The Daily Reveille - September 16, 2011

Transportation: Group working to develop nighttime transit options, p. 6

Gaming: LSU athletes largely indifferent to fantasy football, p. 8

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PHILANTHROPY

Recovered cyclist to host blood drive

Andrea Gallo Staff Writer

playing, after we got seven, we were in pretty good shape.”

Junior kicker Drew Alleman provided the bulk of LSU’s scoring, nailing a career-high four field goals. Alleman made all four of his attempts, hitting from 21, 42, 41 and 29 yards. Alleman said he ignored the pressure of stepping

When University student Mike Bitton was struck by a car while cycling on River Road, nearly everyone said his life was over.

Four months later, armed with an against-allodds comeback, Bitton is hosting a blood drive Saturday at Chelsea’s Cafe from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to raise awareness for BITTON the people who saved his life — first responders.

Bitton, a coastal geography graduate student, said he lost a total of 19 units of blood from his hitand-run accident in May 2010 and suffered serious injuries, including a split sternum and 14 broken ribs.

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BLOOD DRIVE, see page 15

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LSU sophomore receiver Rueben Randle makes a catch Thursday during the Tigers’ 19-6 victory against Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss.

Tigers kick four field goals, score late clinching touchdown to top Miss. State, 19-6

Hunter Paniagua Sports Writer

It took LSU 48 minutes to find the end zone, but the lone touchdown was all the Tigers needed for a 19-6 victory Thursday against Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss.

LSU amassed 381 yards of total offense but only broke the plane once on a 19-yard

touchdown pass from senior quarterback Jarrett Lee to junior wide receiver Rueben Randle. The Tigers drove deep into Mississippi State territory on several occasions but mustered only 19 points on four red zone trips.

“We went into halftime saying, ‘We took some threes, but we need to turn those into sevens and extend some drives,’” said LSU coach Les Miles. “But the way the defense was

TELEVISION

‘Breakout Kings’ to film second season in Baton Rouge Versatility of city a deciding factor Joey Groner

Entertainment Writer

Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden announced Thursday the second season of the A&E drama “Breakout Kings” will be filmed in East Baton Rouge Parish and the surrounding areas.

“Breakout Kings,” which is currently in pre-production and will begin filming Oct. 19, is centered on a squad of U.S. Marshals who recruit convicts to help track down prison escapees.

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Amy Mitchell-Smith, execu- after season.” tive director of the Baton Rouge Holden said Baton Rouge is Film Commission, said the show looking to enhance the reputation is an important the city has cemented benchmark for with recent big-budBaton Rouge. get productions.

“The ab“Baton Rouge solute mark of is rapidly gaining building a true a reputation as the production hub Hollywood of the is finally realSouth after several ized when a big budget movies, television seincluding ‘Battle: ries moves into Los Angeles’ and Amy Mitchell-Smith your market,” Baton Rouge Film Commission ‘Twilight: BreakMitchell-Smith ing Dawn,’ have had executive director said. “It’s a positive experiences game-changer because we’re filming here,” Holden said in a able to build and cultivate a work KINGS, see page 15 force that will be here season

‘We’re able to build and cultivate a work force that will be here season after season.’

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Mayor-President Kip Holden holds a press conference Thursday to announce that the A&E series “Breakout Kings” will begin filming its second season in Baton Rouge.

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INTERNATIONAL

Nation & World

Friday, September 16, 2011

STATE/LOCAL

NATIONAL

Thirty-seven students stabbed with hypodermic needle on playground

Wash. teachers remain on strike despite judge’s order to return

Two N.O. police officers get prison in fatal beating of 48-year-old man

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 14-year-old girl went on a playground rampage with a hypodermic needle, stabbing 37 classmates, Puerto Rican officials said Thursday.

“She would stab one, run, stab another, run, like it was some sort of joke,” Education Secretary Jesus Rivera Sanchez said about Tuesday’s lunchtime attack on 12- to 14-year-olds at the Jose de Choudens middle school in the southern coastal town of Arroyo.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Teachers in Washington state’s thirdlargest school district voted overwhelmingly Thursday to remain on strike, in defiance of a judge’s order that they return to work.

Some 93 percent of the nearly 1,600 teachers at the Tacoma Dome arena said they wanted to keep picketing.

The Tacoma School District teachers walked out Tuesday over issues including pay, class size and how job transfers are handled. A state judge ordered they return.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two New Orleans police officers were sentenced Thursday to prison for their federal convictions stemming from the fatal beating of a 48-yearold handyman.

U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon sentenced Officer Melvin Williams to 21 years and 10 months in prison for violating Raymond Robair’s constitutional rights by kicking and beating him with a baton during an encounter in the city’s Treme neighborhood on July 30, 2005.

Williams’ partner was sentenced to five years and 10 months.

Aruba police to create dramatization of American woman’s drowning ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) — Aruban authorities will stage a reenactment of the alleged drowning of a Maryland woman to test her jailed companion’s account of the incident, a prosecution official said Thursday.

Authorities hope the re-enactment will help them determine if it’s possible for Robyn Gardner of Frederick, Maryland, to have drowned while snorkeling in the way her companion, Gary Giordano, has described the incident to investigators, Solicitor General Taco Stein said.

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Victor Coy takes a break Thursday from searching through the rubble caused by the wildfires at his home in Bastrop, Texas.

Forecast predicts more dry, windy fronts for wildfire-weary Texas BASTROP, Texas (AP) — Scorching temperatures, strong winds and dry vegetation are turning Texas wildfires into fast and furious dangers that hop from place to place within hours, even minutes, and give residents little time to flee.

Now it’s likely to get worse.

Another La Nina weather pattern promises to bring drier, windier cold fronts in the months ahead, setting the stage for even more destructive blazes as the state prepares for autumn.

N.C. man banned from hunting anywhere in world in plea deal RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man who bagged a deer and a bobcat in Kentucky without getting the proper permits has found himself banned from hunting anywhere in the world for two years.

Rodney Poteat was sentenced in federal court in Kentucky last week after pleading guilty to charges of killing the deer and bobcat and transporting them to his home in Salisbury, N.C., in the western part of the state. He didn’t get a permit required of non-residents or report the kills.

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Watch a student opinion video on resident vs. non-resident tuition.

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Read the Tiger Feed sports blog for a reaction to last night’s football game.

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USPS considers closing N.O. sorting center; 880 jobs would be lost NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The United States Postal Service says it may close a downtown New Orleans mail sorting center that employs 880 people.

The center is one of more than 250 mail processing facilities across the country the agency might close. The closings, and service changes, could save the post office as much as $3 billion annually and are part of an effort to reduce annual costs by $6.5 billion.

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UNIVERSITY

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Non-resident enrollment increases by 9 percent despite tuition hikes

Recruiters utilize personal touches Josh Naquin Staff Writer

Over the river and through the woods, to LSU they come.

Non-resident University students now make up nearly 19 percent of the total student body, a record high, according to the Office of Budget and Planning.

The out-of-state enrollment marks a 9 percent increase Who is from the University’s student LSU? population in A five-part 2000. series The data, looking which was reat the leased Thursday, University’s showed non-respopulation. ident enrollment has increased from 5,143 students last year to 5,397 for the fall 2011 semester.

Alden King, fashion merchandising freshman, said the University is appealing to students outside Louisiana for many reasons.

“LSU has a great spirit and friendly atmosphere,” King said.

“The LSU name has a good academic and social reputation.”

Jenna Schumann, LSU Liaison and fashion merchandising

senior, attributed the University’s should be comparable to that of success in enrolling out-of-state other Southern schools, and the students to reUniversity’s tuition cruiters taking rate is below avera more person- Non-resident population age. increases: al approach.

As for the gap “We as- • Fall 2010: 5,143 non-residents between in- and sign recruitout-of-state tuition, 23,628 residents ers to specific Kuhn said it’s a mat28,771 total states and areas • Fall 2011: 5,397 non-residents ter of tax revenue. so that students “State tax mon23,588 residents may form a reey should not go to 28,985 total lationship with pay for non-resident the recruiter,” tuition,” Kuhn said.

Schumann said.

Looking toward the future, Texas, Florida and Alabama Kuhn said he hopes state funding are among the states most repre- will stabilize so the University sented by University non-resident can re-invest some tuition money students, the data showed. into improvements.

But the non-resident Tiger Emily Witt, computer scipopulation is not the only thing ence sophomore, said the gap in growing. tuition price is unfair.

King, a Massachusetts resi“Anyone should be able to dent, said she was not happy come to LSU no matter where with the steady increase in non- they are from,” Witt said. resident tuition over the past few According to the Louisiana years. resident, students don’t get a betNon-resident tuition has in- ter education by paying more in creased more than $6,000 over tuition. the past five years, according to “Why should some students data from the Office of Budget pay $10,000 more for the same and Planning. education?” Witt said.

Bob Kuhn, associate vice King said the higher price tag chancellor of Budget and Plan- is still cheaper than a private inning, attributes the hike in tuition stitution. to the University’s budgetary “It all pays off in the end,” problems. she said.

Kuhn said students are having to pay more to make up for a decrease in state funding. In adContact Josh Naquin at dition, policies outlined in the LA jnaquin@lsureveille.com GRAD Act stipulate that tuition

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SG, Kaplan team up to offer free graduate school practice tests

Two GRE forms to be offered

or a computer-based test, just like the actual [computer-based] GRE format,” Hollins said.

Results will be available at the Kaplan Center on the first floor Paul Braun of the Student Union at 1 p.m. on Contributing Writer the same day of testing. They will also be available for pick-up at the Student Government is part- Kaplan Center the following week, nering with Kaplan Test Prep to of- Hollins said. fer free practice tests Saturday for Registration will be available all major graduate school admis- the morning of the event. Stusions exams. dents can pre-register for testing The event will be held in online at kaptest.com, by calling Coates Hall from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 1-800-KAP-TEST or by visiting p.m., and stuKaplan’s on-campus dents will have office. the opportu- Grad school practice tests: Ford urged stunity to take the • Who: open to public dents to register in GMAT, GRE, • What: Free GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT advance to ensure LSAT, MCAT and DAT practice tests testing material availand DAT tests, • When: Saturday, Sept. 17 ability. according to • Where: Coates Hall This program John Parker • How to register: At the event or was offered for the Ford, SG chief pre-register at the Kaplan Center first time at the Uniof staff. versity in fall 2010, on the first floor of the Student Two forms but only 91 students of the GRE will Union attended, Ford said. be offered at The program was the event, said Patrice Hollins, Ka- offered again for the spring 2011 plan’s LSU campus representative. semester, and student participation “Students can take a paper test rose approximately 40 percent,

according to Ford.

This semester, approximately 300 students have pre-registered, Hollins said.

Participation in the event is not limited to University students, Ford said.

“Anybody can participate: LSU students, Southern University students. If a 30 year-old guy decides he wants to go to grad school, he can come to the campus and take a practice test for free,” Ford said.

Contact Paul Braun at pbraun@lsureveille.com

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COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Entrepreneurs give business advice to students at 8th annual event Keynote speaker says to ‘be lucky’

Morgan Searles Staff Writer

After seven years of encouraging students and community members to achieve success, Louisiana Looking Up 2011 brought together well-known businessmen and women and aspiring entrepreneurs at the Lod Cook Alumni Center on Thursday.

The LSU Flores MBA Alumni Association - Louisiana Chapter and the E. J. Ourso College of Business hosted seven speakers and more than 200 attendees.

Under the annual theme “Celebration of Entrepreneurship in LouiBENJAMIN OLIVER HICKS / The Daily Reveille siana,” the event sought to accentu- David Steiner, President and CEO of Waste Management, gives business advice ate Louisiana’s positive business Thursday through the dichotomy of the Chinese symbol for “opportunity” and “threat.” news, serve as a venue to exchange business ideas and provide a premier people who we think will be interest“The first piece of career advice networking opportunity. ing to hear success stories from and I give, more than anything — be This year’s speakers and pan- who we want to get to know,” Ro- lucky, not good.” Steiner said. elists included drigue said. “These are Graves, who brought along Chancellor Midefinitely people who Cane, his restaurant’s namesake, deLooking Up 2011 chael Martin, have, for the most part, veloped his business plan in a Unispeakers and panelists: had life lessons along versity class. He said his president and success CEO of Waste • Chancellor Michael Martin the way that put them comes from the authenticity of the M a n a g e m e n t • David Steiner, Waste Management on the path to where food and his fanaticism to Raising David Steiner they are today.”

Cane’s work. president and CEO and Raising Eli Jones, dean of “We are a Louisiana success stoCane’s presi- • Todd Graves, Raising Cane’s the E. J. Ourso College ry,” Graves said. “We started at LSU. dent and founder president and founder of Business, presided Anything that has LSU, business and Todd Graves. as moderator for the entrepreneurship, we are happy to be • Patrick Mulhearn, Louisiana Each pre- Industry for Film and event. Jones welcomed a part of it. We hope to help people senter spoke for the attendees and em- pick up a few good points to be a about 20 min- Entertainment president phasized the far-reach- good business now and work to be a utes, followed • Matthew Saurage, president and ing effects of strong good business in the future.” by a question- CEO of Community Coffee Company businesses.

Rodrigue said students should and-answer ses- •Peter Stewart, president, CEO and Steiner, the key- take note of the yearly event and sion. note speaker, graduat- learn from the experiences of sucT i m o t h y co-founder of Trace Security ed from the University cessful business owners.

Rodrigue, assis- • Adam Knapp, president and CEO in 1982 with a degree “Students can learn that not evtant director for of Baton Rouge Area Chamber in accounting. He is erything you do will be successful,” Alumni and Exalso an inductee in the he said. “But it can get you a step ternal Relations E. J. Ourso College closer to where you want to be.” for the College of Business, said this Hall of Distinction. year’s speakers are an exceptional Steiner said he started Waste Contact Morgan Searles at group.

Management after turning down a “Speakers are a combination of position at Enron. msearles@lsureveille.com

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TECHNOLOGY

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Popular secret-spilling blog develops iPhone app Creator reflects on project’s beginning Morgan Searles Staff Writer

Between the blog, books, speaking events, art exhibitions and a host of social networking sites, readers might believe PostSecret has all its bases covered.

But a new portal has opened in the anonymous community.

With the release of an iPhone app, secret-readers and writers have a new platform for sharing the funny thoughts, dark confessions and sexual fantasies that have given the PostSecret website more than 470 million hits.

At $1.99, the PostSecret app

has become the No. 1 best selling app in America and Canada, with more than 200,000 secrets created and shared.

Frank Warren, curator and founder of PostSecret, said they decided to charge money for the app to avoid advertisements and to increase user value.

“Keeping the blog was free, but creating an app costs tens of thousands of dollars,” Warren said.

“We wanted people who use the app to feel like they’re invested in it, and we were afraid with a free app people would use it once or twice and then discard it.”

The app also includes the International Suicide Prevention Wiki, a comprehensive and current listing of suicide prevention hotlines and chat-lines. The ISP Wiki is available free to individuals and

organizations to incorporate into other apps.

In the six years of its existence, the PostSecret community has raised more than half a million dollars for suicide prevention.

Warren said when he began the project, he was a volunteer on HopeLine, a suicide-prevention program.

“I am so happy I’ve been able to WARREN lend the PostSecret name to suicide prevention,” he said. “I love seeing how we can bring these new technologies to bear on what I think is one the most critical problems of our time.”

PostSecret began in November 2004 when Warren invited people

in the Washington, D.C., area to anonymously mail him a secret on a postcard.

A self-proclaimed “accidental artist,” Warren said he sometimes asks himself why people feel comfortable mailing him their secrets.

“I have no training in anything I’m doing right now, like apps and books and speaking,” he said. “I ask, ‘Why me?’ because this is the kind of project anybody could have started. I’m just asking people to mail me secrets.”

Warren said the project resulted from a fascination with secrets and a desire to initiate community art.

“I think one reason I started the project was I had this super boring job,” he said. “So never underestimate the value of a boring job. It can really push you to do creative

stuff after work or on the weekends.”

With more than 500,000 secrets shared, the website has won several awards.

Warren said secret-sharing is an important part of being human, and his project just made it easier with the element of anonymity.

“We find courage to tell secrets to people we trust,” he said. “We turn parts of ourselves that we use as walls into bridges and discover the deepest part of humanity in ourselves that goes without being seen in our everyday lives.”

Contact Morgan Searles at msearles@lsureveille.com

FINANCE

Debt looms as number of students defaulting on loans increases Kate Mabry Staff Writer

With more students defaulting on their loans than ever before, many University students worry they may fall victim to debt after graduation.

According to the U.S. Department of Education’s website, the national student-loan cohort default rose from 7 to almost 9 percent since 2008, and in public institutions alone, the rate increased from 6 to 7 percent.

The Department of Education reported that as of Monday the percentages represent “borrowers whose first loan repayments came due between Oct. 1, 2008, and Sept.

30, 2009, and who defaulted before Sept. 30, 2010.” While more than 3.6 million students entered repayment between these times, more than 320,000 of them defaulted on their loans.

But this data does not include students who defaulted on their loans after the two-year period.

Emily Burris, coordinator at the University’s Student Financial Management Center, said she thinks students don’t recognize the amount of money needed to pay off the monthly note once they have finished college.

“My advice for students who take out student loans is first to make sure that you only take out what you need,” Burris said in an email to The Daily Reveille. “When using student loans, you need to be extremely conscious of how you are spending your money and ways you can save.”

Sarah Featherston, kinesiology freshman, said she was forced to take out a loan after tuition increases at the University.

“My mom is a single school teacher, and since TOPS didn’t cover all of my tuition, I took out a loan this semester,” she said.

Featherston said she’s not sure if she will have to continue to take out additional loans in the future.

“It’s scary being 18 or 19 and taking out your first loan,” she said.

“It makes you wonder if you’re going to be in debt for a while.”

Featherston received an unsubsidized government loan and must begin paying off her debt within six months after her graduation.

“If I can find a job after graduation, I think it won’t be a problem, but you never know,” she said.

Featherston said she worries about fellow students who are defaulting on loans.

“Not everyone is in a position to immediately pay their loans back,” she said. “LSU is also cutting back on the number of scholarships, and

it’s really deterring students from pay for the additional costs out of wanting to further his own pocket. In their education.” order to cope with National student-loan Chris Purcell, increased fees and cohort default: political science an inflexible loan, sophomore, said he Who: 3.6 million students whose Purcell said he was was also affected first loan repayments came left scraping the by the recent inbottom of the barrel crease in tuition, between Oct. 1, 2008 and Sept. to complete school. which couldn’t 30, 2009 and also defaulted “I had to take have come at a before Sept. 30, 2010. two on-campus worse time. jobs because this Purcell said What: Of those 3.6 million year my earnings he was unable to students, 320,000 defaulted from my summer receive a larger job won’t last all loan this year, and he was forced to the way until next summer,” he said.

Purcell said he hasn’t thought about how he will pay off his loans after graduation, but the number of students defaulting on their loans scares him.

“It shows how many [students] are having trouble finding jobs or are settling for unemployment,” he said.

Contact Kate Mabry at kmabry@lsureveille.com

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TRANSPORTATION

Friday, September 16, 2011

Organization works on initiative for off-campus night transit Kate Mabry Staff Writer

Disciples on Campus, a new University Christian student organization, is working on an initiative to develop off-campus nighttime transportation options in addition to the Tiger Trails night bus, but some say the plan is not feasible.

Niles Gillespie, mechanical engineering sophomore and member of Disciples on Campus, has been meeting with members of Student Government about the possibility of turning the idea into reality.

Gillespie said he came up with the idea one night while waiting for the night bus to pick him up on campus.

Gillespie said he spoke with SG representatives about the possible use of smaller transit options like golf carts or other electric street-legal vehicles, which would operate on and off campus.

Since the vehicles go 25 miles per hour, they would only be allowed to run on streets with speed limits of 35 mph or lower. Some of the areas

include Tigerland and apartment complexes near the intersection of Highland Road and Lee Drive, Gillespie said.

Gillespie said Disciples on Campus supports his plan to create the nighttime transit system, and the organization is working with him to make the initiative happen.

“They’ve really helped me out with trying to work out the plan,” he said. “I’ve been working with them on the legal stuff and getting ideas ready to present to officials.”

Mark Ackal, economics freshman, said he would be interested in additional nighttime transportation.

“I’m on campus at night a good bit,” he said. “It would actually be really helpful.”

But Aaron Wascom, electrical and computer engineering junior, said he would not use the off-campus nighttime transit system if it were installed.

“I don’t ride the bus,” he said.

“I take my car to campus. Even if I couldn’t take my car, I’d walk if I have to.”

While students are split on

STAFF

Bosnia native finds new home at LSU Laura Furr

Contributing Writer

Igor Matkovic came to the United States at the age of 20 without knowing a single word of English.

Today, he’s the evening shift custodian manager for the Office of Facility Services, a devoted football fan and the second recipient of Chancellor Michael Martin’s Service Spotlight award.

“When I first got here, I think I cried for almost a year,” Matkovic said. “I was 20, and I had just left all of my friends.

It was just one of those things where I thought, ‘Oh my God, where am I?’ If I didn’t start working at LSU, Matkovic I wouldn’t be as happy as I am today.”

Matkovic and his family came to Baton Rouge from Bosnia in 2000 to “start a better life.”

In 1991, Matkovic, his mother and his younger sister left home to live in refugee camps across their war-torn nation and ended up across the country from their father. When his parents were reunited two years later, Matkovic was sent to continue his education in Croatia and lived with priests and nuns for a year and a half.

Once Matkovic graduated from high school, the family decided to move to the U.S. “My parents still didn’t see a future for me and my sister [in Bosnia],” said Matkovic. “So we had to move.”

The family, originally assigned to move to Cleveland, Ohio, was

convinced to move to Baton Rouge by postcards of LSU’s campus sent by a family member.

Matkovic soon got a job at the University, working as a custodian.

He still remembers his first day on the job — Aug. 22, 2000.

“I will never forget a lady from human resources named Trina who was asking me all these questions,” Matkovic said. “The only thing I knew how to say was ‘thank you.’ I would just keep repeating myself.”

Matkovic said he began taking night classes with international students to learn English and his speech got better each day.

Today, Matkovic manages more than 80 custodians on the evening shift, going from building to building to make sure campus is ready for the next day.

He is known to have a personal relationship with each of his employees, meeting with each almost every day.

“People ask me, ‘How can you have people follow you?’” Matkovic said. “But I say, ‘They don’t follow me; they just trust me.’ I think the trust came with seeing me every day.”

Students may also have seen him driving around on a golf cart inspecting campus.

Matkovic said he loves helping students and interacts with them every day, giving directions and helping them with anything they may need.

“LSU changed my life,” Matkovic said. “If it was not for LSU, I don’t know where I would be.”

Contact Laura Furr at lfurr@lsureveille.com

whether the additional nighttime transportation is necessary, SG is unsure if the initiative is even obtainable.

SG President Cody Wells said the project is a good idea, but he doesn’t think it will be up and

running any time soon.

“We already offer a nighttime transportation system,” he said.

“Transit vans will go anywhere on campus and Tiger Trails also runs off campus at night.”

Gary Graham, director of the

Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation, said he has not received any information about the proposal yet.

Contact Kate Mabry at kmabry@lsureveille.com

Sports

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Muzzled

OBITUARY

Tigers sack Bulldogs four times in SEC opener; LSU adds 15 tackles for loss

Funeral for Belle to be held Saturday

Former Tiger died in car accident Staff Reports

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Mississippi State quarterback Chris Relf is tackled Thursday by several LSU defenders during the Tigers’ 19-6 victory against the Bulldogs in Starkville, Miss.

Mark Clements Sports Writer

Before Thursday night’s clash with Mississippi State, Bulldog coach Dan Mullen described the LSU defense as “big, fast, physical, strong and great.”

One can only imagine, as

Mullen walked off the field after a 19-6 defeat, his thoughts weren’t much different.

The tenacious Tiger front came up with 15 tackles for loss to go along with a season-high four sacks, totaling a loss of 85 yards.

“The defense needed to come and play the way they did,” said

LSU coach Les Miles. “They’re pushing that interior pocket and we rotate them in there to keep them fresh. It’s really fun to see.”

Leading the way for the Tigers was sophomore cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, who racked up 10 tackles, including one for a loss.

Coming into the game,

Mississippi State’s rushing offense was ranked No. 6 nationally with 321 rushing yards per game. The passing offense was ranked No. 32 nationally with 267 passing yards per game, which combined to give the Bulldogs the No. 5 offense in the nation.

DEFENSE, see page 11

Funeral services for former LSU outfielder Terry Belle will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Galilee Baptist Church in Shreveport.

Belle, 45, the twin brother of former LSU and Major League outfielder Albert “Joey” Belle, died Saturday in a car accident in Paradise Valley, Ariz.

The Shreveport native and former HuntingBelle ton High School athlete hit .276 with 13 doubles, 11 home runs and 65 RBIs in 135 games at LSU. Terry Belle earned three letters with the LSU baseball team and contributed to the Tigers’ first two College World Series teams in 1986 and 1987.

The Tigers finished fifth in the College World Series in 1986 and fourth the following year.

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SOCCER

LSU to host in-state rival McNeese Tigers look to continue threegame winning streak tonight Chris Abshire Sports Writer

The LSU soccer team continues its month-long homestand by hosting in-state rival McNeese State tonight at 7 p.m. in the renovated LSU Soccer Stadium.

The Tigers (3-3-1) are currently riding on a three-game unbeaten streak after going 2-0-1 last week and allowing just two goals in that stretch.

LSU played undefeated No. 18 Pepperdine to a 1-1 draw on Sunday and handed Oregon its first loss of the season, 1-0, in thrilling fashion Friday.

McNeese has won three of its last four matches, including a 2-0 victory at Louisiana-Lafayette on Sunday, and has posted shutouts in each of the victories.

LSU coach Brian Lee said the Cowgirls have

looked like the best mid-major squad in the state during their 4-4 start to the season.

“They’ve had some tough losses to Rice and Texas A&M, really challenged ‘[McNeese themselves with some good proLee said. “But they’ve is] a well- grams,” turned around and beaten [Louicoached siana] Lafayette and Louisiana Tech, who are some of the better team the area.” and solid teamsIninaddition to a matchup across the against Oklahoma on Monday, board.’ the McNeese match will be the Tigers’ final non-conference test Brian Lee before the team begins a rugged LSU soccer coach Southeastern Conference schedule.

The youthful LSU offensive attack has struggled mightily in the early portion of the season, accounting for only eight goals through seven games.

Lee said he is looking to see his team find the net more often against a McNeese defense that has OFFENSE, see page 11

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Taryne Boudreau (16) moves past the Oregon Ducks on Sept. 9 in the LSU Soccer Stadium. The Tigers won, 1-0, which gave the Ducks their first loss of the season.

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VOLLEYBALL

Season for fantasy Tigers begin SEC play at Ole Miss football in full swing Albert Burford

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LSU athletes say they don’t play Scott Branson

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The NFL season kicked off Sept. 8 with a disappointing loss for Saints fans, but for another breed of football fanatics, success or defeat wasn’t decided until the wee hours of Tuesday morning.

The final play of Monday Night Football means that fantasy football gurus can either admire their success or rebuild for next week.

Fantasy football is a competition in which particiLogan pants manage teams of NFL players in a quest to acquire more “points” than another person’s team.

Teams earn points based on the performance of the players on that team each week during the NFL season. Fantasy football is hard to ignore during the NFL season.

The topic permeates the sports world so much that even the mildest sports fan is subject to its inMinter fluence.

Mega sports news outlets spend hours a day talking about topics almost exclusively pertinent to fantasy football enthusiasts.

Networks such as ESPN and Yahoo.com employ analysts to work entirely in the realm of fantasy sports.

One would imagine that a college football player would be engrossed in fantasy football, but the general consensus among LSU football players is to the contrary.

“I don’t pay attention to it,” said sophomore wide receiver Kadron Boone. “I just watch a few teams play.”

Boone said fantasy football isn’t something he and his fellow LSU players talk about very much.

“I don’t really do the fantasy football thing,” said sophomore defensive tackle Bennie Logan.

“I just like a couple of teams.”

Sophomore linebacker Kevin Minter reflected a similar sentiment and said that during football season, he simply doesn’t have enough time to pay much attention Boone to fantasy football. However, Minter does know who he would draft first if he had the chance.

“I’m a big Michael Vick fan,” Minter said. “I wore number 7 in high school because he wears it.”

Vick, the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, passed for 187 yards, ran for 97 yards and had two touchdowns against the St. Louis Rams last weekend.

His performance rated among the top 10 quarterbacks in the NFL; Minter’s pick would have done him well.

Logan, after a brief explanation of the rules, said that he would select the Carolina Panthers’ first-year quarterback, Cam Newton.

“He’s something special,” Logan said. “He had a great season last year at Auburn, and he’s starting a great career now in the NFL.” Newton fared slightly better than Vick, ranking in the top three quarterbacks last week in a loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

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LSU volleyball dropped two matches last weekend to Western Kentucky and Xavier (Ohio), and the road won’t get any easier for the Tigers this weekend.

“We left too many easy plays and too many routine plays on the court,” said coach Fran Flory.

“When you do that against good teams, you’re going to get yourself in trouble, and we got ourselves in trouble.”

The Tigers (7-3) began last weekend with a 3-0 sweep of Wake Forest, but fell 3-2 to Xavier and 3-1 to Western Kentucky.

It was the first time LSU lost back-to-back games since 2008.

The Tigers kick off Southeastern Conference play at Ole Miss (44) tonight and at Alabama (6-4) on Sunday.

Flory said success this weekend depends on a good week of practice, which the Tigers had.

“They came in the gym very focused, very driven and had a great Monday practice, then followed it up Tuesday with a tough practice that was very focused on terminating plays and scoring points,” Flory said.

Flory said with tests beginning for students and a young team suffering two losses, the Tigers have had to pull through obstacles.

“The opportunity to bail right now is there for them, and they haven’t,” she said. “They’ve done a nice job of fighting through and preparing, so I’m proud of them for that.”

Junior outside hitter Madie

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LSU senior middle blocker Michele Williams (23) and freshmen outside hitter Helen Boyle (8) go up for the block against Miami on Aug. 27 in the PMAC.

Jones said the team has been watching extra film and taking extra reps all week to prepare for tonight’s match at Ole Miss. Jones put together a season-high 15 kills and a career-best seven blocks against Western Kentucky last weekend.

“We’ve been mentally preparing for the crowd at Ole Miss,” she said. “We weren’t prepared for that last year and we just showed up and they blew us out of the water, but we’re ready for it this year.”

Ole Miss is coming off a threewin weekend, with a strong showing from Amanda Philpott, who is the reigning SEC Offensive Player of the Week after a triple-double against Northwestern with 10 kills, 33 assists and 20 digs.

Ole Miss also features returning All-American Regina Thomas, who leads her team with 2.24 kills per set and is ranked third in the SEC with 1.17 blocks per set.

If the Tigers needed any extra

motivation to get off to a hot start in SEC play, last weekend did it.

“We had high expectations from the beginning and we still have them,” said freshman setter Malorie Pardo. “We know we can do these things and other people aren’t seeing that. We have to prove ourselves.”

Pardo said senior middle blocker Michele Williams and senior defensive specialist Lauren Waclawczyk have become leaders, and Flory added that sophomore defensive specialist Victoria Jacobsen has been keeping the team focused.

“When you talk about great teams, you talk about people who maybe aren’t on the court but are significant to the team,” Flory said.

“Those type of players are starting to emerge for us.”

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CROSS COUNTRY

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Tigers, Lady Tigers start season in Mississippi Both teams return varsity runners Andrew Chapple Sports Contributor

The football team isn’t the only Tiger squad at Mississippi State this week.

The LSU men’s and women’s cross country teams begin their season Saturday at the Mississippi State Invitational in Starkville, Miss.

The Tigers and Lady Tigers said they expect to have a stronger showing than last year’s ninth and 11th place respective finishes in the Southeastern Conference Championships.

The Tigers return four runners and the Lady Tigers return five runners who competed in the meet.

“We’re going to be able to surprise some people and do some good things,” said junior Roger Cooke.

“As a team, we have goals of winning our home meet and placing in the mid pack at SECs.” Cooke, a two-year letterman, posted a career-best 26:47.49 time in the 8000-meter run at last season’s 2010 Mississippi State invitational.

Sophomore Alden Heaphy and senior Cullen Doody also posted career bests of 26:27.55 and 26:26.18, respectively, at the same meet.

The Tigers also return senior Richard Chautin, their fastest runner in 2010, with a personal best of 24:41.13 for 8000 meters. Chautin finished 24th in the SEC championships and 31st in the NCAA South Central Regional qualifiers.

These four and redshirt freshman Bryan Mutell replace four-year lettermen Alan Sticker and Michael Florek as well as four others who graduated last year.

“Cullen has really stepped up in that leadership role,” Mutell said.

Mutell said three new runners have been impressive during practice and should make an impact.

“We lost two of our strong guys from last year, but I think we bring back a really good crew this year,” Cooke said. “It’s a team that can definitely live up to the standard of last year’s team and maybe excel it.”

Elliott said this team is a little deeper than last year’s squad and that a top-five SEC finish is possible.

Cooke said the team is running closer together in times, whereas in seasons past they were more spread out.

“We’re actually coming together as a team now,” Cooke said.

The Lady Tigers will run without one of last season’s fastest runners, senior Laura Carleton, who enrolled in the Flores MBA program this fall and will redshirt this season.

“I’m planning to run the LSU,

TENNIS

Skupski, Wolf lead teams into 2011-12 season Adrian Wintz Sports Contributor

The tennis season begins this weekend for the men’s and women’s teams, which both feature players ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles preseason polls.

Senior Neal Skupski and junior Olivier Borsos both ranked individually in the singles ITA preseason poll and together in the doubles preseason poll, lead the Tigers into the 2011-12 season, with their first stop at the USTA Futures Qualifying Tournament in Costa Mesa, Calif.

Skupski starts this season ranked No. 31 after racking up 15 wins last season, which included three against nationally ranked opponents. He was also a doubles All-American last season for the second time, becoming only the second male Tiger to achieve that feat. Skupski has garnered 53 career victories. Borsos claimed the No. 105 spot in the preseason rankings after recording 19 wins in the 2010-11 campaign, with three wins against ranked opponents.

“Fall tournaments are an opportunity to establish yourself nationally,” said men’s coach Jeff Brown.

The Tigers finished 5-6 in the Southeastern Conference and 12-14 overall last year. The season ended in a 4-0 loss to then-No. 9 Texas A&M in the NCAA Tournament.

But a new season brings new opportunities.

Senior Whitney Wolf leads

three other Lady Tigers into the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational in Midland, Texas, while four other Lady Tigers will play in the Gopher Invitational in Minneapolis.

“The girls have been working hard, and I am looking forward to seeing how they compete at the first tournament of the year,” said women’s assistant coach Lisa Jackson.

Wolf, who has 49 career victories, will join senior Olivia Howlett, sophomore Ariel Morton and sophomore Yvette Vlaar in Midland. Other schools represented in the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational include Missouri State University and University of Wisconsin.

Wolf’s doubles partner, junior Kaitlin Burns, will lead freshmen Rebecca Bodine and Paige Bahnsen and sophomore Hayley Everett into the Gopher Invitational. Other schools represented in Minneapolis this weekend include Texas Christian University, New Mexico State and Texas Tech.

Bodine, the nation’s No. 10 tennis recruit from Tarpon Springs, Fla., will suit up for LSU for the first time this weekend.

The Lady Tigers finished last season with an 11-13 record and a 5-6 record in SEC play. The season ended with a 4-3 loss to Kentucky in the SEC Tournament.

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The men’s cross country team runs during practice Monday evening at Highland Road Park. The men begin their season Saturday.

McNeese and hopefully Chile Pepper meets unattached,” Carleton said.

The Lady Tigers return former Nicholls State transfers, juniors Dakota and Brea Goodman, who ran personal bests of 18:45.96 and 18:47.90 for 5000-meters, respectively. Juniors Leigh-Ann Naccari and Laura Aleman and sophomore middle distance specialist Charlene Lipsey, who competed in last season’s SEC championships, also return.

They finished with 279 points counted against them in the SEC

championship, 28 points behind 10th-place finisher South Carolina.

“We were only about one or two consistent runners from having much better results than we did,” Elliott said.

The teams run in the Chile Pepper Festival on Oct. 15 before finishing with the SEC Championship on Oct. 31.

“Chile Pepper is the biggest meet we have,” Lipsey said. “It’s full of a lot of competition, so I’m really looking forward to that meet.”

If either team does

exceptionally well this year, they’ll compete in the NCAA South Central Regional on Nov. 12, attempting to qualify for the National Championships.

“You want all seven athletes to run well and run close together and your chances at beating another team are better,” Elliott said. “While they may have one or two better individuals, if you deal with it team wise you can still come out ahead.”

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Expansion construction under way at Alex Box Stadium Project to be done by start of season Alex Cassara Sports Contributor

The baseball stadium that packed in a total of 390,595 fans last season — the most for a collegiatelevel stadium in the nation — is getting even bigger.

Alex Box Stadium will have a slightly newer look this year with construction beginning on eight new suites and 48 new terrace seats.

The expansion will be located on the third level, next to the existing suites. LSU’s Athletic Department and the Tiger Athletic Foundation are collaborating on the project.

The additions bring the stadium’s suite total from 19 to 27 and

total capacity from 10,150 to 10,326. how much it’s going to add to the LSU has been the college baseball overall look of the stadium, as well attendance leader for each of the past as the atmosphere.”

16 seasons.

Mainieri said LSU basehe isn’t the only one ball coach Paul looking forward to Mainieri, who has the additions. headed the program “The only perfor five of those son that might be a campaigns, said little more excited he thinks the new than me would be suites will be the our right fielder, finishing touches because those adon a stadium he ditional suites will Paul Mainieri holds in high rehelp block the sun,” LSU baseball coach gard.

Mainieri said.

“I’ve always loved our ballThe construction is scheduled park,” Mainieri said. “I think it’s the to be completed in time for the 2012 best ball field in the country, but it season opener Feb. 17 against Air did have a little bit of an unfinished Force. look to it. … I think the finishing up on the suites, filling in those open Contact Alex Cassara at areas on each side is going to really add to it. I don’t think we’re aware acassara@lsureveille.com

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‘I don’t think we’re aware how much it’s going to add to the overall look of the stadium.’

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Eight suites along the first base line are under construction at Alex Box Stadium.

The total capacity of the stadium will increase from 10,150 to 10,326.

NFL

N.O. Saints working to keep Sproles heavily involved

The Associated Press

METAIRIE (AP) — Darren Sproles had a sense from the early days of training camp that the Saints’ offense would tap into his strengths as a small but speedy running back.

“When I got into practice and I started doing the stuff they wanted me to do, I was like, ‘Man, this is going to be a great spot for me,’” Sproles said Thursday. “It was fun, and when you’re having fun, that’s when you’re at your best, really.”

His stellar regular season

debut with New Orleans last week left little doubt about how well he’d fit in after he racked up 250 total yards against Green Bay. Now, however, the Saints may need just as impressive an encore performance this Sunday, when New Orleans plays its home opener against a Chicago Bears team that once again looks impressive on defense after its 30-12 dismantling of Atlanta last weekend.

Although the Saints did a lot of good things in their 42-34 loss to Green Bay, none of them will be

having much fun if they fall to 0-2.

Drew Brees sees no reason why Sproles won’t consistently give opponents fits. In fact, the mere mention of Sproles’ name caused the Saints quarterback to smile.

“I’m smiling because I know Sprolesie. I was in San Diego when we drafted him, I watched his career, so I know what this guy can do,” Brees said. “I was one of his biggest proponents to come here and be a part of this, because I think he fits in great with this offense. I see his role continuing to flourish in

this offense. Is he going to return a punt for a touchdown every week?

Maybe not, but gosh you feel like if you can get that guy in the open field, he makes it exciting. He gives defenses something to worry about.”

Sproles, who has been a special teams standout throughout his career with San Diego, once again

shined in that role when the Saints visited Green Bay. He had 92 yards on punt returns, including a 72-yard TD and 76 yards on kick returns.

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page 11 well as a group,” Lee said.

LSU is 7-1 all-time against been porous at times this fall. the Cowgirls and 3-0 under Lee “We’re hoping to see some — including a 9-1 goal advanimprovements on our finishing tage in the three meetings. percentage and continue to create Despite the lopsided history, some chances on goal,” Lee said. Lee said he doesn’t expect McOn the opposite end of the Neese to play tentatively on the field, the Tiger pitch. defense has been “They’re a dominant in rewell-coached cent weeks beteam and solid hind a stout back across the board,” line and senior he said. “We’re Mo Isom in goal. not anticipating Lee singled them packing out redshirt freshpeople around man defender the box or tryJodi Calloway as ing to make it a a key reason for defensive slowthe unit’s recent down. They’ll be success. aggressive since Calloway [McNeese State Brian Lee was named to the coach Scooter LSU soccer coach Soccer America Savoie] has confiWomen’s Nationdence in his playal Team of the Week and tabbed ers. They’re going to be excited as the SEC Defensive Player of to play us.” the Week for her play last week.

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‘We’re hoping to see some improvements on our finishing percentage and continue to create some chances on goal.’

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Mississippi State quarterback Chris Relf is tackled by LSU defenders Thursday during the Tigers’ 19-6 victory against the Bulldogs.

DEFENSE, from page 7

LSU held Mississippi State to 52 yards on the ground and 141 through the air.

“They got too many yards on one drive,” said sophomore defensive lineman Michael Brockers, who chalked up four tackles, three for a loss, and one sack. “We got very motivated. The whole defense turned it up and the defensive line especially.

Coach kept telling us we’ve got to get a stop and that’s what we did.”

The Bulldogs also came into the contest with the No. 13 scoring offense, averaging 46.5 points per game. LSU held them to six points.

“We were confident in our defense and we knew we could hold them to no scores,” said sophomore defensive end Barkevious Mingo.

“It was just going out and getting penetration and forcing bad throws and getting in the backfield. We try our best to be a pretty good defense and we don’t want [big numbers]

put up on us, and the defense responded.”

Mississippi State running back Vick Ballard, who entered the game as the Southeastern Conference’s leading rusher with 150.5 yards per game, could muster just 38 yards on the night.

Adding to the efforts of the front seven, junior cornerback Morris Claiborne snagged two interceptions, to which he credited the defensive line.

“I tip my hats off to those guys,” Claiborne said. “They come in each and every day ready to work.

They come to work and they make our job easier.”

Adding to Mississippi State’s troubles, junior right guard Tobias Smith went down early in the first quarter.

A quick shuffle on the Bulldog offensive line left freshman Dillon Day filling in at center – a move the Tigers used to their advantage.

“When you put a freshman in

the game they don’t know too many slides and when you get under these lights it’s a whole different game,” Brockers said. “When the freshman came in, I don’t want to say we exploited him, but we knew some things he didn’t know.”

LSU has now given up a total of 620 yards in their first three matchups, for an average of 206.67 yards per game.

And as the Tiger defense continues to turn heads across the nation, the defense said there’s a “special” feeling brewing in the air.

“We knew from the start of the season that something special was going on,” Brockers said. “We get in the locker room, we talk to each other and we know where everybody is at. I feel like there’s something very special going on with the defense.”

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and trust in the constitution, which has been largely desecration by your previous votes. So continue to vote based off of one point you can’t get over and I’ll see you in the food lines.”

-Anonymous “Ron Paul is the first candidate I have been enthusiastic about in my life time. Certainly, many of his policy proposals are sharp departures from what we have now. It is not unreasonable to approach proposals with long deltas with hesitancy, but long deltas doesn’t make them inherently bad.

Admittedly, his statements on evolution in that 2007 video shook me; in no small part because the tenants of Austrian economics seem so intertwined with evolution.

But, ultimately, how would his belief in this regard impact his policy decisions one bit? And considering

the magnitude of his correctness in areas that do matter; considering the sum total of all the other candidates, his unfortunate position on evolution barely registers.

I guess I’m left thinking this post is disingenuous; rather than being an honest exploration of your thoughts on Ron Paul, it is really just an attempt to disparage him.

You never really seriously considered not voting for Obama.”

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THE C-SECTION

‘Free football ticket with $50 pen’ an illegal scalping tactic Scalping student football tickets has been an ongoing occurrence with University students for years.

And why wouldn’t it be?

It provides an easy way for students to capitalize on the opportunity to buy cheap tickets to football games.

And since not everyone gets tickets, some students who want them will pay outrageous prices to attend. I’ve witnessed this numerous times throughout my career at the University. And with the new school year, the scalp-a-thon has begun again. In fact, I was confronted by it last week while attempting to find a ticket for a friend to attend the Northwestern State game.

Just to get it out of the way, last year I was caught scalping a ticket to the Alabama game, so I know the consequences, and I clearly wasn’t going to pay more than $12, the price of each ticket sold to students.

I came across numerous people asking for up to $50 outright for their tickets. But there were other kinds of offers. I found many proposing to sell me a sleek LSU ink pen or a rare pencil eraser for $50.

They also came with a free football ticket.

In the 2006 Louisiana Criminal Code, RS 4:1 states that it is illegal to sell a ticket for more than its face value, which seems to give a vague validity to this loophole since it’s a pen, not a ticket, that’s being sold.

But thinking back to my experience when I was caught scalping, I actually asked somebody in Student

Advocacy and Accountability about this “loophole.” The representative said it was still equivalent to blatantly selling an overpriced ticket.

I just assumed it was a lie.

But with the 2011 football season starting, I witnessed the “expensive-ashell ink pen trick” again, so I figured Chris Grillot I should investiColumnist gate further.

I contacted a few people, asking each of them if it’s “illegal to sell an ink pen for $100 with a free football ticket worth $12” — I’ll refer to this as the “loophole” for the rest of the column.

What I’ve found is not what I had expected.

First, I looked to Brian Broussard, the assistant athletic director of ticket operations. In an e-mail, he simply told me that there was no loophole — that was that. I also figured he was lying, assuming he has a bias because of his position.

Next I went to Jennie Stewart, assistant director of Student Advocacy and Accountability, asking her the same question.

“There is no legal loophole,” Stewart said. “The primary reason [of selling a $100 pen with a free ticket] would be to sell the ticket” because the market value of the goods being sold is not equivalent.

She explained to me that Student Advocacy and Accountability

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treats violators using the “loophole” the same as any other ticket scalpers.

At this point, I had found the answer: It’s not OK in the University’s eyes to sell your pen (or other cheap object) for more than $12 with a free football ticket.

The University not only frowns upon it, but there can be consequences from Student Advocacy and Accountability.

But being the inquisitor I am, I decided to look to the legal eagles to find out if you are actually breaking state law by loopholing your ticket.

I contacted prominent Baton Rouge attorney Nathan Fisher.

He explained to me that since selling a ticket for more than face value is illegal, using the

“loophole” is simply “a ruse and is still illegal.”

So there you have it — there is no loophole and we shouldn’t try to find one.

All laws can be interpreted differently, but students shouldn’t try to find ways around this one. The University doesn’t want you to do it and doesn’t tolerate it if they catch you — you get community service, put on disciplinary probation and have to attend an ethical decisionmaking meeting.

Trust me, it’s not worth it.

The University gives its students the privilege to purchase student tickets for $12 a piece, totaling $72 for six home games.

The cheapest general-admission tickets are $40 for non-SEC

teams and $70 for premier SEC games. Tell me you’re not getting a good deal.

Just because you get a sweet deal on tickets doesn’t mean you should rip off your classmates by trying to be a smartass and using the nonexistent “loophole.” Just go the games — they provide much more fun than you’ll get anywhere else for $12.

Chris Grillot is a 20-year-old English and mass communication junior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter at @TDR_cgrillot.

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Patriot Act used to search everyone except terrorists

The Patriot Act — a terrorist’s such as the sneak and peak, the act worst nightmare. of obtaining a warrant and searchOh yes, ladies and gentlemen, ing the residence of a target withthe Patriot Act will make com- out notifying the target at all. mitting an act of terrorism in the Between 2006 and 2009, United States nearly impossible. there were 1,755 Why, you ask? Because govern“delayed-notice ment agencies are able to violate search warrants individual liberties easier than ever issued under the before. Goodbye, privacy. But who expanded powcares? Every time I take a dump, I ers of the Patriot announce it to the world via FaceAct,” according book. to the report. Of “The [Patriot] Act made it Parker Cramer those, 1,618 were easier to wiretap American citizens issued for drugs, Columnist suspected of cooperating with ter122 for fraud and rorism, to snoop through business a mere 15 were issued for suspectrecords without notification and to ed terrorists. Not quite what the execute search warrants without bill’s authors intended. immediately informing their tarThe Patriot Act isn’t really a gets,” according to a report by New partisan issue, to be honest. While York Magazine. it was enacted under President The article elaborates further, Bush after 9/11 and once renewed describing the privileges awarded by Bush in 2005, it was also reto government agencies dealing newed by President Obama in with domestic affairs as originally 2010. It seems even the party that reserved for special forces teams supports individual freedoms such and CIA agents internationally, as same-sex marriage and abortion

rights seem to lose interest when it comes to phone tapping and questionable search and seizure.

People will argue that if you have nothing to hide then you have nothing to fear from the Patriot Act. Only criminals and terrorists are afraid of the Patriot Act. However, I firmly believe that everyone out there has things he or she would rather not be made public, regardless of their legality.

My fear is that this will influence future elections. Clearly, the people in charge have showed us they have no interest in sticking to the original purpose of the bill.

They’ll use it to gather dirt on anybody they can.

Having the ability to search through computer files, Internet search history, phone history or personal residence of a campaigning politician and then publicizing the findings can ruin a campaign. A large number of politicians in Washington are men, and what do men like? Women and

pornography. Don’t believe me?

Bill Clinton, Anthony Weiner, Eliot Spitzer, David Vitter. Need I say more?

You show me a male politician who claims to have never looked at porn, and I’ll show you a liar. To be honest, I’d rather anybody service himself privately to pornography than cheat on his significant other, but the general public will disagree. The masses, as always, will claim to be as pious and holy as Christ himself and go about crucifying the alleged muddler of family values.

Once it’s publicized, proving that any politician watched porn, made questionable financial decisions or Facebook-stalked a college ex can be portrayed as that person having questionable morals, despite the frequency that these activities occur amongst the general public.

I see another Watergate scandal on the horizon, except this time it won’t be illegal. All they have to

say is they had probable cause to search an individual and somehow the seized information was leaked.

Oops. Bye bye credibility, bye bye campaign. The dirtier will stay in office while the slightly less dirty will be kicked to the curb. America the beautiful.

My point is, just because the majority of us don’t have anything illegal to hide from The Man, doesn’t mean that we want all of our personal vices and virtues out there competing for the highest bidder. Nobody is as holy as he or she seems.

Parker Cramer is a 20-year-old political science junior from Houston, Texas. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_pcramer.

Contact Parker Cramer at pcramer@lsureveille.com

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La. needs professional film schools, not just tax incentives Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden announced Thursday that production on the second season of the A&E series “Breakout Kings” will relocate to Baton Rouge, remarking that the Red Stick is “rapidly gaining a reputation as the Hollywood of the South.”

Cut. The Hollywood of the South?

It’s not that the comparison is entirely inaccurate. Louisiana ­­ surpassed Los Angeles in film production in 2010, according to the New Orleans Office of Film & Video. It’s that it ignores one of Tinseltown’s most prominent features.

Film schools.

Whereas the Los Angeles

filmmaking community enjoys the resources of world-renowned film and theater programs — UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television and USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, for example — there’s nothing of the sort in Baton Rouge.

Instead, the University offers a Redbox machine in the Student Union and an undergraduate minor in film and media arts (FMA).

(FML).

A minor? Even the University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers a moving image arts major.

But even as LSU’s FMA program expands to include a major beginning fall 2012, University and LSU System administrators still

have it backwards. Literally. Louisiana’s flagship institution ought to have a graduate course of study and a professional school, not an FMA program, but an MFA program — one that confers Master of Fine Arts degrees Phil Sweeney in film and theater.

Columnist For University alumna Lisa Kirchner, graduate student at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, “Louisiana is continuing to grow as a mecca for film and television” because of the tax incentives it offers prospective film productions.

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These currently include a 30 percent transferable incentive for total in-state expenditures related to the production of a motion picture and a 5 percent labor incentive to hire Louisiana residents.

According to a report issued by the state, every $1 of tax credits issued generates a total economic output of $5.71 for film production, which “presents something of a positive anomaly,” in comparison with national trends for such incentives in other states.

But the report is particularly mum on how the incentives have impacted local talent.

Kasey Emas, actress, model and English senior, said LSU students are “definitely talented” but “don’t have a chance to showcase their talent.” In spite of the 5 percent labor incentive — and maybe just because of its meagerness — Emas relates that many of the productions she’s been involved in, including “Twilight: Breaking Dawn” and “21 Jump Street,” hire almost exclusively from states like Los Angeles and New York, not Louisiana.

That, in turn, is a negative anomaly.

“The problem,” she said, “is that we don’t have many legitimate film programs in Louisiana.”

While the tax incentives have resulted in the meteoric rise of the state’s film industry, Kirchner is doubtful about that trend’s continuation without the LSU System’s commitment to “home-grown” talent.

“Louisiana is not producing its own talent to help contribute to its growth,” she said. “California has its George Lucases and Stephen Spielbergs, and New York its Martin Scorseses and Spike Lees, but who

does Louisiana really have?”

She cites LSU screenwriter-inresidence and almnus Zack Godshall, for one, as an example of Louisiana’s unique filmmaking talent. “Lord Byron,” Godshall’s most recent offering, premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, where Paste Magazine film editor Michael Dunaway remarked that in spite of a sparse budget and a modest production value, “its charms [were] considerable” — which is an ironically apt description of Louisiana, as well, where “Lord Byron” was produced.

Godshall, an alumnus of UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film and Television, decided to pursue his filmmaking career in Louisiana, and I’ll venture that such a decision had nothing to do with tax incentives.

“There truly is no other place like Louisiana,” explained Kirchner, “and that’s what makes this state so unique, and that’s what’s going to draw filmmakers to it.”

Forget that last part, though.

Louisiana doesn’t need to attract any more filmmakers — they’re right at home, already.

Unless, like Kirchner and a number of LSU alumni interested in the film industry, they’ve already left.

Lights. Camera. Stupefaction.

Phil Sweeney is a 25-year-old English senior from New Orleans.

Follow him on Twitter @TDR_PhilSweeney.

Contact Phil Sweeney at psweeney@lsureveille.com

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Friday, September 16, 2011 BLOOD DRIVE, from page 1

“By all medical standards, I should be dead,” Bitton said. “The first responders at Baton Rouge General [Medical Center] kept me alive.”

Bitton said the paramedics who brought him to the hospital were integral in controlling his blood loss.

“Whenever there is an emergency, you can always count on them to be there,” he said.

The goals for the drive are to show support and gratitude for Baton Rouge’s first responders and to find as many blood donors as possible. “[Blood] could save a life down the road,” Bitton said.

During Bitton’s recovery, LifeShare Blood Centers held a blood drive for him at Chelsea’s Cafe, which is why he decided to use LifeShare and Chelsea’s to host this one.

The blood drive will include music by Bryce Cain and Friends and face-painting. The University’s cycling team and Triathalon Club will volunteer at the drive.

Courtney Lang, president of the Triathlon Club, said she knows several cyclists who have been hit by vehicles, and first responders deserve recognition for treating them.

She said Bitton’s comeback is inspiring.

“I’ve been around Mike before, during and after his accident,” she said. “The comeback he made is just incredible.”

Bitton called his recovery slow, but said he is progressing more quickly than expected thanks to his physical trainer, Gloria Wall. He is riding bikes again and training for an Ironman triathlon.

Contact Andrea Gallo at agallo@lsureveille.com

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news release. “We are looking to build on that same type of success with our first television series.”

Producer Garry Brown said filming crews will be busy until the season finishes shooting in mid-February.

“We’ll be shooting in the downtown area. We’ll be shooting in the outskirts of Baton Rouge.

We’ll be shooting all the way up

MSU, from page 1 into a hostile Southeastern Conference environment for the first time.

“There’s pressure, but as a kicker, you have to block that out,” Alleman said. “Just going out there and doing my job for the team is what I’m here to do.”

Despite the offense’s inability to find pay dirt, Lee still put on a solid passing display, completing 21 of his 27 pass attempts for 213 yards. That performance marked the first time a LSU quarterback threw for more than 200 yards since Jordan Jefferson threw for 254 yards against Ole Miss last season.

Lee’s lone interception came early in the fourth quarter, but the Tigers had already built a 10-point lead.

“Over the last few years, I feel like I’ve become a more mature player,” Lee said. “I’m just trying to play smart and play confident.”

Lee turned to two familiar targets throughout the game – Randle and freshman wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. Randle reeled in six catches for 98 yards and a touchdown, while Beckham had a career-high 61 receiving yards on eight receptions.

to Angola on a regular basis,” Brown said. “The show is based in New York, and we plan to use the city of Baton Rouge in the most efficient ways that we possibly can.”

Brown emphasized the diversity of the Baton Rouge landscape, saying it was a major factor in the decision to shoot the second season in the capital city.

“What we liked so much about the area is that there’s not

“Hopefully he won’t be happy with what few catches he had,” Miles said. “Hopefully this will be a start. I felt like he comes from the style of family that will enable him to come to college and need and want to make plays as a freshman.”

With the focus entering the game on which team’s potent rushing attack would control the game, LSU dominated. The Tigers’ defense held senior quarterback Chris Relf and senior running back Vick Ballard – who combined to run for 458 yards entering Thursday’s game – to just 48 yards on 26 attempts.

“I felt like the intensity of the defense was strong, and that ended up being the tale of the day,” Miles said.

Sophomore running back Spencer Ware continued to build on the solid start to his season, totaling 107 yards on the ground for an average of almost five yards per carry.

Sophomore running back Michael Ford also contributed 50 rushing yards on 13 carries.

“It took us a long time, but there was a time there late in the game where we felt like their defense was tired and breathing hard,” Ware said. “We were on the field a lot late in the game, and we used

page 15 only a downtown area, there are layers of rural and suburban areas beyond the downtown, which gives us a wide variety of looks,” Brown said. “One of the big deciding factors in coming here is the versatility of the locations and the aesthetic value that Baton Rouge offers.”

Brown said the show employs a full production staff.

Mitchell-Smith added that if residents wish to be a part of the crew,

they may submit their résumés.

The first season of “Breakout Kings” was filmed in Toronto.

The show airs on A&E, channel 39 locally, and the second season will premiere in 2012.

Contact Joey Groner at jgroner@lsureveille.com

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LSU senior quarterback Jarrett Lee calls for the ball Thursday during the Tigers’ 19-6 victory against Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss.

that to just run and run and grind the end of the game out. That’s our goal every week.”

Mississippi State trailed by 10 points with about six minutes remaining in the game, hoping for a drive that would bring the Bulldogs within shouting distance. But junior cornerback Morris Claiborne picked off his second pass of the game, guaranteeing the LSU victory.

Claiborne picked off Relf early in the third quarter for his first interception of the season.

“Mo has made those plays in front of us for as long as I can tell you,” Miles said. “Nothing surprises me with Mo Claiborne. He’s that kind of player.”

Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com

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