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open Capital City Records for the last four months, fine-tuning the shop’s interior and conducting feasibility studies on its potential success as Baton Rouge’s third major record store. “I had about a year left to work at my real job, and I kind of put it on the backburner,” Labat said. Labat has always been interested in music. Like many enthusiasts, he can recall his
LSU Law Center chancellor Jack Weiss appointed a diversity task force for the Law Center via email Oct. 23. The task force was a response to a letter issued by Robert Kyle Alagood addressing the clear lack of diversity at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center. Darrel Papillion, chair of the Baton Rouge Bar Association, Student Bar Association president Kenneth Barnes, LSU Legal Association of Women president Molly Brannon, LSU National Black Law Students Association president Andrew Hairston and other faculty members will serve on the diversity task force. According to American Bar Association numbers, AfricanAmericans represent about 15 percent of student enrollment at the Law Center. Barnes’ appointment hits home after an incident during his first year of law school when the Law Center’s ethics committee decided
see record store, page 15
see honor code, page 15
spin city
New Baton Rouge record store acts as retirement project for LaPlace native
BY gerald ducote gducote@lsureveille.com
Music can be seen as a universal language. It can cross borders between cultures and allow people to connect on an internal level. It’s music’s power over people that moved Dana Labat to start Capital City Records, Baton Rouge’s newest record store. Labat, a native of LaPlace, Louisiana, decided to open the shop before his recent retirement from Shell Oil Company after 35 years. The store has been a labor of love for Labat, who’s been
working on getting it open for nearly two years. “I figured it would be a good little thing to do after retirement,” Labat said. “One of my passions and loves has always been music, records and things like that. I thought it was better than sitting around playing golf. I can have a little record store and hang out, listen to music and beef up my own collection at the same time. The more record stores, the better.” Labat has been working to
government
High stakes Election Day welcomes jungle primary BY quint forgey qforgey@lsureveille.com Despite the months of votecourting, door-knocking and ad-buying leading up to today’s midterm election, Louisiana’s nationally recognized U.S. Senate race is expected to yield few surprises before the Dec. 6 runoff. Today’s Senate race is a nonpartisan blanket primary, also known as jungle primary, mandating that all candidates run at once for the same office on Election Day. If no candidate secures more than 50 percent of the vote, the two top candidates advance to a runoff regardless of political party.
University political science professor James Garand predicted there would be no outright winner after polls close tonight and said Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu’s campaign could be on the decline if it does not beat Republican U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy in primary voter turnout. “If Cassidy wins but doesn’t
Read an editorial on the responsibilities of voting, page 12.
win outright tomorrow, that’s a pretty strong signal to Landrieu that she’s in deep, deep trouble,” Garand said. Cassidy and Landrieu are facing off against Republican Robert Maness, a former Air Force colonel expected to steal conservative votes from Cassidy in the primary. Real Clear Politics’ average of six recent polls shows Landrieu outpacing Cassidy and Maness in the primary, with Landrieu gaining about 40 percent of the vote to Cassidy’s roughly 34 percent and Maness’ roughly 11 percent. In a hypothetical runoff
see election day, page 15
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Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., greet each other in the last U.S. Senate debate Oct. 29 in the Holliday Forum.
Nation & World
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Cuba seeks more than $8 billion in foreign investment THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAVANA — Cuba asked international firms Monday to invest more than $8 billion in the island as it attempts to kick-start a centrally planned economy starved for cash and hamstrung by inefficiency. Foreign Commerce Minister Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz announced a list of 246 potential projects that would cost $8.7 billion to build, from a pig farm to an auto plant. The menu of possible investments is a key step in a push for foreign capital that includes the relaxation of investment restrictions and the creation of a special trade zone around a new deep-water port west of Havana. “Cuba is pushing strongly to take advantage of the benefits associated with foreign investment to stimulate development,” Malmierca said. Despite the push, foreigners at Havana’s International Fair, the country’s main economic promotional event, described Cuba as a place that still makes investors deeply nervous. Many basic supplies are lacking and simple decisions take weeks or months for approval from overlapping government agencies.
The Cuban government remains opaque, refusing to release basic information like current levels of foreign investment. Malmierca told The Associated Press that the figure could be misused by the United States, which maintains an economic embargo on Cuba that the Caribbean country blames for much of its economic misfortune. Cuba is “in an economic war with the world’s primary economic power,” he said. “We don’t give out that data.” The call for foreign investment is part of a four-year-old reform process meant to energize the economy by introducing private enterprise and foreign capital into a socialist model characterized by low wages, insufficient investment, crumbling infrastructure and persistent shortages. The country says it needs to drive foreign investment to more than $2 billion a year to help raise an economic growth rate not expected to exceed 1 percent this year. It’s looking to push growth to 5 percent annually, but the reform effort appears to have had few results so far. Cuba has yet to announce any foreign investment projects for the Mariel
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nation
Lost Purple Heart returning to New York soldier’s family THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBANY, N.Y. — Just a toddler when her father was killed in Vietnam, Robyn DeCuffa was devastated when his Purple Heart medal disappeared from her Syracuse-area home years ago. “The medal was really all that I did have from my father,” said DeCuffa, a 51-year-old mother of eight from Cortland in central New York. On Tuesday, DeCuffa and her mother will be reunited with Pfc. Thomas McGraw’s Purple Heart, awarded after his death in an ambush in Vietnam on Feb. 1, 1966, while serving in the Army’s 1st Cavalry Division. Sarah Dallas, McGraw’s widow, gave DeCuffa her father’s Army medals and a photo album from his military service when she was 18. Years later, the Purple Heart disappeared while she was living outside Syracuse, where her father grew up. DeCuffa said someone likely stole the medal, but she wouldn’t elaborate. “It was a part of him I could physically hang on to,” she said. “It was devastating when it was missing.” In the early 1990s, Jason Galloway found a Purple Heart on the playground at his suburban
Syracuse elementary school. He later handed it in to the front office. Although McGraw’s name was engraved on the back, apparently no effort was made to return it to its owner. When school ended for the year, the medal was given back to Jason, who brought it home. Karen Galloway, Jason’s mother, said the medal mostly sat in a drawer in the kitchen of her family’s home in Liverpool. Every now and then, her husband would search the Internet in an effort to locate McGraw and return the medal, but had no luck finding any information. “We didn’t put tons and tons of effort into it,” she said. Then, last Christmas, the now 34-year-old Jason and his wife were visiting from the Washington, D.C., area. Galloway’s daughter-in-law saw the medal and asked why the family had it since Jason, an Air Force veteran, hadn’t been wounded during his four-year service. Told the story of how it was found at the school, Jason’s wife said it would be “cool” to find its owner. Weeks later, the daughter-in-law called to say she had seen a local news story on Purple Hearts Reunited, a Vermontbased organization that returns lost or stolen military medals to veterans or their families.
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Students elect first minority LSU Homecoming king and queen Duo showcases University’s diversity BY savanah dickinson sdickinson@lsureveille.com Though biology senior Chi Nguyen is the first AsianAmerican LSU Homecoming queen, Associate Director of Campus Life Margo Jolet said the University is looking through its archives to confirm whether mass communication senior Bradley Williams is the first African American king. Former kings have not classified their primary race as African American, but have been Creole, complicating Campus Life’s search. As king and queen, Williams and Nguyen are public faces for the University, representing the school at community events like the University’s Holiday Spectacular. Prior to their nomination, Williams and Nguyen had one class together, but they had not spoken before. Now, Williams said he would qualify their relationship as “soul mates.” The two acted inseparable, as if they had been friends for years. The duo has another distinguishing factor. Nguyen and Williams are not only minorities, but they are also non-Greek.
Jolet said the University to represent two different culwelcomes this change, and it’s tures is awesome,” Nguyen refreshing to have a break in said. tradition. Nguyen said she is setting “It’s not your mom or the example by letting stugrandmother’s LSU,” Jolet dents know everyone is on the said. same playing field and nothing The election of a minor- can hold them back. ity couple shows that minorWilliams and Nguyen said ity students can be successful they are both in shock from here, Jolet said. The Univer- the announcement. sity said it hopes to raise its “It’s still sending chills number of midown my spine nority students because it’s through this title. such an amazWilliams and ‘It’s still sending chills ing experience Nguyen’s election down my spine because and honor,” showcases the Williams said. it’s such an amazing University’s diWilliams experience and honor.’ said being king versity, not only to the student body, allows him to but also the rest show his love of the community, for the Univerbradley williams, Williams said. sity and better LSU homecoming king “It means that embody how LSU is more than a student can meets the eye,” “Love Purple Williams said. and Live Gold.” “LSU is a place Williams said where you can be fully im- he wants to give back to the mersed in everything that you University that has given so do. You don’t have to fit a cer- much to him. tain mold to make a difference Nguyen said she is proud at LSU.” to represent the University to Williams said he hopes the broader Louisiana comthis inspires students from munity. all walks of life to be involved “To even be able to say and believe they can make a you’re an LSU student is realdifference. ly cool, but to say I represent “Being able to represent LSU as homecoming king and the University is already queen is just unbelievable,” something awe-inspiring, but Nguyen said.
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Mass communication senior Bradley Williams and biology senior Chi Nguyen were the first minority LSU Homecoming king and queen elected in University history.
Baton Rouge community
Grant winner gives voice to LGBT community BY jazmine foxworth jfoxworth@lsureveille.com Cody Sibley hopes to bring issues often kept in the dark to light with his new web series “Closet Stories.” Sibley’s project is one of the seven proposals set to receive a $4,000 grant from the Knight Foundation. The grant requires students to use specific social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook or Snapchat to implement their projects. Sibley, a mass communications freshman decided to use YouTube to share the coming out process of LGBT people across Louisiana. “It’s basically going to tell different people’s coming out stories and how their family and friends took it,” Sibley said. “I’m also going to talk to straight people and see how they dealt with their friends coming out.” The show will begin once Sibley receives the appropriate equipment and will be formatted as a back and forth interview style show featuring a different guest every Wednesday. With the money received from the grant, Sibley plans to purchase a new computer for editing, software, a camera, microphones and a set if necessary. He also hopes to use the
money to travel to other parts gay white male perspective,” of Louisiana to meet with pos- Martin said. sible interviewees. Public relations junior Sibley is currently enrolled Jonathan Ray Brown said this in Introduction could be benefito LGBT Studies cial for young ‘There is no coverage and was exposed students who to several issues are afraid or of anything about pertinent to the transgender people or uncertain about LGBT community LGBT homelessness. It all coming out. other than gay “College is focuses on gay marriage, a good marriage during time for class discussions. and I feel like there’s so students that He hopes to use his much more to the LGBT are coming out community than that.’ to learn more project to address these issues, which about themare often ignored selves and learn by mainstream how to express Cody Sibley, media. themselves, so mass communication freshman “There is no I think it would coverage of anybe a good rething about transsource for peogender people or LGBT home- ple,” Brown said. lessness,” Sibley said. “It all Sibley’s main goal with focuses on gay marriage, and I his show is to strengthen the feel like there’s so much more voice of the LGBT community to the LGBT community than in Louisiana because he feels that.” the state legislature does not Several students including do enough for the community. Spectrum president Julianne He hopes through the show he Martin feel it is important for can empower the Louisiana’s Sibley to shine a light on these LGBT community and get more topics and offer different view- accomplished in the state. points on coming out. “I’m hoping that with this “There’s so much of a focus show people will see that comon a heterosexual relationship ing out isn’t so bad,” Sibley that queer people and especial- said. “Hopefully whenever ly younger queer people don’t more people come out the voice see themselves on display, or will strengthen and we can get if they do, it’s always from the our issues addressed.”
NOVEMBER
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014 6:00 PM
Happy's Running Club Weekly Run - Downtown Baton Rouge Dance Class - Gus Young Park 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
7:00 PM
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Charlotte Hornets - Smoothie King Center An Evening with Keb Mo Band - Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge Team Trivia - George's Place A Streetcar Named Desire - Manship Theatre, Shaw Center for the Arts
8:00 PM
Kocktail Karaoke - Goodfriends Bar Keb' Mo' - Varsity Theatre - Baton Rouge Nick Carter and Jordan Knight - The Civic Theater
9:00 PM
Songwriters Night/Open Mic - Artmosphere Sons of Bill - Gasa Gasa
ALL DAY
Accalia and the Swamp Monster - LSU Museum of Art LeRoy Neiman: Action! - LSU Museum of Art Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn - Louisiana State Museum/Capitol Museum LSU Leisure Classes - LSU Student Union
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014
University to host e-waste drive to recycle old electronics BY kelsey bordelon kbordelon@lsureveille.com
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The University will host an on-campus electronic waste drive on Tuesday near the Student Union on Tower Drive.
The environmental impact of recycling a computer system is equivalent to taking half a car off the road, according to University Campus Sustainability. Students can lower their carbon footprint by participating in an electronic waste drive on campus on Nov. 4 near the Student Union on Tower Drive. The University will partner with Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council to offer the University an outlet to keep the retired electronics’ pollutants out of landfills. CACRC is a nonprofit designed to give individuals and businesses an environmentally friendly way to dispose of e-waste. In 2012 alone, it recycled more than 1,200 tons of e-scrap. The University Campus Sustainability guide states
that recyclable electronics contain materials that can contaminate water and soil — threats to both human and animal health. There is lead in computer monitors and screens, cadmium in the laptop batteries and mercury inside audio equipment, phones, scanners and flat screen televisions, according to the International Association of Electronic Recyclers. Manager of University Campus Sustainability initiatives Sarah Temple said the e-waste recycling collection is intended to become an annual event. “We want to increase our recycling rate to 50 percent or higher, and it’s currently at roughly 40 percent,” Temple said. Allowing e-waste to rest in a landfill is not only detrimental to the environment, it’s also a direct violation of University and state policy.
Property Management must be utilized for disposal of state property to make the process efficient and environmentally safe, according to Title 34, Government Contracts, Procurement and Property Control. Temple said there will also be a raffle at the e-waste collection event. “You can put your name in a box for a chance to win tickets to the Swine Palace Theatre,” Temple said. E-waste items welcomed at the drive include computers, monitors, cellphones, radios, telephones, MP3 players, printers, faxes, etc. that are broken or retired. E-waste does not include refrigerators, microwaves, televisions or copiers. If University students or faculty can’t participate in the e-waste collection on campus, CACRC provides instructions for proper e-waste disposal on their website.
alumni
Alumni bowtie business receives University Discover Scholar award Ties to the South utilizes University connection
strongly tied we are to LSU — how much support the University, and the College of Business and the incubator BY kelsey bordelon program have provided for kbordelon@lsureveille.com us,” said Bourgeois. Ties to the South is so deTying southern culture termined to utilize its relainto their bowties is important tionship with the University to Ties to the South. that instead of seeking outUniversity alumni Jordy side graphic design services, Scholhamer and Claire Bour- it let students in the Univergeois knew there was no bet- sity’s graphic design program ter place to show pride in create its logo. schools, sports “We are and culture than currently in on the southern ‘If anything, it shows how d i s c u s s i o n s gentleman’s neck strongly tied we are to LSU with the Vice when they took – how much support the Chancellor of their handmade University, and the College Enrollment to bowtie business form a strateof Business and the to the University incubator program have gic partnership student incubator that highlights provided for us.’ in 2012. our story as The success an example of of their business, LSU’s capacClaire Bourgeois, Ties to the South, ity to foster co-creator of Ties to the South was showcased entrepreneurwhen Bourgeois ship,” Scholaccepted the LSU hamer said. Discover Scholar “This relationaward Oct. 18 at the football ship would allow us to partner game against Kentucky. with design departments in The LSU Discover Schol- the University to create new ar award began in 2013 and products and donate portions aims to recognize students of proceeds to scholarship who embody the capabilities funds.” and creativity of undergraduTies to the South is based ate research at the Univer- out of Houston, Texas, where sity. Their respective colleges each tie, valued at $38, is recommend students for the handmade and tailored to each honor. customer’s wants. Scholhamer The E. J. Ourso College of said the price for the bowties Business faculty nominated will not change as the busiBourgeois’ market research ness grows. paper, which exemplified the The website is organized use of the student incubator. to offer bowties based on UniBourgeois said winning versity and sports teams’ colthis award solidifies Ties to ors; however, custom bowtie the South’s relationship with requests are welcomed. Some the University. consumers even want to turn “If anything, it shows how sentimental T-shirts into bow-
courtesy of Ties to the south
University alumna Claire Bourgeois accepted the LSU Discover Scholar award for her bowtie business. ties, and Ties to the South obliges. All of the ties are named after locations or streets local to the colors’ themes. The most popular in Louisiana is the “Burbank,” designed with purple and gold diamonds on a white background made with 100 percent cotton. Bourgeois said Ties to the South has even created a custom “Red Stick” bowtie, designed with a thick, deep red stick on a white background made entirely of cotton and used by president and CEO
of Visit Baton Rouge Paul Arrigo. “We collaborated with Paul, who runs the Baton Rouge tourism agency downtown, and we created a custom Red Stick tie for the agency,” Bourgeois said. “They give them to business people and diplomats that come through the city as a thank you. He even wore his on the red carpet when Miss USA came through.” Ties to the South is looking to expand its merchandise to include cummerbunds, pocket squares and traditional neck
ties and get their merchandise into more stores. “Our purple and gold ties can be found at Tiger People Clothiers in Baton Rouge,” Bourgeois said. The company’s ties to the University’s endeavors are evident in their marketing and merchandise. “If we can encourage students and alumni to support each other’s endeavors as much as we all support the football team, LSU graduates will continue to have a very bright future,” Bourgeois said.
Sports
Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Football Notebook
Players confident about SEC West race
page 5 football Javier Fernández / The Daily Reveille
Miles prepares for Alabama
BY Jack Chascin jchascin@lsureveille.com
BY tyler nunez tnunez@lsureveille.com
With the No. 14 LSU football team sitting at 7-2 with a 3-2 Southeastern Conference record, there’s still a lot on the line when the Tigers face off with No. 4 Alabama on Saturday night. Scenarios are still in place for the Tigers to win the SEC West and earn a trip to the SEC Championship Game. If LSU wins out and Auburn and Mississippi State slip up multiple times in the season’s home stretch, LSU will be heading to Atlanta, Georgia, for a shot at the conference title. It may seem far-fetched, but it’s a possibility. And with the Tigers’ biggest game of the season coming on Saturday, it’ll ultimately determine LSU’s fate. The stage is set and the stakes are high, but the Tigers aren’t worried about the potential comeback story. Sophomore wide receiver Travin Dural said he pushes it to the side, electing to take the season one game at a time and let the game decide who the champion is. “We all know we need to win to get back into it, that’s just how we look at it,” Dural said. “We take it one game at a time and try to win them all. After a couple games in we felt we’re on a path now, winning the last couple of games we’re on a streak. The games will play out for themselves.” While the Tigers are hoping they have what it takes to sneak back into playoff contention, they know every week from here on out will be a challenge, and the importance of staying focused is crucial. Sophomore linebacker Kendell Beckwith said it’s important to not get too wrapped up in projections and keep his mind focused on the task at hand. “We just play. We don’t try to pay too much attention to that,” Beckwith said. “You could lose focus and all kinds of stuff, so we just go out there and we play our game.”
LSU football coach Les Miles took the podium Monday after a week off for his weekly press conference to discuss the Tigers’ upcoming opponent, much like he does every week. But this is no ordinary week. This Saturday, No. 14 LSU (7-2, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) will host No. 4 Alabama (7-1, 4-1 SEC) in a rivalry game that has had national implications for the past seven years. Miles said there is a noticable air of excitement among the Tigers as they prepare for their last home game of the season. “There’s an enjoyment of playing [Alabama],” Miles said. “You enjoy competition. You enjoy playing at a very high level. You enjoy playing in Tiger Stadium, which these Tigers do. I think we’re looking forward to it, not necessarily based on what happened in the stadium two years ago, but based on the fact that there’s something very specific that can happen this year.” The Tigers are riding a hot streak after winning their last three games, the last being a 10-7 win against then-No. 3 Ole Miss before the bye week. Miles said the crowd in Tiger Stadium helped push LSU to victory against the Rebels in its last game, and he expects nothing less on senior night against Alabama. “When we come into Tiger Stadium and it is a live environment, there’s energy in the crowd, our guys play off of it,” Miles said. “They feed on it, and again, we play best in Tiger Stadium, and that atmosphere is very, very special and very conducive to those Tigers playing well.” After playing nine consecutive weeks of football, LSU greeted its bye week with open arms. Miles expressed little to no concern over a loss of momentum caused by a week off. “I have always enjoyed bye weeks in the fact that it allowed for health to re-gear, allow us to do some things within our football program,” Miles said. “I don’t think there’s really any disadvantage for this team going into this bye week.” The Crimson Tide will come to Baton Rouge after a week off of its own, which it entered after a stretch of good performances. After falling to Ole Miss and barely edging out Arkansas a
Offense has increased confidence heading into Saturday The Tigers have gone 3-0 in the SEC since their 0-2 start in conference play, and the offense has played a major role in the team’s newfound success. LSU has gained 1,134 total yards during its three-game winning streak, with 762 of
see notebook, page 8
Back to her ROOTS Flory breaks wins record after winding career BY tyler nunez tnunez@lsureveille.com LSU volleyball coach Fran Flory sits in her office surrounded by permanent reminders of her accomplishments. There are trophies for conference and division championships, trips to the national semifinals and a litany of other achievements. On top of the cabinets above her desk sits her most recent edition: a volleyball marked “309” commemorating her record number of wins at LSU. But Flory doesn’t show any of these off. Instead, she reaches to a box under her desk and grabs a yellow toy bus she received that morning. “It’s the energy bus,” Flory says while pointing to a piece of paper acting as a label taped on top of the toy bus. “The doors open just like a real bus. I know I’m like a kid right now, but this is awesome. Watch this.” Flory pulls the toy bus
backward and lets it go, allowing it to speed forward across her desk from its own power until she grabs it. “How cool is that?” Flory asks. The bus is a reference to Jon Gordon’s best-selling book “The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team,” which is a source of inspiration for Flory and the Tigers this season. But as the bus rolls from one end of her desk to the other, the journey Flory took to earn the accolades surrounding her comes to mind. It all started in Baton Rouge, where Flory developed the will to compete at an early age. She began swimming competitively at 6 years old and shortly thereafter began participating in every sport possible. As a self-proclaimed tomboy, even the sports made available to Flory growing up didn’t seem like enough. She wanted to play everything, and she wanted to beat everybody else playing.
“I really and truly wanted to be a football player,” Flory said. “I wanted to be a boy who got to play football and I wanted to be Bert Jones and Fran Tarkenton. They were my heroes growing up for sure. Those are my people.” This competitive edge led to her introduction to volleyball. Going into her sophomore year at Episcopal High School, Flory wanted nothing more than to win a state championship in basketball. But before that could happen, she had to make sure she gave her team the best chance of winning, months before the start of the season. “The best athlete in the school played volleyball,” Flory said. “So I cut a deal with her. I promised her I’d play volleyball if she would play basketball because I thought she could help us win in basketball.” That deal started a journey that still hasn’t ended almost 40 years later, although it wasn’t completely obvious the first time Flory took
see flory, page 8
‘There’s nothing else in the world that I want to do. I don’t know how many more wins, but there are a lot more years left in me.’ Fran Flory, LSU volleyball coach
see miles, page 8
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LSU defender Tori Sample leaves soccer on own terms BY david gray dgray@lsureveille.com At some point, every athlete calls it quits. Whether injuries finally take their toll, bodies wear down, circumstances arise or the will to compete slowly dwindles, all athletes must eventually decide when it’s time to hang up the jersey and walk away from the game. For LSU junior defender Tori Sample, the end of her soccer days came in the Tigers’ regular season finale against Auburn Thursday, and she had one wish for her final match donning the purple and gold. “I wanted to make sure I didn’t get hurt during the game,” Sample said. “I just wanted to finish.” In an injury-plagued career filled with long recoveries and numerous setbacks, Sample’s determination helped her push past the many obstacles she encountered during her time at LSU. Never hesitant to put her body on the line, Sample allowed her actions to speak rather than her voice. “Whenever Tori would make a really hard tackle, that would motivate me because if she could do that, I could do that,” said LSU freshman defender Alexis Urch. “She might not have been vocal, but she did lead with her actions, and I’m going to miss her as a right back.” LSU soccer coach Brian Lee said replacing Sample’s dependability will be tougher than simply finding a player to fill her spot in the lineup. “Tori’s reliable, and whenever
you lose a reliable player, that’s difficult to replace,” Lee said. “You knew what you were going to get each time she came out.” In a career riddled with injuries, Sample’s decision to end her soccer career partly stemmed from academic reasons. Sample switched her major from nutrition and food science to civil engineering this fall, and it’ll take an additional two years for the soon-to-be fifth-year senior to finish her studies. Under NCAA rules, a fifthyear senior can only be eligible if 80 percent of his or her degree is completed, making Sample ineligible to compete next season. It wasn’t the first time Sample switched majors. The Seabrook, Texas, native grew up dreaming of becoming an architect and planned to pursue the field at LSU. But during her first week in college, Sample realized she couldn’t appropriately split time between architecture and soccer, so she chose the latter. Three years later, a more mature Sample said she should’ve focused more on her studies. “It was probably an immature decision to stop architecture,” Sample said. “Looking back, school should be before soccer. But at that point, I wanted to play soccer. It was all I wanted to do.” However, Sample’s decision proved fruitless when she tore her right ACL during her first practice at LSU in 2011, ending her freshman season before it began. Even after she recovered from the injury in six months, Sample faced another early setback. “I had surgery two weeks into
my freshman season, got cleared in about February [of 2012], and then I pulled my hamstring within the first week of spring practice,” Sample said. “I literally sat out that whole freshman year.” Sample eventually recovered from the two early injuries and played in 18 games with 11 starts during her redshirt freshman campaign in 2012, scoring two goals and dishing three assists. Sample was also the only one of LSU’s 10 rookies to earn Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week honors that season. But Sample experienced another devastating blow to her career eight games into her sophomore season when she tore her left ACL against Rice in September of 2013 — barely two years removed from the injury to her right ACL. Doctors later discovered a blood clot in Sample’s left knee during her second ACL surgery, and a torn right meniscus further clouded her chances of returning to the pitch. Sample contemplated an early end to her career, but she ultimately decided she wanted to leave the game she’d played all her life on her own terms. “When I tore my ACL, it was so random, and I didn’t expect it to happen,” Sample said. “But then I thought, ‘This can’t be my last game.’ I wanted to know when I was going to say goodbye to soccer. It was my first love, so I had to say goodbye in a good way.” But given all the injuries she endured, Sample understood her window of opportunity was steadily closing. “I had two other knee surger-
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LSU junior defender Tori Sample (28) kicks the ball during LSU’s 4-1 loss to Texas A&M at LSU Soccer Stadium on Sept. 26. ies in high school, so the injuries had just been adding up,” Sample said. “So for my long-term wants, I had to quit playing soccer soon. I want to be able to play with my kids or run marathons or do other things. So it was time.” Despite the many injuries she battled through and played with, Sample managed to start in all 20 games for the Tigers this season. Her teammates admired the dedication it took for her to return to the field. “I played with [Sample] the first few games last season, and the first thing I noticed was she’s really consistent,” said LSU sophomore forward Summer Clarke. “Coming off her injury this season, she was just as con-
sistent as she was before she got hurt. I don’t know how she did it.” Sample’s career may have taken unexpected twists and turns, but given her battered past, she said walking off the field on her own two feet for the final time Thursday was the best outcome she could’ve hoped for. “I thought I was going to quit last season after I tore my ACL the second time, so this season was very much just for me,” Sample said. “I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it, so coming back from the second ACL injury to play all the games this season made me very proud.” You can reach David Gray on Twitter @dgray_TDR.
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Leah Troskot uses film photography to escape daily routine BY will cotchery II wcotchery@lsureveille.com
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LSU swimmer Leah Troskot spends her free time outside of the swim team practice shooting film photography.
During her senior year at Winston Churchill High School in the Canadian province of Alberta, sophomore LSU swimmer Leah Troskot wanted to create a photo journal of her last year at home before moving to the United States for college. Throughout her 12th grade year, Troskot used her disposable camera to capture memories of dinners, trips to the mountains with friends and moments during school. When purchasing film for the camera became expensive, she began using her father’s old film camera. Troskot said using film in photography is such a thrill because the end result is unpredictable. She can’t see the final result until after the roll of film is developed, unlike digital cameras that allow people to take a picture, edit it, insert a filter and make a portrait exactly how they want. “I feel like my generation is the last generation of kids to
grow up with actual film pictures. Everything else is digital [now],” Troskot said. “I think that it’s just a lot more candid and genuine when you have pictures that were developed and created when we were kids.” Troskot picked up the hobby to maintain a peaceful balance within her hectic schedule of being both a swimmer and a student. She said she wasn’t extremely talented in drawing and painting, but everything clicked when she picked up a camera. Whether she’s taking pictures of her peers off-guard or capturing overlooked scenes like a line of birds resting on a tree branch against a heavy-gray sky, Troskot appreciates photography because it gives her a mental break from her everyday life. A hobby unknown by the majority of her teammates, Troskot’s photography caught the eye of assistant coach Jeana Kempe, who appointed her to the LSU swimming and diving social media committee to capture and post photos to Instagram. Troskot approaches her
photography the same way she would swimming or taking a test — she expects to get out what she puts in. “With film, that [mindset] kind of reflects my life,” Troskot said. “I take risks with my film photography, and I research about it [and] I make mistakes. Sometimes I get completely awful rolls of film that are ruined, and other times I can surprise myself and have a really good outcome.” Troskot said even though photography through film is a dying activity, she believes the people who lived in the era in which it was popular will always take pride in the ways things were done in older times. “I think [older] people will appreciate it most of all, especially when they see that some people are still into it and want to take the time and put the effort in taking nice pictures the old-fashioned way,” Troskot said. “There’s definitely an art to it, [because] you have to know your stuff. It takes a lot of trial and error.”
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First-set victories playing large role in Tigers’ winning streak BY tyler nunez tnunez@lsureveille.com
matches that its dropped its first sets. An inability to gain an edge A lot of intangible factors go early in matches led to a slow into which team wins a volley- start to the season for the Tigers. ball match, momentum being at They lost the first set in eight of their first 12 matches, leading to the top of the list. Volleyball is as mental as it is a 5-7 record and three straight physical, and the first set of a vol- Southeastern Conference losses leyball match might be the most to open the season. “At the beginning of the seaimportant. It sets the tone for what’s to come, and it’s a lot eas- son, we didn’t get the opportuniier for a team to win two out of ty to play at home. The younger players didn’t know what it was four sets than three out of four. The LSU volleyball team has like to have that pumped up feelfound a way to start winning its ing to go and play,” said LSU senior setter Malofirst sets, and it has played a large ‘The fact that we didn’t rie Pardo. “Now we have role in its current succeed early drives us to that that, I think it’s nine-game winnot let opportunities helped.” ning streak. slip by.’ But LSU has “I think it’s since figured a credit to our out how to start game plan and Fran flory, matches fast our preparation,” LSU volleyball coach and take advansaid LSU coach tage of early Fran Flory. “Our kids have really bought into situations. LSU won the opening sets watching video and preparing. They’re putting extra hours in in six of the first seven games preparing and knowing what in its winning streak, four of to expect, and we’ve been which ended in sweeps of its opponents. right.” “The opportunity to play at The Tigers have won nine of the 10 matches in which they’ve home helps a lot because we get started with a first-set victory, really excited to play and our six of which have happened adrenaline’s going,” Pardo said. during their winning streak. In “Getting to do that here carries comparison, LSU is sub-.500 in us through the road.”
While Flory lauded her team’s commitment to the gameplan, she remained wary after LSU’s seventh consecutive win against Georgia of what may happen if a team made the proper adjustments. “The good news is we’ve been right,” Flory said. “The bad news is when we’re wrong, I don’t know what will happen with our group. If somebody makes some adjustments, that may shake our confidence a little bit.” Flory found that out in the Tigers’ next two matches, when they lost their first set to South Carolina on Friday and their first two sets against Arkansas on Sunday. In each contest, LSU responded with three consecutive set wins for a comeback victory. As LSU continues its streak and looks to push it to 10 games, Flory said she and the Tigers only wish they would have hit their stride earlier. “They’re mad that they didn’t take advantage of things when they had the chance in the beginning,” Flory said. “The fact that we didn’t succeed early drives us to not let opportunities slip by.” Walter Radam / The Daily Reveille
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page 8 flory, from page 5 the floor for a volleyball game. “I had no idea what I was doing,” Flory said. “I didn’t even know how to rotate. They literally grabbed me by my jersey and said ‘Stand here, and don’t let the ball cross the net here. Stand here and if we set you, hit the ball and put it on the floor.’” Flory’s athleticism outweighed her inexperience, and three years later, Flory found herself at the University of Texas, which recruited her to play both basketball and volleyball. By mid-October of her freshman season, Flory earned a starting position on the Texas volleyball team’s lineup. But when then-Texas women’s basketball coach Jody Conradt asked Flory if she would be attending basketball practice, then-Texas volleyball coach Mick Haley gave her an ultimatum: Either she played basketball or she stayed in the volleyball lineup. “Then it became a really easy answer,” Flory said. “I had worked too hard, and I was going to be a better volleyball player at that point than a basketball player, and I was smart enough to know that. I had people telling me that was where I needed to be.” The decision paid off in Flory’s 1981 sophomore season at Texas when the Longhorns went 60-6-1 on their way to a
notebook, from page 5 those yards coming on the ground. The Tigers controlled the ball the past three weeks, and senior center Elliott Porter said it’s what the offense is built on. “That’s our identity, and we want to make it our identity,” Porter said. “Running the ball is something we take pride in. It’s something we take pride in and if we aren’t running the ball that’s not us. We run the ball. We want to run the ball to the best of our abilities and get as many yards as we can. That’s the old school LSU ground and pound offense.” The Tigers’ ground and pound approach led to a 264yard performance against one of the nation’s top defenses in Ole Miss, controlling time of possession at 36 minutes compared with the Rebels’ 24 minutes. Alexander said offense is improving each week. “I think the biggest key is to have tunnel vision and staying focused to keep doing that because once you stay the same everybody else is going to get better and pass you up,” Alexander said. “As long as we keep improving, our running game’s going to keep improving, our passing game is going to keep improving and things like that. As long as we keep improving we can do great things these last couple of games this season.” Porter said physical backs have always been the identity of the Tigers’ offense, and it will continue to be the same moving forward. “We like the big bruisers, and that’s what we have back there,”
national championship. At the time, winning that championship was everything to Flory and her teammates, many of whom she is still friends with today. But as time passed, Flory found being on top didn’t compare to the path she and her teammates took to get there. “The most important part when you reflect on it, is the journey,” Flory said. “To work that hard, and to get something at the end that everybody else wanted that you were not going to let anybody else have, that was truly the best part of it for me.” Flory’s life seemed to be falling into place as she landed a graduate assistant coaching position at Texas A&M, where her first husband was studying meteorology. But Flory’s journey took a sharp turn when her husband entered an operating room for an ordinary procedure and exited with little time to live. “He thought he was going in for an appendectomy,” Flory said. “He came out and had full-blown colon cancer and didn’t live more than three months.” After her husband’s death, Texas A&M offered Flory a job, but an opportunity to return home for a restricted earnings position on LSU’s staff presented itself and Flory said it just felt right. It wasn’t much — Flory said her Porter said. “That’s the identity of us, big boys like Jeremy Hill that played in the past. I guess that’s the style of running back they’re going for these days.” Players looking forward to special matchup against Alabama When LSU and Alabama face off each year, the nation’s eyes are seemingly always on Baton Rouge and Tuscaloosa. The game over the past decade often has had implications of the SEC West race and potential national championship contention. It’s a big game every year for the Tigers, and it’s one they look forward to from day one. “We always look at those guys because that’s one of our big games,” said senior safety Ronald Martin. “We don’t look past any opponent, but there’s just something about Alabama with us at LSU. There have always been great battles in the past, and we’re trying to keep the legacy alive.” The game between the Tigers and the Crimson Tide has notoriously been known as a rough and physical matchup. While Alabama sports more of a balanced attack with Heisman hopeful and junior wideout Amari Cooper, much of the same can be expected this time around. “It’s always special. Alabama’s a great team, great rivalry and we love to play them,” Porter said. “It’s exciting. The biggest game with CBS and everything else, so it’s going to be a good one.” You can reach Jack Chascin on Twitter @Chascin_TDR.
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first paycheck from LSU was written for $393 — but it was a job. She was back home close to her family and friends. “I just knew that was what was supposed to happen,” Flory said. “When I came here, I just had the right feeling. My parents were still here. It was just the right situation. For some reason, you get led into those types of decisions, and it couldn’t have been a better time.” It was not only the right fit for Flory’s personal life, but also for LSU volleyball. In the four years Flory spent under former LSU volleyball coach Scott Luster, LSU won three Southeastern Conference championships and reached back-to-back NCAA Final Fours in 1990 and 1991. Flory said she learned an immense amount of coaching knowledge from Luster, who held the title of winningest coach in LSU history until Flory surpassed him Oct. 22. “Scott Luster is one of the most amazing volleyball coaches ever,” Flory said. “He understands the game at a completely different level. He could get kids to play positions that they hadn’t even practiced and thrive in a match.” Things seemed to be clicking for Flory, but her journey once again seemed to veer off course when then-LSU athletic director Joe Dean informed her that she would be laid off along with
all other coaches in restricted earnings positions. Flory begrudgingly accepted Dean’s help in landing a head coaching gig at Southeastern Louisiana, where she spent a year before taking a job at Kentucky. She was to assist head coach Kathy DeBoer for a couple seasons before taking the reins as head coach when DeBoer moved into an administrative position. Shortly after accepting the job, DeBoer called Flory with some unexpected news. “Within three months she called me and said ‘I’m going to be an administrator, and you have to be the head coach,’” Flory said. Flory, no stranger to unexpected outcomes at this point, entered the position somewhat reluctantly but quickly fell in love with the program. Even as she found her place as a Wildcat, she always felt a longing to return to LSU. She told recruits it was the only job she’d leave Kentucky for. She kept true to that promise in 1998 after five seasons at Kentucky, when Luster departed as LSU’s head coach. Everything in Flory’s life up to that point led to her homecoming in Baton Rouge. It was her final stop. And while she got off one bus and right on another, she’s been on this one at LSU for 17 years. She still wakes up just as giddy
as she did on her first day on the job. “I know that I’m doing exactly what I’m supposed to do in the world,” Flory said. “I have no desire to do anything differently … There’s nothing else in the world that I want to do. I don’t know how many more wins, but there are a lot more years left in me.” She has left a permanent mark on LSU volleyball as one of the best and most influential coaches the program has ever had. But it has never been about the titles she has earned, her legacy or even the number of wins she garners. She didn’t even know she was on the verge of breaking Luster’s record until a reporter asked about it while informing her she had just earned her 300th win against Samford. “I honestly don’t pay attention,” Flory said. “It’s nice, and I’m grateful and appreciative, but really? Sometime way down the road, somebody will say, whatever. But today, my job is to get this team to be great. That is my absolute singular focus … When it’s all said and done, I want to be able to say I left this place better than when I found it. If I did that, I did my job. I did what I came here to do.”
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“You have to understand what the route is called to do and how it fits within the scheme and then have the ability to make it work, and he has all that.” LSU will play against one of the top run defenses in the nation for the second consecutive game. The Crimson Tide leads the SEC in rushing defense, allowing just 2.71 yards per carry and two touchdowns on the ground all season. The Tigers will once again rely on a good push up front from the offensive line and a stable of running backs for all four quarters, Miles said. “I just think there’s a desire by our group to share the responsibility moving the football, and it’s no mistake that Kenny
Hilliard comes in and is fresh in the back end of the game and really leads the charge and some great runs in the last drive,” Miles said. As big a rivalry as LSU has with Alabama and as big as the implications of the upcoming contest between the two programs are, Miles said it’s important for his team to remember that Saturday will simply act as another opportunity to grow and move toward its goal. “It’s an opportunity to continue to show improvement, continue to take a step, and to enjoy the excitement of yet another big game in Tiger Stadium,” Miles said.
week later, Alabama seemed to hit its stride with a 59-0 thrashing of Texas A&M followed by a dominant 34-20 win against Tennessee that brought it into a bye week. Among Alabama’s deadly weapons on offense is junior wide receiver Amari Cooper, who has accumulated 1,132 receiving yards and nine touchdowns through the air through eight games this season. Miles said it’s not necessarily Cooper’s size and speed that make him so dangerous but rather his football IQ and route-running ability. “That’s not something that just comes with speed and size and ball skills,” Miles said.
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LSU head coach Les miles addresses the media Monday at his weekly Lunch with Les press conference.
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Thermal Threads Cold-weather wardrobes can be practical and fashionable
1. The Leather Jacket
BY Michael Tarver mtarver@lsureveille.com Winter fashion doesn’t have to entail wearing oversized parkas designed for sub-zero temperatures or thin blazers that don’t actually provide protection from the bitter cold. Fashion is often synonymous with discomfort, and sometimes convenience is sacrificed to pull off a certain ensemble. The fashion choices for a student in Baton Rouge may be difficult once the first real cold front comes through because they usually have to choose the lesser of two evils: looking sloppy or freezing. Hoodies and sweatpants become more and more prevalent on campus as it gets colder. Though Louisiana is not usually fashion-friendly as far as the changing of seasons goes, there are ways to cheat the system so you can remain stylish while powering through the fickle elements of southern Louisiana weather. One of the easiest ways for men to look good and stay comfortable in the fall and winter months is to build a significant jacket collection. This seems obvious, but with numerous coat options come more outfit alternatives. There are three types of outerwear that can compliment almost any shirt and pant combination in a man’s wardrobe. The most important thing to remember when styling fall or winter outfits is staying warm, dry and comfortable while retaining a stylish look. All three of these options can accomplish this task if worn with confidence.
The first option is the timelessly cool leather jacket, real or faux. A pair of jeans, a button-up shirt and a leather jacket look spectacular on almost any man. There are multiple cuts and styles of leather jackets that can be fit to various body shapes, and there is a wide price range in the men’s leather market. This type of coat also can be dressed up or down with a few minor tweaks such as adding a tie to the mix or just a thin hoodie for a more casual, laid-back feel.
2. The Denim Jacket The next fall wardrobe staple is the denim jacket, a simple but classic piece that can be easily paired with a plethora of patterns, most notably plaid. A distinctive flannel is always an appropriate option under a denim jacket especially when used to break up a vast amount of jean material. Similar to leather jackets, denim offers different hues and fits to promote personal style. Basically, a simplistic approach in shirt-to-jacket pairing is the most efficient way to stay relevant and comfortable in colder seasons.
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Michael Tarver is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from Houma, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @michael_T16.
3. The Heavy Coat
Finally, when there is a significant temperature drop, a substantial winter coat may be necessary. This is probably the most difficult wardrobe area to retain a fashionable style. However, there are a few fantastic brands for men’s outerwear. Probably the best option for men, including students, who want to remain fashionable while battling the cold is the popular brand London Fog. Not only are their coats reasonably priced, but they are extremely warm and comfortable for such a stylish piece. For example, a black polyester, high-collar winter coat can be paired with jeans, khakis or formal wear by just following basic color scheme rules.
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Kardashian-West family undeserving of fashion-icon status the real meg ryan Meg Ryan Entertainment Writer Kim Kardashian West has been called many things. Most recently, she received the titles of wife, from her marriage to Kanye West, and mother, from the birth of North West. Now, the entire family can claim one more title. Fashion journalist André Leon Talley recently gave the KardashianWest clan the title of “first family of fashion.” After the family’s appearances at Paris Fashion Week, everything Talley had to say was positive. “The three were a force of iconic moments as they pivoted around Paris, the mecca of fashion, during the last fashion shows this month. The Nick and Nora Charles of our time, the Liz and Dick Burton,
without the brawls,” Talley said. Nick and Nora Charles are fictional characters from the novel-turned-movie “The Thin Man,” written by Dashiell Hammet. Liz and Dick Burton are Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, the iconic Hollywood Golden Age couple who are still revered today for their style. If you look into the styles of these four people, they were always dressed immaculately. Words like classy, elegant and daring all are adjectives that have been thrown around when referencing their wardrobes. But does the KardashianWest clan really fit into this category? With their closets full of neutrals and minimalist fashions, not really. Kanye and Kim both dress in almost the same outfit every day — just in different colors of black, white, nude and gray. Occasionally they’ll add some
color, a strange fabric or a pattern, but it’s still nothing overtly iconic. Kim’s personal style also has changed since meeting Kanye. She follows his sleek ideals of monochromatic hues and simple silhouettes, when she used to be more daring with colors and patterns. Plus, the Paris Fashion Week outfits Talley references were attacked by other media outlets that called them over the top and ridiculous. North West’s style is a hybrid of Kim and Kanye’s. The baby is normally dressed in miniature ensembles that match mom’s outfit of the day or night. This is incredibly inappropriate, considering North West’s age: She is a toddler and Kim is a grown woman. Plus, North hasn’t been given her own identity. It’s almost like she’s a doll Kanye and Kim play dress-up with. When the title “first
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Kim Kardashian West arrives at the LACMA Art + Film Gala at LACMA on Saturday in Los Angeles.
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November Concert Calendar compiled BY Joshua jackson • jjackson@lsureveille.com
November 4-8 ACT
DATE
LOCATION
PRICE RANGE
Keb’ Mo’
11/4
Varsity Theatre
$35-$40
Matisyahu
11/4
House of Blues, NOLA
$30
Ab-Soul
11/5
House of Blues, NOLA
$25
Neutral Milk Hotel
11/6
Varsity Theatre
$32.50-$35
Neutral Milk Hotel
11/7
Varsity Theatre
SOLD OUT
The Soul Rebels
11/7
Tipitina’s, NOLA
$15
Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Noises
11/8
Tipitina’s, NOLA
$12-$15
Marsha Ambrosius
11/9
House of Blues, NOLA
$35
Big K.R.I.T.
11/11
House of Blues, NOLA
$25
Eli Young Band
11/12
Varsity Theatre
$25-$32
Mara
11/13
Varsity Theatre
$10-$15
Bonerama
11/14
Tipitina’s, NOLA
$15
John Michael Montgomery
11/14
The Texas Club
$22-$29
Royal Teeth
11/14
Varsity Theatre
$12-$15
Attila
11/17
House of Blues, NOLA
$20
Randy Rogers Band
11/19
Varsity Theatre
$20-$23
Casting Crowns
11/20
Baton Rouge River Center
$20-$55
Maze feat. Franky Beverly
11/21
Baton Rouge River Center
$60-$105
Parmalee
11/21
The Texas Club
$15-$20
Tim Reynolds
11/22
Varsity Theatre
$15-$20
Relient K
11/22
House of Blues, NOLA
$20
Souled Out
11/26
The Pelican House
$5
John Morgan
11/28
The Texas Club
$10-$15
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014 kardashian, from page 9 family of fashion” comes to mind, many think of families like the Kennedys, the Obamas, the Beckhams and the Knowles-Carters. Political families always need to look their best for
rallies and interviews, dressed to the nines in tailored suits and bright pencil skirts. Entertainment families are constantly on red carpets and at award shows, so putting their best foot forward for the cameras is key. For all famous families,
The Daily Reveille looking good as a unit is a plus for their image. Everyone fawns over and idolizes them, wishing for a pictureperfect significant other and well-behaved children for themselves. While this is just an image, it’s nice to see a family work to be a reference in
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fashionably daring about a plain black dress or ripped blue jeans. Meg Ryan is a 20-year-old mass communication sophomore from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. You can reach her on Twitter @The_MegRyan.
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Local filmmaker documents relationship LSU grad to launch online clothing, footwear store
BY Logan Keen lkeen@lsureveille.com
University alumnus and Baton Rouge native Max Zoghbi may have gained fame in recent months for his short documentary film “Wildflower / A Proposal,” but he insists he’s far from finished. “Wildflower,” which is up on Zoghbi’s YouTube channel, is a 25-minute encapsulation of Max’s and his then-fiancee Bonnie Kate Pourciau’s eventful twoyear relationship and eventual engagement. Though a relationship is rarely without a misstep here and there, the Zoghbis have had a rough go by any definition of the word. After a mission trip to Haiti left Bonnie Kate with gastroparesis, a debilitating tropical disease that renders eating near-impossible, she managed to recover enough to make it back home to Baton Rouge. Pourciau, who was split up with Zoghbi at the time, decided to take a road trip with her friend Elizabeth Sumrall, who was moving from Seattle to her native Baton Rouge, when the pair decided to stop for the night at a small town called Aurora, Colorado. They agreed to see “The Dark Knight Rises” at its midnight premiere on a whim, and what followed was something out of a bad dream: Lone gunman James Eagan Holmes opened fire on the crowd, wounding Pourciau and shattering her kneecap. Zoghbi’s “Wildflower” documents Pourciau’s slow and painful recovery, the couple’s eventual reconciliation and his extensively complex pro-
posal scheme, which began I won a Gold ADDY for an adin Baton Rouge’s very own vertisement I did. LBTC really Cinemark Perkins Rowe and helped get us off the ground. involved a fake movie trailer. “I love getting behind people “We’ve had a humbling or brands that I can really get amount of press,” Zoghbi said, into. If you can find a group, just as the couple, who now re- or a brand or an agency that side in Baton Rouge together, ap- aligns with your passions, that’s peared Saturday on NBC’s “To- just magic waiting to happen,” day Show” to discuss their roller Zoghbi said. “I enjoy either findcoaster of the past two years. ing or creating films that are “It’s ridiculous. It’s crazy,” worth sharing. And ever since Zoghbi said. cameras became “Martha Stewart, affordable five Buzzfeed and The years ago, that Daily Mail all did number has only pieces on it as gotten higher.” well.” He stresses After gainthe importance of ing an interest thorough research max zoghbi, in filmmaking and a genuine inLoupe Theory Studios from an attempt terest in the work to document a caas vital to the sucnoeing trip down the Mississippi cess of a particular project. River, Zoghbi said he decided “You can’t share someto put everything he had into thing as intimate as a video if filmmaking. you don’t care about it. And “We took this trip, and we you can’t really care about were like, ‘we got to docu- something until you’ve done ment this.’ Living like a pirate your research on it and found for a few weeks with just my out more about it,” he said. friends and a camera made Zoghbi, while still interested me realize how much I loved in his current work making films making film[s].” commercially, aspires to one day Zoghbi’s Baton Rouge-based make feature films. Loupe Theory Studios, a com“I have like three feature film mercial video production compa- ideas. I have a lot of interesting ny whose clients include Hunter people in my life that sort of drop Hayes, Otter Box and Pepsi, was these wonderful ideas in my lap. the brainchild of that decision. But right now I’m nowhere close Founded in 2012 with a grant to that. I’m a long way away,” from the Louisiana Business he said. “But I always want to and Technology Center Busi- be a student, I always want to ness Incubator, Loupe Theory be learning.” is the culmination of Zoghbi’s For now, Zoghbi will continue passion and hard work. to be grateful for what he does “Loupe Theory, I was just have. kind of doing it parttime,” “I’m thankful for every day, Zoghbi said. “We won that especially when I’m behind Business of the Year Award, and the camera,” he said.
‘I’m thankful for every day, especially when I’m behind the camera.’
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Max Zoghbi’s documentary ‘Wildflower / A Proposal’ captures his tumultuous relationship with Bonnie Kate Pourciau.
BY Meg Ryan mryan@lsureveille.com For Tim Hazure, a clothing and footwear store has been in the making since high school. Hazure said he came up with the idea for a high school project in his entrepreneurship class. The project was his final assignment and part of a business competition. “I based the business plan on streetwear and sneakers,” Hazure said. In high school, Hazure named his clothing company Abstract, and he said he felt his business stood out from the competition, most other students were creating plans for restaurants, while he was building an online clothing and sneaker company. Hazure said his “stuck out” to the judges and he placed second against a renewable resource company. “After the competition, I realized it could be a real thing,” Hazure said. After high school, Hazure attended the University as a marketing major, and he graduated in December 2013. Hazure said after graduation, he really wanted to focus on building the company. Hazure said he felt the company needed a name change. Abstract became Abstract Dimension because Hazure said he felt “abstract” was too broad of a title, and Abstract Dimension represents his “creative space.” Hazure said Abstract Dimension will be a men’s online clothing website, focusing on streetwear clothing and footwear. The price range will be moderate to high end. The website, theabstractusa.com, will be up and running by Nov. 15. Hazure said the brands he is starting with will include Pop Socks, Marcus Elliott and vintage or dead stock Nike. He will also sell an in-house brand under the same name. Hazure said the in-house brand will be designed by himself and collaborations with other designers. One of the designers will be Brian McKay. He said McKay has years of experience in the clothing industry and also runs Pop Socks. Some things Abstract Dimension will offer are “Pokémon’s” Squirtle socks designed by Pop Socks and gray joggers by Marcus Elliott. Because the store is online, Hazure said he uses a warehouse to keep his inventory and send it out.
Hazure said he’s working on expanding the brands he has with more big name accounts. He said he’s hoping to expand from just vintage Nike to newly releases. But, in the meantime, he is working on getting the website ready for business. You can reach Meg on Twitter @The_MegRyan.
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Online store Abstract Dimension will focus on men’s streetwear.
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“Paul Dietzel is a phony. He poses as some ultra-conservative, independent “businessman.” In reality, he still lives with his parents, has been living off of campaign contributions, and his “business” has been used to promote Democratic causes. To say that he hasn’t smeared other candidates is BS. He’s been attacking Graves for weeks and now that Graves hit him back, he started whining like the kid he is. Facts.”
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Some things are timeless. For instance, the “What’s that on your shirt?” prank your uncle might have played on you as a child and those old vinyl records of his that he’d play every once in awhile. Those black shiny discs are back in style and sounding better than ever. Vinyl record sales are making a comeback after the market took a nosedive in the ’90s, and music shops resembling those of yesteryear are popping up again in cities around the country. Atomic Pop Shop and Lagniappe Records were previously the only two music stores that carried a large selection of LPs in Baton Rouge. But now, the city welcomes one more vinyl record distributor. Capital City Records opens its doors Friday at 4641 Perkins Rd. The music store will sell new and used records, turntables, CDs and tapes. It boasts an inventory of nearly a thousand vinyl records and some collector items like LPs from the 1960s through the ’80s that are still sealed. The new business also trades and buys records. I am a long-time vinyl collector and have well over a hundred records. I can recall digging through my father’s collection as a kid and hearing the stories that surrounded the faded jackets. I’d play them each day before and after school. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Gimme Back My Bullets” and Deep Purple’s “Machine Head” were my favorites. My love for vinyl records is rooted in that bonding experience as much as it is the sound. However, there are many people in my generation that didn’t have this exposure and are falling in love with LPs for the first time. Let me tell those individuals this — you will fall deeper and more passionately in love with not only your collection, but with music too. It’s so easy to hit shuffle on your iPod or put your phone on your favorite Pandora station as you walk around. With vinyl, playing music takes time and focus. The act of picking an album to listen to takes thought. You have to analyze your mood and emotions to select the appropriate one. Carefully putting
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Capital City Records owner Dana Labat opens the doors to his store Friday. the needle onto the record takes patience and precision, two things we all must learn. It’s like meditation. You’re also more likely to listen to an entire album. That’s the way music should be heard. Musicians created the record to be listened to as one piece. Sadly, downloading singles from an online store is the norm now, and it takes a lot away from the true artistry of songs being pieces to a whole. You wouldn’t simply admire the corner of one of Van Gogh’s pieces of art — you’d look at the entire painting. Listening to only one track is kind of like that. It’s not truly appreciating the art of music. In an interview earlier this year, Aerosmith’s Joey Kramer said it would be great for the band to make another record, but there is no reason to because records don’t sell and they don’t do anything.
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Kramer said, “Music now is so disposable. It’s so like ‘Okay, here it is and five minutes later there’s something else.’ We’re not the Justin Biebers and the Nicki Minajs of the world, so unfortunately records don’t make sense. There is a timeless aspect, although I’m not sure exactly what it is, that comes with placing a needle onto a record and flipping from side A to side B. The scratching and crackling that comes out of an old Crosley before the intro to “Black Dog” starts on “Led Zeppelin IV” gives folks like me a warm fuzzy feeling that a track from iTunes couldn’t. Justin Stafford is a 21-yearold mass communication senior from Walker, Louisiana. You can reach him on Twitter @ j_w_stafford.
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‘In reality, there is no such thing as not voting: you either vote by voting, or you vote by staying home and tacitly doubling the value of some Diehard’s vote.’
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Out-of-state tuition limits students’ opportunities taming of the shirin Shirin chowdhury Columnist As a student, I’m well aware that money plays a huge role in my education. I’ve got a nice pile of loans waiting for me when I graduate, but sometimes it’s easier to just pretend they don’t exist. Unfortunately, I’m brutally reminded every time I check my email and see the subject line “Quarterly Interest Statement Available.” The thought of having to deal with my loans someday makes me want to curl into the fetal position and hide under my blankets for a few days. But because I have daily responsibilities, I have to carry on with
my life and face my financial challenges head on. We all know it: College is expensive. Getting an education is extremely important, and the opportunity should be available to as many students graduating high school as possible. Sometimes, it really is all about the money. Without money, going to college isn’t feasible. The financial burden of going to college is scary enough for students paying in-state tuition. On top of tuition fees that are already too high, students looking at schools out of state can have thousands of dollars added to their debt. For some, going to college out of state is completely out of question. Being a Louisiana resident, LSU is the only school I filled out an application for because
I knew I couldn’t afford going out of state. With TOPS and in-state privileges, going to LSU was the only decision that made sense financially. While LSU is a great school, and I’m thankful for the quality of education I’m getting, I would have loved to at least have had the opportunity to apply to other states. There’s a lot to learn from going to a new place. Frankly, I think there are different colleges in the U.S. that would’ve been perfect for me in locations that better fit my lifestyle and goals. It’s important to be exposed to different locations and ways of life. There’s nothing wrong with being born and raised in Baton Rouge and still choosing to go to LSU, but exploring a new location exposes you to new perspectives.
Students have responsibility to vote the daily reveille editorial board editor@lsureveille.com As students, we are conditioned to shut out the world around us — as a defense mechanism from people shouting in Free Speech Plaza as much as the dire news stories bombard us from across the world. It’s much simpler to binge watch television shows on Netflix while we should be studying than to try to digest the ins and outs of politics and public affairs. But this attitude draws our attention away from how our education is supposed to mold us into well-balanced citizens prepared for life in this country. As young adults, we should embrace any opportunity to take part in the system that shapes our government. Today, we have the chance to play a role in our own
governance by voting for leaders chosen to represent us. As students, as Democrats or Republicans or Independents, as Greeks or GDIs, by whatever descriptor we choose to identify, we have the opportunity and the duty today to contribute to the democratic process and make our voices heard. For many of us, this will be our first opportunity to vote in a national election. But whether you turned 18 just in time for this election or have slept through your last few opportunities, don’t let this one go by. Today’s races may not be as prominent as presidential elections. There are no large-scale conventions or nationally aired debates, but these races play a larger role in your daily life. The senators on the ballot today can vote to increase federal funding for college students and help limit student debt. Every
hurricane season, representatives make sure your district gets the financial help it needs. Vote because you can. You are lucky enough to live in a country where education is public. The candidates have made their stances and the information is all online. There are no excuses. Vote out of principle because your Irish, African-American or Hispanic immigrant relatives were once blocked from ballot lines. A privilege they did not have is now a task our generation isn’t bothered to complete. This is your chance to make government personal, so politics and Capitol Hill don’t seem like such a distant place anymore. What you say matters in this race, and many say the race will be down to the wire. Voting isn’t a distant issue. It’s personal. Voting is your right and duty. No one can take it away.
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Out-of-state tuition fees limit student opportunities. It leaves high school graduates in a seemingly binding contract to live in the same place for four more years, and it bars some new students from coming in from new places. I’m sure there are plenty of students who would’ve loved to come to LSU if it weren’t for the out-of-state fees. Sadly, money and location are the two main factors that college-related decisions are based around. Why should the place your parents live have such a large impact on your tuition? After all, it’s not our parents who are going to college, it’s us — the students. And students should be able to make decisions that aren’t restricted by factors they have no control over, like what state they went to high school in.
Universities should strive to create the most diverse community possible. However, most of the people I’ve met at LSU since I started college are from Louisiana. No matter where you choose to go to college, you’ll mostly be surrounded by students who are from that state, and it’s mostly because of out-of-state tuition. Nobody wants to pay it. Instead of making choices about education around personal benefits, students are forced into restrictions because of out-of-state tuition fees. If we’re all investing in a higher education, we should have a say in how and where we do it.
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might one day have the right to vote. With sacrifices like that, how could I not participate fully in the election process? Two years later, the chance to vote in my first presidential election arrived. With the same vote-casting fervor as before, my brother Michael and I prepared to go to the polls. Yet, inexplicably, our roommates remained behind because they felt there was no need to vote. They posited that their votes “didn’t matter,” and they “wouldn’t count anyway”. How could they sit home? How could they not understand the sacrifices others had made for them to have this precious gift? We tried to reason with them. We tried to recount the historical significance, but to no avail. They refused to walk across the street to cast their ballots. Undaunted, the Rovaris brothers took that long drive, waited nearly an hour and a half in line that night only to hear our candidate concede defeat moments before our ballots were even cast. Were the Johnson brothers right? Would our votes no longer matter? Were our votes now not going to “count anyway”? No to all three. While our candidate did not win, our votes still mattered. They still counted. How? Because we participated! Besides the other elections on the ballot, we participated in the selection of a president. We completed a significant portion of our civic duty. And if things subsequently would not turn out well, we had at least earned our right to complain. Not so for the Johnsons. A voteless people is truly a voiceless people.
American history has always been about enfranchisement. The Founding Fathers debated voting rights. In 1920, the suffrage movement won the right to vote for women. 1965 saw the passage of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibited racial discrimination in voting. Voting restrictions on poor people were removed with the elimination of poll taxes in the mid-1960s, and people from 18-21 years of age (which includes most college students) were given the right to vote in 1971. Nearly all of these changes have been in effect less than a hundred years, and most have happened in the last fifty. In short, most of us at this institution were ineligible to vote not too very long ago. Those restrictions have been lifted, so we must all participate in the electoral process. Vote today. If you are not registered in Baton Rouge, register now so you can vote in the December elections, or make sure you vote absentee in your hometown. But you must vote. The first time I was eligible to vote was a very big deal for me as a college freshman. It was nearly impossible to express the pride felt in being able to “make a difference” by exercising my constitutional right. My thoughts went back to the many people before me who would have swelled with pride about my simple action that evening. All I had to do was drive over to the polling place, wait in line, and pull the levers. All they had to do was walk from Selma to Montgomery, be spat upon and cursed along the way, have vicious police dogs attack them, and maybe wind up in jail for their efforts. This was all done so that future generations like me
Shirin Chowdhury is a 20-yearold English junior from Manhattan, Kansas. You can reach her on Twitter @ TDR_schowd.
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014 election day, from page 1 between Cassidy and Landrieu, Cassidy defeats the incumbent with about 48 percent of the vote to Landrieu’s 44 percent, according the Real Clear Politics’ average. Garand said Landrieu would face even greater complications if midterm election results across the country yield a Republican overtake of the Senate. “If the Republicans take
honor code, from page 1 that a racial slur issued by one of his white classmates was not an ethics violation of the student honor code. One Halloween evening in 2012, Barnes, then a first-year, African-American law student, said he experienced words and behavior he never thought possible in modern times. Each year, the Paul M. Hebert Law Center holds an annual party thrown by its students. What started as a night full of friends, alcohol and Halloween treats turned into one of physical and verbal violence. Barnes was the class president, whose responsibilities ranged from serving as a liaison between students and faculty to planning the annual Halloween party. That
control of the Senate [tonight], at that point this race is probably going to be a less visible race nationally because the control of the Senate will have already been determined,” Garand said. “If the Republicans have 52 votes in the Senate after the election tomorrow night, it’s going to be very hard for Landrieu to motivate her voters to get to the polls, in my opinion.” Garand said Landrieu could stay alive in the runoff if year, the party was held at JL’s Place in Tigerland. The class’ vice president was dressed as Katniss Everdeen, equipped with a quiver and real arrows. A drunken white law student stumbled from the party and stole an arrow from the pack. Barnes, now a third-year law student, said he did not want his vice president to pursue the law student alone and chose to follow him. “They were headed down this dark alley, so I went to help,” Barnes said. “I told the student to give the arrow back and he responded by throwing the arrow and the sharp part hit my leg.” Barnes said a physical altercation ensued, where the student threw a right hook and Barnes responded by body
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Cassidy does not gain the momentum of a potentially Republican Senate and campaign funds keep flowing into the state. “It becomes possible, I’m not saying likely, but it becomes possible that with that kind of the money in the race that Landrieu would be able to motivate her voters to turn out so that she would still have some chance,” Garand said. “I think Cassidy would be favored, but it would to
be an impossible dream sort of thing.” Noah Ballard, mass communication sophomore, stressed the importance of tonight’s results for the Landrieu campaign but said voters should not underestimate the strength of Democrats’ get-out-the-vote effort. Ballard has volunteered for Landrieu’s campaign on and off since February. About 53 percent of early voters in the Louisiana
midterm elections were Democrats compared to the 34 percent of early voters who were registered Republicans, according to data from the Louisiana Secretary of State’s office. “I would say that that’s really her only chance at winning,” Ballard said of today’s election. “If she can’t do that, she’s obviously not going to win in the runoff just because of turnout.”
slamming him to the ground. “I didn’t lose the fight,” Barnes said. “I told him to go home and take his loss.” The student responded by telling Barnes, “F--- you n----! You sweaty n----! You sweater wearing a-- n----! F--- you!” Barnes said the student left and he returned to the party to have a normal night. Once inside, he said students expressed support. “People said they were happy I did that because the student had gotten on their nerves for two years,” Barnes said. “This student allegedly had a couple fights, hit a girl by accident and damaged property at a Law Center event.” Barnes reported him to Raymond Diamond, vice chancellor for Institutional Advancement and Faculty Development. “As a 1L [first-year law student]
I didn’t care who you were, everyone has a right to stand up for themselves,” Barnes said. The commentary made was filed as an ethics charge and a preliminary hearing was held. According to the Law Center’s honor code, students are expected to follow a high standard of conduct during their legal education. The honor code states that just as lawyer behavior reflects on the bar and courts even when they are not in court, student behavior can reflect on the Law Center away from its physical facility. When a complaint is filed, a student must report it to one of the four vice chancellors, though which one is not specified. The Law Center has no post of vice chancellor for student affairs and diversity. A preliminary hearing was
then held in front of the Student Ethics Committee, comprised of students from various law classes and Student Bar Association. During the course of pursuing the complaint, Barnes said the accused student left a voicemail on his cell apologizing for his remarks and the altercation. The ethics committee decided the racial slur was not a violation of the student honor code. The honor code is limited to lying, cheating, plagiarism, theft and other forms of student misconduct. Barnes said faculty has been vigorous about attempting to amend the honor code. “The student has since apologized,” Barnes said. “I am not saying that makes it right, and it was very concerning that is where the report ended.”
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record store, from page 1 first experiences with music. Since his youth, Labat has attended concerts and events that have helped build his catalog and his knowledge. In his earlier years, Labat ran the LaPlace underground music hall Mad Club. “I can remember my first time hearing The Beatles and my first little single, 45 record that my mom bought me,” Labat said. “Naturally, when I was a teenager, that was my big thing. Music, going to concerts. I’ve been fortunate. I’ve seen numerous bands back when a ticket was $4.” As the third installment in Baton Rouge’s constantly growing vinyl interest, Capital City Records will bring even more analog music options. For Labat, the shop’s true purpose is not so much to make a splash against its competition, but to add more to the city’s musical background. In addition to the Atomic Pop Shop and Lagniappe Records, the shop will act as another outlet for Baton Rouge music aficionados to get their wax fix. “I think we’ll all be the same,” Labat said. “[But] I think what separates us is probably the stock of what they’re selling. Every store has diversity of what they carry and what they’re able to find and put out for sale. The one thing I was focusing on was finding a good location. I tried to design it so that everybody is comfortable coming in, no matter if you’re eight years old or 80 years old.” Capital City Records’ main goal is to offer customers a wide variety of genres and artists at considerably lower prices than both its competition and major retailers. Stores that specialize in
vinyl sales can mark records with prices up to $35 for one album. “You’ve got all types of people, some just collectors,” Labat said. “I have great, sealed collectible records that are worth money. I focus on getting right below eBay prices, too. I make my money on the used records and have nothing to worry about profit margins on some of these new records.” Located on Perkins Road, Capital City Records hopes to cater to all tastes of Baton Rouge’s music
fans. The records available are a combination of sealed classics and modern bands who have jumped on the vinyl bandwagon with fervent feedback. Capital City Records is scheduled to open to the public on Nov. 7. Labat invites customers to come and look through the selection for the right record. With exposed beams, a brick wall and a mural painted personally by New Orleans artist Kristen Downing, the shop’s layout will help display the entirety of Labat’s catalog.
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