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BY quint forgey qforgey@lsureveille.com Garret Graves, a Republican candidate for Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District, has been sending unsolicited campaign emails to University students. Mass communication sophomore Haley Deshotels said she received emails from the campaign but did not sign up for any of its mailing lists or attend any of Graves’ events. Deshotels, who is working on Libertarian Brannon McMorris’ Senate campaign, said she was bothered by the unwanted emails. “Especially because I’m working for other campaigns as a volunteer,” Deshotels said. “I thought it was uncalled for.” Deshotels received emails from Graves’ political director Ryan Lambert and campaign manager Kevin Roig detailing internship opportunities for students. Graves’ campaign sends emails through MailChimp, an email marketing service provider. According to MailChimp’s guidelines for list compliance, emails may not be sent to recipients whose addresses were collected without their permission. Sheri Thompson, University IT communications and planning officer, said the Graves campaign broke no University policies because Graves’ emails were not generated from campus. “No one’s using an LSU email to campaign on behalf of Garret Graves,” Thompson said. “It’s not like LSU’s resources are being utilized.” Mass communication sophomore Noah Ballard also received unsolicited emails from Graves, and
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Program tackles domestic violence SG to open talks on medical excuse policy BY Brittany clark bclark@lsureveille.com
Phi Beta Sigma fraternity addressed the dangers of domestic violence and how to develop healthy relationships during “Breaking The Silence” on Tuesday. “Breaking The Silence” was held in partnership with the University Women’s Center, Zeta Phi Beta and Sigma Lambda Gamma sororities. The program consisted of guest speakers and open panel discussions. October has been nationally recognized as Domestic Violence
Awareness Month since 1989, when the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence passed legislation to recognize it as such. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s website, October’s purpose is to mourn those who have died, celebrate the survivors and connect with others to work to end the violence. University Women’s Center Director Summer Steib said most of the violence is not physical, but emotional and verbal.
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Women’s Center Director Summer Steib discusses domestic violence Tuesday at the ‘Breaking the Silence’ event.
Student Government will vote Oct. 8 on whether to open discussions with the Student Health Center on its medical excuse policy. The center’s current policy states, “The LSU Student Health Center will not provide students with medical excuses for absences from class or missed deadlines due to short term illness or injury. In the event of illness or
injury that may disrupt academic responsibilities, the student is advised to contact their professors/ instructors as soon as possible to notify them of the situation.” The Health Center does provide an appointment verification card for students to present to a faculty member. D’Ann Morris, executive director of the Student Health Center, said the current policy was
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team that finds their vessel,” said Abbass, founder and executive director of the nonprofit Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project. “And we’re getting close.” Abbass discovered during an archive search in 1998 that the roughly 100-foot Endeavour was part of a fleet of 13 ships that the British scuttled during the Revolutionary War in 1778 to blockade the port. It had been listed in the records under a different name, the Lord Sandwich, Abbass learned. She said she is trying to figure out whether the Endeavour is still there. Pieces might have been salvaged soon after, or the wreck might have been destroyed over the years by ship anchors, she said. “To be able to find the last resting place of the Endeavour would truly be a nationally significant event, if not internationally,” said Kevin Sumption, director and CEO of the Australian museum, which features a replica of the Endeavour. Abbass said the partnership consists of an initial grant of $4,000 but is expected to grow to include the sending of experts from the museum and
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NEW YORK — Public hospitals in New York City are so concerned about Ebola, they’ve secretly been sending actors with mock symptoms into emergency rooms to test how well the staffs identify and isolate possible cases. A small Ohio hospital has hung up signs imploring patients to let nurses know immediately if they have traveled recently to West Africa. And across the U.S., one of the nation’s largest ambulance companies has put together step-by-step instructions for wrapping the interior of a rig with plastic sheeting. There hasn’t been a single confirmed case of an Ebola infection happening on U.S. soil; the case confirmed in Dallas involves a man who, like several health care workers treated in the U.S., contracted the virus in Liberia. But health care providers are worried enough to take a wide variety of precautions. It isn’t yet clear whether these preparations are overkill, or not nearly enough. But experts say that at the very least, the scare is providing a chance to reinforce and test infection control procedures. “The attention has been, in a sad way, very helpful,” said Dr. Richard Wenzel, an epidemiologist
at Virginia Commonwealth University and a former president of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. Even small hospitals far from international travel hubs should be reviewing protocols and screening questions, and potentially buying protective equipment such as face masks and protective suits, he said. This will help them avoid repeating the mistakes of Dallas, where a Liberian man with Ebola symptoms was sent away despite telling a hospital staffer he had traveled from Africa, and potentially infected many others before he was readmitted two days later. “The debacle in Texas should stimulate improved awareness and responses,” Wenzel said. A growing number of false alarms are already giving hospitals around the country ample opportunities to test infection control procedures. In New York, 24 patients screened for Ebola have been put into isolation over the past eight weeks in city-owned hospitals, according to Dr. Ross Wilson, the chief medical officer at the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. None had the disease (some had malaria and one had typhoid), but Wilson said isolating potential cases as quickly as possible is essential to keep the virus from spreading.
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Audit of association finds no improper use of funds
BY Deanna Narveson dnarveson@lsureveille.com
The LSU Alumni Association’s internal audit investigating allegations of misuse of funds by former President Charlie Roberts will be completed by the end of the week, the association’s new president told the University Faculty Senate on Tuesday. The audit was performed after former employee Kay Heath sued the association in August, alleging Roberts was involved in a sexual relationship with Heath. The Daily Reveille previously reported he promised her a stipend of $3,200 per month to continue the relationship. The Alumni Association was dropped from the lawsuit after Roberts resigned. The results of the audit show that no association money was used for the purposes described in the lawsuit, said Cliff Vannoy, new President and CEO of the association. The association is a
multifaceted organization that connects University alumni and raises money for the University, which is then used for student scholarships and other University funds. Vannoy took the position of president of the association on Aug. 27. The Faculty Senate made a move to table a resolution to protect faculty members from institutional censorship when speaking as citizens outside of the University after more than an hour of debate on the Senate floor. The resolution was a response to events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where an English professor’s job offer was rescinded because of anti-Semitic posts on his Twitter feed. UIUC said the tweets were disrespectful and demeaning. The professor, Steven Salaita, had already left his position at Virginia Tech prior to finding his employment at UIUC was blocked. At the Senate’s September meeting, University professor of
French studies John Protevi, said it was dangerous for University administrators to judge faculty members’ free speech on their opinions expressed outside of the classroom. Salaita had never received any negative classroom reviews, Protevi said, and should not have been denied employment because of his Twitter posts. Several of the senators came forward Tuesday with research regarding the facts of the case and discussed the merit of the resolution. Mathematics professor Lawrence Smolinsky said Salaita’s tweets contained anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist views, and the Senate needed to consider what kind of views they were supporting with the resolution. Charles Isbell, professor of religious studies and rabbi, compared Salaita’s lost job offer to an incident in which a Baton Rouge police officer lost his job after sending text messages to his girlfriend
containing racist sentiments. Isbell said that in the same way the police officer was fired because his views may have prevented him from carrying out his job with the Baton Rouge police, Salaita was denied employment because his views may have caused him to discriminate against some students. Other Senate members said the resolution could be divided into two: one regarding academic
freedom and free speech and the other regarding the hiring process involved in bringing new faculty into the University. The resolution will be brought up again at the senate’s meeting in November. Vannoy also said the Alumni Association is working toward providing a legacy scholarship for out-of-state students whose parents graduated from the University.
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Kevin Cope [left] and Cliff Vannoy [right] speak at the Faculty Senate meeting in the Student Union on Tuesday.
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Technology fee to fund new projects
BY Rose Velazquez rvelazquez@lsureveille.com For the first time in six years, the Student Tech Fee Oversight Committee will evaluate proposals for discipline-specific projects and award funding to the best proposals. Jane Cassidy, chairman of the committee and vice provost for human resources and facilities management, said the STF Oversight Committee will award a total of $2 million to discipline-specific projects. Half will be awarded during the fall semester and half during the spring. “What this committee has always looked at, including the time that I’ve been here, are things that meet the objectives of general purpose classrooms, general purpose labs, open access labs — technology that’s available to the whole campus,” Cassidy said. Because STF funds include an extra $1 million this year which has not been included in the available funds for several years, Cassidy said it is possible to fund discipline specific projects this year. “We’re going to be looking at some proposals that are only for one group of people to be used,” Cassidy said. The last time the STF Oversight Committee discussed discipline-specific project proposals was during the 2007-08 school year when 10 out of the 34 submitted proposals received funding. At this time, the STF Oversight Committee will focus on selecting projects to receive full funding rather than partial funding, Cassidy said. If there is money leftover after funding is awarded, projects not selected initially may receive partial funding. “In my opinion, we fund the proposal or we don’t fund the
proposal,” Cassidy said. “That’s the way grants work.” During the Oct. 7 meeting, the STF Oversight Committee decided to continue using the previous evaluation criteria for disciplinespecific proposals. The rubric for evaluation lists a number of proposal aspects that are assigned an individual point value that adds up to 100. According to the Evaluative Criteria for 2014-15 Discipline Specific Projects, the most heavily weighted aspect of proposal evaluation will be “Persuasiveness of concept in learning and teaching.” This component of evaluation focuses on how compelling the proposal’s argument is in regard to the project’s necessity and value to students. Proposals under objectives 1.5 and 1.6 of the Student Technology Fee Plan, a list of strategic goals for the use of the University’s Student Technology Fee, are eligible for submission, according to the STF Committee’s instructions for submitting proposals. Proposals under objective 1.5 are dedicated to the technological enhancement of instructional laboratories and studios, according to the Student Technology Fee Plan. Proposals under objective 1.6 are dedicated to supplying current technology to student services that support student life and learning. According to the STF Oversight Committee’s instructions for submitting proposals, proposals made by academic departments, colleges and student services submitted through the appropriate administrative channels will be accepted. “One of the things we probably should look at is, making sure that we have somewhat of a semblance of across campus, as to what we give,” Cassidy said.
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Student Government president Clay Tufts sits in on a Student Tech Fee meeting on Tuesday. The STF Oversight Committee wants to make sure that all of the funding does not go toward projects within a single department or organization, Cassidy said. Proposals must be submitted by Oct. 15, and departments will be notified in early December about funds awarded, Cassidy said. At this time, the STF Oversight Committee has received no proposal submissions, though proposals from multiple colleges, student services and academic departments are expected. The upcoming November meeting to discuss proposals will be open to the public, and attendees will be allowed to listen but not give input, Cassidy said. Feedback for proposals will be discussed, and groups will be encouraged to submit again in the spring if their projects are not selected to receive funding.
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BY deanna narveson dnarveson@lsureveille.com
University athletes can now stop and get something to eat at one of the three new Fueling Stations — grab-and-go style food stops — as they make their way between classes and practice. The Fueling Stations are located at the football practice facilities, the stadium weight room and in a specially constructed room in the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes. The additional access to food comes after a long fight for the deregulation of athlete nutrition by the NCAA, said Jamie Meeks, sports nutrition coordinator. Previously, the only food items the University could offer athletes other than dining hall foods were fruit, nuts, bagels and energy bars. Now athletes can walk through the brand new facility in the Cox Center and pick up a breakfast sandwich, yogurt or fruit slices and then fill up their water bottles with Powerade from a fountain machine. A smaller room connected to the first line has oatmeal, bagels, peanut butter and apples for them to take. Because athletes’ caloric needs were not always being met, sports nutritionists lobbied the NCAA for three years to allow them to provide more food for athletes, Meeks said. “The calorie needs of elite athletes are much higher than a regular person,” Meeks said. “They’ll
Excuses, from page 1 created in 2000 and was reviewed regularly. She said the last time the policy was reviewed and revised was in December 2011. SG senator Kat Latham, the bill’s sponsor, said she read an article in The Daily Reveille and decided to look further into the issue. “I was really surprised that they were so complacent about this issue,” Latham said. Latham said she worked with the University’s policy on absences to ensure most excuses were covered by the policy. The policy lists eight valid reasons for an absence to be excused. The University’s policy on absences, Policy Statement 22, says class attendance is the responsibility of the student and appropriate documentation of the reason for an absence is needed.
graves, from page 1 was disturbed the campaign had his email address. “That’s a privacy issue,” Ballard said. “While I didn’t necessarily mind it because I’m a politically oriented student, I didn’t like the fact that my email was given away and used improperly.” Ballard has worked on several
violence, from page 1 “When someone hurts us physically, we heal,” Steib told the crowd. “Hurtful words like ‘ugly’, ‘black’, ‘fat’ leave us with an emotional scar and it is not as easy to get over.” Fraternity member Darnell Theriot said Phi Beta Sigma hosted the event to create an environment where students can learn about domestic violence and have a safe place to express themselves. “We took in consideration the sensitivity of the subject, which is why we are partnering with the Women’s Center and sororities,” Theriot said. “We wanted to address the issue the right way and actually something about it instead of having another real talk session.” Steib said one of the points to end the violence begins with men recognizing the problem and becoming aware. She said if men can stand up to the stop the behavior, it will make a big difference. The Women’s Center is involved with the White Ribbon Campaign, a campaign spearheaded by men whose goal is to end domestic
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 violence through educational programming and challenging harmful ideas that lead men to domestic violence. Theriot said Phi Beta Sigma hosted the event because domestic violence occurrences in the media highlighted black men. The panel discussed the recent controversies involving former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice and singer Chris Brown. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline’s website, women aged 18 to 34 experience the highest number of intimate partner violence. The website also states that 77 percent of women aged 18 to 24 experienced repeated abuse from the same partner. “Statistics show that 85 to 90 percent of women are victims at the hands of a man,” Steib said. “The majority of sexual assaults and domestic violence happens before a woman turns 25.” Steib said the lines between unhealthy and abusive relationships are often blurred, and the solution is realizing the difference. “As women, there is this pressure on us that we can fix a man as
long as we love him enough,” Steib said. “We often think jealousy and other unhealthy behaviors are a sign of love.” Sociology senior Danielle Webb said she thought the event was helpful, and she felt the advice given was speaking directly to her. “I didn’t know that it took most women seven to 10 times before leaving for good,” Webb said. “Beyond the event, I plan to raise awareness by speaking out to women, because it starts with the victims.” Theriot said the idea for the program came after a Phi Beta Sigma adviser sparked a fire under the chapter. He said the program was a result of the adviser’s efforts. Theriot said it’s too early to tell if this is an annual event the fraternity will sponsor, but Phi Beta Sigma is not opposed to it. Participants were given national and local resources that provide help and knowledge about domestic violence. Take Back The Night, a candlelight vigil, will be held Oct. 19 at Memorial Tower in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
skimp on meals throughout the day because of their busy schedules and then end up backlogging them in the evening, so we figured if we feed them throughout the day they can meet their calorie needs.” Meeks said athletes need to refuel their bodies throughout the day because they are constantly recovering from their practices and workouts, according to sports nutrition data used in the lobbying efforts. Food offered in the Fueling Stations is set to a rotating menu with different options available in the mornings, afternoons and at night. The station inside the Cox Center was opened at the start of the school year, along the length of a wall to provide students with food before the new facility was finished being built. Stacey Stanfield, a kinesiology junior and member of LSU’s swimming and diving team, said the Fueling Stations help her stay energized. “Being able to stop by between classes or practice is so convenient,” Stanfield said. “Jamie puts a lot of effort into it.” Meeks also runs a blog with tips and information on proper nutrition for athletes. “I tell them ‘No matter where you are on campus, you have the opportunity to come grab a snack before practice or class,’” Meeks said. “So there really is no reason they should be going hungry. They have a lot of opportunities to fuel their bodies.”
The University Women’s Center hosts ‘Breaking the Silence’ on Tuesday to educate and increase domestic violence awareness.
“The student is expected to attend all classes,” PS-22 says. “A student who finds it necessary to miss class assumes responsibility for making up examinations, obtaining lecture notes, and otherwise compensating for what may have been missed.” Latham said the Health Center’s current policy is not reasonable to the student’s needs. “I think that they should reform the policy to better serve students and PS-22 as it states now, with formal documentation,” Latham said. “They’re just going to give you a printout that says your name and what time you were supposed to be there, not if you were there or anything like that,” “You have to go through all these leaps and bounds to even get that, so obviously the system is flawed.” Latham suggested the only
reason the Health Center does not want doctor’s excuses is because students could “hypothetically” cheat the system. “If that’s the only reason that they’re saying no to this process, is the hypothetical what if students are cheating the process, then I don’t think that’s a good enough reason not to give out doctor’s excuses,” Latham said. “The good outweighs the bad.” Morris said that, from what she understands, the Health Center’s policy was enacted because an unusual amount students scheduled appointments on the same day as their exams. “They were coming in and by the time they got here, they were not symptomatic or they really were not sick in accordance with what our physicians determined,” Morris said. Morris said the Student Health center realized the students were
taking up appointment times for writing excuses instead of providing the medical attention to students who were in need. “A student’s absence from class is an academic matter. That’s not a medical matter,” Morris said. “Of course, if a student is ill, we’ll work with the student if it’s for a prolonged situation.” Morris said she wants to make sure students who are ill receive the proper access to care. She said the Health Center is in accordance with PS-22, which includes a valid reason of absence as illness, but it is ultimately the student’s responsibility to communicate with the faculty member. Morris said the Health Center has received multiple phone calls over the past month from faculty members wanting verification of students receiving medical care. The Health Center is unable to give out information without the
patient’s written approval. “We explain when faculty call that we cannot provide that information, but if they want the student to come here and have a conversation and sign a waiver, that’s their decision,” Morris said. Morris said the Health Center does not want to encourage students to be fraudulent and take up valuable medical time. She says some exceptions are made, especially when a medical provider deems it necessary for a student to miss class due to the severity of the illness. “We handle that on a case by case basis,” Morris said. “That’s why you want to have reasonable conversations with people in the exam room and of course, administratively as well.” Morris said no one from SG has approached her to ask for her opinion on the matter.
campaigns, including Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu’s re-election bid and Libertarian Gary Johnson’s presidential run. Ballard also volunteered for a few days in August on Democratic former Gov. Edwin Edwards’ congressional campaign. Edwards, like Graves, is running to represent Louisiana’s 6th District. In a prepared statement, Roig did not comment on
the emails. “We’re running an aggressive grassroots campaign and are fortunate to have students from across the district helping us get our message out, and it’s resonating.” Brent Robertson, campaign manager for Republican state Sen. Dan Claitor’s 6th District congressional bid, said those on Claitor’s emailing lists are “true
supporters” who reached out to the campaign. “We’re not going to be bugging LSU students, that’s for sure,” Robertson said. J Hudson, campaign manager for Republican 6th District candidate Paul Dietzel, said in a statement that his campaign has an open process of recruitment and works to maintain transparency among college interns.
“All campaigns should follow our example,” Hudson said. Edwards’ campaign manager Ari Krupkin said his team strives to be as open as possible. “In regards to electronic messages you’ve got to be above board, as with anything on a campaign,” Krupkin said. “Certainly it’s our practice to engage people directly to obtain their email addresses.”
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notice of Clarke’s advancement on the field. Fellow sophomore Emma Fletcher, who also earned All-SEC status as a freshman last season, said she’s seen Clarke’s desire for greatness grow in the past year. “She’s just a lot more motivated because she trained all summer long,” Fletcher said. “When Summer wants to win and play
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Clarke takes big strides forward in sophomore season
LSU sophomore forward Summer Clarke set the bar for her collegiate career pretty high after her freshman season in 2013. The All-Southeastern Conference performer fired off a team-leading 10 goals in her rookie season — the most for an LSU freshman since 2003. Three of Clarke’s strikes were
game-winners — another leading statistic — and she added three assists for 23 total points. But Clarke, who’s already poured in seven goals this season, has proved her first season in Baton Rouge was no fluke. Once a talented-butinexperienced prospect searching for her niche in the college ranks, Clarke has developed into the Tigers’ most complete player on the pitch.
“Summer’s high-end ceiling is to be one of the best players in college soccer,” said LSU soccer coach Brian Lee. “She’s an elite, elite athlete. She’s fast, can jump high and is very strong. Technically, she’s very good. She’s twofooted. She can do a lot of different things. I think she would be an unbelievable outside defender. The sky’s really the limit for Summer.” Lee isn’t the only one to take
BY Brian Pellerin bpellerin@lsureveille.com After its first four conference games, the LSU volleyball team sits 1-3 in the Southeastern Conference thanks to its defensive struggles. The Tigers rank 11th out of 13 teams in the SEC in opponent hitting percentage. Including non-conference matches, LSU is last in the SEC in that category. LSU coach Fran Flory said the defense must improve if the Tigers have hopes of contending this season. “I don’t think our defense is where it needs to be,” Flory said. “Our blocking is pretty good, but our backcourt defense is not where it needs to be, and that’s been a point of emphasis.” The Tigers are second in the SEC in conference-only blocks per match, but are in the middle of the pack, 5th of 13, in digs per set. The backcourt has new faces including freshmen Mimi Eugene, Kelly Quinn and Cheyenne Wood, who are still developing chemistry with veterans like junior defensive specialist Haley Smith. According to Smith, chemistry is the biggest problem the Tigers have defensively. “We’re working to get the backcourt and the front row of the defense to work as one and
LSU sophomore forward Summer Clarke (4) runs for the ball Sept. 26 during Tigers’ 1-4 defeat against Texas A&M in the LSU Soccer Stadium.
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Defense remains a work in progress
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Robinson changes coaching methods, experiences success Former Olympian brings winning mindset to LSU BY jacob hamilton jhamilton@lsureveille.com When Khadevis Robinson took over as coach of LSU’s cross country teams in 2013, he formulated a plan to build the Tiger cross country program into a contender for NCAA championships for years to come. His first order of business was constructing a winning environment. “First, I had to change the culture,” Robinson said. “I had to bring everyone’s expectation up to the level where my expectations were at. In the book ‘Good to Great,’ Jim Collins stated, ‘You have to get the right people on the bus, get the wrong people off the bus and
get the right people in the right lot of work.” seats.’” Now, in Robinson’s secRobinson knew that solid re- ond year as coach, the women cruiting and getting the current boast a record of 22-2 and athletes to buy into his message the men 19-6, a marked imwas necessary to achieve his provement from last year’s goal. 29-63 and 32-57 records, Robinson knows about win- respectively. ning NCAA Senior run‘[Robinson] just Championships, ner Andria Aguias he won the lar attributes a understands what it NCAA Outdoor takes to get to the top. large portion of Ch a mpionsh ip He doesn’t lie about it the team’s sucin the 800-meter cess to the rebeing a lot of work.’ race during his vamped environsenior season at ment and the new PHILIP PRIMEAUX, Texas Christian workouts RobinLSU senior runner University in son introduced. 1998. He went on Aguilar said all to become a two-time Olympian the runners decided to trust and won the U.S. Championship Robinson’s workouts, and in the 800-meter race eight the results are astonishing times. so far. “He just understands what “He doesn’t tell us what it takes to get to the top,” said the workout is going to be or senior runner Philip Primeaux. see robinson, page 11 “He doesn’t lie about it being a
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LSU cross country coach Khadevis Robinson speaks to a runner Sept. 20 during the LSU Invitational at Highland Road Park.
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Lewis Neal working to find his place at defensive tackle BY Michael Haarala mhaarala@lsureveille.com
During fall camp, LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis approached Neal and proposed When he was recruited, the transition. Several other former LSU LSU defensive lineman Lewis Neal was just over 6 feet defensive linemen have made tall and weighed in at 238 a similar switch when transitioning from the high school pounds. After redshirting his fresh- game. Bennie Logan and Miman year, Neal put on 17 chael Brockers — two players pounds and switched from de- currently plying their trade in fensive end, the position he the NFL — were both recruited was recruited for, to defensive as defensive ends out of high tackle. This transition proved school, only to switch to defento be difficult in a multitude of sive tackle upon their arrival in Baton Rouge. ways. Traditionally, LSU defensive In a position that has an average height of 6 feet 3 inches coordinator John Chavis has and an average weight of 302 valued speed over size in his defensive tackle pounds, the Wilson, rotations, North Carolina, nathe tive doesn’t fit the ‘He leads by example. He leading part physically. doesn’t say much, but Tigers to reNeal has tried to put the way he practices and cruit big high on pounds to close prepares speaks volumes. school defenends and the weight gap, but People look to him as an sive convert them when he does gain example of hard work.’ to defensive weight, he has a tackle. True hard time keeping freshman Dait. Tre’Davious White von GodchBecause his size sophomore defensive back aux made the pales in compariswitch and is son to other defennow the Tisive tackles, Neal uses other skills to succeed gers’ starter at the position. Since learning of the posiat the position, one being his tion switch, Neal has been eatstrength. “Lewis is a tough guy, very ing as much as he can to build strong,” said junior linebacker up his 255-pound frame, spendLamar Louis. “You might look ing extra time learning the at his size and say that he can’t defensive tackle position and play defensive tackle, but he working out. The LSU training has some of the strongest arms staff applied a similar method that I’ve seen here. I think Lew- to Logan, who would often eat is is going to be good, of course seven meals a day in an attempt he’ll have to battle with his size, to pack on weight. “He definitely has a great but the strength and physicalwork ethic,” said junior cority is there.” The switch from defensive nerback Jalen Collins. “I see end to defensive tackle was him and [junior defensive end] prompted by a bicep injury to Danielle [Hunter] after pracjunior Quentin Thomas and a tice knocking out pushups, getlack of depth at the position. ting bigger. And I know that the
defensive line is always working together in the film room, putting in extra time because we have some guys out and some people, like Lewis, are having to step up.” The defensive tackle unit is one of the youngest on the Tigers’ squad. With Thomas out, the most experienced player at the position is sophomore Christian LaCouture. Every other defensive tackle is a freshman. Although Neal has a year of college football under his belt, his transition from defensive end to his new position is pitting him against freshmen for
So far this season, Neal has racked up three tackles and has played snaps in all six games. Neal might not be able to put on the weight that other defensive tackles have, but his physicality could help set him apart and solidify his role at the position. “I think his transition has gone pretty well,” said sophomore linebacker Kendell Beckwith. “He likes it, because he’s a physical guy for his size and he likes that kind of stuff. He likes being physical and beating up on those big offensive linemen.”
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BACKCOURT, from page 5 move as one unit,” Smith said. “Sometimes the block timing is off, which makes our backcourt defense not make the right read or be in the right position ... It’s fundamental volleyball that we need a little experience together [to correct].” On top of moving in unison, Flory said the Tigers’ defense can improve through the team’s serves, especially when they don’t get an ace. “Statistically, we’re a better
page 7 serving team in terms of ace-toerror,” Flory said. “But we’re not necessarily controlling their offense on the other opportunities that we’re not serving aces. That balance in serving needs to be a part of [improving the defense] as well.” So far in conference, LSU has faced Florida, Arkansas, Kentucky and Alabama. Those teams rank second, third, fourth and sixth in conference-only hitting percentage. Flory said these teams are some of most efficient in the
conference for a reason, and her team will improve as the season goes along. “We’ve played the three top teams in the league right now,” Flory said. “Those are three very efficient teams — three teams that haven’t lost many matches in the SEC or out of the SEC. Then you throw Arkansas in there who’s a pretty solid team and has a defining pen hitter that’s going to hit at a high efficiency. The telltale will be where we end the season once we’ve played some different people.”
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WEB COMMENTS In response to Michael Haarala’s article, “LSU defense trying to keep pace with rest of SEC,” a reader had this to say:
Using your eyes to see what you passionately want to block and tackle is a easy way to understand what is the best way to move yourself around a football field, wherever you are playing. Once when I was very young I loved playing football because I was good at it. My team went to play for the City Championship in another part of town. Do you know just because the place that I was going to play that game at was different? That I felt different! And also was playing like I was stuck in place unable to get my motor going. Just a shadow of how I could perform otherwise. The coach substituted me out of there shaking his head also. And I watched the rest of that Championship football game on the sidelines. Because I really did not want to play at a different football field, in another place. I wanted to play on our own neighborhood parks football field. How about that... So go figure. I learned from that experience that our passion to win must be greater than all other feeling within our vanities. Because just like the good book said. Ecclesiastes The Preacher “2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.” You can do a better job of what you are doing if you really try guys, so come on LSU Tigers, and go hold that line! – Thomas Williams The Daily Reveille wants to hear your reactions to our content. Visit lsureveille.com/daily, our Facebook page and our Twitter account to let us know what you think.
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Changing Channels Viola Davis, “How To Get Away With Murder”
Lea Michele and Chris Colfer, “GLEE”
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Television shapes our views on racial stereotypes NO WAY JOSE Jose Bastidas Columnist Growing up, we shape our views with the information our families, our friends, the people around us and the shows we watch provide. With hundreds of channels and almost unlimited access to the Internet, media have an influence on forming cultural values like never before. Producers of media content must steer away from the trend of portraying LGBT and non-white characters stereotypically, because the media’s growing influence on this generation’s mindset makes them key players in shaping our views on different cultures. And simply having these types of characters present on a show is not enough. GLAAD, an LGBT rights advocacy group formerly known as the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, released its annual “Where We Are on TV” study Thursday, measuring the number of LGBT characters and people of color in cable, network and streaming shows in the 2014-15 season. The organization also released the Network Responsibility Index, which
measures how much screen time LGBT characters and storylines were given in the 2013-14 season. The studies revealed an increase in the overall representation of LGBT people. However, the study did not analyze the way these characters adhere to stereotypes, whether the representation is positive or negative or if the characters’ storylines differ from those of straight characters. While it’s a big step that these characters exist, the way they are portrayed is just as important. If gay men are strictly represented as the best friend with flamboyant mannerisms meant to serve as comic relief or if African-American women are portrayed solely as secondary characters who only contribute sassy one-liners to a dialogue, then the presence of these characters will do nothing to eliminate the stigma our society has toward these minority groups. If a white character can have depth, so can his or her multicultural peer. Shows like ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder” have racially and culturally diverse characters with multifaceted personalities. Only two episodes have aired so far, and already the program has broken stereotypical norms. It has a female, African-American main character, Annalise Keating, who not only shows a stern determination to be the best in her field
of work as a lawyer and professor but also displays a vulnerability that humanizes her and makes viewers sympathize with her story. The show’s only LGBT main character so far — a gay man named Connor Walsh — is one of a group of law students desperately trying to impress Keating. He’s shown as a realistically sexual and romantic person, characteristics rarely seen in characters identifying within the gay community in network television. Ignoring preconceived stereotypes when portraying diverse characters serves as a reality check for our society. It allows viewers to realize they can identify with a character’s struggles despite the fact that they might differ in their race, background or sexual orientation. While “How to Get Away with Murder” may be inappropriate for younger viewers, television executives should encourage more content aimed at all audiences that portrays diverse characters — not just as symbols of multiculturalism, but as real people. Media have the power to shape the public’s views. By letting go of cultural stereotypes, they can lead to a more inclusive society. Jose Bastidas is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Caracas, Venezuela. You can reach him on Twitter @jabastidas.
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More urgency needed in controlling outbreak of Ebola virus BRACE YOURSELF RYAN MCGEHEE Columnist I remember being held home from school by illness as a child. Even if what I had wasn’t particularly contagious, my parents still felt it prudent to isolate me until whatever was ailing me passed. It was just common sense. With the recent outbreak of Ebola, the same measures ought to be taken but on a much larger scale. Commercial and passenger air travel out of West Africa with high cases of infection should be banned until the outbreak has passed. As of Oct. 3, the Centers for Disease Control confirmed at least 4,108 cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever with 3,439 total deaths. On Sept. 30, the U.S. welcomed its first confirmed case in Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan, who traveled to Dallas on Sept. 20 and was diagnosed on Sept. 30. Liberia has been hit the worst with the virus, accounting for 2,069 of the total deaths. Although Ebola is not nearly as contagious as diseases like influenza or SARS, it’s as deadly as the bubonic plague, which killed almost half of Europe. Depending on which strain someone is infected with — there are five — the mortality rate can range from 25 to 90 percent. The Ebola Zaire strain is the one at the apocalyptic end of the spectrum. The symptoms of Ebola include fun things like internal and external bleeding, fever, fatigue, kidney or liver failure, vomiting and diarrhea. When it’s left to run its course, those who face the Grim Reaper experience what is referred to as “crashing and bleeding out.”
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A University of Texas Medical Branch professor explains to Texas Gov. Rick Perry the work researchers are conducting in a Bio Safety Level 4 lab in Galveston, Texas. If you think that phrase was cringe-worthy, don’t worry — what actually happens is far more horrifying. When a person crashes and bleeds out, their body sloughs off the lining of their organs, which are at this point liquefied, and they proceed to hemorrhage out of any available orifice. Yep, this virus literally makes people explode into a pool of blood. What makes it worse is that by the time that happens, the Ebola converts the body’s cells into virus particles, so that when the sudden
blood explosion hits, everything spilling on the floor has the potential to infect everyone around. You don’t have to ingest contaminated fluids or even have it exposed to an open cut to contract Ebola, you just have to touch it, or for the more unfortunate, have them violently spewed on you while you’re regretting the decision to fly coach. Just think: Someone with this disease got on a plane and landed in the middle of the country. If that alone doesn’t necessitate a flight ban, I don’t know what will.
Granted, modern medicine in the U.S. is just that; modern. Out of every country on the planet, there is no one better suited to handle this sort of thing. We have the best facilities, isolation protocols and a viable treatment for the virus from hell. However, there will always be someone that slips through the cracks. Duncan’s arrival here is a testament to that fact. No matter how many screenings or doctors performing physicals you have, there is always the risk of an
infectious person waltzing onto an airplane and infecting one or two other passengers. That is the makings of a global pandemic. When the worst-case scenario sounds like it was ripped straight from the Book of Revelations, it may be time to start take preventative measures. Ryan McGehee is a 21-year-old political science, international studies and history senior from Zachary. You can reach him on twitter @JRyanMcGehee.
‘Ugliest Accent’ online bracket displays linguistic discrimination OUR LADY OF ANGST SidneyRose Reynen Columnist Everybody has an accent, even if they don’t realize it. We all talk differently, and no two people sound exactly the same. But do we deserve to be made fun of for our accents? That’s exactly what Gawker, a popular media blog, is doing with their atrocious America’s Ugliest Accent Tournament. With 16 American cities from Tallahassee to Baltimore to New Orleans, this tournament lets readers choose which accent is truly the ugliest. Gawker uses handy YouTube videos to display the best example of a city’s regional
dialect. For Chicago, there’s a candid video of a woman taking an order at a warehouse supermarket. Another video shows a city counselor in Massachusetts who speaks with a blatant Boston accent. This tournament is a great example of one thing: linguistic discrimination. Although society has already deemed which accents are “bad” and which are “good,” Gawker is going so far as to say these accents are unattractive and mock those who have them. The tournament not only makes fun of the millions of Americans with distinct regional accents — it makes light of the very real problem of linguistic discrimination. An example of linguistic discrimination’s negative impact is
showcased in Anita Henderson’s 2001 study, where she found that “those who sound black are rated as less intelligent and ambitious and less favorably in job level” after playing tapes of potential job applicants for hiring managers in Philadelphia. Language is always evolving. Written language and spoken language have extreme differences, especially with the advent of instant messaging and texting. Language is always adapting to trends and current situations, which is why we have words like “selfie” and added a second definition of “literally” to dictionaries. All of this is a way of saying there is no “wrong way” to speak English. A Baltimore dialect, a thick Yat accent, and the General American accent all
newscasters are forced to adopt are just as valid as one another. When you commit linguistic discrimination by suggesting there’s wrong way to speak English, it’s not so much about the language as it is about the people speaking it. For example, we have much more negative connotations with the so-called “Valley Girl” accent because it is spoken by young women. There’s no widespread mocking of men with California accents. The same goes for those who speak African-American Vernacular English — it’s more about the race of the speaker than the dialect. Gawker’s Ugliest Accent Tournament is purposefully offensive, as if it’s somehow cool and edgy to be a bigot. They even go on to say that if your own accent is chosen as the
“ugliest,” they’ll “burn your ugly trash accent onto a CD-R after we buy a CD burner then dig a hole somewhere in New York and bury it.” Although they do preface with “No matter who you are, you all sound disgusting,” the entire purpose of the tournament is to find who sounds the most disgusting. So much for a disclaimer. It shouldn’t matter whether you fully pronounce the “-ing” at the end of all of your verbs for you to get a job, and it shouldn’t be a reason to be crowned with the glorious title of America’s Ugliest Accent. SidneyRose Reynen is a 19-yearold film and media arts and art history sophomore from New Orleans. You can follow her on Twitter @sidneyrose_TDR.
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when it will end,” Aguilar said. “We have to give every rep like it’s the last one, and that’s how we end up getting so much out of the workout. I noticed from day one we are improving at an incredible rate.” Robinson expects to reach his lofty expectations by securing the best long distance recruits in the state while adding some of the best in the nation. Robinson said the University is an attractive destination for recruits because it has the best coaches, facilities and environment in the nation. “Every recruit I have brought in has absolutely loved it,” Robinson said. “I have already brought in some of the top recruits in the state and nation. We will have some of the top distance runners here at LSU. They already want to come — now we have to figure out a way to make it work for them.” Aguilar said the team is destined for success, as evidenced by their recent success and Robinson’s determination to get back to the top. “I believe him when he says he is determined to get a good team — he is very committed to that,” Aguilar said. “I think the future is bright.”
well, she’s amazing. Even when she’s not super inspired, she still plays amazing.” For Clarke, becoming more familiar with the speed of the college game has been paramount to her development into a more well-rounded player. “When I came in, I knew it would be faster and quicker and I would have to be fit,” Clarke said. “But getting that under my belt at the end of the season helped me know how fast and fit I needed to be, and it pushed me over the summer to do better.” Clarke’s drive to improve in the offseason has paid off for the sophomore goal-scorer, and she’s enjoyed a much more efficient offensive season than her All-SEC freshman campaign. Clarke’s team-leading seven goals this season have come on a mere 29 shots, which ranks third on the club. She needed 52 cracks at the goal to reach the same mark
as a freshman. If Clarke’s current .241-shot percentage holds for the rest of the season, it’d be the highest for mark for an LSU-leading scorer since 2010. Clarke credits her fitness training in the offseason for her much-improved play, but she said sometimes her momentum carries her through the exhausting matches. “Just having that extra 10 yards in you to run up for a goal is important, but a lot of it for me is adrenaline,” Clarke said. “I don’t feel it until after I’ve done the sprint. After I do it, I’ll sometimes wonder how I did it. But it just all kind of goes along with the game.” However, Clarke’s savvy in the attack hasn’t been limited to just pouring in goals. The Canadian has tallied three assists so far this season, already matching her output from a year ago, and she’s involved a number of her teammates in the process. Each of Clarke’s assists resulted in
helping a lot.” Having scored the fourthmost goals in the SEC, Clarke is almost assuredly a lock for allconference recognition for the second consecutive season. But Brian said his star player has the ability to become even more distinguished when her time at the University is over. “She has the potential to become an All-American type of player,” he said. You can contact David Gray on Twitter @dgray_TDR.
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a score for three Tiger players — an example of the chemistry that develops as teammates become more acquainted with one another. “I’ve played with people like Emma, [sophomore defender] Megan [Lee] and [junior forward] Fernanda [Piña] for a year now, so I’m used to how they move and how they run,” Clarke said. “It was important for me to catch onto how people are running because their runs determine how I play the ball. So just getting used to playing with them is what’s
LSU sophomore forward Summer Clarke (4) runs to score a goal Sept. 28 in the Tigers’ 3-3 draw with Arkansas in the LSU Soccer Stadium.
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