Today in Print - September 7, 2010

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Apparel brand sold in LSU Bookstore boasts real minimum wage, p. 3

Reveille Peterson garners attention in early-season Heisman discussions, p. 5

The Daily

Volume 115, Issue 11

University student dies on rafting trip

www.lsureveille.com

Miles: Blackwell to be out a ‘significant length of time,’ p. 5 Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010

Mission Accomplished

Staff Reports A University student died this weekend while on vacation in Mississippi, according to the president of the LSU Indian Student Association. Joseph Smiles Gotham, a 24-year-old computer science graduate student from Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, was on a rafting trip Saturday evening in Tylertown, Miss., when he drowned in a nearby river, said Narender Kumar, president of ISA at LSU. Kumar said about five or six people were on the trip with Gotham. He said the boat overJOSEPH SMILES turned, and the people on board GOTHAM to LSU grad student attempted swim to the side of the river. Lifeguards found Gotham on the bottom of the river about 10 minutes later, Kumar said. “It is a tremendous loss to his family and friends,” Kumar said in a message sent to ISA members. Students are encouraged to donate to www.tana.org/donate to help Gotham’s parents. Those donating should select the option “other” in the “make my donation to” section and should mention “Joseph Smiles” in the comments box. Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com

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LSU junior cornerback Patrick Peterson celebrates after his 87-yard punt return for a touchdown Saturday night in the Georgia Dome against North Carolina.

The LSU football team won its season opener this weekend, but the victory was far from sweet. LSU lost a 20-point lead after North Carolina scored 14 points in the fourth quarter. The Tar Heels drove to the Tigers’ 6-yard line with six seconds left but failed to score a game-tying touchdown, letting LSU escape with a 30-24 win. Read more about the game on p. 5 and lsureveille.com. MUSIC

BR anticipates return of Bayou Country Superfest next year Venue, performers to be chosen in Oct. Kayla DuBos Contributing Writer

MARTIN MCCALLISTER / The Daily Reveille

Keith Urban performs May 29 at the Bayou Country Superfest in Tiger Stadium.

Two of three necessary organizations for the Bayou Country Superfest have signed on for the next edition of the event.

Both the Mayor’s Office and the Baton Rouge Area Convention and Visitors Bureau are on board for the event and have agreed to put up $300,000 each, said Paul Arrigo, president and CEO of BRACVB. The third group, the Louisiana Office of Tourism, is waiting for a permanent lieutenant governor to be elected before agreeing to sponsor the event, Arrigo said.

The lieutenant governor runs the Louisiana Office of Tourism. “We are exactly where we were last year,” Arrigo said. “We are on board, as well as the city.” Arrigo said the venue and talent for last year’s event were selected in October, and organizers hope for the same schedule for this year. SUPERFEST, see page 11


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