Music: Ukuleles gain popularity in Baton Rouge and on campus, p. 6
Library: Middleton extends weekend hours, p. 3
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Football: Montgomery, Taylor back on their feet, p. 11 Wednesday, August 24, 2011 • Volume 116, Issue 3
Four players in Shady’s incident questioned by BRPD
Stone: Investigation will lead to arrest Mark Clements Sports Writer
With the LSU football season opener against Oregon just 10 days away, the investigation into the incident at Shady’s Bar last Friday could come down to the wire.
Sgt. Don Stone, Baton Rouge Polics Department spokesman, said the investigation could last up to 7 to 10 more days and was confident the investigation would lead to an arrest. “We have physical evidence. We have people that have been beaten, and we have a medical report,” Stone said. “If the evidence supports the allegations made against these four individuals – the football players – or anyone else that may come up, someone
will be charged.” The four LSU players connected with the incident met with investigators Tuesday morning, but none were arrested, according to BRPD. Senior quarterback Jordan Jefferson, freshman wide receiver Jarvis Landry, sophomore linebacker Josh Johns and sophomore offensive lineman Chris Davenport all met with police downtown, received their Miranda rights and gave statements about the
A shot up the polls
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3. University of Mississippi
2. University of Georgia
7. Penn State University
11. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
12. Syracuse University
5. University of California
8. Florida State University
6. West Virginia University
9. University of Florida
13. Louisiana State University
10. University of Texas, Austin
14. University of Wisconsin
Kate Mabry Staff Writer
The Princeton Review annually lists the Top 20 Party Schools in the U.S., and this year, LSU regained its party-school status when it was ranked No. 13 after three years off the list. The Princeton Review said its rankings come from surveying over 122,000 students at more than 370 colleges around the country based on alcohol and drug usage, hours of studying daily and the popularity of Greek life. This year, Ohio University in Athens was ranked No. 1 on the list with the University of Georgia and University of Mississippi in Oxford Shindigs following close beOhio University, the No. 1 party school, has since the hind. ’70s made a tradition of “rowdy Halloween bashes” In 2009, Pennthat attract at least 20,000 to downtown Athens. sylvania State University reached No. 1 Tailgating while the University University of Georgia and Ole Miss, No. 2 and 3, of Georgia stepped respectively, both boast tailgating and prominent up to take its place in Greek Life as reasons to party. 2010. City life Although LSU No. 5 school, University of California, located in has remained off the scenic Santa Barbara, is a mere 40 miles from Princeton Review’s beaches dubbed “a surfer’s paradise.” list since 2007, the University held the title of Top Party School in 2000. Many students at LSU are glad to hear that the University is back on the list. Ashley McCay, psychology sophomore, said she doesn’t believe LSU’s ranking on the list proves negative for the University’s reputation. 15. DePauw “I think No. 13 is about right,” McUniversity Cay said. Philip Bernard, undeclared freshman, said he thought the University should be ranked higher.
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between the two parties, which has slowed the process. “We have conflicting statements that support one version over the version of the LSU players,” White said. “What we don’t have is a version of an objective third party that has absolutely no ties to either party involved in this incident.” BRPD obtained securitycamera footage from a business INCIDENT, see page 9
OBITUARY
What makes a top party school?
1. Ohio University
4. University of Iowa
altercation. Stone said up to 12 additional witnesses, including more LSU football players, will be asked to speak with investigators soon. “The four football players were there providing us with some additional information and additional persons to talk to,” Stone said. “Some of those are LSU football players.” BRPD Chief of Police Dewayne White said the department has received contradicting stories
PARTY, see page 9
‘Reveille Seven’ member dies at 96 Corbin, others challenged Long Josh Naquin Staff Writer
When journalist Carl Corbin died in New Orleans on Friday at the age of 96, he didn’t just leave behind family and friends — he left a legacy. In 1934, Corbin and six other Reveille staff members and supporters were immersed in controversy when the paper planned to publish a letter CARL CORBIN scrutinizing then-Senator Huey P. Long. Although the letter in question didn’t mention Long by name and was never published, Long worked to censor The Reveille to ensure the paper would never publish a dissenting opinion of him. Three members of the staff resigned from the paper rather than operate under a system which stifled their free speech. They were expelled, along with four other journalCORBIN, see page 8
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INTERNATIONAL
Nation & World
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
NATIONAL
STATE/LOCAL
French Socialists applaud pending demise of Strauss-Kahn case
Woman convicted of child abuse for punishing son with hot sauce
Sen. Vitter endorses Attorney Gen. Caldwell for re-election
PARIS (AP) — France’s Socialists are lauding a move by New York prosecutors to drop the attempted rape case against prominent party figure Dominique Strauss-Kahn, after a stormy two months for the ex-International Monetary Fund chief that upended the French presidential race. A New York judge is expected to dismiss the United States case Tuesday at the request of prosecutors, who expressed concerns about the credibility of the hotel chambermaid who accused him.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaskan woman was convicted Tuesday of misdemeanor child abuse after squirting hot sauce into the mouth of her adopted Russian son as punishment in what prosecutors said was a ploy to get on the “Dr. Phil” TV show. Prosecutors also said defendant Jessica Beagley, 36, of Anchorage made the 7-year-old boy stand in a cold shower when he misbehaved. Both actions were recorded on videotape. East Coast rocked by strongest earthquake since 1944
(AP) — Republican Attorney General Buddy Caldwell’s re-election bid has gotten the backing of U.S. Sen. David Vitter. The Times-Picayune says Vitter cited Caldwell’s opposition to the new federal health care law and his support for tougher immigration enforcement laws among the reasons for the endorsement. Former U.S. Rep. Ahn “Joseph” Cao, a Republican from New Orleans, has announced that he will challenge Caldwell in the Oct. 22 primary. Qualifying for the race is Sept. 6-8.
MINERAL, Va. (AP) — The most powerful earthquake to strike the East Coast in 67 years shook buildings and rattled nerves from Georgia to Maine on Tuesday. Frightened office workers spilled into the streets in New York, and parts of the White House, Capitol and Pentagon were evacuated. There were no reports of deaths or serious injuries. The White House said advisers had told President Barack Obama there were no reports of major damage to the nation’s infrastructure, including airports and nuclear facilities.
(AP) — State environmental regulators have put a Bogalusa paper plant on notice that it is liable for a massive fish kill in the Pearl River, setting in motion the legal process for potentially issuing penalties and fines. The Department of Environmental Quality issued a compliance order Monday and a notice of potential penalty to Temple-Inland for its role in the incident that clogged the Pearl River with thousands of dead fish last week.
Spanish Duchess, 85, to wed man 25 years her junior in October MADRID (AP) — One of Spain’s richest nobles is to marry at the age of 85, wedding a man 25 years her junior despite initial opposition from her children. The Duchess of Alba released a statement Tuesday saying she’ll tie the knot with Alfonso Diez, 60, in early October. He is a civil servant in the government’s social security administration, and this would be her third marriage. Tuesday’s statement did not give an exact date or say where the nuptials will be held.
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A protester holds a newspaper with the photo of alleged Dominique Strauss-Kahn victim Nafissatou Diallo across the street from a court building Monday in New York.
Gadhafi’s invaded military compound included barracks, offices, home TRIPOLI (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi’s main military compound, stormed Tuesday by Libyan rebels, was a sprawling blend of barracks, personal living quarters and offices seen as the most defining symbol of the leader’s nearly 42-year rule. It was surrounded by a high wall fitted with sensors, alarms, and remote-control infrared cameras that constantly scanned the access roads. The video was fed back to a bank of television screens in a main security room.
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LIBRARY
STUDY ABROAD
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Middleton Manship School looking to offer programs in Turkey Four universities extends eyed by faculty weekend hours Paul Braun
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Schedule compared to peer institutions’ Andrea Gallo Staff Writer
Students can peruse books and pore over notes in the haven of Middleton Library during extended weekend hours beginning Saturday. Middleton Library will now be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 11 a.m. to midnight on Sundays. That’s four hours longer than Middleton’s current weekend hours, but the library will still be closed on gameday Saturdays. The time extension was former Student Government President J Hudson and Vice President Dani Borel’s initiative, and Thomas Rodgers, SG director of academics and mass communication junior, helped carry it to fruition. “We will see if this is wellreceived by students and if they come to use the facilities and services during the additional hours,” said Jennifer Cargill, dean of libraries, in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille. Rodgers said he looked at the University’s peer institutions identified in the Flagship 2020 agenda and compared their library hours to the University’s. He observed other institutions had longer weekend hours, and some were open 24 hours. Spencer McNab, landscape architecture graduate student, said he attended the University of Tennessee as an undergraduate, where the library was open 24 hours. He said it was helpful for extra studying, especially before exams. “A lot of our peer institutions have 24-hour libraries, but at this time it’s not feasible, and there’s not demand,” Rodgers said. Lexi Schlamp, undeclared freshman, said the hour change will help serious students who want to devote their weekends to studying or who want to seek help from Middleton’s volumes. Ali LeBlanc, elementary education senior, said as a commuting student, the hour change will not affect her, but it could be beneficial for students living on or near campus. Cargill said the library’s budget will pay for the additional hours, and there should be “minimal impact.”
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The Manship School of Mass Communication is actively pursuing an academic exchange program with Turkish universities after four faculty members visited the country in late May. Ralph Izard, former interim dean; David Kurpius, interim associate vice-chancellor of nrollment; Bob Ritter, Student Media director; and Bob Mann, Reilly Center co-director, spent seven days traveling the country and meeting officials from Fatih University, Mevlana University, Selçuk University and Nigde University. Of the four, Mann says a partnership with Fatih University, a small, private university in Istanbul, is most promising. “One of the reasons why Fatih makes sense for us is that a lot of their instruction is in English,” Mann said. “So the language barrier for an Englishspeaking student would not be as high.” Mann said Fatih has the largest number of international students studying in Turkey. A previous visit to Turkey by Mann on a Baton Rouge economic development trip and the successful internship and budding news career of recent University
graduate Aly Neel generated the Manship School’s interest in Turkey as a potential study abroad destination. Neel, who graduated from the Manship School in fall 2010, interned with the Journalists and Writers Foundation for International Peace and now writes for Today’s Zaman, the largest English newspaper in Turkey. Neel said in an e-mail that Turkey’s role as a strategic partner of the United States, its location as the threshold between Europe and the Middle-East and its status as the fastest growing nation in the world make an understanding of the nation critical to mass communication students. “I, of course, wholeheartedly support any program or initiative that gets more students to a country like Turkey, that, in my opinion, too few really understand,” Neel said. “Sure, you can learn about Turkey in the classroom or by reading a book. And I did both. But actually experiencing Turkey— living in Turkish families’ homes, standing in awe in front of historic gems like Hagia Sophia and watching the most historic election in the country’s history unfold before your eyes — is something altogether different.” The University currently offers an exchange program for semester or longer exchanges at Bogaziçi University in Istanbul. Harold Leder, director of Academic Programs Abroad, said three University students
participated in the exchange in the 2007-2008 academic year, but none have since. “Our problem with programs in Turkey and the Arab world is the language barrier since LSU no longer offers Arabic courses,” Leder said. The Manship School is looking to navigate said barrier. While the Manship School is enthusiastic about the potential expansion to Turkey, Mann said
they are not limiting themselves to that one nation. He listed Denmark and the Netherlands as other potential locations for mass communication-based extended study abroad programs.
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CRIME BRIEFS LSUPD arrests four for Herget Hall thefts during football camp The LSU Police Department arrested four individuals unaffiliated with the University on July 19 for thefts in Herget Hall, according to Capt. Cory Lalonde, LSUPD spokesman. Lalonde said a number of personal items, including cell phones and other electronics, were reported stolen July 18 while Herget was housing participants from a football camp. After investigation, LSUPD officers identified and interviewed four subjects, who all admitted to the theft. Justin Ross Nathan, 17, of 3201 Loreauville Road in New Iberia, and Derek Olivier, 18, of 2505 Two College Road in Jeanerette, were charged on counts of felony theft and booked at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, Lalonde said. Two unidentified juveniles were also involved and charged but were released to their guardians, Lalonde said. Woman stopped for traffic violation had warrant out for her arrest A
39-year-old
woman
unaffiliated with the University was arrested July 21 for disobeying a traffic signal, driving with a suspended license and possession of a narcotic. At 2:13 a.m., an LSUPD officer stopped a vehicle for taking an illegal right turn at a red light at the corner of Highland Road and Dalrymple Drive, Lalonde said. The driver was Shelley Jones of 9447 Landsdowne Road #53, who also had a fugitive warrant out for her arrest. Jones was also driving with a suspended license, Lalonde said. Upon further search of the vehicle, the officer found one Oxycodone pill, Lalonde said. Jones was booked at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
receptacle owned by the LSU Graphic Services Complex on River Road, Lalonde said. Similar incidences at the location had been previously reported. Lalonde said officers identified Stuart Brass III, 56, of 7760 Maplewood Drive, and Percy L. Wilson, 55, of 4047 Victoria Drive, as they were taking approximately $600 worth of aluminium and steel from the receptacle. Wilson was also charged with false certificates when police discovered an illegally altered inspection sticker on his car at the scene. In addition, Brass was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia for carrying a cocaine pipe. Both men were booked at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Dumpster drivers arrested for felony theft of $600 worth of metals
Man unaffiliated with LSU arrested for trespassing at PIKE house
Two men unaffiliated with the University were arrested for felony theft July 23 when police discovered them digging through dumpsters. Officers received a report at 7 p.m. that the two men were sifting through a scrap metal
A 23-year-old man unaffiliated with the University was arrested July 26 for criminal trespass, possession of narcotics and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. Police responded at 7:38 a.m. to a report of two suspicious men
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at West Fraternity Lane, Lalonde said. Upon arrival, police discovered a man had jumped the fence of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house. The man was identified as Kevin C. Anderson of 10522 Avenue F. Anderson was accompanied by a juvenile, who was acting as a lookout, Lalonde said. The juvenile was charged with possession of tools used in burglary but was released to guardians. Lalonde said police later searched Anderson and found small amount of marijuana and two MDMA tablets. Anderson was later booked at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Student and three others caught trespassing in Long Fieldhouse A University student and three others unaffiliated with the University were charged Aug. 11 for criminal trespass at the Huey P. Long Fieldhouse, according to Lalonde. Officers responded at 2:55 a.m. to reports of people in the inactive section of the Fieldhouse.
Lalonde said, upon entry, officers identified University student Cory Bridgewater, 20, of 39506 West Brickyard Road in Springfield, and three others: Derek Smith, 22, of 18317 Flagship Circle in Jupiter, Fla., Jessica Williams, 24, of 31573 N. Corbin Road in Walker and Sarah Masters, 24, of 9748 Rancho Drive in Keller, Texas. Lalonde said the group was issued misdemeanor summons and released.
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FACULTY
New Manship dean emphasizes technology, program development Ceppos brings 35 years of experience
Catherine Parsiola Contributing Writer
Jerry Ceppos, newly appointed dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication, said he plans on running the school “like a newsroom” — lively, fun and up-to-date on current news. Ceppos, who stepped into the position July 1, said he is “a little bothered” about the University’s lack of emphasis on student knowledge of the latest technological trends. He said he doesn’t think enough is being done to help students stay current on the possibilities of using technology for journalistic purposes. He said professors in the school recently received iPad 2s in order to learn about newer forms of technology and share their discoveries with students. Ceppos most recently served as dean of the Reynolds School of Journalism and professor at the University of Nevada in Reno. He also worked as vice president for news at Knight Ridder, a media company bought in 2006, and executive editor and senior vice president for the San Jose Mercury News, among other positions. Seated on a leather couch in his Manship School office with a Diet Coke in his hand, Ceppos said technology is one of his two biggest goals for the school. He said he hopes the professors’ iPads will be used for classroom purposes and that students can gain insight into the future of technology through their professors’ experiences with the product. “We owe our students the chance to be prepared for what’s to come,” he said. Ceppos, who has more than 35 years of experience in journalism, said he would also like to initiate a program in Washington, D.C., to further develop what he calls the “signature” feature of the school — a combination of public affairs and media. He said students of all concentrations and even students outside the school could benefit from a D.C. program. Ceppos said the idea is in an early stage of development and logistics, including credit transfer, student housing and program duration, have not yet been worked out. “We’re determined to make it work,” he said. “The exciting thing to me is that others [at the University] want to participate.” Outside of these two main goals, Ceppos said he would also like to increase faculty diversity by inviting outside professors to speak and insisting on a broad pool of applicants for new hires. He said the school already has a
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Jerry Ceppos, the new dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication, talks Tuesday about his plans for the college, which include emphasizing technology.
“good reputation in diversity” but could use constant reminders to maintain variety. Ceppos, a self-proclaimed “news junkie,” said he never tires of current news or changes in the field of mass communication. He also enjoys wine tasting, and he plans to travel around Louisiana with his wife to become familiar with the state and its cuisine. Ceppos said he and his wife are unaccustomed to “southern hospitality.” He said they were pleasantly surprised when three sets of neighbors visited and brought meals during their first weekend in Louisiana.
Ceppos said the best advice he can give to mass communication students is to develop clear writing and critical thinking skills, as he learned important journalistic skills early on as a student editor. “Three words: write, write and write,” Ceppos said.
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TRENDS
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Ukuleles gaining popularity with Baton Rouge musicians
Instrument popular with ages 18-25
“In general, the type of music people listen to is no longer heavily produced,” said Jordan Dupont, assistant manager at C&M Music Center. He said with the exception of Jonathan Sciortino hip hop or dance music, much melContributing Writer low music popular today includes When Fabiola Campoblanco the ukulele. People have gained interest in moved from Venezuela to Baton Rouge in the fifth grade, she had the ukulele for its affordable price to give up the cuatro, a small four- and easy playability. The ukulele’s stringed instrument popular in South happy tone and simple chords make it an attractive instrument, said MorAmerica. The civil engineering sopho- gan Landry, a natural resource ecolmore couldn’t find cuatro lessons in ogy and management freshman. “It could definitely bring a lot of America, so she tuned her instrument to mimic the sweet sounds of the Ha- cheerfulness to LSU,” Landry said. Landry started playing the ukuwaiian ukulele. The sound struck a chord with her, and five months ago lele about a year ago for its bright tone and its small size. she bought an actual ukulele. “Its just a really happy instruCampoblanco is part of the ukulele revival happening in Baton ment,” Landry said. Musicians between the ages of Rouge, where the four-stringed in18 and 25 have shown strument is gainthe most interest in ing popularity. the instrument, said With the rising Brandon Marong, opinterest, ukulele erations manager at the sales have been Guitar Center. climbing the “A lot of college past six months students are doing it,” at various BaMorgan Landry Marong said. ton Rouge natural resource ecology and The ukulele has music stores, also found viral popuaccording to management freshman larity online. YouTube representatives from Zeagler’s Music, C&M Music sensation and ukulele virtuoso Jake Center and the Guitar Center, all of Shimabukuro has helped to inspire a which are located on Florida Boule- new ukulele movement with his fast playing and innovative style. vard. “If I’m playing my ukulele, The instrument is benefiting from its use in both mainstream and and I listen to [Shimabukuro], I canalternative music, said Vicki Hooks, not play my ukulele for the rest of a rental and sales associate for the day,” Hooks said. “He’s just so amazing. He blows it completely out Zeagler’s Music. Hooks said one example of the of the water.” Shimabukuro’s YouTube video, ukulele’s prominence in today’s music is the band Train, which “made it in which he covers George Harcool again” with the song “Hey, Soul rison’s “While My Guitar Gently Sister,” which has played a key role Weeps,” opened the door for many new ukulele possibilities. in the ukulele revival.
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‘[The ukulele] could definitely bring a lot of cheerfulness to LSU.’
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Civil engineering sophomore Fabiola Campoblanco jams on her ukulele Aug. 17 in the Quad. Several local music stores have noticed increases in ukulele purchases.
“The level of virtuosity among modern ukulele players is astonishing,” said Jeffery Perry, music theory professor. The ukulele should be here to stay, Perry said. An instrument is legitimized when the performers reach a certain level of expertise and the instrument becomes so widely played it cannot fade into the background. “It will probably continue to
rise [in popularity] for the next 20 years, and then it will fad itself out again,” Hooks said. But Dupont isn’t so sure the ukulele has made a lasting impact on Baton Rouge the way it has in Hawaii, where it’s become ingrained in the culture. Unless the ukulele can reach that culture point in the region, Dupont said it may not stick around. “Here in Baton Rouge, I think
it’s a fad,” Dupont said.
See a video of students playing ukuleles and read about the trend on the news blog on lsureveille.com Contact Johnathan Sciortino at jsciortino@lsureveille.com
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011
BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY
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LSU alumnus Ryan Cooney speaks Tuesday about his transition from LSU to director of business development for Baton Rouge.
University alumnus promoted to BR director of business development Cooney aims to grow local businesses Morgan Searles Staff Writer
With almost 10 days under his belt in his new position as director of business development for the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, University graduate Ryan Cooney is already getting down to business. Cooney began his work with BRAC as an intern during his senior year and transitioned to project manager after graduating in 2008. The city of Baton Rouge contracts economic development services to BRAC. In his new position, Cooney said he will manage that contract, which includes helping to keep and grow local businesses and recruiting new businesses to the parish. “Those businesses are economic driver industries — those which have the majority of their revenue derived from sources outside of the parish — such as manufacture, warehouse and distribution, digital media and software firms,” Cooney said. “It engulfs a wide variety of industry.” The most recent project involving the student population is BRAC’s work with Electronic Arts. The video game company will relocate its testing center from LSU’s South Campus to the main campus in the Center for Computation and Technology and will be incorporating the AVATAR initiative, which will recruit faculty to research video game design and other digital
art forms, beginning in October multitude of students graduating from surrounding colleges and 2012. As a young professional in universities, Cooney said the city a competitive industry, Cooney has seen a growth of advanced said his new position calls for technologies in manufacturing more responsibility. He works and digital media software. “Baton Rouge has been with the Mayor’s Office and the Metro Council routinely and is through a lot of growing pains, charged with responding to their specifically over the last 10 years, needs and understanding what in a positive manner,” he said. comes out of significant face-to- “With a population growth and face interactions with the clients. infrastructure changes, LSU and “It requires a great deal of the students can play an active time management and patience, role, knowing that the city itself and I have to be proactive to and the University really do rely maintain continuity with every- on each other.” Cooney said he would advise one,” Cooney said. “Juggling different roles and angles requires University business students to you to be organized in a lot of be involved in student organizations and seek menwhat you do.” tors on campus. Originally Cooney’s development “There is a wide from Mobile, projects: variety of people Ala., Cooney I’ve met in my time came to Bahere that are more ton Rouge as a • Relocating Electronic Arts’ testing than willing to have University stu- center to the Center for lunch with me or dent in land- Computation and Technology spend time with me scape architec- • Engaging young people in ture. He shifted entrepreneurship opportunities via and feed me advice,” he said. “There is alto the E.J. Our- a creative capital initiative ways an opportunity so College of • Helping to keep and grow local for that, for extendBusiness after businesses and recruit new ing yourself and not his first year businesses to the parish being afraid to ask when he found questions.” himself more Cooney said he was anxious engaged in projects with a direct after graduation about making the impact on the community. Cooney said he was involved right decisions but was excited to at the University, finding a place begin the new step in his first job. “I was nervous, but having in Student Government. “I came to Baton Rouge from the confidence that you can perMobile knowing five people,” form the work that is required reCooney said. “When I set foot on ally is the key to that success,” he campus I had to engage myself in said. the city and what was going on in the community.” Because of Baton Rouge’s history in heavy manufacturing Contact Morgan Searles at and industrial business and the msearles@lsureveille.com
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“THOR,” GOD OF POPCORN
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Raymond Wilkes, left, and Hana Chang, right, grab popcorn in the Cotillion Ballroom before “Thor”. The movie, put on by the LSU Student Activities Board, was scheduled to be on the Parade Ground but was moved due to inclement weather.
NATION
Earthquake rattles East Coast University alum recounts experience Staff and Wire Reports WASHINGTON (AP) — A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia forced evacuations of all the monuments on the National Mall in Washington and rattled nerves from Georgia to Martha’s Vineyard. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was half a mile deep and centered near Louisa, Va., about 40 miles northwest of Richmond. Shaking was felt at the White House and all over the East Coast, as far south as Chapel Hill, N.C. Parts of the Pentagon, White House and Capitol were evacuated. Chris Thomas, a recent University kinesiology graduate, was at work in Easton, Pa., when the earthquake hit. “I was sitting in the office when the ground started shaking,” Thomas said. “At first, I thought the shaking was due to construction outside.” He was told by a coworker the source of the trembling was the earthquake. As a former Louisiana resident, Thomas said he was not familiar with the effects of an earthquake. He said some damage was done to older buildings in Easton, and a few wrecks occurred, but he said he heard of no serious injuries or damage. Thomas said the only effect was an interesting visitor. Earlier in the day a disoriented bat flew into his and many of his neighbors’ apartments, and an official later told him the animals may have been sensing the natural disaster.
He said he is not anticipating any aftershocks. “Since no one got hurt, I can say it was a fun experience,” Thomas said. In Virginia, two nuclear reactors at the North Anna Power Station in the same county as the epicenter were automatically taken off line by safety systems around the time of the earthquake, said Roger Hannah, a spokesman for theU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Dominion-operated power plant is being run off of four emergency diesel generators, which are supplying power for critical safety equipment. Hannah said the agency was not immediately aware of any damage at nuclear power plants in the Southeast. At the Pentagon in northern Virginia, a low rumbling built and built to the point that the building was shaking. People ran into the corridors of the government’s biggest building and as the shaking continued there were shouts of “Evacuate! Evacuate!” The U.S. Park Service evacuated and closed all National Mall monuments and memorials. At Reagan National Airport outside Washington, ceiling tiles fell during a few seconds of shaking. Authorities announced it was an earthquake and all flights were put on hold. In New York, the 26-story federal courthouse in lower Manhattan began swaying and hundreds of people were seen leaving the building. Court officers weren’t letting people back in. The quake came a day after an earthquake in Colorado toppled groceries off shelves and caused minor damage to homes in the southern part of the state and in northern New Mexico.
No injuries were immediately reported from either quake. Staff writer Brian Sibille contributed to this report. Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 CORBIN, from page 1
their signature on a petition that condemned the paper’s censorship. The entire group soon became known as the “Reveille Seven.” Upon expulsion from the University, Corbin, as well as the other six of the Reveille Seven, attended the University of Missouri. There Corbin graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. In 1941, the LSU Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to adopt a resolution that acknowledged the Reveille Seven’s actions as “courageous” and cleared any mention of their dismissal from the official record. The six surviving members of the expelled group, which at the time included Corbin, were welcomed back to campus half a century later and shared their experiences. “We felt like we had to have them back after what happened to them,” said James Wharton, the University’s chancellor when the Seven returned to campus in 1984. The Reveille Seven were honored again in 1996 when the group was inducted into the Manship School of Mass Communication Hall of Fame. “Being inducted was one of the highlights of his life,” said Corbin’s son, Carl McArn “Mac” Corbin Jr., who attended the induction ceremony with his father. After the Reveille Seven incident, Corbin worked as a reporter for the Times-Picayune in New Orleans for five years before enlisting in the Army in 1941. He rose to the rank of major in 1944 and was operations officer of the division’s 40th Tank Battalion, an outfit which was involved in the Battle of the Bulge. Corbin was awarded a Bronze Star for his service.
He returned to the United States in 1945 and continued his career in journalism, holding positions as managing editor of The Hattiesburg American and editor of The New Orleans States. In 1948, Corbin married Eleanor Nicholson. He is survived by a two sons, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. In addition to his journalistic pursuits, Corbin had a dedication to being fit and healthy. “My father was passionate about exercise and physical fitness,” said Corbin Jr. Corbin ran in Audobon Park in New Orleans regularly until bad joints slowed him down at 86 years old. He continued to walk, however, and had a personal trainer until he suffered a stroke in January of this year. “He earned the nickname ‘coach’ after teaching a fitness class at the YMCA for 15 years,” Corbin Jr. said. According to Corbin Jr., his father stood by the actions of The Reveille Seven until his death. “My father was passionate about journalism and passionate about freedom of speech,” Corbin Jr. said. Contact Josh Naquin at jnaquin@lsureveille.com
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 sophomore, agrees. “I would think that LSU “LSU is probably one of the would be higher on the list, but biggest party schools,” he said. regardless, it’s still not good for Jarrod Schwieger, business their reputation,” he said. “Stujunior, said he thinks the Uni- dents should be focusing on acaversity has an average amount of demics, not booze.” partying. Regardless of some students “I feel like nowadays the par- disillusionment with the Univertying is nowhere near what it used sity’s party school status, other to be in ’90s,” he said. “With all schools have proved that they can the academic requirements now, party harder. students have to buckle down, Elyse Jensen, biology junior and there’s less at Ole Miss, said partying.” Baton Rouge has But some a larger choice of students worry bars, but the bars the ranking will are spread out scare away seriaround town. Beous students who cause Oxford is a are looking into small town, she the University. said the local bars “I definitely are in the same think the ranking general area. can be bad for Jensen attriLSU’s reputabutes Ole Miss’ tion,” said Natapopularity to its sha Garcia, Engdedicated fans. Jarrod Schwieger lish senior. “It can “Football business junior put off students, games are a big particularly those focused on aca- deal,” she said. “There’s a strong demics.” loyalty to the school. It’s tradiCody Verdin, nutrition tion for family and friends to go
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‘With all the academic requirements [at LSU] now, students have to buckle down, and there’s less partying.’
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near Shady’s, but told reporters it did not capture the event on tape. White declined to elaborate on what the footage showed. White said the injuries to one victim included three broken vertebrae, and another suffered contusions on the head, nose and both his left and right hand. White dispelled the rumor that the incident stemmed from a racial slur. LSU football coach Les Miles said the team will continue to aid police in the investigation. “We certainly want to do justice to any ongoing investigation and make sure our team understands the severity of the issue,” Miles said. “I think there is a lot of work that they need to do and a number of people they need
to interview.” Miles also said if he had “fundamentally defined” information on the issue, he would enforce his own punishments on players. Nathan Fisher, an attorney representing the four players, said the questioning lasted between two and three hours, and called the meeting “congenial.” “Everybody was courteous. We’re going to continue talking to people and find evidence,” Fisher said. “We’ll be glad to share that with the city police. We’re not holding back anything.”
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The Daily Reveille back every year.” Andrew Coxon, chemical engineering sophomore, said he has attended parties at the University of Texas in Austin, which was ranked No. 10 this year. “Here, students go to house parties more, but in Austin, most people go to bars,” he said. “Their 6th Street is a lot like Tigerland here.” But Coxon said police officers in Austin are stricter than officers in Baton Rouge.
page 9 “MIPs are definitely more of a concern in Austin than here,” he said. Tara Rayers, English and sociology junior, said she feels Tulane University, which was ranked No. 19 in 2009, offers more comfortable hangout spots than those in Baton Rouge. “It’s a much more relaxed environment,” she said. “Most of the popular college bars are close to campus and are accessible to students without cars.”
Rayers said she thinks Tulane is also a great party school since the bars in New Orleans stay open later.
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‘Sleeping Giant’
BRIANNA PACIORKA / The Daily Reveille
LSU sophomore defensive end Sam Montgomery (99) moves in to tackle Vanderbilt quarterback Larry Smith on Sept. 11, 2010, during the Tigers’ 27-3 victory against the Commodores in Nashville, Tenn.
Defensive end Sam Montgomery returns from injury with high hopes
Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer
While sophomore defensive end Sam Montgomery and senior safety Brandon Taylor rehabbed from season-ending injuries in 2010, the two players made a
friendly wager. Whichever player returned from his injury first — Taylor with a foot injury and Montgomery with a knee injury — would get a free meal from the loser. Taylor claims he won, but Montgomery cries foul. “How can you really determine
page 11 who comes out first?” Montgomery said. “We’re both on the field at the same time. I mean I made the first play if you really want to go there, but I guess he wins because he’s older.” Even though the outcome of the bet remains in question, both agreed that working with a teammate during the rehab process helped them recover. Taylor and Montgomery showed up to the football facility at the same time and did running workouts together while healthy players practiced and drilled. “It really kept me sane, kept me humble and kept me focused on my rehab coming in every day on time,” Montgomery said. “[Taylor] is a lot more responsible than I am so he really kept me in there and kept pushing me and kept me motivated to go.” While their workouts helped each player physically, Taylor admits he and Montgomery have a better relationship than before their injuries. “We got a lot closer,” Taylor said. “I found out a lot about him. He found out a lot about me. We’re even better teammates now.” Montgomery said the work he put in paid off and has returned to full strength, and defensive coordinator John Chavis expressed excitement about having his production back. In the five games before his injury, Montgomery totaled 18 tackles, including six for a loss and two sacks. “Getting Sam Montgomery back is a big plus,” Chavis said at LSU Media Day. “I will tell you that he’s healthy, he’s full speed and he isn’t missing a beat. Certainly it put us in a situation where we had to make some adjustments last year when we lost him. He’s raring to go and he brings some special things to our defense in terms of a guy who can play the run well and who can also rush the passer.” Montgomery’s return has also roused the interest of the fan base. He entered his redshirt freshman season in 2010 with a lot of hype GIANT, see page 18
FOOTBALL
Tigers complete third scrimmage
Mark Clements Sports Writer
Under the dark cloud of allegations and investigations, the LSU football team held its third scrimmage of the fall Tuesday, headlined by a balanced offensive attack. LSU coach Les Miles said the quarterbacks passed for a combined 277 yards with seniors Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee splitting reps with the first team offense. “[Tuesday’s] practice was a very good one,” said Miles, who did not expand on the quarterbacks’ numbers. “The quarterbacks threw the ball extremely well. They all threw about the same number.” James Wright led all receivers with three catches for 69 yards, followed by junior Russell Shepard, who reeled in three catches for 50 yards. The running backs totaled 250 yards on the ground, led by sophomore Spencer Ware, who ran the ball eight times for 63 yards. Sophomore running back Alfred Blue had four carries for 70 yards and sophomore running back Michael Ford had three rushes for 69 yards. “I think we’re going to be balanced as best we can,” Miles said. “We’ll rush it and throw it SCRIMMAGE, see page 18
SOCCER
LSU looks to claim SEC Western Division superiority
First games raise defensive concerns Chris Abshire Sports writer
LSU soccer coach Brian Lee said his team’s 8-8-5 record and second-place finish in the Southeastern Conference’s Western Division last year once would have been causes for celebration. Following three consecutive SEC Western Division championships and NCAA Tournament appearances and a 17-2-4 mark against division opponents from 2007-09, though, the sea-
son was a small step back for the burgeoning program. Lee said the bar is considerably higher for his team these days, especially with 10 returning starters eager to put the Tigers back among the nation’s best this season. As soon as the Tigers fell to South Carolina on penalty kicks in the SEC Tournament Semifinals last November, the team said its focus quickly shifted to 2011. “Once that last shot hit the ground, we immediately moved on,” said senior midfielder Taryne Boudreau. “It was hard not making the [NCAA] tournament, but I feel like we have more drive to make it back this year with a
group that really wants to be the best in the [SEC] West again.” With two former SEC AllFreshman goalkeepers in sophomore Megan Kinneman and senior Mo Isom and three straight top-15 recruiting classes, LSU entered the season as co-favorites with Auburn to win the division title. But last Friday’s opening 3-1 defeat to perennial nemesis Memphis and a sluggish 3-0 win against Louisiana-Lafayette on Sunday raised concerns for Lee about his squad’s defense, which allowed just four goals in six games during the spring exhibition season. SUPERIORITY, see page 18
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LSU goalkeeper Mo Isom makes a save at practice Tuesday at the LSU Soccer Stadium.
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Peterson’s departure leaves void in defensive secondary unit
with 4.5 sacks and 8.5 tackles for a loss. That will provide Simon with ample opportunity, as Chavis said he expects to have a nickelback on the field on about 375 snaps this Hunter Paniagua season. “It was very fun, very excitSports Writer ing,” Simon said of his Cotton Patrick Peterson is gone, and Bowl performance in which he earned his first career interception. he isn’t coming back. Gone is the 2010 Thorpe and “It just pumped me up a little bit Bednarik Award winner, the first- more because I know I can do this. team All-American, the Southeast- I came out and worked extra hard ern Conference Defensive Player so I could become better and so I of the year and the top 10 NFL could help my team out a lot this year.” draft pick. The rotation will continue into “Obviously I’d like to have Pat back,” said LSU defensive coordi- the safety positions where senior nator John Chavis, “and I’d like to Brandon Taylor and sophomores Eric Reid and Craig Loston could have four or five just like him.” But instead of having four or all see regular playing time. Taylor returns from a foot infive Petersons, Chavis has several jury he suffered other defensive against Alabama backs waiting in last season, and althe wings to rethough that injury place the former ended Taylor’s star. And despite season, it proPeterson’s deparvided Reid with ture, Chavis adan opportunity mitted this year’s to see the field as secondary has the a true freshman, potential to be playing in all 13 the greatest he’s games and startcoached. John Chavis ing three. Chavis “Certainly LSU defensive coordinator said he expects from a speed standReid to replace point there’s no question,” Chavis said. “In terms Kelvin Sheppard as the “coach on of having guys that can go out and the field.” “That’s just natural because truly play press man and you’re not concerned about matchups, I think I’ve always been into studying,” by far. We were very talented last Reid said. “I’ve always been good year and even the year before, but with my books. Football is just like we’ve got more depth, particularly the classroom. I study football. in the secondary, than any that I’ve When the time comes and you have to make a check, it’s just there.” been around.” For Loston, this season serves That depth in the secondary allows Chavis to rotate players in as an opportunity for him to and out. Junior Morris Claiborne emerge as the player many expectwill replace Peterson as the No. ed the former five-star recruit to be 1 cornerback, and sophomores early in his career. Loston received Tyrann Mathieu and Tharold Si- a medical redshirt after sustaining mon will likely start opposite him. injuries during his first year at LSU Senior Ron Brooks will serve as and said he struggled at times to grasp the playbook. the fourth cornerback. “I feel like it’s getting better,” “When you look at it,” Chavis said, “you say, ‘Who’s going to be Loston said. “It takes time. Most the starters for us?’ I think we have people, they shine their first year, three guys that are capable of start- and they do real well. But for some it’s a progression. And I feel that’s ing.” Mathieu will likely move in- what’s going on for me. I feel like side in nickel situations, Chavis every year something’s getting betsaid, where he excelled in 2010 ter.”
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With a wealth of experience throughout the secondary, the group said they have banded together to help teach and lead the new freshmen – Jalen Collins, David Jenkins, Micah Eugene and Ronald Martin. In 2010, several freshmen in the secondary saw the field, but Eugene has realistic expectations for his first season. “We’re not expecting anything,” Eugene said. “We’re not the judges. We leave it up to the coaches. Last year, the freshmen were great athletes. They knew what they had to do. They came into the situation where they had to learn, and that’s what we’re doing.” While it is unclear how a Peterson-less secondary will perform, Brooks believes his unit won’t miss a beat. “We’ve always had a good secondary here,” Brooks said. “But this year seems like we just all have it on our minds that we have a goal to accomplish. We all know that no one person is going to get us there.”
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Sophomore cornerback Tharold Simon will be an important member of LSU’s secondary this year, helping to replace the loss of Patrick Peterson.
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Seniors step into leadership roles
Waclawczyk, Williams lead team
Albert Burford
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Senior athletes are often tasked with teaching underclassmen. However, that job can be difficult when only two seniors lead a class of six freshmen and five sophomores on a 16-player volleyball team. LSU senior volleyball players Lauren Waclawczyk and Michele Williams find themselves in that situation this year. “Our senior class this year has done a better job than maybe any other senior class I’ve had throughout preseason welcoming the younger kids in and making sure that this team formed into a great team,” said LSU coach Fran Flory. Williams, a preseason AllSoutheastern Conference selection, has received significant
playing time in each season of her LSU career. Last season, she saw action in all 107 sets of LSU’s 30 matches and was second on the team with 334 kills. “She’s going to be a stabilizing force,” said Flory. “She’s one of the top middles and top players in this league. She has been every year, and I expect her to be again.” Waclawczyk, a libero, started all 30 matches for LSU last season and racked up 425 digs on the season, which led an LSU defense that finished second in the SEC in digs per set. But the seniors have worked to make their impact exceed the boundaries of the court. “They did a ton of off-thecourt stuff,” said Flory. “That’s usually stuff the coaching staff has to do, but we didn’t have to do any of it. They initiated it and set some great goals.” While the pressure of being one of two senior leaders on a team filled with underclassmen may overwhelm some athletes,
Waclawczyk said the pressure doesn’t affect her. “I like knowing that girls can look up to me and I’m doing the right things,” Waclawczyk said. “I know I was in their shoes one day, and I had great seniors to look up to, so now it’s my turn to fill that role.” Even though there are only two seniors, freshman outside hitter Helen Boyle said it doesn’t affect the way they lead the team. “They’re small, but they’re strong,” Boyle said. “They’re my role models completely. I always look to see what they’re doing to see if I’m doing the right thing.” While Williams and Waclawczyk are working to teach the intangibles, they haven’t lost their focus on achieving tangible goals such as defending the SEC West crown, which they’ve won the past six seasons.
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SWIMMING & DIVING
Teams ‘ready to take the next step’ Scott Branson Sports Contributor
The LSU swimming and diving teams aren’t content, despite finishing last season with their best results in a decade. Swimming coach Dave Geyer said his teams are “ready to take the next step” and use last season as a jumping-off point after both the Tigers and Lady Tigers placed fifth at last season’s Southeastern Conference Swimming and Diving Championships. Their performances earned the Lady Tigers their first top-five finish since 2002 and the Tigers their best finish since 2000. Following the SEC championships, the men’s and women’s swimming teams competed at the NCAA Championship, where the Tigers placed 25th and the Lady Tigers placed 14th. “Our two major goals entering
last season were to place top-five at SEC’s and top-15 at NCAA’s, and we accomplished both,” Geyer said. Geyer and diving coach Doug Shaffer both expressed confidence in their squads for this season. Shaffer said he has “a solid diving team with a lot of talent and potential.” Joining junior diver Elle Schmidt on the Lady Tigers is freshman Alex Bettridge, who competed at the AT&T National Diving Championships in August. “I can’t say enough about the level of diver [Bettridge] is already, but also what I think she can develop into,” Shaffer said. Geyer said he was thrilled the women’s swimming team cracked into the top-15 at the NCAA Championship last year. One of their goals for this year is to be in the “elite echelon” of the top-12, he said. Freshman Marlene Niemi of Finland and Katlin Sepp of Estonia arrive at LSU with expectations that
Geyer believes they can meet. “Niemi will step into a huge role in relays as well as in her individual performance, and Sepp could have a positive impact in backstroke events,” Geyer said. On the men’s team, junior Craig Hamilton is the only returning AllAmerican. Junior transfer Raymond DePaduawon the NJCAA national championship in the 200-yard butterfly last year, establishing himself as one of the top junior college swimmers in the country. Freshman Frank Greeff is one of the top swimming prospects from South Africa. He is a versatile swimmer and holds the fastest times in South Africa among his age group in the 50 and 100 free and 200 fly.
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LSU senior middle blocker Michele Williams spikes the ball against sophomore setter Shelby Pursley on Aug. 20 during the Purple vs. Gold scrimmage game.
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2011 could mark ‘Year of the Running Back’ for the SEC Mark Clements Sports Writer
DANNY JOHNSTON / The Associated Press
Arkansas running back Knile Davis runs for a touchdown Oct. 23, 2010, during the first quarter of a game against the University of Mississippi in Fayetteville, Ark.
It’s tough to argue against the Southeastern Conference as the best in college football. The last five national champions have hailed from the league, and seven of the 12 teams reached the eight-win mark last year. Entering the 2011 season, eight schools are featured in the Associated Press and USA Today/ Coaches preseason top-25 polls. So what makes the SEC so good? A quick look around the conference shows one consistency – the running backs. “You don’t see too many players as big and fast and strong and have the same combination of speed and power to be able to move the way they do in the SEC,” said Alabama linebacker Dont’a Hightower at SEC Media Days. “It’s tough and it’s kind of hard to prepare. You see competition like this in the SEC each and every week. Different guys come in with different vibes and different breaks. It’s fun for the competition.” Eight SEC running backs are on onto the Doak Walker Award preseason watch list, given annually to the nation’s best running back. “We have a powerhouse conference, and it’s what we do,” said Alabama running back Trent Richardson at SEC Media Days. “With the Big 12 you have the quarterback league, and you have guys
who are going to throw the ball more and be in the spread a little more. I think this league you’re going to run the pistol or the I-formation, and you’re going to run that ball.” Of all the backs returning this year, seven broke the 550-yard mark last season, and even more seem poised to do so again this year. LSU linebacker Ryan Baker, who will face seven Doak Walker Award candidates this season, said pinpointing the top back in the conference is no easy task. “For the best in the SEC, I don’t know that you can put your finger on any one running back,” said Baker, who recorded 87 tackles last season. “It’s really what you’re looking for each week. You have your speed guys, your big guys, and I don’t think there is just one great running back. They’re all fantastic.” Richardson and South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore received preseason First-Team AllSEC accolades, and both names have been tossed around in early Heisman Trophy talks. Lattimore said he’s “proud to be an SEC running back” and added a lofty set of goals to his preseason hype. “I want to get more yards than I did last year, and I want to win the Heisman,” Lattimore said. “I walk by George Rogers’ Heisman trophy every day. It’s something I dream about and to bring another
one to the University of South Carolina would be amazing.” Richardson said he has similar aspirations after spending last season splitting carries with former Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram. “[The Heisman Trophy] is a dream,” the Alabama junior said. “That’s an NCAA thing you play on a Playstation 3 or something like that.” Tennessee running back Tauren Poole, who ranked sixth in the conference last season with 1,034 yards, missed out on preseason AllSEC honors, falling behind Mississippi State running back Vick Ballard, Auburn duo Onterrio McCalebb and Michael Dyer, Florida tailback Jeff Demps and Arkansas running back Knile Davis. Davis led all tailbacks with 1,322 rushing yards last year, but is expected to miss all of the 2011 season after suffering a left ankle injury in scrimmage two weeks ago. “It’s very competitive,” Poole said at SEC Media Days. “I watch everybody that I compete against – every single running back. A lot of those guys are great running backs, and they bring a lot to the table. I definitely love the competition in this league because it makes us all better.”
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Summitt to continue coaching after dementia diagnosis The Associated Press
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Pat Summitt plans to coach “as long as the good Lord is willing” despite recently being diagnosed with early onset dementia. In a statement from
Summitt released by the university on Tuesday, the Hall of Fame coach said she visited with doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., after the end of the 2010-11 basketball season ended and was diagnosed with early onset dementia — Alzheimer’s type — over
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Coach Pat Summitt sits next to her son, Tyler Summitt, at her Knoxville, Tenn. home.
the summer. “I plan to continue to be your coach,” Summitt said. “Obviously, I realize I may have some limitations with this condition since there will be some good days and some bad days.” The Knoxville News Sentinel and Washington Post first reported Summitt’s condition. The coach did not immediately return messages from The Associated Press seeking comment. Tennessee athletics director Joan Cronan told the AP that Summitt first thought her symptoms were side effects from medicine she was taking to treat rheumatoid arthritis. She said Summitt appears to be feeling better after beginning to get treatment for the dementia condition and speaking publically about it. “She’s ready to fight this and move on,” Cronan said. “She had to come to grips with how she wanted to face it.”
Summitt, 59, told the Knoxville paper she plans to rely on medication and mental exercises to manage the progressive condition that destroys cognitive abilities over time. She said longtime assistants Holly Warlick, Dean Lockwood and Mickie DeMoss will take on more responsibilities with the team going forward. Summitt met with the Lady Volunteers on Tuesday to discuss her diagnosis with them. Junior guard Taber Spani said the meeting was business-like, with Summitt telling the Lady Vols nothing would get in the way for their quest of a ninth national title this season. “More than anything she just emphasized that she’s our coach and that she wanted us to have complete confidence in her, and we do,” Spani told the AP. Both UT-Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and Cronan pledged their support of Summitt’s
decision to continue coaching. “Pat Summitt is our head coach and she will continue to be,” Cronan said. “She is an icon not only for women’s basketball but for all of women’s athletics. For Pat to stand-up and share her health news is just a continuing example of her courage. Life is an unknown and none of us have a crystal ball. But I do have a record of knowing what Pat Summitt stands for; excellence, strength, honesty and courage.” As college basketball’s winningest coach, Summitt has spent 37 seasons at Tennessee and has 1,071 career victories and eight national championships. The Lady Vols have failed to reach the Final Four since they last won the national championship in 2008.
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page 18 GIANT, from page 11 and Montgomery admits he has noticed the fans’ expectations of him for 2011. “It makes me focus a lot more, makes me take the game plan a lot more serious,” Montgomery said. “The days are getting weary, but I’m getting more focused as the days go on.” Although many have lauded Montgomery’s physical ability, he readily admits that one aspect of his game needed significant work last season – his stamina. To fix that problem, Montgomery started working out in the offseason while wearing sweat suits, pushing himself during drills and running outside of practice. “By the second quarter [of the 2010 season opener against North Carolina] I was ready to go home,”
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Montgomery said. “I was tired. I’m It all makes us work hard at the end sure that will not happen this year.” of the day. You got to keep a calm, Aside from his cool, relaxed physical prowess mind to play calm – he stands 6-footbut dangerous.” 4 and weighs 245 It’s been pounds – Montabout 10 months gomery also brings since Montgomery a personality that last had the opsets him apart portunity to hit an from his more stoic opponent, and he Sam Montgomery peers. Whether it’s said he’s chompsophomore defensive end eating a box of ing at the bit to suit popsicles during up for actual game a media session or expressing his time. Montgomery compared the envy over Tyrann Mathieu receiv- action to the bombing of Pearl Haring a color portrait, Montgomery bor: “They will awaken a sleeping keeps things lighthearted. giant.” “Sometimes my craziness is my motivation,” Montgomery said. “Sometimes late in the practice that gets those guys going. They’ve reContact Hunter Paniagua at ally bought into some of the carhpaniagua@lsureveille.com toon stuff I bring to keep us happy.
There is a key battle for the starting spot at goalkeeper, as Kinneman, who had a 0.66 goalsagainst average in 14 games last season, started the Memphis game. Isom pitched a shutout, albeit on just three shots on goal, in the ULL match. Lee said he was still unsure how the playTaryne Boudreau ing time splits senior midfielder between the two would shake out.
‘I feel like we have more drive to make it back this year with a group that really wants to be the best in the [SEC] West again.’
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what they need to get qualified,” Miles said. “I think Mickey Johnson can qualify in the fall. I think we’re still working through those considerations that the school would provide that would allow him to qualify.”
and do the things we came to do. We seemed very crisp.” Freshman offensive tackle La’El Collins was running with the first team offense in place of injured Les Miles sophomore Josh LSU head coach Williford, Miles said. Defensively, Miles noted the performances of sophomore defensive tackle Bennie Logan Contact Mark Clements at and sophomore linebacker Kevin mclements@lsureveille.com Minter, who each had four tackles and a sack. Miles said freshman quarterback Jerrard Randall and freshman running back Jakhari Gore acted as the Oregon duo of Darron Thomas and LaMichael James to prepare the defense for their opener against the Ducks.
‘We seemed very crisp.’
JOHNSON, LEWIS FAIL TO QUALIFY Two players who will be missing from the roster this fall are defensive tackle Mickey Johnson and wide receiver Alonzo Lewis, who failed to qualify academically. Miles said Lewis will enroll in a junior college this fall, while Johnson will retake classes and try to enroll at LSU next fall. “Those two guys were guys that certainly we have predicted to qualify that frankly fell short of
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SUPERIORITY, from page 11 “We have to get better defensively,” said the seventh-year head coach. “It was a surprise, because we returned the entire back four from a spring where we were very comfortable with how we defended some of the best teams in the country. We started slow.”
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“We want to settle on one, but Megan’s the returning starter, and Mo’s had as good a stretch in practice that she’s ever had, so it’s a really competitive situation,” he said. “Mo has made it a competition more than anything that Megan’s done. We’re blessed to have two of the best goalkeepers in the SEC.” LSU struggled to find the net on offense in 2010, posting just 13 goals in 13 conference matches. With a slew of talented freshmen forwards and sophomore standout Addie Eggleston, the Tigers
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LSU sophomore defensive end Sam Montgomery (99) rushes past Mississippi State offensive lineman Quentin Saulsberry during a Sept. 18, 2010, matchup.
are using a 4-3-3 formation this season, partly to facilitate better ball flow and create more scoring chances, Lee said. Through two matches, the goals haven’t been abundant, but Lee said he is pleased with the early results. “We’re better earlier in the season than I thought (offensively).” he said. “The movement is more productive and more dangerous than I saw most of last year. We created three to four times as many good chances on goal against ULL this year as
opposed to last.” Despite the slow start, Lee said he has confidence in his team’s makeup, saying they embody the team motto of “deserve to win.” “We talk about that phrase every practice, and I feel like this team will work harder than the other team for every 90 minutes they play,” Lee said. “We think we’re in the top two of the league if we stay healthy.” Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com
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What is your reaction to the bar brawl incident involving LSU football players? Compiled by MORGAN WAMPOLD
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‘It can happen to anybody, and it just so happened they were star players.’
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‘If [Jefferson] did do what he supposedly did, what kind of role model is that?’
Each day, approximately 80 Daily Reveille staff members scour the campus and surrounding areas in pursuit of our mission to give readers timely, thorough and truthful information about the activity that shapes our University. And each day we’re thankful to have the independence and autonomy to do our jobs without fear of editorial censorship or roadblocks that may impede the stories you need to hear. But we have a group of our Reveillian progenitors to thank for that freedom — “The Reveille Seven.” It is with heavy hearts that we report in today’s issue the passing of Carl Corbin (see Page One), one of the brave students who in 1934 stood against then-Senator Huey P. Long’s attempts to control the
paper’s content and faced expulsion to uphold journalistic integrity. This sad news has reminded us of not only our immense respect for this fearless group, but also of the way The Reveille’s operations today carry the torch of those students, whose story reminds us what powerful journalism is all about. When Long attempted to jab a political rival by naming a popular football player to the Louisiana Senate seat vacated by Long’s enemy, The Reveille planned to print a letter criticizing Long’s move as a “mockery of our legislative body.” Long caught wind of the letter before publication and, along with LSU President James Monroe Smith, sought to exact control over the paper’s output and ensure no anti-Long sentiments would make
their way off the presses. And the rest is history. Following a mass resignation of Reveille employees and the subsequent apologies to the administration from several of them, seven students faced expulsion rather than bend to the will of their opposition. While no current editors have faced anything of that magnitude during our stints at The Reveille, we work pervasively to honor the Seven’s legacy. Whether it’s the “Jindal Tracker,” which we used to count the number of days Gov. Bobby Jindal remained silent on questions about his stance on higher education’s role amid statewide budget cuts, or the online salary database, which enhances University transparency by listing how many state dollars are being paid to your instructors
and administrators, The Reveille’s pages — whether they be in print or online — are still asking all the important questions, especially when we’re questioning our leaders. These are just a couple examples of the Reveille Seven’s legacy being preserved more than seven decades later. In the same way the Reveille Seven challenged boundaries with their headstrong coverage, legions of Reveille employees since them have worked to serve the LSU community’s need to receive holistic information. Thank you, Reveille Seven. You will forever remain a part of University history. Contact The Daily Reveille’s Editorial Board at editor@lsureveille.com
THE BOTTOM LINE
Don’t worry, I have saved the U.S. economy Eben Barra
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‘[It] was probably something minor that turned into something really big.’
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I have exciting news today. I’ve solved our economic woes. It all started this morning. I jumped out of my American-made bed, changed out of my red pajamas — the ones with the elephants — and headed into the kitchen for breakfast, greeted by the dawn’s early light. While enjoying my deli- DEVIN GRAHAM cious steak and Opinion Editor egg breakfast, I remembered something I’d heard in church Sunday: “Only two men can change a man.” Obviously, we can’t depend on the low-life scum of society to clean themselves up. We need to put the fear of God into the people with faith-based programs. If Bubba don’t get ‘em in jail, maybe Jesus will. It’s worked well before. The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, a part of the Executive Office, brought top-quality American money to the people that need it most — the churches — and empowered them to reach out to their communities. After all, those left-wing nutjobs are always complaining about how unsympathetic we are about the plight of the poor. I’m not giving handouts on my dime, but I’ll certainly give more to the churches. Ol’ George Dubbya called it
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“compassionate conservatism.” I like it. As always, President Obama had to go and mess it up, renaming the group White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, because he doesn’t love God. Doesn’t Obama understand he can’t interfere with government funding of church initiatives? It goes against the separation of church and state. That’s why in June 2006, I was appalled to hear U.S. District Judge Robert W. Pratt ruled that prisons giving special benefits to prisoners for their newfound love of God was, “For all practical purposes the state has literally established an Evangelical Christian congregation within the walls of one of its penal institutions, giving the leaders of that congregation, i.e., InnerChange employees, authority to control the spiritual, emotional, and physical lives of hundreds of Iowa inmates.” You can’t please these people. You want to cut a little spending by trimming medicine to the elderly, and they gripe. Finally they get their social-program handouts into the prisons, and even the Judge doesn’t understand the Constitution. The founding fathers would be disgusted. Well, finishing my breakfast — which I paid for myself because I don’t get handouts — I firmly settled on Tenant One of what I’m
calling the Graham Plan, which I’m also calling the “Do You Love Your Children? Plan”: Make it rain on the Churches. As I cranked up my Humvee and made sure all my bumper stickers were intact, I looked up to the sky. How silly it is that people out there believe my little old car could hurt the very air under the bald eagle’s wings. Then it hit me. If climate scientists can’t see the evidence (or lack thereof) and listen to reason, they can find money somewhere else. We don’t need to pay for any more of this evolution and global warming nonsense. Cut ‘em loose. On the way to class, I looked down on several homeless drifters. I couldn’t hear what they were mumbling over my louder-thanlife “Star Spangled Banner” playing, but I can imagine what they were saying, “Give us more free stuff. We’re like this because we hate to work!” Social programs? Handouts? Not on my watch. Not unless it’s passing through the church first. I headed to work after going to my intro to biology class — what a joke that was. There, while I was reflecting on the homeless I’d seen earlier and the minimum-wage entry-level employees we keep on staff to scrub the trash cans, it hit me. We need to remove the minimum wage. Seven dollars is far too much to pay someone for menial work.
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The problem started in 1938, when the government — surprise, surprise — destroyed the nation’s economy by refusing to let business owners freely negotiate wage contracts with employees. How much? A generous 25 cents. For the same amount of work, people now make $7.25 or more. What a joke. Cut social programs like the life-destroying Planned Parenthood machine, Medicare and Social Security; increase funding to the churches; cut all evolution and climate research; kill the minimum wage (and unions) and default on the debt so we can start fresh in the twilight’s last gleaming. My plan is so good, in fact, that even as I simply outlined the idea yesterday, the DOW Jones rose a whopping 0.34 percent — a full 37 points, no thanks to Obama, of course. Let’s enact the Graham Plan for a better America. The Heartland. The People. And by the way, if you support the Graham Plan, you may have very well lost your mind. Devin Graham is a 22-year-old economics senior from Prairieville. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_DGraham.
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“Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love.”
Albus Dumbledore former Hogwarts headmaster 1881 - 1997
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Hackers seek to destroy Facebook over privacy concerns
On Nov. 5, 1605, a group of angry English Catholics unhappy with the way the current king was going about his business devised a plot to assassinate their country’s leader on this date. The plot was simple: blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament while King James I was inside. Unfortunately, an anonymous letter was sent to the authorities on Oct. 26 and the night before the assassination attempt was to take place, conspirator Guy Fawkes was found guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder underneath the House of Lords. This infamous assassination attempt is known as the Gunpowder Plot. The date is now known as Guy Fawkes Day. On Nov. 5, 2011, a group of angry Internet nerds unhappy with the way the current social networking structure is set up is devising a plot to bring the biggest networks to their knees. The plot is simple: the group plans on destroying Facebook due
to privacy concerns within the social network. It’s not going to happen. The way Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and crew have developed the social networking giant, I don’t see a bunch of angry nerds Adam Arinder in their mothers’ basements bringColumnist ing the site down at all — this isn’t the Pentagon’s site. This soon-to-be infamous operation is known as OpFaceBook. The already infamous Internet group behind it is known as Anonymous. For those unfamiliar with Anonymous, the “group” or idea started on the image board website 4chan. When one posts on 4chan, users’ names are automatically defaulted to “Anonymous.” For this reason, the site is plagued with controversial and risqué material due to people hiding under the Anonymous banner.
Soon enough, many of these Anonymous posters with similar ideas (and vast computer knowledge and experience) banded together to wreak havoc on the Internet. Just this summer, Anonymous was responsible for cyber attacks on the Pentagon, News Corp and many other sites, according to BusinessInsider. Their actions even lead to the creation of another “hacktivist” group known as LulzSec who once hacked the PBS website and claimed Tupac Shakur was still alive — as well as many other respectable sites such as the CIA’s website. Summer shenanigans aside, Anonymous now reportedly has its sights set on Facebook. Usually representing themselves in Guy Fawkes masks, Anonymous sent out a news release earlier this month citing privacy concerns and the difficulty involved in deleting your Facebook account as the main reasons for the attack. “Facebook has been selling information to government agencies and giving clandestine access to information security firms so that they
can spy on people from all around the world,” the release read. It’s no secret Facebook isn’t the most secure place to store your personal information. During the summer of 2010, Zuckerberg addressed these gaping holes in Facebook security and vowed to correct it while making it “much easier to control what you share on Facebook.” Whether those changes made Facebook life easier is a different column for a different day — but obviously the members of Anonymous disagree. Now, the only disadvantage of being a figure in a group based on anonymity is how to define the leader of the group. A day after the news broke about OpFaceBook, the “leaders” of Anonymous claim the operation had been scrapped and only a handful of hackers chose to proceed with the original plan. Either way, full Anonymous force or not, there is no way they could “kill” or “destroy” Facebook. Hell, I don’t even think they could even bring it down for an hour
or two, Facebook is just that strong. I mean, its infrastructure can handle 500 million+ users — I highly doubt a few computer geeks can cripple it. However, whether they succeed or fail in their operation, Anonymous brings up a good point. I feel like a broken record every time I write this, but this is a new semester with thousands of new people on campus. Nothing you put on Facebook or anywhere on the Internet is private. Ever. No matter what privacy settings you may have turned on or filters you have posts going through, if someone wants to find it, they will. Get ready, the nerds are coming. Adam Arinder is a 21-year-old communication studies senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_aarinder.
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DWI checkpoint pages are actually anti-drunk driving
Recently, while Tunisians, Egyptians, Libyans, Bahrainis, Syrians and Yemenis were using social networking websites to organize political dissidence, we Louisianians were cultivating our own brand of Internet-based civil resistance: Phil Sweeney DWI Checkpoint Columnist Facebook pages. That’s right — the Arab Spring and the Cajun Summer. Apples and oranges, you say? Granted, but just as those two are fruits, so too are spring and summer seasons — and so too are these instances of organized civil defiance. And just as apples and oranges are nutritious — the former indispensable daily for keeping the doctor away, for instance — so too, for democracy, are the Arab Spring and the Cajun Summer. Nutritious — and delicious, too, as it were. In other words, delicious in that we ought to count ourselves among the thousands — the Baton Rouge page claims 17,893 as of this article’s writing — who “like” these DWI Checkpoint Facebook pages. Delicious — as in good. But before you get MADD, let me clarify: we ought to do so for the right reasons. Yes, I drink. I drink moderately. In fact, I’m drinking as I write this. In fact, I’m drinking and driving as I write this, listening to Ludacris’s “Move B***h.”
In fact, if you see a white 2008 Nissan Versa on the Quad this morning, check the tires for me. The sad truth is that, in all seriousness, there are such drivers out there, and these pages, it may be argued, promote their circumvention of one of the principle deterrents to such behavior — sobriety checkpoints. That’s a dubious proposition, though. What “Dude, Where’s My Car?” drunk — the sort you see in the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission commercials, cruising around in a car that’s bursting at the windows with gallons of cranberry vodka — has the wherewithal to use the Facebook app on his smartphone? The sort that tries to access his city’s DWI Checkpoint page, only then to lose himself in writing a pressing status update:
sobriety checkpoints. In fact, given that police presence is a deterrent to drunk driving, and given that DWI Checkpoint Facebook pages fundamentally operate by raising awareness of police presence, you could argue that they actually support anti-drunk driving initiatives. Ultimately, though, we ought to celebrate the Cajun Summer — and “like” such pages — for the very same reason that we ought to celebrate the Arab Spring. Democracy.
For the fact that grassroots democratic resistance — of the sort we Louisianians recently demonstrated — is nothing to be ashamed of. For the fact that you may participate in such a resistance because your constitution affords you freedom of speech and freedom of association. I pray that Louisianians — and Americans — have that individual constitution. So do yourself a favor: be the 17,894th dissident to “like” the
Baton Rouge DWI Checkpoint page. And while you’re at it, be the 150,092nd to “like” the United States Constitution.
Phil Sweeney is a 25-yearold English senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @ TDR_PhilSweeney.
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“Phil Sweeney asdfghjklzxcvbnm 2 hours ago - Like - Comment” Maybe if this drunk — let’s call him Cran-vodka — was especially nerdy, having gone to the bar with his laptop (it must be said, however, that it would have to be carried in a case with a shoulder-strap so that he could thus pass it off as a man-purse), he could perhaps more easily access such a page from the desktop version of Facebook. Which goes to show, of course, that no Facebook page is going to significantly undermine the success of
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This position is flexible with class schedules, located right on campus, and can be applied to course credit. Great position for someone looking to build their resume while gaining real world experience. Email marketing@lsulegacymag.com with resume and contact information. RUNNER NEEDED Downtown construction firm needs part time runner. Must have good driving record. Some manual work. Flexible hours Monday - Friday. Send resume to careers@unifiedrecoverygroup. com or fax to 225-769-6715. EXTENDED DAY COUNSELORS The A. C. Lewis YMCA is now hiring for Extended Day Counselors. Counselors will provide care and supervision of students enrolled in the YMCA Extended Day program. Must be available afternoons Monday-Friday from 3:00pm-6pm. Pay Rate $7.55-$8.25hr. Please e-mail resume, apply in person, or contact Eddrick Martin if interested. emartin@ymcabatonrouge.org 225.924.3606 SCHLITTZ & GIGGLES DOWNTOWN NOW HIRING ENERGETIC, OUTGOING SERVERS & BARTENDERS! FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING. NO EXP. REQ. APPLY WITHIN OR AT SCHLITTZ. COM 225.218.4271 STUDENTS NEEDED TO WORK with children/adults with disabilities. Several positions available; various hours. Great job for Psych, Kinesiology, and COMD major. Apply: St. John the Baptist, Human Services 622 Shadows Ln, Suite A. 225.216.1199 GREAT HOURS! GREAT PAY! Texas Roadhouse is currently hiring servers and hosts. Make money at a fun restaurant! Come by 10360 N. Mall Dr, M-T, between 2 and 4 pm for an interview. Hope to see you soon! 225.293.0144 COMPUTER SUPPORT Computer Science or ISDS major? Enjoy working for a progressive IT company in a P-T entrylevel role helping us support our customers’ IT needs, including computer support, networking, and security. Email cover letter, availability, and resume to jobs@ puryear-it.com. 225.706.8414 NOW HIRING - CHICK-N-GRILL LSU Now Hiring Team Members at Chick-N-Grill LSU. For information, please call (225) 5780836 or apply at Old Forrestry Building 285 LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70894. INTERNS WANTED! Looking for an internship where you’ll be doing MORE than just run for coffee? If you are an LSU Student in good standing with the university and can dedicate at least 10 hours a week then you should come join our National Award Winning team!
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STUDENTS NEEDED TO WORK with children/adults with disabilities. Several positions available; various hours. Great job for Psych, Kinesiology, and COMD majors. Apply: St. John the Baptist Human Services, 622 Shadows Ln, Suite A. 225.216.1199 CONVERSATION LEADERS NEEDED Native speakers of English needed to lead small, informal conversation groups of international students 1:30 to 2:30 (or 1:00 to 2:00) Monday through Thursday. Compensation $8/hr. Contact jhowa18@lsu.edu CAMPUS REPS WANTED email nurselindsay@eatel.net or call Eric at 225.715.4461 WANTED: GUMBO BUSINESS MANAGER Business Manager needed to handle detailed recordkeeping and communications connected with sales of the 2012 Gumbo yearbook. Accuracy, dependability, careful attention to detail and knowledge of EXCEL are critical. Please drop by at B33 Hodges Hall to pick up job application. Must be a full-time student in good standing to apply. TRAINING BEGINS IN 5...4...3.. Your REAL LIFE experience beginsNOW!! If you’ve talked to the the THOUSANDS of recent graduates who still don’t have a job because they didn’t have enough “experience” on their resume, and you want to do something about it, then apply now while you still have time to get that experience while you are still in school!! Student Media is now hiring stone-cold sales assassins. Our people are nationally recruited while still in college, and set up for great careers post-graduation. Join our team NOW!! A positive attitude, strong work ethic and a healthy sense of humor are required. (You must also be able to handle making more money than your friends). Training begins August 1st, interviews begin TODAY!! Send your resume to: national@tigers.lsu. edu. Must be a full-time student in good standing. STUDENT POSITION AVAILABLE State agency needs student for filing, answering the phones, running errands and other misc. duties. May occasionally require heavy lifting. Email resume to denise. marrero@la.gov or fax to 225-342-7624. AFTER CARE WORKER Local private school seeks After Care Workers, 3pm-6pm daily. Please send resumes to brisla@ yahoo.com. 225.293.4338 LOVE CHILDREN? Children’s store in Sherwood / Coursey area needs two helpers. Flexible hours including Saturdays. No nights or Sundays. 291-4850 FAMILY HELPER / SITTER Must enjoy kids, have transp, avail 2:30 pm 504.382.3995 PART TIME LANDSCAPER Send resume and availabiliy to jojohn@ bellsouth.net 225.202.6003
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ROOMMATES WANTED 2BR/1BA CONCORD CONDO LESS THAN 10 MIN TO LSU 375/MO, PAY ONLY HALF ELECTRICITY. 225-235-0222 ROOMMATE WANTED Female roommate wanted. Leigh’s Cove across from Mike Anderson’s on Lee Drive. Bedroom fully furnished and bathroom. $650/month plus 1/3 of electricity and cable/internet. 6 month or 12 month Lease 985.688.4452 $450 PRIVATE ROOMS quiet house mate, GIRL, of good character. PRIVATE: master bedroom, sitting/ bonus room, and private bath 10 minutes from campus NO PETS 985.974.0920
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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A KNIGHT in shining armor? Me neither! Sarcastic, nerdy girl looking for a girl that’s relaxed and can think for herself. Contact me at gildthelily4@ yahoo.com.
PRETTY, SMART, IN ENGINEERING Chemical engineering freshman who loves to party looking for a man to take her out, show her a good time, and cuddle afterwards. Must be able to put up with my mindless rambling and flirting with everyone and take care of me when I’ve partied too hard. oneshottwoshotthreeshotfloor@yaho o.com
FEMALE LSU STUDENT needed as a roommate in a fully furnished condo. $450 a month. 985.966.4091 ROOMMATE NEEDED! 2 bedroom/1.5 bath condo Close to LSU $600 includes utilities Call for more info: 504.237.2756 $400 RENT Graduate student looking to share 3 bedroom fenced house 2-3 miles from lsu. Utility bills not included. nnovelo@tigers. lsu.edu 225.588.0309
LSU PARENTS!! NEED CHILD-CARE? Class A daycare minutes from LSU has 3 openings for all-day care, and 6 spots open for after-school care. Kids Korner is a locallyowned daycare with the owner on property, and over 15 years of experience in healthcare with children of ALL abilities & needs including g-tubes, trach-care, splints & walkers. Autism & ADD/ADHD welcome along with children of all capabilities. Call now to schedule an interview & facility tour. Ask for LaTacia. 225.394-5435
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