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Davids and Goliath

Jindal’s electability towers over opponents as election season ramps up

Clayton Crockett Staff Writer

As Gov. Bobby Jindal’s colossal re-election campaign gets under way, it seems the incumbent candidate is fighting a race guaranteed to go his way.

Jindal kicked off his campaign Aug. 23 with a new commercial touting Louisiana’s job growth under his administration. According to the Times-PicaHOLLIS yune, he has raised nearly $14 million for his campaign since its inception.

Amid Jindal’s ostensible shoo-in, Tara Hollis — a schoolteacher from Haynesville —

Basketball: Shaq returns to campus today, p. 13

announced her candidacy Wednesday afternoon has been the only recognizably vocal competitor so far.

Hollis said her decision to run was “based on the fact that [her school] lost 60 teachers in May due to budget cuts.”

Hollis’ platform primarily focuses on the need for transparency in the governor’s office.

“When you start putting true transparency in the government, you cannot help but make good decisions for the people,” she said.

On her website, Hollis promises to “take the Louisiana’s Governor’s Office from dead last in the nation in transparency to No. 1 on [her] first day in office.”

Hollis also focused on Jindal’s proposed ELECTION, see page 23

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[Left] Incumbent Bobby Jindal kicked off his re-election campaign Aug. 23 [Right] Kyle Vincent, creative writing senior, and David Zito, political communication sophomore, campaign for Gov. Bobby Jindal at his office Thursday.

Read a columnist’s thoughts on Jindal’s education policies on page 21.

STUDENT SERVICES

LSU Dining limits meal transfers

Paul Braun Contributing Writer

Students with meal plans are now limited to one meal transfer per meal period per day.

The limit has been reduced from two meal transfers per transaction, said Dining Director David Heidke.

The new limit was put into effect to speed up service times at vendors offering meal transfers and to reduce waste to keep the cost of student dining plans down.

In addition to all first-year oncampus residents, second-year residence hall residents are now also required to purchase a meal plan.

Chris Cleveland is the south region district manager for Chartwells, the food and nutrition company that oversees on-campus dining companies. He handles the administration of dining services at all the universities where Chartwells provides services.

Up to this point, LSU was unique in allowing students to use multiple meal transfers per transaction.

“On a traditional meal plan at any major university, there are limitations involved with meal plans. Most of them are one [transfer] per meal.

There is no sharing,” Cleveland said.

Both Cleveland and Heidke said they witnessed students using their meal transfers at multiple vendors in the Tiger Lair, accumulating up to LIMIT, see page 6

VET SCHOOL

Mike the Tiger could miss games Brian Sibille Staff Writer

Mike the Tiger may not be growling on the field at some football games this season, but fans shouldn’t be alarmed by his absence, according to the School of Veterinary Medicine.

Mike VI is a healthy tiger, a news release said, and fans should not assume something is wrong if he is absent from a game.

The 6-year-old mascot acts normally for a tiger his age, and that’s the reason he sometimes refuses to go to games, said Ginger Guttner, director of public relations for

the Vet School.

“We do not force him in any way, and we do not sedate him,” Guttner said. “We simply open the door to the trailer.”

Guttner said Mike’s caretakers, which include David Baker, director of Laboratory Animal Medicine, and several Vet School students, started leaving the open trailer in Mike’s cage every night this summer to remind him of his game duties.

Baker denied comment for this story.

Aaron O’Neal, history senior, said Mike’s presence is a tradition at Death Valley on Saturday nights, and some force should be used to keep

the tradition alive.

“If he’s sick, he shouldn’t be forced, but if he’s not, they should prod him a little bit,” O’Neal said.

Danielle Thomas, sociology graduate student, said a live tiger adds to the game’s atmosphere, but it’s good that he is not forced to attend because he may be frightened by the thousands of rowdy fans.

Those curious about Mike’s attendance can check his Facebook and Twitter pages every game day to find out if he will be on the field.

Contact Brian Sibille at bsibille@lsureveille.com

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Mike the Tiger may miss games this year, but is in full health, according to vet school officials. Occasionally Mike refuses to enter his cage and come to football games.

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INTERNATIONAL

Nation & World

Thursday, September 8, 2011

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

More troops flood into policecontrolled Rio de Janeiro slum

Man charged with forcing canyon hikes to toughen up grandsons

Lake Charles refinery hit with criminal charges for pollution violations

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — More troops flooded into a Rio de Janeiro slum Wednesday after fellow soldiers came under attack by drug traffickers.

About 100 marines were deployed to help patrol the Alemao slum complex a day after soldiers were fired on by gang members in a neighboring slum that has not yet been taken over by police. More than 1,500 men and several armored vehicles from different police and military units were patrolling the area on the north side.

Libya’s unguarded arms caches raise fears among US officials

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Indiana man forced his young grandsons for miles along a sun-baked Grand Canyon hiking trail and denied them water and food, saying later he wanted to toughen them up, according to authorities.

Christopher Carlson of Indianapolis remained jailed Thursday on six counts of child abuse. The boys, ages 12, 9 and 8, told investigators that they had been hit, pushed, choked, pinched and squeezed during trips into the canyon from the South Rim last month.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Texas company that owns a refinery in southwestern Louisiana was charged Wednesday with criminal violations of federal anti-pollution laws and obstructing justice.

Prosecutors filed a three-count charge directly in court Wednesday against Houston-based Pelican Refining Co. LLC. The company is accused of operating the Pelican Refinery in Lake Charles without following requirements to prevent air pollution from escaping, including potentially deadly hydrogen sulfide, in violation of the federal Clean Air Act.

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Crates of mortar shells sit unguarded and empty boxes for missiles to blow up tanks and bring down airplanes are strewn about arms depots around the Libyan capital.

Former rebels say they took some ammunition for the fight against Moammar Gadhafi, but U.S. officials and others have expressed fears Libya’s weapons could fall into the wrong hands.

The country’s new leaders have failed to secure many of the caches, making them free game for looters or former rebel fighters.

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A soldier stands guard Wednesday in front of a bar in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

About 100 marines were deployed to help patrol the Alemao slum complex.

India hit by 4.2 magnitude quake, no injuries or damages reported NEW DELHI (AP) — An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 shook the Indian capital of New Delhi late Wednesday, officials said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake shook buildings throughout the capital for several seconds.

R.S. Dattatreya, the director of seismology for the meteorology department, said the quake was of magnitude 4.2.

“It was a slight event. There is no need for panic,” he said.

Tropical Storm Nate forms in Gulf of Mexico, could be hurricane by Friday MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Nate has formed in the Gulf of Mexico, and authorities have issued a tropical storm warning for parts of Mexico’s coast.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Nate could become a hurricane by Friday. The storm was stationary Wednesday night. Nate is expected to move very little Wednesday and Thursday, and then it will start to move north by Friday.

Nate’s maximum sustained winds were at 45 mph (72 kph) Wednesday.

Masked man armed with knives, hatchet arrested at middle school IOTA (AP) — Officials say a 21-year-old Basile man has been arrested after he allegedly walked into Iota Middle School wearing a Halloween mask while armed with four knives and a hatchet.

Acadia Parish sheriff’s deputies tell The Advocate the masked man, identified as Garrett West, entered the school Tuesday wearing khaki overalls, a white Halloween mask, a black wig and a belt around the waist, which held the knives and hatchet.

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TRANSPORTATION

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CATS to offer free gameday rides

Plan to increase economic activity Morgan Searles Staff Writer

In a city where one game of football can clog highways, halt traffic and fill every parking space within 10 miles of campus, alternative methods of transportation are often welcomed in Baton Rouge with the fervor of a touchdown.

Capital Area Transit System will be offering a shuttle between downtown Baton Rouge and Tiger Stadium again this season.

The Touchdown Express is $1.75 each way, but locals and visitors who bring a receipt from any downtown restaurant or bar to the pick-up point will be treated to a free round-trip pass to the game.

Vanisia Winston, community development manager for CATS, said the service can be offered free because of federal funding allocated for this type of service.

“Transit is a tool that pushes economic development,” Winston said. “We have a new generation of transit personnel who are pushing toward a positive direction. We can help LSU as much as LSU can help us.”

Winston said people and businesses have reacted positively to the upgrade in the shuttle, and she expects it to grow and become popular quickly.

“Not everybody can afford to pay $40 to $60 to park on campus,” she said. “We are providing comfortable and reliable transportation back and forth.”

Downtown Development District is working with CATS to spread the word about this new promotion.

Davis Rhorer, executive director of Downtown Development District, said the system was a smart way to transport people and a great service for the downtown area.

“For visitors to the city supporting LSU or the other team, this affords them the opportunity to get to and from the game and they don’t have to deal with difficult maneuvering,” Rhorer said. “This serves a lot of different purposes and has a positive impact all the way around.”

Rhorer said it should take some of the cars off the road moving to and from the area while spurring local economy.

Sophia Bewley, manager at Schlitz and Giggles on Third Street, said the service should be good for all businesses in the area.

“I think it’s a good idea because it doesn’t promote drinking and driving, and if you drink downtown you can ride the bus to the games,” she said. “Hopefully it will increase our business on game days.”

Jonathan Nunez, store manager of The Little Village restaurant, said he didn’t know a receipt from his restaurant could provide free rides.

“I have been working in restaurants and bars downtown for

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A CATS bus drives by campus Wednesday to pick up passengers.

years, and I think it would be great,” Nunez said. “Downtown is dead during home games. If this were practiced, publicized and advertised that you should park downtown, I think it would do wonderful things.”

The shuttle will run four hours before kickoff until one hour after the game ends. People are encouraged to utilize the free on-street parking during nights and weekends or the State Parking Garage for $3.

People can board the shuttle at Hotel Indigo and the Hilton Hotel on Lafayette and Convention streets.

Passes will be sold at the

CATS Terminal on Florida Boulevard, Hotel Indigo and the Hilton during regular business hours.

Winston said this type of transportation service will help the downtown area grow into a “mecca” of diversity and economic development for the city.

“We have to figure out a way to keep people here,” she said. “So this right here is bigger than what everybody thinks it is. It’s a whole mindset change, and we have more to come, it’s not just this.”

Contact Morgan Searles at msearles@lsureveille.com

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REPUBLICAN DEBATE

Thursday, September 8, 2011

RESIDENTIAL LIFE

Candidates discuss role of federal Board changes appeal government in Wednesday’s debate criteria for violations Clayton Crockett

Paul Braun

Staff Writer

Contributing Writer

Though the diagnosis of a broken economy was unanimous, Republican presidential candidates argued the proper, conservative prescription in the second Republican Presidential Debate on Wednesday.

The debate, which was held at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., centered on two dominant themes — health care reform and the state of the economy.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who made his debate debut Wednesday night, began a battle of credentials early when he touted Texas’ job creation under his administration, saying that America needs “someone who can get this country working again.”

Perry, who later referred to himself as the “piñata at the party,” was the primary target of the debate thereafter.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shared the spotlight with Perry as one of the presidential frontrunners and immediately responded with his own numbers.

He reported bringing Massachusetts’ unemployment rate down to 4.7 percent.

Jon Huntsman, former Utah governor, ended the back-and-forth when he mentioned Utah’s official ranking as No. 1 in job creation under his administration, moving the discussion to a topic in which all candidates could engage — fixing the nation’s economic core.

The only medical doctor on the stage, Texas Congressman Ron Paul, said the proper remedy was an end to government mandates and regulations.

“We don’t need the government running our lives,” he said.

Similar statements ushered focus on conservative purism and political philosophy, leading all to contribute to the definition of the role of the federal government.

Perry, who was singled out for his “provocative language,” likened a balanced budget amendment for the federal government to “the snake’s head getting cut off.”

Perry also called Social Security a “Ponzi Scheme” and a “monstrous lie” to those who will pay for it but never reap its benefits.

Herman Cain, of Ga., has never held a political office, but labeled himself as the true representative of free-market-driven reforms.

“A mandate for an individual to buy something is not constitutional,” said Cain, the former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, in reference to the frequently demonized “Obamacare.”

The panel of candidates reached an agreement on the unconstitutionality of “Obamacare.”

According to Minn. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, “Obamacare is leading to job-killing regulations.”

Huntsman declared a government mandate to buy health care was not appropriate, and said the answer was in “expanding the

JAE C. HONG/ The Associated Press

Republican presidential candidates former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, and Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., shake hands Wednesday after a Republican presidential candidate debate.

marketplace with options for individuals to choose from.”

FEMA was among a number of federal programs under attack, especially was also the source of many attacks, especially by Paul, who called for its abolition.

“FEMA conditioned people to build where they shouldn’t be building,” Paul said.

William Dunckelman, Jr., president of the University’s College Republicans organization, said he believes Romney “came off as more appealing to the Republican Party.”

Dunckelman agreed with the candidates, saying the main focus in the race should be the economy.

He said the competition “will remain between Perry and Romney for the foreseeable future.”

Buddy Roemer, former La. governor, is a presidential candidate but did not participate in Wednesday’s debate because of low polling rates. Though Roemer did not debate, he reacted throughout the session via Twitter.

“Romney won, Perry not as strong, Huntsman started strong but weakened noticeably. Newt was good. No other candidate left an impression,” Roemer tweeted.

Contact Clayton Crockett at ccrockett@lsureveille.com

The Residential Life Student Conduct Board is currently interviewing potential board members for the 2011-12 academic year, said Kara Helgeson, ResLife Policy and Process manager.

The board is made up of students and hears appeals from peers previously cited for violations by a student accountability official. The official is typically a ResLife coordinator, according to Helgeson.

Student Conduct Board hearings are closed to the public and are guided by varying procedures dependent on the severity of the student’s infraction.

If the punishment initially administered by the student accountability officer does not propose a change of the violator’s housing contract, then the board consists of three to seven student members.

In cases where violators may have their housing contract altered and could face eviction, the board is made up of one to three student members and one to three ResLife staff members, Helgeson said.

The board is able to assign punishments ranging from warning probations and essays to compulsory attendance of ethics classes and removal from on-campus housing, she said.

Lloyd Moffett, psychology sophomore, said he believes students should have this level of control over disciplinary actions.

“Student opinions on how rules affect them should be heard,” Moffett said. “Decisions shouldn’t be left up to the administration alone.”

If the student is not satisfied with the ruling of the board, he or she may appeal to the director of Res Life if certain criteria are met.

In order for the student to submit an appeal to the director, the punishment assigned or upheld by the Student Board of Conduct must change the student’s housing contract.

ResLife director Steve Waller said he is rarely faced with appeals on the board’s decisions.

Contact Paul Braun at pbraun@lsureveille.com

Thursday, September 8, 2011

ENVIRONMENT

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STUDENT TRENDS

University’s proposals LSU drinking and driving rates rejected for BP research double the national average GRI grant. Previously, their grants funded about $1 million for research, Staff Writer but the GRI grant gives them about After creating oil spill research $13 million to last the next three proposals with other state universi- years. A “significant amount” of that ties last year, those proposals submit- $1 million was spent on analyzing ted with LSU as the lead institution the marsh samples they initially colwere denied funding in BP’s most lected as pre-impact data. recent round of Gulf of Mexico Re“Our goal was an investigatorsearch Initiative funding. driven approach and focus on baseThe state entities chosen for line data,” Hooper-Bui said. funding are Tulane University and Their research will include the Louisiana UniSchool of Coast versities Marine BP’s Checklist: and Environment Consortium. LSU and AgCenter proand the LSU Ag- R. Eugene Turner and Linda Hooperfessors along with Center are partici- Bui’s Research under LUMCON will graduate and underpating in the LUM- focus on answering the following: graduate students.

CON research, Hooper-Bui • Where is the oil now and how has it “The Effects of the said the AgCenMacondo Oil Spill changed since 2010? ter is looking for on Coastal Ecosys- • What are its impacts and how have “motivated life scitems,” along with they evolved since 2010? ence freshmen and the University of • How has the ecosystem been afsophomores” who Louisiana at Lafay- fected? will want to particiette. LSU was also • How do the spill-related stressors pate in its oil spill chosen as part of interact with other stressors? research.

Tulane’s research • What indicators of stress and recovery “We hope for team for its proj- can be developed to manage future closure on impacts ect, “The Science stressors? and a solid baseand Technology of line,” Turner said Dispersants as Rel- • What data, tools and perspectives about where they evant to Deep Sea need to be applied or developed to hope to be with enhance researchers’ understandings? their research in the Oil Releases.”

C h r i s t o p h e r • How has the use of the ecosystem three years.

D’Elia, dean of the been modified by these stressors and Lee said the School of the Coast have ecosystem services recovered? GRI still has anand Environment, other batch of fundand Matthew Lee, interim associate ing for single investigators or small vice chancellor for the Office of Re- groups, and he expects the Universisearch and Economic Development, ty to submit proposals in that round. spearheaded the effort for LSU to “The University’s research join with other state universities in community will continue to be agproposals for research grants last gressive in seeking funding,” Lee year. Both said they have not yet re- said. ceived evaluations about why LSU’s proposals were not chosen for fundContact Andrea Gallo at ing, but Lee said the competition agallo@lsureveille.com was “wide open” and LSU submitted “proposals of large magnitude.”

D’Elia and Lee said researchers don’t know what people giving grants are looking for when they sit on review panels. While each consortium was awarded several million dollars, it’s possible that some of LSU’s proposals were so complex that they warranted a higher price tag.

“These consortia establish a research community of great strength with promise of substantial achievement,” said Rita Colwell, chairman of the GRI research board, in a news release. “The results will illuminate the consequences of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill and enable appropriate responses should there be future releases not only in the Gulf of Mexico but anywhere that oil and gas is produced in ocean environments.”

R. Eugene Turner, professor in the School of Coast and Environment, is subcontracted under LUMCON’s proposal, along with Linda Hooper-Bui, LSU AgCenter professor. They said their research will explore how the oil has affected insects, oysters, plants, nutrient cycling, fish and bacteria in marsh areas.

Turner and Hooper-Bui said they had been working on this research before they applied for the Andrea Gallo

Stats used for health education Austen Krantz Contributing Writer

The LSU Health Center’s Health Promotions staff plans to use recent surveys on University students’ alcohol and drug use to help students stay mentally and physically healthy this fall.

The National College Health Assessment II and the Core Alcohol and Drug Survey gathered data on alcohol and drug consumption of students from each university nationwide. The Core Alcohol and Drug Survey found 88.6 percent of respondents from LSU drank within the last year, and more University students drove after drinking than most other colleges.

These surveys, which were released this spring, allow universities to compare their statistics with national averages of others. They also polled student’s information on sexual violence, stress, time management, impediments to academic success, campus safety, exercising and nutrition.

“We have a lot of data from both of those surveys that would be beneficial in just about any subject area you want,” said Kathy Saichuk, LSU health promotions coordinator for the Student Health Center.

The information will be incorporated into presentations and programs used to publicize important issues, Saichuk said. She teaches the TEAM, or Tiger Education on Alcohol/Drug Matters, class, which offers alcohol and drug education to University students and will likely use the information from these surveys

this fall. get tired of walking so they drive in“We use it to look at what’s hap- stead, and the buses are crowded.” pening with our students,” Saichuk Saichuk said she believes peosaid. “What areas of health issues ple often think they’re not impaired we need to address enough to not drive. ... to see what kind Survey results: While students may of programming we • LSU students who drove after drink regularly, need to do and see drinking: 31.5 percent of survey their bodies don’t what kind of mes- respondents always respond the sages we need to same way. Hydra• National average: 15.2 percent get out.” tion, stress, food One area of at- • LSU students who drove after 5 or consumption, sleep tention is drinking more drinks: 4.8 percent of survey and medication use and driving rates, respondents all play a part in al• National average: 2.5 percent Saichuk said. cohol’s effect of the According to body, she added. the National College Health Assess“There’s no safe amount of alment II, the University’s drinking cohol to be consumed and get behind and driving rates are double the na- the wheel,” she said. tional average. While 31.5 percent The National College Health of University students drove after assessment was conducted by the drinking any alcohol, 15.2 percent of American College Health Associastudents did nationally. tion and the Core Alcohol and Drug In addition, most East Baton Survey was conducted by Southern Rouge DWIs are given out in fall, Illinois University.

Saichuk said.

“It’s a college town,” said Contact Austen Krantz at Brooke Ponder, cardiopulmonary science sophomore. “A lot of people akrantz@lsureveille.com

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

STUDENT GOVERMENT

Senate looks to terminate use of online homework tools

Kate Mabry Staff Writer

Student Government Senate passed a resolution Wednesday requesting the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature and the Department of French Studies to terminate the use of online homework tools and provide more affordable options for class materials.

The resolution seeks to combat two issues — the costly class materials and the complex online Quia assignments.

Chas Kelly, SG director of athletics, said he supported of the resolution.

“The materials cost too much,” he said. “I dropped close to $300 on things that I’ll only use for one semester.”

But many students still think the required materials are costly regardless of how long students will be able to use them.

“Even spread out to two semesters, the cost is too much for the materials that the students receive,” said Senate Speaker Aaron Caffarel.

In addition to the high-priced tools, Caffarel said he considers the online Quia program to be “a mess.” He said the online Quia homework assignments are ineffective and inhibit student learning.

Quia does not give credit for attempted work, and it only gives credit for the precise answers, which are graded by the system, he said.

“The online homework and testing are just too specific,” Caffarel said. “The answer is counted as incorrect by something as small as a missing comma.”

Caffarel said he believes homework should be assigned r to aid student learning and not to enhance professor efficiency.

“The selection of how to go about grading homework should be based on how much the student will learn and not about how much time it will save the professor,” he said.

Kelly agreed the Quia system is complicated.

“The software is cutthroat and stresses out the whole class,” he said. “A new type of software would be a tremendous help.”

Caffarel said he’d like to see the department do away with the Quia software. He said he would be happy to look into a more efficient software to replace Quia.

In February 2007, SG approached the French department about their issues with the software, and although the department acknowledged reading and looking into the proposition, no action was made to correct any problems, Caffarel said.

Amanda Barry, history junior, said she is enrolled in Spanish 1152 and purchased her Spanish materials at the University’s bookstore. The required paperback textbook was packaged together with a Quia passcode and a paperback Spanish-to-English dictionary.

“This was really the first time I’d ever bought something for a class that was wrapped together,” she said. “I couldn’t buy any of it separately, and my professor told us we really didn’t need the dictionary.”

In addition, Caffarel said many students already have dictionaries for their own personal use, and they might not wish to purchase one again.

Barry said she was stunned at the $428 price of the packaged materials as she checked out at the bookstore.

Barry said she recommends the department discuss what materials are necessary for class

doesn’t seem like a good idea to me, they should be able to do it. They paid in the Tiger Lair, accumulating up to for it,” Ward said. eight meals before sitting down to eat.

Hieu Nguyen, chemical engiThey cited this behavior as a primary neering senior, said students using reason for delays in service. several meal transfers in one meal pe“It is a waste,” Heidke said. riod was most common at the end of Students are How does this affect you? the semester. still allowed to “A lot of peo• Students are allowed one meal swipe in family ple have leftover and friends at the meals at the end of transfer per meal period dining halls, he the year and end up said. sharing with their • Meal periods are as follows: “I don’t see friends,” Nguyen Breakfast: 7:00 -10:30 that changing in said.

Lunch: 10:30 - 4:30 the near future,” Abby Duhe, Dinner: 4:30 - 8:00 Cleveland said. biological engiLate Night: 8:00 - 3:00 Richard neering senior, said Ward, business she supports the management selimit. nior, said he sees the limit as a way to “It encourages students to eat keep crowds down during peak hours, their own meals on their own time but that students should still be able rather than saving up and sharing,” choose how they use their dining op- said Duhe. tions.

“If [students] want to use up Contact Paul Braun at their meal transfers all at once, which pbraun@lsureveille.com

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with the University.

“I think other alternatives for the online homework should be looked into,” she said.

Contact Kate Mabry at kmabry@lsureveille.com

EMILY SLACK / The Daily Reveille

Lorri Burgess, a candidate for the state legislature, speaks to SG on Wendesday. .The SG senate passed a resolution requesting the termination of online homework tools.

Sports

Thursday, September 8, 2011

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LSU Royalty Former Tiger pitcher Louis Coleman prospering in big leagues

Chris Abshire Sports Writer

It was a moment that could have ruined most pitchers.

Former LSU pitcher Louis Coleman left a slider across the plate that led to a grand slam in the 9th inning of a tied elimination game against North Carolina in the College World Series, after being LSU’s best pitcher during a charmed 23-game winning streak late in the 2008 season.

The Tigers lost the game, 7-3, ending the team’s 2008 campaign.

More than three years later, Coleman is now a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, which selected him in the fifth round of the 2009 draft, and has a National Championship ring from his 2009 senior season at LSU. “It took a while to get over [giving up that home run],” Coleman said. “It’s never left my mind completely, but I just wanted to make new memories moving forward. The friends and teammates I had in the clubhouse made it easy.”

In April, he was called to Kansas City from Triple A-Omaha and has since become a mainstay in a young Royals bullpen.

Coleman currently boasts a 2.67 ERA in 54 innings of work in 2011 and has 57 strikeouts against just 25 walks. He has also recorded a win and a save.

Coleman said the pro experience has been “unreal,” citing a few outings in two of baseball’s most historic venues as favorite memories from his rookie campaign.

“I got my first career save in

Yankee Stadium in May,” said the 25-year-old Mississippi native.

“Everybody grows up knowing who the Yankees are, so that was special. Then to get my first win in Fenway Park a few months later against the Red Sox, it’s still pretty cool to think about.”

Coleman’s consistent out pitch in the pros has been a nasty slider that breaks away from right-handed batters and at the knees of lefties.

LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri, who coached Coleman for three seasons

at LSU, said the slider’s consistent movement could be attributed to Coleman’s negative memories with the pitch from the UNC grand slam.

“That grand slam might have been the last flat slider I’ve seen him throw,” Mainieri said. “He became very determined that he wasn’t going to make any more mistakes like that across the plate again.”

Many pro scouts expected Coleman to struggle against left-handers in the majors because of his sidearmed delivery.

But lefties have

only managed a .227 batting average against him through nearly a full season.

“But if you look at it, he’s been great,” Mainieri said. “Just a few weeks ago against the Yankees, he struck out Robinson Cano, Mark Teixeira and Nick Swisher — about as good a stretch of left-handed hitters there is — in a row.”

Between his time as a relief pitcher in the majors and his bullpen role as a junior at LSU, Coleman was the anchor of a dominant Tiger starting rotation during COLEMAN, see page 12

L S U ’s 2009 national championship run.

He was drafted by the Washington Nationals following the 2008 season, but re-

JOHN SLEEZER / The Kansas City Star

Former LSU pitcher and current Kansas City Royals pitcher Louis Coleman throws in a July 10 game against the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

REALIGNMENT

Miles welcomes

A&M move

to SEC Mark Clements Sports Writer

A statement released Wednesday said Southeastern Conference presidents and chancellors voted unanimously to accept Texas A&M’s bid to join the league, which would add an 18-time conference champion and a one-time national champion to the conference if the Big 12 and its members unanimously allow the Aggies to leave.

The statement said there must be “no contractual hindrances” for Texas A&M to part ways with the Big 12.

Some swirling rumors state that as many as eight teams stand in the way of Texas A&M’s move, threatening a lawsuit against The Aggies.

“It’s a great opportunity to be involved with the prospective student athletes in the state of Texas,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “I think if [Texas] A&M joins the conference, I think it will be a great opportunity for the local media in Texas to see the in-state conference being the SEC.” If the Aggies do complete the move to the SEC, it would all but end their long-time rivalry with the University of Texas, but could rekindle the historic rivalry between Texas A&M and LSU. The Tigers-Aggies rivalry dates back to the early 1900s and LSU leads the all-time record 27-20-3.

“It’s sad because historically there was a Big Eight Conference that eventually led to a Big 12 Conference that had great historic A&M MOVE, see page 11

FOOTBALL

Former LSU coach leads NSU into Tiger Stadium Scott Branson

Sports Contributor

This Saturday won’t be Northwestern State University coach Bradley Dale Peveto’s first night under the lights in Tiger Stadium, but it will be his first as head coach on the visitors’ sideline.

Peveto, a Texas native and former defensive back at Southern Methodist University, took the job as NSU’s head coach in December 2008. He previously spent four years as an assistant coach at LSU under coach Les Miles.

“LSU is a place that is dear

to my heart,” Peveto said. “I was very lucky and fortunate to spend four wonderful years there and be under the leadership of coach Les Miles.”

From 2005 to 2007, Peveto was the special teams coordinator. In 2008, he was named codefensive coordinator alongside Doug Mallory following the departure of Bo Pelini to Nebraska.

Peveto also coached the linebackers throughout his four-year tenure at LSU. In 2008, LSU’s defense didn’t perform as well as many expected. After the season, Peveto was offered and took the head coaching job at NSU.

Mallory ended up as defensive coordinator at the University of New Mexico.

During his time at LSU, Peveto coached and developed many key players that contributed to on defense. Ali Highsmith, former Arizona Cardinals linebacker, was named an All-American under Peveto’s tutelage.

Darry Beckwith also earned AllSoutheastern Conference honors with Peveto’s guidance.

Peveto also helped recruit many players starting for the Tigers this year. He said he is excited they are making an impact.

PEVETO, see page 12

photo courtesy of NORTHWESTERN STATE

Former LSU assistant coach Bradley Dale Peveto will return to Tiger Stadium Saturday night as head coach of Northwestern State.

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Mannari develops in offseason, steps into big-time role

Junior libero moves to full-time starter Albert Burford Sports Contributor

At this point in the 2010 season, junior libero Meghan Mannari was getting solid playing time. She was coming off the bench and would eventually accumulate three starts on the season.

A lot can change in a year.

This year, Mannari is a fulltime starter for the Tigers and a defensive leader.

Mannari wasted no time making her mark this year, earning Defensive MVP honors in the Tiger Classic, the team’s first tournament.

The LSU defense, led by Mannari, held their opponents to a Southeastern Conference-best .068 hitting percentage during the tournament.

Mannari also pulled out a career-high 36 digs in the Tigers’ 3-2 loss to Miami, a 2010 NCAA Tournament team, in the Tiger Classic. The 36 digs were second-highest in program history behind former All-American Elena Martinez’s 43 in a 2007 match against Alabama.

M a n ‘In the nari also won SEC Defenspring, Player [Mannari] sive of the Week worked honors after really hard, her strong showing at and you can the tournament. tell.’

The hot Sam Delahoussaye start to the junior defensive specialist season didn’t come as a surprise to the rest of the team or

court the whole time, it’s more coaching staff.

“In the spring, she worked fun,” Delahoussaye said. “She really hard, and you can tell,” enjoys it and makes it funny on said junior defensive specialist the court.”

Mannari’s “team” mindset Sam Delahoussaye. “Throughout preseason, she was the one that doesn’t go unnoticed by Flory, everyone was always like, ‘She’s either.

“Nothing that Meghan does working the hardest.’”

LSU coach Fran Flory said is about Meghan,” Flory said.

Mannari worked to mature into “Everything she does is about the a great athlete during the offsea- people around her. You can’t ever have enough of those players on son.

“The No. 1 thing that hap- your team.”

Mannari said any possible pened with Meghan was that pressure caused by her expanded her fitness level role from last year is diminished finally caught up by the help her teammates prowith itself,” Flory vide.

“It’s nice to know that they said. “She really invested in being know I’ll do what I need to do a great athlete, back there, and if I get the ball, and a great athlete they’re going to do what they is balanced physi- do.” Mannari said. “I have so cally, mentally much trust in them to get that and emotionally.” done. They make it easy for me.”

Mannari said senior defenFlory also said Mannari fo- sive specialist Lauren Waclawcused on not just czyk, who played two years as becoming a great athlete, but also libero for the Tigers, has played a a great player by investing time big role in helping her throughout her LSU career. in watching film.

“Even if you weren’t doing “The work with the techsomething right, nique, the work she’d say, ‘That’s with video and good, but try it the work with bethis way,’ or stuff coming more edulike that,” Mancated in the sport nari said. “She is certainly reapwas really helpful ing benefits for throughout freshus this fall,” Flory man and sophosaid. more, and even While ManFran Flory this year.” nari has made imFlory said the provements over LSU volleyball coach sky is the limit for the spring and summer, Flory said she saw Man- Mannari’s development.

“At some point in her canari’s talent from the start.

“She could always make the reer, Meghan is going to have the impossible defensive play,” she chance to be the best defender said. “Everybody thinks the ball and best libero in the league,” is dead and there’s Meghan and Flory said. “If she continues to the ball is miraculously to the make the progress that she made from last year to this, she’s going spot.”

Delahoussaye, who works to turn some heads.” with Mannari as part of the defensive core, said Mannari excels at the intangibles.

Contact Albert Burford at “We’ve always played toaburford@lsureveille.com gether, but now that she’s on the

The LSU defense achieved a SEC-best .068 hitting percentage during the Tiger Classic.

Mannari got a career-high 36 digs in the tournament.

‘‘

‘[Mannari] really invested in being a great athlete... physically, mentally and emotionally.’

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Junior libero Megan Mannari awaits a serve Aug. 21 at the Purple vs. Gold game in the PMAC. Mannari earned Defensive MVP honors in the Tigers’ first tournament.

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WOMEN’S GOLF

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NFL

Lady Tiger golfer looks to carry Saints, Packers to over national championship luck kick off NFL season Ernst won title at 19 years old

Teams won last two Super Bowls

Luke Johnson

The Associated Press

Sports Contributor

While most college freshmen were still figuring out the finer points of microwaving Ramen noodles, Lady Tiger golfer Austin Ernst was busy winning an individual national championship for the women’s golf team.

No big deal.

“It’s been a wild ride,” Ernst said. “Being 19, being a freshman in college and having a national championship, it’s crazy.”

It might be crazy, but for Ernst, clinching the championship was a dream end to a stellar freshman campaign that saw her net five top-10 finishes and two tournament wins. She was also the first collegiate champion in the history of Lady Tiger golf.

“Did I think a player was going to go out and win a NCAA championship as a freshman?

You can dream about it, but I didn’t know that,” said LSU coach Karen Bahnsen. “I wish I did, I could go buy some lottery tickets. I thought she had the ability to be a quite successful player, but obviously it happened a lot quicker than we thought, which was tremendous.”

Entering the championship, Ernst was on a hot streak and torched the course in the first two rounds. But a third round score of 77 and a three-stroke deficit looked like it might derail the young golfer.

But Ernst was not a typical freshman.

Her mad dash toward the championship included a flurry of birdies, a 60-foot putt and a once-in-a-lifetime shot en route to a 6-under 66 score.

“It shows how tough she is mentally,” Bahnsen said. “She’s a very mature player for her age.”

Ernst catapulted herself up the leaderboard when she aced the 162-yard par-3 second hole.

It was her first hole-in-one in her life, tournament or practice play.

When recounting the final round, Ernst said she didn’t remember the particulars — then proceeded to give a detailed description of memorable shots and her score for each hole.

But she didn’t say she was hazy about her feelings at the end of the round.

“I figured when I was coming down the stretch that I was in the lead,” Ernst said. “I never knew for sure. I remember walking off the 18th green, and the team ran down to me. I pointed at them and asked them if I won. When it was real, it was just amazement.

It was an unbelievable feeling.”

Her road to being an NCAA champion started when she was 6 years old. Her father, Mark Ernst, is a club pro at Cross Creek

File photo

Austin Ernst prepares to putt March 13 at the LSU Golf Classic at the University Golf Club. Ernst won the individual national championship title last year as a freshman.

Plantation golf course in Seneca, S.C. “I played everything when I was a kid, so it was kind of just another thing to play,” Ernst said.

“It wasn’t anything [my dad] forced on me. I was always hanging around the golf course, and I just wanted to pick up a club.”

For the next 12 years, Ernst honed her game with her father before arriving on LSU’s campus as one of the highest-rated female golfers in her class.

Though she was the youngest player on the team last season, Ernst had an unwavering confidence.

“Going into any tournament this year, I thought I was going to win,” Ernst said. “Going into North Carolina, which was my first tournament, I thought I was going to win it.”

And Ernst isn’t finished yet.

Her personal goals include adding to her list of individual tournament wins and team wins in

the Southeastern Conference and national tournaments.

And, for the ever-confident Ernst, one more thing.

“Might as well go win [the national championship] twice,” she said.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Look past the towering rock concert stage that engulfs part of the Lambeau Field parking lot and there’s a pair of massive banners depicting Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees hanging off the arena across the street.

Hotels will be full. Schools will close early. Coolers will be stocked and grills will be sizzling as a presidential speech goes largely ignored. As Kid Rock warms up for a pregame concert, there will be no doubt that a bigger-than-big game is hitting the NFL’s smallest market.

Rodgers and Brees are the last two Super Bowl MVPs, leading the last two Super Bowl winners into Thursday night’s opener. For the league, it’s a chance to finally put away any lingering resentment from an offseason filled with ugly and tense — and ultimately successful — labor negotiations. For the Saints and Packers, it’s a chance to send an early message that they intend to contend again.

Greg Jennings said it feels kind of like a “mini Super Bowl,” but Rodgers wasn’t quite willing to go that far.

“It’s a similar feel to a big game, a playoff game,” Rodgers said. “I don’t want to say the

Super Bowl. There’s a big atmosphere outside the stadium. But the only thing that matters is taking care of business on the field.”

Brees knows no big-picture objectives will be won or lost in the first week of the season.

“I’m sure we’re going to get questions about future playoff implications and all that stuff about this game,” Brees said. “We see ourselves as a great team and as a contender. They see themselves as a great team and as a contender.

The fact of the matter is it’s one game and it just happens to be the first game of the season on a Thursday night on national television.

But you just try to cut through all that and understand it’s just a game, and it’s just one game.”

After last year’s playoff loss to Seattle prevented New Orleans from repeating, Brees knows firsthand about the scrutiny that comes after winning the Super Bowl.

“You lose a game or something like that, it’s like people are just waiting for something bad to happen to your team so they can say, ‘I told you so,’” Brees said. “There’s pressure with that, and obviously the expectation level after winning the Super Bowl, the thought being that, ‘Hey, there’s no reason why we can’t go do it again.’ You just have to be careful that there’s not a sense of entitlement there.”

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My prediction: Ryan, Jets will raise Lombardi Trophy BODY SHOTS Rob Landry Sports columnist We survived.

This summer it was uncertain whether we would get to see the Green Bay Packers attempt to repeat as Super Bowl Champions.

The NFL lockout had all football fans on the brink of insanity, wondering if the season could be saved.

Well it was, and tonight the Packers begin that quest to claim the hallowed Lombardi Trophy for a second straight year.

But they will run into numerous hurdles on that trek. Here’s my stab in the dark at how the NFL season will play out.

NFC South Arguably the toughest division in football, the NFC South has three legitimate playoff contenders and the league’s mosthyped rookie in Carolina quarterback Cam Newton.

But when the dust settles, New Orleans’ high-powered offense and newfound running game will walk away with the division crown, and Tampa Bay will nab a Wild Card spot. Atlanta will end up on the wrong end of a tiebreaker and be left out of the playoffs.

NFC North The Packers are much better this year than anyone in their division and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, should have quarterback Aaron Rodgers titlebelting to a division crown.

Now, for my out-on-a-limb pick, quarterback Matthew Stafford leads the Detroit Lions to the NFC’s last Wild Card spot. With wide receiver Calvin Johnson and running back Jahvid Best, the Lions can score points. And if defensive tackles Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley can stay healthy and unsuspended by the league, they will be a wrecking crew on defense.

NFC East After their offseason acquisitions, nothing less than a Super Bowl will suffice for Philadelphia Eagles fans.

They’ll take step one to that goal by easily winning the division.

NFC West St. Louis quarterback Sam Bradford will throw his hat into the MVP ring with his performance this season.

That performance will also be enough to get the Rams to the playoffs over the pathetic NFC West field.

AFC South The reign of terror is over.

With Peyton Manning down and out, the Colts are in deep trouble. They will open the season

with Kerry Collins at quarterback.

I was surprised during the Colts’ geriatric quarterback tryouts that they didn’t offer the job to someone with a little more experience than Collins, like maybe Bart Starr. Though I guess Collins is still better than the Colts’ other option under center, Curtis Painter.

But Manning’s injury opens the door for the Houston Texans to go dancing in January.

AFC North There are only two respectable teams in this division, and both will make the playoffs. It’s merely a matter of in what order.

This year, the Baltimore Ravens will fall just short of winning the division title and be forced to sneak in the playoffs with a Wild Card berth. The Pittsburgh Steelers will be division champs.

AFC East This is the most intriguing division in the NFL, if for no other reason than getting to see Jets coach Rex Ryan and Patriots coach Bill Belichick square off twice during the regular season. These two will also run away from the rest of their division and both claim playoff spots.

New England and its newest offensive addition, Chad Ochocinco, will take the conference’s top seed in the playoffs. Ryan’s stiff Jets defense will enter the playoffs as a Wild Card team yet again.

AFC West Kansas City overachieved last season, and it will show this year as they come crashing down to Earth. Denver appears more concerned with who will be its No. 2 quarterback than it is with winning, and Oakland is, well, still Oakland.

This leaves San Diego as the division winner by default.

NFC Playoffs

In the divisional round, Philadelphia trounces Detroit, and Tampa Bay beats St. Louis.

The next weekend, the Saints end the Eagles’ championship dreams, and the Packers dominate the Bucs.

In the NFC Championship Game, the Saints’ offense struggles mightily with the frigid Wisconsin temperatures. Following the game, Rodgers whips out the title belt he had on the Super Bowl stage last season, signifying the Packers’ attempt to defend their title.

AFC Playoffs On the first weekend, the Jets defeat the Chargers, and the Texans beat the Ravens.

The divisional round has New York ending New England’s season for the second-straight year and Houston upsetting Pittsburgh.

Finally, Ryan, quarterback Mark Sanchez and the Jets snap their two-game losing streak in the AFC Championship Game and earn the right to play in the Super Bowl by defeating the Texans.

Super Bowl The last repeat Super Bowl Champion in the NFL was the 2003-04 Patriots, and that won’t change.

The stingy Jets defense will bottle up Rodgers and the potent Packers passing attack en route to the franchise’s first Super Bowl title since Joe Namath led them there in January 1969.

Rob Landry is a 23-year-old mass communication senior from Mandeville. Follow him on Twitter @RobLandry85.

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New York Jets linebacker David Harris intercepts a pass Aug. 29 during the second quarter of a preseason game in East Rutherford, N.J. The Jets beat the Giants, 17-3.

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Plane crash kills 36 hockey players Priority The Associated Press

TUNOSHNA, Russia (AP) — A private jet carrying a Russian professional hockey team to its first game of the season crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday, killing 43 people — including European and former NHL players — in one of the worst aviation disasters in sports history.

Two people survived the accident.

The crash also was the latest tragedy to befall the sport of hockey — following the sudden, offseason deaths of three of the NHL’s toughguy enforcers that has shocked fans.

The chartered Yak-42 jet was carrying the team — Lokomotiv Yaroslavl — to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where it was to play Thursday in its opening game of the Kontinental Hockey League season.

Of the 45 people on board, 36 were players, coaches and team officials; eight were crew.

The plane apparently struggled to gain altitude and then hit a signal tower before breaking apart along the Volga River near Yaroslavl, 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Moscow. One of the blue-andwhite plane’s charred engines poked through the surface of the shallow water.

“This is the darkest day in the history of our sport,” said Rene Fasel, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation. “This is not only a Russian tragedy — the Lokomotiv roster included players and coaches from 10 nations.”

One player — identified as

A&M MOVE, from page 7 boundaries and rivalries that are not going to be represented by our TV markets and television sets,” Miles said. “With that being said, we’d like to welcome any new members in if the conference sees fit.”

Adding Texas A&M would give the SEC 13 teams, leaving room for more possible expansion to 14 or even 16 teams.

Some names being tossed around for these final spots include

Russian Alexander Galimov — and one unidentified crew member were hospitalized in “very grave” condition, said Alexander Degyatryov, chief doctor at Yaroslavl’s Solovyov Hospital.

Among the dead were Lokomotiv coach and NHL veteran Brad McCrimmon, a Canadian; assistant coach Alexander Karpovtsev, one of the first Russians to have his name etched on the Stanley Cup as a member of the New York Rangers; and Pavol Demitra, who played for the St. Louis Blues and the Vancouver Canucks and was the Slovakian national team captain.

Other standouts killed were Czech players Josef Vasicek, Karel Rachunek and Jan Marek, Swedish goalie Stefan Liv, Latvian defenseman Karlis Skrastins and defenseman Ruslan Salei of Belarus.

Russian NHL star Alex Ovechkin reflected the anguish that resonated through the sport of hockey when he tweeted: “I’m in shock!!!!!R.I.P.” “Though it occurred thousands of miles away from our home arenas, this tragedy represents a catastrophic loss to the hockey world — including the NHL family, which lost so many fathers, sons, teammates and friends,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement.

The NHL already has been mourning three unexpected deaths of players in recent months, including a suicide and an accidental drug overdose.

The cause of the crash was not immediately apparent, but Russian

news agencies cited local officials as saying it may have been due to technical problems. The plane was built in 1993 and belonged to a small Moscow-based company, Yak Service.

In recent years, Russia and the other former Soviet republics have had some of the world’s worst air traffic safety records. Experts blame the age of the aircraft, weak government controls, poor pilot training and a cost-cutting mentality.

Divers worked feverishly to recover bodies in a search operation that lasted well into the night. They struggled to heft the bodies of large, strong athletes in stretchers up the muddy, steep riverbank.

Swarms of police and rescue crews rushed to Tunoshna, a ramshackle village with small wooden houses and a blue-domed church on the banks of the Volga 10 miles (16 kilometers) east of Yaroslavl.

Resident Irina Prakhova was walking to the village pump for a bucket of water when she saw the plane going down and then heard a loud bang.

“It was wobbling in flight, it was clear that something was wrong,” said Prakhova. “I saw them pulling bodies to the shore, some still in their seats with seatbelts on.”

Missouri, West Virginia and Virginia Tech.

Some believe the future of college football lies in three or four of these “mega-conferences.”

“It’s just a matter of time,” Miles said. “If you play in a mega-conference then certainly if you stand atop one of those mega-conferences it would give you a great opportunity to play in the title game.”

Miles added that despite some conversation and controversy surrounding the potential move’s

impact on college football as a whole, he believes more good will come from the change than bad.

“There is so much state school loyalty that [college football] will survive the reef configuring of boundaries and the new opponents,” Miles said. “It will still be very good football and very good for our country and student-athletes.”

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point games

announced Staff Reports

The first four “Student Point Games” have been scheduled for the fall semester, LSU announced Wednesday.

The games will help determine students’ priority ranking for the away football game tickets. Each game will be worth two points.

LSU’s soccer game against Oregon on Sep. 9 and Mississippi State on Sep. 23 will be the first two games. The LSU volleyball team’s games against Tennessee on Sep. 30 and Ole Miss on Oct. 23 will also count toward rankings.

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SPORTS BRIEFS Mathieu named Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week LSU sophomore cornerback Tyrann Mathieu was named the Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week for his performance against Oregon, LSU announced Wednesday.

Mathieu was also named Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week and the Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association Defensive Player of Week.

LSU tabs Student Athletes of the Month

LSU released its September “Student-Athletes of the Month” on Wednesday.

LSU freshman running back Terrence Magee, junior long jumper Brittany Porter, sophomore safety Craig Loston, basketball player Shanece McKinney, junior basketball player Justin Hamilton and senior tennis player Tom Knights were honored.

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Among the players he helped coerce to LSU are senior quarterback Jarrett Lee and senior offensive lineman T-Bob Hebert.

At his weekly press conference Tuesday, Miles said he has great respect for Peveto and had good things to say about Peveto’s NSU Demons.

“Bradley Dale Peveto is a coach off of my staff that has gone there [NSU] and has done a great job,” Miles said.

Miles said NSU is a talented team and Peveto has them playing with great passion.

“He has them flying around and well organized,” Miles said.

“It’s a very solid scheme, very solid football.”

Based on comments from Peveto, the respect is mutual.

“So much of what I learned under coach Miles I carried with me to Northwestern State,” Peveto said. “About 99 percent

of what we do here, in so many different aspects of our program, are things I learned from Coach Miles.”

Peveto said that Miles was always very organized and held everybody — players, coaches and staff — accountable.

NSU senior linebacker Yaser Elqutub and senior offensive lineman Zach Case reflected the same sentiments about Peveto.

“His biggest thing is that he always coaches us to do the right thing, on and off the field,” Elqutub said. “He’s been like a father figure to me.”

Elqutub and Case have been at NSU longer than Peveto. But things have changed for the better in Natchitoches since Peveto’s arrival, they said.

“Everything is first class now,” Case said.

Elqutub said one of the biggest changes has been long term goals for the program, with more of a focus on academics and the

player’s personal lives.

While Peveto was described by his players as thorough and caring of his team, Elqutub and Case also emphasized Peveto’s passion for the game and having things done the right way.

“He’s a fiery guy that always has a spark to him,” Case said.

“He’s always getting into something, always full speed ahead.”

Peveto said it is a great opportunity for his players and football team to take on LSU in Baton Rouge.

“I’m looking forward to our football team getting to experience Tiger Stadium on a Saturday night,” Peveto said. “Any football player in the country deserves that opportunity.”

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COLEMAN, from page 7 turned to Baton Rouge for his senior season, posting a 14-2 record with a 2.93 ERA and 142 strikeouts against 23 walks.

Coleman also threw the clinching pitch as the Tigers defeated Texas in the third game of the championship series to win the national title, and the image of the righty exuberantly tossing his glove in the air after striking out the final Longhorn hitter has quickly became the latest iconic memory around the storied LSU baseball program.

“He was about as dominating a pitcher [in 2009] as I’ve ever coached,” Mainieri said.

“He very rarely even made a bad pitch.”

After joining the Royals’ minor league system in 2009, Coleman quickly rose through the professional ranks with impressive outings until his April call-up.

“I got a call at about 8 a.m. one morning from the minor league director,” he said. “I was told I was going up to the big leagues, and I immediately called my parents. Everyone else in Baton Rouge knew by the time I told them. My whole family was able to drive up to Kansas City for my debut, and then they followed us to Texas. It was just such a cool experience to share that with all

MEGAN J. WILLIAMS / The Daily Reveille

Former LSU pitcher Louis Coleman pitches at LSU’s 5-3 victory against Rice on June 6, 2009. for the spotlight of professional my family and friends.”

While most of his former baseball.

“First, I think of how much LSU teammates have graduated, Coleman said he still maintains fun I had with my teammates on a strong relationship with his the field at LSU and how close we former coaches and the LSU were,” Coleman said. “The Tiger fans were great. It felt like they program.

Mainieri said he takes pride packed the stadium every game, in the close connection he and even the midweek ones. That just made it so much better once I Coleman still have.

“Louis and I stay in very made it up to Kansas City.” tight contact,” he said. “We don’t go long without talking or texting, that’s for sure. I follow his progress every day.”

Coleman said his time playing in front of sold-out crowds at Contact Chris Abshire at Alex Box Stadium prepared him cabshire@lsureveille.com

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

RED STICK ROUNDUP Today: New Orleans Fashion Week - The casting call for models is tonight at 7 p.m. at Paris Parker Studio on Jefferson Highway. Models should be at least 5’6” and bring a pair of high heels and are advised to come with a fresh face and hair.

Free Chick-fil-A breakfast - Chickfil-A locations on Siegen Lane and Millerville Road are offering free breakfast from Sept. 7 to 10. Log on to chick-filaforbreakfast. com to reserve a breakfast entree.

Saturday:

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O’Neal has been dating Nicole “Hoopz” Alexander, winner of “Flavor of Love” season one, since 2010.

Shaq brings celebrity stature back to alma mater Former LSU basketball player Shaquille O’Neal will be around campus a lot more often - sort of.

A 900-pound bronze statue of the LSU Hall of Famer dunking in his collegiate uniform will be unveiled today in front of the LSU men’s basketball practice facility. The building is attached to the back of the PMAC. The public ceremony takes place at 6 p.m. in front of the main practice facility doors in the L-lot. Invitation-only events will take place inside the facility.

Thought his athletic feats tower over everything else, O’Neal is a noted

goofball and has made many forays into the realm of pop culture. He’s no longer only a basketball star, he’s a bona fide celebrity.

He’s appeared on “MTV Cribs,” freestyled a diss directed at former teammate Kobe Bryant and racked up countless nicknames. Notables include the Shaqtus, The Big Aristotle, Wilt Chamberneezy and The Big Shamrock.

He’s wowed fans on the court, but he’s also entertained them through TV sets, over the radio waves and on the silver screen. His appearance on campus will be a true star sighting.

SHAQ FACTS O’Neal spent his collegiate career at LSU from fall 1989 - April 1992.

He started his own charitable foundation, The Real Model Foundation, to benefit homeless women and children.

He returned to the University in 2005 to complete a degree in business.

He starred in the motion pictures, “Blue Chips,” “Kazaam” and “Steel.”

O’Neal has a Superman logo tattoo After his freshman year in college, on his left bicep.

O’Neal led the team in GPA.

He starred in the motion pictures, “Blue Chips,” “Kazaam” and “Steel.”

photo courtesy of BENJY DAVIS PROJECT

The Benjy Davis Project - The Baton Rouge-based rock band will play at North Gate Tavern on West Chimes Street.

Sunday: “Steppin’ Out with Ben Vereen” - Tony Award winning-actor Ben Vereen will perform his one-man show as a tribute to Broadway, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. in the LSU Student Union Theater on Sept. 11 at 2:30 p.m.

Tickets start at $40.

O’Neal recorded five rap albums and earned a top 40 single for “(I Know I Got) Skillz.”

All Month: Baton Rouge Little Theater - “Crazy for You” - The play follows the story of Bobby Child, a well-to-do 1930s playboy whose dream in life is to dance. The play opens Friday and continues through Sept. 25. Tickets start at $22.

SHAQ IMMORTALIZED: SEE HIM AT THE UNVEILING OF HIS NEW STATUE TONIGHT AT THE PMAC AT 6 P.M. CAN’T MAKE THE EVENT? WATCH A LIVE FEED OF THE CEREMONY ON LSUREVEILLE.COM.

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Reveille Ranks “Apollo 18”

Thursday, September 8, 2011

TAYLOR MADE

Dimension Films

“Apollo 18” is the type of movie that makes viewers ask themselves halfway through, “Wait, I paid $9 for this?”

Taking inspiration from the worst aspects of “Cloverfield” and “The Blair Witch Project,” the film drags on for what feels like much longer than its 86-minute running time. The main problem is there isn’t much here for an audience to care about. The characters aren’t relatable, the scares are few and far between and the film never reaches the heights of suspenseful atmosphere that was so greatly achieved by other found-footage films like “Paranormal Activity” and the outstanding Spanish-language “REC.” “Apollo 18” is one of the worst types of movies — uninteresting, scare-deprived and failing to succeed even as an unintentional comedy.

[F]

JOEY GRONER

Björk — “Moon” (single)

One Little Indian

Icelandic songstress Björk’s explores her ideas on music and nature in her latest single, “Moon.” Her strong vocals lend a soft yet sweet edge to her alternative sound, giving the song an intriguing flavor of mystery and a supernatural feel. Her creativity and uniqueness as an artist is prominent in the single, but the song isn’t far removed from the rest of her discography. Björk’s musical talent on the track can’t be denied, but the song probably won’t be a Billboard hit anytime soon. Björk slightly stepped out of her comfort zone with this song, but not enough to raise the bar any more than she already has.

[B-]

EASTAN CROSON

Florence + The Machine — “What the Water Gave Me” (single)

FOX

Florence + The Machine swept away the competition with its debut album in 2009. Now the band is back, with a new album coming in November and a recently released first single, “What the Water Gave Me.” It’s decent. It isn’t anywhere near “Dog Days Are Over” or “Cosmic Love,” but it’s certainly not a bad song. It just suffers from being a hair too long at five and a half minutes. The first three minutes of the song are pretty similar, with the chorus building upon itself again and again. The end of the song really gets rocking, but it takes a while to get there, and by that time, it’s not as effective as it could be.

[B]

TAYLOR BALKOM

Cobra Starship — “Night Shades”

Ramen / Decaydence

Cobra Starship’s latest album, “Night Shades,” is even more of a “Hot Mess” than the band’s previous album. “Night Shades” is a slew of unoriginal electro-pop party jams.

Auto-tune is heavy and techno beats are rampant on the 10 tracks. The unique sound of previous albums that garnered Cobra Starship’s fanbase is simply lacking this time around.

However, where “Night Shades” lags in originality, it picks up some of the slack in variety. Though the majority of songs seem appropriate for a “Jersey Shore” soundtrack, songs like “Fool Like Me” and “Middle Finger” have different feels.

“Fool Like Me” has an upbeat, classic sound reminiscent of Cee Lo Green’s “Forget You.” But despite the slight diversity in tracks, “Night Shades” is nothing special and best appeals to lovesick tweenagers.

[D+]

The Kooks — “Junk of the Heart”

EMILY HERRINGTON Virgin

The Kooks deliver a solid effort with their new LP “Junk of the Heart.” Though lead singer Luke Pritchard may not be the best vocalist, the instrumentals make up for what his voice lacks. The album pulls from old-school, feel-good rock jams and adds an indie spin. “Heart” fills the listener with bouncy, poppy melodies that will have songs like “Junk of the Heart” and “Rosie” stuck in listeners’ heads for days. Though The Kooks have been established in the UK since 2005, their sound is a mix of recent breakout indie band Foster the People and UK sensation Arctic Monkeys.

Overall, The Kooks have stuck to their well-known style and created a decent album.

[B+]

KITTU PANNU

EDITOR’S PICK: “New Girl”

FOX

Adorkable. That’s the word iTunes uses to describe the sitcom “New Girl,” which is being offered for free download almost two weeks before the show’s scheduled premiere Sept. 20. And adorkable it is. As a recently dumped young woman who moves in with a group of men she met on Craigslist, Zooey Deschanel fits the made-up word to a “T,” right down to her smart-guy glasses and random dubstep moves. Her three male costars, however, don’t exactly fit the bill. Maybe it’s because their backstories aren’t completely thought out or maybe it’s because Deschanel is such a shining light, but either way, it leaves the audience wanting more. Let’s hope that changes once the show actually gets into full swing later this month.

[B-]

RACHEL WARREN

Review: Three 9/11 films done right Taylor Balkom Entertainment Writer

National tragedies are a touchy subject when it comes to filmmaking. If the movie is made too soon, it can seriously offend people. If it’s made too late, the relevance may fade. It’s hit or miss in terms of controversy. The following movies were released six months, five years and six TAYLOR BALKOM years after 9/11, respectively, and Columnist exemplify topical filmmaking at its finest.

“9/11” - released March 10, 2002 Documentaries sometimes have the unfortunate tendency to be boring. However, this one is anything but.

Accidently captured by two French brothers, Jules and Gedeon Naudet, the film is probably the most accurate account of what happened around the Twin Towers on Sept. 11.

The brothers were supposed to follow a new firefighter, Tony Benetatos, as he went through his nine-month probationary period.

Instead, they captured all of the events of Sept. 11 on film. Jules Naudet was actually inside of Tower 1 when Tower 2 collapsed.

While he was in the building, his brother was filming the reactions of firefighters and civilians around the tower whose faces were flushed

with awe and disbelief.

“United 93” - released April 28, 2006 Heroism, sacrifice and the courage to stand up against oppression are the themes in this critically acclaimed film.

For the 44 people aboard United Flight 93 the morning of Sept.

11, this would be the end of their lives. And, as many know, they went out swinging, attempting to regain control of the doomed aircraft. In this film, the action cuts back and forth between several air-traffic control stations, the terrorists, an Air Force base and the civilians and flight crew aboard the plane.

The movie’s strong point is its focus on how people reacted to seeing the Twin Towers fall that day in 2001. What at first is utter confusion slowly turns into disbelief and then panic. Ground control doesn’t know what to do. Military command centers are locked between engaging suspected hijacked planes and waiting for orders.

The only people who quickly understand the situation are those on the plane. They find a pilot and fight their way to the cockpit. They get so close.

“Reign Over Me” - released March 23, 2007 This movie chooses to focus on the emotional aftermath of 9/11 instead of the events of the day.

Adam Sandler plays a man who lost his wife, two daughters and dog on that fateful day. Stricken

with grief, he quits his job, secludes himself and chooses not to remember anything that happened to him before those events.

It’s a chilling look at the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder and what it can do to a person.

It also stresses the importance of loved ones in life and the significance of letting go. While this is definitely the most Hollywoodesque film in the group, it gives the smallest understanding of what those who suffered on 9/11 went through over the past years.

In general, Hollywood has done a good job with movies surrounding the events of 9/11. The above films only differ from reality in small details. For example, the passengers aboard United 93 didn’t actually grab the flight controls; the terrorists just crashed the plane when they feared the passengers would take control.

But the major similarity among the three films is their depiction of human emotion. They successfully capture the feelings that pervaded America that infamous day, and in the case of “Reign Over Me,” the profound sadness that enveloped the nation for the next few years.

Hopefully filmmakers across the globe will continue to create such moving films about our nation’s greatest tragedy. Ten years after Sept. 11, they still pack an emotional punch.

Contact Taylor Balkom at tbalkom@lsureveille.com

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PHOTO STORY

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LSU team No. 3 in Int. Quidditch Association rankings

CHRISTOPHER LEH / The Daily Reveille

The LSU Quidditch Club holds a scrimmage Wednesday evening on the Parade Ground, drawing a larger crowd than expected. The team is first in the region and third in the nation, according to the International Quidditch Association standings.

Visit www.lsureveille.com to see footage of the game.

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BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Koi Sushi offers ‘traditional’ by-request menu Haylie Navarre

Entertainment Writer

North Gate’s Koi Sushi is wellknown for its signature sushi rolls and college-friendly prices. What they are less renowned for is an authentic Chinese menu that’s only available upon request.

Koi manager Darren Deng said he and his family have managed the restaurant for about two years now.

Once his father, Guang Deng, took over, they started offering Koi beef noodles. Members of the Chinese community heard about the traditionally-prepared noodles and came to try them.

Deng said the noodles were so well received that customers started making requests for other Chinese dishes. The restaurant started writing down all the requests, and a menu developed.

Deng said the Chinese items are separate from the regular Koi menu ibecause restaurant owners don’t want to deter customers with the Chinese dishes, the names of which are written in Chinese symbols with a short English translation below it, but no description is given.

The English name for the first item is “Ants Climbing Trees.” The dish is made of clear rice noodles and chopped beef, and the name comes from the appearance of the beef sliding down the noodles when they are picked up to eat.

Another reason the menus are kept separate is to avoid bombarding new customers with too many item choices. Deng said first-time customers might be overwhelmed by two completely different menus.

He said the restaurant provides an atmosphere where customers will see the servers carrying out Chinese food, and they can inquire about it. Their server can then fully describe the dish and its ingredients.

Deng said nearly half of the restaurant’s returning customers regularly request the Chinese menu.

Deng’s father trained at a culinary school in China and was certified at the highest level. Deng said all of Koi’s dishes are cooked by hand through traditional methods.

One distinction of authentic Chinese food is that a sauce accompanies each dish, and Deng each sauce that Koi uses is prepared in house from scratch.

Deng said all the produce Koi serves is grown locally, including hard-to-find Chinese vegetables, such as water spinach and various melons, which are grown in the Deng family’s organic garden.

Some of the dishes may have textures Americans aren’t used to, but the flavors should appeal universally, Deng said.

“If you try any of the dishes, you won’t be disappointed,” Deng said.

He said one difference between American Chinese food and authentic Chinese food is taste preference.

Americans tend to prefer sweet tastes, while Asians rather salty and spicy ingredients. Koi uses chilies, pepper powder and whole black pepper seeds in their dishes.

Another American deviation is

anything “kung pao.” In Chinese, the phrase is actually “gong bao,” but Deng said they kept its American form because it’s more commonly recognized.

“Even if you’ve never eaten the dish before, it sounds familiar,” said Deng.

Kandyse Aube, public relations senior, is a new fan of the authentic Chinese menu. She said a friend told her to try it two weeks ago and at first she was hesitant to ask her server for it.

Aube encourages fellow Koi customers to try some of the authentic Chinese dishes.

“Don’t be intimidated just because it’s in another language,” Aube said, “Give it a chance.”

EMILY SLACK / The Daily Reveille

Contact Haylie Navarre at hnavarre@lsureveille.com

Von Braun, Dalgis Mesa, Jiandi Zhang and Guorong Li enjoy Chinese dishes at Koi Sushi restaurant on Wednesday. Koi has a menu that is only available upon request.

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TELEVISION

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LAWSUIT

Ultimate Fighting rises Ruling clears way for Jackson trial in popularity in BR The Associated Press

Bars, restaurants host viewing events Kevin Thibodeaux Entertainment Writer

‘Every once in awhile, I’ll watch [UFC]. ...

I’m not a diehard fan.’

Arm bar, triangle choke and rear choke.

Jay Vega Those unfamiliar with the biology sophomore terminology probably don’t frequent one of the many local bars and restaurants that have ‘I prefer been showing Ultimate Fightboxing [to ing Championship events on big screens to increased customer Ultimate participation.

Fighting].

I Joe Broussard, manager of Buffalo Wild Wings on Highland like the Road, said the mixed martial arts sportmanship events bring in customers hours in boxing.’

Jaques Prejean before the fights start and keep them at the restaurant until the biology sophomore main event, which often lasts un‘If it’s til midnight.

Broussard said the fights lure someone many college students, particuwho knows larly because the restaurant is located near campus. what he is He said there has been only doing ... one fight since the fall semester began, but the restaurant was then you packed for it. He said the size of can really the crowds depends on the imJillian Serol see the skill portance of the fight, and bigger anthropology senior names draw bigger crowds. [in UFC].’

Michael Labat, owner of Puncher’s Sports Bar on Third the matches.

Street, said he doesn’t see an “It’s entertaining,” Lopicincrease in customers on fight colo said. “When you think of an nights, but he does notice a mixed athlete, you think of football, but crowd enjoying UFC. [UFC fighters are] extreme athThough UFC events are letes.” popular, Labat said if a football Lopiccolo said he thinks the game and UFC fight were to play sport is becoming more popular on the same night, football would because of all of the recent proget priority. motion for it, including the new “We’re LSU, first and fore- movie “Warrior” coming out this most,” he said. week and the sport’s sponsorship Benjamin Davis, a local by Bud Light.

MMA fighter, said his father was But not everyone’s a fan. a fighter and Public relations helped spur his sophomore Allie Upcoming UFC events: interest in the Domingues said she sport. thinks the sport has Davis said • UFC Fight Night Live in New become more popuhe currently Orleans, featuring Jake Shields vs. lar recently, but she competes in Jake Ellenberger - Sept. 17 doesn’t like it very fights in New • UFC 135 in Denver, featuring Jon much.

Orleans, but Jones vs. Rampage Jackson “I don’t beone day hopes Sept. 24 lieve in violence,” to compete in • UFC 136 in Houston, featuring Domingues said. “I the UFC. His Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynar III - don’t think it’s taltraining regi- Oct. 8 ent. I don’t think it’s men includes a sport.” learning all Biology senior types of fighting styles like ka- J’Nai Williams said she isn’t oprate, wrestling and Muay Thai. posed to UFC, but it’s not interHe said he thinks UFC has esting to her. risen in popularity because peo“I feel like it has [gotten ple who fight get their friends and more popular],” Williams said. family interested in the sport.

“It’s been publicized on TV, like Political science freshman the show ‘Bully Beatdown’ on Joseph Lopiccolo said he watches MTV. It makes it seem OK.” UFC fights once a month, either Joseph Kieffer, coastal enat the Fox and Hound on Corpo- vironmental science sophomore, rate Boulevard or at bars in New said he has seen the fights on Orleans. television and at bars but someHe said he likes the sport, times can’t handle the amount of which incorporates wrestling, violence portrayed. boxing and kickboxing, because it’s raw and fights have the potential to go on longer than other Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at sports, in which referees will stop kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An appeals court refused Wednesday to order the jury sequestered in the trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, clearing the way for jury selection to begin Thursday.

The California 2nd District Court of Appeals also declined to delay the trial while the issue is argued. The court found that Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor did not abuse his discretion when he decided not to sequester.

Defense lawyers had argued that jurors would be “poisoned” by

publicity unless they were kept in isolation during the trial. The defense predicted that jurors will be inundated with reports in supermarkets, bars, gyms and coffee shops, and on the Internet.

Pastor has said he trusts jurors to obey his orders to ignore publicity in the high-profile involuntary manslaughter case and declined to have them sequestered.

“The court has read and considered the petition,” the brief court decision said. “The petition is denied in the absence of a showing of abuse of discretion.”

In a separate ruling, Pastor gave the go ahead for a prosecution

expert’s testimony about a study of the drug that killed the pop star. But he delayed ruling on the admissibility of another study from Chile because it is apparently unpublished.

Defense lawyers say Jackson overdosed by drinking propofol when his doctor wasn’t watching.

Prosecutors say that was impossible. The drug is normally given intravenously.

The permitted study, which was published in Scandinavia, compares methods of administering propofol to piglets.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s entertainment staff at entertainment@lsureveille.com

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CELEBRITY TWEETS

Heidi Montag @heidimontag

Chelsea Handler @chelseahandler

@Lord_ Voldemort7

Jessica Simpson @JessicaSimpson

Snopp Dogg @SnoopDogg

Whitney Cummings @Whitney Cummings

‘Sometimes I max out my credit card sometimes a lap dance may be in order’ ‘@chuckhandler just vomited in my car.

A monkey would never do that.’

‘National Kiss Day? It’s your f---ing time to shine (metaphorically), dementors!’

‘Been getting lots of questions about this alleged breast reduction ... not to worry ... I LOVE MY BOOBIES!!

They aren’t going anywhere!’

‘Im takn over as tha CEO of Yahoo. Need sum of tha Snoop Dog content ya digg. Nuff Said.’

‘Nothing better than checking yourself out in someone’s car tinted windows then realizing they’re sitting in it.’

THEATER

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Broadway entertainer to sing, dance, tell stories Tony winner to perform Sunday Kevin Thibodeaux Entertainment Writer

Tony Award winner Ben Vereen will kick off the Union Theater’s season with his show “Ben Vereen Sings Broadway and More” on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

It’s a one-man show along with a band, said Terry Serio, assistant director for theater event development at the Union Theater. Vereen sings, dances and photo courtesy of TERRY SERIO tells stories about his life.

Tony Award winner Ben Vereen will perform his one-man show, “Ben Vereen Vereen will perform a tribute to Broadway, Frank Sinatra and Sings Broadway and More,” Sunday at the Union Theater at 2:30 p.m.

Sammy Davis Jr., according to a of love Broadway, he’s kind of on Vereen won a Prism Award news release. that parallel [with Michael Jack- for his role on “Grey’s AnatoThe release describes the son and Elvis],” Serio said. my” and was nominated for an show as a “conShe said de- NAACP award for the television temporary and spite being in classic movie “An Accidental Friendtimeless jourBroadway plays like ship.” ney through “Jesus Christ SuperSerio said the event is a Dithe Broadway star” and television rector’s Circle Special Event, songbook.” shows like “Roots,” meaning members have a chance Serio said Vereen has remained to purchase tickets first and can Vereen is a relevant by continu- attend a meet-and-greet with Veronce-in-a-lifeing to act. een on Sunday after his initial time performer He recently ap- performance.

Terry Serio who is beloved peared on “How I According to the news reby Broadway assistant director for theater event Met Your Mother,” lease, Vereen has been performfans. development at the Union Theater “Grey’s Anatomy” ing his show throughout the “For peoand “Law and Or- United States, Europe and in ple who grew up [with] and kind der: Criminal Intent.”

Abu Dhabi.

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‘I think people are going to be absolutely delighted and charmed by [Vereen’s show].’

Serio said shows are partially funded by donors, sponsors and grants, and the other 75 percent of the funds come from earned income and student fees.

She said the theater booked Vereen for a low price because the singer was already performing in the area.

Serio said the event is important for students because college is a time to experience new things culturally.

“Part of being a student is allowing yourself to experience things you’ve never experienced before,” Serio said.

Students can purchase rush tickets to the show for $10 one to four days before the show.

Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com

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La. artists use unconventional materials in LASM showcase Panel discussion to be held tonight Joey Groner Entertainment Writer

For many artists, the process of creating art consists of drawing, painting or sculpting. But local artists Shawne Major, Troy Dugas and Jonathan Pellitteri aren’t like most artists.

All three artists’ work is currently on display in the exhibit “Old Methods, New Visions: Three Louisiana Artists” at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum downtown. The artists will take part in a discussion about their work tonight at LASM. Pellitteri specializes in constructing intricate machines, while Dugas and Major create collagestyle pieces.

Major calls her method “postproduction abstraction,” because she uses objects like toys, buttons and Mardi Gras beads to create individual collage-style pieces. She said the process is often an extensive one.

“It is not unusual for the larger

works to take a year or more to complete,” Major said in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille.

She added that the process consists of months of pinning and sewing objects onto a structure-providing material like chicken wire.

Major finds her materials from a variety of sources such as garage sales, flea markets and even eBay. “I am very interested in value, so a large part of my work contains consumerist waste,” she explained.

“I love to create something of value from garbage or junk.”

Dugas exclusively uses labels from consumer products such as beer bottles, bread bags and cigar bands.

His process involves deconstructing or destroying printed material, then putting it back together in a radically different way.

“If I like the letter ‘A’ from an applesauce label, I can repeat or flip it into a dozen variations of zigzags, star patterns, etc.,” he explained in an e-mail to TDR. “It no longer serves its purpose as a letter, but becomes a mark in an abstract image.”

Elizabeth Weinstein, LASM curator who is leading tonight’s panel discussion, said guests appreciate the

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

Ex-Playmate gets 9 years for shooting husband

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Playboy Playmate of the Year who appeared in the horror movie “Rosemary’s Baby” has been sentenced to nine years in state prison for shooting her husband in the back at their Hollywood apartment.

Los Angeles County prosecutors say 66-year-old Victoria Rathgeb was sentenced Wednesday.

She pleaded no contest to attempted voluntary manslaughter.

Authorities say Rathgeb shot

and wounded her husband last October during an argument. Prosecutors say he recovered and was in court for the sentencing but did not make a statement.

Rathgeb was 1968’s Playmate of the Year under the name of Angela Dorian. She had TV and movie roles in the 1960s and ’70s and played a recovering heroin addict in the 1968 hit “Rosemary’s Baby.”

Contact The Daily Reveille’s entertainment staff at entertainment@lsureveille.com

opportunity to meet the artists and talk about their work.

“The program is designed to encourage young professionals and the downtown working crowd to visit the museum, in addition to anyone who wants to learn about art while having a good time,” Weinstein

said. “Guests will be able to talk with the artists personally, as well as hear them discuss specific pieces and their work in general such as what compels them to make this type of art, what influenced their choices, how they make their work.”

Weinstein said she expects 50

to 100 visitors for the event, which begins at 5:30 p.m. and will consist of a brief tour of the exhibit as well as hors d’oeuvres, wine and other beverages for a $5 admission fee.

Contact Joey Groner at jgroner@lsureveille.com

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EDITOR’S NOTE

Thursday, September 8, 2011

WALKING ON THIN ICE

Retraction New meal plan guidelines insult students The Daily Reveille retracts Wednesday’s letter to the editor, entitled “Sex shouldn’t be viewed through religion-colored lenses.”

The letter was submitted via e-mail under the name Jake Witz, international trade and finance sophomore, but Witz reported Wednesday he did not write the material.

The Daily Reveille regrets the incident.

Contact the Editorial Board at editor@lsureveille.com

There are many constants in a won’t be met. college student’s life, including parThey’ve gone from allowing us tying hard, studying harder and occa- to eat steamed vegetables at the Panda sionally cursing their pockets for lack Express whenever we want on a Satof funds. Especially when it comes to urday afternoon to food. making it as strict Let’s face it: College kids are so as a chemistry lab broke it isn’t even funny. report. There are That doesn’t mean we don’t four meal times laugh about it, but we shouldn’t be now, and you can taken advantage of financially by the only get one transUniversity. And yet, that’s exactly fer per meal time. what’s been happening.

What exactly Aside from the high costs of Priyanka Bhatia does our univerColumnist textbooks and the ridiculousness sity think of us? that is TigerCash, the University Are we their pets decided to let us starve, at least on or something? Do we really need the the weekends. A glance at the LSU food put out for us at certain times Dining Hall’s website reveals Tiger then taken away so we don’t get Lair’s fall hours have been cut and grossly obese? constructed to fit nobody’s schedPre-veterinary medicine ule. It’s my deepest apologies to say sophomore Katherine Sternitzke if you have any dietary needs, they adamantly disagreed with these

new procedures.

“It’s funny how the University thinks we’re responsible enough to take the right classes and come up with the money for our meal plan, but they don’t seem to think we’re capable of being able to eat on our own time schedule,” Sternitzke said.

But the fact of the matter is that by being shoved in the direction of this new schedule, chances are we will be paying approximately an additional $20 on average for all those meals we can’t eat on campus. And with a little more than 16 weekends in a semester that comes out to a staggering $320 that should be spent elsewhere.

I understand it’s not just that LSU enjoys punishing those first and second-year students by forcing them to get meal plans, it’s that the University needs to save money.

Chancellor Michael Martin has spoken about the challenge of cutting the University’s budget while also maintaining the University’s excellence using every effort to both cut funds and fix our struggling infrastructure.

It seems like a challenge — one that isn’t really being worked on the way they say it is.

If there’s anything that needs to be fixed in this University, it’s the way our infrastructure is being fixed and the way it’s disrespecting us as a student body.

Priyanka Bhatia is a 19-year-old pre-veterinary sophomore from San Jose, Calif. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_PBhatia.

Contact Priyanka Bhatia at pbhatia@lsureveille.com

SHOCKINGLY SIMPLE

Panda poop could rescue us from oil and corn ethanol Researchers unveiled an unlikely source for biofuel-creating enzymes at the 242nd National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society.

It’s panda poop.

Giant pandas dine almost exclusively on bamboo rich in cellulose, which most animals — including humans — have a tough time breaking down into simple, usable sugars. Pandas rely on enzymes produced by bacteria in their gastrointestinal tract to digest up to 40 pounds of bamboo daily.

Scientists at Mississippi State University isolated bacteria from panda feces and are now assessing their potential impact on the biofuel industry. These newly discovered enzymes are important because they may make the mass production of cellulosic ethanol, alcohol produced from grass and agricultural by-products, possible.

Cellulosic ethanol is still small-time in the U.S., where corn ethanol currently dominates the biofuel industry. An abundant supply of feedstock and government subsidies contributed to ethanol’s ascension. Unfortunately for consumers, increasing corn ethanol production raises food prices and destroys the environment while only marginally reducing fossil fuel consumption.

Producing large quantities

of corn ethanol requires massive amounts of corn. The U.S. already grows billions of bushels of corn every year, but about 80 percent of the crop is fed to livestock, poultry and fish, which are eventually brought to market.

Recent food price increases were influenced by a variety of issues, but “the Andrew Shockey most important factor was the Columnist large increase in biofuels production in the U.S. and the EU,” said a 2008 study by the World Bank.

Ethanol proponents argue the fuel is better for the environment and can reduce global warming through reduced carbon emissions compared to gasoline.

While ethanol does produce fewer greenhouse gases when burned than conventional fuel, the entire industrial process required to grow the corn and convert it to ethanol requires massive fossil fuel energy inputs.

A 2008 article published in the journal Science found increasing demand for corn in the U.S. encourages farmers in other parts of the world to convert forests and grasslands into farms and ranches to meet the new demand. This habitat destruction, particularly in

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South America, effectively drives up greenhouse gas emissions by destroying natural carbon sequestering systems.

Even if we ignore the negative side effects of corn ethanol production, we are left with a poor substitute for gasoline. For an energy source to be effective, the energy produced must exceed the energy invested to produce it.

Basically if we spent more energy producing ethanol than we got out of burning it, it would be a worthless fuel.

While most studies agree corn ethanol yields slightly more energy than the fossil fuels we burn to produce it, we would have to drastically reduce our fuel use to compensate for the switch from gasoline, which is roughly four times as efficient to produce as corn ethanol.

All of these factors add up to needing a more sustainable and efficient biofuel. Biodiesel is an exciting possibility, especially when produced from sustainable algae, but many experts are more excited about cellulosic ethanol, which provides a more efficient energy ratio than corn ethanol with less of an environmental impact.

Most Americans were first exposed to cellulosic ethanol by President George W. Bush, who praised the fuel for its potential to turn switchgrass and other

relatively useless materials into renewable energy.

Hopefully these new panda poop enzymes will finally give cellulosic ethanol the edge it needs to start mass production in the next few years, but we should not view cellulosic ethanol as the sole cure for our oil addiction.

We are about to overgrow our energy supply, and it will take a combination of conservation, efficiency and new

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technologies to transition our civilization away from fossil fuels to a sustainable future.

Andrew Shockey is a 20 year-old biological engineering junior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Ashockey.

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Bobby Jindal shows deficient leadership in higher education Gov. Bobby Jindal’s “run” for another term is shaping to be more of a stroll. With only today left to register for the race, the only thing serious about his declared opponents is their serious lack of funding.

Before officially registering to run this week, Jindal released his first campaign ad praising his job creation achievements.

This is predictable, given the current mood of his base, but I wonder how Jindal would fare if he was forced to sell his higher education leadership credentials.

Over the past three years, gigantic deficits in the state budget have caused the word “crisis” to be tossed about with little discretion in regards to higher education.

Indeed these years have seen campuses like our own take multi-million-dollar hits to state appropriated funding.

One can’t wholly pin blame for the statewide budget crisis on Jindal’s policies, though championing the repeal of hundreds of millions in tax revenues tied to the Stelly Tax, coupled with his vain intransigence in regards to any new taxes, certainly didn’t help the situation.

This again is understandable in a state in which citizens’ greatest fear is any governmental encroachment on their daily bread.

The problem is Jindal’s willingness to let higher education flounder Xerxes Wilson with no concrete path to Columnist necessary reform, while forcing students to float state funding shortcomings.

In the fall of each year, higher education officials are left to project and speculate over doomsday scenarios for the coming fiscal year. For example, last year, University administrators were needlessly asked to stew over potential decreases in the neighborhood of 30 percent.

This uncertainty, stemming from a lack of pronounced state leadership and intent frightens potential students and exasperates current instructors who can be wooed away by a university that’s actually able to give pay increases.

Such floundering led to Jindal’s second-largest public

embarrassment when a letter rebuking Jindal’s lack of leadership for education penned by former Student Government President J Hudson gained national attention.

Jindal responded via Facebook, stating: “Our government is spending more than we can afford, and I believe our universities are delivering less value than you deserve.”

A reasonable thought, but has the governor spearheaded sweeping reform to ratchet up “value”?

No, instead he has looked to students to fill gaps in the higher education system he says lacks value.

In fact, the searing legacy of Jindal’s waning term with regards to higher education will be his efforts to make public higher education less public by a tax increase, if you will, directed at student pockets.

In the fiscal year beginning in 2008, the University’s operating budget was comprised 60 percent from state funds, with the other 40 percent originating from self-generated funds. This year, those numbers are approximately flipped, according to the

University’s budget narrative.

This shift has been partially fueled by the LA GRAD ACT, which allows 10 percent increases in tuition so long as murky performance goals are met.

In the past legislative session, Jindal built in other student fee increases into the general budget only to have them foiled by legislators.

This is another vain calculation, as tuition increases are much easier to politically swallow than gutting higher education or any outright tax increase to solve a deficit.

Though real reform or a clear path forward has yet to materialize under Jindal, there has been plenty of talk.

Currently, we have the legislatively mandated Governance Commission, a near clone of the Post Secondary Education Review Commission of 2010, to again debate reforms higher education needs.

Jindal himself has punted some reforms to higher education governance but has been reticent to fight back as his proposals are mangled or ignored all together by legislators. The most recent example of this is

the SUNO – UNO merger mutation into a simple UNO defection from the LSU system.

There are glaring questions facing higher education and the direction it should be moving: Should more students be funneled to community colleges before transferring into full degree programs? What should be the role of state dollars in funding higher education? Can the state fund a true flagship institution reflective of the state’s unique cultural, climactic, geological and intellectual properties with the existing saturation of four-year degree granting institutions?

Answering these questions requires some serious political calculations, but the governor should see this as paramount, as it will dictate either the rise or mediocrity of higher education in this state for years to come.

Xerxes Wilson is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Lucedale, Miss. Follow him on Twitter @ TDR_xwilson.

Contact Xerxes Wilson at xwilson@lsureveille.com

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Israeli actions show American alliance is irresponsible It shouldn’t be news to anyone that the continued tensions between Palestine and Israel have yet to wane. Besides the rivalry of the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, no two countries seem to share the same sort of continued animosity these two countries have shared the past half-century.

Whether it’s the constant attacks, the blatant ignorance of agreed borders or simply refusing to work with each other during peace talks, the conflict simply seems to be a fact of life now.

But even if it weren’t for this constant conflict with Palestine, it seems there will almost always be tensions between Israel and its closest neighbors. This can be seen in the recent deployment of two more warships off the coast of Egypt in response to recent —and believed to be upcoming — raids.

On Aug. 18, militants from Egypt crossed over the EgyptianIsraeli border, resulting in the death of eight Israelis, which sparked more violence in the Gaza Strip.

Besides the extra warships, more Israeli troops have been placed along the border in an attempt to stop any future raids.

In response, regional madman and a source of much amusement for me, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sent Iran’s 15th Fleet to the area, as well. Under the guise of thwarting pirate attacks, the fleet would “convey the message of peace and friendship to all countries,” according to Rear Admiral

Habibollah Sayyari.

As with most statements that accompany Iranian actions, the sincerity is obviously absent — comically so, given Iran’s previous statements concerning the existence of an Israeli state.

While Ahm a d i n e j a d ’s views on destroying Israel may be deplorable, it is impossible to deny that some tension in the region stems from Zachary Davis Columnist the existence of the country. What doesn’t help the situation is our incessant attempts to always keep the country happy and secure.

Given how we helped force the country onto the region following World War II, it’s not entirely unreasonable for us to feel this sort of responsibility.

However, ally or no, the amount we’ve tied ourselves and our foreign policy to Israel is not healthy. Just look at how many antiAmerican militants cite the U.S.’s support of the country as a reason to fight and plot against Israel.

Of course it’s impossible for us to simply cut all ties with a ally, especially when it’s a major component of their continued security.

What has to stop though is how many in the U.S. government are willing to hurt Palestinians to support such a damaging alliance.

For example, the

Palestinian Authority recently planned on heading to the U.N. to ask for enhanced membership there.

While this wouldn’t end the longstanding conflict, it would give the Palestinians greater support.

In retaliation, we threatened to stop sending aid if the Palestinian Authority really were to go meet the U.N., trying to force them to drop their bid without any sort of concession from the American/Israeli side. This sort of behavior is

only helping to antagonize not only Palestine, but also other countries in the region.

And it’s not like Israel hasn’t been doing this on its own already.

Recently, Turkish Prime Minister Racep Tayyip Erdogan suspended all trade, military and defense industry ties with Israel following its refusal to apologize for last summer’s flotilla raid, which killed nine political activists.

As I’ve said before and I’ll

continue saying, America’s relationship with Israel is not a healthy one — for us, Palestine, or the Middle East itself.

Zachary Davis is a 20-year old history junior from Warsaw, Poland. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_zdavis.

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prison privatization and his veto of cigarette taxes, both of which she fervently opposes.

In her attempt to reach the “real people” of Louisiana whom she says she represents, Hollis has traveled to places across the state, such as the Gueydan Duck Festival and, most recently, political science classes at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.

G. Pearson Cross, chair of the department of political science at ULL, invited Hollis to speak for his state and local government classes.

“Here’s a person who’s running around the state, has an open schedule

and is running for governor,” he said.

“Although she has frankly no chance of being elected.”

He did, however, praise her “volunteerism,” saying that “running for office is one of the most sacrificial things someone can do.”

Jindal’s odds for winning another term as governor seem high based on a public opinion poll conducted last week. Approximately 60 percent of the 600 registered voters polled said Jindal deserves re-election. A similar number of respondents reported feeling Jindal has improved various parts of the state — for example, about 61 percent said he’s taken Louisiana in the right direction, and about 66

The Daily Reveille percent said Jindal has made Louisiana more attractive to businesses.

In the same poll, just more than 6 percent of respondents said they would vote for Hollis.

Until the primary election registration began Tuesday, Hollis was Jindal’s only rumored opponent. As of Wednesday, however, five more candidates have registered for the primary, three of which are running without party affiliation, according to The Associated Press. They include Robert Lang Jr., of Natchitoches; Ron Ceasar, of Opelousas; and Leonard Bollingham, of Baton Rouge. The other Democratic opponent is Cary Deaton, of New Orleans. Filing for

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One of the most likely prospective candidates was Sen. Rob Marionneaux, D-Livonia.

Marionneaux pledged to make a decision by last week, but a combination of questionable poll data and a desire to spend time with his son have interfered with his bid. As of Friday, Marionneaux has formally renounced his bid for governor.

Gov. Jindal, on the other hand, officially filed his notice of candidacy Tuesday.

But while Hollis bounces around Louisiana to build grassroots support, Jindal’s campaign office is recruiting students and interns on campuses

around the state to partake in the reelection effort.

“A lot of LSU students have volunteered for the campaign,” said Aaron Badr, communications worker at Jindal’s campaign office in Baton Rouge.

He said the interns participate by either receiving phone calls in the office or by campaigning door to door.

“We are fully supporting Bobby Jindal,” said William Dunckelman, Jr., president of the University’s College Republicans organization.

Contact Clayton Crockett at ccrockett@lsureveille.com

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