The Daily Reveille 11-03-15

IN THIS ISSUE

Partly Cloudy

• LSU’s Fournette and University of Alabama’s Derrick Henry face off in statistical dead heat, page 5

75º 62º

Reveille The Daily

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2015 ADMINISTRATION

lsureveille.com/daily

thedailyreveille

• OPINION: Adele’s megahit ‘Hello’ proves rare talent, longevity, page 9 • OPINION: General education required classes waste tuition dollars, page 12

@lsureveille

ACADEMICS

U.S. Dept. of Education investigating university

Outer schools generate revenue for LSU System Most of funding drawn from state appropriations, self-generated revenue

Office of Civil Rights looks at possible Title IX violation

BY CAITIE BURKES @caitie1221 The U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights is investigating LSU for an alleged violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, according to a letter from the department addressed to LSU President F. King Alexander.

The letter, dated Aug. 1, informed Alexander the Department of Education received a formal complaint of discrimination from a student who claimed LSU discriminated against her based on her gender, breaking Title IX regulations.

The letter states the complainant alleged LSU failed to respond in a “prompt and appropriate manner” when the student notified campus authorities of her March 28 rape in her dormitory.

A “forcible rape” was reported in Baton Rouge General Medical Center at 10:58 a.m. March 28, according to the LSUPD crime log.

After reviewing the complaint and other information regarding the complaint, OCR initiated an investigation to determine if LSU failed to appropriately respond to the report and other similar reports filed by students and whether that alleged failure “caused one or more students to be (or continue to be) subjected to a sexually hostile environment…,” according to the letter.

In the letter, OCR requested the university provide information relevant to the investigation and resolution of the student’s complaint. “...OCR also has a right to review personally identifiable records without regards to considerations of privacy or confidentiality,” the letter reads.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act grants

see TITLE IX, page 4

Volume 120 · No. 49

thedailyreveille

THEY SEE ME

ROLLING

Self-balancing scooters become transportation of choice on campus STORY BY KAYLA RANDALL @kay_ran21 If you’re awake and not skipping class, chances are you’ve seen a new form of transportation across campus.

Whether it be PhunkeeDucks, IO Hawks, Oxboards, AirBoards, Monorovers or hundreds of others, the selfbalancing electric scooter has officially taken over as the latest trend in transportation technology.

Countless celebrities rocked them on Instagram and Twitter, and Jamie Foxx rode one onto the “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

Self-balancing electric scooters are especially popular among athletes, originating with Cleveland Cavaliers

Business freshman Kendal Wambsgans

Biology senior Kenneth Smith

PHOTOS BY KAREN WELSH @karen_marie_photography sharpshooter J.R. Smith.

During this year’s NBA Finals, Smith rolled into Quicken Loans READ INSIDE Arena for Game 4 Read one on a PhunkeeDuck columnist’s take and caught the enon self-balancing scooters and their tire Internet’s atplace on campus, tention. After lospage 13 ing the Finals in six games, Smith rolled out of Quicken Loans Arena and off into the sunset for the summer offseason on his scooter.

What Smith didn’t know would

see SCOOTERS, page 4

Marketing junior Silas DeJean, international trade and finance junior Garrett House

BY KACI CAZENAVE @kacicaz The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center and LSU AgCenter generate large amounts of revenue within the LSU System, according to the 2014-15 semiannual financial reports.

Despite their recent financial realignment with the main campus, the centers’ annual revenues are still calculated and reported independently of LSU’s restricted and unrestricted revenues.

The 2014-15 semiannual financial report, which ended June 30, shows the Law Center brought in $24.7 million in unrestricted revenue within the aforementioned financial period despite financial challenges, causing the Law Center to raise tuition. This revenue amount is nearly the same as it was in the 2013-14 fiscal year for this reason.

Gregory Smith, associate dean for business and financial affairs for the Law Center, said the tuition increase is something the Law Center applied for through LSU out of a need to self-generate revenue after state appropriations were cut by about 25 percent.

“We had to self-generate, and the way to do this would be through increasing tuition and fees or having larger class sizes while holding tuition and fees constant,” Smith said. “We thought class size wouldn’t change much, that we’d still have to deal with the problem of state revenues declining, so this is what was chosen.”

While there were several tuition increases over time, one of the most recent requests Law Center representatives made in July 2013 saw a 5 percent raise in tuition rates after the school suffered a reduction in state financial support.

see REVENUE, page 4

page 2

The Daily Reveille

CAMPUS BRIEFS

Department to hold open house tomorrow The LSU Department of Foreign Languages and Literature will hold an open house tomorrow from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the LSU Student Union.

There will be food, games and prizes, as well as information about upcoming events in the department such as study abroad trips and course offerings.

Study abroad programs for 2016 include Argentina, Greece, Morocco, Germany, Rome and Spain.

Language clubs such as the Italian Club and Arabic Club will be in attendance along with Classical Studies Honor Society Eta Sigma Phi and Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Spanish Honor Society.

Broadcaster Hawthorne to miss Bama game Jim Hawthorne, who is in his final year as the play-by-play broadcaster for the LSU Sports Radio Network, will miss the first game of his career with the Tigers after a successful medical procedure, the football program announced via a news release Monday afternoon.

The long-time “Voice of the Tigers” had the procedure last week but still needs time to recover, forcing him to miss No. 4 LSU’s conference tilt with No. 7 Alabama, according to the release.

The release also said Hawthorne is expected to return “in a couple of weeks.”

“I appreciate all of the wonderful thoughts, prayers and wellwishes from LSU fans,” Hawthorne said in the news release. “The show of support has been overwhelming.

It’s truly humbling to have so many people call, email, and send text messages asking how I’m doing.

I can’t respond to all of them, but they are very much appreciated.”

Patrick Wright, who serves as the “Voice of the Lady Tigers,” will replace Hawthorne against the Crimson Tide and LSU Sports Radio Network sideline reporter Gordy Rush will host the Les Miles Radio Show on Wednesday evening.

Hawthorne scheduled his official retirement at the end of the 2015-2016 men’s basketball season with Georgia Southern radio play-by-play broadcaster Chris Blair assuming the position at the beginning of the 2016 LSU baseball season.

Assistant professor of costume design Brandon McWilliams works to give LSU students insight he’s gained throughout his professional career photos by OLIVIA RAMIREZ

Read the story on page 9

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Reveille The Daily

B-16 Hodges Hall Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, La. 70803

Newsroom (225) 578-4810

Advertising (225) 578-6090

FERNANDA ZAMUDIO-SUAREZ Editor in Chief REBECCA DOCTER Co-Managing Editor JENNIFER VANCE Co-Managing Editor QUINT FORGEY News Editor ROSE VELAZQUEZ Deputy News Editor

fine

design

MEG RYAN Entertainment Editor JACOB HAMILTON Sports Editor CAROLINE ARBOUR Production Editor JACK RICHARDS Opinion Editor JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ Photo Editor KALLI CHAMPAGNE Radio Director SAM ACCARDO Advertising Manager

CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS The Daily Reveille holds accuracy and objectivity at the highest priority and wants to reassure its readers the reporting and content of the paper meets these standards. This space is reserved to recognize and correct any mistakes that may have been printed in The Daily Reveille. If you would like something corrected or clarified, please contact the editor at (225) 5784811 or e-mail editor@lsureveille.com.

ABOUT THE DAILY REVEILLE The Daily Reveille (USPS 145-800) is written, edited and produced solely by students of Louisiana State University.

The Daily Reveille is an independent entity of the Office of Student Media within the Manship School of Mass Communication. A single issue of The Daily Reveille is free. To purchase additional copies, please visit the Office of Student Media in B-39 Hodges Hall. The Daily Reveille is published daily during the fall and spring semesters and twice weekly during the summer semester, except during holidays and final exams.

Second-class copies postage paid at Baton Rouge, LA, 70803. Annual weekly mailed subscriptions are $125, semester weekly mailed subscriptions are $75. Non-mailed student rates are $4 each regular semester, $2 during the summer; one copy per person, additional copies 25 cents each.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Reveille, B-39 Hodges Hall, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.

The Daily Reveille

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

page 3

FACULTY

LIFT2 program awards more than $530,000 to research projects JOSHUA JACKSON @Joshua_Jackson_ A recently received LIFT2 grant will provide geography and anthropology professor David Sathiaraj the funds to begin developing a software able to project who a political campaigns’ likely supporters are based on voter records.

In its third round, the LIFT2 Grant Program funded 15 proofof-concept projects including Sathiaraj’s political algorithm, a foam-synthetic bone graft and a nitrogen fertilizer prescription.

Using his research background, Sathiaraj analyzes big data such as political information and puts that information to use, which is how he developed the idea for his LIFT2 proposal.

“I felt that to get accurate

perceptions of the electorate, one will need individualized, campaign-specific or issue-specific predictions,” Sathiaraj said. “The idea goes further by not just providing individualized predictions but integrates these into software components that can help campaigns dissect large big data demographics into reachable targets for outreach.”

Arthur Cooper, LSU Research and Technology Foundation CEO, which oversees the grant program, said the budget for each round of proposals is about $500,000. This round’s projects were awarded more than $530,000.

Applications are accepted twice a year. The proposals come from faculty at campuses throughout the LSU System, including LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and Pennington

Biomedical Research Center.

The program has distributed more than $1.5 million among the 44 approved projects in the three rounds since its inception in July 2014.

“Every six months, we put out a request for a proposal to every LSU system, which defines the grant and acts [as] a rubric for how the projects are scored,” Cooper said. “After the proposals are submitted, they’re reviewed internally and externally, we score them and determine what can be funded.”

Once funding is approved, the finances go to the recipient’s campus’ Office of Sponsored Programs, where it is internally managed according to the budgets agreed upon by the proposer and the RTF. Cooper said the goal of the

The 2015 LIFT2 Projects: Bone foam-synthetic composite bone graft

Generating nitrogen fertilizer prescriptions for crop production based on nitrogen algorith Proof of concept for a new product allowing proteome-scale quantitation

grant is to get researchers thinking about the commercial reach of their projects.

The next step for Sathiaraj is to take his prototype software and invention closer to commercialization, he said.

“We’re just now getting the final reports from the first round and looking at them. [Each project] has made advancements in their research,” Cooper said. “One of the ways we can see them being successful is the amount of disclosures being made.”

Researchers file disclosures through their campus technology transfer office when they believe they have something to be patented. Since the inception of the grant, Cooper said he saw the number of disclosures from LSU researchers rise by about 50 percent.

As that number increases, the types of research grants being applied for continues to diversify, Cooper said.

“What strikes you is really the varied breath of the research we have here at LSU,” Cooper said.

“We’re developing some very interesting technologies out there right now and all within the LSU campuses.”

With Sathiaraj’s grant proposal approved, he said he hopes to use the software to help political campaigns.

“It offers a granular, individualized voter perspective on candidates and resonating issues,” Sathiaraj said. “The invention, the associated visualizations and analytics software will provide campaigns actionable insights that they can act on, optimize and hopefully win.”

courtesy of LSU Media Relations New vaccines and therapeutics for pneumocystis pneumonia led

The optimization of calculi treatment via a dissolution system as an alternative to surgical intervention

Predictive algorithms and visual analytics for targeted campaigns

Laser ablation nanodissection for DNA sequencing

Development of a high throughput drug assay for E6AP/UBE3A oligomerization

Space filling highthroughput microbubble generator

Hollow micro-carrier for shear-free culture of adherent cells in bioreactors

The effect of sugarcane bagasse supplementation on glucose tolerance

Circuit prototype implementation for switchable pins

A method to produce bioplastics from microalgal culture

A study on the effect of albuterol and caffeine vs. placebo on the body composition in adolescents

Development of novel small molecule treatments for multi drug-resistant fungal infections

RESEARCH

Horticulture senior crossbreeds new edible sweet potato variety

BY CARRIE GRACE HENDERSON @carriegraceh Plant and soil systems senior Andrew Barocco’s work with sweet potatoes proves that farming is as much about science as it is about hard work.

His first day on the job at the LSU AgCenter Sweet Potato Breeding Program sparked a curiosity about the cross between edible and ornamental sweet potatoes.

The same plant bred for bright orange side dishes also is grown for ornamental foliage above ground, Barocco said.

“It just finally hit me, and I asked [sweet potato breeder and professor Don] Labonte, ‘Are there any ornamental sweet potatoes that are also edible?’”

Barocco said. “I don’t think he expected me to actually act on it.”

Barocco has since cross-pollinated a new variety of sweet potatoes that pleases the eye as well as the tastes buds.

Using the sweet potato breeding lines and 2008 research on ornamental plants by LSU agriculture instructor Robert Mirabello,

Barocco spent “hours upon hours upon hours” working with the AgCenter, Hill Farm and Sweet Potato Research Station in Chase, Louisiana, to perfect his crop.

“The first generation crosses between the edibles and the ornamentals were exactly what you think. They were kind of neither of the two,” Barocco said. “The real progress I was able to make was in that next generation. I took those first generation crosses and crossed them all with themselves. You mix those up, you recombine.”

Barocco said about half of the second generation had the undesirable mix, while another 25 percent reverted back to completely ornamental or completely edible.

The remaining 25 percent got it right. When the seedlings displayed ornamental foliage and an orange storage root, it was time to see how they performed in the field.

“That’s what I did this summer,” Barocco said. “We had a field that was fertilized and prepared how you would any regular plot would be. They had orange flesh and U.S. No.

1 grade storage roots, which is what you would see in the store.”

While Barocco does not get paid or receive class credit for the work, he still thinks about it every day, he said. He wants to show people that even as undergraduates, students can contribute to their field.

“I really put my heart and soul into it,” Barocco said. “If you look online, just Google ornamental sweet potatoes, and every link and that first page is going to mention something about how you can’t eat ornamentals, so it is definitely something that is on the industry’s mind.”

Barocco said the next step in horticulture research is to increase his stock. Once a researcher thinks he has a good product, he will produce a large quantity to run as many tests on as he can.

“You literally just make as much as you can so you can get a lot of roots to test, taste test, microwave test, fungal and disease test,” Barocco said. “They need to be increased and then trial by the public. Let’s see what the public thinks.”

courtesy of ANDREW BAROCCO

Andrew Barocco cross-bred a new sweet potato that is both ornamental and edible.

Barocco already has presented his plants to the East Baton Rouge Master Gardener Association and said he hopes to continue his research even after graduation in May. It will be up to LSU to continue his work at the Sweet Potato Research Station, but Barocco has already set up his own

home station where he works on weevil resistance and purple sweet potatoes.

“I knew it could be done, and I guess had faith that I could do it,” Barocco said. “Now I have my own nursery that I built with my own money, so I can take this and continue this wherever I go.”

The Daily Reveille

page 4 TITLE IX, from page 1 this right, according to the document.

Melissa Huling Malonson, senior attorney for the OCR Dallas Office, attached a data request for information from the specified case and a summary of all formal and informal investigations of discrimination based on sex for the 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years. LSU was required to provide official

documentation within 30 days of the letter’s date.

Requested data included a copy of LSU’s policies and procedures regarding sexual harassment and/or sexual assault, names and contact information for LSU faculty assigned to enforce Title IX policies, grievance procedures for victims and an explanation of how LSU responds to sexual assault complaints.

OCR also requested LSU provide “any and all” documentation

‘The complainant informed OCR that once she reported the alleged sexual assault to LSU campus police and after an arrest was made [...] at no time was the complainant informed about or referred to the Title IX regulations and/or grievance procedures…’ the letter from the Office of Civil Rights reads

SCOOTERS, from page 1 start a huge sports trend.

At LSU, student-athletes are spotted riding these boards around the Quad, near the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes and other campus spots.

Many non-athletes have them too, albeit not actual PhunkeeDucks, as most students can’t afford the hefty $1,500 price tag.

These scooters can range anywhere from $300 to $1,800, depending on which brand you buy and where you buy it from.

But, no matter the price tag, students are willing to spend.

Biology freshman Deon Denson said purchasing one is worth it.

“I ride it almost every day. It’s really fun,” Denson said.

Denson said he saw people riding them around campus and on YouTube and thought it looked enjoyable, so he decided to buy one for $300.

It may look like fun, Denson said, but it takes plenty of practice to become savvy with a self-balancing electric scooter.

Denson is now a whiz with his scooter, able to speedily spin around in circles and roam over campus with ease. Onlookers stop and stare as they watch his impressive moves.

“You just manipulate your feet, putting more force on one foot to turn in different directions,” Denson said. “When you open up the manual, it teaches you to lean your body forward to go forward and backward to go backward.”

Though he does use it for transportation, Denson said he mostly uses his self-balancing scooter for entertainment.

“I do get it from class to class using it, but I mostly just ride around campus trying to see how I can get better at it,” Denson said. “I can try and stand on one foot using it now.”

Self-balancing scooters are not all fun and games on the terrain of LSU’s campus. There are many bumps, cracks, dips and humps to watch out for.

Denson said when he first began riding his, he got hurt several times falling off the scooter because of the bumps around campus. He said he has since gotten used to the bumps and

Tuesday, November 3, 2015 of LSU’s investigation of the case in question, including witness accounts and testimonies, factual evidence and the name and title and contact information for the person responsible for conducting the investigation.

LSU was required to formally respond to the student’s allegations.

“The complainant informed OCR that once she reported the alleged sexual assault to LSU campus police and after an

arrest was made of Student A during LSU’s Spring Break, at no time was the complainant informed about or referred to the Title IX regulations and/or grievance procedures…,” the letter reads.

While LSU did refer her to mental and physical health services following the rape, the student complained she was not informed about other interim measures LSU could provide, such as academic assistance.

OUTSIDE SCHOOLS GENERATE REVENUE *numbers reflect on 2014-15 semi-annual financial report

LAW CENTER

$24.7 MILLION

$90 MILLION

Forced to raise tuition in 2015 and self-generate revenue after state appropriations were cut by 25 percent

State appropriations account for an average of 65 percent of the center’s research and extension budget; however this amount varies year to year

“We had to self-generate, and the way to do this would be through increasing tuition and fees or having larger class sizes while holding tuition and fees constant,” said Gregory Smith, associate dean for business and financial affairs for the Law Center

REVENUE, from page 1

KAREN WELSH / The Daily Reveille

Biology senior Kenneth Smith stands on his self-balancing scooter in the Quad. doesn’t plan on getting rid of his scooter anytime soon.

“I’m actually thinking of buying a different one that has bluetooth speakers on it,” Denson said.

Kinesiology junior and gymnast Shonacee Oliva uses hers more for transportation than anything else. Oliva said she saw the scooter as a new, practical way to travel.

A couple of her friends were riding them around campus, and she said she gave one a try.

“I researched it myself, found it online for $300 and, honestly, it’s something I think is worth spending my money on,” Oliva said.

Oliva must travel across campus frequently, and she said the scooter is a more efficient way to get around and not be late to class or meetings.

Though Oliva said she’s

‘The first day I took it on campus, I was really scared. You can tell how uneven the sidewalks are with all the cracks, but if you’re hesitant, it’s worse and you’ll have to jump off because it spazzes out.’

SHONACEE OLIVA kinesiology junior and gymnast

never fallen off her scooter, she had to jump off many times.

Sometimes the board will catch on a big crack in the concrete that the wheels won’t hop up over it.

After the wheels get stuck, Oliva has to jump off as her board continues attempting to roll.

“The first day I took it on campus, I was really scared,” Oliva said. “You can tell how uneven the sidewalks are with all the cracks, but if you’re hesitant, it’s worse and you’ll have to jump off because it spazzes out.”

That “spazzing out” happens to many owners when they hit bumps and cracks. The scooter begins seizing and then stops working.

Oliva said once you get the feel of how to go over rough terrain, it’s not a problem. She said she practiced at home, but there is no rough terrain there, so it’s best to practice on campus.

It took less than a week for Oliva to learn how to use the scooter on campus, and she said she recommends it for anyone thinking of purchasing their own.

Oliva said $300 may be a steep price, but it’s more efficient than walking, and she enjoys the ride.

AGCENTER

Smith said an additional 6 percent increase approved in June 2014 also affected law students’ tuition rates.

“There’s been a dramatic change over time,” Smith said.

“In more recent times, like in 2009 and 2010, [the Law Center] had about $10 million of allocated state support. More recently, it’s declined close to $5 million.”

When the university faced the threat of an up to $60 million budget reduction earlier this year, raising tuition was never a proposed solution to covering this funding gap. Smith said curtailing programs and laying off employees were initial ideas to maintain funding.

“We were trying to figure out how we might react if that happened,” Smith said. “We looked mostly at cost cutting.”

Per the AgCenter’s revenue and expenditure summary report, it generated nearly $90 million in unrestricted revenue, most of which came from the AgCenter’s general fund.

LSU Vice President for Agriculture and College of Agriculture Dean William Richardson said an average 65 percent of the AgCenter’s research and extension budget is supported by annual state appropriations. The AgCenter also receives federal funding under the land grant and the Smith-Lever and Hatch Acts.

Richardson said the amount of state appropriations varies each year, and the AgCenter selfgenerates the remaining percentage through income from farming and research operations, gas and oil revenue and intellectual property income.

Budget cuts took a toll on the LSU Health Sciences Centers and the AgCenter because it has

The AgCenter self-generates the remaining 35 percent from arming and research operations, gas and oil revenue and intellectual property income

no support from tuition dollars, Richardson said. Over time, the AgCenter has had to reduce its workforce by 350 people because of the cuts.

“There’s lots of uncertainty right now where this will go,” he said. “We can’t go to students and make up for that loss of revenue.

The cuts we feel are real.”

According to the 2014-15 semi-annual financial report, the LSU main campus generated roughly $467 million of the $475 million budgeted in unrestricted operations revenue. The original total budget amount was set at more than $503 million, according to Board of Regents revenue and expenditure data provided by the Office of Budget and Planning.

LSU Associate Director of Budget and Planning Helen Reaux said unrestricted revenue comprises state appropriations and self-generated revenue, most of which comes from tuition and other required fees. However, restricted revenues include grant and contract activity, auxiliary units, endowments, student fees and other self-generated funds.

The main campus’ beginning account and fund balance in restricted revenues totaled over $146 million in that same year, according to the university’s semiannual revenues and expenditures executive summary provided by the Board of Supervisors.

“The majority of funding for LSU’s daily operations comes from unrestricted revenues since most restricted funds are earmarked for a specific purpose,” Reaux said. “The unrestricted funds are used for the day-to-day operations of the university and do not carry forward across fiscal years.”

Sports

page 5

University of Alabama coach Nick Saban on Leonard Fournette: “He’s arguably the best running back in the country.”

FOURNETTE

vs. HENRY

LSU coach Les Miles on Derrick Henry: “He’s a very good back.

He’s big and strong. Opinion, he’s going to be somebody our defense is going to have to focus on and make sure that there’s some helmets around him.”

THE TWO ALL-STARS FACE OFF THIS WEEKEND

BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL | @CBoutwell_TDR photos by JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ / The Daily Reveille

and BUTCH DILL / The Associated Press

LEONARD FOURNETTE

SOPHOMORE, 6-FOOT-1, 230 POUNDS

DERRICK HENRY

JUNIOR, 6-FOOT-3, 242 POUNDS

Rushing attempts

176

200-yard rushing games

3

Rushing attempts

180

200-yard rushing games

1

Rushing yards

1,325 (No. 1 SEC)

Longest run

87

Rushing yards

1,044 (No. 2 SEC)

Longest run

56

Average per rush

7.7 yards/ carry

Multi-touchdown games

5

Average per rush

5.8 yards/ carry

Multi-touchdown games

4

Average per game

193.1

9

Average per game

130.5

Touchdowns

14

Consecutive games with a touchdown (2014-15)

13

Touchdowns

15 (No. 1 SEC)

Consecutive games with a touchdown (2014-15)

100-yard rushing games

7

100-yard rushing games

5

Consecutive 100-yard games (2014-15)

9

Consecutive 100-yard games (2014-15)

2

FOOTBALL

Special teams struggle to uphold university’s legacy

BY MORGAN PREWITT @kmprewitt_TDR A glance at the personnel on LSU’s kickoff coverage is enough to see how the No. 4 Tigers buck the usual trend of letting young, inexperienced players handle special teams.

From sophomore safety Jamal Adams to senior linebacker Deion Jones, starters riddle each special teams squad for LSU, and it isn’t a coincidence.

Since he arrived in Baton Rouge in 2005, LSU coach Les Miles emphasized the importance of special teams and

backed it up with a highlight reel of fake field goals and fake punt calls against ranked opponents.

“Anytime you have a head coach like [Miles] that uses special teams and has attention to detail on it, you appreciate it,” said former LSU running back Jacob Hester. “That’s why when I was playing, you had so many starters that were willing to play special teams ... When a coach uses that much of the time to tell you how important it is, it makes it important to you.”

Win or lose, Miles’ willingness to take risks on special

teams defines his LSU career with memorable plays, starting with a fake field goal against then-No. 12 University of South Carolina on Sept. 22, 2007.

Miles handed South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier a bit of his own medicine and earned himself the nickname the “Mad Hatter” when starting quarterback and holder Matt Flynn flipped the ball perfectly over his shoulder to placekicker Colt David for a touchdown.

Despite holding the LSU career scoring record with 369

see TEAMS, page 8

MARY ROLAND / The Daily Reveille

LSU senior linebacker Lamar Louis (11) waits for kick off during the Tigers’ 48-20 victory against Western Kentucky University on Oct. 24 at Tiger Stadium.

The Daily Reveille

page 6 SOCCER

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Tigers top Kentucky in first SEC Tounament Match Up

BY C.J. RUCKER @Ruckmatic

The seventh-seeded LSU soccer team defeated the tenthseeded University of Kentucky, 2-1, for the second time in four days in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Monday in Orange Beach, Alabama.

Junior forward Summer Clarke made her return to the starting lineup for the Tigers (12-4-4, 5-4-2 SEC) after missing four games with an ankle injury. She made several dangerous runs that put pressure on the Wildcat defense early in the first half.

LSU coach Brian Lee said he was impressed with Clarke’s performance in her first game back from injury.

“Summer’s one of the best players in the country and certainly one of the best players to ever play at LSU,” Lee said.

“She’s a big part of our team. She rehabbed very hard to make it back for the SEC tournament.”

The Wildcats made several adjustments following Thursday night’s game in which LSU sophomore forward Jorian

Baucom scored two goals. Kentucky coach Jon Lipsitz switched his team’s formation from a 4-3-3 to a 4-4-2.

A new formation was just what the Wildcat offense needed to net the game’s first goal in the 24th minute. Sophomore forward Tanya Samarzich headed a ball from senior forward Cara Ledman just inside the left post to give Kentucky a 1-0 lead.

Lee said he was happy with the way his team responded with two second half goals to win the game despite being down at the half.

“I’m so proud of the character [shown] by our players today to come back and win it with a great second half,” Lee said. “There’s so much on the line for the teams here this week, so to regroup at halftime and get back out and take control of the game like we did in the second half is a testament to our mentality and competitiveness as a team at such an important time of the season.”

Senior midfielder Natalia Gomez-Junco wasted no time getting the second half comeback started, scoring her fifth goal of the season on a distance shot in the 46th minute. Gomez-Junco’s

JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ / The Daily Reveille

LSU senior midfielder Alex Arlitt (14) contends the ball during the Tigers’ 1- 1 draw against South Carolina on Oct. 25 at LSU. equalizer sparked the Tigers’ offensive onslaught in the second half.

Freshman forward Gabriela Maldonado scored the gamewinning goal in the 53rd minute after she instinctively got her foot on Gomez-Junco’s corner kick.

LSU made a concerted effort to tighten up its defense to protect its second half lead. Junior defender Megan Lee left the game with cramps midway through the second half, forcing Clarke to move to the back line. Clarke and the LSU back line stifled multiple Wildcat

attacks, allowing six shots on goal in the end and holding Kentucky scoreless for the final 66 minutes.

LSU moves on to face the second-seeded University of Missouri at noon Wednesday in Orange Beach, Alabama, in the quarterfinals.

First Team All-SEC

First Team All-SEC

SEC All-Freshman Team

JORIAN BAUCOM

SUMMER CLARKE

ALEX THOMAS

Earning All-SEC honors for the secondstraight season after being named to the AllSEC Freshman Team last year, sophomore forward Jorian Baucom became the seventh player in LSU history to be named to the AllSEC First-Team. Baucom’s sophomore resume includes netting the sixth-most goals in the NCAA and second-most in the SEC with a career-high mark of 15 goals in 18 appearances during the regular season. After two seasons wearing purple and gold, Baucom’s 23 career goals rank ninth in program history.

Despite missing four games of conference play, junior forward Summer Clarke earned Second-Team All-SEC honors for the second time of her LSU career, also picking up the award during her freshman season. Clarke finished the regular season as the secondleading scorer on the Tigers, scoring seven goals and adding four assists for a total of 18 points in 15 appearances. Clarke proved to be a key cog for LSU, as the Tigers were 4-1 in the matches in which she netted a goal.

After being named the Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year during her junior and senior seasons in high school, Thomas became the 17th Tiger in program history to be named to the All-SEC Freshman Team.

Making the transition from forward to the back line, Thomas started all 19 regular season games and helped the Tigers record six clean sheets. Thomas also managed three points on the attacking front, scoring one goal and adding one assist.

The Daily Reveille

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

page 7

Saints high-powered offense can make New Orleans a playoff team INTO THE WOODS JACK WOODS Columnist After the 0-3 start, I completely wrote off the New Orleans Saints.

At 1-4, I assumed the Saints could start planning who to take with the seemingly-imminent top-five pick they would receive in the 2016 NFL Draft.

There was just one small problem with my rationale: I didn’t anticipate the dramatic resurgence on the horizon. Saints fans, it’s time to “Stand Up and Get Crunk” because this team is something to be excited about once again.

Just when I was wondering why the Saints didn’t blow it up after last season, they’ve made me look like a fool by scoring 110 points in their last three games on the way to three straight victories.

The offense showed signs of life against the Falcons and the Colts, but against the New York Giants on Sunday, it was the unstoppable force NFL fans grew to fear over the last decade.

And finally, Drew Brees

looks like he’s 32 again.

Sunday’s thrilling 52-49 win against the Giants was the best I’ve ever seen Brees play, and I’ve seen him perform borderline miracles.

Brees finished the game with 511 yards and seven (that is not a mistake) touchdowns.

The Vikings, 49ers and Cowboys haven’t thrown seven touchdowns this entire season.

Brees completed passes to nine different receivers, another staggering statistic.

It was a vintage display, making me wonder if somebody threw me in a time machine to 2011 without me realizing it.

Sure, there are still serious question marks about the defense, which is one of the worst in the NFL. But New Orleans’ offense is to starting to mask some of the defense’s inadequacies just like the good old days.

The Saints defense must improve to hang with teams like Denver, New England and Green Bay. However, if the offense is firing on all cylinders like it was on Sunday, the Saints will be able to beat most of the teams remaining on their schedule with ease.

JONATHAN BACHMAN / Associated Press

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) reacts in the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants in New Orleans on Sunday. Brees tied an NFL record for the most touchdown passes in a single game (7).

Seriously, I’ll be surprised if the Saints aren’t able to make the playoffs from their current position. I’ll concede there is almost no chance New Orleans can chase down Carolina for the NFC South crown. But a 10-6 finish and a wild card spot isn’t out of the realm of

possibility.

New Orleans only has two games remaining against teams that are currently at .500 or better (Atlanta and Carolina), so the Saints get six of their remaining eight games against teams with a losing record.

With a favorable schedule

and an on-fire Brees, the Saints have a chance to make some noise in the NFC. Jack Woods is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Ruston, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @Jack_TDR.

VOLLEYBALL

LSU Volleyball struggles in fifth set

BY MARKUS HÜFNER @Hufner_TDR It’s been a long season for the LSU volleyball team, and there still are seven games left.

Compounded by injuries to experienced players and freshmen stepping in, LSU’s record is suffering after frequently being dragged into long, five-set matches.

The Tigers’ last home matchup against Auburn University not only marked their seventh five-set game but their second-longest game of the season, lasting two hours and 41 minutes.

“Sometimes it’s because we played our way in and sometimes because we played our way out of opportunities,” said LSU coach Fran Flory. “The key is having a fitness level that allows us to be there and get off to a great start.”

LSU won three of its seven five-set games this season, and all of the wins came after electric starts to the final set.

Senior middle blocker Emily Ehrle said the Tigers focus on getting to five points before the opposing team, then doing the same with 10 and 15 points. She said the losses were the result of failing to win those mini battles.

Flory said the 3-4 record in five-set games is not a result of a lack of motivation but a side effect of having to rely on young players.

“This senior group has

DON'T GO HOME

stay home

JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ / The Daily Reveille

LSU freshman outside hitter Toni Rodriguez (25) hits the ball during the Tigers’ 3-2 loss against The University of Alabama on Sunday Oct. 18, 2015 at the PMAC. probably played more five-set matches than any other senior group we’ve had in the history of the program,” Flory said. “Their comfort level in the fifth set is probably higher than average, but it’s the young kids that aren’t sure because they haven’t been in those situations enough.”

Having watched LSU play in 28 fifth sets since her first year as a Tiger in 2013, Ehrle said the team thrives of the intense atmosphere a fifth set brings to the court.

“It keeps you on your toes,” Ehrle said. “It’s a great atmosphere because you want to

win and do everything you can to get there. The fifth set is the end-all be-all.”

However, long games also have a positive effect on the team. Along with young players gaining valuable experience, new records are being set.

Senior defensive specialist Haley Smith took advantage of the almost three-hour long Auburn game and finished with 39 digs, marking a new careerhigh for the senior. It is also the second-most digs in a five-set match at LSU and third-most in a single match in program history.

LSU Student Media Presents

RED STICK RALLY E XPERIENCE C APITAL CIT Y CULTURE

The Daily Reveille

page 8

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

FOOTBALL

Miles addresses Alabama, Sid Ortis at weekly luncheon junior defensive tackle Christian LaCouture and junior cornerback Tre’Davious White are expected to be healed and play against Alabama.

Moore is recovering from an “lower-leg injury” he experienced against the University of South Carolina on Oct. 10. White and LaCouture were injured before the Tigers matchup against Western Kentucky University on Oct. 24 and did not play.

“I would expect that all of the guys that we mentioned will play in the game,” Miles said. “There’s going to be a guy or two that we might not practice today. But we would expect to have a full slate when we come to Saturday.”

BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_TDR During his weekly “Lunch with Les” luncheon presented

by Subway, LSU coach Les Miles addressed the media six days before No. 4 LSU faces No. 7 University of Alabama on Saturday night in Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

ALABAMA In the week before the game circled on most calendars, Miles reflected on the importance of the LSU and Alabama rivalry.

“I can always tell you that this is a special week for us,” Miles said. “We look forward to playing Alabama. They’re a very talented team, very capable team, and we look forward to playing in big games, and so many times it’s difficult to muster the emotion and the passion when you lineup against a team that does not necessarily have the same name recognition as a very quality opponent in Alabama.”

Miles began the news conference with a brief recap of his team’s offensive performance, then breaking from his norm, he finished.

Miles seemed short-winded on Monday, compared to the normal delivery he has in his weekly news conference.

There was no answer as to why Miles was brief, but the week of preparation to the Alabama game takes a toll on his outward appearance.

TEAMS, from page 5 points, David isn’t remembered for his pinpoint accuracy, a feat only Miles could achieve.

“You want to be known as kicker for your kicking,” David said. “It’s kind of weird when you’re known more for a fake play.”

Throughout his LSU career, Miles has wrote the book on how to embarrass the University of Florida with fake plays.

During the Tigers’ undefeated run to the 2012 Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game, Miles gave Australian punter Brad Wing his minute in the limelight against then-No. 17 Florida.

As the last 30 seconds of the first quarter ticked down with the Tigers leading 14-0, Wing lined up to punt on his own 48yard line on a fourth-and-15.

But when the ball snapped, Wing tucked the ball and scampered down the sideline for a touchdown, which was called back because of an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty call on Wing.

“If [Miles] sees a team that doesn’t take special teams as seriously as LSU does, [than] he feels like that’s an advantage he’s going to exploit that,” Hester said. “If you look at Brad Wing against Florida a couple years ago, he scored a touchdown on a

After all, this is the biggest game of the year, and the Tigers (7-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) feel their effort against Alabama in previous years is preparing them for the Nov. 7 matchup.

“The good news is we’ve played in these games before, and we certainly understand them,” Miles said. “I mean you’re playing for all the things that you wanted to play for at the beginning of the year. You’re playing for the lead in the west, and you put yourself with your

achievement, this team in position to do so. So they should look forward to it. They should relish it. It’s why you came to LSU, to be a part of this game.”

Miles said he is asked daily and weekly about the LSU and Alabama (7-1, 4-1 SEC) matchup.

He understands the upcoming game will be seen by a national audience and expects National Football League scouts to be in attendance as well.

LSU and Alabama are the top 2 producers in NFL talent across the nation. This game’s

importance expands Louisiana’s and Alabama’s borders, Miles said.

“Yeah, I would think if you were an NFL scout and you had any wisdom to you at all, that you would line up and get the LSU and Alabama game ... [and see] how they fared,” Miles said. “I can tell you that as an LSU fan, there is great interest in this game.”

INJURIES Miles said sophomore fullback John David Moore,

SID ORTIS Beyond all the hype and national attention surrounding Saturday’s matchup, Miles found time to pay homage to Alabama teen Sid Ortis, and the life he lived in his news conference.

Ortis, 16, died after a yearlong battle against bone cancer and was a noted Tiger fan who developed a special relationship with Miles.

The two would call each other, talking football and praying together. They were friends, to say the least.

“I was fortunate to meet Sid Ortis,” Miles said. “I was able to make his acquaintance, and he had so much spirit and excitement and loves his Tigers.”

“He’s in a better place now.”

fake punt. Those are things Les is comfortable doing.”

This season, the “Mad Hatter” struck the Gators again with a fake field goal featuring a backup quarterback at holder to seal the Tigers’ 35-28 victory against Florida on Oct. 17.

With LSU deadlocked against Florida, 28-28, and 10:50 left in the fourth quarter, the Tigers looked to take the lead with a 33yard field goal attempt by junior placekicker Trent Domingue.

When senior backup quarterback and holder Brad Kragthorpe read the Gators’ coverage, he saw the key in Florida’s coverage the Tigers had prepared to take advantage of all week in practice.

“They were in the look we wanted them to be in,” Kragthorpe said. “It was one of those deals where we knew we would have an opportunity. We just wanted to take advantage of it.”

Seconds later, Domingue caught a lateral from Kragthorpe and sprinted in for LSU’s goahead touchdown.

“It was the perfect point on the field where we wanted to do it,” Domingue said. “Whenever we lined up, I said, ‘We’re actually going to run it, dude.’ I was really excited ... I got back in my steps, and we ran it.”

Despite Domingue’s touchdown, the Tigers have struggled on special teams coverage this

season, featuring the nation’s worst punt return coverage allowing 28.7 yards per return.

LSU’s punt and kickoff return teams have allowed two kicks returned for touchdowns through seven games, including South Carolina freshman cornerback Rashad Fenton’s 96-yard kickoff return for touchdown.

“We’re out there doing our jobs,” said sophomore wide receiver Trey Quinn on Oct. 12.

“As far as we know, he made a good play and it’s history now.”

Along with the coverage teams struggling, the Tigers’ return game fell flat, averaging just 10.7 yards per punt return and 18.3 yards per kickoff return.

Despite recording his second career punt return for a touchdown against Syracuse University on Sept. 26, junior cornerback Tre’Davious White’s inconsistency fielding punts has sparked questions surrounding his job security after he was sidelined against Western Kentucky University with an injury.

Freshman defensive back Donte Jackson easily handled every punt against the Hilltoppers, threatening to break each one with his blazing speed.

Although the special teams improved against Western Kentucky, continued improvement in each special teams’ unit could

make or break LSU’s chances at reaching the College Football Playoff.

“I thought special teams were pretty good minus the onside kick,” Miles said in his post-

game press conference after Western Kentucky. “We punted the ball with coverage. We kicked the ball well. We kicked it off and hit marks. Our special teams have improved.”

JAVIER FERNÁNDEZ / The Daily Reveille

LSU coach Les Miles addresses the media during his weekly Subway Fresh Take by Les Miles’ news conference on Monday, in the Athletic Administration Building.

6)4% 54)^

Open

HOUSE

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2015 9 AM – 12:30 PM

^)45 %4)6

For more information, call (225) 768-1700 or go to ololcollege.edu.

Entertainment

page 9

Adele’s comeback proves talent RANDALL RAMBLES KAYLA RANDALL Entertainment Writer

THE RIGHT

DESIGN

Award-winning professor lends costume designing experience, wisdom to students

BY KAYLA RANDALL @kay_ran21

O

ne minute a theatre major is wearing the costumes, and the next he’s winning awards for designing the costumes.

That’s the journey assistant professor of costume design Brandon McWilliams’ life has taken. After receiving a theatre studies degree at the University of Texas at Austin, he earned his master’s in costume design at Carnegie Mellon University, where he worked on internationally acclaimed productions.

Since then, he’s designed costumes across the country for both professional and academic productions, receiving several costume design achievement awards.

see McWILLIAMS, page 11

photos by OLIVIA RAMIREZ / The Daily Reveille

Assistant professor of costume design Brandon McWilliams works to give LSU students insight gained during his career as a professional costume designer.

With one “Hello,” Adele has us salivating in anticipation.

After four years, she’s finally back with new music, and not much changed. She still knows how to tug on our heartstrings, bring tears to our eyes and make us feel every emotion possible.

Not that anyone is surprised, Adele’s comeback single “Hello” released Oct. 23 along with a video and is already a huge hit, smashing Billboard records, racking up an insane number of views on YouTube and topping U.S. and U.K. charts.

A lot happened between “21” and “25,” her new album coming out Nov. 20. She’s become a mother and entered a longterm relationship. If her first interview in three years with i-D Magazine is any indication, she’s also become wiser. In the interview, she talks about how getting older and becoming a mother changed her, making her more nostalgic for her past.

She talks about how growing up in England meant everything to her and how she longs for it and her baby boy Angelo when she’s away. Her upcoming album “25” will cover all of these topics, just as its first single, “Hello,” did.

Adele said the song is less about heartbreak and more about wanting to be home and reach out to everyone she’s hurt, including herself.

see ADELE, page 11

FASHION

Local bloggers turn passion, creativity into career paths

BY BRITTANY HAGOORT @Brittanyhagoort

For some creatives, turning a hobby into a career path is impossible. For others, it’s only natural.

Diana Cordero, founder of fosterthefashion.com, started her fashion blog in 2012, when she wanted her passion for clothing to be more than just an extracurricular.

It started as her personal style blog but soon turned into

a journalism venture. Cordero said she was paying more attention to local industry events that she could get passes to cover.

In February 2015, she was part of the board of judges for the Baton Rouge Fashion Week model search, joined by other bloggers such as Elle Marie, Leslie Presnall and the 2014 BRFW model of the year recipient, Faith Laureles.

Since then, they have

continued to feed their fashion habits throughout different events and shows.

Laureles is focusing on school as of now but said she hopes to return for BRFW 2016.

She is signed with Oneofakind agency founded by Brandon Campbell, the founder and CEO of Little Rock Fashion Week and Baton Rouge Fashion Week.

The BRFW model of the year recipient said she loved the experience of being on the

judging panel with the bloggers but was a bit nervous about being the youngest. That feeling faded as they made her feel right at home, she said.

“They were extremely sweet and easy to connect with,” Laureles said. “They are all strong fashion business women. I strive to be like them one day.”

Presnall is the founder of

see BLOGGERS, page 11

NICHOLAS MARTINO / The Daily Reveille

LSU graduate Diana Cordero turned a style blog into a journalism venture.

The Daily Reveille

page 10

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

TOP SIX PODCASTS OF THE SEASON Hourly News

SPORTS Mike and Mike

NEWS NPR’s “Hourly News Summary” delivers a five minute news summary every single hour of the day. Listeners never miss anything with this podcast, which features the perfect length of listenable news delivery at five minutes each.

For sports fans, ESPN has got you covered.

The worldwide leader has some of the best sports podcasts available.

For those who like to stay informed, there is a never ending platter of available news podcasts. Look no further than NPR and BBC to get your fill.

Global News

The Read

The podcast begins bright and early every morning. Featuring former NFL player Mike Golic and former sports reporter Mike Greenberg, the show is both entertaining and enlightening, as the two effortlessly play off each other.

Though they often disagree, Greenberg and Golic still educate their audience. Golic gives insight on the athlete’s perspective, and Greenberg provides insight to public opinion and the journalist’s perspective.

If “Mike and Mike” are self-aware, Dan Le Batard and his crew are meta beyond belief.

BBC’s “Global News” podcast presents program highlights from BBC news shows all around the world. Learn about news from across the pond and across the globe with BBC’s refreshingly objective news reporting.

ENTERTAINMENT

The “Mike and Mike” morning podcast is a staple amongst ESPN Radio faithful.

Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

BY KAYLA RANDALL @kay_ran21

For entertainment fans, there are endless podcast possibilities for the latest news in the pop culture world. Here are the two that deliver just that and with style.

Kid Fury and Crissle have tapped into something special with their weekly podcast “The Read.”

Kid Fury and Crissle, from Miami and Oklahoma City, respectively, are two New York transplants who deliver entertainment news in the most hysterical ways possible. The podcast features a selection of the craziest hot topics of the week, often insane listener letters and a “read” in which Kid Fury and Crissle sound off about something they deem ridiculous. Brutally honest and irresistible, Kid Fury and Crissle make “The Read” one of the best podcasts

Dormtainment

The “Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz” podcast is the strangest, most unpredictable yet entertaining sports talk radio show airing right now. Le Batard and his co-host Stugotz make fun of everything, including and especially themselves.

Based in Miami, the show tends to deviate from sports and enter into hot topics and social commentary. Crazy and irreplaceable, the show never takes itself seriously, and provides hours of laugh out loud sports and entertainment.

The “Dormtainment” crew have made their name making funny YouTube videos, which they’ve now transferred successfully into an equally funny podcast.

“Dormtainment” is made up of Chaz Miller, Cameron Miller, Amanuel Richards, Jerome “Rome” Green, Mike Anthony and Daunte “Tay” Dier, six guys with distinct personalities who manage to create some quality content.

The “Dormtainment” podcast features personal stories, riotous delivery of entertainment news and frank discussions that make it highly listenable.

Check out samples of these podcasts and more at lsureveille.com/entertainment

LET’S G

TIGERS

A BOLT OF ENERGY

GREAT-TASTING ENERGY SHOT FROM NATURAL INGREDIENTS

GLUTEN FREE • TAURINE FREE • NON-GMO POWER UP AT THE CAMPUS BOOKSTORE & NERGIA.COM

Mention Tiger TV and 20% of your order will Help Support Tiger TV.

Tuesday, November 3, 2015 ADELE, from page 9 It’s this kind of relatability — and her tremendous voice — that leaves us in a glass case of emotion every time one of her records comes on. We can all understand where she’s coming from because we’ve been there ourselves. With this new record, she proves it doesn’t matter when she releases music because we’re always willing to journey back to who we used to be with Adele.

For most artists, waiting four years to put out new music would be a disastrous move.

To be more than just a blip on the radar seems to require constant exposure.

Even Adele pondered this, wondering if this comeback is a year too late in the i-D interview. Then, she gathered

herself, saying she needed time to be a mother and wanted to let people miss her.

Miss her we did, and now that she’s back, it’s like she never left. Her ability to speak to so many people is rare, especially in this cultural landscape.

What separates her other than her voice, is her personality. There is never a time when Adele seemed manufactured or phony.

With Adele, we have a pop star and an otherworldly talent, but more importantly, we have a real person. We have someone we relate to, someone we understand and who understands us, a soulful British guardian angel of sorts.

Hardly a musical peep for four years and her face never in the tabloids, yet as soon as she came back, we

The Daily Reveille

were hers again. The song and video were released without a real build up and without an attention-seeking ad campaign featuring teasers or big celebs.

She released “Hello” with a simple Facebook message, and it’s taken the world by storm, becoming the first single to sell one million downloads in a week.

Only a true global superstar could accomplish that, and there is no one more deserving of it than her.

Having us at “Hello” is the mother of all understatements when it comes to Adele.

Kayla Randall is a 21-yearold mass communication senior from New Orleans. You can reach her on Twitter @kay_ran21.

BLOGGERS, from page 9

NICHOLAS MARTINO / The Daily Reveille

LSU graduate Diana Cordero owns Foster the Fashion and works with the Baton Rouge fashion scene at LSU.

McWILLIAMS, from page 9 McWilliams now works to give LSU students the wisdom he’s gained throughout his career as a professional costume designer.

“One of the greatest challenges for a young designer is to decide what they want,” McWilliams said. “I love helping them whittle down their options and get to the core of what they’re trying to say in their design work.”

McWilliams said he understands the uncertainty students face, as he never considered being a professional costume designer until he was asked to make something for one of his classes while attending UT-Austin.

“I walked into a costume shop my freshman year of college, and the designer there was like, “We need to make these hats for a production, can you do this?’” McWilliams said. “I was like, ‘Sure.’ and so I just did.”

After that, McWilliams said he was hooked and knew he wasn’t supposed to be an actor or singer but a costume designer.

McWilliams is working on designs for “Good Kids,” an LSU theatre production about students, social media and sexual

page 11

southernflairblog.com, the president of the Baton Rouge Fashion Council and is involved in the local fashion scene.

She started her blog in 2010 after interning for a fashion and beauty magazine in New York. Presnall said blogging has brought her many opportunities both locally and nationally to her brand.

The Southern Flair founder said that she had nothing but love for the ladies she worked with at BRFW. “They are all so fabulous, talented and a lot of fun,” Presnall said. “We all have different styles, so it was great to see us all come together to collaborate.”

While collaborating, it

assault opening Nov. 11. Though Heverling also is workthe subject matter is heavy, ing on the upcoming producMcWilliams said he’s excited tion of “Good Kids” alongside to sketch designs, molding the McWilliams.

“He has such a strong vicharacters through clothes.

“I feel like I have more abil- sion, and he’s a really wonderful ity to sculpt people on the stage mentor,” Heverling said. “He’s through this medium and more really interested in how he can opportunities better the production ‘I feel like I have more and make everything to create honability to sculpt people cohesive.” est, true people and create The two are bason the stage through c h a r a c t e r,” this medium and more ing the designs for McWi llia ms opportunities to create “Good Kids” on toteen trends, spesaid. honest, true people and day’s cifically those coming Now, he’s create character.’ in fall 2015. They’ve infusing these researched the styles sculpting of contemporary teens skills into his BRANDON MCWILLIAMS u n d e r s t u d - Assistant Professor of Costume Design in catalogs, includies, including ing JC Penney and costume deWet Seal. Heverling sign graduate said the goal is for the student Scott Heverling, who Mc- clothes to look like they could Williams led to LSU all the way have come off the rack at those from Alaska. stores.

Heverling was attending the McWilliams and Heverling University of Alaska Anchorage said they both love the psycholwhen McWilliams came there to ogy of clothing, giving meaning interview for a job. He ran into to everything each character will Heverling and interviewed him wear.

“What we wear as people tells for a Georgia internship. Heverling got the internship, and the so much of a story, and so color two worked together four months and light all influence how we that summer. After McWilliams look at people,” Heverling said. began working at LSU, Heverling “So, when we look at characters, contacted him about applying, I think we can bring that out in and he’s now her designing. subtle and not-so-subtle ways.”

COLUMBIA RECORDS / The Daily Reveille

Adele’s single, “Hello,” has become the first song to sell one million tracks in a week. Her comeback track sold 1.11 million digital songs, setting a new record. can be hard to create diversity when one trend can be prominent.

“Sometimes, it would just be a coincidence that we were all wearing plaid if that was in style. I had to be conscious about what I was doing,” Cordero said.

This may be a more apparent concern as style tips for fall start to hit the blog pages. Cordero said a few trends that are making their way back to our shelves.

She said fringe is making a huge comeback this fall along with chunky heels, culotte pants and plaid in every color.

The blogger also mentions a surprising trend — ponchos and blankets.

“A huge trend this year will be ponchos,” Cordero said.

“Also covers, but the covers that look like they belong on the

back of your couch but when you put it on, it actually looks pretty good.”

The Foster the Fashion creator said a piece of advice for people who want to follow in her footsteps is to follow your passion. Cordero said if a blogger puts enough passion into what they’re doing, he or she will have a great following.

“The power of the Internet should never be underestimated,” Cordero said.

While the blogging scene has been popularized, it is being modified. Presnall said the blogging world is changing, especially with social media.

“It’s hard to say what ‘blogging’ will look like five or 10 years down the road,” Presnall said. “Either way, I am excited to see what the future holds.”

OLIVIA RAMIREZ / The Daily Reveille

LSU Assistant Professor of Costume Design Brandon R. McWilliams works on a costume for the upcoming play, ‘Good Kids.’

Opinion

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Gen ed. requirements a burden on the economy, students JAY TALKING JAY CRANFORD Columnist

General education requirements are unnecessary and a waste of time and money.

However, university imposed learning is a staple of college education.

Useless classes infuriate every driven student. I first had this thought sitting in Kolniak’s CHEM 1202 class.

I couldn’t find any reason a finance major needs to know how to calculate enthalpy in a reaction. Similarly, why would a journalism major need to learn trigonometry or an electrical engineering student art appreciation?

That’s not to say all gen eds are bad. English classes benefit everyone, and perhaps learning philosophy is good for students lacking morals.

Many say imposing gen eds on students makes for more rounded individuals and better citizens. LSU’s general catalog reasoning is to “develop a set of intellectual abilities, a degree of sophistication, and a civicminded perspective.” In short, LSU doesn’t want ignorant

cartoon by KIRÉ THOMAS / The Daily Reveille

alumni out in the world.

Different arguments can fill this page, but the truth is no one cares. Have you ever heard former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush or former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talk about gen eds? A quick Google search shows only college newspapers care about the topic.

More presidential candidates should talk about

general education. But why would Bernie Sanders discuss such a silly topic? Well, curious reader, because gen eds hurt the economy.

While scheduling yet another gen ed the other night, I wondered much money LSU could save students by eliminating the requirement?

As a finance major, 21 credit hours of my gen eds are

THE MOTTO Jeb Bush revamped his campaign and released the new slogan, #JebCanFixIt. What should other 2016 presidential candidates’ new slogans be?

‘Ben Carson: #BenCanRuinIt’

‘Bernie Sanders: #DoItLikeDenmark’

unnecessary. LSU students pay around $291 per credit hour in tuition and fees per year, which means over my college career, I unnecessarily paid about $6,111.

Taking this same assumption and applying it to this year’s freshman class of 5,624 students, this generation of students — making the bold assumption they all graduate — will pay around $34.3 million in general education classes.

This number will change based on how many students don’t complete college and increases in tuition prices and inflation. However, if we’re talking tens of millions of dollars, the state Legislature would jump at the opportunity to save money.

The Higher Education Research Institute estimated 1.6 million freshmen enrolled in the United States in 2014. Assuming tuition rates across the nation mimic LSU’s, one generation of students will pay around $9.7 billion in general education requirements.

If tomorrow all universities got rid of gen ed’s, we could expect billions in savings. Since most students don’t pay tuition out of pocket, scholarships and government programs see

‘Rand Paul: #Whosyourdaddy’

most of the savings. The number of students needing loans also goes down.

This could cause several scenarios. The first scenario is scholarships carrying more of the tuition burden — saving the government money in programs like TOPS. Another scenario assumes the same amount of money is available, but now with lower costs more people can attend college.

Every scenario results in either savings for the government and students or more citizens able to attend college.

Both scenarios are good for the economy, especially if there are less student loans indebting graduates.

Would universities like LSU, where tuition and fees make up 74 percent of the budget, get rid of class requirements?

Of course not, but maybe we can start changing the conversation about general education requirements from students complaining about classes, to a legitimate economic issue.

Jay Cranford is a 21-year-old finance senior from St. Simons Island, Georgia. You can reach him on Twitter @hjcranford.

‘Martin O’Malley: America’s Next Commander in DILF’

Justin DiCharia

Cody Sibley

Chief Columnist

Columnist

‘Ben Carson: Once You Go Black, You’ll Realize I Don’t Know Jack’

‘Marco Rubio: #Marco...Polo...

Marco...’

Garrett Hines

Garrett Marcel

Columnist

Columnist

‘Donald Trump: #MakeAmerica FencedAgain’

‘Carly Fiorina: Forget about the “HP” in Leadership’

Clarke Perkins

John Gavin Harp

Jay Cranford

Michael Beyer

Columnist

Columnist

Columnist

Columnist

The Daily Reveille

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

page 13

Hoverboards excessive, impractical for students to buy BURNT TO A CRISP

GARRETT HINES Columnist “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom Make my heart go; Boom, Boom; My Supernova Girl!”

These are the lyrics an interstellar superstar sung to his sweetheart Zenon in a Disney movie about the future. They are also the words I would serenade someone with as I rolled up on my hoverboard.

Hoverboards, also known as self-balancing scooters, are no longer pure fiction, as LSU student-athletes could tell you. LSU sophomore defensive back Ed Paris was featured on LSU Football’s Twitter account wheeling into fall camp. Senior basketball guard Keith Hornsby hovers around the Student Union, and members of the LSU volleyball team are always spotted zooming in front of the PMAC. As they are all in good physical shape, the fear of a high-ankle sprain must keep them from walking between classes.

Student-athletes are not the only ones who no longer find walking appealing. Average Joe and

KAREN WELSH / The Daily Reveille

An LSU student rides a self-balancing scooter through the quad Oct. 19.

Jane are meanwhile hurtling in front of the library without abandon — that is until they come in front of the dreaded stairs.

Then they must heave themselves off the hoverboard and carry it and their entire body mass down the stairs. Once this daunting task is completed, on bended knee must they place the board down on the pavement. Next, proper balance and equilibrium needs to be

achieved on top of the hoverboard.

Finally, with one’s phone in hand, #CasualZoomingAroundCampus can resume.

Hoverboarding is another example of America’s consumer complex creating products no one actually needs.

Longboard bros are annoying enough, but at least boarding has a history and culture surrounding it. The cost of owning a

longboard is around $80-$100, and this is a moderate cost of entry.

Conversely, self-balancing scooters cost anywhere from $350 into the thousands. That’s more than some affordably priced laptops, and for what? So you can get places in half the time of walkers, exert less energy doing so while looking slightly cooler than other people.

Ah, there’s the appeal. It makes the mundane more palatable to the perpetually bored. Advancements in locomotion are always slow to catch on, and in 10 years, this column may be what Curtis Hedges cites to his shareholders as his company goes public and rakes in money.

Hedges is the person credited as the inventor of the self-balancing scooter in America, but like most American traaditions, it’s a lie built off foreign work.

The hoverboard hails from “a company called Chic Robotics” and is originally known as the Smart S1. This was the prototype, and Chinese manufacturing “is so centralized, anything new spreads like crazy through the supply chain.” By the time hoverboards make it to American shores, they contain “weaker motors, not as reliable batteries, gyro boards,

improper motherboard design.”

Celebrity culture realized the power in pimping these boards.

Kendall Jenner featured a sponsored PhunkeeDuck hoverboard on her Instagram account, and the company saw its products fly off the shelves. Wiz Khalifa was arrested on top of one, and the video went viral this summer.

Soulja Boy now sells The Soulja Board for $1,500 on the website souljaboard.com.

Riding one of these contraptions puts one on the same status as celebrities and LSU sports stars. Owning a hoverboard is also a waste of money and a general annoyance to those around.

The Wall Street Journal reported “roughly 83 million Americans age 6 and over, or about 28 percent of the population, reported that they did not once participate in any of 104 specific physical activities in the last calendar year.” This is staggering and just one more way Americans avoid any physical activity, which is a shame and disgrace. Get up, get out and walk.

Garrett Hines is a 21-year-old political science senior from Monroe, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @garrettH_TDR.

Vitter appeals to racial fears with ‘thug’ attack ad BURNT TO A CRISP

GARRETT HINES Columnist U.S. Sen. David Vitter’s gubernatorial campaign hinges on white Louisianians’ fears of a black “thug” lurking around every corner.

Instead of releasing a campaign ad detailing why he would be the best candidate to fix the state’s issues, Vitter’s first attack in the runoff was a dogwhistle attempt to rile up racial resentment in potential voters.

Vitter is too ashamed to proudly display the ad on his YouTube account, but it can be found on Politico.

The ad cites a speech Democratic frontrunner state Rep. John Bel Edwards made at Southern University. In the speech, he said, “We will be number two in the nation in incarceration rates when I’m finished because it’s going to require us to take 5,500 inmates out of our prisons.”

The narrator in the ad states, in a menacing voice, that Edwards is seeking to release “5,500 dangerous thugs” from prison to prey on Louisiana’s wholesome

communities. The image accompanying these words is a white man in the background and a black man in the foreground, sitting in a shady, smoky drug den.

No matter how many white faces are present, the word thug is always associated with black people.

The Daily Beast notes Rush Limbaugh is “quick to call President Obama a Chicago Thug” and Top Conservatives on Twitter, or #tcot, is famous for its savage views of unarmed black men and women as deserving of being shot for participating in thuggery.

The merits and outcomes of Edwards’ plan are noteworthy.

These prisoners are going to become working, functioning members of society and will have to go through an extensive process to make sure they are the best candidates to bring back into society.

This plan is a smart, practical approach to alleviating the state’s record as the top spot for institutionalizing people into the criminal justice system in the world. This proposal is part of the new bipartisan criminal justice reform movement and should not be hindered by political pandering from those who never have to

The Daily Reveille EDITORIAL BOARD

Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez Rebecca Docter Jennifer Vance Quint Forgey Rose Velazquez Jack Richards

Editor in Chief Co-Managing Editor Co-Managing Editor News Editor Deputy News Editor Opinion Editor

MANUEL BALCE CENETA / The Associated Press

U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., recently released a campaign ad attacking opponent state Rep. John Bel Edwards’ plan to release inmates from Louisiana prisons. worry about answering to their non-violent offenses.

Vitter has a proven track record of having an interesting relationship with the “serious-sin” of not telling truth.

In his own master plan, “Together, Louisiana Strong,” Vitter’s slippery record with the truth appears again. He proclaims his wife’s former work as a prosecutor gives him the knowledge to understand the need to “reform

criminal justice so we don’t warehouse young, non-violent offenders with hardened criminals so that the only skills they’ll learn are those they’ll use against us.”

In his 2010 run for re-election to the U.S. Senate, Vitter ran an ad declaring then-Rep. Charlie Melancon a friend of criminal “illegals.” Just as the NAACP has called on Vitter to cease running the thug ad, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana

Editorial Policies and Procedures

The Daily Reveille (USPS 145-800) is written, edited and produced solely by students of Louisiana State University. The Daily Reveille is an independent entity of the Office of Student Media within the Manship School of Mass Communication. Signed opinions are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the editor, The Daily Reveille or the university. Letters submitted for publication should be sent via e-mail to opinion@lsureveille.com or delivered to B-39 Hodges Hall. They must be 400 words or less. Letters must provide a contact phone number for verification purposes, which will not be printed. The Daily Reveille reserves the right to edit letters and guest columns for space consideration while preserving the original intent. The Daily Reveille also reserves the right to reject any letter without notification of the author. Writers must include their full names and phone numbers. The Daily Reveille’s editor in chief, hired every semester by the LSU Student Media Board, has final authority on all editorial decisions.

urged Vitter to “stop running a race-baiting, anti-immigrant attack ad on his opponent.”

His response at the time claimed the ad did not stereotype but instead was based in sterling factual forthrightness. His campaign’s response to the NAACP this time is that Edwards and Obama want to “release dangerous thugs as defined by MerriamWebster who’d threaten ALL of our neighborhoods.”

Like a petulant tween troller on Twitter, his campaign’s use of caps-lock is a ridiculous attempt to defend the indefensible.

The governor’s race needs to be about which candidate will present the best plan to ensure all of Louisiana finds its way out of the muck created by Jindal. Attacking your opponent for providing concrete details on your proposals is sanctimonious finger-wagging at its worst.

If Vitter hopes to slow Edwards’ momentum, he needs to find a much better tactic than appealing to the worst fears of the few.

Garrett Hines is a political science senior from Monroe, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @garrettH_tdr.

Quote of the Day ‘All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.’

Charles M. Schulz

cartoonist Nov. 26, 1922 — Feb. 12, 2000

page 14

Announcements

Employment

The Daily Reveille

Housing

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Merchandise

Transportation

Classif ieds

To place your ad, visit www.lsureveille.com and click classif ieds

Costs: $.40 per word per day. Minimum $5 per day. Personals free for students Deadline: 12 p.m., three school days prior to the print publication date rands. Basic computer skills needed, good organizational skills . $300 per week. Interested person should contact: jlegbe99@gmail.com ___________________________

For Rent LSU Library Apartments 1BR flat & townhouse $485 $650 wood floor, central a/c, walk to LSU. Between LSU & Burbank Call: 225-615-8521 ___________________________ For rent Tiger Manor apartment share. Seeking hip young professional to share apartment with. Check out Tigermanor.com for location details. Female roommate who is attending LSU 20-35 years old. Can an will change apartments common spaces.

Rent 550-600 depending on electric. call 360-259-5044 ___________________________ Room for Female rent $400 +deposit $400 Call or text 225 573 6659 ___________________________ REDUCED RENTS Lake Beau Pre Townhomes reduced from $1750 to $1450 and Arlington Trace Condos reduced from $1650 to $1200 Dean & Company Real Estate 225-767-2227 www.deanrealestate.net

Help Wanted Looking for a mandarin tutor for an 8 year old Chinese girl for 1-2 hours per week in 70817 zip code area. Call 225-752-6817 ___________________________ PT / FT maintenance employees needed for property management company.

Landscape work, odd jobs, misc. repairs, etc. FLEXIBLE HOURS, $10/HR! Claus & Claus 225-268-2238. ___________________________ Louie’s Cafe is hiring cook, server & dish staff. Apply in person, online or via email. louiescafe.com 3322 Lake Street ___________________________

Services

Part Time Leasing Consultant at Luxury Apartment Community in Baton Rouge. Some Saturdays required. Flexible Hours. For more info: turnberryplace@aol.com ___________________________ Hampton Inn College Dr. has Front Desk positions available, 7-3 & 3-11, flexible work schedules. Must pass drug test and background check.

Apply @ 4646 Constitution Ave. Come join our team!! ___________________________ Bakery sales clerks needed to greet and assist customers, cashier, answer phones & take cake orders. FT & PT shifts available Mon-Sat w/day off during week. No Nights & no Sundays. Muliple positions at our Florida Blvd & Perkins Rd. locations. Apply in person at 8046 Florida Blvd or 10550 Perkins Rd. or email resume to baums@bellsouth.net ___________________________ Louisiana Athletics - Love working with kids? Tumbling instructors needed. Flexible hours, fun atmosphere.

Email Jimbo@LAathletics. com or call 755.2503 ___________________________ 4728 Constitution Ave Tues, Nov. 3rd 11am-3pm Openings in all Areas $10 - $28/hr (225) 925-2244 ___________________________ TUTOR NEEDED!! For a high school student. Spanish a MUST!! Please send email to bwalker@agrehab.com Personal Assistant Needed by a real estate professional. To Organize and run er-

Developmentally Challenged young lady has night shift available and backup as needed. Those interested e-mail contact information or resume to: DSWcaregiver@gmail.com ___________________________ LaCour’s Carpet World is looking to hire a student 1020 hours/week part time to work in our Warehouse. Janitorial, Building and Grounds Maintenance. Material Loading. 7421 Tom Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70806. Flexible part time hours Monday Friday 8:00am to 5:30pm. $11.00/hour. To apply E Mail jobs@lacoursbr.com with the days/hours you are available to work around your class schedule. ___________________________ Expand your portfolio?

Seeking graphic artist for business logo. Minimal pay.

Email jessica.kincl@gmail. com ___________________________ SOUTHSIDE PRODUCE NOW HIRING PT AND FT POSITIONS, FLEXIBLE HOURS APPLY IN PERSON 8240 PERKINS RD. ___________________________ Looking for a sophmore or junior with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Ideal candidate is pursuing a degree in Business (HR or related). Support a busy Benefits Department with other general HR duties assigned as needed. Duties include: processing of insurance enrollment forms in company database as well as vendor databases, processing terminations, making copies and distributing

new employee eligibility information. This position will involve a lot of admin/clerical work. Must be: ready to roll your sleeves up and work; proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel; possess strong interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written skills; detail oriented; reliable, dependent, and on time for work.Apply via the employment link on www.cajunusa.com under job ID 2015-1449.

Personals Are you a college cutie seeking an arrangement? Perfect for the college student who does not have time for drama. You won’t be disappointed. Contact me today at brtigerfan2@yahoo.com

FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 3, 2015

THE Daily Commuter Puzzle ACROSS 1 Sandwich types, familiarly 5 Open space in a forest 10 Swamp critter, for short 14 Reddish horse 15 Speedy 16 “Ticket to __”; Beatles song 17 Qualified 18 __ up; misbehaved 19 Frosted 20 Hoodwink 22 __ twins; lookalikes 24 Singer Orbison 25 Nourishes 26 French farewell 29 “Has Anybody Seen My __?”

30 Wharves 34 Female red deer 35 Little child 36 __ sin; lesser offense 37 Dine 38 Brought back to life 40 Transcript avg.

41 Red blood cell deficiency 43 “__ Along, Little Dogies” 44 __ out; plans a line of travel 45 Challenged 46 Take to court 47 Alaska’s Palin 48 Wild brawl 50 Brit’s raincoat 51 Napoleon or Hirohito 54 Soft drink 58 Actor James __ 59 Room on a cruise ship 61 Commanded 62 Suggestion 63 Take __; undo 64 Street uprising 65 Hold __; grasp 66 Dog restraint 67 Slips up

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 21 23 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 35

DOWN Pitt or Garrett Part of the ear Powder, for short __ at; viewed with contempt Mashed potato topper Mantilla fabric Likely Actor Vin __ Fisher or Albert Shade of red Uncle Ben’s __ Elegant poems Relinquish Debtor’s note __ up; tallied Tiredness Think __; plan Singer Ross Bury Cuomo or Christie: abbr.

Stogie Fraternity letter Wide cut Soothing drink

by Jacqueline E. Mathews

Monday’s Puzzle Solved

©2015 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.

36 38 39 42 44 46 47 49

11/11 honoree Passenger Compete Souvenir Ghoulish Mexican shawl Sorrowful Skin-numbing injection

50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 60

June or July Resound Primary Breathe heavily Gentlemen Couple Smell Cats, dogs, etc.

Lamb’s cry

The Daily Reveille

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

page 15

LSU alumnus and owner of Private Stock Sneaker Boutique Donnie Alfred LSU men’s basketball senior guard Keith Hornsby

LSU men’s basketball junior center Darcy Malone

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL

Self-balancing scooters a popular new method for getting around campus photos by KAREN WELSH

RED STICK RALLY E XPERIENCE C APITAL CIT Y CULTURE November 4

11am - 2pm

Parade Ground

Presented by LSU Student Media

Free Food. Free Music. Free Fun. Advertising • The Daily Reveille • LSUReveille.com • Legacy • Gumbo • KLSU • Tiger TV

Burgersmith | Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers The Salad Shop | Buf falo Wild Wings Schlit tz and Giggles | Nutrishop | Campus Apar tments Mr. Ronnie’s Donuts | Hungr y Howie’s Wildwood Baton Rouge