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Friday, September 23, 2011 • Volume 116, Issue 24
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Hitting that country road Graham PARKING
No. 2 LSU heads to No. 16 WVU for third road game Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer
BRIANNA PACIORKA / The Daily Reveille
LSU junior wide receiver Rueben Randle (2) fights for extra yards during the Tigers’ 20-14 victory against West Virginia on Sept. 25, 2010, at Tiger Stadium. LSU meets WVU on Saturday in their home territory.
discusses commuter spaces
“West Virginia, mountain mama. Take me home, country road.” Senior quarterback Jarrett Lee will admit that the John Denver classic is one of his favorite songs — but not this Laura Furr week. Lee will likely hear it frequently when No. 2 LSU (3- Contributing Writer 0) travels to Morgantown, W. Va., to face No. 16 West VirParking is always a concern on ginia (3-0), as the Denver hit marks a significant portion of campus, and things are no different the Mountaineers’ pre-game ritual. The Mountaineer mascot this year. Students are complaining also fires a musket when the song ends and every time West and even organizing rallies about Virginia scores. the perceived “I don’t think they’ll be scoring much,” Lee said. “So decrease in comI don’t think we’ll have to worry about hearing the gun too muter parking much.” availability. In The Tigers will hit that “country road” for the third time preparation for this season, with all three road games appearing on national the commuter television. ESPN’s College GameDay will be on hand to cap- parking rally toture the event — the second time this season the program has day from noon featured an LSU game. to 3 p.m. on the GRAHAM “These are guys that understand big games, loud crowds Parade Ground, and big stadiums,” said LSU coach Les Miles. “It is a nice The Daily Reveille sat down with opportunity to start the season with some quality experiences Gary Graham, director of the Office that will lend us to the remainder of the schedule. This won’t of Parking, Traffic and Transportabe foreign to this LSU team when we go to West Virginia.” tion, to discuss on-campus parking. The LSU offense will also enjoy the return of junior wide receiver Russell Shepard. He missed the first three games due TDR: What is the office’s bigto an NCAA violation but will step back on the field against gest concern regarding parking on WVU, see page 4 campus? Graham: I would guess trying to get the information out to everybody as to what we do and what the
No. 2 LSU vs. No. 16 WVU watch on ABC at 7 p.m.
PARKING, see page 4
POLITICS
Ron Paul to speak in Union Theater today
Candidate to take stage at 4:30 p.m. Clayton Crockett Staff Writer
Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul will kick off the national Youth for Ron Paul movement in the Union Theater today at 4:30 p.m. Paul’s speech will be free and open to the public, though a ticket is required to attend. Tickets are available in Free Speech
Plaza and will also be available at the door before the event. They are distributed on a firstcome, first-served basis. Kyle Aycock, political science and communication studies senior and president of the University’s chapter of Youth for Ron Paul, said he’s been doing all he can to prepare for the event. “Some of the biggest crowds Ron Paul gets are at college campuses,” he said. Aycock founded the University’s Youth for Ron Paul organization after Paul declared
his candidacy in March and has seen an impressive turnout since, he said. Paul has “found a foothold in our generation,” he said. Greg Huete, ISDS senior and events coordinator of Youth for Ron Paul, is optimistic about the event and its prospective impact on the student body. “We want the students to hear [our] message,” he said. Paul’s decision to speak at the University was a conscious one, Huete said. “Everybody knows the University’s name,” Huete said.
The campus engagement is part of a larger campaign Paul is undertaking, and the latest poll numbers show how successful his efforts have been. Paul won the California straw poll on Saturday with 45 percent of the vote. Paul also topped the New Hampshire Young Republicans Straw Poll in late August by a large margin, again with 45 percent of the vote. Contact Clayton Crockett at ccrockett@lsureveille.com
MIKE CARLSON / The Associated Press
Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, Texas, gestures during a debate Sept. 12 in Tampa, Fla.