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Wednesday, November 2, 2011 • Volume 116, Issue 50
With wild tiger populations dwindling, Mike VI may become a relic of an extinct species Josh Naquin
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No tigers or lions, just bears — oh, my. As wild tigers advance toward extinction, the University inches closer to joining the ranks of schools with extinct mascots. The number of tigers in the wild has dropped from 50,000 to 3,000 in the past 50 years, according to an estimate by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. At the current rate of decline, wild tigers — alongside other large cats like lions and leopards — may become extinct within 20 years, according to conservationists. “It’s a terrible thing to realize tigers may go extinct. They represent our school,” said Cody Bueche, history and political science senior. Tigers have been classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as an endangered species since 1986. Primary threats to wild tigers, which are used to maintain large habitats spanning across Asia, include poaching and habitat invasion, according to the IUCN. TIGERS, see page 11
Scammers use Rugby Club to solicit funds Clayton Crockett Staff Writer
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[Left] A Sumatran tiger cub frolics Oct. 4 at the Oklahoma City Zoo in Oklahoma City, Okla. [Right] Mike the Tiger prowls around his habitat Tuesday afternoon. Conservationists predict tigers may become extinct within the next 20 years.
Two men who claimed they were selling magazine subscriptions in affiliation with the University’s Rugby Club were revealed to be scammers by a local family after canvassing their neighborhood recently. Zachary Fitzgerald, mass communication senior, said he was approached Friday, Oct. 14, outside his house in Woodchase by two men, Amir Rogers and Josiah Garcia, who claimed to be soliciting to pay for the rugby team’s travel expenses. “He told me that you could donate your subscription to different charities,” Fitzgerald said. “I declined to buy anything.” Rogers did almost all of the talking, Fitzgerald said. After declining the sales pitch, Fitzgerald fetched his father upon Rogers’ request. Zachary Fitzgerald’s father, Don Fitzgerald, said he spoke at length with the two men. According to Zachary, Rogers gave a complete SCAM, see page 11
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Police officers use bomb robot in dangerous situations Bot can move, open suspicious packages Brian Sibille Staff Writer
One of the Baton Rouge Police Department bomb squad’s most skilled specialists can move and open suspicious packages, talk and listen. The catch: It’s not human. Students who witnessed the bomb scare Oct. 24 in the Quad were surprised when a robot made its first on-campus appearance to handle the situation. But the bomb robot has been an important part of the BRPD’s bomb squad for years, according to Lt. Chris Rushing, BRPD bomb technician. Rushing said the robot has
successfully taken the place of officers in many life-threatening situations. BRPD has been using the bomb robot for about five years, and despite a few glitches, Rushing said using the robot has been overall successful. “We’re able to send the robot into the danger zone,” he said. “It takes the place of a person.” The robot has yet to see any explosions, he said. Rushing said he is one of the technicians who is certified to control the robot. Weighing 600 pounds and costing about $200,000, the robot can be controlled from a safe distance inside a bomb squad trailer. The robot has a 24-volt chargeable battery but can also be plugged into a power source with an adapter, Rushing said. It has a microphone and speaker system and is also used for surveillance.
But the robot cannot be used in every situation, he said. For example, it cannot fit into smaller areas, and parts sometimes break, but the robot is fixable. “It’s mechanical, so things malfunction,” Rushing said. He said the robot cannot do everything a human can do, but it has served BRPD well, performing tasks like moving a suspicious package or opening it. It can also “render safe” certain explosive devices. “Robotics have become very helpful in bomb control,” Rushing said. BRPD purchased its first bomb robot in 1997 but now relies on the “bigger, faster and stronger” machine, he said. All police bomb squads certified by the FBI have been required to use bomb robots since 2009. ROBOT, see page 11
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Mexican soldiers seize two catapults used to fling pot into Arizona
iPad, iPod among trick-or-treaters at the late Steve Jobs’ house
Gun shots, fatalities plagues New Orleans on Halloween
HERMOSILLO, Mexico (AP) — The Mexican army says soldiers have seized two catapults that were being used by drug smugglers to fling packages of marijuana across the border into Arizona. A military statement Tuesday said an anonymous tip led troops to a house in the border city of Agua Prieta, where they found a catapult in the bed of a pickup truck and another inside the house. It said soldiers also seized 1.4 tons during Monday’s raid.
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Boys dressed as an iPad and an iPod were among the trick-or-treaters who stopped by the California home of the late Steve Jobs. The San Jose Mercury News reports dry ice fog enveloped jack-o’lanterns and thunder rumbled from hidden speakers outside the Palo Alto home where kids have been welcomed for years on Halloween. About 50 children waited for the gate to open at 6:30 p.m. in front of the home of the co-founder and former CEO of Apple who died Oct. 5.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sixteen people were shot and at least two killed in a bloody Halloween in New Orleans that included gunfire on Bourbon Street, the tourist hot spot in the French Quarter. At a news conference called Tuesday in response to the five separate shootings, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said a “culture of violence” that involved young black men with illegal guns has plagued the city and must be stopped. “This continues to be a battle for the future of our city,” Landrieu said. Around midnight, two men started firing at each other on Bourbon Street. First lady visits New Orleans, urges more green peas, exercise
Israeli army has green light to stop Gaza rocket fire JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has authorized its military to take all necessary steps to stop rocket fire from Gaza, including a ground operation, an Israeli military official said Tuesday, as Egypt worked on a truce and said Israel had agreed to delay stepping up its response. The Israeli government decision stopped well short of ordering tanks to roll into Gaza, and it appeared unlikely that would happen, as rocket fire all but stopped over the past day. The decision authorized the military to act in accordance with the severity of Palestinian attacks, officials said.
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A child rides piggy-back Tuesday as his mother carries flower bouquets on to the local cemetery’s Day of the Dead celebrations in Zunil, Guatemala.
Queen’s silk underwear sold for $14,950, portrait for $230,000 LONDON (AP) — A pair of silk bloomers that belonged to Britain’s Queen Victoria has sold at auction for 9,375 pounds ($14,950) — three times the underwear’s pre-sale estimate. A painting of the queen with her Scottish servant John Brown sold for 145,250 pounds ($230,000) at Edinburgh auction house Lyon & Turnbull. The close relationship between monarch and servant inspired the film “Mrs. Brown.”
Hospital forces nurses to assist in abortions despite religious beliefs NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A group of nurses claims in a lawsuit that a major New Jersey hospital has forced them to assist in performing abortions despite their religious objections. The lawsuit was filed this week in federal court in Newark against the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. It claims the hospital changed its policy in September to require its employees to assist in abortions or be subject to termination. It says the requirement violates state and federal laws.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday led peppy toddlers at a New Orleans daycare center in calisthenics and read them a book about a mouse that eats green peas, bidding to get America’s children eating better and exercising more. Obama stretched, jumped and marched in place before reading to the children who gathered with their parents and teachers at a Child Development Center.
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BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY
New Chick-fil-A location to open on College Drive who are willing to come out and brave the elements for a 24- to 36hour period,” Ruane said. “Usually Students craving chicken will when we’re in a college area, we have another location for the pick- get two to three hundred people in’, as Chick-fil-A will receive a participating, knowing only 100 new store location Nov. 17 on Col- will be selected.” Brad Arton, franchisee for the lege Drive. This will mark the sixth store College Drive location, said he in Baton Rouge. The city current- anticipates the Nov. 17 opening ly has locations on Siegen Lane, will include a DJ around 2 p.m., Millerville Road, inside the Mall at a “nugget party” around 6 p.m., a big-screen movie Cortana, the Mall projection and an of Louisiana and the University’s ‘We’re going to have ice cream party or a hot chocolate Student Union. In keeping more than 80 people party. Festivities free for all atwith Chick-fil-A employed, which is are tendees, but the tradition, the College Drive restau- huge for a community.’ contest is reserved for people 18 and rant will host a Brad Arton older. “First 100” grand Chick-fil-A franchisee George Kurz, opening. commercial real The first 100 people selected by raffle will re- estate agent, said the demand ceive one Chick-fil-A meal — for property on College Drive is chicken sandwich, waffle fries and “relatively intense.” The property drink — per week for a year, equal- Chick-fil-A is leasing comprises a little more than an acre. ing 52 meals total. Kurz said the restaurant will Jim Ruane, Chick-fil-A relationship manager for south Louisi- upgrade the neighborhood. “The old building in that loana, said the company has held this cation got the ugly award,” he tradition for about five years. “This is an opportunity for us said. “I think having a derelict to honor some of our raving fans building on the site versus a new
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CAMPUS CRIME BRIEFS Two men arrested for multiple outstanding warrants Two men driving Sunday on Nicholson Drive had multiple outstanding warrants for traffic violations and were arrested by LSU Police Department officers, said Capt. Cory Lalonde, LSUPD spokesman. A vehicle traveling on Nicholson Drive at 4:10 a.m. swerved and cut off an LSUPD patrol car, and the officer stopped the vehicle, Lalonde said. The driver was identified as Darius C. Perkins, 23, of 59405 Kember Drive in Plaquemine, and his passenger was identified as Louis Butler III, 30, of 4636 Alvin Dark Drive #10. Perkins was driving without a license, and a warrant check for both men produced multiple warrants from the Baton Rouge 19th Judicial Court and Baker City Court for traffic violations,
Lalonde said. Perkins was additionally charged with improper lane usage and driving with a suspended license. Perkins and Butler, who are both unaffiliated with the
functioning business that is attractive and well-maintained is far better than one that is not.” Ruane said the College Drive area was selected because the restaurant generally does well in collegiate areas. “We are expecting it to do as well as, if not better than, other locations to equal average sale volume or better.” Arton said studies have indicated Baton Rouge customers wanted a location convenient to downtown and to the University. The store is currently in the hiring process. “We’re going to have more than 80 people employed, which is huge for a community,” Arton said. “We usually expect about 50 percent of our workforce to be about college age.” Damian Maynard, mechanical engineering senior, said he is excited to see the new store open. “It’s so much closer,” Maynard said. “It’s good food and I won’t have to drive to Siegen.” The College Drive Chick-fil-A will be open Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Contact Morgan Searles at msearles@lsureveille.com
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RESIDENTIAL LIFE
University, international students to converge in new residential college Andrea Gallo Staff Writer
The University will open a residential college geared toward a specific student interest next fall, breaking from its long-held model of grouping residential colleges by majors and colleges. The new Global Connections Residential College will aim to internationalize the University and mold 100 students into global citizens, according to Meredith Veldman, history professor and rector of the residential college. Students will inhabit half of Residential College One, South Hall, which currently houses the Engineering Residential College. The student experience for the college will be two-fold. Fewer than 2 percent of University students study abroad, Veldman said, but the University accepts a large number of international students. One of the frustrations of international students is being clustered with only other international students but not meeting Americans, Veldman said. The Global Connections Residential College will bridge that gap by housing University students who are American and want to learn about international studies and are considering studying abroad alongside international students. Veldman said she and other officials from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences want 25 percent of the residential college’s occupants to be from abroad.
“This is an opportunity to meet people from around the world,” Veldman said. “This is an opportunity to make connections in human terms, but also in intellectual terms.” While each University residential college is styled for whichever academic college sponsors it, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences will be the parent of the Global Connections Residential College. Students will find international diversity in every corner of their living space, Veldman said. She said they hope to have a lobby with international news programs streaming and a library collection with international literature less academic and more pleasurable for students — like “Harry Potter” in Turkish. These materials will enhance students’ perspectives on a globalizing experience, said Robert Rohli, faculty director of residential colleges. “We live in a world where globalization is a trend that has become an increasing part of our lives,” he said. Veldman agreed. “We do live in a globalizing world,” she said. “We also live in a world where competition for jobs and graduate schools is intense. International experience will help you.” The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is applying for a Board of Regents Enhancement Grant for $120,000, and if it receives the grant, the money will go toward
these ideas along with events most residential colleges offer, such as speaker series and resident dinners. Veldman said while the College of Humanities and Social Sciences may not see direct monetary effects from this residential college, it does mean that certain sections of courses will be designated for members of the residential college. Thus, a professor who once taught a class of 300 may teach a class of 35 students from the residential college, leaving a gap in the professor-to-student ratio. That means the payment will be in balancing, Veldman said. Students will have access to smaller class sizes and more faculty interaction from living in the residential college, Veldman said. “It’s a fantastic way to get a small liberal-arts experience without paying a small liberal-arts tuition,” she said. Jay High, communications manager for Residential Life, said the residential college is open to students of any major but especially geared toward incoming freshmen. Anyone can apply to live in the residential college, and High said the University is actively recruiting people for the college through the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and via high school visits. “It’s good for students who don’t necessarily want a college for their majors but for their interests,” he said. Contact Andrea Gallo at agallo@lsureveille.com
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BACKS to BACKS
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[Top] LSU senior quarterback Jarrett Lee will start Saturday against Alabama. [Bottom] Alabama sophomore quarterback A.J. McCarron has started every game this season.
Alabama QB style Both teams stacked similar to Lee’s in running depth Alex Cassara
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Senior Jordan Jefferson made LSU football coach Les Miles’ quarterback decision easy when he was implicated in, and subsequently suspended for, the infamous Shady’s brawl, paving the way for fellow senior Jarrett Lee to start. Alabama also faced uncertainty behind center prior to the season, with sophomore A.J. McCarron and freshman Phillip Sims vying for the starter slot with the departure of former quarterback Greg McElroy. McCarron won the job, starting every game this season and throwing only one more interception than Sims in 172 more attempts. He will lead his Crimson Tide against Lee and LSU on Saturday in Tuscaloosa. CBS announcer Gary Danielson said in a teleconference Tuesday that the quarterbacks will decide the finish and the trials McCarron experienced competing with Sims for the
For the first time this season, LSU will face an opponent with an equally formidable offensive backfield. The Tigers’ trio of sophomore running backs, along with senior dual-threat quarterback Jordan Jefferson and freshmen running backs Kenny Hilliard and Terrence Magee, have lit up the field, punching in touchdowns left and right. Sophomore Spencer Ware has earned a reputation as a bruiser that will bowl over opponents regardless of their size, while fellow sophomores Michael Ford and Alfred Blue provide blazing speed to sprint by the defenses Ware has often already battered. What LSU doesn’t have is a Heisman candidate rusher or a backup running back ranked in the top 10 nationally in yards per carry. Alabama has both of those.
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[Top] LSU sophomore running back Spencer Ware is a formidable force on the Tigers’ offense. [Bottom] Alabama junior running back Trent Richardson averages 123.63 yards per game.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Ticket opportunities Depth highlights versatile roster arise for LSU-’Bama Chris Abshire Sports Writer
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For the earth-shaking game between LSU and Alabama, tickets are hard to come by. But like many intensely-hyped events, there are interesting opportunities to win free tickets. The LSU women’s basketball scrimmage tonight against Xavier University of Louisiana at the PMAC will give fans the opportunity to win two free tickets to Saturday’s game. To qualify for the prize, fans are required to show up to tonight’s 7 p.m. game wearing their most spirited LSU gear. A special few will be chosen among the most spirited to enter a dance-off competition during halftime, and the winner will be
awarded the coveted tickets. For those who don’t want to get down in front of thousands of people, there’s still hope. Babcock Partners, LLC, a Baton Rouge law firm, is also giving away two tickets to the game. Stephen Babcock, the firm’s founder, decided to give away his tickets because his wedding conflicted with the game. “I wanted to try to give some people that maybe didn’t have the Alabama tickets in their budget an opportunity to go,” Babcock said. Most people would have sold the tickets if they couldn’t go, but Babcock thought otherwise. “I could’ve sold the tickets on TICKETS, see page 7
As November arrives, so too will the LSU men’s basketball season as the Tigers prepare to open Nov. 12 against Nicholls State. Coach Trent Johnson said there hasn’t been a standout player or unit through almost three weeks of practice, but said there are tough battles for playing time across the roster. Despite losing three upperclassmen from the program, the additions of transfer center Justin Hamilton and a trio of hyped freshmen leave the team as deep as any in Johnson’s tenure at LSU. GUARDS All indications from fall practice point to freshman Anthony Hickey — Mr. Basketball for the SEASON, see page 7
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LSU sophomore small forward Ralston Turner (22) jumps for a shot Feb. 26, 2011, during the Tigers’ 90-69 loss to Vanderbilt at the PMAC.
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Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011
Tigers face Auburn Missing class deters LSU in SEC tournament athletes from Pan Am Games
LSU enters tourney as No. 2 seed Michael Gegenheimer Sports Contributor
LSU is the only team in Southeastern Conference tournament history to topple a No. 1 seed in the opening round, beating Auburn in 2002. Fast-forward to tonight, and the tables have turned with No. 2 LSU (12-6-1, 8-3 SEC) favored against No. 7 Auburn (11-6-2, 5-5-1 SEC) in a match in Orange Beach, Ala. LSU coach Brian Lee said playing on a neutral field on a Wednesday night makes for a different environment than either team is accustomed to. “Auburn is No. 7 in our tournament, but they beat the No. 1 team in the nation in Duke earlier in the season,” Lee said. “Any game can be your last, so you have to bring an intensity that you can see from the opening whistle.” LSU remains unbeaten against Auburn in the teams’ two other matchups in SEC tournament play. In 2009, the Tigers shut out Auburn, 1-0, in their semifinal matchup, leading LSU to its only finals appearance. The two teams met again in 2007, with the Tigers winning in a shootout after the teams were knotted, 2-2, after regulation. This year’s tournament will be one of the most competitive in SEC history, with three of the eight teams in the field being ranked and two more receiving votes in the SoccerTimes.com college coaches’ poll. The Tigers go into the match on a two-game winning streak, while Auburn enters on a twogame losing streak. However, one of LSU’s three SEC losses was a 3-1 defeat to Auburn on Oct. 14. “We have got to play a lot better,” Lee said. “[Auburn was] excellent on that night, but both
teams are significantly different at this point. We’ll handle some of the tactical approaches differently.” Auburn senior midfielder Katy Frierson enters the match as a First Team All-SEC member for the fourth time in her career. She became only the fifth player ever to achieve the honor all four years of her career. Frierson’s teammate, senior defender Julie King, was also named to the First Team All-SEC list, as well as being named an SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year. “Their midfield is excellent,” Lee said. “Their forward line is very good. They’re a well coached, efficient team. Katy Frierson is one of the top players in the nation.” LSU boasts award winners as well, with senior midfielder Allysha Chapman also being named an SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year. Chapman and senior midfielder Taryne Boudreau were also named First Team All-SEC. A win for the Tigers will all but guarantee LSU hosting an opening round game in the NCAA tournament. LSU has jumped to No. 28 in the NCAA RPI rankings, which determine who will host the games. The winner of LSU and Auburn will face the winner of Tennessee and Kentucky in the semifinal match Friday.
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While six Tiger alumni competed in the Pan American Games last week, the current Tigers and Lady Tigers who qualified didn’t participate. “We had some that qualified to participate, but we didn’t submit their names to go because they would miss two weeks of school during the fall semester,” said track and field coach Dennis Shaver. “It just wasn’t feasible for them to do.” Junior Riker Hylton ran for Jamaica in the world championships earlier this fall, earning a bronze medal in the 4x400-meter relay. “He missed two weeks of school because he went to the world championships,” Shaver said. “He qualified and could have gone to the Pan Am Games and run the open 400[-meter run], but then he misses two more weeks.” Shaver said it was easier for athletes to run in the world championships because they missed the first week or two of school rather than during and directly after midterms for the Pan American Games. He said since most athletes want to run in the world championships or the Olympics rather than the Pan American Games, they won’t risk missing school. “No disrespect to the Pan Am Games, but the Olympics are the Olympics,” said assistant coach Bennie Brazell. Former Tiger Isa Phillips
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Former Tiger Isa Phillips, left, Trinidad’s Emanuel Mayers, center, and Haiti’s Alie Beauvais compete Oct. 26 at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
finished second in the 400-meter hurdles at the Pan American Games while competing for Jamaica. Phillips, who was the 2007 NCAA champion for the 400-meter hurdles, was the second fastest 400-meter hurdler at LSU behind Brazell, who used to run for LSU. Former Lady Tiger Kenyanna Wilson ran the first leg of the silvermedal winning 4x100-meter relay for the United States. Wilson was a member of LSU’s 2011 NCAA championship for the same event. Brazell said the only rule for collegiate athletes competing in those meets is that they can’t get paid. Brazell and assistant coach Mark Elliott said athletes running in those meets make LSU look better and help recruiting. “Its another tool that we have that we don’t have to do anything
about or pay for,” Elliott said. “If you’re achieving what you want for the program here at LSU and developing that athlete to where they can go back and represent their country, chances are more [recruits from that country] will come.” Elliott also said if aspiring college track athletes hear that a world champion is from LSU, they might also want to enroll at the University. The NCAA allows athletes to miss a semester of classes to compete in a prominent meet, including the Pan American Games, while still receiving a room and board stipend. Shaver said most athletes don’t use the opportunity for a meet like the Pan American Games.
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SEASON, from page 5 state of Kentucky last spring — assuming the starting point-guard spot from the opening tip. Hickey led the Purple team to a win in last week’s intrasquad scrimmage, scoring 13 points to pace all scorers in 20 minutes of action. Hickey’s 5-foot-11 frame belies his defensive prowess, as observers have noted his quick hands. “I have to be the energy guy out there,” Hickey said. Senior Chris Bass is also expected to see action at guard, creating a duo of speedy ball handlers. Sophomore Andre Stringer returns to a more natural role after handling some of the point guard duties last season, but he will have to hold off freshman Leesville native John Isaac at the shooting-guard spot. Stringer, known for his shooting range, took some questionable shots from long range last year. Johnson said he hopes to curb some of that by moving Stringer to the two guard. “He won’t be shooting NBA 3s consistently,” Johnson said. “His shot selection has improved.” Isaac will contend for substantial action, and Johnson has already praised the youngster’s intensity. “He’s not intimidated and doesn’t shy away from contact,” Johnson said. “You look at every loose ball and rebound, he’s around it.” FORWARDS Sophomore Ralston Turner, a
The winner will be announced via the Facebook page tonight. “The number [of entrants] that we have gotten has far exceeded anything that we thought that we would,” Babcock said. “We were expecting a couple hundred, and we ended up with a couple thousand.”
Contact Adrian Wintz at awintz@lsureveille.com standout scorer last year, will move to small forward position after averaging a team-best 12.3 points per game as a freshman shooting guard. Johnson said Turner is “extremely talented” but might need to sharpen his game with the switch. “Ralston has to create his own shot off the dribble,” Johnson said. “He is working hard at getting that done.” Forward Eddie Ludwig will also see time on the wing after battling inside in recent seasons. Seniors Storm Warren and Malcolm White are duelling for the power forward spot, while McDonald’s All-American freshman Johnny O’Bryant III is likely to rotate in. The depth at the position has created some competitive practices down low, Warren acknowledged. “We bruise each other up in the post, but that’s why I’ll be comfortable with them when we hit the games,” Warren said. CENTER Iowa State transfer Justin Hamilton is the first scholarship 7-footer at LSU since the mid-1990s, and he will likely split time with O’Bryant. The junior plays a more traditional style at center, though his passing prowess will complement O’Bryant’s high-flying athleticism if they see the floor together.
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spotlight may have prepared him for a seminal moment in Saturday’s contest. “It comes down to the quarterbacks in these games [in the Southeastern Conference for the past four or five years] being the tiebreaker,” Danielson said. “At Alabama, to win the job, as the pressure is ratcheted up between A.J. and Phillip Sims during spring ball, offseason programs. ... All of that was in preparation for maybe one four-minute drive in this game.” McCarron has gone 134-of-200 for 1,664 yards, 10 touchdowns and three interceptions, while Lee is 98of-155 for 1,250 yards, 13 touchdowns and one interception. The most similar statistic is the two quarterbacks’ efficiency ratings. Lee boasts a 157.4 and McCarron has registered a 150.4, 14th and 21st in the nation, respectively. The stat
RUNNING BACKS, from page 5
Junior running back Trent Richardson’s 123.63 yards per game ranks seventh in the nation. ESPN’s Heisman Watch has Richardson in second place, behind Stanford senior quarterback Andrew Luck. “He’s just a bulldozer,” said sophomore defensive tackle Michael Brockers. “One-on-one, I think he can take anybody in the nation, so we’ve just got to corral him and get all of our people to the ball.” Richardson’s skill hasn’t gone unnoticed by LSU coach Les Miles. “He is not only fast, but strong and experienced,” Miles said. “He has lined up against great teams and is in a position where he is ready to compete.” Miles also made note of Richardson’s ability to shake opponents out of their cleats. “I saw the move he did against Ole Miss,” Miles said in reference to a Richardson juke that threw Ole Miss freshman defensive back Senquez Golson off balance. “That
page 7 quantifies how careful each quarterback is with the football, and it has garnered the title of “game manager” for both signal callers. After throwing two interceptions in his first start, against Kent State, McCarron went 152 attempts without another until he was picked off on the first drive of Alabama’s game against Tennessee. “[McCarron] knows what situations he has when he’s on the field,” said LSU sophomore defensive tackle Michael Brockers. “I feel like he’s a great manager of the game.” ESPN analyst and former Georgia defensive end David Pollack said LSU may have the quarterback edge. “Quarterback play, I think LSU has the advantage so far,” Pollack said. “It’s not like Jarrett Lee’s setting the world on fire. He’s extremely efficient. He’s thrown a touchdown in every single ballgame and has only thrown one pick, which is what LSU fans want to see with that
great defense.” Both quarterbacks have been overshadowed by their batteringram running games. Despite being overlooked, the quarterbacks provide a balanced offensive output. LSU is averaging 183.1 passing yards per game as opposed to 189 rushing yards, while Alabama is averaging 228.4 in the air and 229.2 on the ground. Pollack said the key will be getting them out of their comfort zones. “Neither team has had their power running game taken away from them where their quarterback had to go out and win a ballgame,” Pollack said. “If one of the defenses can put them in an uncomfortable spot and make them have to throw the football, I want to see how the quarterbacks react.”
would have thrown my hip out its joint.” Richardson’s 17 rushing touchdowns on the season rank third in the nation. The talent doesn’t stop with Richardson, though. Sophomore running back Eddie Lacy, a Louisiana native, is averaging eight yards per carry, the thirdbest average in the nation. While Alabama’s rushing attack has been focused around Richardson and Lacy, LSU’s offense has been spreading the ball around. Ware, Ford, Blue, Hilliard, Magee and Jefferson have all contributed rushing touchdowns this season. Ford said the Tigers like to surprise opponents with their depth in the backfield. “We want to make it a mystery,” he said. “We just want to be like big clones going into the game. You never know who it’s going to be.” Though both teams have displayed talent at running back, ESPN college football analyst David Pollack said Alabama has an edge. “With the running back spot, I
think Trent Richardson has the advantage,” Pollack said. “He’s one of the best players in the country when you give him the ball.” Both teams’ run games will be put to the test, as both the Tigers and Crimson Tide have proven to be defensive stalwarts. Alabama ranks first in the nation in rushing defense, allowing only 1.67 yards per carry and 44.88 yards per game. “Yeah, we’ve got a great defense, and I’m pretty sure they’re going to ... try to break their will [to fight],” Richardson said. “But at the same time we’re trying to help our defense as an offensive unit and try to break their will as well as we can.” LSU comes in fourth in the nation in yards allowed per carry, with 2.5 and third in yards per game, with 76.63. The Crimson Tide defense has allowed two rushing touchdowns all season.
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Gallery Obama’s student loan changes are insufficient
How much would you pay for a ticket to the Alabama game on Saturday? Compiled by ALEX CASSARA
‘I paid a lot of money ... close to $400. A little obnoxious, but it’s Andrew Broussard biology freshman worth it.’ ‘Not that much. $60? $100? In between that range.’
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‘Well, I don’t really enjoy football that much, so I probably wouldn’t pay anything. Zero.’
‘However much they cost for students. I wouldn’t go over that.’
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When it comes down to it, saying yes is too easy. Log in on your PAWS account and it’s all neatly listed for you. Would you like $3,000 unsubsidized, $2,000 subsidized or a combination? Just specify anything within the amount offered and click accept. The little devil on your should whispers, “What’s a few thousand dollars over the course of your life? Your semester will be so much easier. Your life will be so much easier. Just take the money. Your need it. The FAFSA says so.” It appears more and more students accept the tempting call to borrow money to help pay for their education. With total student loan debt on pace to reach $1 trillion in the near future, it’s been widely reported that the amount of student loans taken out last year exceeded $100 billion for the first time. For some perspective, consider that the amount of student loan debt is now larger than the country’s total credit card debt. President Barack Obama will offer some relief to students who find themselves with a nice piece of LSU-stamped parchment, a mountain of debt and in a rat race toward employment in a stillsagging economy.
The so-called “Pay as you Earn” plan, announced last week, allows about 1.6 million students to cap their loan payments at 10 percent of their income. The plan also forgives the balance of the debt after 20 years of payments. While the XERXES WILSON president certainColumnist ly deserves credit for addressing a burgeoning problem that has been forgotten in recent Republican debates, his proposal doesn’t address the root of the problem, which is fundamental flaws in the student loan system. It’s really an insane situation: Consider a teenager who strolls into a bank and asks for tens of thousands of dollars. The shrewd banker asks, “Have any collateral or credit?” “No,” the would-be student replies. “Have a job?” The answer is again no. All the student has is a dream of a top-notch — if perhaps overpriced — education and all the rumored social mobility that comes with it. Somehow this is passable
credit for lenders enslaving aspiring students. Students have the best intentions, but there is little to nothing done to explain the potential ramifications of this debt. Bright-eyed students are ready to sign onto debt that cannot even be forgiven by bankruptcy, and shark-like lenders are ready to pay their way as the federal government backs these loans. This is the start of a nasty cycle that sees state-run Universities more willing to backstop cuts in state appropriations by raising tuition because students can just borrow the costs. And with $1 trillion already logged in debt, the cost of college tuition is increasing at nearly twice the rate of inflation, so the hole will only get deeper. It’s hard to say who exactly is to blame for what is now being called the “student loan bubble.” Predatory lenders target financially disadvantaged students without reference to what type of degree is being paid for. What expectation can a lender have that a student will be able to repay thousands in debt if he or she are seeking a degree in a dying or over-saturated field? It also appears that colleges do little to keep students informed
on both the dangers of overzealous borrowing and the prospects for repayment. Perhaps individual colleges should be judged on how well their students transition to gainful employment rather than graduation rates. Measuring this would give lenders and students some reasonable expectation on loan repayment prospects. I suppose students could be blamed for borrowing without discretion, but I find it difficult to blame a young person striving for an education in an increasingly expensive higher education system. No matter where fault falls, students will suffer as they find themselves with a degree that is less valuable than suspected and a mountain of debt they simply can’t climb. Ultimately, President Obama’s efforts at change are admirable and may get him a handful of votes, but bankruptcy and loan process changes are still desperately needed. Xerxes Wilson is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Lucedale, Miss. Follow him on Twitter @Ber_Xerxes. Contact Xerxes Wilson at xwilson@lsureveille.com
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Quote of the Day
“A finite world can support only a finite population; therefore, population growth must eventually equal zero.”
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THE BOTTOM LINE
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Currency is created with paper, ink, not war, blood
For far too long, popular economics taught us that war grew economies. As we withdraw from Iraq and reflect on the last decade, I think we can safely say our adventurous approach to war has not stuffed America’s pockets. GDP refuses to go higher while unemployment stubbornly refuses to go lower. We have a system — both financial and political — in serious need of repair, and even with the controversial Iraq war news, our spending is still literally decades away from sustainability. Few could have predicted how poorly America would reflect on its failed 21st-century economy. In 2003, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz wrote in the U.K. newspaper The Guardian, “War is widely thought to be linked to economic good times.” He continued, “Today, we know that this
is nonsense. The 1990s boom showed that peace is economically better than war. The Gulf War of 1991 demonstrated that wars can be bad for an economy. That conflict contributed mightily to the Devin Graham onset of the reOpinion Editor cession of 1991, which was probably the key factor in denying the first President Bush re-election in 1992. The idea is that war provides something to do, an impetus. In other words, what America really needs for economic growth is a focused target. At war, we can utilize all those unemployed workers — now hired, mind you — to build tanks and weapons and
occasionally die on the front line. You didn’t think the rich would be on the front line, did you? I’m not talking about conspiracy or “class warfare” here. It just doesn’t make sense for Uncle Scrooge to go off to war for $30,000 when he has millions in the bank, even with the generous enlistment bonus. But I digress. War doesn’t provide anything for the U.S. that peace didn’t provide. If we didn’t need to produce tanks, missiles and some (admittedly impressive) jets, we could be building infrastructure — roads, schools and trains. We could fix our broken spending habits, for a start, and look at treating the defenseless in our society a bit more carefully. It’s absurd to suggest we need something else to spend money on. War is not free. Governments
will print money in order to finance their blood-driven expansion, which would be strange enough given that a country’s output is supposed to be increasing due to war anyway, but the government’s money print doesn’t just stuff their coffers. It kills ours. That’s because when the government prints money, it causes inflation and acts as a tax on citizens — effectively funding the original printing. War is never free. And there’s a sobering but very real problem with using war as a long-term policy for growth: What happens when we run out of people to shoot? But we don’t even need to look to ethics or long-term concerns to pull the pistol from Uncle Sam’s cold, bloody hands. There’s just not enough evidence for war-driven growth to seriously consider it
a possibility. It doesn’t even make sense intuitively, and anyone who lived through the ’90s and 2000s can tell you there’s no comparison economically. As we leave Iraq and end a seemingly endless war, I urge you to hold this memory tight and scoff when an ignorant economist or malicious politician wants to sacrifice innocent lives on the alter on capitalism. It doesn’t work, and even if it did, we’d be evil to do it. Devin Graham is a 22-year-old economics major from Prairieville. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_DGraham.
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SCUM OF THE GIRTH
Population growth to 7 billion shows need for birth control Despite what your parents told you, there is a 50 percent chance they did not intend to conceive you that fateful night when sperm met egg. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended. This is a staggering number, yet it’s not surprising. With the stigmatiza- Parker Cramer tion of nearly all Columnist forms of contraception by the religious right, everything from condoms to abortion has been condemned as counterproductive to God’s will. With the world’s population now a steady 7 billion and rising, I firmly believe God does not want us to starve. Population is a number that grows exponentially, meaning one becomes two, two becomes four, four becomes eight and so on. Therefore, as our population becomes larger, it also grows faster. At our current rate, we will reach 8 billion people by 2025 and 10 billion by 2083, according to the projections by the UN. Considering the world population sat at a comfortable 2.5 billion in 1950, it’s clear to say the world has been having lots of unsafe sex. We have two choices. We can either attempt to control our population through worldwide family planning programs, or we can let overpopulation run rampant to the point where human need drastically outweighs our natural resources. Let the war and famine ensue. People either need to stop being born, or people will die of
starvation. Our planet simply cannot support such a drastic rise in population over a 100-year period. So it seems like the only rational thing to do is to provide voluntary affordable or government funded family-planning resources to the people in this country who are contributing to our massive unplanned pregnancy rate. “Providing modern familyplanning methods to all people with unmet needs would cost about $6.7 billion a year, slightly less than the $6.9 billion Americans are expected to spend for Halloween this year,” according to The Economic Times. This number speaks for itself. For a relatively low price, we can maintain the population in the United States, arguably the only population we can effectively manipulate. However, there are naysayers to every good idea. In this country, that includes the religious right, the most recognizable being the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church believes in a concept called natural family planning. In a nutshell, contraceptives are the devil, and every child is a gift from God. This results in families with upwards of 10 children on occasion, further perpetuating the stereotype of enormous Catholic families. Personally, I think the concept of natural family planning is probably one of the dumbest things I have ever heard. God gave us the condom to prevent your ninth child from being born into poverty. God gave us the vasectomy to prevent your wife’s vagina from looking like Hiroshima circa 1945 by the time menopause begins. Republicans argue spending $6.7 billion a year on family
planning will give the irresponsible women in this country an excuse to go out and mount every gentlemen they come across. They will say this will lead to rampant spread of STDs and HIV/AIDS in this country and call it a drain on taxpayer money. However, common sense and health care providers will tell us that birth control pills are effective in preventing pregnancy, not disease. Therefore, wrap it up unless you are in a monogamous relationship.
Abortion rates in this country would steeply decline if oral contraceptives were affordable or subsidized. Abortions are a result of unwanted pregnancy; therefore, if you prevent unwanted pregnancy, you prevent abortions. In the end, the argument will not be about money; it will be over ethics. Republicans will cry wolf over spending money we don’t have on useless things, until somebody points out that it costs the taxpayers more than $20 billion annually to air condition military facilities in
Iraq and Afghanistan. Oops. People will not stop having sex, especially impoverished people with little education. The solution to rising population is staring us in the face. All we have to do is remember to take it once a day. Parker Cramer is a 20-yearold political science junior from Houston. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_pcramer. Contact Parker Cramer at pcramer@lsureveille.com
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Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011 TIGERS, from page 1
Tigers are poached for their regal pelts as well as their bones. Tiger bones are a highly sought-after ingredient in traditional Asian medicine, which claims that the bones hold anti-inflammatory properties. The use and sale of tiger bone is illegal in all Asian countries, but lucrative illegal trade persists, the Union states. Bueche said he respects the Asian culture’s traditions but disagreed with their involvement and subsequent contribution to the extinction of tigers. “I believe everybody has the right to practice their culture,” Bueche said. “But when it comes at the price of wiping a species off the planet, I think that’s wrong.” October marked the 75th anniversary of the University’s tradition of keeping a live tiger mascot on campus. Mike I arrived on campus Oct. 21, 1936, and five tigers and three-quarters of a century later, Mike VI reigns over a $4 million, 13,000-square foot habitat. Mike VI draws nearly 100,000 visitors every year, according to the Tiger Athletic Foundation. Officials from University Relations could not speculate Tuesday on whether the University would elect to alter its mascot should the wild tiger become extinct. But the mascot’s popularity hasn’t come without controversy. In 2007, PETA voiced opposition to the University replacing Mike V, who died of kidney failure at the age of 17, with another tiger. The University responded to PETA with a statement that said four of the University’s five previous tigers lived to be at least 17 years old, nearly twice the wild tiger’s eight- to 10-year life span. Mark Hafner, assistant professor of zoology and curator of mammals at the Museum of Natural Science in Foster Hall, said he sees no problem with the University housing a tiger. “There are relatively large numbers of tigers bred in captivity, and for the most part, they live long, comfortable lives,” Hafner said. He said the tigers in captivity now are not captured from the wild. “These are animals that have lived in captivity for multiple generations,” Hafner said. “They are raised in captivity. If left in the wilderness, they would die.” He said he believes there is a definite possibility the wild tiger population may become extinct but thinks the species as a whole will stay intact. “Tigers in captivity may act as a Noah’s ark to keep the animals preserved,” Hafner said. Additional information on tiger conservation and the history of the University’s mascot, including a taxidermied Mike I, can be found at the Mike I exhibit in the University’s Museum of Natural Science. Those looking to help fight declining tiger numbers can support National Geographic’s “Big Cat Initiative” by texting “BIGCATS” to 50555 to make a $5 or $10 donation. In addition to helping tigers, the initiative aids lions, leopards and cheetahs, whose wild populations are also in danger. Contact Josh Naquin at jnaquin@lsureveille.com
ROBOT, from page 1
It’s better to use technology rather than people during dangerous police situations, said Katelyn
SCAM, from page 1 back story, from his major at the University to the neighborhood he lived in — Pollard Estates, a neighborhood near Woodchase — to being adopted as a child. “[My father] believed their story and wanted to help them out,” Zachary Fitzgerald said. It was only after writing two checks for $49 and e-mailing Rugby Club President Paul Rogers that Don Fitzgerald realized he had been scammed, Zachary said. “I was taken up by his personality,” Don Fitzgerald said. “Caught up in it, you kind of want to take people at face value.” Upon investigating the company the solicitors were working for — Coast To Coast Sales, Inc., based out of Buford, Ga. — Zachary said he found numerous complaints
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Boudreaux, marketing freshman. Boudreaux said she could see how the robot may malfunction, possibly knocking something over or glitching, but an improvement in
technology could make robots more reliable in dangerous situations. “It’s pretty awesome to have that technology,” said Charlton Tramel, mass communication
sophomore. “There are no human lives at risk.”
regarding the company’s record of scamming. “They had multiple employees — if you want to call them that — across the country,” he said. Don said the two were wellversed concerning the University and the Rugby Club, as they spoke at length about the club’s upcoming matches and their claimed teammates. Amir Rogers’ associate, Garcia, said his friends on the team called him “Jersey” because he is from New Jersey, Don said. Don also said Amir Rogers was “very personable” and laughed often, though in hindsight, the pitch was entirely fabricated. “I don’t know why he picked us,” Paul Rogers said. “Local clubs are probably the easiest ones.” Rogers figures the two solicitors acquired information from the
team’s website to use for their pitch, as he has received two alerts regarding the salesmen thus far. The Fitzgeralds’ house was canvassed again the following Tuesday, Oct. 18, by another Coast To Coast Sales, Inc. employee who claimed to be selling magazine subscriptions for a communications class at the University. When asked by Don if he worked for Coast To Coast Sales, Inc., the salesman said not only that he knew Amir Rogers, but also that there were around 20 more employees in the Baton Rouge area, Zachary said. Shortly after the visits to his home, Don said he noticed a statement issued by Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital declaring that any door-to-door salesmen claiming to be in association with the hospital are swindling. The statement encourages anyone who encounters
such salespeople to contact local authorities. According to Zachary and Don Fitzgerald, Amir Rogers is around 5’8”, black, relatively stocky with short hair and a diamond stud earring in his left ear. His co-worker Garcia is about the same height, though thinner with dark skin and short, slightly curly hair. Cpl. L’Jean McNeely with the Baton Rouge Police Department said the department has been dealing with soliciting scammers for years, and the problem is not uncommon. “People should be very cautious of fraudulent door-to-door solicitors,” McNeely said. “We have them periodically throughout the city.”
Attention Tigers... Dear Tailgater, I thought tailgating was for Saturdays only. Trust me, it won’t make me pedal faster. Sincerely, Missing My Red Solo Cup.
Contact Brian Sibille at bsibille@lsureveille.com
Contact Clayton Crockett at ccrockett@lsureveille.com
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Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011