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Volume 114, Issue 50
FACEBOOK ALLOWS FAMILY, FRIENDS TO ‘MEMORIALIZE’ PROFILES OF DECEASED By Mary Walker Baus Staff Writer
When Dustin “DC” Clemons, 20-year-old thenmass communication sophomore, was struck and killed by a car as he walked across Nicholson Drive on April 16, 2005, the University community mourned his death. His funeral service was standing room only as people gathered together to cry, laugh and remember Clemons. Clemons had many friends before his death, and thanks to Facebook, more University students were able to connect with the his family after his passing. Facebook has taken note of users’ connections to deceased loved ones, and last month the socialnetworking giant changed its policy to allow family members to “memorialize” accounts, or
set profiles to have increased privacy measures while still allowing users to express grief and memories. “Myself and [Clemons’] family and friends find comfort in being able to visit his page and see the funny and endearing messages,” said Kevin Brown, one of Clemons’ close friends and president of Dustin’s Cause, a nonprofit organization dedicated to pedestrian safety issues. “It’s powerful in the sense of creating a lasting memory. Facebook is not the end-all-be-all, but it is an avenue ... to relive memories of him, his sense of humor and his personality displayed on his Facebook profile.” Clemons had 990 FACEBOOK, see page 15
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
CRIME
Student arrested in alleged rape
By Kyle Bove Senior Staff Writer
A University transfer student from the United Kingdom was arrested over the weekend for allegedly raping a woman multiple times on campus. Simon Taylor, 20, reportedly raped the woman in a portable restroom and in his ‘If nobody dorm room in LeJeune Hall, reports it, according to then that’s Sgt. Jason Betwhy [a tencourtt of the rapist] is LSU Police Department. ... available The attacks happened to do this early Sunday again.’ morning, BetJudy Benitez tencourtt said. LFASA executive director Police did not release further information about the woman, including whether she is a student or her age. Bettencourtt said the woman had an alcoholic beverage with Taylor at a bar before the attacks. The woman went to LSUPD on Sunday to report the crime. “It is very good that she reported it,” said Judy Benitez, executive director of the Louisiana ASSAULT, see page 16
ENVIRONMENT
New project aims to reduce dining hall food waste Refuse down 140 pounds since start By Brianna Paciorka Contributing Writer
Being green can be as easy as cleaning your plate. LSU Dining introduced Project Clean Plate at The 459 Commons last month to promote student awareness concerning food waste. The project aims to reduce uneaten food by having students bring clean plates to the tray returner at the
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‘You can eat all you want. Just eat what you get.’ David Heidke
LSU Dining director
dining hall and to reduce waste by 20 percent for the week of Nov. 9 to 13. “[Food waste] is something that happens often at all-you-can-eat places, such as The 459 Commons,”
said David Heidke, LSU Dining director. “You can eat all you want. Just eat what you get.” Heidke said food waste has declined from 768 pounds to 628 pounds since the start of Project Clean Plate. “This is the first time we’ve approached [reducing food waste] this way,” Heidke said. “We decided to try 20 percent because we didn’t have history on this, and it looks like we’ll pass our goals.” LSU Dining will donate food to the Baton Rouge Food Bank if WASTE, see page 16
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Students eat dinner Monday at 459 Commons near a Project Clean Plate sign. The new project aims to reduce the University’s food waste by about 20 percent.