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Heisman Hype Businesses, students rally for Patrick Peterson to win Heisman Trophy
Catherine Threlkeld Staff Writer
The LSU campus has been abuzz with the prospect of having a second Heisman Trophy winner from the University. After a school record-setting 257 all-purpose yards in LSU’s football opener Sept. 4 against North Carolina, junior cornerback Patrick Peterson entered into conversation as a Heisman hopeful. “I don’t know the validity, honestly, of making a guy a Heisman Trophy candidate because that’s something that happens over the course of time,” said LSU coach Les Miles after the UNC game. “I would say, very honestly, that he had the kind of night tonight, on a national level, which would put him in line for any national award, including the very highest.” Peterson struck the famous Heisman pose in the end PETERSON, see page 15
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[Above] A student holds a cutout of Patrick Peterson doing the Heisman Trophy pose Saturday before the Tennessee game. [Right] A sign in front of Ninfa’s Mexican Restaurant on Constitution Avenue supports Peterson for the Heisman Trophy.
Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010
CRIME
Student arrested for rape, false ID Sarah Eddington Staff Writer
A University student was arrested Friday for rape and possession of fraudulent identification, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained from the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. An unnamed witness called the sheriff’s office Friday night after he saw Austin Lawley, 19, of West Laville Hall, committing what he believed to be a rape outside the witness’ East Baton Rouge apartment, the affidavit said. The witness reported seeing Lawley, who was partially nude, having oral sex with a partially naked woman on the hood of a black car. The witness said the unidentified female appeared to be in a stupor, the affidavit said. The witness said Lawley then moved the victim onto the ground and began to have vaginal intercourse with her while she appeared to be unconscious, the affidavit said. When the witness approached Lawley to ask him what was going on, Lawley said he was trying to ASSAULT, see page 15
FACULTY SENATE
Senator, provost urge campus involvement with lawmakers Property-naming policy revised Frederick Holl Staff Writer
Sen. Dan Claitor, R-Baton Rouge, and University Provost Jack Hamilton urged the campus community’s involvement in the budget crisis in the State Legislature at the Faculty Senate meeting Monday. Claitor told the assembled faculty senators he’s sympathetic to the budget crisis, but other members of the legislature and the
governor don’t have the state’s flagship university high on their list of priorities. “They have folks out there in the hither lands that don’t view LSU the same way you and I do,” Claitor said. But the University is important to the entire state, and it’s up to the University community to get that across, Claitor said. “The [state legislator] that says, ‘I ain’t got no LSU where I come from,’ needs to understand that LSU is important where he comes from,” Claitor said. Claitor said it’s time to stop arguing and start figuring out a way to get the attention
of legislators. “It’s not about who bleeds the most deep hue of purple, it’s about what we can do,” Claitor said. Claitor, who is an interim member of the Senate Finance Committee, also criticized the Jindal administration for not having a plan to help higher education at a committee meeting last week. “What was the Jindal administration’s plan for higher education and especially LSU, and what were we told? Zero,” Claitor said. But as the Jindal administration figures out a way to help the state’s universities, Claitor said BUDGET CUTS, see page 15
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Sen. Dan Claitor, R-Baton Rouge, speaks Monday to members of the Faculty Senate in the Student Union. Claitor said budget cuts are not the state government’s priority.
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Nation & World
Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010
INTERNATIONAL
NATIONAL
STATE/LOCAL
U.S. missile strike kills five German militants in Pakistan on Monday
Man plans 300-mile Harley ride to Ohio without using hands
Lawsuit claims $200M owed to state’s ‘rainy day’ fund
Contractor: BP interfered with critical efforts to stop spill
BERLIN (AP) — An American missile strike killed five German militants Monday in the rugged Pakistan border area where a cell of Germans and Britons at the heart of the U.S. terror alert for Europe — a plot U.S. officials link to alQaida leader Osama bin Laden — were believed in hiding.
ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) — A man plans to ride his Harley-Davidson about 300 miles from the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan to the Ohio border without using his hands to steer to raise money for Parkinson’s disease research. Phil Comar of Adrian told The Daily Telegram that the Sunday ride is in memory of his father, Robert, who died in 2008. He wants to raise $3,000 with the ride for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
(AP) — A lawsuit filed Monday challenges the way state lawmakers balanced last year’s budget with $200 million from Louisiana’s “rainy day” fund and seeks a repayment that could damage this year’s budget. Former state Rep. Ron Gomez of Lafayette is one of two plaintiffs on the lawsuit, which claims legislators violated the state constitution by not refilling the rainy day fund after using it to help close a deficit in the fiscal year that ended June 30. The repayment issue was at the heart of a dispute between House and Senate leaders in budget negotiations in the last legislative session. Senate leaders won the debate, arguing that a 2009 statutory change doesn’t require the rainy day money to be repaid for years, and a majority of House members and Gov. Bobby Jindal went along with that interpretation.
METAIRIE, (AP) — BP interfered with critical efforts to lower an undersea robot to try to close the device that failed to stop the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill because of concerns over heat buildup from the burning rig, a salvage firm executive said Monday. The company countered that it was trying to keep workers safe.
Bolivian president knees political opponent during soccer match
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — President Evo Morales kneed an opposing player in the groin during a soccer match against a team of political rivals after an apparent hard foul by the opponent, images of the altercation broadcast Monday show. In video aired by local stations and posted to YouTube, the player is seen collapsing to the ground after Morales walks up to him and knees him during Sunday’s game against a team led by La Paz Mayor Luis Revilla.
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A final identification won’t be made until after an autopsy, but the remains are believed to be that of a female with the same build as Pat O’Hagan, police said Monday. The bird hunters found the body Sunday in Wheelock, about 10 miles from O’Hagan’s home in Sheffield, police said. Police suspect the person was the victim of foul play. Deer’s house romp ended by homeowner’s gunshots CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) — A deer that crashed through a window and romped around a house in East Tennessee left a family with thousands of dollars in damages and a mess that included blood stains from the homeowner shooting the animal. David and Cheri Ellis told the Cleveland Daily Banner that their daughters had gone upstairs to their bedroom when a six-point buck jumped through a window Wednesday night at the house they are remodeling in north Bradley County.
Jindal assists Republican Party fundraising in Atlanta (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal is helping the Georgia Republican Party raise money. Jindal’s office announced the trip Monday, saying the governor would travel to Atlanta for a Monday evening fundraiser and would return the same night. The governor has picked up his out-of-state travel schedule in recent weeks after months of staying homebound to cope with the Gulf oil spill.
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EDUCATION
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ELECTIONS
Political activity on game days restricted by University policy Promos limited to persons, cars Catherine Threlkeld photo courtesy of THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks June 28 to high school librarians.
Secretary of Education discusses college prices Matthew Albright Staff Writer
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan emphasized the policies the Obama administration has implemented to help higher education while calling students and state governments to action during a conference call Monday with college journalists. Duncan said all the administration’s policies are centered around the president’s plan for the U.S. to have the highest proportion of college graduates by the year 2020. Duncan said the U.S. currently ranks ninth. “A generation ago, we were No. 1. Now we’re No. 9. That’s a sad state of affairs,” he said. Duncan said the president’s plan was “the north star of all our efforts.” When asked about what the administration could do for higher education institutions suffering from huge state budget shortfalls — like those in Louisiana — Duncan said he “didn’t know how much he could do” to affect state policy. “It’s interesting to me that taxpayers don’t challenge money going to prisons, but they challenge every little dollar for higher education,” he said. “We have an election coming up. You students need to get out and get involved.” Duncan said step one of achieving the president’s goal is to make higher education
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more affordable. Duncan emphasized the administration’s revamp of the federal Pell Grant program, increasing funding and putting the program directly under the federal government. He also emphasized the administration’s passage of a law that caps loan payments at 15 percent of a student’s discretionary income. That law also forgives the remaining debt held by students who go into public service for 10 years. Students who don’t go into public service will see their debts forgiven after 25 years. Duncan also emphasized filling the many scholarships that students miss. “We know that there are currently many scholarships that go unused or unfilled,” he said. He pointed to the administration’s streamlining of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the paperwork necessary to apply for government scholarships. Contact Matthew Albright at malbright@lsureveille.com
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Political activity on campus is ramping up amid election season, and tailgating is no exception. But the University has a policy against political signage on game days, which prohibits political materials from being attached to “trees, light standards, buildings, erected upon the grounds or otherwise affixed to University property.” The University prohibits certain political activity to “not allow itself to be perceived as endorsing a political candidate or issue,” according to the policy. “Signs will be permitted on vehicles traveling to the game and parking,” the policy states. “Handheld signs may not be affixed to sticks or poles.” Sgt. Blake Tabor, LSU Police Department spokesman, said political signage is a minor problem on game days. He said LSUPD has only had to deal with close to five cases in three years, and situations haven’t escalated beyond a verbal warning. Tabor said all political tailgates must receive approval from the Office of Finance and Administrative Services to hand out material. “We have a very stiff policy on that sort of thing,” Tabor said. “They’re not allowed to try and sway anybody’s votes.” He said as long as political tailgates aren’t handing out literature or food, they can express their political views.
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“Printed materials may not be Republicans and College Demohawked or forced into the hands crats are allowed to have political of persons nor tables set up. may they be If approved, lodistributed by cations for passing placement upon out political literature automobiles are limited to west parked on Uniof Nicholson Drive, versity propnorth of North Staerty,” the Unidium Road, east of versity’s policy Lockett Hall, east of Sgt. Blake Tabor says. the front of Hatcher, LSU Police Dept. spokesman Despite the Hodges and Johnston policy, several Halls, the Chemical tailgates sported signs for candi- Engineering Building and West dates like lieutenant governor can- Campus Drive and south of South didate Jay Dardenne and incumbent Stadium Parking Lot. U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-LA. Ashley Territo, assistant to the vice chancellor for finance and Contact Catherine Threlkeld at administrative services, said stucthrelkeld@lsureveille.com dent political groups like College
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BUSINESS
CULTURE
Hispanic Showcase starts at 11 a.m.
Six University alumni run advertising agency
Red Six Media born from capstone class Frederick Holl Staff Writer
Red Six Media is operated out of the University’s business incubator — a program of the Louisiana Business and Technology Center that helps small businesses get started — by six University alumni. And they have a mission: to take a company, brand it and make it more than just a company. They accomplish this across all platforms and in every detail, from advertising to logo creation to social media integration and graphic design. They’ve worked with organizations like Counter Culture, Electronic Arts and the
United Way. The idea was born when five of the six members were in an advertising capstone class together where they crafted an advertising campaign and participated in a national competition. “This group was one of the more close-knit groups I’ve ever taught,” said former instructor of the class Lance Porter, mass communication professor. Kristen Morrison, account executive at Red Six, said she was trying to decide between job offers when she realized the team had an opportunity most recent grads don’t even think about. So she gathered the team, and they took Porter out to The Chimes. After a discussion over dinner, Red Six was formed. In addition to the other members of the capstone group – Matt
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Trey Bartsch, Red Six Media creative director, works on an advertisement for a client.
Dardenne, Joe Martin, James Spencer and Trey Bartsch – Kristen brought in her twin sister Kayla to handle the business side of the operation. “I was sitting there wondering, ‘Why are these guys getting jobs or going to [grad school] when they’re already so [accomplished]?’” Kristen Morrison said. They found their space in the LBTC’s business incubator and began the process of narrowing down their business plan. “It’s a combination of figuring out where the need is, where the money is and what is fun,” Morrison said. They became a full-service ad agency and say getting respect around Baton Rouge hasn’t been a problem, despite their age and small size. “We do things our way,” Dardenne said. “It’s become a good thing. A lot of people embrace us because of it.” Morrison said when she was having trouble garnering respect at a local chamber meeting, she decided to get creative at the next
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“I wore pajama pants and spilled Coke on my white shirt, and I stood on a chair and told them, ‘Unfortunately, people do judge books by their cover. You’re judging me. If your [advertising] is bad, people aren’t going to buy your product,’” Morrison said. Red Six is perfectly situated near the University, Morrison said. “We are surrounded by businesses that cater to LSU. Who better than six people who just graduated from LSU to sell your product to students?” Morrison said. Now Red Six has earned the attention and business of the Baton Rouge business community. “I’m really proud of them and what they’ve accomplished,” Porter said. “If you had asked local professionals if they would have been able to achieve the kind of success they have I think you would’ve gotten a lot of doubters.”
Contact Frederick Holl at fholl@lsureveille.com
Contributing Writer
University multicultural groups are gathering throughout the month to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of Hispanic Americans. The Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Hispanic Student Cultural Society and Phi Iota Alpha Latin Fraternity hosted an immigration forum last night to discuss immigration laws and their effects on students. A panel of specialists from the community gathered to discuss the new immigration laws as well as the controversial situation in Arizona that has led to racial profiling there. The third annual Hispanic Cultural showcase will be held today in Free Speech Plaza from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Phi Iota Alpha fraternity and the Hispanic Student Cultural Society will host a FIFA soccer tournament Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Live Oak Lounge of the Student Union, according to a press release from the University. The first-place winners from each tournament will win a copy of the new FIFA 11 video game. Friends of Spanish Studies, the Spanish Club, The Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, the Spanish Resource Center of the Embassy of Spain and the Latin American Student Association are hosting a film series called “Migration Currents in the Spanish-Speaking World.” The next film in the series, “Flores de Otro Mundo,” or “Flowers from Another World,” will be shown Thursday at 6:15 p.m. in 234 Prescott Hall. Other viewings of these films will be Oct. 20, Nov. 4 and Nov. 17. LSU Dining will end National Hispanic Heritage Month with Hispanic-themed dinners Oct. 13 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in The 5 and 459 Commons. The dining halls will be decorated in a Hispanic theme with authentic Hispanic food and music.
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EDUCATION
Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010
RESEARCH
Professors conduct disaster response research Obama training pledges aid Resources, top priority list to 2-year HOT DOGS colleges Parker Cramer
Contributing Writer
Matthew Albright Staff Writer
President Barack Obama announced Monday his “Skills for America’s Future” initiative, aimed at increasing cohesion between community colleges and industry partners, at a meeting of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board. The initiative will use $2 billion over four years pulled from the controversial Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act that dominated headlines earlier this year. The plan will create private partnerships and training programs in community colleges nationwide. “Unfortunately, because of the burden the recession has placed on state and local budgets, community colleges have been forced to cap enrollments and scrap courses,” Obama said, according to a news release. “Not only is that not right — I think it’s not smart.” Obama also announced several large corporations that would be participating in the program, including McDonald’s, Gap Inc., Accenture and ‘We need United Techto be doing nologies. The promore ... to gram will also equip our encourage deof workers velopment online courses. with the The new initiative is part skills and of Obama’s training goal of 5 milthey need.’ lion more community college Barack Obama graduates and certificates by President 2020. The president also publicized the White House Summit on Community Colleges, which will be hosted today by Second Lady Jill Biden. Biden has worked in community colleges for 17 years. That meeting will bring together community college leaders from across the country to discuss challenges facing the industry. “We need to be doing more, not less, to equip our workers with the skills and training they need in the 21st century,” Obama said. “It’s an economic imperative.” Online courses and partnerships with community colleges have made news on the University’s campus recently. Chancellor Michael Martin has emphasized those initiatives as ways to save costs and increase enrollment during recent budget cuts. Contact Matthew Albright at malbright@lsureveille.com
University professors James Van Scotter and Suzanne Pawlowski of the Department of Information Systems and Decisions Sciences recently published a report examining the major barriers of disaster response. The research cost slightly less than $200,000 and was funded by the Department of Homeland Security, according to the report. “This project addresses interorganizational coordination problems by examining barriers ... from the perspective of responders,” the report says. Pawlowski said she was motivated to conduct the research after seeing coordination barriers during the aftermath of Katrina. The two-year project had three main goals: to increase understanding of the major barriers, to explain their interdependencies and to
suggest strategies for overcoming them, according to the report. The project was conducted in several phases, the first of which was “a review of after-action reports and academic studies,” according to the report. The obstacles faced in disaster response were ranked in terms of their importance, and workshops were conducted with state, parish and operational levels of government. Van Scotter said the lessons people learn from disasters are fragmented. People often claim they learn lessons from disasters, but they actually don’t, Van Scotter said. “Everybody realizes coordination is a problem,” Van Scotter said. The results of the study show effective use of resources and proper training are the most important aspects in coordinating disaster response, followed by politics, planning and communication. The report also says there is no “silver bullet” that will resolve coordination problems in disaster management once and for all. The report says it “should be considered a starting point rather
than an end point” in how to effectively respond to disasters. “Much more research to explicate these complex and important issues is needed, and our hope is that this work will stimulate new avenues of research that will prove fruitful,” the report says.
The report says future research should try to uncover cross-organizational interdependencies in resource requirements. Contact Parker Cramer at pcramer@lsureveille.com
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Two pet poodles are shaved with the words “LSU” and “Tigers” on Saturday before LSU’s 16-14 win against Tennessee in Tiger Stadium.
Sports
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FOOTBALL
Miles takes blame for late-game clock errors Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer
placed on sophomore defensive ends Chancey Aghayere and Lavar Edwards. “He’s the complete package,” said redshirt freshman defensive end Barkevious Mingo. “He’s speed, he’s power, he’s everything out there that we need for him to be. In any situation he’s there for us.” Montgomery has the third most sacks among defensive linemen on the team behind senior defensive tackle Drake Nevis and Mingo, who have 3.5 and 2.5 sacks, respectively. Despite the Tigers’ loss of Montgomery, Nevis still likes what the defensive line looks like.
LSU football coach Les Miles voiced his happiness about the outcome of Saturday’s last-second victory against Tennessee, but he was not happy with the way LSU got the win. Miles took the blame for the error in clock management that nearly cost LSU the game and an undefeated record heading into its matchup with No. 14 Florida this weekend. He said to have junior quarterback Jordan Jefferson spike the ball would have been the right call after Jefferson failed to score on a running play on second and goal from the Tennessee 2-yard line. “Certainly I understand the responsibility of the way we managed the back end of the game is mine,” Miles said to open his Monday media luncheon. “I can tell you the issue was trying to use and have utility in an extra down. ... That was not the mistake that was made at Ole Miss [last year].” When asked why he seemed jubilant with his team after a somewhat fortuitous victory, Miles said he values the hard work of the players. “The issue is I enjoy victory. Certainly our football team fought their hearts out and got it,” Miles said. “For me not to enjoy the victory and not celebrate with my team would have been a mistake.” Miles said he called the game’s
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Lineman Down
Redshirt freshman defensive end Sam Montgomery’s injury changes Tigers’ rotation Daily Reveille file photo
LSU redshirt freshman defensive end Sam Montgomery rushes the quarterback Sept. 25 during LSU’s win against West Virginia. Montgomery suffered a knee injury Saturday.
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LSU redshirt freshman defensive end Sam Montgomery sprinted Saturday around the blind side tackle in an attempt to sack Tennessee junior quarterback Matt Simms. But Montgomery’s rush — and perhaps his season — was cut short by junior running back Tauren Poole, who dove down and chopped Montgomery, injuring his knee. Montgomery was scheduled for an MRI on Monday, and while nothing has been confirmed, rumors are swirling that the Greenwood, S.C., native tore his meniscus and will miss the remainder
of the season. LSU coach Les Miles viewed the play and said it appeared to be intentional but legal. “I don’t know that I could recommend that a flag be thrown, to be honest with you, off the vision of the film,” Miles said. “It was definitely a setup. I think the opportunity to be injured was certainly there, but I don’t know how you can throw a flag on a tackle who had the intent to contact but didn’t. That’s how it looked from our film.” Through five games this season, Montgomery has racked up 18 total tackles, including six tackles for a loss and two sacks. In his absence, more responsibility will be
NBA
Undrafted Mitchell playing for Cavs Temple recovered from ankle injury Rowan Kavner Sports Writer
Former LSU basketball player Tasmin Mitchell didn’t have to wait long to hear from an NBA team after going undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft. The former Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year received a call to join the Cleveland Cavaliers, who didn’t have a draft pick, just hours after the draft ended. The Denham Springs native said he has a “real good shot” at making
the team after a strong summer. great opportunity.” He averaged 5.8 points per Mitchell is LSU’s all-time game in the NBA third-leading scorSummer League, er (1,989 points), shooting 45.8 perfifth in field goals cent from the field made (762), sixth and 70 percent in rebounds (950) from the freeand eighth in steals throw line. (190). His 5.4 re“It goes withbounds per game out saying he’s were third-best on probably one of the the Cavs, and his best players who’s Trent Johnson 1.2 steals per game ever played here,” LSU men’s basketball coach were second-best. said LSU coach “I got a lot of playing time in Trent Johnson. the Summer League to show them Mitchell said having a veteran what I had,” said Mitchell, who on his team like Antawn Jamison, played in all five Summer League games for the Cavs. “That was a MITCHELL, see page 10
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Former LSU forward Tasmin Mitchell fights for a basket Jan. 9 against Alabama. Mitchell got a call to join the Cleveland Cavaliers after going undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft.
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Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010
SCHWEHMMING AROUND
Braves celebrate Bobby Cox, Rays will win World Series
While everyone was busy Saturday afternoon in Tiger Stadium running around like chickens with their heads cut off, I was hundreds of miles away watching America’s favorite pastime. I took a little trip to Atlanta to go see the Braves’ and manager Bobby Cox’s last two regular season games. So I missed an LSU football game, a Saints game, the Ryder Cup and Gretna Fest all for some Braves’ baseball. Worth it? Hell yes. It was an amazing trip. Sure, I drove a total of 16 hours there and back (with lots of traffic both ways), spent a paycheck on tickets and missed the biggest debacle in LSU football history (actually, I’m happy I wasn’t there for that). But what I saw I will remember for a long time. The Braves lost Saturday. By a lot. It wasn’t pretty, and I don’t want to talk about it. Before the game, though, was the big ceremony to honor good ole Mr. Cox. There was a giant “6” (Cox’s uniform number) carved into the centerfield grass and Braves legends in the infield. From Hank Aaron to David Justice to Fred McGriff and the Big 3 (Smoltz, Maddux and Glavine), past Braves showed up in full force to celebrate one of the greatest managers in MLB history.
The thing about it was that it wasn’t just a ceremony for Bobby. It was a celebration of the Braves. Why? Because for the past 20 years, basically, Robert Joseph “Bobby” Cox has been the face of a Braves team that at one point won 14-straight division titles (and it should have been 15 if it wasn’t for the strike in 1994). He took the Braves from a bunch of nobodies when he arrived to becoming a contender every Andy Schwehm year. Sports Columnist Oh, and along the way, he’s become the fourth-winningest manager in MLB history. Not too shabby. Anyway, let me get back on topic. Sunday was nearly a capacity crowd. The radio guys said it was the loudest they had ever heard the stadium, and I don’t doubt them for one minute. The tomahawk chop was happening every amazing play or hit, the crowd chanted “Bobby” at every chance it got to try and get the skipper to argue a bad call, and my National League Rookie of the Year, Jason Heyward, had an amazing offensive and defensive game.
It was just a fun game to watch and attend. The atmosphere rivaled Tiger Stadium, and that’s not a lie or an exaggeration. The Braves won, 8-7, and a Giants victory later that evening gave the Braves their first playoff birth since 2005. It’s been a long time for us Braves fans. So now we go from loving the Giants to being their worst enemies. And with that comes my MLB postseason predictions. One of my fellow sports writers told me, “You’ve got to take the Braves out of blind homerism.” Let’s see. NL
Tampa Bay beats the Texas Rangers in five games in possibly the best divisional series while the Yankees beat a Justin Morneau-less Twins squad in four. Either of those series I could see going either way. The championship series isn’t any easier to pick. Give me the Rays in seven over division rival New York. I don’t know why, though. I just like the Rays. AL
I’m picking the Phillies to take down the Reds in four (that’s being nice). And those Braves, I’m picking
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Ridley, Kinneman receive recognition Running back, goalkeeper honored Rowan Kavner Sports Writer
Tigers from two different sports were honored Monday for their achievements this past weekend. Junior running back Stevan Ridley was named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week, and freshman goalkeeper Megan Kinneman was named SEC Freshman of the Week. Ridley ran for 123 yards on 22
carries against Tennessee and scored the game-winning touchdown with a 1-yard run on the final play of the game following the Volunteers’ illegal participation penalty. His average of 111.4 rushing yards per game leads the SEC and is 15th in the nation. The Natchez, Miss., native has rushed for 100 yards three times this season and is averaging 5.7 yards per carry. The former fullback has 557 yards rushing and four rushing touchdowns on the year. It is the first time Ridley has received the award. Kinneman led the Tigers to their first SEC win of the year last
weekend in a 2-1 victory against Auburn. The freshman from Missouri City, Texas, also recorded her second shutout of the season Friday in a 0-0 tie against Alabama. Kinneman is holding opponents to .55 goals per game, and the Tigers are 2-1-2 when she is in the net. She has been rotating with junior goalkeeper Mo Isom the last few weeks but started both games of the weekend series after Isom sat out with a foot injury. Contact Rowan Kavner at rkavner@lsureveille.com
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The Atlanta Braves lift manager Bobby Cox after they clinched the National League wild card Sunday in Atlanta. Cox plans to retire after the season.
them to take care of the Giants in five. And no homerism involved. That’s just pure who I think matches up better. The Braves did take three of four from the Giants earlier this season. But the Braves fall to the damn Phillies in five. Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels are just
too good on the mound. World Series Rays beat the Phillies in six. Because I hate the Phillies. Good logic? I think so. Contact Andy Schwehm at aschwehm@lsureveille.com
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Tight ends struggle to stay healthy Joseph could return for Florida game Rachel Whittaker Chief Sports Writer
Junior tight ends Deangelo Peterson and Mitch Joseph know what it’s like to deal with injuries this season. Peterson missed the first three games of LSU’s season after he injured his foot, and Joseph was out against West Virginia and Tennessee with a knee injury and may return against Florida. Peterson said his foot is now fully healed, and he and Joseph The Daily Reveille file photo feed off each other in practice and Junior tight end Deangelo Peterson (19) stiff arms Tennessee cornerback Marsalis games. “I still have a lot of stuff to Teague (10) during LSU’s 16-14 win on Saturday. work on — route-running, block“Mitch Joseph ... came settled after three games in the ing, just the basics to get back to through and made a series of starting lineup, and he is learning doing what I’ve plays, both run more and more from veterans Pebeen doing before and pass, that al- terson and Joseph every day. I hurt my foot,” Clement said each player in lowed us to move said Peterson, the football like the tight end group has his own who describes we did,” Miles specialties on the field. himself as more “Mitch definitely brings exsaid. “Now with of a pass-catching Deangelo back, perience in the blocking aspect tight end. he’s a little bit and the little things,” Clement While fillmore in the mix said. “Deangelo obviously brings ing in for Peterwith the throw, but the wide receiver and the hands son against North we certainly miss and the route-running. It’s good Carolina, VanderMitch. I don’t when they all can be healthy and Russell Shepard bilt and Missisknow that we will back in the rotation. You never Wide receiver sippi State, Joseph not have him for know what you can expect from has hauled in five the Florida game. all of us.” catches for 51 yards, including I think that maybe we will.” Sophomore wide receiver three for 41 yards in the season A new member of the tight Russell Shepard agreed with that opener. end corps who converted from de- notion, saying the tight ends are Peterson caught five passes fensive end in the spring is sopho- an underappreciated group of offor 45 yards Saturday, bringing his more Chase Clement. fensive players who have the total to six receptions for 50 yards Clement has started against challenging job of staying fresh in this season. North Carolina, West Virginia multiple roles. Peterson did lose a fumble and Tennessee, and Peterson said “They’re a tough group of against Tennessee, though — one he brings the same physicality he guys. At some point they’ve all of four LSU turnovers and a mis- showed on defense to the offen- been hurt,” Shepard said. “Not a take he said he will correct. lot of people realize they have to sive side this season. “I’ve done pretty good for “Chase is the kind of guy who do everything. They’re the only the most part, but some stuff I’ve never stops. He has a motor, and true hot bread position on the messed up on,” Peterson said. it keeps going,” Peterson said. field. They’re asked to block, and “I’m just getting used to playing “He’s not going to let anybody they’re asked to catch balls.” again.” get in front of him and beat him. LSU coach Les Miles said the He’s showing us his physicalness, offense has made the most of in- and we’re picking up where he left Contact Rachel Whittaker at terchanging tight ends because of off.” injuries. Clement said his nerves have rwhittaker@lsureveille.com
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Bowen’s former team, the San Antonio Spurs. The Baton Rouge native was the all-time leader in minutes played at LSU with 4,432, averaging 33.1 minutes per game, and had more assists than turnovers every year. “Defensively, he was probably as good a player as you could have,” Johnson said. Temple, who has played mostly point guard for the Spurs, said he’ll continue playing tenacious defense but hopes he doesn’t get labeled as simply a defensive specialist. “Defense is what I did well in college and what got me here, and I’m going to continue to play defense,” he said. “But I’m going to build my offensive game a little more so I can be a force on both ends.” Temple played for Houston and Sacramento last season before
joining the playoff-bound Spurs. “I was very fortunate to end up with a team like the Spurs that has so many great veteran players,” Temple said. “It seemed like the right choice.” He started four of his 13 games with the Spurs, averaging 6.2 points per game. He averaged 5 points per game in 27 total games last season. Temple scored 11 points and recorded two steals in his only Summer League game this year before spraining his ankle, which he said is now 100 percent. “It was about a six-week rehab process,” Temple said. “But I stayed in San Antonio most of the time, and we did what we needed to do to get it back right.”
confidence up in me and show them I can handle myself out there.” “I’m going to miss him out Right now Mingo will be asked there,” Nevis said. “But the wonder- to rotate in for both Aghayere and ful thing about colEdwards when they lege football is we need a breather. have great depth, Aghayere and we’re going feels comfortable to depend on that knowing there is depth to catch the someone else who slack.” can help pick up his Mingo will slack. also be called on “The rotato carry a heavier tion will keep us load. That chalhealthy and fresh,” lenge will be a large Aghayere said. one for the 6-foot“The coaches tell Barkevious Mingo 5, 237-pound pass us we’re going to LSU redshirt freshman rusher. roll fresh bodies in, defensive end “I think I am and so far the rota[sturdy enough to be out there the tion has been good.” entire game], but I have to show my Mingo learned what an expandcoaches that am,” Mingo said. “I’ve ed role will mean for him during just got to go out there and work Saturday’s game against Tennessee. harder in practices and build their “I tried not to [overexert myself
on Saturday],” Mingo said. “But if I did, Coach would give me a break, so it worked out fine. And it usually happened that we had a TV timeout on those special teams, so that would give me a blow. It all worked out.” The healthy bodies on the defensive line have been a force on their own so far this season, totaling 92 tackles, including 16 tackles for a loss not including Montgomery’s contribution. Nevis is confident in his unit and is sure that anyone who is down in a stance in the Swamp on Saturday will be prepared to play. “Whoever comes through in injury, they are going to play and help everybody else,” Nevis said.
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LSU junior quarterback Jarrett Lee (12) throws a pass Saturday during LSU’s 16-14 win against Tennessee. Miles said both Lee and Jefferson will play against Florida.
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final play — a 1-yard touchdown run by junior running back Stevan Ridley that vaulted LSU ahead, 16-14. He also said the decision of whether Jefferson or junior Jarrett Lee goes in at quarterback on particular plays varies between himself and “the play-caller,” who he confirmed was offensive coordinator Gary Crowton. “Before the series, generally there is conversation that would involve me, and during the series, generally that’s the play-caller,” Miles said. Miles said he did not consider putting Lee in the game on the final plays. “We kind of like the calls we had with Jordan in the game, and the opportunities for us to have advantages really rested on him at that end of the field,” Miles said. Miles said both Jefferson and Lee will play against Florida, but he would not name a starter yet. Ridley said the negativity from fans surrounding LSU’s football team is unwarranted because the team is 5-0, and he said a
two-quarterback system between Jefferson and Lee can be valuable because each brings his own talents to the huddle. “If we have to run a two-quarterback system, so be it,” Ridley said. “You never see Jarrett Lee break an [83]-yard run, but he comes in the game and is great throwing the ball. ... Everybody wants to point a finger when things aren’t going as planned. ... It’s ugly, but it’s getting done.” Lee is eager to get another shot against Florida. Lee started the 2008 game against the Gators as a redshirt freshman — a 51-21 LSU loss in which he threw two touchdowns and two interceptions — and he did not play in last year’s 13-3 loss as a sophomore. “I know what Florida is like. I have to make the most of every opportunity,” Lee said. “We’ve learned from our mistakes ... and we’ve got Coach Miles’ back. No matter what happens, we go out and play for him.” Contact Rachel Whittaker at rwhittaker@lsureveille.com
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who has averaged 19.8 points in 12 NBA seasons, makes adjusting to the NBA much easier. “He’s teaching me a lot,” Mitchell said. “He gets on me when I do wrong, and I’m just all ears.” It’s possible for undrafted free agents to salvage strong NBA careers. Ben Wallace, a four-time Defensive Player of the Year, and Bruce Bowen, an eight-time AllNBA Defensive Team selection, played stout defense en route to a combined four NBA titles in 26 NBA seasons. Now former LSU basketball player Garrett Temple may be following a similar route to Bowen’s. Temple, who was on the AllSoutheastern Conference Defensive Team his senior season at LSU, went undrafted before cycling through two teams and landing on
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POP GOES THE CULTURE
Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010
Want to be a rock star? Get a corporate sponsorship
Billboard magazine recently released its third annual “Maximum Exposure List” — better known as the top 100 ways to launch your music career. At No. 23, we have “Integrated tour sponsorship with a leading mobile carrier” — it worked for Lady Gaga and Virgin Mobile. Nos. 11 and 15? Pair your song with a Nike commercial (bonus when aired during major televised events). In sixth place is the option of selling your single to “Glee.” (Regretfully, the harmless little showchoir-that-could is a vehicle for product placement). If you’ve read this far, you can guess the recurring theme. I didn’t even have to open the magazine — corporate sponsorship (and a greasy, naked Bret Michaels) glared from the cover. The largest hurdle aspiring artists face isn’t whether to have a bigbusiness ally — it’s which company to choose. Wal-Mart or Best Buy? Amazon or iTunes? Decisions, decisions.
One of 2010’s biggest mergers was between Target and Taylor Swift. As soon as the pair announced their mutual marketing campaign, Swift made over her upcoming album cover wardrobe — from a purple to a red dress. Move over, Target bullseye Kelly Hotard dog. Columnist A curious hunch led me to Swift’s Facebook page. Her latest post? A supposedly candid photo of her lucky number 13 on a coffeemaker in some undisclosed store. Funny — I happened across the same display in Target a week later. I hate to tarnish her innocent image, but here’s the reality: Taylor Swift is a marketing machine people have bought into. Of course Target would have you believe her Oct. 25 “Speak Now” CD will be the album of the year, while Swift touts their
coffeemakers as top-of-the-line — it’s what good partners do. When product placement reaches the point where we can’t tell who is sponsoring whom, consumers have a problem. Corporate sponsorships now speak more for an artist than the traditionally revered critic’s evaluation of their work, virtually eliminating the need for movie or music reviewers — and just look at the result in the entertainment industry. Talent has become irrelevant or at least secondary to money when it used to — and still should — be the means to the financial end. Should critiques be taken as a potential buyer’s bible? Of course not — I rarely agree with their assessment, anyway. But when commercial entities dominate our entertainment, we’re less likely to hear anything negative about the pet projects they adopt — and more prone to those “How did they ever get famous?” acts. It doesn’t even matter if the No. 1 music career catapult is to perform
at the Grammy Awards — not when the other 99 are chock-full of corporate shortcuts. Award shows themselves have become four-hour infomercials. H&M clothing retailers funded the Video Music Awards, and in return MTV’s hosts gushed how fashionable they looked in — what else? — H&M garb. It’s sad I never see my favorite stars — especially musicians — making appearances unless they have something new to promote. Once upon a time, talk shows invited guests just to talk. Crazy concept, right? But this is the consumer culture we live in. We pretend to care about celebrities’ lives, though most of us don’t want to hear anything these people say unless they’re selling us something. Naturally, this is the approach they’ve taken. Advertising may be indispensable to mass media, which is all the more reason to be aware of its presence. If you haven’t already noticed, my aim for this series of columns is
to second-guess everything we’ve dismissed as “just entertainment.” I doubt Socrates expected his principles to be applied to pop culture, but I’ll paraphrase him anyway: Is the unquestioned life worth living? I think not. Pop culture is much more than the shallow gossip in the latest People issue. It’s the ultimate time capsule of our thoughts and values on everything from relationships to religion. I’m a 21st-century woman. I love shopping, entertainment and controlling everything — including what I’m being sold. Shouldn’t everyone? Kelly Hotard is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore from Picayune, Miss. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_khotard.
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CAMPUS-RESIDENT ALIEN
Tyler Clementi’s suicide reminds us of our own ignorance
Everyone is obviously shocked about the suicide of Tyler Clementi, an 18-year-old music freshman at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Last week, he jumped from the George Washington Bridge days after he had been secretly videotaped in an intimate encounter with another male in his dorm room.
As if this weren’t shameful enough, the footage was webcasted by his roommate. As an opinion columnist, I’d be parroting the same words that can be found in the nationwide media if I approached this event through the gay cause or under the label of “Internet bullying.”
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I can’t do that. The idea of using such a tragic event in favor of a specific cause — be it loosely or deeply related to the incident — doesn’t sound right to me. From webcasting the poor guy’s date to posting his own imminent suicide on Twitter, the case shows us that there’s more to social networking than is dreamt of in our post-modern philosophy. Clementi was clearly a sensitive person. Friends say he was a nice guy who wanted to succeed as a musician — he was a violinist. Also, he was shy and mostly kept to himself, according to colleagues from Rutgers interviewed after his suicide. But claims that if the webcasted encounter had been a heterosexual one the suicide wouldn’t have happened are highly debatable. I don’t like the term “bullying” or even “Internet bullying.” I think plain “ignorance” is more accurate. Several organizations and campaigns that fight to bring a greater awareness of how the Internet is affecting our perception of life say this kind of ignorant behavior is on the rise. According to the New York
Times, Rutgers itself had started a campuswide campaign on the same day of the suicide to teach the importance of civility with a special focus on the use and abuse of new technology. Obviously being a university student doesn’t mean you are automatically an educated person. It’s strange to me that the Marcelo Vieira suicide allegedly Columnist happened after an Internet crime. More intriguing is that apparently the only help he looked for was also on the Internet on the JustUsBoys.com website where he posted questions under an alias asking what to do after he discovered his roommate was exposing his sexuality against his will. Abuse, bias and mistreatment are not new things. No matter how many aggravating conditions we can find in such a tragic event, similar circumstances are being created everyday for sad stories like Clementi’s. It’s easy to find shadows of the same circumstances involving this kind of abuse. Remember the arrest
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of an LSU student in April for taping the girls’ shower room at a gym with a pen camera? How about an entire movie based on webcasting a teenager’s first night of sex to friends? And perhaps worst of all: Our own inability to realize that all kinds of people need help to go through different moments of their life, even if they don’t say so. Don’t take Tyler Clementi as a martyr of gay movements or campaigns on how dangerous the Internet is. Gay rights and acceptance need to be acknowledged. The Internet can be dangerous, that much is known already. What we don’t seem to realize yet, and apparently Tyler didn’t either, is how precious and fragile life is.
Marcelo Vieira is a 32-year-old jazz cello graduate student from Brazil. Follow him on Twitter @ TDR_Mvieira
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Quote of the Day “Our revenge will be the laughter of our children.”
Bobby Sands Irish U.K. Parliament member Mar. 9, 1954 — May 5, 1981
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AOL, Jonas Brothers team up to ‘redesign the Internet’ I remember the good ol’ days. Back when I would hurry up with my homework after school so I could fire up the family computer to play games and surf websites on the super awesome America Online. I still remember the sound the computer would make as it was connecting to AOL — the warming computer-generated “Welcome!” and “You’ve got mail!” would put a smile on my face every time I’d sign on. That was 1998. In 2010, AOL is — for some reason only known to God — still around. And somehow I still use it for one of my e-mail addresses (I made it in 8th grade, get off my back). Web browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari have dominated PC and Mac users alike. All three browsers offer more features and are vastly superior to the dinosaur that is America Online. Needless to say, AOL hasn’t aged well over the past few years,
and AOL’s CEO Tim Armstrong knows it. “Web pages haven’t looked any different in 15 years. They look like they were created by people in Silicon Valley with engineering backgrounds who happen to be mostly male,” the for- Adam Arinder mer Google exColumnist ecutive said in an interview with the Daily Front Row. Armstrong also went on to say, “If you dropped down to planet Earth for the first time today and saw how pervasive the Web was, you’d expect it to be the most beautiful and elegantly designed experience in the world. But it’s not.” Those are some pretty strong words for the head of a falling former juggernaut. While AOL used to be the king back during the days of dial-up, in the current times of
broadband, cable and 3G, they’re sinking faster than my IQ while watching “Jersey Shore.” Last year, the Washington Post reported AOL’s revenue had fallen 20 percent to $4.2 billion and was forced to cut worldwide labor by nearly 30 percent in 2007 and 2008. However, Armstrong and AOL refuse to go down without a fight. Armstrong wants AOL to become “a well-designed and styled version of the Internet.” He claims “one of the things that we’ve brought back to the company in the past few years is a sincere focus on creativity.” When asked how Armstrong and team plan to do that, the CEO says they’re working with some of the most creative people on the planet to help “redesign the Internet.” And who does Armstrong think are among the greatest minds on the planet? The Jonas Brothers, of course. Yes, you read that correctly.
AOL and the Jonas Brothers are teaming up to help redesign the Internet. What? No love for Bieber? Last summer, Nick, Kevin and Joe launched Cambio.com as a part of the AOL “teens network” which includes original online content from the band (and I use that term lightly) and news and announcements from other people today’s teens are interested in. The first time I stumbled upon this announcement, I did a double take to make sure what I read was real — and unfortunately it is. Obviously, the brothers’ work on Cambio has impressed big wigs up at AOL to help them join the creative team to make the Internet “better.” Regrettably for the brothers Jonas, this is nothing but a final gimmicky attempt for a company overstaying its welcome. AOL is dead. And while I feel sorry for those employed by the company who will eventually lose their jobs, it’s time to
move on. The layout of the Internet has been the same for so long because there is nothing wrong with it. Some of the most popular and most usable websites like Wikipedia, Craigslist and Google have little to no design at all. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, and the Internet doesn’t need fixing. But who knows, I could be completely wrong, and in a few years you could be reading this column on a completely Jonafied Internet. Also, pigs will be flying, and Les Miles will understand clock management. Adam Arinder is a 21-year-old communication studies senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_aarinder.
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Out-of-state student wishes he’d known about budget cuts earlier Trevon Nwankwo Special to The Daily Reveille
Four hours and 20 minutes — with rain. Three hours if I catch good weather and smooth traffic. These are the times it takes me to drive from Baton Rouge to Houston, my home town. I recently packed up my
belongings and drove to my new home — LSU’s campus. But lately, I’m beginning to wonder: “Will I have to head back home before I’ve finished my education here?” Sounds outlandish, but the concept is not too far removed from reality. And with the University trying to find a place to dump the financial burden on
their backs — budget cuts — there has to be at least a mild concern for students not from the state of Louisiana. Boasting a very low out-ofstate tuition cost for a flagship University at $16,549, compared to the University of Texas at Austin at $31,218, LSU is attractive to students from surrounding states who don’t want to venture
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too far from home. This could easily change, however, within the next year. In an e-mail sent to staff, faculty and students, Chancellor Michael Martin explained the possible scenario as plain as possible in a report demanded by the Louisiana State Division of Administration, although it’s pretty vague. The report goes over “hypothetical budget reduction scenarios” (also known as wild guesses at how much money is going down the drain). When the first report came out in July, there was a guess of $46 million to be lost in state funding. Only two months later, the number jumps up $16 million to a chilling $62 million. The jump in estimation is not too surprising. The biggest surprise is that I had no idea things were unfolding this way when I was a high school senior considering LSU. I’m not saying I was lied to, but it would have been nice to know about the $42 million lost over the last 21 months before I chose this place. Now, I’m faced with the possibility of being sent home from college because the University and I are catastrophically disadvantaged (broke beyond measure) and the governor of Louisiana agrees. I vaguely remember reading a budget-related e-mail on the gloomy situation sometime in the early summer when I
was at the beach in Seaside, Calif. — and not worrying about the possible impending doom of my University of choice. On LSU’s website, under the Budget Impact link, there also is the actual report listed. On all three levels or stages of the budget cuts, there is an estimate of 628 employees being cut. Also known as 628 fewer openings for employment for students. Or 628 fewer smiling faces interested in our education, whether it be the nice old ladies in “The 5” or your tenured professor who engaged you in every level of class and helped you find your voice among 20,000 other students just like you. Dire straits, anyone? Keep in mind I am in no way calling for a UNO-like rally — at least not with the arrests. I would rather like to warn my fellow travelers from Texas, Arkansas, California and even Wisconsin, as well as all states outside Louisiana, that they should keep their eyes wide open to the events unfolding that may cripple this place. “Please keep in mind that these reports are hypothetical,” Chancellor Martin said in a Sept. 15 e-mail. “It will be months before we know what lies ahead for LSU.” Sure — now you tell me. Contact The Daily Reveille’s opinion staff at opinion@lsureveille.com
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Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 to use Peterson’s name. He said Peterson for Heisman shirts are likely zone Sept. 25 after a 60-yard punt re- made bootleg by students and not by turn during LSU’s 20-14 win against a vendor. Sports Information Director MiWest Virginia, and fans haven’t chael Bonnette said the Athletic Delooked back since. The University Athletic Depart- partment hasn’t started a full-blown ment has ramped up intensity for campaign, but officials are looking the Peterson Heisman campaign by to this week’s football game against increasing awareness of the star ath- Florida to see how Peterson plays. He called Peterson’s Heisman lete. Students and local businesses pose a “great marketing campaign on his part.” have also been acBonnette said tive in the Heisman the Athletic Departcampaign. ment has been colSeveral restaulecting comments rants are displaying from well-known signs promoting sports commentaPeterson, including tors and spreading North Gate Tavern, the word about PeNinfa’s Mexican terson. Restaurant, PluckThe Athletic ers and TJ Ribs, Department has which houses Billy spent little money Cannon’s 1959 Les Miles on the campaign Heisman Trophy. LSU football coach and doesn’t anticiAlma Zavala, pate spending much manager at Pluckers Wing Bar, said the restaurant more, Bonnette said. “We’ll try to figure out somemay create a shot or drink special in Peterson’s name to recognize his thing to put his name out there,” Bonnette said. “Patrick has another prominence. “Anything we can do to adver- effort on Saturday to play on national tise LSU is good for us and is good TV.” At the West Virginia postgame for the community,” Zavala said. The Athletic Department passed press conference Sept. 25, Miles said out cardboard cutouts of Peterson’s he was in the press box when MichiHeisman pose on the trophy stand to gan Heisman-winning wide receiver the student section during Saturday’s Desmond Howard struck the pose after his famous punt return against game against Tennessee. Jacob McCabe, music perfor- Ohio State. “The last time that I saw it live, mance sophomore, said he and his friends got to hold one of the Peter- I had a wide smile on my face and hoped very frankly that that man son cutouts in the student section. “It’d be awesome for the school won the Heisman, and I feel the and football program,” McCabe said. same way,” Miles said. “Patrick Pe“We haven’t had a Heisman winner terson is a good person, and it’s so much fun to root for a guy that is a since Billy Cannon.” But businesses selling Univer- team player.” sity merchandise aren’t allowed to produce material with Peterson’s name. Contact Catherine Threlkeld at Jared Loftus, owner of the Tiger cthrelkeld@lsureveille.com District site, said it’s a big infraction
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‘Patrick Peterson is a good person, and it’s so much fun to root for a guy that is a team player.’
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ASSAULT, from page 1 revive the victim, according to the affidavit. The witness then began to try and revive the victim and asked another apartment resident to call the police, the affidavit said. When sheriff’s deputies arrived on scene, they observed the victim was unconscious, the affidavit said. Lawley admitted to the deputies he met the victim at a bar and was aware she was intoxicated, the affidavit said. Lawley denied having vaginal sex with the victim, according to the affidavit. When officers asked for identification, Lawley presented a counterfeit Texas driver’s license, which he later admitted was fake, the affidavit said. Lawley was transported and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for the two charges. He posted bond Oct. 1, according to EBRSO spokeswoman Casey Rayborn Hicks. Jonathon Hyde, associate director of Residence Education for ResLife, said he could not comment on Lawley’s current on-campus housing status because it is private information but said ResLife does implement certain protocol when particularly serious crimes are committed. “If we have someone living on campus that we feel is a direct threat to the community, we implement direct administrative action,” Hyde said. Hyde said Res Life can remove those students from their oncampus residences, turn off their access to the building and give them 24 hours to appeal.
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Chancellor Michael Martin speaks about budget cuts Monday to members of the Faculty Senate at a meeting in the Student Union.
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he’s taken the initiative to talk to academic experts and put a plan together. “If the governor’s office isn’t going to make this a priority, maybe the House or the Senate will come forward with a plan,” Claitor said. Claitor also said the reaction from the University community does not match the level of crisis it’s facing. “People apparently don’t want to get mobilized until there’s smoke and fire coming out of the roof,” Claitor said. Hamilton agreed with Claitor. He said his role as the “grim reaper” of the University has taken a toll on him. “It’s been a very grim and depressing experience,” Hamilton said. “And I know, and it bothers me a lot, that [the Faculty Senate] and the people you represent are out there wondering what the hell is going on.” Hamilton also addressed the problem of state universities competing with each other for state funds. “I was disturbed last week when I saw a message that came out from the president of
Nicholls State. He said in a veiled way that large four-year institutions can survive more easily, and the smaller state institutions should be given preference,” Hamilton said. Hamilton said that the state’s public institutions should be working together to rally the legislature for all of higher education. “I think it’s a real problem for the president of Nicholls State to be saying that this institution should be covering their shortfalls. I think it’s a disgrace,” Hamilton said. Hamilton stressed repeatedly that it’s no longer acceptable to sit around and wait for a decision to come, and that alumni, parents, students and the faculty need to get involved. “Now is going to be the time to step up,” Hamilton said. At the meeting, the Faculty Senate also voted to approve a resolution supporting a revision to the University’s property naming policy that emphasizes the need for Board of Supervisors’ approval and allows for structures to be renamed after renovation. Contact Frederick Holl at fholl@lsureveille.com
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