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Can you spot the difference? Students Should the University have airbrushed the crosses out of the photo of the Painted Posse? Vote at lsureveille.com.

ACADEMICS

allowed to repeat 12 hours Grade Exclusion Policy approved

Joshua Bergeron Staff Writer

didn’t want to offend anyone by showing the crosses, but he was curious why the photo wasn’t edited on the University’s Sports website or Facebook page. The ﬁrst time D’Aubin saw the edited photo was in the mass email. The picture has already been picked up by multiple news outlets that didn’t edit it, D’Aubin said. It was within the University’s legal

The negative results of classes blown off in freshman year may soon nearly disappear. Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Stuart Bell ofﬁcially approved the Grade Exclusion Policy on Monday, which allows students to replace classes in which they received a grade lower than a C. The policy takes effect at the start of the fall 2013 semester. Under the policy, students may repeat a maximum of three classes, equaling no more than 12 hours. The new grades will replace old “Ds” or “Fs,” but the low grades will continue to appear on transcripts. Students must ﬁle a petition with their college’s dean in order to invoke the policy. “So let’s say a student gets a ‘D’ or ‘F’ in a class,” said Thomas

PHOTO, see page 6

POLICY, see page 19

photos courtesy of LSU ATHLETICS

[Left] The original photo of the Painted Posse at the Tigers’ game against South Carolina on Saturday. [Right] The edited photo was emailed to those who attended the game through LSU Geaux-Mail. The crosses on the students’ chests were airbrushed out of the photo.

University broadcasts airbrushed photo, upsets religious students Alyson Gaharan Contributing Writer

Mass communication junior Joel D’Aubin was thrilled to see his picture in a broadcast email to the entire student body Tuesday afternoon, until he noticed it had been edited to cover the cross painted on his shoulder. The photo depicted four football fans — D’Aubin, Ben Wallace and University seniors Cameron Cooke and AJ

Fagan — in body paint with crosses emblazoned on their shoulders. The group, called “The Painted Posse,” has passed on the tradition of body paint and crosses on the heart for seven football seasons. “Those crosses were airbrushed out. ... We don’t want to convey any religious or political message,” said Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations and Senior Associate Athletics Director Herb Vincent. D’Aubin suspected the University

BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

West Coast grocery store chain to open in BR Trader Joe’s to open in Acadian Village

Ferris McDaniel Staff Writer

By this time next year, Baton Rouge will join the list of cities partaking in the Trader Joe’s phenomenon that started in 1958 with a small chain of Pasadenafounded convenience stores called Pronto Markets. The store was reborn as Trader Joe’s in 1967 and now spans the country with more than 300 stores, with one of its most recent

developments in Baton Rouge’s Acadian Village Shopping Center near Acme Oyster House and the soon-to-open Galatoire’s Bistro near Perkins Road and Acadian Thruway. Trader Joe’s had been debating over what city — New Orleans or Baton Rouge — a Louisiana location should be placed in, said Tina Rance, marketing director of Commercial Properties Realty Trust, the company that owns Acadian Village. “We don’t have many national grocery stores here, and I think the fact that they chose Baton Rouge over other cities in Louisiana is key to show the

progress here,” Rance said. “That particular location — being close to LSU, older neighborhoods and the interstate — will be a regional draw as well.” But Trader Joe’s doesn’t treat itself like a run-of-the-mill grocery store. According to Trader Joe’s website, the store has branded “innovative, hard-to-ﬁnd, greattasting foods” with its own name, which cuts costs and saves the customer money. Trader Joe’s buys directly from suppliers whenever possible and is constantly shifting TRADER JOE’S, see page 19

rendering courtesy of TINA RANCE

Construction on the first Louisiana Trader Joe’s location in Baton Rouge’s Acadian Village Shopping Center is set to begin later this year.

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INTERNATIONAL Picassos and Monets stolen in Dutch heist from Rotterdam museum AMSTERDAM (AP) — Thieves broke into a Rotterdam museum on Tuesday and walked off with works from the likes of Picasso, Monet, Gauguin and Matisse potentially worth hundreds of millions. Police haven’t said how they pulled off the early hours heist, but an expert who tracks stolen art said the robbers clearly knew what they were after. “Those thieves got one hell of a haul,” said Chris Marinello, who directs the Art Loss Register. Shot Pakistani girl responding well to treatment at British Hospital BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — A teenage Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting girls’ education has responded well to treatment and impressed doctors with her strength, the British hospital where she was being treated said Tuesday. Experts are optimistic that 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai, who was airlifted Monday to Britain to receive specialized medical care, has a good chance of recovery because unlike adults, the brains of teenagers are still growing and can adapt to trauma better.

Nation & World

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This photo released by the Rotterdam police shows the 1898 painting ‘Girl in Front of Open Window’ by Paul Gauguin.

Airline executives urge airport security overhaul to cope with volume ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Airport security needs to undergo a radical overhaul or else passengers will become further disgruntled, lines will grow and terminals will be overwhelmed, airline executives said Tuesday at a global aviation conference. “We simply can’t cope with the expected volume of passengers with the way things are today,” said Tony Tyler, director general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association, the airlines’ trade group.

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NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Squirrel population boom from mild winter frustrates fruit growers

Monday night noise was explosion at Camp Minden industrial site

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Don’t let the bright eyes and bushy tails fool you. These squirrels are up to no good. Last year’s mild winter and a bumper crop of nuts have caused an apparent explosion in the squirrel population in patches of the country, bewildering fruit growers with their ravenous appetites, littering highway shoulders as roadkill and keeping homeowners and pest control experts busy. In southern Vermont, Clarence Boston said he hasn’t seen such an infestation of pests in 33 years. The squirrels wait until his apple crop is nearly ripe to swarm into the trees from nearby forests, sometimes eating half a tree’s fruit. Gay man sues southern Ky. jail, says inmate bit off part of his nose

MINDEN (AP) — An explosion at the Camp Minden industrial site in northwest Louisiana was the source of a loud, ground-rattling boom that shook buildings and shattered windows in the nearby city of Minden late Monday, Webster Parish authorities say. The Webster Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that the explosion happened in an underground bunker at a Camp Minden business, Explo Systems Inc. The company declined immediate comment when reached by phone Tuesday morning and did not take part in a news conference with Sheriff Gary Sexton.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An incarcerated gay man sued a southern Kentucky jail and a fellow inmate Tuesday, claiming the prisoner bit off part of his nose after days of harassment. Brandon Milam said he was disfigured, lost his sense of smell and was still in pain from the July attack in the Warren County Regional Jail, according to his lawsuit.

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A red squirrel perches on a tree branch in Calais, Vt. Biologists say the squirrel population could crash from natural forces as rapidly as it grew.

Shotgun wedding? Iowa jeweler offers rifles with engagement rings NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (AP) — Have you spent your life hunting for the perfect wife? Maybe you have met the one but are feeling gun shy? An Iowa jeweler is offering free rifles for husbands-to-be who spend at least $1,999 on an engagement ring at his store near Iowa City. Jeweler Harold van Beek told KCRG near Cedar Rapids that he wanted to “do something for the boy who doesn’t like to hunt for diamonds but likes to hunt for deer.”

After spat, La. to have first black chief justice, Bernette Johnson NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Louisiana Supreme Court resolved a racially tinged power struggle inside its own ranks, ruling Tuesday that Bernette Johnson should be the state’s first black chief justice. Johnson’s years of appointed and elected service on the high court give her the seniority to succeed Chief Justice Catherine “Kitty” Kimball early next year, the court said in a unanimous ruling.

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EDUCATION

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

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Tulane Administrators address students’ concerns surpasses SG Town Hall meeting talks issues LSU bar pass rate Wilborn Nobles III

Senior Contributing Writer

74.9 percent LSU applicants pass Danielle Kelley Contributing Writer

The LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center bar passage rate is not the highest in the state for only the second time in more than 20 years. Of the 179 LSU Law applicants who took the 2012 bar, 134 or 74.9 percent passed, according to the LSU Law Center’s website. Tulane University Law School is the only Louisiana school that had a higher passage percentage rate, with 75.7 percent of its 107 applicants passing, according to the website. This is the lowest LSU Law percentage passage rate since at least 2008. Of the students who took the test in 2011, 86.5 percent passed. That is an 11.6 percent difference between the 2011 and 2012 rates. The change of percentages could be attributed to the new compensatory scoring system, “by which a high performance on one segment of the exam could compensate for low performance on another segment of the exam,” according to the website. LSU Law Center Chancellor Jack Weiss said alumni should not be disappointed by the scores because the school is studying the results to understand “the impact of the new rules.” “I would urge [alumni] to keep in mind, however, that the margin between the top two schools was less than one percentage point,” he said. “This took place under a scoring regime that is brand new, as yet only dimly understood, and subject to ongoing review by the Louisiana Supreme Court as it gains actual experience with the new scoring system.”

More than 30 students engaged University administrators at Tuesday’s Student Government Town Hall meeting, asking questions ranging from parking to the plus-minus grading system to the University’s budget cuts. Students shared their concerns about the lack of campus signage informing them of where they’re allowed to park. Gary Graham, director of the Office of Traffic and Transportation, told students that the University is in the process of improving the signage for the community. “It’s probably about a $2.5 million dollar system,” Graham said. “We may have done a third of it so far, so some of this is ongoing [and] we’re replacing the old with the new, so we’re looking at that and we’ll be constantly updating all of those signs as we move on.” Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Stuart Bell answered questions about Faculty Senate’s recent decision to approve a plusminus grading scale for students. Bell told students the University is reviewing what needs to be modified and purchased for the new grading system to be implemented in the next few years. “We need to begin identifying what that timeline would be, and what I can tell you is that there’s a lot of work to do. I’m not talking about implementing something next fall — physically, we just can’t get there,” Bell said. T Graham S. Howell, public relations junior and SG’s deputy chief, asked if Faculty Senate’s resolution for the grading scale proposal had a greater influence on the administration’s opinion of the proposal than Student Government’s resolution. Bell told Howell that Faculty Senate’s rulings focus on the impact of the curriculum, but also suggested that they consider the impact it has on students. Andrea Neal, history and

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During the LSU Town Hall meeting in the Student Union, Traffic and Transportation Director Gary Graham [left], Interim Chancellor William Jenkins [center] and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Stuart Bell [right] spoke about issues of concern Tuesday.

political science senior, asked Interim President and Chancellor William “Bill” Jenkins if programs that were cut, like foreign languages, would return. Jenkins said he’s passionate about the issue and he’ll be engaged with the issue in the next legislative session. “We have to at least have secure, and if at all possible, at least secure state funding,” Jenkins said. Jenkins and other

LSU /TULANE BAR PASSAGE RATES -2012 LSU: 74.9 percent Tulane: 75.7 percent -2011 LSU: 86.5 percent Tulane: 78.6 percent

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administrators stressed how important it was for students to let their opinions be heard. “We have to depend on you. It’s your eyes and ears, but remember: you own this campus, you will own the one LSU is

whenever that’s configured. This is yours,” he said.

Contact Wilborn Nobles III at wnobles@lsureveille.com

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POLITICS

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Candidates rehash policies Megan Dunbar Staff Writer

The Holliday Forum buzzed with political discussion before and during a presidential election town hall debate that saw a more enraged President Barack Obama putting Republican nominee Mitt Romney on the defensive Tuesday night. Since the debate existed in a town hall format, audience members asked prepared questions. Both Obama and Romney brought their points back to job creation and education. Television pundits cited social media in saying Obama performed better in this debate, and was more mentally “there” than during the ﬁrst presidential debate. Obama said the nation needs to invest in education for the future of the economy, because if the education system does not train engineers, then companies won’t come here. Romney referenced his success with the Massachusetts

Campus Crime Briefs Third time’s the charm to get arrested University construction management student Douglas D. Guidry, 20, was arrested Oct. 13 after being told to leave the student gate of Tiger Stadium three times. Around 6 p.m., workers at the student gate called LSU Police Department ofﬁcers after they refused to let Guidry enter the stadium because he appeared too intoxicated, according to LSUPD spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde. Ofﬁcers told Guidry to leave, which he did. About 15 minutes later, Guidry came back, only to be told to leave again. Once again, Guidry left the student gate. Around 6:30 p.m., he

education system and his five-point plan, in which he plans to: make America energy independent, give every child a choice on where he or she attends school, forge new trade agreements, cut the nation’s deficit and support small business. “Governor Romney doesn’t have a five-point plan, he has a one-point plan. He wants to make sure the folks at the top play by a different set of rules,” Obama said. Romney countered this accusation by saying he would not increase taxes for the middle class. Both candidates touched on energy policy, accusing each other of separate wrongs. Obama claimed Romney flipflopped about supporting coal— now campaigning for it—and Romney asked voters to look at Obama’s policies as opposed to his rhetoric. On a question about lowering gas prices, Romney focused on the price of gas per gallon when Obama took office, $1.86 according to the debate, as opposed to what it is now, at more than $4,

and blamed that on Obama. Obama said the answer was that world demand for oil has risen, resulting in higher prices. He then told Romney that maybe the Republican hopeful could lower the prices of gas by bringing our economy back to the brink of collapse, as it was when Obama took ofﬁce. “They need podiums to keep it civil,” said advertising senior Haley Shales. Advertising senior Grant Casey disagreed. “I enjoy town halls, because they’re more involved,” Casey said. Young Americans for Liberty president Kyle Aycock took a more extreme view on the format, saying it wasn’t open enough. “For a town hall debate, the format was very constrained,” Aycock said. Political science professor James Garand said he thought the town hall format did not work well. “Many of the questions were

returned. But this time, LSUPD ofﬁcers didn’t tell him to go away. They took Guidry with them to the police station. After being arrested for disturbing the peace while intoxicated and remaining after being forbidden, Guidry was checked by emergency medical services. He was transported to a hospital for being dangerously intoxicated, Lalonde said. Guidry, of 18025 Ferry Lane Ave., was issued a misdemeanor summons.

The women kept walking, then Gallet approached them, slapping one on the buttocks. The victim contacted LSUPD, and ofﬁcers were able to locate and identify Gallet. Gallet, of 120 Beach Lane in Broussard, was arrested and issued a misdemeanor summons and released.

Man arrested for hitting woman’s butt LSUPD ofﬁcers arrested Brian K. Gallet, 38, Oct. 13 for simple battery after he smacked a woman’s buttocks. Two women were walking through the Bernie Moore Track Lot when Gallet began yelling at one of the women, Lalonde said.

Student resists arrest, hits officer General business student Harrison Connor Dunlap, 19, was arrested for four offenses, including battery of an officer as police helped shut down the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity party early Sunday morning. Around 2 a.m., private security began shutting down the DKE party with the help of officers, Lalonde said. One security guard notified an officer that there was an intoxicated underage student with alcohol.

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President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney participate in the second presidential debate Tuesday.

inappropriate for a debate of this magnitude,” Garand said. He also said the debaters did not say much voters don’t already know about their policies. “Obama was much more aggressive, of course, but I didn’t hear much that was new from either candidate,”he said. Garand and students thought Dunlap, the student, fled as an officer approached him but was caught after a short chase. Dunlap physically resisted officers’ attempts to restrain him, hitting an officer, Lalonde said. Dunlap, of 727 Dudley Drive in Shreveport, was arrested for disturbing the peace while intoxicated, minor in possession of alcohol, flight from a police officer and battery on an officer. He was booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Contact The Daily Reveille news staff at news@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_news

the debate was a draw.

Get insight into a columnist’s thoughts on the debate, p. 16. Contact Megan Dunbar at mdunbar@lsureveille.com

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POLITICS

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La. backs traditional marriage We’re looking Parenting rights take center stage

Megan Dunbar Staff Writer

Four states could join Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont in legally accepting same-sex marriage on a state level when equal marriage rights come up for a vote this November. But in 2004, Louisiana did the opposite and officially banned same-sex marriage through a state amendment vote. Some rights conferred to married couples by law include hospital visitation, income tax deductions and joint parenting rights. Joint parenting rights are “a big deal” in Louisiana right now, said Spectrum chair of communications and mass communication senior Katie Perry. Perry said this is due to a court case involving a couple who legally adopted a Louisianaborn child in New York. They were not allowed to put both of their names on the birth certificate. Perry said same-sex marriage is now firmly entrenched as

DANNY JOHNSTON / The Associated Press

Gov. Bobby Jindal campaigned earlier this month against Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins, who is an advocate of same-sex marriage rights.

a political issue, and in order for change to happen, it has to start on the level of a national law. “If Obama wins this election, he’ll have the chance to choose two Supreme Court judges, and if they’re liberal, I believe legislation will be passed in my lifetime,” Perry said. “If Romney wins the presidency, there’s no way.” On the state level, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal spent some of September in Iowa campaigning against an elected judge who ruled in favor of equal marriage rights.

“It’s kind of ridiculous that it’s an issue,” said psychology freshman Teressa Sammartino. Sammartino said as humans, everyone has rights, and marriage is one of them. Psychology sophomore Allison Davis acknowledged the religious side of the issue, saying that politics play a role into it because it relates to a major religion. The Rev. Bob Stine, pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church on campus, said allowing same-sex marriage would change the definition of marriage from “between a man and a woman,” and undermine the purpose of marriage. He said the purpose of marriage is to produce offspring. “You’d have to say that marriage is just mutual love,” Stine said. He went on to explain that a sterile couple can be an exception to this rule, since there is the possibility they could procreate through scientific advances. “We’re willing to make one exception, but you have to be careful, or exceptions become the rules,” said Stine.

Contact Megan Dunbar at mdunbar@lsureveille.com

Annie Boyd renovation on schedule Caitlin McCord

Contributing Writer

Unlike many projects at the University, the renovations of Annie Boyd Hall are being completed as scheduled without many major glitches. “Of course, there are always glitches here and there,” said Karen Rockett, associate director of facilities for Residential Life. Construction crews were slowed by setbacks like the delayed delivery of building materials, but it didn’t affect the overall project, Rockett said. The entire interior of the building has been gutted, including the walls and staircases. All that is left of Annie Boyd are the bricks and stucco on the outside; even the windows have been removed. Annie Boyd’s roof remains intact, but it will receive a partial overhaul as well. “They are already laying out the stud walls,” Rockett said. “The metal studs should mostly be up on the second and third floor.” Once the walls are rebuilt, Annie Boyd will be filled with new sheetrock, new bathrooms

and plenty of study space, Rockett said. The new bathrooms will be suite-baths, as they were before Annie Boyd was gutted. “Annie Boyd is going to remain a suite bath because that’s a big deal for our students,” Rockett said. There is no classroom in Annie Boyd Hall, but there are larger study spaces, she said. Next week, construction crews will begin “trenching” throughout the horseshoe driveway located in front of Annie Boyd. In order to run the utilities to the residence hall, a large trench must be created in the ground, Rockett said. Cars are unable to park in the horseshoe because it is impossible to drive over the trench that will be created soon, she said. The expected date of completion is July 1, 2013, and the hall will be open to students in August 2013. Rockett has a special incentive to finish the project on time. “I got dinner bet on it with my boss that we’re going to open on time,” she said. Contact Caitlin McCord at cmccord@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_news

By next Friday The LSU Student Media Board is seeking student applications for station managers and editors of the ve media entities that comprise LSU Student Media. These paid positions include: • Editor of The Daily Reveille for the Spring term. • Station manager for Tiger TV for the Spring term. • Station manager for KLSU-fm for the Spring term. • Editor of the Gumbo yearbook for the Spring term. • Editor of Legacy magazine for the Spring term.

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GREEK LIFE

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Sorority women run with ‘sole’ SoleSisters train for La. Half Marathon Shannon Roberts Contributing Writer

Two years ago, the freshman pledge group of Kappa Delta and other sorority women on campus became involved with Girls on the Run of Greater Baton Rouge by making inspirational bandanas for a 5k race the girls in the program ran. Since then, the bandanas have become a race tradition for Girls on the Run and the project expanded into a group of sorority members who run together. The mission of SoleSisters of LSU is to use running as a tool to train sorority women in conﬁdence, self-respect, healthy living and service. They commit to train for and run the Louisiana Half Marathon, which takes place Jan. 20 in Baton Rouge, said mass communication junior Carley Wahlborg. SoleSisters of LSU began last year just for the Kappa Delta sorority, but this year it has grown to welcome all Greek women on campus. “We all have certain ties that bond us together,” Wahlborg said. There are currently 151 women signed up in SoleSisters to run in the Louisiana Half Marathon, Wahlborg said. Mass communication junior Katherine Fremin was one Kappa Delta member who started out volunteering with Girls on the Run. She said her freshman year she mostly helped raise awareness for Girls on the Run, and last year she worked as assistant coach for the girls. After completing the 5k, Fremin said seeing the reaction of

the girl she coached made her scholarships for girls who want feel like it was worth it to stay in to participate in Girls on the Run. the program. Wahlborg said more than half of Kinesiology junior and Delta the girls participating this year Gamma member Sara Bair said will be able to do so because of she’s always had a passion for a scholarship. By making their running because it allows her to goal, SoleSisters will fund about escape from the world. Fremin 20 scholarships. said she has loved to run since “We want to make sure that high school and any girl who calls it therapy. wants to partici“I can just ‘As college women and pate in Girls on go out and run as as sorority women we the Run has the hard as I can, for to,” she need to be those role ability as long as I can said. and just let it out, models for those girls.’ Bair said it’s all on the road,” an encouraging Fremin said. experience to help Carley Wahlborg Both women others out, and mass communication junior said they are exshe is excited to cited about training as a group to see the girls participating in Girls run the half marathon in January. on the Run complete their 5k. “I feel like it’s one of those “We picked $3,100 mainly bucket list things that I’ve want- because it’s 3.1 [miles] which is ed to accomplish for a really long a 5k,” Wahlborg said. time,” Bair said. Each sorority chapter can do SoleSisters had a kick-off its own fundraising, but there is day Oct. 9 and welcomed poten- also a website where people can tial members and the community donate. with music and informational Wahlborg said the lessons booths about Girls on the Run girls learn in Girls on the Run of Greater Baton Rouge and the don’t just apply to young girls. Louisiana Half Marathon. There “As college women and as was also a fun run on Sorority sorority women we need to be Row, Wahlborg said. those role models for those girls,” For members of SoleSist- Wahlborg said. ers, there are four to ﬁve running Fremin said it is important options a week, with runs in the to live a balanced lifestyle and morning and afternoon. Wahl- she participates in SoleSisters borg said members are encour- to show others how living a balaged to make at least two a week anced life does not make you any to assist in their training. different. In the next few weeks, the women will have the opportunity to hear guest speakers discuss nutrition, training and injury prevention while on their practice runs. The practice runs will be around campus, the local community and near popular areas such as the LSU Lakes. Contact Shannon Roberts at The group has a fundraising goal of $3,100 to fund sroberts@lsureveille.com

The photo, added to the University’s Facebook page rights to manipulate the photo, Sunday, has already garnered Vincent said. nearly 3,000 likes on Facebook When students purchase and 200 shares. football tickets, Some stuthey grant the ‘We do this because we love dents on FaceUniversity the book began creright to use their LSU football, but we have ating their own names and any a greater love for Christ.’ comparison phopictures taken tos, and many reduring the game ceived numerous Joel D’ Aubin for any Univercomments conmass communication junior sity purposes. cerned with the LSU Sports reasoning behind Information photographer and removing the crosses. biological engineering senior Most members of the Martin McCallister took the pho- Painted Posse are members of tograph. the Baptist Collegiate Ministry or “As a photographer, I sub- The Refuge. mit a raw .jpeg ﬁle, untouched,” “We do this because we love McCallister said. “I just submit LSU football, but we have a whatever comes off the camera.” greater love for Christ,” D’Aubin After photographers submit said. “It’s cool to be watching their shots, Vincent said LSU ‘Sports Center’ on ESPN, someAthletics commonly edits pho- thing that’s shown throughout tos. For example, if a football America, and see the cross.” player’s jersey is wrinkled in a photo LSU Athletics wants to use Contact Alyson Gaharan at on the front of a brochure, they’ll agaharan@lsureveille.com edit out the crease.

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BASKETBALL

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Chris Abshire

Sports Writer

The Southeastern Conference is rich in tradiIt’s no Red River Shootout or Iron Bowl — tion. there’s not even a snappy nickname for it. Its tailgating: legendary. Its fandom: undying. But when LSU and Texas A&M renew their Its football: unparalleled. regular-season series Saturday for the first time in 17 As one of the two newest members of the con- years, the teams will breathe new life into one of the ference, the strength of Texas A&M’s traditions is South’s oldest and most competitive rivalries. on par with the rest of the SEC. Spanning 113 years, eight Saturday marks No. 6 combined conference affiliations LSU’s first game against one of and nine host venues, the rivalry its new conference foes when it was practically a staple of the TiLSU vs. Texas A&M Quick travels to College Station, Texas gers’ schedule for the latter part Facts: for a revival of an old time riof the 20th century. valry with No. 18 Texas A&M. Between 1960 and 1995, the Familiar with the Aggies Stadium Nickname: two schools met on the gridiron since his time as a Dallas Cow- • Texas A&M: Home of the 12th Man 26 times. boys assistant in the late ’90s, • LSU: Death Valley When LSU coach Les Miles LSU coach Les Miles knows Stadium Capacity: spoke at Monday’s team meetwhat his team is in for Saturday • Texas A&M: 83,002 ing, Tiger players say the first as it marches onto Kyle Field, • LSU: 92,542 thing he emphasized was the rithe “Home of the 12th Man.” valry’s history and tradition. “I think any time when you Male-Female Cheerleader Ratio: The players knew the numplay in a place where the people • Texas A&M: undefined ber by heart. really enjoy their team, there’s a • LSU: 1:1 “[They are] 27-20 to us, with real loyalty there, and that op- Series Record: a few ties in there,” said senior ponents that visit will recognize • LSU leads 27-20-3 offensive lineman Josh Dworacit,” Miles said. zyk in reference to LSU’s 27-20But a team’s on-field prow- Last Meeting: 3 all-time advantage in the series. ess is what matters in the best • Jan. 7, 2011; LSU 41 - A&M 24 “You can tell how balanced and football conference in the First Meeting: back-and-forth the games were. NCAA, and that of the Aggies • Dec. 2, 1899; Texas A&M 52 - LSU 0 Some of the alumni that still will be tested by the Tigers and come around the program altheir ferocious defense, which ways talk about the pride at stake Miles said will be one of the against the Aggies.” fastest A&M has seen in its first season as an SEC In the modern era, the two teams have waged competitor. several memorable battles, many between the Tiger Boasting a 2-1 SEC record, the Aggies have Stadium lines. held up so far. They held a 17-10 lead against nowFrom 1960 to 1975, the Aggies and Tigers met in No. 3 Florida in their first game of the season before Tiger Stadium each year. the Gators rallied on defense to win 20-17. They A&M won just three times during that stretch, blew out Arkansas by 48 points and came back in but provided one of the series’ standout moments the fourth quarter against Ole Miss to win by three. in 1970 by upsetting No. 12 LSU, 20-18, only days AGGIES, see page 15

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When the LSU basketball team was asked about freshman wing Shane Hammink, another player’s name continually came to mind. “[San Antonio Spurs guard Manu] Ginobili,” said sophomore point guard Anthony Hickey. “Exactly that. He likes the Euro step.” Hammink, LSU’s first international player since the Bahamas’ Magnum Rolle in 2006-07, is still getting used to the transition from international basketball to the collegiate level. The biggest obstacle the Netherlands native has had to overcome is executing the patented Euro step made famous by Ginobili without traveling. “Shane sometimes tends to take too many steps,” said LSU sophomore forward Johnny O’Bryant III. “We called so many travels on him that he’s sick now.” While the number of steps taken by Hammink on the court is still an ongoing debate between him and his teammates, his athleticism jumped out to the Tigers from the first day they saw him. “I can remember the first day he played — the first time he got the basketball — swept baseline and dunked it,” said junior guard Andre Stringer. “I was like, ‘Who is this?’ I see a lot of Ginobili in him.” With a 6-foot-7 frame and a long wingspan, Hammink will

get a chance to ﬁll the void on the wing left by Ralston Turner, who transferred to North Carolina State after former LSU coach Trent Johnson left for TCU in April. Even though there is an opening at small forward, he believes his skill set is more suited for the backcourt. “I prefer [shooting guard],” he said. “I feel comfortable playing [small forward], not really the [power forward], but if I have to, I’ll play it and do it with pride.” Hammink didn’t have to worry about sticking to one speciﬁc position playing for the Canarias Basketball Academy because he was usually the best player on the court. He was named Tournament MVP at the 2012 U23 Tournament in Tourcoing, France. Teammates have also noticed Hammink’s versatility, an asset that the Tigers hope to utilize over his career at LSU. “I think he can play any position he wants once he learns what he has to do for it and works at it,” Stringer said. Hammink also had to adjust to the physical nature of American basketball, as he found out how rugged the style of play is during summer pickup games with teammates. “The physicality I’ve noticed in practice is higher than Europe,” he said. “I just need to get stronger during the season, and I think I’ll HAMMINK, see page 15

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LSU freshman forward Shane Hammink, left, throws the ball past senior forward Eddie Ludwig (13) Friday during the Tigers’ first practice of the season in the PMAC.

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Barrow leads linebacker resurgence Junior is second on team in tackles Chris Abshire Sports Writer

LSU junior linebacker Lamin Barrow doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care that his peculiar ďŹ rst name often gets mispronounced. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ninety percent of people get it wrong.â&#x20AC;? Barrow said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As long as my teammates and coaches say it right, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all I need.â&#x20AC;? The soft-spoken Marrero native hesitates to correct the pronunciation errors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the correct way is luh-MEEN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but Barrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play has made his name a household one this fall. Along with junior Kevin Minter, Barrow has transformed a perennially overlooked linebacking corps into perhaps the LSU defenseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hottest commodity, especially in Southeastern Conference play. Minter and Barrow are ďŹ rst and second, respectively, on the Tigersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense in total tackles, with Barrow recording 27 of his

51 stops in LSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three league games. To go along with four tackles for a loss, his four quarterback hurries â&#x20AC;&#x201D; traditionally a statistic dominated by defensive linemen â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ranks second on the team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you look at [Lamin] this year, his whole swagger has changed,â&#x20AC;? said sophomore defensive tackle Anthony Johnson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He and Kevin [Minter] were young linebackers playing behind two greats in Kelvin [Sheppard] and Ryan Baker. I think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been the best linebackers in the SEC.â&#x20AC;? After Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mike Gillislee gashed the Tiger defense for 146 yards and led to a week of questions about LSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defensive toughness, Barrow saved his best for touted South Carolina back Marcus Lattimore. Behind Barrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game and career-high 12 tackles, LSU effectively shut down Lattimore and, in turn, the Gamecocksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offense. As part of the ďŹ rst class at LSU to play exclusively for defensive coordinator John Chavis, Barrow said the linebackersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rapport with the coach has been

responsible for their rapid rise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been building under Chief for the last several years,â&#x20AC;? Barrow said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His scheme is the only one Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve known, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taken me under his wing. He calls plays in the right spot for us.â&#x20AC;? Barrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emergence has been a necessary one for a linebacking unit that lost expected starter Tahj Jones before the season and freshman standout Kwon Alexander to an ankle injury at Florida, and also dealt with junior Luke Muncieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recurring stomach ailment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done such a good job of ďŹ lling in and answering the whole defenseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s call,â&#x20AC;? said senior safety Eric Reid. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I gave them a hard time in the offseason, saying I led the team in tackles last year. Laminâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helped make sure not many guys are reaching me this year.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sharp swing for a linebacking corps used to naysayers. Even as the LSU defense has consistently ranked among the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best in recent years, Barrow always heard the doubts about the linebackers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of course you see things

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LSU junior linebacker Lamin Barrow (57) tackles a South Carolina receiver Saturday during the Tigersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 23-21 win against the Gamecocks.

like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The linebackers might not be as good as the rest of the defense,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of progress really started last year, doing our jobs to set up the playmakers up front and behind us, so they could do their thing. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more in your face this year, and we are a force on this defense.â&#x20AC;? It has cast a spotlight on Barrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dreaded mane and easily butchered ďŹ rst name. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ ne with the attention, but only to a point. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been different, since

now people do notice you and call out your name in public,â&#x20AC;? Barrow said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to be known like Sam Montgomery or Eric Reid. I want to make the plays they make, but they can keep the notoriety. My nameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of tough, anyway.â&#x20AC;?

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suffocating defense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[It is] a combination of good defending and goalkeeping, along with the team controlling the overall tempo of the match,â&#x20AC;? said junior goalkeeper Jordan Williams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We control much of the possession during the game and spend much of that time in the middle and attacking thirds of the ďŹ eld.â&#x20AC;? Players credit their balance, chemistry and communication as reasons for their success on defense. Senior Jayson Stewart, the starting goalie, used to play Division III soccer at Louisiana College in Pineville, La., and was ďŹ gured to be a standout player on the squad. But with such a stiďŹ&#x201A;ing defense in front of him, Stewart has seen relatively little action. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Honestly, our keepers havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been tested much, but they are always competing to start in practice,â&#x20AC;? said senior defender James Dobravolsky. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our defense is so good, [the goalies] get bored during the games, so practice is their time to shine.â&#x20AC;? The clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next match is Sunday when it travels to the University of Houston. The Tigers will compete in the Region IV Tournament the following week, having already achieved an automatic berth by winning the Louisiana Conference. Should they win the region, they will advance to the National Campus Championship Series. Last year, the Tigers did not qualify for the regionals, even as a one-loss team. No and the other veterans on the squad understand the importance of ďŹ nishing the

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Which Tiger team owns the real Death Valley? THE GEG STAND MIKE GEGENHEIMER Sports Contributor Only the toughest can survive the extreme conditions of California’s Death Valley. The average high of 100-plus degree temperatures five months out of the year provides one of the most hostile environments for outsiders. But to the world of college football, Death Valley poses a different kind of threat to those who dare question its power. The thunderous roar that erupts from the stands can rattle opposing teams to their core and make the gridiron a barren wasteland for offenses. The only question for college football fans: Where is the real Death Valley — Baton Rouge or Clemson, S.C.? Both LSU and Clemson lay claim to the “real Death Valley,” with Clemson coach Dabo Swinney recently saying in a news conference his university’s stadium was the original in a response to South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier’s jab at which Death Valley was the real one. “For the record, the original Death Valley is right here,” Swinney said, pointing to the stadium behind him. “In case anybody has any doubts, it’s right here. That’s the original Death Valley. I am pretty sure that is accurate, but I can see where [Spurrier] might have a little confusion.” LSU fans may be surprised to find out that Swinney is technically right — despite Tiger Stadium being built almost 20 years prior to Clemson’s Memorial Stadium. As the story goes, Memorial Stadium’s nickname began in the early 1950s from the cemetery that was perched on the adjacent hill overlooking the field. The name was solidified in the early 1960s when former Clemson coach Frank Howard received what came to be known as “Howard’s Rock” from an alumnus who had plucked it from the sands of California’s Death Valley. One local legend suggests that a few years later, LSU began to refer to Tiger Stadium as “Deaf Valley” as a way to differentiate between the Tigers of Clemson, but eventually shifted into “Death Valley” after sports writers and opposing fans from other parts of the country confused the thick Southern accent locals used. “We take pride in that place,” said LSU senior left tackle Josh Dworaczyk. “It’s more than just that building and the atmosphere. It’s really what possesses that stadium to be one of the worst to play in [for opponents]. … If any stadium deserves to be called Death Valley, it’s certainly ours.” Memorial Stadium holds slightly more than 81,000 people, compared to LSU’s 92,000-plus capacity. According to a recent list

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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney disputes a call with the referee during a football game against Georgia Tech on Oct. 6, 2012, at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C.

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page 14 Sports Briefs Federal judges want to see New Orleans Saints bounty documents NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal magistrate judge has ordered NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to provide the court with documents related to the league’s bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints. The order by Magistrate Daniel Knowles on Tuesday came in response to suspended linebacker Jonathan Vilma’s efforts to initiate the discovery process in his defamation case against the commissioner. Vilma said the NFL has allowed him to review only a fraction of documents related to the bounty matter. Knowles issued a compromise order in which only the court, and not Vilma, may see the documents — including reports of interviews with witnesses — before a subsequent order is made on whether to allow discovery to proceed. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said league officials have already discussed the order with Knowles and have agreed to comply. The order comes a day after Vilma re-filed a related lawsuit in the same New Orleans federal court asking for his season-long suspension to be overturned. That lawsuit also has argued that the NFL has failed to fully disclose its evidence in the bounty investigation. The NFLPA filed a similar request on behalf of three other current or former Saints players suspended in the probe: Saints

defensive end Will Smith (four games), free agent defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove (seven games) and Cleveland linebacker Scott Fujita (one game). The players’ lawsuits contend that Goodell is incapable of acting as a neutral arbitrator in the bounty matter, in large part because his public statements soon after the NFL’s investigation was made public last March indicated that he had already determined the guilt of the players before the disciplinary process began. Vilma, who has his own lawyers, and the NFLPA also contend that the bulk of witness testimony in the bounty probe came from former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and former Saints defensive assistant Mike Cerullo. They both have provided the NFL with sworn declarations backing allegations that the Saints had a pool that rewarded defensive players with cash for hits that injured opponents, and that Vilma offered $10,000 to anyone who knocked then-Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre out of the 200910 NFC title game. Attorneys for the punished players say those two witnesses lack credibility because Williams is suspended indefinitely and his reinstatement hinges on his cooperation, and because Cerullo was fired by the Saints and had a vendetta against the club. All four of the players are technically eligible to play this weekend because their appeals of their suspensions within the framework of the NFL’s labor agreement are pending. Goodell

The Daily Reveille has scheduled their appeal hearings for Oct. 23 and could rule soon afterward. In the meantime, the players are hoping U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan will ultimately issue a ruling that voids Goodell’s decision to suspend the players and order a neutral arbitrator to handle any further discipline in the matter. Beyonce set to perform at halftime of 2013 Super Bowl game NEW YORK (AP) — All the single ladies will be watching the upcoming Super Bowl along with football lovers — that’s because Beyonce is the halftime show performer. NFL confirmed the news Tuesday afternoon after Beyonce posted a photo of herself sporting eye black, where “Feb. 3” is written on one and “2013” on the other, on her Tumblr page. The Super Bowl is set for Feb. 3, 2013 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Beyonce, whose pop and R&B hits include “Crazy in Love,” “Irreplaceable” and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” has won 16 Grammy Awards. The 31-year-old sang the national anthem at the 2004 Super Bowl in her hometown of Houston when the New England Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers. Madonna performed at halftime at this year’s Super Bowl in February with guests CeeLo Green, Nicki Minaj, LMFAO and M.I.A. The New York Giants beat the New England Patriots in a thrilling rematch of

Wednesday, October 17, 2012 the contest four years earlier. Her performance was seen by 114 million people, a higher average than the game itself, which was seen by an estimated 111.3 million people, according to the Nielsen Co. If Beyonce’s performance at the Pepsi NFL Halftime Show features collaborations, it could likely include husband-rapper Jay-Z and her Destiny’s Child bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. New Orleans last hosted a Super Bowl in 2002, making next year’s game the first NFL championship in the city since Hurricane Katrina devastated parts of the Louisiana Superdome in 2005. Pepsi is returning as the sponsor for the halftime show since doing so in 2007 when Prince performed.

problems from a concussion earlier this season. Campbell sustained a concussion several weeks ago and hasn’t played since. Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin said Tuesday he met with Campbell, who “doesn’t feel like himself” and has decided to leave the team. The senior will remain in school. Campbell had nine tackles in two games this season and had 82 tackles, a sack and an interception in his career.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Dworacyzk said there isn’t any talk of “welcoming” the Aggies “They know how we play [in to the SEC this week, some stuthe SEC], and they’ve adjusted dents are planning to do just that. very finely to it,” said junior deThat civility shown by the fensive end Sam Montgomery. team isn’t exactly shared by the Statistically, entirety of its ‘The style of football fanbase. A Facethe newcomer has the best offense in event called that they play is fitting book the conference. It “Welcome A&M leads the SEC in to the SEC” that’s for the SEC.’ the scoring, total prompting LSU yards per game students to crash Josh Dworaczyk and rushing yards the Aggies tradiLSU senior offensive lineman per game and is tional midnight second in passing offense. Red- “yell practice” has accumulated shirt freshman quarterback John- more than 100 attendees. ny Manziel leads the conference “A&M thinks everyone in in rushing, ranks second in pass- the SEC is one big happy family. ing efficiency and ranks third in We aren’t. We hate each other,” passing average. said political communication seTexas A&M averages the nior Robert Moreland, creator most first downs in the SEC and of the event, in a Facebook mesis the only team to convert more sage. “It’s like a guy walking into than half of its third downs. Only a bar brawl, smiling, and saying Alabama has punted less than the ‘Howdy!’ Little hard to respect Aggies. that guy.” “The style of football that they play is fitting for the SEC,” Contact Alex Cassara at said senior offensive lineman acassara@lsureveille.com; Josh Dworaczyk. While Montgomery and Twitter: @cassaraTDR

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Texas A&M defensive back Steven Campbell tackles LSU running back Spencer Ware on Jan. 7, 2011, in the Cotton Bowl at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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be all right.” It isn’t mere coincidence that Hammink, one of the top European players in the 2012 recruiting class, decided to take his talents to Baton Rouge. His father, Geert, donned purple and gold for legendary LSU coach Dale Brown from 1989 to 1993. Choosing LSU instead of Florida, Miami and Iowa wasn’t a difficult decision for Hammink. “It’s been my dream to come here since I started playing basketball,” he said. “It’s always been my No. 1 choice.” Once he takes the court for the Tigers’ exhibition against ArkansasMonticello on Nov. 5, Geert and Shane will become the fifth fatherson combination to suit up for LSU.

The elder Hammink, who played sparingly his first three seasons, was a First Team All-SEC center his senior year, averaging 15.3 points and 10.2 rebounds. Geert’s time on the sideline talking to thenassistant coach Johnny Jones played a big role in luring his son to LSU. Shane’s father had nothing but good things to say about his time spent with coach Jones. “My dad’s first three years, he didn’t play that much because of [Shaquille O’Neal],” Hammink said. “So he spent a long time sitting on the bench talking to Coach Jones and said he was a great guy, always talking to [my dad], trying to keep his head up.” Shane, who was born in Baton Rouge, returned to his birth place this summer for the first time since he was 10 years old. So far, he’s been

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LSU safety Eric Reid tackles Texas A&M wide receiver Ryan Swope on Jan. 7, 2011, in the Cotton Bowl at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

after Tiger quarterback Butch Duhe’s abrupt death from a brain hemorrhage. The series went into hibernation for 10 years, but re-emerged in annual home-and-home form in 1986, when then-freshman quarterback Tommy Hodson carried No. 18 LSU to a season-opening upset of the No. 7 Aggies in Tiger Stadium. Once Hodson graduated after the 1989 season, the Tigers claimed only one of the next six games before LSU canceled the series after the 1995 season. Jim Hawthorne, LSU’s director of broadcasting, said A&M was always circled on the Tigers’ schedule. “The games were competitive, and there was consistency to it for both sides,” he said. “They’re passionate about their football [at Texas A&M], so the culture fits with ours. LSU is in a much better position now to hold up its end of the bargain than we saw in the 1990s.” The Tigers did just that the last time the two teams met, delivering a 41-24 beatdown in the 2011 Cotton Bowl. The two programs share more enjoying his time adjusting to life in south Louisiana. “The people are great, the food is great,” he said. “It’s an amazing experience.” With a number of new faces, Shane has an immediate opportunity to use his athleticism and versatility to log significant minutes. But Jones wants to remind everyone he’s still a freshman. “I think [Shane] has the potential to not only be a player, but an impact player here,” Jones said. “His biggest deal is just catching up with the speed of the game. [He’s] not different from any freshmen we have on this team.” Contact Micah Bedard at mbedard@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @DardDog

than a passion for football. Both schools churn out engineers and oil industry research, compete for the same recruits and have a rich military background. Texas A&M has also played LSU more than any other opponent it hasn’t shared a conference with. With the two longtime foes now in the SEC together, LSU players said they expect the Texas A&M game to become an annual highlight. “I wish we would have played them every single year,” Dworaczyk said. “It’s not just great for the schools to have this be a rivalry, but college football on the Gulf Coast is better when A&M and LSU get after it.” That doesn’t mean LSU players knew too much about their rivals to the west. Sophomore punter Brad Wing said he didn’t know until LSU’s preparation for last January’s Cotton Bowl that the two sides had even played before. Senior safety and Texas native Craig Loston said he knows all of Texas A&M’s gameday traditions, but had “no clue” that the two schools had a history when

each recruited him. But players say familiarity will breed contempt, and A&M already has motivation after the recent bowl defeat. “With their history and that young quarterback [redshirt freshman Johnny Manziel], it will have this game exciting and tough for many years to come,” said sophomore defensive lineman Anthony Johnson. “This is the weekend that will kick-start it all up again. It’s a fun time, to be getting a new old rival.” Contact Chris Abshire at cabshire@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @AbshireTDR

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The President strikes back Both candidates performed admirably, but Obama’s improvement outshined his opponent THE NEW FRONTIERSMAN CLAYTON CROCKETT Opinion Editor On this week’s edition of the hit reality show, “Who Will Run the World’s Most Powerful Country,” the nation finally got what it was asking for: aggressive participants, face-to-face standoffs and a president with a pulse. The biggest demand that was not met was for a decent moderator willing to handle the heavyweights President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney with an equally heavy hand. Listening to these demands is precisely what has driven the debate dialogue this election season — at least for the candidates — and heeding them is also why debate dialogue is as polarized as it has ever been. Town hall debates are known to generally hold an even keel, not leaning too far toward one candidate or the other, and this particular town hall was no different. Although both candidates performed admirably regarding their bases, President Obama was able to shine above Romney — if only by means of not sleeping through this session like he did in the previous. “Governor Romney doesn’t have a five-point plan; Governor Romney has a one-point plan: Make sure that folks at the top play

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by a different set of rules,” Obama said early in the debate. Direct attacks like these literally took center stage last night as the candidates stood, walked the floor and accused each other of various oversights face-to-face. But still, as demonstrated by the polarity seen in the vice presidential debate, each camp only seems to be appealing to his core: those voters already in the bag. One of the most beneficial voting blocks up for grabs tonight was female voters. According to a poll released Monday by Gallup and USA Today, the enormous advantage Obama once held over female voters has eroded since the first debate, and, shockingly, many have

flocked to the Republican camp. In swing states, Romney has tied his opponent for likely female voters. Unfortunately for Romney, though, his handling of women’s issues last night were framed with a conservative lining that does not bode well for his new supporters. When asked about equal pay and fair hiring for women, for instance, Romney’s response seemed to treat women as working against the cultural current, and his aim to make employers actually want women workers insinuated a bias that shouldn’t exist in the first place. This is a hard question to address directly because this bias

does exist for many employers, but the governor’s clumsy response could never stand up to the Democratic Party’s support of the availability of contraceptives — though Romney was wise to distance himself from anti-contraceptive policy. “In my economy, employers are going to be so eager for new employees that they’ll hire women,” Romney said. Romney set himself back considerably with women voters when he brought family values into the topic of gun violence and control. According to Romney, the best deterrence to gun violence is a strong family. Just like his answer to female employment, he does have a point here. But after former

make improvements, they aren’t done so on a line that is a mirror image of the time it took to get there. Things improve exponentially and this, in my opinion is a step in a direction that will ultimately provide a level playing field for everyone when it comes to the color of your skin.” - Scoots McGee

I know, this came about because UT had an unfair policy in effect that allowed people below her to get in with inferior scores. Not because she is unhappy with her career. And you’re right, a historical change in affirmative action is pretty pointless...The courts should be focusing on what Lindsay Lohan will crash in to next or something. You must be a close, personal acquaintance of Abigail, because you seem to know quite a lot about her, and this case, that wasn’t publicly released. I could be wrong though, but that usually doesn’t happen when I think before I speak/type.” - Scoots McGee

don’t you and Fisher get a room already? Don’t forget to lather your kids up with SPF 100 before they go get the mail.” - White James

“Personally, I don’t recall any of the news outlets reporting that she is snobby. I must have missed the part where she threw a temper-tantrum like a 2-year-old. It seems as though that would have gotten a little publicity though, especially from her opponents, seeing as it probably would have destroyed any and all credibility in her as a person. And as far as

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Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum toured the country deploring today’s anti-family values, people are wise to the notion of family rights and enforcement. This is because it typically means pro-life and anti-contraceptive policies and traditional, conservative family values which tend to single out women as homemakers. Romney stood above the President on the economy last night, however, and his portrayal of the stats — though often misleading — will play into his hand. The deficit has grown rather than halved, Romney said, and unemployment stands where it was upon Obama’s inauguration. The duality between the Democrats’ edge on social issues and the Republican’s focus on the economy have defined election season thus far and will continue to do so until election day. Now that Obama has altered his approach and brought a hotter head into the ring, those unsure of granting him a second vote will shake their reluctance more easily, especially after last night’s debate. Clayton Crockett is a 21-year-old international studies junior from Lafayette. Contact Clayton Crockett at ccrockett@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_ccrockett for the next World War As “chosen people” gain while Humankind loses Greed wins not by the swords but by the words of Moses Daring is to tell you when, better then to tell you rhymes could not side with either one to get ready for our times to look beyond and past today to seek for a solution one only hope is there for you and spells Wavevolution” - wavettore

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Biased moderators are political home cooking THE TRADITIONALIST CHRIS ORTTE Columnist I enjoy home cooking as much the rest of us homesick bookworms, but I like my home cooking slow and drowned in gravy. I don’t particularly care for hand-basted referees, and I am even more wary of marinated moderators. There is an obvious line of bias within the presidential debate moderators’ political alignments, and it favors the southpaws. The Commission on Presidential Debates, as stated on its website, was “established in 1987 to ensure that debates, as a permanent part of every general election, provide the best possible information to viewers and listeners,” but it has a limp in its giddy-up. The nonpartisan CPD has apparently chosen moderators according to their expertise in target areas of the election, not their political alignment. Jim Lehrer of PBS, the first moderator, is the veteran: a household presidential debate moderator who should be allowed to moderate at least one debate per election. There should be a default veteran like him to lead off the debates. With that being said, Lehrer is a well-established Washington liberal, and he is known for his favoritism of the left in choosing questions for debates. But why can’t the nation see the debates hosting an established conservative moderator?

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I will agree Lehrer’s questioning was drawn fair this election, as he attempted to create more questioning among the candidates themselves — although this 12th round may be Lehrer’s last, after his inability to keep the reins tight on the candidates. Another issue developed from complaints aimed at a lack of diversity. The National Association of Black Journalists labeled it as “unacceptable” that there is no black moderator. Hispanics complained that there were no bilingual moderators. I do not place much credibility on the race card these days, but I

am surprised to see the absence of a black moderator. Last week’s vice presidential debate offered diversity by having a woman conduct the moderating. But she may be characterized as the most President Barack Obamaleaning liberal. Though neutral in her foreign affairs, it’s irrefutable that Martha Raddatz’ domestic policy questions favored anti-Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee, and pro-Obama sentiments. Raddatz’ former husband — the first of three — is Julius Genachowski, a law school peer of Obama and the current chairman of the FCC, a position appointed

by Obama. The Obamas also attended Raddatz and Genachowski’s wedding. Such close relationships should certainly disqualify a moderator. It is hard to say the liberal tendencies of the past two moderators have played much part in the outcomes of the debates: the first presidential debate has been solidified as a Romney victory, and the vice presidential debate has been attributed as a job well done by both candidates. But Vice President Joe Biden’s success is mostly being attributed to his demeanor, which Raddatz catered to, while Raddatz cut off

Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan frequently as he made sound points. This topic of discourse will continue with the last two debates, as the next moderators are by no means a relief to the Romney-Ryan efforts. Candy Crowley and Bob Schieffer are no less liberal-minded. Crowley, a CNN correspondent and anchor, has an impressive tenure as journalist and is considered to be the most fair-minded of the moderators. However, her record insists on a lack of discipline in her objectivity. Though Schieffer’s 2008 debate was revered as the best of the year, in the 2004 debate between Bush and Kerry, Schieffer’s question were lined with sarcasm toward Bush, and questions directed at Kerry were focused on ostensible errors made by the president. It’s curious how the choices tilt so left when the CPD is co-chaired by Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., a former RNC Chairman and Michael D. McCurry, former Clinton press secretary. Besides the lack of nonpartisanship by the CPD in this year’s debate moderators, I question why the GOP would agree to this biased moderation. The Romney-Ryan camp has done well eating the liberal home cooking with a grain of salt. Chris Ortte is a 21-year-old political science senior from Lafayette. Contact Chris Ortte at cortte@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_chrisortte

Jobs data conspiracy equivalent to McCarthyism SHARE THE WEALTH JAY MEYERS Columnist For those still suspicious of the gross delusion, deception and desperation that has so encapsulated our nation’s political rhetoric, the reaction to October’s surprisingly positive employment report should shed some light regarding our increasingly difficult situation. The report was immediately criticized by many conservatives as an attempt by the Obama administration to cook the books. As both political parties know, the most contentious subject — the issue ultimately governing who will ascend to the presidency — will be the state of the U.S. economy come November. It’s quite simple logic: Positive economic news will increase President Obama’s shot at re-election. Alternatively, bad news will

indicate a need for different policies, thereby improving Romney’s election bid. As a result of this self-evident truth, the Republican Party has a vested interest in watching America fail. Because Republicans are so obsessed with taking down Obama, they reacted with cries of conspiracy when the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a sudden drop in the unemployment rate — from 8.1 percent to 7.8 percent. Several notable politicians, pundits and businessmen, all of whom are supporters of Romney, publicly responded to the good news with a blind rage, declaring the Obama administration deliberately manipulated the data for political gain. Leading the conspiracy theorists’ unsubstantiated charge was Jack Welch, former General Electric CEO, who posted an assertion on Twitter, remarking “Unbelievable job numbers… these Chicago guys will do anything… can’t debate so change the numbers.” Not surprisingly enough,

Welch later admitted his statement was baseless, though it still received significant amounts of airplay, being broadcast nationally on Fox News and CNBC, and repeatedly referred to by conservative media personalities. Republicans’ bitterness over the BLS report not only demonstrates their refusal to acknowledge reality, but also their willingness to undermine public trust in essential government institutions — all in the name of gaining more political power. Employment numbers are collected by professional civil servants at the BLS, an independent government agency with absolutely no political affiliation. Moreover, the BLS acquires employment data from two public surveys they conduct each month: One survey asks a random sample of 400,000 employers how many workers are on their payroll, and the other asks a random sample of 60,000 households whether they’re working or looking for work. Both methods used by the

BLS are straightforward. The data is collected and the numbers are crunched according to a transparent formula. Altering the unemployment figures would require involvement from a considerable amount of people within the BLS who, if caught, would serve prison time and undoubtedly end their careers. And because their claims of conspiracy contain no evidence, conservative pundits are egregiously disrespecting the professionalism and integrity of the employees at the BLS. Accusing the BLS employees of cooking the jobs data is tantamount to charging — without any evidence — the Baton Rouge Police Department with manipulating crime statistics in order to help East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden gain re-election. Such an allegation containing no proof against the BRPD would not be given much credence, and the same reasoning should be applied for the BLS. And even putting the BLS’s trustworthiness aside,

unemployment has been on a sustained downward trend since the height of the Great Recession. For the past year, both BLS surveys have indicated an improving labor market, so October’s report is consistent with the declining direction of unemployment. Unfortunately, though, none of this should suggest that our economic situation is good. But the BLS data does reveal an economy that is gradually improving and finally back on the road toward full employment. And that’s the reality Romney supporters can’t handle. It’s scary to see a political movement willing to deliberately misinform and deceive voters when the facts don’t sway in its favor. Jay Meyers is a 19-year-old economics sophomore from Shreveport. Contact Jay Meyers at jmeyers@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @TDR_jmeyers

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 POLICY, from page 1 Rodgers, Student Government director of academic affairs. “He or she can retake the class. The new grade will then replace the GPA of the previous time the student took the class.” Special topics, independent study and research courses are

TRADER JOE’S, from page 1

items on the shelf — if a product “doesn’t pull its weight,” it’s ditched for another. “Trader Joe’s is a unique concept,” Rance said. “A lot of their food is their brand. It was set up to bring different cultural foods from different areas into the grocery store.” The store resembles a trading post with cedar-planked walls. Workers scurry around in Hawaiian-themed clothing, and bells, rather than intercom announcements, ring to notify employees of certain duties, Rance said. All the while, staff members dole out product samples. “They’re almost a tourist attraction as well as a grocery store,” Rance said after visiting a store in Raleigh, S.C. “People who know what [Trader Joe’s] is are big, big followers. It’s just a really fun place to visit, and it’s almost like a cult following.” The store has such a following that Face‘We don’t have book pages many national have been cregrocery stores ated to camfor new here, and I paign stores in cities think the fact around the nation, including they chose Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, said. over other cites Rance Rance said in Louisiana is where Trader key to show the Joe’s shines progress here.’ is in the food selection, the recipes and the Tina Rance Commercial Properties newsletters ofRealty Trust marketing fered by signdirector ing up on the store’s website, which adds to the shopping adventure. “If you sign up, you become part of their world. You don’t sign up for Walmart do you?” Rance asked. “It’s more of a personal experience, I guess.” The company decided the close proximity of Acme and Galatoire’s was a great mix for Trader Joe’s, Rance said. Construction on the new grocery store will begin later this year as construction on Galatoire’s concludes. The 13,000-square-foot Trader Joe’s will be part of a larger shopping center, which will include speciality boutiques and other ﬁrst-time stores for Baton Rouge, Rance said. Though she couldn’t reveal the debut stores, she said they should be announced in about a month.

excluded, according to the policy. Rodgers authored the grade exclusion resolution and ofﬁcially introduced it to the Faculty Senate during the 2011 fall semester. The Faculty Senate approved and referred the resolution to the Admissions, Standards and Honors Committee during the 2012 spring semester. In an Oct. 12 email from

The Daily Reveille Vice Provost of Academic Affairs T. Gilmour Reeve to Bell, Reeve recommended the proposal be published in the 2013-14 General Catalog. The University will not be the only institution with such a policy. Many other schools, including Mississippi State and the University of Arkansas, have similar policies.

page 19 Rodgers said the policy will be positive for the University in a few ways. “One is that students will be able to improve their GPA by taking the class a second time,” he said. “Many of LSU’s peers already use this kind of system, so we will look more favorable. Students will be able to take a class again; it

will improve their grades and that means LSU’s overall GPA could increase.” Rodgers said the new policy will also invoke a more fair GPA comparisons to peer institution.

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