be noticed around campus.

“One of my goals is to raise money. ... We won’t get the institutional support until we show the University that we are here,” he said.

“For us to do that, we need money.”

Caswell said the money would fund important projects to make a difference in the LGBT community on campus.

The ideas include a “campus climate study” administered by a third party to accurately gauge how LGBT

students are treated at the University, according to Caswell. He also has plans to create a dedicated resource room where students can ask questions and explore LGBT literature.

Caswell said his brief time as a graduate assistant has been rewarding, especially when he gets to interact with students.

“I like working with students, talking to them on a regular basis, getting to have a relationship with them and doing things that they want to see on campus,” Caswell said.

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Caswell said that the goals of the LGBT community at the University can be realized, but it will take time and effort.

“The broadest goal is to institutionalize LGBT support for students,” said Caswell. “It can’t be done in a year, but I want to leave a structure that will help the next students move forward.”

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Sports

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BOR N TO DI V E

MEN’S GOLF

Weil setting diving standard at LSU

Jolly ties for first at Golfweek Challenge

Taylor Curet

Trip Dugas

Sports Contributor

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Fearlessly, Cassie Weil does a hand-stand atop a 33-foot platform. She makes falling look aesthetic as she flips and twists.

A small splash is the only indication that she has reached the water.

As a 9-year-old, Weil was asked by her parents if she’d rather play basketball or dive.

She chose diving because she loved the water. Little did Weil know, choosing the water would eventually turn into her way of life.

The 2013 Southeastern Conference Freshman Diver of the Year competed in the AT&T USA National Diving Championships in August, an event she dove in 2011 — before coming to LSU. Weil has aimed for the 300 mark in the 10-meter dive since last year. After two sub-300 point scores in the first two rounds of the AT&T Championships, Weil scored 333.70 in the women’s 10-meter platform final, good for third overall.

Her score and third-place finish that day were career highs, but Weil said the moment itself was surreal.

Junior Stewart Jolly matched his impressive Monday score of 3-under-par on Tuesday to finish tied for first place in the Golfweek Conference Challenge in Burlington, Iowa.

Jolly wasn’t the only Tiger to contribute to the team’s success as the No. 9 Tigers finished fifth of 15 teams thanks to a 4-under-par performance in the final round. The Tigers finished a combined 8-over-par for the weekend.

Jolly finished 6-under-par for the weekend, sharing the title with Virginia Tech’s Scott Vincent. Jolly entered Tuesday’s final round tied for first place, while Vincent jumped from his 21st spot to share the title with Jolly.

The win extends Jolly’s hot start to the 2013-14 season as the Birmingham, Ala., native finished third in the season-opening Carpet Capital Collegiate Tournament 10 days ago.

Jolly was the top recruit in the state of Alabama out of Mountain Brook High School in 2011. Playing all 13 tournaments as a sophomore last year, he earned two top-five and four top-ten finishes.

Tuesday marked Jolly’s second time as co-champion in his collegiate career as he tied for first place at the 2012 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate tournament held in his hometown.

Junior Curtis Thompson followed up a top-25 performance last week with a 13th place tie this week in the field of 75. Thompson shot 1-under-par in the final round to end the tournament at an even 72.

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DIVING, see page 7

LSU sophomore diver Cassie Weil practices a dive on a 10-meter diving platform Monday in the LSU Natatorium.

GOLF, see page 7

SEC Power Rankings: Week 4 THE SMARTEST MORAN JAMES MORAN Sports Columnist Through three weeks, the Southeastern Conference has looked a lot more like the Big 12 with all the points being scored around the league. Here is how the SEC looks as most teams begin conference play.

1. Alabama (2-0, 1-0 SEC) Nick Saban and company survived a lot of Johnny Manziel magic and pulled

out a 49-42 victory in the rematch in College Station.

Johnny Football shredded the Alabama defense, but AJ McCarron was able to stay one step ahead of him with a flawless four-touchdown performance.

Combined with T.J. Yeldon and the running game returning to its usual dominant form, the Tide have as balanced an offense as you’re going to find.

With A&M now in the rearview, expect Alabama to roll into its Nov. 9 showdown with LSU. Last Week: 1 2. LSU (3-0) Zach Mettenberger is the highest rated passer

in the SEC and the Tigers’ running game, most importantly sophomore Jeremy Hill, got back on track against Kent State.

Against cupcakes or not, the Tiger offense is for real.

Last Week: 2 3. Texas A&M (2-1, 0-1 SEC) Johnny Football hung 42 points on the Tide — it’s just a shame he can’t play defense.

Despite losing, the Aggies don’t drop because outside of Alabama, LSU and maybe Georgia, there aren’t any offenses that can POWER RANKINGS, see page 7

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Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron (10) celebrates during the Crimson Tide’s 49-42 win against Texas A&M on Saturday in College Station, Texas.

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FOOTBALL

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Magee’s success comes as no surprise to Tigers Junior leads LSU in rushing Tyler Nunez Sports Writer

Prior to this season, junior running back Terrence Magee’s most memorable play was a failed jump pass attempt in last season’s 14-6 loss to Florida.

Just one year later, he enters Southeastern Conference play as LSU’s leading rusher after accumulating 210 yards and three touchdowns in his 26 carries.

“I’m excited about having a bigger role and being able to make a bigger impact on the game,” Magee said. “It feels good to finally have that chance.”

Magee showed promise as a freshman, carrying the ball 27 times for 133 yards, including a 55-yard performance against Ole Miss.

But he experienced a

significant decline in prodution in 2012, collecting a mere nine allpurpse yards as the coaching staff seemed to have trouble deciding how to use him.

“We got so many people that’s capable of making a big play, and a lot of people kind of forget about you,” said senior linebacker Lamin Barrow. “In my eyes, [Magee] is one of the guys who I was waiting to get an opportunity. ... That’s why I was so proud of him when he had a big game in Dallas.”

Due to the absence of sophomore running back Jeremy Hill, Magee received his chance in LSU’s season opener against TCU where he helped lift the Tigers’ past the Horned Frogs with 95 yards and two touchdowns on 13 touches.

While fans may not have seen it coming, Magee’s success comes as no surprise to his teammates or coaches.

“Ever since the Ole Miss game our freshman year, I knew it was in him,” said junior wide receiver

Odell Beckham Jr. “I knew he was a great athlete and would be a great back here. I’m just glad he’s finally getting his opportunity.”

After failing to touch the ball in the first half of last week’s game against Kent State, he lit it up late with nine carries, 108 yards and a score.

Senior running back Alfred Blue said Magee’s ability to close out games could prove to be invaluable for the Tigers down the stretch.

“Just the way he’s running right now, it’s amazing,” Blue said.

“He resembles me a lot coming in and closing out those games.”

Magee said his success has less to do with him and more to do with the offensive line he credited with “pushing guys around” for him.

With Hill back in full force, it’s yet to be seen how Magee’s role will evolve as LSU delves deeper into its SEC schedule.

But Magee said it doesn’t matter how often he gets the ball as

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LSU junior running back Terrence Magee (14) runs the ball during the 56-17 victory against UAB in Tiger Stadium.

long as he continues to make an impact.

“Whether that’s getting carries or pass protecting or getting reps on special teams, it does not matter,” Magee said. “It just feels good to contribute and help fight

for a victory.”

Contact Tyler Nunez at tnunez@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @NunezTDR

FOOTBALL

Former defensive coordinator Pelini unsure of discipline The Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said Tuesday he doesn’t know if he’ll be disciplined for his profane rant about Cornhuskers fans two years ago, adding that he expects most will continue to support him.

An audio of Pelini’s tirade leaked to the sports website Deadspin has Big Red fans buzzing.

Pelini issued an apology in a statement Monday night and reiterated it during the Big Ten coaches’ teleconference on Tuesday. Chancellor Harvey Perlman has expressed disappointment in Pelini but declined to comment when asked if the coach would be disciplined. Athletic director

Shawn Eichorst said he was “disheartened.”

Pelini said he has met with Eichorst and spoken on the phone with Perlman about the audio. He did not elaborate.

Pelini told reporters he was shocked by the release of the audio, though he indicated he knew a potentially damaging audio existed. Pelini said he might lose some fan support but that he was confident many would understand that his comments were made during what he thought was a private conversation before his radio show after the Huskers’ 3427 win over Ohio State in October 2011.

“I think I’ve built up enough points with our fans over the last

five years in how I’ve conducted myself, how I’ve run this program and what we’ve done with this program to earn some forgiveness for something that was made in a private setting,” Pelini said. “People will understand this isn’t how I feel about the fans. I’ve said it over and over.”

The Deadspin audio caught Pelini speaking off air with Husker Sports Network play-by-play man Greg Sharpe and associate athletic director for community relations Chris Anderson. Pelini criticized fans who left the stadium in the third quarter, when the Huskers trailed 27-6. Nebraska’s comeback was the biggest in program history.

Pelini also used profanity

while ripping two Omaha WorldHerald sports writers. Pelini had dressed down one of the writers in his postgame news conference that night for writing what he thought was an overly critical column about quarterback Taylor Martinez. In the days before the Ohio State game, Pelini faced withering criticism for the Huskers’ performance the week before in a 31-point loss at Wisconsin.

Pelini repeatedly uses expletives while talking about “fairweather” fans and how the day is coming that he’ll be gone and that he wonders how the team will fare without him.

“I’ve said it over and over since I’ve been here that we have great fans, but I’m human like

anybody else,” Pelini said. “You say things in an emotional moment under certain circumstances and like anybody else, you’re human, you make mistakes, you apologize for your mistakes and you move on. That’s all you can do in this situation.”

Pelini is 51-21 in six seasons at Nebraska, but he hasn’t won a conference title and the Huskers have had a run of lopsided losses on the national stage. His contract runs through the 2015 season.

He’s being paid $2.975 million this year.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_sports

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 DIVING, from page 5

“I don’t even remember how it happened, like, I didn’t even feel like I was doing it,” Weil said. “It just happened and it was the most exciting thing because I finally put all my dives together.”

Weil’s platform score at the meet set an LSU school record, adding to her previous record-breaking performances as a freshman when she set the Lady Tigers’ three-meter record (372.68) in her first career collegiate dual meet.

Weil’s ability to come in as a freshman and break records is unmatched. This season, Weil said the new, younger divers will push her to perform even better as she constantly strives to beat everyone.

Nevertheless, Weil said practice wouldn’t be the same without the camaraderie of her teammates.

She said the environment and energy

POWER RANKINGS, from page 5

match Manziel and the Aggies score for score.

Last Week: 3 4. Georgia (1-1, 1-0 SEC) The Bulldogs don’t move coming off a well-deserved bye week and will get North Texas on Saturday to get ready for their massive showdown with red-hot LSU next week. Also, I’d be remiss if I didn’t give the weekly reminder that Todd Gurley is, in fact, a manimal.

Last Week: 4 5. Ole Miss (3-0, 1-0 SEC) With road wins at Vanderbilt and Texas, Ole Miss has proven they firmly belong in the top half of the SEC. However, if the Rebel Black Bears want to be considered elite, they’ll have to survive an unbelievably difficult four-week gauntlet against Alabama, Auburn, Texas A&M and LSU. Last Week: 5 6. South Carolina (2-1, 1-1 SEC) Coming off a tough loss

GOLF, from page 5

Senior Smylie Kaufman struggled to follow up his fifth-place performance last week as he shot an 11-over-par to close out the weekend.

Freshman Brandon Pierce shot 6-over-par in his first ever collegiate tournament while sophomore Zach Wright finished the weekend strong as his last round of 71 was 12 strokes

put off by the team is motivating, but diving coach Doug Shaffer said Weil’s competitive spirit is always present in the LSU Natatorium.

“She’s a definite leader by example, but I don’t think there’s anybody with as good of work ethic as Cassie on the team,” Shaffer said.

“She always wants to do a little more ... and when she comes in it’s business. She’s really maximizing her time every day in the pool.”

The Hillsboro, Ore. native was part of a top recruiting class when she signed with the Lady Tigers in 2011. But it isn’t hard to be convinced to attend LSU by Shaffer, the 2008 SEC Women’s Diving Coach of the Year. In his 12-year tenure at LSU, Shaffer has produced 14 NCAA All-Americans and two SEC Champions.

Though he’s seen many divers in his 25-year career, Shaffer said there’s something special about Weil

at Georgia, South Carolina rebounded with a 10-point victory against Vanderbilt. The Gamecocks don’t play another ranked team until a November visit from Florida, but they still need Georgia to slip up to get back into the SEC East race.

Last Week: 6 7. Florida (1-1) I still have no confidence in Jeff Driskel or the Gators’ offense, but they move up because they are one of the few SEC teams that has played good defense this season.

Last Week: 8 8. Auburn (3-0, 1-0 SEC) Gus Malzahn and the Tigers have already won more conference games than they did all last season. Quarterback Nick Marshall has stabilized the offense, but the defense isn’t there which keeps them from being elite.

Last Week: 9 9. Vanderbilt (1-2, 0-2 SEC) The Commodores already have two losses, but they were both to currently better than his first round of 83.

The Tigers take a week off before hosting the David Toms Intercollegiate Tournament Oct. 5 and 6, a tournament they won last season.

The University Club Golf Course should serve as home field advantage for the Tigers.

Contact Trip Dugas at tdugas@lsureveille.com

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and that her performance last month signifies what is to come of her future.

“She ranks up there with some of the top divers that I’ve ever been fortunate enough to coach,” Shaffer said. “She scored 333 [at the U.S. Nationals] and was third in the nation. Cassie looks at things [and says], ‘Well what do you have to do to be first in the nation?’ It surely laid a tremendous foundation for her future.”

At just 5-feet-4-inches, it’s fitting that Weil chose diving instead of basketball. But even with a small frame, when it comes to her passion to be the best in the sport of diving, Shaffer described Weil in one word: “Tenacious.”

Contact Taylor Curet at tcuret@lsureveille.com

ranked teams. That drops them in the rankings, but not below teams that have played nothing but cupcakes for three weeks.

Last Week: 7 10. Missouri (2-0) An ultra-soft schedule should have Missouri undefeated heading into October, but I’m not moving them up any farther until I see the Tigers beat an SEC opponent.

Last Week: 10 11. Arkansas (3-0) Bret Bielema’s undefeated squad has an interesting trip to Rutgers this week. The schedule gets real in a hurry as Arkansas will play Johnny Football, Florida, South Carolina and Alabama in

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LSU sophomore diver Cassie Weil holds the University’s women’s diving record in the three-meter dive.

consecutive weeks. I can’t see them winning any of those four games.

Last Week: 11 12. Tennessee (2-1) Tennessee isn’t the first team to get blown out by a really good Ducks football team in Oregon, and they won’t be the last. I won’t penalize them for that.

Last Week: 12 13. Mississippi State (1-2, 0-1 SEC) The Bulldogs already lost two games and their schedule isn’t getting any easier going forward. Mississippi State lost a 24-20 heartbreaker to Auburn last week in a game it really needed to win.

Last Week: 13 14. Kentucky (1-2) Mark Stoops’ defense actually put up a decent fight against Teddy Bridgewater and Louisville, but the Wildcats offense is downright depressing to watch.

Last Week: 14 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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Animal Lovin’

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Owning a pet proven one of the best ways to relieve stress

GATES OF REASON Mariel Gates Columnist The years a person spends in college can be some of the most stressful times in life.

You’re in a program and taking classes that are supposed to be teaching you the skills you need to succeed post-graduation. Many meet the love of their lives in college and must balance a relationship with school. Some have to work a job or two along with making good grades and paying their bills.

Sometimes all the bad things happen at once, and life kicks you in the ass.

Everyone handles intense stress in his or her own way, whether by loudly screaming into a pillow after a terrible day or seeking the guidance of a counselor after a bad month. For long term and detrimental life issues, some people just can’t find the means to cope.

Through personal experience, getting a pet is the best way to help someone bounce back from a

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 out what readers had to say in our comment section: In response to Megan Dunbar’s column “Media fascinations with DKE ‘scandal’ unwarranted,” readers had this to say: “Megan, I appreciate your perspective and even agree to an extent. No matter what spin is put on the event, this kind of behavior reflects poorly on the entire university. I’ve walked by these signs so many times and thought the same thing. Some are funny and others are not but almost all are stupid. Your article is a plea to stop people from feeding into stories and “let it go.” Good luck with controlling the media wildfires.

I have a colleague that lived through the Virginia Tech shooting and to this day lives in paranoia when she hears a loud noise. Is it too

dark part of life and make the steps toward being happy again.

Last year, I was severely depressed. In the midst of my parents’ divorce and constant problems at my apartment, I couldn’t find positive energy or hope anywhere. On the eve of one bad chapter of my life ending and another bad one starting, my roommate at the time and I decided to get kitten siblings. She wanted a pet, and I needed an animal-based emotional support system.

My kitten, Ares, played the largest role in the process of my eventual return to happiness. Having a companion that looked forward to seeing me after school, work and rough days was more healing than I could have imagined.

There’s a reason that before exam week every semester, various student organizations organize puppies and dogs to be on campus for students to play with and love on.

I’ve read several studies about the impact pets have on a person’s mental and physical health and the positive results from pet ownership.

These studies show people who own pets have lower blood pressure in stressful situations, elevated levels of

serotonin and dopamine, which calm and relax, and are less likely to suffer from depression.

Another huge thing pets give to a person is a sense of responsibility.

When you’re the main support for this creature — feeding it, providing it with proper medical care, scooping its poop or running around with it and taking it on walks — it encourages social interaction and forces one to get out of bed and care for their friend.

So it’s not only proven that owning an animal cheers you up, but they also motivate you to socialize, engage with other humans and get out of the house.

Their biggest role of all is unconditional and constant love.

Whether it’s a cat, dog, snake, hamster or raccoon, when you walk through the door, they’re happy to see you. No matter how long you’re gone, and even when you forget to give them fresh water in the morning, a pet’s love will never waver.

If you’re a student and find yourself on the brink of insanity — and if you have the means to do so — go out and get a pet. There are always kittens and puppies that need

much to ask for people to be considerate? A little perspective would be nice.

We all have our opinions, and mine is that this was a tasteless act that makes all of us look ignorant, yourself included. If I attended the game as visitor I would walk away with the resolve of never returning.

I would also have a very low opinion of people from Louisiana, which most of the nation outside of the South shares. I can’t expect anyone from out of state to understand the frustration that I feel as a Louisiana native when the rest of the nation looks on and has their false impressions of backwood rednecks validated by a handful of idiots.”

-bcmlsu

what they want, but hanging a banner on campus still has to adhere to LSU’s polices.”

-tiger47

“For DKE to comment on social issues is one thing, but clearly referencing events where students were murdered on a university’s campus is entirely unwarranted. DKE has gotten away with so much, including hazing their pledges in 2006, making insensitive comments about mass shootings is something that should be punished.

Free speech is fine, they can say

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In response to Ryan McGehee’s column “Closure of Hart Lot detrimental to commuters,” readers had this to say: “Before I delve into my comment, I’m going to make a few assumptions. I apologize if I am wrong in any of these.

I assume that you live within a relatively close distance to campus. I assume that you are able-bodied and have the ability to ride a bike. I assume that you are, like most of us, on a tight college budget.

Now, I am quite frankly annoyed by everyone who complains about parking on campus, especially when there are other options to driving. Here are some solutions that I think are viable, given that my previous assumptions are correct.

1. Get a bike and ride it — A functional bike is relatively cheap these days. A brand new one from Wal-Mart can be bought for as cheap at $90 (a big expense up front, but it

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Baton Rouge resident Melanie Jones snuggles with her two pet kittens. Many studies show that having a pet can do amazing things for a person’s mental health.

to be adopted from the pound. Even something as small as a fish can leave a person more relaxed in their place of residence and lower their blood pressure.

Take it from someone who’s been there. Having my cat curl up on my bed every night cheers me up more than any pillow screaming or

therapist ever could.

pays for itself). There is also the bike auction that happens every year on campus where you can get a bike that needs only a little TLC for less than $50, on average. The benefits of having a bike are numerous to a student.

You can ride it all the way up to the building that you have class in, getting to your next class is faster and easier, and you don’t have to deal with parking on campus. Not only that, but you get infinite miles to the gallon because you don’t have to pay for gas. Think about how much money you spend on gas going to and from campus in a semester. This also means that you could possibly not get a parking pass, saving you a huge chunk of money.

2. Ride the bus — While the Tiger Trails system has its flaws, I still think it is the best available resource when commuting to campus. You already pay for it with your fees, so why not use it? Again, this eliminates the need to pay for a parking pass and it’s much more energy efficient. Sure, the buses can be full to the brim, but it’s not like you can’t prepare for that. There’s even the mobile app that tells you where the bus(es) on your route is/

are. And if you’re already having to wake up/leave your dwelling place an hour earlier to deal with parking, why not just leave at the same time and not have to deal with the headache!

3. Live on campus — This is a last ditch option, but it’s still very viable. If you are a sophomore or older, you can live in the on campus apartments. They may not be the best, but you get a completely furnished apartment and you only have to pay once per semester. There’s no dealing with monthly rent. You get to wake up and walk to class in 10-15 minutes and not have to deal with parking on a daily basis.

When it comes down to it, our generation is just flat out lazy. And people just complain about things instead of being proactive to find a solution.”

-Brad Armentor

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The Daily Reveille is an independent entity within the Manship School of Mass Communication. Signed opinions are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the editor, paper or University. Letters submitted for publication should be sent via e-mail to opinion@lsureveille.com or delivered to B-26 Hodges Hall. They must be 400 words or less. Letters must have a contact phone number so the opinion editor can verify the author. The phone number won’t be printed. The Daily Reveille reserves the right to edit letters and guest columns for space consideration without changing the original intent. The Daily Reveille also reserves the right to reject any letter without notification of the author. Writers must include their full names and phone numbers. The Daily Reveille’s editor-in-chief, hired every semester by the Louisiana State University Media Board, has final authority on all editorial decisions.

Mariel Gates is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Baton Rouge.

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Quote of the Day “If you laid all our laws end to end, there would be no end.”

Arthur Baer journalist Jan. 9, 1886 — May 17, 1969

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Debt ceiling debate affects students’ bottom line SHARE THE WEALTH Jay Meyers Columnist Ever since Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in 2010, our political system has essentially functioned like the iconic 1993 American comedy “Groundhog Day.” In arguably one of his best performances, Bill Murray plays an arrogant Pittsburgh TV meteorologist who finds himself in a time loop — repeating the same day again and again — during an assignment to cover the annual Groundhog Day event.

Congress has fostered a similar environment in which déjà vu and dysfunction permeate throughout the United States Capitol.

Whether the issue is raising the debt ceiling — which directly affects students’ bottom line — or passing continuing resolutions to fund most government agencies, or voting 41 times to repeal Obamacare, Congress finds itself in the same short-term mindset, operating without a well-thought-out plan.

The U.S., just like any business or family, can’t prosper without a comprehensive strategy for success.

Our nation’s perpetually high unemployment rate, coupled with low economic growth since the

2008 financial crisis, clearly demonstrate that our problems stem from political paralysis.

Unfortunately, it looks like Congress, particularly the most fiscally conservative members in the House, is gunning for another “wash, rinse and repeat” cycle over next month’s debt ceiling debacle.

But why should a University Student care whether or not Congress raises the debt ceiling?

To understand the monumental importance first requires a little background: The debt ceiling, which is currently set at $16.7 trillion, is a cap on the maximum amount of debt the federal government can legally issue at a point in time to pay for our nation’s expenses.

While we are projected to hit our $16.7 debt ceiling in mid-October, imagine we hit it in August instead, for data purposes.

According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, the U.S. collected $185 billion last month in revenue and logged $333 billion in spending, resulting in a $148 billion deficit. This is, by the way, the lowest budget deficit since 2008.

Now, if we pretend Republicans and Democrats failed to raise the debt ceiling in August, that would mean the government would have to default on about 45% of its obligations.

This would render some pretty unpalatable options.

The U.S. would likely be able to cover the interest owed to debt holders, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, defense spending, education and a host of smaller income-transfer programs, but doing so would require defaulting on everything else.

According to Ezra Klein of The Washington Post, this is what would close: the FBI, prisons, the courts, tax refunds, the Federal Aviation Administration, national parks and food inspections.

Doesn’t sound too great, does it?

And then there’s also that whole “damaging the economy” factor.

Essentially, all stocks, bonds, real estate and other financial products are based on the interest rate the U.S. government pays to its bondholders. U.S. bonds are called “Treasury Bills,” and are considered the safest investment in the world.

Also, all other nations’ interest rates for their debt are based off of the U.S. Treasury rate.

If we defaulted on our debt, investors would significantly increase the rate for the U.S. Treasury bill, causing mortgage rates, credit card rates and other complex financial securities to swell.

This would cause enormous damage to our economy. For one, the housing market would be crippled, as the demand for buying would plummet because of higher rates.

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., walks to a Republican strategy session Sept. 10 at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Additionally, stock prices have an inverse relationship with interest rates. A spike in Treasury rates would likely cause the stock market to suffer a crash, with a serious amount of individual and corporate wealth lost.

As a student, I really wouldn’t like to graduate in a job market fraught with corporate downsizing and high interest on debt.

Speaking of debt, thanks to a bill passed this summer by the Senate, student loans are now tied to 10-year Treasury rates.

So, yes, a default on government debt directly equates to more

money coming out of University students’ pockets.

And that alone is why you should be concerned about whether the debt ceiling is raised.

Jay Meyers is a 20-year-old economics junior from Shreveport.

Contact Jay Meyers at jmeyers@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_jmeyers

From Russia, with enmity: Putin’s plan to spite the West BRACE YOURSELF Ryan McGehee Columnist

It’s hard to take back anything you say. We’ve all done it; let a simple word or phrase just slip out, and then have a sudden, horrible realization of what you’ve done.

Secretary of State John Kerry had one of those moments last week.

In a press briefing Sept. 9, Kerry made the off-the-cuff comment that if Syrian President Bashar alAssad were to give up his chemical weapons to the international community within a week’s time, an attack by the United States could be avoided.

It seemed reasonable enough.

After all, the only reason the U.S. was even contemplating an attack was due to Assad’s purported use of chemical weapons like sarin gas. If we were to remove them from the equation altogether, Western involvement in the Syrian Civil War would never happen.

The problem, however, is that Kerry was not authorized to broker such a deal, and the State

Department almost immediately retracted the statement. It was the administration’s goal to severely punish Assad for using his deadliest toys and possibly turn the tide in favor of the Syrian opposition, not to just take them away.

To make matters worse, Russian President Vladimir Putin has jumped on Kerry’s slip-up and has proposed to the Syrian regime that they do in fact give up their sarin stockpiles. Reports indicate Assad is open to the idea, with his government declaring it a victory for Syria.

That’s bad news for a government seeking a punitive military action against a dictator for violating international norms.

Putin is only backing such a plan to stifle the West’s diplomatic and military goals of intervention and possible regime change in Syria. Despite the Cold War ending, U.S.-Russian power politics are alive and well.

This is a continuing theme of relations between the two countries ever since the infamous “reset,” a clean-slate approach forwarded by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, where an actual button was pushed with the misspelled Russian word for “reset” emblazoned on it.

It seems we’ve gone all the

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry answers questions during a joint media conference in Geneva, Switzerland on Saturday.

way back to the 1950s.

This isn’t the first time Putin has undermined the Obama administration. With the help of the People’s Republic of China — or, as I will always know them, Red China — Russia has vetoed three United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Syria matter, citing

disbelief that Assad’s government had carried out the sarin attacks.

Outside of the UN, Putin is using his lapdog Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, to push the idea that it was the opposition who used the sarin, all in an attempt to incur a military response from the West against Assad.

If the deal goes forward as planned, Obama’s “red line” and moral outrage over the use of sarin will have been for naught, and it will be yet another failure in this administration’s attempt at a neoconservative-style interventionist foreign policy.

By going off script, Kerry single-handedly undermined the administration’s policy goals for Syria, and gave the Russians a veritable get-out-of-jail-free card for Assad.

It would behoove Kerry, and the administration at large, to remember that although Putin is a product of Marxist-Leninism and the KGB, he does not fancy himself the new Joseph Stalin. He would much prefer the title Tsar Vladimir I, and he will take any opportunity to challenge the West, all with the aim of furthering his imperialist agenda.

Ryan McGehee is a 20-year-old political science, international studies and history junior from Zachary, La.

Contact Ryan McGehee at rmcgehee@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @JRyanMcGehee

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Demetrius Byrd’s season in 2007 when he averaged 17.7 yards a catch for 621 yards on 35 catches.

The number shows a marked improvement from Beckham’s 2012 season, when he averaged only 16.6 yards per catch.

But what separates Beckham from other receiving targets in LSU’s recent history is the efficiency in the way he’s gobbling up his yards. Beckham is catching 75 percent of the balls thrown his way, the third-highest rate of any LSU receiver in the last eight seasons.

Since 2005, no other LSU receiver has been able to average more than 15 yards a reception and a catch rate more than 70 percent.

In fact, Beckham’s catch rate combined with his yards per reception puts him in elite company with receivers throughout the Southeastern Conference.

Former Alabama receiver Julio Jones caught 71.6 percent of his targets in 2010 for 14.7 yards per catch. Former Georgia receiver A.J. Green’s best season came in 2009, when he caught 71.6 percent of his targets for 15.2 yards per catch.

At the current rate, Beckham’s production exceeds both Jones’ and Green’s, who were first round NFL draft picks and Pro Bowlers.

But for underneath routes,

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third receiving option could prove valuable in ensuring a repeat performance doesn’t occur.

Dural, senior Kadron Boone and junior Quantavius Leslie are the only other Tiger wide receivers to catch passes in 2013, combining for five catches for 81 yards.

The trio impressed the coaching staff early during fall camp, yet they remain mere ghosts on a field overshadowed by the likes of Beckham and Landry.

“It’s not that we’re trying to find a third option,” Mettenberger

Landry has been the more effective receiver.

Landry has primarily worked out of the slot in the Tigers’ three receiver sets, where he’s also done most of his damage.

Landry leads the team in targets with 21 — Beckham and Landry have combined for 41 of Mettenberger’s 69 targets — and is catching the ball at the highest rate of any LSU receiver since 2005.

Landry’s catch rate sits at 81 percent, which ranks him just ahead of Early Doucet’s season in 2006 when the former third round pick accumulated 59 catches on 73 targets.

Landry improved his play from last year in two categories: the aforementioned catch rate — Landry’s catch rate last season was a mediocre 64.4 percent — and his yards per catch, which improved from 10.2 yards last season all the way to 14.5 yards this season.

The improvement in both categories has turned Landry into a firstdown and red zone machine. Landry has already matched his touchdown total from all of last year, and 13 of Landry’s 17 receptions have gone for first downs.

Contact Trey Labat at tlabat@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @treylabat_TDR said. “Our one and two guys are doing so well right now, and we have a lot of guys who are kind of waiting for their opportunity. When Jarvis and Odell get shut down in a game, there are going to be plenty of guys who will get the opportunity to get the ball.”

If the opportunity were to arise Saturday, though, Boone and Dural said they are both ready to make an immediate impact.

Boone is the veteran of the relatively young receiving corps, catching 38 balls for 495 yards and six touchdowns since 2010. Last season, he had 26 receptions for 348 yards and four touchdowns, averaging more than 13 yards per catch.

The senior knows he could be called upon in Tiger Stadium this weekend.

“One thing I learned about being at LSU is you have so much talent here,” Boone said. “You just have to bring it when your number is called. It’s all about keeping a positive attitude, and when your number is finally called on, you need to step up and make a play.”

Dural, who has acted as the No. 3 option during the Tigers’ first three games, is looking to separate himself from the pack and become a burner down the sidelines.

The Breaux Bridge, La., product said he knows there is talent sprinkled throughout the LSU receiving corps, and it’s all about being efficient when he gets his chance.

“Everybody is competing trying to get that [No. 3 receiver] spot,” Dural said. “It’s about being in the right place, running the right routes or blocking the right guy. It’s about giving the coaches that confidence to put us in certain situations.”

Contact Lawrence Barreca at lbarreca@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @LawBarecca_TDR

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