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Volleyball: Tigers sweep way to Hotel Encanto title, p. 8
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Rebel fighters gather in the streets (left) and paint pre-Gadhafi flags (right) in celebration of the fall of the former dictatorial regime.
‘It would be an honor to fight for democracy’ Andrea Gallo
Libyan student cheers rebels from afar
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Petroleum engineering sophomore and Libyan native Ibrahim Matri reflects on the impact of the Libyan rebellion and Moammar Gadhafi’s regime.
The world has looked on and cheered as rebel forces have built momentum against the oppressive dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s more than 40-year regime in Libya. The progress has especially hit home for petroleum engineering sophomore Ibrahim Matri as his family and friends are caught in the crevices of change. Matri, a Libyan international student, spent his high school years in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, where his family still resides. When rebel forces stormed Tripoli on Aug. 21, it meant Matri
could, for the first time, speak candidly to his family without worrying about phones being hacked by prying Gadhafi officials searching for people rallying against him. “That was probably one of the happiest days of my life,” Matri said. Libya has been entrapped in a whirlwind of violence and political uprising during the past several months, as “revolutionaries,” as Matri calls them, have started rioting and resisting Gadhafi’s stronghold on the country. Until now, Matri said, no one could speak openly about politics or Gadhafi without risking his or her life. “People were so scared to say anything against him,” Matri said, “even
Highland Road armed robbery victim recounts late-night incident
Brian Sibille Staff Writer
One of the victims of an armed robbery on the morning of Aug. 31 on Highland Road north of campus said he narrowly avoided harm by offering the thief $10. Nicholas Gautreaux, psychology sophomore, said he was leaving The Varsity Theatre around 2 a.m. with a friend when they noticed a man following them.
LIBYA, see page 19
Libya went without Internet access from February to August. See what students have to say about the situation on p. 6.
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with their relatives.” Once the rebels took over Tripoli and Gadhafi fled, Matri called his family, and they told him he was free to unleash his feelings, anger, whatever he pleased — the rebels had come. Those rebels include Matri’s friends and cousins, who he said are fighting on the front lines. “I would have been on the front lines as well if I was still in Libya,” he said. “It would be an honor to fight for human rights, for democracy.” Matri’s family has long toiled under Gadhafi’s rule. His father works for Libya’s foreign ministry and has al-
“I kept walking, but my friend confronted him,” Gautreaux said. He said the man then put a gun to his friend’s stomach and demanded his cell phone. The man then put the gun to Gautreaux’s stomach and asked for his phone, too. “I pushed the gun away and told him no,” Gautreaux said. Gautreaux said he offered the man $10 from his wallet instead of his phone, and the man took the money and fled. Baton Rouge Police Department officers were called soon after and a report was filed, Gautreaux said. A University
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emergency text message was sent around 3 a.m. advising caution in the area. Gautreaux said he and his friend were later informed by police that a suspect had been caught. But Sgt. Don Stone, BRPD spokesman, said Sept. 1 no advancements had been made in the case, and several BRPD representatives told The Daily Reveille on Monday they were unable to confirm or deny whether a suspect had been caught. GERALD HERBERT / The Associated Press
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Workers hand off sandbags Saturday to stop flooding waters from Bayou Barataria in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Lee in the town of Jean Lafitte, La.
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INTERNATIONAL
Nation & World
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
NATIONAL
STATE/LOCAL
Sumatra earthquake kills young Indonesian boy
Wildfire aided by wind destroys nearly 500 homes in Texas
Two women found slain in trailer near Sulphur
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful earthquake jolted the western Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing a 12-year-old boy and sending people streaming from their houses and hotels in panic. Hundreds of patients from at least one hospital had to be evacuated, some in wheelchairs or with infusion drips still attached to their arms. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.6-magnitude quake was centered 60 miles southwest of the city of Medan at a depth of 62 miles.
BASTROP, Texas (AP) — A roaring wildfire raced unchecked Monday through rain-starved farm and ranchland in Central Texas, destroying nearly 500 homes during a rapid advance fanned in part by howling winds from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee. At least 5,000 people were forced from their homes in Bastrop County about 25 miles east of Austin. Huge clouds of smoke soared into the sky and hung over downtown Bastrop, a town of about 6,000 people along the Colorado River.
SULPHUR (AP) — Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says two women have been killed in a trailer west of Sulphur. Mancuso tells the American Press the two women were dead when deputies arrived Sunday night. He declined to give a cause of death. The sheriff says 50-year-old Mauricio G. Cumbrera, who lived in the trailer, was arrested by Lake Charles police about 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Jail officials say Cumbrera is charged with two count of seconddegree murder. No bond had been set and he did not have an attorney by Monday evening. Expert says Louisiana job market has some unfulfilled needs
Trinidad extends state of emergency by three months PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Authorities in Trinidad and Tobago have extended a state of emergency by three months, citing continued security concerns since the measure was first imposed last month to dismantle gangs and decrease crime. During a rare Sunday sitting of Parliament to debate the extension, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said the state of emergency has prevented “a criminal uprising of untold proportions” in the southern Caribbean country off Venezuela’s coast.
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A partial view of the Moor fountain in Rome’s Piazza Navona on Sept. 4. Italian police arrested a man who confessed to vandalizing a fountain in the piazza.
Italian police nab alleged vandal of famous fountain ROME (AP) — Police said Monday they had detained a man who confessed to knocking two chunks of marble off a statue in Rome’s famed Piazza Navona and of trying to damage the nearby Trevi Fountain. The suspect was picked up during a routine patrol near Piazza Navona late Sunday, a day after the vandalism took place, carabinieri officials told a press conference. Police noticed him because he was wearing the same white sneakers worn during the attack.
Hurricane Katia upgraded to Category 3 storm MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Katia has grown to a Category 3 storm as it moves across the Atlantic Ocean. On Monday afternoon, Katia’s maximum sustained winds had increased to 116 mph. That makes Katia a major hurricane, and some additional strengthening is expected later in the day. Hurricane specialist Todd Kimberlain says it’s looking less likely that Katia will make landfall but that wind from the storm could still affect the U.S. East Coast as it moves north.
SHREVEPORT (AP) — A labor expert says some industries in Louisiana need workers and that might be an indication of economic recovery. Jacques Lasseigne, director of field operations for the Louisiana Workforce Commission in Shreveport, told the Shreveport Times that truck drivers, industrial mechanics and people with medical training are now in demand.
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
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Senate to purchase 75 student response clickers for voting use Middleton may add 200 rental clickers
According to Caffarel, the surplus fund contains about $50,000. Student fees toward SG amount to $2.20 per student this year. But John Kate Mabry Parker Ford, SG Staff Writer deputy chief of While Student Government staff and mass will be purchasing 75 student re- communication sponse clickers for its senators, senior, said the the organization is also looking clickers are uninto providing new clickers for necessary. “I do beMiddleton Library. The Senate will be purchas- lieve that buying clickers for each Senate ing clickers will seat, which will cost a total of improve the Senate’s efficiency, but I don’t think it will improve $2,278.45. Speaker of the Senate Aar- it enough for the amount that the on Caffarel said he believes the clickers will cost,” he said. In addition, clickers will save Scott Sullivan, the Senate hours senator of the of time during College of Scimeetings. ence and bio“So much chemistry senior, time is wasted in met with Jennifer taking roll call Cargill, dean of and taking care of LSU Libraries, written votes,” he about the possisaid. bility of adding Caffarel also 200 rental clicksaid the clickers ers to the library’s would aid in reScott Sullivan collection. cord keeping. Elissa Plank, “We would senator of the College of Science circulation deuse clickers for and biochemistry senior partment head of things that can be handled more efficiently with the library, said Middleton origielectronic voting,” Caffarel said. nally offered about 487 clickers “This will save time and provide for rent. However, many clickers transparency. Every vote will be logged.” Because these clickers will be purchased by the Senate, they will become property of each Senate seat. In the case of a senator leaving his or her seat, the clicker will be given to the next senator elected. Caffarel said he prefers to use the permanent clickers in order to provide consistency with types of clickers used in Senate meetings. “We want to have the same system running throughout,” he said. “There’s no telling how many senators may or may not need a clicker. It would be a much bigger dilemma if senators brought in their own clickers.” Caffarel said the surplus fund was selected to provide funding in this initiative because it is restricted to one-time usage. “Surplus is typically used for any expense that we don’t want to take out of Senate contingency money,” he said. “The fund is from student fees of past years.”
break or are lost, and she estimated there are currently about 350 clickers in the library’s possession. But Plank said no rental clickers are available at this time, saying “we ran out of clickers on the first day of classes by noon.” Sullivan said he believes the additional 200 clickers will be beneficial to students since many of the current clickers have gone through heavy use. “We definitely think that buying new clickers for the library would be a good way to help the students,” Sullivan said. “By giving students the ability to loan the clickers from the library, we can help them out financially.” The funding for these clickers will come from the Initiatives Fund, a SG fund to start one-time initiatives provided by student fees. “There should be more than enough to buy these clickers,” Sullivan said. “It’s a good fund to pull from since it doesn’t get tapped too often by the Senate.”
Student Government bought 75 clickers at a cost of $2,278.45.
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‘We definitely think that buying new clickers for the library would be a good way to help the students.’
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TECHNOLOGY
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Libya regains Internet access, campus reflects on web use Most University operations online Eastan Croson Entertainment Writer
An obsession and on the verge of becoming an addiction, the Internet has become a near universal presence in the lives of this generation of young people living in the United States. But the ubiquity of the web isn’t guaranteed everywhere. The people of Libya regained Internet access Aug. 22 after being disconnected since Feb. 17. On the morning Internet access was restored, the National Front for the Salvation of Libya tweeted, “Welcome to all of our brothers & sisters from inside Tripoli on Twitter... Internet returns to them first time in a long time! #Feb 17 #Libya.” The return of the Internet could be a sign of potential freedom from the iron fist of the Moammar Gadhafi regime, which has suppressed Libya for 42 years. But less than 6 percent of Libyans actually use the Internet, according to the International Telecommunication Union, a far cry from what goes on at the University. “Our generation is definitely obsessed with the Internet,” said
Jessica Allain
‘I use the Internet every day for some reason or another.’
English secondary education senior
biology senior Samantha Fields. “We are all about communicating, but not face-to-face. The Internet provides that.” A large part of the social lifestyle of an American college student is constituted by tweets, Facebook status updates and having thousands of online “friends,” many of whom the user has never met in real life. A study conducted by the Pew Research Center this year found that 50 percent of all adults use social networking sites, a large increase from the five percent that used them in 2005. Another found that 71 percent of Internet-using adults use videosharing sites. Yet another study concluded that 35 percent of all American adults now own a smartphone and 25 percent of owners use their phones to access the Internet more than any other device. “I use the Internet every day
The people of Libya were without Internet access Feb. 17 - Aug. 22.
Samantha Fields biology senior
‘Our generation is definitely obsessed with the Internet.’
Nathaniel Givens economics sophomore
‘I don’t think anyone at LSU doesn’t use the Internet every day for hours on end.’
for some reason or another,” said administrators cannot keep things secondary education English se- on campus running smoothly, if nior Jessica Allain. “There would at all, without it. be a mass riot or something if “Whether or not we would LSU did not have Internet.” survive [without Internet] would Fields said if what happened depend on whether or not this to Libya happened to the Univer- tragedy was limited to the LSU sity, the campus would “sponta- campus,” Thompson said. “It neously combust.” would definitely alter the way “I don’t think anyone at LSU we conduct business. If everyone doesn’t use the Internet every day else had connectivity in the world for hours on end,” said econom- and we were a black hole, then ics sophomore Nathaniel Givens. we would not survive since we Another Pew would no longer survey conducted be competitive.” in April found Thompson that 33 percent of said several facthe people polled tors contribute to constantly used the University’s the Internet to use dependence on a search engine the Internet. and 59 percent “Admissions Sheri Thompson had used it the IT communication and planning are done online. day before taking Grants are done officer the survey. online. The dayInformation Technology to-day business of the institution Services is the University de- is done online,” Thompson said, partment devoted to keeping the “So if the Internet as a whole Internet up and running. IT Com- went away, we would have to remunication and Planning Officer vert back to the 1980s.” Sheri Thompson said she knows According to a survey confaculty, students and University ducted by Pew in 2010, 82
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‘If the Internet as a whole went away, we would have to revert back to the 1980s.’
Leah Carter international trade and finance sophomore
‘Every person has Facebook... or they are checking the Internet on their phone.’
percent of people polled said they use the Internet and in a different survey that year, 41 percent said they use the Internet to learn about national and international news. Another survey found that 10 percent of people polled think not having the Internet would be a major reason for not joining a club or organization, and 11 percent thought it would be a minor one. The Internet may have improved the way things are done on campus, but has also made the University predisposed to using it, Fields said. “LSU probably could not survive with out the Internet,” Fields said, “It’s why we are at college. We are here to get information and that’s pretty much our source.”
Contact Eastan Croson at ecroson@lsureveille.com
Sports
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[Left] LSU sophomore running back Spencer Ware (11) jumps over sophomore full back J.C. Copeland (44) on Saturday to gain yardage during LSU’s 40-27 win against Oregon in Cowboys Stadium. [Right] LSU sophomore running back Michael Ford (42) outruns an Oregon defender Saturday.
Thunder & Lightning Running backs Ware, Ford propel LSU past Oregon, combine 3 TDs, 195 rushing yards
Spencer Ware is the thunder. The 223-pound sophomore smacks the defensive line and barrels over defenders, often gaining several yards after first contact. Michael Ford is the lightning. The sophomore from Leesville brings speed and finesse to the running game, flashing to the outside and extending plays to the sideline.
Together they form a duo that each other very well.” senior right guard Will Blackwell No. 4 LSU was fortunate to plans to call “Thunder and Light- have both backs, who combined for ning.” 195 rushing yards “I know that and three touchHunter Paniagua might be a little downs in the TiSports Writer played out, but I gers’ 40-27 victory think Spencer’s more of a bruiser, against No. 3 Oregon on Saturday. and Mike’s more of a speed guy,” Ware and Ford provided the majorBlackwell said. “They complement ity of an LSU offensive output that
totaled 273 yards. “Our role is to carry the team, and we carry the ball with pride and dignity,” Ware said. “We eat up the clock and pound the ball right at them.” The LSU offense picked up where it left off in 2010, when it ran OFFENSE, see page 15
FOOTBALL
LSU defense, Duck turnovers spur win Chris Abshire Sports Writer
ARLINGTON, Texas — It was a true Les Miles special. Despite suspensions, arrests, potential violations and offensive coaching changes swirling around the LSU football program in the weeks leading up to the Tigers’ showdown Saturday night against Oregon at Cowboys Stadium, the 40-27 victory was business as usual in many ways for the LSU coach. The win ran his non-conference record to 29-1, and he is now 16-3 when he has multiple weeks to prepare for a game in his seven seasons at the helm in Baton Rouge. But the way LSU dispatched the Ducks on Saturday night was hardly the norm, even for a group used to its coach’s zany and thrilling style. Miles misspelled the Cajun “geaux” when he spoke
to media after the game, initially jogged toward the wrong sideline while leading his team onto the field before kickoff and cracked jokes to officials during the contest. LSU sophomore defensive end Sam Montgomery said the team wouldn’t have it any other way. “Les Miles eats grass, I like Sonic [the Hedgehog], Tyrann [Mathieu] has his little [blonde] hair thing,” Montgomery said following the game. “I think we’re all a little crazy.” Montgomery was an important facet of the Tigers’ lockdown effort on the Ducks’ vaunted spread attack on Saturday. Oregon led the nation in scoring and total offense last season but managed just 335 yards — many of which came on a meaningless 70-yard touchdown drive in the final minutes — and 27 points against a swarming, opportunistic Tiger front.
The sophomore end said discipline in the front seven was crucial in limiting the Ducks rushing juggernaut to 95 yards. “I heard all about their speed,” Montgomery said. “I saw the film, and I saw big plays not being disciplined. It’s about sitting down, getting in your gap and holding there. Our goal was to prevent those empty lanes.” Helping to thwart that speed was Mathieu, who earned Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance. Also earning recognition was defensive mastermind John “Chief” Chavis, who was named SEC Coordinator of the Week. LSU only had 273 yards of total offense but found a way to hang 40 points. The passing game, an issue in 2010, was held to 98 yards OREGON, see page 10
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LSU coach Les Miles hypes up the team Saturday as they walk out onto the field before the game against Oregon in Cowboys Stadium. LSU beat the Ducks 40-27.
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VOLLEYBALL
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Tigers take home Hotel Encanto Classic title in New Mexico LSU captures nine of 11 sets Michael Gegenheimer Sports Contributor
The LSU volleyball team wasn’t going to drop a secondstraight tournament finale after losing to Miami in last weekend’s Tiger Classic. LSU rebounded and increased its non-conference record to 6-1, winning ‘However, the Hotel EnClassic overall it canto and latching on was not to first place in the type the SoutheastConference of road ern Western Diviperfor- sion. L S U , mance which captured we needed.’ nine of 11 sets throughout the Fran Flory weekend, got LSU coach off to a strong start with a commanding victory against Arkansas-Little Rock on
• SEC Defensive Player of the Week • Hotel Encanto Classic: 33 digs, averaging three per set • Season: leads the Tigers with 4.05 digs per set and Meghan Mannari 0.73 service aces junior libero per set
. The only Tiger averaging at least three kills per set • Hotel Encanto Classic: 3.75 kills per set • Season: averaged 3.58 kills per set in Desiree Elliott five matches
Friday, winning in four sets. The Tigers won the first two sets 25-17 and 25-22 with the Trojans taking the third 24-26. The Tigers then went on to win the final set 25-13. LSU coach Fran Flory said the Tigers weren’t mentally prepared for this game and still have work to do despite the overwhelming victory. “Each match we learn a little more about this team, and our team learns a little more about itself not only individually but collectively as a group,” Flory said in a news release. “However, overall it was not the type of road performance we needed.” The Tigers finished the day by dismantling Grambling, winning
in straight sets 25-7, 25-15 and 25-13. Freshman middle blockers Marissa Maas and Madi Mahaffey and freshman outside hitter Avery Striebel posted career-highs with double-digit kills. Maas had a .909 hitting percentage and knocked down 10 kills, the second-best single match performance in LSU history for a player making 10 to 14 attempts. LSU ended the weekend playing host New Mexico State, and in the same commanding style of the first two matches, the Tigers left with a 3-1 victory (25-22, 22-25, 25-23, 25-18) against the Aggies. Reigning Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year Desiree Elliott found her rhythm,
sophomore middle blocker
• Leads the SEC in blocks • Hotel Encanto Classic: 12 blocks • Season: 2.72 kills per set
Michele Williams senior middle blocker
posting 10 kills and a .600 hitting percentage during the course of the final two sets to help the Tigers take home the title. New Mexico State was 4-1 before playing LSU and had already won a five-set match against No. 5 Nebraska earlier in the year. The Aggies were knotted at one set apiece with LSU before the Tigers grabbed a narrow victory in a crucial third set. LSU led, 23-18, in the third set before the Aggies retaliated with five straight points to even the score. Elliott put New Mexico State away with back-to-back kills, as the Tigers took the third set, 25-23. The Tigers cruised in the
fourth and final set, capping the tournament with a dominant 2518 victory. Elliott drilled 16 kills and senior middle blocker Michele Williams added 15 kills, five blocks and three aces in the match. “We learned a lot from our loss to Miami last weekend and worked hard at practice on getting better in all parts of our game,” Elliot said. “New Mexico State is a big, physical team like many of the SEC teams we face. After a slow start, I knew all I had to do was listen to my teammates and my coaches to make sure my errors didn’t get me down. It’s nice to start our road schedule with three big wins.” Next weekend LSU travels to Bowling Green, Ky., to play in the Western Kentucky Tournament where the Tigers will face Wake Forest (2-2), Xavier (Ohio) (4-2) and host Western Kentucky (5-1).
Contact Michael Gegenheimer at mgegenheimer@lsureveille.com
SOCCER
Tigers wrap up five-game road trip against Houston Squad looking for second win of season Scott Branson
Sports Contributor
The LSU soccer team will take the pitch tonight against the Houston Cougars with hopes of capping their five-game, seasonopening road trip with a win. LSU (1-3) will be looking for its second win of the season against a Houston squad that has yet to win a match. The Tigers are undefeated in two previous contests against the Cougars. The most recent meeting was a 0-0 draw at Houston in 2007, a year after a 6-1 victory for the Tigers at home in 2006. The Cougars have scored only one goal this season, which came against top-ranked North Carolina in a 6-1 defeat at Chapel Hill, N.C. Houston fell to 0-4 on Saturday after a 1-0 defeat at the hands of an unbeaten North Texas squad. “We just have to compete,” said Houston coach Susan Bush in a news release. “Today North Texas was more competitive, and they won.” The Tigers return to Houston on Tuesday after a heartbreaking loss to the Rice Owls (3-1) on Friday. In a match that saw no goals scored during regulation or the first overtime period, Rice scored the game-winning goal late in the second overtime for a final score of 1-0. The Owls’ go-ahead goal came after the center referee failed
to see the sideline referee signaling a foul against Rice. If the foul had been awarded, the Lady Tigers would have been given a free kick from about 25 yards out. Instead, the foul went unnoticed and Rice ended the game shortly after on a goal from sophomore Jessica Howard. Howard, a member of the Conference USA All-Freshman Team a year ago, had two shots on goal, including the game-winner. “It went back-and-forth,” said Rice coach Nicky Adams in a news release. “Both teams were tremendous tonight.” The Tigers attacked for most of the match and earned 10 corner kicks compared to Rice’s one. LSU totaled 10 shots to Rice’s 12. Senior midfielder Taryne Boudreau led the Tigers with three shots.
Senior goalkeeper Mo Isom played the entire game and made three saves to extend the game before conceding the goal in the 117th minute. “LSU is a tremendous side.
They are going to beat a lot of teams in a very good conference,” Adams said. Following the Tigers’ match in Houston, LSU will start an eight game home-stand Friday
against Oregon (3-2-1).
Contact Scott Branson at sbranson@lsureveille.com
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When Kelly and Miles meet, Les is more BODY SHOTS
Rob Landry Sports columnist Chip Kelly is a fraud. The Oregon coach leads a team into battle on a weekly basis carrying nothing but a gimmick offense and weak line of defense in his arsenal. Sure, Kelly is 22-5 overall since taking over the reins from Mike Bellotti in 2009, but all five of his losses have come when teams have had more than one week to prepare for his offense. The Ducks pride themselves on an up-tempo offense that wears down defenses by giving them little time to substitute players. But when teams can spend numerous days and weeks on their offense — Kelly is 1-4 in season openers and bowl games — the Ducks become all quack and no bite. Oregon averaged 49.3 points per game last season. But in Kelly’s four combined season opener and bowl game losses, his dynamic offense managed a measly 17.8 points per game. On the other end of the spectrum is LSU coach Les Miles. Miles, who dominated Kelly in both personnel and scheming decisions during Saturday’s 40-27 trouncing, is a whopping 12-1 in season openers and bowl games. When a Miles-coached team has time to prepare, it always comes out ready to play. In their 13 season openers and bowl games during the Miles era, the Tigers have scored 482 points, 37.1 per game, while surrendering just 208 points, 16 per contest. The difference Saturday was not a difference of schemes clashing, but a difference of preparation tactics. While Kelly was busy trying to cram more offensive plays into practice time, Miles was worried about
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Senior linebacker Ryan Baker (22) helps sophomore defensive end Sam Montgomery (99) tackle Oregon running back Kenjon Barner (24).
fine-tuning the plays he already had. Oregon ran 12 more plays than LSU, yet LSU won the time of possession battle by more than six minutes. To defend the Ducks, flash and pomp win in the Pacific-12. Even the smallest trick or shiny object will distract a defense, allowing the offense to march down the field for a score. But when Oregon tries to make that transition to the big leagues, a lack of fundamentals become its downfall. The Ducks have played major conference teams in bowl games and season openers three times under Kelly — LSU on Saturday, Auburn in the 2011 BCS Championship Game and Ohio State in the 2010 Rose Bowl. All three times they have lost, and in all three games they lost the time of possession battle and had more penalties than their opponents. Though all the games Kelly has lost have not been blowouts, the fact of the matter remains that winning is all that counts. And when all the
NFL
Saints’ Sean Payton gets contract extension The Associated Press The Saints announced Monday that Sean Payton, who coached New Orleans to its first Super Bowl championship two seasons ago, has agreed to an extension through 2015. The deal carries Payton through what would be his 10th season since he joined the Saints in 2006, shortly after the team’s miserable 3-13 2005 campaign that was defined in large part by displacement to San Antonio because of Hurricane Katrina. “It is good news, and I would start ... by recognizing the significant role that [general manager] Mickey Loomis and [owner] Tom Benson have had in not just this contract for me, but the stability and the success we’ve had as an organization,” Payton said. “I’m very thankful to have that opportunity
here for another five years.” Including three trips to the postseason in his first five seasons, Payton has a 53-33 record with New Orleans. In his first season, he coached the Saints to their first NFC title game. In his fourth season, the Saints made the only Super Bowl appearance in the franchise’s 44-year history, beating the Indianapolis Colts. Payton’s previous contract was due to expire after the 2012 season. During the winter, Saints fans became nervous that Payton may have designs on coaching elsewhere when he chose to move his family’s permanent home from suburban New Orleans to Dallas. Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com
chips are on the table, no pun intended, Kelly isn’t winning. Now, there is no denying Kelly has a great shot to go on and win his third PAC 10/12 title in as many seasons as head man in Eugene, but he’ll still face an uphill battle in bringing home the big prize. Great teams with great coaches will know how to stop this current offense fad. The spread is a sexy offense now, just as the Pistol formation was four years ago. People were enamored with the Pistol then, but its mystery was solved. Now it’s almost extinct. Get-rich-quick schemes rarely work in real life. To expect them to be a stable bet in college football is equally foolish. The spread attack will be, and has been by numerous teams, figured out, and it will soon become a thing of the past. Kelly has yet to show the ability to adapt when his opponents catch on to his scheme. He lives and dies by the spread. In a few years, if Kelly continues down his stubborn path of riding a flash in the pan offense, paying
him an average $3.42 million a year through 2015 will be more criminal than all the cab drivers I encountered in Dallas this weekend. And those drivers are nothing more than licensed thieves. Rob Landry is a 23-year old mass communication senior from Mandeville. Follow him on Twitter @RobLandry85. Contact Rob Landry at rlandry@lsureveille.com
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TRACK & FIELD
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Senior 400-meter hurdler switches to 800-meter run
Thurn will train with distance coach Andrew Chapple Sports Contributor
Senior James Thurn is making an unusual transition. The cross country runner who ran the 400-meter hurdles for the past seven years is about to take on the daunting 800-meter run. “It’s not a typical request,” said LSU head coach Dennis Shaver. “Typically the athletes want to move down in distance, not up.” Thurn, a Cicero, N.Y., native, ran the 400-meter hurdles in high school, topping his career with a fourth-place finish in the 2008 Nike Outdoor National Championships, finishing in 52.59 seconds. “New York state is one of the
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while the Tigers’ running backs wore down a weary Oregon defensive line en route to a 175-yard performance. Embattled senior backup quarterback Jarrett Lee was thrust into the starting role for the first time since 2009 after the whirlwind arrest and suspension of two-year starter Jordan Jefferson. Lee’s picksix past suggested that it would be LSU who might be prone to gamechanging errors. But with both sides missing key starters, it was the mistakeridden Oregon — playing without All-American cornerback and returner Cliff Harris — that couldn’t get out of its own way under the lavish spotlight of Cowboys Stadium. Three Duck fumbles led to 20 LSU points, including two by true freshman De’Anthony Thomas on consecutive touches during a twominute span of the third quarter that effectively turned a tense 1613 LSU advantage into a Tiger rout. In addition to being a Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist at corner, Harris was one of the nation’s most dangerous punt returners last season with four punt returns for
only states in high school where the 400-meter hurdles is run,” Thurn said. “That was my specialty.” Thurn ran at the University of Buffalo as a freshman, placing sixth in the 400-meter hurdles at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships before transferring to LSU. In 2010, Thurn finished seventh in the 400-meter hurJames Thurn dles during the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships, scoring two points for the Tigers. “I came to LSU to run [400 meters] and everything was great, but when I look at my body, 800 meters has always been appealing to me,” Thurn said. Thurn’s conversion comes with a new group of training
partners, as 400-meter hurdlers train with quarter milers and sprinters, while 800-meter runners train with distance runners. “It’s a higher volume training with less intensity, which is probably more suited for him,” Shaver said. This entails spending the fall offseason running with the cross country team and distance coach Mark Elliott. “In my experience over the years, James is not the first to switch from one group to my group and try a different event,” Elliott said. Elliott and Shaver said he asked to switch during the summer and will be strictly an 800-meter runner during track, given the transition goes smoothly. “It’s my senior year so I decided, ‘Let’s just give it a shot, stop hurdling, and see where this takes me,’” Thurn said. Thurn said he had always
been told he would excel at the 800-meter run but wouldn’t put his focus on it because he was a hurdler. Thurn said he competed in the 800-meter run once in high school, winning in 1:56, but regularly ran the 600-meter run during indoor track, finishing sixth in the New York Indoor State Championships. His personal record for the event, 1:21.27, converts to somewhere around a 1:53 800-meter time, which would place him in the national elite. “I have natural endurance, like my body is meant for this,” Thurn said. “I’ve always had a really good endurance base where I can go run miles like it’s nothing.” Both Shaver and Elliott praised Thurn’s work ethic and said it will be a key factor in his success. “He’s probably a coach’s dream,” Elliott said. The 400-meter hurdles isn’t
run in indoor track, so if he isn’t able to perform at a high level in the 800, he can still switch back for the outdoor season. “It is excellent preparation for the 400 hurdles outdoors,” Shaver said. Former Tiger Isa Phillips, the 2007 National Champion in the 400-meter hurdles, trained with the 800-meter runners during the indoor season. Even if Thurn doesn’t make an impact in the 800, his training should improve his times in the hurdles. “He’s never been afraid of doing the work it’s going to take to achieve success,” Shaver said. “He’s going to do everything he can to be the best he can be.”
touchdowns and an 18.8 yard average on returns, second-best in the country. His replacement at punt returner, Kenjon Barner, committed the Ducks’ first crucial gaffe on a return in the second quarter. Barner retreated from the LSU gunners after receiving the punt near his own 10, and Tiger sophomore cornerback Tyrann Mathieu knocked the ball loose before returning it three yards for a touchdown to give LSU a 9-6 edge. Near the eight-minute mark of the third quarter, Montgomery punched the ball out of Thomas’ hands on a third-down run up the middle. The football careened right into Reid’s clutches, and LSU was in business at the Duck 21. Five Tiger rushes later, sophomore tailback Michael Ford scored the first of his two touchdowns from five yards out. He finished the game with 14 carries for 96 yards. On the ensuing kickoff return, Thomas again put the ball on the ground, and LSU defensive back Ron Brooks recovered at the Oregon 41. “That stretch really affected the momentum,” said sophomore safety Eric Reid. “We were able to create a lot of points quickly and turn the game to our favor.”
Lee’s longest completion of the night, a 29-yard pass to tight end Deangelo Peterson, set up the Tigers inside the 10. Lee would finish 10-of-22 through the air for 98 yards and a second-quarter touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Reuben Randle. Four plays later, sophomore running back Spencer Ware found the end zone on a one-yard scamper, giving LSU a commanding 30-13 lead that essentially put the game away. The game was relatively sloppy from the start, as Oregon committed three penalties in the
first four plays. LSU fumbled a snap in the first quarter, which Oregon recovered in a chaotic scramble. The Ducks also finished with 12 penalties for 95 yards. Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas had 54 passing attempts and was picked off by LSU cornerback Tharold Simon in the second quarter. With the win, LSU staked a strong claim to the No. 1 ranking by dominating last season’s national runner-up and the preseason No. 3 team. But Miles said he is unconcerned with his team’s national status, even after the statement win.
“I don’t really care if we’re ranked No. 1 or not,” Miles said. “I appreciate the fact that we’re close enough to end up No. 1, and that’s really all I care about. If we continue to play well and do the things we’re capable of doing, we’ll earn our way.” That was typical coach-speech from a coach who proved again on Saturday night he is anything but typical.
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Entertainment
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Down to a fine art BR artists showcase talent at monthly gathering Kittu Pannu Entertainment Writer
Every month, local artists gather to showcase their works and share their inspirations with one another and Baton Rouge residents at the Stabbed in the Art exhibition. Several Baton Rouge artists came together Friday for the monthly assemblage at Tiger District on Perkins Road. From paintings to blown glass to sculptures, the event encapsulated Baton Rouge’s budding art house movement by letting both new and more experienced artists place their works on the walls for people to see. The event has been Stabbed in the Art: around since February 2009. What: An Any artist in the exhibition for local area is welcome to artists to showcase and participate, said Jared Loftus, local ensell their works. trepreneur and host. When: The first Friday As long as they place their art on the of every month from walls the day of the 6-10 p.m. event, they can show Where: 1284 Perkins it off to all attendees, he said. Road. “Even with the How much: Free, first football game, including free wine. Labor Day weekend and a tropical storm heading our way, we still have a lot of people here,” Loftus said. “We usually have about 300 to 400 people come by.” The event is a relaxed and positive environment for locals to display their artwork, he said. “One of the things I like the most is that it’s always new. I never know which artists are going to be there, it’s never the same,”
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Patrons admire art Friday at Stabbed in the Art, which is held the first Friday of every month at Tiger District.
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‘Jersey Shore’ promos misleading
For weeks, “Jersey Shore” fans have been titillated by MTV’s teaser of Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino getting carted away on a stretcher after presumably getting in a fight with his roommate Ronnie Ortiz-Magro. After all of the waiting, the time finally arrived Thursday when America would be rewarded for its patience. And “Jersey Shore” dropped the ball. This moment was supposed to be nothing short of glorious. After KEVIN all, MTV did THIBODEAUX promote the hell Entertainment out of it. Writer After the show’s season premiere on Aug. 4, MTV showed a season preview, highlighted by clips of Mike drooling everywhere as he tried to hold his own against Ronnie. The clips looked like they were leading up to an all-out battle royale and were followed by a shot of Mike on a stretcher. Then MTV shoved the scene in our face, replaying the preview for what seemed like 24 hours straight over the VMA weekend. JERSEY SHORE, see page 14
THEATER
Lab Theatre season starts today with Greek tragedy ‘Electra’ ‘Copenhagen’ focuses on secret meeting Taylor Balkom Entertainment Writer
Revenge is sweet. After the murder of her father by her mother and stepfather, a young girl takes justice into her own hands in “Electra,” a Greek tragedy by Sophocles. The play will kick off the University’s fall 2011 Lab Theatre season. Set in the city of Argos shortly after the Trojan War, Electra and her brother Orestes seek to avenge the death of their father, Agamemnon. “This production of ‘Electra’ highlights the timeless themes of murder and revenge,” said assistant director Ben Koucherik, a
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second-year MFA candidate in the Fast-forward to World War II, University’s professional actor and the setting for the Lab Theatre’s training prosecond play of the gram. season becomes clear. The play “Copenhagen” questions the deals with the meet“validity of ing between Danish revenge as a physicist Niels Bohr means of honorand German theoretiable justice or cal physicist Werner irrational selfHeisenberg in 1941. indulgence,” Bohr would eventuBen Koucherik according to a ally come to the Unittheatre grad student news release. ed States and become The action involved in the Manof the play comes from the inner hattan Project, while Heisenberg conflicts Electra deals with as she would join the German equivalent, copes with the death of her father the Uranium Club. and her intention to seek retribution. “Heisenberg was working on “We have all worked incred- nuclear power under the Nazis,” ibly hard on the piece, and it prom- said director David Coley. “It’s ises to be a great showcase for all of about this mysterious meeting in our talents in both performance and THEATER, see page 13 production design,” Koucherik said.
‘This production of “Electra” highlights the timeless themes of murder and revenge.’
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LSU theatre grad student Katrina Despain rehearses “Electra,” a Greek tragedy by Sophocles, Monday in the Studio Theatre of the Music and Dramatic Arts Building.
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TAILGATING
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Tigers tailgate Texas style at the Cowboys Classic game Students eager for first home game Eastan Croson Entertainment Writer
The time students have been anticipating has finally arrived — football season is here, and tailgating will soon hit full swing. Whether it’s doing keg stands or Tiger-baiting the opposing team’s fans, students agree no one tailgates quite like the Tigers — a truism on display in full force this weekend at Cowboys Stadium. Even ESPN senior writer Pat Forde agreed when he tweeted Friday evening, “LSU fans have descended upon Dallas and reminded us of this truth: when it comes to partying, they’re the
pros and we’re all amateurs.” They say everything is bigger in Texas, and that saying certainly applied to the way Tiger fans tailgated Saturday before the Cowboys Classic in Dallas. “There is no better tailgate than an LSU tailgate,” University alumnus Ryan Roberge said. Purple and gold tents surrounded the stadium where Tiger fans played ‘There is popular drinkgames like no better ing beer pong and tailgate flip cup while University’s than an the fight song blared LSU from the speaktailgate.’ ers of their cars. Outbursts of the University’s Ryan Roberge famous “Geaux LSU alumnus Tigers” chant and the heckling of Oregon fans
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were common sights. felt right at home while in Dallas. Tiger fans “Thanks LSU were decked out fans for taking in their game day over Dallas and gear from head making Cowboy to toe and clearStadium feel like ly outnumbered a home game for Oregon fans. us. What a great The game way to start the day craziness season,” Miles even brought up tweeted. feelings of nosAlthough the talgia for several tailgates at the attendees. Cowboys Classic “I have gradwere Texas-sized, uated for three many students years now, and thought they were Tweet from Pat Forde I would do anyno comparison to ESPN senior writer thing to go back the atmosphere of and be a freshman Death Valley on at LSU again,” said University game days. alumnus Ron Roberge. “People have been getting Tiger fans started off the tail- excited about Jerry’s World,” gating season with a bang, and business junior Tyler Schiro said. even football coach Les Miles ”I don’t know if everything is
‘LSU fans have descended upon Dallas and reminded us of this truth: when it comes to partying, they’re the pros and we’re all amateurs.’
bigger and better in Texas, but when we get back home it will get better.” After LSU’s defeat of the Oregon Ducks, Tiger fans are waiting in anticipation to tailgate for the first home game of the season against Northwestern State University on Saturday. Students agree LSU’s campus still sets the standard for what every tailgate should aspire to be. “We show everybody what’s up. We know what we are doing,” Ron Roberge said. “If they think they’re tailgating, they have never been to an LSU tailgate.”
Contact Eastan Croson at ecroson@lsureveille.com
FOOD
Fat Cow burgers and salads restaurant opens on Highland Casual joint offers gourmet options
Barrett Noblie said opening Fat Cow near the University’s campus in the Highland Village Shopping Center seemed the “natural choice.” They said it allows them to be accessible to both crowds of Emily Herrington families and college students. Entertainment Writer Hosford, a former fine dinDown on Highland Road ing chef, said his goal is to bring near the south gates of campus the flavors and quality of upscale is Baton Rouge’s newest burger restaurants’ dishes to the classic hamburger. joint, Fat Cow. “We want to take the qual“Whether you like the name or not, it sticks in people’s heads,” ity of food in this atmosphere to a new level. ... It’s different from manager Richard Cassagne said. Fat Cow is defined as a “fast, what people are used to,” he said. Hosford said he began his casual counter-serve restaurant,” with the ambiance of an “indus- mission to develop a better burger two years ago. He and his trial barn,” Cassagne said. The restaurant, specializ- partners tested out 100 different ing in gourmet hamburgers and variations before they found the salads, is adorned with reclaimed perfect blend, seasoned with only wood and stainless steel accents. salt and pepper. Hosford said The modern his team went yet rustic motif to Washington, features charcoal D.C., to taste the and contrasting country’s best orange walls, burgers and samunique art pieces pled 20 different and a bar counter ones in 20 hours. made from a solid “After numslab of concrete. ber five, you can There are really critique a windowed garage burger,” Hosford doors leading to said. “There are an outdoor patio Doug Hosford lots of good burgwith additional Fat Cow co-owner ers, but you have seatings and teleto have good convisions, and there diments.” will also be a Fat Cow’s burgers are topped fireplace on the patio for colder with dressings from homemade weather. Cassagne said he hopes Fat salsa and banana peppers to foie Cow will become a destination gras and pear slices. Noblie said Fat Cow offers for watching football games. In lieu of a traditional cash a “cleaner product” because the register system, cashiers ring up restaurant grinds and prepares its orders on iPads. The restaurant own meat every day and uses a employs iPad-specific software minimal amount of preservatives. Fat Cow had a “soft openthrough a web portal that allows him to track sales, inventory and ing” Aug. 11 and will have a publish menu items, Cassagne grand opening once the restaurant is granted its liquor license, said. “We want to keep up with the Cassagne said. Cassagne said Fat Cow will times,” Cassagne said. Owners Doug Hosford and serve alcohol and remain open on
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‘We want to take the quality of food in this atmosphere to a new level. ... It’s different from what people are used to.’
game days until 2 a.m. but will not become a bar. It will retain its soul as a burger place, Hosford said. The majority of Fat Cow’s advertising so far has been through word of mouth and social media, Cassagne said. Noblie said he anticipated to prepare 100 to 150 burgers each day during the restaurant’s inaugural month and see customers “trickle in.” “But they didn’t,” Hosford interjected, mentioning the daily average of 300-500 burgers. Alex Beem, petroleum engineering sophomore, said he’s been to Fat Cow two or three times since its opening and plans to return. “It’s the best location that accepts Tiger Cash,” Beem said.
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Customers try hamburgers at Fat Cow when it opened this past month on Highland Road. Fat Cow burgers are topped with dressings from homemade salsa to foie gras.
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FILM
Student’s movie ranked in top 15 in 48-Hour Film Project Haylie Navarre
Entertainment Writer
Diego Andrés Rodríguez Delfino stood before a cheering audience Aug. 30 at the Blue Nile club in New Orleans as his film “Plaquemine” was selected as one of the top 15 films out of 48 submissions. The music and marketing senior and his team competed in The 48Hour Film Project, a series of city competitions happening across the United States and around the world, in New Orleans on Aug. 12-14. According to 48hourfilm.com, the project is a “wild and sleepless weekend in which you and a team make a movie — write, shoot, edit and score it — in just 48 hours.” The project is designed to strengthen filmmakers and to encourage them to make films. Each team’s film must adhere to a specific genre, which is assigned at the start of the competition. They are also given a character, a line and prop that they’re required to include in the film. Delfino’s team was given a Western theme, the character of interior designer Tammy Bison and the line “Try it, what have you got to lose?” Delfino said he was scared at first but trusted that his team would deliver. He said it was a chance to work their minds and be creative and they took it as a challenge. Monique McCain, theatre performance sophomore, played the role of Tammy Bison and said she was worried about finding a location for a Western film. She said the team didn’t have much time to spend scouting locations. Delfino said he and one of the screenplay writers began by discussing old Westerns, especially Clint Eastwood films. They originally wanted to write a classic Western but quickly realized the time constraint would make it difficult to obtain a critical aspect — live horses. The team decided to write a modern-day Western and began thinking about directors who were influenced by the genre, like the Coen Brothers and
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1941, and no one remembers what it was about. It looks at why Heisenberg didn’t make the bomb for Hitler.” Elizabeth Cowan, theatre senior, plays Margrethe Bohr, Niels’ wife. She serves as an interpreter of the two scientists’ conversations as Bohr and Heisenberg try to remember why they met in Copenhagen in 1941. “She helps them find their way through the memories they’re trying to figure out,” Cowan said. “It’s a very interesting play.” Cowan said she always thought of World War II from the viewpoint of everyone except Germany before reading the play. “In the play, Heisenberg talks about how Germany was hit by
photo courtesy of DIEGO ANDRÉS RODRÍGUEZ DELFINO
Tammy Bison, a character in music and marketing senior Diego Andrés Rodríguez Delfino’s film “Plaquemine,” is a damsel in distress involved in an abusive relationship.
Quentin Tarantino. Delfino said the team pulled inspiration from “No Country for Old Men” and even George Lucas’ “Star Wars” character Han Solo. Delfino said another part of the inspiration for “Plaquemine” came from the idea that many Westerns have what Delfino referred to as a “lonely Western town.” Delfino said the team members thought of how they could make the film appeal to viewers outside of the state and they decided to make the setting unique to Louisiana. The story is about Cowboy Dan, an outlaw attempting to escape a Mexican drug cartel. He’s on his way to California to make a new life for himself when he makes a stop in Plaquemine and gets a flat tire. Cowboy Dan finds Tammy Bison, a typical damsel in distress, being beaten by her boyfriend and feels compelled to help. Delfino said the film is essentially about Cowboy Dan’s internal struggle between bolting to California or staying in Plaquemine. Delfino attributes part of the team’s success to the fact that the group met several times before the contest to get used to working together, which was a good way for his team members to get a feel for his personal style. Another element of success was the strict production schedule Delfino put in place. He said the actual process didn’t go exactly as planned, conventional bombs and how that affected him and his family,” Cowan said. “He gives this really moving monologue about how he was walking through the streets of Berlin and his shoes caught on fire from the phosphorus. I’d never thought about it from that aspect.” While history may try to pick a good side and a bad side, Cowan said, it’s important to have compassion for the other side. “It’s important for us to remember, especially in times like these, that war is a bad situation for everyone involved,” Cowan said. “Electra” opens today in the Studio Theatre, and “Copenhagen” bows Sept. 20. Contact Taylor Balkom at tbalkom@lsureveille.com
but having guidelines to stay on track made things easier. “We delivered a quality product — were chosen for the best of screening. It makes us really proud of our creative and collaborative capabilities,” Delfino said. McCain said the most difficult part was transitioning from theater to film acting. She said she was well-prepared with her lines, but the actors didn’t really have time to work on their chemistry. Delfino said he wants everyone who will watch the 48-hour films to keep a few things in mind. “Watch them knowing it’s really hard to make them look, sound and feel like what you have in your head as the ideal film — both as director and viewer,” Delfino said. “But it’s about the talents as a team of doing whatever it takes with the resources and restrictions we’re given to deliver the best possible experience.” McCain said her favorite part of the experience was the make-up she got to wear. She said after the makeup designer had spent an hour applying bruises to her face, someone sent a photo to McCain’s father. “My dad thought I was being held hostage,” she said, “He freaked out and called 10 times.”
Contact Haylie Navarre at hnavarre@lsureveille.com
Lab Theatre fall 2011 season: • Sophocles’ “Electra,” directed by Nick Erickson. Sept. 6-11. • Michael Frayn’s “Copenhagen,” directed by David Coley. Sept. 20-25. • Edward Albee’s “American Dream,” directed by Michael Martin. Oct. 4-9. • Julia Jordan’s “The Smoking Lesson,” directed by Molly Conarro. Oct. 18-23. • Michele Lowe’s “The Smell of the Kill,” directed by Macy Jones. Nov. 1-6. • Jean Paul Sartre’s “No Exit,” directed by Christopher Silva. Nov. 15-20.
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Loftus said. “It’s inspiring for others. There’s no commission. There’s no risk. And I’ve seen a lot of people who’ve never shown artwork here come, and it gives them their platform to start from.” Patrons of Stabbed range from undergraduate students to working-class families. Many have become regulars, including Jessica Engler, second-year law student. “I’ve had mutual friends who’ve brought me a couple of times before,” Engler said. “I like to have original art in my apartment if I can help it, and you can get an original piece for half the price of a reproduction at Bed, Bath and Beyond.” Sarena Gaylor, second-year law student, likes that artists are accessible at the event. “I love that the artists are here and you get to talk to them, and if you want something custommade you can get it,” Gaylor said. “It’s great to talk to them and see what their inspiration was, and of course, free wine doesn’t hurt.” Nick Oldenburg, artist and glass blower, has been a part of the event multiple times over the years. His specialty is using watercolors to reproduce fashion photography. “I’ve always been interested in fashion photography, and I realized I could reproduce [my prints] on a large scale with watercolors really fast,” Oldenburg said. Watercolors seemed the best alternative for him because he doesn’t like spending much time
“I like to make people slightly on projects. Oldenburg uses huge, cheap brushes and paint so that he uncomfortable in a good way,” does not feel the financial or time Black said. “I want people to think about something when they see stress for his side projects. The great thing about fashion my art. It has to be something that photography is its particular style people haven’t seen before.” The most fulfilling aspect of of lighting, Oldenburg said. “It’s high-contrasting. Fash- the event for Loftus is seeing new ion photography is flooded light, artists reach milestones in their cavery edgy stuff, very hard light- reers. “I’ve seen artists sell their first ing,” Oldenburg said. “I started noticing that lighting after a while, piece of work, which is really awesome,” Loftus said. like as the sun “It’s kind of that valicomes up in a dation.” bedroom and a Oldenburg parray of light just ticipates in Stabbed pierces somebecause he likes the one’s face, and affirmation he gets it reminds me from people viewing of that.” and appreciating his The event art. is “for the artSarena Gaylor “I need people to ists, by the artLSU law student tell me that they love ists, from the it,” Oldenburg said. drinks to the “It makes me feel venue,” said better as an artist, and I love comT.J. Black, artist and host. Black said artists who show ing to this party. It makes me feel at the event range from “week- more comfortable being a part of end artists” who just want to show the party.” Services like Facebook make something they’ve been working on, to seasoned veterans of the art it much easier to promote the event, Black said. world in Baton Rouge. “Fortunately, we live in an era “Sometimes they price their art too low, but we have everything where we can click a button and from little handmade cards at $5 send out a blast to all our friends to $1,000 paintings,” Black said. about the event,” Black said. “It’s kind of built a little community “It’s the full spectrum of prices.” Black’s art is more pop art- of people who would never get a styled with a punk sensibility, fea- chance to mix with one another.” turing pop-culture references set to bold, bright colors. Black said he makes art for people who get Contact Kittu Pannu at something out of the paintings and who react to them. kpannu@lsureveille.com
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011 JERSEY SHORE, from page 11
Must have been epic, right? Wrong. Yes, Mike did end up in a neck brace, but who would have thought the injury would be self-induced? Not this guy. Not only was the injury sustained from head-butting a wall, but also neither juicehead actually threw a punch. I could have mistaken the drunken wrestling for “smushing.” And did you see Mike’s pants fall off? The episode goes on to deal with the aftermath of yet another Ronnie and Sammy break-up. Yawn. So where does the blame lie? Who promised the audience an epic, WWE-style smackdown and instead aired more of the same “Days of our Lives”-style melodrama? I blame MTV. The network played mind games with us. Knowing it milked its cash cow dry, MTV tried to make the audience believe that big things were in store, and it worked. This isn’t the first time, either. Every season of “The Real World” has a preview of the year’s events, and every time, the promised “holy shit” moment never delivers. I’m not laying the blame completely with MTV. The fault also lies with other television networks and with movies and our culture in general. People are so anxious that the action gets spoiled by the build-up. When’s the last time you saw a movie preview that didn’t give away something from the final moments of the film?
The preview for the new movie “Straw Dogs” begins by saying six people were murdered out of selfdefense and begs us to watch to find out if that really is the case. So what’s the point of watching? The promise of seeing six people get “brutally murdered” doesn’t justify wasting $10 and an hour and a half of my life. I’ll be honest. Sometimes I don’t even bother watching a movie. I go straight to the plot section on Wikipedia and figure I’ll just save myself 90 minutes. And when’s the last time anyone read a whole book? Never. Three-hundred plus pages involves investing multiple days. We always try and cheat ourselves out of a well-deserved, showstopping surprise. The pleasures in life are in the mysteries. The best part of the “Jersey Shore” episode was the sadly under-promoted ravings of a belligerent Mike as he tried to defend himself. “I don’t get involved in your relationship, Ron,” he repeated probably five times. The pure shock value of the now legendary Snooki punch was what helped catapult “Jersey Shore” to the big leagues of reality television in the first place. Leave us wanting more, MTV. Everyone likes a surprise. Kevin Thibodeaux is a 19-year-old journalism sophomore from Lafayette. Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Miles] said, ‘You have to take what they give us and be patient. for 185.7 yards per game. With It’s going to come.’ He said, ‘Run senior quarterback Jarrett Lee it down their throat. Let’s eat them throwing for just 98 yards in his alive, and let’s be physical.’ That’s first start since 2009, the Tigers what we did.” Ford providagain turned to the ed a fresh set of running game to ‘We hoped for the legs and a change pace the offense. “We have a big plays, but [LSU] of pace from Ware’s physicalstable of running coach [Les Miles] ity. Of Ford’s 14 backs that do a 11 came great job for us,” said, ‘You have to carries, in the second half, Lee said. “We just made some big take what they give including both of his touchdown plays tonight that us and be patient. runs of five and really helped us and gave us moIt’s going to come.’ 16 yards. “ [ F o r d mentum.” LSU domi- He said, ‘Run it down brings] freshness in the back end of nated the ground game — outrush- their throat. Let’s eat the game,” Miles “Michael ing the Ducks 175 them alive, and let’s said. Ford is becoming to 95 — despite be physical.’ That’s a very physical facing an Oregon back, a fast back. rushing attack that what we did.” He steps forward ranked fourth in late in the game the nation in 2010, Spencer Ware and makes some averaging 286.2 sophomore running back big plays.” yards per game. Ford, who scored multiple The Tigers’ defense held Oregon junior running back LaMichael touchdowns for the second time in James, who averaged 144.2 yards his career, said the offense was not per game in 2010, to just 54 yards intimidated facing Oregon and expects the duo to continue to fruson 18 carries. “They played good, solid trate teams. “Anytime you get in the end football. That’s it,” said Oregon coach Chip Kelly. “That’s a good zone or break a long run, it feels defensive front. They did a really great, no matter who it’s against,” nice job. They were sound in the Ford said. “It’s always important schemes and really gap-control to establish a running game to get the offense moving. We came in oriented.” Ware drew the duty of chip- very confident and said we were ping away at the Oregon defense, going to run it right at them.” And LSU will likely continue which allowed 128.1 rushing yards per game in 2010. The Cin- to run right at opponents — with a cinnati native carried the ball 26 dose of thunder and lightning. times for an average of 3.8 yards per carry, with just two carries for more than 10 yards. “We hoped for the big plays,” Contact Hunter Paniagua at Ware said, “but [LSU] coach [Les hpaniagua@lsureveille.com
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[Left] LSU sophomore running back Spencer Ware (11) celebrates Saturday after the Tigers’ 40-27 victory over Oregon in Cowboys Stadium. [Right] LSU sophomore running back Michael Ford runs with the ball Saturday.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Creationism is not a scientific theory In reference to the Sept. 1 column, “Believing in evolution doesn’t make you scientific.” Austin Casey’s point that Rick Perry is a more scientific candidate than Jon Huntsman because he recognizes “gaps” in evolutionary theory does not hold when one considers that Perry presents creationism as an alternative. Since creationism is based on the existence of a deity — a proposition that cannot be proved — it is not falsifiable and
is inherently unscientific. Casey’s attack against “holes” in evolutionary theory also neglects the myriad evidence that has been found to support it, a neglect that is all the more important when one acknowledges creationism’s lack of objective evidence. Secondly, stating Huntsman’s use of the word fact as “unscientific” disregards its layman definition. A fact can also be something that is empirically true, i.e. something that is verifiable by observation and experimentation. From observations of evolutionary occurrences in nature to transitions demonstrated by the fossil record, the evidence is in favor of evolution. It is a fact that there is strong evidence for
common descent of life based on the nearly identical genetic code found in all known life forms; it is a fact that transitional species have been discovered in their predicted rock level demonstrating the divergence that can occur between two species; and it is a fact that genetic information is passed on with slight mutations through DNA. The article also does not address Perry’s incorrect use of the word “theory,” and happens to miss the mark as well. A scientific theory is a set of observations that is proven true by multiple experiments, shown to predict accurate results and invulnerable to critical review. Theories are actually made up of scientific laws and
are used to describe more general and complex phenomena (while laws describe a single action). A theory is the top dog in the scientific world. Since creationism cannot be tested, it does not meet the definition, and to say that creationism is a “theory on the same level as evolution” is to be intellectually dishonest. Creationism does not even count as a hypothesis because it is an assumption based on faith and not evidence. True, science is the search for knowledge about the universe. Because of this fundamental goal, scientists would be more than willing to accept another theory as long as it could hold its weight against the scientific method. The fact is that there is
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 no competing theory, and the evidence has only further supported evolution. I understand the article stated one man’s opinion, but this gross misrepresentation of science is an example of why the news media isn’t taken seriously by the scientific community. And that’s coming from a journalism major. David Scheuermann journalism and computer science sophomore
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THE G-SPOT
Keeping your virginity doesn’t mean you’re losing your mind Twenty-year-old virgin? Don’t worry. The pressures to have sex are just as prevalent as they were at age 15. In our culture it’s widely accepted, and sometimes even encouraged, to engage in sexual intercourse before marriage. With the mediaand sexual movements of our generation, the ins and outs of uncommitted intercourse are often overlooked. We have grown to ignore the emotional and traditional role of
sex and to portray it as a normal, healthy part of life as long as we use contraceptives. Not everyone agrees with this modern depiction of a very intimate bond, and they shouldn’t feel Gabie Bacques ashamed. Columnist It may seem like virgins are extinct in the
college community, but the numbers don’t lie. According to a study by Paula England of Stanford University, 24 percent of college seniors claim to be virgins. That may be a small number, obviously the minority, but significant nonetheless. Times have indeed changed since the start of the sexual revolution, but many problematic aspects still remain. Young women still feel guilt and pressure about having sex, and double-standards
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are still prominent. If women are equal with men, they can be just as promiscuous. But if women act promiscuously, they are portrayed as awful people. We may be quick to judge women and give them bad reputations, but guys are equally responsible for maintaining their own integrity. If you aren’t part of the norm and made it to college untouched, congratulations — though it’s pretty unlikely that you’ll leave that way. However, it is possible to remain sex-free throughout college, and many students realize the benefits of doing so. Dr. Joe S. Mcllhaney told Congress that 5 to 6 million STDs are transmitted annually to people ages 20-24. In case you didn’t know, Baton Rouge is a leading city in the country for HIV and AIDS, with New Orleans not far away on the list. Something most “Reggie Rats” don’t consider on a Thursday night is that many of these infections don’t show physical symptoms. The love just keeps spreading throughout our community. Aside from STDs, the risk of bearing illegitimate children is enough for some people to skip a night of pleasure. Though the physical consequences of premarital sex have been drilled into our heads since the fifth grade, people often overlook the most destructive side effect of casual premarital sex. Psychologically, losing one’s virginity can take a toll on school, daily life and relationships, causing stress, distrust and jealousy. This may result from how we were raised, but studies also show the negative consequences
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of cohabitation. Couples who live together before getting hitched have a much higher divorce rate, and are also more likely to be involved in an abusive relationship, according to the website MarriageRomance.com. If you aren’t financially, physically and emotionally stable to handle the consequences of sex, don’t do it. Yes, there are ways to help prevent these things. However, contraceptives are not 100 percent guaranteed to protect against the endless negative effects of sex, not to mention the health risks involved with birth-control pills. Some people are not okay with taking those chances, and they will likely have more successful relationships because of it. I’m not debunking protection or being responsible if you do decide to have sex, but there’s more to being safe than popping a pill. Being responsible and mature doesn’t mean using a condom and drugs to protect your body from the inevitable consequences of engaging in sexual activity. It means putting things into perspective. Are you going to enjoy telling your future spouse about all the people you’ve slept with? Gabie Bacques is a 21-year-old animal science senior from Mandeville. You can follow her on Twitter @TDR_Gbacques.
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Quote of the Day
“We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology”
Carl Sagan
American astrophysicist Nov. 9, 1935 — Dec. 20, 1996
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‘Big Easy Brides’ presents skewed view of New Orleans Editor’s note: This column contains language some may find offensive.
Oh reality TV, you’ve done it again. You’ve gotten everything right, and have once again displayed “reality” with the new series “Big Easy Brides” on the WE television channel. This new reality achievement presents New Orleans in such a beautiful light. The first episode introduced the Rev. Tony Talavera and the wedding staff at the French Quarter Wedding Chapel on Burgundy Street in New Orleans. The episode displayed several New Orleans couples in the throes of love. The first wedding was held for Veronica and Luke, a nice young couple. Everything went well until Luke’s mommy showed up screaming, “She’s yo cousin!” Yes, apparently Luke was marrying his second cousin. But the wedding went ahead as planned. The next wedding was between Damion and Beba, a “hot couple” as the wedding staff refers to them. They had a New Orleansstyle pub-crawl wedding. By the end of the night, Beba was so drunk she puked on a gay man’s shoes, causing Damion to fight the man. “I love New Orleans!” Beba screamed as they exchange vows. “I’m fucked up,” Damion replied. The featured wedding of the episode followed Bobby and Selena, two trailer-park lovers who wanted their wedding in a trailer park and their wedding cake to be modeled after breasts. All goes well until the landlord
shows up, asking that no alcohol be present at the wedding. Everyone goes to the bar, and the bride cries. Since I thought the first episode was pretty realistic, I watched the second. It starts with Richard and Karen’s 3 a.m. toga-themed wedding, which ended with the groomsmen streaking down the street on a drunken impulse. Next, the show introduced muscle-couple Tim and Brandy, who had a body building wedding. As they exchanged vows, we found out Brandy used to Chris Grillot date her maid of honor, who’s still Columnist in love with her. The wedding ends with Tim benchpressing his new wife. Also during this episode, the wedding staff passed out flyers persuading people to get married around the French Quarter. They lured two couples. The second episode of television’s greatest show focused on Chastity and Nick. Get this: Nick has a child with Chastity’s maid of honor. Apparently this isn’t much of an issue. On their wedding day, it becomes clear that Nick’s quite the infidel. His other girlfriend Jaelynn arrives questioning Chastity and said, “How you gonna marry him when he sleepin’ wit me?” Needless to say, they don’t get married, and the episode ends with Chastity pushing Nick in “da bahyou.” Obviously, this show doesn’t represent the character of New Orleans accurately, nor does it represent the way southerners get married. It’s just another sad excuse of
a reality TV show exploiting the stupidest people they can find in New Orleans while glorifying the work of the asinine Reverend Tony. Why would you marry raging drunks wearing togas who knock on the chapel door at 3 a.m., insisting they are in love? I don’t know. I just can’t figure that out. I think I would call the police. All this reality show does is paint another degrading picture of the people of New Orleans to the world. Sure, people in New Orleans
may drink a lot, but that does not mean that everyone acts like a fool in the French Quarter. But this is the skewed portrait “Big Easy Brides” sketches for audiences. We should be outraged at “Big Easy Brides,” and maybe take after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who criticized “Jersey Shore’s” inaccurate representation of New Jersey. We’ve got “Billy the Exterminator” making Shreveport look like a city of roach-infested shacks and “Swamp People” making us look
like Cajun gator hunters barely able to create a coherent sentence. Let’s hope “Big Easy Brides” gets canceled before it hurts New Orleans’ reputation. Chris Grillot is a 20-year-old English and mass communication junior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_cgrillot.
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Josh Robertson’s ‘Big Fat Greek Rant’ is abusive, redundant Greeks in Athens are jeopardizing Europe’s solidarity, and Greeks in Baton Rouge — well, they’re jeopardizing something, too. Allegedly. In a recent e-mail to LSU’s sorority presidents, a student identifying himself as Josh Robertson — a pseudonym, he admits — declared “Greeks at LSU need to be eradicated.” Did I say pseudonym? I meant nom de guerre. Mr. Robertson proposes that we ought to throw off the yoke of “illegitimate oppression” thrust upon us by the Greek system “originally founded by Freemasons, who were part of the Illuminati.” He proposes a Non-Greek Bill of Rights “to encourage the freedom of non-Greeks and lessen the oppressive nature of Greek Life.” What this war hawk is proposing, at any rate, is revolt. But make no mistake, the revolution will not be televised. The problem with Mr.
Robertson’s war hawking is that he doesn’t adequately explain his casus belli. He’s not quite a rebel without a cause, just a rebel without a good one. He laments that Greeks control important campus organizations, dominate social activities and “control too much of campus” — asserting, for instance, that we ought to blame Phil Sweeney the Greeks for Columnist tuition increases, who “favor [them] and push [them] through or stand tacitly aside and let [them] happen.” But in determining fault for institutional budgetary woes — the impetus for this most recent tuition increase — Mr. Robertson seems to have confused the Greeks in Baton Rouge with the Greeks in Athens. The “Greek Contagion” is a
European, not American, phenomenon. Curiously enough, his entire rant smacks of selfishness. Its scope is incredibly narrow and personal, and it largely ignores the overall benefits the Greek system affords both its participants and the University. In other words, Mr. Robertson isn’t bemoaning the Greeks‘ injuries to the University. He’s bemoaning the Greeks’ injuries to himself. He relates, for example, his personal experience of being “unable to pursue two love interests because of the Greek community,” that one such pursuit professed her love for him but conceded she could not date him because he “wasn’t Greek.” A real Romeo-Juliet, Pearl Harbor-Juno romance, sort of, but it wouldn’t be one that starred DiCaprio or Gosling or Cera. It’d be one that starred McLovin. Let me get personal. I pledged
Delta Kappa Epsilon at Tulane University in 2005, and I’ll relate this much — the Greek system is one of the best things American universities have going for them. In fact, a 2002 article in the Journal of College Student Development notes that Greek Life provides students with “numerous opportunities for leadership development and volunteerism.” It notes that being Greek is positively correlated with persistence, cognitive gains, “higher levels of alumni giving” and sociability. Sociability, in turn, is precisely what Mr. Robertson is lacking, having voiced his displeasure with the Greek system anonymously and via e-mail. While he claims they’re but “passionate cries for help,” we ought to take his faceless rants at face value — as tactless, shameless efforts to enrage the Greek community at LSU. In a word, that’s harassment. If it were me, I wouldn’t be
sending e-mails to sorority presidents and letters to the editor of The Daily Reveille. I’d simply throw an epic “‘Dekes’ of Hazard” sort of kegger, inviting Greeks to discuss the merits of my anti-Greek argument over a spirited game of beer pong. Let me clarify that I certainly wouldn’t be cowering behind the anonymity of the internet. But then again, I’m Greek. And while Greek bonds are practically worthless in European financial markets these days, they’re anything but in Baton Rouge. Phil Sweeney is a 25-year-old English senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_PhilSweeney.
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New UNICEF chapter committed to helping children globally Juliann Allen Contributing Writer
During a time of budget cuts and job loss, taking things away seems to have become the norm, but two University students are stepping up to revive the concept of giving back. Sreeram Yalamanchili, biology senior, and Arman Naraghi-Pour, international studies and political science senior, have recently started a UNICEF student organization at LSU. UNICEF is a global organization committed to influencing countries to enact initiatives that help better education, health and children’s safety. “It’s not controversial, and everyone can get behind it,” NaraghiPour said. He said the University’s large student body working together can make a visible difference. Because UNICEF reaches such a broad group of participants, everyone from humanities to sciences can get involved.
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ways tried to work for the betterment of the country as a whole, Matri said. “The country is not working to its full potential,” he said. “It’s very sad to see a country with a lot of money and wealth, from oil especially, with people who work on the streets.” Mark Gasiorowski, political science and international studies professor, called Gadhafi a “brutal leader,” under whose regime thousands of people were killed and tortured. He said Gadhafi wasted Libya’s oil money and supported international terrorist groups. Under Gadhafi, Libya’s government was inundated with corruption, Matri said. Matri’s uncle was imprisoned for 12 years with no formal charge because there was speculation about him being anti-Gadhafi. Once his uncle was released, he applied for government compensation but received little help and had trouble finding work. “When you’re on the opposition list, it’s hard to find a job,” Matri said. Most people who were proGadhafi supported him because it enhanced their abilities to move up the ladder, Matri said. “His intentions were always to keep people uneducated. He didn’t want anyone to excel,” he said. Matri said the Libyan people “couldn’t be any more thankful” for intervention from NATO and the United Nations, which stopped Gadhafi from committing “genocide.” Gasiorowski called the UN and NATO’s involvement “essential” to the rebels’ victory. Not only were their airstrikes game-changers, but they also provided ground support and intelligence. The United States was basically NATO’s foremost player in Libyan involvement, according to Gasiorowski. He said the U.S. was critical in providing intelligence to the revolutionary forces. The necessity of the UN and NATO to help the rebel forces reach
Members can help manage organizational funding, do community service or spread the word through awareness and advocacy, Yalamanchili said. Steven Kuo, vice president of the UNICEF chapter and biology senior, said there are 300,000 children in Somalia who are plagued with malnutrition. Taking a couple minutes out of the day to help them receive the same opportunities and amenities we have is a small but important commitment, Kuo said. The organization is engaging the local community with the Water Tap project, one of the first of its initiatives. Baton Rouge restaurants who participate will ask each server to provide any customer who orders water with the opportunity to donate $1. This dollar helps a child in a developing country have fresh water for 40 days, Yalamanchili said. UNICEF is also planning to reach Baton Rouge area schools by implementing a Kids Helping Kids their goals will hopefully forge friendly Western relationships with whatever government emerges from Libya, Gasiorowski said. The entire Arab world has watched the U.S. play a key role in Libya, which could mean betterment of the U.S. image globally, he said. Matri said the Transitional National Council, Libya’s current provisional government, will pave the way for change and freedom in Libya. One of the main problems, Matri said, is Libya’s lack of education. The people who worked under Gadhafi were uneducated, and he hopes to see Libya’s crest of oil money spent on rebuilding the country, especially its infrastructure and education system. “It’s going to be a tough job, but it can be done,” Matri said. But Gasiorowski warned that Libya is incomparable to recent political uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, which were led by “professional activists.” The rebels leading the Libyan revolt are not the same kind of people because there isn’t history of opposition in Libya. The cornerstone on which everything should be built, Matri said, is democracy. He said democracy is what the Libyan people want. “You can suppress opposition for a certain period of time, but it will eventually go against you,” he said. Libya will most likely take the form of an imperfect, Middle Eastern-style democracy or a civilian-led authoritarian regime, Gasiorowski said. Western democracy is “very unlikely.” Though it will take time, Matri said the spirit of the Libyan people should propel the country into a new era. He said he hopes to move back to Libya once he graduates. “We just want to be one Libyan people as one nation where everyone takes care of one another,” he said. Contact Andrea Gallo at agallo@lsureveille.com
program in which each child carries a donation box while trick-or-treating. The money each child collects will benefit UNICEF. “That’s a great way to get the community involved,” Naraghi-Pour said about the program. Members may also have the opportunity to travel to India with the organization this summer. The chapter hopes to work at an orphanage to
teach Indian children to speak English. Yalamanchili said many Indian children in rural areas are struggling in their studies because of a lack of teachers and resources. The goal is to interact with the children and their teachers in order to help develop their English skills and to leave a lasting lesson plan. He said it gives these children
a “structured lifestyle — something they don’t have.” Yalamanchili said that he expects the organization to have about 50 committed members by the end of the semester. There will be a UNICEF table at the Student Organization Fair on Sept. 7. Contact Juliann Allen at jallen@lsureveille.com
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