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Database allows access to University research
BY deanna narveson dnarveson@lsureveille.com
THE BEE’S KNEES Students receive grants to fund agricultural research projects
BY rose velazquez rvelazquez@lsureveille.com From food science to entomology, undergraduate students are getting a head start on the road to research careers. Through the College of Agriculture’s Undergraduate Research Program, 13 undergraduate
students received grants for research in agricultural disciplines. The program is an initiative that provides more than $200,000 in funding to more than 150 research projects. The program is funded by the College of Agriculture and the LSU AgCenter. “[The research program] gives me practice before I get into
graduate school, so I can help balance my academic life with research,” said plant and soil systems sophomore and grant recipient Jean Pittman. “It’s just really good insight into what I’ll be doing over the next few years.” Pittman said she had never conducted a real research project coming out of high school.
Participating in the program has given her the opportunity to learn how a research team operates. Pittman works with entomology professors Kristen Healy and James Ottea for her research on the effects of pesticides on honey bees’ foraging behavior. Healy
At any given moment, there are about 2,000 research projects happening in different fields of expertise at the University. Now, they’re being compiled into a single database where researchers’ names and works can be viewed using a simple search bar. Ashley Arceneaux, University director of strategic communications, said the idea for the database began about two years ago as a way to connect University research projects to others in the world of academics. The chancellor’s office paid for the website’s construction. “The goal behind this is to help make it so people can see what goes on behind the gates of LSU, to open the doors of academia to the public,” Arceneaux said. The database’s home page is black and white with a search bar in the middle and a photo background. When a user types in a name, research topic or subject, a list of people conducting
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Plant and soil systems sophomore Jean Pittman researches bees Oct. 15 at the USDA Agricultural Research Center.
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Ga. congressman rallies students to join ‘march’ for equality BY kaci cazenave kcazenave@lsureveille.com Georgia Rep. John Lewis’ march toward achieving nonviolence and racial integration in the 1960s did not stop in Montgomery, Alabama, or in Washington, D.C. — Lewis brought his equality efforts to the University on Tuesday night. He and Andrew Aydin — cowriter of his award-winning graphic novel, “March” — continued to promote peace by speaking to students and Baton Rouge community members in the Student Union Theater. Their presentation was part of the University College for Freshman Year’s celebration for its 30th year on campus.
Lewis said he isn’t weary or tired after more than 50 years advocating justice and spending 28 of those as a Georgia congressman. “It is nonviolence or nonexistence,” Lewis told audience members. “We have come such a distance to create a truly multiracial, multicultural society.” Lewis said the one thing his parents, grandparents and teachers told him while growing up was to stay out of trouble. However, in his adolescence, he faced physical beatings and arrests more than 40 times — both of which he deemed “necessary” trouble. “There is power in the way of peace, love and nonviolence,” Lewis said. He described recognizing this
power first when the public library in Troy, Alabama, which denied him a library card, invited him to host a book signing for his book “Walking with the Wind” in 1998, where he was extended a card. A similar situation proved the strength of ideals inspired by Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. when a white man who beat Lewis visited his office in Washington, D.C., in February 2009 to ask for forgiveness. “It was then that we began to live as Dr. King thought we should,” Lewis said. “We called each other ‘brother,’ and we meant it.” Aydin said Lewis is the solution to teaching nonviolence to the
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Civil rights activist and Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. shakes hands with a fan Tuesday at a book signing for ‘March’ at the LSU Bookstore.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
WHO: Ebola vaccine trials begin in January THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GENEVA — The World Health Organization is pressing the search for an Ebola vaccine and hopes to begin testing two experimental versions as early as January on more than 20,000 front-line health care workers and others in West Africa’s hot zone — a bigger rollout than envisioned just a few months ago. An effective vaccine would not in itself be enough to stop the outbreak — for one thing, there probably won’t be enough doses to go around — but it could give important protection to the medical workers who are central to the effort. More than 200 of them have died of the disease. The WHO, which has come under fire for bungling its initial reaction to the Ebola crisis, is helping coordinate trials of two of the most promising experimental vaccines. The real-world testing in West Africa will go forward only if the vaccines prove safe and trigger an adequate immune-system response in volunteers during clinical trials that are either underway or planned in Europe, Africa and the U.S. The preliminary safety data is expected to
become available by December. Dr. Marie Paule Kieny, an assistant director general for the U.N. health agency, acknowledged there are many “ifs” remaining — and “still a possibility that it will fail.” But she sketched out a much broader experiment than was imagined only six months ago, saying WHO hopes to dispense tens of thousands of doses in the first couple of months of the new year. “These are quite large trials,” she said Tuesday. WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib later said the agency expects 20,000 vaccinations in January and similar numbers in the months after that. The outbreak in West Africa has killed over 4,500 people, mostly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, since it emerged 10 months ago. Experts said the world could see 10,000 new cases a week in two months if authorities don’t take stronger steps. The vaccine push comes as Sierra Leone said Tuesday that the number of infected people in the country’s western region is soaring, with more than 20 deaths a day. That region is on the opposite side of the country from where the first cases emerged.
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Marie-Paule Kieny, assistant director general of the World Health Organization, speaks Tuesday during a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland. One of the vaccines that Kieny mentioned, Okairos AG, is being developed by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and GlaxoSmithKline from a modified chimpanzee cold virus and an Ebola protein. It is in clinical trials now in Britain and in Mali. GlaxoSmithKline said the vaccine is being manufactured at a plant in Rome.
The second front-runner, developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada and known as VSV-EBOV, has been sent to the U.S. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Maryland for testing on healthy volunteers. It will also be tested shortly among volunteers in Switzerland, Germany, Gabon and Kenya, Kieny said.
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Study finds drugs still in recalled supplements THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — Dietary supplements containing potentially dangerous prescription drug ingredients may still be for sale even years after safety recalls, a study found. In supplements bought online, researchers detected hidden steroids, similar ingredients to Viagra and Prozac and a weight loss drug linked with heart attacks. They tested 27 products promising big muscles, sexual prowess, weight loss and more. Of those, 18 contained ingredients not approved for overthe-counter use; 17 still had the same drug that prompted the recalls. Manufacturers are putting profit ahead of consumer health, but lax oversight by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is contributing to the problem, said lead author Dr. Pieter Cohen, an internist and researcher at Cambridge Health Alliance, a Bostonarea health care system. The tested supplements were recalled by manufacturers after FDA raised concerns about drugs in their products. This type of recall is usually voluntary, involving products that could potentially cause serious health problems and even death.
The FDA’s role includes assessing whether recalls successfully remove potentially unsafe products from the market. “There should be significant legal and financial consequences for manufacturers who the FDA finds to be continuing to sell these spiked supplements,” Cohen said. Unlike prescription drugs, dietary supplements don’t need FDA approval before they are marketed. Still, their labels must list all ingredients and manufacturers are not allowed to sell products that are “adulterated or misbranded,” the agency’s website says. The study was published in Wednesday’s Journal of the American Medical Association. The authors say laws that increase FDA’s enforcement powers may be needed to fix the problem. In response to the study, the FDA said it has issued hundreds of consumer alerts warning about tainted products, sent warning letters to supplement makers “and pursued civil and criminal enforcement” against those illegally marketed products. Deterring manufacturers is sometimes challenging because they are often difficult to locate and some are overseas, the agency said.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Administration
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New vet school dean aims to put University on the map BY Lauren guillot lguillot@lsureveille.com Joel Baines, the new dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, LSUSVM, has plans to better programs at the University and put the vet school on the map. Baines was the associate dean for research and graduate education and the James Law Professor of Virology at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. While his position at Cornell allowed him some control over research and the graduate program, Baines he said was looking for something more. “I was also interested in impacting other things, like education, the link between the clinical expertise and basic research,” Baines said. “This allows me a little more — broaden the palate in the way I could affect both the profession and the school.” Baines said LSUSVM is often underrated when compared other veterinary schools around the country. “I think one goal of mine is to raise our rankings relative to other veterinary schools,” Baines said. “We don’t play our song very loud, or we play it loud and nobody outside Louisiana listens, I’m not sure which. It’s time to get out there and advertise what
CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS Student booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for burglary in Tiger Stadium Tyler Woolen, 18, was arrested Saturday for stealing personal items in Tiger Stadium. Capt. Cory Lalonde, spokesperson for LSUPD, said Woolen stole the items from a restricted area designated for event personnel to store their belongings while working. Lalonde said BRPD notified LSUPD officers that two subjects entered the restricted area when the items were stolen. LSUPD officers spoke to the suspect, identifying him as Woolen and found the missing items with him. Lalonde said Woolen told officers the second subject had no knowledge of his actions, so LSUPD released him. Police arrested Woolen and booked him into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on simple burglary charges. Union McDonald’s employee issued misdemeanor summons for theft LSUPD arrested Lillian Thompson on Sunday for stealing $200 from a co-worker at the McDonald’s in the Student Union. Lalonde said the victim said she placed her purse near the front counter Saturday. After leaving and returning to her purse five minutes later, $200 from her purse was gone.
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Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine Joel Baines plans to better the school and further its reputation beyond the state. we’re doing.” LSUSVM is ranked No. 22 out of 25 on the U.S. News and World Report list of best Veterinary Medicine graduate schools. Cornell, Baines’ former school, is ranked No. 1. “That’s a bit of a popularity contest,” Baines said. “The reason they’re ranked No. 1, in part, is because every vet school has former Cornell alumni on their faculty. The problem with LSU is it’s a young school. So, leaders
in the profession — we don’t produce as many leaders, I think, as we should.” The U.S. News and World Report list is based peer assessment surveys sent to the faculty at schools in each discipline. Baines said since Cornell alumni are at almost every veterinary school in the country, it receives more votes. “Our veterinary graduates have higher salaries, certainly relative to the mean, but we have
Officers reviewed surveillance footage, which showed Thompson approaching the purse and digging through its contents in the time frame provided by the victim. Lalonde said no other subjects were seen on video in the area at the time of the incident. Officers contacted and spoke with Thompson, who admitted to looking through the victim’s purse and wallet but said she did not take the money. Thompson was issued a misdemeanor summons following her arrest, Lalonde said.
disturbing the peace by public intoxication, battery of an officer and resisting an officer, Lalonde said.
Visitor arrested for battery charges, assaulting an officer on game day LSUPD officers arrested Joshua Godwin on Saturday, on multiple charges after an altercation. Lalonde said a security officer in the University Vet School Large Animal Clinic parking lot reported seeing a male subject passed out in the lot. Lalonde said officers spoke to the security officer on scene and attempted to speak with Godwin, who became aggravated and aggressively grabbed an officer by the arm. Police took Godwin, who at first resisted officers, to LSUPD where he was arrested and identified. Lalonde said Godwin again resisted officers at headquarters and was combative. Godwin was then transported to EBR Parish Prison. He was booked for simple battery,
BRCC student charged with felony, criminal damage to University property On Saturday, police arrested Matthew Young, 17, for causing more than $500 in damages to a sign above the doorway of the men’s restroom in the Student Union. Lalonde said a witness reported observing a male, who officers later identified as Young, jumping up and hitting the sign, causing significant damage to it. Officers took Young into custody and booked him into EBR Parish Prison, Lalonde said. Young faces felony charges for criminal damage to property.
some of the highest salaries relative to cost of living of any vet school in the country,” Baines said. “Part of that is because we had some business training in our curriculum, which many other veterinary schools don’t have.” Research is also in the forefront of Baines’ mind. Through research comes innovative ideas and ways the school can stay competitive. Baines said he wants LSUSVM to focus more on graduate research programs. “The other thing is, we need to start producing the next set of leaders in veterinary medicine,” Baines said. “We produce a lot of veterinarians and a lot of specialists, but we don’t produce that many veterinarians who want to do cutting edge research. I think that some of our students want to do that, but we need to offer them the opportunity so they can do what they want to do.” Baines said research at LSUSVM is strong, and funding from the National Institutes of Health reflects this. According to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, LSUSVM is ranked No. 6 of 27 for NIH funding. Cornell is ranked No. 4. “It’s really biomedical research we’re talking about, not just veterinary medicine,” Baines said. “You could argue,
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A Journey Through Cajun Music - Jeanerette Museum Ideal Protein Educational Seminars - Baton Rouge General Bluebonnet Rajasthani Folk Dance Workshops - Dancing Grounds
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Songwriters in the Round - Chelsea's Cafe Comedy Night - The Station Sports Bar and Grill
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Josh Abbott Band - Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge Yojimbo - Maple Leaf Bar House of Shock - House of Shock Jerry Embree - Rock 'N' Bowl Drowning Pool - Southport Hall
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Band Karaoke - Boudreaux & Thibodeaux's Cajun Jam - The Blue Moon Aaron Freeman - One Eyed Jacks
ALL DAY
Krewe of Hermes: The Diamond Jubilee - Louisiana State Museum/Capitol Museum Charming Lana - The Frame Shop Gallery 912 Accalia and the Swamp Monster - LSU Museum of Art LeRoy Neiman: Action! - LSU Museum of Art Blackpot Camp - Lakeview RV Park & Beach Associated Women in the Arts - Louisiana State Archives LSU Leisure Classes - LSU Student Union
Student booked into EBR Parish Prison for violating protective order against female LSUPD officers arrested Shudong Lu on Oct. 13 for violating a protective order a female held against him. Lalonde said the victim contacted officers on Oct. 10 after Lu neared her as she walked outside. Under the protective order, Lu was permanently prohibited from making contact with the female victim. The victim told Lalonde and other LSUPD officers that a similar incident occurred Oct. 13 when Lu tried speaking to her again on campus.
certainly in infectious disease, the vet school is the leader in infectious disease on the Baton Rouge campus. So if an undergraduate wants to come and explore infectious disease, they should come to us and look around and look at research opportunities.” The vet school has a joint Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and PhD program for students to simultaneously meet requirements for both degrees. Baines said he plans to better this program to attract more students to veterinary and biomedical research. Baines said the deans of the colleges of engineering and science and the dean of LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans have discussed creating combined programs and creating grants. They have started to create seed grants — grants used by researchers to gather preliminary data to allow them to apply for other grants. “We are thinking that spring would be our first co-grant opportunity, for example, with the college of medicine,” Baines said. “And the idea will be they will get the two investigators will share a grant that is copayed by the two colleges. I think where the really exciting research is done is often at the edges of two different areas of interest.”
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Professor combats air pollution with X-rays BY rose velazquez rvelazquez@lsureveille.com Physics professor Guang Jia is using a new approach to combat an age-old issue: industrial air pollution. With funding provided by the LSU LIFT2 Grant Program, a University initiative created to fund projects in various colleges and academic disciplines, Jia and his colleagues are designing a new industrial air purifier that uses Xray technology. Jia said the idea to apply his expertise in medical physics to design an air purification system occurred to him after he visited his native country, China, in December 2011. In Beijing, one of China’s largest cities, the air pollution is so thick, inhabitants can only view the sunrise through a real-time television broadcast, Jia said. “You might think this is horrible, but it turns out the Beijing situation is the best in China,” Jia said. “If you take the train to my hometown, which is eight hours by train, the air pollution gets worse and worse.” Jia said a large device called an electrostatic precipitator, or ESP, is the current standard for industrial air purification. The device utilizes electrostatic poles to generate electrons, which attach to pollutant particles and keep them out of the air when attracted to a collecting plate. The design Jia and colleagues have in mind would be smaller and attach to a chimney for easy installation. Jia said the device would
operate similarly to an ESP, but an X-ray tube would be used to ionize the pollutant particles directly, charging them either positively or negatively. The particles would then be attracted to a series of positively and negatively charged collecting plates. By using X-ray technology, Jia said the charged particles will have a greater possible travel distance, and the X-ray tube can be designed to fit the specifications of any chimney to ensure pollutants are filtered thoroughly and efficiently. The device can also be engineered to filter based on the chemical composition of the pollutant particles a chimney expels. The LSU LIFT2 Grant Program provides funding for one year to support projects prior to commercialization. In July, Jia and colleagues received a $22,145 award. “This LIFT2 grant is basically providing the money to do some testing of the idea to give us enough data to be able to pursue funding to actually develop the idea for real,” said physics professor Kenneth Matthews, one of Jia’s colleagues. Once the first year of funding ends in July 2015, Jia said the team will apply for a $500,000 grant through the National Science Foundation, which will provide funding for the project over five years. Matthews, physics professor Wei-Hsung Wang and physics and astronomy post-doctoral student Wenhua Xu are working with Jia. “I moved to Louisiana State last July, so I found here there was
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Physics professor Guang Jia studies the use of X-rays in air filtration. a really nice team for X-ray and medical physics,” Jia said. While each of the professors on the project come from a radiation science background, each has an individual role in the project. Jia approaches the project from an analytical angle while Matthews handles the project’s instrumental aspects, and Wang is in charge of radiation safety. Matthews said professors gather equipment and formulate the design for a project like this, but students are employed to do the testing and data collection. The team is now looking for an environmental science, engineering or physics student to assist Xu with practical testing. “A lot of the background materials and facilities are here and in place,” Matthews said. “We have the labs to work in that are dedicated, outfitted for this sort of project.”
health
Medicine abuse on the rise October is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month
BY savanah dickinson sdickinson@lsureveille.com October is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, and although the Student Health Center has no programs in place for the month, studies have shown nonmedical use of Adderall is on the rise. According to the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 86,000 people ages 18 to 25 used Adderall nonmedically. In 2006, it was 66,000. Stimulant medications — those used to treat ADD and ADHD — include Concerta, Ritalin, Vyvanse and Adderall. Mass communication junior Taylor Falcon said he has friends who abuse prescriptions drugs and believes it’s a problem nationwide. Falcon said students feel like they have to take stimulants such as Adderall if they are in a bind. To prevent this need, he said students should be taught other methods to study and recall material instead
of taking stimulants to focus on academic materials. Although some students may believe taking stimulants assist them academically, the Center on Young Adult Health and Development reported that students who take these stimulants without a prescription have lower GPAs and more frequently skip classes. LSUPD spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said LSUPD sees medicine abuse on campus, specifically ADHD medication and pain medication like oxycodone. Possession of a controlled substance, including medications, without a prescription is a felony. If LSUPD has probable cause, Lalonde said, they will search for the prescription medicine and book the culprit in the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Lalonde said law enforcement keeps a close eye on medicine abuse at the University, but he said he does not think medicine abuse is a problem on campus. However, medicine abuse cases tend to go unnoticed. The number of cases of medicine abuse reported to LSUPD is probably less than the actual number, Lalonde said. Mass communication freshman Rachel Hamburger said she
thinks people would stop abusing medicine if they knew the repercussions. “You can get in so much trouble with the law if you get caught taking medicine that is not prescribed to you,” Hamburger said. The SHC has established guidelines for students receiving prescriptions of medications for the treatment of ADD and ADHD. Students must pass an initial assessment by a mental health professional — a psychiatrist or a psychologist. They must also see a mental health professional on a regular basis to re-evaluate the student’s condition. The SHC recommends students see the same SHC provider each time their prescriptions need to be refilled. The guidelines advise students not to share their medication with others, warning these stimulants are Schedule II controlled substances and their abuse may led to severe psychological or physical dependence. The SHC’s ADHD card warns students these medications are closely monitored because of the high risk of dependency. The SHC holds the right to request a urine drug screen of student patients.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 research, from page 1 specializes in arthropods’ effects on medical and public health and well-being, and Ottea specializes in insecticide toxicology. “They’ve kind of brought me into their team, and if I ever have questions or anything, they’re always open,” Pittman said. “We have a meeting every Friday where we kind of talk about how our work that week has gone.” AgCenter associate communications specialist Tobie Blanchard said the program targets the gap between available agricultural employees and job openings in fields like crop-growth consulting and plant breeding. “There’s a shortage of those types of people to fill those positions, so I think encouraging them to do this research now is going to get them into graduate school and get them trained for those types of jobs,” Blanchard said. William Richardson, University vice president for agriculture and dean of the College of Agriculture, said students who come through his office looking for jobs are often given positions in research labs. “I think it adds breadth and depth to the courses they take, especially if they’re in the science areas,” Richardson said. The program doesn’t use students to wash lab equipment and run errands, Richardson said. It teaches them how to keep lab notebooks, conduct experiments and construct write-ups — applicable workforce skills. Animal, dairy and poultry sciences junior Morgan Richard’s project compares the accuracy of a handheld beta-hydroxybutyrate meter to the current system for assessing the rumen development
— the change between digestive methods — in dairy calves. Richard said the current system of sending blood samples off site is costly, and her research may reduce the expense. “Instead of just learning in the classroom, I’m out there and taking blood samples and dealing with the different nutrients and hormones that I learn about in the classroom,” Richard said. Richardson said many students get their names on research papers and patent applications through the program. The program also funds opportunities for students to travel and present their research at conferences, Blanchard said. To apply for a grant, Blanchard said students don’t have to be in the College of Agriculture, but they must work under the advisory of a College of Agriculture faculty member. “This benefits the professors, the faculty members who are conducting research,” Blanchard said. “It kind of ties in with what they’re already trying to do, because a lot of these faculty have research appointments through the AgCenter, so it benefits their labs.” Blanchard said a major part of the application process is submitting a proposal outlining the project and its objectives. “I had a really rough idea of how my project was going to run, and then I gave a lot of facts and information on the knowledge about honey bee [colony] collapse and how pesticides affect honey bees,” Pittman said. The proposal included detailed background information and explained why Pittman was interested in performing her experiment. She included financial estimations and detailed how she expected the awarded funds to be used.
Sports
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
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Tigers finish road stretch against Ole Miss
Hawkins’ versatility paves new road for running backs
BY Jack chascin jchascin@lsureveille.com
BY tyler nunez tnunez@lsureveille.com
The LSU football team has a new weapon at its disposal. After several weeks of shaky and inconsistent play from the offensive front, the Tigers’ offensive line has found its niche. A shakeup in the offensive scheme by offensive coordinator Cam Cameron seemingly has the Tigers’ ground game rolling. Heading into their matchup with Southeastern Conference foe Florida on Oct. 11, the Tigers were struggling to get anything going on the ground against SEC opponents. LSU had a total of 227 yards against the SEC, including a mediocre 89 yards rushing against now-No. 1-ranked Mississippi State. The Tigers needed a shakeup to fix a floundering offensive front, and they found their fix by way of a new tight end. It wasn’t junior Dillon Gordon or senior Travis Dickson — it was sophomore offensive lineman Jerald Hawkins. “I get a little tight end action sometimes,” Hawkins said. “It’s really about blocking, but it felt pretty good me and [senior offensive lineman] La’el [Collins] next to each other.” Going into the Swamp usually poses a tough, physical contest, and the way LSU had been running the ball up to that point wasn’t going to cut it against a stout Gators front seven. So the Tigers premiered a new look against the Gators. Cameron and offensive line coach Jeff Grimes played around with their front and lined up Hawkins in a left
The LSU volleyball team will attempt a sweep of its longest conference road stretch of the season and earn head coach Fran Flory’s record-breaking 309th win as a Tiger on Wednesday when it travels to Oxford, Mississippi, to take on Ole Miss in the Gillom Sports Complex. The contest marks the Tigers’ (10-7, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) fourth consecutive road game, and a win would extend their winning streak to six games and assist their climb up the SEC ladder, where they currently sit at fourth. After falling in its first three conference matches of the season, LSU lately has hit its stride, winning five in a row, capped off by a come-frombehind upset win against thenNo. 12 Kentucky. “It’s been amazing to watch this team grow over the past couple of weeks, and their play has shown what they are capable of when they all buy into the process and believe in each other,” Flory said in a news release. “They had a vision of what they wanted to accomplish when the season started and now are starting to see the benefits when they play with great passion and purpose.” To continue their success,
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LSU sophomore offensive tackle Jerald Hawkins (65) walks onto the field with sophomore center Ethan Pocic (77). Hawkins has moved to tight end in some formations to help the LSU running game.
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swimming and diving
Dejean plans to run family business after collegiate career Sophomore swimmer to inherit Tony Chachere’s BY Will Cotchery II wcotchery@lsureveille.com For the past three years, sophomore Silas Dejean’s typical weekday during summer vacation started with offseason training, swimming from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and concluded with him going back to his hometown of Opelousas, Louisiana, to work in the shipping department at his family-owned company from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are many slow days in his working area, but when holidays like the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving come around, customers from various parts of the South place orders for the family’s food mixes and spices,
which is popularly-known by Dejean’s great-grandfather’s name — Tony Chachere’s. Dejean contributed as a freshman to the LSU swimming and diving team, posting the eighth-fastest breaststroke in program history, all while working to further his family company’s already incredibly successful brand. Chachere published a cookbook with his recipes of southern Louisiana culture and his homemade “Creole seasoning.” He founded the company in 1972 as a hobby. By 1980, Chachere had handed the day-to-day operations of the company to his son and grandson so he could focus more of his time on the company’s cooking aspect. He added more spices, created dinner mixes and introduced a
sauce line. Ownership of the family business has been passed down consistently — Dejean’s mother is part-owner, and his father is on the company board. The trend is set to continue, and Dejean is anxious about having authority over the company. “That’s part of the reason why I’m here [at LSU], to get a degree [in marketing] and hopefully run the company one day,” Dejean said. “I want to use my degree to just further advance the company. That’s all I’ve been talking about since I was younger.” Although he has dreamed about it since he was young, Dejean said his sophomore year of high school completely sold him on taking part of the
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Sophomore swimmer Silas Dejean hopes to one day run his family’s business, the local creole seasoning company Tony Chachere’s. Dejean’s greatgrandfather founded the company in 1972, his mother and father hold high ranks within the company and Dejean is next in line to become its owner. RAEGAN LABAT / The Daily Reveille
page 6 dejean, from page 5 family company. His father took time away from his fulltime occupation as a lawyer to serve on the board and make advertising decisions on furthering the growth of the brand. Dejean said his father let him know everything mentioned in the board meetings to get him more involved. In his mind, Dejean has already begun planning for when he is officially the owner of Tony Chachere’s. On his first day on the job, his top orders of business will revolve around what his preceding relatives wanted to accomplish: making Tony Chachere’s better. “I definitely want to get more products out of state,� Dejean
said. “[Our products are] in Texas and other states a little bit, but once it gets out of state, it’s really scarce. That’s also because of the [Southern] culture — we season everything. But that’s definitely one thing I’d like to see.� According to Dejean, his current job — reviewing the orders —is at the bottom of the totem pole. But when he becomes owner of the company, he knows his dedication and persistence will all be worth it. “[I also want] more TV commercials and more diversity in [our] products, which is what we’re working on now,� Dejean said. “Just in the last year, we’ve gone from sandwich spreads, then we did pourable marinades just a couple weeks ago.�
The Daily Reveille sweep, from page 5 the Tigers must overcome an Ole Miss (18-3, 4-3 SEC) squad that opened its season, with 14 consecutive wins. The Rebels struggled at the start of their conference schedule with three losses in their first four SEC games but they have since rallied to win their last three contests. LSU must find a way to slow down the Rebels’ high-powered offense, which is one of four SEC teams to tally more than 1,000 kills this season and, with a .271 hitting clip, currently sits at No. 2 in the conference. Ole Miss also has been impressive on defense, holding its opponents to a .182 attacking percentage.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 “This is one of the most talented and athletic Ole Miss teams I think I’ve ever seen,� Flory said. “This is another great volleyball venue to play in, and we know they are going to bring their best game against us, and their fans are going to be loud. We will have our work cut out for us against another high quality opponent.� But the Tigers have played their best volleyball of the season during the win streak, averaging 14.26 kills per set and 13.26 assists per game while attacking at a .285 clip. No single player’s performance has led to LSU’s recent success. At least six Tigers have averaged more than two kills per set in each of the five wins. LSU sophomore middle blocker Briana Holman has acted as a one-athlete wrecking crew all season, currently
leading the SEC with 1.63 blocks per set and holding a spot in the top 5 of the conference in kills, points and hitting percentage. LSU’s win against Kentucky gave Flory her 308th victory as a Tiger — tying former coach Scott Luster for most wins with the program. Flory, now more than halfway through her 17th season with LSU, said she’s honored to carry on the winning tradition started by Luster but ultimately can’t take credit for the success. “It’s never been about me,� Flory said. “I’ve always said that it’s been about the players who come and wear the colors proudly and give their all for this University. They are the ones who’ve helped me reach this point.� You can reach Tyler Nunez on Twitter @Nunez_TDR.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014 HAWKINS, from page 5 tight end position next to Collins, placing Gordon in Hawkins’ normal spot at right tackle. The first run out of the new formation worked beautifully — senior running back Terrence Magee powered through the left side for an 11-yard gain. The new look makes the Tigers bigger on the left side — Collins and Hawkins combined weigh more than 625 pounds. “It leaves us with a little more bulk on that side — a little more overloaded side — and we can do many things out of it,” said junior offensive lineman Vadal Alexander. “We like that formation, and it’s just another formation Coach Cam [Cameron] uses to help us succeed.” LSU coach Les Miles said the new formation gives the Tigers a numbers advantage. “Well, it’s balance,” Miles said. “It’s the defense looking at those units of coverage that they have to use and where are they and where they’re not. We’ll lineup deceptively that way. See if we can put us in position for a pass or maybe a run that might give us the numbers advantage.” It gave the Tigers a huge numbers advantage against the Gators, and LSU outran Florida by 72 yards en route to a 195 yard rushing day behind freshman running back Leonard Fournette’s 140 yards and two touchdowns. The Tigers have often looked most comfortable this season running behind Hawkins,
and many of their runs go to Hawkins’ normal position on the right side of the line. But Hawkins occasionally moving to the left side gives the opponent one more look to worry about. “They looked confused, but that’s even better for us because we came right off the ball,” Hawkins said. “It’s just straight power on that side coming through.” With Hawkins moving to that side of the field, he has to inform the referee of his eligibility as a receiver down field. And if Cameron wanted to call his number, he is no stranger to the end zone. The former multi-sport recruit out of Class 2A West St. Mary High School had plenty of opportunities to score
The Daily Reveille touchdowns during his high school career. “I’ve been in the end zone plenty of times,” Hawkins said. “In high school, I played tight end. And at defensive end, I caught an interception and a fumble return for a touchdown, so I’ve been in there a few times.” The position is nothing new for the sophomore if he’s needed to flashback to his high school days, but Hawkins said it’s about blocking when the Tigers line up in that formation. “It’s pretty much all power,” Hawkins said. “[The left side] is paving a road for the running backs.” You can reach Jack Chascin on Twitter @Chascin_TDR.
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keep CLOWNING AROUND Fear of clowns benefits profession’s cultural relevance
NO WAY JOSE jose bastidas Columnist For decades, the nation’s largest clown association remained silent about its portrayal in Hollywood, but the villain of “American Horror Story: Freak Show” has proven to be the murderous clown that broke the clowning community’s back. Clowns of America International spoke against the critically acclaimed FX anthology series — and Hollywood in general — last week when president Glenn Kohlberger pointed Hollywood’s tendency to “sensationalize the norm” and “[turn] any situation, no matter how good and pure … into a nightmare.” Kohlberger has a point, but should we expect any different from a show like “American Horror Story”? Since the 1800s, portrayals of clowns, jesters and other similar entertainers have presented themes related to the horror genre. The idea of a man dressed in a colorful outfit with outrageous face makeup whose life’s work is based on entertaining the masses has become the poster child for violent crime. This idea was reinforced in 1978, when John Wayne Gacy was arrested for brutally murdering more than 30 boys during the time he performed as Pogo the Clown. The clowning profession would then be stained by the actions of the “Killer Clown,” as the media called him. Shows like “American Horror Story,” however, don’t intentionally portray any particular group in a negative way, because they serve as exaggerated forms of entertainment. Ryan Murphy didn’t intend to insult clowns by making Twisty the Clown — portrayed by John Carroll Lynch — “Freak Show’s” scariest character. He’s simply using society’s already
established fear of clowns and exploiting it to entertain audiences. No one is going to assume a clown is a homicidal maniac simply because they saw it on a television show. If anything, Kohlberger and the rest of the organization should protest when actions taking place in real life fuel coulrophobia — the fear of clowns. Recently, there have been sightings of menacing clowns. According to eyewitnesses and pictures on social media, some of them are holding weapons like machetes in the towns of Bakersfield, Wasco and Delano, California. Anonymous social media accounts by the name of “Wasco Clown” have claimed responsibility for the events in these towns, and the motives for this campaign remains unclear. Subsequently, copycats have started showing up in Jacksonville, Florida and in New Mexico. Instead of worrying about fictitious characters like Twisty the Clown, why not boycott real impersonators walking around cities at night with “bloody clown costumes”? “American Horror Story: Freak Show” revitalized clowns’ presence in pop culture, because until the show premiered on Oct. 8, the last thing anyone was talking about was the clowning profession. Forgive me if I don’t see Twisty’s negative ramifications on society. The clowns’ association should instead build a shrine to Twisty, because his terrifying face has made being a clown relevant like never before. In his statement, Kohlberger expressed his confusion as to how clowns came to be associated with violent crime. It comes down to the actions of criminals like Gacy and the media’s fascination with strange professions, like clowning. If Twisty had been a murderous accountant and Kohlberger was the president of
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an accounting association, his statements would not be as relevant as they are now. Society will never view clowning as a serious profession, but at least clowns get to be on the news for being scary. Hollywood is sensationalizing the fear factor
surrounding clowns while also keeping the profession’s mystique alive. Someday, we will live in a world where a clown can walk on the streets with a baseball bat and not end up on the evening news, or a television show will be centered around a jester’s desire to become a landscape architect.
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Until then, be grateful that Murphy is making clowns marketable again. At the end of the day, it’s better to be feared than forgotten. Jose Bastidas is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Caracas, Venezuela. You can reach him on Twitter @jabastidas.
Quote of the Day ‘There are two types of people in this world: Those who hate clowns, and clowns.’
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
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Responsibility to help rape victims falls on entire LSU community the daily reveille editorial board editor@lsureveille.com For now, you can’t put a name to her story. You don’t know if she was a student. And no one is quite sure of the events that transpired Oct. 7 on West Lakeshore Drive, just north of the Lod Cook Alumni Center. But the woman who reported her alleged on-campus rape is a hero. The Daily Reveille has chronicled the plight University sexual assault survivors face throughout the semester. In every story or editorial the newspaper has featured, one recurring theme is the
seemingly unconquerable problem of victims not reporting their assaults and the low numbers of assaults reported each school year. The University has reported 22 sexual assaults in the last five years, according to a 507page report released by the Louisiana Board of Regents in September. Concerned with “assumptions” made in an editorial accompanying coverage of the report, LSU President F. King Alexander submitted a letter to the editor in which he asserted that nothing is more important to him than the safety of LSU’s students. “While we do not believe our reported number is inclu-
sive of every assault on students that actually occurred, we are unable to provide help or support when an assault goes unreported,” Alexander wrote. His point is valid. The University can only help victims whose assaults are reported. But with so few coming forward, it is incumbent on the University — both its administration and its community — to be diligent in protecting and seeking justice for victims of sexual assault. That’s why it is vital we keep the victim of Oct. 7’s crime on the forefront of our minds and actions. In the Twitter-obsessed, online-driven, 24-hour news
cycle that dominates modern media, stories are often forgotten within a week. Remember the embellished police report that caused an emergency text message to all students during the Sam Houston State football game? Or the banner Delta Kappa Epsilon hung outside its fraternity house that morning? That game took place barely more than a month ago, and the events are already gone from most students’ minds. Don’t let that happen now. The White House began the “It’s On Us” campaign to address sexual assault on college campuses. Heeding that advice, we can unequivocally say now it is squarely on us.
It’s on us to hold each other accountable — to say something when we see something. It’s on us to ensure the victim’s story isn’t forgotten amid excitement for College Game Day, fall weather and Voodoo Fest. While we will do our journalistic duty as a student newspaper to report on LSU’s game against Ole Miss and review Arctic Monkeys’ set at Voodoo, we won’t let this woman’s story fall by the wayside. We will continue to report on the developing story in hopes that someone, somewhere can come forward. It’s on us — all of us at the University — to help get justice for this brave woman.
‘Dear White People’ calls out Hollywood’s inequalities OFF WITH HER HEAD JANA KING Columnist If you were active on social media earlier this week, you may have noticed a new trending topic. #TokenTuesday is quickly becoming popular among racial minorities on Twitter and Instagram. Users tweet pictures and describe their experiences as the “token person” among mostly white friend groups, schools or communities. The posts cover experiences of skin color being described as “exotic” or having people you don’t know ask to touch your hair because it’s not like theirs. These are experiences whiteskinned people don’t have to put up with. While these incidents may not seem too bad, I can see how they’d quickly become annoying. Many of these posts had the tag #DearWhitePeople, named after a film being released nationwide this weekend. Focusing on the black students at a traditionally white university, “Dear White People” delves into the often-unspoken effects of racial stereotypes, and it’s self-described as “a satire about being a black face in a white place.” Two years ago, writer Justin Simien produced a concept trailer for his screenplay of “Dear White People.” The video quickly went viral, and financial contributions poured in, totalling $40,000 for the fulllength film to be produced. It’s safe to say that this is a movie that American minorities wanted to be made. The topic of racial representation in the media is one that is met with a wide range
of responses. While some say it’s up to the individual actors to succeed in the industry to have more diversity in movies, others criticize casting directors for lack of imagination. After all, a mere suggestion in 2010 that black comedian Donald Glover play the role of Peter Parker in “The Amazing Spider-Man” fueled hateful messages insisting that SpiderMan could not be black. Glover expressed no one could imagine a teenage boy living with his aunt in Queens who likes photography and has black skin. “Dear White People” showcases several young, black actors portraying the realities of being young, black Americans. From the preppy, overachieving male in a biracial relationship to a socially awkward gay character, the film allows us to imagine that skin color doesn’t take away diversity among the black community. The events of this past summer have pushed racial issues to become a popular topic among Americans of all ages, races and backgrounds. This conversation, while often leaving us feeling uncomfortable or frustrated, has started a change. Since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, the response to a film that blatantly calls out American racism has received mixed reviews. While some praise it for its tongue-in-cheek commentary, others say the film itself is racist against the white majority. The subject of reverseracism is touched on in the film, and an excellent explanation is given. A character explains that black people (or minorities in general) cannot be racist toward white people, because racism is not about personal prejudice
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Set to be released this weekend, ‘Dear White People’ aims to portray minorities as well-rounded characters, not as archetypes. or hatred. It is about the systemic disadvantage of a group of people because of their skin color. While your experience seeing “Dear White People” may leave you feeling like there is a group people that’s angry or hateful toward you because you are white, remember that this message won’t follow you outside the theater. We face no stigma for having white skin, and we are certainly at no disadvantage on LSU’s campus. While I am excitedly waiting for my chance to see this critically acclaimed film, especially
as reviews from the limited release are being printed daily, I know that its message will be lost on many. There are people who are going to leave the theater feeling like they spent money to feel uncomfortable for two hours. The discomfort they feel is going to turn into a few angry reviews and social media posts claiming that the film is racist and the writer is merely profiting from black anger. You should try your hardest not to be one of those people. Seeing things from a different perspective is the first
step toward recognizing an issue that may not be affecting you. In the case of black Americans, I have a feeling that “Dear White People” is the perfect opportunity for white America to finally see that just because we don’t see the harmful effects of our casual racism and racial stereotypes, doesn’t mean those effects don’t exist. Jana King is a 20-year-old communication studies junior from Ponchatoula, Louisiana. You can reach her on Twitter @jking_TDR.
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pre-built databases that could fit and expandability in mind. the University’s need to centralize Gatorworks director Brian Roresearch information. However, driguez said the project took about Arceneaux said it wanted to make six months to complete, and the sure the database team worked with was useful for stu- ‘The goal behind this is to the University to dents, professors, help make it so people can build the site. The the media and oth- see what goes on behind the project’s cost reer people outside of gates of LSU, to open the mains unclear. academia. Rodriguez said doors of academia to the Gatorworks, a the website is now public.’ Baton Rouge-based in its first edition, ashley arceneaux, website design and it may change agency, was com- director of strategic communications over time to better missioned to build suit users’ needs. the database with search functions Alison Satake, director of media relations for the Office of Research and Economic Development, said the database operates like a Facebook page for University researchers. “The University is a research enterprise, and our job is to help foster that,” Satake said. Professors, associate professors, assistant professors, graduate students and any other individuals conducting research can enter their information, or the departments they work for can input it for them, Satake said. Either way, uploading all of the information takes time. “It’s not very populated at the moment,” said Matthew Lee, senior associate vice chancellor of the Office of Research and Economic Development. “They’ve basically got the shell of it up.” Arceneaux said the University heard from students who wished to know more about their professors’ research to learn about what work they could do in their fields of study. She said the search function of the database was customized so rather than requiring database users to know a lot of academic jargon, they could find what they are looking for using layman’s terms.
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generation have a moral obligation, mission and mandate to act upon things they believe in. “You have to move your feet, move your lips and use your pen to tell your story,” he said. “Don’t give up, don’t give in and don’t be hostile or bitter.” University alumna Regina Patterson said she’s not giving up against preserving the AfricanAmerican history. It’s why she attended the John Lewis presentation — he is the only one left of the original Freedom Riders. “I had never seen him in person, although I grew up in the ’60s,” Patterson said. “I always saw him as just a person on television and read about him in college, so I wanted to experience this.” Patterson said ending the “history purge” is another part of her cause. “States are trying to erase history like the Civil Rights Movement — they’re saying ‘that didn’t happen,’” Patterson said. “When I was at LSU, though, I myself experienced segregation.” People do not realize these events are still happening, and that, she said, is why Lewis’ book was written. “[Lewis] did this book for the young people who have become passive and self-centered in their nature,” she said. “He did this to further encourage harmonious living and to integrate that into this generation’s cause.”
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Little change as blowouts happen throughout conference THE CUBAN CANNON
TOMMY ROMANACH Sports Columnist Half of the Southeastern Conference came to play Saturday. The other half must have thought it was still SEC play. The closest inter-conference game Saturday was Georgia’s 45-32 beating at Arkansas, a game far worse than the score appeared. Every game reached a conclusion by halftime, and some fans may have had the urge to — God forbid — watch a game outside SEC. Games don’t get any more boring than last week,’s so stay hopeful for the week to come. 1. Mississippi State, Prev. 1 (6-0, 3-0 SEC) The Bulldogs received a much deserved bye week Saturday, and they have an easy road ahead with Kentucky, Arkansas and UT-Martin coming up on the schedule. MSU then ends the season with road trips to Oxford and Tuscaloosa in what will probably be its most difficult games of the season. The easy games ahead may signal a possible trap game, but the Bulldogs are too mature to let that happen. Most of the players have gone through years of losing or coming up short to play down to one of their upcoming opponents. The games may be blowouts, but I recommend watching them anyway because of junior quarterback Dak Prescott. Every season features a player who has to be seen every week, and as the obvious Heisman favorite, Prescott is the guy this season. 2. Ole Miss, Prev. 2 (7-0, 4-0 SEC) The Rebels’ style of victory is unconventional, but it has worked to perfection every Saturday so far .Ole Miss swarms a team on defense all night, then waits for its athletes on offense to make big plays. The 34-3 win against Tennessee Saturday is a perfect example of how the Rebels find victories. The Volunteers led 3-0 until late in the second quarter, when Ole Miss went 67 yards on two straight passes to senior receiver Vince Sanders. The floodgates suddenly opened, and the Rebels scored the final 27 points of the game. John Chavis-led defenses are not supposed to allow big plays, so it’ll be interesting to see how Ole Miss’ style goes against LSU. If the Tigers want any chance of victory, they probably can’t fall too far behind. When the Rebels get the wheels turning, no one has been able to keep up.
3. Alabama, Prev. 4 (6-1, 3-1 SEC) It’s never fun playing Alabama when its coming off a bad game. Saturday, Texas A&M had the pleasure of playing the Tide after its second consecutive dud. It didn’t go well. Alabama outgained the Aggies by more than 400 yards, scored 35 points in the second quarter and made the days of Johnny Manziel seem ancient with a 59-0 beatdown in Tuscaloosa. The Tide proved this is the same Alabama team opponents feared before, and murmurs of an off year went out the window. It would be boring and generic, but Alabama could still run the table and contend for a national championship. The Tide can play against every team left on its schedule, and Nick Saban is the last person to be doubted. 4. Auburn, Prev. 3 (5-1, 2-1 SEC) Auburn has serious middle child syndrome, ranked fifth in the nation but fourth in its own division. It’ll need to beat one of the teams in front of it if it wants to be talked about in the conference race. 5. Georgia, Prev. 5 (6-1, 4-1 SEC) The Bulldogs proved for a second week that senior running back Todd Gurley may not be as important as many once thought. UGA played the same Arkansas team Alabama struggled with the week before and was beating them by 28 by the start of the second half. Freshman running back Nick Chubb put on his best Gurley impression, gaining 202 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Most of Georgia’s remaining schedule involves the SEC East, so look for it to cruise to the championship game. 6. LSU, Prev. 7 (6-2, 2-2 SEC) They may not be able to hang with the good teams, but at least the Tigers can beat up the bad ones. LSU finds itself in a weird position between the top and the bottom of the SEC, and the remainder of the schedule will prove where they belong. A win against Ole Miss would take the Tigers’ best effort of the season, but it’s possible with this team’s talent. 7. Texas A&M, Prev. 6 (5-3, 2-3 SEC) It was cute when people thought sophomore quarterback Kenny Hill was anywhere as good as Manziel. It was even cuter when people thought the A&M defense had changed. The Aggies will probably finish the season in the bottom half of the conference, but I get
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Mississippi quarterback Bo Wallace (14) runs away from Tennessee linebacker A.J. Johnson (45) during the first half of Mississippi’s 34-3 win over Tennessee in Oxford, Miss. on Saturday. by appearances from Drake and some top recruits preluded the main event as coach John Calipari’s team scrimmaged in front of a sold out crowd. Oh, and the football team got embarrassed.
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Georgia running back Nick Chubb (27) pushes past Arkansas defenders in Georgia’s 45-32 win over Arkansas in Little Rock, Ark. on Saturday. the feeling coach Kevin Sumlin isn’t concerned. He has a young team, and when his team loses, he can think back to all that Manziel earned him in the two seasons prior. 8. Arkansas, Prev. 9 (3-4, 0-4 SEC) The Hogs continued their long run of SEC losses with the big loss to UGA on Saturday. A game against UAB next week should be a good change of pace. Coach Bret Bielema has made improvements since last season, but he may be playing for his job in the final four SEC games. Going 0-8 in conference in the first season is one thing, but doing it in season two warrants a pink slip. 9. Missouri, Prev. 10 (5-2, 2-1 SEC) Missouri won in the
most miserable way possible Saturday, beating Florida 42-13 despite gaining only 119 total yards. It doesn’t mean much considering the terrible spot Florida football is currently in, so opinions of Mizzou shouldn’t change much. 10. South Carolina, Prev. 11 (4-3, 2-3 SEC) At this point, Steve Spurrier has probably abandoned any serious coaching. His mind is probably on the golf course during games, and considering how bad this season’s team is, I don’t blame him. 11. Kentucky, Prev. 8 (5-1, 2-1 SEC) It was a great weekend for Wildcats fans, as Midnight Madness kicked off what is sure to be an incredible season. A light show followed
12. Tennessee, Prev. 12 (3-4, 0-3 SEC) The Volunteers are still in search of their first SEC win this season, and Lane Kiffin — the man many believe is responsible for the program’s downfall — comes to town this week as Alabama’s offensive coordinator. Needless to say the hard liquor will be flowing in Knoxville this weekend. 13. Vanderbilt, Prev. 14 (2-5, 0-4 SEC) The Commodores avoided another loss via a bye week, but a game at Missouri will put them back in their familiar place. 14. Florida, Prev. 13 (3-3, 2-3 SEC) The Gators have worked too hard for too long to not earn this spot. Allowing a punt return touchdown, fumble for a touchdown and an interception for a touchdown in the same quarter is something that should be treasured. Vandy may come back next week, but its time someone honors the Gators’ collapse. Tommy Romanach is a 22-yearold mass communication senior from Dallas. You can reach him on Twitter @troman_28.