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recovery Students, alumnus talk alcohol, drug recovery on campus
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Construction management junior Pat Driscoll sits at Brightside Bar and Grill on Monday. BY CARRIE GRACE HENDERSON • @carriegraceh 42% of students reported binge drinking* in the previous two weeks.
23.1% of students are current marijuana users (“30-day prevalence)
*A binge is defined as consuming 5 or more drinks in one sitting
9.6% of students are current users of drugs other than marijuana (“30-day prevalence”)
22.4% of students reported experiencing serious personal issues at least once during the past year as a result of drinking or drug use.
According to the Louisiana State Epidemiological Workgroup Online Data System, the CORE Alcohol and Drug Survey collects data from colleges and universities across Louisiana. According to the LaCASU website, the above statistics represent students in the Baton Rouge area.
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Construction management junior Patrick Driscoll can occasionally be found a Fred’s in Tigerland, but more frequently, he is shooting pool at Clicks Billiards on Corporate Boulevard. Either way, he’ll have a Coca-Cola with a lime to keep from drawing attention to himself. “Countless times I’ve been there and met girls,” Driscoll said. “And eventually it comes up when they go to buy me a shot or something I’ll say, ‘No, I’m in recovery.’” On Jan. 21, 2012, Driscoll had been living in his truck for five months with no phone, no one to talk to and one set of clothes he wore every day. His addiction started with prescription drugs years before and escalated to heroin and
cocaine. Driscoll first attended college in his hometown of Philadelphia. He was kicked out after one month with a blood alcohol level of .34 — more than four times the legal limit and dangerously close to comatose. The next four years of building bridges for a construction firm were marked with hard labor, heavy drug use and numerous trips to rehab. After six failed attempts to detox, his parents stopped supporting their son financially. Driscoll had nowhere to turn. “One day I was in my truck, and I had two guns,” Driscoll said. “My real intention was to shoot some drug dealer, and on my way there my truck broke down.”
see RECOVERY, page 15
Changes are in store for the Paul M. Hebert Law Center as its Diversity and Professionalism Committee begins implementing recommendations from its Diversity Task Force report. The faculty committee, formed in anticipation of the report’s release, will meet today for the first time since the task force submitted its report to interim co-deans William “Bill” Corbett and Cheney Joseph Jr. “Our committee has actually already begun working on it,” Corbett said. “But now that they have the report in hand, we will meet with them [today] to begin working on the implementation of the recommendations in the report.” Former Chancellor and Dean of the Law Center Jack Weiss commissioned the report in October 2014 to “help students succeed, foster camaraderie among all students, and promote better understanding of one another’s cultures and experiences,” according to the report. The report was commissioned prior to the Law Center’s
see DIVERSITY, page 4
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Nonprofit jewelry company aids impoverished people in Costa Rica BY BRITTANY HAGOORT @Brittanyhagoort Fashion can act as an expression of who you are. If you’re a person set out to change the world, you can now start with one small step: your accessories. Hands Producing Hope is a local, nonprofit jewelry company that empowers impoverished people by helping them join a business through their jewelrymaking. Founded by Rebecca Gardner in 2012, the company is currently based in Baton Rouge but travels
to Costa Rica, with plans to soon expand to Rwanda and Africa. Gardner said she began thinking about Hands Producing Hope when she was living in Costa Rica and noticed the struggles the natives were facing. “I saw a very tangible [need], especially for the women in the community,” Gardner said. “They had never been in a space where they have been told of their value and worth.” Gardner said she wanted a place where people felt they could create something for themselves. She said regardless of
gender, ethnicity or where they live, people have the opportunity to get dignified work. Each accessory is handcrafted by the women in Costa Rica with materials from their country. The pieces also have other significance to their artisans: Some of the accessories are named after the women who made them, while others are words that correlate with the piece. “One of my favorite parts of working here is being able to
Hands Producing Hope is a local, nonprofit jewelry company that helps impoverished people join a business through their jewelry-making talents.
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Honors College to host Harper Lee ‘Watchman’ panel discussion Associate Professor Michael Bibler, Hill Memorial Library Head of Special Collections Jessica Lacher-Feldman and English PostDoctoral Fellow Matthew Dischinger. The event serves to compliment an earlier Honors College panel featuring discussion about recent controversies surrounding the Confederate flag, according to the email. Refreshments will be served during the event, and panelists will answer questions from attendees.
Fournette earns SEC honors for third consecutive week With a career-high rushing output of 244 yards to match two touchdowns, LSU sophomore running back Leonard Fournette is the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the third consecutive week, the league office announced Monday. Fournette buoyed a sluggish effort from the Tigers (3-0, 2-0 SEC) in a 34-24 win against
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F. King Alexander calls for more cooperation among colleges BY TRENT PARKER @TrentParker_TDR LSU President F. King Alexander delivered a speech titled “Campaign for a competitive LSU: Capitalizing on value” at a Baton Rouge Press Club meeting Monday, detailing his proposals for improvements to Louisiana’s higher education systems. Addressing the Press Club and members of the public at the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino Hotel, Alexander said Louisiana has problems to confront in higher education, citing its 49th state ranking in the country for degree attainment. The fourth highest child poverty rate in the U.S. and the state’s status as the incarceration capital of the planet further contribute to higher education’s difficulties, according to Alexander’s prepared remarks. “We have one of the lowest 2+2 transfer rates in America.” Alexander said. “We have more educational needs than we have
services, quite frankly.” Louisiana university systems should increase collaboration with one another, he said. “We don’t want to be the crabs in the basket — one crab tries to crawl out, everybody pulls [the crab] back down. That’s what we had for many many years here,” Alexander said. “That’s not going to help any of our institutions if we continue fighting amongst ourselves and fighting for scraps.” He said he believes Louisiana institutions should cooperate more to help the state as a whole. Universities are already working to accomplish this goal through research, Alexander said. “We’ve never had more collaboration on research projects,” Alexander said. “Our competition is not McNeese [State University]. Our competition is Ohio State. We need to be able to fight … and win those research [grants] and bring them in.”
Alexander said parents and students face challenges in finding institutions that work best for their needs, as accurate information on universities is hard to find. He proposes giving parents and prospective students rating systems of universities with more detailed information to help them make an informed decision. “We know more about the cars we buy — because we have a Bluebook — than the colleges we invest in for a lifetime,” Alexander said. “For our kids, for ourselves, we’re creating a Bluebook to show people value, to decide if you have a public dollar where should you really give it.” Alexander was highly critical of low quality, for-profit institutions that prey on this lack of information and receive significant public funds for providing little education. Parents and students should ask whether they are getting their money’s worth from an
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overcharging, landing them with significant debt, [and] then they only get the same average job they could get by going to a low cost public university?”
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The Student Senate passed Student Government Resolution No. 8 during its Sept. 23 meeting, urging Manship School of Mass Communication professors to stop using the iClicker. The legislation, authored by senators Joanie Lyons and Kensie Yeates, is “a resolution to urge and request the Manship School to adapt to using exclusively the Turning Technologies ResponseCard RF Clickers,” according to the SG website. The resolution passed with 93 percent of the vote. Currently, students must have an iClicker for some mass communication courses and the ResponseCard for some general education classes. The two senators distributed a
survey to students in their mass communication classes regarding the clickers prior to proposing the resolution. Lyons said she hopes the results, along with social media reaction, will convince professors to switch. On the bookstore website, a new iClicker Hybrid Class Response System costs $41.30, and a new Response Card RF by Turning Tech with LCD is $42.65. The iClicker app, Reef Polling, is free to download, but users must purchase a subscription. A six-month subscription costs $9.99. “Finances do affect students,” Lyons said. “I think if we show them that students actually care, the fact that we created a survey and that students actually took the survey, if we even just showed in Manship fashion [that] people were replying to our tweets already, that
this is an important issue.” The LSU Bookstore website lists only MC 2035 Digital Brands as using the iClicker, and Lyons said she does not know of any other department which uses the device. The legislation emerged after Lyons met with Andrea Miller, the Manship associate dean for undergraduate studies and administration. Lyons said she understands the clicker choice to be the professor’s preference. “From what we understand, it’s just whatever they would like to use,” Lyons said. “I don’t think that there’s any benefits to it. I think that you can track the same answers and things like that. I’m not really sure what the difference is.” While debating the resolution, senator Jacob Phagan spoke in its favor, saying that using two
different clickers seemed redundant. Senator Savanah Dickinson raised concerns about professors’ potential responses to the legislation. Dickinson, who previously worked for The Daily Reveille, said she spoke with Miller at a luncheon about the clickers. Dickinson said the Faculty Senate attempted legislation for a universal clicker, but professors were resistant. The Faculty Senate adopted a resolution in 2009, encouraging professors to use TurningPoint clickers across the university. One senator asked the authors if they had any ideas for a buy-back program for students who have already purchased the
extra clicker. “We’d have to see what we can do about it,” Lyons said. “I’m not really sure how we would go about creating a buy-back program. We would definitely have to look into that more.” Mass communication sophomore Meagan Morvant said she did not find out about the Reef Polling app until after she purchased the physical iClicker. When she found out about the extra clicker, Morvant went to the bookstore to make sure it was something she really needed. “They have the same exact function,” Morvant said. “Based on the questions in class, we could use a normal clicker. They’re all A, B, C, D. You don’t need any other functionality.”
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page 4 HOPE, from page 1 travel to Costa Rica and meet our Guaymi artisans,” said Katy Martin, graphic designer and board member of Hands Producing Hope. Products range from necklaces and bracelets to scarves and headbands, and the company will expand eventually into home products. Hands Producing Hope looks to expand its charitable movement to more countries in need. A fundraiser is being held online through October to raise money for its next venture in Rwanda. “I don’t want it to grow for the sake of growing. I want it to grow because that means more lives will be impacted,” Gardner said. “Right now, we have about 24 people that we’re helping provide employment to, and if in five years we’re at 50, then that’s perfectly fine with me.” Providing experiences and opportunities to the jewelry artists is something Gardner prides herself on. She said one of her best memories was when a wom-
an she worked with for two years told Gardner she was going back to school to get her high school degree because of a scholarship provided by Hands Producing Hope. “In turn, she gets to have more goals in life, and that’s what we’re here to do,” Gardner said. Hands Producing Hope is not only providing experiences for artists in other countries. It has plenty of opportunities for people to become involved through internships and campus ambassador positions. “We love for students to get involved,” Gardner said. “We like to show students that they can make a difference within their major, whether you’re marketing, public relations or business. Everyone can help to make a change.” The company is looking for interns and campus ambassadors for spring 2016. All of the information on how to get involved is provided at Hands Producing Hope’s website, HandsProducingHope.org.
The Daily Reveille DIVERSITY, from page 1 realignment with the main campus, but Corbett said he was eager to use the resources the partnership offers. “Of course, we are now part of the main campus, so we have assistance from the diversity office and that’s a good thing,” Corbett said. “I think that will help us move forward.” The task force — comprised of faculty, students, alumni and community leaders — made 17 distinct recommendations to encourage diversity within the Law Center, including revisions to the Law Center’s diversity and mission statements, creating a student handbook and an office of Student Affairs and hiring adjunct professors. Some revisions are already underway, Corbett said, and can be implemented “fairly quickly.” Others, including hiring more faculty and staff, are expensive to execute and will require more planning, Corbett said. The task force was created following several events in the
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 2013-14 school year, including “the use of racial epithets, sexist and misogynistic comments, and homophobic slurs within the Law Center community,” according to the report. The report focused on both quantitative diversity, the facts and figures related to “the recruitment of historically marginalized groups,” and qualitative diversity, which promotes “a culture of inclusiveness, openness, and mutual respect.” The 2014-15 first year class is comprised of 17.5 percent selfidentifying minority students compared to 10 percent in the fall 2007 class. Women make up 25.7 percent of tenured professors, and African-Americans make up 8.6 percent. Corbett said the Law Center is pleased with the report and excited to implement the task force’s suggestions. “We think they are great recommendations to improve the environment and our community around here,” Corbett said. “And we are eager to begin implementing those recommendations.”
RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE: - Revise the Law Center Diversity Statement and the Law Center Mission Statement - Promote the Law Center’s Diversity Statement - Endorse the LSBA Diversity Statement - Create a Diversity and Professionalism Committee - Create a Student Handbook - Update the Student Code of Conduct - Create an Office of Student Affairs - Expand the Law Center Community information by DIVERSITY TASK FORCE
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BY JOSHUA JACKSON @Joshua_Jackson_ Learning a new language may not be easy, but it has multiple long-term benefits, including increased job opportunities and easier international travel. Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures John Pizer said students take foreign language classes for many reasons, including degree requirements. But he also said there are a handful of students who take classes in multiple languages to better their futures. “Some of the engineering students are taking German now, although languages aren’t required for their degree audits,” Pizer said. “They’re trying to learn more about the world and prepare for the possible opportunities they can have in other places.” Even if a person decides to stay in the United States, Pizer said their English can improve from learning another language. Physics and mathematics sophomore Manon Bart spent many summers in Europe visiting her grandparents who spoke only French, forcing her to quickly pick up the language. During the school year and at home, the language of choice for the people around Bart was English. “My teachers were concerned that I wouldn’t speak English as well as I spoke French, which was not the case,” Bart said. A few years ago, Bart visited Italy and was frustrated with her inability to fully grasp the language. “I went online and I did Duolingo for Italian then took it as a class at LSU,” Bart said. “It was easy to do because it has strong ties to English and French.”
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Bart said her experience with Duolingo, a language learning website and app offering 40 different languages, helped her understand how difficult it can be to learn a language one isn’t exposed to at a young age. The classes she took at LSU last year and her participation in the Italian Club increased her understanding of the language. After grasping Italian, Bart said she wanted to learn a foreign language outside of those
classified as romantics and picked up Arabic this semester. Her desire to learn Arabic grew from her interest in Middle Eastern culture and history, she said. Bart is now minoring in Arabic. “When I walked in on the first day of class, the professor immediately said something in Arabic, and the people behind me responded,” Bart said. “I could tell I was behind. I didn’t realize how different Arabic
was from the other languages I knew. There is no Arabic equivalent of the letter M so I have to figure out sounds that equal that letter.” By learning these languages, she said she developed an appreciation for different cultures and believes it improved her critical thinking skills. Bart has gained friends in all parts of the world in her travels and had the opportunity to serve as a translator for the LSU in
Paris summer abroad trip last year because of her diverse fluencies. Although she’s unsure if she will ever visit or live in places where the languages she’s studied are native, Bart said learning new tongues is still beneficial to her future. “When I graduate, there are a lot of business opportunities I can have with the Middle East,” Bart said. “With Arabic, I can communicate my ideas and understand the ideas of the people I’m working with.” Speaking another language is common in other parts of the world. The country of Belgium has three official languages — Dutch, French and German — and English is often taught in schools. Bart said when she tells Americans how many languages she speaks, they are often shocked, but in other countries, her language skill set is considered the norm. One of the most popular reasons to study a foreign language is for job opportunities, Pizer said. Students applying for jobs with multinational companies rise to the top of the job pile when they are multilingual. During his time as chair of the department, Pizer said he has observed the integration of languages within other majors, such as business classes targeted toward communicating with Chinese businessmen and ROTC classes where learning languages like Arabic teaches students to communicate overseas. “You’re forced to look at the structure of that language and get into the grammar of it,” Pizer said. “There’s an inevitable comparison between your first language and the language you’re now learning. Once you’re more aware of another language the way you speak and write your first language begins to change.”
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LSU sophomore quarterback Brandon Harris (6) passes the ball during the Tigers’ 45-21 victory against Auburn on Sept. 19 at Tiger Stadium.
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Maturity and growth define quarterback Harris’ development BY MORGAN PREWITT
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When sophomore quarterback Brandon Harris first stepped onto LSU’s campus, the buzzwords were “upside” and “dual threat,” not “polished” or “pocket passer.” Just one glance at Harris’ slim 6-foot-3-inch, 206 pound frame is enough to see he isn’t a stereotypical pro-style pocket passer. His quick feet in the pocket reflect his speed to break free and to make something
out of a broken play. A flash of Harris’ smile as he quipps in front of a crowd of reporters shows the personality fueling the teenager’s more than 19,800-strong Twitter following. While retaining his personality and natural athleticism, Harris’ development in the pocket and growth as a leader during the offseason translated into quiet
see HARRIS, page 8
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Freshman guard Clapp becomes stalwart for offensive line BY JAMES BEWERS @JamesBewers_TDR Former LSU defensive lineman Tommy Clapp gave his son, redshirt freshman guard William Clapp, a Southeastern Conference history lesson on numerous occasions, discussing the times when Tommy and the mid1980s Tigers squared off with league competition on Saturdays. One story that stood out in William’s mind was of 1987, when the No. 7 Tigers hosted an early October meeting with the No. 19 University of Florida, which was led by now-NFL Hall-of-Famer Emmitt Smith. LSU came from behind to squeak out a 13-10 victory to
remain unbeaten, which was largely due to its defense. But Smith, who had 190 yards and a touchdown, still had his way with Tommy and the LSU tacklers. “My dad was like, ‘When we played Emmitt Smith, that dude was a freak,’” William said. “He was like, ‘The whole week, we were game planning for this dude.’ They were talking about some freshman who was a freak. My dad said he lived up to the hype.” William saw Tommy’s film, who was a senior team captain in 1987, desperately trying to bring down Smith. Luckily, the younger Clapp doesn’t have to worry about bringing down LSU’s version of a modern-day SEC freak.
The first-year starter is helping pave the way for the national leader in rushing yards per game, sophomore running back Leonard Fournette. At one point, the New Orleans-native watched on the sideline as Fournette torched the Brother Martin High School defense when William was a Crusader and Fournette played at St. Augustine High School. “My junior year, he had like six carries for 200 yards on us,” William said. “I remember it was the first quarter, and they were already up 35-0. I was like, ‘Alright, well, we gave it a good try.’ He’s been like that since high
see CLAPP, page 8
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LSU freshman William Clapp (64) awaits the next play to start during the Tiger’s 4521 victory against Auburn on Sept. 19 at Tiger Stadium.
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Backup quarterbacks are crucial to a team’s success INTO THE WOODS JACK WOODS Sports columnist I don’t know if Verizon Wireless was foreshadowing the NFL season when it had New Orleans Saints backup quarterback Luke McCown appear in a commercial about backup generators, but the script to that commercial has become a reality. “I bet if they just had the chance, some of those backups would really shine,” McCown said, dramatically staring off into the distance. On Sunday, McCown got his chance, and man, did he shine. There were a host of other backup quarterbacks who started this weekend or replaced the starter late in the game, proving it’s important to have a solid backup quarterback and that some backups are capable of producing when they get the chance. Saints fans were sweating bullets when it was announced Drew Brees was injured. Nobody had any idea how damaged Brees’ rotator cuff was until head coach
Sean Payton downplayed the reports stating Brees could miss several games. When the Saints announced McCown would start in place of Brees on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, confidence sunk even lower. But no one knew McCown would perform so stellarly. McCown completed 31 of his 38 passes for 310 yards and an interception. The lack of touchdowns and one pick make the stat line look less impressive, but it’s misleading. I watched the game through, and I was incredibly impressed with how he played. McCown’s 81.6 percent completion percentage would have been closer to 90 percent if it hadn’t been for some key drops. His one interception came late in the game when Panthers cornerback Josh Norman did his best Calvin Johnson impression, laying out to pick off the ball in the back of the endzone. It’s hard to blame McCown for someone making such a special play. McCown didn’t throw any touchdowns, but without his impressive stand-in performance, the Saints would have easily lost
by double-digits instead of five points. McCown wasn’t the only backup who went to work in week three. Cowboys backup quarterback Brandon Weeden started for the injured Tony Romo. He finished 22-of-26 with 232 yards and an interception in a 39-28 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Weeden’s interception was in his own half of the field, and it gifted the Falcons a touchdown, but his 84.6 percent completion was a pleasant surprise. The Cowboys offense couldn’t get anything going in the second half, and the Falcons took control of the game. Weeden wasn’t stellar, but he was more than serviceable. It was the Cowboys’ defense that got shredded in the second half and lost the game. If Weeden plays at a similar level for the rest of the time he starts, the Cowboys will be in a decent spot when Romo returns. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suffered a horrifyinglooking knee injury in the third quarter of the 12-6 win against the St. Louis Rams, meaning veteran quarterback Michael Vick entered the fray.
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Luke McCown (7) throws a pass against the Carolina Panthers in the first half of a game in Charlotte, N.C., on Sunday. Vick didn’t do much, throwing for just 36 yards, but he has the experience to keep the Steelers’ offense moving while Roethlisberger is on the sideline. Ryan Mallett made his second
start for the Houston Texans this season after taking the quarterback job from Brian Hoyer, and he helped lead the Texans to their first win. San Diego Chargers backup quarterback Kellen Clemens came in late during the Chargers 31-14 loss to the Minnesota Vikings and finished the game 5-of-6 for 63 yards and a touchdown. Chicago Bears backup quarterback Jimmy Clausen got another start for the oft-injured Jay Cutler. He was 9-of-17 for 63 yards, and the Bears punted on every offensive drive. That might say more about the Bears than Clausen, though. A better backup might not have been able to do much for Chicago, but it couldn’t have hurt. Overall, it was a good week for backups. With many of them getting their chance early in the season, it should serve as warning to other teams: Have a capable backup ready, or it could cost you dearly. Jack Woods is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Ruston, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @Jack_TDR
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Tigers look to move past penalties, keep focus for next game player loses a helmet. “I don’t really see a personal foul,” Neal said. “I can see them stopping the play and letting me get of the field and putting someone else on the field, like they do for the offense sometimes.”
BY MORGAN PREWITT @kmprewitt_TDR After committing 14 penalties for 120 yards against Syracuse University on Saturday, the Tigers’ veterans on both sides of the ball are looking for ways to eliminate the same costly mistakes in LSU’s return to Tiger Stadium against Eastern Michigan University this Saturday. “I think the biggest reason for it is a lack of focus,” said senior offensive tackle Vadal Alexander. “It’s something we can’t have. It’s definitely one of our number one priorities coming into this week. It can cost us down the road, and we can’t have penalties like that.” Although the veteran lineman’s uncharacteristic false start penalties were easily caught on film, some of LSU’s costly offensive penalties, including the illegal formation call that negated sophomore running back Leonard Fournette’s 87-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, left the Tigers speechless. Sophomore wide receiver Malachi Dupre said the call was surprising considering he and junior wide receiver Travin Dural checked with the referee before the play, and the Tigers ran the same formation before and after the call without any problems. “When the flag was thrown, there wasn’t even any thought in my mind that it could have been
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LSU coach Les Miles addresses the media during his weekly Subway Fresh Take by Les Miles’ news conference Monday in the Athletic Administration Building. on me and Travin,” Dupre said. “I ran down there celebrate with Leonard and looked back, and the flag was thrown. I thought for sure it might have been holding or something other than an alignment issue.” NEAL LOOKS BACK ON PERSONAL FOUL CALL In a penalty-ridden game against Syracuse, junior defen-
sive end Lewis Neal was on the receiving end of one of the rarest penalties in the game — a personal foul for continuing to play without a helmet. When his helmet came off during the third quarter, Neal finished the play with a wouldbe sack on Syracuse sophomore quarterback Zack Mahoney. But the Orange were given 15 yards and a first down when the refer-
ees threw a personal foul flag on Neal. “When it came off, I just saw the quarterback and went go get him,” Neal said. “I didn’t really notice that it was off. It was so fast.” Although Neal said he understands why the rule exists, he said a better way to protect player safety would be to whistle a play dead when a defensive
DUPRE REFLECTS ON HEAD INJURY Everything was normal when Dupre lined up wide on LSU’s 20-yard line for a thirdand-15 with 56 seconds left in the first quarter against Syracuse on Saturday, until it wasn’t. When he leapt to make the would-be first down catch, Dupre’s head slammed on the turf of the Carrier Dome, leaving the sophomore wideout reeling for a moment. “I really didn’t know where I was at for a minute,” Dupre said. “I just know when I hit the ground, I didn’t remember anything at all. I ain’t going to lie to you. I remember it now. After he said he came to on the sideline and passed concussion tests, Dupre returned to the game to make three catches for 61 yards and a touchdown. Looking back on his football career, Dupre said the only other time he lost consciousness on the field was in the state championship game during his junior season in high school, but he still made the catch on the play. “It was kind of the same scenario on turf in the Mercedes -Benz Superdome,” Dupre said. “I landed on my head, but it wasn’t as bad as that.”
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Miles addresses injuries, Eastern Michigan matchup Bower expected to return Saturday after injury
combine that with his speed, he’s special. What he has been doing naturally with his eyes has been awfully successful to this point.” Fournette’s name was written in pen in the LSU history books after Saturday’s win when he became the only Tiger to ever rush for more than 200 yards in two consecutive games.
BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_TDR In his weekly Subway Fresh Take luncheon, LSU coach Les Miles spoke with the media after then-No. 8 LSU’s 34-24 win against Syracuse University on Saturday. Saturday’s win brought the Tigers (3-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) to 50 consecutive nonconference regular season wins. Miles has yet to lose a game against a nonconference opponent during the regular season throughout his LSU career. “All-in-all I’m very glad to be in the position that we are in right now,” Miles said. “I like the way the schedule sets up for us going forward.” But, the 50th-straight win wasn’t easy. LSU accumulated 14 penalties for 120 yards, keeping Syracuse in the game. “Offensively, the penalties costed [cost] us 14 points and a 92-yard [sophomore running back] Leonard Fournette run,” Miles said. “Defensively, we had penalties that costed [cost] us three touchdowns. No matter what, we are in pursuit of a penalty-free game. “First, we have to bring awareness to the penalties. They have ambitions and goals for this season. Some of this is going to be technique work, but some of the penalties came from the environment because it was so loud we couldn’t hear.” EASTERN MICHIGAN The Tigers are preparing for
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LSU coach Les Miles addresses the media during his weekly Subway Fresh Take by Les Miles’ press conference on Monday in the Athletic Administration Building. their first-ever meeting against the University of Eastern Michigan at 6 p.m. on Saturday at Tiger Stadium. “They are going to come here and play hard,” Miles said. “We are very excited to be back in Tiger Stadium on Saturday night. That is just what we need.” Eastern Michigan (1-3, 0-1 Mid-American Conference) lost its last game to Army West Point, 58-36. The Eagles are ranked last in the Football Bowl Subdivision in run defense, allowing nearly 223.9 yards a
game, which could be troubling when facing Fournette and the LSU offensive line. “Eastern Michigan can really move the ball offensively,” Miles said. “The have size and are strong defensively. It is going to be about our goals and our path. It’s going to be about what we want to accomplish as a team.” LEONARD FOURNETTE To complete the three-peat, Fournette earned his third-consecutive SEC Offensive Player of the Week title this season,
the league office announced on Monday. Fournette revived the LSU offense from last season, giving LSU its first true Heisman Trophy candidate since Tyrann Mathieu. Through the opening three games, Fournette ranks third nationally in total yards at 631, No. 2 in touchdowns with eight on the season — all of which he has done in three games, one less than the rest of the FBS. “He has the strength and size to use contact to his advantage,” Miles said. “When you
INJURY UPDATE Senior safety Jalen Mills and senior tight end Dillon Gordon traveled to Syracuse with the rest of the team, but neither dressed out. On Monday, Miles said Gordon and Mills are both on their way back to suiting up for the purple and gold with a clean bill of health. “Dillon Gordon is probably a week away from giving us a full game,” Miles said. “He’s really improved. As for Jalen Mills, I’d like to say he’s about two weeks. He’s running and cutting, but we’re going to have to see where his comfort is.” On Saturday, junior defensive end Tashawn Bower went down in the first quarter with a left ankle injury and underwent X-rays. Bower went back into the game but was removed again after he was noticeably favoring his left leg. The injury is not considered serious, and he should be back on the field Saturday against Eastern Michigan. “Bower had a lower leg injury, and in my opinion, he could’ve finished the game,” Miles said. “He played in the game and then we took him out. We will give him a couple days off, but he should be good enough to play on Saturday.”
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Tigers hope to find offensive rhythm BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_TDR
After battling injuries early in the season, the LSU volleyball team had to re-identify its offensive strategy. “Finding their rhythm” is the in-house term for what the team is doing as its season approaches the halfway point. “The offense is getting better each week,” said LSU coach Fran Flory. “The last two matches have certainly been our best offensive outputs. Offensive rhythm is super important, but the other pieces, like serving, setting, blocking and defense, are now coming together, so the game is now lending itself to allow our offense to be in rhythm.” They may not have completely found their rhythm on Sunday, but the Tigers found something in their three-set, sweeping win against the University of South Carolina,
25-19, 25-18, 25-19, without one of the team’s best hitters in the lineup. Flory rested senior outside hitter Katie Lindelow for Sunday’s match, but the team overcame her absence. “Not having Lindelow in there was certainly a concern for our team,” Flory said. “She is the competitive pulse of our team. I think our team responded really well to that.” The Tigers are accustomed to adversity. Their struggles reached their peak when LSU lost junior middle blocker Khourtni Fears again this season. Lindelow, along with senior defensive specialist Haley Smith and senior outside hitter Cati Leak, are the focal point of LSU’s revamped offense, Flory said. Leak leads the Tigers with 178 kills and 208 points this season. Lindelow is close behind with 113 kills and 134 points.
The outside hitters were left with the weight of 6-foot2-inch Fears, who was slated to be one of the Tigers’ top performers this season, after she came down with her second-consecutive knee injury in two years. But sophomore defensive specialist Kelly Quinn wasn’t worried about who would replace Fears, because every player is confident in their teammate’s abilities, she said. “There is so much depth everywhere,” Quinn said. “Even if someone goes down, there is someone right behind who we trust can do just as well. That’s a strength of our team. The way we trust each other and believe in each other, regardless of who is on the court. We can adjust to any lineup change.” But the adjustment hasn’t gone over as smoothly as Quinn hoped. LSU is hitting .154 on the
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Mike the Tiger dances with a fan Sept. 13 during the Tigers’ 3-1 loss to Miami University in the PMAC. season with 586 kills and 293 errors. Flory said to be successful and accumulate wins, her team will have to hit more than .220-.230 to maintain a good balance of offensive
efficiency. “Tempo and timing is what volleyball is,” Flory said. “The bottom line is that the hitters have adjusted and adapted well, and the setters have found their rhythm a little bit.”
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page 8 HARRIS, from page 5 success through the Tigers’ first three games of 2015. “From last year to now, [leadership in the huddle] is the number one thing he’s improved on — just his leadership, his maturity and his confidence in the huddle,” said senior offensive tackle Vadal Alexander. “Just his command of the whole offense is improved.” Although he showed glimpses of poise in the passing game in 2014, Harris’ discomfort in the pocket, his disconnect with his receivers and the overall scheme of the Tigers’ offense resulted in a frustrating freshman campaign. When Harris stepped into the huddle with 3:43 left in the fourth quarter against Mississippi State University on Sept. 20, 2014, the Tigers’ trailed Mississippi State, 34-16. Harris stood tall in the pocket and completed 6-of9 throws for 140 yards and two touchdowns to then-freshman wide receiver Malachi Dupre. Despite falling five points
CLAPP, from page 5 school. I’m not shocked at anything he’s been doing in college.” Fournette can thank William and the offensive line for many of the long scampers he’s recorded this season, allowing the tailback to get second level. Despite the offensive line being the culprit of a handful of penalties against
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short of an LSU comeback against the Bulldogs, Harris’ debut as the Tigers’ starter two weeks later resulted in a disastrous 3-for-14 passing performance in LSU’s 41-7 loss to Auburn on Oct. 4, 2014. After he was benched in the third quarter against Auburn in favor of then-sophomore Anthony Jennings, Harris attempted just one pass for the rest of the season against the University of Kentucky on Oct. 18, 2014, and it was picked off. Looking forward with the Tigers, Harris had two options — improve and compete for the starting job or sulk on the bench while Jennings played. He chose the former, and Harris’ determination to improve through spring, summer and fall camps impressed his teammates. “You can tell from the spring he wanted to be a different type of quarterback,” said junior cornerback Tre’Davious White. “He really wanted to be that guy. I feel like he took the bull by the horns, and he came in and just took
command of the offense. He’s been doing a great job. As time goes on, I feel like the only way he can go is up.” Through the Tigers’ first three games, Harris’ growth in the passing game is characterized by a lack of mistakes and an ability to spread the ball around, rather than a highlight reel of textbook deep passes. In 2014, Harris’ comfort with Dupre created a passing game centered around Dupre. Harris and Dupre connected eight times for a total of 190 yards and four touchdowns. Although Dural leads the receiving corps with nine catches in 2015, Harris spread the Tigers’ 29 receptions among 10 different receivers, including three catches for 17 yards and a touchdown to junior tight end Colin Jeter. “Brandon is looking for that open target,” said junior tight end DeSean Smith. “He’s not [looking at] just one receiver or just has his eye on that one person. He definitely looks at his reads.
He checks down when he needs to check down, and he makes smart decisions and smart plays. And it’s going to help us win a national championship.” For Dupre, Harris’ confidence to distribute the ball to whoever is open stems from the trust he has established through time with each member of the Tigers’ receiving corps. Combined with his increased comfort inside the pocket, Harris’ quicker decisions to scramble creates another dynamic to the Tigers’ potent running game, which is spearheaded by sophomore running back Leonard Fournette. Through LSU’s three games, Harris averages 6.2 yards per rush and 39 yards per game, second on the team only to Fournette’s 210.3 rushing yards per game. “The more and more comfortable Brandon gets, the more and more people are going to realize how much a playmaker he is,” Alexander said. “He’s a guy who
makes plays, like just the play against Syracuse [University] when he flipped the ball to Leonard. He knows how to do that when we need it.” Harris’ development as a player parallels his growth as an offensive leader during the last year. Despite his limited playing time last season, Harris’ work with the offense throughout the offseason developed a deeper understanding of how the offensive system functions, manifesting into a command of the offense he was missing last season, Alexander said. Drawing on his newfound mastery of the offense, Harris helps teammates understand their assignments, which helps grow his leadership status. “He’ll come talk to you on the side about what’s going to go on the next play or what he wants or what he sees,” Smith said. “You can connect with Brandon. He definitely helps you out there on the field for sure.”
Syracuse University, it opened a hole with crushing blocks on Fournette’s 62-yard scoring burst late in the third quarter. On that play, William drove his man into the Carrier Dome turf, similar to what the 6-foot5, 303-pound lineman did with his three younger brothers in the Clapp household. With wrestling matches that resulted in holes in
the wall, broken doors and smash windows, the four siblings took roughhousing to a new level. The Clapp brothers made sure to have their fill of milk, too. “It was a physical house — a lot of bloody noses, like 12 gallons of milk a week,” William said. “My mom shopped at the restaurant depot. My parents made it work somehow. I’m just
trying to pay for my own food right now with a scholarship check. I’m like, ‘How did they support four boys?’” As the first to follow in his father’s footsteps, William has been around the LSU football tradition for quite a while, referring to many of Tommy’s teammates as “uncle.” Now, he’s carving out his own
legacy, but he said he’s thankful for the lessons his father and his teammates taught him. “They text me all the time, tell me that they’re rooting for me,” William said. “I’m really thankful to have all of their wisdom from my dad and all of them. They’ve been through this. Having them there for me is really great.”
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Shy no more
New Orleans-based pop band Shy Gemini strives to redefine genre BY Kayla Randall @kay_ran21 Appearing manufactured isn’t a problem for the members of pop band Shy Gemini — they’ve already mastered the art of being themselves. At just one year old, New Orleans-based Shy Gemini,
composed of Taylor Dudenhefer, Seishin LeBlanc, William Theriot and Brennan Ory, are already cultivating a specific sound. Shy Gemini’s debut single “Let Your Hair Down” is an upbeat pop song, and its members said they look forward to putting out more music.
LSU psychology senior LeBlanc said Ory set things in motion to create the band. Music was a family affair for Ory and Dudenhefer, who are step brothers. The two grew up in bands together with their musically talented older
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(From left) Taylor Dudenhefer, William Theriot, Seishin LeBlanc and Brennan Ory from New Orleansbased pop band Shy Gemini sit outside the LSU Bookstore on Sunday. About the band’s identity, LeBlanc said, ‘We identify as a pop band 100 percent, but that doesn’t mean everything’s just strictly pop.’ Zoe Geauthreaux / The Daily Reveille
Kim Kardashian West, family deserve respect for understanding fans Yeezy Taught Me Sarah LeBoeuf Entertainment Writer Another day, another #selfie for Kim Kardashian West. In an era of voyeurism and reality television, West and her family climbed to the top of the web-based hierarchy. Though criticized for their alleged lack of talent, celebrities of this magnitude hold the most valued skill in the digital age — understanding their fanbase and catering to them with social media. West dominates social media by maintaining a spot in the top-followed users on Instagram, her favorite social
medium. However, she uses each social medium to her advantage, like using Twitter to engage with her audience. “I really love Twitter, I love communicating with people. It’s an amazing focus group,” West said in an interview with Re/Code, a technology news and analysis website, at its Code Mobile event. “I would ask people what color fragrance bottle should I use — this shade of pink or this shade of pink? And I would Twitpic a photo, and I would get a response back. And it was fascinating to me, and I would use that real information and use it in my everyday life.” Myleeza Mingo, a 21-yearold public relations senior at University of Louisiana at Lafayette and self-proclaimed No.
1 fan of West, engages with her via Twitter regularly. “After the divorce [with Kris Humphries], she got such bad press, and people were really hard on her,” Mingo said. “I knew she was going through a hard time, so I told myself that she needed someone to defend her on social media.” Around 2011, Mingo created a Twitter devoted to West, @MyleezaKardash. “She would always reply,” Mingo said. “I would say about 70 percent of the time I used to tweet her, she used to reply to me, and it was so strange. I was like ‘Wow, she has millions of fans, and she always replies to me.’” After interacting with each other on Twitter for some time, Mingo said they finally met
in person at a fragrance appearance in Mississippi. Their friendship developed from there with another meet-up at a Kanye West show and several tweets and Direct Messages exchanged. But in early August, Mingo’s dreams came true. Kim flew to New Orleans to have lunch with Mingo for her birthday, and Kim gifted her a signed pair of Yeezy Boost 350s. The event was filmed for this upcoming season of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” “That’s really all I wanted to do [for my birthday] was sit and talk to her, and she really made that dream come true,” Mingo said. “The power of social media brought us together.”
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SneauxChicken expands food options in Tigerland BY grayson senner @graysonsenner When 19-year-old Edward Daniel saw there was a need for more food options in Tigerland, he took a leap of faith and opened the food truck SneauxChicken. The truck, located outside of The House bar, offers late-night favorites such as fried chicken tenders, French fries and boudin balls. SneauxChicken is currently open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and occasionally caters school events. Daniel said he saw limited Tigerland food options, except for a nacho truck, but the product was very expensive. He said the demand for a better late-night food option was there, so he decided to take the responsibility into his own hands with the opening of SneauxChicken. Daniel said the food truck started as an idea in January or February 2015 and was eventually funded with the help of friends and young business-people in the community. This was what made the business a reality after giving funders equity in the company. When SneauxChicken opened in April 2015, Daniel said it quickly became a staple in the late-night scene, serving fried food to the often liquor-filled customers. But, witnessing the fun of Tigerland doesn’t come without the dangerous underbelly, he said. Daniel said he recalls two
separate scary moments in Tigerland, one including a hit and run. While Daniel said he recognizes some events as unfortunate, he said that working in Tigerland usually makes for great people-watching. “It’s interesting. It’s fun,” manager John Fox said. “Some good nights, some nights you have to deal with fights and stuff. It’s always a good time.” Fox said SneauxChicken has expanded the food options of bargoers since opening. The most important part of having a sustainable business model in Tigerland, Daniel said, is a goodquality product with a good price point. He said SneauxChicken serves a variety of fried food options, giving it an edge on the competition. Being located in the parking lot of The House bar brings a lot of business to the food truck because of the active business the bar also receives, Daniel said. After events, customers make their way to Tigerland to celebrate, and SneauxChicken is there to serve the after-party meal. The first LSU football game of the 2015 season against McNeese State University was SneauxChicken’s busiest night, with this year’s fraternity boys’ bid night coming in second, Daniel said. He said although those nights were busy, SneauxChicken is
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SneauxChicken, a food truck in Tigerland, sells fried chicken tenders, French fries and boudin balls Thursday to Saturday. equipped to serve a high volume of people, like after gamedays or Greek events. His advice for those starting businesses is to learn everything about the field and expect
to fix the problems along the way. While Daniel said he recognizes being a young business owner is fun, he doesn’t have the luxury of having the experience of his competition.
“No matter how much you plan or research or think you know, you can’t even come close to having the real-time experience that your competitors probably have,” Daniel said.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015 shy gemini, from page 9 brother. Ory, Dudenhefer, LeBlanc and Theriot were rotating in and out of other bands when they were in high school. Then Ory, the youngest member of Shy Gemini, said he suggested they form what would become their own band. “I reached out to Seishin, and then we were just like, Taylor plays bass and Will plays drums, this works,” Ory said. As for the band’s name, no member is actually a Gemini, which LeBlanc said makes the name even better. “We were thinking of names and different things to put in a name, and we thought of constellations, and the one currently in
kardashian west, from page 9 At the time of print, Mingo’s Twitter has more than 20,000 followers, many of which are just as Kardashian-obsessed as she is. “It feels like a community. It feels like a big, virtual family,” she said. Kardashian-devoted accounts like Mingo’s comprise many of the accounts Kim follows on Twitter and Instagram. Mingo’s story is proof of Kim’s social media success. Kim’s strong fanbase on social media, as well as her interaction with it prove her tech-savvy talent. But this success isn’t limited to one member of the famous family nor is it limited to social media. Kim’s half-sister Kylie Jenner is notorious for her Snapchat stories, where she posts her dayto-day activities with her family, friends and rapper boyfriend Tyga and answers questions from her fans. Jenner holds the title of the most-viewed person on Snapchat. Jenner is also involved in the latest franchise of the Kardashian-Jenner clan — mobile apps. Though the “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood” mobile app game was released last year and has since received praise, the family now participates in a new type of mobile app — subscription service apps that are focused on a singular person. They aren’t the first ones to participate in this new genre of apps. Tyler, the Creator released his own Golf Media app in the spring. However, the Kardashians’ and Jenners’ subscription apps are, of course, the highest ranking apps in the iTunes App Store. They deserve this status for the content of their apps and how well that content caters to their audience. Kylie, Kendall Jenner, Khloe Kardashian and Kim have been at the forefront of fashion and beauty trends in recent years, so they’ve channeled that into their apps. “[Women] are very drawn to them and are constantly looking at them and stuff and looking at their body image and what they put out there ... like clothes
the sky was Gemini,” LeBlanc said. “So, we went with it.” He said the “Shy” was added later because “Shy Gemini” had a nice ring. In addition to providing vocals and playing instruments, the members of Shy Gemini write their own lyrics. Theriot said one of the best parts of being in the band is the ear his bandmates have for music. The group’s influences range from Panic! At The Disco to Taylor Swift. “The coolest part about it is we’re all versatile musicians,” Theriot said. “We can all play more than one instrument. We know what’s supposed to sound like what and what we’re really going for.”
makeup and all that,” mass communication sophomore Lauren Tumminello said. Women want perfectly contoured cheekbones like Kim, so Kim’s app contains beauty tutorials with her makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic. Kendall, who is noted for her modeling career, takes fans behind the scenes at fashion week in her app. And, of course, the sisters’ minimalistic, monochromatic style penetrates clothing trends worldwide. So, each sister’s app has a section where they breakdown their luxury brand outfits and include a feasible, affordable option for fans to recreate the look themselves. Kylie’s includes outfits as dressed down as athletic wear and as dressed up as red carpet premieres. Mingo brought up a good point about the apps. “I personally relate more to Kim, but the younger generation could relate more to Kylie,” she said. “I think because there’s so many of them, each [sister] probably relates to a different age demographic.” Not only does each sister relate to a particular age demographic, but they also relate to particular personalities. For example, Khloe’s fans wanted to know more about how her kitchen is organized, so she has a few videos on her app detailing how she organizes her pantry and kitchen counter. These viewers relate to Khloe and are probably homeowners themselves and likely older than 18-year-old Kylie’s teenage fans. “I like them because I guess how they portray their personality to their fans,” kinesiology senior Jillian Dean said. “You really get to see more of their personal lives.” Say what you will about the Kardashian-Jenner family, but one thing is for sure — they know their fanbase, and they know what to do to appeal to them. What are they famous for? Being remarkable business women, that’s what. Sarah LeBoeuf is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from Alexandria, Louisiana. You can reach her on Twitter @sleboeuf23.
‘We identify as a pop band 100 percent, but that doesn’t mean everything’s just strictly pop. We’ll definitely have some cross-genre stuff.’ Seishin LeBlanc member of Shy Gemini Theriot said the group puts its heart into the music and doesn’t want to be defined by the first single in terms of sound. Though they want to continue making pop music, LeBlanc said Shy Gemini will crossover and not uphold a firm label on what they create. “We identify as a pop band 100 percent, but that doesn’t mean everything’s just strictly pop,”
page 11 LeBlanc said. “We’ll definitely have some cross-genre stuff.” In true pop band fashion, the group is already receiving enthusiastic, and sometimes creepy, direct messages from fans on Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat. LeBlanc said he once had a fan repeatedly send him pictures of himself cropped out of other pictures that featured his bandmates. Dudenhefer said he’s still surprised the band gets messages on social media. He said fans consistently inspire the band by commenting on how much they like their music and the progress they’re making. “That makes you feel good. You’re like ‘Wow, somebody
liked something that I put out,’” Dudenhefer said. The members said they enjoy the fans’ excitement, especially at this early stage in their music career, and try to reply to everyone. Ory said he took the liberty of handing out a fandom name. “We want our fans to be called ‘gems,’” Ory said. Through the tough process of balancing school with their musical aspirations, the group has maintained its sense of humor, and never take themselves too seriously. LeBlanc used Drake to describe what he wants for Shy Gemini in the future, as he said he’d ultimately like the band to be “25 sitting on 25 mil.”
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Stone Rabbits to play Varsity Theatre Band will perform with Levee Daze on Wednesday BY Michael Clemons @clemonsandco Louisiana-based band Stone Rabbits’ goal is to bring fans what they want. The blues rock band will perform at the Varsity Theatre with special guest Levee Daze Wednesday at 8 p.m. Drummer Sambo Bachrack said Wednesday’s performance will be a gift to fans who love the music the band is known for. “We won’t be promoting any new songs,” he said. “We’ll just be doing what we love to do at a place we love to perform. We’re not using this performance for promo, but it doesn’t mean there won’t be any new music.” Stone Rabbits will perform a selection of songs from its discography, which may feature new songs that are being mixed and mastered for their next EP, due around Christmas time. Bachrack said the band’s forthcoming EP will feature a continuous session — a break from the usual pause in between tracks. Paired with influences such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, Bachrack said creating this EP gave the band practice for its recent shows. “On this EP, we tried something new,” Bachrack said. “We’re just rocking out on one long track instead of the record jumping from one track to another. The guitar solos and ’70s inspiration gave us a lot of practice because it’s a bit newer to us.” Bachrack said the members of Stone Rabbits met in high school in Covington, Louisiana. The band features Bachrack, percussionist Blake Sellers, bass guitarist Greg Rider, guitarist Logan Sellers, keyboardist Kenny Rider and vocalist/guitarist Ben Burbrink. The band met through an intermingled chain of interaction. Logan and Bachrack met in elementary school, Greg and Kenny were neighbors with
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Then-economics sophomore and Stone Rabbits lead vocalist and guitarist Ben Burbrink sings on Feb. 2, 2013, during a show at Shady’s bar. Stone Rabbits will play at the Varsity Theatre on Wednesday with special guest Levee Daze. Burbrink as children and Bachrack and Kenny played soccer on the same middle school team. Kenny and Greg create one set of brothers while Logan and Blake make up the other, Bachrack explained. Stone Rabbits formed in 2007, and after completing their high school courses, all five members enrolled in LSU. Greg, Logan, Burbrink, Bachrack and Blake still attend LSU, while Kenny received his bachelor’s degree in finance in 2014. “LSU gave us a lot of experience,” he said. “There’s many creative people that attend LSU, and we like playing with them.” In 2011, Stone Rabbits won LSU’s Battle of the Bands and opened for OneRepublic and Jay Sean as a part of the university’s Groovin’ on the Grounds concert. Stone Rabbits last performed at the Varsity Theatre in February. Finance sophomore Kathy White looks forward to seeing the band perform for the
TICKET INFORMATION WHAT: Stone Rabbits with special guest Levee Daze WHEN: 8 p.m. Wednesday WHERE: Varsity Theatre COST: Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at www.varsitytheatre.com second time. “I stumbled upon their performance last time,” she said. “Now, I make sure I see them when they’re in Baton Rouge because they’re so good live.” Bachrack said the key to the band’s success is simply just doing what they know and love to do. “We try to just jam the whole performance,” he said. “Trying new sounds and adding improvisation to each set, never really sounding like the last.”
Opinion TDR editors tell the stories behind their best selfies: FERNANDA ZAMUDIO-SUAREZ Editor-in-Chief
Last summer, after becoming a naturalized American, I celebrated in no other way than by taking a selfie.
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JENNIFER VANCE Co-managing editor
I bleached my hair for the first time in my life and found that my car has the best lighting in the world.
JAVIER FERNANDEZ Photo editor
The time my friends decided to give me some flair with red lipstick at CVS.
MEG RYAN Entertainment editor
If you don’t take a selfie when a good outfit day happens, did it really happen?
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I saw this really pretty flower and figured why not? There weren’t nearly enough basics on the trip, so I had to compensate.
Millennials have dangerous addiction to selfies More people have died from selfies than shark attacks in 2015. That’s a problem. According to Mashable, throughout 2015, 12 people have reportedly died from injuries sustained while taking selfies, while only 8 people have died from shark attacks. To put that into perspective, an LSU student is more likely to get hit by a TigerTrails bus while filming their story on Snapchat than get eaten by an apex predator in the ocean. How did we come to this? Merriam-Webster defines a selfie as, “An image of oneself taken by oneself using a digital camera especially for posting on social networks.” So, by definition, the purpose of a selfie is to boost one’s ego. I’m not hating on those who take selfies. I, too, am guilty of uploading a selfie of a new haircut or goofy face on The Gram — which is Instagram for those not familiar with hip slang. I don’t consider myself a part of the problem, though. If I take a selfie, it’s usually in a private place where I’m not going to attract much attention. I mean, selfies are embarrassing, right? Why would you want everyone to see you taking one? According to an infographic on techinfographics.com, more than 1 million selfies are taken every single day. Fourteen percent of those selfies are digitally enhanced and shared across an array of social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat. The latter social network is likely what has caused selfies to become an epidemic of Ebola proportions. Snapchat
users took app’s original intent — the taking and exchanging of nudes — and evolved it to fit into their everyday lives. The average LSU student’s Story likely consists of heading to class, hanging out with their friends, dancing in Tigerland and maybe their cat being awkward. Riveting stuff. Why do Snapchat users feel the need to share the mundane inner workings of their lives with everyone? White people aren’t to blame for the selfie epidemic. Neither are minorities. The face of the selfie epidemic has no color. Or maybe it does. The Kardashians, particularly Kim, fully capitalized on the selfie craze. We’ve watched Kylie Jenner’s lips morph over the years thanks to her selfies. We’ve watched Khloe become the hot Kardashian thanks to her selfies. We’ve even watched Kim’s metamorphosis into a fertile, goddess-like being fit for bearing Yeezus’ children thanks to her selfies — and her appropriately titled selfie compilation book, “Selfish.” Are we taking and sharing selfies in an attempt to be like a Kardashian? What logical person doesn’t wish they were born from Kris Jenner’s womb? I know I’d love to drop out of college so I can date a rapper and go to New York Fashion Week. While the Kardashians integrated selfies into their brand, they aren’t the force driving 65-year-old grandmas to taking selfies with their pets. Instead, selfie-takers want to share
something with others. That could be anything from their current activities, their loved ones, a picture to boost their confidence or maybe even their naughty bits. Living in today’s world is both a blessing and a curse. We’re so obsessed with sharing our lives with everyone that we’re forgetting to actually go live a life. The lives we’re sharing aren’t accurate depictions of the lives we’re living. They’re just the lives we want people to think we’re living. Instead of picking on a defenseless, innocent white person, I’ll pick on myself. The version of me on social networks — @SirJohnGavin #FollowMe — is a snarky social commentator with an endless array of GIFs in his arsenal. I wouldn’t share a selfie of me reading through case law for Mock Trial. I wouldn’t share selfie of me bingewatching “Mad Men.” No one really cares about this. Why? Because it’s boring. But that’s the thing. My life is boring. Just like a lot of our lives are boring. Let’s put an end to this selfie madness. No experience, no matter how exciting or like-worthy the experience is, is worth dying over. The faux-life isn’t worth dying over. Put your phones down, people. Go out into the world and live your boring lives. Go get eaten by sharks or something. John Gavin Harp is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from St. Francisville, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @SirJohnGavin.
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Louisiana might elect a Democrat to governor’s office ENTITLED MILLENNIAL CODY SIBLEY Columnist Don’t look now, but Gov. Bobby Jindal and Sen. David Vitter may have handed the 2015 gubernatorial race to a Democrat. The three most recent polls showed Democratic Rep. John Bel Edwards beating Republican Vitter in a runoff election. Public Policy Polling found 50 percent of those polled supported Edwards for governor, while 38 percent supported Vitter. Normally, I’d take this poll with a grain of salt, given PPP’s liberal-leaning tendencies, but two other polls supported the finding. Penn Schoen Berland, another pollster, found Edwards winning 53-32. The Advocate released a poll with Clarus Research Group and found Edwards winning 45-41. I’m skeptical of an Edwards’ governorship becoming a reality in a state that ousted Mary Landrieu in 2014 and hasn’t
voted for a Democratic president since 1996. Louisiana isn’t going to turn into the blue socialist paradise I aspire it to be. Edwards won’t be the Elizabeth Warren Democrat or Bernie Sanders socialist who will push for tuition-free college or universal health care. You can still live in the capitalist society you, somehow, love. These polls instead suggest Louisiana’s frustration with political partisanship, and Republicans moved farther right faster than Democrats moved left, especially in Louisiana. The Poole-Rosenthal Data found while 90 percent of House Republicans aren’t moderate, only 10 percent of House Democrats aren’t moderate. Jindal and Vitter are the epitome of Republican partisanship in Louisiana politics. Senators ranked Vitter as the second-least bipartisan Republican, and he’s been ranked as one of the most corrupt members of Congress by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. Louisiana’s destruction
began when Jindal took office. He’s alienated an entire generation of college students by repeatedly cutting spending on higher education, and eliminated any chance Louisiana’s LGBT community would ever consider voting Republican by making Louisiana the last state to issue gay marriage licenses. He chose failed fiscal and social ideology over what would make Louisiana better. Voters are clearly tired and will respond by ousting partisanship from the governor’s mansion. By his voting record, Edwards is the most moderate of all candidates running. Edwards is on the ballot as a Democrat, but he’s a pro-gun, anti-gay, anti-abortion Democrat. He favors raising the minimum wage, expanding Medicaid and increasing funding for higher education, but most of his positions are relatively conservative compared to national Democrats. His conservative streak gives him the ability to compromise with Republicans, and his party affiliation can help
appease liberal frustration. Louisiana voters are still conservative compared to national voters. Gallup found Louisiana is the third most conservative state in the country, right behind Mississippi and Alabama. If Vitter wasn’t in the race, I’m sure Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle or Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne would win the governor’s office without question. Vitter sucks up too much of the GOP electorate for the others to make a splash, however. Louisiana didn’t lose its conservative streak, but voters finally decided to vote in their best interest. And Vitter isn’t this state’s best interest. Louisiana needs a governor who supports social welfare funding for our poorest residents and will increase revenue for the government to combat income inequality. Students, in particular, need a governor who will increase funding for higher education back to its pre-recession levels. NOLA.com |
The Times-Picayune reported Louisiana cut higher education funding by $673 million since 2008. Edwards consistently voted to fund higher education on the state level. During the budget cuts protest in the spring, he was the only gubernatorial candidate to speak at the event. Vitter, on the other hand, voted against federal funding for higher education. He voted against increasing Pell Grants, and he’s against allowing students to refinance their loans after they graduate. His record against students can’t go unnoticed. The election date is Oct. 24, and the runoff election is Nov. 21, if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote. Make sure you get off your lazy butts and vote for the guy who actually cares about us. Cody Sibley is a 19-yearold mass communication sophomore from Opelousas, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter at @CodySibley.
Americans need to be more open to non-English languages MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL CLARKE PERKINS Columnist News flash: English is not the official language of the United State. Although English is the language used in formal speech in the U.S., we can’t expect everything to be centered around our English-speaking needs. An intelligent person is culturally aware the world consists of thousands of different languages, and English is only one of them. Many people would love to be fluent in another language because it is extremely beneficial in several ways. The benefits to learning a second language are endless: greater job opportunities, more cultural awareness, more brain power, more entertainment access and much more. I would be thrilled to be bilingual, but for some people — like myself — it’s like gibberish trying to learn a new language. Being open to other
languages but having difficulties learning them is different from assuming that, because we are in America, we only need to know how to speak English. According to a YouGov poll, 28 percent of Americans don’t find it necessary to know another language because the majority of the people they know speak English. In high school, my Spanish class had the opportunity to Skype with another high school in Colombia, South America. They had to speak English to us, and we spoke Spanish to them. Much to my surprise, the students in Colombia were speaking English like it was their first language, while my class struggled and needed constant help from the teachers. The problem was Spanish was only spoken within the 55-minute class period. Once we left the classroom, we had no interest in speaking Spanish. It’s impossible to try and learn a second language when you’re not incorporating it into everyday conversation. That’s when I realized how closed-minded Americans
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can be. According to a poll by the Guardian, 54 percent of Europeans have the ability to hold a conversation in another language. The saddest part is we are so used to thinking we only need to understand and speak English. When we go to other countries, we expect the natives to speak at least some English. That is
self-centered at its finest. Crossing the language barrier would be best accomplished starting with young people. According to research done by Little Pim, a language program aimed at teaching children, “infancy and early childhood is the ideal time to immerse your child in a foreign language.” As children, we would be more willing to learn a foreign
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language if we knew how it would actually help us in our future endeavours. Drawing awareness to the importance of knowing another language is crucial. According to Language Stars, “Exposing your child to a second language while young allows him or her to optimize his or her learning potential, helping to shape the brain at its most flexible stage.” You can take several years of a foreign language in school, but if you don’t understand the importance of it, it’s useless. Just like in a class such as calculus, you may be reluctant to learn it because you don’t know how it will benefit you in the future. It is possible to get by only knowing English in the U.S., but we need to stop assuming the world revolves around us. In no way is learning a new language easy, but it is certainly beneficial and pays off in the long run. Clarke Perkins is a 19-yearold political science sophomore from New Orleans. You can reach her on Twitter @ClarkePerkins.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015 RECOVERY, from page 1 At that moment, Driscoll said his life came to a crossroad. “I looked toward where my parents were living, and there were blue skies with the sun coming through the clouds, then I looked the way I was going — to the drug dealer — and there was thunder and lightning, pouring rain,” Driscoll said. “I stood there and basically just said, ‘I’m done.’” After treatment, Driscoll was referred to a halfway house in Gonzales, Louisiana, where he spent 8 months before returning to home to Philadelphia to begin college. He then came back to Baton Rouge to complete his degree at LSU. Now, 24 years old and nearly four years sober, Driscoll is one of many students at LSU going through college in recovery. Though the stereotypical college life might seem to be at odds with a sober lifestyle, Driscoll said it’s actually “pretty easy” at LSU. HANK Hank*, a food science senior, also attempted college, but fell into addiction before coming to LSU. He started smoking marijuana at 12 years old and soon got hooked on the prescription drug Oxycontin. “I just thought my life was going to be like a Hunter S. Thompson novel,” Hank said. “That’s what I thought for the first little bit — wacky adventures with my lawyer.” Hank’s parents had other plans. Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, they sent Hank to St. Christopher’s Addiction Wellness Center in Baton Rouge, a longterm treatment facility, where he stayed for a year and a half. But his treatment didn’t stick. With the intention of going to school, Hank said he moved to Baltimore where he got hooked on heroin. Hank, now 24, said it was “necessity” that got him clean. A drug arrest in Baltimore sent him back to Baton Rouge, where he knew he had a support group from his days at “St. Chris.” “I didn’t want to go to jail — that was a really good motivator,” he said. “I guess what was different from before was a little bit of age, a little I had no other options.” Hank moved into a sober living facility, “busted his ass” to meet LSU’s minimum admission requirements and is now two and a half years sober. He said he knows his lifestyle is not that of a typical college student. “They are party schools,” Hank said. “In Louisiana in general, it’s a socially acceptable form of recreation, and some people who probably fit the description of alcoholism don’t see any disparity.” Hank typically avoids the bar scene. He has a “purebred adorable” dog, Jeffrey, and an oncampus job at the LSU AgCenter Food Incubator. “It’s when you start facing consequences from that, and
then you continue to do what you know is ultimately going to be a bad idea that separates the heavy drinkers from the alcoholics,” he said. JOHN John*, 28, is a licensed clinical social worker who graduated from LSU with a master’s degree in 2014. He is nearly 8 years sober. When he got caught stealing from his family at 21 years old to finance his habit, it was rehab or jail. “I just wasn’t going anywhere,” John said. “Life wasn’t good. I was having seizures and withdrawal symptoms, killing myself pretty much.” But even then, he was worried sobering up would make him boring. “It’s a myth,” he says now. “Nobody knew any differently. A lot of people think when you’re in college, you’re going to get offered drugs left and right.” As a graduate student, John said, the culture around drinking was different from what an undergraduate might experience. He remembers a celebratory get-together at Red Zeppelin Pizza after he and his classmates finished their final tests before earning their master’s degrees. “They all ordered pitchers of beer to celebrate, and I just ordered a Diet Coke and no one even tempted me,” John said. “Half the people there didn’t even know I was in recovery.” It was his own run-in with addiction that shaped his career path. After switching his major from accounting to social work, John began to recognize his own habits in those around him and wanted to help. “I would see people who would come into class hungover or stoned. Just people I could see who probably had the same problem as me,” John said. “You wish
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you could help them, but they weren’t really ready.” He now works at Power House, the same inpatient residential program for drug-addicted men between the ages of 17 and 25 in Gonzales that he graduated from in 2009. LIVING IN RECOVERY Though all three men have different ways of avoiding their vices, there are a few consistencies. They all subscribe to the “disease philosophy,” which means they will continue to receive “treatment” for the rest of their lives. “Basically, it is a disease that will kill you, just like cancer, and you have to take your chemo,” John said. “You have to take your medicine, which is going to meetings and helping other people out, talking to people and asking for help.” Both Hank and Driscoll are single-minded in degree pursuits, having partied enough in their past lives to make sure nothing gets in the way of graduating, finding a job and starting a family. Though LSU, like many SEC schools, is known for its partyhard tailgating style and is tossed around online as one of the top party schools in the country, Hank said college students who think they might have a problem should take comfort in this transitional period of their lives. When students make mistakes in college, they might be big enough to set them back but won’t jeopardize their jobs or families, Hank said. He doesn’t see himself as a student trying to stay sober. Instead he is sober, which allows him to be a student. But all three men said the most important part is remembering their network of support. “The thing that made it easy, the key factor, is there are other
page 15 guys that go [to LSU] that are sober just like me,” John said. Though some might think a sober future is missing out, Hank said he can now be involved in his friends’ and family’s lives. “In those occasions where you normally drink, I now get to be a part of that, as opposed to sleeping in my car because I have no money because I spent it all on dope,” Hank said. OPTIONS AT LSU As September, also known as Recovery Month, comes to a close, LSU is strengthening its efforts to become more recoveryfriendly. The Louisiana Center Addressing Substance Use is an outgrowth of the LSU’s A Matter of Degree Program, which began in the fall of 1998 after the alcohol-related death of LSU student Benjamin Wynne. Recently, LaCASU was awarded $10,000 by Transforming Youth Recovery to make LSU a Collegiate Recovery Center. It’s collaboration with all areas of campus, including Residential Life, the Student Health Center, LSUPD and Disability Services, aims to create individual paths for students with recovery related issues. LSU will join 135 other CRCs and become the first in Louisiana
to create “a nurturing affirming environment in which individuals recovering from addictive disorders can find peer support while obtaining a college education,” LaCASU Associate Director Allison Smith said. LaCASU sponsors Recovery First Tailgaters, which is free and open to all students every gameday. Though LSU has always provided a space for Alcoholics Anonymous to meet Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. in the Orleans Room of the Student Union, Smith said students started a separate group called Student Recovery Support Group. While AA is completely anonymous and separate from the university, Smith said the LaCASU office received calls from people who wanted help as students. The student organization will help LaCASU fulfill that role without compromising AA’s independence and anonymity, Smith said. “Basically, the idea is that students in recovery should not have to chose between education and recovery,” Smith said. “And that is an idea we 100 percent support.” *Editor’s Note: Hank and John’s last names were withheld to preserve anonymity.
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