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FINANCIAL AID
Students could get more grant money
Andrea Gallo Staff Writer
When he wasn’t at Bootcamp or working with the personal trainer, Petit exercised alone, bringing his workout total to six days a week. Petit can observe concrete improvements in his exercise ability. “I couldn’t run a mile in high school,” Petit said. “Now I can run four miles.” Petit said he no longer eats white bread or drinks soda and has cut back on the amount of red meat and fried foods he consumes. He gave up fast food completely amid the intense workouts, but now eats it sparingly. “Once in a blue moon is OK,” he said. Petit said he regrets not starting a healthy
The financial aid pendulum swinging between need-based and meritbased aid is How does this affect you? veering toward n e e d - b a s e d , • Go Grants could and that could increase up to result in more $4,000 to offset money for climbing tuition U n i v e r s i t y and fees. students next • Universities could year. Go Grants, get extra money if a type of state- they have a large provided finan- number of students cial aid, cur- requiring federal rently awards Pell Grants. $1,000 a year • More students for Louisiana may stay in college resident full- because of finantime students cial assistance. who qualify for Pell Grants or financial need grants.
WEIGHT LOSS, see page 6
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Student loses 147 pounds since February with UREC resources
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After seeing his friends meet new people, Chase Petit said he decided to make a lifestyle change. “I did it for myself,” the English junior said. “I was unhealthy and needed to change.” Since February, the determined University student has lost 147 pounds with the help of LSU University Recreation’s resources. Prior to embarking on his weight loss journey, Petit said he never exercised. “I ate what I wanted and how much I wanted,” Petit said. “I felt that if I wanted to be successful in the world, I needed
to lose weight.” As a starting point, Petit ate Nutrisystem meals. “After I got off Nutrisystem, I followed that diet as a model,” Petit said. “I stuck to smaller portions.” Petit then signed up for Bootcamp, a program offered at the UREC, as well as time with a UREC personal trainer. According to Jennifer Jeane Mills, Petit’s personal trainer and 2011 alumna, Petit took 10 of her onehour sessions. Mills said the two would do 30 minutes of cardio exercise, like running on the treadmill, and 30 minutes of strength training using the weight room.
BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY
Downtown growth spurred by new development Adding housing ‘a main goal’ Morgan Searles Staff Writer
In the shadow of cranes and construction vehicles, downtown Baton Rouge is currently undergoing some interesting shifts. A new 22-unit mixed-income apartment development will open at 438 Main St. in about nine months. The unit is developed by Norman Chenevert of Chenevert Architects and Helena and Kevin Cunningham. Gabe Vicknair, development project director for the Downtown Development District, said the anticipated price range is
$300 to $1,200 a month. “One of our main goals is to add housing downtown,” Vicknair said. “At this price range, it’s a great spot where state workers could move downtown.” Local flower shop Fleur Du Jour is moving to a new location at 447 Third St., Suite B, in the Kress Building. Lani Guilbeau, owner and head floral designer at Fleur Du Jour, said growth has been more rapid than anticipated and the business has outgrown its old space. Guilbeau said the move should help the business expand even more, with greater visibility and foot traffic on Third Street. “We’re the only flower shop downtown, and there’s very little retail,” she said. “We fit a good niche that had been unfilled for
a really long time down here. Working from downtown has worked really well for us and for the community.” Vicknair said the move toward Main Street is evidence of success. “It’ll fill a gap of retail on the Third Street corridor,” he said. “It shows that doing business downtown is a viable thing. It’s all positive from a business standpoint for them to have a space on Third Street to give them more exposure downtown.” Third Street will also gain a new Chinese restaurant. Owned by Tony Hu, it will open at 431 Third St. in the next three weeks. The restaurant name has not been disclosed. Vicknair said the restaurant DEVELOPMENT, see page 6
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A new Chinese restaurant (left) and Fleur Du Jour (right) are two of the recent additions that will open on Third Street downtown.
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INTERNATIONAL
Nation & World
Thai flood holdouts ignore government warnings to evacuate BANGKOK (AP) — There’s no food left for sale anywhere near Thipawan Pipatkul’s house. In fact, there’s not much of her house left above the surface now that the fetid black waters have poured in. Yet, like thousands in Bangkok’s flood zones, she’s ignoring government warnings to evacuate. Instead, Thipawan and her husband are making a four-hour slog through stinking water that shines with oil and is littered with garbage as they head to dry ground in search of essentials. It is a grim routine they’ve repeated several times in the week since Thailand’s worst floods in half a century turned their neighborhood near Don Muang airport into an inland sea. “Every time we go out, we bring as much food and supplies back as we can,” the 30-year-old mother of three said. “We have to help ourselves.” As Thailand struggles to cope with the historic floods, holdouts like Thipawan’s family are frustrating authorities who say victims’ reluctance to leave behind their few possessions is complicating an already difficult relief effort.
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A Thai soldier, right, helps residents cross a flooded road in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday. Monsoon rains since July have inundated a third of Thailand.
China spacecraft Shenzhou 8 makes first successful docking BEIJING (AP) — China moved one step closer to setting up its own space station early today (Beijing time), with two spacecraft docking successfully above the earth. The state-run Xinhua News Agency said the unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou 8 docked with the Tiangong 1 module now in orbit as China moved ahead with its most ambitious space project to date. China joins the U.S. and Russia as the only countries to master the space docking technique.
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NATIONAL
STATE/LOCAL
Four men got terror ideas from underground novel ‘Absolved’
Scientists urge Louisiana to protect netted sea turtles
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — In the violent underground novel “Absolved,” right-wing militia members upset about gun control make war against the U.S. government. This week, federal prosecutors accused four elderly Georgia men of plotting to use the book as a script for a real-life wave of terror and assassination involving explosives and the lethal poison ricin.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dozens of scientists asked Gov. Bobby Jindal on Wednesday to scrap a 1987 law that bars state marine agents from enforcing federal rules requiring shrimpers to have special devices on their trawl nets that allow ensnared sea turtles to swim to safety. More than 60 scientists — most from Gulf Coast states but many from universities across the nation — sent a letter to Jindal urging him “to revisit and revise” Louisiana’s laws and “align with modern fishing and environmental practices.”
New Hampshire ends calendar uncertainty with Jan. 10 primary CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire scheduled its first-inthe-nation presidential primary for Jan. 10, finally giving candidates a concrete calendar after months of uncertainty. The date, announced Wednesday by Secretary of State Bill Gardner, had been widely expected since Nevada Republicans voted last month to shift their presidential caucuses to early February, ending what had become a bitter standoff among rival states. Gardner had warned that Nevada’s initial decision to hold its contest in mid-January could force New Hampshire to vote in early December.
Young boy critically injured at Louisiana State Fair SHREVEPORT (AP) — A young boy was critically injured Wednesday at the Louisiana State Fair after he was trapped under a ride in the fair’s children’s section. The accident happened shortly before noon at a ride in which cars go in a circle. The child, about 4 years old, was taken to LSU Medical Center. His condition was not immediately known, but the injuries were described as life threatening.
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RESIDENTIAL LIFE
New res college on time to open fall 2012, Kirby-Smith to close Meredith Will Contributing Writer
A new residential college will open in fall 2012 when Kirby-Smith Hall is scheduled to close again. Residential College North, located near West Campus Apartments and the Pentagon, is on schedule and on budget, according to Jay High, communications manager of Residential Life. The $15.4 million building project will provide 358 beds for engineering majors and is the third of a four-building construction plan, High said. The rooms will be similar to the ones that are already in the complex and have suite baths. High said Residential Life took students’ opinions into consideration while in the design phase, and there will be more study rooms. He said the fourth building of the project, a small faculty-inresidence building, is also being built under the same contractor. The first floor will serve as a lobby, and a faculty member and his or her family will reside in the second floor of the building. The current engineering dorm is Residential College South, but when engineering majors relocate to Residential College North, High said mass communication and global studies majors will move from the Pentagon to the South Hall. He said the floors will be divided by gender as well as by major, but there may be some overlap when it comes to the majors. All international students will be housed in Residential College South, and High said the buildings are primarily for freshmen. Because the new residential college is opening, High said Kirby-Smith Hall is scheduled to close next year, but it will remain available for five years if the need for additional housing arises. “We want to meet capacity without exceeding capacity,” he said. High also said a new building for student housing is in
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Courtland Foley looks over the courtyard of the new Residential College North on Wednesday afternoon. The residential college is scheduled to open fall 2012.
progress. It is still in the design phase and has not yet been approved by the Board of Regents. It is planned to be constructed on the west side of campus. Construction workers begin work on Residential College North no earlier than 8 a.m. and High said they leave at dark. Notices of noise production are sent to Residential Life for approval. Pre-pharmacy sophomore Stephanie Obilom said the noise doesn’t bother her in the middle of the day, but it annoys her in the morning while in her dorm. “It’s a good wake-up call,” she joked. Elementary education junior Angelica Chantlin said the noise doesn’t bother her unless she is toward the front of her dorm room. “I’m kind of used to it,” she said. But with the extra students living in the same area, parking may become congested. Combating this are two new parking projects currently in the
works, said Gary Graham, director of the Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation. The first parking lot will be located where the old Tiger Park currently is, Graham said. It will provide approximately 270 parking spots and will be gravel in case a parking garage is later constructed there, depending on parking demand. The estimated cost is $325,000. He said the other lot will be paved and at the corner of Alaska and Aster streets, where a vacant lot and an old electric substation are located. Graham said the estimated cost for this lot is $210,000, and the lot will provide approximately 80 spots. Graham said the projects are tentatively set to be completed by Aug. 1, 2012.
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CAMPUS EVENTS
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Holocaust survivor: ‘If you didn’t learn, you didn’t live’
Talk focuses on tolerance, acceptance Lauren Duhon Contributing Writer
Holocaust survivor Irving Roth shared with University students on Wednesday his story of struggle and survival during his time in German concentration camps. After surviving one of the most horrific events in history, Roth recounted his experiences in Auschwitz, other concentration camps and post-World War II Europe during a talk as part of an event sponsored by Christians United for Israel, the pro-Israel
student organization. At the age of 14, Roth was separated from his family and brought to Auschwitz, a Nazi concentration camp in Germany. He was one of 300 survivors to make it through the first night. The others were exterminated in gas chambers throughout the camp. Roth said he worked as a stable boy during Roth his time in the camp, despite not knowing anything about horses until then. “If you didn’t learn, you didn’t live,” Roth said. “You were killed.” Fighting for survival, Roth made it through months with little
food and horrible living conditions. He witnessed death on a daily basis, he said. On April 11, 1945, Roth was able to leave the concentration camp after being there for almost a year. At this point, Roth didn’t know the fates of his family members. After a long and difficult journey, Roth made it back to his village where he found his mother and father safe. They were taken care of by a Christian woman in Budapest, Hungary, who risked her life to save them before returning home. “If you see evil, you must do something,” Roth said. “These acts of others saved countless lives.” Roth encouraged students to fight anti-Semitism to ensure
history doesn’t repeat itself. Christians United for Israel, which focuses on advocating basic religious and human rights, decided to bring Roth to the University because of his beliefs. The group’s president, accounting sophomore Rachel Alvis, said she believes Roth advocates the ideals that Christians United for Israel represents. She said students need to respect basic rights and humanity. “Human life is valuable,” Alvis said. “History should not be repeated, and it is important to learn from the past.” Alvis also said she hopes Roth’s story will promote tolerance. Roth, who was saved by a Christian woman, realized the importance of accepting other faiths.
“It is important for people of all religious backgrounds to support and help all people,” Alvis said. Students who attended shared in this belief. History sophomore Gabrielle Hauth said it is important to learn from the past so people will not accept such atrocities in the future. Psychology sophomore Amanda Anderson said it was important to listen to Roth’s story because similar opportunities are rare. “It’s not every day that you get to hear a Holocaust survivor’s story,” Anderson said.
Contact Lauren Duhon at lduhon@lsureveille.com
TECHNOLOGY
University students develop application business
Morgan Searles Staff Writer
Armed with a creative idea, a thorough plan, an office in the business incubator and a clever name, the students behind no app.ologies, LLC are quickly gaining real-world experience before tossing their graduation caps. After training in iOS application development at a boot camp hosted by the Center for Computation and Technology, a group of students decided to continue their work with
the creation of a full-fledged business. General studies senior Timmy Meighan, economics and sociology senior Rebecca Pearson and University of Central Florida philosophy student Derrick Hoenig form the core of the company. In the works for 16 months, no app.ologies aims to develop original apps for commercial and consumer use, including games and informational app. “This is a new, emerging market,” Meighan said. “We don’t know
who has made mistakes in what areas, so we’re playing around trying to turn ideas into products.” Meighan serves as the company’s CEO and concept artist. Pearson is COO and organizes meetings and public relations correspondence. Pearson said No App.ologies has already received requests for commercial apps and is currently working with a local high school’s National Honors Society on a tourism app for competition. Meighan said they are also creating an app called King Fisher, a
blind fishing game that’s in the demo phase. “Basically, it’s like all the things you can think of in a fishing game, but it’s geared for people who can’t see,” he said. “It’s functional for ... people who can and can’t see, but it utilizes a lot of sound and vibration.” Pearson said they aren’t making money yet from developments, as both the NHS app and King Fisher will be free. “We want to prove our worth,” she said. “We’re in the business of getting it done and getting products
in the working stage.” Juggling a business and schoolwork can be a challenge, but Meighan said the company allows them to work at more convenient times. “It is difficult,” he said. “But it’s a technological atmosphere, so you can do your work at different times. You can do it at 2:00 in the morning because you’re not clocking in.” Contact Morgan Searles at msearles@lsureveille.com
Thursday, November 3, 2011
STUDENT HEALTH CENTER
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All available flu shots administered Austen Krantz Contributing Writer
University students attempted to fight sickness this fall by taking advantage of all of the influenza vaccines offered by the LSU Student Health Center last month. The Health Center distributed about 2,600 shots between Oct. 17 and 21, totaling roughly 300 more injections than were given in 2010, according to Student Health Center Business Manager Keiroin Couret in an e-mail. Kathy Saichuk, LSU health promotions coordinator, said the large turnout resulted from the various locations that were offered. The flu shots were available at the Health Center, the University Recreation Center and the Student Union. While the Health Center sees the most cases of influenza and other related illnesses in February and March, Saichuk said receiving shots now can help students’ immune systems later. “A few weeks into the semester, you start to see typical things like
allergy reactions or sinus infections,” Saichuk said. “Some of that will come because of the seasonal changes as the climate begins to change.” These flu shots not only help to fight influenza, but can also help immune systems during times a body is more likely to catch a sickness, Saichuk said. Sociology senior Corey McZeal said he usually depends on flu shots to stay healthy. “I usually get [a flu shot] every year,” McZeal said. “I haven’t gotten the flu yet, so I guess it’s working.” Students can also prevent sickness by fortifying their immune systems through healthy living. Reducing alcohol intake, increasing fluid intake, receiving a reasonable amount of sleep and staying mentally and physically healthy all serve to strengthen students’ immune systems during flu season, Saichuk said. “All those things play a part in the ability of your body to resist something it’s exposed to,” she said. McZeal said he doesn’t take strict measures to prevent sickness and consciously washes his hands
when cold weather arrives. This is one of the most reliable ways students can prevent sickness, Saichuk said. With so many areas around campus touched by other students, sickness can easily spread. Washing hands is the easiest way to combat this. “You have to think about all the possible points of contact as a college student,” Saichuk said. “Door knobs, phones, computer terminals, counter space — any common area that you’re bound to come in contact with.” Saichuk said the method of the hand washing is more important than the type of soap or cleansing material used. “Wash your hands thoroughly,” Saichuk said. “It’s the rubbing action and the running water that cleanses your hands well.” The Health Center has no current plans to purchase more flu shot vaccines, Saichuk said. Contact Austen Krantz at akrantz@lsureveille.com
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Bill passed to buy new computers Kate Mabry Staff Writer
The Student Government Senate passed a bill providing $4,272 from the SG Surplus Account to fund new computers for the branch head offices during its weekly meeting Wednesday. Senate Speaker Aaron Caffarel said he has had several problems with his computer and that leadership is “in dire need” of new computers. SG President Cody Wells agreed, saying, “our positions require us to expect a lot of out of our computers.” Wells said his computer, which is estimated to be between eight to 10 years old, often crashes. He clarified that the computer monitor remains in perfect shape, but the harddrive needs replacing. Wells asked the Senate to consider that though they are voting on the purchase of computers for the branch head offices, these computers will remain in the office for the future generations of the branch heads. Wells also stated that SG Vice President Kathleen Bordelon chooses to use her personal laptop while at work in order to avoid the stress of an outdated computer and its complications. “If we don’t purchase these new computers, we would end up spending more money in repairs of the old computers in the long run,” Wells said. In other action, Scott Sullivan, senator for the College of Science, announced Middleton Library recently received the additional 200 Turning Point clickers that the Senate funded for student use in August. Elissa Plank, Circulation Department head of the library, told The Daily Reveille in August that
the library “ran out of clickers on the first day of classes by noon,” and the addition of new clickers would reach a large number of students in the future who would have been turned away from the rental desk. “We definitely think that buying new clickers for the library would be a good way to help the
students,” Sullivan said Sept. 4. “By giving students the ability to loan the clickers from the library, we can help them out financially.”
Contact Kate Mabry at kmabry@lsureveille.com
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“Targeting Financial Aid for Improved Retention Outcomes” is a report by Noel Levitz and the American Institutes for Research that argues Go Grants should be spiked to $4,000, meeting 55 percent of a low-income student’s financial need. The report, presented at last week’s meeting of the state’s governance commission for higher education, has sparked discussion about the necessity of increasing financial aid to retain students. The Office of Budget and Planning reported last fall that 9,291 LSU undergraduate students received federal financial aid and 12,442 undergraduate students received state financial aid. Jason Droddy, director of external affairs, said the idea is that students who need more money for college are more likely to drop out. The report says the state’s current Go Grant expenditure is about $15 million and has a total retention rate of 67 percent in Louisiana. By giving students more money in the form of Go Grants, the report says retention rates will increase. One of the current higher education discussions, Droddy said, is shuffling funds from students who receive large amounts of money to students whose retention rates could improve from the additional money. A problem for the University could arise if the state decides to move funds away from TOPS funding and channel them toward need-based aid, Droddy said. But Louisiana’s large number of lowincome students makes discussions about increasing financial aid necessary, he said. “We will never, ever fight financial access to higher education,” he said. “We’d disagree with a poorly-drafted policy if we saw one.” Potentially, the state could extend Go Grants and award universities with large volumes of students on Pell Grants additional money for those students, Droddy said. But the problem is the lack of clarity in giving money to universities for students on Pell Grants — would the money go directly toward more student grants, or would it be used to purchase more items for the University, indirectly helping students? The University has its own “Pelican Promise” scholarship to aid low-income students. Students can receive the scholarship if they are eligible for admission to the University, eligible for Federal Pell Grants and have a family income within 150 percent of the poverty level, or less than around $30,975 for a family of four. According to the LSU website, Pelican Promise recipients get an additional $3,000 to supplement expenses like books, room and board and transportation. Contact Andrea Gallo at agallo@lsureveille.com
WEIGHT LOSS, from page 1
lifestyle sooner. “I could have played a sport for LSU,” Petit said. “My goal is to try out for mascot.” Petit said his nieces, nephews and godchild served as a means of motivation throughout the process. “I didn’t want them to see me being unhealthy,” Petit said. “I wanted to be alive to see them grow up.” Petit chose the UREC because of its resources, convenience and environment. “There are so many resources available at the UREC. For example, the classes, the weight room and the cardio room,” said Petit. “The overall environment is encouraging at the UREC.” The UREC offers a variety of exercise options including GroupX classes, personal trainers and specialty classes. Though GroupX classes are free to fulltime students, specialty classes and personal trainers range in prices. The cost of hiring a personal trainer varies based on how many sessions are scheduled, said Lacee Breeden, UREC coordinator of Healthy Lifestyles. The
DEVELOPMENT, from page 1 will add diversity and choice for workers and visitors. “Toward that end of Third Street, the only restaurant is The Little Village,” Vicknair said. “It’s good to have food space and to fill an empty store front. It’s a totally positive thing to have additional businesses on Third Street.” The Famous Theatre is also set to open at 100 France St., Suite 1200 adjoining the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino and Hotel. Vicknair said this shows an initiative to enhance the area surrounding the casino. “That area doesn’t have other bars or restaurants other than casino and Pastime,” he said. “Someone is now taking the risk to open it up again, which is another testament to the success
sessions are priced as follows: • Two sessions - $60 • Four sessions - $100 • Six sessions - $135 • 10 sessions - $210 • 20 sessions - $400 With a personal trainer, students get more one-on-one attention. Participants receive a better workout because the trainer is allowed to focus on form, and Mills said she tailors exercise programs to fit her clients’ needs and goals. Mills said she was inspired by Petit’s determination. “I’m always motivated when my clients are determined,” Mills said. “He helped push me to the next level.” Petit began working at the UREC in August as a healthy lifestyles assistant. He supervises the weight room and helps ensure members’ safety. Petit plans to lose 30 more pounds. He said taking the first step to a healthier lifestyle now is important. “If you don’t start today, you’ll be thinking, ‘Where would I be now if I hadn’t started?’” Petit said. Contact Claire Caillier at ccaillier@lsureveille.com
of downtown.” Vicknair said the Lafayette Street corridor is also undergoing new development lately, with a Hampton Inn hotel opening on the corner of Main and Lafayette streets — the third hotel for the Lafayette corridor. The Tessier building — one of the oldest buildings downtown — is under construction and will contain mixed-use apartments and housing stock and will be the home of a new graphic design company called Tilt. Vicknair said this growth is encouraging tree plantings and beautification projects to make the area more pedestrian-friendly.
Contact Morgan Searles at msearles@lsureveille.com
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FOOTBALL
Miles eager for ’Bama showdown
Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer
Hawthorne, “The Voice of the Tigers,” who called the game on the radio. “Thinking about it more, it does seem more noteworthy because it was a catalyst for this special season that had LSU pushing closer to elite status.” Davey completed 35-of-44 throws to set an LSU single-game passing record with 528 passing yards. His 540 total yards tied an SEC record set by former Ole Miss quarterback Archie Manning. Even with Davey’s masterful
With the countdown to kickoff between No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama drawing nearer, LSU coach Les Miles said Wednesday his team is eager to take the field. With no suspensions and no injuries — except senior guard Josh Dworaczyk, who suffered a season- ‘Certainly ending injury beagainst fore the Oregon game — LSU will a quality take the field at full back and a strength for the first time this year. very good Despite the bright offensive lights surrounding Saturday’s show- line, we’re down, Miles said preparing he hasn’t noticed to stop a difference in his a very team’s preparation. capable “I can’t imagoffensive ine that they’re attack.’ going to do anything but play their Les Miles game,” Miles said. LSU coach “Anytime you line up against quality defenses, you’re going to work to get your yards. We’ve been in enough of those games to understand that happens. Nobody’s going to lose their poise.” During LSU’s victory against Alabama last season, the Tigers converted a fourth down with a reverse by then-junior tight end Deangelo Peterson. Miles stressed the importance of relying on conventional
ALABAMA, see page 10
MILES, see page 10
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Former LSU wide receiver Josh Reed [left] and quarterback Rohan Davey [right] led the Tigers to a 35-21 upset in 2001 against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
TURNING THE TIDE Reed, Davey’s record days spurred LSU in instrumental 2001 Alabama game
LSU’s 2001 Southeastern Conference championship team hardly looked like a title contender when the Tigers traveled to Tuscaloosa, Ala. 10 years ago today. An unranked 4-3 LSU entered Bryant-Denny Stadium on Nov. 3, 2001, reeling from a sloppy home loss to Ole Miss the previous week. Then-LSU coach Nick Saban was in the middle of his second season in Baton Rouge and held a modest 12-7 mark through 19 games. Tiger fans, discontent with Saban at the time, reached a boiling point regarding conservative
play-calling and a porous defense in another one slip way.” three early losses that season. At the time, the win was more The criticism began to melt memorable for creating the first LSU away for good with 35 flicks of se- winning streak against powerhouse nior quarterback Rohan Davey’s Alabama in 31 years. wrist and junior In hindsight, wide receiver Josh the victory kickChris Abshire Reed’s legendary started a six-game Sports Writer haul on a sunny LSU winning streak Tuscaloosa day in a 35-21 LSU vic- to finish the season that included four tory against a 3-4 Alabama squad. consecutive victories against ranked “We had to decide right then foes, an unlikely SEC title game upwhat type of season we wanted to set against Tennessee and a Sugar have,” Reed said. “Coach [Saban] Bowl romp versus Illinois. and his staff were lighting into us at “The game has blended practice that week. We couldn’t let into time a little bit,” said Jim
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Lady Tigers score triple digits in 40-point rout of Xavier Barrett pours in game-high 22 pts. Mark Clements Sports Writer
The Nikki Caldwell era has begun, and in rather impressive fashion. In the first test of the season, No. 21 LSU topped Xavier University of Louisiana, 102-42, in the Lady Tigers’ opening exhibition game, starting first-year coach Caldwell out on the right foot as she began her LSU career. “It was a good W,” Caldwell said. “There’s those W’s that you struggle with even though you win because it’s about how we play this game, it’s not necessarily what we run or what the score it. It’s what we do to get to that W.”
LSU’s 102 points surpassed the Lady Tigers’ highest output last season by 14 points, and smashed last year’s mark of 61.9 points per game. All 11 Lady Tigers who suited up saw action in the contest. Four reached double digits, led by senior forward LaSondra Barrett, who dropped 22 points to go along with 11 assists and seven rebounds. “I was excited as always, especially this being my last, first home game,” Barrett said. “It was a lot of excitement, a lot of nerves. I just wanted to come out and take the flow of the game and not really rush things and do whatever was needed for my team.” Caldwell wasn’t the only Lady Tiger making her LSU debut. Freshmen forwards Krystal Forthan and Sheila Boykin also donned the purple and gold for the first time Wednesday, and both
showed why they were two of the nation’s top recruits last season. Forthan finished with 14 points, five rebounds and a teamhigh four blocks. Boykin added two points and three rebounds in her seven minutes on the floor. “I was kind of nervous in the beginning, but then I picked it up,” Forthan said. “I had to play within my team and I had to play within myself. Then that nervous part went away.” The Lady Tigers added 13 steals to the strong offensive performance, more than double their 6.1 average last season. “I like this team playing with a lot of risks because they have to be risk-takers,” Caldwell said. “Even if they don’t come up with the team, they dictate the tempo of the game and they dictate how the EXHIBITION, see page 10
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Senior forward Courtney Jones (22) shoots around a Xavier player Wednesday night during a scrimmage in the PMAC.
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FOOTBALL
Thursday, November 3, 2011
SOCCER
Ticket prices rise for Tigers fall to Auburn in tournament turns focus Saturday’s showdown LSU to NCAAs
Average price surpasses $500 Mark Clements Sports Writer
Gas from Baton Rouge to Tuscaloosa: $60. Hotel in Tuscaloosa, Ala., for two nights: $250. Lower level ticket to the game: $1,000. Watching No. 1 LSU battle No. 2 Alabama: Priceless? With one of the most hyped regular season college football games in years just around the corner, fans are emptying their wallets to witness the action. Will Flaherty, director of communications for SeatGeek.com, a ticket search engine that pulls together listings from all major secondary ticket sites, called ticket prices for Saturday’s showdown “record-setting” and said the average price of tickets sold within the last week is more than $600 each. “In our database, we’ve been tracking this for at least two years now, and we have not seen a regular season college football game demanding these types of prices,” said Flaherty. “If you go back to early September, the average ticket sold was around $370. Over the course of the season … these teams got on a collision course, and the prices jumped up.” Flaherty said prices for this game top other major college football rivalries, including Oklahoma-Texas, Ohio State-Michigan and Alabama-Auburn. He said the game even rivaled the prices of last year’s Southeastern Conference championship game. “It’s a lot of money to go see a good game, but there are certainly fans out there that are interested,” Flaherty said. One Tuscaloosa woman, who listed her spare tickets for $1,000 a piece on Craigslist.org, said she put up such a high price tag because she was “very selective on who we might want to sit with” since the seats were next to her season tickets. Tickets in the same section
could go for hundreds of dollars difference. “If you want to buy the tickets, you’re welcome to pay the price,” said the woman, who declined to be named. “That’s the price we put on them because that’s what the value is to us.” While it’s not for a lack of effort, Tiger fans like mass communications senior Emma Benton will still make the trip to Tuscaloosa without a ticket just to take in the atmosphere. “I’ve been looking around a little bit [for a ticket], but everybody is selling them upwards of $200, and I’m on a student budget and don’t have that kind of money,” said Benton, who missed out on student tickets by one priority point. “I probably wouldn’t go above $200. My mom would kill me if I did.” For those still holding out for a chance to get to the game, Flaherty said ticket prices will diminish as the game approaches. “What generally happens is the price will run up until that week,” Flaherty said. “Then as ticket sellers still have their tickets on the market, they realize that they may not be able to sell for that price, and they start coming down a little bit.”
Contact Mark Clements at mclements@lsureveille.com
Chris Abshire Sports Writer
With a second-place finish in the Southeastern Conference this season, the LSU soccer team mastered nearly every conference foe it faced this fall. Except for Auburn. The SEC West’s other Tigers again got the best of LSU with a 3-0 rout in the first round of the SEC Tournament Wednesday afternoon in Orange Beach, Ala. Auburn also defeated LSU, 3-1, in Auburn, Ala., last month. For LSU (13-7-1, 8-3 SEC) it was another frustrating matchup with its chief divisional rival, who only drew the seventh seed overall despite finishing runner-up to LSU in the SEC West. Two Auburn substitutes’ scoring strikes and an own goal doomed an LSU attack that couldn’t piece some positive plays together for a goal. Auburn freshman Tatiana Coleman finally put her team on the scoreboard in the 31st minute after a pressing Auburn attack had LSU on its defensive heels in the early going. Coleman took a floating free kick from Auburn defender Heather Havron inside the penalty area
and soared an eight-yard header past LSU senior goalkeeper Mo Isom for the match’s initial score. “They earned a nice kick and kind of hit a bad floater in there, but it came through, and [Coleman] headed it in fairly uncontested, which is a problem,” said LSU coach Brian Lee. “I thought we got a little unlucky, but if you get as many chances as they got early, you eventually deserve one.” LSU nearly leveled the score just before halftime when senior midfielders Allysha Chapman and Taryne Boudreau almost combined to finish a breakaway run with a goal. But Auburn goalkeeper Amy Howard came up with the key diving save, one of many clutch deflections she notched during the match. “We got a lot of shots and good looks today, but [Howard] ... just made about three or four toplevel stops,” Lee said. An own goal by LSU on a broken sequence in the 62nd minute made it a two-goal Auburn advantage, and the third score came in the 88th minute as LSU was pushing Isom forward to spark the offense late. Despite the loss, Lee said he wasn’t too upset with his team’s overall play. “The loss isn’t the end of the world,” the coach quipped. “We passed the ball decently, played pretty well and just missed a few
kicks. But credit to Auburn. They played pretty well, too.” LSU’s five seniors recently pointed to an SEC tournament title as a major goal, and Lee said the group was “extremely disappointed,” but understands the NCAA tournament still awaits. A win likely would have solidified LSU as a host site for a firstround NCAA match, but the loss puts that hope in jeopardy, though LSU still boasts a top-30 RPI. The NCAA chooses 32 firstround hosts. “We’re kind of waiting now,” Lee said. “It’s probably going to be a geographic thing now. I felt, really, we could have been in play for a national [top-16] seed if we had made it to the finals of the SECs.” For now, Lee said the early exit could work in his team’s favor with ten days to refresh before the Tigers’ final stand begins. “We have to approach it as a blessing in disguise,” Lee said of the loss. “We’re nursing a few bumps and bruises that could use a few days’ rest anyway. I know this team will be ready come next week.”
Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com
Thursday, November 3, 2011
FOOTBALL
Without Jones, ’Bama leans on receiver Maze
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DANCING KING
Randle similar to former Tide player
on the season. Maze leads Alabama with 39 catches for 482 yards and a touchdown so far this season. Taylor said despite Maze’s small, 5-foot-10, 180-pound frame, Scott Branson his presence on the field looms large Sports Contributor for opposing defenses. The Crimson Tide’s downfield “He’s a very aggressive player threat has a different look this sea- being so small and he’s really physison after losing its most dangerous cal, too,” Taylor said. “We know wide receiver to the NFL. they’re going to try to get after us so Julio Jones, current Atlanta we just have to be prepared.” Falcon and No. 6 overall pick in the Junior cornerback Morris Clai2011 NFL Draft, borne said Maze is had 10 catches a threat on special for 89 yards and a teams as well. touchdown against “He’s one of LSU in last seathose guys who son’s contest, a 24can get the ball out 21 win. in space and make Last season, people miss,” ClaiBrandon Taylor Jones was by far borne said. senior safety Alabama’s most LSU defensive targeted receiver. backs noted that the His 1,133 receiving yards was more Tide’s heralded running backs corps than twice as many as the Tide’s — headlined by junior running back second best receiver, current senior Trent Richardson — gives Alabama Marquis Maze. a boost in the passing game because LSU senior safety Brandon opposing defenses have to crowd the Taylor noted while the Tiger defense line of scrimmage to defend against no longer has to defend Jones, its job the run. on Saturday is no easier. “With the running backs they “It’s a lot different with [Jones] have, they’re going to use them and gone, but we still just have to stay try to catch you off-guard and throw focused,” Taylor said. “One man it over your head,” said sophomore doesn’t make a team.” safety Eric Reid. LSU wide receiver Rueben Reid said the Tigers are also Randle is on track to have a similar keeping an eye on Alabama’s tight season to Jones’ 2010 campaign. ends, specifically senior Brad SmellRandle leads the Tigers with 33 ey. catches for 638 yards and seven “They’ve got some big guys touchdowns. playing tight end too, so we just ESPN college football analyst have to make sure we’ve got them David Pollack said Randle gives wrapped up and not miss any tackLSU the upper hand in the passing les,” Reid said. game. Taylor compared Smelley to “LSU has an advantage with LSU’s most targeted tight end, seRueben Randle, the third leading nior Deangelo Peterson. receiver in the [Southeastern Con“[Smelley] is kind of like Deanference], almost 20 yards a catch, gelo Peterson for us because he can he’s already got seven touchdowns,” get up the field very fast,” Taylor Pollack said. “He’s done well and said. “We just have to keep our eyes a good job managing the passing on him.” game.” Smelley has 16 catches for 165 Alabama has made up for the yards and a touchdown for the Tide loss of Jones this season by spread- this season. ing the ball around more. Eight Tide receivers have more than 100 reContact Scott Branson at ceiving yards and a touchdown, but sbranson@lsureveille.com no receiver has more than two scores
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“Lego Man” won a halftime dance-off competition Wednesday night at the women’s basketball scrimmage to qualify for two LSU-Alabama football tickets.
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page 10 play calling. “I know early in the year, we’d lobs gracefully tracking Tiger re- get a little a conservative in a tight ceivers, it was his prime target, Reed, game and let the defense go at it,” who lit up the Crimson Tide defense Reed recalled. “But I do remember seeing Coach [Saban] indicating, like none have before or since. “They cannot stop Josh Reed,” ‘You know what, Jimbo, call a big said CBS announcer Verne Lun- throw on long third downs because we need to keep the ball today.’ And dquist during the game’s telecast. Coach Fisher put us While Reed in the position to set SEC records for succeed all game catches and yards long.” in a game with 19 But Reed was for 293 in the vicjust one option for tory, he remembers the sturdy, stronghis three fumbles armed senior toss— two lost — most ing the ball over vividly. and around Crim“I tell people son Tide defenders every time they ask Josh Reed like it was schoolabout that game former LSU wide receiver yard pitch-andthat I remember catch. those three crucial Davey also found Michael fumbles the most,” Reed said. “But thankfully, the coaches had the faith Clayton — a future NFL starter — in me to still call my number when seven times for 126 yards and senior the game got tight. It was a long and Jerel Myers five times for 64 yards and a touchdown. frustrating day, believe it or not.” “Rohan probably had the stronWhether on bubble screens, crossing patterns or deep posts, the gest arm on any LSU quarterback converted running back and Rayne, I had seen at the time,” Hawthorne La., native dropped Crimson-clad said. “He made it look easy against tacklers more often than he dropped Alabama, and Tiger fans just weren’t used to that.” the football. Reed said the hype around this ESPN commentator Todd Blackledge, who called the game week’s Tigers-Tide clash has felt for CBS, said the performance was surreal given his — and his former a standout in his time calling SEC coach’s — history with Alabama. “It so happens that 10 years games. “Reed was kind of a thicker, later, Saban is staring LSU down put-together receiver because he from the opposite side in the bigspent time at running back,” Black- gest game,” he said. “Coach [Saban] ledge said. “His ability after the built something [at LSU] that’s still catch to drag defenders and cut was going strong and only gaining. It’s staggering. He was spectacular that kind of crazy that things got rolling in ’Bama, and now there’s this epic day.” An LSU offense that was al- meeting ten years later.” ready averaging 423 yards a game through five SEC games that fall exploded for 611 yards on the day, and Reed said he remembers former Contact Chris Abshire at offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher cabshire@lsureveille.com being given the green light in the
ALABAMA, from page 7
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‘Coach [Saban] built something [at LSU] that’s still going strong and only gaining.’
MILES, from page 7
plays this year, not necessarily trick plays. “What you want to do is call the stuff you do best,” Miles said. “There’s a point in time where you can’t be too predictable, but there’s also a key that you call the things you do best.” Miles said dominating the line of scrimmage defensively will also be crucial against Alabama. Minimizing the effectiveness of Alabama junior running back Trent Richardson starts with the defensive line, Miles said. “It’s like any game, you have to minimize the run,” Miles said. “Otherwise handing the ball off is an advantage. If they can keep the chains
SCRIMMAGE, from page 7
offensive player has to be aware that we’re going to come after you.” With one win under her belt at LSU, Caldwell will have to wait another week and a half for her first official victory. The Lady Tigers officially begin the 2011 campaign Nov. 14 when they travel to Wichita State before coming back home for their
moving by handing the ball off, it’s an issue. Certainly against a quality back and a very good offensive line, we’re preparing to stop a very capable offensive attack.” As Miles and Alabama coach Nick Saban enter their fifth contest against each other, Miles said he understands the significance of the rivalry. “It’s a tremendously competitive game,” Miles said. “It’s one our guys and their guys want to play well in, and come into it with the best intentions. That would be similar to any great rivalry, to any great matchup.” Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com first early-season test against No. 10 Georgetown. “All those experiences that they will have will get them ready for the Georgetown game,” Caldwell said. “We’re excited that we’ve put together a schedule that we feel is going to prepare us for the brutal play that’s going to come in the [Southeastern Conference].” Contact Mark Clements at mclements@lsureveille.com
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Entertainment
Thursday, November 3, 2011
RED STICK ROUNDUP
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Friday: Better Than Ezra The Louisianabased band is performing at 10 p.m. on Friday at The Varsity Theatre. Tickets are photo courtesy of ASHLEY LANAUX $27.50 in advance or $30 the door. LASM Star Party on the Levee Patrons can gather at the Riverfront Landing Dock at 100 S. River Road to gaze at the moon, Saturn and stars. The event starts at 7:30 p.m. and is free. Stabbed in Art Join local artists from Baton Rouge for a night of art and food at 1284 Perkins Road. The event starts at 6:00 p.m. and admission is free.
Picture ‘Perfect’
‘Pitch Perfect’ finds ideal shooting locations on campus
Kittu Pannu Entertainment Writer
Saturday: Civil War Women Perspectives: A Historical Performance Join five Louisiana Civil War homefront women in a live performance followed by a Victorian jewelry craft workshop at 10:30 a.m. at the West Baton Rouge Museum. Admission is free.
Ernest Scott & The Funk Children Join Patrons of Boudreaux and Thibodeaux’s as the band performs at 9:30 p.m. and is free.
LSU will make an appearance in movie theaters across the country next year with the release of “Pitch Perfect,” a feature film currently in production on campus. “We felt that LSU provided the best scope and were the most amenable and flexible and supportive of the film, and we thought it’d be a great place to shoot,” said producer Max Handelman. “There are certain locations that are unique to this school, and it would have been difficult to find.” Handelman said “Pitch Perfect” reminded him and his wife, co-producer Elizabeth Banks, of their own college days. “[Banks] and I went to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, which is ground
Veterans on Parade Join Families of Baton Rouge as it gathers to honor Louisiana veterans with a fun-filled parade in downtown Port Allen at 1:30 p.m.
zero for a lot of ... the a cappella world and how ridiculous it is, how much of a subculture it is, but ultimately how uplifting and inspiring it can be when these kids perform, and so we just thought it’d make a fantastic film,” Handelman said. This film fills the growing demand for music-related entertainment, said co-producer Scott Niemeyer. “It effectively blends musical performance with a comedy genre that is very popular at the moment,” Niemeyer said. “We certainly don’t think we’re making ‘Glee.’ We have something a lot more interesting and approachable because the movie attempts to show the accessibility of vocal performances in a real-life setting.” Director Jason Moore said he chose this film as his first directorial effort because of the script’s quick-witted sense of humor.
To be an extra: • Go to caballerocasting.com • Click on “Register Here!” and fill out the form. • E-mail pitchperfectcasting@gmail.com • As of now, available dates include Nov. 9, 11 and 17. “[Screenwriter Kay Cannon] is a writer on ‘30 Rock,’ so it’s full of quick wit, and it’s an underdog story about this group of girls who end up winning this championship, and it has music,” Moore said. “I’ve always loved singing as a way for people to express themselves.” The University’s size helped solidify LSU MOVIE, see page 15
MUSIC
Ted Leo + the Pharmacists take on Spanish Moon Band to play at 9 p.m. on Friday
Sunday:
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The film crew gives instructions to actors while filming of the movie “Pitch Perfect” in front of Hill Memorial Library. Producers have said the University is ideal for their film.
Emily Herrington Entertainment Writer
Hailing from Washington, D.C., Ted Leo + the Pharmacists is bringing its punk-rock force to Baton Rouge. The band will perform at Spanish Moon on Highland Road this Friday at 9 p.m. Lead singer and guitarist Ted Leo spoke with The Daily Reveille via e-mail about his upcoming show. TDR: Have you performed in Baton Rouge before? What do you like
about it?
Leo: Yup. A number of times over the years. I’ve met some great people in [Baton Rouge] over the years, including someone who jumped up on stage and helped us sing one night when I lost my voice, who I’m still in touch with, six years later. TDR: What can we expect to see at your show? Leo: Well, coincidentally, and unfortunately, my voice is in pretty bad shape right now, but hopefully we won’t need to expect a repeat of that sort of thing. Just a more gravelly version of me. TED LEO, see page 15
photo courtesy of MATADOR RECORDS
Ted Leo + The Pharmacists will perform at the Spanish Moon this Friday at 9 p.m. The band formed in 1999 and is currently writing songs for its upcoming album.
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Reveille Ranks Florence + The Machine, “Ceremonials”
FASHION
Student creates ‘bro’ T-shirts, apparel
Island Records
Indie British powerhouse Florence + the Machine gracefully followed its highly praised debut album with the equally enchanting “Ceremonials.” Florence Welch’s unique voice is a haunting siren’s call, giving the album an easy-listening flow. The ginger goddess demonstrates her vocal talents, alternating between belting out hard-hitting notes and singing in a soft near-whisper. “Ceremonials” has a darker, more gothic feel than the band’s inaugural “Lungs,” but it will surely please old fans and captivate new listeners. The eerie yet beautiful “Only If For a Night” sets the tone for the rest of the record. Harps, violins, tambourines and choral background singers complement Welch’s voice, creating a unique pop/gospel ambience. Florence + the Machine is one of today’s most revered artists and deserves every ounce of hype. “Ceremonials” doesn’t disappoint.
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Justin Bieber, “Under the Mistletoe”
Island Records
If there’s one positive thing to take away from Justin Bieber’s newest album, it’s that the pop star is actually starting to become a man. His voice is deeper and more varied in his latest album, “Under the Mistletoe.” The only decent song, “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” barely counts because it’s just a duet between Bieber and the song’s original artist, Mariah Carey. The album also contains what is the worst song recorded in the last 20 years, “Drummer Boy.” Already an unpopular Christmas tune, Bieber and has-been rap artist Busta Rhymes decided the one thing missing was a rap about eating dinner and Twitter followers. Rebecca Black’s “Friday” is Grammy-worthy compared to this trash. Fundamentally, the album fails at its only goal — getting listeners in the Christmas spirit.
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“The Rum Diary”
TAYLOR BALKOM FilmDistrict
The first adaptation of a Hunter S. Thompson novel starring Johnny Depp, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” was a perfectly zany and trippy production that has since become a cult classic. The newest Thompson adaptation, “The Rum Diary,” sees Depp doing what he can to save an unfocused film that lacks the storytelling sensibilities of “Fear and Loathing.” The film is too akin to its source material; the characters are interesting and charismatic, but the story as a whole lacks focus and seems to get lost in its own ramblings. Depp and the rest of the cast are likable enough, and beautiful cinematography makes the film nice to look at, but those elements are ultimately outweighed by a story that doesn’t quite understand itself.
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“Puss in Boots” Of all the potential spin-offs featuring Shrek characters, “Puss In Boots” is probably the last one you’d expect to enjoy. The film doesn’t stand up to the first two gems in the “Shrek” series, but it’s still a pleasant surprise for patrons. The film takes the audience on a journey of feline proportions, with cat burglars and dance-offs galore. The plot falls on the more predictable side when compared to other “Shrek” marvels, but “Puss In Boots” holds its own throughout the action sequences. Notable fairy-tale creatures making appearances include Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, the Golden Goose and the giant from “Jack and the Beanstalk.” All in all, “Puss” does not demand much attention from viewers but delivers witty dialogue with ease.
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Wale, “Ambition”
Dreamworks
KITTU PANNU Zac Recordings
Hold the applause. Wale’s new album “Ambition” is anything but ambitious. After being featured on hit single “No Hands,” which took over radio stations in fall 2010, the rapper’s new songs are downright disappointing. “Ambition” has a severe case of schizophrenia, with songs bouncing from one genre to the next. “Slight Work,” featuring Big Sean, sounds like it could have been produced by Justin Bieber with its bubblegum pop sound. “White Linen,” featuring Ne-Yo, has a throwback feel, leaving Wale’s notorious hip-hop style nowhere to be found. The album is decent, but its new direction has no focus and won’t resonate with fans of his previous album, “Attention Deficit.” Looks like Wale has some soul-searching to do before he can be considered one of hip-hop’s finest again.
[C-] EASTAN CROSON
EDITOR’S PICK: Miranda Lambert, “Four the Record”
RCA Nashville She may be a happy newlywed in real life, but with her latest album “Four the Record,” singer/songwriter Miranda Lambert proves she can still belt out the songs of a jilted lover. With tunes like “Same Old You” and “Mama’s Broken Heart,” Lambert shows off her trademark ability to write about painful relationships. The album also features songs like “Fastest Girl in Town,” the perfect soundtrack for a girls’ night out. Unfortunately, several of the tracks fall flat and most just don’t have the spark Lambert’s been known for in the past. Songs like “All Kinds of Kinds” and “Dear Diamond” come off as cheesy and lack the edge fans expect. It’s a valiant effort, but this time, Lambert RACHEL WARREN just doesn’t hit the mark.
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Sup Bro offers trendy attire Haylie Navarre Entertainment Writer
International studies senior Alecsander “Chippy” Woodson created a line of bro-worthy Tshirts and tank tops, sold under the company he founded, Sup Bro Apparel. Woodson said he got the idea after seeing tank tops worn by the Gainesville, Fla., lacrosse team that said “Gym, Tan, LAX.” He said he thought he could come up with something similar and started jotting down ideas. “I thought it would be ‘ something fun and maybe catch on,” Woodson said. The logo on the first shirt Woodson created pictures the quintessential “bro.” The graphic has the words Bro” sur.’ “Sup rounding an Ezra Winters outline of a English junior person wearing a backwardfacing, flatbrimmed hat, Wayfarer sunglasses and a tank top. Woodson said he received his first shipment of shirts in April and sold them over the summer.
You can still have a fun time without being seen as kind of a douche
Winters said while he thinks He said he has sold about 50 shirts so far and is currently wait- the shirts aren’t produced satirically, they may appeal to some ing for another order to arrive. He said the shirts are start- students for that reason. He said ing to catch on, and he’s having it’s a similar idea to “Jersey trouble keepShore” — everyone ing up with thinks it’s ridiculous, the demand. but they still praise it. He said peoWinters said he ple frequently thinks Woodson is contact him trying to provide a on Facebook different style of shirt asking to that distinguishes itplace an order. self from the bad conThe secnotations of the party ond shirt lifestyle. Alecsander Woodson Woodson de“You can still international studies senior, have a fun time withsigned is a out being seen as white tank Sup Bro Apparel founder kind of a douche,” featuring the phrase “Tigers, Breaux,” which Winters said. Interior design senior Jacquickly sold out. Woodson said his clothing quelyn Lindsey said the shirts aptargets the younger generation. peal to her because they’re comHe said it started with a lacrosse fortable and funny. Woodson said he hopes to base but grew to include “frat bros” and sorority girls, whom expand to two or three other Woodson said are unexpectedly Southeastern Conference schools his largest consumers. and incorporate several more de“It’s for people who like to signs into his brand. go out and have fun,” Woodson For now, Sup Bro Apparel said. only offers T-shirts and tanks, Biological sciences senior but Woodson said he has thought Matt Burger said he purchased about adding hats and female a shirt from Sup Bro Apparel athletic shorts to the product mix. because he liked the brand and He said he also plans to sell bikiwanted to support his friend’s nis in the far future. business venture. Burger said both he and Woodson are from the Northeast and played lacrosse in high school. He feels the Sup Bro Apparel mentality encompasses that particular lifestyle. English junior Ezra Contact Haylie Navarre at Winters owns two Sup Bro hnavarre@lsureveille.com Apparel T-shirts.
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ART
Sculpture class designs site-specific sounds for sound walk Kevin Thibodeaux
Entertainment Writer
Walking around campus on a typical day, the sounds of the Tiger Band ring out, the chimes of Memorial Tower resonate through the grounds and the chatter of students scurrying to class fills the air. But University sculpture students are looking to craft different sounds to accompany specific areas of campus. Loren Schwerd’s advanced sculpture class, Art 4761, will unveil its “sound walk” today. Schwerd said the sound walk project will feature noises unique to specific locations on campus that students in her class were inspired to create by their daily interaction with those areas. The class created a website that can be accessed on mobile phones or regular computers. The user then enters a code found at each specific area that will activate the specific sound on the website. She said the sounds can be accessed online at sound. art72.org. Schwerd said a map will also be available online that shows each sound’s location on campus. Sculpture senior Cole Wiley designed the website used to broadcast the sounds. He said with regular sculptures, artists have to get permission to use the space to display their art, but the process was easier with sound. Sculpture senior Andrew Deluca’s piece will play in the Design Building’s outdoor stairwell. Deluca said he was inspired to create the sound after climbing the building’s four flights of steep stairs, which left him winded. Deluca’s sound is a voice that advises the listener of the best strategy for climbing the stairs, advising participants to take deep breaths and rest between flights. “It’s instructions for climbing the stairs,” Deluca said. “It’s an instructional on how you are going to get tired going up the stairs, like one played on a hike where there’s an overly cheesy tour guide.” Photography and sculpture junior Stephanie Landry said her
piece is about different people’s reactions to being ignored. She took people into a room, ignored them for 10 minutes and then photographed and recorded their reactions. “I put them in a uniform environment and watched them respond in different ways,” Landry said. Landry said she will place the photos and the sound in a place like the library where people are often ignored. Schwerd said the purpose of the project is to familiarize her students with working in an unknown medium. “They’ve taken classes that taught them a lot of techniques,” Schwerd said. “I want to take them out of it, get them used to a new medium.” Schwerd said she wants her students to feel comfortable trying new techniques. “They may be considered a sculptor, but they should feel free to approach any medium,” she said. Most students used their iPhones to record their sounds and used common editing software like Garageband. Sculpture and psychology senior Dayna Haynie said her sound, “To show I care,” was inspired by watching people in front of the library and viewing their interactions with each other. She said the library is a good place to meet and interact with people and she witnessed a “range of emotions” while viewing these interactions. “Caring for people can be stressful, but there are those small moments that make it worth it,” Haynie said.
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Advanced sculpture students Stephanie Landry, Cole Wiley and Dayna Haynie discuss their sound walk projects in class.
Haynie’s piece, which is scattered with the sounds of coffee dripping and the plunking of piano keys, uses recordings that
she has gathered since 2009. She said the sounds will be accessible in locations students typically traverse in their
daily routines. Contact Kevin Thibodeaux at kthibodeaux@lsureveille.com
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TAYLOR MADE
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Ditching laptop for tablet for one week breeds frustration Some people say tablets are the future of technology. But can I replace my laptop with the discontinued HP Touchpad? That was the question I wanted to answer when I began my mission of exclusively using a tablet TAYLOR BALKOM Entertainment for note-taking, studying and jourWriter naling the results of each day. I began optimistically but would learn soon enough what living without a laptop would mean. TUESDAY, OCT. 25 Less than a day into my experiment and I already miss my keyboard. Tuesdays are my note-intensive days, and the lack of a true word processor on this thing really pisses me off. QuickOffice HD allows you to create documents but doesn’t support autocorrect? How am I supposed to be able to type quickly on this thing when it doesn’t correct my mistakes? I’m pretty much banging randomly on glass and hoping what shows up is coherent. Day one and I’ve already had to cheat and use a laptop to study for my sociology exam. For some reason, the Touchpad won’t read files downloaded from Moodle. Great. It’s going to be a long week. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26 My fingers are slightly bruised from furiously tapping on the tablet’s keyboard yesterday. I didn’t really need my tablet for class today since I had my sociology exam and my economics professor doesn’t allow electronics. I used my laptop again today to write a story for The Reveille. It needed to be typed up quickly, and I’m not exactly getting 40 words per minute on this thing. I promise not to resort to a laptop unless it’s completely necessary from now on. Since I didn’t intensively use my tablet today, I could focus on what it does well: Web browsing. The Adobe Flash support is nice, and Web pages load quickly. I did encounter some random reloading of pages, though. I was also able to finish my spreadsheet of classes scheduled for next semester. QuickOffice HD did a great job of reading the document from my computer and allowing me to make slight changes. The pain of note-taking still hurts, but it’s subsided a little bit. THURSDAY, OCT. 27 Today wasn’t too bad. Notetaking was still slow and dreary, and I had to restart my tablet twice in one class. But other than that, using it was a breeze. I did run into some problems when making my history study guide. I tried to erase a sentence, and the tablet just wouldn’t do it. I need to study, and this is becoming a problem. The one positive so far? I have a free cloud account with Box.net. All my notes on my laptop were put into the cloud, so I can access them anywhere.
Silver lining, I guess. FRIDAY, OCT. 28 Fridays are my days to relax, so not too much was done on the tablet. Once again, I was unable to make my study guide because I can’t edit a document. I wish I could say typing has gotten better, but since there’s no autocorrect in this halfattempt at word processing, I can’t. SATURDAY, OCT. 29 I spent most of the day in Lafayette, so I didn’t use my tablet until late. I decided to stop trying to make a study guide on this thing and resorted to pen and paper. My Touchpad played nice with notes from my laptop, which was a pleasant surprise. Only a few more miserable days, then I’ll be reunited with my beautiful laptop. I’ll never complain about it again. SUNDAY, OCT. 30 Though watching the Saints get destroyed by a winless team was fun, I had work for the rest of the day and again didn’t use my tablet much. As long as I don’t try and do anything crazy, like type faster than 12 words per minute, it gets the job done. Sure, there’s still no autocorrect and I have to reset it once a day to keep it from crashing, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad, right? Right? MONDAY, OCT. 31 The end is almost near. I spent most of today studying for my history exam, so tablet use was sparse. It’s sad that a $500 piece of hardware takes a backseat to pen and paper. TUESDAY, NOV. 1 Oh, what a glorious day has arrived! This is the last day I’ll ever seriously try and use this thing for school. Will I feel nostalgic and brush the dust off it eventually? Don’t worry. I won’t. Maybe I’m stuck in my old ways, but using a physical keyboard is infinitely more practical than hammering away at a glass touchscreen. Maybe tablet technology just hasn’t reached the point to make it a viable replacement for a laptop. The convenience of a tablet is undeniable. It’s small, light and works
almost perfectly for everything — except serious typing. Tablets are a nice complement to your laptop, but don’t toss out your computer just yet. Taylor Balkom is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Baton Rouge.
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My week with a tablet: Taylor recounts his week-long stint without his laptop. • Tablet used: 1.2 gHz HP Touchpad (now discontinued) • Times I had to borrow a friend’s laptop: 4 • Curse words uttered: uncountable • Times the tablet did something better than a laptop could: 0 • Times I broke down and cried: 1
Thursday, November 3, 2011 as a prime filming location for “Pitch Perfect,” and it’s biggest selling point was the Huey P. Long Natatorium, Moore said. “Literally, if we had built a set for it, it would not have looked as beautiful as that for what we’re doing. That was the selling point,” Moore said. “That was where we were like, ‘We’d be fools not to come here.’”
The crew wrapped the scene at the Natatorium on Wednesday night. “The pool was a gem,” Niemeyer said. “We needed an empty acoustic place that would allow a spot for the kids to look like they’re sneaking in and singing in a sort of bootleg environment, so it was perfect.” Handelman said Swine Theatre is one of the better shooting places on campus.
TED LEO, from page 11
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TDR: Where did the name ‘The Pharmacists’ come from? Leo: Myself and the other two members of an old band of mine called Chisel eventually woke up one day and realized that we could’ve come up with a much better name, and in jokingly kicking around some of them, The Pharmacists came up and I vowed that I would use it someday... and so I did. TDR: You have a very unique sound that’s different from most indie bands. How would you describe your musical genre/style? Leo: I don’t know. I’d say it’s something along the lines of classic punk. TDR: You’ve been compared to classic bands like The Clash. What’s your response to that juxtaposition? Leo: Ah, well there you go — classic punk. TDR: What have you been working on lately? Leo: Writing new songs for what will eventually be a new album, doing some music for other projects (friends’ podcasts and comedy shows, etc.). TDR: How has your music evolved
Leo: Well, I “started” before 1999. I’ve been in bands since the mid-’80s and started playing under my own name and even using “The Pharmacists” as early as 1996. But as far as evolution goes, I think I prefer to map each album or “era” or whatever in terms of how it’s evolved in relation to what came immediately before it and what I’m hoping to do next, and in that sense, it’s hard to lay out a straight arc of evolution. It’s more about expanding and contracting, exploring and experimenting, or bringing things back to tight basics, and I think that even over the course of a single album, you can see some of that see-saw. TDR: What’s your favorite song that you’ve made? Why? Leo: It’d be impossible to say — I go through phases with some being more important than others from time to time, but I could never say definitively what a “favorite” would be. Right now we’ve just recently brought “The Sons of Cain” back into the set after not playing it for a while, along with most of the songs from “The Tyranny of Distance” album that had fallen through the cracks, and I’m enjoying playing them again. TDR: Are you influenced by any particular bands? Who?
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“The Swine Palace is also just a truly beautiful space where we will be shooting a lot of the rehearsal scenes for the girl group,” Handelman said. “We love the natural light that flows through there.” Other places the film will shoot on campus include the Greek Amphitheatre, the Pentagon, the Quad, the Evangeline Horseshoe and the courtyard in front of Hill Memorial Library,
Handelman said. Handelman is excited to work with the expansive cast, including University MFA student Jessica Jain, who plays “High Note No. 2; Stoner Girl,” a singer on one of the competing a cappella teams. “They had auditions at LSU,” Jain said. “I just sang ‘Grenade’ by Bruno Mars, and that was it. Then a week later, I got the second call back and sang for [director] Jason [Moore], and I had to sing
something in Hindi because he wanted to see if I knew anything in another language.” So far, everyone has been inviting and warm, Jain said.
Leo: Sure, but the list would literally never end, since I’m discovering new stuff all the time. It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of early punk and pubrock songwriters like Nick Lowe, etc., soul giants like Curtis Mayfield, storytellers like Springsteen, American punk and hardcore like Minutemen, The Misfits, etc., old reggae vocal groups like the Mighty
Diamonds, Celtic folk, and on and on and on. I always get excited by new bands as well, and we try to take as many on tour as we can, like Pujol, who we’re out with now. I find their outlook, song writing, musicianship and energy really inspiring.
Leo: A few - I change my strings every night, which is really a necessity, but also takes on a Zen-like ritual thing for me. I also stretch a lot.
TDR: Do you have any pre- or postshow rituals or traditions?
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Occupy love and help save New Orleans
John Lennon challenged us once to imagine a world with no possessions, no religion, no greed, no hunger — a world with nothing to kill or die for. This must become our shared purpose. We need to stop telling ourselves that this is a dream.
In our city of New Orleans, we are in desperate need of embracing this challenge and eliminating the plague of violence. This violence is an indictment of our humanity. Our mere existence as humans makes this a problem for us all, not just those who are caught by the Charybdis of violence. Jack Donnelly writes that human rights are inalienable and held equally by all. Our rights to happiness, joy and fulfillment are equal. Therefore, our duty to alleviate pain, sorrow, and degradation is
just as equal. A friend of mine recently said that we should “occupy within.” This sentiment truly inspired me. I believe he means that we should take a lesson from the Occupy Wall Street handbook and begin to takeover for what we believe is just — what we believe in our hearts can heal our world. I believe we can carry out this philosophy in New Orleans. My challenge to the community is to “occupy love.” Let love be the priority of every day of your life. Let love be the thing that takes over
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you and occupies your soul. I am asking you to embrace our humanity, our oneness, our brotherhood, and to begin healing our community with love. Tell someone you love them or show it through an act of kindness. Let us begin a movement that will transform not only us, but also our community. Victor Hugo wrote, “Humanity is similarity. All men are of the same clay. No difference, here below at least, lies in predestination. The same darkness before, the same flesh during, the same ashes
after life.” Indeed, all human life is equal and precious. It is our humanity which demands that we love wholeheartedly and begin to wipe away the darkness that violence casts on New Orleans. Occupy Love and help save our city. Peter M. Russo LSU alumnus, UNO political science graduate student Contact The Daily Reveille’s opinion staff at opinion@lsureveille.com
FAILURE OF DIPLOMACY
Apples and pirates may decide future of intellectual rights It’s no secret I’m not a huge fan of Apple. I’ve gone out of my way to never buy one of Apple’s products over the years — I was one of the few who had a Zune, and more recently, I’m one of the few who have a Windows 7 phone. While this may just be avoiding one corporation by siding with another, some of Apple’s actions make me feel comfortable with this choice. Beyond the reports of inhumane working conditions and underage labor, there have also been many cases of something not quite as dire, but which I find just as important: the issue of trademark and copyright. Apparently, Apple has decided it can be the only company with anything resembling an apple in its logo, and will go to great lengths to enforce it. A few years back, Australian grocery chain Woolworth’s was threatened by Apple after it changed its logo — albeit to something no one would ever confuse with Apple’s — and the Australian intellectual-property regulators were pushed by Apple’s lawyers to ban the logo. More recently, Apple went after a Chinese food company’s logo for the same reasons. It’s not only the larger companies which Apple has sent such threats or legal actions against. As of last month, Apple also sent a cease and desist letter to a small German café in Bonn called Apfelkind. Beyond the fact many of these companies really don’t pose any threat to Apple and its “global image” — as they often cite for their reasons behind such actions — it would be hard to confuse any of these logos with one another. The only thing linking all these logos is the fact they contain an apple-like shape.
This all appears to stem from how Apple seems to believe it owns the image of its namesake fruit. Clearly such a thought is unrealistic and narcissistic, yet it doesn’t seem too far off from claims Zachary Davis many involving intelColumnist lectual rights, which are definitely a tricky situation. As we’ve seen over the last decade, the rise of piracy has led to many concerns when it comes to copyright laws. Whatever the industry — movies, music, television — all of them want to make money for what they produce. Everyone needs to make money to live, so it’s not something for which they can be really faulted. What many people, like me, have a problem with is the business that comes between the consumer and the artist. A large cut of any of the profits from music being sold goes to the record label, with many bands reportedly making roughly $23.40 for every $1,000. Anyone should be able to see this is a problem. While this doesn’t excuse pirating, it’s easy to see how it can help influence one to do so. But with this piracy has come a major crackdown in many parts of the world. Whereas Napster may have once been the main target for copyright-protection lawsuits and the like, the most recent targets have been torrent hosting sites like piratebay.org. Although music may have been all the main media shared illegally, technology now makes it incredibly easy
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for everything from video games to movies to even books to be pirated. To help illustrate just how substantial this has become, there are now political parties that make this their main issue. The thirdlargest party in Sweden, the International Pirate Party, even gained two seats in parliament in the 2009 European Parliament elections. Clearly, this is something
which will only become a bigger and bigger issue as time and technology progress. Whether it pertains to a company’s image in the world and what exactly belongs to it, or the ownership of media and its sharing, the intellectual rights debate will be one which will greatly affect how the Internet is used. How radical a change this may be is something we should all
keep our eyes on.
Zachary Davis is a 20-yearold history junior from Warsaw, Poland. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_zdavis.
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Amazon’s book publishing threatens publishers, bookstores When it comes to consumerism, competition is a good thing. With companies trying to win your hard-earned dollar, they’ll throw price cuts and deals in your face until you buy their product. That said, competition isn’t so great if you’re one of the companies trying to compete for people’s money. A company could provide a great service, like allowing people to rent movies for a reasonable price, and be very successful at it. Then, one day, someone comes in and provides a better, more convenient service and puts the original company out of business. Sorry, Blockbuster. Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, started out simply selling books in 1995. Today, the company sells all sorts of products, both physical and digital. The online giant has recently
made a big push in terms of digital distribution. From the release of the original Kindle e-reader in 2007 to the Amazon Appstore last March, Amazon has made huge strides when it comes to software downloads. Online services from companies like Netflix and Amazon are impacting their brick-andmortar counterparts every year. Adam Arinder Along with the Columnist aforementioned Blockbuster bankruptcy, bookstore giant Borders closed its doors earlier this year — partially due to ebooks and Amazon. Why leave your house and go to a bookstore when you can simply click a button to buy your favorite book conveniently from
home, usually for much cheaper? However, Amazon isn’t satisfied with bringing down retail stores — it has its sights set on publishers, as well. Amazon will publish 122 books this fall in both physical and digital form from an array of genres, The New York Times reports. Many publishers say the online giant is going after their top authors by trying to top services publishers used to provide, such as larger advances and more freedom while writing. “Everyone’s afraid of Amazon,” Richard Curtis, agent and ebook publisher told The New York Times. “If you’re a bookstore, Amazon has been in competition with you for some time. If you’re a publisher, one day you wake up and Amazon is competing with you too.”
When asked, Amazon executives declined to say how many editors the company employed or how many books it had under contract. Russell Grandinetti, one of Amazon’s top executives, alluded the landscape of today’s readers is changing for the first time since Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press 600 years ago. “The only really necessary people in the publishing process now are the writer and the reader,” he said. “Everyone who stands between those two has both risk and opportunity.” If I owned a publishing company, I’d be worried. If Amazon throws enough money around — which it can do easily — the company should have no difficulty bringing in top authors for its new publishing venture. Also, by cutting out the middleman, Amazon could provide
readers with books for an even cheaper price than it already does. While e-books haven’t taken the world by storm yet, it’s only a matter of time until a new generation of kids don’t even know what a physical book looks like. Digital distribution is the future, and it seems like Amazon will be leading the way when the world finally makes that big leap from physical to digital content. Here’s hoping, for my sake, Amazon will start electronically publishing newspapers as well as books. Adam Arinder is a 22-year-old communication studies senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_aarinder. Contact Adam Arinder at aarinder@lsureveille.com
SHOCKINGLY SIMPLE
Wrongful birth cases protect against medical mistakes
As the average age of parents increases around the world, the possibility of severe birth defects has increased, as well. Advances in genetics and other prenatal technologies have granted doctors the ability to accurately screen fetuses for an increasing number of disabilities and disorders. The adoption of screening has helped countless families through treatment of prenatal disorders or, in severe cases, the abortion of fetuses when doctors and parents believe the disorder will have too great an impact on the resulting child’s life. As with all medical procedures, prenatal screening is not always performed perfectly, and around the world several hundred malpractice cases have been brought over claims of “wrongful birth” and “wrongful life” in the last 20 years. Wrongful birth suits seek to compensate parents for the time and money consumed through caring for a child with a severe disability, while wrongful life cases seek compensation for the child and the hardships of coping with a severe disability. While the idea of these cases seems macabre, if the plaintiffs can prove a doctor was negligent in counseling parents, performing genetic screenings or withholding results, parents should have a claim for compensation for the costs of treatment and care of their disabled child. Doctors are not always at fault in these cases, primarily due to the rapid evolution of genetic screening technology, but if parents are not given the necessary information from their doctor either through an incorrectly applied test or the withholding of information from parents, the doctor should be
held accountable for the results. Genetic screening is a rapidly evolving field and a minefield for the medical profession. In Israel, where consanguineous marriage, marriage between second or first cousins, is relatively common, parents turning to prenatal screening Andrew to ensure against Shockey birth defects and Columnist wrongful birth cases are on the rise. Many of these prenatal tests are well established and continue to grow more accurate as technology evolves, but many emerging tests are still imprecise and are being marketed to worried parents before they have been properly evaluated. Wrongful life cases offer special challenges over wrongful birth cases because the child’s alternative to being born with a disability is often an abortion. While an abortion in a wrongful birth case would have hypothetically allowed the parents to continue living their lives normally, the child bringing the wrongful life case would never have existed. The parents in a wrongful life case would obviously have benefited financially from aborting a severely disabled child, but whether the child would have benefited from such a decision is a nearly impossible question to answer. As human beings we place great value on life, but it is difficult for us to say whether living a severely disabled life would be preferable to never existing. Regardless of the answer to this question, if a child is born with a severe disability, they deserve compensation
if the doctor failed to adequately perform his duties. Some critics of wrongful birth and wrongful life cases worry the practice forces the law to place less value on disabled lives. They also argue parents pursuing a wrongful birth suit effectively says the parents wish the child was never born. These claims are sensational and ignore the real possibility of doctors making mistakes and missing diagnoses of serious disorders. While many medical malpractice suits are unwarranted, the system
exists to hold doctors accountable for the mistakes they can make as fallible human beings. The severity of the disorder and evidence of negligence should obviously dictate the outcome of the case, but parents who believe the medical system has failed them should be allowed to make their case in a court of law. Seeking compensation for the monetary expenses caring for a disabled child has created does not mean the parents do not love their child, and it certainly does not make a disabled
child’s life unimportant. Parents pay a great deal of money for prenatal screening and both the parents, and children deserve to be compensated if doctors fail to perform these procedures correctly. Andrew Shockey is a 21-year-old biological engineering junior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Ashockey. Contact Andrew Shockey at aschockey@lsureveille.com
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