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VS vised opening night game. The Huskies have not faced a team from the SEC in the 21st century.

“We don’t play SEC teams very often, and it’s obviously a prominent conference in the country,” Gravenkemper said. “I can’t recol-

Anheuser-Busch InBev is pulling its “Fan Cans” promotions from communities across the country amid complaints from colleges that its new Bud Light cans — adorned in various university colors — promote underage drinking and infringe on trademarks.

‘I would Officials are concerned prefer the cans will Anheuser- be marketed to fans under 21, Busch Evans, a not put Janet senior attorney our colors for the Federal on the Trade Commission, told can.’

The Associated Michael Martin Press.

University chancellor Purple and gold Bud Light cans were recently put on store shelves in and around Baton Rouge.

Anheuser-Busch launched the “Fan Cans” program to coincide with football season.

The brewer, which was bought

by Belgium-based InBev last year, told The Associated Press the cans have no college logos, names or other identifiers — just 27 color combinations.

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BEER, see page 11

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No. 11 LSU opens season Saturday against Washington, game begins 9 p.m. CDT The Washington football team did not win a game last season, but the Huskies’ game attendance did not reflect their on-field woes.

Husky Stadium, the largest stadium in the Pacific Northwest,

averaged 63,640 fans in seven Washington home games in 2008, filling nearly 90 percent of its seats.

“Our fan support was pretty good [in 2008],” said David Gravenkemper, assistant athletic director for ticket sales and customer service at Washington. “But it’s not like the [Southeastern Conference] where

Company pulling fan color beer cans

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UNIVERSITY

By Kyle Bove

Washington junior quarterback Jake Locker prepares to pass during practice Aug. 10. LSU sophomore quarterback Jordan Jefferson looks downfield Nov. 22 against Ole Miss.

By Rachel Whittaker

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people go to the games just to go to the games ... We had big crowds against Oklahoma and BYU — a couple of early games — and Notre Dame. They were basically sold out or very near capacity.”

The Washington campus fanbase is excited about the team’s chance to make a statement in a nationally tele-

TRANSPORTATION

Student to ride unicycle to N.O. 105-mile trip will be Huber’s longest

By Mary Walker Baus Staff Writer

Unicycling is no longer just for the circus. It can now be considered a longdistance sport.

Matthew Huber, geology graduate student, plans to ride his unicycle 105 miles from Baton Rouge to New Orleans

on Saturday.

“I want to prove to myself that I can make the distance,” Huber said. “This is going to be one of the most challenging physical activities that I’ve ever attempted. I’m prepared, and I’m capable.

It’s a physical and mental challenge to me.”

Huber said he anticipates his trip to take 16 hours at a cruising speed of 8 to 10 mph. He will leave the Louisiana State Capitol building at 5 a.m. and plans to end his ride at the St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter.

“When riding a unicycle, your legs have to stay in constant motion,” he said.

“There’s no coasting like riding a bike.”

Huber plans to take a break every 10 miles or so to relax, refuel and rest his knees. He said one of his biggest concerns, besides the passing cars, is his nutrition throughout the day.

“I’m planning a big breakfast heavy in carbs, and I’m taking along snacks to eat [that are] high in carbs, salt and protein,” Huber said. “I’m going to be UNICYCLE, see page 10

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Matthew Huber, geology graduate student, shows off his unicycle Wednesday. Huber will ride it Saturday to New Orleans.

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Nation & World

INTERNATIONAL

NATIONAL

Jimena weakens after plowing into Mexico, becomes tropical storm

Federal agency approves criticized plan for Gulf fish farming

LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — The once-dangerous and powerful Hurricane Jimena mellowed into a soggy, drifting tropical storm Thursday, bringing much needed rain to Mexico’s drought-stricken Baja California peninsula. Forecasters warned of flash floods and large waves, but those were expected to subside.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Obama’s administration allowed fish farming in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, a move criticized by environmentalists fearful of pollution and threats to wild stocks. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declined to oppose the plans, but said it would work to make sure future farms in the Gulf are clean and safe.

The agency also said it would push to develop a national policy for offshore aquaculture, a practice of raising fish in large pens and cages.

U.N. peacekeeping chief in Darfur declares end of war CAIRO (AP) — The outgoing U.N. peacekeeping chief in Sudan’s Darfur region said the world should no longer consider the long-running conflict a war after a sharp decline in violence and deaths during the past year.

Activists and Darfur residents disagree, and the comments by Rodolphe Adada heightened anxiety that there will be less international focus on resolving the root problems in the troubled region.

Biden defends stimulus plan as 200-day mark approaches WASHINGTON (AP) — Defending a costly plan to revitalize the economy, Vice President Biden said Thursday the government’s sweeping stimulus effort “is in fact working” despite steady Republican criticism and public

skepticism. “The recovery act has played a significant role in changing the trajectory of our economy and changing the conversation in this country,” Biden said. Nearly 200 days into the effort, Biden delivered an upbeat report card about the $787 billion rescue effort that President Obama pushed through Congress.

White House signals openness to health care compromise WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as liberals urge President Obama to demand bold, far-reaching changes to the nation’s health care system, the White House signaled openness Thursday to compromises that might attract moderate congressional Democrats as well as some Republicans. Obama believes in “fundamental principles” about overhauling health care, top presidential adviser David Axelrod told The Associated Press, but “he’s not dogmatic about how we get there.”

STATE/LOCAL

La. announces tax-free shopping day for hunting equipment

‘Gay Mardi Gras’ celebration is New Orleans’ Labor Day fling

(AP) — Paul McCrory won’t go deer hunting until November, but Louisiana’s new “sales tax holiday” on hunting equipment makes this weekend his best opportunity to shop for bullets and a new rifle. Gun shop owners report customers like McCrory are enthusiastically planning to stock up on bullets, shells, shotguns, rifles and handguns — all of which will be sold without the 6 percent state sales tax or local sales taxes Friday through Sunday. That means a 9-percent tax break for Baton Rouge shoppers. “This will help the businesses out, because it encourages people to buy things at a lower price. It helps everybody out in the long run,” said McCrory, 28, a Baton Rouge pipefitter. “I’m going to buy the rifle, ammo and all the fun stuff that go with it.” The tax break is a good fit for the state known as “Sportsman’s Paradise.” It debuts at the same time dove hunting season starts.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jonathan Bray, one of the organizers of Southern Decadence, a celebration that has become known as the gay Mardi Gras, spent his time this week getting ready for the big party and watching weather reports. “I looked out in the Gulf and didn’t see a storm,” Bray said. “No Katrina, no Gustav. I’m so happy.”

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Last month, federal marshals raided Southern Belle’s plant after the FDA said tuna salad sandwiches were made in unsanitary conditions.

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FASHION

Professor to guide historical tour of purse collection Fashion showcases era, social change

By Mary Walker Baus Staff Writer

They can be large or small, shallow or deep and any color of the rainbow. Almost every woman owns one.

Purses have traveled through time with women, and “The Purse and the Person: A Century of Women’s Purses” exhibition at the Louisiana Art and Science Museum in downtown Baton Rouge showcases the progression of purses through the decades.

Pam Rabalais Vinci, human ecology professor and curator of the LSU Textile and Costume Museum, will guide a tour through the exhibit Sunday, Sept. 6 at 2 p.m. “[LASM] tells me this has been one of the most, if not the most, popular exhibits they’ve had,” Vinci said. “This is certainly an educational exhibit.”

The exhibit displays a selection of 167 purses from the early 20th century Edwardian era through the “Fashionista” era of the ’90s. Spread among the purses are their contents, including makeup compacts, lipstick, cigarettes,

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Elizabeth Tadie, LASM marketing director, discusses historical importance of purses in “The Purse and the Person: A Century of Women’s Purses” June 22.

fashion magazines, birth control and other purse essentials.

“When I look at the purse ... and when I look at the contents, I see the era,” Vinci said. “[During the tour], I’m going to move chronologically from the Edwardian turn-of-the-century female’s purse and contents to the turn of the 21st century and point out aspects of purse design as well as ... how [the contents] relate to women’s history.”

Vinci said LASM asked her to speak at the exhibit. She said she will point out how purses and their contents relate to social, technological and political changes of the

time; for example, the plastic purses of the ’50s showcase the history of technology while the size of purses in the 1980s represented a social change in which women re-entered the work force but also managed their children and home at the same time.

Kami Savoie, general studies senior, said she carries her wallet, money, hand sanitizer, body spray, glasses and a book in her purse.

She said purses represent the added expectations females have. “[Purses] have a lot to do with gender roles,” said Savoie.

“Women are expected to look and smell a certain way, so they’ll carry

SAFETY

LSU SWAT team in training Unit preparing for worst-case scenarios

By Adam Duvernay Senior Staff Writer

Sgt. Kory Melancon said campus patrols are the most important part of day-to-day police work, but he has been training for more intense scenarios since April.

As part of the LSU Police Department’s new high-risk warrants team, Melancon and eight other officers trained in special weapons and tactics to prepare for potentially life-threatening situations.

The nine-man team, still in the training phase of deployment, is modeled after Special Weapons and Tactics units from across the state.

“We’ve always needed something like this on campus,” Melancon said. “After seeing other teams like ours, this will be beneficial for the University.”

The unit was first outlined last semester to serve warrants to dangerous suspects positioned in unfamiliar structures.

But the training should carry over if the unthinkable happens and campus is threatened by a riot or a gunman, said LSUPD Chief Lawrence Rabalais.

“We’re going to do whatever we can do to keep that from happening,” Rabalais said. “You can try to fathom every scenario possible and train for that, but there

will always be those scenarios no study and tactical courses at least one expected.” four days a month.

The team’s members were paHelmets, bulletproof vests, gas trol officers first, but the chance to masks, assault rifles, shotguns and participate in advanced police work additional special equipment adds was too good not to take. an extra 60 to 70 pounds to an ofLSUPD decided on three ficer and requires serious physical firearms instructors, a crisis nego- training, Rabalais said. tiator, two officers As the team from the canine becomes more unit, two members skilled, they will of the plain-clothes start training with Crime Interdiction Baton Rouge Unit and a patrol SWAT. officer.

Melancon Melancon, said week-to-week one of the firearms training will slow Lawrence Rabalais instructors and the down as football LSUPD chief designer of the season makes it rifle range lesson harder for officers plan, said most of the team was to find time off to train. unskilled with assault rifles before It may be months before the training began. team is fully prepared to deploy, But he said the team pro- Rabalais said. gressed this summer after weeks of “It’s not something you want precision and movement shooting to rush because it’s a life or death courses. situation sometimes,” Rabalais “At this point, I would trust said. “I’d rather wait another six anyone on the team to make the months and make sure once they’re right decision in a pressure situa- ready — they’re truly ready.” tion,” Melancon said. “The shootSome of the equipment is still ing parts, we have down.” missing — most notably less-thanOther scenarios will require a lethal “simunition.” little more work.

Concussion grenades, bean “For a simple mission, we have bag weapons and tear gas are still no problem,” Rabalais said. “When on order and should arrive in a few it gets to something complex, like months, Rabalais said. clearing a multi-story building, I would be apprehensive and ask the city to help us.”

The team trained in a St. GabriContact Adam Duvernay at el facility throughout the summer. aduvernay@lsureveille.com They dedicated hours to classroom

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‘It’s not something you want to rush because it’s a life or death situation ...’

perfume with them. It has a lot to do with physical appearance.”

Vinci said designers began to label their designs in the ’70s, and the trend blossomed in the ’80s and ’90s.

“Initially [designer purses] became popular because women could afford them,” Vinci said.

“They were working and had expendable income to be able to afford designer logos.”

Vinci said designer labels, such as the Louis Vuitton signature monogram canvas design, have been around for 100 years and won’t lose their popularity anytime soon.

Andrea Drobish carries her Marc Jacobs purse around campus.

She said she likes subtle designer labels and doesn’t like people who flaunt their designer bags to show their social status.

“A label doesn’t say who you are as a person,” said Drobish, business management sophomore.

The purses are from the private collection of Anita Davis. Davis is from Little Rock, Ark., and has collected purses for more than a decade.

Elizabeth Tadie, LASM marketing director, said in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille, LASM policy wouldn’t allow her to provide the values or purchase prices of the purses displayed as a security measure for the owner and the museum.

While the downstairs portion of the exhibit travels through the eras, the upstairs area showcases more unusual purses, including travel bags and purses made of unique materials, such as gum wrappers.

The exhibit ends Sept. 13. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Contact Mary Walker Baus at mwbaus@lsureveille.com

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ENVIRONMENT

OES receives $15K federal grant LSU loses Facebook race, 100K pennies Money to fund new biodiesel processor

By Sarah Eddington Contributing Writer

The Office of Occupational and Environmental Safety is closing the recycling loop on some of the waste leaving campus.

The Environmental Protection Agency awarded the Office of Facility Services a $15,000 grant to fund a biodiesel processor which will fuel a vehicle for the Office of Occupational and Environmental Safety.

The grant money, received Aug. 17 through an organization called CenSARA, will buy and pay to install the processing equipment, according to Michael Hooks, OES assistant director.

OES made an agreement with the EPA to perform a supplemental environmental project. The department decided to use alternative fuels in its vehicle for the project. Hooks said the vehicle collects hazardous materials and waste around campus daily as part of the OES hazardous chemical waste program.

Hooks said the use of biodiesel has a positive impact on campus sustainability.

Katie Peterson, president of Environmental Conservation Organization, said ECO is happy with the University’s efforts to become more environmentally friendly.

“We’re happy to see the administration is taking the initiative toward sustainability,” Peterson said.

“Biodiesel is a great option.”

Denise Scribner, campus sustainability manager, said biodiesel is a clean alternative to petroleum.

“It reduces soot and smog up to 50 percent,” Scribner said in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille. “This helps reduce health risks and greenhouse gas emissions.”

Hooks said OES modeled its

idea after the W. A. Callegari Environmental Center, the AgCenter’s research facility for composting waste and for water and air quality.

“They produce their own biodiesel from recycled vegetable oil from campus dining halls as part of research,” Hooks said.

The Cellegari Center collects waste from the 459 Commons and converts it to biodiesel, which is used in Facility Services Landscape equipment or sold, Hooks said.

“If we were going to be using biodiesel, we could either get it from them, buy it off the street as a commodity or we could make it,” Hooks said. “We decided to make it.”

Hooks said OES could collect vegetable oil waste from other campus cafeterias and reuse it for fuel.

Rachel Theriot, theater sophomore, said she likes the idea of using what is already available on campus.

“It’s important to decrease the amount of waste in order to be

green,” Theriot said. “We won’t get very far if we waste what we have.”

The equipment should be installed by December and first-run productions will be ready by spring, Hooks said.

Hooks said OES will increase the capacity and production if the biodiesel becomes more in demand.

“It would be great if we could one day trap all the waste vegetable oil that leaves campus and turn it into biodiesel to be used all over campus as an alternative fuel,” Hooks said.

“We could even have a campus filling station.”

Peterson said ECO is pleased with the progress.

“We’re happy the University is moving forward and thinking longterm,” she said. “LSU is making it work.”

Contact Sarah Eddington at seddington@lsureveille.com

By Kyle Bove Senior Staff Writer

Texas A&M became the first college to reach 100,000 fans on Facebook, earning 100,000 pennies and bragging rights for the school.

LSU led the race by nearly 2,000 fans late Thursday afternoon before Texas A&M’s narrow victory.

BlueFuego, a higher education marketing group, sponsored the contest and will donate the pennies to Texas A&M. The school will get to choose a scholarship or fund to put the money toward, according to BlueFuego’s Web site.

“The Race to 100K is a way to encourage universities to continue growing their presence on Facebook,” Brad J. Ward, chief explosion officer for BlueFuego, said in a University news release.

The rivalry ignited when BlueFuego released a study in July that examined 1,035 higher education schools’ Facebook fan pages and determined LSU had the largest Facebook fanbase.

As of 7:30 p.m. Thursday, LSU had 100,479 fans while Texas A&M had 101,140.

“I think the contest is interesting,” said photography freshman Kierston Clark. “Football season is coming up. It’s a hype-builder.”

Clark said he first found out about the contest from the “Sponsored” section of his Facebook news feed.

The University sent a broadcast e-mail to students Thursday, reminding them about the contest.

Contact Kyle Bove at kbove@lsureveille.com

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

VOLLEYBALL

Tigers to host No. 7 Nebraska in Classic

By Andy Schwehm Sports Writer

At this time last season, LSU volleyball coach Fran Flory and her Tigers were trapped outside Louisiana with no idea when they would return home because of Hurricane Gustav.

The hurricane, which kept the Tigers on the road for 11 straight days, the ‘You just caused cancellation of get a bigger the Tiger Clasadrenaline sic — a home rush when t o u r n a m e n t that would you have have been the your band team’s first matches and your home of the 2008 fight song season.

But this playing.’ season is a difLauren ferent story, and the Tigers Waclawczyk won’t LSU sophomore libero (2-1) have to wait until Sept. 26 for their first home match. They will get it tonight in the PMAC for the same Tiger Classic that was canceled last season.

“I’m really excited to be home,” said LSU sophomore libero Lauren Waclawczyk. “You just get a bigger adrenaline rush when you have your band and your fight song playing.”

One similarity to last season VOLLEYBALL, see page 8

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Serving a Purpose JOHN MCLELLAN / The Daily of the University of Washington

Washington linebacker Donald Butler tries to tackle Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen on Oct. 25, 2008, at Husky Stadium in Seattle.

Senior hopes to leave on high note

By David Helman Sports Writer

For coach Steve Sarkisian and countless Husky fans, Saturday night is the start of a new era of Washington football.

But for senior linebacker Donald Butler and countless Husky seniors, Saturday night is the start of one last chance: a chance to win their first game since 2007, a chance to improve on a 5-7 record in 2006 — the best of these seniors’ careers —

and a chance to take Washington to fullback, halfback, tight end and its first bowl game since 2002. wide receiver. He could also play “ O b v i o u s l y, strong safety and we want to put last linebacker. He was season behind us,” just a special athButler said. “We lete.” want this year to But Butler isn’t be something to rethe only Del Campo member.” product involved in Butler joined Saturday’s slugfest. the Huskies in 2006 LSU sophoDonald Butler after an All-Northmore defensive Washington senior linebacker ern California catackle Akiem reer at Del Campo Hicks, two years High School in Fair Oaks, Calif. behind Butler at Del Campo, trans“He was Superman,” said Del ferred to Baton Rouge this summer Campo coach Mike Dimino. “It was after a year at Sacramento City Junot unusual to see him line up at nior College.

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‘I want to get to a bowl game ... I’m excited and ready to go.’

“He went his separate way, and I went mine. But it’s going to be nice to come back and play with him again,” Hicks said. “He was a great player. He’s still a great player.”

Hicks went against Butler often in high school practices as an AllConference defensive tackle for the Cougars, though the pair won’t have the same chance this weekend.

“We used to hit him all the time, but he was the biggest running back I ever saw,” Hicks said. “When I was in junior college, I used to see guys from my high school probably every other game, but I can’t wait to see BUTLER, see page 9

SOCCER

LSU heads to Tampa to take on UCF and USF Lubin, Boudreau making return

By Rowan Kavner Sports Contributor

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LSU senior midfielder Malorie Rutledge (3) fights for position Aug. 29 amid a host of defenders during the Tigers’ 3-0 win against Southern Miss.

The start of the LSU soccer team’s season has been a see-saw ride.

But if last weekend’s game is any indication, perhaps the seesaw is slanting up as LSU (1-1) travels to Tampa, Fla., to take on Central Florida (2-1) on Friday and South Florida (1-1) on Sunday.

The Tigers had two firsts before the regular season even began — they beat Texas in the

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‘If we’re lucky enough to beat Central Florida, we’ll try and sweep the weekend.’

Brian Lee

LSU soccer coach

preseason and cracked the national rankings.

But a new storyline unfolded when the regular season began — the Tigers were held without a shot on goal in a 2-0 shutout loss to Memphis. But LSU fought back last weekend by demolishing Southern Miss, 3-0.

“We lost our home opener, and then we came back and got a decent score against Southern Miss,” said senior midfielder Malorie Rutledge.

If a shutout win in which the Tigers outshot the Golden Eagles, 17-1, is “decent,” perhaps fans haven’t yet seen the best of LSU. The best is what the Tigers will need if they plan on sweeping the road series this weekend. Last weekend, UCF beat No. 11 Duke, and USF lost a one-goal decision to No. 7 Florida.

But LSU coach Brian Lee isn’t getting ahead of himself.

“We’re really just trying to SOCCER, see page 9

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PICK OF DESTINY

WOMEN’S GOLF

Lady Tigers open Sunday in Fla. LSU looks to redeem itself after ’08 season

By Sean Isabella Sports Contributor

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Miami Dolphins cornerback Sean Smith (31) makes a one-handed interception Thursday in front of New Orleans Saints wide receiver Courtney Roby (15) in Miami’s 10-7 win in the Louisiana Superdome.

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Karen Bahnsen is a tough woman to please.

Bahnsen, who enters her 26th season as the LSU women’s golf coach, could only muster up one word to describe last season’s finish — disappointing.

LSU finished No. 7 in the final Golfstat rankings and placed 12th in the NCAA Championships, but Bahnsen thought her team’s ceiling was not met.

The Lady Tigers’ chance to redeem themselves starts this weekend as they open their season Sunday at 7 a.m. when they travel to Daytona Beach, Fla., to compete in the Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship.

“This is the earliest we’ve ever played in a season, but we’re excited about it,” said Bahnsen, who led the 2008 Lady Tigers to their best postseason finish since 2001.

The tournament consists of a 36-hole stroke play to determine seeding. The top eight teams then advance to the championship round of match play, while the bottom eight teams compete in a consolation round.

Match play involves a whole different strategy. Rather than counting up strokes over an 18hole round, a team earns points for each individual hole one of its players wins.

“It’s a different kind of format, but it’s a fun way to start the season,” Bahnsen said.

The Match Play Championship has quickly become one of highest-profile events in the country, bringing 16 of the top women’s programs together for a three-day tournament. While six of the top 10 teams in the country will be in attendance, including LSU, the top three are no-shows.

No. 1 Arizona State, No. 2 UCLA and No. 3 USC all declined invitations.

“Some of the West Coast schools didn’t make it, which was kind of disappointing, but it’s still a really strong field,” Bahnsen said.

The Lady Tigers return one of the nation’s best golfers in junior Megan McChrystal, who finished the 2008 season ranked No. 27 in the country.

The Stuart, Fla., native said she fine-tuned her swing in the offseason and expects the team to continue where it left off in 2008.

“We were definitely disappointed with our 12th finish at nationals, but I definitely see us being a top-five team this year,” she said.

Though Bahnsen doesn’t have any seniors on the team, she expects McChrystal to inherit a senior leadership role.

“With golf, as you mature and get older, it helps you,” Bahnsen said. “I expect her to have a great year.”

Bahnsen said she saw tremendous improvements from the entire team during offseason workouts and tournaments but said junior Abby Oberthier has been the most improved.

Oberthier, who saw limited action in her first two seasons at LSU, won her first Collegiate Players Tour title in June after taking the top spot in the CPT BlackHorse Collegiate Open in Cypress, Texas.

Along with McChrystal, juniors Amalie Valle and Lindy LaBauve, sophomore Jacqueline Hedwall and freshman Mary Michael Maggio round out the list of competitors for LSU this weekend.

Duke remains the front-runner to win the title this weekend despite the stiff competition. The Lady Blue Devils have captured the title five times in the last six years, with Purdue winning in 2005.

Contact Sean Isabella at sisabella@lsureveille.com

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SWIMMING AND DIVING

LSU swimmer competes in international meets Trepp sets sights on 2012 Olympics

By Katherine Terrell Sports Contributor

It was a relatively quiet summer in the swim world compared to the glitz and glamour of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

For LSU swimmer Jane Trepp, it was business as usual.

Trepp, a junior from Estonia, spent the summer racking up personal records and traveling the globe for swim meets. She was an eight-time Estonian national champion and record holder with numerous international meets under her belt prior to LSU. During the last few years, Trepp has been to meets in Scotland, Spain, Russia, Ireland and Austria, to name a few. She added Rome and Serbia to her list this summer.

Rome and Serbia were the sites for the FINA World Championships and the World University Games, respectively.

Trepp said the World Championships, which had more than 2,500 athletes from 185 countries participate (including Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps), was the biggest meet in which she had ever participated.

“I’ve never been to Rome

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LSU junior swimmer Jane Trepp performs the breaststroke Jan. 10 at the Natatorium.

before,” Trepp said. “It was fun. We had some time off to visit Vatican City.”

Trepp prepared for the meet by getting her workouts from LSU assistant coach David Geyer and practicing them on her own.

“It wasn’t too different,” Geyer said of the summer workout. “It enabled me to make it really specific for her needs. It wasn’t for a group of 10-12 similar athletes. I was making up what I thought was in the best interest for Jane to swim the fastest.”

Trepp said the hardest thing was practicing alone.

“I’ve always trained with my coach,” Trepp said. “This summer was the first time I did it this way. It turned out well.”

Trepp placed 21st in the 50meter breaststroke out of 113 participants, just barely missing the cut for

semifinals. She placed 41st in the 50meter butterfly and 43rd in the 100meter breaststroke.

Geyer said Trepp is LSU’s first student-athlete to make it to the World Championships, one of the many accolades she has brought to the team during her two years in Baton Rouge.

In her first year at LSU, Trepp had three top-10, all-time marks for the school and was voted top newcomer at the end of the year.

Last year, she broke seven school records in three different strokes, received first-team AllAmerican Honors and won the Most Outstanding Swimmer award for the Lady Tigers.

“She’s very versatile,” said LSU coach Adam Schmitt. “She’s someone that we can really rely on and put her in certain positions in order

to win meets.”

This year, the coaches named Trepp co-captain for the women’s team.

“It’s the first year she’s been captain,” Schmitt said. “This year the captains were selected by the coaches, so that makes it a little bit more of an honor. We’re looking to her to be a leader of the program.”

A leader in and out of the pool, Trepp also works hard in the classroom and has made the Southeastern Conference honor roll two years in a row. In July, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America named her an Individual Scholar AllAmerican.

Trepp said her goal for the season is to have a good performance at Southeastern Conference championships and qualify for the NCAA championships.

As for a long-term goal, she

has her eye on the 2012 Olympics in London.

“I missed by like half a second or something,” Trepp said of qualifying for the 2008 Olympics. “I’m looking forward to going to London though.”

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mention AVCA All-American with 2.09 kills and 0.88 blocks exists as the Tigers will face an- per set last season while rankother brute force of nature in No. ing No. 10 nationally with a .396 6 Nebraska, a national volleyball hitting percentage. Mueller was powerhouse and a Final Four second-team AVCA All-Ameriteam from last season that swept can, averaging 3.51 kills and 2.37 digs per set last season. the Tigers early last season.

“Nebraska is a very solid No. 7 Michigan swept the Cornhuskers (2-1) to open the team,” Flory said. “They play season last Friday, but Nebraska high above the net, and they try to bounced back with a five-set vic- beat you with being more physical and hitting the tory against No. ball harder … But 13 Minnesota on the good thing Saturday. this year is that Even with we feel that we Nebraska out to can match them in avenge its loss some positions.” last weekend, To deal with LSU won’t be the Nebraska trio, intimidated, as Lauren Waclawczyk the Tigers will they have already LSU sophomore libero rely on the play of taken No. 11 a duo of middle Stanford to five sets this season and swept No. 27 blockers with sophomore Michele Williams and senior BrittNotre Dame.

“Our confidence is so high nee Cooper, both of whom had right now,” Waclawczyk said. outstanding weekends in South “We beat Notre Dame in three, Bend, Ind. Cooper hit .222 with 2.85 and someone made the comment that it’s open this year — nobody kills per set and blocked 20 shots, has the championship. Everyone and Williams blocked 19 shots, has beaten everyone, and rank- hitting .338 and, like Cooper, getings don’t mean anything right ting 2.85 kills per set.

“Our middles are our key, now. It’s going to be an exciting ride, and we believe we could be and there is no secret to that,” Flory said. “They are physical the one.”

Nebraska will again prove and fast, and we try to beat teams to be a challenge with three pre- with speed and height. If we can season All-Big 12 Team members get that combination going, then — junior setter Sydney Ander- we will have a good shot Friday son, senior middle blocker Kori night.”

But the challenge for the Cooper and junior outside hitter Tigers won’t end with the Tara Mueller.

Cooper was an honorable- Cornhuskers, as LSU will play

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two matches Saturday.

LSU’s first match will be against Louisiana-Lafayette, and the second will be against Tulane, who received votes in this week’s AVCA poll.

The Green Wave did not compete last weekend because six members of the team had the H1N1 virus.

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The LSU volleyball team prepares for the preseason Aug. 13 in the PMAC. The Tigers will host No. 7 Nebraska in the Tiger Classic tonight at 7:30.

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win Friday,” Lee said. “If we’re lucky enough to beat Central Florida, we’ll try and sweep the weekend. But right now all of our focus is on Central Florida. They’re one of the [most] elite programs of all time in women’s college soccer.”

The LSU team that destroyed Southern Miss was a complete turnaround from the team that hardly competed against Memphis. LSU didn’t have a shot on goal in the game.

“We have to start getting better in the attacking half of the field,” Lee said. “We’ll be looking to put a more complete game together.”

LSU didn’t have many scoring chances in the Memphis game.

The Tigers did have opportunities galore against the Golden Eagles but didn’t capitalize on many crosses into the box.

“A big part of our practice this week was not doing just hopeful crosses,” Rutledge said. “Even [against] Southern Miss we had a lot of long crosses. It’s a lot better to get in line and pick out players.

That was one of our main focuses this week, and I think we’ve done a good job of it, and hopefully we can execute it this weekend.”

Senior defender Nikki Bush said LSU doesn’t know much about UCF or USF, but the Tigers will have to be aggressive throughout the entirety of both games.

“Everybody has their own thing that they need to be doing,” she said. “We’ve got to come out from the first 90-second whistle

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Malorie Rutledge LSU senior midfielder

and play a good 90 minutes.”

LSU can’t rest on the second game of the weekend, as Lee expects that matchup to be just as tough.

“South Florida is a team on the rise, and they’re going to challenge to be at the top of the Big East,” Lee said.

The Tigers have a toilsome schedule beginning this weekend, and the non-conference games don’t get any less demanding within the next few weeks as the formidable opponents include Duke and No. 1 North Carolina.

“If we can come away with two wins this weekend, it’s going to be a big confidence boost for our team,” Rutledge said. “It’ll definitely help stride us into Oklahoma, UNC and Duke.”

Sophomore midfielder Taryne Boudreau and freshman forward Reyna Lubin are expected to return to play this weekend after suffering a concussion and contracting the flu, respectively.

Contact Rowan Kavner at rkavner@lsureveille.com

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him again.”

Saturday’s game will be Butler’s 31st appearance for Washington. Conversely, it will be his head coach’s first. Sarkisian arrived in Seattle last winter as a first-time head coach, a fact Butler said the seniors are used to by now.

“It’s actually been a good transition,” he said. “When he came in he sat down with us and wanted to make sure that the seniors were on the same page with coach Sark, in terms of what’s expected out of us and what’s expected from the coaches.”

As a team captain, expectations will rest heavily on Butler and fellow linebackers E.J. Savannah and Mason Foster to help improve a rushing defense that finished 2008 as No. 117 of 119 teams.

“Donald is one of the smartest players I’ve ever coached. In fact, I’ve never coached a smarter one,” Dimino said. “He wouldn’t be able to play all those positions if he didn’t pick up things like a computer.”

There’s little margin for error for Butler and the Huskies, even after the Tigers leave town. Washington hosts USC and travels to play Notre Dame, both within the first month of the season.

“I kind of like it,” Butler said.

“You have to go in and be on top of your game right away, which is something that, in training camp, you work toward — that first game.”

For Dimino, the thrill is knowing his players have moved to the next level. The Del Campo coach reeled off a sizeable list of graduates playing college football — Boston

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LSU junior defensive lineman Akiem Hicks, left, and sophomore tight end Mitch Joseph run blocking drills Aug. 14 during practice.

College junior quarterback Codi Boek and Weber State junior tight end Kevin Halfhill, to name a couple — in addition to Butler and Hicks.

“For them to fulfill a dream — because it is a dream — makes me feel great because if they continue and don’t get hurt, both Donald and Akiem could play on TV in the NFL,” Dimino said. “I think myself and other coaches helped Akiem believe in that dream, but Donald has always believed.”

For now, Butler is focused on

this season, starting Saturday — his last chance.

“Everyone wants to look back and be able to say, ‘This is what I did there,’” he said. “I came in with high expectations that weren’t produced on the field. So this is my last year, and I want to get to a bowl game ...

I’m a senior. I’m a captain on the team, so I’m excited and ready to go.”

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concerned with staying hydrated.”

Huber said his cycling backpack has a 3-liter bladder in it for water, and he plans to stop at gas stations to buy Gatorade.

Kathryn Saichuk, wellness education coordinator, said Huber should wear protective gear in case of a fall or an accident with an automobile.

“Hopefully he’s being supplied with water and nutrients [on his breaks] because he’ll be burning a lot of calories by peddling that type of distance,” Saichuk said. “If he does get exhausted, it could affect his balance and concentration, and he could take a spill.”

Saichuk said dehydration can result in cramping leg and abdominal muscles, problems with kidney function, potassium problems and cardiac problems.

Huber will be riding his newest unicycle, which cost him $400.

This unicycle has a 36-inch wheel, handlebars, an odometer, a speedometer and a seat that hits Huber’s chest when standing.

“I got a bigger unicycle to go faster and keep up with people who have bikes,” Huber said.

Huber rides with Critical Mass, a local bicycling group. He said he was inspired to make his journey and train long distances when a bicyclist mentioned the route.

Huber said the longest ride he has made was 70 miles from Bakersville, Calif., to Wasco, Calif.,

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Matthew Huber, geology graduate student, discusses his plans to take a trip from Baton Rouge to New Orleans on Wednesday.

and back.

“Most people who do longdistance unicycling have done long-distance biking before,” he said. “I haven’t.”

Huber said a friend will drive to New Orleans to meet him after his epic journey, but he will be on his own during the actual ride.

He said he doesn’t know if

he’ll jump for joy when he finishes or if he’ll crash and run to bed right away.

“I’ll probably have a nice beer,” he said.

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lect the last time we’ve played an SEC team. And LSU is No. 11 in the country, so it will be great to have a ranked team coming in, which we don’t have very often. That ratchets up the intensity a bit.”

Bringing further mystique to the game for the Huskies against LSU is the nighttime kickoff. Game time is set for 9:30 p.m. CDT. “There is a new energy and a positive buzz around the team,” Gravenkemper said. “Everyone is full-steam ahead. We’ll be pretty much sold out on Saturday. [The late kickoff] is rare for us; we typically kick off during the day or at least earlier in the night. It’s going to be crazy.”

Gravenkemper said Washington is “pretty close” to selling all its student tickets.

“We have about 6,000 tickets reserved for students, and we’re definitely less than 1,000 away from selling that out,” he said.

Washington coach Steve Sarkisian said the Huskies are eager to utilize their home-field advantage Saturday.

“We’re excited about the opportunity for a prime-time game,” Sarkisian said. “It’s great for us to play a top team in Husky Stadium.

It’s more than a football game; it’s a great event.”

LSU senior running back Charles Scott said the Tigers must put aside road distractions if they want to continue their streak of six consecutive season-opening victories.

“We like hostile environments,” Scott said. “It’s all motivating us to

Friday, September 4, 2009 step up to the challenge. It’s about getting it right with someone constantly screaming in your ear, especially when it’s, ‘You suck, you suck.’”

Husky Stadium will also have its share of LSU fans making the 2,500-mile trip. According to the LSU Ticket Office, 350 students have bought tickets for the game, and the University has sold its total allotment of 8,000 tickets from the Washington ticket office.

The LSU Athletic Department has encouraged all students traveling to Seattle to wear gold on game day.

LSU coach Les Miles said the Tigers have prepared for anticipated crowd noise all week. Miles is undefeated on opening day as LSU coach, with an average margin of victory of nearly 30 points. LSU has lost its season opener only once since 2000, a 26-8 road defeat to Virginia Tech under Nick Saban in 2002.

LSU is favored by 17.5 points against Washington, according to Yahoo! Sports, but Sarkisian said the atmosphere will be “electric” when the teams square off on ESPN. “Their fans are all going to be here, and our fans will show up and be loud,” Sarkisian said. “For our program, it’s exciting to get the energy back in Husky stadium the way it needs to be. Regardless of the score, we want them to walk off the field and respect us.”

Contact Rachel Whittaker at rwhittaker@lsureveille.com

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The program is nationwide, and the brewer’s wholesalers choose whether to participate.

The company estimates half of its wholesalers are participating.

Anheuser-Busch hasn’t provided figures regarding how many schools are involved.

“Just because it’s purple and gold does not mean it’s approved by LSU. We didn’t sell [trademark] rights; we didn’t get money,” Brian Hommel, director of Trademark Licensing for LSU, told The Daily Reveille on July 30.

Many schools have filed complaints about the cans.

Chancellor Michael Martin said while LSU hasn’t filed a complaint about the cans, he signed a letter with other Southeastern Conference school leaders objecting to the cans.

“I would ‘People will prefer that Anheuser-Busch drink not put our colwhether ors on the can,” Martin said. it’s purple But with other concerns and gold, like the recent white and influenza outblue ...’ break on campus, Martin Morgan Etienne said beer can aren’t English sophomore colors high on his list of priorities.

The chancellor said he is undecided if the marketing campaign will influence students to binge drink or drink underage.

“I don’t know if that’s true or not,” Martin said. “I trust that the smart kids we have [at LSU] will choose to consume just the right amount of beer no matter what the color of the can is.”

Industry regulations require at least 70 percent of an advertisement’s audience to be older than 21.

Anheuser-Busch told the FTC the cans would be sold through retailers where purchasers must be 21 or older, Carol Clark, Anheuser-Busch vice president for corporate social responsibility, told The Associated Press.

About 25 colleges represented by Collegiate Licensing Co. sent the brewer formal letters asking it to stop the program at their campuses, according to the company, which represents about 200 colleges and universities.

The company would not name specific schools, but published reports cite the University of Colorado and the University of Michigan as among the objectors.

“There’s so much underage drinking that already goes on,” said Morgan Etienne, English sophomore. “I don’t see what a purple and gold can is going to do to that. People will drink whether the can is purple and gold, white and blue, or blue and silver.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Friday, September 4, 2009

Mexico’s new drug policy crosses line, endangers people Mexico oversteps the line with its relaxed drug policy.

The morning my friend Vinnie died was a cool, clear spring day in Boston, where I was working as a deckhand on a ship in the Harbor.

Vinnie, a fellow deckhand, had never been late to work. Ever since we met, he had lived in a halfway house for people recovering from drug addiction. Vinnie was a survivor. He had sailed around the world as a merchant marine, and I dreamt of distant shores through his stories.

But I knew something was wrong that morning. Another concerned deckhand and I drove to his apartment in Roxbury to see if he had overslept. We broke in through a window and found Vinnie dead, in his underwear, curled up on a bare mattress. He had overdosed on heroin late the night before.

My memory will be scarred forever from watching the

paramedics carry his stiff, twisted body to the ambulance.

Mexico passed a new law Aug. 21, which allows the possession of 5 grams of marijuana, a half-gram of cocaine, 50 milligrams of heroin, 40 milligrams of methamphetamines or 0.015 milligrams of LSD. Contrary to some criticism, this is not a legalization of drugs.

It is an effort to focus law enforcement resources on drug dealers, reduce corruption and revise the strategy used to combat drug abuse.

“It is a public health problem, not a penal problem,” said Rafael Ruiz Mena, secretary general of the National Institute of Penal Sciences, to the Los Angeles Times about drug abuse and addiction.

This new law will also reduce police corruption. “The bad thing was that it was left up to the discretion of the detective, and it could open the door to corruption or extortion,” said Bernardo

Espino del Castillo of the Mexican attorney general’s office to the Associated Press.

I understand this rationale and agree with the decriminalization of marijuana. But cocaine, heroin, Nathan Shull meth and LSD are harmful to Columnist people beyond the user. “[T]he only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant,” philosopher John Stuart Mill wrote in his book “On Liberty.”

Though Mexico’s new law is a step in the right direction, it is a step too far — cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines do harm

others.

A more reasonable medium between Mexico’s irresponsibility and the U.S.’s overbearing interference exists. The Argentine Supreme Court recently passed a law permitting personal possession and use of marijuana. This decision was based on the grounds it was unconstitutional to prosecute a person who, without harming anyone, uses marijuana in private.

“The state cannot establish morality,” Argentine Supreme Court President Ricardo Lorenzettitold the BBC. On these grounds, I applaud Argentina for standing up for personal liberty, while keeping a lid on drugs that are truly harmful.

As our own actions in the U.S. become increasingly controlled and monitored by the government, Argentina has stepped forward in protection of basic constitutional rights.

I don’t personally agree with the use of marijuana, but my views

should not interfere with the private actions of other people.

However, I’m personally angered by the number of lives destroyed by cocaine, heroin and meth. These drugs aren’t harmless — just as it is a proven fact alcohol is destructive. There should be the option to arrest people in possession of drugs that have a real possibility of harming people who come into contact with the user.

Behavior that harms others is not a liberty that should be protected.

Had my friend Vinnie been arrested for possession of heroin on that night so many years ago, he might still be alive today.

Nathan Shull is a 35-year-old finance junior from Seattle. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_nshull.

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Dumping student loan debt would boost economy

By Brittany Woolsey California State University

LONG BEACH, Calif. (U-WIRE) — Since the onset of the recession and the implementation of

President Obama’s stimulus package, a plethora of companies have received bailouts costing hundreds of billions. In this attempt to spur the faltering American economy, of all those getting stimulated, it has

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been the automobile manufacturers, investment corporations and banks who have benefited the most.

The feds have somewhat succeeded in stimulating the economy in their own way, but they’ve left many college graduates and current students drowning in debt. They have to bail themselves out. Many have been working for years and have not been able to really enjoy the fruits of their labor — at least not as much as they would like.

Why? Because the majority of their wages go to buying textbooks, on-campus housing and neverending increases in tuition. Most people read about things like this, find it sort of interesting, then turn the page.

But some are taking it to Washington, D.C. Robert Applebaum, a New York attorney and the father of a proposal forgiving student loans, started a Facebook group “Cancel Student Loan Debt to Stimulate the Economy.”

The group is determined to show the White House that after bailing out irresponsible CEOs with trillions, it is time to help “real people with real hardships.” They proudly boast more than 200,000

members and are soliciting more to join the cause.

It is almost like a petition — the more people join and work on getting this proposal passed, the more attention it will get, and sooner or later Washington, D.C., will have to address the issue of student loan debt.

Some students have to cut their spending because they never know when they will next receive an email announcing yet another fee increase. Some graduates have had to postpone their American dreams because they cannot seem to pay off the ridiculous amount of loan bills they are buried under.

It sucks that millions of students are in debt because one of the reasons they attend college is to see a better future. The future could be brighter if not obscured by lifelong debt.

Bailing out students sounds like it would cost a lot, right? Wrong. It would cost relatively less than the trillions already given in bailouts.

For example, students usually find themselves taking out about $3,500 each year in loans. $3,500 multiplied by four years equals $14,000 — plus interest.

The $440,000 in bailout mon-

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ey American International Group squandered spoiling its executives in October 2008 could have bailed out nearly 32 struggling students or debt-plagued graduates.

One of the problems in the economy today is consumerism.

There are still people who do not have faith in the future of the economy, so they sock more away. If the government bails out students, this will create a new set of consumers.

This can stimulate the economy because they will have money to spend.

If obtaining a job isn’t getting any easier, tuitions aren’t decreasing and textbooks aren’t getting any less expensive, the only way to get a student to spend money on anything more than a Scantron would be to give them a bailout.

We are the future, but the future is just too expensive nowadays. It’s not a very rewarding accomplishment knowing you are graduating only to face the three-headed dragon of debt.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Violence is one of the most fun things to watch.”

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Tarantino’s ‘Basterds’ a beautiful, immoral film The summer season has ended with “Inglourious Basterds,” a provocative film by Quentin Tarantino.

Hailed by critics and audiences alike as a return to form for the acclaimed director of “Pulp Fiction,” “Basterds” is a Nazi-themed, spaghetti western-inspired revenge flick situated in France.

“Basterds” is divided into chapters and begins with an S.S. official, known as the Jew hunter, grilling a French farmer about several runaway Jews in the vicinity. Their conversation ingeniously switches from French to English and ends with a burst of gunfire.

Several Jews get killed, and only a girl, Shosanna, escapes.

The film jumps to a bunch of ragtag American soldiers recruited to disrupt German morale by assassinating Nazi officials. The group of eight soldiers, known as the Basterds, scalp their victims, then carve a swastika into the head of survivors who are commanded to spread the word.

The film focuses on revenge plot involving the Basterds and Shosanna, both independently planning the death of the Fuhrer. The film ends with a conflagration in a cinema, much like the Reichstag

fire.

The camera movement as the farmer and Jew hunter speak creates sweat-induced, hair-standing tension. The switch to English provided the needed levity to the mesmerizing scene. Basterds is a beautifully shot film. From the establishing shot of the cottage, which lingers long enough to give a sense of the milieu, to a shot of Shosanna appetizingly attired in red, staring through a window as the camera zooms in, the film oozes life and vibrant colors.

It is such a pity then that such a gorgeous film ignores the moral implications of its existence. By masquerading his Jewish revenge flick as a flight of fantasy, Tarantino denies us the pleasure he supposedly hopes to provide and ignores contemporary parallels to his tale.

The film makes the Holocaust much harder for current audiences to relate to and thereby shows the limits to which the current film medium is capable of showing evil.

In the latest edition of the Atlantic, Tarantino indicted Hollywood for making films in which Jews were always victims. He wanted to make something different.

“Let’s see Germans that are

scared of Jews,” Tarantino said.

“Let’s not have everything build up to a big misery, let’s actually take the fun of action-movie cinema and apply it to this situation.”

Unfortunately, “Basterds” only Freke Ette delivers foreplay: Engaging Columnist dialogue, yes; scalping, shooting, bludgeoning and arson, yes. Then what? The excitement doesn’t linger because the characters in the films are scantily drawn types, not human beings — in the absence of empathy, the vicarious pleasures don’t exist. For example, Shosanna’s vengeance rests on her relationship with a black man that is devoid of any spark, a romantic attachment that is hokum.

Besides, the only thing we see the Basterds do is kill, which has nothing to do with them being soldiers or Jews; they are just murderers.

During my first screening, the audience cheered during the climax as Hitler was riddled with bullets from a Basterd’s machine gun. Ironically, this was in the same

week our State Department officials were berating Libya for giving the released Lockerbie bomber, Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, a victory celebration. While we were enjoying our fantasy, we begrudged others their reality. Otis Ferguson once asked, “When we were laughing, what were we thinking?” Consider: If the Taliban made a film in which the president was shot, would we be as quick to defend it as a Mullah’s fancy?

Hence, the film’s indifference to what made a Nazi evil is its failing. Tarantino relies on the audience’s identification of the Germans as bad guys (and the Americans as good) to justify the bloodletting.

It is possible the filmmaker believes wearing a Nazi uniform automatically made a person a target for Jewish executioners. Yet were the German civilians or foreign collaborators less culpable than those in uniform? While watching “Basterds,” it became impossible to identify the WWII portrayed as the same conflict that martyred Dietrich Bonhoeffer, devoured Anne Frank, scarred Primo Levi and left Hannah Arendt scouring to make sense of 20th century totalitarianism.

“Basterds” leaves me

wondering if evil can be transcribed on the screen. Recent attempts have not been encouraging. “Valkyrie” quit after the first reel, instead ramping up the suspense elements.

Have we become so accustomed to horror that we don’t realize the Holocaust is not just an event that occurred 70 years ago but one that could happen tomorrow in Darfur or Chechnya? Or are we like Emmanuelle Riva in “Hiroshima, Mon Amour,” doomed to forget what we fail to understand?

With his latest film, Tarantino showcases his immense cinematic vocabulary and intelligence; however, in “Inglourious Basterds” we have, as Àngel Quintana said, a landscape where “Cruelty has no limits, the victims’ suffering does not count, everything is part of a bright visual idea which aims to revalue the importance of entertainment.”

Freke Ette is political theory graduate student from Uyo, Nigeria. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_fette.

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Study shows time on Facebook decreases grades

By Alicia Williams University of Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (U-WIRE) — The Bible states there is a time for everything — a time to dance, a time to die, a time to weep, a time to love. But a time for homework is never mentioned. Frankly, time can be a student’s worst enemy.

The clock is always ticking, an ever-present reminder that we don’t have enough time. We’re left in a constant battle trying to determine what we are going to fit into our preciously small amount of time.

Students have lives, after all— family and friends, work, pets, exercise and entertainment. We all do daily things that cannot be eliminated: commuting, getting cleaned up, eating and sleeping. If you want to eat or sleep, you have to work to financially support those times. But you want to make more than $10 an hour, so you have to get an education. With education comes studying and homework. Heaven forbid you might meet someone you want to spend some quality time with.

The million dollar question is: “How do we fit it all in?”

According to an April 2009 pilot study, “A Description of Facebook Use and Academic Performance among Undergraduate and Graduate Students,” by Aryn Karpinski and Adam Duberstein, doctoral students at Ohio State University, one activity students shouldn’t be wasting time on is the

social networking site Facebook.

The study found a relationship between students’ use of Facebook and lower grades. Of the 219 Ohio State graduate and undergraduate students, 148 had a Facebook account, GPAs that fell between 3.0 and 3.5 and reported studying on average one to five hours per week.

In general, students without Facebook had GPAs between 3.5 and 4.0 and studied 11 to 15 hours a week.

“In a nutshell, the main purpose of my study was to explore the demographic composition of a Facebook user at the college level,” said Karpinski in an April 24, 2009, e-mail in response to a pulse2.com article. “I also wanted to investigate academic achievement in relation to Facebook use. I am fully aware of the limitations of my study and merely want people, personnel at universities, researchers, parents, students and tech-savvy people like yourselves to think about this intricate relationship.”

Though we can’t blame Facebook as the ultimate culprit causing college students to get bad grades, it is a means by which many of us waste vast amounts of time. A June 2 Nielsen Online news release reported a 700 percent increase in minutes spent on Facebook last year, going from 1.7 billion minutes spent in April 2008 to 13.9 billion minutes in April 2009. On July 14, Nielsen reported the average Facebook user spends four

hours and 39 minutes a month — 9.5 minutes a day — on Facebook alone. Add in other social sites such as MySpace and Twitter, our evergrowing e-mail accounts and news source sites, and we are definitely wasting valuable time that could be better spent studying.

The University of Utah offers a three-credit course in the educational psychology department called Strategies for College Success, designed to help students

develop learning skills, time management, note-taking and test-taking skills. If you have no time in your class schedule, you can attend a two-hour free workshop.

The amazingly accessible Internet now goes with us everywhere. Our phones and laptops are ready at the flick of a button. No wonder we are obsessively checking to see if anyone sends us a message. It could happen anytime, and we want to know. We want to

respond. But time dictates the need to exercise self-control. If we want to be successful students, we must exert the will to recognize and change worthless time-consuming habits. You only have this time of your life once. Choose to take control of how you spend your time and make each moment count.

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