The Daily Reveille - October 11, 2012

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CRIME

Second arrested in murder attempt

Thursday, October 11, 2012 • Volume 117, Issue 34

Car strikes student

Staff Reports LSU Police Department investigators arrested a second student in connection with the attempted first-degree murder charges against University student Nicole Boover.

Nathan Andrew Yuhas, 18, of 2065 Harts Lane in Conshohocken, Pa., was arrested BOOVER around 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, following LSUPD questioning that led the New Orleans Police Department to issue an arrest warrant.

Yuhas, an environmental YUHAS engineering student, was charged with principal to attempted first degree murder, but LSUPD Spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said no further information could be given at this time regarding the reason for the charge.

Yuhas was with Boover on Oct. 8 when she arrived at her mother’s New Orleans residence around 4:30 a.m. Her mother opened the door to Boover pointing a gun at her, and after her mother closed and locked the door, Boover fired three shots.

Boover’s stepfather tipped off LSUPD that she was returning to campus a couple hours later, and she was arrested after police found her in her room at Evangeline Hall.

Court reports obtained by Nola.com say Boover attempted to kill her mother for inheritance money. Yuhas said during police interviews that Boover offered him $50,000 to help her.

The two bought gloves, duct tape and masks, planning to flee the state after murdering Boover’s mother and stepfather.

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[Left] A Baton Rouge Fire Department paramedic assists Jinjuta Jirawatjunya, international student from Thailand and food science master’s student, after she was struck by a car Wednesday at the intersection of Nicholson and North Stadium drives. [Right] LSU exchange student Parisut Songtip, right, talks to Jirawatjunya before heading to the hospital.

Collision occurs at South Stadium and Nicholson intersection; driver says light was malfunctioning

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Jinjuta Jirawatjunya, a 25-year-old international student from Thailand and food science master’s student, was hit Wednesday evening by a white Buick Lucerne while in the crosswalk at the intersection of North Stadium Drive and Nicholson Drive.

Jirawatjunya’s friend, Adriana Soto, went with Jirawatjunya to the hospital and said she was

responsive and coherRead an editorial ent Wednesday night. response to the recent “She’s fine, she’s accidents, p. 16. conscious, she’s talking and everything,” Soto said. “The doctor said she’s going to be fine, but we’re just waiting on the CAT scan results.”

Public relations junior T Graham S. Howell witnessed the accident. Howell said Jirawatjunya was COLLISION, see page 6

SUPREME COURT

Court mostly split on alumna’s case v. UT Chris Grillot Staff Writer

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on the University of Texas at Austin’s use of racial preferences in a case brought against UT by LSU alumna Abigail Fisher.

Fisher — who graduated from LSU in May — brought her lawsuit against UT in 2008 after she said she was denied admission to the university for being white. All students, regardless of race, are admitted to Texas’s public universities if they graduate in the top 10 percent of their high

school class.

Fisher was not in that group and was subjected to normal admission standards, which includes race as part of universities’ right to affirmative action, the ability of an institution to take race, sex and religion among other classifications to ensure diversity.

With her lawsuit, the right of universities to use affirmative action hangs in the balance of whether the Supreme Court will side with UT or Fisher.

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Abigail Fisher, the LSU alumna involved in the University of Texas affirmative action case, and Edward Blum, who runs a group working to end affirmative action, walk outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday in Washington.

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INTERNATIONAL Moscow court frees one of three Pussy Riot punk band members MOSCOW (AP) — One jailed member of the punk band Pussy Riot unexpectedly walked free from a Moscow courtroom, but the other two now head toward a harsh punishment for their irreverent protest against President Vladimir Putin: a penal colony.

The split ruling by the appeals court Wednesday added further controversy to a case that has been seized upon in the West as a symbol of Putin’s intensifying crackdown on dissent.

All three women were convicted in August of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred and sentenced to two years in prison.

South Africa’s review board OKs President Jacob Zuma painting JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s Film and Publication Board Wednesday declassified a painting showing the genitals of President Jacob Zuma.

The board’s spokesman, Prince Mlimandlela Ndamase, said that artist Brett Murray’s “The Spear” — which outraged supporters of President Zuma when it was displayed early this year at Johannesburg’s Goodman Gallery — is no longer deemed offensive to public taste.

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NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Pumpkin farmers have successful crop despite severe drought

White Castle Ferry resumes service, regular operating hours return

Pussy Riot members plead their case in Moscow before a Russian appeals court Wednesday, saying they should not be imprisoned for their protest against Putin.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Farmers in a stretch of Illinois where most of the nation’s pumpkins are grown say their crop looks relatively smashing and is likely to be one of the few successes in a year when severe drought baked most of the nation’s heartland.

The drought forced thousands of ranchers to sell off cattle because pastures were too dry to graze, and corn and soybean farmers watched their plants wither in the summer sun.

Spanish Red Cross launches first economic crisis fund campaign

Three Idaho dairy workers charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish Red Cross on Wednesday launched its first-ever campaign for donations to help Spaniards hit by economic crisis, in a sign of how needy this nation has become.

The Red Cross and other aid groups say soaring unemployment and government austerity measures are leaving tens of thousands of people in need of food and finances.

While the Spanish Red Cross does already help people in the country, its fundraising has always been directed at helping poorer nations.

Wednesday’s campaign, “Now More than Ever,” aims to collect €30 million ($39 million) over two years to help an extra 300,000 people.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three former dairy workers with Idaho’s largest dairy operation have been charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty after undercover video shot by an animal rights group showed workers stomping, dragging and beating cows inside a milking barn.

The video was shot using a hidden camera by a member of Mercy for Animals who got a job at Bettencourt Dairies’ Dry Creek Dairy in Hansen for a few weeks this summer.

It shows workers beating cows with a pink cane as the animals slipped and slid on the wet concrete floor and workers kicking and stomping cows that have fallen between metal bars in the milking stalls.

NASA contracted SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at space station

(AP) — State transportation officials say the White Castle ferry has resumed service.

The ferry had been out of service since June to allow crews to make repairs to the ferry’s propeller shaft. Service was expected to resume in mid-September but delays in acquiring a dry-dock at the ship yard, the discovery of additional necessary repairs to the propeller shaft, and Hurricane Isaac’s landfall caused the return-to-service date to be delayed.

The state Department of Transportation and Development said the ferry resumed service Wednesday and will operate its regular hours Monday through Friday.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private company successfully delivered a half-ton of supplies to the International Space Station early Wednesday, the first official shipment under a billion-dollar contract with NASA. The SpaceX cargo ship, called Dragon, eased up to the orbiting lab, and station astronauts reached out with a robot arm and snared it. Then they firmly latched it down.

“Looks like we’ve tamed the Dragon,” reported space station commander Sunita Williams.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The opening has been delayed for a New Orleans skate park launched by Lil Wayne and corporate sponsors.

Ward McLendon, who manages the Lower 9th Ward facility where the Trukstop skate park is located, said Wednesday there was a “misunderstanding” over when the park would open.

McLendon says the public will be able to use the park starting Oct. 27.

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John Ackerman inspects harvested pumpkins on his farm Tuesday in Morton, Ill. Pumpkin growers have plenty to show this season due to this year’s drought.

Lil Wayne’s skate park opening date delayed due to miscommunication

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CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS In the Oct. 10 article “Century-old Louisiana newspapers now available on digital database,” The Daily Reveille incorrectly spelled the name of Laura Charney, the project manager for the Digitizing Louisiana Newspapers Project. The article also failed to clarify that the National Digitizing Newspapers Program is a partnership between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for Humanities. We regret the errors.

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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

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LGBTQ community honors National Coming Out Day Alyson Gaharan Contributing writer

Free Speech Plaza was abuzz with LGBTQ students, allies and other spectators participating in National Coming Out Day celebrations Wednesday.

Spectrum Vice President of Administration Kameron Kilchrist, a biological engineering senior, said the event will continue today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for students whose class schedules did not permit them to attend Wednesday.

Spectrum welcomed passersby to walk through a rainbow-colored door and announce what they were coming out as. Although students could announce their identity as an LGBTQ student, they were encouraged to describe themselves in any way they wanted.

“You don’t have to come out BRIANNA PACIORKA / The Daily Reveille as LGBTQ! You could also come Students show their support of Spectrum, LSU’s student organization for LGBTQ out as an ally, a human or however students and their allies Wednesday in Free Speech Plaza. you’re feeling!” the event’s FaceSpectrum Vice President of Pro- lives of many University students. book page stated.

“I’m out. To me, this repreSome students chose serious gramming Ritu Roy. “We want to descriptions, while others took a show LSU that we’re a safe space sents being confident and honest humorous approach. One student and that we’re here to accept ev- about who I am,” said international studies senior Lillian Stewart. erybody.” announced himself Roy said events like National Roy said one as Batman. A few ‘It’s coming out as of the day’s big- Coming Out Day make a differstudents came out whoever you are and gest successes was ence on campus because students silently. the overall respect can physically see support from the After passbeing accepted.’ and cooperation community. ing through the of different groups rainbow door, Ritu Roy participants could Spectrum Vice President of Programming tabling in Free Speech Plaza. dip their hands in View a photo gallery of “At least one paint and leave a the event at lsureveille.com. handprint on a banner. The hand- person from every table came up, prints were different colors of the even Jesus Talks,” Roy said.

While the National Coming spectrum and, together, formed a Out Day festivities were fun and rainbow.

Contact Alyson Gaharan at “It’s coming out as whoever entertaining to onlookers, the celyou are and being accepted,” said ebration marked a transition in the agaharan@lsureveille.com

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GREEK LIFE

Thursday, October 11, 2012

New sorority to be involved on campus by fall 2013 Shannon Roberts Contributing Writer

Next fall there will be a new sorority active in the Panhellenic Council on the University’s campus.

Over this past summer, the Panhellenic Council voted to invite Alpha Phi International Sorority to join the University. A few days later, Alpha Phi accepted the invitation at its convention in Arizona, according to a June 28 news release.

Alpha Phi will have representatives on campus throughout the year to get to know the campus and

prepare for colonization next fall.

The sorority will participate in the first round of recruitment as a meetand-greet for potential members.

It will host its own recruitment a month after formal recruitment, consisting of interviews and parties just like in formal recruitment, Director of Extension Kara Wilhite said in an email.

She said the Greek community is anticipating Alpha Phi to be able to participate in formal recruitment by 2014.

Wilhite said the University’s Panhellenic Council Executive

Board has created an Alpha Phi Extension Team that will consist of two members from each Panhellenic sorority. The team members will be chosen by the end of the month.

Alpha Phi will take as many women as it believes meet its standards. It’s looking for strong leaders and women who will work hard, Wilhite said.

According to the release, Alpha Phi’s goal is to recruit around 263 members. This is an average chapter size.

In the release, Panhellenic President Sara Winkler expressed her

excitement about the newest addition to the council.

“Our 11 sororities have been truly engaged in the process and were eager to not only learn more about Alpha Phi but also enthusiastic about what this will do for our Panhellenic and Greek community,” she said in the release.

According to its website, Alpha Phi is present on nearly 160 college campuses and has more than 200,000 members.

“Alpha Phi enhances and promotes each member’s development and learning by focusing on

sisterhood, service, scholarship, leadership, loyalty and character development,” the site read.

Tune in to 91.1 KLSU at 4:20 p.m. and 5:20 p.m. to hear more about the upcoming Alpha Phi LSU chapter.

Contact Shannon Roberts at sroberts@lsureveille.com

BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

Council defers alcohol ordinance vote two weeks Megan Dunbar Staff Writer

Reg Rats and fellow Tigerlanders will have to hold off their possible rejoicing until the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council reconvenes Oct. 24.

The Council voted to defer the issue of bars selling alcohol on Sundays and retail outlets selling before 11 a.m., until the full council comes together again in two weeks.

Councilwoman Alison Gary, who brought up the ordinance to extend Sunday hours, amended her bill during discussion so it now stipulates that retail could open at 6 a.m. on Sundays, while bars would have to wait until 11 a.m. to serve alcohol, like restaurants currently do.

The bill originally stated that Gary wanted bars to operate on Sunday like they do every other day of the week.

After various figures voiced strong opposition, Gary moved to amend the ordinance, and Councilman Ulysses Addison moved for the council to take a vote.

The original vote stood as five for the ordinance versus six against, and the council decided to defer the vote until the next meeting.

At the Oct. 24 meeting, the council will also vote on an ordinance, brought to the table by Councilman Addison, that would allow bars to stay open until 4 a.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

Currently, the law states bars must close at 2 a.m.

A chief concern about extended hours came in the form of statistics presented by Bret Blackmon, who works with the University to address substance abuse.

Blackmon said an increase in hours is associated with an increase in car crashes, DUIs and alcoholrelated incidents, mostly with males under 21.

Blackmon also said this could be related to the increase in police coverage as a result of more possible hours of crime.

Other strong opposition came from former Baker Mayor Pete Heine, who said he approves of the right for people to drink, but the problem exists when, in the case

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East Baton Rouge district 11 councilwoman Alison Gary [left] argues on Wednesday in City Hall for her proposed ordinance to repeal the blue laws in East Baton Rouge Parish. East Baton Rouge resident Slater McKay [right] demonstrates that the effect of the new alcohol ordinance would be minimal.

of this ordinance, laws extend the hours and they can drink too much.

Heine cited people who beat their wives as an example. They wouldn’t do this if they weren’t under the influence of too much alcohol, Heine said.

“We swore we’d protect our constituents’ health, safety and welfare. Giving them extra hours to drink doesn’t help that,” said Heine.

Gary directly disagreed with this, saying it isn’t the government’s right to tell people there are certain hours at which they are not allowed to drink.

“It’s not my job to tell somebody else they can’t run their business,” Gary said.

Gary also addressed the religious factor of Sundays, after constituent Pat Rusk read an email exchange between them.

Rusk said in the email she asked Gary, “Are you a Christian?

If so, how could you say you rescind the Sunday blue laws?”

Rusk also appealed to the council, asking, “How about my right to attend church on Sunday without being hit by a drunk driver on a Sunday morning?”

Gary responded that her proposed change had to do with fairness for people and businesses.

“My Sunday is my Sunday, even if there is an open bar down the street,” Gary said.

Gary added that having her faith questioned was offensive.

“That’s what I privately do on a Sunday. We have that freedom in our country, thank God,” Gary said.

Councilman Rodney Bourgeois agreed with Gary, saying he wondered why this ordinance hadn’t been called into question earlier.

Bourgeois is a restaurant owner, which he said puts him in a difficult position.

“If I vote for this, I’ll make the preachers mad. If I vote against this, people will say I’m trying to stymie other businesses,” Bourgeois said.

Brian Baiamonte and David Remmetter, owners of Radio Bar, each spoke in favor of the new ordinance.

Baiamonte said the ordinance would just put Sunday on equal footing with every other day of the week.

“I don’t know why we wouldn’t be able to open on a Sunday. We pay rent on a Sunday,” Remmetter said.

Baton Rouge area resident Slater McCoy showed the council a pie chart that illustrated the difference of hours a retail business would be allowed to sell alcohol.

According to McCoy, the difference is 3 percent. Businesses can sell alcohol for 80 percent of the week now, and under the new ordinance would be able to sell alcohol for 83 percent of the week.

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Entrepreneurship competition offers $25,000 for top pitches Friday is deadline for submissions Ferris McDaniel Staff Writer

Young entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to fight for investments of $25,000 or more at the Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week’s high-stakes pitch competition Nov. 15.

The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, Baton Rouge Area Chamber, SeNSE and Louisiana Technology Park are hosting the Whitney Bank-sponsored competition. It will resemble the format of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” a show featuring a panel of entrepreneurs and business executives who consider pitches from entrepreneurs seeking investments.

The application deadline for the competition is Friday, and although applicants don’t have to be currently located in Louisiana, they must be willing to relocate to the state if chosen to receive an investment.

“We’re trying to grow the entrepreneur environment in South Louisiana,” said Sean Simone, SeNSE chairman.

Simone said applicants must have a complete business plan and executive summary, which is basically a condensed business plan that can be quickly analyzed. The applicants will be reduced to five finalists, who will have to give an indepth explanation of their business plan at the pitch event.

Each finalist will take the stage, introducing his or her business and explaining how much money

they’re seeking and how an investment will be used. The investors will then decide how much money, if any, will be appropriated to which companies.

Simone stressed that an investment is not guaranteed to any company pitching at the event, but the investors are attending with intentions to invest if the right company is presented. He added that only companies that have recently formed or are attempting to get started are being considered for the competition.

Already-existing businesses looking for “extra cash” will be turned away, Simone said.

November’s pitch night is the 15th edition over the past three years, but it is special because it’s the first competition in which potential investments are available, Simone said. He said SeNSE partnered directly with the Business Report for the first time this year, utilizing its resources network to find investors willing to contribute a significant amount into these new companies.

“This is the first pitch night where they’re actually investing money at the event.” Simone said.

“This is something we’ve thought about for a while, and because this is during Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week, we thought it’d be perfect timing. It’s one of the last events of the week, so it’s a good event to culminate the week.”

The five investors, all of which began their ventures in the region, are Todd Graves, founder and CEO of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers; Mike Wampold, founder and owner of Wampold Companies; Lane Grigsby, founder and chairman of the board of Cajun Industries; Joe Agresti, president and co-owner of

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Mercedes-Benz of Baton Rouge; and Kevin Couhig, founder and CEO of Source Capital.

“Starting a business was harder than I ever imagined,” Graves said in an email. “When I was raising money to start my chicken finger restaurant, every bank in town told me no. Because of the challenges I faced, entrepreneurism and business development is a key area of Cane’s community involvement.”

As an investor, Graves said he will be looking for “innovative, solid business plans” and an entrepreneur who will fanatically pursue his or her vision.

Simone said a competition like this is important for Baton Rouge, the state and young entrepreneurs for four reasons: awareness, inspiration, education and networking.

Awareness and inspiration go hand-in-hand. The pitch-night shows people that entrepreneurship is happening in their own backyard, and they could be involved, Simone said. It also shows these same people that they could also be accomplishing what these young entrepreneurs are attempting.

Simone said the event also provides insight to people who want to be entrepreneurs but don’t know how to get started. It introduces potential entrepreneurs to people who can make their visions materialize, he said.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Budget increases due to higher enrollment Election Code earns 86 percent approval Wilborn Nobles III Senior Contributing Writer

Student Government reviewed its budget of more than $116,000 for the fiscal year at Wednesday’s Senate meeting.

SG’s budget, which includes money received from student fees, is used to fund appropriation grants to student groups and organizations. The budget is also used to fund SG’s activities, projects and programs.

DeAndre Beadle, chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, said this year’s budget increased to $116,475.15 because of the University’s increase in enrollment.

“We collect $2.20 every fall and spring semester, and 90 cents over the summer,” he said. “With a higher enrollment, we have a higher budget for the fiscal year.”

Beadle addressed the lack of finance bills written and urged students to look around campus for issues that SG can assist with financially.

“Senator Frias wrote the legislation for the library inspired

by Thomas Rodgers — initiatives like that — things that you see on campus that directly make an impact to students,” Beadle said, citing the legislation passed to provide additional seating in

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five of the nine votes, were displeased with the current standards for achieving diversity at universities.

Justice Anthony Kennedy questioned what determined the numerical targets or quotas of minority students.

Some justices also questioned how universities can determine who to choose between two equally qualified minority students — such as between a black and Hispanic student.

“What does the racial preference mean if it doesn’t mean that in that situation the minority applicant wins and the other one loses?” Justice Antonin Scalia asked the Court, according to the court transcript.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor disagreed, saying the top-10-percent program treats everyone equally and after that cutoff, there are no two indistinguishable applicants.

“The factors are so varied, so contextually set, that no two applicants ever could be identical in the sense that they hypothesize,” she said, according to the court transcript.

Some of the liberal justices also said a new ruling changing the law laid out in Grutter v. Bollinger — a 2003 case in which the

Middleton Library.

After five hours of debate on proposed changes to Student Government’s election code over multiple meetings, the senators finally approved the resolution with 86 percent in favor of changes.

Lane Pace, a political science junior and the speaker pro tempore, said his “favorite” change to the elections code was its greater emphasis on social media.

“We’re going to expand next semester’s elections to where we can grab that voter that’s never voted in a Student Government election and actually urge them and tell them to go vote,” Pace said.

Pace told students the increased use of social media in Student Government elections will allow them to increase their voter turnout from 22 percent to compete with voter turnouts at other SEC schools.

SG also unanimously approved a measure to honor and recognize members of the Best Buddies LSU Chapter for their leadership and hospitable volunteer work. Best Buddies is a nonprofit organization that selects volunteers to provide friendships and leadership for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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crossing Nicholson Drive when she was hit at the waist. Her head flew forward, hitting the driver side of the windshield. Howell said there wasn’t a lot of traffic, and Jirawatjunya seemed to be hurrying across the street.

Capt. Cory Lalonde, LSU Police Department spokesman, said the car was attempting to turn left from the Old Alex Box parking lot onto Nicholson Drive when it struck Jirawatjunya. Lalonde said Jirawatjunya had the right-of-way.

Jirawatjunya sustained injuries to her head and face from hitting the pavement, but Lalonde said the injuries were not life-threatening. She was put on a stretcher and taken to Baton Rouge General in Mid City.

The driver of the car is a 19-year-old female who declined to

Thursday, October 11, 2012 give her name but confirmed she is a student at the University. She said she had a green light when her car struck Jirawatjunya.

“That’s a bad intersection; sometimes you get stuck in the middle,” the driver said. “I think that the light was malfunctioning because someone who saw more than I did … saw that her sign said ‘walk’ too.”

The driver said she was not texting or talking on her phone during the incident.

Soto said the walking signal was lit and Jirawatjunya had the right-of-way.

Howell said he called 911 at 5:37 p.m. and that by the time he tweeted the incident at 5:41 p.m., police had arrived at the scene.

“They did an excellent job responding,” Howell said about emergency personnel.

This is the second incident at the University in a week in which a student was injured by a motor vehicle. Last Thursday, around 1:15 p.m., a Facility Services truck rolled over a student in the Quad.

That student was able to walk after the incident and had minor injuries to his face. He refused to be taken to the hospital, though he later went on his own. Both he and the driver of the Facility Services vehicle declined to comment when approached by Daily Reveille reporters Thursday.

Sports Writer Alex Cassara and Sports Columnist Micah Bedard also contributed to this report.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_news

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Contact Wilborn Nobles III at wnobles@lsureveille.com Supreme Court endorsed the right of universities to assemble a varied student body — could cause trouble for district courts across the country to interpret the law.

“Why overrule a case into which so much thought and effort went and so many people across the country have depended on?”

Justice Stephen Breyer asked.

After the Supreme Court hearing, Fisher addressed the media, saying, “My parents always taught me that it is wrong to discriminate. I hope the Supreme Court will decide that all future University of Texas applicants will compete without their race or ethnicity used in the school’s admissions process.”

UT has told the media previously that Fisher would not have been admitted to the university regardless of race.

UT’s president Bill Powers told USA Today a ruling against UT “would be a setback for the university and society.”

With four justices openly opposing using race in admissions, and Justice Kennedy expressing skepticism over what constitutes a diverse student body, the vote may go in Fisher’s favor.

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Strength of Tigers’ schedule deceiving Alex Cassara Sports Writer

ball handling, fitting into Hickey’s repertoire.

Although limited by Johnson’s slower offensive tendencies last season, Hickey said the experience benefited him in the long run in wrangling in some plays he considered too fast or wild.

“I’ve played fast my whole life,” Hickey said. “The slow

Across the board, the LSU football team’s 2012 campaign has not matched up with preseason expectations.

Once thought an unstoppable juggernaut, the Tigers have been beatable after five games. Prior to its first game on Sept. 1, few predicted LSU to fall at Florida last weekend.

Then again, not many predicted now-No. 4 Florida to be a topfive team.

While the No. 9 Tigers have not lived up to expectations, their schedule has been stronger than expected, which could be a boon.

“It’s obviously a lot stronger than the fans thought it’d be,” said junior linebacker Kevin Minter.

“This schedule isn’t no joke. … It’s a pretty hard schedule, contrary to what people believe.”

This season’s schedule looked a far cry from the Tigers’ last, when they played seven top-25 teams during the regular season.

Only four teams, all Southeastern Conference contestants, on LSU’s 2012 schedule were ranked prior to the season and while Arkansas’ ultimate ineptitude could not have

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SCHEDULE, see page 10

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Johnny O’Bryant III [left] and Anthony Hickey [right] talk to journalists during Basketball Media Day in the LSU Basketball Practice Facility on Wednesday afternoon.

Hickey, O’Bryant ready to blaze their own paths Chandler Rome Sports Writer

With former LSU men’s basketball coach Trent Johnson en

route to TCU, transfer rumors swirled around Anthony Hickey and Johnny O’Bryant III, the unquestioned young leaders of Johnson’s final LSU squad.

One phone call later and the dreadlocked duo was headed back to Baton Rouge.

Now sans the trademark hairstyles in an effort to illustrate the new image of the program, the sophomores are on a mission to

blaze their own paths under new coach Johnny Jones.

“We’re looking into the future, and we’re ready to get this roll going,” Hickey said. “We’re trying to start our own legacy.”

Running an offense suited for the Hopkinsville, Ky., native’s lifelong habits on the court, the new look of the LSU team will feature a high-octane offensive scheme centered on precise

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Lady Tigers lose stars, reload roster during offseason Bria Turner Sports Contributor

The LSU women’s basketball team grew during the offseason.

The Lady Tigers adjusted to losing six players, including their go-to player in No. 10 WNBA Draft pick LaSondra Barrett and freshman standout Krystal Forthan.

The team added three players and will stick with a 10-woman roster. Coach Nikki Caldwell said the Tigers trained successfully during the offseason and will rotate enough during games to keep up with its fast-paced offense.

The team only plays two hours each practice, spending 30 minutes on individual skill development and 90 minutes together as a team to keep “poundage on the joints” to a minimum.

“I don’t feel as though 10 people would hurt us, unless we

— knock on wood — lose somebody to injuries,” Caldwell said.

“We should be able to run all 10 of our players in and out of the game.

That’s about how many we played last year as far as quality minutes.”

Caldwell said she will call on senior guard Adrienne Webb for the bulk of the leadership this season with junior guard Jeanne Kenney also helping out on both ends of the court. The Tigers practice to Webb’s pace and level of intensity, Caldwell said.

Webb credits her motivation not only to her senior season, but also to LSU’s second-round NCAA tournament loss to No. 11 Penn State in the PMAC last season.

“I’m hungry,” Webb said. “I wanna get back to the tournament; I wanna win a national championship. If you have an extra year, you gotta come back hungrier.”

Webb said there is pressure on

the first-year players, along with everyone else, to have an impact on the floor and lead in their own way so the team can have a successful season.

Kenney was forced to replace Destini Hughes at point guard after Hughes was injured halfway through the season. With the addition of freshman guards Danielle Ballard and Kuaneshia Baker, Kenney will move back to her shooting guard position.

Caldwell said Kenney sacrificed part of her game to replace Hughes, but Kenney is open to do whatever her coach needs.

“Whatever coach Nikki wants me to play, I’ll play it,” Kenney said. “If it’s on the ball, I’ll do it, but I like to score, too.”

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LSU women’s basketball head coach Nikki Caldwell discusses plans for the upcoming season at a news conference Wednesday in the LSU Basketball Practice Facility.

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SEC Power Rankings: Week 6 Results MIC’D UP MICAH BEDARD Sports Columnist

Separation Saturday caused a big shift in the landscape of the Southeastern Conference. Florida and South Carolina made a statement for the SEC East with two dominant victories. I can’t wait to see what Week 7 has in store.

Beating LSU is coach Will Muschamp’s first signature win and the Gators now control their own destiny.

Take down Vanderbilt, South Carolina and Georgia, and the SEC East is theirs. It’s going to be tough, but after the performance against LSU, I think the Gators have what it takes.

Last Week: 5 (Beat LSU, 14-6)

1. Alabama (5-0) Two road tests are up next for the Crimson Tide coming off a bye week.

First, Alabama travels to Columbia, Mo., this weekend to take on Missouri. Mizzou couldn’t even manage a win against Vanderbilt at home last Saturday. Don’t expect a better result against the well-rested Crimson Tide.

Last Week: 1 (bye)

4. LSU (5-1) The Swamp and Florida senior running back Mike Gillislee proved too much for the Tigers, snapping their 18-game regular-season winning streak.

LSU won’t have any time to sulk with a white-hot South Carolina coming to town. It will be interesting to see how the LSU offense changes after being shut out in the second half against Florida.

Last Week: 3 (Lost to Florida, 14-6)

2. South Carolina (6-0) Oh, hello South Carolina.

The Gamecocks introduced themselves to the nation with a statement win against Georgia in primetime Saturday. It doesn’t get any easier for South Carolina. Nobody will remember what happened last weekend if the Gamecocks don’t continue their success against LSU in Tiger Stadium this weekend.

Last Week: 4 (Beat Georgia, 35-7)

5. Georgia (5-1) South Carolina sent the Dawgs back to Athens, Ga., with their tails between their legs.

What happened to that highpowered Georgia offense? Sophomore South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney might have had something to do with it.

A bye week followed by a game against Kentucky is just what the doctor ordered.

Last Week: 2 (Lost to South Carolina, 35-7)

3. Florida (5-0) I certainly didn’t think Florida would be No. 3 after six weeks.

6. Mississippi (5-0) It’s time for the Bulldogs to show what they’re made of. Beat Tennessee at

home, and make me a believer.

Could this team really be 7-0 in a few weeks when it takes on Alabama?

Last Week: 7 (Beat Kentucky, 27-14)

7. Texas A&M (4-1) Freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel isn’t just a contender for SEC Freshman of the Year. He could very well be the SEC Player of the Year.

Facing a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit against Ole Miss, Manziel led a comeback by throwing and running for a touchdown in the final period. Facing No. 23 Louisiana Tech in Shreveport will be one of the best games of the weekend.

Last Week: 6 (Beat Ole Miss, 30-27) 8. Tennessee (3-2) After a strong start, everything has gone wrong for the Vols.

Coach Derek Dooley suffered a broken hip and will coach from the press box against Mississippi State.

Injuries won’t get Dooley any breaks with three straight top-25 foes looming. It’s simple: win or find a new home.

Last Week: 8 (bye) 9. Ole Miss (3-3) The Rebel Black Bears let a win slip through their fingers against Texas A&M. Don’t worry, at least Auburn is coming to Oxford, Miss., this weekend. It can’t even beat Arkansas.

Last Week: 10 (Lost to Texas A&M, 30-27)

10. Vanderbilt (2-3) Missouri quarterback James Franklin’s loss is Vanderbilt coach James Franklin’s gain. The Commodores finally got one in the win column in the SEC this season after beating Mizzou on the road.

Could they win two in a row against Florida this weekend? I doubt it.

Last Week: 12 (Beat Missouri, 19-15) 11. Arkansas (2-4) For the first time in a few weeks, coach John L. Smith can finally smile. The win at Auburn probably saved Smith’s job.

Just kidding.

Last Week: 13 (Beat Auburn, 24-7) 12. Missouri (3-3) Quarterback James Franklin got hurt again, and the Tigers got beat again.

If he doesn’t play this weekend against Alabama, Mizzou fans shouldn’t even show up.

Last Week: 9 (Lost to Vanderbilt, 19-15) 13. Auburn (1-4) I hope coach Gene Chizik hasn’t run out of stationery to write thank-you letters to Cam Newton for allowing him to survive at Auburn this long.

Last Week: 11 (Lost to Arkansas, 24-7) 14. Kentucky (1-5) Has basketball season started yet?

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South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw throws a short pass to running back Marcus Lattimore Saturday to pick up a first down in the first quarter against Georgia.

Last Week: 14 (Lost Mississippi State, 27-14)

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Volunteers come back to beat Tigers in five sets Tyler Nunez Sports Contributor

The LSU volleyball team was unable take advantage of opportunities Wednesday night as it fell to Tennessee in yet another five-set match.

The Tigers controlled the momentum for most of the night, holding significant leads in the first four sets.

Junior middle blocker Desiree Elliott led LSU in a dominant 25-15 first set victory with six kills.

But the Volunteers refused to go away, mounting comebacks late in the second and fourth sets, and dominating the fifth on their way to victory.

“It’s very frustrating to lose in five when we could have won the game in three,” said senior outside hitter Madie Jones. “We just aren’t able to finish sometimes in key situations.”

Blocking continued to be a strength for LSU, as the Tigers recorded a season-high 18 stuffs to the Volunteers’ 13. The Tigers were led by Elliott and freshman middle blocker Khourtni Fears,

LEGACY, from page 7 pace we played last year was a key help to me to being under control, and now I’m more controllable on what I do.”

Aside from his excitement surrounding the offense, Hickey said he has eagerly anticipated the leadership role he’s undertaken since he arrived on campus.

“Me and Coach Jones had our talks about taking up leadership and being more vocal,” Hickey said. “[Jones said to] ‘have the senior mindset to control the tempo and just run the team.’”

The transition may not be as seamless for 6-foot-9 O’Bryant, who had previously balked at the notion of taking over for Justin Hamilton at center.

Now with a more team-oriented focus radiating throughout his preparations, O’Bryant is keen on whatever his position he’s called on to play.

“It’s all a team game, I’m going to do whatever the team needs me to do,” O’Bryant said. “If playing the five is what it takes, I’ll gladly accept that role.”

Aside from the strategy on the court, the classmates concurred that Jones’ renewed passion for the program has been infectious throughout both the

who each had 5.5 blocks in the match.

“After the first match [the blockers] lined up and it was so easy to play behind them,” said senior defensive specialist Meghan Mannari. “…They put us in the right position to make the best plays we could make.”

Mannari looked comfortable at the libero position in her third game back after missing time with a high ankle sprain.

“I thought Meghan played a great match,” said LSU coach Fran Flory. “She did everything we could ask her to do… she gave her heart tonight and was able to execute on the level that we needed somebody to execute on.”

She looked as if she was getting back to full strength, tallying a season-high 29 digs.

After the loss, LSU now has an overall record of 7-11 and a Southeastern Conference record of 3-6, sitting in ninth place in the league.

The Tigers have struggled to find consistency this season, failing to win back-to-back games since they defeated Middle Tennessee and Western Michigan program and its fanbase.

“He’s got a pride about the place, so he’s bringing that back to us,” O’Bryant said. “The guys can’t wait to play for him.”

Fresh off a season that saw a return to postseason action after back-to-back 20-loss campaigns, Hickey said expectations have been reset and are higher than before.

Brushing off the obvious lack of height on the Tiger roster, Hickey asserted the Tigers will simply move forward. “[First it was the] NIT, next win the SEC Championship, then maybe even more,” Hickey said. “We don’t just need us in this thing, LSU is a family, and I know the PMAC is going to be a little louder this year.”

But as for those questions that surrounded the duo after Johnson’s resignation, O’Bryant said they are a thing of the past.

“Before I made the decision to leave, we all wanted to see who they decided to bring in and if I was comfortable with that,” O’Bryant said. “And I’m still here.”

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in the Carolina Classic on Sept. 8.

Despite the loss, Flory was proud of her team and said they had fun, something she says is vital to their success.

“This team has to have fun, there’s no question about it,” Flory said. “Late in sets we tried to win and the tensity went up instead of the intensity. When that happens, it’s awfully hard to make big plays.”

The Tigers will look to bounce back Sunday when they take on Alabama in the PMAC. The last time the Tigers faced the Crimson Tide, Alabama dominated the Tigers in three sets.

“We want a rematch. We want revenge against them,” Mannari said. “It’s tough to lose a five-setter on Wednesday night, but we just have to regroup and come back on Sunday.”

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Junior middle blocker Desiree Elliott spikes the ball around two Tennessee defenders during a game against the Volunteers on Wednesday.

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Theresa Plaisance and Shanece McKinney, sophomore forward Sheila Boykin and freshman center Derreyal Youngblood.

Caldwell said there is no player that can “out-physical” the 6-foot4 Youngblood.

“Derreyal Youngblood will be hard for anybody to guard,” Caldwell said. “She brings a different presence, a different

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been predicted, its No. 10 spot was instantly devalued when coach Bobby Petrino skidded out of the job.

But now, with Florida climbing 19 spots, South Carolina showing itself as a top-three team and Texas A&M being a candidate for the top 20 if it can overcome BCS-busting Louisiana Tech, October has become a gauntlet for the reeling Tigers. Then, of course, a matchup of amplified implications with No. 1 Alabama awaits if they escape unscathed to November.

“We’re kind of now getting into the meat of our schedule, and we’re playing those tough SEC opponents,” said junior defensive end Barkevious Mingo.

Also jumping in and out of the top 25, Washington has contended in the Pac-12 by defeating a thenNo. 8 Stanford, strengthening a nonconference schedule that was less ballyhooed than that of the 2011 campaign.

strength on the low block that we didn’t have.”

Caldwell commended her team for the way it stepped up after the obstacles it faced since its last game.

“You can either woe about it, or you can pick up the pieces,” Caldwell said. “They’ve taken all the challenges that’s been thrown their way, not with just losing Krystal, but losing five seniors.

I’m looking forward to them Too much is made of preseason predictions, said junior defensive end Sam Montgomery.

“In between the lines, no one really knows until the ball is snapped what’s going to happen,” Montgomery said. “… An [analysis] of a human spirit and a heart and the passion of a group can never be interpreted by just predictions.”

But that doesn’t mean he disregards the importance of the increased schedule strength with ESPN set to reveal this season’s inaugural BCS rankings Sunday.

While strength of schedule was taken out of the BCS formula in 2004, it certainly impacts the decision-making of the humans voting in the various polls.

“That’s just like gold,” Montgomery said of LSU’s highly ranked, upcoming opponents. “The polls are tricky. The polls mean if you whoop a good team, you can jump right up above them. So let’s see, we got around three top teams.

We mess around and beat South

The Daily Reveille continuing to grow and understand the reality of the game, and it is about the 10 people that’s on this roster. We’re gonna focus in on each other.”

Caldwell said the team focuses on its bond and playing together like a family. The day before the first practice, the Tigers competed in the “Tiger Olympics,” which Caldwell started last year as a team bonding event. Youngblood said the Olympics were

Thursday, October 11, 2012 complicated, but the events helped her teammates connect on a personal level.

“We truly feel that’s going to make a difference with our team with how tight we are and how together we play,” Caldwell said.

“We obviously have to play like we got each others’ back, and when you’re family, that’s what you do.”

Despite losing many players, Caldwell remains optimistic about

her team and looks forward to her players’ continued growth.

“We’ve definitely got a lot of work ahead of us,” Caldwell said.

“We’re gonna keep working the best that we can to get ready for that first game.”

Contact Bria Turner at bturner@lsureveille.com

Carolina. Go to Texas A&M, do a great job down there. Pull out a win against Alabama. Where are we sitting at now?”

Minter said the schedule is especially important with the loss incurred in Gainesville, Fla., last weekend.

Montgomery cited the 2007 Tigers and last year’s Crimson Tide as examples that their goals are still attainable, while acknowledging that it’s easier said than done.

“It can be done, you’ve just Contact Alex Cassara at acassara@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @cassaraTDR got to win out.”

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LSU junior defensive tackle Bennie Logan (18) forces Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel (6) to fumble Saturday during the Tigers’ 14-6 loss to the Gators in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

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itting Room The Daily Reveille talks fashion

Transitioning to fall’s cooler weather in style

ALYSSA SIRISOPHON / The Daily Reveille

The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Titanic” performs on the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ship Wednesday in the LSU Union Theater.

Titanic sails again at the LSU Union Theater For an eve- Titanic’s sinking, the LSU Union from the popular movie. The musical ning, the Titanic Theater presented “Titanic, the Mu- focused on different main characters sailed once sical” on Wedneswho were passengers again on day evening. in the third, second and Watch a video of Grade: its maiden A c c o r d i n g the performance at first classes, along with Bvoyage and to a news release, lsureveille.com. the captain. took audi“Titanic, the MuThe show opened ence members sical” is the winner of with shipbuilder ThomSHANNON ROBERTS on the ride of a five Tony Awards, including best as Andrews singing about the wonContributing Writer lifetime. musical, best score and best book. ders of the world, and then turned to In celebraContrary to what some may tion of the 100th anniversary of the have thought, the musical differed TITANIC, see page 15

The chill in the air and the leaves falling from trees are some of the reminders that fall is finally upon us.

There are so many things to love about fall, but fall fashion is by far my favorite. SHAMIYAH KELLEY Cozy cardigans, Fashion Columnist luscious leather boots and chic scarves are just some of the many essential pieces to a perfect Autumn ensemble.

My personal picks for a great fall wardrobe are tights and cashmere scarves. Tights are ideal for transitioning summer pieces into the fall. Wear chic, tailored shorts over sheer tights with ankle boots for a prim, ladylike look. Tights make it possible to wear a dress in the fall.

Go for bold prints or striking colors to add interest to an outfit. You can pick up a pair of tights at H&M. A cashmere scarf is that little piece of luxury you’ll wonder how you ever came this far without. A simple color like white or black lends versatility. A cashmere scarf is timeless and can be paired with nearly anything.

In the Quad, a few students have shown off their outfits, and they are right on trend for the season. Ali Schwandt, athletic training freshman, wore a summery floral strapless dress paired with a Polo Ralph

Lauren knit cardigan and brown suede boots. This is an ideal transition outfit to make use of summer clothes, even when the sun-kissed days of summer are fading.

In a long-sleeve Anthropologie dress, opaque purple tights and knee-length, cognac lace-up boots, Alex Morgan, international studies sophomore, channeled an eclectic vibe as she made the transition to the cooler months. Morgan said the must-have item for the fall season is anything with fur accents. A chic fur vest is the perfect way to add implied luxury to an outfit, and it’s easy to dress up or down.

Lauren Barnett, art history graduate student, looked regal in a floor-length striped navy blue maxi dress from TJ Maxx with a skinny red belt. This nautical look is chic, no matter what the season. Barnett said boots are the must-have item for the season.

Boots are essential for any fashionista’s fall wardrobe. Whether they’re ankle boots or knee-high riding boots, be sure to get a pair or two in your closet.

Stay chic and stay warm.

Shamiyah Kelley is a 19-year-old mass communication junior from Irmo, S.C.

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MUSIC

Better Than Ezra to perform at L’Auberge Hotel on Friday David Jones Entertainment Writer

Since circulating its first demo cassette tape to preparing for an eighth studio album, rock trio Better Than Ezra has clung to its University roots through the years.

The New Orleans-based band will return to Baton Rouge to perform alongside country singer Darius Rucker on Friday at the L’Auberge

Casino & Hotel. The event is outdoors, “rain or shine.”

Tom Drummond, bassist for the band, said he expects it to be a spirited show.

“It’s a Friday night before a LSU game,” he said. “I’m assuming it’ll be a very energetic show with a lot of lively crowd participation.”

Even after seven studio albums, several chart-topping hits and more than two decades since its formation

at LSU, Drummond said Better than Ezra is still heavily influenced by University culture. This is most evident in the group’s latest EP, “Death Valley,” which was released last October.

The seven-song album transformed Tiger Band signatures like “Hey Baby” and “Chinese Bandits” into modernized, pop-rock BTE, see page 15

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Art history graduate student Lauren Barnett [left] and athletic training freshman Ali Schwandt [right] show off their stylish clothes in the Quad.

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Ellie Goulding, “Halcyon”

CULTURE

Polydor

Following the success of her smash hit “Lights,” Ellie Goulding’s sophomore album “Halycon” takes her sound in a new, darker direction. Sweeping tracks like “Explosions” and “Atlantis” bring epic, Florence Welch-esque drama to an album flavored

by Goulding’s flair for electronic sounds. Though lead single “Anything Could Happen” makes a strong case, it’s the addictive “Figure 8” that steals the first half of the album, combining a catchy hook with the killer line, “I need you more than I can take.” Deeply personal lyrics like this color all of “Halcyon,” make it an emotionally rich album tempered

by Goulding’s raspy, smoky voice which keeps it from feeling too overwrought. Even with its greater depth and more dynamic arrangements, “Halcyon” is more pop-friendly than its predecessor.

Expect to hear more Ellie Goulding on the radio soon.

KACI YODER

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The Script, “#3”

Epic

The unoriginal name selection for The Script’s third studio album, “#3,” foreshadows the album’s limited artistic offerings. The Irish alternative rock outfit has churned out 10 emotional tracks that aren’t necessarily worse than previous work, but too similar. The breakup anthem styling worked for 2008’s “Breakeven,” but the cliché has been played out. As if sensing the fans will realize they are being fed reheated leftovers, lead singer Danny O’ Donoghue turns to an unlikely influence a third of the way through the album – rap. The Script even brings WILL.I.AM in with “Hall of Fame” for a bizarre combination of clean rap and soft rock. Fans looking for more of the same may enjoy “Good ‘Ol Days” and “Six Degrees of Separation.” “#3” is ready-for-radio music and will likely join the easy listening soundtracks of dentist offices around the nation.

JOSH NAQUIN

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Taken 2

EuropaCorp Studios

Though it was released in 2009, the first “Taken” still stands as a wonderfully entertaining film. The movie is pure adrenaline, with plenty of surprises and energy to spare. Sadly, its sequel is devoid of most of the elements that made the original such a breath of fresh air. Director Olivier Megaton does little to change the conventions set by Pierre Morel, director of the first film. Megaton’s action sequences are choppily edited and likely to leave the viewer wondering what is going on. Where “Taken” was happy to innovate on action movie conventions, Megaton is content to let “Taken 2” sink to the levels of a subpar action flick. Despite all this, it’s still entertaining to watch Liam Neeson kill people with his bare hands. Neeson and the rest of the cast deliver solid performances, saving the film from being a complete mess. “Taken 2” may be entertaining, but it falls far short of the expectations established by the first film.

JOEY GRONER

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Gossip Girl

CW

An era of Upper East Side mayhem is coming to an end. The premiere of Gossip Girl’s final season finds its leading lady Serena van der Woodsen missing in action as her pretentious posse of pretty-faced frenemies search for her. Even with a few clever lines, slapping matches and uncomfortable glimpses of skin, the premiere falls short of anything but boring. Clusters of overly-contrived scenes flutter aimlessly throughout the episode in an attempt to tie up the previous season’s loose ends, leaving viewers to suffer through an hour of melodramatic acting in vain. The only comedic relief comes from Michelle Trachtenberg as Georgina, but even her character is mudded as the show becomes increasingly reminiscent of a ’90s soap opera. Advice for those brave enough to tune in next week? Turn the sound off and stare at the beautiful people.

DAVID JONES

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Bad Books, “II”

Sony Music Entertainment

Bad Books, the collaborative effort of Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra, released its second studio album. The front-runners of the indie-rock scene couldn’t have picked a better month to debut their creative efforts. The changing of the seasons pairs wonderfully with the group’s ambient, hazy melodies. The first album single “Forest Whitaker” is undeniably catchy and adds synth action that was absent from the first album. The band displays incredible variety, being able to master both slow ballads as well as upbeat toe-tapping tunes. This most likely stems from the spectrum of instruments the band incorporates, including expert percussion, guitar, acoustic and otherwise, along with keyboard and piano elements. Everything about this album is pure audio bliss – the vocals, the lyrics and the instrumentals. Catch this supergroup at The Parish at House of Blues New Orleans on Oct. 16.

TAYLOR SCHOEN

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Kaki King, “Glow”

Velour Recordings

Smack, slap, hammer and strum are a few of the words commonly used to describe the sounds of Kaki King on her Adamas guitar. The soloist/composer recently released her sixth album, “Glow.” Living up to her lauded reputation as a God-gifted guitarist, King impresses right off the bat with opening track, “Great Round Burn,” one of several pieces heightened in drama by string quartet ETHEL. Stripped, raw and devoid of vocals, King’s melodies embarrass acoustic elevator ditties to a cave of shame, with a complex construction that’s all ear candy. “Fences,” in particular, layers notes and chords in airy, happy-making music. The dance-inducing sounds are calming and make the perfect soundtrack for waking up or chilling out. King’s “Glow” reigns over MORGAN SEARLES Entertainment Editor all instrumental albums.

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Union to hold tattooing discussion Artists hail from New Orleans Austen Krantz Entertainment writer

University students looking to get inked can receive more than enough information on the history, styles and personal meanings behind tattooing Thursday.

The event will supplement the Student Union Art Gallery’s exhibit “Ancient Marks: The Sacred Origins of Tattoos and Body Marking” with a Q&A discussion panel hosting several respected tattoo artists BENJAMIN OLIVER HICKS / The Daily Reveille from the New Orleans area.

Maori Postcards featuring traditional Maori tattoos and a Kayan hand-tapping kit On Oct. 4, the Atchafalaya will be displayed in the Student Union Art Gallery’s exhibit until Nov. 4.

Room of the Student Union saw the Smithsonian Institution’s Lars show them how tattoos from the artists participating in the panel Krutak give a detailed presentation ancient world are still greatly af- who runs Tattooagogo in New Oron the art and history of indigenous fecting what people are putting on leans. While this shop inks multiple body modification from his travels their bodies today and how those styles of tattoos, Davis specializes to tattoo practicing cultures around have transformed what one culture in Americana and Japanese styles. the world. Thursday’s panel will sees as beautiful [as opposed to] “They both use the same techinclude artists familiar with differ- another.” niques of tattooing,” Davis said. ent cultures of tattooing as well, Guillory said “Ancient Marks” “It’s just, the imagery is different. from Eastern to Western body art. originally ran at Southeastern Lou- It’s a technique that I really like, Graduate assistant Alexan- isiana University. The exhibit was just the bold line, beautiful solid dria Guillory helped organized there by the color with heavy black shading. bring this exhibit Tattoo Q&A session: university’s art gallery It really stands out, it pops on the and its related preDirector Dale Newkirk, body and it ages well.” sentations to the Where: Atchafalaya Room who will moderate toDavis was introduced to the University, which in the Student Union, day’s panel and largely Japanese style through Don Ed the Student Union Room 339 helped to draw in the Hardy’s book “Tattootime.” He has been trying to do participating tattoo art- said seeing photos of Japanese for nearly two years. When: 12 p.m. people with full body suit tattoos ists.

She said the subject “I try to curate fascinated him, especially since will highly interest students, espe- shows I think will be of interest to this style stays consistent on peocially since many practices carried the students of campus and young ple’s skin. When looking at photos out in tribal worlds are modernized people,” Newkirk said. “Tattoos of the Japanese in their 20s, Davis and altered to Western standards. have become more and more prev- said these tattoos resembled the “We thought it would be a alent in that age group of, I’d say, same images as those people aged good idea to show them where the about 18 to 30. So I just wanted to into their 60s. origins of their tattoos are coming look into the different aesthetics of “If I’m going to build these from — what really began the art what is happening in that field and tattoos, I’m going to build them to that they carry on today,” she said. how people are engaging in it.” last,” he said.

“With this tattoo lecture we’ve got Davis opened Tattooagogo Newkirk bares a tattoo himcoming Thursday, that will really self from Donn Davis, one of the three years ago. However, he’s been tattooing for 18 years, over the course of which, he’s tattooed more than 100 dragons.

“Every person I tattoo is very different. Every tattoo I put on them is going to be different,” he said. “Trying to make it fit that person and reflect that person is what it’s all about. So that’s a big part of it — and being a part of something that’s been around for so long.”

The tattoo discussion begins at 12 p.m. in the Atchafalaya Room of the Student Union.

Contact Austen Krantz at akrantz@lsureveille.com

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Week-long New Orleans Film Festival starts today

Taylor Schoen

Entertainment Writer

Cinema lovers can head to the Big Easy this weekend to celebrate the New Orleans Film Society’s 23rd New Orleans Film Festival.

The film marathon begins today and ends Thursday, Oct. 18.

Henry Griffin, vice president of the board of the New Orleans

Film Society, said the festival began in 1989 with humble roots.

Over time, the festival has expanded notably.

“We have grown from being a small, local festival to being a large festival, which is dedicated to showing, among other things, short films with about 200 short films this season,” Griffin said.

“We strongly represent Louisiana

filmmakers, and we also have a commitment to bringing in bigger movies on the major festival circuits.”

He said the festival will be screening several films at the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival.

The society aspires to become a major American festival, while also remaining rooted to the Louisiana film community, according to Griffin.

Griffin said films being screened come from a variety of movie-makers, local or otherwise.

Zack Godshall, a University film professor, will have a short film featured in the festival, entitled “What Happens When Robert Leaves the Room.”

While not all the films are created by Louisiana residents, many are filmed in Louisiana, lending them local flair.

“A big change that has happened in the New Orleans Film Festival is that New Orleans has become, I believe, the secondlargest film production area in the United States,” Griffin said.

Griffin listed numerous

movies featured at the festival that were shot in Louisiana. One in particular he mentioned was “The Paperboy,” a Southern gothic thriller. “The Paperboy” was directed by Lee Daniels, director of “Precious,” and it stars Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughy and John Cusack.

Director of “The Fighter,” David O. Russell, “Silver Linings Playbook” — a dramedy featuring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro will be screened at the festival.

Griffin said the festival will be showing documentaries along with full-feature movies and short films.

The New Orleans Film Festival boasts an array of flicks, but it also provides panels and workshops for budding film creators.

Griffin said the New Orleans Film Society offers a workshop called Pitch Perfect. The workshop is geared toward students aspiring to become filmmakers.

Pitch Perfect allows these students to practice pitching their ideas for films or documentaries to movie professionals.

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Another interactive part of the film fest is its competitive division with entries in eight categories.

The winners will receive either cash prizes or camera packages, Griffin said.

For location information or to purchase tickets, visit neworleansfilmsociety.org.

Contact Taylor Schoen at tschoen@lsureveille.com

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Swift’s dubstep turn reflects pop music problems CRYIN’ BRIAN BRIAN SIBILLE News Editor The Mayans were right. The world is ending. It’s 2012, and Dec. 21 is quickly approaching.

How can we be sure? Because Taylor Swift released a dubstep song. You read that right — there’s the drop, the wub and the mindnumbing, anxiety-inducing beat.

O.K., maybe it isn’t the end of the world. To be honest, it’s not even surprising. Despite marketing herself as a cutesy country artist who will write a three-and-a-halfminute revenge ballad if you so much as accidentally bump into her on the sidewalk, Swift has never been dixie.

Swift is an all-too-perfect specimen of the early 21st century’s pop music paradox. Today’s top artists (and their marketers and their writers and their producers) are truly making bank on the minimal amount of talent they possess.

And there’s nothing wrong with that. Musicians need to make a living too.

The problem is that creativity has become almost irrelevant to what makes money and tops the charts, and the worst part is that fans have stopped demanding the best from the artists they plaster on their walls and endlessly quote on Facebook.

Swift makes catchy music, and she — or her marketers — deserves credit for giving people what they want.

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Singer Taylor Swift attends the TIME 100 gala celebrating the 100 most influential people, at the Time Warner Center in New York.

But the beauty of music and the genius of its timeless pioneers stem from listeners not always getting what they want. Those artists we exonerate as the greatest musicians of all time challenged what

was conventional, taking current sounds, making them their own and turning them upside down.

Elvis Presley shook his hips like he was possessed by the demon of dance. Bob Dylan couldn’t

sing. The Beatles had the audacity to release “Revolver” while they were still romancing the Rolling Stone.

What do we get now? Mumford and Sons make another album of twangy, anthemic folk, fresh out of London. “Gangnam Style,” an idiotic ripoff of the already idiotic LMFAO, is actually making money in the U.S. Taylor Swift just released a dubstep song.

During the ’60s, ’70s and maybe ’80s, what I will arbitrarily dub as the Golden Age of Music, the popular artists were the trendsetters. An album would hit No. 1, and a deluge of wannabes would pump out carbon-copied records.

Now, pop music is simply a shameless reproduction and exploitation of Internet-hyped, semi-underground trends.

Perhaps this outlook is naive — after all, music is a profession.

People are smart to cash in on the obvious trends. The fault is on the listeners’ ears, as we refuse to reject laughable attempts at music that aims for the middle.

But for some, picking up an album that challenges the convention of what qualifies as music is a blessing.

Critical indie darling Animal Collective’s newest LP “Centipede Hz” is one of those albums. On top of the world after the success of the masterful “Merriweather Post Pavilion,” Avey Tare, Panda Bear and the gang could have produced an obviously similar work and continued riding Pitchfork 9.0-plus waves all the way to the bank.

Instead, Animal Collective did

what many table-turners before have executed flawlessly. “Centipede Hz” could not have been more different than the preceding breakout. Composition choices are anything but conventional, and sounds appear that don’t usually belong in coherent music.

But time spent with this record is inexpressibly rewarding. Simply opening the mind to consider what was not expected and what is not conventional can change perspective on an album. “Centipede Hz” is undoubtedly 21st century, but that doesn’t mean there’s a bass drop to be found.

That’s why I take a little pride in being musically pretentious and why I will fault someone who says his or her favorite musician is on Top 40 radio repeat.

You shouldn’t hate Taylor Swift because she’s whiny and a little tone-deaf. You should be unsatisfied because her music is lazy and pandering to consumers’ least common denominator.

But we should be mad at ourselves, because we’re settling for artists’ worst, and we’re paying sky-high prices for albums and shows that aren’t their best.

Brian Sibille is 20-year-old mass communication junior from Lafayette.

Contact Brian Sibille at bsibille@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_bsibille

Multiple tablets compete with future iPad Mini TECH WITH TAYLOR TAYLOR BALKOM Entertainment Writer With the iPad Mini’s announcement expected to be sometime this month, most manufacturers aren’t divulging anything.

They’re waiting to see what Apple’s newest tablet will look like and, more importantly, how much it will cost.

But Samsung doesn’t care.

1. Galaxy S III Mini imminent Apple’s biggest competitor will announce a smaller version of its flagship handset Oct. 11, according to Samsung Mobile Chief JK Shin.

The new phone is expected to have a 4-inch screen, but there aren’t any other solid details. This is presumably so Samsung can have an iPhone 5-sized alternative for those who don’t want to carry the enormous 4.8-inch original model.

And if it’s competitively priced under $199, Apple could face a serious threat to its critically-acclaimed new phone.

Speaking of Apple problems…

2. Apple was warned about Maps It’s well-documented how inconsistent Apple’s new Maps application is. Missing addresses, poor-quality satellite images and a complete lack of detail in areas like the Quad only brush the surface of the shoddiness of the maps.

But tech blog CNET learned app developers warned Apple about the quality of Maps well before iOS 6 was released to the public.

So was Apple arrogant in forcing the change from Google Maps?

Possibly. Google has worked on its maps for 10 years — twice the time Apple had before it started development. It’s simply not possible to get the same level of detail in that timespan.

But just like Siri, Apple decided to market Maps as a complete product when it clearly isn’t. A mistake, but CEO Tim Cook apologized and encouraged iOS users to seek mapping alternatives.

What doesn’t make sense is why the company known for its insane level of perfection let something like Maps slip out in the first place.

3. Huawei and ZTE accused of potential espionage China’s biggest telecommunications equipment

manufacturers, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and ZTE Corp. are under the microscope for possibly leaking user information to the Chinese government, according to a report by the U.S. House Intelligence Committee.

Committee chairman Mike Rogers appeared on “60 Minutes” and discussed the findings and recommended businesses “find another vendor if you care about your intellectual property; if you care about your consumers’ privacy and you care about the national security of the United States of America.”

There are reports of illegal activity such as immigration violations, bribery and corruption by Huawei, according to the House investigation.

The fear is that these two companies could somehow build backdoors in products that allow private information to leak to the Chinese government, according to tech blog The Verge.

Both companies are vehemently denying these claims.

Huawei said in a statement, the

report “employs many rumors and speculations to prove non existent accusations.”

Contact Taylor Balkom at tbalkom@lsureveille.com

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The Last Place You Look plays at Varsity Theatre Austen Krantz Entertainment Writer

When The Last Place You Look jumped on tour with Ten Years and Red Jump Suit Apparatus, the group kicked off a new level of commitment to its music.

In addition to beginning the band’s first national tour that spans from the its home state of Texas to the east coast, the members are dedicating more time to their careers.

“A little over a week ago, we all quit our jobs to be in the band full time,” said bassist Kevin Pool.

While the band’s full length “See the Light Inside You” arrived in 2010, guitarist Derek Young said this tour provides an opportunity to introduce more people to The Last Place You Look. As the tour runs through

TITANIC, from page 11

the docks of Southampton, England, as passengers sang about their anticipation in boarding the monumental ship.

For the first act, the musical was relatively uneventful. Scenes jumped from following the officers to the different classes of passengers.

It wasn’t until the end of the first act that the show gained momentum when crew members were performing “No Moon,” and a lookout spied the looming iceberg.

The intensity grew as the crew and passengers joined in the song and stared out past the bow at the nearing iceberg. The curtain fell at the end of the first act, and at the opening of the second, crew members ordered passengers to wake up from their slumber.

A sense of urgency arose when the officers begin to realize the fate of their legendary ship. As the officers found out more about the damage received from impact with the block of ice and the lack of lifeboats, they began to grow edgy.

One of the strongest songs of the performance was “The Blame” as Captain Smith, Titanic’s owner Ismay, and shipbuilder Andrews argued about who is to blame for the accident. The men raised their voices and screamed over one another while the radioman attempted to reach nearby ships with an SOS. The most powerful scene occurred on the boat deck as

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new cities for this band, they’ve played to audiences who have never heard the CD previously, Young said.

“It’s freakin’ awesome for us,” Pool reiterated.

Young described the group’s sound as large, anthemic music for the most part.

“It’s got big choruses and really good melodies” he said. “It’s fist pumping kind of stuff — very energetic, but very emotional as well.”

Piercing vocals provide a distinctive quality to the group’s energetic presence between its singer, Nava, and Pool’s voices, Young said.

He described Nava’s vocals as baritone — low and burly.

“Kevin’s got more of a tenor voice that just kind of glides on top of it,” Young added.

The group’s setlist often

features “Band to Save Me,” which alludes to the musical group that spurs one’s motivation.

“It’s pretty much all about finding that one band that inspires you to write music or do something great with your life,” Young said. “I think everybody’s got that one band.”

Pool and Young cited Jimmy Eat World and Taking Back Sunday as huge influences for The Last Place You Look, along with others.

“Those bands that have been slugging it out for a long time, that don’t play stadiums all the time, that play these kinds of clubs – those guys have become an inspiration for us as well,” Young said.

passengers boarded the lifeboats to safety. Only the first and second class passengers were present when they were told life boats were reserved for women and children. The anguish of the couples separating was apparent when they said their tearful goodbyes.

The performance was good, but it was not as powerful as expected for an award-winner. For most of the performance, the plot was dull and uneventful. The acting was a bit lacking and it was often hard to hear the actors speaking their lines.

Several times while the actors delivered their lines, the microphones cut out, creating a disruption in the magic and reality of the performance.

Although the musical was not a comedy, the roles of second-class passenger Alice Beane and her husband Edgar provided many laughs

for the audience. Alice desperately wanted to meet the first-class passengers, but her husband constantly reminded her that was not their place.

The role of Ismay, the owner of the Titanic, also drew laughs because Ismay’s job was to constantly annoy the captain about increasing speed so as to make the voyage to America in less than a week. Ismay called the Captain by “E.J.” as a sign of disrespect and jumps aboard a lifeboat to save his skin.

Overall, the “Titanic” was an evening full of light laughs and good music. The audience was able to enjoy its trip back in time when the Titanic was the world’s “largest moving object.”

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Michel Jerome (left), Kevin Griffin (middle) and Tom Drummond (right) of Better Than Ezra will perform at L’Auberge Hotel on Friday along with country singer Darius Rucker.

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renditions adapted to the band’s unique sound. Drummond said fans reacted positively to the change.

“We updated the songs and put a little BTE spin on them,” he said.

“It’s not like we were trying to make hits. The songs were all hits from their era.”

In November, the band will head to Los Angeles to record its eighth studio album. Drummond said the new album will rely less on pro-tools and computer automation to create a “cool vibes, band-in-a-room” sort of atmosphere.

He said gimmicks, over-production and lack of content often plague present-day rock bands, which is why the group will meticulously prepare before the album’s release.

“We want to make sure we have more than enough songs than we need,” he said “We want it to be a quality album. We don’t like to put out fluff.”

Dedication and love for music are what kept the 24-year-old band together, Drummond said. He said the band puts a heavy focus on writing, performing and enjoying itself.

When the trio isn’t working together as a group, Drummond said its members still dabble in the music industry. He is usually at his studio

in New Orleans, and Kevin Griffin, the band’s lead singer, writes music for other artists.

“It’s good because it keeps us in touch with everything that’s going on and still allows us to do what we love,” he said.

A lot has changed since the band’s first performance at the nowobsolete Murphy’s Bar in 1988, including a change of line-up involving band drummer Michael Jerome.

Drummond reminisced on touring and the wild crowds of the ’90s, when the group climbed from fraternity favorites to nationally acclaimed rock stars.

“Obviously, our life expanses have changed quite bit from when you’re basically in a band to get girls and get free beer,” he said.

Now, as most of the group members have families and young children, life on the road will change.

But Drummond said the band will rekindle its touring roots shortly after the release of its eighth studio album next summer.

Friday’s concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $40.

Contact David Jones at djones@lsureveille.com

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Thursday, October 11, 2012

Recent accidents should incite a call to action The Daily Reveille Editorial Board A stroll through the University’s campus yields not only stately oaks and broad magnolias, but a Quad where Facility Services trucks roam free and streets where vehicles zoom by and may or may not stop for pedestrians in crosswalks.

It’s almost impossible to walk anywhere on campus without encountering or crossing a street along the way. But students don’t even need to be near a road to be in danger of moving vehicles.

Last week, a student lounging in the Quad received a rude awakening when a Facility Services truck rolled over him.

Wednesday evening, Jinjuta Jirawatjunya, an international master’s student in food science, was struck by a car while crossing Nicholson Drive on her way to campus.

If those incidents aren’t enough to indicate a developing trend, let us not forget about last year’s slew of hit-and-runs, caron-pedestrian collisions and resulting injuries.

An LSU cheerleader struck on River Road sustained a concussion, a hematoma and neck and vertebrae injuries. A Food Science Department staff member hit in a South Campus Drive crosswalk suffered a broken leg.

A couple on East Boyd Drive was taken down in a hit-and-run and left in critical condition.

These are more than just a handful of freak accidents. A red flag should have been raised long ago.

What’s necessary for a call to action? What are campus officials and Baton Rouge city planners waiting for?

Accidents aren’t only

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happening in the middle of roads.

Sidewalks, or a lack thereof, are a huge problem in Baton Rouge.

Neither East Boyd Drive, home to two popular student bars, nor Burbank Drive, littered with student apartment complexes and food joints, have pedestrian sidewalks. Students who elect to take the responsible route and not drive intoxicated may be in even greater danger on foot, due to the absence of sidewalks.

If a few sidewalks are too much to ask, would it be completely out of the question to request bike lanes, too?

Bicyclists are supposed to share the road with motorists, but Baton Rouge drivers often don’t know how to react to the twowheeled, pedal-power apparatus.

Neither do pedestrians.

Drivers speed past cyclists, inch behind them until they’re forced to move or do all they can to push them to the sidewalk.

Once pushed to the sidewalk, bike-riders are greeted by annoyed and nervous walkers who glare and spitefully get in the way.

In January, 31-year-old cyclist Daniel Morris was struck and killed by a drunk driver on Perkins Road. Not long before Morris’s death, Jason Michael Stablier, 27, was also killed by a gasoline-guzzling machine on Perkins.

Cyclists are no match for 4,000-pound steel contraptions.

They need a designated space just as pedestrians need sidewalks and vehicles need lanes on the road.

Safer roads, sidewalks and bike lanes may help students shed the all-too-common, “I like LSU, but not Baton Rouge” sentiment.

The University needs more greenspace and routes to class

time around in college and I’m older than most people in the student section, but there was a clear point where I decided that enough was enough. Once things got lewd and overly profane, I stopped. My friend, a grad student, and I go to the games and when we hear younger students behind us saying the profane/lewd chants, we always say something to them about how they are the reason we get songs taken away. We always discourage people from screaming those things because, like the article says, it doesn’t look good on our student body. I recognize the work the band puts into learning new songs, and it is incredibly

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A Baton Rouge Fire Department paramedic assists Jinjuta Jirawatjunya, an international student from Thailand and food science master’s student, after she was struck by a car on the corner of Nicholson and South Stadium drives.

where students can avoid campus’ streets clogged with Tiger Trails buses. A pedestrian campus is worth considering as well.

It’s time student safety is

made a citywide priority. How many more University community members need to be hurt before a change is made? We don’t want to wait around much longer

to find out.

unfair that they practice for hours every week and their hard work is thrown away when students start profane chants. Be proud of your school, your team, and your band!

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Quote of the Day “One man’s wage increase is another man’s price increase.”

Harold Wilson Former British Labour Party Leader March. 11, 1916 — May. 24, 1995

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Opinion

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HEAD to HEAD New Jersey leaders propose a new amendment to implement yearly minimum wage increases.

Does raising the minimum wage hurt or help?

Hurt. Businesses will be discouraged from hiring new staff.

THE DAMN HAMM TAYLOR HAMMONS Columnist If the United States ever became a communist country, its name would be New New Jersey.

You’re probably thinking this is a truly ridiculous idea. If so, you’ve stolen the words New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie used to describe the move to raise the state’s minimum wage to $8.25, while adding it to the state’s constitution.

This “ridiculous” piece of state legislation affects us all the way down in the bayou, especially the country’s future leaders — college students.

The argument is that New Jersey is one of the nation’s most expensive states, with gas prices close to $10 and families unable to get by on the federal minimum wage.

To demystify the embellishment of unaffordable gas prices, the Lukoil North America company is the lone advertiser of such high gas prices, and store owner Khaled Kezbari is charging customers a modest $3.79, according to ABC News.

New Jersey may be one of the most expensive states, but the more expensive state across the river, New York, isn’t raising the minimum wage.

And the claim that families are more likely to earn the federal minimum wage than the young, single or never-married is false.

“Among employed teenagers paid by the hour, about 23 percent earned the minimum wage or less, compared with about 3 percent of workers age 25 and over,” according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The increase of gym, tan and laundry prices would have been a better argument than to raise minimum wage.

In 2009, New Jersey’s minimum wage was increased to $7.25. Only three years have passed and already the workers of Jersey are asking for more.

As the saying goes, give a mouse a cookie, and he’ll want milk.

The real bad guy here is inflation.

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney is advocating a change to the state’s constitution that would increase the minimum wage with inflation.

But a constitution is a manual on the “can” and “cannots” of regulations, not the regulation itself.

The purpose of minimum wage is to ensure a basic standard of living, but standards are individually decided and subjective in nature.

Therefore, increasing wages would increase inflation. A focus on monetary and fiscal policies would help slow the rise of inflation, not increasing wages.

Minimum wage is a price control.

Price controls aim to help, but they often hurt those it was intended to help by reducing, in this case, the number of jobs.

Employers are forced to pay higher prices for low-skilled labor, so instead of hiring the expensive worker, they will turn to a more efficient, cheaper option — usually a machine.

The end result will always be a higher rate of unemployment. More unemployment means more people on welfare.

And the more the government spends, the more taxes we have to pay.

Taxes reduce income, and at the rate minimum wage is increasing, there will not be a difference between wealth and poverty — what does that sound like?

Think about it: We wouldn’t know wealth without poverty. Life is cruel, but poverty will always exist.

The only country in recent history without poverty was the Soviet Union.

We all know how that story ends.

Taylor Hammons is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Atlanta.

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Help. Raising the minimum wage maintains quality of life.

BUT HE MEANS WELL GORDON BRILLON Columnist It seems like every year, the price of everything goes up just a little bit.

University tuition has almost doubled over the past four years. Gas prices are constantly on the rise. A simple loaf of bread has quadrupled in price since the year I was born.

People who know more about economics than I do will tell you it’s natural for our currency to inflate over time.

But it doesn’t take a degree in finance to see that as prices rise, people will need more money to afford basic staples of everyday life.

Democratic legislators in New Jersey have proposed a new amendment to their state constitution that will, if passed, ensure that this will no longer be a problem for their citizens.

The amendment would immediately increase the minimum wage in New Jersey to $8.25 an hour. More importantly though, the amendment provides for yearly increases to the minimum wage based on the Consumer Price Index.

This amendment is exactly the type of far-reaching legislation we need in a nationally difficult time like this.

In her book “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America,” Barbara Ehrenreich tells her story of giving up life as a well-fed, well-paid college professor and traveling across the country, working several minimum wage jobs.

Ehrenreich’s results were simple but telling –– she ended up working 16-hour days, living in motels and skipping meals just to support herself, all the while dealing with hostile bosses and medical problems caused by her jobs.

The fact is that it’s simply not feasible for people to support themselves on minimum wage — nevermind supporting a family. Combined with the fact that 5.2 percent of American workers earn minimum wage or less, it paints a harrowing picture of life for a group we tend to ignore.

But raising the minimum wage has benefits other than actually helping people, – which I know is just a reprehensible idea to some.

A higher minimum wage means more people will actually be able to sustain an acceptable quality of life through their jobs. These people then might not be so reliant on government entitlements for such outrageous luxuries as cell phones or refrigerators.

But in New Jersey, even opponents of the amendment concede that the minimum wage needs to be increased. What Gov. Chris Christie considers “a truly ridiculous idea” is amending the state constitution as opposed to going through regular legislative avenues.

Ignoring the fact that Christie is just feeling a little emasculated because those meanie Democrats got around his power of veto, I think the New Jerseyans are onto something.

By amending their constitution, the New Jersey legislators are preparing for the future, when minimum wage will undoubtedly need to be raised again. And by using the nonpolitical Consumer Price Index, it would ensure everyone’s needs are met without the need for this endless, tiresome debate every year.

Both Democrats and Republicans say they want a smoother-running government without the deadlock. But now that a real, creative solution has been raised, everyone’s got their pitchforks out, saying, “That’s not how we do things around here.”

Gordon Brillon is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Lincoln, R. I. Contact Gordon Brillon at gbrillon@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_gbrillon

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