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Saving nine lives Blood donor cats’ home improved

GREEK LIFE

Lambda Chi could face punishment after review Some members evicted from house

Morgan Searles

Staff Writer

Obi, Yoda, Watson and Crick are the current residents of a newly decorated cat room in the Small Animal Clinic at the LSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

The clinic hosts a program for in-house cats which donate blood in emergencies to save patients’ lives.

Two more cats, Phineas and Ferb, will join them in the program after spending time in quarantine.

The clinic has housed cats for this purpose since the early ’90s. After at least two years of service, the clinic finds “forever homes,” or permanent residencies, for the retired donors.

Hannah Haley, Small Animal Ward manager, said the cats can donate blood every three weeks, but the clinic calls volunteer donors first before resorting to the in-house cats.

Haley said she began working at the clinic in July and

Brian Sibille Staff Writer

A recent membership review into the University’s Lambda Chi Alpha chapter could mean penalization from the fraternity’s international headquarters, but the chapter may not face punishment from the University.

Some members were evicted from the Lambda Chi house on campus after being suspended or expelled by the national organization for unspecified actions that violated the fraternity’s national standards, according to a news release from Lambda Chi Alpha International Headquarters.

The Nov. 19 review of the chapter came after University administrators informed the national organization of actions like possible pranking and vandalism aimed at other fraternities, which were performed by Lambda Chi members and reflected negatively on the fraternity, said

DONOR CATS, see page 6

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Learn about where LSU’s Christmas tree came from, p. 11

HOLIDAY

Celebration features dance, vocals Tradition honors three religions Catherine Parsiola Contributing Writer

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LSU’s 2010 Christmas tree is lit outside Memorial Tower during part of the annual Candlelight Celebration. This year’s celebration will be held at 5 p.m.

LAMBDA CHI, see page 6

At 5 p.m. tonight there will be four groups dancing, three religions honored, two choirs singing and a reading from Santa.

Attendees will have a chance to take a break from end-of-semester stress and enter a winter wonderland filled with holiday traditions at the annual Candlelight Celebration.

This year’s celebration will

feature the University Gospel Choir, Tiger Girls, cheerleaders, Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre, Ballroom Dancing Club, Schola Cantorum, Mike the Tiger and Santa Claus.

Volunteer LSU will also be collecting coats to support WBRZ weathercaster Pat Shingleton’s Coats for Kids drive.

The event, which honors traditions from Kwanzaa, Hanukkah and Christmas, will be held in the Shaver Theatre in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building.

The event will be similar to that of past years, Michelle Spielman, marketing strategist for Communications

and University Relations and Candlelight Celebration coordinator, said as she fixed bright red and gold fabric to a large wooden bin for the coat drive using a hammer and nails.

Spielman said the performances will run for about 40 minutes, and the Christmas tree lighting afterward at Memorial Tower will take about 20 minutes. The event will feature Santa reading “A Cajun Night Before Christmas,” a scene from “The Nutcracker” by Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre, and cookies, coffee and hot chocolate donated by LSU Dining.

CANDLELIGHT, see page 6

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INTERNATIONAL

Nation & World

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Airlines cancel flights to United Kingdom over strike in Britain

Ohio county takes 200-pound 8-year-old boy from mother

New Orleans lays out plan to end homelessness in 10 years

LONDON (AP) — Airlines said Monday they are canceling some flights in and out of London’s Heathrow Airport ahead of a nationwide public sector strike this week that will include employees who check passports.

As many as 2 million public workers in Britain are expected to join a one-day walkout on Wednesday — from immigration officials to teachers to garbage collectors — in an escalating row over planned changes to publicsector pensions.

Top Colombian drug trafficker captured in Venezuela on Sunday

CLEVELAND (AP) — The case of an 8-year-old third-grader weighing more than 200 pounds has renewed a debate on whether parents should lose custody if a child is severely obese.

Roughly 2 million U.S. children are extremely obese — weighing significantly more than what’s considered healthy.

A Cleveland Heights boy was taken from his family and placed in foster care in October after case workers said his mother wasn’t doing enough to control his weight.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Struggling to deal with one of the nation’s largest homeless populations, New Orleans and federal officials say they’ll work aggressively over the next decade to end homelessness by getting more people from the streets into homes.

On Monday, Mayor Mitch Landrieu laid out a 10-year plan the city and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development hope will end the homeless problem that has become chronic since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Social workers estimate about 6,500 people are on the streets in the city.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A top Colombian drug trafficker reputedly responsible for shipping tons of cocaine to the United States through Central America and Mexico has been captured in Venezuela, officials said Monday.

The U.S. had offered a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Maximiliano Bonilla Orozco, also known as “Valenciano,” who was also on Colombia’s most-wanted list.

Colombian authorities told The Associated Press that Bonilla was captured Sunday.

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Egyptian women wait to vote in the country’s parliamentary election on Nov. 28 outside a poliing center in Cario, Eqypt.

Long lines at polls as Egypt holds landmark vote in first election CAIRO (AP) — Shaking off years of political apathy, Egyptians turned out in long lines at voting stations Monday in their nation’s first parliamentary elections since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, a giant step toward what they hope will be a democracy after decades of dictatorship.

Some voters brought their children along, saying they wanted them to learn how to exercise their rights in a democracy as they cast ballots in the election.

Banned players settle dispute with gay softball organization SEATTLE (AP) — A gay softball organization has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to three players who were disqualified from its 2008 Gay Softball World Series because of their perceived heterosexuality.

As part of the settlement announced Monday, their team will be awarded the second-place trophy it was denied at the time.

The men — Stephen Apilado, Laron Charles and John Russ — filed the federal lawsuit against the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance last year.

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The Courier reports that records show taxpayers have had to cover the $1,000 insurance deductible after a deputy wrecked a patrol car while filming.

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BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

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Report shows economic potential Outlook appeals to prospective employers Morgan Searles

Top obstacles for businesses in the capital area Percentage of respondents who selected “significant” or “very significant”

Staff Writer

Baton Rouge’s future is looking stable, according to a recently released economic forecast for the next one to three years of the city’s regional performance, entrepreneurial environment and job and population growth.

Conducted by the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, the 2012 Economic Outlook is the result of data collected from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Louisiana Workforce Commission, The Business Journal, LSU System and BRAC analysis among others.

Giles Whiting, BRAC executive vice president and chief operating officer, said the report shows stability and signs of growth for Baton Rouge.

Whiting said students entering the workforce can use the forecast to find jobs by looking at which sectors are expected to grow and seeking jobs in those sectors, like education and health services, local government and construction.

He also recommended students look into issues that commonly concern employers, including “soft skills,” such as communication, language and personal habits.

“I would be very sure before I went into an interview that my soft skills were demonstrated and on my resume,” he said. “They can be looking at what employers are expecting and be attractive as a potential hire by filling those gaps.”

He said unemployment in Baton Rouge has been almost completely flat since January 2010, following a decline in the last quarter of 2007.

Baton Rouge has “consistently remained below average as far as unemployment goes,” Whiting said. “Comparative cities and overall the U.S. is higher than what we’re experiencing here.”

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This may be because Baton Rouge has recently been listed as the 14th best area to launch a small business by The Business Journal.

Whiting said another highlight includes the growth of research and development over the last eight years, with total academic research and development spending increasing across LSU AgCenter and the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, despite the recession.

However, the report shows that research and development can also use some improvement, with total expenditure at $286 million — about 50 percent below the average.

Whiting said people have described the upcoming year as stable, growing, optimistic and steady, but also slow, challenging and cautious.

“If you look at how businesses have responded to our survey, they are by and large optimistic about next year,” he said. “Most businesses are expecting a better year next year and improvements across their business as opposed to last year.”

Whiting said BRAC is also

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trying to keep college graduates from leaving the state after earning bachelor and graduate degrees.

“Too many of these folks are leaving the Baton Rouge area,” he said. “That is part of our Creative Capital Campaign for 2011 to 2015. We want to recruit and retain high quality talent in Baton Rouge and decrease migration.”

Whiting said the most interesting change is the outlook of business owners, who responded they are headed in an “overwhelmingly positive” direction compared to last year’s report.

“We’re still seeing businesses frustrated that workforce is an issue,” he said. “It’s the largest issue they’ve cited, searching for a qualified workforce. That hasn’t changed, although specific concerns have decreased.”

Tax rates and transportation have continued to be issues for the capital region from previous years, the report says.

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ADMINISTRATION

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Graduate dean search narrows from 7 to 3 finalists

Trey Nwankwo

Contributing Writer

Three candidates remain from the pool of seven applicants for the position of dean of the LSU Graduate School.

Michelle Massé, Kevin Cope and Gary Byerly, all current University employees, were named as the finalists by search committee head Amy Reynolds.

“They all have a good understanding of graduate education and the role of the Graduate School, and they all have worked with or in administration with a record of success,” Reynolds said.

Massé, who has taught English at the University since 1985, graduated from Anna Maria College and received her doctorate at Brown University. She was director of Women’s and Gender Studies

from 2008 to 2011 and specializes in feminist and psychoanalytic theory. She will present her plan for the Graduate School on Nov. 30 from 3 to 4 p.m. in Coates 152.

Cope graduated from Pitzer College and finished his doctorate at Harvard University. An English literature professor since 1983, Cope is currently president of the LSU Faculty Senate. Cope will present his plan for the Graduate

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Resolution aids testing center access Senator requests additional staff Kate Mabry Staff Writer

The Student Government Senate recently passed a resolution requesting that Facility Services offer sufficient accommodations to temporarily disabled students accessing the computerbased testing center in Himes Hall.

De Andre’ Beadle, senator for the University College Center for Freshman Year and author of the bill, said the resolution is necessary to provide adequate service for students who are temporarily physically disabled and may not have time to register with disability services.

The resolution aims to aid students with disabilities like injured knees or broken legs that would prevent students from using the stairs in Himes Hall, which does not currently have an elevator with access to the basement.

Beadle said he would like to see more staff on hand in the testing center as well as in additional buildings available to testing for disabled students.

“This is a problem,” he said.

“A solution to this is necessary because it is essential that students are accommodated so that they can perform well on their exams.”

David O’Brien, assistant director for Computing Operations at the Office of Assessment and Evaluation, said the center attempts to accommodate disabled students.

“If a student has something like a broken leg, we have a testing lab on the first floor for their use,” he said.

O’Brien said students must contact the computer-based testing center and request to take their exam on the first floor, and no paperwork is required.

He also said the office can make other arrangements for students such as placing a student with a broken arm on the end of a row in order to avoid any passersby bumping the injury.

While O’Brien said there is no set time limit for special arrangements, the center would prefer if students called the office

a few days prior to their exam.

“You can’t wait until the last minute,” he said. “We may not have enough personnel to deal with that.”

Beadle said one of his friends was injured while playing intramural soccer. After spending all day in the hospital, he was scheduled to take two exams the next day, which didn’t leave him enough time to register with Disability Services.

Beadle said the student was informed testing computers were available on the first floor of Himes Hall, but no staff members were available to accommodate the student there. As a last resort, staff members suggested he move his exams to a later date until someone could accompany him on the first floor, but because of complications in the student’s schedule, he was forced to make his way to the basement to take his exams.

“He had to wobble down the stairs to the basement making his injured knee worse,” Beadle said. “The elevator in Himes Hall does not service to the basement, and there is not a ramp, either.”

According to O’Brien, Facility Services has visited the testing center and considered creating more handicap accessible options, but no official plans have been made to his knowledge.

“Regardless of the resolution, we already try to work with students and help them out,” he said. “This is not a new thing.”

Students should call the Office of Disability Services for special accommodations including additional test-taking time.

Contact Kate Mabry at kmabry@lsureveille.com

School on Dec. 1 from 3 to 4 p.m. in Coates 152.

Byerly graduated from Michigan State University, where he also received his doctorate in geology.

He is now serving his eighth year as associate dean in the College of Science. He is also the director of the Master of Natural Sciences, a degree program that develops grantsupported forensic science programs. Byerly will present his plan

for the Graduate School on Dec. 6, from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Holliday Forum of the Journalism Building.

“I have always enjoyed teaching and research and continue to be active advising research students as disciplinary studies need greater flexibility to adapt to rapid changes in the world,” he said.

Contact Trey Nwankwo at tnwankwo@lsureveille.com

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“It’s unlike any other Christmas celebration that people experience because it’s a special LSU celebration that you won’t get anywhere else,” Spielman said.

Emaan Abdelbaki, director of marketing for Communications and University Relations, said the event’s sponsors will present a $5,000 check to the general scholarship fund at the event.

As he stood inside the basket of a lift hanging purple ornaments and draping purple fabric from the top of the large tree in front of Memorial Tower, Abdelbaki said the Coca-Cola Santa truck will be on hand tonight, and Chancellor Michael Martin will address attendees at the tree lighting and the University Ambassadors will lead the crowd in singing the alma mater once the tree is lit.

Allison Harrison, music

LAMBDA CHI, from page 1

Assistant Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students K.C. White.

Wayne Shelton, alumni advisor for the University’s Lambda Chi chapter, said he’s eager to move forward with remaining members.

“We have a great group of guys still active,” Shelton said.

The University is providing the displaced students with options for residence next semester and assisting them with other problems they may be facing after losing fraternity membership, White said.

“Just because you’re not a Lambda Chi anymore doesn’t mean you’re not an LSU student,” she said.

The standards that Lambda Chi’s national organization uses to review its chapters differ in some

education senior and former president of Hillel at LSU, said the organization for Jewish students will explain and perform holiday traditions of Hanukkah, including lighting a Menorah, during the celebration. “[The Candlelight Celebration] gets everybody in the holiday spirit, no matter what religion you are,” Harrison said.

This year marks Harrison’s fourth year of involvement with the Candlelight Celebration. She said the event reminds students that the holidays are about more than Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

“It gets you ready for the actual spirit of the holiday and not just presents,” she said.

Alvaro Pereiro, music junior and violinist in the Cantabile String Quartet, said his ensemble will perform “Santa’s Symphony,” a medley of Christmas carols and ways from the University’s Code of Student Conduct, White said. She said the violations reported by the national organization may not violate the Code of Conduct.

The University has not been fully informed of the violations reported after the membership review, but communication between the national organization and the University has been good thus far, White said. The organization does not have an obligation to report to the University.

White said the review was conducted out of concern for the chapter that is currently on University probation.

Lambda Chi Alpha Director of Chapter Services John Holloway said in a news release that it had been confirmed that many members “had chosen not to live by [Lambda Chi’s]

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Pereiro, who has never attended or participated in the event, said he was invited to join the quartet of graduate students when a friend was unable to play. All four musicians are Spanish speakers and come from South and Central American countries.

“This is my way of giving back to [the University],” Pereiro said.

LSU Staff Senate’s “Holiday on Campus,” open to University students, faculty, staff and their children, will follow the Candlelight Celebration from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the University Recreation Center.

Contact Catherine Parsiola at cparsiola@lsureveille.com core values and ritualistic teachings.”

He said the membership review is an attempt to save the chapter.

Holloway was unavailable for further comment on Monday.

The national organization could have shut down the University chapter but chose not to, White said. She said for now she doubts that the reported offenses are serious enough to merit a shutdown.

Though this may be a difficult time of transition for the students who lost membership, White said the actions taken by the national organization were done for the well-being of the University chapter.

Contact Brian Sibille at bsibille@lsureveille.com

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thought the room could use an upgrade. Donor cats must stay in the room to avoid infection, but it has no windows and was painted gray before the upgrade.

“I contacted the art school about a month or two ago and asked if they were willing to paint it or if they had suggestions,” Haley said.

“Because [the cats] live in there for two years, we would like it to be enjoyable while they’re here. The students did a fantastic job.”

Six students from The Painters’ League, a student organization, painted murals on the walls and installed shelves and carpeted areas for the cats.

Katie Naquin, painting junior and president of the league, said even Painters’ League members who don’t have cats or don’t prefer cats were touched by the story of the donor animals.

“One tree we painted behind installed shelves on the wall,” Naquin said. “The cats can jump up and down as if jumping on the tree. We also painted flowers, and I swear one of the cats stopped and smelled one. We wanted them to feel like they were outside since they don’t have windows.”

The Vet School provided $200 for improvements, and the complete renovation cost $250. The extra $50 was covered by The Painters’ League.

Haley said she’s in charge of the cats’ daily care and play in

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Hannah Haley, Small Animal Ward manager, plays with Obi, one of four blood donor cats in the newly-decorated cat room in the Small Animal Clinic on Monday.

the morning, and a student worker looks after them during the day.

“We have students that come in and play during a break,” she said. “I’ll come in, and they’ll be on the floor with the cats. They get plenty of attention while they’re in there.”

The clinic also accepts volunteer blood transfusions from dogs, but cats are the only animals kept in-house.

“I have a passion for animals and for the better care for them,” Haley said. “The new room is a lot better.”

She said the newly-painted cat room is only a temporary solution, as the clinic plans to update the front reception area with a glass

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visitation space for the donor cats to see and interact with people.

Contact Morgan Searles at msearles@lsureveille.com

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VOLLEYBALL

Tigers miss out on NCAA Tourney Albert Burford Sports Contributor

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The Tiger Stadium scoreboard shows LSU’s season record after Friday’s 41-17 defeat of Arkansas.

LSU football players reflect on undefeated regular season, look ahead to SEC championship Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer

One game at a time.

The phrase has become a cliché in sports, a reminder to not overlook opponents and to focus on the next contest. The LSU football team has adopted that mantra and — to this point — it’s worked.

The Tigers have taken 12 games — one game at a time — and rode that focus to an undefeated season. Despite reaching the pinnacle of regular season success for the first time since 1958, the players took

little time to reflect on the significance of a 12-0 season.

“After the game we did [reflect],” said junior cornerback Morris Claiborne.

“But other than that, it’s out of the way now. We’re trying to go 13-0.”

For LSU to reach 13-0, they must get past No. 14 Georgia in the Southeastern Conference Championship. Sophomore cornerback Tyrann Mathieu said in order CHRISTOPHER LEH / The Daily Reveille for the season’s first 12 games to matter, LSU junior wide receiver Rueben Randle (2) makes a leaping the team must focus on the final two. catch over an Arkansas defender during Friday’s win against the

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For the first time since 2004, the LSU volleyball team won’t be playing games in December.

The Tigers missed the cut for the NCAA Tournament after finishing 19-11 with a 12-8 Southeastern Conference record.

LSU won the SEC Western Division for the seventh straight year, but it wasn’t enough to convince the NCAA selection committee to include LSU in the tournament.

The Tigers lacked a signature victory, losing all eight of their games against RPI top-25 opponents, which included two losses apiece to Kentucky, Tennessee and Florida.

While LSU fared well against SEC West rivals, the Tigers didn’t show the same performances against SEC East teams. The Tigers went 4-6 against SEC East opponents but achieved an 8-2 record when facing SEC West counterparts.

LSU finished the season with a commanding win against Arkansas, sweeping the Razorbacks, 3-0.

The victory was too little too late for LSU, as it didn’t thrust the Tigers into the 64-team field.

Contact Albert Burford at aburford@lsureveille.com

FOOTBALL

The Honey Badger re-emerges in Friday’s important SEC West test Mathieu brings in punt return TD

Alex Cassara Sports Contributor

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LSU sophomore defensive back Tyrann Mathieu (7) crosses the end zone after running a 92-yard punt return Friday in the Tigers’ 41-17 win against Arkansas.

Sophomore defensive back Tyrann Mathieu stood and waited for the punt, his team trailing 14-7.

The offense had rallied from a 14-0 deficit, driving 77 yards on 14 plays for a touchdown on the previous possession, and the defense followed by forcing a three-and-out.

Even before he missed the Oct. 22 Auburn game for an alleged failed drug test, Mathieu

hadn’t made nearly as many of the spectacular plays for which he had become known. Mathieu registered 41 tackles, two interceptions, four forced fumbles and three recoveries — including two for touchdowns — through Florida, the sixth game of the season. But he had only 17 tackles and three pass breakups in the next four games he played.

“In the later part of the year, a lot of teams were avoiding me,” Mathieu said. “They were running the opposite way. I really couldn’t use my instincts and really couldn’t get my hands on the ball for some reason.”

It was time Friday for him to remind everyone why he garnered

Heisman talk and that certain, notorious nickname early in the season.

Mathieu took that punt 92 yards to the end zone to tie the score, 1414, in a game that saw the re-emergence of the “Honey Badger.”

He finished Friday with eight unassisted tackles to lead the team, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery to go along with the first punt return touchdown of his career. The performance earned him Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week and Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season for each award. He won SEC honors for the MATHIEU, see page 10

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Meyer’s decision shows his priorities BODY SHOTS ROB LANDRY Sports columnist Urban Meyer cemented his legacy Monday.

When official word finally confirmed rumors that Meyer would be the next head coach at Ohio State, he immediately became the biggest scumbag in a sport full of shady characters.

Meyer’s misgivings have nothing to do with his abilities between the white lines. As far as Ohio State is concerned, it made the best decision out there. The Buckeyes will have great success with Meyer at the helm — probably quickly. Not to mention Meyer is also an Ohio native.

From a football perspective, it was a slam dunk for both teams.

But Meyer sold out the people who should have meant the most to him — his family.

Following the 2009 season, Meyer retired to take care of his health issues. Apparently all he needed was a routine checkup, as his retirement lasted a mere day.

The ordeal was nothing short of a mockery.

The very next season, Meyer retired — and I use this term in the loosest of ways — again. This time he cited his family as the reason.

His exact words were, “I appreciate the sacrifices my 24/7 profession has demanded of me, and I know it is time to put my focus on my family and life away from the field.”

For a man at the peak of his professional career to walk away from it all to spend time with his family is as noble a cause as any, if there’s even an ounce of truth to it.

That wasn’t the case for Urban Liar.

Instead, Meyer joined ESPN’s team Jan. 31 as a football analyst. So much for putting the focus on his family.

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Urban Meyer listens as Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith introduces him as the new Ohio State football coach during a press conference Monday on Ohio State campus.

Now, after less than one year of employment at the Worldwide Leader, Meyer is on the move again.

Columbus may, in fact, be Meyer’s last stop in his coaching career, and that’s all well and good.

But the fact still remains that Meyer’s primary concern never has been and never will be his family, like he claimed he wanted it to be.

There’s no doubt in my mind Meyer consulted his family before making this decision, but the conversation more likely was an assertion of his desires to take the job more than a true evaluation of what the family wanted.

Calling Meyer out as a scumbag may seem extreme in circumstances like these, when recruiting allegations are running rampant, including with his new team. But what Meyer has done and is doing extends beyond faults concerning football.

Committing NCAA violations like Jim Tressel, Meyer’s predecessor at Ohio State, is not something that should be emulated by any stretch. But Tressel’s violations damage only his trustworthiness in the professional world.

Meyer was right when he said

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it was time for him to put his family first, because a commitment to family should always come before attempting to attain fame, fortune or any other physical reward.

Time and time again, Meyer has proven to be the biggest of hypocrites when it comes to his dedication to those close to him.

There are plenty of other coaches in the game who fall into the trap of putting their careers ahead of their families, but none of them are seen parading around town attempting to convince fans they are something different.

Ohio State will not regret hiring Meyer. He’ll be successful for a long time to come with the Buckeyes.

It’s Meyer that will turn out to be the big loser here. And he’ll have no one to blame but himself.

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Fresh off an overwhelming victory against No. 3 Arkansas, LSU coach Les Miles has his attention focused on the Southeastern Conference Championship.

Despite whispers hinting that LSU has already clinched a spot in the BCS title game, Miles is only preparing for No. 14 Georgia.

“There is never a thought in our minds what the next game holds,” Miles said. “Very specifically about this championship and this conference. We intend to make a great showing for ourselves and prepare and go in there and play well.”

INJURY REPORT Miles said sophomore safety Eric Reid ran at practice Monday and should participate fully Tuesday. Reid is expected to play against Georgia.

Miles said sophomore running back Alfred Blue and sophomore defensive tackle Michael Brockers have recovered from minor injuries and are also expected to play against the Bulldogs. Miles said freshman running back Terrence Magee is recovering from an injury, and his status for the SEC Championship is questionable.

STUDRAWA TO OHIO STATE? Rumors have circulated that new Ohio State coach Urban Meyer has sought out LSU offensive coordinator Greg Studrawa to join him with the Buckeyes.

Studrawa, also the offensive line coach, became the offensive

coordinator when quarterbacks coach Steve Kragthorpe was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease this summer. Miles said he has spoken with Studrawa about his future with LSU, but Miles has not been contacted by Meyer regarding Studrawa and the Ohio State job.

“Coach Stud recognizes that he’s stepped in and done a great job and this is a place that would love to have him stay,” Miles said. “For me to be more specific about the details would be inappropriate.”

HILLIARD NAMED SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Freshman running back Kenny Hilliard was named SEC Freshman of the Week after rushing for a career-high 102 yards against Arkansas.

Hilliard also ran for a 6-yard touchdown in the second quarter against the Razorbacks. The Patterson native has rushed for 248 yards this season with six touchdowns.

CHAVIS FINALIST FOR TOP ASSISTANT AWARD LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis was named a finalist for the Frank Broyles Award, given to the nation’s top assistant coach.

Chavis joins Wisconsin offensive coordinator Paul Chryst, Michigan defensive coordinator Greg Mattison, Arkansas offensive coordinator Garrick McGee and Alabama assistant head coach Sal Sunseri as Broyles Award finalists.

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Tigers return to action, continue away game stretch in Houston Cougars have won 3 of last 4 games Chris Abshire Sports Writer

The LSU men’s basketball team returns to the road for another early test away from the PMAC, as a scrappy Houston squad awaits the Tigers tonight.

LSU (3-3) dropped a brutal 79-75 overtime decision Wednesday to South Alabama at home, surrendering 48 points after halftime. The Tigers held a 12-point second-half advantage in the loss, the third double-digit lead LSU has squandered this season.

LSU coach Trent Johnson said the six days of preparation for a “talented” Houston team have brought an eager attitude at a handful of practices during the relatively lengthy break from play.

“We’ve been working hard on a lot of the things we knew have been a concern,” Johnson said. “Playing as a team, being disciplined defensively, we didn’t have that consistently last game.

When you have leads like we’ve had, that’s when guys have lost their mental concentration, and we’re practicing tired a lot to fix that.”

The Cougars (3-2) have lost their last two games at home by close margins to TCU and Oakland but are led by a duo of versatile forwards with sophomore Alandise Harris and junior Kirk Van Slyke.

Harris is a 6-foot-7, 230-pound athletic slasher who leads Houston in scoring with 17.8 points per game, while Van

Slyke adds 15 points and 6.6 rebounds a game to Houston’s explosive offensive attack, which accounts for 82.6 points per contest.

“They’re very close to being undefeated,” Johnson said.

“They went into Fayetteville and handled Arkansas [87-78], so we knew what kind of level they can reach. They shoot 48 percent from the field and stretch your defense. It’ll be a challenge.”

Johnson lamented LSU’s lack of offensive execution against South Alabama, saying some players tried to work outside of the system during the loss.

LSU sophomore guards Andre Stringer and Ralston Turner led the Tigers offensively against the Jaguars with season-high point totals of 20 and 14, respectively.

But the Tigers may need more discipline with the ball against a quick Cougar defense.

“They’re very preventative on the perimeter to keep guys out of the line,” Johnson said. “If they get behind, they will pressure you, but overall it’s a sound squad. They won’t have many breakdowns.”

Houston leads the all-time series, 9-6, and has won three of the last four meetings dating back to 2004, but LSU did score a 7357 win against the Cougars last season.

LSU is playing the fifth game of a six-game stretch away from home in the season’s opening month.

The Tigers played four games in South Carolina two weeks ago, and will travel to Rutgers Saturday for the SEC/Big East Challenge.

Johnson said the road slate

was a conscious scheduling decision to assess his team’s mental toughness as a preparation for conference play.

“We will again find out against Houston if we are tough enough, on the road, to block out distractions, execute offensively and play together defensively,” Johnson said. “This team needs to push and fight regardless of environment. We’ll need that mindset against this team because Houston will not relent.”

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LSU sophomore guard Ralston Turner (22) defends Nicholls State guard Jeremy Smith Nov. 12 during the Tigers’ 96-74 victory against the Colonels at the PMAC.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

LSU falls to 3-3 with loss at Ohio St., begins two-week break Mark Clements Sports Writer

The LSU women’s basketball team begins a much-needed break this week after facing its second top20 opponent of the season Sunday.

The brutal non-conference schedule continues to take its toll on the Lady Tigers, as they suffered their third loss of the season at the hands of No. 18 Ohio State, 77-68, and fell from the rankings for the first time this season.

LSU narrowed the Buckeye lead to three points with just less than four minutes left in the contest but couldn’t close the gap.

“The last four minutes of the game, that late game action … we’ve

UNDEFEATED, from page 7

“We don’t want to lose this game and [have] the rest of the games that came before that not mean anything,” Mathieu said.

“The important game is always the next game.”

Winning that next game would allow the Tigers to cross off another goal — an SEC title.

“That’s what you come to LSU to do,” sophomore safety Eric Reid said. “To get a championship in this division says a lot. It’s not a game you can overlook.”

Many analysts believe LSU can overlook Georgia and still make the BCS title game. They think the quality of the Tigers’ wins

MATHIEU, from page 7

first time since a season-opening 4027 victory against Oregon and hasn’t won the Camp award since LSU’s 47-21 defeat of West Virginia.

LSU coach Les Miles said the punt return touchdown was the first momentum shift in a run that saw the Tigers outscore the Razorbacks, 41-3 the rest of the way, en route to a 41-17 victory.

“It basically made the statement that that lead wasn’t going to stand,” Miles said.

In the defensive drive following the punt return touchdown, Mathieu forced a fumble recovered by senior cornerback Ron Brooks. Mathieu later stripped the ball from Arkansas junior tight end Chris Gragg and raced 19 yards to the Arkansas 33-yard line with 3:34 left in the fourth quarter.

He forced the fumbles from the free safety position, a position he took over for injured sophomore Eric Reid. Mathieu said the move to safety was a smooth transition, allowing him to roam the field and play his brand of instinctive football.

Mathieu said he and Reid joked around after one play when “the running back came out of the hole so fast,” which was an adjustment that had to be made at his new position.

Reid said he was impressed with Mathieu’s safety debut, but he said he’s not worried about Mathieu taking his position.

“Being 185 pounds in your first game at safety in college football, I’d say [Mathieu’s performance was] not bad,” Reid joked. “But he

got to be efficient,” said LSU coach Nikki Caldwell. “We can’t give people wide open looks, we can’t break down and foul people and put them on the free throw line. You’ve got to make it difficult for people, and I thought we fell short in that area.”

Most of the damage came from senior guard Samantha Prahalis, who scored 28 points, and junior guard Tayler Hill, who dropped 23 points, 19 of which came in the second half.

Prahalis, who played all 40 minutes of the game, flirted with a triple double and added eight assists and eight rebounds to her performance.

“I thought Ohio State really did a good job of getting Hill and Prahalis a look,” Caldwell said. “They did an exceptional job of running their

offense through them. Defensively, we missed our defensive assignment and they made us pay for it.”

While the Buckeye duo stole the show, a pair of Lady Tigers made their impact known, most notably freshman forward Krystal Forthan, who scored a career-high 15 points in 26 minutes.

The five-star freshman added three blocks, two steals and three rebounds to her outing, showing signs of her potential. “[Forthan] is able to go up to her face-up game, and she was very focused,” Caldwell said. “She zeroed in on the task at hand, and she gave us that spark that we needed off the bench. She’s someone that is long and lanky and can make people play

wider than what they are in their offensive execution.”

Joining Forthan at the top of the stat sheet was junior guard Adrienne Webb, who got her first start of the season and scored 15 points in 34 minutes.

Webb also chalked up six rebounds, one assist and a steal on the night.

“I thought Adrienne did a really good job of finding her shot, playing off the bounce for us a little bit more, but she did give us a good offensive punch,” Caldwell said. “Defensively, she did have a few breakdowns, but we had to run her quite a few minutes because she is one of our best defenders.”

LSU now faces a two-week

to this point would keep them in the top two of the BCS, even with a loss to the Bulldogs.

Claiborne said the players hear the opinions about their team, but he and his teammates ignore all of it.

“It’s easy for me to shut it out,” Claiborne said. “I just brush it off like it’s nothing, because I know what’s in front of me. I have to worry about the game in front of me, and that’s Georgia.”

The Tigers have grown accustomed to avoiding the talk surrounding them. Reid said the number of premier games they’ve played this season has helped them adjust to the attention.

“There’s chatter for every

game,” Reid said. “Every game we’ve played this season, there’s always something. We just have to keep doing what we’ve been doing, not paying attention to that and just focus on what we do.”

Some have suggested that LSU should consider the Georgia game an exhibition, an opportunity to rest starters and prevent its star players from suffering injuries.

Analysts say the Tigers should instead turn their attention to an inevitable rematch with No. 2 Alabama in the national championship and that the Crimson Tide could actually benefit from not playing in the SEC Championship.

“Every argument has its pros and cons,” Reid said. “Alabama

doesn’t get to play for the SEC Championship, and we do. If we see them in the national championship, then that’s just who we have to play.”

But when players are asked about the Jan. 9 contest, they shrug it off. The SEC Championship comes first.

“There’s that little tick in your ear,” Claiborne said. “LSU and Alabama. Rematch. Realistically, we’re going to be playing Georgia, then whatever happens after that happens.”

knows he’s going back down on that island.”

Mathieu’s absence against Auburn and resulting three-week media silence humbled the Honey Badger and gave him a more outward, teamoriented focus.

“Well, you know, I got [Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week] earlier in the year, so I think that says a lot about our coaching staff,” Mathieu said. “Those guys decided to try me at a new position, and I was still able to contribute. I don’t think our defense lost a step at all.”

Sophomore defensive end Sam Montgomery raved about Mathieu’s contribution to the team Friday.

“He found the strength to get over everything he had been through,” Montgomery said. “Everything people said about him, beating him up, he came out and played a dominant game plus more.

He was all over the field. He played a complete game.”

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break before hosting Alabama State on Dec. 11.

While the Lady Tigers hold a 3-3 record, Caldwell said they are going to “start back at our basics” on their time off and will aim to make a strong push before starting conference play in the new year.

“I don’t want their confidence to be shattered,” Caldwell said. “I want them to understand that we’re going to have losses. It’s part of any sport.

But the question is, ‘Are you going to turn this around?’ We’re going to have two weeks to really fine-tune some action.”

Contact Mark Clements at mclements@lsureveille.com

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Senior safety Brandon Taylor celebrates the Tigers’ SEC West title after Friday’s win.

Entertainment

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

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11-year-old Christmas tree for Candlelight Celebration survived Katrina, Rita Ryan Buxton Associate Managing Editor

The University’s 32-foot-tall Christmas tree came to campus with quite the survival story.

Before it was delivered to campus the week before Thanksgiving — complete with a police escort — the tree grew for 11 years at Windy Hills Farm in Ethel, where it lived through the whipping wind and rain of hurricanes Katrina and Rita that ravaged many trees there.

The Murray Cypress that would become the LSU Christmas tree was planted in 2000, and it was between 10 and 12 feet tall during those storms in 2005, according to Lisa Brabham Peairs, co-owner of Windy Hills.

The tree blew over during the hurricanes but TREE, see page 15

CHRISTOPHER LEH / The Daily Reveille photo courtesy of FRED FELLNER

[Left] This year’s Christmas tree lies in wait at Windy Hills Farm in Ethel before being selected by the University.

[Right] The Christmas tree awaits lighting Monday evening. The Candlelight Celebration will take place tonight.

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Cowboys censorship could be PR disaster

Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar! All for censorship, stand up and...wait, what?

Who would have thought a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader would have her Twitter account silenced after being tackled during a game?

Cheerleader Melissa Kellerman was tackled by Cowboys tight end Jason Witten during Dallas’ Thanksgiving game against the Miami Dolphins.

While getting slammed TAYLOR BALKOM Entertaiment by a 6-foot, Writer 256-pound pro football player should cause some sort of injury, Kellerman got up immediately and had a quick laugh with Witten.

No harm done, right?

Kellerman’s Twitter followers were evidently worried about her well-being, so she posted the following tweet: “Not hurtin’ today, like some of y’all thought I would be! Our [tight end] isn’t as tough as he looks...That or I’m WAY tougher than I look. ;)” A light-hearted jab at Witten, right? Completely innocent.

Not to the Dallas Cowboys.

Kellerman’s Twitter account CHEERLEADER, see page 15

THEATER

Communication studies students show off semester’s work Fall Showcase held tonight, Wed. Emily Herrington Entertainment Writer

Communication studies students will show off the culmination of their labors this semester today and Wednesday in the department’s Fall Showcase.

The showcase will feature works from five different communication studies classes — Introduction to Performing Literature, Performance in Everyday Life, Body Performance Culture, Introduction to Film and Experimental Video.

Communication studies graduate student and showcase producer

How to go:

• What: Communication studies students’ Fall Showcase • When: Tonight and Wednesday, at 7:30 • Where: HopKins Black Box Theatre in Coates Hall • How much: Free admission, donations accepted

Sarah Jackson said the showcase will demonstrate pieces from students who have produced exceptional work throughout the semester.

Most of the pieces in the show will be live individual or group performances and videos, Jackson said.

Showcase works will range from performances of poetry and prose with physical movements to

stories performed orally, she said.

Patricia Suchy, communication studies associate professor, has student works from two of her classes in the showcase. She said showcase entries are selected based on quality, length and appeal to audiences, and she aims to represent as many students as possible when selecting showcase pieces.

“It’s all original student work,” Suchy said. “I’m very proud of my students, and I’m so happy other people will get to see what they’ve done.”

Suchy said videos from her class depict a stalker chase scene, a drug trip and one featuring “a guy playing with his dog in the park that turns very strange.”

SHOWCASE, see page 15

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Kellie Albrecht, English sophomore, performs “Like Lilly Like Wilson” by Taylor Mali on Monday during a dress rehearsal for the Fall Showcase in the HopKins Black Box Theatre.

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FILM & LITERATURE

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Motion pictures based on reads boost books’ popularity Kevin Thibodeaux Entertainment Writer

This holiday season, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” “The Hunger Games” and “Sherlock Holmes” will all take a leap of faith from the page to the screen.

Movies based on books are a popular way for films to target a pre-existing audience. Vice President of Marketing for Rave Theatres Jeremy Devine said recent films like “Twilight,” “Harry Potter” and the upcoming movie “Hunger Games” all appeal to the college demographic or younger.

“It depends on the age group — college age is prime,” Devine said. “You won’t have 50-yearolds who go out to opening day.”

Devine said movies based on books that target different age groups like younger children or older adults often don’t translate to the screen as well.

“When you have a pre-sold book, that’s one more source for pre-marketing,” Devine said.

Rave Theaters encourages online debates about the quality of the movie on sites like Facebook and Twitter, which Devine said is a healthy way for fans to voice

their complaints and for others to defend the movies they like.

He said movies often increase the popularity of books and vice versa.

“There’s a kind of pop culture synergy — the books feed the movies, and the movies get people to buy the books,” Devine said.

Heather Martin, Barnes and Noble bookseller at the Student Union bookstore, said the books movies are based on spike in popularity once the movie trailer comes out or after people have seen the movie. She said customers always ask about books that have been translated to the screen.

Martin said she thinks film adaptations can take away from the opportunity for imagination offered by books.

“How you picture it in your head is how it’s supposed to be,” Martin said. “With a movie, you’re told what it looks like.”

Sociology junior and defensive tackle on the LSU football team Bennie Logan said he only watches movies based on books because he doesn’t want to get confused by conflicting details between the films and books.

“I don’t want to read the books and think one thing and

How do you feel about movies based on books?

business freshman

‘They’re completely different, and they’re shorter.

I do like ‘Harry Potter.’’

Bailey Richey

‘‘Twilight,’ when I read it, I had a whole different picture.’

Nicole Fasullo

elementary education freshman

Blake Harper general studies senior

Stephanie Gard psychology sophomore

‘If you haven’t read the book, then the movies might be more enjoyable.’ ‘‘The Picture of Dorian Grey’ recently came out... the ending wasn’t right at all.’

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Book or Movie?

then see the movie, and it tells me something else,” Logan said.

Logan said he believes movies based on books are so popular because fans of the books are able to see on the screen what they have been imagining.

Communications disorders sophomore Rebecca Carleton said she likes the movies but is often let down when the movies don’t provide as much information as the books did.

“If you read the book first, the movie always lets you down,” Carleton said.

She said she will often read

books after seeing a movie trailer or watching the actual movies, but it usually depends on if she’d heard of the book before.

Fashion merchandising junior Catherine Roszelle said the movies are only good if they stick to the author’s vision in the book.

“Movies solidify everything and make everything real,” she said. “If the picture you are getting is different from the book, the fans will be let down.”

Although Roszelle said she is a fan of the movies that accurately portray the novels, she doesn’t go to midnight premieres or dress

up because she doesn’t like the crowds.

History sophomore Elizabeth Ritchey said she attended the midnight premieres of the “Harry Potter” series. She said the events gave her a chance to meet and connect with other fans of the books.

“The atmosphere — it’s more of a party than just going to the movies,” Ritchey said.

Although the movies offer the opportunity to bring fans’ imaginations to life, Ritchey said they aren’t always good.

“You can’t get every aspect of the book into the movie,” she said.

“If the character doesn’t look like you think in your head, then it can throw everything off.”

Ritchey said moviegoers should accept that films can’t always be exactly like the books they’re based on.

“If you can’t get past that and learn to accept the good and the bad, then you won’t enjoy the movies,” Ritchey said.

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Local charities give back during the holiday season Haylie Navarre

Entertainment Writer

Holiday cheer is often spread through giving gifts, but some feel people get so caught up in buying presents they forget the true meaning of the holidays.

To keep the spirit of giving alive during the holiday season, Baton Rouge charities are proving a little can go a long way.

The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank has a program that encourages donations to provide meals for families in need during the holidays, according to Vice President of Food Procurement Amy Sellers.

The organization thanks

donors with small gifts, like a stuffed animal for donations of $25, Sellers said. Donors can also receive a token reminiscent of the holiday meal they are providing to a family — Pierre Pig or Thibodeaux Turkey, which are dressed in chef hats and aprons. Sellers said many donors give the toy to their children or grandchildren, but they may also donate it to be placed in a care basket.

“You can always get a little smile out of [the kids],” Sellers said.

Sellers said some in need find it difficult to come in and seek assistance, and the organization tries to make the experience as pleasant as possible.

She said the Pierre Pig tradition

was started in 2004 as an effort to bring the community together during the holidays.

“It’s a fun and easy way to start collecting hams and turkeys,” Sellers said.

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge also has two operating programs that give back to the community.

Through one program, local residents or organizations can sponsor a family and provide them with everyday essential items they are unable to obtain, such as clothing, household goods and toys for children, said Communications Coordinator Carol Spruell.

“It’s a way to really bring the

meaning of Christmas by fulfilling the need of the community,” Spruell said.

The community’s response has been so strong that Spruell said there are currently no more available families to sponsor, but new families are being added to the list. Applicable families are screened to ensure help goes where it is really needed.

Spruell said some families in need of provisions are refugees from Myanmar, Iraq and African countries including Eritrea. She said these people often come directly from camps from countries affected by war or persecution.

The second program collects donations to help finance local

families’ increased utility bills during the winter months. Spruell said this program is largely done for senior citizens with fixed incomes, and donations have been dwindling in the past few years.

Meghan Malbrough, cardiopulmonary science sophomore, isn’t sure to which charity she’ll donate this holiday season but said she usually gives to the Salvation Army. She said she thinks giving back to the community is important because everyone deserves their fair share.

“I do it out of kindness,” Malbrough said.

Contact Haylie Navarre at hnavarre@lsureveille.com

TECHNOLOGY

Google tracks users, Internet habits through unsecured Wi-Fi Kittu Pannu Entertainment Writer

Google recently came under fire after it was discovered the company had been indirectly tracking users’ Internet behavior.

Vehicles shooting photos for Google Maps and Android smartphones would connect to unsecured Wi-Fi networks to keep those networks as “hot spots” for its users.

When the cars sent data back to Google headquarters using these unsecured networks, users’ e-mails and other information being transferred over the network were also sent to Google. The company originally kept these “hot spots” to make it easier for users to utilize location-based applications.

“The whole nature of their business is that they’re an aggregation of data that’s out there,” said Alex Cook, IT coordinator for continuing education and adjunct mass communication professor.

Google suggested on its official

blog these unprotected Wi-Fi networks change their names to include the phrase “_nomap” at the end.

Cook believes Google’s answer to this breach of privacy is “silly.”

“If you’re really concerned about this, that’s a pretty flimsy way to protect yourself,” Cook said.

“How many people really know how to fool with their Wi-Fi network?

When I last did it, I had to look it up because it had been four years.”

In order to complete the process of removing Google from a user’s network, an Android phone has to pick up the network and signal to Google the new name. Only then will Google not use the network, Cook said.

“It’s like saying, if you’re really worried about someone robbing you, instead of locking your door, you put a sign on the front of your door saying ‘Don’t rob me,’” Cook said.

“They’ll have to gather your information again and transmit it and say, ‘I won’t use their Wi-Fi anymore.’”

Taylor Erickson, sociology

sophomore, said her wireless network is protected because it’s a smart thing to do.

“We pay for it, so I don’t want others using it,” Erickson said. “If you can have a password, use it, but you can’t really complain if you don’t set it up.’”

Jean Paul Landreneau, business administration junior, said his network is password-secured to prevent hacking.

“If it’s not protected, anyone can get into your network and get onto your desktop,” Landreneau said. “People should protect it.”

Using and building on preexisting networks and materials has always been a part of Google’s business plan, Cook said.

“Instead of building a giant overreaching infrastructure, they’re going for an organic infrastructure of people’s networks and how they overlap,” Cook said.

Cook compared Google’s network to “packet sniffing” — the name for going through data

being transmitted over the Internet in the form of a packet through networks.

Having an open network allows people to view those packets and lets them “sniff” through the data, Cook said.

“Password-protecting your network will solve all of these problems,” Cook said.

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By 2011, the tree was among the oldest at the farm, which made it the perfect choice when LSU came calling. “[LSU] wants a really tall tree, so we try to find the tallest one we have,” Peairs said.

The tree will be lit to its full splendor tonight during the University’s annual Candlelight Celebration, but outfitting it in its full holiday embellishments is no easy feat.

Each branch is individually lit from the inside to the outside, which takes about five days, and another two days are dedicated to placing all the ornaments, according to Michelle Spielman, the Communications & University Relations marketing strategist spearheading the Candlelight Celebration.

Fred Fellner, assistant director of Landscape Services, visited Windy Hills to choose the tree.

He said the University has bought its Christmas tree from the farm for about five years. Before that, it was shipped in from Oregon, which made delivery more expensive.

The University typically spends between $500 to $1,000 each year on the tree, Spielman said.

The Murray Cypress is a good choice for LSU because it’s native to Louisiana but looks similar to different types that are only available outside the state, Fellner said. He looks for a tree that has the right shape and is strong enough to withstand the weight of decorations.

“The Murray has more of the classical Christmas tree look — the conical look. I’m looking for some structure that can bear up underneath the lights and the ornaments,” Fellner said. “We don’t have any of the firs like you have farther north or on the West

CHEERLEADER, from page 11 was deactivated after the tweet, causing some to believe it was shut down by Cowboys administrators.

Did I miss the part where she insulted the team? Called Witten a sissy? Gave away team secrets?

No? So why did she have to shut down her Twitter account?

NFL.com even wrote the Cowboys “might have become the NFL’s new ‘Steel Curtain,’” after censoring the cheerleader.

But the Cowboys have denied involvement. Public relations director Rich Dalrymple said in an e-mail to CNET.com, “The organization doesn’t get [into] administering the Twitter accounts of players or cheerleaders. Melissa made her own decisions regarding her account over the weekend.”

So Kellerman censored herself after making a joke about the toughness of Dallas’ tight end?

I doubt it. If it wasn’t the Cowboys who shut down her Twitter account, she was definitely persuaded in some way to close the account.

Why else would she stop tweeting?

These girls can’t be cheerleaders forever. Twitter is a great way

Coast. Our trees are wispy and less structurally sound.”

The University’s tree is equipped with internal bracing and an engineered support system to ensure its stability. To reduce weight, the decorations are largely made up of ribbons, bows and lightweight LED lights.

Fellner said the tinsel and trinkets found on this year’s tree are mostly recycled from last year’s, which keeps expenses low.

“The whole thing has been managed to a smaller overall cost, at the same time keeping everything local,” Fellner said. “We’re supporting the local economy.”

The tree lighting is just one part of the Candlelight Celebration, an event that originally began in 1995 under the name Rekindle the Spirit. The festivities include performances by the Tiger Girls, cheerleaders, a gospel choir and musicians including a string quartet and a reading by Santa Claus of “The Night Before Christmas.”

“It’s a celebration of LSU’s many talents, from our arborists ... to our musical performances and the talents they bring to the campus,” Spielman said. “It’s LSU on show.”

The Christmas tree will stand before Memorial Tower until the first week of January, by which time Fellner said it will have begun to dry out. The tree is then recycled and either chipped into mulch or used as landfill to slow soil erosion on the coast, he said.

Fellner said working with the Christmas tree is “outside the norm” of Facility Services duties and one of his favorite parts of the job.

“Culturally and certainly spiritually, it has a lot of significance for the University, so I enjoy it,” Fellner said. “I enjoy the spirit that it brings.”

Contact Ryan Buxton at rbuxton@lsureveille.com to give personality to the women we see on the sideline every game.

It’s personal branding. With a Twitter account or Facebook page, Kellerman gets her name out there so she isn’t lost if she needs to look for another job.

The whole affair seems like a serious overreaction.

What do the Cowboys get by closing a cheerleader’s Twitter account? Again, she wasn’t selling franchise secrets. She wasn’t posting Jerry Jones’ social security number as her profile picture.

Ask her to retract or remove the statement. Tweets can be deleted and forgotten about, but if it turns out they censored her account, it’ll be a public relations fiasco.

It was a simple joke. Something that should be chuckled at instead of removed with no explanation.

It’s a non-issue.

Taylor Balkom is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Baton Rouge.

Contact Taylor Balkom at tbalkom@lsureveille.com

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page 15 Experimental Video class will be presenting films displaying tech“They’re really strange and re- niques in surrealism and juxtaposially wonderful,” she said. “They’re tion they’ve learned from artists. some of the best projects I’ve ever Showcase pieces include final, had.” semester-long prodThe showucts as well as strong case will be prepieces created and persented tonight formed throughout the and Wednesday semester. at 7:30 p.m. in Jackson said the the HopKins showcase is not only Black Box Thefor the proud students, atre. The live but also for the comperformances munity to enjoy.

Patricia Suchy will be the same “It’s for everycommunication studies each night, Jackbody,” she said. associate professor son said, but difThere is no adferent videos will be presented. mission charge, but donations will Videos from the Introduction to be accepted at the door, Jackson said.

Film class will be screened tonight, and experimental video films will be Contact Emily Herrington at shown Wednesday. eherrington@lsureveille.com Jackson said students in the

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‘[The videos in the showcase are] really strange and really wonderful.’

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The undecorated LSU Christmas tree stands in front of Memorial Tower.

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WEB COMMENTS

As usual, our website, lsureveille. com, has been absolutely buzzing with reader comments. Check it out today, and let your voice be heard.

In reference to Zach Davis’ column, “Drinking age laws are unpopular, but could be much worse,” readers had this to say: “I always thought that the argument that we can’t let 18-20 -year old legal adults drink legally because we have inferior public transportation was a bogus one. First of all, Canada and Australia let 18-year-olds drink, and despite their rural nature and inferior public transportation systems they still have lower, not higher,

alcohol-related traffic fatality rates than we do.

Secondly, by the same logic it would actually make more sense to ban alcohol for all ages than to single out 18-20 year olds as secondclass citizens, since 90 percent of drunk driving deaths are caused by people OVER 21, and 21-24 year olds are the worst age group when it comes to such fatalities. Thirdly, the idea that the 21 drinking age saves lives is nothing more than a mirage--just Google ‘Miron and Tetelbaum’ and see what I mean.

Let America be America again, and lower the drinking age to 18.

If you’re old enough to go to war, you’re old enough to go to the bar.

‘Nuff said.’”

-Anonymous In reference to Chris Seemann’s

column, “Nation’s backwardness evident in first-cousin marriage laws,” readers had this to say:

“That is terrible. EVERY state should allow gays, lesbians AND first cousins to marry. An adult should be free to marry any consenting adults. Don’t like it? Don’t do it. But allow people to have the relationships of their own choosing.”

-Keith for Full Marriage Equality “Q: How does an anti-gay marriage zealot get a date?

A: The next family reunion.”

-Keith for Full Marriage Equality In reference to The Reveille article, “Gas For Guns program success warrants plans for more to come,” readers had this to say:

“Such a deal! There is no way that any of the guns turned in were truly ‘assault weapons.’ Even the cheapest operating gun capable of full auto fire is worth thousands.

Even the cheapest AR-15s are worth a minimum of $700, and those aren’t assault rifles. So either the police took advantage of people who didn’t know what the guns were worth, or they bought broken trash.”

-Bob H. “‘The 165 guns traded in will now be test-fired and investigated in order to determine if the weapons are either stolen or linked to crimes, he said.’

Isn’t possession of a sawed off shotgun a federal felony? I guess it has to be test fired and ‘investigated’ before ‘he’ can tell if a crime

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 was committed.”

-Anonymous “A great way to allow gangs to get rid of evidence. Nothing like a no questions asked program to aid criminals. Sometimes I don’t know which is worse...Criminals or the government. They both seem to be hell bent on helping one another.”

-Mojavegreen “Of course, anyone of them could have taken the guns to a gun store or a pawn shop and sold them for actual money and more than they got from the police.”

-Anonymous

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A BETTER PILL TO SWALLOW

Violence during protests not avoidable, part of human nature An idea can be a precious commodity, high enough in value to warrant the construction or demolition of authority.

The concept of living, fighting and even dying for an idea is not lost on the American people, but it’s often taken for Chris Freyder granted that our Columnist right to express an idea is protected under most circumstances.

Enforced federally through the First Amendment and later applied to the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, peaceful assembly and petition have been natural democratic processes.

On paper, the implications of protecting these civil liberties are admirable. Giving your populace the tools to speak out against actions they feel infringe upon their citizenship has resulted in successful, nonviolent movements.

Mass protesting in the ’50s and ’60s brought several legislative changes, including the desegregation of schools and other public infrastructure.

But history has also shown that wherever civil disobedience occurs, matters can easily escalate to violence. Despite this, protestors, especially in the U.S., have a propensity for cocooning themselves within their ideas during demonstrations. They use their beliefs as a protective sheath against what they deem socially unjust.

They likely do so because

U.S. citizens are educated to believe there will always be an invisible hand of liberty to sweep down and shield them from intolerable infractions upon civil rights.

And during many assemblages, this unseen seal goes unbroken and safeguards demonstrators, even those who may be overstepping the boundaries of good taste in their marches and rallies.

Unfortunately, a key element to any interaction between authority and protestor goes relatively unrecognized — human nature.

Human nature will always ensure that protests posses some facet of violence or vehemence.

The strain between a keeper of order and one that seeks to break order — whether violently or not — is a form of energy that has and can still excite brute force.

There are no better examples than the ones currently unfolding throughout parks, college campuses and other public facilities across the country.

Several skirmishes between law enforcement and Occupy protestors have spurred some to label the movement as a ferocious display of mob rule.

Retired Chicago Police officer and freelance writer Peter Bella has denounce Occupy Wall Street as a crusade “designed to provoke, wreak havoc and create chaos.”

The validity of such a claim will always be debatable, but the collateral damage caused by civil turmoil cannot go unrecognized.

A homeless Occupy Seattle protestor allegedly suffered a miscarriage earlier this month after

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she claimed she was struck in the stomach and pepper sprayed during a particularly aggressive crackdown. The Washington Post reports that matters spiraled out of control after protestors were instructed to leave a Seattle intersection and refused to do so.

Perhaps more publicly known, nonviolent University of California Davis students were pepper sprayed profusely by campus police officer Lt. John Pike. A letter to the university’s chancellor from an English professor relayed that pepper spray had been forced down several students’ noses and throats, hospitalizing

some protestors.

The arguments that follow incidents will likely never be completely settled. No new legislation could ever prove effective enough to dispel the forces at work behind violence enacted by either law enforcement or protestors.

Human emotion and instinct will always trump what is learned through discipline and civility. Individual police officers and other authorities will regularly become susceptible to fear, whether for their own safety or that of their colleagues. And what used to be settled by the crack of a baton is now delivered by the burning

sensation of capsaicin.

Demonstrators should leave their sick, elderly or pregnant at home, because in the heat of a single, chaotic moment, all of society’s docile airs will easily dissipate.

Chris Freyder is a 21-year-old biological sciences senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Cfreyder.

Contact Chris Freyder at cfreyder@lsureveille.com

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The Daily Reveille is an independent entity within the Manship School of Mass Communication. Signed opinions are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the editor, paper or University. Letters submitted for publication should be sent via e-mail to opinion@lsureveille.com or delivered to B-26 Hodges Hall. They must be 400 words or less. Letters must have a contact phone number so the opinion editor can verify the author. The phone number won’t be printed. The Daily Reveille reserves the right to edit letters and guest columns for space consideration without changing the original intent. The Daily Reveille also reserves the right to reject any letter without notification of the author. Writers must include their full names and phone numbers. The Daily Reveille’s editor-in-chief, hired every semester by the Louisiana State University Media Board, has final authority on all editorial decisions.

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Student engagement in class necessary for learning

As my time at LSU draws to a close and I reflect on my experience as a student here, I could conclude that accommodations were not always ideal, classes were sometimes too large and some assignments seemed trivial.

But, for some reason, these aren’t the Chris Seemann first things that Columnist come to mind.

Budget cuts were an issue that loomed over all of our heads for a sizable portion of my time here, especially at the point when they threatened to gut core University programs and set us back decades in one fell swoop.

Though perhaps those fears were trumped up by unscrupulous

or misguided politicians, this dire scenario did not come to pass. The University escaped relatively unscathed.

As a result, I can still claim a quality education at an eminently reasonable price thanks to TOPS, a selling point of the University that Chancellor Michael Martin is rightfully fond of mentioning.

As I alluded to earlier, facilities have not always been quite up to par. But more often than not, professors have been competent and knowledgeable in their chosen field. However, when you attend a university as sprawling and populated as this one, it’s imperative you take some responsibility for your own education. Lack of student engagement, therefore, is probably one of the main culprits behind some students feeling their LSU education was lacking.

It’s a bit unreasonable to expect professors to anticipate each individual’s learning needs from three hours of lecture per week.

Some students can silently take notes for an entire semester, study diligently and successfully navigate every graded assignment. But a sizable number of students need some degree of direction or assistance, whether it is during class in the form of a clarification or outside of class in one-on-one consultation.

But the idea of engagement goes farther than that. Students have to participate for it to work.

So it bothers me to see professors stare blankly at a room full of students who refuse to answer their questions or participate in a discussion, contrived or no. It’s not an uncommon moment in classes, as most every student can attest to.

Many students find it an

acceptable incongruity to resemble bumps on a log during class but still expect their professors to supplement class time during office hours.

This is not student engagement, and it has to be disheartening for professors to see this.

In a 2007 edition of peerReview, a journal of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, George Kuh writes, students “who talk about substantive matters with faculty and peers, are challenged to perform at higher levels and receive frequent feedback on their performance typically get better grades, are more satisfied with college and are more likely to persist.”

Though it stands to reason that this would be true, it’s important to remember what it means. If you have a relevant question that still bugs you even after you have paid

attention to lecture, ask it. If there is an interactive class activity planned by the professor, try to participate if you have something to add.

Above all, be cognizant of the fact that you are responsible for a large portion of the quality control of your education before looking to blame the institution when it is lacking in some respects. While LSU isn’t perfect, it’s a University that in large part gives the opportunity for an education to those who wish to seize it.

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

Contact Chris Seemann at cseemann@lsureveille.com

WALKING ON THIN ICE

Cooking meals is cheaper and healthier than eating out Only a few days ago, we found conventionally grown U.S. let ourselves gorge on splendid produce travels up to 27 times homemade stuffing, piping hot the distance of its locally grown pumpkin pies and altogether deli- counterparts.

From the production of meats cious food that continued to feed to the transportation of pesticideus for days to come.

But for many of the 11,870 laced produce, the conventional process of makupperclassmen at the University, ing fast food cooking may be as rare as one day crushes the very a year. The dominant trend of dinroots of environing out has managed to create not mentalism. only a large waistband, but also a If only skinny wallet and a sick planet.

Burger King For about $1.07, anyone with and McDonald’s access to a McDonald’s can buy about 440 calories in the shape of Priyanka Bhatia would spend an eighth of what a vile double cheeseburger. If you Columnist they spend on don’t care for nutritious content or the extensive strains the com- their cheesy advertisements for pany puts on the environment, it’s crappy food on making their practices more sustainable, the impact quite a deal.

The problem: 5.8 ounces of would be massive — not only for ground beef only gets you so far the environment but also for their before you’re begging for more profit.

Unfortunately, waiting for food and a quick and easy soluthe fast food world to hum a more tion to a grouchy stomach.

What’s more pressing than environmental tune is not a timely the cost of gas for the return trip option, but cooking at home can is the amount of energy wasted by be.

Cooking is not only a more the restaurant.

Of all the industries nation- frugal and faster option in the wide, restaurants consume the long run, but it’s also a healthier most energy. Only 35 percent of option than greasy, processed it is actually spent preparing food. foods which have been linked to According to GreenYour, a guide anxiety, depression and obesity.

According to the Univerto greener living, the average United States eatery consumes sity’s CashCourse, “Frozen din2.5 times more energy than any ners cost more than meals made other building and disposes of from scratch.” Meals made from 50,000 pounds of waste annually. scratch also last longer, making But what’s worse is a majority of a single trip to the grocery store the food we spend our money on significantly less expensive than buying three hamburgers a day or isn’t sustainable.

Unlike our dining halls — even a Hungry Man dinner.

In addition, the cooking time which buy their produce locally — large chains get both their it should take to make a large pot meat and their veggies shipped of soup is only a fraction of what from what seems to be the edges would be spent wasting emissions on the way to and from a favorite of the earth.

In fact, the Leopold Cen- café.

But the real kicker is ter for Sustainable Agriculture

personal health.

With increased risk of stroke, Type II Diabetes and Heart Disease, it’s clear nothing beats the nutrition and taste that of a quality home-cooked meal.

Whether it’s a quick pot of spaghetti and sauce, a grilled

cheese sandwich or some steamed vegetables, the power to create a healthy and sustainable dish is in the hands of those without a meal plan and should be seen as a better alternative to dining out.

Priyanka Bhatia is a 19-year-old

pre-veterinary medicine sophomore from San Jose, Calif. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_PBhatia.

Contact Priyanka Bhatia at pbhatia@lsureveille.com

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