The Daily Reveille — October 26, 2009

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Volume 114, Issue 43

Monday, October 26, 2009

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Watkins to attend Tucker Commission

By Xerxes A. Wilson Staff Writer

GRANT GUTIERREZ / The Daily Reveille

Freshman quarterback Russell Shepard runs for a 69-yard touchdown Saturday night during LSU’s 31-10 win against Auburn. It was Shepard’s first TD as a Tiger.

No. 9 knocks off Auburn with victory sparked by Shepard’s first touchdown By Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer

LSU football coach Les Miles had been fielding questions for the last two weeks about where the LSU offense was hiding. Many of those questions were answered Saturday night, as sophomore quarterback Jordan Jefferson accounted for three touchdowns and freshman Russell Shepard ran for a 69-yard score to propel LSU (6-1, 4-1) to a convincing 31-10 win against Auburn (5-3, 2-3).

LSU remained at No. 9 in the Associated Press Top 25 and USA Today Coaches Top 25 polls and the BCS ranking after the victory. “We still want to run the football with balance and have the ability to do both,” Miles said. “We always want to be 50-50. If the opponent wants to stop our run, we want to have the opportunity to throw the football.” Jefferson threw a 14-yard fade route pass to junior wide receiver Terrance Toliver to open up the scoring after a 3-minute, 9-second drive aided by three Auburn penalties — LSU’s first

touchdown on an opening drive this season. Shepard woke up the LSU running game Saturday night with his burst between the tackles with 1:09 left in the third quarter. His 69-yard run was LSU’s longest offensive play of the season and the longest by an LSU running back since an 87-yard run by Jacob Hester against Louisiana Tech on Nov. 10, 2007. “Tonight I was really a running back,” Shepard said. “When I was running I was like, SHEPARD, see page 11

Possible fee increases will be on the mind of Student Government President Stuart Watkins as he attends the Postsecondary Education Review Commission Meeting — also known as the Tucker Commission — on Monday and Tuesday. The Tucker Commission is tasked with reviewing the governance, facilities, funding, operations and number and alignment of degree programs at Louisiana public colleges. “The Tucker Commission deals with a variety of issues higher education is facing,” Watkins said. “It’s going to have a huge impact on higher education, so it will affect every student on LSU’s campus.” Watkins said he does not have any formal role in the meeting, but he would attend on behalf of the students in case anyone had any questions about the student body. Watkins said he is most interested in the possibility of fee increases in the future. Watkins said he is not in favor of fee increases unless it is completely necessary to save the academic core of the University and keep the University’s top-tier status. Contact Xerxes A. Wilson at xwilson@lsureveille.com

FACULTY

Memorial gathering held for professor Friends, students remember Hausey By Kyle Bove Senior Staff Writer

When Jim Hausey and his younger brother Bobby were children, Bobby once got more attention from a kind stranger in a waiting room, prompting Jim to jealously exclaim, “There are two of we!” “I just always thought there would be two of us,” Jim Hausey said. “I’m still in

shock.” Bobby Hausey, renowned local artist and professor at the University for 32 years, died Oct. 16 because of complications with diabetes. He was 59. The LSU School of Art held a memorial gathering Friday in the sculpture garden, where about 100 of Hausey’s friends, students, family, fans and colleagues listened to and shared stories about the painter who inspired them and made them laugh. “He was well-loved everywhere he went,” said Ruth Price O’Connor, who grew up just two houses down from Hausey in Central, La.

Hausey studied painting and drawing at LSU before receiving a Master’s of Fine Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He started teaching at LSU in 1977. Melody Guichet, close friend and former LSU painting and drawing professor, spoke at the gathering. She studied with Hausey and lovingly recalled their “fierce but friendly rivalry” during their undergraduate careers. When Guichet’s painting won first place at their senior art show, she called HAUSEY, see page 11

JENNIFER MATLOCK / The Daily Reveille

Professor Ed Pramuk shares memories at Friday’s memorial service for Bobby Hausey, professor and artist who died last week.


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