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J

ohn Lubbock, a 19th-century English baron, once said, “Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.”

Tom Pierce takes this adage literally. As the owner of Tom’s Fiddle and Bow in Arnaudville, Louisiana, Pierce sees making and repairing violins as a rewarding craft that takes time.

Originally from Wilmington, Massachusetts, Pierce found his interest in violins following his service in the Navy. While working on shipyards in New Hampshire, Pierce began attending clubs where he witnessed nights of bluegrass musicians playing exclusively on violins and fiddles.

“When they were going to play at this festival in Vermont, I went,” Pierce said. “I heard Vassar Clements play a 20-minute version of ‘Orange Blossom Special.’ I think at that point, I just fell in love with the instrument.”

In 1999, Pierce decided to learn the instrument. After taking lessons, he realized his initiative would be better suited in fabrication rather than music. Pierce completed his first handmade violin after five years of education.

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Tom Pierce, owner of Tom’s Fiddle and Bow, plays his fiddle at his shop in Arnaudville, La.

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Track athlete booked on rape charge Staff reports news@lsureveille.com A junior member of the LSU track and field team was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison around 1:00 a.m. Monday on charges of forcible rape at an offcampus party, booking records show. mitchell-blake A c c o r d ing to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by The Daily Reveille, an 18-year-old female told authorities that Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake raped her at University Crescent apartments on Burbank and Jennifer Jean drives. Mitchell-Blake told authorities the sex was consensual.

The affidavit says the two were at a party at MitchellBlake’s residence and the

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Bill Clinton headlines Landrieu rally, generates Democratic support

BY Quint Forgey qforgey@lsureveille.com A roll call of prominent Louisiana Democrats took to the ballroom stage of the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center yesterday to stump for Sen. Mary Landrieu, 14 days out from a tough re-election battle.

The laundry list of appearances led up to former president Bill Clinton, fresh off campaigning for Democratic candidates in Arkansas last week.

“I’m fixing to make an argument,” Clinton said, gazing out at the charmed audience. “But it won’t amount to a hill of beans if you don’t show up.”

The former president said Republicans’ efforts to getout-the-vote relied on retribution for President Barack Obama’s election.

“‘You’ve got one more chance to vote against him.’ That is the argument against Mary Landrieu,” Clinton said.

Clinton also addressed policy issues like the Islamic State group, the spread of Ebola and minimum wage.

“We are now poised to create a future for Louisiana and the United States,” Clinton said.

“You cannot afford to vote for what you’re against. You have to vote for what you’re for.”

State Sen. Sharon Weston Broome was the first Democrat to storm the stage, kicking off the rally at 2 p.m. The president pro tempore of the state senate lauded Landrieu’s status as the only woman who holds statewide office and spoke of her efforts to combat domestic violence and promote equal pay.

Broome’s remarks to rally

female voters were the first of many throughout the event.

“I’m here to introduce you to one of Louisiana’s greatest women,” said state Rep. Walt Leger.

Leger took jabs at Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La) who he said “voted against aid for Louisiana” after Hurricane Isaac.

Leger also called out Sen. John McCain, who participated in a series of veteran’s rallies last week with Cassidy.

According to Leger, “[McCain] said no to us in our darkest time” when he voted against federal aid to Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina.

State Rep. John Bel Edwards followed Leger, state Rep. Patricia Smith and state Rep. Edward “Ted” James. The 2015 guberna-

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Former President Bill Clinton speaks at a campaign rally for incumbent Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) in Baton Rouge on Monday.

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FAIRFAX, Va. — A man charged with the abduction of a University of Virginia student has been indicted in suburban Washington, D.C., with a 2005 rape, abduction and attempted capital murder.

The indictment against Jesse L. Matthew Jr. was handed up Monday by a Circuit Court grand jury in Fairfax County.

Matthew is being held in Charlottesville, Virginia, on a charged related to the Sept. 13 abduction of Hannah Graham, an 18-year-old from northern Virginia.

Law enforcement officials who have been searching for Graham found human remains over the weekend. The state medical examiner has not made a positive identification.

Police blocked off roads, sifted through leaves and scoured a rural area where they found remains that could be missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham.

It’s not clear how long it will take authorities to identify the remains they discovered over the weekend, about 12 miles from campus.

Police let Graham’s parents

know about the discovery before they publicly released the information and instead of continuing the search for Graham, they focused Sunday on looking for clues and evidence in a heavily wooded area of Albemarle County that is home to horse farms.

The last person seen with Graham, Matthew Jr., was charged with abduction with intent to defile Graham. He is being held in the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail.

The remains were discovered roughly 6 miles from where the body of 20-year-old Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington was found after she vanished in 2009. Police have said forensic evidence connects Matthew to Harrington’s killing, which in turn is linked by DNA to a 2005 sexual assault in northern Virginia. Matthew hasn’t been charged in those cases.

The 18-year-old Graham hasn’t been seen since Sept. 13 after a night out with friends.

She had met friends at a restaurant for dinner before stopping by two off-campus parties. She left the second party alone and eventually texted a friend saying she was lost, authorities said.

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A road closed sign blocks traffic Sunday as authorities search a rural area where human remains were discovered in Albermarle County, Va. In surveillance video, she can be seen walking unsteadily and even running at times, past a pub and a service station and then onto a seven-block strip of bars, restaurants and shops. On Sunday, the area was buzzing with people having brunch at outdoor cafes on a brisk, sunny day. Graham’s disappearance and the discovery of human

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“Everybody was rattled. Everybody knew it was coming, but you still hope for the best.

As much as you can prepare for it, you can never prepare for it,” said Claire Meyers, a University of Virginia nursing student who has friends who knew Graham and Matthew.

Submarine hunt sends Cold War chill across Baltic Sea STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s biggest submarine hunt since the dying days of the Soviet Union has put countries around the Baltic Sea on edge.

In a scene reminiscent of the Cold War, Swedish naval ships, helicopters and ground troops combed the Stockholm archipelago for a fourth day Monday for signs of a foreign submarine or smaller underwater craft that officials suspect entered Swedish waters illegally.

While Sweden hasn’t linked any country to the suspected intrusion — and Moscow suggested it was a Dutch sub — the incident sent a chill through the Baltic Sea region, where Russian forces have been accused of a series of border violations on land, sea and air in recent months.

“Closely following events in the Swedish territorial waters, may become a game changer of the security in the whole Baltic Sea region,” Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics wrote on Twitter.

Swedish military officials say there have been three sightings of the elusive craft since Friday, just 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Stockholm amid

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the myriad of islands and skerries that stretch from the capital into the Baltic Sea. On Sunday they released a photograph taken at a distance of what they said could be the mystery vessel — a dark speck surrounded by foaming water.

Military spokesman Jesper Tengroth said more than 200 personnel were involved in the operation, but stressed that unlike Sweden’s submarine hunts in the 1980s, the military wasn’t using depth charges or other anti-submarine weapons.

Speculating on whether the suspected underwater intruder was linked to a mother ship, Swedish media zeroed in on an oil tanker owned by Russian company Novoship, which had been circling near Swedish waters. In a statement Monday, Novoship President Yuri Tsvetkov said he was “flattered” by the attention but said the ship was charted for transporting oil from Russia to the U.S. and was drifting on standby awaiting loading orders.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 Union

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Louisiana Notary and Title opens branch in Union Discounts available with valid LSU ID

document signing.

Other services include validation of absentee voting, which many students who aren’t regBY Carrie Grace Henderson istered to vote in East Baton chenderson@lsureveille.com Rouge Parish will need in the Notary at LSU, a branch of upcoming midterm elections.

“We really want to get Louisiana Notary and Title, opened this month, mark- to know the student body,” ing the first time the Student Thibaut said.

Thibaut has been a notary Union will house a full-time since 1990 but notary public.

The on-cam- Notary at LSU is offering said working on campus has expus location, in free absentee voting posed her to new conjunction with notarization during and different sitRicoh Mail and Copy Services, is the midterm elections. uations.

Thibaut said this “The atmolocated on the botcampaign is a way to sphere is excittom floor of the Thibaut Union.

Hours introduce herself and the ing,” have expanded to new hours to students said. “The notary 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. as well as encourage basics are the same, but I’ve Monday through them to vote. had the opporFriday, and distunity to work counts are availwith international students able with a valid student ID. There has been a notary in and help them with their needs.”

Because many college stuthe Union before, but Leah Thibaut, the primary notary dents are away from their public with Notary at LSU, homes and families, Notary thinks the more consistent at LSU hopes can offer many hours will better serve the documents making legal transactions easier for students.

University community.

Louisiana notaries also Notary publics offer many services, but they all center offer legal document draftaround document authentica- ing, auto title transfers, powers tion, Thibaut said. Notaries of attorney and business confirm the identity of a per- registration.

Thibaut said it’s important son and bear witness to official

that students do not sign their documents before visiting the notary. They also must bring a picture ID, preferably a passport or state-issued license.

Notary at LSU is offering free absentee voting notarization during the midterm elections. Thibaut said this campaign is a way to introduce herself and the new hours to students as well as encourage them to vote.

Student reaction has been positive during the first weeks of opening, Thibaut said, adding that most are just looking for a little assistance. Thibaut said Notary at LSU is always eager to help and guide.

According to a news release, Perkins Road Notary, another branch of Louisiana Notary and Title, previously has served students, but owner Morgan Field is glad to have a stronger presence on campus.

Students can contact Notary at LSU online at lsunotary.com, by email at notary@lsu.edu or by phone at (225) 578-2626.

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Notary public Leah Thibaut’s office is located on the first floor of the Student Union.

administration

Charges against Roberts dismissed LSU Alumni Association funds not involved in case

BY Brittany Clark bclark@lsureveille.com

In a hearing Oct. 20, charges against Charles Roberts, former LSU Alumni Association president, were dismissed.

Kay Heath, a former LSU Alumni Association employee, sued Roberts for allegedly being in a sexual relationship with her. The Daily Reveille previously reported that Roberts promised Heath $3,200 a month to keep the relationship secret.

Heath made a public statement to remove the Alumni Association from her lawsuit if Roberts was fired or permanently resigned from his position. Roberts stepped down from office on paid vacation leave, denying the claims.

Heath removed the Alumni Association from the lawsuit after Roberts’ Aug. 13 resignation. The Daily Reveille previously reported that Jeffry Sanford, Heath’s attorney, removed the association from the lawsuit Aug. 15.

After an audit investigation, Cliff Vannoy, new president and CEO of the Alumni Association, said no association funds were involved in any wrongdoing dealing with the

Roberts case. favors and a legal contract for The Alumni Association compensation. raises money for the UniverThe original court brief sity by connecting alumni from stated that Roberts would comacross the country. Though pensate Heath for “the rest of some of the funds raised her life.” Caldwell said payare used for student scholar- ment for life is an indefinite ships and other University term. funds, the association is a Pierson argued that if the separate entity from the contract was oral, it is it University. unenforceable, and if Heath Judge R. Michael Caldwell voiced an extortion agreement, said claims of acthen it is illegal tion presented by therefore Caldwell said Heath has and plaintiff Heath’s unenforceable. defense were not 21 days to petition for a C a ldwel l substantial. He cause of action. Heath’s dismissed the said the facts defense can either petition claims because presented sus- in the given time or appeal the facts presenttained based on ed by Sanford the entire case. no cause of acheld no specific tion. cause of action A cause for defense, and of action is a set of facts there was no substantial presented in court to ob- contract. tain money, property or Pierson said Roberts beaction against another party. lieved he and Heath were A no cause of actions verdict about to be married and demeans that the facts present- cided to support her. The origied were not sufficient enough nal petition says Heath was to justify an award or stand concerned about the social in court. relationship between her and Caldwell said Heath has Roberts. Pierson said Heath 21 days to petition for a cause was worried about the illegalof action. Heath’s defense can ity and her future because either petition in the given given her age and physical time or appeal the entire case. disability.

Roberts’ attorney, Mary Heath became an emOlive Pierson, said the origi- ployee for the Alumni Assonal brief contained allega- ciation in 2007, and Roberts tions of a contract for mon- has overseen the association ey in exchange for sexual since 1984.

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21 EVENT CALENDAR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014 6:00 PM

Dance Class - Gus Young Park Happy's Running Club Weekly Run - Downtown Baton Rouge Centering Seminar with Walter Jr. - Nouriche Wellness & Aesthetics Standing in the Shadows (No More) - Ashe Cultural Arts Center Cajun Bead Crafts - Cajun Bead Crafts Grief Support Groups - Life Source Service Hospice

6:30 PM

Survivors of Suicide Support Group - Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center

8:00 PM

Kocktail Karaoke - Goodfriends Bar Progression Music Series - Gasa Gasa Bayou Rum Blues Jam - Rock 'N' Bowl Ziggy Marley - House of Blues New Orleans House of Shock - House of Shock

9:00 PM

Songwriters Night/Open Mic - Artmosphere Miss Tess and The Talkbacks - The Blue Moon Warpaint - Republic New Orleans

ALL DAY

Krewe of Hermes: The Diamond Jubilee - Louisiana State Museum/Capitol Museum Charming Lana - The Frame Shop Gallery 912 Accalia and the Swamp Monster - LSU Museum of Art LeRoy Neiman: Action! - LSU Museum of Art Blackpot Camp - Lakeview RV Park & Beach Associated Women in the Arts - Louisiana State Archives LSU Leisure Classes - LSU Student Union

For more information on LSU events or to place your own event you can visit www.lsureveille.com/calendar

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Religion

Honors graduate’s thesis Catholic students support Pope, published in science journal church’s statements on gay people

BY kelsey bordelon kbordelon@lsureveille.com It’s not every day Honors College students have their theses published, but for recent Honors College graduate Edward Lo, his efforts to contribute to the protection and restoration of the coastal region received just that.

Lo’s thesis was published in Geo-Marine Letters, a marine geology journal. It touched on techniques to lessen coastal erosion.

These techniques include rerouting water, which has matter that settles at the bottom, and utilizing materials that can dredge, or clean out, the sedimentary matter that can be prevalent in the Mississippi River as well as the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

Lo collaborated with second author and his thesis adviser, Samuel Bentley, director of the University Coastal Studies Institute, and his thesis’ third author oceanology professor Kehui Xu. Lo’s research serves as a source for further research in marine-geology but also reflects the work of the University’s Honors College.

“The honors thesis is no longer just ‘practice’ for a future career in research,” said Honors College Dean Jonathan Earle. “Honors College students are producing truly path-breaking research, working alongside our best faculty. I’m hoping to celebrate many of our future students the way we’re celebrating Edward’s achievement.”

Lo said his work on the honors thesis gave him a leg up because it prepared him for the work he is doing to pursue his master’s degree in geology at the University of Kentucky.

Lo’s interest for sedimentology peaked when he took

Bentley’s Introduction to Sedimentology and Depositional Environments, which focuses on understanding sedimentary processes that affect various environments.

“I thought it would be interesting to take hydrology and approach it from an earth scientist’s perspective,” Lo said.

Bentley contributed experiment ideas, among other contributions, to Lo’s thesis to discover the key concepts involved.

“Most sediment carried by the river is mud. So in order to restore the coastline, we need to know how mud moves around and how it’s deposited into the land,” Bentley said.

Bentley said mud is a complex material because of its properties. Sand is a pretty straightforward substance that never changes physical properties, while mud changes based on its local conditions.

Lo’s honors thesis received financial support from the LASTEM Research Scholars Program and the LSU McNair Scholars program.

His research prompted him to apply for a Fulbright study and research grant to fund further research in Brazil for the Pantanal — the world’s largest freshwater tropical wetland system.

Lo intends to spend his time in Brazil in 2015 discovering patterns in how the sediment in their coastal wetlands add to the landforms to draw comparisons and contrasts between the Louisiana wetlands and Brazilian wetlands.

“Science is moving in a direction that is collaborative and interdisciplinary, and in order for scientists to work more closely throughout the disciplines they need to be able to tie together these areas first,” Lo said.

event

LSU hosts former Civil Rights leader tonight

BY Kaci Cazenave kcazenave@lsureveille.com Students will have the opportunity to march back in time with Civil Rights figure John Lewis — not on Washington, but in the Union Theater, where he will speak at 7 p.m. tonight.

Lewis, who now represents Georgia as a congressman, will share his Lewis history with segregation and the March on Washington, telling of times he received beatings as a black man and how these experiences and his activism led him to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom 48 years later.

According to a University College news release, Lewis will host a book signing in the Barnes and Noble Bookstore from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. prior to his lecture presentation in the Union Theater.

His coauthor, Andrew Aydin, will be signing with him for their graphic novel “March: Book One.” Those wanting to hear Lewis speak must obtain tickets prior to the event at the Union Theater Box Office between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Tickets are free to University students, faculty, staff and the general public based on a priority system.

Audience members are encouraged to arrive early.

Filming and photography is prohibited after the first five minutes of Lewis’ presentation, according to the Media Center website.

BY quint forgey qforgey@lsureveille.com While Vatican officials debated the intricacies of the Catholic Church’s stances on homosexuality last week, several Catholic University students shared an unrepentant embrace of same-sex couples.

In a Vatican statement released Oct. 13, Pope Francis and a panel of cardinals said the church must “turn respectfully” to same-sex couples and “appreciate the positive values” of gay unions.

The document also said gay people have “gifts and qualities” to offer the community and recognized the “precious support” those in same-sex relationships can offer one another.

However, bishops abridged the final report Saturday, scrapping terminology pertaining to “gifts and qualities” and “precious support.”

“I question why they were taken out,” said Tiffany Byrd, a communication disorders freshman. “I do certainly think that those individuals do have gifts and qualities, and I do certainly also agree that even in a samesex relationship, you can still offer a person support.”

Though Byrd said she does not consider same-sex relationships holy, she feels the church needs to make a greater effort to embrace gay people — a sentiment echoed by young Catholics across campus.

French and horticulture freshman Celine Richard said young people contribute to a more tolerant atmosphere in the church.

“Anyone who I have personally talked to about it has been pretty open,” Richard said. “Personally, I have several homosexual friends.”

Biology senior Alex Nay said he was in favor of the Vatican’s initial statement, which was heavily influenced by Pope Francis.

“I like it because Catholicism is inclusive. Jesus had prostitutes who hung around with him,” Nay said. “I really do think that Pope Francis is on the right track.

Everyone outside the Catholic community thinks that because homosexuality is against the moral code, Catholics shun out homosexuals and really try to take them out of the community.”

Byrd also emphasized her admiration of Francis and the role he was playing in shaping Catholic perceptions toward the gay community.

“I do think that, as a pope, he has been able to show the people of the world that, as a leader, there’s so many qualities that each individual person in the world has to offer,” Byrd said, echoing language from Monday’s document.

Byrd said the Pope’s views have helped shape her peers’ faiths throughout college.

Julianne Martin, president of a University LGBT group, also heaped praise on Francis.

“Pope Francis has really been trying to be more progressive as opposed to traditional Catholic values,” Martin said. “With the newest statement, it’s just kind of sad to see that the Pope’s views aren’t shared with everyone.”

Martin said she was fortunate to grow up in an accepting church in her hometown and does not disagree with all aspects of her faith.

“It’s never been a real problem for me,” Martin said. “I see people out there who are like, ‘Oh yes I’m Catholic, I’m Christian,’ and they’re treating people poorly, and I’m like, ‘That’s not how it rolls.’ That’s not what my God does.”

Undeclared freshman Katie Rose DeLeo, a Catholic who practices at Christ the King at LSU, said she supports same-sex marriage.

“I really believe that God made everyone the way they’re

supposed to be,” DeLeo said. “I personally think that the first statement was a good step in a new direction. If they continue in this direction, we could be doing great things.”

Despite DeLeo’s wishes for same-sex marriage in the Catholic Church, Father Joshua Johnson, a priest at Christ the King at LSU, said such a union would never be a possibility for the faith.

“We can’t make up new rules, you know? We’re not saying that we can change the teachings,” Johnson said. “We can’t say women can be priests. The list goes on and on and on.”

Johnson said he has not seen a noticeable change in young Catholics’ responses to the church’s doctrines on homosexuality.

“That’s never really come up as an issue here at Christ the King,” Johnson said. “I think, whether you’re heterosexual or homosexual, we’re called to love people first of all.”

Johnson said the church has always been tolerant toward gay people.

“I know the media is making a big deal right now about what different priests are saying, what different bishops and cardinals are saying,” Johnson said.

“As far as inclusivity, the church has always been inclusive, and it’s always been welcoming. We’ve always encouraged everyone to come.”

Byrd said she expects the Catholic Church to only become more inclusive as time goes on, largely as a result of its younger members’ values.

“Young people are where our future is going. They’re going to be the ones to start the future. These are the people that have the most influence,” Byrd said. “Even the people who are older than them are looking back and saying, ‘Okay, what are they thinking?’”

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Cardinals attend a consistory that Pope Francis expanded to include a briefing on the situation in the Middle East on Monday at the Vatican.

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keeping the faith Goalkeeper Rubiano completes journey from walk-on to starter

BY david gray dgray@lsureveille.com LSU junior goalkeeper Catalina Rubiano restlessly waited as team trainers stitched together her bottom lip during the first half of the Tigers’ match against Alabama on Oct. 9.

In the 30th minute of action, Rubiano dove in front of a loose ball as Crimson Tide senior forward Laura Lee Smith charged freely into the right side of the box with a clear shot on goal.

Smith’s right shin guard clipped Rubiano’s mouth as she corralled the ball in her hands, drawing a yellow card and giving the Tigers’ goalkeeper a gashed lip, requiring stitches to seal.

But the pain from her cut and bloodied lip wasn’t what circled through Rubiano’s mind. All she could think about was how she’d been temporarily knocked out of her first career start.

“I got upset because they told me they’d have to stitch it up, which meant I had to get taken out, so I was just really mad at that moment,” Rubiano said.

Rubiano’s frustration is understandable. Her first career start highlighted a three-year journey in which the New Orleans native went from doubting her love for the sport she had played all her life to starting at the most important position on the field for a major college soccer program.

Rubiano said her first opportunity on the LSU pitch was a long time coming.

“I was so thrilled to start because I felt like I had been working really hard for it,” Rubiano said. “I know as a keeper, it’s a tough position, but the best thing I could do was keep training and be ready in case the time ever came for me to get in. It was really hard to always stay sharp, but I really wanted it.”

However, Rubiano took a little longer than usual to realize how much she truly wanted to continue playing soccer after high school.

Rubiano initially wanted to walk on at LSU after she graduated from St. Mary’s Dominican in New Orleans in 2011. But a lingering meniscus injury combined with the constant grind of collegiate athletics clouded Rubiano’s young mind, and she chose to be just a student rather than a student-athlete.

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football notebook

Beckwith cleared to play against Rebels

BY brian pellerin bpellerin@lsureveille.com LSU sophomore linebacker Kendell Beckwith said Monday he’s good to play against No. 3 Ole Miss this weekend after taking a jarring hit late in the third quarter of Saturday’s game against Kentucky.

The hit occurred during a three-yard carry by sophomore Patrick Towles when the quarterback changed directions, leading to Beckwith getting blind sided. Beckwith said he’d given out similar punishing hits, but Saturday was the first time he was on the receiving end.

“Karma is something else,” Beckwith said.

Beckwith took a concussion test on the sideline after the hit, which he said he passed.

“I never had a headache or was out of my mind or didn’t know where I was or anything like that,” Beckwith said. “I just told them, ‘I’m good. Just let me be.’”

Adams advised White on punt return touchdown Freshman safety Jamal Adams delivered a punishing block of his own on sophomore cornerback Tre’Davious White’s 67-yard punt return for a touchdown in the first quarter, but the block wasn’t the only influence Adams had on the scoring play.

On White’s return prior to

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basketball

Tigers look to reduce turnovers during upcoming season BY jack chascin jchascin@lsureveille.com

Turnovers are part of the game, but it’s a part the LSU basketball team hopes to eliminate.

The Tigers are looking to improve in that area by focusing on ball security. LSU averaged 13.6 turnovers per game during the 2013-14 season, which was 12th worst in the Southeastern Conference and placed the Tigers in the bottom fourth of the NCAA. LSU had a total of 464 turnovers last season, and sophomore forward Jarell Martin said a reason for the struggles was the lack of communication on the floor.

“I feel like there was less

communication out there on the floor [last year], and it definitely hurt us,” Martin said. “It would definitely help us cut down on turnovers, and it’ll help make turnovers for the other teams.

Being vocal out there and having each other’s backs will definitely help.”

Martin said LSU coach Johnny Jones and his staff, especially new associate coach Eric Musselman, harped on the lack of communication on last year’s team.

Musselman, a former NBA head coach whom Jones hired in June, has made a quick impact in his short time with the team.

LSU sophomore forward Jordan Mickey said throughout the first week of organized practice, Musselman has

focused on making sure players are always in their right spots, communicating and keeping the floor spaced, keying in on making the team more efficient.

“He always helps with terminology, getting guys in the right spots,” Mickey said. “He’s always talking about spacing, so he’s a great tool to have with us.

We got to keep the floor spaced and don’t get so close together.

That’ll definitely help us out this year, so it’ll help us out in the long run.”

The Tigers roster has an inexperienced projected starting five, with junior college transfer Josh Gray, UNC-Asheville transfer Keith Hornsby and

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Former LSU guard Anthony Hickey (1) moves the ball down the court Feb. 19 during the Tigers’ 92-81 victory against Mississippi State in the PMAC.

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men’s basketball

women’s basketball

Transfers will help improve free throws

Hill to fill point guard role for Lady Tigers

BY Michael Haarala mhaarala@lsureveille.com Last season, LSU had two free throw shooters over 70 percent in guard Andre Stringer and forward Shavon Coleman.

But with the pair gone from the Tigers’ program, new players must step up and fill these shoes.

Combined, returning players on the LSU roster have an average free throw percentage of 55. Sophomore forward Jordan Mickey leads returners with 91 free throws made on 131 attempts, a 70 percent clip.

As a squad, the Tigers made 473 free throws on 707 attempts from the line. This 67 percent shooting placed LSU at 273rd nationally in free throw percentage. With six games in the 2013-14 season decided by eight points or less, the 234 points the Tigers missed out on could have changed the course of many of these games.

“You look through the course of the season when you see games that are three or four point games,” said LSU head coach Johnny Jones. “You go back and look at the stat sheet and see the number of free throws you may have missed, and it certainly could have been the difference in the basketball game.”

Sophomore forward Jarell Martin hit 62 of 90 free throws last season for 69 percent, just one percent behind Mickey.

Sophomore guard Tim Quarterman and senior forward John Odo both had percentages of 55.

In his third season with the Tigers, Jones looks at improving on not only LSU’s 2013-14 season but also the free throw numbers. In his tenure as head coach at North Texas, the Mean Green were No. 1 in the nation in free throws made per game two separate times in 2009 and in 2011.

“At North Texas we led the nation in free throws made per

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The LSU Men’s Basketball team will look to increase its free throw percentage this season. game for two years,” Jones said.

“And the third year we came in second. It’s because we had guys that were capable of stepping up to the line.”

With the new transfers and recruits for the 2014-15 season, players must close the gap at the free throw line left by Stringer and Coleman.

In his two seasons at UNCAsheville, transfer and junior guard Keith Hornsby put up impressive free throw numbers.

As a freshman in the 2011-12 season, Hornsby made 21 free throws on 33 attempts for 64 percent.

The stats from his freshman season would have put him fifth on the Tigers’ roster in free throw percentage for the 2013-14 season. His next season, however, he excelled in free throws. Hornsby went 99 for 107 from the free throw line. It was a near perfect performance at 93 percent, putting him second in the country in free throw percentage.

Fellow junior guard Josh Gray is also a transfer for the 2014-15 season who put up solid free throw numbers at his old school. At Odessa College, Gray finished with a 71 free throw percentage, making 199 of 282 free throws.

The addition of the two could be beneficial for the Tigers this season and close the gap between LSU and the rest of the country in free throw shooting.

“Just the other day we were going through a free throw shooting segment at the end of practice that we do each session, and I think Hornsby wound up going 50 for 53 at the line,” Jones said. “I think Josh Gray was 50 for 54, and we had some other guys that shot big numbers. And that’s a big plus for you when you have good free throw shooters.”

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responsibility of running the offense on her shoulder. “[Hill] is player that will comEntering their 2014-15 season, pete and somebody that will be a the LSU women’s basketball team great extension of our coaching faces the question of who will re- staff because of her high basketplace last season’s three senior ball IQ,” Caldwell said. “I’m tellleaders, point guard Jeanne Ken- ing her we’re going to introduce ney and forwards Shanece McK- a new offense, and her first question to me was ‘Can I get it early?’ inney and Theresa Plaisance.

Coach Nikki Caldwell said She wants this information.”

Caldwell said she sees Hill’s she believes they found Kenney’s replacement in sophomore Rina IQ on display every time the Lady Tigers take the court, even for Hill at last week’s media day.

Kenney started 85 games for practice. “[Hill] has shown in the past the Lady Tigers and ranks 10th in school history in career assists. week, by us going purple versus Hill may have large shoes to fill, gold [in scrimmages], what she’s but she said she got advice from capable of as far as her ability to the lead the team,” the best person to Caldwell said. learn how to do it ‘She’s one of those — Kenney herself. people that can see things “She’s shown that the first week of “I learned a before they happen. She’s in practice that she lot [from Kenney] especially leading very smart on the court and is a great leader off the court.’ on the floor for the team on the this team.” floor,” Hill said. “I Akilah bethel, Caldwell isn’t spent a lot of time LSU Lady Tigers guard the only one who with her.” has seen the imLast season, Kenney averaged 11.3 points, provements Hill made after her 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per freshman season.

Junior guard Akilah Bethel game while shooting 39 percent from the 3-point line, but Ken- said Hill is one of the more arney’s biggest asset was her lead- ticulate point guards she has ever played with and is improving ership.

Kenney picked up the Lady steadily. “[Hill is] coming into her Tigers whenever they needed a boost, according to Caldwell and own,” Bethel said. “She’s one of many players who are confident those people that can see things before they happen. She’s very in Hill’s ability to do the same.

Hill said becoming a floor smart on the court and off the general is something she prac- court.”

Senior forward Sheila Boykin ticed over the summer because said Hill’s comfort level running she is naturally soft-spoken.

“I’m not that vocal,” Hill said. the offense is impressive, and the “I was just trying to get out of offense will go as she does. “[Hill] now is a lot more my comfort zone this offseason and do something more for this comfortable with handling the ball and getting the team into team.”

The Lady Tigers’ belief in the offense,” Boykin said. “I’ve Hill stems from her basketball IQ seen that a lot in the offseason and even now that we’ve started and her willingness to learn.

Caldwell said Hill wants the up practice.”

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Miles looks forward to top-25 matchup against Ole Miss

BY Jack chascin jchascin@lsureveille.com

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LSU head coach Les Miles addresses the media in his weekly Lunch with Les news conference.

After a convincing 41-3 victory against Kentucky, the No. 24 LSU football team prepares to host SEC West foe No. 3 Ole Miss on Saturday.

LSU coach Les Miles hosted his weekly news conference Monday, previewing the upcoming top-25 matchup between the Rebels (7-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) and Tigers (6-2, 2-2 SEC).

“These games are the reasons that you come to LSU,” Miles said.

“The style of big rivalry, an opponent that you know well. We will enjoy preparation, game day, and the eyes of the college football audience on what’s going on in Baton Rouge.”

Miles commended Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze and the program, and he said he believes the team is worthy of its spot among college football’s elite.

“Ole Miss, 7-0, a No. 3, nationally ranked opponent,” Miles said.

“Coach Freeze is doing a great job there building a quality program.

They’re very good, a very talented team on both sides of the ball.”

Saturday night’s game will pit the Tigers against the highest ranked opponent they have faced all season. The Rebels are 7-0 for the first time since 1962 and are one of four remaining undefeated teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Saturday will mark the 103rd time the two schools have met since 1894, and Miles said the

Rebels are worth every opponents’ best shot.

“They’ve had 15 interceptions, 20 turnovers, so this is a very quality team,” Miles said. “The style of team that deserves being nationally ranked and deserves the best efforts of their opponents.

There’s some great history with this rivalry.”

Ole Miss comes to Baton Rouge allowing only 10.6 points per game and seven touchdowns.

The Rebels rank second in the SEC in total defense behind Alabama, and Miles said LSU’s offense will have to stay balanced to come out on top.

“Well, we have to keep our opponents, all of which, off balance with the run and the pass,” Miles said. “We’re a team that really

wants to be balanced. I think you will find that in the back end of last week’s game we like to throw the football a little more, should the score not be so one-sided. ” Miles noticed the issue of dwindling attendance at the end of football games at Tiger Stadium. Miles encouraged fans to make sure they stay through the end of the game because he said games like this weekend’s are worth staying for.

“Only thing I can tell you is that if you have tickets, the back end of these games is worthwhile staying for,” Miles said. “It’s, in my opinion, an event. It’s a wonderful place to spend an evening.”

You can reach Jack Chascin on Twitter @Chascin_TDR.

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Rebels’ coach Hugh Freeze turns around team with recruiting THE CUBAN CANNON tommy romanach Sports Columnist In 2011, Ole Miss didn’t win a Southeastern Conference game.

The Rebels were slaughtered that year by eventual SEC champion LSU, 52-3, in Oxford. In the two games before, Ole Miss lost to Louisiana Tech and Kentucky by a combined 37 points. The season ended with two wins, a team without a coaching staff and a fan base wondering what could go wrong next.

It took three years, but that team and its haunting memories have disappeared. Rebels coach Hugh Freeze has removed them, using a miraculous plan to bring the Rebels back to glory.

Freeze, who took over for Houston Nutt in 2012, has transformed a team once known as an SEC punching bag and made them elite. The Rebels are no longer the automatic win Alabama and LSU looked forward to — they’ve added strength to an already nationally praised conference.

Freeze’s first task in the process was recruiting. He turned

catalina, from page 5 “I played soccer all my life and loved it, but I had been focusing on other things in high school,” Rubiano said. “I really didn’t take my soccer career serious enough, but that was my own personal journey I had to take.”

Rubiano’s decision to give up her soccer career didn’t stem from a lack of talent. The 5-foot-9 goalkeeper led Dominican to a 2-1 victory in the state title game as a senior in 2011, and Rubiano earned First-Team All-State honors after allowing only 13 goals in 26 matches.

Her decision to decline a potential collegiate soccer career sent a shock wave to her former high school coach, Al Silvas.

“I was definitely surprised that she wasn’t going to continue playing in college because we had some colleges that were interested in her as a senior, but she just wanted to take another journey,” Silvas said.

But Rubiano soon realized she couldn’t cut off her love for the game as easily as she could walk away from it, so she hoped a change of scenery could help remedy her anxiety.

Rubiano stayed at LSU for one year before she entered an exchange program and transferred to the University of Hawaii, where she studied for another semester before journeying back to her home state.

Rubiano attended the University of New Orleans for one semester in spring 2013. That is when she finally gave in to her passion for soccer and prepared for a comeback to the field.

But after being idle for nearly two years, Rubiano sought the assistance of her former coaches

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Mississippi football coach Hugh Freeze leads his team to the field prior to its NCAA college football game against LSU on Saturday in Oxford, Miss. in the 40th-best class according to recruiting service Rivals.com in his first season, despite having only a few months to recruit and having little to sell about the team.

He’s turned in two top-20 classes since, including a No. 7 ranking in 2013 featuring top recruit and current sophomore defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche.

One of the players from the

first class was a transfer Freeze knew while coaching at Arkansas State. Senior quarterback Bo Wallace has been the starter since he arrived to The Grove, and his progression is a testament of Freeze’s coaching.

Wallace was wild in 2012, constantly shifting between big plays and costly turnovers. Freeze waited and instilled discipline in his

to work herself into game shape.

Though goalkeepers are generally confined to an 18-yard box, Rubiano said improving her fitness was the first step she needed to take if she hoped to make a Division-1 soccer roster.

“At this level, the amount of diving and getting back up takes a lot more work than you would think,” Rubiano said. “But just being able to push yourself through that conditioning will build your mental toughness for games. You’re sitting there for 90 minutes, and you have to always be ready and stay focused to guide your team.”

A determined Rubiano pushed through the grueling training sessions, and Silvas said he noticed a significant change in his former goalkeeper’s demeanor.

“I wouldn’t say she was more focused, but she had that extra drive that pushed her,” Silvas said.

“Whenever she came back to town, she was still a hard worker. But the difference was she finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel right in front of her, and she worked harder to reach it.”

Rubiano joined the LSU soccer program in fall 2013 but had to sit behind four-year starter Megan Kinneman, who set a school record with 284 career saves despite her slight 5-foot-4-inch frame. Rubiano said watching Kinneman taught her how to maximize her natural talent. “[Kinneman] was so interesting because obviously everyone said she was short for a goalkeeper, but she didn’t let that stop her,” Rubiano said. “She made up for it in every other way, and she showed me how to be technically sound.”

Rubiano seemed poised to take over the goalkeeping duties after a strong spring following Kinneman’s departure

this offseason.

However, the emergence of LSU freshman goalkeeper Lily Alfeld, who’s also a member of the New Zealand national team, seemingly ended any hope of Rubiano seeing action on the field. But the even-keeled Rubiano didn’t let the lack of playing time stifle her determination to get on the field — she used it to push her even further.

“When they made [Alfeld] the starter, that was the moment when I had to decide whether I would mope about it or move on and keep training,” Rubiano said.

“So I decided to keep training and not think about it. I think it did me good because I feel like I’m very well prepared now.”

First-year LSU goalkeepers coach Carl Goody immediately noticed Rubiano’s intensified focus and said her steady composure between the net is what sets her apart from others manning the position.

“You’d never know if she’s pulled off an amazing save or if she just let in a goal,” Goody said. “She’s very even-keeled. She doesn’t get angry at herself even if she’s made a mistake, which is a very good trait to have as a goalkeeper. It’s pure excitement for her when she plays.”

Rubiano managed to control the butterflies swirling in her stomach during her first start against Alabama, recording three saves and confidently directing the Tigers’ back line the entire night.

LSU soccer coach Brian Lee wasn’t surprised by Rubiano’s cool handling of her first start.

“Catalina’s raw, but she’s got a great temperament about her,” Lee said. “She doesn’t get rattled. She’s calm and composed, and she’s a good shot stopper.”

But Rubiano’s first career start

quarterback, and Wallace’s touchdown/interception ratio sharpened enough to make him a surgeon in big moments.

Ole Miss also ranks first in scoring defense, and it’s the byproduct of a cohesion of new and old. Freeze and defensive coaches developed recruits like Nkemdiche, but they also welcomed and trained recruits from Nutt’s final class like senior safety Cody Prewitt and senior cornerback Senquez Golson.

Statistics can showcase a great deal of what Freeze has done, but the best place to see Ole Miss’s progression is in the results against LSU. In 2012, LSU survived a scare from Ole Miss and won a memorable 41-35 game. Ole Miss showed sparks of a great team with big pass plays and interceptions, but the mistakes outweighed them.

Wallace’s three interceptions and Odell Beckham’s famous punt return for a touchdown ended up being the difference.

Ole Miss had a few other close losses in 2012, but its talent was good enough to finish the regular season 6-6 and win a bowl game to end the year — just what Freeze needed for next year.

The next step came against

LSU in 2013, when the Rebels made a late field goal to pull a 27-24 upset. Ole Miss forced three Zach Mettenberger interceptions and outgained the Tigers by 137 yards.

Freeze and his team had proof they could beat an SEC giant, giving them confidence for the season ahead.

This season, Ole Miss sits 7-0 and is ranked third in the nation.

It’s the school’s best start since 1962, and victories against Alabama and Texas A&M prove it’s at or above any team’s level.

Meanwhile, LSU stands in a rebuilding season, hampered by players who left and waiting, like Freeze did, for the young players to prosper. Waiting means growing pains, and it’s possible the Rebels will bring it to the Tigers this week.

Les Miles needs to stick to the process Freeze has done and see what his players tell him with their play. Saturday could be another lesson for a young team to absorb, or it could be proof these Tigers are ready to compete.

didn’t result in team success, and neither have the subsequent starts as the Tigers have limped to an 0-3 mark with the New Orleans native in goal.

Despite the team’s struggles, Rubiano said she’s thrilled to finally live out her dream on the soccer field. She’s experienced the hardship of walking away from something she loved, and her long journey back to soccer has helped her treasure every opportunity

that comes her way.

“I was away from the game for two years, and I thought it was gone,” Rubiano said. “I thought my opportunity was over. So just being here, I have to remind myself every day to be grateful for that, and I really am. I’m so happy to be able to come out here everyday and play this sport that I love.”

Tommy Romanach is a 22-yearold mass communication senior from Dallas, Texas. You can reach him on Twitter @troman_92.

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After two years away from soccer, LSU goalkeeper Catalina Rubiano has finally gotten her chance to start in the net.

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Tillis earns SEC Freshman of the Week staff reports sports@lsureveille.com LSU outside hitter Gina Tillis earned her first Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week honor after a season-high performance in the Tigers’ upset win against No. 12 Kentucky. Tillis made her tillis mark despite coming off the bench for the Tigers.

Tillis tallied 17 kills and a .375 attacking percentage in Sunday’s win, 15 of which came in the final three sets as LSU rallied back after losing its first two sets and snapped the Wildcats’ 11 game win streak.

The honor is Tillis’ first weekly award of her career and the second for an LSU player this season, following sophomore middle blocker Briana Holman whom, the league named SEC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 2.

notebook, from page 5 the touchdown, Adams tried to wave him over to the right side.

White said Adams told him on the sideline the right side is open for the return, and that’s exactly what White did on the touchdown.

“I went back and watched the first punt that I took for 15 yards, and it could’ve been another touchdown if I had just went outside [like he tried to show me],” White said. “He was right. I did it the next time, and he made a big block like he said he would and I ran it for the touchdown.”

Neal recovered squib kickoff White’s punt return wasn’t LSU special teams’ only big play of the game. With 44 seconds remaining in the first half, sophomore kicker Trent Domingue kicked a bouncing ball down the middle of the field.

Once the ball trickled past the first few lines of the Kentucky kickoff return team, sophomore Lewis Neal said he knew he had an opportunity to recover it.

“I hustled down there, and when I saw that ball make that second bounce, I knew I could get it,” Neal said. “I just had to beat one man and the returner to the ball and that’s what I did.”

Delahoussaye laughs off hitting the upright The squib kick recover led to a 35-yard field goal from sophomore kicker Colby Delahoussaye to give LSU a 27-3 halftime lead, but it wasn’t an ordinary field goal. The ball clanged off the left upright but

the new players on the team are learning quickly and working freshman Elbert Robinson III. hard, giving them much to feel With the regular season ap- good about in terms of chemisproaching, the unfamiliarity try heading into the season. with each other and the offense “They’re learning pretty raises the concern of chemistry. quick. They’re going out there But Hornsby said through- and they’re battling hard,” Marout the offseason, the team has tin said. “They definitely came worked endlessly to ensure its in playing like upperclassmen. chemistry isn’t lacking once the They’re not playing like freshopening tip-off comes around. men out there. They pay atten“The biggest tion and they thing for stopping listen. They just ‘In the game, we won’t work hard.” turnovers is just playing pickup have turnovers because The team’s with each other,” we’re paying the price for hardworking off Hornsby said. “Obseason has the it in practice.’ viously, pickup coaching staff can be relatively challenging josh gray, sloppy, but for the players in pracLSU junior guard most part we try tice to cut down to keep it really on turnovers. competitive and game-like. We The coaches discipline the team did that a lot over the summer whenever the ball is poorly hanwith really good players as well dled, so turnovers will be a nonwith guys who came back and issue when the season begins played with us, and that helped Nov. 15. the competition. So since we’re “In practice, if we have a all confident, that’ll all help us turnover, we do push ups or we stop turnovers.” run for it, and that’s instilling Hornsby said a key to elimi- discipline in us that relates in nating turnovers is chemistry. the game,” Gray said. “In the Playing with his teammates as game, we won’t have turnovers much as possible and learning because we’re paying the price each others’ games is crucial for it in practice.” to create a mental connection without even needing to look at You can reach Jack Chascin on them, he said.

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LSU sophomore linebacker Kendell Beckwith (52) leads the ball down the field for a touchdown against New Mexico State on Sept. 27 in Tiger Stadium. The Tigers won 63-7 against Aggies. still went through.

Delahoussaye said he had never done that before in a game, but those types of kicks happen all the time in practice, including one that happened just last week. He added the wind was partially to blame.

“The wind was so tricky ... in the second quarter,” Delahoussaye said. “I was just hoping it would stay true. Then I saw it start to curve and I was like, ‘Man this is going to be close.’”

Luckily for Delahoussaye and the Tigers, it went in. The kicker said all he could do was laugh.

“I just broke a smile,” Delahoussaye said. “You can’t do anything but smile with that.”

Offensive line prepares for Ole Miss The LSU offensive line has been heralded the past two weeks for their turnaround against Florida and Kentucky, but they will face one of the nation’s best defensive fronts this week against Ole Miss.

Junior offensive lineman Vadal Alexander said he remembers the Rebels’ tenacity from last season’s matchup.

“They play with great game speed,” Alexander said.

“They’re a very athletic front, and their secondary is very good as well. I just know that we’re going to have to come prepared.”

Senior center Elliott Porter said since sophomore Ethan Pocic has taken over at right guard, he can feel the improvement in the offensive line’s play.

“You want your best players on the field,” Porter said.

“Ethan is definitely one of our best players. We’re glad the chemistry is coming together, and it’s going to keep on coming and keep on getting better and we’re going to keep on improving.”

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PAINT the TOWN

Paintball club prepares for competition

BY JOSHUA JACKSON jjackson@lsureveille.com After the air horn blows, thousands of empty paintball shells rest on the ground of Paintball Command after flying about 200 miles per hour. Bodies covered in paint and welts walk off of the speedball field to reload paintball markers and air tanks.

They return to the field, split the club in half and take their positions. The countdown from five seconds begins, and as “go” echoes across the field, 13 balls per second zoom from one side to the other in what is a regular day for one of the University’s newest clubs, Tiger Paintball.

Paintball commonly is thought to be a simple game in which people shoot paintballs at one another until they are hit and eliminated.

From the outside perspective, this is valid, but there is a level of competition and professionalism that accompanies the sport.

A previous club at LSU, The

Paintball Club, existed until 2008.

The club competed in the National Collegiate Paintball Association, placing in a few events throughout its tenure. After most of the members graduated, the club became inactive.

This year, computer science junior and Tiger Paintball president Andrew Vogel decided it was time for a new paintball club under a new name and with new goals.

When he first came to LSU in 2012, Vogel began looking for people to play competitive paintball through forums, but he soon forgot about his desire to play while adjusting to the college lifestyle.

This year he received a few messages from people who wanted to play, which reignited his passion, and he began the long process of getting the club recognized.

“We filled out so much paperwork in the beginning,” Vogel said. “The hardest part was getting a staff sponsor.”

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There are three game varients in paintball — speedball, woodsball and scenario ball. The Tiger Paintball club most commonly plays speedball, where players hide behind inflatable bunkers that cover the field.

Head to Head

Should shoppers spend money on expensive clothes?

Yes. Shoppers shouldn’t feel guilty for spending money.

THE STYLIN’ PEACOCK MICHAEL TARVER Entertainment Writer Generally, the price of clothing has a direct correlation to the quality of the product and to a higher social status.

The main draw in purchasing more expensive clothes is the idea or connotation that accompanies it. Men who work on Wall Street, for example, are judged immediately by their colleagues based on how expensive their suit is.

Wearing a $300 suit in a $3,000 suit atmosphere is not only socially unacceptable but also slightly inappropriate.

Custom-made suits are the more financially burdensome alternative to buying suits from typical retail stores such as Dillard’s or Men’s Wearhouse. The custom business is more expensive simply because it’s a more tedious and intensive process and makes for an ultimately better quality product.

Individually tailored suits are also exactly that: individual. Making a suit

to fit a person instead of the other way around provides a new realm of fashionable clothing that only certain men buy into.

There’s definitely a time and place for splurging on more expensive clothes. It’s all about creating a personal and professional image for yourself.

Now, if a man’s career includes building cabins or surveying land, a multi-thousand dollar suit investment might be unnecessary. But if a man is a stockbroker or successful business entrepreneur, a nice suit portrays not only economic success and prosperity but confidence.

However, there is more to buying expensive clothes than trying to visually advance your stature.

Casey Stannard, assistant professor in the University’s department of textiles, apparel design and merchandising, said another reason consumers, and men in particular, invest in custommade clothing comes from the desire to keep alive a classic process that not many can emulate.

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No. Ready-to-wear is more realistic than couture.

THE REAL MEG RYAN MEG RYAN Entertainment Writer Let’s face it — after college, whether we’re ready or not, we’re expected to start an adult career.

And unless your field of choice involves a uniform, you’re going to need a career wardrobe as well.

Some college students begin creating this wardrobe midway through school. It may be because they’re involved with an internship or job shadowing. It also may be because they’re starting to go to job fairs and job interviews. Whatever the reason may be, the “adult wardrobe fund” begins and slowly but surely, tailored slacks and button-up blouses start to appear in apartment closets.

Before this point, most students buy their clothing from cheap, fast-fashion stores like Forever21 and H&M. However, with a more grown-up wardrobe, it’s recommended to spend a little more on your items.

Remember — you get what you pay for.

With that being said, there’s still a line between spending money and splurging.

The clothing we find in department stores and boutiques is called ready-towear, normally created quickly in factories, made in a range of standard sizes and requires little to no alteration.

Ready-to-wear is in no way one-of-akind, but the designer or design house can decide how mass produced the clothing becomes. An example is a designer placing his or her clothing in multiple department stores or just a few boutiques in a select area of the country.

According to Examiner’s article “Runway 101: What is the difference between Ready-to-Wear and Couture,” ready-towear is quicker to produce and more profitable because of its production style and larger distribution. Examiner says readyto-wear also is usually more practical for daily wear as opposed to couture on the runway.

Couture clothing is normally made-toorder for a customer’s specific measurements.

Couture clothing also is normally made

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Favorite Frights

A nightmare on elm street

the conjuring

Psycho

The shining

Under wraps

I am afraid to dream. Until the age of eight I was afraid to sleep. This irrational fear stems from one iconic, knife-fingered horror figure named Freddy Krueger. “A Nightmare on Elm Street� and its subsequent sequels have ruined my ability to acquire a full night’s sleep for more than 15 years. To this day if I ever find myself dreaming, I will wake myself up out of habit.

Knives plus fingers equals a big nope for me.

“The Conjuring� is the best scary movie for Halloween season because of its combination of gore and storyline. It’s a scary movie that gives you the chills, but also a great story. I can watch this movie over and over and it never stops being scary.

Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho� is one of the most famous horror movies of all time for one simple reason: it is masterfully terrifying.

While some people enjoy the hokey horrors of “Halloween� or “The Nightmare On Elm Street,� I love to return to the classics that crept into the dreams of American viewers far before Freddy Krueger did. “Psycho� is not only a well made movie with top notch acting, it is creepy is reminder not to trust strangers in the eerie night.

“The Shining,� from the chilling score in the opening credits to the ending shot of the photograph, is an excellent scary movie. “The Shining� combines the psychological, the gore and the jump-out-atyou scares to form one entertaining experience. It follows a writer as he goes to an empty Colorado hotel with his family to be a caretaker, and slowly undergoes a mental breakdown. The movie is well written and shot beautifully. Jack Nicholson is at his absolute best.

“Under Wraps� follows a group of teens that happen upon a sarcophagus, which contains an ancient mummy who is reanimated by moonlight. What ensues are the kids’ attempts to keep the mummy safe from the judgment and fear of the outside world that is 1997. Try digging up this millennial “classic� if you want to enjoy some less than spectacular acting mixed with nostalgic confusion over why you thought “Under Wraps� was so good.

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STUDENT MEDIA MANAGER Young Frankenstein

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

One of the funniest films of all time by one of the funniest people of all time, Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein� has everything anyone could ever want from a Halloween film. The film tells the story of one Dr. Frankenstein, a descendant of the proverbial mad scientist, who develops an interest in science not far removed from his oft-ridiculed ancestor. Featuring the usual Mel Brooks devices — Gene Wilder, preposterous slapstick, running gags and crude humor — “Young Frankenstein� is absolutely the reason for the season.

The best scary movie ever made is “Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island,� without a doubt. It assumes this vision of bayous in a spooky, tall-tale sort of way.

Not only is the movie set in Louisiana, but the characters the gang meets are all stereotypes of Louisiana people that need to be pondered. But the best part of this movie is the music. ThirdEye Blind performs “Scooby Doo Where Are You?�, and the sequence wherein zombies are chasing the gang to the song “It’s Terror Time Again� is spooky, nostalgic, and glorious.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 SPENDING MONEY, from page 9 “People who buy custom are really buying a piece of tradition,” Stannard said.

Not many consumers actually understand the time and effort that goes into creating a handmade sweater or socks, and those who do will often pay for the superior fabrics and quality, Stannard said.

Keeping that in mind, people do use clothes to represent status, she said. A cheap suit superficially represents a lack of economic success. “[They] want to dress the part and look appropriate for the arena [they] are working in,” Stannard said.

While it may be easier to recognize quality in men’s clothing because of their more restricted dress code, Stannard said it may be even more difficult for women to “dress the part” because of all the options presented to them.

Most men have to worry about pants, a shirt, a blazer and shoes when trying to pick out a nice suit. Women, on the other hand, have more to work with in their outfits as far as patterns, fabric and styles, but they still have to find ways to look professional and distinctive, Stannard said.

However, there are numerous minute details that can separate even the higher

PAINTBALL, from page 9 University rules require a faculty member to sponsor any club and its activities. Vogel said explaining the depth of a sport like paintball to a tenured professor was a tough order. He’d finally found a sponsor when he then faced an even harder task — assembling an actual club.

He began hitting the forums again, searching for people who would take the club seriously.

People slowly began to reach out to Vogel, creating the current 20person roster. The members vary in levels of expertise but share a common goal of creating the foundation for a successful club and being ready to compete in next year’s collegiate season.

The club travels every other weekend to practice at Paintball Command in Mandeville, Louisiana. Communication in club sports is vital, so the members carpool together to continue learning about one another.

“We could come out here and just practice, but we actually spend time getting to know each other,” Vogel said.

Once arriving at Paintball Command, the members purchase their paintballs, rent gear or parts for their markers if needed and proceed to the speedball field.

There are three distinct game variants in paintball — speedball, woodsball and scenario ball.

In speedball, the field is covered in evenly disbursed inflatable bunkers that players hide behind while trying to advance and take out the other club’s players.

Clubs can play to a set amount of points or a time limit. Speedball is the most common paintball event and the most played in the collegiate circuit.

Member of Tiger Paintball and chemistry junior Chris Aguirre has competed in professional events before and believes the club has potential to become a serious competitor given more

end of men’s clothing samples that most don’t often consider.

For example, belts are a male accessory with a broad market, which is unknown to most average shoppers. The price of belts can often range from $20 to $300 depending on the type of materials used. Belts are also part of the custom market through personalization or inscription of initials.

Cufflinks and tie clips are also good examples for fashion splurging. A pair of cufflinks can be bought retail at about $20 or custom for $1,000. Additionally, Nordstrom tie clips can reach almost $200.

“Spending the extra money is worthwhile to certain people, but it’s always a personal choice,” Stannard said.

Of course, buying expensive, or really expensive, clothes is a financial commitment that most people find excessive and unnecessary, but there is nothing wrong with spending money on nice clothes if you have the money to do so.

Shoppers shouldn’t feel guilty for buying clothes that exemplify their hard work and success as long as it doesn’t result in fashion binging.

Michael Tarver is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from Houma, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @michael_T16.

practice and understanding of the sport.

“We’ve found some people who I can really trust and are growing really fast,” Aguirre said. “We can compete as long as we have a handful of dedicated players.”

Vogel compares paintball to other University sports like ultimate frisbee, equestrian and quidditch. These communities are small groups of people who came together for a sport they enjoy. Over time, these sports have become recognized and respected on campus, and Vogel hopes the same will result for Tiger Paintball.

“People don’t know the sports side of paintball,” Vogel said.

“We’re here to stay and put LSU on the map.”

Now that the club has taken care of its formal paperwork, Vogel has turned his focus to fostering relationships with businesses that will sponsor the club.

Paintball Command has already agreed to work with Tiger Paintball to get special deals for playing at their field so regularly.

The club also has a great rapport with apparel and equipment company Empire Paintball.

A solid paintball setup, which includes markers, loaders, protective masks and carbon dioxide tanks, can easily cost more than $700. Some members of Tiger Paintball have spent more than $1,000 in gear just for themselves.

The purchase of paintballs itself can add up to more than $200 for a day’s worth.

Despite the hefty expenses, the club is dedicated to bettering itself. Many of the members agreed that the amount of money isn’t comparable to the amount of fun they are having.

“I feel better after a day of paintball than I do any day at the gym,” Vogel said.

Studies from the National Injury Information Clearinghouse of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows that paintball

READY-TO-WEAR, from page 9 with higher attention to detail and more expensive fabrics and embellishments.

Examiner said this drives up the price of clothing. A customer can ask for an item from a couture designer’s collection or for a one-of-a-kind piece.

Along with the high price tag, not every designer can call themselves couture.

Examiner said couture designers follow strict guidelines upheld by the Fédération Française de la Couture. Fashion houses in the Paris area that offer specifically measured garments are considered to be a part of the syndicate. Designer names range from Chanel to Marc Jacobs to Alexander McQueen. The fashion houses have rules as to how many pieces they show per collection and how many collections they show a year.

All that said, it’s obviously more practical for someone’s wallet and time to lean towards ready-to-wear as opposed to couture.

Don’t get me wrong — couture clothing are works of art. Designers and fashion houses work tirelessly to create a collection and get it out on the runway.

Opening my closet and owning multiple Chanel purses and an ensemble from Alexander McQueen or Marc Jacobs is the dream. However, it doesn’t fit into normal day-to-day life and expenses for the

page 11 average person.

The average person, especially a college student close to graduation, doesn’t have the time or money to have each piece of clothing made-to-order or order garments from a runway collection. Buying ready-to-wear allows for convenience and accessibility.

These designers are realizing it as well.

Think about the multiple designer and retailer collaborations that have recently occurred over the years. Target is the greatest example with ready-to-wear lines from Phillip Lim, Prabal Gurung and, most recently, Joseph Altuzarra on its résumé.

Many designers have even created their own ready-to-wear lines adjacent to their couture line. Stella McCartney and Jeremy Scott are two examples of designers who have created couture and ready-to-wear garments to create a wider range of customer satisfaction.

It’s obvious a shift has been made toward more ready-to-wear purchases. It’s much faster and it’s more affordable. Plus, you can still have those designer names without the hefty couture price tag.

Now creating that adult career wardrobe doesn’t sound so bad, does it?

Meg Ryan is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. You can reach her @The_MegRyan.

is the safest sport.

Masks are always worn when a player is on a paintball field, and the barrels are covered when not in use preventing eye injuries. The masks are designed to withstand paintballs traveling 300 feet per second. Shots fired from within 20 feet of an opponent are prohibited as well. When an opponent has a clear shot on a player from under 20 feet, the player must surrender.

“This isn’t a hobby,” Aguirre said. “It’s a sport unlike any other and its treated as such.”

The club will continue to practice in preparation for the upcoming season. Vogel said he hopes the countless hours the club has put in won’t go to waste after he and the current members graduate.

“As as we recruit the right people, paintball can become a big thing at LSU,” Vogel said. “When people see how competitive we can be, it’ll all come together.”

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The LSU sports club Tiger Paintball practices every other weekend at Paintball Command in Mandeville, Louisiana. Computer science junior Andrew Vogel, pictured in camouflage, started the paintball club this year.

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American politics are exceedingly petty

WEB COMMENTS In response to Jayce Genco’s article, “Protest raises awareness against domestic, sexual violence,” a reader had this to say: Concerning the line: “No man should put their hands on a woman, period”.

Let’s just be decent folk and extend this to: “No person should put their hands on another”. While the physical results may not be as severe, I’m betting female on male violence is more common. Pick any LSU homegame.

It’s not that uncommon to witness drunken females beating on guys as bystanders apathetically stand by and wondering what he did to piss her off. If you reverse the roles, the guy is looking at an arrest and criminal charges. So now that obvious double standards have been addressed, how about we advocate for what is RIGHT and in EVERYBODY’S best interest.

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BRACE YOURSELF ryan mcgehee Columnist American politicians are by far some of the biggest prima donnas, creeps and veritable man-children on the face of the planet. Be it a symptom of the 24-hour news cycle or the celebrity status we afford them, modern politicians can be trusted to give us a hilarious scandal or sound byte with the regularity that the Memorial Tower’s bell tolls.

Although American politics often make for a cheap laugh and cannon fodder for late-night pundits, it has grown far too petty and undermines the legitimacy of American governance as a whole. We need candidates that take themselves and their jobs seriously.

If you were to ask me the shortest joke I know, I’d say, Louisiana politics. The fact that there is a convicted felon running for a congressional seat who will likely make it to a runoff sums that up fairly well.

However, there are those brief, glimmering moments when another state trumps us in the laughable politics department.

Enter Florida. Aside from Illinois, it’s the only other state in the Union that can consistently match or trump Louisiana in terms of

narcissistic and scandalous politicians, and boy, did that shine through last Wednesday night.

The majority of Americans were expecting a simple gubernatorial debate between incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Scott and former Democrat Gov. Charlie Crist. What we got was a seven-minute delay in the debate, with Crist standing alone on stage, sparking hashtags like #fangate, #fanghazi and #fantrum. Given that elections are 14 days away, this was one of the last times the candidates would be seen together to argue the merits of their respective platforms.

As it turns out, Charlie Crist doesn’t like to sweat. So much so that he brings a fan with him most places, even to the gym. The fan itself even has its own Twitter handle.

When it became clear that Crist had a small electric fan under his podium, Gov. Scott refused to join him on stage, delaying the, at this point, televised debate.

Apparently the campaigns had agreed upon a rule prohibiting electronic devices on stage. You know, things that, were they present, would potentially interrupt the debate, such as smart phones, tablets and the like.

A candidate wants a modicum of comfort while competing for major state office? Heresy. Obviously, the sensible solution is to delay the debate, à la 4-year-old playground tactics, and refuse to come out until you

get your way.

This was a case of good, old-fashioned triviality. Luckily for us, it was televised. All Scott got out of his fan filibuster was a shift in focus away from the issues, which Scott has an advantage in, onto his own refusal to partake. He did more to interrupt the debate than an obnoxiously loud iPhone ever could.

As far as embarrassing political moments go, this is right up there with Weinergate parts one and two, the stained blue dress and the Howard Dean scream. If you haven’t seen the Dean scream, go watch it.

There used to be a dignity in American politics, when candidates would hold themselves to certain standards of decorum. In the 1912 presidential election, former president Theodore Roosevelt was going to deliver a speech when an armed man shot him in the chest. Instead of raving about it or rushing to the hospital, Roosevelt simply said, “It takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose.”

Nowadays, our elected officials take pictures of their genitals, sell vacated offices and act like children on live television. If we want to take our own politics seriously, we need candidates to act more like Roosevelt and less like Scott.

Ryan McGehee is a 21-year-old political science and history senior from Zachary, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @JRyanMcGehee.

Wow, what an article. You need to start dating a guy that likes photo identification to vote, maybe ha can sway your mind on that and guns.

Poll taxes and literacy taxes are not the same as photo ID laws, so stop pretending they are. Folks can magically find the time and transportation to go register to vote as well as going to vote. But for some reason, they can’t find time or transportation to get an ID? I call bullshit. My faux concern was wondering, if only 10 cases of in person voter fraud were reported, does that mean only 10 cases of in person voter fraud were committed?

Uh-huh. I thought so.

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Despite criticisms, egg-freezing coverage benefits women our lady of angst

best option to have children exactly when they want them.

That’s why this is such an advancement for women in the sidneyrose reynen often-sexist technology indusColumnist try. Although egg freezing is a relatively simple process, it To many people, the phrase is expensive. For one cycle of “freezing eggs” might remind extraction, prices range from them of their last meal at Ein- $5,000 to $12,000. Add in the stein Bros. in the Union, but storage fee of $500 to $800 per for female employees of Apple year, and you’ll realize why and Facebook, it’s significantly egg freezing is only popular with wealthy, childless coumore positive.

Last week, the Silicon Val- ples.

If you’re a 20-something ley companies both announced that they will cover egg freez- working for Facebook or Apple, the cost of ing for nonmediegg freezing cal reasons. This But for many women and the subseis great news for who have busy jobs, quent storage women in the tech other children or a lack might seem as world, but because scary as the the process of egg of financial security, freezing isn’t very egg freezing is the best cost of having actual child. well known, this option to have children an With tech comannouncement left exactly when they want panies raking many scratching them. in more montheir heads. ey year after The fancy sciyear, it would entific name for be a crime egg freezing is oocyte cryopreservation, dur- for them to not include in their ing which a woman’s eggs (or cryopreservation oocytes), are extracted, frozen health care coverage for and then stored. When she is female employees.

But because this is a news ready to have a child, the eggs are removed from storage, fer- story that directly affects tilized and placed right back women, there’s a seemingly into their home in her uterus. mandatory backlash. Most of If Walt Disney can be cryoni- the negative reactions to this cally frozen, why can’t a part story, however, are from women. of my reproductive system?

Many are criticizing the If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a col- positive angle of the announcelege kid whose ideas about ment’s coverage, saying that pregnancy and babies con- encouraging female employtain words like “ew” and “no ees to get their eggs frozen has thanks.” But for many women benefits for the companies too.

Danielle Friedman said on who have busy jobs, other children or a lack of financial NBCnews.com, “...in the most security, egg freezing is the cynical light, egg-freezing

coverage could be viewed as a ploy to entice women to sell their souls to their employer, sacrificing childbearing years for the promise of promotion.” She also notes this can influence women to stay with their company longer and can help the company cut down on “pregnancy costs” further down the road.

Another response to this story comes from Melissa McEwen, who runs the blog “Hunt, Gather, Love.” McEwen says that this is just another ploy of “corporate feminism”

— akin to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In movement — and adds that it “isn’t about making women’s lives better, it’s about increasing our productivity for the good of the company.”

Although I admit the Karl Marx in me was curious about Facebook and Apple’s motives behind covering egg freezing, I have to say that I don’t see any downsides for women here.

While these criticisms are valid, I don’t think Apple and Facebook’s new egg-freez-

ing coverage will automatically turn female employees into soulless drones whose lone purpose is to serve their employer.

Although I hate to say it, it looks like feminism and capitalism are slowly trying to merge to benefit both women and corporations.

SidneyRose Reynen is a 19-year-old film and media arts sophomore from New Orleans, Louisiana.

You can reach her on Twitter @sidneyrose_TDR.

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Facebook announced that it will cover egg freezing for nonmedical reasons for its female employees.

‘Not all men’ can meet society’s standards of masculinity THE AMAZING CYNIC ryan monk Columnist We have all heard the phrase “not all men,” but maybe instead of making excuses and apologizing for others’ misogyny, it would be better for us males to step back and recognize how it affects us too.

There are the super manly men, those guys whose muscle mass crushes the earth everywhere they go. Men who can throw a football so far that by the time it lands, it isn’t even a football anymore, but instead some kind of football-esque dust. Men who have known how to tie a tie since they were in the womb.

And that’s just awesome for those guys, I guess.

But they’re a pretty small minority.

Despite this, many men still spend a majority of their time trying to convince women to want that guy and pretending to be that guy. Directly, this is misogynistic. Indirectly, this leads to tons upon tons of male insecurity.

If you don’t believe me, turn on your television next time you happen to be up at 3 a.m.

“Do you want to perform better? Do you want women to love you? Do you want to be a real man for once in your life?

Well, you had better buy our pills! Don’t worry about what’s in them. You need this!”

This is a pretty extreme example of a very specific insecurity, but it’s far more widespread and subtle than that.

Have you ever met one of those men who’s always com-

plaining about how his wife or ideals of masculinity is that girlfriend makes more money they’re self-perpetuating. You than he does? This is a person probably didn’t come up with who is complaining that he’s these standards, but if you able to live more comfortably are a straight male, you still because someone who loves want women to like you. You him and is willing may even, on to share her money a logical levwith him just hapel, recognize pens to have a lot of No woman is required how ridiculous it. I don’t know what to be attracted to any the above-dethis is other than particular type of man, scribed behavillogical. is. But after because no person is ior How about the you’ve seen a guy whose immedi- required to be attracted few hundred ate reaction upon to any particular type of movies tellperson. anyone else’s line ing you that’s of vision falling what a woman anywhere within a wants — and 359-degree sweep even more miof his girlfriend is sogynistically, to raise his fists and scream? needs — you might just start Yeah, once you go to prison to believe it. for assault, she’ll realize how And once you believe it, much she’s attracted to you! you might start pretending The biggest problem with to be that guy. And then once these insecurities and asinine you’ve started pretending to

be that guy, your friend might start to feel inadequate because he isn’t that guy. And then once he feels sufficiently inadequate, he might start pretending to be that guy too.

And then he tells two friends. And then they tell two friends. And then they tell two friends. And then you have an entire pyramid void of selfawareness!

Jokes aside, hardly anybody is, and nobody needs to be, that guy. More importantly, no woman is required to be attracted to any particular type of man, because no person is required to be attracted to any particular type of person.

Ryan Monk is a 22-year-old chemical engineering senior from Lake Charles, Louisiana.

You can reach him on Twitter @RyanMonkTDR.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014 fiddle, from page 1 Pierce moved to Louisiana and teamed up with Mark Taylor, a violinmaker and cultural affiliate from Sunset, Louisiana.

The duo opened the shop in May 2006 and Taylor left soon after, with Pierce taking over the business as Tom’s Fiddle and Bow. The shop specializes in violin repair and the sale of violins, cellos, basses and some guitars.

Despite having many years of experience working with fiddles, Pierce is the first to admit the boundaries of his knowledge.

“You’ve got to know your limits,” Pierce said. “That’s the one big thing I’ve learned in the past five years. Know your limits. I can’t do everything on the violin, but I can do a lot.”

While the violin is somewhat of a specialty instrument, Tom’s Fiddle and Bow finds no shortage of clientele. Located near Lafayette, Arnaudville boasts a considerable cultural presence as home to the NUNU Arts and Culture Collective. Acting as a sort of small Cajun hub, Arnaudville’s small-town unity helps to give Pierce’s work a uniquely modest presence. Despite its humble demeanor, Tom’s Fiddle and Bow has catered to several musicians, including John Bucklew, Mitch Reed and Grammynominated Cedric Watson.

“My favorite part of the job is coming to work every day and actually fixing things and seeing them work after I’m done,” Pierce said. “It’s like instant gratification. When you make them, it takes a while to hear them make noise. But when you’re fixing them, it’s a lot faster. It’s more gratifying.”

One of Pierce’s most popular events is his jam session, which takes place on the first Sunday of every month. Musicians from Arnaudville and its surrounding area convene at Tom’s Fiddle and Bow to play violin and fiddle music for hours. Pierce sees the occasion as a chance to display the instrument’s versatility. The shop is divided into two groups: bluegrass and Cajun music. The sessions start at 1 p.m. and can last through the afternoon.

“I think [Cajun music is] more heartfelt if you like it, if you understand it,” Pierce said of the two styles. “Bluegrass is really fast, always trying to best the guy beside you. Cajun just brings everybody together.”

Violinmaking has its roots in Europe, specifically in Italy.

Having recently visited Colonna in the Province of Rome, Pierce explained the evolution the craft has undergone since its origins in the 16th century.

“It was going on there [Italy] in the late 1500s into the 1600s,” Pierce said. “Amati and Stradivari were the big time. They did it the old way: no power tools and strict measurements. But that’s all been changing. There are

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new styles and new materials.”

In the newer school of work, Pierce sees the use of power tools as a way to cut out the meticulous attention to detail that some aspects of the instrument require. In his own labor, Pierce respects tradition while acknowledging the impossibility of perfection.

“I try to go by the specific measurements,” Pierce said.

“When you deviate, you have to deviate. It’s all about the sound.

I’m still learning how to repair.

I’ll try to do the best repair job I can do and when it’s done, I just want to sound as best as it can sound. I’m still trying to keep with the existing measurements that have been there since 1650 or so.”

Currently, Tom’s Fiddle and Bow is located in the heart of Arnaudville’s farming community. If Pierce’s business were to grow past its current rate, he could see some changes coming to the shop to accommodate to a growing demand for the service.

“As far as moving to a different location, that’s not in the plan,” Pierce said. “As far as being a bigger store … when we have our jam, there’s not enough room. I would like to expand the building. I like my job. I get work. People love the jam. If you disrupt that, I don’t know if that’s going to change anything.”

For musicians, there’s the ubiquitous question of what makes a violin a fiddle and vice versa. Pierce explained that, in actuality, there is typically a physical difference in the instruments’ bridges. Fiddles have flatter bridges, which allow for quicker change between strings.

This ease results in the usually fast paced style of bluegrass.

Pierce’s intuition and years of experience have helped him stay in business for eight years and counting, and he intends to stay open for years to come.

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President Bill Clinton and Sen. Mary Landrieu wave to supporters at a rally Monday.

clinton, from page 1 torial candidate landed blows on Cassidy.

“I know the difference between a talker like Cassidy and a doer like Mary,” Edwards said.

U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond introduced Landrieu, but not before attacking his fellow House member Cassidy.

“I work in Washington. I get to see both of them,” Richmond said. “Most members don’t even know his name.”

When Landrieu reached the podium, she again called out Cassidy for not supporting federal aid to Louisiana following Hurricane Isaac.

“He is doing things to hurt us in Washington, not help us. So let’s do a little something to hurt him at the polls,” Landrieu said.

Landrieu also touted her role as chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and warned if Cassidy was elected Louisiana would lose a valuable position in Congress.

“He’s not even going to get on the committee ladies and gentlemen,” Landrieu said.

victim told police she had consumed several alcoholic drinks. In his statement, Mitchell-Blake told authorities he had not been drinking and was unsure if the female had been drinking.

According to the victim’s statement to police, MitchellBlake waited for the victim after she exited the bathroom in his residence. The two then went to his bedroom, where they began kissing, according to the victim’s statement.

The victim told police Mitchell-Blake then started to pull at her clothes, and she told him she did not want to have sex and pushed him several times. According to the victim’s statement, Mitchell-Blake then pulled off her clothes, performed oral sex on her and then raped her.

In his statement to police, Mitchell-Blake denied raping the woman. He told detectives she first resisted him and said no and then changed her mind, saying “yes” later.

Because the alleged rape occurred off campus, LSUPD is not involved in the investigation.

Ernie Ballard, University Media Relations director,

released the following statement via email.

“We are aware that the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation about an off-campus incident.

We are awaiting more information, but we want to reiterate that LSU has a zero-tolerance position for any criminal activity.”

LSU associate athletic director and sports information director Michael Bonnette said the Athletic Department will have comment other than Ballard’s statement.

A sprinter and two-time All-American, Mitchell-Blake was a member of the Tigers’ 2013 Southeastern Conference 4x100-meter relay championship team. Mitchell-Blake anchored the relay team consisting of Aaron Ernest, Tremayne Acy and Shermund Allsop, which finished as runners up at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field championships held in Lexington, Kentucky.

He earned All-SEC and AllAmerican honors in both his seasons at LSU.

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Tom Pierce, owner of Tom’s Fiddle and Bow in Arnaudville, Louisiana, creates and restores violins, fiddles and other stringed instruments.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014