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Fundraising efforts to begin for Memorial Tower military museum, Veteran and Military Student Services offices BY CARRIE GRACE HENDERSON @carriegraceh
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LSU President F. King Alexander announced a fundraising campaign Friday to transform the Memorial Tower into a military museum. [Right] LSU ROTC members hold the American flag Saturday before LSU’s game against the University of Arkansas. [Above] LSU Golden Girls wave the American Flag during halftime at Saturday’s game.
Drawing on its rich military history, LSU will begin fundraising to turn its iconic Memorial Tower into a full-fledged military museum. LSU President F. King Alexander announced the project Friday at LSU Salutes, an annual event established in 1998 by the LSU Board of Supervisors, honoring both alumni and current student veterans. The LSU community also recognized these individuals during the halftime show of LSU’s game against the University of Arkansas this weekend. The Memorial Tower was donated to LSU in 1926 by American Legion posts throughout the state as a memorial to Louisiana natives who fought in WWI. The names of each Louisiana veteran who died in service to their country are inscribed on plaques inside the tower’s rotunda. It is the home of the Cadets of the Ole War Skule, an organization that preserves and promotes the contributions of LSU’s military alumni and supports the LSU Corps of Cadets. The Cadets of the Ole War Skule will run the museum after its establishment. The LSU Military Excellence Fund Commission, co-chaired by former LSU Board of Supervisors member Laura Leach and U.S.
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‘We have a responsibility to honor the military history and heritage of LSU. It is dignified, and it is great. We need to make sure that story is told, and it will be told through the LSU Military Museum.’
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Air Force Lt. Gen. Lee Levy, will spearhead the fundraising efforts. “We have a responsibility to honor the military history and heritage of LSU,” said Executive Director of the Cadets of the Old War Skule Randy Gurie. “It is dignified, and it is great. We need to make sure that story is told, and it will be told through the LSU Military Museum.” The money raised will also go toward moving the Veteran and Military Student Services offices from their temporary home on third floor of Hatcher Hall. “We’ll have a little more room, and it won’t be a hodgepodge up in the transient spacing in the third floor of Hatcher Hall,” VMSS Coordinator Adam Jennings said. “It will be the same thing with a little more expanding services and better location.” After the commission raises the needed funds, VMSS will move to Raphael Semmes Road between the Women’s Center and the
The two candidates battling to become Louisiana’s next governor ramped up their attacks at the final debate Monday night, five days before Saturday’s runoff election. More than 400 people attended the event at the Dunham School in Baton Rouge. Democratic state Rep. John Bel Edwards continued to attack his opponent, RepubREAD INSIDE lican U.S. OPINION: Sen. David Debate fails to Vitter, over a talk about prostitution important coastal issues, scandal that page 8 has marred Vitter’s campaign throughout the past year. Vitter again drew contrasts between his and Edwards’ voting records attempting to dispel notions Edwards is a conservative or moderate, harping on the Democrat’s support for President Barack Obama and “liberal” policies. The first question of the debate dealt with how the candidates would handle the presence
see MUSEUM, page 11
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Senate passes bill appropriating funds for satsuma trees on campus BY WILLIAM TAYLOR POTTER @wmtaylorpotter Instead of scrambling for change at the vending machines, LSU students might soon be able to pluck their afternoon snack from a tree. The LSU Student Senate passed legislation during its Nov. 11 meeting appropriating $3,300 to provide and maintain 50 satsuma trees throughout campus.
Senators Lily LaGrange and Hayden Pizzolato wrote the legislation, Student Government Finance Bill No. 7, and it passed with 79 percent favor. LaGrange said the idea for the bill originated from a TED Talk called “How we can eat our landscapes,” which describes how a woman transformed a city without landscape into one with numerous fruit trees and other plants. The idea from the
TED Talk was called an “edible sustainable landscape.” “I really liked that,” LaGrange said. “I thought that was something that would really be possible here on campus because we have so much space and so many plants already.” When presenting the bill to the Senate, LaGrange said there were three main reasons to plant
see SATSUMA TREES, page 11
The LSU Student Senate passed a bill Nov. 11 appropriating funds to plant 50 satsuma trees around campus.
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ALWAYS WINING When you aren’t drinking wine out of a box, what are you drinking? ‘Lambrusco … It’s sweet, so I don’t get that pucker face about it. I’m just like, ‘Yep, this wine tastes like wine.’ If it’s sweet, that’s why I go with it.’
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BUSINE S S Junior point guard Rina Hill brings business savvy to the court
BY C.J. RUCKER @Ruckmatic Junior Rina Hill is more than the starting point guard for the LSU women’s basketball team — she’s the team’s CEO. Hill is the first Japanese national to play basketball in the Southeastern Conference and was named the starting point guard for the Lady Tigers before the start of the season. LSU coach Nikki Fargas recruited Hill and said she isn’t surprised she chose to major in business when she arrived in Baton Rouge. “When Rina comes to practice, she has an agenda,” Fargas said. “She’s very organized and committed. She commands the same level of attention to detail as if she was running a company — as if she were the CEO or COO of her own company.” Many of the Lady Tigers bought stock in Hill’s leadership abilities as soon as she stepped on the court. Hill might not be the most vocal player on the court, but the old saying rings true for the five-foot, seven-inch guard: Actions speak louder than words. “I’m a lead by example type of leader,” Hill said. “I think leadership can’t be a part-time job.” Hill found basketball at a young age after a friend invited her to join a team in Japan. She excelled in multiple sports, including tennis, swimming and gymnastics before deciding to focus on basketball. While playing in Japan, Hill had trouble gaining the attention of college coaches in the United States.
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Business junior and LSU women’s basketball point guard Rina Hill (13) conducts herself on the court as a businesswoman.
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It’s about time for Peyton, Kobe to quit while ahead Aging players should retire with dignity INTO THE WOODS JACK WOODS Sports Columnist When age finally catches up to you as an athlete, it’s not pretty. Unfortunately for sports fans, age finally caught up with Kobe Bryant and Peyton Manning. This is one of the saddest sentences I will write this semester, but I think it’s time for Manning and Bryant to retire. Kobe and Peyton, if y’all are reading this, hang ’em up while you’re still ahead.
Bryant and Manning were the best players in their respective sports for long periods of their careers. Bryant is one of the greatest scorers in NBA history. He averaged more than 25 points per game in 12 seasons during his career. In fact, he’s averaged more than 25 points per game for his career. He’s racked up five championship rings, two NBA Finals MVPs and one NBA MVP. Oh, and he’s been an NBA All-Star 17 times. He could completely take over games and make them his. When the clock was running out in the fourth quarter, you wanted the ball in Kobe’s hands, and most of the time, he wasn’t going to let you down. Manning has quite a résumé,
too. How good is it, you ask? Manning was named NFL MVP five times, was selected for 14 Pro Bowls and was a first-team All-Pro seven times. He’s played in three Super Bowls and emerged victorious with MVP honors in one. He’s the all-time leader in touchdown passes, and he just claimed the record for most career passing yards. So why would I ever want these guys to retire? Well, Manning set the record for career passing yards, but he also went 5-20 for 35 yards and four interceptions before being benched in favor of Brock Osweiler in the Broncos’ Week 10 loss to Kansas
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Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning watches from the sidelines during an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in Denver.
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LSU defensive line looks to continue quarterback pressure BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_TDR Junior defensive end Louis Neal said the LSU defensive line must get University of Mississippi junior quarterback Chad Kelly “out of whack.” Kelly leads the Southeastern Conference’s No. 1 offense in a home game against the eighthranked SEC passing defense, LSU, on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in Oxford, Mississippi. Kelly’s atop the conference in total offensive yards per game at 349.6, passing yards with 322.4 per game, passing touchdowns with 23 and yards per attempt, 8.93. But his play is sluggish at times, and he tends to be turnover-prone when facing heavy defensive pressure. “He’s a competitor,” Neal said. “He’s going to compete. We have to go out there and compete harder and make him get out of whack.” Sophomore defensive tackle Davon Godchaux said it won’t be easy to get the Ole Miss offense out of rhythm. “Ole Miss is probably going to have the best offense we’ll play all season,” Godchaux said. “Hurry up offense, Chad
Kelly is doing a great job over there, and [Ole Miss coach] Hugh Freeze is a mastermind. We’re going to need to be on our Ps and Qs this week.” After two straight losses against University of Alabama and University of Arkansas, LSU doesn’t have a potential playoff berth to play for, but its defensive linemen understand they need to frustrate Kelly for LSU to save face. The key to stopping the best offense in the conference is getting into the backfield and uprooting Kelly. “We saw on film if you get after him a lot he’ll throw it to you,” Godchaux said. “He’s a great quarterback, and I respect the guy a lot. It’s going to be a tough challenge this week in Oxford.” LSU is sixth in the SEC in total sacks with 23 thus far — four more than its season total in 2014. First-year defensive line coach Ed Orgeron is credited for LSU’s successful defensive line play. But Godchaux said it’s the players’ new aggressive focus along with Orgeron that’s combined for a successful pass-rushing season. “It’s been ‘Coach O’ and the players too,” Godchaux said.
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LSU sophomore defensive tackle Davon Godchaux (57) chases after Arkansas senior quarterback Brandon Allen (10) during the Tigers’ 31-14 loss against the University of Arkansas on Saturday at Tiger Stadium. “We’re getting after it more than last season. It’s been a great thing having him coach us up.” The LSU defensive linemen, and Orgeron, had the next two games circled on their calendars since the beginning
of the season. Ole Miss and Texas A&M University are ranked No. 4 and No. 11, respectively, in allowed sacks in the SEC this season. The two offenses are also two of the SEC’s top-5 passing offenses, so Godchaux
and company are excited, he said. “We’ve got two games left, Ole Miss and Texas A&M,” Godchaux said. “We know these teams are going to pass the ball the most. These are the type of games we look forward to.”
Tigers reflect on Paris tragedy, aim to finish season strong
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Tragedy transcends the game of football, even in the Southeastern Conference. From countless players drawing a simple Eiffel Tower peace sign on their wraps to the Tigers’ captains taking the field with a French flag Saturday, LSU embraced the international support shown for Paris in the wake of Friday’s terrorist attacks. “It meant a lot, just showing our support,” said senior safety Jalen Mills. “Showing that we care. LSU cares. It’s bigger than the game. ... We’re talking about actual people who live their lives every day and good to work to feed their families.” As the Tigers went through their usual routine for Friday before game day, the news of the attacks and the rising death tolls broke through the team’s usual isolation. “It was ridiculous,” Mills said. “I was going to my room, and it was like 100 people had been killed. Then I went to my room and came back maybe five minutes later, it had jumped up from 100 to 134. We went to our meeting, and we got back. It was from 134 to like 146. It was crazy that type of stuff is really going on in the world. ” ENTER THE “ONE-GAME SEASON” MANTRA With a national championship
and conference off the table for 2015, the Tigers’ lofty goals come down to a simpler one — beat Ole Miss. “We have to rebound and bounce back from these two loses we’ve just taken,” said sophomore wide receiver Malachi Dupre. “Just coming into this Ole Miss game, there has to be a different mind set that we can’t lose.” The Tigers’ veteran leaders preach the importance of learning from each mistake and moving on because past plays can’t be changed. Defensively, Mills and company focus on limiting big plays against the SEC’s leading offense in scoring, total offense and passing offense. While learning from the downturn of the last two weeks is crucial, the Tigers look to finish the season strong. “We know that we lost two games,” said redshirt freshman offensive guard William Clapp. “But at the end of the day, we still have a lot to play for. We have two teams left that we need to play. Each team is really good, and that’s setting us for what we could in do in the postseason.” THE SEARCH FOR OFFENSIVE RHYTHM After averaging 466 yards of total offense per game during the Tigers’ seven-game winning streak, LSU’s offense combined for 512 total yards in its back-to-
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LSU senior safety Jalen Mills (28) tackles University of Arkansas junior tight end Hunter Henry (84) on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, during the Tigers’ 31-14 loss against the Razorbacks at Tiger Stadium. back losses, including just 113 yards on the ground and two rushing touchdowns. Against the Razorbacks, LSU couldn’t establish any offensive rhythm, stalling themselves with penalties and blown blocking assignments. “Every play, it was somebody,” said senior offensive tackle Vadal Alexander. “It wasn’t everybody on every play. … It seemed like
every time we had something going or had a play that should have hit something happened or the one guy who made a mistake that guy cost a play or the guy he was supposed to blocked cost the play dearly.” The dominant Tiger offensive that spearheaded one of the nation’s best rushing offenses for seven weeks went missing in action against the Razorbacks,
facilitating only 59 rushing yards. For the veteran Alexander, LSU’s struggles come down to attention to detail and efficiency. “We’ve got to be more crisp and clean,” Alexander said. “Everything has to be more smooth on first and second down. ...I know that we’re going to work our butts off today and the rest of the week.”
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New consignment shop Baton Rouge Music Exchange opened its doors to the public a few weeks ago at 4262 Perkins Road. The store offers instruments, instrument repair, and a jam space for musicians.
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strings Local consignment shop offers instruments, jam space to musicians
illing the void between mom and pop music stores and corporate franchises, Baton Rouge Music Exchange offers a consignment-based shop catering to musicians from all frequencies and skill levels. Located behind Black Torch Tattoo on Perkins Road, BRME brings its customers a cozy atmosphere complete with a small lounge area situated between the bass and guitar amplifiers. The shop acts entirely on consignment and trades and encourages musicians to post inventory on consignment for free, ranging from newly released cassettes, artwork and older equipment. There is no strict time limit for how long the items need to stay on consignment.
Baton Rouge Music Exchange manager Mike McAllester said prices at BRME fluctuate with new items brought in every day, but the buyer has the ability to use the shop as a middleman between themselves and the seller when it comes to haggling and the choice on how they receive the gear. Products can be paid for in full or gradually paid off, he said, which allows for a variety of musicians to finance their latest purchase however it works best for them. Beside fostering a habitat for the boutique instrument market, BRME offers private lessons and facilitates many types of repair, including work on amplifiers and drum kits. McAllester said without seeming like a third party, BRME openly directs musicians to the resources they need with
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Alumna establishes brand with personal clothing line BY BRITTANY HAGOORT @Brittanyhagoort
For LSU alumna Annie Etzel, working as an established designer came on the coattails of graduation. Graduating with a textiles, apparel design and merchandising degree in 2014, Etzel began her clothing line during her final semester. She said she went to one of her professors and asked if to begin an independent study. “In the class, I created my brand, wrote a business plan and a marketing plan,” Etzel said. “This course really allowed me to understand and learn more about the business side of
having my brand, as well as connect me to fabric and production sources and network with other people in the industry.” Etzel debuted her company, Annie E. Apparel, at the Southern Coalition of Fashion and Design during Southern Design Week Fall 2014. Now, more than a year later, she continues to live in Louisiana and makes everything locally. She said she focuses on feminine, bohemian and glamorous clothing. Although several collections have several inspirations, she said she keeps to the same aesthetic. Her newest fall and winter collection was inspired by vintage chic, combining old
decades with a new twist. Using a combination of 1920-1970 style, Etzel said she hopes to create something different from the rest. While looking for new ideas this season, she said she stumbled upon a new look. “I worked with a lot of faux fur this collection,” Etzel said. “I got my hands on some dreamy lavender Tissavel faux fur and made a faux fur coat. Once I made the coat, I couldn’t help but want to make more faux fur pieces.” The designer continued with faux fur in stoles, detachable fur collars, headpieces and cuff
see CLOTHING LINE, page 7
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Local designer Annie Etzel had a booth at the Mistletoe Market on this weekend, for her line Annie E. and new winter and fall collection.
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College Wine Guide How to drink wine on a college budget
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
YEEZY TAUGHT ME SARAH LEBOEUF Entertainment Writer photos by ZOE GEAUTHREAUX
Stepping away from boxed wine is intimidating, as aisles of bottled liquid beauty glare at you with menacing prices and labels. Bite and Booze blogger Jay Ducote, who competed on “The Next Food Network Star,” shared some tips on how to become a wine connoisseur on a college budget. Wine is named for the grapes used to produce it and the region where it’s made, Ducote said. “There’s all sorts of different grape growing regions around the world that grow different types of grapes,” he said. “So most of what you hear in America, as far as different wines go, is actually specifically naming what grape is the primary grape in that wine.”
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This applies to merlot, chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon. However, European wine is typically named for the region, rather than the variety of the grape, like Champagne. This includes Bordeaux, Burgundy and Chianti.
By location Every region offers higher and lower prices, but some are known for their costs, Ducote said. He distinguished Napa with the “Napa tag” because many wines from that area are more expensive, he said, but Sonoma, California’s central coast, Washington and Oregon generally produce more affordable wines. By type Look for blended wine, Ducote said. Winemakers blend flavors from different grapes to create “more flavorful, more full-bodied” wine, rather than using one specially produced grape. Blended wines can be expensive, but they are easier to find affordably, he said. “It’s more about the winemaker’s blend of flavors than it is the grapes or the label on the wines,” Ducote said.
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Table wine is a cheap option, too. He said winemakers create good wines for affordable prices and sell it in stores. When ordering at a restaurant, try the house wine. This is the “base-level” wine, Ducote said. Usually, the restaurant bought a large supply at a discount, which allows them to sell it economically. By brand “The big winemakers out there — the Robert Mondavis and Kendall Jacksons and those kind of brands — they have expensive wines, and they have affordable wines. And they kind of run the full gamut,” Ducote said. Try the lower-end options by these brands.
Buy a bottle in the $12-$15 range for “something worth drinking,” he said. If you’re a connoisseur wanting to treat yourself, spend about $18-$20, but there’s no reason to go above that price because the quality isn’t significantly better for the prices above that, Ducote said.
There is a cheese for every wine.
“For a college student trying to find cheap wine, it makes sense because it’s kind of like saying, ‘Give me the Natty Light, or give me the Miller High Life or PBR,’” he said. “That’s kind of what drinking Robert Mondavi’s bottom-level stuff is — or like drinking boxed wine. There’s some wine that’s in boxes or bags, and that’s actually pretty good.”
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“A modern cheese and charcuterie board typically lends itself to something in that softer red category, like a pinot noir or red blend,” Ducote said. If you’re eating red meat, like beef or lamb, drink red wine. Specifically, cabernet should be paired with beef if you like the bold, earthy taste, he said. Cajun food, like jambalaya and gumbo pairs well with a soft, red wine. If you’re eating white meat, like poultry or seafood, drink white wine. Pork can be paired with red or white.
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Decanted red wine tastes better. Allowing the liquid to aerate improves the flavors because any unsettling smells found in cheap reds are reduced by oxygen, according to Wine Folly’s website. Decanters look like vases and double as decorative pieces.
PAIRING & SERVING
Stemless wine glasses are practical because most wines can be properly served in them. You can rely on standard wine glasses to serve red or white, but there are variations of these glasses, specifically for red or white, too. Flutes and tulip glasses are used for sparkling wines, like champagne, the website states. You should hold the glass at the base of the stem with your thumb and forefinger, according to Wine Folly’s website.
Red wine is best served slightly below room temperature, while white wine and sparkling wine should be served cooler than that, according to Wine Folly’s website. Wine served too warm will smell alcoholic because the heat increases ethanol evaporation. A well-chilled bottle will mask most odd aromas that emanate from cheaper wine, the website states. You can typically store your already opened wine bottle in the fridge for a few days, the website states. Try reinserting the cork, or buy bottle stoppers.
TEMPERATURE & STORAGE
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Baton Rouge Music Exchange opened its doors to the public last month at 4262 Perkins Road.
MUSIC STORE, from page 5 a friendly spirit. He also pointed out the growing need for a jam space among local musicians, promoted the opening. “Baton Rouge used to have some really cool,
small, local shops where musicians could just sit down together with one another,” McAllester said. “We want you to buy something, but you don’t have to.” Despite opening only three weeks ago, BRME started to stake a claim in the local
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Local designer, Annie Etzel, had a booth at the Mistletoe Market on Nov. 15, 2015, for her line Annie E. and new winter and fall collection.
CLOTHING LINE, from page 5 sets. She said faux fur is a musthave this season because it can bring a simple outfit to a whole new level. Etzel said another one of her favorite pieces of this season is her versatile infinity jumpsuit. It can be worn up to 30 different ways, making it as exceptional as what she stands for. A philosophy behind Etzel’s brand has been “Clothing the Undefined,” and she said her brand continues to stand for this. The motto began when Etzel saw women are often described or defined with one word. “You can be sweet, fun, clever, goofy, bold, sassy, strong:
You can be a little bit of everything,” Etzel said. “My clothes are inspired by lots of different styles, they are not limited to be just one thing, just like the women that wear them. I like to say I am clothing the undefined women.” While dressing her customers in undefined clothing, you can find Etzel at a few events and trunk shows around Louisiana. She most recently did a trunk show with the LSU Fashion Association and hosted a booth at the Mistletoe Market. She wants to attend more markets and trunk shows this year, but her Annie E. Apparel designs can always be found online at her website.
music market. The shop is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is insured and protected by security cameras. McAllester said the benefit of having security allows shoppers safety instead of having to meet a stranger in a parking lot with
a $2,500 amp. He said the shop offers relief to musicians by having somewhere to have an instrument set up or quickly repaired. BRME also has a collaboration with local business Riverfront Music. The shop sells some of Riverfront’s products in-house, along with sending
musicians out for specific purchases and repairs. “If it’s something big, we send it out to Riverfront. ... Those guys are experts,” McAllester said. “There probably isn’t anybody in the state who’s better at working on that stuff than those guys.”
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Letter to the Editor: David Vitter is the right choice for La.
On November 21st our state of Louisiana is going to elect its next governor. With the crisis our state is in, the people of Louisiana must make an informed decision based off of real issues such as budget and education, not personal insults that distracts from real issues. Unfortunately, this current governor’s race has come down to what seems to be the next episode of the Kardashians. Voters are finding themselves trying to keep up with the personal lives of each candidate instead of focusing on what issues matter most to them. Sadly, John Bel has ensured that this race is about personal lives instead of issues that matter for Louisiana. He has blinded people to the real concerns. The fact is John Bel is a Democrat who will increase taxes, expand government, implement common core, and be controlled by the teachers unions who have him in a chokehold. On the other hand, David Vitter is not only a great politician but he is a man you can trust. He currently serves Louisiana as our senior United States senator and has worked tirelessly to improve our state. Issue wise, David has a direct and effective plan for the education problem in Louisiana. John Bel in contrast, would be a disaster for education and bring Louisiana back to its previous ranking of last in the country. Edwards has lied about being pro-life and has a 23% rating from the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. John Bel is also in favor of taking down the historical monuments in New Orleans, an issue that hits close to home with me and a lot of other students on campus. Since our House and Senate are both so densely Republican, the executive and legislative branches of our state would have a difficult time working together and our government would be at a stalemate. It would almost mimic the deadlock in the federal government today. No one wants the Louisiana government to shut down. Vitter is the clear choice for governor in this upcoming election. He not only has more political experience and is a brilliant Rhodes Scholar, but he has dedicated his life to Louisiana. He is a native born New Orleanian who loves this state. He is stepping down from one of the most prestigious positions in this country because he believes he has what it takes to solve the problems of Louisiana. I hope that John Bel’s pathetic attacks no longer distract you from seeing what’s best for our state.
Louisiana governor’s debates should include questions about coastal wetlands loss BEYER’S REMORSE MICHAEL BEYER Columnist Louisiana’s coast could be gone for good. I’m not exaggerating when I say Louisiana is falling into the Gulf of Mexico. A football field every hour, 16 square miles per year, according to The Lens and ProPublica. So why hasn’t this issue been in every single governor’s debate? The debates so far have covered many important issues, from higher education and the budget to Kim Davis. I mean what would you do as governor if Kim Davis lived in Louisiana and was denying LGBT couples the same access to government services as straight couples? No, seriously. The WDSU debate discussed Rowan County clerk Kim Davis from Kentucky at their debate. This issue is a molehill compared to the
mountainous issue of Louisiana’s vanishing coast. Coastal land loss threatens our way of life. Our culture and our economy over the next 50 years are on the ballot, yet both candidates are silent. According to the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law and Policy, our state is short at least $71 billion on our 50-year coastal master plan. The state has $20.6 billion in funding over the next 50 years in coastal restoration funding coming from a variety of federal sources. One of those includes offshore oil and gas revenues starting in 2017. When Louisiana had U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu in office, she fought and maintained that this funding was a priority. Now that she is gone, President Barack Obama threatened to take these essential dollars away. Our state’s Congressional delegation must fight to keep these revenues and ensure that the $6.8 billion in fines from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster are spent on restoring the coast. The 2012 Coastal Master Plan,
which will be updated in 2017, isn’t even the “end all be all” to solving this issue. It’s a compromise document that punts many of the hard choices we must make as a state in order to save our coast. A 2014 study from the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law and Policy found even if the 50-year, $50 billion master plan works many residents will be forced out of their homes by rising waters caused by rising sea levels and sinking land. Yet federal and state governments haven’t even started to study how to help those who will be displaced, who are “largely minority, poor and rural” and in need of government assistance to move, according to a 2014 study on community displacement by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law and Policy. Both candidates are eager to worship at the altar of big oil, who have inflicted so much damage on our coast to reap massive profits. “The oil and gas industry is the lifeblood of Louisiana’s economy,” says the narrator of state Rep. John Bel Edwards’ latest ad. The land where lifeblood of
our economy sits could vanish if we don’t save it. According to The Lens, the land being swallowed by the Gulf is home to half the country’s oil refineries. This region provides the nation with 30 percent of its total oil and gas supply. Our economy and our future depend on the candidates’ plans to save our coast. Yet no televised debate in the primary or in the runoff has prominently featured the issue most crucial to our state’s survival. To save the coast, our next governor must properly fund the Coastal Master Plan and go even further. Time is running out, and we need a leader who is bold enough to address our coastal land loss crisis. If you truly love Louisiana — love our food, our culture, our way of life as both your campaigns would have us believe — then save our coast and our state’s livelihood. Michael Beyer is a political science senior from New Orleans. You can reach him on Twitter @michbeyer.
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Gubernatorial candidates David Vitter (left) and John Bel Edwards (right) speak to reporters after the debate in Baton Rouge, La., on Nov. 16.
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Closing Louisiana’s borders to Syrian refugees is non-Christian THE CERULEAN CONCILIATOR JUSTIN DICHARIA Columnist To the Israelites, God proclaimed: “Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.” Yet, fear mongering and pedantic politics always played into Gov. Bobby Jindal’s presidential playbook, despite the purported Catholic’s post-conversion values. He issued an executive order to stop Syrian refugees from resettling in Louisiana on Monday. While I’m not too surprised by Jindal’s politics of stupidity, I am worried about U.S. Sen. David Vitter’s ploy to hijack the tragedy in Paris to siphon off votes from a scared electorate. The gubernatorial candidate began a petition calling for President Barack Obama to “stop allowing Syrian refugees into Louisiana,” spreading a false fear that thousands of Syrians relocated to Louisiana. Fun fact — his wife’s employer, the Archdiocese of New Orleans, helped settle two Syrian families in the state. According to the U.S. Department of State, only 14
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Serbian police officers trying to organize migrants queuing to get registered at a refugee center in Preševo, Serbia on Nov. 16. Syrian refugees currently live in Louisiana, and they all underwent an extensive screening process that took roughly 12-18 months to complete. Conservatives have always maintained the political wherewithal to capitalize on tragedies to increase government oversight and power, despite their calls for smaller forms of government. The PATRIOT Act allowed for extreme, un-American
acts of violence toward those suspected as terrorists and National Security Agency surveillance on millions of Americans. The legislation passed in the aftermath of 9/11. Politicians such as Jindal and Vitter use terrorist attacks to scare voters with lies of how their opponents oppose increased security measures and, in this instance, want to bring Syrians into the state. State Rep. John Bel Edwards doesn’t come
out of this unscathed, though. He backed up on his original stance hoping for the state to continue to assist Syrian refugees fleeing religious persecution under his governorship. After considerable backlash, the Democrat sent out a news release saying, “It’s imperative for us to pause the influx of refugees flowing into our state without more information on the security measures in place.” My Catholic faith tells me
to take in my brothers and sisters in need of aid. In the wake of religious persecutions and the atrocities committed by Islamic State group and other factions in Syria’s civil war, I cannot see closing our state’s borders to all Syrian refugees, including families with small children who have gone through months of screening. I’m all for investigating how we screen refugees coming into our country. But I’m not for turning away innocent people looking for sanctuary. Jindal, Vitter and Edwards succeeded in turning a national issue barely affecting Louisiana into a local one, ignoring the more important news released on Monday — the state Revenue Estimating Conference estimated the mid-year budget gap of half a billion dollars. Instead of focusing on our crippling financial situation, our candidates look to issues they mostly have no control over and have little effect on Louisiana. The Syrian refugee crisis is in need of legitimate, national discussion, not partisan politics nailing a “No room at the Inn” sign upon our state borders. Justin DiCharia is a 21-yearold mass communication senior from Slidell, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @JDiCharia.
Fox News’ Cavuto vs. student activist interview was shameful NOT MARIAH CAREY MARIAH MANUEL Columnist Access to free college is a hot button issue in the 2016 presidential election. The issue received more attention on Thursday in a cringe-worthy interview by Fox Business Network. Anchor Neil Cavuto interviewed Keely Mullen, organizer of the Million Student March, about the demands of the movement. The interview is painful. Cavuto berated Mullen with tough questions in his usual condescending tone, only asking questions he already knew the answer to. His goal was to embarrass a college student on national television, and it worked. Whether it is politically feasible to have free college is debatable, begging larger questions of who will pay for it and how, as
well as whether it would cater college tuition costs rose by 7 to a lazy millennial generation percent each year for decades, who wants everything handed to with student loan interest rates them for free. to rise another 0.8 percent for News flash Neil Cavuto: We the 2014-2015 fiscal year. The don’t want everything handed to Progressive Policy Institute esus for free. What timates people unwe want is to afder age 30 are colford a degree, What we want is to be lectively spending which is now a able to afford a degree, $43.5 billion each necessity to suc- which is now a necessity to year paying back cessfully contribloans, successfully contribute to student ute to society. which is about 7 society. A postsecondpercent of annual ary degree is no income. longer a luxury The cost of a for the few, it is a public four-year requirement for individual eco- college rose 27 percent beyond nomic prosperity. Over the past the rate of inflation over the past three decades, college tuition five years. This is due not only has more than doubled, even to tuition hikes but also to inafter adjusting for inflation, ac- creases in fees, room and board, cording to the U.S. Department according to NPR. of Education. Many college-age Gordon Wadsworth, author of students feel priced out of an ed- The College Trap proposed, “… ucation system that is supposed if the cost of college tuition was to be the great equalizer. $10,000 in 1986, it would now cost According to Forbes, the same student over $21,500 if
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education had increased as much as the average inflation rate, but instead education is $59,800 or over 2 ½ times the inflation rate.” I am one of the lucky ones. My parents both worked two jobs to put my sister and I through college, but not everyone has parents so willing or who can sacrifice for their children’s futures. College is expensive, and tuition is only getting higher. Louisianans are lucky in another respect — we have TOPS. For other states, however, resources like TOPS do not exist. To be fair, Mullen’s other demands (like $15 an hour minimum wage and a cancellation of all student debt) are unrealistic, and there are better ways to pay for free college. However, Cavuto’s interview was tactless and insensitive. His interview style is suitable for a presidential candidate with experience fielding tough questions and a bit more knowledge
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about how the world works. His manner of questioning was not acceptable for an idealistic young college student without a solid grip on the facts. It was obvious Mullen was a handpicked interviewee talking to a man of almost 60 years old with extensive training and political experience. She was trying to make a difference, unlike many students her age. He badgered her to gain ratings, and it is despicable. Not to say I expect much more from a Fox News journalist, but Cavuto could have chosen a Democratic presidential candidate if he wanted a fair debate. What he wanted was a win. Well, he won, but certainly not on a level playing field. Mariah Manuel is a 22-year-old mass communication senior from Lake Charles, Louisiana. You can reach her on Twitter @mariah_manuel.
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[Left] Louisiana gubernatorial candidate U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., speaks to reporters Monday after the final debate between him and [right] state Rep. John Bel Edwards, D-Amite, leading up to the Nov. 21 runoff election.
DEBATE, from page 1 of Syrian refugees in Louisiana. Two days after Saturday’s attacks in Paris which killed 129 and left more than 350 injured, Jindal issued a statement demanding information from Obama about Syrian refugee placement before issuing an executive order halting any more Syrian refugees from arriving in Louisiana. Vitter said one of the Paris attackers came into France as a Syrian refugee, and Louisiana faces the same threat as Obama plans to allow 10,000 Syrian refugees into the U.S. “I’ve criticized President Obama’s policies, I’ve criticized his plans and I’ve said as governor I wouldn’t allow that to happen,” Vitter said. “I have a consistent record of standing up to President Obama, fighting for border security fighting for national security in that regard.” Edwards denied Vitter’s
MUSEUM, from page 1 African American Cultural Center near the Barnes and Noble. The university established VMSS in February 2013 as a way to better serve the military student population. The new center will not only be a space for students, but active military and their friends and family, according to an LSU Media Relations news release. The expanded office will have places for individual and group studies sessions and computers and printers as well as a community for military students. The extensive redesign and renovation of the Memorial Tower and the establishment of the Veterans Student Center will cost approximately $8 million, Gurie said. “My hope is that when people walk in to see the museum that the first word out of their mouth is wow,” Gurie said. “It is going to be a facility that everybody connected with LSU will be pleased with.”
claims that he supported Obama’s plan for refugee resettlement, saying he supports the halting of refugee placement into Louisiana before touting his service in the armed forces. “David Vitter is desperate. He will lie, he will distort. It’s what he does,” Edwards said. “It’s who he is because he lacks a moral compass.” The exchange quickly turned into a heated argument as the candidates ignored moderators’ pleas to move on and attacked one another’s records and positions. The moderators posed a few questions tailored to each candidate, including a question to Edwards about his “F” grade from the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. The LABI failed around 90 legislators this year, Edwards said, as he and others chose to fund higher education and health care in the face of dire
revenue shortfalls for the seventh straight year. Vitter drew contrasts with Edwards’ record, boasting a pro-business platform and high scores from business lobbies. “That is not just an F. That is being hostile to small business,” Vitter said. When asked about diminished support from Republicans, Vitter said Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, who crossed party lines to endorse Edwards on Nov. 5, is not a “real Republican.” He also said early voting, which favored Democrats, was influenced by “huge” Democratic money, pointing to an Edwards party when at a “very adult” New Orleans nightclub. The exchange again turned to Vitter’s scandals as Edwards said he was at the party with his wife, and Vitter called it an “interesting date night. “Not as interesting as your date night, Senator,” Edwards retorted.
the trees: They provide free food, promote a healthy lifestyle and foster a sense of community. LaGrange said she spoke with Tammy Millican, the assistant director of the Office of Facility Services, about the bill and said Millican was supportive of the idea. “I think the benefits are immeasurable,” LaGrange said. “I think this can be a really great thing for campus.” Pizzolato spoke to the Senate about the logistics of the bill saying the plan is to plant the trees in sets of three in about 16 locations. The senators are working with Dennis Mitchell, assistant director of Physical Plant/Facility Services, and Fred Fellner, assistant director of Landscape Services, to determine locations where the trees can last a long time, Pizzolato said. “We can leave our mark here,” Pizzolato said. “They’re not just going to be uprooted or bulldozed in four years when we want to build a sidewalk.” Pizzolato said each tree costs around $28. The bill will also pay Facility Services an additional $28 per tree for fertilizer, pesticides or anything else the plant may need. He said $500 buys plaques with the Student Government logo. Satsumas are easy trees to maintain, LaGrange said. Logan Duplessis, the Senate parliamentarian, said the trees respond well to the cold, as well. When asked about a timeline, Pizzolato said Louisiana has a late “arbor day,” and January is
‘The way I see this is as an investment.’ LILY LAGRANGE Student Government senator the best time to plant the trees. The bill was highly debated among the budget and appropriations committee, said senator Jacob Phagan, the committee’s vice-chair. The committee passed it to the Senate floor with a vote of 6-4-1. The committee did change the bill so it no longer pulled from the surplus account, which is reserved for one-time purchases. Instead, the money comes from the initiatives account, in case the Senate wanted to purchase more trees later. Phagan said the debate during the committee meeting went well, but said much of it centered around hypothetical situations. “You can throw out unnecessary hypotheticals for any bill that comes through the Senate,” Phagan said. “Those are all concerns, but I’m sure Facility Services can handle it.” Senator Matthew Ledet spoke in favor of the bill because it supports Louisiana agriculture, as satsumas are common across the state. Before the Senate voted, LaGrange said while the bill was expensive, the value of the purchase increases over time. “The way I see this is as an investment,” LaGrange said. “These satsuma trees will go for a long time, and over time their yields will increase. The plant will only grow.”
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well have been positive, didn’t occur. And I don’t know how that — I don’t know that there’s anybody else to take the credit or discredit than the coach.” To recap the Arkansas game, Miles noted a few instances where LSU (7-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) failed on the field, which cost the Tigers their second loss of the season and second in a row. The second loss of the season cost the Tigers an opportunity to compete in the College Football Playoff. Miles said his quarterback,
sophomore Brandon Harris, struggled to move the ball down the field Saturday. “Our quarterback certainly can play better, but there were times where he was brilliant,” Miles said. “He was 14 for 16 at one stretch. And then that’s the kind of quarterback that we need to have every day.” He also said LSU lost the game against Arkansas on three defensive plays. “Defensively, here is an interesting statistic, and it just makes you sad because 53 plays, they gave up 239 yards,”
Miles said. “And on three plays they gave up 201 yards. So the point is, for 53 plays, that looked like LSU’s defense. For three plays, it cost you the game.” Eventually, after a barrage of how and why questions for LSU losing so abruptly against Arkansas, Miles moved onto LSU’s upcoming matchup against the University of Mississippi. Junior tight end DeSean Smith, who did not dress out against Arkansas, underwent an MRI during the weekend,
Miles said. And, junior left tackle Jerald Hawkins injured his ankle against Arkansas and missed Monday’s practice. “We did an MRI and checked him out,” Miles said. “It does not appear to be serious at this point. So we would expect him to get back as soon as he can. “Hawk probably will not practice today. We are hopeful to get him back for Tuesday’s practice.” Sophomore left tackle K.J. Malone replaced Hawkins against Arkansas, but LSU may be open to new options at left tackle against Ole Miss if Hawkins cannot play. “Certainly K.J. is a quality player,” Miles said, “but we’ll have to look around and see what we’re going to do there. Maybe, you just never can tell, you might move a tackle around.” Miles finished with a statement about LSU’s team captains carrying out the French flag before the game against Arkansas. It was a symbol Miles and senior safety Jalen Mills found to be important to portray. Mills said the situation in France was “bigger than football.” “It was decided very late in the pre-game,” Miles said. “The wisdom of connecting with people that are disadvantaged and suffered the terrible tragedy and terrorism, which is not only a national but an international issue, I felt like it was the right thing. They had to talk me into it, I just want you to know. I had to hear the specifics and once I did, it was the right thing.”
saw Hill play. In her senior season at IMG Academy, Hill scored 12.8 points per game to lead her school to a 42-8 record. She also led her team to seven victories over junior colleges during her time in Bradenton. Fargas said Hill’s impressive work ethic made her believe she had what it takes to succeed in the NCAA. “Watching her practice, you saw how hard she practiced,” Fargas said. “You knew that was something that gauged why she was going to be a possible starter. She worked so hard in practice that she made the games easy.” Hill attributes her work ethic to her father, who’s fittingly a businessman. She said her father wakes up at 5 a.m. every
day to work out before going to Championships. She then wants the office. Seeing her father’s to open a school similar to IMG discipline while she was grow- Academy but primarily for ing up made her subconscious- Asian athletes to gain exposure ly work harder to American basketball. than most kids ‘She’s by far the hardest Fargas said her age. working player on our Hill’s mentalBefore her team and one of the ity on the court Lady Tiger days are over, Hill hardest working players reminds her of a 10-time said she wants I’ve ever coached.’ WNBA All-Star to lead LSU to and Olympic a Final Four NIKKI FARGAS gold medalappearance. If LSU women’s basketball coach ist that she this year’s team coached while puts the work in, it can make it to Indianapo- she was a graduate assistant at lis in April, Hill said. the University of Tennessee. When Hill’s career at LSU is “I haven’t necessarily seen over, she hopes to one day play a player that plays like Rina for the Japanese National Team Hill, but I’ve been around a after competing as a member player that brings that toughof Japan’s Under-18 National ness and the ‘I’m going to Team in the 2012 Asian World have less quit in me’ — that’s
Tamika Catchings,” Fargas said. “She’s about as close to that, that I’ve seen in a long time.” Hill approaches the game of basketball as if she’s at the helm of a Fortune 500 company. It’s the reason many of her teammates respect her on and off the court. She took a risk leaving her native country of Japan to chase her dream of playing American basketball, but her hard work paid off through her first two fiscal years as a Tiger. “She’s by far the hardest working player on our team and one of the hardest working players I’ve ever coached,” Fargas said. “Rina embodies what it means to be a student athlete.”
much as Manning, and people begin to question whether you’re a better option than Osweiler, it’s time to call it quits. On the hardwood, Bryant used to be known for his clutch play. In 2015, he’s becoming known for missing the rim completely when he shoots. Kobe’s aware of the steep
fall off in his game. He said earlier in the season that, “I freaking suck.” Bryant played his best game of the season Sunday, but it came at a cost. ESPN quoted Bryant as saying this after the game: “I’m barely standing up. My back and my legs, it’s killing me. I’m not looking forward to walking to the
car. Seriously.” It seems like Bryant and Manning have almost used up every ounce of talent they possess, and they’ve used it well. But it’s time for them to go. Neither guy is fully healthy, and neither guy is performing at a near-normal level. It hurts to say goodbye to
legends, but I want to remember Bryant and Manning for all they’ve achieved, not their poor performances in the twilight of their careers.
BY CHRISTIAN BOUTWELL @CBoutwell_TDR Monday, normally a casual day for LSU coach Les Miles at his “Lunch With Les” weekly news conference, featured one of the more pressurized days in his LSU coaching career. After the University of Arkansas’ 31-14 victory against then-No. 9 LSU, a game Arkansas coach Bret Bielema called a “whooping,” Miles said he felt the media’s heat as he faced questions regarding his coaching ability. After LSU’s second-straight loss this season, Miles took the blame for his team‘s underprepared play in its matchup against Arkansas, putting the season as it stands in “crisis” mode. “It’s a time where as a coach, you just bury your head and you go to work, and you coach like there’s no tomorrow and it’s time to step up,” Miles said. Miles said he’s focusing on coaching like there is no tomorrow, but there is a tomorrow. And tomorrow looks like a stack of three monster-truck tires with a connecting rope on the field of LSU’s indoor practice facility, stapled with paper posters labeled “toughness”, “Ole Miss” and “togetherness.” “Our guys understand that,” Miles said. “They understand crisis.” Miles said the fault of LSU’s blowout loss in a home night game lies on his shoulders. “I wanted to send them on to the field better,” Miles said. “I just — there had to be some piece there, a string I’m not yanking on. “So those things that could
HILL, from page 3 It was a family friend of Hill’s who came across a solution to expose Hill to collegiate coaches in America while surfing the Internet. After finishing her final season of basketball in Japan, Hill transferred to IMG Academy, a private athletic training school in Bradenton, Florida. IMG Academy brings in 12,000 children from 80 countries every year. The institute is responsible for training prep and professional athletes in almost every sport. NFL quarterback Eli Manning and former MLB MVP Andrew McCutchen both trained at the prestigious Florida powerhouse, and it was there that Fargas first
RETIREMENT, from page 3 City Chiefs. Manning has nine touchdown passes this season against 17 interceptions. Yikes. To make matters worse, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Manning has a torn plantar fascia in his left foot. When you’ve achieved as
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LSU coach Les Miles addresses the media during his weekly Subway Fresh Take by Les Miles news conference on Monday in the Athletic Administration Building.
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