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PMAC goin’ up ON A TUESDAY

Tigers stay composed as Fans should pack PMAC they host for biggest game in No. 1 Kentucky recent memory BY james bewers jbewers@lsureveille.com

LIFE OF BRIAN

No one needs to remind the LSU men’s basketball team about who has touched down in Baton Rouge.

In fact, LSU coach Johnny Jones perhaps best described his team’s Tuesday-night foe. “[We] have an opportunity to play against one of the best teams ever assembled in college basketball,” Jones said.

Jones often talks about opportunity, but none is greater than the nationally-televised, sold-out matchup between the Tigers (176, 6-4 Southeastern Conference) and No. 1 Kentucky at 6 p.m. tonight in the PMAC.

The sun will soon find its home in the western sky, and it will be Tuesday evening in the PMAC. That’s a corny start, but for the first sellout in more than five years, nothing is over-the-top.

By now, you know what’s happening. No. 1 Kentucky is coming to Baton Rouge to face the LSU basketball team for a game carrying more weight than any other in the Tigers’ recent history for a number of reasons.

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LSU sophomore forward Jordan Mickey (left) shoots the ball, and junior guard Josh Gray (right) dribbles the ball during the Tigers’ 71-60 victory against Alabama on Sunday at the PMAC. student organizations

University students organize flash mob club

BY William Taylor Potter wpotter@lsureveille.com What started as a birthday surprise turned into a saving grace for all the students sharing their weakness — they can’t resist the urge to dance.

The University’s flash mob group, Kryptonite, started last year after a few students put together a flash mob for a friend’s birthday. Though it was originally a one-time event, the group created a registered

student organization.

One of the group’s founders was a big fan of the “Superman” comic series, and the catchy name of the hero’s only weakness stuck.

The club has about 15 members specializing in everything from ballet to Bollywood, said kinesiology junior and Kryptonite choreographer Kirkland Green. The group scheduled two rounds of upcoming auditions after meeting interested students at the Student Involvement Fair last week.

“It’s exciting. It should be a really good turnout,” Green said. “We’ve had such a great reception, and now we have so many people emailing us about auditions.”

Being a Kryptonite member is a major time commitment, said biology junior and club secretary Kaylee Gross. The group typically meets at least twice a week.

Members are required to sign a confidentiality

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The flash mob group Kryptonite officially became an LSU student organization last see kryptonite, page 15 year. Originally starting with six members, the group has grown to 15 members.

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Ala. begins issuing marriage licenses to gay couples THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Gay couples began getting married in Alabama on Monday morning, despite an 11th-hour attempt from the state’s chief justice — an outspoken opponent of samesex marriage — to block the weddings.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday morning refused to block the marriages and let a hold on the federal ruling striking the ban expire. Minutes later, Alabama became the 37th state where gays and lesbians can legally wed as probate judges began granting the licenses to couples, some of whom had been lined up for hours and exited courthouses to applause.

“I figured that we would be that last ones — I mean, they would drag Alabama kicking and screaming to equality,” said Laura Bush, who married Dee Bush in a ceremony in a park outside the courthouse in Birmingham after receiving a license.

“I remember California, when they were giving it, then it was taken away, and they gave it back,” Dee Bush said. So the couple, who has been together for seven years and has five kids

between them, decided to “get in there while we can and get it done.”

But not all judges issued licenses, despite the January federal ruling that the state’s statutory and constitutional bans on gay marriage were unconstitutional. Some followed a Sunday night order from Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore that they refuse to give same-sex couples licenses.

Moore sent probate judges a letter saying that he still viewed such licenses as illegal under the Alabama Constitution and arguing that the federal judge’s order did not require that they be issued.

It was a dramatic return to defiance for the chief justice.

He was removed from the post in 2003 for refusing to obey a federal court order to remove a washing machine-sized Ten Commandments from the state judicial building. Critics lashed out that Moore had no authority to tell county probate judges to enforce a law that a federal judge already ruled unconstitutional.

Susan Watson, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, said she heard of at least four coun-

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Justin Morgan (left) and Glenn Cannon (right) hug supporters Monday after getting their marriage license at the Montgomery County Probate Office in Montgomery, Ala. ties where judges had refused to issue the marriage licenses.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MILLERSVILLE, Pa. — The boyfriend of a college freshman found dead inside her dormitory room was covered in blood and performing CPR on her when campus police arrived, according to an arrest affidavit.

Gregorio Orrostieta, 19, told officers early Sunday that he shoved Millersville University student Karlie Hall, causing her to fall and hit her head on a chair, and then gave her a “back hand” to the face, the affidavit said.

Orrostieta, who doesn’t attend the university, was arraigned Monday on an aggravated assault charge and is jailed on $1.5 million bail. He did not have a lawyer at the hearing. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 19.

Orrostieta told police he and Hall, 18, had argued at a party Saturday night and she had hit him, the affidavit said. They made up before returning to the dorm at around 1:30 a.m. and arguing again, the affidavit said.

Police responding to a cardiac arrest call to the Bard Hall dormitory found Hall unresponsive around 5:20 a.m. Sunday, according to the affidavit and a university statement.

Orrostieta, said police, had

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Gregorio Orrostieta was arraigned Monday on an aggravated assault charge and jailed in lieu of $1.5 million bail in the death of his girlfriend, Millersville University freshman Karlie Hall. blood smeared on his face and a dried cut on his forehead.

His shirt was ripped, exposing scratch marks on his chest, and he had blood on his hands and jeans, the affidavit said.

The Lancaster County district attorney scheduled a press conference with the university’s police chief and administrators for Monday afternoon.

In a note to students, Millersville president John Anderson called Hall’s death “unfathomable.”

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health

Online learning generates Student Incubator helps alumna University revenue open family-oriented fitness studio BY rose velazquez rvelazquez@lsureveille.com

With the dread of impending budget cuts looming for Louisiana higher education, online learning could help keep the University afloat, said LSU Online Interim Director and Instructional Design Consultant Amanda Major.

With 378 students from all over the country enrolled in various online degree programs, Major said LSU Online will continue to be a source of revenue for the University. While a portion of the revenue generated

by LSU Online goes back into the program, it also goes toward funding several University positions.

“We’re hoping that because we’re generating revenue for the University … we can counteract [the budget cuts] to help the University continue to operate and function,” Major said.

LSU Online launched in March 2013 with a total of 17 students enrolled in three masters degree programs — business administration, construction management and human resource education with a concentration in human resources and leadership development.

LSU Online allows students and its faculty to participate in the learning experience from any location at any time. There are six start dates every year, and courses are condensed into seven-week long modules.

“That’s also helpful for professionals,” Major said. “They can really focus in on the material in a shorter amount of time, and usually they’re working in bursts anyway to get their coursework completed.”

LSU Online offers two additional masters degree programs in educational leadership and education with a specialization in higher education administration as well as an undergraduate professional certification in construction management.

Major said the program has even expanded to attract students outside the U.S. and U.S. citizens studying and working abroad.

The biggest difference between the traditional classroom setting and the online learning experience is the ability to reach out to students on a global scale and make higher education accessible to those who might not normally pursue an on-campus education, Major said.

“Students who are professionals who have families and homes to take care of who are working full-time or in the military travelling from place to place,” Major said. “Online education is imperative because they can in their free time, which they have very little of, attain higher education.”

Online courses are as

effective if not more so than a traditional classroom setting, Major said. LSU Online utilizes course standards provided by Quality Matters and the Online Learning Consortium’s Quality Scorecard as well as faculty-generated feedback to continually enhance courses.

“You don’t have to be in the classroom at a certain time,” Major said. “You still have to attend to the subject matter, right?

You still have to read what you have to read, and you have to complete the activities, but you’re not sitting in a room and hearing a lecture at 3 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday.”

There is no plan at this time to add any new undergraduate programs to LSU Online’s degree offerings, but Major said her office is working to support undergraduate courses throughout the University.

The LSU Online office works alongside an advisory council and a team of University faculty members and professionals dedicated to launching and sustaining online courses.

“I believe you can put any course online,” Major said.

“The technology is there. I’m aware of labs, virtual labs that are as effective if not more effective online because students can manipulate the chemicals or manipulate the circuit board, and maybe not physically handson, but through using mouse clicks.”

BY amanda capritto acapritto@lsureveille.com

University alumna Andrea Sebatien-Roberts combined entrepreneurial skills and a passion for fitness to start a family-oriented fitness center with capital she earned from winning the LSU Student Incubator Venture Challenge.

The challenge, a businessoriented funding program, helped kick off Sebastien-Roberts’ goal of opening her studio, FamilyFit Athletics.

Sebastien-Roberts graduated from the University with a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s in kinesiology with a concentration in sports and fitness administration and has multiple fitness certifications, including Crossfit-Level One. Kinesiology instructor Eric Engemann, whose courses focus on sports and exercise administration, said it’s a competitive market, and to succeed, a business must differentiate itself from others and stand out in some way.

Sebastien-Roberts thinks the atmosphere of FamilyFit Athletics combined with the research her programs are based on sets her apart from other fitness centers.

While earning her master’s degree, Sebastien-Roberts took a course in exercise psychology and said the physiological

and psychological research she learned there became fundamental in her training.

Exercise psychology focuses on applying principles of human performance like focus, confidence and motivation to physical fitness.

Sebastien-Roberts said exercise psychology interested her and motivated her to open the gym.

“I was really interested in learning about what keeps people going, so I think the foundation of what I’ve started is essentially to make it fun and to get kids to integrate fitness in their lives,” Sebastien-Roberts said.

Her main goal is to help families as a whole understand the importance of physical fitness and healthy habits and eliminate “gym intimidation” so people of all ages and fitness levels feel welcome.

Sebastien-Roberts worked for IBM for 10 years before realizing she didn’t enjoy her career and went back to school to earn her master’s and pursue her passion.

“I just realized I was doing something for money and not because I liked it,” SebastienRoberts said. “Fitness had always been a hobby for me, and I wanted to turn it into a career.”

The Student Incubator program helps students with writing business plans and

generating revenue, but Sebastien-Roberts said it helped most in networking. Now with FamilyFit Athletics open, the Student Incubator is still setting up opportunities for Sebastien-Roberts to speak about the importance of fitness in public schools around Baton Rouge.

Engemann said he is not surprised at the path SebastienRoberts took, but does think it is unusual.

“It is a little bit unique that somebody has that entrepreneurial spirit and a business oriented plan, especially at this stage in their lives and to take it forward and put together a business plan and have success,” Engemann said.

Kenneth Anderson, Student Incubator manager, said the Incubator has seen many nonbusiness majors who enter the challenge.

“We strongly encourage tech and non-business majors to participate in the program, being that oftentimes they are the ones with the great ideas, products or technologies,” Anderson said.

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Parrain’s, The Chimes co-owner dies BY joshua jackson jjackson@lsureveille.com Tim Hood, co-owner of Parrain’s Seafood Restaurant, The Chimes and Varsity Theatre, died last night after a battle with cancer.

“He was thoroughly involved,” said Parrain’s general manager Jonathan Thiery. “He didn’t hire anyone from the outside. He had pride in his work, and that stays with us. He was a leader, boss and a friend.”

A Facebook post on his restaurants’ pages said, “His refusal to be overwhelmed by adversity, his unparalleled grace, courage, and good humor were examples to us all.”

Hood is survived by his wife and children.

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Professor works to build supercomputer BY jose alejandro bastidas jbastidas@lsureveille.com University researchers are contributing to the next big technological evolution — computers going quantum.

Physics professor Jonathan P. Dowling, who specializes in quantum computing, focuses his research on the development of a computer to revolutionize modern technology.

Dowling’s research reached a milestone when he published the book “Schrödinger’s Killer App: Race to Build the World’s First Quantum Computer” in May 2013.

In the book, Dowling gives insight into the U.S. government’s motivation to build a quantum computer capable of solving complex mathematical equations as well as being able to hack the encryption codes used to secure the Internet.

Dowling explains how scientists developed a code-breaking algorithm, the “killer app,” allowing them to perform these functions, but now they have to build the computer to run the program itself.

“No one has built a largescale quantum computer yet, but we’re certainly becoming very close,” Dowling said. “It’s coming down to different hardware platforms. [Scientists] have made small quantum computers with 16 bits, but we need 1 million or 1 trillion bits working together to do something like breaking encryptions.”

Dowling and his research team contribute to the race by modeling and designing different hardware approaches for quantum computer prototypes.

Physics junior Todd Mouler

joined Dowling’s research team spring 2012.

Moulder started as a programmer working on understanding and analyzing codes.

Now, he contributes with the modeling and designing of codes and hardware for the research.

“You wouldn’t think [the University] would be working on something like this,” Moulder said. “[The University] is great. They have a great football team. It’s a great place to go to school. And it’s working on quantum computing. I would expect an Ivy League school to be doing this [research]. We’re up there hitting it with the big boys.”

Dowling compares quantum technology to the story of Schrödinger’s cat — the inspiration behind his book’s title.

Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger developed the famous “cat” thought experiment in 1935 as a demonstration of the conflict between what quantum theory tells us is true about the behavior of microscopic matter, as opposed to what we observe to be true with our eyes.

In his experiment, the cat is placed in a steel box with a vial of hydrocyanic acid, a radioactive substance. If the vial were to decay in the period of time the cat was in the box, the animal would die.

Because there is no way of knowing if the vial decays until the scientist opens the box, for the duration of the experiment, the cat is considered both alive and dead.

Dowling finds Schrödinger’s reasoning applies to his work in quantum technology.

“A ‘qbit’ is the bit of

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The physics department’s super computer ‘Queen B’ is made out of old recycled computers that were thrown out. information [viewed in 0 and 1] the computer analyzes,” Dowling said. “A qbit, like the cat who is simultaneously dead or alive, can be super positioned so that it’s both a zero and a one. That is what we want our computers to do, to be able to analyze both sides at once.”

The quantum computer would solve complex mathematical equations in seconds,

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when classical computers analyzing the same equations would take weeks. This would benefit all areas of scientific research.

Organizations like the National Security Agency finance the research behind building this computer because the “killer app” can be used to break encryptions from people’s phones and laptops.

The technology in iPhones and Android phones allowing users to encrypt their information would not be able to prevent the government from accessing it, Dowling said.

As co-director of the Hearne Institute for Theoretical Physics, Dowling, along with fellow co-director and physics professor Jorge Pullin and researchers at the University’s Center for Computation and Technology, looks to prepare for new developments in computer technologies to build this supercomputer.

Dowling believes the first quantum computer could be functional in as early as 10 years.

“It’s unpredictable [how quantum technology will affect the general public] in the same way that when the Internet was invented in the 1970’s as a computer backup system. No one predicted web, commerce or email,” Dowling said. “I don’t want to be the old, fogie professor who makes the wrong prediction. So I don’t know what it’s going to be, but I’m sure it’ll be really cool.”

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DOWN MEMORY LANE

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Tigers confident under Jones’ direction

BY DAVID GRAY dgray@lsureveille.com

by fans and players alike.

“It was a crazy game last year,” said sophomore guard Tim Quarterman. “There was a lot of stuff that had to do with that game like the ice storm, and our fans still showed up through it all and they supported us from beginning to end.”

Before last season’s game, Winter Storm Leon forced University officials to shut down the

When the LSU men’s basketball team dropped its second consecutive game last Thursday, fingers were pointed at coach Johnny Jones.

It was the Tigers’ secondstraight loss to a team with a losing record, and pundits said the team’s struggles came from the top.

The criticism troubled sophomore guard Tim Quarterman.

“It really bothered me just because he’s all for us,” Quarterman said of Jones. “He wants to see us do the best that we can night in and night out.”

Jones coached the Tigers (17-6, 6-4 Southeastern Conference) to a 71-60 victory against Alabama on Saturday, and now he’s gearing them up for a clash against undefeated No. 1 Kentucky (23-0, 10-0 SEC) at 6 p.m. tonight at the PMAC. Jones has been in these type of moments before, giving LSU sophomore forward Jarell Martin confidence his coach can get he and his teammates ready for their game against the Wildcats.

“It’s great to have a coach like that who’s actually experienced it and who can give us everything he went through when he played in big atmospheres like that,” Martin said. “He can teach that to us and tell us about it and prepare us for it.”

While at LSU, Jones played on two NCAA tournament teams, one Final Four team in 1981 and was a member of a Tigers squad that won a school-record 26

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LSU men’s basketball team remembers ‘Ice Game,’ braces for No. 1 Kentucky

BY DAVID GRAY dgray@lsureveille.com Mass communication sophomore Marc Stevens has attended more than 100 LSU basketball games, but the “Ice Game” still resonates with him.

“I just remember it was the first time all [last] season that students actually showed up,” Stevens said. “I think it had to do with school being out and the road frozen over. They didn’t

really have anything else to do.

They showed up en mass, and it made the game really awesome.”

With the streets of Baton Rouge blanketed in ice, a student-heavy crowd stuffed the PMAC to watch their Tigers upset then-No. 18 Kentucky on Jan. 28, 2014.

For fifth-year mass communication senior Adrian Wintz, who said he’s attended nearly every home game for the last five seasons, it was one of the

most unforgettable game he’s been to.

“It was all just one giant blur of awesomeness,” Wintz said.

“I honestly can’t remember one particular moment. Every minute was crazy.”

As the LSU men’s basketball team (17-6, 6-4 Southeastern Conference) prepares for its clash against No. 1 Kentucky (23-0, 10-0 SEC) at 6 p.m. tonight at the PMAC, memories of the “Ice Game” have been rekindled

GYMNASTICS

Increase in fan base, attendance creates exciting atmosphere for LSU

BY JACOB HAMILTON jhamilton@lsureveille.com LSU gymnastics coach D-D Breaux, in her 38th year as coach, remembers when she was happy if her parents and close friends attended a meet.

But as she built the team to be the most dominant programs at one of the most athletically rich campuses in the nation, the fan base grew along with it.

“There was an atmosphere, but it was a much more quiet atmosphere,” Breaux said. “It was a very small group of rowdy people. That rowdiness has stayed the same, but we have grown the people behind them, which is very exciting. It’s going to go out on Facebook, Twitter and other

places that this is a hard place to compete. Everybody used to come here and have their best meet, but [now] this is a hard place to compete because our fans are in your face.”

The crowds have been nothing short of record breaking this season.

The season-opening win against Iowa brought in the largest season-opening crowd in history, and LSU reigned victorious against Missouri in front of the fourth-largest crowd in program history.

At the midway point of the season, the crowd kept growing. Friday night, LSU’s victory against Georgia drew in the third-largest crowd in program history at 7,722.

“It says so much about our program,” said senior allarounder Rheagan Courville.

“We want [the fans] to get involved with us, so we can use that momentum to take us through the rest of the season.

We want them to be a part of that, and I think we have done it.

We have created a buzz and an excitement around campus. It’s really something that nobody can deny that they want to be a part of.”

LSU fans are proving their allegiance to the gymnastics team with an average attendance of 6,882 through the first three home meets. Friday night’s crowd of 7,722 was larger

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More than 7,700 people attended the Gymnastics meet during the Tigers’ 198.075-196.850 victory against Georgia on Feb. 6 at the PMAC.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Lady Tigers gaining momentum to finish conference schedule

BY Stanton Vignes svignes@lsureveille.com The LSU women’s basketball team is gaining momentum for its remaining conference schedule.

LSU (14-9, 8-3 Southeastern Conference) has won fourstraight SEC games and fiveconsecutive home matchups.

The Lady Tigers have positioned themselves at No. 3 in the conference rankings and are only 2.5 games out of first place.

The Lady Tigers’ last loss was to then-No.5 Tennessee on Jan. 22, which has yet to lose a SEC game. They are also the No. 1 team in the NCAA’s Rating Percentage Index, a number used to rank teams based on wins and losses as well as strength of schedule.

LSU coach Nikki Caldwell said she is happy with her team and what it accomplished so far.

“We’re excited about where we’re at right now in the halfway point of the season,” Caldwell said. “We played a tough first half of opponents — Tennessee, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Mississippi State ,and the list keeps going. We’re in a position right now to really make a statement, and not only for us within the conference, but also for the NCAA and getting into

the tournament.”

Caldwell said this is a different squad than she saw in December and early January. Her team’s mental toughness and selflessness contribute to the great defensive play her players exhibit.

LSU enacted a full-court press zone in their defensive scheme, which smothered teams and prevents them from getting the ball across the half-court line, allowing the Lady Tigers offense to get set early in the shot clock.

During the Lady Tigers’ four-game win streak, they have allowed 48.5 points per game and held SEC rival Alabama to less than 40 points on Sunday in the PMAC. Senior forward Sheila Boykin said she feels good about where she and her teammates are, especially defensively, but added there is always room to upgrade.

“I feel like we have gotten over that hump,” Boykin said.

“But at the same time, there are more games to be played. There is more improvement that we need to make.

“I’m just glad that we’re heading into the right direction.”

LSU received eight votes in the most recent AP Poll. Even though the Lady Tigers have

a better conference record, have beaten the same number of ranked teams and are three spots ahead of Georgia in the SEC standings, the Lady Bulldogs are ranked No. 24 in the country.

LSU will try to continue their winning streak on the road against No. 1 South Carolina for their second matchup of the season with the top-ranked school.

LSU lost the previous matchup in the PMAC, which was its last home loss. The Lady Tigers also face Georgia on Feb. 19 in the PMAC. Caldwell said she understands the level the Lady Tigers will have to play at during the next few weeks for them to accomplish their goals, regardless of what they have accomplished.

“As someone who has been in this league as a player and as a coach 14 years in the conference, I know you can’t celebrate — you can’t be happy,” Caldwell said. “You have to be humble and in tune with how competitive this conference is. As we all know, it takes just one game. We want to make sure that we’re not celebrating too early because there’s so much more basketball to be played.”

You can reach Stanton Vignes on Twitter @StanVignes_TDR.

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Raigyne Moncrief shoots during the Lady Tigers’ 51-39 win against Alabama on Sunday.

men’s tennis

Tigers weather rain delays, cancellations by staying loose

BY Jack Woods jwoods@lsureveille.com When rain blows into Baton Rouge, several LSU teams are left unfazed. They are able to ignore Mother Nature and practice

or even play games without interruptions.

LSU men’s tennis is less fortunate. Bad weather can derail the team’s practice schedule and cause matches to be abandoned.

The Tigers can’t avoid the

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LSU and Wisconsin tennis players kill time during a rain delay.

rain, so they learned to cope with it.

“It is a little [weird],” said senior Chris Simpson. “We’ve kind of gotten used to it, though. We haven’t got the indoor facility. So we can’t always play every match.

The Tigers were thwarted by the rain on Feb. 1 and were forced to cancel their match against Wisconsin.

Before the cancellation was made official, the Tigers mental toughness was tested as they waited to find out if they might play after only a delay. The uncertainty forced them to stay loose and keep one eye focused on the possibility of playing.

As workers rushed to get the courts dry, some Tigers juggled a soccer ball while others tossed a football to keep their minds at ease.

LSU coach Jeff Brown said it’s important to stay loose so long as too much energy isn’t wasted.

Simpson said kicking a soccer ball helped the team relax in case it had to go out and play the match.

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tle bit because it takes our mind off it,” Simpson said. “We just try to take our mind off the game a bit just to relax so we’re not too tight. If we just sat in the locker room just waiting, then we’ll be so nervous, and we just won’t know what to do.”

Not only does the rain test LSU’s resolve, it disrupts the practice schedule throughout the week.

Following the canceled Wisconsin match, the team had several days of practice canceled due to weather. Many players were unable to get on the court to prepare for their then-upcoming matches against Jackson State and Alcorn State until late in the week.

Although weather prevented the team from practicing, Brown saw it as an opportunity to give his players a few days off. Looking at the schedule, he said it may have been the last time for a while he could give them an extended break with competitive matches in the coming weeks.

Brown said if the weather is an issue in the build up to Sunday’s match against Rice, the

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Tigers might look into practicing on the indoor courts at the Independence Park Tennis Center on Independence Boulevard.

However, the Tigers will soon have indoor courts of their own when construction of the team’s new facility is completed.

Junior Boris Arias said the new facility will be just what the team needs to deal with the weather.

“Every time it rains, we can’t practice, and it affects us a lot,” Arias said. “But now with the new facility, we can practice even if it rains.”

The new facility will have six indoor courts and 12 outdoor courts.

Brown said he thinks the facility is still a couple of months from being finished, but it will be an invaluable resource for the Tigers who no longer have to cancel practices or matches because of the rain.

“It’s limitless what you can really do with a facility like that,” Brown said.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2015 ICE GAME, from page 5 school for nearly a week before reopening Jan. 30, 2014. With the ice-covered roads closed and preventing most of the general public from attending the game, the doors of the PMAC were opened to students stuck on campus.

They came in force, creating a college-like atmosphere of students watching fellow students playing.

“We may have had more people if the general public had been able to come, but overall, the atmosphere wouldn’t have been near what it was,” Stevens said. “It was essentially a PMAC full of students, and that in itself was amazing.”

While there likely won’t be another ice storm shutting down campus by Tuesday, there are similarities between the Tigers’ upcoming clash with Kentucky and last year’s “Ice Game.”

In each of the last two seasons, the Tigers started 6-4 after 10 games in conference play.

Like last season, LSU started SEC play with a loss before winning five of its next seven games.

In the past two seasons, the Tigers were 3-2 with one overtime game in its five matches leading to the Wildcats.

Last season, LSU had four players averaging double-figures. The Tigers have four in 2015: sophomore forwards Jordan Mickey (17.0), Jarell Martin (16.0), junior guard Keith Hornsby (12.5) and Quarterman (12.3).

Though last season’s Kentucky wasn’t undefeated like the team this season, the Wildcats entered the “Ice Game” as one of the premiere squads in the SEC.

In each of the last two seasons, the Wildcats entered their game with LSU as one of the top two teams in the SEC. In the 10 games before facing LSU in both seasons, the Wildcats won six of them by nine points or more.

Each of the past two Kentucky teams featured at least seven McDonald’s High School All-Americans on their rosters.

However, this year’s Kentucky team has nine, not including 2015 John R. Wooden Award hopeful Willie Cauley-Stein.

But Kentucky’s elite team last season didn’t stop Stevens from promising victory for his beloved Tigers. “[NBC] was outside [of the PMAC] talking to people, and I kind of guaranteed victory Joe Namath-style,” Stevens said. “I was like, ‘Kentucky don’t got a chance in the Ice Dome.’”

The Wildcats never did. LSU jumped out of the gate to a 22-6 lead, the second-largest deficit Kentucky faced all season.

With students as absorbed in the game as the players, the Wildcats were forced to play catchup in front of a lively crowd the entire night.

“I remember we got out to a really hot start, and the crowd and the students were just so into it, which I honestly didn’t expect,” Wintz said. “But they were literally in the snow. They had nothing to do, so they were going to be here and be loud. The team fed off of that.”

After he saw how many students had filled the PMAC on that cold January night, Martin knew it was going to be a special game.

“When we first came out here warming up, the student section was almost filled,” Martin said.

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“We knew then that it was going to be a big night, and we’d have a lot of fans in there.”

Though he only played eight minutes in the “Ice Game” last season, Quarterman recalled feeling astonished by the student turnout.

“I thought it would be mostly students, so I wasn’t shocked by the students at the game,” Quarterman said. “But when I saw how many it was, that’s when I got shocked.”

Despite the similarities between the “Ice Game” and the Tigers’ contest against Kentucky tonight, there are also some differences. Kentucky is currently the last unbeaten team in the nation, riding a 23-game win streak with 10 victories over clubs ranked in the RPI’s top 50.

LSU sits at No. 51 in the RPI with four top-50 wins. However, the Tigers also possess two glaring losses on their resume — one to No. 168 Missouri and another to No. 164 Mississippi State.

LSU responded to its first losing streak of the season with a resounding 71-60 win against Alabama on Saturday, its second double-digit SEC victory this year. With the Tigers returning to the win column, the PMAC will be sold-out Tuesday for the first time since Jan. 24, 2009.

Martin said he is ready for his team to put on a show in front of what promises to be another lively crowd.

“It’s a sold-out game, and it’d be great for the community to come in and support us and watch us,” Martin said. “We can send them a show and show them what we’re capable of doing.”

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LSU’s victory against Georgia on Feb. 6 drew in the third-largest crowd in the gymnastic program’s history.

than six men’s basketball games this season, which averages a rate of 8,019.

Breaux said it’s no coincidence the LSU community is rallying around her team, and it involves more than athletic supremacy.

“It’s the momentum and charm of this team,” she said.

“They have the highest GPA on campus, they have the most community service [hours] of any team on campus and they swept every female award at the academic gala on Monday.

This team is special. It’s not just about the athletics.”

The gymnasts’ work outside the gym has translated to success inside of it. But with a larger fan base comes larger expectations.

A Super Six Championship

berth used to be the goal. Now, the Super Six is expected, and dropping a national championship banner in next year’s season-opener is the objective.

The gymnasts are up for the challenge, including freshman all-arounder Myia Hambrick, who said she thrives in the ambience of the large crowds at the PMAC. “It’s weird for me to be on the floor because I grew up watching college gymnastics in the stands,” Hambrick said. “Now that I am down there and I see everyone up on their feet clapping and cheering for the team it makes me love what I do so much more. I’m definitely glad that I’ll be here in the PMAC for the next four years because it’s only going to get better.”

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Quarterman said it’s impossible to overlook that sort of pedigree.

“You can’t ignore it,” Quarterman said. “To get better as a player, you always have to be coachable...you just have to listen.”

Jones served as an assistant on legendary LSU coach Dale Brown’s staff during the Tigers’ 1986 Final Four run, making him the only person in LSU history to have both played and coached in an NCAA Final Four.

But against Kentucky, Jones will be pitted against one of the nation’s top coaches — the same one who replaced him after his interim head coaching season at the University of Memphis — Wildcats coach John Calipari.

Jones served as Memphis’ interim coach during the 19992000 season and led the team to a 15-16 mark. Jones’ first stint as a college head coach lasted for one season before Memphis hired Calipari the following year.

After a one-year hiatus, Jones went to the University of North Texas and stayed there for 11 seasons, leading the Mean Green to NCAA Tournament appearances in 2007 and 2010.

At LSU, Jones has turned around the once-struggling program. The Tigers won 39 games during Jones’ first two seasons at the helm, which was the most for an LSU coach during his first two years during the SEC era.

This year, Jones signed ESPN’s No. 1 recruit for the 2015 class, Montverde Academy product Ben Simmons and No. 14 prospect Antonio Blakeney, the nation’s No. 2 shooting guard out of Florida’s Oak Ridge High School.

ESPN has the class ranked seventh in the nation.

Quarterman said Jones’ love for basketball and playing experience attracts recruits and makes them want to come to LSU. “Look at the players he’s bringing in [such as] Ben Simmons, Antonio Blakeney,” Quarterman said. “They’re the same caliber of players that go to Kentucky, but they decided to come here. That’s a token to coach Jones. Players look at him and his passion for the game and want to play for him.”

But Jones’ players said his experience playing in big games gives him an advantage against Calipari, who never played in an NCAA Tournament game while at UNC Wilmington and Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

With the No. 1 team in the nation coming to town, Jones said it’s possible to shortchange the moment. Instead, he wants his players to enjoy the atmosphere surrounding the game.

“You don’t want to make small of any of it,” Jones said. “It’s the No. 1 team in the country. It’s a great opportunity, and it’s kind of a one-shot deal. You can’t schedule that, it just happens.

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New Orleans artist Stephan Wanger’s Mardi Gras bead art is displayed inside Little Vic’s Rosticceria in the French Quarter. photos by Charles Champagne /

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Grammys the new platform for change THE STYLIN’ PEACOCK Michael Tarver Entertainment Writer

just bead it Bead art dazzles community, promotes recycling with Mardi Gras spirit

BY Greta Jines gjines@lsureveille.com Hands in the air, faces full of joy and beads flying can only mean one thing: Mardi Gras.

While most festival goers focus on racking up beads during parades, they lose interest in the plastic necklaces in a matter of days. One New Orleans artist, Stephan Wanger, thrives on the multicolored throws long after Mardi Gras is over.

A few blocks from the world-famous Bourbon Street in New Orleans is Little Vic’s Rosticceria on Toulouse Street, which specializes in Sicilian street food and Mardi Gras bead art.

Wanger, a native of Germany, moved to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to help rebuild the city, drawing from a time when people didn’t want to rebuild Germany after the world wars.

“It’s really, really difficult that people at one point talked about your home to rebuild it or not to rebuild it,” Wanger said. “After Katrina, a lot of people thought that New Orleans wasn’t worth being rebuilt. I felt like it’s time for me to give back and come down here.”

Wanger began as a carpenter’s assistant, but started working with Mardi Gras beads in 2007 in an

Music is a tool.

It’s an instrument of persuasion with the power to affect multiple levels of social and political change.

When it comes to the Grammy Awards, everybody knows to tune in to the E! Network to see the stars’ dazzling outfits before a multi-hour musical extravaganza.

But in the past few years, the show has elevated to a status beyond an ordinary awards program — it’s become a forum for social change of significant influence.

During the 57th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, almost half of the show seemed to be dedicated to advancing various causes that would otherwise come off as overbearing.

President Barack Obama’s surprise announcement advocating for the cease of violence against women with his ongoing “It’s On Us” campaign is probably the most notable example.

In the less-than-two-minute spot, the President said, “Artists have a unique power to change minds and attitudes, and get us thinking and talking about what matters,” and encouraged, almost pleaded, the artists to push the campaign’s platform to their fans.

In a speech from domestic violence survivor Brooke Axtell that followed Obama’s announcement, she described her past with a violent ex-boyfriend, whom

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Krewe of Muses ready to roll for Thursday night All-female krewe offers a must-see parade

BY Sadie McDade smcdade@lsureveille.com Every Mardi Gras parade has its own flair, but there’s only one with lots of ladies, shoes and glitter — the Krewe of Muses. The all-female organization is known for its community involvement and spectacular throws.

According to Muses krewe member Eleanor Baugnies, beginning in 2000 and first rolling in 2001, the Muses organization now has more

than 1,000 riding members and was the first krewe to parade at night in Uptown New Orleans made up of women. Muses is so popular, it can no longer accept members due to a lack of space.

One major factor that sets Muses apart from other organizations is its all-female membership.

Traditionally, men make up the majority of krewes, and when women first tried to organize their own groups, they were met with opposition. Muses now stands as a huge showcase of creative, powerful women, Baugnies said.

“There are a lot of women

with a lot of connections in the krewe, and I think it just caught on in the network of professional women, and we have close to 1,000 members now,” said Nicole Dufour, a Muses krewe member since 2005.

Muses is also recognized as one of the more philanthropic organizations among the krewes. Baugnies said members spend the year working on community involvement and projects around New Orleans.

Focusing on local art, Muses often pairs with local artists and residents in rehabilitative

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The all-female Krewe of Muses is known for throwing elaborate, handdecorated shoes.

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University alumna creates custom, innovative Mardi Gras masks

BY Meg RYan mryan@lsureveille.com A mask at Mardi Gras gives the wearer the ability to express an air of mystery while also sporting an accessory he or she can’t necessarily use everyday.

A customized mask is even more appealing for those who want to stand out in the large Mardi Gras crowds.

University alumna Avery Bond started making custom Mardi Gras masks last year and has expanded her business.

Bond sells her masks through Etsy under the shop name “BonTempsRoule.”

She said while her shop was

created last year, she primarily sold the masks through word of mouth.

This year, Bond moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, to work for Teach For America.

Wanting to expand her work, Bond started using Etsy more heavily.

Customer Catherine Ballow said she found Bond’s shop through Google. She said, along with Bond’s masks, she also stayed for the other artwork.

Bond’s masks are different from traditional Mardi Gras masks that require strings or a stick to hold throughout the day. Her masks are made of mesh that contour to the face and include clear, drying adhesive.

The adhesive allows for the mesh to stick to the face with nothing else needed and includes instructions so the mask can be worn multiple times.

This factor is what primarily made Ballow and her friends place an order.

“It’s kind of difficult to have your hair hold something on your face all day,” Ballow said. “No one really wants to walk around holding something.”

Bond said her inspiration for the adhesive mask came from her love of getting face painted during the holiday. She said she was always sad to wash the artwork off after only one day. A face-adhesive mask allows for the face paint effect but with multiple uses.

Bond also makes all the masks custom to order.

Ballow said Bond was incredibly helpful by messaging back and forth between the group of women to find out their color schemes and give her design ideas. Ballow said the attention to detail along with speedy shipping made Bond great to work with.

Bond also outfitted entire krewes with her masks.

She said she recently designed for a krewe in the Spanish Town Parade. Bond said designing for krewes becomes more of a bulk order and can be either all the same masks or all different masks. The krewe in Spanish Town wanted all different masks, so she worked

much more closely with them than if the masks were all the same.

Bond said, for her, masks are an important aspect to the traditions of Mardi Gras.

She said she also likes how her Etsy shop allows for customers to receive something that’s one-of-a-kind instead of an identical mask from a store.

Ballow agreed while she and her friends are in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, they will be immersing themselves in the holiday’s culture.

“We just wanted to follow tradition as much as we could,” Ballow said.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2015 BEAD ART, from page 9 effort to promote Louisiana, the community and an important environmental action — recycling.

“You have to educate the next generation,” Wanger said. “Little did I know that everything works hand in hand creating pride among the youth while at the same time elevating the spirit and promoting Louisiana.”

The theme of each of Wagner’s pieces is dependent on what’s current at the time. Wanger remembered the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 with a piece called “Nola’s Resilience.”

He orchestrated a jazz funeral down Canal Street to promote the piece and donated the money raised to several charities.

Plans are in place for another jazz funeral in August to commemorate the storm’s 10th anniversary and attempt to sell the piece again at its $1 million asking price.

If incorporating Louisiana culture wasn’t enough, Wanger incorporates children from the community into his artistic efforts as well. Bead Town is his interactive traveling exhibit where he collaborates with children in different communities all over the country.

“With the Bead Town exhibit,

over 12,000 children have worked with me on it now over the last four and a half years,” Wanger said. “That means over 12,000 children have learned to work with recycled materials.”

Wanger has plans to take Bead Town to Gary, Indiana, this summer to construct 20 pieces highlighting the steel town that has faced poverty since the ’70s, hoping to bring back inspiration dashed by a cityscape of destroyed buildings.

The recycled materials used in each town are tailored to what the city offers. Indiana’s Bead Town will include pieces depicting both Michael Jackson and Oprah Winfrey constructed out of the town’s nails, screws and bottle caps.

Wanger will also begin his next Guinness World Record attempt while he’s there with a 96-foot long work showcasing the Joan of Arc parade in the French Quarter.

This length is double the 48-foot long piece currently holding the record for world’s largest mosaic.

He doesn’t just start gluing beads to plywood, though. There’s a meticulous process before each work comes to life.

“I draw it out, paint it, project, erase, use blue tape,” Wanger said.

“I do whatever it takes to get my image onto it. I’m not a good painter. I’d rather work with beads.”

The Daily Reveille With the creation of more than 150 pieces over the last eight years, Wanger splits his time between his personal creations and partnering with the community. He sells his personal work, but won’t sell any collaborative efforts.

Wanger will inevitably come away from this Mardi Gras season with more beads than he needs, but has a plan for surplus. Both St. Michael Special School and the Arc of Greater New Orleans work with or employ individuals with special needs to sort beads. He will take his beads there and suggests people take their extra beads there as well.

Wanger’s art changes the aesthetic of Mardi Gras beads. He said people are eager to take photos or touch each artwork, but the medium is family friendly, to say the least.

“The life span of the beads in the murals is longer than the beads we’re going to receive [from parades],” Wanger said.

Wanger said he’s working on creating a space to show and sell his artwork because some of it, including the 48-footer, is currently in storage.

As for his works on display in Little Vic’s, they are for sale and depict different New Orleans themes — some are even glued on doors salvaged from Hurricane

GRAMMYS, from page 9 she tried to fix with affection but failed.

Her speech segued seamlessly into a powerful Katy Perry performance of “By the Grace of God” accompanied by interpretive dancers acting as a Perry’s shadow in the background.

It’s clear this series of events was planned far ahead of time and the trio collaborated to advance a single idea.

While there was nothing inherently wrong with this lengthy segment, the viewers, perhaps even the audience, may have forgotten they were at an awards show that revolves around the obsession over a small gold statue. I certainly did.

The anti-domestic violence campaign was not the only hint of political activism in the show, though they were slightly more subtle — well, maybe not.

In one part of Pharrell’s borderline creepy “Happy” performance, male and female dancers of various ethnicities in black clothing posed in the “hands up, don’t shoot” gesture made nationally famous during Ferguson protests for the Michael Brown incident.

Toward the end of the show, black male background singers in white suits made the same basic gesture multiple times during Beyonce’s performance of “Take My Hand, Precious Lord.”

As if these two performances weren’t enough, John Legend and Common performed “Glory” with segments from the recent movie “Selma” playing in the backdrop.

The song references various racial connotations including one lyric saying, “That’s why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up.”

It’s not an unfamiliar concept to introduce cultural undertones

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Stephan Wanger’s recycled bead art piece entitled ‘Journey of a Reverie’ is on display inside of Little Vic’s Rosticceria.

Katrina.

One of the more recognizable pieces in the restaurant is a mural featuring St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square. The $18,000 photorealistic work from Wanger’s private collection encompasses minor details. He included the cathedral’s stained glass windows and even included Vic, the co-owner of Little Vic’s, as a street vendor out front.

Shawna Gunsch, a customer at Little Vic’s, said she came for dinner after seeing the St. Louis Cathedral, and couldn’t believe her eyes.

“It’s gorgeous. It comes to life,”

Gunsch said. “Everything looks just like it did in real life, and he captured the image beautifully.”

From far away, each piece is a vibrant image, but when individuals get up close with the bead art, they’ll discover the variety of bead sizes and colors in the work.

“We all know what great fun we have with the [beads],” Wanger said. “I chose this place because I believe art ought to be enjoyed with good food, gelato and a good cup of coffee, and you can get this all here.”

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unwind with a little crafting.

In the past, the shoes have facilities to decorate the floats been auctioned off at various and headdresses worn by the charity events.

A large aspect of the krewe riders. Also, area children participate in a cup design that makes it so special is contest each year with the the bond the women create winning student’s school in the krewe and the passion receiving $1,000 toward its they all have for what they do. Baugnies and Dufour said arts program.

“Beyond being a parade, it’s one of their favorite things it’s a community outreach,” to do all year. They spend Baugnies said. “We’re very weeks preparing the shoes and getting set to involved in the ride. city and what the “The girls city needs.” who ride in it, In the spirit over the years of Mardi Gras we become and New Orleans friends, and revelry, Muses there’s a bond we has partnered make as riders with NOLA Nicole Dufour, and friends, Brewing to Muses krewe member and that’s one create NOLA of the most Muses beer. It’s important things a seasonal beer only available on draft, and to me,” Baugnies said. “This some of the proceeds will go to is honestly one of the best the Muses Foundation. In 2015, things I’ve ever done in the Krewe of Muses will focus my life.”

Both women claim the its support on the non-profit organization Women With A rush one gets when riding Vision. a parade is indescribable. krewe makes sure “Another thing that The distinguishes Muses is the the prestige of catching a quality of the throws for shoe or one of the other the parade,” Dufour said. special throws remains by “Traditionally you just give being selective with who they beads and doubloons, but we throw to.

“It’s a wonderful parade. have the shoes and very high Everyone’s got to see it at least end beads.”

Muses shoes are the once in their lives because it’s trademark, coveted item very special,” Dufour said. associated with the parade. “Nobody goes to see Muses Each riding member is allowed just once, because once you go, to decorate thrifted shoes with you’re hooked.”

The Krewe of Muses rolls feathers, bows and copious amounts of glitter. Similar Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. It will start to the coconuts thrown at at Magazine and Jefferson and Zulu, these shoes are much will roll down Magazine to desired by parade attendees. Napoleon.

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‘Nobody goes to see Muses just once, because once you go, you’re hooked.’

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Common performs at the 57th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles. in a televised performance, but the Grammys seem to have taken a drastic plunge into a severely earnest pool in which some may be hesitant to dip their toes.

In the 2014 Grammys, “Same Love” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis became the wedding song for 33 couples, gay and straight, in a marital ceremony officiated

by Queen Latifah.

While the ceremony was generally well received, it begged the question of what the show trying to achieve across the board.

And the performances in this year’s show did not deviate from the advocacy objective.

But the big question is whether this trend is a problem or a sly solution.

It’s doubtful a more persuasive attempt could be made at advancing a cause when Queen Bey is serenading millions of viewers in her heavenly attire, or when Pharrell is dancing around in a bellhop outfit, sternly forcing everyone to be “happy.”

It boils down to this: The

Grammys’ producers need to decide the direction and intention of the show from the start. If they want to devote three and a half hours of airtime to promoting social reform with appearances by politicians, then they need to stick with it.

Oddly enough, some people still watch the show to find out which of their favorite artists won awards. Putting politics aside, the show has become one long concert that doesn’t exactly end up focusing on the greatest acts of the year.

Recording Academy president Neil Portnow even tried to convince everybody watching to buy music again instead of streaming.

Talk about a last ditch effort.

Why can’t the Academy just be honest and forthcoming about what they want out of an award show like this? It’s apparent the viewers’ preferences are no longer being taken into account.

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Criminalizing Pregnancy: The case of Purvi Patel

LSYOU, BUT DEFINITELY NOT ME LOGAN ANDERSON Columnist A woman in Indiana faces up to 70 years in jail. Her crime?

Having a miscarriage.

Purvi Patel, a 33-year-old Indian-American woman, was found guilty of both feticide and felony neglect of a child last week. When combined, these charges add up to a life sentence for Patel.

RH Reality Check has been following the case since Patel was first arrested last July, detailing the court proceedings and the evidence presented.

As with any criminal case, there are two sides to the story — the defense from Patel, and the prosecution by the state.

Patel states she reported to an emergency room last year after experiencing extremely heavy vaginal bleeding. At first, she maintained she had not been pregnant and miscarried, though that was the hospital staff’s original diagnosis.

However, after being pushed by staff, she admitted to being pregnant and told them that she had given birth to a stillborn child, which she placed in a dumpster.

Police believe something much more sinister occurred.

According to evidence gathered by the prosecution, Patel obtained black-market abortion pills from Hong Kong in an attempt to terminate her pregnancy. Then, after taking the pills, gave birth to a live child, which she allowed to die.

Patel tested negative for the abortifacient police claimed she used. The only evidence they have that supposedly proves Patel attempted to find abortive pills are text messages found on her phone.

Those text messages have not been released, but police claim that in them, Patel admits to seeking out said pills. Otherwise, there is no evidence of

her ever ordering, receiving or taking these pills.

There is also a discrepancy in how long Patel believes she was pregnant and the gestational period put forward by the prosecution.

A friend of Patel’s states she could not have been more than one or two months along. Police believe the baby was delivered 22 weeks after conception. Police also believe that Patel gave birth to a live baby, even though she maintains it was stillborn.

The test used by the prosecution to prove that the fetus was alive is a highly controversial, widely discounted procedure known as the “float test.”

This entails opening the chest cavity of the child, removing the lungs and placing them in water to see if they float. If the lungs remain on the surface, it is taken as proof that the fetus took at least one breath before perishing, thus giving the lungs the air needed to keep them buoyant.

The forensic pathologist who performed the test in Patel’s trial presented evidence of the fetus’ lungs floating. Forensic pathology as a whole, however, does not believe that the “float test” has any validity.

Leon Neyfakh at Slate.com notes the most recent edition of “Knight’s Forensic Pathology” states the float test is too unreliable to be used in testimony during a criminal trial.

“There are too many recorded instances when control tests have shown that stillborn lungs may float and the lungs from undoubtedly live-born infants have sunk,” the textbook said.

The Indiana criminal justice system, however, allowed the test to stand as valid evidence that a live birth occurred.

This is how Patel ended up facing two seemingly oxymoronic charges. How is it possible to kill a fetus while simultaneously neglecting said fetus? The two charges conflict with one another on a fundamental level — yet Patel was charged with both.

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Purvi Patel is led out of the courtroom in handcuffs after being found guilty of felony neglect and feticide Feb. 3 inside the St. Joseph County Courthouse in South Bend. a person does not actually have to kill a fetus to be charged with feticide. The law is written so that attempted termination of a pregnancy qualifies someone to be legally guilty of feticide, even if the fetus survives.

Thirty-eight states — Louisiana included—have similar feticide laws to the ones that have put Patel in jail.

This law, originally written to discourage illegal abortion procedures and protect pregnant women from abuse, has been perverted into a means to punish women for miscarriages and stillbirths.

Despite the fact almost all of the evidence presented by the police was unsubstantiated, the jury only debated for five hours before reaching their decision.

They found Patel guilty of both charges.

This case is scary. It sets a precedent that endangers all women by robbing them of the reproductive justice

they deserve.

The criminalization of pregnant women is not new — Alabama has a history of prosecuting pregnant women who abuse illegal drugs.

But something different is happening with Patel.

She was not found to have drugs in her system. There is no evidence she endangered a fetus. Yet she still may spend the rest of her life in prison.

There is also a history of “fetal homicide” laws being used to target women of color.

Statistically, women of color have less access to reproductive services — meaning that their pregnancies are at a high risk of complication.

In prosecuting Patel, Indiana has sent the message that the lives of fetuses are more important than the lives of women, and people can be punished for the functions of their reproductive system.

Patel’s case tells women that

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taking care of their fetuses is more important than taking care of themselves, and that, even if they do everything “right” during their pregnancy, if a fetus dies, the mother of that fetus deserves to pay with her own life.

Nobody deserves to be treated like a criminal for miscarrying a child.

Indiana is challenging the very basis of reproductive justice, and robbing a woman of her life based on shoddy, unproven evidence.

Now that this legal precedent is set, it’s only a matter of time until women here in Louisiana face the same type of cases.

And with this state’s consistently horrible record on dealing with reproductive rights, that prospect is nothing short of horrifying.

Logan Anderson is a 21-yearold mass communication senior from Houston, Texas. Follow her on Twitter @LoganD_Anderson.

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‘The one thing that I’m absolutely sure about is that the people of Gaza aren’t going anywhere. And neither are the people of Israel’

Ross Kemp English journalist and professor July 21, 1964 — present

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

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Should the state of Israel be respected?

Yes, it provides a sense of identity for Jewish people.

COLLEGE CANDY Jen Blate Columnist Has it ever occurred to you that something so important to you and your identity can be taken away from you in the blink of an eye? We all know and understand this, but you can’t really relate to it until you actually experience this.

Jewish people are experiencing this as we speak.

The constant and heinous Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East has been going on for decades. Israel has been at the forefront of so much unnecessary harmful damage — not just to the land itself, but also to the Jewish people as a whole.

When you look across the globe, there are a plethora of races, and nearly all of these people have a specific place they can point to and call “home.” Italians have Italy, Japanese have Japan and Russians have Russia.

But what about the Jews? All we have is Israel. We are talking about a state that is tiny, really tiny. At 8,019 square miles, Israel is just barely bigger than New Jersey, and the Palestinians want to take that from us?

Let’s start with Hamas, an internationally recognized militant terrorist group whose single purpose is Israel’s destruction.

Fighting between Hamas and Israel has essentially become the status quo, and attempting to make peace, whether on Israel or Palestine’s behalf, is way too risky.

But as for the Palestinians, they have plenty of places that people can identify with or feel at home, like Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

So take Chipotle and Izzo’s, for example. Two delicious restaurants specializing in Mexican cuisine, but almost everyone has very strong views about each.

The way I see it, you are either a crazy Chipotle fan, or you are 100 percent on Izzo’s team. But let’s say Izzo’s wanted to take the island seating area in Chipotle and make it a mini Izzo’s. This would outrage LSU students because it is just unacceptable.

This is exactly how Israel feels about Palestine wanting to take the little bit of land Jews treasure as their own.

The Jews that reside in Israel do not want this fighting. They aren’t fighting because they enjoy it. They are simply fighting to defend themselves and their people.

Contrary to popular belief, Israel has actually helped several injured Palestinians that have sustained injuries in Israel during this time of turmoil and distress.

As for Hamas and other factions, they have fired their rockets from and some-

times within hospitals, schools, mosques and cemeteries.

And to relate, of the approximately 4,500 lethal rockets fired by Hamas into Israel during the 50-day Gaza War, about 875 of them fell inside Gaza. Either by misfires, malfunctions or rockets that landed short, no matter how you look at it, Hamas dropped explosives on their own people leaving them with several casualties. And some of that back explosive was even intentional on behalf of the Palestinians.

Let me state this a little more clearly — since January 2012, more than 2,530 rockets and mortars fired from Gaza have hit Israeli civilian areas.

But this doesn’t only apply to the 50day Gaza War. Hamas still fires rockets from schools, hospitals and mosques to this day, several of which land on their own people.

For me and millions of other Jews around the world, Israel is our home. It is the one place we can identify as a safe place to practice Judaism freely, and it is where we are accepted and embraced because we are Jewish.

I couldn’t even begin to describe the lost sense of identity that would develop for myself, as well as many other Jews, if the state of Israel had to be divided up like you would birthday cake to toddlers.

All that is desired is a hope for peace and tranquility, to practice and embrace Judaism and the culture that coexists with it freely, and to have a home and a sense of “self.”

Seems simple for us, but is it really?

Only time will tell.

Jen Blate is a 24-year-old sociology junior from Miami, Florida. You can reach her on Twitter @Jblate_TDR.

No, it violates international laws and human rights.

SMASH THE HATE JAMES RICHARDS Columnist Get your fingers ready to type out obscenities and flaming rhetoric in the comment section of this story. I say this only because the Israeli government pays university students to spread their propaganda across the Internet.

So, if your GPA isn’t doing so well and the scholarship money is drying up, consider spending some time calling everybody against you anti-Semitic under the latest CNN article.

If that doesn’t illustrate how pathetic the Israeli government is, allow me to inform you why they have to pay people to support them.

Here’s a hint: They’re not very good neighbors.

Before we get into specifics, let me make my position clear. I’m on the fence about whether the state of Israel should exist. It’s the cultural home of the Jewish people, and Jews were moving into Palestine long before the state of Israel existed.

With that out of the way, the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is like war-hawk, Islamophobic Republicans on steroids when it comes to their treatment of Arabs, particularly Palestinians.

In that sense, it’s no surprise Netanyahu is coming to speak to the U.S. Congress on John Boehner’s invitation. Despite opposition from nearly every democrat on Capitol Hill and even the Jewish-supporting Anti-Defamation League, the PM will peddle his anti-Iranian talking points right before elections in Israel.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lays a wreath during the memorial ceremony of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, on the first anniversary of his death at his grave site, in Havat Shikmim southern Israel on Jan. 29.

Last Thursday, Israel filed papers to build 450 new settlement homes for Israelis in the West Bank, a Palestinian territory that Israel has illegally occupied since Aretha Franklin and The Rolling Stones were chart-toppers.

Nearly 500,000 Israelis are already living there illegally, and the government is fighting tooth and nail in the courts to keep it that way. Yesterday, after a 7-year court battle, a group of Palestinian land owners won a case to take down the homes built on their land but won’t see it happen for another two years.

The reason it’ll take so long is because the Israeli military is in charge of the planning and zoning of Palestinian communities. The level of control Israel exercises over the Palestinian people is unparalleled in the world today, except maybe the North Korean government over its own people.

What’s even worse is some Israelis don’t support their government’s actions.

More than 500 rabbis recently signed a letter urging the Israeli government to stop tearing down Palestinian homes and give the legal power back to the Palestinian Authority.

If you think settlements look bad for Israel, it gets much worse. When you look at the military conflict which has raged ever since the establishment of the modern Israeli state, you’ll want to lace up your boots and pledge fealty to Hamas.

Palestinians have responded to Israeli aggression with aggression of their own.

When they do, Israel puts them down brutally. The death tolls between the two don’t match up.

Take the 2014 Gaza conflict as an example. According to estimates from the United Nations, Israel lost 66 soldiers.

On the other hand, Israeli soldiers killed more than 2,300 Palestinians.

Soldiers who’ve sworn to protect their people are expected to be the casualties of armed conflict, not civilians. The Geneva Convention explicitly condemns the killing of innocent civilians.

In the Gaza conflict referenced above, five Israeli non-combatants died. On the Palestinian side? Estimates put the number at more than 1,600, with children making up about a third of the dead civilians.

This isn’t an isolated case either. In nearly every military engagement between the two, many more Palestinians die than Israelis. Metaphorically, Israel brings bazookas to the knife fight.

I’m not going to act like I know the answer to this conflict, but I do know one thing for sure. The Israeli government needs to get off its high horse and make some concessions. It’s absolutely on the wrong side of international law and human rights and must recognize this before it can expect an end to hostility.

James Richards is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from New Orleans. You can reach him on Twitter @JayEllRichy.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2015 hype, from page 1 For starters, you get your classic “David vs. Goliath” theme.

Big bad Kentucky, the king of Southeastern Conference basketball, is running through its schedule. The Wildcats are the last undefeated team at 23-0.

They’ve thwarted two teams currently in the top 10 — No. 8 Kansas and No. 9 Louisville, defeated the Puerto Rican national team reserves twice and split an exhibition series with the Dominican Republic.

With National Signing Day last week, everybody loves looking at stars. So here’s each team’s active five-star players, according to 247sports.com.

LSU: Jarell Martin.

Kentucky: Marcus Lee, Devin Booker, Aaron Harrison, Tyler Ulis, Andrew Harrison, KarlAnthony Towns, Trey Lyles and Dakari Johnson.

Holy talent gap, Batman.

Those lists don’t include one of the nation’s best players, Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein, and one of the best defensive players in the country, LSU’s Jordan Mickey. Talent-wise, Kentucky overwhelmingly outmatches the hometown team.

But the anti-LSU narratives don’t stop there.

The Tigers are 3-15 alltime against the No. 1 team in the AP Poll. The most recent win came against Duke in the

kryptonite, from page 1 agreement when they join, Gross said, as they do not want information about their events spreading and taking away from the surprise.

They don’t discuss upcoming events.

Sociology sophomore and club vice president Caitlin Charles said members do not have to dance to be a part of the club. It’s preferred that members audition, but they can work on a committee to promote the group on social media or make posters.

“As long as you’re dedicated, you’re welcome to be a part of Kryptonite,” Gross said.

The group is currently preparing to go to Coral Springs, Florida, for the Break Out Convention in April, Charles said.

Kryptonite members will compete and take classes.

The event will help the members learn a broader variety of dance styles, Charles said. The club is trying to incorporate different dances to cater to their members’ skills.

“We’re trying to broaden our horizons and not just be strictly hip-hop since we have so many diverse dancers,” Charles said. “I think it will be good for them to be able to take classes and just be in a performance setting.”

There was not always a lot of interest in the group, Charles said. When the group held its first auditions, only six students joined.

Though the lack of interest

Sweet Sixteen of the 2006 NCAA Tournament en route to an eventual Final Four appearance. The most recent home win against the nation’s No. 1 team was 2002 against Arizona, 66-65.

But this game isn’t over until it’s over — or before it’s even played. This is the same sport where George Mason made the Final Four and Duke fell to Lehigh in the last decade.

Anything is possible, and that’s an atmosphere Baton Rouge strives in.

On Feb. 11, 1978, LSU got its first win over No. 1 when it defeated Kentucky in Baton Rouge.

The 14,551 people packed into the PMAC watched Dale Brown’s Tigers prevail, 95-94. It was a knockdown, drag out fight, featuring 65 fouls and LSU’s entire starting five fouling out. The Tigers walked out winners on the shoulders of LSU great Rudy Macklin.

The ultimate narrative for this game is an encore performance of the game almost 37 years ago to the day.

Martin and Mickey can contend with any combination of big men Kentucky throws out there. In bench and guard play, the Tigers need three or four to be above their play all season to compete.

The will to win is more overrated than anything in sports, but it’s what LSU needs to succeed.

Last Saturday against Alabama, disheartened group leaders, the group continued business as usual.

“The six people that did join were really excited, and we wanted to do it for them,” Charles said. “We can’t just back out if only six people show up.”

Organization and advertising were major factors in the poor turnout, Gross said.

Since then, the club has dedicated more time to getting the

The Daily Reveille coach Johnny Jones changed the lineup to get more passion and intensity from his players. The Tigers responded with a win, but the passion and intensity in the PMAC wasn’t there.

But the passion and the intensity will never be higher that it will be tonight. This program hasn’t seen a game this big in a long time, or at least since I can remember. The buzz for this game started in December. Everytime Kentucky comes on TV, I hear the same thing from fans: “Just wait until they come to Baton Rouge.”

Now, you get your chance.

This team and this fanbase can climb the basketball mountain and put LSU’s flag on top of the basketball world. You wanted your chance to prove that coming to Baton Rouge as a favorite isn’t as easy as Alabama football makes it look.

Call in sick. Quit your job.

Get fired. Skip class. Do whatever you need to do to get to the PMAC before this ridiculous 6 p.m. tipoff. Get loud and drunk like it’s Saturday night in Tiger Stadium.

When it’s over, Joe Alleva may need to reopen the check books for the court storming.

Brian Pellerin is a 20-yearold mass communication junior from Kenner, Louisiana.

You can reach him on Twitter @Pellerin_TDR. word out.

Kryptonite addressed its organizational issues through social media, Gross said.

With all the new interest came more responsibility.

“It’s so much more work that we have to do because we have a lot more people,” Charles said.

“We’re starting to get more organized and recognizing all the things we actually have to do.”

page 15 kentucky, from page 1 Kentucky (23-0, 10-0 SEC), the nation’s leader in scoring margin (+22.1), trounced a difficult nonconference schedule, including three wins against teams currently ranked in the top 25 and two more just outside of it. The Wildcats have been tested at times during the SEC slate, including backto-back overtime wins to start the calendar and a tight, seven-point win at Florida on Saturday night.

But they remain unscathed, further adding hype to the game of the year in the PMAC. LSU junior guard Keith Hornsby, much like his teammates, recognized what this game means to his team’s fanbase.

“I’ve been getting [talked to] about [playing Kentucky] for a month, and you try not to look ahead too far,” Hornsby said. “But here it is. It’s right upon us. It’s very exciting, but we can’t let the hype get to our head.”

Tuesday’s tilt comes at no better time for a rejuvenated LSU team after its 71-60 win against Alabama on Saturday night. After two straight losses to Mississippi State and Auburn — two sub-.500 teams — the Tigers came out firing on all cylinders with a new starting lineup, never trailing in a game they desperately needed to win.

Even when the Tide cut a 17-point second-half lead to two, LSU had an answer, which is something it had been missing in its previous two games.

Much like what it did against Alabama, it’s imperative for LSU to get out to an early lead and withstand any runs against Kentucky.

In the 935 minutes the Wildcats have played this year, they trailed for only 123:19 of those minutes, including being down at halftime on only five different occasions.

Kentucky’s commanding leads are in part due to its stifling defense, which ranks second in the nation in points allowed per game.

The Wildcats held opponents to less than 50 points 11 different times and rank No. 1 in field goal percentage defense.

Sophomore forward Jarell Martin said one of the keys to offensive success will be drawing fouls to put Kentucky in foul trouble. “[We have to] continue playing together as a team,” Martin said after Saturday’s game. “[We have to] get some defensive stops, converting on the offensive end, trying to attack the basket and playing inside-out.”

For LSU, Jones said he will consider adjusting the starting lineup again to match the Wildcat’s size, which may include starting sophomore center Darcy Malone.

Jones joked about how difficult it will be defend Kentucky’s depth. “[We’ll] look forward to the timeouts we can use,” Jones said.

“One thing [is] we can’t sign and trade. Your teams are set, and we can’t reinvent the wheel. We got to really roll it out there. ...

We’re in the same situation as every other team in the country is in. There’s no team out there as loaded and has as many players as Kentucky has.”

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