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Oneofakind LSU students showcase designs at Baton Rouge fashion show

Bradley Williams · Entertainment Writer

University apparel design students showcased their work at the inaugural Oneofakind Baton Rouge Fashion Show this Saturday, joining the ranks of other designers from across the South.

The University’s Textiles, Apparel and Merchandising program selected six undergraduates and recent alumni to showcase their work at the fashion show.

“It’s an honor being picked by a panel of professors to show my garment,” said apparel design senior Brigid Horlander.

Horlander said nature and Oscar De La Renta inspired her when she was creating her garment, a white and pink gown that flowed elegantly as the model walked.

“It’s really an exciting time to be at the fashion show because this is one of the first times I showed a garment I made. … It’s awesome to get the opportunity to do this,” said apparel design junior Katherine Bonnecaze.

Audrey Hepburn and other classic style icons inspired Bonnecaze to create her FASHION, see page 15

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BASEBALL

Freshmen carry the load in 6-0 win Chandler Rome Sports Writer

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A model walks down the runway Saturday during Baton Rouge’s first ever Fashion Week, Oneofakind, at the Capitol Park Museum in downtown Baton Rouge.

When he got to his cell phone after LSU’s 7-4 victory against UNO on Saturday, freshman infielder Kramer Robertson had a text message.

It was the one he’d been waiting for — that he’d be in the starting lineup Sunday when LSU battled Grambling in Alex Box Stadium.

Except the message wasn’t from LSU coach Paul Mainieri, an assistant or a teammate. It was from his mom, Baylor women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey, who heard the news from the television announcers during Saturday’s game.

“All right, I better prepare then,” Robertson thought.

And prepared he was.

Robertson dazzled defensively and scored three runs while fellow freshman Jared Poche’ scattered four hits through six WIN, see page 11

FOOD AND DRINK

Local home brewers donate canned goods 11 teams brewed aphrodisiac beer Zach Carline

Deputy News Editor

Beer and food typically go hand in hand, but for the local Baton Rouge home brewers club, Brasseurs a la Maisons, the food went from hand to hand. On Saturday, the group raised what was estimated as more than a ton of canned food for the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank during their second annual Iron Brewer Festival, held at the Tin Roof Beer brewery off Nicholson Drive.

Blake Winchell, president and founding member of the club, said the Iron Brewer Festival was

an idea the Brasseurs had after attending other local beer festivals and deciding they wanted their own.

Adding further to the uniqueness of their event, they modeled it after the popular Iron Chef competition, assigning each of the 11 brew teams a style of beer to create for the competition, in line with the theme of aphrodisiacs, he said.

Because the club is not legally allowed to sell alcohol to the public, they decided to have the attendees donate to a charity, choosing the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, Winchell said.

“We wanted to make a difference in the local community,” Winchell said.

For a total price of one

canned good, though more were welcomed, attendees received a coozie and a cup to be filled with as much beer as they desired.

Mike Manning, president and CEO of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank, oversaw the collection of the canned goods at the entrance tent.

The event aimed to raise more than a ton of food, and with an hour until the event ended, Manning said it appeared they had passed their goal. In addition, they also received cash donations.

“This is a great way to raise awareness for hunger,” Manning said, noting the various ages and socioeconomic statuses of people BREWERS, see page 15

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A brewer pours beer from a pitcher Saturday during the 2014 Brasseurs a la Maison Iron Brewer Festival at Tin Roof Brewing Company in Baton Rouge.

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TODAY’S FORECAST

Nation & World

Monday, February 17, 2014

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Mistrial declared in Michael Dunn trial Defense

wants new trial for slain officer

The Associated Press

Cloudy HIGH 67 LOW 39 sunrise: 6:43 a.m. sunset: 5:54 p.m.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A verdict in the city of Jacksonville is again raising the issue of self-defense and race in Florida, just seven months after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the shooting of a black teenager, Trayvon Martin.

Michael Dunn, a white 47-year-old software developer, could face 60 years in prison following his conviction Saturday on multiple counts of attempted murder for shooting into a carful of teenagers outside a Jacksonville convenience store in 2012.

Jordan Davis, a black 17 year old, was killed in the shooting, but the jury couldn’t reach a verdict on the first-degree murder charge against Dunn. A mistrial was declared on that count.

The verdict is a far cry from one delivered in the Zimmerman case, when he was acquitted in July in the shooting death of 17-yearold Martin in Sanford, about 125 miles south of Jacksonville.

Like Zimmerman, Dunn said he felt his life was in danger when he fired the shots. But the verdict suggested the jury struggled to see it that way.

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Jacob Black ducks his head behind a sign outside of the Duval County Courthouse as the jury enters the fourth day of deliberations in the trial of Michael Dunn.

Following an argument over loud music coming from the car that Davis was in, Dunn said he shot at the car with his 9mm handgun — he said he was afraid and thought he saw a shotgun in the car.

Legal experts say it’s likely that at least one member of the jury believed Dunn’s story — about being scared, pulling a gun in self-defense and firing the first few shots,

which killed Davis. After more than 30 hours of deliberations over four days, the jury couldn’t agree on the first-degree murder charge.

Kenneth Nunn, a law professor at the University of Florida, and other experts said Sunday that it’s possible the jury was confused regarding first-degree murder and the concept that it must be “premeditated.”

(AP) — Prosecutors are asking a judge to deny a new trial for a man sentenced to death for killing a Baton Rouge police officer with her own gun in 2004.

Court documents filed Friday cite a “Mount Kilimanjaro of evidence” against Shedran Williams, 43, The Advocate reported.

Nine people saw him kill Lt. Vickie Wax and then shoot two other people, East Baton Rouge Parish Assistant District Attorney Dylan Alge wrote, adding, “There is simply no question” about his guilt.

Defense attorney Gary Clements argued in a court filing last fall that Williams is mentally disabled.

Clements also claimed Williams’ conviction was tainted by shoddy work by his trial attorneys and racial bias during jury selection.

INTERNATIONAL

Kerry bashes climate change skeptics The Associated Press JAKARTA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday called climate change perhaps the world’s “most fearsome” destructive weapon and mocked those who deny its existence or question its causes, comparing them to people who insist the Earth is flat.

In a speech to Indonesian students, civic leaders and government officials, Kerry tore into climate change skeptics. He accused them of using shoddy science and scientists to delay steps needed to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases at the risk

of imperiling the planet.

A day earlier, the U.S. and China announced an agreement to cooperate more closely on combating climate change. American officials hope that will help encourage others, including developing countries like Indonesia and India, to follow suit.

China and the United States are the biggest sources of emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases that cause the atmosphere to trap solar heat and alter the climate.

Scientists say such changes are leading to drought, wildfires, rising sea levels, melting polar ice, plant and animal extinctions.

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POLITICS

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Together Louisiana’s conference seeks to combat issues

Michael Tarver and Quint Forgey Contributing Writer and Staff Writer

Hundreds of influential Louisiana interfaith leaders and activists united Saturday to discuss a number of pressing issues, like income inequality and college affordability, hoping to present a unified voice when this year’s legislative session starts.

The event was hosted by Together Louisiana, an organization composed of more than 150 religious congregations as well as civic organizations representing more than 150,000 people from across the state.

Three of the larger organizations within Together Louisiana are Northern and Central Louisiana Interfaith, the Jeremiah Group and Together Baton Rouge. All three have influenced change by publicly lobbying for improvement in public safety, drug law enforcement and the public transit system.

The interfaith organizations come from all over the state including Shreveport, Monroe and Baton Rouge.

The conference featured group sessions called “civic academies” aimed at informing the attendees of the facts surrounding key issues they would like the state legislature to address. These civic academies are a crash course on a specific issue, and they attempt to cultivate ideas for changing the quality of life across Louisiana, said Edgar Cage, Together Baton Rouge executive committee member.

The six civic academy sessions addressed mass incarceration in Louisiana, state budget and tax giveaways, health care and Medicaid expansion, work wages and economic inequality, and wetlands and environmental care.

The civic academies lay out the issues and address how to fix them, Cage said. The conference and Together Louisiana bring the issues people are concerned about to the legislature.

“We want to build a constituency that has never been seen before,” Cage said. “One that can be heard and more importantly, not ignored.”

Cage said industry in Louisiana is based around a model that is set up to unload a series of fees on citizens who are in need to acquire as much money as possible through raising interest rates, such as with pay day loans.

Pay day loans often have an interest rate of close to 500 percent, Cage said. This is just one of the issues represented in the conference: attempting to bring that rate down to a reasonable rate around 36 percent

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Diane Hanley speaks Saturday on the troubles of pay day lending during the Together Louisiana Statewide Issues Conference at the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Baton Rouge.

across the board, he said.

Erika Zucker, policy advocate at Workplace Justice Project Law Clinic, in her wage inequality session, compiled evidence to support the idea that a higher minimum wage would not hinder the economy, but reinforce it.

“It is an issue that affects all workers, young and old,” Zucker said. “Young people in the workforce often feel they are not worth much because of the low wages they receive.”

John Anderson, a professor of physics at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, led the summit’s civic academy on higher education, and stressed the importance of an affordable college education.

“It’s important because it’s not only an investment in the future, it’s an investment in now,” Anderson said.

Anderson argued the state receives $8 in the form of economic development for every $1 put into higher education

Though Anderson acknowledged some actions of the Jindal administration “are not working,” he said he was relieved by Gov. Bobby Jindal’s announcement not to cut higher education in the upcoming fiscal year, and said the WISE effort, a plan to align higher education in the state with workforce needs, was a good first step for Louisiana’s universities.

While all these issues were brought to the forefront in an attempt to eradicate some of the issues in Louisiana’s society today, the meeting began and ended with a prayer led by the religious leaders that influence change in legislature.

“We have to become experts so we can take our issues to the legislature,” said Rene Singleton, a Together Baton Rouge leader.

funding, and said state cuts to higher education funding from 2008-13 resulted in $1 billion of re-loss in Louisiana’s economy.

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construction

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education

New housing options coming to BR More students earn

credit in high school

Two complexes being built near campus

Deanna Narveson Staff Writer

Whitney Lynn Contributing Writer

University students can expect more options when it comes to living off campus later in the year. Two new apartment complexes are currently in the works, and both are set to open in the coming years.

Construction for the yet-to-benamed apartments on the corner of Burbank and Parker began in December 2013 and is set to be completed before school starts in August 2015, said Sterling University Housing president Brian Dinerstein.

The new addition will accommodate up to 695 people throughout its three buildings and offers an array of new and improved residential features.

Dinerstein said the addition will RICHARD REDMANN / The Daily Reveille have the look and feel of a modern, The Exchange is a new luxury student apartment complex located on the corner of edgy hotel and will be geared toward college students. Included in Ben Hur Road and Nicholson Drive. A portion of the complex is set to open this fall. the construction plans are a common area for residents, rooms for study- set to be complete in 2015, said a expected to open around the same time, like The Standard at Baton ing, a gym and a pool with a lazy representative at the Exchange.

Potential residents will have the Rouge on Alaska Street near West river.

“This is going to be the nic- option of living in a one-bedroom Campus Apartments. est project in the city,” Dinerstein apartment or living with up to three roommates. The Exchange also has said.

See a columnist’s opinion about The new apartments are locat- four-bedroom townhouses available affordable housing on page 13. ed less than a mile and a half from for lease.

Prices for leasing at the Excampus on Burbank Drive, making it a walkable option to and from change range from $975 a month for campus and to nearby restaurants a one-bedroom apartment to $630 per room per month for a four-bedand retailers.

Contact Whitney Lynn at Also in construction is a new room apartment. wlynn@lsureveille.com Residents will also be able to apartment complex located on the corner of Ben Hur Road and enjoy amenities such as a fitness Burbank Drive. The Exchange is center, a cyber-lounge, tanning beds constructing 299 new units to cre- and study rooms.

These constrution projate a total of 898 bedrooms with the first 298 bedrooms opening in ects follow the announcement of the fall of 2014. The construction other apartment complexes befor the remaining 700 bedrooms is ing built around the LSU campus

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The Louisiana Department of Education announced Tuesday the number of high school seniors in Louisiana taking Advanced Placement tests and qualifying for college credit hours has increased by 25 percent from 2012 to 2013.

Consequently, more students in Louisiana are leaving high school with credit hours placing them out of many of the University’s general education courses.

History Professor Andrew Burstein, said he does not believe that students who test out of courses are adequately prepared because high school AP History courses cannot take the place of the kind of thinking advanced History courses require.

“What we teach involves critical thinking and a meaningful understanding of the unpredictable connections between social forces and individual choices, generation by generation,” Burstein said.

However, Burstein’s opinion is not universal.

Ann Martin, English instructor, said when students are allowed to place out of introductory courses it allows them to bypass large lecture classes with hundreds of students.

“I think a lot of times they are intellectually ready,” Martin said. “I get a lot of bright students and it’s great if they can be free from those larger classes.”

Martin said the increased

numbers of students entering their freshman year with college credit could cause an increase in graduation rates over time, but it also could show little effect.

“Students may not graduate for a multitude of reasons,” Martin said. “Lots of times they may just not be in the right major.”

Grant Bourque, computer science freshman, said he earned 33 credit hours from taking AP exams in high school, which would allow him to graduate early if he wanted.

“I would think graduation rates would increase because students are getting more intensive work and college-level experience in high school,” Bourque said.

Bourque said his hours earned from AP exams could allow him to spread out his coursework over the four years.

According to The College Board’s annual report, the number of students enrolled in AP courses in Louisiana has increased by 33 percent from 2012 to 2013, rising from 17,496 to 23,435. The number of students taking an AP exam has also greatly increased, expanding college access to students.

However, the study also showed that Louisiana high school students perform poorly on the tests with only 5.3 percent of students scoring a 3 or higher, coming in only ahead of Mississippi.

Contact Deanna Narveson at dnarveson@lsureveille.com

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FLATLINE

After fifth consecutive road loss, LSU miles away from Kentucky high

January 28

LSU beats No. 11 Kentucky, 87-82

February 1 ESPN, CBS, SI.com and USA Today project LSU in the NCAA Tournament after 88-74 win against Arkansas

February 6 LSU loses to Georgia on the road, 91-98

January 15

LSU loses to Ole Miss on the road, 88-74 OT

Tigers’ 2013-2014 Season

February 8 Malik Morgan tears patellar tendon in right knee in 87-80 win against Auburn, ruled out for the season

February 12 LSU loses at Texas A&M, 73-83

THE SMARTEST MORAN James Moran Sports Columnist As LSU lost its fifth straight road game, an 81-70 defeat to Arkansas in Fayetteville, only a single question persisted about the Tigers’ chances of reaching the NCAA Tournament.

It’s obviously not a question of whether the Tigers will make the Big Dance, that’s been all but answered. Unless they win the Southeastern Conference Tournament and secure an automatic bid, the answer is a resounding no.

The better question is which of these eerily similar losses, each earmarked by slow starts, bad defense and foul trouble, actually delivered the kill shot to the Tigers’ March aspirations? And what caused such a promising season to expire prematurely?

Dr. James will now perform a post-mortem examination to determine cause of death.

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February 15 LSU loses fifth consecutive road game with 81-70 loss at Arkansas

GYMNASTICS

LSU sets school record, finishes second in Metroplex Challenge David Gray Sports Contributor

Competing in its third meet in less than 10 days, the No. 3 LSU gymnastics squad (7-2, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) continued its run of impressive road scores on Saturday, posting a school-record 197.875 in the Metroplex Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.

But LSU’s record performance wasn’t enough as No. 2 Oklahoma (6-2) avenged last weekend’s loss to the Tigers and

finished first in the quad meet, tallying a score of 198.175.

No. 17 Arizona (4-5) and Kentucky (4-7) finished with scores of 195.625 and 194.850, respectively.

Two perfect scores from juniors Rheagan Courville and Lloimincia Hall highlighted LSU’s night. It was the first time since 2004 that LSU had two gymnasts post perfect scores in the same meet.

Courville’s 10.0 came on vault, the second time in her LSU career she’s posted a perfect

score in the event. She also took home the all-around crown with a career-high tying 39.750.

Hall’s perfect score came on her notorious floor routine.

After her performance, Hall got a thunderous reaction from her hometown crowd as chants of “10” echoed in the Fort Worth Convention Center.

For the Dallas native, it was the second 10.0 she’s scored on floor this season and the fourth of her career.

GYMNASTICS, see page 9

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LSU junior all-around gymnast Rheagan Courville dances during her floor routine Jan. 31 during the Tigers’ 197.650-196.825 victory against Alabama in the PMAC.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

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Stingy defense halts Lady Tigers in 73-57 loss LSU suffers third loss in four games Tommy Romanach Sports Contributor

The LSU women’s basketball team proved its worth on Jan. 2, when they defeated then-No. 5 Tennessee, 80-77, to win their opening game of Southeastern Conference play.

But with every passing week and every loss to a quality SEC opponent, the win in Knoxville seems further and further away.

No. 19 LSU (18-7, 7-5 SEC) struggled with its shooting throughout the game, and No. 5 South Carolina (23-2 11-1 SEC) handed the Lady Tigers their third loss in four games, winning 73-57.

“At some point, we need to say enough is enough and buckle down and do what we have to do to get these wins,” said LSU senior forward Theresa Plaisance.

“A lot of things we’ve been struggling on are in our own control, and we just need to do a better job of taking care of those things.”

The Lady Tigers hung tough with the Gamecocks for most of a first half that included nine lead changes. LSU showed little fear attacking the paint, and a Plaisance 3-pointer with 4:11 left in the half put the Tigers up 22-19.

Then South Carolina showed LSU what made it a top-5 team, going on a 13-2 run to give them

a commanding lead at halftime. Staley said the team did a tremenAfter starting the game shooting dous job of attacking the basket just 25 percent from the field, the and drawing fouls.

Gamecocks went 5-of-7 to end South Carolina guard Tifthe half while LSU went 0-of-4. fany Mitchell and junior forward Coach Nikki Caldwell said Aleighsa Welch led the Gamethe team seems to underper- cocks, combining for 38 points and form when knocked out of its 13 rebounds. Welch was awarded rhythm.

SEC player of the week last “We like to play with a week after averaging 17 points, flow. And when 9 rebounds, 3.5 that flow be- ‘These games are very blocks and 1.5 comes choppy, steals in two our execution crucial for us, and we games. becomes chopAfter playknow this. We need py,” Caldwell ing three ranked to get back on the said. “So I don’t teams in four know if I need to right track as soon as games, LSU will change my pracplay unranked possible.’ tices to practice Georgia and Archoppy, I don’t kansas in the upTheresa Plaisance know. But that is coming week. disheartening.”

Plaisance emLSU senior forward LSU made phasized that the several attempts to chip away in problems surrounding the team the second half, with senior guard can no longer continue in these Jeanne Kenney leading the way next two games with 10 points after halftime. But “These games are very cruevery time LSU seemed to get cial for us, and we know this,” close, South Carolina attacked Plaisance said. “We need to get the rim and got to the line to back on the right track as soon extend its lead. as possible.”

The Lady Tigers came closest after a DaShawn Harden jumper cut the Gamecocks’ lead to 46-44. But South Carolina took advantage of a benched Plaisance and went on a 9-0 run to put the game out of reach.

The biggest difference came from the charity stripe, as South Contact Tommy Romanach at Carolina was able to get to the tromanach@lsureveille.com; line 24 times in the second half.

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LSU senior forward Theresa Plaisance (55) attempts a shot Sunday during the Tigers’ 57-73 loss to the Gamecocks in the PMAC.

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WOMEN’S TENNIS

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Doubleheader sweep keeps LSU undefeated at home

momentum carried over from Friday’s hard-fought 4-3 win against USF (3-3).

LSU’s victory on Friday was clinched by freshman Skylar Holloway, who came back Taylor Curet to beat the Bulls’ Olga MarSports Contributor tinez 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (3). HolloThe Lady Tigers extended way fell behind 5-2 in the third their undefeated status at home set while sophomore teammate as they won three matches in as Ella Taylor battled USF’s Olaya many days this weekend.

Garrido-Rivas on court three.

In front of a crowded W.T. Taylor eventually lost her “Dub” Robinson Stadium on match, but her fight was enough Sunday, No. 58 to inspire HolLSU (7-2) defeatto clinch a ‘I was not smart in loway ed No. 72 Northcomeback. western State (2- scheduling both of these “It surpris3) and McNeese ingly wasn’t on the same day.’

State (2-3) by rethat much presspective scores of sure until maybe Julia Sell 5-0 and 5-2. match point,” LSU women’s tennis coach After domiHolloway said. nating North“After the match western State, a fatigued Lady was over, the nerves really Tigers squad fought hard against kicked in. ... I guess I was on an McNeese State to round out its adrenaline rush.” weekend.

Holloway wrapped up her “I was not smart in sched- weekend with two more singles uling both of these on the same wins on Sunday and improved day,” said LSU coach Julia Sell. her and freshman Joana Vale “But we need those kinds of Costa’s doubles record to 7-1 on matches, our freshmen espe- the season. The duos’ only loss cially. They need to learn how to of the season came against Mimaintain that level and intensity ami’s No. 29-ranked team of Clefor two solid matches.” mentina Riobueno and Monique Drained from nine match- Albuquerque on Jan. 25 in a 7-6 es in four weeks, Sell’s team (7-4) score. managed to sustain their Against Northwestern State,

Lady Tigers win three in as many days

LSU won four singles points all in straight sets to clinch its victory. Otero’s 1-6, 6-1, 1-0 loss to McNeese’s Julia Kral was the Lady Tigers’ only three-set match in the doubleheader on Sunday.

LSU didn’t lose a doubles match against Northwestern State or McNeese on Sunday, and though a doubles match against both opponents went unfinished because LSU already secured the doubles point, the Lady Tiger duos in each unfinished pairing were leading at the time they were stopped.

Sell said the atmosphere at the “Dub” this weekend was the best she’s ever witnessed.

“It was such high-quality tennis from both sides,” Sell said.

“It’s hard not to get into it when it’s like that. I was really proud of [Holloway] and what she did.

It shows the player she’s becoming and is going to be for our program.”

The Lady Tigers will take a much-needed, 10-day rest before returning to their home court Feb. 26 against Tulane.

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LSU freshman tennis player Abigail Owens hits the ball Sunday in a doubles match against Northwestern State University at W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium.

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Track and Field

Monday, February 17, 2014

MEN’S GOLF

Shaver impressed by LSU outing Tigers hope to build momentum in Calif.

Joey Giglio

Sports Contributor

LSU track and field coach Dennis Shaver described his team’s performance Friday in the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., best.

“I feel this is as good a team performance as we’ve had at the Tyson Invitational over the past few seasons,” Shaver said.

For a coach who has won seven Southeastern Conference championships since becoming LSU’s head coach in 2004, his statement holds significant weight.

LSU junior sprinter Vernon Norwood wasted no time making his presence known, as the South Plains College transfer successfully defended his 400-meter title Friday.

After losing both of the first two heats, Norwood blazed past Florida State’s Alonzo Russell in the third and final heat. Norwood credited a strong start to his time of 45.81 seconds.

“I just needed to be aggressive from the start,” Norwood said in a news release. “I’ve got to get out faster to put myself in position to win.”

Although Norwood ran his first race both as a Tiger and of the 2014 season, the Morgan City

native already ranks as the No. 3 400-meter runner in the NCAA. In a conference featuring the four fastest 400-meter times, Norwood’s follow-up to last week’s impressive debut in College Station didn’t disappoint.

“You come to LSU to run in the SEC against the best competition, and I just try to compete as hard as I can,” Norwood said.

Lady Tiger hurdler Jasmin Stowers set the tone for the LSU women when she raced to her fifth 60-meter title in five attempts.

In what was expected to be a preview of the looming SEC and NCAA 60-meter hurdles championships, Stowers tested her No. 2 ranking against the NCAA’s No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4 runners, crossing the line in 8.04 seconds.

LSU runners also turned in strong showings running together.

While only the Tigers finished first in their 4x400-meter relay, the Lady Tigers joined their male counterparts in setting season-best times in the event.

LSU finished Saturday’s competition at the Tyson Invitational the same way it began the meet on Friday.

LSU’s No. 2 4x400-meter relay team of sophomores Darrell Bush and Cyril Grayson and

juniors Norwood and Quincy Downing beat out Florida State, Nebraska and South Plains with a time of 3 minutes, 4.60 seconds.

LSU also performed quite well in its field events, appropriately complementing the team’s track results.

Freshman long jumper Nataliyah Friar, senior pole vaulter Joseph Caraway, senior triple jumper Keri Emanuel and sophomore high jumper Shanice Hall all won their respective events while setting season-bests.

As the Tigers and Lady Tigers prepare to host their only indoor event this upcoming weekend, the SEC Championships are now less than two weeks away, and Shaver said he is pleased with his team’s current positions.

“We came here with some specific goals of things we wanted to get done to really put us in a better position to compete when we go to the SEC and NCAA meets,” Shaver said. “I thought our athletes did a good job of that this weekend.”

Contact Joey Giglio at jgiglio@lsureveille.com

Jack Chascin Sports Contributor

The LSU men’s golf team is kicking off its spring season today in La Quinta, Calif., by participating in The Prestige at PGA West Invitational.

The tournament is in its 14th year and defending champions USC and Washington are looking to keep their titles intact.

The tournament is cohosted by Stanford and UC Davis, and LSU head coach Chuck Winstead said he expects the Tigers to be competitive in this tournament.

“There’s a lot of good teams in this tournament,” Winstead said. “It’s our first tournament of the spring, so we’re looking to be competitive every time you go out. But in addition to that, we’re going out into nice weather so we’ll look to build momentum from that.”

Winstead said with the recent weather issues in Baton Rouge, west coast teams have been able to practice more than the Tigers, but he’s looking forward to the tournament as LSU will be the only squad from the Southeastern Conference in attendance.

Winstead said he has especially been impressed with juniors Curtis Thompson and Ben Taylor and expects them to perform well in this tournament.

Thompson is coming off of a strong performance at the Jones Cup Invitational on Jan. 31, finishing sixth with an overall tournament score of 5-over-par.

Taylor finished 26th in the Jones Cup with an overall score of 10-over-par, but shot an impressive 1-over-par in the second round of the tournament.

“Thompson has been playing well,” Winstead said. “He and Ben Taylor. Taylor hasn’t shot anything over par the last week and a half. It’s good to see Ben play the way he has been.”

Winstead said this tournament will help put the team into perspective and get on track with the goals they set for this spring.

The Tigers traveled to California on Saturday to get some practice rounds in before teeing off their spring season today.

Contact Jack Chascin at jchascin@lsureveille.com

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Monday, February 17, 2014 The first two losses, Ole Miss and Alabama, were not fatal. Neither was ideal, but they were easier to accept because LSU has historically struggled in both Oxford and Tuscaloosa and both contests were hard-fought down to the bitter end.

There’s conclusive evidence the subject survived injuries suffered at Ole Miss and Alabama, and home victories against Kentucky and Arkansas further resuscitated the seemingly lifeless team.

At that point, bracket projections from ESPN, CBS, SI.com and USA Today all had LSU among the final few teams in the tournament field.

But in hindsight, the setbacks at Ole Miss and Alabama were precursors for more serious symptoms yet to come.

After winning four of five games, LSU seemed like it had begun to figure it out. And because of the quality opponents it beat and the soft stretch of opponents coming up, it was reasonable to expect that success would continue once the Tigers left the PMAC. The Feb. 6 loss to Georgia was actually the fatal blow to the Tiger’s season. LSU had finally gotten some momentum going for it, and losing a relatively uncompetitive game in a dead arena to a team that was 10-10 at the time killed all of it.

At first, the Georgia loss felt like an inconsequential speed bump for LSU because it beat Auburn two days later. There was some discomfort, but LSU remained squarely on the bubble in most projections, so the long-term damage seemed minimal.

But after similarly hard-towatch losses in lopsided games at Texas A&M and Arkansas, it’s clear hitting that speed bump caused internal bleeding from which the subject never recovered.

It took a full week to feel the effects, and the subject’s vitals didn’t expire until the clock ran out in Fayetteville, but losing in Georgia was the trauma that began the tailspin.

Even if coach Johnny Jones and his players don’t want to admit it, after Georgia, the road woes grew from a doubt to a bugaboo to a full-fledged monster firmly planted in their heads.

And from there, each road game has become a self-fulfilling prophecy: First start off cold offensively.

Next dig a sizeable hole by playing lazy defense, then have some combination of the frontcourt get in early foul trouble. Give hope by making a spirited run early in the second half, before finally having the run fall short as the opponent pulls away.

It’s a tried and true method for losing basketball games on the road simple enough that a “For Dummies” book couldn’t explain it any better.

The official cause of death for this season will be recorded as severe internal damage caused by road-woes induced trauma.

The underlying cause is obvious to anyone who has seen LSU play — its defense doesn’t travel.

The Tigers have split 12 SEC games, going 5-1 at home and 1-5 on the road. Despite playing

and reigning SEC Freshman of the Week Ashleigh Gnat scored But the night wasn’t perfect 9.875 and 9.900, respectively.

A pair of shaky performances for the Tigers, who are in the middle of a grueling road stretch. in the middle of the lineup nearly “I think there was a little bit derailed the Tigers, as Jordan and of fatigue, but you have to battle junior Jessica Savona scored bethrough that,” said LSU coach low their season averages. But Courville’s 9.925 coupled with D-D Breaux.

In Breaux’s view, Saturday’s Hall’s perfect score helped the meet was another learning curve Tigers finish with a solid 49.450 for a team with high champion- on floor, higher than their season average. ship aspirations.

Hall acknowledged the pres“Of course we wanted to win, but the experience of being sure she was feeling, but it wasn’t just from havhere on a podium ‘There was pressure ing to anchor the and going against a top three team personally because I lineup.

“There was two weeks in a was at home, and I pressure personrow will keep because I putting a sharpwanted to give back to ally was at home, and er edge on the knife,” Breaux people who have given I wanted to give back to people said. to me.’ who have given The knife to me,” Hall said. is getting pretty Lloimincia Hall “There were so sharp for the TiLSU junior all-arounder many people gers, as Saturday there who helped marked the fifth consecutive meet they posted at me on a journey that began as a dream and is now a reality.” least a 197.000.

Breaux was pleased with the LSU entered the quad meet riding the momentum of four “super job” of her two anchors, consecutive victories, including which helped the Tigers overone last Sunday against the Soon- come the miscues from the middle of the lineup. ers in Norman, Okla.

The Tigers closed the night That momentum was evident early on as the Tigers scored a on vault, led by Courville’s perseason-high 49.600 on the un- fect score and a memorable performance from Gnat. even bars to grab an early lead.

Gnat scored a career-high On bars, LSU had four gymnasts post scores of at least 9.900, 9.950 to go along with Courled by senior Sarie Morrison, an- ville’s 10.0. Morrison also conother Tiger making a return to her tributed a 9.900.

Next on the horizon for LSU hometown.

Morrison scored a career- is a visit to No. 1 Florida, the dehigh 9.975 to tie for the bars title, fending national champion. According to Courville, Saturday’s her fifth of the season.

Up next was the balance meet gave the Tigers the confibeam, where Courville and junior dence they needed to believe they Jessie Jordan led the way. Cour- are capable of winning in what ville tied her career high in the promises to be a hostile environevent, scoring a 9.950 to go along ment.

“We feel great and even with Jordan’s 9.900.

Their efforts helped LSU fin- more ready for next week now ish with a respectable 49.300 on that we have this competition beam, but it wasn’t enough to under our belt,” Courville said. hold off the Sooners, who scored “We’re good enough to be able to 49.575 on the uneven bars to take beat them.” a lead they would not relinquish.

The Tigers then hit the floor, where they rank No. 2 behind Contact David Gray at Utah. LSU got off to a solid start as senior Kaleigh Dickson dgray@lsureveille.com

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LSU junior guard Anthony Hickey (1) performs a lay up Feb. 8 during the Tigers’ 87-80 victory against the Auburn Tigers in the PMAC.

a significantly tougher schedule at home, the Tigers allow almost 10 more points per game away from the PMAC. Defending the perimeter has been the most glaring issue. In those six SEC road games, LSU allowed its opponents to shoot a whopping 47.95 percent on 3-pointers. Considering all the length and athleticism LSU has, it clearly doesn’t play with the same defensive intensity on the road.

Even the most mediocre NCAA Tournament team would have finished the five road games LSU lost at 3-2, maybe 2-3 at the worst. The price of managing to lose all five is that the Tigers will find themselves in the NIT, at best.

Autopsy conclusive.

James Moran is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from Beacon, N.Y.

Contact James Moran at jmoran@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @Moran_TDR

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scoreless innings on the bump as LSU (3-0) defeated Grambling, 6-0, in Alex Box Stadium.

Robertson — a three-sport athlete at Midway High School in Texas — tracked Grambling left fielder Dion Holbrook’s foul popup in the bottom of the third all the way to the bullpen, making a spectacular sliding catch on his back with one arm outstretched.

“I think I slid to avoid a collision with the wall,” Robertson said. “As I was sliding, I saw the ball … reached my glove out and it fell in there.”

He one-upped himself in the seventh as he ranged to backhand a sharp grounder destined for center field, complete with a strong throw to nab Grambling first baseman Brandon Kiser by a step.

Add in another leaping catch of a line drive in the sixth and a heads-up play on applying a tag to catch Kris Minter stealing and Robertson’s performance had Mainieri seeing shadows of a former second baseman.

“I thought Kramer Robertson put on a clinic that [former LSU second baseman] JaCoby Jones would have been proud of,” Mainieri said. “I think he played phenomenal, his defense really impacted the game.”

Displaying the velocity on his fastball that many raved about in the fall, Poche’ was clocked at 93 miles per hour in the first inning, all the while wiggling out of a late-inning jam in his first collegiate start.

Poche’ surrendered a double and a single to start the sixth, but was aided by Robertson’s snare of the line drive before a strikeout and grounder got the Tigers out of the inning unscathed. “[Pitching coach Alan Dunn] came to the mound and said,

‘Look, find a way to get out of this,’” Poche’ said. “’Let’s see what you’re made of.’ I was fortunate enough to get out of it.”

Sophomore outfielder Andrew Stevenson paced the LSU offense with three hits in the lead off spot, including an RBI single in the second to get the Tigers on the board.

Stevenson, who struggled to adjust to collegiate pitching in his freshman campaign, benefited from a mechanical change in his swing, according to Mainieri, which has Stevenson feeling like a new player.

“If I have confidence, I usually do pretty good,” Stevenson said. “I feel like a different player when I’m up to bat this year. I’m relaxed and know what’s going on and it’s going to be a different year this year.”

Junior left fielder Chris Sciambra and sophomore shortstop Alex Bregman had a sacrifice fly apiece while sophomore first baseman Chris Chinea belted LSU’s first home run of the season in the seventh to close a weekend that left Mainieri pleased overall.

“We worked 13 pitchers and all 17 position players got their feet wet,” Mainieri said. “I was actually glad all the games were somewhat tight because it tested our players a little bit.”

Mulkey wasn’t able to watch Robertson’s debut, as he was quick to point out to reporters that she teamed with his sister to defeat Texas by 16 points earlier in the day Mulkey did, however, give Robertson some encouragement.

“She told me, ‘Regardless of the outcome, she’s proud of me and the person I’ve become.’”

SOFTBALL

Tigers split doubleheader

Morgan Prewitt Sports Contributor

The No. 21 LSU softball team split its Saturday doubleheader with a loss to No. 18 South Alabama (1-2) and a win against George Washington (8-4).

With the loss to South Alabama, LSU ended a six-game winning streak.

The pitching matchup featured LSU’s Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week Baylee Corbello against South Alabama’s 2013 All-American senior pitcher Hannah Campbell.

Despite a first inning where both teams each scored a run, the remaining six innings featured a pitching duel where LSU’s offense was unable to take advantage of runners in scoring position.

Corbello struck out seven hitters, walked four batters and allowed five hits.

After the first, Corbello didn’t allow a hit until the fourth inning, and Campbell didn’t allow another hit until the third.

“Nine hits off of an All-American pitcher. I thought we did a really good job, and we just didn’t get one break the entire game,” said LSU coach Beth Torina. “We got another good performance from Baylee Corbello again. We just didn’t get the timely hit and that happens.”

Campbell allowed five hits in the last three innings.

In the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, the Tigers had an opportunity to win or tie the game with at least one runner in scoring position.

LSU was not able to capitalize on the five hits Campbell allowed during the last three innings, leaving five runners on base.

“We just didn’t execute and put the ball in play when we had to. We had people in position,” said senior outfielder Jacee Blades. “Sometimes you’re going to have games like that, but that’s what is going to make us work harder to be better at the end of the season and make sure that that doesn’t happen again.”

Against George Washington University, the Tigers’ offense jumped out to an early lead, but had to spark again late to ensure the win after GW came back to tie it up in the fifth inning.

LSU started the game with a four run inning fueled by a combination of aggressive base running and power hitting.

LSU’s junior outfielder A.J. Andrews and Blades stole a combined four bases in the first inning.

“We wanted to score as many as we could from the start,” Blades said.

Sophomore shortstop Bianka Bell later hit a two-run home run, her second home run of the 2014 season, scoring Simmons.

After an explosive first inning, the Tigers’ offense didn’t produce another hit until the bottom of the third which, combined with freshman pitcher Kelsee Selman struggling late, contributed to a Colonials comeback in the fifth.

Selman led the fifth inning with a walk followed by a single and another walk.

Selman then struck out a batter

and followed that up with a walked in run that cut the lead into two runs.

Selman walked another run in before closing the inning with a strikeout. “[Selman’s] a freshman and she needs to work through some things, so I wanted to stay with her as long as I could,” Torina said. “It was a situation where I probably should have made a change sooner. It just didn’t matchup very well to go earlier. I also wanted to see what a freshman was made of and she did get out of the bad inning.”

Senior pitcher Ashley Czechner relieved Selman in the sixth and allowed a hit, which scored the gametying run.

Simmons hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth to restart the Tigers’ offense, which responded in the sixth with three runs.

“We’re a team that builds on momentum,” Simmons said. “It just so happens that I was that person.

I’m glad that we’re able to get some momentum and get some extra runs for our pitching staff.”

The Tigers will be back in action today with a doubleheader against Penn State, which was supposed to participate in the Tiger Classic this weekend but couldn’t after its flight to Baton Rouge was delayed because of weather. The first pitch is set for 4 p.m. in Tiger Park, with the second game to begin immediately following the first.

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In response to Andrew Stolzle’s column, “Opinion: Yes. Rights only apply to humans,” one reader had this to say: “Honestly it’s difficult to know where to start with this utterly misinformed piece of propaganda. I’m not sure whether to laugh, ignore it or respond. First of all your speciesism is apparent. Our ancient ancestors were not “cave dwelling animals” at all. They invented fire, music, art, speech, agriculture and basically everything that is the very foundation of who we are. Your ignorant comment must still be based on Victorian knowledge of the club-wielding caveman much like your Victorian attitude towards vivisection.

Hinting at some kind of breakthrough, which most animal research can only do and does not provide the magical “cure,” is not enough to validate your call to deregulate all animal testing. In fact, there is more than enough proof that if animal testing is deregulated it would not lead to any more “breakthroughs.” Quite simply, results from vivisection cannot be extrapolated to humans – see cancer and AIDS research to name a few. It will only allow sadistic psychopaths to indulge in their unscientific and gross cruelty unhindered. You quote AIDS research as an example of how animal testing has helped research efforts. Another untruth marked by the NIH’s decision to end chimpanzee research because again, it doesn’t work! Animals are born with inalienable rights and we do not have the right to use them for whatever we feel like just because we have opposable thumbs and can land on the moon. You say, “Without question, the (animal rights) bill slowed the rate of medical innovation.” What an absurd statement to make. Most of the huge advances in medicine came about by knowledge of hygiene. Animal testing has hindered medical advancement not inhibited it. It needs to be relegated to the dark ages from whence it came, and people like you need to go read some more books on the subject. Your views are obviously uneducated and irrational. The fact that you are quoting Ayn Rand basically says it all.”

– Igraine Pendragon

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Standard Living RICHARD REDMANN / The Daily Reveille

The Exchange is a new student luxury apartment complex located in the corner of Ben Hur Road and Nicholson Drive.

Luxury apartments too extravagant for students BLUE COLLAR SCHOLAR Justin Stafford Columnist The wolf of Alaska Street is huffing, puffing and blowing down the once-affordable rental units in that area, which were ideal for low-income students. This was after he sent the refugees out to fend for themselves in the concrete jungle away from campus.

In December of 2013, Landmark Properties, a top, privately held developer of student housing, began construction for an off-campus community called The Standard at Baton Rouge.

This establishment is a joint venue between Harrison Street Real Estate, a real estate private equity firm, and Landmark Properties.

This came after tenants, like myself, living in the 20 sections of land were notified by one of the 11 landowners, who sold out, that they had to vacate by late December and early January.

“It’s very rare to be able to develop almost five acres literally adjacent to a major university like this,” said Landmark President and CEO Wes Rogers in a 2013 news release. “We are excited to pair with Harrison Street to bring our ‘Standard’ branded housing to the students of Louisiana State University.”

The “standard” at The Standard is one ideal for the more fortunate

students. Here I was, thinking the living essentials of a college-goer were ramen, Red Bull and Wi-Fi. It seems I was wrong. The essentials are actually a roof-top pool overlooking Tiger Stadium, a PGA-quality golf simulator and top-notch fitness facilities. This is on top of other future developments that promise lazy rivers and tanning beds.

The monthly rent at one of the purchased complexes was roughly about $525 for a one-bedroom apartment with one bath. This surely will not be the case with The Standard. Down the street at The Venue, a comparable unit rents for $920 a month.

A student with a spouse on a fixed income is simply out of luck and convenience. It would be difficult for them to live happily ever after in a dorm.

The single students who once enjoyed the small safe feeling knowing there was an LSU Police Department cruiser across the street in the West Campus Apartments parking lot surely will not get that down Alvin Dark Avenue.

It may be because lavish living accommodations attract students from wealthy homes, which helps pay into the pockets of those running these fine institutions. What university would want housing in plain view from the school that resembles the tenement housing of the early 1900s? Heaven forbid that while on a campus tour, some student’s parent sees how the other half lives in college.

LSU is no exception. If you were to prick the finger of some of those

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receiving a six-figure salary inside the University’s political system, you would find that they bleed purple, gold and green and not in reference to Mardi Gras.

Landmark Properties describes the future establishment as unparalleled.

The Standard at Baton Rouge will feature 847 beds in a range of 1 to 5 bedroom floor plans with luxury finishes like granite countertops, hardwoodstyle flooring, stainless steel appliances and higher-end features not often found in conventional college housing.

The thought of any student enduring the torment of a conventional lifestyle in their early 20s while in college does not evoke any sympathy from me.

When looking at the bigger picture, there is more to gain from humble beginnings as a student. One carries this over into the professional world later in life. Students being overly funded by their parents tend to suffer. Responsibility and work ethic generate an understanding of what the real essentials in life are.

The standard is raised around LSU for those who can afford it. As for those who cannot, the standard of living slides down a little more.

Justin Stafford is a 20-year-old mass communication junior from Walker, La.

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The Daily Reveille is an independent entity within the Manship School of Mass Communication. Signed opinions are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the editor, paper or University. Letters submitted for publication should be sent via e-mail to opinion@lsureveille.com or delivered to B-26 Hodges Hall. They must be 400 words or less. Letters must have a contact phone number so the opinion editor can verify the author. The phone number won’t be printed. The Daily Reveille reserves the right to edit letters and guest columns for space consideration without changing the original intent. The Daily Reveille also reserves the right to reject any letter without notification of the author. Writers must include their full names and phone numbers. The Daily Reveille’s editor-in-chief, hired every semester by the Louisiana State University Media Board, has final authority on all editorial decisions.

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Quote of the Day

“The presidency has made every man

who occupied it, no matter how small,

bigger than he was; and no matter how big, not big enough for its demands”

Lyndon B. Johnson 36th POTUS Aug. 27, 1908 — Jan. 2, 1973

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Head of State

To celebrate President’s Day, The Daily Reveille’s columnists chose their favorite presidents.

Out of all the presidents that I, as an immigrant, had to rush-learn about in AP U.S. History class, FDR was the one that made me yawn the least. He must have been an awesome guy since Franklin D. Roosevelt Americans kept voting for him, making him the only president to ever serve for four terms. And that New Deal thing was kind of cool too, I guess. I didn’t really pay attention that day.

Jose Bastidas

Presidents are the most overblown celebrities in American history, and the first one is no exception.

What I love most about old Georgie is the folklore, really gossip, attached to his persona. Wooden George Washington chompers or tree chopper, the guy was a celeb worthy of the “US Weekly” cover. Also, the Delaware is way bigger than I thought it was, so crossing it sounds pretty impressive, too.

Samantha Bares His humble beginnings are admirable and set him apart from many of our other heads of state. He emphasized preserving the Union during the Civil War — the only war ever on our homefront. The Abraham Lincoln unity of this nation is what makes it the greatest country in the world.

Justin Stafford

We have to give some love to the president currently failing in the public eye. He’s trying, and as a figurehead of the country, that’s about as much as one can do. By disappointing liberals and Barack Obama conservatives alike, he’s showed himself to be more moderate than others before him, moderate enough to provide a somewhat balanced perspective. That said, he also has the most attractive presidential family.

Megan Dunbar Earning his fame in the Battle of San Juan Hill, Teddy Roosevelt exemplified what it meant to be a contemporary commander-in-chief.

His dedication to “Big Stick” foreign Theodore Roosevelt policy and the construction of the Great White Fleet put the United States on the map as a far-reaching imperial power.

Plus, after his presidency, he delivered a 90 minute speech after just having been shot, with a bullet still lodged in his chest.

Ryan McGehee

The American president has, since day one, been a pawn for the bipartisan system of America. Ultimately, every man has been an icon for lobbying and a face for corporations to “support” (a word here meaning purchase) in order to increase their personal gains. Happy Capitalism Icon Day, LSU.

X No One

Most presidents make me want to either hide under a rock or sew my eyes shut, but John Adams is one of the few exceptions. Almost prophetlike, he argued for a divided Congress that could be both efficient and immune from corruption. It’s too bad that his John Adams successors have failed to live up to his excellence. Nevertheless, Adams is more than deserving of the title Founding Father.

Andrew Stolzle

I feel an unexplainable connection to Benjamin, mainly because I had to do a report on “Little Ben” in the 5th grade and you never quite get over your first presidential report.

After your first, you compare everyone else to him. Also, Benjamin Harrison he tried to annex Hawaii near the end of his term — so there’s that.

Annette Sommers Let’s be real: having a president who can play a mean saxophone is one of the unfounded joys of life. Clinton passed welfare reform, was the first Democrat since FDR to be elected twice and left office with the highest approval rating of any presiBill Clinton dent since the Second World War. He’s also pretty cool for marrying Hillary, praise be to Her. SidneyRose Reynen

Nothing is more admirable than a rich plantation owner who, instead of choosing a comfortable life in luxury alliance with the British Empire, chose to be part of a revolution that Thomas Jefferson changed the world forever. He was a true Renaissance man who authored the Declaration of Independence, helped facilitate the American Revolution, offered guidance to French revolutionaries and boldly stated that “every generation needs a revolution.”

Joshua Hajiakbarifini The man was a foreign policy genius when he served as Secretary of State under Monroe he was responsible for such feats as the Adams-Onis treaty and the famous — even in this century John Quincy Adams — Monroe Doctrine.

Adams’ presidency, a sad case, was full of hyper partisanship much like we see today, but he did not let his four years as punching bag between John C. Calhoun and Andrew Jackson dampen his spirits.

He became the only president in history to serve in Congress after his term, and he literally fought to his death to abolish slavery.

Eli Haddow

Jana King

Jindal wrong about religious intolerance in America OFF WITH HER HEAD Jana King Columnist Last week, Gov. Bobby Jindal put his foot in his mouth — Louisiana boot and all — when he spoke to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation about the silent war on religious liberty.

I urge you not to be fooled. This so-called war is just a fancy way for our governor to scare conservative voters back to his side.

Anti-discrimination laws are not unconstitutional. I think Jindal, along with millions of American Christians, are misinterpreting their own religious documents. The Bible is not meant to be the law of America.

Jindal is advocating for more than tolerance of the diversity of religious beliefs, just as long as the diversity is found in Christian denominations.

Because I am from a southern Baptist and Catholic dominated small town in the Bible Belt, it wasn’t shocking, but he gave supposed golden nuggets of wisdom.

“Yes, finally! I’ve been feeling

oppressed as a Christian for years.

Now those heathens will surely pay,” they’ll say as they blindly follow him.

What we’re seeing here isn’t a war — it’s propaganda.

It’s best not to delve into things that will upset you, I’ve learned.

Don’t read comments online when writers talk about controversial topics, and walk quickly through Free Speech Plaza when the angry Jesus people are yelling.

But read the entirety of Jindal’s speech because this man is the face of our state. Be warned that it tastes as bad going down as it must have when he threw it up.

Opponents of social change have argued since day one that there is a slippery slope and used exaggerations to manipulate their followers into remaining closed-minded.

For instance, the Supreme Court deemed Louisiana’s anti-sodomy laws unconstitutional 10 years ago, but some residents recently fought to keep them on the books.

One Baton Rouge resident who spoke at the Metro City council meeting Wednesday suggested that if we were to allow anal sex in our state, we may as well allow marijuana and eventually human trafficking.

So, logically, if we allow

consenting adults to freely have anal sex, we have to allow them the right to smoke weed. Yes, good, I can get behind that. Let’s tolerate the opinion and choices of consenting adults.

That’s a fantastic idea.

But connecting the rights to individual choices to human trafficking, and suggesting that the two are related is exactly the slippery slope that Jindal describes. Great argumentation doesn’t rely on logical fallacies such as this.

Don’t be fooled by their dimwittedness and angry fist shaking, there is a war on religious tolerance.

But it’s not Hobby Lobby losing its right to deny health coverage to employees who have differing opinions than their CEO’s.

It’s every day, when a Jewish student wears a religious covering and someone sees and makes a Holocaust joke. It’s the anniversary of 9/11 when my best friend feels like dirt because she wears the same skin as a terrorist. It’s knowing someone who has been cut off from their family because they don’t believe in anything.

American citizens, more than three-fourths Christian, have turned anything that differs from their views into terrorism, That sounds like a war on religious freedom to me.

GERALD HEBERT / The Associated Press

Gov. Bobby Jindal attends a funeral mass on Dec. 19 for George Rodrigue at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans.

Louisiana, I offer you my condolences. Our governor has made remarks that will only enrage those already raging. But bear in mind, Jindal’s words don’t carry much weight.

As George Bernard Shaw said, “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”

And Jindal isn’t budging.

Jana King is a 19-year-old communication studies sophomore from Ponchatoula, La.

Contact Jana King at jking@lsureveille.com; Twitter: @jking_TDR

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garment. She took the elegance and class Hepburn symbolized and transformed it into a modern evening gown. Bonnecaze’s gown was black and pink with an accent belt.

Horlander said she feels that being able to have her work displayed in this fashion week, and other opportunities like going to Europe, has been a benefit of being a part of the apparel design program.

“LSU has allowed me to have many opportunities to grow and even to go to Europe. … I’m able to use a lot of the resources like the alumni to help me with my craft,” Horlander said.

Recent alumna Ella Rose also showcased her garments, along with two other recent graduates. Excitement was in the air for many of the designers who felt that they wouldn’t be where they were if it weren’t for the design program.

And the University’s presence was not only showcased by the work of the designers but also by the models that wore their artistry. “[I’m] excited and ready to have fun. … We’ve been working for three weeks to get ready to showcase these excellent LSU designers” said mass communication sophomore Bianca Webb, one of the models in the fashion show.

Not only was this the first time for some designers to showcase their garments but this was also the case for some models who were on the runway.

The University community played an impactful role in the first OBRFW, and the host of the night, former University student Chenese Lewis, felt the same way. She moved to Los Angeles where she has been acting and has made appearances on “E!News,” “Extra” and “The Insider.”

“Baton Rouge has changed so much. … I’m excited to host the fashion show in my hometown,” Lewis said. “The LSU designers were fabulous, and I’m glad that they have a platform like this to showcase their work to the city.”

Contact Bradley Williams at bwilliams@lsureveille.com

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attending the event.

The festival was a hit, selling out of beer around 4 p.m., an hour before it officially ended.

Winchell said he was not expecting to sell out of brew this year after adding an additional team and brewing twice as much beer as last year, 20 gallons per team.

Winchell and his selfdescribed “LSU team” — all five members work in various departments at the University — decided on a tiramisu porter after being assigned porter as their style of beer and using chocolate to fit in with the festivals theme of aphrodisiac ingredients.

With an added team and twice the beer from last year, the group was still unable to predict the type of success they would have.

By 4 p.m., the last drips of

his team’s tiramisu porter emptied into one of the more than 700 attendees’ cups.

Although he and his team spent more than $125 of their own money, he said he was happy with the turnout.

“We do this for our enjoyment,” he said. “We are giving money away, but we have a blast.”

He said his club takes pride in the festival because it is unique to them.

“This is our event,” he said.

“This is ours.”

Over the boom of the music and the cheers of attendees, Winchell said the event is sure to happen again in the future.

Contact Zach Carline at news@lsureveille.com

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THE Daily Commuter Puzzle

photos by ANGELA MAJOR / The Daily Reveille

Models walk down the runway [above] and one of the designers [left] strikes a pose Saturday during the first ever Oneofakind Baton Rouge Fashion Week event at the Capitol Park Museum in downtown Baton Rouge.

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