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Scott, Black returning for senior seasons

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Scott, who needs 30 more hours to graduate, said. “The atmosphere is great, and I love all the fans. I’m definitely coming back next year.

I don’t think I could leave this place without graduating.”

Black said his purpose in college was to get an education and the decision was easy.

“That’s the best decision I’ve ever made,” Black said. “I’m really close to graduating, and that’s what I want to do ... I also have a lot more I need to do in college, just becoming more of a man and more of a leader for my team.”

Miles said he was thrilled with their decisions and praised Scott and Black’s maturity.

“If you listen to those guys, they put a priority on their team and put a priority on their education,” Miles said. “This is a time when decisions are made by the people who are affected most. It’s a very unselfish decision. Both men would have made quality livings in the NFL. Both men are postponing a good, highpaying career to be seniors at LSU, to get their degree, to enjoy being part of a team.”

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In just a few hours Wednesday afternoon, a lot changed and a lot stayed the same for LSU’s football team.

Team officials said quarterback Andrew Hatch is leaving LSU, but the Tigers will have two of their most accomplished offensive players back for their senior seasons.

Log on to Hatch saw little playing time after a concus- see video sion he suffered September from Scott against Auburn. and Black’s “I don’t know what press his plans are, but I know [Hatch] is leaving LSU,” conference. said LSU sports information director Michael Bonnette.

Two juniors, running back Charles Scott and offensive tackle Ciron Black, announced Wednesday they will return to continue their education and boost the team’s leadership.

“The past three years, it’s been my home,”

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Quarterback Andrew Hatch waits on the sideline during the Tigers’ loss Nov. 28 to Arkansas. Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette said Wednesday that Hatch has decided to transfer.

STATE

La. one of 38 states mandating future sale of fire-safe cigarettes

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Eric Gustafson enjoys lighting up the cigarettes of his choice, but finding his favorite kind after Aug. 31 might be a little harder.

Louisiana passed legislation in 2007 to mandate the manufacturing

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and sale of fire-safe cigarettes. The law will go into effect in August, and normal cigarettes will not be sold.

Louisiana is one of 38 states to pass the legislation, according to Lorraine Carli, National Fire Protection Association and the Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes spokeswoman.

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10-day truce proposed in talks with Hamas, Israel

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Egypt and Hamas are close to a deal for a 10-day cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, where the death toll from the Israeli offensive exceeded 1,000, officials said Wednesday. Egyptian and Hamas officials expressed optimism that an agreement for a temporary halt in fighting could be sealed soon and presented to Israel. But even if all sides sign on, further talks will be needed to resolve contentious disputes over policing Gaza’s borders and ensure a longer-term truce.

ROME (AP) — One of the Vatican’s most secrecy shrouded tribunals, which handles confessions of sins so grave only the pope can grant absolution, is giving the faithful a peek into its workings for the first time in its 830-year history. The Vatican has long lamented that fewer and fewer Catholics are going to confession, the sacrament in which the faithful can receive forgiveness if they sincerely confess their sins to a priest. To combat the decline, the so-called “tribunal of conscience” invited the public into the frescoed halls of its imposing 16th-century palazzo for a twoday conference that ended Wednesday.

NATION, STATE AND CITY BRIEFS

Apple CEO Jobs takes medical leave until June

SEATTLE (AP) — Apple Inc. co-founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs said Wednesday he is taking a medical leave until June, even though just a week ago the cancer survivor tried to assure investors and employees his recent weight loss was caused by an easily treatable hormone deficiency. Apple’s stock dropped nearly 7 percent. Jobs, 53, said in a letter last week that he would remain at Apple’s helm despite the hormone problem, and that he had already begun a “relatively simple and straightforward” treatment. But in an e-mail to employees Wednesday, Jobs backtracked.

“During the past week I have learned that my healthrelated issues are more complex than I originally thought,” he wrote.

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4M more children to White House: Audiotape receive health insurance shows bin Laden isolated WASHINGTON (AP) — Making a down payment on President-elect Barack Obama’s promise of universal health coverage, the House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to expand government-sponsored insurance to 4 million more children in working families with income too high to qualify for Medicaid. Between 300,000 and 600,000 of the new enrollees could be non-citizen children of legal immigrants who have been in the country less than five years, a sticking point for some Senate Republicans who also will consider a similar bill.

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ECONOMY

Library use increases as economy continues to suffer Campus library has not noticed change

By Leslie Presnall Staff Writer

As the nation’s unemployment rate increased to 7.2 percent in December, the highest level in 16 years, something more unusual spiked when the economy slumped — library usage.

More Americans visited libraries in August, September and October, according to the American Library Association.

“We feel there is a correlation between the economy being tight and library usage increasing,” said Mary Stein, assistant director at East Baton Rouge Parish Library. “We have seen this cycle before.”

In 2003, the EBR parish library had nearly 2 million items checked out from the library system, and in 2008, more than 2.23 million were checked out.

Stein said people are using the

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Brian Martin, mass communication freshman, went to Middleton Library on Wednesday afternoon to check out the books he needs for one of his classses.

library to check out recreational readings and audio-visual materials.

Stein said “do-it-yourself” books become popular during hard times.

Patrons check out the obvious materials useful during tough times, she said, like materials on job seeking, consumer information, debt

reduction, personal credit, home buying and information on medical and insurance costs.

But Elissa Plank, Middleton Library head of circulation services, said she hasn’t noticed much of a change in response to the economy.

“Public libraries are even more

likely to experience the phenomenon than would academic libraries,” Plank said. “From my own personal observation, I would say that our usage tends to track more accordingly to the semester and what’s happening during a semester as opposed to economic conditions.”

Plank said the University’s libraries are usually busier in late January after students have returned to campus. Though the slumping economy hasn’t attracted more people to Middleton, CC’s Community Coffee House on the first floor has caused a traffic increase.

Ryan Smith, petroleum engineering junior, said libraries are more student friendly, cheaper and more convenient than bookstores. Smith checks out all the reference materials he may need for his classes at the beginning of each semester. “[At the library] you can check out 10 separate authors,” he said.

“Barnes and Noble is trying to sell a book, and people aren’t going to be happy with you opening books and putting them back.”

According to survey data by

the American Library Association, 68 percent of Americans own a library card, a 5 percent increase since 2006. The EBR Public Library now has nearly 390,000 active card holders, compared to only 280,000 in 2003. Overall foot traffic has also increased, Stein said.

Seventy-six percent of Americans visited public libraries in the past year, a 10 percent increase from two years earlier, according to the American Library Association. An even larger increase was seen in the number of people using libraries’ Web sites and online resources.

“Computer use is way up,” Stein said. “More and more patrons come to the library to use our free PCs, take our free computer classes and access the Internet.”

The survey found 8 percent of people use the library for the free Internet access, 39 percent check out books and 12 percent check out videos, CDs or software.

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WEATHER

Temperatures expected to be ‘considerably below freezing’ Cold weather could last until Tuesday

By Lindsey Meaux Staff Writer

Louisiana natives are used to extremes. From blistering heat and humidity during the summer months to extrodinarily spicy food, Louisiana residents have become accustomed to experiencing the extremes.

But one thing the Pelican State rarely sees is extreme cold.

Forecasts predict temperatures in the 30s or below through at least Tuesday, according to Barry Keim, Louisiana state climatologist. The forecast would mean a minimum of six more days of cold weather.

The state is going through a cold front, soon to be joined by another.

The two could result in this season’s lowest temperatures, Keim said.

“Friday morning we’re looking at the coldest day of perhaps the entire season,” Keim said. “The forecast was for 25 in Baton Rouge.”

Temperatures are expected to stay in the 20s or 30s through Tuesday, Keim said, noting this is typically the time of year when cold temperatures arrive.

Jay Grymes, University Agricultural Center climatologist and WAFB chief meteorologist, said the cold would not bring record-breaking low temperatures or snow.

The best formula for snow in southern Louisiana is the combination of cold and dry air characteristic of the North and warm and moist air characteristic of the Gulf of Mexico, according to Grymes. He said most cold weather in Louisiana is typically brought by cold, dry air.

Despite the low temperatures being normal for January, Mark Mathewes, communication studies

junior, is daydreaming of another Louisiana summer.

“It’s too cold,” Mathewes said.

“There’s a reason I live in the South.

I can deal with heat better than I can deal with this cold.”

Bob Wagner, National Weather Service meteorologist, said temperatures will be “considerably below freezing” Thursday and Friday night.

Grymes called the weather “not all that uncommon” for southern Louisiana. As for Friday, Grymes said even temperatures in the 20s would not be considered out of the ordinary for a January cold front.

“The upper-level flow is diving southward across the United States, and it’s allowing cold air to spill southward,” Grymes said. “Even if

we get in the mid 20s ... We usually see a handful of 20s every winter anyway.”

Meredith Melton, anthropology senior, said she is enjoying the northern air while it’s here.

“I’m trying not to complain [about the cold],” Melton said. “I know in a couple of months it’ll be replaced with heat and humidity.”

Keim said people should take precautions to protect the three P’s — pets, plants and pipes — in belowfreezing temperatures. Few plants will be affected by the freezing temperatures, according to Thomas Koske, horticulture professor.

“There’s probably not a whole lot that’s frost-sensitive that is currently standing. Most of your [fall] things are either all dead or mostly

dead,” Koske said. “Your winter garden is mostly going to be all right.”

Root crops like potatoes and carrots will be unaffected, while foliage crops like lettuce might experience some frost burning, according to Koske. He said commercially grown strawberries will be protected.

Dan Gill, consumer horticulture professor, said the on-campus landscaping is not likely to see any side effects from the cold.

“As you walk around campus ...

There could be some damage, but I don’t think anybody’s going to notice a lot of damage,” Gill said.

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CONSTRUCTION

Rural Life Museum breaks ground on latest building Visitor center modernizes facility

By Ryan Buxton Contributing Writer

A donkey-pulled plow broke ground on the site for a new visitor center at the LSU Rural Life Museum on Wednesday. The unconventional method is appropriate only for a museum meant to “preserve the past and take an active part in the future.”

That is how David Floyd, Director of the LSU Rural Life Museum, describes the mission of the University’s 39-year-old outdoor museum. And he said that mission will be closer to reality than ever with the construction of a new visitor center that will bring modern amenities to a place surrounded by the past.

The visitor center is being funded by $5.14 million in private donations, which Floyd said he is proud of.

“Supporters of the museum make up about 99 percent of the donors,” Floyd said. “We had

donations ranging from $500 to $1 million.”

Chancellor Michael Martin echoed the importance of donations coming from museum supporters.

“The reason this is a place worth visiting is because it is so well cared for by people who care about it,” Martin said.

W. Henson Moore, former U.S. Congressman and Forever LSU campaign chair, said the number of donations received is evidence of how much support the museum enjoys.

“The original fundraising goal was $4.68 million, but they got $5.14 million,” Moore said.

“They reached 112 percent of their goal.”

The new center will improve visitor services, said Bob Hawthorne, president of the Burden Foundation, which donated the land for the Rural Life Museum at the time of its creation.

“The new building will add air conditioning, a sprinkler system and additional protection to artifacts,” Hawthorne said.

Hawthorne said the new

additions will improve the visitor experience at the museum.

Another important feature of the new building is the indoor theater, which will be larger and more adaptable to different events.

Floyd said the theater will also be academically beneficial to fourth and eighth graders in Louisiana who take a state-wide standardized test.

“We will have programs that intertwine with LEAP testing,” Floyd said.

He hopes the larger theater will allow more student visitors to benefit from these programs.

In his remarks during the ceremony, Martin commented on the significance of innovative programs coming from a University institution.

“During times of stress on budgets and angst on campus, you don’t let go of something so important,” Martin said.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

First SG Senate meeting held Business begins with new members

By Adam Duvernay Staff Writer

Though they did not meet in the Student Union’s new and unfinished Senate chambers as planned, the Student Government Senate called its first session of the Spring Semester to order Wednesday night.

The meeting began when eight new senators raised their right hands and swore to uphold the SG constitution’s bylaws.

“I’ve been here for a while now, and I wanted to see what could be done for the students in the senate,” said graduate school senator Santhosh Verma. “Over the years I’ve seen student fee bills go up, and I am interested in keeping them low.”

The swearing in was followed by the resignation of former College of Engineering senator Robert Ingram.

After being elected to the senate last semester, Ingram was appointed to fill the vacant seat as

College of Engineering president.

Because no student may hold two positions in SG, Ingram’s resignation was accepted by the legislative body.

Speaker Pro Tempore Drew Prestridge asked the senate members to help spread the word about a new program to involve students in SG spending.

The Temporary Student Initiative Committee will oversee the collection of student ideas on how best to spend $5,000 of student fees in the coming year. Ideas will be collected, sorted and presented to the senate by the committee and

voted on by students on the spring ballot.

Chief of Staff Michael West stressed the importance of increasing student involvement in the upcoming SG election. While he said there were plenty of students looking to participate in the election, there is still a need for students “who only want to get involved a little bit” by sitting on the vacant elections board.

Contact Adam Duvernay at aduvernay@lsureveille.com

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Melvin Wheat and his horse Fred break ground at the Rural Life Museum’s new visitors center. Construction will update the center in order to preserve the past.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2009

Taz, LSU down Carolina

Mitchell notches career high in points, rebounds as LSU wins first conference game

By David Helman Sports Writer

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The statistics of LSU’s 85-68 rout of South Carolina don’t exactly match the final result.

The Tigers (13-3, 1-1) and Gamecocks (12-3, 1-1) combined for 47 fouls and 35 turnovers, but that didn’t put a damper on one of LSU’s most impressive performances of the season.

“Obviously there was a lot of frustration amongst our team the last two games out,” said LSU coach Log on to Trent Johnson. see “When we prac- highlights tice well, play from the hard, are intense Tigers’ game and locked in, we can play against South with anybody.

This group’s not Carolina. going to quit or get down, they’re going to compete the best they can.”

Junior forward Tasmin Mitchell headlined the effort. He notched his 12th career double-double with 30 points and 14 rebounds — both career highs — and was the only Tiger starter who didn’t run into foul trouble.

“In Alabama I got caught up in foul trouble, and I tried not to make the mistakes I made in Alabama to get those fouls,” Mitchell said. “I feel I need to be on the court. My team wants me on the court. My teammates did a good job of getting it to me so I thank them for that.”

Sophomore point guard Bo Spencer and senior shooting guard Garrett Temple combined for eight steals on the night, sparking the Tigers to two first-half runs. The pair TAZ, see page 8

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Junior forward Tasmin Mitchell goes up for a layup against two South Carolina defenders Wednesday night in the PMAC.

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THE 6TH MAN

Bye bye, Brandon.

We hardly knew you

With the deadline to officially declare for this spring’s NFL draft today, several Tigers have made decisions concerning their football futures.

Defensive lineman Ricky JeanFrancois is going pro, according to LSU coach Les Miles, and so is receiver Brandon LaFell, according to ESPN. And both running back Charles Scott and of-JOHANATHAN BROOKS fensive lineman Columnist Ciron Black announced they would be returning for their senior seasons in a Wednesday afternoon press conference.

Michael Bonnette, LSU sports information director, confirmed Wednesday that quarterback Andrew Hatch will transfer from LSU. LaFell finished the season as the No. 2 receiver in the Southeastern Conference with 63 catches for 929 yards and eight touchdowns. But so far he has only had a year and a half of solid production while at LSU. Throughout a large part of the 2007 season, LaFell was commonly referred to, in my circle of friends, as “LaDrop” because of his inability to hold onto the football.

Despite those issues, he still pieced together a nice sophomore campaign with more than 600 yards receiving and four touchdowns.

But LaFell’s stats aren’t the only thing that have NFL teams clamoring for his services.

He’ll most likely be a first-day pick based on his measurables alone if he declares.

DRAFT, see page 8

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Graham injures knee in win Lady Tigers beat UNO, 67-48

By Casey Gisclair Chief Sports Writer

For the past two-and-a-half seasons, LSU junior guard Allison Hightower has made life difficult for opposing defenses with an array of offensive moves and an accurate jump shot.

But in the first half of Wednesday night’s 67-48 win against the University of New Orleans, Hightower showed she can also change a game as a passer.

Hightower dished out four first-half assists to help the Lady Tigers earn victory in a game LSU coach Van Chancellor labeled earlier this week as the biggest game of the season. But the win may have come at a price.

Sophomore guard Katherine Graham left the game in the second half with an apparent knee injury.

Chancellor said Graham will be re-evaluated today, but he fears the worst for the Lady Tigers’ leader in rebounding, assists and steals.

Chancellor said losing Graham would be a big blow on the court and would also affect the team’s chemistry because the Birmingham

native is one of the hardest working players on LSU’s team.

“I just hope someway, somehow Katherine Graham can come back and play for us,” he said. “I’m thinking about her for herself, because she has really put a lot into this season.”

With Graham in the lineup, the Privateers jumped to an early 7-4 lead to begin the game.

But with the UNO defense shading toward Hightower, freshman forwards LaSondra Barrett and Courtney Jones got the LSU offense on track and combined to score all of the Lady Tigers first 20 GRAHAM, see page 8

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Sophomore guard Katherine Graham attempts a shot at the start of the second half against the Alabama Crimson Tide on Sunday afternoon in the PMAC.

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NBA

Hornets use strong fourth quarter to pull away from Mavs Paul nears quadruple double in victory

By Jaime Aron The Associated Press

DALLAS (AP) — Chris Paul nearly showed Jason Kidd what a quadruple-double looks like, putting up 33 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds and seven steals in the New Orleans Hornets’ 104-97 victory over the slumping Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.

Paul had to settle for his fourth triple-double of the season, one he’s certain to savor because it came against Kidd, the active leader in that category and the guy who started ahead of him at point guard on the gold medalwinning U.S. Olympic team.

New Orleans pulled ahead at the start of the fourth quarter and Paul kept it that way, sending the Hornets to their first regularseason victory in Dallas since Jan. 24, 1998. The skid was 13 straight, although they won a playoff game here last spring.

Dallas’ Jason Terry scored 28 points, and Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points and 13 rebounds, but the

Mavericks dropped their fourth straight.

Dallas was coming off a hardfought, last-second loss in Denver the night before — and it showed.

After controlling the game for most of the first half, then slipping into a tie after three quarters, the Mavs were only 3-of-12 with five turnovers in the final period when fans started heading for the exits.

The Hornets had lost their last game, two of three and three of five, a slump that’s cost them first place in the strong Southwest Division.

But coach Byron Scott expected his team to play hard after chewing them out for a lack of effort the previous game. Plus, they got a good night’s sleep while the got behind and didn’t pull out until a tight third quarter.

Then James Posey hit a 3-pointer to put the Hornets up 84-81 early in the fourth and the Hornets never gave up the lead.

That was Posey’s only field goal.

Peja Stojakovic and David West each scored 16 points for New Orleans, and Devin Brown had 12. Antoine Wright was Dallas’ only other scorer in double-

FOOTBALL

Perrilloux to return to Jackson State QB said he wants to win a championship

By The Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Ryan Perrilloux says he’s returning to Jacksonville State for his senior year.

The Gamecocks’ quarterback, who transferred from LSU, said he wants to win a championship.

Perrilloux said Tuesday he was told by the NFL Advisory Board that he would not likely be drafted in the first three rounds.

He called the assessment “more than fair.”

In his first year as a starter,

Perriloux led Jacksonville State to an 8-3 record and a 2nd place finish in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Perilloux was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2007 Southeastern Conference Championship Game, passing for 243 yards and a touchdown against Tennessee.

The LaPlace native came out of East St. John High School as a highly touted recruit, winning the USA Today National Offensive Player of the Year in 2004.

He was dismissed from the LSU football team in May 2008 for violation of team rules.

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figures with 15.

Kidd had a triple-seven, hitting that figure in points, rebounds and assists. He was 2-of-9 shooting, a slight improvement over the 1-for-9 he shot the previous two games.

The head-to-head point guard battle rarely materialized as the Mavs went with other defenders against Paul.

A highlight came early in the second half when Paul stole the ball from Nowitzki, then used a behind-the-back dribble to get free from Kidd on his way to scooping in a layup.

He turned several more steals into layups in the fourth quarter, threatening his career-high of nine steals, which also came against Dallas.

New Orleans’ win came minutes before division rival San Antonio defeated Los Angeles at home, 112-111.

The Hornets are now one game behind the Spurs for the Southwestern Division lead.

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New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul steals the ball from Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry during the second half of the game in Dallas on Wednesday.

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SWIMMING & DIVING

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Sophomore Morgan McGee swims the 100-meter backstroke during the Tigers’ swim meet against Florida State University held Saturday in the Natatorium. McGee has broken two of LSU’s top-five times this season.

Swimmer shines in first year McGee already a regular contributor

By Amos Morale Sports Contributor

The freshmen year is a year of adjustment — adapting to different friends, different schools and different lifestyles.

And for student-athletes, the freshman year is accompanied by an adjustment to harder, more experienced competition.

But LSU’s Morgan McGee is having no trouble with her new lifestyle.

The freshman swimmer has rapidly become a regular contributor for the Lady Tigers and hopes to continue her early success.

“I have my NCAA ‘B’ cuts,” McGee said. “I am hoping to get a little bit faster to make sure I get to NCAA [championships].”

McGee already has two of LSU’s top-five times under her belt, both of which she earned in her first collegiate meet.

“I set some goals for myself, and I hoped to do well,” McGee said. “But I didn’t expect to do as well as I am now.”

McGee credits changes in training methods as part of the reason for her early success.

She said her club team’s training was comprised of more distance swimming, and LSU’s training is more focused.

“It’s been a lot easier on my arms,” McGee said. “I have been able to focus more on my backstroke so it’s good.”

But McGee, her coach, her mother and her teammates all feel her success has something to do with a smooth transition to college life.

“This women’s team is pretty tight, and I think that is a nice core group to have coming in as a freshman,” said LSU coach Adam Schmitt. “Being from Shreveport, her parents can come down, and I think that makes it a little easier.”

McGee, who was recruited by schools like Alabama, Texas A&M and Clemson, said she decided on LSU after her recruiting trip to Baton Rouge. She admits school was hard to adjust to at first.

“I didn’t have my sisters,” Mc-

Gee said. “But once I really got to [Morgan] is calm and that she knows know the girls on the team, I felt that if anything goes wrong that really comfortable, and it’s home there’s three other girls in the pool now.” with her,” McJunkin said.

She said her and fellow freshHome isn’t too far away for man swimmer and roommate Sa- McGee though. Her mother, Renee mantha Goates bonded.

McGee, has made most of Morgan’s “We also swim the same races meets this season and is proud of her so that makes us really close,” Mc- daughter’s early success.

Gee said.

“She has swam ever since she Goates said havwas 5 years old, ing McGee helped her but now getting adjust as well. to this level, the “It is a little whole family is intimidating com- Log on to see just proud of her,” ing here and half the McGee discuss Renee McGee people have records her first season. said. up on that board,” Schmitt said Goates said. “So havhe is excited about ing someone there to talk to — it’s the upside to McGee’s contributions nice to have someone on my level.” and to see what the future holds for McGee said senior Monica the freshman.

McJunkin has been a big influence “She’s definitely a building on her. block for the program,” Schmitt “Monica has been the best said. “The future looks pretty bright about getting me pumped up for with her on the team.” races,” McGee said. “Monica has always been there for me. I really look up to her.”

McJunkin said she just tries to make sure her teammates are excited Contact Amos Morale at and ready to swim. amorale@lsureveille.com “I really just make sure that

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each finished with 10 points despite foul trouble. Both guards nearly fouled out, and Spencer was confined to the bench for nine minutes of the first half.

“That’s probably our best game, when we can get out and run,” Spencer said. “We’ve got bigs that like to jump up and down. We’ve got Taz, and I feel like I can knock down a shot in an open game.”

Spencer and Temple weren’t the only ones in foul trouble. The first half alone featured 21 combined team fouls, and LSU took the foul line for all it was worth. The Tigers

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LSU lists him at 6-foot-3 inches and 210 pounds — a decisive size advantage when compared to most of his contemporaries.

If he has a pretty good showing at the combine, meaning he has a vertical jump around 37 inches and runs a sub 4.5 second 40-yard dash, he could sneak into the first round.

The only safe bets to be taken before him at his position are Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree, Missouri’s Jeremy Maclin and possibly Florida’s Percy Harvin, if he goes to the draft.

The other Tiger to go pro early probably made a terrible decision unless there are other factors at play.

Speculation has risen that JeanFrancois is only going pro to avoid the academic issues that forced him to miss most of the 2007 season.

Jean-Francois finished this season with 20 total tackles and two

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connected on 12 of 13 first-half free throws after reaching the charity stripe just 10 times in Sunday’s loss to Alabama.

The accuracy helped the Tigers capitalize on South Carolina’s own putrid efforts. The Gamecocks finished the game with a dismal 36.4 free throw percentage, a full 31 points below their season average.

“It was mostly mental,” said South Carolina coach Darrin Horn.

“It seemed like every guy that got to the line after [South Carolina forward Dominique Archie] missed his two shots was thinking about the guy in front of him missing. The sad part is that if we were a little better [from

the line] in the first half, this might have been a totally different game.”

The Gamecocks entered Wednesday night’s game as the Southeastern Conference’s No. 3 scoring offense, averaging 81 points a game. But the Tigers found their rhythm on offense. LSU outrebounded South Carolina 21-13 in the first half and shot 53.8 percent from the field to the Gamecocks’ 36 percent.

“We’re talking about a team that averages 80 points a game,” Johnson said. “I thought we did a pretty good job of keeping them under control.”

sacks, but battled injuries all season.

He also had a very timely block of a field goal attempt in the Alabama game that forced the game into overtime.

Jean-Francois will be a midround decision in April and could be a steal for an NFL team. He brings decent speed for his size and can play either defensive end or defensive tackle.

But one has to think the rumors may be true. Otherwise, why would a guy pass up a chance to increase his draft stock exponentially to settle for fourth-round money?

The two returning players probably both made good decisions in coming back for another year.

Scott is NFL ready — there’s no doubt in my mind. But with all the other backs coming out this season, he would not have been as high of a pick as he will next season.

Backs like Ohio State’s Chris Wells, Georgia’s Knowshon More-

no and Pittsburgh’s LeSean McCoy among others will likely be drafted ahead of him.

His 2008 campaign of 1,174 yards on 217 carries will definitely put him as one of — if not the best — returning running backs in the country.

He will be a first round pick if he can find a way to maintain his success for another season in the purple and gold.

Black also stands to increase his stock with another successful season.

He’s big and he can block well — the two tenets of a great offensive tackle.

There won’t be many linemen to have better 2009 seasons than him.

That’s a guarantee.

He made himself some millions by not going early.

Contact David Helman at dhelman@lsureveille.com

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points to help LSU take a 20-8 lead midway through the first half.

Hightower switched from distributor to scorer in the second half and scored LSU’s first five points of the half to help the Lady Tigers extend its lead to as many as 24 points.

Hightower finished the game with 15 points, four assists, two steals and two blocks.

UNO went on a 13-0 run over a five-minute span to cut LSU’s

Thursday, January 15, 2009 lead to 11 with seven minutes to play.

But the Lady Tigers prevented a comeback thanks in part of LSU’s dominance in the paint.

LSU out-rebounded the Privateers, 44-26, for the game to help keep UNO from getting secondchance points.

Contact Casey Gisclair at cgisclair@lsureveille.com

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POLITICS

Experts: Cao defies odds as Louisiana congressman Congressman sworn in after election win

By Nichole Oden Staff Writer

In 2008, Americans voted many minorities into political offices. Most notably, Sen. Barack Obama was elected the first African-American president.

Among these politicians is Anh “Joseph” Cao, the newly elected congressman representing Louisiana’s second congressional district.

Cao was elected Dec. 6 and became the first VietnameseAmerican to be sworn into Congress.

Murray Nelson, Cao’s public relations representative, said Cao was born in Saigon, Vietnam, during a violent civil war.

According to Cao’s campaign Web site, his childhood memories

HEALTH

Peanut butter recall in effect

By The Associated Press

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A peanut butter maker that sells bulk supplies to institutions issued a nationwide recall as officials on Wednesday reported two more deaths associated with a salmonella outbreak.

Lynchburg-based Peanut Corp. of America issued the recall late Tuesday for 21 lots of peanut butter made since July 1 at its plant in Blakely, Ga., because of possible salmonella contamination.

The national salmonella outbreak has sickened more than 430 people in 43 states. Health officials in Minnesota and Idaho reported Wednesday that one death in each state had been linked to the outbreak. Another death in Minnesota and two in Virginia were confirmed Tuesday.

All five were adults who had salmonella when they died, though their causes of death haven’t been determined. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the salmonella outbreak may have contributed.

Peanut Corp. of America said none of the peanut butter being recalled is sold through retail stores.

Its peanut butter is made for bulk distribution to institutions, food service industries and private label food companies. The company said the peanut butter is sold under the brand name Parnell’s Pride and by the King Nut Co. as King Nut. Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com

are tainted by the sound of bombs being dropped outside his school.

He was the fifth child in a family of eight children. In 1975, when Cao was only eight years old, his family fled Vietnam and came to America. His father, however, was in the army and was imprisoned when he attempted to escape. Cao’s mother was left to raise eight children alone.

In the years since Cao emigrated from Vietnam, he has risen from his rough childhood and found success in law and politics.

For years, William Jefferson, a Democrat, served as Congressman of Louisiana’s second district. The seat had traditionally been held by Democrats, according to Carl Freedman, an English professor and political science expert.

Freedman said besides being the first Vietnamese-American congressman, it is remarkable that Cao won the seat as a Republi-

can.

Jefferson served as congressman from 1991 to 2009. Cao defeated Jefferson on Dec. 6. The original election date was postponed because of Hurricane Gustav.

Freedman said he thinks Cao won the election because people had grown tired Anh Cao of how “casually U.S. congressman corrupt” Jefferson had become.

Gaines Foster, University history professor, said Jefferson would have won the election if it had been held in November because of the large number of African-American voters visiting polls to support Obama’s candidacy.

Nelson said Cao would like to focus on many issues, including coastal restoration, health care,

criminal justice and the education system. Cao is very “communityminded,” Nelson said, and Cao wants to make sure the voice of his community is heard.

Nelson said bringing good health care to the New Orleans East area is very important to Cao, who has been seeking disaster relief for hospitals. Recently, Cao received a grant from the Bush administration for $129.7 million to help cover his efforts.

He has been diligently working with other delegation members to make his plan possible.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree in physics from Baylor University, Cao left Texas to pursue his master’s in theology and philosophy. While studying theology, he was sent to minister around the world. During this time, he began his work combating poverty, according to his campaign Web site.

Nelson said Cao started his campaign 10 years ago and has “a

great mind for social justice.” Nelson also said Cao wanted to bring his work helping the impoverished in foreign countries to a local level. He decided to run for Congress and focus on issues such as criminal justice and health care.

Americans are voting an unprecedented number of minorities into office because “fundamentally, the culture is changing,” Freedman said. He said America, within two to three decades, will become a country of minorities without a majority race.

Foster said although there are more politicians from minority groups, America still has problems with race acceptance. However, the elections of Obama and Cao show there is a slow but sure growth towards acceptance.

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that slow the burning and cause the cigarette to self-extinguish.

All fire-safe cigarette boxes are required to have a specific label indicating compliance. One of those labels is the letters “FSC,” for Fire Standards Compliant.

Nathan McCallum, Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s office staticsion, said 104 fires were started from cigarettes in Louisiana in 2007, a decrease from the 207cigarette-related fires in 2006. Not all the parishes have submitted their reports for 2007, he said.

Cigarettes are one of the top-10 most common cause of fires, he said.

“In 2007, almost a million dollars in losses [were] based strictly on

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NFL draft analyst Mike Detillier said Scott and Black are better off returning for their senior seasons. He projected Scott to be a third-round pick and Black to go in round two. “[Scott] is a very talented back, and as a pure runner he’s got more skills than [former LSU running back] Joseph Addai,” Detillier said.

“Charles has great running vision, he runs with power and he’s got great body lean. I already think Charles would be better suited to come back to play another season at LSU.” Detillier said it would be best for Black to come back because of his importance to the offensive line and the competition he would face in the draft.

“Ciron is the guy who’s probably the most critical,” Detillier said.

“LSU has only had two left tackles in seven years (Andrew Whitworth for four and Ciron Black for three), so who’s going to fill that spot? He’d be better off coming back for another season at LSU. Again he is facing a much stronger senior crop of players.”

Miles also announced junior defensive lineman Ricky Jean-Francois will enter the 2009 NFL draft, confirming multiple reports saying JeanFrancois was headed for the NFL. Jean-Francois was the Defensive Most Outstanding Player in the 2008 BCS National Championship game as a sophomore despite playing in just two games. As a junior, he started six games but battled a groin injury and missed the Florida and South Carolina contests.

Detillier said he projects JeanFrancois will be an early third-round pick.

“You have to base your assessment on what happened in the latter part of 2007,” Detillier said. “You have seen some erratic play based on the fact that he was hurt. I think he’s a very talented athlete – he can rush the quarterback extremely well, and he’s a very disruptive player.”

While the intentions of some LSU players were made clear Wednesday, the status of one is still up in the air.

ESPN reported Wednesday morning junior wide receiver Brandon LaFell will declare for the draft.

But Miles and Bonnette both said Wednesday afternoon LaFell had not made up his mind about his future with the Tigers.

“I know [LaFell] is certainly weighing his options and evaluating it more fully,” Miles said. “Again these are very personal decisions, and those are decisions that are made by their family, their friends,

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McCallum said the Fire Marshal’s office usually reports one or two deaths caused by cigaretterelated fires. He also said normal cigarettes usually take between 90 seconds and five minutes to actually light a fire.

“We haven’t had any actual access to [fire safe cigarettes] yet,” MacCallum said. “They will supposedly not smolder like a regular cigarette but go out when left alone.”

Baton Rouge Tobacco Company officials declined comment.

Owen Gouzier, Southdowns Discount Liquor and Cigarettes employee, said some people are upset because they have to take deeper puffs to smoke the new cigarette.

The fire-safe cigarettes force the smoker to maximize the amount of chemicals going into the body, Gouzier said.

The Harvard School of Public Health study compared the two types of cigarettes and found differences.

“There is no evidence that these increases affect the already highly toxic nature of cigarette smoke,” according to the report.

Gouzier said his store probably won’t eliminate regular cigarettes until August but will begin to replace the current stock with cigarettes that meet regulations.

Michael Farr, engineering sophomore, said he thought the cigarettes were a good idea, but he is concerned about added health issues.

their support groups and themselves.

Understandably they come up with different conclusions. I think we’ll know [about LaFell] in the next four days to be honest with you.”

Detillier said LaFell probably had the toughest decision to make because of the low crop of senior wide receivers in this year’s draft.

“I do not have a senior wide receiver as a first-round pick,” Detillier said. “He’s a big physical receiver, and he has become more consistent

catching the football even though he’s had some tendencies to drop some easy catches. If he runs well, he could put himself into being a first round pick. I think he would end up going in the second round if he came out early.”

Today is the final day for underclassmen to declare for the draft.

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“I would like the right to choose,” Farr said. “I’ve never been in favor of someone making decisions for me.”

The Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes began in 2006 with the single focus to get fire-safe cigarette laws in place across the country, Carli said.

Kaci St. Romaine, philosophy sophomore, said she thinks it’s a good idea, as long as the prices don’t increase too much.

“I’ve caused a few small fires myself,” she said, explaining they were harmless.

Gustafson said his only concern about the law is if the companies will still sell the brand he likes and if the cost will increase.

The Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes talked with the manufacturers for tobacco companies, and the cost is only pennies more, Carli said. The manufacturers said the fire-safe cigarettes will cost the same amount of money for consumers, she said.

Contact Joy Lukachick at jlukachick@lsureveille.com

Pluckers wing bar $4 34oz Mother Plucker mugs. $3 Margaritas and PluckersLemonades. $15.99 All you can Eat wings.

If you don’t like our wings, we’ll give you the bird.

Bogie’s bar $4 Beam and Stoli Soul Rebels Saturday 1/17 Mellow Mushroom pizza Bakers No Cover!

5-10pm: 2 for 1 Draft

Rave motion pictures 1/15-1/16

Baton Rouge 15 (Mall of La) **Bedtime Stories PG 11:15am, 1:55, 4:55, 7:35, 10:35 **Bolt in Disney 3D PG 11:00 am **Bride Wars PG 10:10 am, 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 **Benjamin Button PG-13 10:25, 2:20, 9:55 **Defiance R 10:00am, 1:00, 4:15, 7:30, 10:45 Gran Torino R 10:20am, 1;20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Hotel For Dogs PG 10:15am, 1:15, 4:00, 6;55, 7:00, 9:45 Marley & Me

PG

9-12:00pm The Dark Knight 12-1:30pm Fargo 7-8:30pm Get Smart

11:20am, 2;15, 5:10, 8:15, 11:00 My Bloody Valentine R 2:00, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30 Not Easily Broken PG-13 10:40, 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:40 Notorious R 12:45, 5:45, 6:45 Paul Blark: Mall Cop PG-13 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00 Seven Pounds PG-13 10:45, 4:45, 10:50 The Unborn PG-13 10:50, 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:25 Valkyrie PG-13 11;10am, 2:10, 5;15, 8:05, 10:55

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Rolling into Town

STAGE

University students organize Baton Rouge’s first roller derby team

By Josh Chenier Entertainment Writer

Sigourney Morrison isn’t the typical fifth-year fashion design student. Though her major is very time consuming, Morrison still finds time to play her favorite sport ­— roller derby.

Morrison is a member of the Red Stick Roller Derby team, which will hold its first home bout Saturday at the Baton Rouge River Center.

Morrison first became interested in roller derby in New Orleans when she met a girl who was a member ‘We’re of the New Orteam, the hoping that leans Big Easy Rollthe people er Girls.

“I thought who come it sounded like out ... enjoy a lot of fun, and themselves I really wanted do it,” Morand share to rison said. with others.’ “But I figured Mary Koehler it would be to hard to comteam founder mute and still be successful in school.”

Morrison even thought about forming a team here in Baton Rouge but realized it would be a lot of work.

“It takes a lot of time and organization,” Morrison said.

Luckily for Morrison, another University student had the same idea and was able to start a DERBY, see page 20

Theatre department plans busy semester

By Catie Vogels Entertainment Writer

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The Red Stick Roller Girls, Baton Rouge’s first roller derby team, trains for their first bout in the River Center. The team will play its first matchup Saturday against New Orleans’ Big Easy Roller Girls.

The lights go down, the audience gets quiet ­— it’s time for the show to begin. Welcome to the University’s spring theater season.

Swine Palace and the LSU Department of Theatre are presenting three Mainstage plays, four studio shows and the annual dance concert this semester.

“The season’s diversity is astounding,” said LSU Theatre and Swine Palace marketing director Vastine Stabler. “I think every show we are doing this upcoming season has groups of patrons highly anticipating it. Comedies, musicals, thought-provoking dramas ... This season has it all,” Stabler said.

Swine Palace is putting on Dianna Son’s “Satellites” and Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost.”

“Satellites,” a comedy about a multiracial family who moves into a predominantly black neighborhood and is greeted with a brick, runs Feb. 4 through Feb. 22 in the Reilly Theatre.

Stabler said the show will have a slow opening because not many people have heard of it, but “people will enjoy it and it draw them in.”

Son, the writer of “Satellites,” is also a writer and co-producer of “Law and Order: Criminal Intent.”

THEATRE, see page 15

MUSIC

Grammy-nominated blues band to play at Varsity Frontman: Expect extended jam improvs

By Jack LeBlanc Entertainment Writer

Jonathan Briese vividly remembers the first time he saw the North Mississippi Allstars in 2001. They were the opening act for Widespread Panic in Memphis.

Lanky drummer Cody Dickinson stole the show. He assaulted the electronic washboard, an instrument he pioneered, with a flurry of lightning-quick fingers and heavy doses of distortion, using the classic hill country instrument to create a whir of noise on par with any guitar solo.

“I was truly impressed by

their talent and simplicity for song writing,” said Briese, a University alumnus. “It was like The Grateful Dead and The Band made sweet love to a less mainstream drifter in Mississippi.”

The Allstars, made up of brothers Cody and Luther Dickinson and their life-long friend Chris Chew, are playing the Varsity Theatre tonight in support of a double-disc retrospective, “Do It Like We Used To,” which will be released Tuesday on their record label, Sounds of the South.

The Allstars take a modern approach to a classic style — Mississippi country blues. They have received acclaim from critics and fans alike and have released three Grammy-nominated albums over the last 12 years.

Guitarist and singer Luther

Dickinson said fans should expect a great show with lots of foot-stomping, blues-inspired rock music.

The Hill Country Review, a side project of Cody Dickinson and Chew, will open, followed by the Allstars.

“Then we all get together and play with a little double drums, double and triple guitar and a lot of singing,” Luther Dickinson said. “It’s a really exciting lineup, and we’re going to throw down.”

The Allstars formed in 1996, a product of a special time for Mississippi blues. Brothers Cody and Luther Dickinson absorbed the music of their father, Jim Dickinson and Blues legends R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough and ALLSTARS, see page 15

photo courtesy of North Mississippi Allstars’ official Web site

The Grammy-nominated North Mississippi Allstars will bring their Mississippi blues to the Varsity Theatre tonight.

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Ranks

Bride Wars

The Unborn

20th Century Fox

Roadrunner Records

Canopy Glow

Anthallo

“Bride Wars” is a film about two best friends and bridesto-be, Liv and Emma. The conflict starts when their wedding dates are scheduled on the same day. The war of the crazy brides begins and leads to attempts to thwart the picture perfect wedding days. While Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson are adorable and funny, the movie falls into the category of “barely sufferable,” and fails as a satire of the wedding industry.

Back in the day, horror movies relied on the building of suspense and a creative villain to scare audiences, rather than creepy children, inverted heads, and the other gimmicks utilized by current films like “The Unborn.” This movie fails on every single level: acting, plot, and most importantly, delivering a genuine scare. Once the cheap scares run out, the film attempts to establish a coherent plot, throwing references to the Holocaust and Kabbalah, though the audience will have lost interest long before.

Anathallo’s second full-length album, “Canopy Glow,” provides a fresh break from the traditional set-up of modern rock. The group, comprised of seven multi-instrumentalists, pull together to form lush melodies using instruments from guitar and piano to horns, violins and woodblocks. The music produced has depth with a relaxed flow throughout. The lyrics are profound and the singers form beautiful harmonies that subtly add to the overall sound. It seems, though, that the work does not take risks as the album progresses, showing one of its few faults.

A. Norsworthy

B. Lejeune

J. CLAPP

[D] [F] [A-]

Derek Trucks Band Rock of Love Bus Tool Academy Already Free

Vh1

Vh1

Derek Trucks is perhaps the best and most underrated guitarist in the world right now, and his band’s latest album “Already Free” demonstrates the talent he and his bandmates possess. Throw in a Bob Dylan cover, some guest work by Warren Hayes, Oteil Burbridge, and Truck’s wife Susan Tedeschi, and the end result will be sure to catch the attention of music enthusiasts across the country. “Already Free” is sure to be a favorite among jam band fans and will be considered one of the band’s best works to date.

Bret Michaels is back and combining his day job with working his game. This season hardly differs from any in the past — viewers introduced to the girls shortly before they drink and fight. Only this time, the Poison singer digs deeper into the bottom of the barrel for contestants. The girls get undressed on stage with children present and take a test tube shot where no test tube shot has ever gone before. In Michaels’ words, “Thank God alcohol kills 99 percent of all germs.”

VH1’s newest program is “Charm School” meets YouTube.com’s “My New Haircut.” Nine of the most obnoxious “tools” imaginable are assembled to compete for the title of Mr. Awesome, so they think.

After fifteen minutes of clucking, host Jordan Murphy tells the bad boys there has a been a slight change of plan - instead of being rewarded as God’s gift to women, they have been set-up by their girlfriends. The show is actually a 30-day rehabilitation program to teach them honesty, fidelity and maturity, with a $100,000 prize for the last tool standing. Drunken VH1 insanity and lots of hair gel are inevitable.

J. CHENIER

B. BOURGEOIS

J. LEBLANC

[A-] [C] [B]

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FASHION

Designers create affordable lines

ranges consumers are eyeing.

“It’s really important to be careful that you don’t lose your exclusivity in making a cheaper line,” McRoberts said. “You want the lines to look similar but still be separate, so that somebody will want to buy the higher line.”

Retailers like Target and Kohl’s have answered the call for fashionable and affordable clothing and accessories. Target’s GO International features up-and-coming designers that create limited edition lines exclusively for Target. A designers include Thakoon, Erin Fetherston, Botkier and others. Kohl’s features Simply Vera by Vera Wang.

Emily Marshall, accounting junior, has purchased clothing from Target’s GO label.

“I don’t really buy really

expensive clothes because I find cute clothes here at Target that would be just as cute,” Marshall said.

Target will launch Designer Collaborations in March, which is a separate program from Target’s GO International. The launch collaboration will be established with British designer Alexander McQueen who will create a version of his McQ collection, McQ Alexander McQueen, for Target.

“I think it’s a good idea because not a lot of people have the money to buy the really expensive clothes to be in style,” said Laura Oxford, elementary education junior.

Contact Minh Dang at mdang@lsureveille.com

According to a press release, “this play speaks volumes about the plight of modern-day couples juggling careers, love lives and family. Hilarious and heart-rendering complications ensue around questions of parenting, racial identity, community and the way we live.”

“Love’s Labour’s Lost” is the world premiere of an adaptation of Shakespeare’s story of what young people will do for love.

A crowd favorite, this romantic comedy follows four young men who swear off love for three years only to meet the loves of their lives.

“Love’s Labour’s Lost” will run April 15 through May 3 in the Reilly Theatre.

The LSU Department of Theatre will also present “Spring Awakening” this semester, a comedy about youthful discovery and the things that inhibit it.

“It’s about young people and sex, so it should be wickedly fun,” Stabler said.

“Spring Awakening”, according to a press release, is “often banned and rarely performed in full” and will run in Hatcher Hall from March 18-29.

The Department of Theatre is also putting on four studio shows in Hatcher Hall.

Stabler said the studio shows will likely sell out, so those interested should get there early to purchase tickets.

“The Four of Us,” the first of the four, is a comedy about two best friends and the strains of their relationship that evolve from the success of one of them.

“There are some really

comes natural to us, so let’s go with it.”

The Allstars did just that, with an album reminiscent of ZZ Top and Black Sabbath with the addition of Cody Dickinson’s electronic washboard and extended jam-band style improvisations.

Luther said fans should expect to hear songs from “Hernando” as well as some older material and new songs from the Hill

Country Review.

“Hill Country Review is an amazing band,” Luther said.

“They are totally taking the hill country blues tradition in their own direction.”

Allstars drummer Cody Dickinson plays guitar in the Review, and Chew plays bass. The Review recently signed a record deal and will be releasing an album in April. Luther Dickinson also plays on several songs,

making it another family project.

Cody Dickinson and Chew formed the Hill Country Review while Luther Dickinson was touring and recording with the Black Crowes. Luther Dickinson will be recording another album in February and March with the Crowes, but for now he’s excited about the Allstars’ current tour.

Tonight’s show marks the second show in a 23-stop tour that will span the country in five

High-end labels adjust for recession

By Minh Dang Entertainment Writer

It’s no secret consumers are always looking for the best deals, and fashion is no exception.

More and more high-end designers are creating lines for lowend retailers.

“With the economy the way that it is, it’s more important than ever before to sell garments that are affordable to everyone,” said Lisa McRoberts, assistant professor of textile, apparel and merchandising.

But designers aren’t the only ones hurting in the recession. Retailers are too.

Posh Unique Boutique, a local retailer, felt the pressure last holiday season.

“The consumer is really looking for a good deal so we have to discount,” said Ann White, co-owner of Posh Unique Boutique.

With consumers spending less money on clothing and consistently spending only on things they need, designers are doing what they can to stay afloat.

“Designers that have done lower lines are doing even more lower lines. An example is Alexander McQueen,” McRoberts said.

Creating lower-end lines comes with disadvantages though. Designers may have to sacrifice design and quality to stay within the price

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Otha Turner as they played juke joints throughout the South.

Luther Dickinson said working with his family gets better as time passes.

“I wouldn’t trade anything for it,” Dickinson said. “I was blessed to grow up in a musical environment. I’ve always known exactly what I wanted to do.”

The Varsity marks the second stop on the Do It Like We Used to Do tour, and several students are excited to see Mississippi blues in Baton Rouge.

“I really hope the Varsity continues to get decent bands like this and goes away from the ‘80s retro that has been the norm for the better part of the last decade,” said fan Paul Gil. “Usually I have to travel to New Orleans and farther to get this caliber of music.”

Philip Dunham, economics senior, said he likes the band’s raw sound, diverse musical influences, improvisational ability and energy.

“I’ve seen them a number of times and they always put on a great show,” Dunham said. “The shows are always unique, and they always do something to surprise you.”

The band’s most recent studio album, “Hernando,” is a return to classic blues-inspired rock ‘n’ roll. “‘Hernando’ is just balls-out rock,” Dickinson said. “We’re a trio, so I was like let’s play some blues rock ‘n’ roll. It’s what

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Liz Young, linguistics junior at Emery College, searches the sales rack at Posh Unique Boutique.

PAGE 15 ridiculous moments in it but with a good heart,” said Nicole Ingalsbe, director and theatre junior.

“It’s very applicable to this audience because of the relationship between the two people,” Ingalsbe said.

“The Four of Us” will run Jan. 20-25.

The three other studio shows are “The Sound of a Voice” running Feb. 3-8, “Key Exchange” running April 14-19 and “Outworks” running April 28-May 3.

“This theatre season looks very promising,” said Kandace Tyler, accounting sophomore. “I especially can’t wait for ‘Spring Awakening.’ It’s supposed to be hilarious.”

All mainstage shows and the dance concert are reserved seating and tickets may be purchased in advance at the box office, by phone at (225) 578-3527 or online at www. swinepalace.com.

All studio shows are general admission, and tickets can be purchased at the door only.

For more information on any of this season’s productions, visit www.swinepalace.com or www. theatre.lsu.edu or by phone at (225) 578-3527.

Contact Catie Vogels at cvogels@lsureveille.com

Check out lsureveille.com for updates throughout the day. weeks. It is the band’s first extended tour in more than a year. “[Their concerts are] creative, soulful and artistic, while still having the ability to keep the girls dancing,” Briese said.

“Their music is honest, and they seem down to earth, just doing what they love.”

Contact Jack LeBlanc at jleblanc@lsureveille.com

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COMMON CENTS

Wal-Mart’s benefits overwhelmingly outweigh its costs For many morally minded college students, shopping at Wal-Mart is their wallet’s guilty pleasure. WalMart has made life harder for union leaders, community organizers and owners of traditional mom and pop stores. However, the benefits WalMart provides for average Americans overwhelmingly outweigh the pain caused to those influential special-interest groups.

Despite the political and social pressure special-interest groups have leveraged against the company, a strong case can be made that Wal-Mart has affected America for the better.

Wal-Mart plays a large role in our way of life. The facts speak for themselves.

Every week, about 100 million Americans — about one-third of our country’s population — will be greeted as they walk through WalMart’s doors.

To handle this demand, the company employs more than 1.3 million Americans, more than any other private company. On average, full time workers are paid $10.11 per hour, according to walmartfacts. com.

In most retail stores, full-time

employees make up only 20 to 40 percent of the workforce, but at Wal-Mart, more than half of their employees work full-time.

And these jobs are in high demand. In early 2006, Wal-Mart opened a new store in the Chicago area. Of the 25,000 applicants, only 325 were accepted. As blogger Matt Johnston pointed out, “Even Mensa requires that you be in the top 2 percent on an intelligence test! Thus, this Wal-Mart store had to be even more selective than Mensa.” Mensa is the largest high-IQ society in the world.

No matter which way you slice it, Sam Walton’s company gives a lot to our country’s lagging workforce. And this doesn’t include the army of 3 million suppliers required to distribute and stock final products.

The secret to Wal-Mart’s success lies in its strategy. By tightly managing its stock, Wal-Mart’s managers are able to drive down prices, making profits only by selling in large quantities.

To compete, other stores have been forced to become far more efficient and slash their prices as well. When Wal-Mart enters a new

region, prices decrease by 8 percent in rural areas and 5 percent in urban areas, according to an August 2005 article in The New York Times.

And these price drops are not temporary. The increased competition that Wal-Mart has brought to the industry allows Americans to save $287 billion per year whether they shop at Wal-Mart or not. This averages out to more Daniel Morgan than $2,500 per Columnist household, and not including the time and gas saved by not visiting multiple stores, according to a 2007 study by Global Impact, an independent economic analysis firm.

And there is no denying many of these savings go places they are needed most. The company has two-and-a-half times as much selling space per inhabitant in the poorest third of states as in the richest third, according to the same New York Times article.

At present, the American dream is not fully realized for all

Americans. A store that aggressively cuts costs, and forces others to do the same, is just what we need.

Some claim Wal-Mart drives more traditional stores out of business. In the face of the rampant price cutting, more inefficient, personal stores cannot compete.

There is something charming about the old style of doing business. Conversations over the register with relaxed owners of more traditional stores are far more satisfying than high-pitched computers in the self-check-out lane.

However, the benefits of a traditional store must be weighed against its costs.

For the average American household, the cost of the store is $2,500 per year. A personal touch is valuable, but not that valuable.

Every week, 100 million Americans choose savings over nostalgia.

This element of choice cannot be overlooked. No one forced consumers to choose Wal-Mart over any other business. Besides the occasional tax subsidy, something questionable for any business, WalMart’s success comes not from the iron fist of government but from the invisible hand of the free market.

The goal of any enterprise is to give the customers what they want — to satisfy consumer demand.

Criticizing Wal-Mart for driving antiquated businesses out of the marketplace is not equivalent to criticizing the company that instituted the policy, but the people that made that policy profitable.

There are a lot of reasons to hate choices Americans make — “Twilight,” anyone? — but I do not judge people, especially the less affluent, for wanting to save money.

It may be the case that more aesthetically appealing, friendly stores will one day be able to compete with the big-box behemoths of this day and age. But at present, they cannot.

This is bad news for irrelevant union leaders, nostalgic community organizers and owners of antiquated stores that want us to pay more, but good news for Americans that want to always save.

If it is in your self-interest, then shop at Wal-Mart and feel good about it.

Contact Daniel Morgan at dmorgan@lsureveille.com

FREEMAN OF SPEECH

Always destruction of small businesses - always

“They’re like locusts. They’re moving from planet to planet, their whole civilization. After they’ve consumed every natural resource they move on.”

“And we’re next.”

When President Whitmore’s (Bill Pullman) mind is ensnared by the alien kept hostage at Area 51 in the movie “Independence Day,” he is informed of the alien plot to take over and destroy the planet.

The movement he describes above could just as easily be applied to Wal-Mart.

On the one hand, Wal-Mart provides the lowest prices on so many goods to the point of giving customers a one-stop shopping experience, with everything they need from bullets and rifles to frozen turkeys.

On other hand, Wal-Mart sucks the life out of local communities.

People routinely avoid their local small business in favor of the conglomerate’s low prices.

It’s bad enough only half of WalMart’s employees have health insurance, let alone earn enough wages to support a two-person family.

It’s bad enough Wal-Mart is routinely investigated for, among

other things, violating child labor laws, prohibiting the organization of unions and locations so close to national monuments you’d think they were their own emblem of the history and culture of an area.

But where else is one to go for affordable boxer briefs?

The largest private employer in the world was founded in 1962 by Sam Walton, who originally opened his store under the moniker “Walton’s Five and Dime.” He achieved early success by slowing his rate of price markup, routinely offering lower prices on goods and services than his neighborhood counterparts.

As Wal-Mart’s business model became overwhemingly profitable, so spread the building of Supercenters nationwide and around the world. In 2006, The Wall Street Journal estimated Wal-Mart attracts more than 100 million customers a week in the U.S. Nearly a third of the U.S. population shops at Wal-Mart each week.

Criticism of Wal-Mart is not in short supply. In fact, the phrase “Criticism of Wal-Mart” has its own separate page on Wikipedia. Also, no shortage of documentaries, books

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and exposés exist on the subject.

PBS created its own debate about Wal-Mart in the 2007 documentary “Store Wars: When WalMart Comes to Town,” in which they expose the retailer’s employee wage shortfalls. In the U.S., only the Federal government employs more people, yet the majorEric Freeman, Jr. ity of Wal-Mart Columnist employees with children live under the poverty line.

Wal-Mart has been sued repeatedly for “predatory pricing,” or intentionally selling their products at lower costs to drive competitors out of the market.

A lawsuit in Arkansas, centering on Wal-Mart’s use of “loss leaders” — when a company encourages business by selling products at lower cost than their value — was settled by the Arkansas Supreme Court, who ruled in favor of the retailer, denying claims of predatory pricing.

Similar lawsuits in Oklahoma

and Wisconsin were settled out of court, with no admission of wrongdoing by Wal-Mart.

During 2008, as many companies experienced lethal layoffs and abysmal losses, Wal-Mart was — for the time being — one of the few profitable companies in the world.

Fast forward to Jan. 7, when evidence of Wal-Mart’s influence on the entire world market inspired the Associated Press’s headline, “World stocks tumble on Wal-Mart’s profit warning.”

Wal-Mart slashed its fourth quarter earnings estimates after December sales rose only 1.7 per cent after fuel costs, much worse than forecasters initially predicted.

With the economy as bad as it is, many people last year turned to Wal-Mart for all of their low cost needs. Inside their halls, customers were treated to disingenuous signs like “Buy American.”

Considering Wal-Mart imports more than 80 percent of its goods from overseas — many produced in third-world sweatshops — it forces one to call shenanigans.

But the biggest problem with Wal-Mart isn’t the lawsuits, the

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allegations or even the price control.

Its biggest problem is guilt.

Even the most avid anti-WalMart activists have to make signs and banners for their protests to continue the cause. Unfortunately, WalMart provides the cheapest prices for markers, wood, paper and plastic.

Where do you think protestors go to purchase their anti-corporate materials? The place with the cheapest price, affording them more signs.

It’s tough to know the allegations against Wal-Mart and still utilize their low prices, contradicting everything they stand for. The feeling of shame associated with saving money regardless of moral and ethical dilemmas can drive people to the brink of insanity.

Instead, a solution to this problem was afforded by our reliable President Whitmore, saving us the time and energy of lobbying and protesting the corporate behemoth.

“Nuke ‘em. Let’s nuke the bastards.”

It didn’t work in the movie, but I can’t think of an alternative.

Contact Eric Freeman, Jr. at efreeman@lsureveille.com

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“I am really enjoying the new Martin Luther King, Jr. stamp — just think about all those white bigots, licking the backside of a black man.”

Dick Gregory American comedian and social activist Oct. 12, 1932 - present

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Palestine, Israel have difficulty finding solutions

Hate can spawn into the hearts of men within seconds, but for it to die, it takes generations of men. Unfortunately, ours is not such a lucky generation.

Current world conflicts prove how hatred has penetrated people’s minds. Warfare and animosity between Israel and Palestine prove highlight the difficulty of finding solutions even after generations of fighting.

After World War II, Jews were awarded Palestinian land to form a state of their own. Palestine — a predominantly Islamic country — lost the land without any significant reason other than its geographical location of Jerusalem.

Now, Palestinian territory is divided into two separate regions: the Gaza strip and the West Bank.

These territories comprise an Arab majority and are governed by the Palestinian National Authority.

In 2003, the Palestinian government was fractured by the conflict between two major parties: Fatah in the West Bank and Hamas in the Gaza strip.

Hamas — although winning a majority in Palestinian elections — is considered a terrorist organization by many states including Israel and the U.S. Currently, open warfare

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Response to ‘India should wage war’ Dina Parayitam’s claim that India should wage war with Pakistan is both dangerous and stupid. Parayitam notes that “History reveals that

between Israel and Hamas has caused the world lots of distress.

Despite calls for peace by the U.N., the U.S. and several other nations, the two proud states are unwilling to comprise.

“Anything else” other than Hamas ending the rocket fire on Israel “will be met with the Israeli people’s iron fist. We will continue as long as necessary to remove this threat from our heads,” Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Dini Parayitam Olmert told Columnist The New York Post.

Similarly, on Monday, Bloomberg taped Hamas’s political leader in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, claiming, “Gaza will not falter; our triumph over the Zionists is close.”

After days of fighting, Israel is increasing its attacks on Gaza’s main city in the South.

Israeli troops are fighting battles in the streets as the death toll spirals to more than 970 Palestinians according to CNN on Tuesday.

Despite the deaths of his people, Hamas Prime Minister reaffirms his people “we are closer to

victory than ever,” according to CNN. Each is accusing the other of attacking its civilians. Attacks on civilians show — despite claims of the war being strictly political — the religious and historical roots of the conflict.

The future treatment of the loser by the winner is a matter to consider carefully. Each side has undeniable prejudices and hatred that cannot be simply erased by the end of this fighting. More people will inevitably continue to die because of this hatred.

Countries asking for cease fire and peace ought to push for resolutions demanding tolerance between these two areas. Historical injustices should be pushed aside for the sake of preventing future injustice. Death, killing and war should not be the future of succeeding generations. Instead, people of today ought to KHALED OMAR / The Associated Press work toward a peaceful and tolerPalestinians buy food in the street as smoke rises following explosions caused by ant future for their kids.

People were not born hat- Israeli military operations in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. ing, but they were taught how to It remains to be a seen who will convince these nations to hate. Such is the case as children will ultimately claim victory, stop fighting and resume politiin Hamas are reading Al Fateh, a how long potential peace remains cal negotiations to spare the civilweb site created for Arabian chil- and what each does to move in ians. dren preaching hatred and glorify- the direction of tolerance. Let us ing dying. The future generations hope neither nation destroys one are learning to hate as the current another beyond repair as the batContact Dini Parayitam at generations die for their hatred. tles continue. Perhaps the world dparayitam@lsureveille.com

diplomatic methods — although often favored — will not solve the problem between these arch rivals.”

Yeah, well neither will war.

Pakistan and India have had three wars since 1947 with no clear resolution because of Kashmir.

The dispute over Kashmir is already one of the most probable points for a nuclear conflict to erupt.

To advocate a war between India and Pakistan, one that would surely go nuclear, would result in the useless death of millions of innocent people.

Moreover, the United States would surely be drawn in to the conflict because of our relationship with Pakistan and the War on terror.

I wish I could simply dismiss Parayitam’s opinion, but sadly,

many powerful officials in India share her view.

Kuppahalli Sitaramayya Sudarshan, the head of the RSS, argued that India should attack Pakistan even if it goes nuclear.

Sudarshan stated, “Yes, I know it will not stop there. It will be nuclear war and a large number of people will perish” and “According to me, as of now, it is very necessary

to defeat the demons and there is no other way.”

What the world needs now is not more war but diplomacy. A war between two nuclear super powers would open a Pandora’s box that no one in the world wants to see.

Chris Cummings senior, political science

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Awkward sex is a learning experience - it gets better

By Rose Hansen OSE Daily Barometer, Oregon State

CORBALLIS, Ore. (U-Wire)—Do you remember losing your virginity?

If you’re like most of us, it was probably about as graceless as sex can get. You were probably too nervous to try talking dirty, didn’t want to experiment with anything besides missionary and quickly realized it wasn’t the shadowy lights, sexy music kind of experience Hollywood plays it up to be.

The good news is sex gets better. Really. If you’re a girl, you will reach or have already arrived at that point where “being on top” is a dance whose rhythm you understand intimately, receiving oral sex doesn’t leave you panicked and you savor the heart-pounding, animal-panting,

sweaty post-sex buzz for all its worth before reaching for your clothes.

But just because you know how to tango doesn’t mean the awkwardness disappears. It doesn’t matter if you have a little or a lot of sex, some things about it are just awkward by nature, from falling off the bed to farting.

Even the taking-off-clothes dance is clumsy, but who can blame you? So you tripped over your jeans because you forgot to take your shoes off first; there are more important things to think about. You’d be crazy not to be in a hurry to get naked and get started.

And what about unhooking the bra? This proves to be a task of mythical proportions to the average college male. I had a partner who flat out quit trying. When we reached

that point in undressing, he’d simply wave his hand and say, “Take that thing off.” I’d laugh, and then we’d have sex.

Okay, so you’re naked and ready to get down to business. There are casual blunders, like bumping heads or the basic noises sex creates.

That stuff doesn’t merit any reaction at all.

Some bloopers are a little harder to ignore. Switching positions, for example, is no ballet. It’s not easy to go from the side-to-side to missionary or doggy, even for the most acrobatic of us.

What do you do if you burp during a blowjob? Or fart in bed?

Laugh it off. Finding humor in a situation that can be, for some, so potentially disastrous is a great way to reassure your partner their sex

appeal isn’t lessened by something as small as a fart.

Communication is key.

Sexual dysfunction. If it hasn’t happened to you, you haven’t had enough sex. The most common one has to do with erections — either he can’t get it up or keep it up.

The good news is that this can be caused by a variety of reasons, and they’re usually internal and unrelated to the attractiveness of the partner in play. Erections are fragile.

Things like alcohol, stress, medication and situational distractions can influence the way they behave.

Just relax, focus on your partner and consider turning to your doctor if the problem persists.

If there’s anything I’ve learned about having sex, it’s that it really does get better, but awkward

moments never stop. It’s the combination of both that helps you grow and develop sexually.

It’s called progress. You’re not moving forward if all the shagging you’re doing is graceful and romantic. Sex is a loud, dirty, sweaty, hot activity. Welcome it, and take the awkwardness in stride.

Overcoming those bedroom blunders by facing them, laughing at them or communicating about them doesn’t make sex worse. It makes it better. Sure, it reinforces the connection you have with your partner, but it also strengthens the connection you have with yourself — and that’s the most important relationship you’ll ever have.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s opinion staff at opinion@lsureveille.com

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team in Baton Rouge.

Mary Koehler, psychology senior, founded the first women’s roller derby team here in the Red Stick.

Koehler said she was interested in the sport after seeing the team in New Orleans and figured Baton Rouge would be a great place to start a new team.

“Me and a friend got on Myspace and contacted females in our area in the same age group and invited them to come out and join us,” Koehler said. “We had about seven girls show up for our first practice, which was in July 2007.”

Roller derby is not a new sport. The first games of roller derby were played back in the Depression era. But the new wave that has taken the country by storm is more contemporary and fitting to the times.

Roller derby is played on a circuit track, which imitates the original track from the sport’s early years. The new track is easier to assemble and still allows a skater to obtain the same force you would get from using a bank track.

Ten contestants play the track at a time. There is a jammer from each team, whose goal is to score points for their team.

The remaining members consist of three blockers per team and a pivot. These players are considered the pack.

When the first whistle sounds, the pack takes off skating around the track. On the second whistle, the jammers try to make it through the opposing pack with the ball. A jammer can only score points on the second lap by passing members of the opposing team.

There are two 30-minute periods and a break for halftime.

Koehler said she thinks the team has come a long way.

“When we got to our first practice, none of us had any experience playing roller derby,” Koehler said. “In the first 3 to 4 months we had to teach ourselves how to skate. Then we went on to learn the basic fundamentals on

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how to play the game. Now we focus on strategizing and endurance.”

The Red Stick Roller Derby will be taking on the Beach Brawl Sk8r Dolls of Ft. Walton, Fla., at the Baton Rouge River Center.

Tickets are $10, and fans will not only be treated to the match, but also to great food and drinks. The Spring Break Shark Attack will also be performing at halftime. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the Baton Rouge Youth, Inc. Along with the fun and excitement of the match is the Red Stick team’s secret weapon.

The “Smearleaders,” as they call themselves, will be there rooting them on.

The Smearleaders are not the average cheerleaders. Dressed in roller derby-esque attire, they will be doing original cheers, dances and will even provide a halftime show.

The Smearleaders were started when the team came together in July 2007. Danielle Sears Vignes, also known as Dee Zasta, took the role of forming a group of supporters who would be at home bouts to cheer them on.

Vignes, performance studies senior, said she called upon people she knew who had performed on stage at LSU or were cheerleaders in high school. She called upon people she knew would use their energetic spirits to support the team.

“The men and women I chose were people I knew would bring excitement to the game,” Vignes said. “It was a great opportunity to form a support structure for our team and at the same time bring a unique form of entertainment to Baton Rouge.”

Rebecca Walker, communication studies grad student, is a member of the Smearleading squad and said the activity is a lot of fun.

“I think people who watch this first game will not only be excited about roller derby but also about Smearleading for the Red Stick Roller Girls,” Walker said. “And if they are, they are all welcome to come join us in cheering for the next game.

Walker, who became a member of the squad through Vignes, said being a Smearleader is not that hard.

“We’ve had a few practices and have come up with cheers and even a dance routine for halftime,” Walker said. “It can be time consuming, and being a graduate student and instructor, things can get really busy.”

Koehler said she is hoping interest in roller derby in Baton

Rouge continues to grow after Saturday’s matchup.

“Baton Rouge is a very sports-oriented city because of LSU Football,” Koehler said.

“We’re hoping that the people who come out Saturday enjoy themselves and share with others this new form of entertainment for the city.”

Morrison said she hopes to see students come out to support the team and maybe even get a

Thursday, January 15, 2009 few recruits.

“Mary and I have skated around Free Speech Plaza handing out flyers before, and we even skated at this year’s Battle of the Bands,” Morrison said. “Hopefully after Saturday more students will become interested, and this thing will take off.”

Contact Josh Chenier at jchenier@lsureveille.com