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MONDAY

‘Pitch Perfect,’ featuring actress Anna Kendrick, is filmed in the Quad and Pentagon, p. 10

The campus was abuzz with a series of out-of-the-ordinary events to start the week.

A suspicious suitcase prompts the evacuation of Middleton Library, p. 3

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A ‘magic’ Coke machine in the Union hands out pies, other prizes, p. 9

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Fall elections to open today Kate Mabry Staff Writer

Student Government will hold its fall election today from 7 a.m. to 9:59 p.m., and the results will be announced Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in Dodson Hall Auditorium.

During the election, students will vote for potential Senate members to represent the respective colleges on campus, as well as the University Court justices.

Students can cast their vote at www.lsu.edu/sgelections. Students with comments or questions about the election can contact sgelections@lsu.edu.

If a run-off election is necessary, students will vote again on Nov. 1.

SG Commissioner of Elections Amelia Burns said the fall elections are smaller than the spring elections.

“The fall elections only include the Senate, Judicial and college races, and the spring includes everything, even the president and vice president,” she said.

SG is looking to fill several positions, including one Senate spot within the College of Engineering and four Senate seats within the Graduate School. In addition, one position is available in the University Court, and the treasurer position is vacant for the Graduate School’s College Council.

Contact Kate Mabry at kmabry@lsureveille.com

CULTURE

Stereotypes cloud Mormon image

Students gather at Community Center Morgan Searles Staff Writer

Confused by inaccurate representations, unique practices and common stereotypes surrounding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — also known

as the Mormon Church — some people don’t realize its members are first You gotta Christians and foremost. have faith This is A series looking at religions one of the first of the world at LSU points Bryan Saxon, active church member and vocal performance senior, made when

explaining the key beliefs of the church.

Saxon serves as elders quorum president for the Baton Rouge Young Single Adult ward, or congregation, that includes the LDS Community Center on Dalrymple Drive.

Many student members of the church gather there on Sundays for a three-hour worship MORMONS, see page 15

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Elders Benjamin Brockbank and Valentino Winters discuss their faith and their mission in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Nation & World

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

INTERNATIONAL

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

About 3,000 Egyptian police go on strike for 200 percent pay raise

Sheriff: 1 student shot, wounded at North Carolina high school

Shreveport man sentenced to 23 years in prison for hate crime

CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of Egyptian police launched a nationwide strike Monday to demand better salaries and a purge of former regime officials from senior security posts.

About 3,000 lower-ranking police rallied in front of the Interior Ministry to push their demands, including a 200 percent pay raise.

They also called for an end to military trials for lower-ranking police.

Outside Cairo, police blocked main roads and shut down police stations.

Australia’s coast fears rogue shark may have killed 3 men in 2 months

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A 15-year-old student was shot in the neck with what appeared to be a small-caliber bullet during a lunch period outside a North Carolina high school Monday and police have not been able to find the gun or any suspects.

Catilyn Abercrombie was in fair condition after surgery at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Cape Fear High School and a nearby middle school were locked down for hours before students were allowed to go home.

Federal judge blocks Florida’s new welfare drug testing law

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The sudden death of an American diver in the jaws of a great white shark off Australia’s southwest coast has raised the specter of a rogue maneater preying on a renowned aquatic playground and killing three men in two months.

Scientists say three sharks more likely are responsible, and the three cases are merely unfortunate encounters with nature.

Australia’s southwest corner has been better known for whale and dolphin-watching cruises than for fatal shark attacks.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge temporarily blocked Florida’s new law that requires welfare applicants to pass a drug test before receiving benefits on Monday, saying it may violate the Constitution’s ban on unreasonable searches and seizures.

The drug test can reveal a host of private medical facts about the individual, Judge Mary Scriven wrote, adding that she found it “troubling” that the drug tests are not kept confidential like medical records. The results can also be shared with law enforcement officers and a drug abuse hotline.

SHREVEPORT (AP) — A Shreveport man has been sentenced to 23 years for gay bashing.

William Payne was sentenced Monday in state district court, just days after pleading guilty to attacking a man with a pool cue.

Payne apologized for attacking John Skaggs inside a downtown Shreveport club in January. He told the courtroom he was high and drunk the night he whacked Skaggs in the head with a plastic pool cue.

Skaggs suffered horrific facial injuries.

Payne was sentenced to 18 years for aggravated assault and five years for the hate crime.

International avant-garde art show opens in New Orleans

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Parents of children attending Cape Fear High School pray in a circle Monday for 15-year-old Catilyn Abercrombie, who was shot at the school.

Utah mother pleads guilty in 13-year-old’s virginity sale case SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah woman accused of trying to sell her 13-year-old daughter’s virginity pleaded guilty Monday to two sexual exploitation charges for having the girl model in her underwear for men.

Authorities said the 33-yearold woman offered her daughter’s virginity to a man in April in exchange for $10,000. Initially, the girl agreed to the arrangement and modeled twice in a bra and underwear for the man. Police said the girl then changed her mind.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An international art exhibition has opened in New Orleans.

“Prospect.2” — a follow-up to the “Prospect.1” exhibition of 2008 — opened Saturday. The exhibition includes 28 displays and performances aimed at an avant-garde audience.

It’s also taking place amid a change in management. Director Dan Cameron is stepping down as director of the “Prospect” series.

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Read a writer’s expectations and revelations about the Mormon religion on the Out of Print news blog.

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COVER STORY

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Suitcase causes stir on campus

Brian Sibille Staff Writer

The University campus came to a halt around noon Monday after LSU Police Department officers responded to reports of a suspicious package sitting on a bench outside of Middleton Library.

The package, which was later identified as an empty black suitcase, caused an evacuation of the library.

A group of several hundred students watched for nearly an hour as LSUPD officers patrolled the area.

A remote-controlled robot appeared

around 1:30 p.m. and removed the suitcase from the area.

The area was given an all-clear after police discovered the suitcase was empty, said Capt. Cory Lalonde, LSUPD spokesman.

Students were overheard complaining about how long the investigation was taking, as many were not allowed to study in the library.

The main entrance of the computer-based testing lab in Himes Hall was blocked off by police, but alternate entrances were available during that time, said David O’Brien, assistant director at the Centers for

Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

O’Brien said the testing center would be accommodating to students who may have been confused and missed exams.

The situation dissolved around 2 p.m., when students were allowed to return to Middleton Library and the blocked-off areas of the Quad were reopened.

Contact Brian Sibille at bsibille@lsureveille.com

AMY BROUSSARD / The Daily Reveille

Students were required to evacuate Middleton Library on Monday as police investigated a “suspicious package” left on a bench in the Quad.

CHANCELLOR

NCAA proposes to increase athlete grants at Knight Commission Andrea Gallo Staff Writer

With universities across the country enduring football seasons dipped with controversy, administrators spent Monday brainstorming policies and values that should lead college athletics into the future.

LSU Chancellor Michael Martin joined President of the University of North Carolina Thomas Ross and President of Boise State University Robert Kustra at this year’s Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics in Washington, D.C. The Commission is designed to promote ethics and academic values in athletics, which Martin has been discussing since the beginning of the semester.

NCAA President and former LSU chancellor Mark Emmert proposed increasing grants for student athletes by $2,000 to compensate them for more than tuition, fees, room, board and books, according to the Associated Press. Emmert said the goal is to come closer to the full cost of college attendance.

“This week, I’ll be asking the

board to support a proposal to allow conferences — not mandate anyone, but allow conferences, not individual institutions — to increase the value of an athletic grant in aid to more closely approach the full cost of attendance,” Emmert told the Associated Press on Monday.

But Martin told The Daily Reveille earlier this month he opposes paying student athletes.

“I think we treat them pretty well,” Martin said. “Not only do we give them a full scholarship, with some cost-of-living benefits, we put them on a national stage, where if they’re good enough, they get the chance to play in the pros.”

Universities aside from LSU and the University of Nebraska don’t garner enough money to give back to their university, Martin said. He said he’s concerned paying players would bankrupt the athletic foundations of smaller colleges.

While rising athletic costs are a trend among universities spanning the country, Martin has repeatedly emphasized LSU is one of two universities in the country with an athletic department funded

separately from academics. That means increasing grants for studentathletes would not pull money from LSU’s academic departments that are already struggling in wake of the state budget crisis.

LSU’s representation in the Knight Commission is vital, Martin said.

“I think it’s important because we have one of the most successful programs in the country, and still many of us have some concerns about the way this whole thing has evolved,” Martin said in an Oct. 12 news release.

Sports Writer Hunter Paniagua contributed to this report.

Read an exclusive interview with Chancellor Martin in Wednesday’s edition of The Daily Reveille.

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LAW SCHOOL

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

LSUPD

First transgender US Police increase bike law enforcement judge returns to LSU Brian Sibille Staff Writer

Alumna advocates acceptance, inclusion Lauren Duhon Contributing Writer

The first transgender judge in the United States, an LSU alumna, returned to campus Monday to share tales of her path to self-acceptance and judicial achievements.

Victoria Kolakowski, Alameda County Superior Court Judge, spoke to law students about finding her true identity and her rise in government.

Kolakowski underwent gender reassignment surgery in 1991. Prior to the surgery, she said she struggled with accepting her identity.

“I lived a double life for a while,” she said. “It was hard to be this guy that I truly wasn’t.”

Kolakowski said she felt she was being dishonest with herself until she decided to finally accept her true identity. She said being in an internal war was hard and she didn’t want to do it anymore.

On April 1, 1989, she said she decided to come out as Victoria for good.

“Probably not the best day to choose, but I decided I was done with being Michael,” Kolakowski said.

At the time, she was a law student at the University. She said her peers were shocked when Michael transitioned into Victoria. Kolakowski said she felt ostracized from the community.

“For the rest of the semester, no one talked to me,” she said.

Kolakowski said she felt it was hard to be so disconnected from the LSU community, especially because she loved the University.

“I still bleed purple and gold,” Kolakowski said. “This place will always be dear to me, no matter what.”

Kolakowski graduated from the University, but not as Victoria as she had hoped. When she received her diploma, the name Michael was called. Kolakowski didn’t receive the necessary documentation of an official name change from the District Attorney’s office prior to graduation in order to be called Victoria at the ceremony.

She went on to face adversity in the workplace on several occasions.

Kolakowski said she was told countless times she didn’t quite belong.

“It was a long journey, but progress is being made,” Kolakowski said.

She said the support of her family and her faith helped her endure the tough times. Kolakowski went on to be elected a judge in California and took office Jan. 4.

She said she hopes to continue to push for transgender inclusion and to make a difference.

“The main thing is to accept people for who they are,” Kolakowski said. “We are one big community.”

Louisiana Trans Advocate treasurer Micah Caswell said Kolakowski’s talk brought visibility to transgender inclusion in the community.

She said she believes it is important for gender identity to be included in the University’s equal employment opportunities.

“It reminds the community that there are transgender people at the University,” Caswell said. “I hope the message inspires the student body.”

The event was hosted by OUTLaw, LSU Law’s LGBTQ student organization, and sponsored by various LGBTQ organizaKOLAKOWSKI tions, like Spectrum.

OUTLaw President Mandisa Moore said the group decided to invite Kolakowski to speak because she accurately represents the organization’s mission — to advance equality.

Meagan Miller, OUTLaw vice president of programming and support, said it’s important for the LSU community to recognize that there are distinguished alumni who have accomplished great things.

University law students also recognized the importance of the event.

First-year law student Brooksie Bonvillain said she thought Kolakowski’s story breaks the stereotype for practicing lawyers and government officials in Louisiana.

“Louisiana law students can make an impact,” Bonvillain said.

“We can break out in diversity.”

First-year law student Lindsay Rabalais said she thinks tolerance is an important issue on campus and acceptance is important.

“It’s great to hear from someone who has overcome so much adversity,” Rabalais said. “We need to learn to accept everyone no matter what.”

Contact Lauren Duhon at lduhon@lsureveille.com

The LSU Police Department recently announced greater focus on bicycle traffic violations and plans to educate students about bike safety laws throughout Bike Week on campus through Oct. 29.

LSUPD is increasing efforts to better patrol bikes on the road and educate bike riders after the department saw an increase in bike accidents this semester, according to an LSUPD news release sent out last week.

While there are no compiled statistics of accident numbers yet, LSUPD officers have noticed not only accidents between bikes and motor vehicles, but have also observed incidents that have not involved collisions, said Capt. Cory Lalonde, LSUPD spokesman.

“We’re trying to educate bike riders and change habits,” Lalonde said.

Lalonde said LSUPD is reaching out to both bicyclists and motorists to promote better knowledge of laws concerning bikes and vehicles sharing the road.

The news release reminded cyclists that bikes are considered vehicles by police, and bikes are expected to follow the same traffic laws as vehicles. Motorists were reminded that bikes have a right to the road and were encouraged to be patient and cautionary when sharing the road.

LSUPD officers began the crackdown on bike violations late last week, but citations have yet to

increase, Lalonde said.

He said many comments have appeared on LSUPD and University Facebook pages expressing gratitude for promoting knowledge of bike laws to the community.

While reaction was mostly positive, Lalonde said some negative responses have come from people against bikes on roads.

Patrick Carson, interdisciplinary studies senior, said he’s seen many bike riders exercising bad judgment on roads and not properly signaling when they are turning.

Carson said both bikers and drivers should be cautious of each other so everyone can feel safe on the road.

But bikes should be allowed to ride on sidewalks to decrease chances of collisions with motor vehicles, he said.

Rebecca Anderson, biochemistry freshman, said she has noticed problems on Highland Road where bikers sharing small roads have shown anger toward drivers.

Bikes are not a big problem on campus, Anderson said.

“Not many people ride their

bikes to campus,” she said. “Most students just drive or take the bus.”

LSUPD’s advocacy of bike safety will continue in conjunction with Student Government’s Bike Week. An LSUPD bike officer will host an instructional session tonight in the Live Oak Lounge from 5 to 6 p.m. concerning safety and laws, Lalonde said.

Mili Reyes, SG director of sustainability, said safety has always been an important part of Bike Week, and SG has sponsored campaigns reminding bike riders of laws in past years.

She said the instructional session will be held before the bike auction Wednesday so students can know laws of the road before they begin riding.

Bike Week is promoting increased use of bikes on campus throughout the week by hosting events including the instructional session, the bike auction and a bike maintenance workshop.

Contact Brian Sibille at bsibille@lsureveille.com

Sports

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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Pumped up Brooks

Senior cornerback Ron Brooks makes most of starter role

BRIANNA PACIORKA / The Daily Reveille

LSU senior cornerback Ron Brooks shows off his Nike Pro Combat gloves Saturday during LSU’s 45-10 victory against Auburn in Tiger Stadium.

FOOTBALL

LSU to play ’Bama at night in 2012

Hunter Paniagua

Mark Clements

Sports Writer

Sports Writer

LSU Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Joe Alleva said in an e-mail to the LSU community Monday that CBS has committed its prime-time telecast in 2012 to LSU’s game with Alabama in Tiger Stadium.

CBS moved this year’s matchup with Alabama on Nov. 5 to 7 p.m. after negotiating with ESPN, which televises Southeastern Conference night games by contract.

“We will always continue to do everything within our means to have as many other night games as possible in Baton Rouge,” Alleva said in the e-mail.

Alleva sent the e-mail in response to LSU fans’ concern about the absence of SEC home night games this season. Alleva called night games in Tiger Stadium an important tradition, along with tailgating and white jerseys.

When LSU and Alabama meet Nov. 5, it will mark the first time two SEC teams ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, play one another in the regular season.

There aren’t many teams that can lose two starting cornerbacks without missing a beat.

No. 1 LSU is an exception.

Without the services of suspended sophomore cornerbacks Tyrann Mathieu and Tharold Simon, LSU coach Les Miles called upon senior cornerback Ron Brooks to fill the void.

In only the second start of his five-year career, Brooks shined Saturday against No. 20 Auburn, finishing with four tackles, half a tackle for loss, a forced fumble and an interception.

“When Coach told me I was going to be starting, it was like a bittersweet thing,” Brooks said. “That’s what you work your entire career to do, to become a regular starter. But I was sad that my teammates were out and weren’t going to be able to get a chance to play this game.”

Brooks, who commemorated Mathieu and Simon by writing their numbers on his arm, had big shoes to fill.

Through the first seven games this season, Mathieu racked up one and a half sacks, two interceptions, four forced fumbles and was second on the team with 42 tackles.

Simon totaled 29 tackles, two and a half for loss and an interception.

Sophomore safety Eric Reid called Brooks’ performance “a blessing” in Mathieu and Simon’s absence.

“He’s a senior, so he knew this was his opportunity to show scouts that he wants to go to the NFL,” Reid said. “[Mathieu and Simon] were big contributors. Thankfully we get them back this week, but we were able to get victory without them still. [Brooks] played big, and thank goodness he did.”

BROOKS, see page 8

Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com

SOCCER

Tigers prepare for slew of postseason possibilities SEC title would be LSU’s first Chris Abshire Sports Writer

The LSU soccer team accomplished a program first by beating No. 13 Florida on Sunday, but the Tigers still have their eye on one more new prize — a Southeastern Conference championship.

LSU (12-6-1, 7-3 SEC) remains squarely in the hunt for a share of the school’s first-ever SEC title with just one regular season match remaining.

“It would be an overwhelming achievement,” said senior goalkeeper Mo Isom. “The SEC has been the second-best conference all season, and to prove that we’re in the elite ranks would be a testament

to all our work and confidence.” a +9 advantage in goal differential But the Tigers will need some against LSU, partly thanks to its help in the form of its most recently 4-1 rout of the Tigers on Thursday vanquished opponent. in Baton Rouge.

LSU needs to beat ArkanWith Georgia lurking just one sas on Friday and point behind LSU hope that Florida and Florida, the can rebound from Tigers could ultithe loss and upmately be seeded end a streaking anywhere from South Carolina first to fourth in the squad, which has SEC Tournament, won seven straight but are guaranteed matches, to create at least the third Mo Isom a three-way tie for seed with a victory LSU senior goalkeeper the title, leaving Friday. goal differential LSU coach in conference play as the deciding Brian Lee said his team is primarily factor in SEC seeding. concerned with finishing the reguWhile LSU has a realistic shot lar season with a win to bolster its to share the overall title, its chances NCAA chances. of earning the No. 1 seed at next “The only thing we can control month’s SEC Tournament aren’t is the score against Arkansas,” he quite as encouraging.

POSTSEASON, see page 8 South Carolina currently holds

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‘We want nothing less than to leave LSU with a ring on our fingers.’

ZACH BREAUX / The Daily Reveille

LSU sophomore forward Addie Eggleston (2) evades a Georgia defender Oct. 2 during the Tigers’ 2-1 defeat of the Bulldogs at the LSU Soccer Complex.

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Throw ‘Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer’ back in Alabama’s face

CROSS COUNTRY

BODY SHOTS ROB LANDRY Sports columnist

BENJAMIN OLIVER HICKS / The Daily Reveille

LSU redshirt sophomore Christine Derbins trains with the cross country team Monday afternoon at Highland Road Community Park.

Womens’ runner used marathons for training Derbins ran in Boston Marathon

“Marathon Monday.”

“It’s really incredible the way the town rallies together for the actual marathon,” Derbins said.

Andrew Chapple Derbins said running in the race made her realize she missed Sports Contributor being on a team, so she decided Christine Derbins declined to to walk on at LSU, where she is run in college during her first two the Lady Tigers’ fifth runner.

“If she realized she could years.

Instead, the redshirt sopho- accomplish that, then she knows she can now fomore trained for cus and give that the illustrious same dedication 2011 Boston Marto cross country,” athon. She finsaid coach Mark ished in 3:24:00.

Elliott. “In her “I did my first mind she probmarathon in 2010, ably thought, and I qualified for ‘Now I’m confiBoston after dodent, I can walk ing my first one,” on the team and Derbins said. “I contribute.’” don’t know what Christine Derbins Elliott hythe future holds, cross country redshirt sophomore pothesized that so I never knew Derbins’ expeif I would be able to qualify for Boston again, so I rience with the marathon was figured I’d go ahead and take up beneficial to her cross country running because of the work and the opportunity.”

Derbins, 21, ran the 2010 mental toughness it required.

“I respect anyone that runs Mardi Gras Marathon in 3:27:40, beating the qualifying time of a marathon and completes it, no 4:30:00 for women ages 18 to 34. matter how fast they do it,” El“It actually worked out that liott said. “It takes some com[Boston] was over spring break mitment to be able to train for it, [the next year] so I didn’t have to and it takes some mental toughness to be out there running for miss school,” she said.

Derbins said the training was 26 miles.”

Derbins’ commitment to the similar to cross country training team led her to decide against but with longer runs.

“Running Boston was the running Boston in 2012.

“I will in future years, but most incredible race I’ve ever been in, not only because of the they cut five minutes off the qualprestige of Boston but how they ifying times [this summer], so it take care of the athletes,” Derbins would be a little more difficult,” said. “They gave us free massag- Derbins said. es before and after, and everyone got a packet of food at the end.”

Derbins said all the schools let out and most of the businessContact Andrew Chapple at es in Boston shut down on the day of the race, which is called achapple@lsureveille.com

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

‘Running Boston was the most incredible race I’ve ever been in.’

This is a plea to the Golden Band from Tigerland and LSU fans.

This weekend will be the first since Labor Day that LSU fans won’t have a game to watch.

That means there will be plenty of time for Tiger faithfuls to do as their football team — prepare for the mammoth showdown with Alabama on Nov. 5.

For those of you planning on making the trek to Tuscaloosa, rest your voice, drink plenty of warm tea and study your fan playbook. The Tigers will need everyone at full strength for this colossal clash of college football titans.

But this week’s game plan should have one major addition — Rammer Jammer.

The Rammer Jammer cheer is a historical Alabama chant dating back to the 1920s. Until the early 2000s, it was a pre- and postgame ritual for the Crimson Tide fans. It was then banned by the university because it was considered unsportsmanlike.

At Homecoming in 2005 the student body was given the option to reinstate the cheer. The motion passed with a 98 percent favorable vote.

The lyrics originate from the Alabama student newspaper, The Rammer-Jammer, and the state bird of Alabama, the Yellowhammer.

Currently, Alabama’s Million Dollar Band plays the song in the waning moments of big victories.

And when rivals — most notably Auburn — beat the Tide, they return the favor.

For those that have never had the pleasure of hearing the song thrown back in the Alabama faithfuls’ faces, I suggest looking up “2010 Iron Bowl Reversed Rammer Jammer” on YouTube.

Now I’d never recommend taking pleasure in an Auburn victory, so you may want to hide the video as it plays and just listen to the audio.

But the mixture of elation and vitriol by the Auburn fans is a huge part of what makes college football great.

College football thrives off passion. It thrives off hate.

And nothing sticks in an opponent’s craw more than having its own traditions thrown back in its face.

This season has already seen LSU exude that boldness on multiple occasions.

As time wound down in LSU’s 40-27 victory against Oregon, the LSU section chanted “overrated” while holding up the “O” hand symbol that’s become synonymous with the Ducks.

During the fourth quarter of the Tigers’ 41-11 thrashing of Florida, the student section began doing the Gators’ famous Gator Chomp.

And should LSU be victorious on Nov. 5, there’s no better way to celebrate the victory in Bryant-Denny Stadium than Rammer Jammering Alabama.

LSU already has some songs in the arsenal that would fit under the category of “taunts,” but they fail to really hit home.

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“Oh-Wee-Oh” isn’t even played anymore, and even if it was brought back, telling Alabama it sucks is asinine. Plus, with no musical accompaniment, a chant usually ends up sounding ill-contrived and weak.

“Neck” is fun after a big score, but the chant associated with it makes LSU fans look incredibly stupid.

No, the most satisfying feeling for Tiger faithfuls would be to watch the Crimson and Cream fans file toward the exits and say with glee: “Hey Alabama.

Hey Alabama.

Hey Alabama.

We just beat the hell out of you.

Rammer Jammer. Yellow Hammer.

Geaux to Hell, Alabama.”

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

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

TENNIS

Lady Tigers fall in Birmingham Michael Gegenheimer Sports Contributor

The final LSU women’s tennis player fell at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southern Regional in Birmingham, Ala., on Sunday, leaving no Lady Tiger in contention during Monday’s final round.

LSU senior Whitney Wolf lost in the semifinals to Alabama sophomore Mary Anne Macfarlane.

Wolf, who accumulated a 4961 record in three seasons with the Tigers, was able to grab the first set, 6-3, before dropping the next two sets, 3-6 and 2-6.

Wolf was the only Lady Tiger to advance into the third day despite six of their seven players continuing into the second round. Macfarlane did eventually lose in the finals to Ole Miss senior Kristi Boxx.

LSU wasn’t as successful in the second round when senior Olivia Howlett, junior Kaitlin Burns and

SPORTS BRIEFS Brad Wing, Barkevious Mingo earn SEC Player of the Week honors Sophomore defensive end Barkevious Mingo and redshirt freshman punter Brad Wing earned Southeastern Conference Player of the Week honors, the league announced Monday.

Wing was named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time this season after averaging 51.2 yards per punt against Auburn on Saturday. Three of Wing’s four punts were downed inside Auburn’s 20-yard line.

Wing first won the award after LSU’s 47-21 victory against West Virginia on Sept. 24. Wing averaged 48.7 yards per punt against the Mountaineers and had all six punts downed inside the 20.

Wolf were the only Tigers to advance to the third round of singles play.

If Wolf had won the tournament, she would have qualified for the U.S. Tennis Association/Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Indoor Championships starting Nov. 4 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, the site of the U.S. Open.

“I was really impressed with Whitney’s level of play [on Sunday],” LSU coach Tony Minnis said in a news release. “She is playing more consistently. Hopefully she can keep it up through the rest of the season.”

LSU also advanced two of its three doubles teams to the second round.

LSU’s Wolf and Howlett defeated Caroline Faught, AlabamaBirmingham sophomore, and junior Isabel Fernandez, 8-2, while LSU sophomore Ariel Morton and

freshman Rebecca Bodine took down Louisiana-Monroe’s team of senior Vivian Polak and sophomore Isabelle Rocher, 8-4.

Morton and Bodine eventually lost to Auburn freshman Jen Pfeifler and sophomore Jacqueline Kasler, 8-2, in the second round, while Wolf and Howlett advanced to the third before being eliminated.

After losing in the first round, LSU’s duo of Burns and sophomore Yvette Vlaar made a run to the consolation finals after defeating teams from Mississippi State, Auburn and Northwestern State. The duo lost to Tulane’s juniors Caroline Thornton and Caroline Magnusson in the finals, 8-5.

The Lady Tigers will travel to Salt Lake City for the Utah Fall Invitational on Nov. 4.

Mingo had four tackles, including two sacks, against Auburn to earn SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week. Mingo leads the team with 7.5 tackles for loss and four sacks.

attend along with sophomore guard Ralston Turner.

LSU men’s basketball team ranked No. 9 in preseason SEC media poll The LSU men’s basketball team was ranked No. 9 in the SEC on Monday by media in a vote prior to SEC Media Day. The Tigers received 91 points.

Kentucky finished first in the voting, receiving 282 points and 18 first-place votes.

SEC Media Day will begin Thursday in Hoover, Ala. LSU coach Trent Johnson will

Contact Michael Gegenheimer at mgegenheimer@lsureveille.com

Volleyball player Malorie Pardo named SEC Freshman of the Week Setter Malorie Pardo won SEC Freshman of the Week honors for the second consecutive week Monday, the third time she’s won the award this season.

Pardo became the fourth player in LSU history to earn the award on three occasions. Pardo had 107 assists in two matches this weekend against Alabama and Ole Miss.

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OH, CANADA

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Ted Howard, deputy general secretary of CONCACAF, conducts the official draw Monday for the 2012 women’s soccer Olympic qualifying tournament.

page 8 before kickoffs – a move he said gets him hyped in return.

But the highlight of Brooks’ “Whether it’s going out there performance came midway through on defense and playing or going the third quarter, when he picked out there on special teams, whatevoff Auburn sophomore quarterback er I’m called to do, I’m going to do Clint Moseley’s pass and took it it with all my heart,” Brooks said.

28 yards to the end zone to add to “I feed off the crowd, and I love the LSU’s growing lead, 42-3. crowd’s energy. When the crowd is “It was a very special game to hyped, I’m hyped. I try to get them me, and I took it to heart,” Brooks into the game just as much as I am, said. “I’ve had and that helps me people talk to me go out there and and tell me great give it my all even things are going more.” to happen and God Brooks said is going to make he spoke with seva way for me. So eral people before when all that hapthe game, includpened, it really ing former LSU Ron Brooks made me want to defensive tackle LSU senior cornerback cry. It was like seeDrake Nevis, who ing the fruits of my shared some lastlabor.” minute prayers and pointers.

The Irving, Texas, native saw But the last voice Brooks action in each game this season, heard before taking the field was mostly on the special teams units, 19-year-old Rolando Thorne, a compiling 10 tackles, one for a friend Brooks said he met through loss, and half a sack.

Facebook and developed a brothTiger fans may know Brooks erly bond with through the years. best for pumping up the crowd “He’s like my little brother,”

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‘It was a very special game to me, and I took it to heart.’

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said. “We’re not worried about any of that goal differential stuff. It’s a total non-issue. We’re just focused on Friday and then look at where we stand when that’s done.”

Despite claiming the fourth SEC West title in five seasons, LSU has never earned the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament, but twice held the second seed, in 2008 and 2009.

Lee said the depth of the conference, which has seven likely NCAA tournament candidates, will create a simultaneous challenge and opportunity for LSU in the eight-team tournament, regardless

of seeding.

“No matter who you’re going to play, it’s basically a guarantee they will be a top-50 team,” Lee said. “That’s a little different than in past years and shows the SEC is as deep as it’s ever been.”

That’s good news for LSU, who hopes to parlay the SEC’s strength, a demanding schedule and its win against RPI juggernaut Florida to potentially host a first-round match in the NCAA Tournament.

“The win over Florida is the kind that can catapult your RPI enough to not only be a solid tournament team, but give us the opportunity to host, which would be huge with our home record this year,”

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Brooks said. “I prayed with him two minutes before we went out on the field on the phone. He told me that God touched my life and he had a plan for me and I was going to go out here and do special things. He really spoke some things into my life that really helped me out this week and helped me to focus and relax and just play ball and make my life better.”

Whatever Thorne said must have worked.

Brooks and the rest of the LSU defense held the visiting Tigers to 248 total yards, including 161 through the air – 14 yards fewer than their 176.7 yard average. “[Brooks] played extremely well,” Miles said. “He was looking forward to playing the game that he had put himself in position to play with training and the want to contribute to this team. I’m really happy for him. He deserved the game that he got.”

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LSU senior cornerback Ron Brooks (13) returns an interception for a touchdown Saturday during LSU’s 45-10 victory against Auburn in Tiger Stadium.

Isom said.

The NCAA expanded the number of host schools for the opening round from 16 to 32 this season, and LSU has racked up a 7-1-1 home mark this fall.

Despite those looming obstacles, Isom said the Tigers and especially the team’s five seniors aren’t ready to settle for just being the best in the West.

“We want nothing less than to leave LSU with a ring on our fingers,” the senior said. “This team deserves it. This program is ready.”

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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Actors in “August: Osage County” rehearse a scene Friday at Swine Palace in preparation for upcoming performances, which begin Wednesday.

Swine Palace celebrates its 20th anniversary with season opener this Wednesday Emily Herrington Entertainment Writer

Twenty years ago, the Swine Palace was nothing more than a dirt floor livestock-viewing pavilion.

Today, as it celebrates its anniversary, it’s known as “The Premier Professional Theatre of Louisiana.”

The building, formerly known as the Livestock Judging Pavilion, was originally used as a site to buy and sell pigs and other farm animals.

In 1992, founding artistic director Barry Kyle molded the old edifice into the structure it is today and transformed it into a unique theater.

The building currently maintains some of its original architecture and a sense of the structure it once was.

“A wonderful cache rose from the agricultural centers in Louisiana. ... The idea of using [its original] spaces became part of what

the theater stands for,” said George Judy, associate professor of theater and artistic director of Swine Palace Productions.

The theater kicks off its anniversary season Wednesday with a performance of “August: Osage County,” a contemporary work that focuses on the dynamics of an Oklahoma family after one member goes missing.

“It’s interesting and has a very strong satirical edge,” Judy said.

“It’s tremendously funny, brutal and ruthless at times.”

Judy compared the play to a family Thanksgiving dinner where everyone says what he or she is thinking, rather than civil niceties.

He said the play contrasts the ideals of the American dream with reality.

“August: Osage County” was selected as the season opener because it was highly decorated and is

one of the most celebrated American plays in the last 25 years, Judy said. It also offers fantastic roles to actors, the majority of whom are music and fine arts graduate students, along with some visiting professional actors.

Swine Palace productions are now performed in three locations: the Shaver and Studio theatres, located in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building, and the Reilly Theatre.

Over the years, not only has the venue transformed, but the theater’s mission has also.

Swine Palace now serves as a staple in Louisiana’s performing arts community and a platform for theater education. It specializes in performances with social relevance to the Baton Rouge and SWINE PALACE, see page 11

“August: Osage County” Ticket prices: Adult: $28 Senior/Faculty/Staff: $19 Student: $15

Show Dates:

Pay-What-You-Can night: Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m.

Sneak preview: Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m.

Evening performances: Oct. 28, 29; Nov. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 and 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Afternoon performances: Oct. 30, Nov. 6 and 13 at 2 p.m.

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Lions and tigers and sluts, oh my!

As Halloween draws near, we can expect to see scarecrows, pumpkins and lots of cleavage.

“Mean Girls” protagonist Cady Heron once said, “In girl world, Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it.”

Apparently she was right.

The excuse of “I’m only dressing like this because it’s Halloween” seems to be the only needed cover for letting it all hang out.

I thought the act of dressing up HAYLIE NAVARRE was the tradition Entertainment Writer associated with Halloween. This seems to be morphing into wearing as little clothing as possible and incorporating some sort of thigh-high leg wear.

Coming from someone who spent the Halloween of my freshman year dressed as Tommy Chong, I’m going to have to disagree with the “slut rule.”

No one wants to be the D.U.F.F. (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) among her group of scantily clad female friends. But, ladies, why would you dress in a way in which you wouldn’t want to be perceived on a day-to-day basis?

Obviously, you don’t want to COSTUMES, see page 11

COVER STORY

Coca-Cola serves students with unexpected freebies Surprises part of ‘Open Happiness’ campaign Haylie Navarre Entertainment Writer

Laughing, cheering and excited phone calls of “You’ve got to see this!” on Monday surrounded a newly delivered Coca-Cola vending machine across from McDonald’s on the first floor of the Student Union. Students who lined up to purchase a Coke product were rewarded with a complimentary surprise.

After a dollar was inserted into the machine, a black-gloved hand would reach out of the vending area and offer prizes ranging from oversized sunglasses to a whole pineapple as part of Coca-Cola’s “Open Happiness” campaign.

Nursing freshman Jonathan Holliday said he had never seen anything like this before and walked away

with a koozie and Ring Pop in hand.

Graphic design sophomore Asante “Tiger” Hooker described the experience by saying, “You get a little something extra every time.”

Two sets of students were rewarded with a game of Twister. The participants played the game as the hands from within the vending machine used the spinner to designate hands and feet to colors.

Mass communication sophomore Lacey McCoy was the first Twister participant.

“I was hoping I’d just get candy,” said McCoy, “I’m a little embarrassed.”

Many participants bought a standard 20-ounce soft drink, only to have it followed by a complimentary 2-liter version of the same drink.

Other prizes were quite large, like the 5-foottall scarecrow Kristen Frank received. The English literature freshman said the scarecrow was a complete surprise, and plans to put up the decoration in her dorm room.

SWAG, see page 11

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A hand reaches out of a “magic Coke machine” in the Student Union on Monday to present a student not only with a Coca-Cola, but also a cup of Oreos.

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COVER STORY

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Stars invade Quad to shoot movie ‘Gridiron Belles’ author

explains football to women

Kittu Pannu

Christie Leigh Mueller, author of “Gridiron Belles: A Guide to Saturdays in Dixie,” toured the campuses of the Southeastern Conference over the course of five years to develop her tips on tailgating, gameday wear and understanding football.

Mueller’s book targets women to show them how to appreciate and enjoy football.

“It’s not a book so that women can pick up men. It’s about enjoying something and being part Mueller of a community,” Mueller said.

She shared some tips with The Daily Reveille as she prepared to tailgate for this past Saturday’s game against Auburn.

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University students saw a slew of famous faces on campus Monday as Universal Pictures’ “Pitch Perfect” began filming in the Quad.

Based on the book “Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory,” the film is about an all-female glee club that overcomes obstacles to beat the renowned allmale glee club on campus.

The film stars actresses Brittany Snow and Anna Kendrick and is directed by Jason Moore, who has directed numerous episodes of TV shows like “Dawson’s Creek,” “One Tree Hill” and “Everwood.”

Elizabeth Banks, of “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” and “30 Rock” fame, was also spotted in the Quad and Pentagon.

Students in the Pentagon Residential Community awoke Monday to film trucks and crew littering the area, according to Sergio Enamorado, mechanical engineering freshman.

“I received a text this past weekend saying they will start filming,” Enamorado said. “I stay in the Pentagon, and when I walked out today there were film trucks and extras and all that stuff, so I kind of woke up to it this morning.”

When Nicole O’Bryant, finance freshman, heard Brittany Snow was filming on campus, she immediately rushed to the Quad.

ON TAILGATING:

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Actress Anna Kendrick, center, is surrounded by a film crew Monday as they work to shoot “Pitch Perfect” in the Quad. Brittany Snow and Elizabeth Banks also star.

“I remember her in ‘John Tucker Must Die’ and ‘Hairspray,’ and I wanted to see her,” O’Bryant said. “I’m not going to be one of those crazed, obsessed fans, but I might take a couple of pictures on my phone.”

O’Bryant said she’s excited about the possibility of “accidentally” stumbling into a shot and ending up on the big screen.

“I heard they filmed in Baton Rouge for the ‘Twilight’ series last year, so I thought it was cool how they’re back and now they’re [on

LSU’s campus], and you can be on TV,” O’Bryant said.

Enamorado believes exposure like this will help the University attract potential students.

“It brings a lot of awareness of what our school is like for those who don’t know,” Enamorado said.

“It might bring other people from other states because they’ve never seen what our school looks like.”

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• “Get there early. Wear comfortable clothes and always be in team colors. Don’t wear neutrals.”

• “If you don’t like football, make the best of the situation and find something about football that interests you. If you’re a photographer, take photos of the game. ... If you’re a great cook, cook for the tailgate. If you’re really into fashion, focus your efforts on a great tailgate outfit.”

• “Host a tailgate like a party at your house. Let people know where they’re going — give them specific directions.”

HELPING WOMEN UNDERSTAND FOOTBALL: • “You get four downs, or four opportunities to move the ball down the field 10 yards. I equate that to how many times we’ll try on outfits. We’ll try one, not that great. Try another, still not doing it.

Third outfit, not that great. So now we’re fed up, three outfits later.

So we’re gonna punt. We’ll throw on a black shirt and jeans that we know fits, and we’re gonna go with it.”

• “Roughing the kicker is a defender intentionally making contact with the kicker. For belles, this penalty is similar to intentionally contacting an ex against their better judgment.”

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011 SWAG, from page 9 The “hands” behind the curtain belonged to the two-man team of Wendall Hotter and Brendan Collins.

Hotter said the crowd reaction was great and everyone seemed excited about the prizes.

Hotter said the University was one of the better schools the campaign has visited. He said sometimes they have to wait for a while before people catch on, but someone tried the machine right away and the crowd built up steadily as the day went on.

Hotter said the Open Happiness campaign is centered on thinking of Coke and being happy.

“A machine giving away free prizes makes people happy,” said Hotter. “It’s a fun experience to be a part of.”

Hotter said this was the thirdto-last stop on Coca-Cola’s southeast Open Happiness tour, the third national tour.

Participants seemed as pleased by a can of Spam as they were by a DVD featuring Justin Bieber.

The crowd continuously erupted with cheers as a hand emerged from the vending machine to accept the dollars of several participants who had trouble feeding the machine.

Engineering doctoral student Kyle Prather was one of few students who won the Coke dispersion jackpot.

“I pushed the Coke button, went to pick up my Coke and another dropped out,” said Prather.

He said that happened about six or seven more times. Prather decided to share his spoils with the applauding crowd.

More students gathered and the line continued to grow as the event went on. One winner’s large cookie cake convinced a surge of students to jump in line.

Other prizes included packs of Ramen noodles, a ceramic piggy bank, a box of doughnuts and water balloons, which coincidentally accompanied bottles of Dasani.

One participant waiting for her prize was surprised as a camera emerged from the machine and snapped a Polaroid photograph of her.

Pre-nursing freshman Kristina Trahan was one of a few lucky ladies to be given carnations from the machine.

The big finale came as the final participant was flooded with refreshments before even inserting her dollar into the machine.

She signaled for the crowd to join her, and they happily agreed.

Frank Wilson, psychology freshman, described the experience as a “magic Coke machine.”

“You put in a dollar, and it gives random things,” said Wilson.

Mass communication freshman Adam Barnes said the experience was similar to playing a slot machine.

“It was a great surprise seeing other people’s prizes,” said Barnes.

Contact Haylie Navarre at hnavarre@lsureveille.com

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is to connect theater with the community and to raise the bar in play production quality.

University communities.

Caroline McDougall, mass “We produce work no one else does in town,” said Kristin Sos- communication sophomore, said she nowsky, theater associate dean and was impressed by the theater’s quality and history when she saw a play Swine Palace managing director.

Sosnowsky said Swine Palace her freshman year and worked as an is distinctive because it supports the usher.

“I thought it was really cool beeducational aspects of the University’s Theatre Department and gives cause they kept the old architecture and turned it into a students the opporbeautiful theater,” tunity to collaboMcDougall said. rate and perform Later in the with trained artists season, Swine Palin a professional ace will feature facility. productions of Swine Palace “Pride and Prejuwas relatively unafdice” and “The fected by UniverBrothers Size.” sity budget cuts, Kristin Sosnowsky In the future, Sosnowsky said, Sosnowsky hopes because the compatheatre associate dean and ny is mainly funded Swine Palace managing director to raise the theater’s national profile and by grants, fund raishost a summer ers, ticket sales and donations and does not receive a di- festival.

“Cocktail,” a Swine Palace rect budget line from the University.

However, the company was affected production, received international by state cuts to the arts. Sosnowsky recognition at the 2011 Prague Quasaid it was able to weather the cuts drennial of Performance Design and through conservative spending and Space.

Several former Swine Palbudgeting.

Judy said he hopes the talent ace players have moved on to find level of the performers will continue success, including Lance Nichols, to increase and production quality who currently appears in HBO’s will be maximized while the com- “Treme,” international director Ping pany balances its finances amid a Chong and Madison Dirks, who was cast in the Broadway show “Who’s struggling economy.

Based on the Americans for the Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”

Arts economic calculator, Swine Palace has a $4 million impact on Louisiana’s economy, Sosnowsky said.

Judy is entering his fourth year of work at the University and said he was attracted to Swine Palace because of its reputation of producing works focused on issues of social Contact Emily Herrington at justice.

Judy said Swine Palace’s goal eherrington@lsureveille.com

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‘We produce work no one else does in town.’

COSTUMES, from page 9 literally be viewed as werewolf or vampire in everyday life, but I’m saying you should dress in a costume that emphasizes your personality.

If someone were to describe your costume with an adjective, wouldn’t you want it to be “clever” or “impressive” rather than “slutty”?

What bothers me most about this premise is the complete lack of originality. Did you honestly just shell out a fourth of your rent to have the same exact costume as seven other girls at this party?

You can now choose between Frisky Cop, Dirty Cop and Naughty Cop. If you want to show your goodies, at least be creative about it.

Another flaw of cheesy storebought costumes is the oddly shiny, itchy and highly flammable fabric they are made of. Good thing you’re wearing it at night because, believe me, it’s not flattering.

It’s a given your average college student isn’t loaded with ample free time or disposable income to come up with a completely original costume, but try creating a costume that proves you have functioning neurons.

Thrift stores are Halloween gold mines. Even if you’re dressed as something completely cliche, your costume will truly be unique.

Or try dressing up as something you actually like. Instead of opting to dress as a sexy insect, fashion your

own costume based on your favorite television character.

The conundrums of these costumes are also a huge pain in my fully covered behind. Sexy nurse? Please tell me what is sexy about administering the influenza vaccination.

Some costumes like a sexy Scrabble board, which has letter tiles as the skirt’s fringe, are just absurd.

And pedophiliac costumes featuring bosom-baring girl scouts and barely skirted Disney princesses seriously give me the creeps.

And of course, one of the classier choices I’ve seen is a sexy plumber with actual “plumber’s crack” showing.

Sexy straight jacket? I’m not even going to validate that with a comment. I’m just simply pretending no one will ever buy it and therefore it cannot exist.

Most of the these scandalous store-bought costumes are largely impractical. Little Bo Peep would not be herding sheep in heels the same height as the length of her skirt.

If you want to show some skin, by all means feel free. Just don’t trade in your self-respect for lingerie and animal ears.

Contact Haylie Navarre at hnavarre@lsureveille.com

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WEB COMMENTS

As usual, our website, lsureveille.com, has been absolutely buzzing with reader comments.

Check it out today, and let your voice be heard.

In reference to the Oct. 24 article “Baton Rouge sees first Occupy rally,” readers had this to say:

“Dolts, each and everyone.”

-Eaux “‘Liz Lebron, mass communication graduate student, said the Occupy movement has helped troubled Americans focus on the cause of their problems.’

A real big part of the problem is the guy she votes for who is now President. I bet she has an

iPhone and drives an SUV.” -Anonymous

Opinion books?,” readers had this to say:

“Hey Lebron, try to get a job somewhere, anywhere else. Go to new york and join the flea bag circus with the other mal-contents and dope heads. The working citizens of Louisiana do not want you here.”

-Anonymous “There were more people at our tailgate party Saturday.

Sheesh.”

-Roux In reference to the Opinion section’s Oct. 24 Head to Head entitled, “Is vigilante justice acceptable outside of comic

“I’ll be honest, I agree with most of your points, which is fairly unusual. However, when I read the last line of this article, I couldn’t help but chuckle. Surely you appreciate the irony of suggesting that no one should force their views on society just weeks after suggesting that laws should be adopted to tax unhealthy food out of existence. You can’t honestly be suggesting that it’s wrong to try to protect people from others who would harm them, but okay to disallow them to make their own free decisions, because hey, you know what’s best for everyone, right?”

-K. M.

“I have seen Mystery Men too many times not to comment. Kel Mitchell doesn’t play the “Invisible (When No One Else Is Looking) Boy.” He plays the Invisible (When No One Is Looking) Boy. If even he looks at himself he is visible again.

Okay I’m done.

So even though I love Mystery Men I don’t agree that masked vigilantes are “heroes” or that vigilante justice is acceptable. The difference between a vigilante making a mistake and the system making a mistake is at least the victim of the error of judgment had a trial in the system.

Do super heroes have a board where they try the alleged criminal with a jury of their peers?

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 Certainly not.

What “crimes” are these socalled defenders of justice fighting against? If they can’t be bothered to fight crime with the system then who’s to say they won’t go against the system in regard to *what* crime to fight? Stopping a mugging? Sure. Someone has an ugly mustache? Not so much.

But then again, if I’m in a dark alley and some guy wants to rape/rob me, I’m not going to say no to getting rescued by a caped crusader.”

-Anonymous

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SEEMANN SAYS

GOP candidate Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan is real ‘class warefare’ As the Occupy Wall Street protests gain steam and expand their reach across the nation, politicians from both sides of the aisle have begun to let their feelings on the movement be known.

President Barack Obama, for his part, has tried to hitch his wagon to some Chris Seemann of the sentiments Columnist espoused by the protesters. Obama said the activists are “giving voice to a more broad-based frustration with how our finance sector works.”

At the same time, however, Obama has received more campaign contributions from bank employees, hedge funds and financial services companies than all of the Republican presidential hopefuls combined, according to the Washington Post.

But GOP candidate Herman Cain has made his position on the movement abundantly clear with his succinct advice for protesters.

“If you don’t have a job and you’re not rich, blame yourself.”

Cain has been gaining steam in the race for the Republican nomination, largely on the strength of his reputation as a “straight talker.” The fact that Cain actually has a clearly enumerated tax plan, which he refers to as the 9-9-9 Plan, gives him a leg up on almost every other potential Republican nominee.

The plan is a disarmingly simple solution to the convoluted and complicated problem of taxes

in America. Cain proposes a flat 9-percent tax rate on businesses and individuals alongside a 9-percent national sales tax.

Under Cain’s proposal, this trio of 9s will replace individual income tax, corporate income tax, payroll tax and the estate and gift taxes.

Just as Cain and his plan began to gain momentum, the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center (TPC) in Washington, D.C., released a devastating analysis that predicted the effects of the policy on the tax liability of Americans in different socioeconomic circumstances.

The TPC found that Cain’s plan would increase the average tax liability for households with total incomes of less than $100,000. The tax liability of those making less than $10,000 a year would rise more than 17 percent, while the liability of those making $1,000,000 or more would drop almost 20 percent.

Even more insultingly, the TPC’s analysis concludes that the plan would hit the middle class the hardest. Households with incomes between $50,000 and $100,000 would bear a 23.8 percent effective federal tax rate, while those making $1,000,000 or more would pay a 17.9 percent effective rate.

Though it was Mitt Romney who accused the Occupy Wall Street protesters of engaging in “class warfare,” the same label can be applied to Cain’s tax plan.

It redistributes financial resources to the top 20 percent of American income earners by taking them away from the bottom 80 percent.

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It should not come as a surprise that Cain would present such a plan. He started his political career in Washington as a lobbyist for the National Restaurant Association after a stint as the CEO of Godfather’s Pizza.

He is, quite simply, big business-friendly and presumably just the kind of candidate that Occupy Wall Street protesters have taken to the streets to oppose.

Ironically enough, it seems many conservatives who are

members of the middle class Cain plans to gut are throwing their support behind the putative frontrunner.

Cain does deserve praise for overcoming an impoverished upbringing and becoming a selfmade success, but his tax proposal would make it harder for those who come from similar circumstances to hoist themselves up by their proverbial bootstraps.

Even if you are not a Occupy Wall Street sympathizer,

it’s not difficult to balk at a plan that leaves the vast majority of Americans in the cold.

Chris Seemann is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_CSeemann.

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Game suspensions of LSU football players justified

How long are these guys goBut — lo and behold — there ing to be suspended? is a test, and our boys tested posiLSU sophomore defensive tive for it. backs Tharold Simon and Tyrann I also disMathieu and sophomore running covered this back Spencer Ware were suspendpast week that ed from Saturday’s football game Facebook can against Auburn. Despite their abbe a real pain. sence, the team seemed to fare When news of quite well. their suspensions The individuals in question broke, there were were suspended for failing a drug Parker Cramer numerous posts test, a source told The Daily Revabout how stupid Columnist eille on Wednesday. The Timesthe players were Picayune reported the players and how nobody could believe tested positive for synthetic mari- they would ever do something like juana. this.

Until last week, I had no idea Well, they did. Do you know there was even a test for synthetic why? marijuana. Because it is marketed Because they are human. as a “potpourri” and not meant for Normally, I would argue in human consumption, many, in- defense of these gentlemen, adcluding myself, had no idea what vocating their right to get high was in it. just like the rest of us. I would

hail their ability to do so and also the fact they are able to maintain athletic supremacy on the field, despite occasionally huffing the devil’s lettuce. They are the Michael Phelpses of this University.

However, today is not that day.

Mathieu, Simon and Ware, along with all other LSU football players, signed a deal with the devil when they agreed to play football here. They became property of this University.

Upon becoming property of this University, they became subject to certain rules and regulations. Abide by those restrictions, and they are transformed overnight into national sports celebrities.

Here is how I see it: Go to class, don’t screw around and don’t use drugs during football season. That’s all these guys have

to do in order to be football superstars.

It’s not about the pot — synthetic or not. I would defend their right to smoke pot if they had not signed a contract saying they would abstain. This is about abiding by the rules these individuals and the rest of the football team agreed to follow.

Do this, don’t do that, and everybody will know your name.

As far as the suspensions go, we need these players back before the Alabama game. We have a great team even with these guys on the bench, but we have an even better team when they play.

Having royally screwed up a few times in my life, I have always been a fan of second chances. Mathieu, Simon and Ware have been out one game already, and this was an in-house drug test administered

by LSU. LSU can reinstate these guys anytime it wants.

I recommend it does so immediately.

These players have learned their lessons. Listen up, guys, you won the genetic lottery; the rest of us did not. You have been given an opportunity to receive a free education, become famous and potentially play professionally in a few years.

All you have to do is not get high during the season. Leave that to the common folk.

Parker Cramer is a 20-yearold political science junior from Houston. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_pcramer.

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Halloween candy not as sweet to the environment as taste buds

As we approach the scariest, most exciting holiday of the year, many of us find ourselves busily planning, from the type of costume we’ll wear to the parties we’ll attend. Unfortunately, what we’re not planning is the kind of candy we’ll be buying, and that could lead to an even more horrifying Halloween for the environment Priyanka Bhatia than we ever Columnist planned.

A Snickers bar here, a Hershey’s there. Candy bars in moderation may not be a danger to our health, but their unclassified packaging is a danger to the environment.

Unlike plastic bottles and cardboard boxes made of a single determined material, the packaging for candy bars often consists of a mixture of materials which form a polypropylene wrapper.

According to Earth911, “Because plastic bottles can be recovered easily and economically, and there’s a healthy end-use market for their recovered materials, waste management facilities have an incentive for their collection and processing. However, candy wrappers are usually made up of mixed materials, making the recovery of useful materials difficult and expensive.”

In 2010, the U.S. Census clocked the per capita consumption of candy at 24.7 pounds per person. Simply, it’s troubling we’re not more worried about where candy wrappers go when we’re done with them.

Without the necessary materials and incentive to make them recyclable, candy wrappers make up another pile in our already

excessively large landfills. As we sit twiddling our thumbs, wondering what to do this upcoming Halloween, it’s important to realize the responsibility of the great candy-bar dilemma isn’t resting solely on our shoulders.

Mars and Hershey’s, which dominate 75 percent of the U.S. candy-bar market, need to begin taking charge of the production of their foil wrappers.

The remarkable freshness of your candy bar when you open the wrapper and its ability to stay dry through waves of grease, water and oil­are all due to a dramatic heating and cooling process that often utilizes hydrocarbons like coal and fuel.

And while many companies are moving toward greener alternatives in terms of the production of their polypropylene wrappers, they should really be questioning the production of such wrappers in the first place — and we should, too.

With such advances in technology, it seems barbaric that not all of our necessities are recyclable. Let’s face it, candy is a bit of a necessity.

The only challenge is how we, as consumers, can make these perfectly delectable morsels equally delectable to Mother Nature, and the answers are surprisingly simple.

When buying candy for yourself, buy one candy bar in one wrapper rather than a bunch of fun-size bars with a bunch of useless packaging. Not only do you prevent the chance of a “candy-consumption coma,” but you’re also reducing the amount of packaging you’re throwing into landfills.

However, if your heart is truly begging and pleading for you to own a mountain of candy,

The Wilderness Society suggests buying candy in bulk and buying sweets that comes in cardboard packaging rather than plastic.

This shockingly small change means the material has a chance of being recycled rather than simply thrown away.

But if you must buy your favorite treat and all its sticky mess of plastic foil wrap, know that

there is still at least one option for recycling.

TerraCycle is a company that upcycles Twix, 3 Musketeer, Snickers, Starburst and a variety of other wrappers sent to it, uses the material to make backpacks, tote bags and even laptop sleeves.

Just remember that whatever you eat this Halloween, be sure to stick to candy that contains

less packaging and more love for Mother Nature.

Priyanka Bhatia is a 19-year old preveterinary medicine sophomore from San Jose, Ca. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_PBhatia.

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service where members take part in the teachings.

Saxon said active members of the church take the day of rest seriously.

“We use the time to meditate and be with our families and to focus on God,” he said. “I try not to do homework on Sundays. It can be inconvenient because I may have something big due on Monday, but I keep Sunday to focus on reading scriptures.”

Saxon said church members are supposed to have Monday nights set aside for family, and on Tuesday nights the community also has a Bible study.

“Since a lot of us are away from our families, we meet as students on Mondays,” he said.

“We concentrate on spiritual thought, and we continue to learn in the gospel. We’ll also have an activity like basketball or volleyball.”

Saxon said active members are expected to follow a health code, which discourages smoking and drinking coffee, tea or alcohol in order to avoid addictions. Members are also expected to follow the law of chastity, which prohibits sex of any kind before marriage.

“Some people think our lives

are terrible,” he said. “But most of us look at it as freeing us up from a lot of problems. I’ll hang out with friends who drink, and they wake up with hangovers, and I’m fine the next morning.”

As a community, Saxon said members often get together to play games, find service opportunities and host activities like hiking or a monthly dance in the LDS Community Center.

“Some people are surprised by what we can do,” Saxon said.

“Some people go to a club to drink or whatever, but I love [to go to clubs] to dance. There’s no commandment against having fun. It just depends on what kind of fun you’re having.”

Kaeli Mallett, ward missionary and accounting sophomore, said one of the biggest stigmas she faces when telling people about her church is polygamy, although polygamy is not practiced in or condoned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Another church practice often seen as unusual is the missionary work active members are expected to fulfill.

When men turn 19 and women turn 21, they can choose to spend two years proselytizing — going out and spreading the word of the church to other communities.

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The Daily Reveille Elder Benjamin Brockbank from Salt Lake City has been in Louisiana for about 15 months as a missionary.

Although it’s not mandatory, Brockbank said he chose to serve a mission after seeing the fulfillment it brought to his father, uncles and cousins.

“I chose to go because this is Jesus Christ’s church,” he said.

“I wanted to be able to share that with others.”

Brockbank said he has enjoyed serving the different people and backgrounds contained within the University area.

“A lot of people we talk to, they’re just existing and they don’t have dreams or hope and they’re living by going through the motions,” he said. “But people on a college campus are grabbing life by the horns and

page 15 seizing the day.”

Brockbank said if people would read the Bible and pray about their faith, they could find happiness and peace in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints.

“Our doctrine is truth from God,” Brockbank said. “We invite everyone to experiment upon it and ask the Father in Heaven if it’s true, and if it is, they will receive a witness.”

Saxon said the church is founded on the doctrines and teachings of Christ and is set up today with 12 apostles in the same way it was set up in Jesus’s time.

The church was restored through Joseph Smith, a respected prophet born in 1805 in Sharon, in Vermont.

Saxon said the church

believes there is a prophet on the earth today named Thomas Monson, who serves as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The church teachings rely on the Bible and another book of scripture called The Book of Mormon.

Mallett said The Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ.

“It teaches us principles and about the atonement, which I enjoy the most,” Mallett said. “It allows all of us to find great peace in our lives. If we follow the example of Jesus Christ, we can be happy in this life and continue to be happy after we die.”

Contact Morgan Searles at msearles@lsureveille.com

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