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LSU 5-4 this decade against other SEC Tigers going into Saturday’s matchup
By Andy Schwehm Sports Writer
If there has been any football team in the Southeastern Conference this decade that has given LSU a solid helping of trouble, it’s another Tiger team — Auburn. The out-of-state Tigers have battled LSU to a combined 171-165 total score since 2000, with LSU holding the six-point edge. The Bayou Bengal Tigers also hold a 5-4 record against Auburn in that span. No. 9 LSU currently holds a twogame winning streak against Auburn, but the teams had gone back and forth exchanging victories with the home team winning every game until last season. The two teams will round out the decade-long battle this weekend when LSU (5-1) hosts Auburn (5-2) in Tiger Stadium on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. “The traditions between these two teams are steep,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “They are two of the more successful teams in our conference, teams that are used to playing in tight games, and this will be another great Saturday night in Tiger Stadium if history repeats itself.”
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AUBURN, see page 19 LSU’s offensive line blocks Auburn defensive linemen in last year’s game on Sept. 20 in Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala. LSU won the game, 26-21.
ACADEMICS
AGCENTER
USDA relocates research unit Tuition gap could Equipment, staff mean fee increase moved to Houma By Adam Duvernay Senior Staff Writer
The United States Department of Agriculture has opted to relocate the Soil and Water Research Unit on the south end of campus after two decades of cooperative work with the LSU Agricultural Center. The unit officially closed Oct. 11, and the space will be returned to the University in November. Equipment and personnel were officially relocated earlier this month to the Sugar Cane Research Unit in Houma. The Soil and Water Research Unit building was leased from the
University by the USDA to contribute to studying fertilizer runoff from farmland and how it affects Louisiana waterways. The work done by both University faculty and graduate students at the unit contributed to studies of the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, a low-oxygen area created, in part, by agricultural runoff from the Mississippi River and surrounding watersheds. “We’re losing a valuable research partner for this kind of research,” said John Westra, professor of agricultural economics who worked with the unit. “I suspect we would have been able to continue getting some funding from that lab for future research from that lab if it hadn’t closed.” Westra said the most immediate impact of the closure of the unit will
be on economic agriculture students who will need to find other sources of funding for research. The USDA has tried to close the unit since 2006, said Doug Daigle, coordinator for the Louisiana Hypoxia Working Group, which studies the dead zone. Daigle, his group and other supporters — ranging from state congressmen to the hunting group Ducks Unlimited — lobbied to keep the unit open because of its research. The funding and research of the unit will continue in Houma, but Daigle said it constitutes a de facto closure of Baton Rouge research. He said the at least two-hour drive would make it difficult for students to continue research. RESEARCH, see page 19
LSU named ‘best value’ university By Ryan Buxton Staff Writer
University students’ wallets may feel a little fuller than those of students from other schools, but that doesn’t mean their brains are emptier. A new study by the College Board, a not-for-profit association whose mission is to help students achieve college success, named the University as one of the best value public flagship institutions, accord-
ing to a report released Thursday. The University’s tuition for instate students is $2,564 less than the average tuition at other public doctorate-granting schools, according to the report. Chancellor Michael Martin cited these numbers as evidence a potential fee increase for students is merited. “[The study] shows that the education LSU gives its students is worth so much more than we charge for it — and that we shouldn’t be afraid to ask for a fair price for the education we provide, especially if we are going to remain competitive among the top universities,” Martin TUITION, see page 19
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2009
Nation & World
INTERNATIONAL
NATIONAL
Strong earthquake strikes Afghanistan and Pakistan
PepsiCo breaks under criticism, removes iPhone app
KABUL (AP) — A strong earthquake centered in the towering Hindu Kush mountains shook a wide area of eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan early Friday, swaying buildings in the Afghan and Pakistani capitals. The quake struck about 12:21 a.m. Afghan time.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — PepsiCo Inc. has removed the iPhone application that promised to help men “score” with different types of women about a week after it was criticized for stereotyping. The soft drink and snack maker announced its decision on Thursday. The application, called “Amp up before you score” — used to promote its Amp energy drink — was unavailable for download on iTunes and removed from the brand’s site.
Biden says shorter-range missiles threaten Europe BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that Europe was threatened by medium and short-range missiles and a new missile defense system would help protect it. Biden was presenting a revamped U.S. missile shield replacing a scrapped Bush-era project that would have placed 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and a radar base in the Czech Republic to intercept long-range missiles from Iran.
Rapper Lil Wayne pleads guilty to attempted gun possession NEW YORK (AP) — In the midst of a career surge that has made him one of rap’s biggest stars, Lil Wayne is bracing for a year behind bars after pleading guilty Thursday in a 2-yearold gun case. A glum Lil Wayne said little as he admitted illegally having a loaded
gun on his tour bus in 2007, moving to end a case that churned along as he collected Grammys and gold records. He’s expected to get a year in jail at his February sentencing. The plea, which came as he boasted the country’s No. 1 pop song, makes Lil Wayne the latest in a long line of rappers to face incarceration after topping the charts. Feds designate ‘critical habitat’ for polar bears WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Thursday it is designating more than 200,000 square miles in Alaska as “critical habitat” for polar bears, an action that could add restrictions to future offshore drilling for oil and gas. Federal law prohibits agencies from taking actions that may adversely affect critical habitat and interfere with polar bear recovery. Assistant Interior Secretary Tom Strickland called it a step in the right direction to help polar bears stave off extinction.
STATE/LOCAL
‘Battle: Los Angeles’ filming in Baton Rouge (AP) — Baton Rouge officials are warning people not to worry if they see smoke and pyrotechnics around a local city park and a local intersection. Those are special effects tied to filming for the big-budget science fiction film “Battle: Los Angeles.” The movie’s filming will shut down several roads around town through Saturday. Residents in those nearby neighborhoods are getting warning notifications that traffic flow might be disrupted during the work. “Battle: Los Angeles” stars actor Aaron Eckhart, who also was seen in “The Dark Knight” and “No Reservations.” The movie is scheduled for release in 2011. La. wildlife experts concerned about tiger prawns (AP) — The chief concerns Louisiana shrimpers have had about foreign shrimp involved the low prices
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Shell donates $450K to protect state’s marine life (AP) — The state’s efforts to protect marine life in coastal waters and the Gulf of Mexico have received a boost with a $450,000 donation from Shell. Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham says the money will help create “amazing fishing opportunities for charter boat captains, recreational and commercial fishermen,” through the state’s artificial reef program.
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they forced onto the market. Now, wildlife experts say the appearance of giant tiger prawns in Gulf of Mexico waters are also reason for alarm. They want fishermen to let them know if they find any in their nets. “So far, they’ve been taken in waters near Lafitte, Grand Isle and Venice,” said Martin Bourgeois, the biologist who heads the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ shrimp program.
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Friday, October 23, 2009
HEALTH
Vegetarian Awareness Month gives incentive to try new diets Meatless lifestyle is healthy option By Kristen M’lissa Rowlett Contributing Writer
Visitors to campus this weekend can expect the smells of grilling sausage, burgers and other meat, but some students and tailgaters would prefer snacking on food grown from the earth. World Vegetarian Day kicked off Vegetarian Awareness Month on Oct. 1 to encourage vegetarians to educate others on the benefits of a meatless diet. North American Vegetarian Society founded World Vegetarian Day in 1977, and the International Vegetarian Union endorsed it in 1978, according to the NAVS Web site. Vegetarians can take advantage of the month to raise awareness, said Ryan Huling, senior college campaign coordinator for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. There is an increase of requests for flyers and stickers from PETA during the month, Huling said. Vegetarianism is a great way to keep a healthy diet and protest against factory farming and inhumane slaughterhouses, he said. “We are a culture of people who don’t want to eat our vegetables,” said English professor June Pulliam. Pulliam started practicing strict vegetarianism in 2002 as a way to maintain a healthy weight. “If you really want to keep the weight off, stop eating meat,” she said. Pulliam said she brings her own lunch because there is a lack of vegetarian food on campus. Restaurants near campus, like The Chimes, Serrano’s Salsa Company and Louie’s Cafe offer vegetarian-friendly cuisines, she said. Ethnic foods also have many vegetarian options because they come from cultures that don’t eat large portions of meat, Pulliam said. The Vegetarian Society of LSU was previously an organization on campus, but it is no longer active because of a lack of student involvement, she said. Pulliam said she hopes to reinstate the group on campus, but she needs students to initiate the society back together. George Waldron, former member of the Vegetarian Society and University graduate, said the group was a great way to spread the word on campus for students looking for vegetarian options. Huling said about one in four college students are actively seeking vegan options according to a 2004 study conducted by ARAMARK.
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‘You’re brought up around meat. Why would you go another way that your family does?’
“[Vegetarianism] is much healthier than eating a Big Mac every day, and it makes the world greener,” said Victoria Jackson, art and design freshman. PETA is holding its annual competition to find the most vegetarian-friendly colleges in North America for 2009, Huling said. The University of Florida — the only winning school from Southeastern Conference — ranked No. 7 in 2008 for its
‘[Vegetarianism] is much healthier than eating a Big Mac every day, and it makes Victoria Jackson the world art and design greener.’ freshman population of pro-vegetarian students and full vegan stations at the university’s dinning hall. LSU Dining offers a dedicated line for vegetarians at 459 Commons, said David Heidke, director for LSU dining. Almost every food outlet on campus offers vegetarian options, he said. Stephanie Yowell, biology sophomore, said she became a
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SPRING SCHEDULING Oct. 25
Graduate and professional students, graduating seniors, students with special scheduling priorities approved by their deans
Oct. 27
Semester hours earned + hours currently carried > 122
Oct. 28
Semester hours earned + hours currently carried = 105-122
Oct. 29
Semester hours earned + hours currently carried = 95-104
Oct. 30
Semester hours earned + hours currently carried = 86-94
Nov. 1
Semester hours earned + hours currently carried = 79-85
Nov. 2
Semester hours earned + hours currently carried = 72-78
Nov. 3
Semester hours earned + hours currently carried = 63-71
Nov. 4
Semester hours earned + hours currently carried = 54-62
Nov. 5
Semester hours earned + hours currently carried = 47-53
Nov. 6
Semester hours earned + hours currently carried = 42-46
Nov. 8
Semester hours earned + hours currently carried = 29-41
Nov. 9
Semester hours earned + hours currently carried = 20-28
Nov. 10
Semester hours earned + hours currently carried = 16-19
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Semester hours earned + hours currently carried = 15
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ENVIRONMENT
Tigers to tailgate with Mother Nature Beer bottles and cans can be recycled By Mary Walker Baus Staff Writer
Instead of just purple and gold, ECO at LSU is bringing the color green to the tailgate tomorrow. The Environmental Conservation Organization is hosting an environmentally friendly tailgate in the Campus Federal Bank parking lot to spread knowledge of recycling to other tailgaters around campus. Claire Ohlsen, ECO at LSU media coordinator said ECO’s goal is to “educate tailgaters about what to recycle, why to recycle and how to recycle.” Ohlsen, mass communication and Spanish senior, said most of the trash on game days, such as beer bottles, beer cans and water bottles are recyclable and can be reused instead of going to landfills. Katherine Boy Skipsey, ECO at LSU co-vice president and mass communication sophomore, said 15 or more ECO members
and other volunteers at the tailgate will hand out more than 200 blue recycling bags to get tailgaters to separate their recycling from their trash. The green tailgate will be zero waste and carbon neutral. It will have solar panels, donated by Gulf South Solar, to power the music, as well as locally grown vegetarian food and a pot of jambalaya, Ohlsen said. “We’re not asking for volunteers to spend the whole day [collecting recyclables],” Ohlsen said. “If they could go back to their tailgate and get their friends to know what to recycle ... that’s all we ask of the volunteers.” Boy Skipsey said the tailgate is part of a larger movement of the 350.org campaign to celebrate the International Day of Climate Action, which is the same day as the LSU-Auburn football game. “It’s an international movement,” Boy Skipsey said. “[The 350 campaign is] dedicated to finding a solution to the climate crisis. It’s to push our leaders to come to a fair treaty on cutting carbon dioxide emissions.” Boy Skipsey said 350 is the TAILGATE, see page 15
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DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP
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Dr. Johanna Sandrock lectured Thursday evening about going on archeological digs. She discovered this piece of clay on a dig in Enns, Austria. For more information about going on an archeological dig log on to www.archaeological.org.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Comedian Regan keeps it clean Routine performed in Baton Rouge By Jake Clapp Entertainment Writer
If people heard comedian Brian Regan on a golf course, they might not recognize the type of raunchy material that comes out of Regan’s normally clean mouth. But the listener would definitely think it was funny. “I still really enjoy dirty comedy, and there is this wrong idea people have that I am wholesome,” Regan said jokingly. “If you hear me in other situations, like playing golf, people would run away from me. I can get pretty raunchy.” In an industry where sex jokes, foul language and explicit material is normal stand-up material, Regan likes to keep his comedy routine G-rated and relatable to audiences across all age groups. Following the examples of comedians like Jerry Seinfeld and Steve Martin, Regan fills his routines with topics, such as trying to apply elementary-level Spanish in the real world and learning to appreciate “Dora the Explorer.” “Clean comedy just comes naturally to me,” Regan said. “I like that kind of comedy, and my routine developed that way. I think, ‘There might be a joke there,’ in any situation, and it usually turns out there is a clean way of looking at it.” Baton Rouge fans got an almost hour and half dose of Regan’s stand-up Thursday night at the Baton Rouge River Center Theater, including new material and classics. A part of his “Brian Regan Live in Concert” tour, Thursday was the first night Regan had been back to Baton Rouge since November 2007. Regan’s brand of observational humor has been highly praised by critics and peers for his balance of sophisticated writing and physicality, and Regan continues to sell out theaters across the country. Regan, a married man and father of two, draws from his normal life in Las Vegas and childhood growing up in Miami to fill his routine. He said he believes everyday situations just need a funny spin to it — a technique that hasn’t failed him yet. “I keep trying to constantly put new material into my routines,” Regan said. “It’s sometimes hard, but most of the time it just happens. Anything can give me an idea.” Regan’s comedy career started in 1981 at an open-mic night in Miami, and he was instantly hooked to performing. He has since opened for Jerry Seinfeld, appeared on “The Late Show with David Letterman” 20 times and released a CD and two highly REGAN, see page 15
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Comedian Brian Regan during the taping of his “Brian Regan Standing” hour special in 2007. Regan performed Thursday night at the Baton Rouge River Center.
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Vet school receives $1.48 million Second Rainmaker in federal stimulus funding Gala held to honor innovative faculty By Sarah Eddington Contributing Writer
New and continuing research opportunities are taking place at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine thanks to eight grants from the National Institute of Health, which brought in $1.48 million in federal stimulus dollars. The new and supplemental grants are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, according to a news release. Thomas Klei, associate dean for research and advanced studies, said receiving a grant is a nationally competitive process. “It suggests our faculty are competitive and have strong research programs,” Klei said. The money will be spent on continuing research in the departments of comparative biomedical sciences and pathobiological sciences, according to the news release. All of the funding came from NIH, which demonstrates the amount of research the vet school is doing in relation to human health, Klei said. The vet school practices comparative medicine — the use of animal models to study human disease because human and animal mechanisms are interconnected, Klei said. Shulin Li, professor in comparative biomedical sciences, received a $219,403 supplemental award in
September for his work with therapy cancer treatment. Li said working in a vet school allows him the opportunity to work with larger animals like dogs. Li has successfully cured cancer in three dogs thanks to his research efforts. If a treatment can work on a dog, it is a promising prospect for humans, he said. Li said testing on humans is an expensive procedure that requires FDA approval. The FDA requires many of safety and toxicity studies, as well as the manufacturing of therapeutic genes. Li said he hopes the grant will be enough to one day get FDA approval so a human clinical trial can be conducted. “It’s cutting-edge research,” said Jeffry Cutrera, a graduate student who has worked in Li’s lab for four years. “Hopefully, it can translate into humans in the future.” Cutrera said cancer therapy research holds a particular significance for him because he has a strong family history of dealing with cancer. “My mother is a cancer survivor, and my grandfather is currently in treatment,” Cutrera said. Kevin Macaluso, associate professor in pathobiological sciences, also received a $108,495 supplemental grant in September. Macaluso researches flea-and-tick-borne rickettsial diseases. Part of his grant money will go
toward purchasing a new $50,000 real-time PCR machine which can amplify five different genes in one sample, Macaluso said. “It will be great to add to our arsenal,” Macaluso said. “It’s one more thing to make our research more meaningful and rapid.” Macaluso and Li stressed the importance and benefits of students participating in research. “We have a student-centered program here,” Macaluso said. Macaluso said being involved in research will be helpful when students are looking for jobs. “It’s a way to get them in the door,” he said. One of Macaluso’s former graduate student researchers, Kathryn Reif, received an NIH fellowship at Washington State. “It shows how desired she was in our professional community,” Macaluso said. “When they leave here, our students are well sought after.” Li said research is a necessary step in today’s job market if a student is looking for a career in biomedicine or pharmacology. Research can be a great learning experience students can benefit from, Li said. He encourages more students to get involved. Contact Sarah Eddington at seddington@lsureveille.com
By Mary Walker Baus Staff Writer
Even professors are rewarded for doing their homework. The University announced the 2009 Rainmaker recipients, 100 faculty members recognized for innovative research and creative scholarship, who compete for external funding and attract and mentor graduate students. “It was started as a way to honor our faculty members who are excelling in research, obtaining external funding and other types of creative scholarship across campus,” said Doris Carver, Office of Research and Economic Development associate vice chancellor. The Rainmaker award recognizes the faculty who have “special talents in making things happen in the scholarship world,” Carver said. Carver said Brooks Keel, vice chancellor of Research and Economic Development, came up with the idea for the Rainmaker award. The Rainmaker recipients were recognized at the annual Rainmakers Gala on Oct. 13. At the award ceremony, which is a black-tie
optional event, the recipients are recognized for their research and scholarship contributions with a pin and formal dinner. The gala was underwritten by a donation from Campus Federal. Recipients receive no monetary prize for being recognized, Carver said. Graham Bodie, communication studies assistant professor, said he probably received recognition because of his publication record in the last year. “Last year, I published 12 peer reviewed articles,” Bodie said. “It means a lot since it was my first year at LSU. I received my Ph.D. in 2008, so to already be recognized for productivity means a lot especially because it was my first year out of graduate school.” Bodie attended the Gala and said it was nice to be around faculty members who have been at the University for a long time.
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BASKETBALL
Tigers, Lady Tigers meet with media
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Auburn senior cornerback Walter McFadden tackles Tennessee senior defensive back Derrick Furlow on Oct. 3 in Knoxville, Tenn. Auburn won, 26-22.
By David Helman Sports Writer
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LSU sophomore cornerback Patrick Peterson runs an interception back for a touchdown Sept. 26 against Mississippi State. The Tigers won, 30-26.
McFadden, Peterson extend family rivalry to college football By Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer
Auburn senior cornerback Walter McFadden and his cousin, LSU sophomore cornerback Patrick Peterson, have always been competitors. They don’t duel just in football. They have battled in basketball, air hockey and even PlayStation throughout their lives. McFadden and Peterson grew up together, both attending Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Fla. Both have also gone on to play defensive back at schools in the Southeastern
Conference. This is the second year the cousins will square off in college, when McFadden and Auburn try to rebound from two straight conference losses against Peterson and LSU. McFadden said he and Peterson have been doing some trash talking leading up to the game. “I sent him a text [Monday] just saying, ‘Are you ready?’” McFadden said. “And he wrote me back, ‘You better get ready.’ It’s just a little family love.” Peterson said he and McFadden speak about two or three times a week, and he said
he feels more confident in trash talking his older cousin since they will face off in Baton Rouge this season. “Last year I was giving him a little earful of what was going to happen,” Peterson said. “It so happened we did come out with a victory. I’m in my backyard this year, so I can talk a little more with my crowd behind me.” But trash talking between the cousins is not limited to football. “I’d say I’m the better basketball player, but I’ll give air hockey to him,” Peterson AUBURN, see page 14
‘[Patrick and I] have family members in front of us who played great football ... I wanted to make my own name — I wanted to be Walter McFadden and get my own interceptions and make my own history.’ Walter McFadden Auburn senior cornerback
The countdown to college basketball is officially underway, as national media had their first glimpse of the Southeastern Conference at SEC Basketball Media Day on Thursday in Birmingham, Ala. LSU women’s basketball coach Van Chancellor and senior guard Allison Hightower addressed the media after voters picked the Lady Tigers to win the conference. “We are going to go as far as our offense will carry us,” Chancellor said. “We have a team that plays hard. I really like it. It is a lot of fun to be around.” The Lady Tigers are the league favorites for the first time in the media poll’s 20-year history. The team hopes to continue its momentum from last season’s fast finish, when it won five-straight games to close out the regular season and advanced to the second round of both the SEC and NCAA tournaments. “They understand what it is like going on the road in the SEC,” Chancellor said of his players. “They have a good concept of the ideas of what we are doing and what we are about.” LSU returns four starters — led by Hightower — after suffering growing pains in last year’s 19-11 campaign. “We struggled a little bit in the beginning last year,” Hightower said. “We picked it up at the end of the year and were able to build great team chemistry. We hope to continue to have the success that we did at the BASKETBALL, see page 14
SOCCER
Gators overcome LSU, 4-0, improve SEC standing Tigers face South Carolina on Sunday By David Helman Sports Writer
Florida has always been the measuring stick for the LSU soccer team, and the Gators proved to be too much once again on Thursday night. Florida (12-4-2, 6-1-2) raced to two first-half goals and never looked back in a 4-0 win against LSU.
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‘I couldn’t imagine us playing this poorly wherever the game was played.’ Brian Lee
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“Florida showed great effort tonight,” said LSU coach Brian Lee. “For whatever reason we came out pretty flat tonight ... I couldn’t imagine us playing this poorly wherever
the game was played.” The Tigers (10-4-3, 6-2-1) had a chance to take the top spot in the Southeastern Conference heading into the night. Instead LSU’s record against Florida falls to 0-10-2 alltime. The Gators’ defense suffocated LSU from the very get-go. The Tigers managed just six shots all night long, with four of those being on target. Florida freshman midfielder Barney McKenzie started the rout SOCCER, see page 13
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LSU senior midfielder Melissa Clarke tackles Mississippi State freshman midfielder Monica Alvarado Oct. 18 during LSU’s 4-0 win against Mississippi State.
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VOLLEYBALL
Tigers try to avenge only conference loss at Kentucky Team cracks top 20 in polls By Rob Landry Sports Contributor
The No. 20 LSU volleyball team is currently riding an eightmatch winning streak, its longest since a 13-match streak in 2006. LSU (15-4, 9-1) will travel to Lexington, Ky., to square off against No. 7 Kentucky (19-2, 9-1) Saturday night. On Sept. 20, the Wildcats handed LSU its last loss and only defeat so far in Southeastern Conference play. But the Tigers are trying to do more than just extend their winning streak this weekend. They are out to avenge the three-set loss Kentucky handed them in the PMAC and also snap a three-match losing streak to the Wildcats. “We’re really excited to play them again,” said senior middle blocker Brittnee Cooper. “We’re seeking revenge, and if we have the same confidence level that we’ve had the past couple weekends, we’ll do a good job.” LSU coach Fran Flory said she feels the Tigers are out not as much for revenge but to redeem themselves from a lackluster first performance against Kentucky. “I think they feel like they didn’t perform at a very high level when we played Kentucky here,” Flory said. “It was honestly, probably our most disappointing match of the year.” While the Tigers are out
looking for some redemption, Kentucky is looking to get back on the winning track. The Wildcats lost a four-set match at home to Tennessee on Wednesday night. “It’s about executing, and we did not do that last night,” Kentucky coach Craig Skinner said. “I thought Tennessee did that better than us, which was the difference in the match.” Flory said LSU will have its hands full with the Wildcats’ size and speed. “They truly have no weaknesses,” Flory said. “They’re long; they’re athletic; they outreach your blocking and your hitting. You have to be very good at lining up
on their hitters in establishing the first line of defense.” The Tigers will also try to slow down Kentucky senior libero BriAnne Sauer. Sauer had a career high 35 digs Wednesday. LSU will travel to Knoxville, Tenn., to face Tennessee on Monday. The Tigers defeated the Volunteers in five sets Sept. 18 in the PMAC. But Tennessee has won nine of its past 10 matches since the loss to LSU, including Wednesday’s victory at Kentucky. “Tennessee is very good,” Flory said. “And I’m not sure that Tennessee is getting the credit they
deserve.” LSU sophomore libero Lauren Waclawczyk said Tennessee is a scrappy team, and LSU has to be ready for a tough match. “They’re a bunch of fighters. I think that’s what they’re known for,” Waclawczyk said. “So hopefully we’ll come out at the beginning and not give them any hope.” The Tigers fell to the Volunteers in three sets in last season’s match in Knoxville. Though the Tigers have been playing exceptionally well lately, the team is still looking to fine tune some aspects of its game. “We have to get better blocking and play at a faster pace than
we did this past weekend,” Flory said. “Kentucky and Tennessee play a little faster system than Arkansas and Ole Miss did.” Even with revenge on their minds, the Tigers know this match is simply one out of 20 that make up the SEC slate. “We’re all pumped, but it is just one match,” Waclawczyk said. “It’s not the national championship. It is just another SEC match, another win we are going to have to get under our belts to get our SEC championship.” Contact Rob Landry at rlandry@lsureveille.com
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Senior middle blocker Brittnee Cooper spikes the ball against South Carolina on Oct. 9 in the PMAC. The Tigers beat the Gamecocks, 3-0.
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BASEBALL
Mainieri to be inducted into St. Thomas hall of fame Winningest coach in school history By Andy Schwehm Sports Writer
LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri will be inducted into the St. Thomas University Sports Hall of Fame in a ceremony that will be held Nov. 1. Mainieri coached St. Thomas from 1983-1988, leading his teams to a 179-121-1 record and becoming the winningest coach in St. Thomas history. The team’s 37 wins in 1984 set a school record, as Mainieri was named to the Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year. St. Thomas averaged 30 wins per season under Mainieri, after averaging just 18 in the previous six years. In addition, Mainieri had four of his teams ranked in the NCAA Division-II top 10. Fifteen of his former players entered professional baseball. Mainieri will serve as the keynote speaker for the event, which will serve as the first major fundraiser in the newlybuilt Fernandez Family Center for Leadership and Wellness on the campus of St. Thomas. “You know, I feel like I’m too young to be inducted into hall of fames,” Mainieri said. “But I’ve always been a person that has been
very grateful to the people and places that have given me opportunities.” Mainieri added St. Thomas helped shape him into the coach he is today. “We had very few resources there, so you had to be a jack of all trades,” Mainieri said. “I coached the team, but I was also the groundskeeper, the sports information director and the promotion guy. I had to do it all, but it’s a great thing for a young coach because it gives you a great feeling for the entire program.” The 2009 National Coach of the Year will be the fourth member of the St. Thomas Sports Hall of Fame, joining Ken Stibler, first
athletic director and men’s basketball coach; Marinka Bisceglia, a softball standout, and John Batule, standout basketball player. Mainieri will also be inducted into the Christopher Columbus Catholic High School (Miami, Fla.) Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, which is his high school alma mater and where his coaching career began as an assistant baseball and football coach. Mainieri said he is appreciative of the honors, but he gave credit to his former players and assistants for getting him where he is today. “When you are a young coach starting out, you wonder if one day
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LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri will be inducted into the St. Thomas University Sports Hall of Fame on Nov. 1.
you can be recognized for having a good career, but when you get older you start to realize that those things don’t mean that much to you personally,” Mainieri said. “What means more are the relationships you build over the course of time, and you are very humble because you
realize you’ve had success because of the opportunities others have given you.”
Contact Andy Schwehm at aschwehm@lsureveille.com
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SWIMMING AND DIVING
LSU hosts reigning national champions in Natatorium Auburn continues season without Quick By Katherine Terrell Sports Contributor
Two Tiger teams will battle it out in the LSU Natatorium at 2:30 p.m. today when the LSU swimming and diving team hosts Auburn. Despite sharing a mascot, the two teams have traveled very different paths to get to their meeting today.
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‘It’s very hard to see the negative when there’s so much positive Richard gave us.’ Brett Hawke
Auburn swim coach
Auburn has faced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows over the past year. The men’s team experienced the thrill of
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Teammates cheer on freshman Andrei Tuomola on Oct. 16 while he swims the 100 yard freestyle at their meet in the LSU Natatorium.
victory last spring when it won its 15th Southeastern Conference title and eighth national title. But the members of the team faced the agony of defeat this summer when they lost their head coach. Richard Quick passed away June 10 after a six-month battle with inoperable brain cancer, leaving behind a legacy of 13 NCAA titles at Stanford and Auburn, along with the numerous accolades he achieved as a coach during six different Summer Olympics. New coach Brett Hawke said the team is trying to focus on the positive things Quick taught them despite the tough situation. “It was a devastating loss for us losing Richard over the summer,” Hawke said. “It’s very hard to see the negative when there’s so much positive Richard gave us. We’re really trying to focus on those things and embrace his life and the qualities of his life.” After Quick was diagnosed with brain cancer in December 2008, Hawke was promoted to co-head coach, where he shared the responsibilities with Quick. Hawke said transition was smooth, and the loss has only made the team stronger. “It’s made us hungry, and that’s affected us in a positive
way,” Hawke said. “That’s the beauty of Richard Quick. He just had the ability to do that even in his death.” As the Auburn team starts a new chapter, returning to LSU brings Hawke full circle. LSU
coach Adam Schmitt coached Hawke when he was a swimmer at Auburn. “It’ll be strange,” Hawke said of returning as head coach. SWIMMING, see page 13
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GOLF
McChrystal returns to Lady Tigers Men’s team to host tournament Mon. By Luke Johnson Sports Contributor
The LSU women’s golf team will be in Wilmington, N.C., this weekend to compete in the Landfall Tradition at Landfall Country Club’s Pete Dye course for its final tournament of the fall semester. The Lady Tigers will play against a stacked field which includes defending NCAA champion and No. 1 Arizona State, No. 6 Southern California, No. 7 UCLA, No. 9 Denver, and Southeastern Conference rivals No. 5 Georgia and No. 10 Alabama. The tournament is hosted by North Carolina-Wilmington. The par 72, 6,325-yard course was designed by and named after the legendary course designer Pete Dye, whose most famous course is TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. The course will also serve as the site of the 2010 NCAA Women’s Championship which will be held May 1621. The Lady Tigers are competing less than a week after claiming an 11th-place finish in the MercedesBenz Intercollegiate. Junior Megan McChrystal and sophomore Tessa Teachman, LSU’s scoring leaders this season, missed
the tournament with the flu. The two stars missing wasn’t as bad as it could have been for the Lady Tigers. Juniors Lindy LaBauve and Abby Oberthier filled in for LSU and each responded by posting 12over par 228s, one shot off the team lead. Teachman is still not well enough to compete this weekend, but All-American McChrystal will return to boost the Lady Tiger lineup. McChrystal will be joined by LaBauve, Oberthier, junior Amalie Valle and freshman Mary Michael Maggio. “This is going to be a good test for us,” said LSU women’s coach Karen Bahnsen in a news release. “We will learn a lot about the course we plan to play on next May, and we hope to finish our fall portion of the season on a good note. We won’t have Tessa [Teachman] for this event, but that’s okay. We want her healthy and at her best for the spring.” MEN’S TEAM HOSTS DAVID TOMS INTERCOLLEGIATE The LSU men’s golf team will host a tournament for the first time since October 2004 when it hosts the David Toms Intercollegiate, Monday Oct. 26 at the Country Club of Louisiana. The Tigers host a 14-team field which includes SEC rivals Auburn, Mississippi State and Ole Miss and in-state rivals Louisiana-Lafayette and Louisiana Tech.
“This is my fifth year here and my first home event, so I’m looking forward to it,” said LSU men’s coach Chuck Winstead. “Hopefully, our guys will take advantage of playing on their own course.” Winstead said the real advantage of playing at home doesn’t lie only with knowledge of when to take a chance and knowing how the greens break. “If it is windy outside, if the conditions happen where the wind direction starts changing, that’s where the real advantage is.” Winstead said. “Our guys have played the course in every condition.” Winstead is counting on the continued solid contributions of juniors Andrew Loupe and John Peterson as well as the recent strong play of junior Clayton Rotz. Loupe and Peterson have finished every tournament for the Tigers this season as the team’s top two scorers with the exception of last week’s Brickyard Collegiate Championship. At that tournament, Rotz fired an even-par 144 to beat Peterson and Loupe by two and three strokes, respectively. “It’s easy for me to point out Clayton Rotz,” said Winstead. “He’s really starting to find his game, he had the lowest score on the team for our last event.” Contact Luke Johnson at ljohnson@lsureveille.com
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2009 SWIMMING, from page 11
“It’s just good that it can come full circle. I’m really excited to get back and spend some time with him.” Schmitt, who coached three members of Auburn’s staff, said it is funny to see his swimmers return as coaches. “It kind of makes you feel old,” Schmitt said. “But it’s kind of cool to see someone you coached be successful.” Schmitt said Auburn is going to be strong competition and a good opportunity for LSU’s young swimmers to learn how to step up in a meet. “Even when I coached there, they were winning national titles,” Schmitt said. “They’ve got some of the best athletes in the world.” Schmitt said his team had some great swims in last week’s
SOCCER, from page 7
in a timely manner, as she headed in her fourth goal of the year from close range after a missed clearance by LSU just four minutes into the game. “They scored on a corner, and we had a chance to clear it but just shanked it toward our own goal,” Lee said. “Florida just won corners and headers all night. It was a great performance for them.” Sophomore midfielder Sarah Chapman doubled the Gators’ lead 15 minutes before halftime when she headed in a free kick from senior defender Lauren ‘It’s going Hyde. LSU sophoto be a fight more midfielder to keep Taryne Bouourselves dreau and semidfielder alive for the nior Melissa Clarke SEC and the found shots on SEC West.’ goal in between scores but could not spark one of Brian Lee LSU soccer coach the comebacks the Tigers have grown accustomed to this season. “Across the board it was just a poor performance — the defense and the offense,” Lee said. “We just have to flush it and try again on Sunday.” The Gators put the score out of reach early in the second half when Florida freshman forward Brooke Thigpen took a pass just inside the LSU penalty box, pivoted and converted a 12-yard shot into a threegoal lead. McKenzie put a cap on a great night for the Gators when she added her second of the night — and fifth of the season — for a 4-0 final margin. The Tigers don’t have long to lick their wounds upon returning to Baton Rouge. The next opponent
meet. Sophomore Mary Beck was named national swimmer of the week, while swimmer Andrei Tuomola and diver Rebecca St. Germain were named SEC Freshmen of the Week. Beck broke the school record in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1 minute, 57.45 seconds. She also had the second-fastest time in school history in the 200 individual medley, along with winning the 200 freestyle. Tuomola raced in the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle, winning both. He also led off the winning 400 freestyle relay. St. Germain swept her diving events and qualified for the NCAA Zone Diving Regional. Sophomore Brian Gemberling said the team is pretty happy with its performance from last week and is hoping to continue its success this weekend. “I feel like we’re bringing
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it each time,” Gemberling said. “We know what we have to do, and I feel like we’re performing to our best ability every time we go out there.” Gemberling said he is glad to be swimming this meet at home. “It’s our house,” Gemberling said. “We know everything about this place. It’s definitely going to give us an advantage.” Auburn returns strong teams for the new season. The men return 20 letter winners and 12 AllAmericans from a team that won the SEC and the national championship. The women, who placed second in the SEC and 6th in the NCAAs, return 15 letter winners and seven All-Americans. MAGGIE BOWLES / The Daily Reveille
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LSU freshman Andrei Tuomola swims the 200 yard breastroke Oct. 16 during the Tigers’ meet against Tennessee in the LSU Natatorium. The Tigers lost, 134-166.
‘Across the board it was just a poor performance — the defense and the offense.’ Brian Lee
LSU soccer coach
on the slate is No. 9 South Carolina, which began the night tied with LSU for first in the SEC. The Gamecocks defeated Arkansas, 2-0, on Thursday, and could take a decisive lead in the conference title race with a win Sunday. Ole Miss also won Thursday night, cutting LSU’s lead in the SEC West to two points with just two games to play. “We’re going to find out a lot about ourselves,” Lee said. “It’s going to be a fight to keep ourselves alive for the SEC and the SEC West.” The game is scheduled for Sunday, giving LSU a day longer than usual to recooperate for the Gamecocks. “It’s definitely going to take the fatigue out of it,” Lee said. “The
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LSU sophomore midfielder Taryne Boudreau chases down a ball in front of Mississippi State freshman midfielder Monica Alvarado and LSU senior midfielder Melissa Clarke on Oct. 18 in the Tigers’ 4-0 win against the Bulldogs.
extra day will probably make the quality of matches better across the SEC, because fatigue plays such a big factor in conference play.”
Contact David Helman at dhelman@lsureveille.com
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end of last season.” Hightower was the lopsided favorite for preseason SEC Player of the Year and was selected first-team All-SEC on Tuesday. Sophomore forward LaSondra Barrett joined Hightower for preseason honors, as she was selected second-team All-SEC. “People have a lot of confidence in us. We want to continue to work hard and not really worry about the preseason rankings right now,” Hightower said. The defending SEC champion LSU men’s team didn’t meet with as much fanfare, as Kentucky dominated the proceedings after hiring John Calipari and bringing in the nation’s best recruiting class during the offseason. “We don’t feel slighted at all,” said LSU senior forward Tasmin Mitchell. “They have the No. 1 recruiting class and a good coach coming in. Of course the media is going to talk about them. We do not feel intimidated or neglected at all.” Mitchell made the trip to Birmingham with LSU men’s coach Trent Johnson after media selected the Tigers to finish fourth in the SEC West on Tuesday. Kentucky failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament for the first time in 18 years last season but has been predicted as the runaway favorite for league champion after hiring Calipari from Memphis. The return of junior forward Patrick Patterson, who was selected as preseason Player of the Year, is a big boost to the Wildcats’ resurgence.
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‘For me and the players, we are just looking forward to the challenges ...’ Trent Johnson
LSU men’s basketball coach
The addition of highly touted freshman guard John Wall doesn’t hurt either. Wall was selected second-team All-SEC without playing a minute for Kentucky. The Tigers’ own low standing — just one year removed from winning the regular season conference title — likely has a lot to do with Johnson’s task of effectively replacing three senior starters. “We were a very good team last year and should be a very good team again this season,” Johnson said. “For me and the players, we are just looking forward to the challenges that this league presents.” Mitchell, himself a fifth-year senior, will be paramount to bringing along a young LSU team. He was selected preseason second-team AllSEC after averaging 16.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game last season. “This is a whole new team,” Mitchell said. “We lost some great guys last year, but this is another team. We are trying to make our own identity.”
Contact David Helman at dhelman@lsureveille.com
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said. The cousins gave different answers about who was the leader at NCAA Football on PlayStation. “He thinks he’s better than me, but I end up always winning,” Peterson said. But McFadden has a different opinion. “I’ve been whooping his butt lately,” McFadden said. “[Peterson] was a guru before when he used to play all day. I think I’m leading in wins right now.” Football blood runs deeper into the McFadden-Peterson clan — another cousin, Bryant McFadden, was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2005 and is now a cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals. Walter McFadden said football observers originally knew him as “Bryant McFadden’s cousin” when he was in high school, but he worked to establish his own legacy as a McFadden cornerback. “[Patrick and I] have family members in front of us who played great football,” Walter McFadden said. “By the time we got to high school, I didn’t want to be like Bryant. I wanted to make my own name — I wanted to be Walter McFadden and get my own interceptions and make my own history.” Walter graduated from Ely High School three years before Peterson. He leads Auburn with
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two interceptions this season and administration last spring. His mother hopes Walter can one day is sixth in tackles with 24. As an Auburn Tiger, Mc- get his master’s degree in busiFadden has five interceptions, ness, and she said he would make including one returned for a 93- a great asset working in the comyard touchdown in 2007, and 65 munity. “He says to me if [an NFL tackles. His mother, Ella, said the career] happens, it happens, but beginning of Walter’s Auburn if not he can go on to something career was “a challenge” for her in business,” Ella McFadden because he was redshirted as a said. “He can see himself wearing a suit. He is freshman and did well-loved ... and not start immedihe wants to give ately. back to the com“Had he gone munity.” to other schools This is the like Michigan last time Walter State or Florida, McFadden will they told me he play college footwould have been ball against Pata starting cornerrick Peterson. But back right away,” Walter McFadden that doesn’t mean Ella McFadden Auburn senior cornerback the family rivalry said. “I always tell him to play the game he loves is over — certainly not this weekand don’t worry about anybody end. “I need to wear yellow else ... but he gets the job done as and purple on one side and ora shut-down corner.” Ella McFadden said she ange and blue on the other side knew her oldest son would be [on Saturday],” Ella McFadden in good hands at Auburn when said. “Family feud is going on a former coach Tommy Tuberville lot right now. I really don’t care made a promise to her during the [who wins], as long as they play the game they love.” recruiting process. “Coach Tuberville just promised [Walter] would eventually start, but he would graduate and get his degree,” she said. “The other schools, all they wanted to talk about was football, football, football. Auburn was the only one that focused on his education.” Contact Rachel Whittaker at Walter McFadden got his rwhittaker@lsureveille.com undergraduate degree in public
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‘I’ve been whooping [Peterson’s] butt lately ... I think I’m leading in wins right now.’
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2009 REGAN, from page 5
praised Comedy Central specials: 2008’s “The Epitome of Hyperbole” and 2007’s “Brian Regan Standing Up.” “The honesty of the whole situation is what I love so much — it keeps me in comedy,” Regan said. “Few people fake laughing, so you know if they are laughing, then it’s good. If they aren’t, then you are in trouble. There really isn’t anything hidden.” Regan said while he is a “clean” comedian, people would be horrified to know what goes on in his mind. But Regan said he usually doesn’t transfer these thoughts into his routine. “Most of this off-color humor is just attention grabbers,” Regan
TAILGATE, from page 4
safe upper limit of carbon dioxide parts per million in our atmosphere. The atmosphere is currently at 390 parts per million, she said. Boy Skipsey said the Kyoto Protocol, which President George W. Bush did not sign, will expire in 2012, and the world leaders will meet to craft a new global treaty on cutting emissions. “The problem is that the treaty is not strong enough yet,” she said. “This movement wants to create a sense of urgency for our planet.” Ohlsen said people all over the world hold an event, protest or campaign on this day to create awareness of the amount of carbon emissions. ECO is partnering with Repower Louisiana, a state branch of Repower America, a campaign focused on passing comprehensive federal clean energy legislation. Repower America is part of the Alliance for Climate Protection organization founded by former Vice President Al Gore. “[Repower Louisiana is] a campaign, and we’re pushing for clean energy legislations this year,” said Ashley Braquet, Repower Louisiana representative and University of LouisianaLafayette architecture graduate student. Jack Harris, Repower Louisiana state communications director, said Repower America’s goal is to get comprehensive federal clean energy legislation passed in both houses of congress and signed by President Obama before the December 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Braquet said the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act just hit the senate. At 3 p.m. on Saturday, the volunteers of the green tailgate will pose for a picture with all the bags of recycling they collected and a 350.org sign. Ohlsen said they will submit the picture to the 350 campaign. “Our hope, for future campus events, is that people will recycle on their own,” Ohlsen said.
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‘Few people fake laughing, so you know if they are laughing, then it’s good.’ Brian Regan
comedian said. “The cleaner comedy were the jokes I preferred doing anyway.” Regan said he gets more compliments for his cleaner comedy and wants to keep that form of comedy standard in his routine. Regan said so many comedians try to push their routines in the direction they want them to go, and often it doesn’t work
VEGETARIAN, from page 3
vegetarian during her junior year of high school but recently began eating chicken in the last two weeks. “It’s just really hard to find vegetarian food on campus,” she said. Amanda DiCarlo, kinesiology freshman, said she finds she
as well. A tip to budding Baton Rouge comedians: find your own style, he said. “Too many people try to find their ‘voice’ too soon,” Regan said. “Just whatever you think of, throw it in there.” Many comedians are making the move to TV, but Regan said he doesn’t have any solid ambitions to change his life just yet and doesn’t see himself quitting very soon. “It’s all about coming out and having a good time for me,” Regan said. “If a show happened I wouldn’t complain, but right now I’m happy coming out to perform. I guess it’s the thrill.” Contact Jake Clapp at jclapp@lsureveille.com gets a lot of nutrients from meat. But Waldron said vegetarians can maintain healthy lifestyles by finding proteins in other foods like peanut butter, beans and rice.
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Friday, October 23, 2009
FREKE FRIDAY
Films tackle relationship between law and justice
Two films — one playing in cinemas and another recently released on DVD — tackle the relationship between law and justice, prison and freedom. The first one, “Law Abiding Citizen,” now in theaters, is a revenge flick starring Gerard Butler (“300”), and Jamie Foxx (“Ray”). Clyde Shelton’s (Butler) home is invaded by two burglars who kill Shelton’s wife and daughter. After their arrests, one of the suspects agrees to testify against the other for a plea deal. Hotshot Assistant District Attorney Nick Rice (Foxx) makes the bargain without consulting Shelton, who, not surprisingly is devastated. The stage then gets set for a highlight reel of biblical barbarism. Ten years later, all the players in the Shelton saga are being knocked off in horribly inventive ways. Shelton is arrested for their murders and remains in custody, but the bodies keep falling. The prison walls seem incapable of damming Shelton’s bloodthirsty
quest for closure. “Law Abiding Citizen” is in love with its mayhem and gets self-indulgent with its use of violence. But it’s a satisfying thriller on the whole — predictable, but suspenseful until it careens into a formulaic ending. Unlike other films in the genre — for instance “Taken” or “Kill Bill” — it’s interested in more than just kills. “I want you to see the principle,” Shelton informs Rice. Shelton philosophizes with a shotgun. “I will bring this whole system down you,” he bellows. The film glances at our legal infrastructure and wonders whether one could reliably find justice through a court sentence. Can a 20-year jail term excluding parole make up for the loss of a loved one? In a sense, “Law Abiding Citizen” has an uncanny resemblance to the exemplar of all revenge fantasies, “The Count of Monte Cristo.” Shelton began as Edmond Dantes, but returned as
the Count, the mysterious avenger with unlimited resources. Like “Law Abiding Citizen,” “Hunger,” a film by firsttime British director Steve McQueen, deals with men in prison. It’s easily the most Freke Ette interesting film I’ve seen this Columnist year. In the ’70s and ’80s, British soldiers imprisoned Irish Provisional Army members during the Northern Ireland conflict. By 1981, several inmates staged a hunger strike to protest conditions in prison and also to gain status as political prisoners. “Hunger” focuses on four characters: a prison guard, two IRA inmates and IRA leader Bobby Sands. Like Gillo Pontecorvo’s “Battle in Algiers,” “Hunger” is unafraid to show those brutal deeds engaged in by the good guys in the
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man retains his freedom even when in chains. So while Sands is shown in a favorable light, it needn’t negate the impact of his crimes — it is possible to respect a man’s convictions, even when we consider them distasteful. The film is relevant in the light of our decision to try Guantanamo Bay inmates on mainland America. Do these enemy combatants deserve the umbrella of American justice? Should the habeas corpus apply to them? Some people don’t think so, hence the similarity between “Hunger” and “Law Abiding Citizen.” There are times when justice can only be found beyond the law.
Freke Ette is a political theory graduate student from Uyo, Nigeria. Follow him on Twitter @ TDR_fette.
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pursuing justice and maintaining law and order. We see the poopinfested cells, the anxiety on the faces of the guards and the indescribable tedium of solitary confinement. McQueen displays impeccable style and is in complete control of the visual medium. From the composition of the shots to the deliberate pacing of the camera as it dutifully tracks along its subjects to the long takes, which seem to meditate on the images, he clearly has an eye for detail. There is a wonderful rhetorical face-off during which Sands and a priest debate the use of starvation as a form of protest. The scene is medium shot and for the most part done in one take — moments like these are the reasons movies are made. “Hunger” doesn’t purport to tell the whole truth about these men or the history that looms above their circumstances. It is interested only in portraits, not fulllife shots. Sands’ example shows
Prof. remembers discrimination
Middleton Library unimpressive
I liked Lindsey Meaux’s story in the Oct. 22 Daily Reveille about Middleton Library. At the time of Middleton Library’s construction in 1958, I was Professor of Forestry at LSU, and I opposed forcible racial segregation. In 1957-58, the Louisiana Legislature went wild trying to preserve racial discrimination against blacks by passing laws. In 1958, the architects had to obey the law on facilities like drinking fountains, so Middleton Library had two side-by-side identical drinking fountains. A sign over one fountain read “White,” and the other fountain had a sign reading “Colored.” Within a couple of days, white students in this new library tore down the “Colored” sign and added a sign under the “White” sign reading “Trash.” It soon became obvious the vast majority of white students at LSU favored desegregation. Every time I go to Middleton Library, I am reminded of the bad old days of racial segregation.
I just finished reading today’s Daily Reveille, and I am in total shock. Middleton is “impressive” and “inspired”? Really? It’s disgusting! Have you been to the third floor stacks lately? You can hardly even navigate the damn place. I just transferred here as a junior, and the library on campus has, without a doubt, been LSU’s biggest disappointment (not that I haven’t encountered plenty of others). If I had a little more time on my hands, I would attempt to write something worthy of putting in your newspaper, but I don’t — so for the love of God, if someone out there with sense does write something on the topic, please print it. It’s completely incomprehensible to me that a university that spends millions of dollars on athletics would pat itself on the back for the atrocity you guys want to call a library. But seriously ... have you been there lately? How could you be remotely proud of that? The resources available? They are great, but it’s just not enough to overshadow the outdated interior and layout. Not for a school this big and with this much money. No way. Brittany Holt religious studies junior
Paul Y. Burns professor emeritus, renewable natural resources
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.”
Fran Lebowitz American author Oct. 27, 1950 — present
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Anti-abortion argument need not be based on fear A woman drowns her 6-month-old baby and is convicted of murder, later to be acquitted after an appeal on grounds of insanity and erroneous testimony. A man convicted of arson and the murder of his wife, daughter and 1-year-old twins is put to death. Both of these trials are recent controversial decisions about the alleged murder of children. Andrea Yates was committed to a mental hospital because she drowned all five of her children in June 2001. Cameron Willingham was put to death by lethal injection for allegedly murdering his family in December 1991. My focus on these cases isn’t the controversy. It’s on the mindset behind the cases, both of which involve an adult being prosecuted for murdering children. The legal system deemed it appropriate to serve punishment
for the murder of innocent chil- U.S. I can imagine liberal and dren, provided it’s true. conservative interpretations of In general, a person’s reaction the constitution epically clashing to news of a woman drowning five on this subject because the word children is disborn may implicgust, severe conitly state unborn By Matthew Lousteau cern or possibly children aren’t Columnist rage. One might citizens, but the call for the death penalty, life in polarization of beliefs or conprison or a doctor’s certificate of cepts leads to the type of progress insanity as well as commitment to we’re seeing in the health care a mental hospital. A discontinuity debate. in law and human beliefs on this Compromise and mediatopic develops when a child has tion of beliefs are thoughtful apnot yet been born. proaches to life. I cannot specuThe 14th amendment to the late about the intentions of the Constitution dictates “No State writers of the amendment, but the shall make or enforce any law current interpretation is dangerwhich shall abridge the privileges ously wrong. or immunities of citizens of the Scientists can attest to the United States; nor shall any State humanity of a “fetus” because deprive any person of life, lib- it contains all of the 23 chromoerty, or property.” The sentence somes needed to create human before this implicates citizens as life from the moment an ovum persons born or naturalized in the is fertilized. The use of the word
fetus is a rhetorical manipulation to detach humanity from the living being in the womb. Abortion, regardless of the time in the pregnancy, stops the progression of life. This fact is irrefutable. The current interpretation of the 14th amendment implies the unborn child is not a citizen. The different reactions to the “termination” (more rhetoric to dissociate humanity) of a 2-monthold “fetus” and the murder of a 6-month-old baby is baffling. What difference is made in 13 months? This time-based line in the sand of life is ridiculous. Should we push the “beginning” of life back to 18 to prevent non-productive and undesirable members of society from entering the adult world? Of course we shouldn’t! Defining when life starts and stops, after its initiation, is a
our two-party, balance of power system, but somehow this fervor for balance has morphed and decayed. I reconsidered all the news again with fresh eyes, and I don’t see the intentions used by commentators to validate their positions. I feel like I’ve been used by a system to feed a media giant. I am a consumer who has been fed and manipulated. My emotions ... my fears for myself, my family, and my country. I guess “debate” has degenerated into “hate”.” -Tom Williams
hypocritical, bigoted,” they had this to say:
scary, slippery slope. Rape and high-risk pregnancies are major defenses of abortion and serious matters deserving special discussion. Morality very commonly falls in a gray area, but one moral philosophy dictates the end justifies the means. It can’t. The well-being of mother and baby, in the cases of rape and high-risk pregnancies, are impossible to dictate an end-all, be-all policy. Efforts should be made to save both whenever possible. Why should you care? It’s the responsibility of each human to care for the well being of others, and apathy is a scary virus spreading across the nation especially upon this topic.
Contact Matthew Lousteau at mlousteau@lsureveille.com
WEB COMMENTS Those commenting on the Daily Reveille’s Web site, lsureveille.com, have been busy this week. Here’s what they’re saying about the columns that appeared in the paper this past week: In response to opinion editor Matthew Albright’s column, “Child’s question to Obama highlights nation’s hate,” they had this to say: “Oh, here comes Liberal Albright! Oh boo-hoo, people hate Hussein! Boo-Hoo! The kid’s question is so completely childish and idiotic it doesn’t even bear repeating. Gimme a break. Albright — I would say that your mentality is on the same level as that kid’s — 100% puerile. I can’t stand Hussein — he’s bringing down our country. Of course people can “hate” — there are gazillions of things in this imperfect world worthy of being hated. For example, I feel sure you hate Nazis. What if you could only like or love Nazis, Albright, because hate wasn’t allowed? Man, do you have a brain? And right, Hussein doesn’t deserve any Nobel prize — he hasn’t done anything! Oh, I guess he’s black, well, that’s something. What an inane, totally inane column written by someone on the same intellectual level as that kid. Pitiful. Pitiful and pathetic. So Albright.” -Liberal Claptrap “Your article just stopped me in my tracks today. It was mostly the word ‘hate.’ Up until this point, I have considered all political convictions and oppositions as a necessary part of
In response to columnist Stephen Schmitz’s column,
“Physical appearances are, should be used to judge,” they had this to say: “How about hating lazy people instead of ugly people? Ugly people can’t help being ugly. Lazy people can help being overweight, having greasy hair, smelling bad, etc.” -the rec is free “Amen! I hate fat people!” -Fried Rice In response to columnist Daniel Morgan’s column, “Selflessness isn’t a virtue; it’s
“Sadly, you don’t possess the intellectual acumen to write on such a complicated subject overflowing with abstractions. Perhaps you should try and read a little Ayn Rand, and thereby improve your mind. Also, what are all these monotonous one-lines? Ever heard of paragraphs? If anyone can figure out your thesis through all of this convoluted and incoherent “thinking,” more power to ‘em. Frankly, it’s not worth the effort. So childish.”
-Tiger Tea “So why would thousands sacrifice their life in combat so that you at home can write articles like this? Certainly not selfpreservation. Very bold generalizations.” -whodat What do you think? Let your opinions be heard on our Web site, lsureveille.com, where you’ll find all the columns you see in The Daily Reveille. Tell us what you think!
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Dan Thomas, chair of biological and agricultural engineering, agreed agricultural students would receive less hands-on training but said it was not uncommon for such units to combine during economic crunches. Federal budget constraints were the leading cause of the consolidation, Thomas said. He said once a unit falls below a “certain critical mass” of scientists — usually four — the USDA generally recombines a smaller unit with a larger one. Daigle said researchers will now focus on the soil and water economic elements of sugar cane biofuel, the focus of the Houma unit. The unit will continue its partnership with the University in Houma and still maintain several of the sites used to study water and soil. Contact Adam Duvernay at aduvernay@lsureveille.com
TUITION, from page 1
said in a statement. The University’s tuition and fees total $5,233 for the 2009-10 school year — more than $2,000 less than the $7,668 average for the universities of Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Faculty Senate president Kevin Cope said the rating could be a double-edged sword. “The ‘best value’ rating is a mixed signal in a sense in that it shows the University is doing a lot economically but that condition is not a sustainable one,” Cope said. Martin said the University is one of the most efficiently run in Louisiana. Data shows state institutions put about an average of 55 percent of their budgets into academic programs, while the University dedicates about 68 percent, he said. “The University’s ranking on the list is a testament to the impor-
tance of the University’s dedicated students and faculty to the state,” Martin said, and he hopes the ranking shows the legislature its commitment to the University is vital. “[The legislature has] been able to build a very successful program that is highly accessible, and we should keep it that way,” he said. “The state of Louisiana has benefitted enormously from having a great flagship university that doesn’t prevent anyone from attending because of finances.” Sarah Tanksley, psychology sophomore, said one reason she chose to come to the University was the quality of education and the affordable price. She took classes at the University of West Georgia in high school and said it doesn’t compare to LSU. “The quality wasn’t as good as this,” she said. “I’ve had a better experience taking regular classes here than honors classes there.” Brenda Bergeron, food science
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‘The education LSU gives its students is worth so much more than we charge for it.’ Michael Martin chancellor
freshman, said she came to the University from out of state because her major is not offered everywhere, and the University has a quality program. One reason the University may not be able to keep up that quality is budget cuts, which could hurt faculty salaries, Martin said. Cope also recognized that problem, saying it is typical in the academic world for there to be “faculty attrition” if two or more years go by without raises. Contact Ryan Buxton at rbuxton@lsureveille.com
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This matchup has also been a Saturday headliner virtually every season in the decade, as at least one of the teams was ranked each season and both teams were ranked in the past six games. The games have proven to be worth the hype, as the average margin of victory in the last five matches is four points. “For one, it’s a rivalry game,” said LSU junior linebacker Kelvin Sheppard. “Auburn is a tough team no matter what year it is. You can’t look at their record because when you get on the field you are going to see a great, well-coached football team.” LSU will enter the game coming off a bye week after falling victim to Florida, 13-3. Florida was No. 1 in all polls at the time but has since fallen to No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25. The Tigers are 2-2 under Miles coming off a bye, and Miles feels the extra week of preparation has helped the team to both get over the Florida loss and get ready for Auburn. “We got a lot accomplished … during the open date,” Miles said. “Our guys came to work and worked awfully hard. The point at this point in the season is the team that improves the most from this point forward has every opportunity to be in the title game, and I think they went to work that way.” Auburn comes into the weekend riding a two game losing streak after beginning the season 5-0. Its most recent loss was Saturday against Kentucky, a 21-14 upset at home. “We’ve got our work cut out for us Saturday night,” Auburn coach Gene Chizik said in a teleconference. “[LSU] is a big, physical team.” Auburn also boasts the No. 2 rushing attack in the Southeastern Conference with 247.3 yards per game in their power spread offense. “Auburn has always been a downhill, smash mouth football team,” Sheppard said. “[This season] they just took that and they expanded on it with some misdirection [plays] and things like that.” Sheppard said Auburn will come into Tiger Stadium with a chip on its back with the two losses. “Auburn feels — and they have good reason to feel — that they can just overpower everyone,” Sheppard said. “They definitely have the talent there, so you have to be ready to play against them.” LSU will once again face a first year head coach — Chizik. The Tigers already faced Steve Sarkisian (Washington) and Dan Mullen (Mississippi State) and won both of those games. The Tigers will also enter the matchup with a different starting quarterback for the fourth consecutive year: JaMarcus Russell (2006), Matt Flynn (2007), Jarrett Lee (2008) and Jordan Jefferson (2009). Jefferson will look to keep the Tigers from losing back-to-back home games for the first time since 2001, when LSU lost to Florida and Ole Miss. Contact Andy Schwehm at aschwehm@lsureveille.com
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